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duties for which it had met . It reminded me of Dickens description of the Eatanswill election mob , where sounds and fury were intended to drown every dissentient voice , when a body of Life Governors met to discharge a most important duty to one of our noblest charities . As a con - Sequence , much of the real work , such as hearing the petitions , had to be taken as ready because the noisy

partisans of certain candidates would continue to violate all decerum , after repeated appeals for " order" from the Chairman , and to the great annoyance of their fellow Life Governor ? . I hope I am not uncharitable , but the election appears to me a great farce . On receiving my voting paper I was astonished by the singularity that the names of the three gentlemen appeared over and over again as the

nominator of twelve out of the seventeen candidates who went to tte poll . The query naturally arose—who are those three indefatigable brethren who champion the reelection en bloc of ten-twelfths of the old Committee , and tail off one of their two to lend a feeble and falsely decending hand to the other two of the aspirants for office . I sought information , and was told by a veteran Mason ,

that tbe ten candidates indicated form the House List , and that Messrs . Smith , Jones , and Robinson , are their particular friends , who are only exercising their undoubted right as Life Governors to nominate as many as they please . I am going away , answered if not satisfied , until another veteran , who has overhead my query , jocosely adds that two of the three wholesale nominators are

tradesmen to our Girls' School , hence their loyally to old friends . " Alas , ! ! or the . rarity of human charity . " But what once looked copious disinterested philanthropy now looks , as the Yankees say , very small potatoes . Now , I do not mean to assert that a Life Governor has no rig ht to become a tradesman to the Institution , or that we should refuse a tradesman to the Institution becoming

a donor of such a sum as gives him a vote , nor that such a relationship should disqualify him from voting for the House and Audit Committees , but I do think it a great impertinence to the great boely of supporters ofthe Charity for any brother , who is the tradesman to the Institution , to nominate ten-twelfths of the candidates for the House Committees , or to t . ffer himself as a scrutineer at the

election , and I question very much the propriety of any tradesman to the Institution being on the Audit Committee of the same . The administration of the affairs of our Masonic Charities shoulel be above the suspicion of " a ring . " It appears to me , and several brethren who were so thoroughly shocked by the undignifieel character of the

last election , that much of the touting would be avoided if the list of randielates were posted to the Life Governors before the election , with permission to return them , under cover , to the Chairman , and to him only . Thc Committee would then be electeel by the governing body , instead of by

a clique . I pray you , in fraternal goodness , pardon my errors oi judgment where you find them , but give us the valuable aid of your greater experience in aelvice how to avoid a repetition of the 30 th May last . Yours truly anel fraternally , L . G . AND 1 \ STEWARD R . M . I . G .

Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .

LES PHILADELPHES . We hear a good ileal , nowadays , of Les Philadelphes , I have thought it might interest some of your readers , ii 1 put together a few notes on the subject . At present , Les Philadelphes are a so-called Masonic lodge , but , as has long been known , not purely Masonic , inasmuch as thc taint of political and seciet society complicity ,

has undoubteelly affected them . They have been mixeel up with revolutionary movements and Communistic upheavings . Curiously enough , when wc come to look into their history , just as the " whirligig of time" always bring " strange conceits , " so Les Philaelelphes of to-day differ a good deal from the real and original Philadelphes in

their aims , through their " modus vivendi " be more or less the same . " Les Philadelphes" were founded at Bcsancon , in France , about 1796 , and originally was composed ol about 60 members , amemg whom was a General Malet . He , wilh several other lepublicans , alarmed at Buonaparte's tendency to Autocracy , gave up their Republicanism , and

conceived the idea of Biurbon restoration , on the principle of legal guarantees , and a purely limited monarchy . To Oudet , however , a French officer , and Lieut .-Colonel , and a very able organizer , must be conceded the actual development of " Les Pniladelphes , " Oudet was a Freemason , and he gave " Les Philaelelphes" a quasi-Masonic reception and union . This society spreael rapidly among the

