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Carpenter , Cave , Simpson , Knox , Herrmann , Legg , Ducfcett , Thornhill , Marr , Reynolds , Temple , Longhurst , Rowan , Woodward , Kitson , Hutchings , Bristow , Greenwood , Mercer , J . A . Smith , Cowley , Brinsley , Scholefield , Devereux , Mansell , Welch , J . White , Fairer , Moore , A . Legg , BarsdorF , Stuart Baker , Black , T . E . Webb , T . E . Webb , jun ., Baldry , and H . Massey ( Freemzson . ) AFter
the opening oF the lodge , and the termination oF some formal business , Bro . P . A . Nairne , P . M ., installed Bro . Bickerton as Master of the lodge . The brethren appointed to office were Bros . Martin , I . P . M . ; Lyon , S . W . ; Bryant , J . W . ; Reynolds , Treas . ; Andrews , Sec . ; J . R . Richards , S . D . ; A . Goulston , J . D . ; P . A . Nairne , P . M .. D . C . ; A . Stubbing , Org . ; Andrew Middlemass , I . G . ; H . Forbes
and J . J . Bristow , Stewards * , and Harrison , Tyler . The new W . M . then commenced his year of office by initiating the following gentlemen : Mr . Charles HoHingworth , jun ., Mr . Charles Lye , Mr . Charles John Bradley , Mr . George Plumbly , and Mr . Edmund Bickerton . In consequence of the lamented death of a much respected member of the lodge , Bro . Salter , the brethren appeared in mourning , and
the following motion of Bro . Andrew Middlemass was unanimously adopted : " That the lodge , deeply sympathising with Mrs . Salter and her five children in their bereavement , resolve to support her petition to Grand Lodge and the Board of Benevolence , and that the sum of ten pounds be voted for her present relief . " A vote couched in such sympathetic terms was nothing more than might
have been expected from the brethren of the Sphinx Lodge , whose tender feelings on all occasions of distress are wellknown among members of the Order . In addition to this vote several brethren have warmly taken up the case of a son of thc late Bro . Salter , who will be a candidate for the next election of the Boys' School , we hope with success . The business of the lodge being over , trie W . M . closed
down , and the brethren adjourned to the large hall , where a banquet , which did the highest credit to the purveyors , Bro . Oliver and Bro . Oliver , jun ., was partaken of . When the toasts were proposed , Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C , responded for " The Grand Officers , " and in doing so said he was sorry there were no other Grand Officers present , because if Bro . Hervey had been there he would
have responded to the toast Far better than he ( Bro . Simpson ) , whose remarks would be very brief . He wished that LoidJCarnarvon and Lord Skelmersdale had been present , for they would have seen in the first place a most flourishing lodge , attended by a number of sympathetic visitors , ruled over by a Master who had for the first time gone through his duties in a style that even
teven-and-twenty year s experience hc ( Bro . Simpson ) had •«eldom if ever seen exceeded , and on a trying occasion , not before thirty or forty brethren but before 129 , many of whom were old and experienced Masons . They would r » lso have heard the other officers of the lodge perform their duties in a manner worthy ot Masonry , and they would likewise have heard a touching and beautiful speech from
Bro . Middlemass in a cause which always elicited all thc tender emotions of Freemasons . Lord Carnarvon represented three great positions ; hc was a great statesman , a great Mason , and a good man ; Lord Skelmersdale was a distinguished nobleman , a good Mason , and a good man ; and when either of these noblemen presided in Grand Lodge they acted in a business-like way which must satisfy all
Freemasons . He ( Bro . Simpson ) had been much impressed with the old initiation ceremony that evening and seeing five of our fellow men introduced into the fraternity . He remembered well the occasion when he went through the ceremony himself , and he might fairly say to the initiates that they hail entered among a body oF whom they would never be ashamed , for if they carried out the noble
principles and the grand preeepts which had been handed down to them they would never regret it . He had ventured to say to them in private what he would again say in public , and what he was sure would be enelorsed by all Masons , that the social gatherings of Masons , though they hailed them and were happy to have them , that their insignia , whatever they might be in their different grades , valuable
as they might be as symbols of authority and power , were all of them mere figments compared with the grand true principles which as men and Masons they professed to hold and carry out in their actions . They were but the sign ot the thing signified ; and surely in the present day , when we found profession and practice in the commercial world so unhappily divorced , it was well for us to bear in mind that
