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KENNINGTON LODGE ( NO . 1381 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on the 5 th inst ., at the Surrey Club House , Kennington , and was numerously attended . Bros . Koch , W . M . ; " Everett , S . W . ; Gardner , J . W . ; Higgins , Acting S . D . ; Walls , acting J . D . ; ' Kewes , l . G . ; Mann , l . P . M . ;

Page , P . M ., Treasurer ; Stuart , P . M ., Secretary ; Webb , W . S . ; Hey ward , D . C . The W . M ., assisted by his officers , raised Bros . Cruse and Gibson to the sublime degree of M . M ., and initiated Mr . W . Fallow into the Mysteries of the Craft . The ballot was then taken for the election of

W . M . for the ensuing year , and Bro . Gardner was by the unanimous vote of the lodge elected to that high and honourable position . The S . W . having been just elected W . M . of another lodge , was not eligible for the distinction , except by special dispensation from Grand Lodge , and moreover he had gracefully retired in favour of the J . W . Bro .

Gardner returned thanks for the honour awarded him , and said he trusted that he should discharge the duties of the position to the satisfaction of the members , and that no elf oil would be wanting on his part to enhance the comfort and funds of the lodge , of which he was one of the founders , and which he was proud to see had in so short a time arrived at so high and flourishing a condition . Bro . Mann

proposed and Bro . Page seconded that a P . M . s jewel should be presented at the next meeting to Bro . Koch , W . M ., for his attention to the duties of his position , and the ability displayed by him during his year of office . This resolution was unanimously carried . Bro . Page , P . M ., was unanimously re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . Longstaff , as Tyler , had the same honour awarded to him . Bros . Walls , Speedy

and Stokes were elected Auditors . The W . M . appointed Bro . W . A . Ellis to the vacant post of Organist . Some minor business having been transacted , the lodge was closed in ancient form , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , catered lor hy Bro . Pope . Among the visitors present were representatives of the following lodges Bros . Wright , W . M . Southern Star ; Arnold , W . M .

Strong Man ; Myers , W . M . Lily of Richmond ; Scott , J . W . Albion ; Wilson , S . D . Excelsior ; Palmer , J . D . Domatic . The usual loyal and Craft toasts were given from the chair , and responded to with excellent force by the brethren . Bros . Walls and Ellis gave one verse of the " National Anthem , " and " God Bless the Prince of Wales . " " The Health , of the W . M . " was proposed by Bro . Mann and

responded to , and Bro . Webb having contributed a humourous song , the W . M . replied at length , and in the course of his speech he stated that he felt pleased at the compliment paid him , but that he was obliged to state that through ill health and pressure of business , of several of the officers of the lodge , who were consequently prevented from attending , he had had to work under the greatest of difficulties ,

which had rendered the duties of the chair not so pleasant or easy as they ought otherwise to have been , and that he could not let the opportunity pass without recording his thanks to some of the junior members of the lodge , who had kindly and with ability assisted him throughout his arduous year of office . Bro . Sargood having sang a " buffo " song , the toast of " The Initiate" was given , received and

responded to by Bro . r allow in a neat and appropriate speech . Bro . Palmer sang " Wapping Old Stairs , " Bro . Walls " Come into the Garden , Maud , " and Bro . Wilson contributed a reading upon the the theme of " Tobacco , " all of which effusions gave apparent satisfaction to the brethren . The " Visitors" toast followed , and was severally responded to . Bro . J . Wright in particular made an excellent and amusing reply . " The Health of the W . M . elect "

was given , and replied to by Bro . Gardner , who said in the course of his remarks that although the W . M . had stated that the chair of K . S . was not an easy one to fill , he was not to be deterred or disheartened thereby , but that it was his intention t' render it a most pleasant one , as far as he personally was concerned , and he hoped that the members of the lodge would assist him in that end-ivour . The Tyler's Toast terminated the proceedings .

GIIEAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —This lodge met on Saturday last , at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , City , Bro . Nathan Bryant Headon , W . M ., presiding . There were also present , Bros . Jas . Stevens , P . M . ; | no . Seex . J . W . ; R . Stairway , J . Blackic , W . Ii . Catchpolc , T . Preston , E . Moody , J . Freeman , J . Hamer , C . Taylor , T . Robinson , C . Stuart Barker , jun ., J . Boulton . G . S . Elliot ,

S . Browne , A . T . Rolfc , J . Thompson , E . Cox , W . V Kibble , W . Baber , P . Tompkins , R . Frudick , W . Ii . Hook , J . Tullidge , G . Page , J . Archer , J . D . Moore , J . Bumpus , \ V . Macqueen , W . Middleton , j . Phillips , ) . W . Colmer , F . T . Keeblc , F . W . Potts , C . H . Burrows , ' E . H . Davis , G . Jenkins , E . Roberts , L . Lewis , H . Tompson , J . E . Hugo , G . II . Hooper , F . Lunttis , and visitors G . Payne , W . M . 1 ;

C . | . Bliven , 330 ; A . Ii . Tattershall , P . M . 140 ; C . W . Nocbmcr , P . M . 186 ; G . H . Cambridge , | . D . 15 ; W . Mardin , 205 ; W . B . Wallace , 127 ; J . Allen , S . W . 1297 ; G . F . Wilson , 5 69 ; Sidney Spencer , 192 ; E . M . Haigh , P . M . 29 ; S . Gammon , W . M . 2 ofi ; W . Worrell , P . M . 766 ; S . Crane , S . W . 933 ; H . Daw , 145 ; and C . E . Soppelt , 55 . The lodge was called for two o ' clock , but notwithstanding

that early hour , the brethren had assembled in large numbers , and the work was at once proceeded with . The lodge was opened with promptitude , and after the reading and confirmation of the minutes , the following ceremonies were performed : —Raisings , Bros . Bumpus , Thompson , Cox , and RoUc ; Passings , Bros . Potter , Burrows , and Davis ; and Initiations , Messrs . Headon , Stamp , and

Davis . Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., did the passings . The lodge was in session above five hours , great care being taken with the execution of the work , and the candidates being taken separately . Fifty guineas were voted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , and the lodge was

closed after Bro . Jas . Stevens had appealed to the brethren to contribute a trilie individually to a case of great distress . A banquet followed , which was equal in quality , quantity , and attendance , to any of Bro . . Sidney Spencer ' s previous efforts , and at its conclusion , the W . M . proposed the loyal ; md Masonic toasts . In giving the toast of " The Visitors , "

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he remarked that besides several distinguished brethren of home lodges being present , there was amongst the company a brother from New York , whom he was sure they would all be delighted to hail . Bro . Gammon , "W . M . No . 206 , responded for the English brethren ; and in replying for himself Bro . Bliven said : 1 thank you for the compliment which you pay me this evening as the representative of American

Freemasonry . 1 did not come here to-night for the purpose of being toasted ; 1 came here to see how Englishmen made Masons ; and i must confess that 1 have been much pleased and deeply interested in the forms and ceremonies of three degrees which I witnessed to day . 1 can only hope , worshipful sir and brethren , for the continued success and prosperity of your young lodge—young in years , but old ,

I should judge , in its material ; and 1 only hope that the sublime principles of Freemasonry may be impressed deeply upon the minds of all the brethren of the Great City Lodge ( Hear , hear ) . Bro . James Stevens , I . P . M ., proposed "The W . M ., " whom he described as a Master that was fully deserving of all praise , without stepping beyond the hard-and-fast line of absolute truth—a brother who had

proved himself capable of performing the duties of his office in a manner most creditable to any member of the Craft . Without going over all the compliments which had been bestowed on W . Masters in all lodges , some of which were well deserved , while others were only partially merited , he could say , without exaggerating in the slightest degree , that no lodge could have a better

exponent of the principles of Freemasonry than the present occupant of the chair of the Great City Lodge , who had studied to make himself a theoretical Mason , as far as the ritual was concerned , and had succeeded in so doing by rendering the ceremonies to the satisfaction of the brethren ; and also had in the outer world carried the principles of Freemasonry into practical effect . The W . M .., after saying

that he did the best he could do , informed the brethren that being but a young Mason he could hardly expect to be a shining light , but if he succeeded in giving satisfaction to the brethren , whether in lodge or at the banquettable , he should be more than rewarded for any trouble he had taken . The occupation of the chair of such a lodge as the Great City was really a great undertaking , and ,

