Barrow-In-Furness Masonic Club.

BARROW-IN-FURNESS MASONIC CLUB .

This society held their first anniversary dinner at the Hartington Mote ! , on tire 9 II 1 inst ., at 8 , p . m . 30 members sat down ; this number was considered small , occasioned by the Piel Recalta beina on tlie same day .

The President and Vice-President ofthe club , Bros . Cornfield and Silver , occupied the chaiis . A short but very pleasant evening Yvas passed , enlivened by the talented harmony of several ol the brethren . The usual loyal , patriotic , and customary toasts were duly honoured .

The suceessof tire club was proposed by the President , who bore testimony to the order and decorum observed , and the convenience which the club nlforded to a large number of brethren . He trusted that he should not he out of \ ihcc in observing the pleasing circumstance that the

club although held al an hotel , the room being open from morning to nig ht , had the very opposite elfect to the encouragement of intemperance ; if thi-s was attributable to the stringency of the rules , it Yvas most creditable to lire foresight of the franKTS of such rules , bnt he thought he might go further and say lhat the good sense

and example ol the brethren towards each other , through the facilities now given for more frequently meeting together , gave rise to entertainment , interesting far beyond that of the drinking customs , of what , may be , called , indiscriminate company . After a \\ -w observations from the Vice-President , the toast Yvas rapturously drank .

The next loast "The Health ofthe Executive , " was entrusted lo Prior S . C . Baylies , who said tha'" although a young member he had noticed with- pleasure , the great and necessary interest taken in the club : lie felt it was a most prosperous institution , and had well supplied a great want in Harrow . Thev oU"ht to be thankful to

such men as the executive was composed ol , for coming to the front at a great sacrifice o { time and judicious exercise nl i . ilent required in the management of such a large society . "J'lie speaker YVIS in his best vein , interspersing his remarks Yvith Shalu snei ian and other quotations

amusing and edifying the brethren in the masterly manner for which he is famous , lie coupled with the toast the names of the President , Vice , Treasurer , and Secretary . Tin speech was received wilh great applause , and the

toast was dul y honoured . The President and Vice . shortly replied . 'J'lie Secretary , liro . Leary furnished some statistics evidencing the nourishing condition of the . club , and Slated there were So members oil ihe roll .

Ihe Treasurer , liro . Hooker , shewed , by a balance to credit , its financial prosperity . "The Visiting Brethren' was proposed by Uro . | . C . Fruiter , who said that the toast was always honoured b y brethren , throughout the world , as a principal one in all the ¦ iitertninmcnts of the

antient Crait ; he could bear testimony to its deserving the highest place , having recently experienced snch kind and fraternal tivatnrerrt in Belgium , and other places which lie had recently travelled in . He enumerated a few instances , in detail , which excited the most pleasurable

emotions amongst the company . The loast was responded to b y liro . Wilson , of H . M . s Customs upon which the endless chain Yvas linked , and " Auld Lang Syne" sang with great gusto . Bros . MeKni ght , 1 laslam , Voting , Peavons and

Schuster made some complimentary remarks and the business concluded at 1 1 o ' clock , Yvith thc toast of "The Host , Uro . Taylor , aud lire Hostess" Yvhose efforts lo furnish the club with a most excellent repast , served with great tasle and comfort , elicited deserved approval .

Funeral Of The Rev. Dr. Taylor, At Dundee.

FUNERAL OF THE REV . DR . TAYLOR , AT DUNDEE .

On Alonday tlie remains of ( lie late Kev . Dr . Taylor , were interred in the We * ^ '<* rn Counter , * , Dundee . Services YVCIV conducted in Ihe South church b y the Kev . Dr Watson and Rev . Mr , Iforne , of Port-Glasgow . There was a large attendance of the members of the congregation and of the other friends of the deceased , and during

Funeral Of The Rev. Dr. Taylor, At Dundee.

the time ofthe service those present—a large number of whom were in mourning—seemed deeply affected . The pulpit and other parts of the church were draped in black . Appropriate passages of Scripture vvere read bv the gentlemen named , and each of them also engaged in prayer .

Dr . Taylor haying been Provincial Grand Chaplain of the Freemasons of Forfarshire and Honorary Chaplain of St . David ' s Lodge , nearly two hundred ofthe brethren turned out , although only a day ' s notice had been given . The Funeral Lodge was opened Yvilhin St . David ' s Masonic

HaU , 8 , Bank-street , exactly at one o ' clock , when there were present most of the Masters and office-bearers of the various lodges—every Lodge in Dundee and Lochee being represented , and the Prov . Grand Master , Gibraltar . The R . W . Master of St . David's Lodge ( liro . James Berry )

wns in tlic chnir , rmd opened the lodge up to the third degree . He produced the leller from the relatives ofthe late Grand Chaplain , as also the authority addressed to him by Lord Dalhousie , P . G . Master , and then delivered a short address . The Kev . Bro . G . Alton , engaged in prayer , and thereafter the following anthem was sung : —

Almighty Maker of my frame , Teach mc the measure of niy days Teach mc to know how frail I am , And spend the remnant to Thy praise . My days are shorter than a span , A little point my life appears ; How frail at best is dying * man ! Hew vain are all his Slopes and fears !

Oh ! he a nobler portion mine ; My God ! 1 bow before Thy throne ; Earth ' s Heeling treasures 1 resign , And fix my hope on Thee alone . The Rev . Mr . Alton afterwards delivered an

eloquent address , and the brethren then adjourned lo join the funeral procession , the only emblem each bore being white gloves and a sprig of acacia , the emblem ofthe Craft . 'Ihe services in the South Church concluded about half-past two o ' clock , and the funeral procession was then

formed . The body of deceased had ai rived from Port-Glasgow , and was conveyed in a hearse to its resting-place , followed hy fourteen mourning coaches , each drawn by a pair of horses . The chief mourners were Dr . John Taylor and Mr . Adam Taylor , the sons of deceased , and Messrs .

