The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-08 00:00:00

THE PINS 41711.

We lately stated that his Royal Highness the
Pante; R WENT acceded in the handsome:a man-
ner to en application made from lrelana for some
of the casts lately seat to his Royal Plithness from
France and Rome, to enable the rising artists of the
sister *kingdom to establish an adequate school of
applicetioo. we find, was made by
Ematicsoax for the Cork Institution, and
the PUNCH REHM! web graciously pliiised to
Order the casts which remained. after the• Royal
Academy eras furnished, to be placed at his Lord..
ship's disposal for the Cork Institution. They are
all in the best order, anti are admirable copies of
tome Of the mast celebrated works. They were
shipped ouliaturday. iu the Guess transport, from
Deptford. ?he following are the principal (gists:—
The Torso, the Laioos., the Torso Years, Celeste,
spill I Townie...roust. Apollo Bekidere, Adonis.
Antioesais. Piping Foy.. Young Apollo. Concord.
Leetitit. Minerva, small draped Venus, nerowphro.
dile, a great number of busts of every description,
several fragment., anatomical stedies,tc. Besides
the casts from the antique, there are some front
MICHAEL ANHELO• and from CksotrA's best
works ; among the last is • cast 'from the celebrated
sitting figure of Bewapavie's Moder—the form of
which was taken from the angite Agrippina, at
Naples.
They form a complete and admirable tiolltetlto
for a School of Art.

SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE.
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The last Number bt The Load= ninety Ca-
sette contains the folloiring article Sir Thomas
Lawrence. say the Newspapers, has gone to Aix-la.
Chapelle, with a commission from the Prince Re•
Rent to paint the portraits of such of the heroes of
Waterloo as are assembled at the Congress. These
are to be hung in an apartment of Carbon House,
to be called The Weirdos Room. We imagine
that very few portraits of warriors distinguished at
Waterloo. in addition to those his Royal Highness
already possesses, are to be got at Aix-la-Chapelle.
The heroes of that day were almost entirely Sntish ;
thaw of the Netherlands have no busk'ss at the
Congress; and of the few Prussians who acquired
glory in the pursuit, we have likenesses of the most
remarkable, and the lee' famous are not likely to
be at Aix. On these grounds, we suspect that Sir
T. Lawrence's mission has not been accurately
stated. There is • picture at Aix of the famous
Congress at that city, in 1748 ; and should Sic T.
Lawrence's object be. not to paint a parcel of mere
portraits, but to take the portraits of the illustrious
men engaged as this more august and important
occasioo, for the purpose of displaying them in a
grand historical composition. such a work would be
worthy of our Prince, and of the latest posterity."
The Literfery Gssette is right, there did exist a
picture of what he, with ludicrous gravity, calls
" The famous Congress, in 170 ;" but if this pie-
tore still remains, we Mealy think Sir Thomas
Laurence will find it in the great Council-room
of the present Plenipotentiaries; far if there, it
might operate like the appearance of &wpm's
ghost. In " the famous Congress ," the small in-
dependent Republics in Swope were represented.
The old picturecontains. among others of the Re-
presentatives of the smaller States, the portrait of
the Marquis Doris. 'the Plenipotentiary from Vt.
nice--• name as illustrious in the annals of free-
dom, se that of Russell in England. It would
make a bad companion fur the new picture—the
fundamental feast's (to use my Lord Castle-
reagh's phrase) would be of too different a cast—
the smaller Powers are relieved from the expense
and anxiety of sending Envoys to a Congress.
We doubt whether even Lord Castleresgh would
feel flattered if the new picture brought the old into
light—unless, indeed, the Noble Lord is content
to imitate the glory of Lord Sandwich's diplomacy,
his predecessor at Aix-hi-Chapelle.
A Morning Paper says, that a wooden house has
been shipped for Sir Thomas Lawrence—it eten
describes it. divisionsond dimensions, and that it is
to be erected in the garden of Lewd Castlereagh's
hoteL We must await the arrival of the next
packet of our private correspondence from Aix-le-
Chapelk. before we pronounce all this to be a
hoar.

We rather suspect the fact to be, that Sir 'Thos.
Lawrence has for some time suffered much in his
health, from a too close application to his profes-
sion. He is gene to the Continent to recruit, and
may perhaps repair to Aix-la-Chapelle. to take
that opportunity of finishing some portraits of the
Duke of Wellington, whirTi were long since or-
dered bpi the Allied Sovereigns, sad' which only
wanted e sitting or two to opportu-
nay denied to the Artist by the late short and rapid
visits of the Duke to this country, but which he
can now have to great advantage at Aii-Ja-Chit-
pella.

