Lodges And Chapters Of Instruction.

Priest , W . M . ; T . M . Lamble , S . W . ; VV . J . Mason , P . M . 132 S , P . P . S . G . D . Surrey , J . W . ; G . Read , G . S . B . Eng ., Treas . ; H . Dehane , P . M . 1543- P . P . S . G . D . Essex , Sec ; J . Bartlett , P . M . 2637 . S . D .: W . R . Plaford , W . M . ifioS , S . D . I 7 Q 3 . J . D . ; T . M . Halev , W . M . 2 ( 1 37 , I . G . ; W . Craig , P . M . 1425 , Stwd .: C . S . Mote , P . M . 1732 ; H . Windeatt , P . M . 1793 ; W . C . James , and H .

Campbell . The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The lodge was opened in the Second and Third Degrees , and , after the usual preliminaries , the ceremonies of passing and raising were rehearsed , Bros . Campbell and Haly being the candidates respectively . The W . M . gave the ' . tradttional

history . The lodge was resumed , as required , to . the First Degree . Bro . Plaford was elected a member , and acknowledged the compliment . A vote of thanks was passed to Bro . Priest for the admirable manner be had rehearsed the duties of the chair for the fir > t time in the Hyde Park Lodge of Instruction , which compliment was duly acknowledged . After " Hearty good wishes" lodge was closed .

ISLINGTON LODGE ( No . 1471 ) . —The usual weekly meeting was held on Tuesday , the 15 th instant , at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , when there were present Bros . Milton Smith , VV . M . ; R . Loomes , S . W . ; W . Rapley , J . W . ; R . P . Upton , acting Preceptor ; C . M . Coxon , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Herts , and J . Duncan , P . M ., Sees . ; G . T . Peall , S . D . ; V . J . R . Longman , J . D . ; A . Oliver ,

P . M ., I . G . ; J . T . Frost , G . Yexley , H . R . Bower , J . Amand , C . Jarratt , D . C . Ritchie , T . E : Newman , H . B . Harding , P . M . ; and G . Gregory , P . M . The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes read and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was then rehearsed , Bro . Yexley being the candidate . The lodge having been opened in the Second Degree , Bro . Frost

answered the questions leading to the Third Degree and was entrusted . The lodge was opened in the Third Degree and the ceremony of raising rehearsed , Bro . Frost being the candidate . Bros . C Jarratt and H . R . Bower were elected members of the lodge . Bro . Loomes was elected VV . M . for the ensuing week , and appointed the officers in rotation . The lodjie was then closed .

LEICESTER . — UNION LODGE—The first meeting of the season was held at the Masonic Hall , on Friday , the 4 th inst ., and attended by a large number of brethren , Bro . Walter D . Grant , S . VV . 279 , being acting W . M ., assisted by the following officers : Bros . W . D . Grant , S . W . 279 , acting W . M . ; 11 . Goodacre Marriott , S . VV . 202 S , D . C . for the session ; and F . G . Bower , P . M . 1391 ,

P . P . A . G . P ., Steward for the session . Before working the First Degree an interesting , ceremony took place by the presentation to Bro . 11 . Goodacre Marriott of a special jewel for services rendered to the lodge as Director of Ceremonies for over eight years . The presentation was made by Bro . W . D . Grant , who referred to the useful work Bro . Marriott had done in the lodge , and having

worked with him in many other Degrees he could testify to the great interest taken at all times in everything appertaining to Masonry by Bro . Mairioir , and _ on behalf of . the Preceptors , officers , and brethren of the lodge , presented him with the unique jewel voted to him for his long service and usefulness . He hoped the G . A . O . T . U . would bless him with long life and health to continue what he

hoped would be a long and honourable career in Masonry , and that the jewel would ever remind him of the many happy and instructive years spent in the Union Lodge of Instruction . Bro . Marriott , in thanking the brethren for the very handsome jewel presented to him , referred to his long connection with the Union Lodge of Instruction . Since he joined some 10 years ago , when the lodge was very small ,

the lodge had become one of the largest in the kingdom , numbering nearly 300 , and having representatives for lodges throughout the province , and was doing most excellent work . He hoped he might be long spared to work amongst them and wear the jewel so kindly presented to him that evening . Bro . J . T . Thorp , Preceptor , then read a paper on " Current Masonic Topics , " and an interesting discussion

followed by Bros . E . Holmes , Prov . G . Sec , Preceptor ; Rev . C . Henton Wood , P . P . S . G . W . ; Rev . H . Mason , Prov . G . Mark Sec , ; and others ; after which Bro . Thorp , referring to the death of Bro . William Kelly , P . P . G . M ., said the province had sustained a most severe loss , and although Bro . Kelly might not be so well known to the younger members of the Order , those who were older

