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-oROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF Y MIDDLESEX . THE R . W . COL . SIR FRANCIS BURDETT , BART ., P . S . G . W . of England , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Ireland , PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . Comberton , Mowbray Road , Norwood , June 21 st , iSSS . THE ANNUAL MEETINGof the Provincial Grand Lodge will be held AT THE MEMORIAL HALL , STANMORE , ON SATURDAY , JULY 7 th , at Three o ' clock p . m . By command of the Provincial Grand Master . J . F . H . WOODWARD , P . G . Swd . Br ., Provincial Grand Secretary . Brethren to reach Stanmore in time for the opening of the Lodge must leave by train for Edgware Station , Great Northern Railway : —Moorgate , at 12 . 40 ; Broad Street , 12 . 4 S ; arriving at Edgware at 1 . 43 . Edgware is about 2 miles from Stanmore . All passengers will change at Finchley . Or by London and North Western Railway from Euston to Harrow : —Euston , 1 . 40 ; arrive at Harrow , 2 , 11 . Harrow Station is about 3-J miles from Stanmore . Brethren must look to July _ Time Tables to see if there are any alterations in these trains . Conveyances will meet the trains at Edgware and Harrow Stations . By Edgware is the most direct route . BANQUET AT THE ABERCORN HOTEL AT 5 . 30 . TICKETS , SS . 6 d . each , exclusive of Wine . N . B . —Brethren intending to remain for the Banquet are requested to send their names to the Prov . G . Secretary , with a remittance , not later than Tuesday , the 3 rd of July , as Tickets will not be issued after that date . There will be a short service at the Parish Church . MORNING DRESS .

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ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND . Provincial Grand Chapter and Lodge of London and tne Metropolitan Counties . THE Knights Companions will meet in Council at 33 , Golden Square , _ W ., on SATURDAY , J 14 th , at 2 . 30 for 3 o'clock precisely , and the R . W . Provincial Grand Master desires the attendance of all duly qualified Brethren . Names and addresses of Candidates , with name of Lodge and Chapter , must be sent to me not later than the gth July . The ANNUAL BANQUET will be held at the Zoological Gardens , Regent's Park , N . W ., at 6-30 precisely—Members paying 10 s ., and Visitors £ 1 is . By order . FRANK RICHARDSON , sS , Golden Square , W . Prov . G . Sec .

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HOLIDAY ^ HOMES . THE COMMITTEE OF THE RAGGED SCHOOL UNION EARNESTLY SOLICIT THE AID OF THE BENEVOLENT IN GIVING A FORTNIGHT'S COUNTRY AIR AND CHANGE To the clroopinR CHILDREN of the CONNECTED RAGGED SCHOOL MISSIONS of LONDON . Office-Exeter Hall , -W . C . JOHN KIRK , Secretary .

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JUST PUBLISHED . ANTHEM- "BEHOLDHOW GOOD AND JOYFUL " ( Dedicated to Right Hon . the Earl of Mount EDGCUMBE , Provincial Gtawl Master c £ ConrnaU ) , Composed by Bro . C . E . J ULEFF , P . F . G . O . Cornwall , Organist and Choir Director of Bodmin Parish Church . „ , PRICE 4 d . of the Composer . HJA . •—This Anthem is already on several cathedral lists , ^ j _ wiH jshortly be in a second edition .

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TELEGRAPHICADDRESSES(Inland). or the Freemason Printing- Works—FREEMASON , LONDON . Jewels , Clothing , Banners , and Furniture—KENNING , LONDON .

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LODGE QUATUOR CORONATI , [ So . 2076-Bro . R . F . GOULD , W . M—will Meet at Freemasons' Hall on Monday , 25 th June , at 5 p . m . Bro . JOHN LANE will read a paper on "Masters ' Lodges . " AH Masons are cordially invited to atlend . Dinner at 7 . 30 p . m . ( 3 s . 6 d ., exclusive of wine ) . Visitors desiring to join the Lodge at Refreshment would oblige by sending a post card to the Secretary , Bro . G . W . SPETH , Streatham House , Margate .

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MASON S' MARKS . —Information is desired , for which remuneration will be given . — Address , HENRY J EFFS , Sherborne-villa , Spa , Gloucester .

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . M ., P . Z ., P . M . W . S . 18 ° , Professor of Latin and Zoology , "The College , " South Kensington ; Examiner 15 years Bexley Heath College ) has some time disengaged for Private or Visiting Tuition . Lectures on History and Natural Science . Foreigners taught English through the medium of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W .

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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following communications were either received too late for publication or stand over for want of space : — CRAFT—Mirfield Lodge , No . 1102 J Stanford Lodge , No . 1947 ; and Beckenham Lodge , No . 2047 . ROYAL ARCH—George Price Chapter , No . 2096 .

