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Masonic Notes And Queries.
THE CERNEAU COUNCIL . It seems that the present Cerneau Council is materially a revival of a portion of our old Council , absorbed in the union of the three Councils , and mainly led by H . G . Seymour . He was at the adjourned meeting of the Supreme
Council , New York , October 21 st , 1 S 64 , superseded by Bro . C , T . McClauachan as Grand Master of Ceremonies , and from that moment he seems to have thrown his whole energy into the revival of an offshoot of the old Cerneau Council . And here let the matter rest . MASONIC STUDENT .
THE REVIVAL OF 16 S 6 . 1 cannot find that Bro . Yarker has any more proof of what he alleges . , Backhouse and Ashmole were interested in the search of the Philosopher ' s Stone , and the secret alluded to , as appears elsewhere , was Backhouse ' s supposed discovery of that great secret of— " Moonshine . "
But Ashmole nowhere mentions Rosicrucianism , at least I should like to find such a passage , for various reasons . That he belonged to an astrological , and probably an Hermetic Society , is , no doubt , true ; equallyso , that he belonged to Freemasonry , but what the connection between the two , if any , does not appear . I wonder that Bro . Yarker did not see the point I have
alluded to elsewhere as to "Long Livers , " for "Long Livers " are purely alchemical . What does Bro . Yarker mean by saying twenty-two years from seventeen twentyone ( 1743 ) ? " Masonry had a system of Seven Degrees . " To what system does he allude ? The Rite of Bouillon ? It had only six . The York ? It did not , and never did , exist
as such . To what system of seven Degrees can Bro . Yarker allude to in 1 743 ? There is no proof of any " revival , " I repeat , of any kind in 16 S 6 . Unfortunately a large portion of Ashmole ' s MSS . have never yet turned up , though it has been said that they are possibly still extant . MASONIC STUDENT .
J ONES , INIGO . —A celebrated architect , who was born in 1572 , and died in 1651 . Anderson , in his Constitutions of 1738 , declares , apparently on the alleged authority of Nicholas Stone , in a MS . burnt in 1720 , that he was Grand . Master of the fraternity , and present as such at the levelling of the footstone of the new Banqueting Hall , Whitehall , in 1607 , before King James L , and that then the Masons
drank to the " King and the Craft . " Anderson further says that he held annually the quarterly communications and annual general assembly and feast on St . John ' s Day until 161 S . He is said to have been reappointed Grand Master , and to have died in 1 C 52 . Of his connection with the Order we have no further proof than what rests on the authority of Stone and Anderson . All that we can say is , that this tradition is both probably and possibly true .
JOSEPHINE . —Wife of Napoleon I ., nee Rose Tascherde la Pagerie , and widow of General Vicomte de Beauharnais , a gallant soldier , who perished by the guillotine . After the 13 th Vendemiaiie , the young General Buonaparte married Mdme . Beauharnais ; andamong the greatcstofhis mistakes was his subsequent repudiation of his wife . Josephine , who after herdivorcelived and diedatMalmaison , was most friendly to the Masonic Institution , and herself a member of the
"Maconnerie d'Apoption . " In 1845 , at Strasburg , shewas present at a " Loge d'Adoption , " when the Lodge " Des Francs Chevaliers , " Orient de Paris , united with the lodges at Strasburg for a fete . Madame la Baronne de Detrich , wife of the mayor , presided over the lodge , and thc Empress witnessed the initiation of Madame de Cunisy , proposed by herself . The Lodges "St . Josephine , " of Pans , and " Josephine , " ? of Milan , were named after the Empress . —Kenning ' s Masonic Cyclopedia .
Ireland.
Ireland .
