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uresided , supported by Bros . T . B . Whytehead , P . M . ; G . Balmfotd , P . M .-, J . T . Seller , S . W . ; G . Simpson , T W . ; J- Kay , Sec . ; and a number of officers and brethren . The lodge was called for purposes of instruction , and according ly the S . W . took the chair as soon as the lodge was opened , and worked the First Degree with great excellence , Bro . G . H . Simpson acting as candidate . The
VV . M . having subsequently resumed the chair . Bro . T . B . Wvhtehead , P . M ., read a paper on " Women in Freemasonry , " in which he gave some account of the system of adoption as worked on the continent of Europe , of the Androgynous systems , of the ancient mysteries , and of the modem systems of side Degrees for women , as carried out in America ; the address was listened to with attention , and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Bro .
Whytehead , who said that any little trouble involved in the preparation of a paper was more than compensated for by the assurance that the brethren were thereby led to cherish a real taste for the study of Freemasonry . The Eboracum Lodge had taken a very high stand amongst the English lodges in this very matter , and it was his earnest desire that its reputation should be sustained by its members . At the close of the lodge tbe brethren met at refreshment , several visitors being present , and passed a pleasant evening .
URMSTON—Urmston Lodge ( No . 1730 ) . — The installation of Bro . J . R . England and festival of St . John took place at thc Lord Nelson Hotel on Monday , the 19 th ult ., and both events came off with great £ clat . The meeting was convened for 4 . 30 , and at that hour the lodge was duly opened in ancient form . There were present Bros . Geo . Barker , W . M . ; Jno . Robt . England , S . W . ;
C . F . Allison , J . W . ; T . Royle Higgmson , Treas . ; J . Buckley Seel , S . D . ; M . A . B . Wheeler , J . D . ; Rev . E . H . Cooke , Chaplain ; M . Townscnd , I . G . ; John TVorthington , Tyler ; W . Goodacre , P . M . ; James Ridhalgh , Jno . Shyman , P . Heaton , S . Royle , G . S . Myers , R . W . Dalton , G . P . Tate , Henry Surfit , and William Aldred , P . M . Visitors : Bros . H . Bethell Jones , M . A ., 1387 , P . P . G .
Chap . ; H . Crosby , S . W . 1588 ; Fredk . Stretch , 1513 ; Jas . Batty , W . M . 1387 ; W . Dumville , P . M . 1011 ; Thos . A . Crompton , 1213 , 1588 ; W . Bowden , P . M . 1215 , P . P . G . S . B . W . L . ; Jas . B . Andrew , J . W . 1588 ; J . Prescott , P . M . 999 ; E . Pearson , 1505 ; James Coll , 15 88 ; Jas . Andrews , P . M . 1213 ; Thos . Ball , Sec . 1213 ; T . H . Kirk , P . M . 1045 , P . P . G . Org . Cheshire ; W . H . Wakefield , P . M . 104 ,
15 88 ; and R . R . Lisenden , 317 ( Freemason ) . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for Bro . F . Stretch , 1513 , as a joining member , and he was unanimously elected . The auditors ' report on the annual balance sheet was next taken and adopted . The lodge was raised to the Second Degree , and the W . M . elect ( Bro . J . R . England ) was forthwith
presented to the Installing Master ( Bro . W . Goodacre ) , who , in the most finished and masteily manner , duly installed him in the chair of K . S . as W . M . for the ensuing year . On the re-admission of the M . M . ' s the usual proclamation was made to them , and the brethren saluted their new W . M . in the customary manner . The Installing Master then proceeded to invest the officers as follows : Bros . W ,
Aldred , S . W . ; Rev . E . Harwood Cooke , J . W . ; T . Royle Migginson , Treas . ( re-invested ) ; John Buckley Seel , Sec . ; Dr . Thos . Fiddes , S . D . ; William H . Townsend , J . D . ; Alfred H . Sansom , D . of C ; William Cole , Org . ( by deputy ); E . Lewis Littlen , I . G . ; W . H . Clegg and P . Heaton , Stewards ; and John Worthington , Tyler ( re-invested ) . The Installing Master next addressed the W . M ., Wardens
and brethren , and the ceremony was then concluded . With respect to Bro . Goodacre ' s qualification and ability as Installing Master , we will simply remark that his equal may be found , but , certainly , not his superior ; as , in addition to having the gift of a good memory , his articulation is clear , and every word he uttered could be distinctly heard in any part of the room . " Hearty good wishes" having
been expressed by the visiting brethren , the lodge was closed in peace and harmony at 6 . 20 . After the " mauvais quart d'heure , " or rather the half-hour , had been passed by the brethren as best they could , they repaired to the lodge room again , which had , as if by magic , been converted into a banquet room by a staff of waiters , who certainly proved themselves the right men in the right places ,