W 2 notice as a proof of increasing liberality in
the Ministerial Papers, that certain of them have
lately condescended to *peak of the rebtts in South
Americo u Patriots.
Roasuay.---Oit Tuesday night Mc. EVANS.
atop-faiotor, of the Borough, was attacked by •
gang of robber, nest the coach-stand et Nevin-
tot). aid robbed of a gold watch, llse.
The corning house' at Fal!heave gunpowder ma-
nufactory, near Edinburgh, was blown up on Wed-
nesday last. by which unfortuate occurrence the
lifts of thin of the worktuvu wale 101111.

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elterr 1601/eit
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Otlit.Postt.
NO.. AM. Aitermas Trott,. De pees:4llv Mapistrefe.
CHARGE DP FRAUD.
A kir. Hicks said, ate apprarrd ow the It of tie Pro.
• 101dovio of the The gnolieksaan thind4 Newspaper, to
apply fur a warrant arson! a Mi. Thomas Acton, for a
fraud committed by hiss es them on §aterd iy. Seirtember
the 114th. He believer saw Aral gentleman per.ent, and
with 'the Alderman's sirmission, he %mild state the rase.
On the day he hail nielftioned, the Defendant had fionisbeil
the Complainants with a report of • Calk., as they at the
ti grs flickered to have oceurrid at Buw-stare! Pklift
to,bded, "A Not of Afigforto cc" describing the dis-
tremors of a.lllr. Manter and his family," mud it appeared
in Tie liirkitkikien on Sunday, under the head of
Derw.steret. ft was copied into all the daily journals of
•Ilooday, sod linougst them into The Mies; and several
pee of Ololoff 'fee Mot to the Proprietors of that Paper
fur tie solognord ditiemed faysihy. On section of his (Mr.
Rieke.) coanctliou with Td. it der, be was sent to ioires,...
tips, into the mg. lie was informed at tlie-'4llce of ;The4
,Awg/isiseisiq staifbe article was furnished to them by tic
Defewdast, fair which he charged them his. Ad. He hisi a
cooversatiwn yids Ups Defendant, sad he acknowledged that
it, hod too facidabedit. He had geode ibijairy its to the troth
of the 'tenement, and war able to spike oath that it was
mains from heglnoing to end, mad that so such base had
iceeired at low-street Police-office.
Mr. Papas, clerk to the Alderman-...“ The Defendant was
SO field for it."
Me. Hicks—'u No, but he delivered lies bill, sod sfierirsris
called for the ansouut, which wee refuted, on account of the
fraud befog discovered."
Hr. Actus,io his defence, said, be felt himself in a wiry
awkward situation. He had been fur two years in the skit
of Riving anklets if policy lo different newspapers. and this
was the Ant time they had ever bees complained of. That
he hid beer imposed om he posid nut ihrlibit. On Tbnrads
week he met a person in the Strand who was in the habit of
Weeding Police Oakes fur his smusessest, and it was well
home that many persons did ies fur instance, thin we're fa
palms then in the o*ce who had so Smitten to transact
there. He did not kook* the sane of the person he met ;
he sold, " How des you'd° r and asked him if he wasted a
pad story, as there had just bees a stoat distressing
gem at we, Sheet ()Mee. He told him be mild be marls
• to him for it. sod they went to the Cre.wu public.
pablie•huose, u Linn Russell-atrwel, Covcal-garden, where
Ida isforinast armed the story, end be took soles of it, sod
afterwards wrote out the manual which appeared brat
is TI. Aiplisima, sod soother weekly Paper. Ever
does the discovery of its Whig as impositions, he hod dims
every Wog is his power to And the person who had impos-
ed mins, without effect. He well knew if the present ease
weal out to the poblic, sod he had so doubt bet it would,
he would be raised for ever. The of Oldershsw ;sad
his 'distressed family he had fortified the Newspapers with ;
sod it was of use to the., als it Caused massy Mesas to
subscribe foe their relief. When be belied of the ease cosi-
pistoled of, be thought, ay pules it publicity, it would have
the empolFeet sus the homsos sad geoeroos, and that he
would Mere the eassoistlins of kpowisg that he was the hunt.
lile iiitrainesi of relieving a fellow mature. He had been
imposed sty best he we Mt Intestines* godly of the fraud.
His character had stood uniospeaeherl mold the present Mo.
annt, but when the lialement of tic proceedings of that
day were pibisahed it was turn for evert sod .he derriired of
a livelihood, whirds also supported an aged person. Dinky
those ooasideritffros, It .he of little consequence to him
whither he wsitOr was toot convicted of ibe charge against
him. He would, however, mai any ma. oqff common under-
Masao& if he pee the mien to Ti likeltsiteera with a
POI/ raktotios, would he Wee frwitittral amiable'. weekly
paper with it from Which he had strolled salary! Three ip.
plasod to he a embisatios spinet him fur the purpose of
Mohair him • for mother kiwi freed gave hide a ease on
Saturday last, so mufti% at Wt ollke, which he Pee to
a weekly paper as Sesday, sad was copied into the-daily
loEitelloodafe under the head of " Police, Goildhsll,
isteesorellmery," Odd he understood was tun-
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Mc Payee-0 No such ease occurred hereon fistorsley, as
the Mahone of this Oaks was does at the Massiuo.huuse us
that day."
Aiderman 'Thorp-obeen is very unforteriair, Mr. Mee,
laelfa have not able to dad your iiirucessai."
r Dereadasim—s It certaisity is, Sir ; but if be bin any
spirit of perrosity in bee. en beating what isspaired Ibis
day. he will curse termed!' '
M. 1 believe the statement of Mr. Acton to be
true, glthosigh it P mei ,isrPor‘ed by evideeeet aid if he
will sodertakt 10 put into Ito Itewitatien of laquOrro_ sw
Mist be parsed *here this day, I will, in the same of the
Proprietors ef the Pipers I am eonercted with, witbdiaw the
shame."
Ur. Actee-0 1 eau beta lso whirelbos, hat 1 camel in-
sure its beisg,Sliseliesed L. Mi the Papers."
Iderraa.—" I der it highly proper that the
meow/Inge of iftealed es this Is, shield be pub.
es it leads to ferret-I'4lre, by "spoiling it. l'be great
asielertene is to the care complaierd if is, that whew s tree
ease of Astral distress Is published, the politic rill nut ie.
tine it. Mad the victim of imidertens will ge wishuut
I me of opisiou that a peeper amuse lige bees takes to rem
der ifeatice t. ell the parties ammereed
16. Meta and Mr: Aden thee ISA the Dice together.

