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satin stripes <?» bayadere : whilst the second skirt was in 
pale green, enriched with arabesques and precious stones. 
The woollen materials are in a severer style than the silk. 
The satin Victoria is a charming woollen material, pro- 
ducing almost the effect of silk : it has very narrow 
stripes, which produce very nice reflections when the 
light falls on them. - Ladies' Companion. 
Paris, January 3. — The levee held last evening at the 
Palace of the Tuilleries was the most brilliant remembered 
since the restoration. The Court “ mantle” made its ap- 
pearance for the first time on this occasion, and added 
greatly to the effect. The gentlemen were permitted to 
escort their ladies as far as the entrance of the Hall of the 
Marshals, where they were received by the chamberlains, 
who conducted them to the llall of the Throne and pre- 
sented them to their Majesties. This ceremony being ter- 
minated, the gentlemen were admitted into the Hall of the 
Marshals, which they completely filled. There were at 
least 2,000 present, belonging to various nations, and ex- 
hibiting a great variety of the richest uniform and cos- 
tumes. Shortly afterwards the presentation of the gentle- 
men commenced. The first ushered into tho Hall of the 
Throne were the dignitaries of State, the senators, deputies, 
&c. Next came the foreigners, and after them the func- 
tionaries and authorities of high rank. The chamberlains 
took down the names of each, and announced them as they 
presented them, first to the Empress, and next to the Em- 
peror. They afterwards retired to the Hall of the Marshals, 
"'here the Emperor joined them when the ceremony was 
over, and walked through the crowd, addressing familiarly 
all persons known to him. The train of the Empress mea- 
sured at least ten feet in length, and was borne. by two ladies 
richly dressed. 
Jmmonrjj itnir ^lasonic fntdligtiw. 
MEETINGS OF LODGES, &c. 
Monday, 9th January. — No. 5, Freemasons’ Tavern — 
No. 12, Fremasons’ Tavern — No. 32, Freemasons’ Tavern 
— No. 206, Falcon Tavern, Fetter Lane — No. 226, Ander- 
ton’s Hotel, Fleet Street. 
Tuesday, 10th. — No. 113, Albion Hotel, Aldersgate 
Street — No. 211, Westmoreland Arms, George Street, 
Portman Square— No. 234, Ship and Turtle, Leadenhall 
Street — No. 247, St. James’s Tavern, St. James’s Place, 
Aldgate— No. 255, George and Blue Boar, Holhorn— No. 
270, Gun Tavern, Pimlico — No. 805, Railway Tavern, 
Lewisham — Chap. No. 218, George and Vulture Tavern. 
Wednesday, 1 1th. — Com. R. Benv. Institution, at 3 — 
No. 11, Freemasons’ Tavern — No. 13, Queen's Arms, 
Woolwich — No. 15, Three Tuns Tavern, Southwark— No. 
No. 289, Ship and Turtle, Leadenhall Street. 
Thursday, 12th. — Gen. Court Female School, at 12 
No. 6, Thatched House Tavern, St. James's — No. 30, Free- 
masons’ Tavern— No. 108, Freemasons’ Tavern— No. 248, 
George and Vulture— No. 329, Radley’s Hotel— No. 778, 
Freemasons’ Tavern. 
Friday, 13th. — No. 183, Freemasons’ Tavern — No. 195, 
London Tavern. 
The Annual Festival of Lodge 594 will take place at 
the Flying Horse Hotel in Nottingham, on Monday the 
9th January next. The Lodge will assemble at 4 p m. 
for the installation of Brother Sollorv, asW.M., and other 
business, and the banquet at six o’clock attended by the 
S. G. M. of the Province and other visitors. We shall 
shortly announce the particulars of the intended masonic 
ball. 
Country News. — A Masonic banquet, in celebration of 
the festival ot St. John the Evangelist, took place at the 
Bath Hotel, on Tuesday week, and was served up by Brother 
Russell in a style which gave perfect satisfaction to the 
brethren present. — Leamington Sjki Courier. 
Rochester and Chatham. — On Monday last the 
brethren of the ancient and honourable fraternity of 
freemasons held high holiday in honour of their W. M. 
for the ensuing year. The attendance from the neighbour- 
ing towns was numerous; several visitors from Maidstone, 
Sheerness, London, Canterbury, &c., some of distinguished 
rank in the grand lodge of England, and others members 
of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent, honouring the 
ceremony with their presence. Amongst the latter "were 
the P. G. M. himself, Thomas Purton Cooper, Esq., of 
Dents Court, near Canterbury, and Brother Bisgood/the 
Deputy P. G. M. Brother C' Isaacs took the chief part in 
the installation, and brothers Samuel Isaacs, G. II. Win- 
deyer and Rogers, were severally inducted into the office of 
W. M.,S. W., and J. W., for the ensuing year. In the 
evening a numerous party of brethren dined together at 
the Sun Hotel, Chatham, and an evening of rare convivi- 
ality was spent. — South Eastern Gazette. 
