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Randall , D . C . ; Edmonds , W . S . ; and R . Lester , Tyler . A letter was then read from thc representatives of the Pattison family , thanking the lodge for its sympathy with them in their late bereavement , as well as one from Bro . Major Pattison , desiring to become a joining member of the lodge , so that the family might still . have its name identified with it . Bro . Coupland therefore gave notice that , at their next
regular meeting , hc should have thc honour of proposing that Bro . Pattison become a member of thc lodge . A Past Master ' s jewel was then presented to Bro . Vincent , thc I . P . M ., for his services to the lodge during the last twelve months . It was then proposed and carried that a vote of thanks , to be inscribed upon thc minutes of the lotlge , should be presented to Bro . Vincent for the admirable
manner in which he had performed the ceremony of installation that day , and for both the vote and jewel Bro . Vincent returned thanks . The lodge was then closed and the brethren adjourned to Bro . Bray ' s house , thc Bull Hotel , at Dartford , where a banquet awaited them . The cloth having been cleared the W . M . gave " The Queen and thc Craft , " and "The Earl of Carnarvon , D . G . M ., Lord
Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " Lord Holmesdale , G . M . Kent , " was then most enthusiastically received , as was the name of Bro . Eastes and the rest of the Provincial Grand Officers . The W . M . in giving the toast spoke pleasingly of thc " deep blush of purple" that had pervaded the lodge that day , there being no ft . wer than four Present Grand Officers as well as several Past
Provincial Grand Officers with them , antl after expressing the pleasure every brother felt at seeing their esteemed Chaplain , Bro . Hill , amongst them , and congratulating Bros . Spurrell , Pownall , and Hastings upon their well won honours , he concluded by proposing the toast , Bro . Hill in responding regretted not being able to be present at the installation of their esteemed W . M ., because
the name of Bro . Butter had been indelibly engraved upon his memory through having been present when Bro . Butter was elected W . M . last month , and thc continual cry of the then W . M . of " Bro . Butter , Bro . Butter , " had been so intermittent , that he felt he should never forget Bro . Butter as long as he lived . He wanted to sec Bro . Butter in the chair , and now that hc hatl that pleasure , he
knew that their unanimous vote was one deeply founded upon their knowledge , and conception , that in Bro . Butter they had a ruler who would do honour to Masonry and the lodge . He then , in the course of a lengthy antl eloquent address , spoke of the Caxton celebration , and of the great good done to civilisation and Christian progress through the press , but did not think every writer who chose to
discuss Masonry in thc columns of the daily papers was always qualified to do so . The Daily Telegraph of the 4 th of June said they were a philanthropic , and convivial body . He gloried in the philanthropy , and enjoyed the conviviality , if by that was meant " refreshment after labour . " Their charity was as universal as the wind Of heaven , and brought help and comfort to many a desolate
home . And why should they not , upon such occasions as this , after a year of good hard work of love and charity , partake of the corn and the oil and thc wine in sociality and moderation ? The Rev Chaplain then concluded a brilliant address by thanking them for the toast . Bros . Spurrell , Pownall , and Hastings also briefly responded . To a loud call Bro . Coupland also responded .
Thc I . P . M ., Bro . Vincent , then rose to propose "The Health of the W . M ., " and in so doing wished him a prosperous year of office . He did not wish him a very great lodge , hut he did wish him a thoroughly united and happy one . As Lord Holmesdale had said the day before , they did not want recruits , they were strong enough ; what they wanted was to keep Masonry a corps d'elite . He
therelore trusted their W . M . s year of office would show that it was not thc strength of a lodge but its honour that made its reputation stand high among the lodges of both the province and district The W . M ., in response , thanked the brethren sincerely , but felt that he was in a position where he had not been tried enough yet to feel easy under the responsibilities placed upon him , or to receive without some
doubt , the flattering reception tbey bad given him in response to Bro . Vincent's wishes , but he would try to make himself worthy the confidence they had so unanimously reposed in him . Hc hoped as they had taken him on trust that there would be a good recortl of results . One might have thc very best intentions , and yet give pain and dissatisfaction , and if hc had unintentionally wounded the
feelings of any brother , or might do so , he trusted that brother would believe him that it had been , and would be , done unintentionally , with but one desire , to sustain the honour antl the reputation of the lodge intact , antl to further its interests in every way compatible with the grand principles upon which all true Masonry was founded , After a few further remarks upon the beautiful tenets ol
Masonry , Bro . Butter resumed his seat amid rounds of applause . The toast of the "Past Masters " followed , and Bros . Vincent and Ellis responded . To that of " The Visitors , " Bros . Pownall and Penney replied , and alter Bros . Hayes , Lloyd , antl Cook had returned thanks for "The Officers , " and Bro . Bray for "Thc Host , " the brethren separated , after a most interesting and enjoyable
