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accounts of the epoch in question , more or less trustworthy , —some very kindly , some very hostile , to the person treated upon ; but in none of them is there the slightest trace or the remotest hint of the facts the writer so complacently announces as historical facts , as accredited realities . The writer is dilating uonn the coronation of Alexander
II ., and says that the Emperor Nicholas usurped the throne by talcing itfrom his elder brother ; and secondly , that Alexander II . died two days after he reached Taganrog , repeating undoubtedly the old vulgar tale of mystery , which has long been repudiated and exposed . So far back as 1 S 19 hints were given by the Emperor Alexander to his brother Nicholas that he was destined
to succeed him , owing to the repugnance of the Grand Duke Constantine to mount thc throne and his morganatic marriage with a Polish Countess . In 1 S 22 the Grand Duke Constantino wrote his letter of renunciation , which was approved of and accepted by thc Emperor , and in 1 S 23 , a manifesto was drawn up , and together with this letter placed in a sealed packet in the
cathedral at Moscow and in the archives of the Senate . Alexander II . died of the Crimean Fever , at Taganrog , after several days illness , after a long journey , many inspections , and great fatigue . His last hours were agitated by the discovery of the great conspiracy of 1 S 25 . Wc all know the tragical events of the first days of the reign of the Emperor Nicholas . I do not wish to prolong the letter , but simply to point out that the farts
of this remarkable writer are pure fictions , and such as ought not to be re-produced as history , in leader type , in a first class journal . At this time of the year , when big gooseberries , the Sea Serpent , the Claimant , and Arabi Pasha have "pars" given to them , and when Masonic news is somewhat sparse , it is just possible that the Editor will very courteously find a corner for the humble lucubrations of Yours fraternally , A STUDENT OF HISTORY .
IS THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCU A FREEMASON ? To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I observe the following paragraph in the Masonic and General Tidings of the Freemason of the loth inst ., " Bro . the Duke of Buccleuch opened the new works for the water supply of Hawick" & c . I would feel much obliged if your informant could tell me when the Duke of
Buccleuch became a rreemason , and in what lodge he was initiated , for it is not generally known here that he is connected with thc Craft ; and , in support of a doubt that he is so , I cannot do better than give you a quotation from the minute books of the St . David Lodge No . 3 G , Edinburgh , which would have led one to suppose that he was averse to doing so . I remain yours fraternally , D . TAYLOR , R . W . M . St . David , % 6 .
" Committee meeting , 21 st July , 1 S 40 . Present D . M ., Sec , Treas ., Chap ., & c . " The Secretary stated that since the last meeting of the lodge , it had been suggested that a communication should be made to the R . W . Master , ( Capt . J . D . Boswell , R . N . ) , to use his influence with Lord Robert Kerr , ( Past Master ) , to prevail on his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch to become
a member of this lodge , and he now read the correspondence which had taken place on this subject as follows " First letter . —The Secretary , to the R . W . M . '" 20 th June , 1 S 40 . " ' R . W . Sir . —As active preparations have now commenced for laying the foundation stone of the Scctt Monument on the 15 th of August next with Masonic honours , 1
have been desired by the committee of St . David Lodge to inform you that a circular- has been addressed to all the brethren that lodge will open every Tuesday evening at half-past eig ht for initiation , as well as to make the necessary arrangements for the procession . * ** ' * . * '" That your fame , you are well aware , is in a great measure derived from the fact that the illustrious Sir Walter
Scott , having from among all the sister lodges selected it as the one in which he chose to be initiated into the mysteries of the Craft , and it has always been the peculiar boast of the brethren of St . David , both at home and abroad , that such a preference had been given to their lodge by one whose name will outlive even the splendid monument about to be dedicated to his memory .
