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Kf . rORTS OP r . TAeeOMlC M E'TIXO . S — Cr . elt Masonry H liitrucliun , S 9 Renal Arch 59 Mark Masonry 59 Knigliis Temp ar £ 9 India 59
l . nn . icia S 9 ( jeer New W . M ' s 6 = The Powers e . f a Oeiarterl ) - Coeut < " > What is Ihe Posi-ion or Oeir Amended Laws for the Boys arid Girl .-. ' Schools ? » o Res oration of SI . Alban ' s Abbey "i The Rival Masonic Benevolent Anniversary Or
C etRllKSi-eiNDEXOE e—Votes for the Bove- ' and Girls Seboeils F . lectieieis in April .,, 6 i Olel , Blind , anel in Want Ol Masonic e baritios anel Itinerants Or Masoni - Queries » "t Ant ems " Reviews .. ' . <> r Consecration of M . Andrew ' s Mark Loelge , No . 237 62 Pineinc ; of Devon 62
Supreme Gran 1 Chapter : 02 Reiyal Masonic Institution for Boys 62 Preiv . ncial Granel Chapter of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 62 Liverpool Masonie- Hall Committee 62 J-eroces of rhe Kreemasetns' l . ifebevat , Albert Edward O 3 Funeral 01 Urn . W . II . Battle 6 j Masonic anel General Tieinigs , O 3 l . oelerc Meetings feir Next Week 64 odvenisemenfs i ., ii . , iii ., iv ., v ., vi ,, 04
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Craft iHasoiu'tJ . FAITH LODGE fN " . i . Mi ) . —This lodge met in great strength on the 2 S 1 I 1 ultimo at Anderton ' s Hotel . The officers present were Brew . C . Dairy . W . M , ; Rumball , S . W . ; Morrison , | . W . ; Cuter , P . M ., Treasurer ; Stuart , P . M ., . Secretary ; Mallett , I . P . M . ; lleapy , S . D . ; Walls , P . P . G . O . of Midellesex , J . D . ; Clark , I . G . ; Titley , W . S . ; Abrahams , A . W . S . ; Ilonwootl , P . P . G . S . e . f Mideilesex , P . M . ; Tavlor ,
P . M . ; Green . P . M . ; I lu-mans . P . M . ; Kcnnctt . P . M . j Cobham , and Longstaff , Tvlcr . The minutes of the previous regular and emergency meetings haunt ; been read and confiimed ihe VV . M ., with the assistant e of the officers , raised Bros . We-eelcii and Nathan , passed Hro . Kendall , and initiated Mr . Joseph Lloyd , the ceremonies being well performed . The election eif Trusters upon the Benevolent Fund was
adjuuriied until the ne-xt meeting . Amon- 'st the visitors present were Bros . J . Terry , Sec , K . M . B . I . ; F . Walters , P . P . G . D . eif Middellcsex ; Ferguson , P . M ., 177 ; Dean , P . M ., 417 ; Williams , 147 ; Andrews , 382 ; Tapp , Eccle-ston ; and Prime , Hemming . Alter the banquet , which was well catered for , the customary Royal and Craft toasts were eluly honoured . The health of "The W . M . " was ably
pro | e-iseel by the I . P . M . In the course of his remarks he saiel that Bro . Dairy had been many years among them and was highly appre'eiateel by them all . He believed that the- destinies eif the Faith were quite safe in the W . M ' s . hands , and that the lodge would be represented by him in the same exemplary- way as it always had been . Il was Bio . Dairy ' s extreme elesire to do his duty well ,
and that at the end of his year of office it was his intention to leave , if possible , a larger balance in the Treasurer's hands than had ever been held by that worthy official before-. There were many ways of economizing the funds of the lodge without unduly stinting the creature comforts of the brethren or the requirements of the charities , anil this was the course their W . M , intended to carry out .
