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at upon life's coast,
re discords hush'd;
is heard.

leem not dreamer's wild soliloquy :
gh and sacred converse 'twcen the sky

And man. its denizen elect; we read
Our privilege and destiny sublime,
And in rapt fancy taste its joy; while this
Is ours, we need not for the pinions sigh
Of the meek dove, to carry us to rest.

Tis sweet in lucid reverie, hope-lit.
When a deep calm has fall'n upon the soul.

Hushing to childike sleep each passion vain,
Or visions i f cur slumber wande•ing, free,
Those blissful shores where innocence is blest,
With white-robed pilgrims from terrestrial clime—
Flowers of mortality transplanted there!
Such dreams we have, I ween,— revealings bright,
But few and transient,—winter sun-gleams sent
To shew the soul er high estate, and raise
Her pure aspirings to the Infinite :

Childhood's gay dr ams were dulness, and fond youth r
Scorns its imaginings, so lifele,s then.

These are delightful; but 'tis sweeter far
To know one loved and dearly prized below,
Toil-worn on earth, borne on seraphic wing,
To rest in seraph bowers and weep no more ;
Translated where the victor's triumph arch,
Glory's proud fares, are view'n with pitying eye;
Where diadems are nothingne,s. A flower
Faded and crush'd below, there aye to broom
Where all is bloom, and beauty evermore
Unfad ng beams; where thoueit is joy, and life
And peace are one, and grief's dark founts are seal'd,

But touch a mournful string for one late gone,
One newly wept, endear'd by eve ,y tie
Affection links, and high worth consecrates,
Rich in bright truth and manly sentiment,
And learning's wealth, glittering with lore divine:
Finish'd his high and holy pilgrimage I
The beauty of his life, ensample bright,
The countenance that beam'd benevolence,
And love for all, oft gemm'd with pity's tear,
Have faded from the world. But his lov'd name
Becomes a radiance in the heart's firmament,
Fix'd eve lasting there. The pastor, sire,
And friend rever'd below, is gleaming now
bur star of love, transcendant o'er the tomb :
For friendship dies not when true worth departs
From kindred here; the flame but grows refin'd,
Hallow'd and glorified—an incense meet
Heavenward to tend. 'Tis the heart's victory o'er
The blast of death ! Yea, such link may join
The hands of cherubim, pure from the alloy
Of selfishness on earth, and dark mistrust
01 jealousy. The ethereal glow is lit
By hope celestial ;—'tis a grace that fits
To stand among the Immortals, face to face t

SAMUEL HUGGINS

Etrunswiek-road, sth November, 18

SKETCHES OF A TRIP TO THE CONTINENT,

ITALY, AND EGYPT.
BY EDWIN KEET, ESQ
No. 111.

Written for the Liverpool Standard.)
, —only disturbed bs the cry of the night-
it flits out of the ghastly ruin, or the distant
,og's bark by Tiber's yellow stream—reigns in
awful sublimity. Sometimes, of a ielicious, calm, balmy
evening, I have strolled into the vast area, with its pon-
derous walls nearly two hundred feet high, and have
heard the mournful chant of the monks as they have filed
in to say the hardly-heeded prayer, and the earnest ex-
hortation so impassionately delivered—to convert here-
tics and freethinkers to the true Catholic faith!
But I am wandering from my description of the ob-
jects most worthy the stranger's attention.
b-ths of Diocletian and Car acalla should be care-
Upon the towering arches of the latter,
ever wave, Shelley, the gentle bard,
'oily, and wrote one of his imperish-
lf, among the remains of that astonishingly
powerful people the Romans, one thing must command
attention more than another, it is the ever-gushing,
sparkling fountains of pure water : that of Treve, for
instance, must be, I should think, the finest in the world.
~lossal are the figures of Neptune, the sea nymphs,
that the pigeons ever fluttering about the cool
upon them, look no larger
this splashing neighbour-
, ..e the women frog-merchants ever at their busy
tasks of skinning, dressing for sale, and trimming up the
limbs of these delicate quadrupeds. Williams t y3ll and
I thought they had the flavour and gusto of the most
4elicate river fish)—so well fried, so brown with bread
only surpassed by the other
kid, and the wild boar,
mountains that surround Rome. A word about
and the conduits or aque-
d softness of the air of
r.l the glittering fire-flies
. during the five months
strianised daily miles and
_.„ only confined by one or
to prevent my perambulations—
ed by its sheltered position, open only on the
.awards the sea, and the mountains forming nearly
ircle of defence, thus rendering the cold and frost of
4iort duration, although I have seen a fountain co-
icicles for a few days ; but this was in the
"ad in a very cold and exposed square,
These mountains, varying from
, miles in distance, have a very beautiful
summits frequently covered with snow, yet
and lighted up with the rays of a December
rrnm these, by their vast aqueducts. did the Ro-
mans supply the city and the baths with myriads of tons
of pure sparkling water, gushing from the fountains un-
ceasituly day and night. How wretched the supply of
London, and other large towns in England, in compari-
son with that of ancient, nay even of modern, Catholic,

