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TABLE OF CONTENTS .

Uf PORTS or M ASONIC MEETINGS : - ,. Craft Masonry iSi Stotlani ••¦ * S 7 S CVie ^ asonic Han ' for i ' - :. vetc ' r \ .... " . ZZ "" "' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . 15 S N , v and General Tidings , £ p oval Grand Master ' s Return , 60 2 f « Son and Practice , 60 £ « linal Manning and thc Stage , 6 o The Plans f ° r the Alteration of the Girls' School 161 The Vote of Confidence in the Committes and Executive of thc

Bovs' School 161 \ Commemoration Medal 161 COHRSSPONDKNCE IAn Appeal . .. " •¦••• : : 161 The Masomc Chanties 161 Masonic Honours .............. 161 The Extension ofthe Girls school 1 G 1

Obituary Roya Masonic Institution for Boys 162 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Leicesterhire 163 Masonic Female Orphan School , Dublin 163 Masonic Ball in Liverpool 163 Israditism and Freemasonry 163 Masonic Meetings for Next Week 163 Advertisements i . ii . iii . iv . v . vi .

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Cntft llttsom's . LODGE OF ISRAEL ( No . 20- *) . —The usual meeting of this lodge was held at the City Terminus Hotel on Tuesday , 28 th ult . Bro . L . Jacks , W . M ., in the chair of K . S . Bro . H . L . Jones was raised to the Third Degree in a most efficient manner by the W . M . The brethren present included F . Buckland , I . P . M . -, Cohen , P . M . and Sec ; Coote , P . M . and Treas . ; Latour , P . M .

Hogard , P . M . ; J . P . Cohen , S . W . ; Bassington , S . D . ; Crosthwaite , J . D . ; Phillips , I . G . ; Masdcn , and Hall . Amongst the visitors were Bros . Binckes , P . M ., P . G . S ., and Aaron from Canada . ST . MARK'S LODGE ( No . 857 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , 21 st u ! t ., at thc Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell . Present

Bros . King , W . M . ; E . Crouch , S . W ., W . M . elect ; Adams , J . W . ; Harrison , P . M ., Treas . ; Frances , P . G S . D ., Sec ; Goolen , S . D . ; Seaton , P . M . ; Bragg , P . M . ; Wynn-Williams , M . D ., JD . -, Green , I . G . ; Atkins , Edwards , Mellick , Hamilton , Richardson , Beardmore , Rudduck , and Cocks . Visitors : Bros . Crouch , P . M . 851 ; Taylor , J . W . 1046 ; Buchill , P . M . 795 ;

Ramsay , M . D ., ids , ; Turquand , W . M . 155 ( 1 ; Wallace , P . P . G . W . ; Cozens , 1216 ; Lavington , 862 ; Cox , 503 ; Gray , 705 ; Pidcock , P . M . 9 iG . The lodge having been opened and thc minutes read and confirmed , the following gentlemen were balloted for and initiated , viz ., Messrs . Walter Harris , Josh . Fryer , and David Russell . The chair was then taken by Bro . Harrison , P . M .,

who proceeded to install Bro . Crouch into the chair of K . S . Bro . Crouch then appointed his officers as follows : — Bros . Adams . S . W . ; Goolen , J . W . ; Frances , P . M ., P . S . G . D ., Sec ; Wynn-Williams , M . D ., S . D . ; Green , J . D . ; Newton , I . G . ; Atkins , D . C . ; and Richardson , W . S . Bro . Harrison , P . M ., was also reinvested with the collar of Treas . The ceremony was well performed .

