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Article Original Correspondence. ← Page 3 of 3 Article INSTALLATION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF NEW ZEALAND, S.C. Page 1 of 1 Article INSTALLATION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF NEW ZEALAND, S.C. Page 1 of 1 Article CHESHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Page 1 of 1 Article GRAND LODGE OF IRELAND. Page 1 of 1 Article GRAND LODGE OF IRELAND. Page 1 of 1 Article LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE. Page 1 of 1 Article Masonic Tidings. Page 1 of 1
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Original Correspondence.
In the same number of the Freemason was an account of the consecration of the new Masonic Hall , Hobart Town , in which your correspondent states that there are Ionic pillars supporting an entablature in the E ., and Corinthian pillars to the niche in the S . It appears to me that cither
your correspondent or Ihe architect has made a great mistake , for that those should be quite the reverse . On looking to " Mackay ' s Lexicon , " I find he gives the Ionic as in the S . Which is right ? Fraternally Yours , P . G . C
AN ANCIENT INSCRIPTION . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In the impression of the Freemason of the 19 th ult . there is an amusing account of the Sphinx Lodge , in which there is given an inscription " supposed" to have
been found in the ruins of the temple . Will you allow me to give you another reading of the " inscription" which at this festive season may be acceptable . Is ato me eris ago Fortibus in aro , Nobile themis forte trux , Se votis in emneas an dux .
Translation . I say Tommy , here ' s a go , Forty 'busses in a row . No , Billy , them is forty trucks , See vot is in ' em , peas and ducks . I am , Sir , yours very truly , W . W . S . London , Dec . 14 th , 1874 .
A CORRECTION . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In your recorel of the ceremony of the installation of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales as Patron of the A . and A .
rite , you mention my attendance as that of T . H . Coombes . My correct name is Thomas Coombs , and I shall be obliged by your having the error set right . Yours fraternally , THOS . COOMBS , 33 .
Installation Of The Provincial Grand Master Of New Zealand, S.C.
INSTALLATION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF NEW ZEALAND , S . C .
The ceremonial of the installation of Bro . John Hislop , Inspector of Schools , as the R . W . P . G . M . of the Masonic Province of New Zealand over the lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , was performed in the Masonic Hall , Moray-place , Dunedin , on Wednesday evening , 9 th October .
The Prov . G . Lodge was opened by the R . W . P ., Bro . Vincent Pyke , assisted by Bros . P . M . James Mills , P . G . D . M . ; P . M . G . II . Campbell , Lodge St . Clair , P . G . S . M . ; J . Stables , R . W . M ., Lodge Celtic , 477 , P . G . S . W . ; J . McLanelress , D . M . 477 , P . G . J . W . The following lodges were then admitted : —Bro . J . H . Harris , R . W . D . G . M . of the E . C , and officers and members of the
G . D . Lodge of Otago and Southland ; Lodge of Otago E . C . ; Lodge of Dunedin , E . C . ; Lodge of Port Chalmers , Marine , E . C . ; Lodge Celtic , Dunedin , S . C . ; Lodge St . Andrew , Dunedin , S . C . ; Lodge Otago Kilwinning , S . C . ; and Lodge Oamaru Kilwinning . Besides the R . W . M . of Lodge Cromwell Kilwinning , Bro . McKellar , there were brethren ThamesSt
representing Lodge Sir Walter Scott , , . John ' s Lodge , Milton , and Clutha Lodge , Balclutha . Bro . P . M . Caldwell , recently appointed a Steward of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , was also received in due form . The attendance was one of the largest seen in the colony , there being upwards of 350 brethren in the
lodgeroom . The ceremony of installation was conducted by the R . W . P . G . M ., Bro . Vincent Pykc , in his accustomed efficient and impressive style , ably assisted by Bro . J . Lanseigne , R . W . M . Otago Kilwinning , who acted as P . G . D . C . The P . G . M ., Bro . Hislop , having been duly installed into the chair of the P . G . Lodge , the following brethren ,
