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Worshipful Most Ancient Grand Lodge , as also the special laws of said Very Worshipful Lodge , be truly observed of them . Furthermore , that all possible future commands or charges which may be enacted by the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Ancient Grand Lodge at London , or by his successors , be exactly followed , and in general that nothing be omitted that may tend to advance
the welfare of our Ancient Brotherhood and the good of this Very Worshipful Lodge . Further , the Lodge "Archimedes of Eternal Union" is charged to forward an account of all important matters to the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of London , to send a yearly list of its members , and a copy of all bye-laws enacted by it , as also a contribution to the Grand Charity
according to its means . And , lastly , we do enjoin upon our said Very Worshipful Brother Ernst August Sorgel upon receipt of this Warrant of Constitution to make a beginning in carrying out the charges herein contained . Given at Hamburg , under our own hand and with the
Seal of our ofiice attached , this thirtieth April , Anno Domini , Eighteen hundred and six . By order of the Most Worshipful Provincial Grand Master . ( Signed ) FRIEDRICH LUDWIG SCHROEDER , Deputy Prov . Gd . Master . 111 . VON BF . TEI . ER , P . G . S .
600 ] THE MONOGRADE THEORY . If we were to admit that the ancient Scotch lodges had any two grades ( for so much seems certain ) the question would then arise what these two grades were , for we have no evidence . The Priests MS . of about 1350 , alludes to Prentice , Felow , Mayster . It speaks of "making " Prentices for a term of seven years , of degrees , of an oath
of secrecy and fealty , and of living together as sister and brother of Masters , Wardens , and Fellows of the Craft . The MS . of 1500 orders that at the annual congregations "they that be made Masters should be examined of the articles after written , and ransacked , whether they be able of cunning . " Let us see whether the known facts of Masonic history will not help us to a more complete
understanding of the points in dispute . The old documents we have ordain " that an apprentice should serve seven years , " hence he was " made " at 14 years of age—he was sworn to observe the laws , and no doubt the only ceremony he then went through was that of the Constitutions without secrets . He was but an infant under probation , he had no standing , and no necessity for secrets by which to make himself
known . The Master of any working lodge could " enter this beginner and report his having taken an Apprentice to the General Assembly . Such seems to be all the Guilds required . When he had faithfully served his time the " Assembly " took him in hand , and he needed "secrets " by which th prove that he had been examined and found competent , whether as a Craftsman or a Master ;
therefore as a Fellow or a Master he was obligated to keep these " secrets" sacred for they proved his standing in all countries . Not only is this the teaching of the old MSS ., but it was clearly the seventeenth century custom , or the Grand Lodge of 1717 would not have had a law to keep these Craft and Master ' s degree in the hands of Grand Lodge . What length of time passed between the Second and
Third Degrees in England we have no means of knowing , bnt most likely the time varied , but , we know that in Germany Parlirer ( or Forman-Wardcn ) could not be promoted to that ofiice until he had travelled for learning one year . When the English Civil Laws made the "Assemblies" penal , the Craft would naturall y fall into some irregularities , the dissolution of Monasteries , would
change customs , the authority of the Assemblies would lapse , and the two Secret ceremonies would pass into the hands of private assemblies or lodges which had before the power to enter Apprentices by simply swearing them in . One district would thus develope Craft customs with variations from another . Therefore , when a Scotch lodge can show that it possessed two secret degrees , is it not all
but certain , that these were what we now call Fellow Craft and Master Mason . When a Scotch Apprentice was made " Free" by his first secrets would it not be the ceremony equivalent to our Second Degree , and when a skilled Craftsman , would he not receive our Third Degree , even if he remained nominally a Craftsman , waiting preferment : In England , as early as 1663 , Apprentices had
to be of full age , and therefore it is evident that our part ot the kingdom , had developed the Apprentice into a secret ceremony , and the fact that it has always been taught that the Apprentice and Fellow is the same ceremony , with different secrets , strengthens the ' opinion . As to the Grand Lodge of 1717 , it was doubtless a development of the 1 G 63 " Assembly . " No doubt it
introduced some new arrangements and customs ; but chiefly it but forced upon theprovinces the nomenclature and terminology that had been gradually developing in London for a century . In my opinion , the disputations as the nonexistence of three degrees anciently is hypercriticism and
nonsense ; but changes of ritual , secrets , and nomenclature in the course of 900 years must have , been gradually going on—that we mustjadmit . Withington . JOHN YARKER . [ To what "Priests' MS . " does Bro . Yarker allude . ' What , also , is the MS . of 1500?—ED . N . & Q . l
Royal Ark Mariners.
