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respect it had not been from any want of desire , but simply from a want of ability to rise to the necessity of the occasion . In thanking them for the magnificent present which they had given him that evening , in addition to that which was voted by thc lodge , he had to say that if anything would induce him to still further seek the prosperity and welfare of the Dramatic Lodge it would be the fact

that they had so generously , so munificently , _ recognised the little services which he had performed during the past year . That day was almost the anniversary of his nineteenth birthday in Freemasonry , and he was sure they would be pleased , as hc was proud , to know that it was exactly the anniversary of his marriage with a woman who had been to him a helpmate , and whom they had been so

generous as to rccogoise in connection with the honour which they had paid ' to him that evening . He assured the brethren that that was perhaps thc most valuable clement in the presentation that they had made . Those who were married men knew how much of their time was taken up with Freemasonry , and when they found one at home who sympathised with that which had pure and true charity at

heart , and who strove all in her power to forward what they considered the noblest system of morality on thc face of the earth , he was quite sure that they would agree with him when he said that the presentation to his wife was perhaps of more value to him than the other sections of their very handsome presentation , valuable though those were . He thanked them sincerely for having recognised in an

overabundant way his very feeble efforts in connection with the Dramatic Lodge . They would quite believe him when he stated that if in the future he could still more show his attachment to a lodge which lay very near his heart , as it die ! with every brother connected with it , hc would earnestly strive to do so . Hc cordially thanked every brother who had subscribed to the testimonial , and trusted that

throughout the whole of his Masonic career he would never be guilty of a single act which would cast the slightest shadow upon an Order which he considered thc brig htest and best in this sublunary abode . Bro . Bell proposed "Thc Masonic Charities , " and , in doing so , placed in the hands of the W . M . fifteen votes for the 13 oys' School , which he said had been

purchased with a sum of money which hael been cntrusteel to him when he attended the festival in London as Steward a few months ago . Part uf the money was received from a performance given by members of thc lodge in the Amphitheatre , part had becn voted by the Iodide , and the remainder subscribed for by brethren individually . Thc toast was acknowledged by Bro . Brown ; "The Newly-Initiated" by Bro . Marplcs , in an excellent speech ; "The Officers" by

Bro . Savage , J . YV . ( in the absence of the S . YV . ) , his remarks indicating great promise for thc coming year ; " The Visitors" by Bro ! Thomas Salter , I . P . M . 241 . A pleasant musical and dramatic programme was rendered during the evening by Bros . Webster Williams , Busfield , Richardson , Forrester , Greenwood , Hargreaves Gill ( "Fairy Bells" ) , Child , Hatton , Ellis Brammall , Ewart , Saunders , Burgess , and Skeaf , the two last-named brethren efficiently acting as accompanists .

YORK . — Eboracum Lodge ( No . I ( 5 II ) . — An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , thc 27 th ult ., for thc purpose of auditing the accounts and other matters . Amongst those present were Bros . C . G . Padel , YV . M . ; T . 13 . ' Whytehead , P . M . ; J . S . Cumberland , P . M . ; G . Balmford , P . M . ; J . T . Seller , S . W . ; G . Simpson , J . W . ; M . Millington , VV . York ; T . Humphries ,

J . E . Wilkinson , II . Jackson , Clark , Thorpe , Turner , and others . A lodge of instruction was opened , the S . W . presiding , after which the Treasurer , Bro . G . Balmford , P . M ., produced thc balance-sheet for thc past year , which was regarded as extremely satisfactory . After the lodge was closetl Bro . T . li . Whytehead , in proposing " Success to the Eboracum Lodge , " coupled with it " The Health of the

Treasurer , " and said he regarded the conditions of the lodge funds as remarkably gootl , when they considered what had becn done for the Charities , the expense that had been incurred last year at the holding of the Provincial Grand Lodge in York , anil the entertainment two years ago of the American Masons . It was manifest that without these extraordinary expenses they might , instead of simply paying their way , have had . 1 large sum in hand ,

but he regarded the : credit of the lodge as far above at-eumulatctl monies , and he was glad to know that their reputation was world-wide , and of the highest order as a lotlge . Bro . J . S . Cumberland , P . M ., gave some very interesting information as to the working of the Craft in London , with illustrations of the various renderings of tin- ritual , and said that amongst all the lodges he had visited he had not seen better work than within their own walls . A very happy evening was spent .

