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Original Correspondence.
With regard to blackballing of purpose prepense gentlemen who , " so far as we know , ' are " lit and proper persons to be made Masons , " because some one else has done something to cause you annoyance seems to me like poisoning a neighbour ' s cat or dog for a like reason . The whole affair , ab initio , is in very bad form , and 1 do not think cither deserves thc sympathy or support of the Craft . Yours faithfully anil fraternally . 2 nd October . A . P . P . G . R .
LONDON MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION . Dear Bro . Kenning , —• A material alteration having latel y been made in the constitution of the Association , viz ., doing away with an elected Committee . I enclose a copy of the new
byelaws , and hope you will be able to find room for the m in your valuable paper . Yours truly and fraternally , A . TISLEY , i , Clifford ' s Inn , E . C ., Cth October . Hon . Sec .
i . —NAME AND OBJECT OF ASSOCIATION . That this Association shall be called "The London Masonic Charity Association , " and that the object of this Association shall he , by adopting the principle of combination and accumulation of voting papers to further the interests of the candidates in the London district , to interchange votes with other bodies and brethren , and generally to
support the London Masonic Chanties . 2 . —MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION . All brethren members of London lodges ( not disqualified by the Book of Constitutions ) , and all Vice-Patrons , Vice-Presidents , Life-Governors , and Life and Annual Subscribers to the London Masonic Charities , voting in the London district , shall be eligible as members of this Association .
3 . —ELECTION OF MEMBERS . All candidates for the membership of this Association , after having been proposed and seconded by two members , may be elected at thc earliest subsequent meeting . 4 . —SUBSCRIPTIONS OF MEMBERS . Each member of the Association shall pay 5 s . entrance fee , and 5 s . annual subscription , which shall be due May ist , each year , or shall be entitled to commute all payments by one sum of £ 2 2 s ., which shall constitute him a Life Member .
5 . —OFFICERS . There shall be a Chairman , two Vice-Chairmen , two Secretaries , a Treasurer , and two Auditors elected at the annual general meeting of the Association . All members of the Association being Vice-Patrons or Vice-Presidents of either of the three Masonic Charities , or Present or Past Grand Officers , or Present or Past Provincial Grand Officers , or Present or Past Grand Stewards , shall be Vice-Chairmen ex-officio .
6 . —MEETINGS OF ASSOCIATION . Thc annual general meeting of thc Association shall be convened by the Chairman in the month of June , and a special general meeting shall be called at any time b y the Chairman on the requisition of seven members . As all members of thc Association form thc Committee , the Chairman ( or in his absence the Vice-Chairman ) shall have thc power of calling Committee meetings whenever necessary . 7 . —ORDER OF BUSINESS AT MEETINGS OF THE
COMMITTEE . One of thc main objects of the Association being the election of deserving candidates in the London district for the London Charities , and who are now very often unsuccessful in their application , thc order of business at meetings of thc Committee shall be as follows : —The minutes of the last Committee having been read and confirmed
and any needful business on ( he agenda paper disposed of , the Secretary shall read nut the names and cases as printed in the voting paper of the London Masonic Charity or Charities to be considered , and such candidates as a majority of those present may deem the most deserving shall
be declared by thc Chairman thc candidates to be supported by the Association . The Chairman for thc time being has power to place on the agenda paper such business as he consitlers needful to be discussed , and the order in which it is to be taken . The election of members will always follow the confirmation of the minutes .
? .. —RECOMMENDATION OF CANDIDATES . Any brother may recommend the case of a Candidate to thc consideration nf the Committee , and the Committee may receive thc statement nf any brother or member of thc Committee in favour nf any particular case . Thc Committee when needful is empowered to adjourn any case for further consideration .
y . —SUB-COMMITTEES . The Committee shall have power to appoint Sub-Committees to attend the elections , or enquire into any particular case , which Sub-Committees shall , however , report to the Committee , and their reports shall be read with thc minutes of the Committee .
10 . —INTERCHANGE OF VOTES . It shall be lawful for the Committee or Sub-Committee appointed to attend the election , if lhey think proper , to interchange votes in respect of the Masonic Charities fur the election of candidates .
11 . —AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS . The accounts of the Association shall be audited by the two Auditors of thc Association annually . Thc balancesheet , being audited , shall be reatl at the annual meeting , and a copy of it sent to every member of the Association .
