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the chance of success of such a combination , or Avhether it could be even made . What immediately came of the suggestion Ave do not know ; but the Government Avere soon advising the trustees to reconsider their decision , hearing Avhat Captain Fowke might have to say to them . The

trustees replied that they Avould be Avilling to hear Captain Fowke , provided they mig ht also hear Professor Kerr . A meeting of the trustees Avas accordingly held , when the authors of the two designs Avere called in separately . Mr . Oowper was present . There Avas no definite result ; but ,

as we are informed , the First Commissioner said that Captain Fowke ' s design having been accepted in the first instance it could not be cast aside , and that it would be sent to the trustees , altered from time to time , till it met ivith their approval . Thereupon the trustees said that there was a design

( No . 2 ) that met their views , and that the author of it Avas entitled to consideration . Since that Ave are not aAvare that any progress has been made , but Mr . Kerr has claimed several distinctive principles of the design No . 2 as his own . The whole of the questions connected with the

national museums and art galleries are in a A ery unsatisfactory position , and much requires to be settled before a design can have the chance of adoption by the House of Commons . —Builder .

The Masonic Hall Company Of Ireland .

THE MASONIC HALL COMPANY OF IRELAND .

This Company is formed for tho purpose of erecting a . Masonic hall in tho citj' of Dublin for the use and accommodation ofthe Masonic Order iu Ireland , and amongst the list of Directors AVC find the names of His Grace the Duke of Leinster , "M . W . G . M . of Ireland , as chairman , and John Eitzhenry Townscnd , D . G . M ., as vice-chairman . Mauy eminent Irish brethren are also on the list of

directors . The proposed capital is £ 8 , 000 , in 1 , 600 shares of £ 5 each , ivith power to increase the capital by £ 2 , 000 . It is also stated in tho prospectus that the premises in Dame-street , at present occupied as a Masonic hall , are admittedly insufficient for the purposes of such an establishment . The lease under ivhich they are now held from the Commercial Buildings Company will shortly expire ,

and that company has intimated to the trustees of the Grand Lodge thab thoy aro not disposed to renew it . Tho building of a Masonic hall in the metropolis of Ireland is a project which has long engaged the attention of those Avho . felt an interest in the welfare of the Masonic community , and ib is considered that the time has now arrived to carry that project into execution .

With this view the Grand Lodge of Ireland has recently purchased , through tho Landed Estates Court , Ireland , the houses and premises , No . 17 and 18 , Molesworth-streot , Dublin . This site possesses tho advantages of being well placed , convenient , and central . The object of the Company is to build on the promises a Masonic hall , with the necessary offices and

apartments , to be constructed and fitted up in a stylo suitable to a sociefcj'' of the rank and importance of the Order of Ereemasons in Ireland . The Grand Lodge of Ireland proposes to place the site thus purchased in the hands of the proposed Company , aud to that end to grant a lease or conveyance of it at a nominal rent or price . The proposed Masonic hall Avill comprise a spacious Grand Lodge-room , with smaller lodge-rooms , banqueting rooms , secretary ' s offices , a library , reading room , and

committee rooms , with other accommodation suitable for such an establishment—all to bo of a nature and on a scale worthy of the Masonic Order , of a plain and elegant description , and supplied with all the modern improvements which may be deemed requisite for the comfort and convenience of those wbo may be expected to frequent them . The plan of the building will be

previously approved by the Grand Lodge . It is confidently expected that the income of that body , which for some years past has afforded a considerable annual surplus , will be materially increased by the revenue it will derive from the proposed hall . It is not intended to leave the responsibility and exof the internal management of these concerns in

pense the hands of the company , nor to subject the shareholders to the risk of being dependant on uncertain and fluctuating profits ; but in order to provide a fund for the payment of interest at the rate of five per cent , to theshareholders , it is proposed to lease the buildings when constructed to the Grand Lodge at a rant Avhich will be equal to five per cent , on the company's paid-up capital ,.

and will also leave a proper surplus m the hands of thecompany for necessary expenses and out-goings ; but iu the meanwhile interest will be payable on each payment on every 1 st May and 1 st November after allotment lodged . It is unnecessary to go further into the details of the arrangement . It is confidently believed that the value of the site of '

the intended buildings ( which has cost the Grand Lodge-£ 2 , 850 ) and tbe value of the buildings when constructed will , independently of the resources of the Grand Lodge ,, amply secure the capital of the shareholders , and there is every reason to suppose that , as a mere commercial speculation , the proposed company will be successful in obtaining a punctually paid income from the Grand Lodge ,,

which Avill evidently derive many advantages from the completion of the design . The shares will be allotted only to members of the Masonic Order , unless by special order ofthe directors . The following are some of the instructions to thecompeting architects . The sum proposed to be expended ( £ 8 , 000 ) is to include the cost of takins down the houses in Molesworth-street

and South Frederick-lane ( if found necessary ) , the protection and shoreing up ofthe houses ou each side during , the jirogress of the new buildings , the architect ' s commission on tbe expenditure , and the salary of the clerk of works .

