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P . M . ' s , and ho considered it a groat honour to sec them all present at this his Installation evening . Ho should endeavour to tho utmost of Iiis ability to tread in their footsteps , and to emulate their excellent example . Ho felt sure ho could count upon the kind assistance of the brethren in carrying out the responsible duties of his position . It would bo his constant endeavour to

maintain the integrity of tho Lodge , in which , during the six years ho had been connected with it , no unpleasantness had ever occurred . It would boa source of gratification to him if in the coming year the members wero cemented in closer friendship and harmony " Tf thoy wore a united body in support of the principles of Masonry he believed there was a great and prosperous

future for The Great City Lodge . The Chanty Box having been passed round , it was announced that tho contents thereof amounted to £ 2 19 s 3 d . The W . M . next proposed tho toast of tho Initiate . He had very great pleasure in calling the attention of the brethren to this toast , which ho described as one always received with great cklat at Masonic gatherings . In fact , it was one really essential to the

existence of Freemasonry . Bro . Matthews briefly replied . The next toast , the W . M . said , was also ono well received in The Great City Lodge , and indeed inmost others—it was that of the Visitors , of whom they had that evening a very numerous assembly . The AV . M . assured them all that they were most heartily welcome , and ho hoped they would so far enjoy themselves as to desire to come again . Bro .

Jones , in reply , said although the present was his first visit to the Lodge , he took a kindly interest in its welfare , because ho owed a deep debt of gratitude to Bro . Townend , ono of . its Past Masters , who officiated as Deacon on tho occasion of his ( Bro . Jones's ) initiation in the Panmure Lodge . Ho congratulated the W . M . on his installation into the chair of The

Great City Lodge , and also tho members on their having snch a brother to preside over the destinies of their Lodge . Bro . Fisher followed . He desired to congratulate the members on the reputation their Lodge had attained . He had visited very many Lodges , but on no previous occasion had he seen snch an array of Visitors as was that evening present—a fact which , in his estimation , clearly showed

the great popularity of the Lodge . The next toast on the list was " The Immediate Past Master , the Installing Master , and the Past Masters . " The W . M . considered this a very important toast . The I . P . M . himself should be the subject of a long speech , as also should the Installing Master ; and when , added to theso , they coupled the rest of the Past Masters of the Lodge , the W . M . felt that words

would not sufficiently express his feelings . Every step taken by the I . P . M . had but enhanced the good feeling evinced towards him by the members , who fully appreciated the painstaking and active part he had taken in the affairs of the Lodge ever since its foundation . During the time he was an assistant Officer the Lodge attained in some respects the celebrity it now enjoyed , by the admirable way in

which lie performed his duties . He had upheld tho dignity of the Lodge during his term of office , and as some slight token of their appreciation of his services , the brethren desired his acceptance of a P . M . ' s jewel . In presenting it , the AV . M . expressed a hope that Bro . Blackio might live many years to wear it , nnd desired that he wonld accept it with the same hearty spirit with which it was presented . The

vv . M . referred to the services of the other Past Masters , and then called on the brethren to honour the toast . Bro . Blackio , in reply , tendered his thanks for the very kind way in which the toast had been proposed and received . The AV . M . had said that tho Past Masters of the Lodge had been instrumental in bringing tho Lodgo to the position it then ocenpiod ; in this particular he had got off

very lightly . Still , ho hoped that his term of office had added to the reputation of the Lodge . In discharging his duties he hud not been unmindful of the cause of charity , and it was with pleasure he referred to tho list he took up at the Festival of tho Girls' School , which amounted to no less a sum than £ 116 , it being ninth as regarded amount out of between two and three hundred . He need hardly

remind the brethren that The Great City Lodge had always had the claims of charity before it , nor express a hope that that virtne would never be forgotten so long as the Lodge lasted . He had specially to thank them for the token of their respect they had that night , at the hands of the AV . M ., placed on his breast ; it wonld ever be to him a happy reminder of tbe year ho had passed as AV . M . of the

Lodge . Bro . Stevens followed . On this night they were , so to speak , celebrating their first apprenticeship in the cause of Freemasonry . The older members had , as it were , now handed over the Lodge to the yonoger ones , and he trusted that in another seven years they might be ablo to hand it on in as flourishing a state as they now received it . To his mind , The Great City had been a

pattern Lodge , forgetting neither hospitality nor charity . He hoped that the reputation the Lodge had attained would stimulate those to whom its future management , would bo entrusted to an over increasing desire to improve it . Each of the other Past Masters said a few words in acknowledgment of the toast , and then the AV . M . proposed the Treasurer and the Secretary , to which Bros . Headon

and Blackie replied , while The Officers was acknowledged by Bro . S . AV . and others . A well merited compliment was paid to tho musical brethren ( Bros . H . Bertram , AV . Frost , T . AV . Hanson , C . Beckett , and Kcrnpton ) , after which the Tyler was summoned , and lie gavo the concluding toast , the brethren separating after a pleasant evening . Among the Visitors wero Bros . AV . Mann P . M . 186 , F .

