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ar . d Keltic , Deputy Grand Alaster of Scotland , " and expresscil a wish the day was not far distant when his Lordship would fill the seat in Scotland which his lloyal Hig hness had been installed into this afternoon in England , " and he ( the S . W . ) knew he was expressing- the feelings cf every member of the Alloa Lodge fin , along with his own , when he said thai would be a proud day for the

Alasonic brethren of Alloa , and an honour to the Craft at large , to have the Throne occupied by such a keen Mason and warmhcarled nobleman as our brother Lord Alar and Kellic . I now ask you , brethren , to join with me in drinking long Vile and happiness lo our much respected noble brother , Lord Mar and Kellic , which was drank in true Alasonic stvle , after which Bro . Todd sang "The Braes of

Alar . " At this stage cf lhe proceedings it was arranged that a couple of telegrams of congratulation bc sent to London , one Jo H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the other lo the Grand Lodge of England—the one to his Royal Hig hness on his ascension to the Alasonic Throne of England ; tlie other congratulating the members of the Grand Lodge of England on having H . R . H . lhe Prince of

Wales to rule over them . Bro- William Knox then gave our noble selves in proposing No . (>• ¦ ) Alloa . I don't know whether other lodges in Scotland have met to-night or not , but this 1 have to say is , that they ought to have done so , as true Alasonry and Loyalty are inseparably allied . This is . " . memorable day in the history of England , and who that has the heart of a Freemason within him does not

g low with rapture when he thinks of the future King of Britain being this day installed as Grand Alaster Freemason of England . H . R . H . the Prince ol Wales in thus placing himself al the head of Ibis beiieficient Institution lias proved himself a worthy son of Albert the Good , and of our noble Queen , whose reign has been distinguished by that golden quality mercy , which is mightiest

in the mighty , and becomes the jthroncd Monarch better than his ctown . Wc regard il as a sign that he appreciates the spirit of the time in which lie lives , and the genius of the constitution over which he is destined , wc believe , one day to preside . If there is any thing that p laces Great Britain above the other nations of the earth it is lhe" multitude and variety of her beneficent

institutions . It is to bc hoped lhat some day , not far dislant , our noble brother , the Earl of Alar and Kiltie , will occupy the position of Gi . nid Alaster of Scotland , an honour which he justly deserves , and which wc would regard as an honour to ourselves . The toast of our noble selves having been replied to by Bro . S . N . Aforrisou , one o ( the oldest members of On , the company was favoured with a song

from one of the brethren . Bro . Morrison then gave the next toast , "The Visiting Brethren , " coupling the toast wilh the name of Bro . Goudie , of Berwick , ; who replied in feeling terms , expressing his and the other stranger brethren ' s warmest thanks for the kindness No . 6 9 had shown them this evening . Bro . Gouriic then favoured the brethren with lhe song " Aly mithcr ment my auld brecks . "

Bro . Philp gave " The I lealth of our W . AL" Bro . Graham replied in appropriate terms , Bro . Hill gave the toast "The Health of our S . W ., " to which Bro . Philp made a suitable reply . Other toasts and songs having been given , and about 11 p . m . the brethren were called from refrcshm . tit to labour . After spending a most enjoyable evening , the W . AL closed the lodge in due and ancient form . On

the following day , Thursday , 29 th , the following telegram was duly received from Sir 11 . Knollys , Malborough I louse , Loudon , to the W . M . of Alloa St . John ' s Lodge of Freemasons : — " The Prince of Wales desirrs mc to thank you very sincerely for your congratulations and good wishes . " GLASGOW . —LODGE ATIIOU : ( NO . JLIX ) . —At the

fortnightly meeting of this lodge , on 27 th ult ., the P . G . L . of Glasgow paid it their a initial visit of inspection , the deputation consisted of Bros . A . AIcTaggnit , Sec . ; James Gillies , S . I ) . ; G . I tial ' on , J . D . ; J . Ritchie , A . ; John Fraser , Assist . Marshall ; and A . Arrick Smith , I . G . These brethren having been iccchcd with the usual formalities and taken then- seals upon the dais , the l' . G . Sec . ( Bro . AlcTnggart ) ,

