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Consecration Of The Forest Lodge (No. 1852.)
pleasure in becoming Master of the lodge , a position . which was to him unsought for and unexpected . He intended to do his best to secure thc success of thc lodge , and hoped his officers and brethren would adequately support him . He asked leave to propose " The Health of Bro . Sir Jas . Oldknow , " whose genial face was so well known , and whose character so well appreciated , that it would be
but trespassing on their time to eulogise a man of whom he could say nothing that would not fall short of their good opinions . Bro . Sir James Oldknow thanked the W . M . for his kind remarks , and assured the brethren he had the good of Masonry at heart and hoped thc Forsst Lodge would lie successful and prosperous .
, Bro . Newton , in proposing "The Installing Master , Bro . Mitchell" said they all knew it was a very easy matter to perform the part they had just been doing , and required no great ability to understand thc duties of a Mason as to refreshment , but the other part of Masonry was not so simple . It was only those who looked upon Masonry as a science that could come to any great honour in their
Mascnic career . Bro . Mitchell had evidently studied Masonry with his whole heart , and the ability with which he performed the various ceremonials , and his complete knowledge of the ritual of all the offices he undertook showed great credit due to him . Bro . T . Mitchell said that for the flattering encomiums which had been showered on his head he begged to thank
them . He had only tried to perform his duty as a Mason , and if he had been successful he was pleased indeed . It was with the greatest amount of pleasure and pride hc undertook any office . Masonic principles were such that would help to make every Mason a good and happy man . The sermon they had heard that day , and the beautiful ceremony they had witnessed , had , he hoped ,
left as deep an impression upon them as it had made on him . He would beg that the lessons taught in the lodge mig ht not be forgotten and laid aside with the Masonic clothing . A Mason ought to show by his life that Freemasonry was something more than a mere name , or an Order that used certain cabalistic signs and symbolsthat it was something beyond mere form and higher than
conviviality . The lessons taught by freemasonry were meant to be carried out in actual life , and if they were every man -would be both happier and better . Masonic principles and practices were calculated to elevate mankind , and to soften down the disparities ol temper and smooth the intercourse between man nnd man . A man who had undertaken thc obligations of Masonry if he
could not fulfil them should retire from a society to which he had no right to belong . He hoped the G . A . O . T . U . would guide the new undertaking at which they had been assisting that day . Bro . Hibbert next proposed " The Visiting Brethren , " which was responded to Bro . Vowles . Bro . Rev . F . V . Bussell next proposed " The Masonic Charities , " and said if there were nothing else a Mason
might be proud to look upon the Boys and Girls Schools and the grand Benevolent Institution which he helped to support . He had told them that day , and repeated it again , that the benefit of charity was for not only those who received but those who gave . Bro . Bradwell next proposed " The Visiting Masters of Sister Lodges , " which was responded to by Bro . D . W . Heath
A special train was engaged to convey thc visinng brethren along the route to Nottingham , and in consequence of the early hour at which they had to leave many toasts on the list were abandoned .
New Concord Lodge Ball.
NEW CONCORD LODGE BALL .
The fourth annual ball of this flourishing lodge was ' held at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , on Tuesday last , the 10 th inst ., and was numerously attended , about i jo ladies and gentlemen being present , amongst whom we noticed : — Bros . R . R . Harper , W . M ., President ; S . George , S . W ., Vice-President ; W . Stead , I . P . M . ; T . Bartlett , P . M . ;
J . Taylor , J . Thomas , W . Pierpoint , J . Stilwell , A . J . Potter , P . Harnett , B . P . Todd , Miss Todd , Bro . H , John , Mrs . John , Bro . J . Bolton , Miss Laura Killick , Bro . H . M . Levy , Mrs . Ratcliffe , Bro . J . T . Sinclair , Miss Marian Killick , Mr . R . Conder , Mrs . Clayton , F . Swales , Miss Ledger , Bros . H . J . Dean , H . J . Allardyce , and H . Blyther , Mr . and Mrs . Tubbs , Miss Fanny Johnson , and
Bro . F . A . Kelly ( Freemason ) . Dancing commenced at half-past nine o ' clock , and was kept up with great spirit until half-past twelve , when the company adjourned to a cold collation , admirably served in the Crown Room , under the superintendence of Bro . Dawkins , the indefatigable manager , and to which the company did ample justice .
