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Collectanea.
ruined village of Endor , where dwelled the witch who raised up _ the prophet Samuel ; and near it the little city of Nam , where our Saviour raised from the dead the widow ' s son ; on the east , the mountains of Gilboa , " where Saul and his armour-bearer , and his three sons , fell upon the swords , to save themselves from falling into the hands of the Philistines ; " beyond , the sea of Galilee , or Lake of Genesaretb , the theatre of our Saviour ' s miracleswherein the fourth watch of the
, , night , he appeared to his terrified disciples , walking on the face of the waters ; and to the north , on a lofty eminence , high above the top of Tabor , the city of Japhet , supposed to be the ancient Bethulia , alluded to in the words , " a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid . "—Stephen ' s Incidents of Travel .
ANCIENT CARTHAGE . —Sir Grenville Temple , who lately arrived at Malta from Tunis , has employed himself for the last six months , in making excavations on the classic soil of Carthage—a city , the mere mention of whose name awakens in the bosom of every scholar a thousand recollections of glory which once adorned the mistress of the African seas , and the immortal rival of the Roman republic . His labours have been well rewarded by the peculiarly interesting discoveries he has made ;
Among them we may notice that on the site of the temple of Ganath , or Juno Ccelestis , the great x > rotecting divinty of Carthage , he found about seven hundred coins , and various objects of glass and earthenware . But the most remarkable , and perhaps least expected of his discoveries , is that of a villa , situated on the sea shore , and buried fifteen feet under ground . Eight rooms are completely cleared , and their size and deco-i rations that the house belonged to a wealthy personage . The
prove _ walk are painted , and the floors are beautifully paved in mosaic , in the same manner as those at Pompeii ancl Herculaneum , representing a great variety of subjects , such as marine deities , both male ancl female ; , different species of sea-fish , marine plants , a vessel with female figures dancing on deck ancl surrounded by admiring warriors ; other portions represent lions , horses , leopards , tigers , deer , zebras , beats , gazelles , hares , ducks , herons , ancl the like . Ten human skeletons , apparently of
those slain during the assault of the city , were found in the different chambers . Sir Grenville also discovered in another house other mosaics of great interest : these represent gladiators contending in the arena with wild beasts , and over each man is written his name . In another part are seen horse-races , and men breaking in young horses . Sir Grenville Temple has had the good fortune to make connexions , which assisted greatly his own ardour for antiquarian research , and the objects he has been thus enabled to recover from their long obscurity , are of a nature to throw a minute light upon the customs and state of the arts ill that celebrated Roman colony .
SELF-EXAMINATION . —Few sufficiently practise the habit of selfexamination . Through life man is liable to error , and requires check , rebuke and counsel . He should personify his own conscience . He should be his own good spirit , hovering over himself in moments of passion , temptation , and danger , and reminding himself that he owes a duty to his Maker , with which the opinions and consequences of the world have nothing to do . Life , in regard to the earth , is
a passing dream . The reality is the hereafter . Moral principle is cherished and strengthened by self-examination , which continually instructs him iu broad and magnanimous duties . In the calmness VOL . v . x x
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Collectanea.
ruined village of Endor , where dwelled the witch who raised up _ the prophet Samuel ; and near it the little city of Nam , where our Saviour raised from the dead the widow ' s son ; on the east , the mountains of Gilboa , " where Saul and his armour-bearer , and his three sons , fell upon the swords , to save themselves from falling into the hands of the Philistines ; " beyond , the sea of Galilee , or Lake of Genesaretb , the theatre of our Saviour ' s miracleswherein the fourth watch of the
, , night , he appeared to his terrified disciples , walking on the face of the waters ; and to the north , on a lofty eminence , high above the top of Tabor , the city of Japhet , supposed to be the ancient Bethulia , alluded to in the words , " a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid . "—Stephen ' s Incidents of Travel .
ANCIENT CARTHAGE . —Sir Grenville Temple , who lately arrived at Malta from Tunis , has employed himself for the last six months , in making excavations on the classic soil of Carthage—a city , the mere mention of whose name awakens in the bosom of every scholar a thousand recollections of glory which once adorned the mistress of the African seas , and the immortal rival of the Roman republic . His labours have been well rewarded by the peculiarly interesting discoveries he has made ;
Among them we may notice that on the site of the temple of Ganath , or Juno Ccelestis , the great x > rotecting divinty of Carthage , he found about seven hundred coins , and various objects of glass and earthenware . But the most remarkable , and perhaps least expected of his discoveries , is that of a villa , situated on the sea shore , and buried fifteen feet under ground . Eight rooms are completely cleared , and their size and deco-i rations that the house belonged to a wealthy personage . The
prove _ walk are painted , and the floors are beautifully paved in mosaic , in the same manner as those at Pompeii ancl Herculaneum , representing a great variety of subjects , such as marine deities , both male ancl female ; , different species of sea-fish , marine plants , a vessel with female figures dancing on deck ancl surrounded by admiring warriors ; other portions represent lions , horses , leopards , tigers , deer , zebras , beats , gazelles , hares , ducks , herons , ancl the like . Ten human skeletons , apparently of
those slain during the assault of the city , were found in the different chambers . Sir Grenville also discovered in another house other mosaics of great interest : these represent gladiators contending in the arena with wild beasts , and over each man is written his name . In another part are seen horse-races , and men breaking in young horses . Sir Grenville Temple has had the good fortune to make connexions , which assisted greatly his own ardour for antiquarian research , and the objects he has been thus enabled to recover from their long obscurity , are of a nature to throw a minute light upon the customs and state of the arts ill that celebrated Roman colony .
SELF-EXAMINATION . —Few sufficiently practise the habit of selfexamination . Through life man is liable to error , and requires check , rebuke and counsel . He should personify his own conscience . He should be his own good spirit , hovering over himself in moments of passion , temptation , and danger , and reminding himself that he owes a duty to his Maker , with which the opinions and consequences of the world have nothing to do . Life , in regard to the earth , is
a passing dream . The reality is the hereafter . Moral principle is cherished and strengthened by self-examination , which continually instructs him iu broad and magnanimous duties . In the calmness VOL . v . x x