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ing occasion , and to see Bro . Trevor installed . I must congratulate you on the admirable manner in wh ^ ch tho work has been done . I have been at a great many installations , but such has been my experience that I never before saw the outgoing Master instal his successor . As for Freemasonry , my forty years' acquaintance of it

has increased my regard for it , so that now my veneration of the system is , if possible , greater than ever , such a spirit of order and dignity has pervaded your proceedings , and it is being repeated in I know not how many Lodges throughout the country , as cannot fail to have a most beneficial influence . I know of nothing that is

more needed in the country at this moment than the spirit of order which is one of the characteristics of Freemasonry . In these clays especially , we mus . look to the great body of Freemasons to spread throughout the country that spirit of order which ia so essential to

onr prosperity . A procession was then formed to conduct the Dean to the portals of the Lodge , and he left during the hearty cheering of hia brethren . The W . M . then invested his Officers , as follow , addressing to each suitable words of advice : —Bros . William Watson

P . M . S . W ., Charles Middleton J . W ., Rev . James Rosser Chaplain , Robert Abbott ( re-elected ) Treasurer , Samuel Scott Young Secretary , John James Fretwell S . D ., Tom Atkinson J . D ., Rev . T . Smyth , D . D . LL . D ., P . M . Grand Chaplain of England D . C , Arthur Butterworth I . G ., Benjamin Sykes Bailey Steward , Lewis Hovvarth Organist aud

Steward , Samuel Barrand ( re-elected ) Tyler . Bro . Watson was re-elected Charity Member of Lodge , aud tho W . M . and S . W . wero elected to represent the Lodge on the Committee of the Looal Charity . The W . M . then on behalf of the Lodge presented to Bro . Mason a handsome P . M . ' s jewel , and in doing so alluded to the

unvarying kindness and urbanity of the recipient , who possessed the esteem not only of the members of the Lodge Prudence , but of every Mason in the Province . The P . G . M . Bro . Tew , in pinning on the jewel supplemented the kindly remarks of the W . M ., aud expressed his personal indebtedness to Bro . Mason for the many services

rendered to the Craft in West Yorks . Bro . Mason suitably responded . Dr . Smyth Senior Grand Chaplain of England moved a vote of condolence to Bro . W . Storey , who has lost a dear daughter ; a similar vote was moved by Bro . Fretwell on behalf of Bro . Robinson , whose family circle has been thinned by death . Both votes were carried

in sympathetic silence . The P . G . M . then shortly addressed the brethren , and urged Treasurers to at once forward to Wakefield the monies they had in hand towards the 2 , 000 guinea Jubilee Fund whioh has been raised by the Province , that tho matter may be closed without delay . The Lodge was theu closed and the brethren adjourned

to the banqueting hall , where a sumptuous repasl was in waiting , and the rest of the evening was spent in harmony . It should be added that in the course of the proceedings Bro . Mason presented to each of his Officers a photo of himself in Masonic clothing , also a printed copy of his paper on Freemasonry , read before the Lodge at its last meeting , as a memento of a happy year .

The Great City Lodge of Instruction , 3 _ To . 1426 . —At the meeting at Masons' Hall , Masons' Avenue , Coleman Street , E . G ., on Thursday , 17 th inst ., at 6 ' 30 p . m . Present—Bros . Bellchamber W . M ., Pitt S . W ., Eisenmann J . W ., Rosenfeldt S . D ., Lazarus J . D ., Gomme I . G ., James Stevens P . M . Preceptor , Paddle P . M . Treasurer , Ball Secretary , Baber P . M ., Whitehouse , Barrett , Munday , Rush , and

others . Lodge was opened , and previous minutes confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Whitehouse acting as can . didate , and the questions for proficiency were duly put and answered . Lodge was passed to the second degree , and Bro . Whitehouse proved proficiency as F . C . Lodge was opened iu M . M . degree , and the

ceremony waa rehearsed . The M . M . and F . C . Lodges were then closed with full ceremony . A hearty vote of thanks was given to Bro . Bellchamber for his most able and efficient working as W . M ., and , after the election of Bro . Pitt as W . M . for the ensuing week , the Lodge was closed in peace and harmony , and the meeting adjourned

to Thursday , the 24 th inst . —same place and time . The Benevolent Fund of this Lodge of Instruction is making vigorous progress , aud brethren are cordially invited to join . All information concerning this fund can be obtained from Bro . W . J . Ball , Hon . Sec , " Cothelstone , " Darenth Road , Stamford Hill , N .

