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of the merits of the book , the recipes , as far aa they go , correspondin * with the menus . Our first menu is set down for 22 nd February , and , in English , i ; as follows , with the recipes for two of the dishes : — " Curry soup with rice .

Broiled shad and sorrel . Braised breast of mutton . Roast wild duck . Stuffed eggs with cream . Open apple tart .

BROILED SHAD AND SORREL . " Thoroug hly clean and wash your fish , make several slits down each side , and warm for a quarter of an hour in a saucepan wifch

olive oil , salt , pepper , and a laurel leaf ; fill the slits with butter mixed with fioely . chopped herbs , bake in fche oveu , and serve on a puree of sorrel . You can also boil it on a gridiron , in which case the slits must not be filled with butter .

Sruii'ED EGGS WITH CREAM . " Shell some hard-boiled eggs , cut them in half , lengthways ; scoop out the yolks , and pound with tho same quantity of butter as there are yolks , a lump of bread-crumb soaked in milk , finely-cbopped parsley and chives , salt , a pinch of grated nutmeg , the same quantity

of mixed spice and two or three raw yolks of egg ; when well pounded , pass through a fine sieve , spread a layer of this stuffing on a dish , fill the empty whites of egg with the remainder , and brown in the oven , pour some bdchamel sauce ( see 16 th of August ) , made with double cream , over them , and serve .

The second is for the 4 th August , and with its corresponding recipes reads thus : — Clear soup wifch lettuce . Pickled pike , remoulade sauce a la cosaque .

Braised pullet with white sauce . Roast young rabbits . Green peas a l'anglaise . Whipped raspberries and cream .

REMOULADE SAUCE A LA COSAQUE . "Take two hard-boiled yolks of egg , a blanched esohilofc , and a handful of chopped chervil , tarragon , pimpernel , and chive leaves ,

pound in a mortar ; season with salt , pepper , grated nutmeg , a teaspoonful of mustard , and a pinch of cayenne pepper j stir in two tablespoonf ul of olive oil , aud a teaspoonful of vinegar ; pass through a tammy , and serve .

BRAISED PULLET AVITH WHITE SAUCE . " Lard the pullet with bacou and ham , braise in milk with carrots and onions , and leave until cold . Take a lump of butter , a little

flour , salt , pepper , two yolks of egg , and a teacupful of milk ; stir over the fire until thick , and add the pullet sprinkled with breadcrumbs j place the stew-pan in the oven until the pullet is browned , ind dish it up garnished with thick poivrade sauce .

GREEN PEAS A L ANGLAISE . " Boil the green peas in boiling salt and water ; when cooked , drain and pour them into a vegetable dish over a large lump of fresh butter . Sprinkle the peas with a little finely-chopped parsley , and serve very hot . Hand powdered sugar separately . "

These speak for themselves , and , in our opinion , compare well with bhe menus and recipes we have seen in other works on Cookery . As for Mrs . Matthew Clarke , we congratulate her on the manner in whioh she appears to have achieved her task , and also on having placed so excellent a manual within reach of the general public .

A . Method of Prayer . Compiled and arranged from Matthew Henry . % George Palmer , Captain Royal Navy , London . Samuel Bayster and Sons , 15 Paternoster-row , 1882 , A RELIGIOUS work is not one which , as a rule , comes within our province to remark upsn . The chances are , if we do so , that while , we please some , we offend others . In this case , however , we see no reason wh y we should hesitate to express our satisfaction with the contents of this little volume , albeit the author ' s views are in accord .

ance with those of a thorough going and earnest Christian . A prayer addressed to the Supreme Being forms a part of our ceremoijies , so thafc , for all thafc may be said to the contrary , Prayer comes distinctl y within the duties of every Mason . Hence , though it is beyond all question that members of other than the Christian reli gion will 1 not take very kindly to Captain Palmer ' s compilation , it is not J ° bo doubted that it will prove acceptable to those for whose

"mnediate use it is intended . The work of compilation has been extremel y well done , and tho arrangement of the matter is equally o be commended . In fact , subject to the limitations which are ecessaril y imposed upon us iu the case of a work of this description , we can venture without hesitation to recommend it to at least those „ ? readers who believe in Christianity . Moreover , it has a oood purpose in view , in that it is intended to enforce the desirability rajer among naval and military men , whose duties are for the ° st part of a non . religions character .

