Table Of Contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS .

PAOE REVIEWSGuide to the Royal Arch Chapter 201 The Mason ' s Home Book 201 The General Ahiman Rezon and Freemason's Guide 201 Impediments of Speech : Stammering and

Stuttering , their Causes and Cure 201 MASONBY IN SPAIN 201 NEW MASONIC HALL AT FROMB 202 MASONBY IN ITALY 202 ANCIKNT AND MODERN MYSTEIUES ... 202 THE EXCAVATIONS AT JERUSALEM 202 SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND 203

OXFORD SCHOOL OF ART ... .. 20 . THE CRAFT—Metropolitan , Provincial , & Scotland 203 EOYAL ARCH—Metropolitan , Provincial , & Scotland 20 S INSTRUCTION ... ... 204 KED CROSS OF ROME AND CONSTANTINB 205 BIUCIW . MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS 206

FREEMASONRY ON THE CONTINENT 206 MULTUM IN PAUVO ... .. 207 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCEThe Masonic Lifeboat Fund ... ... ... 207 Freemasonry 207 Ancient Degrees ... .. ... ... ... 20 S OBITUARY

Bro . John Stevens Pullen , P . G . D 208 PRESENTATION TO BRO . TUOMAS M'KELL CAMPBELL , AT GLASGOW 208 & 209 GRAND MEWING OF MARK MASTERS IN CORNWALL 210 CONSECRATION OF A NEW LODGE AT BKADFORD-ONAVON 210 Pnov . GRAND LODGE AND BANQUET AT DEVIZES 210 MASONIC MISCELLANEA 2 L 2 MEETINGS FOR NI ; XT WEEK 212

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? The Bards and Authors oj Cleveland , and South Dur / iam , by Bro . GEORGE MAUKIIAM TWEDDELL , F . S . A . of Scotland , author of " Shakspere , his Times and Contemporaries , " & c . Parts I . to IX .

It is well and widely known that as an antiquarian , Bro . Tweddell holds a deservedly high position , and we may safely add that if industry , perseverance , and erudition arc to be taken into account , there are few men now livingbetterversed in thosestudieswliichillustrate the remoter periods

of a nation s history . Tn the work now before us , tho author does not however profess merely to give us glimpses of the manners and customs of tho past , his object is rather to weave with the hand of truth , a kindly tribute to the labours of those sons of

literature , who by birth and residence have been associated with the district to which he himself belongs , ami in which his own name , we trust , will bo ever fondly remembered . Wo can easily imagine the pride and pleasure with which Bro . Tweddell has collected these valuable records of

the good and great men of his native county . It is a feeling akin to that which prompts us to scatter flowers , and wreith . iiumoi'lclles over the graves of those we loved , as a token that their

memories are still " green in our souls . But many of the men whoso names Bro . Tweddell thus delights to honour are not only men of local or provincial fame , but of national , or it may be , of world-wide renown .

They are certainly known to students in every land , and the facts now collected b y Bio . Tweddell , relative to their lives and works will bo treasured by men of intelligence in regions far

remote from Cleveland and South Durham . Of the ability evinced in the compilation of this interesting literary repertoire we cannot speak too highly . Truly the pictures aro adorned by tho frames in which they aro set .

\ Viih the biograp hy of Cedmon , tho Saxon monk , whose paraphrase of the scriptural narratives is familiar to scholars , the work commences , and Wnlterde Hemingford . tlienionkishchroiiicler , and Gowcr , the master and friend of Chaucer , one of the earliest Saxon-Norman poets , aro also

commemorated in Part 1 . Specimens of the hitter ' s verses are given in tho commencement of Part 2 , in which Bernard ( iii pin , the Apostle of the North , holds a distinguished place . This great und good divine , who lived in troublous times of peril nnd persecution , was a consistent

lover of truth , and his outspoken boldness drew upon him the humane attentions of those meek Christian prelates who flourished under the congenial sway of Mary Tudor . Happily the nefarious designs of Bonner and his satellites were frustrated in the caso of Gilpin , by the interven

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tion of Providence , for the good priest broke his leg on the road to Smithfield , and before he recovered , the sanguinary queen was summoned into the pvesence of her offended Maker aud Judge . ( To be continued . )

Guide to the Eoyal Arch Chapter , by Comps . JOHN SIIEVILLE , P . G . H . P . New Jersey , and JAS . L . GOULD , G . II . P . of Connecticut . We have derived great pleasure from the persual of this splendid work , in which the Royal Arch

system as practised in America is most ably illustrated and exemplified . Jtmaybeobservedthat the order of progression in the American Rite is Mark Master , Past Master , Most Excellent Master , and Royal Arch . The third of these degrees is all

but unknown in England , and the two first are worked outside the pale of Grand Chapter . In point of fact , there is no such degree as '' Past Master " in the English system—it is simply the ceremonial of installing a W . M . into the chair of

K . S ., and is not regarded as a Masonic grade . The information respecting tho degree of M . E . Master will be found most interesting , as it is so rarely to be obtained , and the ceremonial of tho Order of Hi g h Priesthood—a rank conferred only on

the Past Presiding Officers of American Chapters —is also most circumstantially given . The work bears evidence of great care iu its compilation , and may justly be considered the hand-book of Royal Arch Masonry in the United States . Its

authorsarelearnedandzealousMasons . holdinghigh positions in the Order , and their conclusions may be definitely accepted as authoritative and correct . We heartily commend this "Guide to the Chapter " to all Royal Arch Masons .