DUBLIN . —Dublin Lodge ( No . 25 )— "he usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held at the Freemasons ' Hall , on Friday , the nth inst . At 5 . 30 p . m . the lodffe was opened in due form , Bro . A . S . Deane , J . P ., presiding as VV . M . After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting by the Secretary , Bro . Dr . Cameron , P . M ., a ballot was opened for the election of three gentlemen , Messrs . Ellis and Myles ( two ) , and the box having been
found clear , they were declared duly elected . The names of several other gentlemen haying been proposed and seconded , and scrutineers appointed , Bro . Henry Arthur Blyth , and Bro . James Blyth , both of whom had been initiated in this lodge five and a half years ago , were duly passed to the Second Degree by Bro . J . C . Meredith , LL . D ., in a most able and impressive manner . Several visiting brethren having been admitted and saluted , the lodge was
subsequently closed in peace , love , and harmony . At 7 . 40 p . m . the brethren , to the number of 130 , adjourned to the dining room , where a sumptuous banquet awaited them . Grace having been sung after dinner , and a collection amounting to £ g ios . taken up for the Male and Female Orphan Schools , the VV . M . proposed "The Health of the Queen , " and in doing so , stated that when Irish Freemasons met together for refreshment no toast
was more cordially receivpd than that of our Most Gracious Sovereign , who was very dear to them all , having given her thre « sons to labour in the Craft . Three cheers having been given for Her Majesty , the National Anthem was sung . The VV . M ., in giving the toast of "The M . W . G . M . of England and the rest of the Royal Family , " said all were aware of the deep interest taken by the M . W . G . M . in the welfare of Freemasonry , of which
there was ample proof when His Royal Highness last visited Ireland . A further illustration of his kindness was afforded by his sending a telegram conveying his good wishes to Irish Freemasons at the installation of Uro . the Marquis of Hamilton , at Londonderry , a short time ago . The toast was enthusiastically received , Bro . Oldham singing "Gud bless the Prince of Wales . " Thc next toast was that of "The M . W . G . M . of Ireland and the rest of the
Grand Ofiicers . 1 he VV . M . was quite sure they all regretted the absence of the D . G . M ., Bro . Shekleton , Q . C , through a domestic bereavement . The Grand Treasurer , Bro . Warren , responded , and remarked that nothing hut a domestic bereavement would have prevented the D . G . M . from being present . The toast of "The Past Grand Oilicers and Provincial Grand Ofiicers" was then given , which was responded to by Bio . the Hon . Judge Town-
Ireland.
send , P . D . G . M ., who was pleased to find that although one of the " past , " he was not forgotten . His colleagues had passed away , but the names of Thomas Mostyn , George Handcock , and others still lingered among them . The spirit of Masonry was such that none of those who had passed away were forgotten , and hc felt that the past officers were always received with cordiality . He could never forget the way in which the brethren had received his
name that evening . Hc could remember the time when Masonry was very backward in Ireland , when the Grand Lodge was held in an upper room in an hotel , and when the Masonic School was in a dirty house in a back street in Dublin . They had to congratulate themselves on the great change which had since taken place . Masonry was now flourishing in Ireland , and when they looked at the magnificent hail in which they were assembled , and at the condition
of the Masonic Charities , they had great cause for thankfulness . He was happy to see their Bro . the Lord Mayor there that evening , who , whatever his dignity might be , did not bring his fur cap and sword into the lodge . Before sitting down he had great pleasure in giving them " The Health of their VV . M . " The VV . M ., in responding , said Lodge 25 was one of the strongest in Ireland , and was certainl y the most prominent in works of charity , it having
contributed over £ 1000—the largest sum given by any lodge in Ireland—to the Building Fund for the new Female Orphan School , Ball's Bridge , Co . Dublin . The next toast was that of "The G . M . of Scotland , the Pro G . M . of England , and the Grand Masters of all Foreign Lodges . " Bra . Dr . Smyiy having responded , the VV . M . then rose , and stated that a member of Lodge 25 had been chosen as Chief Magistrate for the City of Dublin ; he was known to
them all as a true and honourable Mason , as well as a worthy citizen . He had taken the greatest interest in the welfare of the lodge for the past eighteen years , and his brethren could not allow the occasion to pass without presenting their Bro . Dr . Moyers , to whom he referred , with a slight mark of their esteem . The Deacons then brought up two handsome claret jugs , and a gold bracelet , which were presented to Bro . Moyers by the
Worshipful Master . 1 he Secretary then read an accompanying address , which was beautifully illuminated . Bro . Moyers replied in feeling terms , observing that this was a demonstration of which any man might be proud ; he felt overcome by seeing so many brethren gathered to do him honour , and he felt that it would require the powers of a Cicero or a Demosthenes to reply suitably to the occasion . He felt proud of having been elected as Chief Magistrate for the City of Dublin , but he might say
