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gloves , and white leather aprons ( p lease note this ) , and at the making of a Mason the brethren would s r . ke their aprons with their hands three times which was to make a loud report , the Tyler parading an adjoining room with drawn sword to keep guard . " And here we stop .. Ihe early minutes are like all similar ones , few and cautious , , „ T ^ =,,,, 1 ^ nrl-nspd . Thcv ooint to the usual lodge lite .
modest and assuming , and in all respect unpretentious and informal . The history of this lodge is most interesting in this , that its vitality has always been kept up , though its primaeval strength has varied from time to time . the hve-laws of 1700 deserve careful consideration , , and we it
hope they will be printed in the " Monthly Magazine . is very remarkable in the history of this lodge , as the Editor remarks , that it has preserved its continuity for 150 years , never having been removed from Bolton , and never £ „„;„„¦ lansod nr anoarentiv been liable to censure for any
cause whatever through that long period . It is now the oldest local provincial lodge . It had a w ^ l ™ " ™* granted to it in 1 S 71 . . We commend this lodge history to the perusal of Masonic students .
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Masonic Notes and Queries .
52 ] EARLY MINUTE BOOKS . I wish that some of our good brethren , the Secretaries of lodges , would make a minute search amongst old lodge boxes , & e , as I feel persuaded that there are many records still extant , stowed away unknown entirely , whether they be " ancient orders , " Constitutions , or short minutes of passing events . MASONIC STUDh-N I .
51 ! AN EARLY PRINTED BOOK OF MASONRY . Can any reader or collector of early printed books help the writer to an early printed Legend of Freemasonry . It woutd run probably from 1400 to 1600 . It might be included in a collection of Histories or Legends . BOOKWUKAl .
S 4 ] THE REVISED CONSTITUTIONS . As the Grand Lodge decided at the last " Communication " to have copies printed and supplied to the Craft at a small cost , I think it would prove a boon to inany if the revised rules were printed on paper the size of the ' LJuar would
terly Reports " of the Grand Lodge . The same type do , but it would be much handier in form than the present unwieldy shape . The suggested alterations might also in due time be issued in like manner . I consider the revision a vast improvement , in every sense , on the previous editions . W - J' HUGHAiN .
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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
DUKE OF CORNWALL LODBE ( No . i & 39 ) - —On Saturday last this lodge commenced fhe fourth year of its existence , and Bro . W . Gibson Bott , the third Master , vacated his chair , and installed Bro . G . F . Smith , jun ., as his successor in office . Before vacating his post , however , Bro . Bott performed a good amount of work ; indeed , it is that of
not often that we see so full an agenda paper as Saturday , which proved , besides , that they had been busy for some time past , for minutes were read of emergency meetings held on the Sth June and 21 st July , as -well as of the previous regular meeting in April last . Then there was the Auditors' report to hear read . I his done the ballot was taken for two joining members , viz ., Bros . John Richard Richardson , 1602 . and John Culver , 1031 , and was found to
be unanimous in favour of their admission . Ihere were two candidates for raising , of whom one , Bro . J . Groves , came up ; and there were three candidates for passing , ot whom two , viz ., Bros . C . H . Barstow and 1 . G . Ayres attended . Having completed so much , Bro . Bott proceeded with the ceremony of installation . Bro . G . F . Smith , jun ., S . W ., vvas presented as the W . M . elect , and the Installing Master having first addressed the candidate for the
Master ' s chair , the latter took the required obligation , a Board of Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . U . 1 " . Smith , jun ., was formall y installed into the chair ot K . b ., the whole ceremony being performed by Bro . Bott in a most impressive manner . The nevy ly-installed W . AI . having first invested Bro . Bott , with the collar of I . P . M ., proceeded to appoint and invest the remaining officers , ot whom the following is the list : Bros . Stokes , S . VV . ;
Wilkins , J . W . ; Dewsnap , Treasurer ; Jno . Brooke P . M ., Secretary ; Dewsnap , S . D ; smith , JAV ; Williams , l . G . ; Trego , Organist ; Cattermole , D . C ; Da Suva , Steward ; and Bowler , Tyler . _ After the conclusion of the . installation ceremony the new Master took up the business before the lodge , and initiated the following gentlemen : —Messrs . Henry Balfour Garrett , William Henry Foot , Edmund Nugent Ensworth , Seward
lames Rossitter , and A . C . Barber . _ Among the vistors prt sent were the following : bros . C . N . Harper-Crowe , P . M . G 55 ; A . H . Brooke , 1 393 ; G . B . Ham P . M . 53 S ; VV . H . Brand , P . M ., 1514 ; I- L . Cussans , 13 GG , P . G . S . W . Herts , - D . M . Dubois , Org . ioi 7- W . P , WebV ) , W . M . 10 S 1 -, R . Scott , 135 8 ; J . DaSilva , 205 ; T . Vincent , P . M . 1 S 61 ; K . C . Massey P . M . 1297 ; R- A . Kemp , 170 G ; R . Clowes , S . W . 050 ; Cartebury
T . Powell , iSG ; R . H . Harvey , P . M . 902 ; A . , L . Lazarus , W . M . iSS , . P . Z . ; R . E . H . Coffin , J . D- 1572 ; W . Willey , P . M . 9 i J- c » lvt , > ' ? 3 ' i P- . p :. W ™ , 001 ; A . J . Sheffield , 90 '; J . Muncey , W . M . 1706 ; H . f . J . Thorn , l . G . 1 S 1 S ; J . G . Jahn , 23 S ; C . Handlev 47 S ; E . A . Wells , l . P . M . 15 ; ' - Stimson , J . W . , y - 47 J . VV . Fowler , . , Si : ) . Chubb , P . M . 1 70 G ; HHoadleyPM 172 F . Beake 1585 .
