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" The New Shakesperian Dictionary of Quotations . " By G . S JMEKS BELLAMY . Charing Cross Publishing Company . As Mr . Bellamy very modestly puts it , in his preface , " There is no work more laborious than the compiler ' s , and none less appreciated , " but , nevertheless , in this careful " labour of love , " dedicated , by the way , to the Lord
Chief Justice , we discern a great measure of utility , and good . It is curious , and amusing to note , how often we quote Shakespeare , ( pardon my old spelling ) , without knowing it , and how many oft repeated " saws , " and familiar utterances arc literally children of the " Bard of Avon . " Mr . Bellamy , in our opinion , deserves the thanks of all
who admire "Honest Will , " and of all friends of civilizing sym pathies for his very well conceived and admirably executed work . It is quite true that there have been many books of " Shakesperian Quotations ; " nay , we believe there is a Concordance of Shakespeare , ( a misuse altogether ofthe word ) , and as for " beauties of Shakespeare" and selections of Shakespeare , " natural or expurgated , they
are also many—too many to remember . We should perhaps , be led to suppose , therefore , that Shakespeare is more read than ever , but we are not quite prepared to concede this fact , qua a fact . Indeed , it is averred by some that Shakespeare , though often talked about , and ingeniously quoted , is less lead , like another and better Book , than of old , and that many who appear to be well
versed in his " high philosophies" and gracious conceits , " seldom study him carefully , and know little about him truly and spiritually ,. B ; this as it may , and there is , we are inclined to think , some truth in the allegation , we hold Mr . Bellamy ' s book to be a useful " vade mecum " and " guide book " for the Shakesperian student . For all may avail themselves of the gems of thought he indicates
and all may appropriately use the illustrative quotations he has so laboriously collected and collated . The divine , the judge , the lawyer , the student , the merchant , the Freemason may find apt " quips" and suitable quotations in numberless passages of his writings , which seem to be like his genius , "forall time . " Wc feel sure that in commending Mr . Bellamy ' s most
useful and \ aluable work to the attention of the educated and intelligent of our great brotherhood we are performing a eluty for which they will thank us , we are offering them a most valuable " index , " ( not " expurgatorius , " we beg to observe ) , to the abounding wealth of Shakespereian thought and the results of Shakesperian wisdom . We may add that in thc work there are no less than 4000 quotations .
" A Connection between the Templars and the Freemasons of the City of York . " We have received and stuelied with much interest a Paper read before the Members of the Ancient Ebor Preceptory , No . 101 , September nth , 1877 , b Y E- sir Knt- J-BWhitehead , E . P ., with this heading , and though we cannot conscientiously agree with the views
of the writer , yet as they arc so ably put forward and so moderately expressed , that we deem the little work worthy of something more than a mere passing persual . Sir Knt . Whitehead seems to assume as his " petitio principii" that the modern Masonic or non-Masonic Knights Templar are the lineal and actual descendants of the famous chivalry of the Temple , that they retain in some
way or other , which " tleponent doth not explain , " the forms and secret usages of the actual Templars . But Bro . Whitehead , though he traces out quite correctly the history of the Northern English Templars to their absorbtion in the Northern Convents , under the auspices of Archbishop Greenfield , in 13 n , yet can carry historically the annals of the Order no further . His statement that in 1312 they
were all relieved from their obligatory confinement is not confirmed by historical documents , as the accounts of the hospitallers elisclose pensions to Knights Templars in the north much later . The truth is that from 131210 1780—468 years—nothing more seems heard of the Templars in York . Then the G . S . of the Grand Lodge , who had become a Templar Mason , becama a zealous advocate of
the higher grades . Bro . Whitehead can still see the draft in the York Archivcs of a proposed warrant for a Templar Chapter of " Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of St . John of Jerusalem , " with all its erasures ami interlineations , showing that up to that lime no proper warrant had been issued . What is the evidence of Templar perpetuation during thc 408
years ? Practically nil . The Charter of Larmenius at Paris is clearly a forgery . Thc Scottish evidences of Templary under Jacobite leadership are of dubious authority , and there is not the slightest evidence accruing , or Addison would have produced it , that the Southern Templars , after their imprisonment and ill treatment , ever met again as such . Where Dunckerley obtained his Templary from is
