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the general opinion being that a firmer combination among the London Lodges , was absolutely necessary in order that they might be more fmrly represented in the results on the day of election . Bro . Geo . Coop was , on the motion of Bro . Dairy P . M ., re-elected Treasurer and Preceptor for the ensuing 12 months and Bro . H . Moore was re-elected Secretary , and a cordial vote of thanks was

ordered to be entered on the minntes for their able and efficient services during the past year . The Preceptor and Seoretary having expressed their thanks , aud the pleasure it afforded them to know that their humble efforts on behalf of the welfare of the Lodge met with the unaminous approval of the brethren , after the usual congratulations to the W . M ., the Lodge was closed in due form and perfect harmony .

New Concord Lodge of Instruction , No . 818 . —The usual meeting , of this successful Lodge , was held on Wednesday , 26 th March , at the Jolly Farmers' Tavern , Southgate Road . Bro , A . Ferrar presided j he was supported by G . Farrar S . W ., Smith J . W ., Cusworth P . M . Preceptor , F . Perl Secretary , Oldham S . D ., Marks J . D ., Manger I . G . ; also Bros . Weeden , Dixie , Liebmann ,

Ashton , & o . All preliminaries having been observed in opening the Lodge , the W . M . proceeded to rehearse the initiation ceremony . Bro . Liebmann acting as candidate . Bro . Dixie proved himself efficient to be passed , and was entrnsted . Lodge was then advanced , and Bro . Dixie passed . Lodge was afterwards resumed to tho first degree . Bro . Weeden , assisted by the brethren , worked the first , and Bro . Dixie the second section of the lectnre . Nothing further

having been offered for the benefit of Freemasonry , Lodge was closed and adjourned until Wednesday , 2 nd April , on which ocoasion the members of the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction will be present ( in response to an invite ) , and rehearse , with other ceremonies , the ceremony of installation . Members of the New Concord Lodge will confer a benefit by attending in numbers , at 7 . 45 , so as to be ready to support their Visitors at the opening of Lodge .

Kent Lodge Of Instruction , No . 15 . —Held at Bro . Serjeant ' s , tbe King and Queen , Norton Folgate , E ., on the 26 th inst . Bros . Legg W . M ., Gieseke S . W ., Wooley J . W ., Serjeant S . D ., Clark J . D ., Kramm I . G ., Pinder Preceptor , Millington Seoretary ; also Bros . Mortimer , & o . Lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes

of last meeting were read and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Mortimer candidate . Bro . Pinder worked the first and second sections of the lecture , assisted by the brethren . Bro . Mortimer , of the Old Kent Lodge , was elected a member . After which Lodge was closed .

Euphrates Lodge of Instruction , No . 212 . —Held at tho Mother Red Cap , Camden Town , on Monday , 24 th inst . Present—Bros . Underwood W . M ., Recknell S . W ., Cooper J . W ., Shepherd S . D ., Stewart J . D ., Boyden I . G ., Galer Preceptor . After preliminaries , the ceremony of raising was ably rehearsed , Bro . Slyman

candidate . Bro . Shepherd offered himself as candidate , he was entrusted , and the W . M . rehearsed the ceremony of passing . Bro . Recknell , of the mother Lodge , was elected W . M . for the ensuing week . Nothing further offering for tbe good of Freemasonry , Lodge was closed in ancient form , and adjourned till Monday , 13 th inst .

Tredegar Lodge of Instruction , No . 1625 . —On Monday last , at tho Royal Hotel , Mile End-road , Bros . Hammond W . M ., Bonner S . W ., Oxley J . W ., T . J . Barnes Treasurer , B . Stewart Secretary , Stewart I . G . The work of the evening comprised tho first and second sections of the lecture by Bro . Stewart , assisted by the brethren . Bro . Hammond assisted Bro . Stewart to work the third

section . Bro . Hammond was unanimously elected W . M . for tho meeting on 7 th April . The Fifteen Sections will be worked on Jlonday 31 st March , by Bro . T . J . Barnes P . M . 554 and 993 , when we hope there will be annmerous attendance of the brethren .

New Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction , No . 1695 . —At the weekly meeting , at Hornsey Wood Tavern , on 18 th instant , Bros . Edmunds W . M ., Moore S . W ., Mercer J . W ., Gush as Preceptor , Berry Secretary , Snelling S . D ., Haynes J . D ., Oldis I . G ., and Bros . Chorley , Tremere , and Knight . After formalities , the first section of the third lectnre was worked by Bro . Snelling . The ceremony of raising was then rehearsed . Lodge resumed in the first

degree , and the report of the Audit Committee was read and approved . The following brethren were unanimously elected Officers for the ensuing year—Gush Preceptor and Berry Secretary . The appointment of Treasnrer was deferred . After ordinary business , Lod ge was closed . We have no doubt , under the able Preceptorshi p of Bro . Gusb , this Lodgo of Instruction will take a prominent position .

On Tnesday , 25 th instant , Bros . Moon W . M ., Mercer S . W ., Spencer J . W ., Berry Secretary , Gush Preceptor , Cntchey S . D ., Haynes J . D ., Kni ght I . G . After due observance of formalities , the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , and the first , second and third sections of the lecturo wero worked by Bro . Gnsh . Bro . Davics was then nnani mousl y re-elected as Treasnrer , and Lodge was closed , and adjourned to Tuesday next , the 1 st April .

HOLLOWAY ' S PILIS AND OINTMENT — Tho great variations of temperature , the togs , and the foul vapours which permeate the atmosphere try tho respiratory channels terribly ; hence arises hoarseness , quinsies , loss of voice , bronchitis , and the whole train and endless variety of throat and chest affections which now prevail . Neglect of these in their early stages is almost , criminal , ns many a life may be saved through early and prompt treatment by means of Holloway's well-known remedies . This treatment can be readily and easily carried ° at , and soon disposes of the attack in a most satisfactory manner , by restoring the balance between the circulation and respiration , by lessening the intlammi ? "on , abating tho febrile symptoms , and by soothing the irritability of the nerves

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THISTLE LODGE , No . 62 , S . C . ON Monday evening a special meeting was held , for the purpose of presenting a Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . Joseph Pogson , who for tho last three years has filled tho R . W . M . 's chair to tho honour and advantage of tho Lodge . There was a large turn . out of brethren , including Crawford W . M ., Coultart S . W ., and Cohen J . W . The Lodgo having been opened in the first degree , the S . W . called upon the W . M . to make the presentation . Bro . Crawford then very

gracefully alluded to the efficient way in which the affairs of the Lodge had been conducted during the three years Brother Pogson had acted as W . M . They had worked heartily and harmoniously together , and he must say that to present a tribute of tho Thistle Lodge to Brother Pogson was one cf the pleasantest duties he had ever had to perform . It would bo superfluous in such a company

to dwell upon the many high personal qualities of their esteemed brother , who was so well known , not only in his own Lodge , bnt in all the Lodges of the province , to whioh he had cheerfully rendered most valuable assistance . Tho handsome Masonio jewel was handed to Brother Pogson amid much cheering . It bore the following inscription : —

" Presented to P . M . Joseph Pogson by the brethren of Lodge Thistle , Dumfries . No . 62 . March 1884 . " In reply Bro . Pogson thanked the brethren for the great honour conferred npon him . Since he had been installed Master of tbe Lodge he had found himself in many difficult and trying positions , but until that moment he had never experienced what it was to be

overwhelmed . During his term of office he had received great kindness and marked courtesy from the brethren , which had assisted him to fulfil his duties with success . Ho had sncoeocled a long list of able aud honourable Masters , who had brought the Lodge int > an efficient condition , and he would have been grieved indeed had any negligence or lukewarmness on his part allowed the Lodge to suffer ,

