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He also recalls the fact , already too well known , of the Masonic mass celebrated in certain lodges of the sect in Rome , on an altar lighted by six candles in black wax . Each member was obliged to bring a consecrated Host , which was procured either by going to communion or buying it of some wretch willing to do so for hire . The ceremony observed was to place all these Hosts in a receptacle on the table , while every new
candidate trod on a crucifix , spat on it , and , finally , drawing his dagger , struck repeated blows on the sacred pieces . Many lodges in France and Belgium still preserve this horrible rite , and it is , dreadful to relate , of common occurrence in Italy . It is curious to observe , in the list given by De Segur , that the towns mentioned are those where the greatest piety exists , and which areabove all othersthe nuclei of Catholic life aud
, , devotion in France . WE should have stated in the MAGAZINE of last week , in whio . h the Masonic Anthem appears , that wo are indebted to Bro . Buchan , of Glasgow , for it , the words being written by him , and the music adapted from , and not the exact air of , - " Scotia Patria . "
Poetry.
Poetry .
A FREEMASON'S REFLECTIONS ON SUNRISE , By T . J . SWAIN . Golden sunlight shining o ' er me , Waking me from slumber sound , To perform the daily duties Forming life's unceasing round . May the bright and cheering influence
Pour'd upon me from each ray , Lead my thoughts to Him whose mercy Spares me to behold this day—Spares me once again to render Fervent thanks for mercies past—For the blessings , kind and tender , That around my path are cast .
Teach me , Lord , each task of duty To accomplish as I ought , That at night some sweet reflections May before my mind be brought . Lead me to perform with gladness All allotted to my part , That can soothe another's sadness
, Or relieve affliction ' s smart . Day by day thus bless me , Father , Keep me in thy way of love , Till at last I view the dawning Of a brighter day above .
Lodge Meetings, Etc., For The Week Ending September 28th, 1s67.
LODGE MEETINGS , ETC ., FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 28 TH , 1 S 67 .
MONDAY , 23 rd . —Tower Hamlets Engineers Lodge ( No . 902 ) , George Hotel , Aldei-manbury . TUESDAY , 24 th . —Lodge of Faith ( No . 140 ) , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street ; Lodge of Industry ( No . 186 ) , Freemasons' Hall . ¦ WEDNESDAY- , 25 th . —Lodge of United Pilgrims ( No . 507 ) , Horns Tavern , Kennington Park ; Prince Frederick
William Lodge ( No . 753 ) , Knights of St . John Hotel , St . John ' s "Wood ; High Cross Lodge ( No . 75 + ) , Railway Hotel , Tottenham . THURSDAY , 26 th . —General Committee Female School , at Office , at 4- ; Lodge of Prosperity ( No . 65 ) , Masons ' Arms Tavern , Basinghall-sfci-eefc ; Preston Lodge ( No . 766 ) , Star and Garter HotelPutneyVictoria Lodge
, ; ( No . 1 , 056 ) , George Hotel , Aldermanbnry ; Lily Chapter of Richmond ( No . 820 ) , White Cross Hotel , Eiohmond . FRIDAY , 27 th . —House Committee Boys' School , afc 4 ; Lily Lodge of Eioh ' mor . d ( No . 820 ) , Greyhound Hotel , Bichmond .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
TnE COURT . —The Queen went out on the morning of the lOfch inst ., accompanied by Princess Christian and Princess Louise , and in the afternoon drove out with Princess Christian , attended by the Hon . Lady Biddulph . The Queen drove out on the morning of fche llfch inst ., accompanied by Princess Christian , and attended by Lady Frances Baillie , and in the
afternoon her Majesty went out with Princess Louise and Miss Van de Weyer . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Christian , went out on the morning of the 12 th inst ., ond in the afternoon drove out with Princess Louise , attended by Lady Churchill The Queen drove out on the 14 th inst ., accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Leopold , and attended by Lady Churchill .
