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the removal of some slabs there is found , a few inches below the surface , or below what was the surface , a whole museum of precious antiquities , in every sense precious . The mere value of the metal to be melted down is several thousand pounds , but that is nothing to the historical and

artistic value . As the discoverer truly says , the collection will add even to the unequalled and inexhaustible attractions of the Hellenic capital . Here are found lying the gigantic heroes we read of and hardly believed in , with not only their entire armour of gold and bronze , but

with all their ornaments and furniture , whether of festivity or State ; their offerings to their tutelary gods , and everything they had fondl y cherished in their lifetime . In countless profusion lie shields , breastplates , shield and sword belts , plates and leaves of gold for the more

flexible parts of the body armour , gold pins , buttons , sword hilts , lances and swords in gold and bronze , gold statuettes of quaint and fanciful device , unique specimens of unknown epochs of art , double cups , goblets , immense vases in gold and bronze , and , most significant of

all—perhaps to propitiate the divine guardian of the tomb—the silver head and gold horns of the animal sacred to the ox-eyed goddess . Precious as the metal was , and still is , the workmanship surpasses it . Bronze , it is needless to say , had a greater value in those days than it has now ,

when it comes low in the third rank after gold and silver . That is not surprising when it is considered that , so far as can be ascertained , every bit of ancient bronze —or brass , as it is improperly called in the authorized version—contained a proportion of British tin . From the

famous transaction between Diomedes and Glaucus it appears that while a suit of gold . rmour could be bought for a hundred of cattle , one of bronze would cost nine , thus raising the proportionate value of the inferior metal to one eleventh . But among these

ornaments of war and peace are other relics even more interesting . Have we indeed the whole jewel-box and toilet of the ill-fated prophetess who told everybody his doom and her own in vain , and who suffered the additional misery of foreknowing all the misery to come ?

Cassandra is here—a fairy-like form , with all her pretty trinkets , her earrings , necklaces , bracelets , hair-pins , lockets , and clasps . It was Clytemnestra that buried them with her , soon to follow her to the same tomb ; for the daughter of Tyndarus and sister of Helen is

here . Strangest of all , the hero himself , Agamemnon , remains , and is found to be just such t giant as a hundred chiefs would choose for ; heir leader—a head and shoulders taller than all . It has always been impossible to believe that any ordinary man could put on Achilles

such an atrocious injury and such a gross affront as the poet records . The incident has at least some corroboration in the bulk of thc man . The bones must have been iron to survive to this day . Dr . Schliemann is still at work , most liberally assisted , though almost overdone with

the control of that assistance . Every day brings to light the ornaments , not of Kings and Queens only , but of a whole court and people , as if lavished on the open grave . The curious varieties in the form of the prevailing idol will probably help to elucidate the question which sorelv

puzzled the Father of History himself—viz ., whence the Greeks derived their mythology . These discoveries only confirm his belief that it came from Egypt . The Greeks made Juno their own , but there can be little doubt she was in Egyptian long before the Trojan War .

But why was the discovery reserved for the latter end of the ioth century ? It is made in the very nick of time . What is it that all Europe is looking for ? It is the King of Men , the great head of the Hellenic race , the man whom a thousand galleys and a hundred thousand men submitted toon a simple recognition

of his personal qualities , and obeyed for ten long years . Here are his arms , his shield , and all his familiar accoutrements , as well as the sword and other weapons that had become in a manner part of his own natural frame . It was only a mile and a half from the very spot where these 're found that Pythagoras walked one day into bo Temple of Juno , and recognised for his own » hield he had carried in the Trojan War

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under the form of Euphorbus , who perished by the hand of Menelaus . Let the shield of Agamemnon be hung up amid a number of other shields of antique form . Let the greatest men of this not degenerate age be invited to prove their true identity . The man who , as soon as he enters , can single out the shield of

the King of Men , and say , "That is mine , " must be the man to head the entire Greek race and the races mixed with it in their impending struggle with the remnant of the Asiatic Power . It must be a true Philhellene , a scholar , a tradesman , a man of unflinching courage and irrepressible enterprise , full of resources , and ready to look in the face a rival or a foe . He must have sat at

Homers feet and learnt his law as Pelides did the learned Centaur ' s . The man who can challenge for his own the Shield of Agamemnon , now waiting for the challenge , is the true Emperor of the East , and our easiest escape fro m our present difficulties . —Times .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

LANCASTER . —Moore Lodge ( No . 146 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held in the Masonic Room , Athenaeum , on the 27 th ult . In the absence [ of the W . M . ( Bro . Simpson ) , P . G . R ., Bro . W . J . Sly , P . G . J . D ., occupied the chair , the other members

present being Bros . K . Dean , S . VV . ; VV . Hall , J . W . ; J . L . Bradshaw , M . O . ; R . Stanton , S . O . ; H . Longman , J . O . ; Dr . J . D . Moore , 31 , P . Prov . G . J . W ., Sec . ; J . Stanley , S . D . ; J . J . Croskell , J . D . ; and J . T . Jackson , I . G . Thc lodge having been opened in due

form , the minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed . The ballot was then taken for Bro . A . K . Allinson , and being unanimous , he was duly advanced to the honourable degree of a Mark Mason . A lodge of emergency having been called for the Oth inst ., and other business transacted , the lodge was closed in due form .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

LANCASTER . —Philips Rose Croix Chapter , 18 . —A meeting of this chapter was held in the Masonic Rooms , Athena-urn , on Wednesday , thc 29 th ult . Bro . E . Airey , the M . W . S ., presided , and there were also present Bros . Dn J . D . Moore , 31 ; W . J . Sly , H . Loncman , A . L . P . Dodson , I . Bcelcv . and R .

