Table Of Contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS .

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS : — Craft Masonry 22 ? Royal Arch 228 Mark Masonry 229 Knights Templar 229

Masonic Tidings ,. 23 ° Masonic Notes and Queries 230 Grand Masonic Ball 230 Misonic Ball at Brighton 230 Grand Masonic Ball at Barrow-in-Furness 230 Povincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire 230

ConitESPONDENCE : — installation of H . R . K . the Prince oi Wales 231 ' Compounding for Subscriptions 231 The United Orders of the Temple and Hospital 232

Masonic Musings 233 Notes on the Orders of the Temple and Hospital 234 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Kent 233 Lodge Meetings for next week 236 Advertisements 225 226 236 237 238 239 240

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o Craft U-tasoitrg .

SHEERXESS . —Adam ' s Lodge ( No . 138 ) . — The ceremony of installation of W . M ., and the appointment of the various officers for the ensuing year took place on Thursday last , Bro . George Beckwith being favoured with the distinguished honour . Forty-five of the brethren

assembled at 2 . 30 . p . m . at the Britannia Hotel , the spacious room having duly prepared for the ceremony , which was impressively performed according to the accustomed rites , & c , by Bro . Spears , P . M . and Treasurer ( 158 ) B . Z . and P . Prov . G . O . The lodge having been worked

in its several degrees by the retiring W . M ., Bro . Carpenter , the W . M . elect , Bro . Beckwith , was presented b y Bro . Bagshaw , P . M ., for the installation ceremony , which being completed with much carfulness b y Bro . Spears , the newl y installed W . M . proceeded to appoint his officers which

are as follows : —Bros . A . Oyston , S . W . ; Woodley , J . W . ; T . Townsend , P . Prov . G . R ., P . Z ., P . M ., Secretary ; Spears , P . M ., Treasurer ; Mitchell , S . D . ; Thurlow , J . D . ; Kelly , I . G . ; Foster , O . G . ; Simmonds and Dustan , Stewards ; and Carpenter the I . P . M . After the several

official appointments , the lodge was addressed by Bro . Spears , and closed according to ancient custom with solemn prayer . Subsequent to this the brethren adjourned to their Masonic Hall were a most recherche , banquet was provided by Mrs . Green , of the " Britannia , " and widow

of the late much respected and lamented Bro . John George Green , P . M . and P . P . J . D . of Kent . Eulogies were deservedly awarded for the very great care taken in providing for the necessary creature comforts , the tables being most tastefully decorated , ind ? pendent of the delicate though

substantial bill of fare . The lodge room presented quite a fairy-like appearance . There were present at the banquet fifty-six of the Craft , among whom were the following from various lodges . —No . 1174 , I ' entangle , Chatham , Bro Blakey , P . M . and P . I ' . A . DC . of Kent ; ' 1 he

Gundulph , JO ^ , Rochester , Bro . Geo . Watson , W . M . and P . G . S . of Kent ; The Lodge of Antiquity , 20 , Chatham , Bro . Edwards , W . M . ; and a strong muster of brethren from the " De Shutland , " 108 9 , Shemess . comprising the subjointd : — Bros . J . Hancock . W . M . ; W . Parm-ll

P M . and P . G . D . W . of Kent ; M . W . West , P . M . ; F . Jones , P . M . ; J . M . Rigg , S . W . ; A . Jngk-ton . J . W . ; H . Boutne , Sec . ; Lieut . Jo ' . ift ' e , R . N . ; W . J . Dutnall , H . G . Clarfcson , and E . Penny , R . N . ' 1 he accustomed Joyal and Masonic toasts were given and received with

enthusiasm , combined with songs and appropriate speeches , in which latter Bro . A . Sp-cars gave a most lucid and graphic history of the ancitnt Craft , which was well received . Harmony in every sense was pre-eminent , and the brethren dispersed about eleven p . m ., with expressions of general satisfaction .

