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be so stormy as the last , and that the public will continue to support the National Lifeboat Institntion ( which is so merciful and jiatriotic in its design ) as it deserves . The International Masonic Review ( New York ) . AVe arc triad to see Bro . F . G . Tisdall has

resumed active labour again on behalf of the Fraternity , and as Editor of the foregoing , he is sure to make his mark in the Masonic world , as he has already , as former Editor of " Masonic Department of Pomeroy ' s Democrat . " The " Review" is well printed , neatly arranged , and carefully edited , and bids fair to be widely

circulated .. Rev . John W . Simons is Editor ofthe Local Department , and commences in the first number to set the dishes in order as Steward , and as he trusts to the brethren for the material whereof the same may be composed , we hope they will give a bountiful provision .

Tribunals of Commerce . ( London Mirror office . ) The small pamphlet now before us will repay a careful perusal , and as it is edited b y sure the Hon . Sec , Mr . John Robert Taylor , it is to be found as valuable as it is trustworthy . The objectof the compiler is to draw attention "ere it

be too late , " to the vital imjiortance of rendering the proposed Tribunal of Commerce for the City of London " as exempt as jiossible from the legal element . " AVithout venturing to offer any remarks as to the object of the compilation , we may state that a Parliamentary notice of the Corporation of the

City of London has alread y been inserted in the p blic papers in November last , for thc Session of 1873 , by which it appears that the Mayor , Aldermen and Commons of the City of London ( otherwise known as the Corporation of the City of London ) intend to apply to Parliament for leave to brinir in a bill .

" lo establish a Court or Tribunal of Commerce of the City of London , for the trial an 1 determination of all disputed questions which may arise between the parties to any commercial transaction in relation thereto , and effected within snch limits as the bill may define or as Parliament may prescribe .

Mr . Taylor inserts a number of letters on the subject , and certainly as we have all our interest in this important matter , wc cannot do better than advise our readers to procure cojiies of the little book , and read for themselves .

The Evergreen . Dec . 1872 . ( Iowa U . S . A . ) This number isrematkable for anexcellcntcopper plate engraved portrait of Z . C . Luse , ALE . Grand Hi gh Priest of Grand Chaptei of Iowa , and a capital memoir of William Sewell Gardner , Past Grand AIaster of Alassachusetts . The

career of this most indefatigable and intelligent Alason is skilfull y sketched by the maskrhand of liro . W . C . Aloore , Editor Freemasons' AJonlh / i / Aliigazine and as our distinguished brother is now in the prime of life , we expect lhat he will render stil more service on behalf of the Fraternity .

Proeeeiltiigs Supreme Grand Council , 3 j , United States , N . J . The volume now under notice is for 1872 , and though not so interesting assume of the earlier issues , is nevertheless of great value to all the adherents of that most flourishing Rite . Bro . Josiah II . Drummond , ? , f , is the Commander , and Bro . Daniel Sickles ,

33 ^ , Lion . Sec . General . During the recess the thirty-third degree was conferred upon some thirty members of the 32 '' , all no doubt worthy men and zealous masons , but it strikes us that such wholesale rcccpiiotis into the last and highest degree of ihe Ancient and Accejited Rite , is quite foreign lo its original foundation .

The claim of Supreme Council of Scotland to concurrent jurisdiction with the Supreme Council of lingland , in llic dominion of Canada , has caused a flutter in the United States , and is now being investigated with extra care and caution . The correspondence on the subject is appended , and wc are not a little interested on the subject

ourselves . An oiler was sent the Supreme Council of U . S . by the body in England to endeavour to open up a means of reconcilation with the Grand Client of France , so far as the United States Councils are concerned . " An act of lncorjioration '' was agreed on , and will be accepted , and also the legal ajipointment of

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Trustees . The meetings were held at New York , from the 17 th September , 1872 , and were of a most and unamious and pleasing character . Boletin Do Grande Or . Unido Do Brazil . This

official publication is issued monthly , and we have pleasure in acknowledg ing of late the receipt of the numbers for the last quarter of the year 1872 . The jiublishing office is at Rio De Janeiro . We notice that a communication was received

from Bro . Goodall , 3 , 3 ; , Representative of the Sup . enie Council of Brazil at the Northern Jurisdiction of United States , 33 ° , and considerable space is devoted to general Masonic intelligence .

The Freemasons Calendar jor the Province , of Dorset . By HENRY LING , Dorchester . A very useful list for the local brethren , by whom it is doubtlessly well appreciated .

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BRO . ALEXANDER CROMBIE BREBNER . Again the hand of death has beckoned one of our brethren away , and as a personal and intimate relation , I have esjiscially , to mourn the loss of Bro . Alexander Crombie Brebner , who died peacefully , although suddenly , on the 26 th of January last . He was the eldest son of the

eminent advocate , James Brebner , Esq ., of Aberdeen , and had himself for many years occupied a confidental and important jiost in the Audit Ollice , Somerset House , London . He was initiated in the Oak Lodge , 190 , on my own proposition , seconded by Bro . John

Hogg , on Wednesday , the iSth of Alay , 1870 , the ceremony being impressively performed by Hro . Littauer ; he was subsequently passed and raised in the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 167 , Hampstead , in whicii lodge he took a deep interest . Although not a prominent Mason , he

was one who ever expressed in his acts towards others , a right understanding of the great principles of Masonry , and acted upon them in no niggardly spirit . He was a member of the Social Science

Institute , in the proceedings of which he took a constant share , and he was also a fellow and member of the Anthropological Society , where he supported the financial economies of Bro . Hyde Clarke .

