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The next toast was that of "The Initiates , " and the W . M . expressed himself as being proud at having introduced four such good members into the Order . The Initiates replied in turn , each expressing their sense of the honour done them , and of the impressiveness of the ceremony they had just gone through . "The Health of the Past Masters" followed .

In proposing " The Treasurer and Secretary , " the VV . M . said he should not give many words to the Secretary , Bro . Williams , P . M ., as he had already figured among the Past Masters . But that being the 36 th anniversary of the battle of Inkerman , and the Treasurer , Bro . Watkins , being one

of the survivors of that memorable day , he would wish the lodge to do especial honour to him that evening . Bro . VVing , I . P . M ., begged to add a few words to the W . M . 's remarks , not as an Inkerman hero , but still as a Crimean veteran .

The toast vvas received with acclamation , rendered with hearty " fire , " and accorded musical honours , followed by cheers for the Crimean heroes . Bro . Watkins sang a song entitled "The Army and Navy , " written on board the Agamemnon to commemorate

the battle of Inkerman , and Bro . Wing , his contemporary veteran , accompanied him on the piano . Bros . Watkins and Williams responded . The toast of "The Officers" followed , and the Tyler ' s toast concluded the proceeding's .

Aldersgate I Odge ( No . 1657 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 17 th inst ., at the Albion Tavern . Present : Bro . A . B . Hudson , W . M ., who vvas supported by the following officers , brethren , and visitors : Bros . M . R . Webb , S . VV . ; S . White , P . M ., Treas . ; E . Y . Jolliffe , P . M ., Sec . ; E . F . B . Fuller , S . D . ; G . Rawlinson , J . D . ; J . Shotter , I . G . ;

W . H . Froom , P . M . ; E . Anderton , P . M . ; and S . Croft . Visitors : Bros . W . H . Hopkins , P . M . 13 S 5 , P . G . S . B . Herts ; H . W . Cooper , 92 ; A . Pearce , P . M . 1572 ; and G . Harlow , W . M . 2147 . The lodge vvas opened , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The Audit Committee was

elected , and Bro . M . R . Webb , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . S . White vvas reelected Treasurer . A brother having been proposed as a joining member , the lodge vvas closed . The brethren afterwards adjourned to a banquet , presided over by the W . M .

Trinity College Lodge ( No . 1765 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on the 6 th inst ., at 13 . Mandeville-place , under the presidency of Bro . E . Burritt Lane , when the following were present : Bros . T . E . Biddlecombe , S . W ., W . M . elect ; J . B . Sarjeant , J . W . ; J . A . Hammond , Treas . ; Jno , Mills , Sec ; C J . Ozanne , S . D . ; S . J . Wilford , J . D . ; Aubrey

Howard , P . M ., D . C ; J . T . Hutchinson , I . G . ; W . Hutchinson , Steward ; Pettit , Org . ; G . Harrison , Tyler ; Plant Martin , P . M . ; Bradbury Turner , P . M . ; J . E . Turner , P . M . ; H . V . Geary , J . Bennett , Scott Hatley , E . C . M . Tischel , L . J . Van der Heyden , IT . E . Robertson , T . Pettit , and Sinclair Dunn . Visitors : Bros . F . VV .

Dives , P . M . 1 445 ; A . W . Lane , 167 ; G . H . Frankland West , 114 S ; D . Hatch , 1507 ; J . H . Matthews , P . D . G . D . of C . England ; VV . T . Rundell , P . M . and Sec . 1716 ; CM . Brander , W . M . 1563 ; J . G . Hopgood ; H . T . Paget , P . M . 194 ; S . Flinn , 1731 ; C Wakefield , P . M . 1259 ; and C . VV . Pearce .

The lodge having been opened , the minutes were read and conlirmed , and the Auditors' report was unanimously adopted . Bro . Scott Hatley having been passed to the Second Degree , Bros . Geary and Bennett were afterwards raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Masons . Bro . T . E . Biddlecombe , VV . M . elect , was introduced to the VV . M . as a candidate for installation in the chair of K . S .

A Board of Installing Officers vvas formed , and Bro . Biddlecombe was then installed in the chair of K . S . Thc new VV . M . then appointed the following brethren as his oflicers for the ensuing year : Bros . J . B . Sarjeant , S . W . ; C . ) . Ozanne , J . VV . ; J . Hammond , Treas . ; J . Mills , Sec ; S . Wilford , S . D . j J . T . Hutchinson , J . D . ; VV . Hutchinson , I . G . j Aubrey Howard , P . M . D . Cj Van der Heyden , Stwd .:

and Pettit , Org . The duties of Installing-Master were performed by Bro . E . Burritt Lane , I . P . M ., who acquitted himself ol his honourable task in a way that reilected no less credit on his lodge than on himself . He delivered the charge with eloquence and impressiveness . The way in which he has carried out his duties during his year of office has pleased all the brethren , and

his year was thus fitly closed . The W . M . having appointed his officers , in the name of the lodge presented Bro . Burritt Lane , I . P . M ., with a Past Master's jewel , adding a few appropriate words , and hoping that his own year of office would be equally

satisfactory . The remaining business having been transacted , the lodge vvas closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment and harmony . The first duty having been satisfactorily enacted , the loyal toasts were proposed and honoured with the usual Masonic enthusiasm .

