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Reviews.
LE MONDE MACONNIQUE . The May number has reached us , and we mention it to our readers . It is excessively well-edited by our worthy confrere , Bro . Adrien Grimaux . And though in the"tension " between our brethren of "Outre Manchc" and ourselves , t ' . iere is ' much in it—to use a common , if vulgar , expression ,
—we cannot " swallow , " yet for those who like to note the wavs of Masons in other countries and in other tongues , the " Monde Maconnique " is always interesting , and , we will add , worth reading . We are not obliged to sympathize with its theories , or applaud its " outcome " of thought and teaching .
A CATALOGUE OF A VERY CHOICE COLLECTION OF VALUABLE BOOKS . Ellis and White , 29 , New Bond-street , London , XV . Messrs . Ellis and White truly thus characterize their catalogue , No . 47 , as it certainly contains " many volumes of the greatest rarity . " Its specimens from the " presses of early English typographers " arc most interesting and valuable " nuts" to book collectors ; the rare volumes
relating to America deserve the attention of American " Bibliomaniacs ; " while the " early printed editions " of the " English Boke and New Testament " are both scarce and remarkable in every way . There are some " scarce books relative to Scottish history , " and some "beautifully illuminated MSS . " and " Horse , " some printed on vellum , which make a " fellar ' s mouth water" when he thinks of such " treasures " within reach . It is all very well deprecating a " love of books , " and complaining of the " awful
prices " of our catalogues to-day , but literary ,-estheticism has its hour as well as all other aesthetic branches of life , and if people can give insane prices for " Brie a Brae , " "Black Oak , " " Chippendale , " " Dresden china , " can go mad over a bit of old glass , or Sevres , and offer what would buy any one a very comfortable annuity for " Rose Du Barri " or " Bleu de Vincennes , " why should we not do the fame for books which are perfectly matchless and most rare ? Surely , as " Corporal Trim " says , "there is a reason in all things . "
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
MASONIC "OLD CHARGES . " We are all indebted very much to Bro . the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , M . A ., P . G . C , for his transcript of the "Wood MS . " of 1610 in the "Masonic Magazine " for June , and shall be still more so on his publication of the "Inigo Jones MS . in the magazine for July . I confess to being somewhat disappointed in seeing that the first mentioned
MS . is of the ordinary kind , and really possesses no distinctive feature of any consequence . However , I am living in hopes of a rare treat in the perusal of the "Inigo Jones MS . " ere long , as I understand that it is one of the special few and has pecularities of value and importance .
After that we shall be ready for the next . I fear we arc nearly at the end of our finds as respects versions of the " Old Charges , " but nil desperandum must be our motto , and we must continue our researches , though we cannot all expect to be so fortunate in our discoveries as Bro . Woodford " or the undesigned ,
W . J . HUGHAN . ROBERT SAMBER . Robert Sambcr , identified by Bro . Gould as the author of thc treatise On the " Plague , " as well as of " Long Livers , " is also it seems , from Bonn ' s Catalogue , the author of
another work , viz ., " Roma Ulustrata , " & c , Lond ., 1723 . Perhaps Bro . Gould could find this work in the British Museum , and see whether any allusions to Masonry occur in it . Samber may also mention the Church of the " Quatuor Coronati . " MASONIC STUDENT .
A QUOTATION . 1 give the verification of a statement made by some writers , and alluded to by Kioss , at p . 21 , No . 235 , as regards a remarkable patent of the Fraternity of Freemasons in 1 CS 9 . Even Kioss falls into clearl y the error of " shcepwalkfng . " The work is called "A Short Account of Scotland—Lond ., 1702 . " H is , says my informant , in
the British Museum , and at page 105 occur these words which follow the true explanation of previous erroneous statements and references — "' A Short Account of Scotland , ' & c , Lond ., 1702 , p . 103 . —Dundee— ' Here we were handsomely treated at the charges of the Corporation , who complemented us with Burgess-ships , and gave us Instruments in these words
— Apud Dundee 17 die mcnsis Augusti , A . D . 1 OS 9 , Jacobo Fletcher proposito , Thomic Mundie Gildiu Decano , and Jacobo Bowar Thesaurario . Quo die—N—debite & legitime crcatus &; admissus est Liber Burgcnsis & frater Gild ; e dicti Burgi , cum omnibus & singulis privilegiis , liberatatibus & . immunitatibus ad dictum Burgum sjiectantibus . Qui prostitit juiamentum Burgale more solito . ' Kxtracum per me—J A . WEDDF . nuRNE . " MASONIC STUDENT .
