Star. — London, England, 1828-11-25 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Mr KEAN is certainly seen to much greater advantage at a theatre the size of the English Opera than in a larger house. The delicacies of his style, the niceties and finer traits of the performance, are here audible and visible—a thousand things unperceived or mis under.tood elsewhere make themselves felt and ap preciated—and the effect of the anises efforts is more complete. Last evening the play was Othello, of which KLAN was, of course, the hero. His acting throughout was rather subdued; but he delivered several passages with considerable force and spirit, and many with great beauty and tenderness. Among the latter may be men tioned the celebrated farewell to the " pride, pomp, and, circumstance" of" glorious war." Tice address to the Senate was very well recited. The variety and sweetness of the actor's tones delighted all ears. Another passage that produced an excellent effect was Othello 's final s, , eeck—it was received with load applause, which con tinued for a considerable time after the falling of the curtain. _ _ _ Miss JARMAN played " the gentle Lady mar►ied to the Moor" very sweetly. The Entelia of Miss LACY was a very spirited piece of acting—it excited warm pl,iudits. It is unneceuary to say more of CHARLES KitstsLis Cassio than that it was last night as good as ever—the drunken scene, if possible, better than ordi nary. WARD'S lago is a carefully studied and effective performance. It were an injustice to omit mentioning, with the praise it deserves, the Roderigo ► f Mr. FARLEY, who is unequalled in the silly Venetian. The house was fully and respectably attended. THE MASQUERADE. Last night the opening Mas.4ut rade, as we may call it, being the first this season, took place at the Argyll Rooms, and upon no former occasion was it eclipsed in elegance of arrangement and variety. The rooms were all opened for the public accommodation, and bril liantly illuminated with every description of f mciful device which humour or drollery could suggest, and the melange of humour universally pourtrayed was of a greatly superior caste to what we have seen at other times eshibited. When the rooms were crowded at the close of the Theatre, the assemblage of character corn. prised every grade, from the canting Miwwores to the blustering Moll Flaggen. Of some we can say but little, but of others the dramatic reading was ably supported and correctly given. The arrangements of last evening were of a greatly superior class; the flood of living light was more diver sified, and therefore insured a more grand coup (coil ; and the illuminated transparencies of the principal pi o menades, it may be correctly said, "yielded light as from a sky." The whole reflects much credit upon the artists; but se what of him" who projects them—the indefatigable, fantastic caterer, Mr. CHARLES Weimar? lir it is who imagine, the whole, and he certainly dr sea re the estensive patronage given to his banquet of fun. At ten o'clock an elderly Gentleman, dressed as a Methodiit Parson, made his appearance near the rontns with a few tracts, but the living Saint beat up a mar. vellously hasty retreat—upon being seized by a couple of well dresses, Devils, who bolted out of a coach and frightened him into a close view of that dreadful reality which his " secret workings" will one day bring him to. At this hoar ) all that is gay and' beatP tiful poured into the rooms, and the spectators bad the advantage of perceiving the rich, varied, and splendid costume of all nations, interspersed with Monkeys, a small Elephant, Pantaloons, Banditti, Sol diers, Sailors, a couple of Irish Watchmen, Harlequins, Jockeys, a Parish Beadle, Sir John Falstaff, Di. Cant well, a group of Sweeps , Mr. P. Pry and his Lady, &c. gliding into the gleaming expanse; and the brief in stances which our limits will allow us to give of the piquant point and humour of the fascinating and motley scene are but a few of the many which oc curred. We observed Dr. Cantwell, while its close conversation with a little Hebe, carried off by a group of bandial, who, by the way, sang some exquisite glees and songs. The elephant was sadly teased by a long tailed baboon, who was himself disposed or by a couple of Salamanders. Some sweeps, an old Irish woman, and Sir Peler Teazle formed a little tea party, and a Colonel of Hussars walked arm and arm with a costermonger, while