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Notes On Literature, Science, Music, Drama, And The Fine Arts.
been already contributed in the States , another third is expected through the returns of the UOAV harvest ; and for the remaining third au appeal is made to tho liberality of England .
Poetry.
Poetry .
OLD MASONIC SONG . King Solomon , that wise projector , In Masonry took great delight ; And Hiram , that great architector , AVhose actions shall ever shine bright . From the heart- of a true honest Mason There ' s none can the secrets remove ;
Our maxims are justice , morality , Friendship anel brotherly love . Then who would not be a Freemason , So happy and social are we ; To lords , dukes , and princes we ' re brothers , And iu every lodge we are free . AVe meet like true friends on the level
, And lovingly part on the square—Alike we respect king and beggar , Provided they ' re just and sincere . AVe scorn an ungenerous action ; None can with Freemasons compare . AA e love for to live within compass , By rules that are honest ; and fair .
Then who , & c . We exlude all talkative fellows That will babble and prate past their wit—They ne ' er shall come into the secret , For they're neither worthy nor fit . But the person that's well recommended , If we find him both honest and true ,
AVhen our lodge is well tyl'd we'll prepare him , Anel like Masons our work will pursue . Then who , & c . There ' s some foolish people reject us , For which they are highly to blame ; They cannot show any objection Or reason for doing the same .
The art ' s a divine inspiration , As all honest men will declare ; So here ' s to all true-hearted brothers That live within compass and square . Then who , & c .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen , accompanied by their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louiso , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold drove in the Home Park on the morning of the 23 rd lilt . —The Mayor of Windsor , attended by the Town Clerk , had the honour of presenting to the Queen an address of congratulation from tbe Mayor and Corporation of AVindsor upon the marriage of their Eoyal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Christian of Schleswig-Holstein . Her Majesty was attended hy Lady Churchill , the Lord aud Groom in AVaiting and the Master of the Household . Her Majesty , with their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louise , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold , left AVindsor Castle , in the evening , at a quarter before seven o'clock , for Balmoral . —The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold , and attended by Lady Churchill , Hon . Emily Cathcart , Sir Thomas Bieldulph , Lord Charles Fitzroy , Dr . Jermer , Mr . Sahl , and
Mr . Lerrg , arrived at Balmoral on the 21-th ult . at three o'clock . —The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , went out on the morning of the 25 th ult . In the afternoon her Majesty , accompanied hy Princess Louise , and attended by Lady Churchill , went out driving . —The 26 th ult . was tho anniversary of the Prince Consort ' s birthday . The Prince and Princess of AVales came to luncheon with the Queen , and the two
young Princes , Albert A'ictor anel George , visited her Majesty in the afternoon . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice , went out in the afternoon .- —The Queen , attended by the Hon . Emily Cathcart , went out on the morning of tho 27 th ult . In the afternoon her Majesty went up Craig Cluncy with Princess Louise , attended by the Hon . Emily
Cathcart . GENERAL HOME ISEWS— The return of the Registrar General for the week ending Saturday , August 25 th , was issued as usual last night . We are glad to find that the decline of mortality from cholera and diarrheea which might have been inferred from the daily reports , is confirmed . The deaths registered in
the week from cholera were 265 , and from diarrheea 129 . In the five preceding weeks the deaths were—cholera : 346 , 904 , 1 , 053 , 781 , and 455—diarrheea : 221 , 349 , 35-1 , 264 , and 194 . At Liverpool the deatha from cholera during the last eight weeks have been—4 , 19 , 45 , S 7 , 101 , 126 , 157 , and 143 , showing therefore a decrease last week of 11 , as compared with that
which preceded it . The annual rates of mortality for the week ending August 18 tb , in London and twelve other large towns were per 1 , 000 as follow : —Bristol , 13 ; Hull , 19 ; Salford and Dublin , 20 ; Birmingham , 21 ; Edinburgh aud Glasgow , 23 ; London , 25 ; Sheffield , 26 ; Manchester , 29 ; Newcastle-on-32 ; Leeds , 34 ; and Liverpool , 54 . The daily return of deaths registered on Sunday and Monday last does not show much
alteration . The number registered on those days from cholera is 53 , or 26 J each , and from diarrhsea 2 S , or 14 each . The deaths for tho last seven days were as follow : —Cholera : Tuesday 51 , AA ^ ednesday 36 , Thursday 38 , Friday 35 , Saturday , 36 , Sunday and Monday 26 i each . —Diarrhoea : 27 , 14 , 17 , 19 , 22 , and 14 each . Divided into districts , the deaths on Sunday anel Monday were—Cholera : west 1 , north 3 ,
central 3 , east 36 , and south 10—Diarrheea : west 2 , north 7 , central 4 , east 8 , and south 7 . Mr . Laing has addressed his constituents at Kirkwall . He does not seem to have had a very rapturous reception . The greater part of his speech was devoted to a justification of the course he took in respect to tho Eeform Bill . His explanation was not very consistent .