Masonry proposed to men a high standard , and if the initiates had been a little taken aback on hearing the high standard which Masonry proposed to them , he ventured most humbly and kindly to say that it was well for men to aim at a high ideal , though that ideal be very much above their practice , rather than a low standard . He was bound to say that long as he had been a Mason—and he
was older then many of the brethren present—he never heard the principles of Masonry , especially well enumerated as they had been that evening , without himself being in thought and mind carried to the reflection of what wc might become on this earth . In that respect they had had a very great pleasure that evening . They had seen five brethren admitted into Masonry , and not the least
interesting charaeteristie of thc ceremony had been that the W . M . of a lodge had initiated his own son , and his own very intimate friend , perhaps possibly a future relation . Without going too pointedly into the degrees of consanguinity , they found that one man was both a son and a brother . He ( Bro . Simpson ) felt deeply grateful to the W . M ., and to Bro . Nairne , and to the brethren of the
Sphinx Lodge , for giving him the great pleasure , and privilege , and honour of being present , and an opportunity of spending his half-holiday in so pleasant a way among many brethren . Every one present could join him in saying , without anticipating tlie toast which would be presently given , that he hoped the W . M . and officers of the Sphinx Lodge woultl have a most happy and prosperous year , and that the new initiates might find in their first year of ac-
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cession to Freemasonry those happy precepts which they had heard that night carried , out into action , not only in the lodge , but in general life itself . Bro . H . Martin , I . P . M ., having proposed " The Health of the W . M ., " Bro . G . T . Bickerton , in reply , said he had had very many heavy weights upon him from time to time , but undertaking the post ot Master ot the Sphinx lodge was the
heaviest . The brethren , however , told him to take it quietly , and he would get on all right . The brethren would all rejoice , as he did himself , on such a large number being present . He would ask the brethren For their sympathy , and his brother officers for all the assistance tbey could possibly give him . Working together , he and the officers would endeavour to make the year 1878-79 a
prosperous year . He was very glad it had fallen to his lot to initiate five gentlemen , especially as some of them were near and dear to himself . It seemed strange no doubt that a son should be a brother , still he had told his boy this—that if he made him a brother he must not lose
sight of this Fact , that he ( the W . M . ) was his Father . All the initiates responded to the toast given in their honour , and Bros . Alworth , Ross , and Duckctt , replied on behalf of " The Charities , " and in very feeling terms referred to the death of Bro . Salter , and the vote on Bro . Middlemass ' s motion . He then advocated the cause of the Masonic
Institutions , and begged the brethren to support them . From time to time it filled him with pride and satisfaction to think that the body to which he had the honour to belong maintained such institutions . The Boys' and Girls' Schools were not by any means pauper schools , but exactly what the members of the Masonic Order would wish them to be . Bro . P . A . Nairne reulied for " The P . Ms ., " Bro . Lyon ,
S . W ., for "The Officers , " Bro . Goss for "The Musical Brethren , " and Bro . Forbes , Brinton , and Middlemass , for " Thc Stewards . " The Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close . Thc enjoyment ofthe brethren was greatly enhanced by some excellent singing , given by Bros . W . M . Goss , J . H . Walker , J . H . Asman , R . S . Godson , A . Stiibling , and R . J . Voysey , all of whom are members of
the lodge . [ The above report is nccessatily imperfect , on account of the disadvantageous position in which our reporter was placed . Before the banquet , Bro . Goldschmidt drew the attention of the Secretary to the Fact tha : our representative ' s name did not appear on the plan of the tab'es , and the Secretary ' s answer was , " Oh , no , he ' s a reporter , " in a tone which left the inference to be drawn that a reporter
was not entitled to the courtesy usually displayed to a visitor . This may be t e prevailing view of Vestries and Boards of Guardians , but during many years' expeiience of Masonic lodges the Sphinx Lodge is the first we have found , that by thc mouth of one of its invested officers , has given expression to it . With this exception the hospitality of thc lodge was unbounded , and our reporter was treated with the same hearty welcome as the other visitors . ]
ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE LODGE ( No . 1595 ) . —The installation meeting of the above lodge was held atthe Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Tuesday week , the 12 th inst . There was a numerous attendance of the members , and a goodly assembly of visitors , which augurs well for the success of the young lodge . The brethren present included the following distinguished officers oF the Craft : Bros .