" * In these circumstances , the present affords a most favourable opportunity of making application to all those who hold the memory of Sir Walter Scott in reverence , and they are certain that no exertions will be spared either by yourself , or by R . W . Past Master , Lord Robert Kerr . In forwarding these views , more especially the committee would take the liberty of suggesting that an application
might bc made to his Grace the Duke of Kucclcuch , as one not only eminent in the highest degree , both in regard to rank and character , but as possessing a peculiar connection with St . David Lodge , in so far as in addition to his kinsman , Sir Wajter Scott , his Grace's father , the late Duke of Buccleuch was initiated in that lodge . " ' It is needless to add with what pleasure thc St . David
Lodge would hail the accession of Ins Grace on an occasion which must be truly pleasing to the feeling of every Scotchman , and to none more the committee are assured , than to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch . 1 have the honour , R . W . sir , to be yours fraternally , ' " J . D . DOUGLAS , Sec ' "Second letter . — -His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch , lo Lord Robert Kerr .
'" Drumlanrig Castle , 13 th July 1 S 40 . "' My Dear Lord Robert . —[' havethis morning received your letter of the 1 lth , with the enclosure , which I now return you . Having upon a former occasion declined to become a Freemason , when named for a high oflice in the Craft , and having seen no reason to change my opinion , I must beg to decline the honour proposed to be conferred upon me , and in doing so , I am sure you will understand
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that it is with feelings of most perfect respect to the Craft and to St . David Lodge . Believe me , yours most sincerely ,
- ' ' BUCCLEUCH . ' "Third letter . —Lord Robert Kerr , to the R . W . M ., Capt . D . Boswell . "' Moray-place , 15 th July , 1 S 40 . "' My dear Boswell . — -As I told you , so it : ias come to pass , for I have before now heard the Duke express his determination not to be a Mason ; nevertheless at 3 'our request and that of the committee of St . David Lodge . I failed not to use my best endeavours to prevail upon his
Grace to change Ins mind . I now enclose Ins answer , which I received last night , and only regret my want of success . I return also J . D . Douglas's note to you . I may take this opportunity of saying how sincerely I regret that the state of my health , which still confines me to my bouse , will prevent my taking any part in the duties of my office as a Mason on the approaching ceremony of laying the foundation stone of Sir Walter's monument . Believe me , my dear Boswell , yours always sincerely ,
"' ROBERT KERR . ' "The committee on hearing the correspondence read were of opinion that although the application on the part of our R . W . Past Master , Lord Robert Kerr , and the R . W . Master , Capt . D . Boswell had not been successful , yet for their exertions and the strong interest they had manifested in favour of the welfare of the lodge , a vote of thanks should be inserted in the records of the lodge , and communicated to them by the Secretary . "
Reviews.
REVIEWS .
INTRODUCTION TO DOGMATIC THEOLOGY . By Rev . E . A . LITTON , M . A ., Rector of Naunton , Gloucestershire . E . Stock , 62 , Paternoster-row . We can quite understand the gentle shudder which will come over some of our readers when they hear the word "dogmatic" But we are not going to alarm them or worry them with any dissertation in these pages on so
abstruse a subject . Indeed , any such work is far out of bounds for us , and must be relegated to denominational journals and sectional magazines . Wc cannot even touch it . It lands us at once on the debateable grounds of varicms "isms , " and is utterly outside the pale of Freemasonry . Still , the fact that such a work has ber . n produced , which requires thought , study , and abstractedness from
passing ideas , seems merely to tell us that it is an unwarranted slander on the present generation that they will not think , much less even read . The book is a stiff , little book of 2 SS pages . Dogmatic , in its original and true sense , only means , wc may add , what is of law or rule ; an injunction or ordinance to which obedience is required . The popular use of dogmatic is , of course , most unsound .
BIBLIOTHECA RABBINICA—15 th , iGtli , and 17 th Parts . By Dr . Aud . Wuxsciit " . Otto Schulze , Leipsic . This interesting collection from the "Midraschim " of the old Rabbis is going on . It is a most valuable contribution to Rabbinical literature , and for the understanding of Judaic ideas and teaching .
THE FREEMASON , New Zealand , No . S Vol . 4 . The above volume has been received and read by us with pleasure . It is full of interesting Masonic information for the lodges and members of the three great jurisdictions there .
