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Bro . Levander , Treasurer , and Gilbert , Tyler . The lodge was then closed in due form , the brethren adjourning to a well spread board , provided by Bro . Gosden , in his usual liberal manner , after which some few toasts were proposed , whilst contributions to the harmony of the meeting ,

from Bros . Charles Horsley and Marsh , closed a very pleasant evening . KESWICK .. —Beclive Lodge ( No . 147 . )—On Wednesday , April 12 nd , a special assembly of this lodge of Mark Master Masons was held at the Lodge-room , Keswick Hotel , for the purpose

of installing Bro . W . Thornton as AVorshipful Master for the ensuing year . After the lodge had been opened by Bro . John AVood , the retiring Master , the Master elect , Bro . Thornton , was presented to Bro . James Porter , of AVigton , Past Master of Cumberland Lodge , No . 63 , Carlisle ,

and Past Grand Senior Deacon of England , who , with the assistance of Bro . AVood , performed the ceremony of installation in the most able manner . Subsequently the newly-installed Worshipful Master appointed his officers as follows : —Bros . Rev . R . Rutherford , S . W . and Chaplain ; G . P .

Abraham , J . AV . and Organist ; AA ' m . Lamonby , ( Keswick ) , Master Overseer ; J . D . Wivcll , Senior Overseer and Treas . D . Crosthwaite , Junior Overseer ; R . Robinson ( Cockermouth ) , Registrar of Marks ; Alfred Pettitt , Sec . ; T . Usher , S . D . ; AV . F . Lamonby ( Cockermouth ) ,

J . D . ; E . Tyson ( Whitehaven ) , I . G . ; and AV . Crowden , Master [ of Ceremonies . The lodge being closed , the brethren adjourned to another room , where all present were invited by Bro . Thornton to partake of an excellent banquet . The Worshipful Master presided , supported by

the Installing Master , and faced by Past Master Wood . Afterwards a very agreeable evening was spent in harmony , sentiment , and song , Bros . Usher , Abrahams , and AVood contributing very materially tothe last-mentioned department of the enjoyments .

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LIVERPOOL . —A / pass Preceptory . —By command of the E . P ., a conclave of the knights of the Alpass Preceptory , stationed at Liverpool , was held at the Masonic Temple , Hope-street , on AVednesday , the 29 th ult ., the principal business being the installation of Eminent Preceptor .

During its year s existence , the Alpass Preceptory ( named after the most valuable and esteemed P . G . Sec . for the Province of West Lancashire , of Antient Free and Accepted Masons ) , has quickly established itself as one of the most influential , successful , and best worked in the

province , and therefore the eclat atteuding its first anniversary meeting was all the more pronounced and certain . The preceptory was opened at 4 o ' clock , by Sir Kni ght IL- S . Alpass , E . Preceptor , and the others present in the preceptory were : Sir Knights J . E . Jackson ,

Prelate ; T . Clark , ist Captain ; AVm . Doyle , and Captain ; Moses Mawson , Registrar ; R . Brown , Almoner ; AV . H . Shakespeare , ist S . B . ; W . C . Bulman , 2 nd S . B . ; J . Kenyon , and II . ; P . Ball , Equerry ; AV . Shortis , J . Chisnall , T . Evans , J . Gallagher , and H . Burrows . The

visitors present were : Sir Kni ghts E . Pierpoint , P . E . P . ( Jacques de Molay ) , P . E . G . Captain of Lines ; Captain Thomas Berry , P . G . Captain , G . Standard Bearer , ist P . G . Captain , P . E . P . ( Jacques de Molay ) ; Joseph Wood , ( AVilliam de la More ); J . E . Hall , Constable ( Loyal

Volunteer , No . 7 ); and William Ashley Clayton , ( Jacques de Molay ) . Thc minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed , after which the ballot vvas taken for Comp . Samuel Hikins , St . John of Jerusalem Chapter , No . 203 , which proved unanimousl y in favour

of his election . The Eminent Preceptor elect , Sir Knight T . Clark , First Captain , was then presented to Sir Knight Alpass for installation into the chair of the Preceptory , Sir Kni ghts Pierpoint and Berry making the presentation .