J . A . Rucker , P . G . D . ; C . A . Murton , P . G . D . ; Nettleship , P . G . Sword Bearer * , Ralph Gooding , M . D ., W . M . of the Grand Master ' s Lodge No . 1 ; W . Bristow , P . M . 14 ; A . J Bristow , W . M . 14 . A . Southwall , Southern Cross ,. 393 ; Douglas H . Grccnie , Loyalty , Bermuda , 358 ; Alfred W * . Warry , St . John and St . Paul ; J . G . Loughborough , St , Georges , 140 ; G . Brown , St . Georges , i 4 o ; Stieble ,
Ravcnsbournc ; Alfred Hendricks' Unity , 16 37 ; William Heckley , 660 ; D . Walter Burney , St , Patricks , 50 , Dublin ; Robert C . Grand , Emulation , 21 ; W . G . Barnes , Grenadiers , 06 ; S . Dibbin , Universal , 181 ; Lees , United Service , 1428 . The lodge was opened in due format 5 . 15 , and on the minutes being confirmed the W . M ., Bro . R . Kalley Miller , requested Bro . Blakey , P . M ., to initiate four
candidates for Freemasonry . Soon after 0 p . m . thc chief business of the evening was opened by Bro . Kalley Miller , who proceeded to instal Bro . Captain V . F . Johnston , R . N ., as W . M . of the lodge for the ensuing year . This having been accomplished in the presence of a full board of Installed Masters , the brethren were called in and they saluted with the usual formalities the second Installed Master of the
lodge . Bro . Johnston proved himself a worthy successor to the able Installing Master , his careful and spirited working giving promise of a good year of office . The W . M . immediately appointed his officers for the year . Bros . G . W . Armstrong , S . W . ; Albert Escott , J . W . ; George C . Pulsford , S . D . , George A . Warleigh , J . D . ; Rees , I . G . The Treasurer , Bro . Pink , had been re-elected and was duly
invested . Bro . E . M . Roe , was also re-appointed Secretary and invested amidst many signs of approbation . At the rising of the W . M . Bro . Kalley Miller , P . M . 1593 , proposed a vote of £ 10 ios . to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , which was duly passed . Bro . Miller also requested the lodge to accept from him a cheque for twenty guineas , to be devoted to the
other charities . Bro . Miller ' s generosity was warmly acknowledged by the brethren present . These first contributions to the Masonic Charities from lhe R . N . College Lodge may be considered as an earnest of future endeavours to do more in that direction . A sum was also voted to relieve a distressed brother . About forty brethren next sat down to a grand banquet . The customary Royal and
Masonic toasts were given and received with marked enthusiasm . The highest pitch of feeling was however attained when the worthy Treasurer , Bro . W . Pink , proceeded to invest Bro . R . Kalley Miller with a Past Master ' s Jewel . Bro . Pink performed his task with great tact and ability , and the worthy P . M . suitably acknowledged the gift , assuring the brethren of the high honour he esteemed it to have
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been the first W . M . of a lodge which might include the whole Navy of England amongst its members , and declaring that the jewel now presented would be ever valuer 1 above all others . " Thc Initiates , " "The Visitors , " and "'[' Le . Officers , " were duly honoured with toasts . An important and agreeable evening was brought to a close at it p .
EARL OF CARNARVON LODGE ( No . 1642 ) . —A meeting of the above lodge was held at lhe f adbroke Hall , Notting-hill , on Thursday , the 14 th of November . The business being unusually heavy for the day of installation . Bro . William Stephens , P . M ., performed the ceremonies of passing and raising three candidates to these degrees , Bro . P . M . Murlis initiated a can
lidate to the mysteries , and Bro . George Penn then installed his successor , Bro . P . Parkhouse , in a most impressive manner , when the Following officers were appointed and invested , Bros . E . M . Lander , S . W . ; S . Smout , sen ., J . W . ; the Rev . P . M . Holden , Chaplain * , G . Penn , Treas . ; W . J . Murlis , Secretary ; the Rev . Darby Reade , S . D . ; Smout , jun ., J . D . ; Fry , I . G . ; Schofield , Tyler . Bro . P .