After the close cf thc lodge the brethren adjourned to the dining hall , where a very sumptuous banquet awaited them , which had been supplied by Messrs . Bromly , and the wines by Bro . King . Everything was of first class quality and gave great satisfaction to the assembled guests , After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts had been duly given and honoured , both by the orations of the brethren

and the appropriate music under Bro . Cozen ' s direction , "TheW . M . ' s Health * ' was proposed by Bro . Harrison , P . M ., and in a few earnest sentences was ably replied to by Bro . Crouch , who then rose and gave thc toast of '" The Initiates , " remarking he had proposed them in the full convictionthey were worthy ofthe privilege conferred upon them that evening of being admitted into the ancient and

honourable Order of Freemasons . Having had the knowled ge of their worthiness from a long acquaintance wilh diem , he felt no doubt they would prove an honour to the Craft they were that day admitted members of , and he hoped to see them rise to office as he had done in the St . Mark ' s Lodge . Tne toast was done ample justice to , and at the conclusion of the E . rt . song—by a few expressive

words from each of thc newly-initiated brethren—was re-• . ponded to . In proposing " The Visitors , " the W . M . said be was happy to inform the lodge that two , namely , Bros . Cray and Lavington , had signified their wish to become members of thc St . Mark , and he was sure the lodge would be glad to receive thcin . Thc toast was cordially received , "id was duly acknowledged by Bros . Gray , Lavington , Crouch

, and Wallace . The toast of " The Past Masters " Was "" j * . . received , and responded to by Bros , Bragg , Seaton , King , and Frances ( Bro . Harrison having been sud'¦ Mil y called away to attend a patient ) . " The Officers " , p ' as also given , and replied to by Bro . Adams , and the yier s toast finished one of the most ' pleasant evenings ever spent b y the brethren of the St . Mark ' s Lod the musical

ge , attainments of Bro . Cozens contributing no small share 10 the enjoyment . h fi " 1 - ' JAMES * S LODGE ( No . 7 65 ) . —This lodge rem its most important and interesting meeting of the H *~ - | " installation night , " on Tuesday , at the Biidge louse Hotel , and great was the gathering on the occasion , unfortunatel y , the W . M . of the last year , Bro . Peter McCal-J - . ¦ r- " — !¦ . I . ' 4 , «¦ . HIV IUJIJH . QI , m-lm \ J . I UIL 1 llH-Vjtll

" mm was unable , through illness , to be present , anil Past "' aster Child took the position of the Wise Man . That important and anxious piece of work , the reading and coni ^ ming of the minutes regarding the re-election of thc new W . M . having been gone through in the usual cordial man" where brethren act with a tvuiy Masonic feeling , five ni l 7 were raised ' Masonic circle being thus completed for Bros . Richard and H . B . Bower , J . C . Perkins ,

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W . Holcraft , and W . H . Myers . The work was done with the studious adherence to ritual which might be expected in a lodge many of whose members are most active pumoters of Masonic study . It had been arranged that t ! e Secretary , Bro . Montagu Scott , P . M . of the lodge and who is as well known as an active volunteer as Iu is for his Masonic knowled , should instal the new Master , and

he accordingly took tbe chair and set about the vvoik as freshly as he set off on a march with his regiment when the world was younger by more years than we like to think of at present . Bro . Thomas Brown , the W . M . elect , was presented in the usual manner , and the-Installing Master , after thc address to the brethren on the custom observed from time immortal , recited the qualifications

essential in every candidate , and Bro . Brown having agreed to accept the office under the conditions , and having submitted to the regulations , was pledged in due form before the regularly held and assembled lodge of Craftsmen . The lodge was then raised , and all under the rank of Installed Masters having retired , the new W . M . was with all the forms of the ancient rite installed into the chair . The

Board of Installed Masters having been closed the ceremony in the three degrees proceeded , with an entire absence , too , of thc " any how , " or " that ill do " style prevalent in some places , where carelessness and want of knowledge go hand in hand to mar , and , indeed , to mull the whole ceremony , and make all spectators feel a glow of satisfaction at thc adoption of a suggestion thatthe

addresses shall be " taken as given . " Far different , indeed , was Bio . Scott ' s work , and he had the proegssions given wilh the stateliness of the Central London ' s march into Gray ' s Inn . The new Master then selected and invested his officers , Bros . Gibbs being chosen S . W . ; Cox , J . W . ; Goodwin , S . D . ; Ponting , J . D . ; Nelson Reed , as I . G . ; G . A . Brock , as D . C . ; P . M . Jones , as

