Dedication Of The Masonic Rooms At The Masonic Hall, Birmingham.

The members of the Provincial Grand Lodge were received by the W . M ., ( Bro . A . Blanckcnscc , ) Wardens and brethren of St . Paul ' s Lodge . There were upwards of 150 members of the Craft present , including several visitors , among whom was Bro . Lord James Murray , P . W . of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . The Lodge of St . Paul's having assembled , and the

vessels of consecration having been previously placed on a pedestal in front of the W . M . 's position in the East , the lodge was opened in the E . A . P . degree . The arrival of the P . G . M . and officers of P . G . L . at the portals was announced . The Grand Lodge having entered , the Right Worshipful P . G . M . taken his position in the East , supported by the Very Worshipful the D . P . G . M ., and the

brethren ranged in their respective positions by the P . D . G . C ., Bro . E . Worrall and his assistants , the ceremony of dedicating the temple was then performed by tlie Deputy Provincial Grand Master . It commenced by the Provincial Grand Chaplain , ( Bro . Rev . C . Webb , ) reading a passage of Scripture from 1 Kings , chap , viii ., 22 nd to 30 th verses , after which the

following anthem was sung by the brethren and choir Hail ! Universal Lord , By heaven and earth ador'd , All hail ! great God ! Before Thy Name wc bend , To us Thy grace extend , And to our prayer attend ,

All hail I great God ! Bro . Stimpson , Past Grand Organist , presided at the organ . A procession was then formed , the elements of consecration being carried by the Worshipful Masters of "St . Paul ' s , " "The Faithful , " and "The Howe , " and made the circuit of the lodge , until the Deputy Provincial Grand

Master reached the East , when ( lie cornucopia , containing corn , was presented by the W . M . of Lodge 5 S 7 , Bro . J . Vose Solomon , to the Grand Registrar , who sprinkled the lodge with the grain , the P . G . Chaplain meanwhile reading the 16 th verse of the 76 th Psalm . The Grand Registrar then dedicated the temple to Masonry , to which there was the musical response , " Glory be to God , on high . "

A second circuit of the lodge was made , and the Deputy Provincial Grand Master sprinkled lhe temple with wine from a chalice , which was presented to him by the W . M . of Lodge 473 , Bro . S . A . Parker , the P . G . Chaplain reading the 7 th verse of the 15 th Chapterof Numbers . Afterwards the Deputy Provincial Grand Master dedicated the temple to virtue , the response being as before . In the third

circuit , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master anointed the lodge with oil from a vessel presented by Bro . A Blanckcnscc , W . M . of Lodge 43 , the P . G . Chaplain reading Exodus xxx ., 25 , 26 . The temple was then dedicated to universal benevolence and charity . The response of " Glory be to God on high " having been given by the whole of the brethren , the consecration prayer was offered

up by the P . G . Chaplain . The D . P . G . M . having seasoned the lodge with salt , the P . G . Chaplain read a portion ofthe 2 nd chapter of Leviticus , 13 th verse . The D . P . G . M . then declared the temple duly consecrated and dedicated according to ancient { 01 m . The R . W . P . G . Master then opened the Prov . G . Lodge , Bro . J . C . Cohen ( officiating for Bro . Graves ) as G . S . W .,

and Bro . Kstlin as G . J . W . The list of lodges in the province was read , when every lodge excepting the " Bard of Avon , " responded . The roll of P . G . Officers was then called , and the absentees were very few . The minutes of the P . G . Lodge held at Leamington last autumn were then read and confirmed . The report of the Benevolent and Annuity Fund

Committee was read , and the statement showed the fund to be in a healthy state . A discussion then ensued as to the candidates for the Masonic Charities who should receive the support of the province at the next election , the P . G . M . at the same time regretting that the boy , G . II . J . Sale , had been unsuccessful at the recent election for the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys which took place on the iSth ult ., and recommending that every effort should be

made to secure his election next October . Bro . Rev . P . S . Harris , ( Shakespere Lodge , ) P . G . C , delivered an excellent oration , in which the precepts inculcated by Freemasonry were forcibly dwelt upon , and alluded in pertinent language lo the person wearing the triple crown , who had stigmatised members of the Craft as assassins . A collection was then made on behalf of the Provincial Annuity Fund , and upwards of , £ 13 was realised .

The lodge having been closed the brethren adjourned to Banquet , which was provided by the Steward of the Masonic Club , and Jaid out in the large As , emb ! y Room . The Right Worshipful P . G . M ., Lord Leigh , presided , supported on his right by the Very Worshipful Bros . Col . Machcn , D . P . G . M . ; Rev . P . S . Harris , P . G . C . ; Col . Ralcliffe , P . J . W . ; Major Ilcbbert , and Lloyd Foster

and on his left by Bros . Lord James Murray , A . Blanckcnscc , J . T . Collins , P . G . T . ; Geo . Beech , P . G . T . ; A . Cohen , Matthew Smart ( P . M . 74 ) , M . Davis , E . Vales , and Purscll . The vice-chairs were filled by Bros . E . Worrall and Frederick Cohen . Among the company present wc observed : —Bros . James Muggleton ( W . M . 74 ) , Wood ( P . M . 74 ) , Whitehead ( P . Mr 92 s ) , George

Mains , Johnson ( P . M . 925 ) , E . Berry , S . C . Cowan ( W . M . 93 S ) , W . G . Moore , K . G . Woolton ( Sec . 925 ) , I . angston Parker , S . Dennison , Rev . C . Webb ( P . G . C ) , Kennedy , John Bragg ( P . M . 739 ) , Alfred Gaul , William Glydon , Davis , Vcrlegans , Vincent Taylor ( W . M . 925 ) , Kerr , & c , & c .