&ad silence—

hawk,
watch-

explored

hi 11,m

Here, too, in

ishes of tt

,bese

au'ains,

yriads, arid Idler
r to May, I ped

s roma

:za Barbarini

four streets entering it

o twenty

effeet, their

and half-degraded Rome !

In July and August, on account of the excessive heat,
the Romans say none but dogs and Englishmen are seen
abroad ; for, from the days of Pasquin to the present,
they are a witty, eloquent, and music-loving people.
Many bon mots, gibes, squibs, and impromptu pasqui-
nades, pass from the mutilated statue of Pasquin, at the
Palace Orsini, to that of Marforio. One is worth men-
` while I was at Rome. Four new
ade, and they were named in a
.dgment, Heaven, and hell ! The
pit man, eighty years of age. totter-
le grave ' • the second, Judg-
.ers.and handsome entertain
ction to the cardinals, at his villa
-'tv ; the third, Heaven, was a
,r his pii,us devotion and extraordinary
I beauty of countenance ; the fourth, or
antipodes of his predecessor, being severe,
sucrose, forbidding, harsh in feature, and VERY UGLY.
I shall speak of the inauguration of cardinals when I come
• - and the Vatican, and shall only observe
are but very few police—also very few,
ray criminal and felon, scavengers! So that
- .floolies of water, Rome is a badly
,•itv, full cf ecclesiastical

tinning,
cardinals

first was an old door'

g o❑ the very t

shold of t
good dinn

without the wall

got tt

man remarka
wild placidity
Heil

to St. Peter'

t ther

occupation, residence,
sown and watched
And

ts, opir

nd Proc

:agenda.

system o'

sought, by s(
introduced it

:nated a

stition is now anxiously
bigotted people, to be
1; but God forbid that it should !
zi hfield would again lick up the

s much avidity as ever,

dungeon, the axe, or

` Infallihili

luring my

hat occurred for a day or two

Itres of the stri

idence at Rome, it was amusing
ter is carried off the roofs of
ng tin tubes, or pipes, into the
being no flagged foot•peths :
reels, and not at the sides, is
hman, cabman, or driver of
a in the narrow streets under
ing the falling deluge

3 the centre of the s

very grotesqu,

One of the most disgraceful things in
Rome is the persecution and confinement of the Jews to a
4amp quarter of the city, near the Tiber, where they are
in by large gates every night ; and every
compelled to hear the aria-
Roman Catholic pulpit and
LniS is " to bad ;" they are an industrious,
sober, quiet people, and in this enlightened age, ought
not any loneer to be under this degrading ban. This
Jewish quarter, called the Ste'a, is near the house of
Rienzi, and contains close, dark, confined habitations,
unfit for human beings, and must be very inimical to
health. Many parts of the streets of Rome have here and
of marble columns, broken up, and put
Arid there is one beautiful, palace-
the name of which I at this

Saturda

ad shut

ema and n

there fragments
dow❑ for repairr,
like, ancient Roi

them ar

moment forget—the theatre-Of Marcellus, I think—near
the Seta and the fish market, now abused by its being
turned into blacksmiths' chops and stables for cattle, and
it is well worthy of note, whether it be the Coliseo, Pan-
theon, temple of Claudius, torn of Adrian, or arches of
Titus and Con.tantine. Any and all of the ancient Ro-
man pagan structures are disfigured by modern inscrip-
tions, eulogising in Latin the pious Pope that has pre-
served and beautified these edifices (as our churchwardens

