Obituary.

joyment of those mental gifts which are imperishable , and in the esteem which worth is not always to fortunate as to obtain , and ivhich no gold can buy . " The following poetical allusion to him by our Prov . G . M ., E . W . Bro . Boileau , has already appeared in these , pages , but it is not uninteresting to refer to it at this time : —¦ Others on yonder list may now onr fond attention claim ; And first I note ivith gratitude JOHN * GRAXX ' S respected name :

Our first Provincial Chief was he , ancl literary men Acknowledge in the cowan-world the vigour of his pen . Earnest and active in his work , e'en past the midnight hour , He riil'd the Craft by courtesy , instead of stubborn pow ' r ; His kindness to his younger friends and brethren well I knoiv , Who to his gift the " crimson" first , and then the "purple" owe . As Prov . G . M ., Bro . Grant made three effective speeches on

public occasions ; namely , at the laying ofthe foundation-stones of the Metcalfe Hall , of the Almshouse , and of the Fever Hospital . At the last ceremony , Lord Dalhousie was present . The editor should endeavour to make room for one or tivo of Bro . Grant ' s addresses . In the meantime , I append to this obituary notice the proceedings of tAvo of the Calcutta lodges on receipt of the intelligence of Bro . Grant's demise . At a meeting of Lodge Industry and PerseA'erenceW . Bro . C . T . Davis spoke as

, follows : — "Brethren , since we last met , intelligence has reached ns that Death , so eovetuous of the good and the great , has taken one more who , in his day , was the pride of . this land , and the g lory of this Order . At a time when the Indian Medical Service , which has produced so many excellent ancl eminent men , bore on its roll some of its most distinguished members , it had every reason to be proud of the intellect , wit , eloquence , ancl

virtues of Dr . John Grant , who was Prov . G . M . of this district at a time ivhen the greatest men in India belonged to our Order . As our E . W . brother was also intimately connected with this ancient lodge , of Avhich he was at one time W . M ., I am sure , brethren , yon must unite with me in the desire to record on our minutes our regret at the intelligence of the death of so very good a man and great a Mason . "I therefore propose this lodge do record its regret at the intelligence of the death of our E . W . Bro . Dr . John Grant , E . W .

Prov . G . M . of this province and P . M .. of this lodge . W . Bro . Abbott had much pleasure , as the oldest member of the lodge , and an intimate friend of our late E . W . brother , in seconding the proposal of the W . M ., which was unanimously carried by silent acclamation . At a . meeting of Lodge St . John -. — E . W . Bro . John W . Brown , presiding in the eastern chair , rose and stated , that since the last meeting intelligence had

arrived of the death of E . W . Bro . Dr . John Grant . Although not known in this lodge , he was known to all as a Mason who had ruled lodges in times past . He iras useful to society , and specially to his profession . He ivas a gifted scholar , a kind and dear friend , whether in the columns of a lodge , or elsewhere , for years past . It is therefore fit and proper not to allow that name to go to its resting place Avithout being recorded wifcli regret in this lod .

ge N . W . Bro . W . H . Hoff , next rose and addressed the lodge to the folloAving effect : — "W . Master , —being a visitor , I request your permission to express my satisfaction at the tribute which has just been paid to the worth ancl memory of our late 11 . W . Bro . Dr . John Grant , first ruler of the present District Grand Lodge of Bengal . He ivas first brought prominently to notice by his mental ability and

acquirements "; and at a time when there Avas much literary emulation in Calcutta , he ivas acknoAvledged as a leader . He AA-as , however , soon appreciated for other and higher qualities . He had not only a warm imagination , but a warm heart ; and I verily believe that tho immediate cause of the affliction under which he suffered for the last five years Avas the anxiety Avhich a man of his fine sensibilities and philanthropise impulses must have experienced at a time when the victims of cholera ivere

being carried out of the gates of Agra in " cart-loads . " At that fearful time he ivas actively employed in visiting the hospitals , encouraging the patients with Christian words , and adding to their comforts from his oivn private resources . I again beg to express my satisfaction , as a Grand Officer and a friend of the deceased , at finding that he is still held so warmly in recollection in the Calcutta Lodges . " Since the above was written , Lodge Humility with Fortitude has also passed a resolution on the subject .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