one of the banditti drank Champagne with a Gentleman 44 folly rigged," as a sailor termed it, like auld Black Jack the Recorder." The quadrille band from Almack's was in attendance, and that and other modes of dancing commenced at eleven o'clock, and was kept up with unabated spirit, until a late hour this morning. The highly approved and never-to-be•forgottea sparkling Champagne, was the order of the night, and this-delightful and stimu lating wine was, in the opinion of all present, in finer flavour than ewer. THEATRICAL NEWS —SIT GEORGE SMART is said to be superintending the musk of a new opera, to be pro. dosed at Covert Garden Theatre, which will be acted soon after Miss Patron's return to the stage. MoaTot( has a nem musical piece at Covent Garden, the musk by Lac and the principal female parts to be played by Madame Varanta and Miss Fooze. Bisnor, it is said, is also preparing an opera. A new musical piece, in two acts, is in progress at Drury-lane for BRAHAN. Miss FANNY WOODHAH, one of the juveniles of the Surrey, has been placed under the tuition of Signor LA NZA. A new piece, entitled The PhateMou of the Nile, n*sic by Rona au., is abut to be produced at - the Adelphi: it is founded on Moostec Epicurean. Rienzi is now - playing at Li vet pool. Several Gentlemen connected with the iron trade have lately discovered—what has been long known in the neighbourhood—that iron ore, of several acres in extent, may be dug on Crowborough-common, about seven miles from Tunbridge Wells. S+turday evening three fellows seized four sides of bacon from the shop of Mr. Payne, a cheesemooger, at the corner of Regent street, Vauxhall toad, with which they ran off. The thieves, however, were, pur sued down the road by Mrs. Payne, who laid. hold of one of them bribe collar r and brought him back.to. the shop, where he was secured. GRANITE BREAD.-.-Dr. Paris, after stating that some years ago the floor in Cornwall was very genet ally adul terated with white fil.par, which is used in the porcelain manufactory, observes, it is very necessary for a medical practitioner to be prepared with such knowledge as may defect the fe.iud. For this purpose the suspected bread should be incinerated•at a ted heat in 'a shallow earthen vex , el, and the residuary ashes heated with nitrate of ammonia ; the earths themselves will then remain, chat. rarterised by their whiteness and solubility. The penalty for offrring for sale, or selling adulterated flour, know ing it to be such, is any sum nt t exceeding 201. nor les, than 51. The penalty on the baker f r using adulerated flour, is any sum n• t exceeding 101. nor less than Magistrates or pease officers, by their warrants, may search a baker's premises, and of any adulterated flour, bread, Ace. be found, the same may be seized and dis. posed art. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. From the great majority of layers of odds over the takers ester day, the Electress colt and Prince Eugene receded, Will-o'-tbe Wisp, without having many backers, taking the lead of both of them at the close of the room ; 14 to I was offered against Electreas and Prince, the latter having the call; there was a report . that he had arrived at Epsom, bid it does nut appear to have any founda tion. The owner backed Postbuma to a large amount, and seemed very sweet upon it. Brother to Lap Dog also sprung up; the betting, however, was not very brisk on this Stakes. The Es quisite has left Chifney's stable for Michel Grove. Varna, Luss, and Sorcery, were backed for the Oaks, the latter by one of the most influential betting men, which, coupled with her breed (being half sister to Cadland), is likely to make her a good favourite The Yinf's filly was mentioned but not backed. We give the last odds-- DUST. 12 to I agst Will o'tbe Wisp 20 to 1 gist Augusta colt •14 to 1 agst Electra. colt 20 to 1 apt Ada colt 14 to 1 agst Prince Eugene It 2 to 1 agst Morris Dancer 18 to 1 agst Exquisite 2S to 1 apt Ombre 20 to 1 agst Brother to Sontag 25 to 1 apt Posthuma c. (taken) 20 to 1 apt Canvas colt 25 to 1 agst Brother to Lap Dog 20 to 1 agst &other to Moses 45 to 1 apt Navarin (taken) Posthuma was backed at evens against Canvas for 500, and against Sontag for the same. _ Ogre. 16 to I apt Quadrille Oaken) 16 to 1 apt Sorcery filly (taken) 20 to 1 apt Maresfield filly (tA) 25 to 1 apt Niv.lis filly HUNTING. 