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Architecture And Archæology.

sympathy , from whom they had derived many of their institutions , and whose records they would do well to search , because they were trustworthy and not merely of a theoretical description . ( Applause . ) With regard to the Society , he said , speaking for himself , he was sure it had far exceeded in its results anything -which he expected would have been the case when a meeting for its formation

was held at Devizes seven years ago . The great work of the Society had been its ' Magazine , ' and he ventured to defy all the counties in England to produce a work of a similar character , containing so much that was interesting and trustworthy . ( Hear , hear . ) Much of that result was undoubtedly owing to the able management of tho Rev . Canon Jackson , who he hoped , would long continue to

discharge the duties of his office . ( Applause . ) The Right Hon . gentleman then called upon the Rev . C . Smith ( one of the secretaries ) to read the report . From this document we learnt that the numher of names now on the books of the Society amounts to 3 S 9 , being- a slight increase upon the number last year , ancl that , notwithstanding ; the loss by death , withdrawal , or removal from the comity of no less than

fifteen of the Society's former members . Amongst these , tho recent death of one of the most active of our body ( says the report ) seems to call forth special regret on the part of the Society : indeed it would be impossible to pass over in silence the grevious loss we have sustained in Mr . Carrington . He was , from the first , a sincere and steady friend of the Society . Ho thoroughly enjoyed the pursuits and the researches connected with the Wiltshire history , was very diligent in instituting- themand invariablto be

, y depended upon as ready ever , at personal inconvenience and sacrifice of time and trouble , to assist others . Those who were present at the Marlborough meeting- last year , will not soon fbrg-et how greatly it was indebted to him for the lively and goodhumoured spirit that prevailed throughout ; and the readers of the " "Wiltshire Magazine" will regret the discontinuance of the

lighter and amusing- articles by which he so often assisted the public in the digestion of its more solid contents . After alluding to other matters , the report then goes on to refer to the longcontemplated erection of a museum . The time has now arrived ( says the report ) for building such a museum and library as shall he adequate for the collections already rapidly accumulating , and which your committee have confident expectations will be considerably enriched when a more permanent as well as more suitable

place of deposit is provided . Fully impressed with this conviction , your committee has been engaged in considering the best means of accomplishing their object , and though they are not prepared at the present moment to lay any distinct proposal before you , yet they are happy to state that the scheme -which has been suggested to some of the more influential gentlemen of the county has met with the warmest encouragement , and oilers of very liberal donations towards its completion have been madewhich your

, committee tiust will be met with like liberality on the part of members generally , and for which they would bespeak your cooperation and support when tho time comes . The Rev . CASOX JACKSON then proceeded to read a most interesting paper upon Swindon and its neighbourhood . At the conclusion of the address , Mr . A . L . GODDAM proposedin complimentary termsa

, , vote of thanks to the Rev . Canon Jackson for the trouble he had taken in compiling so valuable a paper . Mr . MATCIMAI , in seconding tho proposition , said he "would not say that Canon Jackson had made much out of nothing , but _ be had certainly brought to the knowledge of the Society and the audience a great number of circumstances which many persons connected with the neihbourhood

g were ignorant of . The vote of thanks was , we need scarcely s ; ry , carried ruth acclamation ; and the officers for the ensuing year having been appointed , the proceedings were brought to a close .

The Essex Archaeological Society will bold its animal meeting this year at Colchester on the 27 th of Sept . Wc are informed that the museum , which is in process of formation "in the castle , will be first opened to the public on that occasion ; that papers arc being prepared by gentlemen of the highest reputation as archaiologists ; and that every endeavour will be used to make a really attractive meeting . " The church of Edenbridge , Kent , has been restored and reopened . Theold pewshavc been removed ; the gallery at the west end , in which the ormm stood and the choir were seated .

