and many of the leading fashionables. It will scarcely be credited that some of the rare lots among the cigars sold for more than 2s. 6d. each cigar; and it is a remarkable fact, that three small parcels of the same realised a sum exceeding that fetched by the whole of the carriages belonging to the late Duke, sold the Monday before, by Messrs. Tattersal. The principal purchases made during the day were by gentlemen, the prices ranging far too high for the brokers. Colonel Gurwood and Lord Dinorben (one of the late Duke's executors) both bought largely. Among the more important lots were a box of 1,000 cigars, presented to his Royal Highness by Lord John Churchill, £40.188.-Colonel Gurwood; a similar lot, £43.18.-Mr. Cunningham; a box of 500 Woodvilles, presented by Lord Sligo, £18. 78. 6d.-Sir A. Macdonald; 1000 Woodvilles, presented by Sir Edward Brackenbury, £39. 188.— Viscount Canning; 500 Woodvilles, presented by Sir George Cockburn, £22. 118. 6d. Otley; a box of 49 Havannah cigars, presented by Admiral Sykes, £5.10s.-Mr. Crockford. The following lots, from 463 to 471 inclusive, numbering 2125 cigars, presented to his Royal Highness, in 1841, by Chevalier Hebeler, were purchased by Colonel Gurwood for the enormous sum of £148; and three lots of 1000 each, presented by Lord John Churchill, by the same gentleman for £137. It is unnecessary to quote any other of the lots to show the interest excited by the sale; but it was generally remarked that on no previous occasion were similar prices known to have been realised by articles of the like description. The proceeds of the day's sale amounted to upwards of £2000. Correct statement of the amount realised by the sale of the property, by Messrs. Christie and Manson : Plate and plated articles.... Snuff-boxes and bonbonnieres Miniatures and pictures d. £ S. 20,752 15 5 The carriages realised but a very small amount. to be disposed of. The books are next It has been remarked that the purchasers of the sticks, swords, boxes, and some other articles, have good reason to be satisfied with their bargains. In some instances there has been more sterling gold removed from the articles after the sale than they cost. We cannot omit passing a vote of thanks to Messrs. Christie and Manson for their general courtesy and attention on the days of sale, and especially for their liberal distribution of the various catalogues, a series of which is in our possession. THE SUSSEX DUKEDOM. A petition has been presented in the House of Lords, (though not heard in the gallery), from Sir Augustus d'Este, to her Majesty, "claiming to be Duke of Sussex, Earl of Inverness, and Baron of Arklow, and praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to order a writ of summons to pass the Great Seal, to summon the petitioner to sit in Parliament, and there to enjoy the rank and privileges to the said titles, dignities, and honours belonging." This petition was presented to their lordships by her Majesty's command, together with the report of the Attorney-General thereon. It was read, and referred to the committee for privileges "to consider and report." The Sussex Dukedom claim will, therefore, in all probability, be one of the subjects of discussion and investigation next session. MASONIC TESTIMONIAL TO THE MEMORY OF H.R.H. THE DUKE OF SUSSEX, THE LATE M.W. GRAND MASTER. FREEMASONS' HALL.-June 21.-Present, Bros. the Earl of Zetland, Hall, Hardwicke, White. Bro. White was requested to act as Hon. Secretary to the Committee. The following form the Committee-the names in italics having been added this day by the power given by Grand Lodge, viz.— Bros. the Earl of Zetland, Marquis of Salisbury, Earl Fortescue, Ramsbottom, M.P. Perceval, B. B. Cabbell, T. H. Hall, W. H. White. Savage, Crucefix, Dobie, Jennings, Hardwick. The Committee adjourned to the 11th July. July 11.-Present, Bros. Earl of Zetland, Earl Fortescue, Perceval, Cabbell, Hall, White, Crucefix, Jennings. It appeared to the Committee that a statue of the late illustrious Grand Master, to be placed in the Freemasons' Hall, would meet the approbation of the Grand Lodge, and that the probable expense would be £1800. Adjourned to the 29th August. August 29.-Present, Bros. Hail, Ramsbottom, Perceval, White, Savage, Crucefix, Hardwicke. A report of the preceding minutes was agreed on, to be presented to the ensuing Grand Lodge. September 6.