Capitular Freemasonry In Great Britain And Ireland.

The Grand Lodge of Mark Masters has the p leasure of knowing all its certificates are recognized by the Grand Chapters of Ireland and Canada , and we feel sure that , whenever the ardent and enthusiastic Companions in the United

States are asked to greet English Mark Masters with a friendly grasp , they will do so . Indeed , already we rejoice to know the Grand Chapters of Pennsylvania and Iowa have decided to do so .

Lancashire. —Barroiw-In-Furness Masonic Club.

LANCASHIRE . —BARROIW-IN-FURNESS MASONIC CLUB .

For some time past the Masonic brethren or this rising locality , have felt the want of a meeting-place , apart from their regular lodges . A Masonic Hall , including Club arrangements , is contemplated ; but some time will elapse before the details can be perfected . In the meantime ,

and as a preliminary effort , a large number of the body have instituted a Masonic Club , at the Hartington Hotel , Duke-street , and a very suitable room , completel y furnished and neatly decorated , has been adapted for the purpose , by the proprietor , Mr . Taylor . The rules of the Club are quite of a general

character , and after much care and long consideration , been framed in conformity with the principles of order and thrift , and will , no doubt , secure the advantages which a temperate desire for sociability requires—on the basis of propriety and decorum , as observed amongst any respectable body of men .

The Club is in no respects an appendage to , or combined with any particular lodge ; nor was it ever thought of as creating additional Masonic qualifications , or intended to aim at conferring privileges , which are inherent to lodges alone ,

and does not , m any effect , assimilate to the working or procedure of the same ; and exclusive of the name of the Club , and the unexceptional requirements of individual registrationthat of a Master Mason—it is as much

distinguished from a regular lodge as any one associated coterie from another . The inauguration of the Club took place on Thursday evening , the 20 th inst ., by a supper , of which about fifty members partook . The assembly was complimented by numerous visitors , amongst whom may be enumerated : Bros .

M'Cass , Dodgson , and W . M . Pearson , ot IJlverstone ; Whiteside and Postlethwaite , of Dalton , and W . M . elect , Barrow of Lancaster . The repast was well provided , and hi g hly creditable to the hotel management . It was held in the large room of the building , which will hereafter be the lodge-room of II inch wool , No . I 22 .- ; .

After the cloth was drawn , the company retired to the club-room , and under the presidency of the chairman of the Club , Bro . Cornfield P . M ., and the vice-chairman , Bro . Silver , P . M . the following business was proceeded with .

The president gave "The Queen , " which was drunk in the usual loyal and fervent manner , accompanied by the National Anthem . The next toast was " Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " which was heartily responded to .

The vice-president proposed " The . Army , Navy , and Volunteers , " remarking that fortunately the volunteers were practically an untried body , but he did not fear they would give a good account of themselves , even under the untoward circumstances of a " Battle of Dorking , " spite of the lugubrious and gloomy manner it Seems to have been fancied .

Bro . W . R . Ormandy responded—observing that Bro . Sergeant Case , who was present , had been thirteen years a volunteer , and ought to have had the honour of his name coupled with the toast . All had tried to do their duty , and ,

referring to the Vice-President ' s remark about untried , he said they had been on active service not far from the field of Waterloo , viz ., at the Battle of Champagne . Alluding to the rifle contest in Belgium , where he could not tell how many were slain , but if the enemy did not run ,

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they knocked their necks off ; and if the whole host were not lior . t de combal , at least they were sadl y disorganised , as the following morning ' s muster unmistakeably showed . The next toast was given by the President , and may be considered the toast of the evening .

He said : ¦—• " We have assembled to celebrate the opening of the Barrow-in-Furness Masonic Club—an institution long desired by our honourable fraternity in this prosperous district , and which will do much towards creating and fostering good feeling and personal regard , characteristic of the Craft . Owing to pressure of

business in our lodges , and the consequent length of our beautiful ceremonies , the opportunity for sociable communion , as could be wished , is not attainable . This Club will remove that obstacle , or is so intended , as may be gathered from Rule 2 , which sets forth the object , that " It is for the convenience of members being

Freemasons for associating during leisure time from business , and for amusement , recreation , and any other purpose of a lawful , proper , and decorous character . Tliere are too , a number of Masons daily visiting Barrow , in the pursuit of business or pleasure , and it has often been much

regretted that we have not had an assembly-room to meet them . It has beensaid , perhaps no uncharitably , but precautionary , that encouragement to conviviality will be the ruling principle , or at least have a tendency that way ; I venture to assert that the course of the club will be the

very opposite to what the word is intended to convey ; it is quite optional to partake or not ol the articles , supplied by the house ; the room is quite apart from the business , and , consequently ,

there will not be that expectancy to partake of refreshment , which is the case in respect of ordinary members ; in fact , members will be at liberty to suit themselves in the clubrooni as at their own houses , and as the rules are made

very stringent , the same propriety ol conduct will be exacted as if the place was as private as home . The toast was drunk with enthusiasm . Bro . Dr . Bradley proposed " The Officers of the Club , " coupling the toast with the name of the President ; and said it was gratif ying to see

the meeting so well attended , thus testifying to the fidelity and zeal of the preliminary committee in forming the rules and perfecting the club ; good feeling and unanimity , and the welfare and comfort of all the members being their guide . The President returned thanks for the honour

at present done him , and lor his election as lirst President , being quite unexpected , and trusted that a pleasant year of office was before them all ; nothing should be wanted to that end . The Vice-President and other officers briefly replied by endorsing the remarks of the

