III. Go trace the waters of the sparkling rill, Or in the sun with diamond lustre flushing: IV. Go in the spring-time-when the smiling earth The spirit knows in brighter worlds on high: more The lesson of thine own mortality. Ay, wander forth with nature, every glade, The rainbow's arch-the dazzling orb of dayHave each mysterious tones to pierce the human soul. Miscellaneous. VISIT OF SIR H. FANE TO THE RAJAH OF LAHORE.-To-day begins the Seikh festival of the Holi, or rejoicing at the commencement of spring. The rajah expressed a wish that the general would come, and be present at a part of the ceremony at his tents. He accordingly went, accompanied only by us of the personal staff; and a most extraordinary scene it was. We found him seated, surrounded as usual by his court, and, for the first time, the guard of amazons, some thirty or forty in number, many of them very pretty, armed with bows and arrows, which they drew the moment we made our appearance, in the most warlike style. This corps is one formed of ladies, and which has been often previously mentioned in the works on India; but till this occasion they never made their appearance in our presence. Whether in presence of an enemy they would be found equally bold, I know not, but in that of the old chieftain they dared to do and say in a way that none of his most favourite courtiers ventured to attempt. In front of every chair were small baskets, heaped one above another, full of small brittle balls, filled with red powder, and alongside them large bowls of thick yellow saffron, and long gold squirts, with which each of us armed ourselves. As soon as we were all seated, the rajah took a large butter-boat kind of article, filled with the said saffron, and poured it on sir Henry's bald head; while, at the same time, the prime minister rubbed him all over with gold and silver leaf, mixed with red powder. We were all holding our sides with laughter at the chief bowing to all this, wondering the meaning of it, when our mirth (or rather mine) was changed into grief, at having one eye nearly put out by a long-bearded gentleman opposite, who deliberately threw a ball, filled with red powder, into one eye, while another facetious youth closed up the other with saffron soup. The origin of this cere mony I am not sufficiently acquainted with Hindoo mythology to explain, but the custom of throwing red powder about is universal among that sect throughout India; and our servants, though prevented by respect from actually committing the atrocity, still bring round a plate with some of it at this season, and expect a present in return. Runjeet himself seemed to enjoy the fun as much as any one; and, though few of the courtiers aimed at him personally, this did not prevent his taking an occasional shot himself, his being more particularly directed against an Affghan ambassador, just arrived at his court from Candahar. This poor man was dressed in his best, his beard combed and dyed to a nicety, his feet well tucked under him, and his face drilled to a grave diplomatic cast. Never having before seen the festival of the Holi, he had not the smallest idea what he had to expect; and his look of astonishment at a ball of red dust being shyed in his eye, and his horror when his beard was turned to a bright saffron colour, I shall long remember. This soon turned all our ammunition upon him, and first one eye and then another was closed up, till at length he was fairly beat out of his etiquette, and took to his heels amidst a roar of laughter from all our party. The battle raged for more than an hour, during which neither the commanderin-chief nor the amazons came off scot free; and by the time we all got up to return home, the honourable company of London chimney-sweeps would have turned us out as too dirty for their society.-Five Years in India ; by sir H. Fane. INSECURITY OF LEADEN COFFINS, AND DANGERS RESULTING FROM INTERMENT IN VAULTS.From some remarks I have previously made, my readers will easily understand that many thousands of bodies have been deposited in places on the surface, with or without being placed in lead. This is a monstrous abuse, and one that ought to have been annihilated in its very origin. I have repeatedly entered places in which vast piles of coffins are deposited: the general smell of the atmosphere is extremely offensive. Here have I seen women of delicate organization, oppressed with grief for the loss of a beloved object, subject themselves to the action of a "malaria" given off in enormous quantities-possibly themselves specimens of walking sickness, led thither to contemplate the remains of what once was an affectionate husband, a beloved child, or relative. This should not be permitted-the power of resistance ought not thus to be experimented with. Coffins may be of lead, soldered, lined, and cased, yet the pestiferous vapours will frequently escape; the security, therefore, is merely imaginary. Every person who has been accustomed to