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But , my brother , I think you must be made in a different way ; for it seems to me that you can have but one eye to look at your own side of a question and one ear to take in one version of a history . Whilst you have tongues , as many in number as the leavesof a tree , and hands to hold pens as numerous as are

the legs of the father of centipedes . These tongues and these pens you use to spread your -own ideas , which are not always as indisputable as were those of Suliman Ben Davuad . 1 take for example what you and your correspondent says about my country having no dependencies .

Your friend says " Morocco is an Empire , and I was not aware had any dependencies . " What words of foolishness are these ? 1 might as well write England is an Empire , and therefore has no dependencies . My Grand Master and Brother , Sidi Stewart Patterson , did not mean what your friend in his innocence of the geography of these

parts supposes ' he did . He did not mean that the Spanish presidios of 'Mclilla and Ceuta , or the negro city of Timbuctoo , were dependencies of my country . But the dependencies to which he referred are those cities , countries , & c , known as Taroudant , Aghadir , Draha , Figuig , Tafililt , & c , & c , which are as

much dependencies of the two great central kingdoms , Maraksh and Fas , which form the heart of the Empire , as are any of the possessions of the British Empire whose centre is found in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . 1 remain my dear Brother , fraternally yours ,

ABDASLAM BENARAIS . M . M . and Junior Warden of the Lodge AI Moghreb al Aksa . Tangier , 24 th day of 2 nd Tumad , A . H ., 1299 .

" DAVIS . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In yourissueof last week , you inform the world , in a short paragraph , that a brother who , like myself , rejoices in the Welsh patronymic " Davis , " and whose

Godfathers and Godmothers , in their wisdom , thought fit to give him Christian names , commencing with initial letters identical with my own ( " R . R . " ) , was recently elected a member of the " United Wards Club . " Several of my acquaintances have , not very unnaturally , supposed that I am the " Bro . I-. R . Davis" upon whom this honour has

been conferred . As 1 have not the pleasure of knowing my worthy namesake , and do not wish to rob him of his laurels , having never previously heard of this club , I venture to ask you to to insert this letter .

I am , dear sir and Brother , very faithfully and fraternally yours , R . R . DAVIS , P . M . 25 G , 1 S 51 , and 1 S 92 , / ,. No . 7 . Carey-street , Lincoln ' s Inn , and Wallington , Surrey . 23 rd May , 18 S 2 .

THE GIRLS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL-A CORRECTION . To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — 1 notice that in your editorial remarks upon the Girls' School Festival , that you put down the contribution

sent up by Derbyshire as £ 449 16 s . This you will perceive , by adding up the list which appeared in your issue of the 13 th , should be £ 459 iGs . I am , dear Sir and Brother , faithfully and fraternally yours PERCY WALLIS , VV . M . S 50 .

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO THE GIRLS ' SCHOOL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you kindly allow me through your valuable paper to call the attention of those brethren who have had

the pleasure of meeting Bro . Weber , the Assistant Secretary to the Girls' School , to the fact that that worthy brother resigns his office at the end of next month , on the advice of his doctor , in consequence of his having contracted lung disease , and that there is no hope of his recovery unless by taking a long voyage to Australia , which he is about to do . 1 hope that the services of Bro . Weber

will not be forgotten , more especially by the House Committee of the Girls' School , who , I believe , have it in their power to reward agood and faithfulservant | by gran ting to our brother , if not a twelve months' salary in advance , at least six months , to assist him in paying his passage , and obtaining those little comforts so necessary to a sick person on a long voyage . Yours fraternally , VV . A . VV .

HIRAM'S TOMB . To the Editor of thc "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Thelastpartof " Picturesque Palestine , Sinai , and Egypt" ( Virtue and Co ) , contains a description of the tomb

of Hiram , which must be interesting to all Masons . Ihe . explorer writes : •"The ride to Hiram ' s tomb may be accomplished from Ras el Ain as easily as from Tyre , following the lines of the _ aqueduct for two miles , then turning towaids the hills , which here rise very gradually from thc plain . Hiram ' s

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tomb , Kabi Hiram , as it is called , is by far the most interesting relic of Tyre left intact , and is very near the little village of Hanawieh . It stands slightly retired from the brow of the uplands , close by the wayside , cornfields behind it and a quiet orchard ground in front . Whether it be the tomb of the great Phoenician monarch or not there is no possibility of proving . One argument for its great

antiquity is its extreme simplicity , and its dissimilarity from any sepulchral structure of the Greek age . "The tomb of Hiram , for so we love to believe it as call it , is a grand massive sarcophagus , laid on a massive megalithic pedestal of dressed limestone , but without any trace of the Phoenician or Jewish bevell , standing in solitary desolation , and commanding the sea and

that city of Tyre over which Hiram ruled . The pedestal is composed of three courses of great sto-ies , more than twelve feet by eight , and six feet thick . The third course is still thicker , and projects over the others . On this is placed the great sarcophagus , hollowed out for the body ; and over it still remains the lid , slightly pyramidial in form , a single block twelve feet long by five feet thick . Immediately behind the tomb two flights of steps have

