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Reviews.
Reviews .
' •Mottoes and Aphorisms from Shakespeare . "—John Hogg Pafcrnoster-row . " Rules for making English Vers ?; " ditto . We have received these two books from Bro . John Hogg , and perused them with much pleasure . We commend , them to the notice of our readers . " Mottoes and Ap horisms from Shakespeare" will be found very useful
to those who like to " garnish" our English language with thc thoughts of " Glorious Will ., " and are pleased to find how m uch of truth always lies at thc bottom of thc Shakespcrian well . Indeed , the more we study Shakespeare the mere wc love him , and it used to be said of King Charles I . that next to his Bible and Prayer-book he always preferred his Shakespeare . If any of our readers
want a few quotations apt , on the spot , so to say , let them get this neat and tiny handbook of reference and quotation . " Rules for making English Verse" will commend themselves to all poetasters . Thc application of Tom Hood's more modern , and Bysshe ' s older rules for versification will be a great help to many who rack their brain for a
recalcitrant rhyme . Poetry is now " heavy in the market . " Whether weave improving its quality ( its quantity is enormous ) we say nothing , but as it is always a proper thing to teach the young or the old idea "how to shoot , " kt us not be above welcoming all such " vadc mecums " to vcrcant bay leaves and superabundant laurels . Seriously , though , wc do not think tbat sermons can be written
from Skeleton sermons , nor poetry from our English " Gradus ad Parnassus , " yet they are adventitous aids , well worthy thc attention of those ladies and gentlemen who write with case or without any case at all . With all our barking criticism we commend Bro . Hogg ' s little publication alike to Alonzo anil Thcodirc , to Imogen and Amanda Jones .
Multum In Parbo ,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
THE UNITY LODGE , No . 132 , F . M . H ., R 1 NGWOOD . I have received thc following transcript from my friend and brother , John J . Taylor , J . W . 121 , who saw the originals when at Ringwood , and I think them sufficiently interesting- to have them inserted in the Freemason . The lodge , it appears , was constituted in 1764 ,
and precedes ( at the present time ) two lodges , respectively numbered 130 and 131 ( Southampton and Truro ) , which were chartered in 1772 . The difference in thc years of origin is explained by the fact that the latter were constituted by the "Ancients , " and No . 132 by the " Moderns . " No . 129 , at Kendal , is of 1764 , as also the lodges from 133 to 135 .
WARRANT . To all whom these presents shall come , I , Henry Dagge , Esq ., Deputy Grand Master for the County of Southampton , send greeting . Whereas it lias been represented to me lhat there arc now remaining two members only belonging to the lodge at lymington , in the said county , of which the
Master , Mr . Samuel Cothorne , is one , who has signified to mc his desire that thc said lodge should be transferred and removed to the town of Kingwood , in the said county , to be held there at the sign ofthe "White Hart , " kept by Brother Richard Gibbs : And whereas there are several brethren residing in and near the said town of Ringwood who are desirous of becoming members of the said lodge
when removed to Ringwood as aforesaid . Now , I , the said Henry Dagge , by virtue of thc power and authority in mc reposed , do hereby transfer and remove thc Lymington Lodge to the town of Ringwood , to be held there at the "White Hail" Inn afoiesaid . And the said Master of the Lymington Lodge having resigned his office , and our worthy Bro . Stephen Martin , of Ringwood aforesaid , Esquire ,
having been presented to me as a proper person to succeed to the said office , and having been strongly and unanimously rccorr mended by all thc brethren now present as a person of good morals , and great skill , true and trusty , and a lover of the whole Fraternity wheresoever dispersed over the face of the earth , I do , therefore , appoint the thc said Stephen Martin , Master of thc said lodge . In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand , this twenty-seventh day of December , in the year cf our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty-six . HENRY DAOUE , D . G . M . The Unity Lodge , Ringwood , likewise possesses two valuable chairs of historical interest , having been used by His Majesty George 111 . and his Royal Consort when at
the city of Salisbury . The following arc the inscriptions on thc chairs in question -. — " His Majesty King George thc Third visited the City cf Salisbury Sept . 30 th , A . L . 5778 , and was seated on this chair and throne in thc choir of thc Cathedral during the performance of three anthems ; " and on the other " Her
Majesty Queen Charlotte accompanied her Royal Consort to Salisbury Sept . 30 th , A . Li- 5778 , and was seated on this chair and throne in the choir of thc Cathedral . " How they arc now located at Ringwood I know not , but this much I do , that all such interesting details as those sent by Brother Taylor arc well worthy of preservation in these pages . W . J . HUGHAN .
