Installation Of The Prov. Grand Master Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

P . G . Lodge of Emergency , which were unanimously confirmed , including the revised bye-laws of the Province . It was announced that letters of congratulation to the P . G . M . on his appointment , and of regret that they were unable to attend the meeting , had been received from , Lord Leigh , P . G . M . Warwickshire ; his present and late D . P . G . M . ' s , Bros . Colonel Machen and Elkington ; the

Right Rev . Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough ; the Rev . Bro . Huyshe , P . G . M . Devonshire ; Major Smyth , D . P . G . M . ; C . E . Lucas , P . G . Secretary Lincolnshire ; W . J . Hughan , P . G . Secretary Cornwall ; Bro . Hervey , G . Secretary ; Bro . John Symonds , P . G . D ., and other brethren . Bro . W . B . Smith , P . P . G . J . W ., was unanimously

elected P . G . Treasurer . The P . G . M . then appointed the following brethren as the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and invested those who were present : — L . A . Clarke , P . M . 279 , Senior Grand Warden . Edward F . Marriott , W . M . 779 , Junior Grand Warden . Revs . John Spittal , M . A ., P . M . 523 , and P . P . G . S . W ., and N . Haycroft , D . D ., S . D . 1523 , Grand Chaplains .

W . B . Smith , P . M . 523 , and P . P . G J . W ., Grand Treasurer ( elected ) . F . Pern Newcome , P . M . 1130 , P . P . G . J . W . Lincoln , G . Registrar . George Toller , Jun ., W . M . 523 , G . Secretary . The Right Hon . . Earl Ferrers . S . W . 779 , G . Senior Deacon .

Henry Douglas , W . M . 1130 , Grand Junior Deacon James Stannard ( architect ) , 379 , G . Sup . of Works . John Wilson , W . M . 1007 , G . Dir . of Cers . T . H . Buzzard , S . W . 523 , G . Asst . Dir . of Cers . Captain Dobell , 1007 , G . Sword Bearer . E . J . Crow ( F . C O . ) , J . W . 279 , G . Organist . J . H . Garner , J . W . 779 , G . Pursuivant .

T . Markham , J . W . 1265 , G . Asst . Pursuivant . Captain John Bailey , 1265 , G . Standard Bearer . Dr . Pearce , Sec . 279 ; W . Sculthorpe , J . W . 523 ; E Faulkner , S . D . 779 ; C . II . Capp , J . W . 1007 ; J . B Leadbeatter , 1130 ; and T . G . Bennett , Sec . 1265 , G Stewards . C . Bembridge , 279 , G . Tyler .

The P . G . Master then said that the Provincial Grand Lodge being again duly constituted , he was sure the brethren would concur with him in thinking that their first duty would be to endeavour to evince the love and esteem they had for Lord Howe , and their regret at his retirement . After some further introductory remarksexpressive of his obligations to Lord Howe personally

for the condescention , the kindness , and he might indeed say the truly fraternal feeling which his lordship had ever displayed towards him throughout their long and close official connection of nearly fourteen years—he moved that the following address be presented to Lord Howe : — " To ihe Right Honourable Richard William Penn , Earl Howe , Viscount and Baron Cunon of Penn , and

Baron Howe of Langar , G . C . H ., and D . C . L ., & -v ., < _ -Y ., < S ~' r ., Past Provincial Graud Master of Leicestershire and Rutland , and Past Deputy Grand Master of England . " We , the Grand Officers , Past Grand Officers , and membersof the Provincial Grand Lodgeof Ancient Freeand Accepted Masons of Leicestershire and Rutland , in open

lodge assembled , beg lo approach your lordship wilh the expression of our sincere and deep regret at the severance of the lie which for nearly fourteen years has bound your lordship to us as our chief ; a regret the more poignant that failing health is the cause of your retirement from the Grand Mastership of the Province . " During your lordship ' s long connection of nearly

halfa-ccntury with the Craft in Leicestershire , you have been , both by precept and example , its zealous promoter , from the time when as Worshipful Master of St . John ' s Lodge , in the year 1 S 23 , you laid , with Masonic honours , the foundation-stone of St . George ' s Church , in this town ; but it is more especially since your lordship ' s accession to the more important office of Grand Master of thc Province

that your beneficial influence has been felt . Under your lordship ' s rule Masonry has flourished greatly , and the number of lodges in Leicestershire has been doubled ; whilst , as the sun—' that glorious emblem of God's goodness '—often shines ( he brightest at its setting , at the last Grand Lodge held under your lordship ' s authority the crowning point of success was attained , by the

consecration for the first time of a Masonic lodge in the county of Rutland , and the annexation of that county by the M . W . Grand Master to the rule of this province . Nor has it been through your lordship ' s direct influence alone that Masonry has prospered . The many virtues which have ennobled your private life , no less than your illustrious name and high rank—and especially that truly

