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Notes On Art, &C.
NOTES ON ART , & c .
The following gentlemen were elected associates of the Socie'ty of Painters in Water Colours at their annual meeting on Monday week—Messrs . W . E . Lockhart , R . S . A ., Tom Lloyd , Norman Tayler , and Henry Wallis The fourteenth annual exhibition of cabinetp ictures by artists of the Biitish and Foreign schools was
opened at Thomas M' Lean's gallery on Monday last , April I St . ETCHINGS . —We are g lad to observe that etchings are daily becoming more popular . In the hands of a clever etcher copies of paintings on a small scale are delightful companions , hanging round the walls . Mr . Watson Nicol ' s picture of " When a Man ' s Single he lives ot his Ease" has just been published bv Messrs . Deighton
and Dunthornc , admirably etched by Mr . V . Lhuillcr , who is also now engaged in etching the two pictures by Frank Moll , entitled ' ••Hush ! " and " Hushed , " which at ' . racted so much attention at the last Dudley Gallery Exhibition . Amongst the results of mining in New South Wales and Victoria is thc discovery that at a considerable depth below the surface of thc earth in these colonics are thc relics of a flora which has long since passed away . INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION . —The Earl of
Shaftesbury has consented to become president of an industrial exhibition to be held in June next at the Bcckcnham Literary and Scientific Institute and Public Baths , Alexandra District , Pengc . The Exhibition will be open to exhibitors living in the parishes of Beckenham , Bromley , Shortlands , Sydenham , Penge , Anerley , Foresthill , Norwood , Dulwich , Elmer ' s-end , and Wickham .
Mr . W . Breuton , an artist well-knowa for his book illustrations , is dead . Rossini ' s widow died on Friday after six months' painful illness , at Rossini-villa , Passy , aged seventy-eight . The large fortune bequeathed by her husband she leaves , subject to small legacies to poor
relations , to found a charity for superannuated singers . The Paris Louvre has acquired five valuable pictures , bequeathed to the State by the late Countess Duchatel . They are Inge's " ( Ddipus and the Sphinx " and "The Source , " a Madonna by Memling , and two portraits by Moro ; and it is proposed to fit up a rjom specially for their reception .
PRINTING . —From time immemorial blockprinting has been practised by the Chinese , and block books preceded the grand invention of moveable types by Gutenbuvg in 1442 . The stereotype was not practically used before the dawn of this century ; 1817 gave us the ink-roller in place of thc two balls ; whilst c ' . ectrotyping dates about 1 S 50 . All these appliances greatly facilitated printing ; but it has been reserved for our elay completely
to revolutionise the art by the creation of elastic printing types , or casts . The first idea occurred to Mr . Charles Hancock , the animal painter , in 1838 ; but it remained a dead letter until Mr . Lighton patented his improvements , which gave an clastic stereo of great practical utility . This was done by vulcanisir . g in the mould at a certain heat ; and well may the Patent Printing Surface Company hold that " Yesterday there were a thousand things you coulel not print upon , now there are none . "
The honour of knighthood has been conferred on Dr . Ferguson , Q . C ., Deputy Keeper of the Records , Dublin . Sir Samuel ' s spirited Forging of the Anchor is well known ; and he is also author of Cungal , Lays of the Western Gael , and various stories anil essays . THE USE OF STIMULANTS . — At a recent meeting of the North Wales branch of the British Medical
Association , there was a discussion which showed much divergence of medical opinion as to the use of stimulants . In the treatment of pneumonia , Dr . Eyton Jones , of Wrexham , said he had useel stimulants with success . Dr . Turnerwell remembered a case in which a complete cure had been effected in forty-eight hours without the use of
stimulants , and in his varied and extensive practice he had rarely lost a case . Mr . Jones , e > f Dolgelly , on the other hand , said he always useel stimulants , and had scarcely lost a case for twenty-one years . Neither teetotalers nor believers in strong drink will derive much satisfaction from be debate of the members of the Medical Association . ROYAL PERSONAGES OF THE PRESENT DAY
appear to have a special tendency for literary and musical composition . Thus amongst authors and poets we have Queen Victoria , the Queen of Sweden , thc Imperial Princess of Germany , King Luis of Portugal , and the Emperor of Brazil , to say nothing of the Shah of Persia ; while now a number of Latin poems by Pope Leo X 11 I . are to be translated into Italian and published , after His
Holiness ' :, revision . Thc Pope has also written a good deal of Italian poetry , and it is to be hoped that His Holincss ' s productions will be more successful than an opera—" The Mountain King "—composed by the | King of Sweden under the pseudonym of Ivar Hallstrdm , and which has proved a fiasco at Stuttgardt—according to unkind critics—from the utter lack of originality in the music .