has been taken down ; the partition in the south-west corner , which rudely served tbe purpose of a vestry , has disappeared ; the chancel has changed its appearance considerably ; a fresh pavement has been laid thoroughout the church ; a vestry has been added on the north side ; ancl the pulpit , organ , aeel baptismal font have changed their positions in harmony with other alterations . The whole restoration has been

effected by the application of the voluntary principle , which has lately been greatly developed throughout the country . Tho sittings consist of open benches , providing accommodation for upwards of a thousand ]) ersous , a large portion of them free . In the body of the church they are made of deal , stained and varnished ; those in the chancel being of varnished oak . In tho chancel Maw ' s tiles have been used

for tho flooring . The alter , in all its appointments , is entirely new , the cloth of red velvet ; and there is a new painted window , the gift of Mrs . E . R . Gore , which makes a graceful addition to the ornamentation of the chancel . All the doors of the church are new , and amongst other additions is a window at the south-west end , where the partition used as a vestry originally stood .

The foundation-stone has been laid of a new church , to be added to the list of sacred edifices with which the extensive parish of St . Philip and Jacob , Bristol , abounds . The building will beiu the Early Gothic sjde , and consists of a nave and two aisles ; and it is proposed to add a , chancel at a future time , while a portion of the ground adjoining the site is reserved for a school . The length of the church will

be 86 ft ., with a breadth and elevation of 50 ft ., the materials employed being Hahnam stone , with freestone dressings . The aisles will be divided from the nave by rows of pillars , with ornamental stone capitals , and the church is laid out for 700 sittings . The foundation-stone of a new church at Ca-lderbrook ,

Manchester , to lie dedicated to St . James , on the hill-side , within a short distance of the entrance to Summit Tunnel near Littleborougb , has just been laid . The new church , will have a spire 155 ft . high , and will contain sittings for 500 people . The style ' of architecture will be the Decorated . The edifice will have a chancel , nave , north aisle , and a chapel for the family of the Deardcns , similar to

Trinity Chapel in Rochdale parish church . The ] seats will be open stalls , the roof timbers visible , and the chief windows are to be filled with stained glass . At Whitwcll , Yorkshire , near Malton , a new church has been erected at a cost of several thousand pounds , and also endowed to the amount of £ 150 per annum , by Lady Lccbmcre , the wife of Sir Edmond A . H . Lechmcre , Bart .,

of Rhyddcourt , Worcestershire . Lady LccLuuere devoted £ 0 , 700 for the purpose of building the church , but , this sum is exclusive of the cost of tho site , which contains between two and three roods of land , the greater part , of course , intended for a churchyard . The style of the building , is Geometrical Middle Point . Its extreme interior length is SOft ., tho breadth of the nave 18 ft . bin ., and of the chancel 17 ft . Oin . It will accommodate 180 persons . The church is

built of AYhitby stone of two colours , the dark colour being inserted as bands . There is a lych gate at the principal entrance , and the yard is entirely enclosed by a stone wall , Tho tower is on the south side of the chancel , and tho height from the ground to the top of the spire is 1131 ' fc . The tower contains a pea ! of six bells . The floor of the nave is laid with Miuton tiles—black , red , chocolate , andbuff . The chancel is laid

with figured encaustic tiles of various patterns , and the walls up to tho string coursing internally are also laid with coloured tiles and encaustic figured bands , The east window is a throe-light , presented by Sir E . Lccbmcre . It represents the crucifixion in tho centre , with St . John ancl the centurion one side , and tho mother of our Lord ancl the two Maries on the other side . The two side windows

of thechaneel were presented b y A . Stephens .. Esq ., of Fostyn Hall ( late of AVhitwcll Hall ) , and Mrs . Stephens , Lady Lcchmero being the daughter of the latter . The west window , representing the lour evangelists , is the gift of tho tcnantiy . The seats are composed of movable open cak benches . The font is of Caen stone , inlaid with discs of coloured marbles and spars . Tho pulpit is of Caen stone , with red Mansfield steps . Tho roe ' of the building is open timbered , and covered with red tiles . The church has been