As a man of education and taste , there were few of his time who could rank higher , and as a personal friend , I can myself , with great sorrow at his loss , testify to his Stirling and amiable qualities . When he entered our Fraternity , I was glad

that he turned to me for such slight services as 1 could perform , and the many brethren who remember him will join in my sincere regret that , after a close friendship of many years , he shoultl have passed away without further distinction at the earl y age of forty-one . —K . R . II . Ale KKXZIK .

BRO . THORNBER , P . M ., 381 . On Saturday , 1 st iust ., the mortal remains of Bro . George Thornber , P . AL , mason , builder and contractor , of Darwen , Lancashire , ( who met with his death from inflammation ofthe brain , caused by falling down a cellar-way in Green-street , en

1 'hursday , the 23 rd ult . ) were interred in the family vault at Hol y i rinity Church . The deceased brother has left a widow and two small children , and was thirty-six years of age . Hewas a well-known tradesman , and much resjiected by his workmen and a large circle of friends , and

neld in high esteem b y his brethren ofthe Craft As the deceased brother had exjiressed an anxious desire that his funeral should be conducted . Masonically , the usual dispensation was procured from the Provincial Grand Lodge , and as the deceased was a P . AI . of Lodge Harmony and Industry , 381 , Darwen , his brethren mustered in

strong force and preceded the hearse in full Alasonic costume in accordance wilh their degrees , amongst whom we may name—Bros . T . Grime , W . AL ; James Bentley , P . M . ; L . Roberts , P . M . ; Benson Wood , P . AL ; R . H . Smalley , P . M . ; W . Almond , S . W . ; T . Almond , J . W . ; Geo . Grime , S . D , ; Thomas Robinson . J . D . j B . M . Cormack ,

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I . G . ; W . G . Hutchinson , P . M ., and O . G . ; Geo . Wood , P . M ., and Secretary ; George Martin , Treas . ; Charles Tiplady , of Blackburn , 343 , P . G . P . T . ; G . Dearden , W . M . 345 ; Duckworth and Eastwood , P . M . ' s , 545 ; Cunlifre of Blackburn , and the Rev . Charles Hughes , of Tockholes

near Darwen , Chaplain to 345 . The Rev . R . Mayall , Vicar ofthe Church , kindly permitted the organ to be used on the occasion . On the corpse entering the sacred edifice , Bro . A . M . Briggs presided at the organ , and the solemn tunes produced a feeling most reverent and religious on all

who entered . Large numbers were moved to tears , the beautiful burial service of the Church of England was imjiressively read by the worthy vicar . On the corpse leaving the church , the " Dead March" was performed on the organ . The funeral service at the grave having been

concluded by ths Vicar , the brethren formed a circle around the vault of the departed brother . The Chaplain read his portion of the ceremony ' , and the language of our beautiful service was most impressively read , his manner of delivery being deeply affecting and calculated to produce

deep thought and seriousness while we received ' ' a striking instance of the uncertainty of life , and the vanity of all human pursuits . " The AV . M . of the Lodge then concluded the ceremony in the usual words of our Masonic ritual , responded to by thebrethren . The service

being ended , the brethren retired in the usual order , and dropped the ivyleaf on to the coffin of tlieir departed brother , and returned to the lodgeroom , where a cup of tea , & c , awaited them , provided by Bro . Gregg of the New Inn , and which was heartily welcome , as the day was bitterly cold and a strong nipping wind was blowing at the

time . After tea the memory of the deceased brother was mentioned in the usual form , and his character ancl AIasonic feelings were highly eulogised by his brethren and Bro . Tiplady , and a most impressive prayer by the Chaplain on behalf of the widow and children . The Lodge was closed as usual at half-past three .

BRO . THE REV . DR . HAYCROFT , W . M . 5 3-

We deeply regret to record that the illness elsewhere alluded to of the Rev . Dr . Haycroft , of Leicester , has terminated fatally . He expired on the afternoon of Sunday , the 16 th instant , after an illness of only nine days , but the severity of

the symptoms from the first were such as to leave but slight hopes of his recovery . His removal creates a void in the town , and especially in thc Alasonic body , that will not be easilv filled . One of a class—that of Nonconformist

Ministers—but too seldom represented in the ranks of the Craft , he had by his conpicuous abilities attained a high position in the town , and secured the respect aud esteem , not only of his freinds , but even of those who differed from him . As a jireacher he enjoyed a wide-spread

reputation , whilst as a Alason his career , though somewhat brief , had been highly honourable . He was remarkable for the strict punctuality no less than the ability with which he invariably fulfilled his Masonic engagements , notwithstanding that his time was largely occupied , the duties of every

office he undertook were always efficiently and conscientiously performed . He was , we believe , initaled in the Universal Lodge , London , No . 181 , in the year 1868 , of which lodge his brother-in-law , Dr . Wilkinson , was then AIaster ; he afterwards joined the John

of Gaunt Lodge , Leicester , No . 523 ; in 1868 he was appointed Senior Deacon , and liaving successively filled both Warden ' s chairs , he was unanimously elected W . Alaster in June last , since which time he has presided over the lodge with marked ability and success . As Prov . G .

Chaplain , he delivered a masterl y oration on the occasion ofthe consecration of St . Peter ' s Lodge , Market Haiborotigh , which justly enhanced his AIasonic reputation . lie was exalted to the R . A . in the Chapter of Fortitude , No . 279 , antl held the office of Prin .

Soj . at the time of his death . In the Mark degcj he was a Past-Grand Chaplain of England ind J . W . of the Fowke Lodge , No . 19 . He was one ofthe ( banders of the Byzantine Red Cross Conclave at Leicester , and it is to him