Masonic virtue , Charity , which you have so munificently displayed—have shed a reflected lustre on our Order , which , from your position as our head , has tended to raise it in the estimation of the popular world . " In now regretfully taking our farewell of your lordship as our chief , with the cleepest feelings of love and reverence for your lordship personally , and of gratitude

for your long and valuable services to Masonry , we fervently trust that you may be spared for years to come , in better health ; and that when , in thc course of time , you shall be summoned from this sublunary abode , you may receive a bright antl everlasting crown in thc Grand Lodge above , where the world ' s Great Architect lives and reigns for ever .

" Done in open lodge this 10 th day of February , A . L . 5870 , A . I ) . 1870 . ( Signed on behalf of the Province , ) WILLIAM KELLY , P . G . M . LEONARD A . CLARKE , P . S G . W . J DENTON , P . P . G . S . W ., as J . G . W . F . P . NEWCOME , P . O . Reg . GEO . TOLLER , jun ., P . G . Sec "

Installation Of The Prov. Grand Master Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

The address was carried by acclamation , ordered to be entered on the minutes and a copy at once transmitted to Lord Howe , In the earlier part of the proceedings , letters had been read apologising for the unavoidable absence of several of the brethren , among others from the Rev . Bro . W . Langley , I . P . M ., No . 11 3 0 , the late Senior Grand Warden ,

and from Bro . E . F . Marriott , W . M ., No . 779 , the newly-appointed Junior Grand Warden , the former on account of the loss of his sister , and the latter of his uncle , votes of condolence were passed to the those brethren on the motion of the P . G . M . A unanimous vote of thanks was also passed to Bro . Charles Morris , P . M . 279 , and P . P . G . S . W ., for his valuable services as P . G .

Secretary during the last ten years . After some further business of a routine character , the Provincial Grand Lodge was closed in due form and with prayer , and at four o ' clock about seventy brethren sat down to the banquet , the P . G . M . being supported on the right by Bros . Innes , D . P . G . M ., Northampton and Hunts ; F .- Binckes , P . G . Steward and Sec . of Boys '

School ; Dr . Moore , P . G . Supt . of Works , W . Lancashire , and Major Brewin , P . P . G . Treas ., and P . P . G . S . W . ; and on the left by the Revs . John Spittal , M . A ., P . G . C . and P . P . G . S . W . ; Nathaniel Haycroft , D . D ., P . G . C . ; Fred . Orme , M . A . , P . P . G . C . and P . P . G . S . W ., Herts ; H . Etherington Smith , J . P ., P . P . G . S . W . ; & c . Grace having been said on the conclusion of the banquet ,

and the toast of the "Queen and the Craft" having been honoured with all loyalty and with thc first verse of the National Anthem , The P . G . M . proposed "The R . Rev . Bro ., the Bishop of the Diocese , and the Ministers of religion in the Province . " He said that they were proud to have at the head of the diocese so eloquent an orator , and so popular

a divine as the Bishop of Peterborough , but they were especially pleased that he was a member of their Order . He had had the pleasure of meeting the Bishop in that room a few days before , and although they could not have the honor of his presence on this occasion , he hoped they might at a future one , as he had been informed by the Bishop that although he had not been able to take an

active part in Masonry for some years , he had a high respect and esteem for it . The P . G . M . concluded by referring to the benefit which Masonry in the Province derived from the large number of clerical brethren they possessed . The Rev . Bro . SPITTAL , P . G . C , acknowledged the toast in a suitable and eloquent speech .

Ihe next toast , "Ihe Army , Navy , Militia , and Volunteers , " was responded to by Captains GOODCHILD and BROWN , and by Major BREWIN , who was loudly called for and most warmly received , he , to thc universal regret of the brethren , being about to leave the Province . The health of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master was proposed in a highly complimentary manner by Bro . INNES

( D . P . G . M . Northampton and Hunts ) , and was most cordially received by the brethren , and which Bro . KELLY acknowledged with expressions of gratitude , for the kindness he had received from thc brethren on this and all occasions . He concluded by proposing the better health of their late estimable P . G . M . Lord Howe , which was also received in an enthusiastic manner .