12 . —EXPENSES . All needful and proper expenses incurred by the Secretaries or Sub-Committees shall be defrayed by vote of Committee . 13 . —VOTING PAPERS . All voting paiiers placed at the disposal of the Committee shall be left in I lie hands of the Secretaries , to bo registered and be disposed of subsequently as the Committee or Suli-Ciiininittee shall decide .
14 . —ALTERATION OF BYE-LAWS . Notice of the proposed and precise alteration in these hye-laws must appear in the circular enlivening the meeting to consider it , when , if carried , the alteration shall take effect from such nieetina-.
Old Matured Wines anel Spirits . —J . K . Sil . ixn & Co ., Wine ! Merchants ( l- ' xperts anil Valuers ) , -, ' Albert . Mansions , Victoriastreet , London , S . W . I ' rii ' e lists on application . —[ Ann . ]
Literary, Art, And Antiquarian Notes.
Literary , Art , and Antiquarian Notes .
The Vienna Society of Arts have forwarded to us the fourth and fifth folios of the series of etchings executed in honour of thc silver wedding of thc Emperor and Empress of Austria . Thc reproductions from the original designs contained in the last two folios , although hardly as satisfactory as those of the first set , maintain the high standard of the publication .
1 HE LATE PRINCE IMPERIAL . —Major Harold Malet's sketch representing the carrying of the body of thc Prince Imperial , and from which M . Protais painted his picture for the Queen , has becn accepted by the Empress Eugenie . A volume of Burns' Poems , transcribed entirel y by the poet's own hand , has been presented to the
Committee of the burns' monument at Ayr . The little book was given by Burns , in 17 S 7 , to Mrs . General Stewart , of Afton , grandmother of the present donor , and contains a poem specially composed on the loss of Mrs . Stewart ' s only son , besides the entire manuscript of " Tarn o' Shanter . " SONNETS . —Wc hear that Messrs . G . Bell and Sons have in hand a "Selection of English Sonnets by Living Writers , " edited and arranged by Mr . S . Waddington ,
to which is added an appendix note on " The sonnet : its History and Composition . " Mr . D . G . Rossetti , Mr . Matthew Arnold , and Archbishop Trench will be largely represented in thc volume ; and it will also contain sonnets by Mr . Tennyson , Cardinal Newman , Mr . Swinburne , Lord Hanmer , Mrs . Fanny Kemble , Earl Lytton , Mr . E . W . Gosse , Mr . Austin Dobson , Mr . A . Lang , Miss Christina Rossetti , and about forty other authors . —Academy .
1 he Pans Comedie r rane-nise will keep its bicentenary on the 2 ist inst ., when there will be a week ' s special representations of thc masterpieces of Corneille , Racine , and Moliere . Thc chief feature , however , will be the revival of " L'Impromptu de Versailles , " which Moliere wrote to defend himself from thc aitacks of the bigots , bourgeois , and others whom he had so bitterly satirised in
his previous works . After the first performance of this piece at Versailles in October , 1 GO 3 , Louis XIV . increased Moliere's pension . S CHOOL OF A RT W OOI .-CARVINC ; . —We arc requested to state that free studentships in both the day classes and the evening classes of the School of Art Woodcarving at thc Royal Albert Hall , Kensington , are at present
vacant . 1 hesc studentships are maintained out of the funds provided by the City and Guilds of London Institute for thc Advancement of Technical Education . Forms of application and prospectuses of the school may be obtained by a letter addressed to the Secretary , School of Art Woodcarving , Royal Albert Hall , Kensington , S . VV . EXHIBITION * OF STRAY PORTRAITS . —A
suggestion for an exhibition of portraits of unknown origin has been submitted to the South Kensington Science and Art Department , and the department has promised to give elue consideration to what it terms a " useful suggestion . " The number of such works of high artistic merit obscurely scattered throughout the kingdom is enormous , and it is thought that bringing them under public notice would lead to the identification of many historical celebrities .
The Roman Villa at Sandown , isle of Wi ght , is fast being disinterred , eleven chambers having now been discovered . The chief room unearthed is nearly forty feet long , and is tlivideil by solid masonry piers , the west end being nineteen feet wide , and the east fifteen feet , while the walls arc between three and four feet high , the usual measurement of ancient Roman domestic architecture .
