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Correspondence.

brother , cut down like a flower in its fullest bloom . One who was a true-hearted Mason , a brave and valiant , soldier , a firmly loyal subject , a sincere and valued friend , just , upright , and faithful as a Christian , and an accomplished gentleman . Our brother , Arthur Richard Close , Captain 43 rd Light Infantry ,

fell as a soldier could wish to die—in the discharge of his duty in the service of his country—not with- long lingering tension of nerve and mind , racked with pain on the foaming sea of delirium , baptized in suffering , emaciated or reduced by long continued sickness to a

mere skeleton , but as one who had , in peaceful , calm tranquillity , gently fallen asleep in the vigour of health and the prime of life . The funeral of a soldier is , at all times , attended

oy a peculiar degree of solemnity , creating feelings of awe and reverence in the minds of those who witness it . The calm dignity of the measured steps of his fellow companions in arms , the reversed rifle , the unearthly music of the "Dead March , " are well calculated to impress on the mind and heart the Aveakness

of humanity and the power of divinity . The shako , sword , ancl sash of the deceased brother speak , as it were , from the coffin in tones of eloquence beyond the reach of human language , teaching us a lesson of mortality , admonishing us of the approach to eternity .

I have seen in the Crimea the soldier's dust consigned to its last resting place , and also often committed to the deep , with a solemnity no pen cau describe , but never have I felt so much the uncertainty of humau hopes and the faded brilliancy of earthly prospects as when depositing in its native earth the remains of

him we loved as a brother . I left England with him in the same ship , and shared the same cabin for 126 days . If the affectionate regard entertained towards him by his brethren in Masonry and his brother officers , the admiration of his brilliant talents , undaunted courageand refined lishments be

, accomp taken into consideration , the memory of Bro . Arthur Richard Close will live long cherished in the hearts of all those who have been so fortunate as to know and appreciate his many excellent virtues and brilliant talents .

As Royal Arch Masons it was our intention to form a chapter here , and I haA'e no doubt as my coadjutor he Avould , had he been spared , have done good service to Masonry . I enclose a copy of the funeral service * which I had the privilege ot reading at the grave after our Chaplain , Bro . Brown ,

concluded the Church service , and also the one I read in the lodge of which I am Worshipful Master . The particulars connected Avith his death , and also his photograph , I have by this mail transmitted to the Editor of the Illustrated London ffeivs . I am , yours fraternally ,

E . E . JEEEMINGWAT , Deputy Purveyor to Her Majesty ' s Eorces . ] N " ew Plymouth , Taranaki , New Zealand . 9 th Sept ., I 860 .

The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

* * All communications to he addressed to 19 , Salisburystreet , Strand , London , AA . C .

Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

The distribution of prizes to the children of the Freemasons ' Orphan School , Brixton , by the Lord Mayor , will take place on . Tuesday , the 12 th inst . Bro . Charles Lyne , D . Prov . G . M . for Monmouthshire , will ( owing to the illness of Bro . John Etherington AVelch Bolls , Prov . G . M . ) hold a Provincial Grand Lodge , at the Masonic

Hall , Frogmore-street , Abergavenny , on Thursday , the 7 th of December , at 2 . 30 p . m . precisely , for the transaction of general business . The banquet will be served at four o'clock p . m . precisely , at the Angel Hotel .

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

MOUNT LEBANON LODGE ( Ho . 73 . )—This flourishing old lodge held its regular meeting on Tuesday , Nov . 21 st , at Bro . C . A . Cathie's , the Green Man , Tooley-street . In the unavoidable absence of the AV . M ., Bro . H . Moore , the lodge was opened by Bro . F . Walters , P . M . and Dir . of Cers ., who was assisted by Bros . G-. Free as S . AV . ; G . Morris , J . AV . ; E . Harris , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Donlcin , P . M ., See . ; T . J . Sabine , S . D . ; F . H . Ebswouth , J . D . ; M . A . LoeAvenstark , AV . S . ; D . Rose , I . G-. ; Dr .

Dixon , P . M . ; E . N . Levy , P . M . ; H . T . Tnrney , Watkins , Duseck , Gale , Ord , and many others . Amongst a large number of visitors were Bros . Bartlett and Deacon , 147 ; G . Gale , J . AV . SIS ; Samways , Taylor , and Ashton , 619 . The work of the evening was three raisings , five passings , and two initiations , which were admirably performed by the officiating AV . M . After business the lodge was closed , and the brethren partook of an excellent banquet . The usual toasts were given and honoured after banquet , and the brethren spent a delightful evening .

FITZEOY LODGE ( No . 5 G 9 ) . The second meeting of this military lodge for the season took place on Friday evening , November 24 , at the head-quarters of the Honourable Artillery Company , City-road . Bro . Thomas AVilson , AV . M ., presided ; Bro . Watson , S . AV ., and Bro . May , P . M . ( pro tem . ) J . AV . There were also present the following P . M . ' s : —Bros . Peter MatthewsTreasurer ; Eglise , Secretary ;

, and Newton , AV . S . There was also a fair attendance of brethren and visitors . The lodge having been opened and regularly advanced , Bro . Attwood was impressively raised by the AV . M . to the sublime degree , who gave the traditional history , a part of tho article too frequently omitted in lodges . The lodge having been regularly closed down to the first

degree , Bro . EGEESE , the secretary , said he had received a letter from Bro . Farnfield , the Secretary to the Asylum for Aged Freemasons and their AVidows , asking the lodge to send a steward to represent it at the annual festival to be held on behalf of that institution on the 31 st of January next , on which occasion Bro . Colonel BowyerProv . G . M . for Oxfordshirewould preside .

, , Unless any other brother was desirous of serving the office of steward he should be happy to take upon himself the honour of representing the Fitzroy Lodge . Tho offer of Bro . Eglese elicited the warm approbation of the members of the lodge , and it was unanimously agreed to , with a promise that he should be well supported on that occasion . It was then further suggested , which was equally Avell

received , that at this festival the members of the Fitzroy Lodge should appear in uniform , and several immediately expressed their willingness to do so , and pub down their names for that purpose . There being no further business , tho lodge was closed , and the brethren retired to a banquet provided with the usual liberality of the Honourable Artillery Company . This having been disposed of , and the cloth cleared ,

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AN ACCOUNT OF ABORIGINAL FREEMASONRY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Article 1
FREEMASONRY AND THE POPE. Article 2
THE PROGRESS OF FREEMASONRY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. Article 5
CLASSICAL THEOLOGY.—LXXXII. Article 5
SECRET SOCIETIES. Article 7
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS. Article 8
FOOD FOR THE POOR. Article 9
AGRICULTURAL LIFE. Article 10
THE PEN-AND-INK SKETCHES OF ONE FANG. Article 12
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 12
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 12
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 13
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METROPOLITAN. Article 13
PROVINCIAL. Article 15
ROYAL ARCH. Article 16
Untitled Article 16
MARK MASONRY. Article 17
Obituary. Article 17
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 18
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 9TH. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Correspondence.

brother , cut down like a flower in its fullest bloom . One who was a true-hearted Mason , a brave and valiant , soldier , a firmly loyal subject , a sincere and valued friend , just , upright , and faithful as a Christian , and an accomplished gentleman . Our brother , Arthur Richard Close , Captain 43 rd Light Infantry ,

fell as a soldier could wish to die—in the discharge of his duty in the service of his country—not with- long lingering tension of nerve and mind , racked with pain on the foaming sea of delirium , baptized in suffering , emaciated or reduced by long continued sickness to a

mere skeleton , but as one who had , in peaceful , calm tranquillity , gently fallen asleep in the vigour of health and the prime of life . The funeral of a soldier is , at all times , attended

oy a peculiar degree of solemnity , creating feelings of awe and reverence in the minds of those who witness it . The calm dignity of the measured steps of his fellow companions in arms , the reversed rifle , the unearthly music of the "Dead March , " are well calculated to impress on the mind and heart the Aveakness

of humanity and the power of divinity . The shako , sword , ancl sash of the deceased brother speak , as it were , from the coffin in tones of eloquence beyond the reach of human language , teaching us a lesson of mortality , admonishing us of the approach to eternity .

I have seen in the Crimea the soldier's dust consigned to its last resting place , and also often committed to the deep , with a solemnity no pen cau describe , but never have I felt so much the uncertainty of humau hopes and the faded brilliancy of earthly prospects as when depositing in its native earth the remains of

him we loved as a brother . I left England with him in the same ship , and shared the same cabin for 126 days . If the affectionate regard entertained towards him by his brethren in Masonry and his brother officers , the admiration of his brilliant talents , undaunted courageand refined lishments be

, accomp taken into consideration , the memory of Bro . Arthur Richard Close will live long cherished in the hearts of all those who have been so fortunate as to know and appreciate his many excellent virtues and brilliant talents .

