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from the neighbouring commons and marshes , and sold to the dyers . This plant , after being dried , was boiled for the colouring matter it contained , which was a beautiful yellow . The cloth was first boiled in alum water for the mordant , ancl then immersed in the yellow dye . It was then dried , and submerged in a blue liquor extracted from wood , which , combining with the yellow , produced the solid green so much celebrated . About the year 1770 , the lant above alluded to fell into disusebeing superseded bthe

p , y Saxon green , —considered to be a brighter colour , and obtained with less labour . The art of dyeing was introduced into this country about A . D . 1500 . From tlie establishment of manufactures to this period , all goods made in England were sent into Holland to be dyed , and brought back again for the consumption of this kingdom . One William Chomley , having mastered the secret of the Flemish dyers , offered his discovery , througli the English Goverment ( temp . Edward VI . ) as a free gift to his countrymen

, and urging the Council to take advantage of his proposal , he added a remarkable prophecy , that if England would develope its manufactures , and rely upon itself for the completion of them , the trade of Antwerp would droop , and London become the mart of Europe . The dye woods manufactured in this town have been , and are , at the present day , highly approved in the great manufacturing districts . "

Mr . Charles John Andersson , in his new vtork , T 7 ie Okovanga River , gives the following African scene : — " I had returned but a short time to my ambush , when a large herd of female elephants with their calves came on , perfectly heedless of the firing which had previously taken place . With a rush they gained the water , exactly opposite to where 1 was perched on my anthill . Soon afterwards they were joined bseveral other troops pouring in from

y different directions , consisting of cows ancl bulls intermixed . Ifc was quite remarkable to observe how they ranged themselve closely side by side , like a line of infantry . They drew themselves up in single tile , occupying the entire width of the water ( which at that point was 300 yards broad ) . I estimated then' numbers at between 100 and 150 . The moon was just then nearly at zenith , and shed a glorious and dazzling light on the huge creatures below .

I felt no inclination to disturb so striking a picture , ancl , indeed , if I had heen so disposed , it would little have availed me , as the vley iu the direction occupied by the elephants was totally destitute of cover . So all I could do , and did , was to look on , sigh , and admire . When the elephants had ceased drinking and were about moving away , I hurried forward to intercept their retreat , and , as the very last of them was disapearing , I succeeded , with some difficulty , in shouldering my rifle and firing . The rush and the

trumpeting which followed this discharge was truly appalling . The herds actually seemed to yell with rage , They were , indeed , an unusually savage lot , as I shortly afterwards discovered in an encounter which very nearly cost me my life . My last shot , though a hurried and uncertain one , took effect : a fine cow was killed by it , but her carcass was not discovered till two days afterwards . I thus brought clown three elephants that night , besides wounding two others . "

A Mr . Davies has inflicted a volume on the public , entitled The Tablet of Shadows , in which the following nonsense is given for poetry : — " Carrion here , and carrion there ! Gorb \—Gorb !—Gorb !—Curses ancl carrion , Clamour and buzz !

Freedom for claws , And flesh for our maws ; These are the laws For lmz—for buz ! Pinion and claw—pinion and claw— ! Flap !—Flap !—Flap !—Pinion and claw—wheui-aw !—wheui-aw ! Tuwhit ! tuwhee ! Tnwhit ! Tuwhee !

' Freedom for wings , And the use of our stings !' The young emmet sings , Ancl why not we;—Hee , hee ! - —Hee , hee ! And why not we ?" If Mr . Davies has not picked the above up in some lunatic asylum , and send it hy accident to the press , we pity him , and

certainly would strongly advise his friends to look very carefully after him . The Dublin University Magazine- for September gives the following account of the inhabitants of Villeneuvette in France : — " There are some peculiarities belonging to the population of Yilleneuvette . The vigorous rules under which the citizens live ,

keep tiiem from gambling and drunkenness . One cafe and one wine shop are to be found in the city , and the doors of these establishments are closed regularly at nine o ' clock in the evening . In tlie course of thirty years only one illegitimate birth happened , not followed by marriage—which , in France , legitimises . The'comv-. ranity would expel the individual who would not repair a wrong he hael done to a woman , by prompt marriage . But the simple citizens of Villeneuvette have gone farther . Disciples of Malthas ,

they have endeavoured to check an increase of their population . At first they strove to carry a resolution to the effect that noworkman should be employed in the city or fortified factory who married before he bad reached a certain age . But this resolution would lead to evil , since ifc would drive lovers to sin , that they might be authorised to marry . It was at last agreed to cast forth the authors of such scandals . Regulations of this description are borne quietly and contentedlbthe citizens of

