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toast just proposed and honoured in his behalf . He did not know that he had doue anything to merit the special eulogiums passed by the W . M . He was extremely grateful to the Past Master and Officers of the Lodge for their valnable assistance during the pn . styear , and to the members generally for the support they had rendered him . Both had matorally oontribntrd to securing

any success whioh had attended his year of Office . The toast of the Initiate having been given and responded to , that of the Visitors was given by the W . M ., and was acknowledged by several of the guests of the evening . The Charities was acknowledged by Bro . Mason , and the Treasurer and Seoretary by Bros . Parkhouse

and Murlia respectively . The Offioers came in for their share of compliment , and then the Tyler brought the proceedings to a conclusion . We are pleased to announce that Bro . Frye ' s Stewardship for the Benevolent was well supported during the evening , upwards of 55 guineas being promised , in addition to the Lodge grant .

PRINCE OF WALES LODGE , No . 1705 . THE installation of Worshipful Master of this Lodge took place at the Masonio Rooms , India Anns Hotel , Gosport , on Thursday , 23 rd ult ., when Bro . Batchelor S . W . P . P . G . O . was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year . The ceremony was ably performed by the Rev . B . Ring W . M . P . P . G . Chaplain . The W . M . then invested the following brethren as his Offioers : —Bros , the Rev . B . Ring I . P . M .,

G . Darby Senior Warden , J . Sydney sen . Junior Wardon the Rev . B . Ring Chaplain , W . M . Chalcraft Treasurer , Sidnoy Smith Seoretary , W . C . Webb S . D ., A . W . Leaver J . D ., R . Fraser I . G ., F . W . 0 . Waters Organist , W . Yeardye D . C ., F . W . C . Waters and

G . K . Smith Stewards . The brethren afterwards sat down to a banquet , which was served in his usual admirable style by Mr . G . Bond . The usual Masonio toasts were honoured , and the evening was spent in harmony .

TRINITY COLLEGE LODGE , No . 1765 . THIS flourishing Lodge confines its membership to those associated with the musical profession . The installation meeting was held on the 6 th instant at Trinity College , 13 Mandeville-place , W ., when there were present , Bros . Stedman , F . R . G . S ., W . M ., Hoare S . W ., Turner J . W ., Bonavia Hunt P . M . Treas ., Hammond Secretary , Howard S . D ., Smith Org ., TaylorI . G . ; P . M . Starke . Lodge , was opened , and the minutes were confirmed . Bro . Warren Tear

No . 72 , was elected a joining member ; Bro . Forbes was passed to the second degree , and Bro . Hutchinson was raised . Both these ceremonies were excellently rendered by the W . M . The roporfc of the Audit Committee was read and adopted , and a vote of thanks was passed to the Auditors . A Board of Installed Masters was opened , and Bro . Hoare S . W . and W . M . eleot was presented to the Lodge .

Bros . Edwin Lott Grand Organist Grand Lodge of England and Smith P . P . G . O . Esses occupied the Wardens' chairs , while Bro , Hammond efficiently acted as D . C . The ceremony was performed by Bro . Stark in an impressive manner , that well deserved tho encomiums passed on him at its conclusion ; appropriate music was played by the Organist , Bro . Corke . On the re-admission of tho

brethren , the W . M . was saluted according to ancient custom . The following were then invested as follows : —Bros . Turner S . W ., Hammond J . W ., Rev . Bonavia Hnut Treasurer , Hammond Secretary , Howard S . D ., Gabriel J . D ., Corke Organist , Plant Martin I . G ., Lane D . C , Mills Steward , Harrisson Tyler . Hearty good wishes were given by the numerous visitors , and Lodge was closed uutil

February . The brethren sat down to a very recherche banquet and dessert , provided by Bros . Withers and Englefield . The W . M ., in brief terms , but to tho purpose , proposed the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts . The name of the Most Worshipful Grand Master , his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , was enthusiastically received . The W . M ., in proposing the toast of the Earl of Carnarvon Pro Grand

Master and the Earl of Lathom Deputy Grand Master , spoke of their well-known qualifications and their desire to advance the interests of the Order . To-night they had a Grand Officer present—Bro . Lott Grand Organist . He was the first Master of this Lodgo , and all were pleased te see him amongst them . Bro . Lott , in responding , said he was proud of the position he held , and thanked

tho W . M . for his kind expressions . The W . M . then proposed the toast of the Installing Master , Bro . Stark . Whatever he did he did well ; he need not however recapitulate what had been said in his praise on many previous occasions . Bro . Stark , in reply , thanked the Worshipful Master and the brethren for their reception of the toast . To instal his old and osteemed friend , Bro . Hoare , into the

ohair had boen a great pleasure , and if he had done it to their satisfaction he was amply repaid . Bro . Stedman had now great pleasure in proposing the health of the Worshipful Master . They all knew Bro . Hoare , and his good qualities . To-night they inaugurated a now era in the Lodge . The Founders of the Lodge had all passed the chair , and he now gave up the reigns of government to the first