The architect who shall be employed in superintending the building , to be paid a commission of 5 per cent , on tho total cost of tho works executed from his designs , to include all travelling and other expenses , for which he will be required to provide all working drawings and specifications sufficient for an estimate and contract ; detailed drawings and instructions for execution ; general

superintendence ofthe work ( exclusive of clerk of works ) . Tho buildings to be erected ou the site to comprise—A Grand Lodge room , capable of accommodating 300-persons , with porch , preparation and reception rooms adjacent . Two smaller lodge rooms for the degrees of Eoyal Arch and Kniht Templarsone capable of accommodating

g , 60 and the other 40 persons , with a porch and reception room for each . ( None of these lodge rooms will requireto be fitted up Avith stalls , as it is proposed for the present to use for the purpose the existing fittings in the rooms in Dame-street . ) A room adjacent , with ivardrobes for the furniture of tbe different lodges .

A dining room to accommodate 120 persons , with a smaller room adjoining , suitable for 40 ; with serving room , & c , in connection . Two offices for the Secretaries ; a board room to hold 30 ; a library to hold 40 ; and reading and coffee room to accommodate 60 persons . Kitchens and pantries ; a large vault for wines , capable

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MASONIC STATISTICS. Article 1
FREEMASONRY—ITS OBJECTS, INFLUENCE, AND BENEFITS. Article 1
GENIUS. Article 2
LEGAL REDRESS. Article 3
OUR MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES. Article 5
THE MASONIC HALL COMPANY OF IRELAND . Article 8
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 9
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 9
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND FREEMASONRY. Article 9
JEWS AND FREEMASONRY ABROAD. Article 10
Untitled Article 10
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 10
MASONIC MEM. Article 10
METROPOLITAN. Article 10
PROVINCIAL. Article 10
ROYAL ARCH. Article 13
CHANNEL ISLANDS. Article 13
INDIA. Article 13
MASONIC FESTIVITIES. Article 15
Obituary. Article 15
REVIEWS. Article 16
Poetry. Article 16
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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the chance of success of such a combination , or Avhether it could be even made . What immediately came of the suggestion Ave do not know ; but the Government Avere soon advising the trustees to reconsider their decision , hearing Avhat Captain Fowke might have to say to them . The

trustees replied that they Avould be Avilling to hear Captain Fowke , provided they mig ht also hear Professor Kerr . A meeting of the trustees Avas accordingly held , when the authors of the two designs Avere called in separately . Mr . Oowper was present . There Avas no definite result ; but ,

as we are informed , the First Commissioner said that Captain Fowke ' s design having been accepted in the first instance it could not be cast aside , and that it would be sent to the trustees , altered from time to time , till it met ivith their approval . Thereupon the trustees said that there was a design

( No . 2 ) that met their views , and that the author of it Avas entitled to consideration . Since that Ave are not aAvare that any progress has been made , but Mr . Kerr has claimed several distinctive principles of the design No . 2 as his own . The whole of the questions connected with the

national museums and art galleries are in a A ery unsatisfactory position , and much requires to be settled before a design can have the chance of adoption by the House of Commons . —Builder .

The Masonic Hall Company Of Ireland .

THE MASONIC HALL COMPANY OF IRELAND .

This Company is formed for tho purpose of erecting a . Masonic hall in tho citj' of Dublin for the use and accommodation ofthe Masonic Order iu Ireland , and amongst the list of Directors AVC find the names of His Grace the Duke of Leinster , "M . W . G . M . of Ireland , as chairman , and John Eitzhenry Townscnd , D . G . M ., as vice-chairman . Mauy eminent Irish brethren are also on the list of

directors . The proposed capital is £ 8 , 000 , in 1 , 600 shares of £ 5 each , ivith power to increase the capital by £ 2 , 000 . It is also stated in tho prospectus that the premises in Dame-street , at present occupied as a Masonic hall , are admittedly insufficient for the purposes of such an establishment . The lease under ivhich they are now held from the Commercial Buildings Company will shortly expire ,

and that company has intimated to the trustees of the Grand Lodge thab thoy aro not disposed to renew it . Tho building of a Masonic hall in the metropolis of Ireland is a project which has long engaged the attention of those Avho . felt an interest in the welfare of the Masonic community , and ib is considered that the time has now arrived to carry that project into execution .

