Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

I mmond , Raw , Hurst , and Walls vocally amused the i , who separated shortly after the Tyler's toast had brt ! IrWen- Tne m ' xt mcetin S of the lodge will take '' f" ** the third Thurs lay in the present month , j divc" ' •' * -

' INSTRUCTION . UNITED PILGRIMS LODGE ( No . 507 ) . — .. . -0 lpre held its regular weekly meeting at thc Surrey r nicllali on the 28 th ult . The officeis were Bros . ' ? . V . Field , W . \ L ; Harvey , S . W . ; Taylor , J . W . ; Watt-, S . D ; Thurston , J . D , ; Terry , I . G . ; Gei ier , ¦ ivl ,.,- Larlham , Preceptor ; Francis , Secretary ; ami )¦

1 ' - ' » .-. ' .-1 .. - 1 : . . . 1 ... c . .... 1 * u .. tli-is . Ihe lodge was opened in ilue . form , antl the " dilutes of the previous meeting were read antl confirmed . \ s it !¦ > optional with the W . M . what he will do on the I ¦ " irth Fritlay in the month , Bro . field decided on this oc-- isitHi to work the lust-illatiT . i Ceremony , which he ac-¦ irtliii ^ ly tli . l to tho satisfaction of till present , the ad-* i-es . ses ' he i " . g delivered in a very impressive manner , at the

, . ,., clusion of which the thanks of the brethren were ac-¦ ' irdeil to Bro . Field for the able manner in which he had I ,-rlotmed the beautiful ceremony . The Second Section in in the First Lecture was worked by Bro . Larlham , assisted by Bro . I- VV . Watts . The lotlge was then closed , and adjourned till the following Fritlay at 7 . 30 p m . MANCHESTER . —St . David ' s ( No . 1147 ) . —

The lod- re of instruction working under this warrant met a < - * ain on Tuesday , 25 th ult ., at the Masonic Hall , Cooper-itrcct . The attendance was good . After the coufirmation of liie minutes of the previous meeting Bro . Cohen , Lotlge of Affability , No . 2 ; , was electe . l a joining

member . The ceremony of the I hird Degree was then . rone through in a most admirable manner by the following brethren , Bro . T . 11 . Peel , . W . M . Sr . David's acting as VV . M . and Preceptor : —Bros . VV . I hidden , S . W . ; T . " E 1-liutt , J . W . ; L . II Poulton , l- ' ricndship , 44 , S . D . ; J . Mc-Lean , [ . D . ; F . Coupe , I . G . ; F . Singer , as Candidate .

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GRAND LODGK OF SCOTLAND . The quarterly co-. Yim . micuion of the Grind Lotlge ol Scotland was held iu th ; l- ' recmasotis' Hall , George-street , Edinburgh , on Monday , the ; th inst . In the absence of the Grand Master , Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Bart ., the throne was occupied by Bro . Heiny Inglis , of Torsonce , Past Substitute Grand Master , lie was supported by Major

Hamilton Ramsay , of Garion , Senior Grand Warden ; William Hay , Acting Junior Grand Warden ; William Mann , Past Grand Warden ; D . Loth , representative of tlie Grantl Orient of France ; Lindsay MacKersy , representative of the Grand Lo'lgc of Canada ; John Laurie , Grand Secretary ; David Kinnear , Junior Grand Deacon ; William Orilcer , Past Grand Deacon ; John Coghill ,

Grand Director of Ceremonies ; Alexander Hay , Grantl Jeweller ; Daniel Robertson , Giand Bible Bearer ; F . S . Melville , President of Ihe Board of Grand Stewards . Apolog ies for . absence were reatl from thc Earl of Rosslyn , Past Grand Master ; the Earl of Mar and Kellie , Depute Grand . Master ; Lonl Bailout of Burleigh , Substitute Grand Master ; Colonel VV . Montgomery Neilson , of

Queenshill , Provincial Grand Master Glasgow -, Captain George F . Russell Colt , of G irtsherrie , Grand Sword Ueanr ; Murdoch McKcu / . ie , Chief Grand Marshal ; J . II . Neilson , Dublin , and G . Miller , Bridge , of Allan , Grand Stewards . Charters were granted to the following new bulges : —New Province , Sale * , Gipp ' sLaud ; Pazey Caiidad , Molentlo , Peru ; Sr . Thomas , Gibraltar ; St . Bryele ,