do our churches); and no doubt 'many good Catholics
believe the good popes built the said temples, tombs, and
theatres. Again the most beautiful churches art indebted
to the ancient Romans for their magnificent marble co-
lumns. In many churches, these noble columns are of
one entire piece of granite or rouble, and from thirty to
forty in number. When the beautiful church of St. Paul
was destroyed by fire, the fine marble columns only sur-
vived ; and they are now erected to decorate the new pile!
which church when finished will almost rival St. Peter's,
and which every stranger at Rome should certainly not
omit visiting; and it is a detightful drive of two or three
miles to its pleasant site. The population of ancient
Rome is variously. stated, Tacitus asserting it to have
been eleven million on hundred and fifty-twn thousand;
another authority limiting it to twice the amount of our
metropolis of London—only four millions. My opinion

is, that we can form but a very inadequate conclusion, as
their suburbs of contiguous towns, villages, and villas,
raning from Ostia towards the sea round to Vecii;
Tivoli, now containing seven thousand eople, and
founded four hundred and sixty years before the existence
of Rome; Frescati, twelve miles distant along the via
Appia, the road to which from Rome is marked with
ruined aqueducts, vast sepulchral tombs, monuments, arid
catacombs. Then again there is Albano, built with its
palaces and fountains upon the ruins of the Alha Lunta.
Here are the ruins of an amphitheatre, and outsid the
gate the tombs of Ascanius, and the vast ruined one of
the Curiatii. At Ostia, sickly and marshy as it is, I ex-
plored many fragments of ruined temples and vast build-
ings, nearly obscured by the accumulation of earth during
the lapse of ages, and almost overgrown by rank grass
and weeds. These on— --nt suburban adjuncts

impor

to Rome must have been considered as belonging to, if
not part of, the imperial city ; therefore, the amount of
population, as given by Tacitus, might have been no ex-
aggeration; but, alas! what was the power, grandeur,
beauty, skill, and wonderful knowledge, possessed by
these remarkable people !—the simplicity of their lives,
their hardy iron frames, that could enable them to march
with sixty pounds of armour, to climb frozen.clA moun-
tains, to bear the sun's meridian heat, to swim rapid
rivers, to endure with fortitude the extremes of cold,
hunger, and thirst, to subdue by their indomitable cou-
rage every other nation ; yet all this power and grandeur
fell by the insidious mining and imperceptibly s-ipping in-
fluence of luxury I And the cruel tyranny of the army
over the laws and civil power completed the dbwinfall of
all-prwerful and majestic Rome ! Where is now the
Tabulgrium ? Where the Animarium, filled by animals
and beasts from every part of the world ? Where the
golden house of the tyrant Nero, and the bronze statues,
one hundred and twenty feet in height, near it ? We see
❑o more, the chariots, the horses, the cohorts, the le-
gions, the triumphal cars! We hear no more the exulting
shout, the multudinous cry, the clangour of martial
music, the laureated victor emperor ! The slave thrown
to the tiger and wild dogs all alike sleep iu the dust!
Truly, . _ _

" The melancholy ghosts of dead renown,
All point to earth, and hiss at human pride."

