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Masonic Tidings.
Masonic Tidings .
Wc ' are informed-that thc three Sheffield lodges—the Britannia , ' 39 t , le Roval Brunswick , 29 6 , and thcWentjn liave agreed to draw up a joint address of welcome !_ out illustrious Grand Master on thc occasion of his visit Sheffield on August 16 th to iSth next . The address but will be forwarded
.-ill not be presented in Sheffield , , the Prince , the necessity of this course being obvious , [ or if his R ° ya - Hig hness was to receive it when in Sheffield it mig ht set ( for him ) a troublesome precedent . The Princess of Wales will accompany the Prince . Great preparations are being made to give them a loyal reception .
On Monday last the Prince and Princess of Wales paid a visit to Margate for the purpose of opening a branch of the London Asylum for thc Deaf and Dumb . On their irrival their Royal Highnesses were received by Earl
Granville , Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports , and by the corporate authorities , who presented an address of welcome . The town was gaily decorated , and thc Prince and Princess were warmly cheered as lhey passed through the streets .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex will be held at thc Greyhound Hotel , Hampton Court , on Monday , the 26 th inst ., at 2 . 30 . The " Thanct" Red Cross Conclave vvas consecrated at Margate on Wednesday last . A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue .
Nearly £ 20 , 000 has been received at thc Mansion House in aid of thc French Inundations Relief Fund . The more recent subscriptions include one of a hundred guineas from the Prince and Princess of Wales .
The Grand Lodge of Quebec have appointed Bro . George Kenning to supply thc whole of the Grand Officers with the necessary clothing and jewels . This insignia , which is of a most elaborate description , is now on view at the Masonic Depot , Little Britain .
An Emergency Meeting of the Metropolitan Lodge , No . 1507 , will be held at thc Metropolitan Club , 2 O 9 , Pentonville road , King ' s Cross , N ., on Thursday next , at 5 p . m . Thc will of Bro . Alexander Allan ( late of St . Paul ' schurchyard , who died at his private residence , No . 20 ,
King ' s-road , Brownwood-park , on thc loth of May last ) vvas proved on the 2 ist ult ., by Mrs . Annie Louisa Allan , the widow and sole executrix , to whom he leaves the whole of his property absolutely . The personalty is sworn under £ ? ooo . —City Press .
LAW AI-I-OINTMKNT . — Bro . J . Perry Godfrey , S . D . Golden Rule Lodge , No . 1261 , a solicitor practising in Gray ' s Inn , has been appointed by the Right Honourable lnhn Duke , Lord Coleridge , Lord Chief Justice of Her
Majesty ' s Court of Common Pleas at Westminster , a perpetual commissioner for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women , under the act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries , and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance .
Bro . Eugene Henry Thiellay , S . W . 145 , Prudent Brethren Lodge , S . W . 1423 , Era Lodge , & c , so well known in some of thc higher grades of Masonry , on the recommendation for office in the Province by Era Lodge 1423 , is selected for P . G . A . D . C , Middlesex , for 1875-76 . By a similar recommendation from Era Lodge 1423 , Bro . lienry Arthur Dubois , P . G . A . D . C . Middlesex , P . M . " 1326 , is to be the P . G . DC Middlesex for 1875-76 . A report of Hro . Capt . Boyton ' s entertainment s lands over . Wc are sorry to learn that it was a failure .
