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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ,Craft litany

LODGE NEW CONCORD (No. 813). —T heannual festival of this prosperous Masonic Lod ge wasdele! at the Alexandra Palace on Wednesday, the 26thult., under thc presidency of Bro. J. R. Gallant , W.M.,supproted by Bro. Cusworth , S.W. ; Stead , S.D. ;George , J.D. ; W. Gabb, D.C. ; Shi pway, I.G. ;W. H. Main, P.M. anel Sec,; and Sinclair, Tyler. Thefollowing Past Masters were also present : Bros.Emmens , J. J. Wilson , Bartlett , Atkins , H. J. Gabb ; andamongst the visitors were Bros. Dixon , Crawford , Price,Tranter , Smith , Parker , Thomas, Smeed , and others , theentire company numbering about a hundred , including afair proportion of ladies. The banquet was served inMessrs. Bertram and Roberts' best style, and themusical arrangements were admirabl y carried outby Bros. Walcsby and Hubbard. Amongst the toasts,which were warmly honoured , were those of "The Queen ,"" The Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of theRoyal Family," "The Earl eif Carnarvon , M.W. Pro G.M.,Earl Skelmersdale , M.W.D.G.M.,and the rest of thc GrandOfficers ," coup led with the name of Bro. Kminens , P.G.P.,ivho, in his rep ly, spoke of his great pleasure at seeingso numerous and sp leneliei a company altcntiiiigthe lod ge of which he was the founder. " TheMasonic Charities " was briefl y replied to by Bro. Sinclair,the Steward at the late festival for thc Boys' School, whotook up with him in aid of that charity from the membersof the lodge, the large amount of £200. ¦' The Health ofthe W.M., and Prosperity to the New Concord Lodge,"was most enthusiasticall y drank. "The Visitors " wasresponded to by Bro . Price, and " The Past Masters " byBros. J. J. Wilson and Main. ."The Ladies " weregallantly represented by Bro. Shipway. A special toastwas accorded to Bro. W. H. Main , Hon. Sec, for thetrouble and care which he had displayed in carrying outthe details of this most successful gathering. The com-pany then retired to the ball-room , where dancing waskept up till the hour for closing.

IVY LODGE (No. 144 1).—An emergency meetingof this lodge was held on Tuesday , the 25th ult., at theSutrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road . The lodgewas opened by the W.M., Bro. Josiah J. Cantle, supportedby the following officers , viz., Bros. C. F. Poupard ,S.W. ; L. Cornelissen , J.W. ; Goodman , S.D. ; D.H. Ashford , J.D.; C. S. Jolly, P.M. 87, Sec ; T. F.Kni ght Smith , Organist ; R. Forster, I.G. ; and G.T. Fox, Ty ler. Thc lodge having been opened, thesummons calling the meeting was read. Bros. EdwinPhilli ps and Wrig ht were raised to the Third Degree.The lod ge having been resumed to the Second Degree,the presiding oflicer proceeded to pass Bro. Mordle tothe degree of a F.C. The lodge was afterwardsresumed to the First Degree, anil the ballot takenfor the admission into the Order of Messrs. F. M. Cold-wclls and J. E. Arnold . These gentlemen , who had beenproposed by Bro. C. Parkin and seconded by Bro. J.Chambers , wcre regularly initiated into the brotherhoo d .This being the first meeting of the lodge since the instal.lation of Bro. J. ./. Caiitlc it taunt he admitted tha t' heworked the ceremonies in such a manner as to deserve thefavourable opinion entertained of his ability. Bro. G.Mattock , the I.P.M., being present , the W.M. addressedhim upon the mournful circumstance which prevented hisattendance at the installation meeting, and stated that ajewel had been voted to him by the lodge. The presidingofficer , after a few other remarks, presented the jewel toBro. Mattock, who acknowledged the gift in a few wellchosen words. All Masonic work being ended, the lodgewas closed in ancient form , and tile brethren adjourned tothe banqucting-hall for refreshment. After the cloth hadbeen withdrawn the usual Masonic toasts were given. TheW.M, proposed in suitable language " The Health of theInitiate s." The toast was responded to in an excellentaddress by Bro. Coldwells. The toast of " The Officersoi the Lodge " was well received. The W.M., speakingw the duties of the officers , praised each brother for thezealous and efficient manner in which he worked , as wellas those who were aspiring to office anel already renderingservice to the lod ge. Bro. T. F. Kni ght Smith and se-veral other brethren greatly enlivened the proceedings bysome excellent songs, Bro. Smith presiding at the piano-forte with his usual ability and taste. At last the Tyler'stoast brought a most enjoyable evening to a close, and thebrethren separated soon after eleven o'clock to wend theirway to their respective domestic lodges. Past Mastersjohi i Noke and Charles Smith were present at the ga-'hcriiMf. . .' . ."¦ • , "" ' • ." ¦ ' . • ' ¦¦ •-¦

GATESHEAD.—Lodge of Industry (No. 48).—The regular meeting of this lodge was held in Freema-sons' Hail , Gatesheatl-on-Tyne, on Monday, 24th Jul y,1876. Present: Bros. E. D. Davis, P.M., acting asW.M. 5 f . E. Robson , as l.P.M. ; D. Sinclair, S.W. ;J. G. SWaddington , J.W. ; M. Corbitt , Sec. ; J. Cook,as S.D. ; G. S. Sims, as J.D. ; John Wood , I.G. ; R.Ferry, Org. ; E. Liddell , J.S.; J. Curry, Tyler ; severalvisitors , and a large number of other brethren. Bro. Wm.Alexander, of Wilson Lodge, 86, Toronto, under GrandLodge of Canada , was elected a joining member. Bros .Swan and Fairclough received the Third Degree. Acommittee, consisting of Bros. John E. Robson , P.M. ;E. D. Davis, P.M. ; David Sinclair, S.W. ; and MichaelCorbitt, Sec, appointed , in addition to the 1 rustees, Bros.A. Clapman, P.M.; R. J. Banning, P.M. ; and J. IT.Thompson , P.M., to make all necessary arrangements forthe purchase of the Freemasons' Hall , West-street , Gates-hear], and complete the same as the committee may con-sider desirable.

GARSTON. —Lodge of Harmony (No. 220).—The members of this ancient lodge met for installationpurposes on Wednesday afternoon , the 26th ult., at theGarston Hotel , Garston. Bro. j. Hug hes, W.M., pre-sided at the opening, and the officers and brethrenpresent wete Bros. J. W. Baiter , P.M. ; C. Leedham ,P.M. ; W. Jones, P.M. ; T. B. Tellett , S.W. ; S.Tickle, J.W. ; W. Vines, P.M., Treas. ; C. Hum-phries, Sec ; J. Tewksbury, S.D. ; G. Price, J.D.;|. V. WSrtbington , P.M., D.C.; A. Sharpies, S.; J.Robinson , Ty ler ; J. Carter, H. Hatch, J. W. Picker-ing, T. F. Hill , J. Crowther, J. Coates, J. Cave, W.Throughton, P. Robertson , S. Gill, W. H. Lovelady,T. Wainwright , G. Bradshaw , H. Paine, J. H. Clark ,J. R. Ivey, and S. Chambers. The visitors included Bros.W.Hug hes, P.M. 1013, and B. Firth , 605. The chair of In-stalling Master was subsequentl y occupied by Bro. J. W.Baker , P.M., who impressively placed Bro. C. Humphries,P.M. 1013, in the position of W.M. for the ensuing year.The following brethren were subsequently invested as of-ficers -.—Bros. J. Hughes , l.P.M. ; T. B. Tellett , S.W. ;S. Tickle, J.W. ; VV. Vines, P.M., Treas. (re-elected) ;G. Price, Sec ; I. Tewkesbury, S.D. ; T. F. Hill ,J .D. ; H. Hatch , I.G.j J. V. Wellington , P.M., D.C ;A. Sharpies, S.S. ; T. Wainwright , J.S. ; and J. Rob-inson , Tyler. The newly-chaired W.M. at the close ofthe ceremony passeel four brethren to the Second Degreein a masterly manner. The W.M. then said he had avery agreeable and pleasant duty to perform , and thatwas to present Bro. John Hughes, l.P.M., with a veryhandsome Past Master 's jewel as a token of the esteem inwhich he is held by the members of the lodge, and inrecognition of the value of his services during the pastyear, especially with reference to the financial position ofthe lodge. Bro. J. Hug hes briefl y acknowledged the gift ,and the lodge was then closed. The brethren subsequentlybanqueted under the presidency of the W.M. The an-nual pic-n ic in connection with the lodge was fixed totake place on Wednesday, the 2nd inst., the place ofpleasure being the pretty village of Knutsford , inCheshire.

DEPTFORD.—Royal Oak Lodge (No. 871).—The regular meeting, was held on Thursday, 27th Jul y,at thc White Swan Hotel , 21 7, Hi gh-street, Deptford , Bro.Frederick Walters , P.G.J.D. Middlesex , P.M., Secretary(in the unavoidable absence of Bro. H. J. Tuson, W.M.,who was out of town) , opened the lodge. There werepresent during the evening Bros. W. Andrews, P.M.,Treas.; G. Andrews , P.M., D.C ; W. Myatt, P.M.,W.S. ; S. A. Lewin , P.M. ; J. J. Pakes, S.W. ; J.Baxter Langley, W.M. 1423, J.W. ; G. T. Limn , S.D. ;R. Harman , J.D.; J. G. Vohmann , I.G.; C. Wood ,W. Sievey, G. Jones, VV. Simmons, F. H. Burr , J.Rcnnic, L. Lemon, W. A. R. Harris, G. Porter , C. V.Buhler, VV. Elgood, W. C. Lochhead, J. Wollett , R.Mason, G. A. Leighton , A. Macers, H. Fellows, G.Eve, 1. G. Thomas, VV. Cockle, E. James, R. West,and others. The visitors were Bros. C. R. Bennett , W.M.1382; Govan Macdonald , W.M, 1158 ; J. Lightfoot ,P.M. 147 ; David Smith , 1326 ; G." Gyde, 700 ; E.W. Fisher, 700; T. VV. Adams, 765 ; G. Frost, 9 13;and others whose names we were unable to ascertain.Bro. t'. Walters, on behalf of the lodge, solicited Bro, G.Andrew s to do the work . He kindly agreed to do so.The ballots wcre unanimous in favour of the admission ofMessrs. Gusta v Wildermuth , and John Buchele, as can-didates for initiation into Freemasonry. The minutes ofprevious lodge meeting were read and unanimously con-firmed. In an impressive manner, Bro. G. Andrews,P.M., raised Bros. G. Eve, W. Simmons, and G. A.Leighton to the Degree of a Master Mason. Three gen-tlemen were proposed for initiation. A notice of motionwas carrieel, which completed the business of the meeting.The lodge was closed and adjourned to Thursday, Au-gust 17th. Cold collation followed , Bro. W. Andrews,the Senior P.M., presiding in an admirable manner atthe testive board. The toasts were given and respondedto. Songs and recitations passed away an agreeableevening.

LIVERPOOL.—Neptune Lodge (No. 1264).—The annual pic-nic in connection with this prosperouslodge took place on Wednesday, the 26th ult., but the oldfashioned saying that " the best laid schemes o' mice andmen gang oft agee " was once more verified , so far as theweather was concerned. The rain commenced to fall atearly morning, and continued to fall without intermissionuntil long after the return of the pic-nickers to Liverpool .Remembering the pleasant " out " last year, the committeeof arrangement again chose Hollingworth Lake, nearRochdale, as the scene of the day's pic-nic. The partystarted from Tithebavn Station in the morning, and indue time arrived st Hollingworth Lake, amid a continuousdownrour of rain. • The-excursionists made the most of

the unpleasant " situation ," and every effort was madeto make the time pass as pleasantly as possible. Ampleprovision in the way of "creature comforts" was made, anda round of enjoyments—skating, dancing, music, &c.—had to be improvised , which was done with much success.Every one seemed determined to do the best and makethe most of the day under the circumstances, and althoughevery one returned to Liverpool nearly drenched there wasnothing but the greatest good nature predominant.

LIVERPOOL.—Dramatic Lodge (No. 1609).—The second regular meeting of this lodge washeld on Tuesday, the 25th ult., at the Masonic Hall.Bro. J. Bell, W.M., was at his post, supported by Bros.B. B. Marson , P.M. ; W. J. Chapman, S.W. ; L. Cour-tenay, J.W. ; A. Woolrich , Treas. ; H. J. Loveday,Sec. ; W. Sandbrook, J.D. ; J. Atkinson, I.G. ; J.Pyer and A. Collinson , Stewards ; W. H. Ball , Tyler ;Dr. Whittle, Dr. Pierce, H. P. Squire, J. Keet , F. Wil-kinson, E. Cotton , W. Hildyard, J. Cavell, R. Williams,I. De Frece, W. Coates, and others. Amongst the visi-tors were Bros. G. Loredan, 389 ; S. Jones, P.M. 477 ;J. Levy, 667; G. R. Chapman, 68; W. F. Blamphin,667 ; E. George, 1356; E. Purkess, P.M. 267 ; J.H. Ryley, 188 ; H. Nelson, P.M. 1505 ; R. E. Mitton,1356 ; W. Vetter, 815; J. Elmore, 43 1; J. Orford ,1356. Messrs. A. Garner, R. Brough, and G. Martinwere initiated by the W.M., and Bros. F. Wilkinson, E.Cotton , and G. Meers were passed to the Second Degree.The lodge was then closed, and the brethren adjournedfor refreshment, several very enjoyable hours being spent.

INSTRUCTION.FINSBURY PARK LODGE (No. 1288).—

On Wednesday evening, the 19th ult., the ceremonies ofconsecration and installation were rehearsed by Bro. Terry.The lodge , which is open all the year round, met at itsusual trysting place, the Finsbury Park Tavern, SevenSisters Road, Holloway, and about sixty brethren, manyof whom hail never been present at a consecration , assem-bled. Bro. Terry opened the lodge at seven o'clock , hav-ing Bro. R. V. Davies, the W.M. of the mother lodge,121 8, as S.W.; Bro. J. W. Wright, W.M. of the RoyalStandard , 1298 , J.W. ; Bro. P. Dickinson, as D.C. ;Bro. W. C. Beaven , as S.D.; Bro. J. F. O. C Wood,as J.D. ; Bro. C. Hawksley, as P.M. ; Bro. Pigot, asTreasurer ; and Bro. H. B. D. Dunn , as Hon.Sec. Amongst other brethren present were Bros. Biver ,W. Rest, P. Pazzi, J. Eldridge, A. N. De Metz , Lane,Powell , Simson , Ely Legge, W. D. Dickeson, C. Mit-chell , H. Beck, Robinson, Searle, J. Walker, Fred.Brown , S.W. 1607 and 174 ; C. H. Webb, J.W.1607 ; Robson , 1360; H. T. Bath , P.M. 319;Powei l, 188 ; Chant , Simson , S. Owen, S. Wood, f.Pangbourne, W. Morgan , Morgan , jun., S. Buderus,F. Rothschild , S. J. Byng, and W. C Bevan. Bro,Terry having opened the lodge in the different degrees,proceeded to give the ceremony of consecration , assistedby the officers , and Bro. Burr, as Organist , with Bro. G.Nunn leading the singing. The whole ceremony wasbeautifull y rendered , including an oration describing whatFreemasonry is, what lodges are, and the duties of allwho join the Order. Hymns were then sung.The ceremony of consecration being completed , Bro .Terry proceeded with the installation, for which purposeBro. Joseph Pigot , (the W.M. of the Prince Frederick.William Lodge, 753) was presented to him by Bro. PDickinson , D.C, as candidate for the chair. On thecompletion of the formal installation Bro. Pigot appointedthe following brethren as his officers , and invested themin a most efficient way :—Bros. Davies, S.W. ; WrightJ.W. ; Beavan , Treas. ; H. B. D. Dunn , Sec ; Chant,S.D. ; Rothschild , J.D. ; Goode, I.G. ; Saul, Tyler.Bro. Terry afterwards gave the charges, and the un-dermentioned joinin g members were proposed : Bros. C.H. Webb, S.W. 1607 ; Ely Legge, 1607 ; C. Hawks-ley, 1196 ; Morgan, 1585 ; W. D. Dickison,29; C. Mitchell , 1201 ; Hy. Beck, 1201 ; Robin-son, Powell, and Lane. It was proposed byBro. Dickinson, and seconded by Bro. Davies,and carried unanimou sly, that a vote of thanks berecorded on the minutes to Bro. Terry for his kindness inworking the ceremonies , also, that he be elected an hono-rary member of the Lodge of Instruction. Bro. Terry, inacknowled ging the honour paid to him , thanked the bre-thren , and said it gave him great pleasure to work theceremonies , and that he was amply repaid for his exer-tions by the satisfaction expressed, and by the attentionwhich the brethren had given to him, and he trusted thatthe lodge might continue to prosper, and exhorted thebrethren to support it as well as they had hitherto. Thelodge was then closed.

