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announcement of the result , and M . W . Bros . Stephen H . Joshson and Isaac Phillips were appointed a committee to bring the Grand Master before the lodge . R . W . Anthon , in brief but appropriate remarks accepted the office , and the Lodge was called off until 7 p . m . At the evening session , before the special order—the election— was proceeded with , the following resolution ,

amongst others , was oflcrcd and adopted : — "That the officers of this Grand Lodge be instructed to apply to the next Legislature of the State of New York , on behalf of the Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund , for the passage of an Act to exempt from all taxation , and from the charge of Croton Water rent , the land and proposed buildings owned by said Trustees , situate on the

north-westerly corner ot Sixth-avcnuc and Twenty-third street , in this city . " The election of officers was then proceeded with , and with the following result : — Deputy Grand Master—R . W . Bro . ChristopherG . Fox , Buffalo . Senior Grand Warden—R . W . Bro . Edward L . Judson ,

Albany . Junior Grand Warden—R . W . Bro . James W . Hucstcd , Peekskill . Grand Treasurer—M . W . Bro . John W . Simons , New York . Grand Secretary—R . W . Bro . James M . Austin , New York .

Grand Chaplains—R . W . Bros . Rev . R . L . Schoonmaker , Schenectady ; Rev . F . C . Ewer , New York ; Rev . John G . Webster , Palmyra . Grand Pursuivant—W . Bro . Johnson Fountain , Nevt York . Grand Tiler—W . Bro . John Iloole , New York . Grand Lecturer—R . W . Bro . George II . Raymond , New York .

Committees were appointed , who introduced the newlyelected officers to the lotlge , all of whom accepted the positions to which they had been duly elected . Before the installation took place a congratulatory address to the lodge was made bv M . W . Bro . lames

Jenkmson , the Representative of ihe Grand Lodge of Ireland , resident at New York , on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Ireland . The newly-elected Grand Officers were then brought forward and installed with the usual impressive

ceremo-. Grand Master Gibson , in transferring his authority , spoke as follows : Brothers , Your confidence twice reposed in me has enabled me to govern the Craft to the best of my ability . You have honoured me more than I could possibly have honoured you . I have tried only lo do my duly . For your kindness , your honours ami your love I thank

you . Ills for the master builders to inspect my work , but , such as it is , 1 have tried to have it always that which would be for the benefit of the Craft ; and now , in surrendering to a successor the emblems of authority with which you have so magnificently invested me , I do so with a perfect confidence that they are handed over to a worthy , trusty , faithful , and zealous officer . He is one

worthy of your confidence , and all I ask for him is that you will ever show to him the same love and respect which you have ever shown to me . The other officers were then installed , after which the Grand Lotlge was called off from laour . The Grand Lotlge resumed labour on Friday morning at 9 o ' clock , M . W . John H . Anthon presiding in the

East . After a prayer by the Grantl Chaplain ( R . W . Rev . R . L . Schoonmaker ) , the Grantl Lecturer presented his annual report , in which he congratulated the brethren on the great work already accomplished . He also delivered an eulogy on M . W . Bro . Robert I ) . Holmes , deceased , who , he said , "if true charily , Masonic kindness , goodness of heart , ami love for his kind were passports to a

celestial lodge , was now a member of ihe t iraud Lodge on high . " Ju closing his report , he alluded to the / act that in many places the work was imperfectly performed , owing to the establishment of so-called "Schools of Instruction , " thus preventing uniformity in what was still termed by the brethren "the new work . " lie asked the Grand Lotlge lo take action on this subject , as without it objections

made by the Grand Lecturer were of but lillle value . The report was adopted . In presenting the annual report of the Committee on Appeals , the Chairman , M . W . Bro . Clinton F . Paige , stated that the decisions of the retiring Grand Master had been so satisfactory , lhat no exceptions hail been taken to his rulings , a thing unknown before during his connection

with Masonry . W . Bro . Jos . Koch , from the Committee on Warrants , reported in favour of granting warrants to all lodges now under dispensation . M . W . John W . Sinnr . s presented the report ofthe Committee of Jiirispru letiee , whxli approved of all the decisions of Past Grand Master Gibson , except that which

related lo imposing a I titiun . il penalties for the nonpayment of tines . This , the Com nittee thought , was purely a matter to be settled by llie lodges , antl ihe Grantl Lodge should only interfere by legislation for ihe protection of the rights of individual brethren . The report further suggested an amendment to the Coistiuuion , which was , in substance , that the highest penally to be imoosed for

non-payment of dues should be suspension until such arrears be paid . The convnittec reported a Iversely lo i ! : e proposed establishment of a National Grand Lodge from which a s ati . lar . l work should emanate . R . W . Bro . William Sinclair pieseutel die repor ; ofthe Committee 011 Charities , which , as is usual , was referred to the Committee on Finance .