, .. ; , Letters of regret were received from Col . Shadwell II . Clerke and other Grand Officers , who were unable to attend in consequence of being absent from London . The W . M . then rose and said that one of his most pleasant duties yet remained to be . peiformed , which was to present a Past Mastei ' s jewel to his predecessor in the chair , Bro . Bott . He was quite sure that there was no member of the lodge who would say that that jewel had
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not been well earned , and he hoped that when Bro . Bott looked at it he would remember occasionally that it was the visible token ot the appreciation of Bro . Bott ' s services during the past year , which the lodge , through their Master , desired to express . He was quite sure that no Past Master
ever deserved such a decoration more than Bro . Bott . Bro . Bott said that he thanked the W . M . very much for the kind expressions he had made use of in pinning that jewel on his breast , and he also thanked the brethren for this token of the esteem in which they held him , and of their satisfaction with the manner in which he had
performed his duties during the past year . It was moved by Bro . Brooke , and having been seconded was put to the lodge and carried unanimously , that a sum of £ 5 be contributed from the General Funds of the lodge , to the Lodge Benevolent Fund . And in addition the offertory bag was taken round , as a matter of lodge business , to every member present , which seems a preferable course to passing a box round at the banquet table . the of the
After the banquet which succeeded closing lodge , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed . Extreme brevity , however , characterized them all ; and beyond drawing attention , while proposing "The Health of the M . W . Grand Master , " to the fact that during seventy out of the last hundred years , princes of the Blood Royal have held that high office , there vvas nothing to report until Bro . Bott rose to propose "The Health of the
W . M ., " in doing which he said that it was always a very great pleasure to ' the l . P . M . to propose that toast for the first time from the left of the Master ' s chair ; he felt that he had got rid of a great deal of responsibility which he had shifted on to his successor in the chair . He could not but feel pleased that he had such a brother to succeed him . Bro . Smith was one of the founders of the Duke of
Cornwall Lodge , and they had all looked forward to the time when he would come into the chair . Three years ago , when the lodge was constituted , they mustered altogether thirty or forty strong ; on the next occasion they got up to forty-five or fifty ; when he ( Bro . Bott ) was installed there were forty-three ; to night they mustered seventy-five to do honour to the new Master of the Duke of Cornwall
Bro . G . F . Smith VV . M ., in reply thanked Bro . Bott for the kind way in which he had proposed this toast , but he thought that before praising his qualifications for that position he should have waited until his year of office vvas ab ut to close , by which time he would have been able to see whether the Master ' s work had been satisfactory performed . Looking to the names of the Masters who had
filled that chair belore him , and that the way in which their work had been done , he felt that it would require a great deal of study and effort on his part if he wished to compare satisfactorily with them . Whatever his shortcomings might be , he should always endeavour to do his best . Numerous other toasts were proposed , including " The Installing Master , " "The Initiates , " ; 'The Visvtore , ' "The Past Masters , " "The Masonic Chanties , " "Ihe Masonic
Press , " "The Officers , " & e In proposing "Success to the Masonic Charities" the chairman said that the large amounts collected by the three well-known Masonic Institutions , which last year obtained amongst them a sum of between £ 50 , 000 and £ 60 , 000 , to which the Duke of Cornwall Lodoe , young as it was , had contributed some £ 60 . But the lodge had done more than this ; it had established a Lod-re Benevolent Fund of its own—a fund which every
lodge ought to have , and because no brother knew how soon he mig ht require it ; and he was happy to say that that fund even now amounted to about £ . 120 . And to show the utility of such a fund , he might mention that soon after it vvas established one or two brethren had occasion to call upon it , and they received substantial benefit from it . The musical arrangements were under the direction of
Bro . I . Hodges , of the Chapel Royal , Savoy , who was assisted by , Miss Margaret Hoare , Miss Helen Heath , Bro . Hanson , Bro . R . De Lacy , Bro . 1 urle Lee , Bro . Willey and Bro . Smith , senr ., Bro , G . Carter , whose place was supplied by Bro . Hanson , vvas prevented by illness from attending . It is very rarely indeed that such a musical treat is to be had at any lodge as that afforded at the Duke of Cornwall on Saturday .