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tive (No. 347).—The regular monthly meeting of thislodge was helel in their elegant new hall in Cathcart-sl.,on Friday evening, the 28th ult., Bro. D. Smart, W.M.,presiding, supported by Bros. J. Cunningham, l.P.M.;Wm. Young, S.D., acting S.W. ; Thos. Alston, J.W.;A. Warnock, P.M., Secretary ; A. Robertson , J.D.; A.Pearson , Chap. ; Hugh Hall, S.B.; P. M. Ross, I.G. ;and J. Cairns, Tyler ; and a well attended meeting ofmembers and visiting brethren. The lodge was opened ,and the minutes of last regular and one emergency meet-ing read and confirmed. It was then unanimously agreedto have the annual trip of the lodge on Saturday, 19th ofAugust , to the grounds of Col. A. C. Campbell, P.G.M.Renfrewshire, East, by omnibus conveyance. Mr. RobertWilson was afterwards initiated by Bro. D. Smart, W.M.

KILBARCHAN.—Lodge St. Barchan (No.i a6).—A meeting of this lodge was held in the lodge-room '« Friday evening, 21st ult. The chair was occu-

pied by the W.M., Bro. W. Lewis, M.D., supported byBros. A. Buchanan , D.M. ; R. Craig, S.W.; Cairney,acting J.W. ; J. Hill , acting S.D. ; J. Stevenson ,.) .D. ; A. Grant, Sec.; and others. Mr. W. Conway,was initiated by the W.M. Three brethren wcre passed,the ceremony being gone through by the W.M.

The following report of the Provincial Gianel Masters'saddress at the last quarterl y meeting of thc ProvincialGrand Lodge of West Yorkshire has been forwareleel tous for publication :—

The Provincial Grand Master aeldressed the lodge asfollows,—Brethren , members , and officers of this Prov. G,Lodsre of Harmony, permit me to express my sincere ac-knowledgments for the cordial reception you have awardedto me, and also for the salutation you have bestoweel uponthe office I have the honour to occupy in West Yorkshire.Wc have assembled for our MHsummer meeting, underthe banner of the Lodge of Harmony, No. 275 on the rollof thc Grand Lodge of England. We cordially thankMajor Freeman , the W.M., his officers , and brethren , fortheir acceptable invitation and proverbial hospitality.This magnificent lo dge, which numbers upwards of yomembers, has for many years held a high position in theCraft, and has had , and I may say now has, among itsranks many brethren who have pre-eminently distinguishedthemselves in Freemasonry. Since the tenvwal of yourlodge warrant in A.L. 5839, you have beeii remarkableas a body of Craftsmen , for the harmony which has at alltimes existed amongst you , and by the munificent supportyou have on all occasions given, and given so cheerfully,to our charitable institutions. The provincial record ofsubscriptions and donations in the Red Book states thatthis lodge commands a total of 338 votes, represent n.gmoney contributions , exclusive of losses by death , to theamount of £1002. As an example for this Province ,nothing co uld be move praiseworthy than the efforts madeby the Harmony brethren at the Girls' School electionlast October, who, by their exertions, enabled the charitycommittee to carry the election of Lucy Maria Tay lor ,who WAS not a specially selected nominee of West York-shire. This effort on your part , brethren , was " a guldendeed ," and worthy of mention, again and again ; jouhave also further shown your interest for the prosperity ofour charities by your support of Lord Skelmcrselale andmyself , at the Annuity Fund , and Girls' School festivals , inFreemasons' Hall, thc combined exertions of the brethre non these occasions resulting in a subscription list of nearl y£18,000 ; the West Yorkshire quota being £1294, whilstlast year these two items were £997 13s. 3d. Permit meto refer to the Girls' School Festival, on the 10th May, in¦which I, as ycur P.G. Master, was more directly interested.The executive of this anniversary was in hopes to havebeen enabled to announce that H.R.H. the Duke of Con-naught would preside, but shortly before the day fixed forthe festival , a strong doubt having been exprcssetl thatH.R.H. would not be in England , Bro. Little, almost atthe last hour, honoured West Yorkshire by inviting me toaccept the presidency for that day. I trust the cause ofthis institution did not suffer under the circumstances ofthe unavoidable absence of our Royal brother, thc Duke ofConnaught , for we know with what tact and ability hewould have fulfilled the duties of the chair. On the Men.day before the festival I had the gratification , accompaniedby Lady Edwards and my son, of distributing the prizes tothe pup ils in the school at St. John's Hill. I can assureyou that it was a most enjoyable day to us, and we hopethat it may not be the last occasion upon which we mayhave an opportunity of seeing the admirable progressmade by the girls of that institution , which is so worthy ofyour continued confidence and support. I must briefl y al-lude to thc return of our Grand Master, H.R.H. the Princeof Wales, from the East to his native land. He has beengreeted by the Craft, and by millions of his countrymen ,with enthusiasm. As Freemasons, we, of this province,hail his return to England with loyalty anil affectum . TheGrand Lodge has resolved worthily to commemorate thevisit of the Prince of Wales to India, and his safe returnhome, and has determined that a special committee be ap-pointed to consider the best mode in which this feeling ofthankfulness at the safe return from India of our GrandMaster, "can be perpetuated in some charitable and practi-cal form , anel to report thereon to the next quarterl y meet-ing." A committee therefore has been appointed to inquireHi to the most appropriate manner in which such a visitshall be commeniurateil , the only limit lo its enquiriesbeing that the memorial shall assume some charitable andpracticab le form . Our assembly to-day is gladdened bythc presence of our late Deputy, Bro. Bentley Shaw, J.P.D.L. I seize thc opportunity of his welcome visit amongstus to express my admiration of his lofty virtues and highMasonic qualifications ; and words of mine are inadequateto give a faithful description of the feelings of respect withwhich we look back upon his 114 years of service as D.P.G.M. of this Province. Before that memorable 21 of Aprilat Halifax , when I accepted at thc hands of our KoyalGrand Master this chair , so long occupied by thc Mar-c-juis cf Ri pon , I had long known our distinguished bro-ther to be a most faithfu l, valuable member of the Craft ;but 1 confess I failcel to full y realise the estimation inwhich he is everywhere held until I came to fulfil the re-sponsible duties attached to my office. Many of us stillremember the animated debates in which our late Bro.Freeman and others took part, and we acknowled ge theability and judicious discrimination of our late Deputy inso guiding those deliberations , which terminated in thepresent revision of our bye-laws and regulations beingadopted , and confirmed by this P.G. Lodge, hel d at Hud-deisfitTd on the 15th of May, 1867. A previous editioncf om bye-law s received the signature and sanction cf th

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WESTYORKSHIRE.

Earl of Zetland , 20th September, 1848. This edition isobsolete, and the Huddersfield edition , my Deputy in-forms me, is now out of print , and that at some of thelodges he has visited these bye-laws are wanting in thecatalogue of constitutions and laws which ought alwaysto be found on the pedestal before each W.M. in openlod ge. I have often thought it should be a bye-law ofthis province that each W, Master should have a copy ofthe Br,ok of Constitutions , Prov. Grand Lodge bye-laws,and the hye-laws of his lodge presented to him on his in-stallation by the Installing Master, to read and to stuely.It woulel only cost each lodge a few shillings each yea r,anel would promote discipline and harmony. In 1848only 32 lodges appear in the schedule of the obselete copy ;in 1867, 46 lodges in the revised edition ; whilst 61 lodgesrequire enumerating in a future edition. Under these cir-cumstances, I, and my Deputy, have determined to havethc Huddersfield edition reprinted. It is gratif ying to meto notice the continued prosperity of the Craft in this largep.ovince, and to notice thatBro. M. Martin de B utoleme', P.P.G.M., P.G. H., on the 23rd May, laid the corner stone ofa new Masonic hall at Sheffield , under ausp icious circum-stances. On the 20th , the Lod ges Hope anel Pentalphaoccup ied their new buildings at Bradford . On the c,thJune , my Deputy inaugurated in appropriate premises theWharfcdale Lodge, at Otley. We hope soon to be informedof another new Masonic Hall at Batley, and on the 8thJune my Deputy was present at the inauguration of theLeeds Masonic Club. The club will , we hope, be conelu-cive of much benefit tei the Craft in Leeds, anil I earnestlyask thc brethren of the province to consider the remarks Imade at Sheffield on Oct. 20 of last year in reference tothe union of clubs with I-ondon. In the touching fa rewelladdress to our late Deputy to the Craft at Halifax , lastyear, be said that "peace and concord prevailed throughoutthe lod ges, with but one sli ght exception , where he trustedthc misunderstandin g which had arisen (in one lodge)would be speedil y and easily adjusted. Brethren , when Iadelrcssed you at Wakefield , I referred to this exception ,and I stated that my Deputy had not been able to thenfind a solution to the ruling of the late Deputy being up-held. He now informs me that , with the assistance of ourPreiv. Grand Regist rar , a harmonious settlement has beenbroug ht about , and that I can now inform Bro. BentleyShaw that his dccisieni 'vill be respected . 1, anel myDeputy, earnestl y desire, that in all the lodges there shouldbe peace, concord , anel harmony. We especially commeniltJ-.e word " harmony " to your consideration. It is a trulyMasonic word , and worthy of all acceptation , that as Ma-sons we should in agreement , in views, in sentiments, inmanners , in interests , labour together for peace and friend-ship, and mutual harmony.

The annual communication was held at Freemasons'Hall , Sydney , on Monday, the 24th elay of April , 1876.There were present V.W. Bro. Ernest O. Smith , DistrictDeputy Grand Master, in the chair ; R.W. Bro. A. W.Ritchie , P.D.G. Master Madras ; W. Bros. Thomas S.Bullard , P.J.D.G.W., as S.D.G. Warden ; William G.Cassidy, P.J.D.G.W., as .[.D.G. Warden ; Wm. HenrySimpson , District Grand Treas. ; O. Spencer Evans ,District Grand Registrar ; A. Gardner , P.B.G. Purposes;R. Leworthy, District Grand Sec. ; W. Webster , P.J.D.G.D.. as S.D.G. Deacon ; George Merrett , P.S.D.G.W., as I.D.G. Deacon ; W. Thomas, A.G.D.Ceremonies ; John S. Gordon , D.G.S., as D.G. Purst. ;S. A. DcLissa, District Grand Ty ler; and District GrandStewards, Past District Grand Officers , Worshi pful Masters,Past Masters, and Wardens of Lodges, and other bre-thren.

The District Grand Lodge was opened by the DistrictDeputy Grand Master in form at 8 p.m.

The minutes of the 17th January were read and con-firmed.

Bro. Dr. Charles Leslie DeVine was announceel as repre-sentative from the Grand Orient of Peru.

The District Deputy Grand Master said that before Bro.DeVine was admitted he had to state that documents hadbeen received fro m the Grand Secretary of the Gran Orientof 1 Peru , dated Lima, 15th April , 1875, signed by theGrand Master , and under the seal of the Gran Orient ofPeru , nominating and appointing Bro. DeVine as the re-presentative of that body to the Masonic bodies of Englandanil the dependencies of the British Crown ; the documentswritten in Spanish have been translated into Eng lish , andwould now be read by the District Grand Secretary . Docu-ments read as follows :—

No. 417.We, Doctor Bias Jose Alzamora , Sovereign Grand In-

spector General of the 33rd Degree.—Ser. G.M. of theAncient and Most Honourable Fraternity of Free and Ac-cepted Masons of the Orient of Peru ,

To A L L TO W HOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME .Greeting. Greeting. Greeting.

For as much as the Gran Orient of Free and AcceptedMasons of Peru has resolved to cultivate a correspondencemore intimate than that which has existed hitherto withttee grand bodies of Freemasonry, and considerin g thattliey may and ought, to cement more closely the bonds offraternal love, increase the prosperity of the Masonicfamily, and protect the unity, integrity, and purity of theOrder by strengthening its usefulness and honour by thenomination and mutual exchange of representatives on thepart of each of the bodies above mentioned.

Wherefore know ye that, having full confidence in ourMost Wurshi plul Bro. Dr. Charles Leslie DeVine, SovereignPrinoe of the Rosy Cross, 18th Degree, have we deemed ex-pedient to constitute and nominate, and by these presentsdo constitute and nominate the aforesaid brother ,

Dr. Charles Leslie DeYine, 18th Degree , leprestn-

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF NEW SOUTHWALES.

tative of the Gran Orient of Peru , to the Masonic Powersof England and the Dependencies of tVie British Crown, fojthe purposes indicated.

In the testimony whereof we have caused the seal of theGran Orient to be attached hereto, and have signed thesepresents in the City of Lima, the capital of the Peruvian 1Republic, on the 5th day of the Masonic month , NisamA.D.L.V.L., the year of the True Light , 5635, which cor-responds to the nth April , 1875, E.V. •

BLAS J OSE ALZAMORA ,330, Most Serene Grand Master.

A R T H U R M. WHOLEY , 33°,Grand Sec. of the Gran Orient.

Worshi pful Bro. DeVine was then admitted , and thrDeputy District Grand Master received him as the repre-sentative of the Gran Orient of Peru.

Bro. C. H. May, P.M. Lodge n 69, read Auditor 's-report , with balance sheets of District Grand Lodge anefBenevolent Funds for the past year. He then moved, secon-ded by Bro. Frederick Harper, P.M., Balmain Lodge, 868,that the same be received , adopted , printed , and circulated,which was put and carried.

Bro. Bullard , P.J.D.G.W., proposed , seconded by Bro'.Webster, P.J.D.G. Deacon , that Bro. Simpson be re.elected Treasurer for the ensuing year. Put and carried.Bro. Simpson thanked District Grand Lodge for the con-fidence reposed in him.

The District Grand Secretary read a letter dated the"24th A pril , from the Right Worshipful the DistrictGran d Master stating his inability to be present at Dis-trict Grand Lodge that evening, and requesting the Dis-trict Deputy Grand Master to preside, and to invest withtheir collars the brethren he had appointed for the ensu-ing year to be District Grand Lodge office-bearers , he alsothanked the retiring officers for the assistance they hadrendered him in carry ing out the duties of District GrandLodge. The Distiict Deputy Grand Master, in pursuanceof the authority thus delegated to him , in the name andon behalf of the District Grand Master proceeded to in-vest the following brethren as officers for the ensuingyear, namely :—Bros. E. O. Smith , P.M. 5^6 , D.D.G.Master ; O. S. Evans, 868, S.D.G. Warden ; A.Gardner , 655, J.D.G. Warden ; Rev. Wazer Begg,L L.D., M.D., 390, Chaplain ; W. H. Simpson, P.M.390, D.G. Treasurer ; T. S. Bullard , 556, D.G. Reg-istrar ; VV. Thomas, 55*1, P.B.G. Purposes ; R. Le-woith y, 817, D.G. Secretary ; VV. D. Banks, 656, S.D.G. Deacon ; J. Marshall , 390, J.D.G. Deacon ; W.J. Robinson , 1169, D.G. Supt. Works; J. S. Gor -don , 556, D.G.D. Ceremonies ; J. E. Graham , 656,A.D.G.D. Ceremonies ; F. Monckton, W.M. 637, D.G.Sword Bearer ; T. XV. Craven, 655, D.G. Organist ;H. J. Wager, 390, D.G. Pursuivant ; S. A. De Lissa,P.M. 655, D.G. Tyler.

The District Grand Stewards are W. Bros. J. J. Davy,W.M. 556 ; H. J. Lovett , 817; H. Perdriau, 868 ; ElKirchner, 1169 ; E. Cohen, 1552; — Stratford , 1568.

Bros. Rowe and Walton were appointed Scrutineers forthe election of six P.M.'s to serve on the Board of Genera.Purposes ; a ballot was then taken when the Scrutineersretired ; on their return the result of the ballot was de-clared to be as follows :—P.M. Webster, Lodge 1169; P.M.Bullard , Lodge 556 , P.M. Cassidy, Lodge 817 ; P.M.Banks, Lodge 656 ; P.M. Hopson , Lodge 655 ; P.M. F.Harper, Lodge 868.

Bros. Merrett and Webster were appointed Scrutineers ;a ballot was taken for the election of six Past Masters toserve on the Board of the Committee of Benevolence, theScrutineers declaring the result of the ballot to be as fol -lows :—Bros. Webster , P.M. Lodge 1169 ; Cassidy, P.M.Lodge 817 ; Banks, P.M. Lodge 656 ; Taylor, P.M. Lodge390 ; Hopson , P.M. Lodge 655 ; T. S. Bullard , P.M.Lodge 55°-

It was proposed by the D.G. Treasurer, seconded byBro. Robinson , that Bro. Webster, P.S.D.G. Deacon, beelected Auditor for the ensuing year ; proposed by Bro.Taylor, seconded by Bro. Perdriau that Bro . F. Harper,P.M. Lodge 868, be elected Auditor for the ensuing year.Put and cairied.

In the absence of the President, the District Gran d Sec-retary brought up the report of the Committee of Benevo-lence shewing the amount voted in relief of applicantssince last communication to be £17, and that the amountgranted during the past year was £156. Bro. Simpsonproposed , seconded by Bro. Cassi ly, that the report be re-ceived , adopted , printed , and circulated. Put and car-re 1.

Bro. Simpson , Ticasurer, brought up the icport of theCommittee of the Orphan iociety, with the balance sheet ,which was read and ordered to be printed and circulated.

A letter was read, dated 4th April , from the Secretaryof the Furnishing Committee, asking for an increase, inthe salary of the Tyler from £4 to the original amount£8 per annum.

Bro. Simpson proposed , seconded by Bro. Taylor, thatthe salary of the District Grand Secretary be £ 120 for theensuing year, and said that the duties of the office con-tinued to be most efficientl y performed by Bro. Leworthy.

The Di.- . Dep. G. Master also said that the duties of theoffice had been performed most satisfactorily.

