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( waving "The Health of the Initiates , " the W . M . connratulated them upon the honour that had been conferred s non them that day . The Peace and Harmony vvas a Iodge ossessing peculiar privileges , and vvas of undoubted P ( jqnityf and therefore to be enrolled under its banner vvas distinction of no common order . The Brothers Slade having briefly replied , the toast of "The Visitors , " coupled with the names of Bros . Smith ,

p . G . D ., and Hills , followed . The toast of " The Past Masters " drew from Bro . R . G . Barton an excellent speech in acknowledgment . In proposing " The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary , " 'he W . M . expressed his gratification that Bro . Henry Young was present that day . In order to discharge his responsibilities as Treasurer , that brother had travelled

from South Devon , and he ( the W . M . ) hoped that for many years to come Bro . Young vvould continue to fill the important post of Treasurer of No . 60 , the duties of vvhich he understood so well . In speaking of the Secretary , the W . M- congratulated Bro . Binckes upon the hearty support he had received that day , particularly from the members of the Peace and Harmony Lodge who vvere entitled to be

present and vote at the Quarterly General Court . It appeared to him a gross act of injustice on the part of a number of the brethren who were striving to reward a service of upwards of 28 years by dismissal or enforced retirement without an atom of compensation . Bro . Binckes , he vvas pleased to say , had , and vvould continue to have , not only the sympathy , but the hearty support of those who

were eminently qualified to judge of his manifold good qualities . In concluding , he wished the brethren to honour the toast with more than their usual heartiness . Bro . Young having briefly replied , Bro . Binckes , who , upon rising to respond , vvas cheered aijain and again , made an excellent speech , vvhich our space will not allow us to give at length . In the course of his

remarks , he expressed his acknowledgments to the W . M . and to the brethren of No . 60 for attending the Quarterly Court that day . During his long connection vvith the Masonic Institution for Boys he had endeavoured to do his duty fearlessly , zealously , and honestly . Under those circumstances , he was quite at a loss to understand why he had been assailed with so much obloquy . His detractors

had gone out of their way to hurl upon his devoted head every term of vituperation . In concluding his remarks , he thanked most gratefully those influential brethren vvho had supported so strongly and successfully the recommendation of the Provisional Management Committee . "The Health of the Officers , " coupled vvith the names of Bros . Rogers , S . W ., and Slade , J . VV ., terminated the proceedings .

Orpheus Lodge ( No . 1706 ) . —The outgoing W . M . of this lodge relinquished office last Saturday with c ' clat , for he finished up his year vvith a display of excellent working , vvhich covered his retirement with the highest credit . - But this is not meant to convey that Bro . Dr . W . Little had not signalised his tenure of the chair b y correct rendering of the ceremonies previously ; far from it , for he

bad shown such great attention to the subordinate offices in the lodge , and , further , had proved that he could rule a lodge by filling the chair of K . S . in the StemdaAe Bennett Lodge vvith marked ability , that he was armed at all points . The vvork set for Bro . Little ' s last occupancy of the chair included the working of the three established Degrees and the installation of his successor .

An emergency meeting was held at the Holborn Restaurant , the lodge being opened by the W . M ., supported by a good attendance of officers and members . Messrs . A . E . Sowerbutts and D . M . Crabbe having been elected , vvere initiated , and Bro . Sadler vvas raised to the Third Degree . There vvas a candidate for the F . C . Degree , but he was unable to attend , and thus the W . M . ' s labours vvere sliehtlv

relieved . After a short recess , the brethren resumed labour , by which time many more visitors and brethren had arrived , after which the report of the Audit Committee , vvhich had been sent to each member , vvas adopted , and all that need be said of it was that the balances m favour of the general account and also of the Benevolent Fund vvere very satisfactory . Bro . Hoyte , P . M ., then

presented Bro . Henry Parker to the W . M . to be installed ashis successor , and the ceremony vvas performed in an admirable manner . Bro . Hoyte acted as D . C , and vvas M material assistance in that capacity . After the nevvly-¦ nstalled W . M . had been saluted , he invested his officers , » ' *• : Bros . F . Cambridge , P . M . 2006 , P . P . G . O . Surrey , 2-W-5 F . S . Newcombe , T . W .: Clifford . P . M .. Sec