First , he objected to the lleform Bill because it was incomplete , and not sufficiently comprehensive . Afterwards , when the Distribution of Seats Bill was brought in , hs supported the Government as a compromise . Now , however , he is convinced that the present state of things is to the last degree satisfactory , and be sees no reason for a change . At Devonport , Lord Eliot
and Mr . Montague Chambers have also met their constituents , and given expression to opinions very different to those of Mr . Laing . The Eeigate disclosures as to bribery pale altogether before those at Yarmouth . Thc witnesses at the former place most of them said they had been promised sums of £ 5 by enthusiastic friends of Mr . Gower , but they had received
nothing . A witness named Hamblin stated how he set about getting up evidence against Mr . Gower . Ho went down to llcigato and announced that be had come to settle old scores , and that those to whom money had been promised on account of tlie election were to apply to him . Of course he had a number of applicants . On tlie 23 rel ult ., there was an inspection of the works of the Metropolitan District Eailway by which tho inner circle line of railways is to he completed . The
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Notes On Literature, Science, Music, Drama, And The Fine Arts.
been already contributed in the States , another third is expected through the returns of the UOAV harvest ; and for the remaining third au appeal is made to tho liberality of England .
Poetry.
Poetry .
OLD MASONIC SONG . King Solomon , that wise projector , In Masonry took great delight ; And Hiram , that great architector , AVhose actions shall ever shine bright . From the heart- of a true honest Mason There ' s none can the secrets remove ;
Our maxims are justice , morality , Friendship anel brotherly love . Then who would not be a Freemason , So happy and social are we ; To lords , dukes , and princes we ' re brothers , And iu every lodge we are free . AVe meet like true friends on the level
, And lovingly part on the square—Alike we respect king and beggar , Provided they ' re just and sincere . AVe scorn an ungenerous action ; None can with Freemasons compare . AA e love for to live within compass , By rules that are honest ; and fair .
Then who , & c . We exlude all talkative fellows That will babble and prate past their wit—They ne ' er shall come into the secret , For they're neither worthy nor fit . But the person that's well recommended , If we find him both honest and true ,
AVhen our lodge is well tyl'd we'll prepare him , Anel like Masons our work will pursue . Then who , & c . There ' s some foolish people reject us , For which they are highly to blame ; They cannot show any objection Or reason for doing the same .