Bro. Monckton, D.G. Sword Bearer, moved as anamendment that the salary of the District Grand Secretarybe £'5° 'or the ensuing year ; he thought that amountwas quite little enough, as the duties of the office had beenincreased and faithfull y carried out by the D.G. Secretary,and now the District Grand Lodge was in so flourishinga condition it could well afford that amount as salary-Bro. E. Cohen seconded the amendment.

Bro. Simpson , in reply, said he thought that the presentsalary was sufficient for the work done, and reminded D.G.Sword Bearer that the Secretary received besides'his salaryremuneration from the Freemasons' Hall Company.'anafurther, that 'he was onl y requited lo give up two 'hoars

daily to the business of his office. The amendment wasut and lost, the original motion was put and carried.

^ pro. Bullard , District Grand Registrar, moved, secondedby Bro. Craven , District Grand Org., that the salary ofthe District Grand Tyler be £8 for the ensuing year.

Bro. Taylor said he thoug ht the present salary of £4„„ite sufficient , it was at the rate of Xi for each meeting.

Bro. Bullard , in reply, said the salary at first paid theTyler by all the lodges, including D.G. Lodge, was £tooper annum , he now had only £96. The salary formerlypaid by D.G. Lodge was £8, and was reduced in conse-quence of the state of its funds. The Tyler had a greatnumber of emergency meetings to attend to for which hewas not paid anything extra, D.G. Lod ge could now af-ford to pay the original salaiy to the Tyler, and he hopedit would do so.

Bro. Taylor said he should not oppose the motion. Themotion was then put and carried.

Bro. Simpson, pursuant to notice, moved , " That thesum of £500 be taken from the cash balance and investedat interest for the District Grand Lodge." Bro. Cassidyseconded the motion. Put and carried.

Bro. Simpson further moved, seconded by Bro. Cassidy,"That the District Grand Master and District GrandTreasurer be requested to invest the amount in such a wayas they deemed most advantageous for the District GrandLodge." Put and carried.

The District Deputy Gran d Master said that this timetwelve months ago he had the honour to preside here andto invest the D.G.L. Officers in the name and on behalfof the District Grand Master. He trusted that the breth-ren who had that evening accepted office and been in-vested would attend punctually to their duties; as the meet-ings of the District Grand Lodge were only held four timesa year, he could not consider their attendance on thoseoccasions would be a very great tax on their time. Hehad to congratulate District Grand Lodge on the prospe-rous state t>f their funds. During the past year a veryimportant event had taken place in the installation of HisRoyal Hi ghness the Piince of Wales as their Granel Mas-ter. Masonry throughout the worlel has been makingrapid advancement ef late, f<>r since His Royal Hi gh-ness's acceptance of office vast numbers had joint-el theCraft, no doubt owing to the Prince having proved itsworthiness by bcoming its head , an event that is sure totell most favourably on Freemasonry. He trustee! whilewe hailed with much gladness the great increase to ournumbers we should strictl y guard the honour of our Onli rby being careful not to admit amongst us any who arelikely to prove unworthy membeis of our Craft. Hepointed out that two portraits of H.R.H. the Grand Masterhad been obtained from London , one e>f which was placedin the lodge-room , and the other in the banquet-reiom.

The District Grand Master had granted Wanants eifDispensation for two new lodges, one to be nameil the St.Leonard's Samarita n Lod ge, to be held at St. Leonard's,North Shore, and the other the Invere 11 Lodgu, to be heldat Inverell.

Bro. Bullard said before Disti ict Grand Lodge closed hehad an observation to make. He had been informed thatthe fee charged by the lod ges for initiation was too smallin comparison with those charged in England , and espe-cially since the accession to office of our Royal GrandMaster. He was told that £10 10s. was the fee chargedfor initiation in some lod ges in Englanel. He consideredif that was the case that in this ctilony the fee should beincreased. He thought the matter worth consideration.

The business being ended 'District Grand Loel ge wasclosed in form.

Bv B110. J ACOU NORTON .A statement appeareel in a New Yeirk paper about three

months ago, that Albion Lodge at Quebec was charteredin 1721. After some enquiry of the author of the article,who assured me that he had seen the charter , Sec, I wasat first inclined to credit it as a fact , but subsequent re-flection , however, induced me to doubt. I could nut un-derstand how an English lod ge coulel have found its wayinto Quebec at a time when the enmity between the Eng-lish and French colonists in North America was such asto make it doubtful whether an Eng lish resident at Quebecwould have been tolerated. Further investi gation showedthat the said Albion Lodge was chartered bv the Ancients ,hence it could not be older than 1750 or later. Moreover ,Quebec was not conquered by the Eng lish before September ,1759i and the f aid lodge, which was ori ginall y nameel" Royal Artillery Lodge," was probabl y introduced intoQuebec by a military regiment , as its name implies.I hese and several other reasons induced me to send acommunication to the " Canadian Masonic News." TheMS. was mailed on the 15th of A pril last, the day I sailedfor Europe. For reasons which need not be explained , thearticle was sent from Montreal to the " Keystone," atPhiladel phia , where it was printed on the 29th of April.For once at least, Bro. McCalla and myself agreed inopinion. Bro. W. J. Hughan , of Truro, England , alsosided with us, and the only chance of upsetting our unitedbelief depends on the publication of the charter , and I hovethe Quebec brethren will ere long comply with our unitedrequest, and send a verbatim copy of the Albion Lodgecharter to some Masonic journal for publication. Shouldthe charter not be forthcoming we shall certainly take itor_8ranted that we were hot mistaken in our belief.

I he investigation of that question , however , brought to,ny notice several other subjects , which I proceed to give :ist. On carefully re-examining the list of lodges of theunited Grand Lodge in 1814, in Bro. Hughan 's "Masonicmemorial," I found that besides the Royal Artillery, No.V. on the list of the Ancients, 1813, and No. 17 on that of

FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THEANCIENTS AND MODERNS.

the United Granel Lodge, in 1814, that two other Quebeclodges were respectivel y numbered by the Ancients , viz.,56 and 240, while not a solitary Quebec lod ge can befound on the Grand Lodge of England list before theUnion in 1813. This itself seems to indicate that theAncients monopolized Quebec, and gives strength to ouropinion that thc Royal Artillery was also chartered bythem.

2nd. I can also find that the late Charles W. Mooreclaimed that the so-called St. John's Grand Lod ge ofBoston chartered a lodge at Quebec "before 1764 ", (seeMass. Cons. 1857). Bro. Moore gave neither name nordate for the alleged Quebec lod ge, except the somewhatdubious "before 1764." I am very much inclined to placethat Massachusetts Quebec , lodge side , by side with thecharters said to have been sent from Boston to Philadel-phia, Charleston , S.C, Halifax, N.S., to the West Indies,Sec But yet it may be true, and if so, I hope the Quebecbrethren will enlighten us upon the subject.

3rd. During my late visit to London , my esteemedfriend , Bro. Hervey, Grand Secretary of England , in-formed me that the policy of the Ancients and Modernsin numbering their lodges differeel in this. After certainintervals the Grand Lodge of England used to erase allits defunct lodges, and tt e numbers were re-conferred , ac-cording to the seniority, on the ether lodges. That theGrand Lod ge of Eng land did re-number part of its lodgesseveral times previous to 1814 can be proved ; first , fromthe African Lodge, Boston, which was originally num-bered 459, and was afterwards chan ged to 370 ; and se-cond , the first Boston , now St. John's Lodge, known inEngland as Royal Exchange Lodge, was numbered at itsfirst registry, about 1735 or 6, No. 126 ; in 1740 its num-ber was changed to 110, and later still it was re-num-bered 65, and at the time when it was stricken off , in1814, it was No. 42. But I have no evidence that theAncients had ever re-numbered their lodges en masse, andwhat is more curious still , on the elemise of any of its oldlod ges its number was sold to the highest bidder, or inother words, the lod ge that offered the hi ghest sum tookthe number of the defunct lod ge, and was entitled to pre-cedence of the oldir leiel ges, and that at the Union in 1814the United Grand Lod ge took the numbers i f the lodgese:f ihe Ancients , as they then existed , without any regardto seniority o' their respective elates of charters, and placedNo. 1 eif each eirganization next to each other, changingthe number uf erne of them to No. 2 , etc.

Another fart about the lodges of the Ancients andModerns at the time of the Union in 1814 must be noticed ,viz., that on Bin. Hughan 's list , as well as on all the listsof loel ^es published in the English calendars since theUnion , the lodges of pre-union Moderns have the respec-tive years of their constitutions annexed , while the loelgesof the Ancients are minus of the year when constitute!!,pie reason of this omission"! must leave to Bro. Hug hanto unriddle. But any how, while we are certain that No. 1on the list of the Moderns is older than its No. 2 ; with thelodges of the Ancients, it is actuall y imprssible to knowwhich is the oldest , as No. 1 may have become defunct ,and No. 200 may have bought its number , and may inreality be fifty years the junior of No. 2. Now, the Que-bec Lodge Albion , or Royal Artillery, was in 1814 No. 9on the Ancients' list , but who knows whether the elate iifits charter may not be 1770 , and that either for money 01for some other consideration the No. 9 of a defunct lodgemight not have been conferred upon it.' The fact is , theonly way we can learn the date of a charter of the Ancientsis from the charter itself , or from a well authenticated copythereof.

4th. On anal yzing Bro. Hug han 's li't of l.d gesin 1814I found that the bAal number of loel ges of the UniteelGrand Lod ge of Eng land was 647, out of which 250 werecontributed by the Arcienrs , and 397 were constituted bythe Moderns. Out ot the 250 lod ges of the Ancients,eight lod ges were chartered by militia regiments in vari-ous parts of Eng land , and about thirty were regular mili-tary lodges, while among the lod ges originated by theModerns I founel but two militia lodges respectively dated1794 and 1810, but not a solitary military lodge could Ifind there. Ic is evident , therefore , that all the militarylodges of " English Registry " we read of in our colonialtimes , were chartered by the Ancients ; for in the first placeif the Granel Lodge of Eng land hail chartcreel militarylod ges befeire the Union , it would not have bj en withoutany in 1814, and secondl y, no prov ;s:on whatever aboutmilitary lodges was marie in any Constitution ofthe GrandLodge of England published previous to the union withthe ancients. But the first Book of Constitutions publishedby the United Granel Loel ge of Eng land contains regula-tions for military lod ges.

Of the 2 so loelges of the Ancients who unitedwith the Grand Lodge in 1813, 127 of these lod ges werestill subordinate to the Grand Lod ge of England in 1874(when Bro. Hughan 's memorial was published), and outof the thirty military lodges chartered by the Ancientsbut one of these is living, viz., St. John 's, Gibraltar , 2ndRoyal Battalion of Artillery. Its number on the Ancient 'slist at the union in 1813 was 148. On the United GrandLodge's list , in 1814, it was No. 181. In 1832 it wanumbered 132 , and in 1863 it was made 115. And othe 397 lodges contributed in 1813 or 14 by the ModernsI counted but 205 still acting under the English jurisdic-tion. Most of the old loel ges of both wings have doubt-less dissolved since the Union ,'but still we know that a fewof them have seceded and are no.v working uneler the jur-isdictions of Nova Scotia and Quebec.

And now for anothe: fact about the Ancients thatworked in Boston before the Revolution. In 1870, Bro.Gardner , the G.M. of Massachusets, called my attentionto the following paragraphs in an American reprint of" Calcott's Disquisition." After giving the nights it themeetings of the lod ges working under the Englifh Pro-vincial Grand Lodge, and of the Scotch Provincia G.M.,Joseph Warren , it then goes on to say : ;i

" Under the jurisdiction of the Right Worshipful , &c,John , Duke and Marquis of Athol, &c.

" Ancient York , No. 169, the first atid Third Tuesdayin every month , at Mr. Alexander's Battery—March ."This is the only evidence that the Ancients had a lodgein Boston. Of course, we imagined that it was a civilians 'lodge. Recently, however, I found the following in " TheEarl y History and Transactions of the Grand Lodge ofNew York ," page 13.

" Minutes of Lodge 169, Ancient York Masons, held attheir loel ge-room on Tuesday evening, the 23rd of Jan.,57 81."

I am firmly persuaded that the No. 169 of Boston wasthe identical Lodge No. 169 of New York ; it was doubt-less a military Lodge, and it left Boston with the Britishtroops in 1736. Its lodge nights were on Tuesdays in.both places. And as No. 169 is not given in " Hughan 'sMemorial " on the list of the Ancients, and as the minutesof that lodge remain in New York , the charter and lodgemust have remained at New York after the war was over.I may be wrong, but such is my opinion.—" Jewish Re-cord."

A large number of Christian s, or philanthrop ists, orChristians and philanthrop ists, have been in session inChicago for several days. The object of their gathering;is to put down Masonry—not brick and stone masonry,but that dreadful oath-bound association whose membersonce killed Morgan. That is to say, killed him till afterelection.

The world watches the proceedings of this body withintense interest , full y believing that in the suppression ofMasonry it has a mission, a great work to perform. Theassociation numbers somewhere from 50 to 100 members.Masonry has anywhere from five millions to fifty millionsof members. This will oblige every member of thc anti-Masonic society to do some heavy work . Each of thesehas to dispose of from five hundred thousand to one mil-lion Masons. It's big odels ; but there is do doubt theyhave the will , the desire, the inclination to succeed . Allthey lack now is the ability.

There is no doubt of the fact that Gen. Blanchard , inhis crusade against the Masons, is doing God seivice—orat least he thinks he is. Masonry is a dubious article,any how. Able-bodied men who appear on the streetsaproned like pastry cooks or butchers occupy an equivocalposition. What right have they to wear white aprons ?What right have they to wear aprons at all? Are nistthese aprons worn so that deeds of blood can be committedwithntt messing their clothes with gore ? What terriblesignification is there in all these stalwart, mysterious mengoing about with this unfathomable attachment? Intruth , any man who Vvill make a spectacle by marching upone street anil down another, in broad day light , with alittle white apron strung around .him , ought to be sup-pressed cither by Blanchard or the police.

Again , what is meant by other Masons going about inuniform , and wearing pewter swords ? What dire projectis entertained by these men with plumed hats, gauntlets ,and glittering sabres ? It may be plunder. It may berape. It may be something worse than either of these.Whose watch or throat is safe when gloomy-looking bandsof men in funeral black , and armed to the teeth with afalchion of glittering pewter, are allowed with impunity todrill in secret places, and to march through the streets atany hour of the elay or night ? Where is Mickey ? Whereare the police ? Call out the ist Regiment , anil let us havethis menace removed at the point of the baytmet !

Blanchard is right every time. Every few days a dri p-ping body is fished from thc river. What proof is therethat , in every case, thc body is not the victim of Masonichate and vengeance ? Who has been able to satisfactorilyprove that Masonry did not set fire to Chicago ? Anil seehere, Mr. Blanchard , can't you guess who abelucteel CharlieRoss ? Do you twig ? Masonry, my boy, dark , secret ,silent , imp lacable Masonry ? Anel did it never occur toyou , Mr. Blanchard , to think of Masonry, when you haverevolved that sphinx of problems, that hith erto unanswer-able question which has been so long calling vainl y foranswer, from out the gloomy crypts of the past , Whostruck Billy Patterson ? For all the mysterious crimes thathave escaped detection ; for the explanation of bloatedcorpses far out on the sea, recking idly on the swell, andcoming, no one knows whence, and drifting no one knowswhither ; for gashed throats yawning horriell y as greymorning first discovers them in the out-ways of life ; forall these let Masonry answer—if it can ! Wid it ? K not ,Mr. Blanchard , then abolish its members, and may HiramAbiff have mercy on their souls.

The Masonic business has gone on long enough, forthousands of years Masonry has existed , and during allthat time tempests have swept the earth ; volcanoes hayeinundated us with igneous wrath ; wars have prevailed ;grasshoppers , the murrain , the itch , measles, elrunkcnness ,divorce, murder , suicide, shipwrecks, and termagant wo-men have abounded and have coursed the earth , like fiercehounds , rending, tearing, afflicting humanity. Who canfail to see the connection between Masonry and all thesespecified evils ? No one. It is as clear as it is that hun-ger causes nakedness, or that water creates thirst. Downwith the acacia ! Let it be dug up all throug hout theworld, and be thrown over the fence. It is a weed whichtakes up place which might belter be occupieel by theshamrock , or some other vegetable of a thrifty growth.—" Chicago Times," June 23.

The foundation stone of the new School ofArt to be erected on Green Hill , Derby, was laiel on Tues-day by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts in thu prj sence of adistinguished company.

DOWN WITH MASONRY.

The quarterly convocation of Gran d Chapter was held onWednesday at Freemasons' Hall. The chapter was formedas .follows :—E. Comp. Samuel Rawson, as M.E.Z. ; E.C. Frederick Pattison,as IT. ; and E. C. Platt,'J . Therewere also present Comps. Lieut.-Col. Creaton, as S.E. ;Benj. Head , as S.N. ; Hon. W. Warren Vernon , asP. Soj. ; Gray and Saunders , Assist. Sojs. ; E. J. cBar-ron, Standard Bearer; also Comps. Buss, Snell , Park-inson, Joseph Smith, Hyde Pullen , Hogard , John Boyd,H. E. Francis, W. Hammond, W. Stephens, Pendle-bury, Adlard , and others. After the reading of the mi-nutes of the last quarterly convocation , the reporc of theGeneral Purposes Committee was taken, including a re-port vouching the correctness of the accounts since 19thApril, 1876 , and reports as to the reception of petitions forfour new chapters, viz., a chapter to be attached to theJumna Lodge, 1394, to be called the Chalmers Chap-ter, to meet at Delhi , Punjaub ; a chapter to be attached totheTyne Lodge, 991, Willington Quay, Northumberland ;a chapter to be attached to the Friends in Council Lodge,1383, to be called the Friends in Council Chapter, to meetat 33, Golden-square, London ; a chapter to be attachedto the Lodge of Charity, 563, Umballa , to be called theUmballa Chapter, to meet at Umballa, Punjaub , all ofwhich, being found regular, were recommended by thc.Committee of General Purposes, and granted by GrandChapter.