Bro . R . R . Harper , W . M . of the lodge , to whose exertions much of the success of the evening is due , presided . The usual toasts were given briefly but effectively ; Mr . K . Hall acting as toastmastcr . Tne first toast was " The Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " which wis as usual heartily received . Then followed " Thc Stewards , " proposed in
complimentary terms by Bro . Harper , who congratulated himself upon having such energetic brethren as Stewards , to them mainly depended the great success which had attended thc fourth annual ball . This toast , which was responded to in neat terms by Bro . George , was followed by " The Health of the President , Bro . H . H . Harper , W . M . of the
Lodge , " for whicli that worthy brother returned thanks in appropriate terms . The toast of " The Ladies " was conjoined with the name of Bro . R . Johnson ( the efficient M . C of thc evening ) , who responded on their behalf in a p leasing and humorous manner . The company then reurned to the ball room , where dancing was continued
New Concord Lodge Ball.
until the small hours of the morning , when all separated * delighted with the music , and the entire proceedings of the evening .
Ravensbourne Lodge Ball.
RAVENSBOURNE LODGE BALL .
The members of the Ravensbourne Lodge , No . 1601 , brought their no ' ale lodge room into good use by giving a Masonic ball on the ( ith inst . to their friends and their wives and families . Twenty-two Stewards were appointed from the lodge members , and only the personal friends of those Stewards were admitted , the consequence being that
the companv was a very stlect one . The lotlge H held at Lewisham Town Hall , Catford Bridge , S . E ., and the members uf the Lewisham District Board of Works granted the use of the rooms on certain conditions—* . & the interest of both parties . The rooms were beautifully decorated , and the refreshments were plentiful and all that could be desired . Sibold's " City tf London Band , " led by Bro .
Sibold , gave great satisfaction to about 200 dancers . Much praise is i ' uc to the Chairman of Stewards , Bro . C . W . Thompson , and to Bro . A . G . Hennell , the acting Secretary , for the successful manner in which everything connected with the ball was carried out . Amongst the brethren we noticed Bros . C . W . Thompson , A . G . Hennell , Dr . Wilkinson , Wm . George Lemon ,
T . W . Williams , Francis Burdett ( of Blackheath ) , Edwin Howard , Benjamin Horton , Wm . Bach Roberts , Leopold Stiebel , Alfred Thompson , F . E . Wilkinson , G . W . Murnane , Samuel Edwards , John Carline , John Claricoats , Edward Hancock , J . M . Collins , Wm . George Hunter , Wm . Wilkins , Chas . J . C . Pawley , James Waterman , Rev . Taylor Jones , A . L . Elborough , Ferrend Davies , Edward
Charles Davies , Edward Terry , R . J . S . Beeton , Magnus Ohren , and many others , who with their wives and families amounted to about 200 . It need scarcely be added that the ladies were highly pleased with thc ball , and many a wish was exprcsstd that it might become an annual lodge meeting devoted to the ladies , and from the favourable reception it received from the brethren it would
not he surprising to find a rule added to their bye-laws to the effect that one evening per annum should be so devoted , and as all surplus is to be devoted to thc lodge Benevolent Fund , which already amounts 10 considerably over £ 100 , the ball meeting would be a very desirable one . A special dispensation wis obtained for Masonic clothing , but every one was cautioned that he could only wear Cralt clothing , and the Stewards saw that this was strictl y
carried out . The Stewards' ball favours and the dance cards were much admired .
The Discoveries At Cleopatra's Needle.
THE DISCOVERIES AT CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE .
Thc following appeared in thc Egyptian Gazette , of January 26 th , a copy of which we have received through thc courtesy of Mr . T . L . Smith , of this city : — " Rumours having been ciiculated of interesting discoveries having been made in the foundations of Cleopatra ' s Needle , we addressed ourselves to Capt . Gorringe ,
Lieut . Commander U . S . Navy , and he has been courteous enough to supply us with a very full account of thc discoveries he has made , which we believe will prove of interest to a large number of our readers . The importance of the find will be evident to the Masonic world . " Alexandria , January 22 nd , 1 S 80 . Dear Sir , —In compliance with your request , I take pleasure in furnishing you with the following
statement : — The two tteps next below the pedestal are hewn out of blocks of yellowish limestone , very hard , containing crystals and fossils ; the steps are in six pieces , which were fastened together and to the foundation b y iron " dogs , " surrounded with lead . Three blocks were found enclosed by the two upper steps ; two are of hard
limestone ; the other is a piece of Syenite granite , having all of its sides carefully dressed , and its angles right angles . It is forty-two inches square ; it stood in the east angle of foundation , immediately under the east angle of the pedestal ; and it was laid with a yellowish cement , while all other parts of the foundation were laid with white mortar . The lower step is formed of
eighteen pieces of hard limestone ; the pieces were fastened together in thc same manner as those forming the upper steps . The space enclosed by these eighteen pieces contained several blocks of hard limestone and one piece of softer limestone of exceptional purity and freedom from spots . This piece stood immediately under the block of Syenite granite above mentioned , and on another piece of
Syenite granite in the tier next below . Adhering to the upper surface of the hard limestone block adjoining this piece there is an iron trowel , very much oxdized , but retaining its form sufficiently well to be recognised at a glance . The block of granite on which the piece of softer limestone stood extended across the foundation ; the upper part is cut to form a perfect square ; the long section of
the square was nearly parallel with the S . E . edge ofthe foundation and lay close to the pieces that formed it . Tne outer edges of the square measured 102 and 51 inches ; the long section is 17-J inches ; thc short section 19 J inches wide ; the block out of which it is cutis 21 i inches thick ; the surfaces of thc square are polished , and there is a moulding at thc angle formed
by its inner side with the lower pait of the block . In the same tier touching the short section , in the west angle of the foundation , there was anotlnr block of Syenite granite , differing from all other pieces of the foundation and steps in having the upper surface very irregular , the sides not parallel , and the angles different . The forms and positions of the three blocks of Syenite granite leave no doubt .
The Discoveries At Cleopatra's Needle.
as to their purpose and meaning . The piece of soft limestone , differing as it does from all other pieces of thc foundation in thickness , and being of such exceptional purity , must have been intended ss an emblem . The trowel may have been left where it was found accidentally , but the presumption is strongly in favour of its having been placed
there ; and it is as well to state that it is the last of the emblems discovered up to this time . Three other Masonic emblems , less noticeable , but equally significant in their forms and positions , were found . One of the sides of the block that formed the east angle of the lower step has a diamond-shaped slot cut into it without a corresponding aperture in the adjacent block . One of the
angles of a block th it formed one of the tier next below the lower step has a spiral cut on each side so as to represent the capital of an Ionic column . The key stone of the tier next below this has certain maiks < n the sides that cannot have been accidentally cut by workmen , 'the obelisk was erected nineteen hundred and three years ago ; all of the emblems must have been p laced in the
foundation prior to its erection , for to have placed them there since then the obelisk and pedestal must first have been removed . As it was raining nearly the whole time while the steps and foundations were being removed the pieces farming them were and still are covered with mud . Probably other marks will be discovered when they have
been cleaned and more closely examined . The steps and foundation will ba removed and replaced in New York exactly in the positions they were found , each piece having been numbered to correspond with numbers on a drawing that was made before the pieces were removed . —I am , very sincerely , yours , HENRY II . GORRINGE , Lieutenant Commander U . S . Navy .
Obituary.
Obituary .
THE LATE R . W . BRO . WILLIAM CLARK , M . I . C . E ., P . M . OF LODGE STAR IN THE EAST , No . 67 , AND P . S . G . W . OF BENGAL . The death of this distinguished member of the Craft will be deeply mourned by a large number of the brethren in India , to whom he had endeared himself during a residence thereof nearly a quarter of a century . Having
suffered for about six months from a liver affection , the germs of which were doubtless laid in the country to which he had devoted the best days of his life , Bro . Clark died at his residence at Surbiton , on the 22 nd of last month , at the age of only fifty-eight years . He has left a widow and five daughters to mourn their loss . The deceased brother was a native of Colchester , where
he was greatly respicted and esteemed by a large circle who have marked with pride and satisfaction the honorable career of their old friend and townsman . Educated at King ' s College , London , Bro . Clark gave early promise of those eminent personal and professional endowments which won for him the distinguished place he held among those who have really laboured for the good of India .