THE NUMBER SEVEN . In one of Dumas' works , I find this curious note concerning the city of Avignon in France . Seven Popes reigned there during seven tens of years ; having seven hospitals , seven religious brotherhoods of penitent s , seven monasteries , seven convents , seven parishes , and seven cemeteries ! ANTIQUARIAN .
A SCRAP . In an odd issue of a Masonic journal of the last generation is this scrap . Can any one explain it ? " What is this , Brother Arthur ' : " " A shell irom the sounding waves . " " It seems worn . " " It is . It is the virtue of a true Mason tried , worn and
approved . " lt has the flavor of saltness . " " Yes , and if the salt have lost his savor , it is fit for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under the foot of men . " ' " It seems to havc five ridges upon its convex side . "
" It has . And they call to us the five emblematic graces of a Mason ' s courage : Humility , Honor , Truthfulness , Piety , Fidelity . " " Cannot you weave this lesson more closely ?" "The five ridges recall the five ancient covenants : Secrecy , Charity , Fidelity , Piety , Sympathy , " —Masonic Review ,
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The Board of Stewards have issued the following programme of general arrangements for the eighty-third anniversary Festival to be held at Brighton on the 29 th inst .: — Stewards and their friends are invited to assemble at the
Royal Pavilion not later than half-past three . lt is hoped that the Stewards , and company generally , will render every assistance in carrying out these arrangements , with a view to the comfort and enjoyment of all . Prices of dinner tickets : Including first class return railway fare—Gentlemen , 21 s . ; Ladies , iSs . ; double ticket ( lady and gentleman ) 36 s . ; exclusive of railway
faregentlemen , 17 s . 6 d . ; ladies , 15 s . The special train of first-class carnages wil ! leave London Bridge punctually at 11 . 30 a . m ., timed to call at East Croydon , at 11 . 50 a . m ., to take up passengers with special railway tickets who travel by ordinary train from Victoria , and to reach Brighton at one o ' clock . Visitors to the ' Festival can go to the Pavilion direct , or
occupy themselves as they may think best , so that they will kindly comply with the request to assemble at the Pavilion by half-past three . The Pavilion is about half-a-milc distant from the [ Railway Station . Fly , or cab-fare , one shilling . The rooms reserved for the Festival comprise the Dome and the entire lower suite in the Royal Pavilion . Stewards , ladies , and brethren will meet in the large
rooms on the ground floor . An ante-room wilf be reserved for the use of the Stewards . The badges will be distributed to Stewards by special Stewards entrusted with their charge . Wands will be borne by special Stewards only . On the arrival of the Chairman he will be received by the officers of the Board , and conducted to the room at
the back of the orchestra in the Dome entering by the door marked " A . " Stewards and their friends will enter the banquet roomthe Dome—by the doors marked " B , " and take their places at the tables numbered 1 to 13 . The company seated , the Chairman will enter ,
accompanied by the House Committee of the institution , the Officers of the Board , and the Grand Officers , for whom seats will be provided at the dais table . Private drawing rooms will be reserved for the exclusive use of ladies . Light refreshments—tea , coffee , & c , will be served throughout the evening , after the banquet , in the Pavilion
rooms . Smoking will not be permitted in the Dome . Hats and coats will be taken charge of by attendants at rooms adjacent to the entrance . Visitors can exercise their option of remaining seated after the banquet , or of adjourning to the Pavilion . By kind permission of Lieut .-Col . Tester and the officcts ,
the band of thc First Sussex Artillery Volunteers , under thc direction of Band Master Dcvin , will perform a selection of music on the lawn , on the arrival of thc visitors and throughout the afternoon . The special return train f 6 r London will leave Brighton Station punctually at S . 30 p . m . ( having to travel in advance of the regular S . 40 p . m . train ) , and will call at East
Croydon to set down passengers for Victoria . Visitors with tickets for the special train are earnestly recommended to leave the Pavalion as soon after S p . m . as possible . Visitors with special tickets may return by any train , except express , on the folloining day , on payment of one shilling extra .
Dinner , which , with dessert and wines , will be provided by Messrs . Sayers and Marks , Western-road , Brighton , will be on the tables at four o ' clock precisely . Regulations as to clothing : By special command of the M . W . Pro Grand Master , no Masonic clothing or jewel shall be worn . Brethren : Morning dress ; Ladies : Morning dress , with or without bonnets , as may be preferred .
