Instruction.

THE ABBEY ( WESTMINSTER ) LODGE ( No . 2030 ) . —A meeting was held on Friday , the 9 th inst ., at the King ' s Arms , Bucking ham Palace-road , S . VV . Present : Bros . Evans , W . M . ; Harvey S . VV . ; Piper , J . W . ; Boulton , P . M ., Preceptor ; Coughlan , c -Shaw , S . D . ; Stiitfield , J . D . ; Mann , I . G . ; Brindley ,-P . M . ; Edwards , Salter , Molony , Green , F . Purnell , Baderley , Hayler , nav , and Roberts . , The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last

meeting were read and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Purnell being the candidate . Bro . Brindley , a candidate to be passed to the Second Degree , answered the usual questions , and was entrusted . The lodge was ppened in the Second Degree , and the ceremony of passing was rehearsed , Bro . Brindley being the candidate . The lodge vvas resumed to the First Degree . Bro . Harvey was unanimously e ' ected W . M . for the ensuing week . All Masonic business being ended , the lodge was closed .

Royal Arch.

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COLCHESTER . —Patriotic Chapter ( No . 51 ) . The installation meeting of the above chapter vvas held on Thursday , the Sth inst ., when there was a large attendance of members and visitors . The chief business of the evening was the installation of Principals , which was most ably performed by Comp . J . C . Turner , P . Z ., P . P . G . O ., the companions installed being Comps . George Harrison ,

M . E . Z . ; T . G . Mills , H . ; and J . T . Bailey , J . The officers of the chapter vvere invested as under : Comps . T . I . Railing , P . Z ., P . G . Swd . Br . Eng ., P . G . S . E ., S . E . ; R . D . Poppleton , S . N . ; A . S . B . Sparling , P . S . ; Thos . Rix , P . Z ., P . P . G . Swd . Br ., Treas . ; Munson , Janitor ; and A . Wright , Asst . Janitor . At the conclusion of the ceremony , a vote of thanks was

passed to Comp . Turner for the able manner in vvhich he had performed the installation ceremony ; and a Committee . was appointed to revise the by-laws of the chapter . Letters regretting their inability to attend vvere read , among others , from the Grand Superintendent of the province ( Comp . F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , Grand Registrar ); Comp . A . Lucking , P . Z . 1000 , Prov . G . D . C ; and others .

. Between 30 and 40 companions afterwards dined together at the Cups Hotel , and during the evening the usual toasts were given and responded to . The greatest heartiness and unanimity characterised the whole of the proceedings , and the companions greatly enjoyed a rich musical programme , given by Bros . J . Brown , Franklin Clive , E . Dalziel , and Comp . Turle Lee .

Amongst the companions present , besides those already mentioned , vvere Comps . W . D . Merritt , I . P . Z . 1000 , P . P . G . Swd . Br . ; J . P . Lewin , M . E . Z . 276 , P . P . G . Swd . Br . ; Rev . E . H . Crate , P . Z . 51 , P . P . G . S . N . ; A . Welch , P . Z . 51 , P . P . G . J . ; VVm . Sowman , P . Z . 51 , P . P . A . G . Soj . ; R . Clowes , I . P . Z ., Prov . G . Reg . ; E .

Hennemeyer , P . Z . ; Captain Wyncoll , Captain Lapham , Lieut . Giles , Major Stewart , Lieut . Sitwell , Lieut . Eagar , S . D . C . Ablitt , J . Ashdown , J . G . Potton , R . Little , Harold Francis , J . G . Renshaw , F . Horsman , Frank Quilter , H . J . Skingley , R . Haward Ives , J . E . Matthews , G . N . Watson , A . Barritt , and others .