CEYLON TEA . —Tea is beginning to take a place almost side by side with coffee in the " Isle of Spices , " and samples of Ceylon-grown leaf have been received and favourably reported on in London . At the end of last year a " sample" of 1581 b . was exported from Colombo , and the expectation is cherished in the islane
"' at this may be the forerunner of a large trade in thd •wticie . The cultivation of the plant is being encouraged J > y the effer of prizes at the Colonial Agricultural and Horticultural Exhibitions , and experienced planters from Assam have given a very favourable opinion of the capabilities of the soil and climate of parts of Ceylon for ltle production of a high-class tea . —Colonies and India .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Grand Festival will be held at the Freemasons' Hall , Great Qucen-strcct , on Wednesday , the 34 th of April . Bro . thc Right Hon . thc Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . Pro . Grand Master , will preside . Full particulars may be obtained from the advertisement on front page .
The polling for the City of Worcester , to fill the vacancy in thc representation caused by thc tlcath of Mr . Sherriff , took place on Thursday , March 28 th , amid considerable excitement , and with the following result : — Bro . J . D . Allcroft ( Conservative ) AGOQ Sir Francis Lycctt ( Liberal ) Z'Sn
Conservative majority 454 I 3 ro . John Derby Allcroft , P . M ., Lodge 1657 , took the oath and his seat in Parliament , on Monday last for the first time , and was received with Joud anel enthusiastic cheers from the members present . VALUE OF LAND IN THE CITY . —The freehold
ground rent of £ 1350 per annum arising out of the premises situated at thc corner of Graccchurch-strcct anel Cornhill , known as Nos . 59 and 60 , Cornhill . and covering an area of about 950 feet , has been sold by Messrs . Harvey and Davids for the sum of £ 33 , 750 , or equal to nearly £ 40 per square foot .
At the Isle of Man Legislature on Tuesday the Governor made the following statement in reference to the recent invitation to the Prince and Princess of Wales . His Excellency said : " I am authorised by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to state to the Court his gratification at the wish that has been expressed that his Royal Highness should visit the island this summer . His
duties , however , in connection with the Paris Exhibition , together with his other engagements , render it extremely doubtful if he will be able this year to accept the invitation . It must , therefore , remain an open i | ucstion ; but shoulel it be out of his power to visit the Isle of Man this year , his Royal Highness trusts he may be able to accomplish what he has long desired , next season . " THE DIAMOND FIELDS . —The South African
diamond fields continue as productive as ever , and several old " claims " have within the past few months changed hands at high prices , while new diggings are from time to time discovered . At the Kimberley mine especially the va ' ue of land is very high , and money is plentiful . In Baxter ' s Gully a piece of land embracing five ' •claims " was sold recently for £ fii ; oo . Some large stones have
been found ; one , at Old De Beer s Pan , weighing 50 carats ; others , at Dutoit ' s Pan , weighing 145 $ carats , 32 carats , anil 23 carats , the last hi ing a perfect water . In Poor Man ' s Gully , again , a stone weighing 53 carats has been found . Machinery is being adoptcel in many of the fields , thus reducing the labour to a minimum and increasing thc speed at which the ground can be woiked . —
Colonies and India . THE SPITAL SERMONS . —On Tuesday , at a meeting of the Court of Aldermen , held at Guildhall , the Lore ! Mayor presiding , the Bishop of Hereford and Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , P . G . C ., Rector of St . Helen ' s , Bishopsgate , were appointcel to preach before the corporation at Easier , at Christ Church , Newgate-street .