" ONE or Tin ; SIGHTS OF Loxnox . "—Thc Morning Post remarks : " Where shall we have our dinner ? is a question which many have asked themselves despairingly when they have found themselves in London ; while ladies alone have been even put to greater straits to solve thc puzzle . For many years London has been deficient in accommodation of this kind . Yet it is a mere matter of fact
that every day of the week many thousands of persons have engagements in town that would render some more substantial refreshment than can be obtained at thc pastrycook ' s eminently desirable . Consequently every effort on their behalf deserves encouragement , and it is gratifying to refer to one recent experiment , the success of which is » tnv fully assured . After many vicissitudes a large and
handsome building , having entrances in Holborn and Little Queen-street , has now become firmly established as tlie ' I lolborn Restaurant , ' and here it may fairly be said a successful endeavour has been made to combine all the best features of thc highest class London and Parisian udlcs a manger . The grand salon is , from its size , venhlation , arrangement , and jartistic decoration , decidedly
" ie most comfortable dining-room in London , and every preparation in the shape of toilette-rooms , attendants , icc „ has been made for th _ - comfort of ladies and children ; 'Miile dinners of every price are served , from the plain fresh cut oft the joint , with vegetables , kc , costing some is . nd ., '" eluding thc charge for attendance , to thc most elaborate , vniied , and expensive menu . A special feature of this sawn is the laHc dc hole , served at separate tables from six
to half-past c'ght , which , with its variety of courses , its dessert , and the excellent band , is a decidedly new and tt ' ost agreeable feature . Besides the grand salon , dinners are served also in thc balcony , where the tables are constructed for separate parties of three or four , while there ' " - also additional salon , for larger gatherings , a luncheon buffet , a grill-room , a smoking and reading room , a "d numerous other conveniences . "
Lodge Of Benevolence.
LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
Thc Lodge of Benevolence met on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall . Present , among others , Bros . Joshua Nunn , as President ; Jas . Brett , as S . V . P . ; E . P . Albert , as J . V . P . ; John Savage , Joseph Smith , John Hervey , Grand Secretary ; II . G . Buss , A . A . Pendlebury , W . Stephens ,
Bingemann , Jas . Willing , jun . ; John Boyd , Sec . ; Samuel May , C . F . Hogard , C . B . Payne , C . A . Cottebrune , Herbert Dicketts , Henderson , J . G . Marsh , Bartlett , W . Smith , W . Mann , Wright , H . W . Hemsworth , W . T . Howe , Handles , Brown , ] . E . Saunders , and Butcher .
The grants , amounting to £ 300 , made by former meetings , which required confirmation , were confirmed . New grants were made to the amount of £ 231 , of which the highest in any one case was £ 50 , and the lowest £ 5 . One £ 40 , two £ 25 , and a £ 15 were the principal of the other grants . Five cases stood over .
Royal And Select Masters.
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS .
Two meetings of th : Most Puissant Grand Council of this degree have recently been held at the Hall of Grand Mark Lodge , 2 , Red Lion Square ; the first was held on the 8 th inst ., and thc second on the 20 th . At thc former , Capt . N . G . Philips presided as R . P . D . G . M ., Bro . Hyde
Pullen as G . P . C of W ., and Bro . F . Binckes , Grand Recorder . Bro . D . M . Dewar , No . 3 , and Bro . S . Rosenthal , T . I . M ., No . 3 , were also present . Bros , and Comps . F . Richanlson , R . Graham Birch , S . B . Ellis , R . II . Thrupp , and F . II . Atkins , of Mark Lodges Nos . 7 , 80 , 53 , 13 , and 104 respectively , and of Royal Arch Chapters Nos . 3 , 392 , 159 , 2 S 5 , and 1056 respectively , were
acknowledged as most Excellent Masters , received Royal Masters , greeted Select Masters , and created Super Excellent Masters . At the meeting of the 20 th inst . the presiding brethren officiated , and Bros . Walter Spencer , S . Rosenthal , H . Massey ( Freemason ) , and others were present . Bro . R . Kalley Miller vvas admitted to the several degrees , after which thc Council adjourned .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .
For thc Week ending Friday , July 30 , 1875 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secre tirics of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Preceptories , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place 01 time of meeting .