The mausoleum of Augustus with its statue of him on
its summit, and its two Egyptian obelisks at its entrance
must have been a grand edifice of three stories in height;
now, despoiled of its statue, its obelisks removed to grace
the front of the Church Santa Maria and the Piazza di
Morte Cavallo, it is degenerated into an amphitheatre for
bull fights and fireworks. The tomb of Cecilia Metilla is
a picturesque object out on the vast campagna where the
sepulchres of Scipio and the the catacombs attract the
wandering strayer 's gaze. There are thirty of these cata-
combs, some of immense extent, without the fifteen gates
of Rome. Through the kindness of my esteemed friend,
Mr. Gibson, brother to the justly celebrated artist, who,
since the death of the venerable Thorwaisden, is consi-
dered the first living sculptor in the world, I explored the
largest and most interesting of these catdcombs with a
party of ladies and gentlemen. After hearing a most
learned address from him, we were conducted by Mr..
Gibson through these vast ancient and interesting ceme-
teries and harbours of repose for the primitive Christians
and persecuted Jews. In several of these the halls are
painted, and stone altars and chairs remain in the small
places of worship. We were one hour and three quarters
exploring these streets of the dead, much have 1 been in-
debted to the three talented Gibsons for their kind and
polite attentions to me. Both at Rome and in Liverpool
how many delightful walks to distant villas, how many
objects of rare interest, unknown to the multitude of hur-
rying travellers, have I through their interesting kind at-
tentions had access to, benefitting by their refined talk
and classic conversation. Long before I ever thought of
visiting Italy, I enjoyed one long evening's talk with Mr.
S. Gibson and one or two friends, which began at five
P.M., and continue with ones light intermission for re-
freshment, until four a.m. ; thus the feast of reason and
flow of soul lasted eleven hours ! Immediately after that
relation of his two years tour in Italy and residence at
Rome, I wrote those stanzas published in a Liverpool
journal :
" Ah, shall they ever greet my longing eyes,
Say, Italy's fair plains, its azure skies ?
Shall I behold tho e snow clad towering mountains,
Rome's august palaces, high lanes, and four tains,
Pause at the watch. dog's bark by 'fiber's wave,
Or sadly mourn o'er Keats the poet's grave." &c.
How loath am I to leave ancient for modern Rome, how
can I tear myself from the grandest and subl niest objects
my eyes have ever beheld ? what associations reign over
the mind and hold it all enthralled with the great, the
powerful, the mystic past. One evening, I was on the
Tarpcin Rock, another on the " Campidoglio"—no, the
camp oil will not, must not, supersede the name of capi-
tol. There at the capitol, gazing at the dying gladiator
so antique, or at the Vatican on the Laocoon, found at
the Shetta antique also, or in modern villas, their choicest
gems of art are the antique. Thus looking at obj,cts mel-
lowed by time, surrounded by a halo of sublime asasocia-
tions, who cannot respect age? And thou, mysterious
temple of Janus, who cannot remember thy double face,
thy war and peace, thy now empty niches for thy twelve
statues, (that of Janus himself' is gone) and thy brazen
gates, no more open in war, nor shut in peace, give indi-
cations so fraught with interest to the bane or weal of
mankind, but still there it stands, sol d, firm, lasting, al-
though its brazen covering laid on at the time of Romu-
lus, is gone, still it is an object of surpassing interest, and
like the dark Cloacte near it, sublime in its age, neglect,
and decay.

Imperceptible, however, at Rome are the transitions
from one century to another. The Partheon, once dedi-
cated to all the gods or virtues, now dedicated to the vir-
gin and all the martyrs, is of great antiquity, repaired and
ornamented by Agrippa, son-in-law to Augustus. Its
“eight and diameter equally 144 feet, round its vast cir-
cumference are 14 columns of yellow marble, fluted en-
tire, and the finest in Rome. M. AGRIPPA. L. F.
COS. TERTIVM FECIT is inscribed upon the porphyry
figures of its portico, but many fatal spoliations and acci-
dents have befallen this beautiful temple! its bold and ele-
gant roof was much injured by the dreadful eruption of Ve-
suvius in the reign of Tiberius ; its walls decorated with lead
and brass, with works of silver over them ; its ornamental
gilded bronze plates were stripped; Alaric carried of all
its statues of gold and silver •, Genseric afterwards loaded
a ship with its finest marble statues, the inestimable
works of Diogenes became the prey of the barbarous
Constantine 11., and the early christian Pontiffs pillaged
it, and also all the rich pagan temples of Rome. Boniface
IV. made a church of it; Rapphael, Hannibal, Caracci,
and other artists left money by will for it, reparation ;
Benedict 11. covered it with lead ; Pope Urban VIII. re-
paired it and built up two wretched ugly belfries; at one
time its beautiful portico with its sixteen granite columns
four feet in diameter were cbisell'd, cut, and their capitals
injured to support wretched shops and pedlar's sheds;
Eugene IV. knocked all these out, but still the Partheon
like our St Paul's is sadly hemmed in and its effect de-
stroyed by small houses and shops; close to it is a boar-
butcher's place, with beads, hides, and offal spoiling the
effect of this superb antique relic A great overflowing
of the Tiber took place from the mountain snow being
suddenly dissolved, and a heavy day's rain. Some of the
lower streets were inundated to the depth of eight feet.
Torlonia's Great Theatre and the Partheon were alike
flooded, and it was a beautiful sight to stand upon the
altar, and from the watery mirror see the beautiful roof
of the Partheon reflected with its grand aperture at the
top. No wonder that Pliny in the palmy clays of the Par-
therm, from its richness, thought it one of the wonders
of the world." But farewell the Caesars' Palace, the
golden house of Nero, the Taurean rock, and the Capi-
tol !—farewell the vast Campagna, with its encircling
mountains, its aqueducts and tombs ! Ye arches,
temples, baths, and fountains, I shall never see ye more!
To behold the fragments of thy greatness, all-powerful
Rome, was a privilege, an honour, a delight, a solemn
lesson silently shooting the soul, never, never to be for-
gotten. Still, in my imagination I see Titus Vespasian
entering by the Coliseum, pass the temple of Peace, along
the Appian way where the stones still bear traces of their
chariot wheels. I see the captive Jews, seven hundred
of the handsomest of them selected at the destruction
Jerusalem t^ grace his triumphal entry into Rome

