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and Western princip les of social life . Clearly , therefore , he has learnt but half the lesson of Ancient History , so long as he sees the Oriental element only in that background , which is all that can be allotted to it in the special histories of Greece ancl Rome . "

The object of the work , from which I take these remarks , is to present thc other half , and is designed to be a necessary supplement to those histories , and a sketch of thc Oriental States , which deserve study for their own intrinsic interest . It appears to be based on an

independent study of the anpient writers , ancl a careful use of the best modern authorities ; and it brings down the history to Alexander ' s conquest , the true epoch at which the East yielded to the West . His object , as the author observes , has not been to draw up a mere skeleton

epitome , but a narrative full ancl circumstantial enough to possess life and interest , and to leave that impression on the memory which mere outlines can never produce , since a summary can only be of real service as an index to knowledge already acquired . Thc work may be conscientiously recommended , as a manual , both

for the student and for the general reader , of the present state of our knowledge on a subject , the interest of which is daily growing , its bonds enlarging , and its details becoming more definite and certain by the progress of inquiry ; and which , moreover , throws much light upon Scripture history . WILLIAM CARPENTER .

The Ancient And Accepted Rite.

THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE .

( 7 b the Editor of the Freemason . ) SIR AND BROTHER , —¦* ¦ I have been much interested in the articles which have from time to time appeared on the various Degrees of this Rite , as tending in some degree to dispel the obscurity in which they are

at present shrouded ; it seems to me that instead of starting new degrees , which appears to be now the prevailing tendency , it would be more to the purpose were we to endeavour lo increase our knowledge of those already in existence , ancl

notably those of the Ancient and Accepted Rite . As a member of the i 8 ° , I should be glad to know something of the various Degrees of the Rite not at present worked in this country , and I believe that this not unreasonable desire for further

light is shared b y many of my brethren . In America these degrees are regularly worked ; some time ago there appeared in the columns of your deceased contemporary , a description of a Masonic Temple , at Cincinnati , I believe , where special provision was made for their working . 0

In Ireland too , if I am not mistaken , the 28 is worked , in addition to the live given here . I appears to me that arrangements might readily be made , whereb y these degrees , or a part of them , could be regularl y worked in Londonsay twice a vear at the meetings of the -30 ° —by

members of the Rite throughout the country , nominated by the Supreme Grand Council , and further , that the course now adopted by the Mark Grand Lodge might be pursued with advantage , i . e ., that once or twice in the vear the

Supreme Grand Council should pay an official visit to some country Chapter , where certain of these degrees should be again worked b y members of that Chapter , and the nominees of the Supreme Grand Council .

Ihis would , I am persuaded , tend to a more general interest in this very beautiful Kite , and at the same time be useful b y bringing the members more into communion .

I merely throw out this crude suggestion , in the hope that it may induce some one of influence to take the matter up . Yours fraternally , F IAT L UX , 18 ' .

13 lit : A 1 ; FAST . —EPPS ' COCOA . —GHATKITI , AND COM - rcM'TiNc * . — " Hy a thorough knowledge of the natural laws whicli govern the operations of 'litre .- !!!*** ; in < l nutrition , anil by a careful application ofthe fine propel ties of well-selected cocoa , Mr . Kpps has pro \ ided our breakfast tables . with a

ilelieately-flnvouied beverage which may sa \ e us many heavy doctors' hills , "—Ciril Serrier ( frm-lte . Made simply with lioilintr Water or Milk . Lnch packet is labelled" , | . \ M . iiS Kpps C . V CO ., I lonueopathie Chemisls , London . " Also , makers of Kpps ' s Milky Cocoa ( Cocoa and Condensed "" T'lk .

Masonic Tidings.

Masonic Tidings .

BRITISH , FOREIGN , AND COLONIAL . We have great p leasure in announcing that our esteemed Bro . W . J . Hughan has been appointed Grand Representative from the Grand

Chapter of Pennsylvania to the Mark Grand Lodge of England , Com ]*) . Chas . Eugene Meyer , Grand High Priest of Pennsylvania being the chosen Representative ofthe Alark Grand Lodge

near Ins own jurisdiction . The Rev . G . R . Portal , M . A ., Grand Mark Master , will also represent the Grand Chapter of

Iowa , ancl Bro . V . D . Taylor will hold the corresponding ranlc for the Mark Grand Loelge at that Grand Chapter .