enter these places can vouch for the truth of this assertion; the disgusting stench in places largely ventilated proves this. Very poisonous gases are the products of the decomposition of the dead; they are generated under all circumstances, whether in the strong and expensive coffins of the rich, or in the frail and imperfectly made shells of the poor. The gaseous products of decomposition, condensed and compressed as they are to considerably less than half their volume by continual increments from the decomposition of the general tissues (in some instances), may be retained by the mere strength of their cases; these, necessarily, must ultimately decay and burst, when the gases generated will be diffused throughout the vault in which they are deposited.-Gatherings from Graveyards; by G. A. Walker, esq. London: Published by JAMES BURNS, 17 Portman Street, Portman Square; W. EDWARDS, 12 Ave-Maria Lane, St. Paul's; and to be procured, by order, of all Booksellers in Towa and Country. PRINTED BY JOSEPH ROGERSON, 24 NORFOLK STREET, STRAND, LONDON. GLASGOW CATHEDRAL*. MAY 28, 1842. It must be matter of deep regret that at the period of the reformation in Scotland so many of the noble ecclesiastical edifices should have fallen a prey to the fury of the mob, not unfrequently urged on by the preachers. John Knox is reported to have said, "that the sure way to banish the rooks was to pull down their nests"-whether the report be true or not, it is not likely that he meant the cathedrals and abbey churches; "which words, to use the language of Spotiswood+ (if any such did escape him) were to be understood of the cloisters of monks and friars only, according to the act passed in council. But popular fury, once armed, can keep no measure, nor do any thing with advice and judgment." Glasgow cathedral-the only one entire in Scotland (with the exception of that of St. Magnus, in the Orkneys, at Kirkwall) was indebted for its preservation by the energy of its citizens. The magistrates being prevailed on by the principal of the university and protestant clergy of the neighbourhood to destroy the fabric, a large concourse of labourers were hired as speedily as possible to For this account the compiler feels himself bound to confess his obligation in many particulars to "An Essay on the Cathedral Church of Glasgow, and a History of the See as connected with the erection of the existing church, with a Survey of its present condition and Plan for its repair and restoration, togewith general improvement of the ancient portion of the city, by Archibald McLellan, Esq.," of Glasgow (sold by Brash and Co., and Smith and Son, there; Edinburgh, Blackwood; London, Longman; 1833, 4to). There is a vast deal of important information contained in this work. The Address of the Committee for the Restoration of the Cathedral, has also, with other works, been consulted. + According to one account. PRICE 1d. accomplish the work, and assembled to do so; but the craftsmen, in arms, took possession of the church, and threatened with instant death the individual who moved the first stone. The cathedral stands on a very elevated situation at the northern part of the High-street of Glasgow, and commands a very extensive view of the surrounding country. Though it is stated by Bingham that a bishop Ninian, of Glasgow, built a church on the confines of the English border, A.D. 488, the see of Glasgow was founded about the middle of the sixth century, by Kentigern, or Cyndeyrin, also called St. Mungo, who was succeeded by Baldree and Codnwal, both of whom were afterwards canonized as saints in the Romish calendar. From their time, however, to A.D. 1115, there is no distinet account of Glasgow; when David I., then duke of Cumberland, appointed John Achaius, his chaplain, to be bishop, who was consecrated at Rome by Pascal II. Achaius, finding the church completely decayed, commenced the rebuilding, and finished it July A.D. 1136: the king was present at the consecration. His portion seems to have been confined to the nave, and, perhaps, to a part of the transepts. The greater portion of this structure was destroyed by fire about half a century after its erection. In 1175 Joceline, abbot of Melrose, was consecrated bishop, and rebuilt it in a more magnificent manner. He erected the superincumbent choir and Lady chapel, and the central tower. The works occupied twentytwo years; the whole church being consecrated July 4, 1197. The cathedral is said to have been enlarged by William de Boddington, consecrated bishop A.D. 1233. On (London: Joseph Rogerson, 24, Nortolk-street, Strand.] BB the tower a wooden spire, covered with lead, had been erected: this, in the time of bishop Glendonning, was struck with lightning. He collected materials to build one of stone, when he died, A.D. 1408, and was succeeded by bishop Lauder, who completed the building of the spire, laid the foundation of the chapterhouse, the whole of the crypt of which he completed. images