£ G . Vaughan , S . D . ; C . J . Frost , Mus . Doc , J . D . ; the ' * ev . W . Stainer , P . M ., Chap . ; F . Beavan , I . G . ; G . F . Jmith , jun ., P . M ., D . C ; R . A . Kemp , Organist ; W . Hubbard , Steward . ; - and Potter , P . M ., Tyler . Inat worthy brother , R . Clowes , Past Master , had : again been elected Treasurer , but as he was away at ! f nghton , being installed as W . M . of the Earl of Sussex

w > dge , his investiture had to stand over . A telegram vvas sent to Bro . Clowes congratulating him on his preferment , ind wishing him a happy year of office with his Sussex brethren . The charges to the W . M ., Wardens , and brenrcn vvere given with marked eloquence and feeling by the installing- Master , vvho , as a visiting brother said later on , spoke from his heart , and did not merely repeat the formulas " a parrot .

One proposition for election vvas put in , and then the W . ' aster closed the lodge , and the brethren , numbering 50 , ™] ourned to the banqueting hall to partake of and enjoy "ie hospitalit y and harmony of the lodge , jrand Lodge vvas represented by Bros . M . Maybrick , M . 1700 , CO . ; Edwin Lott , Mus . Doc , P . G . O . ; and Ur - Gordon Brown , G . S .

ail , the banquet came the toasts , but the speeches vvere L f " ] e briefest , and happil y so , for the programme put p vj '' ^ guests by the musical director ( Bro . J . Hodges , ¦ ju - ) vvas rich in promise . . •« responding for " The Grand Lodge Officers , " Bro . 3 ' <; k remarked that the position he held as G . Org ., ow 1 £ !• ** onour u P 'I- 6 lodge , because he believed that he ] e « his office to the fact of his being a Past Master of the

¦ vujrg . Iittin ° ' ^ ' 'J ° tt a's 0 res Pont * ec *> anc * thought it vvas most a •» ^ at in a lodge vvhich numbered so many organists o n *? lts members , the chair should be filled by an sai / 0 / Litt'e- in proposing "The Health of the ; W . M ., " * e dT- sure * at Br 0 - Parker would do his best to fill Lnair of K . S . vvith credit to the Iodge , and that he would

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perform the vvork which they knew he had before him efficiently . The I . P . M . called for " fire "—Presto Agitatoand vvas strictly obeyed . ( "Orpheus fire" bids fair to become a term which must be included in the musical dictionaries of the future . ) The W . M . thanked Bro . Little and the brethren for the

kindness extended to him , and promised that every effort should be forthcoming on his part to uphold the prestige of the lodge . The W . M . then gave "The Health of the I . P . M ., " and , after referring to the excellent working exhibited in the year of his office , and especially in the installation ceremony , he presented Bro . Little with the jewel voted to him by the

lodge in recognition of his services . The I . P . M . duly acknowledged the gift , and said he should be proud to wear it . After the initiates had been called upon for their maiden speech in Masonry , and , judging from vvhich , they are not at

all likely by their " much-speaking ever to hinder harmony , " The Visitors" vvas given by the W . M ., vvho created some amusement atthe expense of those who had signed the book in a style of caligraphy vvhich the subscribers alone could decipher . Bros . Dr . Gordon Brown and Perkins made effective

replies for the visitors , vvho vvere in strong force . Bro . Clifford , the courteous and able Secretary , had to reply for himself and also for Bro . Clowes , whose absence has already been referred to , and explained how high both the Secretary and Treasurer stood in the estimation of the brethren vvas clearly shown by the reception of the toast vvith which their names vvere coupled .