MARYPORT . —Perseverance Lodge ( No . 371 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge took place on Tuesday , the Sth inst . Present : Bros . K . Brown , VV . M . ; W . Stoddart , l . P . M . ; T . Milburn , S . VV . ; T . Waite . as J . W . 3 J . Nicholson , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W ., Treas . ; J . Dickenson , Sec . ; J . Cutbbertson , S . D . ; J . Holloway , J . D . ; J . Wilson , as I . G . ; J . Smith , Org . ; J . Messenger , lyler ; G . VV . ThomDson . P . M . ; 1 . VV . Robinson , P . M . ; J . Gardiner ,
P . M ., P . P . G . R . ; T . Mandle , P . M ., P . P-D . of C . ; I . Boyd , VV . Hadfield , T . Swainson , B . Davis , and several Bro . " Einar Hannestad was passed by Bro . W . Stoddart , l . P . M . The working tools being explained by the VV . M ., who also gave the lecture on the tracing board . The instruction thus afforded made theevening ' s proceedings very satisfactory to many of theyounger members of the lodge . 'The lodge was finally closed at 9 . 30 p . m .
JARROW . —St . Bede Lodge ( No . 1119 ) . —The brethren of this lodge assembled at the Masonic Hall , Grange-road , on VVednesday , the 30 th ult ., for the purpose of installing Bro . Hugh Golder , S . VV ., W . M . elect , in the chair of K . S . There was a large attendance of distinguished brethren belonging to the provinces of Durham and Northumberland , including Bros . J . McCullock , P . M . 1 G 43 P . P . G . W . Jos . CookP . M . 4 S 1 , P . P . S . GW . ;
, ; , D . Sinclair , P . M . 4 S , A . P . G . D . of C . ; J . T . Dickinson , mo , P . P . G . S . B . ; G . Lawson , P . P . G . S . B ., 240 ; J . Montgomery , P . M . 991 , P . P . G . P . ; M . H . Dodd , l . P . M . mo ; las . Ponder , P . M . 1119 : J . H . Leech , VV . M . 07 ; I . G . Smith , VV . M . 4 S ; G . S . Shotton , VV . M . 240 ; VV . Gladstone , P . M . 991 > J- Mitchell , P . M . 1 G 43 ; B . McNamarra , S . VV . 97 ; S . Chadwick , J . W . 1 G 43 ; W . Whvte , 1 . VV . 991 ; G . Turnbull , S . VV . 991 ; and others .
Bro . A . MclJougall , VV . M ., presided , Bro . G . Lawson , P . M . 240 , and Bro . J . Ponder , P . M . 1119 , being respectively S . VV . and JAV . The lodge having been opened in due form , the W . M . elect vvas presented by Bro . M . IT . Dodd , I . P . M ., to the VV . M . to receive at his hands the benefits of installation , the ceremony of installing the VV M . elect being performed i" the most impressive manner by the retiring VV . M ., liro . McDougall . 'The charges to the Wardens and brethi en were likewise most eloquently given .
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The newly-installed W . M . then appointed his officers as follows : Bros . A . McDougall , l . P . M . ; J . Hickman , S . VV . ; J . Sedcole , J . W . ; F . Renton , P . M ., Treas . ; T . H . Witter , P . M ., Sec . ; Dodd , P . M ., D . of C . ; J . P ' etree , S . D . ; J . Armstrong , J . D . ; H . Parker , I . G . ; A . Solderberg , S . S . ; Jas . Robinson , J . S . ; D . VV . Voss , Org . ; and Jas . Horner , Tyler . The lodge being closed in due form , the brethren
afterwards held their annual festival at the house of Bro . E . Korster , the County Hotel , Ormonde-street , where an excellent repast was prepared in the worthy host and hostess's best style , and was heartily enjoyed by upwards of sixty brethren . After the removal of the cloth , the VV . M . gave the usual Masonic toasts , all being duly honoured .
Bro . McDougall , I . P . M ., gave "The VV . M ., " and Bro . Golder responded . Bro . Dickinson , P . M ., gave " The I . P . M ., " to which Bro . McDougall replied . "The Visiting Lodges , " "The Officers of St . Bede , " "The Ladies , " and "Our Absent Brethren" were all given and duly replied to . The harmony of the evening vvas well sustained hy brethren present . Bro . Voss presided at the piano .