President , returning thanks , ice . " The Town and Trade of Barrow , " by the Vice-President , coupled with Bro . Morris , observing on the rapid progress and prosperity of the town , the principal reason of which was the almost inexhaustable deposits of the rich ore

which is the speciality in the manufacture of the now celebrated Barrow steel . Bro . Morris , in reply , said a few years since the future of Barrow was looked to with hope , tempered with diffidence . It had now approached a pei iod of prosperity , which , to his

mind , stamped its future with the certainty of success and duty—a great and important place in the community of large manufacturing and maritime centres . He trusted it would not be long before Barrow would reach to , and absorb , the neighbouring towns of Dalton and

Ulverstone . " The Visitors " were toasted b y Bro . Worrall , P . M ., who hoped they would often visit the Club , and if their business in the borough became more frequent , that they would become members . He also congratulated Bro . Barrow on being elected to the chair of the new

Lancaster Lodge , No . 1333 . Bro . Pearson , P . M ., responded . He was much indebted for the kind invitation , and he trusted to see the Barrow brethren visit their Club at Ulverstone , and they would have the

same hearty welcome . After apologising" for having to depart for the train , the company uprose , and making the chain complete in a most fervid manner , sang " Atild Lang Syne . " Bro . Barrow returned thanks for the compli-

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ment paid him , and was pleased to see Barrow and Masonry flourish so well . Bro . M'Knigbt proposed " The Health of the Proprietor , Bro . Taylor , " and glad his enterprising efforts were rewarded , as appeared . Mr . Taylor returned thanks , and would always endeavour to deserve tlie kind feeling expressed towards him .

The manager and good lady was toasted by Bro . Hooker , and suitably replied to . The toast , " Absent Brethren , " concluded the very pleasant evening ' s proceedings . The Club now numbers sixty members .

Masonic Tidings.

Masonic Tidings .

BRITISH , l- 'OREIGN , AND COLONIAL . TRINIDAD . At a meeting of tne Lodge Eastern Star , 368 , held on the evening of Saturday , the 4 th May , for the purpose of receiving the Depute and Substitute P . G . Masters , and other P . G . Officers , on a visit of inspection , a most imposing ceremony took place .

The Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . V . A . Davis , having retired , the W . Dep . P . G . Master , Bro . James M . Reid , rose and addressed the Lodge to the effect , " that it was a circumstance well known among the brethren that Bro . V . A . Davis , who had given such ample proof of his

zeal for Freemasonry , and had rendered such good services to the Lodge in Port-of-Spain , was about to leave the Island for British Guiana , and that it had been resolved to present him with some suitable token of the esteem and appreciation in which he was held , especially among Scottish Masons . "

Bro . Davis here re-entered the I em pie , and was addressed by the Dep . P . G . Master , who , in a short , but effective speech , informed him that " the brethren of the Scottish Craft , desiring to testify their esteem for him , and their

appreciation of his valuable services in the various offices he had filled , as well as his zeal in carrying out objects connected with Freemasonry generally , had determined to present him with some substantial token of their feeling towards him , and

he ( the D . P . G . M ., ) now presented linn with a Regalia and Jewel of the Royal Arch Degree , and a purse , the contents of which he might apply to the purchase of some suitable article to commemorate this event .

Bro . Davis , in returning thanks to the brethren , said , that he thanked the Dep . P . G . M . and the brethren of the Scottish Craft , for the munificent present they had made him ; it was indeed a substantial token of their affection and kindlv

feeling towards him , and as such , would serve to remind him , when at a distance , of the many loving friends he had left behind , and the agreeable hours he had spent , while participating in the pleasing labours of the fraternity in this

Island . The pain he felt at parting with the brethren with whom he had lived on such happy terms , was mitigated by the thought that he carried away with him such testimony of their love as had that evening been bestowed upon him , and the assurance that he would continue

with them in brotherly affection and remembrance . He now bid them a hearty adieu , in the hope that , should he be permitted some day to re-visit the Island , he would find them still progressing in prosperity as lodges , and as individual brethren in the practice of the blessed principles of the Order .

The lodge was then closed , and the brethren were invited by the W . M . to the banquetingroom , where they found awaiting them a sumptuous supper , which was enjoyed amidst that

harmonious feeling which always characterise them . The usual toasts were proposed and responded to , after which the brethren retired having expressed themselves fully satisfied with the evening ' s proceedings .

THE ORDER OF MALTA . The death of Prince Borgia having left the office of Grand Master in the Order of Malta vacant , the Chapter has selected the Chevalier Cherchi de Santa Torre to fill the vacant post .