Poetry.

Poetry .

FAITH , UNITY , ZEAL . Look round the breathing world With an eye of Faith ; The banner of Truth shall soon be unfurled , Though now as still as death ; And the radiant host of heaven again Shall pour on the earth their songs like rain ,

Scattering the echoes of care and pain . Ye who form our pilgrim band , Bear through the mists of time The symbol of peace to every land , The Cross of Love sublime . Till every nation shall hail afar In the cloudless east the Morning Star

, Beaming where light and glory are . Linked in mystic unity , Heed not storm nor strife , For the billows of life's tempestuous sea Are ruled by the Lord of life , Whose mighty arm is ready to save From the rushing wind and the roaring wave ,

From the powers of darkness and the grave . Zealous in the cause divine , Let us seek the goal , Though the joys of earth around us shine , And tempt the wavering soul ; For the goal we seek is a home on high , The Temple of Truth beyond the sky , The rest of the blest in Eternity . —> j < I . H . S . V .

" Take Care Of Number One."

" TAKE CARE OF NUMBER ONE . "

By T . J . SWAIN . ( Suggested to the mind of the writer from perusing an article bearing the above title , in No . 378 of the FREEMASONS ' MAGAZINE ) . " Take care of Number One , " we say , Prize well the treasure , health , Perform each task whilst yet 'tis day ,

Endeavour to gain wealth . Wise maxim , truly none deny , Who for their lov'd ones feel , And who against each tender tie His heart would wish to steel .

Wise maxim , too , the miser thinks , Whilst heaping up his store , Eegardiess of the many links That bind us to the poor . Forgetting , too , the "letter kills , " The " spirit makes alive ;" Our Father knows our froward wills .

And notes the way we strive . He says , " Neglect not other ' s grief , Spurn not the mourner's plea , Lest in affliction ' s hour relief Should be denied to thee , " " Take care of Number One" we may And oughtperhapson the whole ;

, , But tread in virtue ' s steady way , Be mindful of the soul . Eemember if the world we gain , Our gain avails us naught , On that last dreary day of pain , When face to death we ' re brought . No gold can soothe that awful hour

, No wealth can give us peace ; No earthly influence hath pow'r To bid our torments cease . If on the other hand the mind Eeceives our utmost care , Sweet solace we ne ' er fail to find Through ev ' ry grief we bear .

" Take Care Of Number One."

And when our end is drawing near , Death hath for us no dread ; Hope whispers " I am with thee here To sootho thy dying bed . " Our trusting eyes are raised to God , AVe feel His work is done , And that whilst in His path we trod , Wo car'd for Number One .

Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For, The Week Ending May'

MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR , THE WEEK ENDING MAY '

4 TH , 1867 . Tuesday , April 30 th . —INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEEBS , at 8 . "Wednesday , May 1 st . —SOCIETY OP ARTS , at 8 .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —Tho Queen and Princess Beatrice rodeon ponies on the afternoon of the 17 th inst . Her Majesty di-ove out on the morning of the 18 th inst . Conntess Bllicher had the honour of accompanying her Majesty . The Queen took a drive in the afternoon , attended by Lady Churchill . The Queen , accompanied by

her-Royal Highness Princess Louise , drove out on the morning of the 20 th inst . The Queen drove out in the afternoon , attended by Lady Churchill . The Queen , Princess Louise , Prince Arthur , Prince Leopold , Princess-Beatrice , and Prince Christian , and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting , attended Divine service in the

private chapel . The Queen , Princess Louise , and Prince Arthur walked , aud rode on ponies , on the morning of tho 22 nd inst . Her Majesty the Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise went to London in the afternoon and visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House . Her

Majesty afterwards returned to Windsor Castle . The-Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess-Beatrice , drove out in the afternoon of the 23 rd inst .,. attended by the Hon . Flora Macdonald . Her Majesty

walked and drove on the morning of the 24 th inst ., accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Arthur . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The Registrar-General ' s report indicates that the health of . London was in a better state in the last week than in any week in the present or the preceding year . The deaths were 206 lower than ,

the estimated number . The annual rates of mortality in thirteen of the principal places in the United Kingdom were per 1 , 000 of the population as follow : —Birmingham , 18 ; London , 21 ; Sheffield and Manchester , 22 ; , Bristol and Salford , 2-1 ; Dublin , 2-5 ; Liverpool and Newcastle-on-Tyne , 27 ; Hull , 28 ; Glasgow and Leeds , 29 ;

aud Edinburgh , 30 . It is stated that the Treasury has resolved that in future the West India mails shall be landed at Plymouth . They are , however , to be despatched , as heretofore , from Southampton . The law courts adjourned their sittings for the Easter holidays . To make up for this loss of time four days will be added '

to the end of term . —•—The weather was gloriously fine during most part of Good Friday , and London made holiday . Rail , omnibus , steamboat—all were laden with pleasure-seekers . The Crystal Palace hada great gathering