Odds And Ends.

perceived the youth complacently sucking a rejected one behind the door . This enlightened my understanding , and I took the precaution to throw all bad eggs , after that , out of windoAv into the river . A regular supply of good eggs was the ultimate result .

The Installation Picture.

THE INSTALLATION PICTURE .

We have been favoured Avith a view of a proof section of Bro . Harty ' s engraving of the Installation of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales as M . W . G . M . There are no less than four hundred portraits in it , and we had not the slightest difficulty in recognising a number of faces perfectly

familiar to us . The exact moment which appears to have been selected for the representation of this grand and solemn occasion , is when the brethren are casting a hasty glance round the hall , for the purpose of obtaining a full impression of the scene . Only by the adoption of some

such license could the artist have presented so many hundred faces turned in so many different directions . The finishing touches are , as yet , Avanting to perfect this section , but the view we had fully justifies us in expressing our belief that the engraving , when complete , will be one of the finest and most successful ever executed . In the course

of another fair or five weeks , about three-fourths of the Avork will have been proved ; and as numbers of those present have not yet sent their likenesses to , or been specially photographed by Bro . Harty , Ave take this opportunity of

announcing that the artist has room lor close on a hundred more portraits , and Avill be obliged if brethren Avill forward him either their " counterfeit presentment , " if such has been already taken , or Avith the needful sitting .

At the Royal Aquarium , Brighton , Opera Recitals have been given , and have been AVOH attended . The Opera selected for the Morning Performance being tbe Bohemian Girl , Miss Mary Davies , Miss Marion Severn , Bro . George Perren , and Mr . George Fox sustaining the various parts ;

in the evening , La Sonnambula Avas given , Miss Arabella Smythe singing the part of Amina , all the artistes were loudly applauded . Owing to the care and attention of Mr . Parnaby , the custodian of the Institution , the whole of the fish are in a thriving condition . The Avhitebait from Gravesend form an attraction to the frequenters . No expense is spared to introduce neAV features of interest .

At the Theatre Royal the Gaiety Company have concluded a A'ery successful engagement . Madlle . Corneille d'Auka ' s London Company followed , and during their stay have had good houses . The production of the Grand Duchess ancl La Fille de Madame Angot has afforded

Madlle . d'Anka an opportunity to display her charming voice . Miss Kathleen Corri has also been Avell received . Mr . Beverley and Mr . H . Lewens sustain the parts allotted them Avith commendable care . Miss Gimdry is a rising

artiste . Bro . R . W . South was the acting manager , and to him great credit is due . He Avill shortly be again in Brighton , in connection with Miss Jenny Lee ' s company , when " Jo " -will be produced .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys, Wood Green.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN .

SCIENCE AND ART EXAMINATIONS . —MAY 1876 . MAGNETISM ASD ELECTRICITY . H . G . Shaw ... ... 1 st class advanced R . Bryant ... 1 st class elementary W . R . Parker ... 1 st class elementary

C . D . Green ... ... ... ... 1 st class elementary IV . Beaumont ... 2 nd class elementary W . Junes ... 2 nd class elementary DRAAYING .

W . R . Parker Prize . "VV . R . Parker Full certificate H . G . Shaw Full certificate

Passed in PRACTICAL GEOMETRY . Heely , White , Rose , Newman , Croydon , Haskins , Bryant , Parker , Sbaw . Passed in MODEL DRAAYING . Heely , Parker , Booser .

Passed in FREEHAND , W . Pawley . Passed in PERSPECTIVE Parker and Shaw .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . AU Letters m-ust bear the name and address 0 / the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .

THE ADMISSION OP VISITORS . To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Owing to an accidental oversight I have only jnsfc seen tho interesting article , in yonr issue of the 12 th inst ., on " Tho Admission of Visitors . " Your remarks , though able and instructive , being based npon an imperfect report of what took place at the Confidence Lodge of Instruction , do not bear sufficiently upon the real points at issue , which

are—1 . Whether a brother who is properly vouched for , and who pro . duces his G . L . Certificate , can claim the right of admission to any private Lodgo he may wish to enter as a visitor . 2 . Whether a brother who is either personally known , recommended , or can prove himself , after due examination , to the satisfaction of " one of the present brethren , " can be legally excluded because he presents himself minus his certificate .

