Mark Masonry In Australia.

MARK MASONRY IN AUSTRALIA .

On Friday , April 26 th , the most important ceremony of opening the first Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of the Province of Victoria took place at the Freemasons' Hall , Melbourne , when Bro . Henry Wallace Lowry was installed as the first R . W . Grand Master . An emergency meeting of the Victoria Mark Lodge ,

No . 47 ( the principal one in the Australian Colonies ) , was called for the purpose of the installation . There was a large attendance of members and visitors from various Mark lodges under the different constitutions . The W . M ., Bro . S . G . Martin , having vacated the chair , it was taken by Bro . Thomas Russell , the senior P . M . ( excepting Bro . A . W . Lowry ) of the lodge .

The patent received from the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales , dated 19 th November , 1877 , and issued by the M . W . Grand Mark Master , Bro . the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Limerick , was read , and the ceremony of installation proceeded with by Bro . Russell . The R . W . Prov . Grand Master , Bro . H . W . Lowry , having been installed , declared the Prov . Grand

Lodge duly opened , and appointed and invested the following brethren as the first Prov . Grand Officers : Thomas Russell , P . M Prov . G . S . W . A . W . Rodd , P . M Prov . G . J . W . C . R . Martin Prov . G . Treas . Thos . Ashley , P . M Prov . G . M . O . W . Dodds Prov . 0 . 0 .

J . Cahill Prov . G . J . O . C . Allport Prov . G . Reg . G . T . Martin Prov . G . Sec . Joseph Storer ' ... Prov . G . S . D . W . Marshall Prov . G . J . D . T . Ford Prov . G . Org . J . D . Drew Prov . G . I . of W .

P . Donald Prov . G . D . of C . J . P . Cederberg Prov . G . A . D . of C . Y . Bramwell Prov . G . S . B . Thos . Main Prov . G . Std . Br . T . E . Bolston Prov . G . I . G . Terry , Raffle , and Dunerdin ... Prov . G . Stwds . A . J . Clark Prov . G . Tyler .

The brethren then adjourned to the large refreshment hall , where a sumptuous banquet was laid out in Bro . Paul ' s best manner . After the usual loyal toasts had been acknowledged , " The Health of the R . W . Prov . Grand Master " was proposed by Bro . Russell , P . M ., who in a few appropriate remarks testified to the excellent qualifications of Bro .

Lowry to fill the high and honourable office to which he had that evening been installed , an opinion , he believed , all Masons in Australia would unanimously endorse . He hoped that Bro . Lowry would continue in good health and live long to fill the office . ( Applause . ) The R . W . Prov . Grand Master expressed his gratification at the honour paid him by the brethren , in having

selected him as thc first R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Mark Master Masons in Australia . He believed tbat before long Mark Masonry would take a marked position in Victoria . During the past two or three years it had made very rapid strides . For some time previously the lodges were merely existing . They were now not only able to . walk alone

but run away . Now that a Prov . Grand Lodge had been established he believed that Mark Masonry would soon occupy a prominent position in the colony . ( Applause . ) A number of other toasts having been given , interspersed . with harmony , a very pleasant and eventful evening for Freemasonry in Australia terminated at a late hour .

We learn from the Daily Chronicle that at an ordinary meeting of the Richmond Select Vestry the vicar of the parish ( the Rev . T . C . Proctor ) moved the following resolution : " That this vestry presents to Mr . Edward Hertslet , C . B ., of the Foreign Office , and Bcllevue House , Richmond , being a member of the Vestry , their sincere congratulations that Her Majesty has intimated her

intention to confer on him the honour of knighthood , in proof of Her Majesty's satisfaction with his labours at the late Congress at Berlin . " Admiral Stopford seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously , and it was further resolved to invite Mr . Hertslet to a complimentary banquet to be given in his honour at some future date , a committee being appointed to make the necessary

arrangements . The Earl of Beaconsfield and the Marquis of Salisbury , at the request of numerous Conservative associations throughout the country who are desirous of presenting addresses to them personally by deputation on their return from Berlin , have consented to receive such addresses at the Foreign Office on Tuesday next , the 6 th inst ., at half-past three .

At a special general meeting of the United Kingdom Railway Officers' and Servants' Association , h- Id on Wednesday , at the Cannon-street Hotel , Bro . Alderman Hadley presiding , five candidates for pensions of £ 20 each were elected , and it was resolved to increase the pensions granted at the elections of August , 1877 , and February , 1878 , from £ 15 to £ 20 . Testimony was borne to the steady progress which the Association is making in the estimation of the public .

