Consecration Of The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Lincolnshire.

by . Let them thank Heaven , though , that he had not , and that the present generation were personally acquainted with him . He ( Bro . Young ) was proud to have known him . He was sorry that time would not permit him to say

more . If it had not been for the train leaving so soon , and making the brethren so anxious to get away , he should have been glad of a few minutes to express more strongly and fully the gratification he had in being present on that occasion .

Bro . Hartley also responded , and expressed the great pleasure it was to him after a lengthened period of absence from that district again to meet the Prov . Grand Master ; still more was it a pleasure to see a brother who was so much respected installed in the hig h position

of Master of that important province . The welcome he had given all the brethren was in keeping with all his other acts , and for that welcome he ( Bro . Hartley ) offered him his best thanks . It was with the greatest possible pleasure he came to the ceremony of that day , and

he believed all the brethren who accompanied him joined him in acknowledging the kindness of the Prov . Grand Master . He hoped he would live long to enjoy his Prov . Grand Mastership , and to remember that the brethren had never spent a more pleasurable day .

Bro . T . Bashworth , of Rochdale , also gladly b . ire testimony to the p leasure the brethren had experienced . They had gladly travelled from Rochdale to witness the installation , and he might add that they would envy the brethren of

Lincolnshire their Prov . Grand Master . Lincolnshire had shown them a very good sample of Prov . Grand Master , and it ought to be duly proud of him . The brethren who hailed from Rochdale were very glad to have been present .

A brother from Cheshire also briefly responded . The brethren hereupon , with few exceptions , left for the special trains for the north-west , north-east , and south , and the business was virtually closed .

A few London brethren , however , including Bros . F . Binckes , H . W . Binckes , James Terry , Thomas Cubitt , and Bro . Sabine , of Brighton , lemained for the night at Lincoln , and honoured the remaining toasts , which were " The Provincial Grand Officers and the Mark Lodge of

Lincolnshire , " " The Masonic Institutions and the Mark Benevolent Fund , " " The W . M ., Remi gius Lodge , No . 117 , Lincoln , Bro . R . Cotton Carline , " and " The Ladies . " Bro . T . J . Sabine proposed " The Masonic Institutions and the Mark Benevolent Fund , " and

appealed to the brethren to support his list for the next festival of the Boys' School . He would represent the Mark Degree at that festival and wished to take up a list of 500 guineas ; alread y he was strongly supported , and his list was headed with 40 guineas from Grand Mark

Lodge . He had one donation of £ 21 , eight of ten guineas each , seven of five guineas , and a great many smaller sums . Bro . James Terry . Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution responded , and after thanking the Lincolnshire brethren for

their earnestness in the cause of Masonry , and their strong support of all the Masonic Institutions , gave a well arranged narrative of the good these Institutions had done . The whole affair passed off with the greatest eclat , and the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Lincolnshire was established under the happiest circumstances .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

The usual monthly meeting of the General Committee of this Institution was held on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., at Freemason ' s Hall . Bro . Wm . Paas in the Chair . There were also present Bros . A , H . Tattershall , Major J . Creaton , Walter Wellsman , Robert B . Webster ,

T . F . Peacock , H . W . Hemsworth , Henry Dubosc , Griffith Smith , Fred . Adlard , John Boyd , Thos . W . White , Wm- F . Moutrie . The chairman was authorized to sign cheques for the Tradesmen ' s Bills for the September quarter , and in accordance with the recommenda-

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

tion of the House Committee the salaries of the educational staff ' were increased . A petition on behalf of Mary G . N . Swain was deferred on account of her reading being imperfect . A resolution was moved by Bro . Tattershall ,

seconded by Major J . Creaton and unanimously , carried to the following effect : — " That the proxies shall in all cases be sent to the parties to whom they belong , that is , to the Subscribers and Governors whose names are registered in the office books , unless the owner of a proxy or proxies should authorize the Secretary otherwise

to deal with them , and in the case of such authority being given , it must be renewed previous to every election . " The Secretary then read a letter in reference to tho transfer of the Marquis of Ripon ' s votes which the committee would not entertain , and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

The Ri g ht Hon . the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , Prov . Grand Master of Staffordshire , has kindly consented to take the chair at the next festival of this Institution which is to be held on

Wednesday , the 27 th January , 1875 . Brethren who may wish to become Stewards , will be glad to know that the Stewards' fee is fixed at two guineas , which includes dinner ticket and expenses .

Masonic Tidings.

Masonic Tidings .

NEW ORDER IN LIVERPOOL . —It has been proposed and resolved to attach to the Liverpool Conclaves of the Red Cross of Constantine a Sanctuary of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre and Commandery of the Kni ghts of St . John . Candidates will be installed bv the Grand

Conclave to be held at the Masonic Hall , Liverpool , on the 13 th inst . Names of candidates will in the meanwhile be received by III . Sir Knight G . Turner , Int . Gen . for West Lancashire .

The meeting of the Moveable Grand Conclave of the Red Cross of Constantine will take place on Friday , the 13 th of November , not r 5 th , as , by the printer ' s error , appeared in our last .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction ( No . 1445 ) , at the Lord Stanley Tavern , Sandringham-road , Kingsland , on Monday evening , November 9 th , 18 ^ 4 , at seven o ' clock .