that he esteemed it a greater honour to have received what his brethren had presented to him that night . A man might pass muster in public life , but to meet with the approval of his brethren , as he felt he had , was indeed a proud distinction . He thanked them from the bottom of his heart for their kindness to himself , and also on behalf of her who was dearer to him than his own life , and he felt that in honouring the Lady Mayoress they had honoured himself . He would to his latest hour treasure these marks
of his brethren s esteem ; and when the time came that he should yield up his spirit to the G . A . O . T . U ., he would hand down these tokens to his children as heirlooms of priceless value . The next toast was that of " Thc Immediate Past Master , " which was suitably responded to by Bro . Thompson . The toast of "Our Guests " was then given and responded to by Bro . Sir Jocelyn CoghiJI , Bart ., who expressed great
pleasure at being present on such an auspicious occasion ; he had never been present at so large a Masonic gathering . Bro . Lord Justice Fitzgibbon also replied on behalf of the guests , and in the course of his remarks mentioned that Lodge 25 had set a noble example in the cause of Masonic Charity , and he hoped each of the guests would go back to their own lodges with the feeling that they would profit by the example set by the lodge in
which they were now enjoyinr / true Masonic hospitality . He had great pleasure , before sitting down , in proposing "The Health of their worthy Secretary , Bro . Cameron . The toast was enthusiastically received by all present , particularly b y the members of his own lodge , with whom Bro . Cameron is a great favourite . Nothing can exceed the energy and ability which Bro . Cameron exhibits in successfully managing the affairs of this very large and important lodge . His labours in bringing that evening's proceedings
to a successful issue deserved the highest possible praise . Bro . Cameron , P . M ., replied in his usual ready and good natured manner . The toasts of " The Senior Warden , " and "Our Newly-affiliated Brethren , " brought the proceedings to a close . At an emergency meeting held the following day , Bros . II . A . and J . Blyth were raised to the Sublime Dcgiee of Master Mason , by a special dispensation from the Deputy Grand Master of Ireland .
ROYAL NAVY LIST . — " The Royal Navy List " for 1 SS 1 , which has just appeared , under the patronage of the Lords of the Admiralty , is based on the " biographical " principle , so long familiar to the public in " Hart's Army List , " to which it forms a companion . It gives for the first time a full account ofthe war and other " meritorious " services of all naval ofiicers . It gives dates of the commissions and retirements , and in many cases of the births of
flag officers , and official details of acts of ijallantry for which various officers have received the Victoria Cross , the Albert Medal , and the medals of various philanthropic associations , such as the Koyal Humane , the Koyal National Lifeboat , and Shipwrecked Mariners' societies . In the " Retired List " will be found also a note of a large number of civil appointments held by former officers of the
Navy ; this will be found useful to those who wish to trace out the careers of old friends . It is as well to add that the book includes the Medical Department of the Navy , thc officers of the Royal Marines , present and retired , thc Civil Departments of the Navy , and the staff of our principal dockyards . It is published by Messrs . Witherby , of Cornhill and High Holborn .
AFRICAN EXPLORATION . —Mr . Joseph I homson has , we understand , received the offer of an advantageous post under the Sultan of Zanzibar , which no doubt he is likely to accept . Mr . Thomson ' s work will be mainly that of geological surveying in the region of the Rovuma River , and the Sultan has offered him every facility for carrying on the work . The Sultan deseivcs every credit for showing such enterprise , and we have no doubt that Mr . Thomson will be able to do work of great scientific value—Nature .
Literary, Art, And Antiquarian Notes.
Literary , Art , and Antiquarian Notes .
The bicentenary of Cameron s death is to be kept at Madrid in May . There are four Russian translations of Lord Beaconsfield's " Endymion . " Anew volume by Mr . Alfred Rimmer , on " Our Old Country Towns , " is nearly ready . Miss Thackeray ' s new volume , " Mrs . Williamson ' s Divagations , " is to appear next month .
The Zttricher Post says that Schiller s " Lay of the Bell " has been translated into Japanese . The death is announced of the well known Italian writer Cesare Cartu . He was best known as the author of a " Universal History . " A bust of Sir Charles Hastinsrs , the founder of the
British Medical Association , has been commissioned from Mr . Brock , the sculptor , and is to be placed in some suitable locality in the city of VVorcester . ROYAL ACADEMY * OF ARTS . —The Old Masters ' Exhibition will , from February 12 th to its close on Saturday , March rath , be lighted at dusk , and remain open till seven o ' clock p . m . every evening .
