sure of pretension, in the accumulation of wealth, and in his general management, that his alliance was universally courted by foreign princes: even the pope invited him to join in a crusade to the holy land. Uninterrupted peace ensued; but it was a melancholy peace to those who experienced the fines, forfeitures, and seizures, which abounded, and which informers were employed and encouraged to multiply. But even kings must die, and Henry, at last, began to feel the forebodings of death, and the dread of its approach. Memory is ever busy when the conscience is awakened; and, in addition to the distribution of alms and the founding of religious houses, he directed in his will that restitution should be made to all whom he had injured, ignorant it is to be feared of the only means of a sinner's acceptance with God. He died of a consumption in the fiftysecond year of his age. sionally a spreading tree to screen us from the burning heat of the midday sun. We were compelled to undergo great fatigue, but I will not trouble you with a detail of our progress there; and, indeed, it would be a shame to talk of difficulties in a journey which led me to a view of the remains of that once ce|lebrated city which cannot be seen with other than deep interest; for although Diana's temple, and all the other works of art lie in ruins, yet Ephesus is too intimately connected with the earliest ages of Christianity to be forgotten, or to be beheld with indifference, It must have been an immense place, for the extent of the ruins is astonishingly great: there are remains of fallen temples, theatres, archways, and aqueducts; and immense blocks of granite and marble lie strewed about in all directions. Pillars, some standing upright, thongh half buried in rubbish, others lying down, are seen in numbers; here and there stands a solitary but noble archway. The remains of Diana's temple are pointed out; within its shattered walls are some beautiful and majestic columns, nearly twenty feet in circumference and forty feet in length, in one solid block. I have sent a fragment of a capital to London: you may call it a fragment of one of the seven wonders of the world among the ancients.* In another place are the walls of an immense building, all of white marble; within are four fine red granite pillars of immense weight, formed of one solid piece. The scanty limits of a sheet of paper will not afford room to say at Smyrna, August 6, 1823. half I would upon this interesting A FEW weeks back, I joined three place. In general terms it would English travellers in a tour to Ephe- be described as a mass of ruins oversus: this place is about fifty miles grown with thistles and tall weeds. It must have an earthfrom Smyrna. This distance is nothing with you, but we found it no quake, or a series of earthquakes, trifle when travelling on horseback that could overset such a mighty over mountains and through marsh-place: it is now entirely deserted es, and armed as we each were with by human kind, excepting a few pistols and guns; we took with us a Janissary as a guide, with other attendants. Our cavalcade consisted of eight horses, and the journey occupied three days and nights. We had no inns or places of shelter beyond mere cattle-sheds, or occa The review of this reign suggests many useful reflections, at but a few of which we can merely hint. May the thoughtful youth improve and multiply them. These are, the great danger of exalted stations; the direful consequences of party spirit, in proportion to the elevation of its victim, a spirit not confined to politicians, but occasionally injuring and disgracing the professors of religion; and the awful effects of covetousness, emphatically styled idolatry by the Saviour himself. II. S. A. Extracts of Letters from a Gentleman been *This is now in the possession of the writer's family, and although rough, and with but slight marks of the chisel apparent, is regarded with deep interest as a relic of former grandeur. | and would not wait to be trod upon. We had occasion, having met with a well of tolerable water, to stop and refresh our horses when in the midst of this multitude of locusts, and we also sat down to take some refreshment too, when they assembled on our loaf of bread, just as Turkish goatherds, who have raised mud huts to shelter them from the winter rains; and of these there are not perhaps more than twenty or thirty, who, with the few travellers whom curiosity may conduct thither, are the only individuals that disturb the numerous bands of storks and jackdaws, whose ancestry, per-hungry flies will upon a sugar bason: haps for some hundreds of years, have held quiet possession of the roofless walls of the far-famed city of Ephesus. August 29, 1823. You have already heard, I dare say, that I have lately been to Ephesus. I need hardly say that I visited that place with intense interest, although it now only presents a scene of desolation. I am sorry I cannot, in so short a limit, give you some description of what we saw. I may, perhaps, at my leisure, write a detailed account of our trip, when I shall take care you shall see it. I must just tell you that on our journey to Ephesus, (for there were three gentlemen with me,) we witnessed what might give no very imperfect idea of the plague of locusts, such as the Egyptians once experienced the atmosphere was not darkened with them, but about twelve miles before we reached the plain on which Ephesus is situate, we encountered an army, or a flight of locusts, extending itself over many miles of country; the earth was literally covered with them; it would have been almost impossible to drop a shilling on the ground, without its falling upon one of these insects; and so numerous were they in the air, that by partially shutting the eyes, they had just the appearance of a fall of large flakes of snow; but as we passed along, they were good enough to get out of the way, we threw two or three lumps of bread at a little distance from us, which, in a few seconds, were completely devoured. These locusts are of a sort of light brown or nankeen colour, and about the size of the two top joints of the little finger, and they are the same species as in some seasons overspread the country, and devour every particle of herbage. The Emblems of Death terrifying to