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Masonic Chit-Chat.
ivhich was read ; various documents ancl letters , which were put in at the previous Committee , were again read , and other papers were produced ancl read , the case was then adjourned to the 25 th instant ; on ivhich day , after hearing further evidence , tbe case was postponed until the production of evidence as to the marriage-law valid in Rome .
THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX . — It is at length definitively arranged by the executors that the late Duke ' s library shall be submitted to public competition , ancl Messrs . Evans , of Pall-mall , have been entrusted with its disposal . The first portion will include his late Royal Hr ' ghness ' s extraordinary collection of Bibles , and a large number of theolog ' cal works . Among the most remarkable books in this division , are a copy of the Hiblia Sacra Hebraiea , a splendid volume
printed on vellum , of which only one other copy is known to exist , and that is in the library ofthe Duke of Parma . A copy of the first edition of the Latin Bible , the first book ever printed with moveable types . The New Testament in the Ethiopic languages , with all the Epistles of St . Paul . The first edition of the Polish Bible , printed at the expense of Prince Radziwick , a work extremely rare , the copies having been bought up and burnt by the Prince ' s son , when he turned Roman Catholic . The
first edition of Coverdale ' s Bible ( date 1535 ) , and early copies of the Scriptures in every knoivn language , are to he found in this division . The second portion of the sale will contain tlie late Duke ' s valuable collection of ancient manuscripts ; and the third portion will consist of historical works . The divisions above described have been rendered necessary by the enormous extent of the library , ivhich exceeds 50 , 000 volumes . The catalogue has been a work of great labourbut it is at length completed
, , and will be issued in a few days . 'Much regret is felt by many persons that this magnificent library should be dispersed , especially as his Royal Highness expressed a wish in his last will that Government should purchase the collection for the British Museum . The Duke ordered that the library shoulcl remain untouched for twelve months after his decease , to give Government the option of making the purchase , and if not completed by that time , the collection was to be sold by auction .
The prescribed period has , of course now elapsed , Sir Robert Peel has declined to recommend the purchase , and thus the public will be afforded the means of possessing themselves of some of the rarest treasures in bibliography ever offered for sale . Many Brethren have expressed great anxiety as to the probable fate of the Masonic books ancl manuscripts , collected by their late Royal Grand Master .
THE POLLOCK FAJIILY . —LONDON SHOPS . —Let us resume our stroll , and our casual observations as we proceeded along the leading line of the world of shopkeepers . There is one historical shop—a shop that has made a fortune and founded a family . There it stands , a monument of the supremacy of honest , humble industry in this great and powerful country . There you see it , an estate of five or ten thousand pounds a-year to the tradesman , ancl the means of a decent livelihood to numbers of industrious heads of familiesand yet it is onl Sadler '
, y a s shop . ( lut of that shop have been turned boys , sons of the sadler who stitched therein . These boys have gone to school and college , and have returned with all the honours that intellectual labour can extort from colleges and schools . The eldest son of that saddler bas pushed himself through the several gradations of an arduous profession to a highly
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit-Chat.
ivhich was read ; various documents ancl letters , which were put in at the previous Committee , were again read , and other papers were produced ancl read , the case was then adjourned to the 25 th instant ; on ivhich day , after hearing further evidence , tbe case was postponed until the production of evidence as to the marriage-law valid in Rome .
THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX . — It is at length definitively arranged by the executors that the late Duke ' s library shall be submitted to public competition , ancl Messrs . Evans , of Pall-mall , have been entrusted with its disposal . The first portion will include his late Royal Hr ' ghness ' s extraordinary collection of Bibles , and a large number of theolog ' cal works . Among the most remarkable books in this division , are a copy of the Hiblia Sacra Hebraiea , a splendid volume
printed on vellum , of which only one other copy is known to exist , and that is in the library ofthe Duke of Parma . A copy of the first edition of the Latin Bible , the first book ever printed with moveable types . The New Testament in the Ethiopic languages , with all the Epistles of St . Paul . The first edition of the Polish Bible , printed at the expense of Prince Radziwick , a work extremely rare , the copies having been bought up and burnt by the Prince ' s son , when he turned Roman Catholic . The
first edition of Coverdale ' s Bible ( date 1535 ) , and early copies of the Scriptures in every knoivn language , are to he found in this division . The second portion of the sale will contain tlie late Duke ' s valuable collection of ancient manuscripts ; and the third portion will consist of historical works . The divisions above described have been rendered necessary by the enormous extent of the library , ivhich exceeds 50 , 000 volumes . The catalogue has been a work of great labourbut it is at length completed
, , and will be issued in a few days . 'Much regret is felt by many persons that this magnificent library should be dispersed , especially as his Royal Highness expressed a wish in his last will that Government should purchase the collection for the British Museum . The Duke ordered that the library shoulcl remain untouched for twelve months after his decease , to give Government the option of making the purchase , and if not completed by that time , the collection was to be sold by auction .
The prescribed period has , of course now elapsed , Sir Robert Peel has declined to recommend the purchase , and thus the public will be afforded the means of possessing themselves of some of the rarest treasures in bibliography ever offered for sale . Many Brethren have expressed great anxiety as to the probable fate of the Masonic books ancl manuscripts , collected by their late Royal Grand Master .
THE POLLOCK FAJIILY . —LONDON SHOPS . —Let us resume our stroll , and our casual observations as we proceeded along the leading line of the world of shopkeepers . There is one historical shop—a shop that has made a fortune and founded a family . There it stands , a monument of the supremacy of honest , humble industry in this great and powerful country . There you see it , an estate of five or ten thousand pounds a-year to the tradesman , ancl the means of a decent livelihood to numbers of industrious heads of familiesand yet it is onl Sadler '
, y a s shop . ( lut of that shop have been turned boys , sons of the sadler who stitched therein . These boys have gone to school and college , and have returned with all the honours that intellectual labour can extort from colleges and schools . The eldest son of that saddler bas pushed himself through the several gradations of an arduous profession to a highly