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they were duly inducted into the privileges of the Order . In pursuance of notice , Bro . J . E . Jackson proposed , and Bro . J . Taylor , W . M ., elect , seconded the nomination of Bros . J . Hamer , P . M ., and P . G . M . O . as an honorarymember of the lodge so long as he should live .

The proposition was carried by acclamation . Bro . J . Taylor was presented to the W . M ., to receive the benefit of installation , when all below the rank of Installed Masters were requested to retire . Bro . Hamer took the chair , and performed the ceremony of installation , and I . P . M .

Ashmore afterwards delivered-the charges to the following officers : —Bros . H . Nelson , S . W . ; Joseph Wood , J . W . ; W . Doyle , M . O . ; J . E . Jackson , S . O . ; A . Bucknell , J . O . ; H . Jackson , Chaplain ; J . R . Goepel , P . M ., P . G . S . O ., reelected Treasurer for the ninth time , amidst the

most general expression of approval ; W . Shortis , Sec . ; Reginald Young , Registrar of Marks ; J . Hayes , S . D . ; J . Capell , J . D . ; J . K . Smith , D . C . ; W . Fish , S . S . ; H . Morris , J . S . ; C . Tyrer , I . G . ; and P . Ball , Tyler . The lodge was subsequently closed in harmony , and the

brethren adjourned to banquet . BRIDPORT . —St . Mary ' s Lodge Royal Ark Mariners . —In accordance with summons duly issued , the following Royal Ark Mariners met at the Masonic Rooms , Bridport , on the 12 th November , for the purpose of constituting a

Royal Ark Mariners' Lodge : —Bros . P . H . Newnham , J . C . Vigne , J . M . P . Montague , and T . Coombs . Bro . Philpot , of Poole , was prevented from attending by the loss of a train , and sent a telegram to that effect , liro . Newnham having assumed the chair ; a R . A . M . Lodge was

opened in ancient form , and the following brethren were admitted and regularly elevated to the degree of R . A . Mariner , Bro . Vigne acting as I , and Bro . Montague as S . Bros . J . Gundry , B . P . Gundry , W . Chick , J . S . Webb , W . H . W . Toby , T . Hine , C . Tucker , W . H .

Hay , P . Montague , H . G . B . Frampton , T . Long . The newly-elevated brethren having taken their seats , Bro . Newnham announced that he was empowered by the Grand Secretary formally to consecrate and constitute the St . Mary ' s Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners , and called

on Bro . Tucker to read the Warrant of Constitution . Bro . Newnham then delivered a short address upon the origin and antiquity of the Royal Ark Mariners' Degree , in which he showed the great probability that this degree was derived from the mystic worship of the

" Ark" in the earliest times , even as other portions of Freemasonary shewed traces of the primitive worship of the " Pillar . " A similar allusion to the " Ark , " was kept up by the Druids in their ceremonies of initiation , and it was probable that , in later times , their ideas

and practices had become merged into the Bible record of Noah's Deluge , in which form they had been laid hold of by the early Freemasons , and so handed down to us in their present shape . The ceremonies of consecration were then duly performed , Bro . Vigne carrying

round the corn , Bro . Montague the wine , and Bro . Coombs the oil . Bro . Newnham then declared the St * Mary ' s Royal Ark Mariners ' Lodge duly constituted . The Brethren were then called upon to elect their Commander , when Bro . Newnham proposed , and Bro .

Vigne seconded Bro . Montague , and he was unanimously elected . He was then presented , and replied to the preliminary questions . All Brethren below the rank of W . Commander having withdrawn , and a Board of Installed Commanders opened , Bro . Montague was

obligated and installed in the chair of N . The brethren were re-admitted , procession formed , and Bro . Montague duly proclaimed and saluted . He then proceeded to appoint his officers : — Bro . Vigne , J ., Br . J . Gundry , S ., Bro . B . P .

Gundry , Treas ., Bro . C . Tucker , Sec . After a code of bye-laws had been discusssed and the Lodge formally closed , the brethren separated , all highly pleased with their introduction to this interesting old degree .