The annual meeting of the North Warwickshire Hunt was held on Wednesday , at thc Regent , Leamington . Lord Leigh , Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire , and the master , Mr . Lafit , Marlcote Hall , was presided . The subscriptions last year realised £ 1 , 900 . complimented on thc admirable sport , which was characterized as the best fer several seasons . As to new kennels ,
objection having been raised to the Kenilwort 1 Station site , one near Roundsell Lane , Kenilvvorth , will probably be selected . It was announced that contributions amounting to £ 3 , 000 had been promised towards thc £ 5 , 000 required for land and requisite buildings , which
was considered highly satisfactory . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the London Masonic Club Lodge of Instruction , meeting at 101 , Queen Victoiia-street , City , on Monday next at C o ' clock p . m ., by the following brethren : —Bro . W . Smallpeice ( Preceptor ) , P . M . 1395 , -M .:
—FlIiST LFCIURE . 1 st Section Bro . C . J . Turner , J . W . 157 2 nd „ „ E . Lcgg , P . M . 161 3 rel „ J . E . Shaiid , S . D . 1 ^ 63 , 4 th „ B . M . Belfrage , o . w / 179 5 th „ „ G . Brooke , P . M . 6 3 6 th „ „ C . A . Woods , J . D . ' 145 7 U 1 , , A . Marvinc , 1 O 156
SECOND LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . W . A . Dawson , 421 2 nd „ ... ... „ F . R . Spaull , I . G . 1124 3 rd „ , E . G . Tattershall , 1 C 5 4 th „ „ J . Muzio , P . M . 1159 5 th „ „ G . B . Smallpeice , P . M . 370 Tumi ) LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . T . W . Ockenden , S . D . 1512
2 nd „ „ W . Sharrctt , J . W . 181 3 rd „ „ C . P . Cobham , P . M . 957 This will be the first time that the whole of the Sections have been worked on the " Emulation System . " Members and friends ( of the Craft ) are invited to attend . Bro . Kni ght Smith , ( J . W . 1441 ) , announces that his Complimentary Benefit will take place at the
Town Hall , King-street , Hammersmith , on Thursday next , the nth inst ., under the patronage of Bro . W . Gordon , Esq ., M . P . The Lords of the Admiralty have offered a reward of £ 2 to any private person who may find or bring the body of any man belonging to the Eurydice to a Coastguard Station .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The fifteen sections will be ^ worked the Chigwcll Lodge of Instrudtion , mccting ' at the Princes Hall , Princes Road , Buckhurst Hill , on Friday next thc 15 th inst ., at 6 . 30 p . m ., Bro . J . Tanmr , preceptor . We are asked to state that the Rose Lodge of Instruction meets every Thursday evening at S o ' clock , at thc Walmrr Castle Hotel , Peckham Road , uneL-r the .