by the way in which they had in the most skilful manner set out thc tables . A very choice menu was served up ; and the brethren did ample justice to the viands set before them . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were pro | x > sed by the W . M ., and warmly responded to by the brethren . Replying to the toast of his health , the Worshipful Master remarked that he felt so overwhelmed by the kind
expressions of feeling displayed by the brethren towards himself that he scarcely knew how to thank them sufficiently . He was very grateful , and was sure all thc members of the Urmston Lodge were also , to Bro . Goodacre for the Zealand untiring perseverance he had always shown in furthering the interest of the lodge . With respect to himself , he felt now that he was their W . M . very
much like a tottering child left by its mother to run alone , but he had no doubt that he could rely on Bro . Goodacre ' s valuable assistance to assist him , should occasion require it , and he trusted the brethren would never have cause to feel that in himself they had reared an unsatisfactory offspring . With regard to the Urmston Lodge , which they knew was a very young onehe would remind the
, brethren that the support and united efforts of every one of them were required to make it a credit to themselves and the province also , so that every member would feel it an honour to belong to the lodge . The Installing Master , in response to the toast of his health , remarked that it
was a source of great pleasure to him to have done anything for the welfare of the Urmston Lodge , and he felt gratified that the members had been pleased with his humble services as Installing Master . As one of the founders of the lodge it gave him great satisfaction to see it in its present position . He might say it had not been
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altogether p lain sailing , as many of them knew , for when the petition was presented to the Provincial Grand Secretary there was a great deal of demurring about granting it , the reason given being that the neighbourhood of Urmston was not sufficiently developed to warrant a lodge being founded in it , but after he ( Bro . Goodacre ) had been two or three times to Liverpool , and eventually induced
the Provincial Grand Secretary to come and look round the neighbourhood , a different opinion was formed , and the warrant was granted . He had no reason to regret the time and trouble he had taken over thc matter when he looked around and saw by the number of members present the progress the lodge had made . Several other toasts were given and responded to , and the intervals
between them were enlivened by some excellent singing , the executants being Bros . W . Dumville , Lewtas , and H . Miller . During the evening a telegram was received from Bro . John Chadwick , Provincial Grand Secretary of East Lancashire , in which that worthy brother regretted
exceedingly being prevented from joining them all , and sending the W . M . " Hearty good wishes " for the coming year . The brethren continued their enjoyment until a late hour , separating shortly before twelve , and the recollection of the day and evening ' s proceedings will be recalled with pleasure by all who were fortunate enough to be present .
SHOEBURYNESS . —St . Andrew's Lodge ( No . 1817 ) . —This lodge , consecrated in July last by the R . W . Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Tenterden , K . C . B ., soon after his installation as Provincial Grand Master , has made good progress , and is now in a flourishing state , and held its monthly meeting on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., when there were present Bros . C Eltham , W . M . ; A . Lucking ,
P . M . 160 , P . M . and P . Z . 1000 , Prov . G . D . C , as I . P . M . G . I . Glasscock , S . W . ; J . Fair , J . W . ; G . Hall , Treas . ; I . W . Harris , P . M . 1000 , P . P . A . G . D . C , Secretary ; F . Howell , S . D . ; Rev . H . J . Hatch , P . P . G . Chap ., J . D . ; S . M'Call Walker , I . G . ; Whittingham , Tyler ; J . A . Wardell , P . M . 160 , P . M ., P . Z . and Sec . 1000 , Prov . A . G . D . C ; J . C Johnstone , P . M . 1000 ; W . D . Merritt ,
S . D . 1000 ; R . Green , H . Church , S . Turner , and J . English . Bro . Henry was a visitor . After the usual preliminary business thc W . M . raised Bro . John Cockburn to the Third Degree , and afterwards initiated Mr . Albert Edward Atkins into the mysteries of Freemasonry . A
cordial vote of congratulation was passed to tbe R . W . Prov . Grand Master on his marriage . . Thc lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to , and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was brought to a close at an early hour .
