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Reviews.
Reviews .
THE TRUE PRINCIPLES AND PRECEPTS OF FREEMASONRY . Spencer and Co ., Great Queenstreet , W . C . This is a sermon originally preached by our excellent and well-known Bro . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C . and D . P . G . M . for Suffolk , at the installation of Sir Edmund Lechmere , M . P ., as Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire , and published in 1 S 7 S .
We alluded to it most favourably on a former occasion ; we repeat our encomium to-day , as the sermon well deserves praise , and wiff equally well repay perusal . Indeed in a few pages it would probably be difficult to find a more truthful 01 animated Masonic
sermon , or one that more commends itself to the hearts and minds of its readers . All that falls from our distinguished brother is at all times worth hearing and reading-, and we know no more striking proof of his Masonic qualifications and his thorough grasp of thc true spirit of Freemasonry than that which is afforded by these lucid and striking
passages . LE TALMUD . L'HISTOIRE DE LA FORMATION DE TALMUD , Svo . By Professor Wcrthheimer , Geneva , 1 SS 0 . This is one of thc helps to the understanding of the Talmud which are so useful to the now increasing number of students of that remarkable compilation . We welcome all such aids , alike to Masonic and general students .
SUNRISE . By Wm . Black , author of the "Princess of Thule , " &' c . Sampson Low and Co ., iSS , Fleet-street , E . C . Fourth Edition . This last novel of a well-known writer comes before us in a fourth edition , and amid a pretty general chorus of commendatory criticism . Wc confess we hardly share in in it , as we think the praise is too unqualified and too "loud . "
1 he dialogue is animated , though somewhat wordy , and the speakers arc too didactic , moralizing , declamatory , and " preaching " to please us , and we think the view of thc actual influence and extent of the secret societies a complete mistake . That they exist is a fact , and a very disagreeable "factor" in the history of to-day , —to-morrow . But that they have " honeycombed " Europe , and are alike
cosmopolitan and commensurate with civilized humanity , is , wc believe , an entire delusion . We also object to the great mistake of the writer in mixing up FYeemasonry , whether with " La Marianne , " the Carbonari , Madre Natura , or the Nihilists . The statement is a pure fiction , and such a charge is opposed to the "genius " and actuality of Freemasonry . That there are " Freemasons and Freemasons , "
is probably true , but that Freemasonry proper hasanything to do with Scciet Political Associations , was originally a Jesuit libel , and is now a " vulgar error . " Undoubtedl y "Sunrise" has some strong "positions , " and not a few striking characters . To many Mr . Black just now appears to be the " harbinger" of a new novelistic literature , and no praise is too high , no words are
too ornate , to use by some in respect of his writings , which have now a very large circle of readers . In "Simrise" the portraiture of "Calabressa" and "Stephan , " as well as " Natalie " and her mother , will begreatly admired by many , though as for the hero , while wishing him all prosperity in his wooing , and all happiness in his wedding with yon "tall Hungarian girl , " wc cannot but repent
the French line , by whomsever written , " que diable allait il fairc dans cettc galere . " The story is really a series of tableaux , and , though very striking and verv sensational , hardly appeals to our sense of the icasonableor the useful . The " end " is hazy , and the moral is very questionable . Those , however , who like a truly sensational novel , may well spend an hour over "Sunrise . "
UNCLAIMED MONEY . A Handy Book for Heirs at Law , Next of Kin , Sec Fifth Thousand . Allen , n , Ave Maria-lane . _ Mr . Edward Preston ' s "handy book" has an exceptional interest for many of us . It tells us one or two startling " facts , " e . g ., that there are about , from various
sources , 240 millions of unclaimed funds . We cannot see why in public offices , Sec , there should be any reticence in the matter , or why—as in the South Sea Stock , for instance —all the names should not be published by the Bank of England . Indeed , there is no reasonable excuse why the fullest information nn such matters should not be afforded to the public , which is greatly interested in all such returns .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
THE QUATUOR CORONATI . My friend Bro . Gould asks mc about the " Quatuor Coronati " Church at Rome . I lind in Donovan ' s " Rome Ancient and Modern , " vol ., 1 , p , G 31 , this church thus described .
"Thc Church of the Four Crowned Brothers is situated on the summit of the Gelian , between thc Hospital of St . . John Latcran , and St . Clements , lt was first built , accord-Wg to Panvinio , by Pope Miltiades in the fourth century , and its name it derives from the four martyrs , Severus , V-verianus , Carpophorus , and Victorianus , who suffered in the persecution of Dioclesian , and whose bodies were brought ¦ " - re by Leo IV ., in the ninth cer . turv . It has a fine and
touch worn door of * opus Alexandrinum , ' ( Mosaic work ) , an , l has an ancient chapel dedicated to St . Sylvester , which ™ w I'clongs to the < Confraternity of Sculptors . ' A ( li ght ot slcps leads down into a ' subterranean chapel , inside "e altar of which repose the bodies of the Four Crowned art yrs . ' In the Tribune ' the under range of paintings sciTt 'tnts " , e c"nvers'on ' martyrdom , Sec , of the live u p ors Claudius , Nicostratus . Svmnhorianus . Cistnriiis
: j . ^ 'inplicius , whose relics are preserved in this church . ( I C p ' " rn " " c represents the sufferings , and death , of ( li li . ¦ ' C , ownecl Martyrs . " It is important to note the Marl anrt differencc between the Four Crowned cnnf , ' , an ( 1 t , ic Five Sculptors , as their names are often confounded by others . MASONIC STUDENT .