The following toasts were proposed , and heartily drunk with the usual Masonic honours : — "The Queen and the Craft , " "The Most Worshipful , II . R . II . the Prince of Wales , the Princess of Wales and the rest of the Roynl Family , " "The Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland , G . M . of England , his Deputy the Earl De Grey and Ripon , and the Grand Lodge , " In proposing this toast ,

Dedication Of The Masonic Rooms At The Masonic Hall, Birmingham.

Lord Leigh stated , that probably that would be the last time he should have the pleasure of proposing the health of the Earl of Zetland as the Grand Master of Masons of England , but he did not do so in any way with a less warmth than he had been accustomed to do , for the Grand Master had always been found to be worthy of the high position lie field and a good Mason . fThe

information of the massacre of Mr . Vyncr , the brother-in-law of the G . M .-Elect , was not current at the time this toast was drank]—The Right Worshipful , the P . G . M ., then proposed "The health of Lord James Murray , P . S . W . of the G . L . of Scotland , " who responded , anil paid a high tribute to the Masonic feeling of the Province of Warwickshire , and hoped that he should have the pleasure of

meeting the Birmingham brethren on some future occasions . —Lord James Murray then proposed , "The health of Lord Leigh , P . G . M . of Warwickshire , " who in thanking the brethren for the hearty reception they had given him , stated that he had endeavoured to fill the position of P . G . M . for eighteen years , and until they told him to resign his position , he should always feel a great pleasure

in doing what he could to promote the interests of Freemasonry throughout the province . The next toasts were " The D . P . G . " Master , Colonel Machcn . and the P . G . L ., " "The Right Worshipful the P . G . M . 's of Staffordshire and Wocccstcrshire , and their Provincial Grand Lodges , " " ¦ The W . M . of St . Paul's Lodge . " —Bro . Col . Ralcliffe proposed , " The healths of the Directors of the Masonic

Hall and Club Company , " and eulogised their conduct in carrying out to a successful termination the duties which they had taken upon themselves , and were fully and deeply acknowledged in the dedication of the Masonic rooms that day . —Bro . E . Yates , Chairman of the Directors

acknowledged thexomplimcnl . — The " flic visitors , and "The Tyler ' s " toast , brought a very pleasant evening ' s relaxation to an appropriate and early termination . The proceedings were enlivened by ( he singing of Bros . W . Glydon , John Bragg , Davis , Kennedy , and other vocalists . Bro . A . Gaul kindly presided at the pianoforte .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending May 14 , 1870 . MONDAY , MAY 9 . Lodge 5 , St . George & Corner Stone , Freemasons'Hall . ,, 29 , St . Alban ' s , London Tav ., Aldersgate-strcet . ,, 193 , Confidence , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 870 , Peckham , Maismore Arms , Peckham .

>> 957 , Leigh , Freemasons Hall . Chap . 720 , Panmure , Loughton Hotel , Loughton-road . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at 8 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Ilavcistock-Iiilf , atS ; Bro . 'P . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel ,

Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 , Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile End , at 7 for S .

TUESDAY , MAY 10 . Lodge 4 6 , Old Union , Radlcy ' s Hotel , Blackfriars . „ 211 , St . Michael ' s , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-st „ 235 , Nine Muses , Clarendon Hotel , Bond-slrcct . ,, 54 S , Wellington , White Swan , Deptford . ,, 1269 , Stanhope , Thicket Hotel , Anevley . Mark Lodge , Kent , George Hotel , Aldermanbury .

MetropolilanChapterof Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbury , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of Instruction , PalmerstonTav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction ( 382 ) , Hotel de Cologne , Co and 61 , Haymarket , at 3 ; Bro . T . AAilams , Preceptor . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway , Victoria

Station , at S ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Varborough Lodgeof Instruction , Green Dragon , Stepney , at S ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Pri . ice Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) Knights of St . JoJm's Tavern , St . JoJm ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Prcstonian Club of Instruction ( for M . M . 's only ) , Lyceum Tavern , Strand .

WEDNESDAY , MAY II . Festival of the Royal Freemasons' School for Girls . Committee R . M . Benevolent Institution , at 3 . Lodge 3 , Fidelity , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 13 , Union Waterloo , Masonic Hall , Woolwich . ,, 15 , Kent , Guildhall Coffee House , Gresham-st . „ S 7 , Vitruvian , White Hart Hotel , College-street

Lambelh . ,, 147 , Justice , White Swan , Deptford . ,, 212 , Euphrates , George Hotel , Aldermanbury . „ 238 , Pilgrim , Ship and Turtle , Lcadenhall-strect . ,, 7 S 1 , Merchant Navy , Silver Tavern , Burdett-road , Limehousc . ,, S 20 , Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond .

,, 1017 , Montefiore , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 122 S , Beacontree , private rooms , Leytonstone . ,, 1260 , Hervey , George Hotel , Walliam Green . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich , at S . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 22 S ) , Bull & Gale , Kentish Town-road , at 8 ; Bro . I , N . Frost , Preceptor .

Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroad , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Confidence Lodge of Instruction ( 193 ) , Railway Tavern , Railway-place , Fciichurch-street , at 7 . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , The Grapes Tavern , Dukc-strcet , Manchester-square , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , P . G . P ., Preceptor .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 ; Bro . C . II . Pedlcr , Preceptor . Sydney Lodge of Instruction ( 829 ) , Cambridge Hotel , Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 . Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Farkvoad , Peckham ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction ( 127 S ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 7-30 ; Bro . T . Terrv , Preceptor .

THURSDAY ' , MAY 12 . Lodge 91 , Regularity , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 206 , Friendship , Ship & Turtle , Lcadenhall-strect . „ 263 , Bank of England , Radlcy ' s lit ! ., Blackfriars . ,, 1070 , Capper , Marine Hotel , Victoria Docks . ,, 1227 , Upton , Spotted Dog Tavern , Upton .

Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Goat and Compasses , Euston-road , at S ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Finsbury Club of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern , 42 , Bath-street , City-road . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes , Mile-cnd-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . St . George ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern . Royal Hill , Greenwich , at S .

FRIDAY , MAY 13 . Lodge 33 , Britannic , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 134 , Caledonian , Ship & Turtle , Leadenhall-st . ,, 157 , Bedford , Freemasons' Hall . Chap . 6 , Friendship , Willis ' s Rooms , St . James's .

K . T . Encampment , Faith & Fidelity , Freemasons' lav . St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 144 ) , Pier Htl ., Chelsea . Stability Lodge of Instruction , Guildhall Coffee House , Grcsham-street , at 6 . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . 's , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Domatic Chapter of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway ,

Victoria Station ; Comp . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbui-y , at 7 ; Bro . Brett , Preceptor . United Pilgrims' Lodge of Instruction , Horns Tavern , Kennington , at 7 . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Htl .,

Spring-gardens , Charing-cross ; Br . Ptdsford , Preceptor Doric Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mileend-road , at S ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion , Penny-fields , Poplar , at 7 ; Br . D . S . Potts , Preceptor . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tav ., Victoriaroad , Deptford , at 8 .

SATURDAY , MAY 14 . Installation of the Earl de Grey and Ripon as Grand Master , at 4 . Lodge 10 S , London , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 173 , Phoenix , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 176 , Cavcac , Radlcy ' s Hotel , Blackfriars . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-road , at 7 .

St. Mark's Hospital For Fistula, City Road.

ST . MARK'S HOSPITAL for FISTULA , CITY ROAD .

A festival dinner , to celebrate the 35 th anniversary of this excellent charity , took place on Monday evening last week , at the Albion Tavern , Aldcrsgatcstrect , and was well attended . Mr . SHERIFF PATERSON presided , and in proposing the toast of the evening , " Success to St . Mark's Hospital , " after adverting to the benefits

conferred by the institution , said : But , unfortunately , there is a dark side to the picture . The resources of the hospital are so inadequate that the Committee find it impossible , with the present revenue , to maintain more than 22 beds , while the hospital is capable of holding 50 . For some time past the directors have struggled hard against thus

diminishing the usefulness of the institution . Tlicy have kept open 34 beds , at an excess of expenditure over their income amounting to nearly , £ 1 , 000 . But one issue looked them in the face were this relation continued any time—the closing of the hospital . They have , therefore , come to the conclusion that it is truer charity to give a diminished amount

of relief permanently rather than to continue the larger amount for a short time , and then refuse all further aid . This reduction , however , is tantamount to an exclusion of 120 patients per annum . The receipts from all sources for the past year amount only to . £ 5 . 428 . None of the items , however , come " under the head of reliable income ,

except the meagre sum of £ 442 , annual subscriptions , aided by £ 604 in donations—in all , £ 1 , 046 . With exceptional and extraneous aid , and with the expedient of reducing tlie number of beds , the year's accounts sliow no balance of debt . The directors earnestly hope that the liberal co-operation of the well-wishers of the charity will enable them to open

at least some of the beds now closed . The Chairman concluded his eloquent speech by alluding to the services of the able and indefatigable Secretary . The SECRETARY ( I 3 ro . J . Pike ) announced subscriptions amounting to nearly £ 1 , 400 . The dinner , served under the supcrintendance of the manager ( Bro . W . G . Jennings ) , was in the

stvle for which the establishment is distinguished . The intervals between the toasts were enlivened by admirable singing by Miss Banks , Miss Eyles , Mr . W . J . Fielding , and Mr . Chaplain Henry . Mr ' Fielding directed , and Mr . Joyce Fielding presided at the pianoforte . Bro . Henry Harker , jun ., was an able toastmastcr .