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-rm — hope and joy ; and here we would urge upon our brethren the increasing importance of music being introduced into lodges , developing and materially assisting as it undoubtedly does the solemn teaching of the ritual . The time did not seem at all long , but when the lodge was closed the brethren found they had been " at work " for nearly four and a half
hourswithout a break—no calling off , and the Worshipful Master at work all the" time . The brethren then betonk themselves to the Holborn Restaurant , and restauration , many of them were reminded , was earnestly needed . With the brethren were Bros . Everett ( the father of the initiate of that name ) , T . Winter , of 234 ; James Stevens , of The Great City Lodge ; Longley , S . W ., of the Golden Rule ; J .
While ( Freemason ) , P . M . of United Strength ; J . Mather , P . M . 65 ; Major Tyler , 215 ; M . J . Jessop , J . W ., 1261 ; Burt , W . M . 551 ; G . N . Watts , I . P . M . of the St . Paul ' s Lodge , A . Woodcock , S . Harty , P . M . ( the brother of the W . M . ); J . Levy , S . D ., 11615 Capt . O . T . Hearne , Maybury Lodge ; Dr . Payne , honorary organist , Golden Rule ; Wade , 1471 ; . The W . M . after an ample banquet gave
with his usual grace and heartiness , and ( with thc eloquence inherent in the children of the " Green Isle , " the toasts of "Her Majesty and the Craft , " "The M . W . G . M ., " " and the Chiefs of the Order , " and all these were warmly responded to . The W . M . then gave " The Initiates , " and pointed out to them that it was found throughout the Order that it contained the very essence of religion , which might be
summed up in the commands respecting , " your duty to your neighbour , " and " to do to others as you would be done by . " He touched upon other points , and then concluded by calling upon the brethren to give the initiates a welcome to the Craft and to the lodge . Bro . Dr . Dixon in response , said that until he had entered the lodge and was initiated , he had no idea of the class of service in
which Freemasons were engaged . He had had , of course , his own ideas of what Freemasonry was . He had gathered , perhaps from his own thoughts , that it had reference to the universe , which God , the Great Architect , had created , and the work of the Almighty evidenced design , organisation , and wisdom . The work of man upon the earth was as only an imitation of the work of God , and it occurred to
him that men as Freemasons sought to perfect the work of their fellow men . He saw in the work of past times , followed out in the symbolised work of the Craft , the foundation for all that was good in man , that it stood apart from the turmoil of nations , that it was founded upon a rock by being based upon that which was truethe canon law ot God ; but now that he had gained an
insig ht into the Order he found that , beyond all the virtues he ascribed to it in his mind before he was permitted to enter , it possessed a degree of brotherly feeling of which he had no conception ; and he was most thankful to the Providence of God that he had been led to enter into a brotherhood wherein was practised the highest religion in God ' s universe without the slighest
sectarianism . The other initiates also respondid , and then P . M . Watts proposed "The W . M ., " whose virtues as a Masin , whose biography as an officer , and whose energies as W . M . were dilated upon at length , and the greatest praise was given to him for having raised the lodge from a " starvation " one to an assemblage where the brethren could dispense hospitality in return for that they
received in other lodges where they might visit . The W . M . in response stated that as a fact the change in the regime would result in a financial triumph for the lodge funds at the end of the year , thus showing that carrying out the principles of the Craft to their fullest extent led to complete success . The Officers were then toasted , and the visitors came in for their share of honour and glory in
this respect . Among those who had intended to be present was Bro . Oliver of Brixton , who unfortunately fell a victim to the " Bridge Accident" at Bath . He was to have been a visitor of the Secretary , and his unfortunate accident led to many expressions of sympathy . It was not until close upon midnight that the Eclectics and their friends found their way into Holborn .
MOUNT EDGCUMBE LODGE ( No . 1465 ) . — A meetiig of this lodge was held on Saturday , the 9 th inst ., at the Swan Hotel , Battersea , when the following officers , brethren , and visitors were present : —Bros . A . M . Thomas , W . M . ; A . C . Burrell , P . M ; W . Ough , P . M ., Treas ; Charles Poupard , P . M . ; J . J , Limebeer , Sec ; Joseph Wright , S . W . ; A . Thomas , jun ., J . W . ; T . Cull ,
J . D . 5 G . T . Fox , P . M . 13 and P . Z . 13 , the Tyler . ; J . Hutchings , W . J . Simpkins , T . Gardiner , J . Weavell , H . Willmott , J . Coates , and T . Collings . The following were visitors-. —Bros . P . Leaper , Star , 1275 ; Bro . J . Featherstone , Wolsey , 1656 ; and Bro . A . A . Denham , Wandsworth , 1044 . Some formal business of the lodge having been transacted , Bro . A . A . Denham was raised in a very
impressive and perfect manner by Bro . A . M . Thomas , the W . M . Bro . Joseph Wright , S . W ., was unanimously chosen as the W . M . for the ensuing year . Thc retiting W . M . passed a high eulogium on Bro . Wright , who is P . M . of the 1585 , and is also an earnest worker both lor the Royal Arch and Craft Masonry . Bro . W . Ough was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . G . T . Fox , Tyler .
