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" u r « es were then given in Bro . W . C . Williams' best The C " = jhe acCount of the audit was given , and it was nian : ad 0 p t and print same for circulation amongst resolve" The § ecretary having ' given a notice of tl , c men ^ next meeting , it was resolved that a Commit" i ° formed for the purpose of carrying out the details for teC n . rsion from Hounslow on the 17 th inst . : ! " ? hr-ino - no further business , the lodge was closed , iherc Dem ii to the Red

, „ ' ,. ,,.. , „ .. „ , •_ . „ . ^ brethren adjourned Lion Hotel , n-l banquet was served in Host Bull ' s usual sumptuous everything being of the best in quality and quantity , "'' who ' tables were beautifully decorated with flowers . Tie usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given by the ,, ; u with a very appropriate speech to each . The re-W ^ Woastswere " TheW . M ., " "The Installing Master , " '"^ llisitors" ( very ably responded to by Bros . A .

Wil-, •7 W M . 2000 ; W . J . Coplestone , W . M . S 34 ; f . Star , W 1 S 0 •H . j . Hart , I . P . M . , SS ; W . H . Chalfont , ) AT , 12 V T . W . Heath , S . D . 1642 ; Wakeham , and £ L- 1767 ) , "The Past Masters , " " The Treasurer and I'Sy , " and " The Officers of the Lodge , " the Tyler ' s ?» t hrintrine a very pleasant evening to a close .

,= Rro T W . Heath played a solo on the cornet , which ' most ' vociferously encored , and Bro . Heath kindly itved "The last rose of summer . " The members of the f f < rc may well congratulate themselves on the acquisition fthe brothers Barth , who contributed some beautiful music , instrumental Turner

Zn \ and . Bro . A . J . gave a very hiUable recitation , entitled "The quack doctor , " and last , fhou"h not least , came our irrepressible Bro . Spraggs , who for comic songs is a host in himself . This lodo-e will soon be one of the most prosperous lodges in the province—within the last four years there has been i , n initiated and 10 joining members admitted .

Quatuor Coronati Lodge ( No . 2076 ) . — The above lodge met at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , the 24 th ult ., to celebrate the Masonic Festival of St . John in Harvest . The following members attended : Bros . W . Simpson , R . T ., M . R . A . S * W . M . ; R . F . Gould , P . G . D ., iS W . H . RylandsG . Std ., W . M . No . 2 , as S . W . ;

. ; , [ no . Lane , P . P . G . Reg . Devon , as J . W . ; G . W . Speth , ' Sec ; Prof . T . Hayter Lewis , F . S . A ., R . T . B . A ., & c , S . D . ; Dr . W . Wynn Westcott , J . D . ; T . B . Whytehead , C . Kupfersohmidt , as I . G . ; F . H . Goldney , P . G . D . ; Prof . W . Mattieu Williams , F . R . A . S ., F . C . S ., and C . Purdon ClarkeCLE . Also the following members of the

, Correspondence Circle : Bros . S . Richardson , E . W . Carus-Wilson , R . Roy , W . M . Graham , D . P . Cama , P . G . Treas . ; 1 . B . Mackey , R . A . Gowan , H . Tipper , Max Mendelssohn , G . A . Nock , C . E . Wright , W . Lake , C . F . Howard , P . G . Std . Br . ; and J . Bodenham , P . A . G . D . C . Also the following visitors : Bros . Col . Marmaduke Ramsay ,

Dist . G . M . of Malta ; Dr . B . W . Richardson , P . M . 2029 ; H . Warner , 2265 ; and S . L . Mac Gregor Mathers , 195 . The lodge having been opened and the previous minutes confirmed , three lodges and 2 S brethren were admitted to the membership of the Correspondence Circle , viz .: the District Grand Lodge of Natal , Meridian Lodge , No . 1469 ,

Cradock , Cape of Good Hope , and the St . Andrew's Lodge , "Indissolubilis" of Berlin ; and Bros . K . L . Christiansen , Dist . J . G . W . Eastern Archipelago ; A . R . Adams , Dist . A . G . D . C . East Archipelago ; E . C . Harte , and W . Porteous , all of Penang ; Major ! . B . Hendry , M . A ., New York ; 0 . H . Bate , Barklv East , Griqualand ; E .

