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Masonic Chit Chat.
MASONIC CHIT CHAT .
Brother E . Evans has been again successful in the admission of another painting to the exhibition at Somerset House ; it is a Masonic portrait of " a Brother , " ( Eales White ) , who has distinguished himself by his exertions in the Craft , more especially in behalf of the " Aged and Decayed Mason . " We congratulate the artist , not only on the success which attends the efforts of his improving pencil , but on the arrangement and composition of the picture , which is modest and unpretending .
TAUNTON , May 7 . —Bro . E . D . Davis has received the attention he so richly deserves , by a very complimentary attendance of the Brethren at the Theatre last evening , the entertainments having been , by desire of the W . M . ( Bro . Haseles ) and brethren of the Lodge No . 327 , and for the benefit of that worthy Brother . The house was a bumper , and the boxes were graced by a rare assemblage of honoured Brethren , with the delightful addition of" Masons wives and Masons' bairns . " Bros . Sir Charles DanceWarreMailerBeadonsSullyMosseand White
, , , , , , were noticed among the audience . The performance was deservedly applauded and the personations of Bro . Davis and Osborne of their usual excellence . The latter Brother has found a more ready avenue to the hearts of the Masons of "the West" in the recollection that he is the respected parent of a Lewis , who as W . M . of the Royal Mariners' Lodge , London , has exercised so zealously and so profitably his truly Masonic feelings in behalf of " The Aged Masons '
Asylum . " For this progressing and most noble Charity Bro . Davis has repeated the offer of his Theatre , and we hope still to see the Brethren permitted to respond to the generous sentiment ; the predominant wish is to bespeak for the occasion and to appear in full costume , thus ensuring receipts which would amply , and at the same time , innocently carry out the choicest attributes of the Craft— " Brotherly Love and Relief . "
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS REVIVED . —There is now at No . 18 , Rue . Notre Dame des Victoires , an apartment which presents a strange appearance . The . windows of several of the principal rooms are hermetically closed and internally covered with a rich white woollen hanging , upon which are large red crosses . In two of the rooms there are thrones ornamented with the same colours ; all the floors are covered with rich carpets , and here and there are deposited sacerdotal ornaments , collarsswordsand golden spurs . From the number of chandeliers
, , , the place must be well lighted . It is in these immense rooms , thus ornamented , that for several days past the Grand Master and Dignitaries of the Temple have received new knights . Since the year 1314 , when the last Grand Master , James Molai , was burnt alive , in pursuance of a decree of the Parliament , on the spot where now stands the statue of Henry IV ., that religious and military Order had been forgotten , condemned as it was by various decreesroyal ordinancesand papal briefs .
, , It reappeared in 1830 , since which period the police , which is so rigorous towards other worshippers and new reli gions , have tolerated it ; no doubt , because among its members is one of the personages most influential at court . The Count de M , whom we allude to , is indeed said to be the present Grand Master of the Temple . The late emperor , Don Pedro , entered the knighthood when he was at Paris , and , if the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit Chat.
MASONIC CHIT CHAT .
Brother E . Evans has been again successful in the admission of another painting to the exhibition at Somerset House ; it is a Masonic portrait of " a Brother , " ( Eales White ) , who has distinguished himself by his exertions in the Craft , more especially in behalf of the " Aged and Decayed Mason . " We congratulate the artist , not only on the success which attends the efforts of his improving pencil , but on the arrangement and composition of the picture , which is modest and unpretending .
TAUNTON , May 7 . —Bro . E . D . Davis has received the attention he so richly deserves , by a very complimentary attendance of the Brethren at the Theatre last evening , the entertainments having been , by desire of the W . M . ( Bro . Haseles ) and brethren of the Lodge No . 327 , and for the benefit of that worthy Brother . The house was a bumper , and the boxes were graced by a rare assemblage of honoured Brethren , with the delightful addition of" Masons wives and Masons' bairns . " Bros . Sir Charles DanceWarreMailerBeadonsSullyMosseand White
, , , , , , were noticed among the audience . The performance was deservedly applauded and the personations of Bro . Davis and Osborne of their usual excellence . The latter Brother has found a more ready avenue to the hearts of the Masons of "the West" in the recollection that he is the respected parent of a Lewis , who as W . M . of the Royal Mariners' Lodge , London , has exercised so zealously and so profitably his truly Masonic feelings in behalf of " The Aged Masons '
Asylum . " For this progressing and most noble Charity Bro . Davis has repeated the offer of his Theatre , and we hope still to see the Brethren permitted to respond to the generous sentiment ; the predominant wish is to bespeak for the occasion and to appear in full costume , thus ensuring receipts which would amply , and at the same time , innocently carry out the choicest attributes of the Craft— " Brotherly Love and Relief . "
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS REVIVED . —There is now at No . 18 , Rue . Notre Dame des Victoires , an apartment which presents a strange appearance . The . windows of several of the principal rooms are hermetically closed and internally covered with a rich white woollen hanging , upon which are large red crosses . In two of the rooms there are thrones ornamented with the same colours ; all the floors are covered with rich carpets , and here and there are deposited sacerdotal ornaments , collarsswordsand golden spurs . From the number of chandeliers
, , , the place must be well lighted . It is in these immense rooms , thus ornamented , that for several days past the Grand Master and Dignitaries of the Temple have received new knights . Since the year 1314 , when the last Grand Master , James Molai , was burnt alive , in pursuance of a decree of the Parliament , on the spot where now stands the statue of Henry IV ., that religious and military Order had been forgotten , condemned as it was by various decreesroyal ordinancesand papal briefs .
, , It reappeared in 1830 , since which period the police , which is so rigorous towards other worshippers and new reli gions , have tolerated it ; no doubt , because among its members is one of the personages most influential at court . The Count de M , whom we allude to , is indeed said to be the present Grand Master of the Temple . The late emperor , Don Pedro , entered the knighthood when he was at Paris , and , if the