The toast of the Visiting Brethren followed , the P . G . M ., alluding to the fact that they had visitors , not only from the adjoining provinces , and from London and Lancashire , but from Scotland , Ireland and New Zealand . The D . P . G . M . of Northampton and Hunts , and Bros . Dr . MOORE ( a native of Leicester , ) and BINCKES , responded ; the latter brother slating that he chiefly attended

as a mark of respect to Bro . Kelly , and to oflcr his own and the congratulations of several other metropolitan brethren on his elevation to this distinguished office , but that he could not avoid availinghimselfof the opportunity of pleading the cause of that noble Masonic Institution , the Boys' School , which he represented , and which he did in his usual eloquent and forcible manner .

This appeal was subsequently followed up by Bro . GEO . BROWN , P . P . G . J . W ., and W . M . of No . 1265 , Oakham , who has accepted the Stewardship for thc Province on this occasion . Several other toasts followed , but brevity was the order of the day , lo enable the brethren to separate in

time to attend a Masonic Ball for the benefit of the Leicester Infirmary , and the asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons and their Widows , which took place at the Assembly-rooms , under very distinguished patronage . Dancing commenced at half-past nine o ' clock , and was kept up with great spirit until five o ' clock . The whole of the proceedings were most satisfactory .

The New Vade Mecum ( invented and manufactured by Charles II . Vincent , optician , of 23 , Windsorstreet , Liverpool ) consists of a telescope well adapted for tourists , & c , to which is added an excellent microscope of great power and first-class definition , quite equal to others

sold at ten tunes the price . Wonderful as it may seem , the price of this ingenious combination is only 3 s . 6 d ., and Mr . Vincent sends it ( carriage free ) anywhere , with printed directions , upon receipt of post-office order or stamps to he amount of 3 s . iod . —[ Advt . l

BREAKFAST . — EPPS ' s COCOA . — Grateful and Comforting . —Thc very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite . The Civil Service Gazette remarks * . " By a thorough knowledge of thc natural laws which govern thc operations of digestion and nutrition , antl by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa , Mr . Epps has provided our breakfast tables wilh a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills . " Made simply with boiling water or milk . Sold only in tin-lined packets , labelled J AMES EPPS & Co ,, Homoeopathic Chemistj , London , —[ Advt , ]

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

Reports of Masonic Meetings .

THE CRAFT . METROPOLITAN . Royal Athelstan Lodge , No . 19 . —The installation

meeting was held at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , on Thursday the 10 th inst ., and was very numerously attended . Mr . William Ridley was balloted for and regularly initiated into the Order by Bro . Potter , W . M . The ceremony of installation was most impressively

worked by Bro . John Savage , P . M ., P . G . D ., who at a Board of Installed Masters ( of whom fifteen were Past Masters of the Lodge ) , placed Bro . John Pollard in the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom . The following brethren were appointed to fill the offices of the lodge : Bros . Williams , S . W . ; Whitmore , J . W . ; Bywater , P . M ., Secretary ; Stevens , S . D . ; Ring , J . D . ; Coleman , I . G . ;

Gale , P . M ., Dir . Cer . ; and Goldsmith , Reg . The Secretary read a very gracious communication which he had received from His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , in reply to a congratulatory address presented by the Lodge to H . R . H . in December last , and it was unanimously resolved that the Address and Reply be entered on the minutes . The cordial thanks of the lodge ,

together with a Past-Masters' Jewel , were voted to Bro . Potter , the retiring Master for his great courtesy and zeal during the past year . At the close of the lodge the brethren sat down to a banquet , served in a manner well worthy of the establishment . The usual toasts followed , the intervals being enlivened by the harmony of Bro . Ransford , P . G . O ., and other musical brethren . The

following were among the visitors who honored the lodge with their presence : —Bros . Rev . R . J . Simpson , Past Grand Chaplain ; John Hervey , Grand Secretary ; C . A . Waters , P . M . Grand Stewards' Lodge ; Giles , P . G . S . D ., Essex ; Cottebrune , W . M ., 1257 ; Saunders , P . M ., I ; H . Thompson , P . M ., 177 ; Hart ,-P . M ., 410 ; Cremer , 205 ; & c ., & c .