W . S . The selections were well received , and it was felt that the W . M . had made his selections on the best grounds , those laid down in thc Book of Constitutions—on meritand seen in the fact that thc junior active officer , the I . G ., is now frequently to bc seen in thc chair of instruction lodges , where he is able to impart that knowledge he lias freely received . Thc Installing Master then gave thc three

addresses , and the lodge having closed , the members and the large muster of visitors partook of a gorgeous banquet as refreshment . The usual loyal toast of "The Queen and the Craft , " " Thc M . W . the Grand Master , " " The Deputy Grand Master , " & -c , preceded thc toasts personal to the lodge , of "TheW . M ., " "The Installing Master , " " Thc Past Masters , " " Thc Visitors , " and " The Officers "

were toasted and replied . A delightful musical entertainment was given by thc members , Bro . G . C . Searle presiding at the pianoforte . Among those present were Bros . W . S . Whilaker , W . J . Marler , F . 11 . Wilcocks , J . Clarricoats , the W . M ., G . C . Searle , A . T . Pearu , Past Master Jones , Nelson Reed anil While ( " Freemason " ) The programme ended with the quotation " Stand not upon the order of vour going , but go at once . "

CITY OF LONDON LODGE ( No . 901 ) . —At the last meeting of this lodge Bro . Henry D'Arcy , thc W . M ., presided . The visitors included Bros . Sachs ( from Frankfort ) and G . Smith . The Masonic work proper , which was most ably performed by the W . M ., consisted of thc initiation of Mr . VV . Alder and the passing of Bros . Wallis and Morris to the Second Degree . The report of

the committee appointed to ascertain thc best place for the lodge meetings , as it is necessary to remove as thc house where tbe meetings have been hitherto held is to bc pulled down , was received and adopted , and thc meetings of thc lodge will henceforth be held at the Guildhall Tavern . 1 VT LODGE ( No . 1441 ) . —The last meeting of the winter session of this lodge was held on Tuesday , the 28 th

ult ., at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New Road . We desire to tender our heaity congratulations to the lodge upon having found a home in a temple dedicated to Masonic purposes . The new hall is unquestionably a great boon to lodges in the south of London , for it enables them to sever their connection from hotels and public houses . Wc arc gratified to learn that several lodges have

already located themselves in the building . The lodge was summoned for 4 . 30 p . m . and , shortly before 5 o ' clock it was opened by Bro . Chas . Smith , the I . P . M ., supported by thc following officers , viz ., Bros . John Noke , P . M . 87 ; [ . | . Cantle , S . W . ; C . F . Poupard , J . W . ; L . Cornclissen , S . D . ; W . Ashwell , J . D . ; C . S . Jolly , Sec . ; R . Forster , D . C . ; D . II . Ashford , I . G ., acting for Bro . T . F .

Knight-Smith , who presided at the harmonium ; and G . T . Fox , Tyler . Thc minutes cf the last regular and emergency meetings were then read by the Secretary and confirmed , after which the W . M , proceeded to raise Bro . Warkinson lo the Sublime Degree of a M . M . Bro . Smith , during the time he was W . M . of the lodge , was noted for the very excellent manner in which he worked the ceremonies , and

during the twelve months that have elapsed since he vacated the chair has gained more lustre . From the perfect and earnest manner in which the ceremony was rendered , and thc profound attention paid by the candidate , it was evident every word was received with telling effect . Bros . Wright and Phillips were afterwards passed to the degree of F . C . There being no initiate , and this being thc

nig ht to instal the W . M . for the ensuing year , Bro . Smith , as the I . O ., proceeded with the service , after Bro . Noke , P . M ., had formally presented Bro . Cantle , S . W . and W . M . elect . The new Master having been saluted in the three degrees , invested his officers as follows : —Bros . Poupard , S . W . ; L . Cornclissen , J . W . ; W . Ashwell , S . D . ; T . F . Knight-Smith , J . D . ; C . S . Jol ' y , Sec ; E . Thurkle ,

