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Royal Arch.
j . dy of Royal Arch Companions may well be taken as an a „ ury of the continued prosperity of the order under the ministration of the Most Excellent First Grand Principal / Pomp- L 01 ' ^ Jnmes Murray ) and the other office bearers of the Lpjeme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland .
Knights Templar.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .
LANCASHIRE . LIVERPOOL . —Jacques de Malay Encampment . —This conclave was opened at the Temple , Hope-street , Liverpool , in due form , on Friday , January 16 th , by the E . C . Sir Knt . Edward Piernoint , assisted by Knts . C . J . Banister , P . 1 st Grand Aid . of Eno-land , P . G . Hospitaller ; P . E . C . Sir Knt . Alpass , P . Grand Expert of EnglandP . G . I . B . ; P . E . C . Sir Knt . EllisP . E . C .
, , Sir Knt . Crankshaw , 1 st Captain ; Sir Knt . Sir Thomas G . Hesketh , Bart . M . P ., 2 nd Captain , and the rest of the members . Jlinutes of last last conclave read and confirmed . A candidate was proposed for installation . The next meeting will be held on the 20 th of March . After the almoner had made his collection the conclave was closed in due form .
Obitury.
Obitury .
BRO . SAMUEL ALDRICH . We regret to announce the death of Bro . Samuel Aldrich , at Hampstead , on the 13 th inst . Bro . Aldrich was initiated in the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , on the 7 th Dec . 1846 and paid for six years . He joined the St . John's Lodge , No . 196 , Hampstead , on 14 th Oct . 1851 . In this lodge he served the office of AV . M ., very much adding to the prosperity of the lodge , and
afterwards became the Secretary , which office he held until his death . He also joined the Lodge of Perfect Friendship , No . 522 , Ipswich , on the 17 th Nov . 1858 , in order to advocate the cause of the charities in his native county , Suffolk , and continued a member until his death . He was a P . Prov . G . officer of Suffolk , and a warm supporter of the charities , more especially the Eoyal Benevolent Institution , to which he served as Steward three or four times , always presenting his donation to the AA'idows' Fund , as that the most in need of support .
Poetry.
Poetry .
UNITY AND UNIA EESALITY OF THE CRAFT . TUNE . —The Harp That Once , &; c . Come whence we may , o'er land or sea , AVhenever Masons meet , Though icy cold the region be , Or parched with torrid heat ; As brethren we each other hail
, Exchange the grip and sign , AAHiile fellowship and-truth prevail To prove our art divine . AVlien Masons meet , whate'er our state , A subject or a king , AA e on the level meet and wait To labour , rest , and sing .
Though diff ' rent mothers we have known , Of diff ' rent age and name , AA e all one common father own , One royal kindred claim . AA'hen Masons part , 'tis on the square . And whensoe'er we roam , If we but go where Masons are
We find ourselves at home . The world's a lodge , through every land Our banners are unfurled , Linked as a chain we form a band To bind and bless the world . —E . F . HUGHES , P . M .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Her Majesty , with the Prince and Princess of Hesse , and the younger members of the Royal Family , are still at Osborne . The Prince of AA ' ales continues at his seat in Norfolk . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —Mr . Disraeli has issued a circular to the Conservative members of the House of Commons , requesting
their attendance on the opening of Parliament , " as business of importance will probably be brought forward . At the weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works there was brought up the report of a committee that had been appointed to consider H resolution of the Board , passed five years ago , to drain the sewage of the western division of London into the Thames ,
having first subjected it to a process of deodorisation . This resolution was adopted before the present gigantic works were undertaken , and the expense of carrying ' the drainage of this low-lying district into the estuary was the principal motive for the adoption of the scheme . The committee reported that in . order to make the drainage of the metropolis complete it would
be better to carry this sewage into the outfall arteries , though the cost , they say , will be £ 180 , 000 . This proposal was adopted by the Board , with only one dissentient voice , and the resolution of 1838 was consequently rescinded . Although Mr . Farnall was able to report to the Central Relief Committee , on Monday , a continued diminution in the number of persons in receipt of
parochial relief , we have the statement of the Executive Committee that " they are assured , by various competent authorities that it will not bo prudent to reckon during the present year on more than one half the supply of cotton manufactured in the country prior to the American war . " The Committee further believe that the loss of wages in the next twelve months will not be less than £ 6 , 000 , 000 . The Provincial Council of
Canterbury , New Zealand , has appropriated the sum of £ 10 , 000 for the purpose of " bringing out some of the distressed population of Lancashire . " It is proposed to expend £ 5000 at once upon this object , and the Central Relief Committee have been communicated with upon the subject . The various local committees will be invited to report to the central body iu Manchester what steps they purpose to take in reference to this offer . Mr .