TREDEGAR LODGE ( No . 1625 ) . —This lodge met at Bro . A . Yates , Royal Hotel , Mile End , E ., on Monday last , 14 th ult . Bro . J . Maud , W . M . opened the lodge at 7 o ' clock , p . m ., but was not very numerously supported by either the officers or lay members of the lodge . No doubt to a large extent this paucity of attendance may be accounted for by the large number of brethren who at this season of the year are enjoying their
regular vacation out of town . Bro . Maud was therefore supported by Bros . C . Kendall , l . P . M . as S . W . ; G . H . Stephens , as J . W .,- VV . H . Hubbert , S . D .,- G . Huggett , P . M ., as l . P . M . and See ; Jennings , l . G . ; W . Very , Tyler , and others . 'The visitors being Bros . VV . Blackburn , J . D . 1365 ; E . Collins , S 4 ; G . H . Stephens , S . D . 1623 , 13 S 2 , ( Freemason ) . Lodge being duly opened , Bro . Huggett submitted the
minutes of the previous lodge meeting , and they were unanimously confirmed . Lodge was fully advanced , and in due course Bro . Blackburn , a candidate for the Sublime Degree , vvas interrogated and entrusted , and vvas raised in a careful and impressive manner to the degree of M . M . The candidate for passing not arriving , some matters of purely lodge interest were disposed of and lodge was closed .
The brethren , on the invitation of the W . M ,, Bro . Maud , spent a very pleasant hour discussing some light refreshments and several interesting matters appertaining to the Craft . Bro . Maud briefly gave " The Oueen and the Craft . " " The Visitors " responded to by Bro . G . H . Stephens , and "The Ollicersof the Lodge . " Some excellent songs and a recitation from Bro . Stephens helped to enliven what vvas otherwise a cosy little gathering .
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INSTRUCTION .
PROSPERITY LODGE ( No . 65 ) . —This lodge met as usual at Bro . Maidwell ' s comfortable house , the Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-strcet , E . C , on Tuesday last . Present : Bros . Roberts , VV . M . ; Shadier , S . W . ; G . H . Stephens , J . W .,- Clements , Sec . and Deacon ; Oxley , l . G . ; and D . Moss , Preceptor . Visitor : Bro . Mallett , 1395 . Lodge vvas duly opened , and the ceremonies
of initiation and passing were carefully practised , Bro . Mallett acting as candidate . Bro . iVfallett , 1365 , was admitted a member , and Bro . Shadier elected W . AI . for next Tuesday evening , on which occasion Bro . C . H . Webb , P . M . 1607 and 174 , the well-known Preceptor , has kindly promised to work the ceremony of installation . Lodge will be opened at seven p . m . prompt , and brethren are cordially invited to pay this lodge a visit .
JOPPA LODGE ( No . 188 ) . —It is seldom our pleasurable duty to record such steady progress , and so eminently satisfactory a result , in connection with a lodge of instruction as it becomes our duty after visiting the Joppa Lodge , whose meetings are held on Tuesday evening in each week at the Champion Hotel , Aldersgate-street . Although scarcely two years old , this lodge of instruction has attracted to itself a goodly circle of thorough working
members , whose hearts are in the cause , and whose Alasonic zeal finds tangible and frequent expression . As one proof of the thoroughly good work done , and the right direction given to the efforts of the members , it is only necessary to mention that within the very short period of its existence , and with only the nominal fees common to most lodges of instruction , this lodge has already created two life subscribers to the Masonic Charities—one to the Royal Benevolent
Institution and the other to the Boys School—and at the meeting on Tuesday last it was announced that the funds in hand were sufficient to admit of a ballot for the third life subscriber at the next alternate meeting . This is a state of things rellecting the highest credit upon so young a lodge of instruction , and is deserving of being extensively copied . Another feature ot this little conclave at the Champion is the excellence of the work that is being carried on , under
the guidance of Bro . A . G . Dodson , P . M ., as Preceptor , and the no less admirable arrangements which have been made by Bro . R . J . Chillingworth , the esteemed proprietor of the hotel , for the comfort and enjoyment of the brethren . The lodge-room is fitted up in a cosy , not to say luxurious , fashion , with every possible convenience ; whilst the urbanity of Bro . Chillingworth , his readiness to take any position in the lodge , and to render good service in the working , in
which he is so proficient , when required , as well as his genial arrangements for promoting the welfare of the lodge and the happiness of its members , add greatly to the pleasure of a visit here . On 'Tuesday evening last the chair vvas occupied by Bro . J . Hughes , who acquitted himself most creditably as VV . M ., supported by Bro . Thomas Agutter , as S . VV . ;
H . L . Phillips , ] . W . ; Samuel Pardoe , S . D . ; Isaac Botibol , l . G . ; A .. G . Dodson , P . M ., Preceptor ; R . J . Chillingworth , P . M . ; J . Hicks , Secretary ; Nightingale , V . Deering , G . H . Cobb , C . J . Dunlop , E . Davy , E . H . Tyrrell , J . Page , W . Gardner , A . H . Green , and others . The lodge having been opened in due form , the questions for passing were put to Bro : ; . Deering and Cobb , both ol whom answered satisfactorily , and were entrusted . Bro . Deering then retired , being the initiate . The ceremony of
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gloves , and white leather aprons ( p lease note this ) , and at the making of a Mason the brethren would s r . ke their aprons with their hands three times which was to make a loud report , the Tyler parading an adjoining room with drawn sword to keep guard . " And here we stop .. Ihe early minutes are like all similar ones , few and cautious , , „ T ^ =,,,, 1 ^ nrl-nspd . Thcv ooint to the usual lodge lite .