ROW4,IIRIET.
Ills Tuesday aflamw s mew ass of ',steel saipeer-
soce, est die mama of Clot haat Marie Kiral, lCntlirg
blaseet Mt odic* is 1161 Fiends .onswire woe brougham, the
041os by Bishop and Rushee., the 011ieers, shamed with
_I Liest.-General Altoiord Liglnherne of Bark of
Engin* odes. and ilasumersley, the lisakeia, circular
dome, So tbo mos* (if About khOL • sad from *those state-
meat, Mims Mauna Stasis, .11:eq. the intim' Magi,-
tram, it appeared. dist I short time race hi. WI Borland
with as imentios .f premed.* to /Armee, sad Arse be left
M was poiersesdisl4lo4lf.ao travel !with haßask of Ealliaaa
Crates, 'M illammerelnescircalar notes. amosniing to POOL
Mid while he wiss out be only claimed uude Shy rased note,
which was it lahlyetes, the bathers, je Paris; soon at'.
tee that he received a beatadaninstiou fruits tragland, re-
apectiog.some very impetus! busissoss, shiett obliged bins
M smote home, instead of moceediag on his jemmy to
Ammo. .0a kis arrival at Calais he entheiked or board the
Desiree French packet boot, lee ear,. sad mat after he
got os board the packet bast, which wee the test time he
ow
his poeket-boult; it orottalsed the Aare notes, and
also hie penult. which be was obliged Velar+ to a police
dime. a etaelketed mho the Primmer es board the
packet Mist, and portiralpsiy moth* his gowatessece, be.
itig eery dark, and he considered biro to he. s'alive ei
Booth America. He asd the met of she plyikeki
ters were
larded so the lamb at Clover on the eight
sir September 14,
lest, sliest Dino o'clock, alai belated the Prisoner close
lo bin annum, who said him Mallow bins m. carry • map
of
Liols is los Mod, othich Ives gods' to the Custom-
house to pay the duty ter,whkls healitalisod letting hint do ;
at dal same laatalit be pat his band to his mat-pocket, and
asisped his poekerbeitik ; windier he felt say thing at hie
make. to muse him to put his hand toil or out be could
sot sell, or whether it wee by chalcei be iitstanity COOIIIIII-
- his discovery to the theammlsosee slicer lobo was
siteudieg bre •' he recollected 'thirPriosser then disoppestra
from him • be made all possible 'Milton in baiting the Mat
abich hail landed him. het it 'Mktg dark India consider-
able Mandl, is the sees Understand, as they had
pet off .the Mat go **other ppesrrtt of the Murk had the
~soat searched for his pocket book, but it could not be found.
lafiresitatios was gives of the sehheeir at the shave 04"
and 'Biabop mad Bothers have he.. martial; themselves
aline to dimmer the robber and "the property. Tvioof
the bOL sod tato of the M. circular noted him he.. 're-
vealed forporneet m Hentasevaiees hook time, mil stepped,
b.t'she parties
.preersding them mistrived to make their
.escape. 0.4 Tuesday a mas presented somber' of the
SOL 'circular rotes at Haseastraley's beak, sod Bishop
and [Lithium traced him ,lo • in... is Beaudiont sired,
Hary-le-bose, who tumid ust 10 he mosely a riethimpr
who had been employed to price the mute to Heassovveleyn
hank to get changed; but the .Rears by rarities sod perm
vrthece, soccer/Ird fn discovering the Prisoner with the Pro-
salami's pokey book we him, aid 41w Mons auks, to Ike