nominated by him , were installed into their respective offices : —Bros . J . Gore , S . P . G . M . ; G . F . Reiel , P . G . S . W . ; WML Burton , P . G . J . W . ; J . B . Park , P . G . Chaplain ; S . G . II . Smith , P . G . Secretary . The following elected officers were also installed , with the exception of Bro . E . B . Hammond , P . G . Bible Bearer , who , as stated by the R . W . P . G . M ., was unable on account
of sickness to be present : —Bros . A . R . Livingstone , P . G . Treasurer ; F . Beissell , P . G . S . D . ; H . M'Donald , P . G . J . D . ; A . H . Burton , P . G . Jeweller ; N . Y . A . Wales , P . G . Architect ; J . M . Brown , P . G . Director of Ceremonies ; S . Black , P . G . Marshal ; John Ferguson , P . G . Director of Music ; T . Moodie , P . G . Sword-Bcarer ; G . Smith , P . G . Tyler ; and J . M'Landress , James M'Leod , W . Patrick ,
W . Irvine , Dr . Bakewell , P . G . Stewards . The Prov . G . Lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet-room . The cast was occupied by the P . G . M ., supported on the right by Bros . P . M . Gore , T . James , and E . Nathan , and on the left by Bros . P . M . 's Lanscigne , R . Stout , and Burton . The west was occupieel by P . M . Bro . G . F . Rcid ,
P . G . S . W arden , and the south by P . M . Bro . G . II . Campbell , P . G . J . Warden . The banquet-room was appropriately decorated with banners , tic ; and , as regards the supper , it is only necessary to say that it was got up in Bro . Hudson ' s best
style , whose ability and courtesy as a caterer have often been put to the proof . After the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal and Masonic toasts were given by the R . W . Prov . G . M ., viz : "The Queen and Craft , " "Bro . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales and Royal Family , " " The three | Grand Lodges—
Installation Of The Provincial Grand Master Of New Zealand, S.C.
England , Ireland , and Scotland , " responded to by Bro . P . M . Caldwell , G . S . ; "The District Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland , " responded to by Bro . P . M . G . Greenfield , D . G . W . ; "The Provincial Grand Lodge of Ireland , " responded to by Bros . P . M . Hyman and Armstrong . In the absence of the P . Prov . G . M ., Bro . V . Pykc ( who
was obliged to leave on account of illness ) , Bro . P . M . Stout , in a very appropriate speech , proposed the health of the R . W . P . G . M ., Bro Hislop , and success to the P . G . Lodge . Bro . Hislop , in thanking the brethren for the distinguished honour that hael been conferred upon him , stated , in a few terse practical sentences , that they would have no reasr n
to regret their choice . He expressed his determination to have every one of his officers in harness forthwith , and that none of them would have reason to say that he occupied the place of a sinecure . The " P . G . Officers" was given by Bro . P . M . Nathan , responded to by Bro . P . M . James Gore ; "The Installing Officers , " by Bro . P . G . M . Hislop , responded to by Bro . P . M . Lanseigne ; "The Past
P . G . Officers , " by Bro . P . M . S . James , responded to by Bro . P . M . James Mills ; " Sister and Daughter Lodges , by Bro . P . M . Gore , responded to by Bro . A . H . Barton , P . M ., E . C , and Bro . H . Aitken , R . W . M ., Oamaru , Kilwinning ; " The Visitors , " by Bro . R . W . M . Stables , Celtic , responded to by R . W . M . Bro . D . M'Kellar , Cromwell Kilwinning , who stated that he and others trusted soon to have the
opportunity to be able to give the officers of the P . G . Lodge as hearty a welcome in the province as the visitors had met with that evening . "The Past Masters , " by Bro . J . B . Park , responded to by Bro . P . M . Nathan . Bro . P . M . James Mills then gave the time-honoured toasts of" Masons' Wives and Bairns , " and the R . W . P . G . M .
closed the meeting by the usual Masonic toast , " Poor an d Distressed Brethren . " During the evening the meeting was enlivened by several appropiate songs , accompanied by Bro . Moss on the piano , who also presided over the music during the whole of this ( to Masons ) most interesting and impressive ceremonial .