modest and assuming , and in all respect unpretentious and informal . The history of this lodge is most interesting in this , that its vitality has always been kept up , though its primaeval strength has varied from time to time . the hve-laws of 1700 deserve careful consideration , , and we it
hope they will be printed in the " Monthly Magazine . is very remarkable in the history of this lodge , as the Editor remarks , that it has preserved its continuity for 150 years , never having been removed from Bolton , and never £ „„;„„¦ lansod nr anoarentiv been liable to censure for any
cause whatever through that long period . It is now the oldest local provincial lodge . It had a w ^ l ™ " ™* granted to it in 1 S 71 . . We commend this lodge history to the perusal of Masonic students .
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52 ] EARLY MINUTE BOOKS . I wish that some of our good brethren , the Secretaries of lodges , would make a minute search amongst old lodge boxes , & e , as I feel persuaded that there are many records still extant , stowed away unknown entirely , whether they be " ancient orders , " Constitutions , or short minutes of passing events . MASONIC STUDh-N I .
51 ! AN EARLY PRINTED BOOK OF MASONRY . Can any reader or collector of early printed books help the writer to an early printed Legend of Freemasonry . It woutd run probably from 1400 to 1600 . It might be included in a collection of Histories or Legends . BOOKWUKAl .
S 4 ] THE REVISED CONSTITUTIONS . As the Grand Lodge decided at the last " Communication " to have copies printed and supplied to the Craft at a small cost , I think it would prove a boon to inany if the revised rules were printed on paper the size of the ' LJuar would
terly Reports " of the Grand Lodge . The same type do , but it would be much handier in form than the present unwieldy shape . The suggested alterations might also in due time be issued in like manner . I consider the revision a vast improvement , in every sense , on the previous editions . W - J' HUGHAiN .
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DUKE OF CORNWALL LODBE ( No . i & 39 ) - —On Saturday last this lodge commenced fhe fourth year of its existence , and Bro . W . Gibson Bott , the third Master , vacated his chair , and installed Bro . G . F . Smith , jun ., as his successor in office . Before vacating his post , however , Bro . Bott performed a good amount of work ; indeed , it is that of
not often that we see so full an agenda paper as Saturday , which proved , besides , that they had been busy for some time past , for minutes were read of emergency meetings held on the Sth June and 21 st July , as -well as of the previous regular meeting in April last . Then there was the Auditors' report to hear read . I his done the ballot was taken for two joining members , viz ., Bros . John Richard Richardson , 1602 . and John Culver , 1031 , and was found to
be unanimous in favour of their admission . Ihere were two candidates for raising , of whom one , Bro . J . Groves , came up ; and there were three candidates for passing , ot whom two , viz ., Bros . C . H . Barstow and 1 . G . Ayres attended . Having completed so much , Bro . Bott proceeded with the ceremony of installation . Bro . G . F . Smith , jun ., S . W ., vvas presented as the W . M . elect , and the Installing Master having first addressed the candidate for the
Master ' s chair , the latter took the required obligation , a Board of Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . U . 1 " . Smith , jun ., was formall y installed into the chair ot K . b ., the whole ceremony being performed by Bro . Bott in a most impressive manner . The nevy ly-installed W . AI . having first invested Bro . Bott , with the collar of I . P . M ., proceeded to appoint and invest the remaining officers , ot whom the following is the list : Bros . Stokes , S . VV . ;
Wilkins , J . W . ; Dewsnap , Treasurer ; Jno . Brooke P . M ., Secretary ; Dewsnap , S . D ; smith , JAV ; Williams , l . G . ; Trego , Organist ; Cattermole , D . C ; Da Suva , Steward ; and Bowler , Tyler . _ After the conclusion of the . installation ceremony the new Master took up the business before the lodge , and initiated the following gentlemen : —Messrs . Henry Balfour Garrett , William Henry Foot , Edmund Nugent Ensworth , Seward
lames Rossitter , and A . C . Barber . _ Among the vistors prt sent were the following : bros . C . N . Harper-Crowe , P . M . G 55 ; A . H . Brooke , 1 393 ; G . B . Ham P . M . 53 S ; VV . H . Brand , P . M ., 1514 ; I- L . Cussans , 13 GG , P . G . S . W . Herts , - D . M . Dubois , Org . ioi 7- W . P , WebV ) , W . M . 10 S 1 -, R . Scott , 135 8 ; J . DaSilva , 205 ; T . Vincent , P . M . 1 S 61 ; K . C . Massey P . M . 1297 ; R- A . Kemp , 170 G ; R . Clowes , S . W . 050 ; Cartebury
T . Powell , iSG ; R . H . Harvey , P . M . 902 ; A . , L . Lazarus , W . M . iSS , . P . Z . ; R . E . H . Coffin , J . D- 1572 ; W . Willey , P . M . 9 i J- c » lvt , > ' ? 3 ' i P- . p :. W ™ , 001 ; A . J . Sheffield , 90 '; J . Muncey , W . M . 1706 ; H . f . J . Thorn , l . G . 1 S 1 S ; J . G . Jahn , 23 S ; C . Handlev 47 S ; E . A . Wells , l . P . M . 15 ; ' - Stimson , J . W . , y - 47 J . VV . Fowler , . , Si : ) . Chubb , P . M . 1 70 G ; HHoadleyPM 172 F . Beake 1585 .
