CONTENTS. only thus, long may it flourish , ministering to the onward progress of the human race, speeding on its mission, as revolving centuries roll over the LEADERS 3i! REPORTS OF M ASONIC M EETINGS— Board of Benes-olence 3d Craft Masonry 40 head of our common humanity, becoming, let us hope, more humane, moro Consecration of the Tristram Mark Lodge, Instruction 45 cultured, and more civilized as the " fashion of this world passeth away." No, 346 35 Royal Arch 45 Laving the Foundation Stone of a Fesv Mark Masonry , , 45 Masonic Temple at Barmouth 36 Knights Templar 16 * # * Desaguliers and Scottish Freemasonry—A Allied Masonic Degrees 46 Stud WE should be interested all in knowing the exact y 37 China 46 statistics of Freemasonry Masonic Mendicancy 37 Liverpool Masonic Ball Countercheck Argumcntatis*e 37 45 in the world. Our Ultramontane adversaries always overrate our The Coming of Age of Bro. Capt. Edgar Henry CORRESPONDENCE — , numbers and our influence. No doubt the sum total of Freemasonry is The TieasviTeisliip o€ thc Girls" School... 39 Bosvyer 46 The Widosvs' Fund , Royal Masonic The Craft Abroad 46 very large, but that there are Freemasons and Freemasons is a truth the Benes-olent Institution 39 Obituary 4 6 Res-lews 39 Masonic and General Tidings 47 world at large has been slow to perceive, and it is only gradually dasvning Notes and Queries 39 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 48 on Fr eemasons themselves. In some parts and jurisdictions true Freema- sonry seems in chaos, and clearly its princi ples are forgotten , its teaching In the Standard of Tuesday last appeared the following paragraph : "The ignored, and the residuum after all that remains of old Masonic lore death occurred at noon to-day, at his residence, Weymouth, of Mr. W ILLIAM has been filtered or nihilized away, is very questionable indeed. There ELIOT, head of the firm of Messrs. ELIOT, PEARCE , and Co., bankers, in always has been and still is among Masonic writers, as in most things his 92nd year. The deceased was the oldest Freemason in Europe, in fact, markedly to-day, a tendency to exaggerate both the strength and the weak- he is believed to be the oldest in the world, having been initiated nearly 70 ness of our Order. " Omne ignotum pro magnifico " seems to be the. adage years ago. Deceased was a member of All Souls Lodge, Weymouth, and of many profane writers equally as regards Freemasons and Freemasonry. had filled numerous public offices. " We all have heard from time to time The consequence of this system of " action and reaction ," is that it is of the " oldest Freemason," and there seem to have been many " oldest very difficult to arrive at even an approximate calculation of the numbers Freemasons," both in Great Britain and America. Seventy years of mem- of our Fraternity in the world. We have seen enumerations of five and six bershi p is a long spell, and carries our worthy and lamented brother close millions, we need not say, entirely fictitious and absurd . As far as any up to the Union in 1S13. Such a fact constitutes a very striking commentary reckoning can now be satisfactory, without distinct fi gures, we should be on the lasting attachment of Freemasons to^their useful, loyal, and benevolent inclined to say that 500,000 or 600,000 exceed the gross totality alike of Order. attached and unattached members. And even this array, large as it, is not *** one, after all, in idea or sentiment, though it ought to be so. Some jurisdic- ALL our readers will deeply regret to learn of the death of our gallant tions are now doing more harm than good to the cause of Freemasonry. Bro. Col. FRED . BURNABY , who fell bravely fighting in a hand-to-hand They are not Freemasons in the letter or the spirit of true cosmopolitan conflict at the desperate action at the Abu Klea Wells, on the 17th inst. Freemasonry. They inspire fear in rulers, and raise up adversaries in As the Times observes, there is no exaggeration in saying that very few peaceful and free States, by their assumption of the hateful role of a secret military men would be more missed by such a large circle of admirers. political debating club. From Freemasonry proper neither law, order, nor *# * society has anything to fear, either in abstract principles or concrete action. Its great and enduring princi les are reverence for TIME as it passes "on year by year, with its startling marvels or its p regular authority, reli- gion, and morality, and abstaining from all matters " strange conceits," seems hardly at all to affect that wonderful Order of of controversial or Freemasons which is now diffused wherever mortals do congregate on the political discussion—it ignores and abjures all conspiracies against thc ruling earth's surface. Wherever the foot of man.has trod there we behold the powers, and any plots or secret hidden movements against the State. marks and the traces ol Freemasonry, some contend indigenous, as However numerous Freemasonry may become it will never antagonize, in the prescri descending through secret agencies from primeval times. H owever this its overwhelming majority, ptions of ancient days, or the just claims of lawful authority ; while it will assuredl may be, alike amid countries civilized and savage, on the ruins of crumbling y ever co-operate with and subserve the general progress of our common humanity, cathedrals, as in the mysterious remains of forgotten places and countries, and the peace and civilization of our race. we behold the humble Mason 's mark still def ying the destructive tendencies # # of atmospheric influences and the ravages of the destroying hand of time. * We like to think of our Order as an universal body, using the alphabetical WE have been assured, on what appears to us good authority, that our form of all languages and numerals, as a sort of universal tongue, a worthy Bro. CAMA intends to withdraw from the contest for the Grand Trea- mystic recognition of that great confederation , mysterious and universal, surership. Without expressing any opinion on the matter one way or other, " one and indivisible." And when in the progress of time, and the wants we think it right to add, that in so doing Bro. CAMA will not forfeit the good of Society, such mere operative guilds had lost their meaning and use and op inion entertained of his Masonic excellences and personal high character, influence , then we are pleased to recognise them as opening out into a Cosmo- but, on the contrary, will rather rise in the estimation and sympathies of politan Fraternity, including men of all religions, countries, tongues, and numerous warm English friends and brethren admirers. colour world-wide fold, and under its great banner of toleration within its »# * and universality, criarity and loyalty. To-day Freemasonry, better thought of by the world than in former days of idle hostility and childish fear, holds THE question of a Library and Museum at Freemasons' Hall is not an easy a hitherto unreached position of prestige and utility. That is to say, it one to solve or settle. At present there is no room for any such needfu l may do so, and ought to do so. We entirely reject the creations of extension or special accommodation , and. any attempt to enlarge our sp here romanticists, or the imaginations of antagonists, who represent Free- of operations must be attended with great difficulty, and is, in truth, a masonry as a secret, political, destructive, mischievous confraternity, indulg- severe " labour of love." There is a small library indeed, but in no sense lI"g hidden aims, seeking for universal domination, and in the fell dreams of commensurate with the prestige, or, we will hope one day, the needs of our hurtful illusions professing to change everything.' amend everything, uproot Craft. It is true that the Craft itself is mainly to blame in this respect. It everything, opposed equally to law and order, the good will of kings, the has shown itsel f so utterly apathetic in all that concerns Masonic archaeology sanctions of religion , and the rightful claims and possessions of inalienable and studies, and the like, that those who " care for none of these things " property and honest industry. The Freemasonry we wot of and recognize is are emboldened in their opposition to any similar proposal as a waste of that which proclaims a message of kindness, sympathy, goodwill, toleration money and effort. Some years ago, a suggestion was made to buy Bro. to mankind. It knows nothing of political watchwords or party considera- SPENCER 'S library by Grand Lodge ; but it was said it was hopeless to expect tions; it ignores equally the theories of rival parties, and the fads and to obtain the consent of Grand Lodge, and no one could be found bold fancies, whether of the iconoclast or reactionary of the hour. Constitutional enough to "bell the cat." The consequence has been that MSS. and •tself , it hails the sway of each constitutional regime, where the rights of all volumes have gone to America which ought never to have left England , and are equal ly upheld, where just Iawu are honestly administered , and where which ought now to be in the possession of the Grand Lodge; and we fear liberty , peace, literature, commerce flourish , and where the happiness and that, despite the efforts of our G RAND SECRETARY , the outlook as regards a contentment of the many are the aim and toil of rulers and statesmen. Masonic Museum and Library is not a hopeful one. Perhaps vvhen we re- •Hence the prestige of all true Freemasonry at this very hour. Its neutrality consider the building question five years hence, provision may be made for the ls 'ts pride; its toleration its boast ; its wise moderation constitutes its literary and archaeological tastes of our Order; and we confess, despite the safety, while its beneficence attracts the admiration of the whole world, and opinions of some good brethren of ours, we should prefer a Library and a ,ncreases the loyal admiration of its ownj devoted members. Thus, but Museum to a Supper Room, kc. However, tastes differ, and there we leave FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW the matter,—in hope. In the meantime it is just possible the hand of the LAYING THE Grand Lodge may be forced in respect of this question. There is a ten- MASONIC TEMPLE AT BARMOUTH. dency to create separate libraries and museums, in default of a good central ing the foundation stone of a Masonic one belono-ino* to the Craft ; and , though we should prefer a large and well- The interesting event of lay temple to be used by the Mawddach Lodge, took place on Wednesday, arranged literary and archaeolog ical appendage to Grand Lodge, we cannot the inst., at Barmouth North Wales, on svhich occasion Bro. Samuel Pope shut our eyes to the good that may arise to our Order by the creation of more 7th , , Q.C, the Deputy Chairman of the Merionethshire Quarter Sessions, •--esthetic tastes, and the formation , here and there, of libraries and museums, per- formed the ceremony, Bro. W. H. Spaull , Prov. Grand Secretary, acting which may tend to bring out, as is much to be desiderated for many as Director of Ceremonies. reasons, the more intellectual side of Freemasonry. At two o'clock the following brethren assembled in the lodge room ; Bros. W. Robert Davies, W.M. ; W. J. Lovegrove, I.P.M., P.G. Supt. Works ; BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE. Samuel Pope, P.M.; Robert Jones, S.W. ; H. Ey,ans, J.W. ; J. P. Jones-Parry, Treas.; W. Charles Logan, Sec ; Lesvis Williams , S.D. ; Harold J. Hart. J.D.: The monthly meeting of the Board of Benevolence was held on Wednes- M. W. Griffiths , Org. ; Morris Jones, I.G. ; H. J. Lloyd, Stesvard ; R. R. Stevenson, Bro. Steward ; Thomas Roberts, Thomas Williams, F. G. Munns , J. A. Mclnnes, Ino. day evening at Freemasons' Hall, Bro. Joshua Nunn , President, James Evans, and J. B. O. Losve, all of 193S; W. H. Spaull , P.G.S., 1124; W. Jones Brett, Senior Vice-President, and Bro. C. A. Cottebrune, Junior Vice- Morris, P.P.G.J.D.; Albert Bromsvich, James Tuxford , P.M.; R. Roberts, P.M.; those three offices. Among* the other A. M. Dunlop, S.W.; Jonathan Davies, Sec.; J. S. Hughes, D.M.; G, Pritchard , President, occupied the chairs of J. W. Wheeler, I.P.M.; J. Lewis, P.G.C, P.M.; Thomas Roberts, J.W. ; and D. brethren present were Hughes, Tyler, all of 1509 ; J. Jones, W.M. 15S3; and David Morgan , W.M. 1594. Bros. A. A. Pendlebury, VV. Dodd, Neville Green, F. R. Spaull, Henry Garrod , Asst. After opening the lodge a procession svas formed and the brethren pro- M G. Purst. ; G. P. Britten ; Edsvard F. Storr, P.M. and Treas. 22; George Read, P. . ceeded to the church . ; Chas. Dairy, P.M. 141 ; 511 j R. J. Taylor, P.M. 144; Chas. Fredk. Hogard, P.M. 205 The P.G. CHAPLAIN read a short service, after which the procession 6 ; George P. Gillard, P.M. ; Edgar Bosvyer, P.G. Std. Br. ; Thomas Cull, P.M. 144 657 was reformed, and proceeded to the site at Llyndu, where the breth ren W. H. Perryman , P.M, 3; W. P. Brown, P.M. 90; W. D. Bayley, P.M. 185 ; George laces, the W.M. of the Mawddach Lod W. Dixon, P.M. 1871 5 Lesvis Poulton , P.M. 591 ; C. B. Smith, P.M. 13S2 ; G. P. having taken their p ge, in a fesv Linn , P.M. S71; Thos. Farncombe, P.M. 311; W. Hollingssvorth , P.M. 63; James and appropriate words, requested Bro. Pope to lay the foundation stone. Stevens, P.M. 720 ; H. Massey, P.M. 192S ; Nelson Reed, P.M. 1572 ; J. Bergmann, Bro. POPE then addressed those who were assembled to witness thc cere- P.M. 1671; Joseph Clever, P.M. 171; J. M. Chapman , W.M. 1922 ; William Lamb, mony as follows :—Men and Brethren here assembled,—Be it known unto you P.M. 34G; George Board, I.P.M. 1798 ; Henry L. Rocca, P.M. 815 ; F. Ernest Pocock, that we be lasvful Masons, true and faithful to the laws of our country, and W.M. the W.M. of Lodge ; George M.D., W.M. 1S91 ; Frederick Roscow, 934; 554 established of old, with peace and honour, in most countries, to do good to Fred. P.M. ; A. C. M acklin, W.M. Arthur E. Gladsvell, P.M. 172; Ssvan, 1321 95; to erect magnificent edifices, F. M. Pascal l, P.M. 1790 ; Samuel Pardoe, P.M. 511; Jas. Willing, jun., W.M. 19S7; our brethren , to be serviceable to the brethren , W. F. Hughes, W.M. 179 ; J. B. Jones, W.M. 176S ; F. W. Koch , P.M. 1381; W. J. and all mankind, and to fear God, the Great Architect of the Universe. Spratling, W.M. 1924 ; T. W. Eastgate, P.M. 1563 ; W. Hope Kirk , P.M. 19S6 ; Albert We have among us, concealed from the eyes of all men, secrets which Escott, P.M. 1593 ; S. Moorcroft, P.M. 25; J. M. McLeod, I.P.M. 8S4 ; W. H. Bale, cannot be divulged ; but these secrets are lawful and honourable, and not W.M. 87; C. T. Lesvis, W.M. 1472 ; George Kennedy, I.P.M. 1536; S. R. Walker, repugnant to the laws of God or man. They were entrusted, in peace and W.M. 733; and H. Sadler, G.T. honour, to the Masons of antient times, and having been faithfull y trans- mitted to us it is our duty to convey them unimpaired to the latest The brethren first confirmed grants to the extent of ,£275 recommended posterity. Unless our Craft were good and our calling honourable we at the December meeting. There were 47 cases on the list, including those should not have lasted so many centuries, nor should we have had so many postponed from the former meeting for incompleteness. Before proceeding illustrious brethren in our Order in all ages, who ever shewn themselves with the new cases, the PRESIDENT stated for the information of the brethren ready to promote our interests and defend us from all adversaries. We are that last year the Board had had to drasv upon the invested capita l to the assembled here to-day, in the face ot you all, to erect a house in which we having exceeded, in distributing relief , can meet to perform our ceremonies in conformity with the antient amount of £3000, the income of the Landmarks of our Order, which we pray God may prosper as it seems fund to that amount. The Board then proceeded with the consideration of good to Him ; and as the first duty of Masons in any undertaking is to the nesv list. Out of the 47 petitioners, 32 were widows. Three cases were invoke the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe on their work, dismissed, and eight were deferred. The remainder were relieved with a I call upon you to unite with our Chaplain in an address to the Throne of total sum of £750. This was made up with one grant of ^"80, two of Grace. £50 lain then invoked the blessing of each, one of , ten of £20 each, four of £20 each, one of The P.G. Chap heaven on the ^40 £15, ten of procedings. After the prayer a hymn was sung. ;£io each, and seven of £5 each. The Secretary then read aloud the inscri ption on the plate. The Board sat nearly four hours and a half. The Treasurer then deposited the vase containing the coins in the cavity. Bro. Pope, assisted by an Entered Apprentice, then spreadjthe cement CONSECRATION OF THE TRISTRAM MARK on the lower stone. LODGE, No. 346. The upper stone was then slowly lowered with three distinct stops—a chant being at the same time sung. The rapid strides made by Mark Masonry within the past few years have Bro. Pope proved the just position and form of the stone by the plumb , and square, been very noticeable, and point to the Order taking a very prominent and rule, level which was delivered successively to him by the J.W., S.W., and W.M., and declared it to be a svell-wrought stone, important part in the Masonry of the future. The Province of Northum- square, level, perpendicular, and fitted to form the foundation of the intended berland and Durham has made very good progress under the beneficent ssvay work. He then gave three knocks with the mallet. of the Rev. Canon Tristram , its learned Provincial Grand Master, who has The vases containing the corn , wine, oil , and salt were next successively been most ably seconded by Bro. T. Y. Strachan, his indefatigable Deputy. handed to Bro. Pope, who strewed corn on the stone, saying " I scatter corn On the cjthof this month a new Mark Lodge was consecrated at Newcastle upon this stone as an emblem of abundance and plenty. May the good , seen of His word sink into the hearts of men, take root, and in compliment to the Provincial Grand Master, and bring forth , its founders named it fruit a hundred fold to their benefit and His glory. I pour wine upon the the Tristram Lodge. Its place of meeting is the Masonic Hall in Grainger- stone—a symbol of strength and gladness. May those who work upon this street West, and there on the afternoon of the day in question was an building and those who shall hereafter meet within its walls ever perform influential gathering of Present and Past Provincial Grand Officers and their allotted parts in the service of the Great Architect with cheerfulness Mark Master Masons from various parts of the wide province. The Pro- and singleness of heart. I sprinkle this stone with oil—the emblem of peace and harmony. May goodwill and brotherl vincial Gran d Mark Master of North and East Yorkshire (Bro y love prevail amongst those who . J. W. shall labour in this house to the glory of the Most High, until time shall be Woodall) was also present, attended by his Provincial Grand Secretary no more. I sprinkle this salt as an emblem of wisdom, fidelity, and per- (Bro. T. B. Whyteh ead). petuity ; and may the all-bounteous Author of Nature bless this town, this On the previous evening a meeting had been held, at which several can- district, this country, and the kingdom at. large, with abundance of corn , didates had been advanced, and a lodge having been opened at 4 p.m., the wine, and oil , and all the necessary comforts and conveniences of life. And Provincial Grand Lodge entered in procession. The throne was may the same Almighty power preserve the inhabitants in peace and unity taken by and brotherly love. the Rev. Canon Tristram , who opened his Provincial Grand Lodge, and The Architect then handed the plans of the proposed temple to Bro. called upon the founders to make the usual formal application. The war- P OPE , who, after looking at them, handed them to the builder, and said : I rant was read by Bro. Sinclair, the Provincial Grand Secretary, and the now place in your hands the plans of this intended building, not doubting Provincial Grand Master then proceeded to give a deeply interesting and your skill and ability as a craftsman, and I desire that you will proceed learned oration , in which he traced out the career and descent of the buildin o* without loss of time to the completion of the] work in conformity with the guilds and sodalities from the earliest ages to the present plans and designs now entrusted to you. time. He showed An ode was then performed by the choir. how traces of their handiwork were to be found in the vestiges of the earliest A prayer was then offered by the Chaplain. The National, Anthem known ruins, and their course could be traced, by means of their marks and brought the ceremony to a conclusion. The trowel, which was of silver, methods of construction , from the orient to the Occident. He explained the was presented to Bro. Pope. origin and gradual perfection of the arch in building, and illustrated his The brethren returned to the lodge room, and, after the lodge was closed, remarks by references to the remains of the temple foundations at Jerusa- the Mawddach Lodge entertained their visitors at the Corsygedol Arms, lem, which he had himself repeatedly examined, and concluded one of the where they sat down to a sumptuous banquet, after which the usual loyal most remarkable addresses to which we have ever listened by an exhorta- and Masonic toasts were dul y honoured. The following were the toasts :— tion to the brethren to live such lives as should justif y the professions they " The Queen and the Craft ; " " H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, M.W.G.M.; " made, and the teachings to which they so often listened. "The Right Hon. Earl of Carnarvon , R.W. Pro G.M.; Right Hon. Earl The consecration ceremony was then proceeded with by Bro. T. Y. of Lathom, R.W.D.G.M. ; and the Officers of the Grand Lodge, Present Strachan , who performed it with a detailed care and elegance that reflected and Past; " " Sir Watkins Williams Wynn, Bart., M.P., R.W. Provincial the greatest credit on himself. The fi rst W.M. is Bro. John Strachan Grand Master; Sir Offley Wakeman, Bart., W.D.P.G.M. ; and the (brolher of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master), and the firs t Wardens are Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge, Present and Past ; " " Bro. Pope, Bros. Col. A. Potter , C.B., and J. Straker Wilson. At the conclusion of Q.C. ; " " The W.M. Mawddach Lodge; " « The Officers of the Mawd- the proceedings, the brethren adjourned to the Turk's Head Hotel , svhere an dach Lodge; " " The Visitors ; " " The Charities ; " and the Tyler 's toast. excellent banquet was provided. Canon Tristram presided, and the brethren After dinner the Barmouth Glee Party sang several selections of Welsh passed a most pleasant evening. airs. We would call attention to one fact mentioned by Bro. SPAULL in re- might occasionally involve them in legal difficulties. Moreover, it might be sponding to the Charities, and that is, the province of North Wales and necessary that the members of the said Board should pass a qualif ying Shropshire are receiving value to the amount of "375 per annum from the examination in judging people's ages and weights, or their chances of suc- o-reat Masonic Charities in London , and svould join^ with him in urging the cess in detecting imposture would be somewhat remote. Hosvever, for the brethren of the province to support those Charities by liberal contributions. benefit of those who have formulated no scheme of their osvn for checking A bri ght example for imitation is afforded by Bro. Pope, who has contributed this kind of mendicancy, we reproduce the following from the pages of a 20 auineas lo the provincial fund , and a similar sum to be divided amongst Philadel phia Keystone of somesvhat recent date, our worthy contemporary the London Charities. having derived it from the Report of the Masonic Lodge of Relief of The Temple at Barmouth is being erected at the expense of Bro. Pope Baltimore :— for the use of the Mawddach Lodge. William W r, aged about 60 years, sveight 150 pounds, red face, svhiskers and On Saturday, the ioth inst., the contractors and men who are employed hair a little gray, shabbily dressed, svears a light broad-brimmed hat, on the cow-boy order, plays the lost pocket at the buildings were entertained by Bro. Pope to dinner at the Corsygedol - book dodge, and asks assistance to reach his friends. and Mr. David Claims to be a Past Master, and to hail from California , of Inigo Lodge, No. 221, from Hotel. Mr. Thomas Roberts, C.E., the architect, presided, svhich he dimitted to Cedarville Lodge,U .D. of Modoc County, Cal. Is a first-class Thomas occupied the vice-chair. fraud. This is one of half a dozen cases described by Bro. D. F. Penington , DESAGULIERS AND SCOTTISH FREEMASON RY- President of the Baltimore Lodge of Relief , and our contemporary is sanguine enough to suggest that if his efforts " are generally seconded, the A STUDY. Masonic tramp will become a thing of the past." We wish we could come to the same conclusion , but tramps, as a rule, are knowing people, " artful So much is now said about the change introduced by Desaguliers in dodgers " of the [first water. No one svorthy of the name svould dream of Scottish Freemasonry about 1721 , that I think it right to treat the matter being of the same age and sveight at two different places and times, unless simply, criticall y, and historically in the Freemason , and endeavour to ascer- indeed it suited his purpose to be so. We have ourselves met with young " bucks and "bloods pros and cons " for assertions and averments which " " of 70 years and upsvards, while a little wadding tain what are the " judiciously placed will make all the difference debateable ground. , at least as far as outsvard appear to me, wtih all respect to others, be it said , very appearance, between 150 pounds and 1S0 pounds. As regards the hat, our 1. It is asserted that at Desagulier's visit to Edinburg h, and notably to knowledge of headgear is not co-equal with Bro. Penington's, but we Mary Chapel, he introduced the nesv English system emanating from the imagine a Masonic "Artful Dodger " would have, or seem to have, a movement and revival in 1717, and probably methodized about 1720-1-2 , different hat for every different lodge or almoner he visited. And so, too, in England. Up to this date it is alleged no Scottish minute so far dis- with his hair and whiskers, he would probably have little or no difficulty in varying the colour, or even in dispensing covered alludes in express terms to the Third Degree, qua the Third De- with them partly or altogether, as the svhim of the moment or circumstances might suggest. At all events, gree, but that after his visit, and gradually later in the century, the " raising such a Relief Board would have to be composed of brethren up to all the to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason " is recognized formall y and innumerable expedients of the " Artful Dodger " in order tolesscji materially full y. Hence it is argued that previously to that visit no such precise know- his chances of obtaining money under false pretences, and we imagine the ledge of the Third Degree existed in Scotland. prospect of finding such brethren outside the ranks of our detective force or 2. It is urged that it is clear that up to that date there was one universal the Charity Organisation Society is not over promising. Perhaps the best Degree, and one universal Mason word alone, and that there is no trace of thing to be done will be to leave lodges and almoners lo exercise their own any distinction of ceremonial Degrees as we nosv understand them. If it discretion in these matters, and whenever one of them comes across a clear is said that there were initiates, and also