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the obliquity of fche street ; which , under fche desire fco make all the spase available , has had some influence on the plan of the west end of the building . The style is Geometrical . The nave is divided from the aisles and chancel by clustered p iers and moulded stone arches . The arch of the chancel is adorned with corbel shafts of coloured stone and marble . The roofs are of good pitch , divided iufco bays by moulded

principals , with arched braces , stained and varnished . The church is lighted by traceried windows ; those on the north and south of three lights , that to the west of five lights , and to the east of four lights each . These have been filled with stained diaper glass , designed to obstruct the vieAv of adjoining houses . The church is seated throughout Avith open stall seats . The capitals in the nave and the corbel shafts of fche chancel are ornamented AA * ith foliage of various kinds , carved in stone .

A neiv church and burial-ground have been consecrated at Lumley , Durham , by the bishop of the diocese . The church has been much needed for many years past ; and has been erected chiefly through the exertions of the Eev . J . Dodd . The cost of the church , including , boundary-wall , & c , is aboufc £ 1300 . It is of the Decorated period of Gothic architecture , and consists of toAver and spire , north porch , nave , chancel , aud vestry . It is fitted up with open seats , and has an open timber roof ; the Ai'hole of fche woodwork being stained and varnished in imitation of oak .

Four stained glass windows , the gift of Sir Henry and Lady Dymoke , of Scrivelsby Court , have recently been inserted in Wood Ederby Church ( Horncastle ) . Three of these windows are of early Decorated Style . Each has a < xi-CA * . lav opening in the tracery - , aud they ave filled with richly-coloured stained glass , the Avork of Lady Dymoke , an amateur painter in this art . Each of the principal lights

contains a ribbon on a Avhite ground with gold edges , and lined alternately with ruby and blue , and on them are written various texts . These are worked into a back-ground composed of Early Decorated quarries , with oak leaves similar in design fco Merton College , Oxford ; and a line of coloured glass surrounds each light . On the round openings of the tracery are the monograms I . H . S ., X . P . C ., and a broken

chalice on a book , with wine spilling , being the emblem of Sfc . Benedict , the patron saint of the church . The fourth window is that of fche east chancel , and is also decorated . It consists of three lights and three quatrefoils in fche tracery . The centre lighfc shoivs our Savioar after His resurrection appearing to Mary Magdalene ; the figure stands in a halo of glory in a vesica piscis form , with the

left hand pointing to Mary . ( John , xx . 17 . ) On the righthand lighfc is the figure of Mary Magdalene , kneeling to our Lord , and resting her baud on the " pot of ointment ;" aud on the left an angel clothed in Avhite , sitting at the entrance of the empty sepulchre . This window also derives

interest from tbe ornamental portion of it , m rich foliage , being in a great proportion the work of Lady Dymoke . A window on the south side of St . James ' s Church , Gvavesend , has been recently filled Avith stained glass , presented by the Rev . H . Hutchinson SAvinny , Principal of Cuddesdou College , Oxford , as a memorial to several of his deceased relatives , The two loAver openings of the window

are occupied by a representation of our Lord in the tomb of Lazarus ; tbe sisters Martha and Mary kneeling at the feet of their Saviour , who points to heaven . Above , on a scroll , is inscribed , " I am the resurrection and the life . " Within the quartrefield openining in the head is the " Agnus Dei , " encircled by the croAi'n of thorns ; the points of a foliated cross shoAving behind .