The W . M . briefly , in reply , thanked the I . P . M . for Ihe very kind manner in which he had proposed his health , and e-xprcsse-il his obligations to the brethren for the very cordial A ay in which they had received it . He hoped that this year eif office woulel enel as prosperously as it had begun , anel that when he led Ihe chair he should carry with him tlie geioel wishes of every member . In giving
" ihe Initiate-, " the W . M . earnestly impressed upon the canelidale the necessity of carrying out , as far as possible , the good principles of the Order , viz ., " Bre . therly Love , lie-lief , anil Truth . " He assuael him that by doing this he woulel be only exercising that duty which one brother oweel to another , or in either or more familiar words , " To
do unto others - . as you would wish others to do unto you . " 'I he- canelidale having responded , ihe remaining toasts , viz ., "The Visitors , " " The Past Masters , " "The "dicers , " and "The Masonic Charities " were proposed in lirief , though pertinent terms , and having been heartily rereive-d anil acknowledged , the Tyler was called upon to discharge his duty , anil the proceedings terminated .
ST . THOMAS'S LODGE ( No . 142 ) . —The installation meeting of this famous olel loelge was held last Saturday evening at the City Terminus Hotel . Bro . W . Bcattie , W . M ., presided , anil after the formal portion of the day ' s work had been concluded , installed in the Master ' s chair , Bro . Frederic Julius Macaulay , S . W . and W . M . elect . The brethren inve-steel with the collars and
jewels of the-ir respective eilliees for the ensuing year were , Bros . William Beanie , I . P . M . ; George Powell . S . W . ; the Rev . W . S . Moses . . J . W . ; W . Battye-, P . M ., Treas . ; H . C . Levanele-r , P . M ., ( Vice-President if the Beiarel of General Purposes ) , Sec ; F . Stalbam 1 leibson , S . D . ; A . V . Haines , J . D . ; S . W . Yockrey . I . G . ; J . Lewis Thomas , P . M ., ( Asst . Grand Director of Ceremonies ) , D . C . ; F . G . Bailey , A . D . C . ; and J . Rawles , Tyler . Bro . Brattic then delivered the-
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addresses , completing' the whole of the work in admirable style . The W . M . also invested his officers with the proper formula most fluently and impressively . When the installation ceremony was concluded , the W . M . said the very agreeable duty devolved upon him of presenting Bro . Beattie with a beautiful Past Master's jewel , voted to him by the brethren of St . Thomas ' s Lodgein remembrance
, of the very successful and pleasant year they had had during the time he had occupied the W . M . chair . All he could say at that moment , when placing the jewel on Bro . Beattie's breast , was that worthily indeed had he won it and most worthily did he wear it . Long might he be spared to enjoy the appreciation of his brethren , not only in St . Thomas's Lodge , but among the Craft generally ;
and he congratulated Bro . Beattie on having received the jewel . Bro . Beattie , I . P . M ., in acknowledging the presentation , said it was rather difficult for him to find appropriate words in which to express all he should like to say in return for that beautiful jewel . All the brethren knew how much he appreciated the kindness of the brethren of St . Thomas's Lodge and how much he esteemed and respecteel
every member of it ; and he believed that feeling was mutual . He could assure the brethren that the past had been a very pleasant year of office . He had met with kind consideration on the part of every member of St . Thomas's Lodge , anil whatever his future lot might be , or wherever it might be cast , he should always look back with Teelings of pride and satisfaction to his official
connection with St . Thomas ' s Lodge , more particular !) ' during the past year . Bro . Levander then read the correspondence , among which was a letter he had received the day before from the present W . M ., presenting new columns and square , level and plumb-rule for the Warelcn's chairs , as n . token of the- very pleasant year he had had res S . W . Hro . Battye ,
Treasurer , proposed , and ISro . W . Dyott Burnaby , P . M ., seconded , that the handsome gift be acccpteel , and when this motion had been rarrieel a vote of thanks to the W . M ., proposed by Bro . Levander , Secretary , anil secnnelcd by Bro . Battye , Treasurer , was also canieel . Bro . Lcvanelcr having announced that he had received circulars soliciting Stewards from the Benevolent Institution and the Hoys '
School for their next festivals , read a lertterfrom Bro . Lambert , P . M ., in which he stated that if no other brother offered himself as Stcwarel for the Girls' School festival he should be happy to take that office , and place ten guineas on his list if the brethren of the lodge would make up the amount to thirty guineas ; it was resolved on the motion of Bro . Battye , seconded by Bro .
