Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-08-25
We make the following extracts from one of the
letters of the Editor Of the Albany Evening Jour
nal, who is now travelling in Europe

Having passed four hours of two success.
i've days at the Liverpool Collegiate Institu.
ton, viewing the wonders of Mechanism,
Painting, Sculpture and Science, DISPLAYED
by the polytechnic Exhibition" / cannot
resist the inclination to give you some idea
of the magnitude of this extraordinar, col
lection 1t will, however, be but feeble
outline Of the. most striking objects of in
terest. Anything like description Of them
would fill volumes.
The Liverpool Collegiate Institution is as
large as the New York City Hall. -Four
stories and iorty-two rooms are occupied
with the Polytechnic Exhibition, which con-
tinues during the summer vacation. The
Exhibition, in character aud design, is iden-
teal with the Fair Of the American Insti-
tute.
The writer here goes on TO enumerate the con-
tents Of each Of the az rooms. We must content
ourselves with two of them only:
Room No. 20, contains the Rev. DR.. Raj
iie's extensive and most precious collection
of Autographs and Manuscripts, and here
fingered, with devotion not unworthy OF
our Reverend and excellent DIR. Sprague,
Tor hours, and then was forced TO 90 away
unsatlslied, ! must give you some idea OF
the magnitude and value Of these treasures
treasures, too, that like the Sybilline leaves,
increase in value as they diminish in num-
Der. or the Kings and Royal Family oi
England, there are original signatures or let
tiers Of 81 different individuals. OF the
Kings, Sc, of France, 10 original sigma
lures or letters. Of'the miscellaneous An
tographs and Letters (amounting in number
to 1917 from illustrious Generals, Philoso-
pliers, Phllanthropists, Statesmen, Poets,
Painters, Authors, &c, &c. l will give
you specimen "a Letter from Richard
Baxter" addressed TO all that fear God in
the borough and parish Of Kidderminster,
dated Tatteridge, near Barnett, Feb. TO-
There are Letters from Theodore Beza. the
Reformer; from the Regicide Bradshaw ;
the Autograph of John Bunyan; Notes OF
Mr. Burke's Speech on the Impeachment of
Warren Hastings receipt Of Calvin, the
keformer, for his salary as Minister at Gen.
eva, dated 1851 Letter Of Canova to Sir
Thomas Lawrence Letter Of Lord Chat
ham; Letter from William Cowper, the
Signature Of the Martyr, Cranmer, to a doc
ument dated Aug. 8, l547 A Letter of the
Earl OF Derby, dated "Knowlsby, my home
this iii Of Auguste, 1885," a letter of
Charles James Fox; letter from Benjamin
Franklin; the original Manuscript Of Bish-
op Heber's From Greenland's Icy Noun
tains;" letter from the author Of Her
vey's Meditation y a letter of Dr. Johnson to
Miss Porter, his relative, of Litchfield; a
letter of La Fayette, signature of the Earl
of Leicester, Queen Elizabeths fayorite -
Note OF Lord Mansfield; letter from the
Duke OF Marlborough, dated Hague, Sept.
3, l7Ol y; Greek letter from Melancthon ::
a letter from Sir John Moore; letter of
William Penn letter of Pope; letter of
Richard Raikes, the founder of Sunday
Schools; the Manuscript Of the LIST chapter
of the Sd vol. English edition) of Sir Wal
ter SCOTS Kenilworth; a letter of Mrs.
Siddon's; note from Lawrence Sterne -
the last letter but one written by John Yves
ley letter of Zimmerman an ancient
Deed executed by Queen Anne; the Manu-
script of Burns "Elegy on the late Miss
Burnet Of Monboddo," &c, &c.
Room 81 was devoted to Antiquities, Gu
riosities, &c, which amounted in number
to more than 200, and in character were
rare, unique and interesting. Days might
be passed delightfully."- in this room, but
was forced to limit my examinations to an
hour. These treasures were contributed.
for the Exhibition only, by distinguished An
tiquarIans in different parts of the Kingdom.
VIII designate few of them. A needle
work cap worn by Queen Elizabeth; among
the walking sticks which attracted notice
was one cut from the ruin of Palenaue, and
another at the Falls of Niagara; one of
CromwelPs basket-hlted Swords two All.
ghanistan Swords; Polish Pistol of 1862
and Hungarian Portal of 1460; frap-
ment of the ship plank upon which Lord
Nelson fell mortally wounded; ancient
Stone Hatchet found in a ruin at Armagh in
Ireland an ancient Roman Brass Mortar,
full of Roman Coins, dug up in Salisbury
Plain; cast of Hannah More the cap,
gloves and shoes worn by Lord Byron at
snuff box with a Cameo of
Napoleon, Maria Louisa and the King of
Rome; cruci6x made from a bone of
Martin Luther; History of the world by
Sir Walter Raleigh fac-simile of WASH
ngtons Revolutionary Accounts a Shakes
'eare Cup very elegantly carved from a Null
berry Tree planted by the Bard himself,
with a medallion of the Poet, and these
words by Garrick;
Behold this fair goblet-twas carved from the tree
Which, my sweet Shakespeare, was planted by |
thee,
AS a relic / kiss it, and bow at the shrine,
What comes from thy hand, must be ever divine |
In Room No. 25, is what the proprietor
las very appropriately called "1He Happy
Family" 1t is large cage, in which
amily Of upwards of 100 in number, made
Up Of cats, rats, hawks, startling, owls, doves,
mice, squirrels, porcupines, rab-
bits, SC, dwell together i'm perfect am;tv.