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by himself , and the rest are methodised since , and a double catalogue made , one clas-ical , according to their various subjects , and another alphabetical . " He also left the valuable gold chains and medals which bad been presented to him after the publication of his " History of the Order ol tbe Garter . " Fraternally yours , G . B . A .
APOLLO UNIVERSITY LODGE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — 1 reply with great xvillingness to the two questions asked in your last issue by "The Compiler of the Freemason
Historical Calendar , " though I fail to see their bearing on thc question at issue between us . I . The VV . M . designate of a new lodge can most certainly have no status xvhatcver as a member of that lodge until the lodge has been formally constituted .
2 . He could certainly not act as VV . M . until he had been constitutionally installed in due form . Tbe Book of Constitutions in describing tlie process of constituting a new lodge provides ( a ) that the lodge shall be duly consecrated ; ( b ) that ithc VV . M . shall be installed ; lc ) that the Wardens and other ollicers shall be appointed
and invested . It is then added ( p . IJI , ed . 1 S 73 ) : " The lodge , being thus completely constituted , shall be registered , " etc . As "The Compiler of the Freemason Historical Calendar" admits , this process xvas not complete in the case of
the Apollo University Lodge until February lyth , 1 S 14 , consequently I still maintain that thc lodge cannot be described as " open " on l- ' ebruary ioth . I am , yours fraternally , A MEMBER OF No . 357 .
THE OUEEN'S ENGLISH . To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am a good deal exercized by thc constant use of thc word lesthctic . Whence does it come ? What is its meaning ? There is no word just now so often on our
lips , and yet I doubt very much , if many are able to realize cither its present meaning or its original use . It is unknown to Johnson and our other good lexicographers , and is , I apprehend , of quite modern creation . It seems to come from " aisthesis " or " aisthctikos , " for the Greek " aisthesis" means " perception by the
senses , " and " a vision , " iVc , while " aisthctikos" is "belonging to , fitted for perception , " and " aisthetcs" is " one xvho perceives . " Tbe present sense is therefore purely factitious and slang . 'There are in thc Greek "esthes , " or *' cstlicma , " meaning a garment , and " esthesis , " means eating , and hence by a conglomeration and conjunction of ideas xve get ,
I apprehend , the p . esent forced ancl strained meaning of "iesthctic . " l- ' acciolati recognises no Latin equivalent , and I shall be much obliged if some correspondent of yours will kindly tell mc what technical authority does , and what is thc meaning given to thc word , and how it is obtained . Vours fraternally , OUEEN'S ENGLISH .
Reviews.
REVIEWS .
WILTSHIRE MASONIC CALENDAR iSb ' - ' . This very useful provincial calendar , edited by our esteemed Bro . VV . Nott , reflects equal credit on the compiler , by xvhose care and diligence it has been put together , as on the distinguished province whose work and efforts it represents so well . VVe are very glad to have been permitted to receive it , and thank heartily the kind
transmitter . One amendment xve xvould suggest—or rather addition another year—the provincial balancesheet . It is very interesting for Freemasons to know the exact amount of charitable work done in our provinces , but at present the statistics are dillicult to obtain and collect . If each province had its ollicial Calendar , like Wiltshire , and its ollicial financial return , xve should be able to present a
very happy and effective tabular return of linglish Masonic Charity in the metropolis and the provinces alike , as given b y Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Lodges . We congratulate Bro . Nott on his increased 1 eturn for the great charities , and wc know him to he a most zealous Secretary for the Charity Committee . So we wish him " God Speed " and " Good Speed . "
IHUOUGH SIBERIA . By II . L . XNSinn . i .. Illustrated with forty-three illustrations and two maps . Sampson Low & Co . London : 1 SS 2 . 2 vols . "Through Siberia" is the work of a most painstaking author , Uro . the Rev . Henry Lansdell , F . R . G . S ., the recentl y installed Master of the Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge , No . 4 . Bro . Lansdell is also one of the