A petition from the Fortescue Chapter, 847, Honiton , fora charter of confirmation, in consequence of the loss ofthe original , which was supported by Comp. the Rev. JohnHuyshe, Grand Superintendent of Devon , was alsogranted.

The committee also reported an irregularity which hadoccurred in the Old Globe Chapter , 200, Scarborough,where, on his simple assertion that he had been twelvemonths a Master Mason , a brother had been improperl y ex-alted. The committee did not consider that it was a wil-ful error, and under the circumstances the Grand Chaptermerely inflicted a fine of one guinea , with an admonition ,and directed that the companion should be re-obligated atthe next meeting.

Grand Chapter was then closed in the visual form.

GRAND CHAPTER.

At the feast given by the Grand Lodge of Massachusettsin December last, Rev. Bro. Young, the Grand Chaplain ,related the following incident, and made the followingexcellent comments thereon :

The other evening, on a certain occasion , I alluded tothe influence of Masonry during thc rebellion. Since then1 heard a story from one who was in the war, whichbeautifully illustrated the influence of Masonry in the di-rection of love and fraternity. In one of the battles olVirginia General Woodsworlh—I think that is the name—of Vermont , fell , and his body was within thc enemy 'slines. His friends wished to obtain it , and a Federal offi-cer, who was a Mason, said to the sentinel , who was alsoa Mason, " You go down to the shore of the stream , andif you see a man on the other side, make some signal to hi mof a Masonic character." He went down to the shore, andby and by he saw a person on the opposite side. He gavethe signal , but no answer was returned. The next morn-ing when he went down he repeated the practice with thesame result ; no answer was given. Finally thc officerhimself went down and made some signals, and he soonfound them answered on the other side. In course of theday communication was had , the body was given Into thchands of its friends , and carried home to Vermont for in-terment. The rebel officer said that the sentinel on theother side did not know what those signals meant.

Now, it's just that, brethren. The world laughs at oursigns, and calls them nonsense. But their object is totouch the secret springs through which we are broughtinto close and intimate connection with others, and areenabled, as in the case illustrated , to close a bloody chasm,and bring enemies into the relation of friends.

And so in the secret character of our organization. Why,all grand forces of nature are secret. God himself is agreat secret, a great mystery ; the eye does not look uponHim , the ear does not hear Him , the hand cannot reachHim, and yet we believe in His boundless love, and wisdom,and power, and we worship that Great Unseen and In-visible One. Life is secret and invisible. The surgeon,the dissector, can cut the body and lay open its parts ; buthe cannot lay his knife upon the secret life and expose itto the eye. The air is invisible. We only feel it on ourcheeks ; we hear its music in the forests. Electricity isinvisible. Gravitation is invisible. All the secret powersand forces that move the world and hold systems togetherare unseen and secret, eluding the eye and hand. So itis in this grand institution of ours, which I believe we cannot too much praise and too much love, brethren, arid toomuch honour in our own manly" characters , in our ownupright lives, and in our loving disj. isition. It is that verycharacteristic of Masonry which gave h. 'he; power that is,to-day, in a hundred thousand ways thai wc don't see,moving the world onward , and lifting it up nearer to theskies, and preaching that love and brotherly kindnesswhich shall make the earth we live on like the heaven weaspire to.

K NOWLEDGE AND SYMPATHY .—Good spirits may be readil y re-stored to the late fortunate owner by a few doses of Holloway'srevivf ylngmedicine . Instant action alone is wanted to preventthe development of more disagreeable and dangerous symptoms.Kvcry one lias frequently experienced sudden personal change s1'vom gaiety to gloom. 'Ttic weather oftimes receives the blame,when a faulty digestion alone is the cause of the depression.Holloway 's Pills can be honestly recommended for regulating adisordered stomach and improving digestion. They entirely re-move all sense of fulness and oppression after eating. Theyclear the furred tongue , and act as a wholesome stimulant to theJ ivcr , and as a gentle aperient to the bowels. They healthfullyT ouse both body ueut mind.— A UVT ,

A MASONIC INCIDENT.

©Mtttiu'g.BRO. RICHARD DANSON, P.M. 1064.

A large section of the Masonic fraternity in and aroundLiverpool will learn with regret that Bro. Richard Danson ,P.M. 1094, died at Heaton Moor, 011 Tuesday, the 25tholt., after a long illness. The deceased was best knownprofessionally in Liverpool as the architect of the NewMasonic Hall in Hope-street, and he was greatly esteemedby a large number of the brotherhood. Bro . Danson wasonly 41 year s of age.

BRO. CAPTAIN JONES.Died at Liverpool , on the 21st inst., suddenly, Bro.

Captain Jones, formerly one of the Deacons of thc Mer-chants' Lodge, who was very highly esteemed in Masoniccircles by many brethren , and whose loss is greatl y fel tby many who knew him.

BRO. JOHN CHILDS , P.M. 1201.On Thursday, the 27th ult., the remains of Bro. Past

Master John. Childs were conveyed to their last restingplace in Lewisham Cemetery, and , although little noticecould be given , there were many present to show theirhigh regard for one who did the highest honour to Free-masonry by his most consitent and exemplary life , andwhose uutiring zeal for the cause of temperance and thcgeneral good of his fellows raised him in the highest es-teem. It was, as far as the Craft is concerned , a privatefuneral.

By request, Bro. P.M. Wm. Darley, of Adams Lodge,158, Sheerness, delivered the following oration at the graveafter the usual service of the Church of England hail beenimpressively performed by the vicar :—

Brethren and Friends,—Not many days since I witnessed with pleasure a youth

and aged sire shake hanels together in the street—bothseemed cheerful and happy then. The youth wi s taken ill ,and so was the sire at the same time—the youth , mostamiable and dutiful , a promising scholar , and on whom Ilooked with the greatest hope and comfort fcr the future ,was my own elear bny of 17, whom it was my sorrow onFriday last to follow to the grave after but a week's ill-ness, and his bod y rests within a very short distance eif us.The sire was my dear friend anel Brother Childs , whosebody lays before us—both have left the clearest testimonythat they died happy and have gone to a better worlel ;they each mingle their voices with those before the throneof God. I have reasons to love the memory of Bro.Childs as an honourable, straightforward Mason , and anornament to society as a lover of Masonry, who religiousl ycariied out his obligation—ever reaeiy to do good anel tospeak a word for those who were worth y. I hon.mr himbecause amidst persecution he supported me in my effortsto free our excellent society from the great national curse.At his grave I venerate him as a true friend and brother ,of whose' acquaintance I was prouel , as a man of superiorintel'.igence and scientific attainments , and whose memoryI shall ever revere as a godl y man. Eternal peace tohis ashes ; and may thc hi ghest honours deck his browand enshrine his spirit in thc realms of light and life in thcpresence of the Most Holy. At his grave I elevoutl y | raythe Most High God , and ask you present , and all loversof genuine Masonry, to join me, that in His great good-ness and wisdom He will shed His beni gn light upon HisRoyal Hi ghness the Grand Master, the Granel Officers,and all possessing an honourable influence , inducing themto discontinue thc drinking customs, and thus hel p tomaintain pure and unsullied thc noblest institution uponwhich the sun has ever shone, which has bound anel isdestined to bind together in sweetest harmony and lovemen of all nations , creeds, and politics. May the happ iestconsolations fill the breast of his widow and survivors, andthe choicest blessings rest upon his children anel children 'schildren for ever. Brethren , I ask you to look with meinto the open grave into which our brother has descended ;let the spectacle remind us of our inevitable destiny, andguide our reflection into that most useful of all humanstudies, the knowled ge of ourselves. May the Most Holyprepare us by His grace for that change when thc greatleveller of all shall come that we may joi n our brother inthe Grand Lodge above, where the world' s Great Architectlives and reigns supreme for ever. Live, my brethren , forthis ; show that there is in Masonry something more thana mere name, that you love one another " practicall y,"and thus honour God and your profession. Pour thebal m of consolation into the wounds of the sorrowing,hel p one another in all" your lawful callings, do goodin every way you can, and may God bless you andyours with every happiness here anil hereafter.In closing allow me to pay a tribute to Masonry, a syno-nym of " Pure Religion," apart from Creed. Creeds arebut dogmas or obstinate wills for faith created by loca lcircumstances. Masonry, rising on angel wings above theclash of creeds and the strife of politics,reaching beyond thenarrow limits of particular institutions, civil or reli gious ,redolent with the perfumes of heaven , is now fl ying throug hthe earth on a mission to dissipate prejudices, to teachman to love God and one another , regardless of creeel ,e*»?T'.!~ , or caste, it has stood for thousands of years andbraved the greatest persecution , it has promoted peace andgoodwill among men , and raised thc happ ines 1 of heaven ,to which the monarch and the peasant unitedly dohomage ; whilst its heavenly charms draw together asbrethren those >v!io would be in perpetual animosity.Nations fall ! Monarchs die I but Masonry, Heaven-bornbrotherly love, shall flourish and fructif y in und ying sum-mer, and survive thc wreck of matter and the crash ofworlds. Finally, may it increase in its influence amongall nations. May love and harmony prevail , and the Godof the widow and fatherless bless the hand that helps itschariot-wheels along, or that removes impediments out ofits way.

The whole .were much affected , and the vicar showedrespect by remaining. Afterwards the rites of GoodTemplars were carried out , and the whole sang " For everwith the Lord."

BRO. REV. FRANK W. C. SIMMONS.The funeral of the late Bro. Rev. Frank W. Churchill

Simmons took place at Nelson , New Zealand, on the 18thMay, and was attended by a large number of the friendsof the deceascet gentleman. The mournful cortege left;the College at half-past two for the Stoke Cemetery. Im.mediately after the hearse were coaches containing thenearest and dearest relatives and friends of the departedand behind these came the collegiate scholars , followedby a great many young men who had left the institution ,but bore in grateful and respectful remembrance the valuedservices of a kind and able master. After these came acarriage with the College Governors and the masters ofthc various public schools, then came two carriages occu.pied by well-known members of the Masonic fraternity(without the regalia of the Order), and the sad processioncloseel with a long string of vehicles of every kind. Theservice in thc church was read by the Bishop of Nelson ,assisted by the Rev. J. Kempthorne , afte r which his 16rd-ship read the service at the grave in a very impressivemanner. At thc conclusion of the service, according to thetime-honoured custom of Freemasonry, thc brethren pre.sent drew near the open grave and deposited spri gs ofacacia upon the coffin , thus paying a last tribute of res-pect to the memory of the well-loved and deservedly es.teemed Bro.Frank W. Churchill Simmons.

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SMOLLETT A F R E E M A S O N .In an interesting article entitled "Smollett and Chel-

sea," by T. IT. Gibson , M.A., in the "London Magazine"it is stated—" From one of his last letters , addressed to afriend in Chelsea, it would appear that Smollett was aFreemason ; and that , as of course we might quickly inferfrom his works , h • was very fond of a little genial society,not even excluding that tavenious society to which literarymen in all ages seem to have been occasionally prone.Smollett , in fact , makes pointeel references to the ' set ' orconvivial company meetings at some favoured and favour,ing tavern in the locality , and desires to know how thefellows are getting on , and that he may be remembered tothem." What is known of this gifted novelist as aMason ? When and where was he initiated ? Whatlod ges did he visit ? Anel will any one forward to the" Fieemason " a copy of ihe letter alluded to in the aboveextract? I strongly suspect that Sterne too was a Free-mason. If the true history of the Craft could only befull y come, at, it would prove to be a much m ore gloriousone than thc rubbish manufactured for us by the " won'tgo home till morning " class of scribblers , who seem tohave forgot that truth is a Masonic vistue.

Gi-oiioE MA R K H A M TWEDOELL ,

M ASONS ' M A R K S ON THE R U I N S OF A N C I E N T R OME .—It is onl y within thc last yea r or two that wc have beenable to trace out the exact line of the walls of ancientRome, as built by the kings, and this has been owing tothe building of the new city, and thc excavations made forthat purpose by the British and American Archaiologica )Society 's Exp loration Fund. The marks found upon stonebuildings of all dates in various parts of thc world arethose of the Masons , or builders , who were from the ear-liest times banded together in guilels , none being admittedwithout serving a specified time; these , again , accordingto thei r ability, were divided into different classes, consist-ing of Apprentices , Fellow Crafts , Master Masons, Markmen , and Architects, as distinct from thc labourers , or menwho prepared the roug h stone, mixed the mortar , or car-ried thc materials. These bands , guilds , or lodges werepresided over by the most competent , forming a brother-hood , and as such existing down to the seventeenth cen-tury. Many of these loelges had charters and privilegesgranted to them by various kings anil emperors ; and be-cause their art was taught only to the freeborn they cameto be called Freemasons , which name is retained to thepresent day by the Masonic lodges, thoug h they are notoperative, but speculative Masons. Charlemagne andHugh Capet granted such charters ; also Pope NicholasIII. in 1278 ; in 1445 John de Medicis , Duke of Florence,became Grand Master of Freemasons ; and Pope Leo X.was Grand Master of the Order, also Clement VIII. Inour own country, St. Alban got a charter from the kingand council for their protection ; in 926 King Athelstanlikewise granteel a charter , and became Grand Master atYork. Edward III. revised their constitution in 135 8 ; inthe rti gn of Henry VI. the House of Commons broughtin an act to prohibit their meetings, which passed, andwas revoked in 1450 , when the king and many lords, gen-tlemen of his Court were made Masons. But to return tothe marks. These were m:»de by certain men of the oldguild , called Mark men , whose duty it was to mark thestones with certain signs. Thus , in the Masonic lodges ofthe present day, called Mark lodges, each member of thelodge has a distinctive and ' pecu liar symbol , which noother member of that lod ge can take. Althoug h on dif-ferent parts of the early fortificat ions in Rome we findMas wis' marks often icpeated on stones close together, yettaking the existing remains which are at a distance fromeach other , we do not find the same marks repeated, withonly one exception , a mark on the agger in the tower otServius Tullius, B.C. 580, corresponds with a mark on wePalatine, B.C. 753, and a curious trident mark here is alsooften found on the wall of Pompeii , near the Porta Ro-mana. Many of the marks are used by th- eetnason*of to-day.—" Builder."

It is always wise to look ahead , to exercise a judi ciouscaution in regard to determining any of the important re-

litions and movements of life. By such care and fore-

thought many unp leasant complications may be avoided ,

aS well as the frequent embarrassments of condition towhich the rash and heedless arc always exposed. Thiscarefu l consideration and judicious scrutiny are especiallyrecommendeel to persons disposed to seek connection withthe Masonic institution. The becoming a Mason oughtnot to be wholly a leap in the eiark. The step is far tooimportant to be taken under the promptings of any suddenwhim or impulse, and without any intelli gent appreciationof the nature of the society with which affiliation is sought ,the kind of company that will be found there, and thegeneral duties that will be imposed. Because of such rashand ill-considered action , disappointment sometimes attendsthe initiate. We call to mind several instances that illus-trate the fact. Undei the impulse of personal friendshi pfor a distinguished member of the Craft, an acquaintanceof ours inconsiderately sought admission into Masonry. Amost estimable citizen , he was constitutionally without aparticle of relish for symbolism and scenic display,—hiswas a prosaic nature to which forms, and ceremonies, andfigurative teachings were an abhorrence. Need we saythis man was not overmuch pleased with Masonry ? Heought never to have entered our doors ; and , probably, hewould not , if he had only enquired a little more carefully asto thc charac ter of the institution.

Wc call to mind another very excellent person who hasnever been at home in his .Masonic relations, chiefly be-cause of his own strong individualism , over-sensitiveness,and reticence. This man caught glimpses of Masonry inits philosophical aspects, but lie diel not sufi'cientl y con-sider that it makes fellowshi p one of its watchwords, andrails at times for personal unbending in that free inter-course and cheeiful companionshi p for which it gives theopportunity , and provides the occasion. The expectationsof our brother were not full y realized ; he can enjoy onlya section cf Masonry, and be woulel have saved himselffrom disappointment by exercising a little more care at theoutset.

One other case comes to mind. A young man of noblethoug ht and aims, acting impulsively, knocked at theportals of a certain lodge for admission , having soughtno information as to who composed its membership. Theceremony of initiation being completed , he found himselfsurrounded by certain breth ren not at all to his liking,with whom he was obliged to associate anel fraternize !He felt that he had made a mistake, that he was not inthe right place, anel that he had acteel too hastily. No-minall y he is still a Mason , but he is not cf us or with usin any true sense.