The commendably short speeches were interspersed with music , vvhich demands a word . Bro . Maybrick sang the solos in the National Anthem , thus giving a good start . With one exception , the programme vvas made up of glees , vocal only , and accompanied . Sung as they vvere by the pick of London choirs a rich treat vvas afforded the company . Bishop's ever popular " Foresters , sound the

cheerful horn " vvas a grand performance , and so vvas Walmisley's " 1 wish to tune my quivering lyre , " in which the lead assigned to the first tenor vvas splendidly sung by Bro . Kenningham . The only instrumental music was contributed by the W . M . himself , and it goes without saying that so talented an exponent of the art , both in theory and practice , gave the brethren something worthy of his fame . His pianoforte solo consisted of an " Impromptu , " by

Chopin , and then " Mignonette " entr'acte , his own composition . This last vvas given without a note before the player , and vvas a really marvellous performance . The applause which greeted the executant at the close vvas such that he kindly accepted the compliment , and repeated a portion of his own piece , amid even a more profound silence than had been kept before , if that were possible . True , indeed , are the words of Kirke White , vvhich Bro . Hodges had selected for the motto on his book of

words" Music , all powerful o er the human mind , Can still each mental storm , each tumult calm ; Soothe anxious care on sleepless couch reclin'd , And e'en fierce anger's furious rage disarm I And few happier ways of closing the week can be found than spending a Saturday night with the musical brethren assembled under the banner of the Orpheus Lodge , No . 1706 .

Anglo-American Lodge ( No . 2191 ) . —The last meeting of the session of this popular and progressive lodge vvas held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on the Sth inst ., vvhen there vvere present Bros . Fred . Kedge , W . M . ; Adolphus Clark , I . P . M . ; J . J . Woolley , acting as S . W . ; John Skinner , actingas J . W . ; John B . Cumming , Treas . ; G . Reynolds , Sec . ; Walter Hancock , S . D . ; Frank J

ackson , J . D . ; James Woodward , I . G . ; H . W . Schartau , Org . ; Brackstone Baker , P . G . D ., P . M . ; R . F . Potter , Tyler ; Charles O . Burgess , H . Vilian , Curtis D'AIton , C . Hirsch , Victor Le Huray , H . F . Dessen , Elias J essarun , E . A . Ronaasen , W . J . Thrussell , Dr . J . J . Wedgwood , Francis W . Frigout , Dr . I . Zacharie , B . R . Paul , A . Mella , J . Coltart , W . Donald , Stanley Spooner , Henry Bagge , Frank D . Clark , C . G . Rotter , J . Williams , W . S . Lincoln ,

and others . Visitors : Bros . C . Allen , J . W . 1056 ; E . Bree , W . M . 590 , P . G . D . Jersey ; A . Abraham , 205 ; G . H . Clark , W . M . 1227 ; P . Parsons , P . M . and Treas . 749 ; Thos . Weeks , W . M . 749 ; T . C . Seary , Org . 19 S 7 ; G . B . Wheeler , 2032 ; and F . M . Noakes , 2148 . The lodge vvas opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting being read and confirmed , the Treasurer reported

the state of his account . A ballot vvas taken for Mr . Vincent Augustin Applin as an initiate , vvhich vvas declared to be unanimous . Bro . Henry Vilian was passed to the Degree of a F . C , and Bro . Victor Le Huray raised to the Degree of a M . M . Letters of regret vvere read from Bros . Major George Lambert , P . M . ; A . Bergholz , G . H .

Reynolds , J . D . ; Theodore H . Tilton , S . W . ; and many other members of the lodge . The lodge vvas closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Princes Room , where a capital dinner was served under the personal superintendence of Mr . Hoogen , the courteous deputy-manager . On the removal of the cloth , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and received vvith the customary honours .

The toast of The Sister Grand Lodges of the United States of America" vvas given in felicitous terms , and responded to by Bro . Brackstone Baker . Bro . A . Clark , I . P . M ., in proposing the toast of "The W . M ., " said the W . M . had stated that he had been to

Grand Lodge several times without seeing either the Pro or the Deputy Grand Master , but they never came there without seeing their W . M . He vvas always at his post in good time , and vvas undoubtedly the right man in the right place . He trusted he would have health and strength to perform his duties in the future as he had done in the past .

