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Masonic Notes And Queries.
secret order , guarded as Masonic secrets , and consequently in later times lost . " ] FRENCH 3 IASOXIC CHARIT 1 ' POIl ORPHANS . [ We have beeu repeatedly asked to point out in other countries tho existence of similar institutions to our own for tho benefit of the children of Freemasons , and some little li ght may be thrown on the method adopted in
France , by condensing the latest information on the subject into a note for our readers . The adminstration of the OrplieMiia-t Manonnicpie is under four committees . One for finance , another for enquiry , a third for admission , and the remaining one for management and instruction . The first is composed of the first Vice-President , the two Treasurers and four members of the Council of
Administration . The second of the two Secretarys and five members . The third of the second Vice-President and four members . The fourth of the President of the Council of Administration and seven of its members . The business of each committee is defined thus , — Finance . — -They are to verify Treasurers accounts and report to the general body quarterly , and produce a
balance-sheet of expenditure and income half-yearly . To propose the different modes there may be for investing the funds at the disposal of the charity , and all subscriptions due are collected iu the name of the finance committee . Its advice is also taken upon the expenses proposed by the committe number four , the general body deciding . Gommittee of . Inquiry . —Their ' duty is to
receive all the information respecting the rights of the children proposed to be admitted , and they are the examiners of all claims on which they have to determine and make a report to the Committee of Admission . They are also the channel through which the whole of
the correspondence is conducted . Gommittee of Admission . —It is their duty , after the Committee of Inquiry havo reported to them , and after they havo examined the applications , to determine the rights of the children being candidates for admission , and send the petitions to the President endorsed with the reasons for proposing or rejecting each cast . Gommittee of Management and
Instruction . —They have to choose and propose to the general body Masters and all the employes . To make estimates for all necessaries used or consumed in the asylum . To report on the letting or purchase of the real estate of the charity . To examine every proposition for fetes , banquets , spectacles , & c , on behalf of the institution . To enquire into the expenses of the aboveancl
, to choose the most desirable establishments for such purposes . To regulate the amusements and to select the stewards for the . same . Beyond these four committees there is one for overlooking the welfare of the orphans until they are of age . They meet twice a year , on the same day as the general meeting , and present a report to that body . Tbey appear to us to stand in the position
of the orphans " next best friend , " and to be their advocates on all occasions . If any of the pupils have complaints to offer , these Inspectors are charged to present them to the President of the body who delegates its examination to the respective committee to which it refers . The general principle which regulates the admission of candidates , is that ofthe most unfortunate always having priority . The classification of applicants is 1 . Orphans by tho loss of both parents \ AVhose fathers were subscrib-2 . Orphans by the loss of the father J ins and active Masons .
3 . Orphans by the loss of both parents 7 AVhose fathers were subscrib - ¦ i . Orphans by the loss of the father j ing members only . 5 . Orphans by the loss of both parents ~ > AVhose fathers were not sub - ( J . Orphans by the loss of the father j scribing but active members . r . Oi-phaiisbythelossofbothparents l ^ j 10513 / hers were brethre n S . Orphans by the loss of the lather f but nofc bscnbing or active J Mason ; . Iii addition to the above the following are eligible for admission 9 The
. . orphans of subscribing professional men . 11 . The orphans of persons who havo given proofs of their devotion to humanity . The conditions under
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which candidates are admitted are , that their relatives cannot withdraw the orphan before the ago of eighteen , but , should the general body consent to any application of the kind , the relatives must defray the expenses incurred for the orphan from its admission to the time of withdrawal , at tho rate of three hundred francs per annum , every quarter being considered accruing on its commencement . ]
Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.
NOTES ON LITERATURE , SCIENCE , AND ART .
