Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

T . Chirgwin Secretary , J . 0 . R . Crewes Assistant-Secretary , W . D . Rogers and J . H . Sampson Auditors . The R . W . Grand Master appointed and invested the following brethren as bis officers for the ensuing year : —

Bro . Sir C B . G . Sawle , Bart . ... D . G M . W . Tweedy ... ... ... G . Senior Warden C . Truseott ... ... ... G . Junior Warden Fraser Frizell ... ... ) « « u i •— Treffry ... ... j G . Chaplains Thomas Heath 1136 ... ... G . Registrar E . D . Anderton 330 ... ... G . Secretary

W . J . Johns ... ... ... G . Treasurer James Lovell 121 ... ... G . Senior Deacon Johnson James 318 ... ... G . Junior Deacon J . T . Brooking 1071 ... ... G . Sop . of Works James Wearne 1272 ... ... G . D . of C . James Poole 459 ... ... G . Assist . D . of C . Samuel Bake 1151 ... ... G . Sword Bearer

Jnlef 49 R ... ... ... G . Organist J . Beagle 510 ... ... G . Pursuivant William Rookes 131 ... ... G . Tyler H . Martin Hsrvey 789 ... ... ^ E . Jenning 9 fi 7 .., ... 1 W . Bailey 1547 ... ... ! „ Q , , Hntr-bensSSS 1 > G . Stewards

"W . H . Hen wood 970 ... ... Richard Lean 131 ... .. y Small 121 .. / *> . ,., Mason 496 ... j Auditors

The R . W . P . G . Master then closed the P . G . Lodge in ancient form , and the brethren adjourned to th © Assembly Rooms , where a luncheon was provided .

Bro . Jacob Norton , the champion non-affiliate , "whose motto appears to be " Do write , and fear not , " and who is reputed to dream even with a pen in his hand , occasionally gets off a good thing •for example the following , the only - fragment of troth in the last issue of the Masonic Truth : —

Whereas , Masonic romancers have brought our institution into disrepute by confounding Masonic history with fiction , and Whereas , We have no objection to writers of fiction , bnt , on the contrary , we are pmnd of the honour of having had in onr Brotherhood such men as Scott , Dickens , Jerrolfl , and other distinguished novelists , poets , < fec . j therefore ,

Resolved , Thafc we enjoin and command every Brother whom nature endowed with a large bump of imagination , to confine his pen strictly to avowed works of fiction , and henceforth cease bringing diforedit npon the Graft , by palming off ridiculous fables as Masonic

history , under any pretence whatsoever ; under no less a penalty than that of sending such a delinquent supperless to bed on those nights when , according to ancient usage , the M . W . Grand Lodge is accustomed to eojoy its GRAND FEASTS . SO mote it be . —Keystone .

A very gratifying announcement has been made by the Manager of Drury Lane > Theatre to tho effect that any charge for programmes is in future prohibited in his establishment . Hitherto notices to fche effect that " No Fees" are to be inflicted upon visitors to many of the London Theatres have been issued ; bnt , in defiance of this looselywrrded edict , black mail has generall y been levied . Mr . Harris has ,

however , given orders that the attendants in the front of his house are to receive no donations ; and if the habitue ' s of Drury-Iane only second the Manager ' s efforts , the obnoxious system will speedily come to an end . Other managers , ifc is to be hoped , will follow Mr . Harris's energetic example , and let their servants know that any one

of them found guilty of accepting gratuities will be dismissed . The managers of theatres , it is presumed , pay their employes fair wages for their services , and do not desire the public to surreptitiously contribute to their support ; if the reprehensible babic ceases to exist in the "National" Theatre , ifc will rapidly cease in other theatres as well .

The Council of the National Refuge Harbours Society has decided to petition Parliament , that immediate steps may be taken to in . creaso Harbour Accommodation on our coasts , for saving life and property , for the protection of shipping , ancl for the development of our fisheries . Considering the great sacrifice of life this is intended to mitigate ( nearly 1 , 000 persons each year ) , which Lord Colville of

Cnlross described , at a public meeting over which he presided at Cowes , on 17 th August last , as " nothing less than a scandal to the nation , " vve feel certnin that inland districts will gladly assist those on our sea borders . Copies of this petition will be sent to any one wiling to do a little work towards saving the lives of our fishermen

and sailors ; also a pamphlet report , to any who may desire it , of the Inaagnral Public Meeting of this Society recently held afc Willis ' s Rooms , London , under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury , K . G ., on . application to Mr . F . Johnson , Hon . Secretary of the Society , St . Leonards-on-Sea .

Mrs . H . B . Marshall , wife of Bro . H . B . Marshall , CO ., "will , on Monday next , lay the memorial stone of a new Wesleyan Chapel at Plaistow .

Reviews.

REVIEWS .

All Books intended for Review should be addressed to the "Editor of The Freemason ' s Chronicle , Belvidere "Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , N . — : o : — Thmugh Siberia . By Henry Lansdell , D . D ., F . R . G . S . With Illustrations and Maps . Fourth Edition . London : Sampson Low , Marston , Searle , and Rivington . 1883 .

IK our issue of the 4 th of March 1832 , we had the pleasure of calling the attention of our readers to the above excellent work , whioh , as its title imports , ia a narrative by the anthor of bis experiences , whilst carrying out bis self-set task of visiting fche various prisons and other places of confinement and punishment in that part of the Continent known as Siberia .

We have here a faithful and graphic description of every parfc of interest , through which tbe writer passed ; and besides relating hia own experiences , he has , by dint of careful research , added in a certain degree to the value of his compilation , by consulting the various books previously written in relation to this—as we cannot doubt from the manner in whioh Bro . Lansdell tells ns he was everywhere

received—most hospitable of nations ; and he has farther pointed oat the errors into whioh some of his predecessors have fallen , with regard to the mode of living and habits of the people of this country . We cannot bufc think thafc our readers will note wifch surprise and satisfaction thafc he was everywhere greeted wit < h open arms , and received every assistance in the execution of his plan , whioh was to

distribute tracts and portions of the Sacred Law amongst those uubanpy beings , fche exiles from their native country . Nofc that fchey are so utterly wretched , from their own point of view ; for we find that card-playing and gambling are very prevalent as a means of killing time . By-the-bye , we observe thafc of this latter commodity the Siberians have plenty afc their disposal , and cannot

understand thafc an hour or two can make any material difference . We take as an instance fche remark of a coachman , who , through his dilatory movements , had arrived with his Fare at the railway station " just in fcime to be too late " for tho train , —to use a Paddyism . As if it were of no importance afc all to fche unfortunate traveller , he observed , " What difference one way or other can an hour make , or ,

for that matter , ( wo ? " Seeing that the population consists prinoi . pally of exiles from fche mother country , who have been banished for the commission of some one or more of the several offences againsfc the law for which a Russian subject may be visited with this kind of punishment , ifc is no wonder thafc as a nation fche Siberians are not of a very enterprising turn of mind . Roughly speaking , as many as 17 , 000 individuals annually pass tho border , either as exiles or as the

companions of exiles , for in many instances a man ' s wife and family may , if they think fib , accompany him . This may , at firsfc sight , appear a large number , but when we tell our readers thafc there are in all upwards of 30 crimes punishable by exile , it will at once be obvious thafc the offences cannot all be of a higblv disreoutable character ; and that for comparatively speaking trivial offences this very severe reprimand is enforced , hence the apparently large number of criminals .

Everywhere the tracts ancl books distributed were seized with an eagerness whioh is astonishing , and during his visit the anthor disposed of upwards of 55 . 000 volumes of one , sort and another , for many o whioh payment was tendered , and , acting on a suggestion made to him , in some cases accepted . As an instance of the hospitality of the Siberians we takejan

incident which befell our traveller . When on his way from Tomsk to Krasnoiarsk , and still some little distance from a place called Bogotol , the vehicle in which he was seated brok" > down , or rather , to be correct , owing to the rapid pace at which the Jehu was forcing along his cafcrle , the wheels of tho conveyance caught fire and compelled the narrator to rouse one of the inhabitants of Bogotol afc the early

hour of four a . m . Notwithstanding its beins : the middle of tho night the worthy merchant no sooner heard what was the matter than he sent his servants , one for a wheelwright , and others to provide eatables and a comfortable firo for fche unfortunate person ia question , and wonld not think of allowing his quasi-guest to depart nntil he had refreshed himself , and his carriage was again in a fit

state of repair . The writer depicts with faithfulness and accuracy the numerous places he visited , and devotes a chapter to the Church ceremonies and religious institutions of the country . One noticeable distinction between our own transported criminals and the Russian exiles , wonld appear to be thafc whereas tho former

are in most , if not in every instance , provided with a certain amount of labour , the latter cannot be supplied with work to do . One more fact mnst be brought to the notice of the public , ancl that is that the edition now before us is tho fourth which has been pnblished , and this of itself is a sufficient guarantee of tho merit and popularity of the book ; and in leaving it to fcho tender mercies of such of our readers as may bo induced to peruse its contents on our

recommendation , we will conclude by pointing out that ifc contains a full and complete index to tho various chapters , which will enable any one afc a glance to pat his hand upon such parts as he may deem most calculated to please bis particular fancy . The book is printed in good large type , and has evidently been prepared wifch great care and at . tenfcion . We congratulate both anthor and publishers on the manner in which this work has been put before the public .

UNAFFILIATED . —Until Lodges can distinguish among candidates , and accept only those who will appreciate Masonry enough to keep up active interest in it , we shall necessarily have a large number of unaffiliated Masons . Admission into Masonry does nob change tho nature of a man . Maine Report .