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Bro . A . Long returned thanks , saying he felt proud to become a member of the Order , and also to be initiated in such a lodge . He would never regret finding the light of Freemasonry . He svould , as the VV . M . had advised him , follow the footsteps of his father , and strive to obtain the highest position hc could possibly attain . " Bro . Lieut . Bourke , P . M ., proposed "The Installing

Master , " and remarked how wonderfully impressive the installation ceremony had been given . From experience , he knew how hard it svas to work up a ritual that is only heard occasionally . It svas something to be proud of to be installed like Bro . Townsend had performed . He looked upon Bro . Townsend as his introducer into Masonry , for it was he that first gave him office . Bro . Bourke felt some

diffidence in speaking , as he invariably made a fool of himself . Speaking conscientiously , a better worker than Bro . Townsend there could not be . He had shown great preserverance and sheer hard svork , as it required some brains to learn like he had done . He ( Bro . Bourke ) was at present svorking up the Mark ritual , and no one but those svho svas a Past Master knesv the svoes and troubles to svork the

ritual up , and he hoped he had the sympathies of the brethren . What svas more perfect than the ceremony heard that night . Bro . Townsend was a Mason in spirit as svell as word . He svas the father he might say of the lodge , and it svas osving to his energy and perseverance that they had surmounted the many difficulties and troubles that would have disheartened many another . He had shown himself

a thorough good Mason and a right good man . Bro . T ' osvnsend is response said he felt proud when he looked back to the last two years . It was out of the common to find a lodge at that time to have over ioo members , and such a good balance sheet . He took an interest in the svork and it was a sense of pleasure and pride to him for the kind hearty ss * ay in which he had been spoken and

approved of . Bro . Threadingham proposed "The W . M . 's and representatives of neighbouring lodges , " and said it was a very important toast , and there svas in their midst a very distinguished brother and one svho had been the W . M . of a foreign lodge . He referred to Bro . Sir Henry Drummond Wolff , P . M . He knew something of the svorking of lodges

in different parts of the svorld . They not only found him stealing a fesv hours from parliamentary life and struggles , but associating himself svith the brethren of the Craft . He svas very glad to see so many representatives present as it served to cement them as good Masons and good feelings amongst them . Bro . Outridge , VV . M . 4 S 7 , remarked that he had never seen a lodge svorked better , and he decidedly had benefited

by it . Bro . Atkins , W . M . 10 G 9 , referred to the fact that £ 50 , 000 a year svas given away by the Craft in charity . He svas proud of being a member of an Order that had existed nearly 6000 years , and congratulated the lodge upon its prosperity . Bro . Grant , W . M . 1705 , said he congratulated himself upon being present to see so perfectly svorked a lodge , and

said the Prince Edward of baxe-Weimar Lodge svas the model of svhat a lodge should be . Bro . Williams , VV . M . 1776 , also responded , and made an appeal as bteward on behalf of the Boys' School , and remarked that he had received upsvards of 250 guineas , and expressed a hope that it svould reach up to 300 guineas . Bro . Page said he rose to propose the health of one

svho had said he felt honoured by coining so many miles to be present . It svas , he considered , a tribute of brotherly love , and asked the brethren to drink heartily and cordially to " The Health of Bro . Sir H . D . Wolf . " This was done amid loud cheering . Bro . Sir Henry D . Wolff , M . P ., P . M ., said it must alsvays be gratifying to him , connected as he svas svith the borough of Portsmouth , to have his health received so

kindly as it had been that evening . No doubt there svere present brethren holding different views , and Lord Palmerston once said it svas very safe in a mixed society to drink the health of a politician , because those svho sympathised svith him wished him health to continue his functions , svhile those svho did not sympathise svith him thought his health might be improved by assisting him to retire . He much

regretted last year not being able to come down to the installation of the W . M ., for having been present at the installation of their first Master he had hoped to be able to be there several years in succession . A worthy brother had alluded to his being Master of a lodge abroad . Certainly he had been so , he svas sorry to say , a great many years ago . But although it svas in a foreign place—Corfu—the lodge