M . Stephens gave the addresses to the W . M . and Wardens , and the brethren adjourned to banquet , at which the WorshipFul Master presided . Upon the removal ot the cloth , the usual loyal and Craft toasts were duly honoured . Bros , of the Kensington Lodge , and spoken to in most flattering terms . The principal toast of the evening was that of " The Retiring Master , " Bro . George Penn , who
was presented with a valuable Past Master ' s jewel , also an elegant drawing-room clock , and a pair of vases , accompanied by a vote of thanks , engrossed on vellum , in acknowledgement of the valuable services he had rendered to the lodge , and the courtesy evinced at all times by him , especially during the year in which he had presided as Worshipful Master . Before the brethren scpaia ' . ed a large
list was announced for the Boys' School , fifty guineas having been voted by the lodge to be placed in Bro . Penn's list , who is acting as Steward at the forthcoming festival . Jno . Boyd and Cubitt , returned thanks for the Grand Lodge of England . Bro . Binckes , Past Grand Steward , and Secretary of the Boys' School , for " The Charities . " An unusually large number of visitors being prcsimt , the duty of responding to that tcast was given to Bro . Harding ,
KENSINGTON LODGE ( No . i 767 ) . —On the 16 th inst . the members of this lodge met for the first time atter the consecration , at the Courtfield Hotel , Earl ' s Court . Bro . Read , W . M . presided , and after the minutes of the consecration meeting had been read and confirmed , a ballot was taken for sixteen joining members , and For Mr . William Dunstan and Mr . Arthur Joseph Barclay , for initiation ,
These gentlemen were thereupon initiated by the W . M . in his usual correct and masterly style , the impressiveness of which ceremony , and thc pleasure ot assisting at it , were considerably enhanced by the introduction of harmonium solos by Bro . Oliver , the Organist , and parts of the musical service composed by Bro . James C . Baker , No . 241 , sung by the brethien . Three propositions for initiation were
afterwards made , and Bros . Barfield , P . M . and Treas ., and Cole were made Hon . Members of the lodge , as by their own personal exertions they contributed much to the obtaining of the Warrant of Constitution , as well as assisting in the necessary preliminaries connected therewith . After the lodge was closed , the brethren adjourned to a recherche banquet , provided by Bro . Silcock , the proprietor
ot the Courtfield Hotel . Bro . Cruttenden , P . M . Hyde Park Lodge , 1425 , and P . P . G . D . C . Kent , in responding for "The Visitors , " congratulated the members of the lodge on the very successful manner in which they had commenced their career , and expressed the pleasure that he had experienced in listening to thc musical part of the service , an
entirely new feature to him , and which he had been informed by the Organist was a mere trifle to what was intended hereafter to be done . Oiher visitors expressed themselves in similar felicitous terms , and we have every reason to believe that the Kensington Lodge , now fairly launched , will continue to prosper , and prove an ornament to the Craft .
BATH . —Royal Cumberland Lodge ( No . 41 ) A regular meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday evening , 7 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Bath , at which the following brethren were present : Bros . F . Wilkinson , W . M . ; F . ' . [ . Brown , P . P . G . S . W . Somerset , I . P . M . ; John Ruble , P . M . ; acting S . W . ; P . Braham , J . W . and T . P . Ashley , P . M ., Chaplain , and acting Treasurer * , W .
Hunt , Sec . pro tem , Thos . Ames , acting S . D . j C . W . Radway , J . D . ; J . S . Turner , P . M ., acting D . C ; W . Baldwin , Org . j Cap . Robinson , I . G . ; Holmes and Mercer , 'Stewards ; Bigwood , Tyler . Past Masters : Thos . B . Moutrie , Robt . Carey , S . Geo . Mitchell . Members : John Brewer , Sydney S . Paxton , Thos . Edwd . Wilson , John Clewers , H . B . Smith , Edwd . C . Davies , R . B . Cater , Wm . E . Peach , E . Stiles .
