Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

MONDAY , NOVEMBER 30 . House Committee Benevolent Institution , at 3 . Lodge 1615 , Bayard , 33 , Golden-sq ., W . „ 1745 , Farringdon Without , Holborn Viaduct Hot . Chap . iSS , Joppa , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . „ 1201 , Eclectic , Freemasons' Hall . Mark Grand Stewards , SA , Red Lion-sq . Red Cross Premier Conclave , I 6 A , Gt . Queen-st ., VV . C .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Loughborough , Cambria Tav ., Cambria-rd ., S . E . Strong Man , Excise Tav ., Old Broad-st ., at 7 . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st ., at 7 . St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 . Euphrates , Mother Red Cap , High-st ., Camden Town , 8 . Wellington , White Swan Hot ., High-st ., Deptford , 8 to 10 St . Mark ' s , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-rd .

Rose of Denmark , Gauden Ho ., Clapham-rd .-station , 7 . 30 . Doric Chapter , Duke ' s Head , 79 , Whitechapel-rd ., at 6 . Perfect Ashlar , Jamaica Tav ., Southwark Park-rd ., at 8 John Hervey , Albion Hall , London Wall , at 8 . Hyde Park , Porchester Hot ., Leinster-place , Clevelandsquare , Porchester-terrace , Paddington , W ., at S . Prince Leopold , Printing Works , 202 , Whitechapel-road , 7 . Marquess of Ripon , Queen ' s Hot ., Victoria-park-rd ., E . Metropolitan , Moorgate Tav ., 15 , Finsbury Pavement , 7 . 30 .

United Military , Earl of Chatham , Thomas-st ., Woolwich . Royal Commemoration , Railway Hot ., Putney , Still 10 . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd ., Upper Norwood , at 8 . Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile End-rd ., at S . Kingsland , Cock Tav ., Highbury , N ., at S . 30 . Coborn , Eagle Hot ., Snaresbrook , at 8 . St . Ambrose , iUron ' s Court Hot ., VV . Kensington , at S . Selwyn , East Dulwich Hot ., East Dulwich , at 8 .

TUESDAY , DECEMBER 1 . Colonial Board , at 4 .

GRAND MARK LODGE . Lodge 7 , Royal York Lodge of Perseverance , F . M . H . „ 9 , Albion , Freemasons' Hall . „ 18 , Old Dundee , Cannon-st . Hot . „ 101 , Temple , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . „ lCG , Honour and Generosity , Inns of Court Hot . „ 172 , Old Concord , Freemasons' Hall . „ 176 , Caveac , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st .

„ 217 , Stability , Anderton s Hot ., Fleet-st . » 7 6 s , St . James ' s , Bridge House Hot ., London Bdg . „ 1257 , Grosvenor , Freemasons' Hall . i > I 2 59 , Duke of Edinburgh , Cape of Good Hope Tav ., Commercial-rd ., E . „ 1261 , Golden Rule , 8 , Air-st ., Regent-st . „ 129 S , Royal Standard , Wellington Club , Upper-st ., Islington .

,, ' 383 , Friends in Council , 33 , Golden-sq . , > ' 397 , Anerley , Thicket Hot ., Anerley . „ 1472 , Henley , Three Crowns Hot ., Woolwich . „ ' 59 ' , Studholme , 23 , Golden-sq . „ 1662 , Beaconsfield , Chequers , Walthamstow . ,, 1 C 93 , Kingsland , Railway Hot ., Highbury . Chap . 169 , Temperance , White Swan Hot ., Deptford . Mark 315 , Henniker , SA , Red Lion-sq . » 355 , Royal Savoy , Criterion , Piccadilly .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Constitutional , Bedford Hot ., Southampton Bdgs ., at 7 . St . George ' s , Public Hall , New Cross , at 8 . _ Faith , Victoria Mansions Restaurant , Victoria-st ., at 8 . Domatic , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-rd ., at S . Joppa , Champion Hot ., Aldersgate-st ., at 7 . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe-rd . Pilgrim ( German language ) , Guildhall Tav ., Gresham-st .,

E . G ., 1 st and 3 rd Tues . Varborough , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 8 . Florence Nightingale , M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich , 7 . 30 . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Eagle Tav ., Clifton-rd ., Maida-hill , 8 . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond , at 8 . Dalhousie , The Sisters'Tav ., Pownall-rd ., Dalston , E ., at 8 . Finsbury , King ' s Head Tavern , 42 , Threadneedle-st ., at 7 . Wandsworth , East Hill Hot ., Alma-rd ., S . W ., at 8 .

