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himself and family at a dejeuner in the great hall , whither all proceeded , and sat down to a most elegantly laid and sumptuous banquet . At its conclusion , The Pnov . G . M . gave " The Health of our Sovereign , " which was loyally pledged ; Miss Ellen Rolls accompanying on the harmonium the excellent vocalisation of Bro . "Wall and the Prov . G . M ., aided by the guests , in tho National Anthem . The Prov . G . M . then drank "The Healths of the Brethren
of the Province , " thanking them with fervency for their unanimous congratulations . Bro . DE BENARDY , AV . M ., proposed , in highly eulogistic terms , - 'The Health of the Provincial Grand Master , " who responded emphatically . The D . Pnov . G . MASTER proposed " The Health of Mrs . Rolls , " and Bro . HAIKHProv . G . Secbegged to be allowed to add
, , " The Misses Rolls ; " the toast being pledged with much fervour . The PROV . G . MASTER acknowledged the compliment on the part of the ladies ; and the brethren were then invited to smoke the rarest of Havannah ' s productions on the lawn of the house , whither all adjourned , and amidst the sylvan beauty and charming scenery of one of the loveliest spots in the fair shire of Monmoutha delicious half-hour was enjoyed . At lengththe
, , hand of old Chronos in the stately tower of the mansion warned the brethren that the railway bell would shortly ring ; and mounting their coaches , three parting cheers for the hospitable Master and the amiable and lovely ladies of his bouse ' ' made the welkin ring again , " as they dashed away homewards , through the picturesque and sunny glades of the park .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . LATINO A FOUNDATION STONE or A SCHOOL OI ? ART . Bro . his Grace the Duke of Newcastle , Prov . Grand Master , visited Nottingham on Thursday , the 22 nd inst ., for the pnroose of laying the corner-stone of the Government School of Art , Waverley-street , with the accustomed Masonic ceremonies . The members of the corporation and of the Masonic lodgesand a
, very large body of the influential inhabitants of the town assembled at one o ' clock at the Exchange Hall , and , having formed a procession , headed by the band of the South Nottingham Yeomanry Cavalry , proceeded along Clumber-street , Mansfield-road , and through the Arboretum to the building , where a large platform had been erected for the accommodation of ladies , by whom it was completelfilled . The authorities having taken
y the positions assigned to them , The MAYOR opened the proceedings by stating the object for which they had assembled . He observed that some twenty years ago the town of Nottingham , like many other manufacturing towns in the kingdom , felt the importance of taking steps to develope the designs and aid the manufacturing interests in arriving at greater perfection than they at that time
had reached . They found it desirable to avail themselves of the system which the Government had established of granting both pecuniary aid and models and drawings in those places where schools of design , as they were then called , should be
established . Gentlemen of all degrees in the town united in asking for that aid for a school for Nottingham . They began feebly , but went on successfully , moving from one place to another , until the present time , when a number of gentlemen determined to make an effort to establish a school of art under the Government arrangements . About £ 2000 had been accumulated , and £ 750 in addition had been placed at tbe disposal of the committeeand the committee had felt quite justified in
, undertaking the erection of a suitable building . He had been asked what had the corporation of Nottingham to do with such a matter . His reply was , that the members of the corporation were individually closely connected with the mercantile and manufacturing interests of the town ; and , if they did not give their sanction and countenance to schemes of this sort , they would be neglecting their duty . ( Hear , ) Their willingness
and promptitude showed that they took a deep interest in the institution , and they were desirous of showing to the town at large that they wished God speed to theundertakiiig , . and hoped that it would prove advantageous not only to the town , but to the whole neighbourhood . ( Cheers . ) The Duke of NEWCASTLE then spoke nearly in the following terms : —Mr . Mayor and citizens of Nottingham , I most readily comply with your request that I would lay the foundation stone of this new school of art . I believe you expect me to make some few observations with reference to the progress
and utility of these institutions ; but I am sure you will not expect from me on this occasion a dissertation upon art , any discussion of its civilising influences , or even of its application to the mechanical arts with a view to their improvement . I have no doubt that when this goodly building is finished , and when we shall be called upon to attend its annual meetings , and move resolutions , we shall be expected to offer some dissertationsand perhaps on these occasionsat tbe close of them ,
, , it will remain questionable whether those who come to instruct you do not better succeed in instructing themselves , and whether , after all these speeches and dissertations , the teacher is not somewhat better taught by teaching the business of the day . On the present occasion I will only refer to these schools in general and this school in particular . The mayor has informed you that it is now twenty years since schools of design
were established by the aid of the Government in various towns in Great Britain . Those schools have from time to time undergone many material changes . They have been placed under the superintendence of various departments . At one time they were under the superintendence of tbe Board of Trade . At present they are more appropriately placed under the department of Science and Art . These schools have also
undergone changes of name , and , having originally been called schools of design , are now termed schools of art . I am not quite sure whether that change of name has been altogether judicious ; because , although it is intelligible to those who take pains with such subjects , it is liable to mislead many as to what are the real objects of these schools . AA'hen we speak of the fine arts ,
