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CONTENTS . PAGE "Tnstallation of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., as M . W . Grand Master ... ... •••— — •¦•3 Sl Installation of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught ... ... ^ ... 3 S 1 Obituary ... - - - ••••••' ¦¦•3 S 5 M ASONIC N OTESPromotions to Office in Grand Lodge ... ... ... ... 3 7 Installation of the Earl of Radnor as Prov . Grand Master and Grand

Superintendent of-Wilts ... ... ... ... 3 S 7 Annual Meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Ess < x ... ... 3 S 7 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire ... 3 S 7 Masonic Notes and Queries ... ... ... — — 3 SS POETRY---Installation of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G . ... ... 3 SS Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ( Quarterly Court ) ... ... ... 388

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Northumberland and Durham ... ... 38 S Summer Entertainment at the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ... 3 S 9 Society of Arts ... ... •••... ... - 3 9 Craft Masonry ... ... »•— ••••••39 ° Instruction ... ... •••••••••••••••39 ° Science , Art , and the Drama ... ••••¦•••••••39 ' Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... •»3 y 2

The Installation Of H.R.H. The Duke Of Connaught, Kg., As M.W. Grand Master.

THE INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT , KG ., AS M . W . GRAND MASTER .

The great event to which all of us have been looking forward to for some months past took p lace in the Royal Albert Hall , South Kensington , on Wednesday , the 17 th instant , when his Royal Highness the Duke of Co . VNAUC . HT , K . G ., was installed as M . W . Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of

England , in succession to His Gracious Majesty King EDWARD VII ., who on the 28 th April , 1875 , as H . R . H . the Prince of WALES , K . G ., was in the same Hall installed in the same office amid the enthusiastic acclamations of such a gathering of Freemasons as had never previously been held in any country in the world since our ancient and honourable Society was first

established . The great meeting on Wednesday was 111 all respects similar to—indeed , may be almost described as a replica of—that which was held in 1 X 75 . On both occasions the Albert Hall , vast as it is , was crowded from floor to ceiling with some 9000 brethren , ranging from the Officers of Grand Lodge , resplendent in their purple and gold clothing , to the \ V . Masters ,

Wardens , and Past Masters of the private lodges in their simpler , yet , very beautiful azure blue and silver . Such a scene as the Hall presented at these two meetings of Grand Lodge , in 18 75 ¦ ind on Wednesday , so grand as a whole and yet so simple in its

constituent parts , so full of enthusiasm and yet so well-ordered and self-restrained , is not easily to be matched , and we congratulate all who were fortunate enough to be present on having ' ' assisted " at this historical meeting , more especially if they Were among those who witnessed the installation in 18 75 .

There must certainly have been quite cjooo brethren present at Wednesday ' s , as at the 1875 , meeting , but so admirably had all the arrangements been planned thai not the slightest hitch occurred at any lime in any part ol the Hall . Every out ; found the seat that had been assigned to him with the greatest ease ,

and as the time approached for the opening of Grand Lodge tin ; spectacle was a grand cue , such as it is not given to everyone 10 witness . As regards the ceremony itself , we must reler the reader to the report which appears elsewhere , and in which will

' » e lound such particulars as may lawfully be printed together Willi a list of those prominent brethren who , in commemoration ol * - ' great event , were either promoted to higher office in Grand Lodge than thev already held , or were honoured with the "" - •vet rank of Past Grand Officers .

\\ e have also much pleasure in announcing that the Special jNumber which will shortl y be published will contain , in addition 0 c ' j rbiin articles which may properly be included , a still more jjniph : account of the meeting , together with the records of the ' asonic services rendered by ' those who have been appointed to l ^ rand Ol / ice . ll

Installation Of H.R.H. The Duke Of Connaught.

INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT .

THE NEW M . W . GRAND MASTER OF ENGLAND . An Especial Grand Lodge of English Freemasons was held at the Albert Hall on Wednesday afternoon , the 17 th inst ., for the purpose of installing H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught as Most Worshipful Grand Master . ft is scarcely necessary to remind our readers of the series

of events in the immediate history of Freemasonry in England which led up to the brilliant ceremony which took place on Wednesday in the Albert Hall . They will recollect how in December , 18 74 , II . R . II . the Prince of Wales , as he was then , was

nominated Grand Master , and elected in March , 18 75 . On April 28 th of the same year he was installed at the Albert Hall , and retained his high office until his accession to the throne , an event Which rendered his resignation advisable , After reigning as Grand

Photo hy Dickinson , New Bond Street . KARL'AMHERST , M . W . l'KO GKANI ) MASTER . Master for a period of 26 years , his Majestv Kin < r Edward VII . resigned , and was succeeded as Grand Mister , to the <> reat satisfaction of all Freemasons , by his brother , H R . IL the Duke of Connaught .

'Ihe Albert Hall was , of course , crowded from floor to roof on the occasion of Wednesday ' s great spectacle , over 9000 being present , none of whom were under the rank of a Past Warden . Bro . Karl Amherst , M . W . Pro Grand Master , presided , and was

supported by Bro . the Earl of Warwick , Deputy Grand Master-Bro . Viscount Templetown as Senior Grand Warden , and Bro ! Cornwallis as Junior Grand Warden . Among those present were Bros , the Hon . James Hozier , Grand Master of Scotland