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dedication " that had over been heard of on the earth since that of the Temple of Solomon . " Hero took place the terrible scene in which Thomas a Bucket was mnrdered , in 1170 . At the time and in subsequent centuries the crime wns regarded with the utmost horror by the Chnrch . The cathedral became a shrine to whioh pilgrimages wero made from all parts of the world . It acquired fame and wealth

through the circumstance of Becket s violent death , and the monks traded npon the event to their own enrichment and popularity . Erasmus , who saw the shrine shortly after the dissolution of the monasteries , says in a chest or case of wood was " a coffin of gold , together with inestimable riches , gold being the meanest thin ? to be seen there ; it shone all over , and sparkled and glittered

with jewels of tho most rare and preeions kinds , and of an extraordinary size , some of them being larger than a goose ' s ejrg—most of them being the gifts of monnrchs . " After this period Becket was transformed from a martyr into " a presumptuous priest and andac ' ous rebel , " but in these latter days ho bis been reolothed , bv M . Thierry nnd Mr . Fronde , with some of his

original attributes . By the Romish Chnrch he is still regarded as a martyr and a patriot ; iu this latter estimate some at least of the English Chnrch join . We shall not pursue controversial ground ; it is neither our purpose nor our desire to set np or defend theories ; we simply record what is written with a view of stimulating interest and further pilgrimages to one of the most ancient existing memorials

in the land . The cathedral suffered much from the time of Lanfrano , and the different styles of architecture attest the periods at which the several portions were built . It exhibits , in a remarkable degree , varions forms of art . and yet it is a glorious whole , a building to bo proud of and to be seen . The interior is not les * attractive than the outside form , and possesses charms for the devotee , for the learned in

art , and for all who love the solemn and the beautiful . Augustine built an abbey in another part of the city , which played no mean part in history , but upon which we cannot dwell . After the dissolution ifc was converted into a royal p dace . Elizabeth kept . Conrt here in 1573 , Charles I . was married here in 1625 , and Charles II . slept here on his passage at the Restoration . It was a place of sepulchre

for royalty nnd archbishops , bnt , time and negleot have wrought many changes . The remnins that are left owe their preservation to Mr . Beresford Hop" , M . P ., and are worth inspecting . Close by is the mined ohapel of St . Pnncras , ereetel on the foundation said to have been laid nearly eighteen hundred years ago . It has the qnestionable character of having been the place of the King nf Kent ' s idol worship , and when ifc was devoted to the service of Christianity the

devil was so enraged at the change that ho assaulted the ohapel . He was unable to prevail , but he has left the print of his talons sticking in the walls of the south porch ; so says tradition . There were marks , but whether canspd by the uncanny beast vclept the devil , or by the encroachments of the ivy , we do nofc pretend to say . We have it , upon the authority of Charles Dickens , that the ivy is " a dainty

plants-Creeping on . where time has been , A rare old plant is the Ivy green . There are at Canterbnrv , too , the ruins of an old Castle , which are now private property . Chaucer has helped to immortalise the city with his tales ; besides it is pleasantlv situated in a valley , and the country round about is beautiful . The cricket week in August is

one of the events of tbe year , when the city becomes gay and is thronged with the fashion and cbnrms of the aristocracy of the connty . The cricket ground of Sfc . Lawrence is on the top of a hill and has a most picturesque setting . It is surrounded with corn fields and hop grounds , aud commands a splendid view of the city below . We must pass on to Dover , another centre of attraction . The town

is situated between two cliffs , nnd from the sea presents a most imposing appearance . The position is naturally a strong one , and has been used for centnries past as a great stronghold . It is impossible to determine the time when Dover began to be ; all records hear testimony to its importance , and its history must be read in order to justly appreciate the town and its surroundings . The castle

frowns upon the East Cliff , 300 feet above the level of the sea , whilst the western height , called Shakespeare ' s Cliff , rises considerably higher . From both fine views can be obtained . The Castle is full of interest , and the fortifications ore a sight of themselves . There is good bathing on tbeshon > , a capacious harbour , from whence monarch ? have departed and in which they have landed . The London ,

Chatham and Dover Railway have a boat service from here to Calais . There are also two mail services from here daily , which no doubt add to the importance of the town . The steamboats are admirably adapted for the passage , and those who desire to visit Brussels and the FieldI of Waterloo esppcinlly , cannot do better than consult this Company s time table and the liberal arrangements made for touristsnot .

