Masonic' Notes And Queries.

and John Cock , petitioners to become members wero made Masons in order to be admitted , and Bro . Isaac Thurefc , a member of the lodge at the Temple of Solomon was also elected a member . It was also ordered that Bro . James Parmentier be paid £ 26 5 s . Od ., on account of the picture , being the first instalment of one hundred guineas which he had agreed to take for the same . On the 23 rd of December

, 1725 , the visitors from the lodge at the Horn , in Westminster , Eras . Sorell , Senr . G . W ., Alexr . Harding , M . L ., * and Ch . Delafaye . Bro . Harbin , one of the directors , ivas paid £ 1019 s . 3 d . for binding the music-books g iven by the President . Bro . Shuttleworth , also a director , paid £ 14 5 s . 6 d . for copying Music , and Resolved that the society subscribe for 36 prints of the Building of Solomon ' s Temple ,

to bo published by Bro . James Parmentier . Ordered that the following musicians be paid , viz ., Mr . Charles Parclini , Mr . Francesco Barsanti , Mr . D . Boswillibald , and Mr . Gustavus Scarpettini , The Clothing bill £ 3 6 s . 6 d ., was also ¦ ordered to be paid , as well as Bro . Thomas Oliverson ( a Member and Host ) whose bill was £ 11 4 s . 3 d . New clothing and an entertainment was also ordered to congratulate the new President to be elected on the 30 th . — -MATTHEW COOKE . ( To be continued . )

MASONIC MUSEUM AND LIBRARY . Are we ever to have a Masonic museum and library ? There must be plenty of curious jewels , furniture , dresses , books , and pictures in the possession of lodges and brethren who would be anxious to make such jn'esents . Suppose you were to open a column headed "Donations for the Museum and Library , " and I think the result would startle

our apathetic ' ^ executives who are continually in want of a good snubbing to keep them to their work . —SENEX . MASONIC CALENDERS . What foreign countries and British Provincial Grand Lodges have published Masonic calenders , guides , and such books of information ?—Ex . Ex . PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESSES .

Several photographs of well-known Masons have come under my notice . I should like to form a catalogue of all that have been so taken , in Masonic costume , and would ask the readers of " Masonic Notes and Queries" to state any they know of . —A . HEBREW GRAND OFFICERS . Can any one inform me the names of Hebrew brethren who have , at any period , held Grand Office , and point out what those dignities were ?—CHETH .

Literature.

Literature .

REVIEWS .

Shakespeare , his Times and Contemporaries . B y GEORGE MARKHAM TWEDDELL . —Stokesly , the Author . We have received Part I . ' of the second edition of this ¦ work , corrected and enlarged by the author . It is always difficult to speak of auy work from its early numbers , and though this is a seconcledition , our difficulty is not lessened

inasmuch as we- have not seen the first—but so far as the matter before us will enable us to judge ( it being principally introductory ) the author has entered upon his task with the greatest reverence for the genius of Shakspeare—entering upon his task with a determination to make his work as complete as possible . Bro . Tweddell may by some be considered to be iven a little too much to " hero worshi but it must

g p , " "be remembered that he has a hero to worship of which every Englishman may feel proud , and whose genius has been felt and acknowled ged throughout the civilised world The work commences well , and when completed there can be no doubt that it will prove not only _ a pleasing but a useful addition to the library shelves .

Beaton ' s Illuminated- Family Bible . S . 0 . Beefcon , Sti-and . We have received the second number of this excellent family Bible , which fully redeems the promise made by the first number . Genesis is completed , and the notes to it are especially valuable , being remarkably full and accurate .

The Englishwoman ' s Domestic Magazine for October . This number , like its predecessors , is full of light and genial reading—instruction being fairly ' , blended—as the Domestic History of Fngland , and beautiful birds—with amusements , whilst the fashions and patterns of fancy work are worth more than the cost of the whole . We copy the following curious legend from the notes of the monthwhich probably will be new to the majority of our readersmany of whom no doubt would have been inclined , under similar circumstances , to make the same choice : —

"Goose Fair" is held in fche ancient town of Nottingham . Even before Queen Anne was dead , ifc was so numerously attended that Marshal Tallard , who was taken prisoner at the battle of Blenheim , and who had written to his royal master to advise him to persevere in the war , as fche island seemed to be drained of all the inhabitants capable of bearing arms , was induced , on witnessing this gathering , to change his opinion and his counsel , and fco confess that he had seen sufficient men in one "English market-place to conquer

the whole of France . Even in these days , on each anniversary of the gala , excursion trains bear crowds of eager pleasure-seekers to the town of stockings and lace , and the roads leading thereto are thronged with what might he called populous vehicles of every description . The circumstances wliich caused Goose Fair to receive so peculiar a title are as follows : —Once upon a certain time there was a certain squire , whose experience of wedded life was such as to induce him to vow that his only sonwhe had been motherless

, from his ' -infancy , should never so much as cast eyes upon one of the fair sex until he arrived at that uncertain age known as " years of discretion . " This praiseworthy intention was carried out with the greatest scrupulosity , insomuch that the young hopeful arrived afc the time when most- youths imagine that they put away childish things , and was in ignorance ( happy or otherwise , just as you please ) of the existence of tbe daughters of Eve . Chroniclers are silent as to the mode in wliich this was brought about ; andas we

, ourselves have not sufficient knowledge oi ways and means to enable vis to offer any valuable hints to aid in the elucidation of its mystery , we must beg our readers fco allow us to continue our story without requiring us to comment or speculate thereon . It was , tueijin biie uiuiitii ui wctuuei ± buau uuti cuiiceiveu

, . , -, squue the fatal idea of introducing his sou to the enjoyments of Nottingham fair . Ifc was a perilous expedition ; but it was possible thafc the youth's early education would render him wholly insensible to feminine charms , and that he would accord no more notice to the gentler sex than to the gingerbread , " learned pigs , " giants , dwarfs , and elecampane which would offer their many attractions . So they departed . The busy scene was new to the young man , and his eyes

wandered wonderingly from one thing to the other , until at length they rested upon a fine hat and feathers—ay , and upon the owner thereof into the bargain . " What is thafc , father ? " was the query resulting from the examination . " A Goose , to he sure , " was the sure reply . "And this ? and that ? and these ? and that ? " continued the son , growing excited as crowds of gaily-attired and merry , laughing maidens passed them hy . Geese , boy- —all geese , " quoth the culpably satrical or wilfully mendacious parentwho

, immediately drew the attention of his charge to more instructive objects , and strained every nerve to hit on some all-absorbing device which might effectually prevent his thoughts from straying on forbidden ground . In such attempts the day grew old , and it was time to think of returning home . " Well , Joe , " said the squire , " choose something for a fairing . What would you like ?" Joe did not hesitate . He looked delighted , and astonished his parent hy exclaiming , " A goose , please , sir I" This story getting

wind , the mart ( it is said ) was ever known as the " Goose Fair ;" and , although we will not vouch for the veracity of this origin , we must confess ( and we think that some will be inclined to agree with us ) that si non e vera e ben trovato .

The Bogs' Own Magazine for October . S . 0 . Beeton , Strand . This month ' s number commences with an excellent tale , entitled " The Cinque Ports' Warden , " which has the advantage of being founded on fact , and being illustrated by some excellent views in Dover . Manly exercises—gymnastics must recommend itself to the whole of the youth of England as