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. Steward ; J . Miles , P . M . ; E . Mackney , P . M . ; P . McCallum , W . M . 763 ; G . Churchley , Ricketts , Chilcott , Scars , Spurrell , Patmore , Egerton , Tyer , Bryant , Hcelcy , Jardinc , W . M . 140 ; Wells , Parker , Charlton , Tebay , Wilkins , . Smith , Butt , Bray , P . M . 483 ; visitors—Bros . W . Russell , W . M . 1464 ; Terry , Sec . Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution j Rcutcr , W . M . 1109 ; Knight . P . Prov . G . D . C ,

W . M . fiij ; Neville , P . M . 765 ; Henderson , P . M . 13 ; Cuiel , W . M . 1050 ; Nicholls , P . M . 1050 ; Vilty , 23 , California , Doughty , W . M . 483 ; Corky , 913 ; Grook , 1464 ; Chuney , 700 ; E . Lush , 140 , Poole , W . M . 1320 ; Downie , 140 ; Cheshire , 860 ; C . E . Jardine , W . M . 5 6 ; Hughes , 231 : Skilliter , 77 ; W . II . Poole , 623 ; Butt , 700 ; Harryman , 23 ; Baynes , 77 . Thc lodge was opened

in thc First Degree , when the minutes of thc previous meeting were read and confirmed . Lodge opened in the Second Degree , when thc W . M ., Bro . Russell , presented Bro . Thompson , the W . M . elect , to Bro . Mackney , the Installing Master , for installation . Lodge opened in the Third Degree , all but Installed Masters retired , when _ a Board of Installed Masters was formed , and Bro .

Thompson duly installed with all ancient rites . Board of Installed Masters closed , when thc Master Masons were admitted , . the W . M . proclaimed , and saluted according to custom . Lodge closed in the Third Degree , when the Fellow Crafts were admitted , the W . M . proclaimed and saluted . Lodge closed in the Second Degree , the E . A . admitted , the W . M . proclaimed and saluted . The following brethren were

then appointed as officers for the ensuing year , and invested : —Bros . Kingstone , S . W . ; J . J . Davison , J . W . ; N . Martin , P . M ., Treas . ; Harvey , P . M ., Sec . ; Wills , S . D . ; Wingrove , J . D . ; Churchley , I . G . ; Scars , D . C ; Wells , Steward ; Egerton , Steward . After thc usual addresses , and a vote of thanks unanimously accorded to Bro . Mackney , Installing Master , the lodge was closed in due

form with prayer , and the brethren repaired to banquet , served in Bro . Bray ' s usual good style , 5 6 sitting down . Thc W . M . proposed " Thc Queen and the Craft , " which was received with musical honours , Bro . Miles singing the solo ofthe National Anthem . " The M . W . G . M . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales" being the next toast , was most enthusiastically received by the brethren . The toasts of " The

Pro G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon , "" The Prov . G . M . of Kent , Lord Holmsdale , " and "The Prov . Grand Officers " followed , all of which were received with due honour . The I . P . M . Bro . Russell , then proposed " The Health of the W . M ., Bro . Thompson , " in highly eulogistic terms , and the W . M . in responding , thanked the brethren for the very hearty manner in which they had received the toast . Thc

I . P . M . in performing it had , he thought , very much flattered him ; but he hoped always to retain the esteem which the brethren had evinced by electing him to the high position he held at the present time , by occupying the chair of K . S . He would fulfil the proud position to thc very best of his abilities , and he doubted not the officers of the lodge would give him that assistance which was

necessary in all ceremonies ; that they might lose none of their beauty or solemnity during the time he had the honour of presiding over the lodge . " The Health of the I . P . M . " was then proposed by the W . M ., who spoke of the services rendered to the lodge during the past twelve months , and as a token of the manner in which his ( Bro . Russell ' s ) services were appreciated , he had great pleasure in

attaching to his left breast a P . M . jewel , unanimously voted by thc lodge , and he hoped T . G . A . O . T . U . would long spare Bro . Russell to wear it . The Last Rose of Summer was then sung in Bro . Tibby ' s best style , and Bro . Russell , in replying , thanked the W . M . for thc many kind things said in his ( Bro . Russell ' s ) favour ; but he was not aware he merited such a testimonial . He was exceedingly

obliged to thc brethren for the handsome jewel , but he thought when he was elected to the chair of K . S . it was the greatest honour they could have bestowed on him , and he could not find words to express how grateful he was for the kind manner in which they had shewn their approval of his past | serviccs , which had not been arduous , but labours of love , and he could only most heartily express his

