iJortiV:.
I'rcni t/U Lov.tkn Me 182T.
:a 'DivQt.
BV Tiir; iu:v. a. c rolv.
.tliy
F.ai'tl) to Kavtli, :»ml tUisl to dust
Jlcre the evil and the just,
Hmc the youthful and the old,
Iltix- tlie matron and the maid
Jn one silent bed are laiil;
Jlcre tlic Aussal and the king
^ide by side lie witlu rin";
3 fere tlie sword and sceptn* rusl-^
Earth to earth, ami dust to dus.,”
.\{fe on age shall roll along'
O’er this pale and mig'hty throng;
Those that wept them, those that weep,
All shall with tliese sleepers sleep.
JJrotlicrr, sisters of tlie worm,
b'ummcr’s sun or winter’s storm,
Song of poace and battle roar,
iS'c’cr shall break their slumbers more,
Oeath shall keep his sullen trust—
“ Earth to earth, and dust to dust!”
IJut a day is vnming fast,
fV.arth, thy might K St ai.J thy lust!
'it shall conu! in fear and v. onder;
•Iti-ruMcd by trnni-,) unJ thunder;
K >.hall comc in strife and toil,
M hball comc in blood ami ppoil,
{t shall r.onte in cr.ii)ire’s groans,
I'lirniiig temples, tnimpled throncS;
Thi n, ambition, nie thy lust!—
• ‘ Earth to earth, and dust to dust!”
*Then shall come the judgment sign.
In the east the King sh.%11 shine;
Tli.sliing frcm Heaven’s golden gate,
Tliousand thousands round his state;
Spirits with the crown and phuiif',
Tremble, then, thou sullen tomb !
Ilcuvtn shall open on oiir sight.
Earth be turned t#living light,
Ringdom of the ransom’d just—
Earth to earth, and dust to dost !’*
Then thy mount, Jerusalem,
Shall be like a gorgeous gem;
Then shall in the deserts rise
I'ruits of more than Paradise;
I'arth by angel feet be trod.
One great garden of her God !
Till are dried the martyr’s tears
Through a thousand glorious years!
Now, in hope of Him v e trust—
“ Earth to earth, and dust to dust
afartrttj.
Mixing together profit and delight.
nci'ca tViii, > (d I'os. H ; r: ; | v. .1.1. s..
iiiil sunieuiijit ii rc'mjlar j)ile oT ijiiil ;u'(i _
siiHicienllV f^l)Uciotis lo afCoiniruKlifii-1 atui tlu, ir ons Ixjcli/'.zcned with all
‘J200 jKTSfjns. Tlic vt;slll)u!L- is j llie I'lHf^ry ima^'lnaLIc-cmljrciclcrcd j)ct-
lated willi iiiarljle colnmns,. an.} lllled
with the stolucs of some oT tiic principal
bciu'factors lo the iiiStitutioii. In as-
tico:i’^, siiks, laces, finl)ciou\s, rinj^s,
!)fa(is, and ti inkrls oi't very dcsci iptioii.
Sucij :nimi)crv is often jnini^dd with
ih*' p!(;‘uros and statues by the Ih'st Ital
ian ma'itcr.s.
In thu Calhcdt'al we found little to
admire, Ihoiij^-h much to dazzle. It was
uriliianily liglitcd up at noon day, and
crowds were kneeling on the mosaic
pavement, before the altars, while the
priesthood, clad in gorgeous robes, were
^ ijusy in burning iiicense and utleiinj^
celebrated bas-relief in while marble of j their prayers. \Ve observed a grou|j of
the A'irpiin supj»orlinc; on lirr bosom j people collectcd round a little crucifix,
the dead Saviour, by .Mirhael Anjrelo, ( which \v
cending the noble flight pt slops, one
would suppose he was entering the
palace of a king, instead of a poor-house.
