Consecration Of The Wanderers' Lodge No. 1604.

Bro . Meredith proposed " The Charities . " Kro ' Cottebrune responded , and Bros . II . G . Buss and r V . Cobham acknowledged thc vote of thanks yvhich had ' assed in lodge to the brethren yvho assisted at the C ° The Ty ler ' s toast having been given , the brethren se-.,,, ! after spending a delightful evening .

The folloyving is a list ofJ . be brethren present : —Bros . ]„ , Hervey , Grand Secretary ; Rev . R . J . Simpson , M . A ., i ' rovincial Grand Chaplain ; I-I . G . Buss , Provincial Grand Treasurer , Middlesex ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P ; Rev . R . i Halpin , M . A ., 167 , Chahlain to the Forres , London ; G . n Roe , Prov . P . G . Stewaid , W . D . S . Wales , 1424 ; W . J . Parish , 1089 ; D . Evans , 209 * , T . H . Meredith , P . M .

I 2 S 7 5 A . Wade , P . M . r 449 ; W . H . Bird , 507 ; F . J Wray , 1257 ; C . Fuller , 1257 ; A . Brookson , 1424 ; G . Boulton , 1424 : E . G . Kltfberg , 700 ; G . Cox , 184 ; J Guy , Hi * . * Morrison , 184 ; J . W . Duncan , 156 ; R . J , Scott 1424 ; J- Lackland , 153 6 ; W . Svmmons , W . M , ,,,. ; W . Cottrell , J . W . 1424 , F . G . Pownall , W . M , ,- ^ 6 ; R- White , P . M . 1331 ; 11 . Massey , P . M . d ' a ( "Freemason" ); C . Cook , 13 , 700 ; Thomas

White , 570 ; C . B . Cobham , W . Master 957 ; C . B . Payne , P . M . 27 ; R . J . Robinson , 153 6 ; T . Newman , 322 ; J . Reith , 24 b ; J . W . Young , 1536 * , A . Mc Kcnzic , 1331 ; J . C . Phillips , 1424 ; W . M . Farran , P . M . 215 ; G . H . Heywood , 145 ; Capt . W . H . Coles , P . M . 20 ; J . H . Armstrong , 10 ; W . W . Turner , S . W . , 449 ; E . Duttan , 765 ; T . B . Mussell , 125 S ; F . A . Stammers , 1436 ; J . Jewis . P . M . 1424 ; A . J . Barron ,

, 525 ; F . C . Quint , 1414 ; E . 1 \ Onn , 1414 ; C . H . Stocks , 1424 ; J- Pearcey , 1424 ; C . W . Gates , 1424 ; j . Organ , 1424 ; H . P . Davis , H- * 4 * . - J ordan , 153 6 ; J . W . Martin , 141 ; R . Croisdale , P . M . 706 ; G . Meyv , 523 ; J . M . Tully , 202 * , H . Carlin , 1536 ; T . H . Hambling , 700 ,

153 6 ; J . Warren , 700 , 1536 ; T . Cooper , 1536 ; C . Morton , 700 ; B . Plaisted , 913 ; H . Jones , 804 ; E . Hopwood , P . M . , 41 ; H . Howding , 143 ; H . Smith , P . M . 1460 ; H . Kimble , 1360 ; H . Langshaw , 1424 ; W . Fenn , 141 ; H . F . Masters , 145 ; E . Cole , 1257 ; T . Watts , 1424 ; H . Haycock , 1348 * , G . Smith , 153 6 ; H . White , 1257 .

Reviews.

Reviews .

"BENGAL FHEEMASONS DIARY" for 18 7 6 , Calcutta . Black & Co . We have received and been much struck with this well printed and useful publication , for yvhich we are much obliged , and which we can most conscientiously commend . It is yvell got up , admirably arranged , full of most , useful Alasonic and secular information , and wc sincerely trust

will receive the support and patronage yvhich it so well deserves . We feel bound to say , that a more useful and yvell compiled diary we have seldom seen . It is a great credit to its publishers . "A GUIDE TO HOUSE FURNISHING , " by Oetzmann ci Co . We do not generally review " trade circulars , " but this large work of over 300 pages seems to make itself an "

