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CONTENTS .

R EPORTS of M ASONIC MEETINGS : — Craft Masonry 471 Royal Arch 4 » 4 Mark Masonry 474 firand Lodge of Scotland 474 < : miremc Grand Chapter 475 ¦ Messrs . Spiers and Pond's New Hotel 476 IFoothf . ll " . •; : ' 4 J Masonic and General Tidings 47 ( 1

Tiit " Freemason Indian Famine Fund 476 ' .: > rblic Amusements 47 C Sketches of Masonic Character—Bro . Robinson at Scarborough 477 Reviews 477 Notes on Art 477 Our Lodge Meetings ....,, 47 S Fast Provincial Grand Pursuivants 478 Profession and Practice 470 The Would-be Facetious 479

A Fraternal Presentation 479 The Irish Grand Lodge 479 C ORRESPONDENCE : — Grand Orient of France 479 The Templars in Ireland 479 Tast Provincial Grand Pursuivants 4 S 0 Objections to Publication 4 S 0 The "Cosmo" 4 S 0 V 5 ed Tape 4 S 0 Loose Reception of Candidates 4 S 0

Lodges at Taverns 4 S 0 ¦ provincial Grand Lodge of Wiltshire 4 S 0 Prov . Grand Mark Lodge of Cumberland and Westmoreland ... 4 S 1 ¦ Metropolitan Masonic Benevolent Association 4 S 1 Uoyal Masonic Institution for Boys 4 S 1 Fi-cemasonry in New Zealand .... ' . 4 Sr West Lancashire and The Indian Famine Fund 4 82 French Masonry Fxtinct 482 Grand Orient of Egypt 4 S 2 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 4 S 2 Advertisements 481 , 484 , i . ii . iii . iv . v . vi .

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' LODGE OF FAITH ( No . 141 ) . —This lodge held its installation meeting at Anderton's Hotel on the 30 th ult . There were present , amongst others , Bros . Davis , W . M . ; E . Mallett , S . W ., W . M . Elect ; C . Dairy , J . W . ; ftumball , S . D . ; Bye , J . D . ; Carter , P . M ., Treasurer ; Stuart , P . M ., Secretary ; Waygood , I . P . M . ; Whitby , I . G . ; Morrison , W . S . ; Heaphy , D . C . ; Walls , P . G . O . Midx .,

A . D . C . ; and Past Masters Pope , Hopwood , P . G . S . B . Midx . ; Harris , Taylor , Green , Themans , and Kennett . The visitors were Bros . J . Smith , P . G . P . ; Holdcn , P . P . G . C . of Midx . ; Hill , W . M . United Strength ; Hurst , P . M . 1512 ; Linton , J . W . Dobie and Brownrigg ; Mathias , 228 ; Syer , Montefiorc ; Arletr , Gresham ; Cox , Acacia ; Harris , Joppa ; WatsoVt * Belgrave ; Harding , Chaucer ; Dunn , 8 n ;

Moss , 1706 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read an < l confirmed , the W . M . raised Bio . Smith , the ceremony being well performed . Bro . Themans having taken the chair by the W . M . ' s request , passed Bros . Broadhurst and Cox to the Second Degree most ably . The ceremony of installation was then commenced by the W . M ., who appointed Bros . Hopwood as S . W . ; Kennett

as J . W . ; Stuart as D . C . ; and 7 hemans , as I . G ., to assist him in carrying out the ceremonies . The duty of inducting a new Master into the chair of K . S . is at all times and to all brethren a most pleasing one , and in this instance the old and beautiful iitual appertaining to the ceremony was given by Bro . Davis in a manner that clearly manifested to the numerous and appreciative auditory

present that it was to him indeed " a labour of love . " The officers invested were Bros . C . Dairy , S . W . ; Rumball , | . W . ; Carter , Treasurer ( 19 th time ); Stuart , Secretary ; Whitby , S . D . ; Morrison , J . D . ; Heaphy , I . G . ; Walls , W . S . ; Clark , D . C ; Ashton , Assist . Secretary ; Robinson , Organist . Two pleasant episodes then took place , viz .: the presentation of a very handsome jewel to the out going

Master and the handing 111 of the centenary warrant , which has recently been granted to No . 141 , by H . R . H . the Grand Master . The Faith was founded in 1774 under a dispensation from his Grace the Duke of Atholl , Grand Master , and has enjoyed an uninterrupted career of prosperity ever since . Previously to the lodge having been closed , the sum of ten guineas was voted to head the

list of Bro . Ashton as Steward to the R . M . B . I . in February next . The | banquet , which was served in the Pillar-Room , reflected great credit upon Bro . Clcmow and assistants , and at its conclusion the preliminary toasts were done full justice to . " The Health of the Present and Past Grand Officers " having been coupled with the name of Bro . Joseph Smith , that veteran P . G . P . made a very exhaustive reply . He

remarked , en passant , that he had visited the Faith nearly forty years ago , and had been a constant visitor for fourteen years in those early days of his Masonic career . The only brethren he recognised as being familiar to him in the old days at the Gun Tavern , at which hostelry tile Faith was for some time located , were Bros . Carter and Hopwood . No . 141 was a very good example of the

rapid strides that metropolitan Masonry had made in recent years . When he first visited the lodge some twenty to thirty mfmbers composed its strength , and they used to on occasions to partake of a very humble repast , " mutton and trimmings" being a staple dish ; but now they mustered upwards of 100 , and some eighty of them could , as in the present instance , sit down to the luxuries of a

wellscrved and costly banquet . ' He had been delighted with the way in which the I . P . M . had cartied out the installing <> f his old friend , Bro . Mallett , who that day had made his ilebut in the character of W . M ., and which role he was thoroug hly competent to enact . " The Health of the W . M . " was propi sed by the I . P . M ., and having been duly honoured , Bro . Mallett briefly responded by thanking them all

for the very handsome manner in which his htalth had been received , and which honour he hoped he should continue to deserve . He would ene ' eavour to discharge his duties conscientiously and efficitntly , and he hoped that his year would be as successful as that of his predecessor , Bro . Morris Davis . " The Visitors " was acknowled ged by the Rev . Bro . Holden in a very lengthy and

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eloquent speech . He expressed his best and warmest thanks for the manner in which he and his co-visitors had been received by the members of the Faith Lodge that day . Amongst the great and valuable privileges Freemasonry possessed was the right its members had of visiting each other ' s lodges , and by which means many friendships were engendered , and the prosperity of the Order always

enhanced . He personally had experienced very great pleasure in witnessing the mar . ner in which the beautiful ritual of the installation had been given by the I . P . M ., who had evidently thought that " what is worth doing is worth doing thoroughly well , " and as a young Mason Bro . Davis was deserving of the warmest encomiums that could be passed upon his " work . " In conclusion he hoped that the

W . M . . would have a most happy and prosperous year . "The Past Masters" was acknowledged by the I . P . M . and Pro . Stuart . In giving "The Officers , " the W . M . spoke at length on the services rendered to the lodge by the Treasurer and Secretary . With regard to the other officers , from Bro . C . Dairy , S . W ., who was a most indefatigable officer , downwards , they had all endeavoured to do their duty well , and he hoped that this attention would

in due time entitle them to gain the high and honourable position which he that day had been inducted to . In conclusion he addressed a few kind words to each . This toast having been warmly received was acknowledged by all the officers present . The proceedings were enhanced by the dramatic and vocal contributions of Bros . Holden , Hurst , Moss , Walls , Leftly , Davis , sen ., and others . Bro . Longst . - ffe having discharged his duty , the brethren separated until the last Tuesday in the present month .

LION AND LAMB LODGE ( No . 192 ) . —A meeting of the above lodge was held on Thursday , the 1 st inst ., when the following brethren were present : Bros . Edward Jones , W . M . ; Henry Legge , S . W . ; W . T . Rickwood , J . W . ; George Kenning , P . M ., Treas . ; E . J . Kcllaway , S . D . ; S . T . Lucas , J . D . ; Edward King , P . M . ; George Abbott , P . M . ; George Newman , P . M . ; Thomas

Cohu , P . M . ; John Kent , Charles Cann , R . E . Bright , Samuel Haynes , Thomas Fisher , J . G . Chillingworth , jun . ; W . Figes , F . Fellows , W . F . Poulton , H . A . Pratt , H . A . Carter , C . Gale Sparrow , R . J . Dart , Thomas Agutter , and others . The minutes of the lodge were read and confirmed ; a report of the Committee for rev'sing the bye-laws was submitted to the lodge ; some alterations

and additions being made they were ordere I to be printed and circulated , subject to the approval of the Grand Secretary . The sum of ten guineas was voted from the funds of the charity box to a distressed brother . The lodge was then closed in due form . LODGE OF ASAPH ( No . 1319 ) . —The installation meeting of this dramatic and musical lodge was held

at Freemasons' Hall on Monday afternoon under the presidency if Bro . W . A . Tinney , W . M . The lodge was very numerously attended , the list of brethren present including the following members of the lodge and visitors . — Bros . E . Stanton Jones , P . M . and Secretary ; C . Coote , P . M ., P . P . G . Org . Middlx . ; J . Weaver , P . M ., P . P . G . Org . Middlx . ; George Buckland , J . W . ; . Chatles Coote , jun ,

Treas . ; Edward Frewin , P . M . ; Charles S . Jekyll , I . P . M . ; Charles Harper , jun . ; Joseph Perry , John M . Ball , Henry Snydcrs , Henry J . Tinney , Julian Egerton , Joseph Baker , Edward Terry , S . W . ; William J . Castell , Leopold Silbnberg , Joseph Horton , Edward Swanborough , S . D , ; Henry Lazarus , Gustavus R . Egerton , James Greenhill , James Romberg Poulter , William

Meyer Lutz . Steward ; Arthur Thomas , Harry Cox , I . G . ; Abraham Henson , William Smith , Charles Wellard , J . D . ; Robert Soutar , John Maclean , Frederick Delevanti , Org . ; James Charles Hambleton , Edmund Rogers , Charles George Alias , John Henry Pearson , Charles Beckett , James R . Jekyll , Louis Herman , Charles Francis Fogarty , Charles Harcourt , Alfred Phasey , Walter Hopkins Smith ,

Henry James Carter , C . Tinney , C . R . Powell , E . J . F . Bell , Lionel Brough , Llewellyn Winten , P . le Conte Castell , R . Dodson , J . Bcveridgc , H . J . Callcott , J . T . Hatcher , W . J . Kent , F . Pritchard . Visitors : Bros . G . A . Low , 1589 ; Bristo , 1364 ; H . Whaley , 1670 ; W . Hilton , 780 ; White , 101 ; Robertson , 228 ; \ V . C . Heaton , 1451 ; O . Vincent , 1549 ; T . Smith ,

909 ; W . Goss , 780 ; C . Thompson , 9 G 9 ; G . F . Smith , 186 ; H . Massey { Freemason ); G . W . F . Loftus , Social , 93 , Norwich ; A . Barrett , 1705 ; W . Wellsuch , 1589 ; N . Reed , 1671 ; A . Moore , 862 ; Maybrick , 1491 ; J . Mc-Laren ^; E . R . Cutter , 231 ; E . H . Stamwitz , 435 ; J . Barrett , 18 5 ; Kingston , 8 C 2 ; John Hervey , Grand Sec . ; H . G . Buss , Asst . Grand Sec . ; J . B . Moncktoti , Pres .

B . G . P . ; and G . Cox . The installation was the only ceremony to be worked , and this was performed in an admirable manner by Bro . W . A . Tinney . Bro . Edward Terry , S . W ., and W . M . elect , was presented to Bro . Tinney , and by him was installed in the W . M . chair . The officers appointed and invested were Bros . G . Buckland , S . W . ; E . Swanborough , J . W . ; Wellard , S . D . ; H . Cox , J . D . ; M .

Lutz , I . G . ; Maclean , D . C ; Delevanti , W . S . ; E . Rogers and J . Gilbert , Orgs . ; C . Coote , Treas . ; E . S . Jones , Sec . After the delivering of the address to the Master , Wardens and brethren , Bro . Tinney sat down amidst great applause . The lodge then transacted some formal business , and after closing down , the brethren adjourned to Freemasons ' Tavern , where a sumptuous banquet was awaiting them .

At the conclusion of the banquet grace was sung by the musical brethren , and the W . M . proposed the usual toasts . Bro . J . B . Monckton , in replying for the Grand Officers , congratulated the 1 rethrcn on having the ceremony of installation so ably performed as it had been by Bro . Tinney , who also hid given the addresses so fluently and

prrfectly . He observed that even so grest a Mason as Bro . Hervey , who was present at the working , had said that he never saw the installation done better . It must be gratifiying to Bro . Tinney , to hear praise from such a quarter , and it must also be very gratifying to Bro . James Weaver , who had been the instructor of B . ro . Tinney . So much for the working of the lodge ; but he had also to

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make a remark on the way the banquet had been served . After a very long experience of Masonic banquets he must say he had never sat down to a better banquet than had now been supplied by the new management of Freemasons ' Tavern . The W . M . next proposed " The Benevolent Fund of the Lodge of Asaph , " and said it must be a source of great gratification to the brethren that this fund was

in so prosperous a state . That satisfactory position was owing to their having so admirable a president as Bro . Stanton Jones , and to the lodge being a working lodge . In this lodge they did not go in for knife-and-fork Masonry except once a year , on which occasion they were glad to meet the brethren of other lodges . They aimed high ; they wished to provide for a time when the brethren

of the lodge might apply to the Benevolent Fund and receive a satisfactory answer . They did not strive for selfgratification ; and he was glad to hear from Bro . Monckton , the President of the Board of General Purposes , that very many new lodges started on the same principle . Those were the true principles of Freemasonry . Bro . E . Stanton Jones acknowledged the toast and thanked the