svas svorking under the English constitution . He then had the satisfaction of making many friendships among members of thc two services svho svere so svarmly svelcomed and so much bctoved in Portsmouth , and he svas hardly able to come to Portsmouth svithout meeting some friend svhom he had met in a distant country . Hc had , therefore , conceived a highe ' r idea of . Freemasonry than he had before , because

he had found that through it brethren had obtained society and a home when perhaps othersvise they svould have been deprived of it . The lodge svas enabled more than once to be oi assistance to brethren who , owing to adverse circumstances , had fallen into distress , and was enabled to render aid svithout that humiliation svhich sometimes came svhen it svas received from private sources . Perhaps they svould

allow him to propose another toast— " The Immediate Past Master , the Right Hon . Lord C . Beresford . " It struck him as peculiarly appropriate that Lord Charles Beresford should have been the first Master of the Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar Lodge , because he as a naval man was Master of a lodge svhich bore the name of a beloved military officer . He thought Prince Edsvard must feel highly

pleased that his name should be associated , as it svould be for many generations svith that lodge , for it svas one proof of the great popularity svhich he and his admirable Princess had gained in this tosvn . They knew that since the inauguration of the lodge and the installation of Lord Charles Beresford he had gone through a great many vicissitudes , and svithout speaking in terms too flattering of him , he could say that from all they had heard—and he

had seen many who met him during his distinguished service in Egypt—his genial qualities , his merry good nature , and his friendliness to all sserc no less conspicuous than his gallantry . Bro . Page then made an appeal as one of the Stewards to thc forthcoming festival on behalf of the Girls' School , remarking that the boys could obtain a living for themselves , whereas the girls could not so easily , thereby shelving that the g irls svanted more than the boys . He had pearly 100 guineas , and wanted as much more as he could

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get . Subsequently Bro . Gen . Hodgson gave £ 1 is ., and Bro . Williams gave £ 5 5 s . in the name of his wife . Bro . A . S . limanuel proposed " The Health of the Visitors , " and remarked that not one lodge night had passed but what they had had visitors , svho were heartily welcomed . He coupled the name of Bro . Gen . Hodgson svith the toast . Bro . General Hodgson , P . D . G . W . Madras , thanked Bro . Emanuel for the kind way he had spoken of him ,

and also for the reception . He said hc had visited many lodges in different parts of the svorld , and could place this one as second to none . The toast of "The Officers , " proposed by the W . M ., and responded to by Bro . VV . Latham Cox , concluding a very pleasant evening . Bros . Sylvester , Lane , Cox , Reader , Rogers , Santo , Townsend , Montressor , and P . H . Emanuel sang several songs during the evening , and Bro . VV . Royston Pike gave a recitation .

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PERCY LODGE ( No . 198 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at the jolly Farmers , Southgate-road , N ., on the 5 th inst ., svhen there svere present Bros . Ashton , W . M . ; Capstick , S . W . ; Venning , J . W . ; Wolf , S . D . ; Weeden , J . D . ; Hatch , I . G . ; J . C . Cohen , acting Preceptor ; Fenner , acting Secretary ; and Lorkin , Treas . ; also Bros . Houghton , Lone , Manger , and Galer . Lodge svas opened in due form svith prayer , the minutes

of last meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Lone having offered himself a candidate the ceremony of initiation svas reheased , Bro . Cohen then svorked the first and second Sections of the Lecture assisted by the brethren . Bro . Capstick svas unanimously elected VV . M . for the ensuing week . After sundry communications had been read by the Secretary , the lodge svas closed in ancient form and adjourned .

UNITED PILGRIMS LODGE ( No . 507 ) . — The usual sveekly meeting was held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , S . E ., on Friday , the 4 th inst ., Bro . Henry Baldwin , VV . M . There svere present amongst others Bro . Sarjeant , S . W . ; Phillips , J . W . ; R . Poore , Sec ; James Stevens , P . M . and Preceptor ; A . Jones , S . D . ; J . N . Bate , J . D . ; C . S . Wiltshire , I . G . ; M .