gratitude for the present . " Thc Installing Master and P . M . ' s of the Lod ge " was then proposed by the W . M ., and he said this might be considered a home toast , for he was sure much depended upon the P . M . 's , and those who aspired to thc hi gh office he now filled , would do well to emulate thc

worthy manner in which those P . M . ' s had performed their duties . Bro . Mackney responded for the toast , and said it was a pleasurable duty to him to assist his lodge at any time , and whether as Installing Master or otherwise , he was always only too glad to be with the lodge . The W . M . then claimed the attention of thc brethren for a few

moments in proposing " The Masonic Charities . " Bro . Terry , Secretary to thc Aged Freemasons' Institution , replied in what was really the speech of the evening . Bro . Terry said it was a great pleasure for him to be with thc Lodge of Emulation that evening , for he always visited a lodge m Kent feeling proud of the noble support the province gave to thc charities . It was part of their duties as

Masons never forgotten , and he could thank most heartily the Kentish brethren for thc generous and persistent support they gave to thc three institutions in years gone by . Whatever the outside world might say about Masonry being only a cloak for eating and drinking , thc meeting a week since , when £ 7 , 300 was brought into thc funds of 'he Girls' School by thc Lord Mayer , which provided for

150 young girls , from 8 to 16 years of age , to be clothed and educated , and to be made good and useful women ; and on 7 th July , when thc Boys' School festival would be held , when , if report speaks truly , lhc sum would reach five figures ( not less than £ 10 , 000 ) , when the Pro G . M . of

England would preside , and that would mean the providing f'r 176 young lads with thc same advantages wc were living to give our own sons . In January last the list of •Si'r ; sc ! ip ; icns to the Institution for Aged Freemasons amounted to from £ 6 , 000 10 ^ 7 , , which supported 246 old men and women . Some people might sneer at Freemasonry

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and call it hard names , but something practical remained , and he would'defy any remarks to contradict or refute the great truth that brotherly love relief and truth were thc grand watchwords of the Order . Two others had been brought immediately to the notice of the Craft by the M . W . G . M . thc Prince of Wales , loyalty and charity ; the loyalty of the brethren was never questioned , for it was deeply rooted in

our hearts , and the charity to each other only received a fresh impetus by the words of our Royal brother the M . W . G . M ., the Prince of Wales , and he could only thank thc brethren of Kent for their undeviating support to the three institutions , and wish God speed to the whole charities of the Order . "Thc Visitors , " proposed by theW . M ., was responded to by Bro . Russell , of the ErasmusWilson Lodge ,

and Bro . C . H . Jardine , of the U . S . A . Craft . Bro . Russell could only feel , proud of the honour of coupling his name with the toast , for he looked forward to many years of mutual prosperity for the Lodge of Emulation 299 , and he hoped it would not be considered an undeserved compliment when he said he had never been so pleased in visiting any lodge as that evening , for it had been a great treat

to witness the thorough manner in which Bro . Mackney had performed thc installation ceremony . He had witnessed Masonry in Egypt and India , and he had been much edified by what had taken place that evening . He returned his sincere thanks for the kind manner in which the health of thc visitors had been proposed and received , and he would give way for his Bro . Jardine . Bro . Jardine

felt a peculiar pleasure in replying to the toast , for though he was made , passed and raised , in the wide world he was a Dartfordian , it was his native place . He could speak from experience of the firm ties of Masonry , and g ive much information with respect to the Craft in the new world , and in referring to the expedition about to start for thc Arctic Regions , asked whether

it was beyond the bounds of possibility that Masonry might extend even farther than it had yet , and that perhaps a lodge of Freemasons might be established even under the very Pole itself . 1 le gave many instances of the fellowship of the Craft , and the bonds that tied each member of the Craft true to each other , and hoped many of the fraternity would avail themselves of visiting America upon

thc occasion of celebrating their centenary , where they would receive such a welcome as only Masons could give . "The Officers of thc Lodge" and thc Tyler ' s toast brought to a conclusion one of the most successful meetings of this old Kentish Lodge . Bro . Knight presided at the harmonium , and Bros . De Jersey , Butt , Lush , Fletcher and Chilcott rendered capital songs after thc toasts , which contributed

much to the enjoyment of thc brethren . LEICESTER . — J O'GAUNT LODGE ( NO . 523 ) . —Thc ordinary monthly meeting of thc John O'Gaunt Lodge No . 523 , was held on Thursday , the 2 cth ultimo , at the Freemasons' Hall , on which occasion there was a numerous assemblage of thc brethren , including Bro . S . S . Partridge , Prov . Grand Sec , W . M . ; F . J . Baines , I . P . M . ;

