to make an appeal to all the by-standers, who are no less ready with one voice to strike in with their opinion on all matters that come before them.

"The bustle has been increased this morning, by the departure of the wives of the Governor of Jaffa. They set off in two coaches, of a curious construction, common in this country: the body of the coach was raised on two parallel poles; somewhat similar to those used for sedan-chairs, only that in these the poles were attached to the lower part of the coach, throwing, consequently, the centre of gravity much higher; and apparently exposing the vehicle, with its veiled tenant, to an easy overthrow, or, at the least, to a very active jolt. tween the poles strong mules were harnessed, one before and one behind; who, if they should prove capricious, or have very uneven and mountainous ground to pass, would render the situation of the ladies still more critical. But there is nothing to which use may not reconcile us; and they who can be brought to endure the trot of the camel, may consider themselves as franked for every other kind of conveyance.

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"The immense khan, of which the consul's rooms form a small part, is inhabited by a great variety of families. It is three stories high, and in so dilapidated a state, that it seems to me to wait only for a gentle shock of an earthquake no improbable event-to bring it all down."-JOWETT's Christian Researches, 144—147. Mr. Jowett obtained permission to pay a visit to the mosque built by Djezzar in Acre. On entering its precincts," he writes, "we were required to take off our outer shoes. We entered a beautiful court, the pavement of which was cold marble: fountains played their streams, and the trees waved their branches with a softness and coolness . . . forming a perfect contrast to the noise, filthiness, and meanness of the streets which we had just left... The dome above the mosque is surrounded by circular galleries, similar, though in merest miniature, to the whispering gallery at St. Paul's Cathe

dral . . . The effects of the late siege are sufficiently visible in different parts of this building, the cannonballs having sometimes fallen on a window, and dashed it to pieces, at other times a column of the cloisters has been fairly carried away. . . in other spots the balls have either disfigured the walls by a bruise, or else gone clean through the more flimsy parts of the structure." JOWETT'S Researches, 149-152.

"Of the splendour of Ptolemais," observes Mr. Buckingham, "no perfect monument remains; but throughout the town are seen shafts of red and grey granite and marble pillars, some used as thresholds to large doorways, others lying neglected on the ground, and others again used as supporters of the interior galleries of... public inns Of these .. we counted nearly two hundred in different parts of the town; and, besides, several slabs of fine marble, perhaps once used in the pavements of some hall or palace, now collected near a magazine at the north end of the town . . . The Christian ruins are altogether gone, scarcely leaving a trace of the spot on which they stood. The cathedral church of St. Andrew, the church of St. John, &c. &c., are no more to be seen.”—BUCKINGHAM's Travels, vol. i. pp. 117, 118.

TYRE, TYRUS, (SÛR, SOUR.)

SCRIPTURE NOTICES.

.. THE strong city Tyre."--Joshua xix. 29. "And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house." (1 Chron. xiv. 1.)—2 Sam. v. 11. "... The stronghold of Tyre . . .”—xxiv. 7.

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"And . . . when Solomon had built . . . the house of the Lord, and the king's house, (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and firtrees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that

then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee."—(2 Chron. ii.) 1 Kings ix. 10, &c.

"They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus, king of Persia."-Ezra iii. 7.

"There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the Sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem."-Nehemiah xiii. 16.

"And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift.” —Psalm xlv. 12.

"They are confederate against thee . . . the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre. . .”—lxxxiii. 5—7.

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"The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish ; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. . . As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. Pass ye over to Tarshish, howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? The Lord of Hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish there is no more strength. He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the Lord hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strongholds thereof. And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter

of Zidon : arise, pass over to Chittim; there, also, shalt thou have no rest . . . Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your strength is laid waste. And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king; after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. Take an

harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. And it shall come to pass, after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing."-Isaiah xxiii.

"And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me; I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: Therefore thus saith the Lord God! Behold I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God; and it shall become a spoil to the nations. . . For thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up

the buckler against thee. And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. . .With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. And

I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard. And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the Lord have spoken it, saith the Lord God. Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee; How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of sea-faring men, the renowned city, which was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. For thus saith the Lord God . . . I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more; though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord God."Ezekiel xxvi.1

"And . . . the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon

1 For a minute description of the glory and merchandise of Tyre, see Ezek. xxvii.; read, also, chap. xxviii.