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mitt ing the brethren to go over the Cathedral , and to the Rev . H . E . Reynolds for so kindly condncting- them ; and also to Mrs . ( jaiii !< ' » " throwing open the grounds at Rouiremont Castle . The Graud Mark Lodge of England was opened about four o'clock , ou the conclusion of the Provincial Grand Lodge , the Right Hon . the Earl of Kintore G . M . M . M . presiding . The noble Grand Master was accompanied by the following Officers and acting Officers of

Grand Lodge , besides the members of the Provincial Lodge , viz . —The Right Worshipful Col . Tanuer-Davy P . G . M . M . Devon as Deputy G . M ., R . W . Bros . R . C . Else P . G M . M . Somerset as P . G . M ., H . H . Loekn P . P . G . M . Bengal as S G . W ., Sir Charles Edward Palmer J . G . W ., Henry Venn G . M . O ., W . Roebuck P . G . M 0 . as G . S . O ., Thomas J . Pnlley P . G . S . D . as G . J . O .. C . F . Matier P . G . W .. R . V . Howard D . G . M . M . Dorset . Rev . H . G . M » rso and Rev . R . P .

Bent P . G . Chaplains , P . Davison P . G . S . W . G . Treas ., Frederick Binckes P . G . S . W . G . Sec , Charles W . Duke S . G . W . Sussex G . S . D , C . VV . Radway J . G . W . Somerset G . J . D ., Robert Berridge G D . C , J . Lane G . A . D . C , Controller S . D . Bk » G . S . B ., E . T . Fulford P . G . S . as G . Sr . Bearer , W . Morris G . I . G ., Vi'cnunt Molesworth P . G . C , Percy Wallis P . G . S . P . G . J . D ., W . S . Gillard P . G . S . and P . P . G J . W . Somerset , 0 . J . Martyn Deputy M-G . M . G . S . W ., G J . Palmer Dorney

G . J . W ., H . Horsard Hodges P . G . S . W . Berks and Oxon , H . G . Martin St . Albans P . P . G . S . B . Sussex , G . H . Bavnes Reed Falmouth , Herbert Spencer Birmingham S . O ., Thomas Murray Gorman Oxford P . G . C , Ac . The first business was the reading of letters of apology for non-attendance from a nnmber of distinguished brethren , by Bro . F . Binckes G . Secretary . Bro . F . Davison G . Treasurer moved , and Controller Bake seconded , that tbe sum of £ 10 10 s be voted to the

Hughan Testimonial Fund , and the proposition was carried unanimously . The vote was acknowledged by Bro . Radway on behalf of Bro . Hughan , who was unable to be present . The Provincial Grand Master of Devon then conveyed to the Grand Master in suitable terms the vote of thanks previonsly carried to the Grand Lodge for their visit to Exeter . The Earl of Kint ore , in

acknowledging the compliment , returned thanks for the hearty welcome extended to him by tbe brethren in Devonshire , and exnressed the pleasure it always gave him to do anything he possibly conld to promote the interests of Mark Masonry . The routine work having been got through , the Grand Lodge was closed in ample form witb solemn prayer by the Acting Grand Chaplain .

In the evening a banquet was held at the Rougemont Hotel , and an excellent repast was served npby the Manager , Mr . Hnssev . The Earl of Kintore presided , having on his right the Provincial Masters of Devon and Somerset , on his left Sir Charles Palmer and Viscount Molesworth , and the various present and Past Officers iu tbe immediate vicinity . Between sixty and seventy of the brethren who attended the Lodge were also present . Tbe vioe-ohairs

were occupied by Brother W . Vicary , the Provincial S . WT , and Brother W . G . Rogers , the Worshipful Master of No . 15 . After dinner various Masonic toasts were proposed , the speeches being interspersed with musio . The Earl of Kintore , before pro . posing the first toast , acknowledged the kindness experienced b y himself and all the Officers of the Grand Lodge . Fired by a good dinner be was prepared to speak at length , but he saw at the head of the toast list the

line—Brief , I pray you , for you see it's a busy time wi h me . And he should take care to conform to those words . The health of the Queen having been duly honoured , the health of the Prince of Wales was proposed , the " noble chairman stating that he saw the Prince on the previous day , and was desired by him to convey to the brethren hia hearty good wishes . The health of the Grand Master

was proposed by the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire , and received with enthusiasm . The Grand Master , in acknowledging tbe compliment , expressed great satisfaction at the fl -nrishing condition or Mark Masonry , there being no less than 355 Lodges . He was highl y pleased with the reception given them that day , and he would promise that if ever in any Masonio position be was again invited to

Devonshire nothing over which he had control should prevent 'is attending . In conclusion , he expressed bis opinion—which he was snre all would endorse—tbat Devonshire was presided over by one of the most able and popular Masters that ever ruled a Province . The rrovmcial Grand Master of Somerset proposed the Past Grand masters

ot the Order-, and the Depnty Provincial Master of Dorset gave the Deputy Grand Masters and Grand Officers of England , for whom Sir Charles Palmer responded . The health of the Provincial wand Master of Devon , his Officers , and other toasts followed . — easier and Plymouth Gazette .

