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been conferred tho honourable appointment of District Graud Mastei of Northern China . Bro . Noakes next proposed the health of the Past Masters , to which Bra . Mortimore replied , both speeches bein < r short , but in excellent taste . Bro . Geo . Lambert responded for the Visitors . Bro . Bartholomew , u very old Mason , adding a f >* w words , and reciting a tew lines of i . iipromptu verse in honour of the occasion . Bro .

Carter acknowledged the toast of tho Wardens , and firo . Auldjo that of the Subordinate Oilicors , and in due course l . ho concluding toist was drunk , and the brethren rose . A few of tho oil school , however , remained , for the purpose of enjoying a littlo social chat and talking over old times , the chat being occasionally relieved by recitations aud songs , of which latter Thackeray ' s well-known chant of " Little

Billie " may be mentioned as a fair specimen . Somo quaiufc linos on Morrison ' s Pills were sang , and , indeed , a very pleasant subsidiary gathering was held when tho chief one had been brought to a close . We must not omit to add that iu tho intervals between tho toasts a selection of vocal music was given , under tho able direction of Bro . Lawler , who was assisted by Bro . G . T . Carter and the Misses

Matilda Roby and Helen Heath , the accompanyist being Miss Bernard . All acquitted themselves so well that little need bo said . Yet it is worth while recording that Bro . Carter sang tho old song , by Braham , "Tho Anchor ' s Weighed , " with great expression . Bro . Lawler was very effective in his rendering of "I fear no foe ; '' Miss Matilda Roby

quite enchanted tho guests with her spirited and artistic execution of tho old English song , " Come Lasses and Lads , " while Miss Helen Heath , who sang "The Ash Grove " and " Wapping Old Stairs , " was warmly and deservedly applauded . Miss Bernard , at tho pianoforte , played well , and added greatly to tho effect of tho singing by the admirable manner in which she accompanied her fellow artists .

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FROM THE "MASONIC REVIEW . "

AS adelver in tho mines of Masonic lore I frequently find precious grains of metal in unsuspected places . Jusfc now , looking over the envelopes sent me here iu Loudon , I find some of the seals of the leading Craftsmen rich in symbolical meaning . Of theso I will instance a few . That of R . W . James H . Neilson , of Dublin , Ireland ( a most painstaking student in Freemasonry , and Representative between the

Grand Lodgo of Egypt and Ireland ) , is a shield coutainiug a mailed hand holding upright the head of a javelin . That of Brother Robert S . Brown , of Edinburgh , Scotland , a diligent delver in tho rights of Constantino , etc ., and the Representative between tho Grand Lodge of Kentucky and Scotland , is a cross

( in red ) enclosing the ancient form of Chi Rho cross , and tho letters suggesting Constantino ' s visions , viz ., I . H . S . V . That of Brother Hyde Clark , formerly a most ardent Mason , and tho founder of lodges in the Turkish dominions , is a rose within a wreath .

That of Hon . John F . Towtishend , long the Deputy Grand Master of Ireland , is a portly stag , such as Virgil describes in his Aeuoid , Book I , pp 189 , 190 , viz .: " • • Capita alta ferentes Comibus arboreis . " That of R . W . Bro . Alexander Tate , Provincial Grand Secretary of Ireland , is a monogram of the two letters A . T . most artistically inter .

woven aud printed in red . That of Col . W . M . Neilson , Provincial Grand Master of Glasgow , is the body , head and arms of a strong man , printed in black , he carries a , heavy mallet upon his shoulder . Bro . W . Hyde Pnllen , of London , uses the cockle-shell , in memory of the Order of Harodim , of which he was one of throe initiates in 1859 . The pilgrim ' s shell is

more peculiarly appropriate to Bro . Pullen , as iu his family coat of arms there are eleven of these objects . But I am taking too much space with this subject . Nothing in all my foreign tours , thus far , has given me greater pleasure and profit than my visits successively , to tho "Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , " and tho " Royal Masonic Institution

for Girls . " In these visits , I was favoured by tho guidance of Bro . Pnllen , named above , whoso devotion to mo during my stay in London was unremitting . The hospitalities of his table ; the courtesies of his most amiable family ; the conveniences of his office in Golden Square , where he is the Assistant Grand Secretary to tho Supremo Council 33 ° ,

and oue of the House Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , also Secretary of " Tho Friends in Council Lodge , No . 1383 , " etc ., etc ., made me in so many ways his dependant , that I almost wonder what this singalarly-gifted and excellent frater will do with himself after I leave here .

On tho 22 nd of August , we went to the Girls' School , driving in a cab ( best , and easiest , and cheapest , aud pleasantest of all earthly conveyances ) to Waterloo Station , and thence , four miles by express train , over the tops of houses aud under the basements thereof , to Clapham Junction , where several hundred railways concentrate ( I speak " after the manner of men , " ) and near to which is the beautiful

edifice devoted to God in the holy service of Masonic Charity . How many years is it , since first I read of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls P and here I am , where I have so long desired to be . As I enter the gateway , and my eyes and nostrils enjoy the first sweets of tho variegated beds of flowers , my soul expands with my sensual organs , and I feel that I am ou holy gronud . Scarcely indeed can I restrain

myself from baring my feet and kneeling , as though He who displayed His divine presence in the Burning Bush at Tioreb were before me . No vain worship . He was before me , though invisible , and it was His spirit that prompted this noble enterprise when its corner stone was planted , when its cap stone was set up with shouting and praise , and through all its vicissitudes for nearly a century of life Yes , the Divine Spirit dwells hero , and through the thin veil that

