Obituary.

until the peace in 1815 , when , with the rank of lieutenant , he was placed upon the half-pay list . His Masonic career commenced at Hytho , iu 1833 , when he received Ms three degrees in the Prince Edwin Lodge ( late No . 147 ) . In 1835 he was invested as J . W ., and in 1837 as S . W ., and unanimously elected as W . M . in 1838 , which office he filled for two consecutive years ,

and again in 1815 . He was a subscribing member to this lodge until tho day of bis death . In 18-1-6 lie removed to Dover , when he joined the Lodge of Peace and Harmony ( late No . 235 ) . He became a Ro 3 al Arch Mason at the Dover Chapter in 1844 , and after passing the two chairs in 18-16 and 1817 , was elected as First Principal in 1818 . In 1857 he joined in a

petition to the M . W . G . M . for the establishment of a lodge at Ashford , to bo called tbe Iuvicta , which was consecrated the same year , when bo was installed as the first "W . M ., and again in tho folio wing year . He alsocon tinned one of its most useful and energetic members until his decease . Two of his sons have since been initiated at Ashford . In the Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent he was

appointed Grand Record Keeper iu 1836 , Grand Orator in 1838 , and in 1811 Grand Senior Warden , to which office be was re-appointed the two following years . In 1814 a proposition , emanating from him through the Hythe Lodge , to the effect that evciy member in the province shoulel subscribe 2 s . per head per annum as a fund to assist tho lodge in securing tho Provincial Grand Lodge at its festival , was carried into effect . In 1848 Le also proposed a resolution with the view of

raising an annual fund for tho support of the various Masonic Charities , and this doubtless gave rise to that excellent S 3 stem which was shortly after introduced and adopted in the province , that of every subscribing member paying 2 s . per head towards a charity fund . The effect of these two propositions has been that a sum of £ 50 is now annually paid to the lodge at which

tbe festival is held , while tbe charity fund has enabled the Provincial Grand Lodge t « cj give to each lodge a sum of twenty guineas for tbe Girls' School and ten for the Boys , giving them tho powers of life governors , while to each lodgo in succession , according to tbe number of subscribing members , the sum of eG 20 is now being annually paid , si :: having already received it , to enable

them to become lifo governors of tho Royal Benevolent Institution . In 1860 the R . W . the Prov . G . M . for Kent , Lord Holmesdale , confirmed upon Bro . Hallowes the rank of Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master . To tbe great regret of tho brethren of the province , however , the M . W . G . M . refused to sanction this distinction ,

reserving to himself the sole privilege of conferring honorary rank for past services . The excellent D . Prov . G . M .., Bro . Dobson , was desirous of vacating his oflice for a year , in order that Bro . Hallowes might serve that rank of the which R . W . the Prov . G . M . considered him worthy , but to this step our deceased brother would not consent , on the ground that bo considered any change in the office of D . Prov . G . M . would not be advantageous to the Craft in this

province . Bro . Hallowes was an earnest advocate and supporter of tbe Masonic Charities , and will , for that alone , be remembered by the Masons of Kent , although his many excellent social moral qualities will also not easily be forgotten . He was a man and a Mason , of whom it might truly be said : — " Take him for all and all , we shall not soon look upon bis like again !"

He was an earnest advocate for the discontinuance of public processions at the Masonic festivals , as being incompatible with the spirit of the age , and detrimental to the interests of an order desirous of receiving candidates from the educated classes . His death took place at Tonbridge , on the 6 fcb day of February , 1861 , and of him it may be truly said , " He lived respected and died regretted . "

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE CotriiT . —Her Majesty and family are sojourning at Windsor . On Friday , the 4 th inst ., his Majesty tbe King of the Belgians arrived in town , and proceeded direct to Windsor , where a magnificent suite of rooms has been prepared for his reception and that of his attendants . Addresses of congratulation to the Prince and Princesses of Wales , wcie presented at Marlborough House on Friday , the 4 th , by the "Universities of

Oxford ancl Cambridge . The deputation from Oxford was headed by their Chancellor , the Earl of Derby , and that from Cambridge by their Chancellor also , the Duke of Devonshire . All the members of the deputations were habited in their robes of office , ami the appearance of so many venerable gentlemen wearing gowns and hoods of various hues— -scarlet , violet , and

black—attracted much attention in the neighbourhood of Pallmall . Their Royal Highnesses gave both deputations a courteous reception , and returned gracious replies to the addresses . The Prince is a member of . both Universities . Their Royal Highnesses have been visiting different theatres . On Thursday , the 10 th , the infant Prince was christened at

Buckingham Palace , as Victor Albert . Her Majesty , the King of the Belgians , the Princess Helena , the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge , and other members of the Royal Family , were present . LNIPEEIAI . PAELIAMENT . —In the HOUSE OI ? LOEDS on Thursday , the 4 th inst ., Lord Ellenborough announced the

postponement until Monday , of his question as to whether the Government had taken any steps to afford material aid to Denmark . On Friday there was no business of importance transacted . ——On Monday , Lord Derby gave notice of a cpiestion relating to the Danish papers . —The allotment of shares in the Kertch prize money to Sir P . Grey , Admiral Boxer , and Sir II .

Stopford—not one of whom took any part ui the operations winch led to the capture of Kertch and Yenikale—formed the subject of another "interpellation ; " to which the Duke of Somerset replied by stating that the distribution of the money was made in accordance with the rules usually observed in such matters . — Sir John Lawrence ' s Salary Hill was read a second time ; and the House agreed to a resolution , moved by Lord Granville ,

that several of the metropolitan railway bills be not proceeded with this session . On Tuesday , Lord Russell , in I'eply to a few remarks from Lord Derby , explained that when Austria and Prussia commenced an " unjustifiable" war by invading Schleswig , the Danes retaliated hy seizing Geraiaii vesse \ s . Iho two German Powers regarded those seizures as generalising the

war , and they had , therefore , entered Jutland . It would be inconvenient to produce further papers at present , as Denmark had not yet replied to the proposal of a conference . If Denmark accepted the proposal , fresh negotiations would be entered into , but if , on the other hand , the proposal was rejected , hostilities would be continued on " a war footing . " Lord

Stratford cle Redcliffe was unwilling , under these circumstances , to press the Government to produce further correspondence , but he trusted that before Parliament separated for the Easter holidays , the country would be informed of the final decision at which the Government had arrived on this question . In reply to

a question from Lord Ellenborough , Lord Russell said Austria and Prussia still adhered to their original declaration that they would respect the integrity of the Danish monarchy . Lord Shaftesbury trusted that if the Austrian fleet entered the Baltic , a British squadron would be despatched to watch its movements . Lord Russell said the Austrian Government had intimated that the presence of their ships in the