blood is n S i ¦ ' Lls - ~^ his cooling medicine has the happiest effect when the system - ° ™' ltetl a wl a tendency to inflammatory action is set up in the "on , fuHT ? taken shortly before dinner does away with the indigesliver . Afr T ,-il fl ^ u'eucy—indications of a weak stomach , or disordered 0 n ' y relioviTtii 1 ? tal < en at bedtime act as alteratives and aperients ; they not c ° we all nr . •¦? 1 bowo ] s > but regulate every organ connected with them , over-WeU-beinp ° humour-, tmd encourage ; n frec ' snppVv of an tho essentials to onr cil ' uilation , ] Iowa . v's 1 'ills thoroughly cleanse ' and perfectly regulate the l ures , MS , KecL a feeling of comfort in hot climates aud high tempora-* . is most desirable for the preservation of health .

Supreme Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS .

A QUARTERLY Convocation of the Supreme Gi'and Chapter will be held at Freemasons' Hall , London , on Wednesday , the 2 nd of August next , at six o clock in tbe evening . The Minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation .

The report of the Committee of General Purposes ( as follows ) will be submitted to tho Supreme Graud Chapter of Eoyal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 19 th April to the 18 th July 1882 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : —

£ s d £ B d Balance Grand Chap- Purchase of £ 1 , 500 ter . - 1813 17 2 Consols @ 10 U „ Unappropriated and Commission 1524 7 6

Account - 199 18 11 Disbursements during Subsequent Receipts- 386 11 0 the quarter - 210 13 3 Balance - - 464 16 5 „ in Unappropriated Account - 200 9 11

£ 2400 7 1 £ 2400 7 1 wbich balances aro in the Bank of England , Western Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following Petitions : — 1 st . From Companions Thomas John Jackman as Z ., Charles Shaw

as H ., John Brain as J ., and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Combermere Lodge , No . 752 , Melbourne , to be called "The Combermere Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonio Hall , Lonsdalestreet ., Melbourne , Victoria .

2 nd . From Companions William Goodaore as Z ., John Robert Eng . land as H ., William Greatorex as J ., and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Urmston Lodge , No . 1730 , Urmston , to be called "The Urmston Chapter , " and to meet afc the Lord Nelson Hotel , Urmston , Lancashire .

3 rd . Prom Companions Daniel Keen Congdonas Z ., John Frederick Stone as H ., Barrington Clarke Wood as J ., aud eight others for a Chapter to be attached to the Fremantle Lodge , No . 1033 , Fremantle , to be called " The West Australian Chapter , " and to meet afc the Masonic Hall , Fremantle , Western Australia .

These Petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee have likewise to report thafc they have received a Memorial from tho Companions of the Royal Cumberland Chapter , No . 41 , Bath , praying for a Charter authorising them to wear a

Centenary Jewel , in accordance with the Resolution passed by the Supreme Grand Chapter on the 1 st of February 1882 . This Memorial being in form , and the Chapter having proved an uninterrupted existence of 100 years , the Committee recommend that the prayer thereof be granted .

( Signed ) JOJI . V CREATOR , P . G . Pr . Soj . Grand Treasurer , President . FKEEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . 19 th July 1882 .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

All Letters must hear the name ani address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , hut as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

THE MASONS' ARMS , & o .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHBOSICLE . DEAR SIR AND BUOTHEK , —I beg to call your attention to the following work , viz .: — " A treatise of architecture , with remarks and observations necessary for young people who would apply themselves to that noble art . By Sab . Le Clerc * * * Printed and sold by Richard Ware at

the Bible and Suu , in Amen-corner , near Paternoster-row , 1732 . " The first volume contains the Treatise , the second is filled with engraved plates . Its first four pages are respectively headed with the Arms of tho London Companies of Masons , of Bricklayers , of Carpenters , and of Joiners , and under each of the said Arms or Crests , the work is dedicated to each of the said guilds . As the paragraph devoted to the Masons' guild contains some historical

allusions , I shall therefore give it in full . " May it please your Worships , —This Company was incorporated Anno 1410 . Having been called Freemasons : a Fraternity of great antiquity , being honoured by several Kings , and very many of the n < bility and gentry being of their Society . And for a body of work . mon which have advanced their art to such a height , that they out-do a ) I thoir brethren iu Europe both iu number aud art , to tho glory of