recently been opened out , and evidently are coeval with it , and leading to a vaulted chamber , not under but exactly behind the mausoleum . This was cleaned out and examined by Renan , but no trace of inscription or indication of its ourpose or date discovered . The explorer states that this is the Hiram who supplied the architect , the workmen , and manv of the materials for the temple . " It is difficult , perhaps , to make this account lit in with the Masonic tradition of Hiram ' s burial . But it is well to

remember that traditions become very much distorted by time . Tradition , however , states that Solomon gave the body of Hiram a magnificent sepulchure , and the description of this tomb confirms it . If it is not the tomb of our Master it may be that of his father . At any rate it is a piece of antiquity' associated with the building of the temple , and , therefore , of deep interest to the Fraternity . It would not be an expensive business to bring the

sarcophagus to this country . A national Masonic subscription would supply the funds . [ This extract appeared in the " Freemasons' Magazine and Masonic Mirror , " and was answered b y our learned and lamented Bro . E . A . Shaw . The tomb is the tomb of Hiram the King , not of Hiram the Builder . —ED . l . M . ' ] Yours & c , RICHARD BENNETT , P . M . 1299 . Liverpool .

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WOLLF's LITERARISCHER SCHATZGRABER . KOSSLINGSCHE BUCHHANDLUNG . Gustav Wollf . Leipsic . This is a remarkable collection of Masonic , Rosicrucian , Illuminati , Jesuit , Templar , and Chivalric works put out by Gustav Wollf , of Leipsic , and made still more remarkable by a trilingual introduction and by trilingual notes of our Bro . Findel , also of Leipsic . So far , these parts have

appeared down to Marbach , ( the other parts are rapidly completing ) , No . GSo , and we note many works valuable to the Masonic student and critic , and important for the Masonic collector and bookworm , while they are still more needful for many libraries , which , so far , are only in an inchoate state . Some of the works mentioned are now rare , and costly to obtain in London , but unless sold can be

procured either through Williams and Norgate , or some other foreign bookseller , at comparatively reasonable prices . We recommend all our readers who interest themselves in such matters to write direct to Gustav Wollf , bookseller , Leipsic , who will be ready to answer their queries and meet their wishes . The present editor of the catalogue has merely taken the idea of Kloss' famous " Bibliographic , " fee

¦ , as the dominant factor of his catalogue , and we gladly welcome such a very careful and valuable contribution to Masonic bibliography in 1 SS 2 . May Bro . Findel ' s notes enhance its correctness and attest its value , and wc feel sure that both in England and America Masonic Dry-as-dusts ' and Masonic bibliomaniacs will greet it heartily and peruse it carefullv .

thanking the publisher , and admiring the spirit of literary activity , as well as a taste for Masonic archaeology , which have determined and illustrate this valuable , useful , and expert publication . We propose in a second review to call attention to some of the rarer works . Of course , as all Masonicbookcollectorsknow . alargeportionof foreign Masonic literature is taken up with controversial works relating to

the Jesuits , the Illuminati , and the High Grades , and the Strict Observance , and the disputes and debates arising out of such peculiar claims and such conflicting schools . To our English Masonic Students a large proportion of such works is comparatively worthless , and utterly uninteresting , owing to the lapse of time , and other obvious reasons . Indeed , the names , even of the greater part of similar works which Kloss's careful industry enumerated , and later

writers have alluded to , are unknown to English Masonic Students . And , on the other hand , many German and foreign works of value , like the tractate of Karl Heimsch , alluded to a week or so ago , have remained unknown for the most part to English readers . Therefore the value of such a collection for Masonic criticism and bibliography is very great , and we hope this catalogue will be carefully studied by the expert and the reading Mason .

THE BLUE . This " serial" of the scholars of Christ ' s Hospital is worth perusal and deserves encouragement . We have before noticed it with approval , and are pleased to do so again , and hope that its circulation may prove considerable . " A Ride to Pekin , " and " Pernambuco , " are amusing and original , and for those who still like a " Vulgus , " as it used to be termed in an old school of famous memory , we append two very good ones -.

—J . Ll . to J . D . VV . Nos infelices ]! post prandia venimus illic : Sustulit heu ! gelidum mensa superba cibum . Sic hospes , parvam postquam conspexerat Evam , " Ista habet in nostra corde puella locum , "

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Translation . Your boys came later than their host could wish , And found " cold comfort " in a " lordly dish , " But little Eva , with her smiling face , Found in my heart a warm and welcome place .

. J . D . W . to J . Ll . fences puen , quorum incorruptior aetas Vix sentit , gelidus sit caleatne cibus . Nos quoque felices , nostrae si contigit Evac , Cum Pho . bo et Musis , cor habitare tuum .

Reply . Happy is boyhood ! Much it heedeth not Whether the food it gets is cold or hot . And happy we since our own child hath part ( With Phoebus and thc Muses ) in my heart .