initiate . Bro . Hoare would doubtless carry out the duties of the chair to his own satisfaction and to the advancement of the brethren . The W . M ., in reply , said the ceremony of installation had produced an effect on him that for Bome time he could not realise his position . He had to thank Bro . Lott for having installed him . He was now the W . M . of this distinguished Lodge , and he should always be proud of haviDg been elected to fill the positiou . For tho

toast of the Visitors Bros . Eastgate and Higgins replied . To the I . P . M ., Bro . Stedman , was presented the Past Master ' s jewel of the Lodge , and graceful recognition made of his services . This compliment having been suitably acknowledged , the Treasurer and Secretary came in for a sharo of praise . And then reference wa 3 made to the zeal and ability displayed by the Officers . As might be expected the brethren enjoyed a delightful musical treat by the vocal efforts of Bros , Stedman , Sargeant , Plant Martin , Hutchinson , and Gabriel ,

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while aa insti jr italists Bros . Turner , H . J . Stark , W . E . StarV . Hit » a > and Cor' terted themselves mort successfully . T' < ;^ were—Bros - 1 . ^ J . W . 1563 , Jones S . W . 1 "> ^ 1816 , Watk * : , V . V . y - ™ "¦; , ' , •te IV 11 15 ^ L :. i . ' .... v .. vSc \ , . v-

Bro . J . Lichtenfeld , No . 205 , President of tho British Hairdressers' Benevolent and Provident Institution , which society is under the patronage of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury , H . R . H . The Dnke of Teck , tho Rt . Hon .

Baron Ebury , Lord Saltoun , Sir Nathaniel De Rothschild , Bart ., M . P ., and Sir Coutts Lindsay , Bart ., will take the chair in aid of this Institution , at St . James Hall , Regent Street , on 4 th December .

Bro . John Radoliff , Premier Flautist at tho Royal Italian Opera , Professor of the Royal Aoadomy of Music , and Member of the Connoil of the Trinity College , and Madame Pauline Rita , Prima Donna at the Opera Comiqne and Criterion Thoatroa , London , and of the Crystal Palace and Charles Halle ' s Concerts , made their third appearance in Sydney , at the Masonio Hall , York-street , in a Musioal Entertainment entitled "Pan to Pinafore , Pipes of all

Peoples , Flutes of all Ages , with Musical Illustrations . " Tho greatest enthusiasm pervaded the large audience . Such execution on the flute and such singing is rarely heard in sunny New South Wales . The ability undeniably displayed was distinguished by the charm of freshness of ideas . Tho whole entertainment was presented in the happiest and most artistic manner , and shonld go far to onhance onr genial brother and his charming wife ' s reputation even in the musioal world of Europe .

There has been in previous years so mnoh sameness about Christmas Numbers , that it is almost startling to hear of such a coming novelty as a Christmas Number which will derive the greater part of its letterpress from the pens of the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of Lytton . This , however , is what wo are promised by the Editor of St . Stephen ' s Review . The Christmas Nnmber iu question will be called " St . Stephen ' s Saturnalia , " and will travel completely

ont of the beaten track . Lord Lytton ' s contribution is entitled " Bernardo , a Study of Sentiment , " and is illustrated b y Mr . Cruikshank . Another novel feature of the Saturnalia will be a grand Christmas pantomime , " The Forty Thieves , " dealing with the Liberal Party , aud illustrated by Phil May . Harry Furniss will do the principal picture ; and among other notable artists engaged are Wallis Mackay and Tom Merry .

A PHILOSOPHER AT FAULT . —Tho late Dr . Darwin ' s conclusions as to the future of the Colony , after crossing the Blue Mountains and going as far as Bathurst , aro worth recording , as those of a keen observer who visited tho Colony nearly half a century ago . He says : — " The rapid prosperity and future prospects of this Colony avo to mo , not understanding theso subjects , very puzzling . Tho two main

exports are wool and whalo oil , and to both of these productions there is a limit . Tho country is totally unfit for cauals , therefore there is not a very distant point beyond which tho land carriage of wool will not repay the espouse of shearing and tending sheep . Pasture everywhere is so thin that settlers have already pushed far into the interior . Moreover , the country further inland becomes

extremely poor ; agriculture , on account of tho droaghta , can never succeed on an oxtonded scale ; therefore , so far as I can see , Australia must ultimately depend upon boing the centre of commerce for tho southern hemisphere , and porhaps on her future manufactories . Possessing coal , she always has tho moving power at hand . From the habitable country extending along tho coast , and from her English extraction , she is sure to be a maritime nation . I formorly

imagined that Australia wonld rise to bo as grand and powerful a country a 3 North America , but now it appears to me that such fnture grandeur is rather problematical . " Before his lamented death , no doubt , Darwin had seen cause to modify his early impressions , and to recognise tho gigantic strides made by Australia towards the achievement of a national greatness second only to the North American Republic to which he referred .

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