Diary For The Week.

THURSDAY , 18 th MARCH .

House Committee , Girls' School , Battersca Rise , at % 3—Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-street , Fitzroy-sq ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 15—Kent , Chequers , Marsh-street , Walthamstow , at 7 . 3 u ( Instruction ) 23—Globe , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 27—Egyptian , Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street , E . C . at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 63—St . " Mary , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 87—Vitruvian , White Hart , College-street , Lamlieth , at 8 ( Instruction ) 169—Temperance , White Swan , High-street , Deptford

181—Universal , Freemasons' Hall , W . O . 211—St . Michael , Moorgate Station Restaurant , Moorgato Street , at 8 ( Inst . ) 435—Salisbury , Union Tavern , Air-street . Recent-street , W ., » t 8 ( Inst . ) 754—High Cross , Coach nnd Horses , Lower Tottenham , at 8 ( Instruction ) 813—New Concord , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , E . C . 1139—South Norwood , Public Hall , South Norwood 1227—Upton , King and Queen , Norton Folgate , E . G ., at 8 . ( Instruction . ) 1278—Burdett Coutts , Approach Tavern , Victoria Park .

1287—Great Northern , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 1426—The Great City , Masons Hall , Masons Avenue , E . G ., at 0 . 30 ( Inst . ) 1475—Peckham , Surrev Masonic Hall , Camberwell . 1614—Covent Garden , Nag ' s Head , James-street , Covent Garden , at 7 . 45 ( In . ) 1728—Temple Bar , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street B . A . 753—Prince Frederick William , Lord ' s Hotel , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ( Inst . ) R . A . 1471—North London , Jolly Farmers ' , Southgate-road , N ., at 8 ( Inst . ) M . M . —Duke of Connaught , Havelock , Albion-rd ., Dal-ton , ¥ ,., at S . 30 ( Inst . )

, 42—Relief , Albion Hotel , Haymarket-strcet , Bury , Lancashire 48—Industry , 34 Denmark-street , Gateshead . ( Instruction ) Efi—Howard , Hich-street , Arundel 98—St . Martin , Town Hall , Bnrslem 100—Friendship , Crown and Anchor Hotel , Quay , Great Yarmouth 268—Union , Queen ' s Arms Inn , George-street . Ashton-under-Lyno 343—Concord , Militia Officers' Moss Rooms , Starkio-street , Preston 345—Perseverance , Old Bull Hotel , Church-street , Blackburn

367— Probity nnd Freedom , Red Lion Inn , Smallbridge 623—John of Gaunt , Freemasons' Hall , Halford-street , Leicester 600—Harmony , Freemasons' Hall , Salem-strcet , Bradford 605—Combermere . Seacombe Hotel , Seacombe , Cheshire 663—Wiltshire of Fidelity , Town Hall , Devizes 1011—Richmond , Grown Hotel , Blackfriars-street , Salford 1042—Excelsior , Masonic Hall , Great George-street , Leeds 1182—Duke of Edinburgh , Masonic Hall , Liverpool ( Instruction )

1299—Pembroke , West Derby Hotel , West Derby , near Liverpool 1327—King Harold , Britannia Hotel , Waltham New Town ^ 1332—Unity . Masonic Hall , Crediton , Devon 1432—FitzaIan , Wynstay Arms , Oswestry 1512—Hemming . Red Lion Hotel , Hampton 1612—West Middlesex , Feathers' Hotel , Ealing , nt 7 . 30 . ( Instruction . ) R . A ; 2 < Vt—Caledonian , Freemasons'Hall , Manchester B . A . 249—Mariners , Masonic Hall , Liverpool . K . T . —Albert , Masonic Rooms , 23 Ann-street , Rochdale

House Committee Boys' School , Wood Green , at 4 . Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . 25—Robert Burns , Union Tavern . Air-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 201—Jordan , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 607—United Pilgrims , Surrey Masonic Hall , Cnmberwell , nt 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 7 M *— Willinm Preston , Feathers' Tavern . Up . Gcorge-st ., Edgwaro-rd . 8 ( Inst . ) PiM—Ranelagh , Six Bells , Hammersmith ( Instruction ) P 02—Burgoyne . Red Cap , Camden Town , nt 8 ( Instruction )

FRIDAY , 19 th MARCH .

933—Doric . Duke ' s Head , 79 Whitcchnrel-rond . nt 8 ( Instruction ) 1056—Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , 155 Fleet-street . E . C . nt 7 ( Instruction ) 1158—Bclgrave , Jermvn-strret , S . W ., nt 8 ( Instruction ) 1288—Finsbury Park M . M ., Earl RiisFclt , Isledon-rond , N . nt 8 ( Instruction ) 1268—Roval Standard . Alwvnc Castle . St . Paul ' s-rond . Canonbnry , at 8 ( In . ) 1365—Gln ' pton , White Hart / Lower Clapton , nt 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 1642—E . Cam a r von . Mitre Hotel . Gonlbnrne-rd . N . Kensington , at 8 . 0 ( Inst . ) R . A . 70—Pythagorean , Portland Hotel , London-street , Greenwich , nt 8 ( Inst . )