"RAMBLER" AND ANCIENT LODGE AT KELSO . . 1 have had a rare treat in reading the interesting description of thc records of the ancient Lodge of Kelso , Scotland , and feel much indebted to our brother , "Rambler , " for the trouble he has taken to present thc readersof vhe . Freemason ( and through that paper , the Craft ) with a brief , but comprehensive account of Freemasonry in Kelso ,
Multum In Parbo ,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
which , so far as I know , is new to all of us "Masonic Students . " On behalf of Bro . the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , M . A ., and myself , I should like to correspond with " Rambler " about the matter , for we should like to know if the minute book contains a copy of the " Old Masonic Charges " usual at that time , and if so , of what kind , and the date
when written . It is more than likely that in a hasty g lance—however much was made of the time at disposal —some points of value may have escaped attention , and so if I were favoured wilh the loan of the records , or some one would undertake a careful examination who is on the spot , there may be other matters of interest discovered . WILLIAM J AMES HIGIIAN .
Public Amusements.
Public Amusements .
GLOBE THEATRE . —It would be difficult to imagine a brighter or pleasanter entertainment than that which was provided for the patrons of thc Globe Theatre on Saturday , 24 th November . Notwithstanding thc fact that five other performances were advertised to take place at the same hour , and lhat the weather was most forbidding , the house was filled by a large and appreciative audience , attracted ,
no doubt , by curiosity as to Messrs . Homer and Bellamy s comedy of " Flirtation , " which was announced to form the piece dc resistance . Although this sparkling little play had already made its appearance on a similar occasion , the authors have made such judicious alterations and improvements , ** both in construction and dialogue , that it is now to all intents and purposes a different piece from that which
obtained such favourable suffrages in Jul }' last ; and for that reason , as well as on account of its intrinsic merit , calls for particular notice . It may be well to state that thc piece has nothing but its title in common with one produced some years ago at Booth's Theatre , in New Yoik , in which thc famous avenue at West Point played so important a part . It is thoroughly
English in its character , and original in ] conception . The plot turns upon the scheme by which two young ladies , Alice Leith and Cissy Morley , attempt to bring their tardy lovers , Archie Terry and Jack Rollope , to book , at the same time that those unsuspecting subalterns arc engaged in a somewhat similar plot to ascertain the state of their mistresses' affections ; whilst the secondary interest of thc piece
is furnished by the elderly courtship of the girls' widowed aunt , Mrs . Brayley , by a certain eccentric Major Shore-shot , admirably played by Mr . Edward Righton . The acting of thc piece wis , on the whole , excellent . Miss Sanger , who has been trained in thc best school of genteel comedy , has , perhaps , never been seen to greater advantage than in thc part of thc lively Cissy Morley .