Royal Ark Mariners .
WIGAN . —Mount Ararat Lodge . —The annual meeting of the members of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall on Saturday , the 2 nd inst . The lodge was opened by the VV . C . N ., liro . H . T . Byrom , assisted by his olncers . The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . J . D . Murray , P . C . N ., then took the chair , and the ballot having been favourable , the
following brethren , being Mark Master Masons , were duly elevated to the degree of Royal Ark Mariner : Bros . W . Newsome , S . H . Hartley , W . Wilson , and W . Eagle . The VV . Commander elect , Bro . VV . M . Wylde , was then formally presented , and duly installed Commander for the ensuing year by Bro . J . D . Murray . The W . C . then
appointed his officers as follows : Bros . A . H . Crossley , J . j R . B . Seddon , S . ; VV . Johnson , Scribe j J . Wilson , S . D . ; R . Knowles , J . D . ; VV . H . Horrocks , Guardian ; and W , Patterson , Warder . " Hearty good wishes " having been tendered by Bros , G . P . Brockbank and W . Nicholl , the lodge was closed .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
( £ raft jaasonrg . STRONG MAN LODGE ( No . 45 ) . —The members of this ancient lodge held a meeting at the Masons ' Hall Tavern , Masons ' -avenue , Basinghall-street , E . C ., on the 7 th inst ., which was largely attended . The chair at at the opening of the lodge was occupied by the retiring W . M ., Bro . John Smith , and he was supported by the following P . M . 's , officers , and brethren of the lodge : Bros . W . H . G . Ball , I . P . M . ; F . VV . Driver , M . A ., P . M . ; C .
Cordingley , P . M . ; H . T . Nell , S . W . and W . M . elect ; L . S . Fountaine , J . W . ; H . Follett , P . M . and Treas . ; J . N . Heale , Sec . ; R . E . Hunt , S . D . ; 5 . Stanton , J . D . ; H . J . Dean , Org . ; F . C . Herbert , I . G . ; C . Carter , J . H . Smethurst , K . Kelsey , J . W . Hill , E . H . Dove , E . A . King , C . H . Dowsett , VV . H . Liddall , T . Bolt , S . Wood , and T . C . Cubbon . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read
and confirmed , Bro . C . H . Dowsett was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft . The VV . M . then vacated the chair in favour of Bro . VV . H . C . Ball , who installed into the chair of K . S . Bro . Henry S . Nell , S . W . and W . M . elect , with the usual ceremonies . The customary salutations having been given , and the several addresses , which were so admirably delivered by the Installing Master , who was congratulated on all sides for the excellence of his working ,
and a special vote of thanks accorded him for the same , the W . M . invested the following officers : Bros . L . S . Fountaine , S . W . ; R . Hunt , J . W . ; H . Follett , P . M , Treas . ; J . N . Heale , Sec . ; G . G . Symons , P . M ., D . C . ; F . C . Herbert , S . D . ; T . Bolt , J . D . ; T . C . Cubbon , I . G . ; and R . Kelsey and J . H . Smethurst , Stwds . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet , served in capital style by Bro . S . Wood . In addition to the brethren named above , were Bros . W .
T . Nell , P . P . G . P ., 315 and 1 O 36 ; F . Walters , P . P . G . O ., 1399 ; A . Heald , P . M . 1 ( 53 ; W . Marston , P . M . 55 ; T . Gates , P . M . 1599 ; J . Nowakorosky , P . M . 534 ; W . B . Trick , P . M . 13 ( 16 ; G . F . Cook , P . P . G . A . D . C , 15 S 0 ; C . Carter , P . M . 1662 ; VV . Wilkinson , P . M . 16 7 ; S . Phillips , P . M . 173 ; W . Nell , W . M . 732 ; Wm . Batty , VV . M . 902 ; C . A . Haywood , W . M . G 9 ; Thos . Simpson , 1604 ; VV . T . Lawson , 3 ; J . Broad , 1364 ; P . Sharpe , S 69 ; R . Drysdale , 176 O ; K . H . Drysdale , 17 C 6 ; R . W . Munday , 17 S 7 ; J . Swinyard , 1695 ; and G . W . Carelis
5-The usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts were then given with very appropriate remarks by the W . M ., and heartily drank . The Immediate Past Master proposed " The Health of VV . M ., " stating that he was pleased to leave the chair of the lodge in favour of one who was deservedly and worthily capable of filling it with honour to the lodge and credit
to himself , he was also pleased that the old lodge had still a good balance in hand , and hoped that Bro . Nell would have a happy and successful year . He asked them to drink the toast with the honour they knew their VV . M . deserved . Bro . Nell , in response , said , that having to be brief on account of several of the visitors having to go long distances , he felt proud of the position he now held , and
trusted the lodge would lose none of its lustre , or its prestige by being entrusted to his care ; and hoped the officers and brethren would help him , by each fufilhng their several duties , for without that it would be difficult , and he intended to call the officers sometimes together , so that when their duties have to be performed they may be well up . He cordially thanked them for the toast , and resumed his seat amid applause .