INSTRUCTION . THE GREAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —The sixth anniversary meeting of this prosperous lodge of instruction was held at the Masons' Hall , Masons' Avenue , on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., and was well attended , although , in consequence of the severity of the weather , not quite so fully as had been anticipated . As many of the
members and their invited friends reside in the suburbs , the absentees could be , and were , fairly excused for preferring the comforts of their respective homes to the miserable journey through the densest fog with which thc City and its environs were ever visited . Amongst those present were the W . M . of the mother lodge , Bro . G . W . Blackie , who presided ; Past Masters Bros . James Stevens , N . B .
Headon , and James Freeman ; Bros . T . Hamer , V . Harper , R . Pawley , L . Lewis , F . Le Rossignol , H . Schove , W . Paddle , T . de Leliva , H . j . King , W . Shaw , J . Jenkins , W . Baber , G . L . Saul ( Preceptor ) , G . Lewis , R . A . Morgan , | C A . Baber , H . Wavden , G . Taylor , J . Rixworthy , A . R . Staley , J . W . H . Ross , P . M . 185 ; C . Acocks , 879 , I . C ; J . Rush , A . Rule , G . Moss , L . J . Hudd , and others who
failed to sign thc attendance book . Lodge was opened at 6 . 30 by the W . Bro . Blackie , and the ceremony of the First Degree was ably rehearsed . The lodge was then " called off , " and the brethren dined together . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and the subsequent proceedings were pleasantly freed from unnecessary formality , songs and recitals being substituted for speech
making . The purport of the meeting could not , however , be entirely lost sight of , and whilst thc toast of " Success to the Great City Lodge of Instruction" afforded an opportunity for an excellent resume' of its past proceedings and a statement as to its present popularity and prosperous position , hearty recognition was accorded to those who had laboured in the past and were now zealously upholding its
established credit . To Bros . Blackie , as Secretary from its commencement and until he became W . M . of the mother lodge ; T . Poore and G . L . Saul , its present and past Preceptors ; T . Hamer , Treasurer ; and T . Harper , the present Secretary , hearty thanks and Masonic honours were given , and by them severally acknowledged . To thc mother lodge , represented by its Past Masters , a very courteous acknowledgment was extended , and Bros . Stevens , Headon ,
and Freeman briefly responded . At a reasonably early hour the lodge was " called on , " and several new members having been accepted and propositions made , was closed in due order . Shortly afterwards the Tyler ' s toast was given , and a very harmonious and agreeable evening having been enjoyed by all , the brethren dispersed , and we presume , if our experience was also theirs , groped their way through " darkness visible" to their respective residences .
The Prince of "Wales will lay the foundation stone of Truro Cathedral in April next , when he will be the guest of Viscount Falmouth at Tregothnan . A large meeting of Cornish Freemasons will take place on the occasion . It is stated on good authority that the Duke of Abercorn will be appointed Chancellor of the new University of Ireland . —Daily News , Feb . 4 th .
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ROBERT BURNS CHAPTER ( No . 25 ) . — A meeting of this chapter was held on Monday , the 26 th ult ., at Freemasons' Hall , at five o ' clock . There were present Comps . G . R . Sherville , M . E . Z . ; C . Martin , H . ; Kerby , P . Z ., Treas ., as J . ; Piatt , P . Z ., Scribe E . ; Thomas , P . Z ., as N . ; Elsey , P . S . ; J . E . Shand , Asst . S . ; Smith , W . S . ; Allsopp , P . Z ., Taylor , Weaton , and others . The
business was , after election by ballot , to exalt Bro . J . Linden , W . M . Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , and Bro . G . Simons , Globe Lodge , No . 23 , which ceremony of exaltation was performed in the usual excellent manner . Bros . J . T . Robins , P . M ., and C . Wynne , J . D ., both of Robert Burns Lodge , were unavoidably prevented attending for exaltation . Comp . Kerby , P . Z ., Treasurer , proposed— " That , in
consideration of the long connection with the Robert Burns Chapter of Comp . Bennett , P . Z ., whose resignation was received with great regret at last meeting , he , Coup . Bennett , P . Z ., be elected honorary member . " This was duly seconded , and carried unanimously . A jewel was voted unanimously to Comp . Sherville , M . E . Z ., for his efficient
discharge of duties , & c . The audit Committee was then appointed , and the chapter closed . The companions afterwards dined , and the usual toasts were ' given and duly honoured , interspersed with some good singing by the companions . The meeting happened to be on thc day the Scottish Corporation was keeping the anniversary of Robert Burns ' s birthday .
