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Europe, has been arranged in the library, besides a Majolica vase of large proportions, elevated on a pedestal; also several exquisite vases from Sèvres, and still another of a rare tint of green from Berlin. Some other rare works of art consist of plates, dishes, vases, cups, &c., and are the reproduction of articles discovered at Hildesheim, Saxony, on the site of a former Roman camp. The workmanship on metal is worth a close study, and the revival of such pleasing designs in these days, would certainly find admirers and purchasers. There are two marble busts of Commodore Morris and Vice President Breckinridge, to add to the attractions, and near the grand stairway in the hall we find a colossal bust of Napoleon, by Canova, and one of Humboldt, by Rauch, of Berlin.