Egyptian Lodge , A o . 27 . —This ancient lodge held its annual installation meeting at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleetstreet , on Thursday , the 3 rd instant , and an unusually large number of the brethren assembled at an early hour . The out-going W . M ., Bro . W . H . Libbis , initiated two gentlemen , and passed a brother to the second degree in a most efficient manner . Bro . John Savage , P . G . D ., an

honorary member of the lodge , then took the chair , and , in a style of perfection and impressiveness well-known to those who have witnessed that worthy brother , installed Bro . John B . Poole as W . M . of the lodge . The W . M . then appointed and invested his officers as follows , viz .: — Bro . Libbis , I . P . M ., ; Sheppard , S . W . ; Palmer , J . W . ; Todd , P . M ., Treasurer ; Buss , P . M ., Secretary ; Harrison ,

S . D . ; Atkins , J . D . ; Lamble , I . G . ; Payne , P . M ., Wine Steward ; and Macrae , D . C . The report of the Permanent Committee was read ancl approved , which showed a flourishing state of the accounts , and from whichitappcared that by a contribution now given to the male branch of the Royal Masonic Annuity Fund , the lodge had become , in the person of its W . M . for the time being , a

Vice-President of the four Masonic Institutions . The W . M ., Bro . Poole , announced his intention to serve the office of Steward at the next festival of the Girls' School ; and Bro . Buss , P . M . and Secretary , Prov . Grand Treasurer for Middlesex , stated that he would serve the Stewardship at the forthcoming festival of the Boys' School . Two gentlemen were proposed for initiation , and the brethren

then adjourned to an excellent banquet , provided by Bro . Clemow , after which the usual Masonic toasts were proposed and responded to . Bro . Libbis , the I . P . M ., was invested with a very handsome P . M . ' s jewel , presented to him by vote of the lodge , in testimony of their esteem and in appreciation of the admirable way he had performed the duties of W . M . Amongst thc visitors were— -Bros .

Farnfield , P . A . G . Secretary ; Joseph Smith , P . G . Pursuivant ; W . Watson , P . G . Steward ; G . States , P . G . Steward ; G . Pymm , W . M . No . 749 ; W . Bourne , P . M . 749 ; J . J . Wilson , W . M . 1237 , Prov . G . D . Middlesex ; J . Terry , W . M . 1278 ; T . L . Fox , P . M . 19 ; Geo . King , P . M . 172 ; H . Webb , P . M . 72 ; W . Piatt , P . M . 144 ; W . Long , P . M . 435 ; S . Wickens , 22 S ancl 1196 ; T . Maidwell , 73 ; & c ., & c .

Bunington Lodge , No . 96 . —The installation meeting of this ancient , flourishing , ancl highly-respectable lodge took place on Tuesday , the Sth instant , at the Albion Tavem , Aldersgate-street , and it was in every sense of the word a brilliant meeting . Amongst the brethren present were Bro . M . S . Oppcnheim , W . M ., who was supported by his officers and Bro . Hutton , P . M . ( Ex-Sheriff ) ; E .

Phillips , Father and Treasurer of the lodge , P . G . D ., P . M . ; James Coates , P . M . ; Cuthbert Slee , P . M . ; C . W . Price , P . M . ; Millington , P . M . ; Sedgwick . P . M . ; F . J . Cox , P . M . ; W . Wilson , P . M . ; F . H . Leaf , P . M . ; Margctson , P . M . ; Horace Lloyd , P . M . ; Brown . Nesbitt , Home , Stiebel , & c . The lodge having been opened with solemn prayer , the minutes of the previous meetine were

read by Bro . Barber and unanimously confirmed . The W . M . ( Bro . Oppenheim ) then , addressing Bro . Barber , said , as Master of the Burlington Lodge it became his very pleasing duty , before quitting the throne of K . S ., to present to him a very handsome vase in thc name and on behalf of thc lodge , as a testimonial of its appreciation of thc manner in which he had performed the duties ofllon .

Sec . for a period of fifteen years . He had succeeded to that office after it had been filled by a most eminent member of the Craft , the late Henry Faudel , and from that time to the present he ( Bro . Barber ) had with undiminished energy and assiduous attention continued to discharge the duties to the satisfaction of the brethren . The presentation testified that he ( the W . M . ) was expressing the sincere sentiments of thc lodge ; his courtesy , his kindness And eeniality bavin , endeared him to all iu membei-j . It