W . S . ; G . Skegg , Assist . W . S . ; R . I-orstcr , l . u . j and G . T . Fox , Tyler . A vote of thanks to Bro . Smith for the skilful manner in which he had discharged the duties of Installing Officer was then ordered to be recorded in the minutes of the lodge . The W . M . with great regret announced that the absence from the lodge that evening of the outgoing W . M ., Bro . George Mattock , was owing to

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a severe bereavement he had sustained by thc death of his father . We believe it was the intention of the lodge to have recorded a vote of sympathy on the minutes , and tc have forwarded the same to Bro . Mattock , but by pure accident it was omitted . Doubtless this will be done at thc next meeting . The visitors present were Bros . Col . Creaton . ! ; Kelly , P . G . S . ; H . A . Dubois , G . D . C . Middlesex ; and

many others . Amongst the members of thc lodge we noticed Bros . C . Pautlin , Doherty , Plock , Burgess , A . Vernon , R . Giles , D . H . Ashford , J . R . Ashford , J . Vernon , Goodman , and others . All Masonic business being ended the lodge was closed in ancient form , and the brethren proceeded to thc banqueting hall , where an excellent ban - quet was served .

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE ( No 1524 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday the 30 th ult ,, when there were present Bros . Thomas CChapman , W . M . ; H . Lister , S . W . ; J . B . Shackleton . J . W . ; B . Meyer , Treas . ; W . H . Lee , P . M ., Sec ; Neville Green , J . D . ; H . G . Buss , Provincial Grand Treasurer , Middlesex ; W . H . Brand , H . Meyer , C . Johnson , J . Watson , F . Brasted , E . A . Harding , J . Varney ,

H . Moon , C . W . Smyth , E . Dignam and F . A . Kelly . Visitors : Bros . C . Arkell , S . W . 192 ; J . Dorkin , 192 ; J . F . Lovelock , 212 ; O . Pitcher , 292 , Scotland ; J . Jones , 907 ; J . J . Marsh , 1326 ; W . Morgan , 138 5 ; and G . 'S . Streeton , 1326 . Bros . Charles W . Smith and John L . Payne , 757 , were raised , and Bro . Dignam passed . After the business of the lodge the brethren sat down to supper , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts being proposed and duly responded to .

CITY OF -WESTMINSTER LODGE ( No . 1563 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held at Regent Masonic Hall , Air-street , Piccadilly , on Monday , the 27 th ult . Present : Bros . Swallow , W . M . ; Holden , S . W . ; White , J . W .: Cottebrune , Treas . ; Scott , Sec ; Fisher , Org . ; Phillips , S . D . ; Shand , J . D . ; Parsons , I . G . Visitors : Bros . Allen , P . M . 733 ; Parson , P . M .

749 ; Sovvcll , W . M . 176 ; Davis , W . M . 382 ; Burmeislcr , W . M . 538 ; Lancaster , W . M . 128 J ; Michael , W . M . 1507 ; Ircton , J . W . 1348 ; Andrews , Edell , Atkin , Evans , Bourne , Marshall , Clifford , Hiles , Gray , Hooker , and Bcehr , and about twenty members . Summons calling thc meeting read , and ballot unanimous in favour of thc following : —Messrs . Pike , Day , Wass , Riley , and

Bonham , who were afterwards initiated most impressively by the W . M . Bros . Gray , Bonham , James , and Irving passed to Second Dcrce This being the whole of the bus i ness for which the lodge of emergency was called , the brethren adjourned to most substantial refreshments . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , the W . M . being praised for his good rendering of thc ritual ,

and the officers and brethren for their attention to thc visitors . Some excellent harmony contributed to the pleasure of the meeting . GATESHEAD . —Lodge of Industry ( No . 48 ) . —Monday , March 27 th , was the day of installation of this lodge , 'ihe lodge was opened by Uro . R . Gregory , W . M ., and there was a goodly attendance of the Masonic

