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rncrton , Moss , Tomkins , Reed , R . W . Little , P . M . W . S . ; Holden , Thomas , Vaughan , Dr . Dixon , John Hervey , i > M . W . S ., Treas .-, Capt . N . G . Philips , 33 ° ; Major Shadwell Clerk , 33 , G . Sec . General ; Hyde Pullen . Visitors Hros . Bywater and Grabham . The minutes were rcatl and

-onfirnicd , and the report of thc Audit Committee received and adopted . Bro . John Mason , W . M . 1567 , and Bro . j c . Hall were received into the Order . Bro . Hyde Pullen then installed Bro . T . Lewis Fox as M . W . S . for the ensuing year . The brethren dined at the Cafe' Royal .

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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DUMBARTON . The quarterly communication of the Provincial Grand toiloe of Dumbarton was held in thc Elephant Hotel , Hig h-street , Dumbart > n , on Saturday evening , the 6 th inst ., thc Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Alexander Smollett , presiding . The P . G . Lodge was opened and minutes of last meeting read and confirmed . The

I ' . G . Master then referred to thc lamented decease of Bro . 1- terson , late P . G . S . W ., and said he was one who in his Masonic , social , and business capacities hail endeared himself to all with whom became into contact . He had the interests of Masonry at heart , and we deeply mourn and regret the loss of bis jiresence amongst us . I , as one , shall ever regard his memory with the greatest affection

and esteem , antl in my official character shall dcejily feel his loss . It is , therefore , necessary , under the sail circumstances to fill up the vacant office of P . Grand Senior Warden , and I have now much jilcasure in appointing Bro John Babtie , the present P . Grand Junior Warden , to that office , and Bro . Alexander Denny , the present P . Grand Secretary , to the office of P . G . J . IV ., nnd Bro . A .

S . MacBnde , the jiresent P . Grant ! Clerk , to the office of V . Giand Secretary . These brethren intimated their willingness to accept tlie offices named . 'I he !' . _ . Lodge then proceeded to elect thc other officebearers for the enduing year , and the fallowing is now the full list of the office-bearers appointed by the P . G . Master and elected by the P . G . Lodge , viz . : Bros , Alexander

Smollett , Provincial Grand Master ; Archibald Orr Evvine , M . P ., Provincial G . Deputy Master , VV . C . Steele , Sheriff Substitute , Provincial G . Substitute Master ; John Babtie , Provincial Grand Senior Warden ; Alexander Denny , Provincial Grand Junior Warden ; A . S . MacBride , Provincial ( hand Sec ; William I lotlge , Provincial Grand Treas *; Robert Andrew Gray , Prov . G . Chaj-lain ; John M'Lcish ,

I . P . M . 321 , Prov . G . Senior Deacon ; James Marsland , lt . VV . M . 303 , Prov . G . Junior Deacon ; Patrick Moir , Prov . G . Bible Bearer ; Alexander McGregor . Prov . G . S . Steward ; William Ferguson , R . W . M . 543 , Prov . G . J . Steward ; Thomas Higgins , Piov . G . Inner Guard ; John Kennedy , Prov . G . T y ' lcr .

The following were appointed as the Provincial Grantl Lodge Committee , viz .: William Barr , K . VV . M . 18 ; David Paul , R . W . M . 170 ; James Stewart , R . W . M . 321 ; John McLeish , I . P . M . 321 ; antl Robert Thomson , S . W . iS . Alter going through a good ileal of other business , the P . O . Lotlge was closed in due antl ancient form by the K . W . P . G . Master .

EDINBURGH . — Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary ' s Chapel ) ( No . 1 . )—Owing to unavoidable circumstances , the second monthly meeting of this ancient lodge for the season was held in the lodge-room , Waterloo Place , on Wednesday evening , the 10 th inst ., instead of the 9 th . The lodge was opened on thc E . A . Degree by Bro . J . j . Muirhcad , R . W . M ., who was stipjiorted bv Bros .

Officer , P . M . ; Hoy , D . M . ; Dr . Dickson , S . M . ; E . M . Nightingale , S . W . ; W . . 1 Shircss , J . W . ; L \ Kinnear , l' . M . 291 , J . G . D . elect ; Hudson , P . M . 5 ; Mathesou , P . M . j * , IL F . Shaw Stewart , P . J . W ., & c , and a numerous attendance of brethren . A jictition was then read from Mr . Ucorge Wilson , Murrayfieltl House , praying to be initiated into the Craft , and this ajiplication having been found to

lie * in regular order , the jietitionei was remitted to a successful ballot , after which the E . A . Degree was conferred upon him by Bro . Dr . Dickson , S . M . Petitions were also read from Bro . Henry Erskine Gordon , advocate , of Lodge St . Luke , 44 , Edinburgh , and from Bro . IX Smith , solicitor , a Fellow Craft of Lodge St . Machar , Aberdeen , 54 , rcsjiectively , each desiring to be admitted an

affiliated member , anil these brethren having also jiassed through the ballot test successfully , were duly welded as 'lie " last links" of a somewhat lengthy chain . The minutes of last monthly meeting were then read and confirmed . The R . W . M ., in a very feeling manner , adverted 1 " the severe domestic affliction through which Bro . Abbott , the worthy and esteemed I . P . M . of the lodge , had

recentl y passed by the death of two of his children . After Paying a just tribute to the many and varied services Bro . Abbott had rendered to his mother lodge , he moved that ¦ i record should be placed on the minutes , expressive of the '' efp symjiathy of the brethren with him and the other members of his family in a bereavement which must have thrown so deep a shadow over their fireside . Bro . Officer ,

'••' . '• , seconded the motion , which was cordially agreed to . I his having concluded the business , the lodge was then Summoned to refreshment , and after the usual loyal and - 'lasonic toasts were given and responded to , the R . W . M . took occasion to propose "The Health of Bro . R . F . Shaw - ewart , " whom he singled out as his probable successor to " e chair , and whose personal character and high social

a ™ Masonic posilion were a sure guarantee , he thought , ° f a successful career as Master . Bro . Shaw Stewart , who y * s received with great applause , returned thanks for the "dnour which hatl just been done him . Bro . Officer , P . M ., Winded the brethren that , as this would be the last occasion on which Bro . Muirhcad would preside at a monthly wting as Master ( owing to his intended departure for the

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continent ) , he asked thc brethren to join with him in proposing a hearty vote of thanks to him for the services he had rendered to the lodge during his three years' tenure of office as R . W . M . Bro . Roy , D . M ., seconded the motion , which was heartily agreed to . Bro . Muirhcad replied in suitable terms . The lodge was shortly afterwards called to labour , and thc brethren having been reminded to appear , in great

force on St . Andrew ' s Day , 30 th Nov ., it was closed according to ancient form . GLASGOW . —Lodge St . Mark ( No . 102 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held in St . Mark ' s Hall , 213 , Buchanan-street , on Monthly , the Sth inst . There were present Bros . J . F . Mitchell , R . W . M ., in the chair ; James Kerr , S . W . chair ; D . J . Forfar , J . W . chair ; D . H .

Miller , P . M . ; A . C . Lindsay Gray , D . M . ; Wm . Nicholson , S . M . ; A . C . Paterson , Treas . ; D . Davidson , P . M . ; C Arthur , Mother Kilwinning ; J . Mclnnes , S . W . 408 ; Wm . Bisland , J . W . 408 ; and others . The first business before thc lotlge was , as usual , the reading of the minutes of tho previous meeting , which were confirmed . Then came thc nomination of office-bearers for the coming year , which

resulted in the following selection : — f . Oswald Smith , R . W . M . ; Thos . Kerr , S . M . ; John Rento ' n , S . W . ; J . Thomson , J . W . ; A . C . Paterson , Treas . ; D . j . Forfar and John Gladston , Sees . ; II . McMillan , S . D . ; John Lcckie , J . D . ; Geo . Littlejohn , I . G . ; D . M . Miller , Director of Cere-nctties : D . J . Forfar , Director of Music ; Seth Dory , S . S . ; Moor , P . G . S . ; and Hardy , O . G . The R . W . M .

then intimated that the election and installation of officebearers would take jilace that day fortnight in thc hall , at the usual hour of meeting , eight o ' clock . Applications from the following gentlemen were read : —Messrs . Charles Stewart , John Christie Smith , Alexander Calder , and John Monteith , who were all found clear , after the ballot had been examined , and received the First Degree , the R . W . M .

officiating with his characteristic ability . The lodge was then passed to the F . C . Degree , and raised to lhat of Sublime , or M . M ., when two brothers , John Hannay and James Henry Crawford , proved themselves cajiable of advancement in thc Order , and were entrusted with thc Sublime-Degree of M . M ., Bro . D . IL Miller , P . M ., officiating in a most comjilete antl impressive st \ le . This brought the

business of the e \ enm g to a close , and thc lodge was closed in ample form . An emergency meeting ot this lodge was held in their hall , 213 , Buchanan-street , on the 13 th inst ., at 12 o ' clock . The R . W . M ., Bro . J . F . Mitchell , presided , antl explained thnt the object for calling thc meeting was to get through with some of tlie business before the lodge , so that the

next regular meeting might be entirely devoted to the election and installation of office-bearers , which to do jiroperly would occujiy the whole of the evening . Among those present were Bros . VV . Nicholson , S . M . ; J . Renton , S . W . ; G . B . Adams , acting J . W . ; A . A . Smith , P . M . 354 ; VV . Spiers , 4 ; A . C . Paterson Prior , Neil Brown , 570 ; D . McRae , Neil Camjibe-ll , and others . An

application tor affiliation into St . Mark ' s from Bro . N . Brown , M . M . of Lodge 370 , and he was affiliated in the usual form . There was only one candidate forward for the E . A . Degree , though more were expected to have been jiresent ; Mr . Smith was therefore put in possession of the First Degree at th- * very able hands of Bro . A . A . Smith , P . M . of 3 : 4 . Thc lodge was then passed to thc Square Degree ,

when four brethren , members of the lodge , received it , the R . W . M . officiating . After being raised to the Sublime Degree , there appeared five brethren reatly to be raised , which was cleverly done by the R . W . M ., who , then proposed that Bro . A . A . Smith should be made an honorary

member ot this lodge for the many valuable services he hail rendered from time to time . This was carried , but it was found that Bro . Smith hatl gone , and the formal ceremony was left over till r . ext meeting . This finished the business , and th ; lodge was closed in due and ancient form .

GLASGOW . —Lodge Scotia ( No . 171 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on the 10 th inst ., in the Masons' I hill , 170 , Buchanan-street . Bro . Joseph Singleton , R . W . M ., jiresidcd , supported by his ofticebearets and a lar e number of members of the lodge and visiting biethren . We observed among others the following : —R . Gardiner , S . W . ; P . Hepburn , J . W . ;

Jinn Miller , D . M . ; Wm . Higgens , Chaplain ; Wm . King , Treas . ; S . Scott . Sec ; George Gilmour , S . M . ; Alex . Singleton , S D . ; Alex . Mercer , J . D . ; J . Miller , P . M . 87 ; J . Morgan , R . W . M . 219 ; J . Mathison , P . M . 178 ; John Banncrman , D . M . 73 ; James Booth , S . W . 87 ; Adam B . Ferguson , S . W . 354 ; and others . The lodge was opened in the E . A . Degree , when the

minutes were reatl and jiass ; d . The business b . forc the lodge was nomination of office-bearers for the coming year , initiation , passing , and raising . The gentlemen who received the First Degree and were admitted as brothers were Messrs . J . Reue , Wm . A . Jones , and Wm . Brown . The brothers for the F . C . Degree were Bros . William Brown and A . Maunder . For the Sublime Degree , Bros .