The Athenceum reminds its readers of the fact that the planet Venus will be at her greatest eastern elongation from the sun about noon on the 20 th inst . Her close apparent proximity to Jupiter next week will be very conspicuous . Lessing ' s " Nathan der Weise " and Schiller ' s " William Tell" have been translated into modern Greek
by A . R . Rang | ab (_ , Greek Ambassador at Berlin . It forms part of the ninth volume of a collected edition of his writings . Messrs . Vizetelly and Co . ' s series of translations of " Popular French Novels" is continued with " A Woman ' s Diary " and "The Little Countess " of Octave Feuillet , and with Prosper M _ rim _ e ' s " Colomba" and
"Carmen "—the latter being the story from which Bizet took his famous opera . Queen ' s Hair , " " Stifled Sighs , " " Indiscreet Murmurs , " "Vain Desires , " and "Needless Regrets , " are the singular names of some of the new colours in Paris this spring . The favourite style of hair-dressing just now is a la I'ictime , the tresses being arranged at the back in
two long wavy curls . The gift of Trojan antiquities collected by Dr . Schliemann has been acknowledged by the German Emperor in an autograph letter to the famous discoverer . They are ultimately to be placed in the Ethnological Museum , when that building is completed , in a room to be named the Schliemann Hall .
The Bookseller calls attention to an elaborate work on the Basilica of St . Mark's at Venice . It was begun in 1 S 43 by Herr Kreutz and his wife , but was left incomplete at their death . The portion then printed has now become rare . Signor Organia is now endeavouring to complete this work in an edition of five hundred copies . A German archaeologist is stated to have read two documents in the Mazarin Library , written by Leonardo
da Vinci , in the reverse fashion , which he sometimes affected , and which needs the aid of a mirror in order to be read at least with facility . They extend from 1472 to 1483 , and show , it is said , that Leonardo instead of being in Rome all that time , as has been thought , was during some ! part of the time in the service of the Sultan of Egypt , and in order to study with greater ease the artistic decoration of the mosques , then rigidly closed to Christians , made some sort of profession of Islamism .
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY . —At tha annual meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society , held last week , Lord Aberdare , president , in the chair , the following candidates were duly elected Fellows , viz .: John Capron Bigg , Douglas Brown , Miss Emily Bunbury , Major Charter , Joseph Cheal , J . J . T . Somers-Cocks , Mrs .
VV . J . R . Cotton , Lady Denison , Rev . F . J . FitzWygram , Mrs . James Foster , Mrs . Gardiner , Mrs . Hamlin , Mrs . Le Champion , Joseph Little , Mrs . Charles Mercer , Louis Nathan , J . C . Nelson , Arthur Parson , Amos J . Perry , Benjamin Piercy , Henry Potter , Major VV . Salmond , R . E ., Octavius Toogood , Mrs . B . G . Wilkinson , J . R . Worcester , Miss A . M . VVorcester , and Colonel J . Copley Wray .
Thc School of Art Yv ood-carving is now in connection with the City of Guilds of London Technical Institute . It is under the direction of a committee of management , of which Lieut .-Col . J . F . D . Donnelly , R . E ., is chairman . Day and evening classes are held in the school . The daylclasscs are held from 10 to 5 on five days a week , and from 10 to 1 on Saturdays . The evening classes are
held from 7 to 9 oh four evenings a week , viz ., Monday , Tuesday , Thursday , and Friday . The fees for day students are £ 2 a month or £ 5 a quarter . The fees for evening students are 15 s . a month , or £ 2 a quarter . There are at present 12 free studentships in the school , viz ., six in day classes and six in the evening classes , the fees for which arc paid from funds supplied bv the City and Guilds of
London Institute for the advancement of technical education . The holders of the studentships are selected by the committee of the school from persons of the industrial class , who arc intending to earn their living by wood-carving . Candidates must have passed the 2 nd grade art examination of the Science and Art Department in freehand drawing at least . Those who have some knowledge of ; vood-carving ,
or have passed in the other subjects of the 2 nd grade art certificate , or in drawing from the antique and the figure , architectural drawing , or designing , or in modelling , wiii be preferred . There are now several vacant studentships , and there is also available accommodation for a few addititffial paying students . Students who have been in the school not less than twelve months may , on the recommendation of the
inspector , receive such payment for their work as the committee may determine . By permission ' of the Lord President of the Council , students of the school have the privilege nf free admission to the South Kensington Museum and libraries , on production of the school tickets . Wood-carving for the trade is undertaken by the school . For further information on all the above points , applications should be addressed to the secretary at the school .
