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Wo havo to express onr thanks to Bro . Jacob Norton for the following anecdotes of the Duke of Montague , the first nobleman who was elected Grand Master of English Freemasons after the constitution of Grand Lodge iu 1717 . JOHN James Heidegger , mentioned in Nos . 12 and IS of tho Tatler , tinder the appellation of the Swiss Count , flourished in the reign of

George II . as a kind of reformer of the way of conducting operas and masquerades . The late facetious Duke of Montague ( the memorable author of the bottle conjurer project at tho theatre in the Haymarket ) gave an entertainment at the Devil tavern , Temple-bar , to several of the

nobility and gentry , selecting the most convivial , who were in the plot . Heidegger was invited , and in a few hours after dinner was made so drunk that be was carried out of the room and laid insensible npon a bed , and while in that stupefied state a lady took a mould from his face in plaster of Paris . Prom this a mask was made , and a few

days before the next masquerade ( at which the King promised to be present with tho Countess of Yarmouth ) the Duke obtained information from Heidegger ' s valet what kind of a suit bis master had prepared for the occasion , when a very similar one was obtained , and a man of the same stature , who had studied the character and conld

imitate tho voice to perfection , was accoutred in it , and was of course to be present at the same entertainment . On the evening of the masquerade , as soon as his Majesty was seated , Heidegger as usual ordered the musicians to play " God save the King , " but his back was no sooner turned than the false Heidegger ordered them to

strike np the treasonable tnne " Over the water to Charley . " The company wero of course thunder-struck , and all the courtiers not in the plot were thrown into consternation : somo doubtless imagined that the pretender was already in Westminster . Heidegger flew to the musio gallery , ho stamped , raved , and accused the musicians of

drunkenness , or of being instigated by some secret enemy to ruin him . The King and Countess laughed so immoderately , that they hazarded a discovery . "While Heidegger stayed in the gallery , " God save tho King" was tho tune , but when ho was called to the dancing room , tho counterfeit stepped forward and placed himself on tho floor of

the theatre , just in front of the music gallery , when , imitating Heidegger ' s voice , ho began to belabor the musicians as a set of blockheads , rascals , & c , & c , for not playing " Over tho water to Charley , " as he had ordered them to do . Then a pauso ensued , the musicians who know his character , in their turn thought him either drunk or mad ,

but as he continued his vociferation , " Charley " was played again . At this repetition of tho supposed affront , every thing was thrown into confusion , and somo of the officers of the guard woro about making a rush into the gallery to kick the musicians out . This was , however , prevented by the Duke of Cumberland , but the cry of " shame , " " shame , "

could not be so easily prevented . This brought Heidegger once more face to face with the musicians , and he was about rushing up to the gallery , when the Duko of Montague informed him that the King was in a violent passion , that the best way was to fall down instantly before tho King and apologise , and promise to discharge the musicians . This was immediately done by the terrified musical

conductor , but no sooner was that over , than the false Heidegger advanced , and cried , " Indeed , Sire , it was not my fault , but the devil iu my likeness . " Poor Heidegger here turned round , stared , staggered , grew pale , and was speechless . The laughter all round at tho discovery of the plot when tho false one took off his mask may well be imagined . J . N .

The Duko of Montague , soon after the peace , 1748 , observed that a middle-agod man in something like a military dress , of which the lace was much tarnished and the cloth worn threadbare , appeared at a certain hour every day in the Park , walking to and fro with a kind of melancholy gait . Thia man he singled out as likely to be a

fit object for a benevolent frolic . He began , therefore , by making some inquiry , and soon learned that he was one of tho uufortunates , who , having laid out all he was worth in purchasing a commission in hopes of promotion , and having fought bravely in the late war , at its conclusion , instead of getting promotion , was reduced to half

pay . The said captain , moreover , had a wife and several children whom he had to send to Yorkshire , there to subsist on the moiety of his half pay , while he himself remained in London , watching for an opportunit y of somehow bettering hia condition . After the Duke had made "hia necessary preparations , the said Captain was one day sitting alone , busied in thought , the Duke ' s valet approached him

"with an invitation from his master to dine with his Grace the next day . The Duke , in the meantime , watching the messenger approach the poor officer , saw him start from his reverie like one fri ghtened out of a dream without seeming to comprehend what ne said . He , however , recovered sufficiently to return thanks , and J£om , * sed t 0 Waifc on hl ' Grace at the time appointed . When he came , the Dnke received him with particular marks of kindness and civility ,

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and , taking him aside with an air of secrecy and importance , told him that ho desired the favour to dine with him on account of a lady who had long had particular regard for him , and was desirous of an introduction , which her situation mado impossible without tho assistance of a friend . Tho Duke , of courso , enjoyed tho astonishment of the poor man , and the speech he made assuring tho Duke

that he must havo been imposed npon—that ib could have no reference to him , & c , & o . The Duke , however , laid hia hand on hia breast and swore that he told him nothing but what ho believed to be true . Notice was soon given that dinner was ready , aud tho poor Captain was ushered with all duo solemnity into tho dining-room . All was wonder and astonishment . The poor man bowed low to the

assembled company as he entered , but what astonished him mosb was , on looking around the table , he fonnd sitting there his own wife and children . But that was nob all . Tho astonishment of the lady was equal to that of her husband , for she had been also brought thore from Yorkshire with some cock-and-bull story , and had no more idea

of meeting her husband thero than ho had of meeting her . Bat tho most pleasing part of all was the presence of a legal gentleman , who , to the utter astonishment of the man and wife , began to read a deed , which proved to be a settlement which his Grace had made npon them , providing a genteel competency for life , and , in tho most polito manner , presented to his guest . J . N .

