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R EPORTS OF M ASOMC MKET , : - Page craft Masonry •/•••¦¦¦•' ¦ " ¦''"""'''''''¦''''''''¦'''' ' ¦'''''*'"¦''¦' ., , Ai Scotland ¦ ;''';;;; ' * \ * i aS i ' '' . ' ' s visit to'india ... ' . ' . ' . ' .. . ' 38 * £° , SV of Masonic Literature 3 * 3 Ta , e Pef taanW Masonic Error 38 CoR "fM-iso nic Benevolent Institution 39 R SS . in ' ti-imty of Freemasonry 39 Can a Tyler Vote ? 39

A I . -ricnii and Brother 39 ThV Letter of Bro . Arnott 39 Aland Lodge of All England 39 nms Binckes , Perrott , and Tew 39 Bro ' Burgess and the Mark Degree 39 Historical Engraving of the Installation o £ the M . W . G . M .... 39 i avmir . the Foundation Stone of the Prince ' sDock , Bombay ... 39 The Masonic Career of the Earl of Shrewsbury 4 c Institution for 4

Roval Masonic Boys 1 Masonic Ball at Sheffield 41 Consecration ofa Lodge at Penan- ; 4 1 Knig hts Templar 4 1 Red Cross of Constantine 4 1 Masonic Literature 4 3 Interesting Presentation to a Worthy Brother 42 Masonic Ball in Liverpool 4 = Lodge of Benevolence 4-Rosicruciau Societies 4 =

O BITUARY : — Bro . Thomas Tassel 4 * Masonic and General Tidings 43 Masonic Meetings for Next Week 43 Advertisements i . ii . iii . »' . 44

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Graft PfflJOMXB . ENOCH LODGE ( No . 11 ) . —This old lodge met on Wednesday 12 th inst . at Freemasons' Hall , for the installation of the neyv W . M . Bro . E . J . Bradstreet , W . M ., presided , and raised Bros . J . S . and S . Cakebread , Hanneford , and John Smith . Afteryvards , the veteran Bro . Peter Mattheyvs installed Bro . E . C . Taylor as W . M ., thus adding another year to the many annual occasions on

yvhkh he has performed this important office . The following brethren yvere appointed to office : —Bros . Tubbey , S . W . ; Oxenham , J . W . ; Charles Watson , P . M ., Treas . ; Peter ( Mattheyvs , P . M ., Sec . * , Pigott , ( D . C . L . ) , S . D . ; Heald , J . D . ; Garrett , I . G . j Oakley Coles , M . C . j Charles Venables ( Prov . G . Organist , Berks and Bucks ) , Organist ; and Bro . J . Woodstock , Tyler . As Bro .

Charles Watson stands as Steyvard for the . Benevolent Institution £ 5 yvas voted to his list . Tyvo guineas yvere voted to the Girls' School and tyvo guineas to the Boys . A handsome P . M . ' s jeyvel yvas presented to Bro . Bradstreet , and a sumptuous ^ banquet yvas provided for the brethren at the conclusion of thc yvorking of the lodge . When this yvas over the W . M . prooosed the toasts yvith fluency and

brevity , and the brethren in thc intervals yvere treated to some beautiful singing by Bros . Farijuharson , F . H . Cozens . ' and II . D . Martin , thc music being very superior and obtaining the heartiest applause . One of Bro . Collard Moutrie ' s oblique grand pianos , similar to those supplied to the tyvo schools , and to the institutions in Ireland , yvas used , and the musical brethren elicited its magnificent

capabilities , to the great delight of thc company . Bro . Bird , a very old P . M . of the lodge , replied tor the P . M . ' s , and referred yvith great feeling to thc " old times " yvhen he used to meet in the lodge faces yvhich have long been missed from this sublunary sphere ; nevertheless , there yvere many old P . M . ' s present , and among them yvere Bros . Henry Potter , Isaac Bird , W . F . C . Moutrie , George J .