TEDDINGTON . —Sir Charles Bright Lodge ( No . 1793 ) . —The members of this lodge mustered strongl y on the 25 th ult . at the Masonic Hall . Among those in attendance were Bios . R . VV . Forge , W . M . ; J . Pilli-r , S . W . ; T . Walls , P . P . G . S . B . Middx .. J . YV . ; C ' R . Fill , Sec ; H . VV . Linton , S . D . ; T . Gnodchild , J . D . ; C . Stevens , I . G . ; 13 . Muller , Org . ; J . VV . Baldwin , P . P . G . P . Middx .

( hon . member ) , acting I . P . M . ; anil J . Gilbert , Tyler . The visitors were Bros . E . Hopwood , ' P . P . G . S . B . Middx . ; Oldridge , S . VV . 163 .. ; Sams , J . YV . 1 G 3 S ; Cox , 41 ( Ireland ) ; and Beard , 94 6 . Thc minutes of the previous meeting having been reatl and confirmed , tin- W . M ., with Iht- assistance-of his oilicers , raised Bros . Warner anti Griffin , the ceremony being

ably performed . The ballot was then taken upon behalf of Messrs . E . Blanchard and T . K . Bains , and it proving to be unanimous , the first-named gentleman , who was in attendance , was initiated by thc W . M . into Craft mysteries in a manner that left little to be ilesin-il . 'The ballot was also taken successfull y for VV . Iiro . I-:. Hopwood , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., as a joining brother . Several communications

from absent brethren having been read , and several minor matters having been distuned , thc lodge was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Clarence Hotel , whercan excellent banquet awaited them . Upon the removal of the cloth , the customary preliminary

toasts were done full justice to . VV . Iiro . Hopwood acknowledged "The Health of the Provincial Grand Officers . " The VV . M . " followed—the toast was fluently proposed by W . Bro . Baldwin . In the course of his remarks , he congratulated the lodge upon possessing .. VV . M . who , although but a very young Mason , was enabled to do such justice to the beautiful ceremonial of thc Order . 'The toast having

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been warmly rec ' ved , the W . M . made a brief and modest reply . t C 1 " Initiate" came next in order . This important toast was responded to in pertinent terms by Bro . Blanchard . "The Visitors" was acknowledged at Icnerth by Bro . Oldridge and others . "The Officers" was coupled with the name of Bro . Piller , S . W ., who suitably replied . Thc Tyler ' s toast , at a late hour , terminated the proceedings .

Ancient And Primitive Rite.

Ancient and Primitive Rite .

A dispensation was granted by the Sovereign Sanctuary , 33 , for Great Britain and Ireland , on the qth August , 1 S 7 G , to a . number of brethren in Scotland to founil a chapter , & c , of this Rite , but difficultiesof various kinds intervening , nothing was apparently done until the present year , when the Glasgow members of the Rite bestirred thmselves and applied for a warrant for a new chapter for the Valley of Glasgow , to be called the

Sphynx Rose " Croix Chapter , No . S . This warrant was duly issued on the 4 th ult ., and is noteworthy as beinp- the first issued for a chapter of the Rite established in Scotland . The first office bearers are Bros . Stephen Roberton , M . W . ; Thomas M . Campbell , P . M . W . ; John M'lnnes / fll . Knt ., S . VV . ; J . M'lnncs III . Knt , J . YV . ; Wm Ferguson , R . Knt ., Orator ; D . Chambers , R . Knt ., rchivist " John M'Nair , Knt . Capt . of Guard , & c .

The Degrees conferred in the chapter arc from 4 to 11 , Rose Croix , and on the establishment of a senate and council respectively , to which the members will be entitled in due course , the remaining Degrees of the Rite 12 ° to 30 will be worked . As some confusion exists in the minds of many brethren as to what Degrees are now in existence and what obsolete , it may be as well to mention that when the Ancient and Primitive Rite was founded in France in the

early part of the present century by the incorporation of a number of pre-existing Rites , such as the Ancient Chapter of Clermont , 172 S ; Rite ofthe Illuminati of Avignon , 17 G 0 ; thc Order of African Architects , 17 ( 17 ; Philosophic Scotch Rite , 177 G ; Rite of the Philadelphes of Narbonne , 1779 ; and others since merged into one or other of the existing Rites under other names—it consisted of go divided into three series , and subdivided into seven

