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Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

We have thought it better not to publish " A North Country P . M . ' s " letter , as we unelerstanel thc engravings have all been supplied .

BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Libeial Freemason ; " "Die New Yorker Bundes-prcssc ;" " Our Young Folks' Budget ; " " Scottish Freemason ;" 1 ' Broael Arrow ; " " Freemasons' Repository ; " " Masonic Herald ; " " Proceedings of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania ; " " Saint Christopher Advertiser ; " " Voice of the People " ( St . Kills ); "Medical Examiner ; " " West London Express ; " "Hull Packet ;"

''Bauhiitte ; " " Risorgimcnto ; " "Magazine of Art ;" ' North China Herald ; " " Canadian Craftsman ; " " Premium Debentures of Continental Citi-. s ane ! Municipalities ;" "European Mail ; " "Advocate" ; "Pantiles Papers ;" " Westminster Papers ; " " Keystone ; " " Hebrew Leader ;" " Jenkinson ' s Practical Guide to North Wales ; " " Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle ; " " Transactions of Pennsylvania Council of Deliberation A . and A . rite ;" " Plan for liaising Ironclads . "

We shall bc much obliged if Correspondents forwarding Newspapers will kindly mark thc paragraphs to which they desire to call attention . Bro . Edward Cox ' s letter reached us too late for insertion this week .

Births ,Marriages And Deaths.

Births , Marriages and Deaths .

BIRTHS . BURHAGE . —On thc 5 th inst ., at 45 , Trcguntcr-road , South Kensington , the wife of Mr . Richard Burragc , of a daughter . SEWEH .. —On the 5 th inst ., at Litchford Hall School , Manchester , the wife of thc Rev . Arthur Sewell , of a son .

MARRIAGE . BIIOCK—SI > EN-CEII . —On the Oth inst ., at St . Saviour ' s Southwark , by Bro . thc Rev . Henry John Hatch , M . A ., Rector of Little Stambridgc , Essex , Edward Archibald Brock , of Cor ! :, to Florence Mary , daughter of Bro . Joseph Huntley Spencer , of Southwark .

DEATHS . GIIEEN * . —On the 5 U 1 inst ., Ernest Frederick , son of the Rev . W . Green , Vicar of Little Clacton , Essex , in the 14 th year of his age . ROWLAND . —On thc 29 th inst ., at Grove Barrs , Hurscll , Surrey , Mr . Andrew Rowland , aged 77 years . SAUSDUBS . —On thc 5 th inst ., at 7 , Devonshire-road , Liverpool , thc Rev . William Sidney Saunders .

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THE FREEMASON , SATURDAY , JUL- * 13 , 1878 .

Anniversary Festival Of The Boys' School.

ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL .

This was a great success . The presidency of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught was certain to be hailed enthusiastically by the Craft , and a very goodly and distinguished company asserted alike the loyalty of the Order , and the attraction of the occasion . We are struck , as all will be ,

by the thoroughly practical character both of the speeches and proceedings , and we congratulate the authorities ofthe school , and Bro . Binckes on this satisfactory result of so many arduous labours and so many thoughtful preparations . The Stewards' returns , which amounted to

eg 10 , 100 , with twenty lists to come in , are , under the circumstances , we venture to think , alike commendable and satisfactory in the highest degree . Of this amount the metropolis apparently sends up , £ 4600 , and the provinces head the metropolis by about £ 1000 . No doubt the

twenty missing lists will yet considerably increase the amount for 1878 . May we venture to ask here , by the way , why our good brethren , the Stewards , will not send their lists in at the proper time , and why they are " missing , " or " wanting ? " This is a question we have often

heard asked before , and as we never yet listened to a satisfactory reply to so natural a query , we think it well to record this statistical phenomenon , and toexpress ouropinionthatit is very''hard lines" on our excellent brethren , the Secretaries , who naturally wish their list to be final , and

complete . In the present state of trade , we conld not , it is clear , expect a larger return , and , in our opinion , it is one which does credit to all concerned , and shows how hard every one must have worked to bring about so successful an anniversary . We say this , because amidst the

"high figures' to which we have lately been accustomed at such festivals , ( wonderful contrast to days gone by ) , spoiled by success , we are apt to overlook two stern facts , ( 1 ) , that our returns are simply marvellous , per se , and such as no other society in the world can put forward , and

( 2 ) that we cannot always expect , humanl y speaking , undinimed prosperity or advancing returns . The one simple fact , that , despite all the drawbacks of trade , and all the agitations of the money market , private anxieties , and public excitement , we English Freemasons have

contributed £ 33 , , in round numbers , for onr great central charities for 1 S 78 , is in itself worth a hundred eloquent speeches , ' and testifies strongly to the reality after al' of our IMasonic professions and declarations . We therefore beg heartily to congratulate all those who have been

connected with this last anniversary on the success which has atlendc-d their zealous efforts , and on those admirable and effective arrangements which ** made all present comfortable and happy . Not to weary our readers in this hot weather , and as we have plenty of time before us , we beg

to defer to next week a detailed examination of the relative returns of the metropolis and the provinces , though we allude to them in tlie gross above , as well as those general remarks on the present position of our great charities , which their actual circumstances and future prospects seem to warrant and require at our hands .

