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R . PORTS Or MASON-. cM . EllNGS :-lN Craft Masonry . <> Maik Masonry ;;;; " : " ;;;; " ; : ; : ;;;;; : ;;; : ; :: ; :: ;; : ;;; : ; : ;;;; : 5 = 0 Koyal _ "__ s-ie . t Kt ^ i _ ory " : ; :::: ; : " : ; " : ;"""" : ^""" : " : "" i 5 « ^ vft ' iMGr ^ 5 = ' Provincial Grand Lodge of ( _ . w 5 = " Our Ko > al Grand Master s Visit to India PI

rood News from India _ . 5-4 I . ' recmasonrv and Roman Catholicism in France 525 K pica Ad Misericordiam 5 = 5 The Iiovs ' School 5 2 S rinse- ration of a Lodge at I-ellham S ^ b Roval Masonic Benevolent Institution S- " Our Kind Clitic 52 <> The Bovs" hchool .- ' Knight Templar Priest 52 & 2

Masonic lurisprudencc 5 n A Query ' . ¦ S *> The Masonic Club 5 2 " A Correction 5- » Freem .-isonry in St . Petersburg 5- " Masonic Jewels J S Bro . Norton S- Masonic Notes and Queries S 2 " Consecration of a Lodge at Leicester S-l Consecration of a Lodge at Newquay S = S

OllIT-. 'kY : — Bro . John Savage , P . G . D £ = S Roval Masonic Institution Ior Boys 5 = 8 Reviews < "" Royal Masonic Institution tor Girls 5 : 9 Loilge of Benevolence 5 * 9 Masonic and General Tidings ji'j Masonic Meetings lor next week 530 Advcrlisem-ints i . ii . iii . iv . v . vi .

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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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BRITANNIC LODGE ( No . 33 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at Freemasons' Hall on Friday , the 1 ith inst . There were present Bros . J . Chynoweth , W . M . ; j . Pondered , S . W . ; John Davis , J . W . ; Lewis Crombie , Treas . ; Thos . A . Chubb , Sec . ; J . S . Pearce , Dir . of Cer . ; and Edward Slrouts , Steward . The following P . M . ' s

Bios . G . E . Eachus , Wm . Smith . John Strapp , Magnus Ohren , Jas . Glaishcr , Fredk . G . Finch ; and thc following Bros .: Geo . Furness , G . N . Strawbridgc , Chas . Horsley , Chas . W . Turner , Jno . Robertson , Wm . Clouston , Chas . Pawley , David Hodge , Wm . Sugg , Henry Finlay , John Ricks , Wm . P . Boddy , A . E . Hodge , A . J . Dudgeon , W . L . Dudgeon , Geo . T . Huntley , J . W . Goodall , Fredk . H .

Varley , J . S . Tamburini , Wm . G . Davis , and other brethren and several visitors . Bros . William Battye , P . M . 142 ; Wm . Robt . Woodman , M . D ., 60 ; and Charles Bennett , P . M . 25 , were proposed and accepted as joining members . Bros . Hallowes and Millar were raised , and Bros , llald , Davidson , and Campbell were passed . A motion , of which notice had been given by Bro . Ohren ,

P . M ., was duly carried— " That after thc word ' deposit' in the Bye-Law No . 15 , page 10 , line 1 2 , the following words be added : unless the joining brother be a Principal 01 Past Principal of the Britannic Chapter , in wliich case the joining fee for such brother shall be five guineas only , including thc deposit . " Stewards were appointed to the Masonic charities for the ensuing year , the usual sums being

voted to head the Stewards' lists . The sum of ^ 5 was g iven from the charily box for a distressed brother . The lodge adjourned to banquet about half-past six , when the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , Bro . Lawlcr , as usual , being thc leader of the professionals , and a very pleasant evening was spent . DOMATIC LODGE ( No . 177 ) . —The regular

monthly meeting of this old lodge was held on the 12 th inst . at its usual quarters , Anderton ' s Hotel . The W . M ., Bro . George Everett , presided , having a great number of brethren to assist him in his work . Among these were many visitors . The ofiicers were Bros . A Treadwell , S . W . ; lames Willing , jun ., J . W . ; Joseph Smith , P . G . P . P . M ., Treas . ; Thomas Williams , Sec ; J . VV . Palmer , S . D . ;

John Buscall , J . D . ; J . Clark , I . G . ; and J . Daly , Tyler . The visitors were Bros . II . Baschelt , 5 , LC . ; James Mazzini , 957 ; Charles Matthew , 2 ( 13 ; George Darcy , 901 ; W . Porter , 1269 ; Sampson George , 813 ; J . II . Kylcy , 188 ; G . J . Scales , 1507 ; E . Conran , 73 ; T . G . Walls , 141 , & c . ; F . Somers , 1489 ; VV . D . Evans , 128 G ; W . Batley , W . M . 749 ; George Anderson , Co ; Rev . P . M .

