Royal Arch.

Percival , and Co ., and thc Wanderers' Chapter would , as soon as their preliminary expenses were defrayed , follow the example of the Wanderers' Lodge , and support the Masonic Charities . The M . E . Z . next gave " The Press , " and reminded the companions that the Freemason had , both

at the consecration of the Wanderers' Lodge and at that of the Wanderers' Chapter , given long and accurate reports of the proceedings , which were a great credit to that newspaper . Comp . H . Massey acknowledged the compliment , and the Janitor ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

RAMSGATE . —Holmesdale Lodge ( No . 129 ) . —The installation meeting of this flourishing lodge was held at the Royal Hotel , Ramsgate , on Thursday , the 28 th ult ., and was well attended by members and Provincial Grand Officers . The lodge was honoured on this occasion by the presence of the R . W . Provincial Grand Mark Master , the Rev . G . W . Sicklemore , the W . Bro .

W . Snowden , Deputy Prov . G . M . M . ; the W . Bro . Jas . S . Eastes , Deputy Prov . G . M . ( Craft ) for Kent ; the V . W . Bro . James Stevens , P . G . J . O ., and by several other important Prov . Grand Officers , members of the lodge . Previous meetings having cleared thc agenda paper , the business of installation of the W . M . M . elect was immediately , after the opening of the lodge by Bro . T . C .

Harrison and the confirmation of thc minutes , proceeded with . The V . W . Bro . James Stevens , P . G . J . O ., having taken the chair of A ., the outgoing Master presented Bro . R . J . Emmerson , the W . M . elect , and that worthy and distinguished brother was-duly installed as W . M . with full ceremonial , musical service , and addresses . The officers for the ensuing year were appointed and invested in the

following order , viz .: Bros . the Rev . —Robinson . 'S . W . ; W . Searles , J . W . ; Jas . S . Eastes , M . O . ; F . W . Hallett , S . O . ; C . J . Ayton , J . O . ; H . Friend , Reg . of M . and Secretary ; Lewis Finch , Treasurer ; A . W . Conquest , S . D . ; G . W . Greenhill , J . D . ; A . Aubrey , Organist ; I . J . Tulman , I . G . ; Jas . S . Harris and Chancellor , Stewards ; and Rolfe , Tyler . Bro . George Page officiated as D . C . At the . conclusion of

the ceremony Bro . Finch , P . M ., proposed , and Bro . Elleron , P . M ., seconded , a vote of thanks to Bro . Stevens for his services as Installing Master—services which he had annually rendered since the formation of the lodge , and which thc members hoped might be continued for many years to come . The vote was unanimously carried and cordially acknowledged , Bro . Stevens

expressing his great gratification as to the progress of the lodge and the support afforded by its several Past Masters , all of whom , except Bro . J . W . Smith , now in India , and with whom he had frequent correspondence , never failed to be present on these occasions . Having had the honour to instal all previous W . M . ' s in this lodge , he looked forward to fulfil the like duty on future occasions . Propositions

having been taken the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to a liberal banquet , provided in the well-known satisfactory style associated with Bro . Hiscock ' s management of the Royal . The usual toasts were admirably proposed by thc W . M ., and each received able response . The entire proceedings were greatly appreciatetl by all present , and universal regret at parting was expressed when the hour for separation arrived .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

LIVERPOOL . —The Alpass Encampment . —A conclave of the Knights attached to the Alpass Encampment stationed at Liverpool , was held within thc Masonic Hall , Hope-street , on Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., at five o ' clock . Punctual to the time , Sir Knight Richard Brown , E . C , assumed his place , and opened thc conclave , supported by a full circle of officers . Sir Knight H . S . Alpass , P . E . C ., was unanimously elected E . C . for the ensuing year , and

Sir Knight H . Firth was unanimously re-elecled Treasurer . £ 5 was voted out of the Almoner ' s Fund in aid ot the Boys ' School , Lonelon . Sir Knight W . S . Vines supplied a banquet which it would be almost impossible to improve upon , and thc usual toasts were given by Sir Knight Brown , M . E . C . The visitors were Sir Knight Captain Berry , P . E . C . ( Jacrjues DeMolay ) , and Sir Knight J . Wood , Treasurer ( William de la More ) .

The Fifteen ictions will be worked by the Members of the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 1056 , at the Portugal Hotel , 155 , Fleet-st ., on Friday , the 26 th day of Avpril , 1878 , commencing at 6 o ' clock in the evening precisely ; Bro . Larchin , J . D . 1541 , W . M . ; Bro . Gush , 1541 , S . W . j Bro . Dickens , J . D . 860 , J . W . ; assisted h y the following brethren : —

FIRST LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . Kearney , 1541 2 nd „ „ Hallam , J . D . 1349 3 Kl » Leggott , S . W . 145 4 th ,, „ Abell , 55 5 'h „ „ Snelling , 180 6 lh > . Gush , 1541 7 th - „ Stacy , P . M . 180

SECOND LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . Creak , W . M . 157 2 m ' ... „ Squirrell , S . W . 206 3 " ! „ , Tate , J . D . 862 4 'h , „ Dickens , J . D . 860 5 ,, , Hall , 1549