alter congratulating the R . W . M ., Bro . John Wallace , on haling such a large and pleasant meeting that evening , rcpi rlid lhat the deputation bad examined the books of the lodge nnd found them in excellent condition , and also that the lodge continued to work in harmony with the ( - ( institution nf the Grand Lodge of Scotland . In connection wilh the books , the P . G . See . referred specially to the

admirably well kept stale of the cash book , and paid a high compliment to the esteemed Treasurer , Bro . Peter Agnew . I le had to congratulate the lodge 011 having in that office so able a brother , such nn old , well-tried , and faithful servant , and lie thought they were well entitled to award him a luarty vote of thanks for his past services . He ( the l' . G . Se ... ) was glad to observe that their funds had

increated during the year to the extent of about / . io . At last visitation lhe amount to the good was £ 88 15 s . 7 J 1 I ., this year it was about £ ifi . They bad distributed in private charity the sum of £ (< ios ., and had made during the vcar fourteen new members . Bro . AIcTaggart having concluded , the R , W . M . ( Bro . Wallace ) said hewas sure they muFt till he much gratified at the favourable character of the

P . G . L . report , as he was sure they would all have been very much dissatisfied had il been otherwise . From the character i . f their officers , howewr , they might have believed it would be such as it had been . He had very great p leasure in asking the brethren to propose a hearty vote of thanks to the deputation for their visit , and for the inquiry they had made into the lodge books ; and said he was

Miff that since these periodical visitations were c mmenced Ih : lodges had been far more punctual in their payments a id more correct in their working generally . The vote of thanks lining been accorded with enthusiasm , Bro . AIcTaggart i \ turned thanks for the same , in lhe name of Ih .-diputation and of the R . W . P . G . Alaster himself . It was some little consolation to the deputation for their 1 il . ours to get a reception such as they had met with that

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night . They had endeavoured to do their duty , and they hoped another year to find Lodge Athole in as good condition as they had that night found it . With reference to what the R . W . AI . had said concerning the good result of these visitations , he ( the speaker ) had simply to stale that this year the deputation had to note a visible , marked , and distinct improvement in all the lodges over the

existing state of matters in former years . " his , he thought , augured well for the future of Alasonry within lhe province ; and he believed there was not a member of the deputation but would do all that he had done in regard to these visitations over again , if he thought it would do the province good . The deputation shortly thereafter retired .

GLASGOW . —CATIIEUKAI . ROVAI . Ancit CIIAVTEK ( NO . 67 ) . —The regular monthly meeting of this chapter , on 27 th ult ., was likewise the occasion of their annual supper . It was held in the Alasonic Hall , at 22 , Struthcrs-strcct , Gallon , First Principal , James Duthic , presiding . After a substantial " and excellently-served supper , purveyed by Comp . Alalcolm , the chapter was " opened on the Royal

Arch Degree , and the Scribe E . read the minutes of lhe two former meetings , which were duly approved of and passed . The companions then went on lo harmony , when the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and honoured with enthusiasm , more particularly that of" The Alost Worshipful Grand Alaster of England , the Prince of Wales . " The toast of " Cathedral Royal Arch Chapter " was given

by the cha ' rman . He said—It is customary to drink healths , whether sick or doing well . Now , the Cathedral Royal Arch Chapter seems like being in good health at present , and so arc some of the companions here to night . Whether the chapter gets on well or ill she always looks healthy-like on one nig ht as the year goes round , and that is on the night of the annual supper .

You must bc all aware , companions , that we are here tonight enjoying ourselves , when the Cathedral Royal Arch Chapter is in its last year of the first quartet' of a century . I laving been established in the year ISJO , the chapter is now 25 years old , and it is to be hoped that before another 25 years pass by , she shall have many captives made free , so that when her year of jubilee does come round it

will bc a season of great joy and festivity amongst her companions , which I hope may grow and increase into a multitude , and disperse , carrying her name with them to every clime , through the length and breadth of the universe . The toast list having been concluded , the chapter was closed in due and ancient form ; and the companions separated after having spent a most harmonious and

happy evening . GLASGOW . —CoMMiiiiciAi . CIIAPTEII ( No . 79 ) . —This chapter continues to make satisfactory progress , and is now in what might be called good working order , since its rcponal last autumn . We visited it on the evening of Friday , the 30 th ult ., and were much pleased to see a good attendance . Companion Brode , First Principal of the

chapter , was present and presided , the other offices being filled by their respective occupants , or in their absence , by well qualified substitutes . There were two candidates for the Roynl Arch Degrees who were duly admitted into the Alark Lodge connected with the chapter , ns a preliminary to their further preferment and exultation at another time . The ceremony was most efficiently performed bv Bro .