"The Health of the I . P . M . " was then given , and a P . M . ' sjewel presented to Bro . John Smith for his able and kindly conduct during his hard year of office . Bro . Smith replied . The toast of " The Past Masters " was responded to by Bros . Driver and Ball . "The Visitors" were then given by the W . M ., he stating that whilst so pleased to see so many of his
respected brethren amongst them , it was a greater pleasure to know that amongst them was his own dear father , who was a very old Mason , and a member of a Prov . Grand Lodge , and his brother , who was also W . M . of another lodge . bro . W . T . Nell , sen ., in responding to this toast , stated the difficulty he had through being a member of a Corporation to be there that evening , having got over the difnculy
he was there , and how could any father but feel glad to see that his children had arrived to the height of a Mason ' s career . When his son , the present W . M . left home , he was naturally anxious about the future , and when some time after , whilst on a visit , his son said he should like to join a Masonic lodge , have you any objection ? He , the speaker said , certainly not , my boy ; for I felt he could not
join a more honourable , trustworthy body of men , and felt sure that in their hands away from home , his child would be safe . Such was his love for Masonry that he had seen both his boys initiated , exalted , and installed . Bro . Trick also responded . " Ihe Officers" and the Tyler ' s toasts were well responded to , and a most enjoyable evening spent , interspersed with various songs and music , given by the brethren .
UBIQUE LODGE ( No . 1789 ) . —The installation meetingof this lodge took place on Monday , the nth inst ., at the Regent Masonic Hall , Cafe Royal , Air-street , Regentstreet , and was a most pleasant and successful affair , both on account of the good work done and the array of members and visitors present . The lodge was opened by the VV . M ., Bro . Lieut . W . A . Watkins , R . A ., who raised Bro .
Lieut . Sankey , R . A ., E . Morris , J . Lawson , and Arnold in grand style . The lodge was then called off for refreshment , and on resuming iabour , Bro . Quarter-Master R . J . Wishart , R . A ., VV . M . elect , was presented to Bro . Watkins to receive at his hands the benefit of installation , and with the usual ceremonies Bro . Wishart was placed in the chair of K . S . and saluted according to ancient custom . He invested his officers as follows : Bros . G . Mason , R , A .,
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S . W . ; Riding Master R . G . Goode , R . H . A ., T . W •C ™ t J . Sculley , R . H . A ., W . M . 706 , Treas .,- Capt . W . Richtv R . A ., P . M ., Sec ; VV . Maule , S . D . ; Major R . Macgreiror Skinner , R . A ., J . D . ; T . Cooper , I . G . ; Lieut . C . Sankey R . A ., D . C ; E . Morris , Stwd . ; H . Harding , Org- •an 4 J . Lackland , Tyler . *¦» * . » ana The Installing Officer then delivered the addresses with eloquence and feeling , and the ceremony was concluded
Bros . Quarter-Master M . J . Rowan , R . A ., and J . H . Chinri were elected to serve on the " Committee of Reference " and then the W . M . presented the I . P . M . with a handsome and valuable jewel of his office , suitably inscribed . He said he had very great pleasure in presenting the jewel to Bro . Watkins as a mark of the brethren ' s appreciation of his many and valuable services to the lodge during his year of office , and also of the personal esteem in
which he was held by every member of the lodge . He congratulated him heartily on his very successful year of office , and hoped most sincerely that he himself should have one so good and so successful as Bro . Watkins had had . He then read the inscription , and , in pinning the jewel upon Bro . Watkins ' s breast , wished , in the name of the lodge , that he might long be spared to wear it . Bro . Matthews , in returning thanks , said there was a
proud moment in the life of every Mason , and that was when , at the conclusion of his year of office , the jewel of a Past Master , presented by the brethren of his lodge , was pinned upon his breast to mark the end of his Masonic labour . He had been through the chair with all its responsibilities , a position for which he had striven , because he did not believe in a Mason who did not aspire to the chair of K . S . He had met with Masons who thought it too
much trouble to work up to that position , but for himself he could only say that he had been most anxious to do so , and , as one of the founders of the lodge , had endeavoured to ptomote and secure its success by constant attention never having missed a single meeting since its consecration ! He had had a good year of office , and sincerely wished Bro . Wishart as good a one ; then they would have so much money that the brethren would be rushing forward to
