Financial Position Of Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

extinction of Grand Lodge debt , which has been long felt to cripp le the resources of the order , ; tnd which after 14 years remains as large as

ever . " Expenses connected with the Hall " have , likewise , during last year , considerably increased , and it is difficult to understand why they should have done so , seeing that the Hall revenue has considerably decreased . These expenses ,

however , which were in 1867 only aSio 2 , with receipts from the Hall of , = £ 279 , are now in 1872 more than doubled , while the receipts are only ^' 192 . Under this branch of the account , and the heading " sundry expenses connected with the

Hall , " is the sum of ^ 78 , as against £ 52 in the preceding year . These " sundry expenses , " in 1867 , were only £ 11 . They have since been undergoing a large annual increase . We are not told of what they consist .

Again under the branch " postal and incidental expenses " is to be found , with upwards of one-third fewer entrants , and a consequent amount of less work , an increased expenditure of almost a half over the like disbursements in

the year preceding , which was one of more than ordinary prosperity . Since the correspondence which you published in December last , the office of Grand Clerk has been conjoined with that of Grand Secretary ; and not onlv will a considerable pecuniary saving be thus effected , but we have now one responsible

yerson at the head of affairs , and from his experience and zeal one may hope for radical improvement in the general management , I trust that he will act on the principle of the old adage—"' a penny saved is a penny gained . " As , matters stanu 11 is mat

nowever , presently , seen the affairs of Grand Lodge have been hitherto conducted in a loose and unbusiness-likc manner by its officials , and with indifference on the part of its members as a body . —Yours , Sec , PAST MASTER .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the Week ending Friday , April , 18 , 1873 . The Editor will be glad to have notice from Secretaries uf Lodges and Chapters of any change in place or time of meeting .

Saturday , April 12 . Lodge 108 , London , Ship and Turtle , Leadcnhall-strcet . ,, 1 73 , 1 'hu-nix , Freemasons' 1 lall . „ 1 , 526 , Granite , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 13 ( 11 , United Service , Swan Hotel , Wimbledon . Mark Lodge 104 , Macdonald , Head Quarters First Surrey

\ olunliers , Brunswick-id . Cambcrwell . Sphinx Lodge of Instruction ( 1329 ) , Castle Tavern , Cambet well-road , at 7 ; Bros . John Thomas and E . Worthington , Preceptors . Lily Lodge of Instruction ( S 20 ) , Greyhound Hotel , Richmond , Surrey , at 7 .

Monday , April 14 . Ouaiterlv Matting , Boys School , at 12 . Lodge : ; , St . George ' s and Cornerstone , Freemasons

Hall . ,, 29 , St . Alhan's , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-strcet . ,, no , St . John ' s , Ship and Tin tie , Lcadenhall-street . ,, 130 , Good llcpoit , City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-sl . ,, to . } , Confidence , Anderton ' s I Intel , Fleet-st . ,, 222 , St . Andrew ' s , LondonTavcin , Bishopsgate-st .

,, 957 , Leigh , Freemasons' Hall . Chapter 22 , . Mount Sion , Guildhall Tavern , Grcsham-st . I'laulageuet fled Cross Conclave , Caledonian Hotel , Adelphi . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction ( 45 ) , Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s-gate , Cletkcnvvcll , at 8 ; Bro . Beckett , Preceptor . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern ,

Icnchurch-stiect Station , at 7 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern Havcrstock-hill , at S ; Bro . 'I ' . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( or ;) . Royal Hotel , Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . E . Gntthcil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile-end , at 7 for 8 . St . James ' s Union Lodge of Instruction ' 1 S 0 ) , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-strcet ( opposite the Pantheon ) ,

Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . J . II . Stacey , Preceptor . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at 8 ; Bro . C . G . Dilley , P . M . 1155 , Preceptor . St . John of Wapping Lodge of Instruction ( 1306 ) , Gun Tavern , High-street , Wapping , at 8 ; Bro . T . Mortlock .

Preceptor . West Kent Lodge of Improvement ' 1297 ) , St . Saviour's College , Stansted-road , Forest-li , ' , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor . High Cross Lodge of _ Instrm'ior ^ White Hatt Tavern , Tottenham .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

Tuesday , April 15 . Board of General Purposes , at 3 . Lodge 30 , United Mariners , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham- st . „ 73 , Mount Lebanon , Bridge I louse Hotel , Southwar k . ,, 102 , Cadogan , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 194 , St . Paul ' s , City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-st . „ 43 c , Salisbury , 71 , Dean-st ., Soho .

Chapter 9 , Mount Sinai , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-st . „ 1 S 6 , Industry , Freemasons' Hall . Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Palmerston Tav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 8 ; Bro . John Thomas , Preceptor . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Refreshment Rooms , Victoria-st .