Over the entrance were in.sorihed the
words of Solomon, w’hich weic never
quoted with more propiiely—‘*Nor
say there is no Providence.*’ In tlie
interior there is a pretty cha[)c1, ctm-
taininc among other embcllishi.ienls, the
iv.eir wa*.cn nv w'oo(?eii ; Duria aijii Ciirj'l.'|jiv;r l‘ j
t.iiil.i'd wit 11 rninr(. ! never wiih us have (iN’based iiini'ieli h’,
such an act of sei vilily. Jiov.evcr, i.
suppose the Juind oi u rcjjublw aii i-^ ai
least as j^ood as the in'i at-loi: of llie
Pope; i>nd the slripliug ilion‘tur(t dio
not stoop to any ('xuaoi Jinary degree
ufhumil'ity. la llaiy, every liiiiig/-v
done i)V' lii;'sing. I till grov, U; b ardeu
as stretched upon the floor, and
and reckf>ned among his liiicst j)ro(l!U'-| w.hich they in turn knell, kissing the
tions. Nothing ran exceed the .^dVcct- juinJs and feet, as we!) as the - - 1 1 .1.^
ing simplicity of the design, or the beau-j wounds of this rude image of the hleec^ ® visited almos so e > c
men kiss eacii other c n bul!i cheeks, at
meeting and parting, as a common salu
tation—a most unmanly custom, dis
gusting to the eye oi'a stranger. De
votees" kiss not only crosses and cruci-
lixes, the faccs and leet oi statues, but
the very doors and steps of the church
es. A practice so universally prevalent
IS strongly characteristic of the eilemin-
acy of Italian manners.
To return from another digression:
the antique gothic church of St. Sic
ty of the execution. 'I'he present niun- j jpg Saviour. The picture was aOeciing,
her of inmates in this Hospital, or rath-| .1^,1 of too serious a ciiaracter to excite
er Work-Ilousc, is 17(iO, of whom otherlVclinis than compassion for
mistaken notions of piety.
MU. CAUl'EU’S LETTEllS.
From the New York Statesman.
Genoa, april 7, 182G.—The Uni-
V'ersity at Genoa occupies one of the
^ost splendid palaces in the Strada
Jialbi, presenting a noble front to the
street. It is three stories high, enrich
ed with suitable proportion of marble
jiillars. The portals are of the Tuscan
order, guarded by two lions. A ter-
j*ace on one side of the court, crowned
\vith plants and flowers, gives the en-
lj*ance a checrful apj)earance. The a-
partments, though sufficiently spacious,
•by no means, correspond w'ith the
exterior in grandeur. Thori walls
are. hung with pictures all of a
jeligious cast, and not very celebrated
as specimens of the arts. A large li-
3)iary, rich in the various depaitnjents
of learning, and a botanical garden, are
iimong the appurtenances of the Insti
tution. The Janitor conducted us tiiro’
the room appropriated to Natural Pni-
iosophy, and sliowed us tlie aj;par.uus,
foh ’-'bly complete : ns also througli tlie
3; tini of N'»tur'd ir.stury, which is
'! (! uiii’'ij|)0)i.>ui C(ini],rir:u wiMi
Fraiict*. In siiort, the i.itcMM'r
c‘ ■ tp.iversity c~r,'tains fr\v ol'jcct
Vv-onli\ o. iiutirt . 'I'iie number (if Pro-
facultii s of the Law
^nd 7'heol' g", lev.!- e;.i'h ; in th;:' Aleui-
t:rd do:';ii tmerit, 5 vcn ; and in the sri-
enccs nt.d ImJ.'Iii;inc. Amj)le
T>rovi.'ion nj pcnvs lo lie made at (ienoa
for j)iib!ic iDstruol ior-. JJesides the
L'niver.siiy, thcie is a Koyal (.’ollegc ;
an AciKh-niy f(r aichitecture, painting,
;md sculpture: n scliooJ for the deaf and
dumb ; and three public libraries, A
are mah's, and I'JdO females, chiefly
y(ju:ig p(‘fsons, who are here clothcd,
fed, and educated. 'I'hey are employ-
eil iti maiiutactures and the mechanic
arts of variuiis kiiuls. 'I'he superintei’-
deiit CO) fluctet! us through the long
ranges of woi'k-shops, presenting a])rct-
ty scene ofcheerlul industry.
The (IraiKl Hospital is upon a still
n'pore extfiidtd scab;, its dnneijsions
are something like lUO leet square, be-
fing the largest builUiug in llic city. Its
.architecture is of the JJoric order, siui-
I pic, grand, and beaulilul. These edi-
I fices are all the works ol the iJepublic.