Cheshire Masonic Educational Institution.
CHESHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .
On Tuesday evening , 15 th ult ., an amateur dramatic performance was given in the Theatre Royal , Birkenhead , under the auspices of the brethren of the Mersey Lodge of Freemasons , ( No . 477 ) , in aid of the funds of the Cheshire Masonic Eelucalional Institution . The comfortable , cozy theatre was crowded to its full extent , and therefore the
result ought to be a very substantial addition to the funds of a very deserving institution . The performance began with the farce of "Turning the Tables , " in which the principal characters were supported by Bro . W . J . Hammond , Messrs . Christie , Owen , T . Morris , Miss L . Phillips , Mrs . John Stinton , Miss A . Florence , ( of the Birkenhead Theatre ) . The principal attaction of the evening ' s
performances , however , was the representation of " Richard III , " in which nearly the whole of the characters were played by brethren of the Mersey and other district lodges . Humpbacked Glostcr was very ably and creditably represented by Bro . W . M . Asher , who displayed an amount of histrionic ability which was somewhat surprising in an amateur . Bro . R . Grade played the King with much
kingly dignity , and Mr . G . II . Pcdder did much to make Richard the telling part , which it is essentially . Bro . Dixon was a good Stanley , and Miss C . Young , ( Queen Elizabeth ) , Miss L . Phillips , ( Laely Anne ) , and the other members of the company , played with no small success . It may be interesting to know that the institution , which
has been established for some years , has for its object the education of the children of deceased Freemasons , who leave their families in destitute circumstances . Numerous children have been provided for , and much credit is due to the brethren of the locality for these yearly entertainments on behalf of the funds of this noble charity .
Grand Lodge Of Ireland.
GRAND LODGE OF IRELAND .
A regular communication of Grand Lodge will be held on Thursday , the 7 U 1 of January , " 1875 , at eight o ' clock , p . m ., at Freemasons' Hall , Molesworth-street , Dublin , to transact the usual business ; to consider'the recommendation of the Board of General Purposes : — ' That X' 100 be voted towards the proposed memorial
to the memory of the late Grand Master , " and to receive the report from the Committee appointed to report as to the future salaries of the Officials in the Grand Secretary ' s Office . The Grand Lodge will also meet on Monday , the 28 th December ( for St . John's Day ) , at twelve o ' clock , noon , to instal the Grand Officers , except the Grand Master and
Grand Wardens , who will be installed at the special meeting convened for the 6 th of January , and to receive the report of the Committee of Inspection as to the officers of the Dublin lodges for the year 1875 . The following is the oreler of proceedings to be observed on the occasion : — On the arrival of 1 lis Grace , the Grand Master elect , the
Deputy Grand Master anel the Grand Officers will conduct him to the Small Lodge Room , where His Grace will be formally installed as Master of the Grand Master ' s Lodge . The D . G . M . and the Grand Officers will then proceed to the Grand Lodge Room , and Grand Lodge will be opened in due form , the R . W . Robert William Shckleton , D . G . M .,
on the Tluone . The D . G . M . will then appoint a Deputation , consisting of the Past Deputy Granel Masters and four Prouincial Grar . il Masters , who , together with the Grand Deacons , the Grand Director of . Ceremonies , and the Grand Steward , will retire and introduce the G . M . elect , and conduct him to the Dais .
Grand Lodge Of Ireland.
The Brethren will stand to Order while a prayer is offered by the R . W . the Grand Chaplain . The D . G . M . will then request the G . M . elect to kneel and take the obligation of office . The G . M . elect having been conducted to the right hand of the Throne , the D . G . M . will invest His Grace with the Insignia of his high office , and induct him into the Chair
of the Grand Master . The Grand Director of Ceremonies will then proclaim the Most Worshipful Grand Blaster who will be saluted according to ancient form . An Installation Ode , written and composed specially for the occasion by the W . Grand Organist , will then be
performed . The G . M . will then appoint his Deputy , who will be invested and conducted to the Chair on the right of the M . W . G . M . ; and on being proclaimed as such by the Granel Director of Ceremonies , will be saluted according to ancient form .