Capper , Railway Tav ., Angel-lane , Stratford , at 8 . Excelsior . Commercial Dock Tav ., Plough-rd ., Rotherhithe , 8 . Emblematic , Red Lion , York-st ., Jermyn-st ., W ., at 8 . Friars , Liverpool Arms , Canning Town , at 7 . 30 . Kennington , Horns Tav ., Kennington , 7 . 30 . Corinthian , George Hot ., Cubitt Town , Poplar , at 7 . Mount Edgcumbe , Three Stags , Kennington-rd ., at 8 . Islington , Champion Hot ., Aldersgate-st ., E . C , at 7 .

Henley , Three Crowns , North Woolwich , at 7 . 30 . Chaucer , The Old White Hart , High-st ., Borough , at 8 . Duke of Connaught , Palmerston Arms , Grosvenor Park , 8 , New Cross , Chester Arms , Albany-st ., N . W ., at 8 . Royal Naval College , Greenwich Hospital Schools , at 8 . Ravensbourne , George Inn , Rushey Green , Lewisham , 7 . 30 . West Middlesex , The Institute , Ealing , at 7 . 30 . New Finsbury Park , Hornsey VVood T ., Finsbury Park , at 8 . Enfield , Rose and Crown , Church-st ., Edmonton , at 8 .

Kensington , Courtficld Hot ., Earl's Court Station , at 8 . Duke of Albany , Rock Tav ., Battersea-park-rd ., at 8 . Brixton , Prince Regent , Dulwich-rd ., East Brixton , at 8 . South Middlesex , Beaufort House , Walham Green , 7 . 30 . Camden Chapter , The Moorgate , Moorgate-street , at 8 . Earl ot Carnarvon Chapter , Ladbroke Hall , Ladbroke Grove-road , Notting-hill , at 8 . Metropolitan Chapter , White Hart , Cannon-street , 6 . 30 . The Invicta Club , Rose Croix Chapter , 33 , Golden-sq .

WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 2 .

Lodge 10 , Westminster and Keystone , Freemasons Hall . » 57 1 , Zetland , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-sf „ 1491 , Athenajum , Athen _ cum , Camden-rd ., Islington . ,, I 585 , Royal Commemoration , Fox and Hounds , Putney . „ 16 S 7 , Rothesay , Inns of Court Hot .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Fidelity , Alfred Hot ., Roman-rd ., Barnsbury , at 8 . Kent , King and Queen , Norton Folgate , Bishopsgale-st ., 8 . Vitruvian , Bridge House Hot ., London Bridge , at 8 . United Mariners , Lugard Hot ., Lugard-rd ., Peckham . Mt . Lebanon , Windsor Castle , Southwark-bridge-road , 8 .

Pythagorean , Portland Hot ., Greenwich , at 8 . Confidence , Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-st ., 7 till 9 . United Strength , HopeTav ., Stanhope-st ., Regent ' s-pk ., at 8 . La Tolerance , Portland Arms , Gt . Portland-st ., W ., at 8 . Brownrigg , Sun Hotel , Kingston-on-Thames . Panmure , Balham Hot ., Balham , 7 . Merchant Navy , Silver Tav ., Burdett-rd ., Limehouse , 7 . 30 .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

New Concord , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-rd ., N ., at 8 . Whittington , Red Lion , Poppin ' s-court , Fleet-st ., at 8 . Temperance in the East , Geo . the Fourth , Ida-st ., E ., at 7 . 30 . Burgoyne , Victoria Hotel , Charterhouse-st ., at 7 . Finsbury Park , Cock Tav ., Highbury , at 8 . 30 . Langthorne , Swan Hot ., Stratford , at 8 . Peckham , Lord Wellington Hot ., 516 , Old Kent-rd ., at 8 .

Dukeof Connaught , Ryl . Edwd . Hot ., Mare-st ., Hackney , 8 West Smithfield , Red Lion , Red Lion-court , Fleet-st ., at 7 . Wanderers , Victoria Mansions Restaurant , Victoria-st . S . W . Londesborough , Berkeley Arms , John-st ., Mayfair , at 8 . Eleanor , Trocadero Hot ., Liverpool-st ., E . C . Earl of Lathom , Station Hot ., Camberwell New-rd ., at 8 . Finsbury Park , Cock Tav ., Highbury , at S . 30 .

THURSDAY , DECEMBER 3 . Lodge 27 , Eyyptian , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 45 , Strong Man , M . H ., Tav ., Basinghall-st . ,, 192 , Lion and Lamb , Cannon-st . Hot . „ 227 , Ionic , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . ,, 231 , St . Andrew's , Freemasons' Hall . „ 53 S , La Tolerance , Freemasons' Hall . >> 554 , Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . „ S 22 , Victoria Rifles , Freemasons' Hall .