Seventy-five full icnght statues ol its
I ^jenefocfors&inumerous busts, are auiong
decorations. Itisa))proprialed entiiel}.
to the sick of b(jlh sexes. Large as the
establishment is, the wards were all
filled, aiul exhibited an air of nertness
and comfort. Iron bedsteads contri
bute greatly to the cleanliness, lis ex
tensive pharmacy is open to the cit}’,
and the profits arising from the sale oi
medicine are approj)riated towanis ue-
fraying the expenses of the institution.
—Besides those two immense establish
ments, Genoa contains a hospital ior in
curables, and two houses oi refuge for
females where they are traiued to hab
its of industry, and employed chiefly in
the manufacture of ailiilcial flowers.
In short, 1 have seen few cities W.iere
more ample provision has been maUc ior
the poor, and it may l)C added, few’ ci
ties stand more in need of such charities.
The churches of Genoa are not less
numerous and splendid tlion the palaces.
Religious enthusiasm anda faith beyond
all others fond of outward pomp have
consecrated to holy purposes the tro
phies of war, and much of the wealth
accumulated by a lucrative trade. At
the time most of these edifices were
erected, the (ienoese had acquired the
ascendency in the Mediteranian, and
pushed their commerce to every part of
its shores. Their ships returned laden
with the spoils of the east—with the
marbles and ])recious stones of Greece,
Egypt, and Africa, together with a
taste for oriental sjilendor. Public mu-
nificience vied with private zeal in rais
ing temples, shrines and altars, better
suited to the oraclcs of the Delphic god,
or the divinty at Ephesus, than to the
meek and lowly religion of the Redeem
er. The same^ spirit still exists, with
out the same wealth to support it, and
the consequence is, that the slender re
sources of the community are exhausted
for the maintenance of a showy faith.
A poor woman who begs a sous at the
door of the sanctuary, instead of appro
priating it to feed her starving child,
will perhaps cast it at the feet of the fa st
imag(‘ to whicli she knecN, as a conirl-
bution towards buying a new tiai a, or a
new set of ribbons for the ^Madonna,
SU( ll
This church lays pccuiinr claims to
vcnrralion, as well from its great anti-
quiiy, as from o;hcr circunr-'iMices still
moi’e imposing. It is said iv* occupy
t he site of an ancient hospice, in which
St. Lawrence lodged on his way from
S[)ain to Ivome. After the >nart3 rdom of
thiit Saint, about the middle of the third
eentiu-y, the building which had been
sanctilied by his pilgrim feet was con
verted iiUo a church, and assumed the
name ofll.e martyr. lie and siint John
the Baptist are.joint [)atrons of the city".
The ash(;.'?^.f the latter are said to rest in
at) urn of iron, beneath oneofthe altarj
in this church, having i'een brought hi
ther from a town in Lysia, where he
died. Among the relics of the Cathe- ,
.!.al is the colcl.rato.1 C,or emc «...e conslunlly a pan.phle wa,
raw dish out of whici, tracl.tion savs !'7“"^''/'y el tile
thattheSavionralelhe paschal iamb with lo, the,.-si,,,press,ur„ and
his Discii.Ics. It was l.rou£l.t IVom tl.e ^ S'**''-' g;ve.i
Holy I.amI bv Ciuilla„mc K,>.hriaco, as I 'I',';"' c«n’.niua„ce is Uie .ullow-
o„c of the spoils of the hrst Crusade.- ! ‘ f S^, ="
Whcn the Krench took possession , tie..,e„ come to J.onuon upon very smal
(lenoa. X-.poleon sent it to undergo an | oU'envise they would
analvsis hv the Insiitnle. La.lv JIoi- necessity; nay,
sai. states: that it was fr.und to he con,-; “h-couven.ence ol ihe passa-e makes
posed of glass. Since the restoration ,.f of'ci'/'ome. »P, wl,o rather
the Bourbons, thissacreu relic has been
purpose of examining a celebraled paint
ing over the High Altar, partly by Ra-
pnaeland partly I'y his pujiil Julio Ro
mano. The subject is I he of
Stephen, and the picture has been mucli
admired by connoisseurs, as well as by
some who are not connoisseurs. Even
to cur unskillul eyes, the composition,
exjtression, and colouring, all appeared
striking. The history of the picture is
at least aniusiiig. ll was presented to
the church by l’uj)e Leo X. On the
conquest of Genoa by tiie FnMu-h, it eiti-
igrated beyond tiie Aij;s, and iigured for
some years in the Lt^uvi e, whcnt e it
was restored, at the solioilation oi Da
vid the painter, by order of the Hoiy
Alliance.
STA(;i:S, A CKM Ul{Y AM) A HAM' ACO.
In the year ItiTii, wiien tbi'ougiiout
Great Jiritain only six stage coaches
I.creJ/dary condition oF ccrhnn.f and ar-
'irivers at Cpiro. Even the J)apcr-mil
have entirely failed. Atlemjjts arc inak
i:'gto rcrestablish them. The p;.dia
since he has discovered that INicssr/
Salt Drovetti, (the P'nglish ^ Frcndi
Consuls,) have sold their cabinets IV
considerable sums, has reserved to him.
self the monopoly of 'works of art and
antiquity. He has niagazmes ofthcni
at Alexandria and Cairo, but his priccs
are so exorbitant that they are lik^Ir
to remain on his hands.”
The letter w-riter asserts that Maho
met cannot keep himself in his for.
mer powerful state for more than two
or three years. The prophecy is j,roi),
ably a false one—but it is a matter for
curious speculation (and also of rogrtty
as to the causes of the failure of thislau-
(lable attempt to introduce civilizatit^,,
and its blessings into Egypt.
A. 1. Ennuircr.
returned to tlie church, but like the dust
of St. John, it is now kept out of sight.
The Cathedral bears several curious
inscriptions, one of which ascribcs the
foundation of Genoa, the capital of an
cient Liguria, to Janus, the double fac
ed god recognized among the divinities
of Rome. In the thirteenth century, a
Genoese archbishop wrote a formal tiva-
tise, still extant, to prove that the city
was built TOO years anterior to Rome;
rebuilt at the time of Abraham; and af
ter another destruction, restored for the
third time, 12 IG years before the Chris
tian era ! This is laying claim to a tol
erably high origin; yet it does not ap
pear from authentic history, that Genoa
was a town of much importance in the
time of the Romans. The Ligurians
were a fierce, warlike, and comparative
ly uncivilized nation, retreating to the
fastnesses of their mountains when in
vaded, and struggling for liberty against
the dominion of their conquerors.
But these things aside:—we went to
the church of St. IVIatthew’, to .see the
tomb of Andrew’ Doria. A young priesL
lighted a flambeau, and conducted us
down a flight of steps into the vault,
which consists of a noble arch of while
marble, adorned with has relief and em
bossed with gold. It is a splendid se
pulchre, rather ii.:perial than republican
in its character; and destitute of that
simplicity, which one w’ould wish to
iind in every thing connccted wilh such
j a man. He shares a common tumb wiih
1 the rest of his family. The soliluuc
idolatry in Italy.
‘We visited a majority of the forty
churches at (If;noa, of w hich a tew only
will be selected ior nilice. 'i'he lii>t
in }joinl of ecch siii^tical in.portiuice is
the Cai.iuic'ral, rallied by way of d.istiuc-
tion ll J)ufn,10, It is a (;iolh'C struc
ture, covereil on th'* oubid cw ith black
;^r>tit!en:an to wl.om we took letters of j white maride, in w’iiie nUernate
stripes, giving it a I'antasi ical appeai ance,
and to n.y taste destroying all the gran
deur whicii its colossal jiroductions
w’ould otherwise produce. INIis-shajien,
..iitriiduL'tic-n. and iVc.in whom wereeeiv-
''•d every atlenlion wliich hospitality
''Multl require, iniroduced us to a large
g lioorn, containing the English
:-nd I'r-'ncli jiapcr.-;, togetl.er with the ! ^prial columns, add lo the deformity of
*',.'i iM(!lcalsand new publications, among j the exterior. T'he inside exhibits a
V ilia’ll s'-jvera! Iroiii our country were | compound of meanness and splendor,
'.bsei ved, j Superb pillars of Parian marble rise a-
Tlie charitahlc instltulions of Genoa | long the nave, and ehapels and altars
rt tl.e i»ii;hest credit upon the iui- jglitleriiig N\ith gold and with gems ex-
.TuiHiity and inuniiicence of its citizens, tend on all sides round the w’alls. IVIost