Udtlingslim ; St . Leonard , l . oanhead ; and Plantation , Glasgow . An application by Lodges No . 3 , Dunse , ami Nt ) . 261 , Tweed , Kelso , for transfer to the Province of East Lothian was , along with a report regarding it by Grand Conitnittee , coasi leretl , an 1 delayed in the meantime . Bros . Peter Mcf . agaii , M . P ., of Punipherston , antl Lonl Rimsay were appoint- ; ' ! Provincial Grand Master-, for the

Provinces of Linlithgowshire antl Forfarshire respectively . Several motions were tabled for discussion at next meeting . Bro . Officer expressed gratification at seeing Bro . Laurie able to resume the duties of Secretary after his severe illness , a sentiment which was re-echoed by the Most Worshi pful Grand Master , and suitably acknowledged by Bro . Laurie .

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGEOF RENFREWSHIRE EAsT . On Saturday evening , the 5 th inst ., the quarterly communication of the Provincial ' Grand Lotlge of Renfrewshire East was held in the Masonic Hall of Lodge St . Mirren , No . 129 , at No . 5 , Moss-street , Paisley , for the purpose of electing office-bearers for the ensuing year .

Bro . Colonel A . C . Campbell , of Blythswood , Prov . G . M ., presided ; Bro . cx-Bailie J . Caldwell , of Craigielea , 1 . G . S . W ., and Bro . James Gilmour , P . G . J . W . The commissioned office-bearers appointed by the P . G . Master are Bros . Capt H . McDowall , Yr . of Garthland , P . G . D . M . ; . lames Caldwell , P . G . S . M . ; James Gilmour , P . G . S . W . ; . Mm Peters , P . G . J . W . •R . L . Henderson , P . G . Sec . ; Rev .

<¦ Stephen , Renfrew , P . G . Chap . The elective officebearers are as follows : Bros . A . Macph-. rson , 129 , P . G . Ireas j , A . Wallace , 129 , P . G . S . D . ; L . McKellar , 512 , 1 •( J ' . ' * *! ¦)•B L a '" h , 370 , P . G . Arch .: ex-Bailie Fisher , iFp' ' ; ' B B - T Halt ' S 3 . P . G . S . B . ; VV . J . Adams , 1 , , ' ¦ G ,-Dir . of M . J . Carswell , 120 , P . G . Mar . ; W . T . bmillie , 307 , P . G . A . M . ; M . Walker , i , 6 , P . G . S . B . ; A- Morrison , 129 , P . G . S . S . ; S . S . Abbott , 7 , P . G . J . S .: st

* ' ¦ ~ . ° rre < 'S 3 . P . G . I . G . ; and VV . Alexander , P . G . T yler . 1 he P . G . M ., Bro . Campbell , then performed the ceremony of installing the office-bearers into thdr several unices in a most effective and impressive manner . "wing the evening the P . G . Treasurer submitted last year s financial statement , which showed a balance in hand « u « tL £ 8 S : * - ° ' * C . - ** gham , I . P . M . 347 . asked a question , whichy ; - . - ; - *•!/answered by the P . G . M .

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It was afterwards agreed on thc motion of Bro . J . Gilmour , P . G . S . W ., seconded by Bro . George Fisher , J . W . 129 , to raise the suhs .-ription to the Benevolent Fund of the lotlge from is . del . to 2 s . 6 tl . A hearty vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the P . G . M . for his presence that evening , having left London that morning for the purpose of presiding at the Provincial Grantl Lotlge , antl the more so , seeing he had to return the same ni ght at 8 p . m . The lodge was then closed .

GLASGOW-LodgeKilwinning ( No . 4 ) . — T ' .-ie regular moathy meeting ol this old lodge was held in their hall , 170 , Buchanan-street , oa Wednesday evening , the 2 nd inst ., Bro . Robeit Prout , R . W . M ., in thc chair . Bro . G . Holmes , S . W ., and Bro . VV . McCulloch , J . W . ; with the other office-bearers and a good number of brethren present . The VV . M . ' was supported em the dais by

Bros . G . McDonald , VV . M . 73 ; J . Bannerman , D . M . 7 ** ; J . Mclnnes , S . M . 40 S ; and William Ferguson , P . M . ( "Freemason " ) . Thc lodge was opened , and after disposing of business of minor importance , Mr . J . Cairn-ey was admitted and initiated on behalf of Lotlg-. Thistle and Rise , No . 73 , Bro . McDonald , VV . M . 7- ; , performing the ceremony . GLASGOW . —Lodge Thistle and Rose ( No .