Bros . Collings , Weavell , and Griffiths were chosen as Auditors . A jewel of the value of five gui-ieas was unanimously accorded the retiring * W . M ., Bro . Thomas . The lodge was then closed in due form . The brethren were afterwards refreshed by a capital cold collation , provided by Bro . Knight in good style . A very pleasant evening was spent .
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE ( No . 1524 I . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held at ihe Sisters Tavern , Pmvnall-road , Haggcrstimc , on Thursday , the 31 st uk Present : Bros . Shackleton , W . M ; Chapman , P . M ., Treasurer ; Lee , P . M ., Secretary ; Green , S . D . ; Brand , J . D . ; Braslcd , Steward ; Young , Organist ; Htiss , Assistant Grand Secretary . Visitors , Bros . Lovelock , 2 12 ; Shackleton , 1445 . The lodge was opened indue
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form , and the minutes were read and confirmed . Bros . Cracknell , Brame , and Watkins were raised to the Third Degree , and Bros . Davis and George to the Degree of Fellow Craft , after which Mr . G . J . Reynolds was regularly initiated into Freemasonry . The lodge was closed and
the brethren sat down to an excellent repast , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . The future meetings of this lodge will be held at the Havelock Tavern , Albion Road , Dalston , the M . W . Pro Grand Master having given his sanction to the removal .
BEACONSFIELD LODGE ( No . 1662 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held at the Chequers , Marsh-street , Walthamstow , on Saturday , June 9 th . Present—Bro . W . T . Christian , W . M . ; Bro . W . Groome , S . W ; Bro . W . B . Brand , J . W . ; Bro . J . Pinder , P . M . ; Bro . F . Hallows , Sec . ; Bro . C . T . Saunders , S . D . ; Bro . Franklin , J . D . ; Bro . T . Oldroyd , I . G . ; Bro . Upward ,
Organist ; Bro . J . H . Cambridge , W . S . ; Bro . Goddard , ( acting ) Tyler , and the following gentlemen , viz ., Bros . W . G . Hallows , H . Field , Hunt , Clark , Dendy , and Delvalle . The lodge was opened in due form with solemn prayer . The candidate for raising being late in arriving the W . M . worked the first , second , and third sections of the lecture , after which the lodge was opened in the Second Degree ,
and Bro . William Moflatt , the candidate for raising , answered the usual questions . The lodge was then opened in the Third Degree , and the candidate was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason . The lodge being resumed in the First Degree , the ballot was taken for Mr . Henry Charles Rubery and Mr . Charles Stockwell , which proved unanimous in their favour , and they being in
attendance were duly initiated into the Order , according to ancient rite . The lodge was then closed with solemn prayer , and adjourned until Saturday , Oct . 6 th . After the business was over the brethren sat down to a cold collation , and the usual Masonic toasts were given and responded to by the officers and visitors . Visitors present—Bros . F . Rothschild , S . W ., 1238 ; E . P . Baldwin ,
382 ; S . North , 382 ; W . Snellgrove , 907 ; E . A . Trebeck , 14415 5 W . Claridge , 1 ^ 9 8 ; and E . Brown , irjgS . COCKERMOUTH . — Skiddaw Lodge ( No . 1002 . )—The ordinary meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday evening , the jth inst . Present : Bros . W Taylor , W . M . ; J . Evening , S . W . ; W . Shilton , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., as J . W . ; R . Robinson , P . M ., P . P . G . S . D .,
Treas . ; W . T . Lamonby , P . M ., Secretary ; W . H . Lewthwaite , P . M ., Organist ; T . Bird , S . D . ; C . Gibson , I . G . ; W . Potts , Tyler ; and others . The lodge having been opened in form , and the minutes read and confirmed , Bro . Lamonby took the chair / when the lodge was opened in the Second Degree . Bro . W . Rule was then passed to the degree of F . C , after which Bro . Robinson delivered the
lecture , and explained the tracing board appertaining thereto . The lodge being reduced to the First Degree , the usual vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Robinson , and Bro . Lamonby gave notice of two motions for next lodge night—firstly , that , in accordance with the Book of Constitutions , the regular place of assembly be removed from Market-place to the new lodge premises , in
Stationstreet ; and secondly , that , in the event of their being no business after July , the lodge stand adjourned till September , in order to facilitate the removal of the lodge furniture to the new premises in time for consecration . Brc . Lamonby also announced that he had had an opportunity during the previous week , when in London , of visiting the Girls' School , and was highly gratified at everything
he saw . He also reported very favourably as to the progress being made by a little daughter of a deceased brother of Skiddaw . Nothing further remaining to be done , the lodge was closed in form . OTLEY . —Royal * Wh * arfedale Lodge ( No , 1108 ) . —This flourishing lodge held its festival of St . John the Evangelist on Monday , 4 th June , at the Masonic
