REPORT S OF MASONIC M EETINGS :—Craft Masonry 445Red Cross of Constantino 44SScotland 44S

Masonic and General Tidings 448The Departure of tire Prince of Wales 449Rovnl Masonic Benevolent Ins t i tu t ion 449Masonic Club in Glasgow 449fsevv Uurg h Schools at Alloa 450Freemasonry in lasnrania 450Masonic Ceremony at Largs 430OBIT UA RY :—

liro. Alderman Palcrson 45cDeath of the Grand Prior of Malta 45c

Lavingtbc Memorial Stone of a PublicSchool at Kilwinning 45'VreemasonTy in Rutherglcn 451Presentation to a Worth y Ilrother 4$rMunificence or West Lancashire Brethren 451Our Royal Grand Master's Visit to India 452intolerance of 1 lie Roman Catholic Church , ani Liberality

of the Orthodox Greek Church 4$:The Extension of the Girls ' School 45!Masonic Irregularities 4£2West Yorkshire 452Sewing Machines 45sCO R RE S P O N D E N C E :—

A Ouotation 4^3An *01d Masonic A pron 4<jList of Grand Masters '

453Masonic Jewels ....; 453

Provincial Gvard Lod ge ol' West Lancashire 454Provincial Grand Lodi;c o(Cvim\>cr '.orn\ and Westmorland 455Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex 45CProvincial Grand I.ooge of Nnr t l iumlni i lan i l 45GR oya l Masonic Inst i tut ion for Girls 456Royal Masonic inst i tut ion for l'-oys 453Masonic Meetings for next week ' 45 SAdvertisements .-. i. ii. iii. ir. v. vi.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS.

Craft tOP iKfonr u.METROPOLITAN.

EGYPTIAN' LODGE (No. 27).—Tire Egyptian Lodgemet for the first time after the holidays at its old quarters ,Anderton 's Motel , when some sixty brethren assembled.Bro. S. I'. Lamble, W.M., presided , supported by Bros.|ohn Green , S.W. ; H. G. Buss, P.M., Treas. ; J. B. Poole,P.M., Sec. ; .}. Walker, S.D. ; W. O. Palcrson , J.D. ; W.Richards , I.G. ; T. J. Maidvvell , D.C. ; Charles Atkins ,I.P.M. ; and Past Masters C. B. Payne, !•'. Harrison , II. T.Hoare, John Coutts , D. II . Jacobs, VV. II. Libbis, and T.Sheppard. The work performed comprised the raising ofBro. Joh n Riches , ami the initiation of Messrs. RichardAdol phus Howell , Benjamin Young, and Robert Maidvvell.At the termination of this business the brethren adjournedto banquet , at which they honoured the long list of toastsrecognised by lodges, and the W.M. and brethren wishedHis Royal Hi ghness the Prince of Wales, M.W.G.M., aprosperous and happy journey to the East, with a speedyand safe return.

DOMATIC LODGE (No. 177). —The regular monthlymeeting of this lodge was held on the 8th inst., at Ander-ton's Hotel , when Brother George Everett , the W.M. of thelodge, presided. Bros. George Everett , jun., (son of theW.M.), Gilbert , and Osborne, were passed to the SecondDegree, and Messrs. Sininer , Jennings , Pierpoint , Pinhcy,and Sherlock were initiated , the W.M. exhibiting muchskill in the performance of these ceremonies. BrothersThomas George Ell and John Kent were admittedas joinin g members of the lodge, and at the conclusion oftire lodge work , the breLhren , to the number of 104, satdown to banquet. The W.M., in proposing the first toast,said the toast of " Her Majesty " was always well receivedby all classes of her subjects, but mere especially Freema-sons, who prided themselves so much on their loyalty.Now that the Prince of Wales was about leaving us for solong a time, he trusted the Queen would emerj e from thelong seclusion , and appear more frequently in our midst.Such a proceeding en her part would be hiiled with de-li ght by all her people. In proposing " The Health ofH.R .H. the Prince of Wales, Most Worshipful Grand Mas-ter of England ," the W.M. said he was sure the toastwould be received with more than ordinary interest onthat occasion , it being just on the eve of his departure toIndia. This visit would necessitate his absence from hisnative land for upwards of six months, and , as our GrandWaster , and the head of our noble institution , they naturall yfelt a decj ) interest in all his doings, as well as a certainamount of anxiety on his behalf. Since his advent toliecmasonry he had never failed to show his deep concernfor the Craft , and they in return were bound to show thesame feeling towards him. He trusted , and indeed hefelt assured , that much good would result from this visit ,•mil he was convinced the brethren round the table would•'dl jo in with him in wishing His Royal Highness God-peed on his journey and a tafe return to his native land.Ihe leant was received with much cheering. Bro. F.Kent , C.C., the I.P.M., in proposing "The Health of the\i .M.," paid him a hi gh cumpHment for the manner inwhich he was carry ing out the duties of Iris office. Heliked ori ginality, and there was a good deal of that in theirpresent Master. The toast was received with much"cartincss. Tlie W.M., in rep ly, thanked Bro. Kent¦ind the brethren for the cordial manner in which they hadreceived the toast. Although they met so numerous , thekind attention they paid to the chair , and the ready assist-'j iiccthcy rendered him on all and every occasion , made his" JM very pleasant and comparativel y easy. The toast"' 'Hie Grand Officers " was abl y responded lo by Bros.•J.08'1' Smith and Adams ; that of "The P.M.'s " by Bro.&«nv. The officers each in turn made most excellent

replies to the toast of their h ealth. Bros. Watts, Clarkand several other brethren contributed by their excellentsinging and reciting to the harmony of the evening, anda most splendid banquet was as usual ably superintendedby the manager of the hotel, Bro. Smith.

LION AND LAMB LODGE (No. 192).—The firstmeeting of this well-known lodge for the Masonic seasonjust commenced was held at the Cannon-street Hotel , onThursday the Jth inst., under the presidency of Bro. Geo.Newman , W.M., supported by his officers , Bros. T. Cohu ,S.W. ; Charles Arkcll , J.W. ; J. G. Marsh , P.M. and Sec;E. Jones, S.D. ; I-I. Leggc, J.D.; F. Fcllovves, I.G., andW. T. Rickwood , D.C. The lodge having been dulyopened , the following brethren were passed to the SecondDegree—viz., Bros. E. C. Scholes and V. T. Hampton.The business in the agenda having been disposed of , a let-ter was read from Bro. J. Hordern Jukes, P.M. 120 andS92 , P.P.G.W. Herefordshire , presenting to the lod ge,through the hands of Bro. George Kenning, P.M., an An-cient Masonic Apron , together with the certificate of a bro-ther named Jonathan Smith , who was initiatetl in this lodgein the year 1801, at a time when the lodge did not possessany distinctive name, but was known by the number , 25S,and the sign of the house where it was held , viz., North-umberland Arms , Artillery Lane, London. The apron isin good preservation and most interesting as regards its an-ti quity, the three great attributes of our excellent institu-tion , \izr, " Faith , Hope , and Charity ," being beautifull ydelineated on the kid , with the Bible and compasses, andother Masonic devices. The certificate is dated Nov., iSor ,bears the signature of Bro. Robert Leslie, as G.S., and Ed-ward Harper, D.G. Sec. It need scarcely be said that thepresentation was received with great interest by the mem-bers present, and the thanks of the lod ge were voted to Bro.Jukes for his great kindness in presenting to the lod gethese ancient relics of the lod ge in bygone days , and wcare glad to hear that the lodge intend to confer on the saidbrother an honorary membersh ip. We regret to notethat since the last regular meeting the lod ge has sustaineda loss by death of two of its well-known and valued P.M.'s,viz., Bro. W. Goodycr, Treas., and Bro. F. Trott ; and alsotwo other of its members, well-known and much respected ,Bro. Sidney Spencer and Bro. S. Muggeridgc. Thisbereavement to somecxtcnt could not fail somewhat to casta gloom over the pleasures of the evening. The lodge hav-ing been closed and adjourned in due form , the brethrenbanquetted in the large Pillar-room , at which the W.M. pre-sided , when all the usual loyal Masonic toasts usually givenon these occasions were most ably rendered; the visitorspresent , who were numerous, gave a most hearty responseto the toasts, so heartily proposed by the W.M.. The Ty-ler's toast, according to time-honoured custom , brought amost agreeable meeting to a close. Amongst the memberspresent were Bros. Geo. Abbott , P.M. ; Geo. Kenning,P.M.; E. Roberts, P.M. ; E. King, P.M. ; |. Mayo, T.Barker, W. R. Baker, R. E. Bright , S. Haynes, J.Curie, W. Smalc, S. T. Lucas, G. T. Smith , S. Ed-wards, W. F. Poulton , E. C. Alflatt, W. Alflatt , B. Jen-kins, T. Perrin , J. H. Fuller, Geo. Bartholomew, W. El-liott , T. Fisher, G. H. Gillam , W. Mcdwin , II. A. Pratt , C.J. Benson , W. Cotter, T. B. Charlesworth , Geo. Hall , A.G. Marks, Charles Cann , A. Lewis, Henry Davis, R. G.Dixon. Visitors—C. R. Smith , 87 ; J. Copestick , P.M.809 ; H. Roberts , 45 ;W. Worrell, P.M. 766 ; H.B. Dunn ,28; T. H. Cox, 1445 ; H. Russell , T. B. Yeoman , 1460;E. Ledbury, 656; W. Chamcs, 1423 ; J. II. Webster,1 09 ; W. T. Farthing, P.M. 55 ; G. M. Felton, J. Morton ,P.M. 1056.

HERVEY LODGE (No. 1260).—A meeting of this lod gewas held on Wednesday evening, Oct. 12th , at the Freema-sons' Hall , Great Queen-street , and was very full y attended.Bro. Jabez Hogg, P.G.D., W.M., presided , supported byhis officers, as follows :—Bros. George Harrison , S.W. iSouthwood, J.W. ; Darby, Treas. ; George King, jun.,P.M., Sec. : Ii. Hollingsworth , S.D. ; J. Sandilands Ward ,J.D. ; Goodacre, I.G. ; and C.T. Speight,Tyler. Amongstthe visitors were Bros. Cubitt , P.G. Purs. ; J. G. Defries , 45and 1278 ; Robert Grey, 259, Deputy Master to the Princeof Wales's Lodge ; W. Morgan , 1.358 ; Ballard , 5 11; Nut-hall , West Kent Lodge; Atkins , I.P.M. 2 7 ; John Green ,27 ; I-I. Thompson , P.M. 177, 1158, and 1426 , kc. Thelodge was opened soon after four o'clock , when the minuteshaving been read and confirmed , the lod ge was opened inthe Second and Third Degrees, and Bro. Hall was mostimpressively raised to the Third Degree, the W. Master sinterpretation of the ritual being in his usual excellent style.The lodge was then lowered to the Second Degree, andBro. Foote was passed to the degree of a F.C. Two can-didates offered themselves for initiation , they were Mr.Gifford Thomas Salmon and Mr. Adol phus L. Rosenthal ,and the ballot being unanimous in their favour , they wereadmitted to the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freema-sonry, the ritual being most ably rendered by the W. Master.At the conclusion of the ordinary business the W. Mastersaid he rose with great pleasure to perform one of the mostpleasing duties which could devolve upon the Master of thelodge, which was the presentation to the lodge of a portrait ofBro. Hervey, painted by Bro. BaronTettcrborn , of Liverpool-street , King 's Cross, who was present that evening. It wasa portrait ot a most worthy brother , who was always read yto do a good action , and at the ri ght time and in the rightplace. As their brother initiates mi ght not be aware of it ,lie told them that it was a portrait of one of the most dis-tinguished members of Ihe Craft , a man whose virtueswere so well known to the Craft that they needed noculogium from him , and his only object was to place hisgood qualities in a strong li ght , but that was almost un-necessary to those who had the honour of his acquaintance.For this valuable present they were indebted to Bro. South-wood, their worthy Junior Warden , and the picture repre-sented one of the brightest characters to be found in tlieOrder ol Ftcemasonty. He was not only known lor his

genial and amiable virtues , far and wide (and all who knewhim estimated his character) , but for the assistance he wasever read y to render to others. He (the W. Master) had seenhim that day, and he was not sorry that he was not thenpresent to hear what he said , for in his absence hecould speak of him with greater freedom ; and he said amore estimable man than Brother Hervey he never hadmet with in his life , for his equal temper, his great jud g-ment , anil his willingness to extend the hand of friendshipto everj' brother who required his assistance. He had beenfor many years the Preceptor of the Lodge of Emulation ,and at all times he was read y to assist vvith his advice andinstruction the youngest member of the Order. He wasknown by all for the kindness of his heart, and thereforehe need not detain the lod ge with a detail of his goodqualities , but he felt sure that he could not say enoug h ofhim , for any one who app lied to him for his advice or as-sistance never app lied in vain. It was vvith pleasure thatthey received this portrait , and the lodge had every reasonto be glad that the Board of General Purposes had per-mitted them to have possession of that of so distin-guished a member of the Emulation Lodge, and whenyounger members looked upon the lineaments of hiskind and placid face , and read the inscription that wasplaced under it , he hoped that it would stimulate others togo and do likewise. He was proud that the duty of un-veiling the splendid portrait of Bro. Hervey, painted byBro. Baron Tettcrborn , had fallen upon him. It was noslight honour and pleasure to receive it in that lodge, andthe inscri ption at the foot of it would always keep them inmind that it was to Bro. Southwood that they were in-debted for it , and he was sure that it must always be agrea t pleasure to the brethren to have such a beautifulwork of art displayed on their walls. The WorshipfulMaster then by a slight motion unveiled the portrait , andthere was a spontaneous expression cf opinion that Bro.Tettcrborn had achieved one of his greatest triump hs ofart , for he had not only secured the features but the ex-act expression of the worthy brother , and it was unani-mously pronounced to be a work of fidelity, for which theartist was entitled to the hi ghest praise. The inscriptionattached to the portrait was as follows :—"The V.W., Bro.John Hervey, Grand Secretary, tic, of the Grand Lodge ofEngland. Presented to the Hervey Lodge, No.1260, October 13th , 1875 by Bro. J. H. South-wood, Junior Warden." It may be worthyof remark that this first-rate work of art , with all itsfidelity of details so splendidl y executed , was produced froma small carte de visite, and during the many months thatBro. lettcrborn was engaged on that work he never oncereceived a sitting from Bro. Hervey. The lodge was thenclosed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to Simpson'sHotel , in the Strand , for the banquet. At the conclusionthe W.M. gave " The Queen and the Craft ," which washeartil y responded to. The W. Master said the next toasthe had to give them was " His Royal Highness the Princeof Wales, the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons,"and on the present occasion they wished him " Godspeed." Their hearts were with him on his journey, wish-ing that he mi ght enjoy himself in India , and that hemi ght speedily return in renewed vigour, and that for manyyears he might remain at the head of the Craft. On thisoccasion he thought they ounht to couple with the toastthe health of Her Royal Highness the Princess cf Wales,who , as a loving wife, had accompanied him on a partof his journey. The toast was cordiall y responded to.The W. Master said the next toast he had to propose was"The Health of the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro GrandMaster , Lord Skelmersdale, Deputy Grand Master,and the rest of the Grand Officers. " On this oc-casion he had not much to say as to the Pro Grand Master,but he knew that he was most willing to occupy the posi-tion assigned to him , so that bttvveen the Pro GrandMaster and the Deputy Grand Master nothing would bewanting in Grand Lod ge when the Grand Master wishedthem to act in his place. They had present with themthat night two Grand Officers , Bros. Grey and Cubitt.He had known Bro. Grey for many years, he did not liketo say for how many years, as that might make Bro.Grey as old as himself , but he might say that he hadknown him fro m his initiation. Bro. Grey was then avery young man , full of energy, had filled every office.He (the W. Master) was struck with the energy hedisp layed in the Lodge of Emulation , for there he filledevery office , worked the sections, and did everything thatit was possible for him to do, and in due time he receivedhis reward , as he wore the purp le, and at the present limewas Deputy Master to the Prince oi Wales Lodge, avid onthat occasion they were called upon especiall y to do honourto Bro. Grey, for whom he had a sincere respect. As toBro. Cubitt , he was well-known to all the members of thelod ge, as he had filled the office of Grand Pursuivant , andhe h oped the brethren would do honour to them that night,liro. Grey , Deputy Master to live Prince of Wales's Lodge,said whilst he was in the robing room he heard one of thebreLhren tell one of the initiated lhat he was expected tomake a speech ever so long, and , therefore , any speechon the part of the Grand Officers must necessarilybe very short. The Worshi pful Master had beenpleased to speak kindly of him and of their earlyassociations when they worked together , littl e thinkingwhen they were side by side that they should wear thepurple together. It was one of tlie greatest pleasures tohim , as a Freemason , to visit that lodge, and see his oldf 1 iend Dr. Hogg sitting in the chair. The W. Master then ,in an eloquent speech , in which he discanted upon the an-tiquity of the Order, and its great novel effects upon thehapp iness of mankind , proposed " The Health of the Ini-tiates ," which was duly responded to. liro. Grey thensaid that the privile ge had been given to him by specialfavour to propose a toast which had been intrusted to hishands, but which he regretted hud wot beut confided to

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abler hands who would be able to do more justice to it ,which was " The Health of the W. Master." He then pro-ceeded to speak of him in complimentary terms, and saidhe could speak of his working in the lod ge of Emulation ,and the many acts of charity which daily and hourlycharacterised his Masonic life , and if he spoke of him forhours he could not exhaust the enumeration of his goodqualities. He ask the brethren to drink the health of theW. Master, wishing him long life, health, and prosperity,and he congratulated the lodge in having such a Masterto preside over them. The toast was enthusiasticall y re-sponded to. The W.M. said he thanked Bro. Grey from hisheart for the kind and brotherl y way in which he had pro-posed his health , and the brethren for the very cordialway in which they had responded to it. As regarded nishumble endeavours he should be happy to do his utmos t tomake that lodge one of the best in the Craft , and hehoped that he should then deserve all the praise that Bro.Grey had' said of him. The W.M. then gave " TheVisi-tors," for which Bro. Cubitt , P.G. Purst., returned thanks ,and alluded to the excellent portrait of Bro.Hervey presentedto the lodge, and said that when it should please theG.A.O.T.U. to remove in substance Brother Hervey, theywould have a correct resemblance of the original left tothem. As the visitors had been so kindly received it wouldbe a great inducement to them to come again. The nexttoast was " The Press, " for which Bros. Thompson , P.M.177, and 115 8, and 1426 , and Morgan, returned thanks.The W. Master gave "The Health of Bro. Baron 1 etterbom,the painter of the portrait of Bro. Hervey, " for whichthat brother returned thanks, stating that he never had asitting from Bro. Hervey, and had produced the picture froma carte de visite, and although he had been a Mason for 20years he had never painted a portrait of a Freemason be-fore. He thanked them sincerely for the honour they hadconferred upon him. The Past Masters of the lod ge wasgiven for which Bro. Hyde Pullen responded, congratula-ting the lodge that the seed he had sown some years agohad produced such abundant fruit. Some other toasts weregiven , and the evening was spent in the most harmoniousmanner, and in the true spirit of Masonry.

ST. CLEMENT DANES LODGE (No. 1351).—At theinstallation meeting of this lodge on the 7th inst., at Bro.Carr's, King 's Head , Strand , Bro. D. Betts, W.M. presided ,and having initiated four gentlemen into the Order, andperformed other Masonic work , installed Bro. Stewart asMaster of the lodge. The brethren appointed to assist thenew W.M. were Bros. C. Livett , S.W. ; Wilson , J.W. ;Parker, P.M., Treas.; W. Hilton, P.M., Sec ; H. Porter,S.D.; Wigg, J.D. ; Butler, I.G. ; Perryman ,D.C. ; Barnes ,Org. ; and Gilbert, Tyler. Bro. Dr. Archer Farre, of theWaterloo-road , was elected a joining member of the lodge,and the brethren afterwards celebrated the installation of theW.M. at a banquet. Bros. Joseph Smith and W. Ough ,P.G.P., responded to " The Grand Officers '" toast, andBro. Betts, I.P.M., proposed "The W.M." In doing so hesaid he wished him every happiness which he himself hadhad during his past year of office. If the W.M. could havethe same happ iness when he surrendered his emblem ofpower to his successor he would feel the same gratificationas he (Bro. Betts) then felt. There were many thingsrequired to make love and harmony in a lodge. The W.M.might sometimes do all he could , but if the brethren didnot show their anxiety to do the same, all his efforts wereof no avail. He (Bro. Belts) had had nothing of that kindto complain of , and he had had the pleasure of installingin the chair that evening a brother who would endeavourto win the hearts of the brethren , and at the same timeshed luslre on his office and on Freemason ry. Speakingnot for himself only, but for every brother around the tablewho had not the privilege of an intimate acquaintance withthe W.M., he could say he was a brother to be respected.He had had a long and close knowledge of him , and hadfound that not onl y was he an excellent Mason, but a goodand true man. He could honestly call him his " dear oldfriend of many years." He would not enlarge on hisprivate virtues , because the brethren knew them as well ashe, but he might say that in whatever position of life hewas placed he had shown that he was aware of the dutiesthat therein devolved upon him , and perfoimed thoseduties as a true Christian and good man. His pocket (thankGod ! he had an amp le pocket) was always open to therelief of the poorer brethren he came in contact with ,and his heart was as large as his pocket. The brethrenhad seen how he hid that night presided over the lodge,and it was unnecessary to say .any more about him. Hecould only wish him all the prosperity and happ iness hecould wish himself , and he (Bro. Belts) wished that whentlie W.M. laid down his gavel he would have health givenhim , prosperity and happ iness, all the blessingsof life. The brethren had elected him astheir W.M., and they could not give him a highercertificate than that. The W.M., in reply, said that he mustthank the brethren very much for their kindness, and Bro.Betts for the very flattering way in which he had spokenof him. Indeed , Bro. Betts had said a great deal abouthim that he scarcely knew of himself. Perhaps it was aswell for men or brethren passing throug h life that theyshould not know all about themselves, but let others find,it out. That appeared to have been the case with Bro,Betts , who had found outa great deal more about thcW.M.than the W.M. knew. He (the W.M.) did not care whatle found out about him providing it was creditable to Free-masonry, and that he had done his duly in the station oflife to which it had pleased God to call him. What Bro .Belts had said of him he]had said from the kindness ofhis heart , the genalily of his disposition , and hisvery strong friends! ) /> for the W.M. But to the brethrenhrwnnld nlso return his best thanks for the heartiness withwhich they had received what Bro. Betts had said. Twoyears ago he (the W.M.) had not the sli ghtest idea of goinginto the chair. His health was then in such a state that

he thoug ht it his tluty to send in his resignation as a mem-ber of the lodge. Owing, however, to Bro. Betts and theP.M., his resignation was not accepted , and he (the W.M.)felt now deeply indebted to the brethren that his resignationwas not received. His health after that improved , andafter a few months he was able to resume his position inFreemasonry, and join his brethren with that love andharmony which had characterised them since the formationof the lodge. Having been placed in the chair by the bre-thren 's suffrages and good will , he promised that he woulddo his very best for the Craft for the promotion of the bre-thren 's comfort and happiness, and for the advancement ofthe lodge. After the toast of " The Visitors " had beendrunk and responded to, the W.M. gave " TheP.M.'s," and after passing a high compliment en all theP.M.'s for the energy they had shown in advancing thebest interests of the lodge, said he was more concerned thenvvith the I.P.M., Bro. Betts. They were all very proud ofhim. Bear in mind he was a son of their own. Lie wasborn in the St. Clement Danes Lodge ; he was christenedthere, vaccinated there, educated there, he arrived at ma-turity there, and they all knew the rapid progress he hadmade in the science of Freemasonry since he hail attained hismajority. In four short years he had passed through allthe offices of the lodge, and had occupied the W.M. chair.He had attained to the third chair in Royal Arch Masonry :he had become a member of the Board of General Pur.poses ; and he had crowned all by installing that night , ina way never to be excelled , the W.M. All honour to Bro.Betts for his proficiency, and for the eminence to which hehad attained. He (the W.M.) had been asking himselfsince sitting there what had been the mainspring of actionand the moving cause which had urged Bro. Betts in thenoble Craft, and he had come tothe conclusion that it wasfirst of all his love for Freemasonry. He believed Bro.Betts loved Freemasonry for its own excellence, that heloved its princi ples, and felt that he was under some slightobli gation to the Craft for being placed in his presentposition. When he first took office in that lo Ige Bro. Bettspledged his honour as a man and his fidelity as a Masonthat he would render himself efficient for the various officesthat he would have to sustain. He (the W.M.) would ap-peal to the brethren now to testif y how ably he had dis-charged his obligation. That he had performed his dutiesin a way well pleasing and acceptable to all of them theyhad admitted in a more substantial way than by merelyexpressing it in so many words. On the last occasionthey voted him a jewel , which he (the W.M.) held inhis hand, and which , with their permission, he wouldnow present. To Bro. Belts : In the name of thislodge, I attach this jewel to your breast , not onl y asthe expression of their kindly feelings towards you , but asa mark of merit and approbation for the very able and effi-cient manner in which you have discharged the duties ofyour office. I am sure you will wear it with pleasure andvvith profit. May you long continue to do so; may youlive many ycats to come in and out amongst us as a P.M.of this lodge, to cheer us by your smile, and aid us byyour counsels ; and when by the inscrutable wisdom ofthe G. A.O. I'.U.you are removed from this sublunaiy abode,may you ascend to lire Grand Lodge above where theworld's G.A. lives and reigns for ever. " Bro. Belts said ,although no tongue could adequately express his feelings,he would be quite unworth y of the kind expressions whichhad fallen from theW.M.if he did not thank him for his kind-ness, and the brethren also for the way in which they hadreceived it. The W.M. of a lodge might do whatever hepleased to promote the interests of the lodge, but he wouldbe a very sorry fi gure indeed if he was not well supported,He had endeavoured to do his best for the lodge, which hehad found united in the closest bonds of friendshi p, andthis had aided him a great deal. For the glittering jeweljust placed on his breast he thanked the brethren verymuch indeed , and he was very proutl of it , as testify ing tothe brethren's opinion of the way he had performed theoffice of W.M. But there was that which they had givenhim which cnuld not be bought , and which he could notthank them sufficientl y for, which was the cordial friend-ship and kind assistance they had always shown him.More than this ; he had initiated many brethren into theCraft , and eight of them had given him j i'j 5s. each whenhe was Steward for the Boys' School. He did feel proudof his lod ge, and he would say there were very few lod gesin the king dom of which the W.M. could say he had beenso well supported. He would always feel affection for thethe lod ge. In that lodge he was initiated ; in it he hadinitiated his son ; the eldest son of his dearest sisler ; andhe hoped they would love it as much as he did. The othertoasts were given , and the brethren shoitly afterwardsseparated. Among the brethren present were Bros. Dun-can Harrison , Butler , Porter , Hilton , Hamilton , Parkes ,W. Hall, J. Child , J. K. Methctell , and J. Mott. Bros.Harwood and Blarney were the princi pal musical bre-thren of the evening, and they contributed some charmingglees, &c, to the general enjoyment. Bro. Barnes wasOrgan ist.