Remains of an eighteen-inch dado are still visible , ornamented in fresco with scroll patterns of pink , grey , and white , while a plaster fillet runs round thc base of the room . Thc tesselated floor is thc most elaborate yet discovered in Great Britain , and represents Perseus and Andromeda , the Four Seasons , and Medusa with her snaky locks , besides pastoral groups , Tritons , and sea-monsters .
On 1 uesclay week Ihe Lord Provost of Ivdinburgh presented silver medals and sums of money to three police constables and four firemen , in acknowledgment of their exertions in saving life at a lire in Earl Grey-street , on the 3 rd eif August last . Among those rescued on the occasion were an invalid and his wife , each about 7 T years of age .
Thc police constables , named ( as . Martin , Thos . Mitchell , and Henry Christie , were each presented with a silver mcel . il and £ 5 , while the firemen , lames Clicssar , Henry Kc-gie , J 0 I 111 Dyce ,- and Thomas Graham , received a medal and £ 1 each . The money was supplied from thc surplus fire fund of the Town Council .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
ALL SAIKTS' Lorn ; --, No . 1716 . —The report of the installation meeting of this ludge is in type , and will appear in our next . Bro . the Right lion , the Martjuisof Hartington , P . G . M . Derbyshire , arrived in Aberdeen on Monday afternoon , and after a short stay proceeded to Balmoral on a visit to Her Majesty . |
Among coming musical events , we note that Madame Worrell has announced her annual concert for Thursday , the 21 st inst . It will be given at the Angell Town Institution , Brixton , anil the names of upwards of seventeen well-known artistes , vocal and instrumental , appear on the programme . Madame Worrell is favourably known to the London public as a vocalist , and we trust that thc Craft , to whom Uro . Worrell is so well known , will help to make this talented laely ' s concert a great success .
The installation of Principals in St . Thomas ' s Chapter , No . 14 J , will take place next Saturday , the ifith inst ., at the Cannon-street Hotel . The companions will meet at four o ' clock anil tipi-n the chapter , after which the exaltation , for which there are fun- candidates , will be proceeded with . The installations will follow . After the
investment of thc other oilicers of the chapter , a P . / . jewel will be presented lo Comp . fl . A . Rooks , who on lhat day leaves the First Principal's chair . Comp . J . VV . Lambert , IL , is the M . E . / .. elect ; Comp . C . F . Hogard , J ., the IL elect ; and Comp . VV . Ik-attic , S . E ., the J . elect . This chapter ' s meetings are among the most agreeable of the Order .
Masonic And General Tidings.
A harvest festival service will be held at the Church of St . Giles , Cripplegate , to-morrow ( Sunday ) , when Bro . Sir Francis VV . Truscott , Lord Mayor , will attend in ths morning , accompanied by thc Alderman of thc Ward , Bro . Knight , and thc under Sheriffs . A Quarterly General Court of the Governors and
Subscribers of thc Royal Masonic Institution for Girls will be held in the hall of the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , this day ( Saturday ) , at twelve o'clock . The election of forty-two girls into the School by ballot from a list of fifty-four approved candidates will commence at one o ' clock and close at three o'clock precisely .
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE . —A meeting of the Supreme Council Thirty-Third Degree , will be held at 33 , Golden-square , on Tuesday next , at 4 . 45 p . m . The Provincial Grand Lodgeof West Lancashire was held at Chorley , on Wednesday , the Cth inst . It was one of the largest gatherings ever witnessed in Lancashire , upwards of 500 brethren being present , representing no fewer than eighty-one lodges . We shall give a full report in our next .