still a moot point , and he is the Southern reviver of it . The theory that the modern Templars have any historical connection with the old , is , in our opinion , an utter delusion . Every usage is modern , and utterly alien Irom the real customs of the true Templars . " Encamproen " is a modern word , and no " Preceptory " of Templars was ever called after a person , but a place . The 1 1 . — - " " _ " .- """ , «« - — ^ i— . - .. w locus
, in quo" where the Preceptory was situated , as ore . Whitehead well knows . « J' ^ is not '" Templar ritual any remains of knightl y archaisms , " indeed it is notoriously most modern . The very adaptation of the power of granting knighthood , ( which by the way does not seem to ol 1 T CVer given by the Gland Mast" of the onl J . l ) lars ) ' i" itself an error . Knighthood can the C gra , lted bv the Crow " for publie services to Iown or state , and the only exception we know
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of is the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem , which knighthood used to be conferred by the Prior of the Franciscan Convent at Jerusalem . In a word , all such societies in England , are skilful adaptations of older and different societies , and nothing more . But when we write history we should seek to write history , authentic , matter of fact , and not colour it by prepossessions , however amiable ideal attributes , however innocuous .
The City Companies.
THE CITY COMPANIES .
On Wednesday week , the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained the Masters of the various Guilds of the City of London at dinner in the Egyptian-hall of the Mansion-house , The Companies represented were , giving them in order of seniority—the Mercers , Drapers , Fishmongers , Goldsmiths , Skinners , Merchant Tailors ,
Haberdashers , Salters , Ironmongers , Vintners , Clothworkers , Leathersellers , Pewterers , Barbers , Cutlers , Bakers , Talbvv Chandlers , Armourers and Braziers , Girdlers , Butchers , Saddlers , Carpenters , Cordwainers , Painters , Curriers , Masons , Plumbers , Innholders , Founders , Poulterers , Coopers , Cooks , Tilers and Bricklayers , Bowyers , Fletchers Blacksmiths , Joiners , Weavers , Woolmen , Scriveners ,
Fruiterers , Plasterers , Stationers , Broderers , Upholders , Turners , Glaziers , Homers , Farriers , Apothecaries , Shipwrights , Clockmakers , Glovers , Feltmakers , Framework Knitters , Watermen , Carmen , Needlemakers , linplateworkeTs , Wheelwrights , Distillers , Glass-sellers , Coachmakers , Gunmakers , Wuedrawers , Playing Card Makers , and Fanmakers , each Master being accompanied by a
lady . There were also present a large number of municipal dignitaries . After dinner the Lord Mayor drank to his guc = ts in a loving cup , vvhich was passed round the board . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been duly honoured , the Lortl Mayor proposed "The Houses of Lords anti Commons , " observing that perhaps at no time had there been
a more critical pcriotl in the history of England than the present , anel the two houses of Legislature hael spent many anxious hours in discussing questions fraught with momentuous concern to our happiness and prosperity . Mr . Alderman Cotton , M . P ., the senior member for the City , who met with a warm reception , remarked , in reply , that the Guilds somewhat resembled the Government of this
country . Each had its Master , who was invested like a Sovereign , with limited power ; each possessed Wardens or Ministers , a Court and Livery , answering to the two Houses of Parliament , and each had freemen , who were the great electoral body . These points of resemblance might account for the Conservative feeling vvhich pervaded the whole of the Guilds of the City , and which
would , he hoped , ever prevent any successful attack on them . The Lord Mayor ( next proposed " The Guilds of the City of London , " and took occasion , first of all , to alluele to the great help which those Guilds had rendered to him in his work of raising funds for the relief of thc sufferers by the Indian Famine . He next referred to their great value as the means of affording education and to
the great interest they took in technical studies , exemplified appropriately by the excellent exhibition of turnery now being held in the Mansion-house . He wished them every prosperity and a long continuance of their work and influence . Mr . Aston , the Master of the Mercers' Company , the oldest Guild in the City , replied very briefly , tendering to the Lord Mayor the warmest thanks of the
Companies for the honour he had done them by entertaining them that evening , and expressing a wish that the friendship existing between the Corporation and the Guilds might continue as firm as hitheito . The Lord Mayor next gave "The Corporation of London , " observing that it was important that none but men of character and position should become Aldermen
or hold any public office within the City . This sentiment was loudly cheered , and Sir Robert Garden , who replied , taking up the subject , remarkeel that unlike country towns , where Aldermen had to be periodically re-electetl or rejected , thc Aldermen of London were chosen for life , and it therefore behoved the citizens , and especially those who had thc power of veto , to see that none but fit and
