The Mother's Death-Bed.

'Twas ho wo loft on that night of gloom , Who stood now by his mother's tomb . Years thoy had flown , but he had won Tho meed that springs from doeds well dono . Many souls he hacl gathered to tho Master ' s fold , Had strengthened tho slavo when bought and sold , Prayed him to look to that powerful Haud ,

Who in tinio would lighten his galling band ; He had preached in tho desert ' s far-off wild , Turning the savage to a being mild ; Through tho mighty truths of heavenly lovo He taught them to know their God above : And now ho had como again at last To revisit tho scenes of tho lonely past . Ho thought , as ho knelt in that still placo ,

Her prayers had been heard at tho throno of grace . Ho had kept his promise well and true , Hacl over hold eternal truth in view ; His heart was chastened with grateful lovo—Ho folt ho would join her in realms above . In that groat hour his heart was all joy , Ho know no fear from pain or alloy ; Calmly ho turned to his peaceful homo , Happier than tho dweller in a stately dome .

List Of Lodge, &C., Meetings For Week Ending 9th October, 1869.

LIST OF LODGE , & c ., MEETINGS FOR WEEK ENDING 9 TH OCTOBER , 1869 .

( Abbreviations . —F . M . H ., Freemasons' Hall ; M . H ., Masonic Hall ; M . T ., Masonic Temple ; Tav ., Tavern ; Ho ., Hotel ; Ii ., Rooms ; L ., Loclge ; St ., Street ; Sq ., Square ) . METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS . Monday , Oct . llth ' LODGES . —Royal Naval , F . M . II . ; Coficleuee , Anderton ' s Hotel Fleet-st . ; Peekham , Edinboro' Castle , Peckham-rye ; Leigh F . M . H . CHAPTEB . —Mount Sion , Raclley ' s Ho ., Bridge-st ., Blackfriars .

Tuesday , Oct . 12 th . LODGES . —St . James's Union , F . M . H . ; Percy , 'Ship and Turtle Tav ., Leadenhall-st . ; St . Michael , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . ; United Strength , Old Jerusalem Tav ., St . Job n's-gate , Clcrkenwell ; Renelagh , Windsor Castle Ho ., Hammersmith ; Doric , Anderton's Ho ., Fleet-st . CHAPTEB . —Jerusalem , F . M . H .

Wednesday , Oct . 13 th . Com . R . M . B . Inst ., at 3 . LODGES . —Royal York Loclge of Perseverance , F . M . H . ; Union Waterloo , Ma . Ha ., Williamst ., Woolwich ; Kent , Three Tuns Tav ., South wark ; Vitruvian , White Hart , College-st .. Lambeth ; Justice , White Swan , High-st ., Dcptford ; Euphrates , George Ho ., Aldermanbury ; Pilgrim , Ship ancl Turtle Tav ., Leadenhall-st . ; Belgrave , Anderton

' s Ho ., Fleet-st . ; Merchant Navy , Silver Tavern , Burdett-st ., Limebouse ; Monteftore , F . M . H . ; Beacontree , Private Ro ., Leytonstone ; Villiers , Northumberland Ho ., Isleworth ; Hervey , George Ho ., Walham-green .

Thursday , Oct . Uth . Quar . Gen . Court Fern . School , at F . M . H ., at 12 . LODGES . — Boyal Athelstan , City Terminus Ho ., Cannon-st . ; Friendship , Ship aud Turtle , Leadenhall-st . ; Dalhonsie , Anderton ' s Ho ., Fleet-st . ; Capper , Marine Hotel , Victoria Dock , West Ham . CHAPTERS . — Mount Lebanon , Bridge House Hotel , Southwark ; Hope , Globe Tav ., Roval Hill , Greenwich .

Friday , Oet . Uth , LODGES . —Middlesex , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . ; New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton ; Rose of Denmark , AVhite Hart , Barnes . EOSE tj < CHAPTER . —Invicta , M . H ., Williamst ., Woolwich .

Saturday , Oct . 15 lh . Audit Com . Boys' School . METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION . Monday , Oct- llth . Union Waterloo ( for M . M . ) , King ' s Arms , Woolwich ; Temple , Old George , St . Mary Axe ; Justice , Royal Albert , New

List Of Lodge, &C., Meetings For Week Ending 9th October, 1869.

