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The Week.

first prizes to Mr . Dods and Mr . AVitbrcad ; for plants of flue folia « c to Mr Gedney and Messrs . A eitch and Sons ; for pitcher plants , to Vcitch and Sons ; for azaleas , to Mr . Green ; roses , to Messrs . Low and Sons ; Capo heaths , to Mr . Cutbush and -Air . Jackson ; calceolarias to Mr . Cross ; and the prize for fuchsias , which were fine and numerous , was taken by Mr . Obridge . The pelargonium prize fell to Mr Turner , and , among the amateurs , to Mr . Bailey . Mr . Dawson took the first prize for fruit , and m fancy pelargoniums the prize was again taken by Turner and the amateursb All the other

among , y Mr . Nye . arrangements of the palace were of tho nest kind , and gave variety and interest to the whole . The music waexcellent , and continuous throughout the day . In the evening the aniiivorsirv duiner of tho Gardeners' Benevolent Society took place in the south win" of Ihe palace , Judge Halliburton presided , and Sir Joseph Paxton , with some of the leading patrons of horticulture were present . The table , we need scarcely < m- ' was profusely decorated with the choicest fruits and flowers , and the evenin" - w-Vspent most p leasantly , and with the best results to the deserving charity in the aid of which the festival took place .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . E . H . PIERCE . AVE have with regret to record the death of Bro . Earl Horton Pierce , one of tho most clever members of the company now performing at the St . James ' s Hall as Christy s Minstrels , who was so well known for his remarkably keen perception of the humorous , _ l . ro . Pierce had been slightly indisposed , and away from his professional avocations for one week , but nothing serious had been apprehended Last Sunday morning he said to his attendant about daybreak that he could not remain bedand he asked him to take him

m , to a place of worship , which he accordingly chd-H . gbgate being selected .. The poor invalid went through all his devotions with the utmost fervour , and on getting outside the building he clasped his hands aud dropped down dead . Bro . Pierce was initiated in , and was a sub . scribing member of , the St . James ' s Union Lodge , No . 211 . BRO . P . CROFTON , P . M .

On the 4 th instant , after a short illness , expired Bro . Philip Crofton , of the Horns Tavern , Bermondsey Square , aged thirty-seven , deservedly respected ; and especially lamented by the brethren of St . James ' s Union Lodge No ? 11 of which ho was a Past Master . '

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

r" lino . FBKDEKICK BECK K .-Our AVorshipful > ot Iter ' s letter arrived too late fo .-our impression of this week . V 10 TOMA .-A . 1 interesting account of tho proceedings at the first Provincial Grand Lodge of Ballarat is in typo , and will appear in our next . "A DEACON . "—AVe cannot make any such promise . In our new volume the matter will most likely be discussed .

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MASONIC MISSIONS. Article 1
THE ILLUMINATI.—II. Article 7
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 13
MASONRY IN AMERICA. Article 18
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 23
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 26
" MASONIC MISSIONS." Article 27
"JUSTITIA" AND BRO. GARROD. Article 29
THE EARTH'S STARS. Article 30
MASONIC MEMS. Article 31
PROVINCIAL. Article 33
ROYAL ARCH. Article 41
THE WEEK. Article 42
Obituary. Article 48
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 48
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The Week.

first prizes to Mr . Dods and Mr . AVitbrcad ; for plants of flue folia « c to Mr Gedney and Messrs . A eitch and Sons ; for pitcher plants , to Vcitch and Sons ; for azaleas , to Mr . Green ; roses , to Messrs . Low and Sons ; Capo heaths , to Mr . Cutbush and -Air . Jackson ; calceolarias to Mr . Cross ; and the prize for fuchsias , which were fine and numerous , was taken by Mr . Obridge . The pelargonium prize fell to Mr Turner , and , among the amateurs , to Mr . Bailey . Mr . Dawson took the first prize for fruit , and m fancy pelargoniums the prize was again taken by Turner and the amateursb All the other

among , y Mr . Nye . arrangements of the palace were of tho nest kind , and gave variety and interest to the whole . The music waexcellent , and continuous throughout the day . In the evening the aniiivorsirv duiner of tho Gardeners' Benevolent Society took place in the south win" of Ihe palace , Judge Halliburton presided , and Sir Joseph Paxton , with some of the leading patrons of horticulture were present . The table , we need scarcely < m- ' was profusely decorated with the choicest fruits and flowers , and the evenin" - w-Vspent most p leasantly , and with the best results to the deserving charity in the aid of which the festival took place .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . E . H . PIERCE . AVE have with regret to record the death of Bro . Earl Horton Pierce , one of tho most clever members of the company now performing at the St . James ' s Hall as Christy s Minstrels , who was so well known for his remarkably keen perception of the humorous , _ l . ro . Pierce had been slightly indisposed , and away from his professional avocations for one week , but nothing serious had been apprehended Last Sunday morning he said to his attendant about daybreak that he could not remain bedand he asked him to take him

m , to a place of worship , which he accordingly chd-H . gbgate being selected .. The poor invalid went through all his devotions with the utmost fervour , and on getting outside the building he clasped his hands aud dropped down dead . Bro . Pierce was initiated in , and was a sub . scribing member of , the St . James ' s Union Lodge , No . 211 . BRO . P . CROFTON , P . M .

On the 4 th instant , after a short illness , expired Bro . Philip Crofton , of the Horns Tavern , Bermondsey Square , aged thirty-seven , deservedly respected ; and especially lamented by the brethren of St . James ' s Union Lodge No ? 11 of which ho was a Past Master . '

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

r" lino . FBKDEKICK BECK K .-Our AVorshipful > ot Iter ' s letter arrived too late fo .-our impression of this week . V 10 TOMA .-A . 1 interesting account of tho proceedings at the first Provincial Grand Lodge of Ballarat is in typo , and will appear in our next . "A DEACON . "—AVe cannot make any such promise . In our new volume the matter will most likely be discussed .

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