Mark Masonry.

VVIGAN . —Rose and Thistle Lodge ( No . 158 ) . The annual meeting of the members of this lodge took Tace at the Masonic Hall , King-street , on Wednesday , ? uP nlh ins . Hie lodge was opened by Bro . J . D . Mnrrav . P- - > P - - Std - Br - En & - > supported bv Bros . W ohnson , S . W . ; R . B . Seddon , J . VV . ; J . Browne , c . rritarvj W H . Horrocks , M . O . ; J . Wilson , S . O . ; I SmythJ . O . ; R . Layland , S . D . ; W . Holt , J . D . ; R .

. frnnwles , I . G . j W Patterson , Tyler ; A . H . Crossley , \ V M ., P . G . J . O . j T . Milner , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of Wks . ; A Lambert , G . Makinson , and others . Visitor : Bro . C E Beazer . Xhe minu . es of the last regular meeting were read and on ( 5 rmed . The ballot was then taken for Bros . Henry Ackerley , Wa' er Simpson , and W . Taberner , all

members of No . 133 . S , who had been proposed by Bro . Murray , and seconded by Bro . W . Johnson , S . W ., and being favourable in each case , they were admitted , and regularly advanced to the Mark Degree hy Bro . Murray . The next business was the installation of the W . M . elect , Bro . W . Johnson , S . VV ., who was duly presented by Bro . Milner , and by Bro . Murray was installed as W . M ., and saluted office for the

according ly . The rs appointed ensuing year are as follows : Bros . R . B . Seddon , S . W , ; J . Browne , HV VV . H . Horrocks , Secretary ; T . Wilson , P . M ., Treasurer ; J . Wilson , M . O . ; W . Holt , S . O . ; R . Layland 1 . 0 . ; R . Knowles , J . D . j J . Smith , I . G . j G . Makin ' son , Stwd . ; J . D . Murray , P . M ., D . C ; and W . Patterson , Tyler . After one proposition for advancement , the lodge was closed .

WHITEHAVEN . —Fletcher Lodge ( No . 213 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the 29 th ult . Bro . G . Ryrie , W . M ., P . G . D C , presided , and was supported as follows : Bros . Thos . Brackenridge , P G . I . G ., S . W . ; Rev . J . Anderson , P . G . Chap ., J . W . ; \ V . J . Tyson , P . G . Org ., M . O . ; W . D . P . Field , S . O . ; J 3 . Atkinson , J . O . ; W . H . Bewlay , Org . and Sec . ; Dr . Muir , S . D . ; J . M . Clarke , J . D .,- J . Casson , l . G . ; T .

Richardson , Tyler ; T . Atkinson , P . M ., P . | . G . W . j W . Bewlay , P . M ., P . G . M . O . ; T . H . Nesbitt , S . VV . 323 ; G . Dalrymple , P . M ., P . G . Sec ; J . Bowes , H . Burns , Thos . Rowlings , R . D . Metcalf , and others . The minutes were confirmed , and Bro . Jas . Lawson was advanced to the Degree of Mark Master , and two candidates were proposed for advancement . The lodge was then closed in form .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

WIGAN . —Faith Preceptory ( No . 41 ) . —The installation meeting of this preceptory was held at the Masonic Hall , King-street , on Thursday , the 14 th inst . The preceptory was opened by the E . C , Sir Knight R . B . Seddon , and the muster roll called . After the confirmation of theminutes , Sir Knight J . D . Murray , P . E . C , P . G . St . Br ., took the baton and Sir Knight W . T . Wylde having been pr .-sented by Sir Knight S . A . Oliver , P . E . C , was

duly installed and saluted as E . C . The officers appointed were as follows : Sir Knights W . Goodacre , Constable ; T . P . Simpson , Marshal ; J . G . Christian , Sub-Marshal ; S . A . Oliver , re-elected Treasurer ; J . D . Murray , re-appointed Registrar ; S . Farmer , Capt . of Lines ; and VV . Patterson , Equerry . The knights afterwards dined at the Victoria Hotel along with their visitor , Sir Knight Edward Barber , P . E . C .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

YORK . —Hilda Chapter ( No . 23 ) . —This chapter was opened by the M . W . S ., E . and P ., Bro . Simpson , assisied by his officers , on Friday , the 29 th ult . 111 . Bro . Charles James Banister , S . G . I . G . 33 ° , and Inspector General of the North-Eastern District , was received and properl y saluted . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The M . W . S . elect was presented

to 111 , Bro . Banister for installation , who performed that ceremony with his usual care and impressiveness . The M . W . S . then appointed the following officers for the year : E . and P . Bros . W . Brown , High Prelate ; Major McGachen , ist « en . ; R . Weddington , 2 nd General ; T . B . Whytehead , P . M . W . S ., Recorder and Treasurer ; W . Fraser , CM . ; H . C . PickersgillRaphael ; Donald GrantCaptain of Guard .