„ 913 , Pattison , Assembly Rooms , High School for Boys , Brook-hill , Plumstead . ,, 1155 , Excelsior , Sydney Arms , Lewisham-rd . ,, 117 S , Perfect Ashlar , Bridge House Hot . > , ' 35 ' , St . Clement Danes , Palsgrave , 225 , Strand . „ 1361 , United Service , Air-st ., Regent-st ., W .

„ 13 S 1 , Kennington , Horns Tav ., Kennington . „ 142 S , Hyde Park , the Westbourne , 1 , Craven-rd . „ 1672 , Mornington , Imperial Hot ., Holborn Viaduct . Chap . 2 , St . James ' s , Freemasons' Hall . ,, g , Mount Moriah , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . „ 174 , Sincerity , London Tav ., Fenchurch-st . „ 1381 , Kennington , Horns Tav ., Kennington . Mark 197 , Studholme , 33 , Golden-sq .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Union Waterloo , Earl of Chatham , Thomas-st ., Woolwich . Egyptian , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st ., 7 . 30 . Justice , Brown Bear , High-st ., Deptford , 8 to 10 . Salisbury , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 . Camden , Lincoln ' s Inn Restaurant , 305 , High Holborn , at 7 . High Cross , Coach & Horses , High-rd ., Tottenham , at 8 . City of London , Tiptree Tavern , 6 , Leadenhall-st ,, at 6 .

Royal Albert , White Hart Hot ., Abchurch-lane , at 7 . 30 . Southwark , Sir Garnet Wolseley , Rotherhithe New-rd ., at S . Southern Star , The Pheasant , Stangate , S . W ., at 8 . Duke of Edinburgh , Bricklayers' Arms , Narrow-st ., Limehouse , at 7 . Great Northern , Berwick Arms , Berners-st ., Oxford-st . Stockwell , Cock Tav ., Kennington-rd ., at 7 . 30 . Eburv , 12 , Ponsonby-st ., Millbank , at S .

Royal Arthur , Prince of Wales Hot . ( opposite Wimbledon Railway Station ) , at 7 . 30 . Highgate , Boston Hot ., Junction-rd ., N ., at 8 . The Great City , M . H ., Masons ' -avenue , C . 30 . Leopold , Old White Hart , Borough High-st ., at 7 . 30 . Sir Hugh Myddelton , White Horse Tav ., Liverpool-rd ., at 8 . Covent Garden , Bedford Head Hot ., Maiden-lane , Covent Garden , W . C , S .

Crusaders , Old Jerusalem Tav ., St . John's-gate , Clerkenwell , at a . Guelph , Blackbirds Inn , High-st ., Leyton . Royal Savoy , Yorkshire Grey , London-st ., Tottenham-ct .-road , at S . Victoria Park , Yorkshire Grey , High-st ., Stratford , at 8 . Burdett Coutts , Swan Tav ., New Bethnal Green-road , at 8 .

Langton , White Hart , Abchurch-lane , E . C . 5 . 30 . Creaton , Wheatsheaf Hotel , Goldhawk-rd ., Shepherd ' s Bush , VV ., at 8 . North London Chapter , Alwyne Castle Tav ., St . Paul ' s-rd ., Canonbury , at 8 . Prince Fiederick William Chapter , Eagle Tav ., Clifton-rd ., Maida-vale , 7 . 30 .

FRIDAY , DECEMBER 4-Lodge 706 , Florence Nightingale , M . H ., Woolwich . „ S 90 , Hornsey , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 1 159 , Marquis of Dalhousie , 33 , Golden-sq ., W . „ 14 S 9 , Marquis of Ripon , Metropolitan Societies '

Asylum , Ball ' s Pond-rd ., N . „ 1627 , Royal Kensington , Freemasons' Hall . „ 1 S 15 , Penge , Thicket Hot ., Anerley . Chap . S , British , Freemasons' Hall . „ 259 , Prince of Wales , Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s . Mark 8 , Thistle , Freemasons' Tav . K . T . 134 , Blonde ! , Freemasons' Tav .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Robert Burns . Portland Arms Hot ., 4 o , Gt . Portland-st ., W . C . Albion , Crown Hot ., Essex-st ., Strand . Pythagorean Chapter , Portland Hot ., London-st ., Greenwich St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Greenwich , at 8 . St . Luke's , White Hart , King ' s-rd ., Chelsea , 7 . 30 . St . John's , Mother Red Cap , Camden Town , N . W ., at 8 Temperance , Duke of York Tav ., Evelyn-st ., Deptford , 8 .

