Restoration Of Bristol Cathedral Nave.

down to the grave not knowing how they were esteemed . Another great writer has said" Through plots and counterplots , Through gain and loss , through glory and disgrace , Along the plains where Discord rears Eternal Babel , still the holy stream Of human happiness glides , "

and he took their friend , Bro . May , as an illustration of that writer ' s words , and he hoped he might rise superior to , and counteract any machinations fchafc might be concocted to his detriment . He hoped he would look upon fche material loss he had sustained , and in which they all so deeply and sincerely sympathised with him , as nothing ; and that he would consider this testimonial

not as an effort by his friends to reimburse him for his loss , but as a slight mark of their esteem and regard for him . He trusted that a good Providence would spare Bro . May long to exercise that industry and energy that he unquestionably possessed , steered by that integrity which had been the rule and guide of his life , to retrieve with glory a loss that he had incurred , without disgrace ; that he might spend many , many hours yet , not as a dweller on those plains where discord had wasted its energies in attempting to rear a Babel of confusion , bufc

that he might be a dweller in those plains where the sweet spirit cf peace and contentment should reign supreme , and build up a structure dedicated to happiness and prosperity . ( Bro . Binekes then read fche inscription which we have given above , and presented the salver and purse to Bro . May , amid loud cheers . ) Bro . May ( who , on rising , was received with hearty

cheers ) , expressed in a few short sentences , bufc heartily and eloquently , the great gratification he experienced in the reception his name had met with , and the appreciation his friends had been pleased fco express of himself . He sincerely thanked them . Several other toasts were given and responded to , and a joyous evening , enlivened by some excellent singing ,

was brought to a satisfactory termination . [ Through a mistake of our correspondent in misdirecting his letter , the above did not come to hand until too late for insertion in our last week ' s issue . We cannot but say that we are surprised at the smallness of the amount subscribed , and we are quite sure that if a more extended application had been made to the Craffc , a much

larger sum would have been obtained . Bro . May ' s usefulness in connection with the Masonic Charities is nofc unknown in fche provinces , from where we think a goodly sum should have come . —ED- F . M . ]

Reviews,

REVIEWS ,

The Devon and Cornwall Masonic Calendar . By Bro . WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN . The fourth annual issue of this valuable calendar has just been published , and produced with the great care Bro . Hughan usually bestows on everything he takes in hand . The preface is not tbe least interesting part of the work , for Bro . Hughan , as in the previous year ' s issuedetails the progress that Masonry

, has made in the West of England for the past year . A memoir of the D . P . G . M . of Cornwall , Bro . Reginald Rogers is also given . We congratulate Bro . Hughan upon producing so useful a compilation , which for the reason before stated , is not only useful to the members in the province , to which the calendar refers , but to other members of the Craft wishing a succinct account of the advance of Masonry in the West .

MASONIC EMBLEMS . —Bro . W . Garey , a talented artist and photographer in Aberdeen , has recently designed and published in a very convenient size for framing , a neatly executed plate engraving of Masonic emblems grouped together in a tasteful and appropriate manner ; and though this production will not stand comparison with the more elaborate and costly symbolical charts that have preceded ifc , yet Bro . Garey deserves credit for having produced at a very moderate price a comprehensive and

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useful plate of Masonic emblems appertaining to the three degrees , possessing too , a favourable feature , not always attained by its more pretentious predecessors , namely , there being nothing shown in it but what may stand the gaze of the uninitiated . Suspended in the lodge room or in a private library we recommend this plate , more especially to the younger members of the Order , and as an unassuming , yet useful reference sheet for lodge lectures , and Masonic instruction .

Meetings Of The Learned Societies For The Week Ending Mat 30th, 1868.

MEETINGS OF THE LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAT 30 TH , 1868 .

MONDAY , 25 th . —Geographical Society , afc 1 . Auniversary Meeting . TUESDAY , 26 fch . —Institution of Civil Engineers . Tho President ' s Conversazione , at 9 . WEDNESDAY , 27 fch . —Society of Arts , at 8 .

Metropolitan Lodge Meetings, Etc., For The Week Ending Mat 30th, 1868.

METROPOLITAN LODGE MEETINGS , ETC ., FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAT 30 TH , 1868 .

MONDAY , May 25 th . —Lodges : — Royal Somerset House and Invernesss , 4 , Freemasons' Hall . Castle Lodge of Harmony , 26 , Willis ' s Rooms , King-street , St . James ' s . Unity , 183 , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street . British Oak , 831 , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Bancroft Tavern , Mile-end . Tower Hamlets Engineers , 902 , George Hotel , Aldermanbury . Chapter : —Robert Burns , 25 ,

Freemasons'Ball . TUESDAY , May 26 fch . —Lodges-. —Tuscan , 14 , Freemasons' Hall . Moira , 92 , London Tavern , Bishopsgatestreet . Industry , 186 . Freemasons' Hall . Prince of Wales , 259 , Willis ' s Rooms , King-street , Sfc . James ' s . Southern Star , 1 , 158 , Montpelier Tavern , Walworth . Urban , 1 , 196 , Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s-gate , Clerkenwell . Chapter : —Sfc . James ' s Union , 180 , Freemasons' Hall .

WEDNESDAY , May 27 fch . —Lodges : —Antiquity , 2 , Freemasons' Hall . Mount Moriah , 34 , Freemasons' Hall , United Pilgrims , 507 , Horns' Tavern , Kenningfcon-park . Prince Frederick William , 753 , Knights of Sfc . John Hotel , Sfc . Johu ' s-wood . High Cross , 754 , Railway Hotel , Northumberland-park , Tottenham . Temperance in the East , 898 , Private Assembly Rooms , * Newby-place ,

Poplar . THURSDAY , May 28 th . —Gen . Com . Female School , afc Freemasons' Hall , at 4 . Lodges : —William Preston , 766 , Star and Garter , Putney . Buckingham and Chandos , 1 , 150 , Freemasons' Hall . Chapters : —Canonbury , 657 , Haxell ' s Hotel , West Strand . Lily Lodge of Richmond , 620 , Greyhound , Richmond , Surrey .

FRIDAY , May 29 fch . —House Com . Boys' School , at 4 . Lodges : —Finsbury , 861 , Jolly Anglers , Bath-street , St . Luke ' s . Chapter : —Belgrave , 749 , Audertoii ' s Hotel , Fleefc-sfcreefc .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

* * All communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , W . C . PRATER CORNUBIEXSIS . — We did not receive the advertisement from the Secretary aunouncing the result of the election , or ifc would have been published . W . K . T ., 313 . —We do not answer anonymous correspondents

. In every case real name and address must be forwarded , nofc for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . DORIO LODGE ( No . 1 , 193 ) . —The report will certainly appear in our next .