Provincial Grand Lodge Of Hertfordshire.

T S . Carter , to purchase the Prince of Wales ' s installation vivel they having served thc office of Stewards for thc Province at thc Albert Hall in April last . A vote of thanks and £ 5 js ., to purchase a jewel to Bro . W . Wilson , p p . G . D ' ' . Cer ., he having so efficiently acted in that capacity for several years . ' The brethren afterwards dined together in the Assembly Room , and spent a most pleasant evening .

District Grand Lodge Of South Australia.

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA .

A quarterly communication was held at the Alfred "Masonic Hall , I . C , Waymouth-street , Adelaide , on Wednesday ! i 1 ' April , 1875 . Present—The Right Worshipful Arthur Hardv , Esq ., " J . P ., District Grand Master in the chair ; Worshipful Bro . i ' . D . G . S . W . Wicksteed , as Deputy District Grand Master ; Bro . Sawtell , P . M . 39 S , as

W . D . G . S . W ., W . D . G . J . W . ; D . G . Chaplain ; W . D . G . Secretary ; W . D . G . Steward Bright , as W . D . G . S . D . ; W . D . G . Dir . Ceremonies ; Bro . R . Davis , W . M . 842 , as W . D . G . J . D . ; W . Dist . Grand Sup . Works ; W . D . G . Organist ; Bro . J . Eunson , J . W . 583 , as W . G . Pursuivant ; D . G . Tyler , W . D . G . Steward , F . C . Smith . The visitors were Bros . I Iorsfall , 1584 ; Deslands and N .

Johns , 1598 ; Thomson , 423 , and Fergusson , 842 . " The D . D . G . M ., D . G . Treasurer , D . G . Registrar , D . G . Assist . Dir . Ceremonies , D . G . Sword Bearer , D . G . Pursuivant , D . G . Steward Burton , were excused . The lodge was opened with solemn prayer . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed / Hie balance sheet for 1874 wis taken as read ( copies having been

distributed ) and adopted . The report of the General Committee for the past quarter was read and adopted , and copies distributed in the room . * ' The following report of General Committee was presented to the Right Worshipful the District Grand Master and District Grand Lodge . Your Committee lay before you the balance sheet for thc

year 1874 . Since the last meeting of this lodge the regulation post-• joning ( under certain conditions ) the meetings in January imljuly , passed July ist , has been approved by the Grand Lodge of England , and was acted on last January , every member receiving due notice by circular . Steps have been taken to form a library , in confirmation

of resolution passed October 7 th , 1874 , and the committee appointed to carry out the scheme hope to report more fully at the next meeting . A dispensation having been granted to the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 1172 , to appear in regalia on December nth , 1874 , they opened the lodge and received the R . W . D . G . M ., Bro . A . Hardy ; W .. D . G . M ., Bro . H . E .

Downer ; with the D . G . Chaplain , Bro . H . Read , M . A . ; and nearly all the D . G . L . Officers , and numerous members of thc city lodges . The D . G . L . was opened and a procession formed , and the stone of the Mount Barker Institute laid by the R . W . D . G . M ., Bro . A . Hardy ; an address was delivered by the W . D . G . S . W ., His Honour Judge Gwynne ; the trowel with the R . W . D . G . Master's crest and suitable

inscription was presented to him , and the brethren returned to the lodge room and closed the Grand Lodge . On Friday , January 15 th , 1875 , the foundation-stone ofthe Masonic Hall , Duke of Edinburgh Lodge , No . 1252 , at Moonta , was laid , a dispensation having been granted , the W . D . D . G . M ., Bro . II E . Downer , the W . D . G . Chaplain , Bro . H . Read , and several District Grand Officers and

brethren attending . After the lodge No . 1252 was opened , the D . G . Lodge was received , and the procession was then formed , and the stone laid , and an address delivered by the W . D . D . G . M . ; a massive and elegant silver trowel , supplied by Mr . Mannheim , with an inscription surmounted by the W . D . D . G . Master's crest , was presented to him ; thc brethren returned to the lodge room and Grand Loil ge was closed . "

Bro . P . M . Saul Solomon stated that the places of meeting of the lodges in South Adelaide having been found inconvenient they had resolved to take rooms at the Eagle Chambers , lately erected on the corporation acre , and that they would be ready for occupation in about two months . It was resolved—That it be left to the General Committee to make arrangements for the future meeting ofthe District Grand Lodge . I he lodge was then closed with solemn prayer .