Villeneuvettewhoy y , cling to their little town , ancl are proud to be of it . Parents are compelled to send their children to school , so that the population of Villeneuvette is better educated . than any other community round about . This calm and industrial community has no political history . When , in 181 S , bodies of neighbouring workman were on strike and ready for blows , the workman of Villeneuvette ranged themselves about their masters , shouldered the few

gunswithin their walls , and were prepared to defend their uidependance . They were content with their lot , and were not dazzled by the bright promises of socialism . They were not for dethronement . M . Audiganne tells us that in 1853 the Mayor of Villenuevette was the oldest inhabitant . He had been a workman ; was in his ninetythird year , and had heen Mayor during twenty years . His deputy was more than sixty years old , and was destined to succeed him . The proprietor , or chief , of this strange fortified colony of workmen

is obeyed ; but he purchases this obedience by the conscientiousfulfilment of the duties he owes to his subjects . In the first place ,, his workmen have no rent to pay . They are lodged gratis in comfortable quarters . They obtain flour at cost price . These positive advantages rendered by the chief , enable him to demand from each family a subscription of five shillings annually , to cover the cost of sickness . Paterfamilias is compelled to pay sixpencemonthlfor every child who is old enough to attend school .

y When a workman is incapacitated , he enjoys a pension , hut nofc enough to free his friends from the salutary responsibility of contributing tr > lus support . These pensions are given , generally ,, at an advanced age ; for it is very difficult to persuads workman to leave the factory . Old men of seventy-five may be seen crouching " over their work—loth to leave it , and lay up to die . The old mayor of 1853 , to whom we have already referred , worked until hewas seventy-eight . Here , then , paupers and beggars are unknown . "

The authoress of Social Life and Manners in Australia , thus describes a home in the bush -. — " After a thousand questions had been asked and answered , I gladly accompanied Mrs . to a bedroom , off which was a bathroom , so that in a short time I was most comfortably prepared to partake of the delicious breakfast which was set before us—omelettes , potted meats , and mutton chops constituting a most substantial meal for us starved mortals . The house , or rather cottage ornee , by which name it would have been

called in England , was a wooden one , with a very wide verandah surrounding it , on which were trained luxuriant roses and the passion flower , then in full fruit , its golden balls mixing in singular harmony with the blossoms of some native creepers , among which the beautiful Moreton bay bignonia especially claimed our attention The dining and drawing-rooms were large , and occupied the centre of the house : the bedrooms , five or six in number , were on either sideancl the store-room at the back . The kitchen was

, detached , as well as the dairy , which was in a large hut with two shelving roofs and projecting eaves , one a foot above the other , allowing a current of air to pass freely between them , by which means the large room was kept perfectly cool . The shelves round the apartment held nearly a hundred cheeses , and the milk pans were as dainty as in the best English dairy . The greatest trouble seems to be in milking , for many of the cows are so wild ancl wicked that it is most difficult to manage them ; and wc saw in the

milking-yard various means resorted to in order that they might be induced to give their milk quietly—a kind of pillory for the very restive ones , and lumps of rock salt for the more gentle . Even under the most favourable circumstances , the same number of cows will take four times longer to milk here than they would at home . Pigs and quantities of beautiful fowls were in the yard , fattening , without trouble , on the skim-milk and whey . The garden was the next lace we visitedit called forth expressions of astonishment

p ; and pleasure , for almost every vegetable and fruit grown in England was flourishing here most luxuriantly . We were told that no indigenous fruits of any value had been found , either in the forests or plains of this most peculiar country . The land had a very parklike appearance ; the gum trees , taking the different forms of the