Visitors : W . H . Dili , P . M . <) oG , P . P . G . P . Somerset * , J . A . Innes , 639 E . G . ; F . D . Gardiner , 33 ; Wm . E . Reeves , P . M . 906 , P . P . G . O . Somerset ; H . J . Walker , P . M . 53 . The lodge was opened at 7 . 45 , and the minutes of last regu lar lodge were read and confirmed . Ballot was taken for Wm . Fredk . Willis and Mr . Henry Lane Brown , successfully . A letter read from R . M . B . I . as to the appointment
of Stewards to attend thc festival to be held in February next . A petition for relief was presented from thc widow of a deceased brother , and the sum of one guinea was voted from the funds . The candidate , Mr . W . E . Smith , being present , was duly imitiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry , the ceremony being impressively performed
by the W . M . The Working Tools were presented by Bro . Braham , the charge was delivered by Bro . Moutrie , and hc newly initiated returned thanks in suitable terms . The E . As . 'having retired , the W . M . announced there would be a P . G . L . of Wilts , held on Friday , Sth , at Swindon Old Town , for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to the Prov . G , Master , Lord Methuen , on his having held the dis-
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Carpenter , Cave , Simpson , Knox , Herrmann , Legg , Ducfcett , Thornhill , Marr , Reynolds , Temple , Longhurst , Rowan , Woodward , Kitson , Hutchings , Bristow , Greenwood , Mercer , J . A . Smith , Cowley , Brinsley , Scholefield , Devereux , Mansell , Welch , J . White , Fairer , Moore , A . Legg , BarsdorF , Stuart Baker , Black , T . E . Webb , T . E . Webb , jun ., Baldry , and H . Massey ( Freemzson . ) AFter
the opening oF the lodge , and the termination oF some formal business , Bro . P . A . Nairne , P . M ., installed Bro . Bickerton as Master of the lodge . The brethren appointed to office were Bros . Martin , I . P . M . ; Lyon , S . W . ; Bryant , J . W . ; Reynolds , Treas . ; Andrews , Sec . ; J . R . Richards , S . D . ; A . Goulston , J . D . ; P . A . Nairne , P . M .. D . C . ; A . Stubbing , Org . ; Andrew Middlemass , I . G . ; H . Forbes
and J . J . Bristow , Stewards * , and Harrison , Tyler . The new W . M . then commenced his year of office by initiating the following gentlemen : Mr . Charles HoHingworth , jun ., Mr . Charles Lye , Mr . Charles John Bradley , Mr . George Plumbly , and Mr . Edmund Bickerton . In consequence of the lamented death of a much respected member of the lodge , Bro . Salter , the brethren appeared in mourning , and
the following motion of Bro . Andrew Middlemass was unanimously adopted : " That the lodge , deeply sympathising with Mrs . Salter and her five children in their bereavement , resolve to support her petition to Grand Lodge and the Board of Benevolence , and that the sum of ten pounds be voted for her present relief . " A vote couched in such sympathetic terms was nothing more than might
have been expected from the brethren of the Sphinx Lodge , whose tender feelings on all occasions of distress are wellknown among members of the Order . In addition to this vote several brethren have warmly taken up the case of a son of thc late Bro . Salter , who will be a candidate for the next election of the Boys' School , we hope with success . The business of the lodge being over , trie W . M . closed
down , and the brethren adjourned to the large hall , where a banquet , which did the highest credit to the purveyors , Bro . Oliver and Bro . Oliver , jun ., was partaken of . When the toasts were proposed , Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C , responded for " The Grand Officers , " and in doing so said he was sorry there were no other Grand Officers present , because if Bro . Hervey had been there he would
have responded to the toast Far better than he ( Bro . Simpson ) , whose remarks would be very brief . He wished that LoidJCarnarvon and Lord Skelmersdale had been present , for they would have seen in the first place a most flourishing lodge , attended by a number of sympathetic visitors , ruled over by a Master who had for the first time gone through his duties in a style that even
teven-and-twenty year s experience hc ( Bro . Simpson ) had •«eldom if ever seen exceeded , and on a trying occasion , not before thirty or forty brethren but before 129 , many of whom were old and experienced Masons . They would r » lso have heard the other officers of the lodge perform their duties in a manner worthy ot Masonry , and they would likewise have heard a touching and beautiful speech from
Bro . Middlemass in a cause which always elicited all thc tender emotions of Freemasons . Lord Carnarvon represented three great positions ; hc was a great statesman , a great Mason , and a good man ; Lord Skelmersdale was a distinguished nobleman , a good Mason , and a good man ; and when either of these noblemen presided in Grand Lodge they acted in a business-like way which must satisfy all
Freemasons . He ( Bro . Simpson ) had been much impressed with the old initiation ceremony that evening and seeing five of our fellow men introduced into the fraternity . He remembered well the occasion when he went through the ceremony himself , and he might fairly say to the initiates that they hail entered among a body oF whom they would never be ashamed , for if they carried out the noble
principles and the grand preeepts which had been handed down to them they would never regret it . He had ventured to say to them in private what he would again say in public , and what he was sure would be enelorsed by all Masons , that the social gatherings of Masons , though they hailed them and were happy to have them , that their insignia , whatever they might be in their different grades , valuable