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
THE CERNEAU COUNCIL . It seems that the present Cerneau Council is materially a revival of a portion of our old Council , absorbed in the union of the three Councils , and mainly led by H . G . Seymour . He was at the adjourned meeting of the Supreme
Council , New York , October 21 st , 1 S 64 , superseded by Bro . C , T . McClauachan as Grand Master of Ceremonies , and from that moment he seems to have thrown his whole energy into the revival of an offshoot of the old Cerneau Council . And here let the matter rest . MASONIC STUDENT .
THE REVIVAL OF 16 S 6 . 1 cannot find that Bro . Yarker has any more proof of what he alleges . , Backhouse and Ashmole were interested in the search of the Philosopher ' s Stone , and the secret alluded to , as appears elsewhere , was Backhouse ' s supposed discovery of that great secret of— " Moonshine . "
But Ashmole nowhere mentions Rosicrucianism , at least I should like to find such a passage , for various reasons . That he belonged to an astrological , and probably an Hermetic Society , is , no doubt , true ; equallyso , that he belonged to Freemasonry , but what the connection between the two , if any , does not appear . I wonder that Bro . Yarker did not see the point I have
alluded to elsewhere as to "Long Livers , " for "Long Livers " are purely alchemical . What does Bro . Yarker mean by saying twenty-two years from seventeen twentyone ( 1743 ) ? " Masonry had a system of Seven Degrees . " To what system does he allude ? The Rite of Bouillon ? It had only six . The York ? It did not , and never did , exist
as such . To what system of seven Degrees can Bro . Yarker allude to in 1 743 ? There is no proof of any " revival , " I repeat , of any kind in 16 S 6 . Unfortunately a large portion of Ashmole ' s MSS . have never yet turned up , though it has been said that they are possibly still extant . MASONIC STUDENT .
J ONES , INIGO . —A celebrated architect , who was born in 1572 , and died in 1651 . Anderson , in his Constitutions of 1738 , declares , apparently on the alleged authority of Nicholas Stone , in a MS . burnt in 1720 , that he was Grand . Master of the fraternity , and present as such at the levelling of the footstone of the new Banqueting Hall , Whitehall , in 1607 , before King James L , and that then the Masons
drank to the " King and the Craft . " Anderson further says that he held annually the quarterly communications and annual general assembly and feast on St . John ' s Day until 161 S . He is said to have been reappointed Grand Master , and to have died in 1 C 52 . Of his connection with the Order we have no further proof than what rests on the authority of Stone and Anderson . All that we can say is , that this tradition is both probably and possibly true .
JOSEPHINE . —Wife of Napoleon I ., nee Rose Tascherde la Pagerie , and widow of General Vicomte de Beauharnais , a gallant soldier , who perished by the guillotine . After the 13 th Vendemiaiie , the young General Buonaparte married Mdme . Beauharnais ; andamong the greatcstofhis mistakes was his subsequent repudiation of his wife . Josephine , who after herdivorcelived and diedatMalmaison , was most friendly to the Masonic Institution , and herself a member of the
"Maconnerie d'Apoption . " In 1845 , at Strasburg , shewas present at a " Loge d'Adoption , " when the Lodge " Des Francs Chevaliers , " Orient de Paris , united with the lodges at Strasburg for a fete . Madame la Baronne de Detrich , wife of the mayor , presided over the lodge , and thc Empress witnessed the initiation of Madame de Cunisy , proposed by herself . The Lodges "St . Josephine , " of Pans , and " Josephine , " ? of Milan , were named after the Empress . —Kenning ' s Masonic Cyclopedia .
Ireland.
Ireland .