stand as Stewards for the Boys , Girls' , and Old People ' s Charities , and have something handsome to take up with them . He again thanked them , and resumed his seat amid applause . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet . Among the brethren present , and not above enumerated , were Bros . Quarter Master G . Spinks , who acted as
I . P . M . ; W . H . A . Collins , P . M . ; A . B . Chamberlin , R . A . ; Capt . J . McCaffery , K . A . ; T . Hearne , J . Christian , and E . Turner , all of the lodge ; Col . E . S . Gordon , R . A ., P . M . 706 ; Capt . and Adjutant F . A . Bowles , R . A ., J . W . ¦ 395 J Quartermaster J . Steele , C and T . Departmeet , 421 ; Quartermaster A . Willmott , 2 nd Shropshire Regiment , 1536 ; W . J . Graham , P . M . 700 ; F . Hilton , I . P . M . 147 C ; T . Hadwright , P . M . 217 ; T . Butt , P . M . and Treas . 700 ;
W . Cowley , P . M . 155 S ; D . Rose , P . M . 93 ; W . Moulds , S . W . 1536 ; V . Marche , J . W . 1963 ; T . K . Richardson , S . D . 913 ; C . H . Lawson , J . D . 913 ; VV . Wray , I . G . 700 ; Dr . Bryceson , 913 ; W . Sanders , 913 ; VV . C . Taylor , 913 ; G . Hunter , 26 ( I . C ); G . Tennant , 217 ; VV . Seager , 1536 ; VV . F . Gosling , 1672 ; and C . Jolly , S . W . 1472 , & c . ( Freemason ) . The usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts having been
drunk with enthusiasm , Bro . Watkins rose to propose the toast of "The W . M . " He said it was not the first time he had had the privilege of using the gavel outside the chair , but certainly never with greater pleasure than for the purpose he now used it , namely , to propose the health of their esteemed VV . M . They knew something of his working , and supported as he would be by the Past Masters , who would aid him in his
arduous duties , they might certainly look forward to a pleasant and prosperous year under his rule . The Worshipful Master , in response , thanked them heartily . He would endeavour to do his best to maintain the prestige of the Ubique Lodge , and hoped to have plenty of work , so that when the time arrived for him to make way for his successor they might congratulate him upon his labour the same as they had so worthily that night congratulated his ( predecessor , Bro . Watkins , I . P . M ., on
his . The next toast was that of " The Past Masters , " and , in putting it , the W . M . congratulated them upon having such a " goodly array , " and paid a high compliment to the I . P . M . for his admirable working of the installation ceremony that day . Bro . Watkins caused some laughter by rising solus , he being the only P . M . " of " of the lodge present . He ,
however , called upon Bro . Richey , Spinks , Sculley , and Collins to rise , and , amid much cheering , they responded to the call . Bro . Watkins said the W . M . had spoken of " a goodly array of Past Masters ; " but where were they ? Now that the Past Masters "belonging" to the lodge stood beside him he felt much more comfortable . Well , he thought that a man must be a distinguished Mason to be a
Pa ^ t Master , and must have done good service to his lodge , and when he looked around and saw such distinguished Masons present as his brother Past Masters of the Ubique , he felt proud to be amongst them . He spoke highly of the services of Bros . Richey and Sculley , the Secretary and Treasurer , while in Bro . Spinks they had a good and staunch supporter . In his own and their name he thanked them for the toast .
The toast of •' The Visitors , " of whom there were 23 present , was coupled with the names of Bros . Gordon , Hilton , Richardson , and Butt , who severally responded , and " The Officers , " responded to by Bro . Mason , and Ty ler ' s toast concluded the proceedings . One pleasing episode is worth recording , viz ., just before the broken column was passed round , Bro . Watkins spoke
most feelingly of the death of a late brother , who was also a P . M . of a military lodge at Plumstead , and asked the brethren to contribute liberally , as the proceeds would be devoted to the fund being raised for the widow and family of the deceased . The appeal was not in vain , four guineas being realised , which the W . M . supplemented with two guineas more from the Charity Fund , which Bro . Watkins kindly consented to see " properly applied . "
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales pfe " sided on Wednesday evening at the Festival Dinner 0 the University College Hospital at the Langham Hotel . The Marquis of Hamilton , Lieut .-General Sir Dig hton Probyn , and Colonel Teesdale were in attendance .
