Laying Of Masonic Foundation-Stone At Pontefract.

wherein to house their members , and hold their lodge , ind also , as he hoped , to propagate those principles ' which they all admired . In presenting Bro . Tew with that trowel to lay the stone , he need only say that the fact of his performing the ceremony would add to its sanctity in the eyes of the brethren , and give to them the greatest possible satisfaction . He would now ask

him to lay the stone . On being presented with the trowel , Bro . TEW , P . P . G . Master , said : Brethren , I ask you to allow me to keep on my hat , as I am not very well . I thank you , gentlemen , and Bro . Foulds for allowing me to be present here to-day to undertake this simple ceremony of laying the foundation-stone for the St .

Oswald Lodge of Freemasons , No . 910 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England . In doing so I look back to the time when , as the first Worshipful Master , and with only 10 members , I commenced this lodge in fear and trembling as to its prosperity and success . This was in 1 S 62 , and in looking back to that period we feel that it has prospered , for now we number over

70 members , while the Legiohum Lodge is a sprig or a branch from this parent stem ; I therefore think that Freemasonry has been successful in Pontefract . But I wish to touch upon what this lodge has done for the great Charities in London . It has supported me as your late Provincial Grand Master , and whenever it has been deemed advisable to subscribe to these

Charities you have always cordiall y responded to the invitation and laboured hard with me to make a handsome collection for them . It affords me the greatest p leasure to think , though I am no longer your acting Provincial Grand Master ( for sickness and illness have obliged me to hand over the sceptre to the Right Honourable William Lawies Jackson ) , that in him you

will have a most liberal , civil , kind-hearted , and accomp lished successor to . myself . To him I accord the most loyal support and allegiance , and I think this lodge will do the same , and that its members , always generous to me , will be equally complimentary to him . I take this instrument of power [ picking up the trowel ] to lay this stone in a simple way , and I hope that this act

which I do to-day in placing this stone on the top of another with cement will never be undone or separated by human power , but that the principles of Freemasonry which we express will show to the outside world , as well as to those in the Mystic Circle , that all the world ' s a lodge and every man a brother . Bro . the Rev . H . R . Harrisson as Chaplain of St .

Oswald ' s Lodge , then offered up prayer . Bro . S . SLACK then called upon Bro . John Holmes Greaves , the architect , to present the plans of the buildings , and to explain their various arrangements . Bro . GREAVES , the architect , presented the plans to Bro . Tew , and explained the plan of the building . Bro . TEW said that he accepted the plans with

pleasure , and bade them " to proceed with trie building of this new lodge , and at the earliest convenience to report the completion of the same to the Secretary of the Provincial Grand Lodge of VVest Yorkshire . " The stone having been laid with the customary ceremonial , three cheers were then given to Bro . Tew , and another three for Mrs . Tew .

The Rev . F . E . EGERTON , S . W ., Chaplain , then offeted up prayer . Bro . NICHOLSON proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . Tew for his presence , and for performing the ceremony ; and Bro . J . ATKINSON seconded the vote , which was carried amidst cheers . A luncheon was afterwards held at the Elephant

Hotel . After full justice had been done 10 the luncheon , several speeches were given bearing upon Craft matters Bro . S . MITIISON ' address on the progress made by the Boy ' s School belonging to the Order in London being most interesting , and acknowledging the great service Bro Tew had rendered to this Charity during his long and distinguished service as Provincial Grand Alaster .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

The Committee of Management held their regular monthl y meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , Bro . John Newton , a Vice-Patron of the Institution , occupied the chair , and there were present Bros . James Brett , P . G . P . ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; VV . Fisher , John Hattersley , A . Mullord , Charles Sheppard , S . Vallentine , P . G . P . ; S . V . Abraham , P . G . P . ; V . F . < J Arcy Brennan . Hugh Cotter , W . Webber , T . VV .

