ROYA L

MASONIC INSTITUTIONFOR GIRLS.

THE EIGHTY-SIXTH

ANNIVERSAR Y FESTIVALOF THIS I N S T I T U T I O N WILL BE HEL2 ) AT , THE

FREEMASONS' TAVERN, LONDON,On Wednesday, thc i-j./t May, 1874.

The Right Honourable the EARL OFSHREWSBURY and TALBOT, R.W. Pro-vincial Grand Master for Staffordshire,

IN THE CHAIR.

President of the Board of Stewards: —THE R IGHT HON . THE EARL OF ZET-

LAND, R.W. Provincial Grand Master forNorth and East Yorkshire.

Acting President :—W.B RO . J. CHARLES PARKINSON, J.G.D.,

D. Prov. G.M. for Middlesex.Hon. Treasurer :—

W. BRO. RA Y N H A M W. STEWART, P.G.D.With 190 Stewards.

Dinner on table at six o'clock. Brethren toappear in full Masonic Craft costume.

Tickets, One Guinea each, may be had of theStewards • or of the Secretary, as under.

R. WENTWORTH LITTLE ,Secretary to the Institution ,

Hon. Sec. to Board of Stewards.

Norwich and LondonACCIDENT INSURANCE

A S S O C I A T I O N .ESTABLISHED 1856.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL £100,000.For Insuring against

ACCIDENTAL DEATHWith

Compensation for Personal injury,Caused by Accidents

CH I E F OFFICES—ST. GILES'S STREET, NORWICH.LO N D O N : 49, MOORGATE-ST.

Secretary : CI I A R I.ES R. OI L M A N , Esq.London Manager: Mr. GEORGE POWELL.

MOSES and SON'S STOCK of

SUMMER" CLOTHING for Adults and Juveniles surpasses in

magnitude, variety, and excellenccany liithcito offered to thcpublic.

The Bespoke or Order Department is furnished with anunequalled assortment of fabiics from the best manufac-turers of the Home and Forei gn Markets.

P MOSES and SON beg to state that the-*-' • DEPA RTMENTS for BOYS' CLOTHING in thciiestablishments are quite distinct , which will be found a greatconvenience, particularly by ladies accompany ing theirsons.

P MOSES and SON forward PRICE LIST,* Patterns , Fashion Sheet, and Rules for Self-M»asure

gratis and post free. Country ciders promptly and care-full y executed.

J£ MOSES and SON'S vast Stock is dividedinto distinct Departments, as follows :—

Ready-made Clothing for Adults.Ready-Made Clothing for .Ju veniles.Ready-made Clothing for Sailors and Mechanics.Clothing made to Order.Hosiery and Drapery.Mantles, Shawls, and Ladies' Underclothing,Hats and Caps.Boots and Shoes.Outfits for Sea or Shore.

J£ MOSES and SON beg to state that every* article in their Establishments is marked in plain

figures, and that any article not approved of will be ex-changed , or the amount paid for it will be returned.

P MOSES and SON 'S Establishments are

""' • c'oscd every Friday evening at sunset, till Saturdayevening at sunset, when business is sts_mc_ \_ivtiV 11o'clock.

The following arc thc only addresses of E. MOSES andSON :—

LONDON .Corner of Minorics and Ald gate (opposite Aldgate Church,New Oxford-street , corner of I l.-n t-strcct.Corner of Toltenham-Couit-road and Euston-road.

CO U N T R Y fin I N C H .Brad ford , Yorkshhe.

MOST PUISSANT GR A N D CO U N C I LOF

lloijal anb j klcct t#nst.rs of Cngtuab , tvc.CONSTITUTED 4T11 AUGUST, 1871.

BRO. REV. G. RAYMOND PORTAL, M.P.G.M.BRO. N. G. PHILLIPS , 33°, R.P.D.G.M.

A meeting of the Members of the Degree ofRoyal and Select Master, will be held at 2, RedLion-square, Holborn , on Wednesday, the 20thinst., at 4 o'clock in the afternoon , to admitand receive Candidates , properl y qualified asMark and Royal Arch Masons, whose namesmust be sent to the undersigned , not later thanThursday, 14th inst.

FR E D E R I C K B I N C K E S ,(G. Recorder) .

Office. —4th April , 1874.

MEN OF THE TROWEL.New Edition of the celebrated Song, by Waters. Post

free r8 stamps.LONDON : VVEEKES aud Co., 16, Hanover-street , W.

THELOMBARD EXCHANGE ,

LO M B A R D ST R E E T , LO N D O N , E.C.TKRI - S. „ s. d

Kntmnce Fee ... ... ... ... . . . 3 3 0Annual Subscri ption ... ,,, ... ... ... 3 3 0Mcmbcis residinir and carry ing 011 business at a di.stanre

of f i f ty miles ami upwards ftom London , Merchant-Captains , and Clerks lo .Subscribers (no entrance fee ' 1 I oTlie room is well supplied .villi ue\vs\ a .icrs , telegrams , and

bnr.-ks of reference, ll includes a Posl-oHice , Tosle Kestante ,Tele^rapli-ofiice , Heading anil Writing Room , Keslaurant , Lava-tories, &r .: also copying machines for the u:_ of Subscribers.

iiro. JOHN l l . Y O U N C U U S II A N I i ,P.M., I' .i... P.IC.C ,, I'.P.J .Ci .W. &c., Manager.

A RTHUR J. is earnestl y requ ested to com-municate wi th A. W., "by letter ," addiessed , care

<j f Postmaster, 42 , Dale-street , Liverpo ol.C'lh May, 1874.

T OST on Wednesday, A pril 2 _ nd , at the Pro-' vincial Lod ge Meeting, at I Icrtfurt l , an Apion Case,

lette red Comp. J. S. Catter , Mount Sum Chapter , No, ia ,containing an undress Provincial Lodge Collar.—Address1'arquhar Cottage , I'oit-hill , Hertford.

THE BIRKBECKls the only Duilding Society whose Annual Rccdnls exceed

O N K M I L L I O N !Ho-w to Purchase a House for 7'ivo Guineas per Month ,

With immediate po-St-ssiim and no Runt to pay. Apply atthe Oili-eof llic BIRK13KCK 1JU1LD1NG SOULiTY, 29 & 30,

t?mith.inipton-l )uilt l ini;s , Chancery -Jane ,f/oiu to purchase a FU>t of t.atuifur Five Shi 'tHngs per Month ,

With j nimediate j.os6css i()n,eitlii:r forMuiuiinijorGardenini ip -.irpo. es,app ly at the Otlice of the B I R K B I LCK KR1_J - !10LJ> LAND

&0CI1-XY , 29 8c 30 Soii thamptoii- lmildin tf s, ChaiK-.ry-iane,lioiv to Invest Money ivith safety at f . \ pit cent Interest.

App y lo the Olli.c of the iJ iKKIJKCIC HANK.All sunifi under £50 1 :p.iyi'*) !e upon demand. Current accounts

opened -similar to Ordinary BanU -Vs. Cheonc Hooks supp lied.0:lice houivi limn 10 till 4 daily, oa Mondays iron. 10 til l 9, and onSaturdays from 10 till \z. A .mall pamphlet , containing full par-ticular^ may he obtained gratis , or sent Po_t-.ree on app lication to

Fmxcis RAVEXSCRQ . r. Manage r.

vrrANTED, Hands for the Gold , Silk nnd'* Worsted Km broidery Geo. Kenning ", 2, 3, \_ | , UrMc

Uritain. A j ^rcnticca taken,

ST. CUTHBERT 'S , LANSDOWN , BATH.ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS.

This School has been eminentl y successful in preparingpup ils for the Public Schools, Universities , Army, Navy,anil other examinations, as well as for commercial pur-suits. Prospectus and list of references on app lication tothe piinci pal brother , M. A. Cuffe , LL.D. I''. Hoy. H. Soc,18°, E.R.A., 5.3.

MASONIC EMBLEMS.A BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART, in

Photogiaphy, for framing, representing a volumeof the Scii pture, opsned 3.1 Chapter O o f thc ist Book ofKings, surrounded by symbols of thc Craft.

Plain , is. 6d. j 1 i . lil y coloured , ,5s-To be had wholesale and ret 1 il of ST E V E N S & R I C I I A I I D -

SON , Stationers and Steam Printers , 5, Great Queen-street , Lincoln 's-iun-fields.

X cCiDENT INSURANCE COMPANY(Limited), 7, Bank Buildings, Lothbury, E.C.

General Accidents. I Personal Injuries.Hallway Accidents. | Deaths by Accidents.

C. HARDING , Manager.

MONEY, TIME AND LIFEAH E LOST IN THE EVENT OF

A C C I D E N T A L I N J U R Y OR D E A T H .Provide against these losses by a Policy of the

Kailfoag passengers' Ussuranre CompanyAGAINST ACCIDENTS OF ALL KINDS.

The oldest and large st ^ICCIDKSTJL .ISSUR.IXCi: COMFASrMux. A. K I N N A I R D , M.P., Chairman.

Paid-up Capital & Reserve Fund £140,000,ANNUAL 1N-IOMK , X'tOo ,ooo.

£810,000 have been paid as Compensation.Bonus allowed to Insurers of Five Years' standing.

A pp ly to the Clerks at the Railway Stations , thc Local Agents, or64, CORNHILL , a-d 10, REGENT STREET, LONDON

WILLIAM J. VIAN, Secretary.

MASONICASSURANCE OFFICE,

9, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, LONDON.JOSEPH RANKIN STEBBING, Esq., P.G.D., Chairman.

This Company was the first to adopt thc new and popu-lar system of POSITIVE ASSURANCE. The policiesbeing payable to bearer, render assignments , stamps,legacy duties, <Src, unnecessary, and they have at alltimes an immediate purchasable value. Sec detailed pro-spectus.

FREDERICK BIGG, P.M.. Manacrer.

E P P S ' S C O C O A .BREAKFAST.

" By a thoroug h knowledge of the natural laws whichgovern the operations of digestion and nutrition , and b)a careful app lication of the fine properties of well selectedcocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables witha delicatel y flavoured beverage which may save us man.*heavy doctors' bills "—Civil Service Gazette.

" Wc will now give an account of tlie process adopteeby Messrs. James Epps anu Co., manufacturers of dieteticai tides, at tlieir works in the Euston-road , London." -Cassell's Household Guide.

Made simply with boiling water or milk.Each Packet is Labelled.

JAMES EPPS & Co., IIOMCEOPATHIC C1J *>*MISTS.48, Threadnccdle-street , ami 170 , Piccadill y

Works for Dietetic Preparations , Euston-ioad , London

SWANSEA.Agent for " Tho Freemason."

fi RO. CHAS, MAGGS , 24, Oxford-st., Swan-sea,

A large stock of A prons, Jewels, Clothing, and everyrequisite for all Degrees of Freemasonry.

Agent for Keniiing 's Masonic Note Paper , Envelopes ,Books , Candles, Perfumes, kc.

Advertisements received for "Thc Freemason."

YUUR ARMS , CRESTS , & MOTTO,rous t ) A N D s. J,

Drawn in Pen aud Ink for , ... , 0Emblazoned in 1 leialdic Colours, ... ... 7 0Crests Engraved on Spoons nnd Folks, per doz- •; oAnd on Ring's , Seal:;, and Dies 0 o

SEALS, DIES, PR ICSSES , ENDORSING STAMP * ,Stammng on Note Paper in Embossed Relief,

Bro. JAMES B, SLY'S ,\ 9.RATHB0N E PLACE, QXFORD -S'f . UWDON, W.

IMf O N E Y.— L O A N S granted imm.diatu i )from £100 to £2 ,000 at 5 per cent., repayable over

Three, Four, or Five Years , on Personal V'ecurity and LifePolicy effected with the WEST OF ENGLAND INSU-RANCE CO., (Est ablished 1807.)

Apply to the Superintendent of Agents,Bro. J. CROCKER , Neville Street, Newcastle.

Agents Wanted .

( 1EORGE REESVJ MAPLE and ROSEWOOD

MOULDINGS, best in London.

( ^EORGITREES'*-* GILT MOULDINGS, cheapest

in the Trade.

Q.EORGE REES'100,000 feet of GILT ROOMBORDERING in stock, fromid. per foot.

QEORGE REES"First-class ENGRAVINGS,frdrn 2s. each.

QEORGE REES'OHROMOS, from the BestMasters, at reduced prices.

ti, DRURY -L/VNE , W.C, onnosite Drurv-lane Theatre

pATON'S JURISPRUDENCE OF FREE-X MASONRY. 8vo., 10s. 6d.

PATON'S FREEMASONRY ; Its Symbolism andReligious Nature, and Laws of Perfection . 8vo., cloth ,i os. 6d.

PATON'S ORIGIN OF F R E E M A S O N R Y, or the 1717Theory Ex ploded. Svo., sewed , is.

Reeves and Turner, iq t> , St rand , London.

City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-stree tLONDON.

"WTELL adapted for Banquets, Balls, Amateu rDramatic Entertainments, Public Meetings, and Arbi-

trations. The la r„** l l a l l io --np: *hl«> of seating upward s of TweU'*'iuiidreii people.

_ I D N E Y SPENCER , Proprietor ,

The Alexandra Restaurant ,1, CONDUIT-STREET, REGENT-STREET.

Public and Private Dining Rooms.First-class Cooking and Wines.

Open or Suppers after the Theatres.Bro. F. H ILFRE I CH, Proprietor.

Caledonian Hotel,ROnF.RT STREET, ADELPHI TERRACE, STRAND

Q.ENTLEMEN and Families visiting London^* will tind every accommodation , combined with comfort andmoderate charges, at the above Hotel.

Beds from _s.; Sitting Rooms from 3s.; Breakfasts from 2s.fable d'Hote 6.30, 3s. 61I.

Every accommodation for Alasonic Meetings ana Banquets forhe Craft , Arch and Hi gh Grades.

Spacious and Cheerful Coffee Room overlooking the VictoriaEmbankment.

BRO. GEORGE STATES Manager.

Guildhall Tavern ,G R E S H A M - S T R E E T , E.C.

Chop and Steak Room, fitted with the Silver Gridiron.Spacious Dining-rooms , Luncheon-bars, and Smoking-

rooms. Rooms of all sizes suitable for Auction Sales,Consultations, Arbitrations , Building Societies, &c. ; alsofor Freemasons' Lodges and Banquets , Private Dinners , etc.

GUILDHALL TAVERN COM PANY (Limited).32 and 33, GRESHAM-STREET, E.C.

JOSEPH C0RB1N, Manager.

S. YARDLEY,(ESTABLISHED 1830)

SHOP FRONT BUILDER , SHOP FITTER ,A N D

Air Tight Show Case Manufacturer,8, LOWER WOOD STREET, CLERKENWELL.

LONDON , E.C.Even* descri ption of fittings manufactured forjcwcllers, Cutlers ,

Stationers, Offices , Drapers , Museums, Banks, Libraries, Outfi t -ters and "osiers, Fancy Trades, &c.

Plans and Estimates provided for shop fronts and internal fit-tings, in Town IT any part of the Country.

Outside Lamps (silver plated) from 28s.Ditto, with arms and fi t t ings complete, from facia , from 42s.Superior Jewellers ' ditto , with extra i l lumina t ing power, from 35s.Ditto with arms and linings comp lete, from facia , fioin 50s.

BALL FAVOURS ,NEWEST DESIGNS.

MASONIC DEPOTS 2, 3, & 4, LI TTLE BRIT/tIN,( 198, Fleet-street, London.

BR A N C H E S : \ 2 , Monument-place. Liverpool.(. 145, Argy le-street, Glasgow.

W. FIGES,80 CANNON-STREET, LONDON, E.G.,

M A N U F A C T U R E R 01' TH E

NEW _£GIS UMBR ELLA ,Combining increased shelter with increased strength , an

elegant shape, and a convenient walking length.

RIDING AND DRIVING WHIPS , &c.

W. T. MACKEY ,S H O P F I T T E R ,

100, ST. JOHN' S BOAD,HOXTON.

Counting-house, S l i r f , and Warehouse Fittings atthe lowest J u ices.

BRO. KENNING'S

N E W T R A C I N G B O A R D SMounted oa Cloth for the Pocket , Price 7/6.

104 CHURCH SERMON S ,By EMINENT CLERGYMEN.

In Two Volumes, Handsomely Bound in Cloth , each , 4s.R EEVES SON A N D CO., Play hrnsi-yard , London.

3RO. ll J. THURSTON , HOPKINS , fcCo.,(Successor to Ho)il ; ins and Stephens),

P.I I.LI A Id) TAI ' I . I - . . M A N l . T A C T I ' R F . K f ;,10 I itlle St. Andrew 's-street , U ppei St. Mat't iu 's-lanc , London' ' W.C.

I I I L L I A R I ) TAII I . I 'S t 'O . M I ' I . K T I ' PROM /d In 1.6a,Lxuerienced Man sent lo all pans for Repairs.

Li t-blithcd 30 Years,

-.rpHE FREEMASON " OF ST. LOUIS 'The Largest Masonic Monthl y in the World. Published

at St. Louis, Mo., by George Frank Gouley, Grand Secretary andRecorder o f the four Grand Bodies of Missouri.

The Freemason containstidings from every quarter of the worldand will be found of great advantage to all Masons, especially thoseinterested in An -_rican affairs. Terms $_ per annum , and to thosewho subscribe for the London Freemason the price will be $1.50currency. Postage free.Subscri ptions received at the Office of the London " Freemason"

198, Fleet-street .

THE ENTR'ACTE,A MUSICAL and THEATRICAL REVIEW,

Pri ce One Penny. Used as a programme at thc principa lLondon and Provincial Music Halls. The Entr 'acte enjoys anextensive circulation , and gets into the hands of every theatricaland music-hall artiste. It contains a splendid cartoon every week.First-rate medium for advertisers. Subscribers can be supplied bypost at i/S per nuarter . Published every Saturday, at J, Catherine-street, Covent Garden, W.C.

' p H E L O N D O N M I R R O RPublished every Saturday ; price 41!.

The object of this journal is to set forth thc claims of the manyReli gious, Educational , Benevolent , and Prudential Institutions ofthe United King dom ,and week by week to report their proceedings,whether as Meetings, Sermons, Anniversaries , or Elections, so as topresent these National Inst i tut ions to the favour o f t h e Public.

Oflice , <5Q, Southampton-row, Russell-square, London, W.C.

"THE FREEMASON"Supp lied by

^P DRISCOLL, Wholesale Newsagent, 87,A * Farringdon-st., E.C.South London Branch , 416, Wandsworth-road , S.W.,

eight doors from the London Chatham and Dover RailwajStation.

Wholej ale Publisher to the Trade.

Shortly will lie Published ,T H E D A I L Y I N D E P E N D E N T .¦* Offices, 1 So ami I .SI , Fleet-street, London , K.C , corner of

Fcttcr-lnne. The largest London and Provincial Pcnnv Paper inthe World .

The Daily IndependentWill be conducted on str ict ly pure and thorough Independentprinci p les. For all shades and phases of Political aud Religious,opinions.

The Daily Independent.Special and novel arrangement of columns. Instant reference toNews and Advert isements of a particular Citv , Town, Colony, orForeign Country.

The Daily Independent.Best medium for Advertisements, Supplements , being irregularlysupp lied and often mislaid , wi l l NOT be:, sued by Dail y Independent ,except tor News of extraordinary iinpo , w h i l e all Advert isementswill be ahvays in bod y of paper.

The Daily Independent.One Penny. For all the world , aud every class . Oilices, J KQ andi.Si , Fleet-street , l.ondor , ICC, corner ol Fetter- lane.

