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And towers of old cathedrals tall , And castles of the Rhine . I journey on by park and spire , Beneath centennial trees ; Through fields with poppies all on fire , And gleams of distant seas .
I fear no more the dust and heat , No more I feel fatigue , While journeying with another ' s feet Oc ' r many a lengthening league . From them I learn whatever lies Beneath each changing zone , And see when looking with their eyes Better than with mine own .
Messrs . Cassell have evidently found out a " want" of many at the present day , and we trust that the " demand " for this new and interesting publication may equal the " supply . " We can safely recommend it to the attention and perusal of our many readers .
A "M EMORIAL" edition of " Walbran ' s Guide to Ripon and Fountains Abbey . "— A . Johnson and Co ., Ripon ; Simpkin , Marshall , and Co ., London . " This work is a fitting- monument to one of the most zealous yet most retiring of modern archaeologists . To the late Mr . Walbran the romantic district which includes
within its bounds the splendid remains of Fountains and of Bolton Priory , the quaint old city of Ripon , with its cathedral church of St . Peter and St . Wilfrid ; the timehonoured Spa of Harrogate , the hall and monuments of bygone Marmions , Markenfelds , and Nortons , was holy ground whose history and remains he never wearied of
exploring , to correct whose chronicle he would ransack entire muniment-iooms , or read , as he once did , word by word ( to see that nothing had been overlooked ) , the catalogues of MSS . in the Museum and Bodleian Libraries . In the present edition of his most popular work—the ' Guide , ' for which every visitor to Ripon or Harrogate owes him gratitude , carefully revised by the Rev . Canon
Raine and Mr . Fowler Stephenson , and enriched with much additional matter , and a highly interesting memoir by Mr . E . Peacock—a host of brother antiquaries have lent their aid to make the volume as nearly perfect as may be . There are fresh papers on new features in the district , such as the church at Studley and the Vyner Memorial Church at Skelton . —additional notes on the results of
[ urtner researches—e . g ., the account of the Maison de Dieu Hospital at Ripon , the appendix on the Cathedral Library , the suggested corrections in the plan of Fountains Abbey , especially with reference to the respective quarters of the monks proper and the conversi , and a number of new illustrations , from various contributors , of sites and
buildings and antiquarian remains . ' Guide , ' in fact , is a term too modest for a book which for exactness , sober good taste , and resolute exclusion of everything exaggerated or superfluous , is quite a model of what a bit of countiy topography ought to be . " So speaks our contemporary , the " Graphic , " and most
fully do we endorse everything our contemporary has so well and properly said . We , who knew Mr . Walbran very well indeed in " auld lang syne" and who were privileged to work a good deal with him and spent many pleasant days with him in congenial archaeological pursuits—* we know better than most what
was the extent of the knowledge of the student , and the unpretending nature of the man . In some matters , in many departments of archaeological research , he was quite " facile princcps , " and we have often deeply admired and ( as wc say it , we regretfully recall his friendly acquaintanceship to-day , ) tbat correctness as to minute details , that wonderful intuition and sagacity almost unerring , whether
as to the age of a MS ., or thc meaning of an Archia-sm , which in him were very remarkable . Wc are glad to note the kindly review of the " Graphic , " and to be able to add our humble and personal testimony to its absolute correctness , and we commend the work , which wc know svell , and which is a thoroughly reliable one , to the notice and patronage of our brethren and the public .
HAND AND HEART . This popular magazine continues its progress , and , wc are glad to hear , with much success . It is thoroughly recommcndable , and is very pleasant reading indeed .
OL-H YOUNG FOLKS . This juvenile periodical , with its talcs of wonder , and fascination , and awe , still keeps the prosperous tcnour of its way , and , we have reason to believe , commends itself to that love of the wonderful and the weird which is such an ingredient of admiration and gratification to the
en-Jiuinng mind of youth . Some people object to this panderln g , as they say , to the love of tbe marvellous in youth , but , on the whole , we are inclined to think that for youth the tales which please youth arc advisable , the more so , as w "h maturity the charms and tastes of youth must pass a ' vay- A . F . A .