G . Toller , P . M . ; W . B . Smith ,-P . M . ; A . M . Duff , P . M . ; Clement Stretton , P . P . G . W . ; C E . Stretton , P . G . A . D . C ; I . W . Smith , W . M . 279 ; E . Mason , S . W . 1391 ; J . T . Thorp . S . W . ; T . A . Wykes , Sec ; A . Ross , S . D . ; R . Taylor , J . D . ; W . Le Shout , I . G . ; G . B . Atkins , J . Farmer , Perseverance Lodge , 329 , Ohio , U . S . A ., and others . Thc lodge was opened in due form , the minutes of thc previous

meeting were read and confirmed , and Mr . M . P . Cormac-McCormack , L . R . C . P ., was unanimously approved by ballot as a candidate for initiation . The attentive ear of thc neophyte received from the instructive tongue of the W . M . those sacred mysteries of the First Degree which arc safely lodged in thc repository of faithful breasts . Bro . I . T . Thorp , S . W ., a young Mason of considerable

ability , was unanimously elected W . M . for thc ensuing year ; as also Bro . W . B . Smith , P . M ., to thc important office of Treasurer of the Lodge . JERSEY . —LODGE LA CESAREE ( NO 590 ) . —Thc twentyfourth anniversary meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Temple , on Thursday , thc 27 th of May , and was , as usual , well attended , for thc purpose of initiating a

profane and installing thc newly elected W . M . Soon after three o ' clock p . m . the lodge was opened by Bro . Ph . W . Binet , I . P . M ., in thc unavoidable absence of Bro . Jos . Pallot , W . M ., visited by a very serious illness , who was assisted by Bros . H . E . Durell , S . W . ; A . Grant , J . W . ; A . Schmitt , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . W ., Sec . ; Dr . Durell , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . W ., Treas . ; Geo . J . Rcnouf , P . M ., P . G . S . W . ;

A . Viel , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; J . Oatley , P . M ., P . G . J . W ., & c , & c . Thc minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . A ballot was taken for Captain A . Briard and declared to be unanimous in favour of his admission , who , being in attendance , was , according to ancient custom , initiated into the secrets and mysteries of the Order . The lodge was opened in thc Second Degree .

Bro . Schmitt took thc chair as Installing Master , when Bros . Ph . W . Binet and Geo . J . Rcnouf presented Bro . Grant as W . M . elect . Thc customary enumeration of duties was made and acknowledged ; thc ancient charges read and sincerely assented to , and the Obi . of M . W . elect administered . The lodge was opened in thc Third Degree , and all who had not passed thc chair were then called to

withdraw . A Board of Installed Masters was formed , among whom were W . Bros . Ph . W . Binet , J . Durell , G . J . Rcnouf , J . O . Lc Sueur , P . M . 491 , P . G . Sec ; Ed . Martel , W . M . 95 8 , P . G . D . C . ; J . Oatley , W . Z . Pugsley , P . M ., W . M . 241 ; , P . Prov . G . J . W . ; M . Gallichan , P . M . and W . M . 877 , P . Prov . G . S . W . ; G . Rogers , P . M . 1003 , & c . Thc installing Master then duly placed Bro . A . Grant in

the chair of K . S ., according to immemorial custom . After the board had been closed , the several classes of Master Masons , Fellow Crafts , and Entered Apprentices were in turn admitted . The processions , greetings , and proclamations were gone through , and the impressive address to thc W . M . and Officers delivered , after which the W . M . appointed the followin ' g to be his officers for the ensuing year , Bro . A . Schmitt in each case officiating and offering

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appropriate observations , viz : —Bros . Advocate Durell , S . W . ; Capt . Ph . Messervy , J . W . ; J . Durell , re-elected Treas . ; H . Jordon , S . D . ; Jno . LeGros , J . D . ; A . Gallichan , I . G . ; H . Du Jardin , Ty ler ; and thc W . M . invested Bro . A . Schmitt as Sec The proceedings connected with the ceremony of installation having been brought to a close , the Secretary read the minutes of the Audit

Committee , which contained a number of suggestions ancl recommendations . It was proposed by the Secretary , seconded by the Treasurer , and unanimously resolved , that this report be received , approved , and entered on the minutes ; and that the recommendations of the Board to the lodge be adopted . The Secretary , faithful to the custom he has been acting upon for some time past , read , fcr

the information of the members , a summary sketch of the proceedings during the tenure of office by the retiring W . M . In concluding he paid a well-deserved eulogium on Bro . Pallot , and proposed aresolution , " That some token be presented to the I . P . M ., Bro . Pallot , as a visible testimony of our feelings of gratitude , of esteem , and of fraternal affection for his zeal , his enthusiastic attachment

to the Craft , and the admirable and intelligent manner in which he has discharged all his onerous obligations . " The proposition , being seconded by Bro . A . Viel , passed unanimously . The Secretary proposed , seconded by the Treasurer , and carried unanimously , " That the sum of £ 3 be gracefully voted by the lodge towards the relief of a worthy and highly deserving Bro . ' , P . M . 245 , who has been

unmercifully victimised by the collapse of the Joint Stock Bank , and lately seriously paralyzed . " No other business offering , thc lodge was closed at six o ' clock in perfect harmony , and the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room . Thc W . M ., who of course presided , was supported on his right by Bros . Schmitt , Benham , Martel , J . O . Le Sueur ; and on his left by P . M . Durell , Binch , Viel ,