SUMMER TOURS IN SCOTLAND . —Official Guide-Glasgow to the Highlands . David Mac Brayne , 119 , Hope-street , Glasgow . Notwithstanding the opening up of innumerable watering places and centres of attraction in the United Kingdom , by the penetration of the iron horse into districts which until lately have been literally " Rambles bevond Raihvavs . "

the attractions of the Northern Tour remain undiminished , and the glorious scenery of Scotland finds yearly more and more admirers . From Glajgow to the Highlands is a right " Royal Route , " and the official guide published by Messrs . David Mac Brayne will be found a perfect vade mecum of information to the traveller who takes that route . As a rule , we do not care to follow " official guides " when l bent

on peasure , but as this is throughout a sea trip , or rather a combination of sea , liver , and canal , the advantage of "sticking to your ship " is obvious . A carefully executed bird ' s-eye view of the whole district , with numerous coloured illustrations of places of interest on the way , render this guide attractive to others beside intending tourists , and will , no doubt , draw the attention of many this year to the beauties of Scottish scenery .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

1 ] " ANCIENT MASONIC MEDAL . A friend has shown me a curious old silver jewel , of which 1 give a description . The shape is as of old Mark jewels ( diamond shaped ) , and about two inches long on each side . Obverse—Within a pear-shaped border , the All-Seeing eye , from which are issuing tears . The eye is surrounded by clouds . Below is a pair of compasses

opened to an angle of ninety degrees , within whicli are enclosed a pair of pillars , surmounted b y globes , and standing on a Masonic pavement , on which are also three burning tapers , the open Bible , and two square stones . Above the lights are the sun and moon , over a square ; on the sides of the compasses are two mallets , seven stars , a ladder of three steps , and hand holding a

p lumb line . Outside the border , at fhe corners of the jewel , are the level , p lumb , and the monogram I . H . S . Reverse —( within a similar border)—a blazing sun , below which is an arch and two pillars ; below the keystone of the arch is a tetragrammoton . Between the pillars an altar stands on three stones , lettered H . Z . 1 . respectively ; above the altar is a circular disc , with the letters J . H . T . L . thereon ; at the foot of the altar is a coffin . By the side of the coffin stands a knight in armour , with a sword

upraised , and at his feet are a skull and cross bones ; behind him is a cross planted in the ground . On the other side of the coffin is a , cock , at the edge of a tesselated pavement . Outside the border are an ark , square , and compasses , and letter G . ; and in exergue , in two lines , " Lodge No . 410 . " The jewel is pierced at the top corner , and was worn suspended to a ribbon one and a quarter inches wide , striped

alternately with purple and scarlet . My own impression , in whicli 1 am confirmed by Bro . Hughan , who has seen the jewel , is , that it is a member's jewel , or medal , of the York Lodge ( now No . 23 G ) , which , according to Bro . Gould ' s " Four Old Lodges , " was numbered 410 from 17 S 1 to 1791 . If 1 am correct in this impression , the age of the jewel will therefore be from go to 100 years . Three other old En _ r-

hsh lodges have , however , borne this number—vide " Four Old Lodges" and Hughan's" Masonic Memorials" —viz .: Cornubian Lodge , Launceston , in 17 69 , since extinct . Lodge of Perfect Union , Leghorn , in 1775 , since extinct . Marine Lodge , Calcutta , 1 S 14 to 1 S 32 . From the fact of the Knights Templar emblems on the

reverse , coupled with the fact that the Templar Degree , according to Bro . Hughan , was worked in York in the Redemption Chapter of Knights Templar , under Grand Master Dunckerley , in 1793 , and that it was also worked as early as 1779 , under Grand Lodge of all England , at York , I think there can be no doubt of its identity as a member's jewel of the York Lodge . JAMES NEWTON .

2 ] THE MASONS' COMPANY . Is there any brother who can b y any means obtain permission as an expert to study the early minutes of this Company , which , I believe , only date from after the fire of London ? So far , many attempts have been made , but in vain . I remember seeing in the Freemason some time

HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —In cases of general debility , mental deprcs . sion , and nervous irritability there is no medicine which operates so like a charm as these famous Pills . They purifv the blood , soothe and strengthen the nervous svstem . gi . c tone to the stomach , elevate the spirits , and , in fact , make the patient sensible of a tot al and most doightful revolution in his whole system . They may be commended most uureservedlv the best famil

as very y medicine in existence . Though so powerfully cllicacious , they are singularly mild in their operation , and might be given with perfect confidence to delicate women and young children . They contain not a grain of mercury or any other noxious substance , a ' nd cannot do harm . Delicate females and all persons of sedentary habits will ( ind tliesu Pills a blessing . —[ Auvr . j

back some furnished extracts , which illustrated certain points as far as they went , but then they were only secondhand ; and though I , for one , do not doubt either their correctness or reality , it would surely be well to trace the testimony of an expert Masonic student . Many well-known names might be mentioned in respect of possible searchers of the greatest moment . ALPHA .