THE MASONIC REVIEW . Edited bv Bro . H . D . Mooi'i " . Wrightson and Co ., Cincinnati , U . S . This , No . 1 of Vol . 5 S , Keeps up the old reputation of the magazine , which it had under our Rev . Bro . T . J . Mellish , and previous editors , lt is full of information and effective literature , and seems most carefully edited . May it prosper .
THE CANADIAN CRAFTSMAN . The " Canadian Craftsman" is in high force and feather , and looks and reads equally well .
THE SYDNEY FREEMASON . The " Sydney Freemason has reached us but we are obliged to say that until it apologises to Bro . Hughan for the very improper garbling of his words , deliberately made use of for a set and special purpose , we cannot recognise
it any further as a Masonic journal . 'Ihe editor calls the interpolation of certain words , " an insignificant addition , " affecting not to see that by so unmasonic a " sleight of hand " he was giving Bro . Hughan's high authority to an illegal body and to clandestine Freemasonry .
THE VOICE OF MASONRY . Chicago . We sincerely congratulate the Editor on his September number of a very valuable Masonic serial .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
. , ^ 57 . 1 BRAY . Can anything be found out about Bray , Freeman of London , who is mentioned in connection with Padgett , "in re" the Antiquity MS . ? ANTIQUARY .
5 S | WM . PRESTON'S BOOKS . What became of Win . Preston's books ?
MASONIC STUDENT . SO ] OLD FRENCH MASONIC BOOKS . Can any one put mc in communication with a French bookseller who has old Masonic works ? Write to Editor . BOOKWORM .
Go J THE STEINMETZEN , OR GERMAN GUILDS . Your reviewer in No . 5 G invites my opinion as to the remarkable assertions contained in the report of thc Grand
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Lodgeof Nebraska for 1 SS 2 respecting tlie " goat or sheep . " He surely does not require my pour corroboration of his own view , that the statement in question is utter nonsense . No mention of a goat is made by any of the write : s on German Guilds as being necessary to their "initiations . " Bro . Gould has further shown that they had no initiations ; that their ceremonies were merely those of an a / ii / iatiaii ' ; and although these two words are occasional ! "" - used as
synonymous , I think every thoughtful render will acknowledge that , they represent a distinction with a difference . Had I discovered any mention of a " goat" during some researches 1 have recently prosecuted amongst thc records of the German Guilds , my mind would instantly have reverted to Pan , and the Lupercalia , and the possibility of a veritable initiation would have suggested itself . This ' train of thought did , in fact , arise whilst studying the "
Companionagc ; but 1 am convinced that the coincidence was merely fortuitous . I found that amongst the various nicknames derived from the animal kingdom , which were assumed by , or applied to . the "compagnons , " the term "goat" was distinctive of ( if 1 remember rightly ) ihe ' ¦ aspirants , " or lower class , of the tvlers of Mn-lri- Sonhhr .
and that the desi gnation was further strengthened by the adjective " stinkin-j- " ( bone puant ) . Any German ' lodge that wishes to introduce so ridiculous an clement inlo our ritual as revealed by the Nebraska report is perfectly welcome to all the authority which thc b .-ntc fiuanf . as above , may be capable of affording . G . VV . SPETH .
Death Of The Provincial Grand Master Of Essex.
DEATH OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF ESSEX .
We deeply regret lo record the unexoected death of Bro Lord Tenterden , the Provincial Gram ') Master of Essex ' which took place at Neilson Cottage , Lynton , North Devon ' where he had been staying with Lady Tenterden and his family just over three weeks .
Bro . Lord lenterden was admitted to the mysteries of Freemasonry on the 22 nd of January , 1 S 56 , in the Lodr-c of Harmony , meeting at Richmond , Surrey . He was twice elected VV . M ., in the years 18 50 and 18 'i . j , and in that capacity gave proof of great Masonic ability . In 187- he was appointed Senior Grand Warden of England hy ' the Marquis of . Ripon , then Grand . Master , whom he had accompanied to Wa-liinjrton and V . IL . ' I whom hr . wm i ., ™ ,. nf -1 .