we are apt to mean the arts of painting and of sculpture , allowing perhaps a little merit to drawing and engraving . I believe if the term school of art is to be quite appropriate , we ought to add to these arts the arts of invention and of emulation , which are practised and pursued with a view to the enlightenment and the pleasure of the mind through the medium of the eye . And , accepted in this form , perhaps the term school of art is the best and most appropriate term that can he
used . ( Hear , hear . ) In the course of these twenty years , although under different names and managements , their objects have been the same , and in principle they have been the same . In the course of these twenty years you may naturally ask what they have done . These schools , at the time of the Great Exhibition of 1851 , were only 19 in number . At the present moment there are 90—( hearhear)—and the number of pupils
, who are either directly or indirectly receivingiiistruction through their instrumentality amounts to upwards of 70 , 000 . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , you may say that these numbers prove nothing . I would not be content with that argument , although I think it proves much , because I think it is not likely that 71 towns should , within the last nine or ten years , have followed the example of the preceding 19 unless they knew that the 19 had
received advantages , and that they expected to secure similar benefits themselves . ( Hear , hear . ) But I am not content with that argument . If I am asked " What good have they done ?" I will not go to local evidence , not even to English evidence , but I will ask you to road the reports of tbe most intelligent and able Frenchmen who took an interest in the Great
Exhibition last year , who speak m tbe highest possible terms of the advantages of these schools . Those learned and enlightened Frenchmen go so far as to say that they tremble for the future pre-eminence of France , s ? far as regards the art of design ; they tremble for her future pre-eminence , because in these two decades of time— -the 10 years before the first Exhibition , and the subsequent 10 years before the second—the English manufacturer has made enormous and this progress they
progress , attribute entirely to the enlightened teaching of these schools . ( Hear , hear . ) A Vel I , if these schools are flourishing , and have heen ' of advantage to the country at large , I believe they have been especially useful in Nottingham . ( Hear , hear . ) On looking over the tables in tho July number , and examining the details respecting the progress of science and art , I find that Nottingham presents a most favourable comparison with all the
other towns in the kingdom , whether large or small , whether you look to the number of persons who hare received instruction in these schools , or whether you look to another important test—the number of local medals distributed , and even the national medallion , which is the highest order of merit these schools can receive . ( Hear . ) In all these points Nottingham stands pre-eminent to manj r , and certainly on an equality with all . If I were disposed to quote testimony , I could find in the volume to which I have referred , the testimony of some of outmost distinguished statesmen , and when I look at Mr . Heyman ,
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himself and family at a dejeuner in the great hall , whither all proceeded , and sat down to a most elegantly laid and sumptuous banquet . At its conclusion , The Pnov . G . M . gave " The Health of our Sovereign , " which was loyally pledged ; Miss Ellen Rolls accompanying on the harmonium the excellent vocalisation of Bro . "Wall and the Prov . G . M ., aided by the guests , in tho National Anthem . The Prov . G . M . then drank "The Healths of the Brethren
of the Province , " thanking them with fervency for their unanimous congratulations . Bro . DE BENARDY , AV . M ., proposed , in highly eulogistic terms , - 'The Health of the Provincial Grand Master , " who responded emphatically . The D . Pnov . G . MASTER proposed " The Health of Mrs . Rolls , " and Bro . HAIKHProv . G . Secbegged to be allowed to add
, , " The Misses Rolls ; " the toast being pledged with much fervour . The PROV . G . MASTER acknowledged the compliment on the part of the ladies ; and the brethren were then invited to smoke the rarest of Havannah ' s productions on the lawn of the house , whither all adjourned , and amidst the sylvan beauty and charming scenery of one of the loveliest spots in the fair shire of Monmoutha delicious half-hour was enjoyed . At lengththe
, , hand of old Chronos in the stately tower of the mansion warned the brethren that the railway bell would shortly ring ; and mounting their coaches , three parting cheers for the hospitable Master and the amiable and lovely ladies of his bouse ' ' made the welkin ring again , " as they dashed away homewards , through the picturesque and sunny glades of the park .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . LATINO A FOUNDATION STONE or A SCHOOL OI ? ART . Bro . his Grace the Duke of Newcastle , Prov . Grand Master , visited Nottingham on Thursday , the 22 nd inst ., for the pnroose of laying the corner-stone of the Government School of Art , Waverley-street , with the accustomed Masonic ceremonies . The members of the corporation and of the Masonic lodgesand a
, very large body of the influential inhabitants of the town assembled at one o ' clock at the Exchange Hall , and , having formed a procession , headed by the band of the South Nottingham Yeomanry Cavalry , proceeded along Clumber-street , Mansfield-road , and through the Arboretum to the building , where a large platform had been erected for the accommodation of ladies , by whom it was completelfilled . The authorities having taken
y the positions assigned to them , The MAYOR opened the proceedings by stating the object for which they had assembled . He observed that some twenty years ago the town of Nottingham , like many other manufacturing towns in the kingdom , felt the importance of taking steps to develope the designs and aid the manufacturing interests in arriving at greater perfection than they at that time
had reached . They found it desirable to avail themselves of the system which the Government had established of granting both pecuniary aid and models and drawings in those places where schools of design , as they were then called , should be
