Royal Visitors At Lathom House.

Lathom House , which for centuries formed the principal seat of the Stanleys , is believed to have been erected by Robert de Lathom , and was several times enlarged from the time of

Henry IV ., when Sir John Stanley married Isabella , daughter and heiress of the famous Sir Thomas Lathom , and thus the estate passed into the hands of the Stanley family ; but during

the civil wars the mansion had been so much damaged that the family seat was transferred to Knowsley . Thc estate afterwards became the property of various owners successively , until

't came into the possession of the AVilbraham family , represented by the present Lord Skelmersdale . In the evening , the dinner party at Lathom

House included , besitles their Highnesses , the following , who were also guests during the royal visit : —The Earl of Clarendon , Lord and Lady Edward Cavendish , Sir Robert and Aliss Gerard ,

Captain the Hon . George Villiers , the Hon . Norman Grosvenor , ALP ., Colonel AVilson-Patten , M . P ., and Miss Patten , the Hon . Frederick Cadogan , and the Hon Aliss Cadogan , and Air . Augustus Lumley .

On AVednesday , their Royal Highnesses laid the foundation stone of the Cambridge Hall , Southport , amidst the mostgeneral rejoicing . On Thursday evening they were present at a ball ,

given by Lord and Lady Skelmersdale at Lotham House ; and on Friday they paid a visit to Liverpool , where they were entertained , along with

a distinguished company , at luncheon , by Bro . J . Pierson , the Alayor , at the Town Hall . On Saturday they left Lathom House for Alanchester .

On Tuesday evening the whole ofthe visiting brethren were entertained at a banquet by the AV . M ., officers , and members of the AA est Lancashire Lodge , No . 1403 , at the Commercial

Hotel , Ormskirk . During the evening the loyal toasts , including that of " Prince Teck and Princess Alary of Cambridge , " were drunk with more than ordinary enthusiasm . A number of other

toasts were g iven and responded to with Alasonic cordiality , and the highly enjoyable gathering was greatly enlivened by the excellent singing eif Bros . Glover , Raw , Chuck , and others . During

the evening warm thanks were g iven to the following gentlemen and firms for lending their national flags , collections of banners , and ensigns , which had added greatly to the striking

character of the day s display : the Brazilian Consul , Air . Anders , Messrs Bahr , Behrend & Co . ; Air , J . Lacey , Redcross-strcet , Liverpool ; Bro

Chuck . Bro . AVilliams , Gorce-piazzas , Liverpool ; and Alessrs . Roper , sail makers , James-street , Liverpool .

"A VISIT in Ki'i's ' s COCOA MANUFACTORY . —Through llic kindness of Messrs . Epps , I rcccntl . hail an opportunity ol seeing the many complicated varied processes thc Cacao bean pas > cs through ere it is sold Cor public use , and being both interested antl highly pleased with what 1 saw dining mv- visit to the manufacture , 1 lliouidit : i brief acconnt of the-Cacao ' and thc way it is mu-. m ' lnctnrcd liy . Messrs . I ' . pps , to lit it for a wholesome and a nutritious bcvcra ' . tc , mhdit be ol interest to the readers of Land . ind Il . tl , r .--Sec Article in J .. ni , l and / rater October 14 .

lloi . l . nw . vv ' s Pii . i . s . —It is indispensible thai the dark and dreary days of winter depress the mind and disorder Ihe body , the most certain incentives of sickness , which will assail those vvho disregard at such limes the all predominating necessity of purifying , regulating , and strengthening tbe various organs * of the body , whose functions are deranged . Hnllownv's remedies present tlie

most safe anil cllcctu . d means of attaining thc . se ends . 'Ihcy cleanse the blood fromj any taint , the body from every noxious matter , and exert such a' general good el ' lccl upon tlie svsiem , thai indigestion , billiousilc-ss , headache , dimness of sight , ' ios ., ol ; ippctile , dcbilitv , and nervousness disappear uudertheir inlhience . I hese I'ills tna ' v be relied upon bv both sexes , under all climate , and circumstances . —AIIVT .