Grand Stewards for the year , and a Past Provincial Grand Chaplain of thc Province of Devon . In addition ? ~! philanthropic object of supplying the convicts <> ' Siberia wilh wholesome literature , the author has supplemented that personal task with I lie fulfilment of another duty , which under the favmrcd circumstances in jy '" !' lie was p laced he owed to fhe public at large , viz ., that of rectilying many imperfect and erroneous ideas of Q . j , " — " - * ** J * " ^ i IIK 1 IIJ IIIIJICI Iti I , Ulltl IIIUIII UUJ I 1 IVUJ Ul Siberian
matters . Intending only to penetrate half ivay ? i A s tne . country to Kiakhta , thence to get a glance of tne Celestials and return by thc same route , circumstances "pencd up a way homewards through East Siberia , past Japan , over the Pacific , across the States and thc Atlantic , and so to London . 'The whole journey xvas occupied in amassing vast stores of information , now given to the public in two elegant volumes . An insnection of the copious
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index is enough to excite an ordinary reader , but the accompanying maps , the elaborate illustrations , and thc photograph of the author in a salmon-skin dress , as worn by the Gilyak tribe , arc more appetising than usual . There arc several very distinct features in the work-, each of which is admirably treated ; and in fact some parts have been pronounced as the standard of information
by-Russian experts . I- ' or example , wherever thc Russian travels ( and in Siberia he is the governing element ) , thither he takes his church , for with all his faults he is intensely religious , and in no book tint we can call to mind , is there a more compact and vivid account of the gorgeous Greek Church ritual than in "Through Siberia . " And by tho side of this description there are notices of other religious
rites among the natix-es , some of which are very debasing , and some of a type peculiar to heathendom . There are two great masses of population , the Russian and the native . This latter class consists of about thirty tribes , whose history and peaceful lives are a pattern to more civilized communities . Mixed up with these tribes are the penal settlements , full of Russian incorrigiblcs , murderers
forgers & . C ., and the irrepressible political offenders . Mr . Lansdell is the first foreigner who has had unlimited authority for seeing all that was to be seen , and more especially of visiting tbe convicts at home . 'Tbeir crimes , march to Siberia , and their unhappy condition in the land of exile , are all faithfully described . The Illustrated London . VV :. \ v , of February nth , gave a large pictorial
supplement , in which one method of transport was ably shewn . Among the details respecting the Fauna and Flora of the country , thc minerals , and the thousands of miles of travel on the rivers Obi , Amur , and Ussuri , there is one underlying experience xvhich is of an unusual character ,
viz ., the extremely courteous manner in which the author is everywhere received , so that he unhesitatingly awards the palm of national hospitality to Siberia . Here is an example : x-ol . ii ., p . 55— "Their hospitality is unbounded , though , of course , its manifestation differs according to the means of the host . Our first dinner in Siberia was at a
merchant's house—a hotel . VVe were asked if we would have our dinner in our own room , or en famille . I was rash enough to choose the latter , and xve found ourselx-cs at the table with mine host , and a queer lot of male guests ( there were no females ) , who appeared to be clerks or fellow lodgers . VVe were first requested to help ourselves from a tureen , in thc ccntrcof thc table , ti >" stchee , " orsoup (
on the top of which the fat floated like oil ; and for the next course we had bones of veal , followed by game and sour berries . Our fellow-guests ate ravenously , tearing the bones to pieces with their teeth . Nothing was placed on the table to drink , but towards the close nf thc meal a glass of milk was given to each . If any one wishes to be brushed clean of over-fastidiousness in the arrangements
of the table , I can conscientiously recommend a tour across Siberia . In one house where I xvas entertained — and entertained most kindly—the fish xvas brought in in the frying pay , and thus placed in the middle of the table , which , if it did not minister to the delights of the eye , gave us food admirably hot . " VVe are glad to learn that thveefourtlis of tbe lirst edition of Bio . Lansdell ' s book was ordered before Ihe day of actual publication , and a seco nd edition is all but ready .
GOD KLF . SS OCR I- AM'LY ROVAL . Grand National Song , written and composed by C . R . KINO . Woodford : King and Co . London : George Kenning . ' id , Great ( Juecn-strect W . C . National songs that are likely to produce a lasting influence on the public mind are xvritten only at very rare interx-als . 'The requirements are with dillicully satisfied .
