Table Of Contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS .

R . POBTS OF MASONIC M EETINGS :-CraftMnsonry . j 2 j M « k Masonry . . . 326 J £ . d Cross of Constantine 32 G o ^ vjSeial Grand'tod BC of Hertfordshire ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . "' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . 326 Yi .: rr lo Contributors and Correspondents 328 ^ ofWax ... 3 . 8

,,, Another Pamphlet ; 3 = 9 roiiirt ' spbSDESCE : — nf Proposing Joining Members 330 The M . W . G . M . and Grand Lodge 33 ° Roval Masonic Institution for Girls 331 Roval Masonic Institution for Boys 332 Royal M asonic Benevolent Institution 32 "

Obituary 332 Masonic and General Tidings 327 The Progress of the Controversy 32 S Masonic . Meetings for next Week 332 Advertisements , i . ii . iii . iv . v . vi .

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

. . _ Craft Utesimrg . GRANITE LODGE ( No . 1328 ) . —To paint a scene is one thing , but to fit it for the due performance of the actors , is another business altogether . lt would not do to make your actors speak their speeches from the spire of St . Paul ' s to the groundlings beneath , nor would it do to hire a balloon for a sea voyage . And so likewise , if you are : going to air your pent-up lungs you would not

select as a promenade the pristine purlieus of Paddington . No , your nose would instinctively turn in the direction of the balmy breezes of Brighton , and your inner man would p laintively appeal to you to" give him air . " We have heard of ingenious men who weigh the earth , and watch the stars , and can tell to an ounce what old mother earth weighs , and judge to a nicety lhe sublunary

influence of stars -, but no one , wc venture to wager , has ever yet calculateel the amount of physic and pills swallowed by the living multitude of towns in order to keep body and soul together-, indeed , it is doubtful whether such details could ever be forthcoming . People gasp for breath often enough in London ; the atmosphere is sometimes as thick as a Dutch cheese , and quite as nasty . You may plunge

your probosces in the best "Rimmell , but the pleasure is too transient ; it is soon gone , and the perfume scattered to the four ( though one is often quite enough ) winds of Heaven . What wonder , then , if the merry men of the Granite seek in the bosom of old mother earth at Virginia Water that consolation which they cannot find at home ? Bio . J . Lewis Thomas , the pioneer of pleasure , with the

faithful band of brothers , gave abundant proof of the possession of judgment when they selected this charming spot for a summer banquet . 1 low soothing to the active mind of man is the rippling of the waters ; to hear the translucent stream playing and dashing about under a sun of 110 is a sensation which makes a lasting impression . How delightful to sit in the cool shade of the flowery dell ,

basking not in , but out of the sunshine . For this is what you can do at the " Wheatsheaf , " Virginia Water ; and what the members of the Granite did on Wednesday , the 29 th ult . It is one of the brightest jewels that old England can boast of . Let it be stated that on that auspicious day they all assembled at the Waterloo Station of the London and South-Western Railway , where a train of

saloon carriages was in waiting to convey them to this verdant spot , this ideal Lake of Como , which after a short lime they reached in safety , at least they were about one mile distant from the Wheatsheaf . At the Virginia Water Station they were not destined to land without a greeting , for no sooner had they reached terra firma proper than Bro . Grassland put in an appearance and conducted them

over the " Holloway Sanatorim for mental diseases built in the Tudor style , and which was presented to the nation by the eminent pill and ointment manufacturer , it having cost him £ 170 , 000 , and on which an additional £ 70 , 000 will be expended ere it is thoroughly completed . The brethren very much enjoyed the inspection , which occupied about an hour . To keep to the business of the

nay ( for you cannot perform the parts of the programme without business ) , after they had investigated all the details of the building the brethren speedily found their way to the Wheatsheaf , where in the full bounty of nature they revelled for some time until the signal came that drags were » i readiness to convey them to Windsor Castle . Eager f ° r the fray , the brethren speedily mounted their vehicles ,

a "d in a twinkling were fast on the road making towards "ie Long Walk , which some very fine animals enabled ' ) 'em to reach in little or no time , and here all was loveliness . You could not shed a ray cf your eje without its wing filled with the exquisite forms of nature . To see "' e tall trees growing in such luxuriance on either side of you , then to behold in the far distance that gorgeous

" } d castle , were sights that would vie with anything continental . Her Majesty being within the castle , the brethren had lo remain withuut , and they accordingly "hung their banners on the outer wall , " that is to say , they tested , and were thankful . Time , the ancient enemy , soon made giant strides , and bade them return to the Wheatsheaf , " which they did . " Here awaited them the feast reason . A most excellent banquet was prepared and served

up in a marquee tent , erected in the gardens . The menu desi gned from the ( it would not be right to say gastronomic head ) let us say tbe culinary imagination of Bro . nomas , was replete with the choicest of dainties . It would j ' c ^ c'ty to the hungry to describe the severa l dishes , let fuffice that they gave abundant satisfaction , and added * » rge laurel to the renown of the Wheatsheaf . After -i' / JS * W dra-wn Bro . John Olivet , P . M . ( who occuh " chair-in the absence ; of Bro , Mugee ' ridee , W . M .,

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

from indisposition ) gave the usual Masonic toasts , which were jovially responded to , after which Bro . Thomas proposed " The Health of the Visitors , " which was briefly acknowledged . Then Bro . Oliver asked them to drink to Bro . Thomas for the able way in which he had conducted the management of the banquet , which they did in a hearty manner . The speeches were very few and very short , and

Bro . Oliver may henceforth claim for his motto , " Brevity is the soul of wit . " To have long speeches after a good dinner is like taking pills after sugar . It often happens that the tongue abuses the privilege of speech ; on this occasion the merry men of the Granite were free from such a charge -, and , as a consequence , the whole party were able to reach London by the eleven o ' clock train . The

members present were Bros . John Oliver , P . M ., in tbe chair ; Jas . L . Thomas , P . M . and Secretary ; G . De Maid , P . M . ; John Bosworth , P . M . ; Dr . J . W . Oswald , P . M . ; Fredk . West , S . W . ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . M . ; James Crossland , Richd . Coad , G . Chapman , J . B . Lee , P . F . Giles , Benj . Turner , J . D . ; D . W . Pearse , P . M . ; Wm . Holliday , Frank Kirk , A . J . Taylor , W . Wood , E . Matheson , Thos . W . Aldwinckle , J . H . Outhwaite ,

Frank Harger , E . G . Wyatt , J . Oswald Gardner , W . S . The visitors were Bros . Wm . Dyott Burnaby , W . M . 142 ; Major Shadwell Gierke , 33 ° ; Rev . P . M . Holden ,, S . W . City of Westminster ; Martin , J . E . Poole , Jos . Randall , Dr . Palmer , Sir M . W . Williams , Aug . Woodcock , Col . Grant , Rev . C . Grant , W . S . Plimsoll , H . Webb , Clayton PalrfTer , jun ., Jno . May , E . Crickmay , Thompson , ( " Freemason" ) , and Messrs . F . Pollett , and Tom Hitchins .

SURREY MASONIC HALL LODGE ( No . 539 ) - —The first anniversary and installation meeting of this successful lodge was held on Thursday , July 6 , at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New Road . Bro . Mark Samuel Larlham , W . M ., presided , and the officers present were Bros . Ramsey , S . W ., and W . M elect ; Green , J . W . ; Ritherdon , S . D . Ross , I . G . ; Oliver , Sec ; and Harvey , D . C .

The following visitors were present—C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . Purs ; J . Wright , Commemoration Lodge ; H . Thompson , 1426 , and P . M . 177 and 1158 ( "Freemason" ); J . Dann , P . M . 72 ; Morgan , Gladsmuir , 1383 ; Clarke , 1385 ; W . Harris , 766 ; A . C . Shelley , 1328 ; J . H . Vockins , P . M . 1329 ; J . L . Thomas , 142 , and others . Lodge having been opened and advanced to the Third Degree ,

Bro . Cannon was very impressively raised by the W . Master to the degree of a M . M . The lodge vvas then lowered to the Second Degree , and Bros . Walden and Timms were passed to the degree of F . C . The next business was to install Bro . Ramsey , the W . M . elect , into the chair , and that duty was most ably performed by Bro . Larlham , the retiring Master , a Board of Installed Masters

having been formed for that purpose . On the re-admission of the excluded brethren below the chair the new W . Master was saluted in the customary manner in the different degrees , andjhe then appointed his officers as follows : — Bros . Green , S . W . ; Ritherdon , J . W . ; Larlham , Treasurer ; Murray , Secretary ; Ross , S . D . ; Harvey , J . D . ; Allen , I . G . ; Larlham , D . C ; and A . Martin , D . C . Bro .

Larlham , P . M ., proposed that a jewel should be presented to Bro . Oliver , the late Secretary , which was put and unanimously carried . Bro . Oliver thanked the brethren for the honour conferred upon him , and he must say that not the slightest notice had been given him of any intention to do so . The report of the audit committee was presented , which showed that the funds of the lodge were

in a satisfactory state , and after some other business had been transacted the lodge was closed in due form and the brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was most bountifully served . On the withdrawal of the cloth the W . M . said it devolved upon him to propose the first toast , which was " The Queen and the Craft , " and as her reign had been a peaceful one they had much reason to be

thankful for it . Drank with cordiality , followed by the National Anthem . The W . Master , in giving "The Health of the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , " said that he had passed through a voyage of discovery unparalleled in the history of this or any other country , and they ought to congratulate him on his relurn home in health and strength , and he shewed that

he was as good a man at the end as he was at the beginning . ( Cheers . ) The W . Master next gave " The Pro . Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Gfand Officers , " coupling with the toasts the name of Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purs . The toast was cordially responded to . Bro . Cottebrtttns , returned thanks . Bro . Larlham , P . M ., said that the brethren must

bc aware of the toast he had to propose when they saw that for a brief period he was entrusted with the W . M . ' s gavel . That was the first time he had the opportunity of proposing the health of the W . M . He ( Bro . Larlham ) felt proud to be installed as the Master of the lodge , and having known Bro . Ramsey for some time , he felt sure that he would carry out the duties Of the chair to

the satisfaction of the brethren . He asked the brethren to lise and drink " , 'rhe Health of Bro , Ramsey , their W . M . " The W . Master said as their fire was sharp , so sharp must be bis response , and he could assure them that he would endeavour to discharge his duties as a Mason in general and to that lodge in particular . He said it then devolved upon him to perform an exceptional and very

pleasing office , and in doing so he should be the mouth-piece of the' brethren . Bro . Larlham had been a most able and painstaking Master of the lodge , and he ( the W . M . ) knew that he left no stone unturned to make all his officers equal to his own merits . He had pleasure to be his Seniir Warden , and he was now Master of the

lodge . In Bro . Larlham they always found a ready instructor , and when he wrfs called upon to rule the lodge he felt that he was the rig ht man in the right place . He perfectly will knew his duties , and he cartied them diit both as a man irid i bi & son . If tie vi'is to tallf urftil id ' morrow he could riot s , &\ itfoie 61 birti , ct * of tWrfiSnrtfi' in

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

which he performed his duties , and it afforded him ( the W . Master ) the greatest pleasure in placing [ on Bro . Larlharh ' s breast a memento of the good will of ' the lodge . ( He placed the jewel on his breast 'which bore the following inscription : — " Presented to Bro . M . S . Larlham as a mark of esteem for his eminent services as W . Master . 1876 . " ) Bro . Larlham , I . P . M ., said he thanked the W .

Master very sincerely for the kind words he had been pleased to express to him for what he had done , as he had only done his duty , and thanked all the brethren present for placing him in such a proud position . He thanked them sincerely for voting him such a handsome and valuable jewel , and he could assure them that in the future as well as in the past he would endeavour to carry out his

duties , and would never cease to maintain the interest of the lodge . The W . M . next gave " The Visitors , " for which Bro . Clarke responded . " The Officers " was next given , and was responded to by Bro . Green , S . W . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propose was one not on their list , and it was " The Press , " and with this he coupled the names of Bro . Thompson , Bro . Scale , and

Bro . Shelley . Bro . H . Thompson ( " Freemason " ) , in returning thanks , referred to the large sums of money received for the Masonic Institutions during the year , and the very encouraging results which had been derived from the education given in the Royal Masonic Institution for Bbys , several of them taking honours at the recent Cambridge examination . Bro . Scale also returned thanks .

The Tyler ' s toast was then given , and a very happy and harmonious meeting Was brought to a close . LIVERPOOL . —Mariners' Lodge ( No . 249 ) . — The members of the Mariners ' , perhaps the most numerous and one of the most influential in the Province of West Lancashire , assembled in great force at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , on Thursday , the gth inst ., for the

purpose of the installation of the W . M . for the coming year . The lodge was duly opened by Bro . H . P . Price , W . M . ; and he was supported by Bros . J . Hayes , P . M . ; W . Crane , P . M . ; J . J . Rose , P . M . ; W . Jones , P . M . ; H . Pearson , P . M . ; the Rev . P . Pennington , P . M . ; J . Lloyd , S . W . ; the Rev . P . Hains , J . W . ; Dr . J . K . Smith , P . G . Reg ., P . M ., Treas . ; R . Coliings , Sec ; J .

C . Robinson , S . D . ; W . Garlick , I . G . ; F . Barnett , S . ; W . P . Jennings , S . ; J . Whalley , S . ; W . H . Ball , Tyler ; J . Croxton , J . Crebbin , R . J . Filder , H . W . Pafry , W . Corbett , J . M . Ellison , C . J . Jones , W . H . Vernon , J . Wilson , W . Mooney , T . Roberts , J . Wood , Treas . 1094 ( "Freemason" ); T . Williams , W . Wilson , J . O . Jones , J . Stevens , W . Procter , T . Grayson , W .

Williams , J . Nicholas , J . Cook , A . Anderson , H . Hall , A . Barnard , J . Chambers , C . White , R . Weale , C . Warner , F . Cooper , E . Ramson , J . Williams , and others . Amongst the visitors were Bros , the Rev . J . F . Goggin , P . P . G . C . ; G . Morgan , P . M . 1035 ; Major Turner , P . M . 823 -, A . J . Henochsberg , WdVL 1502 : C . Leedham , P . M . 220 ; H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec ; J .

Pemberton , P . G . S . ; H . Scott , P . M . 86 ; J . Skeaf , P . G . O . ; W . Doyle , P . G . J . D . ; J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C ; S . Schonstadt , S . D . 1572 , and others . The chair of Installing Master was taken by Bro . Dr . J . K . Smith , P . G . Reg ., who impressively and efficiently placed Bro . John Lloyd in the chair of W . M . for qhe ensuing year . Bro . Lloyd , W . M ., after being saluted iii the usual manner with great cordiality , appointed the following brethren as his efficient staff of officers : —Bros . H . P . Price , I . P . M . ; the Rev .

Philip Hams , S . W . ; J . C . Robinson , J . W . ; Dr . J . K . Smith , P . G . Reg ., Treas . ( re-elected ); R . Coliings , Sec . ( re-appointed ) ; J . Hayes , P . M ., D . C . ; W . Garlick , S . D . ; W . P . Jennings , J . D . ; F . Barnett , I . G . ; W . Corbett and J . Whalley , Stewards ; W . G . Veale , Org . ; and W . H . Ball , Tyler . At the conclusion of the installation ceremony , Bto . J . Lloyd , W . M .,

inaugurated his yeai ' s labour by initiating Mr . George Cox Beecham in a style which promises well for his year of office . The brethren were then' called off to banquet , which was provided by Bro . W . Vines , P . M . 220 , in the large dining room of the hall . The menu embraced all the delicacies ol ! the season , and the wines were both varied and excellent . Bro . J . Lloyd , W . M ., who presided , gave the

toasts of " The Queen , " and ' * Bro . H . R . H . Albert Edward , Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., the Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " which were very cordially responded to . Bro . Dr . Smith gave "The Earl of Carnarvon , " and " Lord Skelmersdale , " the latter being responded to by Bro . J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C , who said it was flow little more than twenty years since

he had his Second Degree' in [ the Mariners' Lodge , and it was never in a better position than at present . He was quite sure that Brb . Lloyd would emulate the example of those who had gone before him , and maintain the excellent reputation of the lodge in the Province of West Lancashire . Bro . J . Hayes , P . M ., gave " Bro . the Hon . F . Stanley , M . P ., D . Prov . G . M ., and P . G . Officers , Past

arid Present , " which was responded to by Bro . Dr . Smith , P . G . Reg . Bro . H . P . Price , I . P . M ., then gave "The Health of the Worshipful Master , " and in doing so said the way in which he had commenced his year of office was Very gratifying to the lodge . The position of the lodge was everything which could be desired—there was not a discordant voice in it , and its prosperity was very great . The toast was received with immense enthusiasm and

Masonic honours . Bro . J . Lloyd , W . M ., in response , said : I thank you very much indeed for the great honour which you have been pleased to confer upon me this day b y placing me in the chair of the Mariners' Lodge . 1 assure you , brethren , I will endeavour to maintain the dignity of

that chair during the coming year , and that I will assiduously strive to perform the duties which devolve upon me to your entire satisfaction . Brethren , I thank you very much for the manner in which my health has been profejsetf dhd respdrided to . " If He P . M . ' s of the Lodge , " gsvefl fry jki'W . M ., was AikMWiedged by Bro ' . H . P . Piii « , I . fcSf . T ' ltt W . Sf . t « en prdpdfefd " f tie Installing