Allow me , in accordance with " E F . G . 's " request to be furnished with the names of " distinguished Naval and Military Officers ( or Officers of high rank ) who have been members of the Craft , " to state that the following distinguished members of the Naval and Military Services wero or aro Freemasons : namely , the late General Sir Charles Napier , Conqueror of Scindo ; tho late Field Marshal Viscount

Combormere—SirStapleton Cotton of Penicsalar fame and the captor of Bhnrtpore , who was Prov . G . Master of Cheshire ; the late Admiral of the Fleet Sir Lucius Curtis Prov . G . Master of Hampshire ; and Gen . Brownrigg , who is Prov . G . Master of Surrey . H . R . H . the Duke of York , brother of George Prince of Wales , G . M ., was a Craftsman , and so was H . R . H . the Duke of Clarence , Lord High Admiral ,

afterwards William IV . John Duke of Montague , tho first nobleman who was elected Grand Master after the establishment of Grand Lodge in 1717 held several military appointments , but saw no active service . Perhaps it may be equally interesting if I give tho names cf the following who have been or are distinguished members of the Civil Ser « vice of the Crown . They were either initiated in or joined the Apollo

University Lodge , No . 357 , Oxford . The late Lord Canning , Viceroy of India ; tho late Duke of Newcastle ( 5 th Duke ) , Secretary of State for the Colonies and subsequently for War ; the late Right Hon . G . Ward Hunt , First Lord of the Admiralty in the present Ministry ; the Duke of Abercorn , lately Lord Lieutenant and now Grand Master of Ireland ; the Duke of Marlborough , the present Lord Lieutenant ; tho

late Lord Panmure , and subsequently Earl of Dalhonsio , Dep . Grand Master , who was Secretary of State for War ; Earl Granville , Secreof Stato for Foreign Affairs , and the Right Hon . Robert Lowe Chancellor of the Exchequer during Mr . Gladstone ' s Administration ; Sir W . R . Seymour Fitzgerald , Governor of Bombay ; Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon , Secretary of Stato for the Colonies , and his sue .

cessor in that important office of State , Sir M . Hicks-Beach Bart . Past Grand Warden of England ; tho Marquis of Hartington , leader of the present Liberal Opposition , Prov . Grand Master of Derbyshire ; Hon . A . F . 0 . Liddell , Permanent Under Secretary of State for the Home Department ; Sir James Ferguson , Governor of South Australia , P . G . Master of Ayrshire ; Sir Alexander Malet who , in the days of the

German Confederation , was H . M . ' s Minister Plenipotentiary at Frank , fort-on-the Main ; E . H . Knatchbull-Hugessen , Under Secretary of State for the Homo Department ; and the Earl of Donoughmore , lately Assistant Commissioner for this country in the settlement of Roumelian affairs . The late Sir James Graham , First Lord of tho Admiralty in Lord Aberdeen ' s Administration , was likewise a

distinguished member of our Fraternity . It will be seen from the fore , going that three members of Mr . Gladstone ' s Cabinet 1868-74—namely , Earl Granville , Marquis of Hartington , Right Hon . R . Lowe—are Masons , and two former and one present members of Lord Beacons , field ' s—namely , the late Rt . Hon . G . Ward Hunt , the Earl of Car . narvon , and Sir M . Hicks-Beach . A . G . H .

The Inauguration Meeting of the Creaton Lodge of Instrnction , No . 1791 , will be held at the Prince Albert Hotel , Portobello Terrace , Netting Hill Gate , on "Wednesday , 7 th April , at 7 o ' clock precisely . Bros . Col . J . Creaton P . M . P . G . D . G . T . VV . M ., Col . Shadwell Clerke

P . M . P . G . D . G . Sec . S . W ., E . J . Barron P . M . P . G . D . J . W ., Bro . A . F . A . Woodford P . M . P . G . C , and several other Grand Officers have promised to attend . The Creaton Lodge of Instruction will meet every Wednesday , at 8 p . m ., at the Prince Albert Hotel . Bros . G . Davis , Preceptor ; E . A . Dutton , Secretary .

HOLLOWAY ' PILIS ASO OIKTILE : 51 . —These corrective remedies enable the strong to preserve their health , and afford an easy means for the weak and niling to restore it . Workingat high pressure as thousands daily do , to support life , it is but little wonder that the digestion "becomes defective , the heart irritable , tho bowels constipated , nnd tho mental faculties dimmed . Let all such sufferers apply themselves at once to these medicaments , and use them according to tho plain directions which accompany them : then the disordered functions will soon respond to their action , and the physical and mental powers will be quickly recuperated , producing a feeling o £ lightness and ease which in itself is worth its weight in gold ,