Early in his professional career Bro . Clark held for three years the appointment of engineer to thc Corporation of Hull . In 1853 he was selected for the post of chief engineer to the East Indian Railway Company , and then proceeded to India . Shortly afterwards his services were transferred to the Calcutta Municipality as superintending engineer of the works connected with the drainage and
water supply of that city . This was the chief labour of his most useful career , and the effect of the various schemes prepared by him and carried out under his direction was such an improvement of the sanitary condition of Calcutta , that thc decrease of mortality has been estimated at over twenty per cent . In 1874 he was deputed to the Southern Presidency , where hc likewise drew up a scheme
for the drainage of Madras , and two years afterwards he was selected by the Colonial Office and appointed by the Government of New South Wales to advise and report upon the water supply and drainage of Sydney . During a residence of two years in the Australian Colonies he prepared several schemes of the like description , embracing the towns of Port Adelaide , Newcastle , Bathurst ,
Goulbourn , Orange , Maitland , Brisbane , and subsequently Christ Church , Wellington , and other places in New Zealand . The late Bro . William Clark was an earnest and most popular ruler in the Craft . In 1863 he was W . M . of Lodge Star in the East , No . 6 7 , and in the following year he filled one of the Principals' chairs in the District Grand
Chapter . He was also a Past Senior Grand Warden of the District Grand Lodge of Bengal . In the discharge of all his duties , in Masonry as well as in private life , his manifold social virtues , together with his manly and generous influence and example , will be long remembered by many of all classes , European and Indian , who always
found in him a valuable counsellor and friend . Our brethren of Star in the East Lodge will be interested to learn that their venerable lodge was represented at the funeral by one of their Past Masters , the Rev . Dr . George Octavius Wray , who was for many years a companion and colleague of our departed brother in Calcutta , and more recently in this country .
BRO . EDWARD BOOTH . Hampshire Freemasons generally , not less than many of the Craft resident in this immediate nei ghbourhood , will hear with great regret of the death , at Southampton , on Friday , the 7 th inst ,, of Bro . Edward Booth , long known as an active and one of the best read and most intelligent
Freemasons in the province , of which he was made Junior Grand Warden a few years since , following his appointment to a minor provincial office some years before that . Bro . Booth was a man of iron constitution , strong will , thorough earnestness , and indomitable perseverance . It must be some twenty years ago since he attained the proud
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Consecration Of The Forest Lodge (No. 1852.)
pleasure in becoming Master of the lodge , a position . which was to him unsought for and unexpected . He intended to do his best to secure thc success of thc lodge , and hoped his officers and brethren would adequately support him . He asked leave to propose " The Health of Bro . Sir Jas . Oldknow , " whose genial face was so well known , and whose character so well appreciated , that it would be
but trespassing on their time to eulogise a man of whom he could say nothing that would not fall short of their good opinions . Bro . Sir James Oldknow thanked the W . M . for his kind remarks , and assured the brethren he had the good of Masonry at heart and hoped thc Forsst Lodge would lie successful and prosperous .
, Bro . Newton , in proposing "The Installing Master , Bro . Mitchell" said they all knew it was a very easy matter to perform the part they had just been doing , and required no great ability to understand thc duties of a Mason as to refreshment , but the other part of Masonry was not so simple . It was only those who looked upon Masonry as a science that could come to any great honour in their
Mascnic career . Bro . Mitchell had evidently studied Masonry with his whole heart , and the ability with which he performed the various ceremonials , and his complete knowledge of the ritual of all the offices he undertook showed great credit due to him . Bro . T . Mitchell said that for the flattering encomiums which had been showered on his head he begged to thank
them . He had only tried to perform his duty as a Mason , and if he had been successful he was pleased indeed . It was with the greatest amount of pleasure and pride hc undertook any office . Masonic principles were such that would help to make every Mason a good and happy man . The sermon they had heard that day , and the beautiful ceremony they had witnessed , had , he hoped ,
left as deep an impression upon them as it had made on him . He would beg that the lessons taught in the lodge mig ht not be forgotten and laid aside with the Masonic clothing . A Mason ought to show by his life that Freemasonry was something more than a mere name , or an Order that used certain cabalistic signs and symbolsthat it was something beyond mere form and higher than
conviviality . The lessons taught by freemasonry were meant to be carried out in actual life , and if they were every man -would be both happier and better . Masonic principles and practices were calculated to elevate mankind , and to soften down the disparities ol temper and smooth the intercourse between man nnd man . A man who had undertaken thc obligations of Masonry if he
could not fulfil them should retire from a society to which he had no right to belong . He hoped the G . A . O . T . U . would guide the new undertaking at which they had been assisting that day . Bro . Hibbert next proposed " The Visiting Brethren , " which was responded to Bro . Vowles . Bro . Rev . F . V . Bussell next proposed " The Masonic Charities , " and said if there were nothing else a Mason
might be proud to look upon the Boys and Girls Schools and the grand Benevolent Institution which he helped to support . He had told them that day , and repeated it again , that the benefit of charity was for not only those who received but those who gave . Bro . Bradwell next proposed " The Visiting Masters of Sister Lodges , " which was responded to by Bro . D . W . Heath
A special train was engaged to convey thc visinng brethren along the route to Nottingham , and in consequence of the early hour at which they had to leave many toasts on the list were abandoned .
