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Chit Chat.
ship returned thanks . He was gratified to find , that in the discharge of an unpleasant duty , his conduct had been duly appreciated by the Grand Lodge . " AA e understand that there were several Israelitish Brethren present , among whom were Brothers S . M . Lazarus , and J . Abrahams , AV . M . of the Lodge of Joppa , 223 , but who did not take part in this interesting discussion , in consequence of the very efficient manner in which the subject had been from the first handled by Brother Faudel . "—Jewish Chronicle .
POLISH TESTIMONIAL TO BRO . LORD DUDLEY STUART , May 17 . — The ladies of Poland , in admiration and acknowledgment of the efforts of Lord Dudley Stuart in behalf of their exiled countrymen who have found an asylum in England , have , it appears , for a considerable time past been secretly engaged in working a piece of tapestry , which , from tlle size and beauty of the fabric , as well as from the appropriate blazonry delineated upon it , may be looked upon as a testimonium , by no means
unworthy of his lordship ' s acceptance . The dimensions of the tapestry are about twenty-five feet by twenty feet . The ground is a dark blue , surrounded with an arabesque border in orange ; an inscription in tbe Polish language runs along the upper part , the interpretation whereof is as follows : — " The Sisters of the Exiles to their Protector . " In the centre , within a wreath of the civic oak and military laurel , is a shield emblazoned with the royal arms of Poland , quartered with those of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . Above , the shield are the royal crest ( an eagle displayed , argent ) and the crown of Poland . The remaining portion of the ground is filled up with the escutcheons of the twenty-seven
ancient provinces of Poland and Lithuania , worked in their proper colours . May 17 , being the day selected for the presentation , Lord Dudley Stuart was invited to a splendid banquet at "Willis ' s Rooms , when about two hundred and forty noblemen and gentlemen , including a great number of the exiled Poles , had assembled to do honour to the occasion . Amongst the company present were Lord Morpeth ( who officiated as chairman , and was supported on the right by ) , Lord Dudley StuartCount ZamoiskiLord Charles FitzroyM . P . Lord Oranmore ,
, , , , Hon . AV . Cowper , M . P ., Hon . R . Boyle , J . IT . Vivian , Esq ., M . P ., D . Barclay , Esq ., M . P ., AV . D . Christie , Esq ., M . P ., and C . Dickens , Esq . THE EARLY FREEMASONS , MISSIONARIES OF ART . —About two hundred Freemasons , with their banners and insignia , formed a prominent feature at the laving of the first stone in restoration of St . Marv
Redclift ' e church , Bristol , in April last . Referring to this circumstance , Mr . Godwin , one of the architects , took occasion to say in his address" The presence of the Freemasons on this occasion must be a pleasure to all who , like himself , had inquired into their earl y history , and had found how much was owing to them . Even at a time when information was confined to a few , and the other sciences were in a low state , architecture flourished , and Europe was covered with wonderful
edificeshardly to be imitated . This was chiefly owing to the Freemasons , who , when the clergy were sent into distant parts as missionaries of religion , followed them as missionaries of art , and raised for them fitting temples . It was curious to note that one of the few ancient documents describing for the workmen the parts of the building , which remained , related to the door-way of St . Mary , Redcliffe , and had been of great value in determining the meaning of many technical expressions . " The Builder
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Chit Chat.
ship returned thanks . He was gratified to find , that in the discharge of an unpleasant duty , his conduct had been duly appreciated by the Grand Lodge . " AA e understand that there were several Israelitish Brethren present , among whom were Brothers S . M . Lazarus , and J . Abrahams , AV . M . of the Lodge of Joppa , 223 , but who did not take part in this interesting discussion , in consequence of the very efficient manner in which the subject had been from the first handled by Brother Faudel . "—Jewish Chronicle .
POLISH TESTIMONIAL TO BRO . LORD DUDLEY STUART , May 17 . — The ladies of Poland , in admiration and acknowledgment of the efforts of Lord Dudley Stuart in behalf of their exiled countrymen who have found an asylum in England , have , it appears , for a considerable time past been secretly engaged in working a piece of tapestry , which , from tlle size and beauty of the fabric , as well as from the appropriate blazonry delineated upon it , may be looked upon as a testimonium , by no means
unworthy of his lordship ' s acceptance . The dimensions of the tapestry are about twenty-five feet by twenty feet . The ground is a dark blue , surrounded with an arabesque border in orange ; an inscription in tbe Polish language runs along the upper part , the interpretation whereof is as follows : — " The Sisters of the Exiles to their Protector . " In the centre , within a wreath of the civic oak and military laurel , is a shield emblazoned with the royal arms of Poland , quartered with those of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . Above , the shield are the royal crest ( an eagle displayed , argent ) and the crown of Poland . The remaining portion of the ground is filled up with the escutcheons of the twenty-seven
ancient provinces of Poland and Lithuania , worked in their proper colours . May 17 , being the day selected for the presentation , Lord Dudley Stuart was invited to a splendid banquet at "Willis ' s Rooms , when about two hundred and forty noblemen and gentlemen , including a great number of the exiled Poles , had assembled to do honour to the occasion . Amongst the company present were Lord Morpeth ( who officiated as chairman , and was supported on the right by ) , Lord Dudley StuartCount ZamoiskiLord Charles FitzroyM . P . Lord Oranmore ,
, , , , Hon . AV . Cowper , M . P ., Hon . R . Boyle , J . IT . Vivian , Esq ., M . P ., D . Barclay , Esq ., M . P ., AV . D . Christie , Esq ., M . P ., and C . Dickens , Esq . THE EARLY FREEMASONS , MISSIONARIES OF ART . —About two hundred Freemasons , with their banners and insignia , formed a prominent feature at the laving of the first stone in restoration of St . Marv
Redclift ' e church , Bristol , in April last . Referring to this circumstance , Mr . Godwin , one of the architects , took occasion to say in his address" The presence of the Freemasons on this occasion must be a pleasure to all who , like himself , had inquired into their earl y history , and had found how much was owing to them . Even at a time when information was confined to a few , and the other sciences were in a low state , architecture flourished , and Europe was covered with wonderful
edificeshardly to be imitated . This was chiefly owing to the Freemasons , who , when the clergy were sent into distant parts as missionaries of religion , followed them as missionaries of art , and raised for them fitting temples . It was curious to note that one of the few ancient documents describing for the workmen the parts of the building , which remained , related to the door-way of St . Mary , Redcliffe , and had been of great value in determining the meaning of many technical expressions . " The Builder