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entrance of his mosque . " Again , we have another note which it is improbable the ordinary tourist could trouble himself to make : — "Another instance of the prevalence and enduring character of Moorish art-forms is found in the Cangas or yokes of the oxen . While theos-cart itself is purely Eoman in shape and appearance , without having undergone the smallest change in its construction

during fourteen centuries , the yoke is Oriental . It is , in shape , a high board , set edgewise upon the necks of the oxen , and is ornamented on each face , sometimes profusely and very beautifully , with characteristic Moorish incised designs . " We have latterly had much experience of the value of macintoshes and other waterproof articles of clothing , but here is a waterproof , which , if not exactly

becoming , is both cheap and serviceable . " As the day was rainy , they " —the sturdy farmers on horseback , that is— " wore the curious waterproof cloak , made of rashes , which is peculiar to this province of the Minho—a waterproof which has many advantages over the very best macintosh coat j being , in the first place much lighter ; in the second place , it does not make the

wearer hot , or give him a head-ache , nor smell of tar 5 in the third place , a good one costs less than a shilling . Its appearance , however , is rather against it , and the wearer looks exactly as if he were thatched with straw from head to foot . These ' palliocas' are extensively used by all conditions of persons , and enable labouring men to do fieldwork on the rainiest days , when the water descends in

tropical torrents , and when without some such protection no out of door labour could be done . Like many other customs and institutions in this province , where the Eoman colonists have left such numerous traces of their presence , the ' palho <; a ' may perhaps be an inheritance from Eoman times , and may be the representative of the Toga Viminarlis of the Eomans—the toga made of twigs . "

The people of the district of Beira , m which Viseu is situated are thus described at p . 289 : — " The natives , men and women , in their hooded gaberdines of brown cloth—their only garment—without hats , with unkempt hair , and with bare logs , are as wild and savage looking a set of mountaineers as I ever saw , but they are well mannered and well behaved . They are a taller and more robust race than I had yet met with in

Portugal , and ever since their long-continued resistance to the Eomans , under their shepherd leader Viriatus , to the time of the Peninsular War , when the soldierly bearing and behaviour of the Beira regiments won praise from the Duke of Wellington , the fighting qualities of these mountaineers have been famous . The finest regiments in the Portuguese army are , to this day , recruited in this part of Beira . "

We close the list of excerpts with the following sketch of what in England is called the " sporting parson , " a village priest , who kindly guided our author " over the first three leagues of roadless hills , " on his way from Lamego to Viseu . "A big , ruddy complexioned , genial man , of middle age , " says Mr . Latouche , " his talk was not of ' matin , laud , and compline prayer , ' and I doubt if his Latin carried him

further than tho reading of his breviary and mass book . His reverence was , I was told at tho inn , ' um grande ca <; ador '—a famous sportsman , and much learned talk passed between uson his favourite pastime . He told me of waiting for woodcock at nightfall by the edge of damp meadows , and killing them by a pot shot on tho ground . He told me of great shooting parties of a more legitimate kind , in autumn , on

these heath-covered lulls , when twenty or thirty or more sportsmen would walk in a line , interspersed with beaters and dqgs , and get excellent sport with hares and red-legged partridges , groat strong coveys of which birds rose now and then at our horses' feet , as if to corroborate his account ; and the priest told me how sometimes an outlying she-wolf , with hor cubs , would get up before the line , and

then men and dogs would go wild with excitement , and every gun , far and near , would be fired off , and every cur start in pursuit , aud in the enthusiasm of his description , the jovial priest favoured me with a Portuguese equivalent of our national ' Yoicks ! ' that rang again in the morning air . " The conversation that ensues between the author and this worthy

as to dogs and wolf hunting we have not space to quote , as we have prolonged onr notice of the volume beyond what we intended originally . We have quoted enough , however , though very far from tho most entertaining accounts and sketches , to show the justice of the opinion we have expressed , that the volume is written admirably , and with great modesty , and that its contents cannot fail to prove of

interest to onr readers . Ave may add , in conclusion , that the illustrations , by tho Eight Hon . T . Sothcron Estcourt , are in every way worthy of tho book they adorn . Their artistic merit is as conspicuous as is the literary merit of Mr . Latouche ' s notes , be these "discursive " and the offspring of " mental notes" or not . The book itself , too , is well got up , that is , printed on good paper and in good type , with a good table of contents , and both substantially aud neatly bouud .