amount of 39)3/. which, together with 11,1,, tee%
'plopped payment, there is very little d.tieleiii •14 a 'sat
waa Olfig111:111y nn 111. 11...,k (wiii ,t,
~„
Toe officers; ma scare *tow the Prow.'lrv. tumor' ?Anti.
brokers' duplicates ou bins for a seal and a fine.
suppolied (4, lie ibetroperty 'of a young swan ./ the .tator of
i
111111,4 fil•y tip at
Ls Sal4iiirte's Hot. t, in Leieisii ...square, wheiv
ibtix web 11/iskt.ll ipso and tubbed. A pasvpurt was a'sa
opino hips, which he bad obtained from the Al
Irthowtool, the Freovh Asubsmador, three .I.sys after his .ir..
rival in joallllaus., *loch would ensb'e him to leave at any
time; s yphe hod left Owls fi Might have passed the 110/4
any wliere solthe'Coninieut without soy lan. silly. In the
pas.port be.tlescriltra hintseff as a naval *Acre and a mattes
of tat. Ar,said his homily liked at flateml.
Prisimer was committed kW further examination.
tvigaiw 8.77. wail charge.' bite Arming Iris way over
Il'atit-Isttilge, With a number of others, without pnytt4
the Iu!1.
ll.ippeared 'that on NI lay ifleiwiion, it leas
gat Hither, the down, was to be ifrawis • secosol time on
iclitaistes, near Waterlombridge, by cerise, Moll on the
laud by Tulin eat; which altractisl 'seat 0.00.1 of permed&
1911 pass over the bridge with sot pitying the
1011, partsiolarly when a carriage was passiok over, •si•l the
great Ennis were opined, the 'people risked ell ill such
illtiefllTS that the lull collectors WM* sikerpowerrd, soil were
toot able to stop the torrent abide Meshed *upon th.
The D. frodsirt allositteil the ettrrettowas of she charge..
bsit pleadedigitoratirt,, Mid diii not know that be was atom.;
wrong, as be passed M 44 the bridge with it otimber of inhere
without paying, and was Slit sensible that he was dutug
wrong.
He was eenvictefl in the penally of gis.
The Jilvfendani slated himself So kr a journeyman shoe-
Maker, and Mkt be Was not. able To pay the penalty Hill
wife also urged her di•treu for heowlf anal childr. n.
The Cles It of the Bridge agreed to take the penally by in•
slialbents of 28.11 J. k Seek.

Vutow•digt.t.
IMPORTANT EXCIcE INFORMATIONS.
Till! KING N. ctierai.L.
This was an infuruistimi under the 41d (ro. 111 esp. 31,
sec. 9, against Mr. Judos Cowell, a brevi,4of ale and 'shin
beer, is elute way of business, at Canibe•well, Cu omit.
lint to mask 311 cask• of table peer, as prescribed by Ike
Act of Parliament, by which he had incurred penalises to
the amount of nap thousand bee hogdred pomade.
Mr. Besijiimiti Payne, Supersiser of Excite" referred 16
the clause of the Act under which the Information was laid.
by which it was enactegl ••
" That when and its 'Moo as soy table beer shall be
claimed, and pot into any cask or casks the tommon
brewer, by whom web table beer was IstrWed ter made, shall
iWiatiesliately mark mai and cirri y cask i'ith the capital cu..
man letter T, of the length of four inches, and if any com-
mon brewer shall neglect, or refits, sio so mark any cask of
table beer, or 'Wally contemn breirer shall Nut euutiiiiie such
mark, or aline the same Ito suutinar risible ou each amid
every such cask, containing soy loch tattle herr, during the
whole time the same shall remain 'a his rosiody or posses:
shin, every such combos brewer su offending shall forfeit
the sum of 60f. for Are: y such task oil which such usark
shall out be pat or Wyk."
Mr. Palo. added, that, brawn the siumerMis dealings its
business which had existed hymens himself and tlw 1../
fendaut, be was able I. War teattirsesty or hi. freest atten-
tion to the taws and regulations of she Excise. lie bad reit.
psi to believe, that the omission ciimplsine.l of pro'cerilisl
from inadvertence rather Shan from igy iniention of dr.
trawling the tweerMe. As the Agnst of the Exci4e, it ass
his doily to bring the *abject befoYe Ibe 11Ne &irate*, to
have the amount of petkalty ineitted a&ording to their dab.
credos.

