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chartered in the town , half of which have ceased to work ; No . 2 S 7 being the second oldest . Bro . Newton is always accurate and interesting whenever he poses as the writer of a lodge history in t roduction , and this time has managed to compress considerable information of value to the Stockport Craft within some four pages . A portrait of Bro . Lord Egerton adorns the volume as a frontispiece , and it is much to be wished that all old lodges were as well cared for as No . 2 S 7 , Stockport .

AN ACCOUNT OF THE FRATERNAL VISIT OF THE LODGE OF ISRAEL , No . 12 C , DUBLIN , TO THE ST . NICHOLAS LODGE , No . 1676 , NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE , SEPTEMBER 12 TH , & c , IS 02 . We are very pleased to note the publication of this souvenir of a remarkable event which has been " collated

and compiled" by Bro . J . B . Radcliffe , of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 481 , Newcastle . The visit of a distinguished lodge of the Irish Constitution to one comparatively young , domiciled at Newcastle-upon-Tyne , is worth commemorating , and this Bro . Radcliffe has well done The interesting sketches of noteworthy features of the old city are

both instructive and opportune , and the illustrations are capital reminders of the " sight-seeing , " extending over three daj's , enjoyed by the brethren from Dublin . They will value this brochure exceedingly , and it says much for the true Masonic spirit of both lodges to lead to such being published .

THE HOLY CITY : Jerusalem , its Topography , Walls , and Temples . Bv S . RUSSELL FORBES , Ph . D . Chelmsford : Edmund Durrant and Co ., 1 S 9 . 2 . Bro . Dr Forbes is well known as an able lecturer on arch-cological and historical antiquities , and seeks in this brief , but well-arranged treatise to communicate new light on an ancient subject . " What the learned

author has done for the "Eternal City" he herein has sought to perform for the "Sacred City , " and assuredly even a cursory glance will prove he has done wonders in the few scores of pages devoted to the purpose . The diagrams and other illustrations are welcome additions , and the excellent chronological table will be found very useful . The author's aim has been to " get facts out of the fiction " in

order to elucidate the topography and antiquities of the " Holy City , " and that , it appears to us he has achieved . As a handy guide to the subject , especially for Royal Arch companions and Knight Templars , the work will be found most ( UFefuI and trustworthy , and it should be warmly appreciated liy them especially . Bro . Dr . Forbes is a member of the "Outer Circle" of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 204 G , London .

RHYMES AND SKETCHES TO ILLUSTRATE THE CLEVELAVD DIALECT . Bv MKS . G . M . TWKIJDELL . ( Tweddell and Sons , Stokesley . ) Owing to the ready sale of the first edition , and so many still desiring copies , a second edition is now ready , and may be had from the publishers . These " Rhymes and

Sketches possess considerable merit , and have been composed by the wife of the veteran Freemason and author , Bro . G . M . Tweddell . A copious glossary adds much to the value and usefulness of the handsome little book , which doubtless will soon be subscribed for by those who can fully appreciate the Cleveland dialect .

THE BURGOMASTER'S DAUGHTER , and Other Stories . By W . H . G . KINGSTON , M . E . SHIPLEV , GEKTKUDIC CKOCKFOKD , and others ; with illustrations . ROYAL CHILDREN : their Childhood and School Room Hours . By J ULIA LUARD , author of " Clare Savile , " " Neglected , " & c . Anew and revised edition .

Illustrated by A . B . Houghton , and others . OUT AND ABOUT : A Boy ' s Adventures , written for Adventurous Boys . By J . HAIN-FKISWELL , author of " Footsteps to Fame , " & c . Illustrated by G . Cruikshank . A new and revised edition . COUSIN DEB : a Story for Children . By ALICE OAKLAND . Illustrated by O . L . Thomas .

BLACK AND WHITE : an Anglo-Indian Story for Young Readers . By GKKAI . UINK BUTT , author of " Christinas Roses , " "Esther , " "John Smith , " Sic . Illustrated by Harry Evans . GILBERT'S FIRS I * VOYAGE , and Other Stories By M . C . HALIFAX , THOMAS MILLER , FHA . NCKS H . WOOD , and others ; with illustrations . London : John Hogg , 13 , Paternoster Row .