the grand banquet given b y the Grand Lodge of thc district of Columbia , to our late chief . He has since been a frequent attendant at Grand Lodge , filling the chair of Senior Warden on several occasions , as well as ( akin " other positions when called upon . 1 [ 1 ; succeeded to the position of Provincial Grand Alaster of Essex on the death of R . W . Bro . Robert | . Bagshawe , ami was installed at
the Shire Hall , Chelmsford , on the 2 nd July , i !'; r , ' , the ceremony having been performed by th * Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon . He was also Grand . ' - ' uperintendent of the Koyal Arch . Masons for the same province and represented at our Grand Lod ge thc three Grand Lodges of Beiliii . His dtce . ise will create a b ' ank in the Province of Essex not easily filled , and the re-Tret we express at his loss will be shared by every English Mason . * *¦ *
The deceased , Charles Stuart Aubrey Abbott , Baron lenterden of Hendon , Middlesex , in the peerage of the United Kingdom , was the only son of the Hon . Charles Abbott , second son of Charles , first Lord Tenterden , Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King ' s Bench and Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords , and was born September 26 , lS * , 4- The late Loid Tenterden was annranM f „ .,
clerkship in the Foreign Office in April , April , 1 S 54 . His lordship was precis writer to Lord Stanley ( now Earl of Derby ) , when Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs . He was next appointed as attendant on the Royal Commission on the . Neutrality Laws , and was afterwards appointed secretary to the Royal Commission for inquiry into the Laws of Naturalisation and Allen-iance . II ,. . >» t ^™ .,..,, . „ n . _
Joint High Commission to consider the various questions affecting the relations between Great Britain and the United States of America , in February , 1 S 71 . The Commission sat at VVashington from February , till Alay , 1871 , when , for his services , he was created a companion of the Order of the Bath ( Civil Division ) . He was subsequently eno-a-ed assisting the Lord Chancellor in th ^ nri-iin ™ iim , ? f 7 r . ~
case for decision respecting the Alabama Claims ; and afterwards acted as Agent for Great Britain at the Geneva Conference , on the same subject . He was apnointcd Assistant-Under-Secretary of Stale for Foreign Affairs in 1 S 71 , and 111 October , 1 S 73 , was aopointed Permanent Gnder Secretary nn the rpsi ... ntm .. .. ; . r ... i : > - 1 .. r , ¦ - ¦• - ^ oi run
-- J . w ... „ ..... ... rxiglll I'lon . -. dmund Hammond , who on Ins retirement was created Lord Hammond . In 187 s , in further recognition of his civil services , be was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath . The deceased peer is succeeded by his only son , the Hon . Charles Stuart Henry Abbott , born October 30 th , 1 S 65 .
Death Of Colonel Kemeys-Tynte.
DEATH OF COLONEL KEMEYS-TYNTE .
. bra . Colonel Charles John Kemeys - Tynte , of Ccfn Mably , Glamorganshire , and of Halswell , Somersetshire , died at lorquay on the iCith inst ., in h ' eighty-third year . He married , iirst , Elizabeth , daughter and coheiress of thornas Swmncrton , I'lsc ; ., of Butter ' on Hall , Staffordshire ; and , secondly , Vincentia , daughter of Wallop Brabazon , Esq ., of Rath House , counlv Louth . Colfinel Kemeys-Tynte represented the Western Division of
Somersetshire from 1 S 32 to 1837 , and the Borough of I ' rid . avatei I . ™ " ' . '' V s t 0 lSC 5 ' and was Colonel of the Glamorgan Militia from 1 . S 4 S to 18 G 2 . Colonel Kemeys-Tynte was senior coheir of the whole blood to the Barony of Wharton and a coheir of the Barony of Grey dc Wilton . He is succeeded in his estates by his eldest sun , Colonel Kemeyslynte , late of the Grenadier Guards . Bro . Kemeys-Tynte was for many years Provincial Grand AIaster of the Craft in Monmouthshire .
A chit ) of instniction is in course of formation , and will shortl y commence work at Bro . Hirst ' s , 1 4 21 , 1 luee Crowns , 2 ; , j , Mile End-road , on Thursday evenings . We are informed that the Committee have secured the consent of Bro . B . Cundick , P . M . 1421 , the well-known Preceptor , to act in that capacity at the r . ew club of instruction .