Rooms , Boroughgate , Otley . As it was the eleventh anniversary of the consecration of the lodge , and the W . M . for the ensuing year was to be installed , there was a large attendance of members and visitors , including Bros . J . R . Croft , W . M . ; W . T . Croft , S . W . and W . M . elect ; W . P . Pinder , J . W . ; Newstead , P . M ., Treas ., Whiteley , Sec . ; Tosh , S . D . ; Dawson , J . D . ; Laycock , I . G . ; and
Pratt , P . M . ; Atkinson , Barber , Carter , Lee , A . Marshall , W . T . Marshall , Payne , Walker , and Wm . Pratt , P . M . 1034 ; Installing Master Flaxington , W . M . 1034 ; Monckman , P . M . 1018 ; Hardwick , J . W . and Ball , P . J . W ., 1034 . The lodge having been opened and the minutes read and passed , the W . M . opened the lodge in the Second Degree , and Bro . Barber having intimated his wish to
take a further degree , he was examined and entrusted , after which he retired , was re-admitted and raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . by Bro . C . J . Newstead , P . M ., in his usual exact and solemn manner . The next business was to instal Bro . W . T . Croft , S . W . ( son of the retiring W . M . ) , into the chair of K . S . This ceremony was performed by Bro . W . M . Pratt , P . M ., C . S ., 1034 , in a most
able , impressive , and emphatic manner . The brethren below the chair were then re-admitted , and saluted the new W . M . according to ancient form , who returned thanks for the high honour conferred upon him , and hoped that the Great Architect would give him health and strength to discharge the important duties appertaining to his office in a satisfactory manner , and that at the end of | his term of
office he would be able to deliver the lodge warrant as pure and unsullied as he now received it . He trusted that the brethren would not stand upon their strict rights , and if there should be any difference of opinion he hoped that the brethren would exercise that Masonic forbearance which was due from one brother to another . He then invested his
ofliceis as follows , and delivered appropriate addresses to each of them : Bros . W . P . Pinder , S . W . ; G . Lee , | . W . ; C . J . Newstead , P . M ., Treas . ; A . Walker , Sec . ; D . J . Whiteley , S . D . ; T S . Atkinson , J . D . ; W . Laycock , I . G . ; T . Howling , Tyler ; J . Carter , M . C . ; J . Dawson and J . Barber , Stewards ; and W . A . Nicholson , Organist . Bro . Newstead , P . M .,
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was re-elected Charity Member and on the motion of Bro . Atkinson , seconded by Bro . Newstead , P . M ., a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Wm . Piatt , P . M . C . S ., 1034 , for his kindness in officiating as Installing Master . In replying , Bro . Pratt said he was greatly pleased when asked to perform the ceremony , as it was the first he had conducted ; and his pleasure was enhanced by the fact ,
that it was he who initiated Bro . W . T . Croft into Masonry . He sincerely wished him every success during his year of office , and thanked the brethren for their vote . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was of an excellent character . The cloth having been removed and the usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been given and honoured , Bro . Newstead ,
P . M ., rose to propose the health of the retiring W . M ., whose zeal and earnestness he praised , and instanced as a result , thc fact that the lodge had nearly doubled in number during his year of office . He referred to the visit paid to the lodge rooms last year by Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , K . G ., and his consent to application being made for permission to prefix the word " Royal " to the
name of the lodge in commemoration , of the honour , which permission has been obtained . Further , he urged younger brethren to imitate the hard work and enthusiasm of the retiring W . M ., and success in the Craft would bc sure to follow . Bro . J . R . Croft , I . P . M ., then returned thanks , for the toast was drunk with full Masonic and musical honours , and asked to be excused saying much ,
as his feelings of gratitude to the brethren of the lodge , ( and especially to Bro . Newstead , P . M ., from whom he had received such valuable support ) , were so great that he would express his thanks to them practically by his deeds in the future , as he felt spurred by the kind way they had thanked him for his past services . Bro . R . M . Pratt , P . M ., proposed " The Health of the Worshipful
Master , " and after congratulating him on being elected to the highest office in Craft Masonry wished him health and strength during his year of office , which he hoped would be as successful as his father ' s had been . The toast was duly honoured , and the W . M . replied , stating how earnest his wish and desire was that the lodge should prosper and become renowned through West Yorkshire for
