Father Burke At St. Finbarr's.

ful to-day , and God will give you grace to be faithful tomorrow , and the next day , and the next day , until at length the day arrives which will crown your lives with the crowning grace of final perseverance ; for " as a man liveth , so shall he die ; " and the man that lives faithful to the grace of God in that grace shall die ; and by that grace he shall be translated from glory unto glory , until he beholds the face of the Lord his God in the eternal kingdom .

Lodge Of Benevolence.

LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .

The monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening in the Board Room , Freemasons' Hall . Bro . Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B . ; James Brett , P . G . P . ; and Bro . W . T . Howe , A . G . P ., occupied the chairs respectively of President , Senior Vice-President , and Junior Vice-President . Bros . John Hervey , G . S . ;

H . G . Buss , Asst . G . S . ; and W . Dodd , attended from Grand' Secretary ' s offices . There were also present Bros , S . Rawson , Past District G . M . for China ; Henry Browse , P . G . D . ; Dr . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D . ; Capt . N . G . Philips , G . D . ; John A . Rucker , P . G . D . ; J . M . Case , P . G . D . ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; E . P . Albert , P . G . P . ; Ex-Sheriff Hutton , P . G . D . ; James Mason , P . G . S . B . ; Hyde Pullen

P . G . S . B . ; Joseph Smith , P . G . P . ; J . Wright , P . G . P . ; W . Smith , C . E ., P . G . S . ; Griffiths Smith , P . G . S . ; S . G . Foxall , G . P . ; C . F . Hogard , P . M . 205 , Capt . Hunter , P . G . M . Aberdeenshire ; M . D . Loewenstark , W . M . 1668 ; T . H . Meredith , W . M . 1257 ; W . Mann , P . M . 186 ; Charles E . Walter , VV . M . 87 ; W . H . Myers , P . M . 1445 ; James Muzie , W . M . 11 so ; W . R . Marsh , W . M . 1672 ;

Wm . Poore , W . M . 1506 ; John Bingemann , P . M . 1599 ; Hon . R . W . H . Giddy , D . G . M . Griqualand ; W . Stephens , P . M . 1365 ; J . J . Defries , W . M . 45 ; H . Garrod , P . M . 749 ; Charles Cutler , P . M . 245 ; H . " Bartlett , P . M . 1158 ; W . Fooks , W . M . 136 ; E . J . Harty , W . M . 1201 , W . H . Ferryman , W . M . 3 ; Israel Abrahams , P . M . 188 ; Charles Sewell , W . M . 1382 ; Walter Hopekirk , P . M . 1586 ; George

Tunley , W . M . 1 S 3 ; Herbert Dicketts , P . G . S . ; Wm . Browne Kidder , W . M . 12 ; Col . Somerville Burney , W . M . 1 O 15 ; John J . Pakes , W . M . 871 ; W . Hilton , P . M . 7 S 0 ; Jno . Norton , W . M . 9 G 9 ; James Terry , P . G . D . C . Herts . ; F . W . Koch , P . M . 1381 ; E . Spooner , P . M . 1420 ; W . J . Parish , W . M . 1604 ; C . P . Cobham , P . M . 957 ; Charles E . Walter , W . M . 87 ; Capt . J . Wordsworth , P . M . 3 80 ;

Ed . Cox , P . M . * jGo ; H . Massev , ( Freemason ) ; J . Awley , W . M . 907 ; W . F . Nettleship , ' P . G . S . B . ; Edwd . Baxter , W . M . Great Steward ' s Lodge ; J . M . P . Mcntagu , P . M . 707 ; Ed . Jones , W . M . 192 ; J . B . Sorrell , P . M . 176 ; J . H . Southwood , W . M . 1360 ; S . J . Hilliard , W . M . 174 ; J . K . Abel , VV . M . 957 ; j " . P . Collier , VV . M . 203 ; E . Bonye , P . M . 1580 ; f . P . Villicrs , W . M . 834 ; S . J . Harvey , VV . M .