MARK—Economy Lodge , No . 52 ; and Jixcelsior Lodge , No . 226 . ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE—Liverpool Chapter , No . 19 . ALLIED M ASONIC DEGREES—W . M . Sewell Council , No . 11 . ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR—Consecration of the Cleve Fast Conclave .

Laying the Foundation Stone of the Jubilee Statue at Bristol . Testimonial dinner to Bro . James Connor , at Lanark . Consecration of the Manchester Chapter . BOOKS . & c . RECEIVED . " South African Freemason , " "LaRevista Masonica , "" Boletin Oficial , " * ' Masonic World , " and « ' Freemasons' Repository . "

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Reviews.

Reviews .

THE POET LAUREATE OF FREEMASONRY . The veteran Mason and Poet Laureate of Freemasonry has wisely issued a cheaper edition of his unrivalled collection of " Masonic Poems , " and we feel assured that the author , Bro . Dr . Rob Morris ( La Grange , Oldham County , Kentucky , U . S . A . ) , will have every reason to be pleased with the reception the fine volume will receive from the Craft

universal . I he price hitherto has been hi gh , but being now reduced to five shillings ( including' postage ) thesale cannot fail to be large and ultimately , we hope , remunerative . Part i is devoted to Christian Freemasonry and Masonic Ballads of the Civil War , 1861-5 . Some of Dr . Morris ' s most beautiful poems will be found in this division of the work , but , in a journal devoted mainly to Craft purposes ,

these need not be particularised . The " Utterances of ! he Sword , " embodied in 19 demonstrations , being the authorised movements of the sword exercise for Knights Templars , with appropriate illustrations , however , calls for special mention . Part 2 is a " Series of Odes and Poems , " many of which have been the subjects of musical compositions by famous song writers in England

and America . One of the most happy efforts in this department is "The Veterans' Gathering , " another bang the " Visitors' Welcome . " The volume is replete with poems for all times and seasons in connection with Freemasonry , for it is impossible to suggest any period in relation to Craft or Christian Masonry which is not provided for in this

extraordinary volume , "from the cradle to the grave . " No poem will remove from its high pedestal the classic of Dr . Morris's " The Level and the Square , " but there are , however , many that come very near it , as respects beauty of diction , and appropriateness of expression . Brethren who desire copies can send direct to the author as above .

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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ANGLO-AMERICAN LODGE . —( No . 2161 ) . —The first installation meeting of this successful lodge was held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., when there was a large attendance of members and visitors . The former included Bros . Brackstone Baker , P . G . D ., W . M . ; Major G . Lambert , P . G . Swd . Br ., acting I . P . M . ; A . Clark , S . W . ; F . KedgeJ . W .: Rev .

, J . Studholme Brownrigg , P . G . Chap ., Chap . ; J . B . Cumming , Treas . ; G . Reynolds , S . W . 1614 , Sec .: W . Hancock ; Consul Gen . T . M . Waller , S . D . ; J . J , Woolley , J . D . ; G . H . Reynolds , I . G . ; H . Wilkie Jones , D . C . ; H . W . Schartau , Org . ; J . Skinner and J . Woodward , Stwds . ; T . H . Tilton , P . G . D . M . New York City ; C . Corby , P . M . ; and J . 7 . Wedgwood , M . D . Visitors :

Bros . Stephen Johnson , W . M . 1297 ; J . Fernandez , J . W . 2127 ; W . Bourne , P . M . 134 S , 1614 ; J . Cox , P . M . igo ; J . Church , Scotch Constitution ; C . Hubbard , P . M . S 20 ; A . G . Wulff , 1361 ; J . Edge !! , 8 S 9 ; G . P . Field , P . M . 1900 ; P . W . Rogers , 1524 ; W . Dickson , P . M . 179 ; John G . Tongue , I . P . M . 534 ; W . C . Smith , I . P . M . 15635 A . B . Trewzel , H . Heman , 145 ; T . C . Seary , 19 S 7 ; T . A . Fuer , I . P . M . 1815 W . G . Fenn , S . W .

59 S ; C . J . Davison , 1897 ; E . Wendover , P . M . 171 ; F . Binckes , P . G . S . B . ; W . Richards , P . M . 1 S 53 ; Chas . Bryton , 1859 ; F . J . Cox , W . M . 190 ; W . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B . ; J . Diprose , P . M . and Treas . 957 ; James C . Smith , P . M . 1744 ; M . W . Halliday , P . M . 1305 ; W . W . Morgan , P . M . 211 ; W . B . Fendick , P . M . 1321 ; H . Hill , P . M . 1305 ; Stephen A . Cooper , P . M . 1637 P . G .