SATURDAY , JULY 24 . Audit Committee Boys' School , at 3 . Lodge 1293 , Burdett , Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court . „ 1297 , West Kent , Forest-hill , Ho , Forest-hill . Manchester Lodgeof Instruction ( 179 ) , Yorkshire Grey ,
77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq ., at 8 ; Bro . H . Ash , Prec . Lily Lodge of Instruction ( 820 ) , Greyhound , Richmond . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-road , at 7 ; Bros . Macdonald and Griffin , Preceptors .
MONDAY , JULY 26 . Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex , Greyhound Tavern , Hampton Court , al 2 . 30 . Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction ( 1445 ) , Lord Stanley Tavern , Sandringham-road , Kingsland , at 7 ; Bro . T . Austin , Preceptor . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction ( 45 ) , Crown Tavern
Clerkenwell Green , at 8 ; Bro . Beckett , Preceptor . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) 1 Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptcr . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel , Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor .
British Oak Lodge of Instruction ( 813 ) , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile-end , at 7 for 8 . St . James ' s Union Lodge of Instruction . 180 ) , Union Tavern , Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 ; Bro . J . R . Stacey , Preceptor . Wellington Lodge of Instruction ( 548 ) , White Swan , Deptford , at 8 ; Bros . Shaw aud Griffin , Preceptors .
West Kent Lodge ol Improvement ( 129 J ) , St . Saviour ' s College , Stansted-road , Forest-hill , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor . Metropolitan Mark Lodge of Instruction , Coach and Horses Hotel , 313 , Strand , at 8 . Perfect Ashlar Lodge of Instruction ( 1178 ) , Victoria Tavern , Lower-road , Rotherhithe , at 8 ; Bro . C . W . Kent , Preceptor .
TUESDAY , JULY 27 . Audit Committee Girls' School , at 4 . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction ( 554 ) , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 8 ; Bro . Barnes , P . M ., Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road , at 8 ; Bro . Larlham , Precep , Faith Lodgeof Instruction ( 141 ) , Refreshment Rooms ,
Victoria-st . ( opposite Westminster Palace Hotel ) , at 8 ; Bro . C A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 133 ) , Lord's Hotel , Lord's Cricket Ground , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Dalhousie lodge of Instruction ( 860 ) , King Edward ,
Triangle , Hackney , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Ciawlt-y , Preceptor . Prosperity Lodge of Instruction ( 65 ) , Gladstone Tavern , Bishopsgate-st . Within , 317 . 30 ; Bro . J . L . Mather , P . M . 65 and 1227 , Preceptor . St . Marylebone Ledge of Instruction ( 1303 ) , British Stores Tavern , New-street , St . John ' s Wool , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.
Constitutional Lodge of Instruction ( 55 ) , Wheatshea Hotel , Hand-court , Holborn , at 7 ; Bro . J . R . Stacey , P . M . 180 , Preceptor . Percy Lodge of Instruction , Grapes Tavern , Little Windmill-street , W . hsrael Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globe-road
at 7 ' 3 ° - Sydney Lodge of Instruction , White Hart Hotel , Upper Norwood ; Bro . H . Frances , Preceptor . Royal Arthur Lodge of Instruction ( No . 1360 ) , Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea , at 8 ; Bro . G . King , P . M ., Preceptor .
WEDNESDAY , JULY 28 . Lodge 753 , Prince Frederick William , Knights of St . John Hotel , Queen ' s-terracc , St . John ' s Wood . „ 754 , High Cross , Seven Sisters , Tottenham . „ 778 , Bard ol Avon , Greyhound , Hampton Court .
„ 898 , Temperance in the East , 6 , Newbj -pi ., Poplar . „ 1415 , Campbell , Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court . Mount Lebanon Lodge of Instruction ( 73 ) , Windsor Castle Tavern , Southwark-bridgc-road , at 8 ; Bro . Noke , P . M ., Preceptor . Pythagoiean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange ,
Greenwich , at 8 ; Bro . J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . - New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxford-st ., at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Prec . Confidence Lodge of Instiuction , White Hart Tavern , Abchurch-lar . e , at 7 . 30 .
Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham , at 8 ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor . Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction ( 1288 ) , Finsbury Patk Tavern , Seven Sisters ' -road , N „ at 8 . Bro . P .
Dickinson , Preceptor . Southwark Lodge of Instruction ( 879 ) , Southwark Park Tavern , Southwark Park . Dalston Lodge of Instruction ( 975 ) , Havelock Tavern , Albion-road , Dalston , E . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 228 ) , the Grafton Arms , Prince of Wales ' s-road , Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Mount Edgcumbe Lodge of Instruction ( 1446 ) , 19
Jermyn-Street , St James ' s , at 8 ; Bro . Mander , Preceptor . THURSDAY , JULY 29 . General Committee Girls' School , at 4 . Lodgeiso ? , Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-road . „ 1524 , Duke of Connaught , Sisters' Tavern , Pownallroad , Haggerston . Egyptian Lodge of Instruction ( 27 ) , Hercules Tavern ,
Leadenhall-st ., at 7 . 30 ; J . Crawley , Preceptor . Albert Edward Lodge of Instruction , King ' s Arms Hotel , Peckham Rye ; W . W . Ayling , Hon . Sec . Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Yorkshire Grey , Londonst ., W ., at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavem , Bath-street , City-road ; Bro . Stean , Preceptor . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes ,
Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . Whittington Lodge of Instruction ( 862 ) , Crown Tavern , Holborn , at 8 ; Bro . L . Alexander , P . M . 188 , Preceptor . Doric Chapter of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mileend-road , at 8 ; Comp . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . Ebury Lodge of Instruction , 12 , Ponsonby-st ., Millbank . Highgat- Lodge of Instruction ( 1366 ) , Bull and Gate ,
Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . The Great City Lodge of Instruction ( 1426 ) , 111 , Cheapside , at 6 .- { o . High Cross Ledge of Instruction ( 754 ) , Coach & Horses , High-road , Tottenham . Salisbury Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 ; Bro . Mander , Preceptor .
FRIDAY , JULY 30 . Lodge 1540 , Chaucer , Bridge House Hotel , London lkidgSi Chap . 134 , Caledonian , Ship and Turtle , Lcadenhall-st . Preceptory 74 , Harcourt , Greyhound Inn , Richmond . Union Waterloo Lodge of Instruction ( 13 ) , Earl of Chatham , Thomas-st ,, Woolwich , at 8 ; Brcs . Davis and Macdonald , Preceptors .
Sr . George ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Royal-hill , Greenwich . Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , ( 749 ) , Lyceum Tavern , 354 , Strand , at 8 ; Bro . Pulsford , Preceptor .
Panmure Lodge of Instruction ( 720 ) , Balham Hotel , Balham , at 7 . 30 . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . ' s , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tavern , Victoria-road , Deptford , at 8 . Clapton Lodge of Instruction ( 1365 ) , White Hart , Clapton ,
at 7 . 30 ; Pro . James Brett , P . G . P ., & c , Preceptor . Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction ( 129 S ) , the Castle Tavern , Holloway , at 8 ; Bro . W . F . Rogers , Preceptor . Pythagorean Chapter ot Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince ol Orange , Grcenwich-rd ., at 8 ; Comp . W . Smith , Precep . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction ( 1056 ) , Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street ; Bro . Stacey , P . M . 180 , Preceptor . Westbourne Ledge of Instruction ( 733 ) , Horse and Groom ,
Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , 26 9 , Pentonville-road , at 7 ; Bro . T . Adams , P . G . P ., Preceptor . United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , Surrey Masonic llall , Camberwell New Road , at 7 ; Bro M . S . Larlham , Preceptor . St . James ' s Lodge of Instruction , New Tanners' Arms , Grange-road , Bermondsey , at 8 ; Bro . Joshua IIowcs , P . M . 765 , 879 , Preceptor .