Whi ' . marsh , P . G . P . ; William Hollis , George E . Fairchild , Charles J . R . Tijou , A . G . P . ; Chas . F . Hogard , ¦< J- Sul - Br . ; T . B . Purchas , P . A . G . D . C ; A . Moore , W . b . Smithson , P . G . D . ; J . Bunker , VV . Belchamber , J A . Farnfield , P . A . G . D . C , Treasurer of the Institut'on ; A . H . Hickman , A . C . Spaull , G . Std . Br . ; R . Y K £ s , Charles Kempton , James Speller . C . H . Webb H ,, urrant > Thomas Glass , W . IT . Hubbert , H . AL "obos . Thos . B . Daniell . Robert D . Cummin ™ , and

James lerry , P . G . S . B . ( Secretary ) . the minutes of the previous meeting having b ; en read and verified , the Secretary reported the deaths of r-aVj 6 aml lwo w | dow annuitants , and one male candidate . The Warden ' s report for the past month «! read

> . A letter was read from Bro . W . H . ^ iii hson P . G . D ., relative to the purchase by Bro . G . thr . \?" . ' .- ge 2 5 ' of ; l Perpetual presentation to e Male Fund of the Institution for £ 260 , and a vote Thi r Was passi : d to Bro - Smithson for his trouble . e Committee then declared the number of candi-

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

dates forthe election in May next . to be as follows : Male Fund , 66 ; Widows'Fund , 54 ; while the vacancies to be filled—the three deferred annuities being in each case included—were announced as Alale Fund 22 and Widows' Fund 14 . The applications of the widows of two recently deceased annuitants for half of their late

husband ' s annuities were granted . The Committee then took into their consideration the three petitions which had been deferred for further information from the January meeting with the result that two were accepted and one rejected . A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings .

"Our Boys" Visit To The Parkhurst Theatre.

"OUR BOYS" VISIT TO THE PARKHURST THEATRE .

• The Parkhurst Theatre is situated at Holloway . It has a good reputation among provincial theatres , and that reputation has been greatly enhanced among the boys of the Royal Alasonic School since their visit to the pantomime there on the 5 th instant .

The performance was a very creditable one for any theatre . The stage-managing was naturally " Perfect . " The words were written by Tom Craven , and the " Storey " ( Fred , of that ilk ) , was of course At . The principal parts were all capably filled , and the effort sof Aladdin Abanazar , and Widow Cranky were ,

in particular , heartily appreciated by the boys ,. while a distinctive feature of engrossing interest was the marvellous display of the Bros . Spink on the rings and trapeze . Altogether , the boys had a good time , thanks to Bro .

Perfect , the proprietor of the theatre , and Bro . Oldis , P . AI . 12 SS , who was much in evidence during the afternoon distributing buns and oranges galore , which feast he had been instrumental in securing by the kind subscriptions of Masonic friends in North London .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

CAIRO . Bulwer Lodge ( No . 1068 ) . —The installation meeting of the above lodge took place on Saturday , the Cth ult ., at the new Alasonic Hall . The lodge was opened by Bro . VV . E . Bailey , W . AL , assisted by Bros . T . . McDonnell , S . W ., W . M . elect ; J . Walker , J . W . ; and the rest cf the officers . After the minutes had been confirmed ancl a

joining member accepted , Bro . T . AIcDonnell , W . AL elect , was presented for installation to Bro . VV . E . Bafley . A Board of Installed Alasters was opened , and Bro . T . AIcDonnell was duly installed in the chair of K . S ., in the presence of nine Past Alasters , by Bro . VV . E . Bailey , I . P . AI . The W . AL then invested the followinsrofficers : Bros . J . Walker , S . VV . ; G . Bain , J . W . j H . J . ' Scott , Treas . j T . Phillips

