Royal Arch.

Harvey , 2 nd Captain ; J . Watts , P . E . C ., P . P . G . T ., Acting Expert ; Curteis , Hipley , F . P . Holmes , J . O . Oxland ( of "Tancrcd , " Cambridge ) , Herbert Hearle , Registrar , & c , who all testified to the occasion being one of unalloyed comfort and pleasure .

Consecration Of A Mark Lodge (S. C.) At Maryport.

CONSECRATION OF A MARK LODGE ( S . C . ) AT MARYPORT .

The Lodge of True Friendship , No . 26 ( S . C . ) , Maryport , having been chartered by the Supreme Chapter of Scotland , Saturday , the 2 nd instant , was fixed for the consecration thereof . The lodge was punctually opened at

12 . 1 5 , » y Br ° - w- Foster , P . M ., P . Z ., Prov . G . J . O ., and R . AV . M .-designate , assisted by the officers . Bros . C . F . Matier , 30 ° , Dep . Prov . G . M . M ., and L . Mackersy , 30 ° , G-. S . E . of Scotland , were then announced , and were saluted by

the brethren according to their rank . After the usual preliminaries , in which the brethren signified their assent to the officers named , a beautiful oration on the moral teachings and objects of the Degree was given in a most impressive manner

by the Grand Scribe E ., and was listened to with deep attention by -all . The D . Prov . G . M . M . then proceeded to the consecration , and after the corn , wine , and oil had been carried round , descended from the dais , with the thurible , and

after circumambulating the lodge three times , solemnly dedicated and constituted it under the name of the True Friendship Lodge of M . M ., No . 26 ( S . C . ) After the concluding portion of the dedicatory prayer , most impressively given

by the Grand Scribe E ., Bro . roster was presented for the benefit of installation to the Dep . P . G . M . M ., and the brethren having retired , a Board of Installed Mark Masters was formed , and Bro . Foster placed , with all due formality ,

m the chair of Adomram . I he brethren having been readmitted , saluted the newly-installed Master , who immediately proceeded to appoint his officers , who were nvested and severally addressed by Bro . Matier , who also gave the

charges from the AVest , North , and East to the R . W . M ., officers , and brethren . A letter of apology for absence was read from Bro . Thos . Entwisle , R . AA . Prov . G . M . M ., who was

prevented from being present by illness . Jiros . Mackersy and Matier were then unanimousl y elected honorary members of the lodge , and a hearty vote of thanks accorded to them for coming so long a distance to perform the

ceremony . The lodge was then closed in ancient form , with solemn prayer , and the brethren adjourned to banquet at the Freemasons' Arms . After a plain but substantial repast , the usual loyal and and formal Masonic toasts followed . " The

supreme Chapter of Scotland " was responded to by the Grand Scribe E ., who disclaimed any idea of invading English territory on the part of the

S . G . R . A . C . of Scotland , and spoke at some length on the efforts being made io promote : i union among the brethren of the Mark Degree , and the various jurisdictions at present ruling it .

Bro . Matier , D . Prov . G . M . M .. returned thanks for the Prov . G . Lodge of Lancashire and the Northern Counties , and assured the brethren of the earnest desire which actuated every

member of that body to place the I K-gree on itproper footing . He then proposed " The Health of bro . Foster . K . W . M ., ' who responded at some lengt ' t . and thanked the brethren for placing lu ' ni in the position he occupied . The proceedings were somewhat < aitailed b y the fact that the last train left at s .-v .-n oclock .

Consecration Of A Mark Lodge (S. C.) At Maryport.

shortly before which the visitors retired , aftei ' expressing their pleasure at the way in which they had been received . The new Mark Lodge promises to be a great

success , and from the great amount of pains taken with the working , certainly deserves to prosper . We regret we are unable to give either a complete list of officers or brethen present .

