Scotland.

Findlater , S . M . ; John Fraser , S . W . ; Andrew Hilloat J . W . ; Robt . A . Buchanan , Treas . ; Robert Walker , jun ., Sec ; Robert Walker , sen ., Chaplain ; lames Murray , S . D . ; Charles Rattray , J . D . ; Thomas Fyfe , D . C . ; William Schobb , Dir . M . ; Robert Inglis , PS . ; J ° Thomson , I . G . ; James Minnoch , Tyler . This brought the business to a close . The lodge was

then closed in ancient form . GLASGOW . —Lodge Clydesdale ( No . 53 6 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on Monday evening , the ,-th ult ., in their hall , 106 , Rose-Street , S . S ., Bro . Wm . Phillips , R . W . M ., in the chair , supported by the following office bearers : —Bros . J . Russell , D . M . ; John McNaught , q M . ; I . B . McNaught , S . W . ; John Howie , J . W . ; John

jfcKechnie , Treas . ; G . B . Yuill , Sec . ; J . Phillips , B . B ., and others . There was a full attendance of members , and a number of visiting brethren present , including Bros . James' Shaw , R . W . M . 334 ; G . C . H . McNaught , I . P . M . 275 ; David Ronald , S . W . 273 ; Win . Findlay , | . W . 27 c ; John Horn , Sec . 273 ; Wm . Ferguson , R . W . M . 343 ( " Freemason" ); D . Hodge , 202 ; J . " Watt ,

jun ., 219 , and others . Ihellodge was opened on the E . A . Degree , and the Secretary read minutes of last meeting , which were adopted . Eight gentlemen were admitted into the Fiist Degree of Freemasonry by Bro . Ferguson , viz ., Messrs . William Dick , Williams Reynolds , James Campbell , Robert Gardner , John Gardner , William Hart , Andrew Gillespie , and Walter Gow . The lodge was

closed in due form by the R . W . M . GLASGOW . —Lodge Dramatic ( No . 371 ) . — The bi-monthly meeting of this lodge was held in St . Mark ' s Hall , 213 , Buchanan-street , at 3 o'clock , on the 17 th inst . A letter from the R ; W . M . was read , which explained that it was impossible for him to be with them . The S . W ., Bro . H . W . Jackman , was placed in the chair

and was supported by Bros . Houston , D . M . ; Hardie , ( acting ) S . W . ; B . Sivewright , J . W . ; D . Campbell , Secretary ; Miller , P . M . 87 ; J . 11 . Burns , P . M . 87 ; William Phillips , R . W . M . 55 6 ; J . M . Oliver , S . W 3 60 ; W . Bisland , J . W . 408 ; Peter Brownlee , S . D . 3 J ; and others . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Mr . Thomas Goodsire was

initiated , Bro . Miller P . M . 87 , officiating . Bros . Weir , Leslie , and Gcodsire were passed , Bro . Phillips ( R . W . M . 33 6 ) officiating ; when Bros . W . Forsyth , Thomas Goodsire , and L . Mitchell were raised by Bro . J . M . Oliver , S . W . 360 . GLASGOW . —Chapter Govandale ( No . ' 117 ) . — The regular meeting of this chapter was held in the chapter rooms , Portland-buildings , Govan , on the 23 th ult .

Present : Comps . R . Muir , Z . ; J . Sutherland , H . ; J . Miller , N . ; R . Allan , S . E . ; C . McKenzie , Chapter 50 ; J . " Davis , 69 ; G . B . Adams ( " Freemason , " ) tic . The principal part of the business transacted was that of fixing an annual lest fee of 2 S . Cd . and making arrangements to procure new clothing , & c , for the use of the chapter . A short lecture on the Mark Degree was given by Comp . McKenzie .

The chapter was then closed in due form . GLASGOW . —Chapter Cathedral ( No . 6 7 ) held their regular meeting in the chapter rooms , 22 , Struthcrsstreet , on the 23 rd ult ., Comp . J . Duthie , M . E . Z ., presided ; Comps . Purdce . H . ; G . W . Wheeler , acting J . ; Bisland , 1 st Soj ., Merser , 2 nd Soj . ; Dicker , 3 rd Soj . ; J . Wover , Treas . ; J . M . E . Goldie , S . E . ; and others .

' 1 he meeting was well attended , and the work gotthrough was the Mark , Excellent , and R . A . Degrees , all of which were performed in the usual able style of this chapter . The brothers who received the degrees were Bro . Jasper Martin , Lodge Star , and Bro . T . H . Wright , Lodge Clydesdale . Arrangements were then entered into about the annual supper , a committee being appointed to see it carried out . The chapter was then closed in due form .

Consecration Of A New Lodge In Liverpool.

CONSECRATION OF A NEW LODGE IN LIVERPOOL .

