The Order Of The Temple.

THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE .

H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of the Order , has been pleased to appoint Bro . Emra Holmes a Knight Commander of the Temple , in recognition of his services on the Ritual Commission . Bro . Holmes some time since contributed a series of antiquarian articles to the Freemason , entitled " Notes on the United Orders of

the Temple and Hospital , " which attracted a good deal of attention at the time , and were translated into French , and republished in the pages of La Veriti , and quoted in the American and other Masonic journals . For the information of our reaelers we may state that the Queen is Patron of the Order , and amongst die Knights Grand Cross we note the names of the Prince of

Wales , the Emperor of Germany , the King of Sweden , the Crown Prince of Germany , the Crown Prince of Denmark , PVince John of Glucksburg , Lord Skelmersdale ( Seneschal ) , the Earl of Limerick , the Earl of Charlemont ( Great Marshal ) , & c . The late Earl of Shrewsbury was installed Great Prior of England , last December , in succession to the Earl of

Limerick , and Lord Skelmersdale has just been appointed to the office vacant by the death of that popular nobleman . The Duke of Connaught has been recently appointed Great Prior of Ireland , in succession to the Marquis Corvyngham , and it was hoped that Prince Leopold would have rilled the English throne , but his ill-health , we believe , prevented acceptance of a position to which most

Templars would have been glad to see the genial and kindly Prince raised . Amongst the officers of the Order are Sir Patrick Colquhoun ( late Chief Justice of the Ionian Islands ) , who is Arch Registrar ; the Hon . Judge Townshend , Arch Chancellor ; Lord Dunboyne , Standard Bearer ; Viscount Newry , Grand Master ' s Banner Bearer ; and General Doherty , C . B ., is Aide-de-Camp . — Civil Service Review .

What Is Chivalry?

WHAT IS CHIVALRY ?

"The glory of our Troy this day doth lie On his fair worth and single chivalry ; By his light did all the Chivalry of England move to do Brave acts in deeds of war . " Thus sang the poet in praise of boldness and gallantry

The qualification that endows the man of force with the spirit of nobleness in all its relations of life , and makes him respected as a gallant hero in the most trifling of things , is that of dignity , courtesy , and the practice of humane principles . Chivalry requires obedience to contracts , as well as valour in arms ; it demands dexterity in all matters touching error or the destruction of truth ; it

calls to action the finer senses of our natures when the great law of right is trampled upon ; nay , it teaches manly courage as a virtue , and gives purity to enthusiasm , and dignifies love by raising it above the passions of the brute . If chivalry were understooel and made the acme of every act done by man , it would drive from the face of the earth all cruelty , injustice , and

oppression . It would do more , because it would sanctify the love that is innate in all humanity , and cause rejoicing where now is lamentation and suffering . To be chivalrous is to be honest and virtuous , inasmuch as they that are honest are emblems of truth , anil they that are virtuous are types of heavenly hosts . Templarism is styled chivalric because it aims to teach the neophyte the laws of

gratitude and protection ; because it weaves around its votaries the chain of fraternal obligation to defend the weak and succour the law of light ; because it encourages art and science , and fosters literature and education ; because it plants the seeds of reverence for those things that are holy above , and for the things that are good below . Chivalry takes upon itself many forms of

developement , yet m each form or variety of it there are clearly defined the principles upon which she moves and has her being . Look toward the explorer , the navigator , the discoverer—toward the warrior , the hero and heroine of brave deeds—toward the statesman , jurist , and director , that have achieved success and brilliancy—toward the humble donor of half of his worldly wealth , even though

it be a sixpence , or a million of them , to the necelytoward those who can afford a charitable thought to their enemies , or those who can forget self in a kind act to their neighbour , and observe the hand of chivalry marking well the beat of her inward glory . Was there not chivalry in the act of the poor peasant fisherman who , in the face of death , manned his frail boat and rescued a

number of passengers from the ill-fated steamer that stranded upon Long Island shore a few years ago ? Was there not chivalry in the act of the beggar when he dragged the man out from a quagmire who had refused him a miserable pittance hut a few hours before ? Is there no chivalry , in fact , in all things that partake of bravery or nobleness—in all thoughts and deeds that have for motive the benefit of humanity ? Nay , it is

chivalrous to be honest and true , not only to yourselves , but to all of your fellow creatures . A noble or generous act begets emulation as well as praise ; it also moves the heart to forbearance , and inspires youth and age alike to go forward and manfully battle for right as against wrong , for justice against tyranny , for liberty against despotism . Such , Sir Knights , is chivalry ! Let us practise it . To posts—march !—N . Y . Dispatch .

THE WESTMINSTER PLAY . —The following were among those present at the Play on Tuesday night : —Earl of Devon , Sir Robert Phillimore , the Bishop of St . Alban ' s , the Master of the Rolls , Mr . Justice Dcnman , Mr . Justice Lopes , Lord Justice Baggallay . Canon Farrar , Canon Jeffreys , Admiral Phillimore , the High Master of St . Paul's , Dr . Walter Phillimore , Mr . C B . Phillimore , Mr . Spottiswoode , General Goodenough , Colonel Goodenough , & c .

