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n » 57—Humber . Freemasons' Hall . Hull S ' i' ns—Unanimity , Bull Hotel , Church Street , Preston iJV i « 9 _ Keu ( lal Castle , 12 Stravuoudg » te , Koudal HA * 216—Sacred Delta , Masonic Hall . Liverpool R V J 66—Napthali , Masonic Hall , Market-place , Heywood jj A ' 279—Fortitude , Freemasons' Hall , Halford Street , Leicester

R A 3 fti _ Concord , Freemasons' Hall , Albion Terrace , Southampton HA 424—De Burghi , 34 Dennaark-street , Gateshead . H * * 431—Ogle , Masonic Hall . Norfolk-street , North Shields B A 1099— Prince of Wales , Private Room * , Temple Hall , Tredegar . B A ' 1503—Francis Burdett , Albany Hotel , Twickenham M M . 31—St . Andrew Freemasons' Hall , Cooper-street , Manchester

669— Fitzroy , Head Quarters . Hon . Artillery Company , E . C . 768—William Preston , St . Andrew ' s Tavern , George St ., Baker St ., at 8 ( In ) 780— B . yal Alfred , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge . ( Instruction ) 834— Ranelagh , Six Bells , Hammersmith ( Instruction ) 633—Doric , Duke ' s Head , 79 Whitochopel-road , at 8 . ( Instruction )

FRIDAY , 25 th APRIL . Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons * Hall , at 7 . 25—Robert Burns . The North Pole , 115 Oxfo ; d-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruc . 144— St . Luke , White Hart , King ' s-road , Cheliea , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 197—Jerusalem , Freemasons' Hall , W . O . 607—United Pilgrims . Surrey Masonic Hall , Oamherwoll . at 7 . 30 . ( Instruct )

1066—Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street , E . O . at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1158—Belgrave , Jermyn-street , S . W ., at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1298—Royal Standard , Alwyne Cawtle , St . Paul ' s-road , Canonbury , at 8 ( In ) lSflR—Clapton . White Hart , Lower Clapton , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1601—Bavensbourne , Board of Works Office , Catford Bridge , Lewisham 1642—E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Netting Hill , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1789—Ubique , Guardsman Army Coffee Tavern , Buckingham Palace-road 8 . W ., at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) ' 1901—Selwyn , East Dulwich Hotel , East Dulwich . ( Instruction )

R . A . -Panmure C . of Improvement , Stirling Castle , Church Street , Camberwell R . A . 7»— Pythagorean . Portland Hotel . liividon-Ntreot . lireenwtch ( lust ) R . A . 95—Eastern Star Chap-er of Improvement , Hercules Tav .. Leadenha ' ll St R . A . 1602-Sir Hugh Myddelton , Agricultural Hall , N . ^ uennau & t . M . M . —Old Kent , Crown and Cushion , London Wall , E . C . ( Instruction )

453-Clugwell , Loughton Tavern , Station Road , Loughton , at 7 . 30 ( Inst ) 810—Craven , Devonshire Hotel , Skipton 1303—Pelham , Freemasons' Hall , Lewes 1385—Gladsmuir , Red Lion , Barnet 1391—Commercial , Freemasons' Hall , Leicester 1393—Hamer , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 1621—Castle , Crown Hotel , Bridgnorth \ Vtt % l *^ £ ^^ L < W » l « Street , Newcastle upon Tyne 1821-AtlingworthRoyal Pavilion Bri J

, , ghton General Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall . New-street , Birmingham at 7 l ± " l ° ^^^^ PlaoB ' ™ " R ± KK AlBUUUUUmtJ

.. „ v . SATURDAY , 26 th APRIL . 198—Percy , Jolly Farmers' Tavern , Sotithgatn-road N at 9 llnstr . ier . lmii 1 ^ -S , ' ZlVB Bel ' ' m New Cross-road , S . E .. at 7 induction , * 1297-West Kent , Crystal Palace , Sydonh . m luwwucnon ) 136-1-Earl of Zetland , Royal Edward , Triangle . Hacknov at 7 nn * t . ™ . H ™ I

? e « n ™ aton ' ,- K 8 Head . Eburv Bridge , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) 17 i' 8—Orpheus . Freemasons' Hall , W . C 1871—Gostling-Murwy , Town Hall , Hounslow 8 » mi' 'b » pter n < Imp-ovemeof , Union , ^ r-itrnnf . Rflffnnt-st W aH R . A . 1329-Sphinx , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwelf S . E . " "

1293—Burdett , Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court H » 2— Wharncliffe . Rose and Crown Hotel Pcnistone 1464—Erasmus Wilson , Pier Hotel , Greenhithe

Notices Of Meetings.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS .

St . Luke's Lodge of Instruction , No . 144 . —For years past it has been the established custom for the members of tho above Lodge to work the Fifteen Sections on Good Friday ; last Friday proved no exception to this rule . The brethren mustered in good numbers , and under the excellent direction of Bro . Arden , the much respected Preceptor , as Worshipful Master , the business of the

ovenrug was performed in a most satisfactory manner . First Lecture—Bros . Morrison , Alexander , Markland , Coop , Conlstrom , Sedgwick , Ueghorn . Second Lecture--Bros . Burgess , Payne , Stuart , Smith , Dairy . Third Lecture—Bros . Markland . Stuart , Smith .

Justice Lodge of Instruction , No . 147 .-A meeting was held on Thursday , 17 th instant , at the Brown Re . ar , Hi « h-street Deptford . Present—Bros . J . Bedford Williams W . M ., Stringer S . W . ' , t-att J . W ., Banks Treasnrer , S . E . Speight P . M . Sec , Penrose S . D ., Ingram J . D . and I . G . ; P . M . ' s Bros . Hatchings Precentor . J . W

f reeman and several other brethren . Lodge was opened in the nrst degree , and after the minutes had been read and confirmed , advanced to the third , when the ceremony of raising was rehearsed , » ro . Freeman personating the candidate . Lodge was resumed in the tn-st . degree , and the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed by Bro . Williams , Bro . Smith candidate . Lod ge was then closed in due

Percy Lodge of Instruction , No . 198 . —Held at Bro . mngdale B the Jolly Farmers , Southgate-road , on Saturday the 12 th instant . Present—Bros . Smith W . M ., Turner S . W ., Ferrar J W tenner acting Secretary , Weeden S . D , Cross J . D ., Bleakley LG ., « irsc acting Preceptor , and others . The minntes of last meeting -J ., ™ , confirmed , and Lodge was advanced to the second "uu tb ) rd d egrees , and resumed to tbe first . The ceremonv of initio

called * ' ™ > B ' ° - Hirst acting as candidate ; Lodge was Weed » ^ - Smifch vacated tho chair « favour of Bro . aeZT ' i Fenner answered tho questions leading to tbe second PafsfnVr 1 T / Locl £ ? ° kerned , and the ceremony of the L tn Wr r ? earSd ' J Br ° - ^ n ™ ™ rked the second section of ? n « , n n , Bra Weedea workefl fche firat aection of the first lee rote of fh u Vner WaS J e ' , ; W , M - for the enaaia S meeting . A ™» of thanks was cordiall y awarded Bro . Smith , this bein | the

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first time he had occupied the chair of K . S . Lodge waa then closed and adjourned .

Kingsland Lodge of Instruction , No . 1693 . —Cock Tavern , Highbury , N . On Monday , 2 lst instant , this Lodge will meet at seven o'olock . Bro . Clark W . M . Faith , 111 , will be in the chair , and open and close the Lodge . At 7 30 tho annual supper will take place , Bro . Isaac P . M . 1093 P . Z . 188 in the chair , and Bro .

Forge P . M . 1950 W . M . f > 19 in tho vice chair . The musical arrangements by Bro . Ceilings Org . 1693 . Tickets , 4 s each , can be had of eith « r of the above brethren ; of the Stewards , or of Bro . J . H . Col . lingridge Secretary 66 Thnrnhill Boad , N . We are convinced Bro . Baker will supply an excellent snpper , and a numerous attendance is expected .

Sensation Wine Sales.

SENSATION WINE SALES .

