Consecration Of The Bertie Lodge (No. 1515) At Oxford.

mously elected Mayor for the present year ; by Bro . F . P . Morrell , M . A ., of St . John ' s College , W . M . of Apollo University Lodge , and Prov . S . G . W . ; by all the members of the new lodge and by other City Aldermen and Councillors , and by a great number of those who had been

present at the ceremonial of the day . The addresses of many of the speakers were very excellent , and it was particularly remarked that in a city numbering 33 , 000 inhabitants there had existed only one Lodge into which citizens could be admitted for upwards of 6 $ years . It

is true there are two other Lodges , but they are confined to members of the University ( excepting five or six citizens are members of one of them ) . It is true that the two number about 230 , but objection has hitherto most curiously b « en made to the establishment of a second City Lodge ; and it has only been by the exertions of

tbe Deputy Provincial Master , seconded by the expressed desire of the excellent Acting Prov . G . M ., Bro . Mclntyre , Grand Registrar , that the new lodge , the Bertie , named after the family of Bro . the Earl of Abingdon , Lord High Steward of the City , has been brought to a success . The whole gave great satisfaction to all who were present .

Dedication Of A Masonic Hall At Thirsk.

DEDICATION OF A MASONIC HALL AT THIRSK .

On Wednesday , the nth inst , the ceremonial of the dedication of the new Masonic Hall in connection with the Falcon Lodge , 1416 , took place . The hall , which is a handsome white-brick building , has been erected at a cost of nearly

£ 900 , on a suitable site given by Bro . Frederick Bell , the Lord of the Manor , and consists of banqueting , lodge , and ante-rooms , built in accordance with the rules of the Craft from plans furnished by Bro- Bourne , the architect ? the enclosure surrounding it being laid out in

flowerbeds and planted with shrubs . The lodge was plastered with Parian cement in order that it mig ht be decorated- The walls are panelled and coloured in distemper , the panels being a beautiful French grey , the mullions of a darker tint , and the mouldings a

maroon colour , which forms an appropriate relief . In addition to the members of the Falcon Lodge the following visiting brethren were present at the dedication and installation of the

W . M , elect : li- Boulton , P . S-W . ; Restoration , 111 j T- Norris , 3 rd Dragoons , Manchester , 179 ; L . W- Tallettj Benevolence , 184 ; F . M . Herring , P . P . G . S . D . W . Lawton , P . P . G . R .- J , Ward , P . P . G . P- ; M- Cooper , P . J-W- ; A . T . Attwood : T . B . Whytehead ; T . J . Russell ,

York , 236 ; G- W- Smales , P-P . G . S-W- ; H- Hallgate , W-M- ; S- Chadwick ; G- Hirst ; J- Bolton ;

Lion , 312 ; H . H- Spink ; Unanimity , 424 ; Geo , Marwood , P . D-P-G-M- ; Cleveland , 543 ; A . Farmer , W-M-j North York , 6 o 2 ; G . B . Hall ; Camalodunum , 660 ; R . H . Stafford , P . M . ; R . E . Collinson , D . P . G . S . D . ; 3 . Evans , P . M . ; G . Kearsley , P . M . ; R . Lumley ; E . Fletcher ; W . Harrison ,

J . W . ; F . Smith , S . D . ; A . Pratt j De Grey and Ripon , 1 37 j M . Knowles , P . S . G . D . ; J , Hunton , P . M ., G . P . J . D . ; Durham , 940 ; W . Wilson ; W . Lucas ; Excelsior , 1042 ; J . Bowson , W . M ., Marwood , 1244 ; C . Waistell , W . M . ; C . Palliser , P . M ; Anchor , 1339 ; A . G .

Bleasdale , St . James , 144 . 8 . The brethren assembled in the banqueting room , and , having robed , were marshalled in order , and proceeded to the lodge room The lodge was opened in due form by W . Bro . Marwood , P . D . P . G-, and the following

ceremonial of dedication was gone through , Bro . Attwood officiating as Chaplain and Bro . Walton presiding at the harmonium . The following Psalm having been chanted : " Except the Lord build the house , their

labour is but lost that build it . Except the Lord keep the city , the Watchman waketh but in vain * It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early , and so late take rest , and the bread of carefulness ; for so He giveth His beloved sleep .

Dedication Of A Masonic Hall At Thirsk.

" To God the only Wise : our Creator and Redeemer , glory be"As it was in the beginning , is now , and sver shall be , world without end- Amen . " The W , Master directed the Architect ( Bro .

Bourne ) to examine the appointments of the lodge , to ascertain tbat all was correct . The Consecration Prayer was offered by the Chaplain . Musical response . — " So mote it be . "

ANTHEM . To Heaven ' s High Architect all praise , All praise , all gratitude be given , Who deigned the human soul to raise ,

By mystic secrets sprung from Heaven . Sound all the Great Jehovah's praise , To Him the dome , the Temple raise . The W . M . made the circuit ofthe lodge , and sprinkled water .

SANCTUS . " Holy , Holy , Holy , Lord God Almighty ! Heaven and Earth are full of the Majesty of Thy glory . Glory be Thee , O Lord . Invocation .

The W . Master bearing corn , the Senior Warden with wine , and the Junior Warden with oil , formed a procession round the lodge ( solemn

music accompanying ) , halting in the East . The W . Master scattered corn over the lodge and consecrated to Freemasonry . Response . — " So mote it be . " Grand Honours once . ODE TO MASONRY .