PROVINCE OF CORNWALL . —In the report b y Bro . VV . J . Hughan ( P . G . D . ) , as Manager of the Votes for the "Central Masonic Charities" on behalf of the Province of Cornwall ( page 432 ) , the amounts are wrongly given . Bro . Hughan has obtained a total in value of £ 3500 from the Masonic Institutions , and during thc same period has becn thc medium of raising as Steward about £ 2000 on
behalf of thc Masonic Institutions . Thc cost to the province during thc whole of the twelve years has not been a £ 10 note , so those who so oppose the "Voting Charities " on the grounds of expense will do well to note this fact . Bro . Seymour Smith ( of the Royal Polytechnic ) also announces his annual benefit concert on Saturday , thc 17 th inst ., at the City of London College , 52 ,
Leadenhallstreet . An influential list of Stewards appears on the programme , and a long array of names eminent as vocalists and instrumentalists . All who know Bro . Seymour Smith ( and what London concert-goer does not ?) will be quite sure that the programme will be an attractive one , and
while a place is found for music of the highest class the popular element will not be wanting . Bro . Seymour Smith ' s genial presence is always welcomed at Masonic gatherings , and we hope the brethren to whom hc has afforded so much genuine pleasure will remember that they can all help to make thc forthcoming concert a real " benefit . "
The forthcoming Masonic Banquet at the Mansion I louse promises to be in every sense a magnificent gathering . The Lord Mayor has called to his aid Bros . Sir Alb . rt Woods ( Garter King at Arms ) , Sir John Monckton , President of the Board of General Purposes , and the Grand Secretary , Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , and
although from the nature of things it will be quite impossible that the invitations can reach a tithe of the Craft , who , by virtue of their Masonic rank and social position , would be fairly entitled to receive them , it will , nevertheless , be a representative gathering , anel worthy of the host and his guests . What can we say more .
The Incorporlated Law Society held its annual provincial meeting at Sheffield , on Wednesday and Thurselay , the 6 th and 7 th inst . Our well-known and esteemed Bro . Clabon is the president for the year , and delivered the opening address , the subject of which was " Lawyers ; their Duties , and their Rights . " That thc address was an able one , nn one who has any knowledge of Bro . Clabon ,
will doubt . In the course of his addre = s he said that a practice of forty-three years of a varied kind in the country , and in London , had impressed him with the belief that solicitors occupied a high position among their fellow men . " Bin . Gabon , himself , is an excellent example of a body of men , who , notwithstanding the exceptions- wliich , as our worthy brother said , were few , and only proved the rule , arc
of high honour and honesty , who unselfishly did their duty to those for whom they acted . Papers by other members were read , and a cordial vote of thanks was given to the president for his address . LAI . ISROKE MALL . NOTTING MILL . -We have been favoured by Bro . Linscott with a private view of his new hall and buildings now completed by him at great
outlay in the Lailhroko Grove-road . The hall for Masonic purposes is admirably adapted for Craft or Chapter meetings , anil the large hall , newly decorated and enlarged to nearly twice its former dimensions , is , without exception , the best of its kind in the western suburbs of London . We cordially recommend brethren in that direction to visit Bro . Linscott's establishment , where they will find tlieir comfort
studied and such appliances as are seldom to be met with apart from our City centres . The series of balls under the West-end Amicable Assemblies Company arc lixeel fortnightly from the 5 th inst . to May 3 rd , 1 SS 1 , both inclusive ( admission by tickets only , to be obtained of Bro . Linscott and the Stewards ) , and the series of Saturday Concerts , under the management of Signor Gounet , will well repay a
visit . Everything has becn most carefully and tastefully completed , and wc heartily wish Bro . Linscott success in his spirited undertaking . P . G . FESTIVAL OF CORNWALL . —Amongst the list of Stewards appointed we are pleased to see the namt ; ef Bro . John Jose , of Melingey , P . M . of Phu .-nix and W . M . of Tregullow lodges . Bro . Jose has long been known by
thebrethi-en of Truro , Falmouth , and other lodges in West Cornwall as one of the most perfect and instructive workers of the Three . Degrees . Although initialed long since in the Phienix lotlge he was obliged to make a business journey to the important mining property and works in Bolivia , South America , of whicli he is director and principal owner . Before he had received any office in his ludge , but since
his return his zeal and love for the Craft soon won for hini the honours of office . Asa joining member of No . ioo » his fame had preceded him so much that , in his absence , lie was unanimously elected as VV . M . for thc current year . Bro . Jose's beautiful seat of Melingey abuts on the grounds of Carclcw , thc seat of Col . Treniayne , being but a gunshot from Penan station . We feel very confident , should
any brother , as a tourist in Cornwall , call there , he would find a truly fraternal welcome and resting place . Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , containing the Charges , Regulations , E . A . Song , & c . A copy should be in the possession ot every brother . It may be obtained for 2 s . at the ° - " , ' l / the Freemason , or will be sent post-free to any part or tn United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-five penny stamps-Address , Publisher , 19 S , Fleet-street . —[ ADVT . J
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Original Correspondence.
