The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-09 00:00:00

THE JEWS'.

A Frankfort Journal of the Ist instant con.
tains the following abstract of a Decree whici
has been promulgated by the Government o
Hesse Cassel, for regulating the worship of the
Jews. Some of the prohibitions are curious :
Cassit., JUNE 28.—A new regulation for the religious
worship au4 instruction of the Jews contains the following ar-
ticles :—" The Rabbis or the Elders of the congregation are
bound to superintend the worship in the Synagogue, and out of
its walls. The Rabbis must always appear in the Synagogues
for divine service. All private Synagogues and religious meet.
ings are prohibited. There shall be exceptions of the old and
infirm. The Black Board shall be suppressed, wherever it
still subsists, as well as all penalties which relate to divine wor-
ship. The function relative to divine service, such as the right
of taking the Law out of the Ark, the promulgation of the
Law, &c. shall no longer be sold by auction in the Synagogues.
The Rabbis and the Elders of the Synagogue (the first in their
discourses) must endeavour to put an end to the custom of see.
sawing during the prayer, and to that of repeating the prayers
in too loud a voice. The young people must be instructed in
this respect, and this practice must be forbidden to the singers,
and thoss who recite the prayers. All profane tunes during
divine service are prohibited. The ceremony of striking the
impious Haman at the festival of Purim is most strictly prohi-
bited. Children below the age of five years arc not to be taken
to the Synagogue. All unsuitable pleasantries, in which the
young people sometimes indulge in the Synogogues, on the eve
of some festivals, or on the festivals themselves, as well as the
distribution of sweetmeats by the women to each in the Syna-
gogue, are strictly forbidden. Some of the religioul ceremo-
nies must be accompanied by a German discourse on a Hebrew
text, in which the meaning of these solemnities shall be ex-
plained ; funeral discourses shall not be pronounced, except at
the desire of the family, and for a retribution. On the Sabbath
a discourse shall be held in German, in every Synagogue, after
the reading of the prescribed passage of the law, and of a chap-
ter of the Prophets.

Gibraltar Papers to the 35th ultimo have
been received. We notice in one of them an
atrocious case of piracy upon the Speranaa
brig in the service of the Greek Government, and
stationed upon the coast to warn vessels from ap-
proaching the Turkish fortresses of Coron and
Modon, blockaded by the Greeks. The crew,
consisting of fourteen, were all murdered. Seven
of the pirates have been taken through the vigi-
lance of Captain PECIIELL, of the S,ybille, and
were to be instantly tried. An article from Malta
states that the troops on board the Turkish fleet
were 20,000 in number, commanded by Mame-
lukes, and disciplined by French Officers.
Yesterday evening, soon after six o'clock, an
express arrived at the Secretary of State's Office
for Foreign Affairs, in Downing-street, with dis-
patches from Sir C. STUART, our Ambassador at
Paris, to Mr. Secretary CANNING.
Count Mumma, the Hanoverian Minister to
this country, is said to have quitted England, to
make the necessary arrangements for the equip-
ment of the troops that are to proceed to Por-
tugal.
Letters from Naples announce, that in conse-
quence of the departure of Mr. M‘DomALn, the
English Consul, from Algiers, who also acted in
that capacity for the king of the Two Sicilies, a
new Consul had been appointed for the latter
power, and had accordingly proceeded to Al-
giers, and had been received with great distinc-
tion by the Dey.
Sir GEORGE Noon, who lately retired from
the office of one of the Barons of the Exchequer,
died at his house in Bedford-square last night.—
This Learned Person, we believe, was upwards
of eighty years of age, and preserved his facul-
ties unimpaired till within a short period of his
death. As a lay wer, in the technical sense of
the word, Sir GEORGE was deservedly celebrat-
ed, and for many years commanded at the bar a
cunsiderable share of what is called the " heavy
business" of the profession.—(Morning Paper.)
At the west end of the town numerous depre.
dations have recently been committed, by gen.
teelly dressed young men, who have gained
admission into the house under pretence of busi.
ness with some part of the family, and, watch-
ing the opportunity, have decamped with any
articles lying in their way. In this manner
Colonel LESTOR, of No. 31, Manchester-street,
Manchester-square, was on Wednesday rub-
bed, but the fellow, who gave his name
John Ellwood, was fortunately apprehended
in the course of yesterday, and in the evening
underwent an examination at Marylebone Office.
The servant who admitted him identified his
person, and proved the loss of some coats from
the hall immediately on his leaving the house.—
He had pretended business with Gen. FULLER,
who was there on a visit, and for whom he said
he had a letter from Colonel MARTIN. The
latter gentleman attended the examination, and
declared the letter not to be his hand-writing.
The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate.