Royal Arch.

position of the Israel Lodge , with whioh he had been so long and happily connected , trusted that the Chapter might prosper in like manner , to which end ha would certainly devote himself whilst opportunity was afforded him . The Visitors were very heartily welcomed , and E . Comp . J . Lewis Thomas responded on their behalf ,

expressing their sense of the admirable arrangements made for their comfort in the Chapter room , aud of the entertainment subsequently afforded them . In response to the toast of the Masonio Charities , in respect of whioh the M . E . Z . said that although they were flourishing they still needed support to cope with the numerous claims made

upon them , Ex . Comp . Frederick Binckes , on behalf of himself , Comp . Hedges , who was present , and Ex . Comp . Terry , unavoidably and regretably absent , made a brilliant speech , which though briefer than we are wont to hear from him on like occasions , was alike

humorous and appealing . He said , and truly , that judging from what had been done in the past by the Israel Lodge , the cause of charity would be well advocated in the Chapter , which would prove to be another body to aid in helping the several Institutions to relieve the necessities of others . He dilated on the fact that the best and

most earnrst workers in Freemasonry , those who were devoted to its ritual , and were best up in the true practical working of the Order , were by far the best supporters of those Charities which are the outcome of the highest and noblest organisation of which the world can boast . The Janitor's toast was an appropriate corollary to Bro .

Binckes' admirable address , and brought the pleasures of a most agreeable evening to a close . It is but justice to the talented Vocalists , Miss Minnie Kirton , Miss Amy Sargent , Bro . Arthur

Thomson , and Comp . T . Tremere , to state that their efforts , under the direction of Comp . Lott , added most distinctly to the general enjoy , ment of the company . We wish the Israel Chapter every possible success in a steady and prosperous career .

PROSPERITY CHAPTER , No . 65 . A CONVOCATION of this Chapter was held on Thursday evening last , at the Guildhall Tavern , City , when there was a goodly muster of Companions , and a profitable and pleasant evening was Bpent .

HORNSEY CHAPTER OF IMPROVEMENT . THE preliminary Convocation of the Hornsey Chapter of Improvement took place on Saturday , the 5 th iustant , at the Porchestor Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-square , Bayswater , W . Au executive committee was appointed , consisting of Companions A . Nicols , H . E . Deliime and J . C . Pratt , in lien of a Preceptor . The draft

Byelaws were carefully considered , amended , and adopted . Companion C » prain Andrews was elected Treasurer , and Comp . H . E . Dehanc Scribe E . The Chapter is beautifully furnished , and much of the re alia has already been presented by the fonnders . It wa-i resolved that tho election of members be by ballot , and that two black balls

exclude . A list of twenty-one Companions desirous of joining was hnnded to Scribe E . Tho Grand Registrar of England has kindly consented to inaugurate the Chapter , to-day , 12 th December , when the ceremony of consecration will be rehearsed . On this occasion Royal Arch clothing will bo worn , Companions are cordiall y invited to attend . The nnmber of founders is sixty-five .

A Convocation of the North London Chapter of Improvement , No . 1471 , was held at the Alwyne Castle Tavern , St . Paul's Road , on Thursday . Comp . Brasted was the M . E . Z ., Dean H ., Radcliffe J ., Sheffield S . E .,

Edmonds S . N ., Russell P . S . Comp . Edmonds Preceptor . There was a good attendance of R . A . Masons on this occasion , who showed much interest in the study of the ritual of the degree .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

— : o : — ROYAL SAVOY LODGE , No . 355 . THE first meeting since the consecration was held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Tuesday , 1 st inst . Present—Bros . J . Willing jun ' W . M ., W . M . Stiles S . W ., W . A . Scurrah J . ' W ., J . L . Mather aVtimr I . P . M ., G . Gregory M . O ., H . Dickey S . O ., J . II . Battv 3 . O ., G " Mordey lie ? , of Marks , C . J . Kniglitley Secretary , W . J . Ferguson S . D ., A . H . Scurrah J . D ., G . Dickinson D C ., M . J . Rowley I . G . S .

, Smith Tyler . Visitors—Bros . F . Binckes P . G . W . Grand Secretary , C . E . Soppet W . M . Grand Stewards' Lodge , Williamson P . G . Stwd . ^ J . T . Briggs W . M . elect 181 , E . J . Hoare Grand Organist , T . c ! Edmonds I . G . 139 j and others . After Lodge had been opened the minutes of consecration meeting were confirmed , and the report of the

Bye-laws Committee adopted , the W . M . ( assisted by the whole of bis Officers ) most ably advanced Bros . A . H . Scnrrah , G . Dickinson and M . J . Rowley to the honourable degree of M . M . Mason . Several brethren were proposed for advancement at the next meeting the Grand Secretary was saluted , and the Lodge closed . A mosT OK

qnisite dinner was served , under the personal superintendence of Bro . G . P . Bertinf , the courteous manager of the Criterion . The "Worshi pful Master ( Bro . Jas . Willing ) presided , with Lis accustomed ability and geniality , and the Visitors , as well as several Grand Officers , who looked in after the Mark Grand Lodge , complimented the Lodge on its progress and advancement .

Reviews.

REVIEWS .

