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" 27 , Cadogan-square , S . VV ., " Dear Sir and Brother , " 13 th May , 1 S 9 G . " I am very glad to hear that the Furnival Lodge , No . 255 S , has selected you for its second Master . . . . . " I wish I could be present on the occasion of your installation , but I am afraid it is impossible , as I shall be in London . " Please convey to the members of the lodge my ' Hearty good wishes , ' and my regrets for absence . —Believe me , yours very truly and fraternally ,

" GEO . H . HUTCHINSON , Esq . " " VV . L . JACKSON-. The VVorshipful Masler , on putting the usual questions , was at once met by the Dcpuly Prov . CM ., Bro . J . C . Malcolm , who promptl y rose and declared the pleasure he experienced at being present with them that evening . He thanked them for their very hearty salutations , and regretted the Prov . Grand Master ' s inability to attend . Bro . Malcolm said that was , he believed , Ihe first visit he had paid to a Craft lodge in Sheffield , and that the last time he was present in that hall was at itsconsccration . He was grateful to Sheffield as it was the first to give him a welcome in his new capacity as

their Deputy , and he trusted that he could count upon the kind assistance of his Sheffield brethren , many of whose faces were quite familiar to him , in carrying out the onerous and impoitant duties of his office . Bro . Malcolm then briefly referred to the jiobabimy that after the summer recess they would be in a position to confer Past Provincial rank upon eight members of the province and assured them that though they felt the difficulty in which they were placed they would yet endeavour to do justice and

reccgnise merit as far as was possible . He also spoke of the contemplated local Masonic Charitable Echeme , to the introduction of which the Chairman of the Charity Committee had pledged himself . He ( Bro . Malcolm ) hoped that it would be brought before all the lodges , that it would be thoroughly discussed and ventilated , and that they would meet so important a question gravely and decide justly upon its merits . Bro . Malcolm concluded by repeating his thanks .

The lodge was closed after hearty congratulations , and the brethren to the number of nearly 70 sat down to dinner in the handsome banqueting room downstairs . The repast , which was prepared and cooked on the premises under the able supervision of Mrs . Turner , the wife of Bro . Robert Turner , the hall keeper , maintained the very high reputation which attaches to Masonic dinners in Sheffield . The viands were choice , the cooking and serving of the best , whilst the enjoyment of the meal was increased by the many neat-handed Phyllises who , in regulation cap and apron , administered so zealously and withal so willingly to the wants of the brethren . The arrangements left nothing to be desired and reflect the greatest credit upon the management .

After the toast of "The Oueen" had been proposed and loyally honoured , the W . M . submitted that of "The " M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of VVales , the M . W . Pro Grand Master , thc Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present

and Past . " , . , The reply was entrusted to Bro . VV . H . Brittain , P . G . S . B ., who , in the name of their Grand Master , thanked the brethren for their loyal support and allegiance to Grand Lodge . Bro . Brittain then in complimentary terms referred to the honour which that province had obtained both in the Craft and in the Royal Arch Degrees ; in the former by the appointment of their Deputy , Bro . Malcolm , to the office of Grand Deacon , and in the latter by the selection of their excellent friend and townsman , Comp . Ensor Drury for a collar in Grand Chapter . Both , he was sure , were well-deserved and heartily approved . _

The Worshipful Master next proposed " The Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master , the Worshipful Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and the rest of the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past . " He said that a toast that came home to them so nearly as that did needed no commendation from him . Many of them knew far better than he , though none appreciated more fully , the merits of those whose health he invited them to drink . The Prov . G . Master was present with a large staff of his officers at the consecration of their lodge 12 months ago and he ventured to say that in no town in West Yorkshire was Bro . VV . L . Jackson ' s popularity greater than it was in that good city of Sheffield .