F . T . Dubois , P . M ., that Bro . Lambert's offer be accepted . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren arijourneel to a choice banquet . Amongst the brethren , who numbereel in all seventy-five , who sat down to banquet were Past Masters Fredk . Thomas Dubois , James William Lambeit , William Dyot Burnaby , and visitors , W . Ferguson , J W . 1101 ; J . S . Tambupni , 33 ; R . Payne , S . W . 1328 ;
R . R . Davis , P . M . 25 6 ; T . H . Edmunds , G . S . L . ; F . W . Levander , P . M . 1415 ; Col . Francis Burdett , Prov . G . M ., Middlesex ; ' B . James Fisher , W . M . 444 ; Thos . Higgs , P . M . 106 ; C . F . Hogard , P ., VT . 205 ; F . W . Percival , 357 ; E . S . Stidolph , P . M . Chaucer ; Thomas Green ; F . Penelered . P . M . 33 ; George J . Byass ; John Ferrier , W . M . 9157 ; Henry E . Wallis ,
W . M . . ei . tj ; John Strapp , P . M . 33 ; John Davis , P . M . . 13 ; Capt . J . Russell Clipperton , S . W . ( 16 ; James Glaisher , P . M . 33 , P . G . D . ; Jo'in Aird , 259 ; Ceil . James E . Peters , P . M . " 1460 ; P . G . J . W . Middlesex ; James R . Clinton , P . M . G . S . Lodge ; John Davies 76 ( Ireland ) ; James Ushor Peter de Lande Long , Past Grand Deacon ; J . O . Carter , P . P . G . D . C . Berks and Bucks , P . M . 2 ^ 9 ; Rev .
Dr . Ernest Brette , W . M , 16 57 ; J . Tickle , P . M . 1196 ; W . Adams , 33 ; J . C . Park , 33 ; Daniel Nicholson , P . M . 19 ; C . M . Dodds , 171 ; Edward King , P . M . 8 ^ 7 i Wilhelm Ganz , P . G . Org . ; Geo . W . Dixon , W . M . 86 5 , P . M . 209 , P . I ' . G . D . C . Berks and Bucks ; Robert Roberts , W . M . 209 , P . P . G . D . C . Berks and Bucks ; P . P . Dickinson , P . M . 1298 ; and H . Massey , P . M . 619
( Freemason . ) In proposing the toast of " The Queen and the Craft , " the W . M . said that Her Majesty commended herself to all her people in every relation of life . Independently of politics they looked upon her as the head of the state , as serving a great purpose , doing a great duly , and doing that duty in a most exemplary manner . After the toast of "The Piince of Wales , M . W . G . M .. " had been duly
proposed anel honoured , the W . M ., in giving " I he Health of the Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , " saiel he might be allowed this opportunity of suggesting that in addition to drinking his lordship ' s health as a very great Mason , the brethren might congratulate him upon his recent domestic felicity . He would not venture further to introduce so delicate a
subject , but he could not resist the temptation of reminding the brethren that their noble Pro Grand Master had recently been married . Col . Burdett . Prov . G . M . for Mielellescx , in replying to the toast of ' •The Deputy G . M ., and the Rest of the Grand Officers , " said he felt great diffidence in replying to the toast when other Grand Officers were present . Whether it was Present or Past Granel
Officers they were always anxious tei do their eluty to the Order in general , and they were bap ^ y to find wherever they went that there were others coming on to hold the offices now filleel . There were able anil efficient brethren round the table , and he hopcel some day or other to see them in Granel Office . He had no eloubt when they were called upon to fill such office they woulel perform their duties
as efficiently as those who had gone before them . The present officers must pass away at some lime , and it was necessary that there shoulel be some read y to occupy the vacancies . Guing to another subject it must be superfluous for them to express an opinion as to the working of St . Thomas' Lodge ; but he must say that he had seen .-a great deal of Masonic working , both in England and in
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other countries , but he had never seen the working , from that of the junior officer to the Master in the chair , done so fairly , clearly , and without any hesitation whatever as he had that evening . It must be sadsfactory to every one present . Those brethren who belonged to the lodge were accustomed to it , and it was nothing new to them ; but the visitors would agree that there were few instances
when they had witnessed such perfect working as they had that evening . The W . M . in proposing " The Health of the Visitors , " with which he coupled the name of Bro . James Glaisher , P . G . D ., said that he was happy to think , that on most occasions of the lodge's meetings they had visitors present . On no occasion was it more agreeable to him than now . The presence of visitors was a