Hrook ' ' ^ ° Wa , cs l las honoured Mr . H . ] . Benclu-r ^ 'l ! UlnK ' for h's portrait for his picture of tin ^ encliurs of the Middle Temple .
Lodge Of Benevolence.
LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
Thc monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B ., Senior Vice-President , took the President ' s chair ; Bro . James Brett , P . G . P ., Junior Vice-President , occupied the chair of Senior Vice-President , and Bro . G . Rawson , P . D . G . M . China , took the chair of
Junior Vice-President . The other brethren present were Bros . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , G . Sec . ; IT . Buss , Assistant Grand Secretary ; A . A . Pendlebury , W . Dodd , H . Sadler , G . Tyler ; Constable , G . P . Britten , Charles Dairy , H . S . Somerville Burney , J . D . Collier , Charles Frederick Hogard , \ V . H . Ferryman , Edward Spooner , P . M . and Treasurer 1420 ; J . W . Matthews , P . M . 143 ;
James H .-Hawkins , W . M . iGg- ?; Arthur Ii . Gladwell , " VV . M . 172 ; William Drake , VV . M . 15 S 6 ; Frederick Brasted , VV . M . 1524 ; Thomas Cheape , VV . M . 13 S 9 ; J . Gardner , W . M . 749 ; C . F . Matier , P . M . 645 ; Samuel Poynter , P . M . and Treasurer 902 ; John Mason , P . M . 15 G 7 ; G . H . Patmore , W . M . 22 S ; Dick Radclyffe , W . M . 742 ; VV . W . Dean , P . M . 417 ; Louis Hirsch , W . M . 1 S 1 S ;
J . J . Limebeer , P . M . 1275 ; VV . Woodficld Riess , W . M . iSG ; W . S . Daniel , W . M . 1541 ; Edward Coste , P . M . 9 ; B . R . Bryant , W . M . 1329 ; J . H . Coulson , W . M . 27 ; and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . The brethren first confirmed grants recommended at last meeting to the amount of £ 4 65 . There were twenty-four new cases on the list . Of these one was dismissed and
three were deferred . The remainder were relieved with a total of £ 535 , consisting of one £ 75 ( £ 75 ); one £ 50 (; 45 o ); three £ 48 ( £ 120 ); two £ 30 ( £ 60 ); one £ 25 ( £ . 25 ) - ; eight £ 20 ( £ 160 ); two £ 15 ( £ 30 ); one £ 10 ( £ 10 ); and one £ 5 ( £ 5 ) . T he Lodge of Benevolence war . then closed .
Consecration Of The Chapter Of Loyalty. No. 897.
CONSECRATION OF THE CHAPTER OF LOYALTY . No . 897 .
On Thursday afternoon , the 14 th inst ., there was a goodly congregation of companions at thc Masonic Buildings , St . Helen's , near Liverpool , for the purposed
assisting at the consecration of a new chapter , to be henceforth known as the Chapter of Loyalty , No . S 97- The event was viewed with much interest , and there is every reason to believe that complete success will attend the existence of the new Masonic combination .