Better exercise a little more careful thought at the be-ginning ; let thc candidate inforsn himself as to the cha-racter and claims of Masonry, look at the list of membersbelong ing to the lodge he proposes to enter, and then if heelecid:s to go forward he will not be likely to be disap-pointed. AH this is in accordance with the old time teach-ings of Masonry. More than a hundred years ago thiswas the rule laid down : " In the first place, when you in-tend to be made a Freemason , go with your friend to thelod ge, and desire him to show you thc warrant of dispen-sation by which the lodge is held , Sec When they pro-duce this authority or warrant , then call for the bye-laws,and having seriously perused them , consider whether yournatural disposition will incline you to be conformable tothem. Next call fur the roll , or list of members, whereyou may find the names of some of your most intimateand esteemed friends , or perhaps Ihe names of such otheracquaintances as you would not choose to associate with."— " Freemasons' Repository."

WISE PRECAUTIONS.

The Truckee (Cal.) " Republic " says: The funeral ofVce Gee Peow took place yesterday. Full five hundredpeople, whites and Chinese, witnessed the ceremonies. Justexactl y who Yee Gee Peow was, cannot be told. That hewas a celebrated member of the Chinese Secret Society isetrtain. That he held a lank in this society something"km to Grand Lectuim- is also known. Further, is mys-f'ry. Several times during the past few years he has beenin Truckee. The society of which he was so brilliant aluminary terms itself Masonic. The members claim thatthey are Freemasons. Deceased instituted the first Chineselodge in Truckee, and has always presided at their meet-ings since. Possessing no lod ge, these enthusiastic Ce-lestials usually met on the tops of the hi ghest hills, andstationed guards to protect themselves from surpriseduring their mystic rites. Candidates were regularly pro-Ijosed , balloted for , and , if elected, were regularl y initiated,'he sessions wcre always lengthy, usually lasting fromnine o'clock p.m. to fe ur or five o'clock a.m. At onetimelast summer upwards of three hundred Chinamen in thisvicinity belonged to this mysterious Order.

IS IT CHINESE MASONRY?

OVATION I N HO N O U R OF THE N EW GR A N D M ASTER

OF N EW YO R K ;—The special communication of PacificLodge, No. 233, -was held on Thursday, in the Consis-torial Chamber of the Masonic Temple, in honour of theGrand Officers of the Masonic Fraternity of the State ofNew York , and especially in honour of the unanimouselection of R. W. Jas. VV. Husted , 33°, to the office ofGrand Master, Bro. Husted having been initiated in PacificLodge in the year 1856. The lodge was visited by theM.W. Ehvood E. Thome, G.M.; R.W. Jas. W.Husted, Grand Master elect ; W. Bro. Joseph J. Couch ,Deputy Grafid Master elect ; M.W. John W. Simons,33° ; R.W. Henry C. Banks, 33

0, P.D.D.G.M. ; R.W.Bro. Richey, D.D.G.M. ; R.W. James E. Morrison , D.D.G.M. , R.W. Charles Hyde, D.D.G.M.; R.W. Bro.Barker, D.D.G.M. ; R.W. William T. Woodruff , 32° ;W. Bros. Chauncey Dcpew, Allen, Postly, Davis,Conover , Burger , Anthon , Brown , Valentine, Dederick ,Cummings, Harrison , and many others. The Grand Offi-cers were received with the Grand Honours due to their ex-alted station , and were each introduced to the brethren byR.W . Bro. Isaac Teichmann, Master , in some very ap-propriate remarks. The lodge was addressed by R.W .Bros. Thome, Simons, Couch, and Husted , Bro. Hustedspeaking at some length, gave reminiscences of his firstinitiation into the beautiful rites of Freemasonry, in Pa-cific Lodge, twenty years since, and how few of the oldfamiliar faces were to be seen present, many, no doubt,having passed to the Grand Lod ge above. His remarkswere exceedingly happy, and were greatl y enjoyed by thebrethren. After the close of the lod ge, an entertainmentwas given in the banquet room by the Pacific MasonicAssociation, at which toasts were given , and speechesmade by the visiting brethren present. The remarks ofBro. Husted and Bro. Chauncey Dcpew were greatly ap-plauded.

MASONIC VETERANS .—The fifth annual meeting andbanquet of this association took place in New York duringthe Grand Lod ge week , and was largely attended by anenthus:astic gathering of old fellows, of whom it may besaid, Masonically at least , that their eyes arc not dimmednor their natural strength abated. On thc contrary, withterms of service ranging from twenty-five to fifty yearsand more, they are still to the fore, and readier at roll-callto answer " Here !" than many young men who have yetto learn that Bark is a gooel dog but H oldfast is a better.After the transaction of the "usual business, the followingofficers were unanimously elected :—President, R.W.James M. Austin ; Vice-President , R.W. Charles D.Brown ; Treasurer, R.W. Robert Macoy; Secretary,W. Adol phe Andreas ; Conesponding Secretary, M.W. John W. Simons. At the conclusi on of labour, theK. and F. Degree was conferred , fifty veterans sittingdown and doing ample justice to an elegant spread. Theaverage age of the party was found to be fifty-four years,which would not be much changed if the entire member-shi p were present , and yet during the past year not asingle death has occurred among them. The old boyshave our most sincere wishes for many happy returns.

UNITED STATES.

Itasomc mxo §mcxnl ©rbiitgs.DISTRICT GRAND LODGE , North Island of

New Zealand.—The clothing and jewels for the above newDistrict Grand Lodge are now on view at Bro. GeorgeKenning's Masonic Show Rooms, Little Britain .

The consecration of the Royal KensingtonLodge, No. 1627, will take place at Freemasons' Hall , onFriday nex t, the nth inst., at four p.m. The ceremoniesof consecration and installation will be worked by V.W.Bro. Hyele Pullen , P.G.S.B., P.D.P.G.M. Bros. W. T.Raymond is the W.M. ; C. E. Soppet , S.W. ; and W. I.G. Leith , J.W. designate.

EBORA CJ U M LODGE (No. 1611).—The conse-cration of this lodge will take place en Monday at thelodge-room , 3, Micklegate, York , at half-past one o'clock.

A massive gold chain and bad ge of office ,which is now being manufactured , is to be presented tothe mayor anil corporation of Warrington by Lady Green-hall , wife of the member for thc borough, as an assuranceof how much their past kindness has been appreciated byBro. Sir Gilbert and herself. The offer has been acceptedwith thanks.

The Prov. G. Lodge of Durham will be heldat South Shields , in the Free Library Buildings, under thebanner of St. Hilda's Lodge, No. 240, on Tuesday, 24thOctober, 1876.

Petitions are in progress for a new lodge inNewcastle-on-Tyne, to be named the Hotspur; also forone at Bedlington , both in the Province of Northumberland.

His Excellency Sir Salar Jung, G.C.S.I., hassent, with kind expressions of the merits of the society togeneral support , a donation of twenty guineas to theNewspaper Press Fund.

A remarkable case of longevity is reported inVirchow's " Archives ," by Dr. Ornstein , of Athens. Theman , George Stravarides, died in Smyrna , at the age of132 years. Although this Methuselah had always livedan irregular life , and had consumed an average of m orethan a hundred drachms of brandy daily, he retained fullpossession of all his senses, as also a complete set ofteeth , up to the moment of his death . He also continuedto the last to attend to the duties of his avocation—abaker. This man was born in 1743, in the reign ofMahomed I., and lived during the reigns of the nineSultans.—"British Medical Journal."

The Dean of Westminster having let t Londonfor some weeks, all applications relating to WestminsterAbbey are to be sent to the Canon in residence.

At a meeting of the general committee of theWrexham Eisteddfod, on Monday, a letter was read fromSir W. W. Wynn, M.P., R.W.P.G.M. North Wales; en-closing one he had received from H.R.H. Prince Leopold,R.W.P.G.M. Oxford , in reply to an invitation from SirWatkin Wynn to visit Wynnstay. His Royal Highnessexpressed the pleasure it would have afforded him to visitWales, and to be present at the national gathering, but hewas engaged to accompany Her Majesty the Queen toScotland , and, much to his regret, could not accept theinvitation.

The brethren of Hebburn intend to petitionthe Prov. G.M. of Durham to grant a Charter for holdinga lodge at Hebburn , and to name it the St. Cuthbert'sLodge.

The animals presented by his Royal Highnessthe Prince of Wales to the Dublin Zoological Gardens arenow on exhibition. They are attracting much attention.

The Prince of Wales h.3s signified to M.Drouyn de Lhuys, President of the Jardin d'Acclimatation ,his willingness to become a Vice-President of the society,and has presented to it several animals forming part of hisIndian collection.

His Grace the Duke of Abercom (M.W.G.M.Ireland), arrived in Cork on Tuesday last by special train,in order to attend the annual show of the Royal Agricul-tural Society, which commences on Wednesday. His Excel-lency was presented with an address of welcome by theMayor and Corporation , to which he replied in suitableterms. He drove immediately to the Cork and BandonRailway terminus, and from thence proceeded by rail toCastle Bernard , the seat of Lord Bandcn , whose guest hewill be during his sojourn in the south.

We understand that the Queen has approvedof the appointment of Mr. John Bishop, barrister-at-law,as stipendiary justice of the peace at Merthyr Tydvil, inthe room of Albert de Rutzen, Esq., appointed one of themagistrates of the police courts of the metropolis.

General Bro. Albert Pike, of Washington, hasjust been presented with a magnificent jewel, as a Sove-reign Commander of the A. and A. Rite, Southern Juris-diction of the United States, on May 31st ult., being theseventy-fifth anniversary of the Supreme Council. Itconsists of a gold double-headed eagle, gemmed with twohundred and sixty diamonds, surrounding a large ame-th yst. The jewel cost 900 dols., and was presented byGeneral Bro. Toombs, of Georgia. Of course it was hap-pily presented and most happily received.

The Antonina Palace at Malta has been takenfrom November next for the residence of the Duchess ofEdinburgh , who wil l thus be not so far from her husband,at sea in the " Sultan."

The Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburghas been thrown from his horse, and seriously injured.

Genera l von der Tann has del ivered to theEmperor William at Gastein an autograph letter from theKing of Bavaria inviting His Majesty to be present at theapproaching Wagner Festival at Bayreuth.

The King and Queen of Denmark, accompanied by theKing and Queen of the Hellenes, Princess Thyra, andPrince Waldemar, left Copenhagen for St. Petersburg atnoon on Wednesday.

Henry Rodney Morris, eldest son of BishopMorris , of Oregon , in the nineteenth year of his age, losthis life on the 30th of June, in an heroic but vain attemptto rescue two other men from death in a cesspool.

On Wednesday Princess Beatrice and PrinceLeopold were present at an entertainment given at EastCowes in aid of the families of the men -who -were killedby the exp losion on board the " Thunderer."

On Thursday week the Earl of Derby intro-duced to Her Majes ty Cid El Hadj Mohammed EbzebdyAmbassador from Morocco ; Cid Deces El Zaidy and CidBen Nasser Ghannam, his secretaries ; and the othermembers of the mission. Musurus Pasha also presentedhis credentials as Ambassador from the Sultan Murad.

On Saturday last Sir Salar Jung took leave ofHer Majesty.

On Sunday last the Prince and Princess ofWales went over from Goodwood on a visit to Osborne.Their children had arrived at the Cottage on the previousTuesday. The Queen and the Princess Beatrice attendedDivine service at Osborne, where the Rev. George Connorofficiated.

The Duke of Cambridge has issued a generalorder, in which he expresses his entire satisfaction at theresult of his inspection of the Second and Fifth ArmyCorps, which have been brought together this year underthe new system of mobilisation.

On Saturday afternoon a statue to ColonelAkroyd, late member for Halifax , and the founder of themagnificent church of All Saints', was unveiled in thattown amid much rejoicing.

The Queen has granted Lord EdmundHoward , brother and heir presumptive to the Duke ofNorfolk , permission to take the name and arms of Talbot,in compliance with a proviso in the will of Bertram, Earlof Shrewsbury.

On Monday Sir Salar Jung left London forFolkestone, en route for Boulogne.

The death, at the age of fifty , is announced ofMr. Mortimer Collins, the author of a considerable num-ber of novels and much other fugitive literature.

Mr. Elijah Dixon , a well-known political agi-tater in the early part of the present century, died onWednesday , aged eighty-six. Mr. Dixon, who was pre-sent at Peterloo, had of late been the head of a firm oflucifer match makers in Manchester.

th^ « D*-Sr $ tele£ram' dateu the Haguei July 271 saysat Prince Alexander of thc Netherlands was yesterday

mtiated into Fr eemasonry by Prince Frederick , Grandlaster ff ;-llc 0rder. To-day Prince Frederick celebratede both anniversary of his investiture as Masonic Grandpaster for the Netherlands. The Imperial Crown Princelodi?

ermany and dePutat'°ns from foreign and DutchFred

S' "if

6 present at the commemorative festival. Princeuerick was presente d by the brethren with a gold ham-mer set with brilliants." S

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THE VICAR OF BRIGG.

Some correspondence on the refusal of theVicar of Bri gg to allow the Freemasons to as-semble for public service in his church has al-ready appeare d in our columns. We do not,however, see much good in prolonging it , formany reasons. All such controversies, as a rule,leave the matter where it was at the commence-ment, and bring us no nearer .to an agreementAnd too often such polemical disputes are afterall only the expression of " individualism ," the" internal consciousness," the luxury of self-assertion and self-laudation , and are of no prac-tical or possible benefit to ourselves, to Freema-sonry, or to mankind. That the Vica r of Briggwas both shortsighted and intolerant in his un-wise determination we shall all agree. Beyondthat we do not see that Freemasonry is muchaffected in any way. Our good Order stands ontoo firm a basis,-happil y, to heed or care for theassertions of a Vicar of Brigg, or a Vicar ofBray, and we can afford to laug h, (thoug h were-gret the fact itself in the great cause of kindl ytoleration ,) at all such petty manifestations ofdislike or perversity , opposition or persecution.Ne have reason to believe that the clergy gene-

rally in Lincolnshire disapprove of such un-seemly intolerance. We know several very ex-cellent clergymen in that good county and dio-cese, Freemasons, and most charitable, friendly ,rightminded citizens as well as clerics. Wehave every warrant for saying that this is an ex-ceptional cast*, and that the clergy of theDiocese of Lincoln would not generall y endorsethe act of the Vicar of Brigg. One high dig-nitary has been good enoug h to say that he con-siders our Order " worth y of respect." The Lin-colnshire brethren will , we feel sure, accept thisas a complete " set off" against any petty dis-courtesy and childish opposition on the par tof the " Vicar of Brigg." We fancy that thewhole affair was more a little matter of person-ality thin anything t*lse. But the clergy shouldnever be pergonal , and should remember that iftheir professions are worth anything they shouldbe above all the petty feelings and degradinglittlenesses of earth. We would recommendthe Vicar of Brigg to read Bro. Chaucer 's Can-terbury Tales, and study carefull y the characterof the " pour Persone," of whom it is wellsaid ,

And though he holy were and vertuou? ,He was to sinful men not disp itous ;

Ne of his speech dangerous ne digne,But in his teching discrete and benigne.

To drawen folk to heven with fairenesse,By good ensamp le was his besinesse.

Ne waited after no pompe ne reverence,He maked him no spiced conscience ;

But Cristcs lore, and his apostles twelve,He taught , but first he folwed it himselve.

Let us hope that on another occasion the Vicarof Brigg will just bethink himself , whether onpersonal or other grounds, he has any right tooffer a delibera te affront to our peacable, loyal,and religious brotherhood.

THE LODGE LES P H I L A D E L P H E S ET\ CONCORDE REUN IS.

We deep ly regret, for many reasons, theofficial announcement with respect to this socalled lodge, in another column. It is now quiteclear that it is working without any legal warrant,and no English Freemason can properly orlegally attend its meetings. It has no legal au-thority to meet, much less to make Masons,and it is, in fact , nothing, as far as we are con-cerned, but a surreptitious meeting of a secretsociety, not in any sense of the word Masonic.As we said before, we are sorry for it, as weregret to find it to be our duty to point out thisfact clearl y to the whole of our Anglo-Saxonbrotherhood. It has been stated that this societyis also quasi-political , but of this, so far, no evi-dence actually has come before us, though, if acircular, signed by Bro. ValletiX and others,if we remember rightly, in a?v "vay ema-

nates from this lodge, no doubt a great dealmay be said about a foolish Propaganda, and aresuscitated Fourrierism. At any rate, onething is clear, until the lodge has a legal war-rant it is, as far as we are concerned, an abso-lutely illega l meeting, and how far it bringsitself under the provisions of the " SecretSocieties Act " we must leave to wiser headsthan ours to say. It is, however, most import -ant clearly to lay down this fact, namely thegrave illegality of spurious bodies of Freemasons,establishing themselves without any Masonicwarrant , in countries where there is a properMasonic authority, and as any such proceedingcannot be too severely reprobated in the interestsof Masonic unity, order, and right government ,so our brethren cannot be too often warnedagainst attending lodges which have no Masonicstatus, or taking part in proceedings which,if brought before the Board of General Pur-poses, will dra w down censure, and in all pro-ability eventual suspension upon themselves.We say this in no spirit of unkindness to themembers of the " Philadelphes," Sec, but be-cause it is our bounden duty to point out to ourleaders what is the absolute truth and legalbearing as regards all such acts and proceedings.

ADVKNIANT UTINAM SIC MIH1SJEPE DIES.

