The Jewish Temple And Priesthood.

composition of the sanctuary , did mystically demonstrate the preciousness , the purity , the luster , and the tried and experienced excellency of the graces of religion . The precious stones which adorned the sanctuary were the impenetrable diamond , which represented the courage and constancy of pious men ; the saphyre their celestial love ; the ruby their persecution ; the flaming carbuncle their ardent zeal ; the crystal their unspotted innocency , the

prominency or bunching out of their refulgent jems did declare the visibility , the exemplariness and radiancy of their vertues . " The Urim inserted into the high priest ' s pectoral signified light , and the Tluunmim denoted truth . A late learned man hath asserted that the Urim ingrafted into the hi gh priest ' s rationale was an icuncula or little image representing some angel or cherubim , from whose mouth after a precedent irradiation of the circumbient jems God delivered those infallible dictates , by ' which the Jeivs were to conduct and steer themselves in affairs of the

most difficult and perplexed emergency . Proportionate to this ivere the Teraphim amongst the antient . JeAvs , which were little images either devoted and dedicated to the honour of angels , or else moulded and east into the figure and form ofthe angels themselves ( as the learned Ludovicus de Dieu asserts ) , from ivhose oraculous responses upon their application to those angelical pourtraictures they managed those important concernments that

had an aspect cither on peace or war . But I have too much digrest ; I noiv return . " The windows ofthe sanctuary did typifie divine illumination , which must not be darkened ivith the inquirer mire of terrestrial cares , the dust of vain glory , the mists or umbrages of sorrow , nor with the smoaky exhalations of anger . j' T ! le ' ° aci 1 candlesticks in the Jewish temple did intimate the

. g . * infused habits of divine knowledge residing in the soul ; the golden snuffers did denote afflictions , which , as they do induce a chastisement ^ so they superinduce a subsequent eminency and splendour . The palm trees and chcrtibims which ivere insculped on the door of the holy of holies , did suggest that pious men that supported their afflictions with patience ( of ivhich the palm was an emblem ) shouldafter their depressionhave out of

, , an emergency all their troubles , and dwell in the mansions of cherubims . ' The two angels that stood by the ark had their Avings stretched out , and their faces looking downwards on it , to declare their readiness and posture to be employed in divine ministrations ; the cherubims on the ark looked towards one another , to intimate their mutual love , intuitive knoivledge , concord and harmony . " The imputriblc wood of Shittim of ivhich the ark was

composed , signified Christ ' s humanity ; the gold , with which it ivas covered , typified his divinity ; as likewise did the manna which was imputable , globulous or circular , to denote his eternal divinity ; or , if you please , the manna within the vail was the type of Christ essential , as the shew-bread without the vail was the * symbol of Christ doctrinal . The incense that was on the top of " the cakes of sheiv-bread was to be burned on the Sabbath , to signifie that should be still combined

prayer or united with the word . " The rod of Aaron ivas abstracted from an almond tree , that soonest blossoms , to insinuate to us the early fertility of reli" -ion under pious discipline ; now a rod amongst the antients was ° tbc symbol of ease , of government , of defence , of doctrine and instruction , ancl of discipline and correction ; the blossoms of Aaron ' s rod had a whiteness tinctured ivith red , to intimate that purity and zeal were the best characters ancl evidences of piety aud reli gion . "

_ Tin- ; Bisuor Axn THE BEGUM .- —On November loth , 1 S 35 , when the hishop opened his letters , ho found one , containing inclosures ivhich seemed to give him the greatest , joy . He waved tivo long thin strips of paper above his head , and challenged inquiry as to their signification . They proved to be bank bills ; one for a lac of rupees , and the other for half a lac , sent doivn from the Begum Sumroo as a gift for the church and the poor . The Begum Sumroo held an independent jaghire , near Meerufcin the U ProvincesCelebrated alike for beauty and

, pper . talents , she had risen from a simple nautch girl to be a native princess . In early life her character had been bad ; in maturity it was tinged with harshness and cruelty ; in extreme age it was benevolent ancl epiiet , though capricious . She was a Konian Catholic . Her revenue exceeded . £ 120 , 000 per annum , half of ivhich she saved . Her coiu-t and p .-dace were at Sirdhana ; she maintained three thousand troops , kept an establishment of hundred female attendants the

seven , frequented Konian Catholic church every Sunday , wore a turban , smoked a hookah , was small of stature , fond of SIIOAA-, imperious in manner , and ranked ' ™ f ? st the notabilities of India . At her death , which took place in if y 7 \ . n slle was eighty-seven years of age , her estates lapsed to the AT ri Com P » y , " but her immense savings were bequeathed to I y ? ° Sombre , the sou of her adoption , who was aftenvards too well uioAvr- ia . id-gland . —Bateman ' s Life of JBhlop Wihor ..