oi
Hear the acclamations of myriads of people as the trum
pets sound at his approach up the Capitol! Here too Co-
riolanus passed, crowned with his oaken garland; before
him cl,morous noise, behind him tears; he addresses
Virgilia, " My gracious silence ; bail! would'st thou have
laughed had I come coffin'd home, that weevest to see m'
triumph ? "Ah ! my dear! such eyes the widows in C'
riol. •l-wt. lack

wear, and mo

,ons." Here too at

the base of Pompey's Pillar gter
Cmsar who at Phillipi to good Brutus g

Caesar fell. "Julius
aosted what was
rid what the all

it made pale Cassius jo
honest, honoured Ron .an 3rutus, with he armed
rest, courtiers of beauteous freedom, to drench

spire?

brother officers are coldly hear.l, ant
but when the mother, wife, child, present themselves, the
obdurate, cold, flinty-hearted soldier, the hero of a hun-
dred fights, with nine wounds upon his gallant body,
relents; and when his mother says to him, " Do you
know this lady ?" how beautiful is the reply ! " The
noble sister of Publicola, the moon of Rome ! chaste as
the icicle that's curdled by the frost from purest snow,
and hangs on Dian'., temple! Dear Valeria !"

Iv answerec

In Russia coffins are generally brown,but children have
pink, grown up unmarried girls sky blue, while other fe-
males are indulged with a violet colour.
POTATO BRANDY.—Dr. Kane states that potato starch
is readily convertible into sugar, and this sugar, by fer-
mentation, yields spirit. On the continent, the manufac-
ture of sugar from corn is almost abolished. Potato spi-
rit is almost universally used, and, in flavour, it so resem-
bles brandy, that it is well known that a large quantity of
the French brandy brought into London, is potato spirit
from Hamburgh, coloured with burned sugar.

FEROCITY OF THE PHEASANT.—The cock pheasant
sometimes exhibits marks of great daring and fierceness,
even attacking man. I was once staying with a friend,
who had a bird of this character in the plantations near
his house which was accustomed to make frequent sallies
upon persons passing near the place of its resort. I saw
it myself fly boldly at the proprietor of the grounds, who
purposely approached the spo:, in order that I might wit-
ness the extent of its courage and ferocity; it commenced
pecking his legs, and striking with its wings, pursuing him
for a considerable distance down one of the walks. He
said that he generally carried a stick to beat it off, when-
ever he went that way. Some wood-cutters, who were at
work close by, were in the habit of protecting their legs
with strong leather gaiters from the attacks of this bird,
which was constantly interrupting and annoying them in
this manner.—Rev. L. Jenyne Observations.

INVITATION TO UNITED PRAYER,
FOR THE
OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
On the let of January,lB47,_being the first day of the