as they might be as symbols of authority and power , were all of them mere figments compared with the grand true principles which as men and Masons they professed to hold and carry out in their actions . They were but the sign ot the thing signified ; and surely in the present day , when we found profession and practice in the commercial world so unhappily divorced , it was well for us to bear in mind that
Masonry proposed to men a high standard , and if the initiates had been a little taken aback on hearing the high standard which Masonry proposed to them , he ventured most humbly and kindly to say that it was well for men to aim at a high ideal , though that ideal be very much above their practice , rather than a low standard . He was bound to say that long as he had been a Mason—and he
was older then many of the brethren present—he never heard the principles of Masonry , especially well enumerated as they had been that evening , without himself being in thought and mind carried to the reflection of what wc might become on this earth . In that respect they had had a very great pleasure that evening . They had seen five brethren admitted into Masonry , and not the least
interesting charaeteristie of thc ceremony had been that the W . M . of a lodge had initiated his own son , and his own very intimate friend , perhaps possibly a future relation . Without going too pointedly into the degrees of consanguinity , they found that one man was both a son and a brother . He ( Bro . Simpson ) felt deeply grateful to the W . M ., and to Bro . Nairne , and to the brethren of the
Sphinx Lodge , for giving him the great pleasure , and privilege , and honour of being present , and an opportunity of spending his half-holiday in so pleasant a way among many brethren . Every one present could join him in saying , without anticipating tlie toast which would be presently given , that he hoped the W . M . and officers of the Sphinx Lodge woultl have a most happy and prosperous year , and that the new initiates might find in their first year of ac-
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cession to Freemasonry those happy precepts which they had heard that night carried , out into action , not only in the lodge , but in general life itself . Bro . H . Martin , I . P . M ., having proposed " The Health of the W . M ., " Bro . G . T . Bickerton , in reply , said he had had very many heavy weights upon him from time to time , but undertaking the post ot Master ot the Sphinx lodge was the
heaviest . The brethren , however , told him to take it quietly , and he would get on all right . The brethren would all rejoice , as he did himself , on such a large number being present . He would ask the brethren For their sympathy , and his brother officers for all the assistance tbey could possibly give him . Working together , he and the officers would endeavour to make the year 1878-79 a
prosperous year . He was very glad it had fallen to his lot to initiate five gentlemen , especially as some of them were near and dear to himself . It seemed strange no doubt that a son should be a brother , still he had told his boy this—that if he made him a brother he must not lose
sight of this Fact , that he ( the W . M . ) was his Father . All the initiates responded to the toast given in their honour , and Bros . Alworth , Ross , and Duckctt , replied on behalf of " The Charities , " and in very feeling terms referred to the death of Bro . Salter , and the vote on Bro . Middlemass ' s motion . He then advocated the cause of the Masonic
Institutions , and begged the brethren to support them . From time to time it filled him with pride and satisfaction to think that the body to which he had the honour to belong maintained such institutions . The Boys' and Girls' Schools were not by any means pauper schools , but exactly what the members of the Masonic Order would wish them to be . Bro . P . A . Nairne reulied for " The P . Ms ., " Bro . Lyon ,
S . W ., for "The Officers , " Bro . Goss for "The Musical Brethren , " and Bro . Forbes , Brinton , and Middlemass , for " Thc Stewards . " The Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close . Thc enjoyment ofthe brethren was greatly enhanced by some excellent singing , given by Bros . W . M . Goss , J . H . Walker , J . H . Asman , R . S . Godson , A . Stiibling , and R . J . Voysey , all of whom are members of
the lodge . [ The above report is nccessatily imperfect , on account of the disadvantageous position in which our reporter was placed . Before the banquet , Bro . Goldschmidt drew the attention of the Secretary to the Fact tha : our representative ' s name did not appear on the plan of the tab'es , and the Secretary ' s answer was , " Oh , no , he ' s a reporter , " in a tone which left the inference to be drawn that a reporter
was not entitled to the courtesy usually displayed to a visitor . This may be t e prevailing view of Vestries and Boards of Guardians , but during many years' expeiience of Masonic lodges the Sphinx Lodge is the first we have found , that by thc mouth of one of its invested officers , has given expression to it . With this exception the hospitality of thc lodge was unbounded , and our reporter was treated with the same hearty welcome as the other visitors . ]
ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE LODGE ( No . 1595 ) . —The installation meeting of the above lodge was held atthe Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Tuesday week , the 12 th inst . There was a numerous attendance of the members , and a goodly assembly of visitors , which augurs well for the success of the young lodge . The brethren present included the following distinguished officers oF the Craft : Bros .