Prince and Princess Christian , accompanied by M . and Madame Van de Weyer , went out driving . The Queen , Prince and Princess Christian , Princess Louise , and Prince Leopold , attended Divine Service on the morning of the 15 th inst . at the parish chuich of Crathie . The B . ev . Archibald Charteris , of , Glasgow , officiated . The Queen went out on the morning of the
lGth inst ., accompanied by Princess Christian , and in the afternoon went out driving with Princess Beatrice and Lady Frances Baillie . GENERAI HoilE NEWS . —There appears , according to the Registrar General ' s return , to be a slight increase in the mortality from diarrhcoa and cholera in the metropolis . The ] dcatli 3
from these causes for the last six weeks have been : —Cholera : 13 , 15 , IS , 22 , 20 , and " 25 ; diarrhoea -. 189 , 200 , 196 , 226 , 198 , and 203 . Of the 203 deaths last week from diarrhoea , 192 were children , and 11 adults ; from cholera , out of 25 deaths , 21 were children and four adults . The annual rates of mortality in 13 of the principal towns were per 1 , 000 of the population as follow : —Bristol 17 , Edinburgh 19 , London 21 , Dublin and
Glasgow 26 , Sheffield 31 , Birmingham and Liverpool 33 Leeds and Salford 36 , Manchester 39 , and Neivcastle-on-Tyne 4-2 .- At the Mansion House on the 13 th inst ., the man David Johnson , who has several aliases besides , was finally examined on a charge of conspiring to procure forged engravings of fivepound notes issued by the Bank of Scotland , and also with
having in his possession certain engraved plates , which were designed for the manufacture of tbe forged notes . Some additional evidence , not connected with the immediate subject of inquiry , but intended to show that the prisoner had assumed other names than that by which he is now known , having been heard , he was committed for trial . At the Thames
Policecourt , Edward William Perry , described as a solicitor ' s clerk , was charged with dosorting his wifo and six childron , and jeaving them chargoablo to the Poplar Dnion . Tho caso was ono of groat aggravation , tho dofendant having again and again loft his family iu a stato of destitution . Ho did not niond bis caso by tho ovidonco which ho called for his dofonco ; and Mr . Paget ,
having roprobatod his conduct in bofitting tonus , ho was sentenced to throo months' hard labour . To mako tho matter worse , tho Poplar Union is ono of tho most hoavily taxod of tho metropolitan districts , and tho ratopayors aro incurring an oxponso of 23 s . a wook to support a family whoso natural guardian is woll enough ablo to maintain thorn himsolf A coronor ' s inquost was hold on tho body of a woman namod Catherino Fitzgerald ,
whoso death took placo under circumstances of a vory extraordinary and painful character . Sho was found in tho stroot with hor throat cut , having fallen on tho odgo of a basin which sho carried in hor baud . It was alleged by ono of tho witnesses that sho foil in consoquenco of a blow which sho rocoivod from a police sorgoant ; but this statomont was wholly unsupported , aud both the coronor hy his expression oi opinion , and tho jury by their
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He also recalls the fact , already too well known , of the Masonic mass celebrated in certain lodges of the sect in Rome , on an altar lighted by six candles in black wax . Each member was obliged to bring a consecrated Host , which was procured either by going to communion or buying it of some wretch willing to do so for hire . The ceremony observed was to place all these Hosts in a receptacle on the table , while every new
candidate trod on a crucifix , spat on it , and , finally , drawing his dagger , struck repeated blows on the sacred pieces . Many lodges in France and Belgium still preserve this horrible rite , and it is , dreadful to relate , of common occurrence in Italy . It is curious to observe , in the list given by De Segur , that the towns mentioned are those where the greatest piety exists , and which areabove all othersthe nuclei of Catholic life aud
, , devotion in France . WE should have stated in the MAGAZINE of last week , in whio . h the Masonic Anthem appears , that wo are indebted to Bro . Buchan , of Glasgow , for it , the words being written by him , and the music adapted from , and not the exact air of , - " Scotia Patria . "
Poetry.
Poetry .
A FREEMASON'S REFLECTIONS ON SUNRISE , By T . J . SWAIN . Golden sunlight shining o ' er me , Waking me from slumber sound , To perform the daily duties Forming life's unceasing round . May the bright and cheering influence
Pour'd upon me from each ray , Lead my thoughts to Him whose mercy Spares me to behold this day—Spares me once again to render Fervent thanks for mercies past—For the blessings , kind and tender , That around my path are cast .
Teach me , Lord , each task of duty To accomplish as I ought , That at night some sweet reflections May before my mind be brought . Lead me to perform with gladness All allotted to my part , That can soothe another's sadness
, Or relieve affliction ' s smart . Day by day thus bless me , Father , Keep me in thy way of love , Till at last I view the dawning Of a brighter day above .
Lodge Meetings, Etc., For The Week Ending September 28th, 1s67.
LODGE MEETINGS , ETC ., FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 28 TH , 1 S 67 .