that there was a passing lo Fellosv of case of imposture, for him to make a note of it for his own future security, Craft and Master, even before Desagulier's visit, it is claimed, as I under- and at the same timetprivately advise the neighbouring lodges and almoners stand the proposition , that % such passing, &c, are Grades, not Degrees, (a of the particulars of his discovery. distinction without a difference, according to Cocker, by the way), and that there is no entry to verif y any assertion that before 1721 there was anything but one Degree,—the monograde theory, in fact, in fullest development and THE COUNTERCHECK ARGUMENTATIVE. perfection. " Per contra," as it seems to me, the arguments are very many, criticall y and historically, against any such conclusions. Bro. Theodore T. Gurney, who is Chairman of the Committee oil 3. In the first place, the evidence is manifestly imperfect, and we can Foreign Correspondence in the Grand Lodge of Illinois , and may be hard l base a substantive proposition on such very partial premises. y taken as one of the bright particular stars of American Freemasonry, is 4. There is not, as far as I am aware, any evidence of any sort in favour of such a contention , except purely n egative evidence, and what may be very severe in his condemnation of the manner in which the so-called Grand termed by the favourers of the theory " a balance of probability ." Indeed, Lodges of Victoria and New South Wales have been organised. Con- the suggestion emanates from these two sources, and is the " output " of a sidering the feverish anxiety which apparently is shown by all or nearly all most able Brother D. M. Lyon. There is no letter, or trace of a letter, any- the Grand Lodges in the United States to recognise the " Sovereign inde- where in any lodge records that I have had brought to my notice, after pendence " of every new Masonic body, no matter what its ori in or under or even g , frequent enquiries, whereby any such great change is recognized, what circumstances it may alluded to. have been established, we should have felt 5. Such a great and important change as the addition of two ceremonial neither surprised nor hurt had he declared himself in favour of their recog- Degrees, &c, must havelelt some trace behind. I am assured there is none. nition. But, like Past G. Master John W. Simons, of Nesv York , referred Desaguliers had to pass through an examination before he svas admitted to in our Melbourne correspondence last week, Bro. Gurney has not only to the " Diett " of Mary Chapel, and that simple fact, as it seems to me, if abstained from doing this, but he has also laid bare the falsity of the claims it does not settle the whole question " per se," points undeniably to a ad vanced by the said irregular Grand Lodges to be regarded as sovereign common ritual of some kind existing alike in Scotland and England in 1721. and independent in the jurisdictions in svhich they have been respectivel y If Desaguliers propounded his amended scheme, then , for the firs t time in set up. We learn at all events from an editorial, entitled " Gumey's Scotland, it is odd, to say the least of it, that neither the minutes of Mary Reports, 1884, " in this month's " Voice of Masonry ," that our distinguished Chapel , Canongate Kilwinning, the Lodge Journeymen, or any other Scot- brother has a very low idea of the legitimacy!!) of these G. Lodges, and tish lodge have the slightest note of any such change. I believe that later strikes hard at the " suppressio veri, suggestio falsi ," which underlies their in the century allusions are found to a " nesv system ; " but that, I think , is constitution. Thus, as regards the " Grand Lodge-o f Victoria ," and its explicable by certain changes arising out of the Masonic movements, &c, recognition by the Grand Lodge of Montana, Bro. Gurney twits Bro. of the time. Hedges, the G. Secretary of the latter, who recommended the course that was 6. There is another point which has to be considered—the respective adopted, and suggests that if he (Bro. Hedges) " had submitted the other anti quity of the verbiage of the degrees, which I will not dsvell on here side of the question, the brethren of the Grand Body " (Montana) " would seems to oppose itself to this theory of the [implied use of the First and not have been led astray into recognising an insignificant coterie of mani- Second Degrees. pulators as a Grand Lodge;" " the other side of the question " being that 7. All such changes, as a rule, are marked by consultations , communica- " sixteen lodges, with a membership of about eight hundred and forty tions, resolutions, or committees of some kind or other. But of this there (taking the average) assumed to pronounce themselves the governing body is no trace in the Scottish minute books and letters, and we must assume of a territory containing ninety-five lodges, and a membershi p of five therefore, if this ingenious hypothesis is to be accepted , this able conclusion thousand." Again , as to the terms of Bro. Hedges's resolution of recogni- be well founded , that by a sort of tacit understanding this alteration was tion , in which the so-called " Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. Masons of effected without " beat of drum or sound of trumpet," privately, and yet Victoria " is described as " the legitimate and proper Masonic authority of universally, in Scotland, and at a time when the feeling between Scotland this Australian province," Bro. Gurney remarks : " There is nothing in the and England was not good. history of the Craft of our country so utterly mischievous, misleading, and 8. No doubt the " Crux " is a very difficult one to solve. But we are preposterous as this bold assumption that sixteen of ninety-five lodges of a lot warranted historicall y or critically in getting over a difficulty by basing territory can legitimately usurp the rights of their seventy-nine peers, and of pur conclusions on even the outcome of a brilliant imagination or an right become * the proper Masonic authority of this Australian province.' ¦ngenious hypothesis. O, shame ! We don't have any care for the sentiments or approbation of 9- As I doubt very much whether this proposition as regards our brethren of the British Islands to the formation of Grand Lodges in the Desaguliers and Scottish Masonry, however curious, interesting, and provinces of the Empire where no Grand ln Lodges exist ; but sve do protest , genious, as I said just nosv, can be criticall y or historically main- in the welfare and peace of the Masonic world, and in the name of the tained , when we set ourselves down to write the true annals of our wonderful common law of representative organisation , upon which is founded the Craft , I think it right to-day in these pages, where so many interesting structure of our government from time immemorial , that insi gnificant archieological contributions and studies have appeared from time to time, to minorities shall not be permitted to usurp functions that, in Masonry, are offer these few and hasty considerations of mine to the attention and perusal of ' the exclusive heritage of majorities." His remarks as to the " Grand the courteous reader, and the student Freemason. M . S. Lodge of Nesv South Wales," and the proposal of the Committee on Juris- prudence of the Grand Lodge of Michi gan recommending its recognition are couched in the same vein , the circumstances attending the establish- MASONIC MENDICANCY. ment of these two usurping Australasian G. Lodges being almost precisel y the same. _ It is not often we meet with such clear and emphatic utterances Many brethren have been seriously exercised in their minds of late as to on a question of this kind, and still less often are we in a position to accept the best mode of dealing with Masonic mendicants, and some have even so unreservedly the opinion of our brother American jurisconsults. What gone so far as to suggest there should be a kind of central organisation our English brethren) think of the position of Masonic affairs in Victoria or the purpose of detecting and proclaiming them. We arc not too fav- and New South Wales may be jud ged fro m the fact of our United Grand ourabl Lodge having granted during 1884 no less than twelve warrants for nesv y impressed with the plan adopted in some American jurisdictions , lod ges, namely, three in Victoria and nine in New South Wales. This because it occurs to us that a little too much zeal on the part of the central does not look much as if the majority intended to allow an insignificant . -Hoard or Committee—or whatever else the organisation might be called— minority to lead them by the nose. ROYAL MASONICBENEVOLENT TWTEMORY AND SUCCESS. DER WASSERFALL. INSTITUTION FOR AGED NEW WALTZ by "Devonia. " What Contributes to Success ? A Good Memory. Greatest Success of the Season. FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF What Causes Failure in Life ? A Poor Memory. Played by many London and Country Bands. "A vcry pretty set of waltzes and much above thc as'crage. " — FREEMASONS. 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""- payab!e|thereon , namely :—in 1S 12 additional annuities say, svhich require careful and thoug htful study. That in their gre ^ k ^ ^ *- ^ . ^ - ^ ^ 75, , sum payable, £336 per annum ; in 1876, 10 additional an- pettier and purely human nature they represented the belief nuities, sum payable, £320 per annum , all the annuities of the thoughtful and the philosopher is certainly not the being at the same time increased from £28 to £32 per case. We knosv that Socrates and Plato, and the teachers annum; in 1S77, 15 addition al annuities, sum payable, and listeners of the academes did not accept the outer £480 per annum ; in 1878, 10 additional annuities, sum meaningof such symbolism. What the cultured ,Greeks and payable, £320 per annum ; in 1S79, ioadditional annuities, Romans really did believe is difficult to say. It svould ^ ^^ s ^^^^^^^^ v^-fr ^^ vW^^^ l sum payable, £320 perannum; in 1SS0, 10 additional annui- almost seem to he a sort of necessitarian Anima Mundi. Ihe S ATURDAY , JANUARY 24, 1885. ties, sum payable, £320 perannum ; in iSSi , 5 additional mysteries undoubtedly kept a portion of primo^val truth, re- annuities, sum payable, ^, iflo per annum ; in 1SS2, no in- mains of the belief of the " theodidaktoi ," before the minds crease ; in 1SS3 , 7 additional annuities, sum payable, £224 ; of their " mustm " and " epoptai ," and the " muesis " ©rigtnal Corregponomce. in 1SS4, 15 additional annuities, sum payable, £480 per svas meant to explain to the enli ghtened and truth- annum. T'hus the Widosvs' Fund, which in 1S74 provided loving all that else svas parable or absurdity. And, [We tlo not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of £2464 for SS annuitants at £28 per annum each, nosv pro- therefore, in its ori ginal grossness the Mythology of thc the opinions expressed by our correspondents, bnt sve svish in a spirit vides £5824 for 1S2 annuitants at £32 perannum each, the past svas not a pleasing subject to contemplate or realize. of fair play to all to permit—svithin certain necessary limits—free total increase being annuitants and amount payable But svriters in all time have sought to simplif to illustrate discussion.] 94 y, , annually £3360. and explain,feeling convinced that behind all these "aberra- THE TREASURERSHIP OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL. This shosvs svhat has been done in the ten years 1S75-S4, tions of the human intellect," there svas something true and To the Editor of the " Freemason." and confirms svhat I have said as to the impossibility of going abiding in the great mass of Muthos after all. And so on creating additional vacancies every Dear Sir and Brother, year. Moreover, there is. We svill not, hosvever, though the subject is In confirmation of your remarks in this day's there is the Male Fund, svhich in 1S74 provided £4320 for tempting enough , be led into matter svhich has given rise to 120 annuitants at each issue of the Freemaso n, I enclose you a copy of a letter I £36 , and for svhich, svith its 170 long and laborious controversies . We svill content our- annuitants at to Sir John Monckton on Monday last as soon as I £40, the sum of £(5Soo must nosv be found selves svith pointing out that Herr NOaselt and his careful sent , annuall received the official notice, and I also enclose you a copy of y; to say nothing of the tsvo Schools, svhich, as they translatress present before us a skilfull y connected and Bro . Monckton 's reply to—Yours fraternal ly, have smaller permanent incomes, require an even greater very readable book. Some of us svho remember old days HORACE B. MARSHALL. degree of consideration and svatchfulness than the Benevo- amid the " streets of Rome and Troy,"or svhen sve lingered lent Institution svith its Clifton Villa, East Brixton , £1750 a year from Grand Lodge pleasedly over Horace and Virg il , or Tacitus, svhen sve and Grand Chapter and dividends amounting January 17th. to a further perused the Metamorphoses, and pored over Livy, finding TCOPY. 1 £1900 or thereabouts. At all events, though it is the grave delights in the pages of Thucydides, the Greek Widosvs ' "To Sir John B. Monckton. ' Fund of the Benevolent Institution svhich is in Plays, and above all svonderl ul old Homer, ever bright and such extremities sve must not lose si " 12 Fleet-street, January 12th, 1SS5. , ght of the Male Fund pleasant, may not be unwilling to refresh our " sere and 5, svith its £GSoo per annum and the Schools svith their " My dear Sir Joh n, , yellosv leaf" svith a perusal of these effective and animated " The enclosed official notice I have just received , £20,000 and upsvards—taken together. The provision of pages. We are carried on very pleasantly by the style, to mygreat surprise, having read in the City Press that the necessary funds for these forms part of the annual svhich is neither too laboured nor too severe, but easy nnd obli your consent had been obtained to allosv yourself to be gations svhich the Craft as a body has voluntarily con- graceful, and sets before us svith much effect the reality tracted and svhich nominated for the office of Treasurer of the Girls' School, , , if its credit is to be upheld , must be and histori c truth, lingering in each classic episode, and fulfilled. Thus the s*acant by the death of Col. Creaton. question as to svhat had best be done in bringing out striking points and startling contrasts " Had I been present at the meeting on Saturday, I cer- the case of the Widosvs' Fund is not so easily met as some thoroug hly to the reader's contentment and gratification. mi ine tainly should not have allosved my name to be placed ght imag , because it is only one out of four funds We can confidently recommend this bock to the young against yours. Will you do me the honour of nosv permit- svhich must be provided for annually. Of course, if the amongst us, to schools and teachers. Our young people, response next month to the canvassing svhich is nosv ting me to withdrasv in your favour? and believe me, dear going especially our girls, are becoming so learned in scientific on on behalf of the Benevolent Institution is favourable Sir John, ever yours fraternal ly, , matters, that sve think it svill do them all good to make a the task of the executive ss'ill be easier. If for instance (Signed ) " HORACE B. M ARSH A LL." , , little journey into classic regions, and to li ghten up the the Festival yields no more than it did in iSSs.when the sum somesvhat darker realities of technical inforrration, subscribed svas [ COPY .] .£i3,26o, there svill be margin enough left to svith these glimpses and touches of the ideal and the " Guildhall, E.G., 12th January, 1S85. provide for a fesv of the present female candidates. If Bro. intellectual, svhich shed such a charm on the M ythology of Terry is fortunatel " Dear Bro. Grand Treasurer, y able to announce the same sum as last Greece and Rome, svhen the mistaken excrescences of " I am obliged by your kind and fraternal letter ; year—£14,665—there svill be a still svider margin, and still years are remos'cd and disallosved. We urge upon all our more of them may be assisted. But no matter hosv satis- but, of course, could not for a moment entertain its unselfish readers the perusal of a very improving and valuable book. suggestion. factory may be the returns at the approaching Festival, there still remains the question " It svas the first I had heard of Saturday's proceedings, , the consideration of svhich THE MASONIC GUIDE FUR THE COUNTY OF or that such an election svas imminent. it is impossible to postpone indefinitely, namely, Can the YORKSHIRE AND YORK MASO NIC CALENDAR Craft or rather ." I did some time since, in answer to a question from , , Is it prudent on the part of the Craft to go FOR 1SS5 . Ninth year of publication. Printed at on annuall increasing its responbilities svhen they stand some brother, say I should have no objection to be nomi- y , the GAZETTE Office, York. mated as a Trustee or as Treasurer— I forget svhich—of the already at something like from ^36,000 to £40,000 a year, We congratulate Bro. T. B. Whytehead on the re- Girls' School ; but since that moment I had not heard any- as against some £21,000 at the outside in 1S74 ? Will it appearance, for the ninth successive year, of the Masonic not suffice if some temporary arrangement is made b thing on the subject, either direct or indirect. , y Guide compiled by him , and published and presented svhich the present strain in the case of the Widosvs' Fund " You svill be a far more valuable man there than I, and , , gratis to the Craft. It is strictly a multum in parvo, can be met to a certain extent I sincerely congratulate you on the choice of the Quarterly , svhile the liabilities of the containing as it does all the needful information as to the Court. Craft remain at about the same fi gure ? What is there to places and dates of meeting of the different lodges, prevent the number of " deferred annuitants " under lasv " I am, faithfully and fraternally yours, chapters, &c, in the tsvo Yorkshire provinces, and much being increased (say) to e present number eligible (Signed) "JO HN B. MONCKTON. 13 32—th other information svhich it is necessary or desirable the being three—an annuity of "To Horace Brooks Marshall, Esq., Grand Treasurer." £20 a year being assigned to brethren should possess. Yet the publication in svhich all each until such time as room can be found for them in the this appears may be carried conveniently in the svaistcoat fixed establishment ? By adopting some such temporary pocket. We trust Bro. Whytehead may live to publish THE WIDOWS' FUND, ROYAL MASONIC expedient as this the Committee of Management svould be manv re-issues of his valuable Guide and Calendar. BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. able to assist a goodly proportion of the present applicants, To the Editor of the " Freemason." svhile the addition to the permanent expenditure of the Dear Sir and Brother, Institution svould be nil, or at all events so small as to be m^m^^^ The present position of the Widosvs' Fund of the hardly appreciable. I offer this suggestion for svhat it is ^^^^ J ^mmciKl Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution is one that claims, svorth, and I may add that I have selected the number (32) and should receive, the most serious consideration of the and the amount (£20) payable to each , because the latter JWa&onic-NQtepand Cluerle^: Craft generally. This Fund has been enormously increased is the sum allosved to the svidosv of a male annuitant of late years, yet, in spite of this—the cynic svill perhaps under certain conditions and for a given term of years ; ^ feel inclined to suggest because of this—the Executive finds svhile as it svould be hardly possible to add less than 20 to , STEPHEN MORIN. itself confronted by a supreme difficulty, namely, that of the existing list out of so formidable a roll of candidates as 4S6J There svas published in Paris in 1 endeavouring to make out of nothing some provision to- Si, and as the amount'of the annuity is £32, the temporary 755, almost contem " Chapitrede Cleimont svards thc relief of a host of candidates. There are Si amount at first required for the larger number of 32 at poraneousl y svith the ," svhich some applicants for admission svith no vacancies to be competed £20 each, svould be precisely the same as the permanent German svriters deem a Jesuit organization , the Statutes, respectable Lodge ol St. n of for in May next. The mind revolts from the bare idea of amount required for the smaller number of 20 at £32 &c, by the " Joh Jerusalem," leaving these old and poverty-stricken svomen to the tender each.—Fraternally yours. QUANTUM VALEAT. and svhich creates offices until then unknosvn , " superin- of labour mercies of the poorhouse ; indeed, our obligations as tendents and inspectors ," in Scottish Masonry. and Findel Masons require us to do something to relieve them, if only The mistake svhich Kloss, , and others have it can be done svithout detriment to our osvn necessities. made is to confound this lodge svith the Grand Lodge of Lod But out of nothing comes nothing. There are, as I have France, formerly the Grand ge " Anglaise" of France. said , Si candidates, but no vacancies, and as matters stand That Grand Lodge never in any svay attempted to recognize or negotiate svith the Hi h Grades until at present, the utmost that can be done is to elect the three 8P Wffl^IGWS'l g 1772. The same find tentative deferred annuitants—that is, the three svidosvs who, by Lasv ^^ svriters think they efforts indeed in the same 13, are entitled to receive the annuity as vacancies to that direction in 17G2 , and in 1766 svhen the Grand Lodge sought limited extent occur after the " Annual General Meeting." to overthrosv all the High Grades by a special interdict. The Conseil des Emperieurs svas formed in The tsvo svho stand next highest on the poll svill receive their MYTHOLOGY, GREEK AND ROMAN. Translated 175S , the Conseil proportionate shares of the "John Hervey Testimonial by Mrs. ANGUS W. H ALL, from the German of des Chevaliers de 1'Orient in 17 62, the Ordre de l'Etoile FREDERICK NOSSELT. Kerby and Endean, , Flambezante in 1766, which professed to go back to an Fund," svhile as to the remaining 76, unless some svay out 440 of the deadlock can be found, there is nothing for them but Oxford-street, W. " Ordre de Palestine," and regarding svhich the name of to wait and take their chance of being elected in May, 18S6. This svork, which is dedicated to H.R.H. Princess Ramsey is again invoked. Many of the members of the Grand Lodge of France svere members of the High In the meantime, some may die, all must suffer, and the Christian, comes before us very seasonably. It is svell Grades question svhich has to be considered, and I hope svill be printed and effectively illustrated, and is ornamented by two and of these bodies. The Patent given to Stephen Morin 61 (Etienne Morin), clearly onl considered, in all our lod ges during the next four months is charming photographic miniatures of the Princesses Victoria in 17 y deals svith the high —Can anything be done to alleviate thc necessities of these ana Louise of Schlessvig. Our readers svill be struck by Scottish Masonry and M asonic terms, and has nothing to do svith the Symbolic Degrees. He is bid to poor old people; and, if so, svhat ? their intellectual faces. We quite agree svith the transla- "labour It is no consolation for us to knosv that the position in tress svhen she says Greek and Roman Mythology is almost regularly for the advantage and increase of the Royal Art which sve nosv find ourselves svas bound to overtake us sooner a sealed book for children. Fact though it be, we are in all its perfection ;" to " form and establish a lodge to or later. Everyone must knosv that it svas impossible to go on among those svho deplore it. It is nothing, as sve see secure and multi ply the Royal Art of Freemasons in all - creating additional vacancies every year ; even the gener- it, but a tokening of a defect of imagination, vulgarity the Perfect and Sublime Grades ," he is " to establish the ous Mason Craft of England could not stand that. Yet of sentiment, and the gross materialism of the hour, lodge in the four quarters of the globe svhere he shall the increase in the number of candidates for admission into svhich seek to discountenance the study by the arrive or may dsvell , under the title of the Lodge of St. the Institution has more than kept pace svith the number of young of the classic literature of Greece and Rome, John and the surname of the Perfect Harmony; "he is to vacancies created. It is literally the fact that there are svhich talks in pompous tones or affected fear, of the " admit into his lod ge true and legitimate brethren of the wore applicants nosv than there svere 10 years ago, svhen the ill effects of the older "Muthos " on the minds of the Sublime Masonry ;" he is to " consiitute brethren in the Widosvs' Fund svas less than half its present strength, and young. No doubt, as told in matter of fact plainness Sublime Grade of Perfection ," and "to take care that the its SS annuitants absorbed only £2464 amongst them, the of old Lempriere and the like, the tale of Roman and statutes and general regulations of the Grand and Sovereign annuity payable then being only £28 per annum. The fol- Greek Mythology is a sorry one at best. We find hosv Lodge in particular are to be held and observed ;" he is losving fi gures svill shosv hosv the Fund has increased in the the grosser taint of earth, and Iosv-toned social conditions, himself entitled in the Patent, " Grand Inspector," in the interim. In 1S74 there svere, as I have said, 88 have pointed the moral, and depraved the tale. The gods " nesv ss'orld," and is authorized to multi ply the Sublime widosvs on the Fund receiving amongst them at £28 are very poor gods at the best, human generally in con- Grades of the High Perfection , and to create Inspectors in each £2464. In 1S75 this number svas increased to 100 ception, in sveakness, in folly, and in baseness. But all places svhere the Sublime Grades are not yet estab- and the total to £2800 ; in 187C to no, and as the annuity yet behind it all and beyond it all, lies an historical lished. None of these terms apply to the Grand Lodge Payable was raised from £28 to £32, the total to be dis- region superior to the mere mythic elements of florid of France, and therefore this Grand Lodge is another body. tributed amongst them svas increased to £'3520. In 1S77, symposia and fabled elysia. It seems to us as if these The Grand Lodge of France never termed itself , 'he number became 125, and the amount £4000. ln 1S7S outlines of something above them, so dear at one time for instance, the Grand and Sovereign Lodge. there were 135 widosvs receiving £4320; in 1S79, 145 to the Greek and Roman mind, had been entirely coloured, Bro . Speth seems to think the Conseil of the Empereurs, or the Conseil des Chevaliers, Sic is recognised receiving £4640 ; in 1SS0, 155 receiving £4960; in 1SS1 dsvarfed, and tsvistcd, so to say, by the prevailing influence , by the use ¦ind 1SS2, ifio receiving £5120; in 1SS3 , 167 receiving of passing sensations,of materialism and sensuousness. The of the svord s " Grand Conseil ," but if he svill look at the A5344 ; and in 18S4, 182 receiving £5824. The follosving gods no doubt represented ideas, probably virtues, probably svords of the Patent carefull y, he svill see they themselves represent the yearly increases during this period in the Divine truths, garbled and covered over by the grosser destroy his proposition. These svords are—Nous sous- number of annuities created and the aggregate amount fancies of diseased imaginations. They are palimpsests.so to si gnes Substitute Generaux de la Grand et Souveraine Loge de St. Jean de Jerusalem etabh a 1'Onent de Paris, et £10 ios. be paid to Comp. John Maclean, of the Cale- Benevolent Institution. A