THIRD LHCTUKE . 1 st Section Bro . Vincent , W . M . 1549 2 nf , , Fox , 201 3 i > ,., „ Rowlands , D . C . 1541

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( Continued from page 106 ) . It seems to have been the custom of the lodge to dine on the days of St . John thc Baptist and St . John the Evangelist , and subsequently to instal the officers for the ensuing six months , the remainder of the day being

celebrated " according to the ancient custom of the ancient Craft . " In one instance we find a Junior Warden installed a month later , " he being absent . on St . John ' s day . " On the 8 th of June , 1685 . it was " agreed that the brethren attend on St . John ' s day by 8 o ' clock in the morning , that the singers be desired to sing an anthem at the church , and that the brethren ' s aprons and gloves be

provided at their own expense . Accordingly we read that " on the 24 th of June , 33 members , 7 members of Lodge 79 , Portsmouth , and two or three other visitors assembled at 11 o ' clock and proceeded to Holy Rood Church , where a sermon was preached by the Rev . Mr . Richard Mant . " The next month we find it was agreed to present a petition to Grand Lodge pointing out that " having been

at very great expense in erecting a building for the holding of the lodge , it is absolutely out of our power ( though we wish earnestly we had ability to do it ) to remit any money at present to thc granel fund of charity . . added to which we have lately been called upon to administer relief to several of our distressed travelling brothers , so that our stock is considerably reduced . " It

also pointed out that a law enforcing payment of 5 s . for registering every newly made member would be an inconvenience to country lodges . In D .-eembcr " considering the election of officers for the half year ensuing , " it was agreed , inter alia , that , " Bro . Badd should have the ordering of the provisions and that we should meet together at 11 and dine at 1 o'clock . " In these elays the

banquets of the lodge seem not unfrequently to have been got up in kind , the following being asaaiple of the entries dealing with this subject : — Bro . Baker to find a ham Bro . Steele „ a quarter of lamb Bro , Graves „ bread , biscuits , and lemons

Bro . Amor „ a couple 01 fowls Bro . Osbaldiston ... ,, a pudding Bro . Edwards „ sauce for the silmon Bro . Macklin „ a pigeon pic Bro . Muzzle „ a ditto

Bro . Hart „ a gooseberry pie Bro . Jacobs ,. a bushel of peas Bro . Figes ,, a cranbury pie Bro . Win , Baker ... „ a salad The Lodge ,, a salmon Twice in 1786 the Master was fined for not sending the

keys in time , anel the Treasurer for keeping the books ; several brethren were excludeJ the lodge for non-payment of dues ; brethren who were non-resident continued to be proposed , balloted for , anel made and passed the s ime evening ; and fo'Iowing the minutes of the " sta'cd lodge" of January 24 th , 1787 , there is a "P . S . —On Sunday last held a lodge of emergency in order to raise Bro .

W . Baker , in ye third tlegrcc of Masonry ; " the selected Master and Junior Warden for St . John's Day , 1790 , not attending they were each fined ; and among the records of charitable distributions is one in 1786 to " Bro . Agar , a Turk , who was relieved with 5 s . Brothers present—Macklin , Primer , & c . " In May of that year , it was agreed that as Mr . Allen Figes , proposed , balloted for , and

approved of in April , " did not attend to be made , he be not admitted for the present or during the lodge's pleasure . " In 1792 some important matters took pi ice , the lodge on the 2 nd of August meeting to consider the propriety of accepting an offer from Mr . Dunckerly of giving us a dispensation to hold a lodge under the sanction of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales . " This " Mr . " Dunckerly

was the brother well known to all Masonic students , who died in November , 1795 , in the neighbouring town of Portsmouth . The decision of the lodge on a unanimous agreement to put " Mr . " Dunckerley ' s proposition to the ballot was eleven in its favour and four against , and on the stated lodge night , six days later , the tlispcnsation was received , anel the lodge became the

Royal Gloucester Lodge , No . 503 , the title , doubtless , having some reference to the | Duke of Gloucester , who with his brother of Cumberland ( now dead , after filling the office of Grand Master ) had joined the Order during Lord Blaney ' s Grandmastership . On the ^ rtl of August and no doubt connected with the proceedings of the previous day , the foundation stone of All Saints Church

in Southampton , was laid , " with all due Masonic pomp , by Thomas Dunckerley , Esq ., Prov . Giand Master , " records the Hampshire . Chronicle , " a vast number of brethren , " continued thc writer , " attended from the Isle of Wight and the most remote parts of Hampshire . The ancient Lodges of Free anel Accepted Masons in this town , in order to qualify themselves to form in procession at the

laying of the foundation stone of All Saints Church , obtained a Modem Institution , the night before , from Thomas Dunckerley , P . G . M . " The procession it seems , returned to the Audit House or Council Chamber of the borough after the ceremony , where an oration was deliveied by Bro . Thomas Jeans , M . D ., of Southampton . The fact of the Chronicle speaking of

" lodges , " and of another publication , that the oration was delivered at the Audit House , makes it probable that another lodge was associated in this gooelly work . A lodge , called the Lodge ot Concord , at that time existed in Southampton , and met at the Audit I louse , many of thc Corporation and principal inhabitants belonging to it .