sign of that hospitality which should prevail throughout the Craft . He had had the great honour and pleasure of being a visitor at other lodges , and he knew the gratification derived from such visits . He tiusled that those visitors who had honoured the lodge with their presence that evening would have the same feeling of gratification which he had experienced when he visited other lodges . The
visitors that evening were very numerous ; their name was legion ; but whatever number might be present the brethren welcomed them heartily . Bro . James Glaisher , P G . D ., replied , and said that looking around the table he was almost inclined to use the word legion that had been suggested as being the true representative of the number of visitors to this lodge ; but be that as it might , he
thanked the lodge in the name of every brother now standing up , for the favour the lodge had done them b y giving them that opportunity of seeing the excellent working of Ihe lodge , aeed partaking of its hospitality . He had ever held that as lodges were naturally limited in number , it was most important thai there should he a free intermingling of the one with the other , anel as he had held that
opinion how gratified must he be that evening in seeing that St . Thomas' Lodge had followed it up to perfection . He recollected that when he hael the honour of being present last year there were nearly as many visitors as now . The members of the lodge therefore die ! a good piece of Masonic work in inviting brethren of other lodges to see their working , because by that free intercourse of lodges
the working of all was brought more anel more into harmony . It was alike in all essentials . In no part of the country to which he went was there a fundamental difference . Whether in Scotlanel or Ireland , although there were some differences in the system , essentially it was all alike ; but the more the different brethren met together the better it would be for the Craft , that it
might be not merely like , but like in reality , and that , he thought , was a very important thing . The W . M . had spoken of the pleasure it had given him to visit other loelgcs , and he ( Bro . Glaishen thought he might say for all the visitors present that they had experienced the same pleasure in visiting St . Thomas's Lodge , and hoped that even again the same opportunity would be
afforded them . Bro . W . Beattie , I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M . " He said he was sure the toast would be received with enthusiasm and acclamation by all the brethren . They were well aware that Bro . Macaulay was not an amateur at working . He hail worked at the junior offices , and as he had qualified himself more and more he had gained the esteem anel affection of the
brethren of the lodge in proportion . He prognosticated for Bro . Macaulay a happy , prosperous , and beneficial reign while he occupied the chair of K . S ., and he was sure he would , to the best of his skill and ability , carry out in their integrity every thing that fell to the office of W . M . Bro . Macaulay was well known to all the members of the lodge , and to most of the brethren present who were visitors ,
and he , Bro . Beattie , was sure that the whole of the company would join with him in drinking with all sincerity to the health of the W . M . and to his having a happy and prosperous year , hoping that at this me next year they might feel that he had performed the eluties of his office with satisfaction to himself and aelvantage to the lodge . The W . M ., in reply , said he
begged to thank the brethren most heartily for the very great honour they had done him in responding so unanimously to the sentiments of his kind friend , the I . P . M . He felt that in much that Bro . Beattie had said of him he had been too promising ; hut as he should desire to elo , not only for St . Thomas ' s Lodge in particular , and the Craft in general , all he could , though his poor
powers were very limited ; still , to the best of his ability , they were at the elisposal of the brethren . He felt that he might have applied to himself that morning the words of the great Psalmist , " I am small and of no reputation ; " but to the brethren of St . Thomas's Lodge he was indebted that night for a high [ dace . His trust and hope were that he might not be founel wanting in his attempt to do