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LODGE OF ISRAEL ( No . aojj ) . —The usual meeting of this lodge was held at the Cannonstreet Hotel , on Tuesday , March 2 . 5 th . Present Bros . Hogard , W . M . ; Ayden , J . W . ; Waylett , S . D . ; Buckland , J . D . ; Jacobs , I . G . ; Hall , M . C . ; Cook , P . M . and Treasurer ; Cohen , P . M .

and Hon . Sec . ; also Bros . Littam , P . M . ; Emmanuel , P . M . ; E . S . Jones , P . M . ; and other brethren . The W . M . in a masterly manner initiated Messrs . D . McLeod , T . V . W . Schade and E . Hood into our ancient Order , after which he passed Bro . S . Witmaan , and raised Bro .

Na } lor in a very impressive way . The names of eight gentlemen were proposed for initiation , subject to the ballot , this with six left from last summons will make fourteen waiting to join this lodge , so justly celebrated for the beautiful way in which all the ceremonies are given , and

will no doubt cause the W . M . to call a lodge of Emergency either before or after the next regular lodge . This being an oft" nig ht the brethren sat down to a cold collation , which was quite appreciated and the evening concluded in peace and harmony .

STOREHOUSE . —Metham Lodge ( No . 1205 ) . — The members of the Metham Lodge met at their lodge room , Caroline-place , Stonehouse , on Monday afternoon , March 17 th , fot the purpose of installing the W . M . for the ensuing year . There was a very large attendance , and amongst those

present were Bros . Powell , W . M . ( who presided ) , J . Elliott , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W . ; E . W . Cole , P . M . ; W . Browning , P . M ., P . P . A . D . C . ( 22 . 3 ) j J . May , P . M . ( 22 . 3 ); J . E . Alexander , P . M ., P . G . O . ( 666 ) ; J . Baxter , P . M . ( 354 ) ; E . Aitken Davies , P . M . P . G . Supt . Works ( reoc ;); J . Austin , P . M .

( 1399 ) , P . P-O . O . ; L . D . Westcott , P . M . ( 70 ) , P . P . G . Supt . Works ; C . Leigh , P . M . ; J . Montgomery , P . M ., P . G . Steward ; R . R . Rodd , P . P . G . S . W , Cornwall , P . P . G . Regis ., Devon . The attendance also inducted the Rev . W . Whittley , the Rev . T . Lemon , and W . Ventham . Bro .

Daniel Cross was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , and the ceremony of installation was ably and impressively performed by the W . M . of the past year , Bro . W . Powell . At the close of the installation , the W . M . appointed the following brethren his officers : —Bros . J .

Oxley Oxland , S . W . ; E . Northey , LW . ; J . Montgomery , Treas . ; Alexander White , Sec . ; Lieut . W . F . Mcllwaine , R . M ., S . D . ; W . Harris , J . D . ; A . Stake , D . C . ; T . Gibbons , Org ; W . H . King , I . G . ; Charles Hall , and E . Graves Stewards ; T . Moore , Tyler . The annual

banquet was held in the evening at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel , the W . M . elect , Bro . Daniel Cross , presiding . There were about eighty brethren present . The W . M . then gave the toast of " Her Majesty the Queen , " which was received with much enthusiasm . The D . P . G . M .

Bro . Metham , next proposed "The Prince of Wales and the Craft , " and in so doing he remarked that Masons , at any rate , should be true and loyal to the Prince , because he had been true and loyal to the Craft . There had not been one

occasion on which the Craft had called upon him to exercise the influence of his exalted position for the benefit of the Craft that he had failed to do so , and his Highness had lately exercised it in a manner that had carried comfort to the firesides

of many of their distressed brethren , for he had presided at a dinner which had enabled the Committee of Decayed Masons to extend the benefits of the fund from diiG to £ 3 6 a year , and to the Widows' Fund a proportionate increase . In addition to this , his Highness hail condescended to

become the Mastei of a lodge at Oxford , in which lodge he intended to initiate his own brother—( hear , hear ) . He was sure they would all join with him in wishing that the Prince ' . night livt for many years , and that every year might foster in him those virtues which he could not but

believe were sown in his breast from his birth , virtues which he derived from his excellent and noble father ; in hoping HI-O that he might live to be regarded and respited as his father was , and that Masons might always feel a delight in

calling him Brother —( applause ) . Br . Leigh proposed " The Grand Master , and Deputy Grand Master ; the Past G . M ., the Earl of Zetland , and the Past and Present Grand Officers . " Br . Metham responded , and said that the whole of the Grand Officers ruled the . fraternity throughout the

