Consecration Of The Wolsey Lodge, No. 1656.

• Tnis toast having been duly honoured , Colonel Burdett Ued by stating that he had had considerable difficulty in being present that day , but having been enabled to do in he was proud at being again a consecrating officer of ' a new lodge , and in a new district . Hc was gratified with the whole proceedings . The Wolsey must be a good indue because it had a good Alaster at its head , one who

brought a large experience to bear upon his tluties . Middlesex occupied a grand position at the present time , and mig ht in the course of a few years be one of the greatest Masonic provinces in the kingdom . In concluding , he returned his most sincere thanks for the warm manner that thev had responded to his health . In giving " the Health of the R . W . D . P . G . AL , Bro .

Little , and the rest of the P . G . Officers , Past and Present , " the W . AL said that he was pleased that the Wolsey should be the first of the Aliddlesex lodges to congratulate Bro . Little upon his preferment , which appointment he was sure would meet with the most unqualified approval . The D . P . G . M . briefly replied by thanking the P . G . AI . and the W Al for the kind expressions they had used , and at the

same time he took that , the first public opportunity he hael had of thanking Colonel Burdett for the great honour he had done him by appointing him his Deputy over so important a province as that of Aliddlesex . In speaking of the other Provincial Officers present , whom he remarked were all worthy of "the purple . ' Bro . Little said that the name of Bro . Buss , G . J . W .

and Treas ., was a "household word , " that Bro . W . Hammond , P . G . D ., was a thorough master of the Alasonic art , that Bro . F . Walters , G . J . D ., the veteran and indefatigable Secretary of many lodges , was always ready to g ive the benefit of his advice to all P . AI . ' s , W . AI . ' s , and Secretaries needing the same , and that Bro . Baldwin , A . G . P ., was a most worthy Alason .

" The Health of the W . AL" was proposed by the R . W . P . G . M . in a very kind speech . In the course of his remarks he said tbat the position of W . AL entailed a great deal of responsibility , and that to carry out the duties well it also required a large amount of ability . He believed that Bro . Hammond was fully competent in every respect to reflect credit upon the Wolsey Lodge , and he was pleased

at being in a position to propose his health as W . AL of No . 16 5 6 , the 25 th lodge in the Province of Aliddlesex . The W . AL , in reply , stated that he felt sensible of the great honour placed upon him by establishing a new lodge , but he believed that it was needed in that portion of the district . It was the fourth lodge he had had the honour of governing as Alaster , and hc hoped it would be a success .

His motto during his Alasonic career had been "Excelsior , " and his chief aim to disseminate the benevolent principles of the Order , charity being in his opinion the acme' of Freemasonry . ( Hear . ) The toast of " The Consecrating Officers " followed , and having been duly honoured , Bro . Buss replied by stating that as D . C , he had been gratified at the manner in which

thc lodge had been consecrated by his superior officers . In speaking of other matters , he called attention to the fact that in the admission of initiates " quality " should be considered before " quantity . " Freemasonry was increasing , and so were the applications to the Board of Benevolence , and consequently they should be very careful whom they introduced . If this supervision was not

exercised the result of the laxity would be to increase the number of claimants for the benefits of the charities , which would in time undermine the very foundations of the Order . In conclusion , he thanked thc lodge upon behalf ot the Consecrating Ofliccrs and himself for the honour it hatl tlone them by electing them honorary members . The W . AL , in giving "The Visitors , " said that as

" good wine needed no bush , " he should not dilate upon the toast , but would merely state that the brethren of the Wolsey Lodge gave them all a hearty welcome , and hoped to see them again . Bro . Elsam , speaking for himself and thc rest of the visitors , said that it had afforded them very great pleasure at being present that day . Personally he was proud at

seeing one of his oldest friends occupying the chair of K . S . for the fourth ticsc . Bro . Hammond had introduced him into the Jordan Lodge , and of that lodge he ( Bro . Elsam ) was now the Master . In conclusion , he said the Wolsey Lodge was bound to prosper , and in time he believed it would be equal to any in the province .

The toast of " The Officers" followed , and having been duly responded to , the Tyler ' s toast was called , and the berthren separatetl . The proceedings were enlivened by the instrumental antl vocal contributions of Bros . Honeywell , Walls , and Hunt .

Reviews.

Reviews .

CASSELL ' S HOUSEHOLD GUIDE TO EVE ' . IV DEPARTMENT or PRACTICAL LIFE , No . 1 . — . Cassell , Petter , & Galpin . This seems to us to be a vcry useful undertaking . We have read No . 1 with much pleasuie and interest , and we think that the work is likely to be very popular . It contains a great deal of valuable information , easily mastered , and lucidly laid down , and may be considered as a

household vade mecum to each industrious housewife , to every " Bon Pere de Famillc . " Its topics are varit . us , and range from cooking to thc aquarium , from carpentering to domestic medicine , from recipes for the kitchen to the rearing of children , and all are worth studying , and all are well put before us . We shall await No . 2 with interest , feeling sure that it will maintain the practical characteristics cf No . 1 .