T IGHT for the BLIND (Longmans andCo., Publishers) i.s recommended to publ ic notice for

the strikimj and touching account it gives ol the boon thatMOON'S simp le R A I S E D TYPE affords to the blind , forwhom ihe Bible and many works ate embossed by I Jr.Moon. Kiiends are greatl y needed to promote a circula-tion of these amongst the poor, and to enable Dr. Moonto cany on his sell-deny ing labmu s in his Pr int ing Premises, 104, Queen 's-road , Bri ghton.

m LEA & PERKINS' SAUCE.TJW THE "VVOKCES' 1'l 'HSMIHE."JI Pronounced by Connoisseurs " T H E O N L Y <; OOD

J|j SAucii." Its use improves appetite and diges-

iffl k. tion. Unrivalled for piquancy and flavour.

p=SASK FOR LEA & PERKINS SAUCE.I?5. ??? BliWAItE 01' I M I T A T I O N SI.SS3 'o avoid which see the names,fe?ff LEA ._ PERRINS ,t|§|§| | on all bottles and labe ls.ri Blliill A genls--Ci(OSSE & B I.ACKWKI .I.,London , and soldvllillilffllilBI'' by all Dealers in Sauces throug hout the world.

FUNERALS.B R O S . S E R V A N T E & F E R R Y M A N ,

Comp lete Funeral Furni shers,232 , HIGH HOLLORN,

Corner of New Turn st ile, leading inlo Lincohi's-Inii-iiekl.s.Funerals conducted in the best manner, with choice ap-

pointments and great economy. Distance no object. Pricebook free.

Established nea r ly 150 years

CAUTION.G E N E R A L F U N E R A L E S T A B L I S H M E N T .

(Established upwards of 35 years.,)

Bros . SINCLAIR & SON ,J ^W F l ' R N l M ; -wi U N D E K T A K E K S A N D F U N E R A L jR

\ i*EATn«Mr._ , , _||__»»

SI , City Road , Fins-bury Ptpinre , opposite tbe Fin.sbuty Schools ,E.C,and 24, Souih gate- '-'oad , Downham-road , near the Rosemaryfj ranch Bridge , N.

(N'» connection wi th any other es tabl ishment of the same name.)Only nt the above addresses. Every Funeral at stated charges—Sec Illustrated Prospectus,

§l^§-BHP *iCROSBY'S

BALSAMI C

COUGH ELIXI ROpiates, Narcotics, and Squills are too often invoked to give relief inCoughs, CoWI s,and all Pulmonary diseases. Instead of such fallaciousrcmeclii's, which y ield momentary relief at the expense of enfeeblingthc di gestive organs, and thus increasing that debility which liesat the root of the maladv, modern science points to CROSBY'S

BALSAMIC COUGH ELIXIR as the true remedy.SELECT TESTIMONIAL.

Dr. Rooke,Scarharou£h,a.uthorofthe " Anti-Lancet," says ;" Ihave repeatedly observed how very rap idly and invariably itsubiiuei'cough , pain , and irritation o f the chest in cases of Pulmonary Con-sumption , and lean , with thc greatest confidence , recommend it as amost valuable adjunct to an otherwise strengthening treatment lc;this disease.'*

This medicine , which is free from op ium and squills, not onlyallays the local irritation , but improves digestion and strengthens theconstitution. Hence it is used with the most signal success inAsthma, Uroncbitis , Consumption , Coughs, lnHuenza , Ni ghtSweats of Consumption , Quinsey, and all all'cctions of thc throat andchest. Sold in bottles at is. gd., 4s. Od., and ns. each, by all re-spectable Chemists, and wholesale by Jas. M. Crosby, Chemist,Scarborough,.

*»* Invalidsfihocld read Crosby's Prize Treatise on "Diseases ofthe Lungs and Air-Vessels," a coyy of which can be had Grail's ofall Chemists.

"FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE."

WORLD FAMED

TRADE MARK ,—" BLOOD MIXTURE / 1THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER -YND RESTORER ,

I' or cleansing and rle.irini; the blood from all impurities, c.im.utbe too hi ghl y recommended ..' For Scrofula , Scuny, Skin Diseases, and Sores of all k inds, it is

a never-failing and permanent cure.It Cures old Sores.

Cures Ulcerated Sores on the Neck.Cures Ulcerated Sore Legs.Cures Hlackheads , or Pimp les on the Face.Cures Scurvy Sores.Cures Cancerous Ulcers .C\ues I'lond and Skin diseases..Cures Glandula r Swellings,Clears the Blood from all Impure Mat ter ,From whatever cause ar is ing.

As t h i s m i x t u r e is pleasant to tlie taste, and warranted free fromav.uhiv-i* injurious to the most d.licate constitution of either sex,the Proprietor solicits sutlerers to give it a tr ial to test i ts value.

Thousands of Testimonials from all parts.So]d in Unities 2s. 3d. each , and in Cases, containing six times

the quant i ty , us.—sufficient to effect a permanent cure in thcgreat majo f i tv of long-standing cases,—HY ALL CHEMISTSA N D PATENT M E D I C I N E VENDORS throug hout the UnitedKingdom and the world , or sent to any address on recei pt of 37or 133 stamps by

F. |. C L A R K E, Chemist Hi gh-street , Lincoln.Wholesale: All Patent Medicim- Houses.

WEAK OR DEFECTIVE SIGHT.—SPEC-TACLES scient i l ical ly adapted to reinedv impn i i ed vision

hy Mr. A C K L A N D , Surgeon ,"daily, at Home and Thurn lhwai t e 's,Opticians to the Oueen , ^, Holborn Viaduct , London , E.C, Sendsix stamps for '* Acklaiul ' s H i n t s on Spectacles ," which containsvaluable suggestions to sufferers from imperfect sight.

Now Readv .A MASONIC CALENDAR , &C,

FO Jl Till.

PROVINCE OF DURHAM ,Containing a Calendar for iS / .f . Shewing the Lodges and

Chapters tha t meet on each date , and also Lists nf the Present andPa-t Officers oi " each Lodge and Chap te r in the Province , w i t h .1mass of oilier useful in fo rmat ion . Price One Shilling, free bv postOue Shilling and One Penny.

Maybe had of JAS. I I , C OATES , 24, Holmeside , Sunderland ,andthroug h any bookseller.

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AND AT 58, EDGWAHE ROAD.

TABLE OF CONTE NTS.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS :—Craft Masonry 275Instruction 276Mark Masonry 276Knights Templar 277Scotland 277

Opening of a Red Cross Conclave at Glasgow 278Grand Chapter 279Masonic Tidings 279Initiation of H.R.H. Prince Leopold 280The New Grand Officers 280Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 282Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 281Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 281Initiation of H.R.H. Prince Leopold 282CORRESPON DENCE :—

Early Grand Mother Encampment of Scotland ... 282Railway Management 282Mr. Cuffe 2S2Masonic Cypher 283Prov. G. Lodge of Hertfordshire 283The Lost Ten Tribes 283Masons' Marks 283

Masonic Bibliograph y 283Lodge Meetings for next week 2S4Advertisements 273 274 280 285 286 287 288

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COLCHESTER .— United Lodge (No. 697).—Theinstallation of Bro. the Rev. Eustace H. Crate,Curate-in-Charge of Abberton , as W.M. of theUnited Lodge, No. 697, took place on Thursday,30th ult., in the presence ofthe Right Worship-ful the Provincial Grand Master (Bro. R. J.Bagshaw), the Provincial Grand Secretary (Iiro.John Wright Carr), and a very large number ofvisitors and members of the lodge. The cere-mony was most ably performed by Bro. theRev. C.J . Martyn, W.M. ofthe " Stour Valley"Lodge No. 1,224, P.M., P.Z., and Past GrandChaplain of Eng land ; and at its conclusion thenew W.M. appointed and invested his officersas follows :— Bros. T. Rix , P.M., S.W. ; theRev. R. C. Gardiner , J.W. ; T. Rix , Secretary 5R. Roche, Assistant Secretary ; B. Brai ley,Treasurer; Thomas W. Nay lor, S.D. ; It. O.Carpenter, J.D. ; G. Quiver , Organist ; J.McConnell , I.G. ; W. Middleton and W.Geddes, Stewards ; and C. Gunner , Ty ler. Be-fore the lod ge was closed a cordial vote ofthanks was passed to the R.W. the ProvincialGrand Master for his kind attendance, and toBro. the Rev. C. J. Marty n for the able mannerin which he had performed the ceremony of theday. About forty brethren subsequentlysat down to a sumptuous banquet at ihe GeorgeHotel , the catering of Bro. C. Guiver being asusual most satisfactory. On the removal of thecloth, the usual loyal and Masonic-toasts wereproposed and drunk , and the enjoyments of theevening were very much enhanced by the vocalrenderings of Bros. Dawson, Roche, Tay lor,Eustace, and others, Bro. G. Guiver accom-panyist. Bro . Neild created much amusementby his clever recitation. Amongst those presenteither in lodge or at the banquet , besides thebrethren already mentioned, were—Bros. F. A.Cole, W.M. j S. Chap lin , I.P.M. ; T. R.Quilter , P.M. ; W. P. Lewis, P.M. ; A Welch,J.W. ; T. J. Railing, Secretary, and J. Hanly,No. 5 1; W. Shury , P.M., 167, 548, and 51 ;F. Wri ght , No. 213 ; J. W. Joll y, W.M.; J . E.Wiseman , P.M., Secretary, and G. Riches ,P.M. 433 ; J. Brinkley, 446 ; Wm. Cotton , 552 ;S. Dutton , jun. , and W. Downes, 650 ; P. Piton ,959 ; J- W. Quihampton , P.M. 1024 : and thefollowing members of No. 697 ; W. Bateman ,W. Ball , J. Beamish , J. H. Boulton , E. N,Cragg, W. Dawson , T. Dufly, G. Guiver , W.Goss, H. Harlow.W. J. Harvey , George Harvey,R. Hunt, J. Inwood, J. Neild , W. Parker, W.G. Siggers, M. Tay lor, and T. Williams.

K OYAL OAK LODGE (NO. 871).—The regularmeeting of this lodge was held at the WhiteSwan Tavern , 217, Hi gh-street, Deptford , onThursday, the 23rd ult. Bro. G. Andrews,W.M., presided over lod ge, and did all the work.There were present during the afternoon andevening, Bros. F. Walters, P.M., Sec. ; H. 1.

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Tuson, J.W. ; J. J. Pakes, S.D. ; J. BaxterLangley, I.G.; H. J. Dawe, W.M. ; H. J.Fisher, Org. ; M. Concanen, J. Woollett, W.S. ;J. G. Vohmann , G. Porter, ancl about fortyother members. The visitors were Bros. T. W.Baldwin , S.W. 1423 ; A. J. Webley, 1423 ;J. V. Watkins, 1326 ; E. Larking, 1326 ,and others. The minutes read of regularand emergency meetings were unanimousl y con-firmed. The work done (in a superior manner)was passing A. Macers to the second and raisingBros. E. Wood , J. . H. Buer, J. C. Craig, G.Clark , A. J. Webley ( 1423), and E. Larking(1326) to the third degree. Bro. John BaxterLangley, I.G., was elected as a Steward to re-present the lodge at the forthcoming festival ofRoyal Benevolent Institution , to be held inJanuary, 1875. Some notices of motion weregiven in to the Secretary, relative to proposednew bye-laws, and all other business being dis-posed of, the lodge was closed. There not beingany banquet or refreshment, the members sepa-rated after the business terminated.

POTTER 'S BAR .—Acacia Lodge (No. 1309). —The regular meeting of the season took place onSaturday, April 25th , at the Railway Hotel,Bros. E. W. Richardson , W.M. ; R. Limpus,J.W. • C. A. Ferrier, S.D. ; C. G. Rush«*orthJ.D. ; J. H. Webster, I.G. ; J. H. ButtenP.M. ; C. Horsley, P.M. ; J. W. George, T. SLewis, H. E. Appleby, H. J. Lambly, T. Boyce,S. Bud gett , H. D'Arcy, A. Gould , and others.Visitor Bro. J. Lee, 1 158, was present. Bro. C.Horsley, P.M., in his usual well known ablemanner raised A. Gould and H. D'Arcy to thethird degree. Several important notices ofmotion were discussed and approved of relatingto alterations in bye laws. The Secretary, Bro.Fred. Walters, P.M., was through illness absentfrom the lodge. One gentleman was proposedfor initiation. The lodge was closed. Refresh-ment followed labour.

GR E E N W I C H .—Slar Lodge (No. 1275)- —i nemergency meeting was held on Friday, April24th , at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich. Bro. T. R.Darke, W.M., presided , and was supported byBros. G. Pymm , P.M., S.W. ; W. Ki pps, J.D. ;L. L. Limebeer , S.D. , S. Homewood , P.M.,I.G. ; Rev. Colles, Chap lain , C. J. Hogg, P.G.Steward , P.M., and many others. There werenot any visitors. The work , done in a superiormanner , was initiating Mr. C. H. Williams ,passing brothers H. Prall , G. Fawn, aud W.B. Woodman , and raising Brothers A. Tisley,and W. Brough. It was announced that HarriettDavis , daughter of the late Bro. Davis, of thislodge (City Terminus Hotel) , had been electedinto the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls atthe April election. A communication wasreceived from the Secretary , Bro. FrederickWalters, P.M., who through illness was absent,regretting his inability to attend. All businessbeing ended the lod ge was closed. There wasnot any banquet.

STOCKTON .—Lodge of Fraternit y (No . 1418);—On Thursday, the 23rd ult., the brethren ofthis lodge celebrated their annual festival at theFreemasons' Hall , Wellington-street , Stockton-on-Tees, At half-past two o'clock the brethrenassembled , and the lodge having been opened indue form , the ordinary business was proceededwith. The Treasure r's report showed there wasa balance against the lodge of __ ?i , which, con-sidering that the lodge had been in existence butone year, was deemed very satisfactory. Theceremony was then proceeded with ofthe installa -tion of Bro. William James Watson , as W.M.for the ensuing year. The ceremony was per-formed in a very able and impressive manner byBro. J. H. Jackson , P.M., P.P.S.G.D. Theceremony over , the W.M. proceeded to appointand invest his officers , and in doing so he ad-dressed a few remarks of congratulation and en-couragement to each. His choice fell upon thefollowing brothers :—R. S. Hopper, S.VV. ; G.D. Leng, J.W. ; J. Boothroy d, Sec. : J. Trotter ,Treas. ; Jonathan Fowler , S.D. ; T. Wilks, J.D. ;W. Lightfoot, I.G. ; Thomas Preston , Org. ; J.J. T. Thorman ,, and W. W. Wilson , Stewards ;and J. Trcnholme , Tyler. Thc W.M.then , in the name of the members of the lodge,presented to the I.P.M. and installing officer ,

Bro. J. H. Jackson, a most cordial vote of thanksfor his zealous and faithful discharge of his dutiesduring the year, to which he ascribed, in nosmall degree, the gratify ing position which thelodge occup ied. He then begged Bro. Jacksonto accept from the lodge for his wife a life sub-scription (entitling to two votes), to the Boys'Institution , and in doing so he referred in eulog istic terms to the services which Bro. Jackson hadrendered to the lodge during his term of office.Bro. Jackson responded in suitable terms. Thelod ge having been closed in due form , the bre -thren adjourned to the banqueting hall , and satdown to an excellent repast , which reflecte d thehighest credit upon Mrs. Bell , and the repast wasrendered all the more enjoyable, from the factthat several brethren , viz., W. W. Wilson , T.Wilks, W. Ford , Jonathan Fowler, W. Light-foot, J. J. S. Harman , P. Pescod, and others ,had undertaken to attend personally to thewants of the company, thus securing in a mostagreeable manner the comfort of every one pre-sent. Too much credit cannot be given to thesebrethre n for their exertions, for bv dispensingwith the services of professional waiters, theguests were served with most commendable careand attention. The wines, which were of thcbest quality, were supplied by Messrs. ThomasHutchinson and Co. The chair was occupiedby the Worshipful Master, Bro. W. J. Watson ,who was supported by Bros. A, C. Knowles,P.M. 509, P.M. 940, P.S.G.D. ; J. Hunton ,P.M., J.G.D. ; G. Ellis, P.M., P.G.S. of Works ;Thomas Walton , P.M. ; A. S. Fowler, P.M. ;Thomas Bowro n, P.M. ; J. H. Jackson , P.M.,P.P.S.G.D. Amongst the company presentwere the following brethren :—Lord Ernest VaneTempest, W. Best, P.M., P.P.S.G.D. ; I. H.Hart , James Bowron , C. Jordison , H. Smith ,W. Hird , S. T- Stephenson , Samuel Gordon , G.E. Smirke, R. S. Hopper , Thomas Bradley , J .Ashmnre, G. Hopper, T. S. Thorpe, W. Laing,J. Spicer , B. Lockwood , A. G. J. de Long, M.B. Dodds, J. Boothroy d, J. Trotter, J. P.Banning, J. Trenholme, P. Pescod. J. Fowler ,J. W. Moses, W. Lightfoot , W. W. Wilson , J.J. Thorman , Jos. Walton , Thomas Preston , W.Ford , John Scarth , J. C. Carr, 940 ; K. B.Horsley, 764 ; John Inglis, 254; C. A. Head ,509 ; W. S. Dixon , 543 ; B. R. Smith , J. Usher,C. E. Naish , J. G. Walton , C. W. Hanson . R.J. Jackson , and F. J. H. Bellringer. On theremoval of the cloth , the W.M. gave in suc-cession "The Queen and the Craft ," "TheMost Worshi pful Grand Master of England ,''" Bro. His Royal Hi ghness the Prince ofWales, P.G.M.," and " The Ri ght Wor-Woi'shi pfiil Deputy Grand Maste r of Eng land ,and the Present and Past Grand Officers. " Bro.Bowron then gave the next toast , " The Healthof the Ri ght Worshi pful Provincial Grand Mas-ter of Durham , Bro . John Fawcett," and Bro. R.S. Hooper followed with the toast of " The De-puty Provincial G.M. of Durham." Bro. W.Best then proposed "The Health of the Instal-ling Master ," and in doing so spokelhighly of themanner in which Bro. Jackson had dischargedhis duties in the ceremony. Bro. Jackson re-sponded. The health ofthe " Visiting Brethren "was proposed by Bro. J. Trotte r, and respondedto by Lord Ernest V. Tempest , and Bro. Dixon.of Stokesley . Bro. J. H. Jackson next gave the" Health of the W.M.," dwelling at some lengthupon the zeal and and attention which theW.M. had shown in the discharge of his dutiessince he entered the Craft. The W.M. acknow-ledged the compliment in suitable terms. Bro.Boothroy d gave the " W.M. and Brethre n of theTees Lodge, coup led with the name of Bro. G.Ellis , and Bro. M. B. Dodds proposed the'¦' W.M., Officers , and Brethren of the Lodge ofPhilanthropy," to which Bro. A. S. Fowler re-p lied. Amongst the remaining toasts were" The Officers of the Lodge," the " PhilanthropyLod ge of Instruction ," and " All poor and dis-tressed Masons." During the evening some ex-cellent vocalism was given by Bros. A. J. deLong, G. Thorpe, I. H. Hart , G. E. Smirke , J.Bowron , J. Boothroyd , P. Pescod, C. Jordison.J. H. Jackson , W. Laing, &c., who were accom-panied on the pianoforte by Bro. Joseph Walton ,w ith his usual good taste and skill. The pro-ceedings were throughout of a most enj oyablecharacter,

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Fifteen Sections were most abl y worked at theDa.iUvUir-ia I .ed ge of Instruction , held at the KingEdward , Triang le , Hackney , on Tuesday, A pril281 li . I)v the followin g brethren :—

i. ,i SeiAiiiti Bros. Ashburner.2nd „ „ Raven.3rd ,, ,, Craven.4th ,, ,, Mallington.i-r 'i ,, ,, Ilaris.6d'i . ,, Verry.7 'h „ „ Verry.Sill „ .., Webb.t;dh .., „ Berry .