KENNINGTON LODGE (No. 1381).—An exceedinglystrong muster of the members of this lodge took place atthe Surrey Club House , Kcnnington Oval , on the 5U1inst. There were present Bros. Gardner , W.M. ; Everett ,W.M. (Domatic), S.W. ; Koch , P.M., acting J.W., in theplace of Bro. I larry Painter , deceased ; Drysdale , P.M.,acting I.P.M. ; Page, P.M., tic, Treas. ; l l i ggins , actingS.D. ; Walls, acting J.D. ; Webb, I.G. ; Mann , P.M.,acting Sec.; rvohler , A.W.S. The minutes of the lastlod ge and emergency meetings having been read and con-finned , the W.M., assisted by P.M. Drysdale and his offi-cers, raised Bro. Rogers, passed Bro. Stranger , and ini-tiated Mr. J. W. Brooke. Mr. 1!.- Whinham was ballotedfor , and Bro. F. Trotnian (742) admitted as a joining mem-ber. A sum of £5 5s. was voted to Bro. Stuart , P.M., Sec,and a vote of condolence passed to the widow of Bro.

Painter, J. W. Bro. Page, P.M., having informed thelodge that Bro. Pope, P.M., had presented the lodge withtwo ceremonial chairs and " firing " glasses, a vote f 0fthanks was passed to Bro. Pope, and ordered to be enteredon the minutes. Bro. Mann gave notice of motion thatthe entrance fee should be increased from six. to eightguineas. Several minor matters having been transactedthe lodge was closed in ancient form , and the brethrenadjourned to an excellent banquet , most elegantly servedby the new caterer to the lodge, Bro. Trotman. Upon theremoval of the cloth the W.M. gave the toast " The Queenand Craft and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, M.W.G.M."He alluded to the departure of the latter for India on thenth instant , and hoped that both the Prince and the in.habitants of the great Indian empire would be greatlybenefitted by the visit , and concluded by wishing H.R.H." God speed " and a safe return. The other toasts fol-lowed in quick succession. Bro. Koch , P.M., proposed "TheHealth of the W.M.," and Bro. Gardner briefl y replied. Thehealth of Bro . Brooke, the initiate , having been given , thatbrother made a most appropriate reply. Bros. Whitley,P.M. (Strawberry Hill), and Palmer, S.D. Domatic ac-knowled ged the health of the visitors, and expressed thegratification a visit to the Kcnnington Lodge always af-forded them. The toast of the Past Masters was respondedto by Bros. Koch, Page, Mann , Drysdale, and Pope. Bro.Walls having contributed a ballad, the W.M. proposed , inmost complimentary terms, " The Health of the MinorOfficers of the Lodge," and in particular congratulated thelodge upon having so good a S.W. as Bro. Everett , who,as W.M. of the Domatic , was " gaining golden opinionsfrom every one." This toast was acknowled ged by Bros.Everett, Reeves, and Walls, on behalf of the other officers ,absent and present. Bro. Longstaffe, the Tyler, havingdischarged his duty, the lodge shortly afterwards separateduntil the 1 st Tuesday in November.

THE GREAT CITY LODGE (No. 1426).—The installa-tion meeting of the Great City Lodge was held on Saturdayevening, Oct. 9, at the Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street,,and was most numerously attended by members andvisitors ; but vvith a view of lightening the work for theday an emergency meeting was held on the previous Satur-day, when Bros. Durrant , Rowe, Liscombe, Lord , andGoodman were raised to the Third Degree ; Bros. Skinner,Hartley, Lockctt, and Clark , were passed ; and the fol -lowing were initiated :—Mr. Will iam Edward Thompson ,Mr. John Wynne, Mr. Emanuel Horace Cadiot , and Mr.Henry John Bertram. Mr. Wiiliam Edward Thompsonwas, by permission of the W.M., initiated by his father. .Bro. Henry Ihompson , P.M. i77and 1151, and who is amember of this lodge. The lod ge was opened at threeo'clock, Bro. Nathan Bryant Ilcadon , W.M., presiding ;Bro. J . II. Tovvnend (W.M. elect), S.W. ; and Bro. Seex ,J.W.; and all the subordinate officers were present. Therewas alargc body of visitors present , and some of them camefrom very distant places. The first business was to ini-tiate Mr. Everett into the mysteries of Freemasonry,which was performed in the W.M.'s usual careful manner,and at its conclusion Bro. James Hamilton Townend ,P.M. (W.M. elect), was presented to receive the benefit ofinstallation. Althoug h this was attempted by Bro. Headonfor the first time, he installed his successor into the chairin a manner which elicited the highest commendations.Afler receiving the usual congratulations and salutes, thenew W.M. appointed his officers as follows :—Seex, S.W. ;Staneray, J.W. ; Bleckie, S.D. ; Catchpolc, J.D. ; Preston,I.G. ; Freeman, Treas. ; Moody, Sec. ; Hamer, D.C.Hook, Org. ; Jenkins , Assistant Org. ; C. Taylor, S.S.;Kibble, J.S.; and Stecdman, Tyler. Bro. Headon then,delivered the usual addresses, and at the close he wasgreeted with loud cheering. The report of the Auditors ofthe accounts for the past 3 ear was received and a.doptcd.The Rev. R. J. Simpson , P.G. Chap., said before the lodgewas closed he wished to call their attention to a subject-which was well worthy of their consideration , antl that was.the way in which Bro. Headon had discharged his duties,,not only in the past year, but from the very commencementof the lodge. He need not tell them , as they were altwell aware of the great gratification with which he had:met them on every occasion, and fro m his gentlemanly-manners and examp les he had won the good1 opinion ofall , not only as their Worshi pful Master, but as a man,I heir feelings , however , were expanded when they founrl

their Worshi pful Master so punctual in his attendance,and by his beautiful interpretation of their ritual he had .added the greatest di gnity to the ceremonies performed in.the lodge. He was not merel y a technical expositor of .rFreemasonry, but by lhc gentlemanl y, moral , and digni-fied conduct he hail disp layed the lod ge had attaiii'./l amost distinguished position , for while those high qualitie shad been observed , at the same lime he had carried outthe traditions of their Order 111 spirit audio the letter. In .the case of the worth y brother who had just retired fromthe chair , his one great idea was the prosperity and welfare ,of the Great Cily Lod ge, for from him it first orig inated .It was true that this was done in conjunction with Bro.Mood)-, their worth y Secretary, and other brethren who werethe founders of the K>d ge, but they were about to pay honourto the one from whom originated the great idea which had!been so admirabl y carried out , and .vhichi t had pleased]Ihe Great Architect of the Universe to permit them to see.The brethren , therefore , took that opportuni ty of testif yinglo his zeal in the work by asking the acceptance by Bro.Headon of a graceful tribute of esteem for him as the firstori ginator of the lod ge, and for the dignified and kindmanner in which he had earned out the duties in the pastyear. He was sure that if he spake for hall an hour hecould not express Ihe silent feelings which played roundtheir hearls, but he mi ght s IV , at tlie same time, that hismodesty was equil to his good qualities. He presentedhim with that watch as a token of their affection andregard , but he would carry with him , both in his private

(j public life, that which was dearer than gold, and thatwas the unbound ed esteem of his brother Masons.He hoped and trusted that he would enjoy goodhealth and all other blessings, but when it shouldlcaSe the Great Architect of the Universe that

he shall be called away from this sublunary lod gehe trusted these presents would be an earnest of thehigher prizes which were to be obtained in the GrandLodge above. He then asked Bro. Moody to read the ad-dress in conjunction with the present of the watch he thenhanded to him. Bro. Mood y, the Secretary, then read theaddress, which was splendidl y illuminated and handsomelyframed and glazed. It was as follows :—"Ancient Freeand Accepted Masons of England. Great City Lod ge,No. 142C. To Bro. Nathan Bryant Headon , P.M., mem-ber of the Board of General Purposes. Dear Sir andBrother,—The members of the Great City Lodge being de-sirous of showing their hi gh appreciation of your eminentservices as the ori ginator and one of the founders of thelod ge, have much pleasure in presenting you with this ad-dress, and the gold watch, value 50 guineas, which accom-panies it. They desire specially to record the fact that itwas entirely owing to your persevering energy that theMost Worshipful Gran d Master ultimately granted thewarrant for the formation of the ledge, and they also takethe opportunity of bearin g testimony to your intelligent in-terpretation of the ritual of Freemasonry." Then followthe signatures. Bro. Headon , who was evidently takenby surp rise at this presentation , remained silent for somemoments, and appeared quite overcome by the warmth olthe sentiments expressed towards him , at length' said—Worshipful Master and brethren ,—I really do not know howto express myself to you ; I can only say 1thank you. The fact of this presentation wasordered to be recorded on the minutes, and aftersome other matters had been disposed of the lodge wasclosed, and the brethren adjourned to the dining-hall forrefreshment, where a splendid banquet was served , underthe superintendence of Bro. Lord , the manager of theTerminus Hotel . The cloth having been drawn , grace wassung by Messrs. Bernard , Daniels, Morgan , and Bamford.The W. Master then said that amongst all the talentswith which the G.A.O.T.U had blessed him there was onethat he was not possessed of , antl that was specchmaking.He shoul d, therefore, not worry himself or bore the ears ofthe brethren by attempting to make a speech , but get overthe business as quick as he could , so that they might allget home in good time if they chose to do so. In a fewpith y sentences he gave " The Queen and the Craft , "which was drunk with great heartiness , and followed bythe National Anthem , Mr. Bernard taking the solo parts,and Bro. W. H. Hook, the Organist, presiding at thepianoforte. The W. Master said the next toast was " TheMost Worshipful Grand Master, His Royal Hi ghness thePrince of Wales. " In one of the charges delivered to Ma-sons they were told that " monarchs themselves have beenpromoters of the arts, and have thought it not derogatoryfrom their dignity to exchange the sceptre for the trowel,have patronised our mysteries, and even joined in our as-semblies,"and although they often had a prince of the bloodas a member of the Craft , yet they now once more had asthe head of their Order the Prince of Wales, heir apparentto the throne, who by his social and genial qualities hadendeared himself to all , and particularly to Freemasons,and those who had witnessed his installation at the AlbertHall would never forget the ability with which he presidedand the able manner in which he appointed his officers ofGrand Lodge on that occasion. Most sincerely did he (theWorshi pful Master) hope that it would be a considerabletime before he would be called upon to ascend the Throneof England , and sorry indeed should he be if anythingwere to happen to Her Majesty ; but when it should pleasethe Great Architect of the Universe to call her away, hefelt sure that the Prince of Wales would give satisfaction toall classes of the people, as he had hitherto done to the Craft.The toast was enthusiastically responded to, followed bythe song of " God bless the Prince of Wales," but with anew verse, written and sung for the first time by Bro. Hook ,the Organist of the lodge :—

" O'er sea and land we follow,With heartfelt joy, to own

Our Royal Prince, and trust that heMay journey safely home.

Our Worshi plul Grand Master,Each brother 's voice now hails,

With hearty wishes good , and prays,God bless the Prince of Wales. "

This new verse of the national song was highly applauded.In proposing the next toast, " The Right Worshipful ProGrand Master, the Earl of Carnarvon , K.G.," the W.Master said it was well understood , when the Prince ofWales undertook the office of Grand Master, that , in con-sequence of the numerous duties devolving upon him ,lie could not at all times attend the Grand Lodge, andtherefore a Pro Grand Master was appointed , the Earl ofCarnarvon , who had himself done good suit and service'0 the Craft. As the Royal Prince was now about to visitforei gn parts his place would be supp lied by the Earl ofCarnarvon , and he had no doubt that he would well fulfilall the duties the Craft required of him. The toast wascordially received. The next toast on the list was " The"'ght Hon. Lord Skelmcrsdale, Deputy Grand Master,and the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present." Bro.J* J- Simpson , Past Grand Chaplain , in responding,

thanked the brethren , on behalf of Lord' Skelmcrsdale, for"nnking this constitutional toast, and afte r a few otherobservations he alluded to the position of The Great City

age. T0 use a common expression , the lodge's hearttlT t ' h thC r'ghL p,ace ' an<l lle sai<1 that il was not oftenat the man who ori ginated an idea had the honour ofaro '"^ '' out ' ar"* he Save as an 'l'ustration of hismanTc' 'hat lhe first "feboat was the idea of a Poor

of Shields, who afterwards died in the workhouse,

while others came after him and carried it out. He hadvisited Ireland lately, he had been to Dublin , Limerick ,and other places, and he there found Freemasonry greatlyon the increase, but they had regard to quality and not toquantity. They were cau tious there, and so they ought tobe. Still , he spoke of Masonry as having a great missionin the world. They should show that its principles wereto uphold truth and morality in the government, in theChurch , and in the body politic throughout the world. Itwas its mission to help to build up the social fabric andmake man what he ought to be, and worthy to enter amansion beyond the skies. Brother Headon , I.P.M., saidin the usual way it devolved upon him to propose the nexttoast, which was " The Health of the W. Master," but ashe should have frequent opportunities of speaking in re-gard to him , and as one of his oldest friends was present—he meant Sir Joh n Bennett—he was going lo ask him toput the toast before the brethren , for at the next meetingthey might not have the opportunity of having Sir Johnpresent amongst them. Brother Sir John Bennett said hereally rose with some trepidation , as he was a little out oforder, and especially as he had to follow a distinguishedorator like their Chaplain , Brother Simpson , but an Irish-man was expected to be an orator. That night he mightsay it was no little pleasure to him to find one of his oldestfriends installed as W. Master of The Great City Lodge.He had known him from his cradle, and had seen him inand out for the last 30 years, and as he was now at thehead of sffch a distinguished body as the Great City Lodge,it was a great honour for him to be present on such anoccasion. He knew their W. Master was fond of a jokewhen it came in the right place, but he could also be se-rious in a right cause, and he knew that he was willing toundertake all the responsibilities of his office. Now he(Sir John Bennett) was never one who could treat in alight spirit the great objects of Freemasonry, as he knewfrom its antiquity that it had played no insignificantor unimportant part in the history of the world.He had thought over the history of mankindfor the last 3000 years, and although inRome there were bri ght days, yet in the darkest hour ofthe darkest ages, when the privileges of freedom were attheir lowest ebb, the little lamp of Freemasonry preservedthe light and spirit of freedom , and it is now scarcelyknown for how much of what they now enjoy mankind isindebted to Freemasonry, Theyjiad the benefit of what hadbeen done by Masonry, and men had carried it forwardlike a string of beads from generation to generation , andso it had come down to them in the present day. It hadpreserved a great principle, and his old friend , who thensat in the chair, was one of a line of men whose influencewas so great and so potent in the great object of promotingthe'welfare of their fellow creatures. The past was but anearnest of the future , and within the walls of the Craftthey would send out worthy successors to make their fellowmen more happy and more useful members ofsociety. Brother R. J. Simpson denied the soft im-peachment of Sir John Bennett as to his being an Irish-man , as his father was born in Canada, andhe had only been a temporary sojourner in thatcountry. He was therefore indebted to Sir JohnBennett, only for the country he had assigned him.The W. Master said he thanked Sir John Bennett veryheartily for the very complimentary manner in which hehad spoken of him, but he thought his friendship had blindedhim to his faults, and he had only put the bright side be-fore them. He might say that he always made it a principlenever to undertake to do anything but to do it to the best ofhis ability, and he might also say that some twelve monthsago, when there was a probability of his being elected asW. Master, there was a war of elements in his mind whetherhe should go on or not , but there predominated an amountof ambition in the prospect that he should obtain the chairof the Great City Lodge, and he had looked forward to itwith pride. As the ritual to which he was accustomed wasdifferent to that used in that lodge, and they did not workin the manner he was used to, he should have some difficultyin unlearning what he had already learnt , and if any littlediscrepancy should now and then occur he hoped theywould pardon him. He trusted that when his year of officehad expired he should go out of the chair with the sameesteem and respect they had given to his esteemed prede-cessor, Bro. Headon. The W. Master, in giving the nexttoast, "The Immediate Past Master and Installing Master,Bro. N. B. Headon ," said the manner m which he hadworked the ceremonies and interpreted the ritual duringhis year of office had been an admirable one, andhad elicited encomiums from all classes and visitors,and he had endeared himself to all by his kindly dispositionand the assistance he was at all times willing to render.He was the first to put his hand into his pocket, andas to his charity, he had proved himself to be a manand a true brother. He had received a substantialmark of esteem in the lodge, as a token of their apprecia-tion of the admirable manner in which he had worked theceremonies, and although others might be equal , theycould not be superior. He was sorry that he had goneout of office , for he had always listened to his working withpleasure. He had much gratification in placing the jewelvoted by the brethren on his breast , and he hoped for manyyears he might wear it, and he might say that if ever abrother deserved a Past Master's jewel, that was Bro.Headon. Bro. Headon , P.M., said their kindness hadquite overpowered him. He had never risen before in TheGreat City Lodge but with pleasure ; that night it waswith pain , for after what had been done in the lodge theirkindness that night had quite overpowered him. He wasprepared to receive the Past Master's jewel, but not such amark of esteem as he had received in the lodge, and aslong as he was connected with it he would do anythingand everything in his power to promote its interests. Someother toasts were given, and the evening was spent in com-plete harmony. The musical arrangements were under

the direction of Bro. W. H. Hook, the Organist , assistedby Messrs. Bernard , Daniels, Morgan , and Bamford , andgave the hi ghest satisfaction. As an earnest of the W.M.'spromise at the commencement of the evening, the businesswas brou ght to a close, and the Ty ler's toast was given ,before ten o'clock.

PROVINCIAL.CHESHUNT.—G RESIIAM LODGE (NO. 869).— A n

emergency meeting of this lod ge was held at Ches-hunt , Herts, on Saturday last , W. Bro. A. C. Wylie,P.P.G.S.B., W.M.-, in the chair, assisted by Bros. JohnE. Grocett, S.W,; W. H. Etherington , J.W. ; the Rev.Charles E. Mayo, M.A., Chaplain and P.G. Chaplain ;F. D. R. Copestick , P.M., P.P.G.S.B., Treas. ; WalterE. Gompertz , P.M., P.P.G.P. Secretary ; E. G. Pottle,S.D. ; T. C. Chapman , J.D. : Thomas Stephens, I.G. ;C. B. Cheese, S.; G. Gilchrist , Tyler. The visitorswere Bros. William Bradstock , King Harold (1327) ;J. K. Young, P.M. (1327) ; Charles Cuthbeitson ,Egyptian (27), and Bro. Massey (" Freemason"). Tothe large section of Freemasons who desire to sec all pure-ly Masonic ceremonies performed in private rooms the re-moval of this lodge from the Swa n at Waltham Cross tothe Banqueting Hall of Cheshunt Great House will bihailed as a step in the right direction. And , indeed, by allit must be acknowledged that it is very seldom, if everthat a lodge has had the good fortune to secure such ahome as has fallen to the lot of the Gresham LodgeSaturday was the first occasion of their assembling atCheshunt Park, and we never remember to have witnessedthe impressive Masonic ceremonies performed with greatereffect than in the atmosphere of olden time which seemedto pervade the place. For the information of those of ourreaders who unacquainted with this relic of antiquity, wemay say that it is supposed to have been erected in thetime of Henry VI., and was parcel of the revenue of Joh nWalsh of Cheshunt , who devised it to Sir John Moore,father of the celebrated Lord Chancellor Moore. Thegreater portion of the original structure has been pulleddown ; the portion that remains consisting of a large hal land apartments to the north , with a vaulted crypt beneath.formerly used as a chapel, and is said to have been pavedwith embossed tiles. This house was one of the residencesof Cardinal Wolsey'; and it is by the kindness of Bro.Mayo, himself a lineal descendant of that great man, thatthe Gresham Lodge has acquired such an unique lod ge-room as the Banqueting Hall makes. It is thirty -sevenfeet long by twenty-two wide, and thirty-six high; it hasan arched gothic roof supported by ribs of oak or chesnut,with wainscoted sides, and floored with a tesselated pave-ment of black and white marble. Around this grand oldroom hangs a valuable collection of family and historicalportraits, with several scriptural and historical compositionsby old masters. Over the cavernous fire-place hangs afine portrait of the great cardinal in a beauitfully carvedoak frame, surrounded with cherubim and flowers , andsurmounted with a bishop's mitre. In front of this, ona carved pedestal , is an extremely ancient shirt of chainmail—so ancient as to be now a very ragged shirt—withneck piece of apparentl y later date. Higher up on thewall is a large family piece of the second SirJohn Shaw and family, by Sir Peter Lely.and we are told that one of the little girls there repre-sented is the great-great-grandmother of Bro. Mayo. Thereare several other suits of armour. Some, of serviceableblack plate, we presume the armour of actual warfare,show, by the dints upon them, that they have saved bothhead and heart from bullet and axe. There are others ofgayer, though , perhaps, not less serviceable kind ; possiblyfor jousting purposes, or to adorn as well as protect someknight with " swellish " tastes. Many banners , scutcheons,and ancient halberts, crossbows, and lances adorn thewalls, and render the hall of the greatest interest to theantiquarian. Here, also, is to be seen the identical chairin which the "splendid prelate " reclined and cogitatedupon those schemes of ambition which made him so're-markable and so dangerous a man. Among the por-traits are to be found those of Sir Hugh Middleton , Crom-well , James II., William II., and Mary, his Queen; theEarl of Orrery, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth , Philip ofSpain , Lucius Carey, Lord Falkland, Fairfax, Charles I.(a very fine portrait by Vandyck), Charles II., QueenAnn, Archbishop Laud, Archbishop Juxon, and manyothers. We have said enough, however, to show how ex-tremely interesting a home has been acquired by the Gres-ham Lodge ; and we expect that the fact of their meetingthere will be a great inducement to Freemasons living inthe neighbourhood of Cheshunt , to become members ofthe lodge. The lodge having been opened in due form ,and with solemn prayer, the W.M. rose and said that hethought that their first duty, and the very least they coulddo, was to thank Bro. Mayo for his kindness in placing thisfine old room at the disposal of the lodge, and , therefore,he proposed that a vote of thanks be recorded on the minutesto that effect. He was quite sure that the kindness andcare with which the room had been arranged for theirbenefit must be evident to all the brethren present. Thevote was seconded , and carried unanimously. Bro. Mayo :Worshipful Master and Brethren , I can only say that l a mtoo happy in having it in my power to give you the useof this room , and I thank you for your kind acknowledg-ments for it. I can only say further that I think you havjsaid too much about it. Mr. William Layton , proposedby Bro. Forsyth , seconded by Bro. Copestick , P.M., and Mr.I. R. Rignall, proposed by Bro. Mayo, seconded by Bro.Wylie, W.M., were then ballotted for, and initiated , theceremony being performed in a very impressive mannerby Bro Gompertz , P.M. and See., who, being, as we understand , the father of the lodge, was gracefully invited bythe W.M. to perform the ceremonies on this occcasion,which marks an era in the history of the lodge.The ballot was then taken for Bro. G. F. W. Mugliston ,M.D„ I.P.M, 1421 , as a joining member, and Bro. Dr.