correct and accurate working , and that no effort on his part should be spared to bring about that desirable end . Many other toasts were given and responded to , the principal being " The late Officers , " "The present Officers , " " The Past Masters , " responded to by Bro . Newstead and J . R . Croft ; " The Installing Master " proposed by the W . M ., in felicitous terms , and feelingly responded to by
Bro . Wm . Pratt , P . M ., who is every inch a Mason . Other toasts were given , the last being the Tyler ' s toast , after which the brethren separated . LIVERPOOL . —Neptune Lodge ( No . 1264 ) . — The annual ins . tallation meeting of the members of this numerous and influential lodge took place at the Masonic Hall , Hope-st ., Liverpool , on Monday , the 4 th inst .. and the
popularity and attractiveness of the appointment and ceremony were clearly shown by a large and distinguished assembly of "Mystics . " The proceedings were announced to commence at half-past two o ' clock , and shortly after that hour Bro . Alexander Cotter , W . M ., took his place in the chair and proceeded to open the lodge in solemn form . We observed that there were also present duri ng the afternoon ' s
business Bros . P . B . Gee , P . M . ( Treasurer elect ) , Hugh Williams , P . M . ; J . S . Dixon , P . M ., D . C . ; ] . Korn , J . W . ; f . Healing . P . M ., Treasurer ( W . M . elect ) ; T . Walton , Secretary ; W . C . Webb , S . D . ; A . C . Wylie , J . D . ; T . H . Arden , I . G . ; W . Fish , S . ; C . Fothergill , S . ; VV . H . Ball , Tyler ; Bros . J . Beattie , J . Morris , R . Edwards , J . C . Fish , S . Daniels , W . H . Dawson , W . Owen , G . Crute , J . H .
Linaker , P . Williams , A . Magnus , B . Parkes , J . Hughes , S . Oxton , T . Grant , E . J . Woodburn , R . Black , C . Rigotti , J . C . Balfour , R . S . Ogle , F . Draper , J . Grindcll , W . Champitt , J . Hill , J . Hughes , A . Fletcher , J . Ashworth , O . Boyce , E . Jones , W . Barr , W . D . Mylom , and J . Monkhcuse . The list of visitors contained the names of Bros . J . Skeaf . P . G . O . ; M . Corless , P . M . d-, 3 ; T . Shepherd ,
P . M . 1276 ; W . G . Veale , 249 ; J . Tickle , 249 ; W . Wilson , W . M . 8235 T . Shaw , P . M . 823 ; J . E . Jackson , P . M . 667 ; W . Doyle , P . P . G . J . D . J . R . Gotham , 823 ; J . Wood , Treasurer 1094 ( Freemason ); F . Knight , W . M . 1323 ; J . Jones , P . M . S 94 i J . Devaynes , P . M . 667 ; H . Ashmore , " P . M . 1325 ; R . PFrance , W . M . 594 ; T . Dilcock , P . M . 594 ; T . Saber j 1502 ; J . Carruthers , C 67 ; J . Walker , 203 ; M . Hart , W . M . 1 rjoz ; A .
Hart , S . W . 724 * , J . Hayes . P . M . 249 ; J . Sherwin , 667 ; E . J . Fraser , 1502 ; H . Appleton , 1356 ; R . Collings , 249 ; J < Neil , 1359 ; 1356 ; T . L . Jones , 1393 ; S . P . Gore , T . Holden , 1182 ; J . Le Comber , S . W . 594 ; and J . Archdeacon , 667 . After the minutes had been read and Masonically confirmed , Bro . Alexander Cotter concluded his year ' s admirable services in the eastern chair by
installing Bro . Joseph Healing , P . M ., into the office of W . M ., a ceremony which was performed in so masterly a manner as to secure thc hearty approbation of all the brethren . It may be interesting to slate that Bro . JHealing was the first W . M . of the Neptune Lodge at its consecration in 1869 , and this renewed honour of being voted to the chair for the second time indisputably proves that the
brethren have not been slow to recognise 'the active and valuable services he has given towards the Furtherance of the lodge . The re-chaired W . M . invested the following as his officers : —Bros . A . Cotter , I . P . M . ; J . Korn , S . W . * , W . C . Webb , J . W ; P . B . Gee , P . M ., Treasurer ; J . Linaker , Secretary ; J . S . Dixon , P . M .. D . C . ; A . C . Wylie , S . D . ; T . H . Arden , J . D . ; Thomas Walton , I . G . ; C . Fothergill , S . S . i Ball
James Hughes , J . S . ; C . Rigotti , A . S . ; and W . H . , Tyler . Immediately on the conclusion of the ceremony , the W . M . said he could not allow that opportunity to pass without expressing to Bro . Cotter the sense of the obligation he cherished after seeing the most impressive and efficient manner in which he had done the work of installation . He further moved that a special vote of thanks should be recorded on the minutes to Bro . Cotter for the excellent
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-rm — hope and joy ; and here we would urge upon our brethren the increasing importance of music being introduced into lodges , developing and materially assisting as it undoubtedly does the solemn teaching of the ritual . The time did not seem at all long , but when the lodge was closed the brethren found they had been " at work " for nearly four and a half
hourswithout a break—no calling off , and the Worshipful Master at work all the" time . The brethren then betonk themselves to the Holborn Restaurant , and restauration , many of them were reminded , was earnestly needed . With the brethren were Bros . Everett ( the father of the initiate of that name ) , T . Winter , of 234 ; James Stevens , of The Great City Lodge ; Longley , S . W ., of the Golden Rule ; J .
