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United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

THE Quarterly Communication was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall ,. London , when Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master Hampshire and Isle of Wight presided , and moved the proposed resolution offering to the Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal family the

respectful and fraternal sympathy of Grand Lodge on the loss sustained by the death of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha . The motion was seconded by General Wimburn-Laurie

Provincial Grand Master of the Western Division of South Wales , and was carried unanimously , all the Brethren standing . The other business as set out in the Agenda we published last week was then proceeded with .

Mark Grand Lodge.

MARK GRAND LODGE .

THE Quarterly Communication was held on Tuesday , at Mark Masons' Hall , London , the Earl of Euston Pro Grand Master presiding . On the motion of the president , seconded by Bro . C . Letch

Mason Provincial Gand Master for West Yorkshire , a vote of sympathy with the Prince of Wales Grand Master , on the death of his brother the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , was unanimously passed , and a copy was ordered to be forwarded to His Royal Highness .

On the motion of Bro . Frank Richardson Grand Registrar , seconded by Colonel Clifford Probyn Past Grand Treasurer , the Brethren adopted the alteration in the rules of Grand Lodge as to the holding of meetings on other than regular dates .

Bro . Walter Newton , who had been appointed Grand Standard Bearer by the Prince of Wales , was presented to the Pro Grand Master , and invested ; and the Earl of Euston announced that the Grand Master had conferred on Bro . Chas .

Belton the rank of Past Grand Junior Warden , in recognition of his services to the Mark Degree . Bro . C . F . Matier Grand Secretary then , in the name of the 297 Stewards of the thirty-second annual Festival of the

Mark Benevolent Fund , which was held on 1 ith July last , when the record sum of £ 5 , 113 was raised , presented to the Earl of Euston , who was Chairman of that Festival , an album , in which the thanks of those Stewards were recorded to his lordship , and the signature of each Steward was appended .

The noble earl , who was much affected , m his acknowledgment of the handsome presentation said it was not due to him , but to the Board of Stewards that the handsome sum was raised , and no one could feel more deeply than he the heartiness with which they rallied round him in support of the Benevolent Fund .

Several Masonic functions are to take place in Blackpool during the present month . On the 20 th a Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masons will be held in the Masonic Hall , Adelaide Street . On the 26 th , a new Lodge , to be called the St . John , will be consecrated by the Provincial Grand Master

the Earl of Lathom , and Bro . John Wray , the Cemetery registrar , will be the first Master . On the same day , the Allpass Benevolent Institution will hold its annual conference , and this will be followed by a banquet at the Winter Gardens , at which the Lord Mayor of Liverpool will preside .

» » The Lord Mayor of London , Bro . Sir Alfred Newton , " has accepted the friendly invitation of the Paris Municipal Council to the Fetes des Municipalites in Paris , on the 22 nd and 23 rd

mst . It is three years since a Lord Mayor of the City has paid an official visit to the French capital , the last occasion being in May 1897 , when Sir George Faudel-Phillips attended the funeral service at Notre Dame in memory of the victims of the dreadful fire at the Charity Bazaar ,

Reports Of Meetings.

REPORTS OF MEETINGS .

CEAFT : PBOVINCIAL . — : o : —

St . David Lodge , No . 393 . "F URTHEST NORTH . " A REGULAR meeting of this Lodge was held on Tuesday , in the Masonic Hall , Berwick-on-Tweed , when Bro . Robert Marshall W . M . presided , and opened in due form . read and confirmed

The minutes of the last regular meeting were . The ballot was taken on behalf of Mr . Thos . Swasher , and proving unanimous , he was duly initiated into the mysteries and privileges of Freemasonry by the W . M . in a very impressive manner . A rather sad circumstance occurred during the business , when the Secretary announced that he had received word that night that Marshall and hew

Bro . John Marshall , a son of Bro . James P . M ., nep of the W . M ., had been killed on the 7 th July in the Transvaal . He was a sergeant in the Imperial Light Horse , and was shut up in Ladysmith during the siege . A vote of sympathy was accorded to his parents under the sad circumstance . The Organist Bro . Wm . Green P . M . played the " Dead March in Saul" on the organ in a very impressive manner , the Brethren standing . continue the concerts the winter months