Sec ; H . Btuce , D . C ; W . Summers , S . D . ; ) . Mackintosh , J . D . ; H . Breen , J . G . Murrell , Page , and Crozier , Stwds . ; anil VV . Hasted , Tyler . After " Hearty good wishes " had been expressed by the visitors , the lodge was closed . All j . Vlasonic business having been ended , the brethren adjourned to a banquet , as excellent in quality as bounteous

in supply , at Sante ' s Restaurant . At the termination of the banejuet , the brethren honoured the usual toasts and enjoyed a very pleasant evening , songs being rendered by Bros . Summers , Pneasant , Crozier , Collier , G . Walker , Mackintosh , and W . E . Gaze gave a recitation . The W . AL proposed the toasts of " The Queen , " "The

Grand Alaster , " "The Khedive , " and "Kindred Grand Lodges , " the latter toast was replied to by Bro . Hanna Bey Bacoon , P . D . G . Alaster . The I . P . AI . proposed in the most graceful terms , " The Health of the Worshipful Master , " stating that he had known him for years , and paid a high tribute to his known upriehtness and integrity .

The toast was honoured with enthusiasm . 'The W . AL , in his reply , expressed his pride in b ; ing placed in the chair of K . S . of so important a lodge as Bulwer , and trusting that at the end of his year of office the brethren would be satisfied with his efforts to maintain the prestige of the lodtre . The W . AL , in a brief speech well to the point , proposed

"The Health of the I . P . AI . and Installing Officer , Bro . VV . E . Bailey , " and stated that in every possible manner the I . P . AI . had striven to promote the welfare and prosperity of the lodge , and it was the unanimous opinion of the brethren that his efforts had been crowned with every success . He then presented him with a Past Alaster ' s jewel .

I his toast was honoured with unbounded enthusiasm , and the singing of " For he ' s a jolly good fellow . " Bro . VV . E . Bailey , I . P . AI ., who was visibly affected by the ovation accorded to him , thanked the brethren fro . n the bottom of his heart for the handsome Past Alaster ' s jsrvel , and above all for the way they had responded to the toast . He could only say he had striven to promote the well-being

of the lotlge , and the greatest reward he could have received he had in the welcome accorded to him that evening . The W . AL next proposed ' l'he Visitors . " Bros . Peters , P . M . 2 . 130 ; C . E . Vansittart , P . M . 2 J < j > j ; and W . E . Gaze , 1 755 ; suitably responded . The toasts of ' ¦ 'The Oilicers" andthe Tyler ' s toast concluded a most successful ever . ing .

Among the brethren present at Ihe lodge and banquet were Bios . Hubert J . Scott , P . AL ; J . A . Agar-Hamilton , P . M . ; IT . Cruoksiiank , P . AL 1105 ; C . li . Vansittart , P . M . 231 ) 0 ; VV . B . Alichael , W . AI . 1105 ; VV . P . Peters , P . M . 2430 ; Hanna Bey Bacoun , P . D . G . AI . Egypt ; VV . E . Gaze , 1755 ; VV . Alaster , of Latief and Itadar Lodges ; | . Walker , G . Walker , Murrell , Collier , Crozier , P . Black , \ V 00 dhead , Diacano , and others . — - # -

Lord Houghton , the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , held his first levee ol the season at Dublin Castle on I ' uesday afternoon , lhere was a large official attendance , while the private entree was more numerous than at the corresponding levee in 1 . S 113 .

Masonic Meetings (Metropolitan)

MASONIC MEETINGS ( Metropolitan )

For the week ending Saturday , February 24 , 1804 . I he Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries for Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Rose Croix Chapters , Preceptories , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place , day , or month of meeting .

SATURDAY . FEBRUARY ry . CRAFT LODGES . 715 , Panmure , Cannon-street Hotel . 13 b !) , Earl of Zetland , Guildhall Tavern . 1041 , cMchton , Surrey Masonic Hall . 1732 , King ' s Cross , Anderton's Hotel . ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES . 7 , Four Kings , Mark Masons' Hall .