To this toast , which was most heartily received , the Dep . Prov . G . Master , Bro . J . C . Malcolm , responded . On behalf of the Prov . G . Master , himself , and the ofiicers of Prov . G . Lodge , he thanked them most sincerely for their reception of the toast . As it happened , they had , he said , a most representative body of Prov . Grand Officers present , for in addition to several Past G . Wardens and other officers , they had also the Senior Grand Warden of the province , Bro . Harry Allen ; the Prov . G . Sec , Bro . Herbert Green ; and the Prov . Asst . G . Sec , Bro . Joseph Matthewman . He might therefore say that the executive was at any rate well represented . Referring to the

Furnival Lodge , Bro . Malcolm reminded them that along with the VVhite Rose of York Lodge , they were the children , so to speak , of their Prov . Grand Master , that he had sanctioned and consecrated each lodge , and that he naturally took very great interest in their welfare and progress . He rejoiced to see the vigour and energy which characterised their proceedings , and he felt confident that the conduct of affairs which he had witnessed that evening was not only an evidence of past success , but an augury of future advancement . As to the honour which their M . W . G . Master had conferred upon Bro . Ensor Drury , he felt , with them , that it was eminently deserved . As to himself , though he he

believed that in Bro . Tew ' s days his name was submitted to Grand Lodge , was glad that at that time it was not recognised , as to obtain office now enhanced greatly thc dignity for which the R . VV . Prov . G . Master had selected him and thereby added to the honour and eclat oi VVest Yorkshire . As Deputy Piov . G . Master , he felt it would be his duty to make himself fully acquainted with the different lodges . That he could not do without visiting amongst them . He intended to do that , so that he might keep both himself and the Prov . G . Master in touch with them all . Bro . Harry Allen , P . M . 177 G , Prov . S . G . W ., being also called upon , contented himself with personally thanking them and offering his congratulations to the VV . M .,

officers , and brethren of the Furnival Lodge . He had , he said , been much struck by a passage in the R . VV . Prov . G . Master's speech at Dewsbury in October last . Being apropos and brief , with their indulgence he would read it . Bro . J ackson said : " During the year it has been a gratifying circumstance that I have been called upon to consecrate a new lodge , viz ., Furnival , No . 255 S , Sheffield . Of this new lodge 1 hear excellent accounts . The success which has attended it and the harmony which characterises it , whilst highly satisfactory , do not exceed the expectations I formed at its commencement , and 1 then said , knowing the men to whom its destinies were entrusted , that it was with perfect confidence 1 left the interests of the lodge in their hands . " Bro . Allen thought that very high praise indeed , and doubted not thit tbey would ever strive

to mei it such commendation . "The Health of the Worshipful Master , Bro . G . H . Hutchinson , " was proposed in glowing terms by Bro . W . H . Brittain . He congratulated the Furnival Lodge upon possessing so excellent and painstaking a W . M ., and so active and zealous a band of ofiicers . With a long Masonic experience behind him , Bro . Brittain ventured to say

from the indications he had obseived that the lodge had a great future before it . I heir VV . M . was one who had always taken deep interest in the lessons taught by Freemasonry , and he felt sure that he would do everything possible to him to secure peace and harmony amongst them . His rule , he ventured to think , would be acceptable to the brethren , honourable to himself , and in all respects conducive to the welfare of the lodge and the reputation of the Order . had most

Rising to reply , Bro . G . H . Hutchinson , VV . M ., a flittering reception . He declared that the duty at that moment incumbent upon him—that of adequately replying to Bro . Brittain ' s kind words—was an arduous one indeed . To hear his health proposed in such affectionate terms , and to find those expressions so generously and heailily endorsed , placed him in a difficulty , for , suitably to respond required , he feared , a belter man than he . He assured them thai he was deeply touched by their kindness , and declared that the comp liments of that evening would compensate him fully for all the « , nrk which he meant to do whilst in the chair of the ledge . To have the presence

of so many Provincial Grand Ofiicers to do him honour , to have the meeting graced by the personal attendance of the VVorshipful Masters of all the Sheffield lodges , to have Past Masters by the dozen , and visitors from all quarters , combined to form a . tribute of lespect to his lcelge and himself , which it would be impossible to value too highly . The woikof the ledge so far had been one uninterrupted success j there had been no jarring note , no difference of opinion even , and he would make it his ambition , his highest at least

aspiration , if he could not enhance the reputation of his lodge , to , , prevent it from losing prestige or in any way diminishing its glory . He would do all that man could do with that object , assured all victors they were heartily welcome , and expressed his grateful thanks to all for the universal consideration and kindness so fully manifested To the S . VV ., Bro . the Rev . G . Ford , was entrusted No . G on the list— " The Inttalling Master , Bro . Charles Stokes . " Bro . l- ' ord declared that to place in his hands

