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Communique.
In the second place , it is equally undoubted that the crime of "burglary , " which is the staple of London crime , and its most alarming ingredient , is simply dependent on the expanding over growth of an overgrown metropolis . "No allowance seems to be made for uninhabited houses , for new buildings , for the carelessness of servants , for the recklessness of householders , but all is hastily summed up , and put down to the laches of the police .
This is not fair , and it is here where , as vve see it , the police have an ample defence , and much to allege in favour of their proved worth and acknowledged vigilance . As a preservative of order the Metropolitan Police is certainly second to none , and all that it needs , in our opinion , to make it as detective and preventitive of crime , is to reorganize the detective system . One point which has been recently brought prominently forward , in more ways than
one , is that there is now side by side with our detective force a special agency system , which apes the name , duties , and even functions of the police . From what our Judges have said , no more demoralizing System has ever been invented or organized , and it is much to be feared that from old associations , or other reasons , many of such worthless characters get to know far too much of what is going on at head quarters . We need hardly point out , if this be the case , where such
a system might lead to , and no one could fail to be struck at the last great trial of the detectives , with the unwholesome appearance of an under current of special agency at work at the same time . With these remarks we leave the subject for the present , only premising , that vve cannot concur in the expressions of condemnation , which our excellent contemporary , and other writers , have thought well recently to apply to the Metropolitan Police .
Obituary.
Obituary .
THE MARQUIS OF DALHOUSIE . VVe have to announce the death of thc Marquis of I ) alhotisie , which took place on Tuesday morning last at I ) alhousie Castle , near Edinburgh . The deceased peer , George Ramsay , twelfth carl , was a son of the Hon . John Ramsay , by Mary , daughter of Mr . Philip Delisle , of Calcutta . He vvas born April 20 th , iSofi , and succeeded his cousin in 1 S 74 . In December , 1 S 20 , he entered the Royal Navv ,
became lieutenant in April , 1 S 27 ; commander , January , 1 S 37 ; captain , March , 1 S 43 ; rear-admiral , 1 SO 7 ; C . B ., 185 ( 1 ; vice-admiral , 1 S 7-, ; and admiral , 1 S 75 . He served in the Mediterranean , South America , North America , the West Indies , Ireland , the coast of Spain , and the Baltic ; was Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard from 1 S 5 7 to 18 G 2 , and commander-in-chief on the South American Station from iSfirt to iSfiii . The late Earl of Dalhousie married , in
1 S 4- ; . Sarah !• ranees , daughter of Mr . William Robertson , of Logan House , and is succeeded in the title by his eldest son , Lord Ramsay , M . P . for Liverpool , who was born in 1 S 47 . The late earl vvas created a peer of the United Kingdom , bv the title of Baron Ramsay , in July , 1 S 75 . His lordship ' s family have for upwards of a century been closely associated with the government of the Craft . His grandfather , George , eighth Earl of Dalhousie , wns
Grand Alaster Mason of Scotland in 1767- ^ 9 , and subscribed £ 100 towards the purchase of the St . Cecilia Hall , in Niddry-street , as a Freemasons' Hall ; his uncle , George , ninth Earl , held the same office during iS 04- ( 3 ; his uncle , Licutenant-General the Hon . John Ramsay ( father of the present heir-presumptive to the title and family estates ) , was Junior Grand Warden in 1 R 07-10 ; his father , the Hon . William Ramsay Maule , of Panmure ( afterwards
Baron Panmure ) , was acting Grand Master under His Royal Highness thc Prince of Wales , in 1 S 0 S-10 , and vvas Provincial Grand Alaster of Forfarshire for the period of fifty-one years ; his cousin . Lord Ramsay , afterwards tenth Earl and first Marquis of Dalhousie , vvas Grand Master in 1 S 3 G-3 S . He was born at Brechin Castle in 1 S 01 , and succeeded on the death of his father , in 1 S 52 , to the title of Lord Panmure , and the estates thereunto belonging . On the death of his cousin , the late Governor-General of
India , in December , i . Sfio , of whom vve have already spoken , he succeeded to the Earldom of Dalhousie . His lordship was descended on one side from Sir Alexander Ramsay , celebrated in mcdi .-eval chronicles as "The Flower of Knighthood , " and on the other side from the ancient Norman family of Maule , of Panmure . The Earldom of Panmure , subsequently acquired by this family , vvas attainted in the person of the fourth F . arl , who espoused the cause of the Stuarts in the Rebellion of 1715 .
Scotland.
