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REPORTS or MASONIC MEETINGS — Craft Masonry 2 S 7 Royal Arch 290 Mark Masonry 2 or Red Cross of Constantine 291 freerra ^ onry in New Zealand 291 Masonic Kair 2 gr noyal Masonic Ins'itution for Boys 2 gr
The House ol B'tinswicK 292 positivism and French Freemasonry 292 A Pi-ms n ' rautl 293 Communique 293 C ORBESPO ^ DEXCE : — CaJiostru 393 Masonic Charities v . Picnics 293 Charity Reform 293 Lodge Funds 294 Italian Book cf Con-tilntions 294 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 294
Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 294 Caledonian Lodge , No . 204 , Manchester 294 The Granite Lo * lg ? , No . 1328 295 Portsmouth Freemasons' 1 lall and C uh Company , Limited .. 295 masonic Picnic 295 The Nutcrackers' Club 295 Complimentary Dinner to Bio . Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette 295 lti Memoriam 29 ; Obituary 29 S ( Masonic and General Tidings 29 I Lodffe Meetings for Next Week 296 Advertisements i ., ii ., iii ., iv * ., v ., vi .
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( Craft itfasomu WOOLWICH . — Union Waterloo Lodge ( No . 13 ) . —The above grand old lodge , the mother of all the lodges in the Woolwich distri ct , whose warrant dates back to the 1 st of December , 1826 , held its installation festival on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Freemasons ' Hall , William-street , and we were pleased to see so many of the Past Masters present , a thing more honoured in the
observance than the breach of , and more especially in this lodge , which has for some time -oast been under a cloud , and has not been progressing 50 favourably as its Mentis , and they are many , woultl have been pleased to see it . However , under thc new rule just inaugurated , hopes are entertained that a brighter look out is dawning , antl that ere long the old glories of the lodge may be revived in all
their pristine vigour and brightness , and we feel sure its friends all over the world will be pleased to hear of it , and join with us in these , our most sanguine hopes and good wishes . The lodge was opened at three o'clock , Bro . G . W , Reed , I . P . M ., in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting having been passed , Mr . John Clements was , after approval , initiated into the secrets and mysteries ol
the Craft , and Bro . Shoebridge was passed to the Second Degree . Bro . Reed was in excellent form , antl thc degrees were splendidly worked by our esteemed brother . The following Past Masters of the lodge were present : —Bros . W . P . Applebee , T . Carnelly , C . F . Hills , G . Davies , F . G . Pownall , and R . Hodgkinson . Among the vidtors were Bros . A . Tattershall , P . M . 140 ; A . W . Woodley , W . M .
700 ; W . B . Lloyd , W . M . 913 ; W . Weston , P . M . le ^ fij C . M . Munyartl , P . M . 79 ; J . Warren , S . W . and W . M . elect , 700 ; , [ . Black , J . W . 706 ; H . Pryce , I . G . 913 ; C . W . King , 77 ; G . Beaver , I . G . 700 ; J . H . Robert-- , D . C . 700 ; J . Murray , 299 ; W . J . Heath , 7 66 ; ami C . Jolly , 913 ( Freemason ) . The whole of the preliminary business having been happily settled , Bro . T . Hutton , W . M . eject , was
formally presented to the Installing Officer , Bro . F . G . Pownall , P . M . 13 and 153 d , and P . G . Supt . of VV . Kent , and the ceremony commenced . In due course Bro . Hutton was seatcil in the chair cf the lotlge , ami saluted with the customary honours . He then proceetled to invest his officers as follows : Bros . N . Brown , S . W . ; H . Syer ( late Secretary to the lodge ) , J . W . ; G . Davies , P . M ., Treas .:
O . Hutton , Sec . ; T . Hosgood , S . D . ; R . A . Smith , J . D . j Mattee , I . G . ; and B . Norman , Tyler . The addresses tn the Masters , Wardens , and brethren were then given with that feeling and eloquence so characteristic of Bro . Pownall , and the ceremony was concluded . It was then unanimously carried that a vote of thanks should be presented to Bro . Pownall , antl inscribed on the minutes of the lodge ,
for his work done that day as Installing Officer , and Bro . Pownall briefly returned thinks . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Lonl Raglan , Plumstead , where Bro . Tucker had provided a substantial banquet for them . This having been discussed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . Bro , Reed , P . M ., then proposed the toast of the evening ,
that of "The W . M . '' He saitl , in the absence of the I . P . M ., Bro . Moore , a very pleasant duty devolved upon him , and from the unanimous manner in which the brethren had , at their last meeting ; elected Bro . Hutton to 'he chair , and the unanimity anil concord that prevailed VPon the present occasion , when , with the hearty good Wishes of every member of the lodge , he was placed in •he chair , he augured a very successful year of ofiice bath