Masons had many oppoitunities of knowing the great and lasting interest he always took in Masonry ; they had only to look through the woik of the province to see what Bro Kelly had done . He begged to move the following resolution be entered on the minutes of the lodge : " That the Preceptors , officers , and brethren of the Union Lodge of Instruction , Leicester , desire hereby to place upon

permanent record their deep sense of the incalculable loss the Craft in the province in general , and this Union Lodge in particular , has sustained by the death , on the 24 th ultimo , of R . W . Bro . Wm . Kelly , P . P . G . M . of Leicestershire and Rutland . He wasa founderof the lodge in 184 ( 1 , a constant and regular attendant for many years at its meetings , and never ceased to take an interest in itswefa'e ti . l ths

conclusion of his Masonic career of 5 ( 1 years . They wish especially to bear testimony to his knowledge and excellent rendering ofthe Masonic inual , to his never-failing courtesy and kindness to the brethren , and to his unceasing exemplification in his life and conduct of all the Masonic virtues . " Bro . the Rev . C . Htnton Wood , P . P . S . G . W ., in supporting the resolution , referred in fer ling terms to the death of liro .

Kelly who was one of his best and oldest friends . 1 he resolution was carried unanimously . Other subjects of great Masonic interest were then discussed and the lodge closed , the brethren adjourning to the banquet room where supper was served , presided over by Bro . VV . D . Grant .

'Ihe usual loyal toasts and " The Health of the Acting W . M . " having been duly honouiecl , the rest of the evening was spent in hatmony , Bro . Dr . Birrow presiding at the piano . The Tyler's ttast biought to a close a very happy and enjoyable evening . The jewel was manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .

HORNSEY CHAPTER ( No . 890 ) . —A convocation wts held at the Prince of Wales Hotel , corner of Eastbourne-terrace and Bishop ' s-road , Paddington , VV ., on the 14 th inst ., when there were present Comps . J . Cruttenden , 779 , M . E . Z . ; I . C . Tilt , IL elect SO . ' , H . ; J . Maurice Frank , M . F .. Z . 37 6 , J . ; H . Dehane , P . Z . Syo , S . E . ; R . Larchin , M . E . Z . elect S 02 , S . N . ; G . E .

Lodges And Chapters Of Instruction.

Higginson , P . S . iGo ,- P . S . ; W . Hillier , S 34 , ist A . 3 . ; J . Bailey , LP . Z . 1602 ; and G . Gregory , j . elect S 62 . The chapter was declared open , and the minutes of the last convocation were read and confirmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Higginson being the candidate , who was afterwards elected a member . The installation of Third Principal was rehearsed . The M . E . Z . having risen the usual number of times , " Hearty good wishes " were accorded , and the chapter was closed .

STAR CHAPTER ( No . 1275 ) . —A meeting was held on Friday , the 14 th inst ., at the Stirling Castle Hotel , Churchstreet , Camberwell , S . E ., when therejwere present : Comps . Cope , M . E . Z . ; Grummant , H . ; Lewis , J . ; F . Hilton , A . G . D . C , Preceptor ; Stone , S . E ; Dunn , S . N . ; Cornford , P . S . ; Lightfoot , Telling , T . H . Salmon , Addington , Bann ster , Dawson , Elgar , Thompson , Rice , Loader , and Mnrchp ..

The chapter was declared open and the minutes of the last convocation were read and confirmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . T . H . Salmon , personating the candidate . Comp . T . Grummant , H ., was elected M . E . Z . fon trie next meeting . A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to _ Comp . Cope , M . E . Z ; 172 , for the very able manner in which he rehearsed the ceremony for the first time . The chapter was then closed .

Red Cross Of Rome And Constantine.

Red Cross of Rome and Constantine .

JERSEY . Concord Conclave ( No . 8 ) . —This excellent old conclave met at the . Masonic Temple , Stopford-road , St . Helier's , on Friday evening , the 7 th inst . Amongst those present was noticed Sir Knights Peter Bois , M . P . S . ; L . P . Hespiradoux , P . M . P . S . ; Capt . J . C Barrette , V . E . ; Capt . H . Stevenson , S . G . ; J . T . Le Geyt , J . VV . ;

Hambling , Recorder ; and others . This was a special meeting for the purpose of concocting new by-laws , altering the present amount of subscriptions , regular quarterly convocations and other matters , all of which were successfully carried through . Subsidiary K . H . S . and St . John ' s Knights Degrees were likewise taken into consideration . A brother was , moreover , proposed for next meeting The sir knights then dispersed .

