188 VIZIER'S 



in the following anecdote. He had a large 

 room filled with mirrors, amongst which were 

 two of the largest size that could be made in 

 Great Britain and which he had lately receiv- 

 ed. The Colonel seeing them,, immediately 

 wrote to France, where plate glass is cast of 

 larger dimensions than in England, and pro- 

 cured two of the largest size., which he sold to 

 the Vizier at a very extraordinary high price. 



He had an immense room filled with all 

 sorts of curiosities,, forming such a ridiculous 

 museum,, as perhaps could not be met with 

 elsewhere in the world. Toys of all descrip- 

 tions,, China, Dutch, and English, huddled 

 together with some of the finest pieces of me- 

 chanism ever made by man. 



Some of the finest paintings by the first 

 Italian masters, hanging promiscuously with 

 profane China daubs. His own picture paint- 

 ed by natives, by Zophani, Renaldi, and oth- 

 ers, might be seen in different dresses every 

 few paces. 