Me. Cowell pleaded grifty SO the chores% contained itl
the information.
The Magistrate% conanlled fur a few *boatel,* sad iu
Maw apeace ur an latiotatiow that there was s *ibis ou Ilia
part of the Coaninisslohers of Excise Jo press for the fail
penalties, Hirt otiose to a delermicoolhas to it., the Defend.
anti. tie mitigated peewit, of 121 fOl. and coons

THE &GRATEFUL LUVrR.
A young woman, who has some claim 14 beam', a very
Rood figure, and faminsliag addresir„ tame Su this wifire Is
lay an information agailiat her sweetheart for robbing her.
She said bar 011103 t WV Hannah Masisl, residing at h 0.60.
Brick-lase, Sphabiffelds; that the accused'' name is Juha
Smith; he paid his addresses to her fur some lime past, and
met with sorb nftevatints wes deemed wove.. by her
(rinds. He visited frequently at the buyer, and publicly
doelared himself a suites iu sorb a Illillner Mat a speedy
onion was
.aolteipated ; be game kis **hew Ns Mr. Pitn.an's,
buirtmuiker, L .send, end 'ignited his inte..tiou ..t
gulag Min insineas hisidedialAy sUer Maga wouriliaae.
Toads, helmets as wool, hot deparleerathrtabropilv wltlr-
otq tabling bts leave. Be had berm area by a buy cart) itig
off a boodle, whit* iersated sosinciou that an slupswient
of
i eriigaau
iiitemp,lthe it uz mscer
orui, and inqiry no:
iurd Ire bad oo'v
been there as • 3onnicynian. said that he bald 'eviiitortrit
bionielf in sorb a master ihs Mr. Pitman avoid nut eau.
ploy Moo again. Here the hsbbk burst—: red 1.6 examint-
tiou it Was discovered be hail stolen tit, tiepin, silk shawl.,
valve 41. each, several silk 'dreams, • gold minff•bus, and
some trinkets, the rompers, urCumplaiusiit.
Inquiry has berm made in &fevers *tatty for Ivies, but be
his mot Meets hsaed et Complaisant then gave a &scrip.
tine of Ms perdue, to saebla Ike Whet:, to entrebetrid Mee
fur the &loop

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SICNOR BELZONI.
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[Fro. * TS. Qum.fork tiers."]

I.IGO .S
TRAVELS IN EGYPT, ICT/BIA,

But the most Ingham of M. Belentil's Ishoura,
Prrhitto the firrt.t arduous and extraordinary, is
tlw opening of the second i patina of Ohm*, known
bu the u.mr tot lierodotus was inform-
ed that tip it! timid had tin ouldervoroas chum.
bore, mull hi. infurmstino, iwmng found in latter
Airs t,, Ire ivtlentlly correct, may be supposed to
Is use no, nat.4l it, vreventisig that muttony which
proot;ttati Ilse opening of the great pyramid of
Clwoos. M Belzoni, however, perceived' certain
ind,eritiorra of seffivient weight to induce him to
to..ke the attempt, the account of *Lich we are
enabled to give in his own words : hut first we
q I,oe Mr. S observations on this most
wood. rful nudertaking, from • letter which
Imo I•es before us. " The opening of this pyra.
mid had long been considered an object or so
'modem' a nature, that it is difficult to conceive
how any person could be found sanguine enough to
mike the attempt ; and even after the discovery,
with great libour of the furred entrance, it required
great lyerseverance in Belzoni, and confidence its his
own soros, to induce him to continue the operation,

when it became evident that the extensive labonre

of Ilia sired. cessors in the enterprise had so come'
plod! failed. Ile himself has pointed out in some
degree his motives for trying the particular point
where lie came upon the true entrance, otherwise,
on examining it. nothing can present a more hope-
1-vs prospect. The direct manner in which he dug
&oil upon the door, affords, however, the most in-
contestable proof that chance had nothing to do with
the discovery. Of the discovery itself, M. Belzoni
has given a very clear description, and his drawings
present a perfect idea of the amulets, chambers,
•'HI enhances. Of the labours of the undertaking,
no one can form an ides. Noteithstandiug the
maven of stone which lie. had to remove, and the
' berd.irs of the materials which impeded his pr0w1...,
wl..., the whole was effected entirely at his own
risk and expense."
The following is NI. Belzani's own account of
oporatiors in penetrating to the centre of the
pyramid of Cephrenes:--
e' Oil my return to Cairn, I again went to visit
the celebrated pyramids of Glitz a ; and on viewing
that of Crphrenrs, I could not help reflecting how
; sonny travellers of different nations, who had visited
this sprit. contented themselves with looking at the
outside of this pyramid, and went sway without
julep " g whether any, and what chambers. exist
'Jinni& it ; satisfied, perhapv, with the report of the
Eg) pilau priests, s that the pyramid of Cheops only
! contained chambers in its interior.' I then began
to consider about the possibility of opening this
pyramid ; the attempt was perhaps presumptuous;
Mod the risk of undertaking such an immense work
without success deterred me to some degree from
the enterprise. I am not certain whether love
for antiquity, an ardent curiosity, or ambition, spur.
red one on mimt in spite of every obstacle, but I de.
termined at length to commence the operation. I
*non discovered the same indications which had led
" to the developement of the six tombs of the kings
in Towhee. and which induced me to begin the
operation on the north tide. It is true, the situ,-
firms of the tombs at Thebes, their form nod
cpuques, are so very different from those of the py-
ramids, that many points of observation made wiih
regard to the former, could not apply to the latter;
yet, I perceived enough to urge tnr to the enter.
prise. I accordingly set out from Cairo on the 6th
of February, • IBM wider pretence of going in
quest of some obliquities at • village not far off;
in o..iler that I might not be disturbed in my work
by the swop!. of Cairo. I then repaired to the
Kaiya Bey, and inked permission to work at the
pyiansial of Gliisi in search of antiquities. Ile
made no objection, but said that lie wished to
know if there was any ground about the pyramid fit
for tillage; I informed itim that it was all stones,
aunt at a coosiderahle distance fro:n any tilled
ground. lle nevertheless persisted in inquiring of
the Casclaief of the province, if there was soy good
grimod near the pyramids; and, after receiving the
necessary information, granted my request.
•e Ilavialg thus acquired permission, I begat, my
Llama on the 10th of February, at a point on the
tin 111 side in a vertical section at right angles to
the: side of the base. I saw many reasons log.inst
nay beginning there, but certain indications Vild
sue that there was an eutrance at that spot. I tin-