127—Union Freemasons Hall , Margate 152—Virtue , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester . 347—Noah's Ark , Wngon nnd Horses Hotel , Tipton 616—Pho ? nix , Fox Hotel , Stowmarkeh fill—De Loraine , Freemasons' Hall , Grninger-= lrcct , Newcastle 7 l * n—Royal Alfred . Star nnd Garter , Kew Bridge , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 893—Alexandra , Midway Hotel , Levcnshulme 109 B—Lord Warden , Wellington Hall . Deal 1311—Zetland , Masonic Hall . Great George-street , Leeds

1393—Hamer . Masonic Hall . Liverpool 1773—Albert Victor , Town Hall , Pendleton General Lodge of Instruction , Mnsonic Hall , New-street , Birmingham , at 7 R . A . 403—Hertford , Shire Hall , Hertford . R . A . 521—Truth , Freemasons' Hall , FitzwiHinm-strcct , Huddersfield B . A . 837—Mnroness of Ripon , Town Hall . Ripon R . A . —General Chapter of Improvement , Masonic Hall , Birmingham , at 5 . 30 R . 0 . —Talbot , Freemason ' s Hall . Sheffield K . T . —Jacques dc Molay , Masonic Hall , Liverpool .

SATURDAY , 20 th MARCH .

. 198—Percy , Jolly Farmers , Southgntc Road , N . at 8 ( Instruction ) 1329—Sphinx . Surrey Masonic Hall . Camberwell , S . E . 1361—Karl ot Zetland , Nags Head , Marc-street , Hackney , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1624—Eccleston , Grosvenor Club , Eburv-square , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1732—Kings Cross . Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , E . C . Sinai Chapter of Instruction , Union , Air-street , Regent-street , W ., nt 8 . 308—Prince George , Private Rooms , Bottoms , Eastwood

Notices Of Meetings.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS .

Lodge La Tolerance , No . 538 . —The regular meeting was held on Thursday , 4 th instant , under the presidency of Bro . T . W Coo-ior W . M ., Child S . W ., E . Humphreys J . W ., J . B . Sly P . M . Sec , J . Skinner J . D ., G . Baumann I . G .. Lanedon W . S ., P . Bale Organist ; Bros . P . M . 's Quitman I . P . M ., B . Wood , H . Walters , C . Burrueister , anil Alston . Tbe brethren wore crape rosettes in compliment

to the memory of the late respected P . M . Bro . Lindus . Lod ge was opened , and the minutes were confirmed . Bros . Marner and O ppel were raised to the sublime degree . The solemn and impressive manner iu which the ceremony was rendered hy the W . M . deserves especial praise . Each of the Oflicers was perfect in the knowledge of his duties . Bro . J . Quitman I . P . M . thanked the brethren for the support given to him at the last Festival of the Eoyal

Masonic Benevolent Institution , and a vote of thanks was accorded to those brethren who allowed their subscriptons to go towards endowing tbe Junior Warden's chair , tbe W . M . ' s and tho Senior Warden ' s chairs having already been endowed . Ilearty good wishes were given by tho brethren and visitors , and then the Lodge was closed until October . The brethren adjourned to tho Inns of Court "Hotel , where a very excellent banquet and dessert was provided by Bro . Gosdeu

Notices Of Meetings.

Grace— " For these and all thy mercies' —having been sung by Bros . Bale and Cantle , accompanied by Bro . Knight-Smith , the W . M . pro . posed the Queen and the Craft . This was followed hy the toast of . H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . The W . M . referred to His Eoyal Highness coming to Grand Lodge , convened for the purpose of investing a brother to succeed so worthy a Mason as Bro . John Hervey . Colonel

Shadwoll Gierke would ho trusted become as worthy a successor . Bro . Cantle sang " God bless the Prince of Wales . " The W . M . then proposed tho toast of the Pro G . M ., ami after a song by Bro . Pierrepoint , gave that of the D . G . M . and the rest of the Grand Officers . Although a small Lodge , we had a P . M . selected from our midst as a Grand Officer ; no better selection could have been made , aud all

hoped that at next Grand Lodge Bro . Kench would be invested aa Grand Pursuivant . They had also a Visitor—Bro . E . P . Albert P . G . P . who is universally respected aa a worker in Freemasonry , and he would couple the names of these brethren with the toasfc . Bros . Kenoh and Albert acknowledged the compliment , and then Bro . Quitman I . P . M . proposed the toast of tho W . M . Bro . Cooper was the right

mon in tho right place . This was tho second timo ho had occupied the chair ; ho had done the work admirably , and was an ablo President . All wished him a successful year of office . Bro . Bale here favoured tho meeting with an excellent song , accompanying himself on the piano , and then the W . M . thanked Bro . Quitman . He was gratified at the manner in which tho toast had been