Hancock , Major J . R . Robertson , C . G . Serrurier , and B . Lapjn , all of johannesberg , Transvaal ; O . W . Kauffman , Breslau , Silesia ; A . Duncan , King William's Town , Cape ; G . Beveridge , E . Hart , J . Lawrence , and E . F . Leyard , all nf Kimberley , South Africa ; A . C . Morasso , Dist . G . Stwd . Gibraltar ; F . L . Forsyth , M . D ., W . H . Scott , and

N . I . Wilbur , all of Providence , Rhode Island ; C . Hull , Chnstchurch , New Zealand ; Lieut .-Col . H . Fawcett Pudsey , Hull ; C . H . O . Curtis , Bournemouth ; H . Tipper ,. Hammersmith ; J . Nevin , Clayton , Bradford ; T , Hicks , P . P . J . G . W . Cornwall , St . Columb ; R . H . Singleton , Halifax ; and Col . Marmaduke Ramsay , D . G . M . •Malta , This raises the number of intrants to 660 .

lhe W . M . referred to the publication since the last meeting of Part I . of the 1 SS 9 transactions . It was a larger number than any previously issued , replete with interesting [ natter , and a credit to all concerned . The " Notes and Uucnes" department , he thought , would be very valuable ; ft afforded an opportunity for the preservation of matter winch

was , perhaps , scarcely fitted to form the basis of a paper or lecture ; and he trusted that any brother , however nexpenenced , who in the course of his reading came across a passage of possible interest , would make an extract foi weir Secretary . Such a course would naturally entail the eccption of much that was already well known , but ,

that Committee might decide not to reprint it on ^ nt , the services of the correspondent would be one the less appreciated . On the other hand , much of fiiuv m' ? est mi S nt be brought to their notice and grateinri 1 m use ° * ' ^ would mention , as a curious conuml nCe ' tlmt the Secretary had received for their next r „„ , f „ less than four or five notes on Chinese Masonrv

vol I f « quarters - Further , since their last meeting , 10 J' ' ° . J . "Masonic Reprints" had been issued by the the w ' - tt brethren would be pleased to hear that he held Marlb commands of the M . W . the G . M . to proceed to Publica ™ House and present him with a copy of their hountlf " i t 0 date " ^ soon as tne volumes were decently of cnm , . Purpose , he should take the first opportunity opinion tT ^' f Revertin ff to ^ e " Reprints , " he was of 'osric irt i' m evei T P ° ' of view—Masonic , archajo-H ,.. i' , rtlstlC , and liters rw—HIPV worf n rrpA ' ir rr > flip prlifnr .

one feau '' anf he would add > the Craft itself - There was tion •l , p ? , , book which deserved their especial attenliro . ' Gouli TI t 0 the Commenta O ' on the RegiusM . S ., by 'hiction m f u le ' b ° and research involved in its pro-° nce hut- •Ve keen enormous . He had read it through wished h „ ln | ended to apply himself to a study of it , and 'luestions C ? f nave Bro - Gould at his elbow to answer if re Preseni 1 y rose to his mind - He was informed that and i , „ . ¦ . "early 12 months of research and hard work .

stl % , thr , u to lm P fess upon the brethren that all this Cn cerfi , ] iy S J toil were rendered by Bro . Gould freely , for the lc-d ' tf gratuitously out of the abundant love he had tne needleh f . ? welfare - He would now 8 ° tnrough great pie ,. , torm ahty of moving a vote of thanks , and had "ecess ' ty be iV exDres sing to Bro . Gould what must of : 'itude for u- un « wimous feeling of the brethren , their ' ^ - Rvlan ! l ' '' ' appreciation of the result . accla mation su PP ° rted the vote , which was carried by