exception to our " rule . " It is very well arranged and effectively illustrated , and certainly gives a great deal of important [ information for that great class of our people , for that immense section of society which is ahvays "furnishing . " Confiding Thomas and beaming Alice are meaning to " set up shop " together , and so they yvant to furnish "Dove Cottage . " And here , in their doubts and

delemma , Oetzmann & Co . obligingly come to the rescue , give them the minutia ; of furnishing detail , thc price of every article , from a baby ' s " crib " down to a " perambulator , " from a " warning pan " doyvn to a " tea kettle . " VVe have , we confess , passed over the pages yvith astonishment , interest , antl pleasure , and if it should so chance that any " angelic being" would consent " pour tou

potage , " live on our own great merits , and nothing a year , ( yve say nothing of love in cottage , or all the happiness of the connubial state ) , yve should not at all object to give . Messrs . Oetzmann an order , and have no doubt that both our better half and ourselves yvould be much pleased and fully satisfied with yvhat wc got for our ready money . If any unfortunate brother of ours is so rash as to

be thinking of matrimony and -furnishing at the same time , yve can cordially advise him to study Messrs . Oetzmann's "Guide , * ' and we feel convinced that his own adored Emily Jane yvill , with the artless interest of yvomen , gladly aid his selection , not only of articles of "bigotry and virtue , " but of all that is needful and becoming for a model household , or a young married couple . Can yve say anything more in favour of so seasonable and so useful a book ?

THE Anv-EiiTiSEiis' MANUAL . 73 , FI . EET -STHEET , LONDON . Is a very useful yvork , indeed , for that large " circle " of advertisers . who either wish their wants made known to others , or have some little commodity or other to tlispose of to a confiding and discerning public . We recommend " Z nl cor ( liall y t ° the notice of our readers . •1 he Monde Maconnique , " Paiis , for March , has reached us - a *** •*f" « of most interesting matter .

liciw'TvT * INTEI , NAZIONAI . E , " is a new review , pubusnea at J'lorence , yvhich has reached its second number , fn ^ rff ' " VC - , witten > ntl « d * and c ° n'ains several interesting articles . Kin III | o " - ' RETR ° S" * CT , " by R . H . Baynes ; Henry iung and Co ., is an able and well written sermon , mainly be nr , '"? , '' ?' ° "S ** egationem necessarily , it yet can ne * ursued by all with improvement and edification . We thank our rev . biother for sending it to us . w F . A .

Freemasonry In France.

FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE .

The Grand Orient of France inaugurated on the 25 th & ^ h - f ' > T ' in its ° wn halls , a course of instruction Z iht , " . MSuag" - Five hundred persons assisted ^ i » e solemnity . The re-union was presided over by Bro .

Freemasonry In France.

Armand , who yvas assisted by Bros . Caubct and Seingucrlet . Bro . Armand clearly explained thc object of the Grand Orient . To a course of instruction in thc German language , of yvhich the success had surpassed all hopes French Freemasonry now added a course of instruction in the English language . The Council of the Onlti hoped to be able yet to augment year by year the number

of these useful efforts . The success so far obtained guaranteed their prosperity . Bro . Seinguerlet , in an improvised address , pointed out ably , if shortly , the importance of the study of living languages . The courses of instruction thus created by the Grand Orient arc gratuitous and open to all the yvorld . More than 500 persons have already asked and obtained admission to the course .

NOUVELI . ES ETEANGERES . ( From thc " Monde Maconninne . " ) ANGLETERRE . —Ou sait que les Macons anglais sont des gens fort serieux . Cependaut il en est quelqucs-uns qui aiment la plaisanterie . En void un , par exemple , qui a calcule' qui le Temple dc Salomon a coiiti exactcment 943 millions de livrcs sterling ! C'estlc memo qui possede

une charte M aconnique chinoise , qui rcmonte auneantiquite * fabuleuse . Malheurcuscmcnt , les emblemes qui decorent ce document sont ceux des grades de Royale Arche , qui sont loin d'etre prehistoriques . Un autre a decouvre que e ' est en 257 que Saint Alban a forme la premiere Grand Lodge D'Angleterre , et qui le Roi Athelstane a accorde' une chaite au Francmaeoiis en 925 : — II ne faudrait croire d ' apres ccla que tous les Macons

anglais traitent l'histoire Maconnique avec le meme sans gene . Bicn au contraire : —nulle part , il se trouve une phalange aussi considerable d'hommes qui se soient impose' la tache ardue de debrouillerpartiemment ! e chaos de notre passe . II suffit de citer les noms des Freres Woodford , Hughan , Buchan , Murray Lyon , parmi tant d'autres pour montrer ce que la Maconnerie doit aux Macons anglais .

