The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-09-27
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The Princess of Wales, now in her
thirty eighth year, is described as looking
scarcely day older than when on March 10
nineteen years ago, she stood at the altar by the
side of her young husband Nor do advancing
years change, save to deepen and strengthen,
the regard and affection in which she is held by
the people of England. By common consent
she Is placed beyond the region of criticism
" What the Prince does" is the topic of free dis
cussion-praise or blame-every night at a score
of clubs and In drawing rooms innumerable
But the good taste of what the Princess does"
is never for moment called into question.
Three boundary stones, of remark
able beauty and completely covered with inscrip
tions, hieroglyphic signs Of the zodiac, and hu-
man figures, finely executed, have been quite
lately received from Babylon by the British
Museum. The first stone bears the name of
Meli.skhu, king of Babylon Ia name contained
in the list of kings discovered by Mr.. T. g.
Pinches), who ruled early as B. c. ll75. The
second carries the date of the fifth year of Nabu-
kahn abl. king of Babylon, name not yet
elsewhere found, either in cuneiform documents
or in classical histories. However, the style of
writing borne upon 1t indicates period at the
beginning of the seventh ceLtury B. c.
1t exhibits two images, one that of the king
and the other that of Ziria. to whom the estate
it bounded was granted. The third stone pos
sesses even greater interest not only from the
consideration that it is engraved with still more
care but from the fact, made known by the in
scription, that the steLe was set up by order of
Nebuchadnezar as a memorial of the taking
back of piece of land from the Elamites ana
of the restoration to the country of Akkad -
Another side is wholly taken up with the sup
posed zodiacal signs No date is supplied. In
ALL thirteen cases of antiquities have arrived re-
Gently at the British Museum from Baghdad.
Independent.
IRELAND OF To-DAY.-The Bull in
which Adran w. bestowed Ireland on Henry
II. describes the natives Of that island as =" ig-
norant and savage tribes" TO whom the Chris
tian faith was as yet unknown. Since then
they have enjoyed for several hundred years
the full sunshine Of Christian doctrine and
worship, in the form most approved at Rom"
and for the last three hundred years-that H.
since England and Rome parted company
they have professed an ardent attachment to it..
But it is hardly possible to cast a glance over
the Irish news in the Times any day in this year
of grace 1882 without feeling that, after the
lapse of seven centuries there is still terrible
truth in the description of the country given IN
Adrian's Bull. Ireland is still in the weighty
words of Adrian's latest successor, sullied by
horrible murders and abominable crime.-M
turday RevieO.
The LAST OF CETEwAYo.-The
Union steamship Nubian, having Cetewayo, his
cousin, the two chiefs, the native interpreter,
the native doctor, and two native servants ou
board, left Plymouth on Saturday, September 81,
During the short stay at that port, Cetewa} %
and party visited the Cambridge, gunnery shir.
and Keyham Yard. Cetewayo fred a broad
side by electricity on Board the Cambridge, and
was greatly surprised at the result, springing of
his feet and placing his hands to his ears He
subsequently laughed heartily at his own tmidl-
ty, and he expressed himself greatly pleased
with the ship remarkng that ne had never
whilst in England, witnessed opything 80 won
derful. At Keyham he passed through some
hundreds Of workmen who, it being dinner time