Farnall has been instituting an inqniry into the health of the distressed districts ; and it appears that of the 141 districts from which he has received returns , 111 are wholly free from typhus fever ; in the remaining 30 this dreaded disorder exists in a mild or malignant form . It was resolved at a meeting of the ratepayers of Ashton-under-Lyne , to memorialise the Government
in favour of relieving the shopkeepers and owners of cottage property from the "intolerable burdens" which the present distress has cast upon them , by praposing a grant from the Consolidated Fund to meet the wants of the unemployed operatives . In a despatch , dated November 24 th , Mr . Bunch , the English consul at Charleston , estimates that at that time there remained
in the Southern States " 4 , 250 , 000 bales of Upland cotton , which could he exported in the event of the ports being opened to trade . " On the other hand , Mr . Molyneux , the consul at Savannah , writing on the 6 th of December , calculates that at that date the whole stock of cotton in the South did not exceed 3 , 500 , 000 bales . Mr . Molyneux says that last year ' s crop in
Georgia would amount to only about 60 , 000 bales , or rather less than one-tenth the usual production , and he remarks that " should the Federals succeed in making further advances into the interior of the cotton-growing states , the cultivation of that plant will be entirely abandoned , and the negroes removed to the mountainous districts , where hreadstuffs alone can be raised . Mr . Laing , the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer for India ,
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Royal Arch.
j . dy of Royal Arch Companions may well be taken as an a „ ury of the continued prosperity of the order under the ministration of the Most Excellent First Grand Principal / Pomp- L 01 ' ^ Jnmes Murray ) and the other office bearers of the Lpjeme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland .
Knights Templar.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .
LANCASHIRE . LIVERPOOL . —Jacques de Malay Encampment . —This conclave was opened at the Temple , Hope-street , Liverpool , in due form , on Friday , January 16 th , by the E . C . Sir Knt . Edward Piernoint , assisted by Knts . C . J . Banister , P . 1 st Grand Aid . of Eno-land , P . G . Hospitaller ; P . E . C . Sir Knt . Alpass , P . Grand Expert of EnglandP . G . I . B . ; P . E . C . Sir Knt . EllisP . E . C .
, , Sir Knt . Crankshaw , 1 st Captain ; Sir Knt . Sir Thomas G . Hesketh , Bart . M . P ., 2 nd Captain , and the rest of the members . Jlinutes of last last conclave read and confirmed . A candidate was proposed for installation . The next meeting will be held on the 20 th of March . After the almoner had made his collection the conclave was closed in due form .
Obitury.
Obitury .
BRO . SAMUEL ALDRICH . We regret to announce the death of Bro . Samuel Aldrich , at Hampstead , on the 13 th inst . Bro . Aldrich was initiated in the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , on the 7 th Dec . 1846 and paid for six years . He joined the St . John's Lodge , No . 196 , Hampstead , on 14 th Oct . 1851 . In this lodge he served the office of AV . M ., very much adding to the prosperity of the lodge , and
afterwards became the Secretary , which office he held until his death . He also joined the Lodge of Perfect Friendship , No . 522 , Ipswich , on the 17 th Nov . 1858 , in order to advocate the cause of the charities in his native county , Suffolk , and continued a member until his death . He was a P . Prov . G . officer of Suffolk , and a warm supporter of the charities , more especially the Eoyal Benevolent Institution , to which he served as Steward three or four times , always presenting his donation to the AA'idows' Fund , as that the most in need of support .