Masonic Pic-Nic At Sunderland.

MASONIC PIC-NIC AT SUNDERLAND .

The eighth annual pic-nic of the Freemasons cf Sunder . ™ a was held on Wednesday , July 21 st , at Helmsley , w the East Riding of Yorkshire , and proved a greater su ccess by far than any of its predecessors . In order that ample provision might bc made , the committee were "wiged to stop thc issue of tickets a week previously , and many brethren who had not obtained them before the

-I'lcified time found themselves too late in making appli-¦ " jjhon , and were consequently doomed to disappointment . . *' c 'i it is remembered that the arrangements to be made 'eluded a ninety miles' journey , each way , by rail , the "Pplying * of luncheon , & c , lo four hundred people at one

, * : in a small country town , and other things necessary * -nsuring the enjoymenl of so large a party , the wisdom r ' 1 committee declining many late applications will be s " . " y seen and admitted . The party journeyed by a . <** al train of thirteen cariaees . provided bv the North

min "" 1 { ai '"' */ Company , and leaving Sunderland a few nati U'CS 1 > ast six ° ' c ' '" morning , reached its termiiii th"" ** , ort ** y "efore ten o'clock . Thc monument erected villi - nmrket l ) lace of the 'i ule Yorkshire town , the church a ,,, , lts . ""especimens of carved woodwork , the old thatched vl 'itc framed houses of the Elizabethan period , were the

Masonic Pic-Nic At Sunderland.

first objects to attract attention . At eleven o ' clock the whole party , numbering rather over four hundred , sat down to lunch in a spacious marquee , which has been erected in what is known as Castle Mill , where are some extensive ruins of thc old castle at Helmsley , once the residence of thc celebrated George Villiers , Duke of Buckingham . Thc chair was taken by

Bro . A . J . Turnbull , W . M . of St . John ' s , No . 80 , who was supported by Bros . J . [ 1 . Coates , P . M . 049 ( Hon . Sec . to the Pic-nic Committee ); W . Liddell , P . M . 749 , P .-P . G . D . ( Treasurer to the Committee ); W . G . Laughlin ( agent to Earl Feversham ); and others . Bro . Turnbull was faced by Bro . T . Riley , W . M . of 1389 , and the other vice-chairs were filled by Bros . F . Surtees , W . M . 94 ; F , Younger ,

W . M . 97 ; and A . Gray , W . M . 949 . The other members of the committee present , viz ., Bros . [ . Mitchison , S . W . 80 ; D . P . Huntley , J . W . 80 ; J . D . Todd , J . W . 94 ; If . Fryer , S . W . 97 ; A . Currie , J . W . 97 ; [ . Eccleston , S . W . 949 ; G . B . Hall , J . W . 949 ; and F . Maddison , S . W . 1389 , also occupied prominent positions at the tables , and did good service in promoting the comfort of those present .

Justice having been done to the substantial fare which had been provided by Mr . T . Wright , of the Black Swan Hotel , Helmsley , the chairman briefly submitted the usual toasts , which , having been duly honoured , the whole party adjourned to the Bowling Green , where an excellent photograph of thc group was obtained by Bro . Paul Stabler , of Sunderland . Shortly after half-past one dancing

commenced 011 Jjie green sward , Bros . F . Maddison and A . Currie officiating as M . C . 's , being " led off " by the former and Mrs . Godfordson , the wife of the old and respected Treasurer of No . So , and was kept up with great spirit during thc afternoon and evening . At four o ' clock an adjournment was made for tea , which was of the same substantial character as the luncheon . An excellent band

discoursed sweet music during luncheon and tea , and also supplied the music for the dancing . During the day numerous parties visited Revaulx Terrace , with its temples , one of which contains some really fine fresco paintings ; the ruins of Revaulx Abbey , and the valley overlooked by the terrace ; the seat of Earl Feversham at Dunscome Park , inspecting the collection of paintings by the old masters ,

and the rare pieces of statuary which the hall contains ; the conservatories , the gardens , the Home Terrace , and other objects of interest in the neighbourhood . The day was exceedingly fine , and the whole arrangements were carried out to the satisfaction of all present . Every credit is due to thc committee and to its Secretary ( Bro . Coates ) for thc careful and complete manner in which every want

had been anticipated , and to Mr . T . White , of Helmsley , for the liberal manner in which he catered . Bros . W . G . McLaughlin and G . Frank were also very active in promoting the enjoyment of their " visiting brothers . " The return train left Helmsley at a quarter-past seven in the evening , and reached Sunderland safely at half-past ten , every one delighted with the day ' s outing , and looking forward to the " next merrie meeting . "

Freemasonry In Constantinople.

