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Stevenson Tr ., G . Walters Sec , N . D . Partridge S . D ., C . Howard J . D ., Lewis T . G ., ttobson W . S ., McDonald D . C , Young Org ., W . Gilchrist Tyler . Routine business was then transacted , ancl the Lodge was closed . The banquet was well served , and was thoroughly enjoyed by tho assembled guests . On the removal of the cloth , the W . M . briefly introduced the two Loyal toasts , following which were given

the National Anthem ancl " God Bless the Prince of Wales . ' With that of the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master and the rest of tho Grand Officers Past and Present , was associated tho name of Bro . Joshua Nunn , who , tho W . M . stated , was a member of tho Leopold Lodge , and a Mason well known and universally respected

at the East-end of London ; moreover , whenever mention was made of him throughout the Craft , it was with feelings of admiration and respect ; he ( tho W . M . ) had great pleasure in offering the toast for their acceptance . After Bro . Potter had favoured the company with tho " Skipper and his Boy , " Bro . J . Nunn rose to reply : In the name of tho illustrious brethren who were associated with him in the

tonst , he returned them his sincere thanks . For himself , it was trno he was one of tho Founders of the Lodge , but ho wns present that evening as an honorary member . Freemasonry at tho enst end of London was doubtless nourishing , and their success was due to the exertions of such men as those by whom he was surrounded . The next toast was entrusted to Bro .

"W . II . Myers , who gracefully proposed the health of tho W . M . Bro . Clarke had been an immediate neighbour of the late worthy Preceptor , Bro . Thomas Austin , and he ( Bro . Myers ) shonld not be pnrprised if the brethren discovered that the mantle of that talented Brother had fallen on their Worshipful Master , who , by the way in which he had that evening invested his Officers , had

displayed abilities which he individually had not given him credit for possessing . He was sure all present would fnlly honour the toast . After a song by Bro . Hill , the W . M . replied . Ho thanked the members of his Lodge sincerely for the honour they had paid him in electing him to the chair . He would strive earnestly to advance the interests of the members . With regard to what Bro .

Myers had said in reference to his association with the lato Bro . Austin , be trusted he might convince them he had benefitted by what he had gleaned from that Brother ' s vast store , and which Masonic knowledpe he would strive to dispense for the benefit of tho Leopold Lodge . The next f oast given was the health of the Visitors , and those present severally replied , after which tho W . M . gave that of tho Past

Masters , at the same time presenting the I . P . M . with a P . M . ' s jewel , to which was added an elegant appendage , which had been subscribed for by some of the members This substantial mark of the esteem in which he is held was feelingly acknowledged by Bro . Myers , who made reference to matters connected with the history of tho Lodge which concern the members thereof , and will not interest the general

render . The remaining toasts all received their due consideration , and Bro . Gilchrist was called on for that to our distressed brethren . In tho early part of tho evening a feeling of gloom pervaded the assembly , in consequence of a report which had been circulated that an esteemed Preceptor , well known in tho neighbourhood , was amongst those who were lost in the ill fated steamer , the "Princess

Alice , bnt Bro . Morgan , who did not arrive till a late hour , was able to dispel the gloom by stating he had just received an intimation that the brother in question wns at his post on the Tuesday evening when the accident occurred . In addition to those we have alread y mentioned . Bros . Young , Seddon , Myers , Tombs , Morgan , & c , contributed to the entertainment of the company .

Whittington Lodge of Instruction , No . 862 . —Held its weekly meeting on Wednesday , 4 th September , at Bro . Hyde ' s , Red Lion , Poppins-court , Fleet-street . Bro . Hallam WM ., Drury S . W ., Abell J . W ., Hallam jun . S . D ., Vizzard J . D ., Brown I . G . The ceremony of initiation was ably performed by tho W . M ., Bro . Collinson candidate . The greater part of tho lecture was gone through hy fhe brethren . Bro . Drnry was elected W . M . for the ensuing week , when the second degree will be rehearsed .

Duke of Connaught Lodge of Instruction , No . 1524 . —At the Havelock Tavern , Albion-road , Dalston , E ., on Wcdnesdny evening , 4 th inst . Present—Bros . Woollev W . M ., G . Ferrar S . W . and Treas ., C . Lorkin J . W ., R . Olley S . D ., J . Lorkin J . D ., Elliston I . G ., W . Fieldwick Preceptor , E . Dietrich Hon . Sec , & c , ire . After preliminaries , the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed by the W . M .,

Bro . W . Ferrar candidate . Bro . C . Lorkin , nssisted by the brethren , worked the first , second , and third sections of tho lecture . Bro . Elliston of New Concord Lodge 813 was elected a member . Bro . G . Ferrar was unanimously chosen W . M . for tho next meeting . Bros . C . and J . Lorkin and Bro . P .. Ollev wove appointed auditors .

Bros . Fieldwick , G . Ferrar , and E . Dietrich were re-elected Preceptor , Treasurer , and Secretary for the ensuing year , and a cordial vote of thanks was passed to them for the manner in which they had performed their duties during the past twelvemonths . A cordials vote of thanks to Bro . Woolley for the manner in which he had carried out the duties of the chair closed the proceedings .

