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^ S re ^ MB ^^ S . ^ fv ^^ - ^ Ss ^ jJSN ^^ yy ^ SATURDAY , APRIL S , 1 S 82 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by ourcorrespondeiits , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] • ELECTION VOTING .

To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I think that there arc some anomalies in our voting arrangements which require attention and alteration , inasmuch as use becomes abuse , from thoughtlessness or carelessness . Is the exchange of votes a thoroughly

sound principle ? and does it not lead , directly or indirectly , to issues which are somewhat antagonistic often to the real intent of the Charities , and the true teaching of Freemasonry ? But as , at present , I can hardly hope for a reader , I prefer , with your permission , to postpone my remarks until after the elections . Yours fraternally , ALIQUIS .

'THE COMING ELECTIONS . Dear Bro . Kenning , As I note that my worthy Bro . Dawes has imitated my humble appeal , and also used my phraseology , may I state , in your columns , that I hope his letter has proved more successful than mine has becn . I am not so sure ,

now , that such appeals do much good ; and . to say the truth , I have found out that the ground has been well gone over long before I ventured on the scene , and that the returns to my letter at the best only resemble the Scriptural expression of the " gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done . " May Bro . Dawes be more successful

than I have been . Most fraternally , your humble and obedient , A . F . A . WOODFORD . 25 A , Norfolk-crescent , Hyde-park , VV . P . S . —Any votes sent to me will . reach me Saturday and Monday . A . F . A . VV . .

'THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — May I ask some brother "learned in the law" what

is and will be the effect of the election of all the Girls' candidates on Saturday on existing arrangements for the repayment , the receipt , the tranfer of votes obtained to help other indigent cases at previous elections ? Yours fraternally , A PAYEE .

VERY BAD FORM , IS IT NOT ? Dear Bro . Kenning , — You are aware that I am collecting votes from my brethren in London for the School elections , and many most kind letters with votes have I received , all of which I have acknowledged . I opened a large packet to-day , and

found that some person , I can hardly believe a brother , had been so unkind as to send the lists of candidates and my humble circulars back to me wrapped up in a Steward ' s circular . Such an act , inasmuch as my name and address are taken off the circulars and pasted on the envelope , puts me in

mind of one or two similarly arranged anonymous letters which you and I have seen , equally redolent of Masonic principles and gentlemanly feeling . And this is Freemasonry ! We may , and probably many of us do , differ as to the use and need of the London Masonic Charity Association ; hut common courtesy until of

late has been assumed to be one of the badges of Freemasons . If it is meant as a practical joke , it is a very stupid and senseless une . I may add that the envelope is a thick white business envelope , and the post mark is E . C . I am , yours fraternally , A . F . A . WOODFORD .

H . R . H . THE DUKE OF ALBANY'S MARRIAGE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — The suggestion of " A Steward for the Boys ' School for 1 SS 2 , " to the effect that the marriage of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany should be commemorated by the

establishment of a scholarship , tenable for three years , in connection with the Boys' School , is an excellent one . That such a scholarship or exhibition would "be of the highest benefit and importance to the School itself , " as it would offer " an incentive to industry , talent , and perseverance , h y providing a substantial recognition of intelligent hard work , and praiseworthy and laborious diligence , " is ,

unquestionably , true , and I should be tho last to throw cold water upon the proposal . But a scholarship sufficient "to enable a young boy to pursue his studies , whether in the legal , medical , or clerical profession , for three years" would necessitate the raising of a considerable sum—I should say quite £ 3000 , on which the interest would be but slightly in access ot £ 00 pet annum . Should we not he more likely to

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succeed if a less ambitious proposal were made to the Craft ? A principal sum of , say , £ 400 might be raised for such a purpose , the interest on which would be £ 12 per annum . Dividing this between the two Schools , we could then institute a " Duke of Albany ' s Prize " for the Boys' School

and a "Duchess of Albany ' s Prize" for the Girls' School to be given , in both cases , for general proficiency and good conduct , or otherwise , as the general body of subscribers might wish . I am afraid a big thing like a scholarship might interfere with the approaching Festival of the Boys ' School , whereas a Prize Fund for both Schools , amounting to no more than the sum 1 have stated , being very much

more moderate , would , on that account , be likewise very much more practicable . I should wish well , and contribute my mite towards any scheme of the kind , but as there is so much else of regular and necessary subscription to look after now and always , we ought , I think , not to be too ambitious in this matter , lest we fail altogether . Fraternally yours , ALPHA .