( TRANSLATION ) FOREIGN NEyvs . ENGLAND . —It is well knoyvn that English Masons are very serious persons . However , amongst them there are some yvho are rather fond of pleasantry . Here is one , for instance , yvho computed that the cost of Solomon ' s Temple exactly amounted to 943 millions of pounds sterling ; and the same has in his possession a Chinese Masonic charter

emanating from a fabulous antiquity . Unfortunately the emblems decorating this document arc emblems of the degree of Royal Arch , yvhich are far from being pre-historic . Another discovered that St . Alban formed " the first Grand Lodge of England , and that King Athelstane granted a charter to Freemasons in 926 . " Wherefrom wc should not conclude that all English

Masons treat the history of Masonry with the same recklessness ; on the contrary , nowhere can lie found such a considerable phalanx of men yvho voluntarily have undertaken the difficult task cf disentangling thc ' chaos of our past . Suffice it to mention the names of Bros . Woodford , Hughan , Buchan , Murray Lyon from amongst many others to show yvhat Freemasonry oyves to English Masons .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

ARCH / EOI . OGICAL . —We are very glad to announce that Bro . S . B . Ellis , Scribe E . of ' lhe Chapter of Paradise , Sheffield , 139 , is about to publish in the Masonic Magazine for May , extracts from the old minute books of the chapter , beginning in 1783 . Wc shall recur to the subject in our next . Bro . the Right Hon . G . Ward Hunt , M . P .,

has signified to Bro . Professor Kelley Miller , W . M . of thc Royal Naval College Lodge , 1595 , that he will have much pleasure in becoming an Honorary Member of the Lodge . Bro . Ward Hunt , as First Lord of the Admiralty , is Governor of the College . The officers of the 4 th Dragoon Guards gave a grand ball on Wednesday , at the Exhibition Palace

Dublin . Thc Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Georgina Hamilton were present , antl the list cf guests—about joo— included nearly all the officers of thc garrison , and a great number of thc nobility . The entertainment yvas on a splendid scale , antl fittingly closed the festivities inaugurated by the Viceregal ball . At a complimentary supper , strictly confined

to brethren of thc Craft , given at thc Spread Eagle Hotel . Gloucester , on Tuesday last , which was presided over by Bro . Henry , Jeffs , Past Master of Lodge No . 493 , antl Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden of Gloucestershire , Bro . Alderman Murrell , being in the vice chair , a handsome and elaborately yvorked gold jewel , of thc value of eleven guineas , was presented to Bro . Councillor Roberts , Past

Master of Lodge No . 1005 whicli bears the following inscription : —Presented by brethren of thc Royal Lebanon Lodge to Past Master F . G . Roberts , in remembrance of past services as their Treasurer . Henry Jeffs , P . M ., March 21 st 1876 . " The installation meeting of Adam ' s Lodge , ij 8 , Shcerncss , took place yesterday ( Friday ) . A full report will appear in our next .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Leopold Lodge of Instruction , Woolpack Tavern , Bermondscy-street , on Monday next at seven o'clock bv Bro . C . W . Kent .

Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., Grand Master for West Yorkshire , will be the Chairman for the coming festival of the Girls' School . We understand Bro . Edgar Anderson has the management cf the " Surrey Masonic Hall Dramatic Company , " and that he , with Bro . Clarke , invites brethren to join , it being confined to thc Craft . Bro . Danvers will appear on the first evening , of which due notice yvill be given .

Masonic And General Tidings.

The death of Sir Cord y Burrows has evoked general expressions of sy mpathy , and the Mayor of Brighton has issued an advertisement relative to the public arrangemcntsTof the funeral . The local press is unanimous in declaring that Sir Cordy ' s death is an almost irreparable municipal loss .

His Grace the Lord Lieut , and the Duchess of Abercorn have arrived at the family mansion , Baronscourt , Newtoyvnstewart , county Tyrone , for a brief sojourn . The foundation stone of the new building to be erected in Charterhouse-street , for the Fox and Knot Schools and Missions , was laid on Tuesday , by Bro . J . D . Allcroft , Treasurer of Christ ' s Hospital .