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
Worshipful Most Ancient Grand Lodge , as also the special laws of said Very Worshipful Lodge , be truly observed of them . Furthermore , that all possible future commands or charges which may be enacted by the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Ancient Grand Lodge at London , or by his successors , be exactly followed , and in general that nothing be omitted that may tend to advance
the welfare of our Ancient Brotherhood and the good of this Very Worshipful Lodge . Further , the Lodge "Archimedes of Eternal Union" is charged to forward an account of all important matters to the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of London , to send a yearly list of its members , and a copy of all bye-laws enacted by it , as also a contribution to the Grand Charity
according to its means . And , lastly , we do enjoin upon our said Very Worshipful Brother Ernst August Sorgel upon receipt of this Warrant of Constitution to make a beginning in carrying out the charges herein contained . Given at Hamburg , under our own hand and with the
Seal of our ofiice attached , this thirtieth April , Anno Domini , Eighteen hundred and six . By order of the Most Worshipful Provincial Grand Master . ( Signed ) FRIEDRICH LUDWIG SCHROEDER , Deputy Prov . Gd . Master . 111 . VON BF . TEI . ER , P . G . S .
600 ] THE MONOGRADE THEORY . If we were to admit that the ancient Scotch lodges had any two grades ( for so much seems certain ) the question would then arise what these two grades were , for we have no evidence . The Priests MS . of about 1350 , alludes to Prentice , Felow , Mayster . It speaks of "making " Prentices for a term of seven years , of degrees , of an oath
of secrecy and fealty , and of living together as sister and brother of Masters , Wardens , and Fellows of the Craft . The MS . of 1500 orders that at the annual congregations "they that be made Masters should be examined of the articles after written , and ransacked , whether they be able of cunning . " Let us see whether the known facts of Masonic history will not help us to a more complete
understanding of the points in dispute . The old documents we have ordain " that an apprentice should serve seven years , " hence he was " made " at 14 years of age—he was sworn to observe the laws , and no doubt the only ceremony he then went through was that of the Constitutions without secrets . He was but an infant under probation , he had no standing , and no necessity for secrets by which to make himself
known . The Master of any working lodge could " enter this beginner and report his having taken an Apprentice to the General Assembly . Such seems to be all the Guilds required . When he had faithfully served his time the " Assembly " took him in hand , and he needed "secrets " by which th prove that he had been examined and found competent , whether as a Craftsman or a Master ;
therefore as a Fellow or a Master he was obligated to keep these " secrets" sacred for they proved his standing in all countries . Not only is this the teaching of the old MSS ., but it was clearly the seventeenth century custom , or the Grand Lodge of 1717 would not have had a law to keep these Craft and Master ' s degree in the hands of Grand Lodge . What length of time passed between the Second and
Third Degrees in England we have no means of knowing , bnt most likely the time varied , but , we know that in Germany Parlirer ( or Forman-Wardcn ) could not be promoted to that ofiice until he had travelled for learning one year . When the English Civil Laws made the "Assemblies" penal , the Craft would naturall y fall into some irregularities , the dissolution of Monasteries , would
change customs , the authority of the Assemblies would lapse , and the two Secret ceremonies would pass into the hands of private assemblies or lodges which had before the power to enter Apprentices by simply swearing them in . One district would thus develope Craft customs with variations from another . Therefore , when a Scotch lodge can show that it possessed two secret degrees , is it not all
but certain , that these were what we now call Fellow Craft and Master Mason . When a Scotch Apprentice was made " Free" by his first secrets would it not be the ceremony equivalent to our Second Degree , and when a skilled Craftsman , would he not receive our Third Degree , even if he remained nominally a Craftsman , waiting preferment : In England , as early as 1663 , Apprentices had
to be of full age , and therefore it is evident that our part ot the kingdom , had developed the Apprentice into a secret ceremony , and the fact that it has always been taught that the Apprentice and Fellow is the same ceremony , with different secrets , strengthens the ' opinion . As to the Grand Lodge of 1717 , it was doubtless a development of the 1 G 63 " Assembly . " No doubt it
introduced some new arrangements and customs ; but chiefly it but forced upon theprovinces the nomenclature and terminology that had been gradually developing in London for a century . In my opinion , the disputations as the nonexistence of three degrees anciently is hypercriticism and
nonsense ; but changes of ritual , secrets , and nomenclature in the course of 900 years must have , been gradually going on—that we mustjadmit . Withington . JOHN YARKER . [ To what "Priests' MS . " does Bro . Yarker allude . ' What , also , is the MS . of 1500?—ED . N . & Q . l
Royal Ark Mariners.
Royal Ark Mariners .
WIGAN . —Mount Ararat Lodge . —The annual meeting of the members of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall on Saturday , the 2 nd inst . The lodge was opened by the VV . C . N ., liro . H . T . Byrom , assisted by his olncers . The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . J . D . Murray , P . C . N ., then took the chair , and the ballot having been favourable , the
following brethren , being Mark Master Masons , were duly elevated to the degree of Royal Ark Mariner : Bros . W . Newsome , S . H . Hartley , W . Wilson , and W . Eagle . The VV . Commander elect , Bro . VV . M . Wylde , was then formally presented , and duly installed Commander for the ensuing year by Bro . J . D . Murray . The W . C . then
appointed his officers as follows : Bros . A . H . Crossley , J . j R . B . Seddon , S . ; VV . Johnson , Scribe j J . Wilson , S . D . ; R . Knowles , J . D . ; VV . H . Horrocks , Guardian ; and W , Patterson , Warder . " Hearty good wishes " having been tendered by Bros , G . P . Brockbank and W . Nicholl , the lodge was closed .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
( £ raft jaasonrg . STRONG MAN LODGE ( No . 45 ) . —The members of this ancient lodge held a meeting at the Masons ' Hall Tavern , Masons ' -avenue , Basinghall-street , E . C ., on the 7 th inst ., which was largely attended . The chair at at the opening of the lodge was occupied by the retiring W . M ., Bro . John Smith , and he was supported by the following P . M . 's , officers , and brethren of the lodge : Bros . W . H . G . Ball , I . P . M . ; F . VV . Driver , M . A ., P . M . ; C .
Cordingley , P . M . ; H . T . Nell , S . W . and W . M . elect ; L . S . Fountaine , J . W . ; H . Follett , P . M . and Treas . ; J . N . Heale , Sec . ; R . E . Hunt , S . D . ; 5 . Stanton , J . D . ; H . J . Dean , Org . ; F . C . Herbert , I . G . ; C . Carter , J . H . Smethurst , K . Kelsey , J . W . Hill , E . H . Dove , E . A . King , C . H . Dowsett , VV . H . Liddall , T . Bolt , S . Wood , and T . C . Cubbon . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read
and confirmed , Bro . C . H . Dowsett was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft . The VV . M . then vacated the chair in favour of Bro . VV . H . C . Ball , who installed into the chair of K . S . Bro . Henry S . Nell , S . W . and W . M . elect , with the usual ceremonies . The customary salutations having been given , and the several addresses , which were so admirably delivered by the Installing Master , who was congratulated on all sides for the excellence of his working ,
and a special vote of thanks accorded him for the same , the W . M . invested the following officers : Bros . L . S . Fountaine , S . W . ; R . Hunt , J . W . ; H . Follett , P . M , Treas . ; J . N . Heale , Sec . ; G . G . Symons , P . M ., D . C . ; F . C . Herbert , S . D . ; T . Bolt , J . D . ; T . C . Cubbon , I . G . ; and R . Kelsey and J . H . Smethurst , Stwds . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet , served in capital style by Bro . S . Wood . In addition to the brethren named above , were Bros . W .
T . Nell , P . P . G . P ., 315 and 1 O 36 ; F . Walters , P . P . G . O ., 1399 ; A . Heald , P . M . 1 ( 53 ; W . Marston , P . M . 55 ; T . Gates , P . M . 1599 ; J . Nowakorosky , P . M . 534 ; W . B . Trick , P . M . 13 ( 16 ; G . F . Cook , P . P . G . A . D . C , 15 S 0 ; C . Carter , P . M . 1662 ; VV . Wilkinson , P . M . 16 7 ; S . Phillips , P . M . 173 ; W . Nell , W . M . 732 ; Wm . Batty , VV . M . 902 ; C . A . Haywood , W . M . G 9 ; Thos . Simpson , 1604 ; VV . T . Lawson , 3 ; J . Broad , 1364 ; P . Sharpe , S 69 ; R . Drysdale , 176 O ; K . H . Drysdale , 17 C 6 ; R . W . Munday , 17 S 7 ; J . Swinyard , 1695 ; and G . W . Carelis
5-The usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts were then given with very appropriate remarks by the W . M ., and heartily drank . The Immediate Past Master proposed " The Health of VV . M ., " stating that he was pleased to leave the chair of the lodge in favour of one who was deservedly and worthily capable of filling it with honour to the lodge and credit
to himself , he was also pleased that the old lodge had still a good balance in hand , and hoped that Bro . Nell would have a happy and successful year . He asked them to drink the toast with the honour they knew their VV . M . deserved . Bro . Nell , in response , said , that having to be brief on account of several of the visitors having to go long distances , he felt proud of the position he now held , and
trusted the lodge would lose none of its lustre , or its prestige by being entrusted to his care ; and hoped the officers and brethren would help him , by each fufilhng their several duties , for without that it would be difficult , and he intended to call the officers sometimes together , so that when their duties have to be performed they may be well up . He cordially thanked them for the toast , and resumed his seat amid applause .