New Year,

DEARLY BELOVED TN THE LORD,

Since I had the privilege of addressing ion, the Lord in
his gracious providence has changed my sphere of duty to
this part of his vineyard.
Whilst I review with feelings of grateful remembrance
his manifold mercies during my pastoral charge in
Liverpool, the sweet seasons of Christian communion
with my beloved friends and brethren, and especially with
that dear flack for whom I earnestly pray that grace,
mercy, and peace, may be multiplied unto them ; whilst
these past tokens of divine goodness are fresh in my me-
mory, I may, when speaking of my present charge, say
with the Psalmist, "The lines are fallen unto me in pleasan4
places." Oh, that " the good Shepherd" may lead many
of his own sheep into these green pastures, overruling
this providential change to the advancement of His cause,
and the good of His people.
It is a sense of His unmerited goodness which leads to
this desire, and especially inclines me to repea THE
INVITATION WHICH, FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. I have
been permitted to give " to all who love the Jesus Christ
in sincerity," TO UNITE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE
NEW YEAR, FRIDAY, JANUARY ISt, 1847, IN A GENE-
RAL CONCERT FOR PRAYER FOR THE OUTPOURING OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT.
As I come nearer to the metropolis, I see more and
more clearly the need there is ot tbi- great gift of God.
For in what very peculiar circumstances does the coming
year open upon us.
First. We are suffering under " the judgment of
Almighty God, against whom by our strifes and divisions,
our misuse of his gifts, and forgetfulness of his manifold
mercies, we have grievously sinned. At his bidding the
earth bath withholder, the wonted provision of food, and
turned abundance into scarcity." Whilst the Almighty
is thus contending with us, the aid of the Holy Spirit is
peculiarly required to produce repentance for our manifold
transgressions, and to avert still further judgments, by
His leading us " to break off our sins by righteousness,
and our iniquities by showing mercy to the poor." For
the Scriptures of "truth make known that the divine
judgments will not of themselves turn •he heart to God.
'They rather increase the enmity. The Lord alone can
take away the stony heart, and give a heart ot
and produce that " godly sorrow which leads to repent-
ance not to be repented of." It is true that solemn
prayer has been offered throughout he land that God
would remove this judgment, and all who tear His
name must be thankful for this recognition of His provi-
dence ; but where, it may be asked, is the real turning to
God as a nation suffering under his chastening rod ?
Where the stop to the open breach of the Sabbath? to
the pride, covetousness, sensuality, and overflowings of
ungodliness, which make us afraid? It is the Lord alone
who can make this seffectual cnange. When He " pours
out the Spirit of grace and supplication," we shall mourn
for our sins and turn from our wickedness. Oh then,
Christian Brethren, unite as with one heart and soul in
prayer, that God of his tender mercy may pour out of the
abundance of his Holy Spirit.
Connected with this judgment of God is the state of
our beloved Sister Island. There the hand of the Lord is
heavily felt. For there, alas ! whilst there is a scarcity of
food, amounting, in some parts, almost to famine, still
severer judgments threaten that unhappy land. I need
not mention them. It is enough to say that God alone
can deliver from them. Oh ! then, let our Sister Country
have your earnest prayers—that God would send the
Comforter to his suffering people—sanctify their present
trials, and so strengthen their faith and fortify their pa-
tience, that they may " glorify the Lord in the fires,"
and be as instruments in his hands to turn the hearts of
sinners to " Him that smiteth him," and bring them
from the errors of liomaeism to the knowledge of the
truth as it is in Jesus.

A second peculiarity in the opening year, is THE MUL-
TIPLIED EFFORTS OF THE CHURCH OF ROME TO EX-
TEND HER COMMUNION. The effect of these efforts
has been to damp the zeal of Protestants in maintaining
the faith of their forefathers, and almost to persuade them
that Popety must prevail.
The only fear we ought to have is fear for those who
become proselytes tothe Churchof Rome, a. d for thosewho
abide in her communion. For them, reflecting upon the
terrible judgments to which they are exposed, we cannot
have too great compassion, or be too earnest in our en-
deavours to bring before them the solemn warning of Al-
mighty God : " Come out of her, my people, that ye be
not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her
phigues." For her destiny is unalterably fixed. " The
Most High, who does as He pleases in the armies of hea-
ven," and who " beareth rule in the kingdom of men,"
has decreed her fall—has declared that He will send " a
mighty angel, having great glory, and lightening the earth
with his glory ;" who shall proclaim with a loud voice,
" BABYLON THE GREAT IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN, and is
become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every
foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird."
We, therefore, have no cause for apprehension. Since
the efforts of the Church of Rome are but as the convul-
sive throes of a dying man, if these efforts should for a
season prevail, they alter not the mind of the Most High,
for " His counsel shall stand, and He
-will do all his plea-
sure :"—nor need they alarm his people. For " these
shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall over-
come them; for he is LORD OF LORDS, AND KING OF
KINGS : and they that are with Him are called, and
chosen, and faithful I" " They overcame by the blond of
the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony ; and they
loved not their lives unto the death." " Hete is the pa-
tiance of the saints : here are they that keep the com-
mandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

To raise his people to this standard, and to enable
those who profess the Protestant faith to act up to their
profession, the abundant outpouring of the Holy Spirit is
essentially requisite. Beloved Brethren, then, as you
partake of the spirit of our Protestant orefathers, pray
for this unspeakable gift. Pray, that He who said to
Joshua, " Be thou strong and courageous," may give to
his people that strong faith in his word, and holy bold-
ness in his cause, which may lead them to say with Lu-
ther, " Though the sun be darkened with legions of
devils as by thick clouds, we will not fear, for God is for
us, and victory is ours." And especially that the Lord
would send forth many, many faithful labourers,
" boldly to preach the Word."
A third particular calling for notice is, OUR STRIFES
AND DIVISIONS.

