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in whii h , however , Arabi states he took no part ; the war w . is supported "both morally aed materially" by the Egyptian people , who " voluntarily offered themselves for eiilistm nt ' en masse' in the Army , " while " some individuals . supplied as much as 30 horses and 3000 arde ' os of grain . The trice rams ,-ind communications received at the Ministry of War from these benevolent patriots and from the . "overnorx -i the various provinces fully testify to the

truth of these statements ; so much so , that within the space of 30 da ) s an army of volunteers , numbering 100 , 000 men , with Soon horses , and 4000 mules , was supplied , the war . stores filled with provisions , and considerable sums of money flowed into the War Treasury . Such spirit of patriotism and such display of zeal on the part of the Egyptians has had no precedent in the history of Islam . Moreover , the Ulemas and notables of Cairo never ceased

for a moment to give us their moral support and advice on all occasions . " But we need not quote further , as the line of Arabi ' s defence must be clear enough already , and it is evident that , from his point of view , at all events , he had sufficient authority for his acts . OE the evidence collected by the Commision , of which Ismail Pacha Eyoub , himself a member of the Council of Defence at Cairo , was the President , we are told that it " was worse than useless from a

legal point of view . " Mr . Blunt , to whose efforts Arabi was principally indebted for obtaining the assistance of English counsel in making his defence , paid close on £ . 500 in obtaining a copy of it ; yet for all this Bro . Broadley's estimate of its value is the reverse of flattering . " Hearsay had been piled upon hearsay , opinion had been recorded upon opinion , impression had been asked for alter impression ; hut direct , reliable , trustworthy evidence there

was none . The accused had never been present at a single bearing of the witnesses against them ; no sort of crossexamination had taken place , nearly half the testimony consisted of letters written - in absentia' at the request of the Commission , and the administration of an oath had been consistently dispensed with . Some of these declarations , taken in different parts of Egypt , as far apart as Dan from Beersheba , agreed even to the most trivial word and minute

punctuation , and afforded a convincing proof of the circulation of a ' model' deposition . " Chapter xv . is entitled "The Battle of the Procedure Rules , " in which we are told that " November opened with the strongest indications , bjth on the part of M . Borelli and the Commission of Inquiry , that they were both anxious to escape , if possible , from the Procedure Rules , which they had agreed to on the part of the Government , and I had accepted

on behalf of our clients . " These indications were not long in making themselves apparent , for on the 2 nd of the month on going to the prison as usual , they were surprised to find the Commission in Session , although in virtue of the agreement , of which mention has already been made , they , ( Bros . Broadley and Napier ) " were entitled to be present at the further examination of witnesses . " One of the prisoners was entering the room at the time between a file of

aoldiers , and Bro . Broadley very naturally wanted to know what it all meant , and lodged a formal protest against what was being done . This resulted in a written compromise , which was duly signed , and when the incident was over the President of the Commission congratulated Bro . Broadley in the presence of his colleagues . Vet ten days later " the Commission was instructed " by Riaz Pacha to deny that they had cognizance either of this arrangement , or the first

agreement entered into by Borelli Bey on behalf of the Khedivial Gavernment . " Then followed various interruptions . " We asked , " writes Bro . Broadley , "to beallowed to see others amongst the prisoners whom we proposed to call as witnesses . Our request was met b y an abrupt refusal . We prayed with becoming humility for information as to the code by which our clients were to be tried . The answer was contained in two words , ' military law . ' We

applied for the summons of witnesses , but no reply of any surt was obtained . " At length , Arabi ' s counsel bethought themselves of writing a letter to the Times—see pp . 192-4 , and what was of still greater importance , the very evening it was written Lord Dul'fciin arrived in Cairo . This event , as might been expected , created very considerable excitement , especially in political circles , and was the cause of no litlle anxiety in the mind of the Khedive .

Yet , after an interview with his lordship on the nth November , during which he had the very fullest opportunity of staling his case , Bro . Broadley came to the conclusion that the . Nationalists need no longer despair of justice . But t .. c circumstances which immediately followed were very disquieting . The next day , which happened to the first of Moliunuin , 1300 , " the beginning of the fourteenth century of the He-gira " the Commission of Inquiry sent

the l-. nglish counsel a kind of decree " substituting an entirely new and original procedure for that agreed upon " between them and Borelli Bey . To this no other answer was permitted than to protest lirmly but respectfully against conditions totally at variance with the arrangements previously arrived at and bring the matter under Lord Dulferin ' s notice . The next day they were denied admittance to all their clients out Aiabi . At length on the iCth