HOLLOW-AY s OINTMINT AND Pi LU . —Rheumatism or Neuralgic Affecilons . —No diseases are more frequent , painful , or difficult to cure than these . From their attack no tissue of the human body is exempt , no age , sex , or calling secure . It ls a blessing , however , to know that all these sufferings may be completely and expeditiously m bellied by Holloway's remedies . The lulls must

assist In banishing Ihe tendency to rheumatism and timilar painful disorders , whilst the ointment cure * tho local ailments , the pills remove the constitutional disturbance and regulate the impaired functiun of every organ throughout the human body . The cure is neither temporary nor superficial , but permanent and complete , and the disease rarely recurs , so perfect has been th « purification performed by these ) searching preparations . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire will be held on the 2 nd October next , at the Philharmonic Hall , Liverpool , under the presidency of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , Dep . G . M ., P . G . M . W . L ., and thc banquet will be held at the new Eberle Restaurant .

At the quarterl y general meeting of the Liverpool Masonic Hall Committee , held on Friday , the 26 th ult ., Bro . R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D ., in the chair , a letter was read from Bro . Peter Ball , P . G . Tyler , resigning his position as House Steward of the Masonic Hall . The resignation was accepted , and it was resolved to advertise for a successor .

R . W . Bro . Col . Francis Burdett ¦ will probably be away from home for six weeks . Bro . the Earl of Bective , . M . P ., R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Cumberland and Westmorland , has appointed Friday , September 13 th , for the annual festival , which will be held at Millom , under the banner of Whitwell Lodge , No . 1390 .

Lord Skelmersdale , M . W . Grand Mark Master of England , has granted a warrant to work a lodge of Mark Master Masons , at Cockermouth , under the title of the Faithful ! , No . 229 , named after a late distinguished P . M . of SJsiddaw ( Craft ) Lodge , in that town , who himself was a member of the Cumberland Lodge , No . 60 , of Mark Masons , at Carlisle . The consecration and dedication of the new lodge will take place shortly .

The Midland Railway Company have given notice of their intention to supply travellers on their system with iced water gratis . The passengers by Midland line have merely to make a request for iced water at any of the company ' s own refreshment rooms , and a glass of the cool refreshing beverage is immediately supplied .

Hastings , in common with other seaside resorts , is suffering from a dearth of visitors , and , to make matters worse , subscriptions for the Hastings Regatta , in August , and St . Leonards Regatta , in September , are coming in very slowly . At a meeting , however , of the Hastings Committee , it was stated that Bto . Sir John

Bennett had again promised a silver watch as a prize , and that Mr . H . Brassey , M . P ., had forwarded a contribution of £$ The Marquis of Lorne has accepted the Governor-Generalship of Canada . The Princess Louise will accompany bim when he proceeds to Canada .

The State Apartments of Windsor Castle are now open to the public on thejisual days . The Royal Academy Exhibition will remain open on Bank Holiday until 10 . 30 p . m . Bro . Edward Hertslet , C . B ., ( librarian and keeper of the papers at the Foreign Office ) was on Mopday last introduced to Her Majesty ' s presence and received the honour of Knighthood .

A Renter ' s telegram , dated Vienna , Jul / 23 , says : — " Professor Charles Rokitansky , the eminent German physician , and author of several well-known medical treatises , died to-day . " The guardians of Plympton Union have refused , by a majority of eleven to seven , the gift of an harmonium for use in the workhouse chapel .

The Masonic Magazine for August is now ready . Price , post free , 71 I . from the office , 198 , Fleetstreet , London . —ADVT . SADLERS WELLS THEATRE . —This establishment was offered for sale at the Mart , Tokenhouse Yard , on Tuesday , but as no higher sum than £ 2 , 000 was bid , the building was declared not sold .

THE LONDON HOSPITAL . —This institution has just received the munificent sum of £ 525 as a donation from the Mercer ' s Company , who have always been most liberal to the London Hospital . The Saddlers' Company have also voted £ 26 5 s ., being the second grant of that amount during this year .

A meeting of thi Grand Lodge of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wi ght will take place by the command of R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Grand Master , on Tuesday next , at two o ' clock p . m ., at the Philharmonic Hall , Southampton .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire took place at the Freemasons ' Hall , Surrey-street , Sheffield , on the 24 th ult . Sir Henry Edwards presided , and was supported by a numerous assemblage of brethren . A full report of the proceedings , owing to the pressure on our columns , is deferred till our

next . Whilst steaming into Portsmouth Harbour , her Majesty ' s troopship " Assistance , " collided with Bro . T . Brassey ' s yacht "Sunbeam , " lying at Gun Wharf buoy . Several stanchions and bulwarks were carried away in addition to sli ght damage on the starboard bow .

ERRATUM . —In our report last weak of the Whitwell Mark Lodge , in the last line but one " officiating , " was printed in error for " affiliating . " The Directors of the Bank of England have advanced their rate of discount from zi to 4 per cent .

