. Railroadiana. A new history of England, or, Picturesque, biographical, historical, legendary and antiquarian sketches. Descriptive of the vicinity of the railroads . helibrary, breakfast, etruscan, and dukes room ; the east, thevestibule ; and the north, the French bed-rooms, and variousother chambers. The collection of pictures in the apartmentsis extensive, and chiefly remarkable for the predominance ofportraits of historical characters. We refer the reader to thecatalogue of them, and the other works of art contained in themansion, w^hich wiU be found on the spot. The apartmentsare open t
. Railroadiana. A new history of England, or, Picturesque, biographical, historical, legendary and antiquarian sketches. Descriptive of the vicinity of the railroads . helibrary, breakfast, etruscan, and dukes room ; the east, thevestibule ; and the north, the French bed-rooms, and variousother chambers. The collection of pictures in the apartmentsis extensive, and chiefly remarkable for the predominance ofportraits of historical characters. We refer the reader to thecatalogue of them, and the other works of art contained in themansion, w^hich wiU be found on the spot. The apartmentsare open to pubhc inspection on Mondays only. When part of the abbey was taken down in 1744, a corpsewas discovered, the flesh of which was so sound as to bearcutting with a knife, though it must have been interred atleast 200 years. Soon afterwards, on puUing down one of thewalls of the abbey-church, a stone coffin was found, whichconsisted of several loose stones set in the ground; and insinking a cellar, several more stone coffins were discovered,some of them very large, being six feet eight inches long in theinside; they had all a place shaped for a head, and most of. The Lavti, or Bedford Vase, from an outline engraving belonging toHbnry G. Bohn, Esq. WOBURN. 157 them two or three holes at the bottom, doubtless to aUow thepercolation of moisture. Near them were two pots or* urns,which probably contained the hearts of some who had beenburied there. On a scull belonging to some bones, which layin a dense blue clay, was some black cloth, which might havebeen a monks cowl. Pieces of shoes were also found. From the Dukes apartments on the south side of thebuilding, a covered way, or piazza, leads to the GALLERY OF SCULPTURE, a splendid building, 140 feet in length, containing a richcollection of antique and modern works of art; but what rendersit peculiarlv interesting to the connoisseur and artist, is thegreat lanti vase,* a curiosity demanding some detail. This celebrated Bacchanalian
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