These are so well known as to make it unnecessary to
particularize them. But how grievous must they be in
the sight of that God whose name is " LOVE !" and who
has commended his love to us by sending his Son first
" to die for sinners," and then " to gather together in
one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and
which ar3 on earth, even in Him." How grievous to our
blessed Saviour, whose last prayer was, that " all who be-
lieve in Him may be one, even as the Father and the Son
are one." How grievous also to the Holy Spitit, who
directs that " all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and
clamour, and evil-speaking, should be put away, with all
malice ;" and that we should " be kind one to another,
tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for
Christ's sake bath forgiven us." When we hear in mind
the strife and debate, the hard words and angry spirit,
which have lately prevailed, and which have almost sepa-
rated bosom friends, and rent asunder the church of
Christ, we cannot but apprehend that these unhappy di-
visions have been one fertile source of all our sorrows.
Nor can we hope that God will be reconciled to us
whilst we remain unreconciled to one another. How im-
portant, then, is the abundant outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, to convince the members of the universal church
of Christ of their sinful neglect of their Lord's new com-
mandment, " Love one another;" and at the same time
to incline the hearts of his people to the exercise of bro-
therly love. For He alone can remove these obstacles
which unrenewed nature, long cherished habits, educa-
tional prejudices, narrow-minded bigotry, and sectarian
selfishness, have raised. He alone " can break in pieces
these gates of brass, and cut in sunder these bars of
iron." Let your prayers, then, be earnest for his mighty

aid, that he who on the day of Pentecost brought the very
crucifiers of our Lord to be of one heart and mind with
his chosen disciples, would pour such streams of love

upon the church of Christ, that they who
thest off may be brought " to love one anon

are now fur-
n. with pure

hearts fervently."
There are other very important calls for prayer which
have been referred to in my former Invitations, which the
purposed brevity of the present address prevents my
again mentioning. Entreating you to bear these calls in
remembrance, as well as those pressing necessities ad-
verted to in this paper, let me affectionately invite all
who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity TO COM-

the Capitol? hut that they would have one man , ,
but a man!" Shakspeare, the inspired uoet, who, as Dr. BY UNITING IN THE GENERAL PRAYER FOR THE
Johnson observes, " exhausted worlds and then imagined OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
new," must have bad—as he appears to have had upon The following suggestions are respectfully offered, to
every thing—a just conception of the power, weakness, assist those who are desirous of this union :
luxury, privation, military tyranny, and slavery, that Ist Let Christians foihm the example of our blessed Lord,
oppressed and were the curse of Rome, when Coriolanus (Mark i , 25,) who rose up a great while before day for secret
was banished, and, beading the Volscians, threatened the to
(L) Let them thus eclure the blessing of Him who says,
reward
hthietei secret, and thy Father
burning of the city. The entreaties of his friends and leather which
whigseeth hyl secret openly "

2nd. Let them call upon the Lord in their families, for his
Spirit to be poured upon themselves and their households, their
neighbours, their country, including Great Britain and Ireland,
and our Colonies, the min.sters of the Lord, the Churches of
Christ, the remnant of scattered Juiah and outcast Israel, and
upon the Gentile world.
3rd. Where circumstances will admit of a morning service,
let the congregation he assembled, and, in addition to the ap_
pointed prayers and a suitable sermon, let all who are devoutly
disposed partake together of the Supper of tie Lord or, as may
be more convenie I let the whole congregati• n meet in the
evening for public Worship, and let an appropriate discourse be

preaci ed.
4th. Let the ministers of the Lord meet on the following* Mon-
day, with their brethren of their own communion, in earnest
prayer for themselves, their flocks, the whole body of Christ, and
the world at large, and then especi lly consult together upon
the most effectual means for hastening the coming of the Lord's
kingdom, and particularly for the continuance of such a general
concert for prayer, that the year may proceed according to this
devout commencement.
May the Lord accompany these means of grace, or
such others as may be adopted, with His abundant bles-
sing ! Oh ! may it indeed be a season of special refresh-
ment from the presence of the Lord!
Let this be the prayer of all who read this paper; and
as the New Year is now approaching, it would be a great
kindness if these who approve the object, and have influ-
ence over the press, would republish and circulate this
invitation, which any one, into whose hands it may fall,
HAS FULL PERMISSION TO DO,
Peace be with all who love the Lord Jesus in sincerity !
Thus prays their affectionate Brother
and Servant in the Lord,
JAMES HALDANE STEWART.
Limpsfield Rectory, Godstone, Surrey,
November, 1846.