' 1 he above half-dozen books are , in their several ways , must excellent specimens oi the gift-books , which publishers bring out at this festive season of the year , when peopleand young people especially—in the days which are not devoted to parlies and pantomimes , delight in sitting round the lire , reading or listening to the stories of different kinds and suiled to people of different tastes and ages . There is

always a good market for literature of this class , and Bro . Hogg is to be complimented on the happy selection he has made for the current season . As regards external appearance there is nothing to be desired , while as to the letterpress and the illustrations with which one and all of them are most liberally embellished , there are few children of either sex who will not be delighted with them .

"The Burgomaster's Daughter , " by W . H . G . Kingston , is assigned the place of honour in the first on our list , the other stories which have been admitted to companionship with it being " Moffat the Missionary ; " " 'The Giant ' s Grave , " by M . I * . Shipley ; " "The Children and the Sage ; " "Fritz , " by Geitrude Crockford ; and "The Ship and the Island , " the last being a well-written account

of the mutiny on board the Bounty , and what became ( 1 ) of Captain Bligh and those o ( his ollicers and crew who remained faithful to him ; and ( 2 ) of the mutineers . This and Mr . Kingston ' s story are no doubt familiar to our leaders , but all the tales are nicely written , and there are some 30 frustrations , which are well drawn for the most part , and greatly enhance the interest the stories are

calculated tu awaken . " Royal Children , " by Juila Luard , a writer in this class of literature who is veryj generally appreciated , appeals more especially to that laige body of children who arc more or less deeply interested in historical narratives . It is very pleas int to accompany Miss Luard through her sketches of Royal home life at different epochs n the history of England . First we have " The

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Little Queen , " or Richard the Second ' s child-life , in half-a-dozen chapters , and then is added , by way of contrast , a chapter entitled " Family Life in the Nineteenth Century . " Thence we revert to the days when " The House of Lancaster " occupied the throne of England , and are introduced to life as it was in England in the 13 th and 14 th centuries , when Henry , afterwards Henry V ., the renowned warrior who conquered France , and his son , afterwards Henry VI ., who had the misfortune to have all

his father's conquests wrested from him , and who figures so prominently as one of the rival claimants to the throne of England in the Wars of the Rose . Then follow chapters devoted to the Houses of York , Tudor , Stuart , and Hmover , the concluding portion of the last section being , as a matter of course , occupied with an account , pleasantly told , of her Majesty ' s girlhood . As this is a second edition , it is unnecessary for us to speak in detail of the character of a work , this second issue of which would not have been called for had it not possessed merit far above the

average . "Out and About" is a title that speaks for itself . It is the story of " A Boy ' s Adventures , " and was written long ago by Mr . J . Hain Friswell for the delectation of " Adventurous Boys . " The illustrations are by no less a master of the art of embellishing books than George Cruikshank , of whose work , as of the author's , we need not say more than that it is worthy of them both . This , too , is a new and revised edition , and is thus a boy's book of established

merit . " Cousin Deb , " by Alice Garland , with illustrations by O . L . Thomas , is intended for younger children . It is nicelywritten , and we have nodoubt will be highly appreciated by its readers . ' * Black and White , " by Geraldine Butt , with illustrations by Harry Evans , is also intended for young children , and as it introduces us to Anglo-Indian life , will , we feel sure ,

be much sought after . At all events , it deserves to be a favourite . "Gilbert's First Voyage" and other stories by different writers is a higher class of book , and will be specially welcomed by girls and boys in their teens . The story which furnishes the title to the book is by M . C . Halifax , but , in addition , there are the following five : " Halcyon Days , " " Brampton-among-the-Roses , " by Thomas Miller ; " The

Story of Wellington , in six chapters , * " Headless and Handless , " by Frances H . Wood ; and " The Prophet and the Lost City "—the discoveries by Sir H . Layard in connection with ancient Ninevah being described briefl y in the last . There are upwards of 30 illustrations of considerable merit scattered throughout the volume , which is well written throughout , and which we strongly recommend to our readers who have not yet made choice of the books they distribute at Christmas .

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CYPRUS . St . Paul's Chapter ( No . 2277 ) . —The regular meeting of this chapter , which is attached to the St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 2277 , Limassol , with permission to meet at either Limassol or Larnaca , was held at Larnaca Masonic Hall , on the 1 ith ult . There were present Comps . White , M . E . Z . ; Harriet , H . ; F . O . Harvey , J . ; and others .

