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ancl possessed granges in every district m this part of the country , ancl so may be readily accredited AAith these curious relics of high farming . On the other hand , these hanging corn-fields are also in the nei ghbourhood of ancient British remains . In the valley of the Breamish , Avhere there

aro sites of Celtic huts indicating a population not less than 500 in number , there may be counted sixteen terraces , varying from 10 ft . to 40 ft . in width , on one hill , ancl several other hills bear traces of cultivation , in a similar manner , to an altitude of 1 , 000 ft . above the level of the sea . As

the low-lying lands in these districts Avere bogs and forests , we mnst conclude that the sides of the hills offered the greatest facilities for cultivation , and that they Avere accordingly used by the first occupiers of the soil in the same Avay that every patch of ground suitable for a vineyard is picked

out by the vine-groAvers on the steep hill-sides on the Rhine at the present day . HaAvick is just IIOAV augmenting its manufactures afc a pace that promises to place this . town in the foremost place in the south of Scotland . Several public buildings have been erected recently , besides a number of houses ; aucl , generally , there is an aspect of prosperity in its streets .

The trade of HaAA'ick began Avith the sale of the yarn spun by the women of the district of winter evenings . This was either sent to Kendal , Boroughbridge , or Stirling , or sold at the fairs to riders , or bagsmen , from England . In the middle of the last century , four men established a carpet

manufacture , which Avas speedily extended to that of carpet-covers , table-covers , and rugs . In 1771 , one of the magistrates started the manufacture of stockings with four looms . In 1787 , cloth Avas added to the productions of the town ; ancl early in the present century woollen plaiding and

blankets Avere manufactured . The tweed trade has opened out fresh resources , and run the estimates of the yearly value of the trade of Hawick up to £ 250 , 000 sterling . Mixed up with the new mills ancl flourishing shops are the remains of the ancient town . Here and there may be seen one

of the old houses Avhich indicate the st yle of the former homes of the inhabitants . The groundfloor Avas appropriated to the cattle ; the second storey , to Avhich access Avas gained by an external stair , Avas the dwelling . Many of the ill-ventilated closes and wynds are still densely inhabited —an unsanitary arrangement which the toAvn council Avould clo well to look into . —The Builder .

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Tni * fragrant white clover thrives , though trampled under ¦ foot ; it furnishes the bees with stores of pure honey , without asking or receiving the credit for it . Meekness ancl disinterestedness are like the white clover . WHAT would be a clay without its- night ? The clay reveals the sun only ; the night brings to light the whole of the universe . The analogy is complete . Sorrow is tlie firmament of thought and the school of intelligence .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

IBISH G-BA-ND LODGE CEETIEICATE . An Irish Grand Lodge certificate having come into my hands , and its wording being entirely different to ours , I forward the form , thinking it may he a novelty to others , as it was to myself . —Ex . Ex .

English . AA ' CHIEFS OE TUB Esxrairr-EA * ED MEN of the most Ancient and Eight Worshipful Loclge of St . John , do hereby Certify that Brother of Loclge No . has been initiated

in all tho Degrees of our MYSTERIES amongst us to the entire satisfaction of all tho Brethren . Therefore AA e desire all the Bight AVorshipful Lodges of the Universe ancl all

true ACCEPTED MASONS to Recognise & admit him as such In Testimony whereof we have delivered him this present certificate , Sealed by our Secretary with the Seal of our LODGE , and that it may not he of use to any one

else but unto the saicl Brother he has signed his Name in the Margin . Given in the GKAKD LODGE at Dunns , the Metropolis of IRELAND this clay of

In the Year of Masonry

Latin . UHTVEESIS EI Sia *< K * irsAitciri-TECTONICIS . Ei-atribus Hospitii DIVI Jo-HANMTS Sahitem . quem per has Litems prasentes commendamus satis in omrd

Gradu . Ei-atei-uicatis Architcctonica * prohatus est In Praxi Virtutis uniformi so peculari modo distinxit ARCANA nostra fideliter respexit ideoque AECAXIS nostris dignus

est Quocunque in situ invenietui ' oramus et cordaliter spevamus quod omnes ABCHITECTI LIBEBI quibus hai literal perveniaint hnmanitato et pvoeclaria Gratia Fratrem

nostrum in terse recipiant atque tracteut In Praimissoruin fidem SteiiHTlC atque HnsiioG-JiA . rnA . tf nostrum appossuimus Datum Dublinii Hibernia ; Metropolis Die vero ——— Anno Laotoniice ——< . G . Sec . . ! D . G . Sec .

MAS 03 STIC IiEXDISQ- 1 IBEA 3 Y . Many private lodges have libraries , some more copiously supplied with books than others ; but as the chief portions of the collections are pretty well everywhere nearly the same , and in most cases totally inaccessible to brethren Avho are not members of such

lodges , I should like to know if there is a Masonic lending library—I mean a library of Masonic books , not a circulating library kept by a Mason—to which brethren in search of scarce books on the science could have access by subscription ? If there is no such thingwould not a formation of the kind be usefuland

, , pay iu the course of time ? Let us hear what can be done in the matter , and those Avilling to join , or offer suggestions , might send a line to me in care of the editor . —C ' UHAXOE .

MASOXIC HIMNOLOaY . In some degrees abroad the Hymnology of the Church is adopted to furnish the choral accessories to the ceremonies . In one of them , " Creator alme sideruin" is constantly used . "Wanted , a list of the hymns of the "Western Church which have been

adopted by Freemasons , either at home or abroad . — BENEDICT . n . T . A . n . "What have the Greek letters n . . A . n . to clo with Freemasons ?—Gi . L . —[ Very doubtful if they have any connection . They were much used by the early Christians on their tessera ; , but whether that may be considered as a Mark is a disputed and very obscure point . ]