Cross-rd ., Deptford ; Old Concord , Turk ' s Head , Montcombest ., Belgrave-sq . ; St . James ' s Union , Swan Tav ., Mount-st ., Grosvenor-sq . ; Sincerity , Cheshire Cheeso , Crutched Friars ; Industry , Dick's Coffee House , Fleet-st . ; Salisbury , 71 , Deanst ., Soho ; Camden , Adelaide Tav ., Havcrstock Hill ; Westbourne , Running Horse , Duke-st ., Grosvonor-sq . ; High Cross , White Hart Ho ., Tottenham ; Tower Hamlet ' s Engineers , Duke of Clarence , Comniercial-rd . East ; Eastern Star , Royal Ho ., Mile-end-rd .

Tuesday , Oct . 12 ' 7 J . Strong Man , White Horse , Little Britain ; Pythagorean , Prince of Orange , Greenwich ; Faith , Fisher ' s Restaurant , Motrop . Dis . Railway , Victoria Station ; Domatic , Palmerston Arms Grosvcnor-pavk , Camberwell ; Jordan , Alwyne Castle , Canonbury ; Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney ; Prince Frederick William , Knights of St . John ' s Tav ., St . John ' s-wood ;

Dalhonsie , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney ; Royal Albert , White Hart , Abchurch-lane ; Rose of Denmark , Metropolitan Chap , of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbm * y ; Robert Burns , Sussex Stores , Upper St . Martin ' s-lane . Wednesday , Oct , 13 th . Confidence , Sugar Loaf , Great St . Helens ; Merchant Navy , Silver Tav . Burdett-rd . Limehouse ; United StrengthBull

, , , and Gate , Kentish Town ; New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton ; St . Mark's , Mawhy Arms , Mawby-st ., S . Lambeth ; Peekham , Edinboro' , Castle Tav ., Peekham Rye ; Temperance in the East , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar ; Pythagorean , Prince of Orange Ho ., Greenwich . CHAPTER OP INSTRUCTION . —St . James ' s Union , Swan Tav ., Mount-st ., Grosvenor-sq .

Thursday , Oct . Uth . Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq . ; Kent , Duke of York , Borough-rd . ; Globe , No . 10 , Old Bond-st . ; United Mariners , Three Cranes , Mile End-rd . ; Vitruvian , White Hart , College-street , Lambeth ; St . John's , Holtybush Tav ., Hampstead ; Manchester , Berkeley Arms , John-st ., Berkeley-sq . ; Tranquillity , Sugar Loaf Tav ., Great St . Helen's , St . Mary Axe ; Whittington , Crown Ho ., 41 , Holborn ; Royal Oak Royal Oak Tav ., Deptford . CHAPTER OP INSTRUCTION . —Joppa , Prospect of Whitby Tav ., 57 , Wappingwall .

Friday , Oct- loth . Robert Burns , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . ; St . Luke's , Pier Ho ., Cheyne-walk , Chelsea ; Temperance , Victoria Tav ., Victoria-rd ., Dcptford ; Stability , Guildhall Tav ., 33 , Greshamst . ; Union's ( Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . ) , Freemasons' Hall ; United Pilgrims , Horns' Tavern , Kennington ; "WellingtonLord Duncan Tav . BroadwayDeptford

, , , ; Belgrave , Duke of Wellington , Spring-gardens , Charing-cross ; St . James ' s , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-row , Bermondsey ; Lily , Greyhound Ho ., Richmond ; Doric , Three Cranes , Mile End-rd . ; Rose of Denmark , White Hart , Barnes , Surrey ; Victoria Metropolitan Lo . of Instruction , George Ho ., Aldermanbury .

Saturday , Oct . 16 th . Mount Sinai , Uuion Tav ., Air-st ., Rcgeut-st . [ This information is extracted from the "Universal Masonic Calendar , " published at 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , ancl brethren who may detect any inaccuracies ( and there are , doubtless , many ) , are respectfully requested to ennmunicate the same to the Editor at tho Office , No . 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . ]

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

* * All Communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisburystreet , Strand , W . C , SEVERAL communications stand over until our next . D . C . L . —Yes ; the Lodge Moralidad y Filantropia ( Morality and Philanthropy ) , still meets in Cadiz . It is under the English Constitution . There are several other Masonic lodges in Spainwhich used formerlto hold occasional

, y meetings . P . C . ( Old S —) . —In Vienna , Pesth , and Prague . Z . ( Devon ) . —The "Book of Constitutions" points out the course to be pursued . A P . M . —Iu our Masonic Mems . you will find an answer to your

inquiry .