Opening of the First Freemasons’ Hall in China.— 
On Thursday week, the 13th instant, the brethren of the 
Zetland Lodge, No. 768, gave a banquet on the occarion 
of opening the Freemasons’ Hall, the first temple special] v 
dedicated to Masonry in China. This building was pro- 
jected by the late able and indeAitigable mason, Brother 
S. Rawson, P.G.M., and by his efforts all difficulties having 
been smoothed, he laid the foundation stone with due 
Masonic honours on the 1st of February of this year. 
Since then, by the exertions of the able architect, Brother 
Cleverley, the building has been brought to a perfect state 
Masonry having, under the skilful working of the W. 
M. Brother Mercer, D.P.G.M., advanced rapidly, the now 
successful and flourishing lodge met for the first time in 
their new hall, and opened their hospitable doors to their 
brother Masons not of the Zetland Lodge. The necessary 
work having been well and duly performed, the Craft re- 
tired from labour to refreshment, and at seven o’clock sat 
down in their working gear in open lodge to the splendid 
feast placed on the board by the provident care of the 
Stewards, brothers Rienuecker, Baldwin, and Grand Pre. 
After the banquet the usual Masonic toasts were given, 
accompanied with appropriate music by the band of the 
59th Regiment, kindly lent by Brother Colonel Graham 
On giving the toast of 
Phe Lari of Zetland, tlic Worshipful Master Brother 
Mercer made an eloquent oration. After this several 
toasts and healths were given, and responded to with true 
Masonic cordiality, of which we cannot attempt to give an 
account; but we must make an exception to this j„ refe- 
rence to the reply of Brother Colonel Graham, on l.is 
health and that of the officers of his regiment being drunk, 
THE FIELD. 
“ with thanks to them for the loan of their excellent band, 
which had added so much to the enjoyment of the evening.” 
Brother Graham, in a plain, sensible speech, pointed out 
the many advantages which every person derived who 
belonged to the Masonic order, but especially pointed out 
the advantage Masonry was to a soldier ; how that many 
times it had smoothed the rugged front of war, and the 
successful enemy had not only spared his captive brother, 
but had been to him a true brother, comforting him in his 
captivity and softening its rigour ; that in more peaceful 
times, however uncertain under what climate his duty 
would call him to serve, the soldier could never have any 
doubts about the fact that a hearty welcome awaited him 
from his brother Masons in that part of the world, of which 
the present banquet was an instance. — The evening, thus 
begun and continued in peace, was closed in harmony at a 
late hour . — Ilong-Kong Register, October 18. 
Swindon. — A lodge was held at the Goddard Arms 
Hotel on St. John's day, when a jewel, of the value of 
25 guineas, was presented to D. Gooch, W.M. The fol- 
lowing inscription was engraved on it “ Presented by 
the brethren of the Royal Sussex Ludge of Emulation, No. 
453, to Brother Daniel Gooch, P.M., as a memorial of 
their regard for his zeal and efficiency in discharging the 
duties of W.M. December 27th 1853.” Among the 
brethren present, were Lord Methuen, P.G.M. ; D. Gooch, 
W.M. ; W. B. Sealy, S.W. ; Rev. G. Campbell (the chap- 
lain); J. II. Sheppard, P.M.; J. W. Browne, P.M. ; Major 
Henry Calley, P.M. ; and Brothers A. L. Goddard, M.P., 
and W. M. Crowdy. In the evening, a banquet was served 
by the host of the Goddard Arms, Brother Westmacolt, in 
excellent style ; it comprised fish, venison, game, wild 
fowl, &c. The inclemency of the weather prevented the 
attendance of many brethren from a distance, who had 
signified their intention of coming. — Reading Mercury. 
Berkiiamstead Lodge, No. 742, King’s Arms Ta- 
vern, Berkiiamstead, Wednesday the 4th.— At the meet- 
ing ot this Lodge, Brother Bellinger was most ably 
installed into the Chair by Brother Darvill, after which the 
W.M. invested his officers. Among tho brethren we no- 
ticed the following Past Masters: — Brother Darvill, the 
Rev. Stephen Lee Wilson, Richard Lee Wilson, Lane, 
and Howe. Among the Visiting Brethren from London, 
Brothers W. Watson, of the Freemason’s Tavern, 
Shrewsbury, Warrington, Anderson, Masterman, Saun- 
ders, Porter, &c. After the ceremony, the brethren sat 
down to a most sumptuous banqnet provided by Brother 
Softlaw, late of the Bridge House Hotel. The wine was 
of the most recherche description, and the harmony of the 
[Saturday, 
palest Intelligence. 