November , the Commission resolved on doing something and elected to continue the examination of Ahmed _ Rifat Bey , ex-Secretary to the Nationalist Council of Ministers , whose statement in chapter xvii . with those of Yacoub Sami , Arabi ' s Under-Secretary , in chapter xviii ., and Sheikh AbJu in the next , go far towards substantiating the story of Arabi . The election was unfortunate , as Ahmed Kifat ' . s replies were very much to the point , showing , as

they did , that his conduct was in obedience to the orders of the Council of which the Pre ident of the Commission had been a member . The examination was continued on the following day , but the replies which the infinity evoked were so little to the taste of the President that the prisoner was at length dismissed and never after meddled with . The next incident in the preliminary investigation was the examination of Suleiman Sami , who had turned

approver , and confessed that he had burned down a part of the European quarter of Alexandria at the instance of Arabi ; but his statement , which was absolutely denied by Arabi , was never corroborated , and in the end he suffered death for the crime of which he had confessed himself guilty . It should be mentioned that in the chapters devoted to this portion of the inquiry

reference is made to Egyptian Masonry , Bro . Broadley stating that he received many valuable hints from unknown , but evidently Masonic . sources . At length , chielly tliioUjjn tlieullices ot Lord Dufferin , a kind of compromise was an ivtd at , which gave Arabi all his counsel considered they could ask , while it saved , at any rate as far as the a . Jueaiaiices were cencer . / ed , both the policy of England

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and the prestige of her protege . Under this arrangement Arabi and the other chief prisoners pleaded guilty ot rebellion , all the other charges against them being withdrawn . Sentence of death was passed upon them , but immediately afterwards commuted into one of perpetual exile from Egypt and its dependencies . Thus ended this important State trial , in which , whatever may be the merits of his case , Arabi showed to great advantage in comparison

with the Egyptian authorities . This brief resume of the principal portions of the narrative will g ive but a very imperfect idea of the able and effective manner in which it is told . We purposely and very naturally refrain from offering any opinion on the political deductions which Bro . Broadley is inclined to draw from the recent events in Egypt . These are beyond our province , nor have we in any

of our remarks done more than record thejprogress of events as described by the author . But setting aside the political aspect of the question , there cannot be the slightest doubt that Bro . Broadlcy's story of " How we Defended Arabi and his Friends , " is , as we said at the beginning , one of the most interesting , and at the same time one of the most agreeably-written books it has been our good fortune to read ; and as such we most cordially commend it to the notice of our readers .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

" " ^ « — .. — - VJ—275 ] THE NEW YORK MASONIC LIBRARY . In the New York Commercial Advertiser of October 27 th appears a note about the library of the Grand Lodge of New York which deserves a passing notice in this column . We congratulate the Grand Lodge of New York on having so valuable a collection , and rejoice to see that

exertions have been recently made to make it available for students and to catalogue its contents . But we are sorry the writer did not also give us a little more "indicia ? , " by which as students we could at once understand what the books he names really are . For instance , had he given us the title page of the the Latin work on " Sol _ omon | s Temple of 1604 , dedicated to K . Philip , " of Spain , written by

a learned Jesuit , we could at once inform our brethren alike of its worth and importance . There are "books and books , " and " editions and editions , " and as book collectors know well , much turns often on the printer and the title page . One of the best works on the Temple is by the well-known " Lamy , " and we should like much to know the name of the writer of the alleged work

of 1604 . So too as regards the old English work published about the beginning of the last century , " and which professes to give " a concurrent history of the Masonic Society or Society of Builders . " Under such' a general title we do not at once recognize the work , though we fancy we know all Masonic works published up to 1750 . It probably is a " Pocket Companion , " but

which "deponent" cannot with such an indistinct description profess to guess at or point to . And let me in conclusion give a friendly hint to all who write about Masonic books . Always impart to us the title page , and professed date , and printer ' s name . There are some Masonic works which have never yet been verified , there are some no doubt still unknown and hid away . But as in such "finds" we all stand on a common ground , so there ought to be no

holding back or petty feeling amongst us . We should always be as precise as we can in helping our Cosmopolitan little band of true students to understand what has been found , to realize what has been dragged out of the dust of years , to ascertain what has been verified , as it is thus and thus only we shall be able to prepare a full Masonic Bibliography , and advance the needful and useful study of Masonic History and Masonic Archaeology . MASONIC STUDENT .

276 ] LODGE , HISTORIES . I am anxious to collect copies of all the histories of lodges published ( distinct from bye-laws , & c . ) in Great Britain and Ireland . I once had the series well nigh complete , but sent a number afterwards to friends of mine , who wanted them . Copies may be reported to me , and also the cost thereof , or , if not for sale , then I shall be reciprocate in any way possible . The following list exactly represents those I have . W . J . HUGHAN . Address—Grosvenor House , Torquay .