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GRAND LODGE. Article 1
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MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 9
DANGER OF POPULARITY. Article 10
Poetry. Article 10
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 11
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 12
GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTERS. Article 12
PROPOSED MASONIC HALL IS NORWICH. Article 13
THE SUMMER STREAM. Article 14
A TROUBADOUR'S OVERTURE. Article 14
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 15
SUPREME GRAND LODGE. Article 15
PROVINCIAL. Article 16
IRELAND. Article 17
TURKEY. Article 18
INDIA. Article 18
AUSTRALIA. Article 18
AMERICA. Article 19
THE WEEK. Article 19
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Article 20
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Architecture And Archæology.

sympathy , from whom they had derived many of their institutions , and whose records they would do well to search , because they were trustworthy and not merely of a theoretical description . ( Applause . ) With regard to the Society , he said , speaking for himself , he was sure it had far exceeded in its results anything -which he expected would have been the case when a meeting for its formation

was held at Devizes seven years ago . The great work of the Society had been its ' Magazine , ' and he ventured to defy all the counties in England to produce a work of a similar character , containing so much that was interesting and trustworthy . ( Hear , hear . ) Much of that result was undoubtedly owing to the able management of tho Rev . Canon Jackson , who he hoped , would long continue to

discharge the duties of his office . ( Applause . ) The Right Hon . gentleman then called upon the Rev . C . Smith ( one of the secretaries ) to read the report . From this document we learnt that the numher of names now on the books of the Society amounts to 3 S 9 , being- a slight increase upon the number last year , ancl that , notwithstanding ; the loss by death , withdrawal , or removal from the comity of no less than

fifteen of the Society's former members . Amongst these , tho recent death of one of the most active of our body ( says the report ) seems to call forth special regret on the part of the Society : indeed it would be impossible to pass over in silence the grevious loss we have sustained in Mr . Carrington . He was , from the first , a sincere and steady friend of the Society . Ho thoroughly enjoyed the pursuits and the researches connected with the Wiltshire history , was very diligent in instituting- themand invariablto be

, y depended upon as ready ever , at personal inconvenience and sacrifice of time and trouble , to assist others . Those who were present at the Marlborough meeting- last year , will not soon fbrg-et how greatly it was indebted to him for the lively and goodhumoured spirit that prevailed throughout ; and the readers of the " "Wiltshire Magazine" will regret the discontinuance of the

lighter and amusing- articles by which he so often assisted the public in the digestion of its more solid contents . After alluding to other matters , the report then goes on to refer to the longcontemplated erection of a museum . The time has now arrived ( says the report ) for building such a museum and library as shall he adequate for the collections already rapidly accumulating , and which your committee have confident expectations will be considerably enriched when a more permanent as well as more suitable

place of deposit is provided . Fully impressed with this conviction , your committee has been engaged in considering the best means of accomplishing their object , and though they are not prepared at the present moment to lay any distinct proposal before you , yet they are happy to state that the scheme -which has been suggested to some of the more influential gentlemen of the county has met with the warmest encouragement , and oilers of very liberal donations towards its completion have been madewhich your

, committee tiust will be met with like liberality on the part of members generally , and for which they would bespeak your cooperation and support when tho time comes . The Rev . CASOX JACKSON then proceeded to read a most interesting paper upon Swindon and its neighbourhood . At the conclusion of the address , Mr . A . L . GODDAM proposedin complimentary termsa

, , vote of thanks to the Rev . Canon Jackson for the trouble he had taken in compiling so valuable a paper . Mr . MATCIMAI , in seconding tho proposition , said he "would not say that Canon Jackson had made much out of nothing , but _ be had certainly brought to the knowledge of the Society and the audience a great number of circumstances which many persons connected with the neihbourhood

g were ignorant of . The vote of thanks was , we need scarcely s ; ry , carried ruth acclamation ; and the officers for the ensuing year having been appointed , the proceedings were brought to a close .

