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VOL. XV.
EARTH, AND DUST TO DUST,”
A FUNERAL DIRGE.
i “EARTH TO
i :
: ” «Earth to earth, and dust to dust !””
i Uere the evil and the just,
i Here the youthful and the old,
| Here the fearful and the bold,
Here the matron and the maid,
¢ : In one silent bed are laid;
\ Here the vassal and the king,
Side by side, lie withering;
Here the sword and sceptre rust;
“Earth to earth, and dust to dust.”
Age on age shall roll alon
O’er this pale and mighty throng ;
é ‘Those that wept them, those that weep,
; All shall with these sleepers sleep.
Brothers sisters of the worm,
Summer’s sun, and winter's storm;
Ne’er shall break their slumbers more;
Death shall keep bis silent trust,
«Earth to earth, and dust to dust.”
“But a day is coming fast—
Earth, thy mightiest and thy last;
. It shall come in fear and wonder,
Heralded by trump and thunder 5
It shall come in strife and toil,
Jt shall come in blood and spoil ;
Tishall come in empires’ groans, |
Burning temples, trampled thrones;
‘hen, ambition, rule thy lust!
2 “Earth to earth, and dust to dust.”
bor +» Then shall come the judgment signs
4 . In the east the king sball shine,, >.» “
> Flashing from Heaven’s golden gate, .
Thousands, thousands round his state—
, Spirits with the crown and plume: . .
“e Tremble, then, thou sullen tomb,
- ° Heaven shall open on our sight,
Earth be burn’d to living light,
Kingdoms of the ransom'd just—
“Earth to earth, and dustto dust.”
Then shall, gorgeous as a gem,
Shine thy mount, Jerusalem ;
"Then shall in the desert rise -
s Fraits of more than paradise ;
arth by angel-feet be trod,
3 . One great garden of her God ;
{ Till are dried the martyr’s tears *
; Through a glorious thousand years,
. Now in hope of him we trust,
{ «Earth to earth, and dust to dust.”
DARRYNANE ABBEY AND SCENERY.
The following extracts are from Lady Chatterton’s Rambles
fin Ireland, lately published:
{ “ Darrynane house is situated ina beautiful spot, facing the
; south, aod overlooking a little bay, where the waves come roll-
ing upon the smooth sands. The, plantations near seem to
4 thrive, well protected, as they are, from the northern blasts, by a
fine range of rocky heights. .The house is an irregular pile of
building, having ‘received various additions at different times ;
the interior is most comfortable, and affords the extensive ac-
commodaticn which the hospitality of ils proprictor renders
The drawing room isa spacious apartment, on each
side of which is a row of windows commanding beautiful views.
1 is well furnished, and adorned a fine bust of the owner's
lovely daughter. ‘ The tables are covered with the latest publi-
cations, and numerous good prints, and caricatures. Near
this roora is the tibrary, full of well chosen books. The walls
of the dining-room are covered with family portraits; and on a
slab at the end opposite the fire-place, are some old spear and
hatchet heads, of a mixed metal, which were dug up not far
from Darrynane. ‘he next morning I took a delightful walk
before breakfast, on the sand hills, at whose base the house is
situated, and whose slope covered with fine grass, forms the
#tounds beyond the plantation. The view of the bay is beau-
tiful: its fine sandy beach—the rocky mountain which formsits
western boundary—the magnificent sea breaking in heavy bil-
‘ows against it—the indented shore of Dacryane—the islands at
| in entrance, and ocean beyond, create a splendid landscape.—
Al le enjoyment of such-a scene was rendered perfect by the
| shine and brilliancy’ of the finest day we have bad this
ar.’ -
4
"
“Short and sweet,” and very completely to the purpose, are
the following veracs ‘on : ' v pee
Truth ts power{l and will prevatl.
THE BLARNEY STONE. ‘
«We went up to kiss the far-famed stone—
There isa stone there, clever spouter,
That whoever kisses, e’ll sure turn out, or
Oh! he never misses, An out and outer,
To grow eloquent. *To be let alone,’
Tis he may clamber, Don't hopeto hinder him,
To a lady’s chamber, Or to bewilder him;
Or become a member Sure he’s a pilgrim
Of Parliament : From the Blarney stone!