Archæology.

ARCH ? OLOGY .

THE DEFORMED SKULLS AT WEOXETEE .

AT the meeting of the Ethnological Society on Wednesday week , these skulls were laid before the meeting by Mr . Wright , who gave an account at some length of the circumstances under which they were discovered . They lay , evidently buried , but iu appearance hastily , under a shallow covering ( one to two and a half feet ) of fine light loamy soil , near the Severn , but on an elevation of from thirty to forty feet above the level of the river .

A long discussion took place , in which it appeared to be the general opinion that the deformation ofthe skulls had taken place after death . Dr . Knox , AVIIO made some interesting remarks upon the deformities of the skull in general , and who stated that the skulls of the ancient Peruvians were generally deformed in a manner similar to these skulls , thought that in the present case the deformity had been produced bsome outward causeimmediatel

y , y before or immediately after death . Mr . Cull made some remarks on the presence of earth in these skulls , and stated that in general character they differed entirely from Celtic skulls . Mr . Busk believed the deformity to be wholly due to the effect of long continued posthumous pressure , and explained how , in his opinion , this had taken place . He thought that the character of the crania pointed to a people coming from the north of Europe . A letter

ivas communicated from Professor Owen , who was unexpectedly prevented from attending , and who also considered that the cause ofthe deformity was posthumous , and that it arose from a gradual pressure under a very heavy iveight during a great number of years . He cited as an analagous fact the crushed state of many of the skulls of the lower animals , as found in a fossil condition . Various other explanations were offered of the manner in ivhich

the change of form of the skulls had taken place posthumously , but all more or less at variance with the undoubted circumstances under which they lay . Nevertheless , although one or two speakers pointed out the difficulties Avhich lay in the Avay of these explanations , the general opinion appeared to be that there had been a posthumous change of form . On the whole , this ' interesting question can hardly be saicl to have been raised by this discussion out of the mystery which enveloped it .

The Present And Future Of British Art.

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF BRITISH ART .

THE question , What will be the probable future condition of British Art—which possesses so much general interest , and which by association awakens a feeling almost personal in its most favourable solution—cannot , perhaps , be with more propriety considered than at the commencement of a New Year . It is the period when in every varied condition of life we review the past ; when our impressions of the space traversed are the most vivid ; when

reason disenthralled from momentary passions , is less partial ; and AA ' trace the results of action , even as they who recall the memory of the dead , with feelings of pride chastened by regret , and of regret mitigated by hope . NOAV the law- which governs men in their individual character is applicable also to their social : wc examine our own career , we scrutinize national progress for the same end—the means may be different , but the purpose is

identical — moral good . In one case observation is _ exercised toAA'ards the formation of character ; in the other it _ is directed towards the general condition of mental pursuit ; in both the design is to ensure advancement . So great is the tendency of the mind , however , to individualize its action , that in extensive views of human life the process of inquiry becomes inducted upon principles strictly analogous to persons . Hence it is , that narrow , civilization

limited zeal is engendered , which writes the history of with the spirit of party ; ancl that events are commented upon , not as the results of general causes , but as particular incidents . Apart , hoAvever , from these considerations , the knowledge of our comparative national condition , as regards intellectual qualities , competing power , commercial greatness , social advantage or disparity , isof all destined to the public service the most important . No

, , great state can exist without it : ei-en China has felt its influence , and AA'e doubt not it has power afc Timbuctoo . But not to any nation is this knoAA'ledge of so much importance as our oivn . An insular people are apt too devoutly to worship that wisdom which never goes abroad . Their government , their schools , their arts , their modes of sale and barter , may be all good , they are inclined too fondlto revere them as the bestIf wealththey purchase

y . y , the excellence they want ; if poor , they despise it ; if trading , they estimate ifc not according to its intrinsic qualities , but their market . NOAV , the evil consequences of this system we have felt . Relying upon the excellence of our institutions , we neglected education ; treating the productions of su't as simple articles of