RUSSIA AND TURKEY. 
(nr submarine and European telegraph.) 
Paris, Friday Night. — The Monitcur contains a cir- 
cular addressed on the 30th of December by the French 
Government to its diplomatic agents. It states that 
France and England have decided that their fleets shall 
enter the Black Sea, in order, by their combined opera- 
tions, to guard tho Ottoman territory and flag from any 
new attack on the part of Russia. 
evening was most delightfully assisted by the singing of 
Brothers Porter, Anderson, Harvey, and the W.M. 
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 
BIRTHS. 
Ox the 1st inst., nt Ivy Lodge, Maida-vale, the wife of Augustus 
Fisher, Esq., of a son— 2nd inst., at 42, Marinc-parndc, Dover, the 
wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Farrant, K.LS, late II. M. Charge 
d'Affaires in Persia, of a son —2nd inst., at 4G, Hans-place, Slonne- 
street, the wife of Henry S. Collins, Esq , of II. M. S. Furious, of a 
daughter.— 2nd inst., nt Drayton Rectory, the wife of the Rev. J. SruR- 
geon Green, ALA., rector of Wit ton and Brundall, of a daughter. 
MARRIAGES. 
On the 1st inst., at the parish church, St. Marvlebone, by tlic Rev. 
Roger Burrow, M.A., William John, only son of William Lnngdon, of 
Duke-street, Manchester-square, to Jane, only child of John Jones, of 
Notting-hill, and grand-daughter of the late Charles Snaith, of Long 
Leadenharn, Lincolnshire.— 3rd inst., at St. James’s, Notting-hill, by 
the Rev. Nevill Bnckninster, the Rev. John Gaitskki.l, M.A., St. John's 
College, Cambridge, to Emily, second daughter of Philip James 
Green, Esq., of Boyne House, Notting-hill, formerly Britisli Consul for 
the Morea.-On the 28th ult., at St. Mary’s Church, Beverley, Mr. 
Samuel James Culpf.ck, of tlic Customs, Liverpool, to Saraix, fourth 
daughter of Mrs. Harrison, Green Dragon Hotel, of the former plucc. 
DEATHS. 
Ox Sunday last, at his seat, at Thiekthom, near Norwich, Richard 
Nanbury Gurney, Esq., in the 71st year of his age 1st inst., at Chi- 
chester, Henry Newland, Esq., solicitor, a clerk to the magistrates of 
that city.— 2nd inst., at his residence, Middle-road, Brixton, William 
Hall, Esq., of 12, Wood-street, Cheapside. — 2nd inst., at his residence, 
Leamington, John Flf.tcher, Esq., formerly of Liverpool— 3rd in«t , 
at the Goldsmiths’ Almshouses, East Acton, Middlesex, Mary Ann 
Harwood, the wife of William Harwood, superintendent, and formerly 
Jlrs. Wells, of Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
RACING. 
J B . — The stakes were paid in full. 
J.D. (Beverley).— We shall be glad to hear from you at all times. 
Lmtnn — A horse walking over or receiving forfeit, except for a match 
is deemed a winner. 
HUNTING. 
&“ Thc Le ™ le barriers are an Irish subscription pack, and hunted by 
Thomas Bowles. They afford capital sport, and we hear attract 
many smart riders to tho meets, including Messrs. Arthur Kintr 
Forde, F. W. Moore, Murland, and others. 
Whipper-in .- Tho green cover of “The Field" costs lialf-a-crown, or 
three shillings if we have to bind up the volumo out of numbers 
returned to us for that purpose. 
A Huntsman. — (Newcastle)— Communication received. In what maga- 
zine, and when did the article by Ringwood appear ? 
V. r *' e ^ nv ® n *° i r , Clf new stable fittings Is requested to favour us with 
„ lH s present address, and to state where a London correspondent 
j*.can most easily see some stable already fitted on the plan suggested. 
COURSING. 
n . X. (Maldon).— Your request shall be complied with. The portrait 
of LJfln may appear in the next number of " The Field.” 
AQUATICS. 
J. Burns (Hammersmith), — The log-lino used in tile navy is generally 
forty-eight feet in length. 