Scotland .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF PEEBLES AND SELKIRK . On Friday evening , the ijth inst ., in the lodge room of St . John , No . 104 , Jedburgh , the July quarterly communication vvas held , when Bro . J . VV . Murray , of Cringletie , P . G . Master , presided . The other P . G . Officers present were Bros . Dr . Middleton , D . P . M . ; James T . S . Elliot ,
S . P . G . M . ; George Pott , P . G . J . W . ; Robert Sanderson , P . G . S . ; John F . Walker , P . G . T . ; William Ferguson , P . G . President of Stewards . Bro . R . Currie , R . W . M . No . 32 , Selkirk , No . 32 , acted as P . G . S . W . ; Bro . R . S . Scott , P . M . No . 32 , acted as P . G . S . D . ; and the guards of No . 104 acted as Prov . G . I . G . and Prov . Grand Tyler . The following lodges were represented : No . 32 , Selkirk- ; No .
l ° 4 > Jedburgh ; No . in , Hawick ; No . 21 G , Stow—in all there would be about thirty brethren present . The P . G . Lodge vvas opened at eight o ' clock , when thc following business was taken up and disposed of : 1 . Minutes of I rovincial Grand Lodge ; 2 . Reply of Grand Secretary acknowledging Jprotests from Provincial Grand Lodge in reference to resolutions of Grand Lodge ; 3 . Notices of motions to be submitted at next quarterly communication of Grand
Lodge ; 4 . Notice of motions . Bro . John F . VValker , P . G . T ' ., was also ably installed into his office , after which the P . G . Lodge was closed , and the Grand Officers were received as a visiting deputation by the brethren of Lodge 104 , when the books of the lodge were examined and c *| r ' ' fied to be correctly kept . The Masters and Wardens ot No . 104 were warmly congratulated by the P . G . M . in regard to the efficient state in which he found the lodge as
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to working , & c . The brethren were afterwards called from labour to refreshment , and partook of supper , and , having spent an hour or two together , the lodge vvas closed in due form .
NORTH BERWICK . — St . Baldred Lodge ( No . 313 ) . —On Friday evening , the 2 nd inst ., tlie . officers and several members of the above lodge were taken to thc Bass Rock by Mr . David Logan , in his yacht The Hilda , for the purpose of holding a Masonic meeting-, and initiating Mr . Logan and Mr . Downie into thc mysteries of Masonry . The lodge was duly constituted by the R . W . M . and his ten Wardens , and the beautiful and impressive ceremony was
ably gone through—the lodge receiving valuable assistance from Bro . Barry , who is thc P . R . W . M . of one of the Leith lodges . Bro . John Scott , a member of the honoured Craft , accompanied the party to the Bass . After the ceremony was finished and the lodge duly closed , the party returned to the shore , and in the canty and ancient inn of Canty Bay a very happy and enjoyable evening was spent . It is nearly twenty years since the last Mason was made at thc Bass .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft i & asonrij . WOOLWICH . —Union Waterloo Lodge ( No . 13 ) . —On Wednesday , the 14 th inst ., the members and friends of the above veteran lodge assembled at the Masonic Hall , William-street , for the purpose of assisting at the installation of the VV . M . elect , Bro . N . Brown . The lodge was opened soon after two o'clock p . m . by the VV . M ., Bro . Thos . Hutton , and the minutes of the last meeting
having been passed , the ballot was taken for Bro . C Jolly , 013 ( Freemason ) , as an honorary member , and that brother was unanimously elected . The ballot vvas then taken for Mr . Cole , and he , being approved of , vvas initiated into Freemasonry . Bro . Brown vvas then presented to Bro . Mutton for the benefit of installation , and was , with the usual ceremonies , placed in the chair of the lodge , and
saluted in due course . The VV . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . II . S . Syer , S . W . ; j . T . Hosgood , J . W . ; G . B . Davis , P . M ., Treas . and Sec ; R . A . Smith , S . D . ; J . Mattey , J . D . ; G . II . Masters , I . G . ; VV . Akers , D . C ; and J . Lackland , Tyler . The charges were then given by the installing Officer , and a ceremony that from first to last vvas perfectly and eloquently rendered
came to an end . Unfortunately , vve were not able to be present at this part of the proceedings , but vve have heard on all sides the highest encomiums on the grand manner in which Bro . Hutton did his work . A vote of thanks vvas unanimously tendered to the Installing Officer , and ordered to be inscribed on the minutes of the lodge , and Bro . Hutton returned thanks . He was then presented with a
handsome Past Master s jewel , of the value of ten guineas , for his valuable services during the past year , and returned thanks for that also . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren departed in three well-appointed waggonettes to the Sydney Arms , at Chislehurst , where a banquet awaited them , after partaking of which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were
honoured . "The Health of the VV . M . " vvas proposed in eloquent terms by the I . P . M ., Bro . Hutton , and the toast met with a hearty and deserved reception at the hands of the brethren . Bro . Brown briefly replied , and proposed "The Health of the Past Masters , " " The Initiate , " "The Visitors , " "The Officers , " and then the Tyler ' s toast
concluded the proceedings . The ride out and home vvas much enjoyed , and altogether a most delightful day vvas passed . Among those present were Bros . R . Hodgkisson andG . VV . Reed , P . M . ' s of the lodge ; W . Weston , P . M . 153 d , and P . G . S . B . Kent ; T . Holleyman , J . W . 153 6 ; R . Jackson , 160 ; and others .