73 . )—This lotlge was held ia the Kilwinning Masonic Hall , 170 , Buchanan-street , oa Tues . lav , the i--t inst ., Bro . G . McDonald , W . M ., presiding * . Bro . A . McLeod , S . W ., and Bro . J . Hanbidge , J . " The W . M . was supported on the dais by Bros . J . Gillies , P . M ., Sec . io ?; f . B . Macuair , I . P . M . ' 332 ; J . S . AmpUfor . l , Treas . ; R . Richards , Sec ; J . Bannerm-in and VV . Ferguson ( "

Freemason " ) . There were also present Bros . Neil Cameron , Treas . 103 ; J . Meliines , S . M . 40 S ; G . Innes , J . W . ' 292 ; Wm . 3 . ' Paterson , 27 ; W . T . Kay , S . D . ; j . Balfour , P . G . D . of C . ; R . Cunie , 73 ; anil a large number of others . Thc Secretary reatl minutes of last meeting , which were confirmed . It was then arranged to hold the annual festival in Bro . Wallace ' s Assembly Rooms , 152 ,

Campbellstreet , au Wednesday evening , the 23 rd February . Mr . A . Abrahams was initiated by liro . G . McDonald , VV . V . I 5 ro . R . Carnaehan was passetl to the Fellow Ciaft Degree by Bro . J . B . Mac :. air , I . P . M . 352 , ( on behalf of Lotlge Union 332 ); and Bro . ; . VV . Mordue , II . VV . Selby , it . Ctriiachaii , 332 , and G . 1 ) . Fergusoi ** , 103 were raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason by Bro . I . Gillies , P . M .,

bee . 1 of . GLASGOW . —Lodge Thistle ( No . 87 ) . —The regular meeting of this lotlge was held in the Masonic Hall , 30 , Hope-street , on Tuesday evening , ist inst ., Bro . J . Booth , W . VL , in the chair , supported by Bros . f . VV . Bums , I . P . M . ; J . Mdler , P . M . ; W . Stewart , S . W . ' ; R . Barr , J . W . ; W . Wilson , D . M . ; J . G . Ritchie , S . M . ; J .

Paton , Treas . ; and A . McPhee * , Sec . Thc lotlge having been opened , and minute . ; of last meeting read anil approved of , Bro . Mel ' nee , See-., re .-igned ou account of pressure of business , tiro . Wilson , D . M ., was elected Sec . in his stead . Mr . Peter Knowles was initiated by the W . M . in an impressive manner . The annual festival of this lodge is to b- held ia the Lesser City Hall , on

Tuesday , thc 14 th March . There was no other business of importance . GLASGOW . —Lodge Union and Crown ( No . 103 ) . —The monthly meeting was held in the M . IL , 170 , Biiehanan-st-eet , 011 Monthly evening , tlie -5 ist ult ., Bro . D . Murray . VV . M ., in the chair ; Bro . VV . Thomas , S . W . ; antl Bro . VV . Forsyth , J . W . The other office-bearers

present were Bros . A . M . Wright , I . P . M . ; A . Bain , P . M . ; J . Gillies , P . M ., Sec . ; Neil Cameron , Treas . ; R . Munro , D . M . ; P . Cullen , Chaplain ; A . Gray , S . D . The meetings of this lotlge are always well attended , and on this occasion a large number of members and visiting brethren were present , amongst whom we noticed Bros . VV . Bell , I . P . M . 3 '; J . Banncrman , D . M . 73 ; W . Ferguson