event . The musical portion of the entertainment was under the direction of Bro . Lawler , sen ., assisted by Bros . Lawler jun ., Carter , and Large . EGREMONT . —Kenlis Lodge ( No . 1267 ) . — The festival of St . John the Baptist was observed by this lodge on Tuesday , the 10 th inst , when Bro . Jonas Lindow Burns-Lindow , S . W ., of Inton Hall , High Sheriff of
Cumberland , was duly installed W . M . for the ensuing year . The lotlge was opened in the well-appointed Ottd Fellows' Hall , at 2 p . m ., when thc following officers , past officers , and members were present : —Bros . E . Clarke , W . M ; Rev . C . Strickland , Chap . ; W . Armstrong , Sec . ; Muncaster , P . M . ; Eilbeck , P . M . ; Nelson , Selkirk , Smith , Leech , Spiers , l ' earon , Cooke , Satteithwaitc , Macaulay , Douglas , Charttri-i , Bland , Woosnam , Goldie , Baxter ,
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Lamb , Reay , Dyson , Chapman , Dobbin , and Braithwaite , Tyler . The visiting brethren were as follows : —Lodge 119 , Whitehaven : Bros . W . B . Gibson , P . M ., P . G . Sec . C . and W . ; J . L . Paitson , W . M . ; W . Alsop , P . M . ; E . W . Henry , P . M ., P . P . G . J . W . ; W . Sandwith , P . M . ; J . Barr , P . M ., P . G . S . D . ; E . Fcaron , P . M . ; J . Montgomery , S . W . ; J . Rothcry , and MacArthur . Lodge 371 ,
Maryport : Bros . T . Carey , W . M . ; and A . Walters , l ' . M , Lotlge S 72 , Whitehaven : Bros . J . Cowman , W . M . ; J . J . Robinson , P . M . ; Braithwaite , S . W . ; Curtis , Hodgson , and Nicholson . Lodge 9 62 , Workington : Bios . J . Wood , W . M . ; J . Irving , Sec . ; Reed , and Covcrdalc . Lodge 1002 , Cockermouth -. Bros . W . H . Lewthwaite , P . M . and Org . ; W . F . Lamonby , P . M . and Sec . ( Freemason ) :
Evening , S . W . ; and H . Peacock . Lotlge 1400 , Harrington * . Bros . J . W . Young , P . M . ; and J . Hardie , J . W . Lodge 160 c , Frizington : Bro . W . Martin , J . W . Lodge 699 , Cornwall : Bro . Chappell , W . M . Lodge 1190 , West Yorkshire * . Bro . Barton , W . M . After the minutes had been read and confirmed , Bro . Bums-Lindovv , the W . M . elect , was presented to Bro . Clarke , who , on this
occasion , for the first time , too , assumed the responsible and onerous office of Installing Master . Although a great undertaking for so comparatively young a Craftsman , suffice it to say that Bro . Clark worked the whole ceremony , from first to last , without any assistance whatever , and with an ease , effectiveness , and eloquence that would put many of the older hands completely in the shade . It
is so seldom that a retiring W . M . essays the duty of installing his successor , that we trust , now that the ice is broken , thc veterans who for many years have performed the office , and consequently fairly earned retirement , will do everything to encourage so desirable an innovation . We may add that the Board of Installed Masters numbered close upon a score , and Bro . Clarke informed us it
was his intention to have opened and closed the Board in full ritual , had he been at all aware there were two or three Past Masters present to fill the officers' positions . This is another improvement , common enough in some provinces , it is true , but almost entirely unknown to Installing Masters in Cumberland . Anyhow , the full working of a Board of Installed Masters gives a completeness
to the ceremony of installation , and we hope this innovation—for innovation wc may style it in the benighted north—also may bee omc general . The newly-installed W . M . appointed his officers , and they were invested as follows : —Bros . Edward Clarke , I . P . M . ; Rev . E . Strickland , S . W . ; Armstrong , J . W . ; Chap-nan , Treas . ; Robson , Secretary ; Calderwood , S . D . ; Kirkconnel , J . D . ; Woodburn ,
I . G . ; Towerson , D . C ; Mathews , Organist ; Wilson , and Smith , Stewards ; Braithwaite , Tyler . The lodge vvas then closed in form , and Bro . Clarke , the Installing Master , received congratulation , all round for thc admirable manner in which hc had discharged the most important duties of the day . Subsequently , the brethren , to the number of seventy , were invited by thc High Sheriff to
partake of banquet , at the Globe Hotel , which was sumptuously served . Bro . Burns-Lindow presided , faced by his Wardens , Bros . Rev E . Strickland and Armstrong . The Chairman having given thc loyal toasts , Bro . Henry proposed " H . R . H . the M . W . Grand Master of England , " with " The M . W . Pro Giand Mas'er , Deputy Grand Master , and thc rest of the Grand Officers . " Bro . Henry alluded
to the dispute taken before a court of law for settlement , the other day , but referred , by thc advice of Mr . Justice Field , to the M . W . Grand RIastcr , who , he was glad to hear , had decided the matter to thc satisfaction of both sides . This showed , in no little measure , the value and usefulness of their dear old Craft . Bro . Alsop next proposed " The Earl of Bective , M . P ., R . W . Provincial Grand
Master of Cumberland and Westmorland , " and in doing so , reviewed the great services rendered by his lordship to the Craft since he succeeded the late Bro . Dykes , about ten years ago . His lordship not only took a most active part in the affairs of Craft Masonry , but likewise interested himself in the prosperity of the Royal Arch , the Mark , and Red Cross degrees .