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REVIEWS .

THE MAGAZINES . The monthly serials are , as usual , to the fore , almost multitudinous in number and most varied in contents . " The Century " re-appears with its normal claims lo admiration and perusal . "Tunis and its Bey" is well worth reading , so also is " The Age of Praxiteles . " " The Opera in New York , " though light and airy , and well

illustrated , hardly strikes as up tothe tone of Scribner ; and curiously enough , though we may be captious or hypercritical , there seems almost a vein of depression and heaviness to pervade all its well-filled pages this month . "Ninita" is a touching story , though utterly unsound in moral . There is a striking portrait of Matthew Arnold , and an appreciative monograph by Andrew . " The Yearn

of the Romantic " is very clever . If we were inclined to find fault with Scribner , which wc never are , we might say that for so Cosmopolitan a magazine its articles this month are a little too exclusively American , and dealing with matters from thc American " Stand-punkt " alone . "Temple Bar , " in its i _ o pages , has four good stories , all very readable , and illustrative of what may be fairly

termed Btitish fiction of the hour , plenty of character , vivid contrasts , sensational episodes , and startling and amusing results . * "' A Statesman's Love Letters" are really dullish . " Music and the Musicians " will interest musical students , and " Incidents of Travel , " and " Out of the Beaten 'Track " are well written , and serve to wile away some silent , if cheerful moments .

" All the Year Round " is , as usual , full of matter to please all readers . " Daffodil "is evidently full of power , and promises much of exciting interest . We also note with much approval " I 1 thc Speaker ' s Gallery , " " Balzac and Alexandre Dumas , " "A Traveller ' s Tales , " " Bartolozzi and his 'Times ; " hut what can we say of " Holl y Grove House ? " In our opinion , it is . csthctically objectionable

( if we are right in using . esthetically at all ) , and critically indefensible . Here , in this year of light and grace , iSS _ , is a writer deliberately writing what he knows to be a physical impossibility , —the reappearance of two disembodied spirits in natural and unsavoury forms , accompanied by accessories which are alike grotesque and revolting . Well and gracefully written , as the tale is in other respects , we

feel bound to point out this most serious fault in it , and one that sins against recognised canons of truth and good form , in that it seeks to perpetuate the low grovelling representation of immature thought and unreasoning superstition . We cannot see the good of setting before the j-oung especially what is supernatural , and what is scientifically untrue

moreover , accompanied , too , by painful ideas and revolting associations . " The Antiquary " contains some most interesting papers for the student of archicolog } -, for the lover of that old past whicli seems to have faded from us , and yet is close to us , and hems us in on every side , go where we will , be where we

may . "The Bibliographer" has a fund of information for the book hunter , the book collector , and the book maniac . Just now , such serials have an interest for readers of , and searchers after old books , inasmuch as the sales are many

and the knowledge of old works and past editions is a subject of stud y for more . And why should we laugh at such a taste ? It is surely less harmful , and better for the world , and man , and us all , than many proclivities which just now are very fashionable , hut whose morality and absolute good are more , much more than doubtful .

CATALOGUES . Mr . Bernard Quaritch , 15 , Piccadilly , has issued what he terms a rough list , No . 5 6 , of Welsh books which belonged to the late great Welsh scholar , the Rev . R . W . Williams , M . A . Among them are some valuable Welsh

Bibles , the New Testament , the Psalter , in Welsh , some very valuable works on Welsh arch . eology and history , and several copies relating to theSeint Greal , or Holy Graal , with which the oldest chivalric romances are so intimately connected .

WITH THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES . Four Years ' Service in South Africa . By an Ex .-C . M . R . London : Richard Bentley and Sons , New Burlingtonstreet , Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen . 1 SS 1 . The British empire isso vast and scattered so widely over the

surface of the earth , that , while it may with perfect tiuth be said the sun never sets on the Queen's dominions , it with equal truth can be affirmed we are never wholly at peace . There is almost invariably some lighting going on , either with the fierce tribes on the North-west frontier of India , on the VVest Coast of Africa , on the frontiers of our South African dominions , or elsewhere . So numerous arc these

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little wars that in the majority of cases they escape public attention ; but the lighting that has been going on ratlier more than less continuously during the last five years has becn of an unusually serious character . It is with sundry , though not the most important , cf these campaigns that the author of this volume deals . Indeed , in the events he describes , an " Ex .-C . M . R . " may truthfully say , as did the 'Trojan of old , when

narrating the story of the fall of Troy , that he played a very considerable part in them . He was present in the most important actions , fought in the Galika and Gaika wars , and at the capture of "Morosi ' s Mountain ; " and his book is valuable from the light it throws on the conduct of those operations , lt is , no doubt , a novelty to read an account of military events by one who , on retiring from the service ,

held only the rank of a second class Serjeant ; but there is no reason why an educated an intelligent man in the ranks should not be able to write as graphically and accurately as a commissioned officer ; and not improbably , this narrative will be the more appreciated from the fact of its having been written by one who never attained hi gher rank than we havf . stafn . 1 .

With the political circumstances of these campaigns wc are in no way concerned , but we are not debarred from taking some notice of the manner in which they were conducted , In the majority of his remarks on this subject the author is far from complimentary to the Colonial Government , while the reverse is thc case when the Imperial authorities appear upon the scene . This is especially noticeable whenever he is under the necessity of referring

to the commissariat arrangements , which appear to have been always lamentably deficient when in charge of Colonial officers , and regular and abundant when in that of Imperial ofiicers . Nor does the force to which he belonged , and which , when he joined it as a recruit , was known as the " Frontier Armed and Mounted Police , " but afterwards was converted into the Cape Mounted Rifles , appear to have had anything to speak of in the way of

organisation . Again , though the services exacted of the force were of a most arduous character , it seems to have met with very indifferent treatment , not only as regards its commissariat , but in other respects likewise , as will be found described in different parts of the volume . For an account of the military operations we must refer the reader to the book itsell ; but we cannot refrain from giving the following excerpt , in which are described the

defences of " Morrsi s Mountain , " which was twice unsuccessfully assaulted by the Colonial troops , and the honour of storming of whicli belongs entirely to the Cape Mounted Rifles , under the command of Colonel Bayley : — " Morosi ' s Mountain , " writes an Ex-C . M . R ., "stands at an elbow of the Orange River . On three sides it is perfectly perpendicular . The fourth side is a slope of about a mile , and subtending an angle of about thirty

degrees . 'This slope was protected with a series of schanzes , or walls , about eight to twelve feet high , loopholed for rifles and guns , and very strongly built . Artillery against the walls was utterly useless ; the shell mi ght knock a stone or two away , but nothing approaching a gap would be produced . About nine of these walls were placed at different intervals up this s ' ope . The walls were built right across , and if you

got over one , it was only to be stopped by another just in Iront of you , and so on right up to the top . The top of this mountain was about a mile long , and about half a mile broad , and was also completely schanzed in every direction . Cross schanzes were built in between those running across , so that wherever you went , or wherever you tried to get

over one of these walls , you were met by cross-firing in three or four directions . " This passage is not only interesting in itself , but will also serve to give a very good idea of the author ' s style , which is jsimple , yet pleasant , throughout ; and wherever it contains any personal references to the author ' s own actions is distinguished by the highly commendable quality of modesty .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