AT a regular meeting held on the ioth inst ., it "was resolved that the Metropolitan Mark Lodge of Instruction should in future be held at the Coach and Horses Hotel , 323 , Strand , every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , for the purpose of Instruction in Mark Masonry .

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VOTING AT CHARITY ELECTIONS . —Mr . Charles Reed , M . P ., has written to the Lord Mayor , saying that the managers of the principal charities have ccnsulted , and are prepared to adopt the " suggestions " of those who advocate reforms . Meanwhile a committee is being * formed under

the Charity Organization Society for promoting the reform ofthe elections to charities , and many gentlemen of great influence have agreed to join it . The object will be to give information , and divert subscriptions from the voting to the nonvoting institutions . —Athenaeum .

The will of Bro . William Robert Clemow , of Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , was proved on the 5 th inst ., by Mr . Robert Clemow , the uncle , and Mr . Francis Harding Clemow , the brother , the executors , the personalty being sworn under

7 , oooZ . The testator leaves to his partner and brother , Mr . Francis Harding Clemow , all his half-part or share in the business premises , furniture , stock , & c , of Anderton ' s Hotel . The rest of his property he gives to his brothers and sisters and a cousin .

ROMAN-BRITISH REMAINS . —Many persons who are interested in the recent discoveries of Roman-British remains at the site ofthe National Safe Deposit Company ' s premises , Mansion House , will be glad to learn that an opportunity

is afforded for inspecting the collection between the hours of one and three , from Monday , the 24 th , to Saturday , thc 29 th inst ., inclusive , at the offices of Bro . John Whichcord , F . S . A ., Architect , 12 , Queen Victoria-street . Admission

will be by tickets , which will be forwarded by Mr . E . W . Bradbrook , F . S . A ., r , Elm-court , Temple , and Mr . J . E . Price , F . S . A ., 53 , Beresford-road , Hig hbury New Park , Honorary Secretaries London and Middlesex Archasolog ical Society .

THE BAIRD TRUST . —The Glasgow News publishes a resume of the trust deed settling the munificent gift by Mr . James Baird to the Church of Scotland of ^ "joo . ooo . The deed says that the donor has been moved to give the £ f ) 0 o , ooo ,

because he " feels deeply impressed with the extent to which spiritual destitution prevails among the poor and working population of Scotland , and is satisfied that this proceeds in a great measure from the want of properly organized and endowed

territorial work . He is also convinced that there is a " tendency to a departure from the truth , and to an exclusion of religion from the teaching of the young ; " and that "the means available b y law are insufficient to provide for the faithful

preaching of the word of God , for the refutation of error , and for the support of thc Church , and for educational and other purposes of a religious character . " Hetherefore . toaid in carryingoutthese objects , vests the ifi '^ oo . ooo in seven trustees , viz .,

himself , Alexander Whitelaw , ironmaster , of Glasgow ; David Wallace , ditto ; William Weir , ditto ; William Baird , of Elie ; James A . Campbell , jun ., of Stracathro ; and the Rev . Archibald Scott , minister of Greenside Church ,

Edinburgh . The trustees may increase their number to nine , and they have the most ample powers to apply the interest of the , £ 500 , 000 to any of the purposes set forth above . Provision is also made for an annual lectureship of six

discourses on religious subjects . A curious provision in the trust is that the donor provides that the trustees may , at the expiry of fifty years bring it to a close if they think fit , by expending the capital , as well as the interest , for the object

specified . The trustees are to have ^ . "joo yearly divided among them , according to the number of meetings they attend . They are all to be members of the Church of Scotland , and not more than one is to be a clergyman .

The editor of the " Bauhiitte" has founded at Florence an establishment for the sale of German and English books . We have much pleasure in introducing the same to thc notice of our many readers who may visit the fair city , feeling

assured that they will meet with every attention from those in charge . The address is—Messrs . Flor and Findel , German and Foreign Booksellers , 24 , Lung Arno Acciajoli , Florence , Italy . Prints , photographs , pictures and English . stationery , are also kept in stock . —ADVT .