-The Grand Lodge, this evening, unanimously adopted the suggestions of the Committee, by granting the full amount required for the proposed statue of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex. THE HOLY INQUISITION. CERTAIN unprejudiced Jesuits having lately issued their anathemas against Freemasons, others have thought it consonant with Christian propriety to revive former antipathies against the Hebrew race. We now commit our readers to the survey of this picture of the inquisition in the nineteenth century, as drawn by the grand inquisitor himself: 66 EDICT OF THE INQUISITION OF ANCONA AGAINST THE JEWS. "We, Fra Vicenzo Salino, of the order of Predicatori, master in theology, general inquisitor in Ancona, Sinigaglia, Jesi, Ósinio, Cingoli, Macerata, Tolentino, Loreto, Recanati, and other towns and districts, &c. “It being deemed necessary to revive the full observance of the disciplinary laws relative to the Israelites residing within our jurisdiction, and having hitherto, without effect, employed prayers and exhortations to obtain obedience to those laws in the Ghetti (Jewries) of Ancona and Sinigaglia authorised by the despatch of the Sacred and Supreme Inquisition of Rome, dated June 10, 1843, expressly enjoining and commanding the observance of the decrees and pontifical constitutions, especially in respect to Christian nurses and domestic servants, or to the sale of property either in towns or country districts, purchased and possessed previously to 1827, as well as subsequently to that period, we decree as follows: "1. From the interval of two months after the date of this day, all gipsy and Christian domestics, male and female, whether employed by day or by night, must be dismissed from service in the said two Ghetti; and all Jews residing within our jurisdiction are expressly prohibited from employing any Christian nurse, or availing themselves of the service of any Christian in any domestic occupation whatever, under pain of being immediately punished according to the pontifical decrees and constitutions. 2. That all Jews who may possess property, either in town or country, permanent or moveable, or rents or interest, or any right involving shares in funded property, or leased landed property, must, within the term of three months from this day, dispose of it by a positive and real, and not by any pretended or fictitious contract. Should this not be done within the time specified, the Holy Office is to sell the same by public auction, on proof of the annual harvest being got in. "3. That no Hebrew nurses, and still less any Hebrew family, shall inherit the city, or reside in, or remove their property into any town or district where there is no Ghetto (place of residence for Jews); and that such as may actually be there in contumacy to the laws, must return to their respective Ghetto within the peremptory period of six months, otherwise they will be proceeded against according to the tenor of the law. "4. That, especially in any city where there is a Ghetto, no Hebrew must presume to associate at table with Christians, either in public houses or ordinaries, out of the Ghetto. “5. That in a city which has a Ghetto, no Hebrew shall sleep out of the Israelite quarter, nor make free to enter into familiar conversation in a Christian house. "6. That no Hebrew shall take the liberty, under any pretext whatever, to induce male Christians, and still less female Christians, to sleep within the boundaries of the Ghetto. "7. That no Hebrew shall hire Christians, even only by the day, to work in their houses in the Ghetto. "8. That no Hebrew, either male or female, shall frequent the houses of Christians, or maintain friendly relations with Christian men or women. "9. That the laws shall remain in force respecting the decorum to be observed by the Hebrews who may absent themselves from their Ghetto, to travel in other parts of the state. "10. That all Hebrews are expressly prohibited from trafficking in sacred ornaments, or books of any kind, and from purchasing, reading, or keeping possession of prohibited books of any sort, under the penalty of 100 scudi and seven years imprisonment; and they who have such VOL. I. 3 E articles in their possession must surrender them to the tribunal of the Holy Inquisition; and in case of failing to do so, they will be subject to the above-mentioned penalty. "11. That the Hebrews, in conveying their dead to the place of burial, shall not observe any pomp or ceremony, and must especially abstain from singing psalms, or carrying torches or lighted tapers through the streets, within the boundaries of Ghetto, under pain of forfeiting the torches and tapers, and suffering other punishments, to which the nearest relatives of the deceased will be condemned. 