Palmer , W . H . Honey , John Young , J . II . McQueen ; besides Bros . C . Watson and Peter Mattheyvs . The members and visitors present yvere Bros . H . Smith , P . M . 1360 ; E . Peacock , 1360 ; F . A . Batnard , Clydesdale , S . C . ;] E . Preston , 6 5 ; Reginald Taylor , 177 ; G . A .. Garnett , P . M . Camden ; T . Boyce W . Lane , W . M . 28 ; F . II . Cozens , Org . 907 ; Thomas Young , Peace and Harmony ; Gilbert Venables , 357 ; W .

A . Holden , Peace and Harmony ; G . W . Martin , 1300 ; K . Farquharson , 0 . 9 ; II . Massey ( " Freemason" ) . The brethren of this lodge , according to ancient custom , entertained the numerous visitors yvith th » greatest hospitality . Bro . Venables , Organist ( Prov . G . Org . Berks and Bucks ) , informed the W . M . that he yvould in the forthcoming year , as ho had before , be glad to place the services of his choir

at the disposal of the lodge once during the season , yvhen the brethren yvould have the gratification of hearing some good music . The W . M . expressed his yvillingness to accept Bro . Venables' proffered kindness , and thanked him for the offer which he had made . DOMATIC LODGE ( No . 177 ) . —The Domatic Lodge , yvhich now numbers 100 members , met on Friday

yveek at Anderton ' s Hotel . Bro . George Everett , W . M ., presided for the last time during his year , and raised Bros . Gilbert , Ferrier , Billinghurst , W . J . Bennett , Zoebeli , and Simncr . He also initiated Messrs , Guym , W . Cook , S . R . Stevens , and John Abrahams . Afteryvards Bro . Joseph Smith , P . G . P ., installed Bro . A . Treadyvell as W . M ., yvhen the following brethren yvere appointed to office . —Bros .

James Willing , S . W . ; Wm . Palmer , J . W . ; Joseph Smith , P . G . P ., Treas . •T . Williams , Secretary ; J . Buscall , S . D . ; G . Clarke , J . D . ; E . White , I . G . ; McLean and Spinks , Stewards * , and Daly , Tyler . The joining fee of the lodge was raised , after yvhich the brethren adjourned to banquet . i . *) S sat down , of yvhom 33 yvere visiters . Among the latter were Bros . E . P . Albert , A . G . P . ; J . J . Michael , W . M .

1 . 107 ; H . G . Thompson , W . M . 290 ; F . W . Koch , P . M . 820 ; W . H . Stokes , P . M . 861 ; G . T . Carter , P . M . 145 ; H . Massey ( " Freemason " ); W . Worrell , P . M . 7 66 , tec . ; and D . S . Bayfield , P . M . 1158 . Among thc Past Masters of the lodge were Bros . F . Kent , C . C . ; J . R . Foulger , H . Elmes , W . F . Smith , George Tims , J . E . Walford , C . C .

and Joseph Smith , P . G . P . At the proposition of the toasts , Bro . E . P . Albert , A . G . P ., replied for thcJD . G . M ., & c . Bro . G . Everett proposed "The W . M ., " and said that sinea his last appearance he had been elevated to the bench and now took his seat in an entirely * fnew '* cliaEacter . For si * years he had had the pleasure of addtossing the bre-

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thren , from the position of I . G . to that of Master . He had noyv arrived at that very coveted place , a seat among the Past Masters . He should not therefore ask for thc kind indulgence yvhich was readily accorded to the inexperienced , because he yvas noyv someyvhat used to the business . His first duty as a P . M . yvas of a most pleasurable and agreeable description . It yvas to propose " The Health of the