, .. ; , Letters of regret were received from Col . Shadwell II . Clerke and other Grand Officers , who were unable to attend in consequence of being absent from London . The W . M . then rose and said that one of his most pleasant duties yet remained to be . peiformed , which was to present a Past Mastei ' s jewel to his predecessor in the chair , Bro . Bott . He was quite sure that there was no member of the lodge who would say that that jewel had
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not been well earned , and he hoped that when Bro . Bott looked at it he would remember occasionally that it was the visible token ot the appreciation of Bro . Bott ' s services during the past year , which the lodge , through their Master , desired to express . He was quite sure that no Past Master
ever deserved such a decoration more than Bro . Bott . Bro . Bott said that he thanked the W . M . very much for the kind expressions he had made use of in pinning that jewel on his breast , and he also thanked the brethren for this token of the esteem in which they held him , and of their satisfaction with the manner in which he had
performed his duties during the past year . It was moved by Bro . Brooke , and having been seconded was put to the lodge and carried unanimously , that a sum of £ 5 be contributed from the General Funds of the lodge , to the Lodge Benevolent Fund . And in addition the offertory bag was taken round , as a matter of lodge business , to every member present , which seems a preferable course to passing a box round at the banquet table . the of the
After the banquet which succeeded closing lodge , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed . Extreme brevity , however , characterized them all ; and beyond drawing attention , while proposing "The Health of the M . W . Grand Master , " to the fact that during seventy out of the last hundred years , princes of the Blood Royal have held that high office , there vvas nothing to report until Bro . Bott rose to propose "The Health of the
W . M ., " in doing which he said that it was always a very great pleasure to ' the l . P . M . to propose that toast for the first time from the left of the Master ' s chair ; he felt that he had got rid of a great deal of responsibility which he had shifted on to his successor in the chair . He could not but feel pleased that he had such a brother to succeed him . Bro . Smith was one of the founders of the Duke of
Cornwall Lodge , and they had all looked forward to the time when he would come into the chair . Three years ago , when the lodge was constituted , they mustered altogether thirty or forty strong ; on the next occasion they got up to forty-five or fifty ; when he ( Bro . Bott ) was installed there were forty-three ; to night they mustered seventy-five to do honour to the new Master of the Duke of Cornwall
Bro . G . F . Smith VV . M ., in reply thanked Bro . Bott for the kind way in which he had proposed this toast , but he thought that before praising his qualifications for that position he should have waited until his year of office vvas ab ut to close , by which time he would have been able to see whether the Master ' s work had been satisfactory performed . Looking to the names of the Masters who had
filled that chair belore him , and that the way in which their work had been done , he felt that it would require a great deal of study and effort on his part if he wished to compare satisfactorily with them . Whatever his shortcomings might be , he should always endeavour to do his best . Numerous other toasts were proposed , including " The Installing Master , " "The Initiates , " ; 'The Visvtore , ' "The Past Masters , " "The Masonic Chanties , " "Ihe Masonic
Press , " "The Officers , " & e In proposing "Success to the Masonic Charities" the chairman said that the large amounts collected by the three well-known Masonic Institutions , which last year obtained amongst them a sum of between £ 50 , 000 and £ 60 , 000 , to which the Duke of Cornwall Lodoe , young as it was , had contributed some £ 60 . But the lodge had done more than this ; it had established a Lod-re Benevolent Fund of its own—a fund which every
lodge ought to have , and because no brother knew how soon he mig ht require it ; and he was happy to say that that fund even now amounted to about £ . 120 . And to show the utility of such a fund , he might mention that soon after it vvas established one or two brethren had occasion to call upon it , and they received substantial benefit from it . The musical arrangements were under the direction of
Bro . I . Hodges , of the Chapel Royal , Savoy , who was assisted by , Miss Margaret Hoare , Miss Helen Heath , Bro . Hanson , Bro . R . De Lacy , Bro . 1 urle Lee , Bro . Willey and Bro . Smith , senr ., Bro , G . Carter , whose place was supplied by Bro . Hanson , vvas prevented by illness from attending . It is very rarely indeed that such a musical treat is to be had at any lodge as that afforded at the Duke of Cornwall on Saturday .