ployed sixty labouring men, end begets to cut
. through the 1112 SS of stones and cement which had
fallen from the upper part of the pyramid, but it
was so laird joined together, that the men spoiled
several of their hatchets in the operation ; the stones
which hod fallen dawn along with the cement liar.
ing formed themselves into one solid end almost
impenetrable mast. I succeeded, Weever, in
snaking en opening of fifteen feet wide, and moi-
l:tied working do-Raman:ls in uncovering the face of
the pyramid ; this work took up severe! days, with-
out the least prospect of meeting with any thing
iiiteresting. Meantime, 1 began to leer that some
of the Europeans residing at Cairo might pay e
visit to the pyramid., which they do eery often,
sod thus discover my retreat, cud interrupt my
proceedings.
" On the 17th of the same month we had made
• considerable advance downwards, when un Arab
workman called out, making • great noise, sod
sal tog that lie hod frond the entrance. Ile had
discovered a hole to the pyramid into which lie
could just thrust his arm and u djerid of six fret
biog. Tosards the evening we discovered • larger
aperture, about three feet square, which had been
s-hosed its irregularly, by • hewn stone ; this stone
1 caused to be removed, cod then came to en epeniog
larger than the preceding, but filled up with loose
Moses and said. This satisfied use that it wee not
the real but a forced passage, which I found to
lead inwards and towards the south ; the next day
we succeeded in entering fifteen fett from the
outside, when we r.atlierl a place where the send
and 'times begin tii fall from above. I caused
the rubbish to be taken out. hut it still continued
ta fall in great quaut.ties; at last, after some days
labour, I discovered us upper forced entrance. rem.
winuicating with the outride from above, mid which
bad tiodently beau cut by some one who we. in
4...1011 of the tree passage. Having cleared this

porter I perceived another opening below, which
apps esitly ran towards the centre of the pyramid..
In few Juan I was able to enter this passage, and
looted it to be a continuation of the lower forced
passage, which runs horizontally towards the centre
of the pyramid, nearly all choked up with stones
and sand. These obstructions I caused to be taken
out ; and at half-te+y from the entrance I found a
descent, which alias had been forced, anal which ended
at the distance of Carty fret. I afterwards continued
the work in the horizontal passage above, in hopes
that it might lead to the centre; but I was disap-
pointed, and at last was convinced that it ended
therr, and that to attempt to advance ill that way
would only incur the risk of sacrificing some of my
workmen ; as it was really astonishing to see how
the *tones hung suspended over their heads, resting.
perhaps. by • single point. Indeed one of these
stones did fell, and had nearly killed one of the
men. I. therefore..retired from the forced pas-
sage. with great regret and disappointment. •
" Notwithstanding the discouragements I met
with, I recommenced my researches on the following
day, depending upon my indications. I directed
the ground to be cleared way to the eastward of the
false entrance ; the stones incrusted and bound
together with cement, were equally hard as the
former, sad we had as many large 1401)111 to Teethe
as before. By this time my retreat bad been dis-
covered, which occasioned me many interruptions
from visitors, among others was the Abbe de
Forbin.
" On February 28. we discovered a block of
granite in an inclined direction towards the centre
of the pyramid, anal I perceived that the inclination
was the same as that of the passage of the first
pyramid or that of Cheops; consequently I began
to hope that I was near the trite entrance. On the
Ise of March we observed three large blocks of
atone one upon the other, all inclined towards the
Otristre: these large stones we had to remove as
moll as others mach larger aa we advances!, which
Mmeiderably retarded our approach to the desired
opt- I perceived, however, that I was near the true
entrance, and, in fact, the next day, about noon, on
the 2d of March. was the epoch at which the grand
pyramid of Cephreues was at last opened, after being
closed up for so many centuries, that it remained an
uncertainty whether any interior chambers did or did
not exist. The passage I discovered was a square
opening of four feet high and three and • half wide,
formed by four blocks of granite ; and continued
slanting downward at the same inclination na that
of the pyramid of Cheops, which is an angle of
26 deg. It runs to the length of 104 fret 3 inches,
lined the whole way with granite. I had much to
do to remove and draw up the stones which filled
the passage down to the portcullis or door of gra-
nite, which is fitted into a niche also made of gra-
nite. I found this door supported by small stones
within 8 inches of the floor and in consequence
of the narrowness of the place, it took up the
whole of that day and part of the next to raise
it sufficiently to afford an entrance ; this door
is 1 foot 3 inches thick, and, together with
the work of the niche. occupies 6 feet 11 inches,
where the granite work ends; then continence.
a short passage, gradually ascending towards the
centre. 22 feet 7 itiohes, at the end of which is
a perpendicular of 13 feet ; on the left is a small
forced passage cut in the rock, and also above,
on the right. is another forced passage, winch runs
upwards and turns to the north 30 feet. just over
the portcullis. There is no doubt that this pas-
sage was made by the same persons who forced
the other. in order to ascertain if there were any
others which might ascend above, in conformity to
that of the pyramid of Cheops. I descended the per-
pendicular by means of a rope, and found a large
quantity of stones and earth accumulated beneath.
which very needy filled up the entrance into the
passage below which isiclisies towards the north.
I next proceeded towards the channel that leads to
the centre, and soon reached the horizontal passage.
This passage is five feet eleven inches high, three
feet six incises wide, and the whole length, from
the above-mentioned perpendicular to the great

