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TESTIMONIAL to Bro . THOMAS POORE , P . M ., P . Z ., P . M . ( Mark ) , P . W . C . N . ( Ark Mariners ) , P . T . I . M . ( Cryptic Degrees ) , 18 , & c . IN consideration of the long services devoted to the cause of Masonry in its various grades by this highlyesteemed brother , and in recognition of his abilities as an energetic and courteous Preceptor , the undermentioned brethren have kindly placed their names on the Committee , and have subscribed the following sums : — £ s . d . W . Bro . Alfred Williams , P . M . ( Chairman ) ... 550 V . W . Bro . D . P . Cama , P . G . Treas . ( Vice-Chairman ) 5 5 ° V . W . Bro . H . B . Marshall , J . P ., P . G . Treas . ... 550 W . Bro . Baron de Fenieres , P . G . D 5 5 o „ Majpr G . Lambert , F . S . A ., P . G . S . B . 550 George Kenning , P . G . D . Middx . ... 55 ° „ G . Lilley , P . M 5 S o ., W . R . Palmer , P . M 5 5 0 „ T . C . Walls , P . P . G . S . B . Middx . ... 2 , 3 o „ H . J . Lardner , P . P . G . Org . Surrey ... 220 „ J . L . Marher , A . G . D . C 1 1 o „ C . F . Matier , P . G . Std . Br 1 1 o „ T . Cubitt , P . G . P 1 1 o „ H . Lovegrove , P . P . G . S . of Wks . Middx . 1 1 o „ F . Bennett , W . M I 1 o „ Captain J . E . Anderson , P . M 1 1 o „ G . Graveley , P . M I I 0 ,, E . Storr , P . M I 1 o „ T . Clarke , P . M I I o „ C . Slater , P . M 1 I o „ H . H . Shirley , M . A ., P . M 1 1 o „ R . B . Bryant , P . M 1 1 0 „ J . Voisey , P . M ' ... 1 1 o „ G . W . Marsden , jun ., P . M 110 „ C . Pulman , P . M o 10 6 „ G . Allen , P . M o 10 6 The above form the Committee . The Cama Ledge 5 5 o W . Bro . Mildred , P . M . ' . 1 1 0 „ Vincent , P . M o 10 o Cheques and P . 0 . 0 . may be made payable to Bro . H . J . Lardner ( Hon . Treas . ) , St . Clement ' s House , Clementlane , E . C . Brethren desirous of co-operating with the Committee are requested to communicate by letter with Bro . T . C . Walls ( Hon . Sec ) , East Temple Chambers , E . C .

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To Correspondents.

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BRO . SPIEGEL ' S MOTION . —We have received further letters on this subject ; but as the demands on our space are unusually heavy , and as it is everywhere recognised throughout the Craft that Bro . M . Spiegel , P . M . 188 , did a graceful act most gracefully when he withdrew his motion with reference to the approaching Silver Wedding day of the Prince and Princess of Wales in favour of that proposed by Bro . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M ., we trust cur correspondents will understand why it is we have lound ourselves compelled to omit them .

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Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in aspirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] THE GRAND TREASURERSHIP . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother ,

I am desirous of correcting an impression which prevails amongst some bie hren , that Bro . A . Barrield , whom I had the honour to nominate for the office of Grand Treasurer , is a provincial man . This is a misconceptiom 1 he brethren who requested me to nominate him are all members of London lodges , and it is from their long ac quaintance with Bro , Barfield as a London brother , and

their knowledge , that nearly , if not all the services he has rendered to the Masonic Charities , have been in connection with the London lodges only , that they have put him for ^ ward for the office of Grand Treasurer . It is true Bro Barrield was initiated in the Medina Lodge , West Cowes , but he was only for a very short time a subscribing member , until within the iast seven years he resumed his connection with that lodge , having then taken a residence

in the neighbourhood of Fareham . In the Province of Hampshire Bro . Barrield has woiked with the same energy as in London , and his services have been recognised by having Provincial Grand honours conferred on him . Doubtless , he will receive much support from the province , but we trust , as a London brother , to secure for him success at the forthcoming election , —I am yours faithfully and fraternally , GEORGE READ , P . M . 511 , 1767 . & c .

CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I read with interest your report of the annual supper of the Clapton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1365 , in last week's issue , and with the remarks made by Bro . Finch 1 entirely agree . He alluded to the great assistance

which the three Charities receive from Benevolent Associations , and suggested that the Secretaries of these Associations ( who are often the founders , and certainly those on whom a very large amount of work falls ) should receive some recognition of their services . I notice that he suggests that they should be made Life-Subscribers or Life-Governors . I would add another suggestion , that

permission be granted them to wear a special Charity Jewel as an outward and visible recognition of services rendered for the good ot Freemasonry . As this matter has been opened in your columns I have taken the opportunity of writing you , hoping this may come under the notice of some able and influential brother who will interest himself in it . —Yours fraternally , A MEMBER OF A BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION . December 19 th .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

757 ] BRO . SADLER'S WORK . In Bro . Sadler ' s "Masonic Facts and Fictions , " Ihere are very many interesting references to the "Ancients , " extracts from their Records , & c , one being relative to the Petition of that Body to Lord George Sackville "to accept the Chair . " The reply was to this effect , that " He was engaged to attend his father , the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , and was inform'd that the Grand Lodge of

Ireland has lately chosen him Grand Master ; and that upon his return to England he would accept the Chair , or recommend them to another nobleman . " This was on April ist , 1752 , and Bro . Sadler remarks thereon , " The Sackville incident reads very much like truth , but as 1 cannot find his lordship's name on any list of Grand Masters of Ireland , I presume he was misinformed on that point . . .

Lord George ' s father was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland at the time mentioned . " 1 am inclined myself to believe ihat Lord Sackville was Grand Master of Ireland , though it is quite correct , as Bro . Sadler states , his lordship ' s name is not in any list of Grand Masters for that country . As a matter of fact , no list is fully reliable , for the Records are not preserved for the period in question , so it is Quite

DOSsible his name was not thereon when the roll of Grand Masters was compiled . At all events , I find there was a work printed in 1751 , entitled " Answer to the Pope ' s Bull , " Dublin , which was " Dedicated to Lord Sackville , G . M . " by Bernaid and Clarke , the Deoication being dated September 191 b .. 1 his looks as if his lordship had really been elected , as his letter declares , and leads me to believe that he was G . M . of Ireland . W . J . HUGHAN .

AN INDESCRIBABLE TOMB . —Mumtaz-i-Mahal , or exalted of the Palace , was playing at cards one day with her husband , the Emperor Shan Jehan , when she asked him what he would do if he survived her . The Emperor fondly promised to build her a tomb that should hand down her name through all the ages , and be the admiration ot the world . The Empress died two hours

after giving bnth to a daughter , on July iSth , 1631 . Whilst dying , she reminded the Emperor of the piomised tomb . According to Tavetnier , 2 o , uoo workmen laboured for 22 yeais on the edifice . It consists of a central mausoleum , whose octagonal basis is 186 feet in diameter , surmounted by a great dome and pointed spire , crowned by a crescent . Otthetwo wings , one is a splendid mosque ,

the other an imitation mosque , to preserve the harmony of the edifice . But no mere description can give an idea of the complexity and intricacy with which the whole design is worked out . The interior is a marvel of decorative workmanship ; the pure white marble walls are relieved with coloured marble wreaths and scrolls , and there is a lav . sh display of richly-fretted stone-work

, and rare in-laid work of agate and jasper and other precious stones , Hooded with the soft light that mellows through a double screen of pierced marble . beneath the dome are the tombs of tne Emperor and his wife , enclosed in a marble trellis-work . Shah Jehan intended to have built a second Taj on theotherside ot the Jumna , and to have united the two with a bridge of fairy-like beauty ; but

his schemes were cut short by his dethronement by his son Aurungzebe , and his subsequent imprisonment in the palace at Agra . Dr . Russell records how a lady said of the l ' aj , "I cannot criticise , but I can tell you what I tecl . I would die to-morrow to have such a tomb . " And he adds , ' Holy and profane men , prosers , and practical people , all write of the Taj in the same strain . You can no more describe it ,

however , than you can describe Constantinople . Here are some of the utterances of those who have seen it : " Too pure , too huly to be the work of human hands ; " "A poem in marble ; " "The sigh of a broken heart ;" " Poetic marble arrayed in eternal glory ; " "The inspiration is from heaven , the execution worthy of it ; " "lha marble ' Queen of Sorrow , ' which has power to dim every eye . "—From Cities of the World for December ,