Show interesting discovery it has hah been announced that M mariette a young french scholar who wa to egy egypt pt on a scientific mission has discovered the exact site of the ancient city of memphis which has hitherto been a matter of doubt after careful search he has found a great quantity of egy egyptian and grecian rein remains ains buried under a depth of sand varying from sixty I 1 to forty feet among other objects he recognized the a monument described by y strabo the avenue leading to it was filled with a large number of statutes and sphinxes i h in x e some of which contained inscriptions W the dr drawing aw ing of the remains sent to paris pans attracted bucl much attention and it is understood that funds will be furnished M marietto mariette for t the h U e further his researches I 1 Sc iAm |