I had neglected to kiss this stone on my previous visit, be-
cause the important ceremony could not be performed without the
tisk of falling headlong down a height above a hundred feet :
butin these days of marching intellect, and diffusion or confu-
sion of knowledge, even the privilege of being able to pay ex-
travagant compliments is made of easy attainment.”
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
CATHEDRAL AT NEWFOUNDLAND.
A great enthusiasm has been excited among the Roman Cath-
olie population at St. John’s, Newfoundland, in the erection of
a cathedral, under the direction of their Bishop, Dr. Fleming.
About a year since, a piece of ground, of thirteen acres having
been granted for the purpose by the Queen, the whole popula-
tion of the town spontaneously assembled with fencing materials,
and in the space of fifteen minutes enclosed the whole. During
the last winter a quantity of timber of the value of 10001. was
iven and placed on the ground without a shilling’s expense.
The Bishop having purchased a quantity of lime stone for the
building, the agricultaral population of the vicinity volunteered
to draft it gratuitously from a steep hill to the site designate
for a lime kiln, the whole amounting to nearly eight hundred
tons. a ‘
‘The Bishop having addressed the inhabitants of the out-ports,
inviting them to imitate the zeal of their brethren of St. John’s,
e
Protestants were found vieing with the Catholics in the magni-
tude of their contributions, and the wharves of the merchants,
as well as the government wharf, which have been loaned for
the purpose, have been filled with fine quarried stone of the
value of several thousand pounds. x} .
At length the ground was laid out, and preparations were
made by the Architecy, for beginning the excavation for the foun
dation of the struccures i i
of hie intention to begin the werk on the next day, The scene
of activity to which this notification gave rise, is thus described
in a St. John’s paper. .
“ Early on the morning of Monday last. the 27th ult. three
banners were seen floating in the breeze on the Cathedral ground
—one displaying a large red cross a white ground—the
second, a while flag with the words * Long live Queen Victoria,”
in large characters worked upon it—and the third, the native
flag, presented by the native youths of St. John's to Dr. Flem-
ing, on his return to his people in 1837.
‘This was the signal of preparation, but the hour appointed
for the commencement of the work was 9 o'clock in the morn-
ing. The people had been previously instructed to come pre-
pared with the necessary implements; it was suggested that
spades, pick-axes and shovels would be necessary for those who
wished to sink the foundations, barrows for shop-keepers who
may be unable to do the more laborious duty, and carts for draft-
ing off the clay and rubbish as fast as it was raised to prevent
its impeding te works. :
“At length the expeeted hour arrived, and we found an im-
mense concourse of people, but, as might be anticipated, there
was a deficit of the implements necessary for the work of the
day, particularly in the articles of pick-axesand wheel-barrows,
butthe want of the former was not observed so much for some
hours, and in fact, not until the vegetable mould being removed,
ile spades began to be found insufficient.
Jt will at once be understood that it was impossible to em-
ploy the multitudes who attended—the extent of the walls, great
as itis, could only admit of a limited number, and the claim-
ants in sinkiog the foundation of the Cathedral were numerous
and urgent. At length, however, about 500 men were placed
upon the Jines, and they immediately commenced the gratify-
ing work with an ardor truly astonishing,
“And now were testified the strongest feelings, the workings
of which we ever witnessed or could imagine, and scenes around
arose certainly nut surpa in the zeal and eagerness of the
ews to erect the temple of Solomon, , We remarked before,
that it was intended to remove all the stuff raised in the pro-
gress of the excavations, and this it was for which barrows were
expected, in order that according as it was thrown up it might
be removed to a distant part of the field, but it was soon founded
NEW-YVORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1839.
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| taking off the soil raised by those ardent workmen. No sooner,
|then, was it seen that the heaps were rising rapidly notwith-
standing the industry of, the carters and barrowmen, than the
women, who had hitherto looked on encouraging the men, but
with an evident anxiety to participate in ‘the labor, no longer
could contain themselves, and they extended around the works,
forming groups at every side, conveying away the clay and
rubbish in a variety of ways.