The chapter was opened by Comp . H . S . Alpass , 6 S 0 , P . G . S . E ., acting Z . ; Comp . J . T . Callow , G 73 and SG , P . P . G . T ., P . Z ., acting H . ; and Comp . Robert Wylie , 292 , P . P . G . H ., acting J . ; supported by Comps . J . R . Goepel , SG and 21 G , P . P . G . F . A . S ., acting S . E . ; S . N . Harrison , 86 , P . Z ., acting S . N . j and Reginald Young , SG , P . Z ., acting P . S . The members present were Comps . Chas . C . Wilson ,
Rev . C . F . Mermagen , W . J . Thomson , J . SG ; W . J . Marrow , W . Leather , W . P . Robinson , ] . S . Dunn , H . C . Oppenheim , R . G . Brook , and P . Ball , P . G . Janitor . The visitors , besides those already named , included Comps . Fredk . Smith , S . E . SG ; L . H . Hartley , SG ; John Twist . P . Z . SG ; J . Skeaf , 21 G , P . G . O . ; Henry Ashmore , Z . S 33 ; Thos . Armstrong , 21 G , P . P . G . Soj ., P . P . G . Treas . ; Chas . Haswell , 21 G ; H . Vollmcr , P . G . .,
P . Z . 1375 ; VV . Harrison , SG ; and Joseph Wood , 249 and 1094 ( Freemason ) . Comp . ALPASS addressed the members of the newchaptcr , exhorting them to be specially careful in admittingnew companions among ' them , as harmony was most essential ; and advised them to use the expeiience they had already gained in Craft Masonry in making their selections . He then called upon acting S . E . to read the authorisation ,
petition , and also warrant from the Grand Chapter ; and afterward * , assisted by the other acting Principals and ollieers , proceeded to perform the impressive ceremony of consecration , which was carried out to the satisfaction of all present . The incidental music , composed by Comp . loseoh Skeaf , P . G . O ., was effectively rendered by Comps . Thos . Armstrong , P . P . G . P . S ., P . P . G . T . ; Henry Ashmore ,
Z . S 23 ; Charles Haswell , 21 G ; and J . P . Bryan , 203 . Comp . W . J . THOMSON , acting as P . G . S . E ., read the warrant ; Comp . Goepel officiated as M . C ; and the corn , wine , oil , and salt were borne by Comps . Alpass , Wylie , Callow , and Thomson . The Three Principals designate—Comps . W . Leather , M . E . Z . ; W . J . Marrow , II . ' ; and I . G . Dunn . L—were
presented by Comp . J . R . Goepel , and efficiently installed by the acting M . E . Z . The following companions were then elected and invested : Comps . Thos . Morris , S . E . ( by proxy ); R . G . Brooke , S . N . ; Rev . C . F . Mermagen , P . S . ; C . Wilson and W . R . Robinson , A . S . Comp . VV . Fhomson was elected Treasurer . Several brethren and
companions were proposed for admission and joining , and the chapter was closed according to ancient custom . The majority of the [ companions afterwards dined together at the Fleece Inn , where an excellent repast was served , after which thc usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and cordially received .
Bro. Graham, Of Quebec.
BRO . GRAHAM , OF QUEBEC .
We copy the following flattering tribute to one of our citizens from the report of the foreign correspondence of the Grand Lodge of the State of Vermont for the present year , ltis well known among the Craft here , that although Dr . Graham is Scotch b y birth , he was initiated into Freemasonry while sojourning in Vermont , and it is also worthv
of remark , as showing the cosmopolitan character of the Fraternity , that many of the chiefs of the Order in England , including the Prince of Wales , the Earl of Carnarvon , Sec , were made Masons under foreign jurisdictions : " We are happy to note the fact that our distinguished and well-known Bro . John IT . Graham , LL . D ., has again ascended the throne as Grand Master of Ouebcc . He
received his Masonic light in our jurisdiction , and the Fraternit ) in Vermont have overtaken great pride in his advancing footsteps in Masonry , until for the third time after a lapse of many years , he presides over the Craft . He has gained a world-wide fame as an eminent Craftsman , and we
assure our sister Grand Lodge that Vermont takes just and honourable pride in the distinguished rank her Masonic son occupies around the ( globe , and may Ins labours ever be blessed by the Divine Grand Master and approved of man . So mote it be . "—Richmond Guardian , U . S . A .
The Prince Of Wales And Prince Leopold At Norwich.
THE PRINCE OF WALES AND PRINCE LEOPOLD AT NORWICH .
The ceremony of opening the first of the National Fisheries' Exhibition , held at the Drill Hall , St . Giles , Norwich , took place on Monday , the iSth inst ., under the auspices , and performed by , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., under circumstances of a most favourable nature . The day was beautifully fine , and all that could be
desired for so favourable an occasion , and thousands of persons from all parts of the city and county availed themselves of the opportunity of paying homage to so important an event by assembling together and lining the route designed for H . R . H . to take in _ coming _ from the Thorpe Railway Station to his destination , anxious for a sight of , and to welcome him with his lovely consort ; H . R . H . Prince Leopold and other distinguished personages accompanying the . m .