vote of thanks svas then unani- Parfaits Grand Maitres du Grand Conseil des Loges donian Chapter, for money disbursed by him for the use of mously accorded to Bro.Marsh for his able execution of the regulieres sous la Protection de la Grande et Souveraine the G. and R. Chapter some years back." ceremony of installation. *' Loge, &c. These are not the expressions of the symbolic On the nth of April , 17 SS, in response to a petition for The brethren then closed the lodge, and adjourned to an lod ges or the Symbolic Grand Lodge,but of the High Scot- assistance, the sum of £5 5s. svas unanimously voted to admirable binquet. The usual toasts follosved. tish Rite, svith svhich the Grand Lodge had nothing to do. him from the funds of Grand Chapter. In proposing "The Health of the VV.M.," Bro. Marsh But it is this constant use of Grand Lodge svhich hasmisled On the 28th of April , 1791, another petition svas read, said he proposed the toast svith very great pleasure, because Kloss, Findel , and others,! repeat. It seems clear to me that and it svas resolved "that Comp.Maclean be relieved at the the VV.M., apart from being one of his introductions to the neither the Conseil des Empere u rs nor of the Chevaliers discietion of Comp. Gallosvay ." lodge, svasone of his oldest friends ; and svhen he first took cle I'Orient had anything to do svith the Patent of Stephen On the 24th January, 1793 , it svas " resolved that £2 2s. office he promised to do svhat he undertook to the best of Mori n , not that it matters -much svhether they had or not, be given to Comp. Hannam , to be given to Maclean at his his ability . The present W.M. had served every office in and it is a point hardly svorth discussion ; but I think discretion." The poor old man died before he could receive the lodge to the satisfaction of every one of the members, Daruty is quite ri ght svhen he claims the Grand Lodge of the last-named sum. On the 10th of May follosving it svas and he hoped the VV.M. svould have a very successful year St. John of Jerusalem as a separate High Grade Body, ordered that the same be returned to the Treasurer. I may of office , and svould go out of it carrying svith him increased svhich svas composed no doubt of most of the leading add that havingspoken to the courteous Secretary of the Old honours to those he had already svon. members of the Grand Lodge of France, but svas not the Concord Lodge (Bro. Geo. King) on the subject of Maclean 's The VV.M., in reply, said he not only thanked the bre- Grand Lodge. ' A. F. A. W. membership, he assured me that there are no books nosv in thren for drinking the toast very cordiall y, but of electing the possession of .the lodge that go anything like so far him unanimously as W.M. of this honoured lodge, svhich 4S7] THE THREE DEGREES. back as the period of his admission. svas the highest honour they could confer upon any of its The crucial sveakness of our good Bro. Hughan's position H. SADLER. members. He hoped he should be able during the next in this amusing little controversy is tsvo-fold. Firstly, he year to carry out all the expectations of the brethren. That 490J THE COUNTRY STEWARDS LODGE. he should be able to do as svell as his predecessors he did is explaining English Masonic ritualism by Scottish evi- In the Freemason of Jan. 3rd, Bro. Hughan asked me if dences in svhich he is clearly svrong. Scottish Masonry not anticipate—they had been simply perfect. All he could , I could inform him of the precise character of the " Country do svas to do his best, as he had done in the other offices may be explained by Scottish evidence ; but English Stesvards Lodge," which svas founded in 17S9. I am sorry Masonry cannot, as there is nof , so far, the slightest evi- he had held. He might fail ; he could not rely on perfec- to say that I cannot do so; but I should like to ask Bro. tion ; but he svould try to attain to that point. He svould dence available to shosv any identity betsveen the tsvo Hughan in turn svhether this lodge is not identical svith the systems. All that we do knosv of seventeen th century nosv propose " The I.P.M.," svho had been one of his present No. 270—the Royal Lodge of Faith and Friendship, earliest friends. He and the f.P.M. actually made pies in English Freemasonry seems to point to an entire difference meeting at Berkeley, in Gloucestershire. I can trace the of system in every respect. Therefore, though the evidence the gutter together, and they did not knosv svhere to put "Country Stesvards Lodge " through Grand Lodge them. He had knosvn the I.P.M. ever since. Many favours is very scarce indeed, there are " scintilla*:," svhich seem to calendars and reports, at first as No. , aftersvards as betoken a different system altogether. But as this point 540 the I.P.M. had done him , and oneof those favours svas his No. 449, dosvn to 1S02 ; but in 1S03 its place as No. 449 is introduction by the I.P.M. to the Mount Lebanon Lodge—¦ requires special elaboration , 1 leave it " pro tern." Bro. taken by the " Lodge of Faith and Friendship, White-hart, Hughan's distinction of grades and degrees, thoug a very old lodge, nearly 120 years of age. The I.P.M. h, no Berkeley, Gloucestershire," in both thecalendarand Grand had also assisted him in giving him instruction in Masonry. doubt, satisfactory to himself , and convenient enough for Lodge reports. Nosv as this lodge does not appear before some purposes, cannot, in my humble opinion , be criticall He svas glad to have an opportunity of thanking him pub- y 1S03, though its year of constitution is given as 17S9, and licl,y for svhat he had done for him. In conclusion , he had dealt svith or scientificall y svorked .out. It is a use of the as the " Country Stesvards Lodge " disappears simultane- English language svithout precedent or svarrant. To say, to present the I.P.M. svith a Past Master's jesvel, svhich ously, I can only conjecture that the tsvo lodges are svas unanimously voted by the lodge' on the last occasion. by an arbitrary "user," that degree is to signif y the confer- identical , though the name and place of meeting have been ring of a rank, accompanied by a ceremony, and Bro. Marsh, I.P.M., in acknosvledging the toast said he that grade changed. Perhaps some present member of No. 270 svill svas afraid they svould be rather tired of Marsh. He svas is a titular distinction , without a ceremony at all, may be inform me if it is so, and sve may then discover the charac- expedient , or may be convenient, as I just remarked much obliged to the W.M. for introducing his name so , but it ter of the "Country Stesvards Lodge." kindly. Some one near him suggested that he svas a is not according to the lasvs of interpretation of svords or E. L. HAWKINS. grammatical explanation. If sve have allosved in common " Masher." This svas not the fact; Mashers and Masonry parlance a sort of imaginary difference betsveen degree and did not get on svell together. He svas a Mason, and as grade to creep in , it is, after all, purely imaginary, if eollo 49>] SCOTCH MASONRY. long as he svas in the Order he should be a true Free- quial, and cannot safely be relied on to establish a proposi- The Degrees mentioned by Bro. Speth, at page 27, mason. What he had done during the year he svas afraid tion or express a conclusion. Degree and grade, after all, as referred to in a correspondence between Bros. Van svas not so deserving of all the W.M. had said, and svhat mean the same, and if there is any difference in the mean- Lennep and Arnott, in 1841-4, are evidently a version of he had done that night did not come up to his ideal of ing it is so fine drasvn as to be hardly distinguishable. Bro. those of Adonhiramite Masonry, said to have been con- svhat svas right, but it was the first time he had performed Hughan lays too much stress on the value of the cocted by Baron Schondy for the Knights of the East, the ceremony of installation , and the brethren svould, evidence of lodge minutes, &c. All lodge minutes are organised first in 1762. For the legendary account of this perhaps, forgive any shortcomings. Nosv that he had unsatisfactory from their actual carelessness and their Order of the East reference must be made to the statutes reached the position of Past Master, he hoped his useful- and ritual of the French Ord re du Temple, svhich alleges ness to the lodge svas not ended. He desired to be useful avosved reticence. All authoritative references to ritual and and he thanked the brethren for the ceremonial are late, and must be taken " cum grano," that its Degrees (seven of the foregoing) svere transmitted although a P.M., even when sve do lighten them. No one has sought for such from Egypt through the Apostle St. John, and passed into kindness that they had extended to him during his year of evidence more carefull y than I have, yet non e, that 1 am the hands of Hugh de Payens in 1118, and became Ma- office. He hoped the good feeling that existed betsveen the asvare of, can be found of any value before quite late in the sonry by the, ban placed upon the Scottish Templars in members of the lodge and himself svould continue until time svas no more. eighteenth century . If sve may, on Paley's well-knosvn argu- 1327, as mentioned in the Charter of Transmission. ment of the counterfeit and the true, accept the Catechisms According to " Regnard's Ritual of Adonhiramite Masonry Bro. Louis Hirsch , P.M. 1S1S, responded to the toastof (17S6)," the Degrees svere then as follosvs : 4°, First Elect; "The Visitors," and stated that during his long acquaint- of 1724, and much more the Sloane MS., as evidences of a 0 at svhich he had frequentl system , then there svas a system in use contemporaneously 5°, Second Elect; 6°, Third Elect; 7 , Little Architect ; ance svith the lodge, y been a 8°, Grand Architect ; cf, Scotch Master ; 10°, Knight of visitor, it had never forgotten charity, and he did not knosv with 172 1 and before 1717, at any rate (on the losvest date) 0 entirel y based, not on a monograde, but a bigradal, or the Orient ; n°, Kni ght Rose Croix; 12 , Noachite, or any lodge where charity had been so much considered. trigradal form, according to my ideas. We are none of Prussian Knight. It might be svorth svhile to examine The W.M. next gave the toast of "The Treasurer." us, of course, infallible , and, after all , it is only a matter of if Van Lennep's list is 1762, and this last about 1766. I In doing so he said the toast svas one that the lodge opinion. THIRD DEGREE. have never met svith any early traceof this Rite in England , delighted to honour. Bro. Dr. Dixon, the Treasurer, svas the father of the lodge, but so many of the brethren had 4SS] _ and it is clear that the Scotch Masonry mentioned in old Bro. Hughan's note in the last Freemason renders quite minutes does not allude to it. " L'Etoile Flamboyante " knosvn him so much longer than he (the W.M.) had, that unnecessary any further explanation of mine. It seems gives, under date 1764, the letter of " An Ancient Brother," it svas unnecessary for him to say more of Bro. Dr. Dixon 's, that his allusion to the forthcoming fourth volume of Bro. svho speaks in depreciation of the crowd of then existing abilities as a Mason. Gould's History svas not intended, as others and myself Degrees, of svhich he says they (his friends) only considered Bro. Dr. Dixon replying, said that this svas the first s apposed, to claim svhat is thus far an " unknosvn quan- as recognized " the grades of Apprentice, Companion, occasion on svhich he had had to thank the breth ren for tity" on his side of the question ,—but simply to assert that, sanctified in that of Rose Croix, complete and developed in drinking his health as the father of the lodge. It svas not judging from past expressed opinions, he felt confident the the only Ecossisme possible, that of St. Andrew of Scot- his fault that he was father of the lodge. It was a circum- future deliverances svould confirm what Bro. Gould had so land." In point of fact this svas the Stuart Rite, and svhat stance, in one sense, to be very proud of, but it svas not frequently expressed in the Freemason , as regards this svas knosvn in London in 1743 as the Royal Order of Scot- unmingled svith many feelings of regret that so many good vexed question. But , as Bro. Hughan must see, that is not land. It had its counterpart in the English Templar Rite, men and Masons had passed asvay during the time that he necessarily a case of "sequitur." Fresh evidence mi ht have and the tsvo leading Degrees of Clermont 's Chapter, and had been one of the members. It svas a very important g change from the time svhen he svas one of the youngest altered original opinions, at least.such is often properly and must be considered side by side svith Dermott's assertion honestly the case ; and 1 knosvthat Bro . Gould has received that Anderson invented the present Master Mason's members. Tsventy-five.years that night he svas installed much important evidence from Scotland quite recently. Degree. Master of the lodge, and it was a very singular thing that I there fore did not see the use or propriety of lugging in Withington. JOHN YARKER. the end of a quarter-of-a-century after he had been Master the fourth volume, neither can I see it nosv. But Bro. should be the occasion of his appearing before them for Hughan 's explanation may well be accepted, and there let the first time as father of the lodge. He had to thank the the matter rest. My only svish in the matter is to strengthen brethren for kindness and nothing but kindness during RflroR^ those years that he had been one of the members ; he had the cause of Masonic truth , and to advance archaeological paaaia research. A. F. A. W. to thank them for having elected him, over and over again, to the very responsible and honourable position of their ¦— Fm 'ir wsmm- 1 1 wwsm. Treasurer. Over and over again in the course of his life 4S9] JOHN MACLEAN . had he had reason to be thankful that he had belonged to In response to the enquiry of " Masonic Student " in the (Craft J&asonrg. the Order of Freemasons. He had never in the course Freemason of the 17th inst., I beg to refer him to Hughan 's of that life had reason to regret - it, and he felt " Origin of the Eng lish Rite of Freemasonry," pp. 75 and MOUNT LEBANON LODGE (No. 73.)—The it one of the greatest pleasures of his life to have belonged 76 , svhere a Bro . John Maclean is mentioned as " Father installation meeting of this lodge svas held on Tuesday, to the Mount Lebanon Lodge. In that lod ge-he had fpund and Promoter of the Society," and as having received the the 20th inst., at the Bridge House Hotel . Bro. John W. many sincere and good friends in the past, and he had no thanks of the Grand Chapter, together svith a " gold plate " Marsh, W.M., presided, and svas supported by his officers, doubt they svould be his good friends in the future. He and a " robe peculiar to the Past M.E.Z." (the first vote and a large number of the lay members of the lodge, and a hoped that all the brethren svould live to be members of the presentation of the kind). Whether the above is the John strong body of visitors. Amongst the latter svere Bros. lodge as long as he had been, and to have as many friends. Maclean mentioned in the "Handbuch " I cannot at pre- Frederick Walters, P.P.G.J.D., Middlesex ; W. R. He nosv thanked the brethren again most sincerely for all sent undertake to say, but having for several years past Edsvards, 619 ; E. G. Coleman, S.D. 11; John Hamlyn, the kindness they had shosvn him. been trying to learn something of the early Masonic career 1622 ; D. Stroud, 55; Thos. Pike, P.M. 755 ; W. But- Dr. Dixon then, at the request of the W.M., pro- of a brother svho svas evidentl y held in high estimation by cher, J.W. 898; John T. Bolding, gi ; ,W. F. Bates, posed the next toast, svhich svas that of "The Secretary," the Grand Chapter svhen in its infancy, I shall be very glad 1597; H. Massey, P.M. 619 and 1928 ; F. S. Courtney, and was accompanied by the presentation of a valuable if your correspondent can help me, by ascertaining svhether S.D. 1731; W. Neats, P.M. 25; A. Weil, 35; Andrew silver tea and coffee service. In making the presentation, there is any possible means of seeing the signature, or a G. Soulier, 65; VV. A. Scurrah, J.W. 2048 ; Windeyer Dr. Dixon said the committee had done him the honour of fac simile of it, of the ]oh n M aclean mentioned as having Clark, 90; Louis Hirsch , P.M. 1815 ; F. G. Willett, placing in his hands, as the oldest member of the lodge, been Grand Master of French Freemasonry, for, as I am 117S ; Thos. Cull, P.M. 144 6; H. T. Rasv, 1320 ; John svhat svas to him a very agreeable duty, that of representing quite familiar svith the autographs of our Maclean, it svould Murch , W.M. 27; Jas. Webster, Caxton, J. B. Oake, and them and all the members of the lodge, absent as svell as at once settle the question as to their identity. In the Capper. The P'Ms. present svere Bros. A. L. Dussek, present, on an occasion svhich to every one of them svas one Grand Lodge book a John Maclean is registered as having G. F. Grace, Thos. Knott , Edsvard E. Cooper, Henry of the greatest interest. The duty svas that of presenting been admitted a member of the Lodge of Unity, No. 22S Moore, Benjamin Isaacs, Robt. Willoughby, W. Klingen- a handsome service of silver plate to their esteemed friend (nosv the Old Concord Lodge, No. 172), in 1771. Accord- stein j Joh n Dixon , Treasurer; George Free, Secretary ; and brother, George Free, a Past Master of the" lodge and ing to the same record he svas made a Mason in 1740, at and David Rose, W.S. its Secretary. They did this, he might say, in Masonic the age of 21, hut the name of the lodge in svhich he svas The only business on the paper besides motions was the phraseology, for three especial reasons: ' first , as a mark of made does not appear. I have no doubt svhatever that installation of W.M., and Bro. F. G. Spencer, the W.M. their esteem for his personal svorth ; secondly, as a token of this is the person svho figured so conspicuously in the early elect, being presented to Bro. Marsh , svas installed by that their recognition of the efficient svay in svhich he had dis- proceedings of the Grand Chapter, for in the Grand Lodge brother in excellent sty le. The brethren appointed to tcharged his duties of Secretary of the lodge for the past Register he is described as an " U pholder," and the office were Bros. J. W. Marsh, I.P.M.; A. C. Ansbacher, twelve years ; and thirdly, as an earnest of the sincerity of minutes of Grand Chapter 9th October, 1765, state that S.W. ; T. Palmer, I .W. : I. Dixon , P.M., Treasurer; G. heir congratulations and good svishes for him on his Bro. Maclean svas " ordered to provide a stool and a bench Free, P.M., Secretary ; W. Bull , S.D. ; W. T. Gregory, proposed entrance into the blessed state of matrimony. An six and a half foot long, stuffed , and covered svith crimson J.D. ; F. R. Hayes, I.G. ; W. j. Nesvell, Organist ; D. event of this kind svas unparalleled in the history of their moreen , and brass nails." Rose, P.M., W.S. ; G. J. Grace, P.M., D.C ; Young, lodge, but it svas not svithout precedent in the annals of John Maclean svas one of the founders and first /..' of Tyler. Masonry. Still , he felt assured that in no other lodge, and the St. James's Chap ter, No. Go (nosv No. 2). In his After the delivery of the addresses, the brethren , on the in no other place, had a testimonial of that kind ever been latter years he seems to have fallen into poverty, for on motion of Bro. Dr. Dixon , Treas., seconded by the I.P.M., given svith more hearty congratulations of the givers, and December 14th , 1787, 11 svas " ordered that the sum of voted 10 guineas to the list of the W.M., a Steward for the universal approval of the lodge, and he was equally sure that no such testimonial had ever been more svorthily be- The VV.M., svho is a most genial Chairman at the ban- sponded to. The number of brethren present -HAS 75, in- stosved. Bro. Free, as they all knesv, svas a true son of quet table, and ever having the comfort of the brethren in cluding the follosving as visitors : Bros. H. Roberts, P.M .; the Mount Lebanon Lodge. Tsventy years ago, svithin the viesv , svas obli gingly brief in his speeches, so that those to Dasvkins, P.M. ; Garrod, 79; Dowsctt, 79; Atkin , P.M. sacred svalls of that lod ge, he first sasv the li ght of Masonry, svhom the exhalation of fumes is a solace might indul ge in 55, P.P.G.R. Kent ; Caink, W.M. 105G ; T. Grammant, and he had since then filled all the minor offices of the lodge their favourite taste, and those svho vote after - dinner P.M. 1559 ; VV. Cosvley,_ P.M. 1559 ; Hogg, P.M. 1349 ; svith credit to himself. In 1S72 he passed through the chair, speeches a bore might be gratified. Bros. Roberts, P.M, Brocksvell , J.W. 117S; Flemming, 19S1; Wadsvorth, 1790; to the satisfaction of the lodge. He showed his zeal for the 392 ; Harris, 777; Williams, 1 72S ; and Lee, 821, were Carter, 171 ; Newman, G19; T. Hurdle, 1382 ; G. Atkin- Craft, and his love for the brethren, by serving the office of visitors, svho, in response to th eir-health being drunk, re- son, 1G22 ; VV. J. Nesvall, 73 ; H. Maunder, 1G41: Purvis, Stesvard for two of the Masonic Charities, and by making marked upon the excellent svorking of the lodge, and the 504 ; and Steel, 1057. himself a Life Govenor of all three. Those svere true and deliberate and impressive manner in svhich the ceremonies solid distinctions ; but it svas not on account of them that svere conducted by the VV.M. Bros. Bayley, Ross, Tipper, PANMURE LODGE (No. 720). — The first the brethren did honour to him that night. Those quali- and Thompson , in conjunction svith Bro. Barnett, Organist , regular meeting for the present year ss'as held at the fications svere applicable to a goodly number of those svho rendered s-aluable service by their vocal and instrumental Balham Hotel, Balham, on Monday, the 19 th inst. Bro. sat around that table; but of none of them could it be said efforts. The P.Ms, present svere Bros. I. R. Stailey, VV. Laird, W.M., opened the lodge, assisted by Bros. G. that they had rendered thc same suit and service to the I.P.M.; Harfeld, Bloomfield , Gluckstein, N. Moss, K Treves, S.W. ; |. D. Arnold , J .VV. ; C Everist, I.P.M.; and lodge as Bro. Free during the tenure of his office as Croker, J. D. Barnett, T. VV. C. Bush, VV. D. Bayley, James Stevens, P.M.; C Pulman , P.M. ; T. Poore, Secretary . He (Dr. Dixon) could not tell them the amount E. Gottheil. P.M., Sec ; G. Allen , P.M.; G. Lilley, P.M. ; A. of time and labour he had given to the svork, but from a CONFIDENCE LODGE (No. 193). — The Leonard, S.D. ; F. Purkiss, J.D. ; Dr. Lesvis Jones, calculation it appeared that he must have issued io.ooolodge installation meeting of the above lodge, held at Anderton's LG; A. C. Wood, D.C. ; J. Ash , W.S. ; C. Thomas, summonses, he must have travelled 400 or 500 miles in the Hotel, on Monday last, the 19th inst., svas attended by a Tyler; babin, Debenham, Dibbens, and other members. discharge of his duties, and signed 2000 or 3000 receipts very large number of visiting brethren, and passed off W. Bro. Fredk. Walters, P.M., P.G.D. Middx., svas a for money, svhich had been one of his greatest pleasures. svith considerable eclat. The lodge having been opened visitor. But Bro. Free had also prepared, at great trouble to him- in the I hree Degrees, the ceremony of initiating Mr. The lodge having been opened , and the minutes read self , a lodge register of all members, svhich shosved the Alfred VV. Basham svas performed by the VV.M., Bro. and confirmed , a ballot svas taken for tsvo join ing members, Masonic career of the lodge from the time it svas conse- Walter Wood. The ceremony of installation svas then svhich svas declared unanimous in their favour. Bro. Sabin crated to the time they paid their last dues. This svould commenced, and Bro. VV. A. Cubitt, S.W., svas presented having proved his proficiency svas duly raised , the W.M. be of use not only to Bro . Free himself , but to aU the mem- to theW.M. as the VV.M. elect. On the formation of the performing the ceremony for the first time in a very careful bers. During his tenure of office Bro. Free had been tried Board of Installed Masters, the chair svas occupied by Bro. and effective manner. Bro. Stevens, P. M., brought the by tsvelve juries of Past Masters, and he had not been Samuel Webb, P.M., D.C, svho conducted the installation case of a distressed brother Past Master of thc Mariners found svanting; he had run the gauntlet of thirty-six auditors, svith admirable precision, the charges especial ly being Lodge, No. 249, before the lodge, and the brethren unani- and his accounts had been found to be models of neatness, delivered in most impressive style. mously voted him tsvo guineas, and expressed the hope that precision, and accuracy. In the course of his career he The investment of his officers by Bro. Cubitt, VV.M., he might receive better treatment elsesvherc than that had combined svith the admirable excellency of his duties svas as follosvs : Bro. Walter Wood, I.P.M.; VV. Saint, meted out to him by bis parent lod ge. A letter svas read the utmost courtesy and kindness, and now the brethren S.W.; F. Sylvester, J.VV ; G. Nightingale, S.D. ; S. horn Brc. VV. MacFariand, of the Theatre Royal, Dundee, had subscribed for the testimonial presented to him, not Smithers, J.D.; B. D. Kershasv, P.M., Treas.; I. Shackell, stating his desire to secure the erection of a memorial stone only collectively but individually, where the residence ot P.M., Sec ; H. Freeman, I.G. ; S. Webb, P.M., D.C. ; in the nesv cemetery, Aberdeen, to mark the resting place the brethren in this country had enabled them to be made Hy. Webb, P.M., W.S. ; E. G. Davey, A.D.C. ; F. J. of Bro. N. W. Hodges, a Past Master of this lodge, and asvare of the affair being in progress. In presenting Heale, A.W.S. ; and J. Reinhardt, Tyler. the sum of two guineas svas voted tosvards that purpose, him svith these svorking tools he (Bro. Dixon) svould remind After voting a sum to the list of Bro. Clare, svho goes as svith an intimation that, if needed, further assistance Bro. Free that silver svas a metal svhich svas untarnished Stesvard to the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent should be given to Bro. MacFariand, svhose kindly interest by fire, and it aptly illustrated a character untarnished Institution, and the proposal by the W.M. of a candidate in the matter svas greatly appreciated. Notifications from and unsullied by the trials and temptations of his office. for initiation , the lodge svas closed, and the brethren several brethre n interested in candidates for the respective The hall mark on the silver svas svell knosvn to represent adjourned to the banquet room , svhere among the visitors Masonic Charitable Institutions svere freely responded to, sterling merit, and it illustrated the good opinion svhich the svere to be found Bro. John Cubitt, Past G. Pursuivant; the keynote of the entire proceedings of the evening being, brethren entertained of Bro. Free. It svas also a metal J. Roberts, P.M. 65; VV. C. Hollands, P.M. 1321; C. both by word and deed, Charity . As a result the supper svhich was remarkable for its reflective points, and for this Wise, P.M. 1158 ; j.Turnbuil, P.M. 1275 ; W. Cleghorn, partaken of after the closing of the lod ge svas more than reason the ancients dedicated it, or rather supposed it to P.M. 12S7; J. H. Staton, P.AI. 12S7; W. H. Marston, usually enjoyed by the brethren , svho still further exempli- ' be under the dominion of men, and svas one of the second P.M. 55; VV. Pierpoint, P.M. S13; R. F. Hoskins, W.M. fied that " greatest of all " the Masonic virtues by prac- lights in Masonry ; svhich, as it reflected the light of the 1820; C. Steel, J.W. 13G5 ; A. Cubitt, I.G. 100 ; and tical remembrance of the " poor and distressed." The sun, svas intended to reflect the good opinion of the lodge. others too numerous to specify, but, svith the brethren of usual toasts were given, Bro. Walters replying to that Silver svas also in ancient times dedicated to Diana, the the lodge, mustering upsvards of go. The banquet, served given in his honour in terms of great gratification svith his goddess of Chastity, but on that subject he need not dilate in the best style by.Host Bro. Clemosv, having received due visit. Song and recitation svere interspersed throughout further than to say the beauty [and chasteness of the attention, the usual routine of toasts, interspersed svith the remainder of a very pleasant evening, svhich termin- material svas meant to represent the lady svhom he svas songs and recitations, concluded an especially enjoyable ated at a reasonable hour. about to lead to the altar of Hymen. In the course of his evening. lifetime he (Bro. Dr. Dixon ) had had to make many Great praise is due to Bros. Sylvester, J.W. ; Kift, 1791 ; CITY OF LONDON LODGE (No. 901).