Scotland.

" 0 ye wha are sae guid yoursel , Sae pious ancl sae holy , jfe ' ve nought to do hut mark and tell Your neebour's faults and folly ! # # # # # " Hear me , ye venerable core , As counsel for poor mortals ,

That frequent pass douee AVisdom's door , For glaiket Folly ' s portals—# # # # # " Who made the heart ? 'tis He alone , Decidedly can try us , He knows each chord—its various tone , Each spring , its various bias ; Then at the balance let ' s be mute ,

AA ' e never can adjust it ; AVhat's clone we hardly may compute , But know not what's resisted . " Leaving Grand Lodge ancl the banks of the Forth , we find our brethren in the west laying the foundations of a new pier for the Harbour of Greenock . The Provost acted as Prov . Grand Master of Renfrewshire , and performed the work in clue form , amid the huzzas of nearly five hundred Craftsmen . Ee-crossing the Clyde , ancl leaving in our rear the birthplace of James AA ' att , with its capacious harbours and quays , we reach Kilsyth , to find the cheers of the Renfrewshire brethren taken

up by those of Dumbartonshire , employed , not as was the case with those at Greenock , in making preparations for extended accommodation to the community , but in preparing for the erection of buildings in which may he dispensed justice between man and man , and punishment meted to those declared by the laws ol their country to be deserving of it—a court-house ancl a jail . Sir Archibald Alison , Prov . Grancl Master of Glasgow , officiated , and the ceremonies having been gone through , Sir

Archibald tapped tbe corner-stone with tbe identical mace which , some 250 years ago , used to be borne before James VI . of Scotland . Having , in his address , deplored the misery and desolation of which America was at present unhappily the scene , and alluded to the portentous clouds hanging over Italy , the Prov . Grand Master concluded— "If such are the consequences of forgetfulness of the principles of Masonry in other countries , let us rejoice that in this land these principles are in a more

flourishing condition than they ever were , ancl that the principles upon which it is founded , the universal benevolence which it inculcates , the mutual forbearance which is its real foundation , have taken a firm hold of the country . Ancl as this hold increases and extends , we may indulge the hope that wars will cease from the world , ancl that all mankind will be as Freemasons— -brethren . " The lodges represented in the procession at Kilsyth wore Nos , 28 , 39 , 88 , 147 , 166 , 195 , 199 , and 312 .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE . —Chapter de Sussex ( No 586 ) . — August 8 th , being the regular day of meeting , the chapter was opened in the Freemasons' Hall , Newgate-street , by P . M . E . Z . Comp . H . Hotham , as Z . ; M . E . Comp . H . Saneter , H . ; M . E . Comp . G . Lambton , J . ; assisted by M . E . Z . Comp . C . J . Banister , Z . of 267 . Comp . R . B . Smailes , of the Grass A alley Chapter ( No . IS ) , California , and the rest of the companions of ' the chapter . The minutes of the Isat regular convocation were read and confirmed . There being no business before the chapter , it was closed in ancient form .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

NORWICH . —Cabbell Fncampment ( No . 1109 ) . —The members of this encampment met on AVednesday , August 6 th , at Freemasons Hall , St . Stephens , for the purpose of installing Companions AA'illiam Leedes Fox , ancl Joseph Stanley Sir Knights of the Order . The encampment was opened hy the E . Com ., Hon . F . AA ' alpole : G . E . Simpson , Prelate ; N . Micklethwaite 1 st Capt . ; G . Day 2 nd CaptJoseph Marshall

, , . ; , Almoner ; H . Underwood , Herald ; A . F . Morgan , Expert ; Henry J . Mason , Capt . of Lines ; and other Sir Knights . After the businesses concluded the Sir Knights adjourned to refreshment , highly delighted at the proceedings of the eveniii" -. The next encampment is fixed for October .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —Her Majesty and the greater part of the Royal Family are still at Balmoral . The Queen lias signified her approval of the recommendation of the Committee of Advice that the national memorial of the late Prince Consort should take the form of a personal monument , to he placed in Hyde Park , and a central institution for the promotion of science and art . The Memorial Fund now amounts to about 52 , 000 . Prince Alfred paid a visit to Stockholm on the 4 th instant . Prince

Oscar was the only member of the Royal Family of Sweden who was " at home " to receive his youthful guest . His Royal Highness was welcomed with true northern hospitality ; hut his stay was limited to a couple of days only , and on the 6 th the English squadron was to have sailed for Cronstadt and the Gulf of Finland . HOME NEWS . —The health of London still continues in a satisfactory state . The deaths of last week were no fewer than

131 below the average of the last ten years , the actual number being 1181 ; while if the mortality had preyed on the population at its average rate the death-rate ivould have been 1312 . The births for the week amounted to 1757 which was rather below the average . On Saturday an interesting ceremony took place at the Crystal Palace , on the presentation of the prizes to the best marksmen , most steady drillers , and most frequent attenders at drill , of the First Surrey , or South London

Volunteers , under the command of Lieut . Colonel M'Doiiald , and of whom General Sir George Pollock is the honorary colonel . There was a good muster of the corps and the day being favomable the attendance on the occasion was considerably above the average of Saturdays . The prizes were presented by Lady Pollock , who like a good soldier ' s wife , addressed a few hearty ivords to each of the successful competitors , which , we doubt notdoubled the value ofthe prize in the mind of each reciient .

, p When these proceedings were finished , General Pollock presented Colonel M'Donald with a very handsome sword , subscribed for by every member of the corps , in token of the warm regard they entertained for their commanding officer , and the sense they had of his constant zeal for their welfare . The principal prizes won at the annual meeting of the Cheshire Rifle Association were distributed to the successful marksmen

by Lord Elcho on Saturday last . His lordship delivered a brief speech on the occasion—expressing his confidence that the Government ivould carry out the recommendations of the Volunteer Commissioners , and thus place the volunteer force in a " position of comfort and respectability . " After the distribution of the prizes , the volunteers on the ground—numbering about 2500—were reviewed by Colonel Edwards , of the 49 th Foot . The British North American Associationwhich was founded in

, January last , to diffuse information concerning the British North American provinces , to promote colonial union , and to enable imperial and colonial interests to confer through its instrumentality easily , held a public meeting on AA ' ednesday . Mr . Crawford , MP ., was in the chair , and several members of Parliament were present . QJhe Hon . Mr . Gait was among the speakers . Several resolutions were passed , including one highly

approving of the colonial policy of the Duke of Newcastle . An interesting conference took place on AVednesday in the Horticultural Society's Council-room , on the subject of the growth of cotton . A deputation from the Cotton Supply Association met the commissioners of countries sending samples of cotton to the International Exhibition , ancl in tbe conversation which took place most valuable information was elicited . A miser was discovered in Londonthe other dayunder somewhat curious

, , circumstances . A wretched looking old man was observed tottering along the streets , apparently borne down by some heavy weight . A policeman , suspecting he was carrying about with him the proceeds of some robbery , accosted bim , and , as the old man declined to answer the questions put to him , he was taken to the police station . There , after a good deal of trouble , he was induced to disclose a sum of money amounting to about £ 200 half of which was in silver . His precious treasure was

, bound up in dirty bags , which were fastened for safety around his body . His statements as to the manner in which he had amassed this surprising amount were found to be correct , and it was not ivithout considerable difficulty that the police persuaded him to abandon his primitive system of banking , and entrust his savings to Sir R . Garden for investment . Mr . Sciiolefield ' s Act has been brought to bear upon a Birmingham milk dealer , who seems to have been in the habit of