She was clia-mingly coquettish , and acted with an elan which yet never even trenched upon thu hoyden ; thc scene in which she instructs Major Shoreshot how to make a proposal was especially taking—the spirits of the actress communicated themselves to her audience , and the result was a genuine triumph , to which Mr . Righton ' s inimitable face greatly contributed . Of that gentleman it is enough
to say that he was thoroughly himself , therefore wonderfully funny ; thc authors have suited him with a character exactly suited to his eccentric talent , in thc blustering , amorous , and withal chicken-hearted , major , and he makes the most of it . Mr . Collette , in the somewhat novel part , for him , of the senile baronet , was so natural that one quite fell in love with the courtly old gentleman , in
spite of his inability to remember the " capital story " which was always in apparent readiness to illustrate every possible occasion . Miss Ritta was pretty and graceful , as usual ; the rest cf the dramatic persona : may be classed as respectable . Thc writing of the piece is good , sparkling , without being impossibly epigrammatic , aud always concise and to the point ; if Messrs . Bellamy and Romtr
can do more such work , they will prove valuable adjuncts to the ranks of dramatic authorship . Thc second aet is decidedly the best in every way , but all three show talent cf no ordinary kind . The piece was preceded by that wildest and funniest of farces , " Cryptoconchoidsyphonostoma , " in which Mr . Colktte once more proved himself to be the legitimate
successor of Charles Mathews in patter parts . " Isaac of York" wound up the entertainment , and this versatile actor again took his share of the applause . It is rather a comfort once more to sec a burlesque which depends for its success upon thc powers of its performers , and not upon their personal charms .
Altogether it was a most delightful afternoon . But may it be permitted to enquire who is responsible for the black mail levied upon thc audience ? Sixpence a copy for thc " programmes , " i . e ., in the language of mortal men , "playb ills , " is rather a high price . Fortunately , they did not s mcll of some hairdrcssing abomination , as is too often the case .
WESTMINSTER PLAY . —The Adelflii of Terence will be perfoimed by the Queen ' s scholars in the Dormitory as usual on the evenings of Thursday , December 13 , Tuesday , 18 U 1 , and Thursday , 20 th . THE COSMOPOLITAN MASONIC CALENDAR , DIARY , AND POCKET-BOOK FOR 18 7 8 . ( London : George Kenning ) . — An essential lo all Masons ; it is neatly bound in
pocketbook form , and can be earned in thc breast pocket with ease . I'hc Ciaft will find it a comprehensive book cf reference , containing list of lodges , chapters , K . T . encampments , conclaves , and grand councils . It will Le found useful , too , as giving thc names of officers in England and
Wales , and Scotland , Ireland , Canada , British Columbia , United States , Centra ! and South America , France , Germany , Italy , Spain , Portugal , Belgium , Denmark , Sweden , Norway , Greece , Turkey , the Netherlands , and Egypt ; and information in regard to every Grand Masonic body throughout the Globe . —European Mail .
Notes On Art, &C. .
NOTES ON ART , & c . .
An Ethnographical Museum is to be formed in Paris from the collections made by various French scientific expeditions . Scientific and archaeological objects only will be exhibited , as all artistic treasures will go to the Louvre . In connection with the museum an ethnographical exhibition of collections from South America will
be held at the Palais de l'lndustrie from January 15 to March ist , iS ; 8 . BUTTER ANALYSIS . —A prize of 150 marks has just been awarded to Otto Helmer , F . C . S ., Public Analyst for tbe Isle of Wight , and Arthur Angell , F . R . M . S ., Public Analyst , county of Hants , for their essay on butter analysis . The award was made by Professor
Heintz and Professor Knop , of Leipsic , examiners for the Pharmaceutical Association , Leipsic . Six essays where sent in for competition—two from Germany , one from Austria , one from Italy , and two from England . The Herons in Richmond Park , which migrate during the summer months , says the Live Slock Journal , have returned to their winter quarters .
The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon , now in course of construction , is progressing satisfactorily , but the question of funds has once more come to the fore . The accompanying library and picturegallery cannot be built unless £ 8000 , be forthcoming , and of this sum Mr . C . E . Flower , who has already given the site for the memorial buildings , has promised ^ 4000 , if a like amount can be collected by the end of the year *
I he Mayor and Corporation accordingly appeal for donations , and are specially desirous to erect the gallery , as Mr . Graves , the well-known publisher , has bequeathed to it all his pictures of a Shakespearian character . Subscribers are to receive a steel engraving of Gainsborough's portrait of David Garrick , which was in the last Winter Exhibition Burlington House , the engraving being executed only for this purpose .