Alexander , William , and Tiiomas Bell . Almost rill the members of the Dundee Established Presbytery were present , and there were also in the cortege the Rev . j . C . Baxter , Rev . Mr . Nicol ! , Murrocs ; Rev . Mr . M'Pherson , iMeigle ; Kev . Mr . Robertson , of the Original Seceders ; Iiailie Maxwell , ex-Provost Veamau , Colonel

Anderson , Colonel Alison , Mr . George H . Hill , Mr . Thomas Smith , Ar . Preceding the hearse was a detachment ofthe North British Fusiliers , under the command of Lieut . Tew , Dr . Taylor , having acted as Chaplain to the Protestants in the regiment during the time they have been in Dundee . The . Masonic brethren marched in

single file on each side of the mourning coaches . On arriving at the Cemetery the collin was lowered and a short prayer oll ' ered up by the Rev . Dr . Watson . At the call of Bro . Berry the "Masons dropped their sprigs of acacia on the top of the collin , and the grave was afterwards filled .

'J'he funeral procession then returned . The streets between the church and the place of burial were lined wilh spectators . The Masonic 1 -edge rooms were draped in black , and will so remain for some lime . During the day the town ' s hells were tolled . —Dundee Advertiser .

J 111 : VIENNA Ex 111 Minors * . — The party of English artisans from the various manufacturing ccn \ . rt ; s , 34 m number , sent out by the Manchester Society for the Promotion of Scientific Industry , to report on the Vienna lixhibition , has arrived safely . They were received on their arrival by Mr . P . Cunlill ' e Owen , on behalf of

tlie Uritish Royal Commission , and were by him introduced to his Excellency the Baron de Sehwaiv . Scnborn . the Austrian General Manager ofthe Exhibition . Mr . * W . G . Larkins , the Secretary of the Society , and Mr . W . Aitkin , the gentlemen in charge of the workmen from Birmingham , were also at the same time presented to his Excellency .

Reviews.

Reviews .

The Prevention of Poverty or Progressionnl Economy as a System of Natural Law , and Reorm as a Science , by William Voickman , London , Triibner and Co ., 57 and 59 , Ludgate-hill . Mr . Voickman urges that his essay is no

attempt whatever nt thc advocacy of . a " rhapsodical Arcadian" system of life , or of any absurdly levelling scheme of wealth distribution . On the contrary it is one of his objects to show the Heedlessness of such views or schemes , and the sufficiency of naturally economic law for a

diversified well being . He contends that human society , is naturally and de facto a progressional and economical partnership ; so endowed by birth-right , as to be well nigh secure against the possibility , of poverty , if the natural conditions of its endowments be but properly understood

and obeyed . He shows that such " endowed partnership" is not only a provision of well-being for all , it is also the guarantee of that enlightened liberty rind individuality , so enjoyable to each , and so fruitful of general advancement . He asserts " Reform to be a science , & c . " The

author then urges that the individual and State alike are possessed of thrce , birthright , commonwealth endowments , viz : —Intelligence , labour , power , and land . He says "These are thc primary sources of wealth , and are only operative in combined action , any one or two of them being

simply powerless for the securing of well-being . To alienate any ono or more of them from a state or an individual is to reduce such individual or state to starvation or slavery . He then goes on to show that reform as an active principle lies in the necessities ofthe masses . By the application

of the co-operative or partnership princple to profit-division as between employer and employed the interests of capital and labour would become identical , both indeed , would be advanced , and the control of cheapening power ivould be enjoyed by the many , ami not confined , as now , to the few . Thus union would be established

among the masses , for a people thoroughl y united could not fail to secure their every desire . The author concludes with several chapters in which he deals with luxuriousness , starvation , co-operative colonisation , the capitalisation of labour , republicanism , rmd also with the land as a commonwealth , -Src .

The " Little Dressmaker ( No . 7 , Vol . 2 ) , is specially devoted to fashions for children and dolls . A beautifully coloured illustration is given , showing the latest fashions for children ' s and dolls , clothing , with the cut paper patterns . This little work is an invaluable assistant to those who

choose the patterns for their little ones . It is altogether a most useful publication , printed with great care , on line paper , and in which every tletail is rendered with perfect fidelity . The plates are well executed , which makes it a work of art as well as that of fashion . We wish it

every success . " The Penny-a-Week Country Daily Newspaper . " London , 1 x 3 , Strand . This novel little daily is established to supply every rural parish with a daily newspaper friendly to Christianity and good government . It is a marvel of cheapness ; twelve persons

subscribing one penny each per Yveck , may have 12 copies every morning , post-free , thus making the " Country Daily Newspaper" only a penny per week . It is a neat and handy sheet of four pages , of two columns each , and contains all the news up to the hour of publication . It is printed oii good paper , in clear type , " setup " and printed by steam power .

Crystal Palace.

CRYSTAL PALACE .

NATIONAL . MUSIC MEETINGS . The fourth and last , and the most interesting , of this year ' s public competitions took place on Thursday , July ioth , when the proceedings commenced ( at the usual hour of one o ' clock ! with Class No . 3 ( choral societies not exceed ! 11 < r

So voices . ) Three choirs of male singers—the Bristol Choral Union ( conducted b y Mr . A . Stone ) ; the Liverpool Representative Choir ( conductor , Mr . Sanders ) ; and Air . Proudman ' s Men ' s Voice Choir ( conducted by himself ) — contended for the two prizes awarded , a purse of