proper men , in every sense of the word , should be selected . The City magistrates , he added , were , as the public had seen , in earnest in their determination to discharge their duties in that respect . Thc Master of the Drapers' Company proposed , in complimentary terms , " The Lord Mayor ' s Health , " which was warmly received . His Lordship returned thanks , and then gave " The Health of the Sheriffs , " to which Mr . Alderman and Sheriff Staples
replieel . Mr . F . J . Bramwell , F . R . S ., the Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company , proposed " The Health of the Lady Mayoress " ( Mrs . Cecil Price ) , with which the entertainment came to a close . The company separated about half-past 10 o ' clock . The dinner was served from the establishment of Messrs . Ring anti Brymer . Mr . Taylor acted as toastmaster ; and Mr . Gate ' s quadrille band from Brighton played durir . g dinner a choice selection of music . —*
Testimonial To Brother Capt. Sewell, P.M. 21., P.G.S.B..
TESTIMONIAL TO BROTHER CAPT . SEWELL , P . M . 21 ., P . G . S . B ..
At the Guilelhall Tavern , on Thurselay week , Bro . T . D . Sewell was presented with a testimonial , consisting of a purse of 100 guineas and a massive silver salver . The inscription on the piece of plate indicates the object of the
testimonial . It is as follows : — " Presented to Captain T . Sewell , together with a purse of 100 guineas , by nearly 100 members of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights , to record their personal appreciation of his valuable services as clerk of the Company , especially in connexion with the competitive exhibition of models and designs for improve-
Testimonial To Brother Capt. Sewell, P.M. 21., P.G.S.B..
ments in ship-building , 1877 . " There was a large attendance of gentlemen present , and thus the compliment to Bro . Sewell was enhanced . The Master ( Mr . W . Broomham ) presided . In making the presentation , Mr . Ex-Under-Sheriff Baxter made a very eloquent address , in which he succinctly ant ! forcibly pointed out the reasons of the presentation .
Bro . Capt . Sewell replied as follows : —Mr . ex-Under-Baxter , Mr . Master , Mr . Warden Marshall , Lord John Manners , and Gentlemen , —I am at a loss for words to adequately acknowledge the very handsome gift vvhich you have so generously presented to me to-day , but feel sure you will afford mc a generous criticism , whilst expressing may warmest thanks for this substantial token
of good will , and your satisfaction at the manner in vvhich I have humbly endeavoured to promote the interests of the worshipful Company of Shipwrights . Allow me to assure you , gentlemen , that such efforts as I have been able to make on behalf of the company , and more especially in promoting the success of the recent exhibition , have been to me a labour of love , and I have
esteemed it a high privilege to have been associated with so many gentlemen of standing who have devoted their best energies to the work of organising and carrying through the details of thc exhibition . Without such powerful aiel any effort I may have made would have been almost thrown away . I must therefore be pardoned for congratulating the members of your court and of the able . uiigiaLuiuiiii g ,. » ... 1111 . 1 uu 1 . 13 Ul _ , wui LUU 1 L dim yjL tiie ; duic committee of practical shipwrihts appointed from its
g mielst , as also , the hon . Secretary , Mr A . Sedgwick Wooley , upon the successful result of their labours , which has Jicen to place the company in a foremost position amongst those guilds vvhich have been of late reasserting their important influence upon their respective crafts , anil by endeavouring to purify and elevate the llcto n , nn . o .-I . " . ' » . c > 1 ... I .. « .... ii . . . . rr ... rr ^ ...... 1 . . . . . . . l . n . ...... 1 . 1 .. . l . V . 1 . 1 U 1 L 3 , till .. L , _ , \~ , 1 . 1 \^ 1 . VV . U 1 J 11 £ IU | , UUIJ llllll 1 . 11 * V ClL ^ Ltlti taste of artizansanil encouraging good workmanshi
, our , p and design , have made an important step towards the improvement of the manufactures and industries of this great commercial country . In thc course of our mutual labours the foundations have , I trust , been laid of a lasting friendship with many gentlemen here present , and I regard it as a proud moment in my life to receive this public testimony of your approbation . This handsome salver I shall . litnit . 1 ... 1 . I . . » ... i .. n * .. f m . r mn ^ . .... r ... > . l . ex ............ ..... 1 * .. II 1 U 11 J . . . JUU 1 UUIHUUlLUUUt . . 1 . 3 11 U . 11 U 3 UI 111 . iluLVLl A 311 ( 111 always hold amongst most valued treasuresand it
my , will ever recall to me the happy memory of this occasion , which I feel that I have but too faintly expressed in these few poor words . Allow me further , and in conclusion , gentlemen , to thank you individually for honouring me with your presence on this occasion , and to assure you that the recollection of your kindness will remain with me as long as I live .