tothe W . M . and to the lodge . During the last ytar , to Put it figuratively , they had been under a " fog . " The "eather under which the good ship " Union Waterloo " had been sailing had b : en squally , to say the least of it , out now with a change in the weather , which certainly jooked much more propitious , he trusted she would go on her course and make up the leeway she had lost . He •^ ked them to drink the health cordially . Bro . Hutton , in 'Mponse , said he could hardly realise that it was his health
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they were drinking , and he thanked them for the warm expressions of the feeling from his heart . He could not say that his family would be proud of him , because he stood alone in the world , but he felt that he was surrounded by those whom he might call his family—his brethren of the lodge—and thc many visiting brethren who had come to do honour to him and the lodge upon that
occasion . He thanktd them one and ail for their great kindness . He then , in glowing terms , proposed " The Health of Bro . P . M . Pownall , the Installing Officer . " Bro . Pownall , in reply , said , why he should haye been singled out from among the Past Masters of thc lodge to perform the ceremony of installation that day he did not know ; however , it appeared he had given the W . M .
satisfaction in the duty placed in his hands , and he believed that the same feeling animated the brethren . He was happy in having given satisfaction to all of them . Considering the fact that he had been knocking about a great deal lately , and hatl only lately found a resting place , they must fir " f ive him if he had not been among them so much lately as he shoultl have desired , but now he
trusted to be able to come among them more frequently . He was exceedingly pleased to see so many Past Masters , biethren , and visitors rally round Bro . Hutton on this important and eventful tlay in his Masonic life . He hatl heard , and with very great regret , that that unanimity of concord that was so essential to the welfare of a lodge had been absent during the past year from this . Their
lodge was one of the oldest and most esteemed out of London ; and as the mother—and he might say the grandmother—of all the surrounding lodges , it behoved them to set an example in those glorious attributes of the Older . Hc earnestly invited them to assist the W . M . to recover , this year , tbe prestige lhat had been so grievously clouded during the past , and make this grand oltl lodge of theirs
one of the best , as it was one of the oldest , in the district . He called upon the officers to assist with all their heart in thc work , for a great deal of the success and harmony of a lodge rested with its ofiiccis . Their W . M . was an initiate of thc lodge , and he ( Bro . Pownall ) felt it as a good omen to see the W . M . who initiated him two years ago , present at his installation—he
alluded to Bro . Applebee . He thanked them for the kind reception of his name , and concluded a lengthy address by again advocating a system of unanimity in work and brotherly love with one another for the ensuring of the progress and prosperity of the lodge . The next toast was that of " The Visitors , " and in putting it the W . M . regretted the absence from their gathering of some of the members
of the provincial lodges , more particularly the Pattison , several of whom had gone to Maidstone , to the Grand Provincial meeling held there that day , and at which one of its Past Masters woultl receive a well merited reward for good work done at the hands of the P . G . M ., Lord Holmesdale . They hatl with them , however , Bro . Woodley , W . M . of the Nelson Lodge ; Bro . Tattershall , one of their own
ol 1 Past Masters , whose name was in the Charities o ? the Order a household word ; Past Master Weston of the Military Lodge , a good and worthy Mason ; Bros . Munyard , Black , Pryce , King , and others , and he asked them to drink the toast with enthusiasm . Bro . Tattershall , after tendering his sincere thanks for the honour done him , said , that having gone through thc chair of the lodge he felt
a more than ordinary interest in its welfare and prosperity . He was pleased to see such a gathering as that now presented , and from it he trusted woultl spring a resolve to work together with that harmony and love that had been so eloquently advocated by Bro . Pownall . He had tried upon several occasions to make the lotlge worthy pf the position its age entitled it to in the Craft , and in his day
was successful to a very great extent . His heart was with it now , ami he hoped anil trusted to see it yet take its rightful position among the lodges of the Craft . Bros . Woodley , Weston , Pryce , Black , Beaver , and Munyard , as well returned thanks for their respective lodges . "The Initiate " was then toasted and returned thanks . The toast of "The Past Masters" followed , and Bros . Reed and
Applebee responded . The next toast was that of " Thc Officers , " coupled with the names of Bros . Brown and Syer , who responded , and then " The Masonic Press " followed , and was responded to by our representative . A word of praise was bestowed upon Bro . Tucker for his efforts for their comfort , and then Bro . Norman gave the Tyler ' s toast , and the brethren separated .
