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aud cattle , all duly enumerated . Amidst further details of destruction and plunder , we learn that he erected a stone tablet in his royal city , with an inscription detailing his conquests ; and that he received tribute from the distant Modes , of whom his predecessors never heard . He then details the improvements effected by him in his capital of Nineveh . The building of a splendid palace is fully described ; the reestablishment of tho ancient canals for supplying the city with water , " for the health
and comfort of the citizens , " and the construction of such new works as were necessary for the same purpose ; also the widening of streets and squares , the erection of gates and other embellishments , until the city became " as brilliant as the sun . " The inscription concludes by invoking blessings on the restorer of his palace when time shall have caused it to decay ; and , unlike many similar monuments , contains no curses for those who shall neglect such a needful duty .
At the Institute of British Architects on the 9 th inst ., Mr . George Godwin , V . P ., was in the chair . Routine business having been transacted , Prof . Donaldson alluded to the death of Colonel Leake and his researches in Greece . Mr . Hayward brought under the notice of the meeting a question lately raised as to the right of an architect to retain his drawings , which led to a discussion . The chairman expressed a strong opinion in the affirmative , under certain circumstances . Mr .
Barry and others took the same view . Mr . Burnell read a paper , entitled '' Sixty Years Since ; or , Improvements iu Building Materials and Construction during the Present Century . " Afterwards , Mr . Edrneston read some notes " On the Use of Zinc in Roofs , ancl the Causes of
Failure therein . " Mr . J . P . Cockerel ! and Mr . Keeling were elected associates . A portrait of the late Sir Mark Isambavd Brunei has just been added to the National Portrait Gallery in Westminster . It is painted by Samuel Drummond . The Thames Tunnel is represented in the back ground , and a table by his side is crowded with papers , books , and models of his most important inventions . A portrait of James Watt ,
pondering over his great discovery , has also been acquired by the trustees . The painting is by the Swede , C . V . Breda . The Art Union of London has issued this year , to its subscribers of one guinea each , a volume of engravings from celebrated pictures by thirty deceased British artists , executed by W . J . Linton . In this volume the great masters of the English school are fitly represented . Here are Lawrence , with his charming picture of "Nature ; " "A
Cornfield , " Iry Constable ; Northeote ' s "Burial of the Princes ; " "Peasant Children , " by Gainsborough ; and Reynolds' " Banished Lord . " Wilkie , Hogarth , Moreland , Fuseli , John Martin . Turner , Stothard , Wilson , Etty , and Collins , all find a place . The engraving is , generally speaking , very creditable . In addition to this the subscribers are presented with a large engraving , by W . J . Linton , from the picture by J . J . Jenkins , entitled " Come Along . " For the advantage of those who are not
acquainted with the picture , it may be stated that it represents a young peasant woman crossing a river by stepping-stones , as she encourages a timid little child to follow her . The subject is very tenderly and tastefully treated , ancl Mr . Linton has done his share of the work vigorously and well ,
AN ELOQUENT EXTRACT . —A funeral sermon was preached by Rev . G . W . Montgomery , of Rochester , ( U . S . ) , on the death of the railroad conductor , G-ifford , who was killed recentl y on the New York Central Railroad . The text was :- — " Ye know not what will be on the morrow . " The sermon was eloquent and beautiful throughout . The following is . tho extract relative to the Masonic fraternity . The preacher , unlike some , did not seem to think it out of place , nor sinful to touehingly allude to those who paid such a noble , tribute and great respect to their
departed brother . — " To the fraternity , of which he was a member , I respectfully urge the Christiau faith as a remedy for the grief you must feel . A brother hath taken off his regalia and disappeared from your ranks . That he was an honoured member , your appearance in such numbers testifies . That you regret him , your sympathy proves . Yet he could not remain with you . There is one who will enter your Lod ge rooms without password or sign . No door , however carefully guarded —no work , however secret—can shut death out . He has taken your brotherYet
. , not to imprison him in everlasting sleep , but to present him to the Celestial Lodge above , whose watchword is love , whose sign is eternity , and whose Grand Master—with reverence be it uttered—is ( tod the Father . You have come , many of you from afar , to tenderl y boar his bruised body to its resting place . In so doing , may you remember that you bury , not your brother , but only the house ill which he lived—for his spirit has returned to God , from whence it came ; and may that fact , as you turn from the grave , giro you an abiding faith in the assurance that death is hut the way to a bettor and an immortal life . "
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
4 , — , [ THE EDITOR does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ] MASONIC . IMPOSTOES . TO THE Euiroa or THE FREEMASONS' MAOAZIXE AXU MASONIC MIRROR .