, , A unanimous vote of thanks was proposed by the M . W . S ., ^ > ded by the Treasurer , and supported by the I . P . M . " S ., to their dear friend and Inspector General , 111 . Bro . Jj- J . Banister , for coming so great a distance to attend their meetings . III . Bro . Banister responded in feeling ter

ms , wishing the M . W . S ., E . and P . Bro . Martin M . K , eynard , a prosperous and happy year , and " Hearty good ^ hes" to all the members . ^ "t refreshments the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were Proposed and responded to , and the Inspector General left ear ' y to catch his train .

West Lancashire Alpass Benevolent Institution.

WEST LANCASHIRE ALPASS BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

j A meeting of the West Lancashire Alpass Benevolent till M 10 " was heI ( J on Friday evening , the 22 nd ult ., at ' ! . Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , under the Presidency of Bro . Pierpoint , P . P . J . G . W . There was a of

Was ft , att f ^ ance . The special businessthe evening five . ' ection of two widows to the Fund , there being j . ^ "didates for the vacancies . The polling was exceedthat eav ^' . nd , after the scrutiny of the papers , it was found had i candidate from Leigh and another from Liverpool ~ U Ueen e ) ppt # . / l 1-1 ,.. racn ^ h ' .. * . mlm / r V . r >' , nrr nin -inA / W ,

,, car ™ tes recorded for the other three candidates were al r' ! i over until the next election , for which there are tSarr e candidates . The Secretaries , Bros . Foote and ow , earned out the arrangements most satisfactorily . in „ . " of thanks to the Chairman brought the proceedtb to a close .

'pi 'nstr - annuaI suPper of the Creaton Lodge of Wh « " , ! } ° "k Place on Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., at the The * Holel ' Goldhawk-road , Shepherd ' s Bush , W . ho St B r comforts were most liberally provided by the be a ' u * havers , and a most enjoyable evening was spent " ' ^ ge number of the brethren ,

Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

It is with regret we have to record the death of Lieut . Stewart ( son of Bro . Raynham Stewart , P . G . D . ) , off Suakin . The Times of Tuesday last contains the following particulars of the unfortunate occurrence : — " Her Majesty's ship Gannet has arrived here . While chasing a supposed slave dhow , near Mersa-Halib , a boat ' s crew was suddenly attacked by a large party of natives concealed in a creek . Lieutenant Stewart was fatally

wounded while tending a wounded sailor , and died on board . Four bluejackets were wounded—one severely—but all are doing well , The boat ' s crew behaved splendidly , and the Gannet shelled the native village . " We offer our sincerest sympathy , which , we are sure , will be shared by all our readers , to Bro . Stewart , to whom it must be a source of consolation in his great trial to know that his brave son died at the post of duty , and in the performance of an act of devotion to a wounded comrade .

Bro . Clever , P . P . G . S . B . Essex , was , on Friday last , elected W . M . of the Clapham Lodge , No . 1 S 1 S . Bro . Brackstone Baker , P . G . D ., has just been appointed , with the sanction of the M . W . the Grand Master , representative at the Grand Lodge of England of the Grand Lodge of Maryland , United States of America , the head-quarters of which are in Baltimore .

The first meeting- of the Board of Stewards lor the Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held at Freemasons' Hall , this ( Friday ) afternoon . We are glad to hear that Bro . Binckes has thus far succeeded in obtaining the services on the Board of rather more than

the average number of brethren , and we trust his efforts in the same direction will be attended with such further support that on the day of the Festival , the Chairman , whoever he may be , will find his task on behalf of this important Institution seconded by the enthusiastic efforts of a more than usually strong array of Stewards .

The ceremony of installation of Principals will be rehearsed for the last time this session at the Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement , at the White Hart , corner of Abchurch-lane and Cannon-street , on Tuesday next , the 10 th inst ., to commence at half-past five o ' clock . The usual exaltation ceremony will be rehearsed at half-past six o'clock . Present and Past Principals will kindly note this , and that the session will close on ihe 24 th inst .

