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SPECIAL NOTICE

COSMOPOLITAN CALENDAR , DIARY AND POCKET BOOK FOR 1874 . We have forwarded , addressed to the

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needed for the Cosmopolitan Calendar , Diary and Pocket . Bool ; for 1874 . As the Calendar will be published early this

month , il is respectfully requested that the form maij be filed in al once , and returned to the Publisher , George Kenning , 19 8 , Fleet-street . The latest time for receiving corrections will be October 4 th .

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Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

t 'I'he following communications stand over : —J . S . j W . C ; W . P . 13 . ; K . A llcport of the Laying of the I ' otind . ition Stone of a New College at Knutsford , hy the Kt . Hon . Lc . td'De Tahley , H . W . i ' rov . G . M . Cheshire , will he given next week . KEMITTANCE RECEIVED . A . Mngnusfcn , Wisconsin , U . S . A , P . O . O . 11 / 7 .

Births ,Marriage And Deaths.

Births , Marriage and Deaths .

MARRIAGE . BI . AMPIIIN—WiiiTK . —On Sept . 24 th , at St . Mary ' s Church , Edge-hill , Liverpool , hy thc He v . , | . Turnbull , Uio . James Ncwbcry Blamphin , of Lodge fifi ; , Liverpool , Professor of Music , to Emma , eldest daughter of Thomas White , Esq ., formerly of that town .

Liverpool Theatres , &C.

LIVERPOOL THEATRES , & c .

Week ending October 11 . OOVAI . ALEXANDRA TIIKATRI * , Lime-street . —Leasee ¦ »•»¦ Hro . H . Snker . Mi >» llaiemin in " Hiller Fruit . " ROYAL AMI'IUTHKATRI * , Great Charlottc . Mrccl .-l . cssee Hro . II . I . e > lie . " The Wambi ' me . lUir . "

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The Freemason , SATURDAY , OCTOBER 4 , 187 , 5 .

The Philadelphia Masonic Temple.

THE PHILADELPHIA MASONIC TEMPLE .

We called attention in our last impression to the new Masonic Temple , erected in Philadelphia , by our Pennsylvanian brethren , and as the subject is still fresh in our memories , and it

may interest our English brotherhood to realise what is going on in America in our common Craft , we have thought it well to recur to the subject to-day . We have been favoured ,

moreover , by a brother in England , with the detailed account of the "building-, which follows , and which we feel persuaded will be gladly perused by all those wlto , like ourselves , ever feel that

Masonry is both one and universal , and that what affects and advances thc Order in America , must also affect and advance it amongst us in this great home of pure and true Masonry .

We give , then , thc following extract from the Ncw York Weekly Herald , in extenso , as we think that any pruning of its flowing words would only serve to weaken instead of

strengthening the general description , and we wish our brethren to receive their impressions of this great ancl genuine American enterprise from a purely American source .

All we can do is to wish sincerel y all prosperity to the new Masonic Temple , and to those who shall from time to time perpetuate

our mysteries or carry out our kindly teachings amid the graceful and gorgeous halls of this great Masonic Temple .

To use the words of an ancient formulary , " May the blessing ofthe Great Architect of the Universe rest upon all the assemblies of

Freemasons , within those consecrated walls , and on all thc regular meetings of Freemasons throughout the world . "

" The Masonic brotherhood of the Quaker City are making extraordinary preparations for the dedication of their magnificent temple in

Broad-street . Invitations have been extended to every lodge throughout the country , and many delegates arc expected from France , Germany , and England .

The jubilee attending its completion will commence on the 25 th of September , antl will be kept up until the evening ofthe 27 th . "Thc dedicatory ceremonies will be conducted

by the Grand Master of tlie State of Pennsylvania , assisted by the Masters and subordinates of other lodges , and it is estimated that 100 , 000 members of the mystic tie will participate iu the festivities .

" The temple is now in an advanced stale of completion , and from its immense size and imposing style of architecture is one of the most

conspicious public buildings in the city . Much has been said by New Yorkers and Bosloninns in praise of their respective Masonie temples , but it is now generally conceded that the Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Masonic Temple.

structure far surpasses , both as respects size , cost , and beauty . It will make two of that at Boston , and is a third larger than the temple in Sixth avenue and Twenty-third-street . It is of

such an immense size , and is filled with so many lodge , chapter , and commandery rooms , that to those uninitiated it is almost a labyrinth . As it has never been fully described , a running sketch

may not be amiss , as it gives evidence that the Masons throughout the country are on the hi gh road to prosperity , and as a brotherhood are marching on in irrepressible phalanxes to

success . It is composed entirely of finely-dressed granite of a whitish lead-coloured tint , is 250 feet in length , is 150 feet wide , and is three

lofty stories in height . The ground upon which it is built , in Broad-street , near Market , together with the structure , cost upwards of twelve hundred thousand dollars .

" The architecture of the building is a combination of the old and new schools admirabl y blended , and is pleasing to the eye . Its three unique towers , reaching heavenward , can be seen

from the four quarters of the compass , and are as conspicuous landmarks to the Philadelphians as the Hetald building is to those of the Long Island and Jersey shores . The inner masonry

alone involved the consumption of io , ooo ,. ooo bricks , and the number of cubic feet of granite in the outer Malls , if known , would probably to the reader seem fabulous .

" The main entrance , in Broad-street , is of the Venetian style of architecture , and resembles perfectly the doorway to St . Mark ' s , at Venice . Once inside , the magnitude and beauty of thc

edifice becomes apparent . Broad and massive stairways , richly carved pillars , and heavy and peculiarly shaped doors and cornices of the

Norman and Gothic pattern , with carved Ma sonic cabalistic signs in each , afford to the un initiated unlimited sources of wonder and con

jecture . " The main hall upon entering is twenty feet wide from end to end , and 250 feet in length . The floors of this hall and of all the halls and

passages on both this and the principal floor above arc laid with black and white marble tiles , in patterns , with borders , and there is a

continuous wainscoting , four feet in hei ght , of the finest Lisbon marble , highly polished , to the various halls .

" Two magnificent stairways lead to the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter-rooms , lodge halls , and the asylum of the Commandery . The Grand Secretary ' s and Grand Treasurer ' s , and the

Grand Lodge library , and numerous other ofiices are situated on the right and southern side of the main hall . Walking to the north-east corner of the structure , the suite of rooms of the Grand

Master of Masons of Pennsylvania is encountered . They are three in number , and consist of a reception , private Secretary ' s , and his own room , till of which are elaborately fitted up , ana would

charm Solomon himself , could he but once have an opportunity of reclining in ono of the richly carved divans and surveying the architect ' s and masons' handiwork .

" Among the numerous apartments none attract more attention than the Egyptian Hall . It is a marvel of massive grandeur and solidity , with twelve elephantine columns extending