To Masons especially the presence of H . R . H . was an extremely pleasurable one , and it was regretted that occasion did not offer whereby they might have taken part as such , and received the M . W . Grand Master in due form . However , H . R . H . is with everyone in this city , more especially with Masons , a welcome visitor , and the pleasure of Masons was enhanced b y the presence of Prince'Leopold ,
the P . G . M . of Oxfordshire , P . G . W ., in whom no little interest was felt . This was his first visit to Norwich , and a keen desire was manifested by all for a sight of Her Most Gracious Majesty ' s youngest son , and so distinguished a Mason . The city generally was gaily decorated with bunting and devices suitable to the occasion . Among others , by leave of Lord Suffield , P . G . M ., the banners of the
following lodges were hung outside the Masonic Club , St . Giles's-street , by which the procession passed , viz .: Union , 52 ; Social , 93 ; Perseverance , 213 ; Cabbell , S 07 ; Sincerity , 943 ; Walpole , 1500 ; and Suffield , 1 S 0 S ; and received the marked notice of the G . M . as well as of Prince Leopold . A number of brethren assembled themselves at the Club anxious for , and gave H . R . H . and
company hearty and loyal cheers as they passed them . The Royal party arrived in the city shortly before noon , and was received by the Mayor of Norwich ( S . Grimmer , Esq . ) , the Sheriff ( P . Eade , Esq . ) , and the Deputy Mayor ( Bro . Harry Bullard ) , who all wore their municipal robes and insignias of office . The P . G . M ., Lord Suffield , K . C . B ., was also present on their arrival , and took an
active and important part in the ceremony of introduction . The Royal and distinguished visitors consisted of the M . W . G . M ., the Prince of Wales , the Princess of Wales ; Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold , the Lord President ofthe Council ; Earl Spencer , and the Countess ' Spencer ; the Home Secretary , Sir Wm . Harcourt , and Lady Harcourt ; His Excellency Count Dannesckjold-Samsoe ; Count
Frijs-Fnjsenborg ; Lord and Lady Charles Beresford ; the Vice-President of the Council , Mr . Mundella , M . P . ; Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen ; Mr . C . HaU ; Lieut .-Gen . J _ Vobyn and Col . Teesdale , in attendance upon H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ; Dr . Royle , in attendance upon Prince Leopold ; the Rev . F . Hervey ; Mr . ITolzmann ; Miss Knoll ys , and Mr . F . Knollys . As the cortege , which was a formidable one , proceeded
from the station along Prince of Wales ' s-road , Londonstreet , Market-place , St . Giles , to the Drill Hall , escorted by a detachment of the third Hussars , a very hearty ieception was everywhere given them . Upon arrival at the Exhibition a distinguished company awaited them to add grace to the occasion . Among those present were the Earl and Countess Leicester , the Lord Bishop of Norwich and
the Misses Pelham , Bro . Sir W . F . Ffolkes , P . G . J . W . Norfolk ; Sir T . and Lady Bccvor , Sir W . and Lady Foster , J . J . Colnian , Esq ., M . P ., and Misses Colman , R . P . Guidon , Esq ., M . P ., 1 . H . Tillett , Esq ., M . P ., Bro . Hamon Le Estrange , P . P . G . J . W ., P . G . Treas . Norfolk ; VV . A . T . Amherst , P . P . G . S . W . Norfolk ; Bro . Col . Bignold , P . P . G . R . Norfolk ; and many other distinguished
ladies and gentlemen of the county . The hall , which had been very prettily decorated , presented a very animated and brilliant appearance , and their Royal Highnesses were received with enthusiastic cheers . An address was then read to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales by E . Birkbeck , Esq ., M . P ., the President of the Exhibition , andean illuminated copy of the same presented to him . H . R . H . in a few words thanked the President-, for his
address , and immediately opened the exhibition . H . R . H . and company were then conducted round the building , and inspected the various articles exhibited with considerable interest . From the Drill Hall the party next proceeded , via Chapel Field-road , St . Stephens-street , tite Market-place , Exchange-street , to St . Andrew ' s Hal ) , where a dejeuner had been prepared , given by the Mayor , a numerous
company being present , but which our space prevents us to particularise . The menu was of a most sumptuous character . After luncheon was over the Mayor , amidst loud cheers , gave "The Health of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen . " The Mayor then gave , amid enthusiastic cheering , " The Health of the Illustrous Guests , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , H . R . H . Prince
Lcopold . and the restof the Royal Family " ( much cheering . ) H . R . H . the Prince of WALES , who was received with prolonged cheering , expressed , in returning thanks for the toast , the pleasure of himself and his distinguished guests at being present at the inauguration of the exhibition in the county . He highly commended the interest taken in the exhibition of life saving apparatus ,
and expressed a hope that a National Society might be instituted to mantain the Widows and Orphans of those drowned at sea . He also thanked the Fishmongers' Company for thc support given by them to the exhibition . Before sitting down H . R . H . proposed "Success to the National Fisheries Exhibition " ( cheers ) , and coupled with it "The Health of E . Birkbeck , Esq ., M . P ., the President , "
to whom he offered his congratulations for the success of the exhibition . ( Prolonged cheering . ) Ii . Burbeck , Esq ., M . P ., then suitably replied at some length . After which H . R . H . Prince LEOPOLD , apiid considerable cheering , proposed "The Health of the Mayor , " and in the course of his remarks expressed the pleasure he felt at his first visit to thc City of Norwich , and concluded by
saying that his brother , H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh , was only from obvious reasons unable to be present at the day ' s proceedings , otherwise he would have attended . H . R . H . resumed his seat amid loud cheers . The MAYOR having replied , H . R . H . and company took their departure for Sandringham . A detachment of the 3 rd H ussars , the 1 st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers , and the 1 st Norfolk Volunteers took part in the proceedings of the day . Thc exhibition will remain open day and night during the week .