The M . W . G . M . will then proceed to instal the Most Noble the Marquis cf Headfort as Senior Grand Warden , and the Right Honotrable Lord Dunboyne as Junior Grand Warden , who will be severally invested with the Insignia of ^ their respective offices , and saluted ^ according ; to ancient form . The Grand Lodge wiH " then " be ~ closed in ample form .
Lodge Of Benevolence.
LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
The usual monthly meeting of the lodge of Benevolence was held on the 23 rd ult , which was tex > late to be reported in our last impression , as , on account of Christmas Day , we hael to go to press a day earlier than usual . The Senior Vice-President , Bro . Joshua Nunn , took the
President ' s chair ; Bro . James Brett , Junior Vice-President , the Senior Vice-President's ; and'Bro . C . A . Cottebrume , P . G . P ., the Junior Vice-President ' s . There was a very long list of applications for relief , which occupied the attention of the brethren till a late hour . A large total amount was distributed , the majority of cases being assisted with sums of from £ 20 to £ 30 .
Masonic Tidings.
Masonic Tidings .
The Lord Mayor of London has accepted an invitation to dine with the Mayor of Liverpool on the 4 th of Mafch . It is a curious coincidence that the two chief magistrates of the leading cities of the world are both members of the legal profession retired from practice . Lord Dalhousie ' s cellar of wines was sold at Edinburgh on Saturday . Some of the lots realised £ 8 per dozen .
Among the unfortunate victims of the Railway disaster at Shipton , was Miss Margaret Laverick , housekeeper to the Earl of Carnarvon . Deceased left Highclere Castle , Newbury , on Thursday , 24 th , for Chesterfield , with the intention of spending Christmas with her friends . The lease of the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , has been purchased by Bro . P . Ritter , the energetic caterer ,
Bro . Joseph Corbin remaining as Manager . Bro . W . H . Van Barrie has been appointed private Secretary to the Lord Privy Seal for the ensuing year . Bro . Viscount Holmesdale has sent twenty brace of pheasants to the British Home for Incurables , of which Institution he is President . The Union Waterloo Lodge of Instruction , No . 13 , has ,
by permission of the W . M . of the Mother Lodge , been reopened at the Earl of Chatham , Thomas-street , Woolwich . The lodge now meets every Friday evening at 8 , under the preceptorship of Bro . C G . Dilley , P . M . 147 , n 55 . The Ceremonies of Consecration and Installation will be worked in the lodge by Bro . James Terry , P . G . D . C . Herts , P . M . 228 , 1278 , 1366 , etc ., on Friday the 15 th of January next .
B 110 . CONSTABLE ' DRAWING . —The time is rapidly approaching this eventful proceeding , hence we solicit brethren who have sold or purchased tickets , to send an early return to Bro . Constable , as well as to remit for the same , so that registration maybe made in accordance with
the terms specified on the ticket . Wc are glad to learn that Bro . Constable is finding favour and that his praiseworthy efforts are likely to be followed by many of our brethren on behalf of their Provincial Masonic and Charitable Institutions .
THE CITY DIARY . —This shilling diary , which is published at the office of the City Press , contains complete lists of the members of the Corporation , and of its officials , with the names and addresses of the City clergy and ministers of various denominations , the ward clerks , tax collectors ,
parish officers , ward clubs , and other City associations , with much information respecting the livery companies , the public business of the City , and other matters in which citizens generally are interested . The diary is interleaved with blotting paper , and is ruled for a week on eacfrpage .
HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —When winter checks , to a considerable extent , the natural exhalements of the skin , an alterative is required to transfer them entirely from the body through sonic other channel . Holloway ' s Pills can be confidently recommended as the easiest and surest and safest means of attaining this desirable end , without weakening the most delicate , or incommoding the most
feeble . When , from frequent chills and impure air , the blood becomes foul anel the secretion vitiated , these Pills present a ready and efficient means of cleansing the former and correcting the latter . By this salutary proceeding , disease is arrested at its outset , its pain and inconveniences averted , and the nervous structure saved from the depressing effects entailed upon them by an illness , — ADVT .