, Stwd . ; W . Benoist , J . D . 2060 ; J . S . Robinson , P . M . 47 J J , W . Langlois , 6 3 ; H . Hambling , 2030 ; R . Bangham , 2030 ; J . West , P . M . 890 ; H . O . Hinton , P . M . 975 ; E . Dalzell , P . M . 1549 ; F . H . Horscroft , 211 E . H . Taylor , P . M . 586 ; and W . W . Lee , 1897 . Lodge having been formally opened , the minutes were read and confirmed , and the report of the Audit Committee

received and adopted . Ballot was successfully taken in favour of Mr . Edward Jackman , who was then initiated into Freemasonry by Bro . Major Lambert , I . P . M . The following brethren were elected joining members : Bros . J . Coltart , P . M . 749 ; F . L . Clark , 1535 ; and Joseph Rayner , J . W . 1681 . Bro . A . Barnard was passed to the Second Degree , after which Bro . C . O . Burgess was raised

to the Degree of a Master Mason by Bro . W . C . Smith , P . M . A new by-law respecting the admittance of foreign brethren as members was next confirmed . The installing ceremony was next proceeded with , and Bro . Adolphus Clark , W . M . elect , duly installed into the chair by Bro . Corby , P . M . The officers for the year were appointed and invested as follows : Bro . Brackstone Baker , P . G . D ., I . P . M . ; Fredk . Kedge , S . W . ; Theodore H . Tilton , P . D .

G . M ., 7 th Dist . New York City , J . W . ; Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . C . Chap . ; J . B . Cumming , Treas . ; Geo . Reynolds , Sec . ; J . J . Woolev , S . D . ; G . H . Reynolds , J . D . ; H . Wilkie Jones , I . G . ; John Skinner , D . C ; Herbert H . Schartau , Org . ; Jas . Woodward , Stwd . ; R . Fairclough and A . Harris , Asst . Stwds . ; R . Potter , P . M ., Tyler . The usual addresses were tendered in an effective manner by the Installing MasterBro . Corby

, , P . M . " Bro . Brackstone Baker , I . P . M ., said they were told by classical writers that a golden apple was presented as a prize in competitions for personal beauty . He could not call Bro . Major Lambert the most beautiful , but there was such a thing as " handsome is as handsome does . " For the services Bro . Lambert had rendered , he was entitled to

a signalmark of their approbation , as an acknowledgment of the time , energy , and expenditure he had given in aid of the lodge . In the midst of his military , civil , and business duties , Bro . Lambert had never hesitated in paying proper attention to the affairs of the lodge , which was a lesson for a great many of them . The lodge had voted that brother a special jewel as I . P . M ., which he JkSM

had then the pleasure to hand to him , trusting he would remember the happy days he had spent in the bosom of the Anglo-American Lodge . Bro . Major Lambert returned sincere thanks' for the honour conferred upon him . He had no idea of such a thing being done , but he accepted it with a great deal of pleasure . He had discharged the duties of I . P . M . to the

best of his _ ability , and was indebted to the members for their consideration and forbearance . Now that he had vacated the chair of I . P . M . he had not the slightest idea 01 leaving the lodge , and hoped soon to introduce a genuine Boston man to be initiated . Bro . A . Clark , W . M ., then presented a P . M . ' s jewel to Bro . Baker , I . P . M ., in recognition of the admirable manner

in which he had conducted the affairs of the lodge during the past year . The ancient Greeks gave wreaths of laurels to those who had distinguished themselves , but in that lodge they gave something more substantial , which could be handed down to posterity . Bro . Brackstone Baker , I . P . M ., said they had sprung a mine upon him , and had reduced him to the condition of

not being able to find words to express his thanks . No man deserved to be rewarded for doing his duty , and he had done no more . The testimonial was more than a special mark of good feeling than a reward for having done his duty . He felt that the progress they had made was due more to the kindness , indulgence , and forbearance of the brethren than to his own merits . Most reluctantly did he

accept the chair , but the lodge fell into the sentiments he had been nourishing since 1 S 78 , and he accepted . Ten years ago , Bro . George Kenning—whom he hoped was presententertained 25 Philadelphia Masons , amongst whom was Bro . C . E . Meyer , at a banquet at Freemasons'Tavern . He remembered the pleasure it gave him to make the acquaintance of Bro . Meyer on that occasion , and he then thought " Here are these men svho pay us a visit , and there is no

lodge where we can receive them except as visitors . " The thought had lingered with him , and had resulted in the establishment of that lodge . They had received American brethren in their lodge not only as visitors , but as members , and had fulfilled , during the brief career of the lodge , all it was intended to do . Bro . J . B . Cumming , Treasurer , [ said a proposition had been made by the brethren that some mark of esteem