sanction of the Rose Lodge , No . 1622 , and the preceptorship of Bro . David Rose , P . M . The remains of the late Mr . William Brunton , whose outline sketches in Fun , Funny Folks , and other comic periodicals obtained a wide appreciation , were interred in the Hackney Cemetery on Saturday last . Mr . Brunton , who die 1 very suddenly at his own residence in
the Junction-road on thc previous Suntlay , has left a widow and two children . Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather , a numerous gathering of the friends of the deceased artist assembled to pay thc last tribute of respect to his memory . The Baroness Burdett-Coutts , in sympathy with the sufferers from thc wholesale evictions now going
on in Somers Town under thc powers of the Midland Railway Act , is in treaty for the purchase of a large site of land in Osnaburgh-street , contiguous to Cumberland Market , for the erection of dwellings for the poor . The building , when completed , will accommoelate 10 , 000 persons , will be built in flats , and partitioned into domiciles of two or three rooms each , with separate doors , & c , to insure the
privacy of an ordinary house . The rents will , it is believed , be fixed at a maximum of 4 s . 6 d . weekly . BRO . ARCH IBALD FORBES AT LIVERPOOL . —Bro , Forbes delivered his lecture on his experiences ( luring the recrnt war at the Royal Alexandra Theatre , Liverpool , on Saturday afternoon last , in the presence of a very large audience , who listened with close attention to thc interest
ing details given . The Mayor and Mayoress ( Mr . an Mrs . A . B . Forwood ) occupied a private box . Bro . Forbes concluded his remarks in the following terms : — " Should another war break out , which miy God ave-rr , it will probably be my duty again to take thc field , cither as correspondent or in some other capacity ; but for the sake of Europe , for thesake of humanity , for thc sake of the continued
advance of civilisation , I fervently trust no such calamity will occur . Let us hope that while the honour of Old England continues to be maintained , thc present generation of us , at least , may be able to say , in the words of the beautiful Scotch paraphrase : No longer hosts encountering hosts Shall graves of slain deplore . They hang thc trumpet in the hall ,
And study war no more . " Bro . Forbes was loudly cheered upon concluding , and was compelled to re-enter upon thc stage to bow his acknowledgments . In the evening he was entertained at dinner by a number of journalists and others . The Installation Meeting of the Temple Lodge , No . 1094 , will take place on Wednesday , the 10 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , when Bro . T . S . Williams , S . W ., the W . M . elect , will be placid in thc chair .
The Archbishop of Canterbury desires to intimate to thc clergy of the diocese , that he recommends them during this time of public anxiety to use , in addition to the ordinary prayers of the Church , the Collect for the fifth Sunday alter Trinity . The Corporation have resolved that the salary of the Common Sergeant should bc £ 20 ooperannum ,
and that he should not be free to pracli-c except upon retainer on behalf of the Corporation , or receive any fc ; s outside his office . It was stated in reply to questions that thc Court would proceed to fill up the vacancy next week . TI 13 Lord Chamberlain gives notice that the Queen will hold Drawing Rooms at Buckingham Palace
on Tuesday the 7 U 1 , and Thursday , the Qth of May next at three o'clock . The Prince of Wales will , by commanel of the Queen , hold a leve-e at St . James ' s Palace , on behalf of her Majesty , on Friday , the 17 th of May next . The Wigan Infirmary will receive the handsome sum of at least £ 150 , as thc result of the exhibition of pictures paintcel by Bro . Captain Charles Mercier ,
which consisted of between Go and 70 of his works , amongst them being fpublic subscription portraits of Lord Napier of Magdala , General Sir James Lindsay , thc late Bishop Turner , lent by that prelate ' s diocese , Lord Derby , the late Lord Mayor , Lord Carnarvon , the late Lord Seaton , the large composition picture of Lord Beaconsfield ' s Cabinet , the St . Paul ' s NationaiThanksgiving , the King of the Belgians , the Right Honourable
W . H . Massey , M . P ., and others , together with landscapes and animal pieces . We learn that the Freeman Mark Lodge , 105 , which has been in abeyance for some time , is to be reopened at Bury St . Edmunds under the A'lastcrship of W . Bro . W . H . Lucia , the Prov . G . Sec . of Suffolk , on thc 12 th inst . Bro . F . Binckes , G . Sec . of M . M . M ., has kindly consented to act as Installing Master upon the
. The Hon . St . John Butler , brother of Lord Dunboyne , died on Sunday last at Portrane , County Dublin . It is expected that the freedom of the city of Edinburgh will be presented to the Earl of Shaftesbury on Saturday , the 13 th of April .
Eight thousand four hundred quails have been brought alive from Syria to Marseilles , half being destined for Englanel anel half for French consumers . DOIUE CHAPTER , NO , 88 9 . —The consecration of this , the sixth Royal Arch Chapter of Surrey , took place on Tuesday last . A report of the proceedings will appear in our next .