Words and air alike should be simple and yet commanding , so that they may be capable of arou , ing national enthusiasm , and at the same time maybe easily mastered even by the very young . These requirements are fully met by "God Bless otir | Family Royal , " which has already met with the distinctly expressed approval of < cver . il members
of the family , wliose virtues and claims on our loyal and respectful dexotion it so eloquently records . The air is stirring and attractive , and when played by a full orchestra , or by such a band as that xvliich with military precision and skill obeys thc baton wielded by Bro . Dan Godfrey , we should say it is in the highest calculated to excite the loyalty of our fellow countrymen .
'THE MAGAZINES . " Knowledge " is very effective and interesting , varied in its contents , and striking in its outcomes . VVe congratulate Bro . Wyman on its success . "Temple Bar" is again before us in monthly reality . Perhaps xve are hypercritical or very idiosyticiatic , for where others praise we lind fault , and where others
complain xve arc satisfied . " Jane Austin" and "Bishop Berkeley" are both interesting "monographs . " " 'The Princess cf Asnielles" is very pretty , though a little fanciful . The story of " Marie Dumont" is powerfully written ; and "A Ball Room Repentance , " "The Frercs and " Robin " proceed " moribus suis . " " A Gossip about Bookstalls " is amusing , if somewhat superficial , for Bibliomaniacs and book hunters .
"The Antiquary gives us some good reading , as the article on " Lady Day , " "Old Rome , " "Notes on the Names of Women , " " Gleanings from the Public Records , " "Archaic Land Tenure in Domesday , " and "Communal Habitations of Primitive Communities . " Its reports , and reviews , and notes are equally interesting and valuable for antiquarian students .
" 1 he Century , is , in reality , a very wonderful production , doing huge credit to American art and the nineteenth century . "From Morelia lo Mexico , " "A Ramble in Old Philadelphia , " "Operain New York , " "Lord Beaconsfield" and "Scsoslris , " all deserve being made acquaintance with , calmly , and leisurely , ancl studiously . 'The illustrations are remarkably artistic and effective .
"The Bibliographer" is very good this month with old magazines , needlework and lace patterns , " Notes on linglish MSS . Abroad , " " 'The Woodcutters of the Netherlands , " " Codex Alexandrinus , " circ . 'The remarks of last week anent the article on the Bishop ' s Bible may be advantageously repeated this .
"All the Year Round " is as usual very pleasant reading . There is both a simple and hearty tone about its contents , which besides being healthy is very good for us . F ' crvid nonsense and high-flown rubbish are just now very prevalent , as much so , as Mr . Samuel VVeller once declared , the groxvth of " weeds" to be alarming and luxuriant , sec the
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little episode of Mangle and Smivcns . Ancl yet at the same time we say this , we havc the verv bad taste not to like , wo hardly know why , "Jack Doyle ' s Daughter . " " Daffodil " promises very well , though , perhaps , the writer shows his or her hand too soon . " 'Through a Glass Darkly " is very affecting . "A Famous ( Quaker ' s School , " "All Round Yule , " "Newgate Ahoy ? ' "A French Stamp Act , " are all good reading .
BOOK CATALOGUES . Mr . _ Ouaritch ( 15 , Piccadilly ) puts out a wonderfull y tempting catalogue of romances of chivalry , allegorical romances , fables , apologues , national legends , popular ballads , grotesque stories , Dances of Death , and what Mr . Ouaritch eloquently calls " The Literature of Fiction and Imagination from the ages of Homer tothe Seventeenth Centurv . "
Masonic Notes And Queries: :
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES : :
M . VSSONS-VERRIERS . Who are the " Massons-Verricrs " mentioned in an old work on patterns for needlework , acrouling to thc Kihliagra / iher , _ in the sixteenth century ? Whatever is thc meaning of this compound word , is it not Mason-glaziers ? BOOKWORM .
LELAND M . S . Horace Walpole , writing to the Rev . Mr . Colo , after the appearance of the "Life of Leland , " , tc , talks of the Leland or Locke MS ., as if the fact of Mr . Locke xviiting that letter was a fact . He says , "inter alia , " that if he could learn anything about Peter Gore ( Pythagoras ) , from the French '' Pctagorc , " he would be a Mason like Mr . Locke . The Leland MS . deserves still further investigation . MASONIC STUDENT .