To the toast of "The Grand Officers" Bro . J . H . Matthews , P . D . G . D . C , replied , complimenting the lodge on its working , and congratulating it on the possession of a good body of working officers . He was an old friend of the I . P . M ., and knew that he always did well whatever he undertook , and he felt sure that the new VV . M . from what he had seen of him would do his best to emulate his predecessor .

"The Installing Master" vvas then proposed , and briefly responded to in apposite terms . 'To the toast of "The Worshipful Master " Bro . Biddlecombe replied , saying how proud he felt in that coveted position , and that he intended to do the best he could during his year of office , and was sure his officers would support him with all their power . For " The Visitors " Bros . Matthews , Rundall , Brander , A . VV . Lane , Wakefield , and others replied .

For " The Past Masters" Bros . Bradbury Turner , Aubrey Howard , and others replied . During the intervals the brethren were entertained with an admirably-arranged musical programme . Bros . Pearce ( Mus . Doc . ) and B . Turner ( Mus . Bac . ) gave a fine rendering of Guilmant ' s Duo , organ and pianoforte " Pastorale "j

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Bro . Plant Martin gave Lohr ' s " Love ' s Proving" with delicacy and expression j Bro . J . T . Hutchinson with Sullivan ' s "I wish to tune my quivering lyre" j and Bro . Sinclair Dunn with " Lovelight , " by Hutchinson , brought down the house . llro . J . Sarjeant , always appreciated , vvas especially good in Adam's recitation , Rubenstein . Bro . T . Pettit vvas in his usual good form in Gounod ' s

march , " La Reine de Saba . " A most interesting item of the programme vvas that of Master A . W . Kettelby , who is under 15 years of age , and has gained the Queen Victoria Scholarship of Trinity College , tenable for three years , but in his special case , on account of his extraordinary talent ,

extended on his behalf to six years . He played three compositions of his own on the pianoforte— " La Danse du Paysan , " " Barcarolle , " and Scherzo . " Scarcely less noteworthy was the violin performance of A . Mistowski , student , and Henry Smart , exhibitioner of Trinity College . He played two of his own compositions— "Romanze" and " Saltarelle . "

Derby Allcroft Lodge ( No . 2168 ) . —The installation meetingof this lodge vvas held on Thursday , the Gth inst ., at the Midland Hotel , St . Pancras , Bro . Harold Halliday , W . M ., presiding . Among the numerous other brethren who attended—a party of about too—there were present Bros . John D . Allcroft , P . G . T . j Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . ; A . Boden , D . A . Mostyn , VVm . Laurence ,

Wm . Bradford , Dixon , Mackie , Martin , Herbert Sidney , Coke , Morton , Gregory , Smerdon , Demetrius , Cunningham , Conolly , Charles , Thomas , Michie , McLearn , Curnick , Rawlinson , Hahn , Titford , Taylor , Smythe , Muir Smith , Marcus Bromet , Hyman , Barnett , and Robinson . Visitors Bros . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br . ; Manuel , W . M . 1196 ; Dr . Powdrell , I . P . M . 2271 ; Geo . E . Fairchild , P . M . 1196 ;

Henry Povey , P . M . and Treas . 22 ; Chas . Dickens , P . M . 969 ; R . P . Stevens , P . M . 901 ; VV . Kent , J . W . 1321 ; A . J . Bolton , P . M . S 62 ; Chas . Townley , 2190 ; Alderman Renals , I . P . M . 1656 ; Dr . Hunter , P . M . 1677 ; H . J . Allcroft , 2 S 9 ; and F . H . Macklin , 1319 . There vvas no work before the lodge but the installation of the W . M , which was immediately proceeded with after

the opening of the lodge and confirmation of the minutes . Bro . Halliday , with great fluency , delivered the usual ritual , and installed Bro . Joseph Corbett , P . M ., W . M . elect , in the chair . The following brethren received the officers' collars : Bros . Harold Halliday , I . P . M . ; J . P . Harding , P . M ., S . W . ; W . F . Lord , J . W . ; E . Y . Jolliffe , P . M ., P . Z ., & c , Treas . ; Robert D . Cummings ,

P . M ., P . Z ., Sec . ; W . Thomas , P . M ., S . D . ; D . A . Mostyn , J . D . ; J . W . Dixon , P . M ., I . G . j S . Garcia , P . M ., D . C ; James Haskins , Org . ; and Geo . Godfrey and Alfred A . Millward , Stwds . The lodge was shortly afterwards closed , and the brethren adjourned to one of the choicest of banquets . The usual toasts followed .

Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Sec , replied as a Grand Officer to the toast of " The Deputy Grand Master and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " and said it was a pleasure to respond to the toast , as it included the names of many noble , industrious , and good men , who with all their cares in the outer world found time to devote to the good of the grand old Order . It pleased him much

to be again among the brethren of the Derby Allcroft Lodge , which he consecrated four years ago in a room not so handsome as that in which they were assembled that day . He found a marvellous change and improvement , on which he most heartily congratulated the brethren . Such a dignified place vvas rare in London . Both in work and hospitality the lodge was much to the fore . Altogether the

lodge stood well , and not the least of the circumstances in its favour was its having such an excellent godfather as Bro . Derby Allcroft , who was still a member of the lodge . He was sure that when next he came to the lodge he would find an improvement on the improvement , if that was possible . Bro . Harold Halliday , I . P . M ., proposed "The VV . M . " He said Bro . Corbett was worthy of his position ; he was a

true Mason , and would be a faithful Master . Past experience had taught them that , and that he would transmit to the memorials of the lodge all the best traditions of Freemasonry . The Worshipful Master , in response , assured the brethien that it afforded him infinite pleasure to occupy the chair of the Derby Allcroft Lodge . It was a position to which he had aspired ever since his connection with it ,

and he hoped he should do credit to it ; at all events , he should have in the Past Masters who had passed the chair men well able to work and carry out their duties to the satisfaction of the brethren . If he trod in their footsteps he could not go very far wrong . Therefore , relying on the support which he was sure he should always receive from the brethren , and , stimulated by

a desire to do his best for the lodge , he looked forward to a bright year for the Derby Allcroft Lodge . He also had to thank the I . P . M . for the very kind and complimentary terms in which he had been pleased to introduce the toast . He really could not lay claim to all he had said , but as he had said before , it had always been his desire to do his best . That course he should endeavour to pursue in that lodge ,

and he hoped that at the end of his year the brethren would not regret having placed him in that proud position . He next proposed the toast of "The I . P . M ., " which all the brethren would appreciate . The brethren had been privileged to see the admirable working of the installation ceremony by Bro . Halliday , as well as thc other ceremonies during his year of office , and they could not

fail to come to one conclusion , which vvas that Bro . Halliday had been animated by an earnest and conscientious desire to discharge his duties to the full extent of his ability , and that he had succeeded in doing so . It was not possible in any lodge to have a more strictly conscientious earnest Master than Bro . Halliday , who had not only maintained the reputation of the lodge , but had enhanced it by his

grand , manl y work . He had crowned his efforts that evening by his impressive performance of the installation ceremony . In conclusion , he presented Bro . Halliday with a Past Master ' s jewel , together with the best wishes of all the brethren . Bro . H . Halliday , I . P . M ., replying , said he had done his best , but there was no reason why such loud praises should

have been pronounced . Still he thanked the brethren sincerely for having voted him the jewel , and as long as he lived he would think of it as a mark of the consideration of the brethren of the Derby Allcroft Lodge . Bro . John Derby Allcroft , P . M ., P . G . Treas ., replied to the toast of "The P . M . ' s , " of whom he was proud to be the first . He would look with pleasure to the progress of

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the lodge , which he hoped would go on for many years to come . He hoped the prosperity and renown of the Craft would be promoted by the Derby Allcroft Lodge . He had now another pleasurable duty to perform , to propose "The Health of Bro . J . Percy Fitzgerald , P . M ., " and to make a prssentation to that brother . Bro . Fitzgerald had been a Mason 20 years , and had performed excellent service in the

Earl of Zetland Lodge . Brethren of that lodge were now present , which vvas very agreeable to know , because it showed the esteem in which the Earl of Zetland Lodge held him . Bro . Fitzgerald was a founder of the Derby Allcroft Lodge , and he considered him the father of the lodge , although Bro . Fitzgerald got him to be the first Master , and to consent to give his name to the lodge . This step by Bro .

