Freemasonry In York In The Eighteenth Century.

Most Ancient Grand Lodge of All England at the York Tavern on Wednesday , the 27 th inst . Krr } GrandWa ^

TANCRED , Provincial Grand Master . The Free and Accepted Masons under tho Constitution of the Grand Lodge of England aro desired to meet the brethren of the APOLLO Lodge at tho George Inn , in Coney-street , York , on Wodnesrtay , December 27 , being the Auniversary of St . John . Tickets to be had at the bar of the said Inn . Dinner at Two o ' clock . ( To be continued ) .

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HIGH CROSS LODGE , No . 754 . THE installation meeting of this Lodsre was held on Wednesday , 27 th instant , at the Seven Sisters Hotel , Page Green , Totten . ham , when Bro . G . Rowe , the S . W . of the past year , was formally placed in the chair of the Lodge . Bro . E . J . Lewis the W . M . presided at the opening of tho proceedings , being supported during the evening by the following Officers : —Bros . George Rowe S . W ., A . G . Fifller J . W ., P . M . 's W . Dance Treasurer , J . LioTsnll Secretary , G . Townsend ,

H . Stephens , W . M . Tegg , G . Jones , H . Clements , J . Gnrrod , David Roberts , J . Wells ; Walter S . Cooper S . D ., J . Birkin J . D ., Very Tyler . At the request of the W . M ., who had been very nnwoll for some time previously , Bro . Garrod assumed the chair , and in due course performed theoeremony of installation . His rendering of the ritual was all that could be desired , and , bearing in mind the faot that he bad

assumed the gavel at a few moments' notice , reflected the greatest credit on him . Having been duly installed as W . M ., Bro . Rowe invested the following as his Officers for the year : —Bros . A . G . Fidler Provincial S . G . D . Middlesex S . W ., W . Cooper J . W ., W . Dance Treasurer , J . Linzell Secretary , J . D . Birkin S . D ., W . J . Meek J . D ., E . Holt I . G ., S . Goodall D . C , W . Shepherd Steward ,

E . Lovell Assistant Steward , and J . Very Tyler . The other portions of the ceremony of installation were then completed , after which the Worshipful Master proceeded to initiate Mr . James Ibbitson into the mysteries of the Order , performing the ceremony in a manner rarely equalled by one so fresh to the office . Before the dosing of the Lodge a portrait , presented by Bro . Wells , was

formally accepted on behalf of the Lodge , and a vote of condolence was passed with Bro . Oddy , who has recently lost his wife . Nothing further offering , Lodge was closed , and the brethren adjonrned to the banquet room , where a most enjoyable repast was provided . At its conclusion , the W . M . gave the onstomary toasts . In proposing that

of the Queen and the Craft , be remarked that this was a toast whioh always came with a degree of freshness to every Mason in every part of the Empire . Every loyal Englishman was faithful to the Sovereign , and none more so than the Masonio brethren . The toast having been honoured , and the National Anthem sung , the W . M . gave the health of the M . W . G . M . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . He

was sure that many of those present who had attended Grand Lodge must know how worthily the Prince of Wales filled the office of Grand Master . The next toast was that of the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master and the rest of the Grand Officers Present and Past . From what the W . M . had seen he was sure that the Grand Officers were excellent men and Masons , able and willing

to do all that might be required of them . Bro . Lewis the I . P . M . was pleased at being in a position to give the next toast . It was one of the greatest pleasures which followed his vacation of the ohair , to propose the health of the W . M ., becanse in doing so he asked the brethren to drink the health of one who relieved him of a great responsibility . The W . M . who had been installed that day was one

who had been looked forward to for some time past . He had worked for the honour be had attained and had really received what he deserved—a position of which he was in every way worthy . He was Master of the ritual of the several degrees of Masonry , a staunch supporter of the Masonio Institutions , and had shown himself to be a Worth y Mason at heart . He had proved his proficiency by the initia .

Won that night , in a really oreditable manner , of a friend of his into the Order , and had thus early proved that his intention was to uphold the di gnity of the Lodge during the coming year . In replying to the toast the W . M . felt that Bro . Lewis had spoken of him in far more eulogistic terms . than he deserved , he shonld , however , try to carry oat the important duties of his office in such a manner as to render

himself worthy of the praise bestowed on the present occasion . He began to realise the responsibility of the work he had undertaken , and felt it would require all his power to carry it throngh . He should try his best , and hoped to make tho High Cross Lodge shine out second to none . With the co-operation which he felt snre he should receive from the members he hoped to be able to accomplish his

desires . He felt he mnst now begin to speak a fevv words in praise of his immediate predecessor in the chair—Bro . Lewis . He had . ways found hitn a most courteous and able brother . He had presided over the Lodge faithfully and zealously during his term of Mastership , and well deserved tbe jewel which tbe members bad Unanimousl y voted to him at their last meeting . It was now his

pleasure to attach this jewel to the breast of Bro . Lewis , and in doing B 0 he could bnt wish be might be long spared to wear *•&• Bvo . Lewis returned thanks . He was particularly gratified at the way in which the brethren had received the toast proposed in his hononr , as it showed they were satisfied with his government of

the Lod ge during the past year . He was also very proud of the handsome jewel which they had awarded him , and should over wear > t as a memento of the pleasant time he had spent in the High Cross Lod ge . The W . M . next gave the toast of tbe Initiate . He was pleased to receive him as a member , feeling assured that he wonld