YORK . —York Lodge ( No . 236 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge vvas held at York , on Alonday , the njthinst . Present : Bros . W . IT . Gainforth , W . M . ; J . Todd , P . AL and Treas . ; T . B . Whytehead , P . AL ; G . Balmford , P . AL ; C . G . Padel , W . AL 1611 ; L . Murphy , W . AL St . Patrick's Military Lodge ; M . Rooke , S . W . ; J . S . Rymer , J . W . ; G . Garbutt , S . D . ; VV . Draper , J . D . ;
G . Kirby , Secretary , and the rest of the oflicers , together with several other members and visitors , amongst whom were Bros . II . Whalley , P . AL and Treasurer 163 ; and J . Wood , 17 S . The minutes having been confirmed , Bro . Todd , P . M ., proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . 1 " . J . Russell , who had acted as Steward for the lodge at the Boys' School festival ,
and had taken up a list of thirty guineas . 1 his brought the contributions of the lodge close up to 100 guineas , so that he trusted ere long the W . AL of the lodge would be a Vice-President of the Institution . Bro . Todd then moved that a vote of condolence from the lodge be forwarded to the family of their late Bro . John Hervey , P . G . S ., who had lately died , and who had done such good service to the
Craft , and was an honorary member of the lodge . Both these resolutions were carried . Bro . Todd having left the lodge , Bro . T . B . Whytehead , P . AL , proceeded to move a resolution that a Committee be appointed to settle the form of a presentation to Bro . J . Todd , P . AL and Treasurer , whose services to the lodge had been so great , and who had for five years acted as Secretary , and for about two
years as treasurer , and who had spared neither time nor trouble to advance the interests of the lodge . He ( the proposer ) was not an advocate for the presentation of Past Alasters' jewels as a regular thing , but he thought that some special recognition should be made of the services of a brother who had certainly done more for the York Lodge than any other brother now connected with it . The
resolution was supported by Bros . Balmford , P . AL ; Rymer , J . W . ; J . Hollins , T . J . Russell , and others , and carried unanimously . A candidate for Freemasonry vvas proposed , and the lodge was closed . At the table of refreshment many toasts were honoured ,
and the proceedings of the evening were varied by the singing of Bros . Lee , Todd , Murphy , Gainforth , and others . Bro . Todd , in the course of some remarks on the Charities , said that he hoped next year thc efforts of the lodge would be directed in favour of the Girls' Schools , and that he hoped himself to represent the lodge at the Girls' Srhnol festival of 1 SS 1 .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
MACCLESFIELD . —Lodge of Unity ( No . 267 ) . —The brethren of this lodge assembled in unusual force on Thursday , the 15 th inst ., to take part in the ceremony of St . John's , and in the installation of the W . M . tor the ensuing year , to which honour Bro . J . A . Slade , S . W ., had been unanimously elected . The lodge vvas opened at 2 . 30 p . m . by the W . M ., Bro . Cockayne , and at the proper period Bro . Slade vvas introduced to the Board of Installed Masters , and received the high distinction of installation to
the chair of K . S . The installation ceremony vvas very impressively performed by Bros . Cockayne , I . P . AL , and R . Wood , P . M . The following brethren constituted the Board of Installed Masters : Bros . Bates , P . P . S . D . ; Wadsworth , P . P . A . D . C ; Holden , P . Prov . G . S . B . ; Goodwin , 267 ; Astlc , 267 ; Gaskell , 2 C 7 ; Jno . Jackson , 2 G 7 ; Leech , 213 , 5 ; Lockctt , 295 ; Whiston , 295 ; Needham , 295 ; Delahunt , 295 ; Moore , 295 ; S . Blackshaw and Furnivall ,
533 ; and others . On the admission of the brethren , to which in the interval there had been a considerable accession of members , the W . AL was saluted in due form , and " Hearty good wishes" were expressed by the numerous visiting brethren present , who , in addition to the brethren of the sister lodge , 295 , included brethren from the Eaton Lod ge , Congleton , the Stamford and Warrington Lodge , Stalybridge , & c . The W . M . appointed and invested the
following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . J . Goodwin , P . AL , S . W . ; J . T . Booth , J . W . ; VV Astlc , P . AL , S . and T . ; F . R . B . Heaps , S . D . ; H . Froggatt , J . D . ; VV . Harrison , I . G . ; G . H . J . Gundry , and Bro . Harris , Stewards ; and Daniel Mason , Tyler . The business , which included a proposition of a new member by the W . AL , was closed in due form about 4 . 30 . Shortly after five , the brethren sat down to a banquet ,
served by bro . Comberbach in his usual style . The brethren present numbered upwards of forty , and it was remarked that no more numerous gathering had been seen at the annual banquet for years past . The W . AL grave the toasts of "The Oticen and the Craft , " and "The M . W . G . AL H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " calling especial attention to those excellent qualities of H . R . H . which proved him to be
