The Leopold Lodge Of Instruction,No.1571.

Dunscombe , Diver , Davy , Duncan , Duxbury , Elliott , FadoSi Ellis , Fisher , Farmer , Freeman , Gregory , Giller , Gaywood , Griffiths , Horwill , Hunt , Hill , Hole , Holland , Hamp > * - *• Hall , A . Hall , Jardine , Ingleton , Johns , lelley , Jones , Knight , Larter , Lemon , Lambert , Low , Leach , Langford , Lee , Maud , Marshall , Moss , Neale , njdham , Stafford , Seagrave , Stacker , Saunion , R . D .

Smith , Stewart , Sarson , Stenner , Tannahill , Taylor , Tagg . Todd , Vale , Vinen , Weare , Wilkinson , Ward , and others . ¦ _ . ..., - The ceremony of consecration having been performed , Bro . E . J . Morgan , W . M . of the mother lodge , was duly installed as W . M ., and he having appointed and invested the officers , the lodge was resumed . Several brethren having joined the lodge , a hearty

vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to Bro . Terry for his able working , and he was elected an honorary member of the lodge . Bro . TERRY having returned thanks , votes of thanks were accorded Bro . Colley , Hon . Sec . ; Bro . Williams , Leader of the choir ; the choir ; and Bro . Stribbling , Org ., for their services , and these having been suitably icknowledged , the lodge was closed and adjourned .

A supper was afterwards held , to which upwards of TO of the brethren sat down , under the presidency of Bro . Morgan , supported by Bro . Terry , P . M . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been duly honoured , Bro . M ORGAN proposed " The Health of the Masonic Charities , " coupling with it the name of the guest of

the evening , Bro . Terry . In his reply Bro . TERRY , in an interesting speech , acknowledged the assistance given the Charities by the associations connected with lodges of instruction , and he announced the figures of the subscription to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for this year as amounting to nearly ^ 67 , 000 . He also gave some

statistics as to the many times he had performed and rehearsed the ceremonies witnessed that evening , expressing his willingness to do all he could to forward Freemasonry , and he wished the Leopold Lodge of Instruction every success in the good work it was

carrying out . The toasts of "The W . M ., "" The Preceptor , Bro . Duffield , P . M . ; " "The Hon . Sec , Bro . Colley ;" "Bro . Williams , " and "The Visitors" ( replied toby Bros . LARGE and WARD ) , brought a pleasant evening to a close .

During the evening an efficient choir , under the leadership "of Bro . Williams , performed the music incidental to the ceremony , and at the supper table songs and recitations were given by Bros . Large , Ward , Johns ( S . W . of the mother lodge ) , and others .

Supper Of The St. George's Lodge Of Instruction.

SUPPER OF THE ST . GEORGE'S LODGE OF INSTRUCTION .

On Tuesday evening , the 10 th inst . ( the meetings held at the New Cross Hall having finished for the season on the 3 rd inst . ) some of the members met at supper at the Portland Hotel , Greenwich . Bro . John

Shepherd , W . M . of the St . George ' s Lodge , No . 140 , presided , and those present were Bros . George Brown , Preceptor ; H . Nuding , Treasurer ; J . Burton , Chapman , sen ., Chapman , jun ., W . F . Card , H . Cole , A . Clark , G . C . Fox , Fluid , Dr . Alex . Forsyth , P . F . Holmden , J- J . Jenkins , H . K . Lewis , J . G . Loughborough , G .

Morrison , Edgar Martin , H . H . Nuding , R . H . Perryman , G . Pooley , Dr . Parke , Robin , H . Richardson , W . Shepherd , W . R . Smith , and W . Turner . A pleasant social and musical evening was spent , the toast " Success to St . George ' s Lodge of Instruction , " coupled with the name of the Preceptor , Bro . George Brown , being received with special enthusiasm .

Address By Bro. E. T. Fulford , P.M. 1251.

ADDRESS BY BRO . E . T . FULFORD , P . M . 1251 .

The following address was delivered by Bro . Fulford 9 [ i the occasion of dedication of the New Masonic "all at Budleigh , Salterton : We have been informed that Masonry is a progressive science . Progress , brethre n , is an essential contingent to the healthy life of

every institution . In the absence of progress , retrogression and decay speedily ensue . We rejoice in the progress of Freemasonry . We note with satisfac'on the increased usefulness of the Order , the improved ° ne and spirit that prevails in it even since we have "own it . This work being carried on by our great v , - - » 1 ma nuirv u ^ iug v . ai > i \ . u \ JII \ JJ UUI fi