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endeavour to make himself onn of the best brethren of the Order . The newly-admitted brother having responded , the W . M . proposed the health of the Installing Master . It afforded him great pleasure to propose this toast . The way in whioh Bro . Garrod had performed the work , and the ability whioh he bid brought to bear on the tusk were alike creditable to him , especially when it was

remembered that it was only at the eleventh hour that he had been asked to undertake the duty . The way in which he had that night been installed had made an impression on his mind that would never be effaced . Brother Garrod returned his hearty thanks for the toast , and tbe way in which it had been received . He had considered it a great honour to be called upon to perform the installation ceremony ,

and was gratified to find his efforts had met with approbation . It had been an additional pleasure to him , on tbe present occasion , to undertake the work , because he looked upon Bro . Rowe as somewhat in the light of a personal friend , and one whom he felt snre wonld do honour to the position he had been placed in . The toast of the Visitors waa next given from the ohair , and was

acknowledged by Bros . Roberts , Durrant , Drisooll , & o . The Charities followed , and was replied to by Bro . Morgan , after which the W . M . proposed the health of the Past Masters of the Lodge , coupling with the toast the name of Bro . Lewis , who briefly responded . Toasts on behalf of thy Masonio Press and the Officers of the High Cross Lodge brought the list to an end , and the Tyler having given the onstomary

closing toast , the brethren separated . Among the visitors who signed the register were Bros . Charles H . Roberts P . P . G . C . Essex , G . Collier 1237 , J . Driscoll P . M . 30 , 1579 , C . C . Pearce 1237 , R . Mathison 1237 , John Green P . M . 27 , F . Eastwood P . M . 933 , J . E . Pinder 1707 , W . E . Durrant P . M . 1056 , W . MoKay 861 , W . Provost 861 , N . Salmon 177 , W . W . Morgan Jan ., A . Dnrrant P . M . and P . Z .

1185 , 569 , W . F . Green 861 , J . Barker 933 , J . T . Ashby 228 , C Handley 475 .

DUKE OP CONNAUGHT LODGE , No . 1834 . ON Tuesday evening , 26 th inst ., there was a numerous gathering of brethren at the Masonic Hall , Landport , on the occasion of the installation of Bro . J . Westaway as W . M . of the above Lodge for the ensning year . The ceremony of installation was conduoted by Bro . G . Felton Lancaster , of Gosport , to whom a speoial vote of thanks was awarded . The W . M . afterwards appointed the following as his Officers for the year : —Bros . G . Farncy Brown I . P . M ., G . T .

Cunningham S . W ., I . S . Gardner J . W * ., S . R . Ellis P . M . Treasurer , C . W . Bevis Secretary , D . T . Rule S . D ., J . Mnir J . D ., W . W . Slada I . G ., W . H . Baker D . C , R . G . Farlam and W . D . Parkhonse P . M . Stewards , J . Exell Tyler . A feeling allusion was made by the W . M . to the death of Bro . W . Hickman Prov . Deputy Grand Master , and a vote of condolence with his family was unanimously agreed to . The brethren afterwards adjonrned to the dining-room , where a capital banquet was provided , Bro . Westaway presiding .

We have heen requested to state that the Regent Masonic Hall ( Cafe Royal ) will he closed for a few weeks , for the purposes of cleaning and decorating ,

The Chiswick Lodge of Instruction , No . 2012 , will re-open on Saturday , 6 th September , at the Hampshire Hog , King-street , Hammersmith , W .

At the Convocation of the North London Chapter of Improvement , on Thursday , at the Alwyne Castle Tavern , St . Paul's Road , Canonbury , Comps . Gregory M . E . Z ., Dehane H ., G . W . Knight J ., Shaw S . N ., Radcliffe P . S ., there was a fair attendance , notwithstanding many of the supporters of this Chapter of Improvement are out of town .

"We understand that the fourth volume of Bro . Gould ' s " History of Freemasonry " will be issued lo subscribers in October , and that the remaining volumes , V . and VI ., will be published at about intervals of three months . Much of the apparent delay , we are informed , has arisen from the

necessity of proceeding , at the same time , with the subject matter of two or more volumes , though the comparatively few students of our Antiqnities will require no very

laboured apology to satisfy their minds that the task of writing an elaborate history of Freemasonry is not one that , with any expectation of success , can be compressed within a narrow limit of time .

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