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to overcome him almost at times , and were indeed worthy of English Freemasons . The proceedings went off without a hitch , and the arrangements were most satisfactory , reflecting the deepest credit on those able brethren to whom the Grand Master had confided the

orderings of the day ' s important proceedings . We understand that all the details for the reception of the brethren were worked out most minutely and perfectly , and that though one or two cases may have occurred in which individual hardship may have been felt , everything was

conducted on purely Masonic principles , and the greatest , goodwill and forbearance were manifested by all alike . We do not think that , considering the arrangements related to the admission of many thousands of our brethren , any could possiblv be more clear , more

comprehensive , or more thoroughly business-like . As we said before , the coup d ' oeil on entering was very striking , the rows of blue collars , which appeared interminable , the serried ranks upon ranks of the brethren , ranging tier upon tier , all with a perfect view of the proceedings , convinced us how

admirably and scientifically constructed the Albert Hall is . It is , in fact , a Roman amphitheatre , applied to modern uses . Its acoustic properties are also of a most satisfactory character , and , we think , prove that the Hall is a great success . It would be impossible to describe the

hearty enthusiasm with which the Grand Master was greeted . Cheer followed upon cheer , and plaudits followed upon plaudits , until the great Hall fairly rang again , and His Royal Highness evidently felt deeply the warmth and loyalty of his brother Masons . The Masonic honours

were given as we have never seen or heard them given before , and we never shall see or hear them given again . The speech of our Grand Master was modest , manly , and most Masonic , and appealed to the hearts and feelings of all who heard him ; and when he told that

vast but listening audience he should " never forget that day , " those who heard the outbursts of Masonic cheering will ever retain a vivid remembrance of the scene , and the jubilant echoes , to the end of their Masonic career . Lord Carnarvon's speech was most admirable in tone , in

verbiage , and in effect . His tribute to the ever loyal character of the Craft was greeted with enthusiasm ; and whatever they may say or do in foreign countries , we in England as Freemasons never do and never will forget that as anOrdertwo of its highest and most sacred duties are loyalty and

affection to the Throne . Lord Skelmersdale ' s appointment as Deputy Grand Master was hailed with acclamations , and with some good Lancashire cheering ; while the Lord Mayor of London , as Junior Grand Warden , received a perfect ovation . His elevation to Grand Office was

evidently most popnlar , and in our humble opinion is as well conceived and deserved as it is popular . The Marquis of Hamilton , Senior Grand Warden , and the other new Grand Officers , were all well received , while the recognition of the services of Bro . Sir Michael Costa , of Bro . Sir Albert W .

Woods , of Bro . Thomas Fenn , were most heartily applauded . Our good brother , the Grand Secretary , received the unanimous plaudits of Grand Lodge , while the noble organ was most effectively played , amid much applause , we are told , by Bro . Willing . We cannot conclude without calling

attention to the carpet , which , presented by Bro . John Lewis , of Halifax , and a member of the Westminster and Keystone Lodge , attracted the aidcnt admiration of all . It is a masterpiece of artistic skill , and reflects the highest credit on Bro . Lewis ' s Masonic zeal and

on our English workmen . And so the great Installation of 1875 passed over . None of us , humanly speaking , are likely to behold such another gathering of the Craft , and we sincerely trust that , as our Royal Brother so well said , this auspicious day may be an omen of much

happiness , prosperity , and peaceful progress to our Order . We pray that our august head may long remain in chief rule over us , and that our grand old Craft may evidence more and more before all men its ever exalted principles of loyalty and toleiatiun , of charity and brotherly love .

Alderman Sir F . W . Truscott has been elected on the Court of the Haberdashers' Company .

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THE INSTALLATION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES .

The installation of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , as Grand Master of English Freemasons , which has been looked forward to with so much eagerness by the whole Craft , was performed on Wednesday last , at the Royal

Albert Hall . The event must ever be marked as the most noteworthy that has taken place in Freemasony . Nothing in the whole annals of the Order , certainly nothing within the memory of living Masons , will bear comparison with the

gorgeousness or the magnitude of the scene that presented itself ; and we doubt whether any Freemason , in the wildest dreams of his imagination was prepared for what was witnessed on that occasion . From an early hour in the

morning great activity was perceptible about the Albert Hall , and it was not to Masons alone that this was confined . The outer world took great interest also in the event , and assembled in great numbers to watch the arrival and departure of the brethren . But it was more especially

the departure which drew great crowds together , for when the ceremony was over , and the brethren departed , the scene was much like that which was daily witnessed at the same spot just upon 24 years ago , when the Great Exhibition was held opposite the present Albert Hall , and on the site of the Albert Memorial . Thousands

of people were massed together , and hundreds of vehicles were moving about . The stewards , numbering several hundreds , arrived at eleven o'clock , but Sir Albert Woods , Mr . Fenn , Mr . Monckton , end Mr . Long , the

committee for carrying out the arrangements , were there veiy much earlier , some as soon as six o ' clock . The workmen in the building were banished from the scene at ten o ' clock , and the edifice was left in sole possession of Freemasons .

