Mark M Asonry.

Whichcord Beaumont , R . N ., Staff Surgeon of H . M . S . Penelope , who entered the Mark Degree under the Scotch system , and now applied for affiliation to the Grand Lodge , and to join this lodge . The ballot being unanimous in his favour , Bro , Beaumont was dulv obligated , the short

ceremony being performed by the V . W . Grand Secretary . Bro . Philip Cornell , of the Freeman Lodge , Stowmarket , was accepted as a joining member . The ballot was next taken for the following brethren , candidates for advancement : Bros . Lemuel Callaway , of the Prince of Wales' Lodge ;

Jair . cs Fraser , of the Prudence Lodge , Buenos Ayres ; Arthur Durance George and Charles F . Long , of the British Union Lodge ; L . J . Watts and G W . Smith , of the Angel Lodge , Colchester . The whole of the brethren being present , except Bro . Watts , thev were introduced , obligated , and

advanced to the honourable degree of Mark Master , the beautiful and dramatic ceremony being ably performed by the W . M . At its conclusion , he resigned the gavel to the Grand Secretary , who then proceeded to obligate Bro . Emra Holmes , 31 , W . M .-elect . The brethren below the chair having

retired , a Board of Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . Holmes was installed into the chair of Adoniram . The brethren were then re-aelmitteel , and the impressive ceremonial of installation was proceeded with , Several brethren were afterwards proposed for advancement . The W . M . appointed

and invested the following as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros , the Rev . R . N . Sanderson , M . A ., ' I . P . M . ; E . Robertson , S . W . ; G . Cresswell , J . W . ; C . T . Townsend , Sec . ; W . Cuckow , Treas . ; Rev . T . G . Beaumont , Chaplain ; W . T . Westgatc , D . C .: G . Card Pye , M . R . I . P . A ., Reg . of Marks

Dr . Beaumont , K . N ., M . O . ; P . Cornell , S . O . ; Sergeant-major Calthorpe , J . O . ; C . F . Long , S . D . ; Arthur Durance George , J . D . ; G . W . Smith , I . G . ; and G . Spalding , Tyler . The brethren afterwards retired to a substantial banc'iiet , served by Bro . Spalding in capital style . On the removal ot the

cloth , the W . M . proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , especially elwclling on the illness of the Prince of Wales , and the hopeful reports of the last few days . He called upon the brethren to drink to the better health of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . The toast was drunk with every expression

of loyalty and respect . The W . M . then gave the " Grand Master , the Rev . Raymond Portal , and the Past and Present Grand Officers . " He coupled with the toast the name of Bro . Binckes , the V . W . Grand Secretary , speaking in very eulogistic terms of his abilities , and thanking him very warmly on

the part of the lodge for his kindness in coming to conduct the installation ceremony that evening . Bro . Binckes respondetl in brief but happy terms , and with his usual eloquence and good taste . The W . M . next proposed " The I . P . M ., " whom he spoke of as the most enthusiastic , talented , a'iid learned

brother in Suffolk . The toast was very cordially received . Bro . Sanderson thanked the brethren for the kind way in which they had drunk his health . He disclaimed the praises of the W . M ., whose health he then proposed . The W . W . briefly replied . Several other toasts were duly honoured , and the brethren separatctl at a late hour .

Scotland.

SCOTLAND .

GLASGOW . The companions of the Caledonian Unity Chapter , No . 73 , met in their hall , Buchanan-street , on Thursday , the 7 th ultimo , Comp . D . Gilchrist , Z ., presiding , supported by Comps . G . M 'Donald , H . ; G . W . Wheeler , J . ; J . Figord , P . S . ; and G . M'Leod , Scribe E . The chapter having been opened in the

Mark Degree , Bros . John Hay and Andrew Hay , of the Thistle and Rose Lodge , were introduced anel advanced to the Mark Degree , they afterwards receiving the Chivalric Degree . A convocation of the Holy Royal Arch was then opened , when Bros . Berwick , Silverstone , and Ellestone received the

degree of Excellent Master , and were afterwards duly exalted to Arch . The whole of the ceremonies were performed by Comp . Gilchrist , who was ably assisted by his officers . Amongst ihe visitors were Comps . T . Singlelon , Z . 87 ; 'J ' . Canadian , P . Z . 87 ; C . Reidpatli , Scribe E . 87 ; R . Hepburn , J . 67 ;

and J . Bruce , 69 . The Girvan Encampment of High Knights Templar , No . 32 , met in their own hall on Tuesday , the 1 ilh ultimo , under the presidency of Sir Kt . R . Bell , M . N . C ., assisted by the following Sir Knights : T . E . Spurs , C . G . ; M . Canadian , C . C . ; T . Love ,