"asonic Charities , not more than the determination anifested throughout the Order to promote its genuine enets , proclaim that our Institution contains the -cessary element of progress . To-day , brethren , we t a Pro £ ress of a veve interesting nature . When a f * short months ago we stood on this spot surrounded r -- "luiiiua "fi "" - 3 iuuu Uli una 3 jju , aunuunut-u

ind 1 m St ' art ky ru (^ e an (* unshapen materials , we T ' i ^ ln tne language of hope and expectation . ] a ° " y , thanks to the skill of the architect and the PerJ - ° ^ t ' builder , our hopes are realised , our ex-L ,. , ' gratified ; the rude and unshapen materials seB e J n wrought into due shape and form , and we

chao ¦ i ? r a "d beauty and symmetry have supplanted ° f CQ S now empl ° y , a"d justlyemploy , the language the n ^ rat "' ati ° n- We congratulate the labourers on haveT C <; SS ° f their effor's ' an < 1 long after tnev shal 1 t ! , i 5 b .. e " called to the Grand Lodge above we trust la ' JOUr d n shall remain as a memorial of their skilful so ' " { e congratulate the lodge on having acquired \ lay ""odious and convenient and pretty a temple . 'Very present member who has contributed in

Address By Bro. E. T. Fulford , P.M. 1251.

any manner , whether directly or indirectly to accomplish this object , long live to enjoy the pleasures and privileges of Freemasonry within these sacred walls . And the Order of which this lodge forms part may well be congratulated on this addition to the edifices set apart for the purposes of the Craft . Lastly , we think the pretty town in which we are assembled may

be congratulated on this interesting increase to the number of its ornamental buildings . The sacred shrines and altars of the heathen idolators , the temples of the Jews , the mosques of the Mahorhmedan , and the churches of the Christian have ever been sources of pride to the respective worshippers therein , and shall not we , brethren , who are disciples of a religion of

morality , which , although not confined to creed , or country , or clime , but based on the one foundation on which all worshippers of the Great Architect of the Universe , again rejoice in the success of undertakings such as this ? Doubtless this will long be marked as a red-letter day in the annals of No . 372 . Affording as it does a convenient opportunity to rest a

moment , as it were , on this milestone on the journey of the life of the lodge , let us reflect on the interesting past , and the work accomplished during the past 70 years ; on the long list of worthy brethren that have passed through it ; on some of the illustrious names that have been recorded on its roll , and the happy hours that many of you now present have enjoyed under its banner . Resolve in the living present that the honour ,

dignity , and usefulness of the lodge shall be upheld in a manner worthy its past history , and of this new departure ; and in contemplating the future may we suggest that it is not improbable that the greater prominence in which Freemasonry will be brought by the erection of this building , some there will be who from worthy and honourable motives will seek to join you , while it is quite possible others from mere idle curiosity or other unworthy

motives will endeavour to obtain admission . Let us then

remind you that the successful and satisfactory erection of this building depended on the careful selection of suitable material for its various parts , be it yours to imitate that example and see to it that the material out of which the Freemasons of the future are formed is such that it will ultimately reflect honour on your choice . Additions of numbers are not always

synonymous with progress . Again having made careful selection of material both as to character and quality after having been duly shaped and formed , equal care was necessary to fix them on their proper basis , and by mortar or cement or other suitable means connect the various parts so as to procure one harmonious whole . See to it , brethren , that the conduct of business in your

lodge be such as to produce brotherly love . Emulates each other in your individual capacity to increase each the other ' s happiness , and the success in the highest and best sense ol your lodge . Emulation not jealousy ! Self-abnegation not self-glorification be your motto I So shall your name supply the definition of your conduct , and so avoid even the semblance of a discordant note in lodge harmony . "Brethren , if these be the

principles on which you act , then shall freemasonry be a blessing to you and you ornaments to Freemasonry , then shall you conduce to make the ceremonies of this auspicious occasion a source of joy and rejoicing , to yourselves , to your children , and your children ' s children ; cause your Freemasonry to be respected in the world , do good to your fellow man , and bring Glory to God .

Helston Flora-Day Masonic Hall.

HELSTON FLORA-DAY MASONIC HALL .

A Masonic dance , the first of the kind ever carried out in Helston , was held in the Godolphin Hall in the New Public Buildings , on the evening of Flora-day , the nth inst . The hall is a very fine one and suitable for the purpose , it was beautifully decorated and furnished . The floor was in first class condition for

dancing , and Wick's band rendered thoroughly good music to the satisfaction of all . The ball was opened by Dr . Wearne and Mrs . Walker Tyacke . Amongst those present were Mrs . Walker Tyacke , Mrs . Wearn , Miss Pollard , Miss Kerby , Miss Bullmore , Mrs . Montague Rogers , Miss Nora Rogers , Miss Kcene , Mrs . T . B . James , Mrs . and Miss Dungey , Mrs . Dunstan ,

Miss Cade , Mrs . and Miss Vos , Miss Mathieson , Mrs . Stangbye , Mrs . and Miss Eva , Miss Maggie Williams , Miss Fry , Miss Bennetts , Miss Bessie Williams , Miss M . Richards , Miss S . Richards , Miss Oppenheim , Miss Dymenr , Miss Reed , Mrs . S . Roberts , Mrs . J . Roberts , Major Ross , Dr . Wearne , Messrs . Walker Tyacke , J . Jeffery , R . H . Cade , T . Taylor , A . S Ratcliffe , J . M . Richards , Stangbye , F . V . Hill , E . P

Kendall , H . M . Rogers , J . O . Eva , J . James , J . H . Genn , C . T . Hill , John Tyacke , jun ., J . M . Stephens , T . B . James , Marshall , S . Geach , H . T . Moore , VV . Penrose , jun ., E . Dunstan , Trezise , J . Roberts , C . F . Rogers , Barbis , Blarney , Knowles , S . Roberts , Iveene , and S . Hart . The ball was a gratifying success and dancing was kept up until three o ' clock in the morning .