a good Mason , genial and charitable in disposition , with a high appreciation of the social qualities of his fellow men , and a heart always charitably open to thc appeals of the deserving , as witnessed by his cordial patronage and support of the great Alasonic Institutions . The toasts having been most loyally honoured , Bro . J . Wilson , LL . D ., P . M . 533 , in obedience to the call of the W . M ., proposed "The Right Hon . Lord de Tabley , P . G . M . of
Cheshire , and the Hon . Wilbraham Egerton , D . P . G . M . ; and the rest of thc P . G . O . Present and Past . " Dr . Wilson spoke in highly eulogistic terms of the great interest Lord de Tabley and the Hon . VV . Egerton took in the Craft , and especially in all Alasonic Charities ; and spoke in his usual felicitous and genial manner of the good qualities of the distinguished brethren whose health he felt it an honour to propose . Although not himself taking so active a part in Masonic work as he would like to do did other duties
permit , he felt the greatest interest in its progress , and he alluded with gratification to the fact that on the 4 th prox . a Royal Arch chapter was to bc consecrated at Congleton by thc R . W . P . G . AI ., whose health he had now the honour to propose . Bro . Holden , P . P . G . S . B ., responded , testifying to the great interest felt by his lordship in the propel working and legitimate progress of Masonry in Cheshire , and regretting that his lordship had not been present that
day to have witnessed the excellent manner in which the ceremonies had been performed , and thc cordial manner in which the VV . M . had been supported on his introduction to office . He had very great pleasure in predicting for the lodge under the new VV . M . a very agreeable and prosperous year of office . " The Health of the New W . M " vvas proposed in flattering terms by Bro . Cockayne , I . P . M ., and duly acknowledged by the VV . AL , who specially pointed
out the necessity of a recognition by thc brethren of the essence underlying the symbolism of Masonry—the charity , forbearance , goodwill , and brotherly feeling which should made a Alasonic lodge a union of entire goodfcllowship and worthy purpose . In proposing "The Health of the I . P . AL , and Bro . Wood , as Installing Alasters , " the VV . M . expressed the hope that , by the aid of the Most High , he might be enabled to imitate the perfection and success with
which in their respective years of oflice they had conducted the business of the lodge and conduced to the local stability of Freemasonry . "The Worshipful Past Alasters" vvas ably proposed by Bro . Turner , and responded to by Bro . Bates . The usual toasts followed , and the evening vvas most harmoniously spent .
Bros . Cockayne , P . AL ; Delahunt , P . AL 205 ; Needham , P . AL 295 ; Leech , VV . M . 295 ; Alaydevv , S . W . 295 ; Gill , 267 ; Wadsworth , P . AL 295 ; and Moore , P . M ., contributed to the harmony b y songs , duets , etc ., assisted by Bro . Shuttleivorth at the piano , Bro . Delahunt having previously conducted the music , which added considerably to the impressiveness of the lodge ceremonies .
SIDCUP . —Sydney Lodge ( No . 829 ) . —The above lodge held its installation meeting on Tuesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Black Horse , when a numerous circle of brethren and visitors attended to do honour to the occasion . The lodge vvas opened by Bro . Flaxman Spurrell , VV . AL , and P . P . G . J . W . Kent ; and shortly afterwards the Installing Officer , Bro . T- Smith , P . AL and Sec , and P . P . G . P . Kent , took the chair . Bro . T . Hastings , P . AL , P . P .
G . P ., then presented the VV . AL elect , Bro . VV . Moulder , for the benefit of installation , and , having assented to the usual conditions , that brother vvas placed in the chair of K . S . with the usual ceremonies , lie then proceeded to instal his officers as follows : Bros . R . Anson , S . W . ; VV . Hawkins , I . W . ; W . T . Birts , P . AL and P . P . D . C Kent , Treas . ; T . Smith , P . AL , Sec ; J . Parsons , S . D . ; J . Coomhes , J . D . ; J . Jacobs , I . G . ; T . Hastings , P . AL ,
W . S . ; A . W . Parsons , D . C . ; C . Bishop , Org . ; and J . Lackland , Tyler . Bro . Smith then delivered the three addresses , and the ceremony closed . Bro . Spurrell then proposed that a vote of thanks should be tendered to Bro . Smith , and recorded on the minutes of the lodge , for the handsome manner in which he had carried out the duties
of Installing Officer that day . Bro . Hastings , P . M ., seconded , and the vote vvas carried unanimously . Bro . Smith , in returning thanks , said that vvas the third time he had had the privilege of installing the . Master of the S y dney Lodge , and he trusted that the G . A . O . T . U . would give him life and strength to do it again should circumstances require it . Bro . Spurrell vvas then presented with
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Communique.
