Masonic Banquet At Bodmin.

country , and one of tho pre-eminent merits of Freemasonry was that it knocked down those jealousies . Bros . Solomon , Webber , Truscott , Guy , Stribley , and Johns acknowledged the toast , which had been very cordially received .

Bro . Eev . A . H . Ferris gave " The W . M . and Officers of ' One and All' Lodge , " which Bros . Hole , Hawken , and Itowe acknowledged . " The Banquet Committee , " " The Past Masters of 330 , " and " Tho Ladies" wero also toasted , and tho banquet , which had been admirably conducted , was brought to a conclusion .

A Flower Show In Spring.

A FLOWER SHOW IN SPRING .

fWR worthy Bro . James Cutbush ( Win . Cutbush & Son ) , whose name has been for some years closely associated with tho cultivation of the Hyacinth , has thrown open his Nurseries at Highgate to the public during the Easter holidays . The whole of his collection of this charming household flower aro now , aud will be

for another week , in fine perfection . Thoy are attractively arranged , with other decorative plants , such as showy tulips ; camellias , clean ami healthy , aialeas , literally a blaze of flower ; cyclamen , charmingly beautiful ; stately palms , and hundreds of other flowering plants , which we cannot undertake to

name . The Hyacinth , however , holds the post of honour in the collection . Some examples are of a very choice kind , but the majority are such as those supplied by Bro . Cutbush to his clients at a cheap rate in the autumn . We wero much pleased with the dark blue Angus , Baron von Tuyll , Lord Melvillo , King of the Blues ,

Marie , and amongst tho light blues with Grand Luas , Charles Dickens , Czar Peter . The darker kinds , such as General Havelock , La Nuit , and Mimosa aro well worthy of attention . The most attractive amongst the reds are Garibaldi , Linnaeus ( bright ) , Mdme . Hodson , Mrs . Beecher Stowe , Lord Macaulay , Solfatara , and Florence

Nightingale . Amongst whites , there are some charming spikes oi bloom . La Grandesse stands out very prominently , as does one named Mrs . James Cutbush , both of these are new ; then comes Mont Blanc , Alba superbissima , Graudeur , a Merveillo blush and Queen of the Netherlands ; In yellows Ida is very beautiful , and so

is Duke of Malakoff , butf striped . Those of our readers who are interested iu floriculture , would do well to pay Bro . Cutbush a visit , they will find very much to admire , and may carry away a few ideas for tho management of the garden , which may bo of value . We

learn that tho number of visitors ou Monday was over 2 , 500 , the majority of them were of the well-to-do-classes , but every decently attired person was allowed topass in . Wo congratulate Bro . Cutbushupon the success which has hitherto attended his exhibition , and we

cannot but think that pure recreation of this kind , if it were more general , would help to wcau the working classes from the degrading pleasure to which many amongst thorn fall victims at this holiday season .

Money Market And City News.

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS .

FlUDAl-. THE bank directors decided at their meeting yesterday to continue the rate of discount at 3 - per cent , as it is expected there will be a continuance of bullion movements in favour of the bank in consequence of tho demand for gold for export having entirely ceased , and the favourable state of the foreign changes .

The return of revenue to 31 st ult . shows that tho estimates of the Chancellor of the Exchequer have been more than realised , the surplus amounting to nearly half a million . Considering the great amounts of taxation which , last year , xverc remitted , notably the sugar duty , estimated at £ 2 , 000 , 000 , and tho horso duty at £ 480 , 000 , together

with the decrease iu the Income Tax of £ 1 , 5-10 , 000 , this result ia very satisfactory . The Customs , Taxes , Income Tax , Post Office and Crown Lauds show an increase , while the Excise , Stamps , Telegraphs , and Miscellaneous , are bolow the estimate . Consols are quoted at 92 J to 93 for money or account .

Tho prospectus lias been issued of the Borougli of Hackney Public and Masonic Hall Company Limited , with a capital of £ 10 , 000 iu shares of £ 2 each . Tho prospectus states , that tho building , which is iu course of erection , will comprise a Hall , capable of holding 1 , 000 persons , and suitable for Public and Masonic Meetings , Musical and

otlr . r Entertainments , together with smaller rooms adjoining , for tho accommodation of Lodges , Clubs , Committees and private parties . The site , which occupies a central position in tho Borough , has been obtained on very favorable terms , and is situato in close proximity to rail , tram and omnibus , by which the City and West End may easily be reached . At the annual general meeting of tho Law Union Fire and Life

Money Market And City News.

Insurance Company , held on Wednesday last , it was announced that 5 , 151 lire policies had been issued during the year ended 30 th November 1 S 74 , yielding , in new premiums , £ 7 , 656 2 s 9 d , and in tho

life department 261 policies , insuring £ 207 , 460 , yielding , in new premiums , £ 8 , 122 7 s , and that the assets of the company wore £ 425 , 588 15 s lOd . A dividend and bonus together of 15 per cent , wero declared .

A dividend at the rate of 14 per cent , per annum , free of income tax , was declared at tho annual meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of Scotland , held on 30 th ult ., the profits for the year , together with £ 15 , 854 brought forward , amounting to £ 191 , 493 . The reserve fund and the balance carried forward amount to £ 401 , 493 .