OLD PARCHMENT CERTIFICATES . I have lately got possession of a number of old parchment certificates , bearing dates from 1 S 01 to IS , -,,, issued in favour of members of the following lodge- ; sonic are signed , and appear to have been used by the members , others have not , and bear no signntiuc in thcr margin : — Lodge , ' , 27 , Bridge lind , Etruria , Staffordshire .
„ , ' , 27 , The Talbot , Stoke , Staffordshire . " f .-i Etruscan , Stoke , Staffordshire . ,, iiio , 2 nd Battn . 51 Regt ., issued in Dublin . , ' , ' ii ' s -o j ' - '"' j- ' 0 of St - J "' > < lrand Lodge of Ireland .
Royal / . I'ch Chapter , dates 1 S 07 and 1 S 10 . A xvritten document , which appears to be a certificate of character , signed by tbe M „ S . VV ., , ] . \ V , and Secretary of the T ' ermoy l . odg . ' . No . 555 , with blue ribbon ancl seal attached . I should think that they arc the contents of some Secretary ' s box belonging loan old lodgo in Staffordshire . ALFRED JUDD , 605 .
West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution.
WEST LANCASHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .
A largely attended meeting of II 12 General Committee of the . West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held on F ' riday evening , the 3 rd inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool . Bro . R . Wylie , P . P . G . D ., occupied the chair , and during the evening ' the claims of eighteen
children of deceased Freemasons were brought forward . After careful consideration of each case , the Committee agreed to recommend a sum equivalent to upwards of / " 100 a year for the education and advancement in life of these children . At the conclusion of the business Bro . Richard Brown , who has been one of the lion . Secretaries of the Institution for nine years , intimated his desire to resign that oilice . He
said that be xvas compelled to lake this step with thc greatest regret , but he must cany out the instructions which he had received from his medical adviser , Bro . Dr . Smith , xvho . as it were , had raised him from death to life . In moving that Bro . Brown ' s notice of resignation be placed on the next circular to the Court cf Governors of the Charity , Bro . Toni . xs expressed deep regret that the
honorary secretary should have found it necessary to resign an appointment xvliich he had filled with so much honour to himself and advantage to the Institution . The CHAIRMAN said that every brother must regret the retirement of the honorary secretary , having regard to the circumstances which bad lee . to Bro . Brown ' s resignation . Bro . BROWN acknowledged f he complimentary
observations that had been made respecting himself and his services , saying that he should continue lo exercise the wannest interest in the welfare of so admirable a charity as the VVest Lancashire Masonic liducational Institution . 'The financial report of . ll . e charity shows the total income for thc year , including a balance of I . 734 , to have been
£ i . iyi . Ihe expenditure amounted to £ 1001 , of which sum £ -957 xvas P « id for the education and ' advanccment of children . There is now in hand a balance of £ 12 ^ 1 ) . The amount of money invested , chielly in Mersey Dock Bonds , is / . ' 15 , 22 s , and the total sum at the credit of the Institution is £ 10 , 518 .
Testimonial To Bro. Robert Hudson, Prov. G.D.C. Durham, At Sunderland.
TESTIMONIAL TO BRO . ROBERT HUDSON , PROV . G . D . C . DURHAM , AT SUNDERLAND .
On 'Tuesday , Ihe jNth ult ., a complimentary supper and presentation of an addre .. s to Bro . Kobelt Hudson , P . M ., Prov . G . D . of ( . " ., by the united lodges and chapters , on his leaving Sunderland , took place in the Masonic llall ,
Sundeiland . Bro . VV . II . Crookes , P . G . S ., occupied the chair , and was supported by Bros . R . Hudson , I ) . Sinclair ( Gateshead ); G . Greenwell , P . G . A . D . of C . ( Durham ); E . D . Davis ( Newcastle ) ; B . Levy ( Sunderland ); Coulson ( South Shields ); VV . Liddell , P . P . G . D . ; F . ' Maddison , P . P . G . S . D . ; and J . Potts P . M . ( Sunderland ) . ' 1 he vicechairmen were Bros . J . J . Clay , P . G . R . ; J . Lowes , P . M . ; and VV . II . Craven . Among the brethren present were
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by himself , and the rest are methodised since , and a double catalogue made , one clas-ical , according to their various subjects , and another alphabetical . " He also left the valuable gold chains and medals which bad been presented to him after the publication of his " History of the Order ol tbe Garter . " Fraternally yours , G . B . A .