Renouf , Oatley , & c . The usual loyal toasts and others were proposed and duly responded to . A special toast , " Bros . Dr . H . Hopkins and W . J . Hughan , the first Hon . G . S . D . of England , Hon . Members ofthe Lodge , " was not forgotten . The proceedings were enlivened by songs from Bros . Jordon , Binch , Oulon , Carre , & c , and the brethren separated before ten o ' clock .

BRECON . —BRECKNOCK LODGE ( NO . 651 ) . — A few evenings since the Freemasons at Brecon entertained Bro . Frederick Broughton , P . M . 651 , P . P . J . G . W ., P . M . 40 , Ireland , & c , to a banquet at the Castle Hotel , prior to his departure for Canada . Brother Broughton has attained a high degree of personal popularity , both among his brother Masons and every other section of the local

community , and his departure is very greatly regretted on all hands . The banquet was presided over by Bro . E . C . Phillips , the Worshipful Master 631 , and there were also present Bros . Edward J . Morris , D . Prov . G . M . ; James G . Hall , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; M . Tennant , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Richard Eve . P . Prov . S . G . W ., Hants , and P . Prov . G . Purst ., South Wales ; John Jones , Prov . G . Treasurer ; W .

Whittington , Prov . G . Secretary ; Henry Green , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; H . St . G . Caulfield , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; Herbert Rich , P . Prov . G . Steward ; James Goodall , W . M ., No . 237 ; W . P . Garrett , S . W ., No . 3 64 ; Rd . Webb , Treasurer , 631 ; Dd . Evans , John Gwynne-Vaughan , & c , & c . After an excellent dinner , the toast of " The Queen and the

Craft" was given from the chair , and heartily received . Thc Worshipful Master afterwards said >—Brethren , the next toast I have the honour of introducing to your notice is a toast which will be drunk with emotion by some and with enthusiasm by all . It is " The Health of our Grand Master . " Any one who was present the other day at his installation , and who saw those serried lines—as Earl

Carnarvon called , them—of blue and silver , and purple and gold , would not doubt for one moment that Masonry was stronger than ever ; and no one who heard the stately and heartfelt thanks of our Grand Master , as they welled from his very inmost heart up our ranks , and observed the marked tremor that characterised thc latter part of his speech , could doubt for one moment that our Grand

Master was not only a Mason in heart , but also in deed . Brethren , you , no doubt , ' saw a very good account of that installation — a ceremony which has not had its equal before in the annals of Freemasonry — in thc Times ; but I hope I may be pardoned for saying that 1 trust a great many of you did not see the article which the Times thought proper to write upon it . It was

an article meaning , no doubt , to give scant-praise , but at the sametimeridiculingFreemasonry . I donotknowwhetheryou saw it yourselves , but it was an article that accused Freemasonry of lavishncss in its charities and childishness in its organisation . With regard to the first charge , I would say that you cannot do a good thing too well . And with regard to thc second , if those ten thousand brethren who

assembled in London to do honour to their Master were children , all 1 can say is that proud must be thc mother who can produce such children . Brethren , I assert that that article was not worthy of a paper of the magnitude of the Times , far less was it worthy of a body of men who are received with acclamation and honour in every quarter of thc globe , and whose enemies number but a few despots ,

who , fearing right-minded men , throw cold water on our works and our charities . Brethren , I can only tell you that if Freemasonry is childish it must cease to exist , but if Freemasonry is carried out in its purity it must remain to the end . I give you " The Health of our most Worshipful Grand Master . " Thc toast was received with great cordiality . Thc Worshipful Master next proposed thc toasts of " The R . W . Prov . Grand Master , " and " The W . Dep .

Prov . Grand Master , " which were heartily received . Thc Dep . Prov . G . M ., in responding , said that on the part of thc Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master and himself , he could say that the departure of Bro . Broughton from the province of the eastern division of South Wales was a departure they greatly deplored . This statement would be felt more especially by the Brecon Lodge , for there they had been especially and directly aided by the