New Concord Lodge Ball.
NEW CONCORD LODGE BALL .
The fourth annual ball of this flourishing lodge was ' held at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , on Tuesday last , the 10 th inst ., and was numerously attended , about i jo ladies and gentlemen being present , amongst whom we noticed : — Bros . R . R . Harper , W . M ., President ; S . George , S . W ., Vice-President ; W . Stead , I . P . M . ; T . Bartlett , P . M . ;
J . Taylor , J . Thomas , W . Pierpoint , J . Stilwell , A . J . Potter , P . Harnett , B . P . Todd , Miss Todd , Bro . H , John , Mrs . John , Bro . J . Bolton , Miss Laura Killick , Bro . H . M . Levy , Mrs . Ratcliffe , Bro . J . T . Sinclair , Miss Marian Killick , Mr . R . Conder , Mrs . Clayton , F . Swales , Miss Ledger , Bros . H . J . Dean , H . J . Allardyce , and H . Blyther , Mr . and Mrs . Tubbs , Miss Fanny Johnson , and
Bro . F . A . Kelly ( Freemason ) . Dancing commenced at half-past nine o ' clock , and was kept up with great spirit until half-past twelve , when the company adjourned to a cold collation , admirably served in the Crown Room , under the superintendence of Bro . Dawkins , the indefatigable manager , and to which the company did ample justice .
Bro . R . R . Harper , W . M . of the lodge , to whose exertions much of the success of the evening is due , presided . The usual toasts were given briefly but effectively ; Mr . K . Hall acting as toastmastcr . Tne first toast was " The Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " which wis as usual heartily received . Then followed " Thc Stewards , " proposed in
complimentary terms by Bro . Harper , who congratulated himself upon having such energetic brethren as Stewards , to them mainly depended the great success which had attended thc fourth annual ball . This toast , which was responded to in neat terms by Bro . George , was followed by " The Health of the President , Bro . H . H . Harper , W . M . of the
Lodge , " for whicli that worthy brother returned thanks in appropriate terms . The toast of " The Ladies " was conjoined with the name of Bro . R . Johnson ( the efficient M . C of thc evening ) , who responded on their behalf in a p leasing and humorous manner . The company then reurned to the ball room , where dancing was continued
New Concord Lodge Ball.
until the small hours of the morning , when all separated * delighted with the music , and the entire proceedings of the evening .
Ravensbourne Lodge Ball.
RAVENSBOURNE LODGE BALL .
The members of the Ravensbourne Lodge , No . 1601 , brought their no ' ale lodge room into good use by giving a Masonic ball on the ( ith inst . to their friends and their wives and families . Twenty-two Stewards were appointed from the lodge members , and only the personal friends of those Stewards were admitted , the consequence being that
the companv was a very stlect one . The lotlge H held at Lewisham Town Hall , Catford Bridge , S . E ., and the members uf the Lewisham District Board of Works granted the use of the rooms on certain conditions—* . & the interest of both parties . The rooms were beautifully decorated , and the refreshments were plentiful and all that could be desired . Sibold's " City tf London Band , " led by Bro .
