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Wales to take the management of the new lodge . Bro . Scriven was invested as I . P . M . The board being then closed the brethren" below the rank of an Installed Master were admitted , and the customary ceremonies in the three degrees having been observed , Bro . Muggeridge invested the following brethren with the collars of their re-- „«^ ii . p offices : —Bro . Francis Fellows , S . W . ; Bro . Edward

F Storr J . W . ; Bro . J . Lorkin , S . D . ; Bro . Henry John , TD ., pro tem . ; Bro . J . H . Wilkins , I . G . ; Bro . W . F . Darnell , Steward ; and Bro . Gilchrist , Tyler . Bro . Hervey delivered the addresses , and afterwards , on the motion of the W . M ., seconded by the J . W ., the lodge passed a vote of thanks to Bros . Hervey and Buss for attending and consecrating the lodge . On the motion of

the W . M . seconded by the J . W ., a vote of thanks was also passed to Bros . Bilby , Birdseye , and Jonas for performing the duties of Organist , S . W ., and J . W . respectively during the consecration ceremony ; and on the motion of Bro . Fellows , S . W ., seconded by Bro . Storr , J . W ., the honorary membership of the lodge was conferred upon Bros . Hervey , Buss , and Bilby . Responses in

acknowledgment of these compliments having been made , Bro . Muggeridge read the list of names proposed as candidates for joining and initiation at the next meeting of the lodge which takes place to-day , the proposals were duly seconded , and the lodge was then closed . The brethren afterwards partook of an elegant banquet , arranged with great taste by Bro . Crichton , and late in the evening

honoured the usual toasts . The W . M ., after the brethren had fully recognise , the toast of " The Queen and the Craft , " proposed that of "The M . W . G . M . " and in doing so , said that he intended to make very short speeches during his year of office , unless he had something particular to say , in which event , he should not hesitate to say it , they might rely .

In giving " The Health of the Pro Grand Master , " & c , the W . M . observed , that though the brethren did not so often meet Lord Carnarvon and Lord S kelmersdale as they did the rest of the Grand Officers , they had not that intimate knowledge of them as they had of the latter brethren . As they met these brethren often , they knew perfectly well their great merits ,

and it' was with peculiar pleasure that they found Bro . Buss recently enrolled among the ranks of the Grand Officers . He was a brother who richly deserved promotion , not only for his long devotion to Masonic working , but for the great support he had afforded to the different Masonic charities . The brethren of the lodge were greatly indebted to Bro . Hervey , Grand

Secretary of England , Bro . Buss , the Assistant Grand Secretary , and their good friend , Bro . W . T . Howe , who had such a good feeling towards the promoters of the lodge as to come and consecrate . Bro . John Hervey responded . He was glad he had not to return thanks for the Foreign Secretary instead of the Colonial Secretary , inasmuch as they might then be

induced to embark in political allusions , which would be best left alone at this time . But he had great pleasure in responding for the Colonial Secretary , because he dealt only with those subjects which were connected with our own kingdom and our own colonies . There was no man in this country more worthy of having his hea ' th proposed and responded to than the Earl of Carnarvon .

He was a man who in every position of life had proved himself to be a good man and true ; whether as a literary man , or as a politician , or as a Minister of the crown , or as Pro Grand Master of Freemasons , he had shown himself equal to the occasion ; well able to cope with the duties he had to perform , and capable of holding his own well and worthily . He might say the same of Lord

Skelmersdale and the Grand Officers who were now present , as well as he himself , were proud of having their names associated with those of such noblemen , feeling that they borrowed some of the reflected light of such characters , so amiable in themselves , and whose principles were unchallenged . With regard to the toast it might be said to be more of a personal than a general one , and he

could only repeat what he had said in the lodge before the consecration , that nothing had given him greater pleasure for a long time than to come to Dalston to consecrate the lodge which bore a name which was connected with Masonry in every shape and way ; which was known not onl y through the length and breadth of London but through the length and breadth of England . Bro .

Muggerid ge was associated with Masonry in other ways than as regarded lodge working . He was connected with the charities as a great contributor to them , and he must say that this was a more intimate and gratifying association than any , and it was combined with kind feeling , with good fellowship , and with uncompromising integrity . Those were really points which any

man might be proud of ; and therefore he ( Bro . Hervey ) had come down with very great gratification to consecrate the lod ge . He hoped he had performed his duties to the satisfaction of the brethren , and he trusted the Henry Muggerid ge Lodge would not , after their good friend had "een called to his last home , fail to perpetuate his memor y > so that if any man in ages yet to come should ask 1

j " "** was Henry Muggeridge , they would get their answer n this lod ge . After thanking the brethren again for the , ° - « and also for the hospitable entertainment which jney had given the Grand Officers , Bro . Hervey proposed th' Y . . Health of the W . M . " The brethren might perhaps ! n _ he had in some measure anticipated the remarks to "I applied in this toast by those he had previously made wn reference to the Henrv Muggeridge Lodge . He would __ . _ , repeat one thin _ . that the respect in which Bro .

Mueor . i . i ln the Craft genera 11 / was not one likely one . " _ t 0 be interfcred with - Br ° - Muggeridge was mi- _ f whose popularity was universal . Long tin ? t " , contlnue > a-rid long might Bro . Muggeridge con-In _ 'J orna « nent to the Craft which he was now . * . _» w _ , ncUon , with the name ° f Bro . Muggeridge he * ° uM propose "Succe .. and Pr 6 sperity to th * Henry

Consecration Of The Henry Muggeridge Lodge, No. 1679.

Muggeridge Lodge , " and it was with all sincerity he wished both health to thc W . M . and success and prosperity to his lodge . The W . M . in reply said he need scarcely tell the brethren that he rose with a great deal of pleasure to return his most sincere thanks for the very kind manner in W-. ich the V . W . Grand Secretary , his esteemed friend , Bro .

Hervey , had proposed this toast , and for the kind way in which the brethren had responded to it . Hc could assure them he was very pleased , and now they would permit him to depart a little from the rule he had laid down to make short speeches , for he wanted to say a little more than he would like to say on all occasions . In the first place he felt highly honoured and exceedingly gratified by

his name being attached to this lodge . To take events in the order of their occurrence , the idea had been conceived by somebody , and it had been realised , and he had to thank the brethren who conceived the idea of calling the lodge the " Henry Muggeridge Lodge . " That was an honour to him—a very great honour , and he esteemed it as such , felt deeply grateful for it , and fully appreciated

it . The authorities had recognised the wish of the promoters of the lodge that it should be named after the humble individual who now had the honour of addressing the brethren . It was an honour conferred by the promoters , and it was no less an honour conferred by the authorities . Twenty years ago he [ was the promoter of a lodge called the Panmure Lodge , in the same neighbourhood ,

which was consecrated at the Pembury Tavern . It was then numbered 1017 , and he ( Bro . Muggeridge ) was the first W . M .. He took a great deal of pains in obtaining the warrant for the lodge , and in the course of his proceedings he had occasion to feel deeply indebted to his good friend , the Assistant Grand Secretary , Bro . Buss , because he got the Canonbury Lodge , of which he

was Secretary , his friends , the Master and Wardens , to sign the recommendation . The Panmure Lodge was consecrated by Bro . Havers , P . G . W ., in 18 57 , assisted by Bros . Edwin Fox , P . M . 235 , H . G . Buss , W . G . Clarke , G . Sec . ; J . B . King , P . G . D . ; George Biggs , and several other distinguished Masons . It gave him great pleasure to be after the lapse of so many years , in the same parish again

in the same position . He was not however the prime mover in getting the present lodge , but Bro . Fellows was ; and Bro . Fellows asked him to accept the office of first W . M . He hesitated and required time for consideration , not from any affectation . He felt proud to have his name given to the lodge . He liked to have his own way , and he told them that if he became Master he must be allowed to rule the

lodge his own way . He could assure them he did like a good dinner , but at the same time he liked Masonry better ; and he would rather spoil a dozen dinners than one Masonic ceremony . The great object of the lodge should be not the dinner , but Masonic working : it should be Masonry . They would not hurry over work , - _ ut when they got to their banquet they would endeavour to enjoy it ; and they would

enjoy it much better for knowing that they had done the work well in the lodge . He knew he wis expressing the feelings , sentiments , and opinions of the founders when he said they did not wish to make this a numerous lodge—there was no occasion to do so . They might depend upon it that the most numerous lodges were not the most comfortable or most happy . They would study the true interests ofthe lodge if they endeavoured to keep

it within moderate bounds . As to the initiation ceremony , he thought it thc best way to initiate only one candidate at a time , an opinion which was shared by a late Grand Secretary , William Henry White , a letter of whom he had in his possession stating that it had been most injudicious to initiate more than one candidate at a time . The other toasts were then given and honoured , and the brethren separated after spending a delightful evening .

Multum In Parbo,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .

GRAND LODGE OF MUNSTEH . I have the pleasure to announce through the favour of my esteemed friend and brother , J . H . Neilson , P . M . 620 ( Representative of the Grand Orient of Egypt at the Grand Lodge of Ireland , & 'c ) , the following curious addition to the History of Freemasonry during the third decade of last century . In the Records of the Council of Cork the following

entries occur : — 2 nd Dec , 1725 , "That a Charter be issued out for the Master , Wardens , and Society of Freemasons , according to their petition . " 31 st Jan ., 1726 , "The Charter of Freemasons being this day read in Council , it is ordered that the further consideration of said Charter be referred to the nent

Council , and that Alderman Phillips , Mr . Croker , Foulks Austen , and Mr . Corn Speaker do inspect same . " A careful search has been instituted , but nothing more on the subject can be discovered in the minutes of the Council . There is , however , no doubt as to the references being to Freemasons , not " Freemen , " and thus we have a record unexampled in the annals of our Fraternity .

Our distinguished Bro . Neilson has been so much engaged in Masonic matters of international importance that he has been unable as yet to fulfil his promise to me , to thoroughly investigate the character and extent of the Grand Lodge of Munster Records , still happily preserved at Cork ( City ) , and we thankfully accept thc foregoing as

an earnest of the contents of those very valuable and interesting minutes . It will be observed that the records herein noted refer to ths Registers of the Council , which are quite an unexpected source of " Masonic light . " WILLIAM J AMES HuciiAtf .

Mosonic And General Tidings.

Mosonic and General Tidings .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lincolnshire will be held in the Corn Exchange , Horncastle , at one o'clock p . m ., on Thursday , the 7 th proximo , by order of His Grace the Duke of St . Albans , R . W . P . G . M . The banquet will take place at the Bull Hotel , at three o ' clock . A complimentary dinner will be given on

Alonday next to Bro . Wm . Creswick , the eminent tragedian , prior to his departure for Australia . The dinner will take place at the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queenstreet , at three o'clock , Dr . Doran , F . R . S . in the chair . NEW CONCORD LODGE OF INSTRUCTION . —The

ceremonies of consecration and installation will be performed in this lodge on Wednesday next , at seven o ' clock by Bro . James Terry , P . M . 228 , 1278 , and 1366 . Brethren will be in Craft clothing . Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson ' s letter reached us too late for insertion this week , but shall appear in our next .

A meeting of the Grand Mark Lodge for the Province of North Wales and Chester , was held on Saturday last . A report will appear in our next . CRYSTAL PALACE . —ONE SHILLING DAY . — MONDAY , MAY 21 . —Admission by season tickets , 4 , 329 ; ditto by payment , 55 , 605 . Total visitors , , 9 , 9 , 4 .