Acting S . C . ; Dugald Butler , J . C ; Wheeler , Sec , acting as Prelate . The folioiving companions Slaving been balloted for , were duly elected , and nfterwards created and dubbed as Knights of the Temple : James Jordan , P . M . 73 ( S . C ) , P . M . 1019

( I . C ) , and P . Z . 73 ; Colin M'Kenzie , 50 ; and Wm . King . 89 . After the ceremonies , which were impressively rendered by Sir Kt . Bell , Sir Kt . the Rev . John Cameron Stewart was elected as Prelate , Sir Kt . Hunter having been compelled to resign in conseriuence of his removal .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending Friday , January 12 , 1872 . The Editor will be glad to have notice from Secretaries of lodges anel chapters of any change in place or time of meeting . SATURDAY , J . 6 . General Committee Boys' School , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 .

Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granny , New Cross-road , at 7 ; Bro . C . S . Dillcy , Preceptor . Sphinx Lodge of Instruction ( 1329 , Stirling Castle , Camberwell , at 7 ; Bros . Thomas and Worthington , Preceptors . Mount Sinai Chapter of Instruction , Union Tavern , Airstreet , at S ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor .

MONDAY , J . 8 . Lodge 5 , St . George & Corner-stone , Freemasons'Hall . ,, 29 , St . Alban ' s , Albion Tav ., Alclcrsgate-street . , > 59 , Royal Naval , Freemasons' Hall . ,, ¦ 90 , St . John ' s , ,, 193 , Confidence , Anderton ' s Hotel , Flcet-slreel .

,, S 79 , Peckham , Maismore Arms , Beckham . ,, 1366 , Highgate , Gatehouse Hotel , Highgate . Chap . 22 , Mount Sion , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-st . Mark Loelge , St . Mark ' s , Masons' Tav ., Mason ' s Avenue , Basinghall-street . Reel + Conclave , Planlagencl , No . 2 , Caledonian Hotel , Robert-street , Adelphi .

Strong Man Lodge of Instruction ( 45 ) , Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell , at S ; Bro . James Terry , Preceptor . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Feiichurch-street Station , at 7 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at S ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel ,

Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 , Bro . E . Goltheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile Fuel , at 7 for S . St . James' Union Lodge of Instruction ( 1 S 0 ) , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street ( opposite Pantheon ) , Oxford-street , at S ; Bro . J . R . Stacey , Preceptor .

Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at S ; Bro . C . G . Willey , P . M . 1155 , Preceptor . St . John of Wapp ' mg Lodge of Instruction ( 1306 ) , Gun Tavern , High-street , Wapping , at 7 ; Bro . T . Mortlock , Preceptor .

TUESDAY , J . 9 . Lodge 46 , OU \ Uwioei , Tevmemis Hotel , Omnon-stYeti . ,, 1 G 6 , Union , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-strcet . „ 1 S 0 , St . James ' s Union , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 19 S , Percy , Ship and Turtle Tav ., Lcadenhall-st . „ 211 , St . Michael ' s , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-st . ,, 54 S , Wellington , White Swan , Deptford .

,, 917 , Cosmopolitan , Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st . i > 933 , Doric , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . DomatieLodgeof Instruction , Palmerston Tav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . Faith Loelge of Instruction , Artillery Arms ,

Rochesterrow , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrttne , Preceptor . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodgeof Instruction ( 753 ) Knights

of St . John ' s Tavern , St . John ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Sydney Lodge of Instruction ( S 29 ) , Cambridge Hotel , Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 . Ben Jouson Lodge of Instruction , Ben Jonson , Gooclman's-yard , at 8 . Florence Nightingale Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall ,

William-street , Woolwich , at 7 . 30 . Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , Gladstone Tavern , Bishopsgate-st . Within , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Bolton ( W . M . 1227 ) , Preceptor . St . Marylebone Loelge of Instruction ( 1305 ) , British Stores Tavern , New-street , Si . John ' s Wood , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .

WEDNESDAY , J . 10 . Committee R . M . Benevolent Institution , at 3 . Lodge II , Enoch , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 13 , Union Waterloo , Masonic Hall , Woolwich . ,, 15 , Kent , Guildhall Coffee House , Gresham-st . ,, S 7 , Vilruvian , White Hart Hotel , College-street , Lambeth .

,, 147 , Justice , White Swan Tavern , Deptford . ,, 238 , Pilgrim , Shi )) and Turtle , Leadcnhall-slreet . ,, 749 , Bclgrave , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street .. ,, 781 , Merchant Navy , Silver Tavern , Burdett-roatl , Li m chouse . „ 1017 , Monlcliorc , Freemasons' Hall . ; , 1228 , Beaconlree , private rooms , Leytonstone .

,, 1306 , St . John of Wapping , Gun Tavern , Highstreet , Wapping . Pythagorean Lo Ige of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich , at 8 ; J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 22 S ) , the Grafton Arms , Prince of Wales' Road , Kentish Town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor .

Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroad , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Iloxlon , at 8 . Confidence Lodge of Instruction , Railway Tav ., Londonstreet , City , at iyz . Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Parkroad , Peckham ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . II . W . Lindus , Preceptor .

THURSDAY , J AN . II . Quarterly General Court Girls' School , Freemasons' Hall , at 12 . Lodge 19 , Royal Athelstan , Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st . ,, 91 , Regularity , Freemasons' Hall .

„ 206 , Friendship , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . ,, 263 , Bank of England , ,, 534 , Polish National , Freemasons' Hall . ,, S 60 , Dalhousie , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 1076 , Capper , Marine Hotel , Victoria Docks , West Ham .

,, 12 SS , 1 ' msbury Park , r msbury Park Tavern , Seven Sistcrs' -road , Holloway . ,, 1 3 , Emblematic , Tulse Hill ' Hotel , Tulse Hill . Chap . 206 , Hope , Globe Hotel , Royal-hill , Greenwich . ,, 554 , Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . Rosicrucian Society of England , Freemasons'Tavern . The R . A . Chapter at Improvement , Freemasons' Hall ,

at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Ceremony , explanation of R . A . ) ewel and Solids , part sections . Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Goat and Compasses , Euston-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Fan mure Lodge of Instruction ( 720 ) , Balham Hotel , Balham , at 7 ; Bro . John Thomas , Preceptor . Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern ,

Bath-street , City-road ; Bro . Stean , Preceptor . Unitetl Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes , Mile-cnd-roacl , at S ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . St . George ' s Lodge , of Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill Greenwich , at S . Chigwcll Lodge of Instruction , Balel-faced Stag Hotel , Buckhurst Hill , at 7 . 30 .

FRIDAY , J . 12 . Lodgel 57 , Bedford , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 177 , Domatie , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Chap . 33 , Britannic , Freemasons' Hall . K . T . Encampment , Mount Calvary D , London Tavern , Bishopsgale-strcet . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . ' s ,

Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , Portugal Iltl ., Fleetstreet , at 7 ; Bro . Brett , Preceptor . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Iltl . Spring-gardens , Charing-cross ; Br . Pulsford , Preceptor Doric Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mile enel-raael , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Sa ^ eu , Pveceptov .

Stability Lodge of Instruction , Guildhall Tavern , 33 , Grcsham-street , at 6 ; Bio . II . Muggeiidge , Preceptor . Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Air , street , Regent-st ., at 8 ; Bro . W . Watson , Preceptor . Burgoyne Lodge of Instruction , Grafton Arms , Prince of Wales' Road , N . W ., at S . St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 144 ) , Gladstone Tavern ,

Brompton-road , S . W . United Pilgrims' Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Edinburgh , Sheplicrd's-Iane , Brixton , at 7 ; Bro . J . Thomas , P . M ., Preceptor . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion , Fenny-fields , Poplar , at 7 ; Br . D . S . Potts , Preceptor , St . James' Lodge of instruction , Gregorian Arms Tavern ,

Jamaica-road , Bermondscy , at S . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tav ., Victoriaroad , Deptford , at 8 . Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction ( 1278 ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at S ; Bro . Geo . W . Verry , Preceptor . Clapton Lodge of Instruction , White Hart , Clapton , at

7 . 30 ; Bro . John Saunders , Preceptor . Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction ( 1298 ) , The Castle Tavern , Holloway , at S ; Bro . R . Lee , P . M . 193 , AV . M . 129 S . Preceptor . Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction ( No . 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Grccmvicli-roatl , at 8 ; Comp . W , West Smith , Preceptor .

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