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verse destiny ! What would become of us , often launched into the midst of the storms of tho Avorld , if a ray of Thy divine and consoling light did not support us ? Spark Avhich has fallen from the aureole of our CreatorAVIIO in His supreme Avisdom

, permitted the contests Avhich serve but to support . our spirit in its mingling ivith the clay—ah , how lovely thou appearest to tho grief-stricken soul !

" Tho man Avho does not hope denies the Supreme Being . In himself he recognizes his OAVII beginning—in the tomb he sees his end . In the arrogance of his OAVU Avisdom he levels himself to the beasts , but then of this Avorld he sees

nothingmore , because Avithout the light of Hope the soul cannot ascend to eternity , or understand its oivn existence . " Aud yet AAdiat AA ould be life AA'ithout Hope to us short visitants of a portion of clayAvhieh Avas no sooner animated Avith

, life than it found it had to AA age AA'ar against enemies more formidable than itself ? What object directed the formation of man and of the uniA-erso but this SAveet

hope ? " We cannot , indeed , conceive Heaven AAuthout the tie AAdiich unites it to eternity . We see that all is perishing—we understand hoAv short is life—we recognize in it only a chalice more or less bitter , Avhich .

Are hold but to pom- out the evil AAdiich AA ei g hs us doAvn—and then , for AAdiat are Ave to live ? Why have Ave been born ? Are Ave playthings of a vengeance , or are Ave taught that Ave are slaves to the great Creator ? If Hope did not exist , this

Avould be the exact reasoning of the intelligent human being , and just Avould be the exclamation of his despair . This Avorld Avould represent the gOA r ernmont of the spirit of ill , and man A \ r ould be doubting and deprecating his Maker .

" But the Creator round another object . God AA as glorified in His AA'orks . He created man that he might adore Him , and understand his OAVII greatness . He Avished not that man should bo shipwrecked on the voyage AAdiich ho had to undertake , and so He laced at the bottom of his soul the

p light Avhich should guide him to His heavenly mansion—HOIK . " From St . Domingo Ave have also received more than one number of the " Masonic

Beehive , " a little paper full of interest , Avhich reflects great credit on our Montovidean Brethren . Bro . Hubert , of Paris , has sent us his recent numbers of " La Chaine de l'lTnion "

, Avhich Ave trust will receive due encouragement and support from the French Freemasons . We also specially recommend it to those of our Brethren Avho understand French , as it will be full of information and novelty for them . We Avish Bro .

Hubert good speed and all success in his arduous , and , Ave fear , imremunerative undertaking .

We haA r e received from America several files of the "Philadelp hia Keystone , " a most admirably conducted paper , by Bro . MeCalla , and Ave could AA ish to hear that it received , as it deserves , the names of some

English subscribers . We have also to acknowledge the due receip t of " La Monde Maconnique , " Avhich has reached its fifteenth year of existence , but AA'hich Ave fear is hardly knoivn to many

of our English Freemasons . Let us hope that the day is coining AA'hcn Masonic literature may be more generally interchanged , and above all , more generally appreciated and studied . W .

OUK excellent Bro . Whichcord , the architect for the National Safe Deposit Company , has in tlie course of his subterranean excavations , got together a very interesting collection of British and Roman Pottery and other remains . The Foundation Stone of the New Buildings was laid hy Bro . Sir Sydney AVaterlow , on Monday , November 4 th . ROMANO-BBITISII REMAINS . —Mr . E . AV .

Brabrook , F S . A ., I , Elm-court , Temple , and Mr . John E . Price , F . S . A ., 53 , Beresi ' ord-road , Highbury , New Park , Honorary Secretaries of the London and Middlesex , Archajological Society , University College , Gower-strect , London , AV . C , write to us with reference to the recent discoveries of Romano-British remains at tho site of the National Sale Deposit Company ' s premises , Mansion-house . They state that an

opportunity is afforded for inspecting the collection between the hours of 1 and S , from Monday , the 21 th to Saturday , the 29 th November , inclusive , at the offices of Mr . J . Whichcord , F . S A ., the architect , 12 , Queen Victoria-street . Admission will be by tickets only , which will be forwarded in answer to any applications that may be made to Mr . Brabrook or Mr . Price , by letter , at the addresses given above .