IOL I I ., ,, Verry ,I i t h ,, ; ,, Verry .ta th „ „ Verry.13 th „ „ Crouch.14th ., „ Webb.15th , „ Berry.

Bro. Crawley, Preceptor , occup ied the W.M.chair. Bros. Verry, S.W. ; Malling ton , J.W. ; andAYatkinson , I.G.

CONI 'I D K N C I ; LODGE OK I N S T R U C T I O N (N O.193). —The veteran Bro. Thomas Adams,P.G.P. , eighty-one ye;:rs of age, but possessinggreater vi gour and spri ghtliness than many aman half his age , honoured the above lodge bypresiding as W.*M. for the purpose of workingthe Fifteen Sections on Wednesday, 22nd ult.,at Bro. Chard' s, White Hart Tavern , Abch u rchLane, E.C. To say the work Bro. Adams hadin hand wns exceeding ly well done, wouldscarcel y he comp limentary, his Mnsonicabilities and ap titude to instruct being universall yknown nnd recognised , but the great merit ofhis performance consisted in his readiness tosupp ly a missing word or correct ai * inadvertency.Willi une qua lled fluency and remarkableprecision the work was accomp lished. HeM :IS most efficientl y assisted bv the brethre n ,m the following order : — Henson , Gottheil ,Constable , fames Stevens , Bentley, De Solla ,S. E. Moss, Posener , Larlham , Pinder ,Pa in s, Austin , nnd Bloomiield. The roomv. ns crowded , and several visitors , who be-came nu mbers , were present. In due courseBro. Gottheil propose d a vote of thanks to theW .M, for his kindness and courtesy, and askedhim to confer a favour upon the lod ge by accept-ing' honorary membershi p ; to which Bro.Adams rep lied in suitable terms , accepted thehonour , and promised lo fre quentl y visit a lod gein u l i i eh In- had been favoured with so cordial aivcepiion. Bros. S. K. .Moss, I' .M., and Pinder ,ocetip ii . d the Wardens ' chairs , the hit ter render-ing valuable assistance d in ing the progress ofthe proceedings. Jt may ha interesting to manyto know llv.il a portrait ol" Bro. Adams is pub-lished by Jim. Swallow , and that the whole ofihe proiiis arising from its sale will be. g iven totlie Masonic charities. Cop ies may be had at3. K : ; - -street , St. J ; .ir,cs, or of Bro. T. Dyson ,Ho p ; .-street , Ha) market , proofs 7s., cop iesa . od.

l . i v i . i ' i ' ool. .— Manners Lodge ol lnstructl-iii(No. 24 1;).—The brethren connected with ibistec n l lv established and ilourishing Lod ge ofInstruction , celebrated iheir first anniversary atthe Masonic Temp le , L iverpool , on Thinsdayfvi-ii insr , the ?oth ul t ., and the social srnlherin!*;was one of the most successfu l nnd enjoyablenature. The chair was occup ied by Bro. Dr. J .Kellet Smith , P.M , who has acted in the mosteminentl y satisfactory manner as the Preceptorof the lod ge, and Bro. J . J . Rose , W.M. of theMar imrs ' Lodge, wns in the position of S.W.There were about 30 members present. After avery excellent dinner , supp lied by Bro. Ball , theusual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , andresponded to with the gre itest heartiness. Iiro .Kese afii wards gave the h e a l t h of "Bro. Dr. ,Smith , our worth y Preceptor ," referring to 'the very excellent services rendered bv him ns

the Preceptor of the lod ge, nnd to the great ad- ,vantages derived by the members from his in- .sUuetion. Bro. Dr. Smith , in acknowled ging ]thc comp liment , said he had long been of op inion ,that no organised body of Masons could be satis- ,factoril y worked without a lod ge of instruction , [and , therefore , he had all the greater pleasure in ]

ful l i lhn g the duties entrusted to him as Preceptor ,l i e was greatl y pleased at the success which hadattended the Mariners ' Lodge of Instruction , andtrusted that in time it would be the means ofmaking No. 249 one of the best worked lodgesin the province , thereby making it worthy of itsage and position. Other toasts were given anclresponded to, and the harmony of a very pleasantmeeting was greatl y enhanced by the excellentsing ing of Bros. W. H. Nicholas, J. Ellis , andW. G. Veale, the last-named also presiding atthe harmonium.

WE L L I N G T O N LODGE OF INSTRUCTION .—(No. 548.—The annual festival of the Welling-ton Lod ge of Instruction was held on Monday,the 20th A pri l , at the AVhite Swan , Deptford ,when a lnrsre sratherinsr of the members of thelod ge, and their friends assembled to partake ofan excellent banquet , which was put on the tablein a sty le that reflected the greatest credit onMrs. Porte r, the proprietress of the establish-ment. Shortly before eight o'clock the lodgewas opened in due form by the W.M., Bro.Griffin , P.M. CJ33 , Z. 79, H. 933, and the firstsection was worked by the bieth ren present , thequestions being propounded by Bro. J. Nash ,P.M. 79, who occup ied the chair of J.W. Atthe close of the section the lodge was called offto refreshment , and the brethren proceeded tothe banquet-room , where the chair was taken byBro. Griffin , supported by Bros. Dr. BaxterLangley, J.W. 1124, and H. J. Green , 1275, asvice-chairmen. Bro. Macdonald , S.D. 1158, theSecretary, occupied the seat on the right of theChairman , who was supported on the left byBro. Dilley, P.M. 87 1, the esteemed Preceptorof the lod ge. Among the other brethren presentwe observed Bros. Shaw, J.W. 79 ; Andrews ,W.M. 87 1; Ding le, S.W. 161 j and Moore ,Dcbac , Bear , Hutchings , Spark , Stevens, Pitt ,M'irketts , Dalby, Fellows, Gloster. G. Porter ,Croisdale , Jewett , Zachrison , and Stahr. Onthe removal of the cloth the chairman rose andsaid that on account of the lateness of the hourhe thought it advisable to curtail the list of Ma-sonic toasts ns much as possible, and thereforein proposing the toast of '' The Queen and theCraft ," the brethren must receire it and respondto it in its most comprehensive sense. Theloyalty of Freemasons was so well known thatit needed no encomiums from his li ps upon themany virtues and domestic qualities of theirsoverei gn to ensure an enthusiastic reception tothe proposition of Her Majesty 's health ; he hadonly to remind them that in addition to theclaims which the Queen had on the affections ofher subjects generall y, she was also entitled totheir gratitude as a patron of the Order. Withthese remarks he would propose to them in itsmost comprehensive sense the toast " The Queenand the Craft. " It is needless to say that thetoast was responded to with the greatest en-thusiasm. The Chairman then proposed thetoast of ihe evening, namel y, " Success to tiieWellington Lod ge of In struction ," in doingwhich he observed that he was p leased te see somany members present , but he wished that thelist of visitors had been more numerous. Forthe information of the latter he stated that thelod ge was held in that room every Monday even-ing, nt eight o'clock , when , as AV .M., it was hispractice to have the working commenced punc-tua l ly . He was p leased to say that punctual i tyin this matter had been attended with the bestresults , ns it had had the eilect of securing avery s-ood attendance of brethren. As other bre-thren , their Secretniy in p ar t icular , would havesomething to say in relation to the lod ge, hoshould content himself wi th these remarks , nndconclude b y proposing " Success to the AVel -lington Lodge of Instruction ," coup ling withit the name of Bro. Nash , P.M. of the Pytha-gorean Lod ge of Instruction. Bro. Nash saidthat he was rather taken aback at hearinghis name coupled with this toast , binas an old member _ f the lod ge, he had muchpleasure in returning thanks for the manner inwhich the toast had been received , and for thehonour done to him by being called upon torespond. He had joined the lod ge some eightyears ago, and it formed a feature in hiscareer of Freemasonry, that for about five yearshe had been a constant attendant , during which

time, though not the Preceptor, he had frequentl yhad the honour of taking that position, and sohad the satisfactory reflection that he had donesomething in imparting instruction to thosebrethren who stood in need of it. They couldcongratulate themselves upon the improvedposition of the lodge. At one time it was thoughtthat it would die out. At that time it numberedonl y some ten or twelve members, but he wasglad to find that at the present time they hadsome hundred members on their books. At thepresent time he occup ied the office of Preceptorto another lodge, of which he was very proud ,and though he therefore naturally wished hisown lod ge pre-eminent success, he trusted thatthe Wellington Lodge of Instruction wouldcontinue its successful career and long enjoy thebenefit it possessed in being presided over by itspresent excellent Master. Bro. Dr. BaxterLang ley proposed "The Health of the Officersof the Lodge, the Secretary, the Treasurer, andthe Preceptor," in doing which he observed thathe often regretted to find a want of enthusiasmabout Freemasonry in Lodges of Instruction ,where he had often found that a considerable timeelapsed before the officers of the lod ge were inattendance. He was very glad to find there wasnothing to regret in the AVellington Lodge onthis score. But speaking of enthusiasm regard-ing Freemasonry he thought that very few suffi-ciently appreciated the grandeur of the science,which might be traced back through the longvista of existing records of the world's history.He had long been devoted to the study of suchrecords, and now lookinsr at these records andmonuments with Masonic eyes he could notbut regret that he was so comparatively young aMason , as he found that he had long been work-ing with veiled eyes. He said that it was sur-prising to find how many traces of Freemasonryexisted in the monuments preserved in the BritishMuseum , as to which he made some very in-teresting allusions, concluding with some wordsin praise of Freemasonry as the teacher ofman 's duty to his God and his neighbour. Bro.Dilley, the Preceptor , having returned thanks,the Secretary, Bro. Macdonald , read a statementof the affairs of the lodge, which showed thcsame to be in a very prosperous condition ,reflecting great credit on the energy displayedby the management. " The Health of theAr isitors" was then proposed and responded to;and , on the proposition of various members, mostof them became members of the lodge. A voteof thanks to the Chairman was then proposedby Bro. Baxter Langley, which concluded thebusiness of the evening, and the lodge was thenresumed , and closed in dne form. During theevening some admirable songs were sung, addingconsiderabl y to the enjoyment of the festivalwhich must be pronounced a great success. AVecannot close this report without a word of praiseto Mrs. Porter , the hostess, for the very superiormanner in which the lodge rooms are furnishedand decorated , and also for the excellence of theban quet provided , and the admirable manner inwhich it was served.

Utavk UTasoiuu.ST. M A R K s LODGE (No. 1). — The usual May

meeting of the above lod ge was held on Tues-day, the 5th inst., present : Bros. George Ken-ning, W.M. ; Cubitt , S.W. ; Yeoman , J.W. ;Edmunds , M.O. ; Brette , S.O. ; Newman , J.O. ;Charles Horsley , S.D. ; Dubois , I.G. ; Levander,Treasurer ; Little , Sec. ; Holden , Marsh , andLimpus. The minutes of the last regular lodgehavin g been read , a ballot was taken for Bro.Will iam Step hens, P.M. 1365 ; it being unani-mous in his favour , Bro. Stephens was advancedto the degree of Mark Master. It was announcedby the Secretary that the lod ge had lost two ofits ofiicers since the last meeting, viz. , Bro.Davison , S.AV ., and Barrett , J .O. It was pro-posed by Bro. Charles Horsley, S.D., anclseconded by Bro. P. M. Cubitt , that a vote ofcondolence should be entered upon thc lod geminutes , and sent to the friends of the deceasedbrethren. This being election night a ballot wastaken for the W.M. for the ensuing year, whichresulted unani mousl y in favour of Bro. T. B.Yeoman , the same being made in favour of

Bro. Levander, Treasurer , and Gilbert ,Tyler. Thelodge was then closed in due form , the brethrenadjourning to a well spread board , provided byBro. Gosden , in his usual liberal manner , afterwhich some few toasts were proposed , whilstcontributions to the harmony of the meeting,fro m Bros. Charles Horsley and Marsh, closed avery pleasant evening.

KESWICK ..—Beclive Lodge (No. 147.)—OnWednesday, April 12nd, a special assembly ofthis lodge of Mark Master Masons was held atthe Lodge-room, Keswick Hotel, for the purposeof installing Bro. W. Thornton as AVorshipfulMaster for the ensuing year. After the lodgehad been opened by Bro. John AVood, the retiringMaster, the Master elect, Bro. Thornton , waspresented to Bro. James Porter , of AVigton , PastMaster of Cumberland Lod ge, No. 63, Carlisle ,and Past Grand Senior Deacon of England , who,with the assistance of Bro. AVood, performed theceremony of installation in the most able manner.Subsequently the newly-installed Worshi pfulMaster appointed his officers as follows :—Bros.Rev. R. Rutherford, S.W. and Chaplain ; G. P.Abraham , J.AV. and Organist ; AA'm. Lamonby,(Keswick), Master Overseer ; J. D. Wivcll ,Senior Overseer and Treas. ; D. Crosthwaite ,Junior Overseer; R. Robinson (Cockermouth) ,Registrar of Marks ; Alfre d Pettitt , Sec. ; T.Usher, S.D. ; AV. F. Lamonby (Cockermouth),J.D.; E. Tyson (Whitehaven) , I.G. ; and AV.Crowden , Master [of Ceremonies. The lod gebeing closed , the brethren adjourned to anotherroom , where all present were invited by Bro.Thornton to partake of an excellent banquet.The Worshi pful Master presided , supported bythe Installing Master , and faced by Past MasterWood. Afterwards a very agreeable eveningwas spent in harmony , sentiment , and song,Bros. Usher, Abrahams , and AVood contribut-ing very materiall y to the last-mentioned dep art-ment of the enjoyments.

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LI V E R P O O L .—A/pass Preceptory. —B y com-mand of the E.P., a conclave of the kni ghts ofthe Alpass Preceptory , stationed at Liverpool ,was held at the Masonic Temple, Hope-street ,on AVednesday, the 29th ult., the princi pal busi-ness being the installation of Eminent Preceptor.During its year s existence, the Al pass Preceptory(named after the most valuable and esteemedP.G. Sec. for the Province of West Lancashire ,of Antient Free and Accepted Masons), hasquickl y established itself as one of the mostinfluential , successfu l , and best worked in theprovince, and therefore the eclat atteuding itsfirst anniversary meeting was all the more pro-nounced and certain. The preceptory wasopened at 4 o'clock , by Sir Knight IL- S. Al pass,E. Preceptor, and the others present in the pre-ceptory were : Sir Knights J. E. Jackson ,Prelate ; T. Clark , ist Captain ; AVm. Doy le,and Captain ; Moses Mawson , Reg istrar; R.Brown , Almoner; AV. H. Shakespeare , ist S.B.;W. C. Bulman , 2nd S.B.; J. Kenyon , and II. ;P. Ball , Equerry ; AV. Shortis, J. Chisnall , T.Evans, J. Gallagher, and H. Burrows. Thevisitors present were : Sir Knights E. Pierpoint ,P.E.P. (Jacques de Molay), P.E.G. Captain ofLines ; Captain Thomas Berry, P.G. Captain ,G. Standard Bearer , ist P.G. Captain , P.E.P.(Jacques de Molay) ; Joseph Wood, (AVilliamde la More) ; J. E. Hall , Constable (LoyalVolunteer, No. 7); and William Ashley Clayton ,(Jacques de Molay). Thc minutes of thelast regular meeting were read and confirmed ,after which the ballot vvas taken for Comp.Samuel Hikins , St. John of Jerusalem Chapter ,No. 203, which proved unanimousl y in favourof his election. The Eminent Preceptor elect,Sir Kni ght T. Clark , First Captain , was thenpresented to Sir Kni ght Al pass for installationinto the chair of the Preceptory, Sir Kni ghtsPierpoint and Berry making the presentation.The customary obli gations were taken , the firstand second Captains took command of theirrespective columns, and the arch of steel havingbeen formed , the Eminent Preceptor elect wasconducted to the East by the P.E.P. 's. All thekr.igh.ts below the rank of E.P. were then

requested to retire, and on tlieir re-admission SirKni ght Alpass, P.E.P., made proclamation ofthe newly installed E.P. in due form. Sir Kni ghtClark , E.P., then appointed the following asofficers of the Preceptory for the ensuing year :—Sir Knights S. Alpass, P.E.P. ; John Lloyd ,Prelat e ; AVilliam Doy le, First Captain andTreasurer ; J. E. Jackson , Second Captain ,Moses Mawson , Registrar (second time) ; J. T.Parker Parkinson , Almoner, Richard Brown ,Expert ; AV. C. Pulman , ist St. Bearer ; JohnRenyon , 2nd Std. Bearer ; AV. H. Shakespeare ,Captain of Lines ; AVilliam Shortis , ist Herald ;John Gallagher , 2nd Herald ; Thomas Evans,Chamberlain ; and Peter Ball was re-electedEquerry. Three members were subsequentl yproposed for installation. Before the Preceptoryclosed (the P.E.P. having iu the meantimeretired) it was proposed and carried by aecclama-tion that Sir Knight Al pass, P.E. P., in recogni-tion of his valuable services , should be made anhonorary member of the preceptory, if agreeableto him , and also that he should be asked to sitfor his portrait nt the expense of the preceptory,for the purpose of being placed on the walls ofthe new Mnsonic Flail. On re-entering thePreceptory Sir Kni ght Al pass was informed ofthe desire of the members , and in acknowled g-ing the compliment he said that althoug h it hasbeen his intention to continue a subscribinsrmember of the preceptory, he accepted thehonour with sincere thanks. With respect tothe other proposal that he should sit for his por-trait , he could assure the assembled kni ghts thathe could not find words with whieh to thankthem for this distinguished and altogether unex-pected honour. He could assure them that hefelt this a compliment indeed , and onewhich would give him the hi ghest plea-sure in comply ing with. The precep-tory was afterwards closed , and thekni ghts adjourned to .1 sumptuous banquet.During the evening the usual loyal , Masonic , nndknig htl y toasts were given with rare enthusiasm." The memory of Sir Kni ght A. C. Mott ,P G.S.B. of England ," was drunk in solemnsilence, after Sir Knight Al pass, P.E.P., hadreferred in glowing and feeling terms to themany noble qualities which adorned the charac-ter of the deceased.

JkotliiUt) .

P R O V I N C I A L G R A N D LO D G E or GLASGOW .The quarterl y communication was held on

Thursday, April 29, in St. Thomas Hall , Glas-gow. There was a very large attendrnce ofmembers, the hal! being quite filled with themembers and brethren , owing to there being fourappeal cases.

Bro. AV. M. Neilson , P.G.M., being on thecontinent , the chair was taken by Bro. F. A.Barrow , his Deputy, who was accompanied bythe following office-bearets—J . Baird , actingDeputy Master, F. AValker, P.G. T reasurer ; A ,McTaggart , M.A., P.G.S. ; J. Halket.P.G.S.D. ; G. Thallon , P.G.J .D. ; J. Balfour ,P.G.D. of C.; J. Gilles, P.G.S.B.,- and AVm.Philli ps, P.G.I.G. ; G. Weston, R.W.M. of 73,was appointed S.AV. ; and Bro. AVy llie , R.W.M.117, JAV.

The lodge having been opened and aletter of apology read from the Rev. G. Penny,P.G. Chap lain ,

The Treasurer 's accounts were presented , andshowed that the balance in hand is steadily in-creasing.

The Provincial Benevolent Fund accountswere also presented , showing that there hadbeen fees received for 700 candidates during thepast year. This had enabled the committee torelieve every case that had come before them ,and yet put by nearl y £100, so that there isnow £400 in hand. The accounts were receivedwith acclamation , and thanks voted to the Trea-sure r of each .