While ( Freemason ) , P . M . of United Strength ; J . Mather , P . M . 65 ; Major Tyler , 215 ; M . J . Jessop , J . W ., 1261 ; Burt , W . M . 551 ; G . N . Watts , I . P . M . of the St . Paul ' s Lodge , A . Woodcock , S . Harty , P . M . ( the brother of the W . M . ); J . Levy , S . D ., 11615 Capt . O . T . Hearne , Maybury Lodge ; Dr . Payne , honorary organist , Golden Rule ; Wade , 1471 ; . The W . M . after an ample banquet gave
with his usual grace and heartiness , and ( with thc eloquence inherent in the children of the " Green Isle , " the toasts of "Her Majesty and the Craft , " "The M . W . G . M ., " " and the Chiefs of the Order , " and all these were warmly responded to . The W . M . then gave " The Initiates , " and pointed out to them that it was found throughout the Order that it contained the very essence of religion , which might be
summed up in the commands respecting , " your duty to your neighbour , " and " to do to others as you would be done by . " He touched upon other points , and then concluded by calling upon the brethren to give the initiates a welcome to the Craft and to the lodge . Bro . Dr . Dixon in response , said that until he had entered the lodge and was initiated , he had no idea of the class of service in
which Freemasons were engaged . He had had , of course , his own ideas of what Freemasonry was . He had gathered , perhaps from his own thoughts , that it had reference to the universe , which God , the Great Architect , had created , and the work of the Almighty evidenced design , organisation , and wisdom . The work of man upon the earth was as only an imitation of the work of God , and it occurred to
him that men as Freemasons sought to perfect the work of their fellow men . He saw in the work of past times , followed out in the symbolised work of the Craft , the foundation for all that was good in man , that it stood apart from the turmoil of nations , that it was founded upon a rock by being based upon that which was truethe canon law ot God ; but now that he had gained an
insig ht into the Order he found that , beyond all the virtues he ascribed to it in his mind before he was permitted to enter , it possessed a degree of brotherly feeling of which he had no conception ; and he was most thankful to the Providence of God that he had been led to enter into a brotherhood wherein was practised the highest religion in God ' s universe without the slighest
sectarianism . The other initiates also respondid , and then P . M . Watts proposed "The W . M ., " whose virtues as a Masin , whose biography as an officer , and whose energies as W . M . were dilated upon at length , and the greatest praise was given to him for having raised the lodge from a " starvation " one to an assemblage where the brethren could dispense hospitality in return for that they
received in other lodges where they might visit . The W . M . in response stated that as a fact the change in the regime would result in a financial triumph for the lodge funds at the end of the year , thus showing that carrying out the principles of the Craft to their fullest extent led to complete success . The Officers were then toasted , and the visitors came in for their share of honour and glory in
this respect . Among those who had intended to be present was Bro . Oliver of Brixton , who unfortunately fell a victim to the " Bridge Accident" at Bath . He was to have been a visitor of the Secretary , and his unfortunate accident led to many expressions of sympathy . It was not until close upon midnight that the Eclectics and their friends found their way into Holborn .
MOUNT EDGCUMBE LODGE ( No . 1465 ) . — A meetiig of this lodge was held on Saturday , the 9 th inst ., at the Swan Hotel , Battersea , when the following officers , brethren , and visitors were present : —Bros . A . M . Thomas , W . M . ; A . C . Burrell , P . M ; W . Ough , P . M ., Treas ; Charles Poupard , P . M . ; J . J , Limebeer , Sec ; Joseph Wright , S . W . ; A . Thomas , jun ., J . W . ; T . Cull ,
J . D . 5 G . T . Fox , P . M . 13 and P . Z . 13 , the Tyler . ; J . Hutchings , W . J . Simpkins , T . Gardiner , J . Weavell , H . Willmott , J . Coates , and T . Collings . The following were visitors-. —Bros . P . Leaper , Star , 1275 ; Bro . J . Featherstone , Wolsey , 1656 ; and Bro . A . A . Denham , Wandsworth , 1044 . Some formal business of the lodge having been transacted , Bro . A . A . Denham was raised in a very
impressive and perfect manner by Bro . A . M . Thomas , the W . M . Bro . Joseph Wright , S . W ., was unanimously chosen as the W . M . for the ensuing year . Thc retiting W . M . passed a high eulogium on Bro . Wright , who is P . M . of the 1585 , and is also an earnest worker both lor the Royal Arch and Craft Masonry . Bro . W . Ough was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . G . T . Fox , Tyler .