By order , FREDERICK BINCKES , Hon . Sec . Board of Stewards . The annual fete , distribution of prizes , and visit of Festival Stewards and their friends , will be held at the Institution on Tuesday , the 28 th inst ., under the presidency of the Most Hon . the Marquisof Londonderry , K . P . Tickets and particulars will be sent in due course .
New South Wales.
New South Wales .
SYDNEY . —Australian Lodge of Harmony ( No . 55 O ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on the 2 nd of March to pass brethren . Proceedings were commenced at six o ' clock prompt , Bro . Walker , W . M ., being well supported by his ofiicers and members . Two brethren were passed . A proposition , made at tbe previous meeting , for a ioining member , was withdrawn for the present , and
the lodge of emergency was thereupon closed . A regular meeting was held on the gth of M ? rch , the W . M . taking thc chair , and the attendanceof brethren was fair . The minutes of three preceding meetings were read and confirmed . W . Bro . Bullard then took Ihe chair , and raised a brother to the Second Degree . The chair was afterwards taken by W . Bro . Curtis , who conferred the
Degree upon another brother . The W . M . having taken the chair , the newly-raised brethren were then invested . The further portion of the ceremony was conducted by the W . M ., assisted by XV . Bro . Bullard , the tracing board being explained by the S . W . An appeal was made by a P . M . of Tranquility Lodge on behalf of the wife of a brother who has , unfortunately , lost his reason , for whose relief
live pounds were voted . The Secretary reported the distressing case of a former member of the lodge , he having met with a painful accident , which had laid him up for the past six months and reduced him to poverty . Two guineas were at once voted , and it was resolved to recommend a petition to thc Committee of Benevolence , E . C ., on his
behalf . Letters enclosing moneys for dues were acknowledged , and a circular from the Zetland Lodge , O 05 , E . C , was read in re the proposed soiree and ball to take place under the direction of the lodge on the 31 st March . A Past Master of a lodge under English Constitution in Victoria was proposed as a joining member , and the lodge was then closed ,
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
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ERA LODGE ( No . 1423 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on the nth inst ., at the Albany Hotel , Twickenham . There were present Bros . John Faulkner , W . M . ; Auguste Felix Loos , LP . M . ; Dr . James Beresford Ryley , S . W . ; James W . Baldwin , P . M . Past G . M . Middx ., Treas . ; E . H . Thiellay , P . M . Past G . S . B . Middx ., Sec ; G . Leadbeater Wingate , LD .: Charles H . Glover , Org . ;
John Gilbert , P . G . T ., Tyler : John Thomas Moss , ( P . M ., Past G . R . Middx . ; Edward VV . Devereux , P . M . ; William Hammond , P . M ., Past G . D . Middx . ; John Fixter , Charles Downey Slater , Alfred Cracknel ! , and the following visitors : H . Higgins , P . M ., and G . Jenkinson . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Ballot was taken for Alfred
Cracknel ) , Esq ., which proved unanimous in his favour , and he was duly initiated into Freemasonry . Bro . Charles Downey Slater having answered the usual questions , was intrusted and passed to the Second Degree . This being- the first meeting since the installation , the W . M . acquitted himself most creditably of his duties . Good work , assisted by the grave ondulations of Masonic music , gives Solemnity
to the mystic ceremony , not easily forgotten by candidates . There being no further business , the lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to the refectory , where the new host of the Albany had prepared a very nice spread—each service seemed to rival each other for
supremacy and excellence . We therefore congratulate Bro . John Knight for his culinary achievement , and good cellar . After the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal and Masonic toasts ensued ; that of "The Provincial Grand Master , Colonel Sir Francis Burdett , " was enthusiastically received . After having passed a very pleasant and harmonious evening the brethren separated .
ALL SAIN TS LODGE ( No . 1716 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge took place on Friday , the 3 rd inst ., at the . Town HaU , Poplar , Bro . Leonard Potts , W . M ., ' in the chair , supported by Bros . W . C . Young , as S . W . ; T . Bates , J . VV . ; J . Kemp Coleman , I . P . M . ; John Dennis , P . M . ; VV . G . Wilshaw , Sec . ; J . House , S . D . ; T . L . Kennett , J . D . ; J . Grout , Org . ; H . J . Day , acting as I . G . ; Witherstone , Smith , Wright , Riddall , Pittam , and other
brethren . Among the visitors were Bros . Rev . R . \ i . Atherton and Alfred Thompson , of No . 150 , Madras . ' Letters were read from Bro . W . Pyatt and Bro . Capt . Bennett , who were candidates respectively for raising and passing , expressing their regret at being unable to attend . Bros . Riddall and Wright were then raised to the Third Degree , after which the Rev . John Arthur Alloway and Mr .