"The Health of the I . P . M . " was then given , and a P . M . ' sjewel presented to Bro . John Smith for his able and kindly conduct during his hard year of office . Bro . Smith replied . The toast of " The Past Masters " was responded to by Bros . Driver and Ball . "The Visitors" were then given by the W . M ., he stating that whilst so pleased to see so many of his
respected brethren amongst them , it was a greater pleasure to know that amongst them was his own dear father , who was a very old Mason , and a member of a Prov . Grand Lodge , and his brother , who was also W . M . of another lodge . bro . W . T . Nell , sen ., in responding to this toast , stated the difficulty he had through being a member of a Corporation to be there that evening , having got over the difnculy
he was there , and how could any father but feel glad to see that his children had arrived to the height of a Mason ' s career . When his son , the present W . M . left home , he was naturally anxious about the future , and when some time after , whilst on a visit , his son said he should like to join a Masonic lodge , have you any objection ? He , the speaker said , certainly not , my boy ; for I felt he could not
join a more honourable , trustworthy body of men , and felt sure that in their hands away from home , his child would be safe . Such was his love for Masonry that he had seen both his boys initiated , exalted , and installed . Bro . Trick also responded . " Ihe Officers" and the Tyler ' s toasts were well responded to , and a most enjoyable evening spent , interspersed with various songs and music , given by the brethren .
UBIQUE LODGE ( No . 1789 ) . —The installation meetingof this lodge took place on Monday , the nth inst ., at the Regent Masonic Hall , Cafe Royal , Air-street , Regentstreet , and was a most pleasant and successful affair , both on account of the good work done and the array of members and visitors present . The lodge was opened by the VV . M ., Bro . Lieut . W . A . Watkins , R . A ., who raised Bro .
Lieut . Sankey , R . A ., E . Morris , J . Lawson , and Arnold in grand style . The lodge was then called off for refreshment , and on resuming iabour , Bro . Quarter-Master R . J . Wishart , R . A ., VV . M . elect , was presented to Bro . Watkins to receive at his hands the benefit of installation , and with the usual ceremonies Bro . Wishart was placed in the chair of K . S . and saluted according to ancient custom . He invested his officers as follows : Bros . G . Mason , R , A .,
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S . W . ; Riding Master R . G . Goode , R . H . A ., T . W •C ™ t J . Sculley , R . H . A ., W . M . 706 , Treas .,- Capt . W . Richtv R . A ., P . M ., Sec ; VV . Maule , S . D . ; Major R . Macgreiror Skinner , R . A ., J . D . ; T . Cooper , I . G . ; Lieut . C . Sankey R . A ., D . C ; E . Morris , Stwd . ; H . Harding , Org- •an 4 J . Lackland , Tyler . *¦» * . » ana The Installing Officer then delivered the addresses with eloquence and feeling , and the ceremony was concluded
Bros . Quarter-Master M . J . Rowan , R . A ., and J . H . Chinri were elected to serve on the " Committee of Reference " and then the W . M . presented the I . P . M . with a handsome and valuable jewel of his office , suitably inscribed . He said he had very great pleasure in presenting the jewel to Bro . Watkins as a mark of the brethren ' s appreciation of his many and valuable services to the lodge during his year of office , and also of the personal esteem in
which he was held by every member of the lodge . He congratulated him heartily on his very successful year of office , and hoped most sincerely that he himself should have one so good and so successful as Bro . Watkins had had . He then read the inscription , and , in pinning the jewel upon Bro . Watkins ' s breast , wished , in the name of the lodge , that he might long be spared to wear it . Bro . Matthews , in returning thanks , said there was a
proud moment in the life of every Mason , and that was when , at the conclusion of his year of office , the jewel of a Past Master , presented by the brethren of his lodge , was pinned upon his breast to mark the end of his Masonic labour . He had been through the chair with all its responsibilities , a position for which he had striven , because he did not believe in a Mason who did not aspire to the chair of K . S . He had met with Masons who thought it too
much trouble to work up to that position , but for himself he could only say that he had been most anxious to do so , and , as one of the founders of the lodge , had endeavoured to ptomote and secure its success by constant attention never having missed a single meeting since its consecration ! He had had a good year of office , and sincerely wished Bro . Wishart as good a one ; then they would have so much money that the brethren would be rushing forward to