With regard to blackballing of purpose prepense gentlemen who , " so far as we know , ' are " lit and proper persons to be made Masons , " because some one else has done something to cause you annoyance seems to me like poisoning a neighbour ' s cat or dog for a like reason . The whole affair , ab initio , is in very bad form , and 1 do not think cither deserves thc sympathy or support of the Craft . Yours faithfully anil fraternally . 2 nd October . A . P . P . G . R .
LONDON MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION . Dear Bro . Kenning , —• A material alteration having latel y been made in the constitution of the Association , viz ., doing away with an elected Committee . I enclose a copy of the new
byelaws , and hope you will be able to find room for the m in your valuable paper . Yours truly and fraternally , A . TISLEY , i , Clifford ' s Inn , E . C ., Cth October . Hon . Sec .
i . —NAME AND OBJECT OF ASSOCIATION . That this Association shall be called "The London Masonic Charity Association , " and that the object of this Association shall he , by adopting the principle of combination and accumulation of voting papers to further the interests of the candidates in the London district , to interchange votes with other bodies and brethren , and generally to
support the London Masonic Chanties . 2 . —MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION . All brethren members of London lodges ( not disqualified by the Book of Constitutions ) , and all Vice-Patrons , Vice-Presidents , Life-Governors , and Life and Annual Subscribers to the London Masonic Charities , voting in the London district , shall be eligible as members of this Association .
3 . —ELECTION OF MEMBERS . All candidates for the membership of this Association , after having been proposed and seconded by two members , may be elected at thc earliest subsequent meeting . 4 . —SUBSCRIPTIONS OF MEMBERS . Each member of the Association shall pay 5 s . entrance fee , and 5 s . annual subscription , which shall be due May ist , each year , or shall be entitled to commute all payments by one sum of £ 2 2 s ., which shall constitute him a Life Member .
5 . —OFFICERS . There shall be a Chairman , two Vice-Chairmen , two Secretaries , a Treasurer , and two Auditors elected at the annual general meeting of the Association . All members of the Association being Vice-Patrons or Vice-Presidents of either of the three Masonic Charities , or Present or Past Grand Officers , or Present or Past Provincial Grand Officers , or Present or Past Grand Stewards , shall be Vice-Chairmen ex-officio .
6 . —MEETINGS OF ASSOCIATION . Thc annual general meeting of thc Association shall be convened by the Chairman in the month of June , and a special general meeting shall be called at any time b y the Chairman on the requisition of seven members . As all members of thc Association form thc Committee , the Chairman ( or in his absence the Vice-Chairman ) shall have thc power of calling Committee meetings whenever necessary . 7 . —ORDER OF BUSINESS AT MEETINGS OF THE
COMMITTEE . One of thc main objects of the Association being the election of deserving candidates in the London district for the London Charities , and who are now very often unsuccessful in their application , thc order of business at meetings of thc Committee shall be as follows : —The minutes of the last Committee having been read and confirmed
and any needful business on ( he agenda paper disposed of , the Secretary shall read nut the names and cases as printed in the voting paper of the London Masonic Charity or Charities to be considered , and such candidates as a majority of those present may deem the most deserving shall
be declared by thc Chairman thc candidates to be supported by the Association . The Chairman for thc time being has power to place on the agenda paper such business as he consitlers needful to be discussed , and the order in which it is to be taken . The election of members will always follow the confirmation of the minutes .
? .. —RECOMMENDATION OF CANDIDATES . Any brother may recommend the case of a Candidate to thc consideration nf the Committee , and the Committee may receive thc statement nf any brother or member of thc Committee in favour nf any particular case . Thc Committee when needful is empowered to adjourn any case for further consideration .
y . —SUB-COMMITTEES . The Committee shall have power to appoint Sub-Committees to attend the elections , or enquire into any particular case , which Sub-Committees shall , however , report to the Committee , and their reports shall be read with thc minutes of the Committee .
10 . —INTERCHANGE OF VOTES . It shall be lawful for the Committee or Sub-Committee appointed to attend the election , if lhey think proper , to interchange votes in respect of the Masonic Charities fur the election of candidates .
11 . —AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS . The accounts of the Association shall be audited by the two Auditors of thc Association annually . Thc balancesheet , being audited , shall be reatl at the annual meeting , and a copy of it sent to every member of the Association .