Lodge of Emulation , 21 ... ( 1 S 72 ) Brackstone Baker . N . and E . Yorkshire , & c . ( 1 S 6 S ) Dr . j . Pearson Bell . Berks and Bucks ( 1 S 71 ) William Biggs . St . John's Lodge , 221 ... ( 1 SS 1 ) G . P . Brockbank . Anchor & Hope Lodge , 37 ( 1 S 82 ) G . P . Brockbank and J . Newton . Province of Worcester ... fiSSi ) A . Brown .

Lodge of Tranquillity , 1 S 5 ( 1 S 74 ) John Constable . St . George's Lodge , 242 ( 1 SS 1 ) William Delaney . Lodge of Relief , 42 ... ( 1 SS 3 ) Edward A . Evans . Prince of Wales Lodge , 259 ( 1 S 76 ) Thomas Fenn . Sussex & Howard Lodge , 56 ( 1 SS 3 ) Thomas Francis . Atholl Lodges , & c . ... ( 1 S 79 ) Robert Freke Gould Four Old Lodges , & c . ... ( 1 S 79 ) Robert Freke Gould

Freemasonry in Canterbury ( 1 SS 0 ) John R . UaU . Freemasonry in Oxfordshire ( 1 SS 2 ) Edward L . Hawkins Imperial George Lodge , 7 S ( 1 S 71 J ) Samuel Hewitt . FreemasonryiiiLeircster , & c . ( iS 7 < j ) William Kelly . Lodge of Edinburgh and Grand Lodge of Scotland ( 1 S 73 ) D . Murray Lyon . Lodge of Antiquity , 146 ... ( 1 SS 2 ) James Newton .

r reemasonry in Devonshire ( 1 S 76 ) Walter U . Rogers . York Lodge and Grand Lodge of all England ... ( 1 S 75 ) J . Todd & W . Cowling . Lodge of Unity , 1 S 3 ... ( 1 SS 1 ) George W . Spcth . Lodge of Kelso , 5 S ... ( 1 S 7 S ) W . Frederick Vernon . St . Mary ' s Lodge , 63 ... ( 18 S 3 ) F . A . Winsor , George Kelly , and W . Ilollinworth .

277 ] PETER STHAEL . Can any student throw light upon this worthy , who ii said to have been contemporary with Sir Christopher Wren at Oxford , and whom old Anthony A . Wood terms "the noted chemist and Rosicrucian , Peter Sthael , of Strasburgh " ? This was about 1 O 60 . MASONIC STUDENT .

Board Of Benevolence.

BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .

For the first time under the Revised Constitutions the Lodge of Benevolence met on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall , as the Board of Benevolence . Bro . Joshua Nunn , President , occupied the President ' s chair ; Bro . James Brett , Senior Vice-President , took the Senior Vice-President ' s chair ; and Bro . Charles A . Cotlebrune

who was elected at last Grand Lodge as Junior Vice-President , took his chair as Junior Vice-President . The other brethren present were Bros . H . G . Buss , Assistant Grand Secretary ; A . A . Pendlebury . W . Dodd , G . P . Britten , H . A . Collington , H . McPherson , Henry Garrod , John Noble , Charles Dairy , Geo . P . Gillard , Thos . Cull , W . H . Perryman , Charles Frederick Hogard , R .

James Vincent , A . Bryant , John H . Hale , J . Warren , Alfred C . Spaull , A . Holman , F . Foxley , J . H . Matthews , C . J . Perceval , Thomas Grummant , F . W . Ramsey , M . D ., Thos . Gardiner , G . Bolton , E . Good , W . G . Batchelor , A . Nicols , A . H . Lilley , W . Biggs , E . White , W . Bristow , A . J . Graham , H . W . Alford , John J . Pakes , W . Ulingenstein , Albert Escott , Robert lohn Holloway , H . A . Lovett , Alfred

Savill Tomkins , E . Standerf , Dick Radclyffe , H . A . Pratt , S . Pownceby , W . Goodchild , H . Carter , H . Sadler , Grand Tyler ; and H . Massey { Freemason ) . The brethren first confirmed recommendations made at last meeting to the amount of £ 350 . The new list contained the names of 34 petitioners , of whom 14 were from the London district . Only one out of all the cases was

deferred . The brethren in the course of a more than four hours ' sitting relieved the other 33 cases with a total of £ 775 . This was composed of one grant of £ 50 ( £ 50 ); six grants of £ < j o each ( £ 240 ); seven of £ 30 each ( £ 210 ) , one of £ 25 ( £ 25 ); nine of £ 20 each ( £ 1 S 0 ); two of £ 15 each ( £ 30 ); two of £ 10 each ( £ 20 ); three of £ 5 each ( £ 15 ) j one of 4 , 3 ( £ 3 ) J and one of £ 2 ( £ 2 ) .