George Pettigrew , Dougald Ferguson , Win . Brown , for Lodge Scotia anil for Lodge Thistle ( 87 ); Bros . John Potter , anil A . Maunder . Bro . Singleton , thc R . W . M ., officiated with capital taste . The business being finished , the lodge was closed in due and ancient form . GLASGOW . —Lodge Star ( No . 219 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on Monday evening , the 8 th inst ., in the Masonic Hah , 12 , Trongate , Glasgow , Bro . J .

Morgan , R . W . M ., in the chair , Bro . J . Garth , S . W . ; James Horn , J . W ., and the whole of the other office-bearers in their rcsjiective jilaces . Tlie lodge was opened on the Entered Ajiprentice Degree , and Bfo . J . Crawfortl , Secretary , read the minutes of last meeting , which were approved of . The business before the meeting , being the nomination ot office-bearers for the ensuing year , brought a large number of brethren together , numbering over roo . Af . erthenomination of officers , Auditors were appointed , and a com-

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mittee to take an inventory of the lodge furniture , jewels , clothing , & c , and report at next meeting . Liter on in the evening a number of brethren visited the lodge who arrived in Glasgow from Edinburgh , being there attending Grand Lodge , viz ., Bro . Councillor Wm . Barr , R . W . M .

Dumbarton Kilwinning , 18 ; Bro . Alex . Bain , P . M . ( 103 ) Union and Crown ; and Bros . G . C . II . McNaught , P . M . 275 ; Wm . Ferguson , R . W . M . 543 ; J . M . Oliver , S . W . 360 ; A . Ferguson , J . W ., and others . After going through a long sitting , the lodge was closed in due and proper order by the R . W . M .

GLASGOW . —Lodge Commercial ( No . 3 60 ) . —A special meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday evening , the 10 th inst ., in thc Masonic Hall , 30 , Hopestreet . Bro . J . AL Oliver , S . W ., in the unavoidable absence of Bro . John Monro , R . W . M ., occupied the chair ; Bro . J . Graham , J . W ., acting S . W . ; Bro . W . Keiller , S . D . acting

J . W . 1 he lodge was opened in the First or E . A . Degree , and from the first it was opened in the Second or F . C . Degree , when Bros . Clark and Schroeder , E . A . ' s , were passed to the Square Degree of Fellow Craft , Bro . J , M . Oliver officiating in a very able manner . The lodge was then reduced to the E . A . Degree , and closed in due and proper form .

GLASGOW . —Lodge St . George ( No . 333 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge took place on the 10 th inst ., in St . Mark's Hall , 213 , Buchanan-street . The meeting was remarkably well attended . The R . W . M ., Bro . Alexander Thomson , took the chair , the S . W . chair being occupied by Bro . Jas . Forsyth , that ot J . W . by Bro . Anderson . The R . W . M . was supported on the dais by Bios . J . McFarlane ,

D . M . ; J . Findlay , S . M . ; Thos , S . Thomson , Treas . ; A . Mclntyrc , Sec . ; and otheis . The lodge having been duly ojiened , the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Several cases for Masonic charity were brought b-efore the lodge , and disposed of in a satisfactory manner . A letter was read from Bro . Trutnper , who has now settled in Columbia , requesting that a letter of demit should be

sent to him , which the Secretary was instructed to forward . A circular from Bro . Kenning was read , regarding the new " Scottish Calendar for 1876 . " The Secretary w _ s then instructed to order the number of copies necessary to procure a page for the names of the office-bearers . The nomination of office-bearers was then proceeded with . The R . W . M . read to thc brethren a list of names for the various