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separates mottalifc . v from immortality , it demands no great stretch of faith t ) " seo the Invisible . " Tie day of my visit to tho School was emphatically a field-day , ono of tho most i'lipirtunt days in its history ; fur by taking in IS new pupils to-day , tho total of " membership is 200 , the largest number ever accommodated here . Two hundred bright , loviu ' , creatine .

healthy , untainted in heart and person , gathered , in i ' rom all parts nf ; England by Masonio vigilance ; and to be boarded . , clothed , educated , I and fitted out for places of usefulness , and honour in society , from j the proceeds of Masonic Charity . Happy event . Let mo enter [ fully into tho spirit of it . ! And first , by tho attention of tho Head Matron I was shown every

\ part of tho Institution , kitchen , laundry , infirmary , dormitories , i lavatories , gardens , playgrounds , orchards and what not . The very ! perfection of order and cleanliness reigns throughout . Tu thed . irmij tories I was struck with tho cleanliness , ventilation , separate beds j exquisitely neat , largo spaces for breathing , and all that is needful to j afford delightful rest and loving dreams to tho dear creatures for

whom the wholo is so bountifully prepared . Each dormitory , whether containing 30 beds or only 8 , is overlooked from a teachers ' room . Amplest precautions aro mado against fire . The lavatories , bath rooms , etc ., aro abundantly supplied with water , both hot . and cold . In brief , the best caro of this old and wealthy people has been exhausted to give these two hundred-girls a happy place , iu these tho

happiest days of their lives . The uniform of tho pupils is simply white dresses , with aprons trimmed in bine , tho white emblematic of purity , tho bine of tho great Order which , under God , is acting as the guardians of thoso girls . Tho seventeen new pupils wero catalogued in due order . Each

brings a Medical Certificate from a physician of note . Each , before election , has been fully reported as to moral character and advancement in tho elements of learning . The limits of ago are eight years and sixteen . As each is tolled off from tho crowd and entered upon the books of the school , a " mother" is allotted to her out of the girls of her own age . Tho part of tho mother is to teach tho new comer

the ways of the school , and introduce her to tho rest of tho girls , and rescue her from a too boisterous reception at tho hands of tho multitude . How completely the " mother " plays her part , and how proud she is of the titlo and the duties , I saw and heard abundant evidence . It takes but a short timo for the tyro to forget th « heartache of parting from friends , when an indefatigable " mother " is always

by her sido abounding in words and deeds of love . After dining with the House Committee , and receiving attentions nt their hands which I propose to acknovvlcdgo in another place , I had an hour to witness the exercises | of calisthenics and the marchings of the pupils . The accuracy and precision of step , and manual exercises exceeded anything I had ever witnessed , and the memory of

thoso ten score joyons figures as they marched and countermarched past me , exorcised arms , knees and muscular parts generally , and flashed happy eyes upon mo , will surely abide with mo so long as I live . Then came evening prayers , reading and singing , which brought back to memory one of the earliest poems of Mrs . Ilomans , which ends thus :

"Earth will forsake , —oh happy to have given The earliest freshness of the heart to heaven . " My visit to tho Royal Masonic Institution for Boys followed upon tho next day . Here the occasion was similar , the reception of 35 now pupils swelling tho aggregate of the School to two hundred aud eleven , which is the largest number over enrolled . The method of

reception was substantially the same . The Medical Examiner ( the accomplished Dr . Hall , who seems to have half London under his charge ) , gavo duo attention to matters in his department . Kisses were exchanged between tho lads and ladies in black who had brought them there , and whoso attempts to look cheerful at parting qnito broke down , when the poor little fellows hid their faces in mother ' s bosom , and gave vent to irrepressible tears . As I sat quietly among

them , I was witness to many an incident in nature s great drama . Last messages wero exchanged , whispered words of good advice wero imparted , pieces of money were furtively slipped into littlo hands , then veils were dropped and tho ladies left for homes thab will tonight seem strangely dark and solitary to them , while their minds revert to tho sleepers in theso dormitories who aro haply dreaming of them . And so the world goes on .

Tire FREEMASON ' S CfruoxiCbE for next week will contain our Aunual Summary of the Masonic Events of the Year .

The ceremony of Installation will be rehearsed on Tuesday , 31 st inst ., at 8 . 0 p . m ., in the Mount Edgcumbo Lodge of Instruction , No . 1446 , on which occasion Bro . W . H . Dean , W . M . 417 , P . P . G . S . B . Dorset , will preside .

HOI . LOWATS OisTJirai AND PILT . S . —Coughs , Influenza . —The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well worthy of trial in all diseases of tho lungs . In common colds anil influenza the Tills tit ken internal !* -awl tho Ointment rubbed extevnaUy are exceedingly efficacious . When influenza is epidemic this treatment is easiest , safest , : md surest . Hollowny ' s Pills and Ointment purify the blood , remove all obstructions to its free circulation through the lungs , relieve the overgorged air tubes , and induce respiration free vUUoui , reducing the strength , irritating tho nerves , or depressing the spirits . Such aro the ready means ot saving suffering when aiUictod with colds , coughs , bronchitis , ami other conmlaiiits , by u-hich so many are seriously anil perniimeaiy afflicted in most countries .