Fitzgerald had been very successful . Bro . Fitzgerald ' s tact , energy , and good management had been the means of forming a nucleus of Masons in that neighbourhood who were an honour to the Order . The Iodge began at Camden Town , almost outside the border of civilisation , but they had left that dark forest and come to locate where they met to-night . A Benevolent Fund had been established

which showed they were actuated by the spirit of Freemasonry . They had proceeded in a good work , which he hoped _ would go forward in the future . This had been originated by Bro . Fitzgerald . He then presented to Bro . Fitzgerald a magnificent silver tea and coffee service with a silver salver . On the salver vvas the following inscription : " Presented with a silver tea and coffee service

by the members of the Derby Allcroft Lodge , No . 216 S , to Bro . James Percy Fitzgerald , P . M ., P . Z ., as a mark of respect and esteem and a token of sincere fraternal regard on his retirement from the office of I . P . M ., also as a special recognition of his invaluable services in establishing the lodge . Midland Grand Hotel , 13 th November , 1890 . " Bro . Fitzgerald , replying , thanked Bro . Allcroft and the

brethren for the presentation , and in the course of his remarks said there were other brethren besides himself who had worked hard for the lodge , among . them being Bro . Derby Allcroft himself . But he thanked the brethren from the bottom of his heart for the kind feeling which had been shown to him . Bro . Fitzgerald also paid a very high tribute to Bro . Cummings , the Secretary of the lodge , for

his invaluable services in promoting in every way its interests . The other toasts followed before the brethren separated . Under the direction of Bros . J . F . Haskins and W . Bradford , a beautiful selection of music vvas performed by Miss Julia Jones , Miss Dews , Bros . James Goodthrop , F . W . Stephens , and W . Bradford , Bro . F . R . Kinkee accompanying on the pianoforte .

Provincial Meetings.

PROVINCIAL MEETINGS .

DARLINGTON . Marquess of Ripon Lodge ( No . 1379 ) . — On Thursday , the 6 th inst ., the last meeting of this Iodge under the presidency of Bro . Dr . Hill-Drury , was held . Every seat in the lodge room was occupied j brethren hailing from distant lodges in the Province of Durham and North-east York coming to honour one of the most popular

Masons in " the North Countree . " The following lodges , among others , sent representatives i Rose of Raby , Norman , Wear Valley , Philanthropy , Restoration , Ferrum , Universities , Fenwick , Harbour of Refuge , Barnard , Marquess of Granby , Marwood , Unity , and Foundation . Proceedings began at 6 . 30 , and after the minutes of the last regular meeting and an emergency meeting were read and confirmed , Bro .

I . W . Marley was raised to the Degree of a Master Mason , the ceremony being performed in a most solemn and impressive manner by the W . M ., assisted b y Bro . Sam Wilson , P . M ., who gave the traditional history . The music which accompanied the whole of the ceremonies was rendered by Bros . Whitehead , Leatham , and Nutton , of the Durham Cathedral choir , assisted by Bros . F . Martin ,

and other musical brethren . The election of W . M . for the ensuing year then took place , when Bro . Thompson Hewlett , S . W ., was unanimously chosen . Other business being conclnded , and "Hearty good wishes" having been given by the large concourse of visitors , the lodge vvas closed , and , at the invitation of the VV . M ., the brethren adjourned to dinner .

The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . The Worshipful Master proposed "The Health of the P . G . M ., Bro . Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., and the rest of the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge , Present and Past , " remarking that seldom in a private lodge were so many purple seen , and he felt it a great honour that so large a gathering of brethren from a distanceoccuovimr

, such high positions in the Craft , should have assembled on that " the Master ' s night . " Bro . Bradley , P . P . S . G . W ., in reply , expressed the great pleasure it had given him to be present , and said that he had never seen , nor did he think any brethren had ever seen the ceremonies rendered in such an impressive manner . " The Visitors " vvas then given by Bro . I . W . Marshall ,

P . M ., P . P . G . O ., first Master of the Marquess of Ripon Lodge . Bro . the Rev . Canon Kynaston , replying , said that , although he had known their W . M . for only a short time , he had learned to esteem him as a man of sterling worth and a most indefatigable Mason . It was entirely due to him that the Universities' Lodge , of which he ( Canon

Kynaston ) was the VV . M . elect , was established . Bro . the Rev . R . H . Yeld , P . P . G . C , said that his acquaintance with Bro . Hill-Drury was different to that of Bro . Kynaston , for he had known him for more than 20 years , and it had given him more than ordinary pleasure to be present that night , and he wished not to thank him only for the pleasure he had derived in witnessing the

elaborate and solemn musical ceremonies , but for the sumptuous entertainment he had spread before them . The S . W . then gave what he thought would be considered the toast of the evening . He was sure none of them would say that it was a mere figure of speech when he said that what they had witnessed that night was unique . Not only was the work that night rendered , he ventured to

say , in a way it was never before rendered , but the music planned out by the W . M . was such as few brethren would ever again have the opportunity of hearing associated with our beautiful ceremonies . The W . M . was a Mason of whom any lodge would be proud , but he was also one who took a great interest in everything connected with Masonry , The banqueting room in which they now sat vvas restored and beautified entirely through his energy , and the decora

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The next toast was that of "The Initiates , " and the W . M . expressed himself as being proud at having introduced four such good members into the Order . The Initiates replied in turn , each expressing their sense of the honour done them , and of the impressiveness of the ceremony they had just gone through . "The Health of the Past Masters" followed .