W . M . " Bro . Treadyvell had been elevated to the highest position it yvas in thc brethren ' s poyvcr to confer ; he had been for 20 years a member of the lodge , three years longer than he ( Bro . Everett ) ; had followed him step by step , and had been a most able auxiliary . He had done everything he could to assist , and the position he had been elected to he thoroughly deserved . Now that he had

become Master he yvould do all in his poyver to promote the welfare of the Domatic Lodge , but he would not be able to do that if the brethren did not afford him their assistance . Without such assistance he had no chance at all , and he ( Bro . Everett ) asked the brethren to extend to Bro . Treadyvell , the same support they had extended to him . He yvould then at the termination of his year of office a

satisfactory state of affairs to show . ( Cheers . ) The W . M . in reply said that though he had been a member of thc lodge 20 years , he had not gone into office till six years ago , because he had not the time to devote to it . Having arrived at [ his present proud position he trusted that the brethren yvould assist him in maintaining the dignity of the chair . ( Hear , hear . ) The Master of a lodge yvas its

chairman , the chief magistrate and highest authority . Therefore he must be allowed to rule . He yvould do it very mildly and would give ' the brethren the greatest possible liberty . ( Applause . ) Bro . W . Worrell , P . M . 766 , replied for " The Visitors . " Bro . Joseph Smith , P . G . P ., Treasurer , made an admirable address to the brethren on behalf of " The Charities , " informing them that before

they met again the Festival of the Benevolent Institution would take place , and that Bro . Everett yvould represent the lodge on that occasion . It yvas necessary that the brethren should support him . The Domatic Lodge was the largest lodge in the Order , and therefore a greater responsibility rested on them than on small lodges . When a Steyvard undertook to represent them , therefore , they should send up the largest subscriptions of any lodge ,

Five shillings gave a vote , and he hoped the brethren would put down such sums as 5 s ., ios ., 15 s , or 20 s . They must remember they yvere taking the poor aged Freemasons and yvidoyvs of Freemasons under their care , and making them comfortable for thc rest of their lives . While in prosperity the brethren should do this , and they yvould thus shoyv that they yvere not only professing but practising Freemasonry . A list yvas then sent round , and a considerable sum yvas added to it . "The Initiates "

having been proposed and responded to , the W . M . gave " The P . M . ' s , " remarking that it yvas a great privilege to be W . M . of the Domatic Lodge , as , in so numerous a lodge , it required great tact to govern it . For himself he yvas already on the road to be a P . M ., although he had only commenced his journey on a long lane , yvhose end he yvould see in a tyvelvemonth . Being on that road , he

had consequently to talk of the P . M . ' s merits . ( Laughter . ) Many of jthem had been initiated since he became a Mason , and among these was , as they had been informed , Bro . Everett , yvhom he had knoyvn 25 years , who had alyvays been a hard worker , and had come to be the most successful and popular W . M . the Domatic Lodge had had for the last 10 or 12 years . ( Hear , hear , and cheers , in

the midst of yvhich the W . M . presented Bro . Everett yvith a handsome P . M . ' s jewel , manufactured by Bro . George Kenning . ) Bro . Everett in acknowledging the gift , after thc toast had been enthusiastically drunk , said he yvas very much obliged to thc brethren for the cordial yvay in yvhich they had received the toast . He had already stated that he [ appeared that evening in a someyvhat singular

position . A year since he took the command of the good ship Domatic , yvhich yvas going on a twelvemonths' voyage , lie knew yvhen he undertook the duties , he yvas assuming a great responsibility . He knew there were a great many dangers and difficulties attending them , that there yvere shoals and quicksands he might encounter ; but he knew he had a good pilot on board , in the person of Bro .

Joseph Smith , a good boatswain in the person of Bro . Willing ( a rare fellow he yvas for piping all hands ) ; officers and men second to none ; and last , though not least , a merciful admiralty board , in the shape of P . M . ' s , and if any disaster overtook him on his voyage , it yvould be looked upon considerately by them . ( Laughter ) . Starting as he did under very favourable auspices , could it be

wondered at that he had had a successful voyage , and had brought his ship into port very little thc yvorse for wear . He believed his _ brother | officcrs would bear him out in saying that they had had a very I * appy and prosperous year . They had certainly been oveitaken by severe storms about July someyyhere off the coast of Dulwich ( laughter ) at the summer festival ; but kind friends came to the rescue in