MASONIC FOOTBALL CLUB v . COWLEY HOUSE F . C The above clubs met for the first time this season on the ground of the home team , on Wednesday , the ioth inst ., in weather decidedly warm for football . Cowley won the toss , and kicked off against the wind at 3 p . m ., the ball however , was quickly returned and brought uncomfortably near the Cowley House goal , and in fact was kept there all ri
f-Lia «* tVtnl A SY 1 msi fhl" /* H S ^ tnn dv / mlldhlV tt * I *« wr rt r « ff « n *» T * j >* ** a the whole game , through the excellent play and packing of the forwards , among whom Godsmark was especially conspicuous . The ball was run in no less than 14 times , chiefly by Parker , Ellis , and Godsmark , resulting in 9 goals , ( all kicked by Scurr ) , 5 ties , and 3 touch-downs to nil . The match throughout was a most hollow affair , as the
Cowley House were literally driven all over the ground by the Masonic forwards , the former seeming to be in happy ignorance of the art of collaring . Masonic Team : —Sparks , Howard , Molineaux , Hart , Whitcley , Nutt , H . Wood , Ed . Wood , Eastland and Godsmark , ( Captain ) . Forwards : —Parker and Ellis { i backs ) ; Scurr and Davies , ( -J- backs ) ; Phillips , ( back ) .
FOOTBALL . —MASONIC F . C . v . VICTORIA F . C . The above clubs played on the Masonic ground , on Saturday the 13 th inst ., resulting in a victory forthe Victoria ' s by 1 goal and a try to nil . This match presents a striking contrast to the list , being throughout an
excellently contested affair , the Masonic forwards again showing their superiority , although the Victoria ' s were a decidedly heavy team . For the losing team , Mr . Brocklehurst , Mr . Humphrey and Parker played in v : ry good form .
Masonic Team : — Godsmark , Sparkes , Howard , Molineaux , Barrett , Davies , Hart , Ed . Wood , H . Wood ' and Eastland . Forwards : —Parker , and Ellis , (| back ) ; Mr . Brocklehurst and Scurr , ( J backs ); Mr . Humphrey ,
^ UllllV ^ . Victoria -. —T . Hewitt , ( Captain ); H . Michel , (| back ); R . D . Batten , ( J back ) ; Frazer and Russell ( backs ) . J . Coke , H . Smith , V . Linn , E . Smith , F . Baldwin , Burton , H . A Booty , Friar , V . Baker , J . de Courey .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
BRO . ZACHARIAS JEPSON . I see that the esteemed Provincial Grand Master of West Yorkshire states , in his able address to the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire that Zaeharias Jepson was a Freemason and Apothecary of York , and that he founded the hospital in 1672 . Can any other
archa-ological brother in West Yorkshire tell us what is the actual evidence that Zaeharias Jepson was a Freemason and Apothecary at that elate ? It would be a very important fact in itself , and I am sure Bro . W . J . Hughan will agree with me . MASONIC STUDENT .