16-8 ; P . G . Jupe , W . M . 1287 ; J . D . McGachen , P . M . 827 ; J . W . Sugg , W . M . 452 ; and C . I . Brown , W . M . I 2 .. 7-At the Board of Masters which preceded the Lodge of Benevolence , the paper of business for Grand Lodge of Oth June was settled . At the Lodge of Benevolence the brethren first confirmed the grants made at the Lodge of Benevolence cf April last to the amount of £ 170 . The brethren

then proceeded with the consideration of the new casts , of which there were twenty-two . Of these three were dismissed , and three deferred . The remainder were relieved with a total sum of £ 425 , composed of one grant of £ 100 , one of £ 75 , one of £ 50 , one of £ 40 , four of £ 20 , and eight of £ 10 each . The Lodge of Benevolence was then closed . Thc sitting lasted three hours .

RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE . —TI : e Eboracum Conclave , No . 137 , will be consecrated at the Masonic Rooms , Micklegate , York , on Tuesday , the 29 th inst ., at three o ' clock . The late Southwark Conference created a

demand for Compressed Tea beyond all expectations . Eminent Analysts declare it is enly when tea is in its pure and native state that it will ytild to pressure under hydraulic power . The London and Prcvincial Press unhesitatingly assert that if you want a cup of tea in perfection it must be brewed from tea that has been Compressed . Economists advocate the use of Compressed Tea ,

and say if you want to get double the value out of your tea use it Compressed . Testimonials in thousands speak highly of the increased value and advantages in using the finely selected teas of the Compressed Tea Company ( Limited ) . Families are making constant applications for the smallest wholesale quantity supplied , and say , " We are compelled to send to the warehouse for Compressed

Tea ; because the tradesmen in our locality appear to know nothing of it ; and as one pound weight of Compressed Tea goes as far as two pounds weight of loose tea , we hope you will supply us . " Sold in handsome cabinets—lib . 2 s . ( id ., 2 lbs . js ., 4 lbs . 10 s . —got up specially for the Easter trade as samples , carriage free to any part of the kingdom . Works and Warehouse , 36 ,

Southwarkstrcct , London . Arrangements have been completed whereby Tea dealers can have there own blended and selected teas Compressed at a nominal cost per pound for compressing . All applications for Agencies lor the sale of Compressed Tea , or from traders desirous of opening up wholesale depots for the sale of Compressed Tea throughout the kingdom , must be addrcssedto the Secretary . * ¦

MOLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AMI PILLS . —Sores , Wounds , and Ulcers . — Every variety of sore , ulcer , eruption , boil , and carbuncle is sifely stopped by the timely application of this healing Ointment . It arrests unhealthy anil substitutes healthy action , thus curing thc inflamed , irritable , and spreading diseases all ' ecting the skin . Holloway ' s Ointment lias gained an imperishable fame for ils facility in healing old inflammatory sores about the shins and ancles , and for bad legs and old wounds it cannot be equalled ; nor is it less efficacious in gathering breasts and abscesses . When the complaint has been of long continuance , Holloway ' s Pills will expedite recoverv if taken in those doses whicli act as alter , atlves on the stomach and tonics on the constitution , —ADVT .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For ihe Week ending Friday , June ist , 1877 .

SATURDAY , MAY 26 . Lodge 1451 , Alexandra Palace , Muswell Hill . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Manchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq . Star , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-rd . Eccleston , Grosvenor Club , Ebury-square , S . W .

MONDAY , MAY 28 . Lodge 4 , Royal Somerset House and Inverness . „ 26 , Castle of Harmony , Willis ' s Rooms , W . „ 183 , Unity , Ship and turtle , Leadenhall-st . „ 902 , Burgoyne , Anderton ' s Hot . Flect-st . „ 16 is , Bayard , 33 , Golden-square .

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

Wellington , White Swan , Deptford . Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rotherhithe . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hacknsy . Loughborough , Warrior Hot ., Brixton . London Masonic Club , 101 , O-ueen Victoria-st . West Smithfield , New Market Hot ., VVest Smithfield . Leopold , Woolpack Tavern , Bermondsey-st .

TUESDAY , MAY 29 . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . Domatic , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord ' s Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Dalhousie , King Edward , Triangle , Hackney .

Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st . Constitutional , Wheatsheaf Hot ., Hand-court , Holborn . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone . Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe . St . John of Wapping , Gun Hot ., High-st ., Wapping . Islington , Coopers' Arms , Silver-st ., Falcon-sq . Metropolitan Chapter , Jamaica Coffee Ho ., Cornhill .

WEDNESDAY , MAY 30 . Lodge 898 , Temperance-in-the-East , Newby-pl ., Poplar . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Confidence , Whittington , Moor-lane , Fore-street . Mt . Lebanon , Windsor Castle Tav ., Southwark-bdg .-rd . Pythagorean , Prince of Orange , Greenwich . New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton .

La Tolerance , Horse and Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxford , st . Mount Edgcumbe , 19 , Jermyn-st ., St . James ' s . Peckham , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham . Stanhope , Thicket Hot ., Anerley . Finsbury Park , Finsbury Park Tav ., Seven Sisters ' -rd . Southwark , Southwark Park Tav ., Southwark Park .

Duke of Connaught , Havelock Tav ., Dalston , E . United Strength , Grafton Arms , Kentish-town . Whittington , Black Bull Tav ., Holborn . Lewis , King ' s Arms Hot ., Wood Green . Royal Jubilee , 81 , Long Acre . Langthornc , Swan Hot ., Stratford .

THURSDAY , MAY 31 . Gen . Com . Girls' School , at 4 . Lodge 1524 , Duke of Connaught . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Egyptian , Heicules Tav ., Leadenhall-st . Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-st ., W . Fii . sbury , Jolly Anglers' Tav ., Bath-st ., City-road . Temperance in the East , Catherine-st ., Poplar .

I ' . bury , 12 , Ponsonl . y-st ., Milbank . Highgate , Bull and Gate , Kentish-town . The Great City , M . H ., Masons' Avenue . High Cross , Coach & Horses , High-road , Tottenham . Salisbury , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . Prince Frederick William Chapter , St . John ' s Wood . Southern Star , Crown Hot ., Blackfriars-rd . ; ' Great Northern , Berwick Aims , Berners-st ., Oxford-st . .

FRIDAY , JUNE 1 . ' . Lodge 1275 , Star , Ship Hot . Greenwich . ; „ 1489 , Marquis of Ripon , Ball ' s-Pond-rd * , N . Chap . 259 , Prince of Wak . ^ Willis ' s Rooms , W . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Onion Waterloo , Thomas-st ., . Woolwich . Robert Burns , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st .

Belgrave , Constitution , 3 edford-st ., Covent Garden . Unions Emulation ( for M . ' M . ' s ) , F . M . H . Temperance , Victoria Tav ., Victoria-road , Deptford . Clapton , White Hart , Clapton . Metropolitan , Portugal Hot ., Fleet-st . St . Marylcbone , British Stores Tav ., St . John ' s Wood . Westbourne , Horse & Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxford-st .

United Pilgrims , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . St . James ' s , New Tanners' Arms , Granrje-rd ., Bermondsey . Duke of Edinburgh , Silver Lien , Penny-fields , Poplar . Doric , Earl Grey Tav ., Mile-end-road . Burgoyne , Grafton Arms , Prince of Wales ' s-road , N . W . St . Luke ' s , White Hart , King ' s-rd ., Chelsea . Chigwell , Prince ' s Hall , Buckhurst-hill .

Hunlctt Coutts , Approach Tav ., Victoria Park . Royal Standard , The Castle , Holloway-rd . Ranelagh , Bell and Anchor , Hammersmith-rd . St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Greenwich . Pythagorean Chapter , Prince of Orange , Greenwich-rd . William Preston , Feathers Tav ., Up . George-st ., Edgware-rd . SirHugh Myddelton , 25 , King Edward-st ., Liverpool-rd ., N . Earl of Carnarvon , Mitre Hot ., Gouldborn-rd ., N . Kensgtn .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN WEST LANCASHIRE ANn CHESHIRE . For the Week ending Saturday , June 2 , 1877 . MONDAY , MAY 28 . Lodge 148 , Lights , M . R ., Warrington . Chap . 241 , Friendship , M . H ., Liverpool . Derby L . of I ., M . H ., Liverpool .