MONDAY , 23 rd . —Tower Hamlets Engineers Lodge ( No . 902 ) , George Hotel , Aldei-manbury . TUESDAY , 24 th . —Lodge of Faith ( No . 140 ) , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street ; Lodge of Industry ( No . 186 ) , Freemasons' Hall . ¦ WEDNESDAY- , 25 th . —Lodge of United Pilgrims ( No . 507 ) , Horns Tavern , Kennington Park ; Prince Frederick
William Lodge ( No . 753 ) , Knights of St . John Hotel , St . John ' s "Wood ; High Cross Lodge ( No . 75 + ) , Railway Hotel , Tottenham . THURSDAY , 26 th . —General Committee Female School , at Office , at 4- ; Lodge of Prosperity ( No . 65 ) , Masons ' Arms Tavern , Basinghall-sfci-eefc ; Preston Lodge ( No . 766 ) , Star and Garter HotelPutneyVictoria Lodge
, ; ( No . 1 , 056 ) , George Hotel , Aldermanbnry ; Lily Chapter of Richmond ( No . 820 ) , White Cross Hotel , Eiohmond . FRIDAY , 27 th . —House Committee Boys' School , afc 4 ; Lily Lodge of Eioh ' mor . d ( No . 820 ) , Greyhound Hotel , Bichmond .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
TnE COURT . —The Queen went out on the morning of the lOfch inst ., accompanied by Princess Christian and Princess Louise , and in the afternoon drove out with Princess Christian , attended by the Hon . Lady Biddulph . The Queen drove out on the morning of fche llfch inst ., accompanied by Princess Christian , and attended by Lady Frances Baillie , and in the
afternoon her Majesty went out with Princess Louise and Miss Van de Weyer . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Christian , went out on the morning of the 12 th inst ., ond in the afternoon drove out with Princess Louise , attended by Lady Churchill The Queen drove out on the 14 th inst ., accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Leopold , and attended by Lady Churchill .
Prince and Princess Christian , accompanied by M . and Madame Van de Weyer , went out driving . The Queen , Prince and Princess Christian , Princess Louise , and Prince Leopold , attended Divine Service on the morning of the 15 th inst . at the parish chuich of Crathie . The B . ev . Archibald Charteris , of , Glasgow , officiated . The Queen went out on the morning of the
lGth inst ., accompanied by Princess Christian , and in the afternoon went out driving with Princess Beatrice and Lady Frances Baillie . GENERAI HoilE NEWS . —There appears , according to the Registrar General ' s return , to be a slight increase in the mortality from diarrhcoa and cholera in the metropolis . The ] dcatli 3
from these causes for the last six weeks have been : —Cholera : 13 , 15 , IS , 22 , 20 , and " 25 ; diarrhoea -. 189 , 200 , 196 , 226 , 198 , and 203 . Of the 203 deaths last week from diarrhoea , 192 were children , and 11 adults ; from cholera , out of 25 deaths , 21 were children and four adults . The annual rates of mortality in 13 of the principal towns were per 1 , 000 of the population as follow : —Bristol 17 , Edinburgh 19 , London 21 , Dublin and
Glasgow 26 , Sheffield 31 , Birmingham and Liverpool 33 Leeds and Salford 36 , Manchester 39 , and Neivcastle-on-Tyne 4-2 .- At the Mansion House on the 13 th inst ., the man David Johnson , who has several aliases besides , was finally examined on a charge of conspiring to procure forged engravings of fivepound notes issued by the Bank of Scotland , and also with
having in his possession certain engraved plates , which were designed for the manufacture of tbe forged notes . Some additional evidence , not connected with the immediate subject of inquiry , but intended to show that the prisoner had assumed other names than that by which he is now known , having been heard , he was committed for trial . At the Thames
Policecourt , Edward William Perry , described as a solicitor ' s clerk , was charged with dosorting his wifo and six childron , and jeaving them chargoablo to the Poplar Dnion . Tho caso was ono of groat aggravation , tho dofendant having again and again loft his family iu a stato of destitution . Ho did not niond bis caso by tho ovidonco which ho called for his dofonco ; and Mr . Paget ,
having roprobatod his conduct in bofitting tonus , ho was sentenced to throo months' hard labour . To mako tho matter worse , tho Poplar Union is ono of tho most hoavily taxod of tho metropolitan districts , and tho ratopayors aro incurring an oxponso of 23 s . a wook to support a family whoso natural guardian is woll enough ablo to maintain thorn himsolf A coronor ' s inquost was hold on tho body of a woman namod Catherino Fitzgerald ,
whoso death took placo under circumstances of a vory extraordinary and painful character . Sho was found in tho stroot with hor throat cut , having fallen on tho odgo of a basin which sho carried in hor baud . It was alleged by ono of tho witnesses that sho foil in consoquenco of a blow which sho rocoivod from a police sorgoant ; but this statomont was wholly unsupported , aud both the coronor hy his expression oi opinion , and tho jury by their