Notices Of Meetings, &C.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS , & c .

The Holy Sanctuary Preceptory K . T . met on Monday , 16 th April , at the Masouio Hall , 33 Golden-square , W . V . E . Sir Kut . the Rev . Fred . Kill Harford M . A . Preceptor . A Priory of the Order of Knights of Malta was held , V . E . Sir Knt . Major Shadwell H . Clarke , Grand Sub Prior of England , presiding , and seven Knights

Templar were admitted into the Order . Tho Great Prior of England and Wales , Sir Knt . the Right Hon . the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , waa received under the Arch of Steel , aud saluted with due honours . Companions the Rev . aud Hon . Francis E . C Byug M . A ., Chaplain to the Queen and to the House of Commons , General Sir

William Wyllie K . C . B ., Colonel of the 103 rd lloyal Bombay Fusiliers , Deputy Inspeotor-General Thomas B . Purchas M . D . Royal Navy , Major Francis Charteris Wemyss , Royal Body Guard , and Wilfred Haughton Hodgkin , having been elected , were duly installed as Knights Templar , and knighted by the Great Prior . Sir Knt . the

Rev . Dr . John Bobbins M . A . was then installed in due form as the Eminent Preceptor for the ensuing year , and appointed his officers . Among the Kuights present were Captain N . G . Philips P . P . of Suffolk and Cambridge , Sir Patrick do Colquhoun Q . C ., Preceptor of the Faithand Fidelity Preceptory , Colonel H . S . Somerville Burney ,

Preceptor of the Kemeys Tynto Preceptory , Lord De Clifford , Colonel A . W . Adair , Dr . R . J . Nunn of Georgia , Charles Horsley , Captain Portlock Dadson P . E . P ., J . Lewis Thomas , William Beattie , and F . J . Macaulay , of the Kemeys Tynto Preceptory , Dr . F . H . Woodforde P . E . P . P . P . 1 st Captain Somerset , Walter Spencer St . George

Preceptory , the Rev . Thomas Cochrane E . P . Cceur de Lion Preceptory , S . Lloyd Foster , R . Blount Lewis , C . Hampden , J . Brend Batten , Charles Grillion , James Keene , C . S . Joykll , the Rev . Ambrose W . Hall M . A ., George B . Brodie M . D ., T . Holme Davis , J . Chynoweth , and many other Knights .

The Sard of Avon . Chapter Rose Croix met at the Masonic Hall , 33 Golden-sqaaro , W ., on Wednesday , 18 th inst . 111 . Bro . J . Lambert Sim 31 ° M . W . S . There were also present 111 . Bro . R . J . Nunn M . D . 33 ° , of Georgia , W . Hyde Pullen 33 ° , Captain Portlock Dadson 32 ° , Charles GriUion 31 ° , R . G . Glover 30 ° , John Read 30 ° ,

Thomas Fenn 30 , Webb 30 ° , Major Harding 30 ° , the Rev . Ambrose W . Hall M . A . 30 ° , E . Latchworth 18 ° , H . Hansard 18 ° , E . H . Burnell 18 ° , C . E . Hollingsworth 18 ° , Percy Tatham 18 ° , Lord De Clifford 18 ° , & c , & o . Bro . Thomas George Bnllen was perfected in the 18 ° , and a donation of ten guineas voted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls .

The St . Peter ' s Chapter Bose Croix met at the Freemason ' s Hall , Bolton , on Satnrday , 14 th April . E . Bro . Robert Harwood M . W . S . Bros . William A . Byrom , and James H . Bell , were

duly perfected in the 18 ° . The Eoyal Naval Chapter Rose Croix met at Portsmouth on Wednesday , 18 th April . E . Bro George F . Lancaster M . W . S . Several brethren were duly perfected in the 18 ° .