Bro. AValker replied , and expressed his regretthat Bro. Sinclair had been unabl e to attend.

The P.G.M. expressed the pleasure he felt tobe able to report so satisfactoril y on the financialaspect of affairs, and after having visited twenty-two out of the twenty-four lodges in the pro-

vince , he was still very happy to be nb e to saythat their whole progress was satisfactory ; it wassomething to think that 700 members had bj onadded to the roll during the past year , but it wasmore satisfaction to be abie to add that tliestatus of the Order in Glasgow was advancing .morall y as well as numericall y. They had nowto consider the app lication for three newcharters in the province. Those for the Clydesdaleanti St. A'incent 's, he should have much plea-sure in recommending to the Lod ge; thethird he was not so sure of, ns he did not like tosee fresh lod ges opened unless he was quite cer-tain the circumstances of the district requiredit. There, was one o'her point on whieh heshould just touch , nnd that was the position oftheir Provincial Grand Secretaries. Fourteenyears ago a small salary was attached to it ; dur-ing those fourteen years the work had more thanquadrup led ; now this was in a great measureowing to the untir ing zeal and energy of theSecretary, who had laboured incessantl y to bringorder out of comparative chaos , and the resultwas before them. Glasgow was now not onl ythe largest , but , he would make bold to say, thebest organised province in Scotland, and fromtheir Benevolent Fund they now disbursed asmuch as the Grand Lod ge herself. lie wou ld ,therefore , move that the Si cretary 's salary b •doubled.

This was carried by acclamation , and Bro.McTaggart re-entered the lod ge, and being in-formed of what had been done in his absence ,he thanked them in felicitous te ims , not somuch for himself , as for whoever mi ght succeedhim in the office. Me had laid the fo nula :ion forgood work and he hoped a woi th } sueeessormi ght soon be found who would be able to raisea noble superstructure , worthy of the Craft heloved so much , and had endeavoure d to serve sofaithfull y in the past , and if health was sparedhim they would not find his zeal faltering or hislove growing cold.

Bro. John Frazer , P.M. 87, and P.Prov.G.S.D.,was then elected as the Deputy Marshal , to as-sist Bro. Robb.

The P.G.M. said there was another officerthey had to elect viz , a Tyler, in the room oftheir deceased Bro. James Pollock , to whosememory he paid a deserved eulogium , and said lietrusted all the Masters in the province wouldsupport his proposition for making a permanentprovision for his widow , so that her fewremaining days might be spent in comparativecomfort and ease.

Bro. Halket stated what had been done alread ytowards effecting this object , and proposed Bro.Hard )' to fill the vacant office , whid.li was unani-mousl y agreed to.

The report of thc Committee on A ppeals wasthen read. They recommended : ist. That theappeal of Mr. Thomas Stratford be dismissed ,and his expulsion from Lodge Glasgow , 441, beconfirmed , and that Grand Lodge be requestedto expel him from the Order , for violatin g hisMasonic obligation , he having acknowled gedthat he had joined and acted as the so-calledMaster of a spurious body, calling themselvesNo. 1 St. John 's Melrose Masons ; 2. That thepetition of Bro. Spea rs be also dismissed , he atthe time not being a clear member of his lod ge;3. That the brethre n of the Neptune be advisedto send another request to the Master to call thedesired meeting ; end 4, that lhey exonerateBro. Stevens from the charge preferred by Bro,Wallace.

The whole of these recommendations werethen adopted by tlie lodge. Bro. J . Wallacetook exception to the last , but the Prov. G. M .ruled that he could not be heard on the subject ,as he was not at present a member of the Pro-vincial Lodge.

The questions lo come before the GrandLodge were then discussed. Bro. Bain , P.G.W .,thought it a waste of time and money to go toEdinburg h to be treated with contempt by theProv. G. Masters there , and have the delibe-rate resolutions of a large meeting overruled bya small one, when they were not present. Sonicdiscussion then ensued , some contending thatthey should attend in large numbers for thereason urged b\ Bro. Bain.

The lodge was then closed in due form.

GLASGOW .— Lodge Union (No. 332) met onMonday, the 20th ult., Bro- J. B. MacNair ,R.W.M., in the chair, Bros. MacCurdy, S.W. ;and MacConachy, J .AV. The auditors presentedtheir report , which showed the lodge to be in amost flourishing financial position, and a cordialvote of thanks was given to Bro. Demster, theworthy Treasurer , for the attention he had be-stowed on the affairs of the lodge. Two gentle-men were then proposed for initiation , and wereduly admitted into the Order. The lodge havingbeen raised to the second degree, Bro. MacNairpassed two members into that degree ; the samebrethren being about to sail next week, werethen raised to the sublime degree by Bro. Pash,the R.W.M. giving them the lecture andcharges. This concluded a long evening 's work ,all of which was given in admirable style.

Lodge Thistle (No. 87) met on the 22nd ult.,in St. Marks' Hall , Bro. J. Miller in the chair.The work consisted of one initiation , afterwhich the lod ge was placed for a short time inthe hands of the J.W., when a very harmonioushour was spent by the assembled breth ren,amongst whom were nearly twenty visitors.

GLASGOW .—Lodge Thistle and Rose (No. 73).—This old lodge was honoured on Tuesday, the21st of April , by a visit from the ProvincialLodge, the deputation being composed of BrosF. A. Barrow , acting P.G.M. ; J. Bain ,P.G.S.W.; J. Walker , P.G.T. ; A. McTaggartM.A., P.G.S. , T. Halket , P.G.S.D. ; J. Bairn ,P.G.B.B. ; W. Phili ps, P.G.D.C. ; and J. Gills,P.G.S.B. Bro. G. AVestern, R.AV.M. of 73,expressed the pleasure the lod ge felt at receivingso large and important a deputation from theP.G.L. The P.G. Secretary then read the offi-cial report of the inspection of the lodge affairs.The acting P.G.M. said it was a source of greatgratification to him and his office-bearers at thevisitation to be able, as .they could in this instance,to highly commend the whole working of thelodge, both in the conducting of the ceremoniesand the keeping of the books. But while com-mending them as a lod ge he must state that hewas not satisfied with the position of the Orderin the Province ; he. thought they should takea higher stand than they had hitherto done,make a better use of their power ancl influence ,and use it to raise the moral tone of society atlarge. They belonged to the oldest institution inthe world , and it behoved them to carry out ,more full y then they had hitherto done, thegreat princi ples on which the Order was founded.They had done much , but what was done shouldnot satisfy them , but only act as an incentive togreater exertions for the future . Let them lookat what has been done in Eng land , for the causeof charity , and also in France, or in America , andsurely they in Scotland ought to be able to dothe same. He had been pressing the subject onthe attention of each lodge during his visitationsthis year. He trusted the lodges would take itup, and instruct their Masters and Wardens scthat they might go to the next Provincial GrandLodge prepare d to take definite action in thematter, for if anything practical was to be doneit must arise fro m the lod ges themselves be-coming interested in it , and giving instructionto them , as the Provincial Lodge, to carry outtheir wishes, and so realise thc true princi ples ofthe Order (cheers) . Bro. AVestern, R.W.M.,thanked the P.G.M. for the advice he had giventhem , and the kind manner in which he hadconveyed it to them. The Thistle and Rosewere always pleased to receive the P.G.L., andwould endeavour to carry out their suggestions.The deputation then withdrew, and after thetransaction of some private business, the lod gewas closed in the usual form.

GLASGOW .—Athol Lodge (No. 4 13)—Thislodge metat213, Buchanan-st., on Tuesday, A pril28, Bro. John Wallace, R.W.M., in the chair ,supported by James Miller, I.P.M.; J. Robin-son. D.M. ; J. Leutitt , S.W. ; J. McConnicher,J.W. ; D. Agnew, Treasurer ; H. Henny, Secy .A proposition was read for Jas. Liddle, whichwas unanimousl y received , and he being inattendance , was admitted and initiated by theR. W .M. Tbe lod ge was then called on to electa Secretary, in the place of Bro. Henny, whois leaving for Canada. The lodge was unani-mous in their expression of regret at losing his

services. As (his was the last night that hewould be with them they had previouslypresented him with a handsome testimonialof their respect for his past services onbehalf of the lodge. Bro. Wm. Loutitt wasthen chosen as his successor, and along withBro. Jamison , who had been elected as S.D.,was then installed by Bro. J. Miller, P.M. Thelodge was then closed.

GLASGOW.— Mother Kilwinning Lodge (No.o).—The members of the Mother Lodge residentin Glasgow and its vicinity held their annualfestival on the 24th ultimo, at Bro. Paton 's, theAlbert Hotel , who provided a most excellentbanquet in his well known first-class style. Thechair was taken by Bro. R. Cochran Partrick , ofWoodside, Deputy Master of the P.G.L. ofAryshire, R. Bell ,'the M.N.C. of the KnightsTemplar , occup ied the chair of Croup ier ; theywere respectively supported by Bros. Whinton,Gibson , Johnston, Fergusson, Grant , Walker,Tweed , Shaw, Turner, Adams, and Bruce. Theusual loyal and Masonic toasts were done fulljusti ce to by the Chairman. Bro. AV. F. Shawthen proposed " The P.G.L. of Ayrshire," whichBro. Partrick gracefully acknowled ged. J. Fer-gusson gave " Mother Kilwinning." Bro.Whinton replied , showing how it had proved thecradle of Masonry. The next sent! ment was " TheGround Work of Freemasonry ," by the Croupier.The excsllence of his address create d an unani -mous request that Bro. Bell would allow it tobe published , and we hope to give it in our next.Bro. Johnston replied for the brethren fro m Kil-winning. Votes of thanks to the Chairman andCroup ier, were suitably acknowled ged , andthis pleasant evening was concluded by thewhole company sing ing " Auld Lang Syne."

On Thursday, A pril 23rd , 1874, at the re-quest of the Grand Imperial Council of theOrder , the Illustrious Sir Kni ght C. G. C.Christie , K.G.C., M.P.S. No. 4, the IntendantGenera l for Mid Lothian , attended at Glasgow ,to open a new Conclave. He wss accompaniedby the following distinguished members of theOrder :—Very Eminent Sir Kni ght J. B. Mercer,K.G.C., P.M.P.S. No. 4; R. S. Brown ,K.G.C., Hon. S. and P.E.V. 4; H. C. Jonas,M.P.S. 103 ; E. AVilliam Barton , Hon. S. 103;E. D. Shearer , V.E. 103 ; William Milne ,M.P.S. elect of No. 4 ; J. Fleming, E.A'.E. electNo. 4 ; A. M. Bruce, S.G. 103 ; J. P. Nevin ,T. 103 ; N. Minola Rennie, T. Forbes, Davie,AVilmott, Robertson , and others .

Members of Conclaves No. 4 and 103, inEdinburg h, who came forward with alacrity tohel p to open the first Conclave in the AVest ofScotland , though we venture to predict that itwill not be the last in that quarter of the king-dom , as the Order is sure to spread when it be-comes known.

The meeting was held at 2 o'clock, in St.Mark's Hall, which is admirabl y adapted forsuch a purpose, the shield and banners of theKni ghts Templar with which it is adorned beingnot inappropriate to the working of this chivalricdegree.

The conclave was dul y opened by the III.I .G. Sir Kni ght Christie', as M.P. Sov; J. B.Mercer, K.G.C., P.S. No. 4, as E.N. ; R. S.Brown , as H.P. ; A. M. Bruce, S.G. ; J. Nolan ,J.G. ; J. Fleming, H.

Bros. G. AV. Wheeler, R. Bell, J. Johnstone,and P. J. Tweed were created Kni ghts of theOrder. A Council of Eminent Viceroys wasthen formed, and the same four brethren , alongwith Sir Knights Wells and Fleming, of Con-clave No. 4, were dul y installed in the seat ofEusebius. A Council of M.P. Sovereigns wasthen opened, and Sir Kni ghts G.AV. Wheeler,R. Bell, and J. Mill , were received into thatdegree and installed in the chair of Constantine.A Conclave of Knights was again opened , andeight brethren were dul y admitted and installedas Knights of the Order. The III. IntendantGeneral then called on the members of the Glas-gow Conclave to choose their first set of officers,wherewith to open their conclave, when the fol-

OPENING OF A NEAV CONCLAVE OFTHE RED CROSS OF ROME AND

CONSTANTINE IN GLASGOW.

lowing Knights were unanimousl y elected, andthereafter installed by the M.P. Sovereign, andSir Knt. R. S. Brown , K.G.C., the ceremoniesbeing admirabl y rendered.

George William Wheeler, M.P. Sov, ; JohnJohnston, E.V., Eusebius ; Robert Bell, Hon;Sov. ; J. Tweed, Hon. A^ice , Dugald Butler ,S.G.; AV. DabberJ.G. ; D. B. Fleming, H.P. ;W. Bell, T. ; James Loutitt, Recorder ; JohnBuchanan , P.; G. B. Adams, S.B.; J. O. Park,H.; and T. McClanachan, Sentinel. TheM.P.S. said it was with great diffidence and re-luctance that he had accepted ot the distinguishedhonour they had j ust conferred upon him, for itwas indeed a high honour to preside as the firs tSoverei gn of the first Conclave in the AVest ofScotland. He did not intend to say much on thepresent occasion , but if attention to duty andperseverance in the precepts of the Order, wouldmake up for lack of ability and influence, hetrusted that his acts should speak for him. Hisfirst duty had been to thank them for their confi-dence, and his next was to thank the IllustriousIntendant General and the Eminent Knightsthat had accompanied hin fro m Edinburgh, fortheir kindness in coming over to confer the de-gree, and install them , and also to thank theGrand Recorder and the G. Treas., Sir Kni ghtR. AV. Little, for the very kind way in whichthey had met their request to form a Conclave inGlasgow.

Sir Knight Christie said it had been a source ofpleasure to himself , and the rest of the deputa-tion to come over on this occasion, for he feltsure fro m what he had seen of their Sov., aswell as the rest of the officers , that the Conclavewould be soon second to none.

The Knights then adjourned to St. John'sMasonic Hall , where a repast was awaitingthem. The Edinburg h friends were muchpleased with this arrangement , as it enabledthem to see the two best Masonic halls inGlasgow. G. W. AVheeler presided , supportedby C. G. C. Christie, K.G.C., I.G.D., M.P.S.No. 4 ; and V.E. Sir Knight R. S. Brown,K.G.C., Hon. S. and P.E.T. No. 4; Bro. F.Johnson, V., as Croup ier, was supported by V.E.J . Mercer , K.G.C., P.M.P.S. No. 4; H. E.Jonas, M.P.S. 103 ; R. Bell , H.S. ; and J.Tweed, H.V. of the Glasgow Conclave; Afterthe cloth was cleared the Chairman , after giving"The Queen and the Cra ft," "H.R.H. thePrince of AVales, Patron of Scotch Masonry,"" Our new Bro. H R.H. Prince Arthur and therest of the Royal Famil y," proposed "TheGrand Imperial Council of the Red Cross ofRome and Constantine, with the M.I.G.Sovereign , Sir F. M. Williams, M.P.," CChristie, I.G., replied in very felicitous terms onbehalf of that illustrious body, and then gave" The Glasgow Conclave and its Sovereign,"congratulating them on the favourable ausp icesunder which they had been inaugurated , andpredicting for them a most satisfactory progress,from the eminent Masonic qualities ensurednot only by their chief but by all the officerselect.

Bro. Wheeler said that in assuming thearduous duties to which they had appointedhim , he had done so in full reliance on thesupport of the officers which he saw around him.He knew them all intimatel y, and knew themto be thoroughly imbued with the true sp iritof Masonry, and that they were all workers,rather than talkers. He could perhaps say whatno other son of the Order could , that all hisoffice-bearers were not only brethren holdinghigh positions in Arch Masonry, eight of thembeing Principals, and two Scribe E's of thedifferent chapters in the city, but further thatthey were all of them Knights Templar ; theyhad not only his esteemed friend R. Bell, theM.N.C, but all three Past Commanders andtwo Deputy Commanders. With such a staff ofofficers he felt that success was certain if theywere only true to themselves in the princi ples ofthe Order they had now inaugurated , and fullyrely ing on their aid , he would do his best for theGlasgow Conclave, and so try to deserve thehonour now conferred on him.

R. Bell , Hon. Sec, then proposed " The depu-tation from No. 4." He felt it indeed an hon-our to have so large and influential a deputationpresent, and one so capable of fully working oue

the beautiful and impressive ceremonies of theOrder.

Bro. R. S. Brown,* E.V.E. of No. 4, replied,expressing the pleasure it had givenhim , as well as the rest of the deputa-tion, to come and assist in spreading theOrder, whose interest they all had so much atheart, and as for his share in the day 's work , hecould assure them that it was at all times a plea-sant duty for him to travel from the East to-wards trie West to impart li ght, and he had verylittle doubt that before long he should be askedto again accompany his friend C. Christie toestablish another conclave, so sure was he oftheir rapid success. J. O. Pask gave "TheInstalling Officers ;" V.E. Sir J . B. Mercer re-plied, giving a beautifu l exposition of thi prin-ciples of the Order.

The Chairman gave "The Sovereign andMembers of 103." J. Jonas, M.P. Sov., brieflyreplied.

Sir Knight Brown , proposed " The Croupier,"who replied in a very feeling speech, expressinghis desire to be useful to the conclave.

C. Christie proposed "The Hon. Sovereignand Viceroy of the Glasgow Conclave. " R. Belland T. Tweed replied.

" Happy to meet , sorry to part , but happy tomeet again," concluded the toast lists.

Several of the Edinburgh Knights con-tributed to the harmony of the meeting,notably, R. Bruce, T. No. 4, by his excellentrendering of Sir Kni ght Little's " Red CrossKnight."

GRAND CHAPTER.

The quarterl y convocation of Grand Chapterwas held on Wednesday evening, at Freemasons'Hall , Comps. Joh n Havers as G.Z. ; Dr.Hamilton as G.H. ; and Sanderson (Bengal) asG.J. Among the other companions presentwere John Hervey, S.E. ; Capt. W. Piatt , Col.Burdett , S. Rawson , John Savage, Ben. Head ,H. Browse, H. G. Dumas, E. S. Snell , JosephSmith , James Brett , Joshua Nunn , F. A. Phil-brick , C. E. Snow, R. J. Spiers, R. Spencer, F.Adlard , J. A. Rucker, Dr. Goldsboroug h, J. C.Parkinson , James AVeaver, A. A. Pendlebury , H.G. Buss, H. Massey, J. E. Saunders, and Rev.C. R. Davy.

Afte r the reading and confirmation of theminutes of last quarterl y convocation , the fol-lowing officers were installed r—The Marquess of Ripon G.Z.The Earl of Carnarvon G.H.Lord de Tabley G.J.John Hervey G.S.E.Lord Henry Thynne G.S.N.J. A. Rucker G.P.S.James Percy Leith G. ist A.S.F. A. Philbrick G. 2nd A.S.Samuel Tomkins G. Treas.-E. J. M'Intyre, Q. C G. Reg.T. C. Parkinson Swd , B.James E. Saunders Std. B.Simeon C. Hadley G.D. of C.C. B. Payne G. Janitor.

The following is the report of General Pur-poses, which was taken as read and received,and ordered to be entered on the minutes.

The Committee of General Purposes beg toreport that they have examined the accountsfrom the 21st January , to the 14th A pril , 1874,both inclusive, which they find to be asfollows :—To Balance 2ist January e £ y) <; 7 o„ Subsequent Recei pts 385 7 10

£940 14 10

By Disbursements during theQuarter £^4 J _ l °„ Purchase of ,£300 Consols

at 925 and Commission , &c. 276 I -J o„ Balance 499 6 o

£94° H J °Which balance is in the hands of Messrs.Willis, Percival and Co., Bankers of the GrandTreasurer.