APOLLO UNIVERSITY LODGE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — 1 reply with great xvillingness to the two questions asked in your last issue by "The Compiler of the Freemason
Historical Calendar , " though I fail to see their bearing on thc question at issue between us . I . The VV . M . designate of a new lodge can most certainly have no status xvhatcver as a member of that lodge until the lodge has been formally constituted .
2 . He could certainly not act as VV . M . until he had been constitutionally installed in due form . Tbe Book of Constitutions in describing tlie process of constituting a new lodge provides ( a ) that the lodge shall be duly consecrated ; ( b ) that ithc VV . M . shall be installed ; lc ) that the Wardens and other ollicers shall be appointed
and invested . It is then added ( p . IJI , ed . 1 S 73 ) : " The lodge , being thus completely constituted , shall be registered , " etc . As "The Compiler of the Freemason Historical Calendar" admits , this process xvas not complete in the case of
the Apollo University Lodge until February lyth , 1 S 14 , consequently I still maintain that thc lodge cannot be described as " open " on l- ' ebruary ioth . I am , yours fraternally , A MEMBER OF No . 357 .
THE OUEEN'S ENGLISH . To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am a good deal exercized by thc constant use of thc word lesthctic . Whence does it come ? What is its meaning ? There is no word just now so often on our
lips , and yet I doubt very much , if many are able to realize cither its present meaning or its original use . It is unknown to Johnson and our other good lexicographers , and is , I apprehend , of quite modern creation . It seems to come from " aisthesis " or " aisthctikos , " for the Greek " aisthesis" means " perception by the
senses , " and " a vision , " iVc , while " aisthctikos" is "belonging to , fitted for perception , " and " aisthetcs" is " one xvho perceives . " Tbe present sense is therefore purely factitious and slang . 'There are in thc Greek "esthes , " or *' cstlicma , " meaning a garment , and " esthesis , " means eating , and hence by a conglomeration and conjunction of ideas xve get ,
I apprehend , the p . esent forced ancl strained meaning of "iesthctic . " l- ' acciolati recognises no Latin equivalent , and I shall be much obliged if some correspondent of yours will kindly tell mc what technical authority does , and what is thc meaning given to thc word , and how it is obtained . Vours fraternally , OUEEN'S ENGLISH .
Reviews.
REVIEWS .
WILTSHIRE MASONIC CALENDAR iSb ' - ' . This very useful provincial calendar , edited by our esteemed Bro . VV . Nott , reflects equal credit on the compiler , by xvhose care and diligence it has been put together , as on the distinguished province whose work and efforts it represents so well . VVe are very glad to have been permitted to receive it , and thank heartily the kind
transmitter . One amendment xve xvould suggest—or rather addition another year—the provincial balancesheet . It is very interesting for Freemasons to know the exact amount of charitable work done in our provinces , but at present the statistics are dillicult to obtain and collect . If each province had its ollicial Calendar , like Wiltshire , and its ollicial financial return , xve should be able to present a
very happy and effective tabular return of linglish Masonic Charity in the metropolis and the provinces alike , as given b y Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Lodges . We congratulate Bro . Nott on his increased 1 eturn for the great charities , and wc know him to he a most zealous Secretary for the Charity Committee . So we wish him " God Speed " and " Good Speed . "
IHUOUGH SIBERIA . By II . L . XNSinn . i .. Illustrated with forty-three illustrations and two maps . Sampson Low & Co . London : 1 SS 2 . 2 vols . "Through Siberia" is the work of a most painstaking author , Uro . the Rev . Henry Lansdell , F . R . G . S ., the recentl y installed Master of the Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge , No . 4 . Bro . Lansdell is also one of the
Grand Stewards for the year , and a Past Provincial Grand Chaplain of thc Province of Devon . In addition ? ~! philanthropic object of supplying the convicts <> ' Siberia wilh wholesome literature , the author has supplemented that personal task with I lie fulfilment of another duty , which under the favmrcd circumstances in jy '" !' lie was p laced he owed to fhe public at large , viz ., that of rectilying many imperfect and erroneous ideas of Q . j , " — " - * ** J * " ^ i IIK 1 IIJ IIIIJICI Iti I , Ulltl IIIUIII UUJ I 1 IVUJ Ul Siberian
matters . Intending only to penetrate half ivay ? i A s tne . country to Kiakhta , thence to get a glance of tne Celestials and return by thc same route , circumstances "pencd up a way homewards through East Siberia , past Japan , over the Pacific , across the States and thc Atlantic , and so to London . 'The whole journey xvas occupied in amassing vast stores of information , now given to the public in two elegant volumes . An insnection of the copious
Reviews.
