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si , Thomas Fcrmor-Hcsketh , Bart = Jo ThcLnrd Lieutenant at liclfast = ; ¦ .. „ ir and General Tidings ... •¦ = jr , nil we bc « t celebrate our Grand Master ' s Return 252 nnrWal Bro . King George o £ Hanover 25 a T II C Mysteries of Freemasonry * 5 * Vfi a-ntennSi oV pi ' iVfadeip iiii ' ' : ! : ;;! : ;; . ' . !" . ' . " . " . ' . ' . ' . " ! " ! " : ™^ -. " ; " 4 t

Th ^ nksgi ^ ng Vor ' h 'i '' Pri ' nceotW Return 254 Hy ' pcrcriticism 254 The Freemasons' Tavern 2 ^ 4 A Suggestion 2 54 Last Meeting of thc Oreat Priory 2 , 4 YVelcome of our Grand Master 254 United Grand Lodge 3 S 4 Masonic Meetings for the Week 255 Advertisements " > " w . v . vi-

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SOUTHERN STAR LODGE ( No . 1158 ) . —On Tuesday , the 23 rd ult ., a very strong gathering of members arid visitors took place at the " Montpellier " Tavern , Walworth , it being the night of nights , namely the installation meeting of this transpontine lodge . The proceedings commenced at an early hour in the afternoon . The officers present were Bros . Wise , W . M . ; Macdonald ,

SW , W . M . elect ; Walters , J . W . ; Allen , S . D . ; Harris l . b . s Smith , I . G . ; J . Wright , I . P . M . ( W . M . Royal Commemoration ); A . Wright , P . M ., Treas . ; Pulsford , P . M ., Sec . ; Newsham , Asst . Sec . ; Hobdell , Asst . Org . ; Towers , P . M . ; Clark , P . M . ; H . Potter , P . M ., and Dr . GoMsboru ' , P . P . G . S . W . of North Wales and Shropshire , Krc . ( ho-i member ); Steed , Tyler . Among thc numerous visitors we

noticed Bros . Ough , P . G . P ., and Hogg , P . G . S . of England ; Piatt , P . M . 231 ^ . inn , P - - 7 * : Uilley , P . M . 147 i King , P . M . 172 ; Keeble , P . M . 273 ; Neville , P . M . 7 U 3 ; Collander , P . M . onS , W . M . designate 15 82 ; Marnier , P . M . 1201 ; Burrell , P . M . 144 b ; Scard , W . M . 140 ; Woodman , W . M . 1359 ; Walls , S . D . 1381 ; Morphew , S . D . 13 S 5 ; Elliott { Mount Lebanon ) . Thc minutes of the previous

meeting having been read and confirmed , the W . M . passed Bro . Dtffrus to the F . C . Degree with that care and ease which has characteiised his working throughout his arduous year of office . The ceremony of inducting Bro . G . Macdonald to the chair of K . S . was then commenced , Bro . Wise being Installing Officer ; and Bros . Clark , P . M . ; Dann , P . M . ; and Pulsford , P . M ., respectively officiated as

S . W ., J . W ., and D . C . It is always gratifying to be in a position to chronicle the IIIAUICH tffi . ri or any i . i ' . M ., why may endeavour to cany out successfully thc difficult task of installing his successor , but when it is performed well—as was the case 011 this occasion—it becomes a positive pleasure . Bro . Wise's working was simply perfect , and the best proof

that can be afforded that his exertions were approved by his crowded auditory was the ovation he received at the conclusion of the ceremonial . The officers were then inducted as follows : —Bros . Walters , S . W . ; Allen , J . W . ; Smith , S . D . ; Harris , J . D . ; A . Stewart , I . G . ; A . Wright , P . M ., Treas . ; Pulsion ! , P . M ., Sec . ; Newsham , Asst . Sec . ; Fortune , D . C ; Holland , W . S . ; Burr , Org . ; Hobdell ,

A . O . ; Steed , Tyler . The pleasing duty of presenting Bro . Wise with a , very handsome P . M . 's jewel was then performed by the W . M ., who complimented the I . P . M . lor the very admirable manner in which he had presided during his year of office , and that lie personally considered him n . pattern Master , both in lodge and at the banquet table . In conclusion thc speaker said that by Bio . Wise ' s careful attention to the lodge

funds he had relinquished office with the largest sum ever left in the Treasurer ' s hands by any former I . I ' . M . of the Southern Star ( Loud applause ) , and he hoped that the G-A . O . T . U . would enable him to live many years to wear the jewel which he had so worthily won . Bro . Wise in reply thanked the lodge for the jewel and the W . M . for "re kind manner i'i which he had graced its presentation . He went on to tell them that he had served all thc offices