French army , and at one time no less than 4000 officers of the French army are said to have belonged to it . Pichegru , and Moreau , both were members of it , and both sought to make it subservient to the restoration of the Bourbons . Pichegru , who wished to restore the Count de Provence after Louis XVIII , without conditions , and Moreau , who desired to del so , with , as in fact , a sine qua non , were greatly

mixed up with it . Moreau at one time , was its actual head . So skilfully had Oudet , however , organized the society that neither Fouche ? nor Savary , nor Dubois could fully master its ramifications . At one time it also affiliated to itself , "Lrs Freres Bleus , " the "Mique-lets" in thc Pyrenean Department , the " Barbels , " in the Alps , and the

" Bandoliers" in the Jura anil Savoy . To this society , though Oudet , gravely suspected , escaped discovery , is owing alike to thc mi . taiy insurrection of 1800 , and the unjustifiable attempt to assassinate Napoleon , December 24 th , the same year in which Carbon , St . Rejant , and Limolin were mainly and ostensibly concerned , and for which they were executed , and which

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led to the equally illegal arrest and deportation to Cayenne of 130 of the old Jacobins . As it is known , Les Philadelphes in 1804 took the name of " Les Olympiens . " Oudet , the original organizer , was killed , with several of the society , his brother officers , at the battle of Wagram , it is averred by Nodier and others , by treachery , by command of Savary , and by the military

police . But this seems very doubtful . The extraordinary attempt to seize Paris in 1812 , during the absence of the Emperor , was carried out by Malet , Lahorie , and Guidal , and Les Olympiens , or Philadelphes . After the restoration of Louis XVIII Les Olympiens seem to have resumed the name of " Les Philadelphes , " and to have been mixed up with all the efforts of the secret societies , such as the reformed Carbonari and the like .

They never have been anything but a seciet political society , and can in no way claim the name of Freemasons , for true Freemasonry utterly detests and disavows all secret plots and conspiracies against the State , and has nothing whatever to do with those baneful secret associations , which have not hesitated to encourage plunder , and preach assassination , which have fomented civil wars and have disturbed the peace and good order of society , and which deserve the reprobation of every patriot and Freemason . MASONIC STUDENT .

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Reviews .

OURS . A Holiday Quarterly Magazine . Charing Cross Publishing Company . This is a new candidate for public favour , which , under the skilful editorship of Miss Annie Thomas ( Mrs . Pender Cue „ ip ) comes before us with a " very strong order" indeed . It can hardly fail to be a success , as the writers

have all made their mark " in our current literature , and the list of contents is bot'i varied and pleasant . We sh -uld like to give some extracts , but unfortunately our la ws of space as are the " Laws of the Mtdes and Persians . " Perhaps a "kind friend in the City " may find room for a further review of a most meritorious serial in the Masonic Magazine lor July .

IS THE BOOK WRONG ? B y HEI . Y SMITH . Bemrose and Sons , jo , Paternoster Buildings . This pamphlet is one among many little " splintering of spears , " which the loyal soldiers of reverent belief have essayed often against the " free lances " of scepticism and belief . Of course the argument in favour of the truthand right of God ' s word is both manifold and

manycided , and never ending . As successive attacks are made they arc resisted , as changes of preition take place they are met , as new lines of formation are taken up , they also are opposed by new fortifications . From tlie days of Celsus , of Julian the Apostate , through the baneful subtelties of Spinoza and the polisheel sarcasms of Shaftesbury and Bolingbroke , the sneers of Gibbon , the unbelief of

Hume , the savage attacks of the older and thc later Deists , until we come to the rationalism of Strauss and the German School , and the cribbed and second-hand nonentities of Essays and Reviews , until we reach the" . SpinozistColenso ' s repetition of obsolete assaults , faithful men have laboured in many lands and many tongues to uphoiel the simple verity of the word of God . Hence we

welcome all friendly allies in the contest , though their mode of defence be not always ours , and though wc may all have different notions of what constitutes the best and safest method of repelling the insidious or acrimonious assailant of to-day . We agree wilh the writer of the little pamphlet before us , that the atiack on the Bible is often

most disingenuous , most unscientific , and most elishonestthat there is a " supprcssio veri , " as well as a ' suggtstio falsi , " in many so-called learned lectures , and above all in the " oppositions of science , " falsely so called . As Freemasons , reverently believing in and accepting the word of God , we have read " Is the Book Wrong : " with profit and pleasure .