Melrose Abbey.

MELROSE ABBEY .

Sir Walter Scott , whose name and fame are synonymous terms in all climes where Literature and Poesy are not wanting in votaries , on one occasion , prompted by the local inspiration ,

said" If thou would'st view fair Melrose arig ht , Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild , but to flout , the ruins gray . AA hen the broken arches are black in night , And each shafted oriel glimmers white : AVhen the cold lights' uncertain shower

Streams on the ruined central tower ; AA'hen buttress and buttress , alternately , Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; AA'hen silver edges the imagery , And the scrolls that teach thee to live or die ; AVhen distant Tweed is heard to rave , And the owlet to hoot o ' er the dead man ' s

grave , Then go—but go alone the while—Then view St . David ' s ruined pile ; And home returning , soothly swear AVas never scene so sad and fair ! AA'hether our 111 . Bro . Major Edward H . Kent ,

32 , of this city , visited "the beautiful ruins , as the poet suggests , by the pale moonli ght , " he certainly considered his pen powerless to describe them ; the solution of this problem our readers will readily establish . " Our voyage out , " says Bro . K ., in his letter , dated London , July

27 th , " was but a repetition of all pleasant sea voyages , we having splendid weather all the way , and , individually , no sea sickness . The Fourth of July was duly celehrated by both Americans and foreigners , if I may so call those upon our English ship who have the misfortune not to be

born upon American soil . There was quite a Alasonic gathering in the evening , your correspondent being the only 32 ' present . Upon our arrival at Cork we went to the Royal Hotel , kept by Bro . AVilson , a AI . AL , who treated us very kindly ; from there we went to Killarney ,

stopping at tlie Railroad Hotel , kept by Comp . P . Curry , who extended to us all Masonic hospitalities ; from thence to Edinburgh , via Dublin and Belfast , visiting everything of note upon the way . After viewing the lakes , highlands , and trossacks of Edinburgh , we started

for Alelrose Abbey , where every Alason can find objects of interest to the fraternity . AVe first visited Abbotsford , ' once the residence of Sir AA alter Scott , then to the abbey , of the Alasonic beauties of which I find my pen

powerless to describe . The building of Alelrose Abbey dates back to the year A . D . 640 , since which it has been several times destroyed and rebuilt , the only antiquated remains ofthe old monastery now to be seen being a rudely carved head and cowl ofa monk in stone—a mutilated

head , of vcry coarse workmanship , symbolic of the Pascal Lamb , and the letter B cut in most antique character upon what appears to have been the head-stone or tablet of a tomb . On the left side of this letter are two cross-bars

with four Alasonic points , surrounded with a simile fleur-de-lis at their terminations . The old monastery was built of red sandstone , obtainetl ed in the quany of Dryburgh , the peculiarity of which was that it cut soft in the bosom of the

strata , but alterwards , on exposure , became so hard as to preserve indelibly the lines of the chisel , and even now exhibits but few traces of decomposition after the lapse of centuries . In the tenth century the wages paid for lifting this stone was only one penny per man per day . " Newstead , close by Alelrose , is famous for

its Roman relics and antiquities , immense foundations of Roman buildings having been ploughed up ; several a relied vaults , substructions and arches for the support of upper works , have been laid bare , also of Roman ori gin , for only to the Romans at that early period could be known the key and mystery ofthe Arch .

"Newstead was early noted for a society of Alasons settled there . There craft was in high repute , and what they bequeathed us , although in ruins , sustains their ancient reputation . The carly Alasons were chiefly of French extraction , and were probabl y' sent from rising continental countries to build the monastery of St . Alary , Alelrose , and other monasteries of Teviotdale . The insti-

Melrose Abbey.

tution of St . John s Lodge of Freemasons , Melrose is said to be as ancient as the building of Alelrose Abbey in 1136—one John Afordo , who , by the chronicle of Alelrose , had in keeping all Alason work , at the building of St . Mary ' s Monastery , having been the first Grand Master .