WOOLWICH . —Union Waterloo Chapter ( No . 13 ) . —Tbe installation meeting of the above old and respected chapter took place on Monday , the 19 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , William-strtet , Ex . Comps . J . L . Thompson , Past Grand Sword Bearer of England , in thc chair of Z . ; W . T . Gamble , H . ; and W . Weston , ] . ; E . Denton , P . G . P . S . Kent ; C Coupland , P . Z . and
Treas ., and P . G . S . Kent ; J . McDougall , G . S . B . Kent , Sec . ; G . Kennedy , Scribe E . ; E . West , S . N . ; Rev . C Solbe ' , Chaplain ; D . Deeves , rst Asst . S . ; J . Gaskill , C Boardman , T . Lindsay , W . G . Lock , A . Penfold , M . E . Z . 913 ; W . B . Lloyd , P . S . 913 ; J . Wilkins , Thos . Hutton , J . Ashworth , H . S . Syer , D . C Capon , 913 ; J . Randall , 913 ; T . Hastings , 829 ; and C . Jolly , 013
( Freemason ) . The installation ceremony was masterly performed by Ex . Comp . Coupland , who , with the usual formalities , placed Ex . Comps . Gamble in the chair of Z . ; Weston in the chair of H . ; and West in that of J The following officers were then invested : Ex . Comps . Coupland , Treas . ; G . Kennedy , Scribe E . ; H . Shaw , Scribe N . ; Scott-Mutch , P . S . ; D . Deeves , 1 st Asst . S . ;
J . Warren , 2 nd Asst S . ; and B . Norman ( by proxy ) , Janitor . A cordial vote of thanks , which was ordered to be inscribed upon the minutes of thc chapter , was then tendered to Bro . Coupland for his services as Installing Officer , and that companion suitably replied . The chapter was then closed in due form , and the companions sped away to the Freemasons' Arms Hotel , opposite the
Dockyard Railway Station , where thc esteemed , host , Ex . Comp . De Gray , had prepared one of his superb little banquets—no other adjective will or can fully convey thc splendour of the feast ; it was one of the prettiest we , in the course of a very long experience , have assisted at . The usual loyal and chapterial toasts having been duly honoured , to that of " The Grand Officers of the Supreme
Grand Chapter of England , Present and Past , " M . E . Comp . _ Thomas responded , speaking with pride of the fact that his first entry into Royal Arch Masonry dated from his exaltation in the Union Waterloo Chapter . It afforded him great pleasure to see the old chapter , which was so much identified with his career as an Arch Mason , still carrying on , and so successfully , its mission . He then
spoke of the great loss they had received by the retirement of their late esteemed brother and Ex . Comp . Hervey from the office of Grand Secretary , but congratulated them , as Masons , on the appointment of Bro . Shadwell Clerke to the vacant office . He had had the honour and the pleasure of knowing Bro . Clerke for the last sixteen years . He was one of those unpretending yet earnest
Masons , whose whole life had been sanctified to thc duties of Masonry , and who was , apart from his kindness and goodness of heart , eminently qualified by his great knowledge of Masonry and its lore to grace the high position in which he had been placed by their Granil Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . After personally thanking the brethren for their reception of the toast , and their cordial reception of his name , he proposed "The Health
of Most Ex . Comp . Gamble , their Newly-installed M . E . Z . " Ex . Comp . Gamble replied , and , in bis own excellent and feeling style , thanked the companions for their kindness . He should always try to deserve tbe support which the Ex . companions had placed in him , and to sustain the grand , glorious , and profound lustre and the inextinguishable glory that had for so long illuminated the office he now held . The several other toasts were drunk with acclamation , and this most pleasant gathering of good Masons adjourned at an early hour .
The fourth annual ball of the New Concord Lodge , No . 813 , will be held on Tuesday next at . Freemasons' Tavern , Great Quctn-street . Dancing will commence at nine o ' clock to Bro . H . J . Dean ' s celebrated band . The brethren on this occasion may appear in Craft clothing and jewels .
Bro . A . W . Gardner , of Cambridge , who is about to leave with his family for New Zealand , was entertained at a farewell banquet on Thursday , the 29 th ult . It was presided over by the Worshipful the Mayor of Canterbury , Bro . J . Hemery , P . M . 31 . Thc proceedings were of a very interesting character , and we hope to give a fuller account next week .
