The Exhibition Of 1862.

of framing on each side hides the truss . The central portion of the roof between this framing is glazed , and the remainder of the roof is masked by a sweeping curve , which connects the underside of the vertical framing with the wall surface on which the pictures • are hung . This picture gallery will form , when completed , a splendid feature of the building , ft will extend the whole length ofthe ¦ Cromwell-road front , ancl be consequently 1150 ft . long by 50 ft .

broad . As we approach the south-western corner of the building , . passing tho tree lofty arches which are the entrances from Cromwellroad , we arrive at the least finished portion of the work , where the workmen are some six weeks behind their companions at the -opposite end , hut there is no doubt in any one ' s mind about tlje final completion of the old building by the stipulated time in February . It is now more than half done . In the corresponding period of the year 1850 the first iece of iron work only was

, p delivered for the H yde-park building . The exterior has still a large -shapeless appearance , and it is more difficult to judge of its ultimate effect than it is of any portion of the interior-. Its size alone will -certainly give it a certain degree of grandeur ; it is rather unfair ^ to judge of its architectural character as too many writers have clone , by the wretched engravings which have hitherto been pubiished of it .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

0 EDEK . 03 ? ST . JOHN . The following cutting will answer the query of f * f under - £ heaboA r e heading . —A . "The hon . member for Dundalk , Mr . Bowyer , has just been ¦ elected by the Chapter of the Order at Rome , a Knight of the Sacred , Religious , and Military Order of St . John of Jerusalem . This Order—also known by the name of Hospitallers , Knights of

Rhodes , and Knights of Malta—has lately been reformed by the Pope , and brought back to its original principles . The Austrian Government , ancl that of the Pope having furnished the necessary supplies , a novitiate of the Order has been established at Jerusalem , together with an hospital for pilgrims of all nations , managed by some of the Knights in their original character of Hospitallers . The habit of the Order is black , with a white Maltese cross . The knights are bound to recite the office of the Blessed Virgin Mary

, or of the dead , daily , and they enjoy many spiritual advantages and privileges granted by various popes . All the knights , whether professed or " of devotion , " are obliged , before their election , to furnish proofs of unblemished descent and gentle blood for 200 years . " —Nemrg Examiner .

KNIGHTS TEMPLAK EMBLEMS . Several inquiries have been made respecting Templar emblems , although not strictly Masonic . The following will doubtless be read with interest ; their introduction must be excused , as we have no work treating on Templary , and I would ask your readers to furnish us with further illustrations : —

" The dress of a Pilgrim was an under vest with an outer role , having half open sleeves , showing the under sleeves , which continued to the wrists . On his head a broad-brimmed hat , with a shell in front ; on his feet , sandals , or short laced boots ; in his hand , a staff ; ancl by his side a scrip . " An Fscallop Shell was the Pilgrim ' s ensign in their expeditions and pilgrimages to holy places ; they were worn on their hoods ancl batsancl were of such a distinguishing character that Pope

, Alexander IA ., by a bull , forbade the use of them but to pilgrims who were truly noble . " A Calvary Cross represents the cross on which our Saviour suffered on Mount Calvary , and is always set upon three steps , termed grieces . According to Morgan , the three steps , signifying the three qualities whereby we mount up to Christ , Rope , Faith , and Charily .

" A Patriarchal Cross is so called from its being appropriated to patriarchs . Morgan says the Patriarchial Cross is crossed twice to denote that the work of redemption which was wrought on the cross extended to both Jews and Gentiles . " The Crosier ( according to Polydore Virgil ) was given to bishops to chastise the vices of the people . It is called Daciilis Pastoralis , as given to them in respect of their pastoral charge and' superintendence over their flockas well for feeding them with wholesome

, doctrine , as for defending them from the incursions of the wolf ; wherein thoy imitate the good ancl watchful shepherd , to whose crook this crosier has a resemblance . 'Ihe Cock is a bird of noble courage , he is always prepared for battle , having his comb for a helmet , his beak for a outlaw to wound his enemy , and ia a complete warrior armed cap-a-pie , he hath his

legs armed with spurs , giving example to the valiant soldier to resist danger by fight , and not by flight . "—Clarke ' s Heraldry . About the year 1189 armorial bearings were depicted on a small escutcheon , and worn at the belt ; of what size form , and material was such escutcheon ? The Craft aprons of our German brothers are very tastefully made in the form of a shield . —A .

