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W . Crawford was subsequently re-elected Tyler by acclamation , and re-invested with the sword and collar of his important office . Before the business was closed , Bro . J . Thornton , as the senior P . M . of the lodge , presented Bro . J . T . Callow , I . P . M ., with a massive P . M ' s . jewel ,

set with a diamond , ruby , and emerald , bearing the following inscription : — " Presented to Bro . J . T . Callow , P . M ., by the brethren of St . John ' s Lodge , 673 , of Free and Accepted Masons , as a token of respeet and esteem , and in recognition of past services , July 2 , j 873 . " The handsome

g ift was acknowledged in well-chosen and appropriate terms by Bro . Dallow . About 170 of the brethren and their fair friends subsequently took steamer at St . George ' s landing-stage and proceeded to New Ferry , on the Cheshire side of the Mersey , where they pic-nicked at Mills '

Great Eastern Hotel and Pic-nic Grounds , which at present are a model of loveliness and beauty . A sumptuous banquet was served to the whole company during the afternoon , and about 90 ladies partook of tea . The afternoon and evening were pleasantly spent in dancing and various

other pastimes , and the party returned to Liverpool at a late hour per special steamer , thoroughl y delighted with the masonic "out . " BELVEDERE . —Cornwallis Lodge ( No . 1 , 107 ) . —The installation meeting of this prosperous and flourishing lodge was held at the Public Hall , Belvedere , on Wednesday , the 2 nd inst . In the

unavoidable absence of Bro . G . Harvey , W . M ., the lodge was duly opened by Bro . F . W . Kni ght , P . M . and P . G . D . C . Kent , who was supported by the officers and a large number of the members of the lodge . Amongst the visitors present were Bros . Rev . J . W . Wood , P . P . G . Chaplain , Oxfordshire ; A . Russell , P . P . G . S . W . Kent ; G . Snow , P . P . G . S . W ., Kent ; J . Gtaydon ,

P . P . G . S . D . Kent ; C . Relph , P . G . S . D . Kent ; J . Paget , P . P . G . O . Kent ; T . Smith , P . P . G . Pursuivant , Kent ; A . Day , P . M . and Treasurer , 861 and P . P . G . Steward , Essex , and several other brethren . After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and confirmed , the W . M .

then proceeded with the ceremony of installation . Bro . Storey-was the W . M . elect , and the ceremony was performed with an efficiency seldom equalled in the Province of Kent . The following brethren were then invested by the W . M .: Bros .

C . Reuter , S . W .- , G . Puzey , J . W . ; F . Wyatt , Treasurer ; J . Henderson , Secretary ; J . G . Michael , S . D . ; J . Henwood , J . D . ; T . Puzey , I . G . A cordial vote of thanks , and the same to be entered on the minutes , was given to Bro . Knight for the admirable manner in which he

performed the ceremony of installation . The lodge being closed in due form , the brethren drove to the Bull Hotel , Dartford , where about eighty sat down to a magnificent banquet , supplied b y Bro . Bray in the most perfect manner . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were ably given by

Bro . Storey in short but happy terms . The "Visitors" was responded to by Bros . G . Snow and Rev . J . W . Wood , who expressed their pleasure and admiration at the superior manner in which Bro . Knight performed the ceremony of installation , and praised the reception given to them at the festive board , and the laudable

way in which everything was served . The principal event of the evening was the presentation to Bro . Knight of a handsome silver cup which had been unanimously voted to him by the brethren of the lodge as a mark of their testimony , esteem , and fraternal regard , and for

his zeal in the interest of the lodge during the past year over which he had been called unexpectedly to preside , owing to the W . M ., Bro . Harvey , removing to a distant part of the country just after his installation last year . On it was the following inscription , viz . . " Presented by

the brethren of the Cornwallis Lodge , No . 1 , 107 , to Bro . T . W . Kni ght , P . M . and P . G . D . C . Kent , lor services rendered during the year 1873 . " The W . M ., in a neat speech , made the presentation , and the recipient , Bro . Knight , in an appropriate speech expressed his gratitude for the

handsome and costly present , which he had no doubt would be kept as an heir-loom in his famil y for generations to come , and anything he could do to further the interest of the lodge or the comfort of the brethren would at all times have his utmost energy and attention . Tea and coffee having been served , the brethren took

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their departure , all well-pleased in having spent such a happy reunion . ALDERSHOT . —Aldershol Camp Lodge ( No . I 33 ) - —The regular meeting of this lodge was held at the Royal Hotel , Aldershot , on the 3 rd instant , the chair of K . S . being occupied by the

W . M ., Bro . Capt . Richardson , R . E ., who was supported b y the following officers , viz .: —Bros . Mc Kenzie , S . W . ; White , J . W . ; Anderson , as S . D . ; Smith , as J . D . ; Phillips , as I . G . ; and Wade , as O . G . The lodge having been opened in form , the minutes of the previous lodge , on the 5 th of June—embodying the resolutions

expressive of the regret of the brethren at the late lamented decea-e of our M . W . P . G . M . Bro . the Earl of Zetland ; also of the departure from among them of Bro . Carnegie , P . M ., and late Treasurer ; as well as the election of Bro . Capt . Richardson , W . M ., as Treasurer , in succession to Bro . Carnegie—were read and confirmed . A ballot was then taken for two candidates for

initiation , which m each case proved unanimous , and one being present , he was duly initiated into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . The lodge was then opened in the second degree , when Bros . Mc Kenny and Carter , candidates for the third degree , were

entrusted and retired , having given proof of proficiency in the former . The lodge was opened in the third degree , when Bros . Mc Kenny and Carter were raised to the sublime degree of M . M . The lodges of the third and second degrees were closed . A set of large Craft

tracing boards having been beautifully executed in oil painting , and furnished to the lodge by Bro . Austin , R . E ., a member , the brethren voted a sum of money to that brother in payment of the expenses connected therewith . Hearty good wishes having been announced by Bro . Cole ,

Prov . G . Pursuivant , Kent , on behalf of the " Brownrigg Lodge of Unity , " No . 1424 , of which he is the W . M ., the Camp Lodge was closed with solemn prayer about 9 p . m . LANCASTER . —The Duke of Lancaster Lodge ( No . l 3 > 3 ) - —This prosperous lodge held its second

annual gathering on Wednesday , the 2 nd inst , at the Masonic Rooms , Athenaeum , for the purpose of installing the W . M . and officers for the ensuing year . There were present—Bros . John Barrow , W . M . ; J . Bele , S . W . ; W . Heald , J . W . ; J . Acton , Acting Secretary ; J . Ellershaw ,

Acting S . D . ; Thomas Parkinson , Acting J . D . ; Robert Wolfenden , I . G . ; C . Hartley , P . M . ; J . Taylor , Organist ; W . Bulfield , J . S . ; William S . Carr , T . Longmire , John Davies , and others . Amongst the visiters present were the following , viz .: —Bros . James Beesley , 281 ; Thomas

Dodgson , P . M . and H . 995 , and S . W . 1390 ; R . Pearson , P . M . 995 ; John Case , P . M . and Z . 995 ; R . Dodgson , 1590 , P . G . S . B . of Westmoreland and Cumberland ; J . H . Matthews , W . M . 995 W . Harrison , S . W . 995 ; J . Postlethwaite , j . W . 995 and 1398 ; J . Hartley , J . S .

995 ; and J . B . Macguire , 995 . The lodge was opened in the first degree , when the W . M . initiated one candidate into Freemasonry . The lodge was opened in the second and third degrees . The W . M . then vacated the chair , and Bro . T . Dodgson ascended the chair of K . S ., and

assisted by Bros . Case , Pearson , and R . Dodgson , in a most impressive manner , installed Bro . J : Bell , S . W ., as W . M . for the ensuing year . The ceremony throughout gave great pleasure to those who witnessed it . The W . M ., Bro . J . Bell , installed his officers as follows , viz . : —

Bros . W . Heald , S . W . Joseph Barrow , J . W . ; J . Acton , Secretary ; Thomas Holmes , Treasurer ; J . Conlon , S . D . ; Robert Wolfenden , J . D . ; J . H . Williams , I . G . ; J . Taylor , Organist ; William Bulfield , S . S . ; R . Parkinson , J . S . ; | .