his eluty by the Craft and b y St . Thomas ' s Lodge . He had a very perfect recollection of his initiation in this lodge , and of being seated between the W . M . and Bro . Glaisher on that occasion . He had never feirgotten the kind words addressed to him then as the initiate ; they were deeply engraven on his mind , and in addition to that he had had most excellent friends in the several
Masters who had prccedcel him in the chair . Whether in geniality , in perfect efficiency , in regularity of atienelance , in hospitality or in any other essentials , he had hail such excellent examples that they coulel not posr-ibly he lost on a mind such as he hoped he possessed , that was imbued with Masonic principles . With those feelings he hopcel the brethren woulel allow him
to thank them , anil to offer them one and all the right hand of fellowship , the perfect essence of which they , no doubt , unelcrstood . Having said this much on behalf of himself anel of his occupation of the chair , lie woulel add in reference to what his kind friend , Bro . Beattie , had said as to not only the probability but certainty , ( if he might be spared ) of retirement to the rank
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Kf . rORTS OP r . TAeeOMlC M E'TIXO . S — Cr . elt Masonry H liitrucliun , S 9 Renal Arch 59 Mark Masonry 59 Knigliis Temp ar £ 9 India 59
l . nn . icia S 9 ( jeer New W . M ' s 6 = The Powers e . f a Oeiarterl ) - Coeut < " > What is Ihe Posi-ion or Oeir Amended Laws for the Boys arid Girl .-. ' Schools ? » o Res oration of SI . Alban ' s Abbey "i The Rival Masonic Benevolent Anniversary Or
C etRllKSi-eiNDEXOE e—Votes for the Bove- ' and Girls Seboeils F . lectieieis in April .,, 6 i Olel , Blind , anel in Want Ol Masonic e baritios anel Itinerants Or Masoni - Queries » "t Ant ems " Reviews .. ' . <> r Consecration of M . Andrew ' s Mark Loelge , No . 237 62 Pineinc ; of Devon 62
Supreme Gran 1 Chapter : 02 Reiyal Masonic Institution for Boys 62 Preiv . ncial Granel Chapter of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 62 Liverpool Masonie- Hall Committee 62 J-eroces of rhe Kreemasetns' l . ifebevat , Albert Edward O 3 Funeral 01 Urn . W . II . Battle 6 j Masonic anel General Tieinigs , O 3 l . oelerc Meetings feir Next Week 64 odvenisemenfs i ., ii . , iii ., iv ., v ., vi ,, 04
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Craft iHasoiu'tJ . FAITH LODGE fN " . i . Mi ) . —This lodge met in great strength on the 2 S 1 I 1 ultimo at Anderton ' s Hotel . The officers present were Brew . C . Dairy . W . M , ; Rumball , S . W . ; Morrison , | . W . ; Cuter , P . M ., Treasurer ; Stuart , P . M ., . Secretary ; Mallett , I . P . M . ; lleapy , S . D . ; Walls , P . P . G . O . of Midellesex , J . D . ; Clark , I . G . ; Titley , W . S . ; Abrahams , A . W . S . ; Ilonwootl , P . P . G . S . e . f Mideilesex , P . M . ; Tavlor ,
P . M . ; Green . P . M . ; I lu-mans . P . M . ; Kcnnctt . P . M . j Cobham , and Longstaff , Tvlcr . The minutes of the previous regular and emergency meetings haunt ; been read and confiimed ihe VV . M ., with the assistant e of the officers , raised Bros . We-eelcii and Nathan , passed Hro . Kendall , and initiated Mr . Joseph Lloyd , the ceremonies being well performed . The election eif Trusters upon the Benevolent Fund was
adjuuriied until the ne-xt meeting . Amon- 'st the visitors present were Bros . J . Terry , Sec , K . M . B . I . ; F . Walters , P . P . G . D . eif Middellcsex ; Ferguson , P . M ., 177 ; Dean , P . M ., 417 ; Williams , 147 ; Andrews , 382 ; Tapp , Eccle-ston ; and Prime , Hemming . Alter the banquet , which was well catered for , the customary Royal and Craft toasts were eluly honoured . The health of "The W . M . " was ably
pro | e-iseel by the I . P . M . In the course of his remarks he saiel that Bro . Dairy had been many years among them and was highly appre'eiateel by them all . He believed that the- destinies eif the Faith were quite safe in the W . M ' s . hands , and that the lodge would be represented by him in the same exemplary- way as it always had been . Il was Bio . Dairy ' s extreme elesire to do his duty well ,
and that at the end of his year of office it was his intention to leave , if possible , a larger balance in the Treasurer's hands than had ever been held by that worthy official before-. There were many ways of economizing the funds of the lodge without unduly stinting the creature comforts of the brethren or the requirements of the charities , anil this was the course their W . M , intended to carry out .