At 11 a . m ., the discussion ofthe special order , namely , an amendment to the Constitution in reference to an incictse o . ' Grail l . olge dues , v . as pr icce led with . . \ long debtile ensiled , and llle amendment was but p . irtt . iilt

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adopted . At 1 p . m . the lodge was called from labour for one hour . Labour was resumed at 2 p . m ., the lodge being opened by R . W . Brother Christopher G . Fox , D . G . M . Various reports were received and resolutions proposed , of no general interest , however . A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution , forbidding lodges from doing any work on Saturday

—the Jewish Sabbath ; as also a recommendation that certain words be stricken from the Ritual as objectionable in a sectarian sense , were tabled without debate . The customary votes of thanks were passed , and at 6 p . m ., after the minutes of the session hail been read , and a prayer offered by R . W . Bro . Rev . John G . Webster , the Grantl Lodge of New York closed its eighty-seventh Annual Communication . —Abridged from ihe Neio York Dispatch .

Poetry.

Poetry .

—«—[ The following song , written for his grandchildren by the late William Henry Havcrgall , M . A ., as a characteristic example of the many beautiful little poems which the gifted author delighted to write for the young , we reprint from last month ' s excellent number of " Our

Own Fireside . J Summcrtide is coming , With all its pleasant things , Every bee is humming , And every songster sings . Mornings now are brightsome ,

Inviting student thought ; Evenings , too , arc lightsome , With balmy quiet fraught ! Hearths no longer lure us , The fields instead wc roam ; Hearts albeit insure us

A happy , happy home . Summcrtide , I hail thee , The Empress of the year ! But thou soon would ' st fail me Were not thy Maker near . He thy course disposes ,

Thy light , thy scent , thy glow ; He tints all thy roses And paints thy brilliant bow . Laud Him all creation , The summer ' s mighty Friend ; Near Him be our station , When summer ne ' er shall end .

CLEVELAND . Land of hills and woods and streams , Cleveland , Cleveland ! Fairer than a poet ' s dreams , Cleveland , Cleveland ! Hills with purple heather crown'd , Woods where Autumn ' s tints abound , And streams that flow with pleasant sound ,

Cleveland , Cleveland ! Land of ancient ruins grey , Cleveland , Cleveland ! Where hooded monks did ofttinics pray , Cleveland , Cleveland ! Beautiful art thou as when Those grounds were trod by holy men , Though long , long years have pass'd since then , Cleveland . Cleveland !

Land renowivd for mineral wealth , Cleveland , Cleveland 1 Land whose breezes bring us health ; Cleveland , Cleveland ! Nature has dealt , with lavish hand , Her bounties on this favour'd land , Making it rich as it is grand .

Cleveland , Cleveland I Land of genius ! land of song ! Cleveland , Cleveland i What honour doth to thee belong , Cleveland , Cleveland ! Honour to thee , " Gem ofthe North , ' ' For here immortal Cook had birth , Our Cook so famed o ' er all the earth , Cleveland , Cleveland !

Land w . iosc praises well were sung , Cleveland , Cleveland ! By 0 : 12 who left us all too young , Cleveland , Cleveland !

He died , but link' . l his name with thee , And Walker Ord will ever be Revered as one who worshipp'd thee , Cleveland , Cleveland I S / o . v . 'sley . !• :. TWEDDELL .

Wc regret that the length of Bro . C . I . Patou ' s letter on the " Antiquity of Freema . 0 : 117 " precludes its insertion this week . A report of ihe Consecration of the new Freemasons' Hull . 11 Adelaide , Australia ; . Slormbmcken , and other om . ir . inieatiuiis , also slan I over till next week .