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Masonic Tidings.
Masonic Tidings .
Wc ' are informed-that thc three Sheffield lodges—the Britannia , ' 39 t , le Roval Brunswick , 29 6 , and thcWentjn liave agreed to draw up a joint address of welcome !_ out illustrious Grand Master on thc occasion of his visit Sheffield on August 16 th to iSth next . The address but will be forwarded
.-ill not be presented in Sheffield , , the Prince , the necessity of this course being obvious , [ or if his R ° ya - Hig hness was to receive it when in Sheffield it mig ht set ( for him ) a troublesome precedent . The Princess of Wales will accompany the Prince . Great preparations are being made to give them a loyal reception .
On Monday last the Prince and Princess of Wales paid a visit to Margate for the purpose of opening a branch of the London Asylum for thc Deaf and Dumb . On their irrival their Royal Highnesses were received by Earl
Granville , Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports , and by the corporate authorities , who presented an address of welcome . The town was gaily decorated , and thc Prince and Princess were warmly cheered as lhey passed through the streets .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex will be held at thc Greyhound Hotel , Hampton Court , on Monday , the 26 th inst ., at 2 . 30 . The " Thanct" Red Cross Conclave vvas consecrated at Margate on Wednesday last . A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue .
Nearly £ 20 , 000 has been received at thc Mansion House in aid of thc French Inundations Relief Fund . The more recent subscriptions include one of a hundred guineas from the Prince and Princess of Wales .
The Grand Lodge of Quebec have appointed Bro . George Kenning to supply thc whole of the Grand Officers with the necessary clothing and jewels . This insignia , which is of a most elaborate description , is now on view at the Masonic Depot , Little Britain .
An Emergency Meeting of the Metropolitan Lodge , No . 1507 , will be held at thc Metropolitan Club , 2 O 9 , Pentonville road , King ' s Cross , N ., on Thursday next , at 5 p . m . Thc will of Bro . Alexander Allan ( late of St . Paul ' schurchyard , who died at his private residence , No . 20 ,
King ' s-road , Brownwood-park , on thc loth of May last ) vvas proved on the 2 ist ult ., by Mrs . Annie Louisa Allan , the widow and sole executrix , to whom he leaves the whole of his property absolutely . The personalty is sworn under £ ? ooo . —City Press .
LAW AI-I-OINTMKNT . — Bro . J . Perry Godfrey , S . D . Golden Rule Lodge , No . 1261 , a solicitor practising in Gray ' s Inn , has been appointed by the Right Honourable lnhn Duke , Lord Coleridge , Lord Chief Justice of Her
Majesty ' s Court of Common Pleas at Westminster , a perpetual commissioner for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women , under the act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries , and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance .
Bro . Eugene Henry Thiellay , S . W . 145 , Prudent Brethren Lodge , S . W . 1423 , Era Lodge , & c , so well known in some of thc higher grades of Masonry , on the recommendation for office in the Province by Era Lodge 1423 , is selected for P . G . A . D . C , Middlesex , for 1875-76 . By a similar recommendation from Era Lodge 1423 , Bro . lienry Arthur Dubois , P . G . A . D . C . Middlesex , P . M . " 1326 , is to be the P . G . DC Middlesex for 1875-76 . A report of Hro . Capt . Boyton ' s entertainment s lands over . Wc are sorry to learn that it was a failure .