chamber, is 158 fret eight inches. These passages
are partly cut out of the living rock, amt at half-
way there is some mason's wink, probably to fill
up some vacancy in the rock : the wells of this pas-
sage are in several pints covered with incrustations
of salts.
" On entering the great chamber, I found it to
be 46 feet 3 inches long, 16 feet 3 inches wide, said
23 feet 6 inches high; for the most part cut out
of the rock, except that part of the roof towards
the western end. In the midst we observed a sar-
cophagus of granite, partly buried in the round,
to the level of the floor, 8 feet long, 3 feet 6 in-
ches wide, and 2 feet 3 inches deep inside sur-
rounded by large blocks of granite, being placed
apparently to guard it from being taken airrsy,
which could not be effected without great labour;
the lid of it had been opened ; I found in it only
a few bones of a human skeleton, which merit pre-
servation as curious reliques, they being, in all
probability, those of Cephrenes, the reported builder
this pyramid. On the wall of the western side
of the chamber is an Arabic invcription, a transla-
latiou of which has been sent to the British
Museum.* It testifies that this pyramid was open-
ed by the Masters Maliumet El Aghar and Otnian.
and that it wus inspected in presence of the Sultan
Ali Mahomet the lbt, Uglocli.'t There are also
several other inicriptious on the walls, supposed to
be Coptic (qu. eochorial ?) ; part of the floor of
this chamber had been removed in different places,
evidently in search of treasure, by wine of those
who had found their way into it. Under one of
the stones I found a piece of metal something like
the thick part of an axe, but it is so rusty and
decoyed that it is ailment impossible to form a just
idea of its form. High up and near the centre
there are two small square holes, one on the north
and the other on the south, each one foot square;
they enter into the wall like those in the great
chamber of the first pyramid. 1 returned to the
before-mentioned perpendicular, and found a pas-
sage to the north in the same imliiistion of 26 deg.
as that above: this descends 48 feet 6 inches, where
the horizontal passage commences, which keeps
the same direction north 55 feet, and half-way
along it there is on the east a recess of 11 feet
deep. On the wtst side there is u peerage 20

• We cannot And that Ibis inscription 1101 het reached its
desitinajtiou.
t A Tartaric title, as Wag Bey, Le.

feet long, which descends into a charalwr St fret '
lone and 9 feet 9 iuthes aria. s and 6 feet highp
this chamber contains a !quantity of small square
blocks of stone, :Lod some unknotvo inscriptions
written on the walla. Reitiroing to the original pas.
sage, and advancing north, near the end of it is a
niche to receive a portcullis like that above. Frog.
mems of granite, of which it was made, are lying
near the spot ; advancing still to the north I en-
tered • passage which rani in the same inclination
as that before mentioned, and at 47 feet six inches
from the niche it is ailed up with some large blocks
of stone put there to close the entrance which
issues nut precisely at the base of the pyramid.—
According to the measurements, it is to be observed
that all the works below the base are cat into the
living rock, as well as part of the passages and
chambers before mentioned. before I conclude,
I have to mention that I caused a rouge of steps to
be built, from the upper part of the perpendicular
to the passage below, for the accommodation of
visitors.