Craft to witness the ceremony , Bro . J . D . Stephen having been accepted by thc brethren . Bros . J . E . Robson and J . J . Clay acted as Installing Masters , and Bro . Dr . R . E . Cook , as D . C . Bro . Stephen having been inducted into the chair of K . S ., subscribed to the ancient formulas of the Order . Amongst those present were Bros . W . H . Crookes , Prov . G . Sec , Durham ; R . B . Lutert , P . Prov . G . S . D .

Durham ; W . Liddell , P . Prov . G . D . Durham ; J . J . Clay , P . M . 97 ; Jos . Cook , Prov . G . J . D . Northumberland ; J . E . Robson , P . M . 48 ; W . Lean , P . M . 1087 ; W . Laing , S . W . 6 59 ; T . Blenkinsop , P . Prov . G . D . Northumberland ; A . Barker , W . M . 1 * 542 ; R . Candlish , P . M . 661 ; G . A . Allan , P . M . 991 , P . Prov . G . D . Northumberland ; T . Dawson , 424 ; T . Patton , 48 ; J . T .

Smith , 48 ; T . White , 48 ; | . H . Thompson , P . M . 48 , P . Prov . C . S . B . Durham ; R . Smaile , Prov . G . S . B . Northumberland ; T . S . Miller , J . W . 424 ; J . G . Smith , 48 ; A . Riley , P . M . 139 ; R . F . Cook , P . M . 48 , P . Prov . G . S . D . Durham ; R . Humphrey , S . W . 97 ; W . Richardson , 41 ; A . Lawiie , S . W . 991 ; E . Wakefield , 4 8 ; G . Hewitt , 4 8 ; J . Grieves , 48 ; J . Atkinson , P . M . 48 , P .

Prov . G . Supt . Works Northumberland ; M . Taylor , 6 59 ; P . Harrison , 48 ; J . G . Robertson , 48 ; J . Montgomery , J . W . 991 . The W . M . invested the following as his officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . D . Sinclair , S . W . ; J . G . Waddington , J . W . ; R . Gregory , I . P . M . and Treas . ; R . F . Cook , D . C ; M . Corbett , Sec ; J . H . Howell , S . D . ; R . "Whitfield , J . D . ; J . Wood , I . G . ; R . Tate , S . S . ;

T . Simm , J . S . ; E . Liddell , A . S . ; R . Feny , Org . ; J . Curry , Tyler . The brethren afterwards adjourned to Bro . Jas . Tail's , Grey Horse Tavern , where they partook of an excellent repast . An orchestral band discoursed sweet music during the banquet , and the evening was agreeably enlivened by the following musical brethren , viz ., Bros . D . Whitehead , J . Walker and J . Nutton , from the Cathedral

choir , Durham ; also Bros . R . Dewar , jun ., A . S . Donnison , J . Liddle , R . Terry , and R . Dewar , sen . MIDDLETON . —Imperial George Lodge ( No . 78 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 9 th ult ., at the Assheton Arms , Middleton , Bro . David Reid , W . M ., presided . After the usual routine attendant upon opening the lodge , thc ballot was takci .

for Mr . David Tatton and Mr . Edwin Dodd , and being declared favourable in each case , the W . M . received inti " The Mystic Circle " both candidates for its privileges . Such concluded the business of the evening , and the lodge having been closed in ancient form the brethren retired to strengthen the inner man . The customary toasts succecde .-l

refreshment , after which the brethren discoursed 111 socia 1 strain ; the Tyler ' s toast bringing the meeting to a close . The regular monthly meeting ofthe lodge was held c . thc 23 rd ult ., when the ballot was taken for two joinitij . lil'inbers , Bro . Wm . Jones , 993 Alexandre Lodge , Levc :,-shulme , and Bro . George Henry Darion . 53 ? Za ' s . - . d