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country , not only with a great deal of urbanity , but also with a great deal of zeal and talent . The best proof they could have of this was , that among the many thousands of Masons who lived in England , there was seldom or ever any cause of complaint as to the manner in which the

duties of the Grand Officers were discharged . He made bold to say that as a body , not only on account of their illustrious rank , but also on account of their private and public virtues , they stood unequalled by any other body in this or in any other country —( applause ) . The W . M .,

proposed " The R . W . Br . the Rev . J . Huyshe , G . M . of Devon . " He had not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with their excellent Provincial Grand Master , but he knew enough of him to justify him in saying that in Br . Huyshe the province had been blessed , with

a good and faithful P . G . M . ; and his only fear was that , considering the great age which Br . Huyshe had reached , he would ere long be compelled to relinquish his high office , the duties of which he had so weli and so worthily discharged —( hear , hear ) . P . P . G . S . Br . Latimer responded

to the toast . The next toast on the list was that of the " Deputy Grand Master ot Devon , and the Provincial Grand Officers , Past and Present , " proposed by the W . M . Bro . Metham acknowledged the toast , and replying to an observation of the W . M . that he

attended to Masonry , probably to the sacrifice of his other duties , he stated that he never did a thing which was Masonic or otherwise until he had first attended to his professional duties . This was one of the best lessons a young Mason

could have . Masonry was to him , and ought to be to every one else , a great luxury . Let them first complete their daily avocation , and when that was over they might go to their lodges and do the business which had there to be done in

the same spirit and with the same conscientiousness as they discharged their other private and public duties . If they acted differently to this they were not true Masons . He was proud to be able to tell them that at the recent meeting in London the province of Devon sent up the

noble sum of ^ £ 4000 , which was three times as much as that forwarded by any other province in England —( loud applause ) . Br . Col . Elliott proposed the " Worshipful Master , " a toast which was very warmly received . The W . M ' ., in returning thanks , assured the brethren that

whether he was in office or out of it , it would always be his aim to do what good he could to the lodge and to Masonry in general . The W . M ., then proposed the health of the Immediate Past Master , Br . Powell , to whom , he said , must in a great measure be ascribed the success of Metham

Lodge . All who had been present at their meetings must have noticed the excellent manner in which the duties of the lodge had been carried out by the I . P . M ., who had thoroughly mastered the various rituals connected with the many offices through which it was necessary to pass

before the W . M . ' s chair was reached . During the last twelve months Br . Powell had not been absent from a single lodge meeting , and in addition to thanking him for his services he had gn . at pleasure in presenting him with a Past Master ' s jewel . The W . M ., then affixed the

jewel to Br . Powell ' s breast , and the I . P . M ., acknowledged the gift in appropriate terms . In proposing the toast of "Ihe Past Masters , " the W . M ., spoke in hi gh terms of the valuable services which had bo .-n rendi-red to the Lodge by Bros . Col . Elliott and C . Leigh .

lo the former must be ascribed not onl y the prosperity , but the foundation of the lodge , whilst the latter , although a Past Master , had been most n gultr in his attendance , having bien present at no less than twenty meetings during the last twelve months . Br . Ccl . Elliott , in responding ,

said he took a very great interest in Metham Lodge , and regretted that his many other duties prevented him from attending oftetier than he now did . Speaking of Br . Powell , he observed , that in the whole of his Masonic career he never nut with an Immediate Past Master who performed

the ceremony of installation in the able manner in which it was done that day by the I . P . M . ( Hear , hear ) . Br . Cole , P . M ., added that it was about the finest piece . of Masonry he had ever witnessed in his life . ( Applaus ?) . Bro . Montgomery , P . M ., P . G . S ., Trcas ., returned tl ) 3 JlkSj and expressed hjs