In the second place , it is equally undoubted that the crime of "burglary , " which is the staple of London crime , and its most alarming ingredient , is simply dependent on the expanding over growth of an overgrown metropolis . "No allowance seems to be made for uninhabited houses , for new buildings , for the carelessness of servants , for the recklessness of householders , but all is hastily summed up , and put down to the laches of the police .
This is not fair , and it is here where , as vve see it , the police have an ample defence , and much to allege in favour of their proved worth and acknowledged vigilance . As a preservative of order the Metropolitan Police is certainly second to none , and all that it needs , in our opinion , to make it as detective and preventitive of crime , is to reorganize the detective system . One point which has been recently brought prominently forward , in more ways than
one , is that there is now side by side with our detective force a special agency system , which apes the name , duties , and even functions of the police . From what our Judges have said , no more demoralizing System has ever been invented or organized , and it is much to be feared that from old associations , or other reasons , many of such worthless characters get to know far too much of what is going on at head quarters . We need hardly point out , if this be the case , where such
a system might lead to , and no one could fail to be struck at the last great trial of the detectives , with the unwholesome appearance of an under current of special agency at work at the same time . With these remarks we leave the subject for the present , only premising , that vve cannot concur in the expressions of condemnation , which our excellent contemporary , and other writers , have thought well recently to apply to the Metropolitan Police .
Obituary.
Obituary .
THE MARQUIS OF DALHOUSIE . VVe have to announce the death of thc Marquis of I ) alhotisie , which took place on Tuesday morning last at I ) alhousie Castle , near Edinburgh . The deceased peer , George Ramsay , twelfth carl , was a son of the Hon . John Ramsay , by Mary , daughter of Mr . Philip Delisle , of Calcutta . He vvas born April 20 th , iSofi , and succeeded his cousin in 1 S 74 . In December , 1 S 20 , he entered the Royal Navv ,
became lieutenant in April , 1 S 27 ; commander , January , 1 S 37 ; captain , March , 1 S 43 ; rear-admiral , 1 SO 7 ; C . B ., 185 ( 1 ; vice-admiral , 1 S 7-, ; and admiral , 1 S 75 . He served in the Mediterranean , South America , North America , the West Indies , Ireland , the coast of Spain , and the Baltic ; was Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard from 1 S 5 7 to 18 G 2 , and commander-in-chief on the South American Station from iSfirt to iSfiii . The late Earl of Dalhousie married , in
1 S 4- ; . Sarah !• ranees , daughter of Mr . William Robertson , of Logan House , and is succeeded in the title by his eldest son , Lord Ramsay , M . P . for Liverpool , who was born in 1 S 47 . The late earl vvas created a peer of the United Kingdom , bv the title of Baron Ramsay , in July , 1 S 75 . His lordship ' s family have for upwards of a century been closely associated with the government of the Craft . His grandfather , George , eighth Earl of Dalhousie , wns
Grand Alaster Mason of Scotland in 1767- ^ 9 , and subscribed £ 100 towards the purchase of the St . Cecilia Hall , in Niddry-street , as a Freemasons' Hall ; his uncle , George , ninth Earl , held the same office during iS 04- ( 3 ; his uncle , Licutenant-General the Hon . John Ramsay ( father of the present heir-presumptive to the title and family estates ) , was Junior Grand Warden in 1 R 07-10 ; his father , the Hon . William Ramsay Maule , of Panmure ( afterwards
Baron Panmure ) , was acting Grand Master under His Royal Highness thc Prince of Wales , in 1 S 0 S-10 , and vvas Provincial Grand Alaster of Forfarshire for the period of fifty-one years ; his cousin . Lord Ramsay , afterwards tenth Earl and first Marquis of Dalhousie , vvas Grand Master in 1 S 3 G-3 S . He was born at Brechin Castle in 1 S 01 , and succeeded on the death of his father , in 1 S 52 , to the title of Lord Panmure , and the estates thereunto belonging . On the death of his cousin , the late Governor-General of
India , in December , i . Sfio , of whom vve have already spoken , he succeeded to the Earldom of Dalhousie . His lordship was descended on one side from Sir Alexander Ramsay , celebrated in mcdi .-eval chronicles as "The Flower of Knighthood , " and on the other side from the ancient Norman family of Maule , of Panmure . The Earldom of Panmure , subsequently acquired by this family , vvas attainted in the person of the fourth F . arl , who espoused the cause of the Stuarts in the Rebellion of 1715 .
Scotland.