The Marquis of Bute has oftered to build at his own expense , and to present to the University of Glasgow t he Grand Uall of the new buildings , according to designs proposed by bir Gilbert Scott , R . A . It is estimated that the building will cost from £ 70 , 000 to £ 80 , 000 . CLEOPATRA ' NEEDLE . —The Rev . Bourchier Wrey bavile , rector of Shillingford , writes : — " In The Times '
rc |) ort of the very interesting lecture delivered by Dr . Birch , thc prince of English Egyptologists , on the subject of Cleopatra ' s Needle , there is an omission , as I venture with some diffidence to consider , which should be supplied—viz ., tbat the said obelisk was erected by Pharaoh Thothmes UL , thc contemporary of Moses , for which the evidence is overwhelming . And further , that this Pharaoh isinfamed for his endeavour to erase wherever he could the name of
bis distinguished sister , Queen Hatason or Hataseps , who so long ruled Egypt as Queen-regnant in her own right , and whose beautiful obelisk , which still stands amid the ruins of Thebes , bears the significant and suggestive title of " Pharaoh ' s Daughter . '" The British Museum is to receive a collection of Armenian antiquities from the Province of Van , which are now in Mr . Layard's keeping at Constantinople .
The Relics of the "Victory , " formerly preserved by thc Duke of Clarence at Bushcy , and which we mentioned some weeks ago , arc to be exhibited in the Queen ' s Guard Room at Hampton Court Palace . Prompt books prove sometimes an acceptable legacy . A well-known Liverpool manager lately paid Mrs . Charles Kcan 100 guineas for thc loan of . the
prompt-book of Thc Winter ' s Talc , ns arranged by her late husband , and played at the Princess ' s Theatre . —Theatre . The Centenary of the Death of Albrecht von Mailer , the celebrated physiologist , is to be celebrated next month at Berne , Mailer's birthplace . In Germany Haller is as much famed for his poems as for thc scientific studies
which gained him thc title , " Father of Physiology . " Ihe Late M . Gustave Brion , according to Man / iiir , was in very reduced circumstances in Paris during bis student days . A friend , meeting him at a Cafe , told him his coat was worn out at thc elbow . " What does it matter ? " replied Brion cheerfully ; "talent , true ta ' ent , must come out somewhere . "
The "I ransit of Mercury on the 6 th of May next is to be observed by a special scientific expedition sent to San Fiaucisco by the French Government . French astronomers are specially desirous to be represented , as their countryman , Pierre Gassendi , was the first person
who succeeded 111 observing thc transit of the planet . On November 7 , 16 31 , Gassendi , thenat thc College de France in Paris , witncssul the passage by means ' of it camera obscur .-i into which he introduced thc solar rays ' through a hole cut in the shutters .
Anew four-act drama , by Mr . Manuel , founded on a romantic story cf the Rebellion of Monmouth in 1685 , has been produced at the Britannia Theatre . . The plot turns on the impersonation by a villian of the right heir , who beirg himself a fugitive from Sedgemoor , dares
not denounce the impostor . In the end thc false : claimant is unmasked , and all ends prosperously . The chief , parts were well sustained by Miss Brewer , Mr . Newbqund , Mr . Drayton , and Mr . Reynolds . The piece was received with marked favour by a very crowded audience .
Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity or Free and Accepted Masons , containing the Cti-vrges , Regulations , E . A . Song , & c . A copy should be in * the possession of every brother . It may be obtained ^ b ' r is . at the office of the Freemason , or will be sent post'Tfee to any part of the United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-five penny stamps . Address , Publisher , 19 8 , Fleet-street , London . —A DVT .