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uresided , supported by Bros . T . B . Whytehead , P . M . ; G . Balmfotd , P . M .-, J . T . Seller , S . W . ; G . Simpson , T W . ; J- Kay , Sec . ; and a number of officers and brethren . The lodge was called for purposes of instruction , and according ly the S . W . took the chair as soon as the lodge was opened , and worked the First Degree with great excellence , Bro . G . H . Simpson acting as candidate . The
VV . M . having subsequently resumed the chair . Bro . T . B . Wvhtehead , P . M ., read a paper on " Women in Freemasonry , " in which he gave some account of the system of adoption as worked on the continent of Europe , of the Androgynous systems , of the ancient mysteries , and of the modem systems of side Degrees for women , as carried out in America ; the address was listened to with attention , and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Bro .
Whytehead , who said that any little trouble involved in the preparation of a paper was more than compensated for by the assurance that the brethren were thereby led to cherish a real taste for the study of Freemasonry . The Eboracum Lodge had taken a very high stand amongst the English lodges in this very matter , and it was his earnest desire that its reputation should be sustained by its members . At the close of the lodge tbe brethren met at refreshment , several visitors being present , and passed a pleasant evening .
URMSTON—Urmston Lodge ( No . 1730 ) . — The installation of Bro . J . R . England and festival of St . John took place at thc Lord Nelson Hotel on Monday , the 19 th ult ., and both events came off with great £ clat . The meeting was convened for 4 . 30 , and at that hour the lodge was duly opened in ancient form . There were present Bros . Geo . Barker , W . M . ; Jno . Robt . England , S . W . ;
C . F . Allison , J . W . ; T . Royle Higgmson , Treas . ; J . Buckley Seel , S . D . ; M . A . B . Wheeler , J . D . ; Rev . E . H . Cooke , Chaplain ; M . Townscnd , I . G . ; John TVorthington , Tyler ; W . Goodacre , P . M . ; James Ridhalgh , Jno . Shyman , P . Heaton , S . Royle , G . S . Myers , R . W . Dalton , G . P . Tate , Henry Surfit , and William Aldred , P . M . Visitors : Bros . H . Bethell Jones , M . A ., 1387 , P . P . G .
Chap . ; H . Crosby , S . W . 1588 ; Fredk . Stretch , 1513 ; Jas . Batty , W . M . 1387 ; W . Dumville , P . M . 1011 ; Thos . A . Crompton , 1213 , 1588 ; W . Bowden , P . M . 1215 , P . P . G . S . B . W . L . ; Jas . B . Andrew , J . W . 1588 ; J . Prescott , P . M . 999 ; E . Pearson , 1505 ; James Coll , 15 88 ; Jas . Andrews , P . M . 1213 ; Thos . Ball , Sec . 1213 ; T . H . Kirk , P . M . 1045 , P . P . G . Org . Cheshire ; W . H . Wakefield , P . M . 104 ,
15 88 ; and R . R . Lisenden , 317 ( Freemason ) . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for Bro . F . Stretch , 1513 , as a joining member , and he was unanimously elected . The auditors ' report on the annual balance sheet was next taken and adopted . The lodge was raised to the Second Degree , and the W . M . elect ( Bro . J . R . England ) was forthwith
presented to the Installing Master ( Bro . W . Goodacre ) , who , in the most finished and masteily manner , duly installed him in the chair of K . S . as W . M . for the ensuing year . On the re-admission of the M . M . ' s the usual proclamation was made to them , and the brethren saluted their new W . M . in the customary manner . The Installing Master then proceeded to invest the officers as follows : Bros . W ,
Aldred , S . W . ; Rev . E . Harwood Cooke , J . W . ; T . Royle Migginson , Treas . ( re-invested ) ; John Buckley Seel , Sec . ; Dr . Thos . Fiddes , S . D . ; William H . Townsend , J . D . ; Alfred H . Sansom , D . of C ; William Cole , Org . ( by deputy ); E . Lewis Littlen , I . G . ; W . H . Clegg and P . Heaton , Stewards ; and John Worthington , Tyler ( re-invested ) . The Installing Master next addressed the W . M ., Wardens
and brethren , and the ceremony was then concluded . With respect to Bro . Goodacre ' s qualification and ability as Installing Master , we will simply remark that his equal may be found , but , certainly , not his superior ; as , in addition to having the gift of a good memory , his articulation is clear , and every word he uttered could be distinctly heard in any part of the room . " Hearty good wishes" having
been expressed by the visiting brethren , the lodge was closed in peace and harmony at 6 . 20 . After the " mauvais quart d'heure , " or rather the half-hour , had been passed by the brethren as best they could , they repaired to the lodge room again , which had , as if by magic , been converted into a banquet room by a staff of waiters , who certainly proved themselves the right men in the right places ,