( opposite Westminster Palace Hotel ) , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction , Green Dragcn , Stepney , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , P . M ., Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) , Knights of St . John Tavern , St . John's-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction , ICing Edward , Triangle ,

Hackney , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . J . Saunders , Preceptor . Florence Nightingale Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall , William-street , Woolwich , at 7 . 30 . Prosperity Lortge of Instruction , Gladstone Tavern , Bishopsgate-st . Within , a 7 . 30 ; Bro . Bolton ( W . M . 1227 ) , Preceptor .

St . Marylebone Lodge of Instruction ( 1305 ) , British Stores Tavern , New-street , St . John ' s wood , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Constitutional Lodge of Instruction ( 55 ) , Wheatsheaf Hotel , Hand-court , Holborn , at 7 ; Bro . J . R . Stacey ( P . M . 180 ) , Preceptor .

Wednesday , April iC . Grand Stewards' Lodge , Freemasons' Kail . Lodge 140 , St . George ' s , Trafalgar I Intel , Greenwich . „ 174 , Sincerity , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-st . „ 190 , Oak , Freemasons' Hall . „ 700 , Nelson , Masonic ! lall , William-st ., Woolwich . „ 9 6 9 , Maybury , Freemasons' Hall .

,, 1044 , New Wandsworth , Spread Eagle Hotel , New Wandsworth . „ 11 5 , Buckingham and Chandos , Freemasons' Hall . „ 1349 , Friars , Cheshire Cheese , Crutched Friars . „ 1382 , Corinthian , George Inn , Cubitt Town .

Chap . 192 , Lion and'J . amb , City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street . Mark Lodge , Bon Accord , Freemasons' Tavern . Rose Croix Chapter , Grand Metropolitan , Freemasons ' Tavern . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange ,

Greenwich , at 8 ; Bro . J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 228 ) , the Grafton Arms , Prince of Waies ' s-road , Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . . [ . N . Frost , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globe-road , at 7 . 30 ; New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch

Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 . Confidence Lodge of Instruction , Railway Tav ., Londonstreet , City , at 7 . 30 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .

Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham , at 8 ; Bio . David Hose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction . Thicket Hotel , Anetlcy , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . 11 . W . Lindus , Preceptor .

Thursday , Apiil 1 7 . House Committee Girl's School , at 4 . Lodge 23 , Globe , Freemason-. ' Hall . ,, 49 , Gihon , Guildhall Tavern , Grcsham-st . „ ^ Constitutional . City Terminus Hotel ,

Cannonstreet . I ' ,, 169 , Temperance , WhiteSwan , lligh-sr ., Deptford . „ 1 79 , Manchester , Andciton's Hotel , Fleet-st . ,, 181 , Universal , Freemasons' Hall . ,, (> -, ' ,, Canonhury , AHmmTavern , Aldersgatc-street . i > 73 . li Westbourne , Lord ' s I Intel , St . John ' s Wood . „ 1227 , Upton , Spotted Dog Tavern , Upton . ,, 1287 , Great Noitheiti . Great Northern Hotel , Kings ' Cross .

1339 , Stockwell , Duke 1 1 l-. dmburgh lavcrn , Stockwell . Chap . 79 , Pjthagoreau , Ship Hotel , Greenwich . Observance , K . I ' . Encampment , 14 , Bedford Row . The R . A . Chapter of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Yorkshire Grey , Londonst ., Tottenham Court-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams ,

Preceptor . Panmure Lodge of Instruction ( 720 ) , Balham Hotel , Balham , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . John Thomas , Preceptor . Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern , Bath-street , City-road ; Bro . Stean , Preceptor . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes ,

Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barries , Preceptor . Whittington Lodge of Instruction ( 862 ) , Crown Tavern , Holborn , at 8 ; Bro . Lewis Alexander , P . M . 188 , Preceptor . Doric Chapter of Instruction . Three Cranes Tavern ,

Mileend-road , at 8 ; Comp . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . Ebury Lodge of Instruction , Bro . Palmer ' s , 12 , Ponsonbvst ., Millbank . Union Club of Instruction Windsor Castle , Victoria Station , at 8 p . m . ; H . Ash , P . M ., Instructor .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

Friday April 18 . General Committee Boys' School , F ittir . ntc . rs'Ida Lodge 6 , Friendship , Willis ' s Ro cms , Kiig-s James's . „ 201 , Jordan , Freemasons' Hall . „ 813 , New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton .

„ 975 , Rose of Denmark , Whi te Hart , Barnes . „ , 1364 , Earl of Zetland , Town Hall , Hackney . Invicta Rose Croix Chapter , Masonic flail , William-street , Woolwich . St . George's Lodge of Instruction , ( 140 ) , for Master Masons , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill , Greenwich . Stability Lodge of Instruction ( 217 ) , Guildhall

Tavern , 33 , Gresham-street , City , at 6 ; Bro . Henry Muggeridge , P . M . 192 and 715 , Preceptor . Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 ,- Bro . W . Watson , P . M . Unions Emulation Lod ge of Improvement for M . M . ' s , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tav .,

Victoriaroad , Deptford , at 8 . Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction ( 1278 ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 8 ; Bro . Geo . W . Verry , Preceptor . Clapton Lodge of Instruction , White Hart , Clapton , at 7 . 30 ; hro . John Saunders , Preceptor . Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction ( 1298 ) , The Castle

Tavern , Holloway , at 8 ; Bro . It . Lee ( P . M . 193 , W . M . 1298 ) , Preceptor . Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction ( No . 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich-road , at 8 ; Comp . W . West Smith , Preceptor . Westbourne Lodgo of Instruction ( 733 ) , Horse and Groom . Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at S .

Metropolitan Lodge of Instructicit , Portugal Hotel , Fleetstreet , at 7 ; Bro . Brett , Preceptor . United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , Antelope Tavern , Lorn-road , Brixton , at 7 ; Bro . J . Thomas , P . M . Preceptor . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion , Penny-fields , Poplar , at 7 ; Bro . D . S . Potts , Preceptor .

St . James ' s Lodge of Instruction , Gregorian Arms Tavern , Jamaica-road , Bermondsey , at 8 ; Bro . Howes , P . M ., Preceptor . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Hotel , Spring-gardens , Charing-cross ; Bro . Pulsford , Preceptor . Doric Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern ,

Mileend-road , at 8 j Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Burgoyne Lodge of Instruction , Grafton Arms , Prince oE ' Wales's-road , N . W ., at S . St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 144 ) , Two Brewers , 33 , Brompton-road , S . W Chigwell Lodge of Instruction , Bald-faced Stag Hotel , Buckhurst-hill , at 8 .

Masonic Meetings In Liverpool, &C.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN LIVERPOOL , & c .

For the Weekending Saturday , April 19 . 1873 . Monday , April 14 . Mersey Lodge ( No . 477 ) , 1 , Hamilton-square , Birkenhead , at 6 . Gilbert Grecnall Lodge ( N ' o . 12 . 50 ) , Masonic Rooms , Warrington , at 6 . 30 . Conclave of Instruction , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at J

Tuesday , April 15 . Lodge Antiquity ( 178 ) , Royal Hotel , Wigan , at O . 30 . Alliance Lodge ( 667 ) , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at 6 . Warren Lodge ( 1276 ) , Stanley Arms Hotel , Seacombe ,

at ( 1 . Merchants' Lodge of Instruction ( 241 ) , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at 6 . Downsliiie Lodge of Instruction ( 594 ) , go , Duke-street Liverpool , at 7 .

Wednesday , April 16 . Chapter of Lebanon ( 86 ) , Royal Hotel , Prescot , at (> . Zetland Lodge ( 537 ) , I , Hamilton-square , Birkenhead ., at e .

Everton Lodge ( S 23 ) , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at rj . Walton Lodge ( 108 b ) , Masonic Hall , Kirkdalc , Liverpool , at 6 . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge ( 1182 ) , Coffee House , Wavertree , at ; .

Ihursday , April 17 . '• Ancient Union Lodge ( 20 ^ 5 ) , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at 6 . Combermere Lodge ( 605 ) , Seacombe Hotel , Seacombe , at 6 . Pembroke Lodge ( 1299 ) , West Derby Hotel , West Derby , at 2 . 30 .

Friday , April 18 . Fermor-1 IeskethLodge ( r 3 so ) , Masonic Temple , Liverpool . at ( 1 . Liverpool Conclave , Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool , at 6 .

Masonic Meetings In Glasgow.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN GLASGOW .

For the week ending Saturday , April , 19 , 18 73 . J Monday , April 14 . Lodge 102 , St . Mark , Freemasons' Hall , 213 , Buchanan-st „ 362 , St . Clair , Freemasons' Hall , 2 . v Robertson-st . Chapter 53 , Dunbaiton , Elephant Hotel , Dunbarton .

Tuesday , April 15 . Lodge 3 . J , St . John , St . John ' s Hall , Buchanan-st . „ 73 , Thistle and Rose , 170 , Buchanan-st . „ 87 , Thistle , 213 , Buchanan-st . „ 437 , Govandale , Portland Buildings , Govan .