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DALEN . Sechzehnter Jahrgang . Leipzig : Verlag von J . G . Findel . 1876 . THIS is a useful publication ; invaluable , indeed , to our German brethren , who will not fail to appreciate the excellence of Bro . Van Dalen's work . It is capitally printed , methodically arranged , and

contains the latest , and , doubtless , all the most authentic information respecting the Order in Germany . The officers of the several Grand Lodges , with the names of the representatives from foreign Grand Lodges , are given in their order . Then wo have a list of tho principal officers of Grand Lodges in other countries . Next is given an

alphabetical list of German cities and towns , with the names of their various Lodges and the Grand Lodge in whose jurisdiction they are situate , and also the various German Lodges in foreign countries , and tho system under which they work . The other contents include

a record of Masonic events for the year 1874-5 , an obituary of eminent native and foreign brethren , and a list of Masonic publications in Europe and America . We congratulate Bro . Van Dalen on the appearance of this useful littlo compilation , the result , evidently , of much well-directed labour .

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THE contents of Blackwood which we think will please our readers most are , Part VIII . of "The Dilemma , " in which the relations hitherto existing between Yorko and Mrs . Falkland are materially changed , by reason of the latter's marriage with Col . Kirke ; the early chapters of a now story , " Left-handed Elsa ; a poem , in Elegiac measure , entitled " Elizabeth , " the story of which is connected with

the siege of Paris ; " The Scot at Home ; " Conversation No . IV . "In a Studio ; " besides a most interesting essay on the subject of " Statistics , " which is handled with consummate skill , while the actual dryness of tho subject is kept as much as possible in the background . There are also some capital " Notes from the Crimea . " In short , the number is excellent , and no single article in tho whole programme should be passed over .

" Joseph Haggard ' s Daughter , " by the editor , is tho first on the list of contributions to Belgravia , and if we mistake not , it will turn out not the least successful of the serials by the gifted author of " Lady Audley's Secret . " Iza Hardy contributes a neat set of verses , entitled " A Midsummer Night ; or Two Starlight Vigils ; " Mr . Sala an amusing

sketch of "The Patent Woman . As described in the papers of the late Mr . Prometheus , C . E . " Of the other contents , Mr . Marshall ' s " London Amusements , " No . XI . of " Brighton Eeminiscences , " Mr . Escott ' s paper " Concerning Tusculums , " and tho sketch of " The Village Concert , " are the most noteworthy . It should be added that the illustrations are excellent .

In his " Social Status Quo , " in Tinsleys ' , Dr . Maurice Davies quotes a very formidable illustration of the thoroughness with which the Soman Catholic Church denounces its enemies or those within its own fold who run counter to its laws and tenets . The excommunication—which must certainly be the major one , for we can conceive of nono more formidable—applies to the case of llev . Mr . Hogan ; is

quoted from the American journals of the time ( 1837 ) , and contains a greater number of choice expletives than we have ever seen , save in the well known curse with which readers of Tristram Shandy are familiar . Dr . Davies also contributes another of his Troubadour songs , and there are several other short pooms , of which we quote the following , being No . VIII . of " Dreams of a Gorman Jew : "—

My darling , we sat together , Close in the skiff so gay ; That night it was calm still weather : We swam o ' er tho sea ' s wido way . The moonbeams' lustro surrounded Tho Spirit Island so fair ; And lovely music sounded , And dance of mists waved there .

The sound grew dear and clearer , The dance waved to and fro ; The skiff comes nearer the wearer , But sad o ' er tho sea wo go . We may mention also , that the serials are all concluded , and thus we have the pleasure of looking forward to a new couplet or triplet of novels to commence the new year with .

The new serials in Cassell ' s Family Magazine are , to judge from early evidence , not unlikely to prove worthy bi-ccessors to " The Manchester Man , " and " Pretty Miss Bellew . " Of course , we shall be better in a position to judge of their respective merits when lnrther progress in their development has bf on made . " Caught in the Briars , " is the title of the first , and is by the author of " Lost in the

Winning , " while Beatrice Leigh Hunt contributes the other , " Two Points on View . " A practical man lays down instructions how to " Build Your Own Greenhouse , " and Phillis Browne , " How not to Waste . " There is a paper by A . Gilbert , on " Small Traders , " in which are shown the time , labour , and insignificant profit connected

with some of the smallest trades in the metropolis . There are also an educational paper , entitled " Little Children : How to Teach Them- , " "Chit-Chat on Dress , " by our Paris correspondent ; some very sensible remarks by Mr . Payne , on " Christmas Dinners , " and tho usual array of notes de omnibus rebus by " The Gatherer . "

The new serial in Temple Bar is entiled " Vittoria Contarini ; or Love , the Traitor , " by the author of " Bitter Fruit . " It gives promise of being a most successful story . Of the eight other contributions we may mention a paper on " Spanish Herbs and Herbalists , " an account of " Corneillo , and the Literary Society of his age , " a most interesting narrative ; a slave trade story . " The John Harris , "

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and a well written history of "A Neglected Humourist "—the humourist in question being Foote , of whom so many quaint anecdotes are recorded . One or two of his humours we take leave to quote . " A scotch Peer , notoriously thrifty , served his wine in very small glasses , and descanted eloqnentlynpon its spirit , age and excellence . ' It is very little of its age , ' observed Fonte . " Again , " The Duke of Norfolk , who was rather too fond of the bottle , asked him in what new

character he should go to a masquerade . * Go Sober , ' answered Foots . " Here is another . " A rich contractor was holding forth upon tho instability of tho world . ' Can you account for it , Sir , ' he asked , turning to Footo . ' Well , not very clearly , " he responded , ' unless wo suppose it was built by contract . ' " And here again another . "' Why are you for ever humming that air ? ' ho asked of a gentleman who had no idea of timo . ' Because it haunts me , ' No wonder , for yon are for ever murdering it . '"

