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They saw the private sitting-rooms of the present Duke and 

 Duchess, which are part of the alterations, and not usually 

 shewn to visitors. The last mentioned room is of a very 

 recherche character, containing pictures by Raffaele, Giotto, 

 and Correggio. In the chimney-piece are some most beauti- 

 ful Florentine mosaics. They next saw a room now used as 

 a breakfast-room, which still exhibits the style in which the 

 castle was repaired by Hugh, first Duke of Northumberland, 

 and which is merely retained for that purpose. They then 

 entered the dining-room, an apartment of right noble pro- 

 portions ; the ceiling elaborately carved with the ducal 

 armorial bearings, surrounded by the arms of the attendant 

 baronies — eight in number. The carvings are left in the 

 natural colour of the wood, and display great skill in arrang- 

 ment, and wonderful accuracy in detail. The pictures are 

 principally family portraits. The saloon has a beautifully 

 carved and gilded ceiling in the style of the sixteenth century. 

 A beautiful marble mantel-piece surrounded by figures, the 

 work of Signor Hucci, is in this room. The walls are covered 

 with gold-coloured damask. The pictures are by Sebastian 

 del Piombo, Giorgione, Titian, Guercino, and Caravaggio. 

 The drawing-room was next entered ; the walls are covered 

 with crimson and gold damask; the ceiling is divided into 

 compartments, richly carved and gilded. The principal pic- 

 ture in the room is by Bellini the master of Titian. The 

 other pictures are by RaiFaele, Perugino, Andrea del Sarto, 

 Reni, Claude Lorraine, and Domenichino. The ante-room 

 has a carved and gilded ceiling, not so elaborate as the last, 

 but of an equally chaste and beautiful style. The library 

 came next, and is said to contain 15,000 volumes nearly. It 

 is a room of great length, height, and breadth. The books 

 are arranged in open shelving, ornamented with an inlaid 

 floral pattern, from the designs of Signor Montiroli. The 

 party left by the guard-chamber, which contains pictures by a 

 German artist called Gotzenberg, representing the various 

 incidents of '^ Chevy Chase;" and descended the great stair- 

 case, and left by the octagonal towers. The kitchens excited 

 wonder, from their extent and their varied cooking appliances. 



