Chips Of Foreign Ashlar.

Arrived at Copenhagen we found a comfortable residence for nearly a fortnight in the Hotel D'Angleterre of which Bro . Kruger a well-instructed Mason is Maitre . Copenhagen— " the Paris of the north "—is a noble city and " brave

little Denmark " may ivell be proud of it . In an Art point of vieAv its great attraction is the Museum containing the Avorks of Thorvaldsen the great Danish sculptor . We had a strong desire to see Hans Christian

Andersen the Danish poet , but unfortunately he Avas absent in Italy . Some friends of ours who knew him well described him as a

studious , quiet , self-absorbed man who always appeared ivrapped in his oivn thoughts . He is deservedly popular in Denmark , and while in England Royal reivards are only given to aristocratic authors of the Macaulay and Lytton stamp , Andersen a

genuine " son of toil" has received numerous marks of kingly favour . "They manage these things better " in Denmark .

The sentiments of the Danes toAvards England are not merely cordial but positively affectionate . They remember that their national history is intertwined Avith our own , and they look upon us as nearer in relationship than

any other country . It is true that the Danes would most religously practice the rite of immersion on Earl Russell should that estimable

nobleman visit Denmark as an acknowledgement of the way in which , as they allege , he " sold " them in the late Avar ; but they do not blame the English people for what they condemn in Lord Russell . The marriage of the Princess Alexandra with the

Prince of Wales gave as great satisfaction in Denmark as in England , and Ave on our part may well recall the noble " Welcome" of the Poet

Laureate : — " For Saxon or Dane or Norman we Teuton or Celt or whatever we be , We are each all Dane in welcoming thee . " We are sure that even our ancient " Norman " Bro . Sarchet of Guernsey , forgot his Norman blood

and ivas for once a Dane ivhen the " Sea King ' s daughter " came conquering all hearts . J . A . H .

IT is reported that the celebrated pianist Liszt has died suddenly at AVeimar . He ivas born in 1809 , and gave very early indication of his musical genius . In 1830 he composed a revolutionary symphony , and in 1865 he took holy orders in the Koman Catholic Church .

A Lecture On Temperance.

A LECTURE ON TEMPERANCE .

By W . Bro . Col . A . J . GKEENLAW , W . M . Lodge " Victoria in Burmah . " There is no society in the world so thoroughly universal , so generally esteemed by its members , and by all right-thinking men , by the leading men

of the land , and by the Government we serve , nor one so calculated to assist men in every corner of the earth , be he saint or savage , as Freemasonry . Nor is there a society that more earnestly strives to adore all the ivonderfal works of God which

adorn and beautify creation , the animate as well as the inanimate , or one that more earnestly leads others to look from the creature to the Almighty Creator . Freemasonry is noiv so universal and so spread over every portion of the globe , —every land acknoAvledgiug its influences and power ,

cultivating its principles , and strengthening the bond of union between man and man , —that we may safely say that its foundations are sure , firm , and steadfast . To the members of the Order , its works are known and appreciated ; but who can

foretell the eternal good that Masonry is calculated to ensure when all the earth has this society binding each to the other , though of different religion , clime , and country , and most opposed in opinions , customs , & c . ? What greater wonder , at the same

time what greater pleasure is there than to witness men of these opposite religious , political , and social opinions , assemble together with every feeling of difference droivned in the one absorbing thought , that of brotherhood , that of uniting to glorify God and to extend every blessing to his needy creatures ?

What power must thespirit of Masonry possess , that can exert ' so great an influence over the minds of the most rebellious and vindictive , as to bring them to form so strong a tie of love and affection ivith those towards ivhom they had , before

joining that society , felt so strong an aversion , or I may say hatred ? Yet so it is ! To-day , a man hates his brother ; it is a hard Avord to use ; yet such is the case . He differs from him in faith , in religion , nay even in the very food he eats ; and

these differences have created religious hatred , suspicion , and distrust , and every ill-feeling betiveen man and his brother . This reli ° -ious hatred is in many instances so wild and extravagant , so fanatical , as to become a deadly hatred . These differences in religions and customs have been so worked up between man and man , that