"I the Lodge from I . G ., and that by constant application ami attention at lodges of instruction he had endeavoured to master the Masniic ritual , although he confessed he bad to contend with a constitutional dulness . In concluding his remarks he exhorted those brethren who had a desire to reach the chair of K . S . to frequently attend lodges where good instruction could be obtained , anil stated " en

I' -issant that under the auspices and title of the Southern Stir a lodge would be opened at the Crown Hotel , Black-¦ nars , on the 13 th instant , when thc ceremonies of consecration and installation would be rehearsed by Bio . I ' erry , 'P . D . G . C . of Herts , tec , their W . M . being Hon . Secretary , Bro . Pulsford Preceptor , and himself Treasurer to the said intended lodge . A committee consisting of the

officers and seven lay members , viz ., Bros . Dowsctt , "effer , Hobdell , Birham , Beavis , Fane , ami Wilkies having been appointed lo cany out the arrangements of 'be summer festival , the lodge was closed and the brethren •" ¦ journal to the banquet . Upon the removal of the cloth Hie W . M . . rave " The Queen and Craft . " ( National

n " ii . ! " ~ Bro ' W ; l "s . ) In proposing " Thc Health of " •" . II ., the M . W . G . M ., " the W . M . briefly touched upon "neineiden ' s of the Prince's Indian lour and his happy eiconie home , and in conclusion he spoke of the great com ' ° n and » , ter « t" .. R . l- | . had displayid both in this "entry and abroa 1 in everything relating to Freemasonry ,

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and he , the W . M ., considered that the Prince was undoubtedly one of the best Grand Masters that the ancient Craft had ever had . " God Bless thc Prince of Wales " having been sung by Bro . Farrell , the W . M . proposed "The *" Earl of Carnarvon , Pro G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers Past and Present , " coupled with the names of Bros . Ough , P . G . P .,

and Hogg , P . G . S ., who responded . In consequence of four gentlemen , viz ., Messrs . Block , Pontin , Simms and Scar , having been initiated at a recent L . of E ., thc W . M . brought their names forward , and they were toasted as "The Initates , " and subsequently they each returned thanks . In giving "The Visitors " thc W . M . remarked upon the number of

distinguished brethren that had that day honoured the installation meeting ol the lodge by their attendance . He was personally exceedingly pleased with the presence among others of Bros . Dilley , King , and Mander , whose abilities as Masonic Preceptors were well and deservedly known . In conclusion he hoped that their visit had been in every way satisfactory to them . This toast having been duly

honoured , Bros . Dilley , King , Goldsboro' and Mander made very able replies , the latter brother ' s speech in particular being full of point and humour . Bro . Wise , I . P . M ., then rose and gave " The W . M . " In the course of his remarks he said that after the many kind expressions that had fallen from the lips of thc various visitors in praise of the genj ^ l qualities and abilities of Bro . Macdonald , and

which encomiums could be fully endorsed by every member present , it was quite unnecessary for him to dilate upon the subject , but in concluding , he felt sure that the W . M . would give every satisfaction during his year of office in the discharge of the great duties of the position he had undertaken . In reply , Bro . Macdonald said that he was quite overpowered by the many words of praise

that had that evening been passed upon him by the visitors , and taken up by the I . P . M ., who had so ably proposed his health . He then touched upon his connection with the lodge , which had been established some nine or ten years , and stated that he had received his first lessons in Masonic working from Bro . Dilley , and since then by Bro . Pulsford , their worthy Secretary , and hoped that the

instruction thus kindly given had not fallen on barren soil , but of that the members of the l . jdge could be the only judges . He concluded by telling them that he would do the best to enhance the prosperity of the Southern Star , which lodge had in so short a lime made such gigantic studies in the world Masonic , and begged them to believe that that was the happiest moment he had ever

experienced . Between the toasts , Bros . Hogg , Ross , Walls , Walters , and others poetic illy and vocally amused the brethren . The remaining toasts were " The Masonic Charities , " " The Past Masters , " " The Officers of the Lodge , " anil the Tyler ' s . The proceedings , which were throughout eminently successful , terminated at an advanced hour , and the brethren separated until thc fourth Tuesday in

