Notices Of Meetings.

Royal Albert Lodge of Freemasons . —The brethren dined together on Tuesday evening , 28 th January , at the Grosvenor Hotel , Westland-row , Limerick , where a banquet was served np in a style of excellence which did the caterer , Mr . Robert Mitchell , the highest credit . The Master of the Lodge , Brother Thomas VV . Coster , presided . The carte , which was a most artistic production , presented the following bill of fare : —

fe$flloife$m. " It is a waye to make us bettero fryenrts—moro known . "—SHAKSPEBI ! . Ye FIRST COVRSK wil be—Clere Pottage , mayde from yo riche & savorie Tvrtlo . Ye toothsome Turtle Ponche to drynk therwyth . Lykewise Pottago mayde from yo daintie Oystere alsoo .

Yo Pale Sherrio Wyne to drynk therwyth . Then wil folow ( in covrse)—Fine Salmonno from yo antient and good Citio of Limerick , & Cvcvmbere savce servyd therwyth . Ye ryghto roynllo Tvrbote , with Lobstere savco .

Yo rare foreign Leibfraumilch wel saved by ye connyngo Vintners , ANNO POMINO 1868 , to drynk therwyth .

Ye THIRD COURSE wil be—Compote mayde from yo timide Hare . Ye savorie Sweete Brcades , served hotte , wyth juicio Mvsbroomes .

Ye following foreign Wynes to drynk therwyth—Master Perinet ' s CnvSe IMscrrrV , Master Heidsieck ' s Dry Monopole . Then foloweth—Yonge Tvrkey , boyled , served wyth celerie & Oystere sance . Yo Tongvo of ye Oxo .

Saddles of tendere Mutton rostede . Fine Hamme from ye goode Citio of Limorick aforesaid , be-frizzled in yo wyne of Champagne .

Wynes from Franco to drynk therwyth as : — Dry Monopole—Mastero Perinet ' s Champagne . Atte ye propero time loko out ffor — Ye wildo and tastie Dvcke rostedo . Servyed wyth divers tendere Vegetables as

followeth—Yonge Asparagvs , Peas , and Seakale alsoe . Ye wynes for this dysh aro as foloweth : — Master Perinet's Champagne—Master Heidsieck ' s alsoe . Here for ye daintio wil folow—. Tellie mayde wyth Brandio from France .

A rare dysh maydo from jvicie Apples . Sherrie Wyne—Champagne Wyne . By waye of reliefe , thero Avil be—Macaroni & Choeso after yo manner of ye Italians . Puddyngo of Ice finely flavovred .

Yo Grande liqueur made by yo pious Monkes of yo Abboye Chartreuse in France , —lykewise Cognac from abroad alsoe . And Lastly—Yo Dessert of sundrie choice Frvits from manio far countroes as : — Ye Pino Apples from yo Indies .

A e luscious grape , and jvicie Water Melon , & c , & o . Ye wyno yclept Claret la Rose . Mastere MITCHELL , ye 31 anciple , ye Hostelrio , ye signe of yo Grosvenor

Ancient Ebor Preceptory , No . 101 , K . T . —A mooting of this body was held at York ou Tnesday , E . Sir Knight T . B . Whytehead P . E . P . acting as E . P ., Sir Knight P . H . Rowland as Constable , ancl Sir Knight J . S . Cumberland Marshal , with other Officers and members . Comp . A . T . B . Turner of the Paradise Chapter 139 was installed a Knight of tho Order .

" Secret Societies."

" SECRET SOCIETIES . "

A BISHOP'S FULMINATION ABOUT " DANGEROUS INFLUENCES . "

FROM THE VOICE OF MASONRY . BERNARD , Bishop of Rochester , better known as Bishop McQoaid , has just published a lengthy " pastoral letter , " in tho course of which he tells the " faithful " that secret and oath-bound societies are regarded with horror by tho Church . This , of course , will not be news to the readers of the VOICE , but never before have I seen so

emphatic a condemnation of these organisations as I shall quote from this " pastoral . " As Masons make no war on tho Catholic Chnrch , nor upon any other sect or political organisation , ifc may hardly be worth while to give this document any particular consideration , nevertheless it may be well enough to havo a proper understanding as to the atti

tudo of tho Romish hierarchy and priesthood towards the Masonic institution , for clearly it is Masonry more than any other secret society which is regarded with " horror . " The Bishop says : — " The Popes have at various times condemned these societies , and excommunicated all belonging to them , or in any way aiding or abetting them . No one can be a member of these forbidden societies and of the

Catholic Chnrch at the same time . Many members of secret societies understand this fact so well , that now they are unwilling to admit a Catholic to membership . He can scarcely be true to thom , so they say , since he betrays his church , and is is unfaithful to bis religions obligations . " Mark the point made by the Bishop : " No oue can bo a member of these forbidden societies and of tho Catholic Church at tho same time . "

