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Our Architectural Chaptee.
verted times out of number—rests with Grand Lodge itself , and not with the tenants ; and we have been often astonished that ) with the
appliances and scant assistance the Craft has afforded them , Messrs , Shrewsbury and Elkington have done so much to maintain and elevate the character of the tavern— -though in saying this we in no wise intend to modify our opinion , that the Grand Lodge of England should neither be tavern keepers nor the proprietors of a tavern .
The vestry of Chelsea have awarded the first prize of £ 50 for the best design for a new vestry hall , to Mr . W . W . Pocoek , of Khightsbridge ; and the second of £ 25 to Messrs . Nelson and James , of 6 5 Whitehall . The expenditure is not to exceed £ 5000 .
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATIONS
The Royal Institute of Architects and the younger society styling itself the Architectural Association , have commenced their winter session under the most encouraging auspices . At the meeting of the former body , held last week , a great number of donations were announced as having been received during the recess , including a copy
of the celebrated sketch book of Willard de ITonecourt , architect of the thirteenth century ; three volumes of theRevue Generate de VArchitecture des Travaux by M . Cesar Daly ; the continuation numbers of the Freemasons' Magazine and Masonic Mirror from July to November inclusive ; the engraving of the north elevation of Bow Church , Cheapside , by Mr . J . T . Christopher , & c . Mr . Tite , M : P ,,
V . F . j read an interesting paper on " The Tomb of king Mausulus at Halicarnassus , " which w ~ as followed by a discussion , in which Professors Cockereil and Donaldson , Mr . Pap worth , Miv Wyatt , and others took part . It was stated that several fragments of this magnificent tomb , once accounted one of the seven wonders of the world , were now in the British Museum , and that another car # o was on its way . Queen Artemesia , the wife and sister of king Mausulus , caused this tomb to be erected to his memory , but she died before it was finished . So great was her affection for her brother and her husband , that she
caused his ashes to bo mixed with Vine and drank them . Mausulus , however , appears to Lave been a great scoundrel , and several speakers remarked upon the extreme improbability of his subjects erecting any memorial of so great a villain had ho flourished in later times . Mr . H . B . Garling read a paper entitled "" Some . Remarks on the Contents of the Album of Willard de ITonecourt / ' the "" architect of the . famed
cathedral of Cambray . It would seem that Willard was not only a great architect but a good Mason . His sketch book , preserved among the national archives of France , bears undoubted evidence of his having been a member of the Craft . He was a man not only of great originality and genius , but of great practical' aptitude for his profession . A good draughtsman , ho committed to paper whatever struck him as novel or useful in his profession , and his
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Our Architectural Chaptee.
verted times out of number—rests with Grand Lodge itself , and not with the tenants ; and we have been often astonished that ) with the
appliances and scant assistance the Craft has afforded them , Messrs , Shrewsbury and Elkington have done so much to maintain and elevate the character of the tavern— -though in saying this we in no wise intend to modify our opinion , that the Grand Lodge of England should neither be tavern keepers nor the proprietors of a tavern .
The vestry of Chelsea have awarded the first prize of £ 50 for the best design for a new vestry hall , to Mr . W . W . Pocoek , of Khightsbridge ; and the second of £ 25 to Messrs . Nelson and James , of 6 5 Whitehall . The expenditure is not to exceed £ 5000 .
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATIONS
The Royal Institute of Architects and the younger society styling itself the Architectural Association , have commenced their winter session under the most encouraging auspices . At the meeting of the former body , held last week , a great number of donations were announced as having been received during the recess , including a copy
of the celebrated sketch book of Willard de ITonecourt , architect of the thirteenth century ; three volumes of theRevue Generate de VArchitecture des Travaux by M . Cesar Daly ; the continuation numbers of the Freemasons' Magazine and Masonic Mirror from July to November inclusive ; the engraving of the north elevation of Bow Church , Cheapside , by Mr . J . T . Christopher , & c . Mr . Tite , M : P ,,
V . F . j read an interesting paper on " The Tomb of king Mausulus at Halicarnassus , " which w ~ as followed by a discussion , in which Professors Cockereil and Donaldson , Mr . Pap worth , Miv Wyatt , and others took part . It was stated that several fragments of this magnificent tomb , once accounted one of the seven wonders of the world , were now in the British Museum , and that another car # o was on its way . Queen Artemesia , the wife and sister of king Mausulus , caused this tomb to be erected to his memory , but she died before it was finished . So great was her affection for her brother and her husband , that she
caused his ashes to bo mixed with Vine and drank them . Mausulus , however , appears to Lave been a great scoundrel , and several speakers remarked upon the extreme improbability of his subjects erecting any memorial of so great a villain had ho flourished in later times . Mr . H . B . Garling read a paper entitled "" Some . Remarks on the Contents of the Album of Willard de ITonecourt / ' the "" architect of the . famed
cathedral of Cambray . It would seem that Willard was not only a great architect but a good Mason . His sketch book , preserved among the national archives of France , bears undoubted evidence of his having been a member of the Craft . He was a man not only of great originality and genius , but of great practical' aptitude for his profession . A good draughtsman , ho committed to paper whatever struck him as novel or useful in his profession , and his