Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending July 2 , 1870 . MONDAY , J 27 . Lodge 831 , British Oak , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile-end-road . „ 905 , De Grey and Ripon , Angel Htl ., Gt . Ilford . Chap . 188 , Joppa , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street .

Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at 8 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at S ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel ,

Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 , Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile End , at 7 for 8 .

TUESDAY , J 28 . Audit Committee , Girls' School , at 2 . 30 . Lodge 186 , Industry , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 259 , Prince of Wales , Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s MetropolitanChapter of Instruction , George Hotel , Alder manbury , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor .

Domatic Lodgeof Instruction , Palmerston Tav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction ( 382 ) , Hotel de Cologne , 60 and 61 , Ilaymarket , at 8 ; Bro . T . AAdams , Preceptor . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway , Victoria

Station , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Yarborough Lodgeof Instruction , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) Knights of St . John ' s Tavern , St . Jolm ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Prestonian Club of Instruction ( for M . M . ' s only ) , Lyceum Tavern , Strand .

WEDNESDAY , J 29 . Lodge 898 , Temperance in the East , 6 , Newby-place , Poplar . Chap . 820 , Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich , at 8 ; J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 22 S ) , Bull & Gate ,

Kentish Town-road , atS ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroad , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Confidence Lodge of Instruction ( 193 ) , Railway Tavern , Railway-place , Fenchurch-street , at 7 . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , The Grapes Tavern , Duke-street , Manchester-square , at 8 : Bro . T . A .

Adams , P . G . P ., Preceptor . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 . Sydney Lodge of Instruction ( 829 ) , Cambridge Hotel , Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 . Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms ,

Parkroad , Peckham ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Burden Coutts Lodge of Instruction ( 1278 ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . I . Terry , Preceptor .

THURSDAY , J 30 . General Committee Girls' School , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Goat and Compasses , Euston-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Finshury Club of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern 42

, Bath-street , City-road . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes , Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . St . George ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill , Greenwich , at 8 .

FRIDAY , JULY I . Lodge 1275 , Slar , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-road . Chap . 754 , High Cross , White Hart , Tottenham . St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 144 ) , Pier Htl ., Chelsea . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . 's , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Domatic Chapter of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway

Victoria Station , at 8 ; Comp . Cottebrune , Preceptor Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction ( No . 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich-road , at 8 ; Comp . W . West Smith , Preceptor . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbury , at 7 ; Bro . Brett , Preceptor . United Pilgrims' Lodge of InstructionHorns Tavern

, Kennington , at 7 . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Htl ., Spring-gardens , Charing-cross ; Br . Pulsford , Preceptor Doric Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mileend-road , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of InstructionSilver Lion ,

, Penny-fields , Poplar , at 7 ; Br . D . S . Potts , Preceptor . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tav ., Victoriaroad , Deptford , at 8 . Charterhouse Club of Instruction , Hat and Feathers Tavern , 25 , Goswell-road , at 8 ; Bro . J . Mather , P . M . 65 , Preceptor .

S ATURDAY , J ULY 2 . General Committee Boys' School , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 . Lodge 1194 , Villiers , NorthumbcrtAnd Arms Hotel , Isleworth . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-road , at 7 .

A BACHELOR sea-captain was complaining that he couldn ' t get a satisfactory chief officer , when a young lady remarked that she should like a situation as first mate . The captain took the hint , and the girl .

Poetry.

Poetry .

IN MEMORIAM . [ Reflectionsof abystander on beholding the funeral cortege of the late beloved and lamented Earl Howe conveying his mortal remains to their last resting-place . ] Thou hast sank beneath thine illness , and we bear thee to thy rest ,

And deep are the emotions which agitate each breast ; Thou has quitted this world's suffering for a blissful home above , And we look back on thy past life with reverence and love .

Let us drop the tear of sorrow as we stand beside the tomb Of thee , whose bounteous pity relieved affliction ' s gloom ; Let us drop the tear of sorrow and bend the unco ver'd head , As we gaze upon thy funeral and reflect that thou art dead .

For the memory of thy goodness is imprinted on each heart—How nobly thou hast acted thy philanthropic part ; Long will the recollection of kindly deeds like thine Embalm the sacred ashes we now to earth consign .

And wc doubt not Heaven's blessing will continue to attend The exertions which thou madest to prove the poor man's friend ; Thy name will long be cherish'd and grateful lips will bless The alleviation given by thee unto distress .

And if thy sainted spirit may look down upon us here , As we realize each project thy noble mind held dear , Thou wilt know how much we value the charity sublime Which we trust is now rewarded in a fair Elysian

clime . T . J . S . THE LAMENT OF AN UNEMPLOYED MARK MASTER MASON .