great numbers , and they yvere in difficulty for a very short period , and that yvhich they yvere afraid yvould be a great failure turned out a brilliant success . ( Hear , hear . ) He yvas very proud indee I to have | got through his year of office in the manner he had , and he was pleased to meet them all that night at the end of his term in order that he might thank them very heartily and sincerely for their

kindness to him throughout his year . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Everett again thanked the brethren for the Past Master ' s jeyvel , and sat doyvn amidst loud applause . Bro . Williams responded as Secretary to the toast of "Thc Treasurer and Secretary , " and Bro . Joseph Smith as Treasurer . The latter brother reminded the brethren that he was the father of the

lodge . The " boys , " not using the word offensively , sometimes thought thc " old dad " went a little too far . If he did so it yvas with the best intention , bdieving that what he did was for the benefit of the lodge . If he could not take a liberty with them he djd not know yvho could . As " the old governor , " he tried to keep them right , and he

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yvas pleased to say that up to the present time he had given satisfaction , for they had honoured him by re-electing him a great many years as their Treasurer . As long as they chose to honour him yvith their confidence he should be yvith them to the end of the chapter . He wished them every happiness and prosperity . The remaining toasts

yvere then given , and the brethren separated . During the evening the brethren yvere treated yvith some good singing by Bros . Dayvson and Carter . Some recitations , and Sir Pertinax Macsycophant's narrative of his mode of success in life , yvhich yvas admirably given by Bro . Hudson , of Brighton , and of the Chaucer Lodge .

ST . JAMES'S UNION LODGE ( No . 180 ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , nth inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . W . C . Parsons , W . M ., presided , and after initiating Mr . Healhcote , installed Bio . Gillard , S . W . and W . M . elect , as Master of the lodge . The brethren appointed to office were Bros . W . C . Parsons , I . P . M .: F . Annett , S . W . ; Pillin , J . W .: G . Bubb ,

P . M ., Treas . ; H . A . Stacey , P . M ., Sec ; Smith , S . D . ; Harrison , J . D . ; Farwig , I . G . ; J . P . Stacey , P . M ., D . C ; Stollard , W . S . ; and Gilbert , Tyler . A splendid P . M . ' s jewel was presented to Bro . Parsons , and the W . M . in presenting it said , he wished that every Master of a lodge yvas like Bro . Parsons , of yvhom the lodge might yvell be proud . Wishing he might live many years to wear the

jewel , he fastened it on his breast . After Bro . Parsons had acknowledged the gift he announced his stewardship for the forthcoming festival of the Benevolent Institution , and asked the support of the brethren for his list . Banquet followed , to yvhich seventy-nine brethren sat down , including sixteen visitors . BOLTON . —Anchor and Hope Lodge ( No .

37 ) . —The installation meeting of the above lodge ( constituted 1731 ) took place in the Freemasons' Hall , Bolton , on Monday , 10 th Jan . There was a good attendance of members of the lodge , amongst whom yvere Bros . James Walker , W . M ; W . H . Horrocks , S . W .: R . H . Freeman , J . W . ; Jno . Tunnah , Prov . G . Sec . ; J . H . Winder , P . Prov . G . Reg . ; G . P . Brockbank , P . Prov . S . G . Deacon ; W .

Slater , P . Prov . S . G . Deacon ; Robt . Haryvood , P . Prov . G . Supt of Works ; Reuben Mitchell , P . Prov . G . Swd . Bearer ; James McAdam , P . Prov . J . G . Deacon , Derbyshire ; F . W . Pacey , P . Prov . G . Org . Berks and Bucks ; John Robinson , P . M . ; James Neyvton , P . M . ; Thos . Wilson , P . M . ; James Pilkington , P . M . ; Walter Pennington , P . M . ; and others ; also visiting brethren , Thomas Entwisle , P . M .