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THE ADVANTAGES OF FREEMASONRY. Article 1
CLASSICAL THEOLOGY.—XLVLIII. Article 3
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 4
THE ORIGINAL FREEMASONS. Article 5
GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL INTELLIGENCE. Article 7
NOTES ON LITERATURE SCIENCE AND ART. Article 7
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 9
THE GRAND SECRETARY'S IMPRIMATAUR. Article 9
MASONIC CHARITY. Article 10
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 11
PROVINCIAL. Article 11
ROYAL ARCH, Article 16
Poetry. Article 17
LINES TO KATE. Article 17
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 18
SPECIAL NOTICE. Article 20
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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from the neighbouring commons and marshes , and sold to the dyers . This plant , after being dried , was boiled for the colouring matter it contained , which was a beautiful yellow . The cloth was first boiled in alum water for the mordant , ancl then immersed in the yellow dye . It was then dried , and submerged in a blue liquor extracted from wood , which , combining with the yellow , produced the solid green so much celebrated . About the year 1770 , the lant above alluded to fell into disusebeing superseded bthe

p , y Saxon green , —considered to be a brighter colour , and obtained with less labour . The art of dyeing was introduced into this country about A . D . 1500 . From tlie establishment of manufactures to this period , all goods made in England were sent into Holland to be dyed , and brought back again for the consumption of this kingdom . One William Chomley , having mastered the secret of the Flemish dyers , offered his discovery , througli the English Goverment ( temp . Edward VI . ) as a free gift to his countrymen

, and urging the Council to take advantage of his proposal , he added a remarkable prophecy , that if England would develope its manufactures , and rely upon itself for the completion of them , the trade of Antwerp would droop , and London become the mart of Europe . The dye woods manufactured in this town have been , and are , at the present day , highly approved in the great manufacturing districts . "

Mr . Charles John Andersson , in his new vtork , T 7 ie Okovanga River , gives the following African scene : — " I had returned but a short time to my ambush , when a large herd of female elephants with their calves came on , perfectly heedless of the firing which had previously taken place . With a rush they gained the water , exactly opposite to where 1 was perched on my anthill . Soon afterwards they were joined bseveral other troops pouring in from

y different directions , consisting of cows ancl bulls intermixed . Ifc was quite remarkable to observe how they ranged themselve closely side by side , like a line of infantry . They drew themselves up in single tile , occupying the entire width of the water ( which at that point was 300 yards broad ) . I estimated then' numbers at between 100 and 150 . The moon was just then nearly at zenith , and shed a glorious and dazzling light on the huge creatures below .

I felt no inclination to disturb so striking a picture , ancl , indeed , if I had heen so disposed , it would little have availed me , as the vley iu the direction occupied by the elephants was totally destitute of cover . So all I could do , and did , was to look on , sigh , and admire . When the elephants had ceased drinking and were about moving away , I hurried forward to intercept their retreat , and , as the very last of them was disapearing , I succeeded , with some difficulty , in shouldering my rifle and firing . The rush and the

trumpeting which followed this discharge was truly appalling . The herds actually seemed to yell with rage , They were , indeed , an unusually savage lot , as I shortly afterwards discovered in an encounter which very nearly cost me my life . My last shot , though a hurried and uncertain one , took effect : a fine cow was killed by it , but her carcass was not discovered till two days afterwards . I thus brought clown three elephants that night , besides wounding two others . "

A Mr . Davies has inflicted a volume on the public , entitled The Tablet of Shadows , in which the following nonsense is given for poetry : — " Carrion here , and carrion there ! Gorb \—Gorb !—Gorb !—Curses ancl carrion , Clamour and buzz !

Freedom for claws , And flesh for our maws ; These are the laws For lmz—for buz ! Pinion and claw—pinion and claw— ! Flap !—Flap !—Flap !—Pinion and claw—wheui-aw !—wheui-aw ! Tuwhit ! tuwhee ! Tnwhit ! Tuwhee !

' Freedom for wings , And the use of our stings !' The young emmet sings , Ancl why not we;—Hee , hee ! - —Hee , hee ! And why not we ?" If Mr . Davies has not picked the above up in some lunatic asylum , and send it hy accident to the press , we pity him , and

certainly would strongly advise his friends to look very carefully after him . The Dublin University Magazine- for September gives the following account of the inhabitants of Villeneuvette in France : — " There are some peculiarities belonging to the population of Yilleneuvette . The vigorous rules under which the citizens live ,

