Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

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nn . IE installation of the Worshipful Master took place on Monday , ' the 16 th inst ., at Rhyl . The brethren of the Lodge assembled at tho Lodge-room , Masonic Hall , Sussex-street , where the Worshipful Master , Bro . W . E . Keatinge , presided , supported by his Officers and several brethren . The duties of advancing two new brethren having been disposed of , the W . M . elect , Bro . K . McEwen

P . G . T . G . was presented to be installed as Worshipfnl Master for tho ensuing twelve months , the ceremony being efficiently performed by Bro . W . H . Foulkes P . G . M . O . P . M . " The Wor . Master appointed as his Officers the following brethren : —Bros . E . W . Keatinge P . G . S . D . I . P . M ., W . Hackforth RG . A . D . C- S . W ., H . A . Steer J . W ., T . H .

Snmmerhill M . O ., 0 . Bell S . O ., A . L . Clews J . O ., Eev . W . L . Nicholas Chaplain , Powell Treas . and Reg . of Marks , W . H . Foulkes P . M . P . G . M . O . Sec , H . G . Little S . D ., FT . G . Jarmyn J . D ., F . C . Watkins Org ., W . A . Nott Steward , Frank Hordley Tyler . Lodge was closed , and the brethren repaired to the Belvoir Hotel , where a banquet was

provided , the W . M . presiding . On thn cloth being removed , the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts ware given , received , and responded to in the most cordial manner . Tho brethren having spent a few hours together in a pleasant manner , dispersed , expressing great satisfaction with the catering of Mr . Ashby .

A Special Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons will be held in the Hall of the Holborn Restaurant , on Monday next , at one for two p . m ., to consider and , if approved , to adopt the revised Book of Constitutions as recommended by

the General Board . Qualified members of Grand Lodge only will be admitted . On the following day the nsnal Winter Half-yearly Communication of the Grand Lodge

will be held at the same place , when all regularly registered Mark Master Masons may be present . Grand Lodge will be opened at four o ' clock , and will be followed by a banquet at seven o ' clock .

Red Cross Of Rome And Constantine.

RED CROSS OF ROME AND CONSTANTINE .

' PUB Saye and Sele Conclave , No . 122 , of the Masonic and - * - Military Order of Knights of Bed Cross of Rome aud Constantine and Appendant Orders , held its meeting at the Masonic Rooms , Belvidere , Kent , on the 17 th instant , when a large gathering assembled , including many visitors from other

Conclaves , and the Grand Recorder , Sir Knight C . F . Hogard . The Conclave having been opened in imperial form , a ballot was taken for five members , who having been declared duly elected , were admitted aud installed Knights of the Order according to ancient usage . The new Knights were Comps . Cummings D . P . G . M . M . M . Kent and

G . Chap . Mark England 18 ° K . T . and C , Brinstead K . T ., Weddell K . T ., Cotterill K . T ., all of Lullingstone Chapter , No . 1837 , aud Jaynson K . T . Saye and Sele Chapter , No . 1973 . Tho degrees of K . H . S . and St . John were then conferred on several Sir Knights . The Intendant General of Kent then assumed the chair , and formally

constituted Prov . Grand Conclave by authority of the Most Illustrious Grand Sovereign Sir Francis Bnrdett , having been himself first presented with his patent of office by the Grand Recorder . Tbe following Officers were then appointed and invested by Sir Knight Wood Intendant General .- —Sir Kni-. bts H . Penfold Deputy

Intendant General , W . G . Lemon Viceroy Eusebius , R . H . Plattin Senior General , A . Penfold Jnnior General , Cummings High Prelate , Watson Treasurer , Bateman Recorder , R . Brown Prefect , W . H . Thomas Orator , Ninuis 1 st Aide-de-Camp , VV . 0 . Robinson Sword Bearer , V . Brown Standard Bearer , A . Ingleton Herald , J . Oram

Sentinel . Prov . Grand Conclave was then closed , and the M . P . S . of Saye and Sele Conclave , Sir Knight Lemon , then assumed the chair . Letters of regret for absence were read from Sir Knights Lake , Matier and others , and the Conclave was closed according to ancient form and in perfect harmony . A supper was subsequently held at the Belvidere Hotel , adjoining .

St. John's Lodge.

ST . JOHN'S LODGE .

WE take the following extract from the Toronto Globe of the 3 rd instant : — The regular meeting of St . John ' s Lodge was turned into an old members' meeting . There was a largo attendance of visitors aud j members , as many as two hundred crowding the Lodge-room . Bro . Smallpiecc W . M . presided in the East , aud his father , who was ii

present , was a justly proud and happy man . Tho old members turned over nil the anecdotes of by-gone day ., and Bro . John Ross Robertson gave a most interesting remii . i .. cei _ ec of Masonic

affairs in general , and St . John ' s Lodge in particular . In response to the least of the Grand Lodge , Bros . it . L . Patterson G . S . W ., John Ross Robertson P . G . S . W ., J . T . Burns P . D . D . G . M ., G . Taifc G . S . D . ' ' replied . Bros . Dr . Griffin , King Solomon Lodge , London , England , j

McCabu P . D . G . M ., Tomlinson , of Pennsylvania , replied to the toast of tho Visitors . After the return to tlie main Lodge-room , tinevening was spent in a very pleasant manner . The affair was a complete success in every respect , and the remark was frequent among the visitors of other Lodges present that it was somethinr / they must imitate . The Lodge waa established iu 1856 .