The Invicta Chapter Rose Croix met at the Masonic Hall ' 33 Golden-square W ., on Friday , 20 th April , for the perfection of candidates . 111 . Bro . T . J . Hughes M . D ., 30 ° , M . W . Sov . The Apollo University Lodge will meet at the Masonic Hall , Oxford , on Tuesday , 24 th April , at 7 p . m . Bro . Lieut-Colonel

tho Hon . W . E . Sackville-West M . A . ' Ch . Ch ., P . Prov . G . Supt . W . Oxon , W . Master . It will be proposed to present a Past Master ' s jewel to H . R . H . Princo Leopold , K . G ., D . C . L . of Ch . Ch ., Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire , I . P . M ., in recognition of his services in Freemasonry

in general , and to the Apollo University Lodgo in particular , during the year ending February 1877 , and also to present a P . M . jewel to Bro . the Rev . R . W . M . PopeB . D ., of Worcester Col lege , in recognition of the services rendered by him to the Lodge as W . Deputy Master for H . R . H . Prince Leopold .

The Studholme Chapter Rose Croix will meet at the Masonic Hall , 33 Golden-square W ., on Tuesday , 24 th April , at 4 . 15 , for tho perfection of candidates . 111 . Bro . Colonel Randolph 30 ° , M . W . S .

The Sussex Preceptory , K . T ., will meet at tho Southdown Hotel , Eastbourne , on Friday , 27 th April , at 6 p-m . Sir Knt . Bransby Roberts E . Preceptor . The St . George Chapter Rose Croix will meet on St . George ' s Day , 23 rd instant , at the Masonic Hall , 33 Golden . square W ., at 4 p . m ., for the perfection of candidates and the installation of the M . W . Sov . Elect , Bro . E . J . Castle , 18 ° .

Wallington in working the 3 rd section of the lecture . The Lori ^ e was closed to the 1 st degree . Bro . Weige was unanimously elected W . M . for next Tuesday week , 1 st May , and appointed his officers in rotation . Bro . Pullen , Lodge Elliott 1507 , was elected a member . The Lodge was closed in due form . Tho Fifteen Sections will be worked in this Lodge on Tuesday next , the 24 th inst . A full list ol the brethren who will work the sections will be found on another

Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction , Wo . 860 . —This Lodge held its weekly meeting on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., at Bro . All-cs , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney . Present—Bros . Barker W . M ., Weige S . W ., Dallas J . W ., E . T . Worsley Secretary , Perry S . D ., Smith J . D ,, P . M . Wallington Preceptor , Johnson I . G . ; and Bros . Perrin W . M . 1056 , Lovelock , Hewlett , Christian W . M . 15 , Pullen ,

Christian 860 , Watkins , Williams , Pavett , Saunders Sec . 15 , & c . The Lodge was opened , and the minntes read . The Lodgo opened in the 2 nd degree . Bro . Christian 15 , having answered the necessary questions , the Lodge was opened in the 3 rd , and the ceremony of raising rehearsed . Bvo . Wallington gave the traditional history . Bro . Perrin worked the Installation ceremony , and also assisted Bio .

Notices Of Meetings, &C.

Era Lodge , No . 1423 . —This Lodge held its regular meeting on the 14 th inst ., at the King ' s Arm ' s Hotel , Hampton Court , Middlesex . Present—Bros . Frederick Walters P . G . J . D . Middlesex P . M . and Secretary , who acted as W . M ., T . J . Sabine P . P . G . S . B . Middlesex P . M . S . W ., E . W . Devereux J . W ., H . A . Dubois P . G . S . D . Middlesex P . M . Treasurer , B . Wright Assistant Secretary , S . Wolff S . D ., A . F .