As Royal Arch Masons it was our intention to form a chapter here , and I haA'e no doubt as my coadjutor he Avould , had he been spared , have done good service to Masonry . I enclose a copy of the funeral service * which I had the privilege ot reading at the grave after our Chaplain , Bro . Brown ,

concluded the Church service , and also the one I read in the lodge of which I am Worshipful Master . The particulars connected Avith his death , and also his photograph , I have by this mail transmitted to the Editor of the Illustrated London ffeivs . I am , yours fraternally ,

E . E . JEEEMINGWAT , Deputy Purveyor to Her Majesty ' s Eorces . ] N " ew Plymouth , Taranaki , New Zealand . 9 th Sept ., I 860 .

The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

* * All communications to he addressed to 19 , Salisburystreet , Strand , London , AA . C .

Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

The distribution of prizes to the children of the Freemasons ' Orphan School , Brixton , by the Lord Mayor , will take place on . Tuesday , the 12 th inst . Bro . Charles Lyne , D . Prov . G . M . for Monmouthshire , will ( owing to the illness of Bro . John Etherington AVelch Bolls , Prov . G . M . ) hold a Provincial Grand Lodge , at the Masonic

Hall , Frogmore-street , Abergavenny , on Thursday , the 7 th of December , at 2 . 30 p . m . precisely , for the transaction of general business . The banquet will be served at four o'clock p . m . precisely , at the Angel Hotel .

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

MOUNT LEBANON LODGE ( Ho . 73 . )—This flourishing old lodge held its regular meeting on Tuesday , Nov . 21 st , at Bro . C . A . Cathie's , the Green Man , Tooley-street . In the unavoidable absence of the AV . M ., Bro . H . Moore , the lodge was opened by Bro . F . Walters , P . M . and Dir . of Cers ., who was assisted by Bros . G-. Free as S . AV . ; G . Morris , J . AV . ; E . Harris , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Donlcin , P . M ., See . ; T . J . Sabine , S . D . ; F . H . Ebswouth , J . D . ; M . A . LoeAvenstark , AV . S . ; D . Rose , I . G-. ; Dr .

Dixon , P . M . ; E . N . Levy , P . M . ; H . T . Tnrney , Watkins , Duseck , Gale , Ord , and many others . Amongst a large number of visitors were Bros . Bartlett and Deacon , 147 ; G . Gale , J . AV . SIS ; Samways , Taylor , and Ashton , 619 . The work of the evening was three raisings , five passings , and two initiations , which were admirably performed by the officiating AV . M . After business the lodge was closed , and the brethren partook of an excellent banquet . The usual toasts were given and honoured after banquet , and the brethren spent a delightful evening .

FITZEOY LODGE ( No . 5 G 9 ) . The second meeting of this military lodge for the season took place on Friday evening , November 24 , at the head-quarters of the Honourable Artillery Company , City-road . Bro . Thomas AVilson , AV . M ., presided ; Bro . Watson , S . AV ., and Bro . May , P . M . ( pro tem . ) J . AV . There were also present the following P . M . ' s : —Bros . Peter MatthewsTreasurer ; Eglise , Secretary ;

, and Newton , AV . S . There was also a fair attendance of brethren and visitors . The lodge having been opened and regularly advanced , Bro . Attwood was impressively raised by the AV . M . to the sublime degree , who gave the traditional history , a part of tho article too frequently omitted in lodges . The lodge having been regularly closed down to the first

degree , Bro . EGEESE , the secretary , said he had received a letter from Bro . Farnfield , the Secretary to the Asylum for Aged Freemasons and their AVidows , asking the lodge to send a steward to represent it at the annual festival to be held on behalf of that institution on the 31 st of January next , on which occasion Bro . Colonel BowyerProv . G . M . for Oxfordshirewould preside .

, , Unless any other brother was desirous of serving the office of steward he should be happy to take upon himself the honour of representing the Fitzroy Lodge . Tho offer of Bro . Eglese elicited the warm approbation of the members of the lodge , and it was unanimously agreed to , with a promise that he should be well supported on that occasion . It was then further suggested , which was equally Avell

received , that at this festival the members of the Fitzroy Lodge should appear in uniform , and several immediately expressed their willingness to do so , and pub down their names for that purpose . There being no further business , tho lodge was closed , and the brethren retired to a banquet provided with the usual liberality of the Honourable Artillery Company . This having been disposed of , and the cloth cleared ,

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