The ceremony of consecration of the Prince Arthur Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons , No . 1570 , took place 011 Wednesday , the 24 thday of November , at the Masonic Rooms , 80 , North Hill-street , Toxteth-park , Liverpool . There was a large gathering of brethren at the

business portion of the proceedings . Bro . R . W ylie , P . Prov . G . S . D ., P . Prov . G . D . C . of West Lancashire , who had been appointed by Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M ., P . G . M . W . L ., to perform the interesting ceremony of consecration ,

took the chair at three o ' clock , and appointed the following as his officers : —Bros . W . C . Deeley , P & . J . W ., as P . M . ; £ . Pierpoint , P . Prov . G . S . D ., S . W . 5 J . W . Turley , P . G . J . D ., J . W . ; Dr . J . K Smith , P . G . Reg ., Sec ; J . Pemberton ,

P . G . S ., S . D . ; S . E . lbbs , P . Prov . G . S . B ., J . D , ; B . B . Marson , P . M . 1356 , J . G .: J . M . Morgan , P . G . C , Chaplain ; and J . Skeaf , P . G . O . Org . The other brethren present during the afternoon were Bros . H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec . West Lancashire , the W . M . designate of the new lodge : T .

Evans , P . M . 1356 , the S . W . designate ; A . Morrison , 594 , the J . W . designate ; T . Armstrong , P . G . Treas , G . Green , 1356 ; E . 0 . C . Rothwell , P . M . 1356 ; D . A . Crook , J . McKtine ,

P -M . 216 ; A . Stephens , P . Prov . G . J . D Cheshire ; J . Cliffe , C . Costegan , J , D . 1356 : H Williams , P . M . 249 ; J . Croxton , 249 ; J . Ken ¦ "'ri ght , T . Nickson , 1356 ; J . Horner , 1356 ; R

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W . Gow , 823 ; T . Home . S . W . 13 . 56 ; R . Roberts , 1336 ; T . Howell , S . Hikins , A . Hodgkins , 241 ; J . H . Gregory , 667 ; E . Friend , P . P . G . J . D . Cheshire ; R . Douglas ; T . H . Arden , 1264 ; A . Davies , P . M . 126 + ; H . Worthington , ^ 94 ; G . H . Thomas , 594 , - J . Queen ,

1505 ; J . Muir , 823 ; P . Ball , P . G . . Tyler ; W . G . Veale , Organist . 249 ; J . Wood , Treas . 1093 ; C . Haswcll , 203 ; W . S . Vines , P . M . 220 : Jos . Jones , Sec . 13 j 6 ; J . D . Crawford ; W . M . 680 ; J . Kannair , 229 ; Joseph Bell , W . M . 1356 ; J . W . J ohnson , 1356 ; T . Grey ,

1276 ; W . Jones , 023 ; J . Lawson , 1473 ; E . H . Bryson , 823 ; R . Ing , P . M . 594 ; T . Bryant , P . M . 203 ; J . Archdeacon , 667 ; W . Hiles , 1299 ; H . J . Atkinson , 1505 ; P . M . Larsen , P . M . 494 , & c . The consecrating officer having addressed the

brethren , called upon the acting Secretary to read the petition and warrant of the Prince Arthur Lodge , the following being the names attached thereto ;—Bros . H . S . Alpass , as first W . M . ; T . Evans , as first S . W . ; Archibald Morrisorr ns first J . W . ; S . Hikins , Sec .: R ..

Roberts , S . D . : H . Worthington , J . D . , and R Douglas , I . G . The consecration was then proceeded with , and the P . G . Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . J . M . Morgan , delivered an appropriate and eloquent oration , which he had specially prepared for : the occasion . The various elements

in the consecration were borne by Bros . Dr . Smith , H . Williams , W . A . Clayton , J . McKune , and the Rev . J . Morgan . Bro . Skeaf ably presided at the harmonium , and his splendid musical consecration service was very effectively rendered by Bros . Haswell , Queen , Atkinson ,

and Muir . The consecration having been concluded , the Presiding Officer proceeded to install Bro . Horace S . Alpass , P . G . Sec , in the chair of K . S ., the ancient charges being read by Bro . Dr . J . K . Smith , P . G . Reg . After the usual P . M . ' s lodge had been held and the brethren below the rank

of Installed Masters had been re-admitted' and had saluted the first W . M . of the new lodge , the following were appointed by him as his officers : —Bros . T . Evans , S . W . ; A . Morrison , J . W . ; S . Hikins , Sec . ; R . Roberts , S . D . ; H .

Worthington , J . D . ; and R . Douglas , I . G . Bro . J . Ireland was unanimously elected Treasurer ; and Bro , P . M . Larsen , was also unanimously elected Tyler . There were two propositions for initiation and 17 for joining .

