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Masonic Chit-Chat.
MASONIC CHIT-CHAT .
STATUE OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX . —Mr . E . Hodges Baily , R . A ., has just completed his model of the statue of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex , which is to be executed in marble , according to a vote ofthe Grand Lodges , for Freemasons' Hall . It has been exhibited by the sculptor , and has received the highest commendation . The statue is seven feet six inches in height , ancl the pedestal six feet ; and liis Royal Highness is represented standing uprihtin the action of
g , addressing an assembly . He is habited in the robes of a Knight of the Garter , ancl , in addition , wears the insignia of the Guelphic order . The sculptor has been very successful in the delineation of the features , ancl in imparting to his work the characteristic traits of the figure of the illustrious personage it is designed to portray . Like all the statues Mr . Baily has hitherto executed in an upright posture , this is remarkable for its ease ancl natural aspect ; ancl more especiallfor the firmness
y ancl stability with which the figure stands upon the pedestal . The robes , though gorgeous in character , are yet not frittered in detail , but present a broad and massive effect . At the side is placed a small altar , on which the Masonic emblems are figured . —Illustrated News , July -21 , 18 44 .
The liberality of our contemporary , the editor of the Illustrated London News , bas enabled us to present to tbe notice of our readers a very admirable woodcut , representing the model for the statue of our late illustrious Grand Master ; and on the part of our readers , as well as on our own , we beg very gratefully to acknowledge so courteous a compliment , and at the same time to express our gratification at the correctness of the representation , which does the artist great credit . The
pedestal which is to support the statue will be about six feet high ; so that tbe figure , which will be colossal , may be perfectly seen at a distance , even although persons may be grouped below it while speaking or otherwise .
LITERARY NOTES OF THE DUKE OF SUSSEX . —Among the books recently sold , which formed part of the library of the late Duke of Sussex , were copies of rare books , the notes to which proved that his Royal Highness not only read them , but reflected upon their contents . There were some specimens of the Duke ' s notes to T . B : Browne ' s " . History of the Laws Enacted against the Catholics , " page 302 : " I cannot join in the praises which this historian ( Plowden ) bestows on the liberal
views of ' this great statesman and excellent governor' ( Lord Chesterfield , Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland ) , because I feel persuaded that it was fear drove him , as in Mr . Plowden ' s own words , it ' drove Great Britain to do justice to Ireland for some months of danger . '" ( The Duke thereon remarks— " f fear this to be true . " Page 133 , in a note on Oates ' s plot— "The King , who is supposed to have disbelieved tbe whole of the lotnever once exercised this lorious prerogative of
p , g mercy . ' It is said , ' remarks the right hon . gentleman , ( Fox , in his history of the reign of James II . ) , ' that he dared not ; his throne , perhaps his life , was at stake ; and history does not furnish us with an example of any monarch with whom the lives of innocent or even meritorious subjects ever appeared to be of weight , when put in balance against such considerations . '" ( The Duke says— " This is a very severe remark ,
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Masonic Chit-Chat.
MASONIC CHIT-CHAT .
STATUE OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX . —Mr . E . Hodges Baily , R . A ., has just completed his model of the statue of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex , which is to be executed in marble , according to a vote ofthe Grand Lodges , for Freemasons' Hall . It has been exhibited by the sculptor , and has received the highest commendation . The statue is seven feet six inches in height , ancl the pedestal six feet ; and liis Royal Highness is represented standing uprihtin the action of
g , addressing an assembly . He is habited in the robes of a Knight of the Garter , ancl , in addition , wears the insignia of the Guelphic order . The sculptor has been very successful in the delineation of the features , ancl in imparting to his work the characteristic traits of the figure of the illustrious personage it is designed to portray . Like all the statues Mr . Baily has hitherto executed in an upright posture , this is remarkable for its ease ancl natural aspect ; ancl more especiallfor the firmness
y ancl stability with which the figure stands upon the pedestal . The robes , though gorgeous in character , are yet not frittered in detail , but present a broad and massive effect . At the side is placed a small altar , on which the Masonic emblems are figured . —Illustrated News , July -21 , 18 44 .
The liberality of our contemporary , the editor of the Illustrated London News , bas enabled us to present to tbe notice of our readers a very admirable woodcut , representing the model for the statue of our late illustrious Grand Master ; and on the part of our readers , as well as on our own , we beg very gratefully to acknowledge so courteous a compliment , and at the same time to express our gratification at the correctness of the representation , which does the artist great credit . The
pedestal which is to support the statue will be about six feet high ; so that tbe figure , which will be colossal , may be perfectly seen at a distance , even although persons may be grouped below it while speaking or otherwise .
LITERARY NOTES OF THE DUKE OF SUSSEX . —Among the books recently sold , which formed part of the library of the late Duke of Sussex , were copies of rare books , the notes to which proved that his Royal Highness not only read them , but reflected upon their contents . There were some specimens of the Duke ' s notes to T . B : Browne ' s " . History of the Laws Enacted against the Catholics , " page 302 : " I cannot join in the praises which this historian ( Plowden ) bestows on the liberal
views of ' this great statesman and excellent governor' ( Lord Chesterfield , Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland ) , because I feel persuaded that it was fear drove him , as in Mr . Plowden ' s own words , it ' drove Great Britain to do justice to Ireland for some months of danger . '" ( The Duke thereon remarks— " f fear this to be true . " Page 133 , in a note on Oates ' s plot— "The King , who is supposed to have disbelieved tbe whole of the lotnever once exercised this lorious prerogative of
p , g mercy . ' It is said , ' remarks the right hon . gentleman , ( Fox , in his history of the reign of James II . ) , ' that he dared not ; his throne , perhaps his life , was at stake ; and history does not furnish us with an example of any monarch with whom the lives of innocent or even meritorious subjects ever appeared to be of weight , when put in balance against such considerations . '" ( The Duke says— " This is a very severe remark ,