The Societe des Gens de Lettres of Paris has elected into its body Mr . AA'illiam L . Hughes , the translator of Poe ancl other English writers into French . Mr . Hughes is the first Englishman who has been made a member of that society . Mr . Edmund Routledge wishes us fAthencauni ) to state that the description of a cheap diet given in his book "Hodge Podge , " cinder the head of " Living upon Small Means , " is not copied from "Nicholas Nickleby . " AVe take the opportunity
of this reference to say that our copy of " Every Boy's Annual , " edited by the same gentleman , has passed iuto the hands of two grave critics of 11 and 14 , who report compendiously and respectively tbat it is " . iolly " and " stunning . " A few items of literary gossip , says the Queen , have reached us , which seem worth recording . The author and publisher have sold to the proprietors of the London Journal , for a considerable sumthe right to run " LadAudley ' s Secret" through
, y In accordance with a resolution passed at the annual general meeting at the Adelphi Theatre , on the 29 th of April last , recommending the appointment of a committee to consider the best means to be adopted for the recognition of the valuable services of the honorary secretaries of the Art Union of London since the commencement of the society , it has heen proposed to raise by subscription among the members of the society ancl their friends a sum of money to be expended in the production
of two pieces of plate to be presented respectively to Mr . Godwin and Mr . Pocock . that periodical . The sale of this novel already exceeds that of "The Woman in AA'hite , " hitherto one of the most popular " sensation" novels of the clay , and it is still selling largely . Mr . Tinsley has also purchased from Miss Braddon another story for £ 2000 . It will first appear in Once a Week . Mr . Lawrence , the author of " Guy Livingstone , " is writing a new novel for Mr . Tinsley , who has also purchased tho copyrights of "Guy Livingstone , " "Sword and Gown , " and "Barren Honour , " from the same author .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . DEVONSHIRE . TO THE EDITOE OF TIIE FEEEMASOJCs' _ . _ AGAZ _ rU _ A XI . 3 IASOXIC ariEKOR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —As Deputy Grand Master of the Province of Devon I cannot permit the letter of " Z . " ( iu your last MAGAZINE ) , to pass unnoticed . If your
correspondent be a Mason , and the charge which he prefers be true , why did he not bring the circumstance before the Grand Lodge or the Provincial Grand Lodge , as was his bounden duty ? I have good reasons for believing that the insinuations contained in his letter are totall y false ; and unless " Z . " chooses to come forth from his ambush , and ' prefer thecharge in a constitutional mannerI shall
, , take no further notice of him , nor of his anonymous accusation . I cannot but regret , Mr . Editor , that you should lower the character of the FREEMASONS MAGAZINE by making it the medium for the dissemination of such charges against your brethren , ivithout previously ascertaining their truth .
Trusting to your sense-of justice for the insertion of this letter . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally . JOHN HUYSHE , G . C . and D , Prov . G . M . Devon , [ Tho writer of the letter alluded to is a Mason of long
standing , and of unimpeachable truth . —ED . ¥ . M . ]
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
secret order , guarded as Masonic secrets , and consequently in later times lost . " ] FRENCH 3 IASOXIC CHARIT 1 ' POIl ORPHANS . [ We have beeu repeatedly asked to point out in other countries tho existence of similar institutions to our own for tho benefit of the children of Freemasons , and some little li ght may be thrown on the method adopted in
France , by condensing the latest information on the subject into a note for our readers . The adminstration of the OrplieMiia-t Manonnicpie is under four committees . One for finance , another for enquiry , a third for admission , and the remaining one for management and instruction . The first is composed of the first Vice-President , the two Treasurers and four members of the Council of
Administration . The second of the two Secretarys and five members . The third of the second Vice-President and four members . The fourth of the President of the Council of Administration and seven of its members . The business of each committee is defined thus , — Finance . — -They are to verify Treasurers accounts and report to the general body quarterly , and produce a
balance-sheet of expenditure and income half-yearly . To propose the different modes there may be for investing the funds at the disposal of the charity , and all subscriptions due are collected iu the name of the finance committee . Its advice is also taken upon the expenses proposed by the committe number four , the general body deciding . Gommittee of . Inquiry . —Their ' duty is to
receive all the information respecting the rights of the children proposed to be admitted , and they are the examiners of all claims on which they have to determine and make a report to the Committee of Admission . They are also the channel through which the whole of
the correspondence is conducted . Gommittee of Admission . —It is their duty , after the Committee of Inquiry havo reported to them , and after they havo examined the applications , to determine the rights of the children being candidates for admission , and send the petitions to the President endorsed with the reasons for proposing or rejecting each cast . Gommittee of Management and
Instruction . —They have to choose and propose to the general body Masters and all the employes . To make estimates for all necessaries used or consumed in the asylum . To report on the letting or purchase of the real estate of the charity . To examine every proposition for fetes , banquets , spectacles , & c , on behalf of the institution . To enquire into the expenses of the aboveancl
, to choose the most desirable establishments for such purposes . To regulate the amusements and to select the stewards for the . same . Beyond these four committees there is one for overlooking the welfare of the orphans until they are of age . They meet twice a year , on the same day as the general meeting , and present a report to that body . Tbey appear to us to stand in the position
of the orphans " next best friend , " and to be their advocates on all occasions . If any of the pupils have complaints to offer , these Inspectors are charged to present them to the President of the body who delegates its examination to the respective committee to which it refers . The general principle which regulates the admission of candidates , is that ofthe most unfortunate always having priority . The classification of applicants is 1 . Orphans by tho loss of both parents \ AVhose fathers were subscrib-2 . Orphans by the loss of the father J ins and active Masons .