FREEMASONRY IN CONSTANTINOPLE .

The usual monthly meeting of Lodge Caledonian , No . 489 , S . C , was held in the Temple Haskien , on July 22 nd , and as there was rather an unusual assemblage present on this occasion , even for us of thc Orient , and knowing not a few on Albion ' s coasts interested in our proceedings , it occurred to the writer to speak to the brethren through

their Masonic medium , the Freemason . All eyes to the east then for a brief period . The officers present were Bros . Wm . Dorrell , W . M . ; G . R . Warren , P . M ., acting D . M . ; R . [ amieson , S . M . ; A . Noble , I . P . M . ; II . T . Rand , S . W . ; J . Noble , J . W . ; Wm . Morrison , S . D . ; J . Lindsay , J . D . j G . Sutherland , I . G . ; A . Scott , Tyler ; the duty of Organist being admirably discharged by Bro .

T . Tucker , while the not altogether dispensible members of the mystic cabinet of 489 , Treasurer and Secretary , were represented hy Bros . Chalmers and Frayer . Opening ceremonies over ( 1 st degree ) and minutes confirmed ; visitors were admitted , Bro . Wm . Ife , W . M . No . 166 , I . C ; Bro . F . J . Hammond , P . M . No . 630 , E . G ., a brother recently arrived in Byzantium , where he intends to reside , practising

as M . D . Next was admitted brethren from H . B . M . S . S . " Antelope " fine specimens of those who go down to sea in ships , and see wonders in the great waters ; then another stranger , Bro . Botelar , 687 , but " Hold enough , " nay "Still they come . " Strangers indeed , and yet brethren true and tried , sons of Israel from Smyrna , and Crete , and the isles around , while they spoke the silent language of

Craftsmen , as Craftsmen , they also found brethren who could converse with them in the idiom of their fathers , for be it known that we " Caledonians " are linguists from Sclavonic to Gaelic . The labour was initiation , the neophyte an intelligent Armenian , who in addition to his ormmelokit ' s ( country ' s ) language can fluently speak and write English . The Apprentice Degree was ably enjoined

and imparted by Wor . Bro . Dorrell , but although the lodge was fenced in the First Degree , the glass atmospherically indicated 74 , a shade or so too tall for hard work , and , although more labour was announced , it was deemed advisable to close . The brethren adjourned to refreshment , and spent a social hour in unity and harmony , thus rehearsing our joys in 489 . It may not be uninteresting to

mention one sorrow , fraught with kindly remembrance Bro . Geo . Pollock , Teacher , and a member of thc lodge , was entertained to supper , principally by fellow-craftsmen , a week or two ago , on the eve of his return to Scotland ; the repast served up by Bro . J . Rawe was recherche , thc speeches chokee , and the harmony dulce . Bro . Pollock has the goodly wishes of many here , and the hope that nesv and old friends gave him a hearty welcome , " Where the heather is blooming , And the eagles are free . "

Freemasonry In South Africa.

FREEMASONRY IN SOUTH AFRICA .