SUNDERLAND . —Palatine Lodge ( No . 97 ) —The regular meeting of this lodge was held in thc Masonic Hall , Forward-road , on Thursday evening , July ioth The lodge was opened by Bro . T . M . Watson , W . M , Thc minutes of last lodge were read antl confirmed . The ballot was taken for Mr . Singleton , a candidate for Masonry , who was declared elected . The ballot was also
taken for Bro . Halyerson , of St . John ' s Lodge , who was also elected . The lodge was then opened in the Second Degree . Bro . Moore was then examined and found proficient ; hc then retired to be prepared . The loege was then opened in the Thinl Degree , when Bro . Moore was admitted and made a Master Mason . The ceremony was gone
through by the W . M . in a tiuly Masonic manner . There were several visitors , and of W . M . ' s and P . M . ' s , Bros . Newton , 80 ; Frampton , 94 ; Cockburn , 661 ; Beattie , 1389 . The lodge was then closed to thc Secontl and then to the First Degree . All business being done the lodge was closed according to ancient custom .
WHITEHAVEN . —Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodge ( No . 119 ) . —Thc hundred and eleventh anniversary of this old and flourishing lodge was celtbrated in the Freemasons' Hall , Crllege-strect , Whitehaven , on Monday evening , the 7 th inst . Of late years the custom has been to hold the installation festival early in the afternoon , but the old system of meeting in the evening , after the avocations of the members have ceased for the day , on
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this occasion was once more adopted . The gathering , therefore , was more of a private nature than otherwise , that is to say , almost entirely confined to members of the Craft resident in the northern seaport . The change i ? perhaps better , speaking in a social sense , as there is rio reason for hurrying over the post-prandial proceedings , jn order that visiting brethren may catch trains . Years ago ,
though , the members cf this old lodge went to the other extreme in the hour of their assembly on the feasts of St . John , which were held in June and December . In the minutes , under date of June 24 , 1805 , it is recorded : — " Met precisely at eight o ' clock in the morning , on lodge duty , and walked in procession to St . James ' s Church . " The concluding minute is as follows : — " Having returned
in excellent order , the day was spent in harmony and love . The thanks of this body ivere unanimously voted fq Mr . Armitstead for his excellent discourse . " Before proceeding to the business of Monday week , we should aijd , that the seal of the Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodgp ' as used under the " ancient" regime , U iii existence . ' It is intaglio , antl bears the following inscription round tlie edge : — " Whitehaven Lodge , Ancient York , 157 . " iii tlie
centre are the square and compasses , with the letter G ,, sun , moon , and seven stars . Tne lodge was opened on the 7 th inst ., at 7 p . m ., bv Bro . Edward Tyson , W . M ., assisted by his officers , the attendance being very numerous . After the usual formalities , the Worshipful Mabter proceeded to instal his successor , Bro . John Milligan , and in so finished a style as to call forth the warm
commendations of the •' old hands " present . In fact , this is the . first time for many years past that a new W . M . of Lodge 119 has been installed by the retiring W . M ., and we trust that , now the ice is broken , the much-desired regulati-on will be adhered to . The officers were appointed as follows : Bros . E . Tyson , I . P . M . ; W . H . Atkinson , S . W . ; j . W . Miles , J . W . ; W . B . Gibson , P . M ., Treas . ; W . Bewlay ,
Sc .-, W . Jeckson , S . D . ; J . Cisson , J . . -, J . B . Mossop , D . C ; M . Golightly , I . G . ; J . Cooper , Org . ; J . Newman and Dr . Henley , Stewards ; and G . Fitzgerald , Tylerl The officers were invested by Bro . W . B . Gibson , P . M ., P . G . Sec , and Bro . Tyson , J . P . M ., gave the addresses to the W . M . and Wardens , whilst that to the brethren of Lodge 119 was delivered by Bro . John Barr , P . M ., P . P . G . S . D . The lodge being closed , the party adjourned to tlie
banqueting room , where , after the discussion of an excellent supper , a most enjoyable evening was spent by all present , under the presidency of the W . M . Amongst the visiting brethren was the captaiii of a Danish vessel , in port , a member of a lodge in Copenhagen , whose nanp has slipped us . This foreign brother was much gratified at the heartiness of his reception , anil as highly pleased at what he witnessed during the evening .