Incorporated Trades Edinburgh.

INCORPORATED TRADES EDINBURGH .

The rise , progress , and present condition of the ancient Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh are but little known , and hence as little studied and thought about by "brethren of the mystic tie , " even in the far North . What a pity this is so , and how great is the loss , are ably illustrated and emphasised by Bro . James Colston ( of the firm of Messrs . Colston and Co ., Printers ,

Incorporated Trades Edinburgh.

Edinburgh ) , who has lately issued from the press a handsome work on the subject , written by him , as the result of an intimate knowledge of these venerable trade organisations , and bised upon offbialdocuments . The beautiful volume is published by subscription of one guinea peropy , the edition being limited to 300 , and already considerably mora than half that number has been applied for , though apparently no effort his been made to make it known .

The introductory chapter on "The Rise ani Progress of Municipal Government in Scjtl . ind" is an able treatise of a very suggestive churacter , and thva'W far from brief , its perusal le . ives one lmenting it is no longer . Bro . Colston is quite at home on the subject of Guilds , and is fully alive to their distinguishing

characteristics of " Peace , Gjodivill , and Fairplay " ( for their own members ) , but at the same time his a clear conception of the need there was for the institution of Craft , as distinguished from Merchant Guilds . Combination was the only means the actual operatives had to resist the oppression of capitalists , and thus gradually they became almost a kind of middle-class between Patricians and Plebians .

English , Scottish , and Continental Guilds , or Gilds , all come in for a share of consideration , but Bro . Colston ought really to write an independent work on the subject of these Guilds , viewed from a British standpoint , and based upon their own records . This he has done most interestingly for Edinburgh , and given numerous extracts from old documents of

great importance , dating from the 1 5 th century . The constant recurrence of freeman and unfreeman , to my mind , is a strong proof of the use of the term free-Mason during the last four or five centuries to describe Masonic Craftsmen who were free of their Guilds , lodges or companies , and thus exercised their privileges accordingly .

The roll of Deacon-conveners from 1578 to 18 90 is very interesting , and begins with a hammerman , followed by a surgeon in 1579 , the first of the Masons to secure that honourable position being John Milne , ¦ n ' ^ 53 , who was Deacon and Warden of the celebrated Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary ' s Chapel ) in 1636 . My dear friend Lyon ( Grand Secretary of Scotland ) has

much to say about this old worth y in his grand history of No . I , Scotland . The chapter on " The incorporation of Mary ' s Chapel , " by Bro . Colston , is a most pleasing and instructive one , its " Seal of Cause" being one of the oldest , dating so far back as October 15 th , 1475 ; the Coopers being added to the " Wrights and Masons " in 1489

Other additions were subsequently made so as to include all trades engaged in rearing or " making beautiful an edifice . " As the late Poet Laureate of this incorporation used to sing from one of his original compositions : " What arc the uses , Building our houses . " I am glad to note this incorporation is at the present

time the strongest , most important , and most nourishing of all the civic organisations of former days" in Edinburgh . There are , however , now "only representations of the Mason and Wright ( carpenters ) fraternities , all the others having died . The cuts of tho Arms of the Companies being a finale to each Chapter , are most useful illustrations and

valuable withal , and the frontispiece , of course , is devoted to the historic "Blew Blanket" referred to by King James VI . ( The first of England ) in instructions to his son , the Prince of Wales . Particulars of the Royal Burghs and Conveners

Court , with much else , 1 must pass over ; and rest contented with the declaration that the volume is good and reliable from beginning to end , and happily contains a complete reproduction of Alexander Pennecuik ' s historical account of the "Blue Blanket" of 1722 , which is now so rarely seen or heard of . VV . J . HUGHAN .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . JAS . SCOTT WILSON . On Wednesday , 4 th inst ., Bro . James Scott Wilson died at his residence , Albion-street , Drilfield , at an advanced age , after very Jong and painful suffering . He was interred in the cemetery , the funeral being attended by many members of his lodge . Our deceased brother was W . Al . of the Sykes Lodge , No . 1040 , in

1881 , being appointed Prov . Grand Pursuivant in the following year . He filled the chair of First Principal in the Londesborough Chapter , No . 734 , in 1883 , and again in 1886 , and was Prov . Grand Director of Ceremonies of North and East Yorkshire . Bro . Wilson was an ardent and earnest Freemason , a cordial

companion , and a worthy man . When the local Rille Corps was established , some 25 years ago , he became one of its earliest ollicers . He was a skilful horticulturist , being especially successful in the cultivation ot roses ; he also took great interest in medical science and photography .

H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , Commander-in-Chief , dined with Bro . Captain the Earl of Yarborough and the Honourable Corps ot Gentleinen-at-Arms at their mess in St . James ' s Palace on Monday cveninir .

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