The W . M ., in reply , thanked the brethren for the very kind way in vvhich they had responded to the toast , and said that Bro . Clark had been pleased to indulge in a little flattery with regard to his working . He had always tried 10 do it to the best of his ability , and if he had given satisfaction he should always endeavour to merit their esteem and

regard . The W . M . next proposed the toast of " The Visitors , " vvhich he said vvas one that always gave them especial pleasure ever since the lodge had been formed . They had always extended to them a hearty welcome . That being an " off night" they might have expected that there vvould

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not be many present , but he was pleased to say they had a good number . He thanked them for their presence , and trusted they had had an enjoyable evening . Bro . P . Parsons , in reply , thanked the brethren for the very cordial reception they had had . When he looked around he saw so many of their members whom he had

shown the light of Masonry , Bro . Reynolds , their esteemed Secretary , amongst the number , that he felt somewhat in the position of the grandfather of the lodge , a position he was very proud of . He vvas glad of the opportunity of returning his thanks for the hospitality they had always shown him .

Bros . E . Bree , G . H . Clark , Allen , and T . C . Seary also responded . The W . M . then proposed "The Health of the Past Masters . " He regretted they vvere not all present , but what they lacked in numbers they made up in quality . Bro . Brackstone Baker , the senior Past Master , vvas a host in himself , Bro . Major G . Lambert had done good vvork as

the first acting I . P . M ., and Bro . Clark , their I . P . M ., vvas a regular attendant , and did his work to the entire satisfaction of all , and he trusted he would be with them for many years . Bro . A . Clark , in reply , said he thanked them for the very hearty way in vvhich the toast had been received . He was sorry Bros . Brackstone Baker and Major G . Lambert vvere not present to respond . He had always tried to do his best

for the good of the lodge , which being , as it vvas an Anglo-American lodge , had always worked well together , and he trusted nothing vvould occur to mar its prosperity . About a year ago Bro . Brackstone Baker told him that he felt as though he vvas about to be buried , and that he vvould be laid on the shelf—that vvas his feeling that night . Only three more meetings , and he vvould be laid on the shelf , and

other Masters would come on , whom he trusted vvould uphold and maintain the reputation of the lodge . The toast of "The Officers of the Lodge" was next given by the W . M ., vvho said he had been most ably assisted by as good a set of officers as it was possible to have . Bro . G . Reynolds thanked thebrethren for the very kind way in vvhich they had spoken of him . Bro . Cumming had told

them that he had the bulk of the Work ; if that vvas so he could assure them it vvas a labour of love , and if he was spared he vvould continue to do all he could for the benefit of the lodge . He sometimes thought the Secretary ' s life was not a pleasant one , but the kindness and consideration he always received at their hands more than amply repaid him .

Bro . Woolley regretted that he had been away the last two meetings ; he considered it the duty of all the officers to support the VV . M . to the very best of their ability . The Tyler ' s toast brought to a close the last meeting of the session .

The toasts were interspersed with some excellent singing by Bros . Curtis D'AIton , Bagge , and others , under the direction of Bro . Schartau , the Organist of the lodge .

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Provincial Meetings .

BRIGHTON . Earl of Sussex Lodge ( No . 2201 ) . —The installation meeting of the above lodge was held on the 26 th ult ., at the Royal Pavilion , and brought together such an assembly of Grand Officers and brethren as is rarely met in a private lodge . A large number of Masons of Essex attended to do honour to the VV . M . elect , Bro . R .

Clowes , who is a Past Prov . Senior Grand Warden of the province . The VV . M ., Bro . the Right Hon . Sir W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., Judge Advocate-General , P . G . Stwd ., Prov . S . G . W . in charge , presided , supported by Bros . R . Clowes , S . W . ; A . King , as J . W . ; W . H . Hallett , Treas . ; V . P . Freeman , Sec . ; H . E . Price , J . D . ; C .

Bamfylde Warre , D . C . ; C . W . Hudson , I . G . ; Lockwood Hawken , Stwd . ; and H . H . Hughes , Tyler . Also the following members of the lodge : Bros . Lieut .-Gen . C . W . Randolph , Major-General Barnett Ford , Lieut .-Colonel Mortimer Hancock , J . P . Slingsby Roberts , and J . P . Knight .