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Bro . Gould said-that . he was very greatly obliged to the brethren for the compliment they had paid him , and he appreciated it the more on account of the kindly remarks of the Worshipful Master and Bro . Rylands , with which the resolution had been introduced to the lodge . The task of writing a Commentary on the oldest document of the Craft had been a formidable one , and in setting to work

upon it he had been forcibly reminded of one of those memorable utterances which Cervantes has put into the mouth of Don Quixote . The latter , in enumerating the qualifications which should be possessed by a Knight Errant , went on to state , in effect , that he should be a proficient in everything . In like manner , to do full justice to the ancient legends and traditions ot Masonry , any person who

attempted to commentate upon them ought to be , not only a student or antiquary of the Craft , but a scholar and arch .-EoIogi . st in the widest sense of the expression . A close study of the Masonic poem would have been incomplete , without at least some research into _ matters not at a first view absolutely connected with it . Thus , the literature , the language , the architecture , the history and

laws , and the geography of Britain , had each claimed a share of attention . He did not venture to contend that in these collateral studies he had proceeded very far , but nevertheless , in the time at his disposal , he had spared no exertion to qualify himself , as far as he was able , for the execution of the task which had been allotted to bim . He thought the presentation of the Regius MS . in facsimile , was the best

, of all possible reproductions with which a new series of their publications could be inaugurated , and if the commentary upon it should be deemed by the lodge , he would not say altogether , but to some slight extent worthy of its text , and no discredit to the channel of publication through which it had seen the light , he should be amply compensated for the time and labour he had devoted to it .

The Secretary described the preliminary arrangements which had been made for a proposed excursion to St . Alban ' s in July , and handed round for inspection a photograph of a boss in Peterborough Cathedral , forwarded by Bro . Clarabut . Bro . T . B . Whytehead read a very instructive paper on "The Grand Lodge at York , " graphically describing in concise language its history so far as known . The paper is

naturally far too long for insertion in our columns j for its study we must refer our readers to the next number of "Ars Quatuor Coronatorum . " A 10 % and interesting discussion ensued , embracing a number of points arising out of the lecture and of the photograph already alluded to , in which the W . M . and Bros . Gould , Speth , Rylands , Goldney , Dr . Richardson , and

Whytehead took part . A written Commentary on the paper from the pen of Bro . Hughan was also read . " Hearty good wishes" having been tendered , Bro . Colonel Ramsay , District Grand Master Malta , begged to thank the brethren , as a visitor , for the good work they were doing , and for the

opportunity afforded him of being present at such an interesting meeting . He was happy to say , however , that through their kindness in electing him that evening , although he entered their lodge a self-invited visitor , he should leave it a member of their widely-spread Correspondence Circle . The brethren then adjourned to refreshment . As usual , the sneeches were few and short , the brethren appearing to

find more pleasure in Masonic conversation and discussion than in after dinner oratory . Noteworthy , however , were two speeches . Bro . Whytehead , in reply to " Prosperity to the Lodge , recounted his fruitless efforts to connect himself with Masonic archaeology , a desire which he at length partly gratified by joining the Rosicrucian Society of England .

Since , however , the establishment of the Quatuor Coronati , which he joined immediately after its formation , the outlook for an intelligent and intellectual Mason had considerably changed for ' the better . The example set by the lodge was spreading , and already Yorkshire boasted of two Masonic literary societies—one at Bradford and one at Wakefieldnf both of which he was a member . The prosperity of the

lodge was assured . The periodical issue of their transtions ; the publishing of such a volume of " Reprints" as had just seen the light , With the certain hope of more to follow ; the industry , organising power , and energy of their Secretary ; the literary and scientific status of many of their members ; and the extent of their Correspondence Circle—660 members , in every quarter of the globe—made , failure

simply impossible . Bro . Dr . Richardson replied for "The Visitors" with all his well-known eloquence . He congratulated the lodge on its past , present , and future . The non-success of all previous attempts at an analogous society—in some of which brethren then present had participated—had failed to frighten the founders of the Quatuor Coronati , and rightly so , for the repeated attempts proved the demand , and the

failure was probably due to causes which No . 2076 had known how to evade or surmount . He had only lately become aware of their existence , and was indebted to his friend Bro . Williams for bringing him there . It was a redletter day for him , the most enjoyable he had ever spent in Masonry , and he trusted that the indulgence of the brethren when they came to examine into his qualifications would soon place it out of his power to return thanks as a visitor .

