Banquet To Bro. Erasmus Wilson, F.R.S.

The Chairman , in giving the toast of " The Visitors , " said the Grand Stewards were especially pleased on that occasion to have visitors , because two of them were members of Bro . Wilson ' s own lodge , one a P . M ., and one the S . D . The Past District Grand Master of Bengal , Bro . Sandeman , he ( the Chairman ) was proud to claim as a member of his own lodge , No . i . They were also obliged to the visitors for having come to assist them in

paying a compliment to Bro . W ilson . ( Hear , htar . ) Lieut .-Col . Creaton , in reply , said that , as a member of Bro . Wilson ' s lodge , he was delig hted at being present to witness the compliment paid to him . They had all been surprised at Bro . Wilson ' s work in Masonry , and he was a highly valued member of his lodge . Bro . H . D . Sandeman also responded , and the brethren then adiourncd to the drawing-room .

Consecration Of The Carnarvon Lodge, No. 1572.

CONSECRATION OF THE CARNARVON LODGE , No . 1572 .

The consecration of this new lodge took place on Saturday last at the Albion , Aldersgatestreet . The ceremony was performed by Bro . John Hervey , G . S ., P . G . D . ( the officer appointed for the purpose by the M . W . G . M ., the Prince of

Wales , K . G . ) , assisted by Bro . James Terry , P . M ., P . G . D . C ., Herts , as D . C ; Bro . H . G . Buss , Prov . G . Treas ., Middlesex , as S . W . ; Bro . J . Bingemann , W . M . No . 55 , as J . W ., and the following brethren —G . A . Brock , 76 5 ; A . Taylor , 765 ; J . L . Mather , P . M . 6 $ ; D . R . Still ,

P . M ; 129 . 9 ; J . Slade Brown , W . M . 1056 J . Cowan , 76- 5 5 N . Reed , 76 , 5 ; H . Crump , 765 ; R . N . Field , W . M . 902 ; Muggeridge , < J 38 ; ' f . R . Staeey , P . M . 180 ; P . Hickman , ' W . M . Joppa , 16 S ; P . Tucker , 765 ; C . W . Thompson , J . D . 9 69 ; A . G . Marks , 192 ; A . Townsend ,

22 ; W . Leman , 765 ; W . S . Whitaker , 765 ; B . Dafforn , 765 ; F . Wilcocks , 7 < 5 'j ; A . White , 3 i 8 ; J . McCubbin , P . P . G . S . D . ' Bucks , P . M . 94 8 ; R . Hobbs , 765 ; C . Soppitt , ^ ; J . Gardner , 183 ; C . Daniel , J . W . 6 5 ; W 7 Bray , fjii ; C . B . Payne , P . M . 27 ; E . Turner , 1- , 7 ;

W . Munro , 16 ^; J . Jolmasson , J . W . 6 57 ; W . Buck , S . W . 6 tf ; J . Clarricoats , 76 ^ ; T . Brown , S . W . 76 , 5 ; J . Margetts , 765 ; T . Hellier , 765 ; G . Briggs , 765 ; A . Jaceard , 1314 ; J . Burman , 1314 . The ceremony was performed with all the customary formalities , and with

the ability which habitually distinguishes the working of consecrating officers . The Rev . W . Taylor Jones , as Chaplain , and Bro . Van Noorden as Organist , for the consecrating ceremony , were absent , and sent letters expressing their regret at their inability to attend . When

the consecration ceremony was concluded , Bro . Hervey proceeded to instal Bro . Richard Pawson Hooton , P . M . and Treasurer , No . 7 65 , as Worshipful Master , and when this had been performed the brethren below the degree of Installed Master were admitted , and the customary

proceedings followed . The brethren appointed to office were Bros . W . S . Whitaker , S . W . ; J . Cowan , J . W . ; W . Clarricoats , Treasurer ; Mont , Scott , Secretary ; T . Hellier , S . D . ; Nelson Reed J . D . ; James Briggs , l . G . ; T . Brown , B . C . ; G . A . Brock , W . S . ; and Steedman ,