The brethren woultl never forget the princely entertainment given by their Provincial Grand Master at Kirkby Lonsdale last year . Bro . Gibson , Prov . G . Sec , replied on behalf of thc Prov . Grand Officers . Bro . Muncaster then proposetl , in graceful terms , " 'The Health of the Newly-Installed W . M . of thc Kenlis Lodge , " which was received with the greatest cordiality . He thought the members of
the Kenlis Lotlge ought to be proud of their being presided over by thc representative of Her Majesty , liro , Burns-Lindow , in response , assured Ihem that he valued no little thc great honour conferred upon him that day , inasmuch as he felt deeply , and was confident of his inability to do justice to the office . Hc hoped , however , nay , he could promise faithfully , in the words of
the exhortation addressed to him that day , lhat hc would never disgrace thc Order ; but , on the contrary , it should always be his unspeakable willingness antl pleasure to advance the best interests of the Craft , in the hope that it woultl lead to further attainments . He was sure he hail appointed a staff of officers who would do their best to assist him in maintaining the good antl welfare
of Kenlis Lodge . It was his wish , and he woultl put lorward his best endeavours , to further the objects of Freemasonry , 'f he remainder of the toast list was made up as follows : — "The Newly-appointed Officers , " by Bro . Barr , responded to by thc S . W . and J . W . ; "The Imme . diate Past alaster and Installing Master , Bro . Clarke , " by thc W . M . -, " The W . M . ' s , P . M . ' s , and Officers of Lodges
111 the Province , " by Bro . Chapman , responded to by Bro . Paitson , W . M . 119 ; " The Visiting Brethren , " by Bro . Calderwood , responded to by Bro . Barton ; "'The Masonic Charities , " by Bro . Strickland , responded to by Bro . Gibson ; "All Poor nnd Distressed Masons , " by the Chairman . 'The proceedings were much enlivened by the following musical brethren : —Bros . Matthews and Lewthwaite , as pianists ; Bros . Puilson , Hodgson . La-
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monby , Gibson , Armstrong , Bland , Moffat , Macaulay and Baxter . ' LIVERPOOL . —De Grey and ^ Ripon Lod ge . ( No . 135 6 . )—The annual celebration of St . John's festival in connection with this very numerous lodge took place on Wednesday afternoon , the nth inst , at the Masonic Rooms , North Hill-street , Toxteth-Park , Liverpool . There
was a vcry large and influential gathering of the fraternity . Thc lodge was opened by the retiring Master , Bro . Thomas Home , and there were also present Bro . J . Bell , P . M . Bro . B . B . Marson , P . M . ; Bro . S . E . Ibbs , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ' Bro . Rothwell ., P . M . ; Bro . Thomas Nickson , S . W . ( W . M * . elect ) ; Bro . J . W . Williams , J . W . ; Bro . Edward Paullj Treasurer ; Bro . A . Woolrich , Secretary ; Bro . Charles
Arden , J . D . ; Bro . J . Keet , I . G . ; Bro . Larsen , P . M ., Tyler , etc ., and a number of visiting Past Masters and Provincial Grand Officers . Two brethren were initiated , and thc chair was taken by Bro . B . B . Marson , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . Steward W . L ., to whom the Worshi pful Master elect ( Bro . T . Nickson ) was presented by Bros . Home , P . M ., and Bro . John Devaynes , P . M . 667 ; and the
ceremony of installation was performed in a manner which drew forth warm encomiums from all present . The usual Masonic honours having been heartily accorded , the W . M . proceeded to invest his officers as follows , the address being given by Bro . Marson : Bros . T . Home , I . P . M . ; J . W . Williams , S . W . ; A . Woolrich , J . W . ; Joseph Bell , P . M ., D . C . ; Edward Paull , Treasurer ( re-elected ); C . Arden ,
Secretary ; James Keet , S . D . ; Edward George , J . D . ; W . Evans , LG . ; H . P . Squire , S . S . ; and J . Parrington , J . S . Bro . Larsen , P . M ., was re-elected Tyler . A vote of thanks was passed to Bro . S . P . Gore for the presentation of a handsome W . M . ' sj gavel to the lodge , and to Bro . Marson for the efficient manner in which the ceremony of installation had been performed . The brethren adjourned
to the Adelphi Hotel for thc banquet T he usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , being " The Provincial Grand Officers , " responded to by Bro . S . Ibbs , P . M ., who expressed a wish that Lord Skelmersdale mi ght be long spared to watch over the interests of Freemasonry in the province of West Lancashire . "The Worshipful Master" was proposed in eulogistic terms by Bro . Home .