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Reviews.
Reviews .
' •Mottoes and Aphorisms from Shakespeare . "—John Hogg Pafcrnoster-row . " Rules for making English Vers ?; " ditto . We have received these two books from Bro . John Hogg , and perused them with much pleasure . We commend , them to the notice of our readers . " Mottoes and Ap horisms from Shakespeare" will be found very useful
to those who like to " garnish" our English language with thc thoughts of " Glorious Will ., " and are pleased to find how m uch of truth always lies at thc bottom of thc Shakespcrian well . Indeed , the more we study Shakespeare the mere wc love him , and it used to be said of King Charles I . that next to his Bible and Prayer-book he always preferred his Shakespeare . If any of our readers
want a few quotations apt , on the spot , so to say , let them get this neat and tiny handbook of reference and quotation . " Rules for making English Verse" will commend themselves to all poetasters . Thc application of Tom Hood's more modern , and Bysshe ' s older rules for versification will be a great help to many who rack their brain for a
recalcitrant rhyme . Poetry is now " heavy in the market . " Whether weave improving its quality ( its quantity is enormous ) we say nothing , but as it is always a proper thing to teach the young or the old idea "how to shoot , " kt us not be above welcoming all such " vadc mecums " to vcrcant bay leaves and superabundant laurels . Seriously , though , wc do not think tbat sermons can be written
from Skeleton sermons , nor poetry from our English " Gradus ad Parnassus , " yet they are adventitous aids , well worthy thc attention of those ladies and gentlemen who write with case or without any case at all . With all our barking criticism we commend Bro . Hogg ' s little publication alike to Alonzo anil Thcodirc , to Imogen and Amanda Jones .
Multum In Parbo ,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
THE UNITY LODGE , No . 132 , F . M . H ., R 1 NGWOOD . I have received thc following transcript from my friend and brother , John J . Taylor , J . W . 121 , who saw the originals when at Ringwood , and I think them sufficiently interesting- to have them inserted in the Freemason . The lodge , it appears , was constituted in 1764 ,
and precedes ( at the present time ) two lodges , respectively numbered 130 and 131 ( Southampton and Truro ) , which were chartered in 1772 . The difference in thc years of origin is explained by the fact that the latter were constituted by the "Ancients , " and No . 132 by the " Moderns . " No . 129 , at Kendal , is of 1764 , as also the lodges from 133 to 135 .
WARRANT . To all whom these presents shall come , I , Henry Dagge , Esq ., Deputy Grand Master for the County of Southampton , send greeting . Whereas it lias been represented to me lhat there arc now remaining two members only belonging to the lodge at lymington , in the said county , of which the
Master , Mr . Samuel Cothorne , is one , who has signified to mc his desire that thc said lodge should be transferred and removed to the town of Kingwood , in the said county , to be held there at the sign ofthe "White Hart , " kept by Brother Richard Gibbs : And whereas there are several brethren residing in and near the said town of Ringwood who are desirous of becoming members of the said lodge
when removed to Ringwood as aforesaid . Now , I , the said Henry Dagge , by virtue of thc power and authority in mc reposed , do hereby transfer and remove thc Lymington Lodge to the town of Ringwood , to be held there at the "White Hail" Inn afoiesaid . And the said Master of the Lymington Lodge having resigned his office , and our worthy Bro . Stephen Martin , of Ringwood aforesaid , Esquire ,
having been presented to me as a proper person to succeed to the said office , and having been strongly and unanimously rccorr mended by all thc brethren now present as a person of good morals , and great skill , true and trusty , and a lover of the whole Fraternity wheresoever dispersed over the face of the earth , I do , therefore , appoint the thc said Stephen Martin , Master of thc said lodge . In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand , this twenty-seventh day of December , in the year cf our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty-six . HENRY DAOUE , D . G . M . The Unity Lodge , Ringwood , likewise possesses two valuable chairs of historical interest , having been used by His Majesty George 111 . and his Royal Consort when at
the city of Salisbury . The following arc the inscriptions on thc chairs in question -. — " His Majesty King George thc Third visited the City cf Salisbury Sept . 30 th , A . L . 5778 , and was seated on this chair and throne in thc choir of thc Cathedral during the performance of three anthems ; " and on the other " Her
Majesty Queen Charlotte accompanied her Royal Consort to Salisbury Sept . 30 th , A . Li- 5778 , and was seated on this chair and throne in the choir of thc Cathedral . " How they arc now located at Ringwood I know not , but this much I do , that all such interesting details as those sent by Brother Taylor arc well worthy of preservation in these pages . W . J . HUGHAN .