TUB COURT . —Her Majesty and suite have arrived at Ehein , hardsbrunn , in Gotha , which is the goal of her journey . She was met by the Duke of Saxe-Coburg , brother of her late lms , band . The meeting was of an affecting character , and the whole journey , reminding her Majesty , as it must have done , of a former visit , made under different circumstances , must have called up many painful emotions . Nevertheless it is gratifying

to find that the health of her Majesty does not suffer . His Eoyal Highness Prince Alfred had previously arrived to receive his royal mother The Prince of Wales left Buckingham Palace for the Continent on Saturday , and arrived at Brussels on Sunday afternoon . The prince Avas received with military honours , and the telegram announcing his arrival states

that the reception was " a brilliant affair . " The Prince of Wales will remain about ten days in Belgium , and will then . continue his journey to Germany . T The Prince of Wales was entertained on Monday at a grand dejeuner given at the Palace of Brussels , and in the afternoon visited the prin . cipal points of attraction in the city . In the course of the clay the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmarkwith the

Prin-, cess Alexandria , the lady destined for the hand of the Prince of Wales , arrived , and after an official reception , accompanied the Prince in his inspection of the city . GENERAL HOME SEWS . —The health . of the metropolis continues to be in a satisfactory state . The deaths for the last week amounted to 1179 , which number is considerably belfnv the corrected average for the last ten years , or if the deaths caused by epidemic cholera in the corresponding week of 1851

be deducted the average will he but very slightly exceeded . It appears that measles lias suddenly assumed an unusually virulent form , the deaths liaving risen in one week from 40 to 58 . Diarrhoea , on the other hand , steadily declines . The births amount to 1827 , which greatly outnumber the deaths , and are also in excess of the average . The Archbishop of Canterbury died , after a lingering illness , on Saturday morning last . The venerable Primate , who had reached the advanced age of 82 , was the elder of tivo brothers , who were

destined to hold high office m the Church of England . In 1828 —tivo years after his younger brother , the present Bishop ol Winchester , was raised to tho episcopate—he was appointed to the see of Chester , which he filled for a period of tiventy years . In ISIS , he succeeded Dr . Howley in the Archbishopric of Canterbury—a position of responsibility , to which he brought a large experience , and a kindly and conciliatory disposition . The death ol the Earl of Harrington is announced . The

deceased nobleman is succeeded in the title and astates by his only son , Lord Petersham . A strangeaniiouncement hasbeen made under the sanction of a legal firm in Abchurch-lane , that a gentleman has discovered a material capable of being worked up into a fabric that ( the material ) is cheaper , better , and more abundant than cotton . Mr . Wriglcy , of Southport , a gentleman who has been in the cotton trade all his life , though now retired , says he has seen several small specimens of this material , and

vouches for its colour , length and fineness . Its strength he had not tested . For the guarantee of a sum of money , the amount to be afterwards agreed on , the inventor offers to make his discovery public . A further correspondence has taken place betiveen Lord Llanover , the Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire , ancl the Lord Chancellor , with respect to the right of an unfortunate Mr . Jones , AVIIO cannot be alloived to have his fancy name of Herbert entered on the commission ofthe peace , unless

he Avill go through the trouble and expense of procuring the Eoyal license for the much-coveted alteration of his surname . Lord and Lady Palmerston paid a visit to Northamp ton , on Thursday Aveek . Soon after his lordship's arrival , tAvo volunteer corps , Avith their bands , appeared before the hotel at which he Avas staying , ancl gave him Avhat the Americans Avould call a serenade . The Premier opened the window and bowed his thankswhen voice from the crowd called for speech His

, a a . lordship declined to make " a speech , " and withdrew , after briefly acknoivledging the compliment the volunteers had paw him . The bands , however , continued to play , and at leng th Lord Palmerston appeared oh the balcony , and addressing the volunteers , expressed his high sense of the value of the force ai