Thornton John Herapath, F.C.S.

This is a suitable occasion on which a funeral oration should be delivered to the Lodge and the representatives of the sister Lodges in honour of a departed brother ; and Bristol , we cannot doubt , must have the men who can honourably discharge such task . Tho Boyal Sussex Lodge , we may further observe , meets iu the Freemasons ' Hall at Bristoland in that abode of the Order a tablet mi g ht well

, be inscribed with the name of our brother ; for while there are many among us who cannot devote themselves to the study of the hidden mysteries of nature aud science as we desire , so those who so devote themselves should receive clue honour from the Brotherhood .

A Visit To The Royal Freemasons' School For Female Children.

A VISIT TO THE ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEMALE CHILDREN .

[ From a Gorrospondunt . ] IT has been remarked that " a nation ' s customs may be gathered from its proverbs , " aud among the many quaint sayings of proverbial truth , none is better Jcnown than tho old saw which tells us , that ' - ' what is everybody ' s business is nobody ' s business . " To no society or association of men can this proverb bo more emphatically applied than to our

Masouic brethren in connection with the charities attached to the Order . In saying this we hope we shall not be misunderstood , or be supposed of accusing the . brotherhood of a want of appreciation of those benevolent institutions—such is not our object , even if it were possible that it should be true ( which wo are happy to say is not ) , for on all occasions our brethren are ever readand willing to put their

y hands into their pockets for subscrip tions and donations , both of which they pay over with alacrity and sincere good wishes ; but when they have done this they appear to consider their consciences discharged from all further duties towards the recipients of their bounty , and that it would be au undue interference on their parts with the labours of the various committees and executive officers , should they attempt

to demonstrate their sympathy iu the cause by occasionally paying the institutions , to which they subscribe a visit . We have every reason to believe that it is flic earnest wish of the committees that the brethren should , each for himself ' , make themselves perfectly acquainted with the manner in which their prolinjcs are treated ; and that this should be done by a personal visit , or a

scries of visits . Puis desire , on the part of the administrative bodies , doe .: ; not arise from any feeling of doubt that they have iu their own minds as to their management ; nor do they believe , for one moment , that they would be any the less trusted ; but they do feel , and every zealous oilicer feels , the " want of that personal sympathy which nothing short of actual presence can give . In all the undertakings of life we