by the way in which they had in the most skilful manner set out thc tables . A very choice menu was served up ; and the brethren did ample justice to the viands set before them . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were pro | x > sed by the W . M ., and warmly responded to by the brethren . Replying to the toast of his health , the Worshipful Master remarked that he felt so overwhelmed by the kind
expressions of feeling displayed by the brethren towards himself that he scarcely knew how to thank them sufficiently . He was very grateful , and was sure all thc members of the Urmston Lodge were also , to Bro . Goodacre for the Zealand untiring perseverance he had always shown in furthering the interest of the lodge . With respect to himself , he felt now that he was their W . M . very
much like a tottering child left by its mother to run alone , but he had no doubt that he could rely on Bro . Goodacre ' s valuable assistance to assist him , should occasion require it , and he trusted the brethren would never have cause to feel that in himself they had reared an unsatisfactory offspring . With regard to the Urmston Lodge , which they knew was a very young onehe would remind the
, brethren that the support and united efforts of every one of them were required to make it a credit to themselves and the province also , so that every member would feel it an honour to belong to the lodge . The Installing Master , in response to the toast of his health , remarked that it
was a source of great pleasure to him to have done anything for the welfare of the Urmston Lodge , and he felt gratified that the members had been pleased with his humble services as Installing Master . As one of the founders of the lodge it gave him great satisfaction to see it in its present position . He might say it had not been
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altogether p lain sailing , as many of them knew , for when the petition was presented to the Provincial Grand Secretary there was a great deal of demurring about granting it , the reason given being that the neighbourhood of Urmston was not sufficiently developed to warrant a lodge being founded in it , but after he ( Bro . Goodacre ) had been two or three times to Liverpool , and eventually induced
the Provincial Grand Secretary to come and look round the neighbourhood , a different opinion was formed , and the warrant was granted . He had no reason to regret the time and trouble he had taken over thc matter when he looked around and saw by the number of members present the progress the lodge had made . Several other toasts were given and responded to , and the intervals
between them were enlivened by some excellent singing , the executants being Bros . W . Dumville , Lewtas , and H . Miller . During the evening a telegram was received from Bro . John Chadwick , Provincial Grand Secretary of East Lancashire , in which that worthy brother regretted
exceedingly being prevented from joining them all , and sending the W . M . " Hearty good wishes " for the coming year . The brethren continued their enjoyment until a late hour , separating shortly before twelve , and the recollection of the day and evening ' s proceedings will be recalled with pleasure by all who were fortunate enough to be present .
SHOEBURYNESS . —St . Andrew's Lodge ( No . 1817 ) . —This lodge , consecrated in July last by the R . W . Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Tenterden , K . C . B ., soon after his installation as Provincial Grand Master , has made good progress , and is now in a flourishing state , and held its monthly meeting on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., when there were present Bros . C Eltham , W . M . ; A . Lucking ,
P . M . 160 , P . M . and P . Z . 1000 , Prov . G . D . C , as I . P . M . G . I . Glasscock , S . W . ; J . Fair , J . W . ; G . Hall , Treas . ; I . W . Harris , P . M . 1000 , P . P . A . G . D . C , Secretary ; F . Howell , S . D . ; Rev . H . J . Hatch , P . P . G . Chap ., J . D . ; S . M'Call Walker , I . G . ; Whittingham , Tyler ; J . A . Wardell , P . M . 160 , P . M ., P . Z . and Sec . 1000 , Prov . A . G . D . C ; J . C Johnstone , P . M . 1000 ; W . D . Merritt ,
S . D . 1000 ; R . Green , H . Church , S . Turner , and J . English . Bro . Henry was a visitor . After the usual preliminary business thc W . M . raised Bro . John Cockburn to the Third Degree , and afterwards initiated Mr . Albert Edward Atkins into the mysteries of Freemasonry . A
cordial vote of congratulation was passed to tbe R . W . Prov . Grand Master on his marriage . . Thc lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to , and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was brought to a close at an early hour .