Petitions having been received from the fol-lowing companions for charters for chapters, wei ethen submitted to Grand Chapter , and the

prayers thereof were granted, on the recommen-dation of the Committee :—

ist . From Comps. John Penberthy Berry-man, as Z.; William Guy, as H.; CharlesTrnscott, jun., as J.; and seven others , for aChapter to be attached to thc Peace and Har-mony Lodge, No. 496, St. Austell , to be called"The Mount Edgcumbe Chapter ," and to meetat the White Hart Hotel , St. Austell , Cornwall.

2nd. From Comps. John Gray don as Z ;Charles Coupland as H.; Thomas WatersKnight as J. : and nine others, for a Chapter tobe attached to the Pattison Lodge, No. 913,Plumstead , to be called " The Pattison Chapter"and to meet at the Lord Rag lan Tavern , Plum-stead, Kent.

3rd. From Comps. James Fowler, as Z.;Edmund Locock as H.; Charles Mitchell Nes-bitt , as J ; and seven others , for a Chapter to beattached to the Lindsay Lodge, No. 7 12, Louth ,to be called " The St. James' Chapter ," and tomeet at the Masonic Hall , Louth , Lincolnshire.

4th. From Comps. Simeon Charles Hadleyas Z ; Richard Peter Atkins as H ; John AVil-liam Mcintosh Dosell as J .; and seven others,for a Chapter to be attached to to the Constitu-tional Lodge, No. 53, London, to be called" The Constitutional Chapter," and to meet atprivate rooms, Leytonstone , Essex.

With respect to a petition for another chapter ,the committee reported that they had also re-ceived a petition from Comps. George D. Pochinas Z.; Heywood Masters, as H.; Joseph C.Gillman , as J.; and seven others, for a chapter tobe attached to the Architect Lodge, No. 137*;,Didsbury, to be called " The Architect Chapter ,and to meet at the Didsbury Hotel , Didsbury,Lancashire. This petition was regular in form ,but inasmuch as the Lodge to which the Chapterwas proposed to be attached had net comp letsdthree years of its existence, the Committee couldnot recommend that the prayer thereof be grantedThey, therefore, referred the question of thegranting of this petition to the consideration otGrand Chapter.

Comp. Savage advised that Grand Chaptershould not depart from its rule. If they grantedthe prayer it would place Grand Chapte r in adifficulty, for it would be quoted hereafter as aprecedent for departing from their usual course.As the Lodge had not been established threeyears it could not have three Past Mastersto occu py the chairs of the three Princi pals. Hemoved that the prayer be not granted

Comp F. Adlard seconded the motion.Comp. H. Browse moved as an amendment

that the prayer be granted , but that the chartershould not issue for six months, by which timethe lod ge would have completed its three yearsof existence.

Comp. Havers enquired whether there wasprecedent for such a course.

Comp. Hervey replied that there was no lawor practice for that course.

On a division the amendment was lost, andthe motion of Comp. Savage carried.

Comp. Hervey said he was sorry to announcethat Comp. W. Pulteney Scott was absent onaccount of illness , but that companion desired toexpress his regret to Grand Chapter that he wasunable to be present .

Comp. Havers then said that with respect tothe next paragraph ofthe report the Committeehave further to lay before Grand Chapter a reportof the proceedings of the District Grand Chapterof Bengal, on the 6th of November, 1873, andbeg to remit the whole question to Grand Chapterfor its consideration. It referred to a matterwhich had on former occasions been before GrandChapter. District Grand Superintendents in thecolonies had been in the habit of allowing chaptersto work pending the granting of charters byGrand Chapter. In May, 1873, a resolution wascome to in Grand Chapter forbidding it ; butComp. Locke, the acting District Grand Superin-tendent of Bengal , had in June granted a dis-pensation to the nine companions to form achapter called the Mayo Chapter. At that timethe resolution of Grand Chapte r could nothave arrived there, and he therefore acted inignorance of the resolution. When the resolu-tion arrived there, he withdrew his permission.He, however, subsequently looked into the patentof the District Grand Superintendent, whosetecum lenens he was, consulted with other com-

panions, and by their advice withdrew his pro-hibition. The case appeared to be clearlyagainst all the laws of Grand Chapter ; bnt afterthe most careful consideration he (Comp.Havers) had given to the subject , he had cometo the conclusion that the whole of the proceed-ings were right. The resolution was come to byGrand Chapter in May, but it was not confirmedtill August. The old law was not against Comp.Locke. When he referred to the patent ofComp. Sandeman , he foand he was authorizedand empowered by his own hand and seal togrant to any nine known companions of theOrder, a dispensation for their holding Chaptersat certain times and places as he might find tobe most convenient. The new law was notthen passed ; and the old one was not againstit ; the constitutions provided for it , and thepatent authorised it. The old patent was grantedin Comp. Gray Clarke's time, as S.E ; and itwas not likely that either he, Comp. W. H. Whitewho preceded him , put the power in the patent oftheir own will. The power was quite in accord-ance with a known law of Grand Chapter, forthe patents were all engraved and printed.Having read the whole of Comp. Locke's report ,he must say how much he appreciated thestra ightforward and manl y conduct , the abilityand the perfect courtesy, together with the deter-mination it exhibited on the part of that com-panion to do his duty. A more exhaustivereport he had never read. He would proposethat the matter be referred to the Committee ofGeneral Purposes, with directions to examine andreport uponj what changes, if any, it would be ad-visable to make in the laws of Grand Chapter, tothe next meeting.

After a few words from Comps. Hamiltonand Sanderson, the motion was put and carried.

Comp. H. Browse then read the conclusion ofthe report of the Committe of General Purposesas follows :—¦

The President having quitted the chair, it wasresolved unanimousl y that the best thanks of thisCommittee are due, and are hereby mostfraternall y offered to Comp. AV. Pulteney Scott,President , for his constant attention to the busi-ness of Royal Arch Masonry, and his courtesyand kindness to all the members of the Com-mittee during the last twelve months , and movedthat it be recorded on the minutes.

Comp. Adlard seconded it, and it was carriedunanimously.

The Committee of General Purposes for theensuing twelve months was then elected , andGrand Chapter was closed.

Itasoitk ©iWirflj t .MASONIC M AGAZINE .—The June number of

the Magazine will contain a photograph of theMarquess of Ri pon , K.G., Grand Master of Eng-land, and among other articles, Old MilitaryLodges, by Bro. Hughan 5 the Old MasonicPoem ; Troy ; History of Freemasonry in Russia ;and other interesting matter. The MasonicMagazine is published monthly by Bro. GeorgeKenning, 198, Fleet-street.

Bro. A. H. Tattershall has been proposed asa member of the House Committee of the RoyalMasonic Institution for Girls.

Bro. Peter Laird , the Assistant-Secretary oftheAgricultural Hall Company, has resigned thepost so long filled by him , and is about to retireinto private life. The directors, at a specialmeeting yesterday, resolved that a purse of onehundred guineas, accompanied by a written tes-timonial in recognition of his lengthened andfaithful services to the company from the time ofits foundation , be presented to Bro. Laird on hiscessation from labours at the Hall.

We understand that Messrs. Longmans,Green, and Co., will shortly publish in a halfcrown volume the speeches on " FinancialReform ," which Bro. AVm. Trant, of Liverpool(Harmonic Lod ge), has recently delivered onbehalf of the Financial Reform Association .

THE CH A R I T I E S .—A suggestion has beenmade that the Stewards' fees for our CharityFestivals should be arranged with or withoutdinner tickets, so that a brother could serve asSteward ,]] without dining, for one guinea. Noprofit is made out of the dinner, the tavern-keeper having it all. ¦ -a;. ";.

THE INITIATION OF H.R.H. PRINCELEOPOLD.

We beg to congratulate the Order on the re-ception amongst our ancient Brotherhood ofanother member of our Royal Family.

H.R.H. Prince Leopold was initiated on Mayist at an emergency meeting of the A pollo Uni-versity Lodge, Oxford , by the W.M., F.Morrell.

Following so close on the initiation of H.R.H.Prince Arthur , the fact cannot fail to be mostgratify ing to the Craft.

Mr. Collins, private secretary to our Royalbrother, was initiated on the same occasion, andthe meeting of that famous lodge was one longto be remembered by all present at the interest-ing ceremony.

THE NEAV GRAND OFFICERS.

I he annual app ointment of Grand Ofiicers isalways a matter of much interest to the Craft.App licants are many, the offices are few, andnaturally there are always a good many excellentbrethren , who think , that , they mi ght have beenelevated to grand honours.

Of course, there are alway s a great many bre-thren whom nobod y thinks at nil suitable forsuch high office , but themselves , and thoug h thatclass abounds amongst us, it is not with thosewho compose it , that , the real difficulty of selec-tion lies.

But it is when , amid a great many of equa lclaims, and equal merit , the preference has to bedecided, and the choice has to be made betweentwo given brethren.

Now under the present happy governmentof our Order, and the well-known impartialityand equable rule of our very excellent GrandMaster, we are all well aware, that, the greatestattention is paid to the claims of all , and theselection of Grand Officers is made on groundsof approved Masonic merit.

It ought to be a matter of rej oicing to us all ,that , never was our executive more admirabl yfilled than now, or greate r readiness evinced toafford information, or greater courtesy exhibited ,as we can personall y testify, to either applicantsfor advice, or as the French say " renseignementsmacconniques." We congratulate the Craft formore than one reason on the appointment of theGrand Officers for the present year.

The first is, that, the great majority of theappointments are good hard-working Masons ;another is, that , the provinces are so largel yrepresented ; and the third is, the number ofnew Grand Officers , who have rendered muchand effective aid to our charities.

The Senior Grand Warden , Lord HenryThymic , M.I' ., was initiated in No. 973, RoyalSomerset , in 106 3, and is the present W.M., ofLodge 1478, Warminster.

Bro. Okeover , of Okeover , Ashbourne, wasinitiated in Lod ge 852, St. Oswald , in i860, andis now D.P.G.M. for Derbyshire.

Wc do not find the name of our noble brother,

the Grand Senior AVarden in any of the lists ofthe charities, but we have no doubt, that, beforehis year of office has exp ired, he will have dulyqualified himself.

Bro. Okeover is a Life Governor of the BoysSchool .

Bro. J. Simpson, D.C.L., the Grand Chaplain ,has Ions' been well-known as an active and ener-getic Mason of the province of Cumberland andWestmoreland , and is also a Life Governor ofthe Boys' School. He was initiated in No. 129,Union Kendal , in 186.5, anc' nas filled variousCraft and Provincial offices.

The two Senior Grand Deacons are both well-known and active Masons, and have equall yserved the Craft in high positions, Bro. Ruckeras V.P. of the Board of General Purposes, andBro. Leith as,D.D.G.M. of Bombay . Bio. Ruckerwas initiated in No. 66, Grenadiers, in 1865,and having fulfilled his lodge offices , was sub-sequently Grand Steward. He is a Vice-President of the three Masonic Charities.

Bro. J. Percy Leith was initiated in the Anti-quity, No. 2, in 1S65, and is a P.M. of the same,-and of 549, 1118, and 1359, has been a G.S.,and is Ar ice-President of the Girls ' School, and isLife Governor of the Boys ' School. He hasserved each as Steward three times.

The two Junior Grand Deacons are equallywell-known in the Masonic world.

Bro. J. C. Parkinson was initiated into Free-masonry in 1858 , in the Universal Lodge, No.18 r , Freemasons' Hall , London , of which lodgehe is now the Senior Past Master and "Father ,"having passed the chair in 1862-3, after unitingin the years i860 and 1861 respectively, officesrarel y held m conjunction , namely Juniorand Senior AVarden and Secretary. Thc centenaryjewel was granted to the Universal Lodge on itsone hundredth anniversary in 1868, and itis now a Vice-Patron of the Boys' and Girls'Schools.

Bro. Parkinson is a Past Master of theBard of Avon Lodge, he being the first W.Mof that lodge after its transfer from Stratfordupon-Avon to Middlesex , on its resuscitation ,after the Stratford brethre n had passed a resolu-tion to resign their warrant into the hands ofthe Grand Secretary.

Bro. Parkinson is a member of the Princeof AVales Lodge, No. 259, and W.M. of the St.David 's Lodge, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, be-sides being Deputy Provincial Grand Master forMiddlesex , a Member of the Board ofGeneral Purposes, and a Vice-Patron of thethree Masonic Charities. The office of Vice-Patron owes its origin to Bro. Parkinson, who,observing that the positij n of Vice-Presidentattracted many brethren, and that no furtherrank awaited donors of more than $0 guineas,broug ht forward and carried an independent mo-tion , in 187 1, creating Vice-Pa trons of theCharities , and entitling every donor of 100 gui-neas to that rank. The result has been a largepecuniary gain to all three Institutions. On theprotracted illness of Bro. Patten necessitating hisretirement from the office of Secretary to theFreemasons' Girls' School , Bro. Parkinson , inbring ing forward the motion for declaring theoffice vacant, paid a handsome tribute to Bro.

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Patten 's services, and subsequently, by the activepart he played, as chairman of Bro. RobertWentworth Little's committee, did much tosecure the election of the present efficient Secre-tary.

Bro. Parkinson is the author of several paperson Freemasonry—notably an essay published bythe late Charles Dickens in "All the YearRound,"—and of .an interesting volume, printedfor private circulation only, and entitled " Shake-speare a Freemason."Bro. C. W. C. Hutton was initiated in Burlington

Lodge, No. 96, in 1846. His jubilee as P.M.,took place some two years back, and was keptas a memorable celebration by this well-knownlodge. Bro. Hutton is vice-President of theBoys' School, and Life Governor of the Girls 'School, and of the Royal Masonic BenevolentInstitution.

He filled the high office of Sheriff of the Cityof London, in conjunction with AldermanCotton, now M.P.

His services as Sheriff were marked by muchgeniality and liberality, as well as thoroughefficiency.

Bro. Simeon C. Hadley, assistant G.D.C. wasinitiated in No. 55, Constitutional , in i860. Heis P.M. of 55 and of go.

He is a Vice-Patron of the Gills' School andthe Benevolent Institution , and has served allthe charities as Steward on several occasions.

Bro. J. C. Collins, the Grand Sword Bearer,was initiated in No. 4.6a, Lodge of Light, in1849, he 's now P-G-.P. 'or Warwickshire, andis Vice-President of the Boys' School, and aLife Governor of the Girls'.

Wc cannot couclude this article without con-gratulating our good Bro. W. J. Hughan on thedistinction conferred'upon him by the G. M., ingiving him the rank of P:G.S.D., in recognitionof his many services to Masonic archaeology.

We feel that the compliment redounds on himwho so Masonically offers it, as much as on theable brother who so properly receives it.

We rejoice to see this open recognition cfMasonic literary efforts, as it will tend, we feelpersuaded, to encourage our brethren just in theone point where they are somewhat deficient ,to think, and read, and study for themselves.

We congratulate Bro. W. J. Hughan on thispublic and honourable acknowledgment ofhis intellectual pursuits, and historical labours,and we trust he may long enjoy all health andhappiness, in the enjoyment of tlie one, and inhis laudable prosecution of the other.

THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTIONFOR GIRLS.

We have perused with much interest the.report of this excellent Institution, dated March,1874, as well as carefully gone through itsbalance sheet up to the close of 1873.

We think that a few remarks on the leadingfeatures and figures of both may be acceptableto our readers, and we have, therefore, put to-gether for them, with some little care and study,the following " resume ofj,the actual work andfinancial position of the Girls' School.

In the first place we congratulate the HouseCommittee on the recent alterations and additions,

which we feel certain will be entirely approvedof by the Craft at large.

There is in our Order, for many reasons, thegreatest interest in the Girls' School, and any-thing that can conduce to its efficiency., extendits utility, or develop its educational value, ispretty certain to receive the warm support andunanimous approval of our Brotherhood. Therewere on the 31st of January, 1874, 130 girlsin the school, of whom six were admitted bypurchase, leaving 124 elected inmates.

Of these 130, the time of 13 expires in 1874,but on the nth of April , 16 fresh candidateswere elected, leaving at the time of the festival

144 children in the institution, the whole accom-modation now available being for 145.

The scholastic reports of the Girls' Schoolseem very good indeed, and the amount ofneedle work done by them in 1873 is veryremarkable.

We believe, that, we are not far wrong whenwe say, that, the Girls' School is not only acredit to our Order in every way, but maychallenge comparison with every similar institu-tion in the country.

We believe it was Lady Skelmersdale, thewife of the distinguished P.G.M. for WestLancashire, who said, when she saw the girlsand the school, that she " fel t proud of being thewife of a Freemason," and we, as an Order , maygladly remember, that, we have such an Educa -tional Institution to boast of , as that comelybuilding, and that admirably managed establish-ment, which are open to the inspection of ourbrethren daily, on St. John's Hill , Battersea Rise.

The financial position of the Girls' School isalso very good and encourag ing, though theCommittee have expended £2, 766 in new build-ings and improvements, and have added 15 tothe number of inmates. They appeal , withoutfear, as they may fairly do, and safely do, to theliberal aid , and warm sympathies of ourfraternity.

From all sources, as well from previousbalance, donations ancl subscri ptions, and fundedproperty, the income of the society for the lastyear amounted to the large sum of £12,566 i j s .6d., while the actual expenditure was £11,192j 7s. jd., leaving an available balance at thebankers of £1,374 4s. 6d.

Thus, this year the balance is nearly £2,000

less than last year, though this is accounted forby the buildin g expenditure of £2,766, beforealluded to, and by the purchase of £2,000 stockat £1,855 5s.

The ordinary expenses of the institution seemto run about £4,400, in round numbers annuall y,and the extraordinary to about £700, making inall an annual expenditure of over £5,000.

We must remember, that , this will be increasedthis year , owing to the larger number of child-ren, and we cannot therefore safely estimatethe expenditure required under all heads at lessthan £5,500 for 1874. Now to meet this, theinstitution has something like"£o30,000 , fundedproperty, exclusive of a sustentation fund ofabout ___?iooo, but such an amount, is of course,utterly inadequate to meet the wants of the insti-tution.

We trust, that, these few remarks may interestour brethren, and lead them to give their most

hearty support to the Girls School, in order ifneeds arise, still farther to augment its almostunutterable value to those who are recipients ofits advantages, and to our now world-wide con-fraternity. And, therefore, whenjwe|look]at thefinancial position of the Girls' School, and its re-quirements to-day, we must not merely considerthe present, but we must carefully bear in mindthe future.

We may observe further, that, as far as we canjud ge, such wants are likely to increase in thefuture, not decrease, as one thing is patent, ourmetropolitan charities must either meet the fastincreasing wants of the Order, or ProvincialInstitutions are certain to arise and satisfy manypressing local claims.

As a good deal has been said lately about thesupport given by the Craft to our metropolitancharities, we have put together carefully the fol-lowing statistics from the Girls' School report.

One hundred and fifty London lodges con-tribute'as Life Governors or annual subscribers,twenty-seven Lodges of Instrnction, fourteenChapters, and ten High Grade Bodies, andMark Lodges.

We may observe " en passant " 52 girls comefro m London, of whom one is by purchase.

Five hundred and twenty-nine Provin-cial Lodges contribute as Life Governorsor annually to the School, about 60 ProvincialChapters, and 40 High Grade Bodies and MarkMason Lodges.

The provinces which have the largest numberof lodges subscribing are East Lancashire, WestYorkshire, West Lancashire, and Kent,East Lancashire having 49, West Yorkshire, 39West Lancashire 33, and Kent, 35.

These figures suggest a good many considerations, but one thing is quite clear, as we haveoften said before, as regards the Girls ' School ,ht any rate, the margin of non-subscribinglodges is still far too large.

ROYA L MASONIC INSTITUTION FORBOYS.

