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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3662, 21 September 1880, Page 2

The news will be received with regret that id Egypt the Eand of the destroyer is at work. A traveller who has recently visited the Pyramids at Gheezeh, and - whose investigations extended to Sakkarah, Dashqor, and Maydjoon, reports that not only was the destruction proceeding at a remote place like Dashoor, but at the Very: scene of M. Mariotte's operations. 'There have been removed from immediately under 1 the entrance td the Great Pyramid some four or fire large , stones, and this traveller— -•'a correspondent of the Egyptian Gazette—wna informed, on what he could not but regard as trustworthy authority, this wanton act had been com* xnitted by order of the Khedive, the stone being required for the building of the new mosque, which so greatly overshadows the beautiful mosque of Sultan Hassan. When the Government

itself sets an example of this kind wo are not surprised that it is promptly followed by the meaner folk. At Da■boor, a place seldom visited by toruist?, and where, consequently, the marauder thought himself safe, three camels were, during our stay, being loaded with the square white limestones of the casing of the large pyramid. Few of these stones remain. The tipper part of the pyramid has long been stripped. The adjoining pyramid, which is so conspicuous from Helouan, and remarkable ;from being built in two different slopes, had till lately the casing nearly complete. This casing is of the greatest importance, and I regret to say there can be no doubt that here also the destroyer has recently been busy. Stones loosened from the top of the building hare been rolled down the side, tearing and smashing the smooth surface. Three or four large stones have also bet if removed from below the entrance, which is now inaccessible without a ladder. It is in little-known places like Dashoor ' that such destruction is most easy to perpetrate and most difficult to prevent. But there cannot be much difficulty in watching the Great Pyramid of Gheezeb.

Young man don't ssrear. There is no occasion for swearing outside of a newspaper office, where it is useful ia proofreading, and indispensably necessary io getting forms to press. It has been known also materially, to assist an editor in looking over the paper after jt is printed. But otherwise it is a very foolish habit.--SteubenTiile Herald,