-SEW LODGE AT LEI CESTEK . —The M . W . G . M . having granted a warrant for the Commercial Lodge , No . 1391 , to be held at Freemasons ' Hall , Leicester , the Provincial Grand Lodge has

been summoned for Easter Monday , ist April , at two o ' clock , when the lodge will be constituted by the Provincial Grand Master . There will be a banquet at 5 o ' clock .

BERWICK-OX-1 WEED . —Thc brethren of St . David ' s Lodge , No . 393 , have long entertained the idea of erecting a new lodge room . They have succeeded in securintr an excellent

site ; plans are already in preparation , ancl we are informed that the erection of a handsome Masonic Hall will shortly be proceeded with . This lodge appears to have entered upon a course

ol prosperity , and we have every confidence that , under the direction of its present W . Master , Bro . C . I . Paton , it will become one of the most important and prosperous lodges in the Province of Northumberland .

NEW MASONIC HALL AT LIVERPOOL . —A large and influential meeting of the Committee of the New Masonic Hall , was held on Friday , Sth inst ., at the Masonic Temple , Hope-street , with

reference to thc new building . A letter was read from the trustees , expressing their willingness to sign the contract on condition that half the estimated cost of the building was deposited

in the bank before the end of the month . The lodges in Liverpool were very fully represented at the meeting , and in lb . ' course of the proceedings it was stated that nearly the required sum hatl

been already promised . Several members of the Committee referred to the desirability of having the work carried out , and urged upon the members present , and the craft generally , the necessity

lor exertion in connection wilh the proposal . The accepted plans are by Messrs . Danson and Davies , architects , Liverpool , and if they are carried out ( of which there seems no doubt , from

the enthusiasm t'isplaycd at the meeting ) the new Masonic Hall in Hope-street will not only prove well adapted to masonic : purposes , but will also form an ornament to the architectural features of Liverpool , ancl a credit to the craft generally .

I ' m ; COMPLETION or ST . PMIL ' . —It has been resolved b y the Lodge of Antiquity , Xo . 2 , to contribute tbe sum of twenty guineas to the fund for tho completion of the internal cli oration of St . Paul ' s Cathedral . Bv acting' thu : ** .

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thc members of that lodge are both contributing towards a national undertaking , and also doing appropriate honours to the memory of Sir Christopher Wren , who for many years was Master of

the lodge . Indeed , among the relics in the possession of this lodge , which is one of thc oldest and most important in the craft , are some beautifully wrought candlesticks , presented by Sir

Christopher Wren , as well as the mallet used by-Charles the Second to lay the foundation of the present St . Paul ' s , and made out of a piece of wood from old St . Paul ' s . If other lodges follow

the example set to them , the future visitor to St . Pauls , who looks round upon the walls ancl columns to which the artist has put the finishing

touch , will assuredly consider the whole edifice a monument more worthy than ever alike of the nation ancl of Sir Christopher Wren .

SUNDERLAND MASONIC HALL COMPANY . — The annual ball of the shareholders of this company was held in the Hall on Friday , March 1 st . There was a large attendance , ancl everything

passed oft with cc / al , and reflected great credit on the active and energetic committee under whose management it was got up , of which Bro . Riley was Chairman , and Bro . F . Maddison Hon .

Sec . Mr . John Tollman ably officiated as M . C . The annual meeting was held on the Sth inst ., Bro . S . A . Wade , Chairman of the Board of Directors , in fhe chair . Thc Hall has now been

open two years , and a very satisfactory report of the present position of the Company was presented . Three of the Directors retired by rotation ; Bros . Crooks and Wade were re-elected , and Bro .

Collin Smart was elected to fill the vacancy caused by Bro . Bell retiring from the directorate ancl being elected Secretary . Bro . R . Hudson , the retiring Secretary , was elected Treasurer .

BERLIN . —The correspondent of the Dail y Telegraph writes : —" * English Brethren of ' the Craft , ' par excellence , ma } - be interested to learn that Brother ILL and R . H . the Crown Prince of

Germany , M . W . G . M . of the Grand ' Country ' Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , Berlin , presided over and conducted the working of that lodge two nights ago for the first time since his

return from the French campaign . The number of brethren—that is , of duly affiliated or visiting members of lodges—in Berlin is not very large , considering that the population of this capital is

but little short ofa million ; they are in all 2 , 191 . We boast of three Grand Lodges , however , —the 'Three Terrestrial Globes , ' ' Royal York , ' and ' Country , ' besides a goodly number of blue and

red Lodges . There are actually more barristers in Berlin than Master ' Masons—strong presumptive evidence in favour of the assertion that thc Prussian character inclines rather to litigiousness than to benevolence .

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