Board Of Benevolence.

BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .

The monthly meeting of the Board of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall , London . Bro . James Brett , P . G . P ., Senior Vice-President , presided . Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P ., Junior Vice-President , occupied the Senior Vice-President ' s chair , and Bro . W . P . Brown , P . G . Std . Br ., took the chair of Junior Vice-President . Bro . Edward

Letchworth , G . Sec , A . A . Pendlebury , Asst . G . Sec , VV . Dodd , and VV . H . Lee represented Grand Secretary ' s office . There were also present : Bros . William Vincent , George H . Langley , George Graveley , George B . Chapman , W . Fisher , VV . M . Bywater , Henry Garrod , T . W . Whitmsrsh , Charles J . R . Tijou , Major-Gen . F . Gadsden , S . H . Goldschmidt , James Bunker ,

Charles Dairy , E . C . Mulvey , Walter Martin , S . Vallentine , H . Massey , G . Mansford , George Hill , Charles E . Collins , R . J . Rogers , C . H . Webb , J . Pickett , M . D ., H . R . Dewson , Edward C . Talbot , R . Pain Walkden , and C . Schmidt . Bro . Letchworth announced that Bro . Robert Grey , President , was unable to be present .

The Board first confirmed a recommendation to the Grand Master at last August meeting , to the amount of . £ 40 . There were 15 cases on the new list , which were qualified through lodges in the London District , and at Bradford , Portsmouth , Plymouth , Kidderminster , Cyprus , Liverpool , Hyderabad , Bristol

Sunderland , Harrow , Halifax , N . S ., and Cleckheaton . One of these cases was deferred for incompleteness . The remainder were relieved to the extent of . £ 255 . One case was recommended to Grand Lodge for . £ 50 , one to the Grand Master for £ 40 , and one for ^ 30 , Four grants were made of ^ 20 each , four of , £ 10 each , and three of £$ each .

Ireland

Ireland

MASONIC SERVICE AT LOIIOIIGALL . A special Masonic service , under the auspices of Loughgall Lodge , No . 625 , Loughgall , was held in the parish church , Loughgall , an Sunday , the 9 th inst ., the preacher being the Archdeacon of Armagh , Rev . Dr . Irwin . A large body ( numbering close on 200 ) of members of the Masonic Institution were present as

follows-. Bros . Rev . S . Gauden , W . M ., and R . Barry Maclaughlin , senior office-bearer , of 9 ; Henry Gilpin W . M . 122 ; Isaac Allen , W . M . ; Chas . Ensor , G . Jacksoni T . Hall , and W . Whiteside , office-bearers of 625 ; James Conn , W . M . jSg ; J . Agnew , W . M . 6 97 ; Nos . 79 , 82 , 219 , and 231 , were represented by Bros . J . Bonis , E . D . Atkinson , J . Fordyce , and a large number of members ;

Nos . 409 , 39 , and 283 , were represented by Bros . F . W . Martin , J . Whitsilt , R . Compton , D . Walker , S . Sloane , S . Williamson , and a large contingent ' of members . The brethren formed in procession at the Church

Walk , and marched two deep down the aisle . The entire congregation numbered 504 . Prayers were read b y the Archdeacon of Armagh , and the lessons by Mr . Hack . The Archdeacon took for his text Mark ix ., 41 , ¦ ' For whosoever shall give you a cup of cold water to drink in my name , because ye

Ireland

belong to Christ , verily I say unto you he shall not lose his reward . " In the course of an eloquent address , th preacher impressed upon them the necessity of being in Charity with all men . " Love thy neighbour as thy . self " was Christ ' s great maxim , and he considered it a privilege , as well as their bounden duty , to endeavour to alleviate the suffering of their fellow-men , and b y

their help to , provide for the fatherless and hel p the poor . He referred at some length to a number of portions of the Holy Writ which inculcated in a special manner this important duty of the Christian , on which the principles of Freemasonry was to a great extent based . He said : As being children of the one Father ' they owed a duty to each other . They should not onl y