St . Mark ' s College Lodge ( No . 2157 ) . — A regular meeting of the above lodge was held at the Holborn Restaurant , on Friday , the 2 Sth ult . There were present Bros , lohn O'Connell , W . M . ; James Easterbrook , M . A ., S . W . ; W . R . Carter , B . A ., J . W . ; Rev . J . H . Smith , B . A ., P . M ., P . P . G . C . Leicester and Rutland , Treas . ; T . Cross , P . M ., Sec ; J . Tidmarsh , S . D . ; W J

Goulden , J . D . ; A . P . Lye , B . A , J . U . ; J . K . lmllips and R . H . Catling , Stwds . j J . L . Johnson , A . Streeter , J . F . Arnold , J . Parry , J . Driver , W . T . Thompson , B . A ., J . Stanton , J . Bell , Monroe , Elkin , S . Johnson , 1319 , and Goddard , Tyler . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . A ballot was then taken for Messrs . Monroe and Elkin , which proving unanimous ,

they were subsequently initiated into the mysteries of l'reemasonry , the ceremony being most accurately and impressively rendered by the W . M . The S . W . ( Bro . Jas . Easterbrook , M . A . ) was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . the Rev . J . H . Smith , P . M ., & c , was elected Treasurer , Bros . J . Stanton , J . F . Arnold , and J . R . Phillips , Auditors , and G . W . Rowe , Tyler . A sum of five guineas was voted for a P . M . 's jewel to the outgoing W . M . All Masonic business being ended , lodge was closed .

Provincial Meetings.

Provincial Meetings .

COLCHESTER . Angel Lodge ( No . 51 ) . —The annual installation meeting of the above lodge was held on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., when Bro . Fred . Horsman , S . W ., was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year . The ceremony was ably performed by Bro . Charles Osmond , P . M ., P . P . G . O ., and the following were invested as the officers for the

ensuing year : Bros , l ' rank Ouilter , P . G . Stwd ., I . P . M . ; S . D . C . Ablitt , S . W . ; F . ~ C . H . Jones , J . W . ; Rev . W . Morgan Jones , P . M . C 97 , P . P . G . C , Chap . ; E . Hennemeyer , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., Treas . ; T . I . Railing , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C . Eng ., P . G . Sec . Essex , Sec ; H . E . Williams , S . D . ; Harold Francis , J . D . ; R . Haward Ives , P . M ., P . P . A . G . Sec , D . C . ; C . Osmond , P . M ., P . P . G . O ., .

Org . ; G . F . Wright , I . G . ; Harry Becker and Claude E . Egerton-Green , Stwds . ; S . Munson , Tyler ; and A . Wright , Asst . Tyler . The W . M . was unanimously elected to represent the lodge on the Essex Provincial Charity Committee , and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Bro . Osmond for the able manner in which he conducted the installation ceremony .

In the evening between 40 and 50 brethren dined together at the Cups Hotel , under the presidency of the W . M . An elegant banquet was capitally served by the host and hostess , Mr . and Mrs . Brown ; and the toast list was interspersed with some part singing and solos , under the leadership of Bro . Osmond . Altogether it was agreed on all hands that the festival was one of the most successful ever remembered .

HALLIFORD . Acacia Lodge ( No . 1309 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , the 25 th ult ., at the Ship Hotel . The W . M ., Bro . Dewes , in consequence of the ill-effects from a slight accident was unable to be present . At the desire of the members present Bro . John Proffitt , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., Treas ., took the chair . The

minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . A ballot was taken for Mr . W . E . Toombes , as a candidate , and being in attendance he was initiated into . the mysteries of Freemasonry . Business being ended , the lodge was closed . There were present Bros . Frederick Walters , P . P . G . D ., who gave a notice of motion that the usual P . M . ' s jewel be voted from the lodge funds to the W . M ., Bro . Dewes ; Bros . Dr . Thomas Gurney , P . M ., P . P . G . D . ; T . Norton ,