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accounts of the epoch in question , more or less trustworthy , —some very kindly , some very hostile , to the person treated upon ; but in none of them is there the slightest trace or the remotest hint of the facts the writer so complacently announces as historical facts , as accredited realities . The writer is dilating uonn the coronation of Alexander
II ., and says that the Emperor Nicholas usurped the throne by talcing itfrom his elder brother ; and secondly , that Alexander II . died two days after he reached Taganrog , repeating undoubtedly the old vulgar tale of mystery , which has long been repudiated and exposed . So far back as 1 S 19 hints were given by the Emperor Alexander to his brother Nicholas that he was destined
to succeed him , owing to the repugnance of the Grand Duke Constantine to mount thc throne and his morganatic marriage with a Polish Countess . In 1 S 22 the Grand Duke Constantino wrote his letter of renunciation , which was approved of and accepted by thc Emperor , and in 1 S 23 , a manifesto was drawn up , and together with this letter placed in a sealed packet in the
cathedral at Moscow and in the archives of the Senate . Alexander II . died of the Crimean Fever , at Taganrog , after several days illness , after a long journey , many inspections , and great fatigue . His last hours were agitated by the discovery of the great conspiracy of 1 S 25 . Wc all know the tragical events of the first days of the reign of the Emperor Nicholas . I do not wish to prolong the letter , but simply to point out that the farts
of this remarkable writer are pure fictions , and such as ought not to be re-produced as history , in leader type , in a first class journal . At this time of the year , when big gooseberries , the Sea Serpent , the Claimant , and Arabi Pasha have "pars" given to them , and when Masonic news is somewhat sparse , it is just possible that the Editor will very courteously find a corner for the humble lucubrations of Yours fraternally , A STUDENT OF HISTORY .
IS THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCU A FREEMASON ? To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I observe the following paragraph in the Masonic and General Tidings of the Freemason of the loth inst ., " Bro . the Duke of Buccleuch opened the new works for the water supply of Hawick" & c . I would feel much obliged if your informant could tell me when the Duke of
Buccleuch became a rreemason , and in what lodge he was initiated , for it is not generally known here that he is connected with thc Craft ; and , in support of a doubt that he is so , I cannot do better than give you a quotation from the minute books of the St . David Lodge No . 3 G , Edinburgh , which would have led one to suppose that he was averse to doing so . I remain yours fraternally , D . TAYLOR , R . W . M . St . David , % 6 .
" Committee meeting , 21 st July , 1 S 40 . Present D . M ., Sec , Treas ., Chap ., & c . " The Secretary stated that since the last meeting of the lodge , it had been suggested that a communication should be made to the R . W . Master , ( Capt . J . D . Boswell , R . N . ) , to use his influence with Lord Robert Kerr , ( Past Master ) , to prevail on his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch to become
a member of this lodge , and he now read the correspondence which had taken place on this subject as follows " First letter . —The Secretary , to the R . W . M . '" 20 th June , 1 S 40 . " ' R . W . Sir . —As active preparations have now commenced for laying the foundation stone of the Scctt Monument on the 15 th of August next with Masonic honours , 1
have been desired by the committee of St . David Lodge to inform you that a circular- has been addressed to all the brethren that lodge will open every Tuesday evening at half-past eig ht for initiation , as well as to make the necessary arrangements for the procession . * ** ' * . * '" That your fame , you are well aware , is in a great measure derived from the fact that the illustrious Sir Walter
Scott , having from among all the sister lodges selected it as the one in which he chose to be initiated into the mysteries of the Craft , and it has always been the peculiar boast of the brethren of St . David , both at home and abroad , that such a preference had been given to their lodge by one whose name will outlive even the splendid monument about to be dedicated to his memory .
