Star.
London, England, 1826-11-10 00:00:00

A DIRGE.

!ROM ACKERMANN'E 11 FORGET MR NOT," FOR 1827.

DT TB! RE?. G. CROLT.

" Earth to earth, and dust to dust !"
Here the evil and the just.
Here the youthful and the old,
Here the fearful and the bold,
Here the matron and the maid,
In one silent bed are laid :
Here the vassal and the King
Side by side lie withering;
Here the sword and sceptre rust—
" Earth to earth, and dust to dust !"
Age on age shall roll along
O'er this pale and mighty throng;
Those that wept them, those that weep,
MI shall with these sleepers sleep.
Brothers, sisters of the worm,
Summer's sun, or winter's storm,
Sodg of peace, or battle's roar,
Ne'er shall break their slumbers more.
Death shall keep his sullen trust—
" Earth to earth, and dust to dust !"
But a day is coming fast,
Earth, thy mightiest and thy last,
It shall come in fear and wonder,
Heralded by trump and thunder;
It shall come in strife and toil,
It shall come in blood and spoil.
It shall come in empires groans,
Burning-temples, trampled thrones:
Then, ambition, rue thy lust!—
" Earth to earth, and dust to dust !"
Then shall come the judgment sign;
In the east the Kin shall shine ;
Flashing from heaven's golden gate,
Thousand thousands round his state ;
Spirits with the crown and plume,:
Tremble then, thou sullen tomb!
Heaven shall open on our sight,
Earth be turn'd to living light.
Kingdoms of the ransont'd just—
" Earth to earth, and dust to dust !"
Then thy Mount, Jerusalem,
Shall be gorgeous as a gem;
Then shall in the deserts rise
Fruits of more than Paradise ;
Earth by Angel feet be trod;
One great garden of her Goo;
Till are dried the martyr's tears,
Through a glorious thousand years.
Now in hope of use we trust—,
" Earth to earth, and dust to dust I"

NATIONAL LIBRARY.

The pile of building erected is the garden of the
Thitish Museum, for the reception of the library given
by the King to the Museum, is nearly in a finished state.
The front of the building, looking towards Bedford-
square, is faced with stone, 3lnd the projection of the ,
centre is ornamented with four half columns of the
lonic order, fluted, and a pilaster at each end, of the
same order, which support a pediment. The cornice,
&c. 6 f the order, is placed at the top of the wall, along
the whole of this side, wrought in stone. The entrance
is at the end of Montagu-o;se. The first apartment on
the rigi.t is of very great length, extending to the pro-
jection in the centre of the building into which it leads:
that part of the room which corresponds to the centre
division of the exterior of the building, is ornamented
on each side with two Corinthian columns, the shaft
and base of which are of marble, very highly polished ;
the capitals of the columns are not executed in the same
sort of marble, but are variegated, and are extremely
beautiful ; they also have a very high polish. The ad-
joining room is nearly equal in dimensions to the first,-
beyond which there are two other rooms; the whole of
this suite of apartments, which are very lofty, are of an
equal height, and decorated at top with an enriched
cornice, frieze, /cc. which encircles the whole of the
rooms. The ceilings are of a most magnificent descrip-
tion, being richly ornamented in a light and elegant
manner. The frame work which supports this ceiling
is entirely of iron, which renders the building fire-proof ;
very strong iron girders are placed at intervals acrossi
the walls to support the work. The rooms are lighted
by a row of windows on both sides, of equal dimensions,
and extend the whole length of the building. The party
wall:, which divide the apartments, are decorated at the
angles with double-faced pilasters of highly polished
marble. A broad stone staircase in the entrance hall
leads to a corresponding suite of rooms above, of the
same extent as those below, though much lower; the
ceilings are ornamented in a very chaste style, and light
is admitted into these rooms by skylights in the roof.
The principal patt of the roof is of cast iron ; it has a
very slight rise, so that it is not seen from the ground.
It is covered with copper.

Sows or ma Cutaciv.—Yesterday the General An-
nual Court of this Corporation was held at the Corporation House,
Vo. 2, Bloomsbury-place, Bloomsburyaquare, when the (dicers
fur the ensuing year were appointed. A Court of Assistants was
held immediately after, when several petitions from Curates were
taken into consideration, and orders given to allocateportions of the
funds tothe petitioners.
LivzarooL, Nov. 8.--Our cotton market is not very
active this week, but remains steady in prices generally,
and about 4 000 bags sold, including this day.
The important process of wheat-sowing is nearly com-
pleted in the county of Worcester, and a more favour-
able season for it, in every respect, is scarcely within
the memory of the oldest cultivator of the soil. A con-
siderable breadth of the young plant is already above
the ground, and is wearing the most healthy and pro-
mising appearance.
Yesterday afternoon, just after the return of the civic
procession from Westminster by water, as-two children
were crossing Great Surrey-street, from Upper Ground.
sheet, on their return home in Green-walk, Holland-
street, they were robbed of their caps, value 18s. by a
fellow, who got clear off.
A beautiful young tiger arrived in the East India
Company's ship Neptune, from Soolapatam. The ani
mal is so perfectly tame and playful, that when on the
voyage he had his full liberty on the deck like a dog.
and at niet the mate allowed him to sleep in his cnddy
It is said that Government have it in contemplation
to invest the Commissioners of Insolvent Courts with
power to commit to the House of Correction and hard
labour such debtors as may be convicted of wilful and
fraudulent cunduct towards their creditors.

The quantity of water discharged daily from the river
*Thames into the sea is no less than 20,600,000 tons.
This is the aoniversary of the birth of Robert Deve-
reoz, gal 0f.g51“ 1561 ; and death of John Milton,
0/01-0! Pif,LidirO 'Lest, 1674.
iesterday meenieg, about four o'clock, a Ere broke
out on Ire premises of Mr. Darlington, grocer, Stepney,
which entitely. consumed the same, and materially
injured aq:44toittlcg house in the occupation 'of a
baker; fortunately, no lives were lost.