Mugliston was declared duly elected. The ordinary busi-ness being ended , the W.M. said that observing that Bro.Hunt (the landlord of the Swan , where they had met for somany years,) was now present , he would take occasion toassure him that the removal from his house had been madesolely in the interests of the lodge, and not from any dis-satisfaction with Bio. Hunt's arrangements ; but becauseseveral of the loca l gentry objected to join a lod ge thatmet at a house of public resort. He knew that Bro . Hunthad always done all that he could for the comfort of thebrethren , and he assured him that they all desired to avoidhurling his feelings , aud had onl y made the step they hadtaken purel y in the interests of the lod ge itself. They allfelt towards him personally in the kindliest manner. Hetherefore proposed a vote of thanks to Bro. Hunt for whathe had done on behalf of the lod ge, and trusted he mi ghtbe spared for many years to come among them as a mem-ber of the lod ge. Bro. Hunt: I thank you sincerely foryour vote of thanks. I have done my best for the prosperityof the Gresham Lodge. I believe 1 am the oldest mem-ber of the lodge. i hope I shall continue a memberfor many years to come. I shall always do all I can fol-ks benefit , and 1 may say that nothing could please mebetter than the change you have made. I thank you verycordiall y for the vote you have passed . The lodge wasthen closed in perfect harmony. The brethren adjournedto the Green Dragon , where dinner was sewed in anadmirable manner, and heartil y enjoyed by all present.During the repast , by favour of Bro. Etherington , bandmaster to the Band of the 41st Middlesex Volunteer Corps,the brethren were entertained with some good music fromthe band referred to, who occupied an adjoining room.On the removal of the cloth the usual loyal and Masonictoasts were given and responded to in the heartiest manner.In proposing the health of the M.W.G.M. the Prince ofWales, the W.M. said that H.R.H. would start for Indiaon Monday, and that there was no doubt that his visitwould do much to consolidate an Indian possessions, andhelp to cement a good feeling between us and the nativeprinces, and be an additional bond of union between the twocountries , and he thoug ht it behoved us all to wish thePrince ' God Speed' in his journey, and a safe return. Thetoast was received with enthusiasm , and the band played" God bless the Prince of Wales. " The W.M. then pro-posed " The Health of Bro. Halsey, " whom he described asa man full of energy, full of youth , well p leased with theposition he had attained in the province, receiving lustrefrom that position , and reflecting li ght on all connectedwith him. He always received them with kindness, andhe (the W.M.) could certif y that Bro. Halsey, not only read-ily consented to their changing their place of meeting, butstated that he thoug ht they were greatly indebted to Bro.Mayo for the manner in which he had placed the hall atthejr disposal . The W.M. next proposed " The Health olthe Provincial Grand Officers past and present." Therewere present Bros. Gompertz , and F. F. Copestick ,and last but not least. Bro. Mayo, Provincial G. Chaplain.He should couple Bro. Mayo's name with this toast. Hewas very proud that Bro. Mayo was a member of theGresham Lodge, for that in honouring him with the officeof P.G. Chaplain honour had also been conferred on thelodge. Bro. Mayo having returned thanks, the I.P.M.,Joseph Copestick proposed " The Health of Bro. Wylie,the W.M.," of whom they had reason to be proud for hisenergy as a Mason and his amiable qualities as a man.Bro. Wylie, W.M., Brethren , I thank you for the verykind manner in which my health has been proposed andresponded to. 1 think that Bro. Copestick has given tooflattering an account of myself. I feel myself very im-perfect. My absence from England has interrupted myattending to my Masonic duties ; this you have kindlytxcused , and my place has been ably filled by Bro. Cope-stick. There is one matter I will call attention to, andthat is the disadvantages under which Freemasons labourin Russia , as in that country no secret society is allowedto hold meetings, and 1 have thought the matter well over,and have come to the conclusion that in these days of ad-vanced thinking it might not be out of place to memo-rialise ihe Russian government—on behalf of British resi-dents—to allow them to hold their Masonic meetings.I know that it would be a great boon to ourcountrymen if the concession were made, and I thinkthat the time has arrived when they should agitate for it.The W.M. proceeded to propose " The Health of the Ini-tiates, Bros. Layton and Ri g-nail ," coupled with the nameof Bro. Layton , who responded. "The Health of theP.M.'s," " The Visitors," " The Press," &c, which wereall warmly responded t;>, but our space will not admit ofour including these speeches in this report. The wholebusiness of the lod ge, and at the banquet table, was car-ried out in the ablest and most kindl y manner , and wethink we may safely say that there was not present asingle brother who did not thoroughly enjoy the wholeproceedings of the day .

Ue& Cross ot Constantine.LIVERPOOL. —SKE1.MKHSI1.U.E CONCLAVE (NO. 77).—

The regular meeting of this conclave, undoubtedl y themost successful in this province , took place on Monday,4U1 October , at the Masonic Temple, 22 , Hope-street. TheM.P.S., Em. Sir Knt. Cottrell , took his seat upon the throneat 6.30 p.m., and was supported by the following officersand about twenty Sir Kni ght Companions :—Em. SirKnts. II. Jackson , Viceroy ; J. V. Callow , P. Sov. ;Nelson , P. Sov.; T. Ashmore, P. Sov. and Treas.; Sir Knts.Quay le, as Hi gh Prelate ; Corbyn , Recorder; R. II.Evans , Prefect ; Garrett , Orator ; Burrows , Herald ; andothers . Both the Senior and Junior Generals were absent.The room presented a most brilliant appearance whenfilled with the Sir Kni ghts wearing the beautiful insigniaof this Order. After the usual routine business had been

transacted , the M.P.S., Em. Sir Knt. Cottrell , proceeded toinstall Bro. Richard Reader, of Lodge 292 , as a Knight ofRome and of the Red Cross of Constantine, and his instal-lation was duly proclaimed by the Herald in the E. andW. The beautiful oration upon the watchwords of theOrder was given by Em. Sir Knt. I-I. Jackson , V.E., in amanner truly eloquent and effective, and the historicaloration was given by Sir Knt. Quayle, as H.P., with muchimpressiveness. On the motion of Sir Knt. II. Jackson ,V.E., the sum of three guineas was voted from the fundsof the conclave towards purchasing a Past Soverei gn'sjewel for Em. Sir Knt. J. T. Callow, as a slight recogni-tion of his valuable services in connection with the con-clave. After the muster roll had been called , the conclavewas closed with due solemnity by the M.P.S. The SirKni ghts subsequentl y sat down to a banquet , and whenthe cloth was removed , the M.P.S., Sir Knt. Cotttcll , pro-ceeded to give the usual loyal and chivalric toasts. Inresponding to the toast of " Our Chivalric Rulers , Supremeand Subordinate ," Sir Knt. J. K. Smith , 111. Dep. Int. Gen.W.L., said he was very pleased to see the great progressthe Skelmersdale Conclave was making, and he was surethat the 111. Int. General , Lord Skelmersdale, would leainvvith pleasure of the advancement that the Order wasmaking in the province, and particularly in the conclavewhich bore his name, as he knew that his lordshi p took agreat interest in the success of this chivalric and knightly-Order. The " Newly Exalted ," Sir Knt. Richard Reader ,in responding to the toast of his health , expressed in wellchosen terms the gratification he felt at being admitted amember of the Order , and also expressed himself as havingbeen much pleased and impressed with the ceremony, andparticularl y with the oration which had been so ablygiven by the Viceroy, Sir Knt. Jackson. The harmonyof the evening was much increased by the excellent songsof Sir Knts. Garrett , D. Smith, Nelson , Cottrell , Jackson ,Quay le, and others.

JSfflttenfr.GLASGOW.—LODGE ST. JOHN (NO. 3.V).—The regular

fortni ghtly meeting of this most flourishing lodge was heldin their hall , 21 3, Buchanan-street, Glasgow, on Tuesday,the 5th inst., Bro. Wm. Bell , R.W.M., presiding. Therewas a good attendance (as usual) on this occasion , upwardsof seventy having signed the sederunt book , amongst whomwere Bros. T. Fletcher, P.M. ; J. McMillan , P.M. ; D. M.Nelson, D.M. ; J. B. Young. S.W. ; D. Horn , J.W. ; T,Dalzell , Treas. ; John Dick, Sec. ; Brownlie, S.D. Afterthe minutes had been read and approved of , in accordancewith a motion read at last meeting, Bro.Wm. Bell, R.W.M.,called upon Bro. Bickerton to give the brethren some infor-mation) respecting his motion relating to the ScottishBenevolent Institution. Bro. Bickerton informed them thathe had supplied Bros. Bell, R.W.M. ; D. M. Nelson , D.M. ;J. B. Young, S.W. ; D. Horn , J.W. ; and J. Dick , Sec,each with a copy of prospectus of Bro. Harriott's schemefor the said institution , and he had no doubt that at afuture meeting these breth ren would give them their opinion ,with a full explanation. The following candidates werethen broug ht in , and received the F.C. Degree at the handsof Bro. T. B. Bell , the ceremony being gone throughin a most efficient manner, Messrs. Robert McNab,H. Hamilton , and A. M. Morrison. Bro. D. Hornthen brought forward his motion for raising the initiationfees from four to five guineas. In support of thismotion Bro. Home, in a most able manner, pointed outthe many advantages and great effect this would lead toin raising the status of Freemasonry, combined with thestrict examination and care of whom were admitted intothe Order of Freemasonry j he said Freemasonry was fora noble purpose, and none but those that were nobleminded and of a strict moral character could carry out theancient landmarks of this our most ancient and honourableOrder. After a few remarks from Bro. D. M. Nelson , andBro. Maybcrry, in support of the motion , it was carriedunanimously. The brethren were then called 10 refresh-ment , when the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were givenand heartily responded to, enlivened with a few most ex-cellent songs. Among the toasts, Bro. D. M. Nelson , withhis usual kindness, proposed " The Press," coupled withthe names of Bro. Bickerton and Bro. Stuart. This, withthe last toast, brought the evening to a close, everyone en-joy ing themselves most pleasantly.

GLASGOW.—LODGE D RAMATIC (57 1).—The regularmeeting of this young and flourishing lodge, was held at21 3, Buchanan-street , Glasgow, on Wednesday the 6thinst , at 3 p.m., Bro. W. E. Dobson, R.W.M., in the chair,Bro. H. *W.Jackman , S.W. ; Wm. Sivewright, J.W. ; W.D. Vallane, D.M., and other officers. For the hour therewas a good attendance. Among the visitors were Bros. G.W. Bahrham , Lodge Athold 4 13; J. M. Oliver, S.W.Lodge 360 Commercial ; W. Anderson, R.W.M. Paisley ;Mitchell , R.W.M., Lodge St. Mark 102 ; D. Horn , J.W.,Lod ge St. John 3.J ; Brownlie , S.D. Lodge St. John 3^ ;Munro , J.W., Union and Crown 103, and others. On theminutes of last meeting being read , which were approvedof , the following gentlemen were admitted and received theE.A. degree, viz., Messrs.Thomas Leslie and G. R.Weir,Bro.Dobson officiating in a very efficient manner. Bro. Dob-son , R.W.M., among his very many kind actions for thebenefit of the Lod ge Dramatic and Freemasonry in general ,then presented to the lod ge two most handsome Warden'sColumns, placing them in front of the Senior and JuniorWardens , which was received with acclamation. Bros.J.W. Lunn , of Lodge ufi , Airdrie , and G. W. Bainham ,Lodge Athole, 413, were then affiliated with this lodge,Bro. W. E, Dobson , R.W.M., officiating. The lodge wasthen raised to the degree of Fellow Craft, when Bro.Laurence; Rankin Mitchell was passed to the F.C. Degree,

Bro. J. F. Mitchell , R.W.M., Lod ge St. Mark , No. 1officiating in his usual efficient manner. The lodo-'e 2'

then closed in due and ancient form. " as[Several reports of Glasgow lodges, unavoidabl y croyyde Iout , will appear nex t week.] '

Pa sonic anb 6cncval ©fohujs .PR O V I N C E OF M IDDLESEX .—The Provincial

Grand Master having, during the last six weeksbeen constantly moving about , trusts that theW.M.'s, Brethren and Secretaries in the Provincewill not think that he has intentionall y neglectedto answer their kind invitations , which he haslatel y received ; but in some instances theywere not forwarded and received until after theday appointed for the meeting.

R OYAL MA S O N I C INSTITU TION FOR GIRL S .—Mrs. John Bowler desires to return her gratefulthanks to the numerous kind friends whose goodoffices secured the election of her little girl onthe nth inst.

Bro. SIR George Elliot , M.P.,;0n Thursday, laidthe foundation stone of St. Thomas Church ,South Shields. He declared that the Church ofEngland by its doctrine and teaching was nowdoing a greater work than it had done since theReformation.

THE Provincial Grand Lodge of West York-shire will meet at the Cutlers' Hall , She ffi eld,on Wednesday, the 20th , at 1 o'clock.

A PROVINCIAL Grand Lodge of North Walesand Salop will be held at Bangor , on the 32ndinst., by the R.W. Prov. G. Master, Sir WatkinWilliams Wynn , Bait. , M.P., at 2.45 p.m.Choral service in the Cathedral at 345 p.m.;the sermon by the Lord Bishop of Bangor.

BRO. Sir Edward Lee, on behalf of the direc-tors of the Alexandra Palace Company, hasoffered to defray all the immediate expenses ofthe projected dinner to the survivors of theBalaklava charge.

ACCORDING to the " South African Mail ,"the Government at the Cape has been unable towithstand the demand of the colony to be re-presented at the Conference proposed by LordCarnarvon , and an extraordinary session ofParliament has been convened for the 10th ofNovember.

A M O N U M E N T has just been erected over thegrave of the Rev. Thomas Biuney, in AbneyPark Cemetery. It is a small obelisk on threegraduated plinths, in red granite, with the in-scription—" In loving memory of Thos. Binney,born at Newcastle, 19th A pril , 1798 5 died inLondon, 24th Feb., 1874. ' I shall be satisfiedwhen I awake in Thy likeness.' "

BRO. Ex-Sherift Jones has been elected mas-ter, Bro. Sir Frederick Perkins M.P., upperwarden j and Bro. Sir John Bennett, underwarden of the Loriners' Company .

Bro. E. ToweU, Churchwarden of St. Peters,Walworth,having the management of the MondayEvening Readings in that district , will thorough-ly appreciate the kindness of any brother whowill aid him with songs or readings.

The foundation stone of the Yarmouth Aqua-rium was held on Saturday by Bro. Lord Suffield.The aquarium will be 400 f eet by too, aud willcost about ^30,000.

United Mariners Lodge of Instruction , No. 30,held at the Coopers Arms Tavern , Silver-street ,Wood-street , City, under the preceptorshi p ofBro.Hames, P.M. The firs t meeting, after the recess,will take place on Monday evening next , at seveno clock precisely, and is well worthy the attentionof those brethren , desirous of instruction , whowish to be within easy distance of the variouscity termini. Bro. Hames is a worthy Master inthe Craft, well skilled both to rule and teach.

The Duke of Connaught Lodge, No. 15. 8,was consecrated on Thursday last. A full reportof the proceeding s will appear in the next issue.

nKPAR TURE OF OUR ROYAL GRANDp MASTER FOR INDIA.

On Saturday, pursuant to previous arrange-ments, a deputation from the Corporation of theCity of London , headed by the Lord Mayor andSheriffs , went in State from the Guildhall tovj ailboroug h-house, to present an address fromthe Court of Common Council to his Royalrjio-hness the Prince of Wales. Besides the Lordj Vfayor and Sheriffs, with their Under Sheriffs ,the deputation included Mr. Russell Gurney, theRecorder ; Sir Thomas Chambers , the CommonSerjeant ; Mr. Willia m Lawley, chairman of theCity Lands Committee, and in that capacity thediover of the address in the Court of CommonCouncil ; six members of the Court of Aldermen,the Chamberlain of London , the Remembrancer,the Controller , the Town Clerk , and a limitednumber of the Common Councilmen , all otwhom wore their civic robes. The Lord Mayorwas also escorted by the Sword and MaceBearers.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Walesreceived the civic dignitaries with his habitualcourtesy and consideration on their arrival.

The Right Hon. the Recorder, addressing thePrince, said,—"May it please your RoyalHighness,—We the Lord Mayor , Aldermen ,and Commons of the City of London , in Com-mon Council assembled, desire to convey toyour Royal Highness the expression of the deepinterest we feel in the journey you are about toundertake to Her Majesty's Indian dominions.

" We know well the desire that has ever beenmanifested by your Royal Highness to becomefamiliar with the habits and feelings of thepeople of this country, and weregard it as only con-sistent with that desire that you should seek tobecome personally acquainted with the country,the customs, and the sympathies of the millionsof her Majesty 's subjects in India over whom , ifGod so will, you are one day destined to rule." We earnestly trust, as we are glad to believe,

that the visit of your Royal Highuess will tendto bind together the hearts of all in a commonfeeling of loyalty to our Sovereign, aud that aspirit of kindliness and goodwill will be diffusedamong the various races forming her Majesty 'ssubjects, whatever may be their creed or theircolour.

We pray that the blessing of health may bevouchsafed to your Royal Highness during yourabsence from England , and that a journey,auspiciously commenced, may in due season beaccomplished in happiness and safety.

" Signed by order of the Court ,¦ JOHN B. MONCKTON , Town Clerk."

His Royal Highness, in reply, said,—MyLord Mayor, Aldermen , and Members of theCourt of Common Council, I thank you mostcordially for this expression of the interest youtake in the success of my journey to India. Youstate with truth that, with the desire 1 have everentertained of becoming familiar with the habitsand feelings of my countrymen, it is only con-sistent that I should endeavour to become betteracquainted with the several classes of the popu-lation over which our Soverein reigns in India ,If the result of my visit shall conduce to unitethe various races of Hindostan in a feeling ofloyalty to the Queen , attachment to our country,and of goodwill towards each other, one greatobject will at least be gained. I thank you again ,my Lord Mayor and gentlemen, for the wishthat health may be vouchsafed to me during myabsence from England. It will be one of myniost pleasing reflections that I carry the goodwishes of my country with me, as it will also°e a moment of sincere gratification when Ireturn to it.

At the conclusion of this reply, the LordMayor presented Mr. Lawley, the mover of theaddress in the Common Council, and six of theAldermen, to His Royal Highness. With thatthe ceremonv ended, and the civic dignitaries,escorted as before , returned to Guildhall.

H.R.H. the Prince left the Charing-crossRation at 8 o'clock on Monday evening, with the1 rmcess, the Duke of Cambrid ge, and the Duke

-Edinburgh. A large number of friends hadassembled to bid him farewell ; among themwere the Duke and Duchess of Teck, the Prin-ss Louise, the Duke of Connaught, the Russian

Ambassador, the German Ambassador, theDanish Minister and Madame Bulow , theDuchess of Wellington , the Duchess of Suther-land and Lady Florence Gower, Lord and LadySydney, Lord Hartingto n, Mr. and Mrs. S tonor,Lady Westmoreland , Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Count Gleichen , Prince leek andPrincess Mary, the Duke of St. Albans, LordColville , Lord Barrington , Mr , Ward Hunt ,Lord H. Lennox , Lord Hardwicke, Mr. Roths-child , M.P., Lord John Hay, Sir G. Arthur,Sir Percy Doy le, General Doyle, Mr. H. Petre,General J. Macdonald , Colonel Marshall, ColonelSturt, Mr. H. Chaplin , Mr. G. Drummond, Mr.Cockerell, and Mr. Christopher Sykes.

The Royal party reached Dover at 9.33 ; therethey were received by Captain Bruce, R.M.,Lord and Lady Granville, and a large circle ofofficers . The mayor and corporation then pre-sented a loyal address, to which H.R.H. replied," I thank you , Mr. Mayor," and at ten minutespast ten the " Castalia " steamed away for Calais.It reached Calais after a splendid passage at12.10.

The Prince of Wales, who took leave of thePrincess of Wales on board the " Castalia ," wasdriven from the Quai de Mairie to the station.

The train left at 2 o'clock , amid the loudcheers of those assembled, and reached Parispunctuall y at 7.20. Lord Lyons and Mons.Renault , Prefet de Police, received His R oyalHighness, few persons being present at thatearly hour.

Shortly before the arrival of the train MarshalMacMahon drove up, with the Due de laRochefoucauld-Bisaccia , General d'Absac ,Prince de la Treemouille, and other gentlemen,all in shooting attire , for they were on their wayto Compiegne. The Prince, on descending fromthe train , shook hands heartily with the Marshal ,Lord Lyons, and the Duo de Bisaccia. Im-mediately after he drove in Lord Lyons carriageto the Hotel Bristol , where apartments had beenprepared for him. In the afternoon he calledupon the Grand Duchess Constantine of Russia.In the evening Lord Lyons-entertained the Princeat dinner, and on Wednesday Marshal MacMahonreceived him at lunch at the Elysee.

The " Castalia " remained all night in CalaisHarbour, and at 7 a.m. on Tuesday started forDover, arriving alongside the Admiralty Pier afew minutes after 9 o'clock. The weather wasagain most favourable, and the passage involvedno disagreeable incidents to the most squeamishtraveller. Her Royal Highness, who break-fasted on board , was received on her arrival bythe Duke of Cambridge and Lord Sydney, andin about half an hour came ashore, leaning onthe arm of the Duke, and entered the samesaloon carriage in which she had travelled fro mtown on the previous evening. Miss Knollys,Lord Colville, General Sir William Knollys, andColonel Teesdale were in attendance on thePrincess. The Royal train started at fiveminutes to ten o'clock, the Duke of Cambridgeremaining at Dover. Mr. Shaw, the managerand secretary of the South-Eastern Company,was in charge of the train , as on Monday even-ing, and the engine was again driven by Mr.Watkin , locomotive superintendent. No pausewas made in the journ ey back to London, andCharing-cross was reached in excellent time atabout 11.40 a.m. Carriages were in waitingupon the arrival of the Princess, and at onceconveyed hev Royal Highness to Marlborough-house.

Our Royal Grand Master left Paris on Wed-nesday evening for Turin and Brindisi. Helunched with Marshal MacMahon on Wednes-day, having dined with Lord Lyons on Tuesday,but the weather during his stay has been mostunpropitious—a regular downpour. He left theLyons Station at a quarter to nine, amid cries ofBon Voyage—pleasant journey. He seemedwell and in good spirits, and was dressed in anUlster and felt hat, as the correspondent tolls us.Some of his staff have already reached Brindisi.

The following prayer for the protection of ourR.G. Master in India has been drawn up bythe Bishop of Lichfield :—

" O God, whose never-failing Providenceordereth all things both in heaven and earth, webeseech Thee to take into Thy gracious keeping

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on the distantjourney he is about to undertake .

" Preserve him , we pray Thee, from all evilaccidents by land or by water, from the pesti-lence that walketh in darkness, and fro m thearrow that destroyelh in the noonday.

" May he prove a messenger of goodwill toour Indian fellow-subjec ts , binding them to-gether in loyalty to our Sovereign and in peaceamong themselves.

" Restore him , we pray Thee, in health andsafety to his own land, and in the temembranceof Thy manifold mercies may he live long toailorify Thy name, through Jesus Christ, ourLord. Amen.

KOYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT IN-STITUTION.

At a meeting of the General Committe e olthis institution on Wednesday last, W. Bro.Major Jno. Creaton , P.G.D., V. Patron , in thechair , the following were present :—Bros. Hy.G. Warren , James Brett , B. Head, A. H. Tat-tershall , S. Rawson, Jno. G. Stevens , JosephSmith , Wm. Step hens, R. W. Little, Thos. W.White, H. Browse, H. M. Levy, R. W. Stewart ,J. Hogg, Capt. Wordsworth , Chas. F. Hogard ,and James Terry, Secretary. . The minutes ofthe previous meeting were read and verified.The Secretary reported that H.R.H. the Princeof Wales had fixed Wednesday, the 9th Febru-ary, 1876, for the next festival to be held , andthat Lord Skelmersdale, Dep. G.M. and Prov.G. Master of West Lancashire, had consentedto preside upon the occasion. The report of theFinance Committee was received and adopted ,and cheques ordered to be drawn in payment ofcertain accounts. A discussion ensued as to theerection of a new fencing at the entrance of thebuilding at Croydon, when it was resolved thatan oaken one should be placed instead of a brickwall and iron railing. Five candidates wereplaced on the list for election in May next.Permission was granted to one of the annuitantsto marry, Some unimportant business havingbeen transacte d, the Committee adjourned.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A MASONIC CLU BIN GLASGOW.

An idea for some considerable time past en-tertained by some of the leading members of theMasonic fraternity in Glasgow has at lengthtaken form in the establishment of " The Glas-gow and West of Scotland Masonic Club andFreemasons' Hall Company, Glasgow(Limited)."The scheme originated from a consideration ofthe fact that Glasgow, as a large commercialcentre, and the province occupy ing an importantMasonic position in Scotland , was very muchbehind in the matter of accommodation for carry-ing on or carry ing out the objects of the brother-hood. Every other country of any consequencein a Masonic connection can boast of magnifi-cent buildings erected and suitable for the con-duct of the business of the Craft , but in the Westof Scotland nothing of the kind has hithertoexisted.

With a view to remedy this, the associationin question has been started, on the principle,as wo have stated, of " limited liability." It hasbeen registered for a capital of £2000, distributedin 2000 shares of sSi each. Of these, about800 are already taken up among ia < share-holders, holding fro m one to 100 shares each,there being several holding the latter number.The former portion of the scheme, as expressedin the title, has only as yet been taken up. Forthe use of the club one of the old self-containedhouses in Windsor-place (No. 7) has beenrented , and a start made. On the ground floorare a private parlour , a billiard room, and theclub-master 's department—fully equi pped withall the requisites for club purposes. On theupper floor is another private parlour, 3 com-modious dining room, a handsomely furnishe dsmoking room, and ample lavatory accommoda-dation.

The club is under the management of adirectorate of 15 members, exclusive of treasurerand secretary, Bro, David Horn being president,

and Bro. Jaive ; F. Mitchell vice-president.Shareholders in the scheme must be membersof the Craft , but not necessarily members of theclub. Admission to the latter is by ballot , ameeting being held on the second Thursday ineach month for the purpose of balloting for newmembers. The entrance fee, at present, is oneguinea , and the annual subscri ption the samesum. Hitherto the establishment has beenunder the able direction , as club maste r, of Bro.Robert Robb.