SOUTHAMPTON . — Boyal Gloucester-Lodge ( No . 130 ) . —This lodge held its regular ' meeting on Thursday , the ioth inst ., and was presided over by firo " . C . A . Jellicoe , W . M ., who after having opened the lodge in the First and Second Degrees , and asked questions o , f Bro . Frenchman as to his proficiency , passed him to the rank 6 E Fellow Cfaft in a most able and accurate mariner . The
lecture was , by the W . M . ' s command , given by the S . W . Among the visitors , who were numerous , were -noticed the W . M . of the Shirley Lodge , Bro . F . H . McCalmonf , P . Prov . G . Reg . Oxon , as well as some of the Past Masters and members of that lodge . The business of the evening having been disposed otand the lodge ' clbsed , the brethren adjourned to the dining hall , where a most
enjoyable evening was spent . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and well ieceived , especially those of "The W . M . of the Lodge , Bro . C . A . Jellicoe , " which was proposed by Bro . Past Master Payne in his usual able arid eloquent style , and " Thc Sister Lodges , " coupled with the
name of Bro . F . H . McCaltnont , Master of the Shirley Lodge . The proceedings were enlivened by several good songs , both in English and French , by Bros . P . M . ' s Payne , Weston , Le Feuvre , Dyer , the W . M ., Bro . Gricourt , and the Chaplain , Rev . Bro . Dupont . The W . M . gave the partingtoast at eleven p . m ., antl the brethren shortly a'ter separated .
LANCASTER . —Lodge of Fortitude ( No . 281 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on the Sth inst ., at the Masonic Rooms , Athena-um . Bro . E . Cardwell , the W . M ., presided , and was supported by Bros , J . Jowett , I . P . M . ; W . Warbrick , S . W . ; J . J . Croskell , J . W . ; J . Atkinson , S . D . ; E . Johnson ( acting ) , J . D . ; B . Greyson , I . G . ; T . Bailey , S . ; and R . Stanton , D . of C ,
There was not a large attendance . The lodge was opened with solemn prayer , and the minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed . The lodge was then opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Burrows being a candidate for raising to the Sublime Degree of a M . M ., advanced to the pedestal , and having shown proficiency in the former degree was entrusted and retired . The lodge was then opened
in the Third Degree , and Bro . Burrows , on being re-admitted , was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason by thc W . M ., who also presented the working tools , the ceremony throughout being gone through in a most efficient manner . The questions in the Third Degree were
afterwards put lound the lodge for the instruction of the brethren , and the lodge was closed down to the First Degree . The usual proclamations were made , which elicited " Hearty good wishes" from representatives of Lodges 165 ( Plymouth ) , 10 5 , 1363 , and 1561 , and the lodge was subsequently closed with the peculiarities of the Craft .
MANCHESTER . —Lodge of Affability ( No . 317 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lotlge vvas held at the Freemasons' Hall , Cobper-strect , on Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., Bro . John Roger Lever , 'W . M ., presiding . There were present Bros . Mark Vickers , S . W . ; Wm . Nechall , J . W . ; Tomlyn , S . D . ; Ezra Cohen , J . G . ; Johh Smethurst , P . M ., Treas . -, John Church , Sec . ; Daniel Donbavand , I . P . M . ; J . Wilson , Steward ; W .