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Reviews.
Reviews .
THE TRUE PRINCIPLES AND PRECEPTS OF FREEMASONRY . Spencer and Co ., Great Queenstreet , W . C . This is a sermon originally preached by our excellent and well-known Bro . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C . and D . P . G . M . for Suffolk , at the installation of Sir Edmund Lechmere , M . P ., as Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire , and published in 1 S 7 S .
We alluded to it most favourably on a former occasion ; we repeat our encomium to-day , as the sermon well deserves praise , and wiff equally well repay perusal . Indeed in a few pages it would probably be difficult to find a more truthful 01 animated Masonic
sermon , or one that more commends itself to the hearts and minds of its readers . All that falls from our distinguished brother is at all times worth hearing and reading-, and we know no more striking proof of his Masonic qualifications and his thorough grasp of thc true spirit of Freemasonry than that which is afforded by these lucid and striking
passages . LE TALMUD . L'HISTOIRE DE LA FORMATION DE TALMUD , Svo . By Professor Wcrthheimer , Geneva , 1 SS 0 . This is one of thc helps to the understanding of the Talmud which are so useful to the now increasing number of students of that remarkable compilation . We welcome all such aids , alike to Masonic and general students .
SUNRISE . By Wm . Black , author of the "Princess of Thule , " &' c . Sampson Low and Co ., iSS , Fleet-street , E . C . Fourth Edition . This last novel of a well-known writer comes before us in a fourth edition , and amid a pretty general chorus of commendatory criticism . Wc confess we hardly share in in it , as we think the praise is too unqualified and too "loud . "
1 he dialogue is animated , though somewhat wordy , and the speakers arc too didactic , moralizing , declamatory , and " preaching " to please us , and we think the view of thc actual influence and extent of the secret societies a complete mistake . That they exist is a fact , and a very disagreeable "factor" in the history of to-day , —to-morrow . But that they have " honeycombed " Europe , and are alike
cosmopolitan and commensurate with civilized humanity , is , wc believe , an entire delusion . We also object to the great mistake of the writer in mixing up FYeemasonry , whether with " La Marianne , " the Carbonari , Madre Natura , or the Nihilists . The statement is a pure fiction , and such a charge is opposed to the "genius " and actuality of Freemasonry . That there are " Freemasons and Freemasons , "
is probably true , but that Freemasonry proper hasanything to do with Scciet Political Associations , was originally a Jesuit libel , and is now a " vulgar error . " Undoubtedl y "Sunrise" has some strong "positions , " and not a few striking characters . To many Mr . Black just now appears to be the " harbinger" of a new novelistic literature , and no praise is too high , no words are
too ornate , to use by some in respect of his writings , which have now a very large circle of readers . In "Simrise" the portraiture of "Calabressa" and "Stephan , " as well as " Natalie " and her mother , will begreatly admired by many , though as for the hero , while wishing him all prosperity in his wooing , and all happiness in his wedding with yon "tall Hungarian girl , " wc cannot but repent
the French line , by whomsever written , " que diable allait il fairc dans cettc galere . " The story is really a series of tableaux , and , though very striking and verv sensational , hardly appeals to our sense of the icasonableor the useful . The " end " is hazy , and the moral is very questionable . Those , however , who like a truly sensational novel , may well spend an hour over "Sunrise . "
UNCLAIMED MONEY . A Handy Book for Heirs at Law , Next of Kin , Sec Fifth Thousand . Allen , n , Ave Maria-lane . _ Mr . Edward Preston ' s "handy book" has an exceptional interest for many of us . It tells us one or two startling " facts , " e . g ., that there are about , from various
sources , 240 millions of unclaimed funds . We cannot see why in public offices , Sec , there should be any reticence in the matter , or why—as in the South Sea Stock , for instance —all the names should not be published by the Bank of England . Indeed , there is no reasonable excuse why the fullest information nn such matters should not be afforded to the public , which is greatly interested in all such returns .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
THE QUATUOR CORONATI . My friend Bro . Gould asks mc about the " Quatuor Coronati " Church at Rome . I lind in Donovan ' s " Rome Ancient and Modern , " vol ., 1 , p , G 31 , this church thus described .
"Thc Church of the Four Crowned Brothers is situated on the summit of the Gelian , between thc Hospital of St . . John Latcran , and St . Clements , lt was first built , accord-Wg to Panvinio , by Pope Miltiades in the fourth century , and its name it derives from the four martyrs , Severus , V-verianus , Carpophorus , and Victorianus , who suffered in the persecution of Dioclesian , and whose bodies were brought ¦ " - re by Leo IV ., in the ninth cer . turv . It has a fine and
touch worn door of * opus Alexandrinum , ' ( Mosaic work ) , an , l has an ancient chapel dedicated to St . Sylvester , which ™ w I'clongs to the < Confraternity of Sculptors . ' A ( li ght ot slcps leads down into a ' subterranean chapel , inside "e altar of which repose the bodies of the Four Crowned art yrs . ' In the Tribune ' the under range of paintings sciTt 'tnts " , e c"nvers'on ' martyrdom , Sec , of the live u p ors Claudius , Nicostratus . Svmnhorianus . Cistnriiis
: j . ^ 'inplicius , whose relics are preserved in this church . ( I C p ' " rn " " c represents the sufferings , and death , of ( li li . ¦ ' C , ownecl Martyrs . " It is important to note the Marl anrt differencc between the Four Crowned cnnf , ' , an ( 1 t , ic Five Sculptors , as their names are often confounded by others . MASONIC STUDENT .
