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Notes On Literature, Science, Music, Drama, And The Fine Arts.
NOTES ON LITERATURE , SCIENCE , MUSIC , DRAMA , AND THE FINE ARTS .
Miss Carry Kelson is recovering from her recent severe illness . Miss Augusta J . Evans has received tlie degree of Mistress of English Literature from the Baltimore Eemale College . A petite comedy from the pen of Mr . A . "Wood ,
late of the Theatres at Bath and Bristol , has been accepted at the Haymarket Theatre . The embargo laid on Yictor Hugo ' s dramatic works is being gradually removed . The Gaitu announces that it will shortly play " Le Roi s ' amuse . " Fclwes from tlie Clubs says there is a new English
tenor , a Mr . George Bertham , training himself in Italy , in the hope that he may appear on the boards of Covent Garden . It is said that six thousand copies of the Queen ' s book , " Early Tears of the Prince Consort" have already been sold , and that another edition is in the
press . The dramatic authors of Erance have sent in a petition to the English Government , praying for a protection for their inventions , and they are supported hy the Dramatic Authors' Society of England . The meeting of the British Association next year willwe believebe held at Norwich . Eor 1 S 69 the
, , Association will receive invitations from Liverpool , Brighton , Exeter , and Plymouth . A wealthy citizen of Berlin has asked the municipality for a site whereon to erect a statue of Sir Eraneis Drake , the famous English admiral , in honour of his being the introducer of the potato into Europe .
A favourable change has taken place in the health of Mr . Charles Kean , who has been for some time past on a visit at Court House , near Taunton . He is suffering from a total prostration of the nervous system , brought on by overwork and excitement . Fclioes from the Clubs mentions a report that Mr .
Millais is engaged in painting a picture of Eosalind and Celia in the forest of Ardennes . The trees have been studied from nature amidst the splendid woodland scenery of Knowle Park .
A fragment of a circular mirror , composed of glass foliated with a thin sheet of pure lead , has been found during some excavations at Lillebonne . Thus it seems that the Gallo-Eoman practised the plating of glass , as the Gauls had previously knoAvn how to plate metal .
Mr . Sothern , despite the dead set made against him by the Erench critics , has drawn crowded bouses at Paris in "Lord Dundreary . " The Emperor and the Empress were present at one of his performances , and , for the first time on record , Napoleon III . was seen induling in a hearty laugh .
g Artists are now rejoicing in the discovery of a new paint . Mauve , though it has for some years existed as a dye , has not , until now , been available for pictures . " Aniline , '' as it is called , was discovered simultaneously , it is stated , by two gentlemen of the Agricultural College at Cirencester .
The gold medal , a first prize for Practical Chemistry at TJniA'ersity College , in the summer session class , has been won by the first aud only Hindoo from Bombay who has come to be educated in England ; he also gained a prize in mineralogy and certificates of honour in geology and mathematics .
Notes On Literature, Science, Music, Drama, And The Fine Arts.
SECRECY , AND BEOTHEKLY LOVE . —The first of our principles is secrecy . Masonry has its secrets , and one of the objects of this institution is to teach the initiated , and that under the most solemn obligations , to conceal those from the world around us . Our mysteries are our own , and although we are willing to communicate them , we must not dare to do so except on the same conditions on which they were communicated to ourselves .
Now , apart altogether from the intrinsic value of these mysterious secrets , I say that the consciousness of being in possession of them , and the exercise of that caution and reserve which are requisite to conceal them , are beneficial things . There is something noble and dignifying in keeping a secret . Manliness is not extinct in that bosom—may I not say , also , or piety either ?—which , out of respect to the solemnity of an
oath , carefelly keeps that hidden which it is not at liberty to reveal . He is not worthy of the name of man who cannot keep a secret . And let ns not imagine that this habit of reserve anel self-control is of little practical value . It has a far wider field of operation than appears at first si ght . The great God himself has his secrets , into which no created intelligence has any right to intrude ; and , in like manner , every individual man , every household , every co-partnership and society of human beings , havo hidden things—secrets specially their own —which it is a positive duty for them to conceal . It is no better
than impertinent curiosity for one man to pry into the affairs of another ; and there is nothing which more readily brands a man as an imbecile and a fool than the propensity to utter before strangers what he had better keep to himself . I say that this quality is one of high value in social life ; and Masonry , therefore , which so effectually , and in principle , teaches us to keep a secret , exerts its influence on the side of what is fitted to dignify and ennoble the human species . Our second principle is Brotherl
y Love . On this point I need not enlarge . It is a quality which involves the very essence of practical godliness . All Masons are brethren . It is contrary to etiquette and Masonic propriety for one of the Craft to salute another at any of our festivals or reunions save by the endearing name of "Brother . " By the holiest of obligations we are bound to love , respect , aid , and succourto tho utmost of our abilita brother Masonwherever
, y , , we find him . The Masonic sign is the strongest appeal to our affectionate regard . Nor is this a mere notion . Instances manifold are now recorded even in national history , and in the annals of philanthropy , which demonstrate that this Masonic esteem and affection are something more than an empty name . I havo heard of the bayonet being arrested when about to pierce the heart , and the soldier ' s arm struck as if with temporary
paralysis , at tho exhibition of the Masonic sign , oven amidst the excitement of the battle-field ; and , when other appeals had been offered in vain , the same potent influence has sufficed to pluck the friendless out of tho deepest distress and misery .