A few of the coins which were lately found "ear Jerusalem have been secured by Mr . John Lornie , ,.- " 7 ' , '• Kirkcald y . The find was a small one , and
concanc - A ¦ " , and half sheckels of Judea , which was ¦ ismered the most interesting of all ancient coins . They andh ° 1 * " * " * Great H 'S h Priest ' Simon Maccataus , v .. ,.. ve tne C « P of manna on one side , and on other the
also i ut' '" h the Ieg < : nds in Hebrew . The date is Pontifi , 5 *—viz-, year one , being the first year of the standing , h- " Simon ' - *••* y £ als B ' ' No'W't 1 ' - both .- £ u- grcat a S » the coins arein fine preservation , " - " " K petfectl y legible .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The General Committee of this Institution held their monthly meeting on Saturday , the 2 nd inst .. Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , V . P ., in the chair . There were also present Bros . Lieut .-Col . Creaton , Henry Norman , H . Browse , Joseph C . Parkinson , H . W . Hunt , Charles Coote , "W . F . C . Moutrie , Jesse Turner , D . M . Dewar ,
Capt . Philips , S . Rosenthal , Robert Kenyon , Capt . J . Wordsworth , H . Browse , S . Rawson , Hyde Pullen , H . Massey ( "Freemason" ); C . F . Matier , Leopold Ruf , F . Adlard , H . Whitfold , Major Shadwell H . Clerke , Dr . Ramsay , Wm . Roebuck , T . K . Kent , A . Durrant , Wm . T . Raymond , J . W . M . Dosell , D . W . Pearse , H . Young , and F . Binckes , Sec .
On the motion of Bro . R . Kenyon , seconded by Bro . H . Browse , a grant of £ 20 was made to an ex-pupil for his advancement , the circumstances in his case being exceptionably favourable for such a grant . Out of the £ 13 , 000 collected at last festival , when Lord Lei gh presided , the sum of £ 5000 was ordered to be invested . Thenext and only other business to be transacted was the
consideration of Bro . C . F . "Vlatier ' s motion that Bro . Binckes ' salary should be raised by £ 100 a year , whereupon Bro . F . Binckes withdrew from the room . Bro . Matier said that in bringing on this motion he should not trouble the brethren with any lengthy comments , but would simply lay before them the reasons he had for introducing the subject . Looking at the immense
increase of the Institution since 1861 , when Bro . Binckes was entrusted with the Secretary ' s duties—considering that its income in that year was but . £ 247 7 9 s . 2 d ., that in 1875 it was £ 12 , 246 16 s . 5 d ., that it was larger still in 1876 , and that there was a prospect of its being far more in 1877—as there had not been an increase in the Secretary ' s remuneration , he thought it incumbent on the
brethren to recognise his labours . An increase in remuneration ought to accompany an increase in the results of those labours . His second reason for submitting this motion to the brethren was that under the original arrangement with Bro . Secretary he had £ 200 a year with the addition of a commission ; and if that arrangement had been adhered to he would not have received simply
the £ 200 ( which was calculated on an income very much different from that of the Institution at the present time ) but something like £ 550 . His third and greatest reason which he believed would also be the weightiest with the brethren , was that by giving Bro . Binckes some tangible acknowledgment of his services in the way of increase in his salary they were at the same time passing a vote
of confidence in him , and putting at rest what he would call , with thc permission of the chairman , the atrocious attacks which had been made on the Institution , the House and Audit Committees , and the executive officers . By passing this resolution they would be giving the Institution their best support ; they would be shewing thc House and Audit Committees their unreserved confidence in them :
and the Secretary would be receiving something tangible which would enable . him to tell his traduccis , who had accused him of robbery and theft , that tbe brethren bad the greatest confidence in him . He concluded by moving in terms of his notice . Bro . Robert Kenyon said he certainly agreed with Bro . Matier in a great many of the observations that he had
made , but he must say he would rather that Bro . Matier should have confined himself to the merits , the abilities , and the worth of Bro . Binckes . He had read the report of the meeting when the subject above referred to was discussed , though he was not present on the occasion , and it was then anticipated , supposed , and hoped that there would have been an end of all the heartburnings between the
different sections of thc brethren . He ( Bro . Kenyon ) had hoped that Bro . Matier would only have spoken of the merits of Bro . Binckes alone . He might tell the brethren that he should support this motion ; but he should support it on the merits of Bro . Binckes alone . He knew those merits well , for he had been acquainted with Bro . Binckes a great number of years , and had watched the progress
that had been made in the Institution through him . tie knew very well , and so did every brother round the table , that there were as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it ; but the brethren had got in Bro . Binckes a fish out of the sea ; they bad a gentleman in Bro . Binckes , and they should place him beyond the reach of any temptation . He believed him to be a truthful , honest man , or he would
