Masonic Literature.

MASONIC LITERATURE .

Bro . Kenning offers : — £ s . d . Vols . I . and 11 . Masonic Magazine o to o History of Freemasonry ( Findel ) o 10 6 Illustrated Catalogue of Masonic Clothing and Jewels o 5 ° Masonic Gatherings ( Taylor ) 050

A Defence of Freemasonry ( Woodford ) o 2 6 Israelites found in the Anglo-Saxons ( Carpenter ) 02 6 Cosmopolitan Masonic Pocket-book , 187 6 020 Grand Lodge Constitutions with Charges and theE . A . Song 020 Freemasonry in relation to Civil Authority and the Family Circle o 1 o Reflected Rays of Light upon Freemasonry o 1 o

Total £ 2 10 6 £ 2 PARCEL . 1 Freemason , " Vols . 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 220 History of the Ledge of Edinburgh ( Lyon ) 1 11 fi History of Freemasonry ( Findel ) o 10 6 Illustrated Catalogue Masonic Clothing and

Jewels o 3 o Life of Constantine 050 Mackey ' s Encyclopaedia ,. 050 Masonic Gatherings ( Taylor ) 050 A Defence of Freemasonry ( Woodford ) 026 Israelites found in the Anglo-Saxons ( Carpenter ) 02 6

Cosmopolitan Masonic Pocket-pook , 1876 020 Grand Lodge Constitutions , with Charge and E . A . Song 020 Freemasonry in relation to Civil Authority and the Family Circle o 1 0 Reflected Rays of Light upon Freemasonry ... o 1 c

Total £ 5 IS ° £ 5 PARCEL . Vols . 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 and 7 Freemason 470 History of the Lodge of Edinburgh ( Lyon ) ... 1 11 6 Vols . 1 and 2 Masonic Magazine o 19 o History of Freemasonry , ( Findel ) o 10 6

Illustrated Catalogue of Masonic Clothing and Jewels o j 0 A Defence of Freemasonry ( Woodford ) 026 Israelites found in the Anglo-Saxons , ( Carpenter ) o 2 C Cosmopolitan Masonic Pocket Book 020 Reflected Rays of Light upon Freemasonry ... 010 F ' reemaeonry in relation to Civil Authority o 1 o

Total £ 8 2 o £ 7 PARCEL Vols . 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 and 7 , Freemason 470 Freemason ' s Liber Musicus ( complete ) 300 History of the Lodge of Edinburgh ( Lyon ) 1 11 6 Volumes 1 and 2 Masonic Magazine o 19 o History of Freemasonry ( Findel ) o 10 6

Illustrated Catalogue of Masonic Clothing and Jewels 050 Life of Constantine 050 Defence of Freemasonry ( Woodford ) 026 Israelites found in the Anglo-Saxons ( Carpenter ) 026 Cosmopolitan Masonic Pocket-book , 1876 020 Freemasonry in Relation to Civil Authority ... o r o Reflected Rays of Light upon Freemasonry o 1 o Total £ 11 7 o £ 10 PARCEL .

Interesting Presentation To A Worthy Brother.

INTERESTING PRESENTATION TO A WORTHY BROTHER .

There is no more familiar firm in Liverpool and neighbourhood than " Vandyke and Brown , " the eminent photographers , and on the occasion of Bro . R . Brown , W . M . 241 , Hon . Sec . to the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution , resuming the sole proprietorship of the business he originally founded under the above well-known

title , he entertained at his residence a feyv evenings ago the principal artists connected with his numerous establishments . These numbered some sixty or seventy ladies and gentlemen , yvho sat down to an elegant banquet , supplied by Bro . W . Vines , and afteryvards thc party resolved itself into a most enjoyable ball , yvhich yvas kept up yvith great spirit until the following day . It is probable that so large a

gathering , in connection with the comparatively neyv business of photography , could not be produced by any other than this well-known Liverpool firm , which promises , under new auspices , to continue its prosperous career . Advantage was taken of the occasion to present Bro . Brown with a testimonial , signed by the staff present . Bro . R . Broyvn is most deservedly esteemed very highly

in Masonic circles for his untiring energy and zeal in the cause of charity and in every yvork yvhich will further thc cause of the Craft , and every brother in W . L . will rejoice that he has thus been honoured by those whom he employs . His name and fame are known in all the lodges , and every brother desires him thc greatest sucsess in the business of whicli he is now the sole proprietor .

