Knights Templar.

A . R . Carter , C . ; A . W . Orwin , Marshal ; George Cooper , Treas . ; C . F . Matier , Reg . ; H . McKinnon and A . F . Church , Heralds ; H . Carman . C of G . ; H . J . Sparks , E . Ictchworth , J . Lea Smith , P . H . Waterlow , and Earl of Euston , P . F .. Preceptors ; C H . Driver , Col . L . W . Taylor , C . W . Carrell , John Ramsey , R . Clowes , V . P . Freeman , H . R . Rose , J . H . Salter , R . J . Symonds ,

and Clifford Probyn . Visitors : Sir Knights F . Richardson , William Wright , and Frederick Bevan . The muster roll was called , and the preceptory opened . 'The Great Sub Prior of England , with several Grand Officers , was received under the arch of steel , after which the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Sir Knight Alfred Williams , of Mount Calvary Preceptory ,

was elected a joining member . The candidates for installation were Comp . Robert Cozier , 1704 , proposed by Sir Knights Fitzwilliam and Carter ; and Comp . the Earl of Yarborough , 1591 , proposed by the Earl of Euston , and C . F . Matier . Sir Knight A . R . Carter was presented to Sir Knight George Cooper , and by him was installed as E . Preceptor with all customary ceremonial , and afterwards

appointed and invested the officers for the year as follows : Sir Knights Rev . A . VV . Offord , Prelate ; A . VV . Orwin , Constable ; Jabez Church , Marshal ; George Cooper , Treas . ; C . F . Matier , Reg . ; E . B . Florence , Almoner ; H . McKinnon , Sub Marshal ; A . F . Church , 1 st Herald ; H . Carman , 2 nd Herald ; Sir Stafford Northcote , C . of Guard ; H . R . Rose , Organist ; and Frater Goddard ,

Equerry . The preceptory was then closed . At the conclusion of the business , the sir knights retired to an excellent banquet , presided over by the newly-installed Preceptor , Sir Knight A . R . Carter . The usual loyal toasts having been honoured , an admirable programme of music , under the direction of the Organist , Sir Knight H . R . Rose , was gone through .

PLYMOUTH . Royal Veterans' Preceptory ( No . 10 ) . —At the annual convocation held on the 17 th inst ., Sir Knight J . Kinton Bond , the E . C . elect , was installed by the P . E . C , Sir Knight W . Trevena , assisted by the P . E . C ' s , Sir Knights J . Wallis , J . R . Lord , J . B . Cover , J . R . Wilson , and G . Dunsterville . The officers appointed weie Sir

Knights J . Wallis , 1 . P . E . C ; A . Roberts , 1 st . Captain ; J . VV . Cornish , 2 nd Captain ; VV . H . Dillon , Reg . ; J . R . Lord , Treas . ; the Hon . H . V . Duncombe . Expert ; T . C . Lewis , Prelate ; Grey Skipwith , CL . ; C . Watson , Std . Br . ; J . Rendle , 1 st Herald ; E . Binding , 2 nd Herald ; and VV . ll . Phillips , Guard . The V . E . Prov . Prior , Dr . Lemon , presented to the preceptory three silver Knights Templar emblems , mounted and framed .

STONEHOUSE . Loyal Brunswick Preceptory ( No . 24 ) . —The annual meeting of the above preceptory was held on thc 16 th inst ., to install Sir Knight George Dunsterville as the E . P . for the year ensuing . The ceremony of installation was most ably performed by K . Sir Knight T . R . Wilson , P . E . P ., P . P . G . T . Among the P . E . Commanders

and Preceptors present were E . Sir Knights John Dupree , James H . Keats , F . Crouch , Samuel Jew , and John Wallis , The officers were invested as follows : E . Sir Knights J . R , Wilson , P . P . G . T ., 30 ° , 1 . P . E . C ; F . R . Thomas , Constable ; A . Trout , Marshal ; Dr . T . VV . Lemon , Chap . ; J . H . Keats , Treas . ; A . S . Verde , Reg . ; E . Aslat ,

Sub-Marshal ; J . Leonard , C . of G . ; S . H . Hares , Almoner ; S . E . VVeightman , Std . Br . ; and J , Gedley , Guard . The fratres adjourned to the Freemasons' Club , Plymouth , where an excellent dinner was laid , and under the V residency of the E . Preceptor a pleasant evening was passed , the usual loyal and other toasts being duly honoured .

Order Of The Secret Monitor.

Order of the Secret Monitor .