I his lodge , which was an ancient one , existed as far back at least as 1778 . In 1795 the above mentioned Dr . Jeans was its Master , and also Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and in the " Gloucester" minutes of September 22 nd in that year , it is recorded , attended , obtained the names of all the members , and delivered a lecture in the first

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degree . It is believed to have fallen dormant in 1812 , though it remained on the Masonic Calendar till 1817 . No vestige of its warrant or bcoks remains , but some handsome ebony and ivory working tools , and a life size portrait in oil of its first master , Lord Montague , came into the possession of the Gloucester Lodge , and now adorns the walls of the Freemasons' Hall in Southampton . C J . P .

A Threat.

A THREAT .

We learn trom our respected contemporary , the London Freemason-, that the Monde Macminique , a well-known journal published in Paris , and ' edited by Bro . Caubet , one of the principal movers in the late revolution , by which the Grand Orient altered it constitution so as to admit atheists to be made Masons , unable to stem the flood of

indignation to which such change has given rise throughout the world , proposes now to frighten us . The first menace is that the Grand Orient will further change its constitution to the effect " that it will refuse to constitute lodges outside of its own jurisdiction , except in countries that are not in fraternal relations with it . " To us this is nothing new , mr will it be to any who

have watched the cireer of the Grand O . ient for the past twenty ycirs . In the c ise of Louisiana , the Grand Orient constructively planted its banner on thc soil of a Grand Lodge with which it was 011 friendly terms , in recognizing , despite thc clearest evidence to the contrary , a clandestine organization then cxistinsj in New Orleans . That it will

be easily t : mpted to go on planting the banner aforesaid now that it is not on fri-ndly terms with any of the English-speaking powers is almost a matter of course ; but whether that will help to oring about a reconciliation , or attract Masonic bodies to the admission of Atheists as members , remains to be seen . We think no ' . —New York Dispatch .

Help For The Forlorn.

HELP FOR THE FORLORN .

( Communique ?)

Right or wrong . Freemasonry , it is said , is not to be regarded in its entirety , but in its results . Jt is charity that adorns it . We have schools for boys and girls ; an asylum also for thc aged of both sexes . From these institutions we would

not subtract ought , but rather would , if possible , increase their revenue * , and secure more magnificent results . The pecuniary resources of such institutions must be indemnified from the possible contingency of any failure of Treasurers for the future ; and there is no reason why the same precaution should not be taken for the future as adopted by the Charity and Ecclesiastical Commissions .

The education of our Masonic children must take a higher standard , if we look , as we ought to do , for results . But there is a class to be looked after which has been ovcilooked—the unfortunate rejected candidates . It is not always that three brethren can be found , as in Cox ' s case , to get a candidate into one of our institutions , after being doomed to the cold shade of the unfortunate . We think

in Lincolnshire that something must be done in our province , even for those who cannot help themselves ; for those who merit but who cannot command the adventitious help of patronage . Out of seventy-eight candidates for the Boys' School to be elected on the 15 th of April , 1878 , only thirty can be admitted . We cannot , as our Great Master did , multiply the five barley loaves and the two

small fishes . We are aware that something is being attempted to be done in Lincolnshire for some of the unfortunate forty-eight , whose characteristic is to be •' forsaken and forlorn . " The two Ps are to be exchanged for fathers and friends . Let the project be set on foot in Lincolnshire under the form of Sutcliffe memorial , and the province will act liberally . The late and ever to be lamented Bro . Sutcliffe ran

to the rescue of the forlorn and helpless , to the deserving and forsaken . He had nothingof theinsidious selfishness of ths age . With him the only inquiry was—Is the case deserving ? and at once he ran to the rescue . So the blessing of him that was ready to perish embalms and ennobles his memory . We enjoin each and every Linconshire Mason to imitate his noble example ; we say to each , go and do thou likewise . Bro . W . H . Radley , Esq ., M . D ., of Boston , will gladly receive your donations and subscriptions .

Wa are glad to be able to report that Lord Hardwicke , the Master of the Buckhounds , is progressing favourably . The effects of the slight concussion which occurred at the time of the accident rapidly passed off , and the local symptoms , from which his Lordship is now suffering , are due to a sprain of the cervical muscles and their tendinous expansions . Lord Hardwicke appears to

have been thrown directly on his head , the shock passing through the parietal convexity of one side of the skull , and the force being propagated through the cervical vertebrae to the lateral muscles . —Medical Examiner . The Right Honourable Lord Beaconsfield has forwarded to the Lord Mayor a cheque for £ 20 , in aid of the fund now being raised towards the relief of those who

suffered by the loss of Her Majesty ' s ship " Eurydice . " At the annual court of the Governor and Directors of the Bank of England , held on Tuesday last , Messrs . Edward Hewley Palmer and John William Birch were unanimously re-elected Governor and Deputy

Governor . The Earl of Rosslyn ( who held the same office the first two years of the present Government being in office ) has been appoint ; d this year Her Majesty's representative at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland .