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conld hare been so mad as to havo predicted on tho 1 st May , that the Simon ministry would havo been dismissed at a moment's notice , with ignominy . Yet , on the 10 th of that same month , they wero sent to the right about . It is quite true the elections have gone against the ministry ,

and the still more recent municipal elections show the proud temper of the people . Yet nothing that may result from this absolute dead-lock will excite in us any sense of wonder .

Even the return of tho Prince Imperial , or the accession of Henry V . or Louis Philippe II ., would cause no flutter . Tho ono thing Avhich , we admit readily , would bring or drive the colour from our cheeks would be a continuous instance

of quiet . When this meets the eye of the reader , Gale will have nearly completed three-fourths of his great task of walking four thousand quarters of a mile in as many consecutive periods of ten minutes . "Wo hope ho will succeed , not

that wo think what he is doing will prove of the slightest good as a pedestrian feat , but it is a plucky effort , and deserves commendation . It will , at all events , servo to show what a man is capable of enduring , and in this respect Galo will certainly have made his mark ; but we do

hope there will be an end of these exhibitions of endurance . It will be time enough for others to follow in Gale ' s footsteps , when it is shown that some encouragement is needed . The Turks have been faring unprosperously of late . There is little doubt that the overthrow of Moukhtar Pasha

was even more complete than was at first supposed . At all events , the Russians have , for once in the way , moved forward with extreme rapidity . Kars is beleaguered , and

there is every prospect that Erzeroum will fall sooner or later . The Turkish army has had no time given it to recover from the shock of its defeat , and quite half-a-dozen disasters have befallen it since . Batoum stills holds its

own , and if the weather should change , and rain and snow fall , ifc is possible that Moukhtar Pasha will be able to reorganise his forces . In Europe , the state of things may be described as one of expectancy . Every ono is looking forward to the capture of Plevna . General Gourko has

cut its communication with Sophia , Dubnik , Tehche , and several other places having been captnred by the forces under his command .- But , —and the little word has more importance in this case than we usually accord to it—hit , Osman Pasha may have a sufficient supply of provisions

to last , him for the next three or four months ; in which case , it is evident the Russian armies will suffer terribly . A Bulgarian winter is not the most delightful season in the world ; the roads are generally thigh-deep in mud , and how the men will fare in respect of provisions it is

impossible to say . True , the Czar has been congratulating his staff on the near approach of his great ally the winter , but ifc seems to us that winter will prove more friendly to Turkey . Winter was the ally of Russia in the Crimean war , when its troops were on the defensive and under

cover , while the Anglo-French were in the open . It cannot be that Russia will fare as well in the open , with a longer line of communications to preserve intact , as she did in 1854-5 . However , we have no mind to turn prophet . We shall be careful to announce the result when we know it .

The Eureka Rose Croix Chapter will hold its fifth anniversary meeting this clay ( Saturday ) , at the Masonic Room , Royal Pavilion , Brighton , at 4 p . m . We understand that several members of the Supreme Grand Council , and other

distinguished visitors , will be present , to witness the working of a Chapter which , though young , has taken a foremost position in the Order , and numbers in its ranks some of the most able members of tho Ancient and Accepted Rite .

The Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Colorado was held at Denver on the 10 th September , under the presidency of Bro . Harper M . Orahood G . M . supported by his officers and delegates from twenty-one out of the twenty-two Lodges in the jurisdiction . The question of

Coloured Masonry was brought before tho Grand Lodge , and three pertinent questions were asked and answered . The first , whether there were any laws forbidding Coloured Masons from visiting Grand or Subordinate Lodges was

answered in the negative . As to tho second , ifc was declared that the Grand Lodsre knew of no legitimate Coloured Lodge in its jurisdiction , and did not believe the majority of Coloured Lodges in the States were legitimate . The third , whether a respectable Coloured , Mason was admissible into

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Grand Lodge , was answered in the affirmative , it being said that any Mason , black or white , hailing " from a regularly constituted Lodge , and not suspended or expelled from such Lodge , " would be heartily welcome . Ifc was added thafc Grand Lodge did not and could not recognise tho so-called

coloured Lodges existing in its jurisdiction . The subject of a Home for Infirm Masons , and the Widows and Orphans of Masons was postponed . The second day , the Grand Officers were elected as follow : Bros . C . J . Hart G . M ., R . W . Woodbury D . G . M ., Byron L . Carr S . G . W ., R . A .

Quillian J . G . W ., P . C . Young Grand Treasurer , and E . C . Parmoleo Grand Secretary . Bro . Dr . Albert G . Mackey was present and delivered an address , which was listened to with tho greatest interest , on tho " Symbolisms and traditions of Masonry . " Wo aro indebted for the above particulars to tho Masonic Review .

Tho . Masonic Bevieiv for last month contains a highly interesting sketch of Centre Star Lodge , Granville , No . 11 , on the roll of Ohio . Prom this wo learn that a number of brethren , early in 1810 , petitioned Grand Master Lewis Cass for a dispensation to organise a Lodge

of Masons at Granville , Licking Co . Tho dispensation was granted , and the Lodgo formed , and a charter was granted at the annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ohio in January 1811 . The first place of meeting was a room in the second story of the residence of Bro . Elias

Gillman , one of the founders . The first Masonic Hall , in Licking County , was " ten by fourteen and a half feet in size , " having a window in the east , and a door and an old-fashioned fireplace in the west . In about a year it removed to a larger and more convenient ; room in the

house of Captain Grove Carr . A code of bye-laws fixed the Thursday on or before full moon as the day of meeting , and the Lodge was to be opened at four p . m . The annual election was fixed for the stated Communication preceding St . John the Baptist ' s Day . No brother was to be eligible

for the Mastership more than two out of three years , or for any other office for more than one out of two . The first return for the years 1810 and 1811 showed twenty members ; at tho close of 1812 there were thirty-nine . During this latter year the degrees we are told " wero

conferred by wholesale in many parts of the country on enlisted soldiers , and Granville was not an exception . " Many enlisted in Hull ' s army , and before marching were initiated , passed , and raised in this Lodge . Further on we read , " The records show that upon the election of a brother

to serve as Worshipful Master , who had not previously served in this capacity , a Lodge of Past Masters was opened , and the Master elect" duly inducted into tho oriental chair of King Solomon , such a Lodge being held on 30 th June 1814 . In 1817 the Lodge secured moro

commodious quarters , but the records from this date to June 1823 are lost . There appear , however , to have been thirtyfour members received and some few affiliations made , and in 1821 the Lodge obtained permission to finish off a hall in the upper story of a public school building . These

were prosperous times , though there was a strong anti-Masonic feeling' in the town , and the Lodge was often • ¦ mi * insulted and jeered at when marching in procession , lhis happened even before the Morgan excitement ; but the Lodge persevered in its labours till 1831 , when member

after member succumbed to the insensate persecution of the public , and the Lodge was only very thinly attended till 1837 . Then it fell into and remained in abeyance till 1850 , when Grand Lodge was petitioned for a revival of the charter , and as the original had been mislaid a new

ono was issued bearing the same number . The officers were duly installed , and henceforth the Lodge appears to havo gone on prospering fairly , the members being very energetic and working with laudable skill and attention . Moreover , it is added that Masonic literature was liberally

supported . " Quite a respectable number were regular subscribers to one or more Masonic papers , and when an oration , delivered by the Grand Orator , was printed and for sale , the Lodge usually purchased a sufficient number to supply every member with a copy . " In \ 18 G 5 a new

hall was rented and finished off ( twenty-four feet by forty ) and dedicated to Freemasonry on St . John the Baptist ' s Day . About this time a very interesting relic of the year 1805 was presented to the Lodge by Bro . Prichard sen ., this being the table used iu the earliest Lodge room ( ten by fourteen and a half ' feet as already stated ) . This had

been made and belonged to Bro . Elias Gillman , one of tho