DAYLIGHT reflected in dark rooms . Gas superseded in day time . Health , comfort , and economy promoted by adopting Chappuis' Patent Daylight Reflectors . — Manufactory , 69 , Fleet-street , London .

Lodge Of Benevolence.

LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .

The monthly meeting of thc Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons ' Hall . Bro . James Brett , Junior Vice-President , presided , having Bro . Joseph Smith , P . G . P ., in the Senior Vice-President ' s chair , and Bro . E . P . Albert , Assistant Grand Pursuivant , in the Junior Vice-President ' s

chair . Bro . John Hervey , Grand Secretary , attended , yvith Bros . H . G . Buss , Grand Registrar of Middlesex , and A . A . Pendlebury . There were also present Bros . James Glaisher , P . G . D . ; Samuel May , P . G . S . ; Griffiths Smith , P . G . S . ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; Samuel Poynter , P . M . ; W . T . Howe , Prov . G . S . Middlesex ; H . Potter , P . M . ( No . 11 ) ; W . Mann , P . M . ( No . 186 ) ; John Bingemann , W . M .

( No . ss ) ; Herbert Dicketts , P . G . S . * , W . Hilton , P . M . ( No . 780 ); W . H . Myers , W . M . ( No . 820 ); H . Lloyd Thomas , P . M . ( No . 449 ); C . Pulman , W . M . ( No . 720 ); H . W . Hemsworth , P . M . ( No . 119 ^); VV . R . Marsh , LP . M . ( No . 9 ); W . H . Murlis , W . M . ( No . 1489 ); F . Driver , W . M . ( No . 45 ); J . J . Canelley , VV . M . ( No . 13 ); B . Carter , W . M . ( No . 898 ); Alfred Savill Tomkins , VV . M . ( No .

822 ); Stephen Lewin , W . M . ( No . 861 ); John Mason , VV . M . ( No . 1567 ); E . Wohn , W . M . ( No . 1437 ); T . G . Day , W . M . ( No . 1076 ); B . Brayshayv , W . M . ( No . 1472 ); G . R . Shervill , W . M . ( No . 23 ) ; G . A . Rooks , VV . M . ( No . 142 ); H . Massey , P . M . No . 619 ( "Freemason" ); Wm . Gardiner , W . M . ( No . 780 ); B . H . Mallam , W . M . ( No . 1363 ); Charles Wise , W . M . ( No . 1158 ); Henry Bartlett ,

P . M . ( No . 147 ) , and Wm . Stephens , P . M . The grants of from £ 40 to £ 15 , each ( amounting in all to £ 425 ) , made at the last Lodgeof Benevolence , which required confirmation yvere confirmed . The lodge then proceeded yvith the neyv cases , of which there yvere 16 , J widows and 9 brethren . One case yvas dismissed , and tyvo cases were deferred . The

remainder were relieved yvith £ 180 ; yvhich yvas composed of one £ 40 , three £ 20 , two £ 15 , and five £ 10 . A new case was brought up without any previous notice ; but although it was of a case of very great distiess , the constitutions of Grand Lodge not having been complied yvith , ( three days' notice ) it could not be entertained . The brethren then adjourned .

Rosicrucian Society.

ROSICRUCIAN SOCIETY .

The Quarterly Convocation of the Metropolitan College was held at 17 , Great James-street , on Thursday , the 13 th inst . Present : Bros , the Rev . VV . B . Church , R . Wentworth Little , Dr . Woodman , H . A . Dubois , T . Cubitt , Deyvar , Matier , Kenning , Hubbard , Thomas , Rosenthal , and others . Several brethren were received into the M . C .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . THOMAS TASSEL . Bro . T . Tassel ! , P . M . 79 , died on Friday , 14 th inst ., at his residence Church-street , Deptford . Some years back he took an active part in politics , afteryvards he left Deptford for a short time , ou his return he rarely mixed in company of any sort . He carried on business as a chemist , and dying at a comparatively young age under fifty , lie never relinquished his profession . His wife died some time ago , but he has left children to lament their loss . He yvas

initiated m Pythagonan Lodge , 79 , yvhere he passed the chair about ten years ago ; of late he did not attend any Masonic meetings .

DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY OF GREAT BRITAI N . —One of the most important questions of the present day is hoyv to secure for our yvater supply , purity and freedom from putrescent organic matter . This subject is deeply interesting to a body concerned in SCHOOLS , ASYLUMS , and tther kindred INSTITUTIONS ; and a filtration that ensures the decomposing of organic

matter should at once be fully recognised . The Royal Commission on Rivers Pollution ( 1868 ) states , " Whenever t nvns have the misfortune to be supplied yvith yvater from rivers polluted by sewage , efficient filtration should ahvays be stringently insisted on , " and of all materials yvith which the Royal Commissioners experimented , animal charcoal and spongy iron yvere found to be

the most effective in removal of organic matter ; the Thames yvater assumes the chemical character if deep yvell yvater , bright , sparkling , palatable and yvholesome . Bischof's Patent Spongy Iron Filter secures to the consumer the most powerful and lasting action in purifying yvater , with perfect control over the speed of filtration , and is officially recommended by Royal Commission , as superior to all other

Filters tested . Copies of the Original Official reports can be seen , and extracts obtained at the Depot , s ° 5 > Oxford-street , yvhere inspection and every information is afforded . Special attention is called to thc last Report of the Registrar General ( January , 1876 ) , that one of thc yvorst London waters , after filtration through Spongy Iron Filters , yvas even

considerably purer , so far as chemical character is concerned , than the Kent Company ' s yvater—unpolluted and drayvn from deep wells—and yvhich the Registrar ' s Official Report states " wasof its usual quality . " We are glad to note this important and convincing statement , and commend it to the attention of our readers .

An entertainment will be given this ( Saturday ) evening by the members of the School of Dramatic Art , at Ripon House , Woburn-plaee , Russell-square , at 7 o ' clock . The entertainments will include Andreyv Hallidays Comedy " Checkmate , " and S . T . Smith ' s Comedietta " Happy Pair . "

Annual Grand Masonic Ball In Liverpool.

ANNUAL GRAND MASONIC BALL IN LIVERPOOL .

The 27 th Annual Grand Ball of the Freemasons in and around Liverpool , yvhich took place at the Town Hall , on Tuesday , the 1 ith inst ., yvas , in point of attendance , the most successful , yvith one exception , yvhich has ever been held , and a great amount of this success must be attributed to the great zeal , tact , and enterprise shoyvn by Bro .

H . Nelson , the Hon . Sec ., P . M . 673 and 1505 . " Honour to yvhom honour is due" demands that primary credit should be given to him for his keen and brotherly exertions in connection with the honourable office , and the very substantial addition to the funds of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution which yvill be the result , yvill doubtless be to him sufficient return for his almost

night-and-day labours to make the 1876 ball a great success . This noble charity , yvhish is the pride and pet of Freemasons in West Lancashire , yvas again the object of the annual festive gathering of Masons , and it must have been satisfactory to those who enjoyed the brilliant assembly that they were in some degree contributing in some measure to the strengthening of the foundations of that

charity . The W . L . Masonic Educational Institution , which has been founded and fostered by true Masonic hearts and hands , is perhaps one of the noblest Masonic organisations in the country , and the annual help it recsives from the Craft assembling at thc town hall is cordially seconded by the individual efforts of every one of the 79 lodges in the

province . As a result of this brotherly pulling together , the " W . L . " . now boasts thc possession of a vested capital ° f £ 3 i 0 o ° i and out of this sum there are at present betyveen 60 and 70 children who are educated by its instrumentality at a cost of from £ 8 to £ 45 each . The voluntary subscriptions of the brethren go a long yvay toyvards securing this noble end ; and its flourishing condition is

largely due to the enthusiasm displayed by all the lodges in the maintenance of its efficiency and usefulness . The success of the institution is largely due to the untiring efforts of Bros . R . Brown , the Hon . Sec , W . M . 241 , and R . Wilson , P . G . S . D ., thc Hon Treas . Previous balls have invariably resulted in a large addition to the funds of the institution , and that of last evening is likely to be even

