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The Fortress Of Allahabad.
These several marks arc about three inches long . Should any of the Brethren whose destinies lead them to this country be anxious to examine them , I should more particularly recommend him to visit the lower face of the upper Jumna gate , but especially to the ri <* ht side ot the gate in the shot yard- The north side of the magazine , both to the right and left of the Baira Mahal gate , are also worthy of examination J
. Perhaps some other Brother may be induced to give you a more detailed account of these curious marks from seeing this notice of them , as well as of that most mysterious cavern near the magazine a full account of which I should like much to see . There is a custom which even now exists in this country amongst the operative class of Masons , ot marking the bricks and stones with certain fi when
gures , any great nicety is required . The stone-squarer will even refrain from strikinp his chisel , although his arm is elevated for the purpose , the instant tho Warden or Raj . Mistree , under whose care he is wo ' rking , proclaims the hour ot high twelve , and this they can do without the assistance of any time-piece or gong ; they judge of it almost to a minute . The 24-inch guage , thelevel and plumb-rule , are in constant use ; also a plumb-line ot a very simple constructionand which is the most used
, one generally . It is a line with a bullet suspended to it , drawn through a small flat piece of stick , about an inch and a half long , half an inch wide and a quarter of an inch thick . The hole through which the line passes is made to correspond with the centre of the ball or plumb . A PAST MASTER .
Of The Obelisks In Rome.
OF THE OBELISKS IN ROME .
THESE are all of granite , and were originally brought from E < rypt Some have fancied that they were a composition ; but Petrius della Vale writes that he nas seen several remaining in Egypt but half cut from the quarries . There are fourteen in Rome , though not all standing and Kerehir suspects that there would be found forty-four in all if ' those tbTvi i M \ F ?™ ? rI be ' r ?/ , ' - The smallest obeI « ks are those in the Villa Mattel , m the Horti Medecei the Minervaand in the Roman
, , College , mured up m the buildings . The middle class are in the Piazza JNovona , in the Barbarini Palace , and at St . Mary Major . The largest are those of the Vatican , St . John ' s Lateran , and at the Porte del Pontlo . Of these the obelisk of the Vatican is the only perfect one : that of the Porto del Populo is mentioned by Piiny . That of St . John ' s Lateran was erected bSextus tlie Fifth Its
y history is as follows : —Constantine the Great , desirous of having one for the ornament of Constantinople , sent to E gypt , where they found several whicn had been broken b y Cambyses , of which travellers say there are still some fragments to be seen . Tliis one was at length discovered in 1 liebes , wnence it was carried to Alexandria , and , after the deatli of Constantine , Constance , his son , at the request of the Roman people , sent it to be laced m the Circusit 144 hihwithout
p ; was palms g , the pedestal , although they cut offfour palms to fit it to its base . That of the Vatican , which is the only perfect one now in Rome , is 108 feet high 11 was brought from Egypt by Caligula , and by him consecrated to / Justus and I iberius . Nero afterwards built his circus round it . It is laid
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The Fortress Of Allahabad.
These several marks arc about three inches long . Should any of the Brethren whose destinies lead them to this country be anxious to examine them , I should more particularly recommend him to visit the lower face of the upper Jumna gate , but especially to the ri <* ht side ot the gate in the shot yard- The north side of the magazine , both to the right and left of the Baira Mahal gate , are also worthy of examination J
. Perhaps some other Brother may be induced to give you a more detailed account of these curious marks from seeing this notice of them , as well as of that most mysterious cavern near the magazine a full account of which I should like much to see . There is a custom which even now exists in this country amongst the operative class of Masons , ot marking the bricks and stones with certain fi when
gures , any great nicety is required . The stone-squarer will even refrain from strikinp his chisel , although his arm is elevated for the purpose , the instant tho Warden or Raj . Mistree , under whose care he is wo ' rking , proclaims the hour ot high twelve , and this they can do without the assistance of any time-piece or gong ; they judge of it almost to a minute . The 24-inch guage , thelevel and plumb-rule , are in constant use ; also a plumb-line ot a very simple constructionand which is the most used
, one generally . It is a line with a bullet suspended to it , drawn through a small flat piece of stick , about an inch and a half long , half an inch wide and a quarter of an inch thick . The hole through which the line passes is made to correspond with the centre of the ball or plumb . A PAST MASTER .
Of The Obelisks In Rome.
OF THE OBELISKS IN ROME .
THESE are all of granite , and were originally brought from E < rypt Some have fancied that they were a composition ; but Petrius della Vale writes that he nas seen several remaining in Egypt but half cut from the quarries . There are fourteen in Rome , though not all standing and Kerehir suspects that there would be found forty-four in all if ' those tbTvi i M \ F ?™ ? rI be ' r ?/ , ' - The smallest obeI « ks are those in the Villa Mattel , m the Horti Medecei the Minervaand in the Roman
, , College , mured up m the buildings . The middle class are in the Piazza JNovona , in the Barbarini Palace , and at St . Mary Major . The largest are those of the Vatican , St . John ' s Lateran , and at the Porte del Pontlo . Of these the obelisk of the Vatican is the only perfect one : that of the Porto del Populo is mentioned by Piiny . That of St . John ' s Lateran was erected bSextus tlie Fifth Its
y history is as follows : —Constantine the Great , desirous of having one for the ornament of Constantinople , sent to E gypt , where they found several whicn had been broken b y Cambyses , of which travellers say there are still some fragments to be seen . Tliis one was at length discovered in 1 liebes , wnence it was carried to Alexandria , and , after the deatli of Constantine , Constance , his son , at the request of the Roman people , sent it to be laced m the Circusit 144 hihwithout
p ; was palms g , the pedestal , although they cut offfour palms to fit it to its base . That of the Vatican , which is the only perfect one now in Rome , is 108 feet high 11 was brought from Egypt by Caligula , and by him consecrated to / Justus and I iberius . Nero afterwards built his circus round it . It is laid