Poetry.
Poetry .
UNITY AND UNIA EESALITY OF THE CRAFT . TUNE . —The Harp That Once , &; c . Come whence we may , o'er land or sea , AVhenever Masons meet , Though icy cold the region be , Or parched with torrid heat ; As brethren we each other hail
, Exchange the grip and sign , AAHiile fellowship and-truth prevail To prove our art divine . AVlien Masons meet , whate'er our state , A subject or a king , AA e on the level meet and wait To labour , rest , and sing .
Though diff ' rent mothers we have known , Of diff ' rent age and name , AA e all one common father own , One royal kindred claim . AA'hen Masons part , 'tis on the square . And whensoe'er we roam , If we but go where Masons are
We find ourselves at home . The world's a lodge , through every land Our banners are unfurled , Linked as a chain we form a band To bind and bless the world . —E . F . HUGHES , P . M .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Her Majesty , with the Prince and Princess of Hesse , and the younger members of the Royal Family , are still at Osborne . The Prince of AA ' ales continues at his seat in Norfolk . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —Mr . Disraeli has issued a circular to the Conservative members of the House of Commons , requesting
their attendance on the opening of Parliament , " as business of importance will probably be brought forward . At the weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works there was brought up the report of a committee that had been appointed to consider H resolution of the Board , passed five years ago , to drain the sewage of the western division of London into the Thames ,
having first subjected it to a process of deodorisation . This resolution was adopted before the present gigantic works were undertaken , and the expense of carrying ' the drainage of this low-lying district into the estuary was the principal motive for the adoption of the scheme . The committee reported that in . order to make the drainage of the metropolis complete it would
be better to carry this sewage into the outfall arteries , though the cost , they say , will be £ 180 , 000 . This proposal was adopted by the Board , with only one dissentient voice , and the resolution of 1838 was consequently rescinded . Although Mr . Farnall was able to report to the Central Relief Committee , on Monday , a continued diminution in the number of persons in receipt of
parochial relief , we have the statement of the Executive Committee that " they are assured , by various competent authorities that it will not bo prudent to reckon during the present year on more than one half the supply of cotton manufactured in the country prior to the American war . " The Committee further believe that the loss of wages in the next twelve months will not be less than £ 6 , 000 , 000 . The Provincial Council of
Canterbury , New Zealand , has appropriated the sum of £ 10 , 000 for the purpose of " bringing out some of the distressed population of Lancashire . " It is proposed to expend £ 5000 at once upon this object , and the Central Relief Committee have been communicated with upon the subject . The various local committees will be invited to report to the central body iu Manchester what steps they purpose to take in reference to this offer . Mr .
Farnall has been instituting an inqniry into the health of the distressed districts ; and it appears that of the 141 districts from which he has received returns , 111 are wholly free from typhus fever ; in the remaining 30 this dreaded disorder exists in a mild or malignant form . It was resolved at a meeting of the ratepayers of Ashton-under-Lyne , to memorialise the Government
in favour of relieving the shopkeepers and owners of cottage property from the "intolerable burdens" which the present distress has cast upon them , by praposing a grant from the Consolidated Fund to meet the wants of the unemployed operatives . In a despatch , dated November 24 th , Mr . Bunch , the English consul at Charleston , estimates that at that time there remained
in the Southern States " 4 , 250 , 000 bales of Upland cotton , which could he exported in the event of the ports being opened to trade . " On the other hand , Mr . Molyneux , the consul at Savannah , writing on the 6 th of December , calculates that at that date the whole stock of cotton in the South did not exceed 3 , 500 , 000 bales . Mr . Molyneux says that last year ' s crop in
Georgia would amount to only about 60 , 000 bales , or rather less than one-tenth the usual production , and he remarks that " should the Federals succeed in making further advances into the interior of the cotton-growing states , the cultivation of that plant will be entirely abandoned , and the negroes removed to the mountainous districts , where hreadstuffs alone can be raised . Mr . Laing , the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer for India ,