KOYAL POLYTECHNIC . -CYPRUS , its history and characteristics THE MICROPHONE AND TELEPHONE . Till- ' . GIANT PLATE MACHINE . DUfiOSCQ'S CHROMATIC FOUNTAIN . TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION with the DIVER , ic . THE PARIS EXHIBITION . TUB KAFFIR WAR . PROP . PEPPER ' S Interesting and Instructive Sanitary Lectures , entitled PURE AIR , PURE FOOD nnd PURE WATER . EVOLUTION UF SPECIES . —Concluding daily , at l and 9 with a MUSICAL JUMBLE and THE BABES IN THE WpOD , by Mr . S RYMOCK S MITH . —Admission to tho whole , Is ; Open at 12 and 7 Carriages at 6 and 10 .

Jamaica.

JAMAICA .

Rose Croix Chapter . —This Chapter met on 26 th July , at the Hall , Kingston , Jamaica . III . Bro . Captain Portlock Dadson 32 ° , M . W . S . presiding . Among the members present were Bros . C . II . Davis , C . W . Steer , A . H . Jones , W . L . Mndon , B . Mortimer Dias , Albert Da Costa , W . S . Magnus , John Harris , & c . Letters of regret at inability to attend wore read from III . Bro . Dr . Robert

Hamilton 33 ° Grand Chaplain Sup . Co ., 111 . Bro . W . II . Keller 33 ° of the Supreme Council of the United States of Columbia , and E . Bros . G . II . lleea and 11 . Langley . Leave of absence was granted to E . Bros . W . Andrews and C . Stuart Whitehorne on leaving tho island . Bros . C . W . Tait P . M . Snssex Lodge , A . G . Ffrench P . M . Hamilton Lodge , tho llov . Charles Partridge , and Alexander B .

Campbell M . D . were ballotted for , and having received the intermediate degrees from tho 4 th to the 17 th inclusive , were duly exalted and proclaimed as Knights of tho Pelican and Eagle ancl Princes of the Order of Eose Croix . A committee was named to revise the Bye Laws , and a candidate proposed for ballot at the next regular meeting . In future the meetings of the Chapter will be held at tho new hall of the Sussex Lodge in Hanovor-strcet , Kingston .

The International Congress Of Hygiene At Paris.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HYGIENE AT PARIS .

DISCOVERY OF A COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FOR WHITE LEAD .

THE proceedings of the Congress , whioh has been held in the Palace of the Trocadero and Tuilleries , under the patronage of the French Government , havo recently been brought to a conclusion . The Conjrress has been a great success . It was attended by representatives of 17 nationalities , and by 1 , 0 IS mon of science who take an interest in the topics brought forward for elucidation and discussion .

Perhaps the most interesting , and certainly the most important matter with which tho Congress dealt , hnd reference to the means of diminishing the dangers arising to workers in different industries from tho use of poisonous mineral substances , more especially white lend , mercury , & c , by the definite substitution of non-poisonous substances . Tho papers of Professor Lntschaunig , Analytical

Chemist and Assayer of Metals , Liverpool , and Dr . T . L . Phipson , F . C . S ., which dealt with ono branch of the subject , namely , the dangers arising to the health of thoso employing white lend , or preparations of lead , such as house painters , lead paint makers , & c , were listened to with the deepest interest . To au Englishman , and to English industry , has fallen the credit of solving the problem of

how to produce a less costly , a more permanent , a non-poisonous , and a complete substitute for fhe white or carbonate of lead used in painting houses , and for all other purposes for which white lead paint is now employed . After ten years' experiments ancl investigation , Mr . Thomas Griffiths . F . S . A ., of Liverpool , ancl a member of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain , has produced tho desired

pigment , which is prepared , by a special process , of sulphide of zinc , in combination with other ingredients , which , while in nowiso modifyin " tho hygienic properties and advantages of the zinc , lend to this metal a body and a whiteness which even lead paint itself does not possess . Some of the qualities-which recommend " Griffiths' Patent White , " as it is called , were clearly placed before the Congress . It

was stated that its covering powers exceed by about 25 per cent , those of the best lead paints , and this , too , without being any dearer ; it does not yield to the influence of injurious gases , which destroy ordinary paints ; the most violent heat will neither blister nor crack it ; it does not contain any poison , and does not cause any odour , and it does not produce any chemical or galvanic action on metals , as is

the case with lead ; this is a feature of the utmost importance . In this latter respect the new paint acts as a true preservative , as it does not yield to the influence of oxygen , ammonia , sulphuretted hydrogen , salt , or any other destructive or corrosive agent . It is evident that from the cheapness of cost , and its inherent excellence , tho new paint is calculated to satisfy tho demands both of the Tradesman and

the Sanitary reformer . About 25 tons per week of tho " Griffiths ' Patent Zine White , " as it is called , are turned oat at tho works of the Liverpool Silicate Paint Company , who manufacture this pigment for the owners , Griffiths , Fletcher & Bordoe , and a new factory ° has been opened on the banks of the Thames , which will give a weekly output of about 50 tons more . In contemplation of a further great increase

in the demand , arrangements have been made by which , in no distant future , 200 tons per week can be manufactured . Tho now paint has been approved by numbers of scientific and commercial authorities . Apart from its value as a commercial product thoro can be no doubt that , from a sanitary point of view alone , Mr . Griffiths acted wisely

in submitting this invention to the approbation of the International Congress . We seo it was also brought before the meeting of the British Association in Dublin , and is attracting the greatest attention and , as Dr . Phipson justly says , " this is one of the most useful and ' ingenious discoveries of tho present age . "

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