P . M . ; j . Davies , P . M ., Sec ; Crofts , S . W . ; Biggs , J . D . ; Sawer , I . G . ; and W . E . Toombes . There were no visitors present . A banquet followed . Apologies were received from Bros . Col . Sir F . Burdett , P . G . M . ; R . H . Thrupp , D . P . G . M . ; Howard H . Room , P . G . Sec ; Woodward , P . P . G . Sec ; H . Woods , P . M . ; Frost , J . W . ; C . R . Tinker , S . D . ; C . L . Smiles , P . P . G . R ., D . C ; R . J . Barras , Stwd . ; R . P . Tebb , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W . ; C . G . Rushworth , P . M ., P . P . G . R . ; and others , LEICESTER . John of Gaunt Lodge ( No . 523 ) . —The annual festival and installation of the above lodge was held on the 24 th ult . at Freemasons' Hall . A large number of members of the lodge , and visitors of this and neighbouring provinces , assembled on the occasion . The lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . Thos . G . Charlesworth , and he was supported by many P . M . ' s of the lodge , amonsrst

whom were Bros . W . Kelly , P . P . G . M . ; S . S . Partridge , D . P . G . M ., P . A . G . D . C . Engladn . ; and George Toller , P . D . P . G . M ., P . G . S . B . England . The Board or Installed Masters numbered 2 O . The officers present were Bros . J . B . Waring , S . W . ; W . H . Barrow , J . W . ; A . E . Brice , Sec . ; W . J . Curtis , S . D . ; T . B . Neale , I . G . ; and W . Bream , Stwd . After the usual routine business , the W . M . elect , Bro . j .

B . Waring was presented , and afterwards installed in the chair of K . S . The ceremony of installation was ably performed by Bro . S . S . Partridge , assisted by Bro . Miles J . Walker , P . M . 1560 , P . G . D . C . After the business on the agenda was disposed of , the W . M . closed the lodge , but previously to this , apologies were read from some 40 brethren in various provinces who were prevented attending .

After the closing of the lodge , the W . M . presided at the banquet , and was supported by over 50 brethren . Alter the usual toasts , The vV . M . gave " The Officers of Grand Lodge , " which was responded to by Bro . W . Kelly , P . P . G . M ., the father of the province , who gave many interesting reminiscences of that body , and of the work of the M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales .

Bro . I . Cox , P . S . G . W . Derbyshire , gave the toast of "The R . W . the Prov . G . M ., the Earl Ferrers ; the D . P . G . M ., Bro . S . S . Partridge ; and Prov . G . Lodge , " and it was responded to by Bro . S . S . Partridge . Bro . Geo . Toller , P . D . P . G . M ., proposed "The W . M . and Prosperity to the John of Gaunt Lodge . " The toast was enthusiastically received , and the W . M .,

Bro . J . B . Waring , Prov . G . Stwd ., responded in very appropriate terms . He alluded to the feelings of gratitude winch possessed him at the signal mark of confidence of the lodge by placing him in the chair of the lodge . After expressing the hope that he might in every way justify the confidence placed in him , and his intention to do all in his power to promote the welfare of the lodge , he , in a few

weighty words , expressed his views on Freemasonry . He alluded to the duties of the members to each other , and the necessity of a faithful observance of the tenets of the Craft in every particular , that they might in their lives , collectively and individually , assist the progress of the Fraternity , and make it sweet in the regard of tne outer world . " The Visitors " was responded to by Bros . Edgar Home ,

P . P . G . R . Derbyshire ; T . Cox , and Thomas . Music was contributed by Bros . H . Nicholson , F . B . Laxton , Brice , Thomas , and H . G . Marriott . Recitations were given by Bro . B . A . Smith , and Bro . J . G . Pierpoint gave an excellent display of his powers as an amateur prestidigitateur . Bro . W . H . Barrow , P . P . G . O ., S . W ., presided at the

pianoforte . The installation was in every way successful , and one of the most enjoyable in the annals of the lodge . The present officers are Bros . J . B . Waring , Prov . G . Stwd ., W . M . ; T . G . Charlesworth , Prov . G . Stwd ., I . P . M . ; W . H . Barrow , F . C . O ., Mus . Bac , P . P . G . O ..

S . W . ; A . E . Brice , B . A ., J . W . ; F . J . Baines , P . P . S . G . W ., Treas . ( nth re-election ); W . J . Curtis , Sec ; A . Lawrence , S . D . ; T . B . Neale , J . D . ; B . A . Smith , M . A ., LL . M ., P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., D . C ; J . Maddock , Org . ; W . H . Lewin , I . G . ; W . Bream ( 12 th re-appointment ) and J . J . Curtis , Stwds . ; and A . B . Derrick , Tyler .