The new schools lately erected afc Tipton , Staffordshire , have been formally opened . The erection is of a plain character , and the material used is red and blue brick . The building is in the form of the letter H , and is 13 offc . 6 in . long , by 22 ft ., Avith a projecting wing at each end 55 ffc . by 18 ffc . The visitors' entrances are in tbe wings , through small passages laid with tesselated pavement . Over the

centre of the roof is an ornamental clock-turret , 60 ft . or 70 ft . high . In the interior the floor is boarded , and the lower portion of the Avails is built of white glazed brick , surmounted by a tesselated border . The height is 17 ft ., and lighting is provided for by thirty-four windows . The boys ' and girls' schools , which can be thrown into one , can ac-

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commodate together about 500 children . There are also class and cloak rooms and lavatories . The building is covered in with slates , Avith ornamental ridge-tiles . The height from the floor to the wall-plate is 15 ft . The principal beams are exposed and varnisned . The estimated cost ivas from £ 1 , 800 to £ 2 , 000 . The foundation-stone has been laid for extensive

alterations and additions to Pepper Hall , near Northallerton , the seat of Mr . Henry Hood , formerly the family seat of the late Lord Alvanley , which title is now extinct . The present proprietor piroposes to restore and beautify the old mansion from the designs prepared by Messrs . Dobson and Chorley , of Leeds . The architects propose to dispense with all the servants' offices , AA'hich have hitherto been on the cellar

floor level , and make them into Aviue and beer cellars , and buile neiv offices at the north eud of the present mansion . The external dimensions of the IIOAV wing ivill be I 29 ft . by 140 ffc ., and this put to the west front of the present building will make a frontage of 230 ffc . The house will contain up-AA'ards of 100 rooms Avhen completed . The supply of water for the house and stables will be in the clock-tower , 100 ft .

high , pumped up by an engine . The whole of the external walls will be of red and white pressed bricks alternately , with stone dressings . The estimated cost of the fabric is £ 14 , 000 , exclusive of the internal decorations , door and window furniture , grates , and marble chimney-pieces .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

KNIGHTS TEMPLAK DIPLOMAS . Is there any difference between the Old Irish Knights Templar Diploma and that used in Canada F I am informed the latter is derived from the former . —Ex . Ex . —[ We append the form of both . The Irish one is above sixty years old , the Canadian modern , say some ten or tivelve years of age .

IKISH . In the name of the Most Holy , Glorious , ancl undivided Trinity —Father , Son , and Holy Ghost . Amen . We , the Grand Master , Captain General , & c , of the General Assembly of Knight Templacs and Knights of Malta , held under the sanction of Lodge No . 84 , do hereby certify thafc the bearer hereof , our faithful , true , and ii'ell beloved Brother , , ivas by us dubbed a Knight of that Holy , Invincible , and

Magnanimous Order of Knight Templars and Knights of Malta . ( The true and faithful soldiers of Jesus Christ . ) He having , ivith honour and fortitude , justly supported the amazing trials attending his admission ; and , as such , Ave recommend Mm to all Knight- Templars and Knights of Malta on the face of the Globe . GiA-en under our hands and Seal of our General Assembly in , this day of , Anno f Lutiac , , G . M . , C . G . , G . W . , G . S .

CANADIAN . In the name of tlie Holy , Glorious , and undivided Trinity—Father , Son , and Holy Ghost . We greet you Avell . We , the Captain General , & c , of the Grand Assembly of Knight Templars of Malta , of St . Paul's Lodge No . 12 , held in the City of Montreal , in the Province of Lower Canada , Do hereby Certify , that the bearer hereof , our trusty and well-beloved Companion , was by us dubbed a Knight cf that most Holy , Invincible , and

Magnanimous Order of Knight Templars , the true ancl faithful soldiers of Jesus Christ , as also of the Knights ot Saint John of Jerusalem , and Knights of Malta . He having , AA'ith clue honour and fortitude , justly supported the amazing trials of skill and valor attending bis admission ; aud , as such , ive recommend liiui to all true and faithful Brother Knight Templars and Knights of Malta round the Globe . Given from under our handsand the Seal of our said Grand

, Assembly , in the City of Montreal , this day of , iu the year of our Lord Christ , and of Malta , , Cap . General . , 1 st Cap . , 2 d Cap .

AGE FOR VARIOUS DEGREES . Can you give us a list of the various ages ivhich candidates should be ii'hen they apply for degrees in Masonry ? I am told in the higher grades certain regulations on this point are imperative . —S . E . T .