\Xi' vi.'.ilcd the two ])raicif)al Ilosjiitals, |of thi; ornnments arc tawdry, and some
■Jie Alberto del Proveri and the Alder-j of them ludicrous. Near the entrance
go I'liande, which in e>:lent and arrange- a statue oi a saint stared us in the fiice,
iiient call Ibrth tiio unfjalified admira-j w earing a cardinal’s lut made ol wood,
liou of the travciii'r.—'I'iu; former is |'I'he ordinary rrowns for ti«e in/agi s of
aitn.itiiL wilhout the ohl walN, in a the \'irgin and !.er Bamliino, (lor boih
/sun-'N valeopming from the Ap~penines, are uniiormly invcsle*^ with oadgfs ol
«(nw uyproachcd broad avenue, bor- liuyalty..) aio oi Ciii, washed
who it must always he remembered i'- ;,,,d silence of the crypt, hallowed by
ihe great objeci ol wors.hi]j, not tosay oi |jjy of the hero; the glare of tapers
upon the fretted roof and anti({uc sculji-
lure, imjiarted a deep solemnity to this
mansion of the dead. On ourretiirn to
the cheerful light of day, half an hour
was.spent in examining the church of
St. Matthew, the interiourof which is a-
mong the richest at Genoa, being filled
with ju'csents from tlie Doria family.
'The gothic front is inscribed will/ the
deeds of the chief, who reposes hclow'.
V\'e were shocked, while sauntering a-
1k)uI the aisles, to comc suddenly upon
a rude iuiage of tlie Saviour, large as
life, gashed with wounds, and besmear
ed with blood, stretched out like a coi'itse
in one of the recesses, where it had
been stowed away as a part of the lum
ber of the church, to bo borne through
the streets on the next rcl'^^iotis festi
val.
On taking leave of the young priest
who conducted us to the vault, and pre-
sentingto him the ordinary jiiuance for
!>is trouble, hE-seized our hands and
pressed them to his lips. A salutatioji
of-tliis kind was so sudden and unex-
[wcted, that there was no tinu; j'nr resis
tance: otli'jrw’iicadesceiKlant of,]^drc\v
tiian come such long journies on horse
back, would slay at home.—Here,
when they have comc to town, they
niusi presently be in the mode, get line
clothes, go to plays and treats', and by
these means get such a habit of idleness,
and love of pleasure, th.at they are un
easy ever alter.’''
State of Egypt.—No journalist is
responsible for any statements he may
extract from a foreign newspaper.
The following j)assage we have transla;
ted from a Pans Constand
we give it without any assurance of its
truth or falsehood. If true in w liole,
or even in part, (which laltcr conuition,
we, for many reasons tliink coriccl.)
it is a very interc.sting statenjeuf, * It
purports to be a letter from Ale.'iandria,
dated in OctobeK
“ The great scaflblding of civilzatlon,
which, for some time has been rising in
Egypt, has at last fallen to the ground.
R‘ligious piejudices have undermined
the European institution. Of manufac
tures, arts, and trades, nothing can be
domiciliated on the banks of the Nile,
lly striving after too much they have
gained nothing. Those foi’cigners who
flockcd so abundantly to the service of
Mahomet-Ali are daily departing—as
full of discontent now as they were of
hope before. He wdio expected to be
made a Pacha is happy if he can escape
with his head. The manufactures in
wollen and cotton have failed and those
wdio arc able, prefer buying the cloths
of Europe and the Muslins of India,
w'hich are belter and cheaper than any
made here. Steamboats have been aban-
dr.Tied becausc it was found neces-
cessary to import coal from England,
,'wood being scarce) and the climate is
too burning to allow of their being con
veniently worked. Besides, if any ac-
cidetJs should hajipen to the machinery,
there arc no workmen nor materials
lor their repaii-. The Pacha feels that
he has ventured be\ond his ability.