7 to 1 agst Green Mantle 9 to 1 agst Varna (taken) 10 to 1 agst Loss filly (taken) 12 to 1 agst Clodlde The Marquis of Cleveland's Fox Hounds meet to-morrow, at Watlaas • Friday, at Bedale Plantations; and Saturday, at Though. The Earl of Harewood's Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Spacey House; and Friday, at Wilttrop. S r Tattoo Sykes's Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Boma; and Fri day, at Settrington Beacon. Sir George Sitwell's Fox Hounds on Friday, at the Kennels. The York and Ainsty Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Pill Mum ; and Saturday, at Green Hamertou. The Lambton Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Newbiggin; and Saturday, at Bradhury Bridge. The Cleveland Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Kilton. The Hurworth Fox Hounds on Friday, at Newsham Bask. The Sinnington Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Sinnington. The Elton and Cleveland Harden on Thursday, at Naughton. Thh Hulderneas Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Rise; and Satur- day, at Sunderlandwick. The Bachowonh Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Stapleton Park; and Saturday, at Crofton Village. The Northumberland Fox 1-loonds to-morrow, at the Nine Mile Stone, on the Cambo road; and Friday, at Saltwick. The York City Harriers on Friday, at Upper Helmsey. The Boroughbridge Harriers on Friday, at Grafton. The &torpedo Harriers on Friday, at Horton Grange. GENERAL MOURNING. Yesterday afternoon a public meeting of manufactu rers and venders of fancy goods was held at the London Coffee House, Ludgate-hill, to consider the propriety of petitioning his Majesty that he will be graciously pleased to curtail the period at present customary in cases of issuing his commands for general mournings-- Mr. J. W. LIDDIARD in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN having read the requisition con vening the Meeting, said that he sensibly telt the inde licacy of addressing his Majesty on such an occasion. The Meeting were aware that a few years since the period to which general mourning% extended had been reduced one half, and that at the time was considered a great boon---bur, under exi:ting circumstances, and considering the present state of our manufactures, the last order for a general mourning was to a nume rous class of persons a very serious evil. Certain !Lao lutions to that effect would be submitted to the Meet ing, and which he trusted would meet with their appro bation. Mr. Hem (of Wood-street) said 04 in the early part of the reign of George the Third, general onsorn.. , ings continued for a period of twelve months. A Peti tion was presented from the silk weavers and others, praying that the time might be shortened, to which his Majesty lent en attentive ear, and it was limited to six months. Petitions and representations from other bodies had since been forwarded to the Sore , feign, who, ever anxious t' promote the welfare of his people, had since limited the period. to six weeks ; and since that his present Majesty had ordered that general moornings, in the event of the decease of any branch •of the Royal Family, should only continue for three ,weelcs and the Court mourning for six weeks. He thought that as short a period as possible. They ought not to consider the question merely as one of profit and loss, but to show something like respect and veneration for the Royal Family, or they would deserve the appel. lation Bonaparte had bestowed upon them—of being a nation of shopkeepers—(Hear, hear). He should be sorry to have the question pressed upon Government at the present period, when several members of the Royal Family were of cted ith painful illness—it would have a bad effect on the feelings of Engli,hmen gene. rally. He wool.' wish the opinion of Iris Majesty's Mi nister: upon the suSject should be aicertained,for which purpose a Select Committee of the Trade might be appointed, and he had no doubt they would pay the greatest attention to any suggesti.rn that tended to the' benefit of the persons who so applied to them. Mr. BROWISI said, he was aware of the delicacy of approaching the Royal Person on such an occasion, but repreientation cf their grievances might be made 'through the constituted authorities, either the Board of Trade or the Lord Chamberlain. The evils of a ge steal mourning were severely felt by a great number of tradesmen, some of whom were nearly ruined by the sacrifice they *ere compelled to make of their capital. It would be injustice to suppose that his Majesty would not attend •to the complaints of at least six hundred thousand persona, *hose interests were materially af fected bythe present system, which paralysed the exer tions of tile manufacturer, arrested the ingenuity of the invetstorAitnd discouraged the ttadesmen from becoming purchasers. He then moved that a Committee be ap pointed to collect information of the evils arising to rations branches of English manufacture, from the pie. sen_cletod allotted to general and court mourning. 