Editions Of The Constitutions, Grand Lodge And Grand Chapter Of England.

title-page ) , and the edition of 1776 ( the 1767 with an appendix ) . Will not some good brethren procure me copies of these } in order to complete my set ? I shall not mind the expense , and shall be grateful ' or the assistance Irendered . I shall also be

g lad to reciprocate the kindness any way in my power , for I am particularly anxious to possess the whole of the various editions of the laws of the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter published in this country , having already some twenty-six out of the total—twenty-eight .

I believe a complete set is to be seen at Bro . Spencer ' s magnificent depot of all Masonic works , London , which is the only collection of its kind in this country , ( excepting the copies in Grand Lodge ) , although there are many near approaches to perfect sets in private Masonic

libraries . In the United States I believe that Bro . E . T . Corson , of Cincinnati ( Ohio ) has a complete set of the constitutions , having also the largest Masonic library in America . I have obtained from Bro . Corson ' s Library transcripts

of works not in any private library that I could discover in this kingdom . In conclusion I beg to thank the many private collectors in Great Britain for their valued assistance in the prosecution of my Masonic studies and researches . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN .

Masonic Funeral At Thirsk.

MASONIC FUNERAL AT THIRSK .

On Tuesday , July 22 nd , the remains of Bro . Richard Davis Carter , the much respected agent of Messrs . Backhouse and Co ., at their branch bank at- Thirsk , were consigned to their last resting-place in Thirsk Churchyard . The deceased being a Freemason , and having

previously expressed a wish to be buried with the formalities of the Fraternity , a dispensation for a Masonic Funeral service was granted by the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , the' Most Hon . the Marquess of Ripon . There was a large attendance of the members

of the Craft , not only from Thirsk and neighbourhood , but also from Northallerton , Richmond , and Darlington , in which latter Lodge—Restoration , No . 111 , the deceased was initiated , and continued a subscribing member to the time of his death . He was also a Royal Arch

Freemason , having been exalted in the Darlington Chapter—Vigilance , No . m . He was very active in the formation of a new Masonic Lodge in Thirsk—the Falcon , No . 1 , 416 , of which Bro . F . Bell , Senior Grand Warden of North and East Yorkshire , was the first Master , and the

deceased the first Senior Warden . He was looking forward with much pleasure to the ceremony of the laying of the foundation-stone of a new Masonic Hall , at Thirsk in September , when on Thursday evening , July the 17 th , he was visited with an attack of apoplexy , and

ceased to breathe the following morning . On entering this quaint old town from the railway station , signs of mourning were everywhere visible , all the shops were closed , and the window blinds drawn down . The Freemasons opened their lodge in the

temporary lodge-room , and adjourned to a larger place for meeting in the Fleece Hotel , when the dispensation was read by the Secretary , and from which place the Masonic procession started , two Tylers , with drawn swords , leading the way . On reaching the residence of the

deceased , the Freemason ' s led the way in front of the hearse , and on reaching the church gates they opened out right and left , to allow the coffin to pass through , followed by the widow and other relatives , when they closed in , and took their places inside the church .

T he procession was met by the Rev . Canon Coates , who , in the absence of the Vicar of the parish , performed the service very impressively . On entering the church , the organist , Bro . Walton , who is also Organist of the lodge ,

played the " Dead March , " a surpliced choir occupying the chancel stalls , who chanted the 90 th Psalm to a . single Anglican , by Dr . Hayes . After the lesson was read , hymn 191 , " Ancient and Modern , " was sung , when the congregation . followed the body to the grave . The coffin was of polished oak . On the top was a simple Latin cross of the same material ,

Masonic Funeral At Thirsk.

arid a wreath of flowers . Upon the pall were p laced the insignia of offices the deceased heldthe sky-blue apron and collar of a Master Mason , and the purple and crimson apron and sash of a Royal Arch Mason . At the conclusion of the Church service , the

Masons formed a circle round the grave , when the Chaplain , the Rev . J . M . Guilding , vicar of Sowerby offered a suitable prayer . The first part of the exhortation was given by the Master of the Restoration Lodge , and the conclusion by the Master of the Anchor Lodge ,

Northallerton , No . 1 , 337 , wno deposited m grave a scroll containing the name , age , and date of death of the deceased ; likewise a lambskin , or white apron , the emblem of innocence , and the badge of a Mason ; and , lastly , a branch of acacia—the emblem of faith in the

immortality of the soul , with the exclamation , " Alas my brother ! " The brethren then severally advanced to the grave , and also dropped the sprig of acacia . The Rev . H . Jones , vicar of Osmotherley , offered another prayer , when the public grand

honours were given , the brethren audibly pronouncing the following words : — " We commend his spirit to God , who gave it , "—the hands extended above the head , — " and consign his body to the earth , — " the hands extended towards the ground ; " We cherish his memory hear , — " the arms crossed on the breast .

The procession then returned in the same order , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to partake of luncheon at the Fleece Hotel . Among the brethren present were the Rev . H . Jones , M . A ., vicar of

Rev . A . T . Attwood , M . A ., Rural Dean ; Rev . J . M . Guilding , vicar of Sowerby ; Fred . Stichfull Bell , P . S . G . W . ; John Rhodes , W A . Bourne , G . Anderson , James Walton , W , Hall , Charles Greensides , Willian Coltman , George Ayre , H . Milburn , T . Wilkinson , N . C .