DUBLIN . —Dublin Lodge ( No . 25 )— "he usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held at the Freemasons ' Hall , on Friday , the nth inst . At 5 . 30 p . m . the lodffe was opened in due form , Bro . A . S . Deane , J . P ., presiding as VV . M . After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting by the Secretary , Bro . Dr . Cameron , P . M ., a ballot was opened for the election of three gentlemen , Messrs . Ellis and Myles ( two ) , and the box having been
found clear , they were declared duly elected . The names of several other gentlemen haying been proposed and seconded , and scrutineers appointed , Bro . Henry Arthur Blyth , and Bro . James Blyth , both of whom had been initiated in this lodge five and a half years ago , were duly passed to the Second Degree by Bro . J . C . Meredith , LL . D ., in a most able and impressive manner . Several visiting brethren having been admitted and saluted , the lodge was
subsequently closed in peace , love , and harmony . At 7 . 40 p . m . the brethren , to the number of 130 , adjourned to the dining room , where a sumptuous banquet awaited them . Grace having been sung after dinner , and a collection amounting to £ g ios . taken up for the Male and Female Orphan Schools , the VV . M . proposed "The Health of the Queen , " and in doing so , stated that when Irish Freemasons met together for refreshment no toast
was more cordially receivpd than that of our Most Gracious Sovereign , who was very dear to them all , having given her thre « sons to labour in the Craft . Three cheers having been given for Her Majesty , the National Anthem was sung . The VV . M ., in giving the toast of "The M . W . G . M . of England and the rest of the Royal Family , " said all were aware of the deep interest taken by the M . W . G . M . in the welfare of Freemasonry , of which
there was ample proof when His Royal Highness last visited Ireland . A further illustration of his kindness was afforded by his sending a telegram conveying his good wishes to Irish Freemasons at the installation of Uro . the Marquis of Hamilton , at Londonderry , a short time ago . The toast was enthusiastically received , Bro . Oldham singing "Gud bless the Prince of Wales . " Thc next toast was that of "The M . W . G . M . of Ireland and the rest of the
Grand Ofiicers . 1 he VV . M . was quite sure they all regretted the absence of the D . G . M ., Bro . Shekleton , Q . C , through a domestic bereavement . The Grand Treasurer , Bro . Warren , responded , and remarked that nothing hut a domestic bereavement would have prevented the D . G . M . from being present . The toast of "The Past Grand Oilicers and Provincial Grand Ofiicers" was then given , which was responded to by Bio . the Hon . Judge Town-
Ireland.
send , P . D . G . M ., who was pleased to find that although one of the " past , " he was not forgotten . His colleagues had passed away , but the names of Thomas Mostyn , George Handcock , and others still lingered among them . The spirit of Masonry was such that none of those who had passed away were forgotten , and hc felt that the past officers were always received with cordiality . He could never forget the way in which the brethren had received his
name that evening . Hc could remember the time when Masonry was very backward in Ireland , when the Grand Lodge was held in an upper room in an hotel , and when the Masonic School was in a dirty house in a back street in Dublin . They had to congratulate themselves on the great change which had since taken place . Masonry was now flourishing in Ireland , and when they looked at the magnificent hail in which they were assembled , and at the condition
of the Masonic Charities , they had great cause for thankfulness . He was happy to see their Bro . the Lord Mayor there that evening , who , whatever his dignity might be , did not bring his fur cap and sword into the lodge . Before sitting down he had great pleasure in giving them " The Health of their VV . M . " The VV . M ., in responding , said Lodge 25 was one of the strongest in Ireland , and was certainl y the most prominent in works of charity , it having
contributed over £ 1000—the largest sum given by any lodge in Ireland—to the Building Fund for the new Female Orphan School , Ball's Bridge , Co . Dublin . The next toast was that of "The G . M . of Scotland , the Pro G . M . of England , and the Grand Masters of all Foreign Lodges . " Bra . Dr . Smyiy having responded , the VV . M . then rose , and stated that a member of Lodge 25 had been chosen as Chief Magistrate for the City of Dublin ; he was known to
them all as a true and honourable Mason , as well as a worthy citizen . He had taken the greatest interest in the welfare of the lodge for the past eighteen years , and his brethren could not allow the occasion to pass without presenting their Bro . Dr . Moyers , to whom he referred , with a slight mark of their esteem . The Deacons then brought up two handsome claret jugs , and a gold bracelet , which were presented to Bro . Moyers by the
Worshipful Master . 1 he Secretary then read an accompanying address , which was beautifully illuminated . Bro . Moyers replied in feeling terms , observing that this was a demonstration of which any man might be proud ; he felt overcome by seeing so many brethren gathered to do him honour , and he felt that it would require the powers of a Cicero or a Demosthenes to reply suitably to the occasion . He felt proud of having been elected as Chief Magistrate for the City of Dublin , but he might say