In proposing " The Treasurer and Secretary , " the VV . M . said he should not give many words to the Secretary , Bro . Williams , P . M ., as he had already figured among the Past Masters . But that being the 36 th anniversary of the battle of Inkerman , and the Treasurer , Bro . Watkins , being one

of the survivors of that memorable day , he would wish the lodge to do especial honour to him that evening . Bro . VVing , I . P . M ., begged to add a few words to the W . M . 's remarks , not as an Inkerman hero , but still as a Crimean veteran .

The toast vvas received with acclamation , rendered with hearty " fire , " and accorded musical honours , followed by cheers for the Crimean heroes . Bro . Watkins sang a song entitled "The Army and Navy , " written on board the Agamemnon to commemorate

the battle of Inkerman , and Bro . Wing , his contemporary veteran , accompanied him on the piano . Bros . Watkins and Williams responded . The toast of "The Officers" followed , and the Tyler ' s toast concluded the proceeding's .

Aldersgate I Odge ( No . 1657 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 17 th inst ., at the Albion Tavern . Present : Bro . A . B . Hudson , W . M ., who vvas supported by the following officers , brethren , and visitors : Bros . M . R . Webb , S . VV . ; S . White , P . M ., Treas . ; E . Y . Jolliffe , P . M ., Sec . ; E . F . B . Fuller , S . D . ; G . Rawlinson , J . D . ; J . Shotter , I . G . ;

W . H . Froom , P . M . ; E . Anderton , P . M . ; and S . Croft . Visitors : Bros . W . H . Hopkins , P . M . 13 S 5 , P . G . S . B . Herts ; H . W . Cooper , 92 ; A . Pearce , P . M . 1572 ; and G . Harlow , W . M . 2147 . The lodge vvas opened , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The Audit Committee was

elected , and Bro . M . R . Webb , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . S . White vvas reelected Treasurer . A brother having been proposed as a joining member , the lodge vvas closed . The brethren afterwards adjourned to a banquet , presided over by the W . M .

Trinity College Lodge ( No . 1765 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on the 6 th inst ., at 13 . Mandeville-place , under the presidency of Bro . E . Burritt Lane , when the following were present : Bros . T . E . Biddlecombe , S . W ., W . M . elect ; J . B . Sarjeant , J . W . ; J . A . Hammond , Treas . ; Jno , Mills , Sec ; C J . Ozanne , S . D . ; S . J . Wilford , J . D . ; Aubrey

Howard , P . M ., D . C ; J . T . Hutchinson , I . G . ; W . Hutchinson , Steward ; Pettit , Org . ; G . Harrison , Tyler ; Plant Martin , P . M . ; Bradbury Turner , P . M . ; J . E . Turner , P . M . ; H . V . Geary , J . Bennett , Scott Hatley , E . C . M . Tischel , L . J . Van der Heyden , IT . E . Robertson , T . Pettit , and Sinclair Dunn . Visitors : Bros . F . VV .

Dives , P . M . 1 445 ; A . W . Lane , 167 ; G . H . Frankland West , 114 S ; D . Hatch , 1507 ; J . H . Matthews , P . D . G . D . of C . England ; VV . T . Rundell , P . M . and Sec . 1716 ; CM . Brander , W . M . 1563 ; J . G . Hopgood ; H . T . Paget , P . M . 194 ; S . Flinn , 1731 ; C Wakefield , P . M . 1259 ; and C . VV . Pearce .

The lodge having been opened , the minutes were read and conlirmed , and the Auditors' report was unanimously adopted . Bro . Scott Hatley having been passed to the Second Degree , Bros . Geary and Bennett were afterwards raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Masons . Bro . T . E . Biddlecombe , VV . M . elect , was introduced to the VV . M . as a candidate for installation in the chair of K . S .

A Board of Installing Officers vvas formed , and Bro . Biddlecombe was then installed in the chair of K . S . Thc new VV . M . then appointed the following brethren as his oflicers for the ensuing year : Bros . J . B . Sarjeant , S . W . ; C . ) . Ozanne , J . VV . ; J . Hammond , Treas . ; J . Mills , Sec ; S . Wilford , S . D . j J . T . Hutchinson , J . D . ; VV . Hutchinson , I . G . j Aubrey Howard , P . M . D . Cj Van der Heyden , Stwd .:

and Pettit , Org . The duties of Installing-Master were performed by Bro . E . Burritt Lane , I . P . M ., who acquitted himself ol his honourable task in a way that reilected no less credit on his lodge than on himself . He delivered the charge with eloquence and impressiveness . The way in which he has carried out his duties during his year of office has pleased all the brethren , and

his year was thus fitly closed . The W . M . having appointed his officers , in the name of the lodge presented Bro . Burritt Lane , I . P . M ., with a Past Master's jewel , adding a few appropriate words , and hoping that his own year of office would be equally

satisfactory . The remaining business having been transacted , the lodge vvas closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment and harmony . The first duty having been satisfactorily enacted , the loyal toasts were proposed and honoured with the usual Masonic enthusiasm .