DEAR Sin Axn BROTIIKI :, —I again beg to caution the brethren against one of the above classwho called upon me on the Gth inst ., and produced what he professed to be a private Lodge certificate of No . 87 , Thistle Lodge , Glasgow , dated July Sth , LS 5 G , and signed "Thomas Gordon , i \ faster ; Alexr . Macpherson , Senior Warden ; Archibald Bell , Junior Warden ; John Mnnro , Secretary ; Thomas Davison . " The last is the name . he gave as his .
The certificate is written upon parchment , in a lawyerlike hand . I did not relieve him , but immediately wrote to thc ' E . W . Master of the above Lodge , and have received for answer that the document is a forgery . I hope some of your Masonic readers will have the opportunity of destroying the pretended certificate , and thus prevent the fellow again imposing upon the charitable and unwary , which , if he stated truly , he had done in several towns . I enclose you my name . Yours fraternally , January 12 th , I 860 . P . M .
MODEL LODGES . TO THE EDITOR 01 ? THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . DEAK SIR AKV BuoriiEn , —In answer to the "Gratified Brother " , I have to assure him that I had no thought or wish that "the Emulation Lodge of Instruction should be placed in the van before any warranted Lodge . " My former letter
expressly suggested that " a Lodge should be authorized , to be formed of one member from each province " , & c , ( r-icfe p . 492 , No . 25 , vol . i . New Series ) , and their duties were | jlainly set forth there . That suggestion arose from a deep conviction that it was the only mode of inspiring confidence amongst the Provincial brethren in any emendations that might be'made in the working . Surely the " Gratified Brother" would not wish all Provincial
Officers to attend the Grand Stewards' Lodge at their own cost and inconvenience to listen to the working there ; nor can he , I think , expect that one visit would alone be sufficient for any brother to carry in his mind the differing portions of the ceremonies , & c , he might find there . The Grand Stewards' Lodge has no ri ght to arrogate to itself infallibility , superiority , supreme authority in the work—if it does , such claim will be little heeded
by others . But if the " Gratified Brother" will inform me how and under what authority accrued the privilege of monitorial guidance , or , as he puts it—we must speak by the hook , or " equivocation , & e . " — "in the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and in that Lodge alone , resides the right of being the model which the Craft ought to follow . " By whom was such right granted ? If there be such a right , I for one shall only be right glad to discover that there is
a fountain at which brethren thirsting for Masonic lore 11133 * drink ; for at present I am not aware of any such source . What is -wanting is , as " Eidelitas" has written , " some legal authority set up on orthodox princi ples , irrespective of east or west end systems , available at all times , to all aspiring Masons requiring its salutary aid "—and until such authority has been created , a great want of confidence will be felt . I have never met with a brother yet who claimed to be immaculate , but many who have expressed themselves in a very humble and unostentatious manner as to their workins's .
Until a better mode of establishing such legal authority be devised , I shall content myself with advocating wherever I go , the appointment of Provincial Grand Officers in the formation of the proposed congress . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , lltli January , I 860 . ' E . E . X .
