assist in forming a conception of the imty of the treasure expended in building emple, the amount of which was about 99,687 pounds sterling, and in weight nted to about 46,000 ton, suppose that

bove amount were to be removed from one

to another in waggons, every waggon to den with four ton, it would require eleven sand five hundred undred to ed waggons to contain it.

every waggon were drawn by four horses, wing the space of twenty yards to every Egon and horses, the line would reach nearly hundred and thirty-one miles.

the amount of the expenditure were coined sovereigns, or pieces of twenty shillings ne, and they were placed on a plane close ach other, allow allowing one inch to every sovegn, they would extend fourteen thousand ht hundred and twenty-four miles.

The ladies having received card, the Exhibitor then procee with an account of some of the tra tions of the Jews concerning the t ple. Josephus relates a circumsta which he said he received by tr tion from his fathers: that all

Ji vistaos of age sev bosbond ovi bena

time they worked on the temple th

fell no rain in the day time, but Vieve of absy viewed to busca od: galer

in the night; so that the work were not hindered in their work.

Mrs. N.-They appear to been extremely credulous in re

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to human tradition, though exc ingly hardened against the impor truths revealed by their prop concerning the Messiah.

Ex.-Recollect, Madam, that b

a part has happened to Israel, he fulness of the Gentiles be n; then the veil which yet reupon their hearts shall be taken and they shall turn to the However they rejected HIM, om the prophets spoke, they led with the highest reverence mple by which he was typified. may be justly inferred from some ir traditions relative to the temworship; for they say, no man - go into the mountain of the - with his staff, weapons of ce being unsuitable to the house cace; and it was considered unning to lean, when there, on any - staff than God only.

Amelia.-Were the people of same opinion now, I think that th would not be so much lolling up and whispering over, the tops of pews as we sometimes witness.

Ex.-Very true, Miss; neithe it to the honour of those who do But we are not, on the other hand expect close observation to and practice, and less to tradition, for says, that no man was allowed to ter the temple with shoes on his Harriot.-Well, I am glad,

ever, that we are not expecte enter the place of worship bare I cannot say how it might be in ern countries, but I am sure it v be a very unpleasing sight here

-No man might enter with in his purse, nor with his purse him. basti vod Jedwaband s. N.-It is well for our benevoocieties that no such prohibition ils among us; if it did, there d not be that inducement for our advocates to plead for the heathe fatherless, the widow, and destitute of every description; would the funds of the respective ties be adequate to answer the as to which they are subject. -We are not to suppose that all red without money, but they were ring it in their hands and give it e priests to provide sacrifices. melia.-Something like that cus