Reviews.

"Wc can imagine tliafc this work must possess great interest for those dwelling in the neighbourhood in which the personages , whose names are chronicled therein , lived and moi'ed . It has , moreover , an abiding interest for those , wherever scattered , who devote themselves to the study of archreological lore . The Stream of English Masonrydepictingat one lance ,

, , g the " Rise aiicZ Progress of Free-masonry in England , and exhibiting , in Chronological Order , the Most Remarkable Events from its Introduction to the Present Time . Dedicated to the Et . Hon . the Earl of Zetland , G . M of England , by JOHN PEAUSOS BELL , M . D ., D . Prov . G . M . for the N . aud E . Ridings of Torkshire . ( Published by the Author , Waverley House , Hull . )

It gives us much pleasure to inform our readers that this work , the draft of which we noticed in our number of December 2 nd , 1865 , has at length been brought to light . "The Stream of English Masonry" forms a chart of about 6 ffc . in height by 2 ft . Sin . iu width . It gives , in a manner similar to the usual "streams of

history , " a graphic representation of the rise and progress of the Institution of Preemasonry in this country . A short introductory account ofthe origin and development of the Masonic art , from the erection of Solomon ' s Temple to the termination of the second Temple in Jerusalem , precedes the diagram . The latter commences from the arrival of Julius Oassar in Brit-aim

shows the gradual development of tho Masonry , assisted by various tributaries , down to Queen Eliza , beth ' s time , exhibits tho career of tho York Grand Lodge , then tho bifurcation of the Masonic family in consequence of the schism of 1739 , and its reunion in 1813 , with indication , of the progress of tho Royal Arch

A broad aud steadily widening course of water represents " the United Grand Lodge of Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masons of England " in its present stato . The name of the Grand Master for each successive year , from 1567 to 1886 , appears in its respective place . The succinct record of important events in tho various

periods , given by the side of the " stream , " forms a kind of skeleton history of Freemasonry . After a careful examination of Bro . Bell ' s work , we have come to the conclusion that it is fully equal to the object for which it was designed . Tho author has succeeded in making the Chart self-explanatory , whilst it is calculated bA' its pictorial character readily to convey to

the mind the rise and course of English Freemasonry . Although some rather bold assertions of Masonic authors are incorporated in the tabulated data , we find that almost the whole of the facts , recorded in the "stream" are as reliable as the sources from which they are derived may Avarrant . The style in which this chart is executed is most excellent . The

heading as well as the tout ensemble hear a truly Masonic ch tractor ; it is chiefly adorned by some very neat chromo-lithographic views of York Minster , St . Paul ' s Cathedral , tho Boys' and the Girls' Schools , and the Croydon Asylum for Aged Masons . It should not be wanting on the wall of any lodge , and will also form a most appropriate ornament for every Masonic library .

In conclusion , we wish , however , to express a hope that the author will , in a future edition of his chart , manage to introduce the great names of Codrus , Pythagoras , and Archimedes into their proper places ; also show the mystic link connecting the secret sciences of the ancients w ' th modern Freemasonry .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —The Queen drove out on the afternoon of the Sth inst ., with Princess Louise , and walked in the grounds on the morning of tho Oth inst ., with her Eoyal Highness . Tho Queen held a Council at one o ' clock , at which were present the Earl of Derby , tbe Dake of Buckingham , and the Eight Hon . Gatliorne Hardy . The Queen drove out in the afternoon with Prir . ccss Louise and Princess Beatrice , attended by Lady

Augusta Stanley , and honoured Mr . and Mrs . Sheddonby a visit to Spring Hill , where her Majesty walked iu the grounds . The Queen , accompanied by Priv . cess Louise , Prince Leopold , Prill " cess Beatrice , ancl the Princess of Leiningen , embarked on the afternoon of the 10 th inst ., on board the Eoyal yacht Alberta > Captain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen , and

steamed down the Solent towards Hurst Castle . The Queen drove out in the afternoon of the 11 th inst . with Princess Louise . Her Majesty , their Highnesses the Dvske of Edinburgh , Princess Louise , and Princess Beatrice , attended Divine service on the morning of the 12 th inst ., at Whippingbam Church . Tho Queen walked in the grounds on the morning of the 13 th

inst ., with Princess Louise . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice , embarked iu the afternoon on board the royal yacht Alberta , Captain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen , and steamed through Spithead , passingclose to the forts in course of erection there . The Queen drove out on the morning of the 14 < th inst ., ivith Princess Louise *

The Queen drove out in the afternoon with Princess Louise , and walked in the grounds on the morning of the 15 th inst , with her Eoyal Highness . GENERAL HOJIE NEWS . —The weekly return issued by thellegistrar-General of deaths in London , during tbe week ending Saturday , August 11 , shows , we are happy to say , a

considerable decrease , the numbers from cholera for the last five weeks being rerpectively—32 , 3-16 , 004 , 1053 , and 781 ; and from d-arrlicca—150 , 221 , 3-1-9 , 35-1 , ancl 264 . Of both'forms of disease , therefore , 1015 persons died last week , which is less than in the previous week by 362 , ancl it is a singular coincidence that the decrease in the deaths from all causes is exactly the same , namely 302 . The daily return for Sunday and '

Monday last shows that 130 died of cholera and 46 of diarrhoea , giving as tho average of each day 69 J- and 36 , as against 94 aud 31 on Saturday , showing a considerable decrease in theformer , ancl a slight increase in the latter . The deaths ( divided into districts ) on the two clays , Sunday and Monday , were , from cholera—west , 1 ; north , 2 ; central , 3 ; east , 123 ; south , 11 ;

from diarrhma—west , 8 : north , 6 ; central , 5 ; east , 14 ; south , 13 . . We repeat the words of the Eegistrar-General"No greater mistake could be made than to relax the efforts for combating the disease , or for relieving the distress which it has already wrought . " On the Sth inst . Earl Eussell delivered an inaugural address at the Exhibition of the

Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Literature , Science ,, and Art , at Tavistock . His Lordship pointed out that ho had recently been so deeply immersed in politics that he had little time to devote to literature or science . He briefly touched upon the advances of science , and as to literature spoke with approval of the tendency of our modern

poetsto deal with the ordinary afl'ections and relations of life . The most interesting part of the address , however , was ' that in whicli lie reviewed the political tendency of the times . He declared he saw no signs of decay in modern nations , but rather increased stability . He made special allusion to thetendency of small nations to become fused with others , and ' thus to become great and powerful . The address altogether