The directors of the Chartered Bank of India , Australia and China , will recommend , at the meeting to be held on 21 st iust ., a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent , per annum , and that £ 20 , 000 be carried to reserve fund , leaving a balance of £ 7 , 260 . The directors of the New London and Brazilian Bank have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent , per annum .

The English railway market is , on the whole , dull , the principal exception being Chatham and Dover , which are quoted , Ordinary , at 28 * to 28 i ; and Preference , at 81 * to 81 £ . Other prices are as follow : —South Eastern Deferred , 110 * to 110 $ ; Brighton , 98 ^ to 98 $ ; Metropolitan , 83 $ to 84 ; District , 371- to 37 $ ; Sheffield , 77 J to 78 J- ; Great Northern ( A ) , 154 J- to 155 ; and Caledonian , 103 f to 103 J .

The North British Eailway Company opened three branch lines on the 1 st inst . —viz ., the Boroughbridgo and Knaresborough , tho Kirbymoorsido and Pickering , and the Loftus and Saltbnrn . Foreign Stocks are tolerably good , except Peruvian , which are quoted , 6 per Cents , at 69 | to 70 fc , and 5 per Cents , at 53 | to 54 J- ; Egyptian

of 1868 are at 83 $ to 84 * , do . 1873 , 80 J to 80 J ; Khedive 78 ^ - ex . div ., Turkish 5 per Ceuts . 43 $ to 43 f ; do . 1869 , 53 $ to 54 ex . div ., do-1873 , 52 $ to 52 | ex . div ., do . Band C . 82 * to 82 $ ; Italian 71 J to 71 i , French 5 per Cents . 101 ? to lOlf , Spanish 23 * to 23 $ , and Uruguay 55 to 55 i . In Telegraphs the principal feature ia the decline of An" -lo * Americans , which have reached 68 jr to 68 $ .

Bro . Colonel Thomas S . Martin , who fell at the head of his regiment ( 11 th Pennsylvania Volunteers ) , iu the second battle of Bull Hun , ou the 30 th of August 1862 , was a member of the Masonic Fraternity , beintc at the timo of his death an officer of Industry Lodge , 131 , A . Y . M ., a member of Excelsior Mark Lodge , No . 216 , and of Oriental H . E . A . Chapter of this city . When killed , he had ou his body a

largo , beautiful Masonic mark , in tho shape of a Maltese Cross , of solid gold , which was not recovered with his body . In the month of September 1 S 66 , Bro . Matt . F . Ash , Jackson , Mississippi , and member of Jackson E . A . Chapter , No . 6 , while on a visit to Corpus Well , a watering-place , in Hinds County , found iu the possession of one of the guests , named Thad . Miller , from Yazoo River , " formerly

of the 18 th Mississippi regiment , Longstreat ' s corps , of tho now defunct C . S . A . " a Maltese Cross , bearing the name of T . S . Martin , with the names of various Lodges aud Masonic symbols engraved thereon . Mr . Ash and Mr . Miller addressed somo letters on tho subject of this cross to the officers of Industry aud Oriental Lodges to New York , instead of to Philadelphia , which were

handed to Bro . James M . Austin , M . D ., the Grand Secretary of New York , who had iu turn transmitted them to tho Grand Secretary , Bro . John Thompson , of this city . Mr . Millor said in his letter , dated Vicksburg , 11 th September 1866 , " I do not desire to retain the cross , heretofore held as a trophy , and as it might afF ; rd the nearest relative of the former Thomas S . Martin , a pleasure to havo it , I will ,

upon application to me of the nearest relative , with a certificate from Industry Lodge , No . 131 , accompanying said application , forward tho cross by express . It was captured near the body of a Federal officer , near Gettysburg . " The widow of Colonel Martin , residing in this city , having been furnished by Masonic friends with the necessary certificates of Industry Lodge and of the Grand Lodgo of Pennsylvania ,

then wrote to Mr . Miller , enclosing said certificates the receipt of which ho acknowledged , 11 th October LS 66 , stating in his letter that " tho cross would be forwarded by Messrs . Johns , Lee and Johns , of Vicksburg , as soon as ho could return to his homo on Yazoo Itiver , which will bo in two weeks . " Nothing , however , was heard of tho cross until last Saturday . Henry Gorman , Esq ., of this city ,

connected , with Adams' Express Company , a member of tho Masonic Fraternity , in conversation with a gentleman of that establishment , Mr . Eoberts stated that ho intended joining tho Masonic procession on tho occasion of the laying of tho corner-stone of tho Masonic Temple . Mr . 1 { . was not aware that Mr . Gorman was a Mason ; aud in further conversation , added , that ho had , within the

last week or two , ionnd a Masonic cross among tao unclaimed packages . Upon showing it to Mr . Gorman , the latter immediately recognised iu the name of Thomas S . Martin a bosom friend , former fellow member of tho Washington Grays . Heat once communicated with Mrs . Martin , to whom this memento—so dear to herself and

children—was restored ou Monday last . The package had been misdirected , and had boon lyin ^ , - in Adams' Express office for ono year i-id nine months . Almost six years have elapsed since this Masonic nark , lost on the b .- ie-fie d of Bull Run , and found on the battle . ; ieid of Gettysburg , was returned to tho lawful heira of its rightful owner , — Philadelphia Keystom ,