keep tiiem from gambling and drunkenness . One cafe and one wine shop are to be found in the city , and the doors of these establishments are closed regularly at nine o ' clock in the evening . In tlie course of thirty years only one illegitimate birth happened , not followed by marriage—which , in France , legitimises . The'comv-. ranity would expel the individual who would not repair a wrong he hael done to a woman , by prompt marriage . But the simple citizens of Villeneuvette have gone farther . Disciples of Malthas ,

they have endeavoured to check an increase of their population . At first they strove to carry a resolution to the effect that noworkman should be employed in the city or fortified factory who married before he bad reached a certain age . But this resolution would lead to evil , since ifc would drive lovers to sin , that they might be authorised to marry . It was at last agreed to cast forth the authors of such scandals . Regulations of this description are borne quietly and contentedlbthe citizens of

Villeneuvettewhoy y , cling to their little town , ancl are proud to be of it . Parents are compelled to send their children to school , so that the population of Villeneuvette is better educated . than any other community round about . This calm and industrial community has no political history . When , in 181 S , bodies of neighbouring workman were on strike and ready for blows , the workman of Villeneuvette ranged themselves about their masters , shouldered the few

gunswithin their walls , and were prepared to defend their uidependance . They were content with their lot , and were not dazzled by the bright promises of socialism . They were not for dethronement . M . Audiganne tells us that in 1853 the Mayor of Villenuevette was the oldest inhabitant . He had been a workman ; was in his ninetythird year , and had heen Mayor during twenty years . His deputy was more than sixty years old , and was destined to succeed him . The proprietor , or chief , of this strange fortified colony of workmen

is obeyed ; but he purchases this obedience by the conscientiousfulfilment of the duties he owes to his subjects . In the first place ,, his workmen have no rent to pay . They are lodged gratis in comfortable quarters . They obtain flour at cost price . These positive advantages rendered by the chief , enable him to demand from each family a subscription of five shillings annually , to cover the cost of sickness . Paterfamilias is compelled to pay sixpencemonthlfor every child who is old enough to attend school .

y When a workman is incapacitated , he enjoys a pension , hut nofc enough to free his friends from the salutary responsibility of contributing tr > lus support . These pensions are given , generally ,, at an advanced age ; for it is very difficult to persuads workman to leave the factory . Old men of seventy-five may be seen crouching " over their work—loth to leave it , and lay up to die . The old mayor of 1853 , to whom we have already referred , worked until hewas seventy-eight . Here , then , paupers and beggars are unknown . "

The authoress of Social Life and Manners in Australia , thus describes a home in the bush -. — " After a thousand questions had been asked and answered , I gladly accompanied Mrs . to a bedroom , off which was a bathroom , so that in a short time I was most comfortably prepared to partake of the delicious breakfast which was set before us—omelettes , potted meats , and mutton chops constituting a most substantial meal for us starved mortals . The house , or rather cottage ornee , by which name it would have been

called in England , was a wooden one , with a very wide verandah surrounding it , on which were trained luxuriant roses and the passion flower , then in full fruit , its golden balls mixing in singular harmony with the blossoms of some native creepers , among which the beautiful Moreton bay bignonia especially claimed our attention The dining and drawing-rooms were large , and occupied the centre of the house : the bedrooms , five or six in number , were on either sideancl the store-room at the back . The kitchen was

, detached , as well as the dairy , which was in a large hut with two shelving roofs and projecting eaves , one a foot above the other , allowing a current of air to pass freely between them , by which means the large room was kept perfectly cool . The shelves round the apartment held nearly a hundred cheeses , and the milk pans were as dainty as in the best English dairy . The greatest trouble seems to be in milking , for many of the cows are so wild ancl wicked that it is most difficult to manage them ; and wc saw in the

milking-yard various means resorted to in order that they might be induced to give their milk quietly—a kind of pillory for the very restive ones , and lumps of rock salt for the more gentle . Even under the most favourable circumstances , the same number of cows will take four times longer to milk here than they would at home . Pigs and quantities of beautiful fowls were in the yard , fattening , without trouble , on the skim-milk and whey . The garden was the next lace we visitedit called forth expressions of astonishment

p ; and pleasure , for almost every vegetable and fruit grown in England was flourishing here most luxuriantly . We were told that no indigenous fruits of any value had been found , either in the forests or plains of this most peculiar country . The land had a very parklike appearance ; the gum trees , taking the different forms of the

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