David Lamb , whose accomplishments as a careful student of the ritual are such as to entitle him to the highest honour in the Order . We must say that his rendering , not only of this , but of the Craft degrees , is at once instructive and striking . Calling his elocutionary powers into requisition , he invests the lectures , which in other circumstances arc but dry , with a pathos and beauty

which to bc fully appreciated needs to bc seen and felt . On this occasion Bro . Lamb if possible surpassed himself , and wc congratulate the candidates on their good fortune in having had the degree conferred upon them at his hands . After the Alark Lodge was closed , the Royal Arch Chapter was opened for the purpose of investing Bro . Lamb as Deputy Principal of the chapter . This

officewas recently created 111 the chapter by a bye-law having been adopted for this purpose , and consequently this is lhe first time it has been held by tiny one . Companion Brode obligated and invested Companion lamb , and afterwards presided at the reception of Companion James Duthic , Z , No . 67 , who had been proposed as an honorary affiliated member ot Chapter 79 , in recognition of the

many acts of kindness which he has rendered to the chapter since its rcponal , by giving his able services in the various ceremonies at all times when called on , and otherwise assisting and encouraging the OUice Bearers in their duties . Companion Duthic was hailed by those

present with much applause as a member of the chapter . No further business being before the meeting , the chapter was closed in due and ancient form . The regular meetings ate held on the last Friday monthly , in the comfortable hall of the Lodge Commercial ( . 560 ) , at No . 3 , Hope-street .

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FUNERAL OF BRO . CAPTAIN BRIDGES . The mortal remains of Capt . Henry Bridges , whose lamented decease , in his 70 th year , was announced last week , were conveyed to their last resting-place , in the Bridgwater Cemetery , on Saturday . The distinguished position which the deceased hold in Frecmnsoniy gave rise to

the natural expectation , as soon as the fatal termination of his protracted illness became known , that the funeral would be a Alasonic as well as military one , and that an opportunity would thus bc afforded all those with whom he was intimately associated , of paying , in public , their last token of respect for one who was held in such general esteem .

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From an earl y hour in the morning the flags usually displayed in the town , with several additions , were half-mast high ; many of the shops were partially closed ; and during the forenoon a large number of visitors entered the town from the surrounding neighbourhood , and also by the trains . Special facilities were afforded to Alasonic brethren by the Great Western , Bristol and Exeter , and South Devon

Companies , and it was evident that a large number had availed themselves of the privilege , their mourning costume being an indication of the purpose for which they had come . The members of the 26 U 1 S . R . C ., who mustered in full strength , paraded in front of the Armoury at a quarter to two o ' clock . The corps was soon afterwards marched to West-street , there to await the arrival of the hearse ,

mourning coaches , & c , from Lon g Thorns , the late residence of the deceased . In the meantime the Alasonic brethren , according to arrangement , met at the Royal Clarence Hotel , where the Lodge of ' ' Perpetual Friendship , " Bridgwater No . 135 , has its head-quarters . On this occasion the lodges of' Perpetual Friendship and Rural Philantrophic , Hig hbridge , No . 291 ( of which the deceased was P . AL and one

of the most active members ) , united , and a dispensation having been obtained from the R . W . P . G . M ., the Ri ght Hon . Earl of Carnarvon , brethren from a distance were invited to an emergent meeting of these united lodges for the purpose of taking part in the funeral . The ordinary lodgeroom not being sufficiently large to accommodate all the brethren , the assembly-room was specially fitted up as a

lodge . The room proved to bc of just about the ' required capacity , and answered the purpose remarkably well . Before entering the lodge-room each brother was supplied with a sprig ol acacia , which was worn in the button-hole of his coat , and a memorial card , setting forth the positions which the deceased brother held in Freemasonry , of which the following is a copy -.