Lawton , John Flatten , T . Cooper , of the Falcon Lodge , No . 1 , 416 ; Brunton , W . M . ; Baily , P . M . ; Farmer , P . M . ; Jackson , P . M . ; Boulton , Luck , Chadwick , Willis , Hoggett , Martin , Blacklock , Pape , Bell , and Gargett , of the Restoration Lodge , No . 111 ;

Walton , P . M . ; Palliser , C . Waistell , W . Waistell , Clarkson , Smithson , Hutchence , Oxendale , Rymer , and Fairbum , of the Anchor Lodge , No . 1 , 337 ; T . Thompson , P . M ., and P . Prov . G . D . C ., of the Lennox Lodge , No . 123 , Hoskins and Russell , of the Marquis of

Ripon Lodge , No . 1 , 379 , &¦ s- M- Vaughan of the Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 , Chatham ; E . C . Pearson , of the Hope Lodge , No . 302 , Bradford . Nearly the whole of the principal inhabitants of Thirsk attended the funeral . There were also present Messrs . Alfred Backhouse ,

E . B . Mounsey , J . E . Clapham , and B . Boulton . from the Darlington Bank . A more hi ghly respected neighbour and citizen could not exist than Richard Davis Carter . The Freemasons revere his memory and deplore his loss . May the fragrance of virtue , like the sprig of acacia , bloom over the grave of the deceased brother . —Northern Echo .

THE POPE AND THE FREEMASONS . — The Pope , receiving the Bishops who were recently nominated said they should acquire influence in their dioceses by giving an example of holiness , and recommended them to defend the rights of the Church . The Pope added that a question was now being discussed between some

bishops and an American Catholic Government . Freemasons , he said , had re-entered the councils of the Sovereign of that country and religious associations . They believed on that account , and because the object of their association , as in Europe , was a charitable one , that the Church did ndt condemn them . This idea was false . They were excommunicated , like all other secret societies .

A BOON TO EVEBV HOUSEHOLD , —Boots , with thc celebrated wire-quiltcd soles , wearini ; 'twice . 'is long' nsoniinary leather , for all aires ; anil children ' s boots with metallic tips , which never wear out at the toes , may be had at most shoe dealers . Insist on giving these a trial , and jud ;; e on their merits .

Reviews.

Reviews .

The Etymology and Syntax of Murray ' s Grammar , systematically arranged by Charlotte Kennion . Second edition , edited by Thalia S . Engall . Simpkin , and Marshall . Kennion ' s Grammar is by this time

too well known in the higher seminaries to need eulogy from us . By it the "dry" and distasteful study of English Grammar has become not only easy but pleasing to both teacher and

pupil , " parsing , " the horror of both , being rendered as amusing as the putting together of a child ' s geographical puzzle , and , to the eye , almost as pictorial . Valuable , however , as Kennion ' s Grammar has hitherto

been , it is rendered much more valuable b y Mrs . Engall ' s revision . The fellow-student and fellow labourer of the authoress , her aid was unsparingly given in the production of the first edition of the Grammar , and now , by an appendix ,

containing rules for parsing , so plain that a child of ordinary intelligence can scarcely fail to understand them , even without the aid of a teacher . In fact Mrs . Engall ' s revision has made this book not only what it professes to be , a systematic

arrangement of Murray ' s Etymology and Syntax but without any fanciful departure from the great authority . It is Lindley Murray revised and corrected , and so arranged that the student is carried forward ,

step by step , with the utmost speed and facility to the end of the journey ; his love for it increasing with his onward progress . The Appendix is not the least valuable part of the book , and , now that the work is put before the public at a price that

places it within reach of the ordinary class-room , or the humble private student , we have little doubt that it will , soon become the general handbook for those who desire to obtain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the principles of the English and of other languages .

Medical Notes and Queries . London , Simpkin , Marshall and Co . This paper ( weekly ) is devoted to the interests of the medical profession . The papers on " The Management and Diseases of Children" are evidently from the pen of a very able writer .

It also gives a complete record of the special and general hospitals of the metropolis , with the addresses , means of obtaining admission , days for attendance of patients , & c . Taking the work as a whole , we heartly commend it to our readers , and to students of medicine it will yield much gratification .

Burial of Moses , sacred song . Words by Mrs . C . F . Alexander ; music by H . R . Chamberlain . London , Chappell and Co . We have much pleasure in drawing the attention of the Craft to this very interesting song . We heartily recommend it , feeling assured it will give satisfaction to all lovers of music .

BOOKS RECEIVED . "Ye Leg-end of ye Pre-historic Manne , " with thirteen illustrations designed and drawn by the author of "Waste of Wealth . " "The early History of the Property of Married Women , as collected from Roman and Hindoo Law . "

"Debate on Married Women s Property Act . " Official Bulletin of the Supreme Cotncil of the 33 for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States . " " Proceedings of a Convention , and the First Annual Assembly of the Grand Imperial Council of Kni ghts of the Red Cross of Constantine of the State of Illinois , U . 8 . A .

Bro . Baxter Langley and Mr . Angerstein , of the Woodlands , Blackheath , who formerly represented the borough , are the Liberal candidates

for the representation of Greenwich . The Conservative party have adopted as their candidate Bro . T . W . Boord , 31 ° , of the firm of Boord and Sons , distillers , of Bartholomew-close .

The Bishop of London has given notice that he will hold the next general ordination in St . Paul ' s Cathedral , at Christmas .