Taylor . Bros . James M . Moore , of Derby ; John Tilly , of Ceylon ; and Lieut . G . H . Chippindall , 3 rd Buffs , were duly elected , and received the Degree of Rose Croix from the M . E . W . S . The third point was then given under the direction of Bro . Dr . J . D . Moore , 31 , and thc other business having been gone through , the lodge closed in due form .

Scotland.

Scotland .

DUMBARTON . — Lodge Kilwinning ( No . 18 ) . —This lodge met on Friday , the 15 th inst ., for the annual election and installation of office-bearers , when the following were duly installed by Bro . Stewart , W . M . of 32 , Alexander and Bonhill , viz . : Bros . William Hodge , W . M . j John Johnston , D . M . ; R . B . Thomson , S . M . ; Tnhn M'Pall . S . W . ; Willintn Pamnlii . il I W . TJ-IU :.. ™

Baird , Tyler ; R . MTarlanc , S . ; Hugh M . Williamson , C . ; James Thomson , S . D . ; David Thomson , J . D . ; Ii . Sturrock , B . B . ; P . Cameron , S . S . ; P . Collins , J . S . ; J . Jackson , S . B . j J . Howell , I . G . j J . Buchanan , Tyler . Bro . Stewart performed the ceremony in a masterly style , and was afterwards unanimously elected an honorary member of No . 18 and duly admitted .

DALRY . —Blair Lodge ( No . 290 ) . —Thc annual election of office-bearers took place on Thursday , the 14 th inst ., when the following were duly installed : —f . M . M'Cosh , W . M . i Robert Graham , P . W . M . ; VV . J . Hunter , Depute W . M . ; W . Logan , S . W . ; J . Baxter , J . W . j Thomas Stcen , Tieasurer ; James Muir , Secretary j Walter Morrison , Chaplain ; W . Olliver , S . D . ;

James Boyd , J . D . ; John Scott , S . S . ; S . Byars , J . S . ; D . Polland and J . Stewart , Assistant Stewards ; George Crawford , Inner Guard ; Hugh Logan , Tyler . At the anniversary meeting of thc lodge there were deputations present from various lodges in thc district . Thc brethren walked in procession through the principal streets , escorted by thc instrumental band and a number of torch-bearers .

LOCHGELLY . —Lodge Minto ( No . 385 ) . — The annual meeting of this lodge was held in the lodge-room on thc evening of Tuesday , the nth inst ., for the purpose of nominating office-bearers for the ensuing year . There was a full muster of the brethren , and thc following were duly proposed and seconded to fill the various offices , viz .: —Wm . Bethune , W . M . ; Thomas Brand , P . M .

James Angus , D . M . ; Andrew Leitch , S . M . ; James Tullis , S . W . ; James Davidson , J . W . ; John Nicol , Treas . ; John Adam , Sec . ; Robert Ferguson , Chaplain ; Robert Aitken , S . D . j Alexander Beverid ge , J . D . ; James Smith , S . S . ; Andrew Adam , J . S . ; Thomas M'Gee , Architect ; William Penman , I . G . ; William Clark , Tyler .

Scotland.

GLASGOW . —Lodge Clydesdale ( No . 556 ) . — The election of office-bearers of thi slodgc for thc ensuing Masonic year took place on Tuesday evening , the 12 th inst ., within their own hall at No . 106 , Rose-street , South Side . The lodge having been opened in the E . A . degree , and the minutes of previous meeting read and passed , Bro . G . H . C . M'Naught , one of the auditors of the lodge

accounts , made a statement , from which it appeared that the income of the lodge during the past year had been £ 62 17 s . iojd ., and the expenditure during the same period £ 58 13 s . 4 _ d ., showing a balance in favour of income of £ 4 4 s . 6 d . There had been some extraordinary expenditure since last year ' s audit , but in spite of this there was a net balance at present at the credit of thc

lodge of £ 30 is . 2 d . The books were in a very satisfactory condition , and reflected great credit on both Treasurer and Secretary , as did the position of the lodge generally upon all the office-bearers , from the W . Master downwards . The adoption of the Auditors' report was then moved , seconded , and unanimously carried , and a vote of thanks to those brethren carried by acclamation .

votes of thanks were also awarded to the Treasurer and Secretary , and to the W . Master ( Bro . William Phillips ) for his zealous management of the lodge hall as factor . The election proceedings then commenced , the following being the new list as thereby determined : —Bros . William Phillips , W . M . ; Robert Gardiner , D . M . ; William Hart , S . M . ; Thomas Phillips , S . W . ; John M'Kechnie , J . W . ;

