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Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held at Freemasons' Tavern on Thursday . Bro . Henry Smith occupied the chair , and the general business , which was mostly of a formal

character , was very quickly disposed of . The election of 21 , from an approved list of 26 , candidates was then proceeded with , the poll closing at three prompt . The result will be found elsewhere in our advertisement columns .

The Boys' School Quarterly Court will be held today ( Friday ) at Freemasons' Tavern , when 24 , from a reduced list of 37 , candidates will be elected . We trust that our remarks of last week as regards the two last cases—Nos . 7 and 17—will bear fruit , and that we

shall be in a position to announce them among the successful applicants . The Governors and Subscribers will then have the satisfaction of knowing that on this occasion none of those whom they have declared worthy of being admitted into the School have been finally rejected .

But in the case of this Institution there is other business than that of the election which must be dealt with . For instance , there is Bro . Cumberland's motion to alter the day on which the Council—that is , the General Committee of former days—meets from the first

Saturday in the month , August excepted , at 3 p . m ., to the last Friday at 5 p . m . On this we have no remarks to offer . It is a matter which concerns the members of Council , affecting , as it does , their personal convenience . If they prefer the last Friday 5 p . m . by all means let

them meet on that day ; or , if it suits them better , let them keep to the present arrangement . There is , indeed , one good reason we may mention in favour of the proposed change—that it will enable the Secretary ' s staff to enjoy a well-earned half-holiday , whereas

under the present plan , though the office closes at 2 p . m ., they are under the necessity of remaining till 4 or 5 p . m . on Council days . As the members of the staff do not spare themselves when there is a heavy

pressure of work , it would not be a bad idea on the part of the Council , if they took this point into consideration in deciding whether they will accept or reject the proposed change . * *

There is also a series of four motions standing in the name of Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of Management , to which we do not see how any exception can possibly be taken . These motions are that ( 1 ) Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D .,

who has been Honorary Surgeon-Oculist to the Institution for 30 years , and ( 2 ) Bro . Wharton P . Hood , » 'hu has been Honorary Medical Officer for 25 years , shall be made Honorary Vice-Presidents of the Institution , with all the rights and privileges appertaining to

such rank , in recognition of the valuable services they liave severally rendered to the Institution ; and ( 3 ) that a similar compliment , conferring similar rights and privileges , shall be bestowed on Bro . Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C , in consideration of his gift of

¦ 3 o guineas to found certain prizes for history . The fourth resolution is to the effect that Bro . Stanley J . A'tenborough , who has done good service to the Institut ion in many ways and on many occasions , shall be a Ppuinted Honorary Solicitor . We imagine that not

"M" sli ghtest breath of opposition will be raised to these very reasonable and proper motions , and we have no "oubt we shall find ourselves next week in a position to ton gta . tulate these brethren on being the recipients of SUch well-merited compliments .

* * * the annual communication of the Provincial Grand ' odge 0 f Cumberland and Westmorland is to be held on Friday , the 21 st inst ., in the Drill Hall , Millom , Un < -er the banner of Whitwell Lodge , No . 1300 . The

" st interesting feature of t he agenda is the presenta-10 n of an address to the Earl of Bective , on his lordp 'P attaining his 25 th year of office as ruler of the j fovince . Bro . G . J . McKay , P . G . Std . Br ., is also be inducted into the office of Deputy Provincial Ura nd Master , vice Bro . L . F . B . Dykes , P . G . D ., re-

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signed . Further , at 10 o'clock in the morning , the McKay Chapter , No . 1390 , is to be consecrated , so that with the other duties incidental to an annual meeting , our north country brethren have a hard day ' s work before them .

Bro . McKay ' s services to the Province for so many years as Prov . G . Secretary are also to be recognised . The brethren will not allow him to exchange the more onerous for the more dignified office without marking

their sense of benefits conferred on the Province by his consistent devotion to the duties of office . The presentation in this case will assume the form of a piece of plate .

It is not only his brethren of the mystic tie who appreciate the services and genial qualities of Bro . McKay . Quite recently his brother justices of the

county presented the Corporation of Kendal with a portrait in oils of ex-Mayor McKay , which is said to be an excellent likeness , and which the local paper describes as a fitting recognition of an eventful year .

