Notices Of Meetings.

bars , while on Monday last , the 4 th inst ., two more were added , of the former class , at an emergency meeting , held at tho White Hart Hotel . The Lodge was summoned for 6 . 30 , ancl after its opening the ballot resulted in tho election of Messrs . J . H . Dnflell and A . Elphick , who were impressively admitted to Masonic light by the W . M ., Bro . Wm . Hammond P . P . G . D . Bros . Masters , Malcolm aud Piller wore

next examined and entrusted , and thoy retired . On re-admissiou they were duly passed as F . C . 's . Bros . Taylor , Pinto and Forgo were then presented as candidates for the 3 rd degree , and having undergone the usual preliminaries , wero in due course raised to the sublime degree of M . M . To state that the W . M . performed the entire ceremonial ritual in most effective and impressive manner , is but to repeat a thrice-told

tale . Farther business being despatched , tho Lodge was closed , at 10 p . m ., and the brethren adjourned , not to banquet , bnt to their respective homes , the W . M . having determined to dispense with refreshments at emergency meetings for the time boing ; an excellont policy , which the brethren adopt with pleasure , proving that the Wolseyites are propared to discharge the labours of tho three

degrees without the attraction of the fourth . There were present—Bros . W . Hammond P . P . G . D ., & c W . M ., J . Hammond P . M . 201 Hon . I . P . M ., Bentloy P . M . 193 acting S . W ., J . Hnrsfc W . M . 1512 acting J . W ., F . Honoywell P . M . Org ., T . M . Ockenden Secretary , Marvin D . C , Scott W . S . ; Bros . Feathorstono , Forgo , Fitfc , Pillor ,

Richer , Androws , Masters , Malcolm , Pinto , Taylor , and Pickering P . M . 30 . Wo rcgreb to say that Bro . Sharp S . W . was unable to be presont , owing to serious indisposition ; and bnsiness engagements detained Bro . Oond J . W . uutil a late hour . A letter , regretting inability to attend , was received from Bro . the Rev . F . J . C . do Cre .-pigny , Chaplain , who was some distance away in the country .

Samson Lodge , No . 1668 . —This new Lodge hold its first Emergency Meeting on Tuesday , the 5 th inst ., afc Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street . There were present Bro . M . D . Loewenstark W . M ., Jcseph D . Barnett P . M . S . W ., W . II . G . Rudderforth J . W ., A . D . Loewenstark I . P . M ., Charles Ochse S . D ., Baron D . Barnett J . D . and Sec , Charles Lover W . M . 1178 I . G ., S . Wasserberg D . C , G .

Bilbey Organist , Hyam Aarons , C Loughton . Visitors—W . H . Leo P . M ., J . Lyons , Shamrock and Thistle Lodge , Glasgow , S . Jewell , Now Cross Loil ^ c . The Lodge was opened in first degree , and ballots wero takou for the following candidates for initiation : —Mr . John Grose Thomas , Mr . Samuel Joseph , Captain Joseph Larke , which wero uivmimons for their admission ; also ballots were taken

for the following joining members—Bro . Isaac Quincey , Perfect Ashlar Lodge , No . 1178 , Bro . Morris Wilson , Montefioro Lodge , No . 1017 , which also proved unanimous for their admission . Bros . Aarons and Longhton , candidates for passing , having been entrusted , the Lodge was opened in the 2 nd degree , and the W . M . duly passed them . The Lodge was then resumed to the 1 st degree , when tho following

approved candidates were initiated : Messrs . Samuel Joseph , David Jewell , Honry Jewell , John Grose Thomas , and Capt Joseph Larke . The brethren then proceeded to elect their Treasurer and Tyler , which had been omitted at the last meeting . Tho selection was unanimous in favonr of Bro . A . D . Loewenstark I . P . M . ( who had beon acting as Treasurer since tho formation of tho Lodge ) as Treasuror , and Bro .