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Notes On Art, &C.
NOTES ON ART , & c .
The following gentlemen were elected associates of the Socie'ty of Painters in Water Colours at their annual meeting on Monday week—Messrs . W . E . Lockhart , R . S . A ., Tom Lloyd , Norman Tayler , and Henry Wallis The fourteenth annual exhibition of cabinetp ictures by artists of the Biitish and Foreign schools was
opened at Thomas M' Lean's gallery on Monday last , April I St . ETCHINGS . —We are g lad to observe that etchings are daily becoming more popular . In the hands of a clever etcher copies of paintings on a small scale are delightful companions , hanging round the walls . Mr . Watson Nicol ' s picture of " When a Man ' s Single he lives ot his Ease" has just been published bv Messrs . Deighton
and Dunthornc , admirably etched by Mr . V . Lhuillcr , who is also now engaged in etching the two pictures by Frank Moll , entitled ' ••Hush ! " and " Hushed , " which at ' . racted so much attention at the last Dudley Gallery Exhibition . Amongst the results of mining in New South Wales and Victoria is thc discovery that at a considerable depth below the surface of thc earth in these colonics are thc relics of a flora which has long since passed away . INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION . —The Earl of
Shaftesbury has consented to become president of an industrial exhibition to be held in June next at the Bcckcnham Literary and Scientific Institute and Public Baths , Alexandra District , Pengc . The Exhibition will be open to exhibitors living in the parishes of Beckenham , Bromley , Shortlands , Sydenham , Penge , Anerley , Foresthill , Norwood , Dulwich , Elmer ' s-end , and Wickham .
Mr . W . Breuton , an artist well-knowa for his book illustrations , is dead . Rossini ' s widow died on Friday after six months' painful illness , at Rossini-villa , Passy , aged seventy-eight . The large fortune bequeathed by her husband she leaves , subject to small legacies to poor
relations , to found a charity for superannuated singers . The Paris Louvre has acquired five valuable pictures , bequeathed to the State by the late Countess Duchatel . They are Inge's " ( Ddipus and the Sphinx " and "The Source , " a Madonna by Memling , and two portraits by Moro ; and it is proposed to fit up a rjom specially for their reception .
PRINTING . —From time immemorial blockprinting has been practised by the Chinese , and block books preceded the grand invention of moveable types by Gutenbuvg in 1442 . The stereotype was not practically used before the dawn of this century ; 1817 gave us the ink-roller in place of thc two balls ; whilst c ' . ectrotyping dates about 1 S 50 . All these appliances greatly facilitated printing ; but it has been reserved for our elay completely
to revolutionise the art by the creation of elastic printing types , or casts . The first idea occurred to Mr . Charles Hancock , the animal painter , in 1838 ; but it remained a dead letter until Mr . Lighton patented his improvements , which gave an clastic stereo of great practical utility . This was done by vulcanisir . g in the mould at a certain heat ; and well may the Patent Printing Surface Company hold that " Yesterday there were a thousand things you coulel not print upon , now there are none . "
The honour of knighthood has been conferred on Dr . Ferguson , Q . C ., Deputy Keeper of the Records , Dublin . Sir Samuel ' s spirited Forging of the Anchor is well known ; and he is also author of Cungal , Lays of the Western Gael , and various stories anil essays . THE USE OF STIMULANTS . — At a recent meeting of the North Wales branch of the British Medical
Association , there was a discussion which showed much divergence of medical opinion as to the use of stimulants . In the treatment of pneumonia , Dr . Eyton Jones , of Wrexham , said he had useel stimulants with success . Dr . Turnerwell remembered a case in which a complete cure had been effected in forty-eight hours without the use of
stimulants , and in his varied and extensive practice he had rarely lost a case . Mr . Jones , e > f Dolgelly , on the other hand , said he always useel stimulants , and had scarcely lost a case for twenty-one years . Neither teetotalers nor believers in strong drink will derive much satisfaction from be debate of the members of the Medical Association . ROYAL PERSONAGES OF THE PRESENT DAY
appear to have a special tendency for literary and musical composition . Thus amongst authors and poets we have Queen Victoria , the Queen of Sweden , thc Imperial Princess of Germany , King Luis of Portugal , and the Emperor of Brazil , to say nothing of the Shah of Persia ; while now a number of Latin poems by Pope Leo X 11 I . are to be translated into Italian and published , after His
Holiness ' :, revision . Thc Pope has also written a good deal of Italian poetry , and it is to be hoped that His Holincss ' s productions will be more successful than an opera—" The Mountain King "—composed by the | King of Sweden under the pseudonym of Ivar Hallstrdm , and which has proved a fiasco at Stuttgardt—according to unkind critics—from the utter lack of originality in the music .
