The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-26 00:00:00

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an exceedingly striking and pleasing demonstration. round to Callirhoe by the Dead Sea. I can hear
The people were orderly in the extreme, and in the I nothing of the name Beth Jesimoth, but there is a
march through the city the way of societies was kept rruin on the north-east of the Dead Sea called Swai-
clear by a guard of soldiers, who also protected the 1 meh, where there is a hot spring. Higher up, near

flanks of the procession from being pressed by the
public. The loyalty of the people was testified more
than once in various ways, and at the end such loud
and hearty cheers were given for the King and Queen
as made the historic old place re-echo. In the
evening there were gratuitous representations at the
opera and theatre, the tickets for which were dis-
tributed by the Commissioners of Police, and it is
worthy of mention that the persons who were con-
sidered to have the first right to the admission were
those who had won recognition for acts of " devotion
and courage," such 53, in fact, are only publicly
recognised in England by a private society ; and the
others in turn are those who took part in the Sep-
tember fight for independence and the members of
benefit societies. The Regatta Society held a grand
meeting in the Place de la Monnaie, for the distri-
bution of prizes to the winners, and afterwards there
was a grand ball. To all these rejoicings the English
Volunteers were heartily welcomed, and the only
regret expressed was at their not assembling here in
the great numbers they did last year. However
willingly the Belgians accept the explanation that
two grand receptions a year—one in Belgium and
the other in England—would never do year after
year, they do not hesitate to express their view that
the English Volunteers should not refrain, under
any circumstances, from making their appearance in
the now well-known national uniform at the Tir
National.

Keferein, we were shown a hot spring, temperature
96 deg.
" After leaving Nebbeh we went to Naur (?), and
after that for a week wandered among minor cities
south of Amman, only a few miles distant. I have
a list of altogether more than 150 names. We
reached Amman on Saturday, 27th, stopping there
four days. I made detail plans of the buildings,
and a relative site plan. In photography we have
been most successful, Corporal Phillips having pro-
duced some of the most perfect negatives I have ever
seen. The hot, dry air has, however, spoilt all the
photographi' apparatus, and, with the exception of
the lens, it will be of no use after this tour till it is
repaired. The woodwork is all fallen to pieces, and
the leather is like tinder. On return to Jerusalem
I shall send Corporal Phillips home with the nega-
tives, which I think will number close on 200. My
great fear is now that some mishap mmy befall them
before we get safe across the Jordan. These people
are very queer. They take the Corporal in his tent
for a magician practising the black art, and very
little would induce them to stone him to death.
" I found some inscriptions at Amman belonging
to the triumphal columns, which appear to have
stood on the citadel. I will give you what I can
get from them, but I fear nothing can be made out.
A portion appears in the photograph. I also found
a sort of bas-relief of an animal—the back of a
cow and head of a pig. It was so much worn that

it could only be distinguished at a distance.
" I am convinced that surveying is the first object
east of the Jordan, beaause until the positions of
the places are determined it is difficult to know
where one is going when out of the beaten track.
I have now completed the survey of a small por-
tion whose limits are lines between Keferein, Neb-
beh, Main, Kurgeh (?), es-Salt, Amman, Ain
Hemar, and Nimrin. • I wish I could stay here and
cotnplete the survey up to the Hauran. I have just
had an invitation from the Sheikh of Kerak to visit
his country, but there are not enough points to pho-
tograph to make it pay for the surveying.
" I shall, I hope, complete the survey of the
plains on this side Jordan, but it is so disagreeably
warm down there that I am not very sanguine ;
even up here it is more than comfortable during the
day. For nine hours the thermometer ranges from
96 to 100 ; but at night it is coDl. I am pushing
on for Jerash now, as I find that the soldiers with
the Kurds have got down to within a day's march
of it, and I want to get my work done before the
fighting commences. The tribes are gathering in to
Wady Soir (?), and matters look serious, as far as
my visit to Jerash is concerned.—Very truly yours,
" G. Grove, Esq." " CHARLES WARREN.
" WORKS IN PROGRESS, SEPT. 2.

PALESTINE EXPLORATION.

"In line of Robinson's Arch. No. 5 shaft.
After arriving at a depth of 21.6 ft. was abandoned,
it being dangerous, and another has been com-
menced 10ft. north-west. A passage was found
(floor at a depth of 14ft.) with small communications
leading north, west, and south, the last being a re-
cess like a baker's oven. At second shaft, a depth of
9ft., a tank has been found, 17ft. deep, probably
rock. Shaft 78ft. from Ilaram wall.
"In line of Robinson's Arch. No. 6 shaft, 1321 t.
from Haram wall. This has been excavated to a
depth of 26ft., and a large stone has been found to-
day 3ft. wide. It has not been examined ; looks like
a step.
" Single Gateway, 37ft. to south ; shaft 22ft.
deep.—The top stones of a passage (?) are exposed.
The shingle through which the shaft has been driven
for the last Bft. runs like water.
" Golden Gateway. Shaft about 100 ft. to east.—
Searching for steps. Found some large stones 3ft. by
2ft. by 2 it.
" Outside Dung Gate.—Commenced this morning
searching for passage (traditional). Shaft is being
sunk. No information ready.
" Shaft discovered south-east of south-east angle
of Ceenaculum, and 50 feet above present aqueduct.
Shaft 2ft. square ; cut stone, l6ft. deep, opening into
an ancient aqueduct, which probably led from Solo-
man's Pool to Temple Area ; traced 250 ft. to north-
east, and 200 ft. to west ; passage cut in solid rock in
parts, similar in all its details to the passages under
the Triple Gate.