SALFORD . —Starkie Chapter ( No . 935 ) . —The installation meeting vvas held on Thursday , the Sth inst ., in the Masonic Hall , Adelphi-street . Present : Comps . Thomas Southern , M . E . Z . ; Evan Williams , H . ; Charles Turner , J . F . W . Lean , S . E . ; F . Armstrong , ist A . S . ; P . H . Nicholls , Janitor ; A . Grice , E . Bradburn , W . Craig Royle , Jas . Sudren , P . Z . ; Wm . Dumville , P . Z . ;

and Wm . H . Southern . Visitors : * oOmps . J . H . Sillitoe , Past Grand Dep . D . of C , Prov . G . H . ; A . H . Jefferis , P . Z . 645 , P . P . A . G . Soj . ; E . L . Irving , J . 152 ; and R . R . Lisenden , 317 . The chapter vvas opened , and , after the minutes of the previous convocation had been read and confirmed , the three Principals elect , viz ., Comps . Evan Williams , Z . ;

Charles Turner , H . ; and r . Armstrong , J ., vvere presented to the Installing Companion , Comp . J . H . Sillitoe , Past Grand Dep . D . of C , and Prov . G . H ., and vvere installed , and placed in their respective positions , in that correct and workman-like manner for which he is renowned . Comp . Sillitoe then addressed Comps . Williams , Turner , and Armstrong respectively , after which he invested the following officers for the year : Comps . F . W . Lean , S . E . ;

J . J . Meakin , P . Z ., P . P . G . S . N ., Treas . ; W . H . Malkin , P . S . ; H . Lord , ist A . S . ( these three companions vvere invested by proxy ); A . Grice , 2 nd A . S . ; and P . H . Nicholls , Janitor . Comp . Sillitoe finished the ceremony by addressing the companions generally . Before the closing of the chapter , Comp . F . W . Lean presented an iS carat

gold P . Z . ' s jewel ( manufactured by Comp . George Kenning , 47 , Bridge-street , Manchester ) to Comp . Thos . Southern for his highly appreciated services as M . E . Z . during the past year . Comp . Southern thanked the companions for the jewel , and the chapter vvas closed . The companions afterwards sat down to dinner , and the usual toasts were honoured .

The Health of Comp . Sillitoe vvas proposed in flattering terms by the M . E . Z ., who referred to the large number of ceremonies he had performed in that and other provinces , of the high distinctions that had been worthily bestowed upon him , both by Grand and Provincial Grand Chapters ; and after thanking him most heartily for his kindness in coming to perform the entire ceremony that

day , concluded by asking the companions to heartily drink his health . It is scarcely necessary to say the invitation was promptly responded to , after vvhich Comp . Sillitoe replied , and expressed the pleasure it at all times gave him to perform

any ceremony in Royal Arch Masonry , and particularly in the Starkie Chapter , which he said vvas one of his babies , having assisted at its consecration . "The Health of the Three Principals" vvas drunk and responded to , also " The Visitors , " responded to by Comps . 'rving and Lisenden , and "The Officers . "

LEVENSHULME . —Alexandra Chapter ( No . 993 ) . —The installation meeting of this chapter took place on Friday , the gth inst ., at the Medway Hotel . Present : Lompg . H . B . Outram , Z . ; C . D . Cheetham , jun ., H . j John StovoldJ RTimperleyPZTreas WH

, . ; . , .., . ; . . £ ibby , jun ., S . E . ; F . W . Lean , acting , P . Soj . ; Walter " Vaughan , P . Z ., acting S . N . ; and A . H . Jefferis , f . P . A . G . Soj . Visitors : Comps . W . H . Vaughan , John K ° berts , P . Z . 204 ; George Hunt , P . Z . ; F . W . Lean , and W . H . Peak .