CEYLON TEA . —Tea is beginning to take a place almost side by side with coffee in the " Isle of Spices , " and samples of Ceylon-grown leaf have been received and favourably reported on in London . At the end of last year a " sample" of 1581 b . was exported from Colombo , and the expectation is cherished in the islane
"' at this may be the forerunner of a large trade in thd •wticie . The cultivation of the plant is being encouraged J > y the effer of prizes at the Colonial Agricultural and Horticultural Exhibitions , and experienced planters from Assam have given a very favourable opinion of the capabilities of the soil and climate of parts of Ceylon for ltle production of a high-class tea . —Colonies and India .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Grand Festival will be held at the Freemasons' Hall , Great Qucen-strcct , on Wednesday , the 34 th of April . Bro . thc Right Hon . thc Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . Pro . Grand Master , will preside . Full particulars may be obtained from the advertisement on front page .
The polling for the City of Worcester , to fill the vacancy in thc representation caused by thc tlcath of Mr . Sherriff , took place on Thursday , March 28 th , amid considerable excitement , and with the following result : — Bro . J . D . Allcroft ( Conservative ) AGOQ Sir Francis Lycctt ( Liberal ) Z'Sn
Conservative majority 454 I 3 ro . John Derby Allcroft , P . M ., Lodge 1657 , took the oath and his seat in Parliament , on Monday last for the first time , and was received with Joud anel enthusiastic cheers from the members present . VALUE OF LAND IN THE CITY . —The freehold
ground rent of £ 1350 per annum arising out of the premises situated at thc corner of Graccchurch-strcct anel Cornhill , known as Nos . 59 and 60 , Cornhill . and covering an area of about 950 feet , has been sold by Messrs . Harvey and Davids for the sum of £ 33 , 750 , or equal to nearly £ 40 per square foot .
At the Isle of Man Legislature on Tuesday the Governor made the following statement in reference to the recent invitation to the Prince and Princess of Wales . His Excellency said : " I am authorised by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to state to the Court his gratification at the wish that has been expressed that his Royal Highness should visit the island this summer . His
duties , however , in connection with the Paris Exhibition , together with his other engagements , render it extremely doubtful if he will be able this year to accept the invitation . It must , therefore , remain an open i | ucstion ; but shoulel it be out of his power to visit the Isle of Man this year , his Royal Highness trusts he may be able to accomplish what he has long desired , next season . " THE DIAMOND FIELDS . —The South African
diamond fields continue as productive as ever , and several old " claims " have within the past few months changed hands at high prices , while new diggings are from time to time discovered . At the Kimberley mine especially the va ' ue of land is very high , and money is plentiful . In Baxter ' s Gully a piece of land embracing five ' •claims " was sold recently for £ fii ; oo . Some large stones have
been found ; one , at Old De Beer s Pan , weighing 50 carats ; others , at Dutoit ' s Pan , weighing 145 $ carats , 32 carats , anil 23 carats , the last hi ing a perfect water . In Poor Man ' s Gully , again , a stone weighing 53 carats has been found . Machinery is being adoptcel in many of the fields , thus reducing the labour to a minimum and increasing thc speed at which the ground can be woiked . —
Colonies and India . THE SPITAL SERMONS . —On Tuesday , at a meeting of the Court of Aldermen , held at Guildhall , the Lore ! Mayor presiding , the Bishop of Hereford and Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , P . G . C ., Rector of St . Helen ' s , Bishopsgate , were appointcel to preach before the corporation at Easier , at Christ Church , Newgate-street .