" It may be mentioned, that at the time I ex-
cavated on the north side of the pyramid, I caused
the ground to he removed to the eastward between
the pyramid and the remaining portico which lies
nearly WI a line with the pyramid and the sphinx.
I opened the ground in several places, amid, in
particular. at the base of the pyramid ; and in a
few drys I came to the foundation and walls of an
extensive temple, which stood before the pyramid
at the distance of oily 40 feet. The whole of this
space is covered with... 6ue platform which no
doubt runs all round the pyramid. The pave.
ment of this temple, *here I uncovered it, con-
sists of fine blocks of calcareous stone, some of
which are beautifully cut amid to fine preservation;
the blocks of stone that form the foundation are.of
aim immense siae. I measured one of 21 feet long,
10 feet high. and eight in breadth (120 tom weight
each) ; there are some others above ground in the
porttcoes, which measured 24 feet in length, but
not so broad nor so thiek."—Thas far Belsoui.

By the opening of this pyramid, and the disco.
very of human bones within the sarcophagus bu.
vied in the central chamber (which were wanting
in that found in the first pyramid), the question as
to the original design of those stupendous fabric.
is, we should suppose. completely set at rest. It
is quite certain, es M. Prow has observed, that
if they were iutended fur gnomons or suss-dials,
as some have thought, the authors of them, had
they studied how to make a bad sun-dial, could
not well have contrived • worse than a pyramid ;_
a stile of this form, placed in the latitude Of
Lower Egypt, must, fee a great part of the year,
and the greater port of the day, devour its own
shadow, which. falling on its side and within its
bur, would consequeittly be useless. As little pro-
bability is there that they were intended to fix a
permanent meridian, or to ascertain if the poles
of the earth dialoged their place. As well might
some future entiquerian of a new race of people
conjecture, from observing the four sides of our
church steeples to face the four cardinal points
of the compass. that they hail been built under
the direction of mathematicians and astronomer'',
and that the whole nation was therefore particularly
addicted to those sciences. It ought heppeu with
regard to the builders of the pyramids, as with Eu-
ropean churches, that some rupersiitsous notions.
connected with the emit arid the rising sun may hare
determined the position of their faces, bat that this
position had any connexion with science is a modern
conjecture which has served at least to exercise the
ingenuity of the learned. If any reasonable doubt
could ever have freest entertained of the it rat iginal pur-
pose. we think there are now sufficient grounds to pro.
nounce them the mere monuments of posthumous
vanity; a more civilized and artificial modification of
the rude tumulus or cairn, to preserve iu security, or
perhaps to mark the spot where the remains ul some
despot have been deposited, for which purpose they
were prepared in his lifetime. or may have been
raised to the memory of some favourite chief. after
his death, by his faithful followers. The history of
the pyramids of Egypt, obscure as it is. is in
favour of the former supposition. The exterior-
dinar), care that was taken its the preservation of the
body after death from violence and corruption, was
quite consistent with the opinion of the Egyptian,
that the soul neverdeserted the body while the latter
continued in a perfect state. To secure this ultimo,
Cheops is raid to have employed three hundred and
sixty thousand of his subjects for twenty years In
raising over the " angusta donts." destined to
hold his remains, a pile of stone equal in weight to
six millions of tons, winch is just three limes that
which the vast Breakwater, thrown across Plymouth
Sound, will be when completed ; and to render his
precious dust still more secure. the narrow cham-
ber was made accessible only by small intricate
passages, obstructed by stones of an enormous
weight, and so carefully closed externally as not
to be perceptible. Yet how vain are all the pre-
cautions of man ! Not a bone was left of Cheops,
either in the stone coffin or in the vault. whets Shaw
entered the gloomy chamber; a circumstance which
led him to conclude, hastily enough, that the pyre-
mid. were uever intended for sepulchral monu-
ments; and the learned Bryant, halting settled them
to be temples consecrated to the Deity, had uo diffi-
culty in transforming the sarcophagus into u water-
trough, to hold the sacred element drawn up horn the
Nile—a conception about as felicitous as that which
would have converted the supposed sarcophagus of
Alexander into a bathing-tab ; a proof of which
was in the Wes in the bottom to let out the water !
Belzoni however has gone far to prove that Stra*
and Diodorus Siculus knew better, and that these
ancient authors had good grounds for insetting the
Egyptian pyramids to be sepulcural nionuments.
The discovery now made of the Saracens having
opeued the second pyramid is, we believe, perfectly
new.
We do not suppose that Mr. Belzoni is a man
of much education or deep science; but he cer-
tainly possesses considerable talent fur research, and
unwearied perseverance; the very requisites which
are calculated to explore and bring to light the
hidden treasures of antiquity. From the exertions
of such a man, the British Museum is likely to be-
come the first repository in the world for Euption
art and antiquities ; and we trust that every possi-
ble encoursgenient will be given to those exertions

by rewarding him liberally liar what he has done,
and by promises of future rewards proportioued to

• derodelve, kb. ii.

the value of his discoresier; for if we sae ►ightly
informed he is not in circumstances to iticur ex-
pense without the chance of remuneration.