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influence , and diffuse a lulling sound . In the second , the dreamer is seated in the solemn wood , by the margin of the lapsing stream , while" Solemn and silent every uliere , Nature with folded hands seemed there Kneeling at Iter evening prayer . ' * AVe next stand within the chamber of Death , and by the rigid outline of the coverlid , discern that the awful change has passed over that which lies beneath . Apart sits an orphan boy in the hopelessness of despair , deaf to

the consolations which are forced into his unregarding ear . Near him kneels a maiden in all the earnest trustfulness of prayer , while the benign and pitying aspect of her guardian angel falls tenderly upon her . In the following illustration , the history of another bereavement is told , and there is a fine sense of mystery and power displayed in the shrouded figure gathering to itself its childish victim , while on the opposite side , in the infant borne heavenward , we have the lovely expression of a compensating hope . The fifth illustration we regard as the most expressive of the whole . The

old man seated in the solitude of his chamber , with a world of grief upon his worn and haggard features , looks listlessly towards the vacant chair beside him , into which floats the visionary form of the bride of his youth , in all her undimmed and early beauty : — " And she sits and gazes at him With those deep and tender eyes , Like the stars so still and samelike .

Looking downward from the skies . The last design is suggested by that noble poem , " The Beleaugered City , " and is a clever and spirited illustration of the sentiment intended to be conveyed by the verse ; — " And when the solemn and deep church bell Entreats the soul to pray . The midnight phantoms feel the spell . The shadows sweep away , '' AVe have faintly indicated , rather than distinctly explained the nature and

character of these illustrations , and purpose on a future occasion to solicit the reader ' s attention toMrs . Lees' designs for Tennyson ' s "Princess , " which take a higher flight , and evince greater artistic powers than those put forth in the Voice of the Night . We hope we have said enough for the present , to induce those who enrich their drawing-room tables with Christmas books of permanent value , to add to their collection , Mrs . Lees' Illustrations of Voices of the Night , The Castles , Palaces , and Prisons of Mary , Queen of Scots . ByBro . Mackie .

AVe are glad to see that this richly illustrated volume , since our last notice of it , has reached another edition , and that the patronage of royalty has been followed up by the extensive patronage of the public . At a season like the present , when so many works of ephemeral interest , find their way into circulation , we are only discharging a duty to recommend a handsome volume , like the present , devoted to a subject of deep and permanent interest , to the notice of those who adopt the laudable and time-honoured custom of offering gift books as a memorial of the season to their friends and relatives .

The Great Northern Railway Itinerary from London to York . By Bro . Charles Mackie . Author of the " Castles , Palaces and Prisons of Mary of Scotland , " & c . London . AV . H . Smith and Son , ( illustrated with an Engraving of the New King ' s Cross Terminus ) . This volume is likely to make a figure in Railway Literature , and must prove a source of deep interest to the traveller . It contains historical and descriptive accounts of the Provincial Antiquities , Cathedrals , Churches , Palaces , Castles and Mansions—also the Towns , Townships , and Hamlets on the route . AVe confidently recommend Bro . Mackie ' s work as one of deep interest and research . It is the best and most amusing travelling companion we have yet seen .

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THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE AND REVIEW. Article 1
THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. Article 9
THE DWARFS' TAILOR, BY APPOINTMENT. Article 23
ADVANTAGES RESULTING FROM THE STUDY OF HERALDRY. Article 37
ANCIENT MASONS' MARKS. Article 44
PRETENDED MASONIC REVELATIONS. Article 53
AN ARCTIC SERENADE. Article 61
BIOGRAPHICAL TABLEAU. Article 62
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 69
TO THE EDITOR. Article 72
Obituary. Article 73
UNITED GRAND LODGE . Article 76
THE ' 33RD DEGREE FOE ENGLAND AND WALES , AND THE DEPENDENCIES OF THE BRITISH CROWN. Article 81
THE CHARITIES. Article 84
METROPOLITAN. Article 85
PROVINCIAL. Article 93
SCOTLAND. Article 127
IRELAND. Article 130
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Article 132
AMERlCA. Article 134
LITERARY NOTICES. Article 136
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 139
INDEX. Article 141
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influence , and diffuse a lulling sound . In the second , the dreamer is seated in the solemn wood , by the margin of the lapsing stream , while" Solemn and silent every uliere , Nature with folded hands seemed there Kneeling at Iter evening prayer . ' * AVe next stand within the chamber of Death , and by the rigid outline of the coverlid , discern that the awful change has passed over that which lies beneath . Apart sits an orphan boy in the hopelessness of despair , deaf to

the consolations which are forced into his unregarding ear . Near him kneels a maiden in all the earnest trustfulness of prayer , while the benign and pitying aspect of her guardian angel falls tenderly upon her . In the following illustration , the history of another bereavement is told , and there is a fine sense of mystery and power displayed in the shrouded figure gathering to itself its childish victim , while on the opposite side , in the infant borne heavenward , we have the lovely expression of a compensating hope . The fifth illustration we regard as the most expressive of the whole . The

old man seated in the solitude of his chamber , with a world of grief upon his worn and haggard features , looks listlessly towards the vacant chair beside him , into which floats the visionary form of the bride of his youth , in all her undimmed and early beauty : — " And she sits and gazes at him With those deep and tender eyes , Like the stars so still and samelike .

Looking downward from the skies . The last design is suggested by that noble poem , " The Beleaugered City , " and is a clever and spirited illustration of the sentiment intended to be conveyed by the verse ; — " And when the solemn and deep church bell Entreats the soul to pray . The midnight phantoms feel the spell . The shadows sweep away , '' AVe have faintly indicated , rather than distinctly explained the nature and

character of these illustrations , and purpose on a future occasion to solicit the reader ' s attention toMrs . Lees' designs for Tennyson ' s "Princess , " which take a higher flight , and evince greater artistic powers than those put forth in the Voice of the Night . We hope we have said enough for the present , to induce those who enrich their drawing-room tables with Christmas books of permanent value , to add to their collection , Mrs . Lees' Illustrations of Voices of the Night , The Castles , Palaces , and Prisons of Mary , Queen of Scots . ByBro . Mackie .

AVe are glad to see that this richly illustrated volume , since our last notice of it , has reached another edition , and that the patronage of royalty has been followed up by the extensive patronage of the public . At a season like the present , when so many works of ephemeral interest , find their way into circulation , we are only discharging a duty to recommend a handsome volume , like the present , devoted to a subject of deep and permanent interest , to the notice of those who adopt the laudable and time-honoured custom of offering gift books as a memorial of the season to their friends and relatives .

The Great Northern Railway Itinerary from London to York . By Bro . Charles Mackie . Author of the " Castles , Palaces and Prisons of Mary of Scotland , " & c . London . AV . H . Smith and Son , ( illustrated with an Engraving of the New King ' s Cross Terminus ) . This volume is likely to make a figure in Railway Literature , and must prove a source of deep interest to the traveller . It contains historical and descriptive accounts of the Provincial Antiquities , Cathedrals , Churches , Palaces , Castles and Mansions—also the Towns , Townships , and Hamlets on the route . AVe confidently recommend Bro . Mackie ' s work as one of deep interest and research . It is the best and most amusing travelling companion we have yet seen .

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