The Essex Archaeological Society will bold its animal meeting this year at Colchester on the 27 th of Sept . Wc are informed that the museum , which is in process of formation "in the castle , will be first opened to the public on that occasion ; that papers arc being prepared by gentlemen of the highest reputation as archaiologists ; and that every endeavour will be used to make a really attractive meeting . " The church of Edenbridge , Kent , has been restored and reopened . Theold pewshavc been removed ; the gallery at the west end , in which the ormm stood and the choir were seated .

has been taken down ; the partition in the south-west corner , which rudely served tbe purpose of a vestry , has disappeared ; the chancel has changed its appearance considerably ; a fresh pavement has been laid thoroughout the church ; a vestry has been added on the north side ; ancl the pulpit , organ , aeel baptismal font have changed their positions in harmony with other alterations . The whole restoration has been

effected by the application of the voluntary principle , which has lately been greatly developed throughout the country . Tho sittings consist of open benches , providing accommodation for upwards of a thousand ]) ersous , a large portion of them free . In the body of the church they are made of deal , stained and varnished ; those in the chancel being of varnished oak . In tho chancel Maw ' s tiles have been used

for tho flooring . The alter , in all its appointments , is entirely new , the cloth of red velvet ; and there is a new painted window , the gift of Mrs . E . R . Gore , which makes a graceful addition to the ornamentation of the chancel . All the doors of the church are new , and amongst other additions is a window at the south-west end , where the partition used as a vestry originally stood .

The foundation-stone has been laid of a new church , to be added to the list of sacred edifices with which the extensive parish of St . Philip and Jacob , Bristol , abounds . The building will beiu the Early Gothic sjde , and consists of a nave and two aisles ; and it is proposed to add a , chancel at a future time , while a portion of the ground adjoining the site is reserved for a school . The length of the church will

be 86 ft ., with a breadth and elevation of 50 ft ., the materials employed being Hahnam stone , with freestone dressings . The aisles will be divided from the nave by rows of pillars , with ornamental stone capitals , and the church is laid out for 700 sittings . The foundation-stone of a new church at Ca-lderbrook ,

Manchester , to lie dedicated to St . James , on the hill-side , within a short distance of the entrance to Summit Tunnel near Littleborougb , has just been laid . The new church , will have a spire 155 ft . high , and will contain sittings for 500 people . The style ' of architecture will be the Decorated . The edifice will have a chancel , nave , north aisle , and a chapel for the family of the Deardcns , similar to

Trinity Chapel in Rochdale parish church . The ] seats will be open stalls , the roof timbers visible , and the chief windows are to be filled with stained glass . At Whitwcll , Yorkshire , near Malton , a new church has been erected at a cost of several thousand pounds , and also endowed to the amount of £ 150 per annum , by Lady Lccbmcre , the wife of Sir Edmond A . H . Lechmcre , Bart .,

of Rhyddcourt , Worcestershire . Lady LccLuuere devoted £ 0 , 700 for the purpose of building the church , but , this sum is exclusive of the cost of tho site , which contains between two and three roods of land , the greater part , of course , intended for a churchyard . The style of the building , is Geometrical Middle Point . Its extreme interior length is SOft ., tho breadth of the nave 18 ft . bin ., and of the chancel 17 ft . Oin . It will accommodate 180 persons . The church is

built of AYhitby stone of two colours , the dark colour being inserted as bands . There is a lych gate at the principal entrance , and the yard is entirely enclosed by a stone wall , Tho tower is on the south side of the chancel , and tho height from the ground to the top of the spire is 1131 ' fc . The tower contains a pea ! of six bells . The floor of the nave is laid with Miuton tiles—black , red , chocolate , andbuff . The chancel is laid

with figured encaustic tiles of various patterns , and the walls up to tho string coursing internally are also laid with coloured tiles and encaustic figured bands , The east window is a throe-light , presented by Sir E . Lccbmcre . It represents the crucifixion in tho centre , with St . John ancl the centurion one side , and tho mother of our Lord ancl the two Maries on the other side . The two side windows

of thechaneel were presented b y A . Stephens .. Esq ., of Fostyn Hall ( late of AVhitwcll Hall ) , and Mrs . Stephens , Lady Lcchmero being the daughter of the latter . The west window , representing the lour evangelists , is the gift of tho tcnantiy . The seats are composed of movable open cak benches . The font is of Caen stone , inlaid with discs of coloured marbles and spars . Tho pulpit is of Caen stone , with red Mansfield steps . Tho roe ' of the building is open timbered , and covered with red tiles . The church has been

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