The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-03
UNDERGROUND JERUsALEM.

UNDERGROUND JERUSALEM.
An Interesting Exhibition i'm London,
An interesting exhibition is about to open
in the Dudley Gallery Of the Egyptian Hall in
London. The numerous collections OF the
Palestine Exploration in and about Jerusalem.
with various antique relics from other parts Of
the Holy Land. brought home by Mr.. Nc
Gregor, the gentleman VIII, made the recent
| remarkable voyage in the canoe Rob Roy upon
the waters OF Syria and Palestine, have been
arranged for general inspection, with series
Of nearly three hundred and fifty Photographic
views, taken in all parts of the country. The
London Telegraph says: ~,
i. Lieutenant Warren, as is well kno wn, has
been industriously uncovering the very roots
OF the ancient city in the service OF the Pales-
tina Exploration Society. His sub.elranean
labors have revealed what may be called strait
fed Jewish history. He has gone down ninety
feet in one spot; and, at the corner OF the Ha-
ram especially at the depth of eighty feet, he
has disclosed the foundaron-stones Of the old
temple, st ,ndng upon the living rock. besides
arches. which begin, alter incredible toll, to
range themselves into an Ineligible plan re-
vealil g to tls the real Jerusalem OF the past.
Those excavations have carried back research,
indeed, to the days preceding Solomon; for in
one spot 6 watercourse Of masonry has been
found passing under the temple wall itself,
and there are relics in this exhibition which
come from that very place. The bottom
Of the Blrket 1srall or Pool of Betbes-
da, also contributes to the collection, as well
as the wall OF Ophel and the Tyropeum Valley;
and at the foot of the southeast an 10
of the Great Rampant Which now sus-
talns the mosques of Omar and Aksa have
ed with chsel or painted In red. Thesehave
been studied by MIR. Deutsch, and declared to
be construction marks OF the Pb9niciau ma
sops who built the Temple. The tac-similes
OF them thus far brought home are very much
like the first attempt Of email boy to max
figures upon his slate; but they are assuredly
OF immense antiquity, and no doubt thev rep
resent, as Is stated, the actual memoranda of
the stone-layers OF Tyre and Sidon, s'whot took
the contract" from Solomon the King, to build
bis Tempe. From Similar mines OF archie jlo-
gical wealth Lieutenant Warren sends US in
this exhibition the various finds heretofore ex-
humed. .-
The treasure-trove is, of course, Of differ
ent epoohs and very varying importa ice.
There is square brick from beneath the Hill
OF Ophel which Is kiln-baked. and comes from
the city as it.exated at and before tune OF
Christ. Bv the side of that relic are deposited
thre, or four balista balls, roughly clipped out
pounds, which were found IN the debris OF the
Tyro eum. and most probably we're flung into
the city by the besieging army OF Titus. Read
ers Of Josephus will recollect how watchmen
upon the walls OF Jerusalem used to look out
for those stoue shots, and CRY, "Tne white bolt
cometh." Here they are Just as thu oassstdrat
discharged them; and, although nothing when
compared with the Armstrong shell. they must
have been awkward things to encounter.
A fragment OF mortar and concrete from the
bottom Of the Pool Of Bethesda shows that the
water was artlfcially contained in that recep-
tacle, il, indeed the Birket Israil be the same.
A specimen Of the pottery from the Cave of
Adullam takes Us away from Jerusalem, and
suggests thoughts at once modern and polIti-
cal; yet in truth, Saul may himself have used
the 5rofen pipkin.
Lieutenant W rren and his party sen1 us
from the vaults below the area OF the Great
Mosque some fragments Of pitchers and cups
when are thought to be true Ph9nician. They
are sngularly like the ceramic ware OF the Ka-
byles In Algeria as reg ards color and ornamen-
tation, but the reds aud yeIlows upon them are
the natural earth-dves Of all potters, and the
lozenge patterns those also which are the
easiest to make. None Of the articles are per-
feet enough to allow Of a Judgment from their
shape, whi ,h Is surer guile than color OF
pattern in ancient earthenware. Along with
these however, are some very pretty anu neat
" finished lecyiht Of an unique form. which,
although very simple, are perfectly true IN de-
sign and are rendered positively elegant by
their correct shape.
II ,ere ls an especially striking round-bellled
vessel from 'Robinson's Arch" discovered a.
seventy-two feet below the surface, OF dark red
clav, and almost as thin as biscuit CHINA II
NAV have held the ''fne flour mingled with
OIL" or the s.irlnk of:rug OF wine the fourth
part Of O blu," presented when 'Kore the son
OF Imnah the Levite, was porter toward the
East, over the precious offerings" IN the region
OF Hezekiah. With these are mingled some
curious little jars OF more primitive type
believed to be Sldt nian-.hough as they are Of
parenty OF the same clay, they may. as likely
as not, have been jewish vessels to contain oil
or essences in rclIgi ,us or domestic use.
Under Moupt Sion have been found spindle
shaped vessels, small and possessing the
character Of s'lachrymatori, B." Those re-
mains are very puzzling. Among the mot5
auclent OF the number NAV be noticed sau-
cer.shapel piece, OF good manufacture and
perfect glaze, which cxa' lily resembles the ar
ticles made IN the Pnnj rub to hold camels' milk
cheese. though it may verV we'll be. for aught
we know, the identical ''lordly dish" IN which
Jael, tho wife OF hebcr, the Kenite, brought
butter to Sisera-pres ryed IN the lem le-or
one of the "cmpties" not returned to the
Queen OF Shebi after her c,iebrated visit with
30 many presents to the spot which is here for
the first tine laid bare after four thousaud
years.
These objects, at once so old and new. are to
be supplemented. by and by, with collection
OF specimen. from Mouat Sinai, and come ad
dtional ar icles of interest from the sam.
sources contributed by Sir Henry james.