received by the brethren and visitors ; ho thanked tho members for having elected him to the proud position of W . M . If his working gave them satisfaction , it was dne to the attention paid by him at the Lodge of Instruction attached to the Lodge , and he was sure with their kind assistance he should be enabled to carry out the duties to their satisfaction . 'The toast of the Visitors was next honoured ; many

of those present were distinguished in Freemasonry . He wonld call on Bros . H . M . Levy , C . W . Davis , W . H . Mnrlis , H . Dicketts , Cave , and Hnrdell , Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction , to respond . After a song from Bro . Knight-Smith , tho brethren named severally returned thanks , and complimented tho W . M . on his working and presidency . Tho W . M . next proposed the health of Bro . Quitman I . P . M .,

who had conducted tho duties of the chair to their satisfaction . Ho ( tho W . M . ) had taken np a goodly sum ; "but Bro . Quitman had equally looked ' after the interests of the Charities ; he had secured a very large ameunt for so small a Lodge . Bros . Cantlo and Knight-Smith hero sang " Excelsior , " which was loudly and deservedly applauded , anil in responding to a persistent call , gave " The Sailor Sighs . " Bro .

Quitman I . P . M . rose : He thanked tho W . M . and the brethren for their reception of the toast ; he felt proud to listen to tho words uttered by the W . M . ; tho good feeling expressed by the brethren he hoped would long continue . Tho W . M . required no assistance from him , but if future Masters required his services , they wero afc command ; they had supported his Stewardship for the E . M . B . I ., and

ho thanked them heartily for so doing . The toast of the P . M . ' s was next given . Bro . Wilson was the oldest , Bro . Kenoh the oldest Initiate , and next came Bros . Burmoister , Wood , and Sly . The W . M . spoke of tho loss tho brethren had sustained by tho death of Bro . Lindus , who was one whom all looked up to with respect . To tho toast ho would call on Bro . Wilson to respond . Bro . Wilson P . M ., in

the course of an eloquent speech , referred to the loss sustained through the death of Bro . Lindus . Ho thanked the W . M . for the kind manner in which be had spoken of the Post Masters . The toast of the Officers followed , and Bros . Child S . W . and E . Humphries J . W . replied . Several other toasts were given during tbe evening , and special reference was made to tho assiduity displayed by Bro . Langdon W . S .,

who kindly looked after tho comforts of the brethren and Visitors . Tho Tyler ' s toasfc concluded a very agreeable and harmonious evening . Among the Visitors were Bros . E . P . Albert P . G . P ., H . Dicketts P . G . S ., C . W . Davis W . M . 1637 P . G . S . Middlesex , W . Mnrlis P . M . 1642 , Cave 1017 J . W . 1763 , Hurdell 1348 , E . Pierpoint 1323 , F . J . Ohren 1056 , C . Jeffs 435 , E . H . Stanwitz P . M . 435 , S . A . Cooper 1637 ,

C . Wentworth 101 , J . I . Cantle P . M . 1441 , Knight-Smith W . M . 1441 , H . M . Levy P . M . 188 .

Northern Counties Lodge , No . 406 . —The regular meeting of this Lodge took place on Wednesday , 3 rd inst ., at the Masonio Hall Maple-street , Newcastle-on-Tyne , the Lodgo was opened by Bro . John Page W . M . supported by the following Officers : —Bros . E . L . Armstrong I . P . M ., E . G . Salmon S . W ., G . W . Lax J . W ., S . M . Harri Sec , E . Dunford S . D ., J . S . B . Bell J . D ., J . Ferry Organist , A . Hume

I . G ., Sisson Steward , and G . S . Sims Tyler . Tho minntes of tho last meeting being confirmed , the ballot was taken for a candidate , which proved successful , ancl he was initiated into our Order by the W . M . in a most efficient manner ; the charge in the degree was delivered correctly and impressively by Bro . Lax J . W . Tho Provincial Grand Officers paid an official visit to the Lodge , and expressed their

satisfaction at the working . Tho W . M . gave notice of motion that 20 guineas bo voted from the funds of the Lodge to the Eoyal Masonio Institution for Boys . Other routine business having been gone throngh , the Lodgo was closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment , presided over by the W . M ., who was supported by the S . G . W . of tho Province and the P . G . D . C . After the nsual loyal toasts tho W . M . on

rising said , the Lodge was honoured that evening by the presence of Provincial Grand Officers ; he hoped they would go away satisfied with their visit . He called on the brethren to drink the health of the P . G . M . Earl Percy and Officers of Grand Lodge , coupling with the toast the names of Bros . Eynon P . G . S . W ., and E . D . Davis P . G . D . C . Bro . Eynon expressed his thanks for having his name coupled with the toasfc ; all know what interest Earl Percy took in Masonry ; likewise

tho D . P . G . M ., who had intimated his regret afc being unable to he present . He complimented the W . M . on the manner he had given the degree that evening , and also Bro . Lax for the perfect way he had delivered the charge . Bro . E . D . Davis in replying said he could only endorse all that bad been said by the S . W . ; he would ask tho W . M . to allow him a toast . By a curious coincidence it was the anniversary of his being proposed as a Mason , 45 years ago . Ho would therefore ask