Sibold , gave great satisfaction to about 200 dancers . Much praise is i ' uc to the Chairman of Stewards , Bro . C . W . Thompson , and to Bro . A . G . Hennell , the acting Secretary , for the successful manner in which everything connected with the ball was carried out . Amongst the brethren we noticed Bros . C . W . Thompson , A . G . Hennell , Dr . Wilkinson , Wm . George Lemon ,
T . W . Williams , Francis Burdett ( of Blackheath ) , Edwin Howard , Benjamin Horton , Wm . Bach Roberts , Leopold Stiebel , Alfred Thompson , F . E . Wilkinson , G . W . Murnane , Samuel Edwards , John Carline , John Claricoats , Edward Hancock , J . M . Collins , Wm . George Hunter , Wm . Wilkins , Chas . J . C . Pawley , James Waterman , Rev . Taylor Jones , A . L . Elborough , Ferrend Davies , Edward
Charles Davies , Edward Terry , R . J . S . Beeton , Magnus Ohren , and many others , who with their wives and families amounted to about 200 . It need scarcely be added that the ladies were highly pleased with thc ball , and many a wish was exprcsstd that it might become an annual lodge meeting devoted to the ladies , and from the favourable reception it received from the brethren it would
not he surprising to find a rule added to their bye-laws to the effect that one evening per annum should be so devoted , and as all surplus is to be devoted to thc lodge Benevolent Fund , which already amounts 10 considerably over £ 100 , the ball meeting would be a very desirable one . A special dispensation wis obtained for Masonic clothing , but every one was cautioned that he could only wear Cralt clothing , and the Stewards saw that this was strictl y
carried out . The Stewards' ball favours and the dance cards were much admired .
The Discoveries At Cleopatra's Needle.
THE DISCOVERIES AT CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE .
Thc following appeared in thc Egyptian Gazette , of January 26 th , a copy of which we have received through thc courtesy of Mr . T . L . Smith , of this city : — " Rumours having been ciiculated of interesting discoveries having been made in the foundations of Cleopatra ' s Needle , we addressed ourselves to Capt . Gorringe ,
Lieut . Commander U . S . Navy , and he has been courteous enough to supply us with a very full account of thc discoveries he has made , which we believe will prove of interest to a large number of our readers . The importance of the find will be evident to the Masonic world . " Alexandria , January 22 nd , 1 S 80 . Dear Sir , —In compliance with your request , I take pleasure in furnishing you with the following
statement : — The two tteps next below the pedestal are hewn out of blocks of yellowish limestone , very hard , containing crystals and fossils ; the steps are in six pieces , which were fastened together and to the foundation b y iron " dogs , " surrounded with lead . Three blocks were found enclosed by the two upper steps ; two are of hard
limestone ; the other is a piece of Syenite granite , having all of its sides carefully dressed , and its angles right angles . It is forty-two inches square ; it stood in the east angle of foundation , immediately under the east angle of the pedestal ; and it was laid with a yellowish cement , while all other parts of the foundation were laid with white mortar . The lower step is formed of
eighteen pieces of hard limestone ; the pieces were fastened together in thc same manner as those forming the upper steps . The space enclosed by these eighteen pieces contained several blocks of hard limestone and one piece of softer limestone of exceptional purity and freedom from spots . This piece stood immediately under the block of Syenite granite above mentioned , and on another piece of
Syenite granite in the tier next below . Adhering to the upper surface of the hard limestone block adjoining this piece there is an iron trowel , very much oxdized , but retaining its form sufficiently well to be recognised at a glance . The block of granite on which the piece of softer limestone stood extended across the foundation ; the upper part is cut to form a perfect square ; the long section of
the square was nearly parallel with the S . E . edge ofthe foundation and lay close to the pieces that formed it . Tne outer edges of the square measured 102 and 51 inches ; the long section is 17-J inches ; thc short section 19 J inches wide ; the block out of which it is cutis 21 i inches thick ; the surfaces of thc square are polished , and there is a moulding at thc angle formed
by its inner side with the lower pait of the block . In the same tier touching the short section , in the west angle of the foundation , there was anotlnr block of Syenite granite , differing from all other pieces of the foundation and steps in having the upper surface very irregular , the sides not parallel , and the angles different . The forms and positions of the three blocks of Syenite granite leave no doubt .