FREEMASONRY IN \ C . What is the authorit y for the statement in the " Freemason's Quarterly Review , " for 1843 , p . 3 C 1 , that "A . 11 . i ( 5 c ) 3 occasional lodges were held , and old Masons living in 1730 remember to have attended them in full formality . Who is the authority in 1730 for this satement , and where is it to be found . " ANTlOUARIUi *

EARLY USE OF THE WORD MACEON . In our lamented Bro . Sir Cuthbert Sharp ' s " History of Hartlepool " occurs a striking proof of the interchangeable use of the word " Masun " or " Le Maceon . " In 1314 or 1315 Ricardus , Masun , is bailiff of Hartlepool , and Kicardus , Le Maceon , the same person , enters into an agreement with the Bishop , or rather accepts a lease from the Bishop of Hartlepool . MASONIC STUDENT .

SPANISH HISTORY OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR . There is a curious work published at Madrid in 1 S 13 , entitled " Historia y Tragcdia de Ios Templarios a U . Santiago Lopez . " The history is interesting , especially as regards the Spanish 'Templars . TJ _ e "tragedy" is , however , only a translation of "Les Templiers , " by Raynouard . There are some curious plates of Templar costume . MASONIC STUDENT .

On tlie , 31 st ult ., at l . lanbebiifr cliurchyard , Carnarvon , were interred the remains of ' the late Bro . Captain Richard Owen , of Marine-terrace , Waterloo-Port , who died on the previous Tuesday . Deceased was formerly harbourmaster at Carnarvon , and was highly respected . 'The funeral was attended b y a large number ' of Masons , among

whom were Bros . William Hamer , John Williams , William Paynter , I ) . VV . Davies , Owen Thomas , Thos . H . Richards , Richard Thomas , Thomas D . Lloyd , ] ohn Lloyd , Isaac Peters , J . G . Groucott , Capt . Evan Griffiths , Rev . J . S . Boucher , and Mr . J . VV . Morgan . 'The deceased was a Wesleyan , and the service was conducted by a Nonconformist minister .

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^ S re ^ MB ^^ S . ^ fv ^^ - ^ Ss ^ jJSN ^^ yy ^ SATURDAY , APRIL S , 1 S 82 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by ourcorrespondeiits , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] • ELECTION VOTING .

To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I think that there arc some anomalies in our voting arrangements which require attention and alteration , inasmuch as use becomes abuse , from thoughtlessness or carelessness . Is the exchange of votes a thoroughly

sound principle ? and does it not lead , directly or indirectly , to issues which are somewhat antagonistic often to the real intent of the Charities , and the true teaching of Freemasonry ? But as , at present , I can hardly hope for a reader , I prefer , with your permission , to postpone my remarks until after the elections . Yours fraternally , ALIQUIS .

'THE COMING ELECTIONS . Dear Bro . Kenning , As I note that my worthy Bro . Dawes has imitated my humble appeal , and also used my phraseology , may I state , in your columns , that I hope his letter has proved more successful than mine has becn . I am not so sure ,

now , that such appeals do much good ; and . to say the truth , I have found out that the ground has been well gone over long before I ventured on the scene , and that the returns to my letter at the best only resemble the Scriptural expression of the " gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done . " May Bro . Dawes be more successful

than I have been . Most fraternally , your humble and obedient , A . F . A . WOODFORD . 25 A , Norfolk-crescent , Hyde-park , VV . P . S . —Any votes sent to me will . reach me Saturday and Monday . A . F . A . VV . .

'THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — May I ask some brother "learned in the law" what

is and will be the effect of the election of all the Girls' candidates on Saturday on existing arrangements for the repayment , the receipt , the tranfer of votes obtained to help other indigent cases at previous elections ? Yours fraternally , A PAYEE .