LODGES AND CHAPTER * or iNSTRetCTroN . A . eiiiUi « I ' alace , Station Hotel , Camberwell New-road , at 7 . 3 .. hiswick , Windsor Castle Hot ., King-st .. Hammersmith , at J . jr . ¦ uks of Connaught , The Lod Stanley , Paragon-road , Hackney , at S . Ebnrv , Grap . s Tavern , 113 , High-street , Borough , S . E ., at 8 . Ejcieaton , Vv inrlsor castle listaurant , Victoria Station , S . W . Evening Star , Knt and Hotel , Perry Hill , Catford , at 8 .

c r inubury Parle , Cock Tavern , at 8 . ling Harold , Four Swans , Waltham Cross , at 7 . Manchester , Blue Posts , Charlotte-street , Frizroy-: quare , at 8 . Percy , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-road , N ., at 8 . itar , Dover Castle , Broadway , Deptford , S . E ., at 7 . Urban , Freemasons' Hall . / Unman , Duke of Albany Hotel , Kitto-road , St . Katharine ' spark , Hatcham , S . E ., at 7 . 30 . Mourt Sinai Chaptir , Red Lion Ho ., 14 , King-st .. Reger > t-st ., W ..

MONDAY , FEBRUARY 19 . CRAFT LODGES . 1 , Grand Masters , Freemasons' Tavern . !* , British , Freemasons' Hall . 2 T , Emulation , Albion Tavern . 18 $ , Tranquillity , Guildhall Tavern . 862 , Whittington , Freemasons' Hall ,

901 , City of London , Guildhall Tavern . 907 , Royal Albert , Freemasons' Hali . 1506 , White Hnrse of Kent , Holborn Viaduct Hotel . i « 37 , St . Peter Westminster , e riter . on . re » 7 , Aldersgate , Albion Tavern , it-yj , Imperial , Cloot ' s Restaurant , Victoria-street . 1728 , Temple liar , Anderton ' s Hotel .

ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER . 2060 , La France , Cafe Royal . MAKK LODGES . 173 . Temple , London Tavern . 1503 , Royal Naval College , Ship Hotel , Greenwich .

LODGES AND CHAPTERS or iNSTRDCllOft dlackheath , Milkwood Tavern , Milkwood-road , Herne Hill , at 8 Carnarvon , Manchester Hotel , Aldersgate-street , at 6 . 30 . J jjorn , Eagle Hotel , Snaresbrook , at 8 . cripplegate . Goldsmiths' Arms , Gutter-lane , at 6 . 30 . Eleanor , Rose and Crown , High Cross , Tottenham , at 8 . ' nars , The Whrte Horse , 94 , vVhite Horse-lane , Mile End-rd ,, E ., . 118 .

If Je Park , Prince of Wales Hotel , Eastbourne-terr ., Bishop ' s-rd ., Paddington , at 8 . tinjjaland , Cock Tavern , Highbury , N ., at 8 . 30 . ilarquess of Ripon , Lord Stanley , Paragon-road , Mare-st ., at 8 rlctropolitan , Moorgate Tavern , 15 , Finsbury-pavement , at 7 . 3 . Neptune , Gauden Hotel , Clapham , S . W ., at 7 . 30 . perseverance , O . d Pan ' s Heae , Doctors-commons , EX ., at 7 . Rose of Denmark , L . & S . W . R . Institute , Wandsworth-rd ., 7 . 30

* oyal Arthur , Prince of Wales Hotel ( opposite Wimbledon Kan way Station ) , at 7 . 30 . it . iyil Commemoration , Railway Hotel , Putney , at 8 . ¦ it . Ambrose , Scarsdale Arms Hotel , Edwardes-square , Kei t sington , at 8 . 'I . James's Union , St . James ' s Restaurant ( Piccadilly entrance ) it i . St . Luke's . Victoria Tavern , Gertrude-street , Chelsea , at 8 .