Near Melrose are the ruins of Red Abbey , which seems to have no connection with the neighbouring institutions . If it was a hospital of the Templars , as some suppose , their distinguishing badge was a red cross , and the Red Cross Knights were all of the Alasonic fraternity . The Alasons of

Newstead might have given vitality to such an institution . The Chapel of Alelrose abounds in Alasonic allegory . It is said the arrangement reresents a human botly— the chancel being the head ; the transepts , the hands and arms ; the nave and aisles toward the west , the rest of the

body ; the sacrifices ol the altar , the vows of heart ; the length of the church , fortitude ; the breadth , charity ; the height , hope of future retribution ; the tloor , obedience ; the pavement , humility ; the transepts stretching out crossways tell of atonement ; the communion of saints is set forth

by the chapels clustering round choir and nave ; the union of many membersjs shadowed forth by the multip lex arcade ; the duty of letting our lig ht shine before men , by the pierced and flowered parapet that crowns the whole . In the other decorations the Resurrection is set forth by

the phcenix rising Irom its ashes ; the meritorious passion of Christ , by the pelican feeding its young ; the sacrament , by grapes and wheat ears ; strength , by the eagle ; purity and innocence , by the dove . Outwardly the hideous forms that seem hanging from the eaves , speak the misery

of the hardened and impenitent who have been cast out . The figures of the blind carrying the lame , saints , martyrs , and apostles , have each their proper and peculiar meaning . "None of these things are by chance , but design , and being such , admit of unequivocal

interpretation , and have been conveyed from age to age with unimpeachable fitlelity . I would like very much to send you a full description of this Alasonic monument , but time and .-pace forbid . Mr . Lockhart , writing on the subji ct , says :, 1 here is one cloister , along the whole length of which runs

a cornice of flowers and plants , entirely unrivalled , to my mind , by anything extant , in architectuiei whatever . Roses and lilies , thistles , ferns and heaths inall their varieties , oak leaves , ash leaves , and a thousand beautilul shapes beside , are chiselled with such inimitable truth , andgrace . and

nature , that the finest botanist in the world could not desire a better hortus siccus , so far as they go . So beautiful and accurately chiselled is the foliage upon the capitols of the pilasters on each sitle ofthe arched doorway , that a straw will pass through the interstices between the Laves and

stalks . Triple arch keystones of moulded ribs of groined arches are numerous , each having some unique carving upon it . The stone spouts to carry water from the roof are carved in the form of animals and monsters wilh gaping mouths . One of these represents a sow playing on

bagpipes . Over the south door is the mutilated figure of St . John the Baptist , with eyes directed upward , bearing the inscription , 'Behold the Sou of God ! ' while in nearly every carving may be discovered some Alasonic tradition or allusion , nearly all of which have been wantonl y mutilated and broken down . Heavy instruments have been in

requisition , as m some places ornamental stones have been broken or cut clean away , and many removed out of the very face ofthe wall by dint of strength and suitable tools . The building was built for eternal duration , anel but for the sacrilegious hand of man , would still be standing one of the noblest monuments of the operative

mason ' s skill and art . In what still remains there is sufficient for the initialed to easil y see that the builders were free as well as operative Alasons , the figures in many cises being placed in such a position that for several of thc lower tlegrccs one tell at a glance what degree it is meant to represent . " ' —iVeiv York fj-.-palch .

'"Mr . . [ une . pARxr . rl , Chemist . Pirmiu diant , \ vi , ! cs , [ une lS : —•' Your Pain Killer i .- gaining m ; m ; , blends iu thK section , Among the many cure- ejected liy it which have come muler inv notice , I may mention the ca-.,- ofa bdv , v . Im , alter -mtU-iini ; I nun long neuralgi : ) , and tn ing m ; nr . icpni -d r .-medic ; u iiiieul Ivnclit , was at length cured , and lhat almo , t inMuntl ' . , with the lirst application ol your 1 'ain Killer . —To Perry Ua . u » 6 ; . Son , London , W . C . '