The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

called Abraham and others out of the world to

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those old monastic deserts of the East, that they
might be separate from the cares and temptations
of the world, and that they might devote themselves
to the service of the Most High, and thus carry, in
a later age, the Gospel to its highest perfection, to
follow Christ, and lead, with him, a life of poverty;
and, though dead to the world, to live for the world
—to edify the world by example, by wise counsels,
by enlightened preaching, and by contributing
always to relieve the sufferings of humanity. He
preserved his disciples amongst the religious orders,
and maintained theta with that sacred authority
which was his, and he led them through the peT'ils
of the world as he conducted the fathers of his people
of old. He defended them from the fear of their
enemies. He gave them a conflict in which to battle
that they might become conquerors. And where
is this battle and this preservation more visible
than in this our order, and in our celebrating this
day, not in Westminster Abbey—that glory of Old
England—but in this chapel, the religion of Edward
the Confessor. After referring to the state and
condition of this country under priestly rule, he said
England was then happy England in those good old
monastic times. Her history must be looked at,
not through the mists and darkness of the last 300
years, but through the ages which went before, in
order to see the true religion. Three hundred years
have passed away under the cloud of the so-called
Reformation, but the providence of God was not
withdrawn, though might was uppermost instead of
right. Monasteries and cathedrals perished together
ill

one common ruin. It is a most mournful me-
mory for the followers of the old religious orders to
recall, but we are now encouraged to look boldly
upon the present, seeing that other days have come.
Lazarus is a true picture of God's love to the
Church. He did not love him less because he was
hidden. God never loved the religious orders more
than when they were stripped of their possessions,
and I do believe the conviction was always kept
slumbering in the breast of the order that God
would do justice to his own, and restore them again
to their former state—and that day is now coming.
Are we not to-day celebrating in our own house, in
this land, the religious services of our order after
nearly four centuries of privation ; and our Lord
comes and gives us much consolation when we see
this Dominican order brought before us in this
house. May a blessing rest upon you that attend
here 1 We have our Lord here present (pointing to
the " host" upon the altar), and though no pious
pilgrim wends his way this day to worship at the
tomb of St. Edward, in a building not far distant
from us, where his ashes rest unregarded in the
Abbey—and this is a shadow thrown thus rudely
across our memory—yet the days are betokening
for us a better time ; for is not he who raised Laza-
rus and the religious orders to life here with us this
day; have not the archbishop and the revered hier-
archy of England been with us in this celebration ?
And the establishment of this order will be an hon-
our to 'this neighbourhood, and will confer great
benefit upon the poor.
Dr. Russell having then retired from the scene,
the futher celebration of high mass was proceeded
with.

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Saturday.

The Queen drove to Loch Muich, accompanied by
Prince and Princess Christian and Prince Leopold.
Princess Louise drove out, attended by Lady
Biddulph and Miss Phipps.

Mr. Theodore Martin has arrived at the Castle,
and had the honour of dining with the Queen and
the Royal Family.
The Queen honoured Mr. William Brodie, F.S.A.,
with a sitting for his bust of her Majesty.

INTERESTING DISCOPERY OF ROMAN

REMAINS AT CLAPTON.

(From a Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser.)

The Priory Estate, Clapton, now in the hands of
a freehold building society, is being rapidly tra-
versed with roads, and the workmen of Messrs.
Pound and Capper, the contractors for the work,
have disentombed a Roman coffin in excellent pre-
servation.

The site of the interment is evidently close to a
point where two ancient ways met, and perhaps
intersected each other, viz., the old causeway from
Homerton via Brooksby's-walk through this
meadow to a point where the old mill head of the
river Lea stood 100 years ago, and another un-
doubtedly ancient causeway from Hackney through
Clapton-passage, between what are called the Fire-
houses and the Orphan Asylum, the former running
from south to north and the latter from west to
east. On the opposite bank of the Lea, where the
former terminated, Mr. Mayne, the engineer to the
East London Waterworks, states that the workmen
came down upon a hard, well-made road—composed
chiefly of forest gravel, which must have been
brought at least three miles—at least six feet below
the surface. Leland seems to indicate a Roman
way from west to east in the direction where this
coffin bas been found, and a coin of Victorinus,
A.D. 265, has been found close by. It should also
be borne in mind that some Roman gold coins (one
of Nero) were found some years ago in this imme-
diate vicinity at the back of the Orphan Asylum.
This beautiful specimen of Roman art was found
in the natural gravel two feet six inches from the
surface—lying due east and west, the foot to the
east. The coffin is now under lock and key in a
shed, being under consignment to the trustees of
the British Museum. It is of solid marble cut out
of the solid block, of rather rough grit, the same
width from end to end, and of the following
measurement :—lnside, length, 6 feet 3 inches
width, 15 inches ; depth, 18 inches ; average thick-
ness, 2f inches. The inner surface is smooth, and

there is a rise of about half an inch carved for the
head. There is evidence of clamps for a lid at the
upper outer corners, but no vestige of a covering.
It is plain externally, except on the left side, the
whole of which is elaborately chiselled in fluted cable
pattern from top to bottom, the cable running half
way up the sides. At either corner are deeply-eat
obelisks, and in the centre of the upper half a
medallion in alto relievo, of about 12in. diameter,
giving the portrait of the deceased. The feature 3
are damaged, but the folds of the " toga" about the
shoulders are as clear as if just cut, and the right
hand is fixed by the thumb in the middle of the
breast, the fore and middle fingers being stretched
out across the chest, while the third and fourth

fingers are doubled in. The medallion rests upon
carved model of a Roman tomb, on which ar°
Roman letters, which in the dim light of the shed it
is impossible to decipher.
On opening the coffin, and carefully removing
the superincumbent debris, a skeleton was found 13
the ordinary position of Christian burial. Tbe
bones, being much decayed, soon fell to dust, but
portions of the right thigh, left leg, and one or two
ribs remained distinguishable for some time after•
Amongst antiquarians who have had an opportuniti
of seeing the remains the deceased is judged to have
been a small-boned man, about 6 feet high, and
rather knock-kneed, and their opinion is that 11°
was a civilian of rank, certainly not a military wall;
The coffin is really a very interesting specimen 01
Roman art, and will no doubt attract considerable
attention when removed to the British Museum.

BURNING OF A DANISH STEAMER.—Telegrarfl:
have been received from Copenhagen, dated Friday, lit;
inst., announcing tho destruction of the English steaust°*
Danish Queen, Captain Priest, master, in the Baltic, I)/
a portion of her cargo (petroleum) igniting and blowiliS
up. She was an iron-built vessel, 956 tons register, Pr:
palled by screw engines of 100-horse power, and was frot
Hull, bound to Cronstadt. The date of the disaster is 11°,1
given, but it appears to have happened between Golino;
and Dagr. Part of her crew landed at Copenhagen. „f
telegram from Riga, dated Sunday, reports that eigh s't
the crow had reached Windau, and that the 5,35t°
perished in the flames.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, 1\104:0
DAY, OCT. 14.—Admissions on payment, 1,947 ; 4°.
by eeasOn tickets, 924; total yieitors, 2,871.