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CONTENTS .
REPORTS or MASONIC MEETINGS — Craft Masonry 2 S 7 Royal Arch 290 Mark Masonry 2 or Red Cross of Constantine 291 freerra ^ onry in New Zealand 291 Masonic Kair 2 gr noyal Masonic Ins'itution for Boys 2 gr
The House ol B'tinswicK 292 positivism and French Freemasonry 292 A Pi-ms n ' rautl 293 Communique 293 C ORBESPO ^ DEXCE : — CaJiostru 393 Masonic Charities v . Picnics 293 Charity Reform 293 Lodge Funds 294 Italian Book cf Con-tilntions 294 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 294
Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 294 Caledonian Lodge , No . 204 , Manchester 294 The Granite Lo * lg ? , No . 1328 295 Portsmouth Freemasons' 1 lall and C uh Company , Limited .. 295 masonic Picnic 295 The Nutcrackers' Club 295 Complimentary Dinner to Bio . Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette 295 lti Memoriam 29 ; Obituary 29 S ( Masonic and General Tidings 29 I Lodffe Meetings for Next Week 296 Advertisements i ., ii ., iii ., iv * ., v ., vi .
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( Craft itfasomu WOOLWICH . — Union Waterloo Lodge ( No . 13 ) . —The above grand old lodge , the mother of all the lodges in the Woolwich distri ct , whose warrant dates back to the 1 st of December , 1826 , held its installation festival on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Freemasons ' Hall , William-street , and we were pleased to see so many of the Past Masters present , a thing more honoured in the
observance than the breach of , and more especially in this lodge , which has for some time -oast been under a cloud , and has not been progressing 50 favourably as its Mentis , and they are many , woultl have been pleased to see it . However , under thc new rule just inaugurated , hopes are entertained that a brighter look out is dawning , antl that ere long the old glories of the lodge may be revived in all
their pristine vigour and brightness , and we feel sure its friends all over the world will be pleased to hear of it , and join with us in these , our most sanguine hopes and good wishes . The lodge was opened at three o'clock , Bro . G . W , Reed , I . P . M ., in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting having been passed , Mr . John Clements was , after approval , initiated into the secrets and mysteries ol
the Craft , and Bro . Shoebridge was passed to the Second Degree . Bro . Reed was in excellent form , antl thc degrees were splendidly worked by our esteemed brother . The following Past Masters of the lodge were present : —Bros . W . P . Applebee , T . Carnelly , C . F . Hills , G . Davies , F . G . Pownall , and R . Hodgkinson . Among the vidtors were Bros . A . Tattershall , P . M . 140 ; A . W . Woodley , W . M .
700 ; W . B . Lloyd , W . M . 913 ; W . Weston , P . M . le ^ fij C . M . Munyartl , P . M . 79 ; J . Warren , S . W . and W . M . elect , 700 ; , [ . Black , J . W . 706 ; H . Pryce , I . G . 913 ; C . W . King , 77 ; G . Beaver , I . G . 700 ; J . H . Robert-- , D . C . 700 ; J . Murray , 299 ; W . J . Heath , 7 66 ; ami C . Jolly , 913 ( Freemason ) . The whole of the preliminary business having been happily settled , Bro . T . Hutton , W . M . eject , was
formally presented to the Installing Officer , Bro . F . G . Pownall , P . M . 13 and 153 d , and P . G . Supt . of VV . Kent , and the ceremony commenced . In due course Bro . Hutton was seatcil in the chair cf the lotlge , ami saluted with the customary honours . He then proceetled to invest his officers as follows : Bros . N . Brown , S . W . ; H . Syer ( late Secretary to the lodge ) , J . W . ; G . Davies , P . M ., Treas .:
O . Hutton , Sec . ; T . Hosgood , S . D . ; R . A . Smith , J . D . j Mattee , I . G . ; and B . Norman , Tyler . The addresses tn the Masters , Wardens , and brethren were then given with that feeling and eloquence so characteristic of Bro . Pownall , and the ceremony was concluded . It was then unanimously carried that a vote of thanks should be presented to Bro . Pownall , antl inscribed on the minutes of the lodge ,
for his work done that day as Installing Officer , and Bro . Pownall briefly returned thinks . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Lonl Raglan , Plumstead , where Bro . Tucker had provided a substantial banquet for them . This having been discussed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . Bro , Reed , P . M ., then proposed the toast of the evening ,
that of "The W . M . '' He saitl , in the absence of the I . P . M ., Bro . Moore , a very pleasant duty devolved upon him , and from the unanimous manner in which the brethren had , at their last meeting ; elected Bro . Hutton to 'he chair , and the unanimity anil concord that prevailed VPon the present occasion , when , with the hearty good Wishes of every member of the lodge , he was placed in •he chair , he augured a very successful year of ofiice bath