I- rancis , E . Stokes , and others . The ceremony of Initiation svas rehearsed , and Bro . Sarjeant delivered the charge . The First and Fourth Sections svere svorked by the brethren assisted by Bro . Francis . Lodge was called off for entry drill , Bro . R . Poore very effectively acting as drill master . Lodge svas called on and Bro . Sarjeant having been elected VV . M . for the ensuing sveek , the lodge svas closed in perfect harmony and adjourned .

HULL . —Humber Lodge ( No . 57 )—A special meeting of this lodge svas held at the Freemasons' Hall , Osborne-street , on Friday , the 27 th ult ,, for the purpose of hearing Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., give his lecture on the ritual and ccremonyof thc First Degree . The W . D . P . G . M ., J . P . Bell , J . P ., M . D ., occupied the VV . Master's chair . The Rev . H . VV . Kemp , M . A ., W . M . 250 , acted as

S . VV . ; and Bro . Forder , VV . M . 1010 , as J . VV . There svere also present the following Masters and Past Masters : Bros . A . King , 57 ; R . Beevers , 57 ; VV . B . Hay , M . D ., P . P . G . S . D . ; George Wilson , P . P . G . J . D . ; M . Haberland , Prov . G . J . D . ; G . L . Shackles , 1511 , Prov . G . S . D . ; Thos . Hewson , P . P . G . T . ; W . Keysvorth , P . P . G . S . of W . ; A . Ansell , P . P . G . S . B . ; F . A . Hopwood , P . P . G . D . C , 1010 ;

H . Preston , P . P . G . D . ; Thos . Sissons , IOIO . P . P . G . Reg . ; M . C . Peck , Prov . G . Sec ; G . Hardy , 250 , P . P . G . S . D . ; R . E . Harrison , P . P . G . Org . ; VV . Cheeseman , G 11 , Prov . G . Org . ; J . R . Ansdale , 1611 , Prov . G . S . B . ; VV . Gillett . 1611 ; D . J . O'Donoghue , J . VV . Holmes , G Storey , Prov . G . Org . ; Cockin , Dimsdale , Hall , Kemp , Feetham , Pexton , Norris , Ganderton , Rutter , Thyer , Dyson , Wildbore , Shaiv ,

Oates , Masterman , Baity , Gray , Foster , Brosvn , Linsvood , Fletcher , Voight , Logan , J . VV . 1010 ; Bennett , S . VV . 1 G 11 ; Davis , Fowler-Sutton , Shearsmith , Tosvler , Westerman , Whiteside , Welton 1511 ; Wilson , 1511 ; Harrison , Whitfield , Clayton , Longley , Moll , Hogg , Highmore , and others . T he lodge having been opened in the First Degree Bro . Bell in briefly introducing Bro . Stevens , stated that

the lecture had been given at various lodges in the South and neighbourhood of London svith great success , and he svas very glad that the honour of first introducing Bro . Stevens to the North for the purpose of giving this lecture had been achieved by this Past Masters'lodge of instruction he considered that b y such a course a lodge of instruction as the one in question , svas taking its oroner position , in

enquiring into , ascertaining , and correcting divergencies of ritual , if by so doing no alterations svere made in the established landmarks of the Order . Bro . Stevens then proceeded svith the lecture , prefacing it svith a few remarks to the effect that the observations he svas about to make svere his individual opinions alone , and as he claimed a certain latitude of opinion for himself , so

he could not but allosv a similar latitude to others . The lecture , svhich occupied upsvards of tsvo hours , svas listened to svith great attention , some of the remarks receiving a considerable amount of applause and approval . At the conclusion , after discussing a few points of divergence of ritual VV . Bro . Dr . Bell in moving a vote of thanks to Bro . Stevens said that every

one present must have been struck svith and he hoped svould carry asvay svith him some portion of the lecture to meditate on and digest , and if by that means a fesv of thc inaccuracies in the svorkingofthe different lodges in the province , one of the aims and wishes of the founders of that Installed Masters' lodge of instruction under svhose

auspices the lecture Jiad been given , svould in some measure be accomplished . The Rev . H . W . Kemp , M . A ., S . W ., having seconded the proposal the motion svas carried svith acclamation . Bro . Stevens having brielly responded the lodge was closed and the brethren retired , svell satisfied at having spent such an ejoyabfe evening .