" * In these circumstances , the present affords a most favourable opportunity of making application to all those who hold the memory of Sir Walter Scott in reverence , and they are certain that no exertions will be spared either by yourself , or by R . W . Past Master , Lord Robert Kerr . In forwarding these views , more especially the committee would take the liberty of suggesting that an application
might bc made to his Grace the Duke of Kucclcuch , as one not only eminent in the highest degree , both in regard to rank and character , but as possessing a peculiar connection with St . David Lodge , in so far as in addition to his kinsman , Sir Wajter Scott , his Grace's father , the late Duke of Buccleuch was initiated in that lodge . " ' It is needless to add with what pleasure thc St . David
Lodge would hail the accession of Ins Grace on an occasion which must be truly pleasing to the feeling of every Scotchman , and to none more the committee are assured , than to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch . 1 have the honour , R . W . sir , to be yours fraternally , ' " J . D . DOUGLAS , Sec ' "Second letter . — -His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch , lo Lord Robert Kerr .
'" Drumlanrig Castle , 13 th July 1 S 40 . "' My Dear Lord Robert . —[' havethis morning received your letter of the 1 lth , with the enclosure , which I now return you . Having upon a former occasion declined to become a Freemason , when named for a high oflice in the Craft , and having seen no reason to change my opinion , I must beg to decline the honour proposed to be conferred upon me , and in doing so , I am sure you will understand
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that it is with feelings of most perfect respect to the Craft and to St . David Lodge . Believe me , yours most sincerely ,
- ' ' BUCCLEUCH . ' "Third letter . —Lord Robert Kerr , to the R . W . M ., Capt . D . Boswell . "' Moray-place , 15 th July , 1 S 40 . "' My dear Boswell . — -As I told you , so it : ias come to pass , for I have before now heard the Duke express his determination not to be a Mason ; nevertheless at 3 'our request and that of the committee of St . David Lodge . I failed not to use my best endeavours to prevail upon his
Grace to change Ins mind . I now enclose Ins answer , which I received last night , and only regret my want of success . I return also J . D . Douglas's note to you . I may take this opportunity of saying how sincerely I regret that the state of my health , which still confines me to my bouse , will prevent my taking any part in the duties of my office as a Mason on the approaching ceremony of laying the foundation stone of Sir Walter's monument . Believe me , my dear Boswell , yours always sincerely ,
"' ROBERT KERR . ' "The committee on hearing the correspondence read were of opinion that although the application on the part of our R . W . Past Master , Lord Robert Kerr , and the R . W . Master , Capt . D . Boswell had not been successful , yet for their exertions and the strong interest they had manifested in favour of the welfare of the lodge , a vote of thanks should be inserted in the records of the lodge , and communicated to them by the Secretary . "
Reviews.
REVIEWS .
INTRODUCTION TO DOGMATIC THEOLOGY . By Rev . E . A . LITTON , M . A ., Rector of Naunton , Gloucestershire . E . Stock , 62 , Paternoster-row . We can quite understand the gentle shudder which will come over some of our readers when they hear the word "dogmatic" But we are not going to alarm them or worry them with any dissertation in these pages on so
abstruse a subject . Indeed , any such work is far out of bounds for us , and must be relegated to denominational journals and sectional magazines . Wc cannot even touch it . It lands us at once on the debateable grounds of varicms "isms , " and is utterly outside the pale of Freemasonry . Still , the fact that such a work has ber . n produced , which requires thought , study , and abstractedness from
passing ideas , seems merely to tell us that it is an unwarranted slander on the present generation that they will not think , much less even read . The book is a stiff , little book of 2 SS pages . Dogmatic , in its original and true sense , only means , wc may add , what is of law or rule ; an injunction or ordinance to which obedience is required . The popular use of dogmatic is , of course , most unsound .
BIBLIOTHECA RABBINICA—15 th , iGtli , and 17 th Parts . By Dr . Aud . Wuxsciit " . Otto Schulze , Leipsic . This interesting collection from the "Midraschim " of the old Rabbis is going on . It is a most valuable contribution to Rabbinical literature , and for the understanding of Judaic ideas and teaching .
THE FREEMASON , New Zealand , No . S Vol . 4 . The above volume has been received and read by us with pleasure . It is full of interesting Masonic information for the lodges and members of the three great jurisdictions there .