Bro . Sir Gilbert Greenall , M . P ., has announced his intention of again contesting Warrington in the Conservative interest at the general election . Several lodge reports unavoidably stand over till next week .

Masonic And General Tidings.

MAILS FOR CYPRUS . —The Postmaster General having made arrangements with Bell ' s Asia Minor Company for the conveyance of a mail to and from Cyprus weekly , in connection at Alexandria with the Overland India mails via Brindisi , a mail for Cyprus will be made up in London on the evening of Friday next , the 2 nd August , and thenceforward on every Friday evening .

Mails by the same route will be brought to London with the Overland India mails via Brindisi . The following rates of postage will be chargeable : —Letters , 2 jd . per half-ounce ; postcards , ijd . each : newspapers , id . each ( not exceeding four ounces ); books and patterns , two to four ounces , 2 d . ; every additional two ounces , id . ; registration fee , 2 d .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the Week ending Friday , August 9 , 1878 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chap , ters , Mark Lodges , Encampments , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place or day of meeting .

SATURDAY , AUGUST 3 , 1878 . Gen . Com . Boys' School , at 4 . Lodge 1489 , Marquis of Ripon , 90 , Balls Pond-rd ., N . „ 1559 , New Cross , New Cross Hall , Lewisham-rd . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION .

Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Manchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq . Star , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-rd . Eccleston , St . George ' s Club , Victoria Station . Percy , 113 , Southgate-road , N .

MONDAY , AUGUST , 5 . Lodge 1625 , Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile End-rd . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Wellington , White Swan Hot ., High-st ., Deptford . Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., Kingsland . Strong Man , Old Rodney ' s Head , Old-st ., E . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st . Station . Camden , 174 , High-st ., Camden Town , at 8 .

Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile-end-road . St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st . Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rotherhithe . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney . Loughborough , Warrior Hot ., Brixton . West Smithfield , New Market Hot ., West Smithfield . St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Greenwich .

TUESDAY , AUGUST . 6 . Colonial Board . Lodge 171 , Amity , Ship Hot ., Greenwich . Cbap . 507 , United Pilgrims , Horns Tav ., Kennington . „ 1269 , Stanhope , Thicket Hot ., Anerley .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . Domatic , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord's Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Dalhousie . King Edward , Triangle , Hackney .

Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st . Florence Nightingale , F . M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich . Constitutional , Bedford Hot ., Southampton Bdgs ., at 7 . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone .

Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe . St . John of Wapping , Gun Hot ., High-st ., Wapping . Islington , 23 , Gresham-st . Leopold , Woolpack Tavern , Bermondsey-st . Metropolitan Chapter , Jamaica Coffee Ho ., Cornhill . Mount Edgcumbe , 19 , Jermyn-st ., St . James ' s . Sir Hugh Myddelton , 162 , St . John ' s-st .-rd .

WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 7 . Grand Chapter , F . M . H . Lodge 1549 , Abeicorn , Abereorn Hot ., Gt . Stanmore . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Mt . Lebanon , Horse Shoe Tav ., Stones-End , E . Pythagorean , Portland Hotel , London-st ., Greenwich . New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton .

La Tolerance , Horse and Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxfrrd-st . Peckham , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham . Stanhope , Thicket Hot , Anerley . Finsbury Park , Finsbury Park Tav ., Seven Sisters ' -rd . Southwark , Southwark Park Tav ., Southwark Park . Duke of Connaught , Havelock Tav ., Dalston , E .

United Strength , Hope and Anchor , Crowndale-rd , N . W . Whittington , Red Lion , Poppin ' s-court , Fleet-st ., at 8 . Lewis , King ' s Arms Hot ., Wood Green . Royal Jubilee , 81 , Long Acre . Langthorne , Swan Hot ., Stratford . Temperance in theEast , George the 4 th , Ida-st ., Poplar , 7 . 30 .

THURSDAY , AUGUST 8 . K . T . 45 , Temple Cressing , Horns Tav ., Kennington . LODOES OF INSTRUCTION . Union Waterloo , Chatham Arms , Thomas-st ., Woolwich . Egyptian , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st . Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-st ., W . Fii . sbury , Jolly Anglers * Tav ., Bath-st ., City-road . I ' . bury , 12 , Ponsonhy-st ., Milbank .

Highgate , Bull and Gate , Kentish-town . The Great City , M . H ., Masons' Avenue . High Cross , Coach & Horses , High-road , Tottenham . Salisbury , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . Southern Star , Crown Hot ., Blackfriars-rd . » Great Northern , Berwick Arms , Berners-st ., Oxford-st . Rose , Walmer Castle Hot ., Peckham-road , at 8 . Prince Frederick William Chapter , St . John ' s Wood .