, onl y for the places mentioned , but for Paris also . In connection with the Castle we may mention tbe old Watch Tower built , by the Romans , the remains of which are in agood state of preservation . Here , too . ia ot . Mary ' s . within-tbe-Caetle , an ancient chnrch with a foundation dating back to the first century . The gateway of Dover Priory remains to tell of former greatness , and parfc of an old wall is still standing which

probably belonged to the cloisters . On fche wall of a building " ¦ estored in 1871 , and now used as a class-room for Dover College , is a fresco representing the Lord ' s Supper , and what is remarkable is , EM " C 0 D , ; a * D 8 fourteen figures instead of the nsual thirteen . Demand Church , a beautiful and ancient structure , is in the mmediate neighbourhood . It was originally bnilt by the monks of e . Priory , so that it is consecrated by age as well as by service . A / tree

w , said to be of a fabulous age , guards the western entrance . will vf ° ° " le stows of tne locality . Dover and its vicinity , it mi nf from onr sketch , is one of tho places a tourist shonld not ss . Then there is Deal , with its Castle and interesting associations . Hot J Ca 3 t , e * s a little t 0 the Dorth of Dea ' * Colonel Job " JT .. 1 DS 0 " a member of the Long Parliament and governor of hern AU 1 " Ca 8 tle daring the Civil War 3 > w ^ imprisoned and died e - About a mile to the south is Walmer Castle , the official resi-

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donco ot tho Warden of the Cinqnn Ports . Tho Duko of Wellington , the hero of Waterloo , was very fond of Walmer Casth > , where he used to retire two mouths in tlio year to load his simple life . Tho fitting np of the place and all its surroundings nccotv ' ed with his humble ,

almost severe habits . Here ho died , on the 11 th September 1852 , afc a ripo old age . Thoso who remember his funeral will nofc forget the sight . All Britain mourned the loss of one of tho greatest generals of this or any other age . He died , as ho lived , a modern example of courage and discipline .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CORNWALL .

THE Provincial Grand Lodge and General Communication of this Province was held on Tuesday , at the Market Hall , Sfc . Austell , under the direction of tho Right Hon . the Earl of Moanfc Edgcumbe R . W . P . G . M ., and Sir Chas . B . Graves Sawle , D . P . G . M . Lodge was opened at eleven o ' clock in the morning , by which time the brethren who attended from varions districts in the province had arrived in the town . Brother G . D . Anderton , the G . Secretary ,

was pleased to report that the whole of the returns were sent tn by the proper time . Tho brethren now nnmbered 1 , 471 against 1 , 522 in the previous year . In February last Lodg Molesworth , No . 1 , 934 , was consecrated by tho R . W . G . M ., assisted by Bro . W . E . Michell S . W . and S . Hiwken J . W ., and other Provincial Officers , the instal-Intion o ? the W . M . being ably performed by Bro . Rowe Past Prov .

GDC . The Provincial Lodge was again indebted to Bro . Hnghan P . G . D for editing the valuable Directory of the Province . The P . G . Master called attention to the dimimtion in the numbers from the previous year . This was explained by Bro . Anderton ia a satisfactory manner . There were several brethren in the mining district and seaport towns who were returned in arrears ,

consequently this year they were not taken into acconnfc , which explained the apparent diminution in numbers . The report of the Secretary and Treasnrer of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benrvolenfc Fund showed subscriptions and donations , £ 172 7 s ; interest , on fnnded capital , £ 121 9 s ; bal > nce from end of year 1882 , £ 242 Ss ; total— £ 536 2 s . Payments , £ 314 3 s , leaving balance in

band , £ 221 18 s ; total capital invested , £ 3 . 372 10 s ; annnal interest thereon , £ 149 19 s . The election of an annuitant to fill the vacancy that ocenrred at the lasfc annual meeting resulted in the election of a brother from Boscawen Lodge , 699 , Chacewater , the only candidate . A petition on the Eduoational Grant to a child of a deceased member of Cornubian Lodge , 450 . A grant has been made of £ 15 for four years .