VERY BAD FORM , IS IT NOT ? Dear Bro . Kenning , — You are aware that I am collecting votes from my brethren in London for the School elections , and many most kind letters with votes have I received , all of which I have acknowledged . I opened a large packet to-day , and

found that some person , I can hardly believe a brother , had been so unkind as to send the lists of candidates and my humble circulars back to me wrapped up in a Steward ' s circular . Such an act , inasmuch as my name and address are taken off the circulars and pasted on the envelope , puts me in

mind of one or two similarly arranged anonymous letters which you and I have seen , equally redolent of Masonic principles and gentlemanly feeling . And this is Freemasonry ! We may , and probably many of us do , differ as to the use and need of the London Masonic Charity Association ; hut common courtesy until of

late has been assumed to be one of the badges of Freemasons . If it is meant as a practical joke , it is a very stupid and senseless une . I may add that the envelope is a thick white business envelope , and the post mark is E . C . I am , yours fraternally , A . F . A . WOODFORD .

H . R . H . THE DUKE OF ALBANY'S MARRIAGE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — The suggestion of " A Steward for the Boys ' School for 1 SS 2 , " to the effect that the marriage of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany should be commemorated by the

establishment of a scholarship , tenable for three years , in connection with the Boys' School , is an excellent one . That such a scholarship or exhibition would "be of the highest benefit and importance to the School itself , " as it would offer " an incentive to industry , talent , and perseverance , h y providing a substantial recognition of intelligent hard work , and praiseworthy and laborious diligence , " is ,

unquestionably , true , and I should be tho last to throw cold water upon the proposal . But a scholarship sufficient "to enable a young boy to pursue his studies , whether in the legal , medical , or clerical profession , for three years" would necessitate the raising of a considerable sum—I should say quite £ 3000 , on which the interest would be but slightly in access ot £ 00 pet annum . Should we not he more likely to

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succeed if a less ambitious proposal were made to the Craft ? A principal sum of , say , £ 400 might be raised for such a purpose , the interest on which would be £ 12 per annum . Dividing this between the two Schools , we could then institute a " Duke of Albany ' s Prize " for the Boys' School

and a "Duchess of Albany ' s Prize" for the Girls' School to be given , in both cases , for general proficiency and good conduct , or otherwise , as the general body of subscribers might wish . I am afraid a big thing like a scholarship might interfere with the approaching Festival of the Boys ' School , whereas a Prize Fund for both Schools , amounting to no more than the sum 1 have stated , being very much

more moderate , would , on that account , be likewise very much more practicable . I should wish well , and contribute my mite towards any scheme of the kind , but as there is so much else of regular and necessary subscription to look after now and always , we ought , I think , not to be too ambitious in this matter , lest we fail altogether . Fraternally yours , ALPHA .

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REVIEWS .

THE MAGAZINES . The monthly serials are , as usual , to the fore , almost multitudinous in number and most varied in contents . " The Century " re-appears with its normal claims lo admiration and perusal . "Tunis and its Bey" is well worth reading , so also is " The Age of Praxiteles . " " The Opera in New York , " though light and airy , and well

illustrated , hardly strikes as up tothe tone of Scribner ; and curiously enough , though we may be captious or hypercritical , there seems almost a vein of depression and heaviness to pervade all its well-filled pages this month . "Ninita" is a touching story , though utterly unsound in moral . There is a striking portrait of Matthew Arnold , and an appreciative monograph by Andrew . " The Yearn

of the Romantic " is very clever . If we were inclined to find fault with Scribner , which wc never are , we might say that for so Cosmopolitan a magazine its articles this month are a little too exclusively American , and dealing with matters from thc American " Stand-punkt " alone . "Temple Bar , " in its i _ o pages , has four good stories , all very readable , and illustrative of what may be fairly

termed Btitish fiction of the hour , plenty of character , vivid contrasts , sensational episodes , and startling and amusing results . * "' A Statesman's Love Letters" are really dullish . " Music and the Musicians " will interest musical students , and " Incidents of Travel , " and " Out of the Beaten 'Track " are well written , and serve to wile away some silent , if cheerful moments .