Unions Emulation ( for M . Ms . ) , F . M . H ., at 7 . Chigwell , Loughton Public Hall , at 7 . 30 . United Pilgrims , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-rd ., 7 . 30 . Westbourne , Lord ' s Hot ., St . lohn ' s Wood , at 8 . St . James's , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-rd ., S . E ., at 8 . Wm . Preston , St . Andrew's Tav ., George-st ., Baker-st ., W . Ranelagh , Six Bells , Queen-st ., Hammersmith , W ., at 8 . Doric , Duke ' s Head , 70 , Whitechapel-rd ., at 8 . '

Beacontree , Bell Tavern , Leytonstone , at 8 . Metropolitan ( Victoria ) , Portugal Hot ., Fleet-st ., at 7 . Royal Standard , The AlwyneCastle , St . Paul ' s-rd ., N . St . Marylebone , British Stores Tav ., St . John ' s VVood . Clapton , Lord Stanley , Sandringham-rd ., Hackney , 8 . Earl of Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Notting-hill , at 8 . All Saints , Town Hall , Poplar , at 7 . 30 .

Ubique , 79 , Eburyst ., Pimlico , S . W ., at 7 . 30 . Royal Alfred , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge , at S . Lily Chapter , Greyhound Hot ., at 8 . Panmure Chapter , Stirling Castle , Church-st ., Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . Kintore Mark , Stirling Castle , Church-st ., Camberwell , g . Royal Savoy Mark , The Moorgate , i 5 , Finsbury-pavement , 7 .

SATURDAY , DECEMBER 5 . General Committee , Boys' Sohool , at 4 . Lodge 142 , St . Thomas ' s , Cannon-st . Hot . ,, 1572 , Carnarvon , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . ,, 1622 , Rose , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . , •! 949 > Brixton , Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton . Chap . 975 , Rose of Denmark , Star & Garter , Kew Bridge .

Overwork, Worry, And Collapse.

OVERWORK , WORRY , AND COLLAPSE .

TRULY ALARMING . THE LANCET writes : — "Rarely a meek passes without some signal collapse hi the ranks of our foremost men . Loss of Rest , Depression , Debility , and General Flaggin " of the Vital Forces , invariably precede these breakdowns

which are so Alarmingly Prevalent among all classes of the community . One man goes down Paralysed . ; another goes down with Softening of the Brain ; another goes down with Kidney or Bright ' s Disease . Such are the results of wasting the substance lhat lies in the Brain and Nervous System , which is their very self—the vital

parts of every human being . It is the whole capital of a man's life ; when he has squandered that , he is beggared and bankrupt beyond all description . The Habits , Occupation , incessant Worry , late Hours , thc vices and unnatural modes of living , which seem to follow civilisation , have the effect of depleting the human system of its

necessary supply of Phosphorus , vis ., Life Power . The more immediate results are the loss of appetite , nausea heartburn , flatulence , dizziness , sick headaches , failure of physical and mental vigour , sleeplessness , distressing sense of weight and fulness in the stomach , all of which are known as Dyspepsia and Liver Complaints . With

their torturing pains and penalties and the consequent poisoned and impoverished condition of the Blood , and general disorganisation of all the vital functions , the victims don't just know what is the matter , but they have a combination of Aches and Pains , aud each month they grow worse , if they work , it becomes labour . If they walk

they soon tire , mental efforts become a wearisome burden , and even joys are diminished by the shadow of this weakness which is cast over their lives . I'he advice of Physicians to refrain from , labour produces no happy results . Why ? The system is debilitated , and needs to be built up by supplying the Phosphoric and other animating elements of the body which have been wasted . "

The celebrated French physiologist , MAJENDIE , in his " Formulas , " says , " Phosphorus would seem to have effected almost resurrections . It has been employed with success in instances where almost vital action was nearly

extinguished . " In many other cases "the results were almost wonderful . " Cases are related in "Hooper's Medical Dictionary " of patients , even " when comatose , pulse faltering , wrists cold , and dissolution fast approaching , recovering by the use of Phosphorus . "

The use of Phosphorus in Medicine has been highly extolled by Dr . Pereira , F . R . S ., Dr . Ainslie , Dr . Neligan , Dr . Wegner , Dr . Fleischman , of Vienna , Ashburton Thomson , Dr . Churchill , Sic , Stc . ; it is delicious to the taste , and a powerful agent to repair waste tissue .

CAUTION . —Phosphorus is sometimes prescribed in the form of pills or electuary and confection . After many years of experience , we are able to say dogmatically that every form where solid particles of phosphorus are in combination is objectionable . We therefore

consider it our duty to warn our readers against the use of every form of phosphorus except that which is perfectly soluble in water—as prepared by Dr . S . BIRLEY , M . D ., P . H . D ., an old and reliable preparation used with the greatest success during the past half century .

Dr . BIRLEY ' S Free Phosphorus , taken for a time , simply assimilates with the blood and nervous system , and at length seizes the oxygen of the inspired atmospheric air , oxidises and becomes Phosphoric acid , which is a benign and highly nutritious substance . Phosphorus , peifectly pure and properly prepared , is an invigorating , harmless , and permanently beneficial substance .

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