A . OberdoefFer as Tyler , both of whom returned thanks in suitable terms . A committee of the officers of the Lodge was then elected , in order to frame tho Bye-laws . Several candidates for initiation and joining were then proposed . The W . M . announced his intention to have another emergency mooting the first Tuesday in July , to initiate some of the candidates on tho list , there being already eight for initiation .

The Lodgo was then closed , and tho brethren adjourned for refreshment to the Holborn Restaurant , where , under tho able management of . Bro . Hnmp , a very nice supper was provided . The usual Loyal and Masonic toasts wero given and responded to , iuterspersfd with several songa and solos , by Bros . J . D . Barnett S . W ., W . H . G . Rudderforth J . W .., aud Baron D . Barnett I . G . and Secrotary , assisted

also by Mrs . Loewenstark ( wife of the W . M . ) , who sang sweetly , and Miss Engonio Samuel , the latter singing , with great taste , two contralto songs , which were very much appreciated by the brethren . Thin lady possesses a fine voico , which she exercises with great judgment . Miss Loewenstark also gavo a solo on the pianoforte , which was well received .

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IVr ^ Cciiarili-in , " the second of the iwo serials which havo been 111 . appearing f " " some months past in Cassell's Family Magazine , B concluded this month . Those of our readers who have followed ifc closely , ns wo l . nvc ilone , must agree with us that it is a well-written tale , ami well coiil : ived , aud that several of tho characters aro extremely weU-Uriwti . Wo havo not yefc readied the term of the career of " I * : i ^ " i \ : i' : :, Pitman . " In addition , there are two short

stories , oneenliried "A Ride for Life , " of a very exciting character , as indeed il . c o .-idh . g suggests , while the other affords an illustration of the atupoi ';•• ' " .- ' powers of a certain drug called "Bang . " In the way of papers ;; ro a : i admirable one by Professor Andrew Wilson , descriptive of " A Forest of Animals Under the Sea , " a most interesting account of" Cornell University , America , " and particulars as

to " Summer Climates for Invalids , " by " A Family Doctor . " Mr . Edward Oxonford introduces to us some " Curiosities of Coronations . " In tho way of domestic matter will be found " The Story of Furniture , " the usual " Chit-Chat on Dress , " and a most interesting paper on "Other People ' s Servants , " in which the writer shows that , much as we in England complain of the difficulties in finding good servants , others , and especially the Americans and those who dwell in our Australian colonies , aro a thousand times worse . There is another excel-

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lent paper with the familiar si ^ natnro—Pmllis Prowue—afc foot , tolling us " How Wo Managed our Garden Party , " and what adds to the merit of tlu 3 particular code of directions is , that it is very prettily illustrated . Very amusing is the picture of " Au Artists '

Conversazione , " by an Artist , aud very pleasant is the story of " Our Summer Holiday in Donegal . " Not tho least acceptable of tho contents is the description of " The Children ' s Day in the Country . " Indeed , there is nothing in tho nunibor which wo should hesitate about commending to tho notice of our readers .

Part 10 of The Countries of the World is chiefly occupied with descriptions of different places in tho State of California but Oregon , Aliaska , & c , & o ., como in for a share of the attenti on paid to the portion of the United States bordering on the Pacifi c . The frontispiece ia au illustration of " Hydraulic Mining in California . " Other full page engravings aro , " A View in tho Rocky M oanta ;

( Colorado ) , " " Viow of Monnt Rainier , Washington Territo ry ( from the Nisqually Plains ) , " " Tho Capitol Sacramento , " and " A Chinoso Qnartor , San Francisco . " Among tho smaller illustrations are , " View of Silver City , Nevada , " " At Work in tho Silver Minos of Nevada , " " A Stroet iu Sau Francisco , " and " An Hotol j n San

Francisco . " This last gives an oxcellonfc idea of the palatial buildings our American cousiua delight to erect for the accomra ^ tiot , f travellers and sojourners . Tho Capitol afc Sacramento , to judge from the engraving , must be a grand pile of building . Tho l etfcer-press contains a mass of valuable and interesting information .