The annual meeting of the North Warwickshire Hunt was held on Wednesday , at thc Regent , Leamington . Lord Leigh , Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire , and the master , Mr . Lafit , Marlcote Hall , was presided . The subscriptions last year realised £ 1 , 900 . complimented on thc admirable sport , which was characterized as the best fer several seasons . As to new kennels ,
objection having been raised to the Kenilwort 1 Station site , one near Roundsell Lane , Kenilvvorth , will probably be selected . It was announced that contributions amounting to £ 3 , 000 had been promised towards thc £ 5 , 000 required for land and requisite buildings , which
was considered highly satisfactory . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the London Masonic Club Lodge of Instruction , meeting at 101 , Queen Victoiia-street , City , on Monday next at C o ' clock p . m ., by the following brethren : —Bro . W . Smallpeice ( Preceptor ) , P . M . 1395 , -M .:
—FlIiST LFCIURE . 1 st Section Bro . C . J . Turner , J . W . 157 2 nd „ „ E . Lcgg , P . M . 161 3 rel „ J . E . Shaiid , S . D . 1 ^ 63 , 4 th „ B . M . Belfrage , o . w / 179 5 th „ „ G . Brooke , P . M . 6 3 6 th „ „ C . A . Woods , J . D . ' 145 7 U 1 , , A . Marvinc , 1 O 156
SECOND LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . W . A . Dawson , 421 2 nd „ ... ... „ F . R . Spaull , I . G . 1124 3 rd „ , E . G . Tattershall , 1 C 5 4 th „ „ J . Muzio , P . M . 1159 5 th „ „ G . B . Smallpeice , P . M . 370 Tumi ) LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . T . W . Ockenden , S . D . 1512
2 nd „ „ W . Sharrctt , J . W . 181 3 rd „ „ C . P . Cobham , P . M . 957 This will be the first time that the whole of the Sections have been worked on the " Emulation System . " Members and friends ( of the Craft ) are invited to attend . Bro . Kni ght Smith , ( J . W . 1441 ) , announces that his Complimentary Benefit will take place at the
Town Hall , King-street , Hammersmith , on Thursday next , the nth inst ., under the patronage of Bro . W . Gordon , Esq ., M . P . The Lords of the Admiralty have offered a reward of £ 2 to any private person who may find or bring the body of any man belonging to the Eurydice to a Coastguard Station .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The fifteen sections will be ^ worked the Chigwcll Lodge of Instrudtion , mccting ' at the Princes Hall , Princes Road , Buckhurst Hill , on Friday next thc 15 th inst ., at 6 . 30 p . m ., Bro . J . Tanmr , preceptor . We are asked to state that the Rose Lodge of Instruction meets every Thursday evening at S o ' clock , at thc Walmrr Castle Hotel , Peckham Road , uneL-r the .