TUESDAY , MAY 29 . Lodge 178 , Antiquity , Royal Hot ., Wigan . „ 1384 , Equity , Com . Hot . Widnes . Chap . 721 , Grosvenor , M . R ., Chester Merchant ' s L . of I ., M . H ., Liverpool .

WEDNESDAY , MAY 30 , Lodge 730 , Ellesmere , Royal Oak , Chorley . „ 1061 , Triumph . M . H ,, Lytham . „ 1 40 ^ , W . Lancashire , Com . Hot ., Ormskirk . THURSDAY , MAY 31 .

Lodge i-fi 3 , Fermor , M . H ., Southport . FRIDAY , JUNE 1 . Lodge 1375 , Architect , Didsbury Hot ., Didsbury . „ 1387 , Chorlton , M . R ., Chorlton-cum-Hardy . „ 1505 , Emulation , M . H ., Liverpool . Hamer I ., of I ., M . H ., Liverpool .

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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , CROYDON . Office—4 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . PATRON AND PRESIDENT : H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . At the Annual General Meeting of the Institution , held at Freemasons' Hall , London , on Friday , the 18 th May , 1877 , W . Bro . Lieutenant-Colonel Creaton , P . G . D ., in the Chair . After the general business was disposed of , the Governors and Subscribers proceeded to the election oi Twenty-nine Male Annuitants from an approved list of thirty-four candidates , and Twenty-four Female Annuitants from an approved list of thirty-six candidates , when the following were declared duly elected : MALES . NAME . VOTESi Bro . Watson , William 18 47 „ Smith , George 1510 „ Barnes , Richard E . 1266 „ Phipps , Osborne G . ... ... 991 „ Wright , Henry 907 „ Neeve , Henry ... 851 „ Barnard , Alfred T 829 „ Goddard , Cornelius 802 „ Seabrook , Edward ... .. Sot „ * Polkinghprne , Edwin S . ... 757 „ * Lovtiace , John 625 „ * Barnard , John C 616 . „ * Holmes , Joseph J 616 ,, * Jones , Richard 5 82 „ Lc Page , John 577 „ Doorne , John C ... 55 8 „ Burgess , George 557 „ Russell , James 526 „ Newton , Henry 518 ,, Langlands , Nathan 515 „ Haworth , John 507 „ Lutcr , John 494 „ Wilkinson , Benjamin 45 6 „ Fauvel , John , 45 . ' „ Hodson , Samuel ... ... 448 „ Ball , William 44 ° „ Bence , Edward O . 412 „ Chapman , William H 412 „ Stening , James ... 364 WIDOWS . NAME . ( VOTES . Mrs . Flockton , Maria I . . . ... 1099 „ Whiteman , Jane ... - ... ... . 1082 „ Hcming , Rhoda - .. " ' ••• 8 * r .. ,, Jenkins , Jane M . ... ... 850 „ Woods , Eliza ... 797 „ * West , Maria A ... 745 „ Buck , Susan 7 .. 8 „ * Eastes , Frances . 735 „ * Farnham , Sarah 691 „ * Sumner , Charlotte 60 . 0 „ * Naylor , Martha -6 ? „ * Allatson , Margaret -59 „ Haselwocd , Lucy A -. * 5 „ Trotter , Ann ( > H „ Dewar , Mary A 6 _ 3 „ Masters , Rebecca u 0 3 „ Dixon , Margaret ... 6 °° „ Emery , Harriett 5 5 ,, Clarkson , Hannah 5 ^ 4 ,, Brown , Ann ... ... ... 5 ' 4 „ Tilbury , Ann 5 ° 7 ,, Packwood , Emily ... ... 455 „ Rackstraw , Amy 4 '" „ Busher , Mary A . B 3 5 . The votes of the unsuccessful candidates will be carr forward to the next election . Those marked * are elec to fill vacancies occasioned by death since the voting paP were issued . JAMES TERRY Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . Herts , Secretary . 18 th May , 1877 .