THE MASONIC REVIEW . Edited bv Bro . H . D . Mooi'i " . Wrightson and Co ., Cincinnati , U . S . This , No . 1 of Vol . 5 S , Keeps up the old reputation of the magazine , which it had under our Rev . Bro . T . J . Mellish , and previous editors , lt is full of information and effective literature , and seems most carefully edited . May it prosper .
THE CANADIAN CRAFTSMAN . The " Canadian Craftsman" is in high force and feather , and looks and reads equally well .
THE SYDNEY FREEMASON . The " Sydney Freemason has reached us but we are obliged to say that until it apologises to Bro . Hughan for the very improper garbling of his words , deliberately made use of for a set and special purpose , we cannot recognise
it any further as a Masonic journal . 'Ihe editor calls the interpolation of certain words , " an insignificant addition , " affecting not to see that by so unmasonic a " sleight of hand " he was giving Bro . Hughan's high authority to an illegal body and to clandestine Freemasonry .
THE VOICE OF MASONRY . Chicago . We sincerely congratulate the Editor on his September number of a very valuable Masonic serial .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
. , ^ 57 . 1 BRAY . Can anything be found out about Bray , Freeman of London , who is mentioned in connection with Padgett , "in re" the Antiquity MS . ? ANTIQUARY .
5 S | WM . PRESTON'S BOOKS . What became of Win . Preston's books ?
MASONIC STUDENT . SO ] OLD FRENCH MASONIC BOOKS . Can any one put mc in communication with a French bookseller who has old Masonic works ? Write to Editor . BOOKWORM .
Go J THE STEINMETZEN , OR GERMAN GUILDS . Your reviewer in No . 5 G invites my opinion as to the remarkable assertions contained in the report of thc Grand
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Lodgeof Nebraska for 1 SS 2 respecting tlie " goat or sheep . " He surely does not require my pour corroboration of his own view , that the statement in question is utter nonsense . No mention of a goat is made by any of the write : s on German Guilds as being necessary to their "initiations . " Bro . Gould has further shown that they had no initiations ; that their ceremonies were merely those of an a / ii / iatiaii ' ; and although these two words are occasional ! "" - used as
synonymous , I think every thoughtful render will acknowledge that , they represent a distinction with a difference . Had I discovered any mention of a " goat" during some researches 1 have recently prosecuted amongst thc records of the German Guilds , my mind would instantly have reverted to Pan , and the Lupercalia , and the possibility of a veritable initiation would have suggested itself . This ' train of thought did , in fact , arise whilst studying the "
Companionagc ; but 1 am convinced that the coincidence was merely fortuitous . I found that amongst the various nicknames derived from the animal kingdom , which were assumed by , or applied to . the "compagnons , " the term "goat" was distinctive of ( if 1 remember rightly ) ihe ' ¦ aspirants , " or lower class , of the tvlers of Mn-lri- Sonhhr .
and that the desi gnation was further strengthened by the adjective " stinkin-j- " ( bone puant ) . Any German ' lodge that wishes to introduce so ridiculous an clement inlo our ritual as revealed by the Nebraska report is perfectly welcome to all the authority which thc b .-ntc fiuanf . as above , may be capable of affording . G . VV . SPETH .
Death Of The Provincial Grand Master Of Essex.
DEATH OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF ESSEX .
We deeply regret lo record the unexoected death of Bro Lord Tenterden , the Provincial Gram ') Master of Essex ' which took place at Neilson Cottage , Lynton , North Devon ' where he had been staying with Lady Tenterden and his family just over three weeks .
Bro . Lord lenterden was admitted to the mysteries of Freemasonry on the 22 nd of January , 1 S 56 , in the Lodr-c of Harmony , meeting at Richmond , Surrey . He was twice elected VV . M ., in the years 18 50 and 18 'i . j , and in that capacity gave proof of great Masonic ability . In 187- he was appointed Senior Grand Warden of England hy ' the Marquis of . Ripon , then Grand . Master , whom he had accompanied to Wa-liinjrton and V . IL . ' I whom hr . wm i ., ™ ,. nf -1 .
