The Sun.
London, England, 1810-03-19 00:00:00

MRS. CLARKE'S tIOUSE.

The -residence of Mrs. Clarke, at Westboittri.:
place, Sldane-sqbai-ei was Visited on Saturday bV.
many persons of fashion, who were, permitted to in-
s'pd-I_•the diSplay of eleganCe which reigns: in every
part of that mansion. Her superb furniture, plate,
.books, and,oroarnents, indicjite a refined taste, cdtn-
bined with ConsiderSble talents, and a love of the
fine arts: -Her drawing room is, peculiarly elegant.
It is not :striking for its pageantry, but for its neai-:
ness, and a tastefiil agreement in every ankle, both
useful and ornamental. The window curtains are
trade in life French style, composed of superfine rich
shawl' pattern, and bordered stripe' chintz cotton,
lined with blue calico. The drapery and sides, which
ate full and rich, extend across the windows and piers,
relieved by festoons of blue calico.. A long pole
cornice is covered With black .velvet tana-i
mews, and rich gilt ends. The drapery twists over
the cornice in a very handsome manner, and the'
whble is itnproved by a rich silk Egyptian fringe:,
- The most striding and beautiMf piece of -furniture
is a Grecian couch, • richly carved and veluted
burnished 'gold. The- form -is strictly intiq* with
lion's feet. The cOvering is delicate while velvet,
painted (by Mrs: 'Clarke) with beautiful flowers of
the most' brilliant and natural colours. Twelve
elegant chairs, stained to imitate ebony, and athirned
with a' Grecian golden lv re, have alSo cuShionsco-
vered with white velvet,.finely painted with Sowers,.by the same hand, bordered with pink yell at, and
finished with silk cord: The magnificence diSplay-
ed by We furniture in "thin room, including the
cari)e,it of scarlet and bropze pattern (paid
for by Colonel NV•-••••'*—), an Ottoman fvotstool, and
a superb chandelier, W•ould . have disgraced
Cleopatra. '

The back dratiring-roorn is a continuation of th•
Same fashion and spfelidotir. At tl.e forthest corner
.a small door opens into Mrs. Clarke's Gpudoir,, and
the most striking .objeet is a Magnificent couch,
worthy The'Ci,prian Queen, rhe covering is white,
velvet, adoi nett with roses, lilies, and jonquils, and
a pink velifei bOrder. Curtains and drapery, corn-4
posed' of cotton,' lined with pink calico, riChly
fringed, and Bring in feitoons on bronze ornaments.
Here a,bust of Mrs. Clarke is deposited, which ap-
peared to 'be-very 'Well executed. The other pro.
minent articles are an elegant Ottoman footstool,
French drapery' to the Windovi; lined 'with pale pink,
and a handsome gilt cornice, a Ghinesepainted
vindOw blind, a pedalharp; in iliorY Mtg.- Clarke
has ,procured every article for convenience in this
closet.

The parlours and other parts of -the honse were re-:
markable for order and fastnonable.furniture. Her
service of plate,-and cellar of wine, are alsO adnri-
rablc.F—Among. her. books, we noticed Lavater on
Physiogtromy.--=-The speeches. of Mr. Pitt and .Mr.
Fox, and the. proceedings on the investigation of the
the Duke df-YOrk.—Every part
the house is furnished in a 'correspondent style, ana
the owner has proved lienielf .iri' taste equal, if not
superior, to the celebrated model of fashion Ma-
dame-Recamier: It ought not to be fiirgoi ten that
i\ts Ciarke.bas placed a large bronze yti gin of the
'SUti.iti- her, hall, prOduces a most singUlar acci
unexpeacd-etrect.—Mr. Lewis, the -cotne.lian, te-
sides nest door to Mrs. Clarke's clogant.tuansion..

HArrow-GArDEN.--Sathrday. -Mar 'g:arit Smith,
twenty-tive years- of age, a pauper, belonging ro
Clerkenwell Poor-house, mate,- went aa examitotion,
bi-:ing charged with, the murder of Jane Bey, sixty-.
.nve-yeafs of age;, a nurse in the Poorllouse, by beat.
ing her over 11)e head. She, was taken to St. Bar
tholotnew's Hospital, where she died. A Coroner's
'Jury returned a verdict, that she was killed by au
insane person, meaning the prisoner, who had beets
confined in a mad-house. The surgeon who.attesid--.
'ed ott,the deceased'not appearing at the Offl to
re his evidence; the .prisoner was committed fi,r.
•reextirntriat;on.. •

Between one and two o'clock on Saturday morn-
ing, a foreign sailor picked up one' of 'the unfortu-
nate females, who walk: the streets about Butcher-
'Row, Lower East SmiLfifi'eld, and went with tier to
her lodgings near the spot. They had not been long
Aogether,'-when.-the shrieks of the woman alarmed
the neighbours, and on entering the room, they
'found 'her a dreadfulty'marigled corpse. The villain
was taken into custody, with a long knife, *0
which' he had committed the murder.

BIRTHS. - • '
On the6th inst. at the House•ofthe'Lord Bishbp of Down,
Dublin, Mrs. Alexander, of a Daughter{ „
On thei4th inst. -the Hon. Mrs. Buchanan, of` a Son.
•On Friday last, at Brighton, Mrs. Perry, wife of laines
Perry, Esq. of a Daughter:
The same day, at her father's house in-HarlepOreet, the
Lady of Captain Lautour, of the Ist Regiment of Foot
Guards, of a Daughter.
On the t6th inst. in Hamilton. place; Piccadilly; the Lady
of Captain lohn Stuart, of the Royal Navy, of a Daughter;

MAR,RIAD. e ,
On. Thursday last, Mr, King,, of Parliament-street, to
Mrs.. Towmend, of Francis.strcet, Gower-street.

• DIEDi
'lns September last, 4t le)sore; in the Fast Indies, Ed-
mUnd;Parker, Esq.-Second son of Si!' Harry Parker, flirt.
.-On Thursday morning,- at. beilair, near-Exeter, Mrs: Har-
man,, wife ol Edward Harman, Esq. of Finsbury square.
Lately, at ins. intigings ia Little. Bell-alley,- ,Colnian-
street, Isaac Du RoVetay, Esq. "ages} 64. •
At his seat, Corr-Kill,•,in, the County.of -Cavan,: Ireland,
William H ':ness, Esq. at tlse great age or. Joe years, father-
in-law to the late, Charles Henry 'Wilson, Sq.
'Oir the lid) ult. at erstmanceuic,STitex,',Anti tiartner,
agedlAv deaf ;.-aiso, .on the 18th,, Susan Haffner, her sister,
Lind ; they have left au sister, aged 77.
Tikeikeillree old maids have,. tor forty yeaa, supplied the se-
"ini-ory at' Hetatniakeux .With fruit and:hWeetrueats.
Vathe r4th uit. on the Copeland island; near: Douagh-
A*et, Mary Strattan, aged roc. .She...applied herself to her
whet I, and spun until 'a rew days before she died, and re-
tained the use of her'faculties until her death.- •
Lately, aged tt, Sir Robert.Burton,•Kni. a.Senior Benches
of the Hon. Society of Gray's-inn, and late Winner of Par-
liament for Wendover.

• On the zoth ult. at Oxenfoid` Castle, Sit lOhn Dalrym-
ple; Bart. late one of the Barons of Exchequer in Scotland.