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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 273, 4 June 1866, Page 2

A Eelic of Phcsntcia.— A letter, from Toulon gives some further par-. ticulars relative to the Amathusiari vase recently landed at that port. Two years ago, it appears, a French savant was sent to the Levant to^make excavations in the ruins of the island of Cyprus, and by chance discovered this great work of art in a mound, where it had remained for 2,500 years. On the sides there were four inscriptions, in Phoenician, Hebrew, Syriac and Greek. Such a discovery naturally caused great excitement amongst antiquaries, eager to elucidate many historical points relative to the existence of the old Phoenician city, and the worship which was celebrated in the Paphian temple. It was decided to obtain the vase at any cost, and the Mouette, steam- corvette, and the Pedria transport were sent to Limisso (Amathus), and after 33 days' hard labor the mysterious relic was removed, and brought down to the coast by means o£ a moveable railway without the slightest injury. It was then safeiy conveyed to Toulon, but on its being landed great was the astonishment to find that the famous inscriptions had disappeared. "Whafchad become of them ? Nobody . knows, s The most minute inquiries have been made without result. But be that as it may, the vase itself is still a very remarkable work of antique art, being 3£ tyards wide, 2i high, and . dating eight or ten centuries before Jesus Christ. Mrs Partington declares that the only way a traveller can avoid being killed by railroad collisions no\v-a-days, is always to take the other, tram. The OsriiT Miwtaex Command that floxE^ioarßgß . UynEßßT*a^— Charge 1