INSTRUCTION . THE GREAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —The sixth anniversary meeting of this prosperous lodge of instruction was held at the Masons' Hall , Masons' Avenue , on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., and was well attended , although , in consequence of the severity of the weather , not quite so fully as had been anticipated . As many of the
members and their invited friends reside in the suburbs , the absentees could be , and were , fairly excused for preferring the comforts of their respective homes to the miserable journey through the densest fog with which thc City and its environs were ever visited . Amongst those present were the W . M . of the mother lodge , Bro . G . W . Blackie , who presided ; Past Masters Bros . James Stevens , N . B .
Headon , and James Freeman ; Bros . T . Hamer , V . Harper , R . Pawley , L . Lewis , F . Le Rossignol , H . Schove , W . Paddle , T . de Leliva , H . j . King , W . Shaw , J . Jenkins , W . Baber , G . L . Saul ( Preceptor ) , G . Lewis , R . A . Morgan , | C A . Baber , H . Wavden , G . Taylor , J . Rixworthy , A . R . Staley , J . W . H . Ross , P . M . 185 ; C . Acocks , 879 , I . C ; J . Rush , A . Rule , G . Moss , L . J . Hudd , and others who
failed to sign thc attendance book . Lodge was opened at 6 . 30 by the W . Bro . Blackie , and the ceremony of the First Degree was ably rehearsed . The lodge was then " called off , " and the brethren dined together . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and the subsequent proceedings were pleasantly freed from unnecessary formality , songs and recitals being substituted for speech
making . The purport of the meeting could not , however , be entirely lost sight of , and whilst thc toast of " Success to the Great City Lodge of Instruction" afforded an opportunity for an excellent resume' of its past proceedings and a statement as to its present popularity and prosperous position , hearty recognition was accorded to those who had laboured in the past and were now zealously upholding its
established credit . To Bros . Blackie , as Secretary from its commencement and until he became W . M . of the mother lodge ; T . Poore and G . L . Saul , its present and past Preceptors ; T . Hamer , Treasurer ; and T . Harper , the present Secretary , hearty thanks and Masonic honours were given , and by them severally acknowledged . To thc mother lodge , represented by its Past Masters , a very courteous acknowledgment was extended , and Bros . Stevens , Headon ,
and Freeman briefly responded . At a reasonably early hour the lodge was " called on , " and several new members having been accepted and propositions made , was closed in due order . Shortly afterwards the Tyler ' s toast was given , and a very harmonious and agreeable evening having been enjoyed by all , the brethren dispersed , and we presume , if our experience was also theirs , groped their way through " darkness visible" to their respective residences .
The Prince of "Wales will lay the foundation stone of Truro Cathedral in April next , when he will be the guest of Viscount Falmouth at Tregothnan . A large meeting of Cornish Freemasons will take place on the occasion . It is stated on good authority that the Duke of Abercorn will be appointed Chancellor of the new University of Ireland . —Daily News , Feb . 4 th .
Royal Arch.
Royal Arch .
ROBERT BURNS CHAPTER ( No . 25 ) . — A meeting of this chapter was held on Monday , the 26 th ult ., at Freemasons' Hall , at five o ' clock . There were present Comps . G . R . Sherville , M . E . Z . ; C . Martin , H . ; Kerby , P . Z ., Treas ., as J . ; Piatt , P . Z ., Scribe E . ; Thomas , P . Z ., as N . ; Elsey , P . S . ; J . E . Shand , Asst . S . ; Smith , W . S . ; Allsopp , P . Z ., Taylor , Weaton , and others . The
business was , after election by ballot , to exalt Bro . J . Linden , W . M . Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , and Bro . G . Simons , Globe Lodge , No . 23 , which ceremony of exaltation was performed in the usual excellent manner . Bros . J . T . Robins , P . M ., and C . Wynne , J . D ., both of Robert Burns Lodge , were unavoidably prevented attending for exaltation . Comp . Kerby , P . Z ., Treasurer , proposed— " That , in
consideration of the long connection with the Robert Burns Chapter of Comp . Bennett , P . Z ., whose resignation was received with great regret at last meeting , he , Coup . Bennett , P . Z ., be elected honorary member . " This was duly seconded , and carried unanimously . A jewel was voted unanimously to Comp . Sherville , M . E . Z ., for his efficient
discharge of duties , & c . The audit Committee was then appointed , and the chapter closed . The companions afterwards dined , and the usual toasts were ' given and duly honoured , interspersed with some good singing by the companions . The meeting happened to be on thc day the Scottish Corporation was keeping the anniversary of Robert Burns ' s birthday .