KENNING'S CYCLOPEDIA . 198 , Fleet-street . The Cyclopaedia is the most comprehensive form that information can be arranged in , and gives to the purchaser the most knowledge for the least money . We have no doubt the present work will be welcomed by a large circle of readers . Indeed it had nearly one thousand subscribers prior to publication , including some thirty or

more lodges . 1 he work is issued by Bro . George Kenning in very handsome style , bound in blue cloth , with characteristic gilt stamping . It will prove ornamental and useful to any Freemason , and be handy to have about the house or lodge . We wish v . the success which it merits , and will be sure to obtain . We will indicate some of its leading features . It is unusually accurate in its

facts and information , is abrcas * . with the latest discoveries of Masonic archasologists and writers . It is conservative , not rauic - 1 in tone . It has no rubbish in its pages . It espouses no Masonic heresies , but boldly exposes them . Bro . Woodford has given to the Masonic world a book of positive merit , which will , we cannot doubt , finel a ready sale in all English speaking countries . —Philadelphia Keuslone .

KENNING'S MASONIC CYCLOP / EDIA and Handbook of Masonic Archa-ology , History , and Biography . Edited by the Ruv . A . F . A . Woonronn , M . A . 198 , Fleet-street . 1878 . Thc institution of Freemasonry has never been more popular in this cc untry than it is at the present moment ,

and the number of neophytes necessarily leads to a demand for hooks which affe . rd a ready means to attain a general knowledge of its archaeology anel history . Fully recognising the existence of important works such as those of Mackey , Schlatter , and Zille , and Kloss , Mr . Kenning saw that a smaller compendious Masonic Cyclopaedia of Ma-

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onry , as projected by the Rev . Mr . Woodford , might y find a class of readers in those who were unwilling or une able to obtain the larger and more costly books , and thresult is the present publication . Mr . Woodford is a well known and esteemed member ofthe Craft , highly cultured ' and with large stores of information , and he has made his book interesting not alone to Freemasons . Our own

opinion has long been , with him , " that we have in speculative Masonry the sequence of the guild system , which seems to have had a Roman ori gin in the ' Collegia Fabrorum , ' and to have been gralted on to Greek , Egyptian , and Hebrew teaching . We cannot shut out from our consideration the enormous amount of confirmatory or indirect evidences , and the ceaseless witness of the Masons ' Marks . —Builder

KENNING'S MASONIC CYCLOP . EDIA . Vade-mecum d'Archeologie , d'Histoire et de Biographic Maconnique , par le Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , deicteur eslettres . 1 vol . grand in-8 = de 666 pages . ( Langue anglaise . ) Cn de nos amis , savant modeste et Macon zel _ , causant recemment avec nous , se plaignait atner-ment de ce que .

selon lui la Maconnerie n ' avait jusqu'a cette heure donne le jour a aucune ceuvre importante a aucun e ' erivain de grand merite . Nous nc protestAmes eiuc faiblement contre cette objurgation , sachant que 1 \ bjection raetne en etait la source et que , semblable a ces amants passionnes qui ne peuvent souffrir la moindre imperfection dans leur idole , notre interlocuteur rcvaii pour notre Ordre des Tacite et des