not support this motion at all . But he would wish Bro . Matier to withdraw ( and he believed he would withdraw ) his remarks about the atrocious attacks , because he did not think they were consistent with the harmony of Masonry . Whether he withdrew them or not , he ( Bro . Kenyon ) would support Bro . Binckes in this motion . He thought he deserved this recognition of his services , and that
the brethren ought to support a man who could place himself at the head of an institution and get £ 13 , 000 and more subscribed at one meeting . Bro . Binckes had done a great deal of good for tbe Boys' School , and this they all confessed ; he deserved the support of all of them ; and as far as he ( Bro . Kenyon ) was concerned , he should give him his unqualified support on this occasion . ( Hear , hear . )
He begged to second the motion , Bro . Jesse Turner , as one of the oldest Auditors , had felt it a great grief when Bro . Binckes and the Auditors were put before the world in a very unkind , ungracious , and un-Masonic position . . Very prejudicial statements were made with respect to them . Men like himself , who had spent a life time in the City of London , valued character
above all things . Ihe remarks which had been made respecting Bro . Binckes and the Auditors were carried out and supported by observations which really went beyond the bounds of common parlance . It was something very alarming at the meeting which took place upstairs . Col . Ridgway , who was a very able man , went through the accounts , and when the meeting was held he produced his report , which showed that as far as the auditors , the House
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
Committee , and Bro . Binckes were concerned , theirs was a fair , clear , and honest statement . As far as the auditors and committee were concerned , and he ( Bro . Jesse Turner ) personally , they were absolved of any shortcomings , and they were not affected . But not so Bro . Binckes : his character was his daily bread . Taking away his character was like takincr awav thp rhnrari-pr frnm a
clergyman or a doctor * , it was their stock-in-trade . He thought that the brethren could not do better than manifest their confidence in Bro . Binckes in some form ; the vote proposed a very good form ; and he trusted it would be passed unanimously . ( Cheers . ) Bro . C . F . Matier said he should be verv clad , in
deference to the wisnes of Bro . Kenyon , 'to withdraw the words " atrocious attacks . " The Chairman said he rose with very great pleasure to endorse all that had been said on the subject under discussion . He would put the motion of Bro . Matier to the brethren , and he honed they would come to a unanimous
vote . The motion was thereupon unanimously carried amidst loud and prolonged cheers . Bro . Binckes was then admitted , and was received with renewed cheering . ' 1 he Chairman , addressing Bro . Binckes , said it was his pleasing duty to inform him that Bro . Matier's motion had
been carried unanimously . Bro . Binckes in reply said he assured ' the Chairman and brethren that on the last occasion when an increase was made in his remuneration he expressed his thanks as honestly and warmly as he could . He did not at that time expect any further increase would be made ; but as some eood , kind friends had taken into consideration what
they believed ; to be service honestly rendered , and duties faithfully performed to the Institution , he was pleased to find himself again in the receipt of an addition to his remuneration . He need scarcely say how much that pleasure was enhanced by hearing from the Chairman that there was no difference of opinion among the brethren on the subject . He betreed that no one nresent
would gauge the amount of gratitude he ( Bro . Sinckes ) felt by the poverty of his expression . He valued this vote not only for the increased means perhaps of enjoyment it might be the means of affording , but he looked upon it , and he could not help regarding it as in some respects and to some extent , at all events , a tangiblepalpable expression of their continued
confidence in him in answer to slanderous accusations tbat bad been scattered broadcast throughout the Craft ; because if the brethren had for one single instant credited or given belief to those statements he did not think any one of them sitting round that table could conscientiously have passed the vote which had just been come to . He , therefore , not onlv regarded it as a matter
of personal feeling towards himself , but as he had just said a tangible method the committee had , who had had an opportunity of watching his career for sixteen years , of giving their answer to those accusations which he at one time thought might not only tend to ruin his own prospects but seriously to interfere with the interests of the Institution . He was glad to find that in no respect had
they achieved the former , and he was more gratified to find that they had not—at all events , if they had at all . to a very small extent—interfered with the latter . He did hope that this would be taken as a mark of approval on the part of those best able and most competent to judge of the manner in which this Institution was conducted , whether by himself or by the committees . ( Cheers . ) Bro . J . C . Parkinson oronosed . and Cant . Wordsivnrth
seconded , that the increase in Bro . Binckes's salary take effect from ist January , 1876 . The motion having been carried unanimously , a vote of thanks to the Chairman was passed , and the chairman said he was very much pleased that it had fallen to his lot to see thc motion in favour of Bro . Binckes carried unanimously . The proceedings then terminated .