Premier Conclave ( No . 1 ) . —A meeting of this distinguished conclave was held at the Holborn Restaurant on the 14 th inst . There were present Bros , the R . W . J . M . Bastow , Supreme Ruler ; Captain T . C . Walls , P . G . Std . Br „ Councillor ; VV . G . Lemon , Grand Treas ., Treas . ; Charles Gross , M . D ., P . G . Gdr ., Sec ; the Rev . A . Oxford , M . A . ; Dr . Stewart Browne ; Dr . Roberts , P . G . Stwd . ; H . Brown-Collins , P . S . R . ; VV .

Spratling , G . S . R . ; and others . Bro . Dr . Zachari , G . Supreme Ruler , was also present . , 'The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , the report of the visiting Deacons was received . It being thc night of election for Supreme Ruler , Bro . Capt . Walls was unanimously elected to that position ; Bro . VV . G . Lemon was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . Freeman Sentinel . The Auditors having been elected , two brethren

were nominated to the Grand Council as Grand Stewards for the year . Apologies from absent members were read . The conclave was then closed and the brethren adjourned to a banquet . The R . W . S . R . ably presided . Some notable speeches were made by Bros . Dr . Zachari , VV . Spratling , and VV . G . Lemon .

Board Of Benevolence.

BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .

The monthly meeting of the Board of Benevolence was held on Wednesday at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . R . Grey , President of the Board , presided , and the Senior and Junior Vice-Presidents , Bros . Jas . Brett , P . G . P ., and C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P ., occupied their usual positions . Bros . E . Letchworth , G . Sec . ; A . A . Pendlebury , Asst . G . Sec . ; William Dodd : and W . H . Lee represented the Grand Secretary ' s office . There were

also present : Bros . S . Valentine , Charles J . R . Tijou , George Graveley , Charles Dairy , James Bunker , Wm . P . Brown , the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , T . W . Whitmarsh , George R . Langley , J . II . Matthews . G . H . Goklschmidt , Henry Garrod , A . L . Woodward , E . C . -Mulvey , Walter Martin , Richard Eve , George Powell , C . H . Webb . George Macfarlane , William Masters , G . Reynolds , Heather Bigg , R . ] . Chillingworth , C . W . Davis , Thus . Bullock , W . Liddall , John Finch , R .

Board Of Benevolence.

Forster , Lewis Pcake , ] . W . Burgess , George Gabb , R . j . Rogers , B . Kauffman , R . A . Hose , Ernest Candelier , J . M . Scarlett , W . E . Sutton , H . Mayer , Henry Colley , E . Cole , E . Morris , F . W . Row , W . J . Trappett , James Salmon , E . Moore , Frederick Hughes , J . T . Rinipple , W . T . Buck , John F . Jones , George E . Fairchild , Oliver Papworth , C . J . Smith , W . Robins ,

W . Wingham , Edwin Hill , A . G . Duck , W . Hayward , C . J . Lloyd , H . Massey , and H . Sadler , G . Tyler . The brethren first confirmed recommendations made to the Grand Master at the February meeting to the amount of ; £ 3 i 0 . There were 59 cases on the new list , which were qualified through lodges in the London district , and at Aldershot , Combermere , N . S . W .,

Secunderabad , Woking , Newcastle-under-Lyme , Brixham , Manchester , Chatham , Brecon , Newcastle-on-Tyne , High Wycombe , Cardiff , Spalding , Agra , Northwich , Slaidburn , Whitehaven , Ross , Exeter , Budleigh Salterton , Farringdon , Bareilly , Haworth , Boston , Barnstaple , Plymouth , Littlehampton , Cowes , Barroiv-in-Furness , Liverpool , Bromley ( Kent ) ,

Walton-on-Naze , Wigan , and Amlwch . In the consideration of these cases the Board sat more than five hours . Five of the cases were deferred , being incomplete , and three were dismissed . The remainder were relieved with a total of ^ 1225 . There were four recommendations to Grand Lodge of . £ 50 each , six . recommendations to the Grand Master of

i ~ 40 each , and 11 of £ 30 each . Seventeen grants were made of £ 20 each , 10 of £ 10 each , and three of £ 5 each . In the course of the evening two irregularities occurred , which were strongly reprimanded by the President , and one of the irregularities caused two or three cases to be deferred .