li . C . Knowles were initiated into the mysteries of ancient Freemasonry , the ceremonies of raising and initiating being most efficiently performed by Bro . Leonard Potts , W . M ., who also delivered the ancient charge in a masterly manner . Bro . House , S . D ., gave the lecture on the tracing board to the initiates in a way which elicited the warm appreciation of the brethren . Bro . the Rev . R . H .
Atherton officiated as Chaplain . Bro . Young , S . W ., announced that his list for thc approaching festival of the Boys' Institution amounted at present to £ 63 ios ., and it was still open for further contributions . Much satisfaction was expressed at the zeal displayed on behalf of the Masonic charities by
the officers of the lodge , the W . M ., Bro . Leonard Potts , having served the ofiice of Steward at the recent festival of the R . M . B . I ., and taken in a list amounting to 459 17 s . Sanction having been given to the removal of the lodge of instruction to the Eagle Tavern , East India-road , the lodge was closed in due form and adjourned .
FARRINGDON WITHOUT LODGE ( No . 1745 ) . —An excellent gathering of the members of this lodge took place on the 30 th ult ., at the Viaduct Hotel , Holborn , it being the installation meeting . Among those present were Bros . T . C . Walls , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., W . M . ; H . J . Lardner , S . W ., W . M . elect ; M . Samuel , I . W . : Ramsey , P . AL , Treas . ; W . H . Jackson , jun ..
P . M ., Sec ; Poller , S . D . ; Strugnell , J . D . ; XV . Williams , I . G . ; Hart , Hon . Org . ; Simpson , D . C . ; Wildash , A . D . C ; J . Terry , P . P . G . W . Herts , & c . ; and Clark , G . P . England . " 'Ihe visitors were Bros . D . Clark , W . M . 1 C 32 ; XV . H . Paddle , W . M . 1 S 51 ; Butt , P . M . 907 ; Baldwin , P . M . 1423 , P . P . G . P . Middx . ; ] . Stevens , P . M . 142 G ; T . XV . Adams , P . M . 1623 ; J . Larkin , 3 ; W . Collier ,
3 ; P . J . Jackson , LG . 49 ; R . Jennings , 907 ; Dennis , 907 ; T . Anstey , 115 S ; Edmonds , 1597 ; Arnold , 1491 ; Berry , 1 C 13 ; J . King , 1 C 23 ; Roberts , 1 G 23 ; J . Wildash , 16 C 2 ; and E . Moore , 1671 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , Bros . Young and Longley were raised . The ballot was then taken upon behalt ol two gentlemen
for initiation , and it proving to be unanimous , the one who was in attendance was duly admitted into Craft mysteries . The report of the Audit Committee having been received and adopted , the ceremony of inducting Bro . Lardner into the chair of K . S . was performed by thc W . M ., who appointed Bros . J . W . Baldwin as S . W . ; J . Terry as J . W . ; Clark as D . C . ; and J . Stevens as I . G ., to assist him in the
work . The officers appointed and invested were Bros . Strugnell , S . W . ; W . Williams , J . W . ; Ramsey , Treas . ; XV . II . Jackson , jun ., Sec . ; T . C . Walls , I . P . M . ; Goodenough , S . D . ; T . Simpson , J . D . ; Horace B . Marshall , V . P . of the Masonic Institutions , I . G . ; Hart , Org . ; Richards , D . C . ; and Parkinson , Tyler . Communications apologising for non-attendance from Bros . Sir John
Monckton , II . C . Levander , J . C . Dwarber , . and others were read . 'The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . Upon the removal of the cloth , the customary Royal and Craft toasts were duly proposed and honoured . W . Bro . Clark responded upon behalf of "The Grand Officers . " "The Health of thc W . M . " having been given by ( he LP . M ., Bro . Lardner , in
response , expressed his acknowledgment to the brethren , not only for the great honour they had conferred upon him in electing him as W . M ., but for the uniform kindness they had bestowed upon him during his connection with the lodge . In conclusion he said that he had given Masonry bis best attention in the past , and with the blessings of health be should endeavour to continue that course . "The Health of the Initiate" followed . This toast having been warmly drunk , the pledge of " The
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Reviews.