Masonic lodges have , as is known , been closed in Austria since in 178-1 . An attempt to procure the ro-opening of them in 1 S 19 failed . Tho Vienna Masons are stated to be at present endeavouring to obtain an authorisation to reconstitute the former lodgo of that city .
Lodge Meetings, Etc., For The Week Ending August 24th, 1867.
LODGE MEETINGS , ETC ., FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 24 TH , 1867 .
MONDAY , 19 th . —Panmure Lodr / e ( JNo . 720 ) , Loughborough Hotel , Brixton ; Royal Albert Lodge ( No . 907 ) , Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street . TUESDAY , 20 th . —Board of General Purposes at 3 ; Salisbury Lodge ( No . 435 ) , 71 , Dean-street , Sohc . WEDNESDAY , 21 st . —Gen . Com . Grand Lodge and Lodgo of Benevolence ,, at 7 precisely ; Boadon Lodgo
( No . 619 ) , Greyhound Tavern , Dulwich . TIITJKSDAY , 22 nd . —House Com . Female School , afc School House , at 4 ; Canonbury Chapter ( No . 657 ) , George Hotel , Aldcrmanbury ; Lily Chapter of Eickmond ( No . 820 ) , White Cross Hotel Richmond .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Tho Queen walked in tho grounds on tho after noon of tho Sth inst ., accompanied by Princess Louiso and Princess Beatrice , aud her Majesty walked on tho morning of tho
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Notes On Literature, Science, Music, Drama, And The Fine Arts.
NOTES ON LITERATURE , SCIENCE , MUSIC , DRAMA , AND THE FINE ARTS .
Miss Carry Kelson is recovering from her recent severe illness . Miss Augusta J . Evans has received tlie degree of Mistress of English Literature from the Baltimore Eemale College . A petite comedy from the pen of Mr . A . "Wood ,
late of the Theatres at Bath and Bristol , has been accepted at the Haymarket Theatre . The embargo laid on Yictor Hugo ' s dramatic works is being gradually removed . The Gaitu announces that it will shortly play " Le Roi s ' amuse . " Fclwes from tlie Clubs says there is a new English
tenor , a Mr . George Bertham , training himself in Italy , in the hope that he may appear on the boards of Covent Garden . It is said that six thousand copies of the Queen ' s book , " Early Tears of the Prince Consort" have already been sold , and that another edition is in the
press . The dramatic authors of Erance have sent in a petition to the English Government , praying for a protection for their inventions , and they are supported hy the Dramatic Authors' Society of England . The meeting of the British Association next year willwe believebe held at Norwich . Eor 1 S 69 the
, , Association will receive invitations from Liverpool , Brighton , Exeter , and Plymouth . A wealthy citizen of Berlin has asked the municipality for a site whereon to erect a statue of Sir Eraneis Drake , the famous English admiral , in honour of his being the introducer of the potato into Europe .
A favourable change has taken place in the health of Mr . Charles Kean , who has been for some time past on a visit at Court House , near Taunton . He is suffering from a total prostration of the nervous system , brought on by overwork and excitement . Fclioes from the Clubs mentions a report that Mr .
Millais is engaged in painting a picture of Eosalind and Celia in the forest of Ardennes . The trees have been studied from nature amidst the splendid woodland scenery of Knowle Park .
A fragment of a circular mirror , composed of glass foliated with a thin sheet of pure lead , has been found during some excavations at Lillebonne . Thus it seems that the Gallo-Eoman practised the plating of glass , as the Gauls had previously knoAvn how to plate metal .