No other petition had been received . Since the last annual meeting the capital hnd increased £ 170 , and there wns an increase on the year of £ 40 , as compared with the corresponding time last year . The Committee of Relief reported that , having carefully considered the four petitions , recommended £ 30 to be granted— £ 10 to a widow nf a brother of Cornubian Lodi / e , No . 450 ; £ 10 to a brother of Lodge

Providence and Honour , No . 331 , Truro ; ancl £ o to a widow of a brother of Lodge True and Faithful , No . 318 , Helston ; and £ 5 toa widow of a brother ofTregullow Lodge , No . 1006 , St . Day . The manager of the Cornish ' votes to the Central Masonic Charities , Bro . Truseott , reported thafc in October 1882 , for the Girls' School there were seven vacancies and 20 candidates , and for tho Bovs' School there were 12

vacancies and 62 candidates . In April 1883 , for the Girls' School there were 22 vacancies and 28 candidates ; and for the Boys' School there ¦ mere 13 vacancies and 65 candidates , and in May 1 S 3 , for the Benevolent Institntion for Aged Freemasons , there were 30 vacancies and 50 candidates . For widows there wero 19 vacancies and 70 candidates . Having no candidates for either the Girls' or Boys' Schools , the votes

were lent in exchange for tho Benevolent . They hacl one candidate , a widow of a brother of Druids' Lodge , No . 589 , and succeeded in placing her , with 1900 votes , fourth on the list with 70 candidates . The Province had 463 votes for tbo men , and 313 for the widows , and owed nothing . For the 1884 election there were two candidates for the Benevolent Institntion for Widows . During tho year Bro .

W . B . Colville P . M . No . 332 had served as Steward to both Institutioos . Bro . Bake had served as Steward to the Boys' and Girls ' School and Benevolent Institution . There were from that Province in the Benevolent Institntion three aged Masons receiving £ -10 each , three widows £ 30 each , and one widow £ 20 per annum for three years , making the total received for the year £ 236 , and one

girl in the Girls' School . The Province had made a fairly good addition to its votes . Bnt afc the same time they conld not help remarking thafc though some Lodges subscribed liberally , the greater number subscribed very little , considering the benefits thny as a Province were receiving from the great Charities . Ho appealed to those Lodges to increase their subscriptions , and also to other Lodges , and fche

brethren generally . Nearly one-half of their votes came from only five subscribers , tho R . W . P . G . Master , the P . G . Lodge , Bros . Anderton , Hughan , and Bake . As they were all aware , Bro . Hughan was about to leave the connty , but he did not leave them in spirit , having somo months since kindly pledged to them all his votes for life , the votes being—girls IS , boys 45 , men 10 , widows 16—iu all 95 votes . Afc noon

the brethren attending the G . Lodge were formed into a procession at tho Town Hall , accompanied by tho bands of tbe St . Austell D . C . R . Volunteers and the Charlcatown D . C . A . Volunteers , playing the "Freemasons' March , " and after passing through the principal streets of the town thoy went into tho beautiful parish chnrch of St . Austell , where the usnal Divine Service was held . The service wns commenced with tho singing of the processional hymn , "

Forward be our watchword . " Prayers were said by the Rev . F . E . Coggin ( curate ) , and the Revs . F . W . Wintle ( rector of Beerferris ) and F . B . Panl ( rector of Lanivet ) read tho lessons . Tbe sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . R . F . Frazer-Frizell , of Millbrook . Tho rev . gentleman took his text from St . John ii . 19 . " Destroy this Temple , and in three clays I will raise ifc up . " " He spike of His body , " which stood to the temple in the relation of type to anti-type . Those who heard may not have understood