LE MONDE MACONNIQUE . The May number has reached us , and we mention it to our readers . It is excessively well-edited by our worthy confrere , Bro . Adrien Grimaux . And though in the"tension " between our brethren of "Outre Manchc" and ourselves , t ' . iere is ' much in it—to use a common , if vulgar , expression ,
—we cannot " swallow , " yet for those who like to note the wavs of Masons in other countries and in other tongues , the " Monde Maconnique " is always interesting , and , we will add , worth reading . We are not obliged to sympathize with its theories , or applaud its " outcome " of thought and teaching .
A CATALOGUE OF A VERY CHOICE COLLECTION OF VALUABLE BOOKS . Ellis and White , 29 , New Bond-street , London , XV . Messrs . Ellis and White truly thus characterize their catalogue , No . 47 , as it certainly contains " many volumes of the greatest rarity . " Its specimens from the " presses of early English typographers " arc most interesting and valuable " nuts" to book collectors ; the rare volumes
relating to America deserve the attention of American " Bibliomaniacs ; " while the " early printed editions " of the " English Boke and New Testament " are both scarce and remarkable in every way . There are some " scarce books relative to Scottish history , " and some "beautifully illuminated MSS . " and " Horse , " some printed on vellum , which make a " fellar ' s mouth water" when he thinks of such " treasures " within reach . It is all very well deprecating a " love of books , " and complaining of the " awful
prices " of our catalogues to-day , but literary ,-estheticism has its hour as well as all other aesthetic branches of life , and if people can give insane prices for " Brie a Brae , " "Black Oak , " " Chippendale , " " Dresden china , " can go mad over a bit of old glass , or Sevres , and offer what would buy any one a very comfortable annuity for " Rose Du Barri " or " Bleu de Vincennes , " why should we not do the fame for books which are perfectly matchless and most rare ? Surely , as " Corporal Trim " says , "there is a reason in all things . "
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
MASONIC "OLD CHARGES . " We are all indebted very much to Bro . the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , M . A ., P . G . C , for his transcript of the "Wood MS . " of 1610 in the "Masonic Magazine " for June , and shall be still more so on his publication of the "Inigo Jones MS . in the magazine for July . I confess to being somewhat disappointed in seeing that the first mentioned
MS . is of the ordinary kind , and really possesses no distinctive feature of any consequence . However , I am living in hopes of a rare treat in the perusal of the "Inigo Jones MS . " ere long , as I understand that it is one of the special few and has pecularities of value and importance .
After that we shall be ready for the next . I fear we arc nearly at the end of our finds as respects versions of the " Old Charges , " but nil desperandum must be our motto , and we must continue our researches , though we cannot all expect to be so fortunate in our discoveries as Bro . Woodford " or the undesigned ,
W . J . HUGHAN . ROBERT SAMBER . Robert Sambcr , identified by Bro . Gould as the author of thc treatise On the " Plague , " as well as of " Long Livers , " is also it seems , from Bonn ' s Catalogue , the author of
another work , viz ., " Roma Ulustrata , " & c , Lond ., 1723 . Perhaps Bro . Gould could find this work in the British Museum , and see whether any allusions to Masonry occur in it . Samber may also mention the Church of the " Quatuor Coronati . " MASONIC STUDENT .
A QUOTATION . 1 give the verification of a statement made by some writers , and alluded to by Kioss , at p . 21 , No . 235 , as regards a remarkable patent of the Fraternity of Freemasons in 1 CS 9 . Even Kioss falls into clearl y the error of " shcepwalkfng . " The work is called "A Short Account of Scotland—Lond ., 1702 . " H is , says my informant , in
the British Museum , and at page 105 occur these words which follow the true explanation of previous erroneous statements and references — "' A Short Account of Scotland , ' & c , Lond ., 1702 , p . 103 . —Dundee— ' Here we were handsomely treated at the charges of the Corporation , who complemented us with Burgess-ships , and gave us Instruments in these words
— Apud Dundee 17 die mcnsis Augusti , A . D . 1 OS 9 , Jacobo Fletcher proposito , Thomic Mundie Gildiu Decano , and Jacobo Bowar Thesaurario . Quo die—N—debite & legitime crcatus &; admissus est Liber Burgcnsis & frater Gild ; e dicti Burgi , cum omnibus & singulis privilegiis , liberatatibus & . immunitatibus ad dictum Burgum sjiectantibus . Qui prostitit juiamentum Burgale more solito . ' Kxtracum per me—J A . WEDDF . nuRNE . " MASONIC STUDENT .