In the quarries of life , many years I have wrought ; And at length to the market my labour I ' ve brought , But the answer I got , I could scarcely believe : " Your work may be good , ' tis not what I can

receive . " I've made fair work , also square work , In my age , as I had in my youth ; And tried , mark well what I now tell , To hew out the Keystone of Truth .

Denied at the East gate , I then turned to the South ; Five children must have food to put into their mouth , I succeeded no better , our wants to relieve ; " 'Twas good work , although not the kind he could

receive . " I've done fair work , also square work , In manhood , likewise in my youth ; And worked , mark well , many a spell , To polish the Keystone of Truth .

Not discouraged as yet , I still hoped for the best , Though now weak and weary , bend my steps to the West ; But the effort was vain , for no work could I leave , '" Twas new work , and true work , but he did not

receive . " Said ' twas fair work , but not square work , Such lie had know from his youth ; Yet still , mark well what I now tell , It was the right Keystone of Truth .

'Tis a sad and hard fate , to a sensitive mind , To have all your best efforts heaved over behind ; Though quite willing to work , no employment receive , Nor yet find any place , were your work you can

leave . Vain my square work , vain my fair work , " I've lost all my labour , " from youth ; But friends , mark well what I now tell , " Grave your mark on the Keystone of Truth . "

But I will not despair , the Great Architect above ! Is full of long suffering , to boundless mercy and love , And in His own good time , He will open some hearts , To find me a place , if I pursue the right path .

Still making / Wr work , keeping to square work , N ' cr forgetting any maxim of youth ; Still to mark well what at the end befell , Those who adhered to the Keystone of Truth .

Poetry.

Remember , a time came , when the builder did send , And proved the disconsolate workman ' s best friend ; Call'd him to the market , all his wants to relieve ; Showing his was the work , they were bound to

receive . Praised his fair work , good as square work ,

Pride of the old , joy of the youth ; Let all mark well what then befell , Placing his mark on the Keystone of Truth . Mark the change for the man , so lately neglected , Now his work is well-known , by all Masons

respected , Bid Fame sound her trumpet , let no man now stop her , Let his praise be sung from Jerusalem to Joppa . Praise his fair work , praise his square

work , Make glad his age , sad was his youth ; Courage then , mark well , all this befell : Bide then by the Keystone of Truth . W . W . 23 , Percy Circus .

GALVANISM . —Pulvermacher's Monthly Record of Cures is ittnv ready for the benefit of Sufferers , containing documentary evidence of remarkable Cures effected by Pulvermacher ' s Improved Patent Self-applicable Volta-Elcctric Chain-Bands and Pocket Batteries , and may be had on application to the Sole Inventor and Patentee—J . L . Pulvermacher , 200 , Regent-street ,

London , W . A Test on Loan sent gratis if required . Caution . —Spurious Electric Appliances being advertised by Quack Doctors , Patients should consult Pulvermacher ' s Pamphlet on that subject ( free by post ) , embodying other most interesting matter for those suffering from Rheumatic and Neuralgic Pains , Functional Disorders , & c , & c —[ Advt ]

HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —Weakening Weather . — The sultry summer days strain the nerves of the feeble and decrepit , which state eventuates in disease , unless some restorative , such as these purifying Pills , be found to correct the disordering tendency . Holloway ' s medicine gives tone to the nervous system , which is the source

of all vital . movements , and presides over every action which maintains the growth and well-being of the body . No one can therefore over-estimate the necessity of keeping the nerves well strung , and the ease with which these Pills accomplish that end is borne witness to by thousands dwelling in hot climates , whose livers have been saved and whose lives have been spared . —[ Advt . 7

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wards . Parcels of the value of 20 / -, KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS .... and upwards will be forwarded CARRIAGE EiiEK to any railway station in the United Kingdom . Parcels of less value than 20 / -, will be DELIVERED FREE within

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William Dunkley , PIANOFOR TE MAN UFA C ' PURER , From and rccommende . 1 . by MESSRS . JOHN BROADWOOD AND SONS , No . zoi , HIGH STKEET , CLAHJAM , LONDON , S . W . Every description of English and Foreign instruments Tuned , Regulated , Repaired , or taken in exchange . Instruments lent on hire . Arrangements made for purchasing as required .

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Birmingham New Great Western Hotel , ( SNOW HILL STATION ) . ii pvNE of the most elegant , comfortable , and \ ~ s economical Hotels in the three kingdoms . "—The Field % July 31 , 1869 . ILL I AM WINSOR , of 8 , Miles's-lane , London-bridge , Imports CIGARS of the very Finest Brands only , and Manufactures Cigar * from the Choicest Tobaccos . Wholesale and retail .