3 . If , in dealing with visitors , a discretionary power is allowed , with whom does it exist—the Lodge or tho W . M . ? After stating that " the foreign brother , finding hi 3 application for relief brought with it no solatium , claimed admission to the Lodge as a brother Mason , " and Avas rejected , you express regret that the

incident occurred , and that our examination Avas not made by " one of the present brethren , " from which I infer that but for the antecedent shortcomings of tho applicant you would have had him admitted if his examination proved satisfactory . But surely it ¦ would have been acting unconstitutionally and illegally to nave

adopted such a course if the law is , as stated in Oliver ' s " Masonio Jurisprudence , " that " No visitor can bo admitted unless ho be known or vouched for by some member of the Lodge , or ( if he be a perfect stranger ) produce hia Grand Lodge Certificate . " Bro . James Stevens is of opinion that the production of a certifi .

cate is not necessary , and that it ia the J . W . s dnty to examine and admit Masons on proof , but Bro . Gottheil , and many other most distinguished members of the Craft , interpret the Edict of Grand Lodge to place a compulsory obligation on every W . M . to make the production of the certificate a sine aud non .

Dr . Oliver 3 dictum would seem to sustain the latter view , which , if correct , is , in my humble opinion , totally at variance with the regulations on the subject contained in the Book of Constitutions . Not a word is said therein respecting a visitor ' s certificate , and the only ground mentioned upon which a visitor may ( not shall ) be ex . eluded is that he must be " of known bad character . " Yours fraternally , Aug . 21 th , 1876 . JOHN W . COLMER .

Old Warrants.

OLD WARRANTS .

To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —One or two circumstances connected with the second of the " O LD WARRANTS , " which appeared last week in your columns may prove of interest to your readers . In the first place , this Warrant , or rather renewed Warrant , must have been very nearly , if not tho last , issued by the Ancient Grand Lodge .

It is dated 21 st December 1813 , and tho union of Ancients and Moderns took place on the 27 th of the month . In the next place , it may be the only Warrant , and must bo one of a very limited number issued by this Grand Master . H . R . H . the Duke of Kent , according to Preston , was " elected and installed Grand Master of that body of Masons " ( Ancients ) " at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James's Square , on the

1 st of December 1813 . " I presume this date refers to the installation , for the " Articles of Union between tho two Grand Lodges of England " were " clone at the Palace of Kensington , this 25 th day of November , in the year of our Lord 1813 , and of Masonry 5813 , " the Duke of Kent ' s signature , " Edward G . M ., " being one of those at foot . Be this , however , as it may , the Duke of Kent ' s tenure of the

Grand Mastership of tho Ancients Avas certainly a brief one , nor is he likely to have granted many Avarrants , if , indeed , ho granted more than this one particular Avarrant . Thus , I consider its publication in your columns is attended Avith circumstances of unusual interest , nnd well worth describing . I may add that , the " Thomas Harper , D . G . M ., " was one of " the

three distinguished brethren , " whom Preston tells us each of the Uoyal Grand Masters took into his council , with a view to arranging the articles of Union . " Thomas Harper D . G . M . " is the next " ancient" signature to the said articles , coming immediately after that of " Edward G . M . " He was , moreover , Editor of the seventh edition of Ahiman lle : on , " printed by Bro . T . Harper jun ., Crane-court , Fleetstreet , for the Editor , No . 207 Fleet-street , " in 1807 . Fraternally yours , "Q . "

Lodge No. 169.

LODGE No . 169 .

To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE , DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I see from the Keystone for the 12 th inst . j that onr esteemed Bro . Hughan , in au article oa '" Ancient