The chapter was opened by the Principals , and after the routine work had been disposed of , Bro . H . Thompson , Chief Secretary to the Government of Cyprus , was exalted to the sublime Degree of R . A . A vote of condolence and sympathy was passed to the family of Comp . Montague , Scribe E ., who died at Mount Truder in the late summer . 'The deceased companion had been a most energetic worker in the chapter , and his loss was ereatly felt . Comp . Sanby

was elected and invested with the order of Scribe E . in place of the lamented companion . The chapter was closed , and the companions adjourned to an excellent banquet , which had been prepared under the superintendence of Comp . Brayshaw , and a vote ol thanks was passed to him , and also to Mrs . Brayshaw for the artistic manner in which she had decorated the tables with flowers , her idea of using the firing glasses as ( lower

vases being particularly appreciated . In view of the installation meeting of St . George ' s Lodge the next evening , the companions separated at an early hour . St . George ' s ] Lodge ( No . 2402 ) . —The first installation meeting of this young and thriving lodge was held in the Masonic Hall , Larnaca , on the 12 th ult . There were present Bros . F . O . Harvey , W . M . ; J . P . White , acting LP . M .: G . R . Harriott , P . P . G . M . Wigton , ccc .

( S . C ) , Sec ; Dr . Kiddle , W . M . 2277 ; J . E . Sauby , S . W ., W . M . elect ; E . H . Hore , J . W . ; ind a large number of members from Larnaca , Limassol , and Nicosia . The lodge being opened , the audited accounts were submitted , and showed the lodge to be in a healthy state , as , after paying the very heavy expenses of founding the lodge and furnishing both lodge and banqueting rooms , a substantial balance remained in hand . Bro . N . I . Rossiter

was then duly passed to the Degree of F . C . by the W . M . Bro . J . E . Sauby was then duly installed into the chair ol K . S . by the W . M ., Bro . F . O . Harvey , who performed the beautiful ceremony in a most perfect manner . The working tools were explained by Bros . Harvey , Kiddle , and White , and the addresses to the W . AL , Wardens , and brethren were delivered by Bro . Harriott in a very impressive manner . The W . AL then invested his officers as

follows : Bros . F . O . Harvey , LP . M . and Treas . ; ! ¦ * .. IL Hore , S . W ., * E . A . Carletti , J . W . ; G . R . Harriott , Sec ; C . Cannons , S . D . ; A . Morton , J . D . j H . E . Clarke , I . G . ; P . Blattner , D . C ; Dr . Young , Org . ; T . II . Brayshaw and W . 11 . P . Turner , Stewards ; and A . C . Harvey , Hon . Tyler . The W . M . then roseand said he had the most pleasing duty of the evening to perform , which was to pin on the breast of the LP . M . the handsome Past Alaster's jewel , which had been voted by the lodge to their

worthy brother for the most able manner in which he had carried out his duties during his year of office . 'There was no doubt , he said , they owed the formation of the lodge and its present prosperity to the hard work and liberality of Bro . Harvey , liro . Harvey , LP . AL , responded in suitable terms . After the electionof Investigation Committeeslor Limassol , Larnaca , and Nicosia , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room , where an excellent repast had been provided .

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After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been riven Bro . Harvey , LP . AL , rose and proposed "The Health t the Worshipful Master , " He had known Bro . Sauby fo the past 15 years , and felt sure they had in him a Alaste ^ who would do credit to the lodge . He had to thank Bro " ^ Sauby for his assistance during the past year , and th regularity of his attendance vvas an example to younger brothers , as he had not missed a single ledge meeting L

been late at one during the past 12 months . The Worshipful Master , in reply , thanked the b rethren for the kind reception given to the toast of his health , ana * hoped at the end of his year of office he might show that their confidence in placing him in that proud position had not been misplaced . Bro . Harriott said he had a very pleasant task to perform , which was to propose "The Health of the LP . M "