index is enough to excite an ordinary reader , but the accompanying maps , the elaborate illustrations , and thc photograph of the author in a salmon-skin dress , as worn by the Gilyak tribe , arc more appetising than usual . There arc several very distinct features in the work-, each of which is admirably treated ; and in fact some parts have been pronounced as the standard of information
by-Russian experts . I- ' or example , wherever thc Russian travels ( and in Siberia he is the governing element ) , thither he takes his church , for with all his faults he is intensely religious , and in no book tint we can call to mind , is there a more compact and vivid account of the gorgeous Greek Church ritual than in "Through Siberia . " And by tho side of this description there are notices of other religious
rites among the natix-es , some of which are very debasing , and some of a type peculiar to heathendom . There are two great masses of population , the Russian and the native . This latter class consists of about thirty tribes , whose history and peaceful lives are a pattern to more civilized communities . Mixed up with these tribes are the penal settlements , full of Russian incorrigiblcs , murderers
forgers & . C ., and the irrepressible political offenders . Mr . Lansdell is the first foreigner who has had unlimited authority for seeing all that was to be seen , and more especially of visiting tbe convicts at home . 'Tbeir crimes , march to Siberia , and their unhappy condition in the land of exile , are all faithfully described . The Illustrated London . VV :. \ v , of February nth , gave a large pictorial
supplement , in which one method of transport was ably shewn . Among the details respecting the Fauna and Flora of the country , thc minerals , and the thousands of miles of travel on the rivers Obi , Amur , and Ussuri , there is one underlying experience xvhich is of an unusual character ,
viz ., the extremely courteous manner in which the author is everywhere received , so that he unhesitatingly awards the palm of national hospitality to Siberia . Here is an example : x-ol . ii ., p . 55— "Their hospitality is unbounded , though , of course , its manifestation differs according to the means of the host . Our first dinner in Siberia was at a
merchant's house—a hotel . VVe were asked if we would have our dinner in our own room , or en famille . I was rash enough to choose the latter , and xve found ourselx-cs at the table with mine host , and a queer lot of male guests ( there were no females ) , who appeared to be clerks or fellow lodgers . VVe were first requested to help ourselves from a tureen , in thc ccntrcof thc table , ti >" stchee , " orsoup (
on the top of which the fat floated like oil ; and for the next course we had bones of veal , followed by game and sour berries . Our fellow-guests ate ravenously , tearing the bones to pieces with their teeth . Nothing was placed on the table to drink , but towards the close nf thc meal a glass of milk was given to each . If any one wishes to be brushed clean of over-fastidiousness in the arrangements
of the table , I can conscientiously recommend a tour across Siberia . In one house where I xvas entertained — and entertained most kindly—the fish xvas brought in in the frying pay , and thus placed in the middle of the table , which , if it did not minister to the delights of the eye , gave us food admirably hot . " VVe are glad to learn that thveefourtlis of tbe lirst edition of Bio . Lansdell ' s book was ordered before Ihe day of actual publication , and a seco nd edition is all but ready .
GOD KLF . SS OCR I- AM'LY ROVAL . Grand National Song , written and composed by C . R . KINO . Woodford : King and Co . London : George Kenning . ' id , Great ( Juecn-strect W . C . National songs that are likely to produce a lasting influence on the public mind are xvritten only at very rare interx-als . 'The requirements are with dillicully satisfied .