where a man who , like himself , was very much occupied in business , and able to give but little attention to Masonic forms , was deserving of consideration before he engaged in it . When he went into the chair that evening the work was so heavy that he felt at its commencement nearly appalled ; but when he had encountered it , and had brushed off some of the cobwebs which hung about his memory ,

he got at his work with a little confidence , and it was very pleasing , now that his duties in lodge woe over for the day , to find that what he had done was so satisfactory , lie was much gratified to see so many visitors , and he could assure the brethren that while he remained in the chair of this lodge he should clo everything he possibly could to render the lodge hospitable lo brethren of other

lodges . ( Hear , hear . ) In giving the toast of " The Initiates , " the W . M . said that while the W . M . of a lodge had to endure the agony of his health being proposed at every meeting while he was president , it could only happen to the initiates but once . ( Laughter . ) He then slated that it was peculiarly gratifying to him to have had the duty of initiating his own brother into the Order ; and

said that the other two initiates , whom he had also known for many years , ought to have been initiated years ago , for they had , in fact , been Freemasons all their lives without knowing it . The Great City Lodge had adopted them , and would have the pleasure of finding them , by-and-bye , the right sort of men to belong to the Craft . Bro . Headon , in the course of his remarks in acknowledging

the toast , observed that the way in which he had witnessed the W . M . ' s health proposed and drunk that evening encouraged him to hope that he might in time himself get round the table to the same post of honour . Bro . James Stevens responded to the toast of "The I . P . M ., " and after thanking the brethren for their responding to the toast , and their acknowledgments of the services he

had performed for the lodge — which he would not be so bashful as to say were wholly unmerited—referred to the readiness with which the brethren had answered to his call on them for charity . They had at his request parted with small sums of money upon faith alone—the substance of things hoped for , the evidence of things not seen . Their faith had been exemplified in the

fact that he had only had to ask , thank God , 111 a good cause ! ( though they did not know it at the time ) and his request was immediately granted . He could promise them that if ever he asked for similar assistance again , it would only be in a cause which was proper , right and good . If any brother , after that statement , wished to have his shilling back again , he ( Bro . Stevens ) would be happy to

return it . He did not generally like the practice of passing the hat roimd unless there was something substantially good connected with the case . He would now tell then ; more about the case they had subscribed to than they knew before . Three guineas had already been subscribed without the contributors knowing for whom it was intended . That was ; m evidence of faith in their I . P . M .,

who told them that he wanted a pair of boots , and some articles of clothing , and he should leave it to the generosity of the individual brethren now to supplement the amount already subscribed . It was wanted for a poor lady who lost her husband some time ago , and who had previously been assisted by this lodge as well as by the lodge to which her husband belonged . She had got into such a state of penury that she had had great difficulty in keeping

herself and children from absolute starvation , and was at the present moment in great want . Her husband was a Devonshire brother . She had now a child lying dead , for whom she had 110 means of providing burial . She had a daughter elected into the Infant Orphan Asylum , through the kindness of the W . M . ( Bro . Headon ) , and that child could not at present go there for want of boots and clothing . If any of the brethren wanted their shillings back

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now they might have them . He had told them they might rely on the genuineness of the case , and here it was . This good lady—and good lady she was , for a move cheerful body under her circumstances , a more hopeful woman , a more ladylike woman he had never had an opportunity of meeting ; she evidently belonged to that walk in society which her late husband was well capable of adorning ,

and adorned when he was in it—and was now reduced to a state of penury . He was happy to say the brethren might now go home with the satisfactory reflection that they had provided a widow with the means of burying one child , and given another child the means of going before the Committee of the Female Orphan Asylum . 7 ^ he W . M . supplemented these observations by saying that the

deceased had insured his life in the Norwich Union and the European ; but he sold his policy in the former , and the latter , it was known , failed . One child—Agnes—had been got into a home at Starcross ; one would be got into the Infant Orphan Asylum ; and the one they were going to try to get into the Masonic Girls' School died yesterday ( the Sth inst ) . When he got home that evening very late , just as he was going to bed , the mother called on

him—and she could not come sooner , for she had not the boots to come in—to know what she was to do to bury this child . —( A further subscription was then made , and £ 7 in all was collected ) . —Bro . Seex replied for " The Officers , " and the brethren shortly afterwards separated . Under the direction of Bro . W . Hook , Organist , a selection of music was performed during the evening by the Misses May ami Florence Wootlville , Madame Caslone , and Mr . Morgan .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

WICTON . —Si . Joint ' s Chapter ( No . 327 ) . —The companions of the Holy Royal Arch Chapter of St . John ' s , 327 , Wigtoa , held a chapter on Friday , the 1 st inst ., when four brethren were exalted to the supreme degree , Comp . Banridge acting as Z . There was a very large chapter , and at the close of the proceedings , 22 sat down to dinner . Comp . Porter , Z ., presided , and Comp . Gate , P . Z ., ice ,

in the vice-chair TIVEHTON . —St . Peto s Chapter ( No . 1125 ) . —A quarterly convocation was held at the Masonic Hall , on the evening of Wednesday , the 16 th inst ., the Principal's chair being occupied by E . Comps . James Mills , P . Prov . G . D . C , Z . ; Walter , H . : Reed , P . Z ., as H . ; Henry Davey , J . The retiring Z . was unanimously re-elected for the year ensuing ,

and Ex . Comp . Davy having been duly elected as H ., anil Comp . T . B . Patterson as J ., they were duly installed . The following officers were also elected and invested . W . K . Williams , S . E . ; W . II . Reed , jun ., S . N . ; Thos . Parkhouse , P . S ., Treas . ; H . Melhuish , S . A . S . ; John B . Crabb , I . A . S ., Wm . Bartlett , and Joseph Seaiie , Stewards ; Edw .

Coleby , M . C . ; A . Andrews , Organist ; John Patey , Janitor . A handsome gold P . Z . jewel was presented to E . Comp . Mills , in recognition of the important services rendered by him on the establishment of the chapter . Two brethren of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . n 25 , having been proposed for exaltation , the chapter was closed .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

MAcnoNAi . n LOOGE ( NO . 104 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on the 2 nd inst ., at Bro . Gosden ' s , Masons' Hall Tavern , Basinghall-street . The W . M ., Bro . W . Worrell , presided , and there were also present , Bros . R . Berridge , S . W . ; Thomas W . White , J . W . ; Edward Moody , l . G . ; Thos . Meggy , P . M ., Treasurer ; James Stevens , P . M . ; W . Wigginton , Registrar-, W . P . Collins , J . D . ; G . Yaxley ,

Steward ; F . Ii . Cozens , Organist ; W . Johnston ; W . Bell ; G . W . Verry ; J . Close ; J . K . Pitt ; Ii . F . Partridge ; and a visitor , Bro . T . Poore , W . M . 139 . Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., advanced Bros . Williams , Lakeham , Cook , and Atkins , and there being no further business before the lodge , the brethren adjourned to supper . The

customary toasts were proposed and honoured , and the brethren enjoyed some excellent singing , which was given without stint by Bros . James Stevens , Cozens , Meguy , Bell , Williams , and Moody . All the brethren expressed themselves highly delighted with the evening ' s work and the evening ' s pleasure .

Red Cross Of Constantine.

Red Cross Of Constantine .

ttvBitpttoi .. —Liverpool Conclave ( No . 55 ) . —An assembly of the Knights attached to the Liverpool Conclave , No . 55 , of the Masonic Order of the Knights of Rome , and of the Red Cross of Constantine , was held on Monday evening at the Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool . Em . Sir Knight Thomas Clark , M . P . S ., occupied the throne , and Sir Knight VV .

Doyle , the position of V . E ., and there was a numerous attendance of the Knights of the Conclave . There were no fewer than ten candidates on the circular for installation and joining , which shows that the Premier Conclave in Liverpool is in a very flourishing condition . The assembled knights subsequently sat down to a sumptuous repast , and a very enjoyable evening was spent .

Scotland.

Scotland .

GLASGOW . LODGK ST . J ( NO . 3 A ) . —The members of this lodge met in their hall , at 213 , Buchanan-street , on 29 th ult ., for the purpose of installing the office-bearers elected for the ensuing year . The work of the ceremonial was

performed by Bro . A . McTaggart , P . G . Secretary , who having first conferred upon the new R . W . M . ( Bro . Bell ) the Installed Master ' s Degree , proceeded to instal the other office-bearers to their respective offices . This he did in a markedly impressive manner , assisted by the P . M . ( Bro . 1 Thomas Fletcher ) , by whom each was in turn invested