BRO . . DrsTtN ' s FAREWELL COXCKHT . —In another column will he found an announcement of the artists engaged at this concert . If a first class entertainment , a gooil cause , and a desire to assist an aged brother in the decline of life can ensure a bumper , Bro . Distill will be sure to have it ; Bro . Distill having always been ready in the hour of prosperity to assist others . With such an array of talent this ought to be the concert of the reason ,
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Literature. Reviews.
aud cattle , all duly enumerated . Amidst further details of destruction and plunder , we learn that he erected a stone tablet in his royal city , with an inscription detailing his conquests ; and that he received tribute from the distant Modes , of whom his predecessors never heard . He then details the improvements effected by him in his capital of Nineveh . The building of a splendid palace is fully described ; the reestablishment of tho ancient canals for supplying the city with water , " for the health
and comfort of the citizens , " and the construction of such new works as were necessary for the same purpose ; also the widening of streets and squares , the erection of gates and other embellishments , until the city became " as brilliant as the sun . " The inscription concludes by invoking blessings on the restorer of his palace when time shall have caused it to decay ; and , unlike many similar monuments , contains no curses for those who shall neglect such a needful duty .
At the Institute of British Architects on the 9 th inst ., Mr . George Godwin , V . P ., was in the chair . Routine business having been transacted , Prof . Donaldson alluded to the death of Colonel Leake and his researches in Greece . Mr . Hayward brought under the notice of the meeting a question lately raised as to the right of an architect to retain his drawings , which led to a discussion . The chairman expressed a strong opinion in the affirmative , under certain circumstances . Mr .
Barry and others took the same view . Mr . Burnell read a paper , entitled '' Sixty Years Since ; or , Improvements iu Building Materials and Construction during the Present Century . " Afterwards , Mr . Edrneston read some notes " On the Use of Zinc in Roofs , ancl the Causes of
Failure therein . " Mr . J . P . Cockerel ! and Mr . Keeling were elected associates . A portrait of the late Sir Mark Isambavd Brunei has just been added to the National Portrait Gallery in Westminster . It is painted by Samuel Drummond . The Thames Tunnel is represented in the back ground , and a table by his side is crowded with papers , books , and models of his most important inventions . A portrait of James Watt ,
pondering over his great discovery , has also been acquired by the trustees . The painting is by the Swede , C . V . Breda . The Art Union of London has issued this year , to its subscribers of one guinea each , a volume of engravings from celebrated pictures by thirty deceased British artists , executed by W . J . Linton . In this volume the great masters of the English school are fitly represented . Here are Lawrence , with his charming picture of "Nature ; " "A
Cornfield , " Iry Constable ; Northeote ' s "Burial of the Princes ; " "Peasant Children , " by Gainsborough ; and Reynolds' " Banished Lord . " Wilkie , Hogarth , Moreland , Fuseli , John Martin . Turner , Stothard , Wilson , Etty , and Collins , all find a place . The engraving is , generally speaking , very creditable . In addition to this the subscribers are presented with a large engraving , by W . J . Linton , from the picture by J . J . Jenkins , entitled " Come Along . " For the advantage of those who are not
acquainted with the picture , it may be stated that it represents a young peasant woman crossing a river by stepping-stones , as she encourages a timid little child to follow her . The subject is very tenderly and tastefully treated , ancl Mr . Linton has done his share of the work vigorously and well ,
AN ELOQUENT EXTRACT . —A funeral sermon was preached by Rev . G . W . Montgomery , of Rochester , ( U . S . ) , on the death of the railroad conductor , G-ifford , who was killed recentl y on the New York Central Railroad . The text was :- — " Ye know not what will be on the morrow . " The sermon was eloquent and beautiful throughout . The following is . tho extract relative to the Masonic fraternity . The preacher , unlike some , did not seem to think it out of place , nor sinful to touehingly allude to those who paid such a noble , tribute and great respect to their
departed brother . — " To the fraternity , of which he was a member , I respectfully urge the Christiau faith as a remedy for the grief you must feel . A brother hath taken off his regalia and disappeared from your ranks . That he was an honoured member , your appearance in such numbers testifies . That you regret him , your sympathy proves . Yet he could not remain with you . There is one who will enter your Lod ge rooms without password or sign . No door , however carefully guarded —no work , however secret—can shut death out . He has taken your brotherYet
. , not to imprison him in everlasting sleep , but to present him to the Celestial Lodge above , whose watchword is love , whose sign is eternity , and whose Grand Master—with reverence be it uttered—is ( tod the Father . You have come , many of you from afar , to tenderl y boar his bruised body to its resting place . In so doing , may you remember that you bury , not your brother , but only the house ill which he lived—for his spirit has returned to God , from whence it came ; and may that fact , as you turn from the grave , giro you an abiding faith in the assurance that death is hut the way to a bettor and an immortal life . "
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
4 , — , [ THE EDITOR does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ] MASONIC . IMPOSTOES . TO THE Euiroa or THE FREEMASONS' MAOAZIXE AXU MASONIC MIRROR .