THE NUMBER SEVEN . In one of Dumas' works , I find this curious note concerning the city of Avignon in France . Seven Popes reigned there during seven tens of years ; having seven hospitals , seven religious brotherhoods of penitent s , seven monasteries , seven convents , seven parishes , and seven cemeteries ! ANTIQUARIAN .
A SCRAP . In an odd issue of a Masonic journal of the last generation is this scrap . Can any one explain it ? " What is this , Brother Arthur ' : " " A shell irom the sounding waves . " " It seems worn . " " It is . It is the virtue of a true Mason tried , worn and
approved . " lt has the flavor of saltness . " " Yes , and if the salt have lost his savor , it is fit for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under the foot of men . " ' " It seems to havc five ridges upon its convex side . "
" It has . And they call to us the five emblematic graces of a Mason ' s courage : Humility , Honor , Truthfulness , Piety , Fidelity . " " Cannot you weave this lesson more closely ?" "The five ridges recall the five ancient covenants : Secrecy , Charity , Fidelity , Piety , Sympathy , " —Masonic Review ,
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The Board of Stewards have issued the following programme of general arrangements for the eighty-third anniversary Festival to be held at Brighton on the 29 th inst .: — Stewards and their friends are invited to assemble at the
Royal Pavilion not later than half-past three . lt is hoped that the Stewards , and company generally , will render every assistance in carrying out these arrangements , with a view to the comfort and enjoyment of all . Prices of dinner tickets : Including first class return railway fare—Gentlemen , 21 s . ; Ladies , iSs . ; double ticket ( lady and gentleman ) 36 s . ; exclusive of railway
faregentlemen , 17 s . 6 d . ; ladies , 15 s . The special train of first-class carnages wil ! leave London Bridge punctually at 11 . 30 a . m ., timed to call at East Croydon , at 11 . 50 a . m ., to take up passengers with special railway tickets who travel by ordinary train from Victoria , and to reach Brighton at one o ' clock . Visitors to the ' Festival can go to the Pavilion direct , or
occupy themselves as they may think best , so that they will kindly comply with the request to assemble at the Pavilion by half-past three . The Pavilion is about half-a-milc distant from the [ Railway Station . Fly , or cab-fare , one shilling . The rooms reserved for the Festival comprise the Dome and the entire lower suite in the Royal Pavilion . Stewards , ladies , and brethren will meet in the large
rooms on the ground floor . An ante-room wilf be reserved for the use of the Stewards . The badges will be distributed to Stewards by special Stewards entrusted with their charge . Wands will be borne by special Stewards only . On the arrival of the Chairman he will be received by the officers of the Board , and conducted to the room at
the back of the orchestra in the Dome entering by the door marked " A . " Stewards and their friends will enter the banquet roomthe Dome—by the doors marked " B , " and take their places at the tables numbered 1 to 13 . The company seated , the Chairman will enter ,
accompanied by the House Committee of the institution , the Officers of the Board , and the Grand Officers , for whom seats will be provided at the dais table . Private drawing rooms will be reserved for the exclusive use of ladies . Light refreshments—tea , coffee , & c , will be served throughout the evening , after the banquet , in the Pavilion
rooms . Smoking will not be permitted in the Dome . Hats and coats will be taken charge of by attendants at rooms adjacent to the entrance . Visitors can exercise their option of remaining seated after the banquet , or of adjourning to the Pavilion . By kind permission of Lieut .-Col . Tester and the officcts ,
the band of thc First Sussex Artillery Volunteers , under thc direction of Band Master Dcvin , will perform a selection of music on the lawn , on the arrival of thc visitors and throughout the afternoon . The special return train f 6 r London will leave Brighton Station punctually at S . 30 p . m . ( having to travel in advance of the regular S . 40 p . m . train ) , and will call at East
Croydon to set down passengers for Victoria . Visitors with tickets for the special train are earnestly recommended to leave the Pavalion as soon after S p . m . as possible . Visitors with special tickets may return by any train , except express , on the folloining day , on payment of one shilling extra .
Dinner , which , with dessert and wines , will be provided by Messrs . Sayers and Marks , Western-road , Brighton , will be on the tables at four o ' clock precisely . Regulations as to clothing : By special command of the M . W . Pro Grand Master , no Masonic clothing or jewel shall be worn . Brethren : Morning dress ; Ladies : Morning dress , with or without bonnets , as may be preferred .
