Masonic Notes And Queries.

"To the same . "Vlirrh g 17 H 7 . ' D . "r ^ ir " It is with great nl' -asure 1 send you the resolution nf the Grand | | respecting the Prince of Wall ' s I had the honour of being presented to H . R Highness yesterday . He has a verv high opinion

of Masonry , and acquainted me with his intention of becoming a R . A . Mason . I am to have the honour of being at his exaltation . I have 36 letters to write to lodges by this post . Madam winites with me . in sincere regards to Sister West and yourself . Present my affectionate greeting to all the Bn ., from yr . faithful Bro . T . D . "

"To same , March 24 th , 1786 . " Dear Brother . " Your letter respecting the Baron was so tru ' y Masonic that I sent it to the Grand Secy ., who will lay it before the Grand Officers , as I have desired . I have wrote to acquaint the lodge at Wells

that the P G . | | will be opened in that city on the 5 'h n ^ xt ( tine at 9 in the morning the procession to the Cathedral at 11 in the forenoon & Dinner at 2 o ' clock . Present my hearty greeting to all the Brethren in Bath and acquaint them as above . "THOS . DUNCKERLEV . "

" Feby . 25 , 1785 . " Dear Bro ., " I have just Constituted the Royal Gloster I I to be held at the Bell Inn in the City of Gloster and have added 6 Stewards for the County of Si mersett from the Lodges No . 212 & 369 at Bridgewater . My

wife desires to unite with me in kind regards to all our Brothers and Sisters and particularl y to Your Sister West for the great care she had the goodness to take of Yr . affec . Bro ., " THOS . DUNCKERLEV , "S . O . E . "

" Redbridge , Jany . and , 1785 . " My dear friend , " Praised be God I got safe here yesterday before noon & ound my good woman in health . She desires to unite with me in sincere thanks for the

hospitable care Mrs . West & yourself took of me at Bath . I purpose with Gods permission to be at Hampton Court next Friday where I shall be happy to see ye both whenever you can make it convenient . " Sincere regards to all my sisters & Brothers , " trjm vrs .. " T . D . "

" Hampton Court Palace , " Jany . 7 th , 1792 . " My Dear Bro ., & c . " It is my request that in future the Registering fees . Lists uf Members & Contributions lor the

Chanty may he sent to Mr . White , G . Secy . My wife unites with me in wishing health & happiness to all our Sisters & Brothers at Bath . " Yr . affec . Bror ., & c , " THOS . DUNCKERLEY . "

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REVIEWS

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LIFE OF SIR J FRANKLIN AND THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE . BV Rear-Admiral Mark-ham , R . N . — This is a real live book , and to our minds the best of this splendid series . It will naturally comm- 'nd itself to the lovers of the Masonic Craft , so manv members of the "Mystic Tie" being enrolled amongst the noble nf the earth who have laid down their lives for the sake of promoting scientific knowledge , or to discover missing explorers , and all the more , because it is written by Bra . Admiral

Albert Hastings Markham , R . N ., who joined the " ( Quatuor Coronati" Lodge , No . 207 ( 5 . London , so recently as last June , and is a P . M . of several lodges . We remember the time when , as a lad , we would gladly have sacrificed our meals and sleep for days to get hold of such a book , and even now we simply delight in its perusal . HANDY VOLUME ATLAS OF TIK WORLD . —A series of 6 4 plates , containing 110 maps and plans , with complete index and statistical notes . By J . Francon Williams ,

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METROPOLITAN MEETINGS . Joppa Lodge ( No . iSS ) . — The installation meetingof this centenary lodge was held on Monday , the 4 th inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern . Iiro . H . Lazirus , W . M ., presided , and there were also present , among other brethren , Bros . Israel Abrahams , P . M . ; Henry Hy nan , P . M . ; A , G . Uods-. n , P . M . ; J . T . Botibol , P . M . ; J . W . Dewsnap ,

P . M ; L . Wall , P . M . ; W . J . Gardner , P . M . ; and Lewis Lazarus , P . M ., Sec . ( fatherof the W . M . ) . Visitors : Bros . A . J . Nalah , 1 S 5 ; W . J acobs , 17 G 6 ; J . Bird , 19 G 3 ; S . Dancyger , 205 ; S . C . Kaufmann , 1766 ; Hy . Green , 1693 ; C . H . Fry , 167 ; M . Siversee , lSj ; J . Siversee , 1 S 5 ; H . Mas-ey , P . M . 619 and icpS ; C . !•' . Hogard P . G . Std . Br . ; N . Ruffus , 2060 ; M . D .