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The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , Comp . Arthur Jefferis , P . Z ., P . P . A . G . S ., Installing Companions , assumed the First Principal ' s chair , and installed the following companions into their respective chairs : Comps . CD . Cheetham , jun ., Z . ; John Stovold , H . ; and Alfred Hirst , J . The M . E . Z . then invested the following companions with the collar and jewel of their

respective offices—Comps . Arthur Jefferis , P . Z ., P . P . A . G . S ., Treas . ; H . B . Outram , P . Z ., S . E . ; W . H . Bibby , P . Z ., P . S . ( by deputy ); W . H . Bibby , jun ., S . N .. j and Kirk , Janitor . The investiture of the Assistant Soj . vvas deferred to next meeting . Comp . Arthur Jefferis , P . Z ., P . P . A . G . S ., then gave the different charges to the newlyinvested officers .

The chapter was then closed , and the companions adjourned to the banquet , vvhich was unusually good . After the loyal toasts had been proposed and honoured , Comp . Arthur Jefferis , P . Z ., P . P . A . G . S ., proposed "The Health of the Newly-installed Principals , " and , in referring to Comp . Cheetham , M . E . Z ., said vvith what greatpleasure he had the honour of installing him , having known him

intimately for 30 years or more—in fact , they vvere lads together , played together , and went to school together , and their friendship had been intimate ever since . He could , therefore , speak of Comp . Cheetham as few at the board could , and assured the companions that in electing Comp . Cheetham to that honourable position they had chosen a companion who would never disgrace them , but one , he

firmly believed , they would feel justly proud of . Comp . Cheetham , M . E . Z ., in responding , thanked the companions for their confidence in placing him in his present position , and trusted that all Comp . Jefferis had said respecting him might be fulfilled . He would endeavour during his year of office , as he had always done previously , to maintain the dignity and high position the Order had

maintained as a proof of his interest in the chapter . He had never missed a single meeting of the chapter since he had joined it , with one exception , and then he was some 300 or 400 miles away , and could not possibly return in time . Comp . Jefferis had referred to all the different offices he had held in the chapter , and he ( Comp . Cheetham ) assured him vvith what pleasure to himself he had done so ,

and vvas highly gratified to find they had met with their approval . He expressed the sincere pleasure he had in seeing some of his oldest friends there that evening , particularly mentioning Comp . F . VV . Lean , vvho had known him ever since childhood , and knew his father and mother before he did . Comps . Stovold and Hirst also replied to the toast in

feeling terms . The toasts of "The Visitors , " "The Installing Companion , " and "The I . P . Z ., Comp . Outram , " were duly proposed and responded to , all the companions expressing themselves Sis highly delighted with the manner in which the Installing Companion had unaided performed his important task , saying they had never seen it so admirably performed . Comps . Peak and Hirst added much to the companions ' pleasure by the songs they rendered .

Instruction.

INSTRUCTION .

STAR CHAPTER ( No . 1275 ) . —The usual weekly meeting of this chapter was held on Friday , the 9 th inst ., at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell . There were present Comps . Whitby , Z . 1329 , M . E . Z . ; G . L . Moore , H . 69 , H . ; T . Grummant , P . Z ., ) . ; F . Hilton , P . Z . Preceptor ; Stone , S . E . ; C . H . Stone , S . N . 1275 - , S . N . ; J . Hill , P . S . 1329 , P . S . ; Meierhoff , ist A . S . elect 1375 , A . S . ; J . Addington , Z . elect 127 J ; Murche , and Davis . The chapter was regularly opened , and the ceremony of installation of H . was rehearsed . The companions were admitted , and the minutes of the last convocation were read and confirmed . The

ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Addington personating candidate . The M . E . Z . rose for the first time , and Comp . Meierhoff , ist Ass . elect 1275 , was admitted a joining member . The dues were collected . The M . E . Z . rose for the second time , and Comp . Moore was elected M . E . Z . for the next meeting . The M . E . Z . rose for the third time , and Comp . Hilton thanked the Principals present for their support during the rehearsal of the installation ceremony , and promised to rehearse anotherinstaliation ceremony at the next meeting if again so supported . The chapter was then closed .

South Africa.

South Africa .

LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF A NEW MASONIC TEMPLE .

On Saturday , the 25 th August , a ceremony of an interesting nature took place at Woodstock , vvhen the foundation-stone of the new Masonic Temple of the Albion Lodge , No . 2220 , vvas laid by Bro . C A . Fairbridge , D . G . M . of South Africa , Western Division . It may be as well to preface the proceedings of the day

by stating that the Albion Lodge , although not a new formation , is , as yet , comparatively young in the history of local Masonry . It was originated just about a year ago , and at that time comprised about a round dozen of members , but the roll of membership has since then increased in a gratifying manner , and the lodge now embraces over forty representatives of the Craft . Hitherto , the meetings

of the brethren have been conducted in St . Mary's Hall ; but in view of the proportions which the lodge vvould eventually assume , the necessity of a building more commodious , and more suitable to their purposes , became apparent . The site of the new Temple has been judiciously selected ; it is situated on the elevated piece of ground known as Leliebloem , and , vvhen completed , will form an attractive

and substantial erection , in a district where such buildings are , at present , few and far between . The membersof the various lodges that had been invited assembled in St . Mary ' s Hall , at three o'clock , where the District Grand Lodge vvas opened by the District Grand Master , Bro . C . A . Fairbridge . Subsequently they formed in processional order , and marched to Leliebloem . All the members wore Masonic regalia .

The DEPUTY GRAND MASTER , in laying the stone , said he vvas exceedingly pleased to officiate . The Albion Lodge he considered a credit to Masonry and to an energetic and enterprising community , there was a mournful interest attached to the circumstances under which they met , for one of their most estimable brethren had been cut off in the prime and vigour of life , almost immediately after being introduced to the position of Master of his lodge . Many of them vvould miss the presence that day ,

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and vvould do honour to the memory of a good and worthy man , and a distinguished Mason . He died in the fulness of age and the fulness of honours . The objects of their Institution vvould be nothing without the hope , and consolation , and belief in the great hereafter ; without some such hope their lives vvould be miserable indeed . He hoped , by the ceremonies of that day , it vvould be impressed upon

them that the great' principle of Masonry lay in those great cardinal points , a hope in the future , and in the toleration which they , as Masons , were taught to practise towards others . If Masonry departed from those principles , then it vvas Masonry no longer . The DISTRICT GRAND CHAPLAIN then offered prayer , after which the bottle—containing copies of the local

newspapers , the com of the realm , and the parchment , upon which vvas inscribed a brief record of the proceedings—was placed in the cavity , and the stone vvas lowered . The DISTRICT GRAND CHAPLAIN said they had met to lay the foundation-stone of the Albion Masonic Temple , so that the members of that lodge might have a local habitation , and , perhaps , it vvould be a fitting opportunity to

say a few words regarding the principles of their ancient and honourable Order . That it dated so far back as it did , vvas a proof that there must be something good in it . No falsehood vvould have a long and flourishing life . Sometimes falsehood when it was backed up by authority might long survive , but let falsehood stand upon its own feet , and it vvould speedily die a natural death . Freemasonry

had had no support from outward authority , and the fact that it had flourished so long was a proof that there must be goodness and truth in it . There was nothing in Freemasonry that anyone could wish to alter . No one would say that its principles satisfied all the higher needs of human nature , but while some things might be regarded as needful in addition , no one could say that anything in

the way of alteration vvas required . One of the principles inculcated by precept and practice , was that of brotherly love and unity . It had been said by an eminent authority that men naturally hated each other , but one of the principles of Freemasonry was to uphold the principle that " man to man the world o'er should brothers be . " And then they inculcated those principles not as a mere

sentiment , but as a precept to be carried out in practical shape . One of their duties was to give help to any brother in distress , to help the widows and orphans left without support ; and that they did , not only in their corporate capacity as lodges , but as individuals as well . Many an one now in an eminent position had to look back vvith thankfulness to the education he had received in that way . Whilst