It was agreed to during same as last year , the proceeds of which will go to one of the Masonic Charities . A Committee was formed , consisting of the W . M ., and Past Masters G . Moor , W . F . O'Connell , J . Crow , W . Green , R . Thompson , to carry out the necessary arrangements . Last year these Concerts realised over . £ 10 , which was devoted to the Boys School ; there was no charge made and the sums subscribed were given voluntarily . *

INSTEUCTION .

Confidence Lodge , No . 193 . A VERY good meeting was held on Wednesday evening , at 7 o ' clock , at the Bunch of Grapes , Lime Street , when Bro . W . Latham acted as W . M ., and received the support of Bros . A . G . Mc Donald S . W ., J . A . Hobday J . W ., J . K . Pitt P . M ., & c , acting as Preceptor and Secretary , C . Goovearts Treasurer , Metcalfe Baillie S . D ., J . Done J . D ., A . E . Green I . G ., J . Lewis , J . Wynman , W . Haughton .

The W . M . rehearsed the ceremony of passing , for which Bro . W . Haughton was accepted as candidate , he first answering the questions in a perfect manner and being entrusted . Bro . J . Lewis was examined and entrusted for the third degree , and that ceremony

was gone through . We have seldom heaz'd these ceremonies more perfectly rendered , the working being very impressive . Bro . A . G . McDonald was unanimously elected W . M . for Wednesday next .

Bro . Goovearts informed the W . M . that he had resigned his post as Manager of the establishment , to improve his position , but he did not like to leave the Lodge , and if the Brethren would continue to put trust in him he should be pleased to continue in the position of Treasurer . The W . M . informed Bro . Goovearts that he did not understand he had resigned the office of Treasurer , therefore he and the Brethren would take it as a matter of course that Bro . Goovearts would continue to act as the custodian of the Lodge funds .

It was proposed that the Fifteen Sections should be worked at an early date , which will probably be arranged on Wednesday next .

» * Sympathy Lodg-e , No . 483 . T HIS excellent Lodge of Instruction re-assembled after the summer recess on Monday , at the Star Hotel , Gravesend , when Bro . R . J . Beamish P . M . P . P . G . D . C . acted as Preceptor . Bro . W . Spencer Bowen , the W . M . presumptive of the Mother

Lodge , occupied the chair , and rehearsed the ceremony of initiation , going through the work in a manner that gives capital promise for the future . We were also pleased to hear him deliver the Ancient Charge , which we hope will never be omitted whenever required . Bro . Bowen was ably assisted by Bros . E . Ingman S . W ., J . A , Gillett J . W ., J , Hewison Deacon , and I , Merchant I . G ., while it was gratifying an old Past Master like Bro , W . Hawker acting as the candidate .

At the termination of the ceremony Bro . T , H , Lygo P . M ., on behalf of Bro . H , Foras P . M ., presented a pair of Deacon ' s Wands to the Lodge , for which the thanks of the Brethren were accorded . The sum of five pounds was voted from the Lodge Benevolent Fund ) for the relief of the widow of a deceased member . Bro , Pettingale was elected W . M . for Monday , next .

* * # Yafborough Lodge , No . 554 . A S announced in our last issue , Bro . L . Norden P . M . Israel Lodge , No . 305 presided at this week ' s meeting , and we were not surprised to see an excellent gathering on Tuesday , at 7 . 45 , at Bro . Butlin ' s , the Citizen , Houndsditch . The W . M . was supported by

Bros . E . H . Norden S . W ., J . Cohn J . W ., L , Da Costa P . M . Preceptor of the Friars Lodge acting as Preceptor , A . E . Grabb S . W . 20 ? S . W ., S . B . Lotheim J . W ., D . J . George I . G ., R . Butlin , W . Andrews , Wynma . ii , and several others . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Brq , Andrew * acting