By order , FREDERICK BINCKES , Hon . Sec . Board of Stewards . The annual fete , distribution of prizes , and visit of Festival Stewards and their friends , will be held at the Institution on Tuesday , the 28 th inst ., under the presidency of the Most Hon . the Marquisof Londonderry , K . P . Tickets and particulars will be sent in due course .
New South Wales.
New South Wales .
SYDNEY . —Australian Lodge of Harmony ( No . 55 O ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on the 2 nd of March to pass brethren . Proceedings were commenced at six o ' clock prompt , Bro . Walker , W . M ., being well supported by his ofiicers and members . Two brethren were passed . A proposition , made at tbe previous meeting , for a ioining member , was withdrawn for the present , and
the lodge of emergency was thereupon closed . A regular meeting was held on the gth of M ? rch , the W . M . taking thc chair , and the attendanceof brethren was fair . The minutes of three preceding meetings were read and confirmed . W . Bro . Bullard then took Ihe chair , and raised a brother to the Second Degree . The chair was afterwards taken by W . Bro . Curtis , who conferred the
Degree upon another brother . The W . M . having taken the chair , the newly-raised brethren were then invested . The further portion of the ceremony was conducted by the W . M ., assisted by XV . Bro . Bullard , the tracing board being explained by the S . W . An appeal was made by a P . M . of Tranquility Lodge on behalf of the wife of a brother who has , unfortunately , lost his reason , for whose relief
live pounds were voted . The Secretary reported the distressing case of a former member of the lodge , he having met with a painful accident , which had laid him up for the past six months and reduced him to poverty . Two guineas were at once voted , and it was resolved to recommend a petition to thc Committee of Benevolence , E . C ., on his
behalf . Letters enclosing moneys for dues were acknowledged , and a circular from the Zetland Lodge , O 05 , E . C , was read in re the proposed soiree and ball to take place under the direction of the lodge on the 31 st March . A Past Master of a lodge under English Constitution in Victoria was proposed as a joining member , and the lodge was then closed ,
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
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ERA LODGE ( No . 1423 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on the nth inst ., at the Albany Hotel , Twickenham . There were present Bros . John Faulkner , W . M . ; Auguste Felix Loos , LP . M . ; Dr . James Beresford Ryley , S . W . ; James W . Baldwin , P . M . Past G . M . Middx ., Treas . ; E . H . Thiellay , P . M . Past G . S . B . Middx ., Sec ; G . Leadbeater Wingate , LD .: Charles H . Glover , Org . ;
John Gilbert , P . G . T ., Tyler : John Thomas Moss , ( P . M ., Past G . R . Middx . ; Edward VV . Devereux , P . M . ; William Hammond , P . M ., Past G . D . Middx . ; John Fixter , Charles Downey Slater , Alfred Cracknel ! , and the following visitors : H . Higgins , P . M ., and G . Jenkinson . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Ballot was taken for Alfred
Cracknel ) , Esq ., which proved unanimous in his favour , and he was duly initiated into Freemasonry . Bro . Charles Downey Slater having answered the usual questions , was intrusted and passed to the Second Degree . This being- the first meeting since the installation , the W . M . acquitted himself most creditably of his duties . Good work , assisted by the grave ondulations of Masonic music , gives Solemnity
to the mystic ceremony , not easily forgotten by candidates . There being no further business , the lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to the refectory , where the new host of the Albany had prepared a very nice spread—each service seemed to rival each other for
supremacy and excellence . We therefore congratulate Bro . John Knight for his culinary achievement , and good cellar . After the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal and Masonic toasts ensued ; that of "The Provincial Grand Master , Colonel Sir Francis Burdett , " was enthusiastically received . After having passed a very pleasant and harmonious evening the brethren separated .
ALL SAIN TS LODGE ( No . 1716 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge took place on Friday , the 3 rd inst ., at the . Town HaU , Poplar , Bro . Leonard Potts , W . M ., ' in the chair , supported by Bros . W . C . Young , as S . W . ; T . Bates , J . VV . ; J . Kemp Coleman , I . P . M . ; John Dennis , P . M . ; VV . G . Wilshaw , Sec . ; J . House , S . D . ; T . L . Kennett , J . D . ; J . Grout , Org . ; H . J . Day , acting as I . G . ; Witherstone , Smith , Wright , Riddall , Pittam , and other
brethren . Among the visitors were Bros . Rev . R . \ i . Atherton and Alfred Thompson , of No . 150 , Madras . ' Letters were read from Bro . W . Pyatt and Bro . Capt . Bennett , who were candidates respectively for raising and passing , expressing their regret at being unable to attend . Bros . Riddall and Wright were then raised to the Third Degree , after which the Rev . John Arthur Alloway and Mr .