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" The New Shakesperian Dictionary of Quotations . " By G . S JMEKS BELLAMY . Charing Cross Publishing Company . As Mr . Bellamy very modestly puts it , in his preface , " There is no work more laborious than the compiler ' s , and none less appreciated , " but , nevertheless , in this careful " labour of love , " dedicated , by the way , to the Lord
Chief Justice , we discern a great measure of utility , and good . It is curious , and amusing to note , how often we quote Shakespeare , ( pardon my old spelling ) , without knowing it , and how many oft repeated " saws , " and familiar utterances arc literally children of the " Bard of Avon . " Mr . Bellamy , in our opinion , deserves the thanks of all
who admire "Honest Will , " and of all friends of civilizing sym pathies for his very well conceived and admirably executed work . It is quite true that there have been many books of " Shakesperian Quotations ; " nay , we believe there is a Concordance of Shakespeare , ( a misuse altogether ofthe word ) , and as for " beauties of Shakespeare" and selections of Shakespeare , " natural or expurgated , they
are also many—too many to remember . We should perhaps , be led to suppose , therefore , that Shakespeare is more read than ever , but we are not quite prepared to concede this fact , qua a fact . Indeed , it is averred by some that Shakespeare , though often talked about , and ingeniously quoted , is less lead , like another and better Book , than of old , and that many who appear to be well
versed in his " high philosophies" and gracious conceits , " seldom study him carefully , and know little about him truly and spiritually ,. B ; this as it may , and there is , we are inclined to think , some truth in the allegation , we hold Mr . Bellamy ' s book to be a useful " vade mecum " and " guide book " for the Shakesperian student . For all may avail themselves of the gems of thought he indicates
and all may appropriately use the illustrative quotations he has so laboriously collected and collated . The divine , the judge , the lawyer , the student , the merchant , the Freemason may find apt " quips" and suitable quotations in numberless passages of his writings , which seem to be like his genius , "forall time . " Wc feel sure that in commending Mr . Bellamy ' s most
useful and \ aluable work to the attention of the educated and intelligent of our great brotherhood we are performing a eluty for which they will thank us , we are offering them a most valuable " index , " ( not " expurgatorius , " we beg to observe ) , to the abounding wealth of Shakespereian thought and the results of Shakesperian wisdom . We may add that in thc work there are no less than 4000 quotations .
" A Connection between the Templars and the Freemasons of the City of York . " We have received and stuelied with much interest a Paper read before the Members of the Ancient Ebor Preceptory , No . 101 , September nth , 1877 , b Y E- sir Knt- J-BWhitehead , E . P ., with this heading , and though we cannot conscientiously agree with the views
of the writer , yet as they arc so ably put forward and so moderately expressed , that we deem the little work worthy of something more than a mere passing persual . Sir Knt . Whitehead seems to assume as his " petitio principii" that the modern Masonic or non-Masonic Knights Templar are the lineal and actual descendants of the famous chivalry of the Temple , that they retain in some
way or other , which " tleponent doth not explain , " the forms and secret usages of the actual Templars . But Bro . Whitehead , though he traces out quite correctly the history of the Northern English Templars to their absorbtion in the Northern Convents , under the auspices of Archbishop Greenfield , in 13 n , yet can carry historically the annals of the Order no further . His statement that in 1312 they
were all relieved from their obligatory confinement is not confirmed by historical documents , as the accounts of the hospitallers elisclose pensions to Knights Templars in the north much later . The truth is that from 131210 1780—468 years—nothing more seems heard of the Templars in York . Then the G . S . of the Grand Lodge , who had become a Templar Mason , becama a zealous advocate of
the higher grades . Bro . Whitehead can still see the draft in the York Archivcs of a proposed warrant for a Templar Chapter of " Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of St . John of Jerusalem , " with all its erasures ami interlineations , showing that up to that lime no proper warrant had been issued . What is the evidence of Templar perpetuation during thc 408
years ? Practically nil . The Charter of Larmenius at Paris is clearly a forgery . Thc Scottish evidences of Templary under Jacobite leadership are of dubious authority , and there is not the slightest evidence accruing , or Addison would have produced it , that the Southern Templars , after their imprisonment and ill treatment , ever met again as such . Where Dunckerley obtained his Templary from is