sections . These were ultimately for satisfactory reasons reduced to 30 of science divided as before ; thc remaining three , 31 , 32 , 3 , ° , being official grades . Owing , however , to the prominence given by thc Ancient and Primitive Rite to thc Council , or , as they arc commonly called , Egyptian Degrees , the Chapter and Senate Degrees were

still further condensed—thus , the 11 ° A . and P . is identical witb the iS ° A . and A . S ., the 1 S A . and P . with the 30 ° A . and A . S ., and the 20 ° A . and P . with the 33 ° and last Degree of the A . and A . S . Rite ; the remaining Degrees of the A . and P . being as before stated , thc Council ( or Egyptian ) Degrees , 21—30 , and the three official grades , _ o , 31 , 32 .

Ireland.

Ireland .

A representative meeting of the brethren of Lodges Nos . 87 and 414 was held in the new Masonic Hall , Bushmills , Belfast , on Wednesday evening week , for the purpose of making arrangements to have the new hall vested in trustees , anil worked by a board of management , & c , together with the steps to be taken in order to meet the existing debt on the building , which , notwithstanding the already paid-in subscriptions , still leaves a margin of about

£ ijo to be elealt with . After business had been gone through , Iiro . M'll .-oy proposed the following resolution , which , at the dedication service held last week , had been overlooked : " That wc , the members of Lodges Nos . 87 anil 414 , tender our hearty thanks to our Chairman of Committee , Bro . VV . A . Traill , C . E ., for his voluntary assistance in connection with the erection of the Bushmills Masonic Hall , and that wc feel deeply indebted for the personal exertions useel on our behalf , even amidst the press of professional duties ,

and which have tended so very materially to make our late ceremonial and dedication service a success . We also feel that the least we can do is to return our warmest acknowledgment for his generous liberality . " 'The resolution having been passed unanimously , Bro . Traill , C . E ., thc presiding Chairman on the occasion , addressed the brethren ; and in a few appropriate remarks thanked them for their kind appreciation of his services , and wished them all success in their new hall . 'The meeting shortly afterwards separated .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

CURIOUS OLD BOOKS . 'There is a very rare Hermetic work , published in 1 G 7 S , at Rotterdam , called " Non Philosophi . u Occulta , " by Magister Claude Germain , of Paris . It is purely alchemical . The writer does not refer to the Rosicrucians . 'There is also a curious tract called " Destillalotia Curiosa , " published at Berlin 1 G 74 , with winch are bound up in one

little volume , " Non-hntia Chcmic . i , " and " Medulla Chimi : e , " both of 1 GS 2 . There is no reference in any of these te the " Fratres Rosea- Crucis . " En . F . M . It will be remembered by some of our readers that there ' is at thc end of the Alnwick . VIS . Constitutions a fragment

of two Latin lines relative to the Liberal Arts . In a little work of "Carminum Proverbialum , " Proverbial Verses , published at London in 1 G 1 S , we find them thus given in full : "Gram Loquitur , Dia vera deicer , Khet verba color . it , Mus , canit , ar numeral , Geo ponderat , Ast colit Astra . " 'They arc , no doubt , much older , and arc , probably , of Monastic origin , as they are of mediaeval " jingle . " MASONIC STUDENT .

ARMS OF PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGES . T . F . enquires as to tin .- Arms of Provincial Grand Lodges . This is a question which I shoultl be glad to hear competent authority upon , and probably Bro . Sir Albert Wood can tell us all about it . I have always maintained that the

Arms of the Provincial Grand Master for the time being must constitute the Arms of the Provincial Grand Lodge , since that body depends upon him , anti ceases to exist with the demise of its head . So far as I have noticed , most Provincial Grand Lodges adopt the Arms of the Grand Lodge upon their official documents . 'i * . B . WHYTEHEAD .

Reviews.

Reviews .

THE CANADIAN CRAFTSMAN . Bro . J . B . FRAZER , Editor and Proprietor , Port Hope , Ontario . This well conducted Masonic magazine is always worth reading , and pursues the " even tenour of its way , " with much success and marked ability .

A CATALOGUE OF MASONIC WORKS . Gustav YVolf , of Kossling's Book Store , ' 42 , Nurnberger Strassc , Leipsic , has just published a catalogue , No . 5 , which contains 522 Masonic , Hermetic , and Templar works . Some of them are rare , many most interesting , and we wish to commend the catalogue to all who understand German It can be obtained through Williams and Norgate , 14 , Henrietta-street , Covent-garden , W . C .