The stewards received the final instructions on their arrival ,, and their places were pointed out to them . Punctually at one the doors were opened to the brethren generally , and the arrangements were so complete that , with all the

necessary precautions taken against the admission of the uninitiated , a concourse of between 7 , 000 and 8 , 000 Masons were passed to their places in perfect order by half-past two . When all were assembled the scene was most

impressive . The usually sombre appearance of English gentlemen in evening dress may have led the uninitiated to fancy that the aspect of the hall would be very dull , but the fact was that all entitled to be present had a silk collar in right

of their position in the Order . These , for the most part a light blue , gave their colour to the whole assemblage , and enlivened the scene in a very tasteful way . Here and there were gentlemen clothed in collars of different colours-

some of deep crimson , others of a dark blue , while here and there was the blue and yellow of Sweden , or the scarlet coat of a military brother . The grand Old Throne and chairs presented by the late Duke of Sussex , and which

form so conspicuous a feature in the Temple , were there , the Throne being again , after a lapse of many years , surmounted by the Prince ' s plume . Behind the throne , and in front of the organ , was the Royal Standard , in front of

which was the Masonic Banner . The seats behind and to the right and left of the Throne were occupied by Past Grand Officers , clothed in their splendid collars and aprons , covered with jewels and gold embroidery , giving the

dais a most magnificent appearance . The arrangement of the canvas screen above gave an additional peculiarity to the scene , those in the arena being all in shade , while those above caught the light , and appeared of quite a different complexion .

The route of the procession was covered with a splendid carpet bearing the Masonic arms and the Prince of Wales' plume . This carpet was manufactured specially for the occasion by Bro .

Lewis , of Watling Street and Halifax , and presented by him to Grand Lodge . At about ten minutes past three a blare of trumpets announced the Royal entrance , and the head of a procession appeared slowly pass-

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ing down the stairs to the solemn music of the organ , and traversed the aisle before-mentioned to the dais . The order was as follows : — The Grand Stewards of the Year . Grand Pursuivant ( T . Cubitt ) . Past Grand Organists . Grand Organist ( W . Kuhe ) . Past Grand Sword Bearers .

P . A . G . Director of Ceremonies . Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies . Grand Director of Ceremonies ( Sir A . Woods ) . Past Grand Superintendents of Works . Grand Sup . of Works ( F . P . Cockerell ) . Past Grand Deacons . Grand Sec . for German Corresp . ( E . E . Wendt ) .

Grand Secretary ( J . Hervey ) . Pres . of Board of Gen . Purp . ( J . B . Monckton ) . Past Grand Registrar . E . J . Mclntyre , Grand Registrar . Grand Treasurer ( S . Tomkins ) . Past Grand Chaplains . R , P . Bent and J . Simpson , Grand Chaplains .

Past Grand Wardens . Past Provincial Grand Masters . Provincial Grand Masters . Illustrious Visitors . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught . Junior Grand Warden . Senior Grand Warden .

Junior Grand Deacons . Representve . from the Deputation from the G . G . L . of Denmark L . of Sweden . Dep . from G . L . of Ire- Dep . from G . L . of Scotland according to their land according to their respective ranks . respective ranks .

Acting Deputy Grand Master . Grand Sword Bearer ( J . J . Collins ) . M . W . Pro-Grand Master—Senior G . Deacons .

1 wo Grand Stewards . In this procession were found the following noblemen and gentleme . i : —Bros . John Fawcett , Durham ; Rev . Dr . Bowles , Herefordshire ; Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., North Wales and Shropshire ;

Lord Leigh , Warwickshire ; Lord Mcthuen , Wiltshire ; R . J . Bagshaw , Essex ; Lord Sherborne , Gloucestershire ; Marquis of Hartington , Derbyshire ; Mr . Gundry , Dorsetshire ; Viscount Holmesdale , M . P ., Kent ; Lord Waveney , Suffolk ; Duke of Manchester ,

Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire j Lord de Tabley , Cheshire ; Duke of Newcastle , Nottinghamshire ; Mr . T . M . Talbot , South Wales ( eastern division ) ; Mr . A . H . Royds , Worcestershire ; Rev . J . Huyshe , M . A ., Devon ; Earl of Limerick , Bristol ; Earl

of Bective , M . P ., Cumberland and Westmoreland ; Lord Pelham , M . P ., Sussex ; Earl of Carnarvon , Somersetshire ; Sir Daniel Gooch , Bart , M . P ., Berkshire and Buckinghamshire ; Colonel E . C . Malet de Carteret , Jersey ; Mr . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Hampshire and Isle of

Wight ; Earl Percy , M . P ., Northumberland ; Lieut-Colonel Charles Lyne , Monmouthshire ; Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , Staffordshire ; Major-General J . S . Brownrigg , CD ., Surrey ; Earl of Hardwicke , Cambridgeshire ; Lord Skclmersdale , western division of Lancashire ; Earl

of Mount Edgcumbe , Cornwall ; Earl Ferrers , Leicestershire and Rutland ; Major J . A . Lloyds , western division of South Wales ; Mr . F . T . Halsey , M . P ., Herts ; Earl of Zetland , North and East Ridings of Yorkshire : Sir H . Edwards , West Riding : Captain Charles Hunter , East

Aberdeenshire , P . S . G . W . of Greece , & c . In addition to these Bros . H . Murray , Sandeman , S . Rawson , Dr . Hamilton , A . M . D . Ritchie , Adam , Dobie , Sir Pryse-Pryse , Bart ., Lieut .-Colonel Ramsay , and Lieut .-Col . Vernon represented the Colonies and Past Provincial Grand Masters . The Past

and Present Grand Wardens present were—Bros . Earl Jersey , Balston , Lord Balfour of Burleigh , Colonel Cole Maxwell Close , Bonamy Dobree , J . R ., H . W . Eaton , M . P ., Lord R . Grosvenor , M . P Gilbert Greenall , John Havers , Lord Londesborough , A . W . Novelli , H . C .

Okeover , F Pattison , W . S . Portal , Captain Piatt , Colonel Stewart , Lord Tenterden , Lord H . Thynne , M . P ., Hon . J . ; c Vivian , Sir Hedworth Williamson , Victor Williamson , Sir Frederick Martin Williams , Colonel Whitwell , and Robert Cunliffe . Of Past and Present Grand Chaplains there were present—The Rev . W . K .