Vincent 1561 , C . A . Smith 1326 , V . T . Hollands 186 . E . Blake 507 , AV . S . Morris 72 , AV . Snodin I . G . 157 , C . J . Turner W . M . 157 , F . J . Smith P . P . A . D . of C , AV . A . Frost 1728 , T . Poore P . M . 720 , J . Laurence AV . M . 1326 , A . Triggs J . D . 157 , W . 1 " ) . Partridge S . W . 14 15 . AV . Paddle J . AV . 1351 , G . AV . Saul P . M . 1201 , C . T . Mariner Ififio ! J . E . Eandell 1 15 , T . AV . Postnns 31 , H . Dticher 1687 , E . G . Johnsor !

180 J , James Garner AV . M . 975 , AV . Kipps 12 / 5 . J . A . Jones S . D . 1766 , J . B . Buriinml 1766 , . 7 . AV . Medwin 1613 , ' . [ . ' . Harper J . AV . 1216 , H . J . Amphletfc 1511 , John Do . ldn-ll 111 , II . AVhittington 16 L 3 , AV . li . Chegwin 1815 , V . AV . Fisher P . M . 193 , C . Lawrence ISO I , J . Tickle P . M . 1196 , IV . AV . Morgan inn . . 1385 , C . Taylor , J . LI . Jones P . M . 657 P . P . G . D . Middlesex , T . AV . Jenkins P . M . 31 , E . J . Scott

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P . M . 719 , E . E . Phillips 475 , Dr . O'Connor 636 , T . Bonskin 1657 , W . F . Smithson 1001 , J . AV . Hanlon 1706 , T . Kompton 170 G , 0 . Beckett 1319 , & c . & o .

Rothesay Lodge, No. 1687.

ROTHESAY LODGE , No . 1687 .

TOTS flourishing Lodge held its installation meeting at tho Inns of Court Hotel . Holborn , on AVednesday , the 6 th inst . Bros . J . Hancock AV . M ., J . B . Docker S . AV ., Cropland J . AV ., L . Beck P . M . P . P . G . O . Middlesex Treasurer , W . Parsons P . M . Secretary , Green sen . as T . G ., Livermoro D . C , Borrow Organist , Past Master B . S . Swallow P . P . G . D . Middlesex , and a nnmerons attendance of members ; while tho Visitors included tho R . AV . Col . Sir Francis Burdett Prov .

Grand Master Middlesex , who , on entering , was received with Masonic honours . The Lodge was opened , and tho minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed . Tho report of the Audit Committee was adopted ; it , showed tho Lodge was in a flourishing state . Bros . Ducher and Shaw wero passed to tho second degree . A Board of Installed Masters was opened , and Bro . J . B . Docker

S . AV . and W . M . elect was presented to the Lodge , and duly installed into tho chair by Bro . Louis Beck P . M ., in the presence of nineteen AV . M . ' s and P . M . ' s . Bros . Cottebrune P . G . P . and Dr . Ramsay occupied tho Wardens' chairs . On the re-admission of the brethren , the AV . M . was saluted according to ancient custom ; ho then appointed and invested his Officers : —Bros . J . Hancock ! . P . M ., Crosland

S . AV ., Dnret J . AV ., L . Beck P . P . G . O . Middlesex Treasurer , W . C . Parsons P . M . Secretary , Livermore S . D ., Green sen . J . D ., Yallenani I . G ., Lloyd D . C , B . S . Swallow P . M . AV . S ., AV . S . Borrow Organist , Potter Tyler . The applause , on the conclusion of the investiture , showed tho W . M . had made a good selection . The Lodge was then closed , and tho brethren—fifty-seven in number—adjourned to a

larger and moro commodious room , where a sumptuous banquet was provided by Bro . Gosden . The banner of His Royal Highness the Grand Master , as Duke of Eothesay , was placed over the W . M . 's chair . Grace having been said , the W . M . proposed the toast of tho Queen and the Craft . The National Anthem was then snng by Bro . Arthur Thomas . The toast of His Royal Highness the Duke of

