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churchmen in the ^ provision of curates for incumbents , and other clerical matters , and having laid out much money with the expressed sanction of the Bishop of London to his scheme , is quietly in his old age superseded by a Mr . Rod well as Secretary to the Additional Curates Society . It is not strange that Mr . Smith should have been shamefully treated , for we never heard of episcopal habits being remarkable for their straightforwardness ; in his case , however , the wrong is most unjustifiable . It is a very , very , bad case . "'My Pocket Lyre , " by the Rev .

J . W . Tomlinson . London : Judd and Glass , 1856 . Mr . Tomlinson had better have kept his pocket lyre in his pocket . Its place there will not be filled with gold coin by its means , although no doubt there is a great deal of rubbish that is marketable . —— " Dante , translated by Lamenais , " by Le Comte Foucher db Careil . Dubisson and Co ., Paris . The observations of a writer who holds so high a place amongst his countrymen as the Comte Fpucher . de Careil , command attention , and the sagacity of his remarks relative to the translation by Lamenais maintains his reputation as a critic . The style is clear , and the argument forcible ; and

whatever view the reader may take of the question , certain it is that he will cordially recognize the zeal and success of the learned annotator .- —— "A Visit to Abendberg" by Dr . Scoutetten . 2 nd ed . Berne . No philanthropist can fail to be interested in the accounts given in this unassuming little volume by the application of medicinal skill and attention to cretinism and idiocy , by Dr . G-uggerbuhl . The statements of his success are very remarkable , and will doubtless influence directly the appliances to idiocy in this country .- —— " The Pathway of Safety ;

or Counsel to the Awakened . " By the Rev . A . shton Oxenden , Rector ofPluckley , Kent . London : Wertheim and Mackintosh , 1856 . The object of this little work is one which must commend itself to every mind sensible of the value of heartfelt religion . It is to aid the newly-awakened soul in its endeavour to follow the narrow and thorny path of life eternal , by supplying it with counsels suitable to the various trials and temptations , perplexities and dangers , to which the novice in the Christian life is more especially exposed . The task which the writer has thus undertaken is executed with great simplicity , and in unaffected

sweetness of spirit . —— " Theocratic Philosophy of Freemasonry " by G-. Oliver , D . D . London : Spencer . This is too important a book to be disposed of by a casual notice . All the works of this eminent father in Masonry are invaluable , but perhaps in no production has the learned author evinced more condensation of knowledge , more application of universal science to particular theories , and more sagacious perception as to the union of speculative with operative Masonry , than

in this . When we take up such a book , we exult not less in the glory of the science , than in the acquirements of the Masonic scholar . It must be a noble theme to enunciate such indoctrination . Of Dr . Oliver we may say , none but himself can be his parallel . The work , which has been forwarded to us by the kindness of our Bro . Spencer , we hope often to quote ; meanwhile , no Brother should be without it , since it proves by what one is , what all may become .

St. Ann's Schools, Floral Fete, Cremorne.

ST . ANN'S SCHOOLS , FLORAL FETE , CREMORNE .

These really pretty grounds were devoted , on Saturday , the 21 st ult ., to a grand horticultural fete , comprising a flower-show , bazaar , and concert , in aid of the St . Ann ' s Society Schools . A fashionable concourse assembled in great numbers , notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather , and appeared highly gratified with the entertainments . The concert , we confess , jarred terribly upon

our musical tastes , with the exception of the performance of the military band , and the singular execution of difficult pieces upon the pastoral . tibia " by Picco the blind Sardinian . We trust a large sum was reaped in aid of this noble institution , which , founded upon the element of universal philanthropy , numbers amongst its most powerful supporters many of those who necessarily , from their principles , take the lead in all plans of unrestricted charity , —we mean , of course , Freemasons .