DEAR Sin Axn BROTIIKI :, —I again beg to caution the brethren against one of the above classwho called upon me on the Gth inst ., and produced what he professed to be a private Lodge certificate of No . 87 , Thistle Lodge , Glasgow , dated July Sth , LS 5 G , and signed "Thomas Gordon , i \ faster ; Alexr . Macpherson , Senior Warden ; Archibald Bell , Junior Warden ; John Mnnro , Secretary ; Thomas Davison . " The last is the name . he gave as his .
The certificate is written upon parchment , in a lawyerlike hand . I did not relieve him , but immediately wrote to thc ' E . W . Master of the above Lodge , and have received for answer that the document is a forgery . I hope some of your Masonic readers will have the opportunity of destroying the pretended certificate , and thus prevent the fellow again imposing upon the charitable and unwary , which , if he stated truly , he had done in several towns . I enclose you my name . Yours fraternally , January 12 th , I 860 . P . M .
MODEL LODGES . TO THE EDITOR 01 ? THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . DEAK SIR AKV BuoriiEn , —In answer to the "Gratified Brother " , I have to assure him that I had no thought or wish that "the Emulation Lodge of Instruction should be placed in the van before any warranted Lodge . " My former letter
expressly suggested that " a Lodge should be authorized , to be formed of one member from each province " , & c , ( r-icfe p . 492 , No . 25 , vol . i . New Series ) , and their duties were | jlainly set forth there . That suggestion arose from a deep conviction that it was the only mode of inspiring confidence amongst the Provincial brethren in any emendations that might be'made in the working . Surely the " Gratified Brother" would not wish all Provincial
Officers to attend the Grand Stewards' Lodge at their own cost and inconvenience to listen to the working there ; nor can he , I think , expect that one visit would alone be sufficient for any brother to carry in his mind the differing portions of the ceremonies , & c , he might find there . The Grand Stewards' Lodge has no ri ght to arrogate to itself infallibility , superiority , supreme authority in the work—if it does , such claim will be little heeded
by others . But if the " Gratified Brother" will inform me how and under what authority accrued the privilege of monitorial guidance , or , as he puts it—we must speak by the hook , or " equivocation , & e . " — "in the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and in that Lodge alone , resides the right of being the model which the Craft ought to follow . " By whom was such right granted ? If there be such a right , I for one shall only be right glad to discover that there is
a fountain at which brethren thirsting for Masonic lore 11133 * drink ; for at present I am not aware of any such source . What is -wanting is , as " Eidelitas" has written , " some legal authority set up on orthodox princi ples , irrespective of east or west end systems , available at all times , to all aspiring Masons requiring its salutary aid "—and until such authority has been created , a great want of confidence will be felt . I have never met with a brother yet who claimed to be immaculate , but many who have expressed themselves in a very humble and unostentatious manner as to their workins's .
Until a better mode of establishing such legal authority be devised , I shall content myself with advocating wherever I go , the appointment of Provincial Grand Officers in the formation of the proposed congress . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , lltli January , I 860 . ' E . E . X .
BRO . . DrsTtN ' s FAREWELL COXCKHT . —In another column will he found an announcement of the artists engaged at this concert . If a first class entertainment , a gooil cause , and a desire to assist an aged brother in the decline of life can ensure a bumper , Bro . Distill will be sure to have it ; Bro . Distill having always been ready in the hour of prosperity to assist others . With such an array of talent this ought to be the concert of the reason ,