Histories Of Our Lodges. United Industrious Lodge, No. 31.

prosperously . Two of the then members are still alive and active , and in the performance of their duties are , indeed , rarely absent from the Lodge . The Lodge is now numbered 31 on Grand Roll , and second on the Provincial Roll of Kent , Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 , Chatham . beingitsoneandonly senior on the latter . Among its members will

bo found the names of several present and ex-M . P . ' s , of representatives of the army and navy , of professional men—clerical , medical , and legal—and of many of the most respectable tradesmen in the city . Its membership is nearly fifty . In 1857 it had tho honour of entertaining Prov . G . Lodge , Bro . Chas . Holttum being W . M . at the time . Bro . Hall adds , on information received from Bro . Pont , *

that on the decease of Bro . Steel , the widow sent up certain books , which are still preserved ; many others , however , which doubtless Mrs . Steel considered of no value , boing set aside and lost . Appended is a partial list of W . M . 's from 1819 , tho year of the Union , there being many years anterior to 1848 left vacant . From 1848 till now the list is in regular sequence . We notice a slight

discrepancy between this list and the body of tho narrative . Bro . W . M . Smithson is entered as W . M . in 1834 , whoreas it will be seen from the text , as quoted above , Bro . Steel wasW . M ., W . M . Smithson being the Senior Warden . This is an error which may easily be rectified , and is , moreover , noticeable as being the one discrepancy wo have noted in the whole course of the sketch .

Bro . Hall 13 certainly entitled to the thanks of his Lodgo for the pains he has taken in compiling this little history , and for enabling ns to make it widely known , through the medium of these columns . If some member of the Lodge , who may have time and opportunity , would , with the sanction of the W . M ., furnish particulars from the Treasurer's accounts from 1785 , it would help to make tho narrative more complete , and we shall havo great pleasure in dealing with said

accounts in the manner we have treated this sketch of Bro . Hall ' s . "Whether it may bo possible to obtain particulars of the thirty years between the grant of the first Warrant in April 1755 , and 1785 , tho date when the accounts are said to commence , we know not . It may be that some of our Kentish brethren , or Bro . Hughan , may be in a position to render this service , and thus complete the history of the Lodge . We trust ifc may be so , in the interests of Freemasonry generally , and of this Lodge in particular .

Old Warrants.

Old Warrants .

No . 37 . No . 355 , " Ancients ; " No . 457 at the Union , No . 306 A . D . 1832 , and No . 245 from A . D . 1863 . ATHOLL , Grand Master . TH \ HARPER , D . G . M . ARCHIBALD HERRON , S . G . W . J EREMIAH CRANJIELD , J . G . W .

Ess all b \ ovx it man concent WE The Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons ( according to tho Old Constitutions granted by His Royal Highness Princo EDWIN , at York , Anne Domini Nino hundred twenty and six ) in ample Form assembled .

Tiz .: —¦ The Right Worshipfnl The Most Noble Prince John Duke Marquis and Earl of Atholl , Marquis and Earl of Tullibardino Earl of Strathtay aud Strathardle Viscount of Balquider Glenalmond and Glenlyon Lord Murray Balveny and Gask , Constable of the Castle of Kinclaven Lord of Man and the Isles and Earl Strange and Baron Murray of

Stanley in the County of Gloucester & c . & c . & a . Grand Master of MaBons , The Right Worshipful Thomas Harper , Esq . Deputy Grand Master , The Right Worshipful Archibald Herron , Esq . Senior Grand Warden and The Right Worshipful Jeremiah Cranfield , Esq . Junior Grand Warden ( with tho Approbation and Consent of tho Warranted Lodges held within the Cities and Suburbs of London and

Westminster ) Do hereby authorise and impower our Irnsty and Well beloved Brethren , viz .: The Worshipful Bro . Amice Norman one of Our Master Masons , tho Worshipfnl William Hincliffe his Senior Warden and the Worshipful Joseph Hincliffe his Junior Warden , to Form and Hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , at the Island of Jersey , in some convenient house therein , upon the second and fourth

Wednesday in every month on all seasonable times and lawful Occasions . And in the said Lodge , ( when duly congregated ) to admit and make Free Masons according to the Most Ancient and Honourable Custom of the Royal Craft in all Agos and Nations throughout tho known World . And Wo do hereby further authorise and impower our said Trusty and Well beloved Brethren Amice

Norman , William Hincliffe and Joseph Hincliffe ( with tho Consent of the Members of the Lodge ) to nominate , chase and install their Successors , to whom they shall deliver this Warrant , aud invest them with their Powers and Dignities as Free Masons & c . & c . & c . And such Successors shall in like manner nominate , chuso and install their Successors & c . & c . & c . Such Installation to be upon ( or near ) every

ST . JOHN ' DAY during the Continuance of this Lodge for ever . Providing tho above named Brethren and all their Successors No . 355 always pay due Respect to this Right Worshipful Grand Lodge , otherwise the Warrant to be of no Force nor Virtue . s —>> . Given under our Hands and tho Seal of our Grand f \ Lodge in London this twenty-ninth day of April iu the [ rheSeal ] year of Our Lord 1813 .

^ S ROB-1- LESIIE , Grand Secretary . NOTE . —This Warrant is registered in tho Grand Lodge , Vol . XI , Letter L , page 29 . Ent - Edward Harpor , D . G . S . 29 th April 1813 . The present title , No ., & c . are , The Mechanics Lodge , No . 245 , Freemasons' Hail , Jersey .