While the immediate intention of the associa-tion is to provide a place to which members ofthe Masonic fraternity can resort for the purposeof social intercourse and discussion on pointsaffecting individual lod ges and the well-being ofthe Craft generally, its ultimate aim is the erec-tion of a commodious hall , adequate in everydegree to the requirements of Freemasonry inGlasgow, and thus place it on a footing at leastequal to what it holds in the sister counties ofthe king dom , on the continent of Europe, inAmerica, and other parts of the world.

MASONIC CEREMONY AT LARGS

On Saturday, 22nd ult , the memorial stoneof the new Drill-hall in Brisbane-road , Largs,was laid with Masonic honours, by Bro. MajorJames Stewart , of Garvocks. The members ofthe Craft turned out in large numbers on theoccasion ; the following lodges having sentrepresentatives :—Mother Kilwinning, No. o;St. John's, Glasgow, No. 3-J-; St. John 's, Green-ock, No. 12; St. Mungo , Glasgow, No. 27 ;St. Mirren's, Paisley , No. 129 ; St. John's,Rothesay, No. 292 ; Royal Arch , West Kil-bride, No. 3 14 ; Royal Blue , Kilbimie, No.399 ; Kilbtirn , Mill port , No. 439 ; Clydesdale,Glasgow, No. 5515. The Masons assembled atthe lodge-room , and from thence, headed bythe Largs brass band , they marched down Main-street and along the front to the parish church ,where thev were joined by the members of theArtillery Company, in charge of Captain andLieutenant Eraser , and accompanied by the Rev.John Kinross , chap lain of the company.Headed by the volunteers , and with flags fly ing,the procession marched through the princi palstreets of the town to the hall , where a largecrowd awaited their coming. Here they halted ,and the Masons and pr inci pals of the processionproceeded to the platform , where everything wasin readiness for their advent. Captain Frasercame to the front , and presented Maj or Stewartwith a handsome silver trowel , beautifull y en-graved , and bearing the following inscri ption :—" Presented to Major James Stewart by the 3rdAyrshire Artillery Volunteers on the occasion oflay ing the memorial stone of the new Drill-hall ,Largs, Oct. 2, 1874." Major Stewart returnedthanks. The Rev. John Kinross having offeredup a prayer, Major Stewart went through theceremony of lay ing the stone, with the usualMasonicjionours, and afterwards addressed themeeting in appropria te terms. Beneath thestone was placed a bottle , carefull y tinned andsealed, containing the following articles :—Copies of Largs Almanac , Advertiser, GlasgowHerald , Citizen, Mail , and A'eirs , coins of therealm , list of officers , subscribers, committee,honorary office-bearers , contractors , instructor ,and Freemason oflice-bearers , also the name ofthe architect , Mr. Thos. Jamieson , Greenock.A large company of Masons, volunteers , andothers met for dinner in the Victoria-hall in theafternoon. Mr. Roger Montgomerie, M.P.,occup ied the chair , and Major Eckford and Mr,Crccket acted as croup iers. Maj or Stewartproposed " Both Houses of Parliament ," towhich the chairman rep lied.

LAYING FOUNDATION STONE OF THEBURGH SCHOOL AT ALLOA.

On Friday, the 8th inst., the foundationstone of the new Burg h School was laid withMasonic honours by the Right Hon. the Earl ofMar and Kellie, Deputy Grand Master of Scot-land , and chairman of the Alloa Burgh SchoolBoard, under the most Favourable circumstances.The sty le of architecture of t he buil ding isnational , and is estimated to cosi ^"3600. On

the princi pal floor there are to be three class-rooms of the following dimensions :—40ft. by31ft. 6in., 32ft . by 26ft., and 28ft. 6~in. by27ft. 4111., all of which are to be well li ghted.A separate room will be provided for the sewingdepartment. The rooms are to be heated byopen fireplaces, and will be ventilated throughthe ceiling. Lavatories and cloak-rooms for thechildren occupy the basement floor , while thosefor the teachers are on the principal floor ,adj acent to the schoolrooms. The boys andgirls enter at different sides of the building,which, when finished , will have accommodationfor 400 scholars. Messrs. John Melvin & Sonare the architects, the following being the con-tractors :—Mason work , George Cousin, Alloa ;joine r work, Wm. M'Millan, Alloa ; plasterwork , John Davy, Alloa ; slater work , R. Fer-guson, Alloa ; plumber work , John Steel, Stir-ling ; iron and smith work , Robert Melvin ,Alloa ; painter work, W. Cornelius, Edinburgh.A dinner took place in the afternoon in theRoyal Oak Hotel.

FREEMASONRY IN TASMANIA.

Due honour was paid to St. John's Day (24thJune) by the Masonic Lodges in Hobart Town,who on that day held their annual festival intheir fine hall , Murray-street. There was alarge attendance, including representatives fromall the Hobart Town lodges, and from thelodges at Oatlands. The Worshi pful Master,W. S. Hammond , occupied the chair, supportedby W.M., W. H. Burgess, jun., and W.M., J.E Addison. The vice-chairs were occupied bythe Senior Wardens of the different lod ges inHobart Town. The usual patriotic ' toasts, in-cluding the health of his Excellency the Governor,were proposed by the chairman , and rightloyall y responded to. These were followed bythe customary Masonic toasts, received in Ma-sonic sty le, and duly acknowledged. The even-ing was spent in a jovial and pleasant manner.The proceedings were enlivened by several ap-propriate songs, well sung, and the festival wasin every respect a success, Bro. Harris , of theCriterion Hotel , was the caterer.

ffi&itttarg .BRO. ALDERMAN PATERSON.

Much regret was occasioned on Saturday last inthe City by the intelligence of the death , on theprevious evening, of Bro. Alderman Paterson.He had been ill since January last, and died atBrighton. He was 57 years of age, and waslineally descended from William Paterson, aScotch merchant, who in 1694 projected theBank of England to meet the difficulty ex-perienced by William III , in raising the suppliesfor the war against France. The late aldermanentered the Corporation in 1863 as a member ofthe Court of Common Council for the Wardof Aldersgate, and in 1869, in the Mayoralty ofMr- Alderman Besley, he served the office ofSheriff' of London and Middlesex , his colleaguebeing the late Sir Joseph Causton. He alsoacte d as chairman of some of the most im-portant Corporation committees. In September ,1873, he succeeded the late Sir David Salomons,M.P., as alderman of the Civic Ward of Cord-wainer. This year, moreover , he was chosenMaster of the Bakers ' Company. He was amerchant in Staining-lane. For the vacancy inthe Court of Aldermen thus caused there willprobabl y be three candidates—namely, Sir JohnBennett (,who contested the seat with Bro.Alderman Paterson, and to whom a requisitionhas been presented), Bro. David Evans (amerchant in Watling-street) ; and Mr. JamesWaddell , a public accountant. All threegentlemen are members of the CommonCouncil.

DEAT H OF THE GRAND PRIOR,ORDER OF MALTA.

Some few years ago the "Freemason " pub-lished an interesting account of all that remainedof the once powerful Order of Knights of Malta,with a statement of the revenues of the sameIn 1841, Ferdinand I., Emperor of Austriaissued a decree restoring it to Italy, and en-

dowing it with a moderate revenue ; but itspower, wealth , and magnificence have passedaway. The Knights were originall y dividedinto eight languages , and on the extinction ofthat of England , that of Anglo-Bavaria wassubstituted. By cable telegram of August 16thult., we learn that the Grand Prior of the OrderPrince Charles Theodore, great uncle to theKing of Bavaria , fell from his horse while outriding on that day, and was killed. He wasborn in Munich, Jul y 7, 1795, and was muchbeloved. We doubt if a successor will beelected or appointed . The office , of late years-,was merely nominal.— "The Square."

INDIA AND THE PR I N C E OF W ALES .—Underthis universall y attractive title the directors ofthe " Illustrated London News " have publishedwhat is really an important pictorial work, whichfully justifies the interest wakened by its mereannouncement. A map of the proposed route ,not roughly, hastil y, and indistinctly prepared ,but, as befits the occasion, clear in detail andcomprehensive in geographical information , ac-companies this imperial quarto pamphlet, whichcan neither be called a book , nor a magazine,nor a newspaper ; which outwardl y resembles apiece of music in its prettil y lithogra phedwrapper ; and which, however it may be de-scribed , fairly merits categorical praise. Theengraved designs are splendidly suited to theirpurpose, which is obviously two-fold—popularinstruction at the present time concerning thePrince's Indian tour , and a worthy and perma-nent record of an event " which must speedilypass into the great history of the land, not tolinger there in a pale and shadowy guise, but toform an integral and an important part of thechronicles of the Victorian era." These are thewell-chosen words in which Bro. Sala , who hassupp lied the letterpress ol this opportune publi-cation, introduces his genial disquisitions onIndia , on Indian architecture, on the characterand incidents of Indian travel and Indian life ,on Indian Mahommedanism, and on all thingsconcerned in a proper account of our wonderfulEastern empire. In addition to this most popu-lar , suggestive, and vivacious author 's chatty andnone the less solid commentary, "the Old She-karry " has contributed a few dashing hints andreminiscences of sport in India , which completea work of welcome intelligence and lastingvalue.

THE NEW A L D E R M A N .—Bro. Simeon CharlesHadley, the newly-elected Alderman for theWard of Castle Baynard , is a member of anancient Gloucestershire family. He was bornat Cambridge, Gloucestershire, on November3rd , 183 1, and was educated at a private schoolat Dursley, in the same county. In partnershi pwith his three brothers, he has carried on thegreat establishment known as "The City FlourMills," in Thames-street, and is largely inter-ested in other property in the ward which herepresents. Bro. Hadley first entered the Com-mon Council, as a representative of the Ward ofCastle Baynard , in the year 1861, and he has atall times taken an interest in philanthrop ic andpublic matters. He is a member of the Bakers 'Company. His residence is at Cranbrook-park,Ilford , Essex.

PR I N C E LEOPOLD will, upon the invitation ofthe Corporation, formally take up the freedomof the City of London, to which he is entitledby patrimony, at a special meeting of the Courtof Common Council, to be held in the Guild-hall on Monday, the 26th. After the ceremonythe Prince will be entertained at a dejeuner.

THE Governors of Christ 's Hospital draw-attention to the fact that they are able to grantannuities of £10 yearly to nearly seven hun-dred blind persons, under certain conditions.

H OLLO WAY 'S PILLS A N D O INTMKXT ,— Nervous debility often occur'at this season of the year In persons otherwise healthy, >>i»who, having overtaxed both mind and bod y in some one of tin-many ways, so common now-a-days, sutler in consequence,from an irritability of the whole nervous system, cliar;tcl<.r-ised more especially bv sleeplessness, stremors , pal pitation ot ineheart , and a general feeling of shakiness, aud senses of unstrunglibre—more distressing even than actual pain—the muscular a"vital energies in these cases seem almost as if they were ax '">relaxed, and mental despondency sufficient to alarm anxio 'relatives and friends often accompanies this condition , rj o i">should be lost, but immediate resource had to these powerfully to""-and restorative remedies.—A DVT,

c The memorial-stone of a large and handsome newschool for the parish of Kilwinning was laid on Saturday-th ult., by Bro.Col. Mure, M.P., vvith full Masonic honours.

The school , with the erection of which considerable pro-gress has been made, is situate at a point near the DairyRoad, in close proximity to Kilwinning. The building iscommodious, and in every respect well adapted for an edu-cational institution. The architect is Mr. John Armour,of Irving'. The school will accommodate 700 pupils, andwill cost about ,£7000. The cerem ony of laying the me-morial stone on Saturday proved an event of great interestto the people of the parish, as was evinced by the largenumber who assembled to witness the proceedings. Addi-tional eclat was given to the ceremony by the part theFreemasons took in it, and by the demonstration they madein their procession to and from the Temperance Hall inKilwinning, where the Provincial Grand Lodge of Ayr-shire, of which Colonel Mure is R.W.G.M., was opened.At the site of the school a platform was erected for the ac-commodation of a large number of ladies and gentlemen.Among those present were the Earl of Eglinton , theHon. Mr. Vernon , chairman of the School Board ; themembers of the board , and the clerk , Mr. Andrew Mac-rorie ; also the following office-bearers of the Masonicb0(jy :—Colonel Mure of Caldwell, P.G.M. ; Sir JamesFergusson, Bart., of Kilkerran , P.P.G.M.; RogerMontgomerie, D.P.G.M. ; W. Ralston Patrick,of Trearne, S.P.G.M.; R. W. Cochrane Patrick ,Substitute P.G.M.-, D. Murray Lyon , ProxyP.G.M. for West India Islands, P.S.G.W. ; D. Camp-bell , Maybole, Acting P.J.G.W. ; John Whinson , P.G.Treasurer; Robert Wyhc, P.G. Secretary. The followingwere the lodges represented :—Mother Kilwinning, o ;Glasgow, 3 bis; Maybole, 11; St. John's, Kilmarnock,22; Thistle and Rose, Glasgow, 73; St. Andrew, Kil-marnock, 126 ; Thistle, Stevvarton , 127 ; St. James (Burn 'sLodge), Tarbolton , 135 ; St. Andrew, Irvine , 149 ; St.John , Kilwinning, Beith , 157 ; Thistle and Rose, Steven-ston , 169; Royal Arch , Maybole, 198; St. Clement, Ric-carton, 202 ; St. John , Girvan , 237 ; St. Andrew, Glen-buck, 245 ; Blair Dairy, 290; Royal Arch, Ardrossan ,310; St. Peter, Galston , 331 ; Neptune, Ardrossan, 442 ;St. Matthew, Dreghorn , 549 ; St. James, Daill y Fergusson596. The proceedings were commenced with prayer bythe Chaplain, Mr. Inglis of Kilmaurs, after which theusual formalities were gone through. The Earl of Eglin-ton presented the trowel to Colonel Mure, who, havingperformed the ceremony, declared the stone duly laid.Three cheers were called for, and given with enthusiasm

by the spectators.Colonel Mure , M.P. (P.G.M.), then addressed the as-

semblage. He said it was a very lon g time ago now—he thought it was in the year 1814—since the Freemasonsof Kilwinning were employed in a similar ceremony asthat which had just been completed. On that occasionthey laid the foundation of the kirk tower, which wasfamiliar to them. He had no doubt a great many ofthem , and particularly the ladies, who, generally speaking,were supposed to be more curious than men, might wonderwhat the object of Freemasonry was. Well, the object ofFreemasonry was, in itself , a most excellent one, as the Craftconsisted of a vast number of men , throughout the wholeworl d , banded together in order to promote that which isgood. People might sometimes say to themselves, " AreFreemasons better than any other body ?" All he knewwas that if they were not they ought to be, because theybound themselves by solemn vows to be better than otherpeople. With regard to education, he would say this forthe Freemasons in Ayrshire, that , quite independent of thegreat educational movement which had been going onsome years in this country , they had tried to do a littlefor education , because they had already collected a sub-scription among themselves by which they could afford togive £20 a-year to enable the son of a Freemason to leavethe parish school with the prospect of securing a highereducation , and do, as many Scotchmen had done beforehim , raise himself in condition and intellectual power.J hat was not a very great thing, but it was a step in theri ght direction. He quite admitted , however, when heknew what a vast organisation Freemasonry is, and whenhe looked at the enormous ramifications of Masonrythroughout the world , that he would not grumble if theydid a little more good than they had done. The gallantcolonel then referred to the various emblems which hadbeen used in the ceremony, and explained their mean-ings and applications. In the course of his re-marks on these heads, he observed that when helook the sheaf of corn in his hand he could nothel p thinking that it formed in some parts of thisisland not onl y the errtblem of prosperity, but insome sense it migh t be said to be not an unfit emblem ofthe ignorance that prevailed in certai n parts of Her Majesty 'sdominions. He alluded to the wretched condition of thechildren employed in agriculture in the South of England ,and in various counties in that country ; and when he¦"'ought of that , and also remembered that it was not soj ery long ago that the standard of their education waslowered , in order to meet the blind folly of the farmers ofknjrland , he could not help congratulating himself that inScotland , at least , our farmers had not come forward andsaid , " We cannot afford to collect the gift of a bountiful1 roviden ce unless our children are kept in ignorance."hat in itself was to him a subject of sincere congratulation ,:"id looking, as thev ought to do , with a more extendedv>'ei let them hope the day was not far distant when theco'npulsory powers we had in this happy part of Her Majesty 's• omrnions mi ght be welcomed by all classes and tradesi I i "lu,'c "' tn 's Rreat an & otherwise prosperouss and. The hon. gentleman then commented on the•innonv which hail prevailed at the school board , con-

1 A.YING THE MEMORIAL STONE OF A PUBLICSCHOOL AT KILWINNING.

gratulating the gentlemen engaged on having set asidetheir religious differences in their desire that little childrenwho were ignorant might be taught. He also congratulatedthe people of this country that while the leading men ofother nations had to take up their time consideringquestionswhich stirred up the worst passions of their countrymen,or questions of peace or war, our great men devoted them-selves to public education , and to efforts to improve thecondition of the children of the country . By our futureacts, by our reformatories, by our industrial " schools, andby this great effort—this great educational scheme—hehoped , by the blessing of God, we would become beforemany years were passed a happier, better , and more Christianpeople.

The Hon. Mr. Vernon , on behalf of his colleagues, themembers of the School Board of Kilwinning, thankedCol onel Mure and those who assisted him for their kind-ness. Referring to an observation which fel l from ColonelMure regarding the importance of unanimity , he re-marked that the board had worked most harmoniouslyand unanimously.

Colonel Mure acknowledged the compliment. Threech eers were then given in succession for the Queen , forColonel Mure, and for the members of the School Board.The Freemasons subsequently formed into procession andmarched into town, followed by the people who had wit-nessed the proceedings at tlie ceremony.

In the evenin g a large number of gentlemen , includingthe mejnbers of the School Board and others who took partin the ceremony, met at dinner in the hall connected withthe Eglinton Arms Hotel. The Hon. Mr. Vernon occupiedthe chair, and Mr. Roger Montgomerie, M.P., and Mr.Ralston Patrick officiated as croupiers. After dinner , theChairman intimated the receipt of letters of apology forabsence from Brcs. Lord Rosslyn , Past G.M. ; Sir Wm.Cuninghame, M.P. ; Dr. Taylor, secretary to the EducationBoard ; Mr. Smollett,and other gentlemen. At the requestof the Chairman, the company then drank the loyal toasts.

Sir James Fergusson, who was very warmly welcomed ,proposed " Both Houses of Parliament." In doing so hesaid he could not refrai n from noticing how large a por-tion of the time of parliament was at present occupied inconsidering and passing measures, having for their specialobject the improvement of the moral and material welfareof the people. He believed there was no respect in whichparliament could better provide for the safety of the peopleand the good of the nation than by insisting on a goodand satisfactory education for the people. He sincerelyhoped , with his friend Colonel Mure, that it would not belong before every parent in the kingdom would not onlyhave the means, but would have imposed upon him theduty of the education of his child. And he believed wemight best look forward without apprehension to the future,and expect that not only would this country remain in theenjoyment of peace within its borders, but hold its ownin the great competition with other producing nations ifour people were well educated , and so be preserved fromfalling into those dangers of which ignorance was thefertile source. He was glad to see the liberal provisionwhich the school boards were making for public education.He trusted that the work that district , in common ¦ withothers , was engaged in would result in great benefits tothis and to future generations. He coupled with the toastthe name of Mr. Montgomerie.

Mr. Montgomerie, M.P., congratulated the meeting onthe re-appearance of Sir James Fergusson, and congratu-lated him on having had such an excellent opportunity forhis re-appearance. Speaking to the toast which hadbeen proposed , the hon. member said in no period of ourhistory had the House of Lords occupied a more honourableposition than at present. It was a remarkable thing thatwhilst our neighbours in countries on the continent weremakingnew constitutions, they always stuck at the difficultyof creating a second house of leg islation . There might beanomalies about the House of Lords which shocked theordinary mind of the constitution monger, but it was aninstitution which had worked well ever since the countrywas governed as it is at present. It had never happenedthat the House of Lords had failed to supp ly men of firstclass talents , who were prepared to give up their time andenergy and talents to the service of the country; and hetrusted that it mi ght never be the case that such a classof men should cease to exist. He was proud to returnthanks on behalf of the House of Commons. There wasnot in the world another assembly like that house. Hebeing a member, should not speak so hi ghly of it, but itwas undeniable that there was not another representativeassembly in the world that maintained its di gnity in theway the House of Commons did. The last session hadbeen a laborious one ; the Government and its supportershad done their work to the best of their ability, and he-trusted they had done it with a certain amount of accep-tance to the country. They had devoted themselves tomeasures which affected the real domestic happ iness of thecountry; and he thought these measures when they cameinto operation would be found to work well. It was some-times objected to some measures that they were permissivein their character ; but surely it was proper when they pro-posed to tax people largely for improvements of which theydid not perhaps see the immediate value , that they shouldcarry the people along with them. Measures could notbe forced down people's throats without raising up an oppo-sition which really defeated the object they had in view.The hon member then in eulogistic terms, proposed " TheHealth of Lord Stair, Lord-Lieutenant of the County ."Mr Ralston Patrick gave " The Health of the Earl ofEglinton , Lord of the Manor," and Mr. Ferguson proposed ," The Army, Navy, and Auxiliary Forces," coupled withCaptain M'Jannett , of the Irvine Artillery Volunteers ,who replied.

" The Clergy of Scotland " was proposed by Mr. I lal-kett , Saltcoats, and Bro. Ing lis responded.The Chairman then gave "The Grind Lod ge of Ayrshire,"

coupled with the name of Colonel Mure.Colonel Mure briefl y replied, and afterwards spoke to the

toast of the educational interests of Kilwinning and of thecounty. They had in Kilwinning, he said, a magnificentschool and an earnest and active School Board. They hadalso, he was given to understand , a most able school-master, and an active and efficient school officer; but nowcame the time that their real work would have to be done.They would be able, he had no doubt, to sweep the chil-dren into the school because they had got compulsorypowers. They had been able to build a handsome schoolbecause Government had given themjpower to raise money,and they had been able to obtain the services of a goodschoolmaster ; but with all this done and secured theywould only perhaps be able to teach these children to readand write. He had no hesitation in saying that they wan-ted something more than that. He did not believe in chil-dren being brought up to the lower standards we had inthis country, and then being swept into the fields. Afterremarking on the necessity for the poor populations in ourgreat cities being properly housed, Colonel Mure concludedby remarking that it would only be in a few years hencethat they would get the real test of this education scheme.It would not do then for them , as they did now, to take theeducation reports and read admirable descriptions of thenumber of children swept into the school, and the numberswho had passed the standards, and to read eulogiums uponschool boards. They would then read these reports notalone, but side by side vvith them the reports of the police,the criminal statistics, the pauper statistics, and then , if theyfound vice and pauperism decreasing, if these were foundfalling off , they would be able to say their educational ,efforts had been of real value. (Applause.)

A number of other toasts followed.

FREEMASONRY IN RUTHERGLEN

The following appeared in the correspondence of the" North British Daily Mail ," 28th September, 187.=.

Sir,—There are a good many Freemasons in Glasgow ,who are probably not aware that the largest, and , indeedconsiderably the largest, hall in the West of Scotland issituated in the little burgh of Rutherglen. I was presentthe other evening at one of their meetings, and witnessedwhat is technically known as "working the three degrees."The ritual was literally perfect in its delivery, and at oncestamped me with the impression — and that very forciblytoo — that the St John's Operative Lodge, No 347, hadevery reason to be proud of their R.W.M and the severaloffice-bearers , and equally proud of the finest Masonic Hallin the western district of North Britain. I have visited allthe most important institutions of this kind in Glasgow,but Rutherglen so completely eclipses anything of the kindin this city that I sincerely trust the consecration of thisnew hall on the 12th of November next, by Colonel Camp-bell, the justly esteemed Provincial Grand Master of Ren-frewshire East, may be numerously attended , so that everyFreemason in Glasgow may personally satisfy himsel f thatthere is no exaggeration as regards its magnitude. Thebuilding, of course, is new, and just in its present conditionmay not be so tastefully decorated as what subsequentarrangements may suggest. The roug h walls and absenceof paint in new buildings do not contribute as a rule to themost favourable aspect of matters; but I still repeat thatRutherglen can boast of the best Masonic Hall in the westof Scotland. — 1 am, &c, A FREEMASON .

PRESENTATION TO A WORTHY BROTHER .—On Wednes-day week, at the police station , Prescot , a presentation wasmade by the police of the Prescot division to Bro. J. W.J. Fowler, P.P.G.A.D.C., P.M. 84, who is retiring from theposition of superintendent , upon the superanuation allow-ance, after about 40 years' service in the police force of thecountry, a large portion of that period having been spentat Prescot as superintendent. The testimonial consistedof a silver cup and a gold pencil case for Bro. Fowler anda gold brooch for Mrs. Fowler. On one side of the cupappears Bro. Fowler's crest, and on the other the followinginscri ption :—" Presented bv the officers and constables ofthe Prescot division , as a mark of respect, to Superinten-dent J. W. Fowler on his retirement from the service.September, 1875." The presentation was made, on be-half of the subscribers , by Inspector Binns. A testimonialto Bro. Fowler is also being raised by the inhabitants ofPreseot and the immediate neighbourhood.