li . C . Knowles were initiated into the mysteries of ancient Freemasonry , the ceremonies of raising and initiating being most efficiently performed by Bro . Leonard Potts , W . M ., who also delivered the ancient charge in a masterly manner . Bro . House , S . D ., gave the lecture on the tracing board to the initiates in a way which elicited the warm appreciation of the brethren . Bro . the Rev . R . H .
Atherton officiated as Chaplain . Bro . Young , S . W ., announced that his list for thc approaching festival of the Boys' Institution amounted at present to £ 63 ios ., and it was still open for further contributions . Much satisfaction was expressed at the zeal displayed on behalf of the Masonic charities by
the officers of the lodge , the W . M ., Bro . Leonard Potts , having served the ofiice of Steward at the recent festival of the R . M . B . I ., and taken in a list amounting to 459 17 s . Sanction having been given to the removal of the lodge of instruction to the Eagle Tavern , East India-road , the lodge was closed in due form and adjourned .
FARRINGDON WITHOUT LODGE ( No . 1745 ) . —An excellent gathering of the members of this lodge took place on the 30 th ult ., at the Viaduct Hotel , Holborn , it being the installation meeting . Among those present were Bros . T . C . Walls , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., W . M . ; H . J . Lardner , S . W ., W . M . elect ; M . Samuel , I . W . : Ramsey , P . AL , Treas . ; W . H . Jackson , jun ..
P . M ., Sec ; Poller , S . D . ; Strugnell , J . D . ; XV . Williams , I . G . ; Hart , Hon . Org . ; Simpson , D . C . ; Wildash , A . D . C ; J . Terry , P . P . G . W . Herts , & c . ; and Clark , G . P . England . " 'Ihe visitors were Bros . D . Clark , W . M . 1 C 32 ; XV . H . Paddle , W . M . 1 S 51 ; Butt , P . M . 907 ; Baldwin , P . M . 1423 , P . P . G . P . Middx . ; ] . Stevens , P . M . 142 G ; T . XV . Adams , P . M . 1623 ; J . Larkin , 3 ; W . Collier ,
3 ; P . J . Jackson , LG . 49 ; R . Jennings , 907 ; Dennis , 907 ; T . Anstey , 115 S ; Edmonds , 1597 ; Arnold , 1491 ; Berry , 1 C 13 ; J . King , 1 C 23 ; Roberts , 1 G 23 ; J . Wildash , 16 C 2 ; and E . Moore , 1671 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , Bros . Young and Longley were raised . The ballot was then taken upon behalt ol two gentlemen
for initiation , and it proving to be unanimous , the one who was in attendance was duly admitted into Craft mysteries . The report of the Audit Committee having been received and adopted , the ceremony of inducting Bro . Lardner into the chair of K . S . was performed by thc W . M ., who appointed Bros . J . W . Baldwin as S . W . ; J . Terry as J . W . ; Clark as D . C . ; and J . Stevens as I . G ., to assist him in the
work . The officers appointed and invested were Bros . Strugnell , S . W . ; W . Williams , J . W . ; Ramsey , Treas . ; XV . II . Jackson , jun ., Sec . ; T . C . Walls , I . P . M . ; Goodenough , S . D . ; T . Simpson , J . D . ; Horace B . Marshall , V . P . of the Masonic Institutions , I . G . ; Hart , Org . ; Richards , D . C . ; and Parkinson , Tyler . Communications apologising for non-attendance from Bros . Sir John
Monckton , II . C . Levander , J . C . Dwarber , . and others were read . 'The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . Upon the removal of the cloth , the customary Royal and Craft toasts were duly proposed and honoured . W . Bro . Clark responded upon behalf of "The Grand Officers . " "The Health of thc W . M . " having been given by ( he LP . M ., Bro . Lardner , in
response , expressed his acknowledgment to the brethren , not only for the great honour they had conferred upon him in electing him as W . M ., but for the uniform kindness they had bestowed upon him during his connection with the lodge . In conclusion he said that he had given Masonry bis best attention in the past , and with the blessings of health be should endeavour to continue that course . "The Health of the Initiate" followed . This toast having been warmly drunk , the pledge of " The