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Masonic Chit Chat.
up , and with his desire that they should not be opened till half a century had elapsed , have been brought up from the vaults , and placed in one of the galleries of the establishment , to be opened on the 1 st of January next , in presence of the Prince Royal , who has promised to attend . These mysterious chests are of different sizes , but both are strongly bound with bands of irons . The largest is so heavy that it required four horses to draw it .
FALMOUTH . —BROTHER JOHN ELLIS has been elected Mayor , and has entered upon his office with becoming spirit . FREEMASONS EXCEPTED . —Four new Ordinances have been published in the Quebec official Gazette . The first subjects to confiscation the property of all persons condemned to death by Court-Martial ; recognising , however , the rights of creditors . The second makes the administration of oaths for treasonable and the act of joining
purposes , any secret society ( the Freemasons excepted ) , subsequently to the promulgation of the Ordinance , punishable as felonies . The third places the district of St . Francis under the provisions of the two preceding and the other Ordinances for the suppression of the rebellion . The fourth confirms certain Ordinances , to which the great seal of the provine has been attached .
THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA , & C . —Letters from Italy and Germany announce the resurrection of an Order formerly celebrated , but which of late existed but in the old recollections of history , notwithstanding the survival of some old Knights' and the creation of some new . We allude to the Kni ghts of Malta . The protection of the Pope , and his zeal in favour of this Order have not been limited to the recent restitution of the old commanderies which it formerl y possessed in the Roman state .
Paul the First was proud of the title of Grand Master of the Order of Malta , and promised to restore it to its old splendour . At the Congress of Vienna , Alexander but feebly supported the claim of the Kni ghts of Malta , and seemed little desirous of acquitting the promises of his father . Now the Order has found a more efficacious support at St . Petersburgh . There is a rumour of the cession to the Order by King Otho of one of the islands of the Greek Archipelagobwhich
, y the Knights would obtain an indemnity for the loss of Malta . The Cabinet of Vienna is disposed to favour the establishment ; and , as the proof of his interest , it is stated that Prince Metternich , who is a Knight of Malta also , was often seen wearing the brilliant uniform of the Order during the coronation at Milan . M . de Metternich , at all events , has always shown a marked predilection for this costume , for he wore it often at the Court of Napoleon . —Siecle .
ROME , Nov . 1 . — The presence of the Emperor of Austria in Milan has been followed among many other acts of clemency and liberality by the restoration to the Knights of Malta of the estates which had been added to the dominions of the crown , with permission to re-establish new commanderies by voluntary contributions . The military object of the Order has long ceased to have any influence , only the care of the sickas the earliest object of the first rights at Jerusalem has latel
, y revived , and they have founded hospitals for the purpose both here and in some other cities . The restoration of the estates in Lombardy is of the more importance , as the other Italian states may be thereb y induced to give back to the order the property in their possession . France possesses the richest commanderies , and which it may de difficult for the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit Chat.
up , and with his desire that they should not be opened till half a century had elapsed , have been brought up from the vaults , and placed in one of the galleries of the establishment , to be opened on the 1 st of January next , in presence of the Prince Royal , who has promised to attend . These mysterious chests are of different sizes , but both are strongly bound with bands of irons . The largest is so heavy that it required four horses to draw it .
FALMOUTH . —BROTHER JOHN ELLIS has been elected Mayor , and has entered upon his office with becoming spirit . FREEMASONS EXCEPTED . —Four new Ordinances have been published in the Quebec official Gazette . The first subjects to confiscation the property of all persons condemned to death by Court-Martial ; recognising , however , the rights of creditors . The second makes the administration of oaths for treasonable and the act of joining
purposes , any secret society ( the Freemasons excepted ) , subsequently to the promulgation of the Ordinance , punishable as felonies . The third places the district of St . Francis under the provisions of the two preceding and the other Ordinances for the suppression of the rebellion . The fourth confirms certain Ordinances , to which the great seal of the provine has been attached .
THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA , & C . —Letters from Italy and Germany announce the resurrection of an Order formerly celebrated , but which of late existed but in the old recollections of history , notwithstanding the survival of some old Knights' and the creation of some new . We allude to the Kni ghts of Malta . The protection of the Pope , and his zeal in favour of this Order have not been limited to the recent restitution of the old commanderies which it formerl y possessed in the Roman state .
Paul the First was proud of the title of Grand Master of the Order of Malta , and promised to restore it to its old splendour . At the Congress of Vienna , Alexander but feebly supported the claim of the Kni ghts of Malta , and seemed little desirous of acquitting the promises of his father . Now the Order has found a more efficacious support at St . Petersburgh . There is a rumour of the cession to the Order by King Otho of one of the islands of the Greek Archipelagobwhich
, y the Knights would obtain an indemnity for the loss of Malta . The Cabinet of Vienna is disposed to favour the establishment ; and , as the proof of his interest , it is stated that Prince Metternich , who is a Knight of Malta also , was often seen wearing the brilliant uniform of the Order during the coronation at Milan . M . de Metternich , at all events , has always shown a marked predilection for this costume , for he wore it often at the Court of Napoleon . —Siecle .
ROME , Nov . 1 . — The presence of the Emperor of Austria in Milan has been followed among many other acts of clemency and liberality by the restoration to the Knights of Malta of the estates which had been added to the dominions of the crown , with permission to re-establish new commanderies by voluntary contributions . The military object of the Order has long ceased to have any influence , only the care of the sickas the earliest object of the first rights at Jerusalem has latel
, y revived , and they have founded hospitals for the purpose both here and in some other cities . The restoration of the estates in Lombardy is of the more importance , as the other Italian states may be thereb y induced to give back to the order the property in their possession . France possesses the richest commanderies , and which it may de difficult for the