221 ; P . Prov . G . Supt of Works ; Henry Maiden , P . M . 1012 , P . Prov . G . Swd . Bearer ; J . W . Taylor , P . M . 221 ; P . Prov . G . Org . ; Lever Royvbottom , P . M . 178 ; Jno . Wild , W . M . 146 ; James Horrocks , P . M . 348 ; and others . The lodge being opened in the First Degree , the minutes of the preceding meeting yvere read and confirmed . The lodge yvas then opened in the Second Degree , when the

W . M . elect , Bro . W . H . Horrocks , was presented to the retiring W . M ., Bro . James Walker , to receive the benefit of installation at his hands . The usual ceremonies were performed in the Second Degree , and the lodge then proceeded to thc Third Degree , yvhen the brethren below thc rank of Installed Master retired , and Bro . Horrocks yvas installed into the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom ,

by Bro . Walker , in thc presence of the goodly number of nineteen Installed Masters or Past Masters . The remainder of the brethren yvere then admitted , and the neyvly-installed master was proclaimed and saluted in thc three degrees . The lodge being closed down to the First Degree , Bro . Walker invested the officers , viz .: —Bros . R . K . Freeman , S . W . ; J . Brown , J . W . ; G . P . Brockbank , Treas . * , Walter

Pennington , Sec ; Samuel Croyvther , S . D . ; Rooko Pennington , J . D . ; Robeit Harwood , Master of Ceramonies ; F . W . Pacey , Org . ;• Johnson Mill , Inner Guard ; W . Redman , Tyler . A cordial vote of thanks was given to the Immediate P . M ., Bro . James Walker , for his services during thc past year , and also as Installing Officer on this occasion . Three candidates for initiation yvere proposed , as also a

brother to become a joining member . 1 he closing of the lodge followed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet table . CAMBRIDGE . —Scientific Lodge ( No . 88 ) . — A meeting of the members of this ancient and flourishing lodge yvas held at the Lion Hotel , on the ioth inst ., the chief intcrert being thc installation of Bro . W . J . Basham , W . M . elect . There was a large attendance of brethren to

witness the installation . The ceremony of installation yvas preceded by raising Bros . Walker and Long to the Third Degree . At the conclusion of the above ceremonies , the W . M . Bro . J . F . Fetch , resigned his gavel to Bro . P . M . Dimmock , P . P . G . S . W ., the Installing Master , who as a skilled yvorkman performed the ancient ceremony in a most able manner , the musical part being effectively performed

by the Organist , Bro . P . M . J . R . Ling . At the close of the ceremony the following appointments yvere made : —Bros . J . F . Fetch , I . P . M . ; A . Heed , S . W . ; H . Chennell , J . W . ; W . F . Jarrold , S . D . ; A . H . Moysen , J . D . ; T . Hunnybun , I . G . ; B . W . Beales , Treas . ; T . Nichols , Sec ; W . Boys , Dir . of Cer . ; W . Davidson , P . M ., Steward ; F . Grain , P . M ., Chap . ; 'J . R . Ling , P . M ., Org . . The lodge was closed in due

and ancient form , when about 50 brethren sat doyvn to a sumptuous banquet . Bro . W . J . Basham , W . M ., presided , supported by the D . P . G . M ., Bro . J . Deighton , the P . M . ' s of the lodge . The visitors comprised Bros . J . G . Barber , W . M . 441 ; E . Haggs , P . M . 441 ; A . F . Donagan , P . M . 441 ; F . Bailey , 441 ; II . Nickell , 4 ; W . M . Fayvcett , 859 ; — McCullum , 1250 : F . M . Dowell , 52 ; —Tomlinson , 441 ; J . Hinge , 441 .

NORWICH .-Social Lodge ( No . 93 ) . —On Tuesday evening , 1 ith inst ., thc usual meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , when , as this yvas the occasion for installing thq W . M . elect , there was a very large attendance of brethren , both members and visitors . After the Toyvn Clerk of Norwich ( W . L . Mendham ) had been duly initiated into Masonry , the retiring W . M ., Bro . C . H . Capon , proceeded to instal as his successor Bro . J . J . Commins . The ceremony , which was performed by