/ " < Fna°” r pr<aent numbcr comn ?enecs the third volume of « The 
It. X. ( Coast Guard .)- We believe Ackers’s code of signals costs a 
sovereign. The Admiralty will, we think, provide you with tho 
volume, if you apply for it. We have often seen iuen-of-war use it 
when communicating with yachts, and there seems to be no objee- 
tlon to revenue or custom-house cruisers doing the same. We 
hove, indeed, heard that the Admiralty bought several hundred 
copies purposely to distribute to Her Majesty’s ships. All yacht 
club-houses possess the code. 3 
ANCLINC. 
“Piscatorial Prolusions” are unavoidably postponed. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
.Sailor's Homes. — We sliull feel particularly obliged to all Secretaries of 
those praiseworthy establishments, if they will forward a copy of 
their rules to “ The Field," reporting also the state of tlielr libraries. 
James fS. (Nottingham) — Happy to hear from you at all times. 
** We must this week crave tho Indulgence of many of our corres- 
pondents, since the snow-storms in the provinces have so seriously 
Impeded the postal service per rail, that inanv despatches and letters 
reached us far too Jnte lor publication or acknowledgement in tho 
present number of “ The Field,” 
INQUIRIES. 
Sin, -Gan any of your readers tell me tlic best way to teach a horse to 
kneel down to be mounted. — K. K. K. 
[Wc should advise our correspondent to write to Mr. Cooke of Astley's 
Amphitheatre.— Ed.] 
("•cents. — One of the large perfume manufacturers of Grnsso, 
in the south of France, uses, annually, 80,000 pounds of ornr.go 
blossoms, 04,000 pounds of rose loaves, and immense quantities 
of other sweet-scented flowers. 
Sculler Boat Race on the Tyne.— Notwithstanding 
the inclemency of the weather, the river having been nearly 
blocked up with ice for the last few days, a sculler boat 
race for 5/. n side took place on Tuesday last, from the 
Brandling Junction Drop, to Ayres Quay, a distance of 
nearly one mile, between Edward Lindsay and Niehol 
Hall both men belonging to the North Shore. Lindsay, 
who was the fuvourite at 6 to 4 and 2 to 1 took tlic lead, 
maintained it, and won ns lie pleased by about four 
lengths. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
CHRONOLOGY OF ItEMARKALE EVENTS. 
Prospectively calculated by our own Clairvoyant. 
(From Punch.) 
1854. City Improvement begins. Temple Bar oud Lord 
Mayor’s Show end. 
I860. Restoration of tho bonnot to the crown of tho bond. 
1857. Act pnssed for tho Relief of London Lodgers. Prohibi- 
tion of barrel organs, ents, blunt knives, ond door chains. 
1859. Teetotalism introduced among the London Cabmon. 
No less than three take the pledge at once. 
1880. Something useful done tho Sanitary Commissioners. 
1881. Great excitement prevails in literary circles. A London 
Author gels n cheque from a New York Publisher. 
1S99. Cultivation of gonnine Ilnvannah Tobacco Plants at 
Richmond ends. 
1900. A clean street seen in tho City. 
* >,lblica, . ion Mr. James’s 2.000th novel. 
1J19. Completion of tho Library Cutaloguo at tho British 
Museum— up to the letter II. 
1820. A racing prophecy fulfilled. 
in ii-' Y C r n,ila,ion of tbe Uou8e of Commons effeoted. 
•ii i , L , ond ° n lad y for a wager walks down Regent-street 
her husband without stopping at a shawl shop. 
I960. Maine law introduced into England— for an hour or 
two. 
1999. Starvation of curates censes. 
2000. Restoration of a borrowed umbrella to its rightful 
owner. ° 
2001. Apparition of a policeman at the moment ho was 
wanted. 
“Make a Note ’ont.” — A Correspondent of the Daihj 
News, recommends during snowy weather an application 
of grease to horses feet to prevent balling. 
Seating.— Yesterday the beautiful and silvery lake called Carr 
Mill Dam, was the scene of a grand skating match, between 
Joseph Gee, of Billingo, near Wigan, and Richard Chisnoll, 
of Blackbrook, near St. Helens, for £10 a-side. Twoo’clock was 
the hour fixed to start, nt which time Chisnnll was stripped, but 
by some mishap they did not start until half-past three o'clock, 
during which time Chisnall remained stripped — however tlioy 
did start, and Gee took the lead and kept it, winning easy. Tho 
distanco was three times round tho dam, or about twelve miles, 
which was gone over in about 18 minutes. It is estimated that 
there could not bo less than 2,000 npon the ice, and sevcrnl 
hundreds on the banks. Most of the nobility and gentry of the 
neighbourhood were present ; and whilst they (the skaters) wero 
going round the greatest excitement prevailed, and betting took 
pleco to a very serious nmount. Six to ono on Chisnall (who 
beat Geo last year very considerably) ; Gee however won, owing 
it is believed, to ChisnaH being stricken with cold, being 
hours stripped ready for tho race. There is to be another match 
for £20, if the frost continues. Chisnall’s (a collier) friends aro 
willing to back him for almost any amount. 