Hrook ' ' ^ ° Wa , cs l las honoured Mr . H . ] . Benclu-r ^ 'l ! UlnK ' for h's portrait for his picture of tin ^ encliurs of the Middle Temple .
Lodge Of Benevolence.
LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
Thc monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B ., Senior Vice-President , took the President ' s chair ; Bro . James Brett , P . G . P ., Junior Vice-President , occupied the chair of Senior Vice-President , and Bro . G . Rawson , P . D . G . M . China , took the chair of
Junior Vice-President . The other brethren present were Bros . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , G . Sec . ; IT . Buss , Assistant Grand Secretary ; A . A . Pendlebury , W . Dodd , H . Sadler , G . Tyler ; Constable , G . P . Britten , Charles Dairy , H . S . Somerville Burney , J . D . Collier , Charles Frederick Hogard , \ V . H . Ferryman , Edward Spooner , P . M . and Treasurer 1420 ; J . W . Matthews , P . M . 143 ;
James H .-Hawkins , W . M . iGg- ?; Arthur Ii . Gladwell , " VV . M . 172 ; William Drake , VV . M . 15 S 6 ; Frederick Brasted , VV . M . 1524 ; Thomas Cheape , VV . M . 13 S 9 ; J . Gardner , W . M . 749 ; C . F . Matier , P . M . 645 ; Samuel Poynter , P . M . and Treasurer 902 ; John Mason , P . M . 15 G 7 ; G . H . Patmore , W . M . 22 S ; Dick Radclyffe , W . M . 742 ; VV . W . Dean , P . M . 417 ; Louis Hirsch , W . M . 1 S 1 S ;
J . J . Limebeer , P . M . 1275 ; VV . Woodficld Riess , W . M . iSG ; W . S . Daniel , W . M . 1541 ; Edward Coste , P . M . 9 ; B . R . Bryant , W . M . 1329 ; J . H . Coulson , W . M . 27 ; and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . The brethren first confirmed grants recommended at last meeting to the amount of £ 4 65 . There were twenty-four new cases on the list . Of these one was dismissed and
three were deferred . The remainder were relieved with a total of £ 535 , consisting of one £ 75 ( £ 75 ); one £ 50 (; 45 o ); three £ 48 ( £ 120 ); two £ 30 ( £ 60 ); one £ 25 ( £ . 25 ) - ; eight £ 20 ( £ 160 ); two £ 15 ( £ 30 ); one £ 10 ( £ 10 ); and one £ 5 ( £ 5 ) . T he Lodge of Benevolence war . then closed .
Consecration Of The Chapter Of Loyalty. No. 897.
CONSECRATION OF THE CHAPTER OF LOYALTY . No . 897 .
On Thursday afternoon , the 14 th inst ., there was a goodly congregation of companions at thc Masonic Buildings , St . Helen's , near Liverpool , for the purposed
assisting at the consecration of a new chapter , to be henceforth known as the Chapter of Loyalty , No . S 97- The event was viewed with much interest , and there is every reason to believe that complete success will attend the existence of the new Masonic combination .