111r...10norion seconded the resolution. 14;:iviooft ----- ithou g htdlat bythe - present system of Court mournings every concession was made that the ttade could reasonably'require. Did they wish to abolish general mourbings altogether? If they did, they ought mantully to say so at once. He believei they had 'Wised.* bugbear that was more formidable in imagina tion than fact. Mr. TAYL6II said, the present Meeting had been got r up by some disappointed speculum in coloured goods, who, if they had supplied the retail trade before the mourning commenced, would have left them to take care of themselves.—After a lung discussion, the original motion was put and carded. Thanks were then voted to*the Chairman, and the 'Meeting separated. A dreadful accident happened last week near High gate, which terminated the life of a respectable in habitant named Lemm, of Potter's Bar. The Gentleman was returning from ndon with a young hone in a gig. when the horse suddenly took fright and ran away.— The Gentleman attempted to get out at the back of the I gig, *Len • pat caught, and he was dragged a cos siderable • • when picked up he was quite lifeless. Verdist, 4 Nadu" DARING BURGLARY AT DEPTFORD. Yesterday information was given at Queen-sqntre Police Office of another atroci us burglary having Ist en committed on Sunday evening, .t the house of Mr. Pearn, a Gentleman of respectability,residing at bept lord. About seven o'clock on Sunday evening Jr. Pearn left his residence to attend Divine Worship, leaving the house in charge of a female salient.— He had not left the house more than half an hour before two men, fashionably dressed, effected an entrance at the street door by means of skeleton keys, and immediately pros eded to the kitchen, where they secured the female servant, whose life they threatened if she made any noise. or attempted to give any alarm. One of the villains then stood over her and commanded silence, while the other went up stairs, and with a crow bar broke open all the drawers and bureaus in the house, which he completely ransacked, and packed up all the valuable property he could find, consisting of a considerable quantity of valuable plate, a watch, chain and seals, IS sovereigns, and 151. iu bank notes, and teveral °chi r articles: The villains having secured their plunder, were about to retreat by the 'rivet door. when the servant fol lowed them from the kite' en; an I one of the thieves. to prevet t her giving any alarm, struck her a violent blow on the face, which knocked her down in the •p ts•age, and cut her head open by tie fall. They then mace their escape. As soon as the set want recovered het el from the effects of the blow, she ran rut of the house, and alarmed the neighbru, s. The thieves were fashion ably dressed, with gold rings on their fingers. and ham some brooches in their cravat-; one tall and thin; t'.e other rather short. THE BURGLARY A'T WEST MOULSEY. LATEST PARTICULARS. Every additional circum tante that transpires tends but to increase the character of romance that belongs to this most extraordinaty robbery. Among the robber s it appears there was one fire ycung mzn,whose exterior and address declared that be was above the common order of those engaged in the hazardous pro fession which he has adopted. He seemed to possess con siderable influence with his companions, and when they were binding Mr. Warrington and his lady, requested that they would use them gently. adding, that there was no occasion foi unnecessary violence. In the course of that assertion, he was heard to say that he. was a unwilling intruder, and appeated there not of his own free choice, but by fot ce of circumstances over which he had no controul. Throughout he nianifes . ed fee ings su perior to those of the common robber ; for, when Mr. and Mrs. Wart ington were placed in the coal-vault, he observed to his