THE ODD FELLOWS.— The more the society of Odd Fellows becomes known the more support it receives from all classes, from the peer down to the peasant. This is very gratifying considering the object of the society is to relieve its members in the hour of need. It is not generally known that this society numbers 400,000 members, joined together for the best of all purposes, viz., relieve and assist each other in sickness and distress, pay for the members’ funerals, and make provision for the widows and orphans of its deceased members. The society is divided into districts, and subdivided into lodges; every lodge is managed by its own officers, subject, of course, to a general rule. At the lodge meetings members are required to devote themselves strictly to the business of the order; religious, political, or other subjects are forbidden, and established on such a basis, it cannot, with good management, fail to flourish. In connection with the order there is a magazine published, and its columns are devoted exclusively to the interests of the society. As our object is to explain the present position of the Loyal ‟Pride of the Valley” Lodge, held at Petersfield, we may remark that one of its members, Mr. Charles Marshall, is a paid contributor to the magazine. This lodge numbers of 114 subscribing members and 13 hon. members, and has funds invested to the amount of £672, exclusive of its Widow and Orphans’ Fund. The amount paid to the sick members last year was £82 8s. The good done by societies of this kind in placing its members in an independent position in sickness must be a great relief to the mind of those suffering, knowing that they are not under any obligation to any one, but receiving the honest-earned reward of their prudence and forethought.—From a Correspondent.