" All the Year Round " is , as usual , full of matter to please all readers . " Daffodil "is evidently full of power , and promises much of exciting interest . We also note with much approval " I 1 thc Speaker ' s Gallery , " " Balzac and Alexandre Dumas , " "A Traveller ' s Tales , " " Bartolozzi and his 'Times ; " hut what can we say of " Holl y Grove House ? " In our opinion , it is . csthctically objectionable

( if we are right in using . esthetically at all ) , and critically indefensible . Here , in this year of light and grace , iSS _ , is a writer deliberately writing what he knows to be a physical impossibility , —the reappearance of two disembodied spirits in natural and unsavoury forms , accompanied by accessories which are alike grotesque and revolting . Well and gracefully written , as the tale is in other respects , we

feel bound to point out this most serious fault in it , and one that sins against recognised canons of truth and good form , in that it seeks to perpetuate the low grovelling representation of immature thought and unreasoning superstition . We cannot see the good of setting before the j-oung especially what is supernatural , and what is scientifically untrue

moreover , accompanied , too , by painful ideas and revolting associations . " The Antiquary " contains some most interesting papers for the student of archicolog } -, for the lover of that old past whicli seems to have faded from us , and yet is close to us , and hems us in on every side , go where we will , be where we

may . "The Bibliographer" has a fund of information for the book hunter , the book collector , and the book maniac . Just now , such serials have an interest for readers of , and searchers after old books , inasmuch as the sales are many

and the knowledge of old works and past editions is a subject of stud y for more . And why should we laugh at such a taste ? It is surely less harmful , and better for the world , and man , and us all , than many proclivities which just now are very fashionable , hut whose morality and absolute good are more , much more than doubtful .

CATALOGUES . Mr . Bernard Quaritch , 15 , Piccadilly , has issued what he terms a rough list , No . 5 6 , of Welsh books which belonged to the late great Welsh scholar , the Rev . R . W . Williams , M . A . Among them are some valuable Welsh

Bibles , the New Testament , the Psalter , in Welsh , some very valuable works on Welsh arch . eology and history , and several copies relating to theSeint Greal , or Holy Graal , with which the oldest chivalric romances are so intimately connected .

WITH THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES . Four Years ' Service in South Africa . By an Ex .-C . M . R . London : Richard Bentley and Sons , New Burlingtonstreet , Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen . 1 SS 1 . The British empire isso vast and scattered so widely over the

surface of the earth , that , while it may with perfect tiuth be said the sun never sets on the Queen's dominions , it with equal truth can be affirmed we are never wholly at peace . There is almost invariably some lighting going on , either with the fierce tribes on the North-west frontier of India , on the VVest Coast of Africa , on the frontiers of our South African dominions , or elsewhere . So numerous arc these

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little wars that in the majority of cases they escape public attention ; but the lighting that has been going on ratlier more than less continuously during the last five years has becn of an unusually serious character . It is with sundry , though not the most important , cf these campaigns that the author of this volume deals . Indeed , in the events he describes , an " Ex .-C . M . R . " may truthfully say , as did the 'Trojan of old , when

narrating the story of the fall of Troy , that he played a very considerable part in them . He was present in the most important actions , fought in the Galika and Gaika wars , and at the capture of "Morosi ' s Mountain ; " and his book is valuable from the light it throws on the conduct of those operations , lt is , no doubt , a novelty to read an account of military events by one who , on retiring from the service ,

held only the rank of a second class Serjeant ; but there is no reason why an educated an intelligent man in the ranks should not be able to write as graphically and accurately as a commissioned officer ; and not improbably , this narrative will be the more appreciated from the fact of its having been written by one who never attained hi gher rank than we havf . stafn . 1 .