The customary obligations were taken , the first and second Captains took command of their respective columns , and the arch of steel having been formed , the Eminent Preceptor elect was conducted to the East by the P . E . P . ' s . All the kr . i gh . ts below the rank of E . P . were then

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requested to retire , and on tlieir re-admission Sir Knight Alpass , P . E . P ., made proclamation of the newly installed E . P . in due form . Sir Knight Clark , E . P ., then appointed the following as officers of the Preceptory for the ensuing year : —Sir Knights S . Alpass , P . E . P . ; John Lloyd ,

Prelate ; AVilliam Doyle , First Captain and Treasurer ; J . E . Jackson , Second Captain , Moses Mawson , Registrar ( second time ) ; J . T . Parker Parkinson , Almoner , Richard Brown , Expert ; AV . C . Pulman , ist St . Bearer ; John Renyon , 2 nd Std . Bearer ; AV . H . Shakespeare ,

Captain of Lines ; AVilliam Shortis , ist Herald ; John Gallagher , 2 nd Herald ; Thomas Evans , Chamberlain ; and Peter Ball was re-elected Equerry . Three members were subsequently proposed for installation . Before the Preceptory closed ( the P . E . P . having iu the meantime

retired ) it was proposed and carried by aecclamation that Sir Knight Alpass , P . E . P ., in recognition of his valuable services , should be made an honorary member of the preceptory , if agreeable to him , and also that he should be asked to sit for his portrait nt the expense of the preceptory ,

for the purpose of being placed on the walls of the new Mnsonic Flail . On re-entering the Preceptory Sir Knight Alpass was informed of the desire of the members , and in acknowledging the compliment he said that although it has been his intention to continue a subscribinsr

member of the preceptory , he accepted the honour with sincere thanks . With respect to the other proposal that he should sit for his portrait , he could assure the assembled knights that he could not find words with whieh to thank them for this distinguished and altogether

unexpected honour . He could assure them that he felt this a compliment indeed , and one which would give him the highest pleasure in complying with . The preceptory was afterwards closed , and the knig hts adjourned to . 1 sumptuous banquet . During the evening the usual loyal , Masonic , nnd

knightly toasts were given with rare enthusiasm . " The memory of Sir Knight A . C . Mott , P G . S . B . of England , " was drunk in solemn silence , after Sir Knight Alpass , P . E . P ., had referred in glowing and feeling terms to the many noble qualities which adorned the character of the deceased .

Scotland.

Scotland .

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE or GLASGOW . The quarterly communication was held on Thursday , April 29 , in St . Thomas Hall , Glasgow . There was a very large attendrnce of members , the hal ! being quite filled with the members and brethren , owing to there being four appeal cases .

Bro . AV . M . Neilson , P . G . M ., being on the continent , the chair was taken b y Bro . F . A . Barrow , his Deputy , who was accompanied by the following office-bearets—J . Baird , acting Deputy Master , F . AValker , P . G . Treasurer ; A ,

McTaggart , M . A ., P . G . S . ; J . Halket . P . G . S . D . ; G . Thallon , P . G . J . D . ; J . Balfour , P . G . D . of C . ; J . Gilles , P . G . S . B .,- and AVm . Phillips , P . G . I . G . ; G . Weston , R . W . M . of 73 , was appointed S . AV . ; and Bro . AVyllie , R . W . M . 117 , JAV .

The lodge having been opened and a letter of apology read from the Rev . G . Penny , P . G . Chaplain , The Treasurer ' s accounts were presented , and showed that the balance in hand is steadily

increasing . The Provincial Benevolent Fund accounts were also presented , showing that there had been fees received for 700 candidates during the past year . This had enabled the committee to

relieve every case that had come before them , and yet put by nearly £ 100 , so that there is now £ 400 in hand . The accounts were received with acclamation , and thanks voted to the Treasurer of each .