J . A . Rucker , P . G . D . ; C . A . Murton , P . G . D . ; Nettleship , P . G . Sword Bearer * , Ralph Gooding , M . D ., W . M . of the Grand Master ' s Lodge No . 1 ; W . Bristow , P . M . 14 ; A . J Bristow , W . M . 14 . A . Southwall , Southern Cross ,. 393 ; Douglas H . Grccnie , Loyalty , Bermuda , 358 ; Alfred W * . Warry , St . John and St . Paul ; J . G . Loughborough , St , Georges , 140 ; G . Brown , St . Georges , i 4 o ; Stieble ,
Ravcnsbournc ; Alfred Hendricks' Unity , 16 37 ; William Heckley , 660 ; D . Walter Burney , St , Patricks , 50 , Dublin ; Robert C . Grand , Emulation , 21 ; W . G . Barnes , Grenadiers , 06 ; S . Dibbin , Universal , 181 ; Lees , United Service , 1428 . The lodge was opened in due format 5 . 15 , and on the minutes being confirmed the W . M ., Bro . R . Kalley Miller , requested Bro . Blakey , P . M ., to initiate four
candidates for Freemasonry . Soon after 0 p . m . thc chief business of the evening was opened by Bro . Kalley Miller , who proceeded to instal Bro . Captain V . F . Johnston , R . N ., as W . M . of the lodge for the ensuing year . This having been accomplished in the presence of a full board of Installed Masters , the brethren were called in and they saluted with the usual formalities the second Installed Master of the
lodge . Bro . Johnston proved himself a worthy successor to the able Installing Master , his careful and spirited working giving promise of a good year of office . The W . M . immediately appointed his officers for the year . Bros . G . W . Armstrong , S . W . ; Albert Escott , J . W . ; George C . Pulsford , S . D . , George A . Warleigh , J . D . ; Rees , I . G . The Treasurer , Bro . Pink , had been re-elected and was duly
invested . Bro . E . M . Roe , was also re-appointed Secretary and invested amidst many signs of approbation . At the rising of the W . M . Bro . Kalley Miller , P . M . 1593 , proposed a vote of £ 10 ios . to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , which was duly passed . Bro . Miller also requested the lodge to accept from him a cheque for twenty guineas , to be devoted to the
other charities . Bro . Miller ' s generosity was warmly acknowledged by the brethren present . These first contributions to the Masonic Charities from lhe R . N . College Lodge may be considered as an earnest of future endeavours to do more in that direction . A sum was also voted to relieve a distressed brother . About forty brethren next sat down to a grand banquet . The customary Royal and
Masonic toasts were given and received with marked enthusiasm . The highest pitch of feeling was however attained when the worthy Treasurer , Bro . W . Pink , proceeded to invest Bro . R . Kalley Miller with a Past Master ' s Jewel . Bro . Pink performed his task with great tact and ability , and the worthy P . M . suitably acknowledged the gift , assuring the brethren of the high honour he esteemed it to have
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been the first W . M . of a lodge which might include the whole Navy of England amongst its members , and declaring that the jewel now presented would be ever valuer 1 above all others . " Thc Initiates , " "The Visitors , " and "'[' Le . Officers , " were duly honoured with toasts . An important and agreeable evening was brought to a close at it p .
EARL OF CARNARVON LODGE ( No . 1642 ) . —A meeting of the above lodge was held at lhe f adbroke Hall , Notting-hill , on Thursday , the 14 th of November . The business being unusually heavy for the day of installation . Bro . William Stephens , P . M ., performed the ceremonies of passing and raising three candidates to these degrees , Bro . P . M . Murlis initiated a can
lidate to the mysteries , and Bro . George Penn then installed his successor , Bro . P . Parkhouse , in a most impressive manner , when the Following officers were appointed and invested , Bros . E . M . Lander , S . W . ; S . Smout , sen ., J . W . ; the Rev . P . M . Holden , Chaplain * , G . Penn , Treas . ; W . J . Murlis , Secretary ; the Rev . Darby Reade , S . D . ; Smout , jun ., J . D . ; Fry , I . G . ; Schofield , Tyler . Bro . P .