London is looking sensibly thinner, and sun-dry pretty faces, and well known equi pages are" wanting '' day by day within the " mysticcircle "' and the crowded drive at Hyde Park.All London is on the move, and our girls aredeserting us in flights of gray and green, andpink and blue, wearing sailors' hats, and stakingfemale " birettas " wilh heron feathers. Well,we miss them, and shall miss them sadly. Ouryoung men are all downcast and disp irited , andconsuming large quantities of " Absinthe '' and8 and S. It is the hot weather. No more forthem the sunny smile, or the merry chaff, thebet, the dance, the promise, and the vow. Alice,and Kate, and Ethel, and Lotty are now faraway, or rap idly leaving day by day ; the seasonis all but over for 1876. And what memoriescling to i t! Pleasant parties and delightfulgatherings, the chat in chairs, and rapid flirt-ations, " Undine " dresses, and wonderful bon-nets, the canter in the Row, the meeting at LillieBrid ge, the dinner at Greenwich, that ball—oh yes ? that ball, when Angelina promised toher adored Robert Timothy that despite paterand mater, and maiden aunt, and swell of abrother , she should be his. Alas ! it 's all over.Poor Robert Timothy has learnt that with the bestintentions in the world her friends have been toostrong for her, especially as he had nothing tooffer but his heart, his moustaches, hisdebts, and his dancing, and that Angelina isgoing to marry actually in November that bigBaronet , whose seat is near to theirs in thecountry, and whom she quizzed so unmercifullythe whole season in town. And what remains ?We fancy that Robert Timothy takes it verycoolly, and has already made up a little party forsalmon fishing in the Fiords. Happy insotii-cance of youth! We should have felt it more, weventure to think, but then we are old fashioned,and retrogade, and all our reminiscences belong toantiquated fogeydom. We are not the thing, wecannot go the pace, we are not in the swim, andwe have not got the "straight tip." But yet somememories do remain to us all, even to our youngmen. If they do not think , they can surely re-member, even though in this hot weather," liquoring up " takes away too often the powerof reflection , the possibility of reminiscence,and even the ability of thought. How many °jthem, we make bold to say, will hereafter callup before them happy moments, and charmingfaces past and gone, will remember with a signthe jests, the smiles, the illusions of old days.will say, unless they have become soiled anaselfish , arrogant and heartless, " oh the days thatwe went gipsytag a long time ago," and re-ecb°old Ovid's touching words, " Adveniant u tinan"sic mihi saepe dies." How little, after all, a

the world in London changed fro m whait was twenty, thirty, or forty years ago. TP-estalwart and the gay are old and careworn now-

The Freemason ,SATURDAY , A UGUST 5, 1876.

the lithe fairies of those pleasant times are stoutand cheery dames, many of them grandmo-thers to-day, and though times have changed ,arid persons have altere d, London is the same,the park is the same. Yes ! j ust as it was,essentiall y when—well , never mind , when wewere young and slim , and our tailor didnot sigh with horror at the measure ofoU r waist, or cast upbraiding looks on thetell tale tape, and upon ourstlves. Alas , thefair illusions of life for us are over, and likeHoraceWalpole our days of'sentiment are gone,gut still we can feel much , and admire more.We detest the " nil admirari " School.These fair girls of ours, whose presence*,'_ like thegay flowers, has added such brilliancy andperfume to the park , are still to us most impor-tant members of society . On them , we say,mainly depends the future of our social safety ,and the reality of our personal and generalhapp iness. They are ofte n severely taken to task ,and angrily arra igned , we think , unjustl y to-day.They are still practically th»; same, unchangedand unspoiled. They have the same warmhearts, the same beaming smiles, the same tendersympathies, the same loving hopes as ever .They are still generous and true, and honesthearted and confiding, and brave and good , andif the "vortex of society " has drawn them with-in its " maelstrom ' they are coming to the sur-face, rather the better for the strugg le, and nonethe worse certainl y for their " di p." We are notsurprised at the melancholy appearance of ouryoung men : it would be strange if it were not so,as if they do not know it , we can tell them thatthe girls are a grea t deal too good for most ofthem. Many, no doubt , of the " better sort "are feeling all we say, and will admit all that wepropound. They know what a blank societybecomes without the tender influence ofwomen everywhere, how dreary wotk is,how dreadful bachelordom , and they arewisely meditating to lose no more t ime, butto come to the ''pint" on this matter of "domesticpolicy," as Mr. Samivel Weller judiciously ob-served , and to secure that angel in pink , blue,white, mauve, or cerise, who has filled for sometime their sleep ing visions, and monopolizedtheir waking thoughts. May they succeed , andmay they be happy, as they will assuredly gain forthemselves the truest of companions, and the bestof friends , the most loving of helpmates, and themost devoted of wives.

LES PHILADELPHES ET LA CONCORDEREUNIS.

FR E E M A S O N S ' HALL , LO N D O N , W.C.,27th Jul y, 1876.

SIR ,—In answer to your note of yesterday 's

date, I beg to inform you that the Lodge " LesPhiladel phes et la Concorde Reunis," said tomeet regularly in London, is not a Lodge underthe Constitutions of the Grand Lodge ofEngland, nor has any application been madehere for a warrant to establish such a lodge.

I am, Sir, vours obediently.H. G. Buss,

pp. J OHN H E R V K V , G.S.The Editor of the " Freemason."

We are glad to find that Bro. Hubert , the editor of theCh aine d'Union is recovered from his serious accident.The Chaine d'Union for J uly contains much that is inter-esting and well worth perusal.

Bro . Hubert mentions the " Masonneek Weekblad "Publis hed at Deventer , Holland , by Bro. Th. Bcllo, as aMasonic paper of intellectual powers and Masonic excellence.

By the "Monde Maconnique " for J uly, we learn that theGr and Orien t is now raising a subscri ption for the inundu-hons in Alsace and Switierland. We regret , however , tosee that the " Rite Ecossais " is apparentl y seeking to intro-duce the " Maconnerie d' Adoption " in France. This, in"ur °pmion , is a great mistake. There can be little doubthat in the last century French Freemasonr y was severel ynjure d by the prevalence of this useless and meaning lessJKre scence on Frt emasonry. The Grand Orient has de-ared th at Bro . Mancede Amaro Lopes , member of theLodge " Union et Secict," of Babia , has well deserved of.reenlas°nry. He had liberated sixty slaves on his entrance

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cf thc opinions expressed by our correspondents, but we wish, ina spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessarylimits—free discussion.— li.o.1

DU TIES OF A PROV . G. SECRETARY.To the Editor of the Freemason.

Dear Sir and Brother ,—In rep ly to " Lector " who seeks information re

gar eling the interior economy of a Provincial Grand Secretary 's office , I beg to offer the results of my long experience.

1. The books necessary to be kept are those of accountand those of record , two of each. The books of accountare a cash book and a ledger , the former to contain , ofcourse , recei pts and paymencs (by the P.G. Treasurer),the latter book to contain a debtor and creditor account witheach lodge in the province. The forms of these bookssca rcely need descri ption.

2. The books of record should be a recei pt book and areg ister. Printed forms of recei pts , bound up together ,and consecutivel y numbered with their counterfoils , ena-ble the auditors to test the recei pt side of the cash book ,the payment side being, of course , tested by the vouchersarranged in oreler of date. The reg ister need only con-tain copies of the returns from each lod ge in the province ,Such returns should comp rise the name of each member ,and should state the amount of his dues. On the first ap-pearance of a name the address should be stated , also thedate of initiation , passing, raising or joining. On th:disappearance of a name a cause should be sought by theP.G. Secretary, who should record in the reg ister , " re-signed , died , or excluded ," as the case may be , withthe date of such event. The returns should also stale theoffice held by each member. It is unnecessary to insert inthe reg ister the " age ," that is a matter for Grand Lod ge,which , however , 1 have found to be content with the word" full ;" no one requires to be gravel y informed that a bro-ther is 40, 50, or Co , as the case mav be, nor is it neces-sary in the ca«e of joining to ment ion the name of themother lodge.

3. The reg ister does not require an index , which wouldbe troublesome to make , and would seldom or never be of:my practical u se—a t least , this is my experience.

4. Previous to each meeting it is very advisable to pre-pare for the Granel Ste wards u list of those entitled to sitand vote, and which list should be checked off as eachbrother passes into lodge.

5. Not having been a salaried P.G. Secretary, andnever having heard the point raised , I am unable to an -swer the question whether it is usual for such to vote onthe Provincial Board of General Purposes.

G. J . K., P.M.and a P. Prov. G. Sec.

THE LADY FREEMASON.To the Editor of the Freemason.

Dear Sir and Brother ,—Can you , or any of your readers , kindl y furnish

me with any information respecting Elizabeth St. Ledger ,daug hter of Lord Doneraile , the only lad y who ever wasadmitted as a Freemason ?

I know there is a portrait of her extant , with a Masonicapron on. A copy of this portrait hangs in the MasonicFemale Orp han School , Dublin.

With many apolog ies for intruding upon your space ,I am , Sir , yours obedientl y,

E. O WENS B I.A C K U U H N E .[Many communications have from time to time ap-

peared respecting this estimable lady, and an account ofher, with a portrait , appears in the " Masonic Magazine "for J anuary, 187 6. Much of her history is somewhatobscure , and we want a good one.—Eo.]

HIGH PRESSURE BUSINESS LIFE.To the Editor of the Fieemason.

Dear Sir and Brother ,—In the " Freemason " of 29th J ul y I observe a

notice of a work called " High Pressure Business Life ," byHenry Smith , M.D., 8, Bui ton-crescent.

In "Revelations of Quacks and Quackery, " by Detector ,which is a reprint of letters published in the " MedicalCircular " by F. B. Courtenay, M.R.C.S., Smith , of 8,Burton-crescent , is distinctl y included in a list of those who ,under fictitious diplomas , carry out their system of fraudprinci pall y by means of books and pamp hlets , containingindeed much good matter , more completel y to ensnare theeducated classes , but whose intention is to induce thereader to consult the author 011 some real or fanciedmalad y.

If I am needlessl y trespassing on your time , and class-ing a worthy membe r of the medical profession amongsta most nefarious class of swindlers , I shall much regret it ,but I wish , in the interests of truth , to put you on yourguard against int roducing to the public through so influ-ential a channel as that of the "Freemason ," a work which ,under the guise of philanthropy, has for its object the en-snaring of the credu lous in the net of the swindler.

I enclose my card as a guarantee of good faith , andam , Sir , fraternally yours , L EWIS .

[We know nothing of the writer or the woik furtherthan as a literary production. As such it is, in our op inioncalculated to be useful and do good.—E D.]

fe&w 'tuS,FACSIMILE OF DOMESDAV BOOK . With Translation. By P.

G. H ARRISON , ESQ. Meek , 15, Wine-office-court ,Fleet-street , E.C.We have received the first number of this important re-

roduction of the Domesday Book , in facsimile. It is

most abl y edited , and admirabl y printed , and deserves ,we venture to think , the support alike of all collectors ofbooks , as well as of all those who value the great nationalliterary and historical memorials of our country. As thepublisher trul y observes , " Domesday " was comp iledabout the year 1080, in the fifteenth year of the reign ofWilliam the Conqueror , and is a very interestin g historicalrecord of the survey of the whole of ' the land of theKing 's geld ,' in other words , it is a schedule of thoselands. The desirability to all who take any interest in thcland which they inhabit of being able to consult and be-come acquainted with one of the most valuable documentsever prepared , has emboldened us to reproduce ' Domes-day Book ' in a form that can be perfectl y understood byall. The work will be issued in parts at 2S. 6d. each, andfor those who prefer it , it is proposed also to supp ly it involumes , handsomel y bound in half calf lettered and giltedges at £4 4s. per volume." Of course , such a work asthis is and must be expensive , but as we hope the move-ment for lodge libraries will spread , we think , that thereis now a good opportunit y for many lodges to subscribefor the work. We hope the day is not far distant whenevery lodge, or every town , will have a good Masonic Li-brary, alike for reference and readin g at home , and wewish this literar y venture of Mr. Meek all success, andmuch patrona ge. A facsimile of " Domesday " andfuller review of it than our crowded pages will allow,will appear in the September Masonic Magazine.

O LD B IBLES ; or , an Account of the Various Versions of theEnglish Bible. By J . R. Dore.—Basil M. Pickering, 196,Piccadill y, London.Bro. Dore , a well-known brother in the good town o

Huddersfield , has put forth a very interestin g little bookon this still more interestin g subject. For , strange as itmay seem to say so, a great deal of ignorance prevails asregards our glorious inheritance , the English Bible. Allthat many of us know is that it is, but of its history andthe various phases throug h which it has gone, the ob-stacles it has had to contend with , and the prejudices tosurmount , a large class knows next to nothing. Some ofour readers might stare a little if asked to give an accountof Wickliffe's or Tyndale 's translation , of Coverdale 's orMatthews 's Bible (proprie Rogers 's), of the Great Bible,of Cranmer 's Bible, ofTaverner 's Bible, of the Bishop Bibleand others. More of us might hesitate when asked topoint out the difference between the authori sed version of1611 and the Bishop's Bible of 1568. And thoug h col-lectors know well about the "Breeches Bible ," even its truehistor y is not always rightl y understood or realized. In-deed , the archaeology of the Bible is a most interestingone by itself , and deserves careful and patient stud y. Bro.Dore has done good service in putting together in simp lebut lucid phraseology, and a popular form , the history ofour English versions , and we cannot too highly commendthe work , or call the attention of our brethren to it. Manyw.mld be glad to have a concise and rea dable " introduc-tion " to the history of our English Bible , and when theylearn that it is the work of a very zealous brother of ourOrder we feel sur e that they will offer to it alike a heartysupport and a read y patronage. We have read it throu ghwith great pleasure and profit ourselves , and we trust thatmany of our readers will do the same.

MASONIC M USICThree " morceaux " come before us with fair claims for

notice and commendation :No. 1 is " Grand Masonic March ," dedicated to Sir W.

W. Wynn , Bart., M.P., P.G.M. ft r North Wales and Shrop -shire , and by Bro. T. B. Boucher , P.G.O. (C. J efferys , 67,Berners-street), which we think is destined to be popular ,and used on many Masonic occasions , when the stirringmarch is alike desirable and indispensable.

No. 2 is the " Welcome Home Polka ," by W. Small-wood (B. Williams , 19, Paternoster -row), and which , ifwe remember rightl y, was previousl y noticed in ourcolumns. At any rate , we can give to it to-day friendlywords of approval and commendation .

No. 3 is " Welcome to our Prince ," Marche Triom phale ,for the pianoforte. By Alfred R. Cau l.—B. Williams , 19,Paternoster-row. —We are glad to note such meritoriousadditions to our Masonic musical repertoire , and we haveno doubt but that this " Marche Triomphale " will be wel -comed and patron ized by our good musical brethren upand down the country. We wish we could go into itsactual musical merits , and those of the other two " mor-ceaux " alludtd to above , but we are like the gentlemanrecorded for Mr. Mansfield' s inimitable " Log of theWater Lily," whose knowledge of music was limited to" two airs , one of which is ' God Save the Queen ,' andthe other isn't."

BOOKS RECEIVED ." Chaine D'Union ," " Ladies Treasur y," " Le Moniteur

des Adjudications j" " History of Masonr y," by Bro. G.F. Foit , Trubner and Co.

We shall publish next week an address translated fromthe French from the Chaine D'Union for J uly, 1876 , de-livere d at Martini que in January this year ; and also theNew Papal Encyclical.

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mid dlesex was held onSaturda y, the 29th ult., at the Gre yhound Hotel , Hamp -ton Court. The meeting was summoned for half-pasttwo o'clock , by which time a large number of brethrenhad assembled , but a great deal of time was cut to wasteby the sitting of the Audit Committee , and it wag nearl yif not quite four o'clock before all was in readiness for themeeting of the Provincial Grand Lod ge. At ^about the

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MI DDLESEX.

hour named the brethren present were marshalled in dueorder by the P.G.D.C , and entered the lod ge room,the R.W. Bro. Colonel Francis 'Burdett , P.S.G.W. Eng-land (Representative from the Grand Lod ge of Ireland),Provincial Grand Master , occupying the throne, supportedby Bros. Sir George Elliot , Dep. P.G.M. ; R. WentworthLittle, P.G.S.W. ; Buss, Treasurer ; H. Phythian ,P.G. Secretary ; Sabine, P.G.S.B. ; J. M. S ted wel l ,P.P.G.J.W.; A. A. Richards , P.P.G.J.W.; CharlesHorsley, P.G. Reg. ; G. Cardwell , P.G. Reg. ; W. F.Saxton , P.P.S.G.D. ; George Kenning. P.P.G.J.D. ; JohnSingell , P.P.G.D.C ; Thomas Culitt , P.P.G.S.D. ; W.H. Green , P.G.D.C. ; J. C. Parkinson , P.D.P.G.M. ;H. A. Dubois, P.G.S.D. ; H. Massey, (" Freemason") ;T. Hastings Miller, |P.G. Organist ; E. H. Thiellay ,Assistant P.G. Purst. ; F. Keily, 1293 P.G. Stwd. ;while among the visitors we noticed Bros. C. F. Ma-tier, P.G.W. Greece ; T. T. Pyle, T. W. Adams, W.M.765 ; Greenwood , P.G.S.D. ; J. Maidwell, I.G. 27 ; J.Green, W.M. 27 ; J. Terry, F. Binckes, P.G.S. -,Nunn. P.G.S.B. ; Hyde Pullen , P.G.S.B. ; J. Docker,1567; W. Taylor, 1503 ; H. Court, Sec. 1503 ; A.H. Tattershall , P.M. 140 ; E. Simpson Baikie, P.M.708 ; Huggins, P.M. 1238 ; J. W. Berrie, S.W. 1293J. W. Baldwin , P.M. 1423 ; Ingles,, W.M. 708 ; F.Downs Kennedy, P.M. 788 and 1508 ; W. G. Kentish ,129:? ; w- Dunham , J.W. 1567 ; H. Potter, P.M. 11;H. T. Muggeridge, P.M. 192 and 715 ; Helsdcn , P.M.1549 ; E. Kimber, P.M. 1415 ; D. M. Dewar, P.M.1415 ; Langley, W.M. 1423 ; Coulton, P.M. 382 ; J.Painter, J.W. 1579 ; Reg. W. Williams, J.W. 7326 ;F. W. Levander, S.W. 1415; Galton, P.G.S. 382;Vincent , S.W. 15,49 ; Cottebrune, P.G.P. ; J. Chid-cott, 1512; J. W. Garrod , W.M. 1549 ; Tidcombe,J.W. 1549 ; Knyvett , P.M. 1494 ; Reynolds, 708 ;Clarkson, P.M. 865; E. Hopwood , W.M. 13 12; B.Sharp, P.M. 1326 ; E. Gilbert , W.M. 1326 ; J.Hurst , J.W. 15 12; D. W. Pearse, W.M. 1293 ;E. B. Bright , 'j.W. 778 ; and others.