tothe W . M . and to the lodge . During the last ytar , to Put it figuratively , they had been under a " fog . " The "eather under which the good ship " Union Waterloo " had been sailing had b : en squally , to say the least of it , out now with a change in the weather , which certainly jooked much more propitious , he trusted she would go on her course and make up the leeway she had lost . He •^ ked them to drink the health cordially . Bro . Hutton , in 'Mponse , said he could hardly realise that it was his health
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they were drinking , and he thanked them for the warm expressions of the feeling from his heart . He could not say that his family would be proud of him , because he stood alone in the world , but he felt that he was surrounded by those whom he might call his family—his brethren of the lodge—and thc many visiting brethren who had come to do honour to him and the lodge upon that
occasion . He thanktd them one and ail for their great kindness . He then , in glowing terms , proposed " The Health of Bro . P . M . Pownall , the Installing Officer . " Bro . Pownall , in reply , said , why he should haye been singled out from among the Past Masters of thc lodge to perform the ceremony of installation that day he did not know ; however , it appeared he had given the W . M .
satisfaction in the duty placed in his hands , and he believed that the same feeling animated the brethren . He was happy in having given satisfaction to all of them . Considering the fact that he had been knocking about a great deal lately , and hatl only lately found a resting place , they must fir " f ive him if he had not been among them so much lately as he shoultl have desired , but now he
trusted to be able to come among them more frequently . He was exceedingly pleased to see so many Past Masters , biethren , and visitors rally round Bro . Hutton on this important and eventful tlay in his Masonic life . He hatl heard , and with very great regret , that that unanimity of concord that was so essential to the welfare of a lodge had been absent during the past year from this . Their
lodge was one of the oldest and most esteemed out of London ; and as the mother—and he might say the grandmother—of all the surrounding lodges , it behoved them to set an example in those glorious attributes of the Older . Hc earnestly invited them to assist the W . M . to recover , this year , tbe prestige lhat had been so grievously clouded during the past , and make this grand oltl lodge of theirs
one of the best , as it was one of the oldest , in the district . He called upon the officers to assist with all their heart in thc work , for a great deal of the success and harmony of a lodge rested with its ofiiccis . Their W . M . was an initiate of thc lodge , and he ( Bro . Pownall ) felt it as a good omen to see the W . M . who initiated him two years ago , present at his installation—he
alluded to Bro . Applebee . He thanked them for the kind reception of his name , and concluded a lengthy address by again advocating a system of unanimity in work and brotherly love with one another for the ensuring of the progress and prosperity of the lodge . The next toast was that of " The Visitors , " and in putting it the W . M . regretted the absence from their gathering of some of the members
of the provincial lodges , more particularly the Pattison , several of whom had gone to Maidstone , to the Grand Provincial meeling held there that day , and at which one of its Past Masters woultl receive a well merited reward for good work done at the hands of the P . G . M ., Lord Holmesdale . They hatl with them , however , Bro . Woodley , W . M . of the Nelson Lodge ; Bro . Tattershall , one of their own
ol 1 Past Masters , whose name was in the Charities o ? the Order a household word ; Past Master Weston of the Military Lodge , a good and worthy Mason ; Bros . Munyard , Black , Pryce , King , and others , and he asked them to drink the toast with enthusiasm . Bro . Tattershall , after tendering his sincere thanks for the honour done him , said , that having gone through thc chair of the lodge he felt
a more than ordinary interest in its welfare and prosperity . He was pleased to see such a gathering as that now presented , and from it he trusted woultl spring a resolve to work together with that harmony and love that had been so eloquently advocated by Bro . Pownall . He had tried upon several occasions to make the lotlge worthy pf the position its age entitled it to in the Craft , and in his day
was successful to a very great extent . His heart was with it now , ami he hoped anil trusted to see it yet take its rightful position among the lodges of the Craft . Bros . Woodley , Weston , Pryce , Black , Beaver , and Munyard , as well returned thanks for their respective lodges . "The Initiate " was then toasted and returned thanks . The toast of "The Past Masters" followed , and Bros . Reed and
Applebee responded . The next toast was that of " Thc Officers , " coupled with the names of Bros . Brown and Syer , who responded , and then " The Masonic Press " followed , and was responded to by our representative . A word of praise was bestowed upon Bro . Tucker for his efforts for their comfort , and then Bro . Norman gave the Tyler ' s toast , and the brethren separated .