We first perceived a feeble old woman, tottering beneath
the weight of years, engaged assiduously with her pocket hand-
kerchief taking otf the clay, and shortly after we saw at every
side of us numberless females, the old, the young, adopting
every expedient to facilitate their object—we saw mothers take
off their shawls and filling them with clay and shingles, with
their daughters remove them off the ground—we beheld young
female children employed around their mothers with handker-
chiefs, either taken from their pockets or their necks, Some
women went home for their washing tubs, and thus provided
capacious vessels, for the purpose. We witnessed too, the in-
genious devices of the young boys who assisted not a little in
the progress of the undertaking. Some filled their arms with
sods, others formed themselves into pairs, and procuring a coupe »
of tolerably long sticks, they laid loosely across them three or:
four smaller ones, and thus having formed a unique sort of hand-
barrow, carried off their load and returned with their- barrow
bundled up under their arms to construct it afresh and renew
their labor. But the most interesting sight we witnessed for the *
day was that cf a young mother Who, clasping ber infant child
with one arm to her bosom, took a handle of a large. washing
tub with the other, while her poor palsied mother assisted, and
thus continued to toil the entire day. Soon, indeed, under such
circumstances, did the heaps fade away, and fn the evening the
moment the men in the trenches ceased their labor, there was
not a vestige of the rubbish they had thrown up.” “7?
In the course of the day this busy scene was visited by the
governor, and all the gay and fashioned people of the city, and °,
town. It is added that at the elose of the day it was found that
the quantity of earth that bad been thrown up and removed toa
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convenient distance, measured three thousand cubic yards, being °
an amount of Jabor valued at nearly 300l.. This contribution
was clear of any diminution of charges, the contributors refusing
9 accept any refreshinents while thus engaged. The whole
history of this transaction gives a most agreeable picture of the
devotedness of the people of this wintery region in their lauda-
ble undertaking. ’
‘
_ IRELAND.
The following extract from a sermon preached by the Rev
Mr. Gavin, in the Dominician Convent of Boula, near Portum-
na, a few days since, will be interesting 0 many of our readers
throughout the country, and may also jbe productive of some
useful results. | After pronouncing the. panegyric of the Saint
whose festival it was, the reverend preacher proceeded as fol-
lows:
“The people of this province have always been particularly
partial ‘to the order of St. Dominick, and “surely the exertions
now made, especially at Boula and at Esker, must raise it still
more in the estimation of a generous and emiyently Catholie
people. But you know, however zealous a friar may be—and
none can be more so than the worthy man who has tLe immedi-
ate care of this establisiment—he cannot do much without your
co operation. Tle has already tied every effort, still you per-
ceive that after expending his own money, and all he could eol-
lect, what remains to be done before the house and chapel can
answer the purposes fur which they are intended. You will,
therefore, I bave no doubt, cheerfully contribute whatever you
can aflord towards completing the good work ; and in return’ for
your temporal things I san promise you and your children's
children many spiritual advantages, through the’ instrumentali
ty of zealous: missionaries, with whom 1 hope. soon to see this
convent abundantly supplied. . :
The locality is highly favourable as a resting place for such
missionaries, without trenching upon the rights of other labour-
ers of the vinevard. They have a great part of Munster and
Connaught open to them, where they caa preach the gospel and
sow the seeds of eternal salvation. "That this may be done with
greater ellect, 1 would respectfully propose what I conceive to”
be a greatimprovement. Instead of spending their time, with-
out serving their characters, collecting corn ftom door tu door,
letthe friars be employed in missions through the country, as-
sisting with all humility the pastors to preach to the people and
hear their confessions. s the “labourer is worthy of. his
hire,” and must be supported, let 2 collection be occasionally
made in the parish chapel for the convent, which, by this, and
other means, for instance a school, will be enabled to keep upa
regular supply of competent missionaries, who could not be ea-
sily found, if instead of preaching and teaching, and of course
preparing themselves by study, clergymen waste their time in
that all the barrows and carts in attendance were incapable of | questing, exposed to various temptations, whilst they look more
also by a great number of clergymen who happened to be inthe =