companions upon the brutality of leasing them in a damp cellar, destitute of any thing to cover them. This emigration of goo.] feeling was met by the coarse exclamation of ad Oh, then, leave them; let th. in go and be Tie young man, thereupon, left I his companions, and in a few moments returned wit!. a feather bed and bed clothes, which he had taken from one of the upper rooms. He fling them into the vault, and then, wish his companions, e cited, carefully closing and fastening the door on the out ide. Mr. Jeff•, the Commissioner of Hackney Ccmches, called on Sir Rich Birnie yesterday. He stated, that nothing could exceed the feeling of alarm and apprehension that existed among the Gentlemen residing at Moulsey and its .ici nity. Themselves and their lartiilies felt insecure in their beds, and they hoped that no exertion would be spared to arrive at a developMent of the late transaction. Sir Richard said, that no offs rt on the part of that, Establishment should be wanting to trace the businesi to its source, and restore tranquill•ty to the neighb( o - hooJ. The case, which was the Most siggray.sted h. had ever heard of, he had placed in tt.e hands of abl and efficient officers. Mt. Jeffs mentioned that he find had an intervit w with the Secretary of State for the Hirml D.spirimeirt, on Friday, and was then about to prisceed a second tittle to relate all. SO far as he (Mr. Jet) could render as: iistance, he was determined to do it. Sir kichaid said, that he was eqtralty . disposed to efert hint elf ; and if thought necessary, would proceed in person to Motilsey. The Gentlemen of the long robe are likely's to Ind ample employment at our next Lent Assizei; in one r f those cases of delicacy, which never fad iir involie the unfortunate families in which !hey (scar in the utmost grief and despair. We allude to the circumstance of an injured husband being about to seek redress by the laws of his country, for the injury and Misery he has sustained by the loss of his wite,*ho has been leJ away from the paths 4)f virtue by a cruel seducer, an elderly mat ried Qentleman, residing not a hundred miles from Dunmow, in this county.--(hdrasforil Chrinii4e. The ((Mowing anecdete appeirs in Siii‘rite Nollekens and his Tinsel-4.1 never pass Whitehall without re collecting the following anecdote, relat.d to me by my father in . nearly these w'ord's, ' A thin, sickly little boy, a chimney-sweeper, was amusing himself one morn ing by drawing, with a piece of chalk, the street . front of Whitehall upon the basedient stones of the building itself, carrying his delineations as high 'ir his little arms could possibly reach ; and this he `was accomplishing by occasionally running into the middle of the street, to look up at the noble edifice, and then returning to the base of the build ing to proceed with his elevation. It happened that his operations caught the eye of a gentleman of con siderable taste and fortune, as he was riding by. He checked the carriage, and, after a few minutes' obser vation, called to the boy to come to him, who, upon being asked as to where he lived, immediately burst into tears, and begged of the gentleman not to tell his master, assuring him he Would wipe it all off. ' Don't be alarmed,' answered the gentleman, at the same time throwing him a shilling, to convince him he intended him no harm. His benefactor then went instantly to his master, in Charles -court, in the Strand, who gave the boy a most excellent character, at the same time de claring him to be of little use to trim, in Consequence of his natural bodily weakness. He said that he was fully aware of his fondness for chalking, and shdwed his vi sitor what a state his walls were in, from the young ar tist having drawn the portico of St. Martin's Church in various places upon them. The gentleman purchased the remainder of the boy's time, gave him an excellent education, then sent him to Italy, and, upon his return, employed him, and introduced him to his friends as an architect.' This narrative my father heard the architect himself relate, whilst he was sitting to Mr. R übiliac for his bust. He became possessed of considerable-pro petty, and built himself a country mansion at West bourn, north of Bayswater, the very house in which the , late Mr. Cockerel', the architect, resided. His town' residence at that time was in Woomsbury-square, on the western side, in the first house from Hart-street, in which Mr. D'lsraeli, the author of several esteemed t works, now resides. When he was at the height of his celebrity, he compiled a Palladio; in folio, prefixed to . whith the analogs reader win find his natne—lsaac Ware." S LITERATURE. ZILLAt-A TALE OF TIIILHOLT vrrY .