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may you , brother , not forget Him . Afay Alasonry bring you nearer and nearer to Him ; and let me tell you and all tbe brethren present , that as our Sacred Volume tells us to some is given ten talents , to some five , and to some one , so this is atalent entrusted to each of you , and for which each will have to give an account , for Alasonry teaches you to practise every virtue . It teaches yon to love and serve your God , and to aid , assist , and befriend you fellow-man , and to extend that light ,

that Masonic light , with which you have yourself been blessed , to all . This then is a talent for which you are responsible . Let brotherly love still guide you to charity—charity in its fullest meaning , and especially in " example . " Our example , be assured , is for good or evil to our fellow-man . Then let our desire be to show a good example by a godly and holy life and acts , by assisting aud befriending all , and by showing to all of the human race a truesincereand heartfelt brotherllove

, , y . This will ensure you the love of your fellow-men , and by this obedience to your God , entitle you to hope in the promises He has made to all those who with full heart endeavour to do His will , viz ., a place in that eternal home where He lives and presides for ever , and where He is we may be also . Bro . DUNCAN , in reply , said , Right Worshipful Sir and brethren of Lodge Victoria in Burmahifc is with extreme

gratifi-, cation I receive this very handsome jewel you have bestowed on me . It is just two years ago since I first sat as presiding officer in the chair of this lodge , and those of the brethren who can remember the time know that ifc was the chance of R . AV . Bro . Greenlaw- going home that gained me that privilege . AVhen

the election of tho Alaster came round , the brethren did me the honour of placing me in the chair , and you now confer on me the still higher honour of expressing your satisfaction with the way in which the duties of that chair have been performed . But , indeed , it has been due to the forbearance , consideration , and cordial support , which I have always received from the officers ancl brethren of the lodge . It was with no little apprehension I first took up the duties of Alasterbut my

short-, comings I found accepted with all good feeling and kindliness , and so tho lodge went on , and , I think I may add , prospered under our united efforts . I always looked forward with pleasure to my work in the lodge ; it has gained me many friendships , and taught me far better than I knew before that Alasonry has in it a mine of good things , in tho hands of willing and trusty brethren . I shall with pride , my brethren , wear this jewel on

every occasion I can . Ifc did not need this to keep in my memory tho many happy meetings we have had together in Lodge Victoria in Burmah , but I most heartil y thank you for this handsome mark of your approbation , ancl many times oftener than I shall ever likely wear it , I shall look back with great pleasure on this evening . Bro . GBEENIAVV then stated that tbe last mail had brought

the very sad and melancholy news of the bereavement that ifc bad pleased the Almighty to inflict on our esteemed and much loved Grand Alaster , and proposed that a letter of condolence and expressive of tbe deep concern of every member of this lodge , and to assure his lordship that every brother of our lodge sincerely sympathises with him in the loss he has had b y tho death of the Countess of Zetland .

This was seconded by Bro . DUNCAN , P . AI . The letter was then read and signed in open lodge . Bro . GREENLAW then made over the hiram to Bro . AVillcins , W . A 1 ., who raised two brethren to the third degree , after which the lodge was closed in harmony .

Notes On Music And The Drama.

NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA .

Mr . Henry Smart is writing another opera , libretto by-Mr . Frederick Enoch . Felicien David ' s " Saphir" has been purchased for England by Messrs . Cramer and Co . Mr . F . C . Bnrnand is preparing a burlesque on the tho "Al ' ricaine" for the Strand Theatre . Mr . Sims Reeveswho is suffering from relaxed throat ,

, is staying at one of the water-cure establishments in Malvern . Drury Lane Theatre Avill he opened for the regular dramatic season on Saturday , September 23 rd , when the performances will consist of "Macbeth" and "Comus . "

Notes On Music And The Drama.

Madame Ristori , ever ready in . -works of charity , latelyorganised a dramatic soiree afc the San Carlo , in Naples , for the benefit of the cholera patients in Ancona and San Severo . The receipts reached 15 , 000 francs . The Header reports thafc a hitherto unknown pianoforte composition of Beethoven ' s has been discovered by Professor Nohl , of Munich—a piece in . A minor Avrifcten in

fche composer ' s own hand and inscribed " Poor Eliza , April 27 . " Mr . and Mrs . Charles Ivean have been playing afc Montreal to crowded houses . At their farewell benefit on the I 9 fch of August , Mr . Kean announced that on their return to England in the spring , they would " commence a series of farewell engagements previous to their

final retirement from the stage . " Mr . Boucic-aulfc's "Arrah-na-Pogue" is now being played afc NOAV York , San Francisco , and Melbourne ( Australia ) , besides several places in the United Kingdom . An ingenious person has calculated thafc the performance of fche play hardly ceases during the twentyfour hours , for almost as soon as it is over in one part of

the world , ifc is beginning in another . "We perceive by advertisement thafc the drama of "Kip Van Winkle" has been copyrig hted in America , and Mr . Boueicault has wisely reserved ifc in England for Mr . Jefferson , for Avhom ifc was written . Managers are cautioned t > gainst treating for spurious imitations .

Reviews.

REVIEWS .

Pullic and Middle-class Education .- what it is , and vdiat ¦ it should be . By a PBACIICAL MAN . London : Virtue and Co . Our attention has recently been attracted by a pamphlet published on the subject of Education , which ifc appears to ns nofc undesirable to comment upon ; not that the work has any meritbut to show IIOAV extremely

incom-, petent to deal -with the subject is the author , notwifchstandingthathe claims to be a "Master in apublicschool , " and in fact from his stylo one would be almost inclined to think that he Avrites ( we cannot say , argues ) against his own views , and is desirous of bringing ridicule uponthe opinions he pretends to support , by the feebleness and frivolity of his remarks . It is stated in a notice to

the reader thafc " this book is only a sort of preface or introduction to another , " which , hoAvever , we may hope will nofc be completed if ill is to contain no more edifying matter than its precursor . While objecting to the amount of instruction given in the classical languages , the author cannot help crowding his pages wifch Avhafc may be termed Latin Grammar

quotations . Thus in the sixty-seven pages , "tempora mutautur , " & c , is dragged in twice complete and once indirectly ; and many other equally juvenile propensities mnv lie detected .

We shall HOAV quote at random various passages , Avith tbe view of giving our readers something like an accurate idea of this literary effort , or somo portions of ifc ; for , from its garrulous , disjointed stylo , Ave cannot take one part as being a sample ofthe remainder .

. Page D . — " Epicurus refused to recognise the noble aspiration of human nature . His name is now a by-word by which the sensualist is known to many of us . " We aro under the impression that Epicurus Avas one of the first fco elucidate fche corpuscular theory which forms fche basis of physical science ; and in this matter we are corroborated by Pierre Gassendus , iu his "Opera Omnia . "

Page G . — "Ancient literature cannot , then , meet tbe requirements of the | practical times iu which wo live , although a certain ( anything but the practical ) part of society considers it downright wickedness for any one'to say so . "