St . . Mark ' s , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road . St . Miclmel ' F , Norb-il Arms , Addi : on-rd . North , Uxbridge-rJ ., 8 . i , n ; snty , Railway Tavern , Fenchnreh-stieet , at 8 . Stockwell , White Hart , Abchurch-lane , E . C ., at 6 . Cyssen-Arnherst , Amherst Club , Amherst-road , Hackney , aru and . ith Mon ., at 8 . JnueJ Military , Earl of Chatham , Thomas-st ., Woolwich , 7 . 3 s Jpper Norwood , Whrte Hart Hot ., Church-rd ., Upper Norwood . * .

Ujiton , Three Nuns Hotel , Aldgate , E ., at 8 . . Valthamsiow , The Chequers , High-street , Walthamstow , ai 8 Wellington , White Swan Hotel , High-street , Deptford , at « . ietland , Vork and Albany , Park-street , Regent ' s Park , at » . Doric e , Vup <« , Duke's Head , 79 , Whitechapel-road , at 0 . Hope Ciuipur , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill , Greenwich , at ? . Lewis Chapter , King ' s Arms Hotel , Wood Green , N „ at 8 . North London Chapttr , Grosvenor Hotel , Canonbury , al J . i » . TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 2 :. Hoard of General Purposes , at 4 .

CRAFT LODO . S , 50 , United Mariners , Guildhall Tavern . 7 ; , Mount Lebanou , Bridge House llatel . 95 , Eastern star , Ship anil Turtle tavern . itii , I ' adogan , Freemasons' Hall . 194 , St . Paul ' s , Cannon-street Hotel .

43 ,, Salisbury , Freemasons' Hall . 1339 , St' ckwell , Surrey Alasonic Hall . 109 c , New Finsbury Park , llulcom Viaduct Hntel . 201 , ( luccns Westminster , H . ilborn Restaurant . 20 J . ' , . ' . ' . 1 ven , Lj n ' c Hall , lial . ng . 2045 , Wharton , White Hart , Willesden . 2 ij 3 , Old Westminsters' , Cafe Royal .

ROVAL ARCH CHAHIERS . ir , Enoch , Freemasuus' Hall . 19 , Mount . Sinai , Anderton s Hotel , ibc , Industry , Freemasons' llall . 2 5 :. Iris , Greyhound , Kici inond , 10 . 7 , Monteliure , Cale Koyal . 1348 , Ebury , Freemasons' Hall .

MARK LUDOLS . 236 , Clapton , Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool-street . » jts , Prince LtopoW , Avulttton ' s Hotel . 284 , High Cross , Li . erpnol-street Hotel . 41 & , Cam . en , Anilcrtou ' s Hotel .

ROSE CROIX . Oxford and Cambridge University , 33 , Golden-square . LUUOKS AND CHAPTERS or INITRUCTION . IIIUU , Prince Re c ent , Dulwich-road , Herne Hill , S . E , at ¦ Vper , City Anns , St . Mary Axe , at 6 . C . arence and Avondale , Masonic Hall , Leytonstone E , a 8 ¦ .. ictiCutiuiial , Beitord Hotel , Southampton Bmtdingb , at 7 , lancer , I ' ne Old Willie Hart , High-street , Uorougn , at 8 .

Cl . rencc , Midland Grand llutel , St . Pancras Station , at 7 . 30 . ^ . tr . iuniaii . ueurge Hutel , Cubitt town , Poplar , at 8 . j . cinu . ; atr ., . tluidietuti / trine , corner ot ejucen ' s-road and IV , IddleiDii-rj ^ d , I i . iisuin , c , ai 5 . Joinauc , Surrey . tlasumc ilail , CauiDerwell New-rua-d , at 7 . 30 JJE . C ul Cornwall , Queen's Anna , ejuceii-strcel , Cheaptside , at ij . ll at 1 . allium , | . unci ' s Anns , Denmark Hill , S . h ., at 8 . East Surrey Lodge of Concord , Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , at 8 , { Cant in ited on ji , i , / c ir , )