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Original Correspondence.
In the same number of the Freemason was an account of the consecration of the new Masonic Hall , Hobart Town , in which your correspondent states that there are Ionic pillars supporting an entablature in the E ., and Corinthian pillars to the niche in the S . It appears to me that cither
your correspondent or Ihe architect has made a great mistake , for that those should be quite the reverse . On looking to " Mackay ' s Lexicon , " I find he gives the Ionic as in the S . Which is right ? Fraternally Yours , P . G . C
AN ANCIENT INSCRIPTION . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In the impression of the Freemason of the 19 th ult . there is an amusing account of the Sphinx Lodge , in which there is given an inscription " supposed" to have
been found in the ruins of the temple . Will you allow me to give you another reading of the " inscription" which at this festive season may be acceptable . Is ato me eris ago Fortibus in aro , Nobile themis forte trux , Se votis in emneas an dux .
Translation . I say Tommy , here ' s a go , Forty 'busses in a row . No , Billy , them is forty trucks , See vot is in ' em , peas and ducks . I am , Sir , yours very truly , W . W . S . London , Dec . 14 th , 1874 .
A CORRECTION . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In your recorel of the ceremony of the installation of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales as Patron of the A . and A .
rite , you mention my attendance as that of T . H . Coombes . My correct name is Thomas Coombs , and I shall be obliged by your having the error set right . Yours fraternally , THOS . COOMBS , 33 .
Installation Of The Provincial Grand Master Of New Zealand, S.C.
INSTALLATION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF NEW ZEALAND , S . C .
The ceremonial of the installation of Bro . John Hislop , Inspector of Schools , as the R . W . P . G . M . of the Masonic Province of New Zealand over the lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , was performed in the Masonic Hall , Moray-place , Dunedin , on Wednesday evening , 9 th October .
The Prov . G . Lodge was opened by the R . W . P ., Bro . Vincent Pyke , assisted by Bros . P . M . James Mills , P . G . D . M . ; P . M . G . II . Campbell , Lodge St . Clair , P . G . S . M . ; J . Stables , R . W . M ., Lodge Celtic , 477 , P . G . S . W . ; J . McLanelress , D . M . 477 , P . G . J . W . The following lodges were then admitted : —Bro . J . H . Harris , R . W . D . G . M . of the E . C , and officers and members of the
G . D . Lodge of Otago and Southland ; Lodge of Otago E . C . ; Lodge of Dunedin , E . C . ; Lodge of Port Chalmers , Marine , E . C . ; Lodge Celtic , Dunedin , S . C . ; Lodge St . Andrew , Dunedin , S . C . ; Lodge Otago Kilwinning , S . C . ; and Lodge Oamaru Kilwinning . Besides the R . W . M . of Lodge Cromwell Kilwinning , Bro . McKellar , there were brethren ThamesSt
representing Lodge Sir Walter Scott , , . John ' s Lodge , Milton , and Clutha Lodge , Balclutha . Bro . P . M . Caldwell , recently appointed a Steward of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , was also received in due form . The attendance was one of the largest seen in the colony , there being upwards of 350 brethren in the
lodgeroom . The ceremony of installation was conducted by the R . W . P . G . M ., Bro . Vincent Pykc , in his accustomed efficient and impressive style , ably assisted by Bro . J . Lanseigne , R . W . M . Otago Kilwinning , who acted as P . G . D . C . The P . G . M ., Bro . Hislop , having been duly installed into the chair of the P . G . Lodge , the following brethren ,
nominated by him , were installed into their respective offices : —Bros . J . Gore , S . P . G . M . ; G . F . Reiel , P . G . S . W . ; WML Burton , P . G . J . W . ; J . B . Park , P . G . Chaplain ; S . G . II . Smith , P . G . Secretary . The following elected officers were also installed , with the exception of Bro . E . B . Hammond , P . G . Bible Bearer , who , as stated by the R . W . P . G . M ., was unable on account