ST . J AMES ' S HALL . —Bro . Sydney Herbert gave his annual evening concert on Manday last , when he was assisted by the following artistes : Misses Chapuy-Leslie , Edith Luke , and Elliott , Messrs . Evans , Everett , Hubbard , Curtis D'Alton , Frank Lynne , Arthur Wieland , and Egbert Roberts . Violin , W . Buels ; pianoforte , Sinclair Mantell and Lthmeyer ; conductors , Messrs . Haskins , Mantell , and Klein . The different morceaux were well rendered and the hall was full .

Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , R . W . Prov . Grand Master of East Lancashire , consecrated the Queen ' s Jubilee Lodge , No . 2193 , at Nelson ( near Burnley ) , on Thursday , the 28 th ult . Bro . W . O . Walker , P . S . G . W ., installed Bro . John Exley as the first W . M ., and also invested the officers . A large number of brethren were present .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the United Strength Lodge of Instruction , No . 22 S , on Wednesday next , the iith inst . Bro . James Kew , P . M . 179 , is the Preceptor , and Bro . H . Palmer , of whom full particulars may be obtained from his address , Hope Tavern , Stanhope-street , Hampstead-road , N . W ., the Honorary Secretary .

The Knights Templar pilgrims from Mary Commandery , No . 3 6 9 , Philadelphia , to whose approaching visit to England in connection with the Templar re-union at York in honour of the Queen ' s Jubilee , will leave New York by the Fumessiaon the 2 nd July instead of as originally proposed , on the sth July . The additional days thus gained will be turned to very good account ,

however , as the pilgrims will have an opportunity of visiting the Grant ' s Causeway , & c . Messrs . Cassell and Company will publish during May "The Queen's Pictures , illustrating the chief events of her Majesty ' s life " ( reproduced by the gracious permission of the Queen ) , as a special Jubilee Number of "The Magazine of Art . " Ihe text will be written by

Richard R . Holmes , Esq ., F . S . A ., Librarian at Windsor Castle , and the work will contain engravings of pictures which have been executed from time to time by the Royal commands to illustrate the chief events of her Majesty's life , and of portraits of the Queen painted at various periods by celebrated painters . Many of these pictures have never before been engraved , and are now published for the first time by the special permission of her Majesty .

Upwards of 250 of the brethren of the Woolwich and Plumstead lodges assembled at the Masonic Hall , William-street , on Friday evening , the 29 th ult ., to witness , or assist Bro . Terry , Secretary Masonic Benevolent Institution , to perform the ceremonies of consecration and installation , under the auspices of the Union Waterloo Lodge of Instruction . Bro . Terry took the chair shortly

after 7 o'clock , Bro . N . Brown being appointed to the S . W chair , Bro . W . Maule to the J . W . chair , and Bro . Cleal acted as Secretary . The ceremonies were splendidly carried out , and a cordial vote of thanks was tendered Bro . Terry for his work . The musical arrangements were in the hands of Bro . Hancock , and afterwards the breihren partook of refreshments at Bro . Capon's , the Earl of Chatham Hotel .

HOLLOWAY ' s PILLS . —In the complaints peculiar to females these Pills are unrivalled . Their use by the fair sex has become so constint tor the removal of their ailments that rare is the household that is without them . Amongst all classes , from the domestic servant to 'he peeress , universal favour isaccorded to these renovating

Pills ; their invigorating and piinfiing properties render them s . ife and invaluable in all cases ; they may tic taken by females of all ages for any disorganisation or irregularity of the system , speedily removing the cause and restoring the surferer to robust health . As a family medicine they are unapproachable for subduing the maladies of young and old , —rADVT . j

Masonic And General Tidings.

The annual meeting of the National Great Priory of the Knights Templar of England , will be held at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , on Friday next , the 13 th instant , at 4 p . m . The business transacted will be of the usual character , and at the close there will be the usual banquet . Tickets one guinea each .

The annual communication of the Grand Lodge of New York , which will take place at the Masonic Hall , New York , on the 27 th June prox ., is looked forward to with a considerable amount of interest . Several important amendments to the Constitutions will be acted upon , and the Grand Master will submit his report on the payment of the debt on the Ha'l and Asylum Fund .

The following dinners take place at the Freemasons' Tavern for the week ending Saturday , the 7 th instant : —Monday—Lodge of Joppa ; Lodgeof Unions . Tuesday—Grosvenor Lodge ; Old Acquaintance Musical Society Dinner . Wednesday—Grand Chapter Club ; Unittd Lodge . Thursday—Westminster and Keystone Lodge ; St . Andrew ' s Lodge . Friday—Fidelity Chapter ; Gavel Club . Saturday—Jubilee Dinner Royal Institution of British Architects .