The Provincial Grand Lodge having been opened by theP.G.M. with solemn prayer the minutes of the ProvincialGrand Lodge, held 26th July, 1875, were read and veri-fied, and the reports of the Audit and Charity Committees

. were read and confirmed. The balance at credit of theBenevolent Fund was £174 6s. id. The roll of the lodgesin the province was called over by the Secretary, when itwas found that one only (1194) was unrepresented. Thcroll of the Provincial Grand Officers was also called over ,and it appeared that some were unavoidably absentthrough illness.

The following report of the progress and present posi-•tion of the Province of . Middlesex , which had been circu-lated with the summonses, was taken as read :

"It has been deemed desirable, by the R.W. ProvincialGrand Master, that a brief review of the progress of Free-masonry in Middlesex , since its formation as a Masonicprovince, should be submitted to this Provincial GrandLodge. On the ist December, 1869, the late Earl of Zet-land , then M.W. Grand Master, was pleased to appointBro. Lt.-Colonel Francis Burdett , P.S.G.W. of England ,and Representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , to thehigh and di gnified post of Provincia l Grand Master ofMiddlesex , and further to direct that the province shouldbe constituted at as early a date as possible. it may bewell to recall the fact that Col. Burdett's nomination wasthe result of the unanimous votes of the delegates of everylodge in the province, at a meeting specially convened , andthat their recommendation was subsequently graciouslyapproved by the (then) Grand Master, It 1809 there werebut eight lodges in Middlesex outside thc radius of tenmiles from Freemasons' i Hall , viz., 382 at Oxbridge, 708at Hampton Court, 788 at Twickenham, 865 atHounslow,946 at Strawberry Hill , 1194 at Islcworth , 1237 at Enfield ,and 1238 at Southall. The inaugural meeting of theProvincial Grand Lodge was held at Teddington on the22nd January, 1870, on which day thc Burdett Lodge,1291, was also consecrated , Colonel Burdett being the firstMaster. In the course of the same year three new lodgeswere added to the Provincial roll , viz., Acacia , 1309, atPotter's Bar (since removed to Southall) ; Harrow, 1310,at Harrow ; and Lebanon , 1326 , at Hampton. In 1871the number of lodges received no addition ; but in 1872two new lodges, the Campbell, 14.15, and Era, 1423, bothat Hampton Court, were established , and the Bard ofAvon , Lodge 778, was transferred from Stratford-on-Avon ,Warwickshire, to a locale in Middlesex . In 1873, theThames Valley Ludge, No. 1460, received a warrant forHalliford, Sheppertou ; and in 1874, no less than threenew lodges were formed, viz., the Felix , 1494, at Tedding-ton ; the Francis Burdett , 1503, at Hampton Hill ; andthe Hemming, i s 12, at Hampton. And the accessionsto our strength closes with the Abercorn Lodge, 1549,which was consecrated at GreatStanmore only a few monthsago. The number of lodges has thus increased in fiveyears and a half from 8 to 20, and the membership frombetween 200 and 300 to nearly 1000. But the most grati -fying result to the R.W. Provincial Grand Master is thefact that , with comparatively few exceptions, this extra-ordinary increase in numbers has been attained by theintroduction of members who are prepared to fulfil theirresponsibilities as Freemasons. If it were not so, such arapid extension in mere numerical strength would becomea subject foi deprecation and reproof , rather than for congra-tulation and rejoicing. There are, nevertheless, one or twoiouges in which a greater discrimination in the acceptanceof candidates and joining members should be exercised andenforced , and the Provincial Grand Master will hold theMasters of any such lodges strictl y responsible , in future ,that the laws of the Craft are obeyed in their entirety, withreference to the status and character of all persons pro-posed for admission, either as joining members or initiates.It is, however, very satisfactory to know that the lodgesgenerally are well and ably worked , that harmony and

goodwill prevail amongst the brethren , Masonic complaintsbeing almost unknown in the province , and , above all,that a steady and liberal support is being extended to theMasonic Charities. Five years ago hardl y a lod ge had avote in its corporate capacity, now, more than half of theexisting lod ges arc Life Governors of the several MasonicInstitutions.

At the last three festivals the province was thus repre-sented :—In January, 18 75, at the Royal Masonic Benevo-lent Institution , by five Stewards , producing lists amount-ing to £186 ; at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls,in May, by fourteen Stewards, with £582 ; and a': the Jul yFestival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, by tenStewards, with a total of £400, making in the aggregatethe handsome sum of £1168 as the united donations ofthe Freemasons associated with the province, irrespectiveof large amounts contributed by some of its members , whosubscribed through various metropolitan lodges, to whichthey also belong. The Provincial Grand Master especiallydesires to thank those Stewards, and the brethren whohave thus materially assisted them in maintaining so wellthe prestige of the province , and he is confident that , asyears roll on , the good example which they have set willbe followed by their successors in the various lodges. Bya steady adherence to the princi ples of thc Craft , and thelaws laid down in the Constitutions of the Oreler, the hap-piness and prosperity of thc brethren will be permanentlycemented, and from the experience of the past, which hasbeen so fruitful in true Masonic feeling and good fellow-ship, the Provincial Grand Master expresses his heartfeltconviction that thc Province of Middlesex will ever beconspicuous for the practice of those exalted virtues whichat once characterise and aelorn our Masonic profession.

The P.G. Sec. read a supplemental report , showing thatsince the above had been compiled three new lod ges hadbeen consecrated in the province , viz., thc Elliot , theSt. James's, anil the Musgrave , which , it was believed ,would prove an important addition to the Masonic in-fluence of the province. The supp lemental report statedthat no complaints had been broug ht ui.der the notice of theP.G.M.duringthepast year , and referred to the loss thc pro-vince had sustained in the death of Bro. Ceidner, P.P.G.Reg. The R.W.P.G.M.havingstated that the next businesswas to elect a P.G. Treus. for thc ensuing year, P.G.S.W.Bro.Little, suggested that it would be convergent to take themotion , notice of which had been placed on thc paper byBro. H. A. Dubois , P.Prov. A.G.D.C, which , being as-sented to, Bro. Dubois moved—That No. 12 of the Pro-vincial Bye-laws be altered by striking out the word s " inApril ," and explained that in strict accordance with thebye-laws, as they stood at present , the Treasurer couldonly be elected in April , so that , as they held their meet-ings now in Jul y, they would contravene their present bye-laws if they elected a Treasurer on this occasion withoutfirst altering the bye-law he referred to. The alterationhe proposeei would have the effect of enabling them toelect a I reasurer in any month of the ye.ir.

The motion was seconded by Bro. Little , P.G.S.W., whosaid , 1 think myself that this is a very important mattcr .aswe should be almost transgressing our Bye-laws if we pro-ceeded with the election without first expung ing the wordsreferred to. I shall , therefore , support Bro. Dubois'motion. The motion was then put and carried unani-mously.

P. Grand Master : I think we may now proceeel withthe election of thc Prov. G. Treas. It is a matter in whichI myself feel greatly interested , because 1 feel greatly in-debted to him for what he has done in the past, and whatI am sure he would do in thc future , anil therefore I pio-pose that Bro. Buss be re-el ected Ticasurer for the comingyear. I am sure we cannot have a better man to

Bro. Little : Permit me, R.W. Prov. G.M., to remindyou that you proposed to confer a hig her office on Bro.Buss, the holding of which would render him ineli giblefor the post of Prov. G. Treas.

P.G. Master : True, Bro. Little, I had overlooked thatfact.

Bro. Dubois : I beg to propose that Bro. FreelerickKeily, 1293, Grand Steward , be electee! Provincial GrandTreasurer for the ensuing year, than whom I feel sure wecould not choose a more worth y brother. The motionhaving been seconeled , it was put by the P.G.M., andcarried unanimousl y.

The Prov. G. Master then proceeded to appoint and in-vest his officers as follows :—Sir Geo. Elliot Deputy Prov. G.M.Grabham Prov. G.S.W.IT. G. Buss (whos-. appointment was

received by the brethren with loudand long continued applause Prov. G.J.W.

Rev. P. M. Holden Prov. G. ChaplainRev. — Reynolds Prov. Asst. G.C.Fredk. Keily Prov. G. Treas.D. VV. Pearse Prov. G. Reg.R. Wentworth Little Prov. G. Sec.

In making this appointment the P.G.M. said that it wasthroug h the exertions of Bro. Little that the province nowstood in the position it holds. The lod ges were not perhaosquite so numerous as those in some northern provinces ,but thc influence of the province was certainl y as great asany. Referring to Bro. Little 's recent severe illness , he re-marked that they were all extiemel y glad to see himagain among them , and he trustcel that he would soon berestored to vi gorous health.H. A. Dubois Prov. G.S.D.I redk. Walters Prov. G.J.D.Prov. G.M. Bro. Wi gginton is appointed Prov." G. Supt.of Works , but he is not well enoug h to be here to-day.Bro. Capt. G. A. Smith also, who has been appointedProv. G.D.C, is also absent from illness ; but I trust thatI shall have an early opportunity of investing them.Kennedy Prov. Asst. G.D.C.Thiellay Prov. G. Swd. B.

Capt. Regd. Williams Prov. G. Org.Elsdon Prov. G. Purst.J. VV. Baldwin Prov. Asst. G.P.J. Gilbert (re-appointed) Prov. G. Tyler.Capt. Cockle, Dr. Ramsay, Letch-

worth , Mason , Huggins, and Kni-vett Prov . G. StewardsP.G.M. : The next duty that devolves upon me is a very

pleasing one. Wc all look forward to become governorsof the different charities , and I have great pleasure in pro-posing that the following sums be granted to the three Ala.sonic charities :—Royal Masonic Institution for Girls£10 10s.; Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, £10 ios.-Royal Masonic Institution for Aged Masons, £10. Wehave most of us watched these institutions with a veryjealous eye , and I think every one is satisfied with theway in which they are carried on. I think we shouldsupport these charities in every possible way. The dona-tion will be taken out of the funds of the province, so thatnone of us will feel it individual ly.

The motion was secondeel by the P.G.S.W., and carriedunanimousl y.

Bro. Little : I think I need hardly say that I feel assuredthat the proposition I am about to make will be heartilyendorsed by every member of this Provincial Grand Lodge.You have all had before you the report of the progress ofthe province under the rule of the R.W. Prov. G. Master,Bro. Co'. Burdett. I therefore propose " That a com-mittee be formed for the purpose of commemorating in anappropriate manner the completion by the R.W. Bro. Col.Burdett of seven years in his office as Provincial GrandMaster , and of testif y ing to the great advantage whichthe province has received from his rule." Perhaps it willbe more convenient to take that first before proceedingwith thc next resolution.

The proposition , having been seconded by Bro. Sabine,was put by the P.G.S.VV., anel carried unanimously.

Bro. Little : I have now to follow up that motion byproposing "That the committee be composed of all Presentand Past P.G. Officers , the W.M.'s, Wardens , P.M.'s, andSecretaries of lodgesin the province,with power to add to theirnumber. I think it advisable that the matter should be takeninhand by as many as we can get to assist, and if we couldput every one in the province on the committee I think weshould only be carry ing out their wishes. That is myreason for adding thc words " with power to add to theirnumber. " *

Bro. Horsley : I beg to second that motion. I thinkthat the manner in which our excellent Past P.G.S.W. andpresent Secretary has worded his motion will enable all ofus to express our admiration of the manner in which ourR.W. Provincial Grand Master has exercised his func-tions m a manner worthy of ourselves and of this Provin -cial Grand Lodge.

The motion was put by the P.G.S.W., and carried nemcon , and Bro. Little undertook to call a preliminary meet-ing, at which the urethral could appoint their officers andsettle their mode of procedure.

P.G. Secretary then reael letters fro m Lord Skelmers-dale, Lord Donoughmore, the Hon. W. Warren Vernonand others , regretting their inability to accept the invita -tions that hael been sent them.

P.G. Secretary then handed to the P.G.M. a petitionthat had been prepared for a lodge to be called the UnityLodge, to be helel at West Drayton , as to which the R.W.P.G.M. said that it was very worthily recommended, anelthat he shoulel have much pleasure in giving it his sup-port in Granel Lodge. The Provincial Grand Lodge wasthen closed in amp le form and with solemn thanksg iving.

A large number of the brethren present in the lod gesubsequentl y reasscmblcel at the banquet table , when theR.W.P.G.M. again presided .

On the removal of the cloth the Chairman proceeded topropose the customary loyal and Masonic toasts. " TheHealth of the Queen " having been duly honoured and acouple of verses of the National Anthem having been ad-mirabl y sung, Madame Thaddeus Wells being the so-loist , assisted by Bro. Lester, Bro. F. IT. Cozens, Bro.Chaplin Henry, and Bro. T. Hastings Miller, P. Prov.G. Organist (who had the direction of the musical ar-rangements), the R.W.P.G.M . proposed "The Health ofthe Prince and Princess of Wales," saying, as to theformer , that he was not onl y thc commander in chiefamong Freemasons, but also a Field Marshal in the armyof Eng land , and he was confident that his authority wasnot more warml y supported by the army or the navy thanit was by the loving hearts of all our Freemasons, lie neednot say that he was very happy to comprise in the toast" The Health of the Princess of Wales." He was surethat any commands she might give would be warmly re-sponded to by the whole of the community, but more es-pecially by the body of Freemasons.

In proposing " The Health of the Earl of Carnarvon ,the Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Skelmer.-.dale. the DeputyGiand Master, and the rest of thc Grand Officers ," theR.W. the P.G.M. said that they all knew that the Earl ofCarnarvon was a brother who had exerted himself in everyway possible for thc institut ion of Freemasonry, but at thesame time they knew that he had very little time to spareon account of the important office which he held in theState. There was no aoubt in the worl d that they had oneof the best men they possibly could have for Deputy GrandMaster. They all knew the Earl of Skelmersdale prettywell as one of the best of Masons and one of the mostcharitable of men. T'herc were several Grand Officers pre-sent , and they were sensible of the honour they conferredby their presence, and he would couple with this toast thename of Bro. Parkinson to respond for the Grand Officers.

Bro. Parkinson—Ri ght Worshipful Provincial GrandMaster: On behalf of the Grand Officers I beg to returnyou my sincere thanks for the kindl y expressions you haveemployed with regard to them on this occasion. Speakingof Lord Carnarvon , it is a matter of considerable pride that

c have such a Pro Grand Master, who . is ready at alltimes to give us his time when he is able. It is by non:eans an unfrequent circumstance for him , though im-mersed in official toil as he is, to leave his office and mingleamong us. The Earl of Carnarvon has the happy qualityof attracting and keeping the affections of the brethren.When he was ajyoung man fresh from cullege, one of hisearliest training places was the Grand Lodge of England ,where he was chosen the leader of what was at that timean active and vigorous Opposition. Lord Skelmersdale isa most excellent Deputy Grand .Master. He possessesthat winning grace that endears him to his brethren per-haps in a higher degree than any other we have ever met,which fits him for a leader of men. On the part of theGrand Officers , I thank you for the favour with which thistoast has been received. For my part I feel slightly diffi-Jent in responding to this toast, because I know that thereare many brethren|here fully competent to respond as GrandOfficers. Passing to the immediate functions which we areassembled to celebrate to-day, I am (taking up the gavel)going to propose to you " The Health of our ProvincialGrand Master." It is not very long ago that I had theprivilege of serving under him for the good of the province.I know how ready he is to give his mind and ability topromote thc good of his fellow creatures. Those who arestudents of genealogy, and who strive to trace the historyof their country in the great families of England , arewell aware that the Burdetts , from a very early datein, English history, have been intimately associated withthe rise and progress of our country, now as aconfidential counsellor of the sovereign , now as a coun-sellor of the people, but always for the honour and gloryof England. Nuw our brother is not an unworth y succes-sor to those great and gooel men. If we look at him inhis country residence we find him on the board of guar-dians , and chairman of the vestry, and that he is alwaysready to devote himself to the public good. That beingCol. Burdett's habit of mind where could he find betterexercise for it than the Craft. And I will now say what averypleasant feeling it is to be aware of having an influencein such a wide reaching circle. Brethren , with all thehonours I propose " The Health of Col. Burelett , R.W.Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex."