The Mason ' s Home Booh . Philadelphia , No . SI 4 , Cheshuut-street ; published by Bro . LEON HYNEMAN . No . 5 , for September , 1809 , of this valuable addition to our Masonic Library is at hand , and

contains the continued reprint ot Preston s Illustrations of Masonry , " a work too well-known and appreciated to need further comment . We have had several applications for this book , as also for the following works , and shall

lie glad to know where they can bo procured in England : — " Macoy ' s Cyclopedia and Dictionary of Freemasonry . " " McClenachan ' s Ancient and Accepted Rite . "

"Sickels' General Ahiman Rezon . " " Gould ' s Guide to the Chapter . " We will gladly act as agent for the sale of these works , as they aro all of sterling interest to tho Graft .

The Gew . ral Ahiman Rezon and Freemason ' s Guide , by Bro . DANIEL SICKEL ' , 33 ° , author of " Tho Freemason ' s Monitor , " Secretary-General of the Supreme Council , N . J . America . This work is a most comprehensive instructor

m everything that relates to the Craft degrees . It contains prayers , charges , and historical illustrations . It is at once a book for tho Masonic student , and a vade mccmn for the aspiring worker of the ceremonies .

In this latter respect it will , however , bo found more useful to American than to English brethren , as it is well-known that tho ritual varies to a great extent in tho two countries . The work is most beautifully adorned with plates

and woodcuts , and cannot fail to prove a most acceptable addition to every Masonic library . We heartily commend it to our readers and subscribers , who will find it replete with curious and valuable information .

Impediments of Speech : Stammering and Stuttering , their Causes and Cure . By ABBOTTS SMITH , M . D , M . lt . G . P ., M . R . C . S ., « fcc . II . Rensliaw , 350 , Strand , W . C , 1809 . Second edition .

Every one knows how painful it is to listen to the inarticulate endeavours of stammerers to express themselves intelligibly , and all who are

afllicted with impediments of speech as a rule feel acutel y their inability to converse in a clear , deliberate manner . Dr . Abbotts Smith ' s work will therefore be welcomed as a great boon by

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such sufferers—it traces the origin of the defectand points out the remedial measures to be adopted for the relief of the patient . Dr . Smith has won the highest commendations in his profession as a thoroughly practical physician , and the various medical works of which he is

the author have likewise been received with great praise by the Medical Press of Great Britain aud Ireland , as well as by other authorities technically qualified to pronounce judgment upon them . We cordially recommend this book to those of our readers who belong to Dr . Smith ' s

profession , and also to all who are interested in the cure of stammering or hesitancy in articulation .

Masonry In Spain.

MASONRY IN SPAIN .

We have received the following letter , which we aro informed is in substance the same as one that has also been sent to the editor of tho "Monde Magonnique" : — DKAR Silt Axn BROTHER .. —Our sublime institution teaches and impresses upon its members certain duties ,

the accomplishment of which lias at all times been very difficult ; not because real devotion , profound convictions , and generous efforts have been wanting , but on account of the obstacles which are scattered in our path by the profane and hostile world . Freemasonry , which was established at the beginning of the

eighteenth century in Spain , has never ceased to exist , but you , dear brother , know what it has suffered—exile , incarceration in fetid gaols , penal servitude , banishment and death . Many are the martyrs which the annals of Spanish Masonry could register , but alas I in this world virtues are hidden and forgotten , whilst

vice openly parades its hypocrisy and wickedness . After various severe trials , Spanish Masonry underwent in 1816 ' one of its greatest persecutions ; several of its members , men of honour and intellect , were banished , exiled or executed ; the tyrannical Government of that epoch being one of our most cruel

enemies . But notwithstanding so many victims and persecutions Masonry developed itself successfully , and the number of its adepts constantly increased . The columns of the temples were overthrown , but the brethren were not discouraged , and continued to hold their meetings although in hidden places , and at times even in the solitude of the forest and oilier untrodden

retreats . Our Grand Lodge , to its honour , directed our labours at all times with prudence and wisdom . The September revolution having taken place , wo have been enabled to rebuild our temples and raise our fallen columns from the dust .

Spanish Masonry possesses at present all the elements of active life ; it must now draw closer its bonds , and work in such a manner , as to shake off all fear of persecution in future . It ought to inspire in every Spaniard respect for its cause , which is the cause of humanity .

It is also time that THE FUEEWASOX should inform all our brethren of our existence . Everywhere in the Peninsula , Masons meet and found Lodge *! , and almost all of us work after tho Ancient and Accepted Rite handed down from our Masonic forefathers .

A few months since , a Lodge was constituted here , No . 0 , entitled the Lodge Lealtad ( loyalty ) . It is placed under the auspices of our Grand Lodge . I havo the honour to bo its first W . M . It has been constituted as a symbolical Lodge , and works up to the 18 th degree . We are on the road to prosperity . Our Masonic

Ilall will soon be fiuishe : l , and I shall have tho pleasure to inform you of its completion . . Meanwhile it will he satisfactory for our brethren who come to Spain , to know that wc are working . If you think that my letters may interest your readers , 1 shall not fail to write you from time to time .

I must here observe , that prudence still requires of Spanish Masons to follow the ancient usages adopted in the days of peril by adopting . Masonic names , commonly called " noms do guerre . " 1 shall thureforo sign this letter with such a " nom de guenv , " and it is also in this manner 1 sign all Masonic documents .

We have the project of bringing out a paper , to bo the organ of Spanish Freemasonry , which will bear the title " La Culmcna" ( the hive ) , to be published twice a week . We shall thank you if you will kindly exchange with us . I have the honour , dear Sir and Brother , to offer you my most fraternal salutation " , 1 IADJAR BUY , 30 ° , W . M . of the Lodge Lealtad .

Tim legal age of initiation in Germany is twenty-fivo years The son of the Prince of Prussia , who was initiated Nov . 0 , 185- ' ! , was not permitted by his father , though Grand Master , to receive the . Light o £ Masonry , even by dispensation , until he was twentytwo .