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY . We have received thc above , and have had our attention ¦ a'led to a paper entitled " A plea for the future protection of our Ancient Cathedrals , by Samuel Huggins

Reviews.

The gist of the paper is practically a protest against restoration . If we understand the writer ' s words aright , he would not restore , he -would leave the cathedrals in " statu quo , " as he seems to lean to the sentimental side of the question , and isapparently an advocate for the "interesting ruin , " and for " hoar decay . " But such a suggestion is not a practical view of the question at all , according to

our notions , and is not likely to find favour with the practical English mind . We all have a great desire to utilize everything that can be utilized , and , therefore , we would naturally repair for further worship , many interesting relics of the past , which only require the favouring hand of Sir Gilbert Scott , or some other skilled architect , to restore them to pristine beauty , and practical utility ,

Thus we differ , we are sorry to say , " tpto ccelo " with Mr . Huggins , and , we confess , we are almost surprised that a view which is antagonistic to the current opinion and common sense of Englishmen , could find favour with any . But having said this honestly in all " bona fides " we are quite willing to admit that the paper is very well written , and also that in this free country even "

paradoxes should be fairly listened to . We cannot , of course , as Freemasons , follow Air . Huggins into his theological contentions , but as he has kindly made an appeal to our Order , we may say that we feel deeply interested , ( without any question of mere denominational fervour ) , in aiding to repair and restore those masterpieces of architectural skill , which Operative Masonry raised on high , to the honour of God and the welfare of man .

THE LEATHER TRABIS CIRCULAR , & C . — W . Speaight & Sons , 9 8 , Fetter-lane . Though we are not quite prepared to say that there is " nothing like leather , " yet we are free to confess that there is a good deal in it , and remembering the importance of leather to the community at large , and the large amount of capital embarked in the manufacture of leather

in this country , are not surprised to hear that that wellto-do trade has a special organ of its own for its information and protection . It has reached its 10 th year of publication , and is , despite its limited character , an interesting publication . It is a good thing for us all to

look at times a little below thc surface of things , and to realize what is going on in the world , and to master the first principles , whether of commerce or of trade . We are struck with the advertisements for machinery , as it shows what revolution in the labour market is going on quietly amongst us .

Grand Commandery of Knights Templar , Pennsylvania , 1876 ; Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania , 1876 ; Great Priory of Canada , 1876 . We have received and read these " Transactions " with great pleasure . We thank thc courteous senders of them sincerely , and we can only add that while we rejoice

honestly in the prosperity of these various bodies of American Craft , Arch , and High Grades , we are deeply struck with the solidity of their organization , and the clearness and ability with which all their proceedings are set forth . We note one or two variations , and in our opinion anomalies in their systems , and we shall shortly call attention to one or two of them in a leading article .

THE ROSICRUCIAN , Nos . 4 & 5 . —GEORGE KENNING . We take these two numbers together , and beg to commend them to our readers . Their contents are very varied , and very interesting . They are well edited , and all will he glad to learn that our esteemed and able Bro . R . W . Little is in better health , and able to superintend these literary labours of his , as well as to devote his energies

to that admirable institution of which he is the zealous and indefatigable Secretary . We have read both these last numbers of the Rosicrncian with much pleasure , and though not belonging to the High Grades ourselves , we quite concede the fact that they include a most distinguished body of men , equally distinguished by their high character and literary attainments .

The Secretaryship Of The Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

THE SECRETARYSHIP OF THE GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .

We publish the following letter : — To the Alost Worshipful Grand Alaster Mason and the Alembers of the Grand Lodge of Scotland : M . W . Grand Sir , and Brethren , I beg respectfully to offer myself as a candidate for the

office of Grand Secretary , now vacant by the resignation of Bro . Laurie . I have long been connected with the Craft , and possess a thorough knowledge of Freemasonry in all its degrees . For many years I have made its history my especial study . I have written the Histories of the Lodge Alother Kilwinning , and the Lodge of Edinbuigh ( Alary ' s

Chapel ) . The latter work , which embraces an account of the Rise and Progress of Feeemasonry in Scotland , has been characterised by Air . John Hill Burton as " a valuable addition to the history ot the country . " I edited the second British Edition of ' ! The History of Freemasonry , from ils Origin to the Present Day" by Bro . J . G . Findel , of Leipzig—a Work recognised in all

countries as a standard authority . I have also been a contributor of articles on Freemasonry and kindred subjects to all the leading Alasonic Alagazines and periodicals which have existed in Britain during the last twenty years . Alany of these contributions have been reproduced in the French , German , and American Alasonic

periodicals . A German translation on my Notes on Alother Kilwinning , by Dr . Alersdorf , a ; brother of distinction , has been published separately . I have for many year been a member of Grand Lodge and am conversant with its affairs . In requesting your vote and influence on my behalf , 1

The Secretaryship Of The Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

beg to assure you that , if elected to the office , nothing will be awanting on my part to discharge its duties with efficiency and zeal . I am , Alost Worshipful Grand Sir , and Brethren , yours fraternally , D . MURRAY LYON . Ayr , February 16 , 1877 .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the Week ending Friday , March 2 , 1877 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice f * . n Secre taries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Preceptories , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place o time of meeting .

SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 24 . Chap . 1329 , Sphinx , S . ALH . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Alanchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq . Star , Alarquis of Granby , New Cross-rd . Eccleston , Grosvenor Club , Ebury-square , S . W .

MONDAY , FEBRUARY 26 . Lodge 4 , Royal Somerset and Inverness , F . M . H . „ 26 , Castle L . of Harmony , Willis ' s R ., St . James ' s . „ 28 , Old King ' s Arms , F . AI . H . 11 79 > Pythagorean , Ship Hot ., Greenwich .

„ 183 , Unity , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . „ 902 , Burgoyne , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 1608 , Kilburn , Queen ' s Arms Hot ., Kilburn Gate . „ 1615 , Bayard , 33 , Golden-sq . „ 1632 , Stuart , S . M . H .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., Kingsland . Strong Man , Jerusalem Tav ., St . John ' s Gate . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st . Station . Camden , Stanhope Arms , Up . James-st ., Camden To Sastern , Royal Hot ., Mile-end-road . St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st .

Wellington , White Swan , Deptford . Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rotherhithe . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney . Loughborough , Warrior Hot ., Brixton . London Alasonic Club , 101 , Queen Victoria-street . TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 27 .

Lodge 14 , Tuscan , F . M . H . „ 92 , Moira , Mansion House Restaurant . „ 99 , Shakespeare , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . „ 141 , Faith , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 145 , Prudent Brethren , F . M . H . „ 186 , Industry , M . H ., Basinghall-st .

„ 205 , Israel , Cannon-st . Hot . „ 259 , Prince of Wales , Willis ' s R ., St . James ' s . „ 1196 , Urban , Old Jerusalem Tav ., Clerkenwell . „ 1348 , Ebury , 12 , Ponsonby-st ., Millbank . Chap . 7 , Royal York of Perseverance , F . Al . H . „ 180 , St . James ' s Union , F . AI . H . Mark 3 , Keystone , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-sl ,

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Aletropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . Domatic , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord ' s Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Dalhousie , King Edward , Triangle , Hackney . Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st .

Constitutional , Wheatsheaf Hot ., Hand-court , Holborn . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone . Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe . St . John of Wapping , Gun Hot ., High-st ., Wapping . Metropolitan Chapter , Jamaica Coffee Ho ., Cornhill . West Smithfield , New Alavket Hot ., West Smithfield .

WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 28 . Lodge 2 , Antiquity , F . AI . H . „ 212 , Euphrates , M . H ., Basinghall-st . „ 507 , United Pilgrims , S . ALH . „ 754 , High Cross , Seven Sisters , Tottenham . „ 8 98 , Temperance-in-the-East , 6 , Newby-pl ., Poplar . „ 1540 , Chaucer , Bridge House Hot ., London Bridge . Chap . 13 , Union of Waterloo , F . AI . H ., Woolwich . „ 820 , Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond .

LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Confidence , Blue Anchor Tavern , Coleman-street . Mt . Lebanon , Windsor Castle Tav ., Southwark-bdg .-rd . Pythagorean , Prince of Orange , Greenwich . New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton . Royal Union , Horse and Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxford . st . Alount Edgcumbe , 19 , Jermyn-st ., St . James ' s .

Peckham , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham . Stanhope , Thicket Hot ., Anerley . Finsbury Park , Finsbury Park Tav ., Seven Sisters ' -rd . Southwark , Southwark Park Tav ., Southwark Park . Duke of Connaught , Havelock Tav ., Dalston , E .

United Strength , Grafton Arms , Kentish-town . Islington , Crown and Cushion , London Wall . Wbittington , Black Bull Tav ., Holborn . Lewis , King ' s Arms Hot ., Wood Green . Royal Jubilee , 81 , Long Acre . Langthorne , Swan Hot ., Stratford .

THURSDAY , AIARCH 1 . Lodge 27 , Egyptian , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 45 , Strong Man , Al . H ., Alasons' Avenue . „ 192 , Lion and Lamb , Cannon-st . Hot . „ 227 , Ionic , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . „ 231 , St . Andrew ' s , F . M . H .

„ 538 , La Tolerance , F . M . H . IF 554 , Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . „ 822 , Victoria Rifles , F . M . H . 11 1351 , St . Clements Dane , 265 , Strand . „ 1360 , Royal Arthur , Lecture Hall , Wimbledoi , „ 1445 , Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., E . it l 539 t Surrey Masonic Hall , S . M . H ,