the grand banquet given b y the Grand Lodge of thc district of Columbia , to our late chief . He has since been a frequent attendant at Grand Lodge , filling the chair of Senior Warden on several occasions , as well as ( akin " other positions when called upon . 1 [ 1 ; succeeded to the position of Provincial Grand Alaster of Essex on the death of R . W . Bro . Robert | . Bagshawe , ami was installed at
the Shire Hall , Chelmsford , on the 2 nd July , i !'; r , ' , the ceremony having been performed by th * Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon . He was also Grand . ' - ' uperintendent of the Koyal Arch . Masons for the same province and represented at our Grand Lod ge thc three Grand Lodges of Beiliii . His dtce . ise will create a b ' ank in the Province of Essex not easily filled , and the re-Tret we express at his loss will be shared by every English Mason . * *¦ *
The deceased , Charles Stuart Aubrey Abbott , Baron lenterden of Hendon , Middlesex , in the peerage of the United Kingdom , was the only son of the Hon . Charles Abbott , second son of Charles , first Lord Tenterden , Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King ' s Bench and Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords , and was born September 26 , lS * , 4- The late Loid Tenterden was annranM f „ .,
clerkship in the Foreign Office in April , April , 1 S 54 . His lordship was precis writer to Lord Stanley ( now Earl of Derby ) , when Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs . He was next appointed as attendant on the Royal Commission on the . Neutrality Laws , and was afterwards appointed secretary to the Royal Commission for inquiry into the Laws of Naturalisation and Allen-iance . II ,. . >» t ^™ .,..,, . „ n . _
Joint High Commission to consider the various questions affecting the relations between Great Britain and the United States of America , in February , 1 S 71 . The Commission sat at VVashington from February , till Alay , 1871 , when , for his services , he was created a companion of the Order of the Bath ( Civil Division ) . He was subsequently eno-a-ed assisting the Lord Chancellor in th ^ nri-iin ™ iim , ? f 7 r . ~
case for decision respecting the Alabama Claims ; and afterwards acted as Agent for Great Britain at the Geneva Conference , on the same subject . He was apnointcd Assistant-Under-Secretary of Stale for Foreign Affairs in 1 S 71 , and 111 October , 1 S 73 , was aopointed Permanent Gnder Secretary nn the rpsi ... ntm .. .. ; . r ... i : > - 1 .. r , ¦ - ¦• - ^ oi run
-- J . w ... „ ..... ... rxiglll I'lon . -. dmund Hammond , who on Ins retirement was created Lord Hammond . In 187 s , in further recognition of his civil services , be was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath . The deceased peer is succeeded by his only son , the Hon . Charles Stuart Henry Abbott , born October 30 th , 1 S 65 .
Death Of Colonel Kemeys-Tynte.
DEATH OF COLONEL KEMEYS-TYNTE .
. bra . Colonel Charles John Kemeys - Tynte , of Ccfn Mably , Glamorganshire , and of Halswell , Somersetshire , died at lorquay on the iCith inst ., in h ' eighty-third year . He married , iirst , Elizabeth , daughter and coheiress of thornas Swmncrton , I'lsc ; ., of Butter ' on Hall , Staffordshire ; and , secondly , Vincentia , daughter of Wallop Brabazon , Esq ., of Rath House , counlv Louth . Colfinel Kemeys-Tynte represented the Western Division of
Somersetshire from 1 S 32 to 1837 , and the Borough of I ' rid . avatei I . ™ " ' . '' V s t 0 lSC 5 ' and was Colonel of the Glamorgan Militia from 1 . S 4 S to 18 G 2 . Colonel Kemeys-Tynte was senior coheir of the whole blood to the Barony of Wharton and a coheir of the Barony of Grey dc Wilton . He is succeeded in his estates by his eldest sun , Colonel Kemeyslynte , late of the Grenadier Guards . Bro . Kemeys-Tynte was for many years Provincial Grand AIaster of the Craft in Monmouthshire .
A chit ) of instniction is in course of formation , and will shortl y commence work at Bro . Hirst ' s , 1 4 21 , 1 luee Crowns , 2 ; , j , Mile End-road , on Thursday evenings . We are informed that the Committee have secured the consent of Bro . B . Cundick , P . M . 1421 , the well-known Preceptor , to act in that capacity at the r . ew club of instruction .