The General Committee of this School meton Saturday last, at the Board-room , Freemasons'Hall, Bro. Joseph Taylor, V.P., in the chair.There was a larger attendance of brethren thanis ever witnessed, except at quarterly com-munications , there being at least thirty brethre npresent. Among them were Bros. Benj. Head ,Raynham W. Stewart, H. Browse, W. Roe-buck , F. H. Ebsworth, G. Morris, Hyde Pullen ,W. Paas, Collard , Moutrie , F. Adlard , S. llosen-thal, Jesse Turner, John Symonds, H. Massey,H. A. Dubois, L. Ruff , H. Young, RichardMotion , Robert B. Webster, T. H. Kent, Benj.Mallam , G. Plunckett, J. W. Dosell, GeorgeAngold, Thomas Young, J. C. Dwarber , D.Ramsey, Haig, and F. Binckes, Secretary.

After the reading and confirmation of theminutes of last meeting, and the reading of theminutes ofthe house and audit committees,

Bro. John Symonds, Vice-Patron , rose tobring on thc motion, of which he gave notice atlast general committee , that on account of thelength and efficiency of the services of Bro . F.Binckes, Secretary , his salary be raised d2e,oa year, to commence from ist January last. Indoing so he said that at the last meeting of theGeneral Committee he gave notice that he wouldbring forward this motion . It was entirel y inconsequence of his own action at the committeefor the revision of the laws of the institutionthat it became necessary to give any noticeat all. At that time the General Committeehad power to alter the salary of the officerswhenever they choose, without any notice what-

ever, but the laws of the Royal Masonic Bene-volent Institution required that such noticeshould be given before any motion for an in-tended change was made. He had thought itbest to assimilate the laws of this Institution inthis respect to those ofthe Benevolent Institution,and he was sure that the more this matter wasconsidered the more they would feel that it wasthe proper thing to do. In the motion he had tosubmit he had stated in his notice that the altera-tion should be made in consideration of thelength and efficiency of Bro. Binckes 's services.Bro. Binckes had been their Secretary for thirteenyears, so that there really was length of servicein his case. In their own privale businesses, asmerchants, warehousemen , solicitors , or anyother line of business, the breth ren remuneratedthe services of those whom they had emp loyedfor any long space of time, by giving them alarger salary than they did servants who had beenwith them but a short time. A body with whichhe as well as his brother on his left (Jesse Tur-ner) was connected , the Corporation of London ,had adopted a plan by which there was a revisionof all salaries once every five years. Now, onlooking over tbe papers in Bro. Binckes's office hefound that the last time there was a revision ofBro. Binckes's salary was in 1869, which wasjust five years from the present time, thoughwhen he gave notice of this motion he had notthat fact in mind , or any intention to assimilatethe Masonic Institutions to the Corporation. Hewould call attention to the fact that in conse-quence of the increased cost of living tho addi-tional £50 a year would reall y onl y bring upBro. Binckes's salary to what it was in 1869, sofar as regarded its purchasing power ; and it washard ly such an increase as it seeme 1 at firstsight to be. The second fact he had mentionedin his notice, the efficiency of Bro. Binckes'sservices, would be acknowledged by everyonewho knew anything about that brother. At thetime when Bro. Thistelton was Secretary theyused to think a festival very favourable if theycould get £200. On one occasionhe (Bro. Symonds) remembered he saidto Bro. Thistleton , scratching his head at thesame time, that be thought £Sco was a verysmall amount • but that brother smiled blandl y,and said it was a good one, and that they hadnot had such a sum before within his know-ledge. Now, it was not very long ago that£23,000 were announced at two successivefestivals ; that was in a great measure owing tothe exertions of Bro. Binckes. (Hear , hear).He did not think he need dilate further upon thesubj ect j it was nothing but absolutel y just toBro. Binckes that after so long and efficientl yserving the institution he should have this addi-tion made to his salary. (Hear, hear.)

Bro. H. Browse , V.P., seconded the motion.He had been one of those who had revised Bro.Binckes's salary in 1869, when his commissionon the subscri ptions, which it was at firstthought best to pay, was discontinued , and asum paid to him as salary in lieu of commission.This salary did not amount to nearl y so much ashis income, when he was paid commission , andit was now thought, after five years, that thatshould be increased. (Hear , hear.)

Bro. Raynham W. Stewart , V. P., supportedthe proposition , on account not only of the lengthof the service of Bro. Binckes , but also of itsefficiency. The bre thren were told at the timethe payments to Bro. Binckes were revised thathis zeal and energy on behalf of the institntionwould fall off. This had not been the case atall , as Bro. Binckes was as energetic and zealousnow as formerl y. He was only sorry that Bro.Symonds had not gone further in his motion ,and made the amount £100.

The motion was carried unanimousl y, andauthority was given to sign the necessa.ycheque.

Bro . Binckes , who had been out of the roomduring these proceedings , was then called in ,and informed by the Chairman of the result ofBro. Symonds ' motion.

Bro. Binckes said he felt it was always a verydelicate and difficult matter to speak of himself ,but he hoped they would allow him in brief ,though sincere words, to express his thank s tothe brethren for their too kind appreciation of

his services. He need hardly say that he feltvery much the compliment paid to h im; he feltit perhaps the more deeply because the motioncarried with it in some way or other a mark ofapproval of the manner in which he had endea-voured to discharge his duties, and when theChairman said it was carried without oppositionthat it greatl y enhanced its value. If anybrethren had entertained a feeling not entirelyapproving of what he had done, he hoped theywould live long enough to find he had doneright , and to give him credit in the meantimefor the most honest endeavour to do so. What-ever might be tlieir feelings it would make nodifference at all in the energy with which heshould continue to discharge his duties ; excepttbat would rather stimulate him to increasedexertion on behalf of the interests of theinstitution. He would repeat how deeply hefelt the kindness of the brethren in passing thisresolution , and would once again warml y thankthem for their kindness. (Hear , hear).

The brethren then adjourned , after passing avote of thanks to the Chairman.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FORGIRLS.

The General Committee held its usual monthlymeeting on the 30th ult , in the Library, Free-masons' Hall. Bro. Ben. Head , V. P., presided.There were also present, Bros. Major Creaton ,H. Browse, H. C. Levander , A. T. Tattershall ,E. Clark , Griffiths , Smith , ]. F. Peacock , R. B.Webster, H. A. Dubois , II. Massey, A. H. Dia-per, Raynham W. Stewart , and Dr. Ramsay.The sum of £1 coo was ordered to b e invested ,and Col. F. Burdett and Dr. Ramsay wereelected on the House Committee , in place ofMajor Creaton , now Trustee, and Bro. GeorgeCox, deceased. Nominations were received forthe House and Audit Committees , and the bre-thren then proceeded with the consideration ofpetitions received since last meeting. The com-mittee afterwards adjourned.

THE INITIATION " OF H.R.H. PRINCELEOPOLD.

An emergency meeting of the Apollo Univer j

sity Lod ge, No. 357, Oxfordshire , was held onthe ist inst., for the purpose of initiating intoMasonry H.R.H. Prince Leopold , who is nowresi dent in Oxford.

The interesting ceremony that was about to beperlormed drew together the largest number ofmembers of thc lodge that has probabl y everbeen assembled in the University Masonic Hallat any ono time , and fro m the fact that , at thespecial request of H.R.H., no visitors were ad-mitted , and that the training for the college boatraces prevented many biethren who would other-wise have been present from attending , the verylarge number present , nearl y one hundred ,showed the deep interest with which the entranceof H.R.H. into Masonry was regard ed by all thebrethre n'.in the University .

The acting Provincial Grand Master, Bro...Eneas J. Mclntyre, Q.C, Grand Reg istra r, wasunfortunatel y unable to attend.

'I he ceremony of initiation was performed bythe W.M., Bro. V. Morrell , assisted by his ofii -cers, who all perf ormed their parts with theirusual promptitude and accuracy .

After the lod ge was closed , the brethren ad-journed to a banquet, presided over by the W.M.,upon whose right hand sat Bro. H.R.H. PrinceLeopold. The usual loyal and Masonic toastshaving been given , the toast of the evening,given by the W.M., was drunk with great en-thusiasm , and dul y responded to by his RoyalHighness," who also subsequentl y returnedthanks for congratulations addressed to him bythe French and Ita lian readers of the University,on behalf of their respective nationa lities. Thebrethren did not separate till a late hour , after avery pleasant and most successful meeting.

It should be mentioned that Bro. H.R.H.Prince Leopold was proposed in open lod ge bydesire of, and on behalf of, Bro. H.R.H. thePrince of Wales, K.G., the immediate PastMaster of the lodge, and that Mr. R. H. Collins,of Lincoln College, Secretary to H.R.H. Prince

Leopold , was initiated at the same lime as hisRoyal Highness.

By special permission, the W.M. of the AlfredLodge, No. 340, was present to represent the.M?sons of the City of Oxford and as no othervisitors were admitted , we are indebted toone of the members of the Apollo UniversityLodge for this account of a ceremony, whichcannot fail to be of interest , not only to all mem-bers of the Craft, but also to all the loyal sub-jects of her Majesty.

[We do not hold onr.elves responsible for , or even as approvingof , the opinions expressed by our correspondents, but we wish, iua sp irit of fair play to all , to permit—withi u- certain necessarylimits—free discussion. — Ko.J

EARLY GRAND MOTHER ENCAMP-MENT OF SCOTLAND.

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

There appears in your impression ofApril 18th , a notice of a meeting of the GrandCouncil of the Earl y Grand Encampment ofScotland in Kilmarnock. Now, Sir, I wish, throughthe columns of your valuable Masonic paper, tomake it known that the Encampments men-tioned have neither right nor title to announcethemselves the Grand Council , as the charter,empowering the Early Grand in Scotland to forma Grand Council was granted to the oldest num-ber in Scotland , which is Muirkirk , and it isstated that Muirkirk was the only Encampmentthat was not represented , and explained theirabsence by the fact that Muirkirk had madeapplication to the Chapter General to come un-der that lodge. Now Sir , that statement is entirelywithout foundation , and I believe a mere fabrica-tion of their own, to fulfil some purpose as yetunknown to Muirkirk 's Sir Kni ghts, and Ithink it was a great pity that any warm remarksshould have been passed on a subj ect in whichthere was no truth , nor is it likelv Muirkirk willever take such a step as alienate themselves froma bod y of which in virtue of her charter, she issupreme , and I would wish further to let themknow that if they cannot work the GrandCouncil according to the Ancient Irish Charter ,they should not impose on the Masonic com-munity by granting and regranting charters,when they know they have not such a power,without at least the concurrence of the oldestencampment , which is Muirkirk.

Your inserting the above in your valuablepaper will obli ge.

Yours fraternall y,JAMES ADAMSON .

Grand Scribe.

RAILWAY MANAGEMENT.To the Editor of the Freemason.

Dear Sir and Brother ,—Allow me to correct an error m your

issue of to-day, taken from the Manchester Guar~dian , and which has also appeared I believe inthe Pall Mall Gazette and Standard , to theeffect that thc Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail-way Company have been the first to open thebooking offices at the principal stations from 8a.m. to 7 p.m. Such is not the case, as theNorth Eastern Railway Company at some oftheir stations (personall y, I know of Harrogateand Leeds) have had that arrangement in vogue,at least a fortni ght before the Lancashire andYorkshire advertised theirs. I think honourought to be given to those to whom it is due.

Yours fraternall y,J O H N B A.RK.ER .

April 11, 1874.

MR. CUFFE.To the Editor of Ihe Freemas on.

Dear Sir and Brother ,I am glad to learn that Bro. A. A.

Bagshawe has moved in the matter of Mr.Cnife's refusal to bury a Roman Cath olic Free-mason , but I think it is evident that GrandLodge can tlo nothing. What I wanted theChatham lod ges to do, but which apparentl y theyhave not spirit enough to do, inasmuch as nothing

©ripal Corasp.to.rtt.

has been done in this way, is to bring Mr. Cuffe'sconduct before the Colonel of the regiment , re-questing him to take official steps in the matter.If Mr. Cuffe is a paid Chaplain, it is quite clearhe should be brought to account for refusing toperform part of his duties as Chaplain.

I mav mention that the late Dr. Leeson in-formed me that not only was the present Pope aFreemason, but of the highest rank in the higherdegrees.

Yours fraternall y,P. M.

MASONIC CYPHER.To the Editor of the. Freemason.

Dear Sir and Brother,Either I am very stup id, or the

mystery is very deep ; but I am a Mark Master,and 1 cannot read the advertisement in TheFreemason, of May 2nd , in cypher. If you couldexplain it, or the advertiser, or if you could inyour answers to correspondents , next week 5should be obliged.

Yours fraternall y,M. M.

[We are sorry our brother is not np in theMasonic cypher ! The cypher is very easy toread , but far be it from us to reveal the secretsof the advertising brother.—ED]

PROV. G. LODGE OF HERTFORDSHIRE.(To the Editor of the Freemason.)

Dear Sir and Brother ,—If your reporter had spoken to me or

to the Secretary of the Hertford Lodge, somemistakes in the report mi ght have been avoided ,but I never knew he was there, until I madeenquiries during dinner. I would merely pointout , first, that only five out of eight lodges in theprovince are mentioned , secondly, that the ban-quet was provided by the Hertford Lodge,whereas the tickets were £1 is. each, thirdly,that the dinner was supp lied by Bro. Andrews,of the Salisbury Arms, whereas Bro. Andrewsis the Secretary of Hertford Lodge, and hasnothing to do with the hotel .

Yours fraternall y,P. H. WILSON ILES.

MASONS' MARKS.To the Editor of the Freemason.

Dear Sir and Brother,—In looking over this amusing controversy,

I note that, in my last communication, I made aslight slip ofthe pen, by substituting " equal " forodd," twice at the very least.

Curiously enough this mistake, unlike manyothers, has no appreciable bearing on cither thecontext of the sentence^or the " points " of myargument.

There is no custom in operative Masonry,there is no rule in speculative Masonry, whichdemands or enforces, either an equal or an un-equal number of points.

Those who contend for any such rule orcustom betray an utter ignorance of the subject ofwhich they profess to expound , with the "dictum"of a skilled Master, the leading princi ples.

I should not have intervened in this discus-sion at all , as Bro. W. J. Hughan is quite ableto encounte r Bro. C. I. Paton, on any ground ,but that , I was amused with the startling auda-city with which Bro. Paton propounded gravelythe ridiculous dogma, that , the double trianglecould not be a Masonic Mark because it had aneven number of points.

Having studied the question many years, in allits bearings, and having had the advantage oflistening to the lectures, and sharing in the re-searches of our lamented ancl able Bro. E. W.Shaw, who was most trul y " facile princeps" inall questions anent Masons' Marks, havingmade by hard and persevering labour the largestcollection extant, I felt that I could not allowBro. C. I. Paton to come out , like the "jay inborrowed plumage" and assert , what I know tobe archseolog ically incorrect and historicall yuntrue.

The fact is, that Bro. C. I. Paton , like a goodmany other people now a days, not having studied

the question profoundly " ab origine," seems tothink that , if he will only boldly assert or senten-tiously put forth , some very novel and startlingview, every body else must " vail his bonnet ,"and go to the wall !

Now I have always contended , and always in-tend to contend, as long as discussion is permittedand intellect is free, that " ceteris paribus ," weare all also equally competent to form anopinion and to express it.

If persons indeed propound untenable theories,merely for the idle purpose of controversy orsensation ; if they rush into print on the slightestprovocation ; if they will argue where they havenot studied , and adduce second hand authority,when they should have verified their refer-ences, they must not be surprised if in the meleeof our Masonic criticism , they sometimes getrather roughly handled , unhorsed from their in-fantine hobbies, and comfortably rolled over onthe ground.

Their fall will do them no harm , if it teachesthem a little less egotism , a little less looseness ofassertion , and if it renders them a little moretolerant and more respectful of the words andstatements of others, who reall y do understandwhat they write about , and who actuall y, too,have thought out for themselves, rely ing on nosecond-hand "data ," what in their desire todiffuse Masonic information , and to advanceMasonic arch-cology, they seek to impart toothers.1 he question of the " Marks ' is one of the

most abstruse , and yet one of the most interest-ing, of the whole range of subjects which fallunder Masonic discussion.

It cannot be decided off-hand by any one, whoon a most superficial acquaintance with thesubject, and on an utterly rotten foundation , at-tempts to build up a showy but viciously plannedand constructed edifice.

Many people, too, confuse the merely opera-tive period of Masons' Maiks with the pure lyspeculative.

Learned men are not by any means agreedyet what Masons ' Marks are in themselves,whether corporate or personal, whether mysticalor purel y tokens of Craft labour and convenience,but in discussing the question of Marks at all ,to limit the discussion to the speculat ive period ,is as reasonable as to play Hamlet, omitting thepart of the chivalrous Prince.

I say all this by way of warning, all Masonicdiscussions having been next to nigh impos-sible hitherto, because they have alwaysdrifted into personalities.

We seem to be doing the same, even about"Marks."

But those '"ho, like myself, look at the ques-tion, after many years study, purely from anarchaeological , and not from a personal point ofview at all , we cannot allow any one to usesuch uncotirteous and unmasonic language as Bro.Paton thought well to use in writing about Bro.Buchan and myself, though we have nothing incommon, that we did not know what we weretalking about , that we only disp layed our ignor-ance, &c, and several other equally choice ex-pressions.

Coming from Bro. C. I. Paton, this was alittle too bad , as all I had done, my only offence,had been to point out that this view of thenecessity of odd points was an utter absurdity,that there was no warrant for it to be found any -where, at any period , either in speculative oroperative Masonry , and that the double triang lewas a Masonic operative mark , though Bro.Paton did not seem to know it. I referred himto Laurie and to Lyon to refute his own illjud ged and hasty assertion.

And so I leave the question, having thoughtwell to admit a slight erro r, and to restate myown position more carefull y to-day.

A M ASONIC ST U D E N T .

THE LOST TEN TRIBES.To the Editor of The Freemason.

Dear Sir and Brother ,—Two words misprinted in my letter which

appears in to-day 's Freemason so alter the sense,that I must request you to kindly correct them.The ancient pronunciation of " Vivam " is

'* Weewam" and if you try to pronounce" Weewam" in thesort of guttural pronunciationof the Indians, it sounds very like Weegwam.Also present subjunctive " word" should be pre-sent subj unctive " mood. "

Faith fully yours,HERBERT B. HODGES.

MASONIC BIBLIOGRAPHY.

In continuing this interesting department , soably supporte d by Bro. the Rev. A. F. A. Wood-ford , M.A., P.G.C, I wish to give the titles oftwo curious pamp hlets I have lately purchased.

Any brethre n who have others of a similarcharacter about the same date would confer afavour on all Masonic students by furnishingparticulars through the same medium.

W. J. H UGHAN ."T H E FREEMASON S 'A CCUSATION AND DE-

FENCE ,in six genuine letters between a gentlemanin the country, and his son, a student in theTemple, wherein the whole affair of Masonryis fairly debated , and all the arguments for andagainst that fraternity are curiousl y and impar-tially handled. The third edition. London ,printed for J. Peele, at Locke's Head , in Pater-noster-row, and N. Blandford , the " LondonGazette," Charing-Cross, 1726. (Price six-pence) ."

Size Svo. pp. 39.' A full Vindication of the Ancient and Hon-

ourable Society of Free and Accepted Masonsfrom the malicious aspersions and sly insinua-tions of ignorant and envious slanderers,particularl y, the author or authors of a scanda-lous pamp hlet, intitled , ' The Freemasons'Accusation ,' whose false charges are here fairlyconfuted , his false reasonings, and false Englishset on a true light. By a lover of harmony andgood fellowship." ' This maxim still the good wives hold ,

One story 's good till t 'other ' s told. '—H U D I U .

