Freemasonry's Welcome To H.R.H. The .Prince Of Wales,

FREEMASONRY'S WELCOME TO H . R . H . THE . PRINCE OF WALES ,

On his Installation as Patron of the Order in Scotland , I 2 th October , 1870 . By Bro . J AMES BALLANTINE , Grand Bard . Let Scotland raise a joyous song , Through all her hills , through all her vales ;

While countless crowds the sounds prolong Of Welcome to the Prince of Wales ? And Scottish Masonry to-night , With joy her Royal Patron hails ; While we , illum'd with frater light ,

Change tokens with the Prince of Wales . Blythe , blythe , and merry are we , Mason fealty never fails ; And aye our toast , and proudest boast , Is Albert-Edward Prince of Wales .

Descended from our ancient kings , We welcome Royal Rothesay herej For loyal Scotland ever clings To langsyne memories so dear .

She minds how Malcom Canmore brought His sainted Margaret , * kind as fair , And ever grateful , as she ought , She blesses still that genial pair . Blythe , blythe , & c .

And Alexandra , fair as kind , Comes with her husband here to-day , And sees him found a home , designed The pains of ailment to allay .

May Heaven long spare the Royal pair , And happy , happy may they be , No time nor place shall e ' er efface Their kindness from our memory . Blythe , blythe , & c .

•Margaret , wife of Malcolm , and sister of Edgar the Saxon , heir to the throne of England , at the Norman Conquest , civilised the manners of the Scottish people , and established order and politeness in the Court . As a queen , wife , and mother she was all that could be desired ;

and the Old Church derived greater lustre from her name than that of any other saint in her calendar . St . Margaret ' s Chapel in the Castle is the most ancient structure now in Edinburgh , and her memory has therefore a claim on the veneration of the Freemasons of Scotland .

Presentations To Lady Beaconsfield And The Lord Chancellor Of Ireland.

PRESENTATIONS to LADY BEACONSFIELD and the LORD CHANCELLOR of IRELAND .

A few days since , through the courtesy of Messrs . M'Master and Hodgson , of Capel-street , we had the pleasure of examining two of the most admirable specimens of Irish manufacturing taste which even Ireland , ever fertile in these points , has ever produced . They consist of two caskets—one just presented to the wife of Mr . Disraeli , M . P ., and the other to our distinguished

Lord Chancellor . They are composed of bog oak , exquisitively carved in graceful devices ; the sides and top are rimmed with silver , set off with beautifully-designed arabesques , and the cover is surmounted by a coronet , resting on a cushion of dulled silver . The hinges , which are of silver also , are in the same exquisite style of ornamentation , and overlap thc back , on which the carvings

» re different from the other sides of the caskets , but in equally good taste and style . The lock and key are of the same precious metal , and finished in the medixval style , with infinite minuteness and care . A lion ' s head , carved on a hinged silver plate , covers the lock , and at each end of the caskets , exquisitively executed , pendant bullion handles are fixed . On the centre of the cover on

the one casket—that of Baroness Beaconsfield , which contains two decanters of thc celebrated Lothair perfume—a shield is inserted , having an inscription : " Presented to Baroness Beaconsfield by the manufacturers , M'Master , Hodgson , and Co ., Dublin . " The interior is richly upholstered in green Genoa velvet , and is in perfect keeping with the exterior of these exquisite gems of art that to

Irish . In presented the Lord Chancellor wc read : "The wild flowers of Tullahogue perfume , presented to Baron O'Hagan b y M'Master , Hodgson , and Co . " This perfume we can conscienciousl y pronounce as especially delicate , and with a fresh and pure odour of wild flowers about it which i . s most delightfully refreshing . The following two letters of acknowled gment have been received from thc distinguished recipients of these beautiful ifts

g : — " Ilughcndon Manor , Sept . 11 , 1870 . " Gentlemen , —I accept with much gratification your beautiful casket , containing the new perfume of ' Lothair . ' I shall be honoured by its dedication to me , and never use it without . being reminded of the courtesy of its inventors . Yours obli ged and faithful , " BEACONSFIELD . " Messrs . M'Master , Hodgson , and Co . "

Ihe Lord Chancellor presents his compliments to Messrs . M'Master , Hodgson , and Co ., and begs them to accept his best thanks for the beautiful casket , enclosing specimen of their charming perfume , that they have been so good as to present to him . He will be happy to preserve it , not only as a rich work of Irish art , but also as a remembrance of the kindly feelings which have prompted

alike the gift and the dedication . "Rutland-square West , 26 th , Sept ., 1870 . " Nothing more creditable has ever proceeded from an Irish workshop than these twin caskets , and we cordially congratulate this eminent firm on the spirit and good taste which they have evinced in bringing them to so admirable a state of finish . —Irish Times .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending November 12 , 1870 . MONDAY , Nov . 7 . Lodge 12 , Fortitude & Old Cumberland , Ship & Turtle Tavern , Leadenhall-st . „ 25 , Robert Burns , Freemasons' Hall .