I . P . M ., antl responded to in appropriate words by Bro . Nickson , W . M ., who also presented a handsome Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . Home on behalf of the lodge , and spoke in high terms of his valuable services . Bro . Home spoke of the kindly feeling of the brethren in heartily having supported him during his year of office , and thanked them for their cordial co-operation . " The Past Masters , "
"Installing Master , " & c , followed , the former responded to by Bro . Evans , P . M . . The proceedings were enlivened by a number of songs , recitations , -Sc , by Bros . L . Courtney , Constantine , J . P . Bryan , Robert Robertson , & c , and a most enjoyable evening was spent . PLUMSTEAD . —United Military Lodge . — ( No . 153 6 ) . — " There was a sound of revelry" on Friday
evening , the 13 th inst , at Bro . Plaisted's house on Anglesea Hill , and " bright the lamps shone" on some seventy brethren of the mystic Craft , who had assembled to witness thc elevation of one of their most esteemed members to a position that he had long and steadily worked for , and to which hc will , we have every confidence , add dignity toto wit the chair of the above lodge . Bro . Weston , thc
retiring W . M ., was the Installing Officer , and well did he sustain the trust placed in him by thc lodge . His manner of working the ceremony was at once careful and intelligent , and won the highest encomiums from all who had the pleasure of witnessing it . Bro . G . Sprinks who as S . W . gained the best wishes of every Mason in thc district , having been with all due solemnity placed in the
chair , invested his officers as follows : W . Dickens , S . W . ; H . Shaw , J . W . ; Rev . E . A . Solbe , Chap . ; W . Murphy , Treas . ; F . G . Pownall P . M ., P . M . 13 , and P . G . Supt . Works Kent , Sec . ; J . M . Caffery , S . D . ; Lieut J . Ritchie , R . A . J . D . ; W . Harding , Organist ; D . Deeves , I . G . ; Wilding and Wright , D . C . ; Brooks and Holliman , Stewards . The usual addresses were then delivered by
Bro . Weston , and after that brother had had , amid the applause of the lodge , a really handsome Past Master ' s jewel , of the value of ten guineas , pinned upon his breast by the W . M . ; and had , as well a vote of thanks passed to him , to be inscribed upon minutes of the lodge for performing the installation ceremony , the lodge was closed and adjourned to a banquet , which was served shortly after . Upon the reassembling of the brethren , the fine hall
presen ted a sight at once pleasing and cxhilirating . 'I he tables were lovingly decorated with choice bouquets and ( lowering plants , not sparingly , but in profusion , the many colours of which were interminably reflected back from the glittering plate and crystal around , while the scarlet and blue uniforms of the military brethren shone out in pleasing contrast to the sombre evening dress of the civilian clement interspersed among them . The menu vvas a triumph of Bro . Plaisted's art , being simply
perfection ; and the service , thanks to Bro . Moulder ' s generalship , beyond criticism . The toasts were as usual most loyally drank , indeed our military brethren not only serve Her Most Gracious Majesty , but from the elan with with which her health , and that of her son , the Prince of Wales , our beloved Grand Master , was received by " - ? J ' " brave hearts and strong hands" are still as of old , ready to do and die for her and her throne . The
enthusiasm was most catching , and the roof shook to " GolJ Save the Queen , " and the Prince ' s hymn . Our Provincial Grand Master , Lord Holmesdale , is , we know , well antl worthily honoured in Kent ; his flattering recognition ol the importance of this lodge , as shown by the elevation of its popular first Master , Bro F . G . Pownall , to tne purple , at the last provincial meeting , has endeared nun to the brethren , especially in Plumstead , and so ¦ bumpers" hhad his reward "Bro . Eastes and tne
= . , rest of the G . and Officers , " were worthily represented by L ' r . Dr . Spurrell , P . G . J . W ., who returned thanks for tne
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Randall , D . C . ; Edmonds , W . S . ; and R . Lester , Tyler . A letter was then read from thc representatives of the Pattison family , thanking the lodge for its sympathy with them in their late bereavement , as well as one from Bro . Major Pattison , desiring to become a joining member of the lodge , so that the family might still . have its name identified with it . Bro . Coupland therefore gave notice that , at their next
regular meeting , hc should have thc honour of proposing that Bro . Pattison become a member of thc lodge . A Past Master ' s jewel was then presented to Bro . Vincent , thc I . P . M ., for his services to the lodge during the last twelve months . It was then proposed and carried that a vote of thanks , to be inscribed upon thc minutes of the lotlge , should be presented to Bro . Vincent for the admirable
