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GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS or ENGLAND AND WALES ANDTHK COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES OF THE BRITISH CROWN . THE RIGHT HON " . LORD HENNIKER , MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER . THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OF KINTORE , RIGHT WORSHIPFUL DEPUTY GRAND MASTER . INSTALLATION of M . W . GRAND MASTER . THE SUMMER HALF-YEARLY COMMUNICATION OF THIS Grand Lodge will be held at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen Street , W . C ., on Tuesday , thesth day of Juno next , when and whero all Grand Officers ( Past and Present ) , W . Masters , Past Masters , Wardens , and Overseers of private Lodges , are hereby summoned to attend , and at which , by permission , all regularly registered Mark Master Masons may bo present . Grand Lodge will be opened at five o ' clock p . m . By command of the M . W . Grand Master , FREDERICK BINCKES ( P . G . J . W . ) Grand Secretary . N . B . —A . Banquet will be provided at Seven o'Clock , at which tho Grand Master will preside . The Tickets will be 15 s each , inclusive of wine , if taken before the day of meeting ; and 17 s fid if taken on that day ; and it is requested that every Brother intending to dine will forward his name to the Grand Stewards , care of the Grand Secretary , not later than Saturday the 2 nd of June . GBAITD LODG-I * OFFICE : —8 a Red Lion Square , London , W . C . 25 th May 1883 .

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FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALL ! LARGE photographs of the Temple , taken immediately after the fire , on 4 th May ( suitable for framing ) , 5 s each ; or framed in oak , securely packed , sent to any address in the United Kingdom , carriage paid , on receipt of cheque for 16 s . Masters of Lodges should secure this memorial of the old Temple for their Lodge rooms . W . G . PABKEE , Photographer , 40 High Holborn , "W . C . Established 28 yearn .

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BRO . R . HIRST engages to provide , at short notice , an efficient Band for Annnal Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and Quadrille Parties . Por terms apply to " R . Hirst , The Three Crowns , 237 Mile End Road , E . "

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Noiv Beady , Grown Svo , 96 pp , Price One Shilling , Free by Post on receipt of 24 Halfpenny Stamps , OCCASIONAL PAPERS ON THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY . Written expressly for delivery iu Lodges of Instruction . Secretaries of Lodges of Instruction can be supplied , carriage free , at 10 / - per dozen . LONDON : W . W . MORGAN , BELVIDEKE WORKS , HERMES HILL , PENTONVILLE , N . AND BY ORDER OF ALL BOOKSELLERS .

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Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF UNITED GRAND LODGE .

THE following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 6 th June 1883 : — 1 . The Minntes of the Quarterly Communication of the 7 th March , for confirmation . 9 ' T * l . n TlT . ' ^ - ^ i . ^^ _ . / I — — . ! T 3 __ i" i ~ e ti _ - ntfi . 1 . A : T e c „ jiuuuica ui vjuciiiu osuvai oi IOI

-. mo mo . r ouo . suou ^ VJJIII oonnrroation . 3 . Election of members of the Board of General Purposes . 4 .-. Election of members of the Colonial Board . 5 . Election of members for the Committee of management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institntion for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons . " ( Vide list of names of the Brethren nominated for tho several Boards and Committees . )

Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.

6 . Report of the Lodge of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the followin-j Grants , viz . : — The Widow of a Brother of tho Chislehurst Lodge , No . 1531 , Chislehnrst £ 50 0 0 A Brother of the Wellesley Lodge , No . 1899 , Sandhurst , Berkshire 50 0 0

A Brother of the Albion Lodge , No . 9 , London . - 100 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 402 , Nottingham 50 0 0

A Brother of the Mount Lebanon Lodge , No . 73 , London- 100 0 0 A Brother of the Fidelity Lodge , No . 3 , London - . 150 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Britannic Lodge , No . 33 , London 50 0 0

7 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes have to report as follows : — A fire having unfortunately occurred afc Freemasons' Hal ! on tho 3 rd May , causing considerable damage to the premises , the Board

have received the subjoined Report thereon from their Premises Committee , whioh they have carefully considered , and believing the recommendations therein to be for the welfare and convenience of the Craft , they submit them for the favourable consideration of Grand Lodge .