IN a room crowded with buyers , bidding from the windows of the passage for want of easier posts of vantage , Mr . A . Southard , the wine broker , offered at thfi Commercial Sale Rooms , and sold iu three hours 12 . 000 dozens of claret of the vintage 1874 , the produce of the celebrated Chateau Margaux , formerly the property of tha Viscount Agnado , the wine bearing on eich bottle the brand of the Vi « connt ' s estate , whioh brand ( in France at all events ) it is a

crime and misdemeanour nven to imitate colourably , much less to forge . Probably the success of this venture mav have induced " the largest wine merchant in Belgium , " who is also described as the " holder of the finest stook of wines in that country , " wherein he has been " established 200 years " to reduce his enormously acou . mnlated stock by public auction , under the auspices of the " refor .

mnr of tho wine market , " Mr . A . Southard . On Thursday , M . Charles Qnitiet , of Mons . canted to be placed before the trade , and without reserve , one of the finest assortments of high diss wines ever submitted , a stock such as probably does not exwt in this country . The clarets were of the vintages 1874 , 1864 , 1862 , 1858 , back to 1848 . 1846 and 1841 . all in magnificent preservation and

wood condition . S'internes of similar age and hocks of 1862 , 1846 1841 , and even of 1834 . There were also red champagnes—" still , " of course—wines very much esteemed by the fastidiom consumers of Belgium , bnt scarcel y known iu this country ; and these were about the only lots in the catalogue not greedily appreciated . But , tho greatest sen « aMon of the dav was the sale of old Burgundies .

The wines of 1874 , onlv bottled 5 years ago , seem to have benefited by the halo cast over them by their association with the princely growths of Cbambnrfcin , RonMnee-conti , Riohebourg , and Yosne , datmg back from 1864 to 1846 , for they too fetched good prices , while tho biddings for the choicer wines were of the most spirited description . The oldest and largest and best of the wine trade were

evidently interested spectators , if not actual buyers . Amongst others was noticed Mr . Alderman de K « vsor , evidently glad of the opportunity to restore tho balance of power to some of his old bins , which must have latterly been a little disturbed by an enormous accession of business consequent upon the increase of the size of hia magnificent hotel . But perhaps more interest was attached to the

operations of a certain lesser light of the Corporation , who acting , as is well known , professionally for the firm of Spiers and Pond , appeared to buy with marked determination . A hundred dozens of wine at 90-t , several scarcely smaller parcels at 66 s , 72 « , and 85 s , went to make " a big bag " for tho enterprising and popular caterers , and when thev gave 121 s per dozen for the Chambertin vintage 1848

a question naturally occurred to one as to what would have to be paid for a dinner at the Criterion in fn'ure ! The connoisseur of wine may be accustomed to the sensational results of Pall Mall auction ? , but they are limited in their nature , and are mostly confined to " private buyers , " bnt 7 , 525 dozens of the choicest old clarets , Burgundies , & c , have never before been submitted and disposed of to cash buyers , and that in a space of three hours . Trade may be

" bad " in England , but when the trained and experience buyers of the wine market dare venture to take over from Belgium such costly wines as those under notice trade mnsfc either be better here than in Be 1 g um , or the habits of the people in that thrifty country are indueing thern to avail themselves of the results of our over-improving civilisation , or the temptation to employ the increasing wealth of Old England in the most costly and elegant indulgences .

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INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES As the M . W . G . M . of England , AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL , 28 th APEIL 1875 . COPIES of this BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING by Brother HARTY P . M ., consisting of Artist ' s Proofs , Proofs helbre Letters , and Lettered Proofs , India Prints , and Plain Prints may be had at Cost Prico by applying to Bro . W . R . NORRIS , 29 Southampton Buildings , W . C , London .

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MA . « C ) TSrtC LECTURE . "KNOBS AND EXCRESCENCES . " BRO . JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z is open to accept , invihatious for the dolivory of this LBCTUBE in MEiaorotiiAN or PsoviyciAi LODGES , or L OUSES or IwsTBffcnow . No Lecture Fee ; travelling expenses onlyacceptecl , Address—Clapham , S . TV .