the Gay and Worldly. Ir has often been said that the |“ King of Terrors, is the terror of kings.' The following anecdote will illustrate the fact. After the birth of the Dauphin of France in 1781, all the different trades strove to excel in their appropriate devices in a public procession. Madame Campan says, "The king [Louis XVI.] remained a long time upon a balcony to enjoy the sight. The whole court was delighted with it. So general was the enthusiasm, that (the police not having carefully examined the procession,) the gravediggers had the impudence to send their deputation also with the emblematic devices of their ill-omened occupation. They were met by the Princess Sophie, the king's aunt, who was thrilled with horror at the sight, and entreated the king to have the audacious fellows driven out of the procession, which was then drawing up on the terrace." Memoirs of Maria Antoinette, p. 213. Obituary and Recent Deaths. REV. WILLIAM WARD. (From the Monthly Friend of India, for April, 1823.) tions with which we have ever been exercised. Our dear brother Ward, whose help and christian society we have enjoyed for nearly twenty-four years, has been removed by death and to impress it the more firmly on his audience, he repeated the verse a second time. The earnest affection with which he prayed for the salvation of his own children in his last prayer, was particularly remarked. almost without any warning. Since his return from Europe, his health had been in general pretty good; but latterly the complaint with which he was so much afflicted before his departure for Europe,-indigestion, attended with distressing flatulency in the stomach, appeared to be re- He retired to bed about ten quite turning upon him in so great a de- in as good health as usual: "but gree, as to compel him to abstain about five in the morning of Thursfrom rice in every form, from nearly day the 6th, he felt himself affected all vegetables, from beer and every with a bowel complaint, and instead kind of wine, and from most kinds of taking his morning ride as usual, of meat. By strictly observing this he returned to bed for an hour. At course, however, and taking abun- the weekly meeting for prayer, howdant exercise on horseback, his ever, (which he and his colleagues health seemed so much preserved, established more than twenty-two as to give us hope that he might be years ago, and which, amidst every spared to us for years to come. On discouragement and affliction, has the Sabbath preceding his death, he not, we believe, been omitted for was at Calcutta, and preached in three weeks in the course of these the evening there from, "Lead us twenty-two years,) he united with not into temptation,” in so searching | his brethren and sisters as usual. a manner, as to attract particular no- Thus after more than twenty-three tice. He also attended the Month-years' labour in promoting this obly Prayer-meeting held on Monday evening at the Lall-Bazar Chapel, after having spent the day in visiting, for the last time, the flock he so much loved. On Tuesday morning, March 4th, he returned to Serampore in the boat with Mrs. Marsliman and on the way up read to her a number of extracts from Brainerd, making such remarks occasionally as sufficiently evidenced the state of his own mind. He appeared quite well the whole of that day, as well as the next, Wednesday the 5th, in the evening of which he preached in the Mission Chapel at Serampore the weekly lecture, intended chiefly for the youth there for education, from Mark xvi. 16—“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and be that believeth not shall be damned." No one suspected that this was the last message he had to deliver in his Great Master's name; but the close and poignant manner in which he addressed them, seemed to excite unusual attention. It was particularly recollected, that in the course of his sermon, while he was exhibiting Christ as the only Saviour, he repeated the following verse: The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before thy throne; But faith can answer thy demands, By pleading what my Lord has done ;VOL. XVI. ject in the most assiduous and intense manner perhaps ever known, he closed his public life by uniting in prayer with his brethren for the continuance of the Divine blessing on the work. After the prayer-meeting, which from the beginning has been held at seven in the morning, be breakfasted with the brethren and sisters at Dr. Marshman's, where it has been for many years the custom for all, with any friend occasionally at the Mission-house, to breakfast together afterwards, and converse on the things which relate to the advancement of the kingdom of God around them. He entered so much into discourse of this nature that morning, that no one suspected him to be at all ill, beyond his having a slight bowel complaint, with him not uncommon. He went into the printing office as usual about ten, and among various letters on business, he wrote to the brethren Peggs and Bampton at Cuttack, in the course of the forenoon; the following extract from which was sent to his afflicted family in an affectionate letter from Mrs. Peggs, dated the 14th of March, the day after they bad received from Dr. Marshman the melancholy tidings of his removal." In his last note to us C dated March the 6th, he says, ' How do you feel in your desires after the Holy Spirit? We can have no hope of success but as we are brought to a believing dependence upon his influences, and an earnest solicitude to obtain them. Oh how I should like to be among you, though only for one hour, to sing a hymn with my dear sisters and brethren Peggs and Bampton. What hymn should we choose, ‘Jesus with all thy saints above?'