more helpful to the cause of charity than any which has been given for reveral years . The ball enjoyed the patronage of His Worship the Mayor ( Lieut .-Col . Thomson ) and Mayoress , both of yvhom yvere present during a considerable part of the evening , and the other patrons and patronesses yvere Right Hon the Countess Bective , Right Hon . Lady Skelmersdale ,

the Hon . Lady Constance Stanley , Mrs . Bousfield . Bros . Right Hon . Earl of Carnarvon , Pro G . M . England ; Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M . England , R . W . Prov . G . M . West Lancashire ; Major Starkie , R . W . Prov G . M . East Lancashire , P . G . W . England , W . Prov . S . G . W of West Lancashire ; Right Hon . Lord De Tabley , B . W ., Prov . G . M . Cheshire ; Major G . C . Legh , M . P ., W . D

Prov . G . M . Cheshire ; Edyvard Samuelson , Esq ., P . Prov . S . G . D . Cheshire ; Hon . Frederick A . Stanley , W . D . Prov . G . M . West Lancashire ; Gilbert Greenall , Esq ., M . P ., P . S . G . W . England , and W . P . Prov . S . G . W . of West Lancashire ; Charles Fryer , Esq ., VV . Prov . S . G . W . West Lancashire ; VV . C . Deeley , Esq ., W . Prov . J . G . W . West Lancashire ; Sir J . Ramsden , W . P . Prov . G . S . W . W . Lancashire *

Lieut-Col . Birchall , W . P . Prov . G . J . W ., West Lancashire ; John Prescot , Esq ., W . P . Prov . G . J . W ., W cst Lancashire ; Earl Bective , R . W . Prov . G . M ., Cumberland and Westmorland ; W . R . Callender , Esq ., M . P ., W . D . Prov . G . M ., East Lancashire ; Sir VV . VV . Wynn , Bart , M . P ., R . W . Prov . G . M . Shropshire and North Wales Major N . G . P . Bousfield , M . P . ; John Pearson , Esq .,

J . W . 680 , High Sheriff Lancashire ; VV . Rathbone , Esq ., M . P . ; Right 1 lon . Viscount Sandon , M . P . ; Colonel Ireland Blackburne , M . P . ; J . Torr , Esq ., M . P . The arrangements , as usual , yvere yvell considered and admirably carried out by an efficient committee , constituted as tollows : —President . —Bro . Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M . England , R . W . Prov . G . M ., W . L .,

Vice-President . —Bro . Hon . F . A . Stanley , M . P ., W . D . Prov . G . M ., W . L . Chairman of Committee . —Bro . II . S . Alpass , Prov . G . Sec , W . L . Vice-Chairman . —Bro . W . M . Chudley , P . M ., 241 . Treasurer . —Bro . G . Hutchin , S . W . 241 . Thanks to the capital generalship of an active band of Stewards ( yvho yvore handsome Masonic rosettes supplied by Bro . G . Kenning ) and the committee , the comfort ofthe

visitors yvas greatly promoted . 1 his yvas no easy task , when it is stated that about 1000 persons yvere present at the ball . For their accommodation the entire suite of noble rooms at the Toyvn Hall yvas brought into requisition , the council chamber being used as a general supper room . Nearly every Order in l '" reemasonry yvas represented , and as clothing and insignia of office yvere worn by

nearly all the brethren present the ensemble yvas particularly picturesque and striking . The ladies dresses as a rule yvere in exquisite taste , and greatly aided in completing a picture of singular beauty and effect . Dancing commenced shortly after nine o'clock , and yvas kept up yvith spirit until ; about three , every one present seemingly having enjoyed the merry meeting .

Bro . H . M . Molyneux yvas again an efficient Master of Ceremonies . The catering of Bro . W . Vines gave great satisfaction . The musical arrangements were under the superintendence of Bro . G . A . W . Phillips . At a specially served supper , presided over by Bro .

Alpass , Chairman of the committee , having the Mayor and Mayoress on either hand , a select company was present . " The Health of thc Mayor and Mayoress " yvas proposed by the Chairman , and the Mayor paid a similar compliment to Bro . Alpass .

Thc " Voice of Masonry , " ( Chicago ) , for January contains a ^ porti'ait of Bro , Albert G , Mackey , M . D .