Words and air alike should be simple and yet commanding , so that they may be capable of arou , ing national enthusiasm , and at the same time maybe easily mastered even by the very young . These requirements are fully met by "God Bless otir | Family Royal , " which has already met with the distinctly expressed approval of < cver . il members
of the family , wliose virtues and claims on our loyal and respectful dexotion it so eloquently records . The air is stirring and attractive , and when played by a full orchestra , or by such a band as that xvliich with military precision and skill obeys thc baton wielded by Bro . Dan Godfrey , we should say it is in the highest calculated to excite the loyalty of our fellow countrymen .
'THE MAGAZINES . " Knowledge " is very effective and interesting , varied in its contents , and striking in its outcomes . VVe congratulate Bro . Wyman on its success . "Temple Bar" is again before us in monthly reality . Perhaps xve are hypercritical or very idiosyticiatic , for where others praise we lind fault , and where others
complain xve arc satisfied . " Jane Austin" and "Bishop Berkeley" are both interesting "monographs . " " 'The Princess cf Asnielles" is very pretty , though a little fanciful . The story of " Marie Dumont" is powerfully written ; and "A Ball Room Repentance , " "The Frercs and " Robin " proceed " moribus suis . " " A Gossip about Bookstalls " is amusing , if somewhat superficial , for Bibliomaniacs and book hunters .
"The Antiquary gives us some good reading , as the article on " Lady Day , " "Old Rome , " "Notes on the Names of Women , " " Gleanings from the Public Records , " "Archaic Land Tenure in Domesday , " and "Communal Habitations of Primitive Communities . " Its reports , and reviews , and notes are equally interesting and valuable for antiquarian students .
" 1 he Century , is , in reality , a very wonderful production , doing huge credit to American art and the nineteenth century . "From Morelia lo Mexico , " "A Ramble in Old Philadelphia , " "Operain New York , " "Lord Beaconsfield" and "Scsoslris , " all deserve being made acquaintance with , calmly , and leisurely , ancl studiously . 'The illustrations are remarkably artistic and effective .
"The Bibliographer" is very good this month with old magazines , needlework and lace patterns , " Notes on linglish MSS . Abroad , " " 'The Woodcutters of the Netherlands , " " Codex Alexandrinus , " circ . 'The remarks of last week anent the article on the Bishop ' s Bible may be advantageously repeated this .
"All the Year Round " is as usual very pleasant reading . There is both a simple and hearty tone about its contents , which besides being healthy is very good for us . F ' crvid nonsense and high-flown rubbish are just now very prevalent , as much so , as Mr . Samuel VVeller once declared , the groxvth of " weeds" to be alarming and luxuriant , sec the
Reviews.
little episode of Mangle and Smivcns . Ancl yet at the same time we say this , we havc the verv bad taste not to like , wo hardly know why , "Jack Doyle ' s Daughter . " " Daffodil " promises very well , though , perhaps , the writer shows his or her hand too soon . " 'Through a Glass Darkly " is very affecting . "A Famous ( Quaker ' s School , " "All Round Yule , " "Newgate Ahoy ? ' "A French Stamp Act , " are all good reading .
BOOK CATALOGUES . Mr . _ Ouaritch ( 15 , Piccadilly ) puts out a wonderfull y tempting catalogue of romances of chivalry , allegorical romances , fables , apologues , national legends , popular ballads , grotesque stories , Dances of Death , and what Mr . Ouaritch eloquently calls " The Literature of Fiction and Imagination from the ages of Homer tothe Seventeenth Centurv . "
Masonic Notes And Queries: :
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES : :
M . VSSONS-VERRIERS . Who are the " Massons-Verricrs " mentioned in an old work on patterns for needlework , acrouling to thc Kihliagra / iher , _ in the sixteenth century ? Whatever is thc meaning of this compound word , is it not Mason-glaziers ? BOOKWORM .
LELAND M . S . Horace Walpole , writing to the Rev . Mr . Colo , after the appearance of the "Life of Leland , " , tc , talks of the Leland or Locke MS ., as if the fact of Mr . Locke xviiting that letter was a fact . He says , "inter alia , " that if he could learn anything about Peter Gore ( Pythagoras ) , from the French '' Pctagorc , " he would be a Mason like Mr . Locke . The Leland MS . deserves still further investigation . MASONIC STUDENT .