of gold and silver, belonging to the cathedral; and, what was peculiarly to be regretted, he took with him the archives of the see, from its earliest period to his own time, depositing them in the hands of the Carthusians, in Paris, to be re-delivered when Glasgow should again have returned to the bosom of the mother church. A part of these records were recovered, and brought to this country by Mr. McPherson, in the year of the French revolution of 1793, and are now in the possession of the deputy clerk register. The prebendaries of Glasgow were nearly forty in number; they formed the chapter or council of the bishop, and had the power of electing him-a power that was frequently encroached upon by the popes. Bishop Cameron obliged all the prebends to build houses in Glasgow, and reside there, leaving their cures in the country (for they appear to have been rectors of parishes) to be served by vicars. The diocese itself extended over the counties of Lanark, Ayr, Renfrew, and Dumbarton, besides a part of the counties of Roxburgh, Peebles, Selkirk, and Dumfries, including no less than 240 parishes. The bendaries at Glasgow, together with their whole attendants, could not fail to render it a town of some note in those times. The prebends were the following: the prebend of Hamilton, dean of the chapter; the prebend of Peebles, archdeacon of Glasgow; the prebend of Ancrum, archdeacon of Teviotdale; the prebend of Monkland was sub-dean; the prebend of Cambuslang, chancellor; the prebend of Carnwath, treasurer; the prebend of Kilbride, chanter; the prebends of Glasgow were two-the first was the bishop's vicar, and the second was sub-chanter; the prebend of Campsie was sacrist; the prebend of Balernock was called lord of Provan. In addition to these were twenty-nine others. John Cameron, of the family of Lochiel, who succeeded bishop Lauder, built the chapterhouse, though it is probable it was finished by bishop Turnbull, the next prelate but one to bishop Cameron. The intervening bishop was Bruce, previously of Dunkeld, whose episcopate did not extend to a year, enabling him to do little. To bishop Turnbull the university of Glasgow owes its erection; the charter in its favour being granted by James II., at Stirling, April 20, 1433: the bull for its erection, by pope Nicholas V. To him, Mr. McLellan ascribes the completion of the chapter-house. Robert Blackadder, bishop of Aberdeen, succeeded bishop Turnbull; and during his episcopate the see, notwithstanding the attempts of Shevez, archbishop of St. Andrew's, to prevent it, was erected into an arch-residence of the bishop and his forty prebishopric: the bishops of Galloway, Argyle, and of the Isles, being made suffragans. He founded and completed the crypt, still called Blackadder's aisle, and which is now appropriated as a place of sepulture for the clergy of the city, intending to erect a south transept, but death terminated his labours. By him also the whole of the fabric was beautified and internally improved. The decorated flight of steps, from the aisles of the nave across the transept to those of the choir, and other works were erected by him, on which his arms are carved: with him ended the extension and decoration of the cathedral. His successor, Dunbar, was a mild and amiable man, who solemnly protested against the execution of Jerome, Russel, and John Kennedy, who were burned at the east end of the cathedral. James Beaton, nephew of the celebrated cardinal, was the last of the Romish bishops who presided over the see, and under his prelacy commenced the spoliation and decay of the cathedral. The reformation by this time had made great progress: the noble and wealthy of the land had openly espoused its doctrines, and the mob had already commenced to plunder and destroy the monasteries. Soon after his installation he was called upon to defend his castle and church from their assaults, in which, for the time, he was successful; but, the cause of popery soon becoming utterly hopeless, he retired to France, carrying with him not only a quantity of useless relics, but the whole treasures and costly ornaments, chalices, and The many hair-breadth escapes, which the cathedral had during the excited period of the reformation, would occupy too much space to narrate. The principal one has already been noticed in the beginning of this paper. It appears that in the same year, immediately after the reforming clergy had received the definite answer from the king in council, prohibiting them or the magistrates from attempting further demolition of the church, the provost, magistrates, and council, had a meeting with the deacons of the crafts who had so nobly defended it, and there, renouncing their plan of applying the materials of the cathedral to the erection of three separate churches in different parts of the town, they, with the consent of the deacons who represented the trades' rank, agreed to impose a tax upon the community to the amount of £200 Scots, for |