manner in which he had performed the ceremony of installation that day , and for both the vote and jewel Bro . Vincent returned thanks . The lodge was then closed and the brethren adjourned to Bro . Bray ' s house , thc Bull Hotel , at Dartford , where a banquet awaited them . The cloth having been cleared the W . M . gave " The Queen and thc Craft , " and "The Earl of Carnarvon , D . G . M ., Lord
Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " Lord Holmesdale , G . M . Kent , " was then most enthusiastically received , as was the name of Bro . Eastes and the rest of the Provincial Grand Officers . The W . M . in giving the toast spoke pleasingly of thc " deep blush of purple" that had pervaded the lodge that day , there being no ft . wer than four Present Grand Officers as well as several Past
Provincial Grand Officers with them , antl after expressing the pleasure every brother felt at seeing their esteemed Chaplain , Bro . Hill , amongst them , and congratulating Bros . Spurrell , Pownall , and Hastings upon their well won honours , he concluded by proposing the toast , Bro . Hill in responding regretted not being able to be present at the installation of their esteemed W . M ., because
the name of Bro . Butter had been indelibly engraved upon his memory through having been present when Bro . Butter was elected W . M . last month , and thc continual cry of the then W . M . of " Bro . Butter , Bro . Butter , " had been so intermittent , that he felt he should never forget Bro . Butter as long as he lived . He wanted to sec Bro . Butter in the chair , and now that hc hatl that pleasure , he
knew that their unanimous vote was one deeply founded upon their knowledge , and conception , that in Bro . Butter they had a ruler who would do honour to Masonry and the lodge . He then , in the course of a lengthy antl eloquent address , spoke of the Caxton celebration , and of the great good done to civilisation and Christian progress through the press , but did not think every writer who chose to
discuss Masonry in thc columns of the daily papers was always qualified to do so . The Daily Telegraph of the 4 th of June said they were a philanthropic , and convivial body . He gloried in the philanthropy , and enjoyed the conviviality , if by that was meant " refreshment after labour . " Their charity was as universal as the wind Of heaven , and brought help and comfort to many a desolate
home . And why should they not , upon such occasions as this , after a year of good hard work of love and charity , partake of the corn and the oil and thc wine in sociality and moderation ? The Rev Chaplain then concluded a brilliant address by thanking them for the toast . Bros . Spurrell , Pownall , and Hastings also briefly responded . To a loud call Bro . Coupland also responded .
Thc I . P . M ., Bro . Vincent , then rose to propose "The Health of the W . M ., " and in so doing wished him a prosperous year of office . He did not wish him a very great lodge , hut he did wish him a thoroughly united and happy one . As Lord Holmesdale had said the day before , they did not want recruits , they were strong enough ; what they wanted was to keep Masonry a corps d'elite . He
therelore trusted their W . M . s year of office would show that it was not thc strength of a lodge but its honour that made its reputation stand high among the lodges of both the province and district The W . M ., in response , thanked the brethren sincerely , but felt that he was in a position where he had not been tried enough yet to feel easy under the responsibilities placed upon him , or to receive without some
doubt , the flattering reception tbey bad given him in response to Bro . Vincent's wishes , but he would try to make himself worthy the confidence they had so unanimously reposed in him . Hc hoped as they had taken him on trust that there would be a good recortl of results . One might have thc very best intentions , and yet give pain and dissatisfaction , and if hc had unintentionally wounded the
feelings of any brother , or might do so , he trusted that brother would believe him that it had been , and would be , done unintentionally , with but one desire , to sustain the honour antl the reputation of the lodge intact , antl to further its interests in every way compatible with the grand principles upon which all true Masonry was founded , After a few further remarks upon the beautiful tenets ol
Masonry , Bro . Butter resumed his seat amid rounds of applause . The toast of the "Past Masters " followed , and Bros . Vincent and Ellis responded . To that of " The Visitors , " Bros . Pownall and Penney replied , and alter Bros . Hayes , Lloyd , antl Cook had returned thanks for "The Officers , " and Bro . Bray for "Thc Host , " the brethren separated , after a most interesting and enjoyable
event . The musical portion of the entertainment was under the direction of Bro . Lawler , sen ., assisted by Bros . Lawler jun ., Carter , and Large . EGREMONT . —Kenlis Lodge ( No . 1267 ) . — The festival of St . John the Baptist was observed by this lodge on Tuesday , the 10 th inst , when Bro . Jonas Lindow Burns-Lindow , S . W ., of Inton Hall , High Sheriff of