Dedication Of A New Masonic Hall At Goole.

DEDICATION OF A NEW MASONIC HALL AT GOOLE .

On the 14 th inst . a lodge of emergency of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire was held at Goole for the purpose of enabling the W . Dep . P . G . M ., Bro . T . W . Tew , J . P ., to dedicate the new Masonic Hall in the Booth Ferry-road to Freemasonry . There was a large attendance of brethren from Bradford , Leeds , Wakefield , Sheffield

Pontefract , Howden , Hull , and several other towns in the West Riding . The lodge having been opened by Bro . E . Gooderidge , W . M ., Provincial Grand Lodge was received in due form , and the ceremony of dedication was proceeded with . Towards the conclusion of the ceremony the W . Deputy P . G . M . delivered an oration on Freemasonry , in the course of which he alluded to the Brotherhood , the importance of

the ceremonial they had that day observed , and the prosperous condition of the Craft . He also said that the progress of the Aire and Calder Lodge , Goole , was the progress of the growth of the town and port of Goole . In touching on the progress of Goole , first of all he said the population of the town in 1 S 11 was 348 ; in 1821 , 450 ; and in 1 SS 1 , 12 , 000 . The Aire and Calder navigation was opened in 17 S 7 , the canal in 1 S 26 , and the Lancashire and

Yorkshire Railway in 1 S 4 S . The trade was represented by upwards of 2000 vessels , and the tonnage now passing through the canal , arriving or departing from Goole , 400 , 000 tons annually . The canalization scheme of the Aire and Calder Navigation Company of the Lower Ouse , for which application will be made to Parliament in the ensuing session , was a mighty scheme for a deep sea channel , by which larce vessels

could reach the ocean from Goole , or from the ocean to Goole at one tide , and when carried out would make Goole the most important port of the West Riding ; and should they live to see the year A . D . 2000 , Goole would in all probability have a population of 50 , 000 inhabitants . The warrant of constitution of the Aire and Calder Lodge was signed by the Duke of Sussex , 2 Gth March , 1839 . Its original number on the roll of Grand Lodges was 672 .

altered in 1 SG 3 to No . 45 S , and it was to meet on the second Friday in every month . It met for the first time at the Lowther Hotel , 12 th July , 1839 , Bro . Charles T . Jacques being the first W . M ., Kd . Clay the S . W ., and Chas . Kay the J . W . On October 14 th , 1 S 41 , the Lodge was consecrated by Bro . Chas . Lee , the Deputy Prov . Grand Master of West Yorks , and who from 1 S 23 to his death in 1 S 64 , administered the affairs of that province

with amazing ability and diligence . It was on that first visit of the Prov . Grand Lodge to Goole that an address of welcome was drawn up to H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of England , on the occasion of his visit to York . A complimentary memorial was also considered for presentation to the Earl of Mexborough , the first Prov Grand Master of West Yorkshire . On 28 th June , 1 S 43 , the Aire and Calder Lodge took a prominent part in

lavinethe foundation-stone of St . John ' s Church at Goole . On November 24 th , 1 S 4 S , the lodge took its warrant to the Sidney Hotel , where he ( the speaker ^ made its acquaintance in 1863 . In July , 1 S 65 , the Prov . Grand Lodge again assembled under the Air and Calder banner in the Scientific Hall , P . M . Hunter being the W . M ., Bro . Bentley Shaw , th ; D . P . G . M ., acting on behalf of the Right Hon . the Earl De Grey and Ripon as Prov . Grand Master . The lodr / e then

entered into a subscription to the Boys' Masonic School to commemorate the visit , when the three chairs were endowed with votes . In 1875 they had two votes for the male annuitants , one for widows , eighteen for the Boys ' School , and two for the Girls ' . In that year they had 57 members . In the year 1 S 81 they had 20 votes for the male annuitants , five for widows , 105 for the Boys ' , and 10 for the Girls' Institution , and they had at that time 52 members .

1 he lodge had contributed to the Masonic Charities more or less annually , and the heartiest acknowledgments of Prov . Grand Lodge were due to them for the performance of those acts of charity and benevolence . Prov . Grand Lod ^ e on 6 th July , 1 S 70 , was again invited to Goole . Bro . H . F . Ward was the W . M ., and then Prov . Grand Pursuivant , but now deceased . The late Deputy Prov . Grand

Master again presided at that summer gathering of the Craft , and the Aire and Calder Lodge gave the members of the Prov . Grand Lodge an opportunity of seeing the Ouse near Goole , a steamer being chartered for a short trip on the river . On January 13 th , 1 S 71 , the bye-laws were revised and the initiation fee amended , in accordance with the regulations of Grand Lodge . Thelodge being determined to transfer its warrant to private rooms , it was removed