MARYPORT . —Perseverance Lodge ( No . 371 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge took place on Tuesday , the Sth inst . Present : Bros . K . Brown , VV . M . ; W . Stoddart , l . P . M . ; T . Milburn , S . VV . ; T . Waite . as J . W . 3 J . Nicholson , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W ., Treas . ; J . Dickenson , Sec . ; J . Cutbbertson , S . D . ; J . Holloway , J . D . ; J . Wilson , as I . G . ; J . Smith , Org . ; J . Messenger , lyler ; G . VV . ThomDson . P . M . ; 1 . VV . Robinson , P . M . ; J . Gardiner ,
P . M ., P . P . G . R . ; T . Mandle , P . M ., P . P-D . of C . ; I . Boyd , VV . Hadfield , T . Swainson , B . Davis , and several Bro . " Einar Hannestad was passed by Bro . W . Stoddart , l . P . M . The working tools being explained by the VV . M ., who also gave the lecture on the tracing board . The instruction thus afforded made theevening ' s proceedings very satisfactory to many of theyounger members of the lodge . 'The lodge was finally closed at 9 . 30 p . m .
JARROW . —St . Bede Lodge ( No . 1119 ) . —The brethren of this lodge assembled at the Masonic Hall , Grange-road , on VVednesday , the 30 th ult ., for the purpose of installing Bro . Hugh Golder , S . VV ., W . M . elect , in the chair of K . S . There was a large attendance of distinguished brethren belonging to the provinces of Durham and Northumberland , including Bros . J . McCullock , P . M . 1 G 43 P . P . G . W . Jos . CookP . M . 4 S 1 , P . P . S . GW . ;
, ; , D . Sinclair , P . M . 4 S , A . P . G . D . of C . ; J . T . Dickinson , mo , P . P . G . S . B . ; G . Lawson , P . P . G . S . B ., 240 ; J . Montgomery , P . M . 991 , P . P . G . P . ; M . H . Dodd , l . P . M . mo ; las . Ponder , P . M . 1119 : J . H . Leech , VV . M . 07 ; I . G . Smith , VV . M . 4 S ; G . S . Shotton , VV . M . 240 ; VV . Gladstone , P . M . 991 > J- Mitchell , P . M . 1 G 43 ; B . McNamarra , S . VV . 97 ; S . Chadwick , J . W . 1 G 43 ; W . Whvte , 1 . VV . 991 ; G . Turnbull , S . VV . 991 ; and others .
Bro . A . MclJougall , VV . M ., presided , Bro . G . Lawson , P . M . 240 , and Bro . J . Ponder , P . M . 1119 , being respectively S . VV . and JAV . The lodge having been opened in due form , the W . M . elect vvas presented by Bro . M . IT . Dodd , I . P . M ., to the VV . M . to receive at his hands the benefits of installation , the ceremony of installing the VV M . elect being performed i" the most impressive manner by the retiring VV . M ., liro . McDougall . 'The charges to the Wardens and brethi en were likewise most eloquently given .
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The newly-installed W . M . then appointed his officers as follows : Bros . A . McDougall , l . P . M . ; J . Hickman , S . VV . ; J . Sedcole , J . W . ; F . Renton , P . M ., Treas . ; T . H . Witter , P . M ., Sec . ; Dodd , P . M ., D . of C . ; J . P ' etree , S . D . ; J . Armstrong , J . D . ; H . Parker , I . G . ; A . Solderberg , S . S . ; Jas . Robinson , J . S . ; D . VV . Voss , Org . ; and Jas . Horner , Tyler . The lodge being closed in due form , the brethren
afterwards held their annual festival at the house of Bro . E . Korster , the County Hotel , Ormonde-street , where an excellent repast was prepared in the worthy host and hostess's best style , and was heartily enjoyed by upwards of sixty brethren . After the removal of the cloth , the VV . M . gave the usual Masonic toasts , all being duly honoured .
Bro . McDougall , I . P . M ., gave "The VV . M ., " and Bro . Golder responded . Bro . Dickinson , P . M ., gave " The I . P . M ., " to which Bro . McDougall replied . "The Visiting Lodges , " "The Officers of St . Bede , " "The Ladies , " and "Our Absent Brethren" were all given and duly replied to . The harmony of the evening vvas well sustained hy brethren present . Bro . Voss presided at the piano .