WOOLWICH . —Union Waterloo Chapter ( No . 13 ) . —Tbe installation meeting of the above old and respected chapter took place on Monday , the 19 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , William-strtet , Ex . Comps . J . L . Thompson , Past Grand Sword Bearer of England , in thc chair of Z . ; W . T . Gamble , H . ; and W . Weston , ] . ; E . Denton , P . G . P . S . Kent ; C Coupland , P . Z . and
Treas ., and P . G . S . Kent ; J . McDougall , G . S . B . Kent , Sec . ; G . Kennedy , Scribe E . ; E . West , S . N . ; Rev . C Solbe ' , Chaplain ; D . Deeves , rst Asst . S . ; J . Gaskill , C Boardman , T . Lindsay , W . G . Lock , A . Penfold , M . E . Z . 913 ; W . B . Lloyd , P . S . 913 ; J . Wilkins , Thos . Hutton , J . Ashworth , H . S . Syer , D . C Capon , 913 ; J . Randall , 913 ; T . Hastings , 829 ; and C . Jolly , 013
( Freemason ) . The installation ceremony was masterly performed by Ex . Comp . Coupland , who , with the usual formalities , placed Ex . Comps . Gamble in the chair of Z . ; Weston in the chair of H . ; and West in that of J The following officers were then invested : Ex . Comps . Coupland , Treas . ; G . Kennedy , Scribe E . ; H . Shaw , Scribe N . ; Scott-Mutch , P . S . ; D . Deeves , 1 st Asst . S . ;
J . Warren , 2 nd Asst S . ; and B . Norman ( by proxy ) , Janitor . A cordial vote of thanks , which was ordered to be inscribed upon the minutes of thc chapter , was then tendered to Bro . Coupland for his services as Installing Officer , and that companion suitably replied . The chapter was then closed in due form , and the companions sped away to the Freemasons' Arms Hotel , opposite the
Dockyard Railway Station , where thc esteemed , host , Ex . Comp . De Gray , had prepared one of his superb little banquets—no other adjective will or can fully convey thc splendour of the feast ; it was one of the prettiest we , in the course of a very long experience , have assisted at . The usual loyal and chapterial toasts having been duly honoured , to that of " The Grand Officers of the Supreme
Grand Chapter of England , Present and Past , " M . E . Comp . _ Thomas responded , speaking with pride of the fact that his first entry into Royal Arch Masonry dated from his exaltation in the Union Waterloo Chapter . It afforded him great pleasure to see the old chapter , which was so much identified with his career as an Arch Mason , still carrying on , and so successfully , its mission . He then
spoke of the great loss they had received by the retirement of their late esteemed brother and Ex . Comp . Hervey from the office of Grand Secretary , but congratulated them , as Masons , on the appointment of Bro . Shadwell Clerke to the vacant office . He had had the honour and the pleasure of knowing Bro . Clerke for the last sixteen years . He was one of those unpretending yet earnest
Masons , whose whole life had been sanctified to thc duties of Masonry , and who was , apart from his kindness and goodness of heart , eminently qualified by his great knowledge of Masonry and its lore to grace the high position in which he had been placed by their Granil Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . After personally thanking the brethren for their reception of the toast , and their cordial reception of his name , he proposed "The Health
of Most Ex . Comp . Gamble , their Newly-installed M . E . Z . " Ex . Comp . Gamble replied , and , in bis own excellent and feeling style , thanked the companions for their kindness . He should always try to deserve tbe support which the Ex . companions had placed in him , and to sustain the grand , glorious , and profound lustre and the inextinguishable glory that had for so long illuminated the office he now held . The several other toasts were drunk with acclamation , and this most pleasant gathering of good Masons adjourned at an early hour .
The fourth annual ball of the New Concord Lodge , No . 813 , will be held on Tuesday next at . Freemasons' Tavern , Great Quctn-street . Dancing will commence at nine o ' clock to Bro . H . J . Dean ' s celebrated band . The brethren on this occasion may appear in Craft clothing and jewels .
Bro . A . W . Gardner , of Cambridge , who is about to leave with his family for New Zealand , was entertained at a farewell banquet on Thursday , the 29 th ult . It was presided over by the Worshipful the Mayor of Canterbury , Bro . J . Hemery , P . M . 31 . Thc proceedings were of a very interesting character , and we hope to give a fuller account next week .