"RAMBLER" AND ANCIENT LODGE AT KELSO . . 1 have had a rare treat in reading the interesting description of thc records of the ancient Lodge of Kelso , Scotland , and feel much indebted to our brother , "Rambler , " for the trouble he has taken to present thc readersof vhe . Freemason ( and through that paper , the Craft ) with a brief , but comprehensive account of Freemasonry in Kelso ,
Multum In Parbo ,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
which , so far as I know , is new to all of us "Masonic Students . " On behalf of Bro . the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , M . A ., and myself , I should like to correspond with " Rambler " about the matter , for we should like to know if the minute book contains a copy of the " Old Masonic Charges " usual at that time , and if so , of what kind , and the date
when written . It is more than likely that in a hasty g lance—however much was made of the time at disposal —some points of value may have escaped attention , and so if I were favoured wilh the loan of the records , or some one would undertake a careful examination who is on the spot , there may be other matters of interest discovered . WILLIAM J AMES HIGIIAN .
Public Amusements.
Public Amusements .
GLOBE THEATRE . —It would be difficult to imagine a brighter or pleasanter entertainment than that which was provided for the patrons of thc Globe Theatre on Saturday , 24 th November . Notwithstanding thc fact that five other performances were advertised to take place at the same hour , and lhat the weather was most forbidding , the house was filled by a large and appreciative audience , attracted ,
no doubt , by curiosity as to Messrs . Homer and Bellamy s comedy of " Flirtation , " which was announced to form the piece dc resistance . Although this sparkling little play had already made its appearance on a similar occasion , the authors have made such judicious alterations and improvements , ** both in construction and dialogue , that it is now to all intents and purposes a different piece from that which
obtained such favourable suffrages in Jul }' last ; and for that reason , as well as on account of its intrinsic merit , calls for particular notice . It may be well to state that thc piece has nothing but its title in common with one produced some years ago at Booth's Theatre , in New Yoik , in which thc famous avenue at West Point played so important a part . It is thoroughly
English in its character , and original in ] conception . The plot turns upon the scheme by which two young ladies , Alice Leith and Cissy Morley , attempt to bring their tardy lovers , Archie Terry and Jack Rollope , to book , at the same time that those unsuspecting subalterns arc engaged in a somewhat similar plot to ascertain the state of their mistresses' affections ; whilst the secondary interest of thc piece
is furnished by the elderly courtship of the girls' widowed aunt , Mrs . Brayley , by a certain eccentric Major Shore-shot , admirably played by Mr . Edward Righton . The acting of thc piece wis , on the whole , excellent . Miss Sanger , who has been trained in thc best school of genteel comedy , has , perhaps , never been seen to greater advantage than in thc part of thc lively Cissy Morley .