M U N I F I C E N C E OF D I S T I N G U I S H E D B R E T H R E N IN W ESTLA N C A S H I R E .—The foundation stone of a new church , tobe called St. Michael and All Angels, was laid at Dalton ,near Wigan, on Wednesday week, by Lady Skelmersdale,of Lathom House. Owing to the want of church accomo-dation in the district , five years ago a barn was convertedinto a church, and this was endowed with £3000, whichwas raised mainly by trie munificence of Bro. John Prvs-cott , P.P.J.G.W. West Lancashire, of Dalton Grange.The district was made into a separate ecclesiastical pari>h ,a resident minister was appointed , and a vicarage hous;shortl y afterwards built by Bro. Prescott. In place of thepresent small building, Bro. Lord Skelmersdale, D.G.M.of E., Prov. G.M., W. L., offered to build a new church .and on Wednesday week the first stone was laid. Al-thoug h the weather was very inclement, there was a largenumber of spectators , amongst these being Lord anil Lad ySkelmersdale and famil y, the Hon. Mrs . Wilbraham ,Lord Clarendon , the Hon. F. Villiers , and Nlrs. Prescott ,Mrs. Loch (wife of the lieutenant-governor of the Isle ofMan), and a large number of clergymen from the sur-roundin g nei ghbourhood. A service was first held in thepresent church , and the ceremony was then performed byLady Skelmersdale in the customary manner. Luncheonwas afterwards provided , and the usual toasts were givenand responded to. The new church is estimated to costfrom £3000 to £4000, and will accommodate 250 peop ie

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OUR KOYAL GRAND MASTER'S VISITTO INDIA.

By the time that these lines meet the eyes ofour readers our Royal Grand Master will be onliis route (D.V). to Brindisi , to embark on hoardthe Serap is on the 16th. He will leave Paris ,we understand , by the 20 tn y train from Parison Wednesday evening, and , reaching Turin 20minutes to 7 on Thursday evening, will proceedto Brindisi ,where, as we have just said , he will findsome of his suite and the Serap is waiting for him.The whole suite will then comprise the Duke ofSutherland , Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Ay lesford ,Lord Carington, Sir Bartle Frere, Lord Suffield ,Major- General Probvn , Lord C. Berestord ,Colonel A. Ellis, Mr. F. Knollys, Canon Duck-worth , Mr. Albert Grey, Captain Williams, Dr.Fayrer , and Dr. Russell. We also are informedthat on leaving Brindisi our Grand Master willproceed .to Athens, arriving there on the 18thof October. In the cap ital the Prince will be theguest of the King and Queen of Greece. Re-gaining at Athens till the 20th of October, thePrince will cross the Meditenanean to Port Said ,•and enter the Suez Canal. It is expected thatihe Prince will reach Cairo about the 24th ofOctober. Aden will be the next stage, and thencethe Prince will proceed to Bombay. The Princehimself may be expected to return to Eng landabout the close of March. The abstract fromthe " Times in another page will give ourbrethren the full account of his departure fromEng l?nd , in itself a subject of great importanceto all concerned. Our good wishes and earnest as-pirations for his health and happ iness go with him ,and we trust that the result of his visit to Indiamay answer all our national and patriotic expecta-tions , and tend to the lasting happ iness of amighty Emp ire. And whi le we say this in allfei vent sincerity, the sympathies and interest ofthe entire biotherhood will be timceiittated , soto say, on that august lad y, an that little fam-ily ciicle whom he leaves behind lookin g for-ward to IU'H glad return , ere long to a home ofafketion , of happ iness, and peace .

INTOLERANCE OF THE ROMAN CA-THOLIC CHURCH. LIBERALITY OFTHE ORTHODOX GREEK CHURCH.

We are sure that all our readers will haveshared with us the pleasure with which weperused the interesting communication for-warded to us by Bro. H. Jevon from Alexandria.It appears that a deceased brother of ours, anItalian of the name of Figari, a man of " greatvirtues," as the Greek Patriarch called him , and" who was greatl y respected by all who knewhim ," was refused Christian burial because, andonly because , he was a Freemason, by the RomanCatholic authorities. Thereupon , the Patriarchof the orthodox Greek Church, Sophronios,buried him with religious ceremonies. Threehundre d Freemasons of all nationalities have pre-sented an address to the Patriarch , of thanks andgratitude, which was kindly received and warml yresponded to by that true minister of religion ,and we feel sure that all English Freemasonswill applaud alike his sentiments and admire histolerant and kindl y sympathies. Indeed , itmight be a question whether our Grand Lodge,seeing the all but universal persecution and con-tumely that Freemasons are now enduring atthe hands of the Roman Catholic authorities ,should not officiall y thank the Patriarch Sophro-nios, in the name of our common Freemasonry,for his act of humanity and kindness. Pleasantas is the contemp lation of the religious and bro-therl y spirit of the good Patriarch of the GreekChurch , sad , we think , most sad , is] this freshproof of the high-handed and uncanonical in-tolerance of the Church of Rome. We believethat we are correct when we say that there isno power invested in the Pope, even strainingto the utmost the dogma of personal infallibility,of excommunicating any one without process.If previous Popes have taken upon themselvesto excommunicate people wholesale, it has reall ybeen an usurped authority, and no canon of theRoman Catholic Church can be produced whichjustifie s any Roman Catholic authority, " meromotu ," on his own " ipse dixit ," to excom-municate any one without due citation andtrial. We are aware that Roman Catholicsbase their persecution of Freemasons on thedecrees of Clement and Gregory, of PiusVII., and of Pius IX., and on the faithof this the Archbishop of Malines excom-municated latel y all Freemasons in Bel-gium " en bloc," and Father CufFe refused tobury Armourer- Sergeant Johnson , and no doubt ,on the same ground the Roman Catholic au-thorities in Egypt refused to bury poor AdvocateFigari. But we challenge any Roman Catholic toshew us any authority for such a proceeding,according to Romish Canon Law, unless, in-deed , he falls back on the Council of Avignon ,the decree of which relating to this subjecthas recently been published " in extenso " byour Bro. Albert Mackey, and will shortl y appearin the " Masonic Magazine," but which , insteadof simp lif y ing the subject , surrounds it withcountless difficulties , alike historical and denomi-national. And , in addition to this technicalview of the question , we object on moral groundsto any reli g ious body holding itself up as the" fautor " of persecution , as the representativeof intolerance. No more mistaken course hasever been taken by the Church of Rome than inher defiance ol the guara nteed liberties of nations,and the humanitar ian sympathies of the age,which she dail y and hourl y exhibits , in constantviolation of every law of kindness, decency , andp iety. To war with the living is bad enoug h jto set brother against btother , and nation againstnation , is almost the acme of human wicked-ness , but to carry on the internecine contestwith the dej d , to make the very graveyard ascene of ruthless intolerance and unforg ivinghatred , is enoug h to make the " angels weep."If the Church oi Rome perseveres in her intole-rant and untenable course in this respect , or inmain others ak in to it , she will assuredl y end inalienating from herself some of her own best andmost educated 1 hildre n , as in thus outrag ingevery fi eling of our common humanity she ismaking ht -se l l a sad spectacle, alike f'01 themoialist and the student , the cultivated and therefined , her own honest supporters , and hermany rejoicin g opponents.

EXTENSION OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL.

The Quarterl y Court of the 9th decided,r'andwe think wisely, to refer, on Bro. Rucker 'smotion, the r.bove question to the House Com-mittee for consideration and report. Bro. Nunn 'smotion fell to the ground for want of a seconder,and Bro. R. Stewart withdrew his, as, after hisstatement, it was quite clear he had not fully re-alized the whole bearing of the Infirmary question.After the discussion of Saturday last, we arequite convinced that the course pursued was ari ght one , and we were glad to call attention tosome interesting facts and figures contained inan able paper put out by Bro. Rucker , and whichwere printed last week. One thing is quiteclear, that the Girls' School must be increased ,and the only question is, how best to do it. Ifground cannot be found in the immediate vi-cinity, it may be necessary to erect a preparatoryschool, in which all the girls admitte d will passa certain time before passing into the upperschool. Indeed , we think that if such passingis made to depend on a test examination of pro-ficiency, the cause of education in our Girls'School will be still further happ ily promoted !The one little obje ction we always felt againstBro. Nunn 's motion was, whether in his esti-mate of £25,000 our worthy brother had fullygone into all the needful calculations ; as it seemedto us, from some little experience in such matters,ratherproblematical whether the site could be fur-nished and accommodation secured for 350 chil-dren , on the modern scale of educational require-ments, for ^2^ ,000. As, moreover, it wasstated at the meeting that it was not certainthat the ground would be wanted by the railways,it was equall y clear that any movement to sellthe land and remove the school was at presentpremature. We therefore, alike in the interestsof the Fraternity and our poor orphans, feel itbut right to express our entire approval of Bro.Rucker 's motion, and to say, that we feel con-vinced the Craft at large may safely rely on theHouse Committee to elaborate a plan whichshall do credit to the Craft , advance the interestsof the School, and, above all , not overlook themost sacred cause of all , in the eyes of everyfaithful Freemason , the cause of the orphan andthe friendless. It was with much regret that wemissed the presence of our excellent Bro. R. W.Little at the Quarterl y Court, but we hope, andin this we express the feelings of our bro-therhood , that he will soon be restored to hisnormal condition of zeal , and energy, and effi-ciency, and health.

MASONIC IRREGULARITIES.

We called attention some time back to somevery peculiar regulations proposed to be adoptedin a lodge in the Province of South Wales, EasternDivision , with reference to the imposition of afee on all visiting brethren , a proposal which weventure d to say was alike unprecedented and un-Masonic. We understood that such proposit ionwas abandoned , and we had hoped to hear nomore of it. We have , however, before us nowthe bye-laws of another lodge in the same pro-vince, sanctioned by the P.G.M., though we areinclined to hope and believe , not submitted tothe Grand Secretary 's Office . In them we readthe following bye-law, XV1IL , which we give inextenso for various reasons :—"XVIII.—Novisitor shall be admitted into the lodge unless heis introduced and vouched for by a subscribingmember present, nor until he shall have beenproperly examined , nor until he has written hisname, with the name of the lodge of which hewas or is a member , in the attendance book. Heshall also produce his Grand Lodge certificate ifrequired to do so. He shall conform when inlod ge to its bye-laws, and shall on no account bepermitted to address the lod ge, except by request,or with the permission of the W.M. The visitingfee shall be J ive guineas. The member whointroduces a visitor shall in all cases be held re-sponsible for his introduction. " Now, we venture -to conceive that this is a most unparalleled and un-constitutional bye-l aw , and ought not to be foundin any lodge regulations. It is averred , wc under-stand , that other lod ges have similar bye-laws—we should be glad to know of them, as we

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should certainly avoid them, and that this bye-]aw relates to refreshment. Such an argumentis clearly inadmissible and Jesuitical, the wholereference in the bye-law itself being to " in thelodge." We think that the continuance of suchan irregularity in any lodge shows an imperfectappreciation of the constitutional rights of Free-masons. But other matters come before us fromthe same quarter. It is known to many of ourreaders that a complaint from certain brethren ofthat province has been " sub judice," with respectto a petition for a new lodge. We complainedsome time back that a very distinguished brother,the P.G.M., had,evidently inadvertently, departedfrom the " customs" of Masonry in " like cases,"by practically expressing a public opinion on thevery question about which the "gravamen " hadarisen , and was made. In all such cases we heldand hold that any opinion asto the matter of factitself ought to be carefully avoided by both sides.Subsequently to that we have perused a speech,in which, with reference to another petition , theP.G.M. thus expresses himself , " The Worship-ful Prov . G.M., in moving the adoption of thereport of the Provincial Grand Lodge Committee,said a very large portion of that report was takenup with the consideration of charities. This wasas it should be. For the rest, everything through-out tlie province was going on prosperously andwell. Masonry was progressing. For the secondtime he had sent up a petition to the GrandLodge for a warrant for a new lodge at S wansea.He had forwarded the petition , and he had nodoubt the warrant would be granted , and that,before long, the Caradog Lodge would be inexistence in Swansea in addition to the two alreadyso flourishing there. He might also predict thesame for Pontypridd , where, he had no doubt,there would soon be a new lodge opened. Hethen referred to the Masonic Charities, and hopedthe votes of the province would be received forthe candidate recommended by the ProvincialGrand Lodge Committee—the orphan of the lateBro. Leyshon. The report was adopted." If by thewords " second time " this distinguished brotheralludes to the " Caradog petition " we have no-thing to say, but if he alludes to the original"querela ,'' it is somewhat amusing to remember,that the comp laint lately under consideration is,that he never sent the petition up at all. Ourattention has also been called to the report of aspeech delivered at Aberdare, August 18th, but•which for some reason was suppressed in ourpages. It is as follows :—"The WorshipfulMaster gave the toast of ' The Provincial GrandMaster, Theodore Mansel Talbot. ' In doingso he expressed his regret at the absence of Bro.Talbot. He had indeed , sent an apology, whichwas a great disappo intment to them all. He(the Worshi pful Master) did not wish to speakin terms too strong, but he considered that thefact that the Provincial Grand Master had not,althoug h he had been invited , visited them forfive years, was one upon which it was impossiblenot to feel strong ly. He had been formallycommunicated with , and had accepted the invi-tation with the utmost readiness. It was, there-fore, a matter calculated to raise strong feelingsthat the excuse, he would not say apology, givenwas that there was a volunteer inspection goingon. Considering the notice which had beengiven, and the Provincial Grand Master 's posi-tion in Freemasonry, it was not too much to saythat he might have kept his engagement with theSt. David's Lod ge. Although he had felt ft ne-cessary to speak severely of Bro. Talbot , he gavehis health , with a hope that in the discharge ofthe duties incumbent on his position he wouldfind time to visit the lodge in the future —andnot leave them for five years unnoticed , in spiteof repeated and respectful invitations. " All thesevarious matters show , we venture to think , a little'screw loose somewhere, " and we feel it to be

pur duty , in the interests of our Order, to allude'n a Masonic spirit to what we must deem to beMasonic invsrularities.

WEST YORKSHIRE

We notice n motion given in the agenda paper« the next P.G. Lodge of West Yorkshire by»™.. Cawthmn , P.M. 458, and Past ProvincialAssistant Grind Pursuivant , which we have pe-msed with the deepest regret. It is to this effect :

"That this Provincial Grand Lodge of WestYorkshire take into consideration the necessityof thoroughly investigating the managementand expenditure of the Royal Masonic Institu-tion for Boys, to the end that a more economicsystem of collecting and dispensiug the funds of theInstitution may be arrived at, so that .candidateswho fro m time to time are excluded from itsbenefits by reason of the present system may, bya more judicious and less expensive manage-ment, be enabled to partici pate in the benefits ofthe Charity ; and that this P.G. Lodge pray thatthe Grand Lodge of England would move a re-solution for the appointment of a committee forthe investigation of this matter." The provinceof West Yorkshire wasfamous in former years forits liberal support of the great Metropolitan Cha-rities, and we deplore the retrograde tendenciesof some few amongst our many excellent breth-ren in that good province—brethren , we makebold to add , who have no experience or know-ledge of the subject with which they professso hastily and so un-Masonically to deal.We venture to think that such a resolution ishighly inexpedient and uncalled for , especiallyat the present time, will be very prejudicial tothe interests of the Boys' School, will greatl yinterfere with its educational work , is most un-fair to its official representatives, and we mustsay, after much consideration, not a little un-constitutional. For it is more than doubtful ifthe P.G. Lodge, or even G. Lodge itself , canlegally pass such a resolution. The RoyalMasonic Institution for Boys is a purely volun-tary institution , in no way under G. Lodge, ex-cept inasmuch and in as far as G. Lodge votes asmall annual amount of £i< o. G. Lodge caninquire into the due appropriation of that amount ,but legally we are inclined to think no further.The P.G. Lodge has got its quid pro quo , andhas not the slightest right or warrant to pass sucha resolution. It is altogether based on un-acquaintance with constitutional Masonic Law,and indeed any law. -It strikes our mind asill-advised in the highest degree. We hope thatthe good sense of our practical West Yorkshi rebrethren will quash at once such a motion, andput a stop to such a movement, which are theresult we feel bound to add, of personal feelingsand very questionable proceedings, either in tact,taste, common sense, or Masonic fair play. Aswe said before, we deplore such an animus, andsuch a procedure, especially in West Yorkshire ,very greatly indeed. We shall recur to the sub-ject next week.

SEWING MACHINES.

In very many homes now-a-days are to beseen, set up as part of the household furniture ,especially in the room where ladies " most docongregate," a sewing machine. We do notallude to the " domestic sewing machines,'' sotermed by our irreverent youth, because we con-sider them very difficult creations to handle andto deal with, but to the real matter-of-fact sewingmachine. This is a new " trouvaille," as theFrench say, even within the last few years practi-cally, and is a distinct innovation on the good oldsamplers and worsted work of manual production ,in that antiquated regime under which ourmothers lived. We venture to doubt at the sametime that we say this, whether the advance ofscientific machinery has given us actually such"fine work " as the nimble fingers of pastgenerations contrived to impress on the often allbut living canvas. The modern sewing machinemay be considered the symbol of our modernwork, and on the whole we hold that it is a goodinstitution. Some young men aver that it is apleasant medium for flirtations ; knowing nothingof that sort of thing ourselves, we take the facton the faith of our fervid youth , who we think arenot unlikel y to be for once speaking truth , andprefer to treat the subject in a much more busi-ness-like way. Yet of those fair workers whouse their sewing machines so dili gentl y day byday, how many, we have often asked ourselves ,know the history of that complex yet simp lepiece of machinery, so useful and so effect we inits result s, which they see before them hourl y,and manipulate habitually > Our contempora ry ," Ihe (Jo-operative and Financial Review ," in its

31st number, of Sept. 18, page 103 , gives us"amost interesting historical resume of the patentquestion of the sewing machine, and, after care-ful perusal of it, we have been led to use much ofit in our pages/to " point the moral and adorn thetale " for a large circle of sisters and brethren.It seems that the first machines invented for thepurpose of lightening the labour of sewing wereall intended to facilitate the execution ofembroidery and other ornamentations rather thanto assist in the drud gery of plain sewing. Thefirst embroidery machine was patented June ajth ,1/.$.!>> Dy Charles Weisenthal. Another im-proved one was granted to Henry Roche on be-half of Josue Heilmanu , May 2, 1829. In 1804John Duncan obtained his patent for "tambouringupon cloth," a near approach to the presentsewing machine. So far the history of suchmachines has been rather of machines for em-broidery than simple sewing, and though sewingmachines existed , they had met so far with butlittle success. A sewing machine was patentedto Leonard Borthwick in April , 1844, taken froman older idea , and an improved patent was grantedto Arthur Walker in January, 1846. Since thattime many sewing machines and patents havebeen at work , both in England , and the UnitedStates, and France, and other countries,including, among others, Howe's patent. Andnow the question comes on, who is theinventor of the sewing machine ? As our con-temporary well observes, "like many otherimportant discoveries, it was made by two menat the same time, though they were widelyseparated from each other, and there is nothingto prove that they had access to the same books,drawings, or specifications of other patents. Mostlikely the same chain of circumstances producedthe same idea in their minds, and as one was atailor and the other the husband of a sempstress,they had every opportunity of observing thepractical requirements of the case." We believe,like our contemporary, that "the earlier of theseinventors—the man to whom the credit of intro-ducing the sewing machine to the world isjus tly due—was a Frenchman named BarthelmyThimmonnier. He was the son of a dyer, inanything but easy circumstances, and was bornat Abreste in 1793. The first record that wehave of his own position in life is as late as1825, when he was a journe yman tailor at St.Etienne. Probabl y he was an expert workman,for from what we can learn of him he was in 'thehabit of taking small contracts and employ ingmen to work under him, occupy ing a positionsimilar to that of a chamber-master in thiscountry. It was through try ing to increase hisbusiness that he first turned his attention to thesubject of sewing machines, and as he spentmuch time and a good deal of money in experi-ments his neighbours began to believe that hisreason was affected , and as a matter of coursehis business fell off, and in a short time he wasreduced to absolute poverty . Nevertheless, hepersevered, and after four years' patient labour hecompleted his machine and obtained a patent in1830. The principle was that of the simp lechain stitch. The needle emp loyed was a curvedone, which when it descended through the mate-rial had a loop of thread thrown round it by anapparatus termed a thread carrier. This loopwas brought up through the material and theprevious loop, thus crocheting the work in asimilar manner to the old embroidering machine.In this machine no means were provided forregulating the length of the stitch, the workhaving to be carried forward by hand ; but a sortof stop, through which the needle passed, heldtnt: work in its place during the sewing of eachstitch. Unfortunately, Thimmonnier, like a greatmany other inventors, had neither the money northe business aptitude for bring ing his patent be-fore the public ; accordingly he sought theassistance of a Government engineer, a certainM. Beaunier , then living at St. Etienne. Hewas favourably impressed with the idea , andthrough his instrumentality the firm of Ferraud ,Thimmonnier, Germain , Petit , and Co. was es-tablished for the purpose of working the patent.ror a time the business prospered , and in 1841eighty machines made of wood were at work intheir factory in the Rue de Sevres upon clothingfor the army. But poor Thimmonnier was des-tined to suffer all the ills that inventors are heir

to, and just when his prospects were brightest,and there was every hope of his invention be-coming known, a band of ignorant workmen inhis own trade, enraged at his success, and tooshort-sighted to see its ultimate benefit to them-selves, broke into his workshop and destroyedhis machines. To add to his misfortunes, theengineer Beaunier, to whose business qualitiesthe success of the company was in a great mea-sure due, soon after died ; the company, missinghis assistance and advice, got into difficulties,and at last stopped altogether, and thus, after sonearly reaching the haven of his desires, Thim-monnier was once more cast penniless u pon theworld , with all his work to do over again. Likemost inventors, bitter as his disappointment was,he was not discouraged. He started for Parisand tried once more to gain his living as a cham-ber-master. Once more he failed, and this timehe turned his face towards his old home atAbreste, and alone and on foot almost beggedhis way. Just as Goldsmith once supportedhimsel f by playing the flute, so this intrepid in-ventor—who, had he lived in happ ier times, orhad he found some experienced capitalist to takehim by the hand, would no doubt have beenlooked upon as one of the greatest mechanics ofthe age—supported himself on his journey byexhibiting the model of his machine for the fewsous the villagers sometimes gave him. How-ever, he had seen during his short period ofprosperity of what his invention was capable,and he bravely set himself to reconquer what hehad lost. Once more he constructed a machine,which he was enabled to dispose of without dif-ficulty, and for a time he subsisted entirely onthe profits arising from this and subsequent sales.About this time fortune again seemed about tosmile upon him. A friend of his—M. Magnin,of Villefranche—joined him, and the machineswere now improved by the substitution of meta lfor wood j the rate of sewing was very muchincreased, and there seemed to be every pros-pect of the matter being taken up by manufac-turers on a large scale. But he was once moredoomed to disappointment. The revolution of1848, in upsetting for the time the trade of thecountry, swept away, with many more important—or, at least, better known—institutions , poorThimmonnier 's factory, and the reputation hewas acquiring. Ruined as he was, when therevolution had passed away he made one moreeffort. Though he had been forced to sell hispatent in England , he sent a model of his ma-chine to the Great Exhibition of 185 1, whichwas to award justice to all the soldiers in thearmy of peace. Alas for poor Thimmonnier ! itleft him unmentioned. For a few years longerhe struggled on, neglected and unknown , untilin 185 7 he died in absolute poverty, still believ-ing in the merits of his invention , but unable toobtain for it the recognition he sought. Thus,doomed to privation and neglect, passed awaythe fiist inventor of the now popular sewing ma-chine, Fortunately, the idea did not die withhim 3 it was yet destined to be accepted as oneof the most useful inventions of the age, and toreflect honour upon the humble grave of itsill-fated discoverer." Such is the history of thesewing machine, says our contemporary, such .wesay is the way of the world. Time and busylife pass over the graves of many like humblebenefactors of humanity—we reap the reward oftheir assiduity, acuteness, labours , sufferings, andyet practicall y we know nothing about them.When we are using some most useful discover-ing to-day, we are utterly ignorant often , th roughwhat privation and opposition , and evencruel neg-lect , that brilliant idea was worked out , of whichwe now can clearly see the inestimable value andreality . How often does it happen, when the in-ventor has died poor and penniless, the richadventurer has made a still larger fortune by theonee under-valued discovery of many a soldier inthe great army of labour like Barthelmy Thim-monnier. Well it is " a queer world , mymasters," and yet it is the way of the world, andnothing we believe can alter, nothing can alle-viate either its injustice or its oblivion, in that ,that being too prosperous , and too self-satis-i'nd , it has no time often to remember itsbenefactors , and little inclinati on to remuneratethose humble labourers, those poor inventors,who toil throug h good report and through evil

report to offer ease and readiness to labour, andto endow persevering and unending toil with thegracious elements of scientific accuracy and suc-cess.

©riputl QLaxxmimlmxa.[We do net hold ourselves responsible for, or even as approving

of the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish , ina spirit of fair play to all, to permit—within certain necessarylimits—free discussion.— ED.}

AN OLD MASONIC APRON.To tlie Editor of the Freemasoti.