Watson , Tyler . The W . M . then presented Bro . John Barrow , I . P . M ., with a handsome P . M . jewel ( supplied by Bro . George Kenning ) , subscribed for by the members as a mark of their esteem for the able and efficient manner in

which he had conducted the lodge during his year of office , expressing a wish , on behalf of himself and the brethren , that he might long remain amongst them . The lodge having been

closed with solemn prayer , the brethren adjourned to Bro . Longmire ' s , West View Hotel , Morecambe , to celebrate the anniversary of St . John the Baptist . The banquet was splendidly served , and gave great credit lo the host and

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hostess . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given . The brethren were conveyed from and to Lancaster in Bro . Longmire ' s wagonettes .

INSTRUCTION .

UNITED PILGRIMS LODGE OF INSTRUCTION ( NO . 5 ° 7 ) - —The fifteen sections were worked in this lodge , at the " Antelope Tavern , " Lorn road , Brixton , on Friday , the 4 th inst ., Bro . James Stevens , W . M . of the Great City

Lodge , No . 1426 , and P . M . of several other lodges , presiding as Section Master . A very large number of metropolitain brethren attended , and the proceedings throughout were most instructive and agreeable . The sections were worked in the following order , viz : —

1 st Lecture , 1 st Section Bro . Trusler ; „ 2 nd „ Welsfordj „ 3 rd „ Cranswick ; ,, 4 th „ Larlham j „ Jth „ Coe ; ,, 6 th „ Trusler j

„ 7 " >> Larlham ; 2 nd Lecture , 1 st „ Trusler ; „ 2 nd „ Poorej „ 3 rd „ Larlham ;

„ 4 th „ Noke ; „ jth , Trusler ; 3 rd Lecture , 1 st „ Welsford ; „ 2 nd „ Noke ; » 3 rd » Poore ; The Master ' s Section The W . M .

At the conclusion of the work , Bro . E . M . Haigh , Past Grand Steward , proposed that the thanks of the lodge be given to the brethren who had so ably expounded the several sections , which proposition was unanimously carried , as also a vote of thanks to Bro Stevens , for his efficient services as Section Master .

Scotland.

Scotland .

GLASGOW . —St . Mungo Encampment held an emergency meeting on J une a 8 th , for the purpose of receiving into the Order two of the American Masons who had not attained that degree . The encampment was opened at 12 noon by Sir Knt . Bell , M . N . C . There were

also present—Sir Knts . T . Clanachan , P . N . C . ; J . Tweed , Deputy C . ; G . W . Wheeler , Sec , Acting Prelate ; M . Clanachan , C . C . ; G . B . Adams , Acting J . C . ; J . Crabb , Acting M . j J . Douglas , A . D . C ; J . Johnson , W . ; and several other knights . Comps . Cecil S . Spates of West

Virginia , Colonel Le Grand Benedict , of Columbia , and Robert Fraser , of Glasgow , were then introduced , and duly exalted Knights of the Temple ; and after a Priory of Malta had been formed , they were also dubbed Kni ghts of Malta . C . S . Spates , on behalf of the American

fraters , expressed the gratification they felt at so many gentlemen leaving their engagements at midday to confer on them these degrees ; and though , by stopping , they had lost the opportunity of accompanying their own party through the Trossachs and some of the finest

scenery in Scotland , yet , on returning home , onte of their proudest boasts would be that they had been created Knights Templar in " Bonnie Scotland ; " where the remnant of the Order had found shelter from the relentless persecutions of its enemies in days of yore ; and they would

convey back to the New World , enshrined in their hearts , the lessons they had that day received , and never forget the kindness the / had received at the hands of Sir Knt . Bell and his officers . R . Bell , M . N . C , briefly responded , and the whole body of knights escorted their new-made fraters to the railway , with hearty

wishes for a safe pilgrimage to them on their tour through Europe , and prosperity to them on their arrival in their own land , feeling that these interchanges of international amenities will all help to hasten on the time when the principles of Masonry shall be more widely diffused , and its influence permeate the minds of the enlightened of botli hemispheres .

A BOON TO EVERY HOUSIMOI . U . —Boots , with the ecle brated wire-i | uilted soles , wearing twice as long asorditury leather , for all ages ; and children ' s boots with metallic tips , which never wear out at the toes , may be had at most shoe dealers . Insist 011 giving th'se a tiial , and judge on their , merits .