The Model Subscriber.
THE MODEL SUBSCRIBER .
" Crood morning , sir ; Mr . bditor , how are the folks to-day ? I owe you for next year's paper , I thought ' I'd come and pay . And Jones is agoin' to take it , and this is his money here ; I shut down lendin' it to him , and then coaxed him to try it a year . And here ' s a few items that happened last week in our town .
I thought they'd look good for the paper , and so I just jotted them down . And here ' s a bushel of russets my wife picked expressly for you ; A small bunch of flowers from Jennie , she tho't she must do something , too . And now you are chuck full of business , and I won ' t be
taking your time , I ' ve things of my own I must tend to—good day , sir , I believe I will climb . " The editor sat in his sanctum and brought down his fis with a thump , " God bless the old farmer , " he muttered , " he ' s a regular jolly old trump . "
And 'tis thus with our noble profession , and thus it will ever be still ; There are some who appreciate its labour , and some who perhaps never will . [ The above little jeu d ' esprit , we may observe , is purely American . We should not object to have many such zea lous friends for the " Freemason . " But we rep-ret to hav
to state , that though we may have very excellent supporters and constant and consistent correspondents , such a model subscriber is so far not only " like angels" visits , few and far between , " but we have never greeted him in the flesh . If he will only call at 198 , Fleet-street , we can guarantee him a hearty welcome from the publisher , and an equa warm one from thc Editor . ]
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Reviews.
And towers of old cathedrals tall , And castles of the Rhine . I journey on by park and spire , Beneath centennial trees ; Through fields with poppies all on fire , And gleams of distant seas .
I fear no more the dust and heat , No more I feel fatigue , While journeying with another ' s feet Oc ' r many a lengthening league . From them I learn whatever lies Beneath each changing zone , And see when looking with their eyes Better than with mine own .
Messrs . Cassell have evidently found out a " want" of many at the present day , and we trust that the " demand " for this new and interesting publication may equal the " supply . " We can safely recommend it to the attention and perusal of our many readers .
A "M EMORIAL" edition of " Walbran ' s Guide to Ripon and Fountains Abbey . "— A . Johnson and Co ., Ripon ; Simpkin , Marshall , and Co ., London . " This work is a fitting- monument to one of the most zealous yet most retiring of modern archaeologists . To the late Mr . Walbran the romantic district which includes
within its bounds the splendid remains of Fountains and of Bolton Priory , the quaint old city of Ripon , with its cathedral church of St . Peter and St . Wilfrid ; the timehonoured Spa of Harrogate , the hall and monuments of bygone Marmions , Markenfelds , and Nortons , was holy ground whose history and remains he never wearied of
exploring , to correct whose chronicle he would ransack entire muniment-iooms , or read , as he once did , word by word ( to see that nothing had been overlooked ) , the catalogues of MSS . in the Museum and Bodleian Libraries . In the present edition of his most popular work—the ' Guide , ' for which every visitor to Ripon or Harrogate owes him gratitude , carefully revised by the Rev . Canon
Raine and Mr . Fowler Stephenson , and enriched with much additional matter , and a highly interesting memoir by Mr . E . Peacock—a host of brother antiquaries have lent their aid to make the volume as nearly perfect as may be . There are fresh papers on new features in the district , such as the church at Studley and the Vyner Memorial Church at Skelton . —additional notes on the results of
[ urtner researches—e . g ., the account of the Maison de Dieu Hospital at Ripon , the appendix on the Cathedral Library , the suggested corrections in the plan of Fountains Abbey , especially with reference to the respective quarters of the monks proper and the conversi , and a number of new illustrations , from various contributors , of sites and
buildings and antiquarian remains . ' Guide , ' in fact , is a term too modest for a book which for exactness , sober good taste , and resolute exclusion of everything exaggerated or superfluous , is quite a model of what a bit of countiy topography ought to be . " So speaks our contemporary , the " Graphic , " and most
fully do we endorse everything our contemporary has so well and properly said . We , who knew Mr . Walbran very well indeed in " auld lang syne" and who were privileged to work a good deal with him and spent many pleasant days with him in congenial archaeological pursuits—* we know better than most what
was the extent of the knowledge of the student , and the unpretending nature of the man . In some matters , in many departments of archaeological research , he was quite " facile princcps , " and we have often deeply admired and ( as wc say it , we regretfully recall his friendly acquaintanceship to-day , ) tbat correctness as to minute details , that wonderful intuition and sagacity almost unerring , whether
as to the age of a MS ., or thc meaning of an Archia-sm , which in him were very remarkable . Wc are glad to note the kindly review of the " Graphic , " and to be able to add our humble and personal testimony to its absolute correctness , and we commend the work , which wc know svell , and which is a thoroughly reliable one , to the notice and patronage of our brethren and the public .