To the toast of "The Grand Officers" Bro . J . H . Matthews , P . D . G . D . C , replied , complimenting the lodge on its working , and congratulating it on the possession of a good body of working officers . He was an old friend of the I . P . M ., and knew that he always did well whatever he undertook , and he felt sure that the new VV . M . from what he had seen of him would do his best to emulate his predecessor .

"The Installing Master" vvas then proposed , and briefly responded to in apposite terms . 'To the toast of "The Worshipful Master " Bro . Biddlecombe replied , saying how proud he felt in that coveted position , and that he intended to do the best he could during his year of office , and was sure his officers would support him with all their power . For " The Visitors " Bros . Matthews , Rundall , Brander , A . VV . Lane , Wakefield , and others replied .

For " The Past Masters" Bros . Bradbury Turner , Aubrey Howard , and others replied . During the intervals the brethren were entertained with an admirably-arranged musical programme . Bros . Pearce ( Mus . Doc . ) and B . Turner ( Mus . Bac . ) gave a fine rendering of Guilmant ' s Duo , organ and pianoforte " Pastorale "j

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Bro . Plant Martin gave Lohr ' s " Love ' s Proving" with delicacy and expression j Bro . J . T . Hutchinson with Sullivan ' s "I wish to tune my quivering lyre" j and Bro . Sinclair Dunn with " Lovelight , " by Hutchinson , brought down the house . llro . J . Sarjeant , always appreciated , vvas especially good in Adam's recitation , Rubenstein . Bro . T . Pettit vvas in his usual good form in Gounod ' s

march , " La Reine de Saba . " A most interesting item of the programme vvas that of Master A . W . Kettelby , who is under 15 years of age , and has gained the Queen Victoria Scholarship of Trinity College , tenable for three years , but in his special case , on account of his extraordinary talent ,

extended on his behalf to six years . He played three compositions of his own on the pianoforte— " La Danse du Paysan , " " Barcarolle , " and Scherzo . " Scarcely less noteworthy was the violin performance of A . Mistowski , student , and Henry Smart , exhibitioner of Trinity College . He played two of his own compositions— "Romanze" and " Saltarelle . "

Derby Allcroft Lodge ( No . 2168 ) . —The installation meetingof this lodge vvas held on Thursday , the Gth inst ., at the Midland Hotel , St . Pancras , Bro . Harold Halliday , W . M ., presiding . Among the numerous other brethren who attended—a party of about too—there were present Bros . John D . Allcroft , P . G . T . j Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . ; A . Boden , D . A . Mostyn , VVm . Laurence ,

Wm . Bradford , Dixon , Mackie , Martin , Herbert Sidney , Coke , Morton , Gregory , Smerdon , Demetrius , Cunningham , Conolly , Charles , Thomas , Michie , McLearn , Curnick , Rawlinson , Hahn , Titford , Taylor , Smythe , Muir Smith , Marcus Bromet , Hyman , Barnett , and Robinson . Visitors Bros . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br . ; Manuel , W . M . 1196 ; Dr . Powdrell , I . P . M . 2271 ; Geo . E . Fairchild , P . M . 1196 ;

Henry Povey , P . M . and Treas . 22 ; Chas . Dickens , P . M . 969 ; R . P . Stevens , P . M . 901 ; VV . Kent , J . W . 1321 ; A . J . Bolton , P . M . S 62 ; Chas . Townley , 2190 ; Alderman Renals , I . P . M . 1656 ; Dr . Hunter , P . M . 1677 ; H . J . Allcroft , 2 S 9 ; and F . H . Macklin , 1319 . There vvas no work before the lodge but the installation of the W . M , which was immediately proceeded with after

the opening of the lodge and confirmation of the minutes . Bro . Halliday , with great fluency , delivered the usual ritual , and installed Bro . Joseph Corbett , P . M ., W . M . elect , in the chair . The following brethren received the officers' collars : Bros . Harold Halliday , I . P . M . ; J . P . Harding , P . M ., S . W . ; W . F . Lord , J . W . ; E . Y . Jolliffe , P . M ., P . Z ., & c , Treas . ; Robert D . Cummings ,

P . M ., P . Z ., Sec . ; W . Thomas , P . M ., S . D . ; D . A . Mostyn , J . D . ; J . W . Dixon , P . M ., I . G . j S . Garcia , P . M ., D . C ; James Haskins , Org . ; and Geo . Godfrey and Alfred A . Millward , Stwds . The lodge was shortly afterwards closed , and the brethren adjourned to one of the choicest of banquets . The usual toasts followed .

Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Sec , replied as a Grand Officer to the toast of " The Deputy Grand Master and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " and said it was a pleasure to respond to the toast , as it included the names of many noble , industrious , and good men , who with all their cares in the outer world found time to devote to the good of the grand old Order . It pleased him much

to be again among the brethren of the Derby Allcroft Lodge , which he consecrated four years ago in a room not so handsome as that in which they were assembled that day . He found a marvellous change and improvement , on which he most heartily congratulated the brethren . Such a dignified place vvas rare in London . Both in work and hospitality the lodge was much to the fore . Altogether the

lodge stood well , and not the least of the circumstances in its favour was its having such an excellent godfather as Bro . Derby Allcroft , who was still a member of the lodge . He was sure that when next he came to the lodge he would find an improvement on the improvement , if that was possible . Bro . Harold Halliday , I . P . M ., proposed "The VV . M . " He said Bro . Corbett was worthy of his position ; he was a

true Mason , and would be a faithful Master . Past experience had taught them that , and that he would transmit to the memorials of the lodge all the best traditions of Freemasonry . The Worshipful Master , in response , assured the brethien that it afforded him infinite pleasure to occupy the chair of the Derby Allcroft Lodge . It was a position to which he had aspired ever since his connection with it ,

and he hoped he should do credit to it ; at all events , he should have in the Past Masters who had passed the chair men well able to work and carry out their duties to the satisfaction of the brethren . If he trod in their footsteps he could not go very far wrong . Therefore , relying on the support which he was sure he should always receive from the brethren , and , stimulated by

a desire to do his best for the lodge , he looked forward to a bright year for the Derby Allcroft Lodge . He also had to thank the I . P . M . for the very kind and complimentary terms in which he had been pleased to introduce the toast . He really could not lay claim to all he had said , but as he had said before , it had always been his desire to do his best . That course he should endeavour to pursue in that lodge ,

and he hoped that at the end of his year the brethren would not regret having placed him in that proud position . He next proposed the toast of "The I . P . M ., " which all the brethren would appreciate . The brethren had been privileged to see the admirable working of the installation ceremony by Bro . Halliday , as well as thc other ceremonies during his year of office , and they could not

fail to come to one conclusion , which vvas that Bro . Halliday had been animated by an earnest and conscientious desire to discharge his duties to the full extent of his ability , and that he had succeeded in doing so . It was not possible in any lodge to have a more strictly conscientious earnest Master than Bro . Halliday , who had not only maintained the reputation of the lodge , but had enhanced it by his

grand , manl y work . He had crowned his efforts that evening by his impressive performance of the installation ceremony . In conclusion , he presented Bro . Halliday with a Past Master ' s jewel , together with the best wishes of all the brethren . Bro . H . Halliday , I . P . M ., replying , said he had done his best , but there was no reason why such loud praises should

have been pronounced . Still he thanked the brethren sincerely for having voted him the jewel , and as long as he lived he would think of it as a mark of the consideration of the brethren of the Derby Allcroft Lodge . Bro . John Derby Allcroft , P . M ., P . G . Treas ., replied to the toast of "The P . M . ' s , " of whom he was proud to be the first . He would look with pleasure to the progress of

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the lodge , which he hoped would go on for many years to come . He hoped the prosperity and renown of the Craft would be promoted by the Derby Allcroft Lodge . He had now another pleasurable duty to perform , to propose "The Health of Bro . J . Percy Fitzgerald , P . M ., " and to make a prssentation to that brother . Bro . Fitzgerald had been a Mason 20 years , and had performed excellent service in the

Earl of Zetland Lodge . Brethren of that lodge were now present , which vvas very agreeable to know , because it showed the esteem in which the Earl of Zetland Lodge held him . Bro . Fitzgerald was a founder of the Derby Allcroft Lodge , and he considered him the father of the lodge , although Bro . Fitzgerald got him to be the first Master , and to consent to give his name to the lodge . This step by Bro .