OLD PARCHMENT CERTIFICATES . I have lately got possession of a number of old parchment certificates , bearing dates from 1 S 01 to IS , -,,, issued in favour of members of the following lodge- ; sonic are signed , and appear to have been used by the members , others have not , and bear no signntiuc in thcr margin : — Lodge , ' , 27 , Bridge lind , Etruria , Staffordshire .
„ , ' , 27 , The Talbot , Stoke , Staffordshire . " f .-i Etruscan , Stoke , Staffordshire . ,, iiio , 2 nd Battn . 51 Regt ., issued in Dublin . , ' , ' ii ' s -o j ' - '"' j- ' 0 of St - J "' > < lrand Lodge of Ireland .
Royal / . I'ch Chapter , dates 1 S 07 and 1 S 10 . A xvritten document , which appears to be a certificate of character , signed by tbe M „ S . VV ., , ] . \ V , and Secretary of the T ' ermoy l . odg . ' . No . 555 , with blue ribbon ancl seal attached . I should think that they arc the contents of some Secretary ' s box belonging loan old lodgo in Staffordshire . ALFRED JUDD , 605 .
West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution.
WEST LANCASHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .
A largely attended meeting of II 12 General Committee of the . West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held on F ' riday evening , the 3 rd inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool . Bro . R . Wylie , P . P . G . D ., occupied the chair , and during the evening ' the claims of eighteen
children of deceased Freemasons were brought forward . After careful consideration of each case , the Committee agreed to recommend a sum equivalent to upwards of / " 100 a year for the education and advancement in life of these children . At the conclusion of the business Bro . Richard Brown , who has been one of the lion . Secretaries of the Institution for nine years , intimated his desire to resign that oilice . He
said that be xvas compelled to lake this step with thc greatest regret , but he must cany out the instructions which he had received from his medical adviser , Bro . Dr . Smith , xvho . as it were , had raised him from death to life . In moving that Bro . Brown ' s notice of resignation be placed on the next circular to the Court cf Governors of the Charity , Bro . Toni . xs expressed deep regret that the
honorary secretary should have found it necessary to resign an appointment xvliich he had filled with so much honour to himself and advantage to the Institution . The CHAIRMAN said that every brother must regret the retirement of the honorary secretary , having regard to the circumstances which bad lee . to Bro . Brown ' s resignation . Bro . BROWN acknowledged f he complimentary
observations that had been made respecting himself and his services , saying that he should continue lo exercise the wannest interest in the welfare of so admirable a charity as the VVest Lancashire Masonic liducational Institution . 'The financial report of . ll . e charity shows the total income for thc year , including a balance of I . 734 , to have been
£ i . iyi . Ihe expenditure amounted to £ 1001 , of which sum £ -957 xvas P « id for the education and ' advanccment of children . There is now in hand a balance of £ 12 ^ 1 ) . The amount of money invested , chielly in Mersey Dock Bonds , is / . ' 15 , 22 s , and the total sum at the credit of the Institution is £ 10 , 518 .
Testimonial To Bro. Robert Hudson, Prov. G.D.C. Durham, At Sunderland.
TESTIMONIAL TO BRO . ROBERT HUDSON , PROV . G . D . C . DURHAM , AT SUNDERLAND .
On 'Tuesday , Ihe jNth ult ., a complimentary supper and presentation of an addre .. s to Bro . Kobelt Hudson , P . M ., Prov . G . D . of ( . " ., by the united lodges and chapters , on his leaving Sunderland , took place in the Masonic llall ,
Sundeiland . Bro . VV . II . Crookes , P . G . S ., occupied the chair , and was supported by Bros . R . Hudson , I ) . Sinclair ( Gateshead ); G . Greenwell , P . G . A . D . of C . ( Durham ); E . D . Davis ( Newcastle ) ; B . Levy ( Sunderland ); Coulson ( South Shields ); VV . Liddell , P . P . G . D . ; F . ' Maddison , P . P . G . S . D . ; and J . Potts P . M . ( Sunderland ) . ' 1 he vicechairmen were Bros . J . J . Clay , P . G . R . ; J . Lowes , P . M . ; and VV . II . Craven . Among the brethren present were