Scotland .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF PEEBLES AND SELKIRK . On Friday evening , the ijth inst ., in the lodge room of St . John , No . 104 , Jedburgh , the July quarterly communication vvas held , when Bro . J . VV . Murray , of Cringletie , P . G . Master , presided . The other P . G . Officers present were Bros . Dr . Middleton , D . P . M . ; James T . S . Elliot ,
S . P . G . M . ; George Pott , P . G . J . W . ; Robert Sanderson , P . G . S . ; John F . Walker , P . G . T . ; William Ferguson , P . G . President of Stewards . Bro . R . Currie , R . W . M . No . 32 , Selkirk , No . 32 , acted as P . G . S . W . ; Bro . R . S . Scott , P . M . No . 32 , acted as P . G . S . D . ; and the guards of No . 104 acted as Prov . G . I . G . and Prov . Grand Tyler . The following lodges were represented : No . 32 , Selkirk- ; No .
l ° 4 > Jedburgh ; No . in , Hawick ; No . 21 G , Stow—in all there would be about thirty brethren present . The P . G . Lodge vvas opened at eight o ' clock , when thc following business was taken up and disposed of : 1 . Minutes of I rovincial Grand Lodge ; 2 . Reply of Grand Secretary acknowledging Jprotests from Provincial Grand Lodge in reference to resolutions of Grand Lodge ; 3 . Notices of motions to be submitted at next quarterly communication of Grand
Lodge ; 4 . Notice of motions . Bro . John F . VValker , P . G . T ' ., was also ably installed into his office , after which the P . G . Lodge was closed , and the Grand Officers were received as a visiting deputation by the brethren of Lodge 104 , when the books of the lodge were examined and c *| r ' ' fied to be correctly kept . The Masters and Wardens ot No . 104 were warmly congratulated by the P . G . M . in regard to the efficient state in which he found the lodge as
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to working , & c . The brethren were afterwards called from labour to refreshment , and partook of supper , and , having spent an hour or two together , the lodge vvas closed in due form .
NORTH BERWICK . — St . Baldred Lodge ( No . 313 ) . —On Friday evening , the 2 nd inst ., tlie . officers and several members of the above lodge were taken to thc Bass Rock by Mr . David Logan , in his yacht The Hilda , for the purpose of holding a Masonic meeting-, and initiating Mr . Logan and Mr . Downie into thc mysteries of Masonry . The lodge was duly constituted by the R . W . M . and his ten Wardens , and the beautiful and impressive ceremony was
ably gone through—the lodge receiving valuable assistance from Bro . Barry , who is thc P . R . W . M . of one of the Leith lodges . Bro . John Scott , a member of the honoured Craft , accompanied the party to the Bass . After the ceremony was finished and the lodge duly closed , the party returned to the shore , and in the canty and ancient inn of Canty Bay a very happy and enjoyable evening was spent . It is nearly twenty years since the last Mason was made at thc Bass .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft i & asonrij . WOOLWICH . —Union Waterloo Lodge ( No . 13 ) . —On Wednesday , the 14 th inst ., the members and friends of the above veteran lodge assembled at the Masonic Hall , William-street , for the purpose of assisting at the installation of the VV . M . elect , Bro . N . Brown . The lodge was opened soon after two o'clock p . m . by the VV . M ., Bro . Thos . Hutton , and the minutes of the last meeting
having been passed , the ballot was taken for Bro . C Jolly , 013 ( Freemason ) , as an honorary member , and that brother was unanimously elected . The ballot vvas then taken for Mr . Cole , and he , being approved of , vvas initiated into Freemasonry . Bro . Brown vvas then presented to Bro . Mutton for the benefit of installation , and was , with the usual ceremonies , placed in the chair of the lodge , and
saluted in due course . The VV . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . II . S . Syer , S . W . ; j . T . Hosgood , J . W . ; G . B . Davis , P . M ., Treas . and Sec ; R . A . Smith , S . D . ; J . Mattey , J . D . ; G . II . Masters , I . G . ; VV . Akers , D . C ; and J . Lackland , Tyler . The charges were then given by the installing Officer , and a ceremony that from first to last vvas perfectly and eloquently rendered
came to an end . Unfortunately , vve were not able to be present at this part of the proceedings , but vve have heard on all sides the highest encomiums on the grand manner in which Bro . Hutton did his work . A vote of thanks vvas unanimously tendered to the Installing Officer , and ordered to be inscribed on the minutes of the lodge , and Bro . Hutton returned thanks . He was then presented with a
handsome Past Master s jewel , of the value of ten guineas , for his valuable services during the past year , and returned thanks for that also . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren departed in three well-appointed waggonettes to the Sydney Arms , at Chislehurst , where a banquet awaited them , after partaking of which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were
honoured . "The Health of the VV . M . " vvas proposed in eloquent terms by the I . P . M ., Bro . Hutton , and the toast met with a hearty and deserved reception at the hands of the brethren . Bro . Brown briefly replied , and proposed "The Health of the Past Masters , " " The Initiate , " "The Visitors , " "The Officers , " and then the Tyler ' s toast
concluded the proceedings . The ride out and home vvas much enjoyed , and altogether a most delightful day vvas passed . Among those present were Bros . R . Hodgkisson andG . VV . Reed , P . M . ' s of the lodge ; W . Weston , P . M . 153 d , and P . G . S . B . Kent ; T . Holleyman , J . W . 153 6 ; R . Jackson , 160 ; and others .