Prov. G. Master : Brethren , and especial ly Bro. Parkin-son, 1 feel that I am perfectly incompetent to return thanksfpr, the toast that has just been drank. I have alwaysbeen anxious for the good of this province , but I diel notthink that my health woulel be accepted in the enthusiasticmanner in which it has been receiveel this evening, whichshows that I am well supported , but I feci that I havehardl y done as much as I ought to have done. I havedone all I could for the interest of the province , and I willcertainly, in the future, elo as much as I can. I assureyou it gives me great pleasure to hold my office , becauseo[ the sympathy of the brethren of the province over which1 have the honour to presiele. The R.W.P.G.M. went onta eulogise the officers by whom he had been assisted , es-pecially his present staff , and concluded by proposing" The Health of the Deputy G.M., Bro. Elliott ," who, inreply, was understood to say that among the manyduties which he had in common with all hishearers , the princi ples and objects of Freemasonryhad for many years occupied his thoughts muchand he thought chat the success of the province must de-velop itself iu the charity and good feeling which waspromoted by such celebrations as they had assisted at thatafternoon ; but what was presented to his mind was thepower and dignity of Freemasonry as exhibited in itscharity and relig ion , which appeared to stand outside thecontroversial religion of the world , and he thought that ifever a time should come of attacks upon thc liberty andreligion of the people, the religion of the Order wouldprove a support to the religion of the people in a degreewhich they were not at present able to estimate. He at-tached great importance to the charity force of Freema-sonry ; it was a great thing to say that they could conferjb30|OOo or £40,000 a year on thc institutions. Whetherhe attended meetings in the north or south there seemedalways to be a sort of homogeneity about Freemasonry

. which will always be able; to take care of itsel f , and he be-lieved there was a backbone iu Freemasonry which wouldalways have a force of gravity about it which would al-ways maintain itself.

During the evening some very good vocal music wascontributed by Madame Thaddeus Wells and the musical''rethren above mentioned , Sir H. R. Bishop's glee upon

• !,haJjespeare's words, " Come over the Brook , Bessie, to.:¦ m i being especially worthy of remark .

^ rhe annual summer festival look place at Bro. Teale's,

id 1 , se' on Thursday, July 20th , when , owing to the

.'ghtful weather, a very large attendance of the brethrenth"

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the P°P"1arity of Bro. Tread well, the W.M., and

hav ° S °f the lodge# The Great Easte,n Railway be-<MtcTI '

Very ''kera''yi charging excursion rates, and having• "-"cut carriages on the trains. Over 100 sat eiown to the]y ,t -- -**...a e.3 uu mc uains. \ J \KI 100 sar uown 10 methe a

UCt' w'tnout anv crowding or confusion ; indeed , all

S rra?tr''ments made by the Stewards and the valued

The ir> ' ^r°' billing, insured comfort and attention.SV V „ '"ar'ls >vere Bros, G. Everett. l.P.M. ; Willing,..' - i 1 aimer. LW. : I. Smith, v. 'r . v TI M. • wii."'"¦.Trie C ' ' "• —*•-."•? - • — • » • M. , *,u.u. , .. »»-

I.G .'c ¦; '' Buscal ). S.D. ; G. Clarke, J.D. ; White,Willi". 1" ' DlCi i M'Lean > s-i and Bros. Ral ph , Kent ,M.C ' Th

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' tne latter of wllom also acted as

Wd 1,1 , quet was wel1 served , and a well-chosensa'd the 1 u

U-ri"S dinner time- After £race the W'M-

enio'v a A1 y s so fine * and man>r ladics wishing to

"* dat'. ncf' sPeechcs no' being the most attractive ofb le ' Performances, he should . propose as few as pos-ter, the loyal toasts had been given Bro. Foul-

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ger, P.M., proposed "The Health of the W.M."The W. Master expresseel his thanks to Bro. Foul ger,and said he felt happy to see so many ral ly round him. Heproposed " The Health of the P.M.'s," and was sorry tosee only two—Bros. Elgar and Elmes—of so many present.He (the W.M.) had received a letter of arology from Bro.Everett, I.P.M., stating that the heavy bereavement in hisfamily prevented him attending. He knew all the breth-ren sincerely sympathised with Bro. Everett , 'and knewperfectly well hejwas always most anxious to be presentwith them and hel p them. Bro. Elraes replied. "TheLadies," " The Visitors," " The Officers and Stewards "were also proposal , and duly responded to.

For the Week ending Friday , August n , 1876.

The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secre-taries of Cra't Lodges, Royal Arch Chapters, Mark Lod ges,Preceptories, Conclaves, Sec, of any change in place ortime of meeting.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5.Gen. Com. Boys' School , at 4.Lodge 1559, New Cross, New Cross Hall, Lewisham-rd,

LOOGES OF I N S T R U C T I O N .Lily, Greyhound , Richmond.Manchester, 77, London-st., Fitzroy-square.Star, Marquis of Granby, New Cross-rd.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7.LODGES OF INSTRUCTION .

Prince Leopold, Lord Stanley Tav., Kingsland.Strong Man , Jerusalem Tav., St. John's Gate.Sincerity, Railway Tav., Fenchurch-sr. Station.Camden, b tan hope Arms, Up. James-st., Camden I o.Eastern , Royal Hot., Mi!e-end-road.St. James's Union , Union Tav., Air-st., Regent-st.Wellington , White Swan , Deptford.Perfect Ashlar, Victoria Tav., Lower-rd., Rotherhithe.Sydney, White Hart Ho., Cluirch-rd., Upper Norwood.

TUESDAY , AUGUS T 8.Loelge 16 7, St. John 's, Hol ly Bush Tav., Hampstead.

„ 548, Wellington , White Swan Tav., Deptford.„ 1269, Stanhope, Thicket Hot., Anerley.„ 1538. St. Marlin's-lc-Grand, M.H., Masons'Avenuc.

LODGES OF I N S T R U C T I O N .Metropolitan , 269, Pentonville-rd.Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney.Domatic, Surrey M.H., Camberwell New-road.Faith , 2, Westminster Chambers, Victuria-st.Prince Frcelk. Win., Lord's Hot., St. John's Wood.Dalhousie, King Edward , Triangle, Hackney.Prosperity, 1, Camomile-st., Bishopsgate.St. Mary lebone, British Stores Tav., St. John's Wood.Constitutional, Wheatsheaf Hot., Hanel-court, Holborn .Israel, Rising Sun Tav., Globe Road.Royal Arthur, Prince's Head , York-road , Battersea.Beacontree, Red Lion , Leytonstonc.Metropolitan Chapter , Jamaica Coffee Ho., Cornhill.Excelsior, Commercial Dock Tav., Rotherhithe.

WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 9.Com. R.M.B.I., at 3.Lodge 1228 , Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstonc.

„ 1260, Hervey, F.M.H.LODGES OF I N S T R U C T I O N .

Confidence , M.H., Basinghall-st.Alt. Lebanon, Windsor Castle Tav., Southwark-bdg.-rd.Pythagorean, Prince of Orange, Greenwich.New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav., Hoxton.Royal Union , Horse anil Groom, Winsley-st., Oxford-st.Peckham , Maismore Arms, Park-road , Peckham.Stanhope , Thicket Hot., Anerley.Finsbury Park , Finsbury Park Tav., Seven Sisters'-rd.Southwark, Southwark Park Tav., Southwark Park .Duke of Connaught , Havelock Tav., Dalston, E.United Strength , Grafton Arms, Kentish-town.Islington , Crown and Cushion , London Wall.Whittington , Black Bull Tav., Holborn.Lewis, King's Arms Hot., Wood Green.

THURSDAY , AUGUST 10.Lodge 1558, Duke of Connaught , Surrey M.H.K.T. Precep. 45, Temple Cressing, Brilge House Hot.

LODGES OF I N S T R U C T I O N .Egyptian , Hercules Tav., Leadenhall-st.Fieielity, Yorkshire Grey, London-st., W.Finsbury, Jolly Anglers' Tav., Bath-st., City-road.Temperance in thc East, Catherine-st., Poplar.Ebury, 12 , Ponsonhy-st , Milbank.Highgate, Bull anel Gate, Kentish-town.The Great City, I /1 , Cheapside.High Cross, Coach & Horses, High-road, Tottenham.Salisbury, Union Tav., Air-st., Regent-st.Marquis of Ripon , Albion Tav., Albany-rd., Dalston.Prince Frederick William Chapter, St. John's Wood.Southern Star, Crown Hot., Blackfriars-rd.

FRIDAY , AUGUST 11.Ledge 1420 , Earl Spencer , Northcote Hot.,New Wndswth.

LODOF.S OF I NSTHUCTION .Union Waterloo, Thomas-st., Woolwich.Robert Burns , Union Tav., Ail-St., Regent-st.B-dgravc, Lyceum Tav., 354, Strand.Unions Emulation (for M.M.'s), F.M.H.Temperance, Victoria Tav., Victoria-road , Deptford.Clapton , White Hart, Clapton.Metropolitan, Portugal Hot., Fleet-st.Westbourne, Horse & Groom , Winsley-st., Oxford-st.Uriited Pilgrims, Surrey M.H., Camberwell New-road.St. James's, New Tanners'Arms, Grange-rd., Bermondsey.Duke of Edinburgh , Silver Lion , Penny-fields, Poplar.Doric, Earl Grey Tav., Mile-end-road.Burgoyne, Grafton Arms, Prince of Wales's-road , N.W.St. Luke's, White Hart, King's-rd.,..Chelsea.Chigyvell, Bald-faced Stag Hot., Buckhurst-hilL

MET ROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS.

Burdett Coutts, Approach Tav., Victoria Park.Royal Standard , Finsbury Park Tav., Holloway.Ranelagh, Clarendon Hot., Hammersmith.Pythagorean Chapter, Prince of Orange, Greenwich-rd.

For the Week ending Saturaay August 12, 1876.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7.Lodge 113, Unanimity, Bull Hot., Church-st., Preston.

„ 1045, Stamford , T.H., Altrincham.„ 105 1, Rowley, M.R., Athenaeum, Lancaster.„ 1264, Neptune, M.H., Liverpool.„ 1380, Skelmersdale, Queen 's Hot., Waterloo.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8.Lodge 178 , Antiquity, Royal Hot., Wigan.

„ 24 1, Merchants, M.H., Liverpool.„ 1250 , Gilbert Greenal l, M.R., Warrington.„ 1384, Equity, Commercial Hot., Widnes.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9.Lodge 281, Fortitude, the Athenaeum, Lancaster. •

„ 105 2, Callender, P.H., Rusholme.„ 106 1, Triump h , M.H., Lytham.„ 1094, Temple, M.H., Liverpool.„ 1356, De Grey and Ri pon , 80, N. Hill-st.„ 1403, West Lancashire, Com. Hot., Ormskirk.„ 1547, Liverpool , M.H., Liverpool.„ 1588, Prince Leopold Lodge, Angel Hot., Stretford.

Chap. 86, Lebanon , M.H., Prescot.„ 673, St. John's, M.H., Liverpool.11 I345i Victoria, Cross Keys Hot., Eccles.

Neptune L. of I., M.H., Liverpool.THURSDAY, AUGUST 10.

Lodge 333, Royal Preston , Vic, Garrison Hot ., Fulwood.„ 1035, Prince of Wales, Kirkdale, Liverpool.,. 1182 , Duke of Edinburgh, M.H., Liverpool.„ 1213, Bridgewater, Cross Keys Hot., Eccles.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN WEST LANCASHIRE ANDCHESHIRE.

LONDONM A S O N I C C L U B .

101, Queen Victoria .Street , E.C.The Club is now open for the use of Members.Only a limited number of Members can be elected with-

out Entrance Fee, and at the present rate of subscription.For all particulars and forms of app lication , apply to

the Secretary, at the offices—37, QUEEN VICTORIA-STREET,

LONDON, E.C.

For the Week ending Saturday, August 12 , 1876.All the Meetings take place at Eight o'clock.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7.Lodge 20, St. John, M.H., Leshmahagou.

„ 124, Kilwinning, Union Tav., Ayr.„ 129, St. Mirren , 3, Moss-st., Paisley.„ 138, Operative, Blue Bell Hot., Ayr.„ 237, St. John , Maseinic Arms, Girvan.11 332, Union , 213, Buchanan-st., Glasgow.„ 581, Plantation , Craigiehall-st., Glasgow.

Chap. 53, Dumbarton , Elephant Hot , Dumbarton.„ 119, Rosslyn , 25, Robertson-st., Glasgow.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8.Lodge 230, St. Barnabas, Black Bull Hot., Old Cumnock.

„ 413, Athole, 213, Buchanan-st., Glasgow.„ 419, Neptune, 33, St. James-?t., S.S., Glasgow.„ 426, Prince of Wales, M.H., Renfrew.„ 441, Glasgow, 22 , Struthers-st., Glasgow.11 543i St. John , M.H., Dalmuir.„ 55c, Clydesdale, 106, Rose-st., S.S., Glasgow.11 579, St. Bryde, M.H., Uddingstone.

Chap. 17, Greenock , M.H., Cathcart-st.„ 69, St. Andrew, 25, Robertson-st., Glasgow.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9.Lodge 178 , Scotia, 12, Trongate, Glasgow.

11 333i St- George, 2 13, Buchanan-st., Glasgow.„ 510, Maryhill , M.H., Main-st.

Chap. 113, Partick , M.H., Douglas-st., Partick.THURSDAY , AUGUST 10.

Lodge 88, New Monkland Montrose, T.H., Airdrie,„ 109, St. Marnock , Crown Hot., Kilmarnock.11 334, St. John's, Castle Inn , New Cumnock.„ 557, Blantyre Kilwinning, C.H., Blantyre.> » 57°, Kenmuir, M.H., Springburn.

Chap. 30, Glasgow, 213, Buchanan-st., Glasgow.FRIDAY , AUGUST 11.

Lodge 18, Kilwinning, Church-st., Dumbarton.„ 147, Cadder Argyle, M.H., Chryston.„ 170 , St. John , M.H., Renton.„ 427, St. Clai r, M.H., Cambusnethan.

Chap. 144, St. Rollox , 69, Garngad-rd., Glasgow.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN GLASGOW AND WESTOF SCOTLAND.

For the Week ending Saturday, August 12 , 1876.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7.Granel Lodge of Scotland , F.M.H., Edinburgh, 3 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8.Lodge 1, L. of Edinburgh , Mary 's Chapel , Waterloo.p l.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9.Lodge 2, Canongate Kilwinning, St. John's Chapel.Chap. 1, Edinburg h , F.M.H., 98, George-st.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10.Lodge 8, Journeyman , Blackfriars-st.

1'RIDAY , AUGUST 11.Chap. 56, Canongate Kilwinning, M.H., Jolm-st.

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005. Gladstone, 23s. 4524. "Whittington, 30s. 3300. Gladstone, 35s. 5200. "Whittington, 42s.Price List oj Electro-Pla te and Prussian Silver aad Nickel Silver Spoons and Forks." * '. , , Piain-i-'iDDLEor OLD EsfiusH , Stamped.—Ln-v, BIAD, &c. Nickel Prussian

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Mustard , Salt , and Egg Spoons , (filt bowls „ 27 o 24 o ; 21 o j 18 o 37 o 34 o 31 o 27 o 58* 10 oSugar Toners and Sauce ladles ... „ 62 o . 52 o ; 42 o ' 32 o 82 o 72 o 62 o 48 o 20 0 30 oTodd y Ladles ., 56 o i 46 o : 36 o ; 26 o 76 o 66 o 56 o 43 o 16 o 26 oSoup Ladles „ il o 1(0 | 14 o ' n o 26 o 24 o 22 o 20 o 6 0 80Gravy Spoons „ 12 o 10 o '¦ 8 o 6 0 17 o 1 15 o 13 o n o 4 0 5 0Butter Knives, Mclal Handles „ 5 0 4 4 : 3 8 3 0 6 o I 5 6 S o 4 6 ... 4 0

I _i,_ Ivory ... ... _... 1. _ -^ .._. _ ... -JJ _ ^.. •;. ,j _ < 6 ' S o , 4 6 i 4 0 5 6 ) 5 0 4 6 4 ° 5_°_ N.B.—The Olel Eng lish is not made in and si/e; except the Tea Spoons.

EXPLANATION OF THE VARIOUS QUALITIES. —" Nickel" is the metal unp lated; "No s " is Nickel coated with a medium thickness of Silver. " No. 1" with a strong coating ol Silver and N-" 1 A." extra strongly plated , for long wear and constant use. 'N OT GILT . '

Fish Carvers, Desserts, Cruet Frames, Tea Services, &c, in great variety.Dor llluitrated Catalogue may be procured , onapplicaliou , at tie coit of Five Shillings , -which amount -Mill ce credited on receipt of first order.

LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE. !The New Metal (" Prussian Silver ") Spoons and Forks are uncqualle*d for appearance anel durability, and are warranted to keep their colour.

All the Plated Work is weighed both before and after going inln the Platinjr Vats, and being done under th: personal supervision of one of the Firm , the quality is guaranteed to give satisfaction and to beaithe test of wear.Special attention given to Export Orders. Goods made Suitable for any Market Orders executed through British Merchants.

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