Cumberland , was duly installed W . M . for the ensuing year . The lotlge was opened in the well-appointed Ottd Fellows' Hall , at 2 p . m ., when thc following officers , past officers , and members were present : —Bros . E . Clarke , W . M ; Rev . C . Strickland , Chap . ; W . Armstrong , Sec . ; Muncaster , P . M . ; Eilbeck , P . M . ; Nelson , Selkirk , Smith , Leech , Spiers , l ' earon , Cooke , Satteithwaitc , Macaulay , Douglas , Charttri-i , Bland , Woosnam , Goldie , Baxter ,
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Lamb , Reay , Dyson , Chapman , Dobbin , and Braithwaite , Tyler . The visiting brethren were as follows : —Lodge 119 , Whitehaven : Bros . W . B . Gibson , P . M ., P . G . Sec . C . and W . ; J . L . Paitson , W . M . ; W . Alsop , P . M . ; E . W . Henry , P . M ., P . P . G . J . W . ; W . Sandwith , P . M . ; J . Barr , P . M ., P . G . S . D . ; E . Fcaron , P . M . ; J . Montgomery , S . W . ; J . Rothcry , and MacArthur . Lodge 371 ,
Maryport : Bros . T . Carey , W . M . ; and A . Walters , l ' . M , Lotlge S 72 , Whitehaven : Bros . J . Cowman , W . M . ; J . J . Robinson , P . M . ; Braithwaite , S . W . ; Curtis , Hodgson , and Nicholson . Lodge 9 62 , Workington : Bios . J . Wood , W . M . ; J . Irving , Sec . ; Reed , and Covcrdalc . Lodge 1002 , Cockermouth -. Bros . W . H . Lewthwaite , P . M . and Org . ; W . F . Lamonby , P . M . and Sec . ( Freemason ) :
Evening , S . W . ; and H . Peacock . Lotlge 1400 , Harrington * . Bros . J . W . Young , P . M . ; and J . Hardie , J . W . Lodge 160 c , Frizington : Bro . W . Martin , J . W . Lodge 699 , Cornwall : Bro . Chappell , W . M . Lodge 1190 , West Yorkshire * . Bro . Barton , W . M . After the minutes had been read and confirmed , Bro . Bums-Lindovv , the W . M . elect , was presented to Bro . Clarke , who , on this
occasion , for the first time , too , assumed the responsible and onerous office of Installing Master . Although a great undertaking for so comparatively young a Craftsman , suffice it to say that Bro . Clark worked the whole ceremony , from first to last , without any assistance whatever , and with an ease , effectiveness , and eloquence that would put many of the older hands completely in the shade . It
is so seldom that a retiring W . M . essays the duty of installing his successor , that we trust , now that the ice is broken , thc veterans who for many years have performed the office , and consequently fairly earned retirement , will do everything to encourage so desirable an innovation . We may add that the Board of Installed Masters numbered close upon a score , and Bro . Clarke informed us it
was his intention to have opened and closed the Board in full ritual , had he been at all aware there were two or three Past Masters present to fill the officers' positions . This is another improvement , common enough in some provinces , it is true , but almost entirely unknown to Installing Masters in Cumberland . Anyhow , the full working of a Board of Installed Masters gives a completeness
to the ceremony of installation , and we hope this innovation—for innovation wc may style it in the benighted north—also may bee omc general . The newly-installed W . M . appointed his officers , and they were invested as follows : —Bros . Edward Clarke , I . P . M . ; Rev . E . Strickland , S . W . ; Armstrong , J . W . ; Chap-nan , Treas . ; Robson , Secretary ; Calderwood , S . D . ; Kirkconnel , J . D . ; Woodburn ,
I . G . ; Towerson , D . C ; Mathews , Organist ; Wilson , and Smith , Stewards ; Braithwaite , Tyler . The lodge vvas then closed in form , and Bro . Clarke , the Installing Master , received congratulation , all round for thc admirable manner in which hc had discharged the most important duties of the day . Subsequently , the brethren , to the number of seventy , were invited by thc High Sheriff to
partake of banquet , at the Globe Hotel , which was sumptuously served . Bro . Burns-Lindow presided , faced by his Wardens , Bros . Rev E . Strickland and Armstrong . The Chairman having given thc loyal toasts , Bro . Henry proposed " H . R . H . the M . W . Grand Master of England , " with " The M . W . Pro Giand Mas'er , Deputy Grand Master , and thc rest of the Grand Officers . " Bro . Henry alluded
to the dispute taken before a court of law for settlement , the other day , but referred , by thc advice of Mr . Justice Field , to the M . W . Grand RIastcr , who , he was glad to hear , had decided the matter to thc satisfaction of both sides . This showed , in no little measure , the value and usefulness of their dear old Craft . Bro . Alsop next proposed " The Earl of Bective , M . P ., R . W . Provincial Grand
Master of Cumberland and Westmorland , " and in doing so , reviewed the great services rendered by his lordship to the Craft since he succeeded the late Bro . Dykes , about ten years ago . His lordship not only took a most active part in the affairs of Craft Masonry , but likewise interested himself in the prosperity of the Royal Arch , the Mark , and Red Cross degrees .