or had any aotion of his tended to abuso the confidence so generonsly placed in him . The W . M . then called upon the S . W ., who after corroborating the remarks of the W . M . respecting Bro . Pogson , under whom he had been an office-bearer , and who had ever comported himself with beooming dignity and moderation , stated that subscriptions for the presentation flowed in so rapidly and

unexpectedly that the committee were enabled to purchase a present for Mrs . Pogson , whioh he now had the honour and pleasure of handing to their worthy brother on her behalf . Brother Pogson suitably acknowledged the gift , which consisted of a beautiful gold brooch , upon which was inscribed an expression of the respect and esteem

with which her bnsband was regarded by the Craft . The J . W . Bro . Cohen , moved a hearty vote of thanks to the testimonial committee , the vote being acknowledged by Brother Murphy . The remainder of the evening was spent with song and sentiment , the gathering throughout being a most harmonious one .

Portsmouth Masonic " At Home."

PORTSMOUTH MASONIC " AT HOME . "

THE committee of this popular class gave a juvenile party in the large Banquet Hall of the Freemasons' Club on Tuesday . Between fifty and sixty children , with their chaperones , attended , and it is only fair to state that the adults enjoyed th 9 play of Punch and Judy aud the vagaries of Johnny Stout and the prancing steel , with its attendant jockeys , as much as their moro juvenile friends .

Mr . Wilton ' s efficient band , as usual , provided a choice se option for the votaries of Terpischore , and a most agreeable and enjoyable evening was spent , tho party breaking np at twelve o'clrck . The dresses of the little folks refloated great credit on that- j ; uaidians , and afforded a most pleasing spectacle .

MR . CHARLES DU-VAL , who ^ ives his enteitainmnt , at St . J time * s Hall , is an entertainer with a method qu to his own . "Olds and Ends" is the title of a variety entertainment in which the performer presents with great success a number of humorous c ' lnrnca-a that involve strongly varied contrasts aud rapid transitions of costume . His aim is to amuse , and he succeeds admirably . In thrse

portentous times , when the shadow of tho Georgian democracy au I a hundred attendant cr ; izc 3 threilon n 3 with universal diilnes- , Mr . Du-Val's entertainment shonld be welcomed , espeei illy by all who remember , with a sense of grim irony , one ancient character , istic of onr couutry . Though we have little leisure to grow fa * , wo may still laugh and correct the serious tendency of our days with

such whimsical impersonations as Professor Dnlbore and Be'sy Scrubbe , which indeed are excalleut alternatives , as themodical men say . Mr . Du-Val's happy disguises and surprises , his pleasant humours and ready quips , should be quite as beneficial to the dys . peptic as the lights and glitter of the theatre , or the flinging of a stone—remedies so earnestly advocated by tho ingenious Mr . Green

in his witty poem of " Tho Spleen . There is no doubt about the heartino 33 of the laughter Mr . Dn-Val provokes ; it has all the con . tagious force of genuine merriment ; in Professor Dulboro's scientific lecture tho least elevatiou of the savant's eyebrow , and the slightest drop of the mouth , arouse those curious isolated outbursts , so full of individuality and so pleasant to hear , that fill tho pauses in tho

general laughter like the explosion that follows the surrender of a long-held citadel . In truth , the lecture 13 irresistibly funny . Not less good , in another style , are the female impersonations . Mrs . Clearstarch , the laundress , who has had "fifteen childer and brought 'em up respectable , " and who , in a moment , is transformed into Miss Dashaway , tho belle of the ball , shares the honours with her successor . The young lady's singing is ODO of the cleverest illusions

in the programme . Better than these , moro racy , moro c mplete and distinct , is the maid of all work , Betsy Scrubbe . Another notable feature in the entertainment is Mr . Pallette ' s exhibition of portraits , where the face 3 of prominent public characters are ve-y clt-verly imitated . The entertainment is altogether remarkable for its versatile humour , the never-failing spirits of the unassisted impmMoiuit . or , and a commendable freedom from vulgarity . —Saturday Review .