Architecture And Archæology.

exclusively the architect's business . There are , no doubt , mainly so ; but as art-workmen , as men having more than mere hirelmg ' sinterestiii yourpursuit , you must feel a degree of interest nearly equal to the architect ' s in the perfection of the expression of the ideal by the visible forms you produce . You must strive to fix the fine , airy vision of beauty upon your work ; and the most concise way of stating hoiv

that is to be done is to say that the external character of the minutest detail must , under your hands , be made to convei ' the notion of the ideal excellence it was capable of receiving . When you reflect that beauty exists as a quality of physical objects , not as an emanation of the mind of the persons observing ( that , hi the language of metaphysicians , it is ontoiogicalnot psychologicalobjecfcii'enofc subjective )

, ; , ; you must feel that its creation depends , in a great degree , upon yourselves , and I am convinced that when you study thesequestions you will join me in the belief " that they constitute one of the noblest and most glorious branches of inquiry our common pursuits force upon us- The quotation is rather hackneyed , perhaps , but " a thing of beauty is a joy for ever . " It is our privilege to labour to 2 n * oduce such

things . May Ai'e do so in a sincere , earnest , and kindly spirit , bearing always in mind that every privilege implies a duty , and that our duty is to work with as full a knoAA-ledge as we can attain of the principles involved in the arts wc cultivate I My ideas upon the general part of the subject selected for your consideration this evening , have taken such a development that I have been obliged to treat its details in a

very summary manner . On some future evening I hope to return to them , and , if agreeable to you , I should be glad to consider with you , on the nexfc occasion , "The Beauty of Proportion , and Light and of Shade in Architectural Details . " ( Applause . ) On the motion of Mr . Webster , seconded by Mr . Glover , a cordial vote of thanks was passed by acclamation to the lecturer .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

KNIGHTS -TEMPLAR . Permit to call the attention of the Knights to the folloiving list of Encampments : — t - " -limber ol ' Province . Prov . G . C Encampments . Australia Frater H . B . Kent ' . 1 Bengal HDSanclemaii 3

„ . . Bombay „ G . S . Judge 2 Berkshire „ Col . Alex . Gordon 0 Canada „ Col . J . B . Mc L . Moore 6 Cheshire „ W . C . C ' ruttenden 3 Devon „ Rev . John Huyshe 7 Dorsetshire „ C . J . Vigne 1 Essex „ Major H . S . J . Burney 1

Glo ' stevshire ... „ S . Bryant , M . D 0 Hampshire „ W . W . B . Beaeli 2 Hertfordshire ... „ Win . Stuart 1 Kent „ II . J . Hinxman , M . D 1 Lancashire „ ( Vacant ) 16 Madras „ Lieut-Col . W . P . McDonald ... 1 Melbourne 17 SGell 1

„ . . Nottinghamshire „ Earl of Lincoln 1 Northumberland i > Hev . E . C . Ogle 1 Nova Scotia ... „ Hon . Alex . Keith 1 Oxfordshire „ H . A . Boivyer 1 Somersetshire ... „ James Randolph 3 Staffordshire ... „ Col . G . A . Vernon 2 Worcestershire ... „ H . J . Vernon 1

West Yorkshire .. „ G . Fearnley 5 Middlesex „ ( In charge of the G . M . ) ... G In charge of the Grand Chancellor 7 Tho foregoing list shows serious neglect among some of the Prov . G . Commanders , and should receive thc attention of thc G . M . before their reappointment takes place . —I . OKDER 01 ' THE TE 1 LPIX .

Can you inform me whether the " Order of the Temple " still exists in Prance ? Who is its Grand Master ? And how many pcrceptories it numbers ? Secondly , what is considered the correct style for the Order in England ?

The last system of lectures issued gives it , "Eoyal , Exalted , Religious , Military , and Masonic Order of Knights Templar ;" ivhich appears more correct than that of " Masonic Knights Templar . " The Scottish style is , " Eeligions and Military Order of thc Temple . " English Knights are created ofthe " Holy Temjile and Serjulchre ; " and , therefore , I think ifc should run" E . E . ReliiousMilitaryand Masonic Order

, g , , of the Temple . " The discussion can do no harm , though , in all probability , any alteration depends on the Masonic "Press . The distinction made by some of your correspondents between Chivalric and Masonic Knights ( hi the present state of the Order in England ) . I take to be entirely uncalled for , so fin * as I can find ; the only difference being that the so-called Chivalric Knihts confer the Masonic

deg grees , which we previously regiim * . I wish you would lend your powerful aid to bring about a union of Templars . If anything of the kind could be done , the claims ofthe Prench body ( if existing ) would , of course , have to be considered , claiming as they do a regular succession . The dress of the American and Scottish Templars is now almost identical with that of Prance , and in England , thc addition of the

rejected tunic ( which , I am told , was done to add it to the Eose Croix ) , and a girdle of red or white , in place of the apron , would bring onr dress the same- If the apron was ever worn by the early Templars , it could only have been by thc serving brethren , who appear to have worn the dress of the Augusthiian monks ( by whose rules the Templars were guided ) , which was a black habit , with a leathern girdle fastened , ivith a horn buckle . I earnestly recommend these hasty remarks to the consideration of my brother Knights .

HASOXIC JEWEL . If the " Mark Master , " p . 211 , col . 2 , ivill only 2 * lace before him " a model of that stone which the builders refused , but which became the headstone of the corner" and contemplate its moaning , and the angles and segments of arches it contains , he will soon make sonietliinr / of the left-hand cut represented in your "Notes and Queries " at p-187 , col . 1 . — E . E . X .

THE QV / EEX or SIIEHAS JIABY . According to Bro . Passenger , page 211 , " tho Queen ot Shcba returned "home with a son by King Solomon . " "Will that brother kindly inform me of ivhat race , or tribe , of Africans , existing at the present day , this son was the King ? "Bro . Passenger speaks decidedly as to her being an ebony Venus . NOAV , as Solomon was white , was thc baby

whiteybrown ?—S . S . G . SEIU'EXI WOKSiril . ' . In what early rites did Serpent Worship 23 lay a conspicuous part ?—C . M . " MASOXIC ATCCII . I- 'OI . OUX . Is there a' collection of articles of antiquity , which hear reference to Masonic ceremonies or symbols , anywhere preserved ? If not , ought Ave not- to be possessed of a museum for their deposit ?—Du . DKYASDUST .

HIGH HILLS AXD LOW VALES . Is there airy modern instance of a lodge being held on a high hill or in a low vale ?—S . THE IffiyUVOIiEXT IXSTITVTIOX JEWEL . As those who serve the stewardship to thc Boys' and Girls' School are entitled to wear a jewel , if they buy it , and as the die seems to be the property of thoso foundationsis

, it not time there was a separate honorarium , forthe Benevolent Institution ? If your readers think so , let some of them suggest the manner in which the subject should be ventilated , and oblige—ALOVEH or I ' -Uii PLAY . l-IlATEItMASOXIC ALLY . What is Pratcrmasonically ? Who inuportcd it into

Masonry , and when did it arrive?—LIXULEV M L ' UIUY . THE BOX ACCOIlB 5 IA 11 K LODOE . When did the Bon Accord Mark Lodge withdraw itself from the Grand Chapter of Scotland?—Mv MARK ft-LODGE BOOKS . What is thc best form for a set of lodge books ?—All those I have hitherto seen , issued by tho Masonic dealers ,