WONDERa OF ART. 
mummies before mentioned, with tlieir coffins ; a maf”" 
script, or ])a]5yrus, taken from a mummy, &c. Among 
^Sypfian sculptures in the ninth room, is the celcbrat®^ 
'sarcophagus, commonly called the tomb of Alexandei 
Great, an engraving and dissertation on which appeared 'j' 
lie Monthly Magazine for February, J8O9. The teU"’ 
tontains Greek and Homan sculptures of singular beauty- , 
1 hence returning, and proceeding up stairs, the visitor'* 
conducted to the elev-enth room, containing ancient t"' 
modern coins and medals, arranged in geographical ordef’ 
those of each country being kept separate. It is not sbo"’’J 
unless by the permission of the trustees, or of the priucip^’J 
hbraiian. Not more than two persons are admitted at of*; 
time, without the presence of the principal librarian, o'” ® 
some other officer. The twelfth room contains die co'l^' 
tion of the late Sir William Hamilton, which has 
removed from the saloon. It principally consists of penat^*' 
or household goods, bronze vessels, utensils, &c. specint^*'^ 
of ancient glass, necklaces, bullae, fragments of relifi''^' 
and ancient armour, tripods, knives, patent lamps, seal*' 
weights, sculpture in ivory, bracelets, bits, spurs, anci^P, 
paintings from Herculaneum, Babylonish bricks, and I"’, 
unnvalled collection of Greek vases, the greater part ® 
which were found in die sepulchres of Magna Grecia. j 
forms of ffie vases are much varied, and are equally simP 
and beautiful. In the thirteenth is deposited the extens*'^ 
and valuable collection of prints and drawinv^s, the 
important part of which was bequeathed by ffie Rev. 
liam Cracherode. The contents of diis room can be 
only by a few persons at a time, by particular permission- 
THE J.INWOOD GALLERY, LEICESTER-SQUARE' 
In viewing die beautiful specimens of female ingenuity 
played hi ihi.s gallery, the mind naturally reverts to the 
dai's of the Gobelin tapestry ; and it is not paying any onj! ' 
pliment to Miss Linw-ood to say, that, as works of nd’ ' 
truth and fidelity of colouring, expression, and oiitlino> * 
need not shun a comparison with the finest of the 
perlbimances. Considering them in another point of 
AS PRODUCTIONS OP THE NEEDLE, they 316 the nt® 
wonderful performances on record, and have opened a 