Freemasonry had its secrets , vvhich were inviolable , those things vvere not done vvith ostentation , but done in a most honourable kind of secrecy . Freemasonry was not made for the secrets , but the secrets were made for Freemasonry , and the object vvas for the secrets to maintain Freemasonry . The building , whose foundation-stone they had just laid ,

would not be unworthy of a position in that community , and vvhen it vvas completed , might it only be resorted to by those who vvere amongst the wise and the faithful of God . The ode , " Great Architect whose glory fills , " vvas then sung by the company present , assisted by the choir of St . Mary ' s Church , and to the accompaniment of the Spes Bona Band .

An adjournment vvas subsequently made to the Altona Rooms , where refreshment vvas provided , to which a large number of brethren , ladies , and gentlemen sat down . The Deputy Grand Master presided , and proposed the customary loyal and Masonic toasts . The District Grand Secretary , Bro . J . Q . RIDDELSDELL , in the course of a few remarks , stated That the building

proposed to be erected was not to be devoted exclusively to Masonic rites , but they hoped to have Masonic gatherings , lectures , entertainments , and little dances . At all events , they trusted it would not only be a benefit to Freemasonry , but that it vvould assist in advancing the cause of the social and general well-being of Woodstock . The following is a list of the lodges , vvith their respective

Secretaries , invited to take part in the ceremony : District Grand Lodge of South Africa ( Western Division ) , Bro . J . Riddelsdell ; De Goede Hoop Lodge , Bro . W . H . Tiffany ; Carnarvon Lodge , 1 735 , Bro . Thomas H . Shipley ; De Goede Trouw Lodge , Bro . F . Schipper ; British Lodge , 334 , Bro . W . E . Goodman ; Lome Lodge , 654 , Bro . John Tibbits ; Phcenix Lodge , 20 S 2 , Bro . E . Whiley ; and Southern Cross Lodge , 398 , Bro . W . C . Ball .

Mourning Lodge For The Late President Brand.

MOURNING LODGE FOR THE LATE PRESIDENT BRAND .

On Saturday , August 25 , the Lodge de Gcede Hoop held a mourning lodge in memory of their late brother , President Brand . The celebration was conducted with the full rites and ceremonies of the Order , and vvas witnessed by a large assemblage of people—Masons , sisters , and

profanes . The Temple vvas draped in mourning , and on a dais was placed a bier . Amongst those present was the distinguished brother , His Excellency the Governor , representatives of the District Grand Lodge of England , Bro . C . A . Fairbridge , G . M ., and other officers of tne Western Province ; Bro . J . Hofmeyr , G . M . N , and P . G . Lodge of

the Netherlands ; Bro . Sir David Tennant , and Bro . Tudhope . The service commenced vvith the Dead March in " Saul " by Mr . Dowling , after vvhich the choir rendered the anthem "Praise His awful name , " from Spohr ' s "Last Judgment . "

The W . M ., Bro . MARSHALL , then delivered his opening address , in the course of which hc remarked upon the fraility of human life , and the lesson which this mortality should teach them . Enlarging on the virtuous life of their late distinguished brother , he observed that Sir John Brand vvas most exemplary in the performance of every duty ; faithfully he discharged the high trust committed tb him ;

loyally he served the State of which he vvas the head , and ever ready was he to co-operate in all that vvas for the good of his fellow-men . His unswerving fidelity , unselfish devotion of life , gained a place for him in the hearts of all . Though prevented by distance from being vvith them , he was none the less a hearty worker with them in the great Temple of the Universe . He urged them to

follow the good example of such a good man . Theirs was a Fraternity which accepted every true man as a brother , a ' Fraternity in whose temples there was no distinction of race or creed . In no part of the world was it so important that men should act upon these principles as in South Africa ; and there were many men who , like the late President Brand , had made their Order what it professed to bg —the shadow of a great rock in the wilderness .