M . Stephens gave the addresses to the W . M . and Wardens , and the brethren adjourned to banquet , at which the WorshipFul Master presided . Upon the removal ot the cloth , the usual loyal and Craft toasts were duly honoured . Bros , of the Kensington Lodge , and spoken to in most flattering terms . The principal toast of the evening was that of " The Retiring Master , " Bro . George Penn , who
was presented with a valuable Past Master ' s jewel , also an elegant drawing-room clock , and a pair of vases , accompanied by a vote of thanks , engrossed on vellum , in acknowledgement of the valuable services he had rendered to the lodge , and the courtesy evinced at all times by him , especially during the year in which he had presided as Worshipful Master . Before the brethren scpaia ' . ed a large
list was announced for the Boys' School , fifty guineas having been voted by the lodge to be placed in Bro . Penn's list , who is acting as Steward at the forthcoming festival . Jno . Boyd and Cubitt , returned thanks for the Grand Lodge of England . Bro . Binckes , Past Grand Steward , and Secretary of the Boys' School , for " The Charities . " An unusually large number of visitors being prcsimt , the duty of responding to that tcast was given to Bro . Harding ,
KENSINGTON LODGE ( No . i 767 ) . —On the 16 th inst . the members of this lodge met for the first time atter the consecration , at the Courtfield Hotel , Earl ' s Court . Bro . Read , W . M . presided , and after the minutes of the consecration meeting had been read and confirmed , a ballot was taken for sixteen joining members , and For Mr . William Dunstan and Mr . Arthur Joseph Barclay , for initiation ,
These gentlemen were thereupon initiated by the W . M . in his usual correct and masterly style , the impressiveness of which ceremony , and thc pleasure ot assisting at it , were considerably enhanced by the introduction of harmonium solos by Bro . Oliver , the Organist , and parts of the musical service composed by Bro . James C . Baker , No . 241 , sung by the brethien . Three propositions for initiation were
afterwards made , and Bros . Barfield , P . M . and Treas ., and Cole were made Hon . Members of the lodge , as by their own personal exertions they contributed much to the obtaining of the Warrant of Constitution , as well as assisting in the necessary preliminaries connected therewith . After the lodge was closed , the brethren adjourned to a recherche banquet , provided by Bro . Silcock , the proprietor
ot the Courtfield Hotel . Bro . Cruttenden , P . M . Hyde Park Lodge , 1425 , and P . P . G . D . C . Kent , in responding for "The Visitors , " congratulated the members of the lodge on the very successful manner in which they had commenced their career , and expressed the pleasure that he had experienced in listening to thc musical part of the service , an
entirely new feature to him , and which he had been informed by the Organist was a mere trifle to what was intended hereafter to be done . Oiher visitors expressed themselves in similar felicitous terms , and we have every reason to believe that the Kensington Lodge , now fairly launched , will continue to prosper , and prove an ornament to the Craft .
BATH . —Royal Cumberland Lodge ( No . 41 ) A regular meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday evening , 7 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Bath , at which the following brethren were present : Bros . F . Wilkinson , W . M . ; F . ' . [ . Brown , P . P . G . S . W . Somerset , I . P . M . ; John Ruble , P . M . ; acting S . W . ; P . Braham , J . W . and T . P . Ashley , P . M ., Chaplain , and acting Treasurer * , W .
Hunt , Sec . pro tem , Thos . Ames , acting S . D . j C . W . Radway , J . D . ; J . S . Turner , P . M ., acting D . C ; W . Baldwin , Org . j Cap . Robinson , I . G . ; Holmes and Mercer , 'Stewards ; Bigwood , Tyler . Past Masters : Thos . B . Moutrie , Robt . Carey , S . Geo . Mitchell . Members : John Brewer , Sydney S . Paxton , Thos . Edwd . Wilson , John Clewers , H . B . Smith , Edwd . C . Davies , R . B . Cater , Wm . E . Peach , E . Stiles .
Visitors : W . H . Dili , P . M . <) oG , P . P . G . P . Somerset * , J . A . Innes , 639 E . G . ; F . D . Gardiner , 33 ; Wm . E . Reeves , P . M . 906 , P . P . G . O . Somerset ; H . J . Walker , P . M . 53 . The lodge was opened at 7 . 45 , and the minutes of last regu lar lodge were read and confirmed . Ballot was taken for Wm . Fredk . Willis and Mr . Henry Lane Brown , successfully . A letter read from R . M . B . I . as to the appointment
of Stewards to attend thc festival to be held in February next . A petition for relief was presented from thc widow of a deceased brother , and the sum of one guinea was voted from the funds . The candidate , Mr . W . E . Smith , being present , was duly imitiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry , the ceremony being impressively performed
by the W . M . The Working Tools were presented by Bro . Braham , the charge was delivered by Bro . Moutrie , and hc newly initiated returned thanks in suitable terms . The E . As . 'having retired , the W . M . announced there would be a P . G . L . of Wilts , held on Friday , Sth , at Swindon Old Town , for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to the Prov . G , Master , Lord Methuen , on his having held the dis-