A VOLUME OF SERMONS . By ERHARD SCKULTZ . Vienna , 1 S 79 , and sold by Aug . Siegel , no , Leadenhall-street , E . C Owing to those " Laws of the Medes and Persians " which dominate the editorial columns of the Freemason

wc cannot review a volume of non-Masonic sermons . ' But this we may say . This little volume is expressed in pithy and elegant German , and is very pleasant and profitable reading for all who understand the German language . Many of the writer ' s ideas arc very Masonic , but we do not know that he is a Freemason .

A CATALOGUE OF INTERESTING AND VALUABLE BOOKS . Pickering and Co ., 196 , Piccadilly . W . Pickering and Co . have piit out for October a very striking catalogue of Books which they have , both "interesting and valuable . " We quite endorse their epithets and recommend the catalogue to book collectors and "Bibliomaniacs " amongst us .

FRENCH CATALOGUE . Williams and Norgate , 14 , Henrietta-street , Covent-garden , W . C . Many people arc often at a loss to find good honest " Reading . " We beg to commend to their notice a French catalogue originally published in 1 S 75 , by Williams and

Norgate , which gives the names of an admirable collection of French works on history , voyages , and travels , novels and tales , poetry , the drama , French classics , and works in general literature . It is well worthy a perusal by those who want for the young or for themselves sound and safe French Literature .

APRIL TO AUGUST : Artless Verses . By EDWARD GROSVKNOR . T . H . Roberts & Co ., 42 and 43 , Essexstreet , Strand , W . C . These arc truly artless verses , but are not without their merit , anel may please and touch where others more pretentious may utterl y fail . We think there is promise of " better poetic things . "

POETICAL MAGAZINE . Edited by LEONARD LLOYD . Wm . Poole , 12 a , Paternoster Row . This magazine , the fifth number of the eighth volume , is before us , and we can conceive is of great utility to nascent poets , and has put forth from time to time in its career , which we have favourably noticed , some notable verses . In this present there is a good deal which may be termed poetry , and which is worth reading . To one piece we

however , take exception , as we cannot make it out—it is both mystical anel metaphysical , and yet unnatural all at the same time . It took our fancy when first we scanned it , and being deceived by it we think it right to express the "bitterness of our heart" at such a sentimental "fraud . " It is called " Thc Day After the Ball . " " I still hear the cornet and violin playing ; The air of that waltz will ring in my head . I've sighed half the morning , and fondled for hours

This poor little rosebud , crumpled and dead . " The first verse is well enough , and appeals to the memories of many young men . But here begin our difficulties : " Yet after the ball , when I asked for this flower , You wore in your bosom , you threw it away ; Wc stooped both together so close that I trembled

As a lock of your hair on my face did play . " We do not like the " position " what Clough calls the " juxta position , " and the last line is lame . But still here is this couple "stooping down , " one trying to pick up the rosebud , the other seeking to prevent him . And now listen to this strange metamorphosis of this interesting "juxta position -. " " I turned— 'twas a moment to haunt me for

ever—And oh ! 'twere an agony ever to miss ; Your soft eyes met mine , and their meaning was written In passionate language elecp in a kiss . " He "turned , " " stooping down . " A young lady tells us "the effort was'impossible and superhuman , " but ' that we leave . Who can explain the second line ? or the third ? or the fourth ? 'They are wrapt in mystery . And now listen to the climax :

A step on the landing—wc start—now are sitting Demurely as rooks on a bough in the day : 'Tis your Aunt looking for you , she looks at rne sternly , And , like a sweet sacrifice , bears you away . " 'They "stoop , " "he turns , " " she turns , " presumably , nnd then they " start , " and arc " sitting" demurely—where How ? There is a happy confusion , which probably arose from the nature of the " situation , " better to be

guessed at than explained . Now , wc were taken in b y this little contribution , and we hope thc writer will take our criticism in good part . He may see the meaning of his own words , we confess we do not . Still we wish all prosperity to the "Poetical . Magazine '' as it is a good idea per se , well worked out , and though the work of the Editor must he heavy anel unenviable , hc clearly conducts the magazine with ability , judgment , and good taste .

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