" ONE or Tin ; SIGHTS OF Loxnox . "—Thc Morning Post remarks : " Where shall we have our dinner ? is a question which many have asked themselves despairingly when they have found themselves in London ; while ladies alone have been even put to greater straits to solve thc puzzle . For many years London has been deficient in accommodation of this kind . Yet it is a mere matter of fact
that every day of the week many thousands of persons have engagements in town that would render some more substantial refreshment than can be obtained at thc pastrycook ' s eminently desirable . Consequently every effort on their behalf deserves encouragement , and it is gratifying to refer to one recent experiment , the success of which is » tnv fully assured . After many vicissitudes a large and
handsome building , having entrances in Holborn and Little Queen-street , has now become firmly established as tlie ' I lolborn Restaurant , ' and here it may fairly be said a successful endeavour has been made to combine all the best features of thc highest class London and Parisian udlcs a manger . The grand salon is , from its size , venhlation , arrangement , and jartistic decoration , decidedly
" ie most comfortable dining-room in London , and every preparation in the shape of toilette-rooms , attendants , icc „ has been made for th _ - comfort of ladies and children ; 'Miile dinners of every price are served , from the plain fresh cut oft the joint , with vegetables , kc , costing some is . nd ., '" eluding thc charge for attendance , to thc most elaborate , vniied , and expensive menu . A special feature of this sawn is the laHc dc hole , served at separate tables from six
to half-past c'ght , which , with its variety of courses , its dessert , and the excellent band , is a decidedly new and tt ' ost agreeable feature . Besides the grand salon , dinners are served also in thc balcony , where the tables are constructed for separate parties of three or four , while there ' " - also additional salon , for larger gatherings , a luncheon buffet , a grill-room , a smoking and reading room , a "d numerous other conveniences . "
Lodge Of Benevolence.
LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
Thc Lodge of Benevolence met on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall . Present , among others , Bros . Joshua Nunn , as President ; Jas . Brett , as S . V . P . ; E . P . Albert , as J . V . P . ; John Savage , Joseph Smith , John Hervey , Grand Secretary ; II . G . Buss , A . A . Pendlebury , W . Stephens ,
Bingemann , Jas . Willing , jun . ; John Boyd , Sec . ; Samuel May , C . F . Hogard , C . B . Payne , C . A . Cottebrune , Herbert Dicketts , Henderson , J . G . Marsh , Bartlett , W . Smith , W . Mann , Wright , H . W . Hemsworth , W . T . Howe , Handles , Brown , ] . E . Saunders , and Butcher .
The grants , amounting to £ 300 , made by former meetings , which required confirmation , were confirmed . New grants were made to the amount of £ 231 , of which the highest in any one case was £ 50 , and the lowest £ 5 . One £ 40 , two £ 25 , and a £ 15 were the principal of the other grants . Five cases stood over .
Royal And Select Masters.
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS .
Two meetings of th : Most Puissant Grand Council of this degree have recently been held at the Hall of Grand Mark Lodge , 2 , Red Lion Square ; the first was held on the 8 th inst ., and thc second on the 20 th . At thc former , Capt . N . G . Philips presided as R . P . D . G . M ., Bro . Hyde
Pullen as G . P . C of W ., and Bro . F . Binckes , Grand Recorder . Bro . D . M . Dewar , No . 3 , and Bro . S . Rosenthal , T . I . M ., No . 3 , were also present . Bros , and Comps . F . Richanlson , R . Graham Birch , S . B . Ellis , R . II . Thrupp , and F . II . Atkins , of Mark Lodges Nos . 7 , 80 , 53 , 13 , and 104 respectively , and of Royal Arch Chapters Nos . 3 , 392 , 159 , 2 S 5 , and 1056 respectively , were
acknowledged as most Excellent Masters , received Royal Masters , greeted Select Masters , and created Super Excellent Masters . At the meeting of the 20 th inst . the presiding brethren officiated , and Bros . Walter Spencer , S . Rosenthal , H . Massey ( Freemason ) , and others were present . Bro . R . Kalley Miller vvas admitted to the several degrees , after which thc Council adjourned .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .
For thc Week ending Friday , July 30 , 1875 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secre tirics of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Preceptories , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place 01 time of meeting .