Bro . AValker replied , and expressed his regret that Bro . Sinclair had been unable to attend . The P . G . M . expressed the pleasure he felt to be able to report so satisfactorily on the financial aspect of affairs , and after having visited twentytwo out of the twenty-four lodges in the pro-

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vince , he was still very happy to be nb e to say that their whole progress was satisfactory ; it was something to think that 700 members had bjon added to the roll during the past year , but it was more satisfaction to be abie to add that tlie status of the Order in Glasgow was advancing .

morally as well as numerically . They had now to consider the application for three new charters in the province . Those for the Clydesdale anti St . A'incent ' s , he should have much pleasure in recommending to the Lodge ; the

third he was not so sure of , ns he did not like to see fresh lodges opened unless he was quite certain the circumstances of the district required it . There , was one o'her point on whieh he should just touch , nnd that was the position of their Provincial Grand Secretaries . Fourteen

years ago a small salary was attached to it ; during those fourteen years the work had more than quadrupled ; now this was in a great measure owing to the untiring zeal and energy of the Secretary , who had laboured incessantly to bring order out of comparative chaos , and the result

was before them . Glasgow was now not only the largest , but , he would make bold to say , the best organised province in Scotland , and from their Benevolent Fund they now disbursed as much as the Grand Lodge herself . lie would , therefore , move that the Sicretary ' s salary b

doubled . This was carried by acclamation , and Bro . McTaggart re-entered the lodge , and being informed of what had been done in his absence , he thanked them in felicitous teims , not so much for himself , as for whoever might succeed him in the office . Me had laid the fonula : ion for

good work and he hoped a woith } sueeessor mig ht soon be found who would be able to raise a noble superstructure , worthy of the Craft he loved so much , and had endeavoured to serve so faithfully in the past , and if health was spared him they would not find his zeal faltering or his love growing cold .

Bro . John Frazer , P . M . 87 , and P . Prov . G . S . D ., was then elected as the Deputy Marshal , to assist Bro . Robb . The P . G . M . said there was another officer they had to elect viz , a Tyler , in the room of their deceased Bro . James Pollock , to whose

memory he paid a deserved eulogium , and said lie trusted all the Masters in the province would support his proposition for making a permanent provision for his widow , so that her few remaining days might be spent in comparative comfort and ease .

Bro . Halket stated what had been done alread y towards effecting this object , and proposed Bro . Hard ) ' to fill the vacant office , whid . li was unanimously agreed to . The report of thc Committee on Appeals was then read . They recommended : ist . That the

appeal of Mr . Thomas Stratford be dismissed , and his expulsion from Lodge Glasgow , 441 , be confirmed , and that Grand Lodge be requested to expel him from the Order , for violating his Masonic obligation , he having acknowledged that he had joined and acted as the so-called Master of a spurious body , calling themselves

No . 1 St . John ' s Melrose Masons ; 2 . That the petition of Bro . Spears be also dismissed , he at the time not being a clear member of his lod ge ; 3 . That the brethren ofthe Neptune be advised to send another request to the Master to call the desired meeting ; end 4 , that lhey exonerate Bro . Stevens from the charge preferred by Bro , Wallace .

The whole of these recommendations were then adopted by tlie lodge . Bro . J . Wallace took exception to the last , but the Prov . G . M . ruled that he could not be heard on the subject , as he was not at present a member of the Provincial Lodge .

The questions lo come before the Grand Lodge were then discussed . Bro . Bain , P . G . W ., thought it a waste of time and money to go to Edinburgh to be treated with contempt by the Prov . G . Masters there , and have the

deliberate resolutions of a large meeting overruled by a small one , when they were not present . Sonic discussion then ensued , some contending that they should attend in large numbers for the reason urged b \ Bro . Bain . The lodge was then closed in due form .