Holden , P . G . C . Middlesex ; and H . Massey (" Freemason " ) . Bro . Osboinc was raised . Bros . Harding , Wigrnore , Beverstock , Pierpoint , Pinhcy , and Sherlock were passed , anil Messrs . Ferrier , Zoebcli , VV . Friend , VV . J . Bennett , and J . Billinghurst were initialed . Bio . F . Kent , C . C ., P . M ., moved " That a committee be formed for the purpose of considering and determining upon the

propriety of the removal of thc lodge , " a motion which was seconded by Bro . G . Plummer and carried . Thc committee was then named , the P . M . ' s and ofiicers of thc lodge , and Bros . Plummer , F . Kent , W . II . Richards , Foxcroft , Montague , and J . Jones being the members . Bro . James Willing was announced as Steward for the next festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution iu February , after

wliich the lodge was closed , and the usual banquet held , about eighty brethren partaking thereof . The W . M . proposed the toasts subsequently with considerable ability , and iu proposing that of " The Initiates , " dwelt with much emphasis on the pleasure it affoidcd not only the Domatic Lodge , himself , and all Masons to welcome new members

to the Order , particularly when , as was then the case , the gentlemen introduced were men of such exceeding promise . One of tbe initiates replied for the whole body , thanking the brethren of this lodge for holding out the hand of brotherhood to them , and promi . in ; thai their object should be to promote the good of the Ctalt , which

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made all its members equal . The toast of " Thc Visitors " followed , the W . M . remarking that there was always a goodly number at the meetings of the Domatic Lodge . In the lodge there had been some mention made of visitors not meeting with sufficient attention , but , nevertheless , there were fifteen visitors present on that occasion . The practice of visiting lodges was a very wholesome and happy

one . It served to show what was going on in the Craft , and enabled brethren to compare one lodge with another . It was quite true that as thc banquets of this lodge were crowded the brethren were unable to afford the visitors all thc attention they would wish , but if thc visitors would accept the will for the deed they could see that they were heartily welcome . Nothing pleased thc lodge more than

to minister to thc comforts of the visitors , and as often as they chose to come there vvas the same cordial reception awaiting their arrival . Adverting again to what had been saitl in lodge , he hoped everything had been done to the visitors' satisfaction . Bro . the Rev . P . M . Holden , P . G . C . Middlesex , was called on to respond , and in returning thanks , he said he felt very deeply thc cordial way in which

the W . M . had proposed thc toast . Something had been said in thc lodge-room with regard to thc hospitality and the good cheer thc brethren received . He paid a visit to the 1 xlge about twelve months ago , when Bro . Kent was in the chair , aud thc reception he then met with was excellent , and every attention was paid to his wants . Perhaps the brethren might say that that was owing to some

other cause than his being simply a visitor . Being a substantial person he was not likely to be overlooked . Perhaps his Masonic father , Bro . Smith , gave him a good recommendation . Perhaps , more than any other reason , it was because he was a clergyman . He could assure thc brethren that during the last two years he had always found , wherever he had been in a

Masonic lodge or at the banquet table , thc greatest kindness and attention paid to him as a clergyman . He was proud of being a Mason , because thc more he knew of Masonry , thc more he studied Masonry , the more he found in it to instruct , improve , and enlighten his mind . He spoke what he sincerely lelt from the bottom of his heart when he said that he was all thc better a man for being a Mason . No

doubt there were many clergymen in the Masonic Order ; and he wished there were more . Sometimes clergymen who were out of the Order said to him , " Wei I , but , Holden , you don ' t mean to say really that you are a Mason . " He replied , " Yes , I do . " ' "But , " said they , "Surely not a Mason ! Why , they are a parcel of heathens . " He had rejoined , " Come , be a Mason yourself , and you shall soon