There has been latterly , in "All the Year Bound , " a series of papers describing tho lives and exploits of " Eemarkable Adventurers . " The last number contains an addition to the series , in the shape of a life of the Count do Bonnoval , the remarkable incidents in whose career certainly entitle him to bo ranked among iho adventurers of distinction . He may bo described as a sort of Freelance of the beginning of

the last century , who so long as he had an opportunity for gaining distinction in the field , cared little for whom he fought . He first distinguished himself during tho war of the Spanish Succession , in Italy , under Catinat , Villeroy , and Vendome . In 1706 he abandoned tho side of Franco , and entering tho service of tho Emporor , served under Prince Eugene . In the war between tho Empire and Tnrkoy

he increased his fame as a soldier . Tho latter years of his life ho spent in the service of Turkey , having sought refugo in Constantinople to escape tho consequences of certain indiscreet utterances against Prince Eugene , and having turned Turk , to avoid extradition , at the demand of the Emperor . Ho was engaged in negotiating his

escape from Islaraism , and a return to the Church of Eome , when death closed his career in 1747 . The above is a very imperfect outline of the sketch in the pages of this periodical , but it will suffice to show how well worth reading it is . The other papers are of the usual order of merit .

In the Leisure Hour , besides the conclusion of Mr . J . B . de Liefde ' s excellent account of the " Siege of Stralsund , " and No . IX . of Dr . Eimbanlt ' s " By-paths of Musical History , " in which ho writes with his usual judgment and ability on "The National Melodies of Scotland , " we have a short , but interesting narrative of a " Visit to Siam , " a description of " Port Eoyal , " by the Eev . Fred .

Arnold , No . VIII . of " Caricatures and Caricaturists , " some " Natural History Anecdotes , " and a number of other highly entertaining contributions . The most noteworthy of tho contents in Sunday at Home tiro an account of tho so-callod " American Evangelists , " No . XV . of Dr . Edersheim ' s " Jewish Life in tho Time of our Lord , " and a paper on " Domestic Slaves in Egypt . "

Among the contributions to Chambers ' s Journal , we have noted two by Mr . W . Chambers , which are well worth reading . Thoso are the " Story of the Dalrymples , " in which we have an account of the Massacre of Glencoo , for which the most notorious of the family—at tho time Master of Stair—was responsible , and "Glencairn , a Dramatic Story in Three Acts . " The paper "About Iceland , " is , in fact , a review of Captain Burton ' s " Ultima Thulo : a Summer in Iceland . "

All the World Over is a now monthly magazine , devoted to " Travel , Incident , Legend , Eesearch , " edited by Mr . Edwin Hodder , F . E . G . S ., and pnblishud by Messrs . Thomas Cook and Son , Ludgate Circus , and Messrs . Hodder and Stonghton , Paternoster Eow . Tho present number contains two chapters of a serial story by T . Ambrose Heath , entitled " A Love Chase ; or , Autumn Manoeuvres , " and

Chapter I . of " Field Sports in Ceylon , " by Edwin Capper , tho majority of the other papers being devoted to Travel , such as descriptions of Genoa , Eagusa , Alexandria , & c . There is also , a " Map to Cook's Nile Tours . " The price of the magazine is Sixpence , and to judge from tho contents and the neat style in which it is presented to the public , we should anticipate for it a successful career .

The Voice of Masonry , for November , opens with a valuable paper by Bro . W . J . Hughan , on " Godfrey Higgins on Freemasonry , " followed by another , by Bro . Dr . Mackcy , on " The Eoyal Arch Banners , " and again another , by Bro . Geo . F . Gouley , " Can a Man be a Christian and belong to another Society ? " There is also an account of tho proceedings at the Thirty-Fifth Annual Communication of Grand Lodge , Illinois , and other appropriate matter , both of Masonic and family interest .

Le Moude Ma ^ onnique contains tho usual excellent programme of news , both home and foreign . Among the latter it gives , ° erAenso , the sentence passed upon certain Freemasons in the island of Porto Rico , for the sole crime of being Freemasons , and an account of the proceedings , together with a declaration of principles enunciated by the recent Masonic Congress at Lansnnne . There is , too , a most

interesting biographical sketch of M . Chatrian , who , in conjunction with M . Erckmann , enjoys so wide a reputation for his admirabl y written stories , " Doctor Matthias , " " Waterloo , " " The Invasion , " & c , M . Chatrian , our readers will be gratified to hear , was initiated into Freemasonry in the Lodge " Alsace-Lorraine , " on the 14 th of October last .

In the New England Freemason we have noted No . 5 of that interesting series of papers on the ' Old Hails in London associated with Masonry , " an account of "The Irish Daughter Lodge of . \ f . . ) t . ii . > r Kilwinning , a ceni . re of the hkh de £ rH 1 ? s in Ireland , " ' and a - .-ex unci most valuable paper on " The Antiquity of Masonry , " being address delivered before the

" an Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , at r . he Q larterly Communication held 8 th September 1875 , by E . ' w . Charles Levi Woodbury , Past Deputy G' -ai d Master . " Th" last of ihese is so admirable that we intend quoting it at full length j or . ly , being so long , we are unable to find space for the whole of ' it in a aiu « lo issue .