still a moot point , and he is the Southern reviver of it . The theory that the modern Templars have any historical connection with the old , is , in our opinion , an utter delusion . Every usage is modern , and utterly alien Irom the real customs of the true Templars . " Encamproen " is a modern word , and no " Preceptory " of Templars was ever called after a person , but a place . The 1 1 . — - " " _ " .- """ , «« - — ^ i— . - .. w locus
, in quo" where the Preceptory was situated , as ore . Whitehead well knows . « J' ^ is not '" Templar ritual any remains of knightl y archaisms , " indeed it is notoriously most modern . The very adaptation of the power of granting knighthood , ( which by the way does not seem to ol 1 T CVer given by the Gland Mast" of the onl J . l ) lars ) ' i" itself an error . Knighthood can the C gra , lted bv the Crow " for publie services to Iown or state , and the only exception we know
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of is the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem , which knighthood used to be conferred by the Prior of the Franciscan Convent at Jerusalem . In a word , all such societies in England , are skilful adaptations of older and different societies , and nothing more . But when we write history we should seek to write history , authentic , matter of fact , and not colour it by prepossessions , however amiable ideal attributes , however innocuous .
The City Companies.
THE CITY COMPANIES .
On Wednesday week , the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained the Masters of the various Guilds of the City of London at dinner in the Egyptian-hall of the Mansion-house , The Companies represented were , giving them in order of seniority—the Mercers , Drapers , Fishmongers , Goldsmiths , Skinners , Merchant Tailors ,
Haberdashers , Salters , Ironmongers , Vintners , Clothworkers , Leathersellers , Pewterers , Barbers , Cutlers , Bakers , Talbvv Chandlers , Armourers and Braziers , Girdlers , Butchers , Saddlers , Carpenters , Cordwainers , Painters , Curriers , Masons , Plumbers , Innholders , Founders , Poulterers , Coopers , Cooks , Tilers and Bricklayers , Bowyers , Fletchers Blacksmiths , Joiners , Weavers , Woolmen , Scriveners ,
Fruiterers , Plasterers , Stationers , Broderers , Upholders , Turners , Glaziers , Homers , Farriers , Apothecaries , Shipwrights , Clockmakers , Glovers , Feltmakers , Framework Knitters , Watermen , Carmen , Needlemakers , linplateworkeTs , Wheelwrights , Distillers , Glass-sellers , Coachmakers , Gunmakers , Wuedrawers , Playing Card Makers , and Fanmakers , each Master being accompanied by a
lady . There were also present a large number of municipal dignitaries . After dinner the Lord Mayor drank to his guc = ts in a loving cup , vvhich was passed round the board . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been duly honoured , the Lortl Mayor proposed "The Houses of Lords anti Commons , " observing that perhaps at no time had there been
a more critical pcriotl in the history of England than the present , anel the two houses of Legislature hael spent many anxious hours in discussing questions fraught with momentuous concern to our happiness and prosperity . Mr . Alderman Cotton , M . P ., the senior member for the City , who met with a warm reception , remarked , in reply , that the Guilds somewhat resembled the Government of this
country . Each had its Master , who was invested like a Sovereign , with limited power ; each possessed Wardens or Ministers , a Court and Livery , answering to the two Houses of Parliament , and each had freemen , who were the great electoral body . These points of resemblance might account for the Conservative feeling vvhich pervaded the whole of the Guilds of the City , and which
would , he hoped , ever prevent any successful attack on them . The Lord Mayor ( next proposed " The Guilds of the City of London , " and took occasion , first of all , to alluele to the great help which those Guilds had rendered to him in his work of raising funds for the relief of thc sufferers by the Indian Famine . He next referred to their great value as the means of affording education and to
the great interest they took in technical studies , exemplified appropriately by the excellent exhibition of turnery now being held in the Mansion-house . He wished them every prosperity and a long continuance of their work and influence . Mr . Aston , the Master of the Mercers' Company , the oldest Guild in the City , replied very briefly , tendering to the Lord Mayor the warmest thanks of the
Companies for the honour he had done them by entertaining them that evening , and expressing a wish that the friendship existing between the Corporation and the Guilds might continue as firm as hitheito . The Lord Mayor next gave "The Corporation of London , " observing that it was important that none but men of character and position should become Aldermen
or hold any public office within the City . This sentiment was loudly cheered , and Sir Robert Garden , who replied , taking up the subject , remarkeel that unlike country towns , where Aldermen had to be periodically re-electetl or rejected , thc Aldermen of London were chosen for life , and it therefore behoved the citizens , and especially those who had thc power of veto , to see that none but fit and