Dear Sir and Brother,—Permit me to supplement the brief notice con-

tained in your impression of last week by the followingparticulars . The Apron was bound with purple ribbon ,and with purple strings attached. Upon it were engravenfigures of Faith , Hope, and Charity, with different Ma-sonic emblems. Appended was the certificate of the bro-ther to whom it formerly belonged, from the " GrandLodge of England according to the Old Institutions," morefamiliarly known as the " Ancients," showing that he wasregistered on Dec. 4th , 1800, and the certificate signed andsealed Nov. 5th , 1801, by Robt. Leslie, G. Sec, and Ed-ward Harper, D.G. Sec. The name of the brother, ' Jona-than Smith ," was dul y inscribed in the margin , and writtenunderneath , " Lodge 258, Bear and Whcatsheaf , Thames-street , London." This lodge, which did not then appear tohave any distinctive name, but to have been knovvn by itsnumber and the house at which it assembled, as it occursin the " Ahiman Rezon," or Book of Constitutions of the" Ancients," as " 258, Northumberland Arms, ArtilleryLane, London ," and subsequently to that, at the " Hercu-les Tower, Threadneedle-street, London ," as I learn fromBro. Hughan 's interesting " Memorials of the MasonicUnion of 1813," is now known as the Lion and LambLodge, No. 192 , meeting at the City Terminus Hotel, inCannon-street. I felt therefore that so interesting a me-mento would be more appropriately in the possession ofthat lodge, and , as you have already intimated , have de-sired Bro. Kenning, as one of its P.M.'s, to make the pre-sentation on my behalf.

I am, dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternal ly,J. H. J UKES .

Oct. cth , 1875."A QUOTATION."

To the Editor of the Freemason.Dear Sir and Brother,—

You will not object , I daresay, to my informingBro. William Bernard , in return for his kind instruction to" editors and leader writers generally, and yourself , Ipresume, in particular, that the passage in question con-tained in the article on Bro. Major Burgess (Sept. 4th), isstrictly correct.

The writer of that article says :—" Tlie old say ing istrue . . . . ' A man convinced against his will, is ofthe same opinion still,' " and that same " old say ing " hasexisted and been in use in that same identical form formany a long year.

As an " old saying," and not as a quotation from Butler,the writer used it.

Who is to say that Butler was the originator of that" old say ing ?" for we know how writers in all ages havequoted from one another , sometimes, it is true, word forword , but quite as frequentl y clothing the borrowedthought in their own diction.

Would it not be well for Bro. William Bernard to " becareful in matters of this kind" before starting to publicl yeducate you , " the public educator," &c?

I put this question very impartially, as I wasNOT THAT " LEADER W R I T E R ."

To the Editor of the Freemason.Dear Sir and Brother,—

I read with deep interest an account of the pro-giess of Freemasonry in the Isle of Man in your last issue.Your intelligent correspondent lias struck a nail which Ithink it would be well to " drive home." His suggestionrelative to the formation of a Prov. Grand Lodge for theIsl e of Man is an excellent one, and one worthy the atten-tive consideration of those in authority. Our Manx bre-thren have no Prov. Grand Lodge at present, and it wouldnot be strange, in a position of such indirect responsibility,if i rregularities were found among them ; but we have thetestimony of your excellent correspondent that such is notthe case. Still they desire and should have some incen -tive to work by and up to our ancient landmarks. At pre-sent they are kept together by the truly Masonic feelingswhich pervade them , and by the frequent visits »f" foreign"brethren. This, however , may not last always, and itsplace can only be supplied by the formation of a Prov . GrandLodge. May we hope to hear from some of your ablecorrespondents how this can be done.

I am, dear Sir and Brother, yours very faithfully andfraternally,

D. W. FI N N E Y , P.M., P.Z., &c7, St. Paul-street, Warrington.

LIST OF GRAND MASTERS.To the Editor of the Freemason.

Dear Sir and Brother ,—In the book 1 quoted last week is the following :—

A List of Provincial Grand Masters deputed by andunder the protection of the Grand Master of England.

Deputations for Provincial Grand Masters were granted ,In 172O by Lord Paisley; Grand Master , to Sir Edward

Manscll , Bart., for South Wales ; Hugh Warburton , Esq.,for North Wales.

In 1728 by Lord Kingston , Grand Master, to G»orgePomfret , Esq., for Bengal , in the East Indies.

In 1729 by the Duke of Norfolk , Grand Master, to Cap-tain Ralph Farwinter, for the East Indies ; Monsieur Thu-annas, for the Circle of Lower Saxony, Mr. Daniel Coxfor New Jersey, in America.

In 1731 by Lord Lo veil , now Earl of Leicester, GrandMaster, to Captain John Phillips, for all the Russians,&c, &c, &c.

Should you think the above list worth while copying forthe " Freemason " 1 shall be happy to do so. The listgoes as far as 1767, to Lord Blaney, Grand Master.

I am, dear Sir and Brother, yours fraternally,ROBERT OWEN , R.W.O.

Union House, Bangor, Cth Oct., 1875.

MASONIC JEWELS.To the Editor of the Freemason.

Dear Sir and Brother ,—The Masonic season in London , now commenc-

ing, will abound with installations and presentations ofjewels to retiring W.M.'s, subscribed for by some brethren ,and voted from lodge funds by others, and I should liketo repeat and ventilate in your journal what I advocatedin the " Masonic Mirror " years ago, viz., that instead ofspending the money upon jewels of a given " carat " ofgold, it should be given to the charity the brother shallselect, and that our respected and worthy Secretaries ofthese several charities should institute a commemorativejewel in "silver gilt ,"recording tlie fact of its presentationby such and such a lod ge. The numbers they wouldannually require would , I should fancy, enable them to geta very handsome jewel for about 30s. or 35s., and it wouldanswer their purpose to give even a larger amount andsecure the presentation amount of £5 5s., or, if more, thesame could be recognized by " bars " on the ribbon. Bythis method our charities would be greatly enriched , andthe money flow in the proper channel ; and on a brother'sdecease his relatives would have the satisfaction of know-ing that his jewels represented the good done to charity inthe brother 's lifetime, instead of finding that a numberof very costly jewel s are only realisable at " breaking up "price, which , in many instances, will not produce in shil-lings what has been spent in pounds , and thereby one ofour " watchwords " grossly abused.

Y'ours truly, P.M.

By command of Bro. the Right Hon. Lord Skelmers-d ale, R.W. Deputy Grand Master of England , th e Pro-vincial Grand Master, the annual meeting of the Pro-vincial Grand Lodge of the Western Division of the countyof Lancashire, was held on Wednesday, the 6th inst., atth e Guildhall , Preston , for the transaction of the annualbusiness of the province. "Proud Preston " has neverbefore witnessed a Masonic gathering of a like magnitudeand importance, and , therefore, it caused no small interestand excitement in the place. The popularity and accept-ance of the rule of Lord Skelmersdale were clearly estab-lished by the attendance of between 500 and 600 brethrenfrom every part of the province, with one exception , therebeing sixty-nine lodges represented. The arrangementsfor the conduct of business were admirable, and the meet-ing place was well adapted for the purposes of the an-nual gathering.

The Craft Lodge was opened shortly after noon , Bro.Hunt , W.M. 113, officiating as W.M. ; Bro. Bowes, W.M.148, as S.W. ; Bro. Johnston , W.M. 203, as J.W. ; Bro.Hug hes , W\M. 220 , as S.D. ; and Bro. Richard Brown ,W.M. 241, as J.D.

After the usual preliminaries , the Provincial GrandLodge was opened , under the presidency of Bro. theRi ght Hon. Lord Skelmersdale; R.W.P.G.M., the fol-lowing other brethren also officiating :—Bro. T. Wylie,P.P.G. Reg., acting as D.P.G.M. ; Bros. A. Stoddart ,S.G.W. ; G. Remmington, J.G.W. ; the Rev. J. M. Mor-gan , P.G.C. ; Reuben Pearson , P.G. Reg. ; H. S. Alpass,P.G. Sec. ; Robert Wilson , P.G.S.D. ; W. J. Turley,P.G.J.D. ; George Owen, P.G. Supt. of Wks. ; J.R. Goepel , P.G.D.C.; Wm. Leather, P.G., Assistant D.C ;T. Archer Lowe, P.G.S.B. ; Joseph Skeaf , P.G.O. ; WatsonBarker, P.G. Purst. ; and Armstrong, I'.G.T. Amongstthe other P.G. Officers present were Bros, the Rev. ]. F.Goggin , P.P.G.C. ; Gilbert Greenall, M.P., P.P.G.J.'w.;Dr. f. T. Smith , P.G.S. ; ]. Lunt , P.G.S. ; S. Johnson ,P.G.S. ; G. Broadbridge , P.P.G.D.C ; Dr. Moore , P.P.G.S.B. ; F. A. Binckes, G.S. ; S. E. Ibbs, P.P.G.S.B. (Lin-colnshire) ; N. W. Newell , P.P.G.S.B. ; W. Doyle,P.P.J.G.D.

Amongst the princi pals from the Craft lodges wereBros. Thomas Shaw, W.M. 823 ; T. G. Bark , W.M.1380 ; Richard Brown , W.M. 241 ; Henry Jackson ,W.M. J?93 ; J. K. Digges, W.M. 673 ; Joseph Bell ,W.M. 1356 ; F. W. N. Johnson , W.M. 1213; Ed-ward Tale, W.M. 17 8; John Cockshott, W.M. 343 ;W. Jones, W.M. 1299 ; Robert Cross, W.M. 484,Thomas Ocklishaw, W.M. 667 ; William Archer, W.M;ro86 ; P. B. Forshaw, W.M. 1403 ; Harold Wyatt .W.M. 1473; H. P. Benton , W.M. 333 ; Thomas C.Preston , W.M. 703; Joseph Mackie, W.M. 1375 ;Hugh P. Price, W.M. 249 ; J. T. Callow, W.M.1505 ; M. Fletcher , W.M. 986; G. Wightson , W.M.113 ; Peter B. Gee, W.M. 1264 ; Thomas P. Griffith s ,W.M. 613; T. J. Lloyd, W.M. 113 ; W. B. Caw,W.M. 786 ; R. Whiteside , W.M. 125 6 ; H. Ashmore ,W.M. 132s ; H. S. Oppenheim , W.M. .1,184; T. B.Myers, W.M. 1182; W. Harrington , WlM. 1094; .1-Hughes ,-W.M. 220 ; H. Johns , W.M. 147 6; E. John-ston , W.M. 203; E. B. Harding, W.M. 149° ; •'•Taylor, W.M. '105 1 ; J. G. Dunn , W.M. 897 ; T.Delcock, W.M. ^94 ; J. W. Ballard , W.M. 724 ; C.

PR OVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST LAN-CASHIRE.

Vf rohnson , W.M. 1313; W. Karfoot, W.M. 730 ; J.C. Hunter , W. M. 1225 ; J. Heald , W.M. 1032 ; I-I.Nelson , P.M. 673 and 1505 ; H. Morris , S.W. 1505 ;\V. Quay le, J.W. 1505 ; J. Hocken , P.M., Treas.ic os; .1- Queen , 1505 ; T. Large, J.D. 1505 ; J,Dale, D.C. 130.5; W. Harrison, I.P.M. 897 ; J. Jack,son, P.M- T48; J- F. Roberts , P.M. 1313; T. Davies,Sec. 1182; J. A. Forrest , S.W. 1547 ; W. Roberts,S.W. 1264 ; A. Cotter, J.W. 1264 ; A. C. Wylie,Sec. 1264 ; |. Healing, P.M., Treas. 1264 ; J. Pem-berton , P.M. 1264 ; W. C Webb, S.S. 1264 ; J.Busheil , 1264 ; J. Hughes, 1264 ; C. Fothergiil , 126 4;T. W. Burgess, 1264; R. lug, P.M. 594 ; W,Healing, S.W. 1094 ; A. Jarvis, J.W. 1094 ; P. M.Larsen , P.M. 594 ; F. Bell, S.W. 1398; J.Cottam, J.W. 986; J. Aspinvvall, S.W. 580 ; G.Cornfield , P.M. 1225 ; J. Case, P.M. 99s ; R. Blake ,Sec. 1398 ; R. Leason, I.G. 1393 ; T. A. Smith , P .M.343 ; T. Green, 393 ; W. Blake, 1473 ; J. Good-man, S.D. 823 ; E. Cattrall , 203 ; J. Kenwright ,1356; T. Home, S.W. 1356; W. H. Cooper, J.W.1350; A. Samuels, P.M. 1350 ; T. A. Colhnson,P.M. 1350 ; G. Dixon , J.W. 314; J. C. Lunt, P.M.1086; Joseph Wood, Treas. 1094 (" Freemason") ; Rev.Dr. Hyde, Chap. 1086; C. HasweH, 203 ; S. J. Mc-George, P.M. 241 ; J. Ball , 673 ; W. M. Chudley,P.M. 241 ; T. Salter, I.G. 24 1; G. Hutchin , S.W.241 ; j. Kirwan, 241 ; T. H. Sheen , J.D. 241 ; T.Whitehead , 241; C. E. Hindley, I.G. 148 ; R. Col-lings, Sec. 249 ; W. F'orrester, 1035 ; P. Ascroft,P.M. 986 ; H. E. Cullingworth , P.M. 613 ; J. Mould-ing, J.W. 823 ; J. S. Cuthbert, J.W. 823 ; J. Good-acre, P.M. 1086 ; T. Brown , S. 1393 ; C. Hunt ,1086 ; F. Chambers, 10S6; H. Scott, P.M. 86; G.Morgan , P.M. 1035 ; W. J. Raverty, 24 1 ; C. J.Reilly, 24 1 ; G. Sculthorpe, P.M. 1035 ; J. Moss,1086 ; S. Millikin , 823 ; J. Vaughan , J.W. 86; J.Whitfield , 594; T. Roberts, S.W. 673; H. Burrows,J.W. 673 ; J. Thornton, P.M. 673 and 1182; E.Kyle, P.M. 673 ; D. Jackson , S.D. 673 ; R. Hulse,Org. 673 ; J. Seddon , S. 673 ; L. Herman, I.G. 673 ;R. Landless, I.P.M. 1476 ; *A. Woolrich , 135C; WG. Veale, Org. 594 ; T. Buxton , P.M. 1345 ; W.Baldwin , P.M. 139S; J. J. Rose, P.M. 249 ; F. W.A. Johnson, W.M. 1213; R. Williams, S.W. 1213 ; J.F'rank, J.W. 203 and 1,502 ; J. Jackson , S.W. 667 ;A. Bucknall , 667 •, II. Firth, S.D. 667; D. Stansfield ,P.M. 730; J. B. Cardwell , Treas. 1032 ; W. J. Sly,ios 1 ; " G. Turner, P.M. 823; ]. Hall , S.W. 1354 ;). Beesley, P.M. 216; W. H. Holt, P.M. 786 ; R.Collinson , S.W. 1350 ; W. Wilson , S.W. 823 ;E. Airey, P.M. 281; J. Davison, P.M. 724 ;J. Hargreaves, J.D. 203 ; M. Williamson , 1393 ;H. Gooch, 613; J. Rowe, Treas. 149 6; J. H. Caw,J.W. j496; R. B. Preston , Sec. 333; C. Leedham, P.M.220 ; T. Nevctt , P.M. 113; H. W. Johnston , P.M. 113 ;W. H. Sharpc, I.G. 1086 ; T. B. Pye, P.M. 343 ; H. Pear-son, P.M. 249 ; T. Roberts, S.W. 673 ; J. Jones, P.M. 594 ;J. McCarthy, S.W. 1393 ; J. C. Hunter, W.M. 1225 ; R.Braithwaite, S.W. 1476 ; A. Harvey, J.W. 1375 ; R. Martin ,jun., S.W. 1182; T. Large, Sec. 1393 ; W. Heald, P.M.1353; R. T. Martin , P.M. 1032 ; R. R. Martin , P.M. 1094 ;S. Tickle, J.W. 220; J. Winsor, S.W. 203 ; W.Troughton,S.W. 1013 ; J. Lecomber, J.W. 594 ; R. Turner, Chaplain314 ; F. Cooper, 249 ; E. A. Wright , 249 ; W. P. Jennings,249 ; J. Tewkesbury, S.D. 220 ; G. Beeken , J.W. 724 ; F.Marshall, 1086 ; R. H. Evans, P.M. 1393 ; T. Nickson ,J.W. 1356 ; J. Hayes, P.M. 249 ; W. Brackenbury, J.D.673 ; H. Hunt , P.M. 594; J. L. Houghton , Sec. 594 ; R.P. France, S.W. 594 ; C. Leighton , P.M. 132; ; J. A.Edginton , P.M. 1182 ; J. Williams, J.W. 1182 ; J. W. CBrowne-Cave, Treas. 1547; R. Warriner, S.D. 1547 ; P.Macmuldrow, P.M. 1299 ; G. Aspinall , J.W. 1299 ; HenryLiversage, Treas. 1299 ; W. Sephton , P.M. 1086; J. Wells,P.M. 580; E. Carter, 667; and others.

The roll of the lodges of the province having been calledover, it was reported that every lodge in the province wasrepresented with the exception of the Chorlton Lod ge, 1387,held at Chorlton-cum-Hardy, the usual fine being im-posed in this case.

The minutes of the previous meeting of the ProvincialGrand Lodge, held at the Masonic Hall , Liverpool , wereread, and on the motion of Bro. Goepe), P.G.D.C, secondedby Bro. Dr. Kellet Smith , P.G.S., P.M. 1094, they wereconfirmed.

Bro. T. Armstrong, P.G. Treas., submitted the annualaccounts of the Provincial Grand Lodge, from which it ap-peared that there was a balance in favour of ProvincialGrand Lodge fees amounting to £429 15s. 7d., to the Fundof Benevolence £1328 75. 3d., making a total of £17582S. md.

On the motion of Bro. J. R. Goepel , P.D.G.C, secondedoy Bro. Dr. J. K. Smith , P.G.S., the accounts were adoptedand passed.

On the motion of Bro. T. Wylie, P. Prov. G. Reg.,seconded by Bro. Alpass, P.G. Sec, it was unanimouslyresolved to vote the sum of £40 from the funds, in aid ofthe Royal Masonic Institution for Boys in London.

On the motion of Bro. Goepel , P.G.D.C, Bro. T. Arm-strong was re-elected P.G. Treasurer by acclamation.

The R.W.P.G.M. then appointed the following as hisofficers for the year 1875-6 :—Won. F. A. Stanley Dep. Prov. G.M.Uiarles Fryer (Mayor of Preston) Prov. S.G.W.W. C. Deeley Prov. [.G.W.f^v. J. M. Morgan Prov. G. Chaplain.J;>r-J . Kellett Smith Prov. G. Reg.'/• S. Alpass (re-ap.) Prov. G. Sec.J- Tillman Prov. G.S.D.w- Leader Prov. G.J.D."• Bagot Prov. G. S. of Wks,J > L unt Prov. G.D.C.'Jollnson .................111 Prov. G.A.D.C.

Bovvden Prov. G.S.B.f. Skeaf (re-ap.) Prov. G.O.W. J. Sly Prov. G. Purst.G. Cornfield , J. Pemberton , P. Mack-

muldrow , J. S. Roberts , H. Collin-son , and J. Jackson Prov. G. Stewards.

p. Ball Prov. G. Tyler.W. H. Ball Prov. G.A. Tyler.

The sum of £60 was voted from the Funds of Benevo-lence and P.G. Lodge in aid of the widows of deservingdeceased Freemasons.

Bro. R. Wylie moved a resolution to the effect that foreverv brother initiated the sum of five shillings, and forevery brother joining the sum of one shilling, be paid to afund to be called a charity account, which should bedevoted to the assistance of the London charities. Themotion was seconded by Bro. Dr. Smith, P.G. Reg., andagreed to. Bro. R. Wylie also moved that the sum of£100 be voted to the Benevolent Fund of the Institutionfor aged Freemasons in London. Bro. Goepel secondedthe motion , which was agreed to, Bro. Lord Skelmers-dale stating that he would probably preside at the comingfestival of that institution , and hoped that he would bewell supported by the brethren from West Lancashire.(Loud cheers.) On the motion of Bro. R. Wylie, the sumof £20 was voted to the Hamer Benevolent Fund.

Bro. H. S. Alpass, P.G. Secretary, read his report for thepast year, which was of a very satisfactory character. Itappeared that two new lodges had been added to the num-ber in the province—the Lodge of Israe 1 and the LiverpoolLodge. It was also reported that the Craft con-tinued to increase in numbers, although many lodges hadincreased their initiation fee, with the view of keeping theOrder as select as possible. The new Masonic Hall atLiverpool was reported to be greatly approved of , thoughsome money, it was said, was still needed to complete thebuilding.

The second annual report of the Hamer BenevolentFund , submitted by Bro. R. Wylie, P.P.S.G.D. Hon.Sec, which was taken as read, showed that the state ofthe funds now warranted the committee in receiving appli-cations for assistance from deserving brethren. Theprogress made during the past year was a proof that manybrethren were convinced that great benefit was likely to bederived from the fund. It appeared from the Treasurer 'saccount that £230 were invested in connection with thefund and £132 12s. tod. in the bank. The report andaccounts were adopted and office-bearers appointed.

The Provincial Grand Lodge was then constituted aCourt of Governors of the West Lancashire Masonic Edu-cational Institution.

Bro. R. Brown , W.M. 24 1 (Merchants' Lodge), HonorarySecretary to the institution , has recently issued the follow-ing report , which indicates the present position of thecharity :—

" Your committee, in once more presenting the annualstatement of accounts for the 'year 1874, have again thepleasure to report the continued prosperity, progress, andusefulness of the institution ; but , before referring to mat-ters more immediately requiring notice in connection withthe working of the charity, your committee desire to placeon record their great and heartfelt regret at the loss theinstitution and the Masonic fraternity throughout theprovince have sustained through the death of Brother An-drew Cook Mott , who for eight years acted as honorarysecretary, and to whose unexampled energy and exertionsmay be attributed much of the success of the institutiondurin g that period. Your committee cannot but feel thatthe result of Brother Mott's labours in this matter is abrilliant and lasting memorial to his great energy, perse-verance, and Masonic zeal in the cause of charity. Thestatemen t annexed shows a gratifying increase in the pro-gress of the institution , both financiall y and in the directionof extended usefulness. The income for the year fro m in-vested funds amounts to £481 12s. 1 id., and the incomefrom other sources, including donations and subscriptions,fees from lodges, the proceeds of the annual ball , &c, is£838 14s. 2d. ; the result of the year's working beingthat, after making the necessary payments for the educa-tion and advancement of the children on the foundationof the institution , there has been added to the funds thesum of £969 6s. 7d., making the total amount to £11,815is. 4d. It is gratifying to note that this saving has beeneffectedjvvithout in any way curtailing the excellent objectsof the charity, the number of children receiving the benefitsafforded by the institution having been increased from 44to 48. This prosperous state of the funds warrants yourcommittee in venturing to suggest that the time has ar-rived when they may fairly make such arrangements aswill tend to enlarge the advantages of the charity, and togrant, in certain instances, in addition to the benefits of aliberal education, such clothing as will allow the childrenattending school to appear more respectable than some ofthem are at present enabled to do ; and, with this object ,such alterations in the rules as are necessary will be sub-mitted for your approval at an early date. Your committeehope that the brethren throughout the province will en-dorse this desire to extend the benefits of the charity, bycontinued co-operation and support , and they have nodoubt their exertions will be crowned by an abundant mea-sure of success."

Bro. Brown read the minutes of the different meetings heldduring the year, and the office-bearers in connection withthe institution were appointed.

When the Provincial Grand Lod ge resumed , Bro. J. F.Goggin , P.P.G. Chap lain , said he did not see why theMasons of West Lancashire should be denied a privilegewhich was enjoyed by every other province in the kingdom,viz., that of attending church in connection with their an-nual meeting. It was satisfactory to find that charityprevailed , but charity without prayer was nothing, asprayer without charity was nothing. He hoped that infuture the Craft would have the privilege of attending Di-

vine service in connection with their annual meetings.The P.G.M. concurred with Bro. Goggin in thinking theyought to attend church before proceeding with the Provin-cial Grand Lodge business, and promised that the matterwould be considered.

The following letter was read from the Precentor ofChester Cathedral :—

Abbey Court, Chester, Oct. 5.My Lord ,—With every expression of apology for the

liberty I am taking, I venture, on behalf of our CathedralRestoration , to ask if you could give your kind assistanceto the work by introducing to the notice o{ the Freemasonsof Lancashire, at least as much of it as may be included inthe diocese of Chester, the suggestion that a fund , similarto that raised by the lodges of Lord De Tabley's pro-vince in Cheshire, might possibly be generously subscribedto by members of lodges in West Lancashire.

A pulpit has been given by the Freemasons of Cheshire,at a cost of £450 ; and if any onee special part of the workwere to be undertaken by the Freemasons of West Lanca-shire it would be highly gratif ying to the Dean and Chapter .

I venture to add three things which are much wanted 1—The stone sedilia, £450 ; the pavement under central tower,£406 ; the corona, or means of lighting, £750.

With every apology for my bold intrusion, I am, myLord , yours faithfull y,

EDWD . L. Y. DEACI.E,Precentor of the Cathedral.

The P.G.M. thought such a contribution would be highlymeritorious to the brethren , and he suggested that some ofthe brethren should take the matter in hand, and see whatcould be done—a suggestion which met with very generalapproval.

It was resolved that a vote of sympathy with Mrs. Brab. .ner, widow of the late Bro. Brabner, so long identified withMasonry in the province, should be recorded on the minutes.

The Provincial Grand Officers then retired, and the Craftlodge was closed by Bro. Nevctt, W.M. 113.