REPORT or PREMISES COMMITTFE TO BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES , dated 22 nd May 1883 : — The Committee deeply regret to have to report that a disastrous fire occurred at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , on the night of Thursday the 3 rd instant , resulting in the almost entire destruction of the time-hononred " Temple"in which the meetings of Grand

Lodge have taken place for over a hundred years—together with the valuable pictures of Pasfc Grand Masters contained therein , as also a great part of the fnrnitnre and other fittings ; the statue of His late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex being likewise greatly damaged by fire and smoke . The old Hall now destroyed waa commenced in the year 1775 , its

foundation stone being laid on the 1 st May in that year by the Right Hon . Lord Petre—then Grand Master , and the Hall being formally dedicated to Masonry on the 23 rd May on the following year by the same Grand Master , since whioh time Grand Lodge has nninterruptedly held its meetings within its walls . The premises were , as a matter of course , fully insured , bufc the

Craffc have to deplore the loss of many articles . which cannot be replaced , amongst them the " Ark of the Covenant " wherein were deposited the Articles of Union between the two Grand Lodges on the occasion of their being united on the 27 th of December 1813 , the documents themselves being , however , fortunately preserved in another part of the Building .

The Committee are glad to be able to report that by great exertions the fire was confined to the Temple itself , and that the other portions of the bnilding containing the Archives , Offices , Lodge and Board Rooms , & c , are entirely uninjured . The Committee have lost no time in directing their most serious consideration to the steps necessary to be forthwith taken for the

reconstruction of the Hall and for taking advantage of the opportunity thus offering for considerably enlarging the accommodation for the meetings of Grand Lodge , which has of lato years been quite insufficient , owing to the great increase in the number of members . The Committee have , in the first place , given careful attention to suggestions already made for the removal of Grand Lodge premises

fco the Thames Embankment , and in result they are of opinion that many financial and other reasons render such a step impracticable , as not only is involved the question of constructing , afc an immense cost , a building sufficiently large to contain a Grand Hall , Ante Rooms , Board Rooms , Offices for the Executive , Lodge Rooms for Private Lodges , & c , & c , and this on one of the mosfc expensive sites in

London , where the difficulty as to obtaining foundations is unusually great , and where a freehold is unobtainable except afc a price far beyond the resources of Grand Lodge , but also the almost equally prominent question of the Freemasons' Tavern , fche goodwill of whicb is , of course , dependent mainly on the continued existence of the Hall on its present site—while , on tho suggested situation no

accommodation would exist for dining purposes at Grand Festivals and for Private Lodge Meetings . The Committee consequently requested the Grand Superintendent of Works to consider and report to them his opinion as to the best possible plan of carrying onfc such works of renovation and enlargement as will afford accommodation for the attendance in Grand

Lodge of at least 1 , 500 brethren , being about double the number now able to be present therein . The Grand Superintendent of Works , in his report thereon , states that to renew the premises destroyed , on the old lines , would be a simple matter , and , looking afc the insurance , of little expense to She Craft ; but he submits the following scheme for doubling the present

accommodation , viz ., to add to the area occupied by the Hall jusfc destroyed , the present greafc Dining Hall of Freemasons' Tavern ( the two now running side by side ) , and that by due and equitable arrangements with Messrs . Spiers and Pond Limited , the lessees of the Tavern , and with Mr . Bacon , the lessee of Bacon's Hotel , adjoining the Tavern , the necessary , substituted accommodation for a nevr

Dming Hall , and for improved kitchen accommodation for the Tavern ,, should be provided on the site of the Hotel . The Grand Superintendent of Works points out thafc at the present stage it is impracticable to submit any accurate estimate of the cost of the above-mentioned scheme ; bufc he is of opinion that the total expense would probably not exceed from £ 30 , 000 to £ 35 , 000 beyond what would be received from the Insurance Companies and from