Hannah Irwin Israel.

HANNAH IRWIN ISRAEL .

Bro Israel Israel ( afterwards Grand Master Mason of Pennsylvania ) , the husband of this lady , was one of the Committee of Safety . On a visit to his mother ' s dwelling , A MASONIC ANECDOTE -IF THE HEVOI . t'TION .

he found il in possession ofscveial solelieis quartered on the family . While the fam ily was seated at supper , the house was surrounded and Israel taken prisoner as a rebel . He convinced them of their error by saying it was his brother Joseph . This was done merely to gain

time . Having bid adieu to his family , Mr . Israel sit forth on his journey homeward , he having arrived only to be made a prisoner . The loyalist who had given him the countersign had betrayed the secret of his expedition . He and his wife ' s brother were immediately seized and carried on board the frigate Roebuck , lying in the Delaware , a

few miles from the then borough of Wilmington , and directly opposite his farm , in order to he tried as spies . Being one of the Committee of Safety , the position of Mr . Israel , under such an accusation , was extremely critical . On board the ship he was treated with the utmost severity . His watch , silver shoe-buckles , and various articles of clothing , were taken from him ; his bed

was a coil of rope on deck , without covering from the bitter colli of the night air ; and , to all appearance , his fate was already decided . The testimony of his Tory neighbours was strong against him . Several were ready to swear to the fact that , while the loyal population of the country willingly furnished their share of the provisions needed by the ships of war , he had been heard lo

say repeatedly that he " would sooner drive his cattle as a present to General Washington than receive thousands of dollars in British gold for them . " On being informed of this speech , the commander gave orders that a detachment of soldiers should proceed to elrive the rebel ' s cattle , then grazing in a meadow in full view , down the river , and slaughter them in the face of

the prisoner . What , meanwhile , must have been the thoughts of the young wife , herself about to become a mother , when her husband and brother were led away in htr very sight ? The farm was a mile or more from the river , but there was nothing to intercept the view , the ground from the meadow sloping down to the water . Airs . Israel was at this

period about nineteen years of age , and is described as of slight , but symmetrical figure ; of fair complexion , with clear blue eyes and dark hair ; her manner modest and retiring . She was devoted to her family and her domestic concerns . It needed the trying scenes by which . she was surrounded to develop the heroism which , in times more peaceful , might have been unmarked by those who knew

her most intimately . From her position on the look-out she saw the soldiers land from the ship , shoulder arms , and advance towards the meadow . In an instant she divined their purpose , and her resolution was taken . With a boy eight years old , whom she bade follow her at his utmost speed , .-he started off , determined to baffle the enemy and save the cattle at

the peril of her life . Down went the bars , and followed by the little boy , she ran to drive the herd to the open lot . The soldiers callel out repeatedly to her to desist , and threatened , if she elid not , to fire on her . " File away ! " cried the heroic woman . They fired . The balls flew quickly around her . The frightened cattle ran in every direction over the field .

1 his way ! " she called to the boy , nothing daunted ; "this way , Joe ! Head them there ! Slop them , Joe I Do not let one escape I " And iiot . one did escape ! The bullets fired by the cowardly British soldiers continued to whistle around her person . The little boy , paralyzed with terror , fell to the ground . She seized him by the arms , lifted him over the

fence , and herself drove the cattle into the barnyard . The assailants , baffled by the courage of a woman , and probably not daring , tor fear of the neighbours , to invade the farm-house , retraced their steps , and returned disappointed to the ship . All this scene passed in the sight of the officers of the Roebuck and the two prisoners . The agony of suspense

and fear endured by the husband and brother , when they saw the danger to which the wife exposed herself , may be better imagined than described . It may also be conceived how much they exulted in her triumph . The trial was heard on boarel the ship . The Tory witnessess were examined in due foim , and it was but too evident that the lives of the prisoners were in great

danger . A kind-hearted sailor sought an opportunity of speaking in private with Mr . fsrael , and asked him if he was a Freemason . The answer was in the affirmative . The sailor then informed him that a lodge was held on shipboard , and the officers who belonged to it were to meet to-night . The prisoners were called up before their judges , and

permitted to answer the accusation against them . Mr , Israel , in bold but respectful language , related his story and acknowledged his secret visit to Philadelphia , not in the character of a spy , but to carry relief to his suffering parent and her family . He also acknowledged having said , as was testified , that " he would rather give his cattle to Washington , or destroy the whole herd , than to

sell them for British gold . This trait of magnanimity might not have been so appreciated by the enemies of his country as to operate in his favour , but that , watching his opportunity , he made to the commanding officer the secret sign of Masonic brotherhood . The effect was instantly

observable . The officer ' s stern countenance softened , his change of opinion and that of the othei judges became evident , and after some further examination , the c . iurt was broken up . The informants , and those who had borne testimony against the prisoners , hung their heads in shame at the severe rebuke ot the court for their cowardly

Hannah Irwin Israel.

conduct in betraying and prefering charges against an honourable man , bound on a mission of love and duty to his aged mother . The aquitted prisoners were dismissed , loaded with presents of pins , handkerchiefs , and other articles not to be purchased at that time , for the intrepid wife , and were sent on shore in a splendid barge , as a mark of special honour from the officer in command . — LOSSING ' FIELD BOOK OK THE REVOLUTION .

