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Tranquillity Lodge , No . 185 . —In consequence of a pressure of business cut out for the next regular monthly meeting ( including Installation of the Master-elect ) , a lodge of emergency was held in the lodge-room , at Radley's ( Bro . J . Hart ' s ) , on Monday , when the

muchrespected Master , the W . Bro . John Holbrook , in his usual efficient style , initiated into our mysteries Franz Oppert , Esq ., M . D ., Joseph Schnitzler , Esq ., Ph . Doc ., and Messrs . Samuel Metzger , Moritz , Makower , and Felix Graedel , all of whom expressed their high gratification not only on being admitted , but also as to the manner of

their admission as members of our ancient and honourable fraternity . The business for which the meeting was called being concluded , the lodge was closed in form and with solemn prayer , and adjourned . Whittington Lodge , No . S 62 . —A regular meetinrr of this lodge was held on the 17 th ult ., at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Bro . James Weaverthe W . M presided

, , , and with his usual ability initiated Mr . W . Oswalt , passed Bro F . Moll , and raised Bro . L . Adutt . There was a large attendance of brethren , including Bros . S . S . Davis , S ^ V " ' J- G- Th ° m P » > P . M-, Treasurer ; James Brett ! P . M ,, A . G . P . ; R . W . Little , P . M ., Sec . ; W . F . N .

Qiulty , P . M . ; W . Hurlstone , P . M , ; D . J . Davis , P . M . ; \ y . F . Smith , P . M . ; and several visitors , Bros . W . H . Hubbard , P . M . 173 ; F . Walters , W . M . 871 , P . M . 73 ; & c . After the lodge business a good banquet was served and , as usual in this lodge , the evening was spent in fraternal conviviality and good feelin" -.

. 1 £ , X Zl"m' £ Z < * No- 975—This lodge met at TT X ! ff Jfarl laver " . Barnes , on Friday , the 21 st ult . lira . G 1 . Noyce , W . M ., opened the lodge , assisted by Bros . H Potter , as S . W . ; S . H . Stevens , as J . W ., and many other brethren . Bro . Little , P . M . and Sec , raised -Bro . A Clandge to the third degree , after which the W . M . m excellent style initiated Mr . Hayes , and passed HarrisIt

Bra . was announced that Bro . Little , the Sec ., had undertaken the ditties of Steward at the forthcominfcstivaloftheBoys'SchoolinMarch , andahopcwase . xpressed that the lod ge would extend its support . The W M proposed and Bro . Oliver , P . M ., seconded , that as a slight recognition of Bro . Little ' s gratuitous and onerous services as Secretary for some years pastthe loddo contribute

, ge the sum of ten guineas to constitute him alifc governor on his servmg the Stewardship . It was remarked that Bro . Little declined ( lie proposal of his friends to offer him a personal gift , because he held that the Masonic Charities Had a prior claim upon every brother . The proposition was carried without a dissentient . The lodge having been closed the brethren

adjourned to the banquet , which was liberall y supplied and served in good style by Bro . Willcox the worthy host , and after every brother had wTv " } T yed himself umler tllc ^ ° rt » e kindly vv . M ., Bro . Noyce , cabs were ordered to the door , and the London-bound brethren departed to catch their trains m the vicinity of the bleak but picturesque common of

PROVINCIAL . SCARBOROUGH . — Old Globe Lodge , No . 200 . — The annual meeting of this old and flourishing lodge , for the purpose of installing the W . Master-elect and investing his officers , took place on Wednesday evening , the 191 I 1 ultimo . The occasion was marked b y a numerous attendance of the brethren , upwards of fifty being presentand

, a more harmonious or agreeable gathering it certainly has never been our good fortune to attend . The lod ge was opened in due form at five o ' clock , when the minutes were read and the election of Bro . Richard Hopper Peacock Was duly confirmed . The lodge having been opened in the second degree , the W . M .-elect was " prescnted to Bro Woodall , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W ., for the benefit of

installation . Having given his unqualified assent to the "Antient Charges and Regulations , " the lodge was raised to the third degree , and the Board of Installed P . M . ' s having been opened , Bro . R . H . Peacock was placed in the chair of K . S . Bro . William Peacock was invested as I . P . M ., the brethren were readmitted , and the usual salutations having taken place the W . M . invested the following