The Discoveries At Cleopatra's Needle.
as to their purpose and meaning . The piece of soft limestone , differing as it does from all other pieces of thc foundation in thickness , and being of such exceptional purity , must have been intended ss an emblem . The trowel may have been left where it was found accidentally , but the presumption is strongly in favour of its having been placed
there ; and it is as well to state that it is the last of the emblems discovered up to this time . Three other Masonic emblems , less noticeable , but equally significant in their forms and positions , were found . One of the sides of the block that formed the east angle of the lower step has a diamond-shaped slot cut into it without a corresponding aperture in the adjacent block . One of the
angles of a block th it formed one of the tier next below the lower step has a spiral cut on each side so as to represent the capital of an Ionic column . The key stone of the tier next below this has certain maiks < n the sides that cannot have been accidentally cut by workmen , 'the obelisk was erected nineteen hundred and three years ago ; all of the emblems must have been p laced in the
foundation prior to its erection , for to have placed them there since then the obelisk and pedestal must first have been removed . As it was raining nearly the whole time while the steps and foundations were being removed the pieces farming them were and still are covered with mud . Probably other marks will be discovered when they have
been cleaned and more closely examined . The steps and foundation will ba removed and replaced in New York exactly in the positions they were found , each piece having been numbered to correspond with numbers on a drawing that was made before the pieces were removed . —I am , very sincerely , yours , HENRY II . GORRINGE , Lieutenant Commander U . S . Navy .
Obituary.
Obituary .
THE LATE R . W . BRO . WILLIAM CLARK , M . I . C . E ., P . M . OF LODGE STAR IN THE EAST , No . 67 , AND P . S . G . W . OF BENGAL . The death of this distinguished member of the Craft will be deeply mourned by a large number of the brethren in India , to whom he had endeared himself during a residence thereof nearly a quarter of a century . Having
suffered for about six months from a liver affection , the germs of which were doubtless laid in the country to which he had devoted the best days of his life , Bro . Clark died at his residence at Surbiton , on the 22 nd of last month , at the age of only fifty-eight years . He has left a widow and five daughters to mourn their loss . The deceased brother was a native of Colchester , where
he was greatly respicted and esteemed by a large circle who have marked with pride and satisfaction the honorable career of their old friend and townsman . Educated at King ' s College , London , Bro . Clark gave early promise of those eminent personal and professional endowments which won for him the distinguished place he held among those who have really laboured for the good of India .
Early in his professional career Bro . Clark held for three years the appointment of engineer to thc Corporation of Hull . In 1853 he was selected for the post of chief engineer to the East Indian Railway Company , and then proceeded to India . Shortly afterwards his services were transferred to the Calcutta Municipality as superintending engineer of the works connected with the drainage and
water supply of that city . This was the chief labour of his most useful career , and the effect of the various schemes prepared by him and carried out under his direction was such an improvement of the sanitary condition of Calcutta , that thc decrease of mortality has been estimated at over twenty per cent . In 1874 he was deputed to the Southern Presidency , where hc likewise drew up a scheme
for the drainage of Madras , and two years afterwards he was selected by the Colonial Office and appointed by the Government of New South Wales to advise and report upon the water supply and drainage of Sydney . During a residence of two years in the Australian Colonies he prepared several schemes of the like description , embracing the towns of Port Adelaide , Newcastle , Bathurst ,
Goulbourn , Orange , Maitland , Brisbane , and subsequently Christ Church , Wellington , and other places in New Zealand . The late Bro . William Clark was an earnest and most popular ruler in the Craft . In 1863 he was W . M . of Lodge Star in the East , No . 6 7 , and in the following year he filled one of the Principals' chairs in the District Grand
Chapter . He was also a Past Senior Grand Warden of the District Grand Lodge of Bengal . In the discharge of all his duties , in Masonry as well as in private life , his manifold social virtues , together with his manly and generous influence and example , will be long remembered by many of all classes , European and Indian , who always
found in him a valuable counsellor and friend . Our brethren of Star in the East Lodge will be interested to learn that their venerable lodge was represented at the funeral by one of their Past Masters , the Rev . Dr . George Octavius Wray , who was for many years a companion and colleague of our departed brother in Calcutta , and more recently in this country .
BRO . EDWARD BOOTH . Hampshire Freemasons generally , not less than many of the Craft resident in this immediate nei ghbourhood , will hear with great regret of the death , at Southampton , on Friday , the 7 th inst ,, of Bro . Edward Booth , long known as an active and one of the best read and most intelligent
Freemasons in the province , of which he was made Junior Grand Warden a few years since , following his appointment to a minor provincial office some years before that . Bro . Booth was a man of iron constitution , strong will , thorough earnestness , and indomitable perseverance . It must be some twenty years ago since he attained the proud