The brethren subsequently banqueted under the presidency of the W . M ., there being upwards of 30 present . " The Queen , " and " H . R . H . Bro . Albert Edward , the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., "*' The Princess of Wales ,

and the rest of the Royal Family , " were given by the W . M ., and in proposing the second he referred to the fact that the first thing which Bro . Prince Arthur did on arriving at Gibraltar was to visit a Masonic lodge . " The Earl of Carnarvon . Pro G . M ., " and "The Rt . Hon . Lord

Skelmersdale , R . W . D . G . M . " were also given from the chair , and the W . M . referred especially to the capabilities of the Pro G . M . to preside with honour and dignity at the head of the Craft during the G . M . ' s absence in Iudia . With regard to Lord Skelmersdale , the W . M . said that

as director of the Province of West Lancashire he had the good of Freemasonry at heart ; his official duties alone kept him from visiting all the lodges under his rule . Bro . W . A . Clayton gave •' The Hon . F . Stanley , D . P . G . M ., and the Officers of the Prov . G . Lodge , " which was

acknowledged by Bro . J . W . Turley , P . G . J . D . In proposing " The Consecrating Officers , " the W . M . thanked Bro . R . Wylie for the admirable manner in which he had performed the ceremony that day . Bro Wylie , in reply , thanked Bro . Alpass for his kind remarks , and expressed the

great pleasure it had given him to be selected by the P . G . M . to do the work , as there were many other brethren who were quite as able and willing to have done the work . " Prosperity to the Prince Arthur Lodge , No . 1570 , " was given by Bro . R . W ylie , and acknowledged by Bro . T .

Evans . Bro . Deeley , P . G . J . W ., gave "The Worshipful Master , " who , in replying , said he felt it indeed a great honour to have been elected the first to fill the chair in that lodge , but he felt he had accepted no ordinary responsibility . He counselled the brethren to be very carefnl in their

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conduct , and strongly urged the claims of charity on their consideration . "The Officers of the Lodge" was responded to by Bro . A . Morrison , J . W ., and the other officers . Bro . Dr . Smith gave " The Charities , the West Lancashire

Masonic Educational Institution , & c , " which was acknowledged by Bro . Wylie . " The Visitors , " ( coupled with the name of Bro . Dr . Crawford" ) , " The Musical Brethren , " and " To all Poor and Distressed Masons , " were the remaining toasts on the list .

Templars, Unitarians, And Freemasons.

TEMPLARS , UNITARIANS , AND FREEMASONS .

On Wednesday evening , the 24 th ult ., these three classes of persons were made the subject of an interesting lecture by Dr . Hunter , of the Literary and Philosophical Association , to a large and respectable audience assembled at Hetling House ,

Bath-The chair was occupied by the Rev . W , Odgers , who introduced the lecturer ^ with a humorous speculation on the manner in which the subject was to be treated , and anticipated , among other hypotheses , that the mode of discussion would perhaps be alphabetical—analytically , biographically , chronologically , didactically ,

ethnologically , facetiously , geographically , historically , ingenuously , knowingly , learnedly , perhaps methodically ; at all events , it might be narratively , not offensively , philosophically , not querulously , rationally , statistically , theologically , not uncharitably , but veraciously , and at all events wittily and wisely . Dr . Hunter said he had first written his lecture

and then selected the title . To conceive a title and write up to it would be like writing your epitaph in youth and suiting your whole lite to the phrases employed . As to the composite nature of the title , it was pre-destined from the beginning of the world . The almanacks had

warned them of extraordinary conjunctions , and what could he do but yield to fate ? Unlike the German , French and Irish , or even the Scotch , the English had no genius for secret societies , and might pass in or out of every country without any man thinking it worth while to ask them

a question , and they were rather proud of their insignificance . In fact , in politics an Englishman sat upon the ground and need fear no fall . In a recent syllabus , or index of Papal edicts , it appeared that among things forbidden in the Catholic Church were socialism , communism

clandestine societies , Freemasonry , Bible societies , and clerico-literary societies , all of which were repeatedly condemned in various encyclical letters issued between i 846 and 1863 . Freemasonry and all clandestine societies were reprobated by the Pope , and all their votaries excommunicated .

The present Pope was the author of all these condemnations of Freemasonry , and he happened to be a Freemason . Excommunication was not visited upon those who imprisoned the Popes and warred against the Holy See , it was reserved for some few offences , nearly all of which

consisted of some error of dogmatic reli gion . Englishmen agreed however that , as usual , there was no accounting for foreigners . It was quite another thing when Fenians blew up houses in London , and a distinguished nobleman and experienced Liberal politician , the head of English

Freemasonry , became a Roman Catholic , and as a necessary consequence was compelled to abandon Freemasonry , which had been for a great many years a chief interest of his life . What he knew of Masons was all in their favour as a benevolent society , but it was the opinion of the

experts of police that Englishmen were not admitted to a knowledge of the real objects of the order , and that although noblemen and princes might be called Grand Grands and Noble Grands , they were merel y marionettes whose strings were pulled by a secret council sitting somewhere

in Germany . Quoting from the " Mores Catholici , " Dr . Hunter said it was believed that the only part the rich man bore in the order was analagous to that of the ass who bore the Bacchanalian mysteries . Ho did not know whether

the Pope s excommunication of Masonry arose from his knowledge of its principles , but he dismissed as repugnant to common sense the idea that it was condemned because it was secret . One writer had said that the benevolent branch