Bros . Collings , Weavell , and Griffiths were chosen as Auditors . A jewel of the value of five gui-ieas was unanimously accorded the retiring * W . M ., Bro . Thomas . The lodge was then closed in due form . The brethren were afterwards refreshed by a capital cold collation , provided by Bro . Knight in good style . A very pleasant evening was spent .
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE ( No . 1524 I . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held at ihe Sisters Tavern , Pmvnall-road , Haggcrstimc , on Thursday , the 31 st uk Present : Bros . Shackleton , W . M ; Chapman , P . M ., Treasurer ; Lee , P . M ., Secretary ; Green , S . D . ; Brand , J . D . ; Braslcd , Steward ; Young , Organist ; Htiss , Assistant Grand Secretary . Visitors , Bros . Lovelock , 2 12 ; Shackleton , 1445 . The lodge was opened indue
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form , and the minutes were read and confirmed . Bros . Cracknell , Brame , and Watkins were raised to the Third Degree , and Bros . Davis and George to the Degree of Fellow Craft , after which Mr . G . J . Reynolds was regularly initiated into Freemasonry . The lodge was closed and
the brethren sat down to an excellent repast , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . The future meetings of this lodge will be held at the Havelock Tavern , Albion Road , Dalston , the M . W . Pro Grand Master having given his sanction to the removal .
BEACONSFIELD LODGE ( No . 1662 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held at the Chequers , Marsh-street , Walthamstow , on Saturday , June 9 th . Present—Bro . W . T . Christian , W . M . ; Bro . W . Groome , S . W ; Bro . W . B . Brand , J . W . ; Bro . J . Pinder , P . M . ; Bro . F . Hallows , Sec . ; Bro . C . T . Saunders , S . D . ; Bro . Franklin , J . D . ; Bro . T . Oldroyd , I . G . ; Bro . Upward ,
Organist ; Bro . J . H . Cambridge , W . S . ; Bro . Goddard , ( acting ) Tyler , and the following gentlemen , viz ., Bros . W . G . Hallows , H . Field , Hunt , Clark , Dendy , and Delvalle . The lodge was opened in due form with solemn prayer . The candidate for raising being late in arriving the W . M . worked the first , second , and third sections of the lecture , after which the lodge was opened in the Second Degree ,
and Bro . William Moflatt , the candidate for raising , answered the usual questions . The lodge was then opened in the Third Degree , and the candidate was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason . The lodge being resumed in the First Degree , the ballot was taken for Mr . Henry Charles Rubery and Mr . Charles Stockwell , which proved unanimous in their favour , and they being in
attendance were duly initiated into the Order , according to ancient rite . The lodge was then closed with solemn prayer , and adjourned until Saturday , Oct . 6 th . After the business was over the brethren sat down to a cold collation , and the usual Masonic toasts were given and responded to by the officers and visitors . Visitors present—Bros . F . Rothschild , S . W ., 1238 ; E . P . Baldwin ,
382 ; S . North , 382 ; W . Snellgrove , 907 ; E . A . Trebeck , 14415 5 W . Claridge , 1 ^ 9 8 ; and E . Brown , irjgS . COCKERMOUTH . — Skiddaw Lodge ( No . 1002 . )—The ordinary meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday evening , the jth inst . Present : Bros . W Taylor , W . M . ; J . Evening , S . W . ; W . Shilton , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., as J . W . ; R . Robinson , P . M ., P . P . G . S . D .,
Treas . ; W . T . Lamonby , P . M ., Secretary ; W . H . Lewthwaite , P . M ., Organist ; T . Bird , S . D . ; C . Gibson , I . G . ; W . Potts , Tyler ; and others . The lodge having been opened in form , and the minutes read and confirmed , Bro . Lamonby took the chair / when the lodge was opened in the Second Degree . Bro . W . Rule was then passed to the degree of F . C , after which Bro . Robinson delivered the
lecture , and explained the tracing board appertaining thereto . The lodge being reduced to the First Degree , the usual vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Robinson , and Bro . Lamonby gave notice of two motions for next lodge night—firstly , that , in accordance with the Book of Constitutions , the regular place of assembly be removed from Market-place to the new lodge premises , in
Stationstreet ; and secondly , that , in the event of their being no business after July , the lodge stand adjourned till September , in order to facilitate the removal of the lodge furniture to the new premises in time for consecration . Brc . Lamonby also announced that he had had an opportunity during the previous week , when in London , of visiting the Girls' School , and was highly gratified at everything