—The speeches, but many men might envy him in having his S. Webb, P.M. ; Davey, Little, A. Cubitt, and others, for installation meeting of the above lodge svas held at the 6 ounces of speech nqsv illustrated so beautifully, and by 7 their valuable aid to the harmony of this most successful Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street, E.G., on Monday, the silver. The presentation represented the good feeling of the and encouraging installation meeting. 19th inst., svhen there svere present Bros. David Hujrhes, lodge, and he hoped that many years might be spared to W.M.; H. McClelland, S.VV., W.M. elect ; J. Hughes. Bro. Free to shosv to his friends the beneficial use of the PERCY LODGE (No. 198) .—A meeting of this LP.M.; C. Beaumont, P.M., Sec ; H. Harbord " " , S.D. ; svorking tools nosv presented to him. He trusted that Bro. lodge svas held on Tuesday, the 13th inst., at the Ship and D. Hughes, J.D. ; R. P. Stevens, I.G. ; Hand. Onr. • Free and his intended svife micht enioy the luxuries of the Turtle, Leadenhall-street, svhen there svere present Bros. B. Clinch, D.C ; R. Gillard , A.D.C. ; R. Whur, W.S. • late east and svest, and svhenever they sasv this service of p J. C. Carr, W.M. ; George Lambert, S.W. ; R. Rowell, VV. R. Haylock, J. P. Hoddinott, and A. Prince, Stwds. ; they would remember that the Mount Lebanon Lodge |.W. ; Geo. Cooper, P.M.; F. Orchard, P.M. ; H. C. J. Woodstock, Tyler; Devlin, P.M. ; Lesvis, P.M. ; svished that peace, prosperity, and happiness might attend Lambert, P.M. ; VV. B. Heath, P.M.; George Cosvell, Griffith, P.M. ; Ginger, P.M. ; Cundy, P.M. ; Faux, his home. Dr. Dixon then, after a fesv humorous remarks P.M. ; Dr. Cross, P.M. ; VV. H. Rosve, P.M.; J. T. Rosve, Gross, Bisley, Rogers, Fimister, Ross, Clarke, Brittain ' , proposed formall " The , on Bro. Free s intended marriage y P.M.; J. Winter, P.M. ; J. J. Caney, P.M. ; F. W. Lee, Rubardt, Newman, Russell , Vears, Diamond , Middlemas, Health of the Secretary." J. Read, F. P. Freeman, R. VV. Rogers, J. F. Robinson, Fisher, Venner, Whitnall, Vale, Fletcher, Taylor, Corkhill, in replyinjr, said he thanked the brethren very Bro. Free, and A. Painter. Visitors : Bros. Frank Richardson , Barsvell, Little, Huish , Dharty, G. Smith, Dawson, Batrr, much for their handsome gift . He svas rather surprised P.G.D. ; T. Cubitt, P.G.P. ; Frederick Binckes, P.G.S. ; Green, E. VV. Cundy, Glanville, T. Hosking, Watkins, svhen he found the brethren knesv he svas going to be mar- C. Miskin, 1479 ; H. F. Burrows, 1347; C. T. Harms- Morris, Derry, Hardwick, Follett, Richardson, Chivers, ried . Nevertheless, he felt very much gratified svith the svorth . gsG ; Col. Adams, 1615 ; T. Bosvker, VV.M. 504 ; Alder, J. Hosking, Gordon , Dance, Roberts, and Pearce. brethren's kindness. Tsventy years that night he svas initi- W. R. Palmer, 143 ; W. H. Nesvsom, 172 ; VV. M. Visitors : Bros. J. Godsvin, P.M. 1343, P.P.G.A.D. of C ated in that lodge; 12 years he had been Secretary. During Bywater, P.M. 19; J. W. Cohen , P.M. 205 ; H. Hollis, Essex ; J. Cooper, P.M . 55 ; A. H. Smith, P.M. 56 ; G. that time it had been a pleasure to him. He had never P.M. 167 ; F. Dellivanti, P.M. 1319; R. VV. Galer, 13G6 ; Davis, P.M. 167 ; V. Keen, P.M. 203 ; Lambert, P.M. regretted joining Masonry, and he did not knosv svhat he P. Hinckes Bird , P.M. 1064 ; A. C. Wilks; G. Coop,fi4i; 720 ; J. O. fisher, P.M. 1194 and 1624 ; Magrath, P.M. should have done had he not had something to do in and R. W. Brosvn, 179. 1306 ; Alurlis , P.M. 1642; Hiscox , P.M . 1512; Chalfort, Masonry. many friends He had made a great , and he The lodge having been opened in due form, Bros. C. J. P.M. 1425 ; Wood, 1G42 ; J. Smith, 1G23 ; Morgan, trusted he had not made one single enemy. For the very Capes and J. G. Cathie svere raised to the Third Degree, K)0i ; Hurdle, 13S2 ; Simpson , 1524 ; Gauntlett, igoi ; kind expressions svith regard to himself and his intended and Messrs. J. B. Heynes, R. W. Williams, and Charles I'ord, 902 ; Thomas, 1S53 ; H. Gross, 1314 ; Laughlin, wife, he returned the brethren his hearty thanks. Lambert initiated into Freemasonry. These ceremonies 13G5 ; Cunningham, 1612 ; Hurdle, 54S ; Taylor, 7642; Bro. H. Moore, P.M., responded on behalf of "The svere performed in an exemplary manner by the VV.M. Edsvards, 1257 ; Keumm, 1S5 ; Weston, 1929 ; White, P.M.'s," and the other toasts having been honoured, the The chair svas then taken b Bro. VV. B. Heath, P.M., n?**:: H. Barnr-ll. IIAI . l nlv Sri, . 1 r?n-A .e..- . __ J y J ¦ ft J J J—' J * •*"*-•> -M i •"' « brethren separated. P.P.G.S.W. Herts, and Bro. George Lambert, P.G.S.B., Cosvland1 , 1642.- ' " '" LODGE OF TRANQUILLITY (No. 1S5). — svas presented and duly installed into the chair of the lodge The lodge svas opened, the minutes of the November Most visitors svho are in the——— least observant cannot fail to for the fourth time, after svhich he appointed and invested meeting svere read and:'conlirmed , nesv bye-lasvs confirmed, have occasionally noticed, upon entering a Freemasons' the follosving as his officers : Bros. J. Rosvell, S.W.; F. VV. and Bro. McClelland, S.W., VV.M. elect, svas installed into lod ge, svhere order, harmony, and loyalty should prevail, a Lee, J.W. ; H. C Lambert, Treas. ; W. B. Heath , Sec. ; the chair of K.S. according to ancient custom, by the out- certain laxity in the proceedings in respect to scrupulous W. H. (Rosve, S.D. ; F. P. Freeman, J.D. ; Geo. Cosvell , going Master, Bro. David Hughes, svho excited great attention to the lasvs as provided in the Constitutions of the D.C ; J. Read, Org. ; J. T. Rosve, I.G. ; and T. Wood- admiration in the svay in svhich he rendered the ceremonv. Order, a negligent disregard to the solemnity of the service, stock, Tyler. Bro. J. C. Carr, the I.P.M., svas then pre- especiall y for the very effective manner in svhich he and sometimes a transparent cliqueism, svhich is very un- sented svith a Past Master's jewel, svith a few svell-chosen delivered the address. The newly-installed VV.M. then likely to be conducive of fostering those sentiments of fra- svords from Bro. George Lambert. appointed and invested his officers as follosvs : Bros. David ternal affection, svhich should form the distinguishing All business ;being ended, the brethren adjourned to a Hughes, I.P.M.; Harbord , S.VV.; Dan. Hughes, J.W.; characteristic of every Masonic assembly. Happily to the " Percy " banquet, for svhich the house is noted, and an John Hughes, P.M., Treas. ; C. Beaumont, P. M., Sec. ; vast mass of lodges such strictures do not apply, and among enjoyable evening spent. R. Pittam Stevens, S.D.; Hoddinott, J.D.; Hand, Or,?.; 'nose deserving praise for strict attention to every duty in Whur, I.G. ; Clinch, D.C; Haylock, W.S. ; Prince' all its details!!must be classed the above lodge. The extra- WELLIN GTON LODG E (No. 548).—The in- T. Hoskings, and Rubard t, Stesvards; and Woodstock, ordinary prosperity of this lodge is further enhanced by the stallation meeting of this flourishing lodge took place at Tyler. The W.M. then initiated Mr. Thos. Pearce, svho intelli gent zeal and conspicuous abilities of everyone of the Bro. Morgan's, the White Ssvan Hotel, High-street, had been previously balloted for, into our ancient Order. ollicers , from the W.M., Bro. S. Barnett—svho presided at Deptford , on Tuesday, the 13th inst., svhen a good number Bro. Henry Burnell , of the St. John's Lodge, N0.1343, was a meeting held on the 19th inst. at the Guildhall Tavern , of the brethren assembled under the able Mastershi p of proposed as a joining member, and Mr. John Parsons svas Lresham-street, E.C—to the brother holding the losvest Bro. A. Holmes, svho commenced business by opening the proposed for initiation. olhce , and the eagerness svith svhich the P.Ms, embrace lodge in due form. The minutes of the last meeting having The brethren adjourned to banquet, and the VV.M., in every opportunity to further the interest and uphold the been confirmed, the balance sheet for the past year svas giving the firs t toast, that of " The Oueen and the Craft," dignity of the lodge. read and passed, shosving the lodge to be in a financial said that H.M.G. Majesty had not only the sympathy of 1 he business on the present occasion consisted in admit- position of svhich its members might be proud. Bro. the whole of the Craft, but the affections of her loyal sub- KJff three gentlemen into the Order, and electing the Higgins, having proved his efficiency as a F.C, svas en- jects, and be svas sure that the brethren of that lodge rcasurer a ler for the ensuing trusted svith the proof and aftersvards admitted to the svould drink the toast svith fr ' > °d Ty year. The enthusiasm. suffrages of the brethren svere unanimously in favour of Degree of a M.M. The VV.M. elect having been duly In proposing "The Health of the M.W. Grand Master Hro. , S. M. Boas, S.W., to be the W.M. for the coming presented svas installed into the chair of King Solomon , H.R .H. the Prince of Wales," the W.M. stated that, con- term. The result svas heartily applauded , and, in repl > to and aftersvards saluted according to ancient custom. He sidering his exalted position, the best thanks of all Free- y.e congratulatory remarks of the W.M. presiding, the appointed and invested his officers as follosvs ; Bros. masons svere due to him for the manner in svhich his Royal W.M ,. .. elect. -..(...expressedhis ^ .uiua .iiaiinathanks toLu thebrethuicuikLNiuiiuiren for theun. uwdis- Catterson, jun., S. VV. ; Carmen, J.VV. ; J. J. West, Treas. ; Highness svas ever ready to fulfil the duties of the Craft , "nguished honour thus conferred upon him , and thought Bumstead, Sec ; G. H. Kitson, S.D. ; VV. Jones, J.D.; and that every Freemason could not but admire the "e confidence placed in him by this election svas mainly F. Hurdle, I.G. ; and Bro. Goddard , svho had been re- assiduity and application svhich he gave to our affairs. He "Wing to his endeavour to bring to bear such elected as Tyler. A vote of thanks svas recorded to the therefore called upon them to drink his health ¦mility dili gence and , entitled as as he possessed upon his svork , and to his constant Installing Master, Bro. Holmes, for the very able and he svas to their^ svarmest gratitude, and svish him every to ' H?aiJC0 '"s dat' es> and Ousted that his future conduct efficient manner in svhich lie had performed the installation prosperity in years to come. rn"'ffht alsvays be such as to induce a continuance of the ceremony, and by a unanimous vote of the lodge the The toast of " The Grand Officers, Present and Past," j?™urable opinion of the brethren towards him. Bro. W. VV.M. presented him svith a P.M.'s jesvel. having been given anil duly honoured , ey P, M was fC-e'ecte-" Treasurer, svith hearty There being no further Masonic business the lodge svas The Immediate Past Master took charge of the ™;«i™ lsnes -V ' ' '' "avel, ; from allto that he might be spared to be re-elected for closed in due form, and the brethren adjourned to a and proposed " The Health of the VV.M." He said he ^any years come. Bro. Potter, P.M., svas re-elected banquet, prepared by Bro. Morgan in his usual good style. svas sure it svould give the brethren's hearts great pleasure, The usual Masonic toasts svere duly honoured and re- as it did his, to see their highly-esteemed Bro. McClelland in the position in svhich he svas that evening. They all Isaacs, 1S16 ; C. J. Lesvin, 1349 ; J. Robins, P.M. 25; G. at Anderton's Hotel. Bro. Thos. VV. C. Bush , VV.M., pre- knew his character, and it svas unnecessary for him to Gosv ; VV. Rorts, 1273 ; B. Osmond, 134S; J. Gorham, sided, and raised Bro. John Webb to the Third Degree. portray his good traits, and he knesv thev svould join him 3S2 ; ' H. Robinson , 16S1 ; T. Segger, 733; C. Boyton, Bro. S. AIcDosvall, P.M. 1902 , P.P.G.D.C. Berks and in supporting him during his year of office to the best of 1S39 ; E. VV. Taylor, 95; J. Charlton , 1259 ; H. J. Hayes, Bucks, at the request of the W.M., initiated Mr. Fredk. their ability; that being the case, and his qualities being '348 ; J- Hicutt, 15 G3; G. L. Closve, 169 ,- VV. Smead, Cleak. Afterwards Bro. T. Fenn, P.G.D., President of the so svell-knosvn to them , he should merely call upon them to P.M. 94G ; Rutter, 1S75 ; H. Hesvitt, S34 ; VV. H. Perry- Board of General Purposes, installed Bro. G. S. Recknell, testif y to the goodsvill they bore him by drinking his health man ; Churchley, P.G.P.S. Kent; J. Rosve, 1559 ; A. S.W. and VV.M. elect, as Master of the lodge for the year in bumpers, and svishing him a joyous and prosperous Clark, P.M. 1227 ; W. H. Gulliford , 1017; Percy Stanley, ensuing. The brethren appointed to office to assist the year of office. 1017; and others. W.M. for the year svere Bros. R. Kimpton, S.W. ; A. R. The VVorshipfuI Master, having thanked the brethren The lodge svas opened in due form , and the minutes of Carter, J W.; B. Bucksvorth, P.AT., Treas. ; John Rex- for the very cordial manner in svhich they had responded to the last meeting svere read and confirmed. A unanimous svorthy, S.D. ; H. J. Rolls, J.D. ; G. J. Garland , I.G. ; the toast of his health , stated that he should endeavour to ballot svas given in favour of Bros. A. W. Dosvllng, 2012, A. S. Harris, D.C; C. S. Williams, Org. ; W. J. the utmost of his power to justi f y the choice the brethren and W. Balsham , 723, to become joining members of this Westmore, W.S. ; A. G. Watkinson, Asst. W.S. ; "and had made by placing him in his present position. He then lodge. Bro. A. Bryan svas raised to the Third Degree, A. B. Church, Tyler. The lodge then closed , and the informed thc brethren of his intention to represent the and Bro. G. H. Foan svas passed to the degree of F.C. brethren adjourned to banquet. lodge at the; forthcoming Festival of the Royal Masonic Bro. John Jacobs, S.W., introduced by Bro. E. Jacobs, Among the visitors present svere Bros. T. Fenn, President Benevolent Institution , and said he svished to enlist their P.M., as the W.M.-elect, svas duly obligated, and Bro. G. of the Board of General Purposes ; A. McDowall, P.M. sympathies on behalf of the aged Freemasons, svho Coleman, VV.M., rendered the ceremony of installation in 1902, P. P.G.D.C Berks and Bucks ; A. Cumner, Stwd. stricken in years, and totally unfit to do anything for them- a very impressive manner. 142G ; H. Massey. P.M. 619 and 192S ; VV. Carter, P.M. selves, it svas incumbent on them to do something for The nesvly-installed Master then invested his officers as 141 ; H. Martin, S.W. S79 ; VV. Gray, VV.M. 14S9 ; C. them. There svere some 400 or 500 aged Freemasons and follosvs for the ensuing year: Bros. H. W. Kedgley, S.W.; VV. Fletcher, 2029 ; C. Gooding, 1329 ; J. T. Salmon, T. A. Dickson ; Rev. P. M. Holden Freemasons' svidosvs svho are relieved by this excellent , J.VV. , Chap. ; E. J.W. 917 ; E. S. Lardner , S.D. 101 ; J. Mason, P.P.G. Charity, and, their fixed income being only £3600, and the Jacobs, P.M., Treas. ; VV. Bourne, P.M., Sec ; B. S.D. Middx. ; D. J. Bridegroome, 1364 ; W. D. Bailey, expenses some £14,000 over and above this,'it ,only showed Solomons, S.D. ; J. Bassett, J.D.; Geo.- Reynolds, I.G.; P.M. 1S5 ; and S. O. Homfray, jun., 6S3. Simeon Jacobs, P.M., W.S. ; G. Hosvard them hosv much they required their liberal support, and to , A.W.S. ; G. After the banquet the W .M. proposed the usual toasts. Stacey, P.M., Org. ; W. F. Thorpe help to supply the deficiency it behoved them to put their , D.C. ; and R. F. In giving the toast of "The Queen and the Craft," the Potter P.M., T ler. Bro. G. Coleman shoulders to the wheel, and therefore he relied upon the , y having delivered VV.AI. said that svith Air. Gladstone, svho svrote the other the charges Bro. S. Hesvitt read the brethren to send him up svith a list that svould be a credit , Auditors' report, day to Prince Edsvard of Wales on attaining his majority, svhich svas satisfactory, to the City of London Lodge, and material assistance to shosving that the lodge svas in a the throne of England svas the most illustrious in the svorld, prosperous condition. The new W.M., this really deserving Charity. _ in a few kind and he entirely agreed. The VVorshi p fuI Master, having proposed " The Health appropriate svords presented the svell earned P.M's. jesvel Bro. the Rev. R. Simpson P.G.C in responding to to Bro. G. Coleman . The names of five J. , , of the Initiate, Bro. Thos. Pearce," in felicitous terms, gentlemen svere the toast of "Th e Grand Officers," said Grand Lodge, no given in as candidates for initiation at the next meeting. Bro. Pearce, in responding, said he svas at a loss to knosv doubt had many virtues but it also had its failings and the The lodge svas then closed in due form , , , hosv to thank the VV.M. and his brethren fortheir kindness , the W .M. receiving W.AL had proved himself a true M ason in using language the " Hearty good svishes tosvards him , but that, at some future time, and as he " of the visitors, and the svhich shosved he considered that Charity believed all and customs brethren expressing themselves deli hted svith the perfect became better acquainted svith their manners , g things and endured all things, because from the later meet- he svould endeavour to do so. He had been a long time manner in svhich Bro. G. Coleman had performed all the ings of Grand Lodge it svas quite clear they must hope and ceremonies that evening. making up his mind to become one of the Craft, but he believe much, and from the awful crush they experienced The brethren then adjourned to the Victoria Hall svhere hoped he should live to merit the good opinion of the , some time ago, it svas clear that they must endure all Lod a most sumptuous repast svas provided under the personal brethren of the City of London ge. things. The Grand Officers , hosvever, svould do their duty The VVorshipfuI Master, then said the next toast svas superintendence of Bro. Bertini, the manager of the Cri- in that state of life to svhich it had pleased God to call that of their most esteemed " Immediate Past and Installing terion , the tables being tastefull y decorated svith flowers by them. He svas at the consecration of this Temple Bar Bro. T. A. Dickson of Covent Garden Officer , Bro. David Hughes." They svould all agree with , , each brother being Lod and to-ni ht it svas a great pleasure to him to be presented svith a button-hole. ge, g him, he svas sure, svhen he said hosv charmed he svas svith present because they sasv not only go out of the chair a After the usuil loyal Masonic toasts , the able manner in svhich the ceremony of installation svas , the VV.M. especially P.M. svho had devoted his energies to the svelfare of the . alluding to H.R.H. the Grand Master, and the coming performed that evening ; but after all , it svas no difficulty of lodge, but placed in the chair a nesv Master svho as far as age of Prince Edsvard, which svas received by , forsuch an efficientsvorker as he had proved himsel f dur- loud ap- they had seen appeared to be thoroughly up to the mark. plause , ing the previous year, and he now had much pleasure in , They svere also going to see another pleasing performance The I.P.M., affixing the P.M's. jess'el on that brother's breast, svhich Bro. G. Coleman , said all knesv why the —a presentation to the outgoing Alaster. Such an act gavel svas in his hand, and they must all feel that in their had been voted unanimously to him by the brethren of his svould not only reflect honour on Bro. Bush, but on all svho W.M. they had the ri ht man in the ri ht place. He had lodge, as a testimony of their appreciation of the services g g had associated themselves together for the purpose of pay- been a member of the lodge since its foundation he had so willingly and ably rendered them, and he trusted , and had ing him that compliment. performed all the duties of the offices he held svell. The he svould never take it out of its case svithout remem- Bro. T. Fenn, President of the Board of General Pur- opening of his year of office looked bright bering their sincere svish, that he might svear it for many , and they must poses, also replied , and said he had many opportunities of all drink his health heartil svishing years to come. y, him success, and that intercourse svith the Earl of Carnarvon and he was sur- he svould have a good year. , The Immediate Past Master, in replying, thanked the prised and deli hted beyond measure to find the vast inter- The VV.M. having replied g brethren for their kindness tosvards him, both in the , proposed the toast of " The est he took in all matters svhich concerned Masonry. He I.P.M." enthusiastic manner in svhich they had received the toast need scarcel y refer to this subject because many of the The I.P.M., Bro. G. Coleman , of his health , also for the very handsome jesvel, that had , in reply, thanked all the brethren svere present in Grand Lodge svhen Lord Carnarvon breth ren for the hearty manner in svhich his health had been presented to him. He trusted that during the past came dosvn at great personal inconvenience and supported been drunk. He had endeavoured to do his , year he had given them satisfaction , for he had tried his duty, and had by his observations the admirable letter svritten to the been fully resvarded b utmost to do sc, and that he should, in the fact of pinning y the presentation of the jesvel, svhich Grand Lodge of Quebec by the Grand Alaster svhich he highl , this jesvel on his breast, consider, he svas sure, he svas y prized. He could assure the brethren that, shosved that notsvithstanding the th reats of the Grand although he had left the chair , pinning the goodwill and honest intention of the members , his interest svould always Lodge of Quebec his Royal Hi hness intended cordiall be svith the lodge and that he svould do all in his , g y of the lod ge tosvards him. , posver for and loyally to maintain those lodges in their position svhich its benefit and prosperity The Worshi p ful Master having called upon the members ; and, by attending the lodge of maintained their allegiance to the Grand Lodge of England. instruction , svould endeavour to bring to svelcome "The Visitors " svith every friendly feeling and forsvard brethren to With regard to the Grand Officers the majority of them svorthil fill the chair of K.S. , enthusiasm, stated there svere so many, that it svould be y svere ready on all occasions to do all in their posver to assist The W.M., in proposing impossible to call upon even half of them, but that they "The Health of the Visi tors," and support the interests of the Craft. Many privileges said they alsvays received a should be very happy to hear Bro. Merlis and Bro. Jas. " hearty svelcome." They svere possessed by Past Grand Officers which Alasons in had that night visitors 10 of svhom were P.M. Godsvin in response. 46 , 's—a great general little conceived ; but their duties svere many, and honour to trie lodge. He hoped they had all Bro Murlis, in replying, thanked the members of the enjoyed them- they gave up their time and abilities to them svithout grudg- selves and svould call upon Bros. Smead City of London Lodge for the svelcome they had extended , , P.M., and Cox, ing, and they svere very pleased svhen, as on this occasion , P.M., to respond. tosvards the visitors, and congratulated them upon having their services svere appreciated. Bro. Smead, P.M., said |he rose svith a an I.P.M, svho could render the installation ceremony svith great deal of Bro. Thos. W. C. Bush LP.AL in proposing " The pleasure to respond for the visitors. He felt , , such feeling; he svas also very glad to hear that theW.M. sure all had W.M.," said that this toast recalled to his mind the first enjoyed themselves. The manner in which thei intended serving as Stesvard for the R.M.B.I., andhe should r healths had meeting of the lodge after its consecration svhen Bro. been drunk proved that they svere svelcome. It must be , have been very glad to have addressed a fesv svords to the Recknell svas a candidate for initiation. He (Bro. Bush) evident to all that the Covent Garden Lod brethren respecting that svorthy Institution. They had ge had made on that occasion acted as progress in every svay, J.W. Bro. Recknell, being the lost during the year one of the pensioners, by name Norris, and he svas convinced that the svork- son of a Alason ing^ of the lodge was second to none. The , claimed priority of the other four candi- having reached the respectable age of some ninety odd ceremonies of dates, and was thus the first initiate in the lodge. Since raising, passing, and installation svere perfect years, svho alsvays svas styled " young Norris," and had , and a great that eventful evening Bro. Recknell had behaved in a treat to all svho had svitnessed the same. He received no less thsn£Soo from the funds of the Institution. svished the manner truly Masonic lodge every success. , svhich gave rise to prognostications Bro. Godsvin stated that it svas difficult to say anything that he svould obtain the important position in svhich he was Bro. Cox, P.M., endorsed most cordiall ' after the abl e manner in svhich Br. Murlis had returned y all .that had nosv placed. Those prophecies had been fulfilled , and Bro. been said by Bro. Smead, P.M. The visitors had had thanks, but as a svorking Mason, he must congratulate the a Recknell svould in his nesv position , as he had in his old, do hearty reception. The svorking in the lodge svas admirable brethren of this lodge on their efficient svork. He also , his svork svith credit to himself and satisfaction to the lodge. desired to commend the svorthy I.P.M., and he might state and he had never seen the rendering of the ceremony of installation excelled. His conduct svould be such as to merit the approbation of that the prosperity of a lodge greatly depended upon its all the brethren. Bro. Bush then thanked Bro. Fenn for The W.M., in proposing "The Health of the P.M. good foundation , in the form of its P.Ms., and svhen they 's," performing the ceremony of installation , and explained that said, svhere svould they be svithout them ? They found them regular and svilling in their attendance, it says a assisted all illness svas the sole cause that he (Bro. Bush ) did not per- they could in the lodge and in difficulty or great deal for the lod ge. Bro. Godsvin then said he visited , trouble they form the ceremony himself. svent to them , and all svas set ri ht. He must ask the bre- a goodly number of lod ges, but never met a more genial g The VVorshi fuI Master in repl ing, said it svas with no thren to drink to their healths, and hoped that they p , y circle, or experienced more bountiful supply, than he had svould ordinary sense of weight and responsibility that he returned be spared many years to be amongst them. that evening. his sincere and heartfelt thanks for the very kind expres- Bro. E. Jacobs, P.M., in repl said that the P.M. The toasts of the " P.Ms., Officers," and Tyler, brought y, 's svere sions used svith regard to himself; he svished he could alsvays most svilling to give to the lod a very pleasant evening to a close. ge all the assistance in apply them all to himself. It svas quite true' that he was their posver, and in any doubt svere glad to advise. The musical arrangements svere of an exceptionally en- He svas the first initiate in the lodge through being the son of a proud to say that, svith one exception the P joyable quality, and svere ably carried out by Bros. Shakes- , .M.'s had in- Mason. He svas deeply indebted to Bro. Bush and the pere, Henly, Keen, Laughlin, and Hand. stalled their predecessors, and he hoped the future Masters svould do the same. other brethren for many things, and for the favour received at their hands b him to the W.AL chair. It svas The W.M., in proposing "The' Health"of'' y electing . theiTreasuret a very great honour and Secretary," said all knesv the interest they , but he felt that there svere many COVENT GARDEN LODGE (No. 1614).