Article 245 of the Constitutions was one of the rules violated . This article was— " A visit shall be paid to every applicant by the Master or some member of the lodge , or some other brother . " In the cases deferred , neither the Master nor any member of the recommending lodge visited or attended . Another irregularity was that the Master and a Past Master of the same

lodge attended , in face of the rule that only one member ( the Master , or a Past Master who is still a subscribing member of the lodge ) can attend any meeting of the Board . This is Article 227— " If the actual Master of the year of any lodge cannot attend , the Immediate Past Master may supply his place ; should that brother be unable to attend , any other Past

Master of such lodge may act for him ; but in every case the Past Master must be a subscribing member of the lodge . " The President drew from the Worshipful Master that the Past Master of the lodge ( which is a lodge in the London District ) really did not know the Book of Constitutions , and that they erred through ignorance . The President found

that the P . M . had not voted on any case , and he informed both the W . M . and the P . M . that they were to spread as widely as they could a knowledge of the rule . The petitioning brother ' s case had been deferred from December , 1892 , on account of the irregularity , that instead of being signed and recommended only in

open lodge , it had been taken to private residences and lodges of instruction for signature , and the President said that the poor brother had already suffered by one irregularity , and he might have been prejudiced by the second . He would reprimand the brethren instead of dealing more severely . Ultimately the petitioner was relieved with . £ 20

Bro. Stevens' Lecture At Birmingham.

BRO . STEVENS' LECTURE AT BIRMINGHAM .

Under the patronage of Bro . J . T . Collins , Deputy Prov . G . M . for Warwickshire , Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., of London , delivered a lecture on " The Ritual , Ceremonials , and Symbolism of Craft Masonry , " at the Masonic Hall , New-street , Birmingham , on Thursday evening , the iOth inst . There was

a fair attendance of local brethren . Thc Deputy Provincial Grand Master presided , and the arrangements for the meeting were under the direction of Bro . A . W . Adams , P . M . 1644 , and Preceptor of the General Lodge of Instruction for Birmingham ; l' \ G . Swinden , P . M . 88 7 , and Prov . G . S . E . Warwickshire ; and H . E . Maynard , 74 .

Among those present and representing their respective lodges were Bros . W . J . Ginder , W . M ., VV . P . Hoskins , J . W ., C . Lee , P . M ., G . E . Mewis , P . P . S . G . D ., Treas ., E . C . Newey , Sec , F . J . Collins , J . D ., and ] . Anslow , of 74 ; J . F . Pepper , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W . Staffs ., H . Payton , P . M ., and F . Hughes , of 482 ; J . T . Smith , J . D . 473 ; Spearpoint and H . Denne , of

587 ; G . P . Locker , P . M ., A . E . Parkes , P . M ., C . Lamsdale , Sec , W . E . Thomson , S . D ., and W . R . Brooke , of 739 ; Dr . A . Price , S . W ., G . D . Wilmot , I . G ., and W . H . Roilason , of S 8 7 ; A . Pearson , P . M ., Hans Graff , S . W ., T . VV . F . Newton , Sec , and W . Bate , 938 ; W . Din-ley , 1016 ; F . C . Tayler , P . M . and Sec , and T . Waite , S . W ., of 1163 ; W . Holman ,

P . M . 1180 j J . Howell , W . M ., F . Powell , J . D ,, and W . Hale , D . C . 1044 ; A . Bogguet , 1031 ; A . Money , P . M . 1707 ; John Tidmarsh , P . M . and Sec . 216 3 ; W . Jordan , J . T . Sadler , T . Jones , E . Johnson , W . F , Davies , J . Hughes , and H . McKean , of 2385 ; and many others .

The DKP . PKOV . GKAND MASTKK , in introducing the lecturer , slated that he had been requested by the Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Lord Leigh , who had expressed his regret that other engagements prevented his personal attendance , to preside on his behalf . He felt assured , from the irood report which had preceded Bro . Stevens' visit to Birmingham , that the brethren

Bro. Stevens' Lecture At Birmingham.

were about to hear matter of considerable interest and importance in relation to the working of the ceremonial and ritual of Craft Masonry , and claimed their attention on the lecturer ' s behalf . Bro . STEVENS , after acknowledging the heart y reception accorded to him , then commenced an elaborate exposition of the present-day ritual and

symbolism of lodge work , pointing out , in some instances , divergencies from the original scheme which here and there prevail , and , in others , lucidly explaining , by the aid of carefully prepared diagrams and illustrations , the connection of numerous symbols throughout the several Degrees , and the true

interpretation of the allegories which veil the science . Although his extempore address was delivered without hesitation or interruption for a space of time extending considerably over two hours , the attention of his audience was rivetted throughout , and the brethren would willingly have listened further had it been reasonable to expect

more . The D . P . G . M . was obliged to leave during the lecture but before doing so expressed his full satisfaction with the portion he had heard , and courteously offered his acknowledgments to the lecturer . Bro . F . G . SWINDEN , P . G . S . E ., presided during the short remainder of the evening , and , on the termination

