Poetry.

Poetry .

?——IN MEMORIAM Of a Brother Freemason , who died at the early age of 25 years , after a short illness . ( Written by his own Brother , also a Freemason . )

Cease , cease , ye falling tears , Joy cometh not with years , Nor holiness with hoary head and age . Lament not for the dust Of him , the pure , the just ,

Nor for the death of one whose life was one unsullied page . The flowers that sweetly bloom , Above the sombre tomb , Must die ; but from their graves new beauties rise . So , in the death of him , We see , though faint and dim ,

A greater and immortal glory in the skies . What , though he was the joy Of all who knew the boy ? What , though no frown o'ercast the summer

of his brow ? What , though his death has left Heart ' s woes in those bereft ? A greater one than kings has called himthat we know .

No , mother , cease the sigh , And , sister , dry the eye , And , brothers , cease the bitter sombre tone ; God gives and takes away , Submissive bear the sway

Of Him to whom our wants are better felt and known . We mourn for those who die In fell iniquity ; But with the good—in heaven we'll hold a tryst . When from earth ' s griefs released , And God for sin appeased ,

We'll gather all together round our brother Christ . 'Tis natural to mourn , For those so sad , forlorn ; Yet joy on earth is but a shadow and a dream . Bliss dwells with God alone ; On earth we must atone

The sins that from our fallen nature stream . Nay , weep no more for one Now gathered to the throne , But think , perchance for us , he is pleading with our God ; That when life's stage is past , To give us peace at last ; And thinking this , oh I let us calmly kiss the rod .

LEWIS . " Father , you speak of Masons wise , Who seek by their mystic art to rise From nethermost earth to highest skies : Oh ! where do those Masons dwell ? "Live they in caverns dark and drear , Where never doth ray of sun appear , And Death seems ever lurking near ? Dear Father , I pray thee , tell .

" Do they walk on earth like other men , Or hide themselves like cowards when They wish to shun all human ken : If so , oh ! say , is it well ?" " Lewis , each Mason loves his art—Enshrines it in his throbbing heart-Till called by Death he doth depart To the mansions of delight .

" He fears no prying mortal ' s sight , Nor seeks he caverns dark as night ; But works in golden orient light , Secure in his Master ' s might .

" Lewis , my son , thou ' rt swift and strong , Feebly thy father moves along ; 'Twould cheer him couldst thou hear the song Wc sing in the entrance rite .

May the tools I use , my son , be thine , Thy aid in failing age be mine 'Till I reach that mystic light divine Which guides our footsteps right . " Oh I son , be wise ; short is the span Granted by God the Great to man , To seek those truths which only can A Mason's soul delight . RICHARD SIMMONS , Gravesend . Freedom , No . 77 .

Poetry.

LINES WRITTEN ON HEARING OF THE LATE LAMENTED DEATH

OF BRO . J . UDALL , P . G . D ., & c . V Mason ' s Daughter , having heard with deep regret of the death of that kind-hearted and benevolent gentleman , Bro . Udall , ventures to crave a small space in the columns of THE FREEMASON ( to the pages of which she has before contributed ) for the insertion of the following little tribute to his memory .

One who recollects his kindness Grieves that he is now no more , Sympathizes with his loved ones On the loss that all deplore . Well the writer knows the suffering Of that lonely hour of gloom , When the orphan weeps in sorrow

O ' er a cherished parent ' s tomb ; Yet the promise of re-union In our last bright home on high , Wipes the bitter tears of anguish From the mourner ' s streaming eye .

Each dark cloud hath silver border , And the hopes we "fix above Will , we trust , receive fulfilment In the Saviour ' s realm of love . Croydon . AGNES S .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending December 17 , 1870 . MONDAY , DEC . 12 . Lodge 5 , St . George & Corner-stone , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 29 , St . Alban's , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-street . >> 59 . Roy 3 ' Naval , Freemasons' Hall . >) ! 93 > Confidence , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street .

,, 222 , St . Andrew s , London Tav ., Bishopsgate-st . ,, 879 , Peckham , Maismore Anns , Peckham . >> 957 ) Leigh , Freemasons' Hall . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Wellington 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 , DEC . 13 . Lodge 96 , Burlington , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-street . „ 166 , Union , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street . ,, 1 S 0 , 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 ' sGatc , Clerkenwell . ,, 235 , Nine Muses , Clarendon Hotel , New Bond-st . ,, 54 8 , Wellington , White Swan , Deptford . ,, 834 , Ranelagh , Windsor Castle , Hammersmith . >> 933 . Doric , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . Chap . iSs , Jerusalem , Freemasons'Hall . Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , Portugal Hotel

Fleet-street , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of 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 Lodgeof 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 . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) Knights of St . John ' s Tavern , St . John ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Sydney Loilge of Instruction { 829 ) , Cambridge Hotel , Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 .