TREDEGAR LODGE ( No . 1625 ) . —This lodge met at Bro . A . Yates , Royal Hotel , Mile End , E ., on Monday last , 14 th ult . Bro . J . Maud , W . M . opened the lodge at 7 o ' clock , p . m ., but was not very numerously supported by either the officers or lay members of the lodge . No doubt to a large extent this paucity of attendance may be accounted for by the large number of brethren who at this season of the year are enjoying their
regular vacation out of town . Bro . Maud was therefore supported by Bros . C . Kendall , l . P . M . as S . W . ; G . H . Stephens , as J . W .,- VV . H . Hubbert , S . D .,- G . Huggett , P . M ., as l . P . M . and See ; Jennings , l . G . ; W . Very , Tyler , and others . 'The visitors being Bros . VV . Blackburn , J . D . 1365 ; E . Collins , S 4 ; G . H . Stephens , S . D . 1623 , 13 S 2 , ( Freemason ) . Lodge being duly opened , Bro . Huggett submitted the
minutes of the previous lodge meeting , and they were unanimously confirmed . Lodge was fully advanced , and in due course Bro . Blackburn , a candidate for the Sublime Degree , vvas interrogated and entrusted , and vvas raised in a careful and impressive manner to the degree of M . M . The candidate for passing not arriving , some matters of purely lodge interest were disposed of and lodge was closed .
The brethren , on the invitation of the W . M ,, Bro . Maud , spent a very pleasant hour discussing some light refreshments and several interesting matters appertaining to the Craft . Bro . Maud briefly gave " The Oueen and the Craft . " " The Visitors " responded to by Bro . G . H . Stephens , and "The Ollicersof the Lodge . " Some excellent songs and a recitation from Bro . Stephens helped to enliven what vvas otherwise a cosy little gathering .
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PROSPERITY LODGE ( No . 65 ) . —This lodge met as usual at Bro . Maidwell ' s comfortable house , the Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-strcet , E . C , on Tuesday last . Present : Bros . Roberts , VV . M . ; Shadier , S . W . ; G . H . Stephens , J . W .,- Clements , Sec . and Deacon ; Oxley , l . G . ; and D . Moss , Preceptor . Visitor : Bro . Mallett , 1395 . Lodge vvas duly opened , and the ceremonies
of initiation and passing were carefully practised , Bro . Mallett acting as candidate . Bro . iVfallett , 1365 , was admitted a member , and Bro . Shadier elected W . AI . for next Tuesday evening , on which occasion Bro . C . H . Webb , P . M . 1607 and 174 , the well-known Preceptor , has kindly promised to work the ceremony of installation . Lodge will be opened at seven p . m . prompt , and brethren are cordially invited to pay this lodge a visit .
JOPPA LODGE ( No . 188 ) . —It is seldom our pleasurable duty to record such steady progress , and so eminently satisfactory a result , in connection with a lodge of instruction as it becomes our duty after visiting the Joppa Lodge , whose meetings are held on Tuesday evening in each week at the Champion Hotel , Aldersgate-street . Although scarcely two years old , this lodge of instruction has attracted to itself a goodly circle of thorough working
members , whose hearts are in the cause , and whose Alasonic zeal finds tangible and frequent expression . As one proof of the thoroughly good work done , and the right direction given to the efforts of the members , it is only necessary to mention that within the very short period of its existence , and with only the nominal fees common to most lodges of instruction , this lodge has already created two life subscribers to the Masonic Charities—one to the Royal Benevolent
Institution and the other to the Boys School—and at the meeting on Tuesday last it was announced that the funds in hand were sufficient to admit of a ballot for the third life subscriber at the next alternate meeting . This is a state of things rellecting the highest credit upon so young a lodge of instruction , and is deserving of being extensively copied . Another feature ot this little conclave at the Champion is the excellence of the work that is being carried on , under
the guidance of Bro . A . G . Dodson , P . M ., as Preceptor , and the no less admirable arrangements which have been made by Bro . R . J . Chillingworth , the esteemed proprietor of the hotel , for the comfort and enjoyment of the brethren . The lodge-room is fitted up in a cosy , not to say luxurious , fashion , with every possible convenience ; whilst the urbanity of Bro . Chillingworth , his readiness to take any position in the lodge , and to render good service in the working , in
which he is so proficient , when required , as well as his genial arrangements for promoting the welfare of the lodge and the happiness of its members , add greatly to the pleasure of a visit here . On 'Tuesday evening last the chair vvas occupied by Bro . J . Hughes , who acquitted himself most creditably as VV . M ., supported by Bro . Thomas Agutter , as S . VV . ;
H . L . Phillips , ] . W . ; Samuel Pardoe , S . D . ; Isaac Botibol , l . G . ; A .. G . Dodson , P . M ., Preceptor ; R . J . Chillingworth , P . M . ; J . Hicks , Secretary ; Nightingale , V . Deering , G . H . Cobb , C . J . Dunlop , E . Davy , E . H . Tyrrell , J . Page , W . Gardner , A . H . Green , and others . The lodge having been opened in due form , the questions for passing were put to Bro : ; . Deering and Cobb , both ol whom answered satisfactorily , and were entrusted . Bro . Deering then retired , being the initiate . The ceremony of