There is , as usual , a highly attractive programmo in The Leisure Hour . " A Young Wife ' s Story , " which has been one of tho chief items for so mauy months , is couclucled . Miss Isabella L . Bird is still favouring tho public with her experiences of " Australia Felix , " and her " improssions of Victoria , " in tho same agreeable manner which has marked all her contributions . There is a fourth paper on the im .

portant subject of " New Helps for Hospitals , " in which tho writer directs attention to " Special Hospitals , " such as the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital in Moorfiolds , the different Orthopoedic Hospitals , St . Mark's Hospital for Fistula in tho City-road , and the Hospital for Consumption afc Brompton . Another article , which deserves to be read carefully , as bearing upon tho education of youth , is that on

" School Natural History Societies , " iu which , after pointing out tho value of snch societies , the writer enumerates sundry which have already been established , either at our public schools or elsewhere . Then we have noted the description of " An Italian Wedding , " au excellent paper on "Japanese Music and Musical Instruments , " an account of "Three Weoks in Rhineland , " a second paper

on "The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts . " But , perhaps , the mosfc interesting in tho whole series of confcributions is a biographical sketch of " Mr . and Mrs . S . 0 . Hall , " than whom there do not exist two moro diligent workers in the cause of art and literature . Mrs . Hall is well known for tho many admirable works she has given to the world from time to time , but none exceed iu merit her well known sketches of Irish life and character .

Mr . Hall has also attained a high position in the literary world , but ho is chiefly known as tho editor of that most admirable of all publications connected with art education—wo allude to the Art Journal , which has maintained tho first position in this class of periodical ever since its first appearance iu 1839 , and which was , indeed , founded by him on his own and sole responsibility . There is an effective frontispiece , representing an " Episode iu the Battle of Waterloo . "

" Number Twenty-Nine " is the title of a new and promising story in tho Sunday at Home . Among the other contents must be noticed the second and third of " Welsh Peasant Sketches , " No . II . of Miss Alcoek's contribution entitled , " Uncrowned : A Pago of Jewish History , " tho sixth of the late Rev . R . Demans ' s series of articles on

" the English Bible , " the story of " A Night on tho Yorkshire Wolds , " and the "Pictures from Jewish Life , " by J . Alexander . Thex'e is an illustration of tho now " Herbert ; and Cowpcv Memorial Window iu Westminster Abbey , " tho place of honour at tho commencement of tho number being assigned to it .

MESSES . MASKELYNE AND COOKE AT THE EGYPTIAN HAM ,. —The manifestations in the new Seance aro far in advance of anything done by so-called Spirit Media , and also superior to anything Mr . Maskelyne has before introduced in this way . Hitherto , ropes have been used , and both Mr . Maskelyne and Mr . Cooke have beon secured together in the cabinet , a la Devonporfc Brothers . In this instance

Mr . Cooke alone is secured , and in the followiug manner : —Seated in n cabinet , his hands are tied with whipcord behind his back , tho JSUs of the cord being passed through holes aud tied aud sealed on the outside ; a net is then passed over both the cabinet and the performer , and enclosed by a simple screen . In the spaco of a few seconds audible manifestations take place , and hands aro soon over

tho top of the screen , which being immediately thrown open , Mr . Cooke is discovered fastened up in every respect as tho Committee had secured him . The back as well as the front of the screen is narrowly watched during tho whole time , thus preventing the possibility of any person getting in to produco the effects . The room is placed in darkness for a few moments , aud thon the stage gas is

turued on , and powerful lights are also thrown from the body oC tho Hall into the screen , and Mr . Cooke i 3 clearly seen floating iuto tho room , taking with him tho cabinet . Ho pursues his aerial flight from the stage to the ceiling in the centre of the room , and then returns with his cumbersome burden to the starting point . Ono minute of darkness , and the Committee re-examine their work , and are amazed

to find that all the fastenings , which had been thought sufficient to render Mr . Cooke helpless , were completely intact . Two minutes aro occupied by Mr . Cooko to release himself from the bonds , and untying all the knots . During the floating , the light is not obscure , bat very brilliant , thus enabling the audience to see distinctly the features and every part of Mr . Cooke .