—In memonam V . W . Brother Henry Bridges , of lodges 1 , 296 , 1 , 228 , 906 , 818 , 68 . 3 , 471 , 44 6 , 135 , 106 , 33 , and 41 . P . AI . of 797 , 772 , 710 , 4 63 , 291 , 33 . P . G . S . B . England ; P . Prov . S . G . D . Surrey ; D . Prov . G . AL , Somerset ; P . Z . 291 ; P . G . D . C , G . C . of England , & c , born 2 nd September , 1 S 05 ; died 10 th April , 1875 . " Bro . George Ricks , W . M . of No . 135 , assisted by Bro .

Rev . J . C . Pigot , P . P . G . chaplain and W . M . No . 291 , performed the duties of W . AL , and Bros . Hunt and Batten those of S . W . and J . W . respectively . Letters were acknowledged to have been received from several Freemasons of distinguished rank , expressing regret at their inability to attend , and Bro . Rev . J . C . Pigot delivered a short and very feeling address in reference to the loss the brethren

had sustained . Subsequently , the brethren , all of whom wore black mourning costumes and white gloves , as well as their Alasonic clothing and jewels , every apron having thereon crape rosettes , were formed into procession , which was marshalled by Bro . J . B . Soper , P . AI . 135 , and Bro . II . W . Batten , J . W . 291 , who officiated throughout as directors of ceremonies . The various lodges represented ranked in the procession according to seniority , the junior

preceding and the members of the united local lodges bringing up the rear , AS the brethren , walking two and two , and numbering about two hundred , wended their way through Hig h-street , the whole length of which was fully occupied , the sight was a very imposing one . lt was nearly three o ' clock before the hearse , mourning coaches , and private carriages , tec , arrived from Long Thorn into West-street .

Ihe band played the "Dead Alarch 111 Saul , [ and when the cortege arrived at the cemetery gates the coffin of massive oak , with brass handles , & c , and having within it a lead coffin and shell , was removed from the hearse and borne upon the shoulders of some of the Volunteers . The mourners , including three brothers of the deceased , nnd accompanied by Alessrs . I . and I " . Parsons ( medical

men ) , next alighted from their carriages , and the Alasonic brethren having formed into line on either side of the pathway , Bro . Rev . AL Shackleton , ALA ., of Wincanton , Prov . Grand Chaplain , Somerset ( who walked in the procession iu his white robes of office ) , commenced reading the burial service— " 1 am the Resurrection , " cVc . In the church , which could only accommodate comparatively a

few of the brethren , the Rev . J . Wcsl , of Aisholt , impressivel y read the next portion of the service . The family vault of the deceased , close to the edifice , was , by this time , surrounded by a large number of Free masons , the firing party having also taken up a good position , and room having been made for the officiating clergymen and

mourners , the concluding and most solemn portion of the service was read by the vicar of St . Alary ' s—Rev . W . G . Fitzgerald . The coffin , from which had been just previously ret loved some of the insignia of the oidcr of Freemasor y and Volunteer uniform worn by the deceased , but which still had upon it a beautiful wreath of flowers , was then lowered into the vault .

1 he ceremony having concluded , the Rev . AI . Shackleton , P . G . Chaplain , appropriately addressed those assembled . Immediately after the delivery of the address the firing party discharged a volley . Before leaving , the whole of the brethren dropped upon the coffin the sprigs cf acacia they had worn , and the procession was then rc-formed , the members of the senior

lodges on this occasion walking in front , and the visiting brethren bringing up the rear . Although diminished in number , a great many spectators slill lined lhe various thoroughfares along the route . The Alasonic brethren again entered the lodge , which was closed in the usual form . On the ioliowing ( Sunday ) morning , at St . Alary ' s Church , the vicar ( Rev . W . G . Fitzgerald ) preached an appropriate sermon .

The Graphic of this day's issue contains illustration of the Installation and Banquet .