Craft Masonry.

speaking . He was the only one who could look on the coming month of November with perfect equanimity ; he could refrain from speaking , and could take drinks from both sides . ( Laughter . ) Bro . P . A . Nairne , P . G . D ., joined with his colleagues in acknowledging the cordial reception given to the Grand Officers . Bro . Oxford , I . P . M ., in proposing "The W . M ., " said that , in transferring the Master's collar to Bro . Lynn , he felt he was transferring it to a far better man and Mason in every way than he was himself .

Bro . Lynn , W . M ., returned thanks for the toasts . The brethren had had very little opportunity that evening of judging whether he could do the lodge work or not , but the way in which they had received the toast only showed that his year of office would be met by an absolutely sympathetic lodge , and he could foresee that any mistakes or weakness on his part would be received by the brethren with the most careful consideration . He could ensure the brethren that throughout his year he should strive to do his duty as a Mason and as a Master . He could not promise more ; he hoped he would not

be guilty of doing less . Bro . Lynn , W . M ., next said the essential difference between the toast he was now going to propose and that which had just been proposed , was that the former was pathetic ; while the latter came at the end of a very well-fought charge . The brethren knew Bro . Oxford had done his best to further the interests of the lodge during the past year ; they knew that in having him for their first Master they could not possibly have done better , and he ( Bro . Lynn ) had personally to express to him his thanks lor having set an example to the lodge which he hoped coming Masters would try to follow

—the example of the I . P . M . himself conducting the installation . That was really an essential part of Masonry j but in his experience he had found in many lodges Masters did not instal their successors . He did not know whether it was the exigencies of business , or the pressing necessity of public or private avocations which had prevented outgoing W . Ms , taking upon themselves the responsiblity of installing , but'he thought it tended to the symmetry of Masonic work . It was always a great privilege and pleasure for a brother who was put into the chair to . be able to thank his

predecessor for doing the work which Bro . Oxford had performed that evening . He had now the pleasure to present Bro . Oxford with a souvenir of the brethren's appreciation of his work in the form of a Past Master ' s jewel . The brethren would no doubt like to see the jewel , and they would have an opportunity of doing so many times during the year , because Bro . Oxford would never come to the lodge without it . Although it was added to many others of greater value , none of them had been given to Bro . Oxford with greater regard than this .

Bro . Oxford , I . P . M ., replying , said he must confess he viewed with some mistrust Bro . Lynn's statement made at an earlier period of the evening that he was going to follow his ( Bro . Oxford ' s ) example of making short speeches , because the brethren would admit that during the whole ot the year none of his were so long as those made th at night . They had begun badly , for the speeches were longer—not tedious—but longer than they cared for . He was always short in his speeches , in the church , at the Board ,

and during his year of office . Even when he was a baby he did not cry for anything , but waited until it was given to him . ( Laughter . ) He was pleased that the W . M . had spoken of the past year with great pleasure j he thought so of it himself . He should be proud to wear the jewel which , through the kindness of the brethren , had been given to him . Bros . Yates , Wilkinson , Dubois , and Fuller , responded to the toast of " The Visitors j" Bro . Edmund Barnes , Sec , to that of "The Treasurer and Secretary , * " and Bros . Kidson , Diggle , and Clough replied for " The Officers j and the Tyler's toast brought the proceedings to a close .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

Gundulph Chapter , No . 1050 . The annual installation meeting of this chapter was at the King's Head Hotel , Rochester , on the i ith ult ., when the following companions were duly installed in their respective offices by the Installing Piincipal , Comp . Lieut . Powell , P . Z . 903 , 1174 , and 2404 , viz .: Comps . J . VV . Nash , M . E . Z . j C . R . Cockburn , H . j A . W . Hodge , I . j and the following were invested as officers—Bros . R . Ternouth , S . E . j H . Smith , S . N . ;

E . Barrell , Treas . ; H . Bagshaw , P . S . j W . T . Boucher , ist A . S . j J . H . Whitfield , 2 nd A . S . j E . Mantell and J . Smart , Stwds ., * and J . Orum , Janitor . The ceremony was most ably and impressively performed by Comp . Lieut . Powell , to whom a unanimous vote of thanks was heartily given . Afterwards the companions sat down to supper , the arrangements of which gave great satisfaction , and a vote of thanks was accorded Host Ledson . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured .

Mozart Chapter , No . 1929-A meeting of this chapter was held at the Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , on the 21 st ult . Among those present were Comps . James Boulton , P . Z ., P . A . G . D . C , M . E . Z . j Dr . Russell Beardmore , H . j Major T . W . Richardson , P . Z ., P . P . G . S . B ., J . ; Major T . C . Walls , P . Z ., P . D . G . D . C , S . E . j R . Gowan , P . Z ., Treas . , * H . Cain , P . S . j and W . Lane , Janitor . The minutes of

the previous convocation having been read and confirmed , Comp . Major T . W . Richardson , P . Z ., impressively installed Comp . Dr . Beardmore as First Principal , and Comp . J . Boulton inducted Comp . Major Richardson as Second Principal . The installation of Comp . Myers , J . elect , was , in consequence of his unavoidable absence , postponed . Comps . Major Walls , P . Z ., and R . A . Gowan , P . Z ., were invested respectively as S . E . and Treasurer . Comp . Cain was invested as S . N . and Comp . Lane as Janitor . A Past Principal ' s jewel was presented to Comp . J . Boulton in recognition

of his services . The chapter was then closed . A banquet followed . The only toasts proposed were "The Oueen and Royal Arch Masonry , " "The M . E . G . Z ., " and "The M . E . Z . " '" In proposing the first-named toast , the M . E . Z . very properly enlarged on the subject matter , as it was the eve of the celebration of her Mijesty's Diamond Jubilee . The proceedings then terminated .

The Recent Boys' School Festival.

THE RECENT BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .

The following lists , and additions to lists , have been received since last week : —

LONDON . Lod ^ £ s . d . 58 Bro . Thomas C Tanner , additional ... ... 550 ( raising his list to £ 117 12 s . ) 917 „ II . E . Sanders , new list ... ... 40 19 o 127 S „ Herbert Grant , new list ... ... 2100 Unattached Bro . John Larkin ... ... ... ... 550 „ G . R . Blades ... ... .,. 10 10 o

THE PROVINCES . Lodge KENT . 615 Bro . I . Turton , additional ... ... ... 10 0 0 ( raising his list to £ 210 . ) SOMERSETSHIRE . Bro . O . W . Wiltshire , additional ... ... 1 1 4 0

( raising his list to £ 5 ( 1 14 s . ) Unattached WARWICKSHIRE . Bro . W . H . Reynolds , new Steward ... ... 10 10 o

FOREIGN STATIONS . Lodge ARGENTINE REPUBLIC . 2459 Bro . Alfred Eaton , additional ... ... 21 0 o ( raising his list to £ 57 15 s . ) N . B . —The name of the Steward of Lodge 2411 ( London ) is Bebrouth not Belrouth : and of Chapter 1224 ( Suffolk ) Comp . G , H . Grimwood , not Greenwood ,

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

WE HAVE MUCH pleasure in announcing that with a view to commemorating the Queen's Diamand Jubilee , the District Grand Lodge of the Argentine Republic has voted the following donations , viz .: 25 guineas to the R . M . Benevolent Institution ; 20 guineas to the R . M . Institution for Girls ; and 20 guineas tothe R . M . Institution for Boys .

THE QUEEN has forwarded to the Lord Mayor a cheque for £ 100 towards the fund that is being raised for the relief of the sufferers in Essex by the disastrous storm which occurred on the 14 th ult . MR . GILBERT H . LOVEGROVE , only son of Bro . H . Lovegrove , P . G . S . B ., has gained the " Jelf " Medal at King ' s College , as well as the special prizes for Ancient History and English Literature .

THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE in Pans will entertain several of the Colonial Premiers at a grand banquet on Monday , the 19 th in slant , when it is expected that Bro . the Hon . Sir E . Monson , British Ambassador in Paris , will be present . THE BENCHERS OF LINCOLN ' S INN will entertain a considerable number of the poor children of the neighbourhood at a Jubilee treat in their gardens on Saturday , the 31 st inst ., from 4 to 8 p . m ., when a number of amusements will be provided and presents made of toys and fruit .

H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES and her daughter , the Princess Victoria , visited the Queen at Windsor Castle on Wednesday , Bro . Col . Sir R . Byng , Equerry to her Majesty , received their Royal Highnesses and attended them to the Castle . After luncheon , the Princesses returned to town . BROS , THE Right Hon . Sir W . V . Whiteway , Premier of Newfoundland , and the Right Hon . S . J . Way , Chief Justice of South Australia , who are both of them Devonians born , will be entertained at dinner at the Holborn Restaurant on Monday , the 19 th inst .. by the London Devonian Club .

To THE ubiquitous "day tripper , " who dearly loves his "blow" upon the briny , the New Palace Steamers offer a special inducement in the shape of a " day only " ticket to Margate and back at the reduced fare of 4 s . fore cabin and 5 s . saloon , from London piers and Fenchurch-street to that well-known resort . THE Q UEEN has very graciously accepted an embroidered curtain worked by 100 Indian widows in the Industrial Institution , Amristsan , under the Misses Watson and Jackson , of the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society , and her private secretary has fcrwarded a letter of thanks through the Dean of Windsor who presented the curtain .