,, 72 , Royal Jubilee , Anderton s Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 83 , United Lodge of Prudence , Albion Hotel , Aldersgate-street . „ go , St . John ' s , Radley ' s Hotel , Blackfriars . „ 144 , St . Luke ' s , Pier Hotel , Chelsea .

,, 171 , Amity , Albion Hotel , Aldersgate-street . ,, 188 , Joppa , Albion Hotel , Aldersgate-street . ., 256 , Unions , Freemasons' Hall . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern ,

Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . AVellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at 8 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern-Haverstock-hill , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel , Mile

end-road , at 7 . 30 , Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile End , at 7 for 8 . St . James' Union Lodge of Instruction ( 180 ) , Swan Tavern , Mount-street , Grosvenor-square , at 8 .

TUESDAY , Nov . 8 . Lodge 46 , Old Union , Radley's Hotel , Blackfriars . ,, 96 , Burlington , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-street . ,, 166 , Union , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street . ,, 180 , St . James's Union , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 198 , Percy , Ship and Turtle Tav ., Leadenhall-st „ 211 , St . Michael ' s , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-st

,, 228 , United Strength , St . John'sGate , Clerkenwell . ,, 235 , Nine Muses , Clarendon Hotel , New Bond-st . ,, 548 , AVellington , AVhite Swan , Deptford . >> 9 7 > Cosmopolitan , Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st . n 933 i Doric , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , Portugal Hotel ,

Fleet-street , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . DomaticLodgeof Instruction , PalmerstonTav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction ( 382 ) , Hotel de Cologne , 60 and 61 , Haymarket , at 8 ; Bro . T . AAdams , Preceptor . . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway , Victoria

Station , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . AVilliam Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) Knights of St . John ' s Tavern , St . John ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Sydney Lodge of Instruction ( 829 ) , Cambridge Hotel , Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 .

WEDNESDAY , Nov . 9 . Lodge 3 , Fidelity , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 11 , Enoch , Freemasons' Hall . „ 13 , Union AVaterloo , Masonic Hall , AVoolwich . ,, 15 , Kent , Guildhall Coffee House , Gresham-st . „ 87 , Vitruvian , AVhite Hart Hotel , College-street , Lambeth .

„ 147 , Justice , AVhite Swan , Deptford . „ 212 , Euphrates , Masons' Hall , Masons ' -avenue , Basinghall-slreet . „ 238 , Pilgrim , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street . ,, 749 , Belgrave , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street .

,, 781 , Merchant Navy , Silver Tavern , Burdett-road , Limehouse . ,, 820 , Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond . ,, 1017 , Montefiore , Freemasons' Hall . „ 1216 , Macdonald , Head Quarters 1 st Surrey Rifles ,

Brunswick-road , Camberwell . „ 122 S , Beacontree , private rooms , Leytonstone . „ 1260 , Hervey , George Hotel , Walham Green . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich , at 8 ; J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor .

United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 22 S ) , Bull & Gate , Kentish Town-road , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroad , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , The Grapes Tavern Duke-strcet , Manchester-square , at 8 ; Bro . T . A .

Adams , P . G . P ., Preceptor . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 . Confidence Lodge of Instruction , Railway Tav ., Londonstreet , City , at 7 . Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Parkroad , Peckham ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the Kast Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar .

THURSDAY , Nov . 10 . Lodge 19 , Royal Athelstan , Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st ,, 91 , Regularity , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 206 , Friendship , Ship & Turtle , Leadenhall-street „ 263 , Bank of England , Radley ' s Htl ., Blackfriars . „ 534 , Polish National , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 657 , Canonbury , Haxell ' s Hotel , AVest Strand . , 860 Dalhousie , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street .

, , ,, 1076 , Capper , Marine Hotel , Victoria Docks , AVest Ham

Chap . SS 4 , Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . The R . A . Chapter of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Goat and Compasses , Euston-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams . Preceptor . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes ,

Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Bro . 1 . J . Barnes , Preceptor . St . George ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill , Greenwich , at 8 . Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction { 1278 ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . John Saunders , Preceptor .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

FRIDAY , Nov . 11 . Lodge 33 , Britannic , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 134 , Caledonian , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leaden . hall-street . ,, 157 , Bedford , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 177 , Domatic , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Rose Croix Chapter , Mount Calvary and Observance , 14 ,

Bedford-row . Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Airstreet , Regent-street , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . AV . Watson , Preceptor . Stability Lodge of Instruction , Guildhall Tavern , 33 , Gresham-st ., at 6 ; Bro . Henry Muggeridge , Preceptor . St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 144 ) , Pier Htl ., Chelsea

Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . s , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Domatic Chapter of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway , Victoria Station , at 8 ; Comp . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction ( No . 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich-road , at 8 ; Comp . W . West Smith , Preceptor .