offices which the working committee hail submitted . This was unanimously adopted by the brethren present , and the nomination declared completed . The names are Bros . A . Thomson , R . W . M . ; Jas . Findlay , S . M . ; John McFarlane , D . M . ; James Forsyth , S . W . ; R . Anderson , J . W . ; Andrew Dunn , Treas ; Archd . Mclntyrc , Sec . ; Thos . Hill , S . D . ; And . Boyd , J . D ., Chaplain ; John Clark , S . S . ; J . Allan , J . S . ; Wm . Miller , M . of C . ; A . Mclntyre , Std . B . ; Robert

Fairbarn , Jeweller ; Robert Adam , P . G . S . ; G . Cranston , I . G . ; And . Wright , the jiresent Tyler , remaining in his jilace . The lodge was then passed to the Degree of F . C , when Bro . G . Kinnard received that degree , after which the lodge was raised to the Sublime Degree , and Bro . S . D . A . Amott and G . Kinnnard received that degree , Bro . Jas . Findlay officiating with admirable style . This finished the business before the lodge , and it was closed in due and ancient form .

GLASGOW— Lodge Glasgow ( No . 441 ) . —The tegular meeting of this lodge took place on Tuesday , the gth inst ., in the Masonic Hall , 22 , Struthers-strect . The meeting was unusually large , perhaps owing to the important business ot nomination having to take place that night . The R . W . M ., Bro . H . Tulloch , took the chair , supj-orted by Bros . J . Nagle , S . W . ; P . Mcmaney , J . W . ;

VV . Sloan , Treas . ; J . A . Goldie , Sec . ; and other officebearers of the lodge . The lodge was opened for business in thc usual form , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed . The R . W . M . then intimated to the members of the lodge that on Friday , the 26 th , a special meeting would beheld for harmony , and in honour of Bro . Jackson , when , as the members of the lodge were

aware , a tangible acknowledgment of his valuatlc services would be given to him . After a considerable amount of business was got through , a letter was read from an American brother , who had been shipwrecked , and was in great need of assistance . The case was heartily taken up and satisfactorily disposed of . An application from Mr . James H . Adams for admission into Masonry at the

next regular meeting , was ordered to stand over till then . Initiation should have taken jilace that night , but as none of thc candidates were forward , the nomination of office-bearers for the ensuing year was proceeded with . The following is the result : —R . W . M ., John Mason ; S . M ., Serj . Wood ; S . W ., McCinnay ; J . W ., Nagle ; Sec . Goldie ; Treas ., Martin ; S . D ., Duncan ; Campbell ; and

Mather ; J . D ., Sivcwright ; Chaplain , Caldwell . ; B . B ., B . Cunningham ; Sth B ., M . Walters ; Jeweller , Lawson Archt ., McKirdy , and Forssth , ; S . S ., J . B . Boyls ; J . S ., French ; P . G . S ., Martin ; antl J . Rannie ; I . G ., A . Boag ; O . G ., A . Crawford . A committee was then appointed , to take an inventory of the lodge property , consisting of Bros . Campbell , Bovle , and Rennie . « The

Auditors were Bros . Martin and Mason Tha R . W . M " then congratulated thc brethren upon the success of the nomination . Thc brethren whose names stood on the no . mination list were sufficient guarantee for the future success of the lodge . The lodge was then passed to the F . C and raised to the M . M . Degree , when the following brethren were found worthy to receive that degree , Bro . Bain

P . M . 103 , officiating in capital stj le : —For Lodge Glasgow , No . 441 , Bro . McNee ; for Lodge Shamrock and Thistle , No , 275 , Bros . R . Bald , D . McEwin , Jas . Gibson , L . G . Whitings , P . McCulloch , Serjt . Evans ; for Lodge Star , No . 219 , Bro . Wm . Dalen . This brought the business of the lodge to an end , and it was closed in due and ancient form .