The W . M . briefly , in reply , thanked the I . P . M . for Ihe very kind manner in which he had proposed his health , and e-xprcsse-il his obligations to the brethren for the very cordial A ay in which they had received it . He hoped that this year eif office woulel enel as prosperously as it had begun , anel that when he led Ihe chair he should carry with him tlie geioel wishes of every member . In giving
" ihe Initiate-, " the W . M . earnestly impressed upon the canelidale the necessity of carrying out , as far as possible , the good principles of the Order , viz ., " Bre . therly Love , lie-lief , anil Truth . " He assuael him that by doing this he woulel be only exercising that duty which one brother oweel to another , or in either or more familiar words , " To
do unto others - . as you would wish others to do unto you . " 'I he- canelidale having responded , ihe remaining toasts , viz ., "The Visitors , " " The Past Masters , " "The "dicers , " and "The Masonic Charities " were proposed in lirief , though pertinent terms , and having been heartily rereive-d anil acknowledged , the Tyler was called upon to discharge his duty , anil the proceedings terminated .
ST . THOMAS'S LODGE ( No . 142 ) . —The installation meeting of this famous olel loelge was held last Saturday evening at the City Terminus Hotel . Bro . W . Bcattie , W . M ., presided , anil after the formal portion of the day ' s work had been concluded , installed in the Master ' s chair , Bro . Frederic Julius Macaulay , S . W . and W . M . elect . The brethren inve-steel with the collars and
jewels of the-ir respective eilliees for the ensuing year were , Bros . William Beanie , I . P . M . ; George Powell . S . W . ; the Rev . W . S . Moses . . J . W . ; W . Battye-, P . M ., Treas . ; H . C . Levanele-r , P . M ., ( Vice-President if the Beiarel of General Purposes ) , Sec ; F . Stalbam 1 leibson , S . D . ; A . V . Haines , J . D . ; S . W . Yockrey . I . G . ; J . Lewis Thomas , P . M ., ( Asst . Grand Director of Ceremonies ) , D . C . ; F . G . Bailey , A . D . C . ; and J . Rawles , Tyler . Bro . Brattic then delivered the-
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addresses , completing' the whole of the work in admirable style . The W . M . also invested his officers with the proper formula most fluently and impressively . When the installation ceremony was concluded , the W . M . said the very agreeable duty devolved upon him of presenting Bro . Beattie with a beautiful Past Master's jewel , voted to him by the brethren of St . Thomas ' s Lodgein remembrance
, of the very successful and pleasant year they had had during the time he had occupied the W . M . chair . All he could say at that moment , when placing the jewel on Bro . Beattie's breast , was that worthily indeed had he won it and most worthily did he wear it . Long might he be spared to enjoy the appreciation of his brethren , not only in St . Thomas's Lodge , but among the Craft generally ;
and he congratulated Bro . Beattie on having received the jewel . Bro . Beattie , I . P . M ., in acknowledging the presentation , said it was rather difficult for him to find appropriate words in which to express all he should like to say in return for that beautiful jewel . All the brethren knew how much he appreciated the kindness of the brethren of St . Thomas's Lodge and how much he esteemed and respecteel
every member of it ; and he believed that feeling was mutual . He could assure the brethren that the past had been a very pleasant year of office . He had met with kind consideration on the part of every member of St . Thomas's Lodge , anil whatever his future lot might be , or wherever it might be cast , he should always look back with Teelings of pride and satisfaction to his official
connection with St . Thomas ' s Lodge , more particular !) ' during the past year . Bro . Levander then read the correspondence , among which was a letter he had received the day before from the present W . M ., presenting new columns and square , level and plumb-rule for the Warelcn's chairs , as n . token of the- very pleasant year he had had res S . W . Hro . Battye ,
Treasurer , proposed , and ISro . W . Dyott Burnaby , P . M ., seconded , that the handsome gift be acccpteel , and when this motion had been rarrieel a vote of thanks to the W . M ., proposed by Bro . Levander , Secretary , anil secnnelcd by Bro . Battye , Treasurer , was also canieel . Bro . Lcvanelcr having announced that he had received circulars soliciting Stewards from the Benevolent Institution and the Hoys '
School for their next festivals , read a lertterfrom Bro . Lambert , P . M ., in which he stated that if no other brother offered himself as Stcwarel for the Girls' School festival he should be happy to take that office , and place ten guineas on his list if the brethren of the lodge would make up the amount to thirty guineas ; it was resolved on the motion of Bro . Battye , seconded by Bro .