HAND AND HEART . This popular magazine continues its progress , and , wc are glad to hear , with much success . It is thoroughly recommcndable , and is very pleasant reading indeed .
OL-H YOUNG FOLKS . This juvenile periodical , with its talcs of wonder , and fascination , and awe , still keeps the prosperous tcnour of its way , and , we have reason to believe , commends itself to that love of the wonderful and the weird which is such an ingredient of admiration and gratification to the
en-Jiuinng mind of youth . Some people object to this panderln g , as they say , to the love of tbe marvellous in youth , but , on the whole , we are inclined to think that for youth the tales which please youth arc advisable , the more so , as w "h maturity the charms and tastes of youth must pass a ' vay- A . F . A .
A few of the coins which were lately found "ear Jerusalem have been secured by Mr . John Lornie , ,.- " 7 ' , '• Kirkcald y . The find was a small one , and
concanc - A ¦ " , and half sheckels of Judea , which was ¦ ismered the most interesting of all ancient coins . They andh ° 1 * " * " * Great H 'S h Priest ' Simon Maccataus , v .. ,.. ve tne C « P of manna on one side , and on other the
also i ut' '" h the Ieg < : nds in Hebrew . The date is Pontifi , 5 *—viz-, year one , being the first year of the standing , h- " Simon ' - *••* y £ als B ' ' No'W't 1 ' - both .- £ u- grcat a S » the coins arein fine preservation , " - " " K petfectl y legible .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The General Committee of this Institution held their monthly meeting on Saturday , the 2 nd inst .. Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , V . P ., in the chair . There were also present Bros . Lieut .-Col . Creaton , Henry Norman , H . Browse , Joseph C . Parkinson , H . W . Hunt , Charles Coote , "W . F . C . Moutrie , Jesse Turner , D . M . Dewar ,
Capt . Philips , S . Rosenthal , Robert Kenyon , Capt . J . Wordsworth , H . Browse , S . Rawson , Hyde Pullen , H . Massey ( "Freemason" ); C . F . Matier , Leopold Ruf , F . Adlard , H . Whitfold , Major Shadwell H . Clerke , Dr . Ramsay , Wm . Roebuck , T . K . Kent , A . Durrant , Wm . T . Raymond , J . W . M . Dosell , D . W . Pearse , H . Young , and F . Binckes , Sec .