(* 'rreemason ); li . Arthur , Mother Kilwinning , o ; T . Nishet , 3 !; J . Anderson , 2 S ; A . McCulloch , 117 ; J . Laurence , 219 ; D . Proven , 331 ; and others . On the lotlge being opened it was agreed to that the annual festival of the lodge take place on Fritlay , 3 rd March . Mr . T . Craig was initiated into ihe Fiist Degree by Bro . Wright , I . P . M ., antl thereafter Bros . G . D . Ferguson and A . Smith

were passed to the Second Degree by Bro . J . Gillies , P . M ., Sec . It may be mentioned that the meetings of this lodge are to be held in ihe M . IL , 30 , Hope-street , on and after the 29 th of May . TARBOLTON . —St . James ' s Lodge ( N 0 . 135 ) . — The brethren if this lodge met in the Crown Inn , on Friday evening , 28 th ult ., to celebrate the anniversary of

Scotland's poet king . Bro . A . Stcwait , VV . M ., presided , while Bros . McCosh and Lee acted as Croupiers . After supper , which was served up in Bro . Dodtl ' s usual good style , anil the preliminary toasts over , the W . M . in an appropriate speech gave the toast of the evening , " The Memory of Burns , " which was duly honoured . " A' the airts , " " Rantin Robin , " " Burns' farewell to Tarbolton Lotlge , " and ether

toasts , made up a pleasant evening . Thc lodge room was tastefully decorated . The jewel worn by the poet and other relics had a conspicuous place assigned them . "Auld Lang Syne" antl the " round , " requested with a tear , brought the meeting to a close . CALTON . —Lodge Shamrock and Thistle ( No . 275 ) . —The regular monthly meeting of this lotlge

was held in the Masonic Hall , 22 , Struthcrs-street , Gallon , on Friday evening , the 4 th February , Bro . D . Ronald , VV . M ., in thc chair , supported by Bro . VV . Findlay , S . W ., and Bro . T . Neilson , J . W . ; also Bros . J . Paterson , D . M . ; J . Horn , Sec ; VV . B . Hutcheson , Treas . ; C . Mair , S . D . ; C . McLeish , J . D . ; IL Cox , I . G . ; antl J . Guthrie , Tyler .

There was a very large atten lance of members and visiting brethren present . On the dais were Bros . W . Phillips , P . M ., and W . M . 33 ( 1 ; H . Jack , W . M . 128 ; Wm . Ferguson , P . M . 543 ( " Freemason " , ; and J . Duthie , 219 . Bro . Horn , Sec , read minutes of last regular and emert gency meetings , which were adopted . A proof sheet of revised code of bye-laws were then handed to each member

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for approval at next meeting , to be held on Friday , 7 th April . It was ' unanimousl y agreed to that the annual festival of this ledge be held in their own hall , 22 , Struthers-ttrect , Calton , on Friday evening , the 3 rd March . A sum of money was voted towards a charitable purpose ,

after which Bros . W . Scougall and R . Boreland were passed to the Second Degree by Bro . Paterson , D . M . Bros . T . Halbert , C . D . Gray , R . Boreland , and J . Park were raised to thc Sublime Degree of Master Mason b y Bro . J . Duthie in a very impressive manner .

GLASGOW . —Lodge St . Andrews ( No . 465 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday evening , 3 rd inst ., in F . H ., Bro . D . Gilchrist , W . M ., in the chair ; Bros . G . B . Davidson , S . W ., and W . Chalmers , J . W . On the dais were Bros . D . Reid , I . P . M . ; J . Clark , D . M . ; R . Donaldson , Treas . ; A . B . Ferguson , W . M . 354 ; and VV . Ferguson , P . M . ( "Freemason" ) . Present among

the visiting biethren , J . M'Lachlan , 87 ; J . Brown , 173 ; J . Buchan , 219 ; and others . On the lodge being opened , and minutes of last meeting read and confirmed , the following gentlemen were admitted , and received the First Degree at the hands of Bro . Gilchrist , W . M ., viz .: Messrs . Robert Syme , John Houston , George Brown , Archibald McDonald , and John B . McKenzie . Thereafter a

committee was appointed to revise the bye-laws of the lodge . GLASGOW . —Lodge Dramatic ( No . 571 ) . — A meeting of this lodge was held in St . Mark ' s Hall , 213 , Buchanan-street , on Wednesday , the 3 rd Feb ., at * j p . m ., Bro . W . J . E . Dobson , W . M ., in the chair ; Bros . ~ H . W . Jackman , S . W ., and Wm . Sivewri g hl , J . W . ; Wm . Barbour , Treas . ; J . Houston , D . M . ; R . S . SmylhS . D . ;