12 . —EXPENSES . All needful and proper expenses incurred by the Secretaries or Sub-Committees shall be defrayed by vote of Committee . 13 . —VOTING PAPERS . All voting paiiers placed at the disposal of the Committee shall be left in I lie hands of the Secretaries , to bo registered and be disposed of subsequently as the Committee or Suli-Ciiininittee shall decide .
14 . —ALTERATION OF BYE-LAWS . Notice of the proposed and precise alteration in these hye-laws must appear in the circular enlivening the meeting to consider it , when , if carried , the alteration shall take effect from such nieetina-.
Old Matured Wines anel Spirits . —J . K . Sil . ixn & Co ., Wine ! Merchants ( l- ' xperts anil Valuers ) , -, ' Albert . Mansions , Victoriastreet , London , S . W . I ' rii ' e lists on application . —[ Ann . ]
Literary, Art, And Antiquarian Notes.
Literary , Art , and Antiquarian Notes .
The Vienna Society of Arts have forwarded to us the fourth and fifth folios of the series of etchings executed in honour of thc silver wedding of thc Emperor and Empress of Austria . Thc reproductions from the original designs contained in the last two folios , although hardly as satisfactory as those of the first set , maintain the high standard of the publication .
1 HE LATE PRINCE IMPERIAL . —Major Harold Malet's sketch representing the carrying of the body of thc Prince Imperial , and from which M . Protais painted his picture for the Queen , has becn accepted by the Empress Eugenie . A volume of Burns' Poems , transcribed entirel y by the poet's own hand , has been presented to the
Committee of the burns' monument at Ayr . The little book was given by Burns , in 17 S 7 , to Mrs . General Stewart , of Afton , grandmother of the present donor , and contains a poem specially composed on the loss of Mrs . Stewart ' s only son , besides the entire manuscript of " Tarn o' Shanter . " SONNETS . —Wc hear that Messrs . G . Bell and Sons have in hand a "Selection of English Sonnets by Living Writers , " edited and arranged by Mr . S . Waddington ,
to which is added an appendix note on " The sonnet : its History and Composition . " Mr . D . G . Rossetti , Mr . Matthew Arnold , and Archbishop Trench will be largely represented in thc volume ; and it will also contain sonnets by Mr . Tennyson , Cardinal Newman , Mr . Swinburne , Lord Hanmer , Mrs . Fanny Kemble , Earl Lytton , Mr . E . W . Gosse , Mr . Austin Dobson , Mr . A . Lang , Miss Christina Rossetti , and about forty other authors . —Academy .
1 he Pans Comedie r rane-nise will keep its bicentenary on the 2 ist inst ., when there will be a week ' s special representations of thc masterpieces of Corneille , Racine , and Moliere . Thc chief feature , however , will be the revival of " L'Impromptu de Versailles , " which Moliere wrote to defend himself from thc aitacks of the bigots , bourgeois , and others whom he had so bitterly satirised in
his previous works . After the first performance of this piece at Versailles in October , 1 GO 3 , Louis XIV . increased Moliere's pension . S CHOOL OF A RT W OOI .-CARVINC ; . —We arc requested to state that free studentships in both the day classes and the evening classes of the School of Art Woodcarving at thc Royal Albert Hall , Kensington , are at present
vacant . 1 hesc studentships are maintained out of the funds provided by the City and Guilds of London Institute for thc Advancement of Technical Education . Forms of application and prospectuses of the school may be obtained by a letter addressed to the Secretary , School of Art Woodcarving , Royal Albert Hall , Kensington , S . VV . EXHIBITION * OF STRAY PORTRAITS . —A
suggestion for an exhibition of portraits of unknown origin has been submitted to the South Kensington Science and Art Department , and the department has promised to give elue consideration to what it terms a " useful suggestion . " The number of such works of high artistic merit obscurely scattered throughout the kingdom is enormous , and it is thought that bringing them under public notice would lead to the identification of many historical celebrities .
The Roman Villa at Sandown , isle of Wi ght , is fast being disinterred , eleven chambers having now been discovered . The chief room unearthed is nearly forty feet long , and is tlivideil by solid masonry piers , the west end being nineteen feet wide , and the east fifteen feet , while the walls arc between three and four feet high , the usual measurement of ancient Roman domestic architecture .