PRESENTATION . — On Saturday a few personal friends of Bro . John Corke ( Corke , Abbott , and Co ., Milton-street ) , took the opportunity afforded by his fiftieth birthday to present to him a massive silver epergne ,. as a mark of their high esteem . On Monday a number of the employe ' s of thc firm presented to him a handsome timepiece , the presentation being made by Mr . G . Redding , on

behalf of the men . After each presentation , the . persons concerned in it yvere entertained to dinner by Bro . Corke , at his residence , Heme Hill . Bro . Sir John Bennett presided at a numerously attended Spelling Bee at thc Tottenham Public Library and Reading Room , the profits being for the benefit of the institution .

The churchwardens of St . Dunstan ' s-in-the West , ( Bros . Dyvarber and Wellsman ) give notice that several sums of money are at the disposal of thc vestry to apprentice the sons of poor Freemen . It has been assumed that Lord Derby , who

is to receive Her Majesty at Baden , will be absent from London until after Easter . We believe that this statement is erroneous ; that the Foreign Secretary is to return to London in ten tlays ; and that he yvill be succeeded in his duties abroad by Lord Carnarvon .

We understand that the memorial stone of the Neyv Post Office Buildings in Glasgow will be laid yvith "Masonic honours by Lord Henry Lennox early next month . SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY . —The " * Evening Standard" of Thursday states that Lord Ramsay yvas installed Provincial Grand Master for Forfarshire , in the Reid Hall , Forfar , on Wednesday .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

The General Committee of this Institution met on Thursday afternoon at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . A . H . Tattershall in the chair . There yvere likeyvise present Bros . H . A . Dubois , Geo . Kenning , Thomas W . White , Dudley Rolls , W . Stephens , H . Browse , Griffiths Smith , W . Paas , John Boyd , S . Rayvson , H . Venn , H . Massey

( "Freemason" ) , Robt . B . Webster , Dr . Ramsay , John Symonds , Col . Peters , Richard Spencer , and R . Wentyvorth Little ( Secretary . ) After reading and confirmation of the minutes , one little girl was passed for placing on the list for election . The folloyving notices of motion for next Quarterly

Court yvere then read by Bro . Little . Notice of motion by Dr . Ramsay : —That every three years the four senior members of the House Committee retire , but shall be eligible for re-election ; and thc four who have been least frequent in attendance shall retire annually and be ineligible for re-election for a period of 12 months .

Notice of motion by Bro . Raynham W . Stewart : — That in the event of the Special Committee appointed b y the Quarterly Court of the 1 ith December , 1875 , presenting their report recommending that a further sum shall be expended in enlarging the present school or building on the present site at Battersea , he will move as an amendment to the report That it is inexpedient that any further sum

of money should be laid out in enlarging the present schools or otherwise , and that in view of its being necessary to remove the school an eligible site should be sought for and purchased so as to meet the wants of the Craft . Notice of motion by Bro . Robt . Kenyon : — -That a committee of five Governors , Lieut .-Col . Creaton , Lieut .-Col . Burdett , Dudley Rolls , Dr . Ramsay , and Robt . Kenyon ,

be and and are hereby appointed to inspect certain freehold lands at Sunninghill , Claremont , Banstead , and elsewhere with a vieyv to the selected site being purchased and ultimately applied for the purpose of erecting fit and commodious schools , & c , thereon , so as to provide thc necessary accommodation for a larger additional number of children .

Notice of morion by Bro . John Boyd : —That ten additional children be elected at the forthcoming election in April next , thus increasing the number in the school to 162 . Notice of motion b y Bro . H . A . Dubois -. —That the recommendation of the S pecial Committee appointetl by the last Special Court of nth December , 1875 , be brought up antl submitted for adoution .

Bro . S . Rawson moved , and Bro . John Symontls seconded , That thc report of the Special Committee be printed and circulated among thc subscribers , and his motion having been carried , Bro . Symonds said that he should on the day of

election move that the consideration of thc report be adjourned to a day to be fixed , and at the close of the election at the Quarterly Court that it do adjourn , the day and hour to be appointed in order that thc report might then be considered . He did not give a formal notion of motion to this effect , but merely mentioned it to the committee . The committee then adjourned .

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