Loos J . D ., J . Johnson I . G ., J . Faulkner W . Steward , J . H . Poorson C . Steward , J . Gilbert P . G . Tyler Middlesex , Tyler ; P . M . ' s Bros . J . W . Baldwin A . G . P . Middlesex , T . H . Miller P . P . G . Organist , J . B . Lang , ley . Visitors—Bros . S . Frankonberg 73 , F . W . Hartley P . M . 25 , George Dore 376 . Busiuess—Bro . F . Walters , iu tho unavoidable absence of the W . M ., opened the Lodge , after which the miuutes were

unanimously confirmed . A ballot for joining was unanimous in favour of Bro . Thomas Fenn 1288 . Bros . Emil Woeloke aud W . Swindlehurst were passed . Bro . T . J . Sabine proposed to alter the bye-laws as follows : That the future meetings of the Lodge should be held at Bro . Tagg ' s , Island Hotel , Hampton Ait , and this was eventually agreed to . Tho Lodgo was then closed . Bro . H . A . Dubois P . G . S . D . Middlesex presided at the festive board , in his usual genial manner .

Warrants have been granted for the constitution of two new Lodges , to be known respectively by the style and title of the " Robert Wentvvorth " Lodge , and the " Henry Muggeridge . " Bro . "Old Mug" himself is the W . M . designate of the latter , which will be located at Dalston .

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MASONIC PORTRAITS .

EBPBINTBD PBOM "THE FBBEMASON ' CHBONICLB . " The Volume contains the following : — 1 . OUR LIIEKAEV BBOTHBB . 17 . THE CHBISTIAIT MIOTSIBB . 2 . A DISTINGUISHED MASON . 18 . THE MYSTIC . 3 . THE MAN OF ENEBGY . 19 . A MODEL MASON . 4 . FATHER TIME . 20 . A CHIP EBOSI Jopri 5 . A COENEE STONE . 21 . A PILLAR OE MASONBY .

6 . THE CBAETSSIAN . 22 . BAYARD . 7 . THE GOWNSMAN . 23 . A RIGHT HAND MAN . 8 . AN EASTERN STAR . 21 . OUR CITIZEN BHOTHEB . 9 . THE KNIGHT ERRANT . 25 . AN ABLE PnncErTOB . 10 . THE OCTOGENARIAN . 26 . AN ANCIENT BBITON . 11 . A ZEALOUS OFEIOER . 27 . THE ARTIST .

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OPINIONS OF THE PEBSS .

" A series of articles , biographical , descriptive , and eulogistic , of some of the principal Masonic worthies of the day . Thoy are well written , and though personal , by no means offensive , or intrusive into private life , and in Masonic society will be welcomed as an interesting scries of word paintings of members of the Craft . —Standard . " We do not remember to have read any similar series of sketches which surpass this in merit . "—Land and Water . " Admirably written , being free from what aro too often observed in

composition—inelegant language and prolixity . —Sunday Times . "' J . G . ' writes with a considerable amount of freedom , ne ' er hesitating to 'hit off'a weakness when ho finds it punlicly displayed by a 'distinguished brother ; ' at tho same time he never loses sight of a good trait when it is displayed , either in connexion with the Craft or in the service of the public out of doors . The sketches are lively readiug . "—City Press . " This is a neat book . The Portraits consist of a series of ' word pictures

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" Good sensibly written articles . The writer prefaces each of his sketches with some pithy common sense remarks . "—Cashel Gazette . " Cleverly and agreeably sketched , and the work altogether forms a valuable addition to Masonic literature . "—Syde News . " Very amusing , and beyond doubt . f ' aithful portraits of the worthies who unconsciously s . it for theni . "—Deal , , ul „ ier aid Sandwich Mercury . "The members of the Craft will rake it a « an acceptable addition to their b ographical literature . "—ZX ^ auujiiihikire Chronicle .

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" Drawn with no little humour , and embellished with many a deft stroke of good n . tared satire . —Figu ro . " The inquiring Brother who may wish to know something of tho strength and beauty of tho principles of Masonry , will find a pleasure in scanning the characteristic pictures in this book . "—The Srighouse Hews . " We value the work , and heartily thank Bro . Morgan for our copy . "Masonic Jewel .

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