On the motion of Bro . R . Kenyon , seconded by Bro . H . Browse , a grant of £ 20 was made to an ex-pupil for his advancement , the circumstances in his case being exceptionably favourable for such a grant . Out of the £ 13 , 000 collected at last festival , when Lord Lei gh presided , the sum of £ 5000 was ordered to be invested . Thenext and only other business to be transacted was the
consideration of Bro . C . F . "Vlatier ' s motion that Bro . Binckes ' salary should be raised by £ 100 a year , whereupon Bro . F . Binckes withdrew from the room . Bro . Matier said that in bringing on this motion he should not trouble the brethren with any lengthy comments , but would simply lay before them the reasons he had for introducing the subject . Looking at the immense
increase of the Institution since 1861 , when Bro . Binckes was entrusted with the Secretary ' s duties—considering that its income in that year was but . £ 247 7 9 s . 2 d ., that in 1875 it was £ 12 , 246 16 s . 5 d ., that it was larger still in 1876 , and that there was a prospect of its being far more in 1877—as there had not been an increase in the Secretary ' s remuneration , he thought it incumbent on the
brethren to recognise his labours . An increase in remuneration ought to accompany an increase in the results of those labours . His second reason for submitting this motion to the brethren was that under the original arrangement with Bro . Secretary he had £ 200 a year with the addition of a commission ; and if that arrangement had been adhered to he would not have received simply
the £ 200 ( which was calculated on an income very much different from that of the Institution at the present time ) but something like £ 550 . His third and greatest reason which he believed would also be the weightiest with the brethren , was that by giving Bro . Binckes some tangible acknowledgment of his services in the way of increase in his salary they were at the same time passing a vote
of confidence in him , and putting at rest what he would call , with thc permission of the chairman , the atrocious attacks which had been made on the Institution , the House and Audit Committees , and the executive officers . By passing this resolution they would be giving the Institution their best support ; they would be shewing thc House and Audit Committees their unreserved confidence in them :
and the Secretary would be receiving something tangible which would enable . him to tell his traduccis , who had accused him of robbery and theft , that tbe brethren bad the greatest confidence in him . He concluded by moving in terms of his notice . Bro . Robert Kenyon said he certainly agreed with Bro . Matier in a great many of the observations that he had
made , but he must say he would rather that Bro . Matier should have confined himself to the merits , the abilities , and the worth of Bro . Binckes . He had read the report of the meeting when the subject above referred to was discussed , though he was not present on the occasion , and it was then anticipated , supposed , and hoped that there would have been an end of all the heartburnings between the
different sections of thc brethren . He ( Bro . Kenyon ) had hoped that Bro . Matier would only have spoken of the merits of Bro . Binckes alone . He might tell the brethren that he should support this motion ; but he should support it on the merits of Bro . Binckes alone . He knew those merits well , for he had been acquainted with Bro . Binckes a great number of years , and had watched the progress
that had been made in the Institution through him . tie knew very well , and so did every brother round the table , that there were as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it ; but the brethren had got in Bro . Binckes a fish out of the sea ; they bad a gentleman in Bro . Binckes , and they should place him beyond the reach of any temptation . He believed him to be a truthful , honest man , or he would
not support this motion at all . But he would wish Bro . Matier to withdraw ( and he believed he would withdraw ) his remarks about the atrocious attacks , because he did not think they were consistent with the harmony of Masonry . Whether he withdrew them or not , he ( Bro . Kenyon ) would support Bro . Binckes in this motion . He thought he deserved this recognition of his services , and that
the brethren ought to support a man who could place himself at the head of an institution and get £ 13 , 000 and more subscribed at one meeting . Bro . Binckes had done a great deal of good for tbe Boys' School , and this they all confessed ; he deserved the support of all of them ; and as far as he ( Bro . Kenyon ) was concerned , he should give him his unqualified support on this occasion . ( Hear , hear . )
He begged to second the motion , Bro . Jesse Turner , as one of the oldest Auditors , had felt it a great grief when Bro . Binckes and the Auditors were put before the world in a very unkind , ungracious , and un-Masonic position . . Very prejudicial statements were made with respect to them . Men like himself , who had spent a life time in the City of London , valued character
above all things . Ihe remarks which had been made respecting Bro . Binckes and the Auditors were carried out and supported by observations which really went beyond the bounds of common parlance . It was something very alarming at the meeting which took place upstairs . Col . Ridgway , who was a very able man , went through the accounts , and when the meeting was held he produced his report , which showed that as far as the auditors , the House
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