She was clia-mingly coquettish , and acted with an elan which yet never even trenched upon thu hoyden ; thc scene in which she instructs Major Shoreshot how to make a proposal was especially taking—the spirits of the actress communicated themselves to her audience , and the result was a genuine triumph , to which Mr . Righton ' s inimitable face greatly contributed . Of that gentleman it is enough
to say that he was thoroughly himself , therefore wonderfully funny ; thc authors have suited him with a character exactly suited to his eccentric talent , in thc blustering , amorous , and withal chicken-hearted , major , and he makes the most of it . Mr . Collette , in the somewhat novel part , for him , of the senile baronet , was so natural that one quite fell in love with the courtly old gentleman , in
spite of his inability to remember the " capital story " which was always in apparent readiness to illustrate every possible occasion . Miss Ritta was pretty and graceful , as usual ; the rest cf the dramatic persona : may be classed as respectable . Thc writing of the piece is good , sparkling , without being impossibly epigrammatic , aud always concise and to the point ; if Messrs . Bellamy and Romtr
can do more such work , they will prove valuable adjuncts to the ranks of dramatic authorship . Thc second aet is decidedly the best in every way , but all three show talent cf no ordinary kind . The piece was preceded by that wildest and funniest of farces , " Cryptoconchoidsyphonostoma , " in which Mr . Colktte once more proved himself to be the legitimate
successor of Charles Mathews in patter parts . " Isaac of York" wound up the entertainment , and this versatile actor again took his share of the applause . It is rather a comfort once more to sec a burlesque which depends for its success upon thc powers of its performers , and not upon their personal charms .
Altogether it was a most delightful afternoon . But may it be permitted to enquire who is responsible for the black mail levied upon thc audience ? Sixpence a copy for thc " programmes , " i . e ., in the language of mortal men , "playb ills , " is rather a high price . Fortunately , they did not s mcll of some hairdrcssing abomination , as is too often the case .
WESTMINSTER PLAY . —The Adelflii of Terence will be perfoimed by the Queen ' s scholars in the Dormitory as usual on the evenings of Thursday , December 13 , Tuesday , 18 U 1 , and Thursday , 20 th . THE COSMOPOLITAN MASONIC CALENDAR , DIARY , AND POCKET-BOOK FOR 18 7 8 . ( London : George Kenning ) . — An essential lo all Masons ; it is neatly bound in
pocketbook form , and can be earned in thc breast pocket with ease . I'hc Ciaft will find it a comprehensive book cf reference , containing list of lodges , chapters , K . T . encampments , conclaves , and grand councils . It will Le found useful , too , as giving thc names of officers in England and
Wales , and Scotland , Ireland , Canada , British Columbia , United States , Centra ! and South America , France , Germany , Italy , Spain , Portugal , Belgium , Denmark , Sweden , Norway , Greece , Turkey , the Netherlands , and Egypt ; and information in regard to every Grand Masonic body throughout the Globe . —European Mail .
Notes On Art, &C. .
NOTES ON ART , & c . .
An Ethnographical Museum is to be formed in Paris from the collections made by various French scientific expeditions . Scientific and archaeological objects only will be exhibited , as all artistic treasures will go to the Louvre . In connection with the museum an ethnographical exhibition of collections from South America will
be held at the Palais de l'lndustrie from January 15 to March ist , iS ; 8 . BUTTER ANALYSIS . —A prize of 150 marks has just been awarded to Otto Helmer , F . C . S ., Public Analyst for tbe Isle of Wight , and Arthur Angell , F . R . M . S ., Public Analyst , county of Hants , for their essay on butter analysis . The award was made by Professor
Heintz and Professor Knop , of Leipsic , examiners for the Pharmaceutical Association , Leipsic . Six essays where sent in for competition—two from Germany , one from Austria , one from Italy , and two from England . The Herons in Richmond Park , which migrate during the summer months , says the Live Slock Journal , have returned to their winter quarters .
The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon , now in course of construction , is progressing satisfactorily , but the question of funds has once more come to the fore . The accompanying library and picturegallery cannot be built unless £ 8000 , be forthcoming , and of this sum Mr . C . E . Flower , who has already given the site for the memorial buildings , has promised ^ 4000 , if a like amount can be collected by the end of the year *
I he Mayor and Corporation accordingly appeal for donations , and are specially desirous to erect the gallery , as Mr . Graves , the well-known publisher , has bequeathed to it all his pictures of a Shakespearian character . Subscribers are to receive a steel engraving of Gainsborough's portrait of David Garrick , which was in the last Winter Exhibition Burlington House , the engraving being executed only for this purpose .
The Marquis of Bute has oftered to build at his own expense , and to present to the University of Glasgow t he Grand Uall of the new buildings , according to designs proposed by bir Gilbert Scott , R . A . It is estimated that the building will cost from £ 70 , 000 to £ 80 , 000 . CLEOPATRA ' NEEDLE . —The Rev . Bourchier Wrey bavile , rector of Shillingford , writes : — " In The Times '
rc |) ort of the very interesting lecture delivered by Dr . Birch , thc prince of English Egyptologists , on the subject of Cleopatra ' s Needle , there is an omission , as I venture with some diffidence to consider , which should be supplied—viz ., tbat the said obelisk was erected by Pharaoh Thothmes UL , thc contemporary of Moses , for which the evidence is overwhelming . And further , that this Pharaoh isinfamed for his endeavour to erase wherever he could the name of
bis distinguished sister , Queen Hatason or Hataseps , who so long ruled Egypt as Queen-regnant in her own right , and whose beautiful obelisk , which still stands amid the ruins of Thebes , bears the significant and suggestive title of " Pharaoh ' s Daughter . '" The British Museum is to receive a collection of Armenian antiquities from the Province of Van , which are now in Mr . Layard's keeping at Constantinople .
The Relics of the "Victory , " formerly preserved by thc Duke of Clarence at Bushcy , and which we mentioned some weeks ago , arc to be exhibited in the Queen ' s Guard Room at Hampton Court Palace . Prompt books prove sometimes an acceptable legacy . A well-known Liverpool manager lately paid Mrs . Charles Kcan 100 guineas for thc loan of . the
prompt-book of Thc Winter ' s Talc , ns arranged by her late husband , and played at the Princess ' s Theatre . —Theatre . The Centenary of the Death of Albrecht von Mailer , the celebrated physiologist , is to be celebrated next month at Berne , Mailer's birthplace . In Germany Haller is as much famed for his poems as for thc scientific studies
which gained him thc title , " Father of Physiology . " Ihe Late M . Gustave Brion , according to Man / iiir , was in very reduced circumstances in Paris during bis student days . A friend , meeting him at a Cafe , told him his coat was worn out at thc elbow . " What does it matter ? " replied Brion cheerfully ; "talent , true ta ' ent , must come out somewhere . "
The "I ransit of Mercury on the 6 th of May next is to be observed by a special scientific expedition sent to San Fiaucisco by the French Government . French astronomers are specially desirous to be represented , as their countryman , Pierre Gassendi , was the first person
who succeeded 111 observing thc transit of the planet . On November 7 , 16 31 , Gassendi , thenat thc College de France in Paris , witncssul the passage by means ' of it camera obscur .-i into which he introduced thc solar rays ' through a hole cut in the shutters .
Anew four-act drama , by Mr . Manuel , founded on a romantic story cf the Rebellion of Monmouth in 1685 , has been produced at the Britannia Theatre . . The plot turns on the impersonation by a villian of the right heir , who beirg himself a fugitive from Sedgemoor , dares
not denounce the impostor . In the end thc false : claimant is unmasked , and all ends prosperously . The chief , parts were well sustained by Miss Brewer , Mr . Newbqund , Mr . Drayton , and Mr . Reynolds . The piece was received with marked favour by a very crowded audience .
Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity or Free and Accepted Masons , containing the Cti-vrges , Regulations , E . A . Song , & c . A copy should be in * the possession of every brother . It may be obtained ^ b ' r is . at the office of the Freemason , or will be sent post'Tfee to any part of the United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-five penny stamps . Address , Publisher , 19 8 , Fleet-street , London . —A DVT .