streets of the town, about one third of which has been already uncovered. The most recent discovery seems to have been made in the same house wherein the statuette of Silenus was lately found. A subterranean part was discovered, in which were a well, a bath, and a small altar with the remains of the fruit of the pine that had been burnt before the domestic Lares. Up to the time of this discovery no well had been found in Pompeii with water; but in this, which is about eighty feet deep, there is excellent drinkable water supplied by a limpid stream underneath.

Costly Statues.-Among the treasures of the Farnese Palace at Naples, now in the British Museum, is an antique copy of the " Diadumenos" of Polycletus, the original of which was valued by Pliny at a sum equal to £20,000 of our money.

VARIETIES.

Nelson's Funeral.-As I was determined to exert my energies, I readily accompanied my friends on board Mr. W. Carr's ship, whence we saw Nelson's body carried in procession up the river. The ships with their lowered flags, the dark boats of the river fencibles, the magnificent barges of his Majesty and the city companies, and above all, the mournful notes of distant music, and the deep sound of the single minute-gun, the smoke of which floated heavily along the surface of the river, conspired to form a solemn, sober, and appropriate pomp, which I found awfully affecting. It did but increase my eagerness to witness the closing scene of this great pageant exhibited the next day at St. Paul's. Richard, who was our active and attentive squire, will probably have given you an account of our adventures on this occasion, and the order of procession you would see in the papers; but perhaps you might not particularly attend to a circumstance which struck me most forcibly the union of all ranks, from the heir-apparent to the common sailor, in doing honor to the departed hero. In fact, the royal band of brothers, with their stately figures, splendid uniforms, and sober majestic deportment, roused, even in me, a transient emotion of loyalty; but when the noble Highlanders and other regiments marched in who vanquished Bonaparte's Invincibles in Egypt, and, reversing their arms, stood hiding their faces with every mark of heartfelt sorrow, and especially when the victorious captains of Trafalgar showed their weather-beaten and undaunted front, following the bier in silent mournful state, and when, at length, the gallant tars appeared bearing in their hands the tattered and blood-stained colors of the Victory" and I saw one of the poor fellows wiping his eyes by stealth on the end of the flag he was holding up -I cannot express to you all the proud, heroic, patriotic feelings that took possession of my heart, and made tears a privilege and luxury.-Lucy

Aikin.

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Death of William Curtis Noyes.-This eminent Christian gentleman and member of the legal profession, and ornament of the New-York bar, died suddenly on Christmas morning, aged fiftynine years. Seldom has a death occurred in this community which has occasioned deeper or more marked regret or stronger expressions of respect to his character and his memory. He was in usual health almost up to the day of his death. He was present at the anniversary of the NewEngland Society and elected its president. That society adopted the following resolutions:

"Whereas, An all-wise and inscrutable Providence has suddenly taken from us our esteemed and recently-elected president, and has by this dispensation made an irreparable void in our ranks; therefore,

"Resolved, That in the death of William Curtis Noyes this society has been deprived of one whose philanthropy knew no bounds; whose earnest zeal in the right was unsurpassed; whose purity and nobleness of character was without taint; whose memory we profoundly cherish; and whose name will ever add lustre and renown to the New-England Society.

"Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with his afflicted family in this their great bereavement; and we mingle our tears with theirs, when we think of the magnitude of the loss which they and we have sustained, and which words are inadequate to express.

"Resolved, That this society will attend his funeral in a body."

At a meeting of the bar of New-York, subsequent to the funeral, eloquent and impressive speeches were made as a tribute to his worth. Among a large circle of bereaved friends is his sister, Mrs. H. DWIGHT WILLIAMS, whose husband is Imperial Commissioner in China. Her book, A Year in China, admirably written, in which Mr. Noyes took a deep brotherly interest, has recently been published in this city by Hurd & Houghton. Mr. Noyes deyised his very extensive library to Hamilton College, in this State.