sanction of the Rose Lodge , No . 1622 , and the preceptorship of Bro . David Rose , P . M . The remains of the late Mr . William Brunton , whose outline sketches in Fun , Funny Folks , and other comic periodicals obtained a wide appreciation , were interred in the Hackney Cemetery on Saturday last . Mr . Brunton , who die 1 very suddenly at his own residence in
the Junction-road on thc previous Suntlay , has left a widow and two children . Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather , a numerous gathering of the friends of the deceased artist assembled to pay thc last tribute of respect to his memory . The Baroness Burdett-Coutts , in sympathy with the sufferers from thc wholesale evictions now going
on in Somers Town under thc powers of the Midland Railway Act , is in treaty for the purchase of a large site of land in Osnaburgh-street , contiguous to Cumberland Market , for the erection of dwellings for the poor . The building , when completed , will accommoelate 10 , 000 persons , will be built in flats , and partitioned into domiciles of two or three rooms each , with separate doors , & c , to insure the
privacy of an ordinary house . The rents will , it is believed , be fixed at a maximum of 4 s . 6 d . weekly . BRO . ARCH IBALD FORBES AT LIVERPOOL . —Bro , Forbes delivered his lecture on his experiences ( luring the recrnt war at the Royal Alexandra Theatre , Liverpool , on Saturday afternoon last , in the presence of a very large audience , who listened with close attention to thc interest
ing details given . The Mayor and Mayoress ( Mr . an Mrs . A . B . Forwood ) occupied a private box . Bro . Forbes concluded his remarks in the following terms : — " Should another war break out , which miy God ave-rr , it will probably be my duty again to take thc field , cither as correspondent or in some other capacity ; but for the sake of Europe , for thesake of humanity , for thc sake of the continued
advance of civilisation , I fervently trust no such calamity will occur . Let us hope that while the honour of Old England continues to be maintained , thc present generation of us , at least , may be able to say , in the words of the beautiful Scotch paraphrase : No longer hosts encountering hosts Shall graves of slain deplore . They hang thc trumpet in the hall ,
And study war no more . " Bro . Forbes was loudly cheered upon concluding , and was compelled to re-enter upon thc stage to bow his acknowledgments . In the evening he was entertained at dinner by a number of journalists and others . The Installation Meeting of the Temple Lodge , No . 1094 , will take place on Wednesday , the 10 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , when Bro . T . S . Williams , S . W ., the W . M . elect , will be placid in thc chair .
The Archbishop of Canterbury desires to intimate to thc clergy of the diocese , that he recommends them during this time of public anxiety to use , in addition to the ordinary prayers of the Church , the Collect for the fifth Sunday alter Trinity . The Corporation have resolved that the salary of the Common Sergeant should bc £ 20 ooperannum ,
and that he should not be free to pracli-c except upon retainer on behalf of the Corporation , or receive any fc ; s outside his office . It was stated in reply to questions that thc Court would proceed to fill up the vacancy next week . TI 13 Lord Chamberlain gives notice that the Queen will hold Drawing Rooms at Buckingham Palace
on Tuesday the 7 U 1 , and Thursday , the Qth of May next at three o'clock . The Prince of Wales will , by commanel of the Queen , hold a leve-e at St . James ' s Palace , on behalf of her Majesty , on Friday , the 17 th of May next . The Wigan Infirmary will receive the handsome sum of at least £ 150 , as thc result of the exhibition of pictures paintcel by Bro . Captain Charles Mercier ,
which consisted of between Go and 70 of his works , amongst them being fpublic subscription portraits of Lord Napier of Magdala , General Sir James Lindsay , thc late Bishop Turner , lent by that prelate ' s diocese , Lord Derby , the late Lord Mayor , Lord Carnarvon , the late Lord Seaton , the large composition picture of Lord Beaconsfield ' s Cabinet , the St . Paul ' s NationaiThanksgiving , the King of the Belgians , the Right Honourable
W . H . Massey , M . P ., and others , together with landscapes and animal pieces . We learn that the Freeman Mark Lodge , 105 , which has been in abeyance for some time , is to be reopened at Bury St . Edmunds under the A'lastcrship of W . Bro . W . H . Lucia , the Prov . G . Sec . of Suffolk , on thc 12 th inst . Bro . F . Binckes , G . Sec . of M . M . M ., has kindly consented to act as Installing Master upon the
. The Hon . St . John Butler , brother of Lord Dunboyne , died on Sunday last at Portrane , County Dublin . It is expected that the freedom of the city of Edinburgh will be presented to the Earl of Shaftesbury on Saturday , the 13 th of April .
Eight thousand four hundred quails have been brought alive from Syria to Marseilles , half being destined for Englanel anel half for French consumers . DOIUE CHAPTER , NO , 88 9 . —The consecration of this , the sixth Royal Arch Chapter of Surrey , took place on Tuesday last . A report of the proceedings will appear in our next .