proper men , in every sense of the word , should be selected . The City magistrates , he added , were , as the public had seen , in earnest in their determination to discharge their duties in that respect . Thc Master of the Drapers' Company proposed , in complimentary terms , " The Lord Mayor ' s Health , " which was warmly received . His Lordship returned thanks , and then gave " The Health of the Sheriffs , " to which Mr . Alderman and Sheriff Staples
replieel . Mr . F . J . Bramwell , F . R . S ., the Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company , proposed " The Health of the Lady Mayoress " ( Mrs . Cecil Price ) , with which the entertainment came to a close . The company separated about half-past 10 o ' clock . The dinner was served from the establishment of Messrs . Ring anti Brymer . Mr . Taylor acted as toastmaster ; and Mr . Gate ' s quadrille band from Brighton played durir . g dinner a choice selection of music . —*
Testimonial To Brother Capt. Sewell, P.M. 21., P.G.S.B..
TESTIMONIAL TO BROTHER CAPT . SEWELL , P . M . 21 ., P . G . S . B ..
At the Guilelhall Tavern , on Thurselay week , Bro . T . D . Sewell was presented with a testimonial , consisting of a purse of 100 guineas and a massive silver salver . The inscription on the piece of plate indicates the object of the
testimonial . It is as follows : — " Presented to Captain T . Sewell , together with a purse of 100 guineas , by nearly 100 members of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights , to record their personal appreciation of his valuable services as clerk of the Company , especially in connexion with the competitive exhibition of models and designs for improve-
Testimonial To Brother Capt. Sewell, P.M. 21., P.G.S.B..
ments in ship-building , 1877 . " There was a large attendance of gentlemen present , and thus the compliment to Bro . Sewell was enhanced . The Master ( Mr . W . Broomham ) presided . In making the presentation , Mr . Ex-Under-Sheriff Baxter made a very eloquent address , in which he succinctly ant ! forcibly pointed out the reasons of the presentation .
Bro . Capt . Sewell replied as follows : —Mr . ex-Under-Baxter , Mr . Master , Mr . Warden Marshall , Lord John Manners , and Gentlemen , —I am at a loss for words to adequately acknowledge the very handsome gift vvhich you have so generously presented to me to-day , but feel sure you will afford mc a generous criticism , whilst expressing may warmest thanks for this substantial token
of good will , and your satisfaction at the manner in vvhich I have humbly endeavoured to promote the interests of the worshipful Company of Shipwrights . Allow me to assure you , gentlemen , that such efforts as I have been able to make on behalf of the company , and more especially in promoting the success of the recent exhibition , have been to me a labour of love , and I have
esteemed it a high privilege to have been associated with so many gentlemen of standing who have devoted their best energies to the work of organising and carrying through the details of thc exhibition . Without such powerful aiel any effort I may have made would have been almost thrown away . I must therefore be pardoned for congratulating the members of your court and of the able . uiigiaLuiuiiii g ,. » ... 1111 . 1 uu 1 . 13 Ul _ , wui LUU 1 L dim yjL tiie ; duic committee of practical shipwrihts appointed from its
g mielst , as also , the hon . Secretary , Mr A . Sedgwick Wooley , upon the successful result of their labours , which has Jicen to place the company in a foremost position amongst those guilds vvhich have been of late reasserting their important influence upon their respective crafts , anil by endeavouring to purify and elevate the llcto n , nn . o .-I . " . ' » . c > 1 ... I .. « .... ii . . . . rr ... rr ^ ...... 1 . . . . . . . l . n . ...... 1 . 1 .. . l . V . 1 . 1 U 1 L 3 , till .. L , _ , \~ , 1 . 1 \^ 1 . VV . U 1 J 11 £ IU | , UUIJ llllll 1 . 11 * V ClL ^ Ltlti taste of artizansanil encouraging good workmanshi
, our , p and design , have made an important step towards the improvement of the manufactures and industries of this great commercial country . In thc course of our mutual labours the foundations have , I trust , been laid of a lasting friendship with many gentlemen here present , and I regard it as a proud moment in my life to receive this public testimony of your approbation . This handsome salver I shall . litnit . 1 ... 1 . I . . » ... i .. n * .. f m . r mn ^ . .... r ... > . l . ex ............ ..... 1 * .. II 1 U 11 J . . . JUU 1 UUIHUUlLUUUt . . 1 . 3 11 U . 11 U 3 UI 111 . iluLVLl A 311 ( 111 always hold amongst most valued treasuresand it
my , will ever recall to me the happy memory of this occasion , which I feel that I have but too faintly expressed in these few poor words . Allow me further , and in conclusion , gentlemen , to thank you individually for honouring me with your presence on this occasion , and to assure you that the recollection of your kindness will remain with me as long as I live .