A large number of the brethren subsequently sat down toa banquet at the Temporary Corn Exchange, under thepresidency of Lord Skelmcrsdale, but the catering was soinsuffici ent and inefficient that a large number of the bre-thren left and sought for sustenance elsewhere at the hotels,which was much needed, as many had fasted since earlymorning. It is to be regretted that this unp leasant episodein an otherwise pleasant and satisfactory day's proceedingsshould have occurred , and it is to be hoped that in futureyears the same state of things may not arise. The usualloyal and Masonic toasts, it is said , were proposed duringthe evening, Bro. Alpass, P.G. Sec, proposing "TheR.W.P.G.M., Lord Skelmersdale," who replied in a happyspeech , giving good sound advice to Freemasons, andcounselling a more liberal support of the London charities.

Bro. R. Brown , Hon. Sec, replied for the West Lanca-shire Masonic Educational Institution in a capital speech,which was enthusiastically received.

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge ofFreemasons, belon ging to Cumberland and Westmorland,was held at Penrith on the 8th inst., under the banner ofLodge Unanimity, Sir Richard C. Musgrave, Bart., W.M.

It may be remembered that the Right Hon. the Earl ofBective, Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master ofCumberland and Westmorland, some time ago announcedhis intention to hold the annual Gran d Lodge this year atKirkb y Lonsdale, and afterwards to entertain the brethrento a banquet at his beautiful scat, Underley. Owing, how-ever, to a painful domestic bereavement, this generous in-tention had to be abandoned. In this emergency thebrethren of Lodge 339 were applied to, and they at onceundertook to entertain the Grand Lodge.

The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in the billiard-room at the New Crown Hotel , by Bro. Jos. Kirkbride,P.M., P.P.G.P. Colonel Whitwell , M.P., R.W. DeputyGrand Master, Past Grand Warden of England, presided ,in the absence of the Earl of Bective.

After the minutes had been read, the Grand Treasurer'saccounts were approved and adopted , as also the CharityCommittee's report , in which it was recommended that thesupport of all lodges and individual subscribers in the pro-vince be accorded to the son of a deceased brother of Sol-way Lodge, Sillolh , in order to insure his admission to theFreemasons' Boys' School in London.

The Treasurer's accounts showed a balance in favour ofthe Grand Lodge of £230 5s. 7-J-d. A notice of motion,signed by Bro. Thomas Dodgson, of Millom , was thentaken into consideration , to the effect that it was desirableto form an institution in the province for the education andadvancement in life of the children of deceased and dis-tressed Freemasons. A committee was thereupon formed ,to report to next meeting, amongst the members beingColo nel Whitwel l, M.P. ; Lord Muncaster, M.P. ; Sir R.C. Musgrave, Bart.; Rev. Dr. Simpson (Kirkby Stephen),Rev. E. Cockett (Uppcrby), &c Bro. John Lemon , P.M.,St. John's Lodge, Wi gton , P.P.G.S.W., was unanimouslyre-elected Provincial Grand Treasurer ; and Bro. J. Gardi-ner, P.M. 371, Maryport , was elected Provincial GrandTyler for the ensuing year.

The officers for the year were invested by the R.W.Acting Grand Master as follows :—J. Porter Prov. G.S.W.W. Dodd Prov. G.J.W.Rev. W. Beeby Prov. G. Chap.Rev. C II. Gem Prov. G. A. Chap.J. Lemon Prov. G. Treas.W. B. Gibson Prov. G. Sec.Sir R. C Musgrave Prov. G. Reg.J. R. Bain Prov. G. S. Wks.C. J. Smith Prov. G.S.D.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CUMBERLANDAND WESTMORLAND.

J. Bain Prov. G.J.D.P. T. Freeman Prov. G. Org.T.B. Arnison. , , Prov. G.D. of Cers.W. Armstrong Prov. G.A.D. Cers.Pratchitt Prov. G. Swd. B.James Cook Prov. G. Purst.

Grand Stewards :—Bros. T. McMechan , Dr. Dinwoodie,J. J. Beattie, A. Hodgetts, W. F. Lamonby, J. W.Young.

After the officers were invested, the Right Worshipfulthe Deputy Prov. Grand Master, Colonel Whitwell, ad-dressing the brethren , said they would all remember thatat the recent installation of His Royal Highness the Princeof Wales as Grand Master of the Order , two brethren wereappointed from this province to attend as Stewards. Theywere brethren highly esteemed amongst them, one fromthe south and the other from the west, and they had dis-charged their duties on that occasion—no doubt at con -siderable expense of time and money—in a highly satis-factory manner, and he would suggest that in commemor-ation of that great event, and as a mark of their appreciationof the services of the two brethren , that the Steward's jewelwhich they were entitled to wear should be presented tothem by the Provincial Grand Lodge.

A motion embody ing the suggestion having been pro-posed, seconded, and unanimously agreed to, the DeputyProvincial Grand Master, with some highly complimentaryremarks, referring to the long and valued services of Bro.Lemon, Provincial Grand Treasurer, and to the energy andzeal Bro. H. Rauthmell , Past Provincial Grand Director ofCeremonies, had displayed in Freemasonry, presented toeach of them the jewel specially designed by Sir A. W.Woods, Garter G.D.C. of England , which was approved byHis Royal Highness the Most Worship ful Grand Master,and is to be worn suspended by a ribbon of the Swedishnational colours by the Stewards who officiated at the in-stallation of His Royal Highness, April 28th , 1875.

Bro. Lemon thanked the brethren in feeling terms, andsaid that the jewel they had just presented to him wouldbe highly prized and valued , as a token of their regard , solong as he lived, and that it would be handed down as anheirloom to generations that would come after him.

Bro. Rauthmell said , in thanking the Prov. Grand Lodge,that it did not need this additional proof to convince himof their kindly feelings towards him. He assured them thathe felt it was a very great honour to have been appointed torepresent as Steward so important a province as that ofCumberland and Westmorland on the occasion of the in-stallation of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales asMost Worshipful Grand Master of their Order. Wheneverhe looked upon the jewel which they had just presented tohim it would be with twofold gratification and pleasure jit would recall to his memory that brill iant scene he wit-nessed in the Albert Hall, in which he had the honour oftaking a part ; and secondly, but not less, he should valueit for the kindly sentiments that had accompanied its pre-sentation from the Provincial Grand Lodge.

A very sincere vote of sympathy was unanimously passedto lhc R.W. Provincial Grand Master, on his recent severebereavement.

A vote of thanks was also given to the brethren of theUnanimity Lodge for their kind entertainment of the Pro-vincial Grand Lodge at so short a notice.

After the lodge was closed, the brethren were marshalledin order of procession, and marched to the parish church ,Bective Lodge heading the procession , where an excellentsermonwas preached by the Rev. F. W. Wicks, St. Nicholas',Whitehaven , Past Provincial Grand Chaplain , from thefollowing text :—Ephesians, c. 2, v. 21—"In whom allthebuilding fitly framed together , growth into an holy templein the Lord." Bro. Freeman , Provincial Grand Organist ,presided at the organ.

Returning to the New Crown Hall , banquet was served ,Colonel Whitwell , M.P., presiding, supported on the rightby the Rev. S. J. Butler, Penrith ; Rev. T. R. Holme,P.P.G. Chap.; Bro. J. Lemon , Grand Treasurer, andothers ; and on the left by the Rev. F. Wicks, Rev. W.Beeby, Bro. Porter, and others.

The Chairman proposed " The Health of Her Majesty theQueen." As Masons and Englishmen they loved theirQueen , the mother of three sons who are Masons. (Cheers.)

The Chairman next gave " The Prince of Wales andthe rest of the Royal Family." The toast he applied tothe Prince of Wales as heir to the throne, and he shouldhave an opportunity later on of proposing His Royal High-ness's health in another capacity. (Cheers.)

The Rev. F. W. Wicks, in an energetic speech , proposed" The Army, Navy, and Auxiliary Forces."

The Chairman next proposed " The Bishop and Clergyof the Diocese." The Rev. S. J. Butler responded.

The Chairman said the next toast was one of no slightimportance to the company ; it was "Th e Health of theirRoyal Grand Master." (Cheers.) Many of those presentin the room had seen the Prince of Wales installed on thethrone of English Masonry the other day. That was anassembly that filled not only England , but the whole ofEurope, with admiration , and for the reason that a society,proscribed by some potentates, had chosen for their ruler aprince who would one day become Sovereign of the great-est realm in the world. (Cheers.)

The Chairman then proposed " The Healths of theEarl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master of England ; LordSkelmersdale, Deputy Grand Master ; and the rest of theOfficers of the Grand Lod ge.

The Chairman next proposed the health of one whowas not present with them , their R.W. Provincial GrandMaster. (Cheers.) They all knew the reason ofthe Enrl of Bective's absence that day. He had a letterfrom his lordshi p, who said he had never been absent froman annual meeting since his election as Provincial GrandMaster. He begged to convey his extreme regret at notbeing able to be present. Their Provincial Grand Master hadbeen congratulated on the increase in their ranks, and he

(the chairman) should be glad to congratulate his lord-ship on the entire success of their meeting to-day. (Cheers.)He only hoped that on the occasion of their next meetingthey would have his lordshi p amongst them again.

The Rev. F. W. Wicks proposed " The Health of theChairman , and the rest of the Provincial Grand Officers,"(Cheers.) He did not wonder at the outburst of enthu-siasm which met the proposition , for he always heard thename of Colonel Whitwell spoken of by Freemasons vviththe heartiest respect and brotherl y esteem. (Cheers.)

The Chairman , in returning thanks, said that when hecame amongst Masons he found human nature in its truestform , and he fel t that his feeble efforts were too muchpraised. Speaking of the progress of Freemasonry in Cum-berland and Westmorland , he said it was a noble tree ,whose branches were spreading out year after year.

Bros. Lemon and Gibson replied on behalf of the otherProvincial Grand Officers.

Bro. Lemon proposed " The Health of the W. Masters olLodges in the Province," each of whom present responded.

The remaining toasts were " The Visiting Brethren ,"" The Masonic Charities ," and " The Tyler's toast."

The company broke up about six o'clock. The arrange-ments of the meeting were jadmirabl y carried out underthe experienced and energetic management of Bro. W.Kirkbride, P.M., Secretary of the Lodge of Unanimity." Kendal Times," Oct. 9, 1875.

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand LoJge ofAncient Free and Accepted Masons of Sussex was held inthe Music-room, at the Royal Pavilion , Bri ghton , on Thurs-day, 30th , ult. Bro. E. J. Fumer, P.G.D., Dep. Prov. G.M., presided , and there were about 130 members present.Two o'clock was the time fixed for the commencement ofthe proceedings, but it was nearly three before the meetingbegun. The first business on the agenda was to receivea letter from Lord Pelham , Prov. G. Master, requestingBro. Fumer, D.P.G.M., to transact the entire business ofthe province in his stead , and during his pleasure. Theletter was read, and the Deputy Prov. G.M. ex-plained that the Prov. G.M. was led to make thisrequest in consequence of continued indisposition. 1 heletter was ordered to be recorded in the minute-book. Bro.C. J. Smith, of Cliftonvilic , n oved that the letter shouldbe re-considered. He thought that the long-continuedillness of the Prov. G.M. was one reason why he shouldresign the reins of office to the man upon whom itslabours really devolved; His proposition was, however,ruled out o( order. A letter respecting the funeral of thelate Bro. Pocock having been read, the Acting Prov. G.M.proposed the following resolution :—" It is vvith feelingsof deep regret that the members of the Provincial GrandLodge of Sussex record in their minute book the deceaseof Bro. Gavin Elliott Pocock , which took place on the fi rstday of the present year. His untiring exertions duringthe twenty years of his Provincial Grand Secretaryshipwere dul y acknowled ged by a unanimous vote of thanksat the annual meeting, two years ago, and the high esti-mation in which he was held by his Masonic brethren wasevinced by the testimonial which was presented to himlast year ; so that it is unnecessary now to dilate upon hisworth. The melancholy duty, however, of formally de-claring the loss Freemasonry has sustained by the re-moval from its ranks of so distinguished and so devoteda brother, still remains, and , therefore , the members of thisProvincial Grand Lodge resolve to place on their minutesthis record of their sorrow at the death of Bro. Pocock;and further , in order to perpetuate the recollection of thehigh regard in which he was held by them, and in recog-nition of the great services he rendered to Freemasonry,both as regards its ceremonies and its charities , they votefrom the funds of this provincial Grand Lodge the sum offifty guineas to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girl s,to be registered in the books of that institution as the' Pocock Memorial ,' the privileges of this donation to beexercised in perpetuity by the Provincial Grand Master forthe time being." Bro. S. R. Adc proposed (lie word" Deputy " before the term " Prov. Grand Master," con-tained in the last clause of the resolution, but subsequentlywithdrew his proposition , and the resolution was agreedto in its original form. The report of the Finance Com-mittee was presented , and ordered to be entered on theminutes. Bro. G. Tatham was re-elected Prov. GrandTreasurer ; and the following Prov. Grand Officers wereappointed and invested : Bro. E.J. Fumer, Deputy Prov.G.M., acting as Prov. G.M. ; Bros. J. Cunning ham , asDep. Prov. G.M. ; W. II. Hallett , Prov. G.S.W. ; L. J.Bri gden , Prov. G.J.W. ; C. A. Woolley. Prov. G. Reg. ;J. H. Scott , Prov . Sec ; W. II. German. Prov. G.S.D. ; J.Dorman , Prov. G.J.D. ; J. O'Brien, Prov. G. Chap lain ;J. Dixon , Piov. G.D. of C.; R. Pidcock, Prov. G.A.D. ofC. ; J. M. Reed , Prov. G. Sup. of W.; C. Walker , Prov.G. Swd.B. ; Bostock , Prov. G. Purst. ; and W. Smith , J.Eberall , Crouch , and W. Read , Prov. G. Stewards. Bro.Trollope, P. Prov. G.J . Warden , proposed the followingmotion , of which he had given notice:— "That Bro. JohnII. Scott and Bro. V. P. Freeman , the brethren appointedto act as Stewa rd s for the Province of Sussex , on the occa-sion of the installation of his Royal Hig hness the Piin;eof Wales as M.W.G.M., be presented from the func's ofthis Prov. Grand Lodge with the jewel struck by ordir ofGrand Lodge, to be worn only by those who acted asStewards on that memorable day." The resolution wasunanimously agreed to, the Prov. Grand Secretary follow-ing it up with a few appropriate remarks. There was noordinary business to be transacted. The lodge was closedin proper form and with solemn prayer. It was followedby a banquet , served by Messrs. Mutton Brothers, King'sRoad , Brighton, in the banqueting-roo m, in their beststyle, about one hundred brethren partaking of it.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUSSEX.

The Quarterl y Court of Governors , tie., of thi ^Institution met on Saturday last in the Board-room ,Freemasons' Hall. Bro. Major Creaton , Vice-patron , pre-siding.

Among the other brethren present were R. J. Spiers,Thomas Massn , F. Binckes, Joshua Nunn , BenjaminHead , J. Stohwasser, William Stephens , Edward Harris ^F. Tyerman , J. G. Sturch , W. J. Mantle , II . Moore ,George Bolton , H. Massey (" Freemason "), Robert Ken-yon , Walter Wellsman , If. Browse, Joh n A. Rucker ,George Kelly, A. II. Tattershall , Henry G. Warren ,Edward Clark , Alfred H. Diaper , Thomas Kelt , HenrySmith , J. L. I lime, Ravnham W. Stewart , James A.Birch , John Sutcltffe, W. J. Stracey, C. Swan , DonaldKing, Charles Jardinc , II. Hacker , W. Downing, J.Vaughan , D.P.G.M. Somerset ; S. llawson , JohnSymonds, T. J. Sabine, J. Terry, Griffiths .Smith, Peterde L. Long, L. Keoug h, II. A. Dubois , W. Lane, F. J.Cox, R. W. Townend , R. Spencer , R. H. Whiteman ,R. B. Webster, James Bellamy, J. Bodenham , A. II .Edwards , John Simpson , 910 W.Y. ; W. Hickman ,D.P.G.M. Hants ; William Hale, W. A. Bowler , C. Koeste,C. F. Hogard , J. Thompson , C. Waters, R. II . Wand ,,|. Porter, At. J. Mclntyre, Richard Cope, John Boyd ,Henry Dubosc, Edward Cox , F. II. Ebsvvorth , ThomasMeekham , C. A. Cottelnune , W. Manger , W. F. C.Moutrie , W. Watson, James Stephens, W. Lane, 11.Muggeridge , II . G. Buss, Dr. Hogg, J. Emmens , F.Davison, W. Swallow, and Bro. Cole (Aldershot).

Bro. Hedges acted for Bro; Little.The Chairman in opening the proceedings said he was

sorry to inform the brethre n that Bro. Little, the secretary,was ill , and unable to be present. A certificate had beensent by his medical attendant that he (Bro. Little) wasunable to leave his room , a circumstance which he (thechairman) was sure all would regret. (Hear , hear.)

Bro. Hedges having read the different minutes, whichwere put and confirmed ,

Bro. Joshua Nunn , P.G.S.B., rose to bring on the fol-lowing motion , t>f which he had given notice:—

" With a view to enable the Institution to accommodatea greater number of children , found necessary by the in-crease of applications (four-fifths of the app licants at thenext election cannot be admitted for want of room), and thevastly extending growth of the Craft generall y, vvith thecircumstance that space cannot be obtained on the limitedsite of the present School , as it is so hemmed in by rail-way lines and buildings , and which , at no distant period ,will be required (or partiall y so) for increased railway ac-commodation , that year by year has extended since IheSchool has been at Wandsworth.

" That a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousandpounds (£25,000) be expended outof the Funds of tlie Insti-tution in the purchase of land , and the erection of a suit-able school-house aud buildings , to educate and supporttwo hundred children , and to be so arranged that in theevent of the existing School being removed , space be foundfor extending the same, so as to contain all the childrenunder one roof.

" In the event of my proposition being carried : That .1Sub-Committce be formed out of the G-.-ner.il Committeeto carry out the dttails, and complete the same."

In doing so he said that the brethren had no doubt allread this motion , which had been advertised , andprobabl y they might not all agree with him in hisproposition to spen d so large a sum as £25.000 ;but when he informed them that in the fundsof the institution they had £40,000, perhaps they mightthink otherwise. An immense number tf children werecontinuousl y knocking at their doors, and the time was

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF NORTHUMBER -LAND.

On Thursday, September 30th , the annual gathering ofthe Provincial Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masonsbelonging to the Province of Northumberland was held inthe ancient town of Hexham , under the banner of theNorthern Counties Lodge, 406. The brethren assembledin goodly numbers in the Town Hall ,which was very beauti-full y decorated for the occasion by a rich assortment of greenand hot house plants, ferns, Sec, which were kindl y lentby Mr. Ral ph Robson , of Hexham , and the massive , elegantfurniture of the new Alb ert Edward Lodge gave to thespacious hall an imposing and impressive appearance.The assembly was presided over by the Ri ght Hon. EarlPercy, M.P., the Ri ght Worshi pful Provincial Grand Masterof Northumberland. The S.W. chair was occup ied byBro. T. B. Winter , P.G.S.W. ; and the J.W. chair byBro. A. Potter , P.G.J.W. The minute s of the previouslod ge having been read and received , the va rious reportsfor the past year were read and received , from which ittranspired that the ancient Order was prospering within theprovince. The proceedings of the day were rendered hi ghlyinteresting by the consecration of a new lod ge in the townof Hexham called the Albert Edward Lodge, No. 1557 .The solemn and imposing ceremony was dul y performedwith all the accustomed rites and usages by tlie ProvincialGrand Master and his officers. The lod ge having beenduly consecrated, Bro. George White, r.f Dilston Villa , wasdul y installed into the chair of K.S., as the first Worship fulMaster of the Albert Edward Lod ge. The business havingbeen transacted, the lodge was closed in due form , and thebrethren adjourned to the banquet , which was served up infirst rate style. The banqueting hall was alsobeautifull y decorated. The chair was occupied bythe Right Hon. Earl Percy, P.G.M., and the vice-chairs by Bro. B. J. Thompson and Bro. C. Jarvis ,W.M. Tyne Lodge. Upwards of 200 brethren partook ofa recherche' repast.

not far distant when, as it would be almost impossible forthem to take any more girls in at the present building at•Wandsworth , and they could not get sufficient additionalland there to build further than they had already done, asthey were hemmed in on every quarter, and the railwayswere drawing" closer and closer, this Institution must go else-where. In asking the Court to favour a large vote, he hadnot done so without well considering what the necessitiesot the case were now, and what they would ultimatelybe. The proposition he had to make was that they shouldpurchase land elsewhere, and build on it a certainschool , which might be extended at some future time tomeet the wants of any number of children if they werecompelled to give up the premises they now held. He didnot think they would be doing wrong in spending somuch of their capital ; the probability was that they wouldbe doing a great deal more good than letting it lie idle at3 per cent, by erecting a school which would be the nu-cleus of a larger one capable of holding from 300 to 500children. He had not considered any particular site asdesirable , but certainly not the present one, or near i t ;but he knew there were plenty of sites at a convenient dis-tance from London. On the ground that it was a profit-able investment of the money, without wishing to makea speech, he submitted his motion to the brethren , andwould take the sense of the meeting upon it.

Bro. Nunn then read his motion.A seconder being called for, no one answered , and the

Chairman declared the motion dropped in consequence.Bro. J. A. Rucker, P.G.D., then brough t his motion

forward :—"That this Committee recommend that a Sub-Commit-

tee consisting of nine members, of whom not less than fourshall be members of the House Committee, together withthe Treasurer and Trustees-of the Institution , be appointed ,three to form a quorum , to consider and report to theGeneral Court on the arrangements to be made for the ad-mission of from thirty to fifty more children to the benefitsof the Institution ; that in case of need a SpecialGeneral Court be summoned to receive such report , andthat such report be read for information at any HouseCommittee or General Committee that may meet betweenthe completion of the report and the meeting of the (Quar-terly or Special) General Court."

He said he thought that in admitting from thirty tofifty more children they would be admitting as many asthe funds of the Institution would allow of , large as theywere. The children were boarded , educated, and clothedfor a comparatively small sum ; at the same time this wasthe nucleus of a larger school ; and he thought that not-withstanding the great increase in the subscriptions, andthe large sum the Girls' School had in the funds , the greatincrease in the numbers of the Craft rendered it unad-visable that this institution should do at the present mo-ment more than his motion proposed.

Bro. H. G. Warren, P.G.S., seconded the motion. Asit was a matter which was to be referred to a Committeehe would defer his remarks on it till the Committee made itsreport. He would not have been willing that a large expen-diture should be incurred without such an enquiry as wasproposed , and he believed that it was always better to takethat course, because it was not to be supposed that in thelimited time during which these Quarterly Courts lasteddue consideration could be given to these matters.

Bro. John Symonds, P.G.D., said he was quite preparedto vote for the motion as it stood, if it came to that. Hepresumed it was through Bro. Rucker's modesty, as amember of the House Committee, that he did not proposethat the subject should be referred lo the House Committee,who, it seemed to him , were best qualified to deal with it ,as they knew all the requirements of the Institution. Hehoped that Bro. Rucker , with Bro.Warren's consent, wouldrefer it to the House Committee, who could report to theQuarterly Court. Bro. Symonds explained the many ad-vantages which would arise from this plan, and the oppor-tunities which would be given to a much larger numberof experienced brethren having full information as to theproceedings than by a reference of the mattcr to a SpecialCommittee.

Bro. Raynham W. Stewart, P.G.D., said there was amotion of his on the paper which would carry out to agreat extent Bro. Rucker's proposition to give an educationto a larger number.'of Freemasons'children than at present.They had plenty of funds to do so with. It was admittedthat a great many children were knocking at their doorsand anxious to be received into the Institution. Muchmoney had been spent 111 erecting an infirmary, which tohis mind ought to be utilised by accommodating at onceall the approved candidates. It would cost very little toget a home elsewhere for an infirmary, and if the railwayrequired the existing premises at a future time the brethrenwould have done a wise thing not to remove till they hadnotice that the present site was required. If that did occur,then he hoped they would be able to accommodate 300children , if necessary. He was in favour of a junior schoolbeing established, into which children might go when firstelected. They should have a superior school and an in-fant school. Money had already been laid out very freely,and within the last two or three years the brethren hadgone to great expense in enlarging the building, in its di-n 'ng hall and lavatories, and also in erecting an infirmary.Supposing any of the children should be taken ill, it wouldbe a very rare occurrence if they were more than four or"ve in number ; and surely it would be cheaper to providepother building for them, with nurses and staff to attendtothem, than to have such a lartreinfirmary as they had now.1 he brethren were now anxious to accommodate a larger"umber of the children of the Craft. The Craft had comeorvvard and given plenty of money, and what ought to be°°ne was to provide at once for the children of this gencra-tlon, and let posterity take care of the future. When thera"i an<* buildings at Wandsworth were required by the

"ways it would be time enough to look out for other

land for the Masonic Girls' School, and then they wouldhave plenty of funds. What was wanted was immediate ac-commodation. With this and no other view, he would bewilling to consent to Bro. Rucker's motion being referred ,to see how the scheme could be carried out , but he wouldask the brethren honestly and sincerely to make the infir-mary of some use by converting it into a portion of theschool .

Bro. J. A. Farnfield suggested that if Bro. Rucker'smotion was carried to the House Committee, they shouldalso have power to consider Bro . Stewart's motion.