Conscience Money.— The following is tho account of the 
advertised amount, during each month of tho last year, of the 
sums received by the Chnnccllor of the Exchequer from anony- 
mous correspondents, for unpaid taxes:— January, 1,323/. 2s. 2d.] 
February, 115/. ; M arch, GO/. ; April, 09/. 17s. Gd. ; May, 918/. 
19s. 8 d.\ June, 1,GG1Z. 18s, id. ; July, 104/. lGs. ; August, 
65/. 13s. Gd. ; September, 15/.; October j 83/. 15s 10 d.; Novem- 
ber, GO/. ; December, 220/. 11s. Gd. ; total, 4,758/. 34s. Gd. 
Gold and Gossan. — The sample of gossan from the Counter 
lode of Trcloggan, assayed by Mr. John Mitchell, F.C.S., 
December 31st, 1853, contained 49 ounces of fine silver per ton, 
29 per cent, of lead, and 1 dwt. 15 grains of fine gold per ton. 
The following trial was made by Berdan’s machine on Saturday 
last, on ores from the Cocgwian Mine, near Dolgclly :— 180 lbs. 
of gossan and quartz yielded 3 dwts. 2 grs., equal to 1 oz. 18 
dwts. 8 grs. of gold per ton. This is the third trial from tho 
above mine; the results in former cases being:— 50 lbs. yielded 
20 grs., equal to 1 oz. 10 dwts. ; 110 lbs. yield 50 grs., equal to 
2 oz. 2 dwts. 10 grs. General average, 1 oz. 19 dwts. 12 grs. 
per ton. 
The American Thimblerig — Mr. John Black, of Elizabeth 
City, North Carolina, at present a boarder nt the St. Louis Hotel, 
Chninbers-street, has been victimized out of 50 dollars by tlic ball 
and safe swindle. It appears tlmt lie met a stranger in Iludson- 
street, whom he asked whoro ho could find a locksmith, as ho 
wished tho lock of his trunk repaired. The stranger was about 
giving him the information when another stranger stepped up 
and asked to be directed to tho Crystal Palace, saying that ho 
had n very curious article which he wished to leave there for in- 
spection. This article Le exhibited, and it proved to be a “patent 
safe.” He opened it, and there appeared in full view a piece of 
blank paper; he then closed it, and offered to bet 500 dollars that 
no paper was in it. Mr. Black had just 50 dollars, which he put 
up against a like amount put up by tho patent-eafe-mnn, tlio 
money being placed in the hands of tho other stranger. Thcsnfo 
was then re-opened, hut no pupor being found in it, the two 
s' rangers vamoosed, and Mr. Black turned his face towards tho 
5th Ward Police Station, whero he stated his troubles to I.icutcnnnt 
Hutchins, who despatched officer Webster to hunt up the rascals. 
In the course of tho evening ho arrested a young man, whom Mr. 
Black identified us the stake-holder. He soys he is a nutivo of 
Ncvvhurg, N. Y., 24 years of age .— New York Times. 
Si no u la n Inheritance.— A functionary attached to the ad- 
ministration of ono of tho Flemish provinces has just come into 
possession of n considerable fortune from a very singular cir- 
cumstance. Ilia wife, who belonged to a rather numerous 
English family, hail on her marriage embraced tho Catholic re- 
ligion. A relat ion of this lady, who had mudo a similar abjura- 
tion, had just died, and doubtless supposing that a COrtnin num- 
ber of t ho members of her family had followed her example, 
divided her fortune by will into two equal parts, ono to go to tho 
Protestant and the other to tho Catholic members of it. As tho 
wife of the functionary is tho only Catholic among them, hIio will 
nlono inherit ono of tho portions, amounting to about 3,009,0001’. 
.New York bus I 12 piers, of which 55 arc on tho North Ilivor, 
and 57 on tho Bast. ,Somo of them extend out ncnrly an eighth 
of n mile into t ho river. 
A tiouKit Xbuxu,— T licro is more ftUiguo in laziness them in 
labour. 