BRO . CAPT . HOLFORD , CLE ., Equerry to the Prince of Wales , gave a ball at Dorchester House , Park Lane , the company being received by his sister the Countess Grey . Amongthe guests were T . R . H . Prince and Princess of Wales and their daughter the Princess Victoria , the Duke and Duchess of York , and most of the Indian Princes and Colonial notabilities now on a visit to this country . THE Q UEEN is expected to arrive at Osborne from Windsor on Tuesday next , the 20 th inst ., stopping at Winchester en route for the purpose of receiving an address from

the Mayor and Corporation . A few days later the Duke of York , who has succeeded the late Prince Henry of Battenberg as Hon . Colonel of the Isle of Wight Volunteers , will take over the command at a parade to be held at Osborne . THE MEMBERS of the Royal Navy Club 17 C 5-17 S 5 , dined together at the Hotel Metropole on Wednesday evening , under the presidency of the Earl of Clanwilliam , Admiral of the Fleet , among the guests being the First Lord of the Treasury ( the Right Hon . * G . J . Goschen , M . P . ) , Mr . J . Austin Chamberlain , M . P ., Bro . VV . G . Elision Macartney , M . P ., Sir Evan MacGregor , and Sir VV . H . White .

IT IS ARRANGED that the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Ireland shall commence on the iSth August , the day of their arrival in Dublin and terminates on the Sth September , when they will take their departure from Belfast for Scotland . Several important functions have been arranged during their stay , and there will be a visit to Mount Stewart , the Irish seat of the Marquis of Londonderry , when a garden party will be given on the 7 th September .

. THE Q UEEN received at Windsor Castle on Saturday last deputation ! from the Universities of _ Oxford , Cambridge , and London for the purpose of presenting addresses of congratulation to her Majesty on her Diamond Jubilee . The Marquis of Silisbury , as Chancellor , headed the Oxford deputation , Bro . the Duke of Devonshire that from Cambridge , and Bro . Lord Herschell that from London University . A guard of honour was mounted by the 2 nd Battalion Coldstream Guards .

THE Q UEEN received the Archbishop of Canterbury , and the Archbishops , Bishops , and Missionary Bishops now in conference at Lambeth Palace at Windsor Castle , on Tuesday . Her Majesty , who was accompaniad by the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse , and Princess Henry of Battenberg , drove to the Eist Liwn , where she was received by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury . The visitors , to the number of 190 , attended Divine Service , and afterwards partook of refreshment in St . George ' s Hall .

A DEPUTATION from Queensland , including the Premier ( Sir Hugh Nelson ) and the Attorney-General ( the Hon . T . J . Byrner ) , visited Warwick on Wednesday for the purpose of presenting a loving-cup from Warwick , Queensland , to its ancient namesake in the old country . In the evening Bro . the Earl of vVarwick , as Mayor of the Corporation , entertained the visitors at a banquet , at which , in the course of the proceedings , the loving-cup , which bears a suitable inscription , wis presented by the Attorney-General and acknowledged by the Mayor .

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY announce in our advertising columns a new corridor first and third-class dining car express , conveying tourists and families from London to the North of England and Scotland . The train leaves King ' s Cross Station at 11 . 20 a . m ., and has connection with the North East Coast witering places and the principal towns in Scotland . The time of departure of this train is a very convenient one and has been specially arranged to suit the convenience of residents in the London Suburban Districts and in the South and South-west of England .

T . R . H . THE PRINCE , AND PRINCESS OF WALES drove from * Marlborough House to Hither Green on Monday , for the purpose of opening the new Park Hospital , which has recently been erected there by the Metropolitan Asylums Board . All along the route the people had assembled in large numbers to give their Royal Highnesses a loyal welcome , while the Royal party were escorted by a detachment of West Kent ( Queen ' s Own ) Yeomanry Cavalry . The 2 nd Volunteer Battalion of the West Kent Regiment mounted a guard of honour , and the boys from the Exmouth training ship were present .

under Captain Bourchier . The Prince and Princess were received at the executive ofiices by the Chairman of the Board and other officials , and the opening ceremony took place in one of the poor wards , in the presence of the Board and of Bro . Sir J . Blundell Maple , Bart ., M . P ., Viscount and Viscountess Dellon , Dr . Collins ( Chairman of the London County Council ) , Bro . Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., and Mrs . Garrett Anderson , M . D . The new hospital will place 54 S additional beds at the disposal of the Metropolitan Asylums Board .

LADY MONCKTON , who was accompanied by Bro . Sir John B . Monckton , P . G . W ., distributed the prizes at the Royal Female Orphan Asylum , Beddington , on Tuesday , the 13 th inst . This institution was first established in 1758 , in the Westminster Bridgeroad , by Sir John Fielding , a London magistrate . In iHOG it was no longer equal to the demands upon it , and the children were removed to the fine old mansion in which the work of the Charity is still carried on . The site is of historic interest , It was here that Sir Walter Raleigh planted his orange grove , which is said to have yielded a crop numbering io , ooo . Part of the old wall enclosing these trees is still shown to . visitors .

The hall where Tuesday ' s proceedings took place is roofed with Spanish oak , and it was here that Queen Anne was received when she visited this part of Surrey . There are , at present , 150 girls in the inststution , ranging from the ages of seven to 14 . They are taught cooking and needlework , besides being put through the ordinary school curriculum , and when they leave , which they do at 16 years , they are either apprenticed or sent to suitable domestic service . Bro . Sir John Monckton , who occupied the chair , said that one of the most important events of the year for them was that by Royal permission they were allowed to prefix the word " Royal" to the name of the institution-