Mark Masonry.

of Loclge 56 , who had been balloted for at a former meeting , was in attendance , ancl being properly prepared , was presented and advanced to the Order by the AV . M . The business of the lodo-e over , it was closed in clue form . At refreshment a very happy hour was spent , as the Brethren of this degree usually do in the interchange of kindly feeling aucl social sentiment .

Obituary.

Obituary .

THE LATE BRO . G . T . PRICE . We announce with regret the demise , on the 21 st July , o £ AV . Bro . G . T . Price , P . M . of Lodges No . 282 ancl 551 , Calcutta , and P . Z . of Chapter Holy Zion . The relatives of the deceased having stated that it hacl been his earnest wish to be buried with Masonic ritesW . Bro . C . J . EvansMaster of Lod

, , ge No . 282 , issued an emergent summons , which brought together a number of brethren , early on the following morning , at Bro . Price ' s residence , where the loclge , being closely tyled , was opened and raised to the third degree . The brethren then proceeded in an orderly and regular manner to the cemetery , where , after the church service hacl been performed , the Masonic ceremonial followed , and the usual formalities were observed .

Poetry.

Poetry .

MASONIC AULD LANG SYNE . BY BEO . A . N . LEWIS . Upon the level once again In fellowship we join :

Sing , brothers , sing a joyful strain To auld lang syne . Yon rolling sun the year has seen , Thrice twenty times decline , Since first our fathers reared this fare In auld lang syne .

Base foes have formed , with envious spite , An impious design To crush th' accepted Sons of Light , In auld lang syne . But Masonry—serenely bright Her hieroglyphics shine , As when she first diffused her light In auld lang syne .

Yes ! Masonry , around whose lioad A thousand graces twine , Shall still her holy precepts spread , As auld lang syne . Then let us , brethren , ever act Upon the plumb ancl line ,

The ancient landmarks keep intact From auld lang syne . Faith , Hope , and Charily illume Our hearts with love divine ; Our virtues , like th' acacia , bloom Of auld lang syne .

FareAvell ! Ave part upon the square ; And offc in life's decline , We'll call to mind tho days that Avere In auld lang syne . - ¦ Lichfield .

The World.

THE WORLD .

This world is not so bad a world As some would like to make it ; Though whether good , or whether bad , Depends en how you take ifc ; For if we scold and fret all day . From dewy morn till even , This world will ne'er afford to man

A foretaste here of heaven . This world is not , & c . This world in truth ' s as good a world , As e'er was known to any AA ho have not seen another yet , Ancl there are very many ; And if the men , and women too ,

Have plenty of employment , They surely must be hard to please , AA ho cannot find enjoyment . This world is nofc , & c

This world is quite a pleasant world , In rain or pleasant weather ; If people would but learn to live In harmony together ; And eease to burst the kindling bond , By love and peace cemented , And learn thafc best of lessons yet , To always be contented .

This world is not , & e . Then were this world a pleasant world , And pleasant folks were in ifc , The day would pass mosfc pleasantly , To those who thus begin it ; Ancl all the nameless grievances Brought on by borrowed troubles ,

AA ' Ould prove , as certainly they are , A mass of empty bubbles . This world is not , & c . —Masonic Harp .

Hydro-Carbon Or Water Gas.

HYDRO-CARBON OR WATER GAS .

Some few clays since Ave had an opportunity of witnessing , at fche works of the Patent Bitumenizecl Paper Pipe Company , Old Ford , Bow , a practical demonstration of the successful production of this gas . The process is thafc recently patented by Mr . James M'Geary , of Salem , Mass ., U . S . ( the hydro-carbon used in this case was crude petroleum ); and , as a result of what we Avitnesseda companywith a professional chemist of hih

, , very g standing , viz ., Mr . T . AV . Keates , of Chatham Place , Blackfriars , we have no hesitation in stating that it is now perfectly practicable to manufacture ancl supply this gas , of an illuminating poiver assuredly very far superior to any coal gas we have yet seen , and at a cost of production certainly in no case exceeding that of coal gas . AVith regard to the permanency of this gas , we consider that

this point is now settled beyond a doubt ; nor are we alone in our opinion as to this , for one of the most learned chemists of the clay , Professor E . N . Hereford , of Cambridge , Mass ., U . S ., has stated "thafc the gas , notwithstanding the severe temperatures ( from 60 ° Fah . to 3 ° above Zero ) to which it Avas exposed for sixteen minutes , in a tube of Jin . diameter ( length of tube 80 feet ) had still an illuminating poiver scarcely inferior to the cit

y of Boston coal gas , which hacl not been subjected to lowtemperatures . " On the occasion of the experiment referred to above , the gas was passed through a 2 » V feet burner . Again , as to the important question of cost , Professor Horsford states : — " There can , I think , be little doubt that the actual cost of raw material of ivater gas by this process is very considerabl

y less than that of ordinary city gas ?' Since these experiments , the inventor , during a temporary visit to England , has very materially modified the arrangement of apparatus he employs , so as to render the process very simple ; and'he has also established , in course of experiments here , several very important points connected with the manufacture of the gas . AA e hope on a future occasion to refer more at length to this very interesting ancl important subject .