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the dog , f 6 r the first time , followed his master up stairs , took his station under the bed , and could not be driven thence . In the dead of the night , the servant , not being aware of the presence of the dog , entered the room to execute his diabolical purpose , and being instantly seized by the dog , was secured , and confessed his intentions . The sagacity of the dog in this and the following instance is really unaccountable .

In the year 1791 , a stranger toot lodgings at a house inDeptford , and went away , saying he should send his trunk that night , and return himself the following day . The trunk arrived , carried by two porters , and was deposited in his bed-room . As the family were retiring to rest , a little house-dog deserting his usual station in the

shop , placed himself at the chamber-door , and barked incessantly until the door was opened , when he rushed in and flew to the chest , scratching and barking with fury . Upon the trunk being opened , out jumped the lodger , who was thus concealed for the purpose of robbing the house .

Who-does—not remember the beautiful lines of Sir "W alter Scott , on the melancholy death of George Grough , who lost his way in a fog , near Helvellyn mountain , and fell down a precipice , where his mangled bones were discovered three months afterwards , still attended by his faithful dog ?—>

" Dark green was that spot , ' mid the brown mountain heather , Where the pilgrim of nature lay stretched in decay ; Like the corpse of an outcast , abandoned to weather , Till the mountain winds wasted the tenantless clay . Nor yet quite deserted , tho * lonely extended , For , faithful in death , his mute fav'rite attended , The much-loved remains of his master defended , And chased the hill fox and the raven away . "

But proof sufficient has been adduced to show that animals are not " irrational , " many of them having been shown to possess some of those higher faculties which most dignify human nature , —reflection , contrivance , inference ; and in addition , love , gratitude , fidelity , and even inexplicable sagacity and forethought . We shall next endeavour to show that , as animals are not without reason , so man is not without his instincts . ( To be continued . )

The Emperor's Visit.

THE EMPEROE ' S VISIT .

Although in the sublime atmosphere of universal philanthropy which it breathes , Masonry occupies a sphere imperturbable by the fitful gusts of political passion , and like the sun , irradiates with unchanging smile of benevolence the earthquake or the fruitful field alike ; yet it loves to echo back sounds of amity amongst the nations of the world , and hails with joy signs of progressive harmony consistent with its own character and principle . The cosmopolite does

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AMERICA. Article 54
TRAVELS BY A FREEMASON. Article 11
ON THE POLITICAL CONDITION OF THE ENGLISH PEASANTRY DURING THE MIDDLE AGES. Article 17
LONDON AND ITS MASONS. Article 1
ANIMAL AND HUMAN INSTINCT. Article 21
THE EMPEROR'S VISIT. Article 28
REV. BRO. OLIVER, D.D., VICAR OF SCOPWICK. Article 30
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 31
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 63
NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 38
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 40
METROPOLITAN. Article 43
PROVINCIAL. Article 45
SCOTLAND. Article 51
COLONIAL. Article 52
INDIA. Article 54
TURKEY. Article 56
METROPOLITAN LODGE MEETINGS FOR THE MONTH Of MAY. Article 57
LODGES OF INSTRUCTION. Article 59
CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION. Article 60
Obituary Article 60
NOTICE. Article 62
ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE. Article 62
NOTES ON ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCH Article 6
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the dog , f 6 r the first time , followed his master up stairs , took his station under the bed , and could not be driven thence . In the dead of the night , the servant , not being aware of the presence of the dog , entered the room to execute his diabolical purpose , and being instantly seized by the dog , was secured , and confessed his intentions . The sagacity of the dog in this and the following instance is really unaccountable .

In the year 1791 , a stranger toot lodgings at a house inDeptford , and went away , saying he should send his trunk that night , and return himself the following day . The trunk arrived , carried by two porters , and was deposited in his bed-room . As the family were retiring to rest , a little house-dog deserting his usual station in the

shop , placed himself at the chamber-door , and barked incessantly until the door was opened , when he rushed in and flew to the chest , scratching and barking with fury . Upon the trunk being opened , out jumped the lodger , who was thus concealed for the purpose of robbing the house .

Who-does—not remember the beautiful lines of Sir "W alter Scott , on the melancholy death of George Grough , who lost his way in a fog , near Helvellyn mountain , and fell down a precipice , where his mangled bones were discovered three months afterwards , still attended by his faithful dog ?—>

" Dark green was that spot , ' mid the brown mountain heather , Where the pilgrim of nature lay stretched in decay ; Like the corpse of an outcast , abandoned to weather , Till the mountain winds wasted the tenantless clay . Nor yet quite deserted , tho * lonely extended , For , faithful in death , his mute fav'rite attended , The much-loved remains of his master defended , And chased the hill fox and the raven away . "

But proof sufficient has been adduced to show that animals are not " irrational , " many of them having been shown to possess some of those higher faculties which most dignify human nature , —reflection , contrivance , inference ; and in addition , love , gratitude , fidelity , and even inexplicable sagacity and forethought . We shall next endeavour to show that , as animals are not without reason , so man is not without his instincts . ( To be continued . )

The Emperor's Visit.

THE EMPEROE ' S VISIT .

Although in the sublime atmosphere of universal philanthropy which it breathes , Masonry occupies a sphere imperturbable by the fitful gusts of political passion , and like the sun , irradiates with unchanging smile of benevolence the earthquake or the fruitful field alike ; yet it loves to echo back sounds of amity amongst the nations of the world , and hails with joy signs of progressive harmony consistent with its own character and principle . The cosmopolite does

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