see whether we are heathens or not . And he really and truly thought that if all clergymen could only be Masons , they would get rid of one peculiarity there was about clergymen , lie did not wish to say a word against his own profession : lie was proud of it ; and there were many brilliant exceptions to the rule -. but he did say if there was one objection against the clerical profession , it was that

lhey were disposed to be rather narrow-minded . He was sure thai if the clergy could be all Masons , their narrow-mindedness would be done away with at once and for ever . Bros . Walls , Ryley , and Conran also replied to the same toast . The W . M . proceeded to toast " The P . M . ' s , " for whom , he said , in some lodges there was but little to do . In the Domatic Lodge it was not so , however ,

for there was plenty for them to do there . If it was not for them , the VV . M . would not be able to get on with his work at all . At all times lie had been assisted by tlicm , and it was 011 their account that he had gone through his year so successfully . The P . M . ' s of this lodge were very able men , and they had contributed essentially to the prosperity of thc lodge . He might mention Ihe names of Bros . Walford ,

Kent , and Joseph Smith , the I reasurcr , and he was looking forward eagerly tothe time when he himself would be able to recline on tiiose happy benches on which they sat , and where he would probably have nothing to do . With regard to Bro . Smith , he was thc best of Treasurers , and what thc Domatic Lodge would do without him would not really bear thinking about . He was always looking after the

interests of the lodge , and he had the gratification of reflecting how prosperous it had become . Bro . F . Kent , C . C ., P . M ., was the first to reply , aud he said that it was usual for the Lord Mayor , when elected , to promise that he would support and maintain all the rights and privileges of the corpoiation . As he ( Bro . Kent ) was the Immediate P . M . of the lodge , it was his duty to maintain the rights and

privileges of the P . M . ' s ; and the privilege was always accorded to the I . P . M . of responding to the toast . Therefore , although Bro . Smith was associated with this toast , he ( Bro . Kent ) claimed the right of responding to it ; and he might say to any P . M . who might succeed him that he would never be able to lay to his ( Bro . Kent ' s ) charge that he had not supported the privileges of his office .

He was quite aware that he was a very unworthy representative of them ; but , unworthy though he was , he had striven in that position to do his duty ; and whether he had succeeded or not , in his own mind he felt that he had , and the way in which thc toast had been received was a proof to his mind that such was thc case . But he had to complain of the W . M . that evening , for bespoke very

unkindly when he reminded that he ( the W . M . ) had Divinity on his right hand , and Law on his left . ( Laughter . ) He spoke of them very improperly ( laughter ) , so much so , that he ( Bro . Kent ) felt inclined to say , as they used to say when he was young , " Between two stools thc fool falls to the ground . " But that was a mistake , for no one fell to the ground on that occasion . ( Hear hear . ) The P . M . 's

were the ornate bench of this lodge . He looked round , and he was only too pleased to think that his name was coupled with such a glorious past . Ills friend , Bro . Walford , one of his particular friends—how well he was supported as W . M ., and how worthy he was of support , for the way in which he perfonm d the ceremonies , all the three degrees . No doubt he could .-. till do so . The other P . M . ' s also could perform the ceremonies . Thc lodge had there-

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fore a strong body of P . M . 's , and he would say of them that they were all ready to take the chair of the lodge at any time . That was a very gratifying position for a lodge to be in ; and as long as the brethren would stand by them they ( the P . M . ' s ) did not intend to prove unworthy of them . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Joseph Smith said that in another capacity , as Treasurer , his position was a very responsible

one—very different from that of the P . M . ' s . He had to take all their money , and then to take care of it . Sometimes there was great difficulty in doing it . He was not surprised at the W . M . leaning towards the P . M . ' s now , because he knew that at the next meeting of the lodge the brethren would be called upon to elect a new Master , and he , instead of being at thc top of the tree , as he was now ,

would then be at the bottom . He might inform the brethren that whenever a W . M . was in a difficulty he was Sure to fall upon the P . M . ' s . The W . M . next gave " Thc Health of the Officers of the Lodge . " With respect to Bro . Willing , who was one of them , he could say nothing but what was good of him . A more valuable officer or assistant in the duties of thc lodge it would be impossible to