The brethren woultl never forget the princely entertainment given by their Provincial Grand Master at Kirkby Lonsdale last year . Bro . Gibson , Prov . G . Sec , replied on behalf of thc Prov . Grand Officers . Bro . Muncaster then proposetl , in graceful terms , " 'The Health of the Newly-Installed W . M . of thc Kenlis Lodge , " which was received with the greatest cordiality . He thought the members of
the Kenlis Lotlge ought to be proud of their being presided over by thc representative of Her Majesty , liro , Burns-Lindow , in response , assured Ihem that he valued no little thc great honour conferred upon him that day , inasmuch as he felt deeply , and was confident of his inability to do justice to the office . Hc hoped , however , nay , he could promise faithfully , in the words of
the exhortation addressed to him that day , lhat hc would never disgrace thc Order ; but , on the contrary , it should always be his unspeakable willingness antl pleasure to advance the best interests of the Craft , in the hope that it woultl lead to further attainments . He was sure he hail appointed a staff of officers who would do their best to assist him in maintaining the good antl welfare
of Kenlis Lodge . It was his wish , and he woultl put lorward his best endeavours , to further the objects of Freemasonry , 'f he remainder of the toast list was made up as follows : — "The Newly-appointed Officers , " by Bro . Barr , responded to by thc S . W . and J . W . ; "The Imme . diate Past alaster and Installing Master , Bro . Clarke , " by thc W . M . -, " The W . M . ' s , P . M . ' s , and Officers of Lodges
111 the Province , " by Bro . Chapman , responded to by Bro . Paitson , W . M . 119 ; " The Visiting Brethren , " by Bro . Calderwood , responded to by Bro . Barton ; "'The Masonic Charities , " by Bro . Strickland , responded to by Bro . Gibson ; "All Poor nnd Distressed Masons , " by the Chairman . 'The proceedings were much enlivened by the following musical brethren : —Bros . Matthews and Lewthwaite , as pianists ; Bros . Puilson , Hodgson . La-
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monby , Gibson , Armstrong , Bland , Moffat , Macaulay and Baxter . ' LIVERPOOL . —De Grey and ^ Ripon Lod ge . ( No . 135 6 . )—The annual celebration of St . John's festival in connection with this very numerous lodge took place on Wednesday afternoon , the nth inst , at the Masonic Rooms , North Hill-street , Toxteth-Park , Liverpool . There
was a vcry large and influential gathering of the fraternity . Thc lodge was opened by the retiring Master , Bro . Thomas Home , and there were also present Bro . J . Bell , P . M . Bro . B . B . Marson , P . M . ; Bro . S . E . Ibbs , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ' Bro . Rothwell ., P . M . ; Bro . Thomas Nickson , S . W . ( W . M * . elect ) ; Bro . J . W . Williams , J . W . ; Bro . Edward Paullj Treasurer ; Bro . A . Woolrich , Secretary ; Bro . Charles
Arden , J . D . ; Bro . J . Keet , I . G . ; Bro . Larsen , P . M ., Tyler , etc ., and a number of visiting Past Masters and Provincial Grand Officers . Two brethren were initiated , and thc chair was taken by Bro . B . B . Marson , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . Steward W . L ., to whom the Worshi pful Master elect ( Bro . T . Nickson ) was presented by Bros . Home , P . M ., and Bro . John Devaynes , P . M . 667 ; and the
ceremony of installation was performed in a manner which drew forth warm encomiums from all present . The usual Masonic honours having been heartily accorded , the W . M . proceeded to invest his officers as follows , the address being given by Bro . Marson : Bros . T . Home , I . P . M . ; J . W . Williams , S . W . ; A . Woolrich , J . W . ; Joseph Bell , P . M ., D . C . ; Edward Paull , Treasurer ( re-elected ); C . Arden ,
Secretary ; James Keet , S . D . ; Edward George , J . D . ; W . Evans , LG . ; H . P . Squire , S . S . ; and J . Parrington , J . S . Bro . Larsen , P . M ., was re-elected Tyler . A vote of thanks was passed to Bro . S . P . Gore for the presentation of a handsome W . M . ' sj gavel to the lodge , and to Bro . Marson for the efficient manner in which the ceremony of installation had been performed . The brethren adjourned
to the Adelphi Hotel for thc banquet T he usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , being " The Provincial Grand Officers , " responded to by Bro . S . Ibbs , P . M ., who expressed a wish that Lord Skelmersdale mi ght be long spared to watch over the interests of Freemasonry in the province of West Lancashire . "The Worshipful Master" was proposed in eulogistic terms by Bro . Home .