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a toast so important gave him the greatest possible pleasure , though he knew he was quite unfitted to do full justice to it . Being a modest man himself , he would not praise Bro . Stokes too highly , but would leave his work and his reputation in their hands . Bro . Stokes had the singular position of being the only Past Master ot his lodge , and he ( Bro . Ford ) believed that as no one could better have discharged his duty as Master in the chair , so he felt certain that in his unieme position of only Past Master , Bro . Stokes would be ecpial to the occasion , and do all that could possibly be expected of him . Bro . Stokes ,

he firmly believed , not only professed belief in the principles of Freemasonry , but honestly carried them out in practice in his daily life . The popularity of Bro . Chas . Stokes was evident , his reception was of a very " enthusiastic character . He said he looked back upon the past year with great pleasure . They had tried to do goad work , and he believed they had succeeded , and he was rejoiced to find that the prediction so generously uttered in relation to Furnival Lodge had so far been fulfilled . He was proud to think that they , the youngest lodge , had been the first to have the honour of receiving

and entertaining their new Deputy . As to the affairs of Furnival , he might say that during their brief existence they had had eight initiates , four joining members , and at their various meetings they had also conducted seven passings and five raisings j that they had been most careful in the character of the men they hatl admitted j that though they had necessarily had great expenses , being a new lodge , they had yet contrived to give something to the Masonic Charities , and still have a balance at the bank to their credit . He said that as no boasting speech , and if anything further might be added to show the

perfect concord among them , it would be shown in the fact that in no single proposition that had yet come before the lodge had there been even an adverse vote . His duty had been a great pleasure , and that pleasure was much increased by the kind way in which his name had been received . With many thanks to all , he still placed his services at the disposal of his brethren . Bro . Claude Barker briefly proposed " The Sister Lodges and Visiting Brethren . " Amongst those who replied were the VVorshipful Masters of the other seven lodges in Sheffield , the Prov . Asst . G . Sec , Bro . Joseph Matthewman , and several others .

Ihe other toasts were "The Masonic Chanties" and "The Officers of Furnival Lodge . " Both were well received . Songs , as well as instrumental music , added greatly to the enjoyment of the evening . Bro . 1 Ioney ' s cornet solos , with violin obligato , by Bro . C . Stokes were very much admired , whilst the songs of others , and the excellent recitation of Bro . Harry Allen were fully appreciated . The evening , from commencement to finish , was one unbroken success , and we are quite sure that proud as they must be of the reputation they have gained , the Furnival brethren will strive to live up to and maintain their position , and still further justify the good opinions they have so fairly won .

A GRAND MASONIC TEMPLE is being arranged for at the new Trocadero Restaurant which Messrs . J . Lyons & Co . are now completing at Piccadilly Circus . Special and complete accommodation will be provided for large and small lodges , and the tariff will be strictly in accord with the moderation which has hitherto characterised J . Lyons and Co . ' s charges . The cuisine will fully sustain the high reputation this company have already earned , and the decorations and comforts of the whole place will mark a new era in the record of Masonic gatherings . Inquiries as to particulars , should be addressed to the proprietors , J . Lyons & Co ., Limited , Cadby Hall , Kensington . — [ ADVT . 1

Lodge And Chapter Of Instruction.

Lodge and Chapter of Instruction .

LA TOLERANCE LODGE , No . 53 S . A meeting was held on Wednesday , the ioth inst ., at the Frascati Restaurant , Oxford-street , W ., when there were present Bros . Geo . Hill , P . M ., W . M .,- M . Beedle S . VV . j A . Terry , J . W . j J . Paul , P . M ., Preceptorj F . Thorn , P . M ., Asst . Preceptorj VV . E . Willby , P . M ., Sec . j L . S . Genese , S . D . j T . L . Goldstein , J . D . ; A . A . Butcher , l . G . ; VV . Proctor , P . M .. Tyler ; and J . Mason .

The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes were read . The lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and the ist Section of the Lecture was worked by the VV . M . The lodge was called off and on . The ceremony of passing was rehearsed , Bro . Goldstein being the candidate . The 2 nd Section of the Lecture was worked by Bro . Thorn , P . M . The lodge was resumed in the First Degree , and at the first rising the dues were collected . Bro . M . Beedle , S . VV ., was elected VV . M . for the ensuing week , and appointed his officers in rotation . After the third rising , all Masonic business being ended , the lodge was closed .