he saw . He also reported very favourably as to the progress being made by a little daughter of a deceased brother of Skiddaw . Nothing further remaining to be done , the lodge was closed in form . OTLEY . —Royal * Wh * arfedale Lodge ( No , 1108 ) . —This flourishing lodge held its festival of St . John the Evangelist on Monday , 4 th June , at the Masonic
Rooms , Boroughgate , Otley . As it was the eleventh anniversary of the consecration of the lodge , and the W . M . for the ensuing year was to be installed , there was a large attendance of members and visitors , including Bros . J . R . Croft , W . M . ; W . T . Croft , S . W . and W . M . elect ; W . P . Pinder , J . W . ; Newstead , P . M ., Treas ., Whiteley , Sec . ; Tosh , S . D . ; Dawson , J . D . ; Laycock , I . G . ; and
Pratt , P . M . ; Atkinson , Barber , Carter , Lee , A . Marshall , W . T . Marshall , Payne , Walker , and Wm . Pratt , P . M . 1034 ; Installing Master Flaxington , W . M . 1034 ; Monckman , P . M . 1018 ; Hardwick , J . W . and Ball , P . J . W ., 1034 . The lodge having been opened and the minutes read and passed , the W . M . opened the lodge in the Second Degree , and Bro . Barber having intimated his wish to
take a further degree , he was examined and entrusted , after which he retired , was re-admitted and raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . by Bro . C . J . Newstead , P . M ., in his usual exact and solemn manner . The next business was to instal Bro . W . T . Croft , S . W . ( son of the retiring W . M . ) , into the chair of K . S . This ceremony was performed by Bro . W . M . Pratt , P . M ., C . S ., 1034 , in a most
able , impressive , and emphatic manner . The brethren below the chair were then re-admitted , and saluted the new W . M . according to ancient form , who returned thanks for the high honour conferred upon him , and hoped that the Great Architect would give him health and strength to discharge the important duties appertaining to his office in a satisfactory manner , and that at the end of | his term of
office he would be able to deliver the lodge warrant as pure and unsullied as he now received it . He trusted that the brethren would not stand upon their strict rights , and if there should be any difference of opinion he hoped that the brethren would exercise that Masonic forbearance which was due from one brother to another . He then invested his
ofliceis as follows , and delivered appropriate addresses to each of them : Bros . W . P . Pinder , S . W . ; G . Lee , | . W . ; C . J . Newstead , P . M ., Treas . ; A . Walker , Sec . ; D . J . Whiteley , S . D . ; T S . Atkinson , J . D . ; W . Laycock , I . G . ; T . Howling , Tyler ; J . Carter , M . C . ; J . Dawson and J . Barber , Stewards ; and W . A . Nicholson , Organist . Bro . Newstead , P . M .,
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was re-elected Charity Member and on the motion of Bro . Atkinson , seconded by Bro . Newstead , P . M ., a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Wm . Piatt , P . M . C . S ., 1034 , for his kindness in officiating as Installing Master . In replying , Bro . Pratt said he was greatly pleased when asked to perform the ceremony , as it was the first he had conducted ; and his pleasure was enhanced by the fact ,
that it was he who initiated Bro . W . T . Croft into Masonry . He sincerely wished him every success during his year of office , and thanked the brethren for their vote . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was of an excellent character . The cloth having been removed and the usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been given and honoured , Bro . Newstead ,
P . M ., rose to propose the health of the retiring W . M ., whose zeal and earnestness he praised , and instanced as a result , thc fact that the lodge had nearly doubled in number during his year of office . He referred to the visit paid to the lodge rooms last year by Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , K . G ., and his consent to application being made for permission to prefix the word " Royal " to the
name of the lodge in commemoration , of the honour , which permission has been obtained . Further , he urged younger brethren to imitate the hard work and enthusiasm of the retiring W . M ., and success in the Craft would bc sure to follow . Bro . J . R . Croft , I . P . M ., then returned thanks , for the toast was drunk with full Masonic and musical honours , and asked to be excused saying much ,
as his feelings of gratitude to the brethren of the lodge , ( and especially to Bro . Newstead , P . M ., from whom he had received such valuable support ) , were so great that he would express his thanks to them practically by his deeds in the future , as he felt spurred by the kind way they had thanked him for his past services . Bro . R . M . Pratt , P . M ., proposed " The Health of the Worshipful