Metropolitan . Lodge of Instruction , Portugal Htl ., Fleet , street , at 7 ; Bro . Brett , Preceptor . United Pilgrims' Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Edinburgh , Shepherd's-lane , Brixton . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Htl ., Spring-gardens , Charing-cross ; Br . Pulsford , Preceptor Doric Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mile

end-road , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion , Penny-fields , Poplar , at 7 ; Br . D . S . Potts , Preceptor . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tav ., Victoriaroad , Deptford , at 8 . Charterhouse Club of Instruction , Hat and Feathers Tavern , 25 , Goswell-road , at 8 ; Bro . J . Mather , P . M . 65 , Preceptor .

SATURDAY , NOV . 12 . Lodge 108 , London , Freemasons' Hall . 11 173 , Phcenix , Freemasons' Hall . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-road , at 7 . Mount Sinai Chapter of Instruction , Union Tavern , Airstreet , at 8 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor .

THEATRICAL . —Bro . F . B . Chatterton continues to cater well for the public , at the Theatre Royal Dniry-lane . For several weeks back he has not had occasion to alter his bill ; every night a crowded audience proves how attractive " Amy Robsart" is , and how it continues to draw such large houses . Thc play is now perfect , and is performed in nearly one hour less time than when it

was first produced . Wc can safely recommend this theatre to all who wish to see one of the finest pieces ever produced at any house , and we must warn all to attend early , or else a difficulty must ensue in procuring a good seat . We mention that in addition to " Amy Robsart , " the talented family of the Vokes appear in the opening piece , ' Phcebus ' s Fix . "

REPORT of Dr . Arthur Hill Hassall , Analyst of the " Lancet " Sanitary Commission , Author of " Food and its Adulterations , " & c , Sc , on Mayar's Semolina : " I have carefully tested , chemically and microscopically , the samples of Semolina sent by Messrs . L . Mayar & Co ., 36 , Mark Lane , London , E . C . I find them to be perfectly genuine , of excellent quality , and eminently nutritious . They contain a very large percentage of

nitrogenous matter , chiefly gluten , and are far more nutritious than any other food , such as Arrowroot , Tapioca , Sago , Corn Flour , Farinaceous Food , ordinary AVheat Flour , or any of the Cereals in use as food in this country . — ( Signed ) ARTHUR HILL HASSALL , M . D ., London . " --Highly recommended by thc Faculty for Infants , Invalids , & c . Makes delicious Pudding , Custards , Blanc Mange , & c . After a trial no family will be without Mayar ' s

Semolina . BREAKFAST . — EPPS ' S COCOA . — Grateful and Comforting . —Thc very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite . The Civil Service Gazette remarks : — " Hy a thorough knowledge of tlie natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition , and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa , Mr . Epps lias provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may

save us many heavy doctors'bills . " Each packet is labelled—JAMES I- ' ri'S AXD Co ., Homoeopathic Chemists , London . Also , makers of Epps ' s I'acaoine , a very liijht , thin , evening beverage . —[ Advt . ] CROSUY ' S BALSAMIC COUGH ELIXKR . —Opiates Narcotics , and Squills arc toooftcn invoked to give relief in Coughs , Colds , and all Pulmonary diseases . Instead of such fallacious remedies , which yield momentary relief at ihe expense of enfeebling the digestive organs and thus increasing that debility which lies

at thc root of the malady , modern science points to Crosby's l ' alsamic Cough Elixer , as thc true remedy . — Select Tcsti / iwitiat . Dr . Rookc , Scarborough , author of ihe '' Anti-Lancet , " savs" "I have repeatedl y observed how very rapidly and invariably it subdued cough . Pain , and irritation of the chest in cases of pulmonary consumption , and I can , with the greatest confidence , recommend it as a most valuable adjunct to an otherwise strengthening treatment for this disease . " —This medicine , which is free from opium and squills , not only

allays the local irritation , but improves digestion and strengthens the constitution Hence it is used with the most signal success in Asthmas , Uronchitis , Consumption , Coughs , Influenza , Night Sweats of Consumption , Quinsy , and all afiectiuus of thc throad and chest . Sold by all respectable Chemists and Patent Medicine Dealers , in bottles at is . oa ! ., 4 s . 6 d . and ns each , and wholesale b y JAS . M . CKOSIIV , Chemist , Scarborough . \* Invalids should read Crosby ' s Prize Treatise on "Diseases of the Lungs and Air-Vessels , " a copy of which can be obtained gratis of any respectable Chetnist .-- [ Advt . ]

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