that he esteemed it a greater honour to have received what his brethren had presented to him that night . A man might pass muster in public life , but to meet with the approval of his brethren , as he felt he had , was indeed a proud distinction . He thanked them from the bottom of his heart for their kindness to himself , and also on behalf of her who was dearer to him than his own life , and he felt that in honouring the Lady Mayoress they had honoured himself . He would to his latest hour treasure these marks
of his brethren s esteem ; and when the time came that he should yield up his spirit to the G . A . O . T . U ., he would hand down these tokens to his children as heirlooms of priceless value . The next toast was that of " Thc Immediate Past Master , " which was suitably responded to by Bro . Thompson . The toast of "Our Guests " was then given and responded to by Bro . Sir Jocelyn CoghiJI , Bart ., who expressed great
pleasure at being present on such an auspicious occasion ; he had never been present at so large a Masonic gathering . Bro . Lord Justice Fitzgibbon also replied on behalf of the guests , and in the course of his remarks mentioned that Lodge 25 had set a noble example in the cause of Masonic Charity , and he hoped each of the guests would go back to their own lodges with the feeling that they would profit by the example set by the lodge in
which they were now enjoyinr / true Masonic hospitality . He had great pleasure , before sitting down , in proposing "The Health of their worthy Secretary , Bro . Cameron . The toast was enthusiastically received by all present , particularly b y the members of his own lodge , with whom Bro . Cameron is a great favourite . Nothing can exceed the energy and ability which Bro . Cameron exhibits in successfully managing the affairs of this very large and important lodge . His labours in bringing that evening's proceedings
to a successful issue deserved the highest possible praise . Bro . Cameron , P . M ., replied in his usual ready and good natured manner . The toasts of " The Senior Warden , " and "Our Newly-affiliated Brethren , " brought the proceedings to a close . At an emergency meeting held the following day , Bros . II . A . and J . Blyth were raised to the Sublime Dcgiee of Master Mason , by a special dispensation from the Deputy Grand Master of Ireland .
ROYAL NAVY LIST . — " The Royal Navy List " for 1 SS 1 , which has just appeared , under the patronage of the Lords of the Admiralty , is based on the " biographical " principle , so long familiar to the public in " Hart's Army List , " to which it forms a companion . It gives for the first time a full account ofthe war and other " meritorious " services of all naval ofiicers . It gives dates of the commissions and retirements , and in many cases of the births of
flag officers , and official details of acts of ijallantry for which various officers have received the Victoria Cross , the Albert Medal , and the medals of various philanthropic associations , such as the Koyal Humane , the Koyal National Lifeboat , and Shipwrecked Mariners' societies . In the " Retired List " will be found also a note of a large number of civil appointments held by former officers of the
Navy ; this will be found useful to those who wish to trace out the careers of old friends . It is as well to add that the book includes the Medical Department of the Navy , thc officers of the Royal Marines , present and retired , thc Civil Departments of the Navy , and the staff of our principal dockyards . It is published by Messrs . Witherby , of Cornhill and High Holborn .
AFRICAN EXPLORATION . —Mr . Joseph I homson has , we understand , received the offer of an advantageous post under the Sultan of Zanzibar , which no doubt he is likely to accept . Mr . Thomson ' s work will be mainly that of geological surveying in the region of the Rovuma River , and the Sultan has offered him every facility for carrying on the work . The Sultan deseivcs every credit for showing such enterprise , and we have no doubt that Mr . Thomson will be able to do work of great scientific value—Nature .
Literary, Art, And Antiquarian Notes.
Literary , Art , and Antiquarian Notes .
The bicentenary of Cameron s death is to be kept at Madrid in May . There are four Russian translations of Lord Beaconsfield's " Endymion . " Anew volume by Mr . Alfred Rimmer , on " Our Old Country Towns , " is nearly ready . Miss Thackeray ' s new volume , " Mrs . Williamson ' s Divagations , " is to appear next month .
The Zttricher Post says that Schiller s " Lay of the Bell " has been translated into Japanese . The death is announced of the well known Italian writer Cesare Cartu . He was best known as the author of a " Universal History . " A bust of Sir Charles Hastinsrs , the founder of the
British Medical Association , has been commissioned from Mr . Brock , the sculptor , and is to be placed in some suitable locality in the city of VVorcester . ROYAL ACADEMY * OF ARTS . —The Old Masters ' Exhibition will , from February 12 th to its close on Saturday , March rath , be lighted at dusk , and remain open till seven o ' clock p . m . every evening .