of sickness to be present : —Bros . A . R . Livingstone , P . G . Treasurer ; F . Beissell , P . G . S . D . ; H . M'Donald , P . G . J . D . ; A . H . Burton , P . G . Jeweller ; N . Y . A . Wales , P . G . Architect ; J . M . Brown , P . G . Director of Ceremonies ; S . Black , P . G . Marshal ; John Ferguson , P . G . Director of Music ; T . Moodie , P . G . Sword-Bcarer ; G . Smith , P . G . Tyler ; and J . M'Landress , James M'Leod , W . Patrick ,
W . Irvine , Dr . Bakewell , P . G . Stewards . The Prov . G . Lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet-room . The cast was occupied by the P . G . M ., supported on the right by Bros . P . M . Gore , T . James , and E . Nathan , and on the left by Bros . P . M . 's Lanscigne , R . Stout , and Burton . The west was occupieel by P . M . Bro . G . F . Rcid ,
P . G . S . W arden , and the south by P . M . Bro . G . II . Campbell , P . G . J . Warden . The banquet-room was appropriately decorated with banners , tic ; and , as regards the supper , it is only necessary to say that it was got up in Bro . Hudson ' s best
style , whose ability and courtesy as a caterer have often been put to the proof . After the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal and Masonic toasts were given by the R . W . Prov . G . M ., viz : "The Queen and Craft , " "Bro . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales and Royal Family , " " The three | Grand Lodges—
Installation Of The Provincial Grand Master Of New Zealand, S.C.
England , Ireland , and Scotland , " responded to by Bro . P . M . Caldwell , G . S . ; "The District Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland , " responded to by Bro . P . M . G . Greenfield , D . G . W . ; "The Provincial Grand Lodge of Ireland , " responded to by Bros . P . M . Hyman and Armstrong . In the absence of the P . Prov . G . M ., Bro . V . Pykc ( who
was obliged to leave on account of illness ) , Bro . P . M . Stout , in a very appropriate speech , proposed the health of the R . W . P . G . M ., Bro Hislop , and success to the P . G . Lodge . Bro . Hislop , in thanking the brethren for the distinguished honour that hael been conferred upon him , stated , in a few terse practical sentences , that they would have no reasr n
to regret their choice . He expressed his determination to have every one of his officers in harness forthwith , and that none of them would have reason to say that he occupied the place of a sinecure . The " P . G . Officers" was given by Bro . P . M . Nathan , responded to by Bro . P . M . James Gore ; "The Installing Officers , " by Bro . P . G . M . Hislop , responded to by Bro . P . M . Lanseigne ; "The Past
P . G . Officers , " by Bro . P . M . S . James , responded to by Bro . P . M . James Mills ; " Sister and Daughter Lodges , by Bro . P . M . Gore , responded to by Bro . A . H . Barton , P . M ., E . C , and Bro . H . Aitken , R . W . M ., Oamaru , Kilwinning ; " The Visitors , " by Bro . R . W . M . Stables , Celtic , responded to by R . W . M . Bro . D . M'Kellar , Cromwell Kilwinning , who stated that he and others trusted soon to have the
opportunity to be able to give the officers of the P . G . Lodge as hearty a welcome in the province as the visitors had met with that evening . "The Past Masters , " by Bro . J . B . Park , responded to by Bro . P . M . Nathan . Bro . P . M . James Mills then gave the time-honoured toasts of" Masons' Wives and Bairns , " and the R . W . P . G . M .
closed the meeting by the usual Masonic toast , " Poor an d Distressed Brethren . " During the evening the meeting was enlivened by several appropiate songs , accompanied by Bro . Moss on the piano , who also presided over the music during the whole of this ( to Masons ) most interesting and impressive ceremonial .
Cheshire Masonic Educational Institution.
CHESHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .
On Tuesday evening , 15 th ult ., an amateur dramatic performance was given in the Theatre Royal , Birkenhead , under the auspices of the brethren of the Mersey Lodge of Freemasons , ( No . 477 ) , in aid of the funds of the Cheshire Masonic Eelucalional Institution . The comfortable , cozy theatre was crowded to its full extent , and therefore the
result ought to be a very substantial addition to the funds of a very deserving institution . The performance began with the farce of "Turning the Tables , " in which the principal characters were supported by Bro . W . J . Hammond , Messrs . Christie , Owen , T . Morris , Miss L . Phillips , Mrs . John Stinton , Miss A . Florence , ( of the Birkenhead Theatre ) . The principal attaction of the evening ' s
performances , however , was the representation of " Richard III , " in which nearly the whole of the characters were played by brethren of the Mersey and other district lodges . Humpbacked Glostcr was very ably and creditably represented by Bro . W . M . Asher , who displayed an amount of histrionic ability which was somewhat surprising in an amateur . Bro . R . Grade played the King with much
kingly dignity , and Mr . G . II . Pcdder did much to make Richard the telling part , which it is essentially . Bro . Dixon was a good Stanley , and Miss C . Young , ( Queen Elizabeth ) , Miss L . Phillips , ( Laely Anne ) , and the other members of the company , played with no small success . It may be interesting to know that the institution , which
has been established for some years , has for its object the education of the children of deceased Freemasons , who leave their families in destitute circumstances . Numerous children have been provided for , and much credit is due to the brethren of the locality for these yearly entertainments on behalf of the funds of this noble charity .
Grand Lodge Of Ireland.
GRAND LODGE OF IRELAND .
A regular communication of Grand Lodge will be held on Thursday , the 7 U 1 of January , " 1875 , at eight o ' clock , p . m ., at Freemasons' Hall , Molesworth-street , Dublin , to transact the usual business ; to consider'the recommendation of the Board of General Purposes : — ' That X' 100 be voted towards the proposed memorial
to the memory of the late Grand Master , " and to receive the report from the Committee appointed to report as to the future salaries of the Officials in the Grand Secretary ' s Office . The Grand Lodge will also meet on Monday , the 28 th December ( for St . John's Day ) , at twelve o ' clock , noon , to instal the Grand Officers , except the Grand Master and
Grand Wardens , who will be installed at the special meeting convened for the 6 th of January , and to receive the report of the Committee of Inspection as to the officers of the Dublin lodges for the year 1875 . The following is the oreler of proceedings to be observed on the occasion : — On the arrival of 1 lis Grace , the Grand Master elect , the
Deputy Grand Master anel the Grand Officers will conduct him to the Small Lodge Room , where His Grace will be formally installed as Master of the Grand Master ' s Lodge . The D . G . M . and the Grand Officers will then proceed to the Grand Lodge Room , and Grand Lodge will be opened in due form , the R . W . Robert William Shckleton , D . G . M .,
on the Tluone . The D . G . M . will then appoint a Deputation , consisting of the Past Deputy Granel Masters and four Prouincial Grar . il Masters , who , together with the Grand Deacons , the Grand Director of . Ceremonies , and the Grand Steward , will retire and introduce the G . M . elect , and conduct him to the Dais .
Grand Lodge Of Ireland.
The Brethren will stand to Order while a prayer is offered by the R . W . the Grand Chaplain . The D . G . M . will then request the G . M . elect to kneel and take the obligation of office . The G . M . elect having been conducted to the right hand of the Throne , the D . G . M . will invest His Grace with the Insignia of his high office , and induct him into the Chair
of the Grand Master . The Grand Director of Ceremonies will then proclaim the Most Worshipful Grand Blaster who will be saluted according to ancient form . An Installation Ode , written and composed specially for the occasion by the W . Grand Organist , will then be
performed . The G . M . will then appoint his Deputy , who will be invested and conducted to the Chair on the right of the M . W . G . M . ; and on being proclaimed as such by the Granel Director of Ceremonies , will be saluted according to ancient form .