The Chairman said he understood that to be the intentionof Bro. Stewart.

Bro. Stewart.—Yes.Bro. Farnfield , m reference to the observation that the

railway company would be wanting the land of the MasonicSchool, said that it had always been said that the railwaywas coming there. The railway had only just laidout a large sum of money" at Clapham Junction on theother side of the school, and it would be a long time beforethey wanted that as well. The school building did notextend right up to the railway, and unless the railwaycompany took some portion of the school building theycould not be compelled to take the whole. He had gravedoubts whether the railway might not enlarge the line,taking only a portion of the land. All these matters couldbe dealt with, however, under Bro. Rucker's motion.

Bro. Stewart said he was quite willing not to bring hismotion forward that day, provided the matter was referredto the House Committee.

BroTHacker, P.M. 723, while agreeing with Bro. Rucker,would like to add a rider, that before anything was doneevery brother entitled should have notice of it.

Bro. Kenyon enquired whether the Committee wouldreceieve suggestions from a Governor.

The Chairman.—Yes.Bro. Kenyon added that he mentioned the matter because

he knew there were brethren who could render the Com-mittee efficient service.

The Chairman had no doubt that the Committee wouldgladly receive any assistance that could be offered.

Bro. Rucker said that as far as the question of the infir-mary was concerned , that building had been erected when70 children were laid down with scarlet fever. Althoughthe children who were sick were hermetically sealed fromthose who were whole, it was only by the blessing of DivineProvidence that there was not a death. The infirmarytruly had cost a great deal of money, but it had answeredthe purpose for which it was built. He would alter his firstmotion to suit Bro. Symonds' proposition , as follows :—" That in the opinion of this Court it is advisable that ar-rangements be made for the admission of an increasednumber of children to the benefits of the Institution , andthat the question he referred to the House Committee toconsider and report thereon." It would be quite open toany brother to write to the Secretary of the school, with anysuggestions, and it would be the duty of the Secretary tolay such letter before the Committee.

The motion was then put and carried unanimously.The brethren then proceeded with the election of six

children, and at the declaration of the poll the followingwere declared successful :—

1 Taylor, Lucy Maria (West Yorkshire) ... 14312 Jcnes, Edwina Russell (Gloucestershire) ... 13953 Bowler, Mary Louisa (Suffolk) 13764 Cowley, Minnie Eliza (West Yorkshire) ... 13485 Saunders, Fanny Amelia W. (Norfolk) ... 12936 Kelley, Alice Elizabeth (Somerset) 1128The following were unsuccessful .—

1 Daly, Eliza Edith 8052 Milligan , Rosa 8033 Bellamy, Sarah Lissie 7204 Bridgeman , Emma Lizzie ., 7165 Norrish, Susan Jane 6756 Moore, Florence M. G 5997 Bryant, Ida Mary 58s8 Herlan, Josephine Amelia 4889 Boyd, Alice 474

10 Wright, Clara Isabel 43311 Escott, Edith Harry 43312 Douglass, Isabella ... ... 41413 Wilton , Lucretia Catherine A 37914 Morgan , Marian Aline ... ... ... 37015 Strong, Ann Maria 36616 Potts, Emma Mary 32817 Potts, Edith Maude 32718 Morris, Diana Gordon 20119 Mollis, Ellen Elizabeth 13820 Clase, Ada Huyshe. . ... ... ... 8521 Lindeman, Alice Evelyn ... ... ... 3222 Lapington , Fanny Elizabeth ... ... 2723 Perks, Blanche Jenny ... ... ... 2424 Hellier, Catherine Louisa , ... 17Votes of thanks to the scrutineers and Chairman were

afterwards passed , and the proceeding * closed.

The Quarterl y Court of Subscribers and Governors ofthe Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Mon-day last , at Freemasons' Hall. Bro. John Symonds , Vice-Patron , presided. The other breth ren present comprisedBros. Thomas Hill, J. Wordsworth , Henry Smith, J. L.Mime, Wm. Birch, Geo. Hutt , Major J. Creaton, Richd.Spencer, James Robins , H. Browse, W. West Smith,W. Downing, A. H. Tattershall, Robert B. Webster,Wm. Lane, Alfred Layton, H. Massey (" Freemason,")James A. Birch, Jas. Terry, J. Stohwasser, John Simp-son, Hyde Pullen , Jesse Turner , A . II. Green , E.T. Budden ,J. P. Piatt, P.P.G.J.W., Cheshire ; Raynham W.Stewart, Henry Dubosc, John£Sampson Perrie, J. W.Oram, Allen C. Wyllie, J. Mason, F. B. Davaee,

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS.

Charles Lee, P.M. 9; iEneas J. Mclntyre, Q.C.G.R. ; T. II. Pulsford , W. Watson , W. Hickman ,D.P.G.M., Hants and Isle of Wight; A. D. LocvvenstarU ,John Bodenham , F. A. Cole, George Wilson , J. N.Frost, Jos. Morrell , Joh n Read , James Stevens, EdwardCox, A. Thellavd , John G. Stevens, Edward Clark ,Thos. J. Barnes, Thos. W. White, W. R. Marsh , JohnConstable,. Alfred Avery, Peter de L. Long, R. J. Spiers,J. Finch, E. J. Marty, James Kindred and F. Binckes (Sec-retary).

At the conclusion of the formal business, the motion , ofwhich notice had been given by Bio. Jesse. Turner , " Thatthe right to the presentation of a properl y qualified boy, inperpetuity, for admission to this Institution , be secured tothe Cheshire Masonic Educational Institution , on paymentto the funds of this institution of the sum of £1050," wasthen taken , but Bro. Turner not being present ," Bro. Birch ,on his behalf , brought the motion forward , and requestedthat " Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire " mi ght be sub-stituted for " Cheshire Masonic Educational Institution."

Major Creaton (the alteration havinvr been agreed to)seconded the motion , which was then put and carriedunanimously.

The Court then resolved to admit one boy by purchaseon the 1 st of January.

Bro. Alfred Layton , P.M. 181, suggested that the timehad arrived when the building should be increased in size,se as to accommodate a still larger number of pup ils thanwere at present in the school.

The Chairman said that the subject had not escaped theattention of the different committees of the Institution .Hitherto the school had been always in debt, and moneyhad had to be borrowed from the bankers for various lia-bilities. The last festival , however ,was so successful, thatthey would not be in the same position this year. Thefriends of the Institution would be very glad to see it en-larged , in order to receive more scholars, and as soon asthey could see their way clear it would be done.

Bro. Layton added that at present the number of appli-cants was so enormous that unless a candidate had verystrong friends he could not succeed.

Bro. Binckes said that , with reference to the question ofenlargement, the size of the building had been extendedthe year before last , and again last year , and that at thepresent time the 176 boys in the school occupied everyavailable space.

The election of ten boys out of an approved list of fifty-eight candidates was then proceeded with , and at the closeof the day the following were declared elected:—

1 Price, Ernest Lavers 21572 Green, Alfred James 20813 Sutton, Herbert Henry 20084 Jones, John Llewellyn 19925 Barclay, James Archibald 19256 Tibbits, Elvvood Blake 18931 Ship way, Henry Morrison 18588 James, Percy 18399 Duff , Robert 1S02

10 Hunter, William Regir.ald 1675The following were the unsuccessful candidates :—11 Dawson , George Arthur 166 112 Vivian , Alfred Greville 165813 Perren , Gilbert Palmer S ,.. 162914 Cromwell , Charles Henry 161315 Lee, Vincent John 14-016 Stansfield , William Ashlon 1 3S817 Gardner , Richard Thomas 13 6618 Wain, Leonard ... , 1 2(1419 Cooke, William Astle SS420 Recs, James I lerbert ... 88121 Austin. Charles Frederick 83522 Qucclh , A. Christopher 66823 Keddcll , Robert Walter 50024 Ginham , Percy Norman ... 47025 Chandler, Robert Stanley 46126 Leyshon, Herbert Henry 42427 Hambley, D. S. Wharton 41428 Bourne, Arthur Richard 38129 Lemarchand , Arthur F. ' 2030 Wimpey, George Augustus ... ... 31-31 Head, Richard George „. 248 "32 Allison, George Randall 20633 Gurncy, John Henry ,-t Z34 Pipe, George F. Wilgrcss 14335 Day, Arthur Harris ,-$36 Stock, Hen ry Walter -,\a31 Williams, George Alfred /1638 Cox, George Samuel I0939 Barnet William Glen l0 (,40 Shury, Solomau Hiram gn41 Service, Stanley Heppell 8942 Slate, J. Thomas London 8843 Ludlow, W. Christop her -¦,44 Bryant , Wrightson Robert 7045 Stanton , George William 4546 Buttervvith , John .-47 Jackson , Charles Henry ... ... ... 3748 Evans, John McMillan °j -49 Hughes, William W. Poole i\50 Johnson , Arthur Edwin , i051 Price, Alfred Hingham ... n52 Cade, Richard Henry <j53 Gover, Joseph 754 Furze, William Ernest 655 Eng land , Herbert ... 256 Jackson Joseph ... ... 57 (Withdrawn.) 58 Morley, William Moore —

H EALT H , comfort , and economy promoted. Gas su-perseded in day time, and dayli ght .reflected in darkrooms byjadopting Chappuis' Patent Daylight Reflectors.Manufactory, 69, Fleet-street, London.

For the Week ending Friday , October 22 , 187;.

The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secre-taries of Craft Lodges, Royal Arch Chapters, Mark Lodges,Preceptories, Conclaves, &c, of any change in place ortime of meeting.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16.Lodge 118 5, Lewis, King's Arms, Wood Green, N.

„ 1364, Earl of Zetland , Old Town Hall , Hackney.Mark Lodge, 104, Macdonald , Masons' Hall, Basinghall-

street.Manchester Lodge of Instruction (179), Yorkshire. Grey,

77, London-st., Fitz roy-sq., at 8; Bro. H. Ash , Prec.Lily Lodge of Instruction (820) , Greyhound , Richmond.Star Lodge of Instruction (1275), Marquis of Granby,

New Cross-road, at 7; Bros. Macdonald and Griffin ,Preceptois.

MONDAY , OCTOBER 18.Lodge 21 , Emulation , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street.

„ 58, Felicity, London Tavern, Bishopsgate-st.., 185, Tranquillity, City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st.„ 720, Panmure, Balham Hotel, Balham.„ 862, Whittington , Anderton 's Hotel , Fleet-st.„ 901, City of London .„ 907, Royal Alfred , Freemason's Hall.„ 1201 , Eclectic, Freemasons' Hall.

Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction (1445), *-ordStanley Tavern , Sandringham-road, Kingsland, at 7 ;Bro. T. Austin , Preceptor.

Strong Man Lodge of Instruction (45), Crown Tavern ,Clerkenwell Green, at 8; Bro. Beckett, Preceptor.

Sincerity Lodge of Instruction (174) , Railway Tavern ,Fenchurch-street Station , at 7.

Camden Lodge of Instruction (704), Stanhope Arms,Upper James-street, Oval Road, Camden Town , at8 ; Bro. T. A. Adams, Preccptcr.

Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction (95), Royal Hotel, Milc-end-road , at 7.30; Bro. E. Gottheil , Preceptor.

British Oak Lodge of Instruction (813), Bank of Friendshi pTavern, Mile-end , at 7 for 8.

St. James's Union Lodge of Instruction (180), UnionTavern, Air-sf., Jiegcnt-st., at 8; Bro. J. R. Stacey,Preceptor.

Wellington Lodge of Instruction (548), White Swan,Deptford , at 8 j Bros. Shaw and Grifhn , Preceptors.

West Kent Lodge of Improvement (1297), St. Saviour's Col-lege, Stansted-road, Forest-hill , at 7.30; Bro. H. W.Lindus, Preceptor.

Metropolitan Mark Lodge of Instruction , Coach and• Horses Hotel, 323, Strand, at 8.

Perfect Ashlar Lodge of Instruction (1178), VictoriaTavern , Lower-road, Rotherhithe, at 8; Bro. C. W.Kent , Preceptor.

Sydney Lodge of Instruction (829), White Hart Hotel ,Church-road, Upper Norwood , at 7.30; Bro. H. E.Francis, Preceptor .

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19.Board of General Purposes, at 3.Lodge 30, United Mariners', Guildhall Tavern , Grcs-

ham-slrect.)> 1h Mount Lebanon , Bridge House Hotel , London

Bridge.„ 435, Salisbury, Freemasons' Hall.

Chap. 11, Enoch , Freemasons' Hall.„ 19, Mount Sinai, Anderton 's Hotel , Fleet-street.„ 186, Industry, Freemasons' I Ia.ll.

Yarborough Lodge of Instruction (554), Green Dragon ,Stepney, at 8 ; Bro. Barnes, P.M., Preceptor.

Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Surrey Masonic Hall,Camberwell New-road , at 8 ; Bro. Larlham, Precep.

Faith Lodgeof Instruction (141), Refreshment Rooms, Vic-toria-st. (opposite Westminster Palace Hotel), at 8;Bro. C. A. Cottcbrune, Preceptor.

Prince Frederick William Lodge of Instruction (753),Lord's Hotel, Lord's Cricket Ground, St. John's Wood,at 8 ; Bro. F. G. Baker , Preceptor.

Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction (860), King Edward ,Triangle, Hackney, at 7.30.; Bro. Crawley, Preceptor.

Prosperity Lodge of Instruction (65), Gladstone Tavein ,Bishopsgate-st. Within , at 7.30 j Bro. J. L. Mather,P.M. 65 and 1227 , Preceptor.

St. Marylebone Lodge of Instruction (1 305), British StoresTavern , New-street, St. John 's Wood, at 8; Bro. T.A, Adams, Preceptor.

Constitutional Lodge of Instructio n (55), WhcatsheafHotel, Hand-court, Holborn, at 7; Bro. J. R. Stacey,P.M. 180, Preceptor.

Percy Lodge of Instruction , Grapes Tavern , Little Wind-mill-street, W.

Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern, Globe-road ,at 7.30.

Royal Arthur Lodge of Instruction (No. 1360), Prince 'sHead , York-road , Battersea, at 8 ; Bro. G. King,P.M., Preceptor.

Metropol i ta n Chapter of Improvement (975), Jamaica CoffeeHouse, St. Michael' s Alley, Cornhill , at 6.30; Comp.J. Brett , Preceptor.

WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 20.General Committee Grand Chapter , at 3.Lodge of Benevolence, at 6.Lodge 140, St. George's, Trafal gar Hotel , Greenwich.

„ 174, Sincerity, Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street,, 619, Beadon, Greyhound Tavern , Dulwich.„ 700, Nelson , Masonic I fall , WiUiam-st., Woolwich.„ 879, Southwark , Park Tavein , Southwark Park.,, 1044, Wandsworth , Spread Eagle I lo., Wandsworth.„ 1349, Friars, Cheshire Cheese, Crutched Friars.„ 1 382 , Corinthian , George Hotel , Glengall Road ,

Millwall Docks.„ 1540, Chaucer , Bridge House Hotel , London Bridge.

MET ROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS. Chap. 141, Faith , Anderton 's Hotel , Fleet-st.„ 192 , Lion and Lamb, Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st.

Mark Lodge, Bon Accord , Freemasons' Tavern.Mount Lebanon Lod ge of Instruction (73), Windsor Castle

Tavern , Southwark-brid gc-road , at 8; Bro. Noke,P.M., Preceptor.

Pyth agorean Lodge of Instruction (79), Prince of Orange,Greenwich , at 8 ; Bro. J. Robt. Nash , Preceptor.

New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary BranchTavern , Hoxton , at 8.

Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom ,Winsley-st., Oxford-st., at 8 ; Bro. T. A. Adams, Prec.

Confidence Lodge of Instruction , White Hart Tavern , Ab-church-lar.e, at 7.30.

Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms, Park-road ,Peckham, at 8 ; Bro. David Rose, Preceptor.

Stanhope Lodge of Instiuction, Thicket Hotel, Anerley, at7.30 p.m.; Bro. H. W. Lindus, Preceptor.

Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction (1288), FinsburyPai k Tavern, Seven Sisters'-rnad, N., at 8 ; Bro. P.Dickinson , Preceptor.

Southwark Lodge of Instruction (879), Southwark ParkTavern , Southwark Park .

Duke of Connaught Lodge of Instruction (1524), HavelockTavern. Albion-road , Dalston , E.

United Strength Lodge of Instruction (228), the GraftonArms, Prince of Wales's-road, Kentish-town, at 8 ;Bro. J. N. Frost, Preceptor.

Mount Edgcumbc Lodge of Instruction (1446), ig, Jermyn-Strcet, St James's, at 8 ; Bro. Mander, Preceptor.

THURSDAY , OCTOBER 21.House Committee, Girls' School, at 4.Lodge 49, Gihon , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street.

„ 53, Constitutional , London Tavern, Bishopsgate-st„ 169, Temperance, White Swan High-st., Deptford.„ 179, Manchester, Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street.„ 181, Universal , Freemasons' Hall.11 733> Wcstbourne, Lord's Hotel , St. John's Wood.„ 813, New Concord , Rosemary Branch , Hoxton.„ 1287, Great Northern , Freemasons' Hall.,, 1339, Stockwell , Half Moon Tavern , I Icrne Hill.„ 1507, Metropolitan , 269, Pentonvillc-road.„ 15 12, Hemming, Lion Hotel , Hampton.

Chap. 70, Pythagorean , Ship Hotel , Greenwich.Egyptian Lodge of Instruction (27), Hercules Tavern ,

Leadenhall-st., at 7.30 ; J. Crawley, Preceptor.Fidelity Lodge of Instruction (3), Yorkshire Grey, London-

st., \V., at 8; Bro. T. A. Adams , Preceptor.Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern ,

Bath-street, City-road ; Bro. Stean, Preceptor.United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes,

Milc-cnd-road , at 8; Bro. T. J. Barnes, Preceptor.Whittington Lodge of Instruction (862), Crown Tavern ,

Holborn , at 8 ; Bro. L. Alexander , P.M. 188, Preceptor.Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction, (898),

George the Fourth , Catherine-street, Poplar, at 8; Bro.S. T. Finch, Preceptor.

Doric Chapter of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Comp. 1. J. Barnes, Preceptor.

Ebury Lodge of Instruction , 12 , Ponsonby-st., Millbank.Highgate Lodge of Instruction (1366), Bull and Gate,

Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro. J. N. Frost, Preceptor.The Great City Lodge of Instruction (1426), in , Cheap-

side, at 6.30.High Cross Ledge of Instruction (754)1 Coach & Horses,

High-road , Tottenham.Salisbury Lod ge of Instruction , Union Tavern, Air-st.,

Regcnt-st. , at 8 ; Bro. Mander, Preceptor.Marquis of Ri pon Lodge of Instruction (1489J, Albion

Tavern , Albion-road , Dalston ; Bro. W. Stephens, Prec,FRIDA Y, OCTOBER 22.

House Committee , Boys' School , at 4.Lodge 569, Fitzroy, Head-quarters Hon. Art. Co., City-rd.

„ 861, Finsbury, Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton.Chap. 749, Belgrave, Ship and Turtle, Leadenhall-st.Union Waterloo Lodge of Instruction (13), Earl of

Chatham , Thomas-st., Woolwich , at 8; Bros. Davisand Macdonald , Preceptors.

St. George's Lod ge of Instruction (140), GlobeTavern , Royal-hill , Greenwich .

Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern, Air-st.,Regent-st., at 8.

Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , (749), Lyceum Tavern, 354,Strand, at 8; Bro. Pulsford , Preceptor.

Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M.M.'s,Freemasons' Hall, at 7.

Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tavern ,Victoria-road , Deptford , at 8.

Clapton Lodge of instruction (1365), White Hart, Clapton,at 7.30 ; Bro. James Brett , P.G.P., &c, Preceptor.

Stability Lodge oflnstruction , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-st., 6 to 8 p.m., Bro. II . Muggeridge, P.M., Preceptor.

Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction (79) , Prince olOrange, Greenwich-rd., at 8; Comp. VV. Smith , I'rccep.

Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction (1056), Portugal Hotel ,Fleet-street ; Bro. Stacey, P.M. 180, Preceptor.

Westbourne Ledge of Instruction (7,33), Horse and Groom ,Winsley-street, Oxford-street , at 8.

Metropolitan Lodge of Instructicn , 269, Pentonville-road ,at 7 ; Bro. T. Adams, P.G.P., Preceptor.

United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , Surrey MasonicHall , Camberwell New Road , at 7 ; Bro. M. S. Larl-ham , Preceptor,

St. James's Lodge of Instruction , New Tanners' Arms,Grange-road , Bermondsey, at 8 J Bro. Joshua Howes,P.M. 765, 879, Preceptor.

Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion ,Penny-fields , Poplar, at 7 ; Bro. D. S. Potts, Preceptor.

Doric Lodge of Instiuction , Earl Grey Tavern , Mile-end.road, at 8; Bro. P. M. Austin , Preceptor.

Burgoyne Lodge of Instruction , Grafton Arms, Prince ofWales's-road, N.W., at 8 ; Bro. P. M. Wuest , Prec.

St. Luke's Lodge of Instruction (144), Rose TavernFulham-road, S.W. 'Chigwell Lodge of Instruction, Bald-faced Stae HON-I

Buckh.urst-h.uT, at 8. 'Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction (1278), Approach

Tavern, Approach-road , Victoria Park , at 8 ; Bro. T.

For the Week ending Saturday, October 23, 1875.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18.Lodge 1502 , Israel , Masonic Hall, Liverpool , at 6.Chap. 32, Jerusalem, Masonic Hall Liverpool , at 5.

„ 995, Fumcss, Masonic Temple, Ulverstone.Everton Lodge of Instruction (82.3), Masonic Hall , Liver-

pool, at 7.30.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19.

Lodge 178 , Anti quity, Royal Hotel , Wi gan, at 6.30.„ 667, Alliance, Masonic Mall , Liverpool , at 6.„ 1276 , Warren , Seacombe Hotel , Seacombe, at 6.„ 1225, Hind pool , Hartington Ho., Barr ow-in-Furness.„ 1384, Equity, Walker's Commercial Hotel, Widnes,

at 6.Merchants' Lodge of Instruction (24 1), Masonic Hall, Li-

verpool , at 6.Downshire Lodge of Instruction (594), M. Hall , Liver-

pool , at 7.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Lod ge 537, Zetland , 55, Argyle-st., Birkenhead , at 5.„ 823, Everton, Masonic Hall , Liverpool, at 6,„ 1061, Triumph , Masonic Hall, Lytham.>i 1345. Victoria , Cross Keys, Eccles.„ 1353, Duke of Lancaster, Athenaeum, Lancaster .„ 1403, West Lancashire, Commercial Hotel, Orms-

kirk , at 6.Chap. 86, Lebanon, Masonic Hall, Prescot.Mark Lodge 31, Fidelity, Norfolk Arms Hotel , Hyde,

Cheshire.Harmonic Lodge of Instruction (216), Mona Hotel , James-

street , Liverpool , at 8.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21.

Lodge 203, Ancient Union , Masonic Hall , Liverpool, at 6.11 343i Concord , Queen's Arms, Church-st., Preston.„ 425, Cestrian , Mas. Rooms, Eastgate-row, Chester„ 605, Combermere, Seacombe Hotel j Seacombe, at 6*„ 1299, Pembroke, Rawlinson's Ho., West Derby, at 5*

St. John's Lodge of Instruction (673), Masonic Hall,"Liverpool , at 8.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22.Chap. 680, Sefton, Masonic Hall, Liverpool, at 5.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN WEST LANCASHIRE AND.CHF.SMTRR.

For the Week ending Saturday, October 23, 1875,All the Meetings take place at Eight o'clock.

MONDAY , OCTOBER 18.Lodge332, Union, 170 , Buchanan-street.

11 556, Clydesdale, 106, Rose-street.St. Mungo Encampment, Masonic Hall , 213, Buchanan-st.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19.Lodge 3§, St. John , 213, Buchanan-street.

11 13> Thistle and Rose, 170, Buchanan-street.„ 87, Thistle, 30, Hope-street.11 437» Govandale, Portland Arms, Govan.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20.Lodge 117, St. Mary 's, Masonic Hall , Partick.

11 354i Caledonian Railway, 30, Hope-street.„ 57 1, Dramatic, St. Mark's Hall, 213, Buchanan-

street , at 3.Chap. 150, St. John, Masonic Hall, Shettleston.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21.Lodge 22, St. John's Kilwinning, George H., Kilmarnock.

„ 27, St. Mungo, 213, Buchanan -street.„ 465, St. Andrew 's, Masonic Hall , Garngad Road.•1 553i St. Vincent , 162 , Kent-road.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22.Lodge 399, Royal Blues, Commercial Hotel, Kilbirnie.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN GLASGOW ANDVICINITY.

For the Week ending Saturday, October 23, 1875.

MONDAY , OCTOBER 18.Lodge 44, St. Luke, Freemasons' Hall , Georgc-strect ,

Edinburgh.TUESDAY , OCTOBER 19.

Lodge 36, St. David , Ship Hotel , E., Register-street.„ 405, Rifle , Freemasons' Hall , George-street.

WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 20.Lodge 160, Roman Eagle, Iona Hotel, Nicolson-st.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21.Lodge 48, St. Andrew, Freemason s' Hall , Georgc-st.

„ 226, Portobello , Royal Hotel , Bath-street.Chap. 152 , Perseverance, 86, Constitution-street , Leith .

MASONIC MEETINGS IN EDINBURGH ANDVICINITY.

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