Literature.

LITERATURE .

Henry Kingslcy ' s "The Grange Garden , " is still current in tlie S 6 . James ' s , aud , wo may add , still aa interesting as over . Mr . Gi ' obs , in his "Battle of the Standard , " ia adding considerably to his reputation , already liigh by reason of his " Arlon Grange , " ' and " Harold Erie . " The editor ' s account of " Across the Channel with . Captain Boyton , " is a pleasantly written narrative , and his " Olla Podrida " of notes are smart : but they might be more numerous .

All the Year Bound is a capital number . The serials are good , the occasional papers are generally interesting , bat , to onr mind , t he most attractive contribution to its pages is tho blotch among '• . Remarkable Adventurers , " of " Casanova , " whoso caroer , oven more than that of Ci ^ 'Uostro , merits the description of "' Remarkable . " Onr readers cannot fail to be pleased with the sketch , and the honr or two they may devote to reading it will assuredly not be regretted .

Literature.

The Channg Cross opens with farther chapters of " Two Wedding Rings , " which bids fair to be a well written serial , but its companion " Quits , Sweetheart , " is very indifferent writing . We fully endorse the views of J . S . T . as to keeping open " Commons for Excercise and Eecreation . " We are already over crowded enough , and all the

vacant space that can be retained must be kept if possible . But we do not feel disposed to accept his logic . His purpose is good , but his line of argument is very poor . Of the other papers , those containing " Some Personal Eecollections of Latude , " and on " Modern Legislation , " are interesting .

In The London and Brighton will be found several readable papers , " A Eomance of Eeal Life" being about the most prominent . "Tales of the Diamond Fields" will well repay perusal , and so will " My first Case : a Doctor ' s Story , " by E . H . Stone . The serial , "A Legacy of Vengeance , " is a fair specimen of this class of writing .

The Canadian Masonic Neivs has two admirable articles , one on " Speculative Masonry , " and the other " Fogeyism and Eadicalism . " Both these "we unhesitatingly commend to the notice of onr readers There is also a very full account of the twentieth annual communication of Grand Lodge of Canada , which was held on the 14 th July . Of this we purpose giving a brief summary in our next issue .

The Grand Orient Of France And The Relief Of The Sufferers By The Recent Inundations.

THE GRAND ORIENT OF FRANCE AND THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS BY THE RECENT INUNDATIONS .

From Le MONDE MACONNIQUH . THE following ia a translation of the circular letter addressed by the Council of the Order to all the Lodgea under its jurisdiction : — VEKY DEAK BRETHREN , —In presence of the terrible

disasters which have so cruelly smitten the people of one part of France , and have caused such wide-spread ruin , the Council of the Order , at its sitting of the 26 th June last ,

decided that a suhscription for the relief of the sufferers in the southern districts should be opened in the Grand Orient of France , and in all the Lodges in correspondence therewith .

The amounts so subscribed will bo formed into a general fund , and paid in to the account of the Order , and the list of subscribers will be published . Wc have no doubt , very dear brethren , that French

Masonry will regard it as a point of honour , as well as a duty , to join its efforts to those which will bo made for the relief of such dire misfortunes , and wc earnestly invito you to forward the amount of your subscri ptions as promptly as possible to the Grand Orient .

Receive , very dear brethren , the assurance of our fraternal sentiments . In the name of the Council of the Order . ( Signed ) DE SAINT JEAY , President , COUSIN , Vice President , CAUBET , > « , . POULT *; j Sccrctaries -

Masonry In Roumania.

MASONRY IN ROUMANIA .

THE Lodges in this country , according to Le Monde Mat-onniquc , held hi gh festival on tho 19 th June last . Over a hundred brethren , belonging to every form of religion , ancl of every nationality , took part in this brilliant assembly , over which Bro . Costiasco , assisted by Bro . Asclier ,

editor of La Misthra , presided . Man y admirable speeches were delivered , and the fete , to which music lent the charm of its presence , and which was publicly announced by a salute of cannon , was splendid . Ifc is needless to add that

the greatest cordiality prevailed throughout among the members ef the different Lodges , whom a kindred spirit and the same love of humanit y had brought together . Wc may

remark , without font- of contradiction , that every one present will always retain the kindliest recollection of this excellent clay .

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