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on Wednesday inspected the Thunderer , Minotaur , and Vernon at Portsmouth , and from the latter vessel witnessed a number of experiments with torpedos , mines , hand-grenades , and other explosive materials . In the evening his Royal Highness was the guest of the officers of the Thunderer .

A Renter ' s telegram from Athens states that Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales will start on Monday on her return to England . The Manchester Guardian says : —The best known monastic liqueurs are the Trappisline , made by the Trappists ; the Benedictine , distilled by the Benedictine monks , once world-famed for their book erudition ; and

above all the Chartreuse , the queen of liqueurs , the unrivalled production of the monks of the Grand Charterhouse in the mountains of Dauphiny . The head of this latter firm—or to give him his religious title , the General of the Order—Dom Saisson , has just died , and it lias therefore become necessary to give him a successor . This is a matter of great importance for the religious

prosperity of the monastery , as every gourmet , French or foreign , acquainted with the extensive sale of Chartreuse , white , yellow , or green , can tell . The profane will be surprised to hear that the profits of the business are figured by millions of francs ; but out of this—by way , no doubt , of sanctification—a yearly tribute varying from 300 , 000 to 500 , 000 francs is sent by the venerable brothers to the

Pope . We have it on the authority of one of the lesser prophets that "II y a atec le ciel des accommod ; ments . " The recipe for making this deservedly famous liqueur has been a secret for the last three centuries , and the only copy of it extant is said to repose beneath the centre stone of the high altar of the chapel of the monastery ; in the spot , that is , where in other churches and chapels the relics

of saints are deposited . It is only when a ne % v General of the Order is elected that the stone is unsealed and taken up . According to a French contemporary , that ceremony will take place in a few days with great pomp . BAYARD LODGE No . 161 . 5 . —A full report of the proceedings at the meeting of this lodge on Monday will appear in our next . LONDON COFFEE TAVERN . —The first

temperance public-house of the Coffee Tavern Company was opened on Tuesday , at 344 , Edgware-road , London . The house is called the Glasshouse Tavern , and is elegantly fitted up . It is open daily from 5 a . m . till 12 p . m ., and hot and cold beverages are served up at a moment ' s notice Amongst the company at the opening ceremony were the Right Hon . W . F . Cowper Temple , M . P . and Mrs . Cowper

Temple ; Hon . Rollo Russel , Canon Duckworth , Dr . Norman Kerr , and Mr . Ernest Hart . The tavern has been already extensively patronised , and it is hoped that many other houses wil ) shortly be opened . The Market Tavern , clc £ e to Billingsgate fish market , is nearly ready .

We have been favoured b y Messrs . Locke and Whitfield , of 178 , Regent-street , with four excellent portraits of the late Earl of Shrewsbury , to which we beg to call the special attention of our readers , as many of them would like to possess a souvenir of our noble and lamented brother .

The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs have accepted Sir John Bennett's invitation to visit him in state at his country seat , The Banks , Mountfield , Sussex , June 30 th . The Mayor and Corporation of Hastings and about a thousand guests are expected . The Garden Party will include , as did the one two years since , some of the most eminent individuals , in politics literature , art , science

and public life . PROVINCIAL MAYORS . —The Lord Mayor intends giving a ball at the Mansion House to the provincial mayors on the 21 st of June . On Tuesday evening General Sir Hastings Doyle , K . C . M . G ., had thc honour of entertaining H . R . H , the Prince of Wales at dinner , when his magnificent set of Masonic gold plate decorated the table .

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY . — The traffic receipts for the week ending May 20 th amounted to £ 18 , 890 18 s . 7 d ., against £ 11 , 231 IS - 9 ' - , ast year-Henley -on-Thames Regatta is fixed for Juno 21 and 22 . The Floating Swimming Bath on the Thames , near Charing- 'cross , is nov * open for the season .