" WE are glad to learn that Perry Davis ' s Vegetable Pain Killer is having so large a sale in our city , for wc consider it an almost never-ffiling cure for pain in all its varied forms , and indeed a median" no ftimilv should be without . "—Montreal Pilot .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending July 16 , lc > 70 . MONDAY , J n . Mark Lodge , Mallet and Chisel , Horns Tavern , Kennington . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern ,

Fenchurch-strect Station , at 7 . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at 8 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel ,

Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 , Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile End , at 7 for 8 . TUESDAY , J 12 . Lodge 54 S , Wellington , White Swan , Deptford . ,, * 1269 , Stanhope , Thicket Hotel , Anerley . Rose Croix Chapter , Metropolitan , Freemasons' Tavern .

MetropolitanChapter of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbury , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Palmerston Tav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction ( 382 ) , Hotel de Cologne , 60 and 61 , Hayinarket , at 8 ; Bro . T . AAdams , Preceptor . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Metropolitan Rail way , Victoria

Station , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Yarbovough Lodge of Instruction , Green Dragon , Stepney , at S ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Prince Frcdk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) Knights of St . John's Tavern , St . John ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Prestonian Club of Instruction ( for M . M . ' s only ) , Lyceum Tavern , Strand .

WEDNESDAY , J 13 . Committee R . M . Benevolent Institution , at 3 . Lodge 147 , Justice , White Swan , Deptford . ,, 820 , Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond . 1216 , Macdonald , Head Quarters ist Surrey Rifles ,

Brunswick-road , Camberwell . ,, 122 S , Beacontree , private rooms , Leytonstone . ,, 1260 , Hervey , George Hotel , Walham Green . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich , at S ; J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . United Strength Lodgeof Instruction ( 22 S ) , Bull & Gate , Kentish Town-road , at S ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor .

Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroad , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , The Grapes Tavern , Duke-street , Manchester-square , at S ; Bro . T . A . Adams , P . G . P ., Preceptor . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at S . Sydney Lotlge of Instruction ( 829 ) , Cambridge Hotel ,

Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 . Peckham Lotlge of Instruction , Maismore Anns , Parkroad , Peckham ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lotlge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction ( 127 S ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . I . Tcrrv , Preceptor .

THURSDAY , JULY 14 . Quarterly General Court Girls' School , Freemasons' Hall , at 12 . Lodge 1227 , Upton , Spotted Dog Tavern , Upton . Chapter 73 , Mount Lebanon , Bridge House Hotel , Soulhwark . >> 554 , Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney .

Fidelity Lotlge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Goat antl Compasses , Eiistoii-roatl , at S ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Finsbury Club of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern , 42 , Balli-strect , Cily-roatl . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes , Milc-cnd-road , at 8 ; Bin . T , J . Barnes , Preceptor . St . George ' s Lodgeof Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Royal I [ ill , Greenwich , at S .

FRIDAY , J 15 . St . Luke ' s Lodgeof Instruction ( 144 ) , Pier Htl ., Chelsea . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . ' s , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Domatic Chapter of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway Victoria Station , at S ; Comp . Cottebrune , Preceptor Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction ( No . 79 ) , Prince of

Orange , Greenwich-road , at S ; Comp . W . West Smith , Preceptor . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , George Hotel , AldermanVniry , at 7 ; Bro . Brett , Preceptor . United Pilgrims' Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Edinburgh , Shepheid ' s-lane , Brixton . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Htl ., . Spring-gardens , Cimiing-cruss ; Br . Pulsion ! , 1 'reeepkr

Doric Lodgeof Instruction , I luce Cranes Tavern , Mile cud-road , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Duke of Edinburgh Lotlge of Instruction , Silver Lion , Penny-fields , Poplar , at , ; Br . D . S . Potts , Preceptor . Temperance Lotlge of Instruction , Victoria Tav ., Victoriaroad , Deptford , at S . Charterhouse Club of Instruction , Hat and Feathers Tavern , 25 , Goswell-road , at S ; Bro . J . Mather , P . M . 65 , Preceptor .

SATURDAY , J 16 . Audit Committee , Boys' School . Lodge 1185 , Lewis , Nightingale Tavern , Wood Green , Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-road , at 7 .

Ox Thursday , the 7 th inst ., the Manchester Lodge , No . 170 , held their annual summer festival at St . Man's Cray , Kent .