F . T . Dubois , P . M ., that Bro . Lambert's offer be accepted . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren arijourneel to a choice banquet . Amongst the brethren , who numbereel in all seventy-five , who sat down to banquet were Past Masters Fredk . Thomas Dubois , James William Lambeit , William Dyot Burnaby , and visitors , W . Ferguson , J W . 1101 ; J . S . Tambupni , 33 ; R . Payne , S . W . 1328 ;
R . R . Davis , P . M . 25 6 ; T . H . Edmunds , G . S . L . ; F . W . Levander , P . M . 1415 ; Col . Francis Burdett , Prov . G . M ., Middlesex ; ' B . James Fisher , W . M . 444 ; Thos . Higgs , P . M . 106 ; C . F . Hogard , P ., VT . 205 ; F . W . Percival , 357 ; E . S . Stidolph , P . M . Chaucer ; Thomas Green ; F . Penelered . P . M . 33 ; George J . Byass ; John Ferrier , W . M . 9157 ; Henry E . Wallis ,
W . M . . ei . tj ; John Strapp , P . M . 33 ; John Davis , P . M . . 13 ; Capt . J . Russell Clipperton , S . W . ( 16 ; James Glaisher , P . M . 33 , P . G . D . ; Jo'in Aird , 259 ; Ceil . James E . Peters , P . M . " 1460 ; P . G . J . W . Middlesex ; James R . Clinton , P . M . G . S . Lodge ; John Davies 76 ( Ireland ) ; James Ushor Peter de Lande Long , Past Grand Deacon ; J . O . Carter , P . P . G . D . C . Berks and Bucks , P . M . 2 ^ 9 ; Rev .
Dr . Ernest Brette , W . M , 16 57 ; J . Tickle , P . M . 1196 ; W . Adams , 33 ; J . C . Park , 33 ; Daniel Nicholson , P . M . 19 ; C . M . Dodds , 171 ; Edward King , P . M . 8 ^ 7 i Wilhelm Ganz , P . G . Org . ; Geo . W . Dixon , W . M . 86 5 , P . M . 209 , P . I ' . G . D . C . Berks and Bucks ; Robert Roberts , W . M . 209 , P . P . G . D . C . Berks and Bucks ; P . P . Dickinson , P . M . 1298 ; and H . Massey , P . M . 619
( Freemason . ) In proposing the toast of " The Queen and the Craft , " the W . M . said that Her Majesty commended herself to all her people in every relation of life . Independently of politics they looked upon her as the head of the state , as serving a great purpose , doing a great duly , and doing that duty in a most exemplary manner . After the toast of "The Piince of Wales , M . W . G . M .. " had been duly
proposed anel honoured , the W . M ., in giving " I he Health of the Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , " saiel he might be allowed this opportunity of suggesting that in addition to drinking his lordship ' s health as a very great Mason , the brethren might congratulate him upon his recent domestic felicity . He would not venture further to introduce so delicate a
subject , but he could not resist the temptation of reminding the brethren that their noble Pro Grand Master had recently been married . Col . Burdett . Prov . G . M . for Mielellescx , in replying to the toast of ' •The Deputy G . M ., and the Rest of the Grand Officers , " said he felt great diffidence in replying to the toast when other Grand Officers were present . Whether it was Present or Past Granel
Officers they were always anxious tei do their eluty to the Order in general , and they were bap ^ y to find wherever they went that there were others coming on to hold the offices now filleel . There were able anil efficient brethren round the table , and he hopcel some day or other to see them in Granel Office . He had no eloubt when they were called upon to fill such office they woulel perform their duties
as efficiently as those who had gone before them . The present officers must pass away at some lime , and it was necessary that there shoulel be some read y to occupy the vacancies . Guing to another subject it must be superfluous for them to express an opinion as to the working of St . Thomas' Lodge ; but he must say that he had seen .-a great deal of Masonic working , both in England and in
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other countries , but he had never seen the working , from that of the junior officer to the Master in the chair , done so fairly , clearly , and without any hesitation whatever as he had that evening . It must be sadsfactory to every one present . Those brethren who belonged to the lodge were accustomed to it , and it was nothing new to them ; but the visitors would agree that there were few instances
when they had witnessed such perfect working as they had that evening . The W . M . in proposing " The Health of the Visitors , " with which he coupled the name of Bro . James Glaisher , P . G . D ., said that he was happy to think , that on most occasions of the lodge's meetings they had visitors present . On no occasion was it more agreeable to him than now . The presence of visitors was a
sign of that hospitality which should prevail throughout the Craft . He had had the great honour and pleasure of being a visitor at other lodges , and he knew the gratification derived from such visits . He tiusled that those visitors who had honoured the lodge with their presence that evening would have the same feeling of gratification which he had experienced when he visited other lodges . The