-4 F.i& HAM Couwas For these talented and inTtrictive volumes we are in debted to Mr. Horace Sraids, the author of Ifratabkiye House, and other popular works. He has here entered upon a field unexplorc4, we believe, by any preceding writer. The scene is laid in liclea, Italy, and Egypt, 40 years befine tl.e Chrician 1E a, and ever.t. connected with the Jewish Hist, ry form the ground work of the tale. Every reader must be .truck not Ir s. with the mi. nut. ne.s than the extent of knowledge which he disi I rys relative to the costumes, manners, custom., superstitions, &c.preva:ent at that period in the c untries before men. tioned. The fruits of the most laborious and catifnixing research are here set forth with a prolusion which as. suredly is not desened fot the gratification of the n - rvel• reader alone, but will prove a lasting attr.iction to all who delight in recurring to that splendid era of an. ciet.t history, when the towering 'genius of Rome held ondi•puted d minion over riskily . the . s . .ho'e knot( o Id. A vision is r aised, which; as it were, ab tracts the mind, and leads it to the coritemplitson of for mer days—of glories long since vani•hed—of power which has left no trace behind. The story is of rn•aor import; it is scanty in incident, and seems to have been merely pot together for the purpose of con. veying, in a connected and agreeable forte, tl.e fund of inf rmatinn collected by the Author. Anthony, Octavio', Cleopativ, and other conspicuous person rges, are introduced wi h good effect ; though the very un favourable light in Wh.ch the character of the first.named is displayed we do n )t think is altogether warranted by history. The immediate event upon which the plot turns is the expulsion c f she usurper Antigonus from the throne of Jerusalem. It concludes with the siege and capture of the Holy C sy by the Roman., who espoused the cause of Hesod. The tol.wing extract will illustrate the style of this work: ZdWs, who, from her long absence, fek as if she were about is revisit a beloved friend, in again viewing the well known streets and structures of Jerusalem, walked forth, accompanied by Lille, into the city, taxing with renewed delight upon those lofty venerable structures, with their balconies and crowning terraces, which, crumbling with age,and appearing to crash down the inferior stories, threatened to fall altogether, and threw back the mind into the remotest antiquity. The holy inscriptions upon the door-posts, the texts written over the windows, many of which were Illegible front age,the sculptured records upon the walleand buildinp,wherever any historical or religious incident bad occurred, all contrasted strongly with the towns and edifices to which her eye had been lately accustomed, and imparted to old and friendly associations a certain air of novelty. Nor was the moving picture less chap racteristic and peculiar to the Holy City. Numerous Priests, in all the solemnity of their robes and long beards, were pangs in various directions. From large skins slung across the backs of asses, the water was streaming, to lay the dust preparatory is the great procession of the Feast of Lights, in memory of the purification of the Temple by Judas Maccabeus. The diffe rent sects were easily recognised as they passed along : the fierce and savage zealot, armed with his dagger, looking upon himself as the successor of Phiness, who, in a transport for the honour of GOD, did immediate execution upon Zinn. arid mistaking an outrageous and ferocious extravagance for a de• vout enthusiasm, even when it inflamed him to rubbery and mar. der: the Dashing Pharisee, sn called because he crawled along span and in humility, the heel of one foot touching the great toe of the other, and neither foot being lifted from the ground. so that his toes were dashed against the stones : the Bkeding Pharisee, whose kgs streamed with blood from the thorns inserted in the bent of his garment, or who shut his eyes to avoid the sight of wo. men, and pressed so close to the walls in walking, that he wounded his feet and made them bleed : the Pharisee of the Mortar,who wore a deep hat of that shape, so that he couhl not look