Eothesay was then proposed , and Bro . Cantle sang " God Bless the Prince of AVales . " After the toast of the Earl of Carnarvon Pro Grand Master , Bro . Berrow played a solo on the pianoforte . The AV . M ., in proposing the toast of the Earl of Lathom Deputy Grand Master , and of the rest of the Grand Officers , said how pleased he was to be honoured by the presence of the noble and distinguished

Brother Col . Sir Francis Bnrdett R . W . Grand Master of Middlesex ; it was indeed an especial honour for the Lodge . They had also among them another very respected brother , distinguished in the Craft . " Bro . A . H . Lloyd then sang " The Anchor ' s Weighed . ' ^ Bro . Sir Francis Burdett , in responding , said he was pleased with the manner in which the toast had been proposed . He felt some

difficulty , however , in replying . ¦ Lord Lathom is a Mason of tho highest order as a worker in the Craft . The Grand Officers were always ready to do their duty in every shape , and tho manner in which the brethren had received the toast assured him their efforts had given satisfaction . Personally he "was much gratified to see how well the duties had been performed in the Lodge . Indeed ,

ho might say it was a field day . In the namo of the Grand Officers he begged to thank the brethren . Bro . J . Hancock I . P . M . then proposed tho health of the AV . M ., who was perfect in the work of his Lodge , and ho was sure he would be able to carry out the duties . After a song from Bro . Cantle , the AV . M . thanked Bro . Hancock for his kind remark ; all his energies would be for the welfare of the

Lodge , and he trusted that they would be to the satisfaction of tho members . To the toast of tho Visitors Bros . Cottebrune P . G . P ., Danks , Cook , Dr . Ramsay , and Dean , responded . AVith the toast of the Past Masters was coupled the names of Bros . Hancock ancl Kirk , who both responded . The Treasurer and Secretary were iu due course , toasted , and those Officers—Bros . L . Beck and Parsonsacknowledged the compliment , while Bros . Crosland and Dent replied

for the Officers . The Tyler's toast closed the proceedings . Among tho Visitors were Bros . C . A . Cottebrune P . G . P ., Dr . Ramsay P . P . S . G . W . Middlesex , E . Farwig P . M . 180 , Dean P . P . G . S . B . Dorset , Cameron P . M . 180 , Scott P . M ., Dairey P . M ., Shand W . M . elect 1563 , Dickettsl 93 , Hill 1563 , Crook 1648 , W . Carrington 1791 , De Leliva 1426 , H . Denford 1138 , Danks 1101 , Cross 1612 , Heather 858 , Pricketb 1101 , J . I . Cantle P . M . 1257 , Cloots 1563 , Crook 442 , McNaughten 127 , and H . M . Levy P . M . 188 .

Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction , No . 860 . —Held at Bro . Smyth's , Sisters' Tavern , Pownall-road , Dalston , on Tuesday , 5 th October . Bros . AVardell AV . M ., Clark S . AV ., Brasted J . W ., Polak S . D ., Christian J . D ., Caton I . G ., J . Lorkin Sec , P . M . AVallington Preceptor , Smyth Treas . ; also Bros . Dallas , Carr , 0 . Lorkin , and others . The work comprised the rehearsal of tho 1 st ceremony ,

Bro . Smyth acting as candidate . Lodge was opened in the second and third degrees , and regularly closed to first . Bro . Brasted worked the first , Bro . C . Lorkin second , and Bro . Christian the fourth sections of the lecture , assisted by tho brethren . Tho Fifteen Sections will be worked at this Lodge of Instrnction on Tuesday , 2 nd November , at 7 o'clock . Bro . C . Lorkin will preside .

Ou Tuesday , 12 th October , Bros . Clark AV . M ., Polak S . AV ., AVardell T . AV ., J . Lorkin Sec , Smyth Treas ., P . M . AVallington Preceptor , Christian S . D .. Catlin J . D . " , Carr I . G . ; also Bros . Dallas , AVilliams , Larter , Greenwood , Hall . Bro . AVilliams ' , a candidate for passing , wns interrogated , entrusted , and was passed to the degree of Fellow

Crufi " .. Bro . Christian worked the first section of the lecture , assisted by the brethren . Lodge wns opened in the third degree , andregnhirly closed . Bro . Christian worked the third and fourth sections of the first lecture , assisted by the brethren . Bro . Polak was elected AV . M . for the crar ' ig week .