* * The Cornish Lodge meeting in London had another successful installation meeting on Saturday . About 60 brethren were present , and Bro . Walter Molesworth

St . Aubyn was duly installed as W . M . for the ensuing year by the I . P . M ., Bro . John Roberts . Pressure on our space prevents our inserting the usual report this week , but it will appear in our next .

We have received , too late for extended notice this week , a handsome and portly volume of nearly 500 pages , compiled and edited by Bro . J . Matthewman , containing the Masonic addresses of Bro . T . W . Tew , J . P ., R . W . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire . It contains

besides the portrait of the able and much loved ruler of that flourishing province , numerous photo mezzotint views of places of interest in connection with Bro . Tew , besides portraits of Yorkshire Masonic celebrities ,

including the Deputy P . G . M ., Bro . Henry Smith , W . F . Smithson , P . G . D ., P . P . G . W ., and others . The work speaks volumes for the Masonic activity of all concerned , and will be of interest to a large number outside the Province of West Yorkshire .

* * * The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Devonshire is to be held at Torquay on Monday , the 17 th inst ., and will be presided over by Bro . the Hon . Sir Stafford H . Northcote , Bart ., C . B ., M . P ., Prov . G . M . A large

attendance is anticipated , and the presence of Bros . W . J . Hughan , P . G . W ., Representative of the Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania , and C . F . Matier , P . G . W ., Grand Secretary , is expected . There are 24 lodges in the Province .

It is well worthy of note that at the recent Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham , the Provincial Grand Master referred to the circumstance of his eldest son having joined one of the lodges in his jurisdiction , and expressed the hope that he should have the benefit of his

assistance in the discharge of his duties . At the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire , Bro . the Earl ol Lathom , who presided , had the satisfaction o knowing that his eldest son—Bro . Lord Skelmersdale—was

among the brethren present on the occasion . These two facts , which were mentioned in our reports last week , cannot fail to be gratifying to the Craft generally , but more especially to the members of the Provinces who are more immediately interested .

According to the Voice of Masonry there were present at the triennial conclave of the Grand Encampment oi Knights Templar of the United States held at Denver , Colorado , in August last two venerable sir kni ghts—A . C . Treat and Edward Biscock , who have been

members of the Masonic fraternity for 73 and 6 g years respectively . Bro . Treat was a member of the Committee which received Bro . General La Fayette on his last visit to the States , yet he enjoys excellent health and retains all his faculties .

The Voice likewise records the death of Brc ; . J . W . H . Wilson , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba . Bro . Wilson was initiated in the Simcoe Lodge , No . 79 , Ontario . On removing to Winnipeg he became a charter member of Ionic Lodge , No . 25 .

In 1885 he was elected Grand Registrar of Manitoba , in 1886 Senior Grand Warden , in 18 91 Deputy Grand Master , and in 1892 M . W . Grand Master . General sympathy is felt for the members of the deceased ' s family .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

1009 ] THE "SCALD MISERABLES . " I am very pleased to add my testimony to Bro < Speth ' s and Lane ' s ( Nos . 994 and 1004 ) in warm appreciation of Bro . Richard J ackson's facsimile of the " Scald Miserables , " and consider that half-a-guinea per copy is a very reasonable sum to ask for such a faithful reproduction . ( Address — Commercial-street ,

Leeds ) . The facsimile measures , as does the original , over fourfeet in length ( with margin ) , and formsa most striking representation of the curious procession of 27 th April , 1742 . As Bro . Speth states , " the print is exceedingly scarce , " and but few copies of the original are known in the world . Certainly not a dozen . Practically , it is unobtainable , though strange to say ,

there are two copies in Yorkshire at least , if not more , viz ., one in the West Yorkshire Masonic Library ( the home of so many rarities ) , and the other is owned by my friend and Brother William Watson , of Leeds . Another is also domiciled at Worester , to which Bro . T . Lamb-Smith has referred . For all useful purposes , Bro . Jackson's reproduction will do as well as the scarce