, ami L . R . Mitchell , J . D . Among the visiting brethren wc noticed Bros . J . Booth , W . M . 87 ; VV . Phillips , VV . M . 556 ; J . Law , I . P . M . 570 ; W . Ferguson ( " Freemason" ) ; J . M . Oliver , S . W . 3 60 ; P . Brownlie , J . W . 3 J- ; and W . M'Culloch , J . W . 4 . Three gentlemen were admitted , and initiated into thc Entered Apprentice Degree bBro .

y Dobson , the W . M ., viz .: Messrs . J . Robertson , G . Burnett , an .-l VV . Woof . Bro . G . Burnett was passed to the Fellow Craft Degree by Bro . VV . Ferguson , I . P . M . 543 ; and the * saitl brother , having to leave Scotland in a few days , was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason by Bro . W . Phillips , W . M . 556 .

Obituary.

Obituary .

THE LATE BRO . W . ROMAINE CALLENDER . A few brief words of sincere regret for the untimel y death of this most excellent of Masons may not be out of place . It is out earnest desire to express our sorrow for this melancholy event , which has removed from our midst one whom to kr . ovv was to love , anil whose usefulness to his fellow man was apparently only just begun . The Province

of Last Lancashire , with which he was more immediatel y connected in his Masonic career , can scarcely realize the loss it has sustained , nor can it tell where to look for one to take the place of our lamented brother , whose ear was ever ready to listen to the brother in affliction , and whose liberal and generous efforts in the cause of our Masoni ~ charities have made his name a household word .

Bro . Callender was initiated in the Social Lodge , No . 62 , at Manchester , in 1850 , and in due time filled the chair of VV . M . He was the first Master and founder of the Callender Lotlge , 1052 , and of thc Travellers' Lodge , 1253 , In thc Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire he was elected , by the unanimous voice of the brethren , Provincial Grand Treasurer , and was afterwards appointed by the

late Bro . Stephen Blair , P . G . M ., to the office of Prov . G . S . W ., anil on the death of Bro . Lawrence Newall to the Deputy Provincial Grand Mastership , which he filled up to thc time of his death , having been re-appointed by his present P . G . M ., Bro . Col . Starkie . Bro . Callender alr . o filled the position of Prov . G . H . in the Royal Arch Chapter of East Lancashire , and was a P . G . D . of England , and 1

P . G . A . S . in the Supreme Royal Arch Chapter . It is , however , in connection with the Mark Degree that our lamented brother deservedly reaped the fullest honours that could be bestowed on him . It will be in the recollection of every member of the Mark Degree that it was entirel y through the personal popularity and esteem in which Bro . Callender was held by all that the union of the English

and Scottish Mark Lodges was happily effected , and when therefore , Bro . Lord Limerick , the G . M . M ., appointed him Io the office of Deputy Grand Master of Marie Masons in Englard , it was acknowledged by all to be peculiarly appropriate . As the Prov . Grand Mark Master of Lancashire , Bro . Callender took a deep interest in the degree , and presided at every Provincial Grand Lodge . He was a

member of the 31 ° , a P . E . C . of the Jeiusalem Encampment of K . T ., a member of the Rosicrucian College of the Northern Counties , a P . M . P . S . and Intendant General of the Red Cross of Constantine , and M . V . Grand President of the Order of High Priesthood for England . The Provincial Grand Lodge and Chapter of the Royal Orderof Scotlau for Lancashire and Cheshire have also to mourn the loss

of their chief . His remains were interred at Heaton Mersey Church on Satuiday , 29 th January , and amongst all the floral tributes of affection which were placed on the coffin lid , none were offered with more genuine sympathy or more lasting regrets than the sprigs of acacia which fell from the hands of his brother Masons . Peace to his ashes , lie rests from his labours , and his works do follow him .

BRO . G . B . ADAMS . We deeply lament having to record the death of Bro . G . B . Adams , who expired at the Western Royal Infirmary , Glasgow , after a brief illness . His demise will be deeply felt by the Masonic brethren who knew him , antl had the privilege of his acquaintance .

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