WEDNESDAY , DEC . 14 . Committee R . M . Benevolent Institution , at 3 . Lodge 3 , Fidelity , Freemasons' Hall . „ II , Enoch , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 13 , Union Waterloo , Masonic Hall , Woolwich . „ 15 , Kent , Guildhall Coffee House , Gresham-st . „ 87 , Vitruvian , While Hart Hotel , College-street , Lambntli .

„ 147 , Justice , White Swan , Deptford . ,, 212 , Euphrates , Masons' Hall , Masons ' -avcnuc , Uasinghall-strect . „ 23 S , Pilgrim , Ship and Turtle , Lcadcnhall-slrcet . 1 781 , Merchant Navy , Silver Tavern , Burdett-road , Limehouse . „ 1216 , Macdonald , Head Quarters 1 st Surrey Rifles ,

Brunswick-road , Camberwell . ,, 122 S , Bcacontrce , private rooms , Leytonstone . ,, 1260 , Hervey , School-room , Moore Park , W alham Green . Chap . 6 i 9 , Beadon , Greyhound , Dulwich . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange ,

Greenwich , at 8 ; J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . United Strength Lodgeof Instruction , ( 22 S ) , Bull & Gate , KentishTown-road , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroad , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Iloxton , at 8 .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

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 East Lodge of Instruction , George the

Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . H . W . Lmdus , Preceptor . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .

THURSDAY , DEC . 15 . Lodge 23 , Globe , Freemasons' Hall . „ 49 , Gihon , Guildhall Coffee House , Gresham-st . ,, 169 , Temperance , White Swan Tavern , Deptford ,, 179 , Manchester , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 657 , Canonbury , George Hotel , Aldermanbury .

,, 1056 , Victoria , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . > . n 39 > South Norwood , South Norwood Hall . 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 . Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern ,

Bath-street , City-road ; Bro . Stean , Preceptor . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes , Mile-cnd-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . 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 Tohn Saunders , Preceptor .

FRIDAY , DEC . 16 . Lodge 6 , Friendship , Willis ' s Rooms , St . James's . ,, 201 , Jordan , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 813 , New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton . Chap . 176 , Caveac , Radley ' s ^ Hotel , Blackfriars . K . T . Encampment , St . George , 14 , Bedford-row .

Rose Croix Chapter , Invicta , Masonic Hall , Woolwich . Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Airstreet , Regent-street , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . W . 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-Iane , 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 .

SATURDAY , DEC . 17 . Mark Lodge , Thistle , Freemasons' Tavern . Mark Lodge , Southwark , Bridge House Htl ., Southwark . 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 .

FAITH L ODGE OF INSTRUCTION . — The above Lodge of Instruction is held every Tuesday evening at 8 o ' clock , in the spacious and commodious rooms at Bro . Fisher's Restaurant , Metropolitan District Railway Station , Victoria , S . IV . Ceremonies and lectures worked every Tuesday , except the third Tuesday in the month , when the ceremonies alone

are rehearsed . The D OMATIC CHAPTER OF INSTRUCTION is also held in the above rooms every Friday evening , at 8 o'clock , from October until April inclusive . REPORT of Dr . Arthur Hill Hassall , Analyst of the " Lancet" Sanitary Commission , Author of " Food and its Adulterations , " & c , & c , 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 Wheat I ' lour , or any of the Cereals in use as food in this country . — ( Signed ) A RTHUR HILL H ASSALL , M . D ., London . " --Highly recommended by the Faculty for Infants , Invalids , & c . Makes delicious Pudding , Custards , Blanc Mange , & c . After a trial no family will be without Mayar's Semolina .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND PILLS . — Damp Weather : Diseases ofthe Throat . —Whenever the atmosphere is surcharged with moisture a vast number of throat affections ansa which , when neglected , soon become complicated and serious . Holloway ' s Ointment nibbed twice a day over the top of the chest and the elands of the neck , is admirably adapted to cure all such

complaints ; it penetrates the cutaneous pores , leduces ; inllammation , and cures without pain of swallowing medicine , which isa matter ot momentous consideration in children , when mental irritation begets fever and increases the severity of every symptom . In quinsy , diptheria , ulcerated sore throat , and scarlatina this Ointment rubbed on the skin will dissipate all dangerous indications . —[ Advt