upward, nor on either side, but only downward, and straightforward ; the Pharisee, who cried aloud as he walked " Let me know what my duty is, lend I will do it ;" arid several others of the same sect, whose pecu liar absurdities and hypocritical pretensions to superior sanctity it *mild be tedious to enumerate. All these wore unusually broad ; 01Itylacteries, whence they had acquired the not inappropriate 'name of bridled asses, and were mostly followed by women, 'mumbling prayers, and affecting an enthusiasm of devotion, tinder which veil they were suspected of practices diametrically opposite to their professions. The Scribes and Fathers of the Sanbedrim, proud of their legal learning, turned with profound con. tempt 4003 these superstitibus devotees, and gathering into little knots, so that their beards sometimes touched one :mother as they conversed, mooted abstruse points of doctrine with ao eager, sharp. eyed earnestness; the voluptuous Sedducee, the Epicurean of the Hebrews, and generally a man of rank and quality, betrayed by the jaded elegance of his appearance, that be was determined to crowd as much luxury and debauchery as possible into the life which be considered to bra final one ; while the Essenes, in their white linen garments, testified by the primitive simplicity of their garb, and the unaffected humility of their demeanour, that they courted not vulgar popularity, but coniented themselves with that pious &set rine, and life of rigid virtue, which rendered them the most exempla'' , and Irreproachable of all the Hebrew sectarians. Mingled with these there were factious and tumultuous bandy parading the streets with arms, and proclaiming with loud cries death to the partisans of Herod, who, since his acknowledged alliance with the Romans, the common enemy of all true Israel its, bad become ten times more hateful. Terrified at the me nacing aspect of these rioters, reminding her, as they did, of the perils *be had encountered from similar desperadoes at the time of the fire in Rome, Zillah quitted the street Maktesh, and turned into the outer court of the Temple, where she showed her companion the stones of the old altar desecrated by Antiochus, which were lying piled up in a corner, until a Prophet should arise to pronounce upon their final disposal. Beside a pile of wood, intended for the new altar of burnt-offerings, was seated an ancient Levite, gattining and putting aside the decayed billets; and beyond him was an aged brother of the same sides, unravelling an old garment of the high priests to make wicks for the tapers of the Sanctuary, it being held a• desecration, that the robes, which bad been consecrated to the use of the Temple, should be appropriated to any other service. Even the volatile Lilla stood still and silent as she gaud with an awe stricken admiration at the stupendous proportions and solemn majesty of the Temple. " Alas!" said Zillah, okserviiig her ento. tion," the old men who retailed front the captivity, and recollected the glory of Solomon's Temple, mourned and wept when they saw the foundations laid of this inferior structure. stately and Jolliet as it may appear to us. This work of Zeruhhabel and Joshua wasjts live things, which were the chief glory of the former Temple—the Ark and its furniture—the hechinab, or cloud of the Divine presence—the holy fire—the Urim and tbunimisn—and the spifii of prophecy; but it is still not the less to be revered as the palace of the living GOD, • treasure house of glorious and hallowed read. niscences, a type of all that is infinite and invisible. a link that connects earth with heaven." DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES —Married. on Saturday, the 2 4 2 a. at St. Bock Ipb, Biahopsgate, by the Rev. Mr. ToNLINSON, Mr. D. flatworm, of Bishopsgate, to Miss E. CAMPBELL. of Islington. The parties being what are usually4enousinared .4 Free Thinking Cltri tials," were attended by the ElJer of that Community, and pre. seated their usual protest against the inarria,,c tete mony, as by law eltublished. During the pr•tgiess of Ihe ceremony, the Minister, in tile, ence to his ,twn situ ation, eschiiinesl; Thli is este Lilly painful ;" and whilst' the partieitillj participated i this feeling, they directed the Miniitet's attention to the distressing situ. atioti in vihith tatty, by the la' , trete placed, being x.wpefled to4o violence to their Faith and conscience. the. Ned, lON h