W . M . for proposing the toast in time for the professional brethren , who were obliged to leave early , to hear the toast proposed . He was pleased to inform the brethren that the fund was progressing surely and steadily , and he thanked the brethren for the liberal support which they gave to it . Freemasonry was very prosperous indeed , and this lodge had admitted into the Order brethren

who were an honour to it . The Benevolent Fund deserves the heartiest support , and in saying this he would particularly address himself to the newly initiated , and remind them of the moment they were received into Freemasonry and exhort them to follow out their noble resolve and subscribe to the Benevolent Fund to the utmost of their ability . The contributions that evening amounted to £ 16 18 s . 6 d .

Bro . W . A . Tinney , I . P . M ., proposed " The W . M . " The W . M . in reply said : As you have already discovered by this time , " I am no orator , as Brutus was , " but I am naturally a diffident man , and I find it very difficult to reply to the speech of my Immediate Past Master Tinney . He has spoken very kindly of me , and I really do not know that I deserve it or shall deserve it . I shall , however , try

to do so ; but really I consider this a red-letter cay in my Masonic career , and I shall certainly never forget it . It is a date rather well remembered in English history . To carry out the most extraordinary simile a little further , when I leave here I leave to go to a certain cellar , and blow up a certain member of the house of Soutar . However , this is a digression , and I thank my brother , I . P . M .

Tinney , very sincerely for the kind words he has expressed on my behalf . And I think the best way of getting out of rather a difficult task is to proceed to talking about him . I have the honour and pleasure of presenting our Bro . Past Master Tinney with this jewel . That he has performed his duties of Master ably I am sure every member of this lodge will admit , and I have very great

confidence in having him near me during the ensuing year . I only hope that during that year I shall be able to perform my duties as ably as our Bro . Tinney has done , and that I shall give as much satisfaction and be as earnest in the cause of Masonry as he . I hope also that I shall leave this chair with as much honour as he does . ( Hear , hear ) . I need not say that if

[ can pa-form those duties and attend to them as assiduously as Bro . Tinney , and if they are so favourably approved I shall be amply rewarded . Bro . Tinney replied , thanking the brethren for the gift of the P . M . jewel and assuring them that it would always be looked upon by him with the greatest pleasure . He never would have attained to his present distinguished position if it had not

been for the assistance of his friends , the P . M . ' s of the lodge . The W . M . next proposed "The P . M . ' s . " Bro . Charles Coote replied . The W . M . next gave " The Visitors . " Bro . C W . Thompson responded . The W . M . next gave " The Officers , " and said he was sure that during his year of office he would have the best assistance of the officers of the lodge of Asaph . They

were all good Masons , and therefore it was unnecessary to say any more concerning those brethren . Bro . Buckland , S . W ., in reply , said that everthing he could say had been anticipated in the excellent speeches the brethren had listened to . All the officers concurred in the remarks made with reference to Bro . Tinney . He might inform the brethren that during the seven

years of the lodge ' s existence no less than five Masters had installed their successors . With such a prestige , and with its present healthy condition , he thought he might predict lasting prosperity to the Lodge of Asaph . Bro . Edward Swanborough said he could not sit down without thanking the brethren on behalf of himself and the junior officers of the lodge . They would support the

W . M . in the same measure as they had supported his predecessors . No officer had been absent more than once during the past year , and this , he thought , would speak volumes for the officers . It showed not only the love they had for the Master , but for Freemasonry , and it was exceedingly pleasant to find that they had such dear brethren in the Lodge of Asaph . The Tyler ' s toast was then

given , and . the brethren separated . A beautiful selection of music was given in the course of the evening , under the direction of Bro . C S . Jekyll , organist of Her Majesty ' s Chapel Royal , by Bros . John Hodges , Barrett , G . Egerton , Bell , C . Tinney , Greenhill ; and instrumentalists , Bros . H . Tinney , E . Stanton Jones , W . J . Kent , Julian Kgerton , and Charles Harper . NEW CROSS LODGE ( No . 1 esq ) . —At the New

Cross Public Hall , Lcwisham-rcad , on Saturday last , was held the election meeting of 1559 , and it was attended by many influential local brethren , as well as by all of its members who think as much ( or more ) of the ritual o Freemasonry as they do of the " right-you-are" portion ; or , in other words , the knife and fork business . Still t h muster was not by any means a large one , although as a matter of fact the lodge was attended by as many as was