of the lecture , said : I have great pleasure in proposing a very hearty vote of thanks to Bro . James Stevens for the most interesting and instructive lecture which he has delivered this evening . As it is now getting late , my remarks must be few , but they will be none the less sincere . I wish there had been a larger gathering , but two reasons may be given for the absence of many who

would have highly appreciated such an admirable exposition and explanation of our ritual work—one , the very short notice that we have had , and the other , that Bro . Stevens was , comparatively speaking , not well known to most of you . But I can assure Bro . Stevens that when he next comes to our city ( I hope that that will be soon ) he will have a much larger audience , for all

who have heard the lecture this evening will carry away with them the desire not only to be present themselves on a future occasion , but to bring other brethren with them . Further , should Bro . Stevens visit any of our lodges in Birmingham , he will be pleased to find that the ritual is being carried out on the lines of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , London , this being the

result of our own lodge of instruction under the able Preceptorship of Bro . Adams , P . M . The proposal was accepted with acclamation , Bro . J . F . PEPPER promising that Bro . Stevens should be heard in Staffordshire , in which province he could assure him of a hearty welcome . The brethren then separated , much pleased with thc evening ' s proceedings .

Easter Holiday Railway Arrangements.

EASTER HOLIDAY RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS .

GKEAT WESTERN RAILWAY . The Great Western Kailway Company issue ordinary as well as excursion tickets at their City and West End Offices , viz .: 193 and 407 , Oxford-street , W . ; 23 , New Oxfordstreet , W . C . ; Cambridge Circus ( corner of West-street , W . C ); "The Piazza , " Covent Garden , W . C ; : < i ,

Charing Cross , W . C . ; 26 , Regent-street , S . W . ; 17 , Brompton-road , S . W . ; 4 , Holborn Circus , E . C . ; 5 , Arthur-street East , London Bridge , E . C . ; S 2 , Queen Victoria-street , E . C ; 43 and 44 , Crutched-friars , E . C ; G 7 , Gresham-street , E . C . ; 4 , Cheapside , E . C . j I <» , Strand , W . C ; and at the L . B . and S . C . Company ' s Excursion Office ( under Grand Hotel ) , Trafalgar-square ,

at any of which places tickets can be obtained during the whole week preceding Easter for use on any day up till April 1 st . Tickets can also be obtained at Victoria , Kensington ( Addison-road ) , Aldgate , the stations on the Hammersmith and City Line , and at most of the stations on the Metropolitan and District Railways . The Booking Office at Paddington Station will be open

for the issue of tickets the whole day on the Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , and Saturday , before Easter . Cheap tickets at special low fares , and available from March 30 th to April 1 st , will be issued from London to Bath , Bristol , Iixeter , Plymouth , Falmouth , Penzance , Yeovil , Dorchester , Weymouth , and certain other stations in the South and West of England . On Thursday ,

March 30 th , an excursion reaching Exeter in 5 . } hours , and Plymouth in 8 hours , will leave Paddington at 745 - ' Incursions will also be run on the same day to bristol , Weston-Super-Mare , Taunton , Yeovil , Weymouth , Oxford , Birmingham , Shrewsbury , Chester , Cirencester , Gloucester , Cheltenham , & c . On Good Friday cheap trains will r " to Maidenhead , Reading , Oxford , and other riverside will

stations . On Saturday , April 1 st , an excursion run to Bath and Bristol , and on Monday excursions will be made to Maidenhead , Reading Bath , Bristol , Cirencester , Gloucester , Cheltenham , & c . In addition to these excursions , cheap trains trill be run to London from most parts oj the provincial towns , and between the principal centres 01 population . On the Wednesday and Thursday before Easter most of the long distance trains will be duplicated ; for

the first portion as a general rule , will take passengers the longer distances and the second for less distant places , but both trains will stop at the usual p laces . JJ * Good Friday , the trains will run as on Sundays , except that the 5 . 30 a . m . newspaper train will run as far as 0 * , ? ?' Exeter , and Swansea , calling at the usual intermedial stations , and connecting at Oxford with trains at tm-Worcesier , Birmingham , and Wolverhampton districts .

MIDLAND RAILWAY . On Good Friday , the trains on the Midland Railway «' run as appointed for Sundays , with the f . ( lowing exce ^ tions : The Newspaper Express leaving St . I ancr ? l 5 . 15 a . m . will run to Bedford , Leicester , Notting W ' Derby , Sheffield , Leeds , Manchester , and Liverpool . ' Up Night Express leaving Edinburgh at y- ) 5 P j 01 J ' Glasgow at 10 . 0 p . m ., and Carlisle at 12 . 58 a . m . lorL ° , , will run on Good Friday night , March 31 st , and SaW