Laying The Foundation Of A New Masonic Hall In Halifax, Nova Scotia.

mitted to identify themselves with the institution . At the conclusion of his remarks , the Grand Master introduced the orator of the occasion , Rev . Canon Townshend , of Amherst , whose oration we shall give next week .

Poetry.

Poetry .

THE FOUNDER'S SONG . BY BRO . T . BURDETT YEOMAN . FOR Music . I . W e read the earth was made from naught , Now beautiful and fair ; All Freemasons they affirm , our Great Architect was there .

Lodges yve consecrate to Him , Then pleadingly we seek To symbolize and bless our work , And all the words yve speak . Chorus : For out of chaos thc world yvas made , Then glory put around her ; Soon in shape she then was turn'd , But not yvithout a Founder .

II . Without a lodge yve cannot work , For holy are our rites ; And Temple Laws are practised there , Through Covenantal Lights .

' Pis halloyv'd ground to look upon , And not for profane bands To handle , or to tread or touch , Unless Masonic hands . Chorus * . For out of chaos , etc .

III . What class more unctious than good men , With virtue for their guide ; With hope , and charity , and faith , Such graces ne ' er deride .

They that conceive and make a home Wherein these gifts can dwell , Are true Freemasons of rare worth , Let us their goodness tell . Chorus : For out of chaos , etc .

IV . The " Mason " Founder is a man , And good he ' s bound to do , For in his heart their lives a yvish To bid dull care adieu .

To think and act within his lodge , A resting place and free , Where none can enter or disturb The wonted harmony . Chorus : For out of chaos , etc .

V . Then let our song be full of praise , For in our ranks we find Men who desire our cause to spread , And benefit mankind .

Such are the brethren we approve , Exalt and honour too , For they are yvorthy of the world , Those " Founders " of the Blue , Chorus : For out of chaos , etc .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . ARDEN AVERY SHAPLAND . A sad case of drowning occurred on Saturday afternoon , on thc Teignmouth bathing-ground . Bro . Arden Avery Shapland , solicitor , of Epsom , son of Bro . John Terrell Shapland , solicitor , South Molton , with Mr . Wcstwicke , of London , were on a visit to the former ' s brother-in-law , Mr . Tucker , residing near Neyvton Abbot , and on Saturday

morning they all of them went to Teignmouth . About two o ' clock they commenced bathing from a machine , the only one who could swim being Mr . Westyvickc , while he could not do so very well . Bro . A . A . Shapland was the first to enter the water , and caught hold of a rope , which yvas fastened to thc machine , going out to thc depth of his armpits ; but there was a nasty ground swell

on , which lifted him off his feet and carried him outwards . Responding to his cries for help , Mr . Westwicke went off to his assistance , and after struggling some time in endeavouring * to save his friend , he yvas compelled to let go his hold . By this time a boat had arrived , and thc occupant of it was enabled to save Mr . Westyvickc , yvho yvas brought ashore in an apparently lifeless condition , but Bro . Shapland had sunk and was not aftenvards seen . The

usual restoratives were applied to Mr . Westwicke , and the treatment was eventually successful . Up to a late hour on Tuesday Bro . Shapland ' s body yvas not recovered . The deceased , who had a highly respectable practice as a solicitor , lost his wife a year or two since from a carriage accident . Bro . A . A . Shapland was a member of the Constitutional Lodge , No . ss ; a Royal Arch and a Mark Master Mason .

., "pirowAY ' s OINTMENT ASH PILLS . —In these autumnal months r , er > i man l , ealth is sorely tried by the extreme chanj-cs of ternan 1 i "" ' ' *' c'' weaken the digestive organs , lower the bodily tone , mat - "" - * s **' st <; m open to numberless complaints . The vast mai ° i ' ' i mal : " lies all ' ecting the throat , lungs , ami circulation ( Jim c , | eckeJ in their dangerous course by rubbing this curative the-i * ent l , riski * " * twic <* a < % » P ° n the sk »> covering the seat of Hon e *?'* ' ** *? ' t :, king at the same time appropriate doses of lrel , A : ' ay s , P urif >* * 'ngi corrective , and operative Pills . This simple to fram ? " ° . "o failures , is devoid of danger , restores s-trcngth centi . f "'¦'"'' t . 'Hed by disease , anil imparts vigour to the nervous "res , however much shaken by repeated illnesses . — Auvr .

Masonic And General Tiding.

Masonic and General Tiding .

It is announced that on the seventh of next month the Earl and Countess of Derby yvill be present at a grand banquet given by thc Mayor of Liverpool ( Lieutenant-Colonel Steble ) . The annual meeting of the Sussex Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons yvill be held " on Wednesday , Oct . 27 th , at the Castle Hotel , Hastings .

The Rig ht Hon . the Earl of Zetland , Prov . Grand Master of theNofth and East Ridings of Yorkshire , purposes holding a Provincial Grand Lodge and General Communication of Masons of his province in the Toyvn Hall , Hull , at 2 o'clock on Wednesday , the 6 th of October .

Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Ellis has offered to subscribe five guineas annually , to form the nucleus of a prize fund in connexion yvith the Surrey Indu-. trial School . LORD SELBORNE AND THE M ERCERS' COMPANY . —The

Rig ht Hon . Lord Selborne has been elected by the Mercers' Company as their Master for the ensuing year , without being called upon to pass through the preliminary office of Warden ; and his lordship has signified his readiness to fill the position . — " City Press . "

Lucy , Countess of Powis , widow of the second Earl of Powis , K . G ., and daughter of the third Duke of Montrose , K . G ., died on 'Thursday , at Walcot , at the age of 82 . TESTIMONIAL TO BRO . J GEORGE MARSH . —A meeting of the committee was held on the 15 th , a ' "he Jamaica Coffee House .

THE LATE COUNTESS OF CARNARVON . —The granite and marble tomb of the late lamented Countess of Carnarvon has just been completed , and presents a very chaste and massive appearance . It is situated at the west end of the mortuary chapel in the cemetery in Highclere Park , near Neyvbury . The monument is composed of axed

Peterhead granite , with a fine polished grey granite kerb . Within this is an open space for floyvcrs , and in the centre is a slab of red Aberdeen granite , surmounted by a cross of white Sicilian marble . The red slab is splayed , and has the following inscription cut in raised letters on a rusticated ground : " Evelyn Georgina ( Catherine , wife of

Henry , fourth Earl of Carnarvon , born 3 rd November , 1134 , died 25 th January , 1875 . " On thc plinth of the red granite slab is the folloyving inscription : " We asked life of Thee and Thou gavest her a long life , even for ever and ever . " The monument yvas designed by Mr . T . H . Wyatt , architect .

A lodge of Freemasons for the military , which has hitherto held its meetings in the garrison theatre at Chatham , is ordered to discontinue doing so . — " Daily Telegraph . " It is now finally arranged that the Duke of Connaught will leave England for Gibraltar on the 14 th October .

His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , accompanied by Archduke Albert of Austria , left Liegnitz on the 18 th inst . for Vienna , having been expressly invited by the Emperor of Austria . Thc Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master Derbyshire , presided at a public meeting held in the Mechanics' Institute , Nottingham , ou Tuesday night , to promote the extension of university education .

A Strasburg paper states that the sword given up by Napoleon III . to King William was handed over by Prince Bismarck in March , 1871 , to General Castlenau , who went to Berlin for that purpose under an assumed name . If the man yvho makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew before deserves well of his country , how

much more must he merit a nation's gratitude who saves the lives of its citizens ? Such a man in the highest degree was Jenncr , and there have been many others who at a humble distance have followed in the footsteps of the great discoverer of vaccination . Only recently we happened to read a report of Dr . Leitch , of Carlisle , to the

chairman of the Board of Guardians respecting the arrest of an epidemic of small-pox at Keswick . From the beginning of June until the 27 th of August the disease spread rapidly and with increasing virulence , and a number of vexatious delays took place before the step most urgently pressed by the doctor yvas adopted , but on the

day named he succeeded in having the whole of thc sewers thoroughly disinfected by means of Condy ' s Patent Fluid , and not another case occurred . Here is indeed a valuable proof of the preventability of epidemics and contagious diseases , though it is but one among hundreds in the history of this Fluid , which , during the twenty years that

have elapsed since its introduction , may be said yvithout exaggeration to have been the means of saving thousands of lives . But while this disinfectant is so popularly known as a means whereby disease can be prevented , it is also applicable to the refinements and delicacies of life , as it is peculiarly suited for use with the refreshing bath , and adds

much to the invigoration of the body and the entire cleansing of it . Like many things yvhich by their integrity have become by-words in almost every household , Condy ' s Fluid is extensively pirated , and we would therefore point out that the genuine article bears the very plain signature of the inventor— " H . Bollmann Condy . "

Masonic And General Tiding.

The first annual banquet of the Dalston Lodge of Instruction will be held at the Havelock Tavern , Albion-road , Dalston , on Wednesday , 6 th October next , at 7 . 30 p . m . Prince Leopold , accompanied by a distinguished party , left Blythcsyvood on Wednesday , and visited thc shipbuilding yards of Messrs . Robert Napier and Sons and Messrs . John Elder and Co . His Royal Highness yvas greatly cheered .

Bro . Boord , M . P ., Mr . Gladstone , Lord Eustace Cecil , and Mr . W . H . Smith , members of Parliament , have each contributed £ 5 toyvarels the fund which is being raiseil on behalf of Mrs . Young and Mrs . Walstoyv , widoyvs of the men killed in the gun-cotton explosion at the Royal Laboratory at Woolwich . The fund noyv amounts to about £ 120 , most of which has been subscribed in the locality , including one anonymous donation of £ 50 .

Thc Queen has been graciously pleased to permit the Albert Memorial Chapel , Windsor Castle , to be opened to the public three days a yveek .