The M . W . G . M . will then proceed to instal the Most Noble the Marquis cf Headfort as Senior Grand Warden , and the Right Honotrable Lord Dunboyne as Junior Grand Warden , who will be severally invested with the Insignia of ^ their respective offices , and saluted ^ according ; to ancient form . The Grand Lodge wiH " then " be ~ closed in ample form .
Lodge Of Benevolence.
LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
The usual monthly meeting of the lodge of Benevolence was held on the 23 rd ult , which was tex > late to be reported in our last impression , as , on account of Christmas Day , we hael to go to press a day earlier than usual . The Senior Vice-President , Bro . Joshua Nunn , took the
President ' s chair ; Bro . James Brett , Junior Vice-President , the Senior Vice-President's ; and'Bro . C . A . Cottebrume , P . G . P ., the Junior Vice-President ' s . There was a very long list of applications for relief , which occupied the attention of the brethren till a late hour . A large total amount was distributed , the majority of cases being assisted with sums of from £ 20 to £ 30 .
Masonic Tidings.
Masonic Tidings .
The Lord Mayor of London has accepted an invitation to dine with the Mayor of Liverpool on the 4 th of Mafch . It is a curious coincidence that the two chief magistrates of the leading cities of the world are both members of the legal profession retired from practice . Lord Dalhousie ' s cellar of wines was sold at Edinburgh on Saturday . Some of the lots realised £ 8 per dozen .
Among the unfortunate victims of the Railway disaster at Shipton , was Miss Margaret Laverick , housekeeper to the Earl of Carnarvon . Deceased left Highclere Castle , Newbury , on Thursday , 24 th , for Chesterfield , with the intention of spending Christmas with her friends . The lease of the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , has been purchased by Bro . P . Ritter , the energetic caterer ,
Bro . Joseph Corbin remaining as Manager . Bro . W . H . Van Barrie has been appointed private Secretary to the Lord Privy Seal for the ensuing year . Bro . Viscount Holmesdale has sent twenty brace of pheasants to the British Home for Incurables , of which Institution he is President . The Union Waterloo Lodge of Instruction , No . 13 , has ,
by permission of the W . M . of the Mother Lodge , been reopened at the Earl of Chatham , Thomas-street , Woolwich . The lodge now meets every Friday evening at 8 , under the preceptorship of Bro . C G . Dilley , P . M . 147 , n 55 . The Ceremonies of Consecration and Installation will be worked in the lodge by Bro . James Terry , P . G . D . C . Herts , P . M . 228 , 1278 , 1366 , etc ., on Friday the 15 th of January next .
B 110 . CONSTABLE ' DRAWING . —The time is rapidly approaching this eventful proceeding , hence we solicit brethren who have sold or purchased tickets , to send an early return to Bro . Constable , as well as to remit for the same , so that registration maybe made in accordance with
the terms specified on the ticket . Wc are glad to learn that Bro . Constable is finding favour and that his praiseworthy efforts are likely to be followed by many of our brethren on behalf of their Provincial Masonic and Charitable Institutions .
THE CITY DIARY . —This shilling diary , which is published at the office of the City Press , contains complete lists of the members of the Corporation , and of its officials , with the names and addresses of the City clergy and ministers of various denominations , the ward clerks , tax collectors ,
parish officers , ward clubs , and other City associations , with much information respecting the livery companies , the public business of the City , and other matters in which citizens generally are interested . The diary is interleaved with blotting paper , and is ruled for a week on eacfrpage .
HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —When winter checks , to a considerable extent , the natural exhalements of the skin , an alterative is required to transfer them entirely from the body through sonic other channel . Holloway ' s Pills can be confidently recommended as the easiest and surest and safest means of attaining this desirable end , without weakening the most delicate , or incommoding the most
feeble . When , from frequent chills and impure air , the blood becomes foul anel the secretion vitiated , these Pills present a ready and efficient means of cleansing the former and correcting the latter . By this salutary proceeding , disease is arrested at its outset , its pain and inconveniences averted , and the nervous structure saved from the depressing effects entailed upon them by an illness , — ADVT .