HAND-BOOK OP WASHINGTON. 79 PRIVATE GALLERIES. In the way of private galleries, which, through the liberality of their owners, are occasionally thrown open to the public, these of IV. W. Cor coran, Esq., and J. C. McGuire, Esq., are the most interesting and extensive. In the former are represented such men as Cole, Huntington, Gignoux, Leutze, and Fisher of the American school, Robbe, of Dusseldorf, Moreland of the English school, and Mengs and Salvator Rasa of the Italian masters, while the presiding genius of the place is the original Greek Slave of Pow ers. In the latter gallery are two small pictures, said to be by Rubens, one by Wouverman, by Edmonds, Durand, Huntington, and a goodly number by other talented artists; and of pri vate libraries, we may here mention one of great value, Colonel Peter Force’s. The num ber of volumes which it contains cannot be less than 50,000, comprehending a larger collection bearing upon the history of the United States than can be found elsewhere under one roof in this or any other country. Some of the rooms attached to it are enriched with works of art of almost every description.