All Foofes intended for Review should be addressed to the Editor of The Freemason ' s Chronicle , Belvidere "Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , N . — : o : — Calendar and Directory for the Province of Middlesex . Edited by Rro . Henry Lovegrove P . M . 1777 , & c . London : 26 Budgerow , E . C .

HERE wo have another addition to the useful compendia published for guidance and information in the various Provinces , and which are invariably so much appreciated by the brethren in the localities treated of . The editor has inscribed his " little work " bo the Right Worshipful Colonel Francis Bnrdett , Bart ., P . G . W ., Provincial Grand

Master , and its contents are certainly of a character which show much care and painstaking in their compilation . In addition to the calendar for the year , the Editor presents his readers with a complete list of the Officers of the United Grand Lodge of England and Grand Stewards ; a review of tho inaugural meeting of the

Provincial Grand Lodges of Middlesex , Surrey , Herts , Kent , and Berks and Bucks , with a roll of the Lodges and Chapters in the Province , and full details as to thedutiesand places of meeting , with the same information as to the Mark Lodges in the Province of Middlesex and Surrey . The little work is well printed , in handy form ,

and contains a vast amount of matter that will ba interesting and exceedingly useful to the brethren who resido within the area covered by Brother Lovegrove ' s literary exertions . Indeed , we are inclined to say the possession of this guide is essential to all who are desirous ,

as every brother should be , of keeping himself well posted as to the statistics and movements of the various Lodges in his Province . An additional recommendation to the " little work " is that the profits ( if any ) derived from its publication will be devoted to the Masonic Charities .

The Turkish Bath in Diseases of the Heart , Obesity , and Atrophy , By Richard Metcalfe . London : John Heywood , 11 Paternoster Buildings , E . C ; Edinburgh and Glasgow : J . Menzie 3 & Co . ; Aberdeen : W . Lindsay ; Manchester : Deansgate . As a rule , treatises on hygienic snbjecta are not calculated to attract

the attention and tastes of an ordinary reader ; but under given con . ditions they are of inestimable value , and are ergerly songht after by those who are in search of particular snbjects in reference to their own personal comfort and welfare . The little brochure presented to ns by Bro . Metcalfe , of Priessnitz House Hydropathic Establishment ,

Pnddington-green , is one of these , and we commend it to the thoughtful pernsal of those who are in need of some agency of vital force to assist natnre in the performance of her functions . The author , who has issued many other works on sanitary and kindred snbjects , devotes his introduction to a consideration of the action of the heart

and the physical operations it is constantly performing ; and his descriptions are of no dry-as-dust or pedantic order , but couched in such language as to make them pleasantly intelligible to even the casnnl reader . He points out in a manner that cannot be misnnderstood how that the whole functions of vitality are gove . rned by the

heart , and leads up to the admitted conclusions that unless the skin be surcharged with healthy bloid it is impossible for robust physical vigour to be long snstained . He then proceeds to give an interesting description of the re-introduction of the Turkish Bath into this country , about 30 years ago , and the circumstances which have led

np to its becoming recognised as an " institution —a remedial agent never to be ignored . Hitherto tho experience of the effects of a Turkish bath has been chiefly confined to the upper classes , and the author regards it ns a " melancholy fact" that , with few exceptions , as yet the hot-air bath has n . it been brought within the reach of the

poorer classes , amongst whom it would be especially beneficial . It is transparent to all that the chief sources of suffering and disease amongst the poor arise from the want of personal cleanliness , poverty accompanied with drunkenness , and unhealthy dwellings ; but the difficulty appears to our mind to be how to bring that which has

hitherto' been regarded ns a lnxury only for the well-to-do into universal operation , aud within the peenniary reach of the great body of the people . ID is well-known that since the multi plication of swimming and warm baths throughout the country , either by public or private enterprise , personal cleanliness and all the advantages

arising therefrom have been enormously stimulated ; but the appliances and manipulation of the hot-air baths are infinitel y greater ; and it is problematical whether the process can be so exten . sively and cheaply applied as to render the Turkish bath part and parcel nf the conventional rdgime of all classes of the pnpnla'ion ,

The main object of this little work , however , is to remove s <> me of the popnlar errrors regarding tho supposed deleterious eff cts of hutair baths in heart complaints ; and , as a medical reformer of evidentl y long and de > p research , the author gives ns the results of his experience : is to the efficacy of the bath upon diseases in general , and its power to

prevent sickness . To demonstrate this he cites various emiueut authorities on heart disease , and its organic forms , and contrasts the superiority of hygienic treatment over the medicinal remedies in the allopathic practice . The main objects of tho hot-air bath are ( 1 ) to stimulate the skin and to sweat out effete matter , and thus depurate

the blood ; ( 2 ) to relax spasm , or over tenacity produced by mental or bodily excitement , if such exist ; ( 3 ) to restore vigour to tbe body , bruised , ns it were , or exhausted by bodil y or mental labour ; and ( 4 ) to draw the blood to the skin , and thns reliere internal organs of congestion . For ourselves , the taking of an occasional Turkish bath has been from a luxurious sense of its refreshing and exhilaratinc

effect , and with this part of tho subject the writer also deals ; but his chief object , of course , is to point out . the vitalising results of a system of hygienic treatment , especially to the weak ami debilitated , and produces evidence to prove that , in cases of functional disorders of the heart , the beneficial action of the bath is simply overwhelming and