The Secretarial Election For The Girls' School.

THE SECRETARIAL ELECTION FOR THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .

The election for Secretary took place on Thursday , the 1 ith inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , when a large number of votes were recorded for the various candidates . Bro . Hedges was announced by the chairman to have received , 37 , 3 votes , and to be therefore duly elected .

We rejoice to announce the result , and we feel sure that it will be one which will alike please the Craft , advance the best interests of the subscribers , and lead to the real and lasting interests of that most useful Institution , the Girls ' School . All the instructions for the election

were admirably carried out to suit the convenience of the voters , and to render the voting a facile process for all . There was no confusion

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no crowd ing . and the best thanks of all the subscribers a nd voters are due to Bro . Col . Creaton for the ca reful and skilful arrangements he had so ably a nd so considerately made . We

congratulate th e subscribers , the authorities , and Bro . Hedges sincerely , and we are convinced that the interests of the Girls' School are safe in his hands .

Our Grand Master At Nottingham.

OUR GRAND MASTER AT NOTTINGHAM .

Bro . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales opened last week the Midland Counties Art Museum , at Nottingham . The whole ceremony passed over with great effect , and happy unanimity . All Nottingham was there , and crowds of holiday folks swelled the assembly on the festive

occasion , so that the Prince and Princess received , as they so well deserve , a right hearty good welcome , from the warm-hearted and loyal people of Nottingham . It has been well pointed out by one of our contemporaries ( the Times ) , whose words are so apposite to tho event ,

that we venture to transcribe them , that thi s gathering is one of no mean importance to Nottingham , to the ounty , and to art : — "The occasion was by no means an ordinary one even for a personage so indefatigable as the Prince in his patronage of all ceremonies of public interest

and t . f all institutions tending to the public advantage . It was one of the most cherished purposes of the late Prince Consort to educate the taste and to foster the art education of the English people . To his initiative we owe the establishment of the Department of Science and

Art at South Kensington—an institution which , however much it was despised and ridiculed at its first foundation , has undoubtedly * borne excellent fruit in the regeneration of the national taste . Cut the Piince Consort ' s farsighted pur pose did not stop short at the conception of a

central school of design and museum of artistic instruction . He hoped th ? t sooner or later the idea would be imitated and developed in different parts of the country , and he looked forward to the time when every town of any importance would have its local museum , from which the

inhabitants of the surrounding district might draw a share ot that artistic inspiration which the whole country , directly or indirectly , derives from South Kensington . Jt has taken a long time to realize this fruitful conception , but Nottingham has now given it a practical and effective shape .

The ancient aiid historic castle of the town , rich in memories extending from King Alfred to William the Conqueror , and thenceforward throughout tlie whole range of English history down to the Reform riots in 18 31 , has now been devoted to the peaceful and bi-nelicent purpose

of an art museum , affiliated to South Kensington . The Piince of Wales was invited by the local authorities to be present at the opening of the new museum , and to inaugurate an institution of which his father many years ago was the real founder . Wilh his accustomed readiness to

promote all objects of public utility , the Prince accepted the invitation , and Nottingham'has accordingly enjoyed the rare gratification of a Royal visit on an occasion highly creditable to its public spirit . We may hope that the

encouragement thus deservedly given to Nottingham will induce other towns throughout the country to follow its excellent and courageous example . " We shall all agree in these sentiments and these conclusions , and trust that the "wish" will be " fat her" to the action .

Voltaire And Rousseau

VOLTAIRE AND ROUSSEAU

We must confess ( perhaps we are to be pitied for the crass state of mind which is our personal property ) , that just as we had but little sympath y with the Voltaire centenary at pleasant Paris , so we had still less for that of Jean Jacques Rousseau , at the good City of Geneva . To use a common expression , we do not think that either of

these so-called world ' s heroes " pans out" in any way for thc welfare of humanity , orthemoral good of the world . Monseigneur D upanloup accuses Voltaire of being unpatriotic , cynical , a sycophant , and tyrannical , despite his high qualities of mind , while the RepulUque Francaise tells us that Rousseau was "a paradoxical theorist , whose ideas have