With this view the Grand Lodge of Ireland has recently purchased , through tho Landed Estates Court , Ireland , the houses and premises , No . 17 and 18 , Molesworth-streot , Dublin . This site possesses tho advantages of being well placed , convenient , and central . The object of the Company is to build on the promises a Masonic hall , with the necessary offices and

apartments , to be constructed and fitted up in a stylo suitable to a sociefcj'' of the rank and importance of the Order of Ereemasons in Ireland . The Grand Lodge of Ireland proposes to place the site thus purchased in the hands of the proposed Company , aud to that end to grant a lease or conveyance of it at a nominal rent or price . The proposed Masonic hall Avill comprise a spacious Grand Lodge-room , with smaller lodge-rooms , banqueting rooms , secretary ' s offices , a library , reading room , and

committee rooms , with other accommodation suitable for such an establishment—all to bo of a nature and on a scale worthy of the Masonic Order , of a plain and elegant description , and supplied with all the modern improvements which may be deemed requisite for the comfort and convenience of those wbo may be expected to frequent them . The plan of the building will be

previously approved by the Grand Lodge . It is confidently expected that the income of that body , which for some years past has afforded a considerable annual surplus , will be materially increased by the revenue it will derive from the proposed hall . It is not intended to leave the responsibility and exof the internal management of these concerns in

pense the hands of the company , nor to subject the shareholders to the risk of being dependant on uncertain and fluctuating profits ; but in order to provide a fund for the payment of interest at the rate of five per cent , to theshareholders , it is proposed to lease the buildings when constructed to the Grand Lodge at a rant Avhich will be equal to five per cent , on the company's paid-up capital ,.

and will also leave a proper surplus m the hands of thecompany for necessary expenses and out-goings ; but iu the meanwhile interest will be payable on each payment on every 1 st May and 1 st November after allotment lodged . It is unnecessary to go further into the details of the arrangement . It is confidently believed that the value of the site of '

the intended buildings ( which has cost the Grand Lodge-£ 2 , 850 ) and tbe value of the buildings when constructed will , independently of the resources of the Grand Lodge ,, amply secure the capital of the shareholders , and there is every reason to suppose that , as a mere commercial speculation , the proposed company will be successful in obtaining a punctually paid income from the Grand Lodge ,,

which Avill evidently derive many advantages from the completion of the design . The shares will be allotted only to members of the Masonic Order , unless by special order ofthe directors . The following are some of the instructions to thecompeting architects . The sum proposed to be expended ( £ 8 , 000 ) is to include the cost of takins down the houses in Molesworth-street

and South Frederick-lane ( if found necessary ) , the protection and shoreing up ofthe houses ou each side during , the jirogress of the new buildings , the architect ' s commission on tbe expenditure , and the salary of the clerk of works .

The architect who shall be employed in superintending the building , to be paid a commission of 5 per cent , on tho total cost of tho works executed from his designs , to include all travelling and other expenses , for which he will be required to provide all working drawings and specifications sufficient for an estimate and contract ; detailed drawings and instructions for execution ; general

superintendence ofthe work ( exclusive of clerk of works ) . Tho buildings to be erected ou the site to comprise—A Grand Lodge room , capable of accommodating 300-persons , with porch , preparation and reception rooms adjacent . Two smaller lodge rooms for the degrees of Eoyal Arch and Kniht Templarsone capable of accommodating

g , 60 and the other 40 persons , with a porch and reception room for each . ( None of these lodge rooms will requireto be fitted up Avith stalls , as it is proposed for the present to use for the purpose the existing fittings in the rooms in Dame-street . ) A room adjacent , with ivardrobes for the furniture of tbe different lodges .

A dining room to accommodate 120 persons , with a smaller room adjoining , suitable for 40 ; with serving room , & c , in connection . Two offices for the Secretaries ; a board room to hold 30 ; a library to hold 40 ; and reading and coffee room to accommodate 60 persons . Kitchens and pantries ; a large vault for wines , capable

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