Mr . Sothern , despite the dead set made against him by the Erench critics , has drawn crowded bouses at Paris in "Lord Dundreary . " The Emperor and the Empress were present at one of his performances , and , for the first time on record , Napoleon III . was seen induling in a hearty laugh .
g Artists are now rejoicing in the discovery of a new paint . Mauve , though it has for some years existed as a dye , has not , until now , been available for pictures . " Aniline , '' as it is called , was discovered simultaneously , it is stated , by two gentlemen of the Agricultural College at Cirencester .
The gold medal , a first prize for Practical Chemistry at TJniA'ersity College , in the summer session class , has been won by the first aud only Hindoo from Bombay who has come to be educated in England ; he also gained a prize in mineralogy and certificates of honour in geology and mathematics .
Notes On Literature, Science, Music, Drama, And The Fine Arts.
SECRECY , AND BEOTHEKLY LOVE . —The first of our principles is secrecy . Masonry has its secrets , and one of the objects of this institution is to teach the initiated , and that under the most solemn obligations , to conceal those from the world around us . Our mysteries are our own , and although we are willing to communicate them , we must not dare to do so except on the same conditions on which they were communicated to ourselves .
Now , apart altogether from the intrinsic value of these mysterious secrets , I say that the consciousness of being in possession of them , and the exercise of that caution and reserve which are requisite to conceal them , are beneficial things . There is something noble and dignifying in keeping a secret . Manliness is not extinct in that bosom—may I not say , also , or piety either ?—which , out of respect to the solemnity of an
oath , carefelly keeps that hidden which it is not at liberty to reveal . He is not worthy of the name of man who cannot keep a secret . And let ns not imagine that this habit of reserve anel self-control is of little practical value . It has a far wider field of operation than appears at first si ght . The great God himself has his secrets , into which no created intelligence has any right to intrude ; and , in like manner , every individual man , every household , every co-partnership and society of human beings , havo hidden things—secrets specially their own —which it is a positive duty for them to conceal . It is no better
than impertinent curiosity for one man to pry into the affairs of another ; and there is nothing which more readily brands a man as an imbecile and a fool than the propensity to utter before strangers what he had better keep to himself . I say that this quality is one of high value in social life ; and Masonry , therefore , which so effectually , and in principle , teaches us to keep a secret , exerts its influence on the side of what is fitted to dignify and ennoble the human species . Our second principle is Brotherl
y Love . On this point I need not enlarge . It is a quality which involves the very essence of practical godliness . All Masons are brethren . It is contrary to etiquette and Masonic propriety for one of the Craft to salute another at any of our festivals or reunions save by the endearing name of "Brother . " By the holiest of obligations we are bound to love , respect , aid , and succourto tho utmost of our abilita brother Masonwherever
, y , , we find him . The Masonic sign is the strongest appeal to our affectionate regard . Nor is this a mere notion . Instances manifold are now recorded even in national history , and in the annals of philanthropy , which demonstrate that this Masonic esteem and affection are something more than an empty name . I havo heard of the bayonet being arrested when about to pierce the heart , and the soldier ' s arm struck as if with temporary
paralysis , at tho exhibition of the Masonic sign , oven amidst the excitement of the battle-field ; and , when other appeals had been offered in vain , the same potent influence has sufficed to pluck the friendless out of tho deepest distress and misery .
Masonic lodges have , as is known , been closed in Austria since in 178-1 . An attempt to procure the ro-opening of them in 1 S 19 failed . Tho Vienna Masons are stated to be at present endeavouring to obtain an authorisation to reconstitute the former lodgo of that city .
Lodge Meetings, Etc., For The Week Ending August 24th, 1867.
LODGE MEETINGS , ETC ., FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 24 TH , 1867 .
MONDAY , 19 th . —Panmure Lodr / e ( JNo . 720 ) , Loughborough Hotel , Brixton ; Royal Albert Lodge ( No . 907 ) , Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street . TUESDAY , 20 th . —Board of General Purposes at 3 ; Salisbury Lodge ( No . 435 ) , 71 , Dean-street , Sohc . WEDNESDAY , 21 st . —Gen . Com . Grand Lodge and Lodgo of Benevolence ,, at 7 precisely ; Boadon Lodgo
( No . 619 ) , Greyhound Tavern , Dulwich . TIITJKSDAY , 22 nd . —House Com . Female School , afc School House , at 4 ; Canonbury Chapter ( No . 657 ) , George Hotel , Aldcrmanbury ; Lily Chapter of Eickmond ( No . 820 ) , White Cross Hotel Richmond .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Tho Queen walked in tho grounds on tho after noon of tho Sth inst ., accompanied by Princess Louiso and Princess Beatrice , aud her Majesty walked on tho morning of tho