regard all men as their neighbours , but as brothers of Christ . He dwelt at length on the different sins to which man is subject , and warned them to guard against the sin of omission as being equally dangerous and far more subtle than the sin of commission . Christ tpld them that the neglect of duty was just as sinful in God ' s sight as the commission of flagrant sins . Jn

conclusion , he made an earnest appeal for a liberal offertory on behalf of the Masonic Charities . The special hymns sung were Nos . 43 , 318 , and 485 . Mr . R . Rolston acted as Organist . A collection amounting to £ 13 6 s . Sd . was afterwards taken up , the following gentlemen acting as collectors Messrs . James Orr , D . L ., D . J . Bonis , F . W . Martin , E . D . Atkinson , I . Fordyce , and J . Falls Walker .

Sister, The Hon. Mrs. Aldworth.

SISTER , THE HON . MRS . ALDWORTH .

Bro . Richard Jackson , of 16 , Commercial-street , Leeds , has just brought out another of his most successful reproductions . As respects engravings he has already published excellent copies of Picart ' s list of lodges of 1734-5 , and the remarkable procession of 1742 , & c ., and now we have the

reproduction of the fine plate of the Hon . Mrs . Aldworth which is both rare and valuable , to complete the trio . The original mezzotint is in the possession of the celebrated " York Lodge , No . 236 , " from which Bro . Jackson has had his copy made , by permission and so faithfully has the engraver done his work , that save for the newness of the plate , it is equal in all

respects to the valuable original . Our " only Sister " was initiated early last century , but precisely when and where is not quite clear . Bro . Hughan has proved most conclusively that the lad y must have " seen the light" before the year 1 744 , as her name occurs in the extraordinary list of subscribers to " Dr . Dassigny ' s Enquiry " of that year , being the

only female recorded out of hundreds of names . Particulars are given by Bro . Hughan in his able introduction to Bro . Jackson ' s perfects facsimile 6 f : tharJ invaluable work ( still for sale ) which was made from the only copy known in Europe , safely domiciled in the West Yorkshire Masonic Library , under the watchful eye of Bro . William Watson .

There are only 200 of this reproduction of the Hon . Mrs . Aldworth , full size of the original , and making a most striking picture . The lady is standing by the side of a grand old Master ' s chair , her left hand resting on , or pointing to , the " Volume of the Sacred Law , " and the right hand is on her breast . Copies may be had

from the publisher , if application be made very soon , the number being so limited . It is quite certain that the edition would be subscribed for in full by the Irish lodges did they but know of this most beautiful anil faithful reproduction , which is stated by Bro . Hughan to be Bro . Jackson ' s masterpiece .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . COL . MOFFATT , P . G . M . CANADA . A cable was received on Tuesday evening from London , Ontario , stating that Bro . Col . Moffatt , Past Grand Master of the Grand Lod ge of Canada in Ontario , passed away on the day mentioned . Bro , Col . Moffatt had been ailing for some years . He was an active and si icere member of the Craft—a Scotchman

by birth , and for years held the position ot Deputy Adjutant-General in the volunteer force of Canada . As a Mason , he had peculiarly the courage to always express his convictions , and was highly esteemed not only in Craft and military circles , but by the people of the city in which he for years resided . He was not present at the last meeting of Grand Lodge held in Hamilton .

BRO . MICHAEL HYNES . The funeral of the late Bro . Michael Hynes took place at Smithdown-road Cemetery on Friday , the 14 th instant . Deceased was a member of the Derby Lodge , No . 724 , and the Everton Lodge , No . 8 i 3 . 'There were a good number of friends and brethren

assembled at the graveside to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased . Amongst them were Mis . Smith , Miss Smith , Mrs . Musker , Mrs . Bailey , Mrs . Jones , Dr . A . S . Crawford , Mr . Daulby ( manager for deceased for 15 years ) , Messrs . Harrison , Henry Prosser , Phillips , VV . Wilson , VV .

Hanson , J . T . P . Parkinson , J . J . M'Coy , and RBennion . Bros . A . S . Heath , W . M ., Thomas I ' - Hodgson , I . P . M ., W . Briscoe , Sec , S . Perkins , Stwd ., Philip Armstrong , P . M ., D . C , T . Chesworth , P . M ., D . Davies , P . M ., J . Sharpies , P . M ., G . Becken , P . M » P . A . G . S ., C . VV . Higson , P . M ., E . R . Hoblyn , JBlenkinsop , J . M'Ewan , W . Green , and R . Crispe ,