Homere . Aujourd'hui , si nous reprenions ce sujet nous appellerions son attention , comme nous le faisons pour vous cher lectcur , sur une ceuvre magistrale , q ii fait grand honneur et a [ 'Institution qui l ' a inspite-e et aux FF . Kenning et Woodford qui I ' ont mene ' e h bonne fin . L'Encyclopedie Maconniquc de Kenning , que nous avons

en ce moment sous nos yeux , forme un beau volume richement relic en toile gaufree representant nos principaux attributs Maconniques , gracieusementent tela ces etau milieu desquels st de ' tachent en or les portraits des tro's Grands-Maitresactuelsde laFrancmaconneiiedes lies britanniques . Nous avons souvent constat , que poar eleeouvrir d'une facon nctte et sure la pcns _ j vraie el'un ameur et le but

poursuivi , il fallait s ' en rappoiter a la preface . Nous avons done lula preface du F . Woodford et nous n ' avons pas ete decu . Ce que les FF . Kenning et Woodford ont cu en vue , en redigeant et publiant cette encyclopedic , a 6 , 6 de reunir en un volume tout ce emi , sous le rapport historique , arch-- ologiqueet biographique , peut inteiresser la Maconnerie .

Et ce n ' est pas un pietre labeur qu ' exige une te-lle entreprise . Aussi , comme le dit le F . Woodfurd lui-mcme , oser esperer que toutes les erreurs ou le-s omissions ont et . evite-cs serait trop demaneler a la faiblcsse humair . e . Et cependant nous nous plaisons a le reconnaitre hautement , elles sont bien rares les omissions que nous avons pu constater , et nous ne eloutons pas que , eles la piemiere des nombreuses c'Jitions auxqucllcs nous sembte appelee cette

ceuvre , ces leigeres imperfections elisparai-ront . „ . Tel qu'il est , cet ouvrage , qui conticnt pres de 5000 article 0 , nous semble appcle ii orner tt a enricher la bibliotheque de tous les Macons intelligents it eld-sir , ux d'approfondir les b ? autr ' s de notre Institution . Comme livre a consultcr chaque Loge devrait en garnir sa bibliothfcquc . Le prix de ce beau volume magnifiqument relic ad hotest de ioshellings 6 pence { 13 francs ) seukment , ce qui le met _ la portee de toutes les bourses .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

Wc are pleased to publish thc following for the infor mation of our London readers and our country cousins : — The 80 th anniversaiy will be celebrated on M . inelay , July 8 th , at the Alexandra Palace , by a Festival an-l Grrelen Fete . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., P . G . W .,

has graciously consented to take the chair . In order to do honour to the present auspicious event , Bros . Bertram and Roberts have consented to place at the disposal of the Stewards the Concert Roam , tbe Italian Garden , the Conservatory , the Picture Gallery . The whole of this magnificent accommodition ( at the western sitle of the building ) will be reserved exclusively for those

attending the Festival . The company will assemble in the Picture Gallery , the access to which is immediately adjoining the staircase leading from th ; Palace Railway Station . The banquet will be served in the Concert Room , in which 1000 persons can beseateel with eas- - and comfort . The Italian Garden will be openeel for recreation . Tea

anel coffee will be served in thc Conservatory . The Garden and Conservatory will be brilliantly illuminated with Chinese lanterns and oilourctl lamps . Vocal and instrumental music will be given throughout the evening . Laelies' and Brethren wil ! dine together at the same tables .

This day , 8 th July , will be the Thirteenth Anniversary of the new building , and it is hoped , that with the fortunate combination of circumstances under which the Festival will be held , Stewards will be more than ordinarily zealous in securing a large attendance of laelies' and brethren . Every information as to detailed arrangements wi'l be furnishetl to Stewards as soon as determined . The price of ladies' tickets will be 15 s . ; that of brethren , 2 is . Morning dress ; ladies ' with bonnets .

HOLLOWAY ' S P ILLS . —These celebrated 1 . 11 * are essentially usefu in purifying tile blood , cleansing tbe stom'icb , g ntlv stimulating the kidneys , and acting as mild apeiients . Afe-wdnsesof Ibis purifying medicine set tbe foule-t stomach right , remove all bilious symptoms , steady the circulation , give Mre-i ^ lli to the muscles and composure to the brain and nerves . Tbe 1 'ill . sare so innoxious that lhey may betaken by persons in tbe most dedicate state of health , and with marvellous effect . Whe . i the system lias been enervated by over indulgence , or exhausted by mercurial pieparatiois , these Pi ls arc excellent rcstoraiives , they expel the p- > is »_ and enticr he blood . —[ ADVT . ]