Old Warrants.

No . 38 . No . 24 , " Ancients , " No . 37 A . D . 1814 , No . 31 A . D . 1832 , and No . 31 from A . D . 1863 .

ATHOLL ( Seal ) , Grand Master . B . PLUMMER S . G . W . T / zos . HARPER D . G . M . JOHN B . ROACH J . G . W .

To Air , wnon IT MAY CONCERN . We the Grand Lodge of tho most Ancient aud Honourable Frator . nity of Free and Accepted Masons ( according to the old Constitutions granted by His Royal Highness Princo Edwin at York , Anno Domini Nino Hundred and twenty six , and in the year of Masonry Four

thousand Nine hundred and twenty six ) in ample Form assembled , viz ., Tho Right Worshipful Tho Most Noblo Princo John Duke Marquis and Earl of AinotL , Marquis and Earl of Tullibardino Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle Viscount Balquider Glenalmond and Glenlyou Lord Murray Balveny and Gask Heritable Constable of

tho Castle of Kinclaven Lord of Man and the Isles Earl Strange and Baron Murray of Stanley in tho county of Gloucester & c . & c . & c , Grand Master of Masons , Tho Right Worshipfnl Thomas Harpor Esq . Deputy Grand Master , The Right Worshipfnl Benjamin Plummer Esq . Senior Grand Warden , and the Right Worshipful John Bryant

Roach Esq . Junior Grand Warden ( with tho approbation and consent of tho Warranted Lodges held within the Cities and Suburbs of London and Westminster ) Do hereby authorize and impower our Trusty and Well Beloved Brethren viz . The Worshipful Bartholomew O'Brien , one of our Master Masons , Tho Worshipful Thomas Powell

his Senior Warden , and the Worshipfnl Duke Buckingham his Junior Warden , to Form and Hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons at the Marquis of Granby , Canterbury or elsewhere in the County of Kent , in virtue of onr Warrant , No . 24 , ( heretofore granted under date the seventh day of April 1755 , and held at Bristol ) , tho names and

places of abode of all and every the members of the said Lodge being first duly Registered with the Clerk of the Peace of the said County , pursuant to the Statute in that case made and provided . The said Lodge to be now held upon the first and third Thursday in every month , and on all seasonable Times and lawful occasions

and in the said Lodge ( when duly congregated ) to admit and make Free Masons according to the most Ancient and Hononrablo Custom of the Royal Craft in all Ages and Nations throughout the known world . And wo do hereby further authorise and impower the said Trusty and Well Beloved Brethren Bartholomew O'Brien , Thomas

Powell and Duke Buckingham ( with the Consent of the Members of their Lodge ) to nominate , chase , and install their successors , to whom they shall deliver this Warrant , and invest them with their Powers and Dignities as Free Masons , & o . And such Successors shall in like manner nominate , chnse , and install

their successors , & c , & c , & c . Such Installations to be upon ( or near ) every ST . JOHN ' S DAY during the continuance of this Lodgo for ovor . Providing the above named Brethren and all their successors always pay due respect to this Right Worshipfnl Grand Lodge , otherwise this Warrant to bo of no Force nor Virtue .

Given nnder our hands and the Seal of our Grand Lodgo in London this twenty-fourth day of March in tho year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and six and in tho year of Masonry Five thousand Eight hundred and six . Rofi - LESLIE Grand Secretary .

( Seal . ) No . 21 . 7 ih April 1755 . NOTE . —This Warrant is registered ^ in tho Grand Lodge Vol . II ., > Letter B , Page 94 . ) The Honblo . Edmund Vanghan G . M . The present titlo , No ., & c . are , United Industrious Lodge , No . 31 , Canterbury .

The Drama.

THE DRAMA .

" Bounce " at the Opera Comiqtie . THE OPERA COJIIQUE THEATRE , which , in its short career , has seen a variety of changes and vicissitudes , has just passed under the management of Mr . John Ilollingshead , who has opened tho house with a novel and interesting programme . A three-act comedy farce , entitled Bounce , is its principal feature , and Mr .

Charle 3 Collette , an intelligent and rising comedian , the chief actor . The comedy , we presume , has been written for Mr . Collette , for certainly Mr . Colletto shows a marvellons aptitude in fulfilling its numerous requirements . The plot hangs , like Lord Lytlon ' s Money , upon an eccentric will . A young lady , with a fortune of £ 10 , 000 , is left to the caro of fivo guardians , whos : i different tastes and dispositions

render it impossible that thoy should agree on any subject ; and the testator being strongly averse to matrimony has made it a sine qua non of her marriage that she should obtain the consent of all her guardians . Tom Bounce , upon whom the lady has bestowed her affections , is , however , equal to the occasion . Adopting various disguises , and appearing in turn before each one of the guardians , he so plays upon

their respective weaknesses and predilections , that he obtains a written consent from them all . Mr . Collette , who , of course , enacts the part of Bounce , thus appears before tho audience in a variety of characters , impersonating at one time a Let-headed Irish patriot with a rich Tipperary brogue , at another a French musician , and

again an old stable-keeper , a German musical amateur , and other characters . In all of theso his success is simply marvellous . The rapid changes , the glib patois , the entire performance , indeed , aro beyond praise . Our readers who desire to bo a nusod and interested can hardly do better than pay this theatre a visit .