Lodge Of Benevolence.

LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .

The Lodge of Benevolence met on Wednesday evening in the Board-room , FYeemasons' Hall , when there yvas a large attendance of the brethren . Bro . James Brett , P . G . P ., Junior Vice President , acted as President ; Bro . Joseph Smith , P . G . P ., as Senior Vice President ; and Bro . E . P . Albert , A . G . P ., as Junior Vice President . There yvere

also present Bros . Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B . ; H . Bartlett , 147 ; W . Smith , C . E . ; W . T . Hoyvc , P . M . 1445 ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; S . Rayvson , P . D . G . M . China , * James Mason , P . G . S . B . ; H . W . Hemsyvorth , P . M . ; W . Clifton Arick , P . M . 61 * 7 ; J . Wright , G . P . C . ; R . Scott , D . G . M . ; T . Cubitt , P . G . P . * , J . Mclntyre , Q . C , G . R . ; H . Maudslay , P . G . S . D . ; R . J . Spiers , P . G . S . B . ; J . Ebcnczer Saunders ,

P . G . D . ; Samuel May , P . M . ; W . Stephens , P . M . Hyde , Pullen . P . G . S . B . * , Dr . J . Hogg . P . G . D . ; H . Dicketts , P . G . S . ; E . Witts , W . M . 144 ; W . J . Mantle , I . P . M . 207 ; H . Dubosc , P . M . 156 ; H . Cawte , P . M . 342 ; W . Edmonds , P . M . 309 ; F . Driver , W . M . 45 ; J . K . Huggins , W . M . 12 38 ; C . Lacey , W . M . 1327 ; J . De Solla , P . M . 1017 ; John C . Cox , W . M . I 2 . S 7 ; C . F . Hogard , P . M . 20 ; ; L . Keays ,

W . M . 9 . 07 ; James L . Thomas , P . M . 142 ; James " VV Baldwin , W . M . 1423 ; C . Ward , W . M . 700 ; A . S . Tomkins , W . M . 822 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 ; T . Bull , P . M . I 4 S ; A . A . Pendlebury , P . M . 1056 ; W . Dodd , C . B , Payne , G . T . ; and Bro . Sadler . Bro . John Hervey , G . S ., also attended .

Grants amounting to £ 115 made at last lodge were confirmed , and neyv grants were made to the amount of £ 300 . There were eighteen cases before the lodge . Of these two were withdrawn and two deferred . The hi ghest grant was £ jo , and the lowest £ 5 . The others consisted of a . £ 50 , a £ 40 , four £ 20 , a £ 15 , and three £ 10 . Four of M $ were granted . The lodge yvas then closed .

Masonic Jewels.

MASONIC JEWELS .

io the b . ditoroj the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — Is there any recognised jewel for Master Masons , and if so , what kind of a jewel should be worn ? I have seen some M . M . 's wearing a five-pointed star ( silver ); others have had the square and compasses . I have seen the

latter both in gold ( or gilt ) and silver . Some old Masons assert that either is correct , while others say neither is allowed or recognised by G . Lodge . As there seems to be a doubt about it here , will you kindly give me the benefit of your valuable opinion on the matter , so that in the event of a brother visiting any lodge , and wearing a jewel that he supposes is allowed , he may be spared the annoyance of

being told that he has no right to wear that in lodge ? Believe me , dear Sir and Brother , faithfully and fraternally yours , DEACON . [ The Book of Constitution , mentions jewels in three places—at pages 18 , 68 , 1 . 18 . At page 18 , it is said , " Nor shall any member be permitted to wear in G . Lodge or in any private lodge any jewel , medal , or device

belonging or appertaining to any order or degree not recognised by the G . Lodge of England as part of pure antient Freemasonry . " At page 68 it is stated , "No jewel shall be yvorn or a badge other than those specified for the officers , except such honorary or other jewel as shall be consistent with those degrees recognised by the G . Lodge as part of antient Freemasonry . " At page 118 it is stated , " No honorary

jewel or emblem shall be worn in the G . Lodge or any Subordinate Lodge which shall not appertain to or be consistent with those degrees which are recognised and acknowledged by and are under the control of the G . Lodge as part of pure and antient Masonry . " We see , then , that the qualification , so to say , for the jeyvel is , that it belongs

to one of the degrees recognised by tbe G . Lodge . Any jewel which has an emblem of the three degrees or R . A . is admissible in a lodge . The five-pointed star is an emblem of thc Third Degree , and is the proper jeyvel for a M . M . The square and compasses belong to the W . M . alone . — Eu . ]

Departure Of Our Royal Grand Master For India.

DEPARTURE OF OUR ROYAL GRAND MASTER FOR INDIA .

The Serapis , which is to convey our Royal Grand Master to India , leaves Portsmouth for Venice on Saturday , Our Royal Grand Master leaves London for Venice , via Paris , on October the 12 th . We shall recur to the subject next week .