-or, 'Jesus I love thy charming name?'" properly adds, "We see by this note what a happy frame of mind heed us both to smile. Some time was in just before he was taken ill." He had indeed been really ill in the cholera many hours before he wrote this note, although he was scarcely aware of it, and continued so assiduously pursuing that work of his dear Redeemer to which he had for so many years devoted every moment of his life, not spent in sleep or refreshment. About eleven, Dr. Marshman going into the office and thinking he looked very ill, earnestly questioned him on the subject. Our beloved brother then told him, that he had been quite ill in the morning with a bowel complaint, and imputed it to his having taken a little cold during the night. Dr. M. then begged him not to neglect this complaint, but to have instant recourse to medicine. Dr. M. however had not the least idea of its being the cholera, as he had not then heard of his having thrown up any thing, which is one of the symptoms usually accompanying this disease. The day after his death, however, he learned with unspeakable pain, that he had thrown up much bile even before breakfast. Respecting his state then, the following particulars have been kindly given us by his eldest daughter. "When my dear father came from the office and reclined on the sofa, I was sitting in the same room writing a letter, and my mother was busily engaged in another room. I supposed he was fatigued, and said nothing about his lying down. When on the sofa, he in his usual affectionate way asked me, what I was doing? to which I replied, Mrs. Peggs' writing a letter.' He was cheerful, and said something which occasion Our lamented brother continued to go on doing business in the printing office till past twelve, in which interval he wrote the letter to brethren Peggs and Bampton, from which the quotation is taken which so fully discovers the happy state of his mind. After this he began a letter to the Rotterdam Bible Society, which was found unfinished on his desk after his death, from which it appeared that before he had finished the second line, he was constrained to desist, and retire to his own room. after, Mr. Solomon came in and in- not well,' as not appearing to apprehend any danger. It being dinner time, and my father being asleep, we thought it best to leave him, as he seemed anxious to remain quiet. As soon as dinner was over, I came into the room where we had left him asleep; but not finding him there, I went into the next room. Some minutes after I heard him make a noise as if calling some one. proached him, and asked what he wanted; to which he replied, Nothing, child, only I feel very ill.' I immediately ran to my mother, begging her to come to my father... She came, and learning from him 1 ap that he had the cramp, feeling his hands cold, she burst into tears, and kindly remonstrated with him for having concealed his state so long. He begged her to make herself easy, adding, 'Call brother Carey and brother Marshman.' I ran instantly to do this, and in a few minutes the alarm spread through the premises, and brought the brethren and sisters from every side. Dr. Mundt had come again, | and seeing the disorder gain ground, prescribed and applied what it seemed immediately to require." prescriptions administered; the rest retired. Our deceased brother remained quiet and free from pain, apparently sleeping, till about ten at night, when he complained of a pain in the right side, particularly when he turned himself. Mr. Williamson immediately went to Dr. Mundt to consult him. He advised a fomentation of the side if the pain should continue. This was tried, and gave immediate relief. With this exception he was free from pain, and perfectly quiet during the night, appearing in a dozing state and saying nothing; Mrs. Ward and his bre thren, from the fear of preventing his obtaining sleep, still forbearing to converse with him. As in the morning there appeared very considerable hope of his recovery, Dr. Carey went to Calcutta in the course of his college duty as usual: and Dr. Marshman again went over the river for Dr. Grierson, that he might assist in consulting relative to his case. On Dr. G.'s arrival, the medical gentlemen recommended a clyster, as the calomel he had taken during the night, had While Dr. Carey and the sisters were occupied about our brother, Dr. Marshman took the boat and crossed the river to Barrackpore, to bring more medical aid. Meeting with Dr. Grierson at home, who has succeeded Dr. Chalmers there, and who kindly attended Dr. Carey about three months before, he brought him over with him. Dr. Grierson coincided with Dr. Mundt respecting its being the Cholera, and among other things they prescribed a hot bath. This he took about six in the evening, and seemed greatly refreshed, but felt exceedingly in-produced no effect. It was hoped clined to sleep, or at least to doze. The medical gentlemen then intreated that he might be left to himself, in the hope of bis getting a little sleep, adding, that this would do more for him than any medicine | they could give. In consequence of this, Mrs. Ward and all his brethren and sisters refrained from conversation with him on the state of his mind; and remained waiting the issue in a state of suspense which words cannot easily describe. | About nine in the evening, he told Mrs. Ward that he felt himself sensibly better, and was not in any kind of pain. This excited great hope that he would be able to obtain sleep during the night. Four or five | therefore remaining with him, among whom was our young brother, Mr. Brunsdon, who watched with him during the whole of his illness as a son over a father, and Mr. Williamson, who being acquainted with medicine himself, assisted with the two medical gentlemen in consulta- | tions respecting him, and remained with him continually to see their that this would have relieved him greatly; and that as he had for so many hours been free from pain, he would immediately have felt better. Dr. Grierson indeed said, that he thought there was по cause for alarm respecting his case; and to Mrs. Ward's inquiry, our dear bro ther himself said, that he felt better. The clyster however produced no effect; but he still continued quiet and easy. Another clyster was then prescribed; but by the time it was ready, he appeared so weak that his medical attendants forbore to administer it. He was still perfectly free from pain however; and as late as ten in the morning we had hopes of his recovery. But about eleven, Mrs. Ward offering him something directed to be given, be gently put it away with his hand, and with a sigh said, "Oh dear;"-which were the last words he was heard to utter. Though he continued perfectly quiet and apparently free from pain, about twelve his pulse declined so much as to take away all hope; and about five in the afternoon he ceased to |