SATURDAY , JULY 24 . Audit Committee Boys' School , at 3 . Lodge 1293 , Burdett , Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court . „ 1297 , West Kent , Forest-hill , Ho , Forest-hill . Manchester Lodgeof Instruction ( 179 ) , Yorkshire Grey ,
77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq ., at 8 ; Bro . H . Ash , Prec . Lily Lodge of Instruction ( 820 ) , Greyhound , Richmond . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-road , at 7 ; Bros . Macdonald and Griffin , Preceptors .
MONDAY , JULY 26 . Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex , Greyhound Tavern , Hampton Court , al 2 . 30 . Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction ( 1445 ) , Lord Stanley Tavern , Sandringham-road , Kingsland , at 7 ; Bro . T . Austin , Preceptor . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction ( 45 ) , Crown Tavern
Clerkenwell Green , at 8 ; Bro . Beckett , Preceptor . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) 1 Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptcr . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel , Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor .
British Oak Lodge of Instruction ( 813 ) , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile-end , at 7 for 8 . St . James ' s Union Lodge of Instruction . 180 ) , Union Tavern , Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 ; Bro . J . R . Stacey , Preceptor . Wellington Lodge of Instruction ( 548 ) , White Swan , Deptford , at 8 ; Bros . Shaw aud Griffin , Preceptors .
West Kent Lodge ol Improvement ( 129 J ) , St . Saviour ' s College , Stansted-road , Forest-hill , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor . Metropolitan Mark Lodge of Instruction , Coach and Horses Hotel , 313 , Strand , at 8 . Perfect Ashlar Lodge of Instruction ( 1178 ) , Victoria Tavern , Lower-road , Rotherhithe , at 8 ; Bro . C . W . Kent , Preceptor .
TUESDAY , JULY 27 . Audit Committee Girls' School , at 4 . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction ( 554 ) , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 8 ; Bro . Barnes , P . M ., Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road , at 8 ; Bro . Larlham , Precep , Faith Lodgeof Instruction ( 141 ) , Refreshment Rooms ,
Victoria-st . ( opposite Westminster Palace Hotel ) , at 8 ; Bro . C A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 133 ) , Lord's Hotel , Lord's Cricket Ground , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Dalhousie lodge of Instruction ( 860 ) , King Edward ,
Triangle , Hackney , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Ciawlt-y , Preceptor . Prosperity Lodge of Instruction ( 65 ) , Gladstone Tavern , Bishopsgate-st . Within , 317 . 30 ; Bro . J . L . Mather , P . M . 65 and 1227 , Preceptor . St . Marylebone Ledge of Instruction ( 1303 ) , British Stores Tavern , New-street , St . John ' s Wool , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.
Constitutional Lodge of Instruction ( 55 ) , Wheatshea Hotel , Hand-court , Holborn , at 7 ; Bro . J . R . Stacey , P . M . 180 , Preceptor . Percy Lodge of Instruction , Grapes Tavern , Little Windmill-street , W . hsrael Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globe-road
at 7 ' 3 ° - Sydney Lodge of Instruction , White Hart Hotel , Upper Norwood ; Bro . H . Frances , Preceptor . Royal Arthur Lodge of Instruction ( No . 1360 ) , Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea , at 8 ; Bro . G . King , P . M ., Preceptor .
WEDNESDAY , JULY 28 . Lodge 753 , Prince Frederick William , Knights of St . John Hotel , Queen ' s-terracc , St . John ' s Wood . „ 754 , High Cross , Seven Sisters , Tottenham . „ 778 , Bard ol Avon , Greyhound , Hampton Court .
„ 898 , Temperance in the East , 6 , Newbj -pi ., Poplar . „ 1415 , Campbell , Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court . Mount Lebanon Lodge of Instruction ( 73 ) , Windsor Castle Tavern , Southwark-bridgc-road , at 8 ; Bro . Noke , P . M ., Preceptor . Pythagoiean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange ,
Greenwich , at 8 ; Bro . J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . - New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxford-st ., at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Prec . Confidence Lodge of Instiuction , White Hart Tavern , Abchurch-lar . e , at 7 . 30 .
Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham , at 8 ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor . Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction ( 1288 ) , Finsbury Patk Tavern , Seven Sisters ' -road , N „ at 8 . Bro . P .
Dickinson , Preceptor . Southwark Lodge of Instruction ( 879 ) , Southwark Park Tavern , Southwark Park . Dalston Lodge of Instruction ( 975 ) , Havelock Tavern , Albion-road , Dalston , E . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 228 ) , the Grafton Arms , Prince of Wales ' s-road , Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Mount Edgcumbe Lodge of Instruction ( 1446 ) , 19
Jermyn-Street , St James ' s , at 8 ; Bro . Mander , Preceptor . THURSDAY , JULY 29 . General Committee Girls' School , at 4 . Lodgeiso ? , Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-road . „ 1524 , Duke of Connaught , Sisters' Tavern , Pownallroad , Haggerston . Egyptian Lodge of Instruction ( 27 ) , Hercules Tavern ,
Leadenhall-st ., at 7 . 30 ; J . Crawley , Preceptor . Albert Edward Lodge of Instruction , King ' s Arms Hotel , Peckham Rye ; W . W . Ayling , Hon . Sec . Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Yorkshire Grey , Londonst ., W ., at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavem , Bath-street , City-road ; Bro . Stean , Preceptor . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes ,
Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . Whittington Lodge of Instruction ( 862 ) , Crown Tavern , Holborn , at 8 ; Bro . L . Alexander , P . M . 188 , Preceptor . Doric Chapter of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mileend-road , at 8 ; Comp . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . Ebury Lodge of Instruction , 12 , Ponsonby-st ., Millbank . Highgat- Lodge of Instruction ( 1366 ) , Bull and Gate ,
Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . The Great City Lodge of Instruction ( 1426 ) , 111 , Cheapside , at 6 .- { o . High Cross Ledge of Instruction ( 754 ) , Coach & Horses , High-road , Tottenham . Salisbury Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 ; Bro . Mander , Preceptor .
FRIDAY , JULY 30 . Lodge 1540 , Chaucer , Bridge House Hotel , London lkidgSi Chap . 134 , Caledonian , Ship and Turtle , Lcadenhall-st . Preceptory 74 , Harcourt , Greyhound Inn , Richmond . Union Waterloo Lodge of Instruction ( 13 ) , Earl of Chatham , Thomas-st ,, Woolwich , at 8 ; Brcs . Davis and Macdonald , Preceptors .
Sr . George ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Royal-hill , Greenwich . Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , ( 749 ) , Lyceum Tavern , 354 , Strand , at 8 ; Bro . Pulsford , Preceptor .
Panmure Lodge of Instruction ( 720 ) , Balham Hotel , Balham , at 7 . 30 . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . ' s , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tavern , Victoria-road , Deptford , at 8 . Clapton Lodge of Instruction ( 1365 ) , White Hart , Clapton ,
at 7 . 30 ; Pro . James Brett , P . G . P ., & c , Preceptor . Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction ( 129 S ) , the Castle Tavern , Holloway , at 8 ; Bro . W . F . Rogers , Preceptor . Pythagorean Chapter ot Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince ol Orange , Grcenwich-rd ., at 8 ; Comp . W . Smith , Precep . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction ( 1056 ) , Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street ; Bro . Stacey , P . M . 180 , Preceptor . Westbourne Ledge of Instruction ( 733 ) , Horse and Groom ,
Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , 26 9 , Pentonville-road , at 7 ; Bro . T . Adams , P . G . P ., Preceptor . United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , Surrey Masonic llall , Camberwell New Road , at 7 ; Bro M . S . Larlham , Preceptor . St . James ' s Lodge of Instruction , New Tanners' Arms , Grange-road , Bermondsey , at 8 ; Bro . Joshua IIowcs , P . M . 765 , 879 , Preceptor .