brethren as officers ' : —Fletcher , S . W . ; Whalshaw , J . W Woodall , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W ., Treasurer ; Martin , P . M P . P . G . D . C ., Secretary ; Grover , S . D . ; McKinley , J . D . ; Milner , I . G . ; Ash , Tyler . The ceremony was then completed , and the addresses were most ably rendered by the Installing Master . Nothing further being proposed for the good of Masonry , hearty good wishes were tendered by the several visitors , and lhe lodge was closed in harmony

and with solemn prayer . —The brethren reassembled at seven o ' clock to partake of one of those banquets in the providing of which the worthy host , Bro . Chapman , has so distinguished himself . TlicW . M . then proceeded to give Ihc usual loyal and Masonic toasts , coupling with ihat of the Provincial Grand Officers the name of Bro . J . O . Snrlees , W . M . 124 S , Prov . {' ,. Keg ., who responded in the most able manner . Then followed the toast of the

evening , " lhe newly-installed Master , proposed by Bro . Rooke , P . M . 200 , P . P . G . J . W ., in an eloquent manner . In the course of his remarks Bro . Rooke said : Brethren , in rising to propose this toast I do so with peculiar satisfaction , as the brother lo whom it refers is my own Masonic pupil and intimate friend , and one whom I had

the greatest pleasure 111 initialing in this lodge . We , the younger members of this lodge , have frequently been told by our seniors that we should never be able to work the lodge ; that it would decay , sicken , and be struck off the parent stem , and " Like the baseless fabric of a vision , Leave not a wreck behind . "

Has this been the case ? Does not this present assemblythe largest annual Masonic gathering eve .- met together within the walls of this venerable lodge—disprove -such an assertion ? Does not our increased and increasing yearly list of members also contradict such a statement ? It is within the last ten years that our lodge has so wonderfuliy prospered , and that we have been enabled to

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contribute so materially to the funds of the Boys' School , and to have our W . M . elected a perpetual Vice-President of the Institution . I say , not a little of our prosperity is due to the continued zeal and active exertions of our newly-installed Master , Brother Richard Peacock . ( Loud applause . ) It is he , and such as he—the hard-working , zealous Masons of England—who have succeeded in

placing Freemasonry in the proud position it now occupies , second to none in the whole world , and this notwithstanding the anathemas hurled at its existence by a foreign potentate . It is , as most of you know , a fact that our W . M . can with safety be consulted on every matter relative to the Craft , and has thus justly earned for himself the title of " standing counsel" to the lodge , for if he has

not ( which is very seldom ) the knowledge at his finger's end , he invariably carries in his pocket that unerring guide , the Book of Constitutions , and in so unanimously choosing such a brother to rule over them , the brethren have done wisely and well . Finally , Brethren , in proposing the health of our W . M . I do so in the fervent hope that he may be spared for many happy years to assist in

ruling and governing this lodge , and when T . G . A . O . T . U . sees fit to call him to the Grand Lodge above , may he form part of that spiritual edifice not formed with hands but eternal in the heavens . ( Loud applause . )—The W . M ., who on rising was most warmly greeted , said he felt utterly unable to reply in adequate terms , or sufficiently to thank Bro . Rooke and the brethren for the way in

which he had proposed and they had received the toast , but more than all to thank them for the great honour they had done him in placing in his hands the gavel of one of the oldest lodges in the province . He was afraid he had not deserved so high an eulogy as Bro . Rooke had passed upon him , but this he must say , that the interests of the Craft , and the Old Globe in particular , were most dear to

his heart , and he would do his best to keep up that high standard ( o which the lodge had attained . He felt the responsibility to be a great one , but he knew that in every matter he should have the advice and assistance of the Past Masters , and , he hoped , the cordial support of the brethren . lie could only say that speech-making was not a matter in which he felt at home , but instead of

words he would try to substitute untiring action , and he hoped that at the end of his year of office he might be able to resign the gavel to the brother succeeding him as unsullied as he had received it from his predecessor . ( On resuming his seat Bro . Peacock was again most heartily applauded . )—Again rising , the W . M . said he had a pleasing duty to perform , which was to propose the health

d the I . P . M ., Bro . William Peacock , and the P . M . ' s of the Old Globe Lodge . The health of the P . M . ' s was a toast which was always gladly received , and now that so worthy a brother had passed into their ranks , he was sure they had received a great acquisition . Although of the same name , they were not , as the brethren were aware , in the remotest degree related to each other ; but he felt

proud to hail their I . P . M . as a brother in the highest sense of the word . During his term of office Bro . Peacock had been most assiduous in his duties , and had performed them with promptness and unvarying punctuality . I le felt that to follow in the footsteps of such a Master would be very difficult , for he was not only a true Mason when on the sacred floor , but he carried out the principles

of Masonry in his every-day life . All who knew him knew with what zeal he worked when anything was lo be done , not only in connection with this lodge , but in carrying out any scheme by which the funds of our noble charities could ' be in any way augmented . His practical working in the lodge was such as to be an example to all who aspire to the high dignity of Master ; and he ( the

W . M ) iooked forward with lhe greatest confidence to his advice and assistance during his own year of office ( great applause ) .- —Bro . William Peacock said he felt some diffidence in returning thanks on behalf of the Past Masters ; he supposed his name had been coupled with the toast simply because he was the junior . I Iowever , he could only say how heartily he thanked lhe brethren on his own

behalf for their kind and hearty reception of the toast . What he had done , he had done not grudgingly , but with all his heart , and he wished to take the opportunity of saying that he hoped and believed that during his year in the chair he had given offence to none ; if he had , he there and then asked their forgiveness and assured them it had been unintentional . Although a Past Master he by no

means considered he had a right to retire upon his honors and say he had finished , but he hoped still lo bo of service to his mother lodge , and begged lo assure the W . M . that at any and at al ! times , and in any capacity , his services were al his disposal when required , either in the lodge or any work that might be connected with it . lie could

only again thank the brethren for their uniform kindness to him during his Mastership , nor could he sit down without first expressing his sense of the very able and efficient maimer in which he had been supported by his officers , and as several of them had that evening obtained their well-earned promotion , he could assure the W . M . that with such a staff ! ic need have no fear for the future

working and well-icing of the lodge . On behalf of lhe other Past Masters , he should say nothing , as he thought it only fair they should do as he had done , that was to return thanks on th : ir own account . — Bros . Past Masters Rooke and Williamson having each expressed their thanks , Bro . Williamson sand the W . M . had entrusted him lo propose a toast , and he was sure it was one in which all would most cordially join . The toast he had to propose

was " To the health and prosperity of our sister Lodge the Denison , No . 1248 , " coupling with it the name of the worthy brother who had the honour of presiding over it , Bro . Surlccs . lie ( Bro . Williamson ) was , with the exception of one or two , the oldest member of the Old Globe then present , and lie was perfectly sure that never during his membership had he seen so numcrousan assembly . For this they were , in a great measure , indebted lo the kind manner in which the brethren of the Denison , with the W . M . at their head , had responded to the invitation sent to them . It plairdyshowed thegood fj clingcxisting between

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the two lodges , and he sincerely hoped that such good feeling would long continue , and would only further say that he trusted they would progress and prosper as the Old Globe had done , and he thought they would then have the greatest reason to be satisfied with their success ( applause ) . —Bro . Surtees , in responding to the toast so kindly proposed and so warmly received , said he always

felt a peculiar pleasure in attending the meetings of the Old Globe , and more particularly the present one ; he thanked the brethren on behalf of himself and the members of his lodge for the kindly welcome and the unbounded hospitality they had received at their hands ; he was sure the greatest good feeling existed between the two lodges , as he had always found

the Old Globe ready to assist them m every possible way , and he sincerely hoped that as their own installat ' on meeting was rapidly approaching , the brethren of the Old Globe would return the visit when the most cordial welcome would await them . —Bro . Rooke , in proposing the next toast , " The health of the Visiting Brethren , " said : I am glad to see so many visitors amongst us , and in

the name of the lodge I hold out to them the right hand of fellowship . Speaking individually , I am always glad to welcome visitors to our lodge when work is going on , as it is only by visiting lodges in various localities that we are enabled to arrive at anything like an uniformity of working , and I am glad to learn that a central committee of Past Masters is now in course of formation in London

who are endeavouring to form such a ritual and modus operandi as will enable us to have a uniform system wherever our Grand Lodge holds sway , always bearing in mind that our ancient landmarks are the beacons of safety by which they are to direct their course and from which we as pure , free , and accepted Masons cannot swerve one iota from the primitive well-wom and well-known track ;

indeed , I would most earnestly impress upon the minds of my younger brethren the necessity of always guarding themselves against the insidious attacks of the Coivans who , under the guise of friendship are endeavouring to pierce us in our most , vital parts by pretended improved methods and princip les and so sap the ancient foundations which have stood the shock of ages , and witnessed the

do . vnfall of mighty empires , and yet like the mythical Wandering Jew , renew each centenary life with increased vigour and renewed vitality ( cheers ) . In a society like ours , numbering , I believe , upwards of 40 , 000 members in England and Wales , and which doubtless will be materially increased since his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has become a brother among us , it behoves us to

be exceedingly careful whom we admit to the high privileges of our order ; too much caution therefore cannot be used in the selection of candidates , and hence it is the more important that our rules and regulations and the established landmarks should be strictly adhered to , and that the brethren of one province should make themselves conversant with the Masonic teachings and ritual of

neighbouring ones , and this can only be done , as I said before , by frequent Masonic visits of courtesy and instruction , thus may we hope to go on year by year illustrating the three grand and sublime princip les of our order : Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth ( loud applause ) . —Thistoast was responded to in the most feeling and appropriate terms by Bro . Stores , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W ., and Bro . Smyth ,

D . P . G . M . for Lincolnshire . —Want of space compels us to omit many of the toasts and speeches which followed , among which we may mention "The Mayor and Corporation of Scarborough , " responded to by the Worshipful the Mayor , Bro . Robert Forstcr ; "The Past and Present

Officers , " responded to by Bro . Fletcher , S . W ., 200 , & c , « S : c . The host and hostess having been heartily proposed and suitably acknowledged by Bro . Chapman , the Tyler's toast was given , followed by the National Anthem , and the brethren separated having spent one of the most enjoyable evenings it is possible to conceive .

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Domatie Chapter , Ac . 177 . —A meeting or this old and prosperous chapter was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleetstreet , on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., under the presidency of E . Comp . R . Wcntworth Little , P . Z ., and Z ., assisted by Comps . J . Coutts , II . ; W . J . Gilbert , J . ; II . G . Buss , P . Z ., E . ; G . Wilson , N . ; T . Cubitt , P . S . ; J .

R . Foulger , 1 st Asst . ; and the usual array of Past Principals , Comps . J . Smith , P . G ., D . C ., Treas . ; W . Carpenter , J . Brett , C . B . Payne , C . A . Cottebrune , ami V .. Sisson . " The M . F . Z . exalted Bros . Jas . Weaver . W . M . ( 862 ) ; and J . Gregory Webb ( 179 ) , to the supreme degree of R . A . Masons , after which the elections for the ensuiii ! ' year were proceeded with resulting unanimously

as follows : Comps . J . Coutts , Z . ; Gilbert , II . ; Wilson , J . ; liuss , K . ; Cubitt , N . ; Smith , Treas . : Foulger , P . S . The auditors were then chosen , after which the M . E . Z . with a few complimentary remarks appointed Comp . Weaver ( of the Royal Orchestral office , ) Organist to the chapter . A P . Z . ' s jewel having been voted by acclamation to the retiring M . E . Z ., the chapter was closed

and the companions then partook of a substantial banquet . Comps . Wingficld , J . ( 169 ) ; Tanner , J .-elect ( 975 ) ; and Ash , S . N . ( 169 ) , honoured the chapter with their presence as visitors , and severally responded to the compliment paid them in drinking their healths . An extremely pleasant evening was spent by all , and the members look forward to a happy reunion in March , when the installations will take place .

The New Vade Mecturi ( invented and manufactured by Charles II . Vincent , optician , of 23 , Windsorstreet , Liverpool ) consists of . a telescope well adapted for tourists , & c , to which is added an excellent microscope of "reat power and first-class definition , quite equal lo others

sold at ten times the price . Wonderful as it may seem , the price of this ingenious combination is only 3 s . 6 d ., and Mr . Vincent sends it ( carriage free ) anywhere , with printed directions , upon receipt of post-office order or stamps to the amount of 3 s . iod . —[ Advt . ]