Bro . Harvey . " They all knew the efficient manner in which he had done his wjrk in the lodge , and he had most fitly concluded his year of oflice by that evening installing his successor in a manner that must have delighted everybody . He would not detain them with a long speech , as all present knew the merits of the esteemed brother , but would ask them to drink his health in a bumper . The toast was enthusiastically received with musical

honours . Bro . Harvey , in reply , thanked the brethren for the flattering manner in which they had toasted him . lt was a source of great pleasure to find at the end of his year of office his efforts on behalf of the lodge had been so fully appreciated . He had had an exceptional year , or he mi ght say two years nearly , as it was in December , 1 Sgo , or early in January , iSgi , that he was elected W . M . designate of

the new lodge . They had all worked hard , possibl y he might have had a heavier share of the work which was only natural to the position . It had been a successful year in every way , they had had 12 initiates and several joining members , and the lodge then stood in a firm position . They owed no money , all the furr . iture of the hall , as well as the plate , & c .,. was their property , and they had a respectable balance at their bankers . In addition to this the

brethren had enabled him as Steward to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution to send up a list of £ 43 63 . to the Jubilee Festival of the Institution , and Bro . Terry , the Secretary , in acknowledging the receipt had said it was a much larger sum than he could have possibly expected from so young a lodge . He hoped that at least one of the Institutions would be represented by the lodge at the forthcoming festivals next year . In conclusion , he could only say

that whatever he had done for the lodge had been a labour of love and that although his year of office was finished , he was just as anxious to do all in his power for the coming year as the one just concluded . 1 he other toasts were " Brethren from St . Paul ' s Lodge , Limassol , " responded to by Bro . Capt . Surgeon Kiddle ; " The W . M ., Treasurer , and Secretary , " responded to by

Bro . Harriott , Sec ; lhe Officers of the Lodge , " responded to by Bro . E . H . Hore , S . W . ; "The Masonic Charities , " and the Tyler ' s toast concluded the most successful Alasonic meeting that has ever been held in Larnaca . Bros . Kemp , F . Drew , Cannons , F . 0 . Harvey , and Dr . Young , greatly added to the enjoyment of the evening by some capital songs .

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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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METROPOLITAN MEETINGS . Westbourne Lodge ( No . 733 ) . —For the first t'mc in the history of this lodge a ladies' banquet was held at the Holborn Restaurant on the 17 th ult ., and under the genial presidency of Bro . James W . Belsham , W . M ., resulted in a complete success . Ladies and brethren to the

number of about 150 assembled on the occasion , and having enjoyed a choice banquet , listened to an excellent programme of music . The duties of the lodge room were not , however , forgotten , for at an early hour in the afternoon the lodge was formally opened , and two brethren having been passed to the Second Degree , Alessrs . Alanne and Short were impressively initiated . Bro . R . Rogers , S . W ., was

unanimously elected VV . M ., and Bro . J . Welford , P . M ., was unanimously re-elected Treasurer . A Past Alaster's jewel and collar was voted to the W . AL , on the proposition of Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . P ., in consideration of excellent services rendered to the lodge . Thc lodge was formally closed , and the brethren adjourned to the reception room , where introductions and genial

conversation served to pass a pleasant hour . The company then proceeded to the banqueting room , where a repast was served which reflected the hi g hest possible credit on the establishment , and the hospitable reputation of the lodge . The musical programme which followed was under the direction of Bro . VVindeyer Clarkassisted bMiss Annie

, y Weaver , Aliss Teresa Blamy , Air . T . VV . 'Turner , and Bros . G . Russell , G . Goddard , and VV . Back . Bro . R . B . Hopkins also contributed a performance on the silver bells , which was much appreciated . 'The toast list was appropriately short , and a commendable example of brevity was set by the W . M ., who gave "The Oueen and the Craft , " "H . R . H . the Prince of

Wales , M . W . G . M ., " and " The Grand Officers . " Bro . C A . Cottebrune , P . G . P ., in response to the latter toast , said the ladies would no doubt expect to hear from him something of the secrets of Freemasonry . He had prepared a speech witli this object , but as the hour was then very late , and there were some very excellent musical selections awaiting them , he would deter his speech lint " they met again , and this might possibly be an excuse lor

the visitors present to pay them another visit . He had no doubt that the inauguration of that festive meeting would be repeated on some future occasion . , Bro . J . VV . Curtis , LP . AL , proposed "The Health ol the W . AL" He said their lodge had had Alasters forman )' years past , and would probably have Alasters for rnanj years to come , but they could never have another " . "' who would give them the first ladies' banquet in the Westbourne Lodge . Bro . Belsham , W . M ., had excelled a"