Tyler . Votes of thanks were afterwards passed to the consecrating officers , who were also elected hon . members of the lodge . Several names were given in of gentlemen wishing to be initiated in the Order , and the lodge was thereafter closed . The brethren , forming a very

nice little party , then partook of a delightful banquet , supplied at the Albion by Bro . Jennings , and when this , which was thoroughly enjoyed , had been disposed of , the toasts were honoured . In proposing " The Queen and the Craft , "

the W . M . said that Her Majesty must take a deep interest in all their doings , inasmuch as her eldest son was in the high position of the Grand Master of Freemasons . The W . M . referred to the Prince of Wales ' s visit to the East , when he proposed "The Health of the M . W . G . M ., " and revived the recollection

of the brethren with regard to the wonderful sight seen on the 28 th of April last , when H . R . H . was installed . In undertaking the duties of G . M ., Freemasons felt it was an honour conferred upon them individually . The Prince ' s heart was in Masonry , and there was not the slightest doubt that he was in all respects a Freemason , a man , and a brother . The W . M . also spoke in the highest terms of the Masonic merits and virtues of all the Grand

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Officers in giving the toast of " The Earl of Carnarvon , Lord Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " Being at Liverpool a few days ago , he found that Lord Skelmersdale stood as high in the estimation of the Lancashire brethren as it was possible for a man to stand in the opinion of his fellow men . ( Cheers . )

Bro . Hervey replied . He did not wonder at the W . M . using ; such eulogistic expressions of the Grand Officers , inasmuch as the lodge had appropriated the Pro Grand Master ' s name . He did not think it could have appropriated a better . There was not a position in life which Lord Carnarvon had filled that he had not occupied well

and worthily , and which he had not honoured . With regard to Lord Skelmersdale , the W . M . had expressed what was felt throughout the length and breadth of West Lancashire ; there was not a brother they would wish to have as Prov . G . M . in preference to Lord Skelmersdale ; there was not a brother in the Craft who did his

duty more genially , with more sincerity , with more real feeling , or with more anxiety that the work of the Craft should be well done , than Lord Skelmersdale . Bro . Hervey then thanked the brethren for the rest of the Grand Officers , and ended By proposing " Success to the Carnarvon

Lodge , and the Health of the W . M . " It was ten years that very day that the W . M . was initiated in Freemasonry . It was a strange coincidence that on the day ten years after his initiation he should be installed W . M . of a new lodge . It augured well for the future of the lodge that

the W . M . was so highly appreciated as lo be selected by the brethren to preside over them when his natal day in Freemasonry fell on his natal day in the Carnatvon Lodge . He would not have been recommended to the Grand Master if the brethren had not felt confidence in the

way he would work the lodge . Bro . Hervey was also sure that Bro . Hooton would not have undertaken the task if he had not felt himself competent to undertake his duties ; and he called upon the brethren of all grades of office in the lodge to support Bro . Hooton to the utmost of

their ability . ( Cheers . ) The W . M . said it was with infinite pleasure he looked on the fact of his having been ten years a Mason . During that time he had done all in his power to fulfil and carry out the principles that were instilled into his mind at his Masonic

baptism . In undertaking the duties of the W . M . chair of this lodge he did it for one special reason , to further the advancement of the brethren who had belonged to the lodge from which they all emanated . He was quite certain that if they all worked together they would be a good

lodge . If they were not harmonious of course they must come to the ground . It was one thing to be placed in his dignified position ; it was another thing to be supported when in it . He was sure that the officers he had just dppointed would be most able , and willing , and

assiduous in their duties . Within his own mind he felt that the prosperity of the Carnarvon Lodge would be enhanced by the brethren knowing their duties . He thanked the brethren for the dignity they had conferred upon him , and promised to perform his duties to the

satisfaction of the brethren . ( Cheers . ) The W . M . next gave " The Consecrating Officer , " and said it was a distinguished privilege to have Bro . Hervey to perform the ceremony . Alluding to what Grand Secretary had said in lodge , that if the brethren were not bound together they were

as nothing , he thanked Bro . Hervey for saying so j and he hoped that he would frequently come among them , to see how they were getting on . No one could charge G . Secretary with not coming among the brethren , for he was very often seen among them , and was always ready

to render any assistance he could in the work of ceremonies . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . Hervey responded in a very few words . Bro . Terry replied for " The Visitors , " and wished the lodge every prosperity .