September . GRANITE LODGE ( No . 1328 ) . —In the accesslon or members to this lodge there seems to be an especial fatality . Tht followers who flocked to the standard of King John were never more enthusiastic or more 1 iy . il to his cause than were those to the Craft who on Satur day , the 13 th ult ., were added to the grand category of

innocent martyrs to the fascinations of the Masonic art . When thc ancient Druids of Stonehcnge were in the pride and slory of their fame never coull the devotees of tkeir peculiar " ism" have sought the shrine of their sacred lapidarian pile imbued with nobler sentiments or endowed with feelings of deeper appreciation of their primitive pastimes than were those who on that particular diy

cnshiineil their names in the blessed cause of Freemasonry . Histoiy has certainly been repeating itself in the Granite Lodge with something approaching to amazement . At almost every lodge ills brief chronicler thc times has to record the addition of a whole batch of strangers ready and desirous to embrace the mysteries of the Craft . . The ranks are being constantly filled , and volunteers arc

repeatedly enlisting . But who can wonder at these events under the able generalship of the P . W . M . ( Bro . Oliver ) , and his subalterns , the celebrated "Juniors , " the performance of whose offices forms no indifferent part of the whole of the strategical movements of the mighty army of Freemasons . With sincere regret be it said the announcement was made that thc W . M . ( Bro . Muggeridge )

was unable to assume his post on this occasion from continued indisposition , and it therefore fell to the lot of Bro . Oliver to raise to thc Sublime Degree of M . M . Bros . J . II . Outliwaite , C . J . Jones , J . B . Lee , G . II . Chapman , F . geiIon J . Pain ; to pass Bro . A . J . Hewitt , and initiate Bro . Edward Francis Clarke . Bro . David Duke was also initiated , and Bro . R . II . Austin likewise .

A donation to the Royal Masonic Girls' School was voted , lo be placed on the list of Bro . W . II . Muggeridge , W . M ., who will represent the lodge as Steward at the next festival . The ledge then formed itsell into a forum for the discussion of general matters . Bro Lewis Thomas rose to speak of the prosperous condition of the lodge , while Bro . llackctt ' s morceau told of the unmistakably

abundance of his Chancellorship of ihe Exchequer and the redundance of thc precious niclal . As a consequence of this pleasing intelligence nothing less than a summer banquet could be thought of—especially when it was considered that all the Mabonic charities had been freely patronised , and consideiing also the long interval between that and next meeting . Many innocent remarks followed the

suggested event , in order lo make thc occasion in all respects worthy of the Grar . itc Lodge . Strange lo relate —( or we do nut mind for once divulging a cabinet secret —the ladies were positively brought into question—a subject every one will allow admitting of a wide field of pictty discourse and Itvishiiig " sweet nothings , " as the fair sex call compliment . - ; , on the charms and the beauty of " the pinks of fashion and thc darlings of tlic day , " as

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the song would remark . And some brother , more remarkable for the softness of his heart than the hardness of his head ( as Bro . Middlemass would say ) , positively had the cool effrontery to propose that the rank and file of the Granite ' s army of pleasure seekers should be swollen on the great occasion by the presence of the ladies . Need we say , as thc song says , " that a storm arose , " thc

bosom of the deep was never more agitated ; and after the surging waves of opposition had done their destructive work the proposition was fated , like the baseless fabric of a vision , to leave not a wreck behind , for in the full tide of masculine prejudice the feminine boat was completely tossed to the winds and the resolution negatived . While this discussion was going on Bro . Cole , at No . 2 , Westminster

Chambers , hid prepared a very pleasant supper for their delectation ; after partaking of which Bro . Oliver , in the chair , proposed " The Health of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , " " The Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales . " and coupled with it that of all the Royal Family , which were heartily responded to . Following these toasts , " The Health of

the Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , and Lord SkelmersJale , " were given next , and responded to with true Masonic enthusiasm . " The Health of Bro . Cottebrune" was given next , and the W . M . remarked that he was so valuable to the lodge that they should regret very sincerely to lose his services . Bro . Batson proposed " The Health of the Master , " who , he said , had always fulfilled

the office of the chair with kindness , and the addition of cordiality . Bro . Oliver , W . M ., in thanking them , remarked that it always gave him pleasure to be amongst the members of the Granite Lodge . He then proposed " The Health of thc Initiates , " and coupled with it the name of Bro . Duke , who briefly responded . The W . M . then gave "The Health of the Visitors , " coupling with it

thc names of Bros . Middlemass , Browning , and 1 urner , each of whom responded , Bro . Middlemass enlivening thc proceedings by a very able and humorous speech . The W . M . then gave "The Health of the P . M . ' s , Bros . Batcson , Lendy , De Maid , and J . Lewis Thomas , " each of whom acknowledged the toast , and expressed the great pleasure they felt at the magnificent growth of thc Granite