The chapter was opened by Comp . H . S . Alpass , 6 S 0 , P . G . S . E ., acting Z . ; Comp . J . T . Callow , G 73 and SG , P . P . G . T ., P . Z ., acting H . ; and Comp . Robert Wylie , 292 , P . P . G . H ., acting J . ; supported by Comps . J . R . Goepel , SG and 21 G , P . P . G . F . A . S ., acting S . E . ; S . N . Harrison , 86 , P . Z ., acting S . N . j and Reginald Young , SG , P . Z ., acting P . S . The members present were Comps . Chas . C . Wilson ,
Rev . C . F . Mermagen , W . J . Thomson , J . SG ; W . J . Marrow , W . Leather , W . P . Robinson , ] . S . Dunn , H . C . Oppenheim , R . G . Brook , and P . Ball , P . G . Janitor . The visitors , besides those already named , included Comps . Fredk . Smith , S . E . SG ; L . H . Hartley , SG ; John Twist . P . Z . SG ; J . Skeaf , 21 G , P . G . O . ; Henry Ashmore , Z . S 33 ; Thos . Armstrong , 21 G , P . P . G . Soj ., P . P . G . Treas . ; Chas . Haswell , 21 G ; H . Vollmcr , P . G . .,
P . Z . 1375 ; VV . Harrison , SG ; and Joseph Wood , 249 and 1094 ( Freemason ) . Comp . ALPASS addressed the members of the newchaptcr , exhorting them to be specially careful in admittingnew companions among ' them , as harmony was most essential ; and advised them to use the expeiience they had already gained in Craft Masonry in making their selections . He then called upon acting S . E . to read the authorisation ,
petition , and also warrant from the Grand Chapter ; and afterward * , assisted by the other acting Principals and ollieers , proceeded to perform the impressive ceremony of consecration , which was carried out to the satisfaction of all present . The incidental music , composed by Comp . loseoh Skeaf , P . G . O ., was effectively rendered by Comps . Thos . Armstrong , P . P . G . P . S ., P . P . G . T . ; Henry Ashmore ,
Z . S 23 ; Charles Haswell , 21 G ; and J . P . Bryan , 203 . Comp . W . J . THOMSON , acting as P . G . S . E ., read the warrant ; Comp . Goepel officiated as M . C ; and the corn , wine , oil , and salt were borne by Comps . Alpass , Wylie , Callow , and Thomson . The Three Principals designate—Comps . W . Leather , M . E . Z . ; W . J . Marrow , II . ' ; and I . G . Dunn . L—were
presented by Comp . J . R . Goepel , and efficiently installed by the acting M . E . Z . The following companions were then elected and invested : Comps . Thos . Morris , S . E . ( by proxy ); R . G . Brooke , S . N . ; Rev . C . F . Mermagen , P . S . ; C . Wilson and W . R . Robinson , A . S . Comp . VV . Fhomson was elected Treasurer . Several brethren and
companions were proposed for admission and joining , and the chapter was closed according to ancient custom . The majority of the [ companions afterwards dined together at the Fleece Inn , where an excellent repast was served , after which thc usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and cordially received .
Bro. Graham, Of Quebec.
BRO . GRAHAM , OF QUEBEC .
We copy the following flattering tribute to one of our citizens from the report of the foreign correspondence of the Grand Lodge of the State of Vermont for the present year , ltis well known among the Craft here , that although Dr . Graham is Scotch b y birth , he was initiated into Freemasonry while sojourning in Vermont , and it is also worthv
of remark , as showing the cosmopolitan character of the Fraternity , that many of the chiefs of the Order in England , including the Prince of Wales , the Earl of Carnarvon , Sec , were made Masons under foreign jurisdictions : " We are happy to note the fact that our distinguished and well-known Bro . John IT . Graham , LL . D ., has again ascended the throne as Grand Master of Ouebcc . He
received his Masonic light in our jurisdiction , and the Fraternit ) in Vermont have overtaken great pride in his advancing footsteps in Masonry , until for the third time after a lapse of many years , he presides over the Craft . He has gained a world-wide fame as an eminent Craftsman , and we
assure our sister Grand Lodge that Vermont takes just and honourable pride in the distinguished rank her Masonic son occupies around the ( globe , and may Ins labours ever be blessed by the Divine Grand Master and approved of man . So mote it be . "—Richmond Guardian , U . S . A .
The Prince Of Wales And Prince Leopold At Norwich.
THE PRINCE OF WALES AND PRINCE LEOPOLD AT NORWICH .
The ceremony of opening the first of the National Fisheries' Exhibition , held at the Drill Hall , St . Giles , Norwich , took place on Monday , the iSth inst ., under the auspices , and performed by , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., under circumstances of a most favourable nature . The day was beautifully fine , and all that could be
desired for so favourable an occasion , and thousands of persons from all parts of the city and county availed themselves of the opportunity of paying homage to so important an event by assembling together and lining the route designed for H . R . H . to take in _ coming _ from the Thorpe Railway Station to his destination , anxious for a sight of , and to welcome him with his lovely consort ; H . R . H . Prince Leopold and other distinguished personages accompanying the . m .