Hail Masonry ! thou Craft Divine , Glory of Earth from Heaven reve aled , Which dost with Jewels precious shine , From all but Masons' eyes concealed .

The procession moved a second time round the lodge and halted in the West , when the Senior Warden handed to the W . Master the vessel containing wine .

The W . Master poured wine upon the lodge and consecrated to Virtue . Response . — " So mote it be . " Grand Honours twice .

ODE TO VIRTUE . Come , Holy Virtue , by whose aid In heaven-ward steps we long to tread , Bring love , bring truth , bring friendship here , Bring peace and unity sincere .

The procession moved a third time round the lodge and halted in the south , when the Junior Warden handed the W . Master the vessel containing oil .

The W . Master then anointed the lodge with oil , and consecrated to Universal Benevolence . Response . — " So mote it be . " Grand honours three times .

ODE TO CHARITY . Come , Charity , with goodness crowned , Encircled in thy heavenly robe , Dirt ' use thy blessings all around 1 o everv corner of the globe .

Incense was carried once round the lodge . Salt was strewn over the lodge , the Chaplain reading Levit . II . v . 13 . The W . Master then solemnly consecrated the lodge to Freemasonry , Virtue , and Universal

Benevolence . The Consecrating Prayer was offered by the Chaplain . Musical Response . — " So mote it be . " Grand

Honours five times . Bro . Harwood having offered his congratulations to the brethren on the success of thc work , the ceremony closed with the following Anthem : —

Hail ! Masonry Divine ! Glory of ages shine , Long may ' st thou

reign-Where er thy Lodges stand May they have great command , And always grace the land : Thou art Divine !

Hiram , the Architect , Did all the Craft direct . How they should build-

Dedication Of A Masonic Hall At Thirsk.

Sol ' mon , great Irsael's King , Did mighty blessings bring , And left us cause to sing Hail ! Royal Art ! The business of the lodge was then proceeded with for the installation of the W . M . Elect

After the confirmation of the minutes of the last meeting , Bro- A- G- Bawlett was presented to Bro- Marwood , P-D-P-G-M-, to receive at his hands the benefit of installation by Bro . Bell , P-M . j and having taken the obligation was proclaimed according to ancient custom . In the

name of the lodge the W . M- presented Bro- F . Bell , P . P-G-S-W ., with a splendid Past Master ' s jewel , in token of the esteem of the brethren of the Falcon Lodge , and their grateful acknowledgment of his past services in connection with its formation , and the two years during which

he had filled the chair . The W . M . then proceeded to appoint his officers : —Bros . J * Rhodes , S . W . ; G . Anderson , J . W . ; W . Coltman , S . D . ; W . Hall , J . D-: G- Ayre , J . G- ; T . J- Wilkinson , Secretary ; J . Walton , Organist ; and Bros , Denwoodie and Atkinson , Stewards .

Bro- Bell , P . M ., then conveyed the thanks of the assembled brethren to Bro . Marwood for the admirable manner in which he had conducted the ceremonies of the day . The lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren proceeded to the Fleece Hotel , where an excellent

dinner was provided by Bro . Hall , presided over by the W . M . On the removal of the cloth the W . M . gave the loyal and usual Masonic toasts , after which Bro- Bell , P . M ., in eulogistic terms , proposed the health of the W . M- It was received heartily by the brethren , and was suitably

responded to , the W-M . expressing his warm interest in all that related to tlie Craft , and promised to do his best to promote the welfare of the Falcon Lodgo- The hea l ths of the Past Master , of Bro . Marwood , and of thc visiting brethren were duly responded to .

The Late Duke Of Leinster.

THE LATE DUKE OF LEINSTER .

The following tribute to the memory of the late Duke of Leinster was received by the Secretary of the Supreme Council , 33 rd degree , for Ireland , from General Albert Pike , Grand Commander of the Stiireme Council , 33 rd degree , Southern Jurisdiction , U-S- America : —

From the other side of the Atlantic Sea have come unto us the accents of mourning . Outsister council of Ireland has lost its beloved and venerated chief , Augustus Frederick Fitzgerald , Duke of Leinster , for sixty years Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and Grand

Commander of the Supreme Council since its creation . We were honoured with his correspondence many years ago ; and in 1 U 72 he became an honorary member of our jSupreme Council ; For nearly his whole life he was Ireland ' s only Duke- Born in 1791 , and

descended in a direct line from the fourth of thc illustrious house of the Geraldines of Tuscany , who passed from Italy into Normandy , and , in the time of Edward the Confessor , into England . An Irish poet says of them , that full y a

thousand ' years " ago their spears flashed amid the Tuscan vineyards , their iron shields were seen when Capet seized the crown of France , and their sabres gleamed on the banks of the Caronne :

that—Across the downs of Hastings they spurred b y William ' s side . And the grey sands of Palestine with Moslem blood they died . And he

adds" But never then , nor theme , till now , has falsehood or disgrace Been seen to soil Fitzgerald ' s plume , or mantle in his face ; . . While one is left of all that honoured race ,

In front of Ireland ' s chilvalry is that Fitzgerald ' s place . Justly proud of his ancestral glories , this great noble deemed himself honoured by his Masonic dignities , and did not affect , as many not noble do , to be above them , or to honour Ma-