We regret to announce the death of Bro . Robert Atkinson Bradley , who died after a long and painful illness at his residence , 3 , Albanyvillas , Queensland-road , N ., Saturday , October 31 st , aged 78 years . He was initiated in the Strong Man Lodge , No . 43 , in 1840 .

PERSONAL . BRO . BENJAMIN FRANKLIN . —By reference to the Boston Masonic Mirror of Dec . 5 th , 1829 , will be found the following paragraph : " For evidence of the estimation in which this great man , Benjamin Franklin , held Masonry , this statement is amply sufficient . It appears from

the minutes of the Order , that during thirty years and upward , while he was Deputy Grand Master of Pennsylvania , he was never absent from a single meeting . " Does not this fact bear a noble testimony to the value and worth of Masonry ?

BRO . G . A . SALA S treatise on " Cookery in its Historical Aspect " may , we understand , be expected shortly to appear . FOREIGN DECORATION . —The Emperor of Austria has conferred the Commandership of the Order of Francis Joseph on Bro . W . H .

Russell , who was engaged as British Juror on the Small Arms Jury at the Great Exhibition in Vienna last year . SIR J ULIUS BENEDICT . —Numerous friends of Sir Julius Benedict , appreciating the

eminent services which , during a long period of 40 years , he has devoted so effectively for the advancement of musical art in this country—as well as the uniform and unceasing zeal in all his transactions , and the good fath in all his engagements—are desirous of evincing their esteem by

Masonic Tidings.

~— r -Tl ^ jl J . _ presenting him , on tho occasion of his 70 th birthday , at the end of November , with a testimonial which will serve to embody such sentiments , and , at the same time , convey to his famil y a lasting remembrance of tho cordial respect and esteem in which he is held , and

which his high and honourable character so justly merits . The following noblemen and gentlemen have already consented to form a committee on the subject : —Lord Skelrciersdale , Lord Shrewsbury , Lord Sydney , the Earl of Mar , Sir Robert Gerald , Lord Gerald

Fitz-Gerald , Lord Suffield , Sir Robert Peel , Lord Camory , and Lord Londesborough . MR . J USTICE HONYMAN . —The Observer is enabled to state that , although the condition of Mr . Justice Honyman ' s health will not allow of

his resuming his seat on the Bench at the commencement of Perm , there is no foundation for the rumour that he intends immedia t ely to give in his resignation . THE BOARD OP WORKS AND THE BOARD OP

TRADE . — The written opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown , signed by Sir Richard Baggallay and the Solicitor-General , on the interpretation of those clauses of the Petroleum Act which give power to regulate the landing ,

storage , and conveyance of petroleum has been officially communicated by the Board of Trade to the Metropolitan Board of Works , and has been referred by the latter Board to its Works Committee .

MR . EDWARD S . NORRIS , of Regent ' s-parkroad , has been elected Master of the Curriers ' Company for the ensuing year . MR . WILLIAM HANCOCK has been appointed manager ot the National Discount Company in succession to Mr . Thomas Smith , who has been

compelled to retire in consequence of ill-health . MR . ALBERT GRANT presided on October 30 th at a meeting held at Westminster in support of the movement for the free opening of the Tower , and a memorial to the Government with that object was adopted .

SIR J KARSLAKE , M . P ., Q . C ., is seriousl y indisposed ; he has been ordered abroad by his medical advisers , and probably will not return to this country before the meeting of Parliament .

MR . D . M . AIRD , of the Middle Temple , author of " Blackstone Economized , " & c , has undertaken a work that is nearly completed , " The Civil Law of France to the Present Time , " which comprises all the Code Napoleon .

THE FRIEND OP MAN . — "The poor dog , in life the firmest friend , " as Byron calls him , owes his chief fame to the poets . In the books oE Moses he is spoken of with the dislike and contempt which still clings to him in some Arabic countries ; but Homer turned the scale by his

touching description of the faithful Argus ' s recognition of his master Ulysses , after twenty years absence , and ever since the poet and the naturalist have vied with each other in their admiration of the dog as a domestic animal . While the dog is thus known as the friend of man ,

Messrs . Spratt come forward as the friend of the dog , and have provided him with Patent Meat Fibrine Cakes which tempt his appetite , and afford all the properties necessary for his maintenance in perfect health and condition . All breeds of dogs thrive on these cakes ( commonly termed biscuits ) which consist of due proportions

of meat , meal and dates , the highest authorities on canine food recommend them , alike for the pampered pet , the delicate-nosed setter or pointer , and the sturdy hound . As the " poor dog , " like many another friend of man , has been too often badly treated , we therefore gladly recommend this addition to his comfort .

H OLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS . — "E VER U SE - FUL . "—All afflicted by illness should look their diseases full in the Lice , anil at once seek a remedy for them . A short search will convince the most sceptical , that these noble medicants have affoidcd ea * e , comfort , and oftentimes complete recovery , to tlie most tortured sufferers . The Ointment will cure all descriptions of sores , wounds ,

bad legs , sprains , eruptions , erysipelas , rheumatism , gout , skin affections . The Pills never fail in correcting and strengthening the stomach , in restoring a deranged liver to a wholesome condition , in rousing torpid kidneys to increase the secretion , and in re-establishing the natural healthy activity of the bowels . Holloway ' s are tlie remedies for complaints of all classes of society . —Aovr .