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4 ELZONPS EX11113171 )N,
EGYPTIAN 'II A LL.• Pk :CA DI I.LY.
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M. 'Belslisib Idloirs in mimicking the anlitisitins of
Egypt are aow eadleiently Maws through Europe. To the
eleeillatioo of his hook be has wow 'Wiled irilienokilla ripre-
imagism of the wee of his mightiest lahanAukhat ef
moireltieg the groat ioinh at GOlllOOO. The eililleidasi ma-
aims of two divisions. The brat diaplays two' larproutinim is
the sepaleirse, est Alli 'no Amy' appeared to 11., Ildlloni op
mitering IM m. Vie other pelt exhibits, ei a ado if lik 3
ladies tea foot, the whole pssiake Made by Ileittoiriime.H ilia
*Armee to dm remotest sjisits•ent, when be ter.ad at .
haini-transpareot soreopliegis• deposited at the II m. A
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1., on IA curiosities afan, from the 4 *visions
,ei... is added; they ecnisist of .10.10;.1.111. spa parer-
idols, fragtienie tit ride senipti;•, mese rearm bead
lemols ornaments, smispasiee,,,jers la Mbieli their bowels
imwohoiss deposited seams of awatololl Imeripliom and
OH, Hitillr iiilli to asewslite *pee time and °Mirk's,
mil their irostmAlipf the_ prowdeot hoe.e* dostiaties. Ger
Age is 010W44, lenAlligh m 14488444 fie " mot I" hot it is
- ormeely Pasaildillo illpmloos of • homiliatiug romptere-
hos on behalf oi triroghey'd estate, while witnessing the
Milled fhltkaellltti.filjp Uting pod gm dead t the former
seeking, ebb ithameinsa *Adler of matiset liens& to
segwiror Ault certainty OM% it out ham brim the de.
Age of lb. tatter topilglidy popsetimg themalAilli Is
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pritatend, as well as their sepoelepordeillbisit Oirut gridolog
*bim Ws scaled their lips,. nod She allitan of forgetfelnesi
sd nothiagassn has again closed over tbem. M. Belsours
sofferiiiptia expenrisg these recesses, Bousdering sniosig the
stIMAI stew* of miliirtoUty,'Snd crushing out the fast distinct
/Mos which rem•hiVil to thou coifing, or the °krypton. may
he guessed at, but rissamst be understood. Great as was his
heroism is sacking this citadel of desolation, it was kid dia.
bid perseverance in bringing away delineations of every
..asporste figure, line, tooth, colour, or hue, of soy kind that
..Aseseigrdtw' die walls and ceilings of the several apartaients.
sissiot do so well in describing them as to berm* N.
lls,sears owe text.
SX.PLAIIATION OF nOl/11 OF Till uttagat4tpilics,
THE 11100111., &C. &C.
rlt masbi bone bees desirable, that the model alb. whole
ibmlt &mad have been the first object to present itself to
'go opseif abs spectator; but since the local circosostances
•ase such as to resider that arrangement impracticable, it is
recommended to begin with the exantinatios of the farthest
of the Iwo chrimbers. This was the room in which Mr. B.
found himself, after be had passed through the assail aper-
ture is the painted wall, spokes of before; and to this
apartment be gave tie same of the Enfronet Hall. Its
dimensions are 27 feet 6 irides by 26 feet, 10 inches; and
the pillars are 4 feet square. Ingsmsdiately is front of the door,
as you enter, is the long painted group of the wh.le se-
pulchre, cosaisting of four arises, and replanting OW recep.
dos of some distinguished ptrsonage, by Osiris, the great
divinity of the Egyptisas. A. esplanatios of she subject
of this group will serve as • specimen of the manner is
which throe curious pictures have bees isterprrted by Ike
(muscat scholar to whom he is indebted for the Appendix to
the second edition of hisTravek
Osiris is seated ea his !brume of state, supported by pil-
lars feet ;ha bolds s hook is each hand, and is the left the
Bail also: king Psalms's*, with his name 018 his belt, is pre.
mood Nsisiatisby also illgypdat Spoils, Arueria, whoisitsube
head of a hawk. Bellied Osiris is a female figure, probably
the Goddess Belo, with • cage sad a bird over bead :
ae-
cording to the Egyptian mythology, she was the nurse of the
children of Osiris and Isis. The dress of Osiris is almost
entirely white, which, Plutarch says, was the usual colons of
:MS *Riter those' sometimes it wad black.
" The .hole tablet is surmounted by the winged globe, se.-
compooied by the ascription which is scarcely ever wanting
whim this tutelary genius is istrodueed, whose .amt seems
to he indicated by • best bar, with a hand. The other cha-
racters appear to mean, the mimed father of the peewits,/
power:, Wag soalkroele, reigning, and mirdstrring.
a But the mat vessarkable feature of the whole embellish-
meats of the catoosailb, consists of a proression of captives,
which will be men on the left, immediately as you enter
the chamber on the lower tier, or compartment of the
wall. Before a Itswk.hcadvd divisity, are four red men,
with white kirtles ; them four white men, with thick black
braids, and with a simple white Adel round their black
hair, wearing striped sad fringed kitties ; before these
are four Degrees, with heir of different colours, wear-
ing largo circular ear.risgs, levier white petticoats, sup-
ported by a belt over the shoulder; and Next in order,
march fuer white mew, with smaller beards and curled
whiskey, bearing double spreading phones I. their heads,
tattrited, sod wearing robes, sr mantles, spotted like the
skive of wild bastes: Now K. Belsosi is disposed to
consider the red dial as fortis**, the block-bearded melt
as Jew., *tad the tattooed as Persians; Sod these • cos.
iodates mess to accord remarkably well with the his-
tory tif the times concerned.: for Nether. the father of
Ponusis, whose tomb Ski. is 'opposed Is be, is ktrowe
both •frost sacred history, and from Reredoses, to have
had wars with the Jews, and with the Babylonians; and
ilerodutits mistimes his expedilloo spied the Ethics-
piano. Ss that this procession may very .aterslly be cos-
sidereal as remising* of captives made le his wars.—The pas-
sages in Scripts's., which illustrate this portion of history,
will be found is the 11 Chronicles, chap. sane. vet. 20, 21,
22, 23. 24 ; and chap. xxxvi. err. 1,2., 3, 4 ; sad i. Jere-
miah, chap. xxxvi. Sc, also the 2d Book of Herodotus.—
It is impossible to conceivesny this' more strikiag than ibis
agreement of sacred and profuse history, with this remark-
able 'cresting.los in the catacomb ^
The stork of curiosity has °sly commenced is witnessing
the exhibition the lint time. The seductive mystery which
belongs to such relic, will provoke irrepressible desire to
discover more concerning those fue whom they were minted.
A most striking apsinsly appears in the rudeness of the
ornamental parts. in figure and audio', contrasting it with
the splendour of the boildisgs in which they are found.
To say that these things are interesting, is little—thry burry
the amid lurk to the
tbriwitiski:ioey
f measuredhe abyss w
time, anyte catinse it
onet o1"0 a has it
slftYd n
ever aniersrnu,l clearly the existence of the
k orlon. of Babylon will fail to visit them scattered remains,
*Welt tos•iltilalitio has hero tteirauiled.
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New Scotch grape., the brat of the oesAnn, were
*hewn ou ly ie alit at H fruit shirr'
44, Ltith-street, Edinburgh. They were grown it
Byrei., near Haddinginn.
The Node-men in the county of Illeierne.i, of
inranciit indicate an abundant bl..souin, end vegt.
tenni ut every discriFtitiu is luxuriant end pen.
runang.