SUNDERLAND . —Palatine Lodge ( No . 97 ) —The regular meeting of this lodge was held in thc Masonic Hall , Forward-road , on Thursday evening , July ioth The lodge was opened by Bro . T . M . Watson , W . M , Thc minutes of last lodge were read antl confirmed . The ballot was taken for Mr . Singleton , a candidate for Masonry , who was declared elected . The ballot was also
taken for Bro . Halyerson , of St . John ' s Lodge , who was also elected . The lodge was then opened in the Second Degree . Bro . Moore was then examined and found proficient ; hc then retired to be prepared . The loege was then opened in the Thinl Degree , when Bro . Moore was admitted and made a Master Mason . The ceremony was gone
through by the W . M . in a tiuly Masonic manner . There were several visitors , and of W . M . ' s and P . M . ' s , Bros . Newton , 80 ; Frampton , 94 ; Cockburn , 661 ; Beattie , 1389 . The lodge was then closed to thc Secontl and then to the First Degree . All business being done the lodge was closed according to ancient custom .
WHITEHAVEN . —Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodge ( No . 119 ) . —Thc hundred and eleventh anniversary of this old and flourishing lodge was celtbrated in the Freemasons' Hall , Crllege-strect , Whitehaven , on Monday evening , the 7 th inst . Of late years the custom has been to hold the installation festival early in the afternoon , but the old system of meeting in the evening , after the avocations of the members have ceased for the day , on
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
this occasion was once more adopted . The gathering , therefore , was more of a private nature than otherwise , that is to say , almost entirely confined to members of the Craft resident in the northern seaport . The change i ? perhaps better , speaking in a social sense , as there is rio reason for hurrying over the post-prandial proceedings , jn order that visiting brethren may catch trains . Years ago ,
though , the members cf this old lodge went to the other extreme in the hour of their assembly on the feasts of St . John , which were held in June and December . In the minutes , under date of June 24 , 1805 , it is recorded : — " Met precisely at eight o ' clock in the morning , on lodge duty , and walked in procession to St . James ' s Church . " The concluding minute is as follows : — " Having returned
in excellent order , the day was spent in harmony and love . The thanks of this body ivere unanimously voted fq Mr . Armitstead for his excellent discourse . " Before proceeding to the business of Monday week , we should aijd , that the seal of the Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodgp ' as used under the " ancient" regime , U iii existence . ' It is intaglio , antl bears the following inscription round tlie edge : — " Whitehaven Lodge , Ancient York , 157 . " iii tlie
centre are the square and compasses , with the letter G ,, sun , moon , and seven stars . Tne lodge was opened on the 7 th inst ., at 7 p . m ., bv Bro . Edward Tyson , W . M ., assisted by his officers , the attendance being very numerous . After the usual formalities , the Worshipful Mabter proceeded to instal his successor , Bro . John Milligan , and in so finished a style as to call forth the warm
commendations of the •' old hands " present . In fact , this is the . first time for many years past that a new W . M . of Lodge 119 has been installed by the retiring W . M ., and we trust that , now the ice is broken , the much-desired regulati-on will be adhered to . The officers were appointed as follows : Bros . E . Tyson , I . P . M . ; W . H . Atkinson , S . W . ; j . W . Miles , J . W . ; W . B . Gibson , P . M ., Treas . ; W . Bewlay ,
Sc .-, W . Jeckson , S . D . ; J . Cisson , J . . -, J . B . Mossop , D . C ; M . Golightly , I . G . ; J . Cooper , Org . ; J . Newman and Dr . Henley , Stewards ; and G . Fitzgerald , Tylerl The officers were invested by Bro . W . B . Gibson , P . M ., P . G . Sec , and Bro . Tyson , J . P . M ., gave the addresses to the W . M . and Wardens , whilst that to the brethren of Lodge 119 was delivered by Bro . John Barr , P . M ., P . P . G . S . D . The lodge being closed , the party adjourned to tlie
banqueting room , where , after the discussion of an excellent supper , a most enjoyable evening was spent by all present , under the presidency of the W . M . Amongst the visiting brethren was the captaiii of a Danish vessel , in port , a member of a lodge in Copenhagen , whose nanp has slipped us . This foreign brother was much gratified at the heartiness of his reception , anil as highly pleased at what he witnessed during the evening .