A "Gentleman Mason."

A "GENTLEMAN MASON . "

I . It is not generally known that " Speculative Masons " were once called " Gentleman Masons . " The following catechism occurs in some of the old lectures of the last century : Q . What do you learn by being a Gentleman Mason ? A . Secrecy , Morality , and Good-Fellow-ship .

Q . What do you learn by being an Operative Mason ? A . Hew , Square , Mould Stone , Lay a Level , and Raise a Perpendicular : " Every Son of Hiram is a gentleman—he is a gentle-Mason—in the Masonic parlance of olden times . 2 . According to the Roman Law , " gensmen or gentlemen , were those only who had a family name , were born

of free parents , had no slave in their ancestral line , and had never been degraded to a lower rank . 3 . The following definitions of " a gentlemen" might well be applied to every genuine Mason : — " He that can enjoy the intimacy of the Great , and on no occasion disgust them by familiarity or disgrace himself by servility , proves that he is as perfect a Gentleman by

nature as his companions are by rank . ( Colton ) . "A Christian is God Almighty ' s Gentleman : a Gentleman in the vulgar , superficial way of understanding the word , is the Devil ' s Gentleman . But to throw aside these polished anel too current counterfeits for something valuable and sterling , the real Gentleman should be gentle in everything , at least in

everything that elepends on himself—in carriage temper , construction , aims , desires . He ought therefore , to be mild , cilm , quiet , even , temperate , not hasty in judgment , not exorbitant in ambition , not overbearing , not proud , not rapacious , not-oppressive ; for these things are contrary to gentleness . Many such gentlemen are . to be founel , I trust ; and many more would be were the true

meaning of the name borne in mind anel duly inculcated . " ( HARE . )" 4 . But when a man or brother in our Order of " the Level and the Square , " arrogates among " the Sons of Light " to himself the name of " a gentleman , " he deserves to be designated by an epithet , wherewith Thackeray called George IV ., who considered himself " the

greatest gentleman in Europe . " Such a brother ' s conduct becomes very offensive , and he may stand in need of being reminded of Tennyson ' s words ;—"The grand old name of gentleman Defamed by every charlatan . And soil'd with all ignoble use . " For " a real gentleman " will seldom or never make pretensions to gentility which is an airy and mere borrowed

thing from " dead men's dust and bones . " A worthy brother , therefore , will make his gentility by his affable manners , his courteous deportment , his superior education , and his general zealous Masonic conduct . 5 . And sometimes we may meet with ( perhaps ) a gentleman in the Roman sense , but who is what is commonly called " a gentleman of the four outs , " i . e . a vulgar upstart , without manners , without University education , without money , and without credit . —Australian Freemason

Masonic Diary For 1878.

MASONIC DIARY FOR 1878 .

"The Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar , Diary , and Pocket Book for 1878 " has just been issued by Mr . George Kenning , of 198 , Fleet-street , London . The matter is admirably arranged , and the information as to Masonic bodies and lodges in this country and throughout the world , is the most complete which has vet been

published . A full list is given of the office-bearers of the United Grand Lodges of England , of Scotland , and of Ireland , as well of the Provincial Grand Masters , District Giand Masters , and Grand Stewards . To facilitate reference the lodges are given in two lists , one according to their numbers , and the other under the names of the respective towns in which they meet . The names of the whole of the office-bearers in the Supreme Grand Chapter

of Royal Arch Masons and the list of Royal Arch Chap , tcrs follow , with the duplicate arrangements before noted . There is equally full information as to the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons , with the roll of lodges ; the Great Priory of the United Orders of the Temple and Malta of England and Wales , with the roll of preceptories ; and other Masonic orders , both in this country , on the Continent , and in America . —The Manchester Courier .

THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC . —The Balfe Scholarship of the Royal Academy of Music was competed for on Tuesday . The ; examiners were Mr H . C Banister , Mr . H . C Lunn , Mr . A . Randcgger , Dr . Stcggall , and the principal , Professor Macfarren . There were six candielates , and the scholarship was awarded to Percy Stranders . The Westmoreland Scholarship and Potter Exhibition were competed for the same day . For the Westmoreland ,

the examiners were Mr . J . F . Cox , Mr . H . C . Lunn , Mr . Walter Macfarren , Mr . A . Randeggcr , Dr . Stcggall , and the Principal . There were eighteen candidates , and the scholarship was awarded to Marian Williams ( re-elected ) . The Potter Exhibition , for which there were eight candidates , was awarded to F . W . Bampfylde . The examiners were Mr . H . C . Lunn , Mr . Walter Macfarren , Dr . Steggall , and th « Principal .