original , and I hope the few remaining copies ( only 150 printed ) will be obtained for lodge libraries and Masonic halls . Thefine engraving noted by Bro . John Lane is to be found in Brayley ' s "Londiniana" ( 4 vols . Svo ., A . D . 1829 ) , and , naturally , is rarely met with as a separate plate like Bro . Lane ' s . It is an inexact copy of the original of Benoist's , but fairly illustrates the character

of the procession . On the top of the reproduction of A . D . 1829 are the words " Brayley's Londiniana . " The cut of " The Free Masons' Downfall , or the Restoration of the Scald Miserables , " in " The Westminster Journal" for Saturday , May 8 th , 1742 , " is quite a different engraving to either of the foregoing . This number of the Journal is so scarce that only two copies

are known , one being in the British Museum and the other owned by Bro . General Samuel C . Lawrence , P . G . M . ( Mass . ) , who has had the whole number facsimiled , and presented copies to many brethren and collectors in this country . It is valuable for a reason , noted by Bro . Speth , in addition to the curious caricature . Bro . Matthewman's description appears to have

been taken originally or by him from "The Westminster Journal" aforesaid ( not Bro . Jackson ' s plate of 1742 ) , but several portions are omitted in his transcript , some advisedly so , or it may be the key supplied by Benoist . It is said Dr . Carey ( surgeon to the Prince of Wales )

much offended his Royal Patron for the part he took in organising the procession of 1742 , and was removed from his appointment as surgeon to his Royal Highness . Bro . Jackson will no doubt be able to reproduce other curious prints , especially if the present venture is welcomed as it should be . W . J . HUGHAN .

Reviews.

Reviews .

Mr . and Mrs . Tregaskis , at the sign of the Caxton Head , in High Holborn , have just published an edition do hixeot their catalogue of special rarities . It is the 250 th number issued from their well-known establishment , and by far the best of the whole series . The characteristic title is introduced , and on the reverse is the book plate of the enterprising " Jacobi ct Marie Lee Tregaskis , " who certainly should have had a lady reading or examininir old books as

a part of the design . With that exception the plate is appropriate , and quite the style of many centuries ago . The illustrations ot several choice bindings are beautiful works of art , and form quite a feature of this truly wonderful production , the like of which we never remember seeing before , and Mr . and Mrs . Tregaskis deserve all thesuccess ,

so bountifully falling to their share , for their enterprise and skill . If mention is made of any nf the numerous valuable items , the copy of 'Joannes Siilisbcriensis Po / ycraticus , owned by Henry the VIII . ( which has been sold ) , and that of the Canon Missie Pontilicatis , 1720 , might well be enumerated . Only 100 copies are published at 5 s . each .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

The Quarterly Court of the Governors and Sub . scribers of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Thursday , in the large hall of Freemasons ' Tavern . Bro . Henry Smith , Past Grand Deacon , Deputy Prov . Grand Master West Yorkshire , Treasurer of the Institution , was unanimously voted to the chair . He was supported by Bio . Frank Richardson , E . M .

Money , James H . Matthews , H . A . Hunt , h W . Smithson , and F . R . W . Hedges , Sec . The court was largely attended . After the reading and confirmation of the minutes of the General Court of July 7 th , had been read and confirmed , and the summaries of the minutes of the subsequent General Committees had been read for information , scrutineers were appointed

and the election of 21 girls out of an approved list of 26 candidates was proceeded with . The poll closed at three o'clock . Votes of thanks to the Scrutineers and to the Chairman of the day closed the proceedings . The list of successful candidates will be found in our advertisement columns .

On Thursday the final shooting for the Regimental Club Gold Jewel took place at llford . The competitions , which commenced in March , comprise six contests , at 200 , 500 , and ( ioo yards , seven shots each , and lhursday's event at 700 and Soo yards . The total score each man could make would be 710 points . Private Didley was returned the winner , with 5 O 7 the next in order of merit Sergeant Parsons , 5 C 5 ; Sergeant King , 541 J ; Corporal Debelder , 508 and Private Petrie , 495 points .