LEWIS CHAPTER , No . 11 S 5 . An interesting meeting of this important chapter was held at the Fishmongers ' Arms Hotel , Wood Green , on Monday evening , the Sth inst ., when the three Principals of the mother chapter occupied their respective chairs . Among those present were Comps . J . C . Smith , P . Z ., Preceptorj H . T . Thompson , P . Z . 1185 s G . J . Row , P . Z . 11 S 5 ; VV . G . Ilildreth , J . 11 S 5 ; R . S . Gushing , P . Z . 11 S 5 ; W . F . Darrell , M . E . Z , 11 S 5 J W . F . Bull , H . S 20 J Alfred Wood , ; st A . S . 11 S 5 ; N . SalmonI . P . Z . 177 j

, G . Cunnington , S . N . 11 S 5 ; W . Webb , 1471 J G . P . Pointer , ist A . S . 2374 J J . T . Davies , M . E . Z . 134 SJ E . J . Wickenden , P . S . y ; J . VV . Murray , P . S . I . VJ VV . 1 . Hewett , H . 11 S 5 j and C Halford . 2 nd A . S . 1185 .-The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . A . Salmon , I . P . Z ., acting as candidate . The first , second , and third lectures were given in excellent manner by Comps . VV . J . Hildreth , J . j VV . H . Hewett , H . j and G . J . Row , as M . E . Z ., Comp . G . Cunnington acting as P . S .

• THE OLD TKOCAUKKO went the way of all things but in . its stead there has been raised a Trocadero which bids fair to altogether eclipse the memories of the old favourite place of amusement . A magnificent restaurant has been raised upon its site , and Messrs . J . Lyons and Co ., Limited , have succeeded beyond their anticipations in making this the most attractive and comfortable resort of the kind in Europe . A Masonic Temple is included in its many attractions and exceptionally good arrangements are being made for the convenience of lodges . Application for particulars should be made to the proprietors , J . Lyons and Co . Limited , Cadby Hall , Kensington . —[ ADVT . ]

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Allied Masonic Degrees .

W . M . Sewell Council , No . 11 . The installation meeting of this council was held on Monday , the Sth instant , atthe Masonic Hall , Maryport . Bro . Thos . Atkinson , VV . M ., presided , and there were present Bros . F . R . Sewell , P . M ., R . G . C , P . G . W ., Treas . j Jas . Gardiner , P . M ., P . G . D ., VV . M . elect j J . O . Scott , S . W . j J . Dickinson , P . M ., G . S . B ., J . w ! j Jas ! Anderson , Sec . j G . VV . Turney S . D . ; G . Starkey , J . D . j T . Mandle , P . M . ; Jno . Smith , Org . j J . Messenger , Tyler j and others .

Ihe minutes of the previous council were read and confirmed , after which a candidate was approved of and a companion inducted into the Order of Grand High Priest . The chair vvas then taken by Iiro . F . R . Sewell , P . M ., P . G . W . , as Installing Master , to whom Bro . J . Gardiner , P . M ., P . G . D ., was duly presented , and installed in a most perfect manner . 'Ihe following officers were appointed and invested : Bros . Thos . Atkinson , I . P . M . j J . O . Scott , S . W . j Rev . J . Anderson , J . W . j Col . F . K . Sewell , Treas . and R . G . C . j G . W . Turney , Sec . j G . Starkey , S . D . j G . Scott J . D ; JSmith , Org . j T . Annisbn , D . C . j J . Burford , I . G . j and J . Messenger , Tyler .

THK ( II . OKIE . S of the old Trocadero in its best days are to be more than revived , as Messrs . J . Lyons & . Co . have erected upon its site at Piccadilly Circus one of the grandest restaurants to be found in Europe . For elegance and convenience of construction , splendour ot de-coration , and the comfort and completeness of the general appointments it would be difficult to lind its peer . The cuisine of J . Lyons & Co ., Ltd ., has earned for this Company the title of The Only Perfect Caterers , and the Trocadero Restaurant will be a distinct acquisition to Masonic lodges . Applications respecting bookings should be made to the proprietors , J . Lyons & Co ., Ltd ., Cadby Hall , Kensington , VV . —LAUVT . j