The treasury is empty and the public
resources considerably diminisliod. I'l-
ven the cotton produce is regarded as
deteriorated, and the bales formerly
sold at ii.GO francs can scarcely bring
SO now% The otl'.er kinds of produce
I'.ave suflcred a similar decline, and in
jiroportion as the means of enaction are
lessened, the necessity of bankruptcy is
augmented. 'I'han this lew things can
be more easj- for a Vizier. I'lis High
ness pays no one, and abuses jdl. He
says that the foreigners send him bad
ships. Instead of supplying his agents
with money, he covers them_with ro-
|jroaches. I'veii his 'Turkish school at
Paris (from w'hich so much was pre
dicted) is the object of his revilitigs,
aud i;:3 Ip rcd'.icc tlr.'into their
* \Vc fi’id under the head of ConstantinoVj)
(in a journal of later date) a eouiplctc coi'ilir.
matlon of these statements,"
I'ONTENI'LLE,
Utterly witliout heart, generosity, c!>
sympathy with any human being, Fon-
tenelle was extremely complaisant and
or all occasions very amusing in gener
al soci»;ty, wiiere he dealt out epigrams
to the very last with a neatness r.nc vi.
vacity that was extremely engogin"';and
he continued lo be universally accc[jta-
hle, witiiout even pretending to takena
interest in any thing but himself, hi
the whole cour.-c of bis long life (he (lied
in his lOOth year) it was remarked of
him, tliat he w^as never known either
laugii or cry; and he oven came at last,
to make a boast of this insensibility
He had a great likiiig for aspara^ri;r^
and nrel'crred it dressed with (til. Or
day a certain /jon I'ii'cuit vVblie
wl'.orn hf' w as extremely intimate
unexpectedly to dinner,
very fond of asparagus also, butlilxcil ir
dressed with butter. Fontcnellc saiil,
that for such a friend there wasno sa
crilke (d'w hich he did not feel hiin''cL'
capable, and that he should have hnh'tlis
dish of asj.»aragus which he had just or
dered ior himself, and half, moreovor,
should bo done with butler. Wlul«
they were conversing together very
lovingly, and waiting for dinner, the
Abbe falls suddenly down in a lit of ap
oplexy; uj)on wliich Fontenelle in*;tant-
ly springt- up, scampers down lo the
kilcl^en with increiliblo ngdiiy, ai-d
bawls out to the cook, — “ tiic wlioio
w’iih oi!
first.-’.
wit!i
can-;*'
Fhe A blic u ns
the whole with oil, as
In Si^oilantl, a woman by the nanicof
Marga Law son had a son who went to
sea ; and on his return, he found his
mother was dead and buried. He in
quired of the sexton where she waf; Ivj-
ried, & was tohl that she lay in a partic
ular spot, or very near it, but tlio exact
place could not be pointed out with cer
tainty.. 'riie son caused a grave stone
to be erccted, with the following inscri:>
lion :
Here lies Marga Lawson ;
’Tis here or here about—
Tiie place whore Marg'a Lawswn lie?
No man can find her out,
The place v here Marg-a Lav>'Son llcji
Xo man on earth can ti ll,
T'ntil the resurrection day,
'I'ill Marga rise hersle*.
An aged pair in the highlanas c:
Scotland, of the name of Grant, \'erc
sitting one morning in their cotti^’-
The good man was crooning a portion
of Scripture in the good, old, sing-sonj;'
way, to the auld wile, w’ho sat jx-rtlicu
upon her stool, an attentive
He came to that passage in Genfii''
which runs—“There were m
the earth in those days’’—and his ilmi
eyes mistaking the i for an r lie rcjiJ
“I’herewere ^y;v/;i/.9inthe airlh in
days.”. Ile'paused in complacoi'.cv--
this testimonial of family anti.'jHity*
while the auld woman exclaimed! ‘‘A' j
w’as there Grants so far bock as ll''''' ’,,
“Oh, yes,” he replied, “ we're an
George IV.—If wc arc to argue
the prints in tlie London "'C shuu. •
infer that his Majesty has broken a l-jff’'-'
deal lately in his health. He was io*'
mcrly remarkable for the gracc, cas^*
and dearness of his delivery. On tin
op( tiinsj; of the Parliament, hisutterar.if
was hurried and itulistinct, and his
tier calculated to excite alarm.
Liveri)ool stood near the throne,
cxtrcnicly nervous \viienc\cr the
hesitated.—The Duke of York
daiij^erously ill, some imjjortant chur,
may be expected soon. The next in
cession (the Duke of Clarence) is
sivcly unpopular with all classes.
He who receives a good turn, slio^-'
never forget it: ho who docs one, shP“'
never r(;iiiuaibtjr i,tt».