A letter vvas received from the J . W ., Bro . the Very Rev . E . R . Currie , Dean of Battle , expressing his regret that he was unable to be present as he was in Switzerland , also from Bros . Pidcock and Saillard . The following distinguished visitors vvere present : Bros . F . A . Philbrick , G . Reg ., D . P . G . Master , Essex ; Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Sec . ; J . C . Parkinson , P . G . D . ;

Col . Somerville Burney , P . G . D . ; E . Letchworth , P . G . D . ; T . J . Railing , P . Asst . G . D . of C . ; Major Geo . Lambert , P . G . S . B . ; W . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B . ; James Terry , P . G . S . B . ; C . F . Matier , P . G . Std . Br . ; A . Lucking , P . G . Purst . ; H . A . Rigg , P . G . Stwd . ; Rowland Plumbe , P . G . Stwd . ; T . Billing , VV . M . 271 , P . J . G . W . ; C . J . Corder , P . M . 271 , P . P . G . W . ; J . M . Kidd , P . M . 732 ,

P . P . G . W . ; W . Marchant , P . M . 315 , P . P . G . W . ; C . J . Pocock , W . M . 811 , P . P . G . W . ; J . L . Brigden , P . M . 732 , P . P . G . W . ; H . Davey , P . M . 732 , P . P . G . W . ; W . H . Gibson , P . M . 1636 , P . P . G . W . ; J . Farncombe , P . M . 311 , P . P . G . W . ; Rev . J . Puttick , W . M . 40 , P . G . Chap ., P . P . G . Chap . ; Rev . E . Walker , P . M . Su , P . P . G . Chap . ; F . F . J . Greenfield , P . M . 1461 , P . P . G . Chap . ; W . S .

Burrows , P . M . 811 , P . J . G . D . ; G . DeParis , P . M . 811 , P . G . D . ; H . A . Dovvell , VV . M . 21 S 7 , P . P . G . D ; E . Broadbridge , P . M . 1636 , P . P . G . D . ; J . M . Reed , P . M . 732 , Sec . to Prov . G . L . Charities Committee , P . P . G . S . of VV . ; S . R . Legg , P . M . 732 , P . P . G . S . B . ; W . Lanham Thomas , P . M . 1141 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; B . Burfield , P . M . 1 S 21 , P . A . G . Sec . ; George Cole , P . M . 1636 , P . P . G . Org . ; W .

N . Roe , 16 3 6 , P . P . G . Org ; T . Berry , P . M . 1 S 29 , P . G . P . ; C . R . Smith , P . M . 315 , P . P . G . P . ; E . T . Cooksey , W . M . 851 , VV . E . Morrison , VV . M . 916 , and L . R . Styer , W . M . 315 , Prov . G . Stwds . ; Smith Stone , VV . M . 311 ; E . M . Jenkins , W . M . 341 ; S . Denman , VV . M . 732 ; J . H . Wright , W . M . mo ; R . M . Davison , VV . M . 1184 ; W . Wright , W . M . 1303 ; j . Couldvvell , VV . M . 1465 ; W . E . D'Albiac , VV . M . 1460 ; G . Mitchell , W . M . 1619 ; F . R .

Edwards , VV . M . 1636 ; C . F . Hollands , W . M . 1707 ; W . Gill , VV . M . 1829 ; E . S . Medealf , VV . M . 1 947 ; W . Sendall ( Mayor of Brighton ) , 732 ; A . J . H . Ward , P . M . 650 , P . G . Reg . Essex ; J . Vaux ( Mayor of Harwich ) , J . VV . 650 ; A . Welch , P . M . 51 , P . P . J . G . W . Essex ; M . L . Sanders , P . M . and Sec . 650 ; J . J . C . Turner , P . M . 51 , P . P . G . Org . Essex ; J . A . Thornhill , I . G . 1329 ; F . R . Hales , P . M . 650 , P . P . J . G . W . Essex ; VV . Chudleigh >