Lodge . The W . M . next selected the worthy Treasurer , Bro . Ilackett , and Bro . Thomas , the Secretary , as thc objects of his favour . Bro . Hackett , in returning thanks , observed that it was not a thankful office to keep the cash ; but he nevertheless hoped he should long continue to do so if it were only for the pleasure of being called " the Man of Brass . It was his peculiar function to advocate

expenditure , ami whenever it was a question of charities he was proud to say he always did so with joy . They must be careful , however , not to let charity degenerate into pauperism ; and therefore it was with feelings of gratification that he heard there was to be an expenditure on a summer banquet . Thc funds were ample and could well afford

the proposed event . Bro . Thomas remarked that the duties of his office were performed with much pleasure , for it added greatly to the willingness with which he fulfilled his obligations when he knew he was Secretary to a lodge second to none in the metropolis . He assured them that there was no man so well able to take nre of the cash as

Bro . Hackett . I he W . M . then proposed " Thc speedy restoration to health of the W . W ., Bro . Muggeridge , " which was cordially responded to . " The Health of thc Minor Officers" brought to their feet Bros . Bosworth , Gardner , and Kirk , who each icferrcd to their respective functions as the units which go to making the condition of the Granite Lodge one of unmixed pleasure and

satisfaction , and the brethren separated shortly after midnight . ST . DUNSTAN'S LODGE ( No . 15811 ) . —This lodge held a meeting at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , on Thursday evening , the 2 , th ult . Bros . Dwarber , P . M . S 3 , W . M . j Wellsmiii , " P . M . 85 S , S . W . j L . Alexander , P . M . 188 , J . W . ( in the absence of Bro . Dalwood through

illness ) ; A . Tisley , Sec . j Turner , J . D . ; Woodbridgc , I . G . j and the following visitors : —Bros . H . J . Green , W . M . 1 ^ 58 ; C . II . Stephenson , W . S . ; E . Swanborough , J . D . ii . " F . C-ix , D . C . 1319 ; J . W . M . Doselle , P . M . and Sec , S 3 ; A . R . Haley , P . M . 862 ; C . Centun , of Le Travail Lodge , at Verviers , in Belgium ; O . Low , 258 ; W . R . Buckmann , 1287 ; J . Shuter , P . M . and Sec , 858 .

Bros . Manners , Low , Cleinow , Bull , and Thurgood were raised to thc Sublime Degree of Master Mason . KENDAL . —Union Lodge ( No . 129 ) . —Thc regular meeting of this old and flourishing lodge was held at the Masonic Rooms , Stramongate , on Thursday , thc 2 . sth ult ., when Bro . Fred . Chas . Grayson , W . M ., presided , assisted by his officers , Bros . Rich . J . Nelson , S . W . ; W .

Crauston , J . W . ; Geo . B . Grccnall , Treas . ; George J . McKay , Sec . ; W . II . Akerigg , S . D . ; Thos . Baron , J . D . ; Robt . B . Hunter , l . G . There were also present the following members : —Bros . Harry llauthmell , P . M . anil M . E . Z . 129 , P . P . G . D . of C . Cumberland and Westmorland , Steward for the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ; II . F . Scales , Thos . C . Fearcnsidc , O . G . Grayson , W . F .

Robson , W . Middleton , Jas . Gooding , J . Hunter , F . W . Watson , W . Harrison , R . Godfrey , Jas . Winder , Edward O . Dwycr , J . Banks . Visitors : —G . Taylor , 1051 ; J . Wilkinson , 940 ; A . Balmforth , 779 . Thc lodge was opened in the First Degree with solemn prayer , and the minutes of last meeting read and confirmed . Bros . Edward O'Dtvyer and James Winder , were passed to the degree of F . C . by the W . M . in a very able and

impressive manner . This being the last meeting for the season , the W . M . ( in deference to thc wish of several of the younger brethren ) decided to meet on the last Thursday of next month , for thc pur pose of raising the two candidates , to enable them lo attend Provincial Grand Lodge in autumn , which is expected to b ; held at Kirkby Lonsdale , thc scat of the Right Hon . the Earl o' Bect ' . ve , P . G . M . of Cumberland and Westmorland , when a very large gathering ol the brethren