BRO . W . J . HUGH AX , of Truro , Cornwall , will be very glad to hear from any brethren who possess , or know of , minutes of lodges ^ or copies of MS . Constitutions , of an older date than A . D . 1720 . Our well-known and

hig hly-esteemed Brother is now engaged in preparing another work for the press , which we believe will pay especial attention to the MS . Constitutions of the Freemasons , and has in his possession several copies of these

ancient and valuable documents , which he will publish for the first time . He is particularly anxious to have every information obtainable with respect to these manuscripts in the possession of lodges and brethren , as soon as possible .

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE . —The Supreme Grand Council 33 ° for the Northern Jurisdiction , United States , met at Boston , Massachusetts , on the 14 th November . M . P . and 111 . Bro . J . H . Drummond presided , and delivered his annual address which was a most

able and comprehensive document . Fie reviewed the proceedings of foreign Grand Councils , and warned all true members of the Rite against countenancing the Rite of Memphis as an unclean thing . A number of S . P . R . S . 32 °

were elected and proclaimed members of the 33 , and the following amendment in the Constitutions was made " The decrees

conferred in a Lodge of Perfection , shall not be conferred upon any person unless he is a Master Mason in good standing in the State ol his residence . " The session closed on the 16 th ult .

BREAKr . wr . —f . i'i's ' s COCOA . —GRATEI UL AMI CoMt-oici'iNi ; . - ¦ - " l ! y u thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the oi > cralions of digestion and nutrition , ami by a careful applicatian of the line properlies of well-selected cocoa , Mr . Lpps lias provided our

breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills . "—Cir-il Sei ~ 'iee ( jtr . ett ,: Made simplv with Boiling Water or Milk . Each packet is labelled— "J AMI-S KITS & Co ., Honueopathic Chemists , London . " Also , makers of

Lppss Milky Cocoa ( Cocoa and Condensed . Milk ) , — lAdvl . ] Tin : BEST FIK . VI : —Turner ' s Tamarind Cough Emulsion lor the Throat anil Bronchia , ijijd . uiul 2 y per but . — -All whole-alehouses in London and Liverpool , and any respectable Chemist .- [ Advt . ]

HOI . LOWAVS OINTMENT . \ xn PILLS . —Diseases of Advanced Years .- -When man has parsed to the borders of old age , the digestion become * more or less impaired , the nervous system grows feeble , and the physical power shows increasing weakness . Hence ari-el ' ne congestions

of liver , lung-, head , followed by dropsy , asthma , or apoplexy , which too frequently alilict the aged . The liver usually first gets torpid , but its activity may speedily be revived bv rubbing Holloway ' s Ointment

thoroughly over the pit of the -tumach and right side at least twice a day , and taking the Tills at the same lime . The same treatment cures all other congested organs , by varying the parts nibbed according to the situation of the congestion . —I Advt . ]

" MOKE than a > ear ago one of my children was attacked with bronchitis , and , after a long illness , wits j ; i \ en up by all plush-inn as •(> asl cure' I was then induced to try your Wgvtable Pain Killer , and

from the time I been 11 the use u ! it the child rapidly got better , and it i . > now . strong and healthy . — J WI . N . STA . NTLEV , 10 , ll'h / llle-sl . , L'pool , 1 S 69 .--T 0 P . 1 ) . & Sou . ' ' A full report of the XI uictn :-. . i ; r Xhak .- p <;"' . ' L" ' . lge will appear in our nvM .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending Friday , December 22 , 1871 . SATURDAY , DEC . 16 . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) . Marquis of . Granby , New Cross-road , at 7 ; Bro . C . S . Dilley , Preceptor . Sphinx Lodge of Instruction , Stirling Castle , Camberwell , at 7 ; Bro . Thomas , P . M ., Preceptor . Mount Sinai Chapter of Instruction , Union Tavern , Airstreet , at 8 ; Comp . Brett , Precepcor .

MONDAY , DEC . 18 . Lodge I , Grand Masters , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 8 , British , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 21 , Emulation , Albion . Tavern , Aldersgatc-street . ,, 5 S , Felicity , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street .