MASONIC FOOTBALL CLUB v . COWLEY HOUSE F . C The above clubs met for the first time this season on the ground of the home team , on Wednesday , the ioth inst ., in weather decidedly warm for football . Cowley won the toss , and kicked off against the wind at 3 p . m ., the ball however , was quickly returned and brought uncomfortably near the Cowley House goal , and in fact was kept there all ri
f-Lia «* tVtnl A SY 1 msi fhl" /* H S ^ tnn dv / mlldhlV tt * I *« wr rt r « ff « n *» T * j >* ** a the whole game , through the excellent play and packing of the forwards , among whom Godsmark was especially conspicuous . The ball was run in no less than 14 times , chiefly by Parker , Ellis , and Godsmark , resulting in 9 goals , ( all kicked by Scurr ) , 5 ties , and 3 touch-downs to nil . The match throughout was a most hollow affair , as the
Cowley House were literally driven all over the ground by the Masonic forwards , the former seeming to be in happy ignorance of the art of collaring . Masonic Team : —Sparks , Howard , Molineaux , Hart , Whitcley , Nutt , H . Wood , Ed . Wood , Eastland and Godsmark , ( Captain ) . Forwards : —Parker and Ellis { i backs ) ; Scurr and Davies , ( -J- backs ) ; Phillips , ( back ) .
FOOTBALL . —MASONIC F . C . v . VICTORIA F . C . The above clubs played on the Masonic ground , on Saturday the 13 th inst ., resulting in a victory forthe Victoria ' s by 1 goal and a try to nil . This match presents a striking contrast to the list , being throughout an
excellently contested affair , the Masonic forwards again showing their superiority , although the Victoria ' s were a decidedly heavy team . For the losing team , Mr . Brocklehurst , Mr . Humphrey and Parker played in v : ry good form .
Masonic Team : — Godsmark , Sparkes , Howard , Molineaux , Barrett , Davies , Hart , Ed . Wood , H . Wood ' and Eastland . Forwards : —Parker , and Ellis , (| back ) ; Mr . Brocklehurst and Scurr , ( J backs ); Mr . Humphrey ,
^ UllllV ^ . Victoria -. —T . Hewitt , ( Captain ); H . Michel , (| back ); R . D . Batten , ( J back ) ; Frazer and Russell ( backs ) . J . Coke , H . Smith , V . Linn , E . Smith , F . Baldwin , Burton , H . A Booty , Friar , V . Baker , J . de Courey .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
BRO . ZACHARIAS JEPSON . I see that the esteemed Provincial Grand Master of West Yorkshire states , in his able address to the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire that Zaeharias Jepson was a Freemason and Apothecary of York , and that he founded the hospital in 1672 . Can any other
archa-ological brother in West Yorkshire tell us what is the actual evidence that Zaeharias Jepson was a Freemason and Apothecary at that elate ? It would be a very important fact in itself , and I am sure Bro . W . J . Hughan will agree with me . MASONIC STUDENT .