Loewenstark , 166 S ; Asher I . Myers , P . M . 1 S 5 ; M . A . Hyman , 2265 ; George J . Reed , 16 95 ; Orlton Cooper , 211 ; Chas . M . Nathan , iSS ; C . W . Kayner , 16 S 1 ; F . H . Schiversee , W . M . 1 S 5 ; F . Cook , iSS ; H . C . Kayner , 1 OS 1 ; Charles James , 15 ; Frank Herold , 1056 ; and Michael Marks , 1 S 5 . lhe W . M . initiated Messrs . Julius Aarons , R . S . Parkes , Solomon Anidjih , and John Bassett , and afterwards

installed Iiro . Arthur Cohen , W . M . elect , as W . M . for the ensuing year . The following brethren were invested as officers for the year , after Bro . H . Lazarus had been invested as I . P . M .: liros . W . Garrard , S . W . ; B . Heigel , J . W . ; S . J . Roco , Chap . ; J . J . Lyon , Treas . ; L . Lazarus , P . M ., ec . ; M . Sei >; enberg , i > . D . ; R . Frantz , J . D . ; J . Uavev , l . G . ; A . G . Dodson , P . M ., D . C . ; H . S .

Uuken , A . U . C . ; Kent , Stwd . ; and Gaskell , Tyler . Bro . Lewis Laz-trus , P . M ., Sec , undertook the Stewardship of the lodge for the Jubilee Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and , on the motion of Bro . Dodson , P . M ., seconded by Bro . Israel Abrahams , P . M ., the sum of to guineas was voted to his list . The W . M . then p esented IJro . Hy . Lazarus , I . P . M ., with a beautiful Past

Master ' s jewel , a gift which was acknowledged in graceful terms by Iiro . Lazarus ; and then occurred an event which may take rank with exceptional transactions in Masonic lodges . Bro . Bahr , one of four initiates during Bro . Lazarus ' s year of office , in the name of himself a > d his brother initiates , presented Bro . H . Lazarus with a handsome gold watch and chain , the watch

bearing the lollowing inscription : " Presented by Brothers Bahr , Allmann , Whyl , and Kusterholz , as a mark of esteem to Brother Henry Lazarus , W . M . Lodge of Joppa , iSS . 1891 . " I he brethren afterwards closed the lodge , and adjourned

to a very nice banquet , and honoured the usual toasts . These were interspeised with some beautiful singing under the direction of Bro . Alfred Crofts , with Mr . Ernest Conby at the piano , b y Miss Teresa Blarney , Miss Flora Edwards , and Bros . Alfred Crolts and Swinford , and Mr . Teddie Wood .

Bro . C . I ' . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br ., responded to the toast which included all the Grand Oflicers . Hro . H . Lazarus , I . P . M ., proposed the toast of "The W . M ., " and said all the brethren would consider they had put the right man in the right place . No doubt he would go through his year of ollice with every satisfaction to the brethren . When he was one of the other ollieers he

certainly satisfied every one . The Worshipful Master , in reply , saitl he should do his best to fill the chair properly , and he was very pleased to see four candidates for initiation that evening , as it was an earnest that he would have some work dm ing his year . He hoped there would be more initi . tes to follow them . Iiro . Lewis Lazarus . P . M ., Secretary , responded to the

toast of " The Joppa Lodge Benevolent Fund , " of which he gave the history , stating that it was statted by the late Bro . Canstatt 40 or 50 jearsago for the interest and advantage of members of the lodge to save them from calling on the Fund of liene « olence of Grand Lodge in case they should want assistance . I he fund had made much progress . At some times there was as much as jt ' 1400 in it ; but ic

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fluctuated , and there was now nearly £ Soo to the good . It had given as much as £ 295 in one year . It had done much good , and had placed many brethren on their legs again after they had met with misfortune . He appealed to the brethren for further assistance to the fund , and he announced a good list of subscriptions . The Worshipful Master , in proposing the toast of " The I . P . M ., " said the presentation of the Past Master's jewel by

the lod ^ e , and the watch and chain by the four initiates , was a sufficient testimony , if any was required , of the appreciation of the brethren of the way in which the Immediate Past Master had perfotmed tte duties of the chair . Bro . Henry Lazarus , ' I . P . M ., in reply , said that evening had been one of the most eventful of his life . He had seen an enormous number of friends around him , and he had

teceived a handsome jewel of a Past Master , besides a separate valuable testimonial from the brethren who were initiated during hisyearof office . While he held the position of W . M . of this Joppa Lodge , he would not siy he did his duty , but he tried to give sati-faction buth in the lodge and at the banquet table . He trusted he should have the pleasure of being associated with the members of that lodge for many years to come .

Each of the Initiates responded individually to the toast of " The Initiates . " Bros . Dancyger , Asher I . Myers , M . D . Loewenstark , Reed , and Massey replied to the toast of "The Visitors ;" the Past Masters , headed by Bro . Israel Abrahams , responded to the toast of "Tie Past Masters ; " the S . W .

and S . D . acknowledged the toasts of " The Principal Officers" and "The Subordinate Officers ; " and the Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings . The oldest member of the lodge—Bro . Ralph Solomonswas present both in the lodge and at the banquet table , as hearty and vigorous as in the days of his youth .