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MASONIC FUNERAL IN GLASGOW . —Bro . Jacob Bright , a P . M . of Lodge Prudence , 170 , New York , having been taken ill while in this city , was taken to the Infirmary , where the Lodge Union has a bed at their disposal . Here his wants were attended to , and he gratefully

admitted that , though in a foreign land , he was still at home . But it pleased the Great Architect to call him to the Lodge above , and on Thursday his remains were accompanied to the South Side Cemetery by a number of the brethren , foremost among whom were Bro . R . Mitchell , P . M . 382 :

J . Cunningham , R . W . M . 475 ; W . Bassett , 27 ; G . W . Wheeler , 73 ; R . Ramsay , 40 S ; and J . Humber , 408 , and about 30 other brethreu . Had the day been more propitious , there would have been a larger assemblage . Bro . the Rev . J . Reid , of Christ Church , Mile-end , had kindly

offered his services , and accompanied the melancholy cortege from the Infirmary , nearly three miles to the grave , and when there impressively rendered the last services of the dead . By the kindness of the Clyde Lodge No . 408 , who own a double lair there , our Brother ' s body was

deposited in front of the splendid granite monolith they have erected to the memory of departed brethren of the Lodge . But it was felt that in a port like Glasgow , where so many American and Continental Masons are continually arriving , and some of them frequently dying in our midst ,

that we should have a grave belonging to the Craft at large , and not have to apply to one lodge to grant a portion of her ground for that purpose ; and Bros . Mitchell , Wheeler , Bassett , Cunningham , and Ramsay were appointed a Committee to lay the subject before the various lodges .

GIFT BY THE EX-MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL TO THE POLICE BANDMASTER . —Bro . G . Samuelson ex-Mayor of Liverpool , as is generally known , is not only a literary man , but a skilled musician . One of the last complimentary acts he performed , before relinquishing office , was to pay a pleasing

tribute to the police band through their master . His worship summoned Mr Beardhall to his " private parlour " in the Town Hall , and there presentetl him , without public display , with a magnificent ivory baton , mounted with gold , and bearing the following inscription : — " Presented

by Edward Samuelson , Esq ., Mayor , to Bandmaster Francis Beardhall , to mark the time of 1 S 73 . " A more public presentation of the testimonial was made to Mr . Beardhall by Major Greig . C . B ., the Head Constable , at tho " setting of the afternoon parade , " Main

Bridewell yard . IRISH FISHERIES . —The Baronesss Burdett-Coutts having ottered ( in addition to other contributions which she has given , viz ., . £ 250 for the benefit of the Boffin and Shark Islands , and £ 300 for the Claddagh fishermen ) a prize of

; £ ic for the best essay " On preventing Nets from Rotting" ; and , as President of the Ladies ' Educational Committee for the prevention of cruelty to Animals , a prize of Aiio for the best essay on " On killing Fish ( particularly those of the larger species , such as the basking shark , sun

fish , & c . ) with the least cruelty , " these subjects are now open to public competition throughout Ireland , and essays on either or both will be received up to the 31 st March , 1874 . According to the latest arrangements , the German Imperial Crown Prince and Crown Princess

will leave for St . Petersburg !! on the 17 th of January , where the marriage of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh with the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia will be celebrated on the 2 ist of that month .

The merchants of Liverpool have prepared a petition to the Postmaster-General , urging thc immediate necessity of the Liverpool Exchange and the Central Telegraph Station , London , being placed in direct communication by special wire .

THOSE who have most patiently and perscvcringly studied human physiology , have now concluded , that in the nerves lie the centre of action , the spring of movement and regulation of vital functions . In variable and relaxing weather HoIIoway ' s Medicines are especially servicablc iit maintaining nervous vigour and in defending the frame against ill consequences from dampness or chill . If the

first symptoms receive attention and judicious treatment , not only will future danger be averted , but old ailments will give way , and better health will be attained than was enjoyed before thc illness . No treatment for safety and certainty of success may bc so confidently relied upon , as that discovered by Professor Holloway , whose l'iils and Ointment always restore the sufferer . — ADVT .