66 They who violate the above articles will incur some or all of the penalties prescribed in the edicts of the Holy Inquisition. And in order that no one may be ignorant of the dispositions above decreed, they shall be formally communicated to the deputies and representatives of the Israelite community of this Ghetto of Aucona, with the injunction that the same shall be published in the synagogue, the present edict being affixed thereto; and these dispositions are to be enforced in the same manner as if they were made known to all and every one, and notice must be given forthwith to the Hebrews residing out of Ancona, but belonging to this Ghetto. "Given at Ancona, in the Chancellory of the Holy Inquisition, on the 24th of June, 1843. "FRA VINCENZO SALINA, General Inquisitor. "DON VITALIANO BURATTINI, (for the Chancellor.") Poor Salina and Burattini! would that some benevolent Jew would but purchase the Inquisition as a grand asylum for lunatics, and thus kindly find a shelter for them and all unfortunate maniacs of the same class. In contrast with this preceding unholy denunciation of the Jews, let us turn to the opinion openly delivered by a princely peer of the British Parliament, in favour of his Catholic fellow subjects. "The wisest and soundest policy would leave all religions quietly to themselves, so long as they neither attack morality, nor subvert the public quiet, either by their ambition or intolerance; their variety would not fail to produce a rivalship, useful as a balance in the scale of power, and as an emulation to virtue. The state has no right to exercise its authority over the private opinions of any individual; but merely to notice those acts which may endanger and disturb the regularity and good order of its civilized community,"-H. R. H. the late Duke of Sussex. WHAT A MORAL CONTRAST! PUBLICITY AND FREEDOM.* "The cry for public freedom echoes through the land.” "I BELIEVE that millions of individuals will be sacrificed upon its altars, but it will and must be accomplished. The first war-the first revolution in Europe (and their appearance is perhaps not far distant), will be the signal for beginning the battle of freedom and publicity. "Also secret societies dare not exist; every thing that is secret is bad; even the would-be success of professionals and artists serves only to impede the progress of talents and knowledge. "One of the largest and most dispersed of these secret societies is the Freemasons. I had an opportunity to watch their doings and objects. Their efforts are to forward only their own interests at the sacrifice of the public. This they can the more readily accomplish, as all the government employés, more particularly in the kingdom of P., belong to this Society. Among their members they have persons who are contractors, and connexions of the Treasury; against members of this order no redress can therefore be obtained, even if they could be shown to be thieves. Two cases of this sort I can prove. "The Jesuitical dogs encamp themselves before the gate of heaven; as the 'Locomotive' recently very correctly remarked, so do upon earth the Freemasons, who blockade the gates of universal benefit to mankind, to heap up wealth only for themselves; and for their enjoyment they cast their fellow-creatures into misery and misfortune. They surely deserve no better fate than the Jesuits. B. P." The editor of the "Locomotive" remarks as follows on the preceding : "The contributor certainly shows here a horrible cause of complaint against the secret order of Freemasonry, to which he seems to have belonged; but the order has only itself to thank, for it worships in secrecy. Every man has a right to fancy, that in a dark cave, where the light of day cannot penetrate, he will find toads and every kind of venomous and noxious reptiles." The Freemason will smile at the prejudice of "B. P.," whose ignorance of our principles is, however, no excuse for illiberality. But we seriously recommend the editor of the "Locomotive," who can so readily "fancy" himself beset, when in the dark, by toads and venomous reptiles, to seek the "Light" of Freemasonry, as the best mode of avoiding the slanderer, who is at once the pest of society and the enemy of the world.-EDITOR. * By "B. P.," a correspondent of the "Locomotive" weekly newspaper, Leipsig, 19th April, 1843. |