established . Gentlemen of all degrees in the town united in asking for that aid for a school for Nottingham . They began feebly , but went on successfully , moving from one place to another , until the present time , when a number of gentlemen determined to make an effort to establish a school of art under the Government arrangements . About £ 2000 had been accumulated , and £ 750 in addition had been placed at tbe disposal of the committeeand the committee had felt quite justified in
, undertaking the erection of a suitable building . He had been asked what had the corporation of Nottingham to do with such a matter . His reply was , that the members of the corporation were individually closely connected with the mercantile and manufacturing interests of the town ; and , if they did not give their sanction and countenance to schemes of this sort , they would be neglecting their duty . ( Hear , ) Their willingness
and promptitude showed that they took a deep interest in the institution , and they were desirous of showing to the town at large that they wished God speed to theundertakiiig , . and hoped that it would prove advantageous not only to the town , but to the whole neighbourhood . ( Cheers . ) The Duke of NEWCASTLE then spoke nearly in the following terms : —Mr . Mayor and citizens of Nottingham , I most readily comply with your request that I would lay the foundation stone of this new school of art . I believe you expect me to make some few observations with reference to the progress
and utility of these institutions ; but I am sure you will not expect from me on this occasion a dissertation upon art , any discussion of its civilising influences , or even of its application to the mechanical arts with a view to their improvement . I have no doubt that when this goodly building is finished , and when we shall be called upon to attend its annual meetings , and move resolutions , we shall be expected to offer some dissertationsand perhaps on these occasionsat tbe close of them ,
, , it will remain questionable whether those who come to instruct you do not better succeed in instructing themselves , and whether , after all these speeches and dissertations , the teacher is not somewhat better taught by teaching the business of the day . On the present occasion I will only refer to these schools in general and this school in particular . The mayor has informed you that it is now twenty years since schools of design
were established by the aid of the Government in various towns in Great Britain . Those schools have from time to time undergone many material changes . They have been placed under the superintendence of various departments . At one time they were under the superintendence of tbe Board of Trade . At present they are more appropriately placed under the department of Science and Art . These schools have also
undergone changes of name , and , having originally been called schools of design , are now termed schools of art . I am not quite sure whether that change of name has been altogether judicious ; because , although it is intelligible to those who take pains with such subjects , it is liable to mislead many as to what are the real objects of these schools . AA'hen we speak of the fine arts ,
we are apt to mean the arts of painting and of sculpture , allowing perhaps a little merit to drawing and engraving . I believe if the term school of art is to be quite appropriate , we ought to add to these arts the arts of invention and of emulation , which are practised and pursued with a view to the enlightenment and the pleasure of the mind through the medium of the eye . And , accepted in this form , perhaps the term school of art is the best and most appropriate term that can he
used . ( Hear , hear . ) In the course of these twenty years , although under different names and managements , their objects have been the same , and in principle they have been the same . In the course of these twenty years you may naturally ask what they have done . These schools , at the time of the Great Exhibition of 1851 , were only 19 in number . At the present moment there are 90—( hearhear)—and the number of pupils
, who are either directly or indirectly receivingiiistruction through their instrumentality amounts to upwards of 70 , 000 . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , you may say that these numbers prove nothing . I would not be content with that argument , although I think it proves much , because I think it is not likely that 71 towns should , within the last nine or ten years , have followed the example of the preceding 19 unless they knew that the 19 had
received advantages , and that they expected to secure similar benefits themselves . ( Hear , hear . ) But I am not content with that argument . If I am asked " What good have they done ?" I will not go to local evidence , not even to English evidence , but I will ask you to road the reports of tbe most intelligent and able Frenchmen who took an interest in the Great
Exhibition last year , who speak m tbe highest possible terms of the advantages of these schools . Those learned and enlightened Frenchmen go so far as to say that they tremble for the future pre-eminence of France , s ? far as regards the art of design ; they tremble for her future pre-eminence , because in these two decades of time— -the 10 years before the first Exhibition , and the subsequent 10 years before the second—the English manufacturer has made enormous and this progress they
progress , attribute entirely to the enlightened teaching of these schools . ( Hear , hear . ) A Vel I , if these schools are flourishing , and have heen ' of advantage to the country at large , I believe they have been especially useful in Nottingham . ( Hear , hear . ) On looking over the tables in tho July number , and examining the details respecting the progress of science and art , I find that Nottingham presents a most favourable comparison with all the
other towns in the kingdom , whether large or small , whether you look to the number of persons who hare received instruction in these schools , or whether you look to another important test—the number of local medals distributed , and even the national medallion , which is the highest order of merit these schools can receive . ( Hear . ) In all these points Nottingham stands pre-eminent to manj r , and certainly on an equality with all . If I were disposed to quote testimony , I could find in the volume to which I have referred , the testimony of some of outmost distinguished statesmen , and when I look at Mr . Heyman ,