The Duke of Connaught was on Saturday last installed a District Grand Master under the English Constitution , and Past Grand Master under the Scottish Constitution , at Bombay .

We again call the attention of our Surrey brethren to the meeting of the Brownrigg Lodge of Instruction , on Tuesday next , the 22 nd inst . It is anticipated there will be a large gathering to hear Bro . Jame .. Stevens ' Lecture . Lodge will be opened punctually at 7 p . m .

The new serial stories which tho Editor of Oassell ' s Magazine has arranged to appear in th . New Volume are , "Monica , or , Stronger than Death , " by Evelyn Everett Groen , author of " Torwood ' s Trust , " and "By Misadventure , " by Frank Barrett , author of " Hidden Gold . " Both will be commenced in the December Part .

HOLLOWAT ' PILLS are the medicine most in rcpnte for curing iho multifarious maladies which attack humauiby , when wet . and cold weather gives place to more gonial tempcfiture .. h \ short , these Pills afford relief if they fail o ? belli" : _ m obsokifco remedy in all tlie d \« UirbaTi _ es of circulation , digestion , and nervous energy , which at iirn ..- oppress avast portion of tho

population . Under tlie wholesome , pn .. dying , nnd strength ! tig powers exerted by these excellent . Pills , tho tonga , become ? , clean , the appetite improves , digestion is quickened , and assiini ation rendered perfect , tloiloway ' s medicine- po . S - ^ s the highly estimable property of cleansing the whole mass of blood , vv-iiich in its renovated condition , carries purity , strength , and vigour to every tissue of : ' ia body .

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i — - ~ —¦¦— ¦ _ - - ¦ _¦ _¦ -- _ - __» We extract the following from the Gtternsey Star : — The Freemasons of Cornwall have contributed £ 600 towards tha erection of the Cathedral , but we do not hear that the Grand Lodge of England has contributed one penny towards the structure , although it attended the laying of the foundation stoue some years ago , when the Prince of Wales as Grand Master officiated on the occasion : this

he stated at the luncheon . So wealthy a body as the Freemasons are reputed to be might do worse than contribute towards the erection of the first Gothic Cathedral built in England since the Reformation . They gave £ 4000 some years ago towards the National Life Boat

Institution—could not they give say a quarter of that sum to their Grand Master the Duke of Cornwall , as a contribution to tha Cathedral in which he has shown so great an interest ? We throw out the suggestion for the benefit of the Craft and the friends of the church in Cornwall .

We have before pointed out that it is generally considered outside the Province of Grand Lodge , in its " corporate " capacity , to subscribe in these cases . Our local brethren do their share in all " home" matters , and we do not think it is fitting to advocate Grand Lodge Funds being devoted , to such purposes .

Lord Derby has recently expressed the opinion that to have a well-instructed people is no less than a question of life or death to a nation , and he specially commends Competitions , Prizes , Scholarships , & c , as valuable agencies for the diffusion of sound and useful teaching . A propos of this , it may be mentioned that the Editor of Oassell ' s Magazine has prepared a scheme of an Amateur Free University , of which details are given in the December Part .

The walla of the Masonic Temple in pro -ess of erect'on at Daven . port , Iowa , are rising rapidly , and have already assumed imposing proportions . It will be , when finished , one of the finest and most

complete structures of the kind in the West . A legacy has been left Tarbolton Lodge , No . 135 , Scotland , of which Robert Burns was a member , with which it is proposed to erect a Masonic Hall to the memory of the poet-Freemason .

WHOM TO BLACK BAIL . —When a man talks about Masonry in a flippant way , saying , as we heard a man say not long ago , " I intend to join a Lodge to see what those fellows do , I want to get a sight of the Masonic goat , " it may be well to hold all such not qualified .

A new Commandery of Knights Templar , to be known as Beauseant , was constituted by the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island at Maiden , Mass ., on 25 th October . The bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite at Dayton , Ohio , held their seventh annual reunion on 17 th and 18 th November

Hon . John Wentworth , of Chicago , usually called "Long John , " is a member of Oriental Lodge , the oldest Lodge in Chicago . He has been a Mason for forty years .

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