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Herbert , * brother of the Earl of Carnarvon ; another is his travelling friend , Mr . W . E . Hall ; a third , Captain Alfred Bond . The Danish soldiers have been for several days familiar with them ; some oddity in their costume , and their imperfect knowledge of any available language , having made them rather conspicuous . Seeing them often in the thick the enemy ' s fire , without any reason

or object , these good Danes observed that ' the English often labour under fits of the spleen , and when so afflicted are rather glad than sorry of any opportunity to get knocked on the head , and rid of that and all other complaints . ' This day , however , the language of men and officers towards these gentlemen was very different . It was cheering to the soldiers on so hot an occasion to

see mere unharmed civilians sharing their dangers ; and when , in the thick of the fire , Mr . Herbert stepped out of his shelter at No . 4 , and rushed with the ambulance to rescue the wounded almost from the midst of the foe , their blood staining that very buff coat which had been the subject of so many sneering comments , the enthusiasm of the troops for the brave 'Englaudev ' knew no limits , endearing to their hearts the very name of the country from which these unlooked-for auxiliaries came . "

The special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says : — " Before I close my letter I wish to mention one event of the day , which will be of interest to your readers . There is here at present an English gentlemen , the Hon . Mr . Herbert , brother of Lord Carnarvon , who has come over to see the siege . Contrary—I trust he will excuse

me saying so—to the advice of his acquaintannces here , Mr . Herbert has beeu in every spot where firing was going on , and this to such an extent that the Danish soldiers declared he was an English Milord , who had got the spleen , and wished to get wounded in order to experience a new sensation . I have no great sympathy for civilians who thrust themselves into dangers which

do not concern them , out of mere curiosity ; but , if a man chooses to take a part in the actual fighting , I think he is deserving of the honour which is always due to bravery . While our countryman was in one of the trenches this morning , a Dane fell wounded outside the Works in a very exposed situation . There was some hesitation about bringing him inwhen Mr . Herbert

, rushed out under a heavy fire of musketry , and bore the wounded soldier in his arms to a place of safety , amidst the cheers of the Danes . It was a gallant act done gallantly , and as such I have recorded it . "

The Times correspondent , writing on the 1 st instant , says -. — " Mr . Herbert , aud his friend , Mr . Hall , left us this morning , after a stay here of only nine days . The former gentleman , after being the actual nine days ' wonder to the Danish army , has departed , the true hero of the hour . I walked and rode out with him yesterday

for the best part of the morning and afternoon , and we scarcely passed a man or officer , on foot or on horseback , that did not greet him and hail him lustily as a comrade azid a friend . Not a few broke from the ranks as they marched by us in columus and shook him by the hand , till they almost wrung the arm from his shoulder . I never saw such , genuine enthusiasm among these

stouthearted , and , to all appearance , phlegmatic people . His constant presence in the trenches and at outposts has made Mr . Herbert familiar with the vast majority of the Danish soldiers ; but even those who had no knowledge of him by eyesight have learnt to single him out at a first glance from mere description . The authorities at head-quarters seem no less struck with the novelty and oddity of the ' generous whim ' than the humble privates

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with whom the hon . gentlemen courted friendship and comradeship . They have charged Mr . Herbert with despatches for the War Office at Copenhagen , and we have little doubt here that General Gerlach , the Commander-in-Chief , has sent up the Englishman ' s name among the candidates for the decoration of the Dannebrog . The admiration of these Danes for the English

volunteer ' ambulance man ' is , to say the least , reciprocated by this latter . Mr . Herbert himself , as well as his friend , Mr . Hall , and Captain Bond , all three of whom stood behind the foremost breastwork , were veiy eloquent about the calm and firm attitude assumed by these undemonstrative Northerners as they took their places on the trencheslining them but thinly and feebly with

, their inadequate numbers , and bearing in their countenance the consciousness that the work of at least three men devolved upon each of them , and the determination to do that work , or give up their life in their endeavour to do it . "

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

THE CUBIC STONE . The cubic stone , which is so frequently alluded toin the legends and traditions of Freemasonry , is inscribed , in some cases , with a mystical diagram representing the Ineffable Name , as known to Royal Arch companions . The legends which speak of it state that it was in the possession of Adam when he

was in Paradise . That it was used by Abel as the altar from which lie offered his acceptable sacrifice , and finally by Seth for the same purpose . Enoch isalso represented as being in possession of it , and it was subsequently , and finally , deposited in Solomon ' s Temple . Much of thisindeed all of itis to be taken

, , as a symbolism requiring for its comprehension a considerable knowledge of many degrees in Freemasonry . The legends respecting the cubic stone are all , more or less amplified , to be met with in the ancient Tork rite . It is there used as the symbol of Divine Truth . —Ex . Ex . —[ So far , no doubt , our

correspondent is right , but it must not be forgotten that there are several descriptions of cubic stones used in various degrees . Some of them bear elaborate designs and are , to a certain extent , the keys of several degrees . Others , such as that of the Grand Orient of France , are partial keys . Another is exclusively the property of the Order of the Temple . Another of the 18 ° , and in all they not only represent Divine Truth , but are symbols of the Almighty . ]

MOST EXCELLENT 1 IASTEK . In the Ode for the Most Excellent Master ' s degree , occurs a verse : — " We accept and receive them , Most Excellent Masters , Invested with honour and power to preside Among worthy Craftsmen , wherever assembled ; The knowledge of Masons to spread far and wide . "

I thought such powers were only reserved to brethren of the 18 th and superior degrees . Can any instances be brought forward of a Most Excellent Master , claiming , or being allowed to exercise , such powers ? —Aw . AND AC . R .

IS THIS MASONIC ? A brother , out of lodge , called another a " sneaking lickspittle . " Is such an expression Masonic . —FIVE POINTED STAB . —[ "We can't tell . Masonic expressions are numerous , but if every word is to be weighed by a