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INVICTA CHAPTER ( No . 10 ) . —A convocation of this ciiapter svas held on Friday , the 20 th ult ., at 33 , Golden-square . The M . W . S . svas too ill to attend so thc

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chapter svas opened by 111 . Bro . W . M . Bysvater , 30 , who performed the ceremony in a most able and impressive manner . There were present : Bros . G . Lambert , 32 ; James Glaisher . 32 ; Magnus Ohren , 32 ; j . Hughes , 30 ; P . Laird , G . F . Legg , VV . G . Lemon , G . Mickley , G . Powell , Recorder ; John Read , Org . ; C . VV . Thompson ,

Major Dunbar , IT . Lovegrove , VV . Reeves , and others . The only visitor was liro . the Rev . Stanton Moses . Bros R . J . Mills , A . L . Bowen and ] . Greenfield were perfected . It svas announced that the chapter would celebrate its 25 th anniversary in . December next . Alter the conclusion of the business the companions adjourned to a banquet at the Royal Hotel , Rupert-street .

ST . DUNSTAN'S CHAPTER ( No . 15 S 9 . )—This chapter met for the dispatch of business at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on the 25 th ult ., when there were present among others Comp . T . C . Walls , P . P . G . D . C . Middx ., the M . E . Z . ; W . Lake , P . P . G . R . Cornwall ; H . Tinney , P . Z ., acting J . ; Alfred Tisley , S . E . ; G . Manners , C . C , S . N . ; H . Dalwood , P . Z ., Treas . ; W . Farrington , Org . ;

J . H . Dodson , P . Z . ; Col . Radcliffe , P . Z . ( hon . member ); Harrison , acting Janitor ; Low , Clemow , C Brosvn , W . E . Farrington , F . Farrington , S . Skelton , and others . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot svas taken upon behalf of Bro . F . J . Elliot , 15 S 9 , and VV . Phelps , 170 S , and it proving to be unanimous , those brethren svere duly exalted to the

degree of R . A ., by the M . E . Z . Ihe election of officers then took place svith the following result : Comp . W . Lake , M . E . Z . ; Turner , H . ; G . Manners , J . ; , A . Tisley , S . ; E . Bristosve , S . N . ; F . Clemosv , P . S . ; H . Dalwood , Treas . ; and H . Gilbert , Janitor . A notice of motion by the M . E . Z . "That the present night of meeting be altered to tbe fourth Tuesday in April , May , and June " was discussed

and it having been seconded , svas put and carried nem . con . The Audit Committee having been appointed , and a Past Principal ' s jewel asvarded to the AI . E . Z . the consecration was duly closed and the companions adjourned to the banquet . Before the removal of the clotls , the customary toasts were duly honoured . " The Health of the M . E . Z . " svas proposed by the

I . P . Z . in flattering terms . Thc M . E . Z . having responded , then gave "The Exaltees , " svhich dress * from Comps . Elliot and Phelps able replies . The toast of " The M . E . Z . elect , " follosved . In response Comp . Lake after thanking the companions for the honour they had done him by unanimously voting him to the chair of First Principal , said that although he

had enjoyed some years ago the distinction of being elected in another chapter as M . E . Z ., yet circumstances had prevented him subsequently from accepting the office , ln the present instance he hoped that nothing untosvard svould occur to preclude him from filling the chair of 1589 , the duties of svhich he svould endeavour to discharge to thc best

of his poor ability . "The Past Principals" svas acknosvledged by Comp , Dodson . " The Treasurer and S . E . " by Comps . Dalsvood and Tisley ; and " The Officers" by Comp . F . Clemosv . The proceedings shortly afterwards terminated .