Provincial Meetings.

PROVINCIAL MEETINGS .

BATTLE . Abbey Lodge ( No . 1184 ) . —A meeting was held on Thursday , December 17 th , at the Masonic Hall , when there were present Bros . J . B . Foster , W . M . ; J . W . Pepper , S . W . ; W . T . Jordan , as J . W . ; the Kev . R . VV . Loosemore , M . A ., P . M ., Chap . ; H . G . F . Wells ,

P . M ., P . P . G . P ., Treas . ; R . Hughes , P . M ., P . P . G . Std . Br ., Sec . ; F . W . Hotham , S . D . ; F . G . Ticehurst , J . D . ; J . Fielding , Org . ; Jesse Chance , I . G . ; W . J . Newman , Tyler ; the Very Rev . E . R . Cunie , D . D ., P . M ., P . G . C . England , P . P . G . C . ; W . Lamborn , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; B . H . Thorpe , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; Charles Martin , George Smith , F . E . Towner , H . J . Noakes , T .

J . Walder , L . F . St . John , and others . Visitor ; Bro . A . H . Blair , 84 . The lodge having been opened , the proposition of Bra . Hughes for a more critical examination into the suitability of intended candidates by subjecting them to the test of a select Committee before proposition in open lodge was

rejected by a small majority , presumably on the grounds of its being in antagonism to the Book of Constitutions . The petitions of a distressed old brother to the Board of Benevolence and the K . Al . B . i . were cordially endorsed by the brethren , and after some useful work by the W . M . in the way of instruction , the proceedings terminated as usual .

BINGLEY . Scientific Lodge ( No . 439 ) . —The installation meeting ot tl . is lodge tooK place on Wednesday , December 30 th , in the Masonic Rooms , in the presence of a distinguished company from all parts of the province . The Deputy Prov . G . M ., Bro . Henry Smith , honoured the lodge with his presence . The lodge was opened by Bro . G . K .

MacGregor , M . D ., and the minutes of last regular lodge meeting were read and confirmed , when the Deputy Prov . G . M . entered , escorted by the Deacons , and was saluted . Thc VV . M . elect , Bro . W . Greenwood , was presented by the Deputy Prov . G . M . for installation at the hands of Bro . G . R . MacGregor , and was inducted in the chair of K . S . in a most impressive and able manner . The W . M . then

invested his officers as follows : Bros . Charles Henry Haste , S . W . ; Chas . Sugden , J . W . ; George Robert MacGregor , I . P . M . ; H . S . Wood , P . M ., Treas . ; Abram W . Ramsden , P . M ., Sec ; S . Johnson , Chap . ; J . A . Kershaw , S . D . ; A . Platts , J . D . ; n . Hallas , P . M ., D . of C ; A . A . Ingham , Org . ; K . Armistead , S . of W . ; J . C . Willis , l . G . ; F . sheer and T . Blanshard , Stewards ; and Walter Slicer , Tyler .

Ihe W . M . received the highest encomiums for the manner in which he addressed each officer on investiture . In investing Bro . A . W . Ramsden , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C , as Secretary , he said that he ( Bro . Ramsden ) occupied a position unique in Masonry , being the oldest Past Master in the lodge , having passed the chair and earned Provincial honours more than a quarter of a century ago , and although

he had nearly reached the allotted three score years and ten , yet he came nobly forward and undertook the onerous duties of Secretary . So long as Masonry possessed such men , so long must it flourish . Bro , T . m . Holmes , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ,, then gave the charges to the Wardens and brethren in a very efficient manner . 1 he banquet which followed was ably served under thc superintendence of Bro . Walter Slicer , who has kindly

undertaken the duties of caterer . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and heartily responded to , no less than iG lodges acknowledging the toast ot " The Visiting Brethren . " Bros . Miles , Grayson , Holmes , Russell , Miller , and the Worshipful Master contributed to the harmony of the evening . The Tyler ' s toast closed one of the most successful meetings the lodge has ever held .

CAMBRIDGE . Three Grand Principles Lodge ( No . 441 ) —The installation meeting was neldatthe lodge room , Lion Hotel , on Monday , the 41 I 1 inst ., and was attended by between 60 and 70 brethren . Air . John Henry Pender was elected , and initiated by Bro . VV . C . Dewberry , P . P . G . O ., W . M , who subsequently installed Bro . Jos . Koyston ,

S . W ., in the chair of K . S . in an efficient manner , with Bro . F . Dewberry , P . M ., P . G . D . C , acting as D . C . The charge to the Wardens was delivered by Bro . J . F . Symonds , I . P . M ., and that to the brethren by the Deputy Prov . Urand Master , Bro . A . H . Moyes . The newlyinstalled < v . M . appointed and invested the officers for the year as follows : Bros . VV . C . Dewberry , I . P . M . ; H . E .