collection, will no doubt be broken up and dis- 

 posed 



with the agreeable society of tlu^ English and 

 American ladies, and the bcuntifnl specinn-ns of 

 the fine arts to be seen in the painting room of tlie 

 celebrated Chinnery,) is tlie splendid aviary and 

 gardms ^ T. Bejale> How pleated it h 

 to see this gentleman (now resident for npmvjSs 

 of forty years in China) devote his leisiirt" mo- 

 ments to the care and delight of the elegant and 

 brilliant productions of nature, both ia the ani- 

 tml m m m iibe ^getable Wiigdcwii* On 



l^t^ doors, Mhicli open from a 

 narrow lane, the ear \> sainted by various noises 

 proceeding from a number of caged birds, inha- 

 biting the verandi^i lof the(iw«lling. Tlii^ pecu- 

 liar notes <^ Mk&ts, tke dilferent sea^emS 

 of Loris, parrots, aiMl pamquets, the twittuig of 

 the snraller hir(L<, are variously lieard \ \ iug witli 

 eat'h other in loudness; the occasional ruw of 

 the aetherial Paradise Bird, or its resounding note 

 ot iskfcki wM^i wk&^t ist s^m hsktd . The at* 

 tentioiL of the visitor is di verted from the elegant 

 plnmaji'o t>f the birds to tbe bcatitiful flowers 

 of splendid tints iu tln^ garden before the veran- 

 dah, or placed in pots upon the balcony. This 



