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to its inhabitants, as the chief features are confined within the limits of the park, superb woods clothing the sides and summits of its swelling hills. The approach to it from the turnpike-road is over the river Trent, by a bridge thrown across it, from which are caught pleasing views of its slowly- stealing wave flowing under an iron bridge to the left, and another stone one to the right. Two grand modern fronts give the mansion a noble air.

The drawing-room is an elegant apartment, with a view of a large piece of water, backed and accom- panied to the right by surprisingly fine wooded hills. It contains a portrait of the present Marquis of Stafford, as large as life, by Romney; and a fe- male, a fancy-piece, by Angelica Kauffman.

In the dining-room are, a whole length of Lord Thurlow in his chancellor's robes, very fine. A large family piece; Lady Afine Vernon playing on a tambourine, and four children dancing- the Marchioness of Worcester, Lady Georgina Elliott, Lady Susan Ryder, and LordGren<vilic, by Ange- lica Kauffman; great expression in the faces, and spirit in the action of the figures.

The library is a neat room, judiciously lighted from above, and well filled with books.

The small dining-room affords an interesting spe- cimen of the elegant, accomplishments and industry

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