" London, printed for J. Roberts, in Warwicklane. 1726. (Price 6d.) Svo. pp. 27 . ''

E RRATA .—In that part of our report of theStability Lodge of Instruction last week iu whichwe referred to Bro. Ransford' s Eng lish versio nof thc non nobis, for the words " Many say thatthe words as arranged by Bro. Hansford go verywell to the music," read " We may say that thewords, &c., __ c. " There can be no two op inionsabout it.

In our notice of the Temple Lodge 1094, lastweek , it should have been stated that Bro. Ball ,the House Steward at the Masonic Temp le, wasthe purveyor of the excellent banquet , and notMrs. Wrig ht, as our reporter was informed.

In the report of the Commercial Lodge, No.1391, in last week's paper, for Bro. " GeorgeWatts" read " George Matts" Assistant Secre-tary.

R OYAL M ASONIC IN S T I T U T I O N FOR GIRLS .—The Stewards' visit to the Girls ' School will takeplace on May nth , at 3 p.m. A very attractiveprogramme of the proceedings on this interest-ing occasion has been issued , and will doubt-less induce many brethren to be present. Theprizes will be presented to the children by theRi ght Hon. the Countess of Shrewsbury andTalbot.

The meeting of the Board of Stewards for theGirls' School Festival will take place on Satur-day, 8th inst., at 2.30 precisely.

HOLLOWAV 'S OI N T M E N T A N D PILLS .— U NSERMLY ER U P -TIONS .—No means heretofore discovered are so competentto cone with and conquer all Blemishes, Uoils, Eruptions ,Kedness and Roughness of the Skin , as these celebratedmedicaments , which are valued wherever they are known.Holloway 's remedies cool the system , regulate the circu-lation , and so thoroug hl y purif y the whole body, thatwhatever is hurtful must inevitabl y be swept away, andbe succeeded by healthy structure , whieh is derived fro mrich and pure blood. The cosmeti- viitues of this Unguenthave been long appreciated ; no toilet table is well ap-pointed which lacks its presence , it soothes and cleansesthe mo_t fair and tender skins, and when assisted by Hol-loway's Pills, is the most valuable bcautifiei",

For the Week ending Friday, May 15, 1874.The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secre-

taries of Craft Lodges, Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges,Preceptories, Conclaves, Kc., of any change in place ortime of meeting.

Saturday, May 9.Lodge 108, London, Ship atid Turtle, Leadenhall-st.

„ 1I3 , Phcenix, Freemasons' Hall.„ 176 , Caveac, Westminster Palace Hotel.„ 13.28, Granite, Freemasons ' Hall.„ 1361 , United Service, Greyhound Hotel, Richmond.„ 1423, Era , King's Arms Hotel , Hampton Court

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

11, London-street, Fitzroy-square, at 8 ; Bro. I-I . Ash'Preceptor.

Lily Lodge of Instruction (820), Greyhound Hotel , Rich-mond, Surrey.

Star Lodge of Instruction (1275), Marquis of GranbyNew Cross-road , at 7; Bro. C. G. Dilley, Preceptor.

Monday, May it.Lodge c, St. George's and Corner Stone, Freemasons

Hall.„ 29, St. Alban's, Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-st.„ 136, Good Report, City Terminus Hotel , Cannon -

street.„ 957, Leigh , Freemasons' Hall.„ 1366, Highgate, Gatehouse Hotel , Hi ghgate.

Chap. 720, Panmure, Horns' Tavern , Kennington.Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction (1445;, Lord

Stanley Tavern, Sandringham-road , Kingsland , at 7 ;Bro. T. Austin , Preceptor.

Strong Man Lodge of Instruction (45), Old JerusalemTavern , St. John's-gate, Clerkenwel l, at 8; Bro.Beckett , Preceptor.

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

Camden Lodge of Instruction (704) , Adelaide Tavern ,Haverstock-hill , at 8 ; Bro. T. A. Adams, Preceptor.

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

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

St. James's Union Lodge of Instruction CiSo), Ho.-se andGroom Tavern, Winsley-street (opposite the Pantheon),Oxford-street , at 8; Bro. J. R. Stacey, Preceptor.

Wellington Lodge o£ Instruction , White Swan Tavern,Deptford , at 8; Bro. C. G. Dilley, P.M. 1155,Preceptor.

St. John of Wapping Lodge of Instruction (1306), GunTavern , High-street, Wapping, at 8 ; Bro. T. Mortlock ,Preceptor.

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

Metropolitan Mark Lodge of Instruction , Coach andHorses Hotel , 313, Strand , at 8.

Tuesday, May 12.Lodge 46, Old Union , City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st.

„ 167, St. John 's, Holl y Bush Tavern , Hampstead.,, 235, Nine Muses.., 548 Wellington , White Swan Tavern , Deptford.„ 1269, Stanhope , Thicket Hotel , Anerley,

Supreme Grand Council , 330, Masonic llall , 33, Golden-square.

Varl 'orough Lodge of Instruction , Green DragonStepney, at 8 ; Bro. Barnes, P.M., Preceptor.

Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Palmerston Tavern , Gros-vennr-park , Camberwell , at 8.

Faith Lodgeof Instruction , Refreshment Rooms, Victorta-st.(opposite Westminster Palace Hotel) , at 8 j Bro. C. A.Cottebrune, Preceptor.

Prince Fredk. William Lodge of Instruction ( j$3) , Lord' sHotel , Lord's Cricket Ground , St. John 's-wood , at 8 ;Bro. F. G. Baker. Preceptor.

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

Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , Gladstone Tavern ,Bishopsgate-st., Within , at 7.30 j Bro. Bolton , VV.M122 7, Preceptor.

St. Mary lcbone Lodge of Instruction (1305), British StoresTavern , New-street , St. John 's Woo f , at 8; Bro. T,A. Adams , Preceptor.

Constitutional Lodge of Instruction (55;), Whcatshe.lHotel , Hand-court , Holborn , ar 7; Bro. J. fi. State)(P.M. 180) , Preceptor.

Wednesday, May 13.Anniversary Festival, Girls ' School. (See advertise ment) ,Committee Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.Lodge j , Fidelity, Freemasons' Hall.

„ 13, Union Waterloo , Masonic Hall , Wil!'am-...,Woolwich.

„ it;, Kent , Freemasons' Hall.,, 238, Pilgrim , Shi p and Turtle , Leadenhall -st.„ 781 , Merchan t Navy, Silver Tavern , Hmdctt -rd.,

Limehouse.„ S20, Lil y of Richmon d , Grey hound , Richmond.„ 1017, Montefiore, Freemasons' Hall.„ r _ 2 _ , Beacontree , Private Rooms, Leytonstone.„ 1306 , St. John of Wapping, Gun 'l avcrn , High-st.,

Wapping.Supreme Grand Council , 330, Masonic Hall , 33, Golden

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

Tavern , Southwark Park , at 8 ; Bro. Charles VS illiarrG^T' Kent , Preceptor.Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction (79), Prince of Orange ,

Greenwich, at 8 ; Bro. .]. Robt. Nash , Preceptor.United Strength Lodge of Instruction (228), the Graftor

Arms, Prince of Wales's-road, Kentish-town, at 8;Bro. J. N. Frost, Preceptor.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS. Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern, Globe-roadat 7.30.

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

Royal Union Lodge of fnstruction , Horse and GroomTavern, Winsley-street, Oxford-street, at 8; Bro. T. A.Adams, Preceptor.

Confidence Lodge of Instiuction , White Hart Tavern , Ab-church-lav.c, at 7.30.

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

Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction, George eFourth , Catherine-street , Poplar.

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

Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction (1288), FinsburyPark Tavern , Seven Sisters'-road, N., at S. Bro. P.Dickinson , Acting Preceptor.

Union Club of Instruction (day meetings), Windsor Castle,Victoria Station , Pimlico , fro m 2 till 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 14.Lodge 19, Royal Athelstan , City Terminus Hotel , Can-

non-street .„ 91, Regularity, Freemasons' Hall.,, 206, Friendship, Shi p and Turtle , Leadenhall -st.,, 2G3, Bank of England , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-

street.„ 879, Southwark , Southwark Park Tavern , South-

wark Park.„ 1076, Capper, Marine Hotel , Victoria Dock, West

Ham.„ 121 G, Macdon ald , Head Quarters ist Surrey Rifles ,

Camberwell.,, 1288, Finsbury Park , Finsbury Park Tavern.„ 1321 , Emblematic , Tulse-hill Hotel , .Tulse-hill.

Chap. 538, Vane, Freemasons' Hall.Knight Templar Preceptory 45, Temple Cressing, Brid ge

1 louse Hotel , Southwark.„ 117, New Temple, The Inner Temple.

Council Royal Order of Scotland , 33, Golden-square.Fidelity Lodge of Instruction (3), Yorkshire Grey, London ,

St., Tottenham Court-road , at8; Bro. T. A. Adams-Preceptor.

Great City Lodge of fnstruction , 33, Gutter-lane , at 6.30 ,Bro. T. Poore, W.M. 720, Preceptor

Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern ,Bath-street , City-road ; Bro. Stean , Preceptor.

United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes,Mile-end-road , at 8; Bro. T. J. Barnes, Preceptor.

Whittington Lodge of Instruction (862), Crown Tavern ,Holborn , at 8; Bro. l ewis Alexander, P.M. 188,Preceptor.

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

Ebury Lodge of Instruction , Bro. Palmer's, 12, Ponsonby-st., Millbank.

Highgate Lodge of Instruction (1366), Bull and Gate,Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro. J. N. Frost, Preceptor.

Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7.Union Club of Instruction , Windsor Castle,Victoria Station ,

at 8 p.m. ; H. Ash , P.M., Instructor.St. George's Lod ge of Instiuction (140), Globe

Tavern, Royal-hill , Greenwich.Robert Burns Lodge of fnstruction , Union Tavern , Air-st.,

Regent-st., it 8.Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , (749), Coach and Horses,

Strand , it 8; Bro. Pulsford , Preceptor.Stability led ge of fnstruction (217), Guildhall Tavern ,

Gresham-st., at _ p.m ; Bro. I) . Muggeridge, Preceptor.Panmure Lodge of Instruc tion (720) , Balham Hotel , Bal-

ham , at 7.30.Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M.M.'s

Freemasons' Hall , at 7.Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tavern ,

Victoria-road , Deptford , at 8.Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction (127 8), Approach

Tavern , A pproach-roa d , Victoria -park , at 8 ; Bro. Geo.W. Veny, Preceptor.

Friday, May 15.Annual Meeting _nd Election Royal Masonie Benevolent

institution.Lodge 0, Friendshi p, Willis 's Rooms , St James's.Kni ght Templar Picceptoiy, 48, Keiiu s Tynte, 33,

Golden -square.Clapton Lodge of Instruction , While 11 >rt , Cla pton , at 7.30;

Bro. James Brett , P.G.P., &c., l' tcceptoRoyal Standard Lodge of Instruction (129-.'), the Castle

Tavern , Holloway, at 8 ; Bro. W. F. R ogers, Precep.Pythagorean Chapter of instruction (79), Prince of

Orange, Greenwich-road , at 8 ; Comp. VV. VVest Smith ,Preceptor.

Wcstbourne Ixdgeof Instruction (733) , Horse and Groom ,Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8.

Metropolitan Lodge of Instructicn , l\ rtugal Hotel , Fleet-street, at 1 ; Bro. Stacey, P.M. t8o, Preceptor.

L'nited Pil grims Lodge of Instruction , Autelo|>e Tavern ,Lorn-read , Brixton , at 7.

St. James's Lwlge of Instruction , New Tannct s' Arms,Grange .road , Bermondsey, at S ; lira. Howes, P.M.,Preceptor.

Duk e of __ inV>urg h Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion ,Penny-fields , Pop lar , at 7 ; Bro. D. S. IVtts, Precaptor ,

Doric Lodge of Instruction , 'l h ree Cranes Tavern , Mile-end.road , at 8.

Burgoyne Ledge of Instruction , Grafton Arms, Prince cfWales's-road , N.W., at 8; Bro. P. M. Wuest, Pre-ceptor.

St. Luke's Lodge of Instruction (144I, Roso Tavern,Fulham-road , S.W.

Chigwell Lodge of Instruction , Bald-faced Stag Hotel,Buckhurst-hill , at 8.

High Cross Lodge of Instruction (754), Coach & IIor.esRoad. Tottenham, at 8.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN WEST LANCASHIRE ANDCHESHIRE ,

For the "Week ending Saturday, May 16, 1874.

Monday, May 11.Lodge 314. Peace and Unity, Militia Mess Room , Preston.

„ 477, Mersey, 55, Argy le-street , Birkenhead , at 6.„ 721 , Independence, Masonic Chambers, Eastgate-

row, North Chester , at 5.„ io2i , Hartington , MasonicHall , Barrow-in-Furness.„ 1398, Baldwi n, Castle, Dalton-in-Furness.

Chap. 14S, Elias Ashmole, Chapter Rooms, Warrington ,at 6.5o.

Tuesday, May 12.Lodge 241, Merchants', Masonic Temple, Liverpool , at 5.

„ 1250, Gilbert Greenall , Masonic Rooms, Warrington.Downshire Lodge of Instruction ~(594) , 90, Park-lane,

Liverpool , at 7.Wednesday, May 13.

Lodge 28r , Fortitude , Athenaeum , Lancaster.„ 1052 , Callender , Public Hal l, Rusholme.„ 1094, Temple, Masonic Temple, Liverpool, at 6.„ 135C, De Grey and Ri pon , 140, North Hill-street ,

Toxtcth-park , Liverpool , at 6.Chap. G73, St. John's, Mason ic Temple, Liverpool , at 6.30.St. John's Lodge of Instruction (673), Masonic Temple,

Liverpool , at 8.Neptune Lodge of Instruction (1264), Masonic Temple,

Liverpool , at 7.Thursday, May 14.

Lodge 216, Harmonic, Adelphi Motel , Liverpool , at 5.11 333i Royal Preston , Victoria Garrison Hotel , Ful-

wood, near Preston.„ 786, Croxteth United Service, Alasonic Temple,

Liverpool , at 6.II I °35I "nnce of Wales, Masonic Hall , Kirkdale ,

at 6.„ 1213, Bridgewater, Cross Keys Hotel, Patricroft , near

Manchester.Chap. 220, Harmony, Garston Hotel , Garston, near Liver-

pool, at e.Mariners' Lodge of Instruction (249) , Masonic Temple,

Liverpool , at 8.Duke of Edinburg h Lodge of Instruction (1182), 150,

Park-lane, Toxteth-park , Liverpool , at 7.Friday, May 15.

Lodge 1350, Fermor-Hesketh , Masonic Temple, Liver-pool, at 6.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN GLASGOW ANDVICINITY.

For the week ending Saturday, May 16, 1874.All the Meetings take place at 8 o'clock.

Monday, May n.Lodge 102 , St. Mark , 213, Buchanan-st.

, 219, Star, 12, Trongate.„ 362, St. Clair, 25, Robertson-st.„ 205, Garthland , Eagle Inn , Lochwinnoch.n 3°7i Union and Crown , Freemason s' Hall , Barr-

Vlpfld .

„ 503, St. George, Odd Fellows' Hall , Helensburgh.Tuesday, May 12.

Lodge 441, Glasgow, 22 , Struthers-street.Chap. 69, St. Andrew , 170 , Buchanan-st.

Wednesday, May 13.Lodge 178 , Scotia , 170, Buchanan-st.

„ 179, St. Mungo, London Tavern , Mauchlin .„ 510, Mary hill , 107, Main-street , Mary hill.

Chap. 113, Partick , St. Mary 's Hall , Partick.,, 511, St. John , Shetclston.

Thursday, May 14.Lodge 167, Free Operative , Biggar.

., . 290, Dairy, Masonic Hall , Dairy.Chap. 50, Glasgow, 21 3, Buchanan-st.

Friday , May 15.Lodge 12 , Kilwinning, Town-Hall , Greenock ,

„ 18, Kilwinning, Masonic Hall , Dumbarton.„ 170, St. John , Black Bull , Rcnton.„ 3(10, Commercial , 19, Croy-place.„ 408, Clyde, 170 , Buchanan-st.„ 47 1, St. John , Stanc Inn , Shotts.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN EDINBURGH,For the Week ending Saturday, May iG, 1874.

Monday, May 11.Lodge J45, St. Stephen , Masonic Hall , Writers' Court,

at 8.n 349i St. Clair, Freemasons' Hall , George-street , at

8.30.I uesday, May 12.

Lodge 1, Mary 's Chapel , Waterloo Hotel , Watei loo-placc, at 8.

,, 151, Edinburg h Defensive Band , Masonic Hall,Blackfriars-street , at 8.30.

Wednesday, May 13.Lodge 2 , Canongate Kilvrinning, St. John's Chapel , St.

Johr.'s-st, at 8.Chap. 1, Edinburg h, Freemasons' HaU , George-street ,

at 8.Thursday, May 14.

Lodge 8, Journeyman , Masonic Hall , Blackfriars-slreet,at 8.

Lodge 392, Caledonian , Freemasons' Hall, George-street,at 8.30.

„ 548, St. Margaret , Ncwhall 's Inn , Queensferry,at 8.

Friday, May i t .Chap. 83, St. Andrew', Freemasons' Hall, George-street ,

at 8.30.

AT Bro. KENNING'S MASONIC DEPOTS.The Red Cross Knight; composed by Bro. H. Parker,

words by Bro. R. W. Little 3/0What Better Theme than Masonry ? words by Bro.

James Stevens ; music by Bro. Wilhelm Ganz ... 4/0Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth ; written by Bro.

Sen ell; composed by Bro. J. Rhodes ... ... 4/0The Final Toast ; written by D. L. Richardson ;

music by Bro. Edwin J. Crow ... ... ... 3/0The E.A. Song ; arranged by the late Bro. Parry,

of the " Lodge of Antiquity," No. 2... ... ... 6d.Masonic Harmonia ... ... _ ,, ... ... 9/0Masonic Music, compiled for the use of thc " Merchant

Lodge," No. 241, by Bro. J. H. Younghusband .P.M.,P.Z , P.E.C, and P. Prov. J.G.W. West Lancashire 6d.

The Freemason (Tell me thc Sign John) ; written byGeorge Palmer ... ... ... ... ... 3/a

Three Times Three ; composed by Bro. Harroway," Royal York Lodge," Brighton ... ... ... 3/c

The Shake of the Hand (in G & B flat) composed byJohn Blockley ... ... ... ... ... 3/0

The Freemasons' Festival March and Masonic Hymn ,by Bro. W. B. Tolputt (Past Master of the " TempleLodge," No. 816, Folkestone) 3/0

The Freemason Quadrilles ; inscribed (by permission)to thc Right Hon. the Earl de Grey and Ripon , K.G. ;by Bio. Joshua Marshall (P.G.O., West Yorkshire),Solo or Duel ... ... ... ... ... 4/0

Music for the Ceremony of Advancement to the MarkDegree ; composed by Bro. Edwin J. Crow, dedicatedto thc Grand Master, Bro. Rev. G. Portal 3/0

Here's to His Health in a Song ; written by J. J.Bealey ; composed by J. M. Bentley ... ... 4/0

Hird's Masonic Quadrille , by C. T. Hird 4/0So Mote it Be, by Bro. Jno. P. Nunn 2/6Masonic Mischief , the new Masonic Song, by G.Grant 3/0Men of the Trowel , answer to Masonic Mischief ... 3/0The Mystic Tie, song with quartctt chorus, written

by Wm. Carpenter , Esq., composed by Jas. C.Baker, Mus. D. 4/0

" Welcome," a Masonic song, written by Bro. Wm.Carpenter, composed by Bro Jas. C. Baker. ... 4/0

The Mark Masons' Song ; dedica ted to the Rt. Hon.thc Earl of Percy, M.P., M.W.G'.M-M. By Bro.T. B. Yeoman 3/0

AU Ihe above Half-Price.Dr. Spark's Freemasons' Liber Musicus—Parts 1 to 12

(e-ich) 5/0The Freemasons' March , for the Pianoforte , composed

by Selmar Kahienberg ... ... ... ... 2/0Masonic Ode, written by Bro. G. Passenger ; com-

posed by Bro. B. Sharpe 5/0The Masonic Minstrel ; being a complete collection of

upwards of 200 Masonic Songs, Odes, Anthems,&c, with a list of Toasts and Sentiments. 3s. 6d.cloth , 4s. roan , gilt edges ...