With the political circumstances of these campaigns wc are in no way concerned , but we are not debarred from taking some notice of the manner in which they were conducted , In the majority of his remarks on this subject the author is far from complimentary to the Colonial Government , while the reverse is thc case when the Imperial authorities appear upon the scene . This is especially noticeable whenever he is under the necessity of referring

to the commissariat arrangements , which appear to have been always lamentably deficient when in charge of Colonial officers , and regular and abundant when in that of Imperial ofiicers . Nor does the force to which he belonged , and which , when he joined it as a recruit , was known as the " Frontier Armed and Mounted Police , " but afterwards was converted into the Cape Mounted Rifles , appear to have had anything to speak of in the way of

organisation . Again , though the services exacted of the force were of a most arduous character , it seems to have met with very indifferent treatment , not only as regards its commissariat , but in other respects likewise , as will be found described in different parts of the volume . For an account of the military operations we must refer the reader to the book itsell ; but we cannot refrain from giving the following excerpt , in which are described the

defences of " Morrsi s Mountain , " which was twice unsuccessfully assaulted by the Colonial troops , and the honour of storming of whicli belongs entirely to the Cape Mounted Rifles , under the command of Colonel Bayley : — " Morosi ' s Mountain , " writes an Ex-C . M . R ., "stands at an elbow of the Orange River . On three sides it is perfectly perpendicular . The fourth side is a slope of about a mile , and subtending an angle of about thirty

degrees . 'This slope was protected with a series of schanzes , or walls , about eight to twelve feet high , loopholed for rifles and guns , and very strongly built . Artillery against the walls was utterly useless ; the shell mi ght knock a stone or two away , but nothing approaching a gap would be produced . About nine of these walls were placed at different intervals up this s ' ope . The walls were built right across , and if you

got over one , it was only to be stopped by another just in Iront of you , and so on right up to the top . The top of this mountain was about a mile long , and about half a mile broad , and was also completely schanzed in every direction . Cross schanzes were built in between those running across , so that wherever you went , or wherever you tried to get

over one of these walls , you were met by cross-firing in three or four directions . " This passage is not only interesting in itself , but will also serve to give a very good idea of the author ' s style , which is jsimple , yet pleasant , throughout ; and wherever it contains any personal references to the author ' s own actions is distinguished by the highly commendable quality of modesty .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

FREEMASONRY IN \ C . What is the authorit y for the statement in the " Freemason's Quarterly Review , " for 1843 , p . 3 C 1 , that "A . 11 . i ( 5 c ) 3 occasional lodges were held , and old Masons living in 1730 remember to have attended them in full formality . Who is the authority in 1730 for this satement , and where is it to be found . " ANTlOUARIUi *

EARLY USE OF THE WORD MACEON . In our lamented Bro . Sir Cuthbert Sharp ' s " History of Hartlepool " occurs a striking proof of the interchangeable use of the word " Masun " or " Le Maceon . " In 1314 or 1315 Ricardus , Masun , is bailiff of Hartlepool , and Kicardus , Le Maceon , the same person , enters into an agreement with the Bishop , or rather accepts a lease from the Bishop of Hartlepool . MASONIC STUDENT .

SPANISH HISTORY OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR . There is a curious work published at Madrid in 1 S 13 , entitled " Historia y Tragcdia de Ios Templarios a U . Santiago Lopez . " The history is interesting , especially as regards the Spanish 'Templars . TJ _ e "tragedy" is , however , only a translation of "Les Templiers , " by Raynouard . There are some curious plates of Templar costume . MASONIC STUDENT .

On tlie , 31 st ult ., at l . lanbebiifr cliurchyard , Carnarvon , were interred the remains of ' the late Bro . Captain Richard Owen , of Marine-terrace , Waterloo-Port , who died on the previous Tuesday . Deceased was formerly harbourmaster at Carnarvon , and was highly respected . 'The funeral was attended b y a large number ' of Masons , among

whom were Bros . William Hamer , John Williams , William Paynter , I ) . VV . Davies , Owen Thomas , Thos . H . Richards , Richard Thomas , Thomas D . Lloyd , ] ohn Lloyd , Isaac Peters , J . G . Groucott , Capt . Evan Griffiths , Rev . J . S . Boucher , and Mr . J . VV . Morgan . 'The deceased was a Wesleyan , and the service was conducted by a Nonconformist minister .

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