Fitzgerald had been very successful . Bro . Fitzgerald ' s tact , energy , and good management had been the means of forming a nucleus of Masons in that neighbourhood who were an honour to the Order . The Iodge began at Camden Town , almost outside the border of civilisation , but they had left that dark forest and come to locate where they met to-night . A Benevolent Fund had been established

which showed they were actuated by the spirit of Freemasonry . They had proceeded in a good work , which he hoped _ would go forward in the future . This had been originated by Bro . Fitzgerald . He then presented to Bro . Fitzgerald a magnificent silver tea and coffee service with a silver salver . On the salver vvas the following inscription : " Presented with a silver tea and coffee service

by the members of the Derby Allcroft Lodge , No . 216 S , to Bro . James Percy Fitzgerald , P . M ., P . Z ., as a mark of respect and esteem and a token of sincere fraternal regard on his retirement from the office of I . P . M ., also as a special recognition of his invaluable services in establishing the lodge . Midland Grand Hotel , 13 th November , 1890 . " Bro . Fitzgerald , replying , thanked Bro . Allcroft and the

brethren for the presentation , and in the course of his remarks said there were other brethren besides himself who had worked hard for the lodge , among . them being Bro . Derby Allcroft himself . But he thanked the brethren from the bottom of his heart for the kind feeling which had been shown to him . Bro . Fitzgerald also paid a very high tribute to Bro . Cummings , the Secretary of the lodge , for

his invaluable services in promoting in every way its interests . The other toasts followed before the brethren separated . Under the direction of Bros . J . F . Haskins and W . Bradford , a beautiful selection of music vvas performed by Miss Julia Jones , Miss Dews , Bros . James Goodthrop , F . W . Stephens , and W . Bradford , Bro . F . R . Kinkee accompanying on the pianoforte .

Provincial Meetings.

PROVINCIAL MEETINGS .

DARLINGTON . Marquess of Ripon Lodge ( No . 1379 ) . — On Thursday , the 6 th inst ., the last meeting of this Iodge under the presidency of Bro . Dr . Hill-Drury , was held . Every seat in the lodge room was occupied j brethren hailing from distant lodges in the Province of Durham and North-east York coming to honour one of the most popular

Masons in " the North Countree . " The following lodges , among others , sent representatives i Rose of Raby , Norman , Wear Valley , Philanthropy , Restoration , Ferrum , Universities , Fenwick , Harbour of Refuge , Barnard , Marquess of Granby , Marwood , Unity , and Foundation . Proceedings began at 6 . 30 , and after the minutes of the last regular meeting and an emergency meeting were read and confirmed , Bro .

I . W . Marley was raised to the Degree of a Master Mason , the ceremony being performed in a most solemn and impressive manner by the W . M ., assisted b y Bro . Sam Wilson , P . M ., who gave the traditional history . The music which accompanied the whole of the ceremonies was rendered by Bros . Whitehead , Leatham , and Nutton , of the Durham Cathedral choir , assisted by Bros . F . Martin ,

and other musical brethren . The election of W . M . for the ensuing year then took place , when Bro . Thompson Hewlett , S . W ., was unanimously chosen . Other business being conclnded , and "Hearty good wishes" having been given by the large concourse of visitors , the lodge vvas closed , and , at the invitation of the VV . M ., the brethren adjourned to dinner .

The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . The Worshipful Master proposed "The Health of the P . G . M ., Bro . Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., and the rest of the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge , Present and Past , " remarking that seldom in a private lodge were so many purple seen , and he felt it a great honour that so large a gathering of brethren from a distanceoccuovimr

, such high positions in the Craft , should have assembled on that " the Master ' s night . " Bro . Bradley , P . P . S . G . W ., in reply , expressed the great pleasure it had given him to be present , and said that he had never seen , nor did he think any brethren had ever seen the ceremonies rendered in such an impressive manner . " The Visitors " vvas then given by Bro . I . W . Marshall ,

P . M ., P . P . G . O ., first Master of the Marquess of Ripon Lodge . Bro . the Rev . Canon Kynaston , replying , said that , although he had known their W . M . for only a short time , he had learned to esteem him as a man of sterling worth and a most indefatigable Mason . It was entirely due to him that the Universities' Lodge , of which he ( Canon

Kynaston ) was the VV . M . elect , was established . Bro . the Rev . R . H . Yeld , P . P . G . C , said that his acquaintance with Bro . Hill-Drury was different to that of Bro . Kynaston , for he had known him for more than 20 years , and it had given him more than ordinary pleasure to be present that night , and he wished not to thank him only for the pleasure he had derived in witnessing the

elaborate and solemn musical ceremonies , but for the sumptuous entertainment he had spread before them . The S . W . then gave what he thought would be considered the toast of the evening . He was sure none of them would say that it was a mere figure of speech when he said that what they had witnessed that night was unique . Not only was the work that night rendered , he ventured to

say , in a way it was never before rendered , but the music planned out by the W . M . was such as few brethren would ever again have the opportunity of hearing associated with our beautiful ceremonies . The W . M . was a Mason of whom any lodge would be proud , but he was also one who took a great interest in everything connected with Masonry , The banqueting room in which they now sat vvas restored and beautified entirely through his energy , and the decora

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