Assyrian Antiquities At The British Museum.

ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM .

j'HE authorities of the Britisb Museum have recentl y opened a new Assyrian Room , containing a choice selection of monuments and inscriptions , forming- a scries oi records recovered from the grave mounds of Bab ylon and her sister citiesextending over a period of more that-- - 0

, . , , tnirty centuries . Tbe most ancient object for which a "ffinite date can be obtained is a small oviii of pink and white marble found by Mr . Rassatn in tlie foundations of

* ne temple of tbe Sun god at Sippara . It bears an inscripfel ° n of Sargon I , King of Agade , the Akkad of the Bible . P ^ e of the quarters of Sippara . The date of this interestln R object is established by the statement of the

Babvn 'an historian Nabonidus , which is foumi on an inscribed te rra-cotta cylinder p laced beside it as B c 3750 . Earlier however , than this record are the cones from Tel-Ho and

Assyrian Antiquities At The British Museum.

tbe black granite socket of a gate in the samo case . There is aho a fine tablet , a joint ex-voto by the Elamite King Kurbur-Madnay and bis son Eriaku , King of Larsa ; while close adjacent is the capital of a column bearing tbe name of a King of Guti , tbe Gomi , or Nations

of the Bible . These inscriptions , which are about the time of the Abramio migration , call to mind the Mesopotamian allies who invaded Palestine during the life of the Patriarch—Gen . xiv . 1 . Of tbe middle age of the Babylonian empire , that is the period from the twelfth to

tbe ninth centuries before our era , there are a most interesting aud well-preserved series of monuments . The most important is tbe terra-cotta muniment chest which was found buried beneath the " Holy of Holies " of the Sun temple at Sippara , in which were the stone tablet of

Nabnbaliddina—B . C . 860—and the cylinders of Nabonidus , who repaired the Temple in B . C . 550 . This tablet of Nabubaliddina is one of the most valuable records in the collection , furnishing a complete resume of the sacrificial code of the temple , with a list of tho festivals . In the

cylinder of Nabonidus found with it , tbe war of Gyrus Astyages and the capture of Ecbatana are mentioned . We have brick and stone tablets from Kilch Shergat , the anc ent Assur—the metropolis of Assyria—and the fine terra-cotta cylinder of Tiglath-Palieser I . —B . C .

1120—which formed tbe test papers for the proof of the accuracy of cuneiform decipherment forty years ago . There are also fine cylinders of Sargon II . —B . C . 721—the Tartar , who came np against Samaria and Ash bod , the Taylor cylinder of Sennacherib recording the siege of

Jerusalem , aud the Bel lino cylinder , of the same king , recording the war against Merodach Baladan . The finest specimen of these great Assyrian chronicles is the cylinder of Assurbanipal—B . C . 6 ( 38—the Sardanapalus of the Greeks , which was found in 1878 by Mr . Eassam while

clearing away a wall in the north-west palace at Koyunjik . Containing nearly 2000 lines of writing , it is yet in such perfect preservation tbat hardly twenty lines are injured . On the right of the doorway is a case filled with curious bowls , with talismanic inscriptions written in Hebrew , Syriac , and Cufic .

One example may be especially quoted on account of its illustrating the influence of Babylonian mythology on the Jews . Among tbe phrases are tbe following : " May the

Almighty one of Israel be around him , like the Strong ones who surround the bed of Solomou . " " May the four Arch-angels and the Seven Spirits of the Throne guard him . " In the centre of the bowl are the initial letters of

Peace , Best , Safety and Truth , and rude drawings of the Tree of Life and the Breastplate . Fragments of painted bricks , tiles , and cornices from the palaces at Koyunjik , Nimroud , and Babylon , reveal the great artistic and scientific skill of the decorative artists

of the past , and portions of a frieze or fresco composed of tiles on which are drawn warriors , priests , and royal personages in procession , remind ns of the designs in the Temple of Belns described by Greek writers . Some of

those bricks come from the Babylonian palace discovered by Mr . Rassara in 1878 in the Imjailebe mound , which he considers was the building in which Belshazzar ' s feast took place . —The Times .

Amongst the most recent applications of the iEilus Waterspray system of cooling :, ventilating and warming , are those whioh are being made to St . Mary's Chnrob , Tenby , the University of North Wales at Bangor , Mr . Findlay ' s House , Edinburgh , and the Clerks ' Cafe , Liverpool . .

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