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from which aa extensive and delightful prospect presents itself to the eye. Before you is a fine belt of woods, to the east a boundless expanse of water, while on the south-west a lovely ' bay stretches towards Pelham neck and Throgmorton's Point. These features render it one of the most beautiful spots on the river. The north front of the house overlooks the winding creek and distant woods of Pelham.

The principal rooms, together with a large picture gallery are hung around with an extensive collection of paintings by the best masters. To enumerate the whole would be unnecessary, we shall therefore, briefly mention the most pre-eminent. A Madonna and child, by Raffaele. In this picture may be remarked, that grace and simplicity of style, by which the prince of painters is distinguished. A landscape, by Poussin. A St. Cecilia, by Domenichino. This painting displaj^s the greatness of expression and force of relief so peculiar to that artist. It is related of Domenichino, that when his friends were persuading him to finish his works with less labor, and in this respect to follow the example of his contemporaries, he replied : '' I work for myself alone, and for the perfection of the art." Landscapes, by Salvator Rosa.

The reading of the recovered books of the law, to King Josiah. 2 Kings, xxii. 8, 9, by Rembrandt.

Presentation in the Temple, -- Paul Veronese. Landscape, -- Cuyp. Moonlight, water view, -- Yandervelde. The guard room, -- Teniers. Merry making scene, -- Ostade. The wise and foolish virgins, Matthew xxv. -- Ottovenius. Beheading of John the Baptist, by Rubens, a pupil of the above artist. Oliver Cromwell and his favorite daughter, Mary, Countess of Fauconberg. -- by Vandyck. This lady. Bishop Burnet describes as " a wise and worthy woman, and one more likely to have maintained the post of protector, than either of her brothers.''^ Sea storm, -- Vernet. x4n Ecce Homo, -- Carlo Dolci.