To Masons especially the presence of H . R . H . was an extremely pleasurable one , and it was regretted that occasion did not offer whereby they might have taken part as such , and received the M . W . Grand Master in due form . However , H . R . H . is with everyone in this city , more especially with Masons , a welcome visitor , and the pleasure of Masons was enhanced b y the presence of Prince'Leopold ,
the P . G . M . of Oxfordshire , P . G . W ., in whom no little interest was felt . This was his first visit to Norwich , and a keen desire was manifested by all for a sight of Her Most Gracious Majesty ' s youngest son , and so distinguished a Mason . The city generally was gaily decorated with bunting and devices suitable to the occasion . Among others , by leave of Lord Suffield , P . G . M ., the banners of the
following lodges were hung outside the Masonic Club , St . Giles's-street , by which the procession passed , viz .: Union , 52 ; Social , 93 ; Perseverance , 213 ; Cabbell , S 07 ; Sincerity , 943 ; Walpole , 1500 ; and Suffield , 1 S 0 S ; and received the marked notice of the G . M . as well as of Prince Leopold . A number of brethren assembled themselves at the Club anxious for , and gave H . R . H . and
company hearty and loyal cheers as they passed them . The Royal party arrived in the city shortly before noon , and was received by the Mayor of Norwich ( S . Grimmer , Esq . ) , the Sheriff ( P . Eade , Esq . ) , and the Deputy Mayor ( Bro . Harry Bullard ) , who all wore their municipal robes and insignias of office . The P . G . M ., Lord Suffield , K . C . B ., was also present on their arrival , and took an
active and important part in the ceremony of introduction . The Royal and distinguished visitors consisted of the M . W . G . M ., the Prince of Wales , the Princess of Wales ; Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold , the Lord President ofthe Council ; Earl Spencer , and the Countess ' Spencer ; the Home Secretary , Sir Wm . Harcourt , and Lady Harcourt ; His Excellency Count Dannesckjold-Samsoe ; Count
Frijs-Fnjsenborg ; Lord and Lady Charles Beresford ; the Vice-President of the Council , Mr . Mundella , M . P . ; Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen ; Mr . C . HaU ; Lieut .-Gen . J _ Vobyn and Col . Teesdale , in attendance upon H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ; Dr . Royle , in attendance upon Prince Leopold ; the Rev . F . Hervey ; Mr . ITolzmann ; Miss Knoll ys , and Mr . F . Knollys . As the cortege , which was a formidable one , proceeded
from the station along Prince of Wales ' s-road , Londonstreet , Market-place , St . Giles , to the Drill Hall , escorted by a detachment of the third Hussars , a very hearty ieception was everywhere given them . Upon arrival at the Exhibition a distinguished company awaited them to add grace to the occasion . Among those present were the Earl and Countess Leicester , the Lord Bishop of Norwich and
the Misses Pelham , Bro . Sir W . F . Ffolkes , P . G . J . W . Norfolk ; Sir T . and Lady Bccvor , Sir W . and Lady Foster , J . J . Colnian , Esq ., M . P ., and Misses Colman , R . P . Guidon , Esq ., M . P ., 1 . H . Tillett , Esq ., M . P ., Bro . Hamon Le Estrange , P . P . G . J . W ., P . G . Treas . Norfolk ; VV . A . T . Amherst , P . P . G . S . W . Norfolk ; Bro . Col . Bignold , P . P . G . R . Norfolk ; and many other distinguished
ladies and gentlemen of the county . The hall , which had been very prettily decorated , presented a very animated and brilliant appearance , and their Royal Highnesses were received with enthusiastic cheers . An address was then read to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales by E . Birkbeck , Esq ., M . P ., the President of the Exhibition , andean illuminated copy of the same presented to him . H . R . H . in a few words thanked the President-, for his
address , and immediately opened the exhibition . H . R . H . and company were then conducted round the building , and inspected the various articles exhibited with considerable interest . From the Drill Hall the party next proceeded , via Chapel Field-road , St . Stephens-street , tite Market-place , Exchange-street , to St . Andrew ' s Hal ) , where a dejeuner had been prepared , given by the Mayor , a numerous
company being present , but which our space prevents us to particularise . The menu was of a most sumptuous character . After luncheon was over the Mayor , amidst loud cheers , gave "The Health of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen . " The Mayor then gave , amid enthusiastic cheering , " The Health of the Illustrous Guests , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , H . R . H . Prince
Lcopold . and the restof the Royal Family " ( much cheering . ) H . R . H . the Prince of WALES , who was received with prolonged cheering , expressed , in returning thanks for the toast , the pleasure of himself and his distinguished guests at being present at the inauguration of the exhibition in the county . He highly commended the interest taken in the exhibition of life saving apparatus ,
and expressed a hope that a National Society might be instituted to mantain the Widows and Orphans of those drowned at sea . He also thanked the Fishmongers' Company for thc support given by them to the exhibition . Before sitting down H . R . H . proposed "Success to the National Fisheries Exhibition " ( cheers ) , and coupled with it "The Health of E . Birkbeck , Esq ., M . P ., the President , "
to whom he offered his congratulations for the success of the exhibition . ( Prolonged cheering . ) Ii . Burbeck , Esq ., M . P ., then suitably replied at some length . After which H . R . H . Prince LEOPOLD , apiid considerable cheering , proposed "The Health of the Mayor , " and in the course of his remarks expressed the pleasure he felt at his first visit to thc City of Norwich , and concluded by
saying that his brother , H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh , was only from obvious reasons unable to be present at the day ' s proceedings , otherwise he would have attended . H . R . H . resumed his seat amid loud cheers . The MAYOR having replied , H . R . H . and company took their departure for Sandringham . A detachment of the 3 rd H ussars , the 1 st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers , and the 1 st Norfolk Volunteers took part in the proceedings of the day . Thc exhibition will remain open day and night during the week .