,, 185 , Tranquillity , „ 720 , Panmure , Balham Hotel , Balham . ,, S 62 , Whiltington , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . » 9 ° 7 > Royal Albert , Freemasons' Hall . ,, I 20 r , Eclectic , Freemasons' Hall . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction ( 45 ) , Old Terusalem

Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clcrkenwell , at 8 ; Bro . James Terry , Preceptor . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel ,

Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 , Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile End , at 7 for 8 . St . James' Union Lodge of Instruction ( 1 S 0 ) , Horse and Groom Tavern , Wilisley-street ( opposite Pantheon ) ,

Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . J . R . Staccy , Preceptor . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at S ; Bro . Dilley , Preceptor . St . John of Wapping Lodge of Instruction ( 1306 ) , Gun Tavern , High-street , Wapping , at 7 ; Bro . T . Mortlock , Preceptor .

TUESDAY , DEC . 19 . Board of General Purposes , Freemasons' Hall , at 3 . ' Lodge 73 , Mount Lebanon , Bridge House Hotel , South wark . ,, 95 , Eastern Star , Shi ]) and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . ,, 162 , Cadogan , Freemasons' Hall . Chap . II , Enoch , Freemasons' Hall .

,, 19 , Mount Sinai , Anderton s Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 167 , St . John ' s , ,, 186 , Industry , Freemasons' Hall . Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Domatic Lodgeof Instruction , Palmcrston Tav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 .

Faith Lodge of Instruction , Artillery Arms , Rochesterrow , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction , Green Dragon , Stepney , at S ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .

Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) Knights of St . John ' s Tavern , St . John ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Sydney Lodge of Instruction ( S 29 ) , Cambridge Hotel , Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 . Ben Jonson Lodge of Instruction , Ben Jonson , Goodman ' s-yard , at 8 .

Florence Nightingale Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall , William-street , Woolwich , at 7 . 30 . Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , Gladstone Tavern , Bishopsgalc-st . Within , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Bolton ( W . M . 1227 ) , Preceptor . St . Marylebone Lodge of Instruction ( 1305 ) , British Stoics Tavern , New-street , St . lohn ' s Wood , at S ; Bro . T .

A . Adams , Preceptor . WEDN-ESDAV , DEC . 20 . Lodge ol" lienevolence , Freemasons' Hall , at 6 . Lodge 30 , United Mariner-, George Htl ., Alderinanbiuy . ,, 140 , St George ' s . Trafalgar Hotel . Greenwich . ,, 174 , . Sincerity . Guildhall Tavern , Greshani-street . ,, 700 , Nelson , Masonic Hall , Woolwich .

,, 909 . Maybury , Freemasons Hall . ,, 1044 , New Wandsworth , Spread Eagle Tav ., New Wandsworth . Chap . 217 , Stability , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich , at 8 ; J . Kobt . Nash , Preceptor .

United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 22 S ) , the Grafton Arms , Prince of Wales' Road , Kentish . Town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroa-. l , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Isnac Saqui , Preceptor . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Ifoxton , at 8 .

Confidence Lodge of Instruction , Railway Tav ., Londonstreet , City , at 1 )/ .. Peckharn Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Parkroad , Pcckham : Bro . David Uo-c , Preceptor . Temperance in the . l ' . asi Lodgeof Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodgeof Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . II . W . Luidtis , Preceptor .

THURSDAY , DEC . 21 . Huiisc Coiinnillcc Girls' School . Lodge 2 ^ , Globe , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 40 , Gilion , Guildhall Coffee House , Grcshani-sl . ,, 100 , Temperance , White Swan Tavern , Deptford .

,, 179 , Manchester , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . ,, 1139 , South Norwood , South Norwood Hall . ,, 12 S 7 , Great Northern , Great Northern Jill ., King ' s Cross . Chap . 79 . Pythagorean , Ship Hotel , Greenwich . K . 'l . Encampment , Observance , 31 , Bedford-row .