Poetry.

Poetry .

A TRIBUTE OF GRATITUDE . Respectfully dodicated to tho V . W . Bro . JOHN HERVEY , P . G . D ., on reading of his appointment to tho ofiico of Grand Socrotary , by a Mason ' s daughter , who cherishes a thankful remembrance of his benovolont kindness to hor widowed and afflictod mother . J oyous woro tho writer's foelings

0 n tho day she read tho iiows , H ighly has Grand Master placed thoo , N o ono bettor could ho chooso . II cavcuward shall the oi-phan's pleading E ' or ascend , kind friend , for thoo ; R ichost blessings strew thy pathway , V igorous health thy portion bo . E acli delight earth can afford theo Y ear by year may God award thoe ! A . C . S .

Monody

MONODY

ON THE DEATH OP A YOUNG LADY WHO DJED ON THE DAY FIXED FOR HER MARRIAGE ; By Bro . J . C . MANNING . Scarco nineteen summors had breathod their bloom , Had breathod their bloom on hor dainty cheek , When they boro her awa ; r to tho voiceless tomb ,

With hearts so full they wero like to broak . And down in tho churchyard , old and groon , In tho churchyard greon , whoro tho yow-troo wavos , A dark little mound of earth is soon , Ono billow moro to tho sea of graves . " Ah , mo ! " 'twas said , in tho gorgeous light , In tho gorgeous light of a purplo

dawn"With life so hopoful of puro delight , Away from tho world to bo mdoly torn . " To bo rudely torn in tho fonder hour , Iu tho tender hour , when hor honrt was young , Whilo tho virgin dew on tho opening fio'Wer , With a trembling joy like a jowol himg . "Ero tho budding soulso swoetly shy

, , Had oponed its core to tho coming kiss , Of an earthly lovo , that was born to dio , Ere it filled hor heart with its hallowod bliss . " So , down in tho churchyard , old and greon , Iu tho churchyard groon , whoro tho yow-troe wavos , A dark littlo mound of earth is soon , Ono billow moro to tho sea oi graros .

For nineteen summers had breathod thoir bloom , Had breathed their bloom on hor dainty chock—And they boro her away to tho voicoloss tomb , With hearts so full they woro like to broak . With hearts so full—ovon this belief Dispell'd not a tear from thoir aching oyes ; Though they saw their beloved , through clouds of grief . An angel boyoud in tho goldon skies .

AT tho age of twenty wo think that life' is much to long for that which wo havo to do , aud that tlicro is almost a fabulous distauco between our ago aud that of our grandfather : but when , at the ago oi sixty , if we are fortunate ouough to reach it , or unfortunate enough , as the cuss may bo , and as wo havo spent or wasted our time , wo halt and look back along tho way wo havo conio : thou it is we discover that wo havo made life short and thrown a largo portion of it . Thenin trying to balance

away , our accounts with Time , we deduct from tho sum total of our years tho hours unnecessarily spoilt in sleep , tho waking hours squandered , aud worse than wasted , in folly and dissipation , or tboso in which not ono thought has ruffled tho sluggish pool of our mind , and we acknowledge with a sigh that wo could havo learned and done , in half a score of years woll spent , moro than 'havo dono in our forty years of manhood .

Metropolitan Lodge Meetings, Etc., For The Week Ending October 17th, 1868.

METROPOLITAN LODGE MEETINGS , ETC ., FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17 TH , 1868 .

MONDAY , October 11 th . —Lodges : Royal Naval , 59 , Preemasons' Hall . Confidence , 193 , Anderton ' s Hotel , Pleot-sfcreet . Peckham , 879 , Edinboro' Castle , Peckhamrye . Chapter : Mount Sion , Radley ' s Hotel , Bridgestreet , Blackfriars . TUESDAY , October 13 th . —Lodges : St . James ' s "Union ,

ISO , Preemasons' Hall . Percy , 198 , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadenliall-streefc . St . Michael , 211 , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-strect . United Strength , 228 , Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s-gate , Olerkenwell . Wellington , 548 , White Swan Tavern , Deptf ' ord . Ranolagh , 834 , Windsor Castle Hotel , Hammersmith . Chapter : Jerusalem , 185 , Preemasons' Hall .

WEDNESDAY , October 11-th . —Com . R . M . B- Inst ., at 3 . Lodges : Fidelity , 3 , Preemasons' Hall . Union Waterloo , 13 , Masonic Hall , William-street , Woolwich . Kent , 15 , Three Tuns Tavern , Southwark . Vitruvian , 87 , White Hart , Collcge-sfci-eeb , Lambeth . Justice , ld-7 , White Swan Tavern , Hiph-street , Deptford . Euphrates , 212 , George Hotel , Aldcrmanbury . Pilgrim , 238 , Ship and

Turtle Tavern , Leadenhall-sfcreet . Zetland , 511 , Oampden Arms , Kensington . Belgrave , 74-9 .. Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Merchant Navy , 771 , Silver Tavern , Burdett-road , Limehouse . Doric , 933 , Masons' Arms , Basinghall-streefc . Montefiore , 1 , 017 , Freemasons' Hall . THURSDAY , October loth . —Lodges : Constitutional , 55

Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street . Temperance , 169 , White Swan , High-street , Deptford . Manchester , 179 , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Cosmopolitan . 917 , Great Western Hotel , Paddingfcon . South . Norwood , 1 , 139 , Gate House Hotel , South Norwood . FRIDAY , October 16 th . —Audit Com . Boys' School . Lodges : Middlesex , 143 , Albion Tavern , Aldersgatestreet . New Concord , 813 , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxfcon . Rose of Denmark , 975 , White Hart , Barnes-

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

Dr . P . —We have received your letter , which we shall answer privately in a day or day . [ W E have received an indignant letter complaining of a letter , signed by W . Harris , P . M ., which appeared in our last issue . under the heading "Important Masonic Conference ; " but , inasmuch as the complaining Bro . . 1 ones cannot possibl y be identified in any way with the Bro . Jones from America

mentioned in our correspondent ' s letter , weare at a loss to understand why such a complaint is made . —En . F . M . ] ERRATA . —In communication , •¦ D . P . G . M . No . 1 , " at p . 270 271 of your last number ; at p . 270 , 1 st column , loth line from bottom , for "is" read "in" ; 13 th line from bottom , for " of the Craft" read "by " ; same page , 2 nd column , 12 th line from bottomfor "Prov . G . M" read "Bro . G . M . " ; p .

, , 371 , 6 th line from top , for " D . P . G . ' s . " read " D . l ' . G . M . ' s . C . K . —Letter received . C . M . ( Buenos Ayres ) . —Thanks for your communication , shall always be glad to hear from you . C- W . ( Jerusalem ) . —The letter you refer to in yours of 22 nd September , never came to hand . We never send to the place

you mention for letters . ZETLAND TJSSTIMOMATJ . —We have received a letter with enclosure for publication from Bro . J . M . Clabon , in answer to the two letters that appeared in out columns of last week , but inasmuch as it did not arrive until late in the day on which we go to press , we are compelled to allow it to stand over until our next issue . C . P . C . —Your letter and copy came to hand . We will write you fully next week .