Master , " and after congratulating him on being elected to the highest office in Craft Masonry wished him health and strength during his year of office , which he hoped would be as successful as his father ' s had been . The toast was duly honoured , and the W . M . replied , stating how earnest his wish and desire was that the lodge should prosper and become renowned through West Yorkshire for
correct and accurate working , and that no effort on his part should be spared to bring about that desirable end . Many other toasts were given and responded to , the principal being " The late Officers , " "The present Officers , " " The Past Masters , " responded to by Bro . Newstead and J . R . Croft ; " The Installing Master " proposed by the W . M ., in felicitous terms , and feelingly responded to by
Bro . Wm . Pratt , P . M ., who is every inch a Mason . Other toasts were given , the last being the Tyler ' s toast , after which the brethren separated . LIVERPOOL . —Neptune Lodge ( No . 1264 ) . — The annual ins . tallation meeting of the members of this numerous and influential lodge took place at the Masonic Hall , Hope-st ., Liverpool , on Monday , the 4 th inst .. and the
popularity and attractiveness of the appointment and ceremony were clearly shown by a large and distinguished assembly of "Mystics . " The proceedings were announced to commence at half-past two o ' clock , and shortly after that hour Bro . Alexander Cotter , W . M ., took his place in the chair and proceeded to open the lodge in solemn form . We observed that there were also present duri ng the afternoon ' s
business Bros . P . B . Gee , P . M . ( Treasurer elect ) , Hugh Williams , P . M . ; J . S . Dixon , P . M ., D . C . ; ] . Korn , J . W . ; f . Healing . P . M ., Treasurer ( W . M . elect ) ; T . Walton , Secretary ; W . C . Webb , S . D . ; A . C . Wylie , J . D . ; T . H . Arden , I . G . ; W . Fish , S . ; C . Fothergill , S . ; VV . H . Ball , Tyler ; Bros . J . Beattie , J . Morris , R . Edwards , J . C . Fish , S . Daniels , W . H . Dawson , W . Owen , G . Crute , J . H .
Linaker , P . Williams , A . Magnus , B . Parkes , J . Hughes , S . Oxton , T . Grant , E . J . Woodburn , R . Black , C . Rigotti , J . C . Balfour , R . S . Ogle , F . Draper , J . Grindcll , W . Champitt , J . Hill , J . Hughes , A . Fletcher , J . Ashworth , O . Boyce , E . Jones , W . Barr , W . D . Mylom , and J . Monkhcuse . The list of visitors contained the names of Bros . J . Skeaf . P . G . O . ; M . Corless , P . M . d-, 3 ; T . Shepherd ,
P . M . 1276 ; W . G . Veale , 249 ; J . Tickle , 249 ; W . Wilson , W . M . 8235 T . Shaw , P . M . 823 ; J . E . Jackson , P . M . 667 ; W . Doyle , P . P . G . J . D . J . R . Gotham , 823 ; J . Wood , Treasurer 1094 ( Freemason ); F . Knight , W . M . 1323 ; J . Jones , P . M . S 94 i J . Devaynes , P . M . 667 ; H . Ashmore , " P . M . 1325 ; R . PFrance , W . M . 594 ; T . Dilcock , P . M . 594 ; T . Saber j 1502 ; J . Carruthers , C 67 ; J . Walker , 203 ; M . Hart , W . M . 1 rjoz ; A .
Hart , S . W . 724 * , J . Hayes . P . M . 249 ; J . Sherwin , 667 ; E . J . Fraser , 1502 ; H . Appleton , 1356 ; R . Collings , 249 ; J < Neil , 1359 ; 1356 ; T . L . Jones , 1393 ; S . P . Gore , T . Holden , 1182 ; J . Le Comber , S . W . 594 ; and J . Archdeacon , 667 . After the minutes had been read and Masonically confirmed , Bro . Alexander Cotter concluded his year ' s admirable services in the eastern chair by
installing Bro . Joseph Healing , P . M ., into the office of W . M ., a ceremony which was performed in so masterly a manner as to secure thc hearty approbation of all the brethren . It may be interesting to slate that Bro . JHealing was the first W . M . of the Neptune Lodge at its consecration in 1869 , and this renewed honour of being voted to the chair for the second time indisputably proves that the
brethren have not been slow to recognise 'the active and valuable services he has given towards the Furtherance of the lodge . The re-chaired W . M . invested the following as his officers : —Bros . A . Cotter , I . P . M . ; J . Korn , S . W . * , W . C . Webb , J . W ; P . B . Gee , P . M ., Treasurer ; J . Linaker , Secretary ; J . S . Dixon , P . M .. D . C . ; A . C . Wylie , S . D . ; T . H . Arden , J . D . ; Thomas Walton , I . G . ; C . Fothergill , S . S . i Ball
James Hughes , J . S . ; C . Rigotti , A . S . ; and W . H . , Tyler . Immediately on the conclusion of the ceremony , the W . M . said he could not allow that opportunity to pass without expressing to Bro . Cotter the sense of the obligation he cherished after seeing the most impressive and efficient manner in which he had done the work of installation . He further moved that a special vote of thanks should be recorded on the minutes to Bro . Cotter for the excellent