—The took in the difficulties and responsibilities connected svith the office. lodge, and how they did their duty ; arid he asked installation meeting of this progressive and popular lod ge the He should, hosvever endeavour to solve those difficulties b brethren to drink most heartilyitheir healths. , y took 'place at ,the Criterion , Piccadill y, on the 13th inst., the utmost care and attention. It had been truly said that Bros. E. Jacobs, P.M., and N. Bourne, P.M., responded svhen there svas a large muster of brethren to svitness the he who did his best according as circumstances svould allosv, svorking of Bro. G. Coleman, VV.M., svho svas supported by by saying that they svould do all in their posver to forsvard acted nobl and take interest in the lodge. y and did svell. He did not presume to say he Bros. Joh n Jacobs, S.W,; H. VV. Kedgley, j.W. ; Rev. should do svell during his year but he could assure the bre- The W.M., in proposing "The Health of the Officers , P. M.' Holden , Chap, j Ed. Jacobs, P.M., Treas.; VVm. ," thren he should do his very best, and the best could do no Bourne, P.M., Sec ; T. A. Dickson, S.D.; B. Solomons, said they had proved that evening by their svorking their more. There had alsvays been the kindest regard and valuable assistance. good D.; G. Reynolds, acting as I.G. ; Simeon Jacobs, P.M., feeling existing among the members ot the lod and in J. S.VV., ge, W.S. ; G. Stacey, ; P.M., Organist ; and R. F. Potter, Bros. W. H. Kedgley, and T. A Dickson , J.W., this svay the lodge had been carried to success. In return assured the W.M., on behalf of themselves and the other P.M., Ty ler ; C. Redley, P.M.; C. Ralph, D. Hesvitt, A. he could only say he esteemed and regarded every member officers Bryan , VV. Cousins, Frank Gulliford , J. Woodsvard , VV. , they svould do all in their posver to assist him in the of the lodge, and he should exercise tosvards the brethren good working of the lodge and th ey trusted that at the end S. Tay, G. Bond , A. Freeman, G. Napper, VV. F. Thorpe, , the greatest courtesy. If they all pulled together the lodge of his year of office A. Isaacs, S. Isaacs, L. Isaacs, D. Mordecai , G. Foan , G, he svould report well of them. must go on svell. The T ler's toast brought to a conclusion a most enjoy- Holditch , J. W. Belcham , / ". Isaacs, G. Hudson , G. H, y Bro. Thomas Fenn, P.G.D., in responding to the toast able evening. The Reynolds, T. Skinner, T. Snosv, J. S. Ri pley, G. Hosvard, absence of Bro. W. H. Gulliford , P.M., of "The Installing Master " said there svas one very was frequentl , S. Mordecai, J. Alexander, W. A. Darlrng, Turner Wilson , y regretted. peculiar and unexampled satisfaction in the present instal- The harmony of the evening and VV. Unsvln. Visitors : Bros. E. Taylor, 15G7; W. Da svas greatly enhanced by lation, because the W.AL svas educated at the Masonic song and recitations Costa, ; I)a Costa, M. Cox , P.M. 190 ; /..' by the follosving brethren : Bros. Rev. Boys' School. The other day 1349 '-• 1349; P. M. Holden he (Bro. Fenn) svas dining Mordecai , 13.18; W. C. Smith , 1563 ; T. Morris, 177; H. , C. Ralph Rinaut, E. Jacobs, VV. A. Dowl- at a Club Committee next to him ing, Rorts , and the brother sitting Levy, P.M. iSS ; G. Gardner, 2012; J. Cohen , Sn; , C. Solomons, and S. Mordecai svith tricks svith in the chair svas educated s Hospital of which cards. . at Christ' , Simeon , late of 1G14; W.C Smith , 134S ; S. Renaut, he aftersvards became a Governor, and he was proud that 1623 ; L. Jacobs, * 1G14; C. Baxter, 144 ; J. Thomas, G54 ; TEMPLE BAR LODGE (No. 1728) .—The in- he had been a Bluecoat boy. Bro. Recknell svas proud that C. Hawke, 1071; L. Anidjah, 19S7; H. Hayle, 1S6 ; S stallation meelinj;of this lodge svas held on the 15th inst. he had been educated in the Masonic Boys' School . There svere many instances of men svho had taken a position in a Bartlett, C. E. Pearson, A. Pitman , E. Bye, and others. the VV.M. svould have plenty of brethren to assist him corporation by svhich they had been educated, Jand he often 'The visitors svere B ros. James Stevens, P.M. 720, 121G, svithout reference to the Book of Constitutions. svondered that they did not see any of the boys educated 1426 , &c. ; and E. A. Francis, 165S. Bro. Walter C Claridge, I.P.AL , in responding, said it in the Masonic School coming to the fore. He svas rather The minutes of the previous meeting svere read and con- svas a very proud position to be pl aced in , and he appreci- ashamed that th ey did not. But svhere there svas such an firmed. The attendance of a candidate accepted at a pre- ated to the full extreme the being p laced in the position of instance he (Bro. Fenn) felt additional pleasure in installing vious meeting svas confidently expected, but at the last P.M. of this lodge. Even before the foundation of the such a brother.' moment intimation of inability to attend svas handed to lodge up to the present time hc had been continuall y The VV.M. then proposed " The Health of the I.P.M., the VV.M. The election of W.M. and Treas. for the en- before the brethren , therefore he need not take up their Bro. Thos. \V. Casburn Bush," and presented him with suing year was therefore at once proceeded svith, and Bro. time saying more. But he svould take this opportunity of a valuable and elegant tea and coffee set and a beautiful H. Maunder Williams, one of the founders of the lod ge thanking the brethren for the kindness and good fellowshi p oil portrait of himself (Bro. Bush), svhich had been and a highly esteemed brother amongst the members, svas and friendshi p they had shosvn to him , and for his having painted by Bro. Cyril Stanley Williams, the newly ap- unanimously elected to the former position, and Bro. Hope- been placed in the proud position of I.P.M. of this lodge. pointed Organist of the Lodge. The W.M. accompanied kirk, P.M., svas re-elected Treasurer. Both brethren re- Bro. Neville Green, P.M., also replied. As an old mem- the presentation by some svell-deserved compliments to turned thanks in very appropriate terms. Bro. Thomas ber of the Bri gade he had often thought of forming this Bro. Bush on the eminent services he had rendered to the svas re-elected Tyler, after proposition—in terms cf earnest lodge. Years ago, before it svas sanctianed, he had thought Lodge during several years, both as Warden , Alaster, and appreciation and courtesy as Tyler. A Past Master's jesvel of it, but various difficulties svere throsvn in the svay. Secretary. Bro. Bush had also served the Charities, and of the lodge pattern svas voted by acclamation to Bro. C. H. Hosvever, by sticking to it they had formed the lodge, and in his capacity of Stesvard had taken up a total sum of Philips, W.M., for presentation at ensuing meeting. On the reasons they had given for getting it up had been fully more than £1000. The inscription on the presentation the recommendation of one of the visitors, a money vote, in justified by the result. Hc svas proud of having been the svas " Presented to Bro. Thos. VV. Casburn Bush, by aid of a distressed brother of the Mariners Lodge, No. 249, first Alaster. The lodge svas nosv entering upon its fourth the members of Temple Bar Lodge, No. 172S , in recog- Liverpool , svas granted, and the lodge svas then closed. The year. It had only been consecrated a short time, but from nition of the great services he has rendered to the lodge in installation of Bro. Williams, the W.M. elect, svill take the steady svay it svent forsvard it had fulfilled the pre- having twice served as W.M., and in various other place on the second Wednesday in February. diction of Bro. Col. Shadwell H. Clerke that it svould capacities." Bro. Bush, in acknosvledging the compliment, become one of the best lodges in London. They had an said it was a very memorable night for him, because he LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE LODGE (No. additional reason for svorking svell together, all being knesv that he svas in the good opinion and esteem of every 1962).—The installation meeting of th is lodge svas held at members of the same regiment—a regiment svhich stood brother in the lodge, and not only that, but of every one Anderton's Hotel on the 16th inst. Bro. VV. C. Claridge, very high indeed in Volunteer ci rcles. As long as he had svho had honoured the lodge by his presence. With respect W.AL , presided, and, supported by his officers, raised health and strength to remain a member of the lodge, he to his services to the lodge, to render them had been a Bros. Pearce and Cook to the Third Degree. The VV.AI. should alsvays do so, and give his best services to it labour of love. As one of the founders of the lodge he next installed Bro. A. Haig-Brosvn, for svhom, he being at To the toast of " The Visitors " Bro. Thos. VV. C Bush, found that all svho svere associated svith him in that office the present the Alaster of the Sincerity Lodge, 174, a dis- P.AL Temple Bar Lodge, svas the first respondent, and he had a sincere love of Freemasonry and the influence of the pensation svas granted by the Grand Master for holding the said that in the London Ride Brigade Lodge he had many Order, which would cause the lodge to be looked at in two Alasterships at the same time. The ceremony of in- true and valued friends. Within the last few months his the future as conspicuous for every trait and characteristic stallation svas admirably performed by Bro. Claridge. The third son had joined the regiment, and fro m svhat that son that should alsvays prevail. The kindness of the brethren follosving brethren svere appointed as officers : Bros. Walter had seen ot many of the members of the lodge, svhen his svould never be effaced from ^his memory, and if future MacDougall, S.W.; A. H. Sandle, J.W. ; A. McDosvall, age permitted, he svould if they thought fit to elect him , generations svere inclined to forget it, the handsome P.M., Treas.; VV. C. Claridge, LP.AL, Sec ; W. J. join svith hearty goodsvill this grand and loyal lod ge. Bro. testimonial and its inscription svould remind them. He Tasman, S.D.; L. V. Walker, J.D. ; I . W. AlcAlpin , Bush then took the opportunity of thanking Bro. Walter thanked thebreth ren for the gift, and hoped the G.A.O.T.U. I.G.;' E. W. Smith, Org. ; J. C. Tilt, D.C ; J. Green AIcDosvall for performing the ceremony of initiation for would enable him for many years to place his services at and H. F. Bing, Stwds. ; and Lackland, Tyler. Bro. him the evening before in the Temple Bar Lodge, svhen he the disposal of the lodge. Claridge then delivered the addresses in excellent style. (Bro. Bush) svas too unsvell to do so. Bros. McDosvall and Bailey replied to the toast of "The Before the lodge svas closed, the VV.M. said it svas usual Bros. Hosvard Smith and Major Campbell also replied. Visitors," Bro. Cleak for "The Initiate," and Bro. Butcher svhen a Past Master's jesvel svas voted to an outgoing The Worshipful Al aster also proposed "The Alasonic for "The P.M's." Bro. Terry responded for "The Masonic Alaster to present that jewel at the banquet table; but it Institutions," and made a posverful appeal on behalf of the Institutions," and stated that there svould be 127 candidates was really Masonic business, and therefore ought to be con- Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for the next festival, for the next el ection of the Benevolent Institution , and ducted in lod ge. He should therefore present Bro. Cla- of svhich Bro. AIcDosval l svas going to be a Stesvard of the only 12 vacancies. The toast of " The Officers," follosved ridge svith the jesvel voted to him by the lodge in the lodge, London Rifle Brigade Lodge. by the Tyler's toast, closed the proceedings. and he requested that svorthy brother to value it not for its Bro. McDowal l, in the course of his reply, said there intrinsic svorth, not that it svas so many guineas' svorth on svere 46 aged Freemasons and 81 svidosvs on the list for BROMLEY SAINT LEONARD LODGE the lodge minutes, but because it represented the feelings election in Alay to the annuity of the Benevolent Institu- of the brethren of thc lodge svho had voted it tion , while there svere onl —The anniversary gathering of the above- , and svho re- y 12 vacancies for the men. Unless (No. 1S05). garded Bro. Claridge's svork as an example to the lodge. the fund svas greatl named lodge svas celebrated svith great success on the 13th y contributed to 81 svidosvs svould have Bro. Claridge had till the last year performed the duties of to go asvay disappointed. Bro. Neville Green represented inst., at the Vestry Hall, Bosv-road , E. Among the Secretary, and he had done this so well that the brethren the lodge for the Boys' School the year before last; he numerous officers and brethren present svere Bros. J. Al. considered he ought to have the compliment paid him of (Bro. AIcDosvall) had the honour of representing the lod Knig ht W.AL ; A. Peterken, S.W. and VV.AI. elect; E. ge , J. electing him as Alaster of the lodge. The brethren there- at the Girls' School last year, and he felt very proud indeed McLaren , as IJ .VV. ; J. Collier, Treas.; VV. J. Rasvley, fore elected him ; hc svas installed , and he had had a year nosv to have an opportunity of taking the largest list of H. B. Forbes, S.D. ; F. Maisland, as I.G. ; R. up Sec ; J. of office svhich reflected the greatest credit on him. It any London or provincial combination Fennell LP.AL ; W. Clarke, P.G.P. England ; S. Smith, svas to the Benevolent , in consideration of these services that the brethren at the Institution. He could not command B. , Bailey, Tom Green R. Toole money, but he asked H. Johnson , Johnson J. , , last meeting voted him a Past Alaster's jesvel for it: it svas in a and W. Y. Harvey. , and this je svel good cause ; it could not be given to a W. Home, they all hoped nosv he svould live many better. He svas doing the best The business included the conferring of the Third Degree years to svear as a he could for it; lie had memento of those energetic and excellent services he sent out circulars to the breth ren upon Bro. C. F. Kemball and the passing of Bro. T. had , and he hoped he should , performed. be able to represent the London Green to the Second Degree. In both these ceremonies Rifle Brigade Lodge in Bro. Claridge in repl said he full the svay in svhich it deserved. the W.M. acquitted himself in a very able and masterl , y, y appreciated the gift y of the brethren and he should ever consider it his The toast of "The Officers manner. The next business svas the installation of Bro. , greatest " follosved, and the S.VV. honour to be able to svear it. He had endeavoured to sus- and several other brethren acknosvled liment. Archibald Peterken, S.VV. and W.M. elect, svhich svas ged the comp tain the character of the London Rifle Brigade Lod The Tyler's toast was then given undertaken and most ably fulfilled b Bro. R. T. Fennell, ge, and , and the brethren sepa- y he svas sure that svhat he had done had been fully estimated rated. There svas some excellent P.M. &c. After the usual ceremony, the nesvly-in- singing during the even- 1805, by the brethren. He should not value the jesvel for its ing by members of the lod stalled W.AI . svas duly saluted by the brethren and Bro. ge. , money value, as the VV.M. had said, but for the kind Peterken made the follosving appointments and invested the feelings svhich had incited the brethren to vote it to him. viz. : Bros. WOOLWICH. —Union Waterloo Lodge (No. brethren in a very appropriate and able manner, The lodge svas thereupon closed Collier , and the brethren ad- 13V—The usual monthly meeting of this grand old lodge, ]. E. McLaren , S.W. ; H. B. Forbes, J.W.; J. , journed to a choice banquet. The follosving Secretary since the foundation ; C. brethren svere nosv verging on its centenary, took place on Wednesday, Treas.; VV. J. Rasvley, present among the visitors of the evening: Bros. Hornb S.D.; F. v aisland, J.D. ; I . Bailey, I.G. j R. J. S. the 14th inst., at the Alasonic Hall, William-street, svhen a y, Stacy, S.D. 1572;,- Berry, P.M., P.Z. Toole and H. Johnson Stesvards. ; C Sheppard T ler. J. J. 554 ; A. goodly number of the brethren and visitors from far and , , y McMillan , P .M. 136 ; D. P. Campbell A handsome P.AI.'s jesvel svas presented in lodge to Bro. 5 J. , J.W. 21; j. near assembled to greet thc W.M., Bro. G. H. Masters, S. Ladge, 1178 ; J. Rosve, ; Gordon, John Alackenzie Knight, I.P.M,, in recognition of his able 1559 J. 1924 ; C. and svish him and the lodge a prosperous and happy nesv G. Williams, 172S ; E. F. Debenham, 28; VV. H. Alarston and valuable services to the lodge during the period of his , year. Bro. Alasters presided , and svas supported by Bros. P.M. H. Smith, W.M. 1S1S ; Alarrans, R. Smith Mastership, and a cordial vote of thanks to Bro. Fennell, 55; J. 1017; H. , LP.AL ; G. Davies, P.AL ; T. Hutton, P.AL, Massey, P.M. 619 and 1928; T. VV. C. Bush , P.M. P.M., for his very efficient services as Installing Master 172S; Treas. ; N. Brown, P.M., Sec ; H. Syer, P.AL -, T. Boulton, P.M. 105G; G. Mickley, P.M. ; j. A. Archer was unanimously voted and adopted. 449 , Hosgood, P.AL; R. Hodgkisson, P.M.; W. J. Akers, W.M. 1G73; H. Nuding, VV.M. 140 ; G, Wakefield , S.W. ; A. deal ; Other items of lodge business having been satisfactori ly , J.VV. J. G. Alilbourne, S.D. ; VV. 129S ; W. A. Gorman, 27; W. Al. Wells, I.G. 174 ; VV. Tailby.J.D.; H. Grice, I.G. ; L. Chasteaneuf, St.vd.; disposed of , the lodge svas closed, and thebrethren repaired T. Wyatt, 1S G. G. Stockman to Bros. 94; ,;725 ; and A. R. Carter, J. VV. Gee, Treas. 1536 ; W. Aloulds, S.W. 153G; W. Ritter and Clifford's famous hostelry, the Guildhall J.W. 172S. l avern Gresham-street EC svhere a cap Maule, S.D. 1536 ; J. Saunderson, J.VV. 700 ; J. VVood, , , , ital banquet After the banquet the usual toasts svere proposed. was adequately served and enjoyed. " The 381; G.J. Calton, 15S ; C Jolly 013 (Freemason); and Queen and the Craft," " The M.W.G.M.," and " The Pro Among the numerous visitors sve noticed Bros. B. Cun- others. G.AL, Deputy G.AL, and the rest of the Grand Officers," dick, P.M., A. Prevost, A. Furness, and R. Hirst all of . Alessrs. Dennison and Keeble svere initiated. Bros. , were duly honoured. Goddard His ; M. jutssim, S.D. ; W. M. Mead, ; W. , Higgett, Sau le, Alartin, and Duckmanton svere 95 504 J. Bro. Claridge, I.P.M., in proposing "The VV.M.," said passed ; and Bros. Curtis and Hosvard svere raised. The B. Wilson, 174 ; C. J. D. Alears, 1076; A. J. Nutt, that Bro. Hanr-Brosvn svas so svell knosvn. that it suns a lodge syas then closed, and the brethren partook of refresh- '395 ; J. Page, 1749 ; G. P. Ninvett, 1672; G. H. household svord in the brigade Stephens , and certainly it svas in the ments in the hall. , W.M. 1623 ; F. A. White, P.AI. 907 ; and lod others. ge. Therefore they looked forsvard with a very great At the social board, the W.M., in brief but well-chosen deal of pleasure to his year of office, feeling svell assured sentences During the installation ceremony sve may mention that , proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts, that he wouldhavebotha happy and a prosperous year. The svhich svere cordially responded to. Bro. B. Cundick, P.M. 1421 , acted as S.W.; Bro. F. A. brethren of the lodge svould join svith him in heartily wish- Bro. Smith, P.M., in proposing White, P.M. &c, as J.W. ; and Bro. VV. Clarke the toast of "The 907, , ing the VV.AI. such a year of office. VV.M.," said Bro. Alasters had already "•G.P. England , &c, as D.C. in most able manner. given them proofs The W.AL, in reply, said he could only imagine that the of svhat he could do over and over again. ,At the conclusion of the banquet, Bro. Peterken deal t His working with brethren did not place him in that position hastily, but that was all that could be desired, and under his rule there svas the usual toast list in an able manner, he having they thought over it, and the fact that his election svas al ready served the office of W.M. in another lod no fear that the Union Waterloo Lodge svould lose any- ge. unanimous, shosved that the brethren svere all of one mind. Bro. M. Knight felicitously responded to his health thing of its old renosvn. He asked them therefore to drink J. They thought that he svas most fitted to fill the position he his health svith all the honour it deserved. The toast having been toasted, and acknosvledged the honour nosv occupied, and he only trusted that svhen his year of having been drank svith the lodge had done him in asvarding him the P.M. fervour, 's jesvel, office had expired they svould be of the same opinion. It Bro. Alasters which he hoped to svear for many years , in returning thanks, said they knesv he , and transmit to his svould be his desire and endeavour to keep up the credit svas unable to successors as an evidence of the respect in svhich he , make a long speech, and also hosv highly svas the honour, and the reputation of this London Rifle Brigade he esteemed their held at the conclusion of his year of Mastershi good svishes. That year svould mark an p of the St. Lodge. It svas a young lodge, but it svas started under epoch in the history Leonard Lod ge. of their lodge, for before he left the good auspices—it had continued in its career svith grand chair he hoped Bro. Clarke, P.G.P. England that he svould be in a position to tell them , made a stirring and able and noble success up to the present, and it svould be his aim that Grand Lodge had appeal to the brethren in granted them their centenary jesvel support of the three Alasonic not to dim that success, but to add if possible, lustre to it. on the Lharitable Institutions. , comp letion of the hundredth year of uninterrupted He had Masonry generally at heart ; it svas his aim and existence. It svas the oldest lod Bros. Cundick, P.M. 1421 ; White P.M. ge and mother of all the , 907 ; and G. endeavour to do all he could in Masonry and tosvards lodges of the district and the onl " • Stephens, W.AI. 1623, responded for "The Visitors , y one that could lay any ," Masonry, and he svas sure they svould give him credit for claim to such antiquity around them. He thanked them and a successful meeting terminated svith the Tyler's toast. having done his best. If they thought he had not done it, cordially for the toast. they thought it svas svhat he ought to have done. The other toasts svere "The Initiates," "The Past HONOR OAK LODGE (No. 1986) .—The regular The Worshipful Alaster next gave "The I.P.M. and the Masters," The Visitors," " The Ollicers," and "The meeting of this lodge svas held at the Moore Park Hotel other Past Alasters." Bro. Claridge svas in a dual on , capa- Masonic Press. " the 13th inst. Being an " off-night" sve had but city of LP.AL and Secretary. They svere aware that since The evening svas a most mtle pleasant one, and sve congratulate svork on the agenda paper, and there was not the the foundation of the lodge he had been the mainspring of the VV.AI. on such a prosperous and harmonious beginning customary large attendance. Amongst those present svere it. He had been the Secretary of the lodge from its Bros. of his year of office. C. H. Phillips, I.P.M.; W. Hopekirk, Treas. ; H. foundation , and even svhile he svas Master he svas to a Maunder Williams, S.W. ; H. Stokes, J.VV. ; G. Langley, great extent Secretary as svell. He had nosv returned to BOLTON.—Anchor and Hope Lodge (No. acting Sec. ; Rev. Wilson-Haffenden J. ,* Chap. ; I. N his real duties, but he had just had thrust upon him the —The annual festival of this ancient lod ge (constituted Hartley s.D.; H. Hooper 37)' , J.D.; G. W. Knight, LG. ; additional honour of being I.P.M. of the lodge. The other 1732) was held at the Swan Hotel, on Monday, the 5th A. Darel P.AL , D.C ; F. Frances , W.S. ; and Thomas tsvo Past Masters were nosv Bros. Neville Green and inst., svhen there svere present Bros. John Booth , W.AL ; 'yier; also Bros. James, Worstencroft , F. Wooton, W. McDowall. He svas sure if a difficulty arose in the lodge F. W. Pacey, S.VV.; J W. Poyntz, J.W, ; S. Shersvood. P. Prov. G. Treas. ; G. P. Brockbank, P. Prov. G.S.D. ; The lodge svas closed, and the brethren adjourned to the Tyler. On the propositon of Bro. VV. VV. Curtis, P.M., Wm. Slater. P. Prov. G.S.D. ; James Nesvton, P. Prov. banquet. During the evening tsvo original Masonic songs the sum of ten guineas svas voted from the funds of the G.S.D.; John Morris, Prov. G. Supt. of Works ; Reuben were sung, the composition of the VV.M., Bro. Skelton, lodge tosvards the restoration of St. Michael's Church, Mitchell. "P. Prov. G. Ssvd. Br.; W. H. Horrocks, P.M.; svhich elicited the svarm approval of the breth ren. Coventry. Jas. Walker, P.M.; R. K. Freeman , P.M. ; Rooke A banquet svas aftersvards held at the Craven Arms Pennington . P.AL ; Johnson Mills , P.M.; E. AL Garstang, NEWPORT (I. of W.)—Albany Lodge (No. Hotel (host Bro. VV. D. Claridge), the nesvly-installed P.M.; ' \V. Y. Martin , P.M. ; Jno. Hardcastle, VV. H. 151).—The installation of Bro . T. Way Buckle as VV.AI. of W.M. presiding, svhen the usual toast list svas gone Lomax , Jas. Naylor, Wm. Golding, Robt. Ni ghtingale, this lod ge took place on thc 12th inst., the ceremony being through. * Marshall Robinson , VVm. Gillibrand , J. VV. Mather, Thos. performed by Bro. R. B. Cheverton. The W.AL invested LIVERPOOL.—Lodge of Sincerity (No. 292). Murphy, and the following visitors : Bros. J. H. Sillitoe, the follosving officers for the ensuing year : Bros. F. W. B. —The brethren of this lodge met in large numbers on the Prov. G. J. Warden ; Rev. VV. R. Clayton , Prov. G. Chap.; Watersvorth, I.P.M. ; J. G. Garnham , S.W. ; Samuel 12th inst., at the Adelphi Hotel, under the presidency of Hy. Broug hton , VV.AI. 146 ; Peter Bradburn , S.W. 221 ; Wheeler, J.VV.; R. S. VVood, B.A., Chap. ; D. S. Pring, their VV.M., Bro. C Wadssvorth , to hold their annual festi- R. Holmes, P.M. 17S; Jno. Barrett, S.VV. 1723 ; and P.M., P.G.D.C, Treas. ; G. Wyatt, P.M., P.P.G.S.W., val and install the VV.M. elect. There svere present among others. Reg. ; T. Kentlleld, jun., P.M., Sec ; B. W. Tilley, others Bros. W. Constable, LP.AL ; R. Young, P.AL, P.P. The lodge having been opened in the First Degree, and P.M., D.C ; G. R. King, S.D. ; E. H. Fradd, J.D.; G.S.D. ; R. Wylie, P.M., P.P.G.S.D. ; K. Crockett, the minutes read and confirmed , the ballot svas taken for A. Price, LG. ; J. G. Jones, P.P.G.O., Org. ; J. H. S.VV. ; F.J. Foulkes, J.W. ; VV. Hughes, P.M., Treas.; Air. Jno. VVm. Thompson , svhich svas favourable, and he Wavell and A. Alillidge, Stesvards ; and C Knell , Tyler. J. VV. Page, Sec ; J. Wensley, S.D.; J. R. Evans, J.D. ; being in attendance svas forthsvith admitted and initiated There svas a large attendance of members of the lodge, and and A. H. Jones, I.G. Among the visitors svere Bros. J. by the VV.M. Bro . VVm. Forrest svas elected a re-joining among the visitors svere Bros. Roberton, W.M. 35; G. P. Bryan, P.G.O. ; J. R. Coxon, P.M. 1G75 ; W. Kinsey, member of the lodge. The lodge having proceeded to the Mursell, P.AL 35; Tenison Smith, VV.M. 175 ; Ernest S.VV. 1299; R. Armitage, VV.AI . 