Chapman billies, peddlar companions; drouthy, thirsty; tak' the gate, take the path home; nappy, beer or ale; fou, full or drunk; slaps, gates. Verse 3. Skellum, blellum, a worthless, garrulous fellow; melder, grist; Kirk. ton Jean, a female of low repute, resident at Kirkoswald; mirk, dark.* Reaming swats, new ale; rair, roar. Nappy, the drink. Verse 4. Verse The beautiful figure of the snow-flake seems to have been sug. gested by Ovid (Amor. III, 5). Canidior rivibus, etc. Verse 8. Bore, crevice, hole in the wall. Verse 9. Tippenny, small beer, cheap ale; usquabae, whisky; boddle, the most trifling coin; cotillion, accented as in French, on the first syllable; strathspreys, dance music a trifle slower than reels; winnock-bunker, the opening of the windows in the stone wall; towzie tyke, a shaggy dog; cantrip, trick; airns, irons, shackles. Verse II. Verse 12. Verse 13. Queans, females; creeshie, greasy; breeks, breeches. Rigwoodie, fit for the gallows; cummock, short staff for the aged. Walie, jolly; bear, barley; sark, shirt; twa pund Scots, a pound Scots was one-twelfth pound English, or sterling; tint, lost; cutty-sark, short chemise. Verse 14. Fyke, fuss; byke, believe; eldritch, frightful. Verse 15. Fairin', present; ettle, effort. A word concerning the Tam o' Shanter Group, by Thorn. I saw it when a lad, on exhibition in New York, and remember the impression it made upon the public. Nobody could resist the honest, homely expression of Tam and Johnny, as expressed in stone. It is now in a proper place in the great Burns' Monument on the banks of Doon. MODERN DISCOVERIES IN EGYPT -No sooner had the unrolled mummy of Rameses II., the chief opposer of the Hebrews, been put on exhibition in the museum at Boolaq, than the mummy of his father, Setee I., was also exposed to view there. Setee I was probably the father of the princess who rescued the infant Moses from the Nile. He was a mighty conqueror in his day. He was also a predecessor of M. de Lesseps in the opening of the Suez Canal between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean; and began building the great wall in front of that canal, which had fallen into ruins during the sway of the Shepherd Kings. No chariot wheels are found buried with these kings; but delicate linen clothes which wrapped their bodies are well preserved; and with some of the mummies of an approximate date there are even found intact the funeral garlands-the "flowers of the field," which are proverbially so frail and perishable. After all was the old woman's belief so far inferior to that of the scientists ? There are strange discoveries now making in the Bible land, and every discovery is only an added confirmation of the historical accuracy of the Book of books.-S. S. Times. [From the London Freemason.] THE ANGLO-AMERICAN BANQUET IN YORK, Resuming the thread of our report of the reception of the American Pilgrims in York, which broke off at the banquet in the Guildhall, presided over by the Lord Mayor, we proceed to give the speeches on the occasion. The Lord Mayor proposed the successive toasts of "The Queen and the "President of the United States," both of which were most enthusiastically received, the Quartette giving "God Save the Queen" and Hail Columbia." The Lord Mayor said: "I feel it a high honor to be here, and I am sure that our American brethren will join heartily in the toast I am about to propose. This year Englishmen have had the pleasure of celebrating the fiftieth year of her Majesty's reign(applause) and the feeling of rejoicing has reëchoed from distant lands. I am quite sure that the United States will be as true as any other country. (Applause.) There have been many signs of union between the two countries-the old and the new-and it will be uppermost in the minds of some of our good and generous warm hearted Knights Templar from America who will remember the telegrams which have passed between the President of the United States and her Majesty the Queen-(loud applause)-on great and important occasions. I am pleased to see the union jack of Old England and the star spangled banner placed together in this hall. (Loud applause.) I feel that the interests of the two countries are identical, and I am sure you will join with me with perfect enthusiasm in wishing prosperity and long life to our gracious Queen. (Applause) The toast having been drunk with musical honors, The Lord Mayor rose and said: Brethren, I have now to ask you to fill your glasses to the brim and respond to the toast I have the honor to propose. It is that of the President of the United States. (Loud applause) Whilst sitting in this hall our American brethren must still regard with pride the President of their great country. (Applause). It is pleasing to remember that it is one hundred years since the great constitution of America took its hold, and since that time it has made strides which are eminently characteristic. It is also a singular coincidence that the present President of the United States was born in 1837, the year in which her Majesty commenced her reign-(applause)-and our brethren from that part of the world know full well that his actions have always been marked by devoted and noble purpose. (Applause.) Believe me, I have a great admiration for your American President, and although the two countries are governed in a different manner, I believe they have the same purpose, and that is, the amelioration of the condition of the human race, and the bringing of peace and good will upon earth. (Loud applause.) I give you the President of the United States. The toast having been duly honored, the Quartette sang "Hail Columbia." Bro. the Dean of York gave the toast of "The Prince of Wales, Grand Master of the Temple in England and the Great Priory." He said: "My Lord Mayor, Ladies and Brethren, it is recorded of the wise Dr Johnson that on one occasion a gentlemen in his presence remarked that he was conscious of, he hoped, and thankful for, all his blessings; on which the wise man said to him, "Why, are you conscious of your ignorance?" To which he said he thought he was. "Then,' "said the doctor, " Sir, you may be thankful for that; it is a very great blessing indeed." (Laughter.) Well, I feel in rising to propose this toast, that, although a Freemason, I am bound to confess I am conscious of my ignorance, for I have to propose the health of the Prince of Wales, Grand Master of the Temple in England and the Great Priory (Loud applause.) And I honestly confess that I am a stranger to the secrets and mysteries referred to in these words, "The Temple in England and the Great Priory." But however ignorant I may be of the Masonic value of these words, at all events I know the value of the Prince of Wales, and can do that which every Englishman can do, and that is to commend his good health to the hearty acceptance of every gathering of Englishmen, wherever they may be. (Applause.) Certainly the Prince of Wales seems to be ubiquitous He seems to be in all places, and to combine in himself every conceivable office. Only this morning I saw in the paper that he had been appointed honorary admiral; and, therefore, I