On the 24 th June , being thc festival of St . John , the Freemasons of Kimberley mustered in strong force , and the Temple being too small for the accommodation of the brethren , the Cosmopolitan Lodge No . 1409 was compelled to meet in thc Kimberley Hall ( Theatre Royal ) , which was specially prepared for the ceremony of installing

officers , & c . 1 he stage was fitted up tastefully for the W . M . and the other rulers of the Craft entitled to sit in thc E .-ist . Shortly after twelve o ' clock the lodge was opened in form by the Worshipful Bro . Spence Britain , the outgoing W . M . All present were dressed in evening costume , and wore the * aprons , sashes , collars , and jewels of their respective Degrees . There were Roval Arch Masons , Masonic

Knights Templar , Rose Croi . x Masons , and others whose rank our reporter did not learn . When all were seated it was announced that thc Right Worshipful the District Grand Master of South Africa , His Excellency R . Southey , C . M . G ., demanded admittance . He was received with grand honours , according to ancient usage , and conducted to Ihe throne by the Stewards and Past Masters , and the

following anthem was then sung with instrumental ac . companiment , the brethren all standing : — Hail , Eternal , by whose aid All created things were made , Heaven and earth thy vast design , Hear us , Architect Divine ! May our work begun in Thee ,

Ever blest with order be , And may we , when our labours cease , Part in harmony and peace ! By Thy Glorious Majesty , By the trust we place in Thee , By the badge and mystic sign , Hear us , Architect Divine .

This was given with telling effect , and the lodge was then called up to the Second Degree , when the first portion of the installation ceremony was gone through . Finally a conclaveof actual and Past Masters were formed , all brethren who had not passed the chair previously retiring , with the exception of the W . M . elect , Bro . Richard Day Atkins , who remained for installation . That worthy brother was then

placed in thc chair of K . S ., the ritual being solemnly rendered by Bro . Britain . The conclave being closed , the M . M . in attendance were re-admitted and in procession saluted the new Master . Subsequently the brethren not in possession of the Masters' degree entered and joined the others in saluting . The following was then sung : —¦ The spacious firmament on high ,

With all the blue ethereal sky ; The spangled heavens , a shining frame , Their great original proclaim ; The unwearied sun , from day to day , Doth his Creator's power display ; And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand .

The W . M . then announced that the Cosmopolitan Lodge had elected Bros . I Iaarhoff , Rorke , and Shaw , to act as Treasurer , Secretary , and Tyler , respectively , for the ensuing Masonic year . He himself desired to appoint , as was his privilege , Bros . Graham and Peggs as Wardens , Rink and Girdlestone as Deacons ; De Beer , Bryant , and Abrahams as Organist , Inner Guard , and Masters of the

Ceremonies , respectively ; and Hallyburton , Druce , Bodlcy , and Chivers as Stewards . These announcements gave great satisfaction , the appointments being highly approved of . The W . M . with the assistance of other brethren then formall y installed the following officers , delivering the ancient charges to each as he invested them with their collars .-

—Bros . Spence Britain , I . P . M . ; W . T . Graham , S . W . ; J . H . Peggs , J . W . ; Dan . HaarhofT , Treasurer ; J . Rorke , P . M ., Secretary ; H . Rink , S . D . ; N . Girdlestone , J . D . ; J . H . De Beer , Organist ; T . Bryant , I . G . ; Charles Shaw , Tyler ; J . Abrahams , M . C . ; G . Hallyburton , J . J . Druce , J . Bodley , J . Chivers , Stewards . The new officers having been conducted to their places in the lodge and saluted , the anthem from Addison ' s

beautiful ode on the Creation was sung : — Soon as the evening shades prevail , The moon takes up the wondrous tale . And , nightly , to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that around her burn And all the planets in their turn , Confirm the tidings as they roll , And spread the truth from pole to pole .

The lodge was then called off to refreshment , and the brethren went in procession to attend Divine service at St . Cyprian ' s Church . The procession was headed by a band which , during its progress by New Main , Reitz , Main , Stockdale , and Market streets played a slow march . The various lodge and Royal Arch Banners gave the column a gay

appearance , and the brethren marched in even time . Arrived at the church an avenue was formed by a double line of the members ofthe Order , through which the District Grand Master and the new Master of the Cosmopolitan passed , the others following in reverse order to that in which they had approached the building . The evening service was choral , and at the end Bro . the Rev . E . W . Stenson preached an eloquent and appropriate sermon , taking for his text

Proverbs 111 . v . 32 , "For the froward is an abomination to the Lord ; but His secret is with the righteous . " The discourse was listened to with very marked attention , and with evident pleasure by the members of the Craft present . The procession being reformed , all returned to the Kimberley Hall , the band this time playing "The Entered Apprentice , " the quaint air composed for the song of Dr . Anderson in 1721 . When all were within the building , the