1G20; R. Burgess, W.M. Second and Third Degrees, the VV.AI. then installed his Groves, P.M. 175 ; George Pack, P.AL 175 ; Elers, P.M. 1609 ; J. J. Ramsay, J.VV., 1299 ; I. Smith, W.M. S97; and successor , Bro. F. VV. Pacey, Mus. Bac. Oxon , P. Prov. 319 ; Elers, jun., 319; F. Cooper, W.M. 1SS4 ; J. Bailey, M. E. Gaskin , LP.AL S97. G. Org. Berks and Bucks, into the chair of K.S., after S.W. 1SS4 ; and A. Greenham , J.VV. 1SS4. The chair svas aftersvards taken by Bro. R. Wylie, P.P. svhich Bro. Jas. Nesvton , P. Prov. G.S.D., invested the A banquet svas afterwards held at the Bugle Hotel (Host G.S.D., svho installed most satisfactorily the W.M. elect, follosving brethren as officers : Bros. J. W. Poyntz, S.W.; G. H. Conquest), svhen the loyal and Masonic toasts svere Bro. R. Crockett, presented by Bros. W. Constable, I.P.M., John Hardcastle, J.VV. ; Rev. J. H. Gibbon , Chap. ; Jas. honoured, and the proceedings were of a most pleasant and R. Young, P.P.G.S.D. The follosving officers svere Newton , l reas. ; G. P. Brockbank, Sec. ; W. H. Lomax, character. invested for the ensuing year: Bros. C. Wadssvorth , I.P.M.; S.D. ; Jas. Naylor, J.D. ; Johnson Mills, Dir. of Cers. ; F. J. Foulkes, S.W. ; J. VV. Page, J.W. ; VV. Hughes, R. Nightingal e, I.G. ; VVm. Golding and Joh n Forrest, WEYMOUTH.—All Soul's Lodge (No. 170.)— P.M., Treas. (re-elected) ; J. R. Evans, Sec ; J. VV. Stwds. ; J. VV. Roiley, Tyler; and Thos. Higson , Asst. At the St. John 's Day Festival held on the 27th ult., the Wensley, S.D. ; W. C Briggs, J.D. ; H. T. Foulkes, Tyler. The charges to the W.M., Wardens, and brethren , follosving brethren svere present *.—W. Bro. G. Milledge, I.G. ; R. H. Ison, S.S. ; J. C. J ule, J.S. ; and Bro. W. svere delivered by Bro. G. P. Brockbank , P. Prov. G.S.D., P.G.D.C, W.AL ; Bros. C. G. Targett, P.P.G. Stsvd., H. Ball svas re-elected Tyler. Bro. R. Burgress, W.M. Grand Stesvard of Scotland. An earnest appeal svas made S.VV.; A. AlcLean , Acting J.W. ; W. Bro. J. A. Sherren, iGog, supplied the incidental music during the ceremony to the brethren by Bros. Brockbank and Nesvton to con- P.M., P.P.G.P., Treas.; Bros. H. Gibbs, Sec ; Rev. J. svith his usual good taste. The brethren aftersvards dined tribute to the funds of the East Lancashire Systematic H. Scott, P.P.G.C , S.D.; S. Whettam, J.D. ; VV. Bro. and a very pleasant evening svas spent. Alasonic Educational and Benevolent Institution. The W. B. Alorgan , P.M., P.P.G.S. Wks., D.C ; Bros. W.M. in the name of the lod ge presented the retiring Bros. Ryan, Acting I.G. ; R. Simmonds, Tyler; J. W. DEVIZES.—Wiltshire Lodge of Fidelity (No. VV.M., Bro. John Booth , svith a P.M' s. jesvel. All business Clare, Asst. Tyler; VV. Bros. J. Lowe, P.AL , P.P.G.D. ; —The installation meeting of this lodge took place at • being concluded , the lod ge svas closed 663). , and the brethren C. F. Arden, P.AL , P.P.J.G.W. ; A. Graham, P.AL, the iGth inst. In the unavoid- adjourned to the banquet table. the Masonic Hall, on Friday, P.P.J.G.W.; Bros. VV. Smith, T. A . Yarrosv, A. Cox, able absence of the W.M., the lodge svas opened by Bro. J. T. Whettam, W. T. Bowring. Visitor : VV. Bro. J. P.M., svho aftersvards vacated the chair in SPALDING.—Hundred of Elloe Lodge J. A. Randell, (No. T. Brady, W.M. 1037. favour of Bro. VVm. Nott, P.P.G.J.W. Wilts, Provincial —The andual installation meeting of this lod 46). ge svas The lodge svas opened in the First Degree, and Charity Secretary, svho proceeded to install the W.AI. held on Thursday, the Sth inst., at the Alasonic HaU . Pre- the minutes of last lodge read and confirmed. A elect, Bro. W. H. Bush, S.W., in the chair of K.S. accord- sent : Bros. Rev. A. VV. G. Aloore, P.P.G.C. Suffolk, ballot svas taken for VV. Bro. A. A. Sylvester. P.AL , ing to ancient custom. The follosving is the list of officers Hiscox S.W. ; E. Hancock •VV.M.; James , , J.W. ; Rev. P.P.G. Reg. Warsvick, as a joining member, svhich re- for the ensuing year as invested by the nesvly-installed B. Mathesvs Chap. ; B. Fountain P.AL , , , P.P.G.P., sulted in his being elected. The Audit Committee's report, VV.M. : Bros. S. Al, Badham, I.P.M. ; F. S. Hancock, Barrell , P.M., P.P.G.A.D. of C Treas. ; , Sec ; G. C. shosving a good year's svork, svas read and adopted. S.VV. ; T. C. Hopkins, J.W. ; D. A. Gibbs, P.AL, Bunrose, S.D. : T. Blunt, LD. ; Woodrosv , P.AL , P.P.G. The lodge having been opened in the Second Degree, VVm. Nott P.M., Sec. ; W. L. Tucker S.D. ; l.C Treas. ; , , J.D.. D.C; G. Kingston , . Std.; J. VV. Smith, Tyler; A. Bro. C. G. Targett, S.W., W.M. elect, svas presented Johnson ; W. H. Burt P.M., D.C; N. I. Preston H. J. , J.D. , Harrison , P.AL ; John , P.M.; E. Cammack, to the Installing AIaster, W. Bro. Milledge, P.G.D.C, Beale Org.; VV. P. Bouvene, I.G. ; H. House, P.M., P.M., M.D.; , P.M.; M. Perry, John Woodsvard, P.M.; as a brother elected to fill the office of W.M. for the F. Sloper and W. Cooper, Stsvds. ; and C. R. Barnes, Benner P.M.; VV. Long, , John , P.M. ; E. W. Gooch , ensuing year. The Installing Alaster then dresv his ler. F. R. Barrell , B.A., B.Sc, W. Fletcher F. D. Woodroof Ty , , attention to the Antient Charges, svhich svere read by the In addition to the brethren named, there svere many other G. VV. Ham , F. Symes, H. St. Harvey, J. H. Watkinson, Secretary, to svhich he gave his unqualified assent. members and visitors present, amongst the latter being and F. H. Reeks. Visitors : Bros. L. Rayner ; VV. J. , 297 The obligation concerning the duties of the Master's Bros. Chandler, P.AI. P.P.G.S.W., P.G.D. of C Wilkinson 1G7 ; R. V. Davies, 12SS ; A. Hiscox ; Al, J. 355, , , 279 chair svas then taken by the VV.M. elect. Lodge was Wilts ; Sparks, P.AL 1271, P.P.G.P. ; A. |J. Beaven , Cox , ; C. W. Alorriss, 107; VV. Dixey, ; T. Harri- J. 9S5 442 opened in the Third Degree, and a Board of In- P.M. 1271, P.P.G.P. ; W. S. Bambridge, S.W. 1533, P.P. son , 442 ; J. Harrison , 442; G. R. Webster, 240 ; E. B. stalled Masters formed svhen the W.M. svas dul , y, and CO. ; J. W. Jones, W.M. G32; and F. G. Belhng- Reckett, S3S ; C. A. Kirby, 712; J. VV. Palmer, S3; and in antient form , installed into the chair of K.S. The W. VV. Campion ham, 47 1. , SS. brethren having been re-admitted, the VV.M. svas pro- After the lodge was closed thebrethren adjourned to the The proceedings commenced svith the Auditor 's report, claimed and saluted in the customary manner by W. Bro. svhere the host Bro. N. I. Beal e had provided svhich shosved a good balance of Bear Hotel, , , £iS in favour of the lodge G. Alilledge, P.G.D.C., svho also presented the svorking an excellent banquet. funds. Bro. E. VV. Gooch svas then raised to the Third tools. The W.AL appointed his officers as follosvs:—Bros. Degree by Bros. Woodrosv and Barrell , and Air. VV. Henry Gibbs, S.W. ; A. AlcLean , J.VV. ; W. Bros. Rev. WIGAN. — Lindsay———— Lodge (No. 1335). —The this lodge svas held at the Masonic Fletcher svas initiated into ancient freemasonry by VV. Bro. A. Hill , B.D., Chap. ; J. A. Sherren, P.P.G.P., Treas. ; annual meeting of Fountain. The most interesting part of the business svas, Bros. Sydney Whettam, Sec. ; J. A. V. Ryan, S.D. ; H. Hal l , King-street, on Wednesday, the 7th inst., svhen the of course, the installation of Bro. James Hiscox, S.W., L. Allen .J.D. ; VV. Bro. Smith," P.P.G.S.W., D.C ; Bro. W.M. elect, Bro. Councillor A. H. Crossley, was duly pre- into the chair of King Solomon , svhich ss'as performed by J. E. Bennett, I.G.j W. Bros. Morgan, P.P.G.S. Wks., sented and installed as W.AL for the ensuing year. The hl delighted svith the admirable manner Bros. Woodrosv and Barrell in the manner svith svhich the A.D.C ; Nossvorthy, P.M., Org. ; E. T. Targett, brethren svere hig y Master Bro. W. Goodacre southern part of the Province of Lincolnshire is familiar P.G.I.D., Stsvd.; Bros. W. Smith, Stsvd.; R. Simmonds, in svhich the Installing , , dis- svhen undertaken by these brethren. " Hearty good Tyler; J. N. Clare, Assist T. The usual votes of thanks charged his duties, thus shosving that his selection by the svishes " svere tendered by the visitors, and the lodge svas brought the lodge to a close, after svhich the brethren Prov. Grand Alaster, the Earl of Lathom, svas a good one, closed by the VV.M., svho assumes the chairunder unusally dined together in accordance svith the bye-lasvs. As St. as the svorthy brother is thoroughly conversant svith every promising auspices. John's Day fell on a Saturday, the annual banquet svas detail of the important office svhich he holds as Provincial The brethren then adjourned to the Iosver hall, svhere a postponed until the next lodge, Jan. gth. Grand Secretary of West Lancashire. The officers ap- sumptuous banquet svas provided , under the presidency of At the lodge held on the 9th inst., tbe follosving bre- pointed for the ensuing year are Bros. H. T. Byrom, the nesv VV.M. This lodge seemed to have solved a very thren svere present:—VV . Bros. C.J. Hambro, D.P.C.AL ; I.P.M.; W. Johnson, S.VV. ; R. B. Seddon, J.W.; J. knotty question in connection svith the necessary lodge re- C. G. Targett, P.P.G. Stsvd., VV.M.; G. Alilled ge, P.AL, D. Murray, P.M., Treas. ; G. L. Campbell, P.M., D.C. ; freshment. Being in possession of its osvn hall , svith ample P.G.D.C , LP.AL ; Bros. Henry Gibbs, S.W. ; A. AlcLean, C D. Mortimer, P.P.G. Org. Berks and Bucks, Org. ; J. retiring rooms and a thoroughly furnished kitchen, refresh- J.W.; W. Bros. A. Hill, B.D.. Chap. ; J. A. Sherren, Brosvne, Sec ; H. Bouchier, S.D. ; H. Riddlessvorth, I.G. ; Dr. Tatham ments are undertaken by the Stesvard on behalf of the P.M., P.P.C.P., Treas. ; Bros. Sydney Whettam, Sec.; J.D. ; W. Rigby, , S.S. ; W. Holt, T ler. lodge, and on this occasion an excellent spread of eight J. N. V. Ryan, S.D. ; A. Reynolds, Ass. J.D. ; J. E. J.S. ; and W. A. Patterson, y The installation svas marked in a particular manner b courses, svith svine of the choicest kind, and supplied " ad Bennett, I.G.; VV. Bros. W. B. Alorgan, P.AL, y a libitum ," svas provided at a cost of five shillings per head. P.P.G.S. Wks., A.D.C ; E. Targett, P.M., P. J.G.D., very interesting ceremony, svhich has never before taken The usual loyal and Alasonic toasts svere dul y honoured , Stsvd. ; Bros. R. Simmonds, Tyler; Clare, Ass. Tyler; W. place in the lodge. Bro. A. H. Crossley, the W.M., pre- and pleasure and profit svere the result of a long and Bros. Abraham, P.M., P.P.J.G.W.; R. Greensvood, P.M., sented to the lodge for the future use of the W.M. a chain successful meeting. . P.P.G.S. Wks. ; T. R. Charles, P.M., P.P.J.G.D. ; of solid silver, svhich is of handsome massive appearance, and a most elegant and artistic piece of svorkmanship. It BOLTON.—Lodge of Antiquity (No. 146). — Bros. The Rev. J. H. Scott, P.P.G. Chap. ; VV. T. Bow- is composed of shields and monograms placed alternately. The installation meeting of this lodge svas held on Wednes- ring, J. T. Whettam, G. F. Parsons, A. Cox, G. J. day, the 14th inst., at the Bull's Head Hotel Hathorne, J. H. Bowen, VV. VV. Alcock, G. N. Water- The monogram " L.L." is introduced in the circles in tsvo , svhen there gns. To the Iosver part of the chain is sus- were present Bros. H. Broughton , W.M.; man. Visitors : VV. Bros. Adsheads, P.M.; T. Ratcliffe, different desi J. F. Skelton, 'The Lindsay armorial bearings form S.VV. ; Jos. Gallosvay, J.VV.; Alorris. Prov. G. P.M. 1037, P.P.G.P. ; G. J. Brady, W.AI. 1037 ; A. G. pended the badge. John Supt. badge and being finished in of Wks. ; Hy. Ainsworth , P.AI. ; Jno. Wild , P.M.; Western, P.AI. 1037, P.P.G. Org. ; R. Cox, P.M. 1037; the centre of the face of the , , Jas. the effect is very pretty. The Dooley, P.AI. ; VVm. Cooper, P.AI. ; Geo. Tay lor, P.M. ; Bros. IL Warren, S.W. 1037; L. Bartlett, J.W. 1037 ; various colours of enamelling, " Lindsay Lod No. constituted ," Richard Duxbury, P.AL ; Wm. Heysvood, Thos. Rimmer George, Sec. 417; R. C. Bennett, Sec. 1037; E. Alills, inscri ption ge, 1335, 1S70 , is svorked in solid letters around the outer edge of the Hy. Tongue, Enoch Herd , John Barrett , Nathl. T ldsley, Std. 1037; and J. Northover, 1037. y and the chain is affixed to a broad ribbon of blue Wm, Carter, Thos. Nightingale, J. T. Voce, G. The ledge svas opened, and the minutes of last lodge read bad ge, Jas. tsvill silk. On the reverse of the badge the follosving in- Carter, VV. Dosvns, VV. Wheeler, VVm. Davenport, and C. and confirmed. Bro. J. T. Whettam svas regularly raised B. Wingfield ; also as visitors Bros. Samuel Ishersvood to the Sublime Degree of a M.M.; the ceremony being scription is engraved : " Presented to the Lindsay Lodge, , Bro. A. H. Crossley, W.M., P. Prov. G. Treas. ; G. P. Brockbank, P. Prov. G.S.D., most ably performed by the VV.AI. VV. Bro. Morgan , No. 1335, by January 7th , " The future Worshi ful Masters of this lodge will (hon. mem.); James Nesvton, P. Prov. G.S.D. (hon. P.M., P.P.G.S. Wks., A.D.C, called upon the brethren to 1SS5. p mem.); Geo. Furguson, P. Prov. G. Supt. of Works. ; j. salute the V.W.D.P.G.M. with fire ; the V.W.D.P.G.A1. no doubt be grateful to Bro. Crossley for his very hand- VV. Taylor, P. Prov. G. Org. ; E. Alelrosc, VV.M. 221; P. briefly responded , saying it svas a great pleasure to visit some gift svhen year after year they come to be invested , svhich sveighs 20 ozs., Bradburn , S.W. 221 ; ). H. Briscoe, 221 ; Jno. Partington, All Soul's Lodge, more especially as he svas a member of svith this badge of office. The chain Alessrs. Alonk Brothers of Bolton. The W.M. 34S ; R. I-I . Phillips, S.VV. 34S ; Nathl. Nicholson, the lodge. The lod ge svas then closed. The brethren svas supplied by , P.M. 1723 ; J. VV. Almond, W.AL 1733 ; and others. aftersvards sat dosvn to an excellent banquet, prepared in chains presented by Bros. VV. Johnson, S.W., and The lodge being opened and the minutes confirmed , the the lodge kitchen under the direction of the Stesvards, R. 13. Seddon , J. W., are very handsome specimens of svork- chair svas assumed by Hro . Richard Duxbury, P.M., svho manship, and are suitably engraved, the one being for the installed the VV.M. elect (Bro . John Fawcett Skelton) into COVENTRY.—Trinity Lodge (No. —The future use of the S.VV., and the other for that of the J.W. 254). These werc manufactured by Bro. George Kenning. the chair of K.S. Bro. John Wild , P.AL , invested the festival of St. John the Evangelist svas celebrated by this officers , viz. : Bros. Jos. Gallosvay, S.W. ; VVm. Heysvood lodge on Thursday the 15th inst. The lodge svas opened at The brethren svith their numerous visito rs aftersvards ad- , Victoria Restaurant svhere a sumptuous J.W. ; VVm. Nicholson , Sec ; Wm. Cooper, Treas. ; four o'clock at St. Mary 's Hal l , the ancient Guildhall of journed to the , banquet svas served by Miss Cooper, whose catering Enoch Herd, S.D. ; Thos. Nightingale, J.D. ; Jas. G. the city, Bro. H. Holland W.AL , and there svas a good svas , appreciated by all present. The after proceedings Carter, Org. ; John Wild , D.C. ; J. T. Voce, I.G.; Walter attendance of the brethren and a large number of visitors . fully took lace in the lodge room, svhere desert svas served , Downs and Wm. Wheeler, Stsvds. ; and Thos. Higson, The annual statement and balance-sheet of lodge accounts p under the able p residency of the nesvly-installed W.M., and Tyler. liro. VV. Cooper, P.AL , delivered the usual svere presented by the Secretary, Bro. Richard Croydon , a most enjoyable evening svas spent by all. addresses to the W.AL, Wardens, and brethren. A P.AI 's. P.AL , and svere satisfactory . They svere unanimously jcsv''l svas presented by the VV.M. in the name of the lod ge adopted. Bro. J. Anslosv, S.W., svas then installed as to the retiring VV.M.' Bro. Henry Broug hton. Bro. Jas. W. M. for the ensuing .year svith the usual ceremony and HAMPTON. —Hemming Lodge (No. 1512) — Nesvton , P. Prov. G.S.D., earnestly impressed upon the salutations. The VV.M. then elected and invested his The installation meeting ot this lodge svas held at the Red brethren the claims of the East Lancashire Systematic officers *. Bros. J. I. Bates, S.W. ; C. H. Slingsby, J.VV.; Lion Hotel, on the 15th inst. Among those present svere Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution to their Harvey, S.D. ; C West, jun., J.D. ; Croydon , Sec; Bros. T. Aloody, VV.M.; T. C Walls, P.P.G.S.B. Aliddx., sympathy and support. During the subsequent proceed- T. Clarke, I.P.M., Treas.; C. Edsvards, P.AL , Charity P.AL , acting S.W. ; Jones, J.W., W.M. elect; E. Hop- ings a collection svas made for thc Institution realising a Stesvard ; I. J. T. Nesvsom, S. Steward ; F. Bird , Inner svood, P.P.G.S.B. Middx., P.M., Treas. ; W. Hammond, handsome sum. Guard ; J. Anslosv, jun., Junior Stesvard , and Hartley, P.P.G.D. Middx., P.M., Sec ; Spearing, S.D. : Wheatley, J.D.; Hollands, LG. ; Jessett, P.AL , W.S. ; Eales, INSTRUCTION. The ballot svas then taken for Bro. George Jesvson, P.AI. A.W.S. ; J. Hammond, P.P.G.D. Middx., P.M.; and 93, P.P.G.D., and svas declared unanimous, svho svas then others. Bro. Penney, svas a visitor. the Princi pals; the ceremony being ex- S34, FAITH LODGE (No. 141).—The sveekly meet- dul y exalted by The minutes of the previous meeting having been read b those taking part in it. The instal- ing of this lodge svas held on Tuesday, the Gth inst., svhen cellently performed y and confirmed , Air. Scholing svas - initiated into Craft the VV.M., Bro. Ssvain , svas supported b lation of the Principals for the ensuing year then took installation ceremony svas y Bros. Chretien , mysteries by the VV.M. The S.VV. ; Alason, J.VV. ; Cottebrune, Preceptor; Christmas place, svhich svas respectively performed by Comp. K. then carried out by Bro. J. Hammond, P.M., assisted by , Baldsvin installing the ist Princi pal T. Alackley the S.D. ; Lansdosvne, J.D. ; Krohn , I.G. ; Bassington, Hon. ; J. Bros. Jessett, P.AL , as S.W. ; Hopsvood, P.AL, as J.W. ; Treas. ; Cross, Hon. Sec ; Cobham Hunt 2nd Principal ; and J. B. Biid gman the 3rd Princi pal ; as LG. The , , Von Joel , Walls, P.M., as D.C. ; and Moody, P.M., Dairy, Alarch , Weeks, and Bull. Lod svhich svas done in an excellent manner. The companions follosvs : Bros. ge svas opened in officers invested for the year ensuing svere as due form , and the minutes of the previous meeting having been admitted the officers svere duly invested, and Treas. ; svere Spearing, S.VV. ; Wheatley, J.W. ; E. Hopsvood, read and confirmed. The ceremony of initiation the follosving are now the present ollicers of the chapter : Hollands Eales svas W. Hammond, Sec. (pro tern) ; , S.D.; , rehearsed, Bro . March being the candidate. The Comps. T. J. Alackley, M.E.Z.; J.J.Hunt, 11.; Thomas P.AL D.C ; Davies, W.M. J.D.; Ransford, LG.; Walls, , then resigned his position to Bro. Bull. Bro. Ssvain Campling, j.; George Green , I . P.Z. ; Edsvin Baldsvin, A.W.S. ; and svas A.D.C ; Jessett, P.M., W.S. ; Bridle, presented to the VV.M. as W.AL elect to receive the benefit S.E. ; Henry Rosling, S.N. ; Henry Thonless, P.S. ; J. IL D.P.G.M. Aliddx., Gilbert, Tyler. Bro. Raymond Thrupp, of installation , svhich svas then proceeded svith. On the Guyton, ist A.S. ; VV. N. Cooper, 2nd A.S. ; George &c ss'as unanimously elected an honorary P.G.A.D.C, , M . Al.s retiring, a Board of Installed Alasters svas formed , Baxter, Treas. ; J John VV. Brosvne, Org. ; and VV. Murrell , and Bro. Fox P.M. (late 1512), received a member, . , and aftersvards closed. The S.W. svas unanimously elected Janitor, similar compliment. VV.AI. at the next meeting. All Alasonic business being Comp. Green, in the course of the evening, proposed that A vote of thanks having been passed to the Installing ended, lodge svas closed in perfect harmony. At a meeting as it svas then the day of the coining of age of H.R.H. and a Past Alaster's jesvel presented to Bro. T. Officer, of the Masonic Charities Association, the ballot svas gained Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of H.R.H. the Prince of Moody, the lodge svas closed and the brethren adjourned by Bro. Stroud. VVales, K.G., Grand Princi pal , a telegram should be sent to the banquet. The usual toasts followed. to His Royal Highness at Sandringham congratulating him upon the event HYDE PARK LODGE (No. 1425). —A meeting , and this proposal svas agreed to. LIVERPOOL. — Marlborough Lodge (No. The telegram svas then dispatched in the follosving form : svas held on the 19th inst. at the Fountains Abbey Hotel —The annual installation of this lodge took lace on , — " From Geo. Green Ollicers 1620). p in, Praed-street, Paddington, VV., svhen there svere pre- , AI.E.Z., the Principals, , at the Derb Hall, Tuebrook and Companions of the Cabbell Royal No. Wednesday, the 7th inst., y , sent Bros. R. P. J. Laundy, W.M. j D. Stroud, S.W. ; Arch Chapter, upsvards of tsvent P.Ms, and Prov. Grand Officers being S07, at St. Giles-street, Norsvich to H.R.H. the Prince y H. Purdue, VV.M. S34, J.VV. ; G. Read, P.AL 511, Treas.; 47, , present. The chair svas taken by Bro. T. Delamere, of Wales, Grand Princi pal, Sandringham. We, in solemn II. Dehane, P.AL 1543 , Sec ; J. Laurence, S.D. ; G. A. W.M., supported by Bros. P. Asbury, LP.AL ; John conclave assembled , desire to congratulate your Royal Laundy, J.D. ; H. Aloss, I.G.; AL J. Green, Stsvd. ; C Henderson, P.M. ; Henry Jones, P.AL ; R. Armitage, Hi ghness upon the occasion of our royal Prince Albert Andresvs, P.AL 77; W. Craig, P.AL 1325 ; O. L. Latreille, S.W.; Dr. O. E. B. Limrick, J.W.; R. Stirzaker, S.D.; Victor attaining his majority, and pray the Alost High ever P.AL 12G0 ; F. Ssvain , VV.AI. 132S ; C. S. Alote, Dr. Osven, J.D.; Lyon , Secretary, and others. Among J. to continue His blessing, upon yourself and your royal J. Cruttenden, F. Chandler, C Coleman, J. Hutchins, the visitors svere Bros. Isaac Smith , W.M. S97; J. F. J. family." Greensvav, H. P. Gilbert, A. J. Chapman, C. J. Morse, Foulkes, J.VV. 292 ; John Beesley, P.G.S. ; E. Cattrall, and VV. Batley. A letter from Comp. G. Baxter, in reply, thanking the n Whalley, P.P.G.A.D.C; H. Alarshall companions for the vote passed at the last convocation of W.M. 203 ; Joh , The lodge svas opened in due form and the minutes svere VV.M.' R. Martin , condolence svith him and his famil W.M. 175 6; J. J. Smith, 1035; , read and confirmed. The ceremony of initiation was then y at the loss of his father, P.P.G.T. ; R. Bottomley, Air. James Baxter svas then read b P.G.T. ; J. T. Callosv, J. rehearsed, Bro. Craig being the candidate. Bro. Ssvain , y the S.E. Comp. ; C. Wadssvorth W.AL ; W. C. Ersvin C VV. Bacon then stated that he svas endeavouring to raise P.M. 1675 , 292 , then at the request of the W.AL assumed the chair and P.M. ; Henry Hindle , , , sufficient funds for a Stesvardshi P.G.A. Sec ; George Alorgan, 155 , rehearsed the ceremony of installation. A cordial vote of p in the M asonic Girls' School P.M. 1G20; W. Savage, P.AL , 1609 ; R. H. D. Johnson, thanks svas recorded on the minutes for the able manner , and having explained its position , solicited a con- P.M. 1094 ; Dr. Price, P.M. 155 ; Dr. Judson, 32; and Bro. Laund had performed the duties of the chair for the tribution from the chapter and from those companions svho y svere desirous of assisting others. first time and also to Bro. Ssvain for rehearsing the instal- him in his object. It svas pro- a popular , posed and seconded that a sum of five guineas should be The W.M. elect, Bro. R. Armitage, S.VV., lation ceremony. Bro. Stroud having been elected W.AL svas presented by Bros. Delamere W.AL given from the funds of the chapter svhich proposition svas member of 1620, , , for the next meeting, the lodge svas closed in peace and , and Dr. Hy. Ritts P.M., P.G. duly carried. Comp. A. Berry svas then elected as a and Henderson, P.AL, , harmony. J. S.B., who had in the meantime taken the chair, installed Director representing the chapter at the Alasonic Associa- him in a most efficient manner. A full choral service by tion , and " Hearty good svishes " being given by the WANDERERS LODGE (No. —A meet- Bro. P. Bryan, P.G.O., svas effectively given by Bros. 1604). visitors present, the chapter svas closed. J. ing svas held on VVednesday, the 21st inst., at the Victoria D. J. Davies, R. Alelody, J. T. Jones, VV. H. Quayle, The companions then adjourned to the banqueting room , Restaurant, Victoria Alansions, Victoria - street S.W. O. J. Rosvlands, and VV. Forrester, the composer, , at the conclusion of svhich the usual Royal Arch, loyal, and accompanying. Present : Bros. Brindley, W.AL ; Gibson, S.VV., Treas. ; Alasonic toasts svere duly given and acknosvledged. The follosving officers were invested for the ensuing Foulson, J.W. ; Musson, Sec. ; Capt. Butterworth , P.AL, It svas announced in the course of the evening that the year : Bros. Dr. O. E. B. Limrick, S.W. ; Rd. Stirzaker, S.D. ; Alimms, J.D. ; Fraser, I.G. ; Weeks, Tyler ; chapter, notsvithstanding its resuscitation in 1SS1, svithout Butterworth P.AL ; Cross P.AL ; Wray, J.W.; Luke Bagnall, Treas. (re-elected for the ninth , , P.M., Precep- furniture, and since that period an entire nesv set of furni- tor ; Goffin , P.AL ; C. Taylor, P.M. ; Edmonds P.M.; time) ; Dr. R. Foster Osven, Sec. ; E. J. Ingham, D.C; , ture from the Principals' robes to the smallest ornament in King, P.AL ; Harris, Harrison , Sutton, Tay lor, Purnell, J. P. Bryan, P.G.O., Org. ; J. Al. Harvey, S.D. ; W. J. the chapter had been purchased; the chapter svas nosv not B. Pitts Thomas Airey, I.G. ; Samuel Bushell, jun., Alarti n, Greensvay, Saunders, Heil, Dexter, Hayes, only out of debt, but that a balance svas in the hands of , J.D.; Edsvards S.S.; Dr. F. E. Ackerley, J.S.; John Edsvards, A.S. ; Plumbridge, Clarkson , AlcCullagh, , Ray, Posver, the Treasurer, and it svas acknosvled ged that this flourish- John Saunders, A.S. ; Thomas Delamere, LP.AL ; and Baughan , Chilcott, VVoolstein, Bond , Bosven , Grist, Ogg, ing state was mainly due to the perseverance and energy of Alexander Coughlan S.W. R. Neville was re-elected Tyler. Winn, , , 144, W.AL elect; Comp. Baldsvin, S.E., to svhom the thanks of the com- The brethren aftersvards dined together in the large hall, Green, Whitehead, Morgan, Saunders, Sims, Adams. panions are due. On the follosving day Comp. Green under the presidency of the VV.M,, svho during the even- Bresver, Kirk , King, Salter, Holland, Hambling, Davies, received a repl y to the telegram sent to Sandringham as ing presented to the I.P.M., Bro. Delamere, on behal f of Thorn, and Alay. follosvs :—" Fro m Prince of Wales to Geo. Green, Officers , This being the first night of the lodge meeting the lodge, a handsome Past Alaster's jesvel, accompanied in their and Companions Cabbel l Chapter, No. 807, Norsvich.— by a diamond ring for Airs. Delamere. nesv quarters, the above large number of members assem- Alany thanks for your kind congratulations." A capital selection of music, contributed by the musical bled to do honour to the officers of the mother lodge, svho We congratulate the companions upon their flourishing brethren already mentioned, enlivened the proceedings. took their respective offices on this occasion. Bros. Cole- state, and trust they may have a successful year. man, S.D., and Harvey, I.G., svere absent, but their duties MIDDLESBOROUGH. —Ferrum Lodge (No. svere performed by Bros. Capt. Buttersvorth and Fraser. The lodge having been opened the ceremonies of passing —The annual festival of this lodge svas held in the , INSTRUCTION. 1S4S). and raising svere rehearsed, Bros. Greensvay and Woolstein Alartin-road on the 14th inst. The Alasonic Hall, , acting as candidates, respectively. The ceremonies svere Hall has recentl been redecorated and added to most ex- y performed b Bro. Brindley in his usual faultless style the NORTH LONDON CHAPTER OF IM- tensively. An entirely nesv hall has been built in the rear y , W.M. being ably assisted by the respective officers. The PROVEMENT (No. —A convocation of this svhich has been converted into a refresh- 1471). of the old one, brethren having been duly elected members of the and the adornments of the nesv lodge room are follosving chapter svas held at the Alsvyne Castle Tavern, St. Paul's- ment room, lodge—Bros. Kirk 1GS1 ; Salter 1624; Bresver most chaste and elegant. 