ONE OP THE ADA'AXTAGES OF E . REEMASONRY . Allow me to add an anecdote I picked up at home in corroboration of your , recent most capital editorial under the above title . Bro . W . W . fianhey , of Kentucky , tells the following story : — " My grandfather , Charles Ranney , some seventy years since , shipped from Philadelphia to Hayti a load of mules ou the schooner

Mechanic , of which he was master . At Hayti he exchanged them for coffee and other AVest India produce —among the rest two barrels of lamp-blaek—and was about to sail , wl-. en he was taken down with the yellow fever so violently that he could not depart . One morning his nurse came down into the cabin crying—¦ " Oh , Master ! Master ! the niggers has riz ! the niggerrs has riz ! they're going to kill all that ' s got white faces . " He advised her to conceal herself and leave him to his fate .

In a short time a rush was made on board . The sound of arms soon followed , then the groans of the five seamen inhumanely butchered on the deck , and then the demoniac crowd came flying into the cabin thirsting for blood . The nurse was instantly shot dead . A pistol was presented to my grandfather's breast , and he was threatened with instant death if he did not point out the place in which his money was concealed . At this instant , raising himself in the bed , he made the Masonic sign of distress . Two of

the party , San Pe ancl Desaline , recognised it , and , coming forward , made themselves known to him as Masons and promised to protect him . __ Jut they informed him that they could only save him by his instantly leaving the vessel , which must be destroyed . That night a boat with muffled oars came for him aud took him . to an American , vessel lying off at some distance , and by that means he made his escape , but with the loss of all his property . AVhen he arrived home be was entireldestitute and still

y prostrate with the effect of his disease . But the Masonic hrethren took him kindly into town to good quarters . Clothes and otber necessaries were laid furtively at his bedside , no one appearing to know who sent them , and only a slip of paper , without signature , informing him that they were a fraternal gift . But by accident , the initials of a certain well-known brother Mason of that place were found upon one of the articles , which gave him a clue to the name and character of his benefactor .

—AN AMEEICAN IS ENGLAND . MASONIC MONOGEAM . Wanted , a Masonic monogram of not more than three letters , that shall include the names of the three degrees , Mark , Arch , K . T . and 18 th . —A . V . MASONEY AND TIIE LADIES . Seeing that " A Freemasons' Wife" has taken the Craft

pretty severely to task , I beg to enquire what have the ladies done for Masonry?—No BENEDICT . — [ We believe our correspondent has adopted a true nom de plume , or he would never have asked such a question . First , they have given to Masonry their sons ; secondly , Ave know many loclges Avhich their handywork has beautified and adorned , and , lastly , their names figure conspicuously as warm supporters

of our Charities , at whose dinners their approving smiles , are an incentive ancl reward to those who work for each 3 , " the institutions connected with the Order . If we knewof a Masonic ball coining off , and "No Benedict" was sure to be present , we should delight in nothing better than to see him in the midst of those whose kindness he so ungallantly doubts . ] INSTITUTION OE THE XXXIlf .

When was the 30 th ° formally instituted ?—H . W . —[ On October 25 th , 17 C 2 , when Frederick , King of Prussia was proclaimed Sov . G . I . G . for both hemispheres . ] GENEEAL LAFAYETTE . The following note may interest several of your readers . I copied it out some time ago intending to forward it long since . —T . S .

" The battU field of Bunker's Hill witnessed a magnificent Masonic solemnity , when General Lafayette came to visit the United States , June 17 th , 1825 , the 50 th anniversary of this heroic struggle , in which the American patriots triumphed for the first time against the courage and discipline of the English . The