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Masonic Chit Chat.
the doctor ' s second well knew the trick that was about to be played with his Brother . The whole of the parties are bound over in the sum of 200 / . for twelve months , to keep the peace . The quarrel arose from a supposition that the lawyer had introduced a quantity of black lead in the doctor ' s gloves , by which means he blacked his hands , and ultimately his face , as well as the face of his fair lady . —Exeter paper . ON DIT . — "As a convincing proof how completely the eyesight of the
Duke of Sussex is restored , we hear , that during his Royal Highncss ' s late sojourn at Lord Dinorben ' s , he joined several shooting parties , and brought down the pheasants with unerring aim "—This is a pretty fair specimen of the miraculous . The Grand Master is particularly fond of pheasant shooting , but , in reality , never was a good shot ; and his jager is our authority for stating , that improved as his sight is , Ms aim is by no means unerring .
INITIATIONS are observable with more than usual frequency , particularly in the Globe , Tuscan , and Burlington Lodges . In the two latter there is usually a section of the lectures worked . We wish this practice was more generally attended to . NEW DISCOVERIES AT POMPEII . —A valuable treasure of sixty-four silver vessels was latel y dug up in a house in the Sirada di Mercurio , opposite to the house of Castor and Pdlluxin the presence of his
, Majesty , the King of Naples , and of his two brothers , Prince Leopold and Prince Anthony . They were discovered in a wooden box , in a mean apartment to the right of the atrium of this house . It is remarkable , that this apartment is separated only by a wall , from that in which the fourteen fine silver vases were found on the 23 d of March , 1 S 35 . This latter discovery is a table-service for four persons , and consists of sixty-four pieces ; namelone dishwith two handsomely ornamental
y , , handles , one palm and one inch in diameter . One vase ( in the shape of a mortar ) , ornamented , in alto-relievo , with grapes and vine-leaves very highly wrought ; it is five inches in height , and six in diameter at the top . Two vases ( goblet-form ) , half a palm high , and the same in diameter , ornamented with bacchanalian representations , in the finest basso and alto-relievo : on one of the vases is a young Bacchus riding
on a panther , and on the other he is represented sitting on an ox ; there are , besides , many other figures and attributes . These two vases are quite equal to the finest of the fourteen discovered last year . There are also twelve plates , each with two beautifully executed handles . The four largest plates are eight inches , the next four seven and a half , and the four smallest seven inches in diameter . Sixteen cups or small soup tureens , of which each four are similar . These also are furnished witli
handles . The larger ones measure five and a half , and the smaller cups four inches in diameter . Four small moulds for pastry , each two and a half inches in diameter ; four small vessels , each having three feet , something resembling our salt-cellars , and three inches in diameter ; eight grooved dishes , four of which measure five inches at the upper ridge , and the others three and a half in diameter ; one fine vase , with a handle in the form of an amphora , ten and a half inches high , and four inches in diameter at the mouth
; two small very fine stew-pans , with tastefully ornamented handles , five inches in diameter , and two and a half hi gh ; one spoon , with a highly wrought handle , three inches in diameter ; one mirror , in the form of a patera , with a perpen-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit Chat.
the doctor ' s second well knew the trick that was about to be played with his Brother . The whole of the parties are bound over in the sum of 200 / . for twelve months , to keep the peace . The quarrel arose from a supposition that the lawyer had introduced a quantity of black lead in the doctor ' s gloves , by which means he blacked his hands , and ultimately his face , as well as the face of his fair lady . —Exeter paper . ON DIT . — "As a convincing proof how completely the eyesight of the
Duke of Sussex is restored , we hear , that during his Royal Highncss ' s late sojourn at Lord Dinorben ' s , he joined several shooting parties , and brought down the pheasants with unerring aim "—This is a pretty fair specimen of the miraculous . The Grand Master is particularly fond of pheasant shooting , but , in reality , never was a good shot ; and his jager is our authority for stating , that improved as his sight is , Ms aim is by no means unerring .
INITIATIONS are observable with more than usual frequency , particularly in the Globe , Tuscan , and Burlington Lodges . In the two latter there is usually a section of the lectures worked . We wish this practice was more generally attended to . NEW DISCOVERIES AT POMPEII . —A valuable treasure of sixty-four silver vessels was latel y dug up in a house in the Sirada di Mercurio , opposite to the house of Castor and Pdlluxin the presence of his
, Majesty , the King of Naples , and of his two brothers , Prince Leopold and Prince Anthony . They were discovered in a wooden box , in a mean apartment to the right of the atrium of this house . It is remarkable , that this apartment is separated only by a wall , from that in which the fourteen fine silver vases were found on the 23 d of March , 1 S 35 . This latter discovery is a table-service for four persons , and consists of sixty-four pieces ; namelone dishwith two handsomely ornamental
y , , handles , one palm and one inch in diameter . One vase ( in the shape of a mortar ) , ornamented , in alto-relievo , with grapes and vine-leaves very highly wrought ; it is five inches in height , and six in diameter at the top . Two vases ( goblet-form ) , half a palm high , and the same in diameter , ornamented with bacchanalian representations , in the finest basso and alto-relievo : on one of the vases is a young Bacchus riding
on a panther , and on the other he is represented sitting on an ox ; there are , besides , many other figures and attributes . These two vases are quite equal to the finest of the fourteen discovered last year . There are also twelve plates , each with two beautifully executed handles . The four largest plates are eight inches , the next four seven and a half , and the four smallest seven inches in diameter . Sixteen cups or small soup tureens , of which each four are similar . These also are furnished witli
handles . The larger ones measure five and a half , and the smaller cups four inches in diameter . Four small moulds for pastry , each two and a half inches in diameter ; four small vessels , each having three feet , something resembling our salt-cellars , and three inches in diameter ; eight grooved dishes , four of which measure five inches at the upper ridge , and the others three and a half in diameter ; one fine vase , with a handle in the form of an amphora , ten and a half inches high , and four inches in diameter at the mouth
; two small very fine stew-pans , with tastefully ornamented handles , five inches in diameter , and two and a half hi gh ; one spoon , with a highly wrought handle , three inches in diameter ; one mirror , in the form of a patera , with a perpen-