YORK . —York Lodge ( No . 236 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge vvas held at York , on Alonday , the njthinst . Present : Bros . W . IT . Gainforth , W . M . ; J . Todd , P . AL and Treas . ; T . B . Whytehead , P . AL ; G . Balmford , P . AL ; C . G . Padel , W . AL 1611 ; L . Murphy , W . AL St . Patrick's Military Lodge ; M . Rooke , S . W . ; J . S . Rymer , J . W . ; G . Garbutt , S . D . ; VV . Draper , J . D . ;
G . Kirby , Secretary , and the rest of the oflicers , together with several other members and visitors , amongst whom were Bros . II . Whalley , P . AL and Treasurer 163 ; and J . Wood , 17 S . The minutes having been confirmed , Bro . Todd , P . M ., proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . 1 " . J . Russell , who had acted as Steward for the lodge at the Boys' School festival ,
and had taken up a list of thirty guineas . 1 his brought the contributions of the lodge close up to 100 guineas , so that he trusted ere long the W . AL of the lodge would be a Vice-President of the Institution . Bro . Todd then moved that a vote of condolence from the lodge be forwarded to the family of their late Bro . John Hervey , P . G . S ., who had lately died , and who had done such good service to the
Craft , and was an honorary member of the lodge . Both these resolutions were carried . Bro . Todd having left the lodge , Bro . T . B . Whytehead , P . AL , proceeded to move a resolution that a Committee be appointed to settle the form of a presentation to Bro . J . Todd , P . AL and Treasurer , whose services to the lodge had been so great , and who had for five years acted as Secretary , and for about two
years as treasurer , and who had spared neither time nor trouble to advance the interests of the lodge . He ( the proposer ) was not an advocate for the presentation of Past Alasters' jewels as a regular thing , but he thought that some special recognition should be made of the services of a brother who had certainly done more for the York Lodge than any other brother now connected with it . The
resolution was supported by Bros . Balmford , P . AL ; Rymer , J . W . ; J . Hollins , T . J . Russell , and others , and carried unanimously . A candidate for Freemasonry vvas proposed , and the lodge was closed . At the table of refreshment many toasts were honoured ,
and the proceedings of the evening were varied by the singing of Bros . Lee , Todd , Murphy , Gainforth , and others . Bro . Todd , in the course of some remarks on the Charities , said that he hoped next year thc efforts of the lodge would be directed in favour of the Girls' Schools , and that he hoped himself to represent the lodge at the Girls' Srhnol festival of 1 SS 1 .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
MACCLESFIELD . —Lodge of Unity ( No . 267 ) . —The brethren of this lodge assembled in unusual force on Thursday , the 15 th inst ., to take part in the ceremony of St . John's , and in the installation of the W . M . tor the ensuing year , to which honour Bro . J . A . Slade , S . W ., had been unanimously elected . The lodge vvas opened at 2 . 30 p . m . by the W . M ., Bro . Cockayne , and at the proper period Bro . Slade vvas introduced to the Board of Installed Masters , and received the high distinction of installation to
the chair of K . S . The installation ceremony vvas very impressively performed by Bros . Cockayne , I . P . AL , and R . Wood , P . M . The following brethren constituted the Board of Installed Masters : Bros . Bates , P . P . S . D . ; Wadsworth , P . P . A . D . C ; Holden , P . Prov . G . S . B . ; Goodwin , 267 ; Astlc , 267 ; Gaskell , 2 C 7 ; Jno . Jackson , 2 G 7 ; Leech , 213 , 5 ; Lockctt , 295 ; Whiston , 295 ; Needham , 295 ; Delahunt , 295 ; Moore , 295 ; S . Blackshaw and Furnivall ,
533 ; and others . On the admission of the brethren , to which in the interval there had been a considerable accession of members , the W . AL was saluted in due form , and " Hearty good wishes" were expressed by the numerous visiting brethren present , who , in addition to the brethren of the sister lodge , 295 , included brethren from the Eaton Lod ge , Congleton , the Stamford and Warrington Lodge , Stalybridge , & c . The W . M . appointed and invested the
following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . J . Goodwin , P . AL , S . W . ; J . T . Booth , J . W . ; VV Astlc , P . AL , S . and T . ; F . R . B . Heaps , S . D . ; H . Froggatt , J . D . ; VV . Harrison , I . G . ; G . H . J . Gundry , and Bro . Harris , Stewards ; and Daniel Mason , Tyler . The business , which included a proposition of a new member by the W . AL , was closed in due form about 4 . 30 . Shortly after five , the brethren sat down to a banquet ,
served by bro . Comberbach in his usual style . The brethren present numbered upwards of forty , and it was remarked that no more numerous gathering had been seen at the annual banquet for years past . The W . AL grave the toasts of "The Oticen and the Craft , " and "The M . W . G . AL H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , " calling especial attention to those excellent qualities of H . R . H . which proved him to be
