Laying Of The Foundation Stones Of Ss. Paul's And Mark's Churches At Leicester.

deared to them by other and far stronger ties than those resulting from his exalted position and official duties , discharged with kindliness and courtesy . With these were combined such truly noble qualities of heart and disposition as endeared him throughout his long career , not only to his Masonic brethren , but to all classes of persons with whom he came in contact , and created

towards him the warmest feelings of personal regard and reverence . " Of the many virtues which adorned his character , none shone forth with greater brilliancy than that truly Masonic tie—Charity ; whilst its chief aim seemed to be that of doing good , of alleviating tho sorrows and of increasing the happiness of all by whom he was surrounded ,

so that it might bo truly said of him , that ' when the ear heard him then it blessed him , the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon him , and he caused the widow ' s heart to sing for joy . ' ' Whilst recording upon their minutes their sense of tho irreparable loss which they and the fraternity at large have thus sustained bthe decease of their late

y beloved chief , whose honoured memory they will long cherish , the members of this Prov . G- Lodge beg respectfully to offer to the Countess Howe , to tho Viscount Curzon ( bis lordship ' s successor ) , and the other members of his family , their heartfelt condolence and sympathy in their bereavement , and to add their earnest prayer that the Great Architect of the Universe will bless and protect

them . " It was then directed by the Prov . G . Master that , as a mark of respect to the memory of their late Chief , the brethren of the province wear Masonic mourning for a period of six months . The Prov . G . Lodge ( which had been attended by upwards of 1000 brethren , including the D . Prov . G . M .

and Prov . J . G . W . of Northamtonshirc and Huntingdonshire , Sir H . Halford , Bart , Albert Peel , Esq ., xM . P ' , and a large number of clerical brethren ) was then closed with due form and with prayer .

Reviews

REVIEWS

The Council Monitor ; a Text Book of Cryptic Masonry . This little work , issued by the "Masonic Publishing Company of New York , should be a most useful book to the brethren who have received the degrees of Royal Master , and Super-Excellent Master . It contains the ceremonies of installing the officers , constituting and dedicating a Council , and installing the officers of a Grand Council . It is compiled by Bro . Jackson II . Chase , o'j " , Grand Lecturer to Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York .

Plain Words : a Christian Miscellinti / . Edited by the Rev . H . m . l / rox MAGEE . Dublin : ' Moffat and Co . A very interesting collection of pleasant reading , chiefly contributed by ministers of different evangelical churches . "Light iu the Darkness , " is given as " My First Story , " by a clergyman ' s daughter , aged 11-. lb is well writtenand although intended for the juvenile

, readers of "Plain Words , " it will not escape perusal by children of larger growth . The Food Journal . London : Johnson and Sons . On receipt of tho first number , tho idea struck us that the conductors of this journal would soon exhaust the subject . So far from this , they scorn to bo troubled now "

with a embarras de richesse . The important question , " How to cook Australian meat ? " receives constant attention . Tho introductory article on " The policy of the Food Journal , " by our Bro . Hyde Clarke , shows that this journal takes its stand upon no mean platform . It loudly calls upon tho Government of the country to protect ifcsjpeoplo of all classes against the gross frauds practiced b y the importers and manufacturers of articles of i food .

Obituary.

Obituary .

THE LATE BEO . EARL HOWE , P . D . G . M . and P . Prov . G . M . Leicestershire and Rutland . The town aud county of Leicester have sustained a p . oignant aud irreparable loss . A nobleman who , for more than half a century , attracted to himself an

amount of respect and veneration which it falls to the lot of but few among us to attain , has been removed from our midst . We allude to the death of Bro . Earl Howe . The sad event , although long anticipated and for some time seen to be inevitable , has nevertheless fallen upon us with all the force of a sudden aud

unexpected calamity . On the evening of Thursday the 8 th inst ., Richard William Penn Curzon-Rowe , O . C . H ., P . O ., 1 st Earl , expired at town residence , South Audley-sti . 'eet , full of years and honours , esteemed by all classes , lamented by all parties , aud leaving behind him a memory Avhich

will continue to be respected as long as any merit is attached by men to a faithful discharge of the duties of the public , or of the kindly amenities of private life . The immediate cause of death was , we believe , his old enemy , the gout ; but for several years his lordship ' s health has been so seriously deranged , and and this , coupled with his advancing years , had prepared the public mind and that of his friends and relatives for his decease .

His lordship was son of the Hon . Penn Asheton Curzon ( eldest son of the first Viscount Curzon ) and the Baroness Howe . He was born at GopsalJ , Dec . 11 th , 1796 , and succeeded his grandfather as Viscount Curzon in 1820 , and his mother as Baron Howe in 1 S 35 . In 1 S 25 ho married Lady Harriet Georgians

Brudenell , second daughter of the sixth Earl of Cardigan ( who died in 1830 ) , by whom he had seven sons and three daughters . His lordship married secondly ( in 1815 ) Anne Gore , second daughter of the late Vice-Admiral Sir George Gore , K . C . B ., Maid of Honour to Queen Adelaide ( the late Queen Dowager )

by whom he has two sons and one daughter . The family creations are the Baron Howe , of Laugar , 17 SS ; Barou Curzon , of Penn , 1791 : Viscount Curzon , 1 S 02 ; and Earl Howe , 1821 . His lordship was the patron of thirteen livings—the vicarage of Acton and incumbency of Charsfield , Suffolk ; the incumbency of

Curzon Chapel , London ; the vicarage of Penn , the incumbency of Penn-street and Tyler ' s-green , and the vicarage of Little Misseuden , Buckinghamshire ; the rectory ot' Gotham , and tho vicarage of liadcliffe-oii-Soar , Nottinghamshire ; the rectory of Cougerstone . the vicarage of Shackerston , the incumbency of TwycrossLeicestershire ; and the incumbency of Nether

, Whitacre , Warwickshire . His lordshi p ' s predecessor Avas his grandfather , Assheton Curzon , Esq ., first Viscount Howe , who was bom February 22 nd , 1733 , and was raised to the Barony 179-1 , aud afterwards advanced to the Viscouutey 1802 , and who married , first ( 1750 ) , Esthei daughter of William Planner Esq .

, ( died 17 G-1 ) , and by her had issue one sou and two daughters ; secondly , in 1706 , Lady Dorothy Grosvenor , sister of the first Earl Grosvenor , and by her had issue two sons and two daughters ; and thirdly , Anna Margaretta , daughter of Thos . Meredith , Esq ., and died 1 S 20 , Avithout issue from the last marriage ..