Remains of an eighteen-inch dado are still visible , ornamented in fresco with scroll patterns of pink , grey , and white , while a plaster fillet runs round thc base of the room . Thc tesselated floor is thc most elaborate yet discovered in Great Britain , and represents Perseus and Andromeda , the Four Seasons , and Medusa with her snaky locks , besides pastoral groups , Tritons , and sea-monsters .
On 1 uesclay week Ihe Lord Provost of Ivdinburgh presented silver medals and sums of money to three police constables and four firemen , in acknowledgment of their exertions in saving life at a lire in Earl Grey-street , on the 3 rd eif August last . Among those rescued on the occasion were an invalid and his wife , each about 7 T years of age .
Thc police constables , named ( as . Martin , Thos . Mitchell , and Henry Christie , were each presented with a silver mcel . il and £ 5 , while the firemen , lames Clicssar , Henry Kc-gie , J 0 I 111 Dyce ,- and Thomas Graham , received a medal and £ 1 each . The money was supplied from thc surplus fire fund of the Town Council .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
ALL SAIKTS' Lorn ; --, No . 1716 . —The report of the installation meeting of this ludge is in type , and will appear in our next . Bro . the Right lion , the Martjuisof Hartington , P . G . M . Derbyshire , arrived in Aberdeen on Monday afternoon , and after a short stay proceeded to Balmoral on a visit to Her Majesty . |
Among coming musical events , we note that Madame Worrell has announced her annual concert for Thursday , the 21 st inst . It will be given at the Angell Town Institution , Brixton , anil the names of upwards of seventeen well-known artistes , vocal and instrumental , appear on the programme . Madame Worrell is favourably known to the London public as a vocalist , and we trust that thc Craft , to whom Uro . Worrell is so well known , will help to make this talented laely ' s concert a great success .
The installation of Principals in St . Thomas ' s Chapter , No . 14 J , will take place next Saturday , the ifith inst ., at the Cannon-street Hotel . The companions will meet at four o ' clock anil tipi-n the chapter , after which the exaltation , for which there are fun- candidates , will be proceeded with . The installations will follow . After the
investment of thc other oilicers of the chapter , a P . / . jewel will be presented lo Comp . fl . A . Rooks , who on lhat day leaves the First Principal's chair . Comp . J . VV . Lambert , IL , is the M . E . / .. elect ; Comp . C . F . Hogard , J ., the IL elect ; and Comp . VV . Ik-attic , S . E ., the J . elect . This chapter ' s meetings are among the most agreeable of the Order .
Masonic And General Tidings.
A harvest festival service will be held at the Church of St . Giles , Cripplegate , to-morrow ( Sunday ) , when Bro . Sir Francis VV . Truscott , Lord Mayor , will attend in ths morning , accompanied by thc Alderman of thc Ward , Bro . Knight , and thc under Sheriffs . A Quarterly General Court of the Governors and
Subscribers of thc Royal Masonic Institution for Girls will be held in the hall of the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , this day ( Saturday ) , at twelve o'clock . The election of forty-two girls into the School by ballot from a list of fifty-four approved candidates will commence at one o ' clock and close at three o'clock precisely .
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE . —A meeting of the Supreme Council Thirty-Third Degree , will be held at 33 , Golden-square , on Tuesday next , at 4 . 45 p . m . The Provincial Grand Lodgeof West Lancashire was held at Chorley , on Wednesday , the Cth inst . It was one of the largest gatherings ever witnessed in Lancashire , upwards of 500 brethren being present , representing no fewer than eighty-one lodges . We shall give a full report in our next .