SOUTHAMPTON . — Boyal Gloucester-Lodge ( No . 130 ) . —This lodge held its regular ' meeting on Thursday , the ioth inst ., and was presided over by firo " . C . A . Jellicoe , W . M ., who after having opened the lodge in the First and Second Degrees , and asked questions o , f Bro . Frenchman as to his proficiency , passed him to the rank 6 E Fellow Cfaft in a most able and accurate mariner . The
lecture was , by the W . M . ' s command , given by the S . W . Among the visitors , who were numerous , were -noticed the W . M . of the Shirley Lodge , Bro . F . H . McCalmonf , P . Prov . G . Reg . Oxon , as well as some of the Past Masters and members of that lodge . The business of the evening having been disposed otand the lodge ' clbsed , the brethren adjourned to the dining hall , where a most
enjoyable evening was spent . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and well ieceived , especially those of "The W . M . of the Lodge , Bro . C . A . Jellicoe , " which was proposed by Bro . Past Master Payne in his usual able arid eloquent style , and " Thc Sister Lodges , " coupled with the
name of Bro . F . H . McCaltnont , Master of the Shirley Lodge . The proceedings were enlivened by several good songs , both in English and French , by Bros . P . M . ' s Payne , Weston , Le Feuvre , Dyer , the W . M ., Bro . Gricourt , and the Chaplain , Rev . Bro . Dupont . The W . M . gave the partingtoast at eleven p . m ., antl the brethren shortly a'ter separated .
LANCASTER . —Lodge of Fortitude ( No . 281 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on the Sth inst ., at the Masonic Rooms , Athena-um . Bro . E . Cardwell , the W . M ., presided , and was supported by Bros , J . Jowett , I . P . M . ; W . Warbrick , S . W . ; J . J . Croskell , J . W . ; J . Atkinson , S . D . ; E . Johnson ( acting ) , J . D . ; B . Greyson , I . G . ; T . Bailey , S . ; and R . Stanton , D . of C ,
There was not a large attendance . The lodge was opened with solemn prayer , and the minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed . The lodge was then opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Burrows being a candidate for raising to the Sublime Degree of a M . M ., advanced to the pedestal , and having shown proficiency in the former degree was entrusted and retired . The lodge was then opened
in the Third Degree , and Bro . Burrows , on being re-admitted , was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason by thc W . M ., who also presented the working tools , the ceremony throughout being gone through in a most efficient manner . The questions in the Third Degree were
afterwards put lound the lodge for the instruction of the brethren , and the lodge was closed down to the First Degree . The usual proclamations were made , which elicited " Hearty good wishes" from representatives of Lodges 165 ( Plymouth ) , 10 5 , 1363 , and 1561 , and the lodge was subsequently closed with the peculiarities of the Craft .
MANCHESTER . —Lodge of Affability ( No . 317 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lotlge vvas held at the Freemasons' Hall , Cobper-strect , on Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., Bro . John Roger Lever , 'W . M ., presiding . There were present Bros . Mark Vickers , S . W . ; Wm . Nechall , J . W . ; Tomlyn , S . D . ; Ezra Cohen , J . G . ; Johh Smethurst , P . M ., Treas . -, John Church , Sec . ; Daniel Donbavand , I . P . M . ; J . Wilson , Steward ; W .