W . S . Groggans , Treas . ; Alexander Moore , Sec . ; John Webster , Chap . ; Hugh Reid , S . D . ; John Gardiner , J . D . ; Andrew Gillespie , B . B . ; Robert Middleton , P . G . S . ; Hugh Mayben , Std . Br . ; George Geddes , Architect ; John M'Millan , S . S . ; Andrew Malcolm , J . S . ; W . T . Middleton , Conductor of Music ; Robert Wilson , I . G . ; W . Graham , Tyler . As bad been expected , the occasion was an

exciting one , no fewer than twelve out of the eighteen offices in all being contested . In the contest for the chair , which was , of course , the great event of the evening , 140 brethren voted , namely , 68 for Bro . John B . M'Naught , and 72 for Bro . Wm . Phillips , who was thus reinstated in his position by a majority of four . Last year , between the same two brethren , the majority in favour of Bro .

Phillips was only one . At the close of the election , it was moved by Bro . Phillips , seconded by Bro . J . B . M'Naught , and unanimously agreed to , that Bro . G . W . Wheeler ( 73 ) and George Steen ( 592 ) be affiliated as honorary members of Lodge Clydesdale , which was done accordingly , they receiving the obligation at thc hands of the VV . Master . The newly elected W . M .,

D . M ., and S . M . having been duly installed into office by Bro . Wheeler , the lodge was called from labour to refreshment , and a pleasant hour was spent , the health of thc W . M . being proposed in eloquent terms by Bro . Colin M'Kenzic , of Lodge Caledonian Railway , No . 354 , and pledged in a bumper . GLASGOW . —Lodge Scotia ( No . 178 ) . —The

election and installation of office-bearers in connection with this lodge took place within the hall of Lodge Star , at 12 , Trongate , on Wednesday evening , the 13 th inst . Thc following is the list as then decided : —William Hart , W . M . j John Miller , P . M . j John Logan , Dep . Master Peter Hepburn , Sub . Master j Hugh Killin , Sen . Warden ; William M'Donald , Jun . Warden ; Robt . M'Ewan , Treas . !;

David Hanson , Sec . ; William King , jun ., Sen . Deacon ; Daniel Gillies , Jun . Deacon ; James M'Leish , Chaplain ; William King , senior , B . Bearer ; Andrew Whyte , P . G . Steward ; Thomas Meek , Standard Bearer ; John Hamilton , Sen . Steward ; Andrew Dougan , Jun . Steward ; Wm . Albert Jones , Inner Guard ; Wm . Irvine , Tyler . The ceremony of installation was conducted by Bro . John

Morgan , I . P . M . Lodge Star , 219 , and acting Prov . Grand Secretary , to whom , on thc motion of the W . M ., Bro . Hart , a hearty vote of thanks was accorded for the very efficient manner in which he had performed thc duties connected therewith . K . ILBARCHAN . —Lodge St . Barchan ( No . 1 s 61 . —The annual treneral meetintr of this lodpe was held

in their lodge-room on the evening of 30 th ult . In the unavoidable absence of the W . M ., Bro . Wm . Lewis , M . D ., who has been ill of typhoid fever for some time past , the chair was occupied by Bro . D . Cunningham , I . P . M ., who was supported by the other office-bearers and a good turn-out of brethren . The minutes of previous meetings having been read and approved of , the balance sheet for

the past year was submitted , from which it appeared that thc lodge was in a most flourishing state . The meeting then proceeded to the election of office-bearers with the following result : —Bro . William Lewis , M . D ., was unanimously re-elected W . M . Thc other office-bearers were elected as follows : — Andrew Buchanan , D . M . ; D . Cunningham , P . M . ; D . Scrymgcour , S . M . ; J . Wylie , S . W . ; J . Barbour , J . W . ; W . Kirkland , Treas . ; A .

Grant , Sec . ; Jas . Stevenson , S . D . ; Jno . Stevenson , J . D . ; Peter Woodrow , Architect ; Jno . Hill , B . B . ; Harry Gilmour , S . B . ; Robt . Craig , S . S . ; Jno . Orr , J . S . ; Jno . Lindsay , I . G . ; Andrew Mitchell , Tyler . A vote of thanks having been passed to the "W . M . for thc zealous manner in which he had fulfilled the duties of his office during thc past year , thc lodge was thereafter closed in due form .

The will of Bro . Robert Barclay , late of No . 9 , College-hill , Cannon-street , stationer , and of Hill-side , Reigate , who died on the nth ult ., was proved on the 24 th ul ( . by Mrs . Sarah Matilda Barclay , the widow , and Mr . Theodore Frv . the executors , the nersonal estate

being sworn under £ 40 , 030 . The testator bequeaths to his wife , his horses , carriages , plate , household furniture and effects , certain balances at his bankers , and £ 1000 ; he also leaves her thc income of the rest of his property for life , and on her death the capital is to be divided between his children in equal shares . —City Press .