A New Chapter Of Improvement.

A NEW CHAPTER OF IMPROVEMENT .

A NEW Chapter of Improvement , with the sanction of th" Hornsey iV L < l . 'o , No . 890 . is forming nndf * r the most favourable eircum . enmstan . es , and promise ?! to become as great a success as is the Hyde P : t-k Lodsre of Instruction , under whose home roof ttv » Chapter will me' -t , viz ., the Pot-cheater H . M , Cleveland-square , Bayswater . The petition is signed by nearly eighty regularly registered

Royal Arch Comp anions , and amongst the number are many of the most prominent and well known worker . in London . The license having been _ . rant » d at a Convocation of the Hornsey Chapter on the 24 th instant , it is arranged that a preliminary meeting be held on Satnrdav , 5 th December , for the purpose of drafting tho bvn laws

nnd arranging the necessary details . Without mentioning the name or status of any ono of the signatories to the petition we may state that the long practical experience of the elders has snf ?_» ested the adoption of tho ballot ( instead of show of hands ) on the election of joining members . Much of the furniture and regalia has already

be-m promised , and there is little doubt but that the whole will be completed by Saturday , 12 th December , on which date the new Chap t er of Improvement will be ii . augnrated with the rehearsal of the ceremony of consecration . The joining fee will be small , and the attendance fee also . The adoption of the ballot system for a Life

Subscribership of one of the Masonio Chanties when the funds reach five guineas is suggested . The Porchester Hotel is within a few minutes walk of Queen ' s-road , Royal Oak , Praed . street , and Bishop's-road Stations . All Royal Arch Masons are cordially invited to attend on the 12 th December . A further notice will appear .

Bro . Major Charles Harding , Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies England , bas been Gazetted Hon . Colonel the Queen ' s Royal West Surrey Regiment .

The Wreck Register And Chart For The Year Ended 30th June 1884.

THE WRECK REGISTER AND CHART FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 TH JUNE 1884 .

THE Wreck Register which ha- , been issned within the last few days by the Board of Tx-ade affords in its elaborate and carefully prepared tables abundant matter for consideration and thonght . Many of the facts laid before us draw from us the deepest regret ; while others , reminding us of the old proverb that " every cloud has its silver lining , " cannot but give any well-regulated mind a

considerable amonnt of satisfaction . We find that during the year ended the 30 th June 1881 , there were 3 , 647 shipping casualties ou our shores ; but although this number seems , and is , terribly large , it is well to know that during the preceding year it was exceeded by 7 wrecks .

The above 3 , 647 wrecks include all classes of casualties —total loss , partial loss , collisions , & c . —and when the total is subdivided it is found that the more serious cases of wrecks fell from 551 to 473 , leaving a balance of 3 , 174 to represent minor accidents . This fact in itself is worthy of notice , but the diminution in the

number of wrecks resulting in the loss of life was even more im portant , the total beina * 163 , or 57 less than that of the previous year As regards the loss of life resulting from casualties of all sorts , it is curious to notice the remarkable change which took place lasyear in the local distribution of such loss . For many years the easl

coast of England was by far the most fatal to the shipwrecked mariner ; bnt what was the case in 1883-4 ? While on tho east coast of England the number of lives lost fell from 466 to 142 , there were as many as 282 lives lost on the west coasts of England and Scotland and tho east coast of Ireland , the Joss ou the south coast of

England being 92 , or 6 less than tho year before ; on the north coast of Scotland 59 , or an increase of 13 ; the east const of Scotland 25 , or 63 less than the preceding year , and other parts 61 . —Total 661 . The Chart which accompanies the Register gives at a glance au

admirable idea of the wrecks which took place ou our dangerous shores during the year ended the 30 th of June 1881 , and we observe that very small portions of the coast havo immunity from shipwreck , showing how important it is to protect properly , by means of Lifeboats , our whole coast line .

We may add that contributions to the Life-boat Fund or the Koyal National Life-boat Institution will be thankfully received by all Bankers in the United Kingdom , and by tho Secretary , Charles Dibdin , Esq ., at the Institution , Johu Street , Adelphi , London .

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j The Revised Book of Constitutions ; Critically Considered and Compared with the Old Edition . London : Simpkin , Marshall & Co . 4 Stationers' Hall Court , B . C . Sent on receipt of stamps , One Shilling , by W W . Morgan , Freemasons-Chronicle Office , Belvidere Works , Herme . II ill , Pentonville .