Why ? Because excommunication is fche penalty . But the Bishop haa made a singular discovery— " the dangerous influences of secret societies , " and to preserve the diocoso from such a calamity as it wonld be liable to if these societies got a foothold in it , he urges his pastors to greater vigilance and zeal to " point out to the young and unwary the evils flowing from association with condemned societies . " Perhaps

from want of a proper Catholic education Masons will never be ablo to discover wherein this dangerous influence lies hidden . Afc any rate in this very diocese there are numerous very flourishing secret societies of various names , aims and objects , but I havo not discerned any diminution iu tho ratio of increase in tho communicants of tho Romish Church , neither have I heard or seon any evidence that the leading

secret societies have at any timo made any effort to eler't members of that chnrch , henco I seo no special reason for telling the people just now that" thero can be no question of the nature of thesin committed by a Catholic who joins any of these societies and of the consequence to him in his relation to the Church . Other societies are equally to be avoided , because , in their aims and methods , they are identical

with the first class . It is nofc necessary each time one of these societies puts on a mask and assumes a new name , thafc the Holy See shoud tear off the mask and brand the exposed body . Catholics can do this work for themselves by remembering the marks given for their guidance . 1 . Avoid all societies condemned by the church by name . 2 . Avoid all societies whoso principles aro similar to those

of tho first class , as in any way inimical to religion , or legitimate government . 3 . Avoid all societies whose purpose is the doing of wrong or injustice to individuals or classes in the community . 4 . Avoid all societies bound by oaths of secrecy against the rights of lawful authority , spiritual or temporal . 5 . Avoid all societies whose rights and rituals are made up of forms , ceremonials and words

partaking of a religious character , or oommnnionship of worship , nofc according to the teachings and practices of tho Catholic Chnrch . Somo of the societies and Lodges , with thoir Mosfc Worshipfnl Masters and High Priests , are substitutes for chnroh and priest . " I have hesitated , but finally concluded , to publish the above lengthy

extract . Rules 2 , 3 and 4 seem to mo absurd , for it is is soarcly possible that any one can point out as flourishing in the State of New York societies of the character the Bishop says aro to be avoided . I do nofc object , as ifc is none of my business , to the Bishop telling his " faithful" people to " avoid all societies condemned by tho chnroh by name , " doubtless meaning Masonic . Ho may be snre of ono thing , his

followers will not be molested with any request to become ono of us . That is nofc the way we increase the number of our Fraternity . But the closing paragraph of this fulmination about secret societies is so fresh and entertaining that I give ifc entire : " Leaving out of account the commands of the chnrch and all religions considerations , a man has no right to give up control of his own will , binding himself to

unknown obligations . He can do so only by sacrificing his manhood and independence of action . In resigning into the keeping of a society or Lodge a man ' s liberty of speech , the boasted freedom of Americans ia lost . It is a disgrace that , in a country like ours , in which there is no possible excuse for oath-binding societies , men should bo so ready to yield up their freedom of will , and become slaves to unknown

and irresponsible masters , by tho oaths they take . Men who never tiro of contemning titles and the fantastic trappings of the aristocracy , assume wonderful state and dignity , aping tho manner and stylo of tho classes they pretend to despise . Ib is childish and silly , nnd one of tho chief signs of weakness and decay in onr young Republic . The robust vigour and plain common sense ,

so prevalent among tho American people a few years ago , aro clearly passing away . " The reasoning of this is somewhat strange , and the logic very peculiar . I apprehend that most of our sensible American people will think the Bishop looks at our present condition as a nation with a dyspeptic intellect or jaundiced eye , when he calmly puts on

record the opinion thafc " tho robust vigour and plain common sense , so prevalent among the American people a few years ago , are clearly PASSING AWAY ! " Does he refer to the " vigour" which characterised the anti-Masonic crusade in the decade between 1830 and 1840 ? If so , I can happily assure him that such vigorous political animosity can never again bo revived in the United States

against Masons . " Fantastic trappings , " too , is good . I know of no chnrch which has more fantastic trappings than the Catholic . But , of course , ifc ia nofc the church the Bishop had in his mind . Wonder whether he had forgotten for the moment a certain Catholic society ( probably nofc secret in onr sense of tho word ) which occcasionally appears on fche

streets—a fair looking body of men—in the "trappings indicating circus performers rather than hiights , as they are pleased to call themselves . Be this as it may , the Bishop has not been able to resist the organisation , among his own " faithful" in his own city , of several companies of so-called knights , who appear occasionally in public with a counterfeit Knights Templar regalia . To the casual observer the diffierenco can hardly be discerned . What

their special tenets of organisation aro , I have never learned , neither do I care . But it is plain that the Bishop has a smothered hostile feeling to these , s ill for somo reason ho has failed to use his power , ful rhetoric in denunciation of them . Perhaps when he returns from Rome we will hear from him again , informing ns that the Sovereign Pontiff condemns those Knights of St . James or St . Gregory as emphatically as ho now does the Knights Templar and Masonic Lodges .

HOLLOWAY ' S OisniKNT . — Sores , wounds , ulcerations , and other diseases affecting the skin , are amendable by this cooling and healing unguent . It has called forth tho loudest praise from persons who have suffered for years from bad legs , abscesses , and chronic ulcers , iiltercvcryhope of cure bad long passed away . None but thoso who have experienced the soothing effect of this Ointment can form au idea of the comfort it bestows , by restraining intlmnination and allaying pain . Whenever this Ointment has been once used , it has established it ' s own worth , and has again been eagerly sought for , as tho easiest and safest remedy for all ulcerous complaints . In neuralgia , rheumatism , anil | gout , the same application , properly used , gives wonderful relief ;