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SUNDERLAND . —Union Lodge ( No . 124 ) . — The annual meeting of the above lodge svas held at thc Masonic Hall , Park-terrace , on the 2 GU 1 ult ., for the purpose of installing Bro . T . M . Watson , VV . M . for the ensuing year and thc investiture of officers . Amongst the

brethren present svere Bros . 1 . Y . Strachan , D . P . G . M . M . ( Installing Master ); T . ] . Armstrong , P . M ., P . G . J . W .,-J . G . Youll , P . P . G . S . ; J . VVood , P . M . S ; W . Brandt . I . P . M ., P . P . I . GJ . ; T . Tsvizell , P . M ., P . P . I . D . ; M . Frampton , P . M ., P . P . S . O . ; J . S . Pierson ,, P . M ., P . P . S . O . ; F . Maddison , P . M ., P . P . M . O . ; and W . Liddell ,

P . M ., P . P . M . O . The : VV . M . elect svas then installed by Bro . Strachan , the ceremony being very ably and impressively performed . The follosving officers svere then invested : Bro . Coxon , P . P . J . G ., S . W . ; R . Kinmond , J . VV . ; M . H . Dodd , M . O . ; C . McNamara , S . O . ; T . Pinkney , Pinkey . J . O . ; J . R . Pattison , R . of M . ; M . Frampton , P . M ., Treas .

W . Pinkney , Hon . Sec . ; H . S . Halvorscn , S . D . ; H . Pinkey , J . D . ; H . Wrightson , I . G . ; and VV . Brown , Tyler . A letter was read from the P . G . M ., Bro . Canon Tristram , LL . D ., regretting his inability to attend owing to illness . The brethren aftersvards adjourned to the Palatine Hotel for dinner , svhich was presided over by thc newlyinstalled W . M ., Bro . T . M . Watson .

TWICKENHAM .-Sir Francis Burdett Chapter ( No . 1503 ) . —The installation meeting of this properous chapter svas held under the most favourable auspices at the Albany Hotel , on the 2 Gth ult . Among those in attendance were Comps . W . Taylor , M . E . Z . ; C . Rushworth , P . P . G . R . Middx ., H ., M . E . Z . electand Treas . ; W . H .

, Saunders , J . ; Raymond Thrupp , P . G . H . of Middx ., & c , I . P . Z . ; T . C . Walls , P . P . G . D . C . Middx ., S . E . ; R . H . Saunders , S . N . ; S . Saunders , acting P . S . ; Smiles , 2 nd Assist . S . ; Cane , P . P . G . S . N . Middx ., I . P . Z . ; and Lane , acting Janitor . The visitors were Comps . Clark and Proffitt .

Ihe rmnutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot svas taken upon behalf of Bros , the Rev . R . F . Hosken , M . A ., S . W . 1 S 30 , G . W . Speth , P . M . 129 , and VV . E . M . Tomlinson , M . P . 1610 , and it proved to be unanimous in each case . At this stage of the proceedings the R . W . P . G . S . of Middx ., Comp . Col . Sir Francis Burdett svas announced and was received with

the customary honours . The ceremony of exalting Bros . Hosken , Speth and Tomlinson svas then mostably performed by the M . li . Z . The installation by Comp . Thrupp of the Three Principals , viz . Comps . Rushworth , VV . H . Saunders and Walls * followed , and _ svas carried out in a manner that left but little to be desired . The officers invested and

appointed for the year ensuing svere : Comps . Walls , S . E . ; R . H . Saunders , S . N . ; VV . Taylor , Treas . ; S . Saunders , P . S . ; Smiles and Hosken , Assist . P . S . ' s ; and Harrison , Janitor . The report of the Audit Committee svas then received and adopted . A vote of thanks having been passed to the Installing Officer and a Past Principal ' s jesvel presented to Comp . VV .