The Athenceum reminds its readers of the fact that the planet Venus will be at her greatest eastern elongation from the sun about noon on the 20 th inst . Her close apparent proximity to Jupiter next week will be very conspicuous . Lessing ' s " Nathan der Weise " and Schiller ' s " William Tell" have been translated into modern Greek
by A . R . Rang | ab (_ , Greek Ambassador at Berlin . It forms part of the ninth volume of a collected edition of his writings . Messrs . Vizetelly and Co . ' s series of translations of " Popular French Novels" is continued with " A Woman ' s Diary " and "The Little Countess " of Octave Feuillet , and with Prosper M _ rim _ e ' s " Colomba" and
"Carmen "—the latter being the story from which Bizet took his famous opera . Queen ' s Hair , " " Stifled Sighs , " " Indiscreet Murmurs , " "Vain Desires , " and "Needless Regrets , " are the singular names of some of the new colours in Paris this spring . The favourite style of hair-dressing just now is a la I'ictime , the tresses being arranged at the back in
two long wavy curls . The gift of Trojan antiquities collected by Dr . Schliemann has been acknowledged by the German Emperor in an autograph letter to the famous discoverer . They are ultimately to be placed in the Ethnological Museum , when that building is completed , in a room to be named the Schliemann Hall .
The Bookseller calls attention to an elaborate work on the Basilica of St . Mark's at Venice . It was begun in 1 S 43 by Herr Kreutz and his wife , but was left incomplete at their death . The portion then printed has now become rare . Signor Organia is now endeavouring to complete this work in an edition of five hundred copies . A German archaeologist is stated to have read two documents in the Mazarin Library , written by Leonardo
da Vinci , in the reverse fashion , which he sometimes affected , and which needs the aid of a mirror in order to be read at least with facility . They extend from 1472 to 1483 , and show , it is said , that Leonardo instead of being in Rome all that time , as has been thought , was during some ! part of the time in the service of the Sultan of Egypt , and in order to study with greater ease the artistic decoration of the mosques , then rigidly closed to Christians , made some sort of profession of Islamism .
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY . —At tha annual meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society , held last week , Lord Aberdare , president , in the chair , the following candidates were duly elected Fellows , viz .: John Capron Bigg , Douglas Brown , Miss Emily Bunbury , Major Charter , Joseph Cheal , J . J . T . Somers-Cocks , Mrs .
VV . J . R . Cotton , Lady Denison , Rev . F . J . FitzWygram , Mrs . James Foster , Mrs . Gardiner , Mrs . Hamlin , Mrs . Le Champion , Joseph Little , Mrs . Charles Mercer , Louis Nathan , J . C . Nelson , Arthur Parson , Amos J . Perry , Benjamin Piercy , Henry Potter , Major VV . Salmond , R . E ., Octavius Toogood , Mrs . B . G . Wilkinson , J . R . Worcester , Miss A . M . VVorcester , and Colonel J . Copley Wray .
Thc School of Art Yv ood-carving is now in connection with the City of Guilds of London Technical Institute . It is under the direction of a committee of management , of which Lieut .-Col . J . F . D . Donnelly , R . E ., is chairman . Day and evening classes are held in the school . The daylclasscs are held from 10 to 5 on five days a week , and from 10 to 1 on Saturdays . The evening classes are
held from 7 to 9 oh four evenings a week , viz ., Monday , Tuesday , Thursday , and Friday . The fees for day students are £ 2 a month or £ 5 a quarter . The fees for evening students are 15 s . a month , or £ 2 a quarter . There are at present 12 free studentships in the school , viz ., six in day classes and six in the evening classes , the fees for which arc paid from funds supplied bv the City and Guilds of
London Institute for the advancement of technical education . The holders of the studentships are selected by the committee of the school from persons of the industrial class , who arc intending to earn their living by wood-carving . Candidates must have passed the 2 nd grade art examination of the Science and Art Department in freehand drawing at least . Those who have some knowledge of ; vood-carving ,
or have passed in the other subjects of the 2 nd grade art certificate , or in drawing from the antique and the figure , architectural drawing , or designing , or in modelling , wiii be preferred . There are now several vacant studentships , and there is also available accommodation for a few addititffial paying students . Students who have been in the school not less than twelve months may , on the recommendation of the
inspector , receive such payment for their work as the committee may determine . By permission ' of the Lord President of the Council , students of the school have the privilege nf free admission to the South Kensington Museum and libraries , on production of the school tickets . Wood-carving for the trade is undertaken by the school . For further information on all the above points , applications should be addressed to the secretary at the school .