Committee , and Bro . Binckes were concerned , theirs was a fair , clear , and honest statement . As far as the auditors and committee were concerned , and he ( Bro . Jesse Turner ) personally , they were absolved of any shortcomings , and they were not affected . But not so Bro . Binckes : his character was his daily bread . Taking away his character was like takincr awav thp rhnrari-pr frnm a
clergyman or a doctor * , it was their stock-in-trade . He thought that the brethren could not do better than manifest their confidence in Bro . Binckes in some form ; the vote proposed a very good form ; and he trusted it would be passed unanimously . ( Cheers . ) Bro . C . F . Matier said he should be verv clad , in
deference to the wisnes of Bro . Kenyon , 'to withdraw the words " atrocious attacks . " The Chairman said he rose with very great pleasure to endorse all that had been said on the subject under discussion . He would put the motion of Bro . Matier to the brethren , and he honed they would come to a unanimous
vote . The motion was thereupon unanimously carried amidst loud and prolonged cheers . Bro . Binckes was then admitted , and was received with renewed cheering . ' 1 he Chairman , addressing Bro . Binckes , said it was his pleasing duty to inform him that Bro . Matier's motion had
been carried unanimously . Bro . Binckes in reply said he assured ' the Chairman and brethren that on the last occasion when an increase was made in his remuneration he expressed his thanks as honestly and warmly as he could . He did not at that time expect any further increase would be made ; but as some eood , kind friends had taken into consideration what
they believed ; to be service honestly rendered , and duties faithfully performed to the Institution , he was pleased to find himself again in the receipt of an addition to his remuneration . He need scarcely say how much that pleasure was enhanced by hearing from the Chairman that there was no difference of opinion among the brethren on the subject . He betreed that no one nresent
would gauge the amount of gratitude he ( Bro . Sinckes ) felt by the poverty of his expression . He valued this vote not only for the increased means perhaps of enjoyment it might be the means of affording , but he looked upon it , and he could not help regarding it as in some respects and to some extent , at all events , a tangiblepalpable expression of their continued
confidence in him in answer to slanderous accusations tbat bad been scattered broadcast throughout the Craft ; because if the brethren had for one single instant credited or given belief to those statements he did not think any one of them sitting round that table could conscientiously have passed the vote which had just been come to . He , therefore , not onlv regarded it as a matter
of personal feeling towards himself , but as he had just said a tangible method the committee had , who had had an opportunity of watching his career for sixteen years , of giving their answer to those accusations which he at one time thought might not only tend to ruin his own prospects but seriously to interfere with the interests of the Institution . He was glad to find that in no respect had
they achieved the former , and he was more gratified to find that they had not—at all events , if they had at all . to a very small extent—interfered with the latter . He did hope that this would be taken as a mark of approval on the part of those best able and most competent to judge of the manner in which this Institution was conducted , whether by himself or by the committees . ( Cheers . ) Bro . J . C . Parkinson oronosed . and Cant . Wordsivnrth
seconded , that the increase in Bro . Binckes's salary take effect from ist January , 1876 . The motion having been carried unanimously , a vote of thanks to the Chairman was passed , and the chairman said he was very much pleased that it had fallen to his lot to see thc motion in favour of Bro . Binckes carried unanimously . The proceedings then terminated .
The Model Subscriber.
THE MODEL SUBSCRIBER .
" Crood morning , sir ; Mr . bditor , how are the folks to-day ? I owe you for next year's paper , I thought ' I'd come and pay . And Jones is agoin' to take it , and this is his money here ; I shut down lendin' it to him , and then coaxed him to try it a year . And here ' s a few items that happened last week in our town .
I thought they'd look good for the paper , and so I just jotted them down . And here ' s a bushel of russets my wife picked expressly for you ; A small bunch of flowers from Jennie , she tho't she must do something , too . And now you are chuck full of business , and I won ' t be
taking your time , I ' ve things of my own I must tend to—good day , sir , I believe I will climb . " The editor sat in his sanctum and brought down his fis with a thump , " God bless the old farmer , " he muttered , " he ' s a regular jolly old trump . "
And 'tis thus with our noble profession , and thus it will ever be still ; There are some who appreciate its labour , and some who perhaps never will . [ The above little jeu d ' esprit , we may observe , is purely American . We should not object to have many such zea lous friends for the " Freemason . " But we rep-ret to hav
to state , that though we may have very excellent supporters and constant and consistent correspondents , such a model subscriber is so far not only " like angels" visits , few and far between , " but we have never greeted him in the flesh . If he will only call at 198 , Fleet-street , we can guarantee him a hearty welcome from the publisher , and an equa warm one from thc Editor . ]