stand as Stewards for the Boys , Girls' , and Old People ' s Charities , and have something handsome to take up with them . He again thanked them , and resumed his seat amid applause . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet . Among the brethren present , and not above enumerated , were Bros . Quarter Master G . Spinks , who acted as
I . P . M . ; W . H . A . Collins , P . M . ; A . B . Chamberlin , R . A . ; Capt . J . McCaffery , K . A . ; T . Hearne , J . Christian , and E . Turner , all of the lodge ; Col . E . S . Gordon , R . A ., P . M . 706 ; Capt . and Adjutant F . A . Bowles , R . A ., J . W . ¦ 395 J Quartermaster J . Steele , C and T . Departmeet , 421 ; Quartermaster A . Willmott , 2 nd Shropshire Regiment , 1536 ; W . J . Graham , P . M . 700 ; F . Hilton , I . P . M . 147 C ; T . Hadwright , P . M . 217 ; T . Butt , P . M . and Treas . 700 ;
W . Cowley , P . M . 155 S ; D . Rose , P . M . 93 ; W . Moulds , S . W . 1536 ; V . Marche , J . W . 1963 ; T . K . Richardson , S . D . 913 ; C . H . Lawson , J . D . 913 ; VV . Wray , I . G . 700 ; Dr . Bryceson , 913 ; W . Sanders , 913 ; VV . C . Taylor , 913 ; G . Hunter , 26 ( I . C ); G . Tennant , 217 ; VV . Seager , 1536 ; VV . F . Gosling , 1672 ; and C . Jolly , S . W . 1472 , & c . ( Freemason ) . The usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts having been
drunk with enthusiasm , Bro . Watkins rose to propose the toast of "The W . M . " He said it was not the first time he had had the privilege of using the gavel outside the chair , but certainly never with greater pleasure than for the purpose he now used it , namely , to propose the health of their esteemed VV . M . They knew something of his working , and supported as he would be by the Past Masters , who would aid him in his
arduous duties , they might certainly look forward to a pleasant and prosperous year under his rule . The Worshipful Master , in response , thanked them heartily . He would endeavour to do his best to maintain the prestige of the Ubique Lodge , and hoped to have plenty of work , so that when the time arrived for him to make way for his successor they might congratulate him upon his labour the same as they had so worthily that night congratulated his ( predecessor , Bro . Watkins , I . P . M ., on
his . The next toast was that of " The Past Masters , " and , in putting it , the W . M . congratulated them upon having such a " goodly array , " and paid a high compliment to the I . P . M . for his admirable working of the installation ceremony that day . Bro . Watkins caused some laughter by rising solus , he being the only P . M . " of " of the lodge present . He ,
however , called upon Bro . Richey , Spinks , Sculley , and Collins to rise , and , amid much cheering , they responded to the call . Bro . Watkins said the W . M . had spoken of " a goodly array of Past Masters ; " but where were they ? Now that the Past Masters "belonging" to the lodge stood beside him he felt much more comfortable . Well , he thought that a man must be a distinguished Mason to be a
Pa ^ t Master , and must have done good service to his lodge , and when he looked around and saw such distinguished Masons present as his brother Past Masters of the Ubique , he felt proud to be amongst them . He spoke highly of the services of Bros . Richey and Sculley , the Secretary and Treasurer , while in Bro . Spinks they had a good and staunch supporter . In his own and their name he thanked them for the toast .
The toast of •' The Visitors , " of whom there were 23 present , was coupled with the names of Bros . Gordon , Hilton , Richardson , and Butt , who severally responded , and " The Officers , " responded to by Bro . Mason , and Ty ler ' s toast concluded the proceedings . One pleasing episode is worth recording , viz ., just before the broken column was passed round , Bro . Watkins spoke
most feelingly of the death of a late brother , who was also a P . M . of a military lodge at Plumstead , and asked the brethren to contribute liberally , as the proceeds would be devoted to the fund being raised for the widow and family of the deceased . The appeal was not in vain , four guineas being realised , which the W . M . supplemented with two guineas more from the Charity Fund , which Bro . Watkins kindly consented to see " properly applied . "
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales pfe " sided on Wednesday evening at the Festival Dinner 0 the University College Hospital at the Langham Hotel . The Marquis of Hamilton , Lieut .-General Sir Dig hton Probyn , and Colonel Teesdale were in attendance .