'Th e Ferrum Lodge although , , , 141 ; road, Canonbury, N., on Thursday, the 15th inst., svhen , Holland 1624 Hambling, 2030; Gofhn VV.AI. ; formed numbers on its roll most of , ; , 1572 there svere present Comps. R. Bird , Z.; VV. Radcliffe, H.; comparatively recently , Woolstein 1604 ; Davies, ; and King, P.AL 916—the the leading Masons in the tosvn and neighbourhood and is , 172 H. E. Dehane, J.; G. Gregory, acting S.E. ; T. C. , Bro. Wray, P.AL rose and gave expression to regarded as one of the best lodges in the province. At Preceptor, , Edmunds, S.N.; J. Strugnell, P.S. ; and D. T. Ho'ness. 4.30, the satisfaction he felt at seeing so many brethren aseembled for which hour the lodge svas called, the brethren assembled The minutes svere read and confirmed , and the ceremony to honour the Wanderers in their nesv abode, and also for of exaltation svas rehearsed Comp. Holness being candi- in the ante-rooms, and shortly aftersvards the Alaster, Bro. , the honour in that svay paid to the officers ot the mother date. A sub-committee svas appointed to carry out thc J. A. Malcolmson, assumed the gavel and opened his lodge lodge. gathering, at svhich the com- and called upon Bro. T. B. Whytehead, P.M., P.S., details of the second annual Bro. Brindley, in a short but felicitous speech, responded P.G.W., to take the chair and proceed svith the ceremony panions of the Camden Chapter of Improvement svill be in- for the officers of the mother lodge. Bro. Hayes svas vited to co-operate. The chapter svas closed in"peace and of installation. The W.M. elect, Bro. Friend E. Streeten, elected W.M. for the ensuing sveek, and appointed his was presented by Bro. W. H. Cosvper, P.M., P.P.G. Reg., harmony. and the ceremony proceeded. A Board of Installed Masters officers in rotation. Nothing further offering for the good of Freemasonry, the lodge svas closed in due form and was opened in full form, Bro. R. Davison, P.M., P.P.G.O., acting as S.W., and Bro. A. Farmer, P.M., P.P.G.D.C, perfect harmony. JHarft JEasonrg. as J.W. The follosving officers svere appoi n ted, viz. : Bros. UBIQUE LODGE (No. —A meeting svas J. A. Malcolmson, I.P.M. ; Walter S. Cowper, S.W. ; 1789). I. V. Cooper, J.VV.; R. Davison, P.M., Treas.; T. H. held on Friday, the 16th inst., at the Crosvn and Anchor, DERBY.—Derby Lodge (No. 302).—The regular Ward, Sec; H. Cochrane, S.D. ; G. Longbotham, J.D. ; 79, Ebury-street. Present : Bros. Green, W.M. ; Hayes, meeting of this very flourishing lodge took place at the Treas., P.AL Preceptor ; W. H. Cowper, P.M., D.C ; J. Wynterschladen, LG. ; S.W. ; Gibson , J.W. ; Wade, , Masonic Hall, on the 4th inst . Present : Bros. P. Wallis, J. F. Stesvart, Org. ; j. Glen and P. Cochrane, Stesvards; P. Coughlan , Sec. ; Gilbert, S.D. ; Brindley, J.D. ; Grist, P.G. Stsvd., Prov. G.D., W.AL ; Thos. Cox , P.G.J.W., and J. Ingram, P.M., Tyler. Amongst the visitors and I.G. j C White, P.AL ; Edsvards, and F. Purnell. LP.AL ; W. Whittaker, S.W. : Jos. Bland, J.VV. ; A. The lodge svas opened in due form and the minutes of brethren present svere Bros. J. T. Belk, P.AL, P.G.S.W. ; Frazer, as AI.O.; C Webster, S.O. ; A. Woodisviss, the last meeting svere read and confirmed , after svhich the J. Watson , P.M., P.P.G. Reg. ; J. Hogg, P.AL, P.P.G. J.O.; Mol e, Secretary ; J. O, Manton , Treas. ; John A.D.C. ; j. T. Seller, P.M. 1611; H. Sherwood, W.M. ceremony of raising svas rehearsed, Bro. Brindley being the Walker, S.D. ; W. J. Piper, as J.D. ; G. T. Wright, lodge svas closed in the Third and Second 602 ; M. H. Collingsvood, P.M., P.P.G.D.C , J. Hunter, candidate. The P.M., D. of C.; F. Campion, R. of Al.; J. H. Clarke, P.M., P.P.G.J.W. ; A. C. Knosvles, P.AL, P.P.G.D. ; Degree. Bro. Coughlan , assisted by the brethren, svorked I.G.j VV. Stone, Tylcr; Rev. T. Orrell , P.G. Chap. ; Section of this Lecture. Bro. Hayes was unani- W. Alayson, P.M. 64; J. Sinclair, P.M. 661, P.P.G.P. ; the First Col. Joh n Evans, J. Hosvell, and J. Smith. 7 sveek. All Masonic G. Carter, P.M. 764 ; W. J. Williams, P.M. 1S4S ; W. mously elected W.M. for the ensuing Lodge svas opened at 7.30, and the following brethren the lodge was closed in perfect Gill, P.M., P.P.G.O. ; J. A. Manners, P.M., P.P.G.A.D. business being ended , having previously been elected , svere advanced to the ot C.j J. Metcalfe, P.M. 531; J. M. Meek, P.AL 137S, harmony. Degree of Alark Alasters in a most able manner by the the Prov. G. Chaplain reading the passages of P.P.G. Reg. ; H. Bosvman, P.M. 764: C. D. H. Drury, VV.M., P.M. ; D. Whitehead, P.AL 1334; J. Rushford, 602 ; W. Holy Wri t, VV. Bro. Fitzherbert Wright, P.M. 1324, Be P.P.G.S.W., and Bro. E. Sutton A certificate svas 'k> 531 ; J. Wilson, 764; N. Thompson, 764; E. Hudson , 3£opl &vcl> , 253. 764; J. H. Bennett, 531; H. B. Olsen, 764 ; E. W. Wood, presented to Bro. J. Hosvell, and lod ge svas closed. G02 ; W. P. Cochrane, 1S4S ; W. J. Watson, 1848; R. NORWICH ,—Cabbell Chapter No. 807).—The The brethren aftersvards partook of supper in the lower Gentz, 602 ; M. Harrison, 531; R. Wilkinson, 602 ; J. T. quarterly convocation of this chapter svas held at the hall. The W.AI. gave the loyal and Alasonic toasts. Wilson , 764 ; J. P. Smithson, 1 (Kansas, U.S.A.) ; T. H. Masonic Club, 47, St. Giles-street, on Thursday, the Sth Bro. Whistler, S.W., then proposed " The Prov. Grand h-vans, 236 ; G. Burdett, 1244 ; R. , Braithsvai te, 602 ; R. inst., and among those present svere Comps. George Green, Master and Officers ," to which Bro. T. Cox, I.P.M., and ray, 1512; and others. P.G.S., M.E.Z. ; T. J. Mackley, H.; J. J. Hunt, J. ; the W.AL responded. In the course of Bro. Cox 's speech, A banquet svas subsequently held at the Corporation John B. Bridgman, P.G. Stwd., I.P.Z. ; Edsvin Baldsvin , allusion svas made to the probable formation , in the course itself. Hotel, at which nearly all the brethren sat dosvn. The toast P.Z. 40, 213, P.G.S.E., S.E. ; Thomas Campling, S.N. ; of time, of Derbyshire into a province by «st svas unusually long, but on this occasion the circum- Henry Rosling, P.S. , Henry Thonless, 1st A.S.; J. H. The newly advanced brethren , in responding to their stance svas held to be rather an advantage than othersvisc, Guyton, 2nd A.S.; George Baxter, P.Z. 213, P.G.S.N., healths, expressed themselves highly pleased svith the cere- since it gave more opportunity for the introduction of Treas. ; J. W. Browne, Org. ; VV. Murrell , Janitor, A. J. mony, and the pleasure it gave them to become members harmony. Bro. Stesvart presided ably at the piano, and Berry, P.Z., P.G. Std. Br. ; John E. Short, P.Z. ; George of this Alark lodge. songs svere given in beautiful sty le by Bros. Whitehead, Berry, George Hammond, VV. VV. Warner, VV. N. Cooper, The S.W. proposed " The Health of the W.AL, who Ur',am Cathedral Choir), Farmer, Cosvper, and many Bond , J. Weyer, and A. King. Among the visitors svere feelingly responded , and proposed " His Officers," thank- ii! ing them for their very able hel p in svorking the ceremony. iVk i c' •?urinS the proceedings Bro. Cowper, P.M., on Comps. Thorn, 52 ; James Dunsford, P.Z., P.G.D. of C; rjehalf of the lodge, presented a gold Past Master's jesvel and Sposvart, 21 Bros. J. Bland , J.VV., and J. Walker, S.D., responded. " Charles Bacon, 3. ° Bro. J. A. Malcolmson, the I.P.M., who suitably re- The chapter svas opened in due form, and the minutes of The W.M. svill again represent the lodge [at the next sponded . the previous convocation svere duly read and confirmed. Mark Benevolent Festival. KINTORE LODGE (Nc. 333).—The second lege, but also the first duty of every lodge officer to become regular meeting of this promising young lodge svas held dHjtna. proficient in the standard svork of the jurisdiction ," and he at the Surrey Masonic Hall, Camberwell Nesv-road , on expresses a hope that " each locality svill be full y repre- At this time of the year, the election of Worshipful sented and that the brethren svho attend " svill Monday, the 12th inst. Present : Bros. G. H. Newing ton Alasters and their ," come Brid ges, W.AL ; T. Poore, acting LP.AL ; J. H. Hastie, installations are quite common around determined and prepared to study and svork, so that the B. R. Bryant , G. Std. Br., this neighbourhood , and am pleased to say that Free- most progress possible svill be made." J.VV. ; C. Fountain , AI.O.; masonry is progressing most rapidly under the able J.O. ; C. H. Nevili , Sec ; G. Norrington , S.D. ; R. C. presidency of Ingram ; G. Venables, LG. ; VV. Routled ge, our much respected District Grand Master, , J.D. J. J. Right Worshi ful Brother C. P. Chater. G RAND CHAPTER OF VIRGINIA . R.M. ; R. A. Alarshall , D.C ; J. S. Terry, Stsvd.; J. E. p The Seventy-seventh Annual Convocation of the Grand and others . Visitors : Bros. V. T. A-lurche , S.D. On the nth inst., the installation .of the St. Alary Tidd , Afagdalene Chapter of Sovereign Princes, Rose Croix of Chapter of Royal Arch Alasons in Virginia svas held in 22; R. J. Voisey, VV.M. 22" ; J. Holliday, P.G. Std. Br. Lexing ton tosvards the close of last October. M.E. Comp. H.R.D.M., No. 73, took place at the Alasonic Hall, Middx. and Surrey, W.AI. 234; and Seymour Smith, Zetland W. H. H. Lynn presided as acting Grand High Priest, and Org. 22. street, svhen Most VVorshi p fuI Sovereign VV. Danby svas installed , together svith the follosving officers , fifteen chapters svere represented. Action in reference to In the absence, through bereavement, of Bro. T. Hi the Anglo-Quebec difficulty svas deferred for a year, it Edmonston , the chair of S.W. svas occupied by Bro. Nevili , gh Prelate, Dr. P. B. C. Ayres, Colonial Surgeon ; First General , F. E. C. George ; Second General Paul being very svisely considered that the parties in disagree- and the minutes of the previous meeting having been read , ment svere competent to settle their osvn differences svithout and confirmed , the follosving brethren were advanced to the Jordan; Treasurer, J. Alelville Matson, (Manager of the Nesv Oriental Bank Corporation , Limited) ; Grand trying " to involve the svhole Masonic svorld in their petty honourable Degree of M.M.M. : Bros. VV. S. R. Payne, Mar- quarrel." We should like to see more of the American ; and Sidney F. Hill , Org. 121G. The beautiful shall, E. Alackean ; Raphael. R. K. Leigh; Captain of VV.AI. 1CG9 Guard , A. O'D. Gourdin ; Recorder Alasonic bodies animated by the same spirit as this Grand ceremonial svas rendered in a manner for svhich this lodge, , j. Hunt ; Equerry, Chapter. Had there been little or no hope on the part of young as it is, is already becoming famous. The proposed J. R. Grimble. On the follosving night, Bro. R . K. Leigh svas installed pigmy Quebec that the outer svorld svould sympathise svith bye-lasvs of the lodge svere then read and approved , and ' it in its contest svith the giant England, sve should probabl y candidates having been proposed for advancement at the VV.M. of the Victoria Lodge. No. 1026, by the District Grand Alaster, svhen the follosving brethren have heard nothing of this " petty quarrel ," and sve should next meeting, the W.AL then announced that the Prov. svere appointed have been all the better for hearing nothing. Grand Lodge of Aliddlesex and' Surrey had accepted thc and invested svith their collars of office : Bros. H. E. invitation to hold the next annual meeting under the Wodehouse, S.VV.; A. O'D. Gourdin , J.W. ; A. Levy, banner of the Kintore Lodge, and had fixed Alonday, the Treasurer; C. G. Brunker, Secretary ; W. F. D. Cochrane, 1st of June, for that meeting. On the motion of the J.W., S.D. ; VV. Boffey, J.D. ; C. S. Goodsvyn , Organist; V. ©intuarg. seconded by the W.W., it svas agreed unanimously that A. C. Hawkins, I.G. j C. H. Gordon and VV. Blake, the Secretary be instructed to forsvard a letter of condo- Stesvards; and J. R. Grimble, Tyler. R.W BRO. WILLIAM ELIOT, P.P.G.M. lence to Bro. T. Edmonston, S.W. DORSETSHIRE. The lodge having been closed, the brethren adjourned to We announce svith regret the death of R.W. Bro. the banqueting room, svere a most enjoyable evening svas LIVERPOOL MASONIC CLUB. William Eliot, Past Prov. G. Master of Dorsetsh i re. Bro. concluded. Eliot, svho svas aged 91 years, svas initiated in the All Souls The beauty of the ceremonies in lodge, as svell as the The annual meeting of the members of this club svas held Lodge, No. 170, Weymouth, in 1S16, and svas installed enjoyment of the latter part of the evening, svere materi- on Friday, the 16th inst., at the hall in Hope-street, under W.M. in 1S19. In the year 1S39, the late Duke of Sussex ally increased by the able manner in svhich Bro. Seymour the chairmanshi p of Bro. G. Morgan , Vice-President. A appointed him Prov. G. Alaster of Dorsetshire, svhich Smith presided at the organ and piano. letter svas read from Bro. Lieut.-Col. G. Turner, the Presi- office he resigned in 1S46. He svas also a P.Z. of All Souls The excellent svorking of the officers of this lodge is due dent, apologising for his absence on account of ill-health , Chapter, No. 170, Weymouth , and P. Prov. G. Super- mainly to the assiduity svith svhich they have attended the and the members expressed their sincere sympathy svith intendent of R.A. Alasons in Dorsetshire during the years Kintore Lodge of Instruction , founded by them , and held him in viesv of the cause of his absence. After the 1S41-45 . Bro. Eliot had continued a subscribing member at the Stirling Castle Hotel,*Camber\vell, every Friday, at Treasurer's accounts had beets passed , Bro. G. Morgan of his mother-lod ge from the date of his ini tiation till bis svas unanimousl y elected President for the ensuing year ; nine p.m., under the guidance of VV. Bro . Thos. Poore, death on Monday, or for 69 years, svhich is probably a P.G.I.G., Preceptor. Bro. H. H. Smith , Vice-President ; Bro. G. Broadbridge svas longer period of subscription than is to be found in the re-elected Treasurer; and Bro. J. T. Calloss*, Secretary. case of any other living Mason. The lodge of Friend- Bros. R. Marti n, R. Rankin , and Dr. A. Samuels svere ship and Sincerity, No. 472, Shaftesbury, svhose svarrant re-elected members of the committee, and Bro. R. Johnson bears date the 17th of October, 1S40, still flourishes as a Emcftjts Ecmplar. svas unanimousl y chosen to fill the vacancy caused by Bro. memorial of the Masonic doings in Dorsetshire, in the H. H. Smith's appointment to the Vice-Presidency. Votes days long since gone by svhen our late brother svas the MOUNT CALVARY ENCAMPM ENT (D.) of thanks to the Executive Committee and the Auditors respected Alaster of the Province. —This old encampment met at the Alasonic Hall, Red brought the proceedings to a close. Lion-square, Holborn , on the gth inst. Among those pre- BRO. LIEUT.-COL. BURNABY. sent svere Sir Kni ghts Robert Berridge, E.C. ; Dr. Sanders, M.D., Prelate ; F. VV. Driver , ist Captain ; Gravel ey, COMING OF AGE OF BRO. CAPT. EDGAR Bro. Col. Burnaby svho svas slai n in the battle svith the 2nd Captain ; VV. Paas, P.E.C, Treas. ; T. C Walls, HENRY BOWYE R. Alahdi's forces, svhich took place on Saturday last at the P.E.C, G.C. of G., Registrar ; Glenn, Expert ; J. H. Abu Klea Wells, was one of the most brilliant as well as Dodson , C of L.; Alfred Tisley, ist S.B. ; Stohsvasser, one of the most popular officers in the British Army. He 2nd S.B. ; H.J. Lardner , ist Herald ; E. Baxter, P.E.C; A grand ball svas given on Tuesday last, the 20th inst., received his first commission in the Royal Horse Guards in Roebuck , P.E.C, P.G.H.; Alfred Williams, P.E.C. -, E. at the Freemasons' Tavern, by Bro. and Mrs. Edgar 1859, svhen iS years of age, and having risen through Storr, Harris and others. Sir Knights C. F. Alatier, Bosvyer, to celebrate the coming of age of their eldest son the intermediate grades, svas promoted Lieut.-Col. in 1SS1. P.E.C, and Croft svere visitors. Bro. Captain Edgar Henry Bosvyer. 'The party , numbering He svas present at the battle of EI Teb last year, and svas The minutes of the previous meeting having been read nearly 200, assembled from eight to nine o'clock in the the first to mount the parapet of the fort svhich the and confirmed , it svas reported that Sir Knight Colonel large hall, svhen dancing commenced to the strains of a Soudanese had erected, being, with Baker Pasha and Shadsvell H. Clerke, Great Sub-Prior , svas in attendance. very efficient band , and continued until 12 o'clock, svhen others, severely svounded on the occasion. In the present An arch of steel having been formed , he svas dulv escorted the company adjourned to thecro svn roomsvhere a recherche expedition he was attached to the Intelli gence Department to the dais, and ably installed Sir Knt. F. VV. Driver as banquet svas provided. Bro. Edgar Bosvyer proposed the of Sir Herbert Stesvart's force, and the latest news received E.C. for the year ensuing. The officers appointed and toast of "The Queen , T.R.H. Prince and Princess of about him svas to thc effect that he had successfully con- invested for the year 1SS5 svere as follows : Sir Knts. R. Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." The second ducted a convoy from Korti to Gakdul. Our late brother, Berridge, Prelate; Graveley, ist Captain; Glenn , 2nd toast svas "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers." Bro. Col. hosvever, svill be chiefl y remembered by his famous " Ride tain ; VV. Paas, Treas.; T. C. Walls, Registrar; Shadsvell H. Clerke responded in a genial speech for to Khiva," and " On Horseback through Asia Minor," the Cap the army ; Col. Penton for the J. H. Dodson , Expert; Tisley, C. of G. ; Stohsvasser, volunteers . The toast former expedition having been undertaken in 1S75, and ist S.B. ; Lardner, 2nd S.B. ; Andresvs, ist Herald ; of the evening, that of " The Health of Captain Edgar having first broug ht him into public notice. He svas in Wood, 2nd Herald; Harris, D.C.; and Rasvles, Equerry. Henry Bosvyer," svas next proposed by Bro. Edgar Plevna during the Russo-Turkish svar in 1S77, and, in fact, The report of the Audit Committee having been received Bosvyer. It is needless to add that this toast svas very had taken every opportunity of acquiring a practical and adopted, Sir Knt. Colonel Shadsvell H. Clarke, P.S.P., svarmly received by all present, thus testif ying to the knosvled ge of the profession of svhich he svas so bright an was unanimously elected an honorary member. A Past respect and esteem in svhich the young captai n is held. ornament. Bro. Lieut.-Col. Burnab y svas initiated in the Commander's jesvel having been presented to Sir Knight Caut. Bosvyer having replied, Major Foster proposed Alma Mater Lodge, No. 1644, Birmingham , on the 21st Berridge, Comp. Spence, of R.A. Chapter No. 19, svas "The health of Bro. and Mrs. Bosvyer," congratulating November, 1879, but the busy life he had since led had them on the happy event they svere celebrating. This toast prevented him taking an active part in the proceedings of installed a Knicht of the Order by Sir Knt. F. VV. Driver, ¦ the ceremony being well performed. svas also received svith much applause. The toast of " The the Craft. Several letters of apology having been read, the Ladies " follosved, and svas responded to in a humourous Bro. JOHN WHICHCORD, P.G.A.D.C. encampment svas closed, and the sir knights adjourned speech by Bro. Peter de Lande Long and A. Bosvyer. The company then returned to the large hall Bro. John Whichcord, F.S.A., Past A.G.D. of C, whose to the banquet at the Holborn Restaurant. The long , svhen dancing svas funeral took place at Kensal Green Cemetery, on Thursday, routine of toasts svas gone through, and an enjoyable resumed and kept up until the morning had far advanced. Among those present svere Bro. Col. the 15th inst., svas initiated in the Jerusalem Lodge, No. evening spent. Shadss-ell H. Clerke, and svas its Treasurer for many years. He svas a Airs. Clerke, and family j Bro. Col. Radcliffe, Bro. Horace 197, Brooks Marshall and Airs. Marshall , founder and acted as the first P.M. of the Bucking ham and Bro. James Lesvis Chandos Lodge, No. 1150, in 1SG7, and in occupied Thomas and Airs. Thomas, Bro. Herbert Dicketts, Bro. 1873 Allien iWasonic ©rgrces. Frank Richardson , Bro. VV. T. Ricksvood the chair of First Princi pal in St. James's Chapter (R A.), and Mrs. Rick- No. 2. In 1S73 he svas appointed G. Assistant Director of svood, Bro. C. F. Hogard , Bro. James Terry and Mrs . METROPOLITAN COUNCIL .—A meeting of Terry, Bro. T. Hasting-Miller, Bro. Ceremonies in United Grand Lodge. He was a Life Crutch , Bro. J. Aloon , Governor of the Benevolent Institution (Female Fund) and this prosperous council svas held at the Alasonic Hall, Red Bro. Baker, Bro. F. Binckes, Bro. George Kenning and Lion-square, on the 17th inst. Among those present svere Ai rs. Kenning, Bro. Rev. C. W. Arnold Girls' School, and a Life Subscriber of the Boys' School, , Bro. Rev. Dr. and had served the office of Festival Stesvard once for each Bros. Capt. G. Lambert, W.AL , &c ; Roy, S.W. ; Venn , Alorris, Bro. Rev. Rose, Bro. Rev. Maguire, Bro. Joyce J.W. ; Powell , Treas., acting Sec. ; T. C. Walls, S.D. ; Alurray, Col. Alorris and Mrs. Alorris, of the three Institutions. Among those svho attended Bro. Col . James the obsequies of our deceased brother, svere Bros. Sir J. L. Alather, P.AL , S.G.W., acting J.D. ; Graveley, I.G.j Peters, Bro. S. H. Soper and Miss Soper, Bro. Matthesvs John Dr. Alickley, and Shirley. Bro. J. S. Cumberland , P.M. and Airs . Alatthews, Bro. E. Dasvson B. Alonckton , P.G.J.W. and Sir C. Hatton Gregory. J. , Bro. J. S. Eastes K.C.M.G., P.G.D., the President and several members of the Ebor Lodge, York , svas a visitor, and Bro. A. and Airs. Eastes, Air. and Mrs. Bonner, Bro. Captain Williams, D.G.M. of the Order, svas also present. George Lambert, and others. of the Council of the Institute of British Architects, and The minutes of the previous meeting having been read deputations from he Institute of Civil Engineers, &c, &c. and confirmed , Bros. Pi geon , 320 (Alark) ; Shilcock, 234 and 4 (Mark); and Spencer, Old Kent (Mark), svere ftije Craft -aftroatf initiated into the Order of St. Lasvrence by the W.M. The . Birtijg lodge svas then opened in the degree of Kni ghts of Con- , Jftarrtag e, ano ©eattjs. THE N ETHERLANDS . stantinople, and the aforesaid brethren received that degree. BIRTHS. The council svas then opened in the degree of Red Cross We learn from a communication in La Chaine cl' Union of for December from the correspondent of Babylon , and Comps. Shilcock, 403, and Spence, 19, svere that journal in the ENGLISH .—On the 19th inst., at Wisbeach, the svife of A. duly installed as Kni ghts of the Order. Bro. Roy svas Hague that the scheme originated by some zealous brethren English, of a son. unanimousl y elected W.M., and Bro. Posvell , Treasurer, of Amsterdam for the purpose of au-rmentinir thi> fnnrU r,t H ERON .—On the 17th inst., at Riverdale, Bedford , the for the year ensuing. Bros. T. C. Walls and J. L. Alather the " Louisa Stichting Orphanage " by means of an svife of Capt. F. M. Heron , of a daughter. exposition and art lottery, proved very successful were appointed Auditors. A Past Master's jesvel having , the O LDHAM .— On the 18th inst., at Elmer's End, Beckenham, been voted to the W.AL, it svas moved by Bro. Walls, amount settled by the committee of management, and by the svife of H. Oldham, of a son. seconded by Bro. Alather, and carried unanimousl y, that a them remitted to the executive of the Orphanage, being upwards of 42,000 francs (£i6So). WORMALD .— On the 20th inst., at Morden Park, Surrey, letter of sympathy be forsvarded to Bro . C. F. Alatier, P.D. the svife of J. Wormald, of a son. G.M., expressing a hope that he svill speedil y recover from the effects of his recent severe accident. AI ASONIC I NSTRUCTION . MARRIAGE. The lod ge svas then closed in the degree of St. Lasvrence, We read in the current number of the Voice of Masonry B URN —A ITKEN .—On the 2oth'inst., at Pittensveem Epis- Holborn Restaurant , under that Bro. John R. Thomas, Grand Alaster of the Grand copal Church , Capt. W. Burn , late Hussars and the brethren dined at the Lodge of Illinois 14th , to the genial and able presidency of Bro. Lambert. The , has appointed that schools of instruction Fanny, daughter of the late J. C. Aitkin , Esq. shall be held at certain places on certain days in January, brethren sv.re then joined by Bros. F. Binckes, P.G.W., DEATHS. and Williamson. February, and Alarch , the object of such meetinirs beine to enable Alasters and other officers of the lodges of this AIC I NTYRE .— On the 15th inst., at Clarence Lodge, St. grand jurisdiction , as far as possible, to witness a full Heliers, Jersey, Charlotte Susannah Melntyre, svidosv The annual meeting- of the Provincial Grand exemplification of the ceremonials incident to the conferring of Maeas Alclntyre, LL.D., F.L.S., and mother of Chapter of the Province of Hampshire and Isle of Wight of the various degrees of Symbolic Masonry, and to learn Bro. /Eneas John Alclnty re, Q.C, M.P., aged 87. will be held at the Tosvn Hall, Ryde, on Friday, the 30th the svork and lectures as adopted by the Grand Lod ge. SHEPPARD .—On the iSth inst., at Fai rbridge-road, Upper inst., at 2 o'clock p.m. The Grand Master points out that " it is not only the privi- Hollosvay, N., Shearman Sheppard, in his 60th year. INNS OF COURT HOTEL.—Companion George Bro. Thomas Duckham, M.P., has written an Kenning has received instructions to prepare the above article on " Our Aleat Supp ly " for the February number hotel for the reception of Royal Arch Chapters. The of the Fortnightly Review. Alontague Guest Chapter sviil be consecrated there in March next. Bro. the Emperor William of Germany is reported to be so unsvell as to be obliged to keep his bed, Bro. Henry Wright, J.W. 1S27, was amongst those invited and svho svere present at thc Bishop " his condition causing some uneasiness to his medical ^^^^f^iiiilj of attendants. London 's funeral at Fulham on the 10th inst. Whittaker Ellis, Bart., Bro. Alderman Sir J. The income of the Masons' Company of London Bro. Earl Granville was early in attendance at ALP., P.G.J.W., svill complete his 56th year on Sunday the Forei svhen his lordship gave is ^400, a considerable portion of it being paid to gn Ofiice on Alonday, next; the 25th inst. pensioners. audience in succession to the German, Turkish, Austrian, Bro. T. Marriott, Q.C, M.P., will deliver an Bro. Alderman Evans left tosvn on Friday last for and Russian Ambassadors. address on Alonday next, at Brighton, in connection svith Paris and the South on business, and svas expected to be Bro. Dr. Richardson presided at a meeting held the opening of the Albany School for Girls. absent about a sveek from England. at the Cannon-street Hotel on the iGth inst., svhen it svas Bro. VV. Burdett-Coutts presided at the Guild- Bro. Alderman Staples, F.S.A., very kindly resolved to establish a society of cyclists, the object of svhich hall Tavern on Saturday last at the first anniversary dinner presided on VVednesday evening at the annual tea and svill be to holdjmcetings , readjpapers on svheeling, &c of Columbia Market Fruit and Potato Salesmen's Associa- public meeting of the VVesleyan City Circuit Sunday School , Bro. A. J. Altman, C.C., was present at the tion. Shaftesbury Hal l, 36a, Aldersgate-street. Albion, Aldersgate-street, on Tuesday evening, at the Bro. G. Vickery is the architect of six nesv ware- Bro. Alderman Sir J. Whittaker Ellis, Bart., svinter dinner of the John Carpenter Club, and returned houses about to be erected for Air. P. Charles—one in Governor of the Irish Society, during his visit to Derry, thanks for the toast of " "The Corporation of the City of London Wall, one in Philip-lane, and four in Aldermanbury- entertained a number of gentlemen at a grand dinner, London." avenue. among them being the Bishop and Dean of Derry. Bros. Sir B. Samuelson, M.P., and Sir E. J. Bro. Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart., has forsvarded Bros. Sir E. J. Reed, K.C.B., M.P., and Sir Reed, K.C.B., ALP., svere among the guests at the to the Mayor of Buckingham, for piesentation to the tosvn Thomas Brassey, K.C.B., M.P., svere among those present bauquet given on Thursday last, by the Armourers' and library, a handsomely bound copy of his " Narrative of a on Saturday last at the launch of the nesv ironclad ship-of- Braziers' Company in honour of the Company 's freedom Forty Days' Sojourn in the Holy Land." svar, built for the Brazillian Government by Alessrs. having been presented to Sir Henry Bessemer, F.R.S. Samuda. Bro. the Rev. R. J. Simpson, P.G. Chap., of Bro. A. Staveley Hill, Q.C, M.P., Chancellor Curzon Chapel, Mayfair, preached a sermon in aid of the The annual ball of the Cripplegate Pension of the Great Priory (K.T.) of England and VVales, has South American Alissionary Society, on Sunday last, at the Society svill take place at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon- svritten an account of tsvo long vacations spent at the foot church of Allhallosvs, Lombard-street. street, on Thursday, the 5th February, under the patronage of the Rocky Mountains, svhich will be shortly, published of Bro. the Lord Alayor, Bro . Alderman and Sheriff White- by Messrs. Sampson Losv and Co. Bro. Major T. Davies Sesvell, of the Fourth head, Sheriff Phillips, Bro. Alderman Sir H. E. Knight, At a meeting of the Eboracum Conclave, No. Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), has and others. been granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, an 137, of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantine, held at announcement to this effect being contained in the Cassette Bro. G. S. Graham took part in the entertain- York on the 15th inst., Bro. VV. B. Dyson svas elected of Friday last. ment given on Friday evening last by the members of the AI.P.S., and Bro. W. Brosvn svas elected V.E. Bro. G. Picksvick Histrionic Club, in aid of the funds of the City of Simpson, P.S., ss'as re-elected Treasurer. Bros, the Lord Mayor, Alderman Sir B. S. London College Cricket Club. The meeting svas held at Bro. the Rt. Hon. G. O. Trevel Phillips, and Alderman A. Keyser are among those svho yan, M.P., ancl the College, and Bro. Graham 's efforts to amuse svere Ai rs. Trevel yan, svere among the guests svho dined svith have promised help tosvards the subscriptions for the loudly applauded. case of Denica, of 4, Creed-lane, svho has unfortunately Lord and Lady Reay on the 15th inst., previous to the been stricken with blindness. The Lady Mayoress gave her first Cinderella departure of the latter for India , svhere his lordshi p has dance in the old bal l room at the Alansion House on Thurs- been appointed Governor of the Bombay Presidency. Bro. Sir Charles Dilke, Bart,, M.P., was present day evening, the 15th inst. The guests exceeded a hundred Lord Henniker, Past G.M.M.M., presided on on the 15th inst. at the annual dinner of the Chelsea in number, and among them were Bro. C. G. Nottage, Bro, Bicycle Club, and made a long and very appropriate speech Alderman and Sheriff, Airs., and the Alisses Whitehead, VVednesday last, the 14th instant, at a Conference at the Cannon-street Hotel on the on the subject of athletic development. Bro. Puleston, ALP,, svith Mrs. and the Alisses Puleston , , subject of certain proposed Bros. Sir Thomas, Lady, and Aliss Brassey, and others. alterations in railsvay companies' tariffs of charges. Bro. H. B. Marshall, G. Treas., was among The meeting ss-as composed of agriculturists, manufac- those present at the Cannon-street Hotel on Tuesday, svhen Bro. Captain George Lambert, P.G.S.B., the turers, and traders. the Christmas election of the Asylum for Fatherless Master, presided at the Court dinner of the Pattenmakers1" Bro. T. I^overid presided as chairman at the Children svas held. Tsvelve boys and ten girls svere elected Company, held at the Ship and Turtle, Leadenhall-street, ge from an approved list of 84 candidates. on the evening of Thursday, the 15th inst. Bros. A. F. dinner given at the Guildhall raven, on Friday last by the Godson and Major Joseph, C.C , svere among the guests, Chairman of thc Committee of the Corporation to the The R.W. Prov. Grand Master of Norfolk the , the latter replying to the toast of " The Army, Navy, and Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, there being present in addition Right Hon. Lord Suffield, K.C.B., has notified to Bro. E. Reserve Forces." to those distinguished guests, Bros. Innes, Alliston, Boor, Baldsvin, W.AL of Sincerity Lodge, No. 943, his lordshi p's Altman, Beard, &c, &C Bro. the Lord Mayor and Lad Mayoress enter- intention to honour the lodge svith his presence on Tuesday y Bro. J. Glutton , before the case of the Marquis next, on svhich occasion Bro. Baldsvin svill install his suces- tained the Aldermen and their ladies at dinner at the Alansion House, on Tuesday evening, among those present of Salisbury v. the Aletropolitan Board of Works, to svhich sor for the ensuing year. we referred last sveek svas tried asvarded his lordshi being Bros. Alderman Stone, P.G.J.W. ; Sir F. Truscott, , , p We have heard with regret of the death, 0 for the land taken for the nesv street from Charing on P.G.J.W. ; Sir H. E. Knight, Staples, De Keyser, Gray, £62, 38 Thursday last, at Clarence Lodge, St. Helier's, Jersey, Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead, Sir B. Monckton Cross to Oxford-street. The property had been valued on J. ' of Mrs. Mclntvre, widosv of Dr. /En. Melntyre, and (Tosvn Clerk), P.G.J.W., G. P.GoIdney;(Remembrancer), the Marquis s behalf by Mr. S. Chadwick at £82,00:1. mother of Bro.' /En. Melntyre, Q.C, M.P., P.G.J.W. and C. G. Nottage. We would remind our readers that the smoking We offer our respectful sympathy to Bro. Alclntyre on the great loss hc has thus sustained. Dr. Trap, chief of the Royal Cabinet, Copen- concert of " Ye Rahere Almoners " svill take place on died on VVednesday, Alonday next, the 2Gth inst., at the Champion Hotel, r n t a r n hagen, since 1S57, aged 75 years, Bro. Earl Cowley, while d ivi g wi h f ie d He served in the Royal Cabinet during the reign of four Aldersgate-street, at the hour of eight p.m. A very good met svith an from Chippenham Station on Alonday evening, Kings, and played a prominent part in the political programme has been arranged, and as the direction is in accident through the horse taking fright at a passing train history of Denmark. He svas vice-Grand Master of the the hands of Bro. G. S. Graham, svho svill himself contri- throsvn out of the trap, and bolting. Both svere and con- Freemasons a svell-knosvn philanthropist, and a dis- bute to the entertainment, a very pleasant meeting may be lordshi p svas shortl , siderably shaken j but his y aftersvards tinguished scientific svriter. His Principal svork is a antici pated. able to proceed to Draycott Park. As for the horse and Statistical History of Denmark. o w n dinners took place at the Free- trap, svhich collided svith a corn merchant's svaggon, the The f llo i g former svas so injured that it had to be killed , svhile the We have much pleasure in announcing that the masons' Tavern during the sveek ending January 24th , latter was broken in tsvo. annual Provincial Grand Lodge for the Province of Norfolk 1SS5 : Alonday—Grand Masters' Lodge and Royal Albert svill be held at the Tosvn Hall, King's Lynn, on Alonday, Lodge. Tuesday—Cadogan Lodge and Salisbury Lodge. * At the Court of Aldermen, held at the Guildhall the 26th inst., at 4 o'clock p m., under the presidency of VVednesday—Grand Stesvards' Lodge and Oak Lod ge. on Tuesday, there svere p resent Bros, the Lord Alayor, svho the Rt. Hon. Lord Suffield , K.C.B., Prov. G.M., svhen the Thursday—St. George's Chapter ; Grenadiers' Lodge ; presided ; Alderman Stone, P.G.J.W. ; Sir F. Truscott, M.W. the Grand Master, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, has Mount Aloriah Lodge ; Polish Chapter; and Vane Chapter, P.G.J.W. ; Sir H. E. Knight, Staples, De Keyser, Water- graciously announced his intention of being present. We Friday—Caledonian Society ; Jerusalem Lodge ; and Peace losv, and Isaacs. A letter svas read by the Tosvn Clerk, hope this svill stimulate the brethren to exert themselves, and Harmony Lodge. Bro. Sir J. B. Monckton, P.G.J.W., from Bro. Sir C. and by a good attendance at the lodge give H.R.H. a At an emergen cy meeting of the York Lodge, Whetham asking further leave for three months on the hearty svelcome. A Provincial Grand Banquet (at svhich No. 236, held recently at the Alasonic Hall, for the purpose ground of ill-health. The request svas granted, and the H.R.H. svill also be present) svill be held at the Tosvn Hall of auditing the accounts of the year, a beautiful illuminated necessary arrangements made for the discharge of Sir C. at 6.30 p.m. punctually. The local railsvay companies are address, emblematically framed, svas presented to Bro. Sir Whetham's duties. affording every assistance to make the meeting a decided James Meek, P.AL, P.S.P.G.VV.,*as a mark of respect by SINGULAR ACTION FOR LIBEL.—At the Cam- success. The Midland Company svill run a special train from the members of the lodge of svhich he has been a member bridge Assizes recently, before Lord Chief Justice Cole- Norsvich for Lynn at 1.45, calling at all intermediate for a number of years. The illumination, svhich svas ridge, an action for libel svas tried, in svhich the plaintiff stations, and arriving at Lynn at 3.30. The Great Eastern executed svith great taste by Bro. H. C.Camidge, of York, svas a Mr. Brooks, of King's Lynn, and the defendant svill also run a special train from Norsvich at 12.45 P-m - bears a sketch of the Crypt of York Minster in the margin , Bro. Phili p Soman, proprietor of the Norwich Argus. Both lines svill run a special return train at 11 o'clock p.m., and has also the arms of the recipient ; those of York , of The plaintiff admitted having been robbed in a house of the fare for the. return journ ey to be a fare and a quarter. svhich city Bro. Sir James Meek svas tsvice Lord Alayor. ill-fame at Westminster, but said he had gone there for The Yorkshire Masonic Ball , in aid of the Leeds and of Prince Edsvin of York. A report of the proceedings a " philanthropic purpose." In cross-examination he Masonic Charities, svill take place at the Tosvn Hall, Leeds, svill appear in our next issue. made the further admission that he svas the svriter of a on Friday next, the 30th inst. There is a very strong Bro. James Stevens has accepted the follosving number of letters and postcards svhich svere described as muster of Patrons, among svhom may be mentioned Bro. invitations to deliver his lecture " Knobs and Excrescences," being of a most abominable and blasphemous character . the Mayor and the Mayoress of Leeds , Bro. the Earl of explanatory of First Degree ritual and ceremony, at the U pon this, his counsel, Air. Horace Brosvn, and his Carnarvon, Pro G.AL ; Bro. the Earl of Lathom, D.G.M. ; follosving places and on the dates named, viz. : Upper solicitor retired from the case; the Lord Chief Justice Bro. the Earl of Zetland, P.G.AI. N. and E. Yorkshire ; Norwood Lodge of Instruction , No. 1534, at the White commending them for the course they had taken. The Bro. Sir Henry Edsvards, Bart., P.P.G.M. W. Yorkshire, Hart Hotel, Church-road, Upper Norsvood, on Monday, plaintiff then conducted his osvn case, and after he had and Lady Edsvards ; Bro. T. W. Tew, P.G.D., D.P.G.AI. Feb. 2nd , at 7 p.m.; Selsvyn Lodge of Instruction, No. tsvice addressed the jury, a verdict svas given for the W. Yorkshire, and Mrs. Tew ; Bro. J. P. Bell, P.G.D., igoi , at the East Dulsvich Hotel, East Dulsvich Green , near defendant svith costs. D.P.G.AI . N. and E. Yorkshire ; Bro. Sir F. Milner , Bart., Champion-hill Station, on Friday, Feb. Gth , at 7 p.m. ; and THE NIKEMA.—This is the name given to a .M.P., W.M. 164, and Lady Alilner, and others. Dispen- the Hampshire Lodge of Emulation, No. iggo (Installed nesv C-spring carriage, just invented and patented by Air. sations have been granted for brethren of every degree to Alasters), at the Freemasons' Hall, Commercial-road, S. Hart, the svell-knosvn coachbuilder, of 79, Nesv Bond- svear their full Alasonic clothing and regalia. Double Portsmouth, on Saturday, Feb. 14th , at 3 p.m. Other street, and sve have no doubt svhatever it svill be regarded tickets, to admit a lady and gentleman, 30s. ; single tickets, arrangements are also in progress. 2 is. Thrush's orchestral band has by the public as a vast improvement on the C-spring car- lady, 15s. ; gentleman, s a n t v c o and everything svill be done that is calcu- A peci l Gra d Lodge of he Pro in e f riages hitherto in vogue. Air. Hart, in his " Nikfima," been engaged, Hampshire and the Isle of Wi ht svill be held in the Tosvn lated to ensure the success of the meeting. Full particulars g has made a clean ssveep of the hideous dumb springs and Hall R de on Friday, the 30th inst., at p.m., to con- may be had on application to the honorary Secretaries, , y , 3.30 perch, svhich had not even the merit of utility to excute sider the report of the Provincial Grand Lodge Committee Bros. A. VV. Chapman and A. Scarth Cookridge-street their presence. Instead of these four active springs are , 5, , on a scheme for establishing a Charitable Fund for the introduced svhich ive greater elasticity and ease to the Leeds. We svish our Yorkshire friends all success . , g province, to be supported by voluntary contributions, movement of the carriage, and render the vehicle so com- H OLLOSVAY'S O INTMENT AND P ILLS.—Colds, Coughs, Shortness in the of lireath.—These maladies require early and unremitting atten- having for its object the education and maintenance, fortable that the sense of motion is hardly noticeable. The vicinity of their own homes, and under the care of parent " Nikema tion , for, if neglected , they often end in asthma, bronchitis , or con- " has the further advantage ot being remark- the chest and back or guardians, of the children of indigent or deceased free- abl li sumption. The Ointment svell rubbed upon , y ght in construction—a point, svhich having regard to penetrating thc skin , is absorbed and carried directly to the lungs, masons of the province, either entirely or pending the the svear and tear of horseflesh resulting from cumbersome svlience it expels all impurities. All the blood in the body is per- election of such children to the central school. Bro. J. E. and heavy carriages, is of very great importance. Mr. petually passing through the lungs , and there all noxious particles svill also be installed as Deputy Provincial thoroug hly, and Le Feuvre, P.AL , Hart's latest patent has other advantages of a less impor- tending to disease can be quickly, permanently Grand Master and a Provincial Grand Secretary svill be tant character neutralised , rendered harmless, or ejected from tlie system. Hollo- , taken by themselves, but contributing appointed and invested. materially to enhance the merit of his - invention. We ss*ay 's Ointment and Pills perfectly accomplish this purification j congratulate and through the blood thus cleansed the influence of these svondcr- £20.—Tobacconists commencing.—A pamphlet (80 pages) Hosv him on the success of his " Nikema," and ful medicaments reaches the remotest parts of the human body, to open respectably fro m .26*20; three stamps. H, Myers & Co,, trust it svill be as great a source of profit and fame as it and thus cures all diseassd action, whether internal or external.— Cigar and Tobacco Merchants, Euston-rd., London , Telephone deserves to be. [A DS'T.] No. 7541.— [A DVT .] METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS. Lodge isSg, St. Dunstan's, Anderton 's Hot., Fleet-st. For the sveek ending Satudray, January 31st, 1SS5 . ,, 176S , Progress, Freemasons' Hall. GEORGE MASON'S Chap. 13, Union Waterloo, M.H.,William-st.,Woolsvich j, 435, Mount Lebanon,Shi p andTurtle,Leadenhall-st The Editor will be glad to receive notice from ,, 1G24 , Eccleston, Freemasons' Hall. Alark SPECIALITIES for IN VALIDS. Secretaries of Craft Lodges, R oyal Arch Chapters, 176, Era, SA, Red Lion-sq. Mark Lodges, Rose Croix Chapters, Preceptories, LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Essence of Beef, Conclaves, etc., of any change in place, day, or Fidelit y, Alfred Hot., Roman-rd., Barnsbury, at S. month of meetintr. Kent , King and Queen, Norton Folgate, Bishopsgate-st., S Concentrated Beef Tea, United Mariners7Lugard Hot., Lugard-rd., Peckham . MONDAY , JANUARY 26. Vlt. Lebanon, Windsor Castle, Southwark-brid ge-road, S Savory Meat Lozenges, &e. Pythagorean , Portland Hot., Greensvich , at S. Lodge 4, Fidelit y, Freemasons ' Hall. Industry, Railway Hot., West Hampstead . „ 2G, Castle Lod ge of Harmony, Willis's Rooms, St. ESSENCE OF BEEF VERSUS ALCOHOL. Confidence , Hercules Tavern, Leadenhall-st., 7 till 9. James's. United Strength .HopeTav., Stanhope-st., Regent's-pk., at 8 „ 2S, Old King's Arms, Freemasons' Hall. , Gt. Portland-st., In all cases of Debility or Depression, GEO. AIASON'S Pythagorean , Ship Tav., Greensvich. La Tolerance, Portland Arms W., at 8. 1, 79, Panmure, Balham Hot., Balham, 7. ESSENCE OF BEEF will be found a better stimulant than „ 1S3, Units', Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st. Alerchant Navy, Silver Tav., Burdett-rd., Limehouse „ 902, Burgoyne, Anderton 's Hot, Fleet-st. ,7.30. alcohol. Its effects are immediate and lasting. De Grey and Ri Freemasons' Hall. Nesv Concord, Jolly Farmers,_ Southgate-rd., N., at 8. „ 905, pon, Whittington, Red Lion, Poppin's-court, Fleet-st., at 8. ,, 1G0S, Kilburn , Queen 's Arms, Hot., Holborn. Southsvark Park Tav., Southsvark Park 1615, Bayard , Golden-sq., VV. Southsvark, , at 8. OF ALL CHEMISTS. „ 33, Temperance in the East, Geo.the Fourth, Ida-st.,E.,at 7.30. „ 1G32, Stuart, Brid ge House Hot., London Brid ge. Burgoyne , Victoria Hotel , Charterhouse-st., at ,, 1745, Farringdon-Without, Holborn Viaduct Hot. 7. Shepherd s Bush Finsbury Park, Cock Tav., Highbury, at S.30. ,, 1S2S, ,Athenreum,GodoIphin-rd.,W. Langthorne, Ssvan Hot., Stratford , at 8. 417 KING'S ROAD, CHELSEA , Chap. 25, Robert Burns, Freemasons' Hall. Peckham , Lord Wellington Hot., 516, Old Kent-rd., at 8. LONDON , S.W. ,, iSS, Joppa, Albion Tav., Aldersgate-st. Dukeof Connaught Ryl. Edsvd. Hot., Mare-st., ,, 1201 , Eclectic, Freemasons' Hall. , Hackney,8 St. Peter Westminster Wanderers. Adam and Eve T., PaImer-st.,Westminster,7.3o >> '537, , Freemasons'Hall. Londesborough, Berkeley Arms, John-st., Alayfair, at 8. Alark 4, Prince of VVales , SA , Red Lion-sq. Trocadero Hot., Liverpool-st., Alallet and Chisel Eleanor, E.C „ 5, , Bridge Ho.Hot., London-Bdg. Creaton , Prince Albert Tav., Portobello-ter., Notting-hill , 8 CHARITY SONG. LODGES OF I NSTRUCTION . Earl of Lathom , Station Hot., Cambersvell Nesv-rd., at 8. Dedicated, by special permission, to the R.W. Prov. Grand Loughborough , Cambria Tav., Cambria-rd., S.E. Alaster of Dorset, Alontague Guest, Esq., Al.P., Strong Alan , Excise 'Tav., Old Broad-st., at 7. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29. and to all Freemasons Good and True. Sincerity, Railsvay Tav., Fenchurch-st., at 7. General Committee Girls' School, at 4. St. James's Union , Union Tav., Air-st., Regent-st., at S. Lodge 22, Neptune, Guildhall Tav., Gresham-st. Compiled & Arranged by I. Bro. E. T BUDDEN Euphrates, Alother Red Cap, High-st., Camden Tosvn . , , 8. „ 1524, Duke of Connaught, Anderton's Hot., Fleet-st P.M. 622, 3S6, and Hon. Sec. to the Dorset Masonic Wellington, White Ssvan Hot., High-st., Deptford, 8 to 10. Chap. 704, Camden, Anderton 's Hot., Fleet-st. St. Mark's, Surrey M.H., Cambersvell Nesv-rd. Charity. LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Doric Chapter, Duke's Head, 79, Whitechapel-rd., at 6. May be sung as Solo and Chorus, or Full through- Union Waterloo, Earl of Chatham, Thomas-st., Woolsvich Perfect Ashlar, Jamaica Tav., Southsvark Park-rd., at 8. out, at all Gatherings of Masons, either in Lodge Joh n Hervey, Albion Hall, London Wall, at S. Egyptian, Hercules Tav., Leadenhall-st, 7.30. or at Refreshment. Hyde Park, Fountains Abbey Hot,, 111, Praed-st., Pad- Vitruvian , White Hart, Belvedere-rd., Lambeth, at 8. dington, at 8. Justice, Brosvn Bear, High-st., Deptford , 8 to 10. Prince Leopold, Printing Works, 202, Whitechapel-road , 7. St. Michael's, Moorgate Tav., Finsbury Pavement, at S. PRICE IS. 6d. NET. Marquess of Ripon , Pembury Tav., Amherst-rd., Hackney, Salisbury, Union Tav., Air-st., Regent-st., at 8. Metropolitan , Aloorgate lav., 15, Finsbury Pavement, 7.30. Camden, Lincoln's Inn Restaurant, 305,High Holborn ,at7 LONDON : GEORGE KENNING, 16, GREAT OUEEN United Military, Earl of Chatham, Thomas-st., Woolsvich. Belgrave, Clarence Hot., Al'dersgate-st., 6.30. STREET , W.C. Royal Commemoration , Railsvay Hotel , Putney, S till 10. High Cross, Coach & Horses, High-rd., Tottenham , at 8. West Smithfield , Clarence Hot., Aldersgate-st., at 7. Finsbury, Jolly Anglers' Tav., Bath-st., City-rd . Tredegar, Royal Hot., Mile End-rd., at 8. City of London, Jamaica Coffee House, Cornhill, 6.30. Kingsland , Cock Tav., Highbury, N., at 8.30. Royal Albert, White Hart Hot., Abchurch-lane, at 7.30. W. BURTLE, Coborn, Eagle Hot., Snaresbrook , at S. Southern Star, The Pheasan t, Stangate, S.VV., at S. Ornamental Looking Glass and Picture St. Ambrose, Baron 's Court Hot., W. Kensington, at 8. Duke of Edinburgh, Bricklayers Arms, Narrosv-st., Lime- Honor Oak, Aloore Park Hot., Honor Oak, at 8. house, at 7. Frame Maker, Great Northern, Bersvick Arms, Berners-st., Oxford-st. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27. Stocksvell, Cock Tav., Kennington-rd., at 7.30. 60, BARING ST., NEW NORTH ROAD. Lodge 14, Tuscan, Freemasons' Hall. Ebury, 12, Ponsonby-st., Alillbank, at 8. „ 92, Aloira , Albion Tav., Aldersgate-st. Royal Arthur, Prince of Wales Hot. (opposite Wimbledon SPECIALITY— ., 141, Faith , Anderton 's Hot., Fleet-st. Railsvay Station), at 7.30. „ 145, Prudent Brethren , Freemasons' Hall. Highgate, Boston Hot., Junction-rd., N., at 8. MASONIC EMBLEMATICAL FKAMES ,, 1G5, Honour and Generosity, Inns of Court Hot. The Great City, Al.H., Masons'-avenue, 6.30. Old White Hart, Borough High-st., at For all Degrees. Craft, Royal Arch, Mark, Rose Croix, ,, Winchester-street Buildings, London, E.C. Varborough, Green Dragon, Stepney, at 8. St. John's, Mother Red Cap, Camden Tosvn, N.W., at 8. Florence Nightingale, ALH., William-st., Woolsvich, 7.30. Temperance, Victoria Tav., Victoria-rd., Deptford, at 8. T\ R. SPARK'S LIBER MUSICUS Prince Fredk. Wm., Eagle Tav., Clifton-rd., Maida-hill , 8. Stability, M.H., Masons' Avenue, at 6. •*•¦"- ' is nosv published in a Lily, Greyhound, Richmond, at 8. Unions Emulation (for M.Als.), F.M.H., at 7. South Middlesex , Beaufort House, Walham Green, 7.30. Chigsvell , Loughton Public Hall, at 7.30. CHEAP, PORTABLE FORM, BOUND IN CLOTH , Dalhousie, The Sisters' Tav., Posvnall-rd., Dalston, E., at 8. United Pilgrims, Surrey ALH., Cambersvell Nesv-rd., 7.30 with gilt edges, Wandssvorth, East Hill Hot., Alma-rd., S.W., at 8. Westbourne, Lord's Hot., St. John's Wood, at 8. Capper, Railsvay Tav., Angel-lane, Stratford , at 8. AT THE PRICE OF TEN SHILLINGS., St. James's, Gregorian Arms, Jamaica-rd., S.E., at 8. the large handsome folio copy being 42s. Excelsior.Commercial Dock Tav., Plough-rd., Rotherhithe,8. Wm. Preston, St. Andresv's Tav., George-st., Baker-st., W Beacontree, Red Lion, Leytonstone , at S. Royal Alfred, Star and Garter, Kesv Bri dge, at 8. Emblematic, Red Lion, York-st., Jermyn-st., W., at 8. These valuable and useful musical svorks containing 11S Ranelagh, Six Bells, Queen-st., Hammersmith, W., at 8. Musical Compositions suitable for All the Beremomes of Friars, Liverpool Arms, Canning Tosvn, at 7.30. Doric, Duke's Head, 79, Whitechapel-rd., at 8. Kennington, Horns Tav., Kennington , 7.30. the Masonic Order; First, Second, and Third Degrees ; Metropolitan (Victoria), Portugal Hot., Fleet-st., at 7. Consecration and Dedication of Halls and Lodges ; Pro- Corinthian, George Hot., Cubitt Tosvn , Poplar, at 7. Royal Standard, The Alsvyne Castle, St. Paul's-rd., N. Mount Edgcumbe, Three Stags, Kennington-rd., at 8. grammes, Toasts, Songs, Trios, Choruses, &c, for St. Marylebone, British Stores Tav., St. John's Wood. Banquets and other Festive Gatherings; Laying Fou nda- Islington , Champion Hot., Aldersgate-st., E.C, at 7. Clapton , Lord Stanley, Sandringham-rd., Hackney, 8. Henley, Three Crosvns, North Woolsvich , at 7.30. tion or Corner Stones; Installation : Alark Masonry ; Earl of Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall, Notting-hill, at 8. Royal Arch ; Masonic Funerals; Voluntaries Marches, Chaucer, The Old White Hart, High-=t., Borough, at 8. All Saints, Town Hall, Poplar, at 7.30. , Duke of Connaught, Palmerston Arms, Grosvenor Park, 8. &c, &c, are Dedicated by express permission to H.R.H. Ubi que, 79, Ebury-st., Pimlico, S.W., at 7.30. the Prince of Wales, Past and Present Grand Alaster of Nesv Cross, Chester Arms, Albany-st., N.W., at S. Selsvyn, East Dulsvich Hot., East Dulsvich , at 8. Upper Norsvood, White Hart Hot., Church-rd., at 8. England and Wales, and is recommended by the leaders of Henry Muggeridge, Alasons' Hall, Masons'Avenue, 6 till 0 the Craft throughout the country. Royal Naval College, Greensvich Hospital Schools, at 8. Eastern Star Chapter, Hercules Tav., Leadenhall-st., 2nd Ravensbourne, George Inn , Rushey Green, Lesvisham , 7.30. and 4th, at 6.45. From The Freemason," March 22nd Sir Hugh Alyddelton , Queen 's HeadTav., Essex-rd., ISl.,at 8. Strasvberry Hill Chapter , Greyhound Hotel, Richmond. " , 1884. West Middlesex, The institute, Ealing, at 7.30. Stirling Castle, Church-st., Camberwell " This is a more compact and cheaper edition of a svell- New Finsbury Park, Hornsey WoodT., Panmure Chapter , , knosvn and very useful svork for lodges and brethren. For Finsbury Park, at 8. at 7.30. Enfield, Rose and Crosvn , Church-st., Edmonton , at S. Aldersgate-st., some time past a tendency has been happil y increasing Old Kent Mark , Champion Hot., 7 to 9. amongst us to develope and utilize the elevating and Brixton , Prince Regent, Dulsvich-rd., East Brixton , at 8. Kintore Mark, Stirling Castle, Church-st., Cambersvell, g. Duke of Albany, Park Tav., Battersea-park-rd., at 8. sympathetic influences of music in our lodge ceremonials Camden Chapter , Boston Hot., Junction-road , N., at 8. SATURDAY, JANUARY 31. and lodge gatherings. We feel sure, after a long appren- ticeshi p, that our very effective ritual can be rendered still Earl of Carnarvon Chapter , Ladbroke Hall, Ladbroke Freemasons' Hall. Grove-road , Notting-hill , at 8. Lodge 170G, Orpheus, more striking and impressive, if under due carefulness and Metropolitan Chapter, White Hart, Cannon street, G.30. LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . proper control we employ the alsvays beneficial aid of Fitzroy-sq., at 8. the soft influences of harmony, alike symbolical and WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2.S. Manchester, 17, London-st., realistic. It is undoubtedl Percy, Joll y Farmers, Southgate-rd., N., at 8. y true from the happy and Lodge 2, Anti quity, Freemasons' Hall. Five Bells Nesv Cross-rd., S.E., at 7. appropriate " morceau x " which still survive amongst us, Star, , that music svas once cultivated , more than it has been in the „ 212, Eup hrates, M.H., Alasons'-avenue. King Harold , Four Swans, Waltham Cross, at 7. present century at any rate, in our Masonic meetings. >> 754, High Cross, Seven Sisters' Tav., Tottenham. Alexandra Palace. Station Ho.,Cambersvell New-rd.,at 7.30. „ 89S, Temperance-in-the-East , 6, Nesvby-pl., Poplar. Eccleston, Crosvn and Anchor 79, Ebury-street.Pimlico, at 7. „ 1017, Alontefiore , 8, Air-st., Regent-st. Chissvick, Hampshire Hog, King-st. W., Hammersmith, LONDON : GEORGE KENNING, iG & I GA, GREAT „ 1056, Victoria, Guildhall Tav., Gresham-st. at 7.30. QUEEN STREET, W.C.