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contains a handsome Italian walnut mantlepiece of Verona 

 carving ; cases of birds decorate the walls, and the ceiling is a 

 copy of that at Knowle House, Kent. The spacious library has 

 a mantle of the Louis XVI. style, of Sienna marble, beautifully 

 carved, and from this apartment a door opens into the palatial 

 drawing-room, whence a lovely view is obtained. Here, also, the 

 pure white statuary marble mantlepiece, from Brussels, is of 

 Louis XVI. style, the door and window fittings, and hearth being 

 from Lord Stair's old house. The ceiling is copied from one at 

 Crewe Hall. 



The dining room is on the opposite side of the great hall. 

 The fireplace is from the house of the Earl of Stair, the beautifully 

 carved wood, painted white, being lined with Poltisko serpentine. 

 The side tables are Italian with marble slabs ; the ornaments 

 of French bronze. An old English Sherraton sideboard is a 

 piece of conspicuous furniture here, and the electric fittings are 

 almost all of bronze. 



Twenty-one of the doors are beautifully carved, and were 

 brought from an old manor house in Nottinghamshire. 



On the top flat is a curious old bell, which was in the old 

 house. The view from the tower is extensive, embracing St. 

 Keverne, Mabe, Mawnan, Constantine, and Budock church 

 towers, Tregothnan (Lord Falmouth's seat), and other notable 

 places. 



The first portion of the vestibule is paved with Devonshire 

 marble, the second, rising up two steps, with serpentine ; beyond 

 is the noble hall, built expressly for a museum, and full 

 of objects arranged with admirable taste. The display of arms 

 there, is the more interesting, as it blended those of the olden 

 times with the newest forms, the blunderbuss, the snider, and 

 others. 



The gallery of the hall is supported by wrought iron pillars. 

 The several noble pieces of tapestry on the walls are Flemish, 

 and depict the deeds of a general going on a campaign ; his 

 victories ; his offerings to his emperor, and the blessings of the 

 church. Between are mounted heads of wapiti and red deer, 

 and moose shot by Mr. Vivian. Passing into the billiard room, 

 the windows of which command a beautiful view of land and 