a good Mason , genial and charitable in disposition , with a high appreciation of the social qualities of his fellow men , and a heart always charitably open to thc appeals of the deserving , as witnessed by his cordial patronage and support of the great Alasonic Institutions . The toasts having been most loyally honoured , Bro . J . Wilson , LL . D ., P . M . 533 , in obedience to the call of the W . M ., proposed "The Right Hon . Lord de Tabley , P . G . M . of
Cheshire , and the Hon . Wilbraham Egerton , D . P . G . M . ; and the rest of thc P . G . O . Present and Past . " Dr . Wilson spoke in highly eulogistic terms of the great interest Lord de Tabley and the Hon . VV . Egerton took in the Craft , and especially in all Alasonic Charities ; and spoke in his usual felicitous and genial manner of the good qualities of the distinguished brethren whose health he felt it an honour to propose . Although not himself taking so active a part in Masonic work as he would like to do did other duties
permit , he felt the greatest interest in its progress , and he alluded with gratification to the fact that on the 4 th prox . a Royal Arch chapter was to bc consecrated at Congleton by thc R . W . P . G . AI ., whose health he had now the honour to propose . Bro . Holden , P . P . G . S . B ., responded , testifying to the great interest felt by his lordship in the propel working and legitimate progress of Masonry in Cheshire , and regretting that his lordship had not been present that
day to have witnessed the excellent manner in which the ceremonies had been performed , and thc cordial manner in which the VV . M . had been supported on his introduction to office . He had very great pleasure in predicting for the lodge under the new VV . M . a very agreeable and prosperous year of office . " The Health of the New W . M " vvas proposed in flattering terms by Bro . Cockayne , I . P . M ., and duly acknowledged by the VV . AL , who specially pointed
out the necessity of a recognition by thc brethren of the essence underlying the symbolism of Masonry—the charity , forbearance , goodwill , and brotherly feeling which should made a Alasonic lodge a union of entire goodfcllowship and worthy purpose . In proposing "The Health of the I . P . AL , and Bro . Wood , as Installing Alasters , " the VV . M . expressed the hope that , by the aid of the Most High , he might be enabled to imitate the perfection and success with
which in their respective years of oflice they had conducted the business of the lodge and conduced to the local stability of Freemasonry . "The Worshipful Past Alasters" vvas ably proposed by Bro . Turner , and responded to by Bro . Bates . The usual toasts followed , and the evening vvas most harmoniously spent .
Bros . Cockayne , P . AL ; Delahunt , P . AL 205 ; Needham , P . AL 295 ; Leech , VV . M . 295 ; Alaydevv , S . W . 295 ; Gill , 267 ; Wadsworth , P . AL 295 ; and Moore , P . M ., contributed to the harmony b y songs , duets , etc ., assisted by Bro . Shuttleivorth at the piano , Bro . Delahunt having previously conducted the music , which added considerably to the impressiveness of the lodge ceremonies .
SIDCUP . —Sydney Lodge ( No . 829 ) . —The above lodge held its installation meeting on Tuesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Black Horse , when a numerous circle of brethren and visitors attended to do honour to the occasion . The lodge vvas opened by Bro . Flaxman Spurrell , VV . AL , and P . P . G . J . W . Kent ; and shortly afterwards the Installing Officer , Bro . T- Smith , P . AL and Sec , and P . P . G . P . Kent , took the chair . Bro . T . Hastings , P . AL , P . P .
G . P ., then presented the VV . AL elect , Bro . VV . Moulder , for the benefit of installation , and , having assented to the usual conditions , that brother vvas placed in the chair of K . S . with the usual ceremonies , lie then proceeded to instal his officers as follows : Bros . R . Anson , S . W . ; VV . Hawkins , I . W . ; W . T . Birts , P . AL and P . P . D . C Kent , Treas . ; T . Smith , P . AL , Sec ; J . Parsons , S . D . ; J . Coomhes , J . D . ; J . Jacobs , I . G . ; T . Hastings , P . AL ,
W . S . ; A . W . Parsons , D . C . ; C . Bishop , Org . ; and J . Lackland , Tyler . Bro . Smith then delivered the three addresses , and the ceremony closed . Bro . Spurrell then proposed that a vote of thanks should be tendered to Bro . Smith , and recorded on the minutes of the lodge , for the handsome manner in which he had carried out the duties
of Installing Officer that day . Bro . Hastings , P . M ., seconded , and the vote vvas carried unanimously . Bro . Smith , in returning thanks , said that vvas the third time he had had the privilege of installing the . Master of the S y dney Lodge , and he trusted that the G . A . O . T . U . would give him life and strength to do it again should circumstances require it . Bro . Spurrell vvas then presented with