I . P . M ., antl responded to in appropriate words by Bro . Nickson , W . M ., who also presented a handsome Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . Home on behalf of the lodge , and spoke in high terms of his valuable services . Bro . Home spoke of the kindly feeling of the brethren in heartily having supported him during his year of office , and thanked them for their cordial co-operation . " The Past Masters , "
"Installing Master , " & c , followed , the former responded to by Bro . Evans , P . M . . The proceedings were enlivened by a number of songs , recitations , -Sc , by Bros . L . Courtney , Constantine , J . P . Bryan , Robert Robertson , & c , and a most enjoyable evening was spent . PLUMSTEAD . —United Military Lodge . — ( No . 153 6 ) . — " There was a sound of revelry" on Friday
evening , the 13 th inst , at Bro . Plaisted's house on Anglesea Hill , and " bright the lamps shone" on some seventy brethren of the mystic Craft , who had assembled to witness thc elevation of one of their most esteemed members to a position that he had long and steadily worked for , and to which hc will , we have every confidence , add dignity toto wit the chair of the above lodge . Bro . Weston , thc
retiring W . M ., was the Installing Officer , and well did he sustain the trust placed in him by thc lodge . His manner of working the ceremony was at once careful and intelligent , and won the highest encomiums from all who had the pleasure of witnessing it . Bro . G . Sprinks who as S . W . gained the best wishes of every Mason in thc district , having been with all due solemnity placed in the
chair , invested his officers as follows : W . Dickens , S . W . ; H . Shaw , J . W . ; Rev . E . A . Solbe , Chap . ; W . Murphy , Treas . ; F . G . Pownall P . M ., P . M . 13 , and P . G . Supt . Works Kent , Sec . ; J . M . Caffery , S . D . ; Lieut J . Ritchie , R . A . J . D . ; W . Harding , Organist ; D . Deeves , I . G . ; Wilding and Wright , D . C . ; Brooks and Holliman , Stewards . The usual addresses were then delivered by
Bro . Weston , and after that brother had had , amid the applause of the lodge , a really handsome Past Master ' s jewel , of the value of ten guineas , pinned upon his breast by the W . M . ; and had , as well a vote of thanks passed to him , to be inscribed upon minutes of the lodge for performing the installation ceremony , the lodge was closed and adjourned to a banquet , which was served shortly after . Upon the reassembling of the brethren , the fine hall
presen ted a sight at once pleasing and cxhilirating . 'I he tables were lovingly decorated with choice bouquets and ( lowering plants , not sparingly , but in profusion , the many colours of which were interminably reflected back from the glittering plate and crystal around , while the scarlet and blue uniforms of the military brethren shone out in pleasing contrast to the sombre evening dress of the civilian clement interspersed among them . The menu vvas a triumph of Bro . Plaisted's art , being simply
perfection ; and the service , thanks to Bro . Moulder ' s generalship , beyond criticism . The toasts were as usual most loyally drank , indeed our military brethren not only serve Her Most Gracious Majesty , but from the elan with with which her health , and that of her son , the Prince of Wales , our beloved Grand Master , was received by " - ? J ' " brave hearts and strong hands" are still as of old , ready to do and die for her and her throne . The
enthusiasm was most catching , and the roof shook to " GolJ Save the Queen , " and the Prince ' s hymn . Our Provincial Grand Master , Lord Holmesdale , is , we know , well antl worthily honoured in Kent ; his flattering recognition ol the importance of this lodge , as shown by the elevation of its popular first Master , Bro F . G . Pownall , to tne purple , at the last provincial meeting , has endeared nun to the brethren , especially in Plumstead , and so ¦ bumpers" hhad his reward "Bro . Eastes and tne
= . , rest of the G . and Officers , " were worthily represented by L ' r . Dr . Spurrell , P . G . J . W ., who returned thanks for tne