find . The S . W ., Bro . Treadwell , was likewise , always at his post , ready and able to do his duty . Of Bro . Williams , act ' ng J . W ., he could say the same . Looking round from the highest to thc lowest he found all his officers most efficient , most able , and always ready at the proper time to do their duty . He included Bros . Buscall and Clark in these remarks . Bro . Tveadwell , S . W ., responded . Perhaps he

might be allowed to say that that day month the brethren would be again called upon to elect a successor to the chair , at present so ably filled by Bro . Everett . Having been 20 years a member of this , his mother lodge , and five years in office , and never absent one evening , and having received many votes of thanks ( by which he felt very much flattered , because he saw that any little services he had

rendered were acceptable to the brethren ) , he might perhaps look forward with some confidence to being elected to fill the proudest position a brother could fill in any lodge , or thc Craft could confer on a brother . It was a proud position for a brother to occupy the chair of any lodge , and more particularly was it so in such a lodge as the Domatic . If ever it should be his good fortune to occupy the chair

he would promise that he would do nothing that would be detrimental to the interests of the lodge . He would promote its interests in the same way as his predecessors had , and he would take no step that would promote anything but amity . He would make it his study to do everything in his power that would cause the brethren , at the end of his year of office , to say that he had given them

satisfaction , and himself to feel that he had discharged his duties properly . Bro . Willing said he had not been in the room while the W . M . was mentioning his name , and it was his peculiar fatality to be absent when anything flattering was being said of him . He was glad to say that the lodge was so prosperous and happy that the brethren regretted they did not meet twelve times a year instead of six .

Respecting the removal of thc lodge , they ought to be very careful . He would candidly admit that the room was not large enough to accommodate the lodge ; but this was net the only large lodge that met at Anderton ' s . The Zetland Lodge met there in the same large numbers , and the same objection applied to that lodge as to this . Thc Domatic wanted to move , no doubt : but the brethren must

bear in mind that they were well received by the landlords , who did everything in their power to make them comfortable . Thc lodge , therefore , ought not to make an alteration unless that alteration was an improvement . Before they decided to move the lodge he wanted to know where they were going , what would be done for them where they

were going , what they would have to pay for their accommodation , and how they were going to get there . Thc room they had at present was undoubtedly small for their numbers ; but that was the only objection . The other officeis also replied , and shortly afterwards thc brethren senarated .

POLISH NATIONAL LODGE ( No . 534 ) . — The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , ihe utli inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . The lodge was opened by Bro . W . G . Moore , W . M ., assisted by Bro . Edward B . Grabham , P . M ., Provincial Grand Steward of Middlesex , acting as I . P . M . ( in the absence of Bro . Cherrill , the Immediate Past Master ) , and the following

officeis : —Bros . Rath , S . W .: Cummings , J . W . ; Ebner , S . D . ; Aspinall , J . D . ; Taylor , I . G . Visitors : Bros .. Sorrell , VV . M , 176 ; Seigcrt , P . M . ; R . V . Hayday , P . M . 157 ; Edward B . Grabham , P . M . 1494 , P . G . S . Middlesex ; J . L . Dulan , 142 , ; and several others . The minutes of the previous meeting were read by thc Secretary , Bro . William Paas , P . M ., and

unanimously confirmed . Ballots were separately taken for Mr . Washington Hayday , candidate for initiation , and Bro . R . V . Mayday , P . M . 157 , and Bro . J . L . Dulan , 1426 , for joining , the result being unanimous in favour of all three candidates . Bro . Barnes was raised to the Third Degree . Mr . Washington Hayday was initiated . No further business offering , the lodge was closed in due form , and the

brethren adjourned to a banquet , presided over by the W . M . On the cloth being removed , the usual loyal toasts were given and duly honoured . Bro . John Boyd , P . G . P . Treas ., proposed in very complimentary terms "Thc Health of the W . M ., " which was drank with much enthusiasm by all present . " The Health of the Initiate " was responded to by Bro . Washington Hayday , in a few well chosen sentences , in which he expressed his appreciation

of the important ceremony which he had witnessed , and the honour thus conferred upon him . The toast of "The Visitors " was responded to by Kro . Edward B . Grabham , P . M ., who congratulated the brethren upon having so efficient a W . M . as their present one , and predicted a prosperous year for the lodge whilst under his presidency . " The 1 lealtli of the Past Masters , Treasurer , and Secretary " having been responded to , the W . M . proposed " The Health of the Ofiicers , " and thanked them for thc support they