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Masonic Chit-Chat.
servation . Cheltenham , as history informs us , was one of the principal Roman stations , and nearly the first place at which the Romans settled after the invasion of Kngland by Gresar : therefore it is conjectured they must have been laid there to commemorate some event at that time .
ANCIENT COIN AT MONMOUTH . —We have been favoured with an inspection of a rare gold coin , in the possession of Mr . Thackwoll . It is a Rose Noble of Henry VIII ., anil is in a most perfect state of preservation , not a letter being obliterated . The coin was discovered , we understand , about twelve months since , during the demolition of one of the ancient gates of Tenby , ami is weli worthy the notice of the curious in such matters . —Beacon .
Goon FOR EVIL . —Aletter from Russian Poland , in the A . Z . dJ ., exhibits how the broken-spirited Jews of that country kiss the rod which is wielded over them . On the occasion of the recent death of the Emperor ' s daughter Alexandra , the synagogue of Wilua was clothed in black ; and part of the special service performed was the delivery of a German sermon , on the text Levit . x . 0 . The Chief Rabbi compared the Russian empire to a temple of God , and the charge of governing it ,
to the temple service . He went on to say , that the Emperor could , no more than the High Priest , abandon himself to mourning , ancl the community at large ought therefore to mourn for him !—Voice of Jacob . JEWISH CHARITY . —The enormous amount distributed , both publicly and privately , in charities , by a certain distinguished family in Israel , is so frequently the subject of conversation , that the following fact may not be uninteresting to your readers . The eldest surviving member of
that family ( in England ) having lately paid a lengthened visit to the sea-coast , was promenading one day on the cliff , when she encountered a tradesman from London with whom she had dealt many years . Alter accosting him , ancl finding that his medical advisers had recommended a stay of many weeks , the lady inquired how he employed his time . " In perambulating the town , " was the reply . " Then , " observed the lady , " I will give you employment suited to your tastes ancl habits . Look out
in your walks for distressed and worthy families , let me know , and I will give you the means to relieve them . By the bye—do not let their religion be a consideration , I include Christians as well as Jews . " These instructions have been extensively acted upon ever since . The tradesman had been in the habit of receiving from the same lady , during a series of years , on every Friday , the sura of 25 / ., to be distributed in casual relief among the poor ; and it was discontinued only iu consequence of the applicants becoming so numerous and troublesome , as to compel the party to decline acting as her almoner any longer . —Voice of Jacob .
PRICE ' CANDLES . —We who write pretty considerabl y much on . Matters Masonic , may be presumed to have trietl all sorts of ways to find out the best and most wholesome light ; ancl also that which is the least oppressive to the eyes . Gas we abjure—the new camphine is too glaring if too near our paper , and not sufficiently strong if at a distance , although excellent as a diffusive light in a room . The composition of these candles , is chemically , more wholesome —not giving out any of that
unpleasant and deleterious matter which affects the eyes while reading or writing ; and , as " seeing is believing , " we only desire to recommend to others what we have found useful to ourselves . VOL . II . 3 N
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit-Chat.
servation . Cheltenham , as history informs us , was one of the principal Roman stations , and nearly the first place at which the Romans settled after the invasion of Kngland by Gresar : therefore it is conjectured they must have been laid there to commemorate some event at that time .
ANCIENT COIN AT MONMOUTH . —We have been favoured with an inspection of a rare gold coin , in the possession of Mr . Thackwoll . It is a Rose Noble of Henry VIII ., anil is in a most perfect state of preservation , not a letter being obliterated . The coin was discovered , we understand , about twelve months since , during the demolition of one of the ancient gates of Tenby , ami is weli worthy the notice of the curious in such matters . —Beacon .
Goon FOR EVIL . —Aletter from Russian Poland , in the A . Z . dJ ., exhibits how the broken-spirited Jews of that country kiss the rod which is wielded over them . On the occasion of the recent death of the Emperor ' s daughter Alexandra , the synagogue of Wilua was clothed in black ; and part of the special service performed was the delivery of a German sermon , on the text Levit . x . 0 . The Chief Rabbi compared the Russian empire to a temple of God , and the charge of governing it ,
to the temple service . He went on to say , that the Emperor could , no more than the High Priest , abandon himself to mourning , ancl the community at large ought therefore to mourn for him !—Voice of Jacob . JEWISH CHARITY . —The enormous amount distributed , both publicly and privately , in charities , by a certain distinguished family in Israel , is so frequently the subject of conversation , that the following fact may not be uninteresting to your readers . The eldest surviving member of
that family ( in England ) having lately paid a lengthened visit to the sea-coast , was promenading one day on the cliff , when she encountered a tradesman from London with whom she had dealt many years . Alter accosting him , ancl finding that his medical advisers had recommended a stay of many weeks , the lady inquired how he employed his time . " In perambulating the town , " was the reply . " Then , " observed the lady , " I will give you employment suited to your tastes ancl habits . Look out
in your walks for distressed and worthy families , let me know , and I will give you the means to relieve them . By the bye—do not let their religion be a consideration , I include Christians as well as Jews . " These instructions have been extensively acted upon ever since . The tradesman had been in the habit of receiving from the same lady , during a series of years , on every Friday , the sura of 25 / ., to be distributed in casual relief among the poor ; and it was discontinued only iu consequence of the applicants becoming so numerous and troublesome , as to compel the party to decline acting as her almoner any longer . —Voice of Jacob .
PRICE ' CANDLES . —We who write pretty considerabl y much on . Matters Masonic , may be presumed to have trietl all sorts of ways to find out the best and most wholesome light ; ancl also that which is the least oppressive to the eyes . Gas we abjure—the new camphine is too glaring if too near our paper , and not sufficiently strong if at a distance , although excellent as a diffusive light in a room . The composition of these candles , is chemically , more wholesome —not giving out any of that
unpleasant and deleterious matter which affects the eyes while reading or writing ; and , as " seeing is believing , " we only desire to recommend to others what we have found useful to ourselves . VOL . II . 3 N