The Count de Montemolin, (eldest son of Don Carlos)
called by his adherents, de jure King of Spain, arrived in
London last week. His Majesty is accompanied by a
limited suite and travels incog.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY OF THE WEEK,

SATURDAY MORNING

The Consol Market has slightly improved during the
last week, the prices remaining firm, with a moderate
amount of business transacted. Thursday last was set-
tling-day, but the account was, on the whole, a light one,
and the settlement passed off with perfect ease.
The exchanges have rallied slightly after their late de-
cline, which may in some measure be accounted for by the
increasing stock of bullion in the Bank. The Gazette of
last night shows that the stock of gold and silver bullion
for the week ending Saturday last was, in the issue de-
partment, £14,317,830, as compared with £14,245,885 in
the previous week, being an increase of £71,945, while in
the banking department the stock has risen from £602,458
to £605,932, giving a total increase since the last return of
X 75,519.
The scarcity of money continues with little alteration.
Consols left off last week at 90 for money and account.
On Monday a trifling increase took place, and a better
feeling seemed to exist in the market, a good deal of busi-
ness having been done at 95k to 1, both for money and
account. Oil Tuesday little variation took place, but Con-
sols still maintained an upward tendency, leaving off at
951 for money and 971 for account. Wednesday Consols
opened firmly at 97k, but towards the close of the day they
became dull, and the quotation receded to 94k, at which
they closed, both for money and account. Thursday was
settling-day, consequently little business was done, but
Consols remained in much the same state, leaving off at
941. Yesterday a rise took place, in consequence of stock
having become scarce on the settlement of the account,
the quotations being, last night, buyers at 95k, although
husiness has been done for the account as high as 951.
Bank Stock has been done at 206; India Bonds at 256}
to 258; Exchequer Bills have varied from Bs. to 12s. pre-
mium ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. from 951
to 95k.
The Foreign Market continues in a very depressed con-
dition, but a slight improvement has been noticed in
Spanish Stock ; the Three per Cents. having been done
Yesterday at 371. Portuguese Bonds are still quoted at
36, but the quotations even at that low price are merely
nominal. By the accounts received by the Lisbon mail
we learn that the Minister of Finance has issued a new
order. modifying one which he formerly issued, for the
purpose of constituting the notes of the Bank of Lisbon a
legal tender. By the first order it was declared that these
notes should be a " tender" for all engagements con-
tracted from the month of May last. By the new modifi-
cation it is declared that tbe order shall not have a retro-
spective effect, but shall only apply to liabilities contract-
ed in future, in respect to which it is declared that the
notes of the Bank of Lisbon are to be a legal tender.
This suspension of cash payments must have tbe effect of
raising the nominal prices of goods equal to the deprecia-
tion at any particular time, which, as public confidence in
the ultimate solvency of the Bank is nearly destroyed,
must be very considerable. Dutch Four per Cents. have
advanced to 911. Mexican Fives remain at 22.
The principal feature in the Share Market during the
past week has been the continued heaviness of old shares.
Better prices were, however, had for French. The deal-
ing in the new-created South-Western shares has been
very extensive ; the price, after having been as low as k
premium, settled down at to I prem.—Britannia.

SATURDAY EVENING

The English funds have been well supported through-
out the day. Consols were first quoted at 94i to 5 for
money, and at 95 to for the opening, and several money
purchases having taken place, amongst which were some
for the Court of Chancery, they advanced to 95 to } for
money, and 95} to I for the opening, these being the
closing prices. Bank Stock if ft off 205 ro 207; Reduced
Three per Cents. 931 to i; Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents, 951 to 1; Long Annuities. 91 to 15-16; and
India Stock, 257 to 258. Exchequer bills did not par-
ticipate in the general firmness of the market, and were
heavy at 7s. to 10s. pm.
The operations in the foreign market to-day included
Brazilian, at 85; Danish, at 861 ; Portuguese Four per
Cents, 37/ for money and the account, Spanish Five per
Cents, for the account, at 261; Passive, at 511; the Three
per Cents, for the account, at 371; and Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents, at 591.