The art ' s a divine inspiration , As all honest men will declare ; So here ' s to all true-hearted brothers That live within compass and square . Then who , & c .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen , accompanied by their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louiso , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold drove in the Home Park on the morning of the 23 rd lilt . —The Mayor of Windsor , attended by the Town Clerk , had the honour of presenting to the Queen an address of congratulation from tbe Mayor and Corporation of AVindsor upon the marriage of their Eoyal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Christian of Schleswig-Holstein . Her Majesty was attended hy Lady Churchill , the Lord aud Groom in AVaiting and the Master of the Household . Her Majesty , with their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louise , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold , left AVindsor Castle , in the evening , at a quarter before seven o'clock , for Balmoral . —The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold , and attended by Lady Churchill , Hon . Emily Cathcart , Sir Thomas Bieldulph , Lord Charles Fitzroy , Dr . Jermer , Mr . Sahl , and
Mr . Lerrg , arrived at Balmoral on the 21-th ult . at three o'clock . —The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , went out on the morning of the 25 th ult . In the afternoon her Majesty , accompanied hy Princess Louise , and attended by Lady Churchill , went out driving . —The 26 th ult . was tho anniversary of the Prince Consort ' s birthday . The Prince and Princess of AVales came to luncheon with the Queen , and the two
young Princes , Albert A'ictor anel George , visited her Majesty in the afternoon . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice , went out in the afternoon .- —The Queen , attended by the Hon . Emily Cathcart , went out on the morning of tho 27 th ult . In the afternoon her Majesty went up Craig Cluncy with Princess Louise , attended by the Hon . Emily
Cathcart . GENERAL HOME ISEWS— The return of the Registrar General for the week ending Saturday , August 25 th , was issued as usual last night . We are glad to find that the decline of mortality from cholera and diarrheea which might have been inferred from the daily reports , is confirmed . The deaths registered in
the week from cholera were 265 , and from diarrheea 129 . In the five preceding weeks the deaths were—cholera : 346 , 904 , 1 , 053 , 781 , and 455—diarrheea : 221 , 349 , 35-1 , 264 , and 194 . At Liverpool the deatha from cholera during the last eight weeks have been—4 , 19 , 45 , S 7 , 101 , 126 , 157 , and 143 , showing therefore a decrease last week of 11 , as compared with that
which preceded it . The annual rates of mortality for the week ending August 18 tb , in London and twelve other large towns were per 1 , 000 as follow : —Bristol , 13 ; Hull , 19 ; Salford and Dublin , 20 ; Birmingham , 21 ; Edinburgh aud Glasgow , 23 ; London , 25 ; Sheffield , 26 ; Manchester , 29 ; Newcastle-on-32 ; Leeds , 34 ; and Liverpool , 54 . The daily return of deaths registered on Sunday and Monday last does not show much
alteration . The number registered on those days from cholera is 53 , or 26 J each , and from diarrhsea 2 S , or 14 each . The deaths for tho last seven days were as follow : —Cholera : Tuesday 51 , AA ^ ednesday 36 , Thursday 38 , Friday 35 , Saturday , 36 , Sunday and Monday 26 i each . —Diarrhoea : 27 , 14 , 17 , 19 , 22 , and 14 each . Divided into districts , the deaths on Sunday anel Monday were—Cholera : west 1 , north 3 ,
central 3 , east 36 , and south 10—Diarrheea : west 2 , north 7 , central 4 , east 8 , and south 7 . Mr . Laing has addressed his constituents at Kirkwall . He does not seem to have had a very rapturous reception . The greater part of his speech was devoted to a justification of the course he took in respect to tho Eeform Bill . His explanation was not very consistent .
First , he objected to the lleform Bill because it was incomplete , and not sufficiently comprehensive . Afterwards , when the Distribution of Seats Bill was brought in , hs supported the Government as a compromise . Now , however , he is convinced that the present state of things is to the last degree satisfactory , and be sees no reason for a change . At Devonport , Lord Eliot
and Mr . Montague Chambers have also met their constituents , and given expression to opinions very different to those of Mr . Laing . The Eeigate disclosures as to bribery pale altogether before those at Yarmouth . Thc witnesses at the former place most of them said they had been promised sums of £ 5 by enthusiastic friends of Mr . Gower , but they had received
nothing . A witness named Hamblin stated how he set about getting up evidence against Mr . Gower . Ho went down to llcigato and announced that be had come to settle old scores , and that those to whom money had been promised on account of tlie election were to apply to him . Of course he had a number of applicants . On tlie 23 rel ult ., there was an inspection of the works of the Metropolitan District Eailway by which tho inner circle line of railways is to he completed . The