The Court and Livery of the Wheelwrights ' Company dined together at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgatestreet , on Friday , the 29 th ult . The Master , Bro . VV . G . Lemon , presided , and among those present were Bros , the Lord Mayor , Lieut .-Col . and Sheriff Kirby , J . Morgan Howard , Q . C , M . P ., H . H . Bridgman , J . H . Puleston , M . P ., H . Windybank , and others . The badges worn by the 15 Past Masters of the Company were manufactured by Bro . George Kenning , of Little Britain .

The first annual supper in connection with the Emulation Lodge of Instruction , No . 299 , was held at the Bull Hotel , Dartford , on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., and a most enjoyable evening was spent . The chair was occupied by Bro . W . Grieg , S . VV . 299 , Bros . C . Potier and T . Jenkins being the Senior and Junior Wardens for the evening . Upwards of thirty members and friends partook

of an excellent repast , served in Mr . Bray ' s well-known style . During the evening a very handsome jewel was piesented to Bro . W . J . Light , P . M . 299 , the Preceptor to the lodge , as a slight acknowledgment of the services he has rendered the lodge of instruction during the past twelve months . The lodge of instruction meets every Tuesday ( except the third Tuesday in the month ) at the Bull Ho ' tel , Dartford .

The President and members of the Royal Academy gave their annual banquet at Burlington House on Saturday last , when among the principal guests present were the Prince of Wales , and Bros , the Duke of Abercorn , Lord Ashbourne , the Marquis of Bath , Lord Charles Beresford , M . P ., the Earl of Carnarvon , Lord Halsbury , Lord Chancellor of England , Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P .,

Sir E . Clarke , M . P ., Earl Cowper , K . G ., Sir VV . Hart-Dyke , M . P ., Earl Granville , Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., Lord Herschell , the Earl of Jersey , the Earl of Lathom , the Lord Mayor , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , the Bishop of Peterborough , the Hon . D . Piunket , M . P ., Viscount Sherbrooke , Lord Stanley of Preston , the Earl of Wharncliffe , and General Viscount Wolseley .

PROVINCE OF WEST YORKSHIRE . —We are pleased to hear that the commemoration of her Majesty ' s Jubilee in this province , by the proposed subscription of two thousand guineas for two presentations for widows in the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution is progressing most favourably , much to the satisfaction of the executive , of

which Bro . VV . b . Smithson is Chairman , and Bro . Henry Smith , D . P . G . M ., is Treasurer . We believe every lodge in the province is supporting it , and at the Grand Chapter at Leeds last week , Bro . Smithson proposed and carried a vote of fifty guineas to the fund . The chapters in the province have also accorded their warm support to the project .

Before the season of the year of grace and Jubilee , 1 SS 7 , is out , everybody will assuredly be drinking Mont d'Or Champagne . Anyone may judge of its success by that which attended the inauguration of the Mont d'Or cellars underneath Piccadilly last Friday evening . Messrs . Leatham and Cator may be alike congratulated on the transformation of Bro . Col . Edis' crypt into a fairylike

drawing room and banqueting hall , on the excellent supper provided from the Freemasons' Tavern , and on the quantity and quality of their company . Amongst the guests were Lords Rosebery and Cork , Sir Spenser Ponsonby , Bro . Edis , the architect , Bro . Augustus Harris , Mr . Arthur a'Beckett , and a great many stars of the literary world .

Ihe Montd Or Champagne was pronounced excellent . After supper Bros . Nicholls and Campbell , together with Mr . Chas . Coborn , gave a most entertaining concert , and , what is better , perhaps , than all , nobody was any the worse next morning , a fact which speaks volumes for the virtue of the Mont d'Or .

The meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire , which is to be held in the Free Trade Hall , Manchester , on Wednesday , the nth inst ., bids fair to be one of the most imposing Masonic gatherings that has ever been assembled in the North of England . It is expected that about two thousand Masons will be present . The proceedings will be in some measure in honour of the

Jubilee of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , as an address of congratulation upon the auspicious event will be moved . A full length life-size portrait of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , painted by Bro . Sydney Hodges , with an appropriate address , will be presented to him by the ninety-seven lodges of the province ; and the Charity Committee will present an address to Bro . J . L . Hine in acknowledgment

of his twenty-one years' services as Chairman . In addition to the grand organ , a band of Masonic instrumentalists will take part in the ceremonial . The banquet will be held in the Town Hall , and the menu will be of a very choice character . The musical arrangements will be under the direction of the Provincial Grand Organist , assisted by Bros . Seymour Jackson and Fred Gordon ( both of the Carl Rosa Opera Company ) , and Bro . Oliver Gagg ' s Masonic string band .

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