am not surprised to find that he also has the office of Grand Master of the Temple in England. But there is this about the Prince of Wales,—and I am quite sure that every one here present will allow that it is the language of truth and not the language of flattery,—that every association is glad to have him identified with it for his own personal sake, as well as for the sake of the position which he holds. (Hear, hear.) The Prince of Wales has that remarkable faculty, which is not given to every. body, and that is of thoroughly throwing himself into everything that interests other people to such an extent as to persuade them that the thing which interests them is the very thing which interests him. (Hear, hear.) A little while ago we had the pleasure of receiving him here in York, and I think he left here with the golden opinions of everybody. (Hear, hear.) He visited many places. He went to the agricultural show; he carefully went round through all the different species of stock exhibited there; every sort of machinery. He attended two or three bazaars which were held for charitable purposes; he came to the Minster, and I had the privilege of showing him the parts of the beautiful structure; he went to the library, where Canon Raine showed him all the missals and valuable books, and every body seemed to gather just the same opinion, and that was that his own particular interest was that which the Prince seemed to care the most about. That is a very great faculty-the power of throwing himself so cordially into all the interests of the English people, which makes him so appreciated and so acceptable to us all. Therefore, I am quite sure that the brethren of the Temple in England and the Great Priory rejoice to have him, not merely because he happens to be the Prince of Wales, but because they know that in having him as Grand Master they have at the head of their Society one whose heart is thoroughly with them, and who takes a deep interest in all that appertains to the welfare of the Order. (Applause.) Very similarly I confess my ignorance, and therefore I am not going to say what the particular merit of the Order of the Templars amongst Freemasons may be. Neither am I going to indulge in any great speculations in things which are too high for me. (Laughter.) But I know what Templars were in days gone by. They were one of the most powerful and I believe one of the most noble of all ancient Orders. (Applause.) They flourished in times when the world was very different to what it is now when it was full of disturbance from end to end, and when it was needful that men with true hearts, and strong hands, and firm faith should rise up to be a support and a help to their brethren. And such were the Knights Templar of old. In the Temple Church, in London; in the Round Church, Northampton; and in many churches in England, are seen the remnants of their handy-work, and many of us love to look upon the effigies which rest upon the tombs of those whom we know by their posture to have been members of this ancient Order. But the Knights Templar, as you know, came to an end, and were extinguished; and what was the reason? The reason why they were extinguished was their great prosperity and their great power. When communities rose in those days, which obtained great power and influence-which seemed to threaten the weaker around them-then, of course, the effort was to put them down, and the easiest way to put them down was to bring some accusation against them which would make them hateful in the eyes of their brethren, and accomplish their downfall. So it was in the history of the Knights Templar, who suffered from the most savage and most unfounded calumnies ever heaped upon any body of men. That great Order of Knights Templar, whose dignity and whose bravery, and whose faith, and whose courage, shone out like a bright lode star, in those dark days, were extinguished by worthless men, who had no other aim than that which was selfish, and wanted themselves to be enriched by the spoil. I can only believe that the Knights Templar have the same high aim in these days as the Knights Templar of old. I am quite sure as a loyal Freemason, that the Craft will allow nothing to be associated with it in any of its branches which is lacking in integrity of principle or honesty of purpose-(applause)-and I feel quite sure that in the happy days in which we live, the Knights Templar of the nineteenth century need not look forward to any such terrible fate as that which befell their predecessors. These are better days, at least in that respect. Great changes have come, and communities which are doing their best to promote the welfare of their brethren, are more likely on the whole to receive the respect and regard rather than the jealousy and enmity of those around them. I think I am not wrong in forecasting that the Order of the Knights Templar of England is an Order which has before it the highest aims, and is actuated by the truest and best of motives; and, therefore, while as a Freemason I rejoice to find myself associated with the brethren of the advanced Order of the Cratt, I also rejoice as an Englishman to think that the heir apparent to the Queen should also be himself associated with the community. (Applause.) It is a great pleasure to me to be here to-night, and to feel that the strands of Freemasonry are more numerous than those which are contained in our insular community; I feel that in this great Society of Freemasons we link together in one common brotherhood men of every nationality and race, and that we reknit together in the tie of one communion and fellowship those who many years ago seemed as it were estranged from their own mother country. We meet them here to-night, no doubt, as not commanding the same authority as we do in England; but yet I am sure they are one with us in all the ancient associations and traditions of the past—remembering that we are men of one common blood-(applause)-of one common stock, and that, though we may be divided for a little while by that narrow streak which seems to us on this side of it so wide, and yet to those on the other side so narrow-(laughter)—yet, that we are still united together by those ties of friendship, regard and affection which knit together Freemasons in all parts of the world, and which draw together the great Anglo Saxon race. (Applause.) I have great pleasure in proposing the toast of "The Prince of Wales, Grand Master of the Temple of England and the Great Priory," and couple with it the name of Bro. T. W. Tew, Prov. Prior of West Yorkshire. (Applause.) Bro. Tew, in response, said it has fallen to my lot this evening to have the honor of attempting to respond for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Grand Master of the Temple of England and of the Great Priory. It was very difficult indeed to supply any remarks after the very elegant and eloquent manner in which the Very Rev. the Dean of York has proposed this toast, but I may say that throughout the length and breadth of the County of York, the Very Rev. the Dean is truly loved, esteemed, and respected; and |