visitors that evening were very numerous ; their name was legion ; but whatever number might be present the brethren welcomed them heartily . Bro . James Glaisher , P G . D ., replied , and said that looking around the table he was almost inclined to use the word legion that had been suggested as being the true representative of the number of visitors to this lodge ; but be that as it might , he
thanked the lodge in the name of every brother now standing up , for the favour the lodge had done them b y giving them that opportunity of seeing the excellent working of Ihe lodge , aeed partaking of its hospitality . He had ever held that as lodges were naturally limited in number , it was most important thai there should he a free intermingling of the one with the other , anel as he had held that
opinion how gratified must he be that evening in seeing that St . Thomas' Lodge had followed it up to perfection . He recollected that when he hael the honour of being present last year there were nearly as many visitors as now . The members of the lodge therefore die ! a good piece of Masonic work in inviting brethren of other lodges to see their working , because by that free intercourse of lodges
the working of all was brought more anel more into harmony . It was alike in all essentials . In no part of the country to which he went was there a fundamental difference . Whether in Scotlanel or Ireland , although there were some differences in the system , essentially it was all alike ; but the more the different brethren met together the better it would be for the Craft , that it
might be not merely like , but like in reality , and that , he thought , was a very important thing . The W . M . had spoken of the pleasure it had given him to visit other loelgcs , and he ( Bro . Glaishen thought he might say for all the visitors present that they had experienced the same pleasure in visiting St . Thomas's Lodge , and hoped that even again the same opportunity would be
afforded them . Bro . W . Beattie , I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M . " He said he was sure the toast would be received with enthusiasm and acclamation by all the brethren . They were well aware that Bro . Macaulay was not an amateur at working . He hail worked at the junior offices , and as he had qualified himself more and more he had gained the esteem anel affection of the
brethren of the lodge in proportion . He prognosticated for Bro . Macaulay a happy , prosperous , and beneficial reign while he occupied the chair of K . S ., and he was sure he would , to the best of his skill and ability , carry out in their integrity every thing that fell to the office of W . M . Bro . Macaulay was well known to all the members of the lodge , and to most of the brethren present who were visitors ,
and he , Bro . Beattie , was sure that the whole of the company would join with him in drinking with all sincerity to the health of the W . M . and to his having a happy and prosperous year , hoping that at this me next year they might feel that he had performed the eluties of his office with satisfaction to himself and aelvantage to the lodge . The W . M ., in reply , said he
begged to thank the brethren most heartily for the very great honour they had done him in responding so unanimously to the sentiments of his kind friend , the I . P . M . He felt that in much that Bro . Beattie had said of him he had been too promising ; hut as he should desire to elo , not only for St . Thomas ' s Lodge in particular , and the Craft in general , all he could , though his poor
powers were very limited ; still , to the best of his ability , they were at the elisposal of the brethren . He felt that he might have applied to himself that morning the words of the great Psalmist , " I am small and of no reputation ; " but to the brethren of St . Thomas's Lodge he was indebted that night for a high [ dace . His trust and hope were that he might not be founel wanting in his attempt to do
his eluty by the Craft and b y St . Thomas ' s Lodge . He had a very perfect recollection of his initiation in this lodge , and of being seated between the W . M . and Bro . Glaisher on that occasion . He had never feirgotten the kind words addressed to him then as the initiate ; they were deeply engraven on his mind , and in addition to that he had had most excellent friends in the several
Masters who had prccedcel him in the chair . Whether in geniality , in perfect efficiency , in regularity of atienelance , in hospitality or in any other essentials , he had hail such excellent examples that they coulel not posr-ibly he lost on a mind such as he hoped he possessed , that was imbued with Masonic principles . With those feelings he hopcel the brethren woulel allow him
to thank them , anil to offer them one and all the right hand of fellowship , the perfect essence of which they , no doubt , unelcrstood . Having said this much on behalf of himself anel of his occupation of the chair , lie woulel add in reference to what his kind friend , Bro . Beattie , had said as to not only the probability but certainty , ( if he might be spared ) of retirement to the rank