PROVINCE OF CORNWALL . —In the report b y Bro . VV . J . Hughan ( P . G . D . ) , as Manager of the Votes for the "Central Masonic Charities" on behalf of the Province of Cornwall ( page 432 ) , the amounts are wrongly given . Bro . Hughan has obtained a total in value of £ 3500 from the Masonic Institutions , and during thc same period has becn thc medium of raising as Steward about £ 2000 on
behalf of thc Masonic Institutions . Thc cost to the province during thc whole of the twelve years has not been a £ 10 note , so those who so oppose the "Voting Charities " on the grounds of expense will do well to note this fact . Bro . Seymour Smith ( of the Royal Polytechnic ) also announces his annual benefit concert on Saturday , thc 17 th inst ., at the City of London College , 52 ,
Leadenhallstreet . An influential list of Stewards appears on the programme , and a long array of names eminent as vocalists and instrumentalists . All who know Bro . Seymour Smith ( and what London concert-goer does not ?) will be quite sure that the programme will be an attractive one , and
while a place is found for music of the highest class the popular element will not be wanting . Bro . Seymour Smith ' s genial presence is always welcomed at Masonic gatherings , and we hope the brethren to whom hc has afforded so much genuine pleasure will remember that they can all help to make thc forthcoming concert a real " benefit . "
The forthcoming Masonic Banquet at the Mansion I louse promises to be in every sense a magnificent gathering . The Lord Mayor has called to his aid Bros . Sir Alb . rt Woods ( Garter King at Arms ) , Sir John Monckton , President of the Board of General Purposes , and the Grand Secretary , Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , and
although from the nature of things it will be quite impossible that the invitations can reach a tithe of the Craft , who , by virtue of their Masonic rank and social position , would be fairly entitled to receive them , it will , nevertheless , be a representative gathering , anel worthy of the host and his guests . What can we say more .
The Incorporlated Law Society held its annual provincial meeting at Sheffield , on Wednesday and Thurselay , the 6 th and 7 th inst . Our well-known and esteemed Bro . Clabon is the president for the year , and delivered the opening address , the subject of which was " Lawyers ; their Duties , and their Rights . " That thc address was an able one , nn one who has any knowledge of Bro . Clabon ,
will doubt . In the course of his addre = s he said that a practice of forty-three years of a varied kind in the country , and in London , had impressed him with the belief that solicitors occupied a high position among their fellow men . " Bin . Gabon , himself , is an excellent example of a body of men , who , notwithstanding the exceptions- wliich , as our worthy brother said , were few , and only proved the rule , arc
of high honour and honesty , who unselfishly did their duty to those for whom they acted . Papers by other members were read , and a cordial vote of thanks was given to the president for his address . LAI . ISROKE MALL . NOTTING MILL . -We have been favoured by Bro . Linscott with a private view of his new hall and buildings now completed by him at great
outlay in the Lailhroko Grove-road . The hall for Masonic purposes is admirably adapted for Craft or Chapter meetings , anil the large hall , newly decorated and enlarged to nearly twice its former dimensions , is , without exception , the best of its kind in the western suburbs of London . We cordially recommend brethren in that direction to visit Bro . Linscott's establishment , where they will find tlieir comfort
studied and such appliances as are seldom to be met with apart from our City centres . The series of balls under the West-end Amicable Assemblies Company arc lixeel fortnightly from the 5 th inst . to May 3 rd , 1 SS 1 , both inclusive ( admission by tickets only , to be obtained of Bro . Linscott and the Stewards ) , and the series of Saturday Concerts , under the management of Signor Gounet , will well repay a
visit . Everything has becn most carefully and tastefully completed , and wc heartily wish Bro . Linscott success in his spirited undertaking . P . G . FESTIVAL OF CORNWALL . —Amongst the list of Stewards appointed we are pleased to see the namt ; ef Bro . John Jose , of Melingey , P . M . of Phu .-nix and W . M . of Tregullow lodges . Bro . Jose has long been known by
thebrethi-en of Truro , Falmouth , and other lodges in West Cornwall as one of the most perfect and instructive workers of the Three . Degrees . Although initialed long since in the Phienix lotlge he was obliged to make a business journey to the important mining property and works in Bolivia , South America , of whicli he is director and principal owner . Before he had received any office in his ludge , but since
his return his zeal and love for the Craft soon won for hini the honours of office . Asa joining member of No . ioo » his fame had preceded him so much that , in his absence , lie was unanimously elected as VV . M . for thc current year . Bro . Jose's beautiful seat of Melingey abuts on the grounds of Carclcw , thc seat of Col . Treniayne , being but a gunshot from Penan station . We feel very confident , should
any brother , as a tourist in Cornwall , call there , he would find a truly fraternal welcome and resting place . Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , containing the Charges , Regulations , E . A . Song , & c . A copy should be in the possession ot every brother . It may be obtained for 2 s . at the ° - " , ' l / the Freemason , or will be sent post-free to any part or tn United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-five penny stamps-Address , Publisher , 19 S , Fleet-street . —[ ADVT . J