Melodia Masonica : Five Songs and a Trio, set toMusic and arranged by Bro. C. H. Purdey, newedition ... ... ... ... ... ... 3/0

Two Chants and an Anthem , set to music and com.posed by Bro. G. !•*. Taylor, for the use of MarkMasters' Lodges... ... ... ... .,. 2/0

Masonic Musical Service, by Dr. J. C. Baker, No.241 1/6

Music for the Masonic Ceremonies ; by Bros. E. J.Crow and R. Limpus. Parts I.. II.. & III: (each) 6d,

MASONIC MUSIC IN STOCK.AT Bro. KENNING'S MASONIC DEPOTS.

ENGLISH.History of Freemasonry, 2nd Edition (Findel) ... 10/6History of the Lodge of Edinburgh (Lyon) ... 31/6Life of Constantine ... ... ... ... 5^0Encyclopaedia of Masonry and its Kindred

Sciences (Mackey) ... ... ... ... 38/0Sloane Manuscript (Woodford) ... ... ... " 2J 6Masonic Gatherings, by Bro. G. Taylor, P M. ... 5/0Reflected Rays of Light , 4th Edition (Garey) ... 1/0Freemasonry in Relation to Civil Authority and the

Family Circle (Paton) ... ... ... ... t[oThe Freemason, Vol. I. ... ... ... ... 4/6

Vol. II 7/6„ „ Vol. III. IV. & V. (each) ... 15/0Red Cross Statutes... 1/6Knight Templar Sermon (Ross) 6d.S.G.C. Regulations 1/6Royal Arch ... 2/6G.L. Constitutions with Charge and E. A. Song... 2/0Mark Constitutions ... ... ... ... 2/6Statutes Convent General 3/6 and 13/6Craft, Mark, R.A., R.C, R. >J*. K.T. BooksGrand Lodge Calendar .,. 2/0I.odge Bibles 15/0 , 21/0,42/0Chapter Bibles 15/0, 21/0, 42/0Laws of the Supreme G.C. of Scotland ... ... 3/0The Israelites Found in the Anglo-Saxons ... 2/6The Fi cemason (Weekly)... ... ... ... 2d.The Masonic Magazine (Monthl y) ... ... 6d.Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar, Diary (annually) 2/0

AMERICAN.Masonic Trials, by H.M. Look ... „. „, 7/6Sickel's Ahiman Rezon (cloth) ... 6/9

„ Freemasons' Monitor (tucks) 6/9R.A. Companion ... ,,, 4/6Guide to thc Chapter (cloth) 6/9Manual of the Chapter „ ... ... ... 3/0Book A. and A. Rite „ ... ... ... 22/6R. and S. M. Council Monitor 4/3Swedenborg Rite ... ,„ ,„ ... 6/0Masonic Token (cloth gilt) ... .,, ,,, 0/6Macoy's Manual E. Star ... ... 4/3Simon's Book of the Commandery (tucks) ... 4/6Origin of Masonry ... .„ ,„ ,„ 4/6Chase's Digest of Jiasonic Law 6/0Pierson's Traditions „ g/oSignet of King Solomon ... ... ,„ ,,, 6/0Rationale and Ethics (cloth) 6/9Simon's Jurisprudence ... ... ,,, ... 6/9Washington and Compeers (cloth) 11/3Obituary Rites ... 1/9Portal's Symbols (cloth) , 4/6Lockwood's Masonic Law ... 5/0Webb's Monitor (tucks) ... ... 4/6Drew's Handbook ... ... ,,, ,„ ,, 4/6Lawrence's Moral Design 4/6Woodruff's Masonic Code ... ... .„ ... 3/0Lights and Shadows (cloth) ... 8/6Cross True Masonic Chart ,,, ... „, 6/0Mystic Tie (cloth) 6/9Ritual of Freemasonry ... ., _ 8/o

M A S O N I C B O O K S I N S T OC KMAY ELECTION , 1S74."R OYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR-LV AGED FREEMASONS.

The kind support of the President, Vice-Presidents , "".ifc Gover-nors and Subscribers is earnestl y solicited on behalf of

BRO. RICHARD COMMINS ,BORN 29x11 Ai'Rii., JJ97, No. 31 ON LIST,

Formerly of " All Souls' " Lodge, No. 1J0, was Initiated in April ,182J, and continued a subscribin g member until June, 1S49, beingalways a most zealous working Mason.

The Petitioner is a Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer , and for 52years carried on a most respectable business hi Weymouth , hold-ing a good position , and for iS years was a member of thc TownCouncil. . . . . , .Owing to competition , losses in trade , and sickness in hisamily, at last he has been obli ged to retire in a penniless condition.

He' is 77 vears of age, has a wife 74 to support , and is entirelydependent on charity ; and to add to his misfortunes, has recentlymet with an accident , breaking two of bis ribs, rendering himtotall y un lit for even a casual day 's labour.

This is an urgent case, and worthy of your sympath y andassistance.

Thc case is most earnestly recommended by the undermentionedRrcthren :—R. W. Bro. I. Gundrv , P.G.M., Dorset; The Hvdc , Bridport.R. W. Hrn.' J. Huyshe , P.G.M., Devon , Clythsydon Rectory,

Collumpton.* R. W. Bro. W. Eliot , P.P.G.M., Dorset , Wevmouth.V.W. Bro. J. II. P. Montagu , D.P.G.M., Dorset , Downc Hall

Bridport.* W. Bro. Thos. Coombs, P.G.A.D.C, P.M., No. 417, P.G. Sec.,

Dorset , Dorchester.W. Bro. )ohn Symonds, P.G.A.D.C, Vice-President ol the Insti-

tution , Nos. 417, 114(1, 3; Ingram.court , Fenchurch-street.* W. Bro. Rev P. H. Ncwnham , P.P.G.C, Dorset, P.P.G.C,

Hant s, P.M. Nos. 405, 417, the Vicarage, Stonehouse,Devon.

W. Bro. George Burt , P.P.G.S.W., Dorset , P.M., Nos. 18, 114 6,Grosvenor House , Millbank , S.W., I'urbeck House, Swanage.

W. Bro. Joseph l'reeman , P.M ., Nos. 1?, 1146, 15, Radnor-place,Gloucester-square , \V.

* W. Iiro. U. N. Howard , P.P.G.S.W., Dorset , P.M., No. 1037,Weymouth.

* W. Bro. C. .* . Vigne, P.M., P.P.G.S.W., Somerset , WestfieldHouse, Bath.

W. Bro. Mm Jacob, P.M., No. :7o, P.P.G. Sec, Dorset.Bro. Sir P. I. \V. [olinstoue , M.P., No. 170.* W. Bro. J. B. Cole, W.M., No. 170, Weymouth.

Proxies will be thankfull y received by tliose marked thus , * andby the Petitioner , I , Sandsfoot-terrace , Wykc, Weymouth.

"R OYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT IN-XV ST1TUTION FOR WIDOWS OF FRKF.M/VSONS.

The favour of thc Votes and Interest of thc Governors and Sub-scribers to the above Institution is carnestlv solicited on behalf of

JEMIMA Sl'ICI-R,Widow of the late Hro, Walter Spicer, of the I-od^c of Science

437i Hourton , Dorset, to which he subscribed 30 years. He waselected to the above Insti tution in 1857, where be* died last year.Mrs. Splicer 's only means of support , j S one half the Annuityformerly allowed ber late husband , which will be ultimatel y dis-continue d in accordance with the laws of the Institution.

The case is strongl y recommended byBro, Ii. Head , V.1\-\G,D„ 12, Karls-terrace , Kensington.„ Dr. Strong P.M., 453; 463, l\Z., 452, 463 l\l\G.\V., Surrey

64, North-end Croydon .„ Price , P.M . 463, P.Z, 463, P.G. Treasurer , Surre y, 114 Hi gh

street , Crovdon.„ Pratt , P.M.,' 7, Malvcm House; Bedford Park , Croydon.„ \V. Masterman , P.M ., P.Z. 410. Wellesley-road , Croydon .Proxies will be thank full y received by Mrs, Sp icer at the

Masonic Institution. Crovdon ,

¦nOR FISH.A Try GOW.¦pOR POULTRY.1 . Try GOW.TTOR GAME.x Try GOW.¦ROR BARRELLED OYSTERS.x Try GOW.T GOW.J ' 1, HONEY-LAN- MARKET , CHEAPSIDE.Special quo ations to large consumers, Hotels, Caterers, &c,

Country Orders promptl y executed.ONE ORDEK WILL SECURE FUTURE PATRONAGE

BRO. J. B. MACNAIR. '

%x\\$t iinb pijotoflrapIjiT.11, WEST NILE STREET, GLASGOW.

Enlargements in Oil , Water Colour, or Crayons. FullLength Cartes 5s., per dozen ; Half Lengths Gs. ; Vignettesis. Oil. ; Cameo and Kembrar.t, Bust 10s.

Just out , Svo. sewed. Price is,, post free.A N Investigation into the Cause ofth e Hostility

of the Church of Rome to Free masonry, etc.London : REEVES and TURNER , 196 , Strand , W.C.

QNGAR GRAMMAR SCHOOL, 20 milesfrom London. Specially devoted to mercantile edu-

cation. Great advantages offered to pup ils waiting orpreparin g for appointm ents. References to parents andformer pup ils now holding good positions. A preparatoryclass for little boys, who receive careful attention. Twentyacres of ground for football , cricket, &c. The domesticarrangements include a dairy farm. Diet unlimited andff the best, Locality most health y. Prospectus should beseen Cor details. Terms very moderate. 1'iincipal , Dr.Clark.

JTDUCATION FOR YOUNG LADIES. —A Brother (a French graduate), and his wife (Eng-

'ls'i)i are prepared to receive a few pup ils in their selectschool , situate close to I lampton Court and Bu. licy-park.Languages , Piano, and other accomplishments taug ht"all y by efficient masters. Inclusive tcims , from thirtyguineas. Prospectus on application to Mdme. B., IvyHouse, Hampton-wick, S.W.

CHARING CROSS STATION

TOIL ET ¦M|||-- CLUB.(Continental Booking Office Entrance.)

A Great Convenience and Saving of Time to thetA Brethren , desirous of dressing promptly, previous togoing to Lodge, Ball , Dinner , &c. Pri vate DressingRooms, charge Cd., with every attendance and appliancefor the Toilet. Evening dress taken care of for the day orseason in perfumed boxes (locked) no charge. Baths,Hosiery, Perfumery, Hairdressing, Dress Suits , Boots,Opera Hats, Masonic Clothing, Jewels, Swords, &c. Fullerparticulars per post (J< 1. stamp.) N.B.—Ladies' Depart-ment attached.

WHIGHT AND MANN'S ,UNEg.UAU.ED

LOCKSTITCH SEWING MACHINES -WANTED IN E V E R Y HOME.

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ffM\\ famil y sewing. Price 4V . tm§ guineas.

rf^J^H. Wj j j —^s iii_*stf'rs=5vtls_i'\ Improved Machines for

llfj ^W- fz^ST Manufacturers , Boot -tnakers,ff ^ ^^ -'l^^ f ^^ Tailors , _rc , at the lowest^?Vd

,5*5?;

'2^t^.ji5!B***'j possible prices c impatible^ife fiK--K'.v^-'* with good workmanshi p.

WHIGHT & MANN, 143, HOIB&RN BARS.

IMPROVED and ECONOMIC COOKERY.L Use 1.IEB1G COMPANV'S EXTRACT OF MEAT as' stock " for beef tea, soups , made dishes, and sauces.Gives line flavour and great strength. Invariabl y adoptedin households when fairl y tried. Caution.—Genuine pnlywith Baton Ltebi g's facsimile across label

THE GOOD TEMPLARS' PURE TEA ,Specially selected of Finest Qualities for the

I. O. G. T.THIS TEA WILL BE FOUND REFRESHING ,

INVIGORATING , & AN EXCELLENT TONIC.'¦' Once used, always used,"

For Agencies ; Apply to Brother E. Jones, 17, Snow-hill , Birmingham ; or to the Company's Offices , 50,Southwark-s»rcpt, London, S.E.

TMNNEFOllD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.—J- The Best Remedy for ACIDITY of 'heSTOMACH , HEARTBURN , HEADACHE , GOUT,

AND INDIGESTION,and the best mild aperient for delicate constitutions , espe-

cially adapted forLADIES, CHILDREN , and INFANTS.

D I N N E F O R D & C O .172 , New Pond Street, J .idon , and of all Chemists.

GLENFIELD STARCH is the onl y kindused in VI ci Majesty 's Laundrv.

Those Ladies who have not vet used tlie Gl'enlield Starch , arerespectfull y solicited to give it .1 trial , and carefull y follow outthe directions printed on ever, package. It is rather more difficultto make than oilier Starches , Imt when this is overcome , lhey willsay, like the Ouccn 's Laundress , that it is Ihe finest Starch theyever used. "When yo u askfo r thc Glcnlield .sce that you get it

THE STRAND TURKISH BATHS......c, OITOSITB SOMERSET HOUSE , '

Open daily for Gentlemen. Teuns : from n ;. m .ai r. _ ,_2s. od . l- rom 0 p.m. till 9 p.m., Is. 0,1. One .lodeu tickeK n£tclass, £1 p. j second class ,5,. Warm , cold., .sl,owcr. and douchebaths. Open on Sundays irom 10 a.m. tin . „ m |a.iir« . mm-,,,hv4s, Mondays , Wcdncsua- s, and l' r |da£! llx i Xy Url"""'"' • ¦I' lupvielor—Mr . II .SM1TII ,I' rum (lie Jlau scniain , leimyi. street.

COMFORT FOR TENDER FEET.—Try Anthony Scant's new material ' Peculiarl y PreparedI orpni.c Skin . Soft as silk , s_ in.es like pntcnl , neve r cracks he-comes snltcr and finer in wear, a perfect durabl e luxury 'anilsuperlative specialle. S, How Lane , Cheapside , E.C. Ladies ord .t.skilfully exec ited. Que trial insures satisfaction.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGEOF

LINCOLNSHIRE.His Grace the Duke of St. Alban '?, Ri ght Worsh ipfu

Provincial Grand Master, Major Smyth, Worshipful DeputyProvincial Grand Master.

The annual Provincial Grand Lodge andGeneral Communication of Masons in thisProvince,

WILL BE HELD IN THEPUBLIC ROOMS, GRANTHAM.

Under the auspices of the Doric Lodge, No. 362,ON THURSDAY, M i_Y 28, 1874,

AT HIGH TWELVE ,When and where the P.G. Officers and Past

Officers , with the Worshi pful Masters and PastMasters, and the Acting Wardens of the Lodgesin the Province, are hereby convoked to attend ,and at which all Master Masons are invited tobe present.

FREDERICK DELABENE M ARSDEN ,Provincial Grand Secretary.

Louth, Sj'th April, 1874.BUSINESS :—

The Lodges will be called over.The Roll of Provincial Grand Officers will be

called.The Minutes of the Annual Provincial Grand

Lodge, holden at Louth, on Thursday, the 39thof May, 1873, will be read and put for confir-mation.

The Provincial Grand Treasurer will read hisFinance Statement.

The Provincial Grand Secretary will read thaReport of the Committee of the P.G. LodgeFund of Benevolence and an abstract of the ac-counts to the present time.

The Provincial Grand Reg istra r will give th _Returns for the past year from the severalLodges in the Province.

W. Bro. W. H. Radley, P.M. 838, P.J.G.W..and Secretary to the Provincial Charity Com-mittee, will read the Report for the past year,and render an account of the efforts made bythe Province in connection with the Royal Ma-sonic Institution for Boys.

The Provincial Grand Lodge will proceed toelect a P.G. Treasurer.

The R.W. Provincial Grand Master will investthe P.G. Officers for the ensuing year.

N.B.—Members of the P.G. Lod ge mayobtain a copy of the Bye-laws of the P.G. Lodgeand the Rules of the P.G.L. Fund of Benevolence,on presenting a card with their Name andMasonic rank upon it to (he P.G. Treasurer. AHistory of the P.G. Lodge of Lincolnshire andthe Private Lodges in the Province, both pastand present , with some interesting Tables show-ing the rise and progress of the Order in theProvince since the year 1792 , as well as a List ofall the P.G. Officers since its formation ; havebeen bound up in conjunction with the Bye-laws,and may be had by Members of the P.G.L., onpayment of Sixpence each, and by Non-mem-bers at One Shilling ; if sent by post, One Pennyextra.

A Banquet will be provided at the Guildhall ,St. Peter's-hill , at three p.m.

Tickets, including Dinner and Dessert, 5s.each .

In order that Bro. E. F. Hudson , the W.Master of the Doric Lodge, may make suitablearrangements for the Banquet , the Brethren arerequested to intimate as soon as possible if theircompany may be expected , ancl he will in suchcase reserve scats for them.

A Provincial Grand Lodge of Emergency willbe held at the town of Epworth , on Monday,the nth of May, 1874, in order to Consecrate,at Hisrh Twelve, the New Lodge of the " ISLEOF AXHOLME ," No. 1482 , when and wherethe P.G. Officers and Past Ofiicers , with theWorshi pful Masters and Past Masters and theActing Wardens of the several Lod ges in the Pro-vince, are hereby convoked to attend , and atwhieh all Master Masons are invited to bepresent.

A cold collation will be served at the Red LionHotel , at two p.m. Tickets (6s. each) may beobtained of Bro. Alfred Tay lor, Epworth ,Secretary 1482.

LOCKYER'S SULPHUR HAIR RESTORER.Is _hc best, safest , and cheapest . It restores the former colour to grey hair in a. few day?, is quite harmless, and the best hair-dressingthat can be used . Large bottles , is. 6d. each. Sold by all Chemists and Hairdressers everywhere , and J. PEPPER , 237, TOTTEN-HAM-COURT-ROAD , LONDON , whose name and address are on the label , or it is spurious. Cases' of three bottles, packed forcountry, sent on recei pt on 54 stamps.

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Masonic Depots,LONDON :—2, 3, & 4, Little Britain , and 198,

Fleet-street.LI V E R P O O L :—2, Monument-place.GLASGOW :—143 , Argy le-street.

MASONIC FLAGSFOR III RE.

Freemasons' Arms 15 ft . Ij y 1 2ft.Kni ghts Temp lar Arms 15ft . l y izf ' .Kc_ Cross of Home and Constantine Arms I j ft. by 12ft.Square and Compasses , witli 1'iinccof Wales's

Feathers in Centre 1 2ft. by 9ft.City of London Arms 1 oft. by 7ft.Union Jack 10ft. by Oft.Duke of Kc '.inburtj b 9ft. by 4ULRussian oft. by 40ft .

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R. D. PARR,General House Furnishing Ironmonger,

43, BLACKMAN STREET , BOROUGH.OFFERS nothing extraordinary , but REALLY** uoon Articles at fair and reasonable prices. lie dtes not

keep nn " Immense .Stock," but sulliciently large for any person toselect from. lie does not sell " cheaper than every other house inthe Trade ," but quite as cheap as any.

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