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Essays and Zevieivs keep selling in America . Three large editions haA'e been bought up , ancl a fourth is IIOAV in the market . We ( Athenceiun ) are glad to hear that an effort is about to be made to procure the admission to the National Gallery of the famous "Alderney Bull , Coiv ancl Calf , " by J . Ward , IIOAV in

the British Gallery at tlie International Exhibition . This js a Avork of such extraordinary merit that in any other country than ours it Avonld have found a home in public long ago SI . Theopile Gautier , now in London , AA-UI contribute an article on the pictures in the British department of the International Exhibition to the next number of Temple Bar .

AVho is to be the new editor of the Cornhill Magazine 1 is often asked . With Mr . Thackeray ' s novel ancl Roundabout Paper and a sketch from Doyle , much of the labour of editing is accomplished . Mr . Williams , of Messrs . Smith , Elder , ancl Co ., has , we hear , taken the Magazine under his care . Mr . Williams , it will be remembered , Avas the reader of Jane Eyre , ancl the

first to discern the genius of Charlotte Bronte . M . Bodeustedt has published , under the title of William Slialcspeare ' s Sonnelte in Deutscher Nachbildung , a German imitation of Shakspeare's Sonnets . It is impossible that such compositions can be fairly judged by Shakspeare ' s own countrymen . The recollection of the ori ginals will alAvays obscure in

their minds whateA'er merit the imitation may possess . It must be said , however , in justice , that the imitations iu question are highly thought of by the author's OAVII countrymen . The anniversary dinner of the Artists' BeneA'olent Fund is fixed to take place at the Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday , the 31 st inst ., the Eight Hon . Lord Ashburton , the President in the chair .

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CORRESPONDENCE .

The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents , THE REPORT OP THE BOARD OE GENERAL PURPOSES UPON THE GRAND LODGE PROPERTY .

TO THE EDITOE Or THE EBEEJIASOKS' ItAGAZIlfE XKS 1 TASOXIC JIIBEOB . DEAE SIE ' ASTJ BEOTIIEE . —I read in last week's number of the Magazine the Report of the Board upon the subject ofthe alteration of the premises in Great Queenstreet for-Masonic purposes . I did not expect to see that Report in your Magazine till after it had been laid before Grand Lodge . ® I clo not

in the least mean to say that it ought not to be previously published ; I offer no opinion on the subject , but as yon haA'e hy that means made it public by itself without any comment , and as my name appears some two or three times in'the document , and as I am represented as approving the Report of the Sub-Committee ( of which I was one ) , and as I clo not approve of the Report may I ask you to give ecpial publicity to this letter which you gave to the Report . I " entirely disagree with one , the main part of the Report , thouch I agree Avith another

part ot it . 1 st . I think we cannot build a " Hall" on the vacant space at the back of the hotel and tavern , AA'hich is the basis upon Avhich the AA'hole Report is made . Nor were all the title-deeds produced to this Sub-Committee , only a portion of them ivere shown to ns , though I asked for the production of the whole of them each time we

met ; and , therefore , the Sub-Committee could , not be said to be in a position to give any opinion AA'orth having on the subject . 2 nd . I think the scheme is too expensive , the sacrifice of rental too great , ancl the expectation of finding a

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lessee to pay tho rent and clo the works required is one not likely to be realised . 3 rd . I think tho stated cost is not fairly put , the real net cost AA'ill be a great deal more ; perhaps one-half more than the amount stated . The only portion of the Report to Avhich I do agree is the " requirements ; " all these I think AVC do want . All

these can be provided for in a scheme AA'hich , together with a plan and design , I laid before the Board , and Avhich AA'ould have cost much less than half of the estimated cost of the plan as recommended in the Report , and moreover could have heen done without in any way interfering AA'ith the tavern or Masonic arrangements till the entire place was finished .

Should you think I ought rather to haA'e complained of the Report before it was printed and when it Avas presented to the Board than now , decline to have my portion of the praise or condemnation that the report Avill bring upon its authors , I say very respectfully that the Report Avas brought to the Board ready printed , and directly

I heard it read I protested agamst it , as not representing my opinion , and the reply was , " Oh , Avell , it is printed and cannot be altered now , " and as my opinion was not considered to be of any great value , and as I thought I coulcl explain in Grand Lodge , if necessary , my nonconcurrence in the Report , I quietly submitted to be misrepresented ; but as you have published the Report ,

it is but fair that you should publish my objection to . it . I am only speaking for myself in this letter , though I knoAV that I am not the only member of the Sub-Committee who does not agree with the Report ; indeed it is not what it represents to be ; it is not a true representation of the opinion of the Sub-Committee . It is a report embodying the opinion of the Chairman , prepared

by him , printed under his direction , and presented to , and as I think unfairly pressed before the Board by him as the Report of the Sub-Oommittee ; in fact the Chairman said at tho time , iu answer to my objection that he would state in Grand Lodge , when the Report was read , that it was not the unanimous Report of the Committee . Yours fraternally , WILLM . i . MEYMOTT , May 27 th , 1862 .

The Royal Benevolent Institution And Mrs. Piper.

THE ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION AND MRS . PIPER .

TO THE EDITOE OE THE PBEEATASOXs' JTAGAZIi'E A 3 TD MASONIC 3 IIRBOB . DEAE SIE ASK BEOTIIEE , —Bravo for your exertions on behalf of the friendless Mrs . Piper . Let us hope that the result will be a lesson to those wholesale dealers ancl changers in votes who profess to elect Avhom they iilease but who are now shown , for the first time , that their occupation totters to its base . Elections should be pure and not governed by hole-and-corner meetings ; those

who have votes to give ought , as a duty they owe to the Craft , to give them to the candidates whose cases are the most deserving , and not , on account of repeated begging , surrender their rights to be applied as certain officious brethren please . You haA'e broken up this nice rotten system , and it is now obvious that an honest independent course will meet

Avith the support it deserves . All honour to you for breaking in upon these charity traffickers' monopoly ancl may yon , Avhen next you take up a case , have such increased support as your generous exertions merit . Henceforth , amongst those Avho would try to assist the unfriendedyour example Ayill be quotedand it is to be

, , hoped every voter will Avithold all promise of votes from the clique , and forward them to you to poll for tho poor and needy , and may God ' s blessing rest on you , and yours , for your disinterested humanity . ONE NOT OP THE CLIQUE .