The W . M . next gave " The Officers of the Lodge , " and said that he was quite clear that no W . M . in the annals of Freemasonry ever ascended the throne of King Solomon with a more efficient staff of officers than he had around him . He felt in his own heart and mind that all the officers were brethren who were competent to perform their duty , although they were all

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young Masons . He then named all the brethren who were appointed to office and enumerated the offices they held . Bros . Carlton , Whitaker , Cowan , Clarricoats , Mont . Scott , Hellier , Nelson Reed , Briggs , Brown , and Brock responded , and the evening was brought to a close with " The Tyler ' s " toast , given by Bro . Steedman .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cambridgeshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE .

A meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge was held at the rooms of the Isaac Newton University Lodge , on Saturday , Dec . 2 nd . In the absence of the Earl of Hardwicke , R . W . P . G . M ., the chair was occupied b y Bro . John Deighton , D . P . G . M ., the Wardens' chairs being filled by

Bros . Fetch and Professor Miller . The Secretary ' s and Treasurer ' s reports were read and approved . Bro . T . Nichols was re-elected Treas ., and the following Provincial Grand Officers were appointed for the ensuing year : —A . F . Donagan , S . W . ; J . Leach , J . W . j Rev . W . D . Stephens

( Corpus Christi Coll . ) and Rev . VV . B . Coyte , ( Clare ) , Chaplaius ; H . Browne ( Clare ) , Registrar ; E . Haggis , Sec . ; E . A . Maund ( St . Peter ' s ) , S . D . ; B . Chennell , J . D . ; Carrick , Supt . of Works A . J . Brogden ( Downing ) , Dir . of Cers . ; C .

Jennings , Ass . Dir . of Cers . ; H . Bossard , Sword Bearer ; W . D . Jones ( Trinity ) , Organist ; Squire , Pursuivant ; the Hon . J . W . Plunkett , and five other members of the IJaiversity , Stewards .

Metropolitan Masonic Benevolent Association.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION .

We cannot too often call the attention of the Craft to the claims of the various Masonic Institutions , and remind them that those splendid buildings erected at Croydon as an asylum for aged Freemasons and widows , and at Wood Green and Battersea Rise , as schools for the sons and

daughters of Freemasons , cannot be maintained in their present state of efficiency , and their inmates increased , without the liberal contributions of the Craft . There are at the present time 130 aged Freemasons in receipt of annuities of £ 36 per

annum , 100 widows in receipt of annuities of £ 28 per annum , and 11 widows in receipt of half annuities , most of whom are also inmates of the asylum ; also 177 boys and 148 girls in the schools , while about 402 aged Freemasons , 186 widows , 1266 boys , and 103 9 girls have been benefitted bv the institutions since their

foundations . Every member of the Craft should subscribe to one or other of the institutions , and brethren who have not already subscribed should , through such an association as the Metropolitan Masonic Benevolent Association , become life subscribers

or life governors of the institutions by payment of the small sum of one shilling per week , and thus have the privilege of voting at each election of annuitants and inmates . The President of the association is our wellknown and highly respected Bro . J . R . Staeey ,

W . M . 180 , Preceptor of the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction ; the Vice-President , Bro . J . While , W . M . 228 ; and the Treasurer , Bro . J . Bingemann , W . M . 55 , and the association holds its meetings at the Portugal Hotel , 155 , Fleetstreet , E . C , on the first Friday in every month

at 8 . 30 in the evening , after the closing of the Lodge of Instruction , when the sums in the hands of the Treasurer are balloted for . Any brother , lady , or lewis may become a member of the association , and , for the

convenience of members residing at a distance , the subscriptions may be sent by post-office order to the Honorary Secretary , Bro . Wm . W . Snelling , who will forward prospectus and bye-laws of the association free to any brother desirous of becoming a member .

HOLLOWAV ' PILLS : Vigorous health . —With winter come sore trials to the soundest constitutions , while the naturally delicate and feeble find it too frequently a prolonged struggle against or undue sull ' cring . All diseases all ' ccting the nerrous system arise from impurity in the blood , irregiilari'y of organic action , or vitiated secretions , llolloway ' s fills are invaluable for removing an nui

poisonous elements from ihe body , and are famed ror curing gestion , flatulency , and costiveness , as well as palpitation , pa " '" the side , and other morbid leclings . The neuralgic pains , attendant on the nervous class of diseases , soon yield to these purifying I Ml —the sensations of anxiety daily diminish under their use , sol , n ~ sleep supersedes nights of watching , and calm repose displaces hideous dream 9 , —Anvr .