3 . Orphans by the loss of both parents 7 AVhose fathers were subscrib - ¦ i . Orphans by the loss of the father j ing members only . 5 . Orphans by the loss of both parents ~ > AVhose fathers were not sub - ( J . Orphans by the loss of the father j scribing but active members . r . Oi-phaiisbythelossofbothparents l ^ j 10513 / hers were brethre n S . Orphans by the loss of the lather f but nofc bscnbing or active J Mason ; . Iii addition to the above the following are eligible for admission 9 The
. . orphans of subscribing professional men . 11 . The orphans of persons who havo given proofs of their devotion to humanity . The conditions under
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which candidates are admitted are , that their relatives cannot withdraw the orphan before the ago of eighteen , but , should the general body consent to any application of the kind , the relatives must defray the expenses incurred for the orphan from its admission to the time of withdrawal , at tho rate of three hundred francs per annum , every quarter being considered accruing on its commencement . ]
Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.
NOTES ON LITERATURE , SCIENCE , AND ART .
The Societe des Gens de Lettres of Paris has elected into its body Mr . AA'illiam L . Hughes , the translator of Poe ancl other English writers into French . Mr . Hughes is the first Englishman who has been made a member of that society . Mr . Edmund Routledge wishes us fAthencauni ) to state that the description of a cheap diet given in his book "Hodge Podge , " cinder the head of " Living upon Small Means , " is not copied from "Nicholas Nickleby . " AVe take the opportunity
of this reference to say that our copy of " Every Boy's Annual , " edited by the same gentleman , has passed iuto the hands of two grave critics of 11 and 14 , who report compendiously and respectively tbat it is " . iolly " and " stunning . " A few items of literary gossip , says the Queen , have reached us , which seem worth recording . The author and publisher have sold to the proprietors of the London Journal , for a considerable sumthe right to run " LadAudley ' s Secret" through
, y In accordance with a resolution passed at the annual general meeting at the Adelphi Theatre , on the 29 th of April last , recommending the appointment of a committee to consider the best means to be adopted for the recognition of the valuable services of the honorary secretaries of the Art Union of London since the commencement of the society , it has heen proposed to raise by subscription among the members of the society ancl their friends a sum of money to be expended in the production
of two pieces of plate to be presented respectively to Mr . Godwin and Mr . Pocock . that periodical . The sale of this novel already exceeds that of "The Woman in AA'hite , " hitherto one of the most popular " sensation" novels of the clay , and it is still selling largely . Mr . Tinsley has also purchased from Miss Braddon another story for £ 2000 . It will first appear in Once a Week . Mr . Lawrence , the author of " Guy Livingstone , " is writing a new novel for Mr . Tinsley , who has also purchased tho copyrights of "Guy Livingstone , " "Sword and Gown , " and "Barren Honour , " from the same author .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . DEVONSHIRE . TO THE EDITOE OF TIIE FEEEMASOJCs' _ . _ AGAZ _ rU _ A XI . 3 IASOXIC ariEKOR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —As Deputy Grand Master of the Province of Devon I cannot permit the letter of " Z . " ( iu your last MAGAZINE ) , to pass unnoticed . If your
correspondent be a Mason , and the charge which he prefers be true , why did he not bring the circumstance before the Grand Lodge or the Provincial Grand Lodge , as was his bounden duty ? I have good reasons for believing that the insinuations contained in his letter are totall y false ; and unless " Z . " chooses to come forth from his ambush , and ' prefer thecharge in a constitutional mannerI shall
, , take no further notice of him , nor of his anonymous accusation . I cannot but regret , Mr . Editor , that you should lower the character of the FREEMASONS MAGAZINE by making it the medium for the dissemination of such charges against your brethren , ivithout previously ascertaining their truth .
Trusting to your sense-of justice for the insertion of this letter . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally . JOHN HUYSHE , G . C . and D , Prov . G . M . Devon , [ Tho writer of the letter alluded to is a Mason of long
standing , and of unimpeachable truth . —ED . ¥ . M . ]