Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

Masonic Rooms , North Hill-street . There was a large ar . d influential gathering of the brethren . Bro . Robert Roberts was installed W . M . by Bro . Thomas Evans , P . M ., and the following officers were subsequently invested : Bros . Samuel Hikins , I . P . M . ; Henry Worthington , S . W . ; Ralph Webster , J . W . ; Archibald Morrison , D . C ; Walter W . Thomas , ' Sec . ; W . P . Vinis , S . D . ; D . Morris , J . D . ;

Thomas Evans , P . M ., Treas . ; William Bennet , I . G . The following were amongst the visitors : Bros . W . Brakenburv , W . M . 673 ; G . E . Hanmer , P . M . 1086 ; Councillor Joseph Ball , 67 ^; Edward Paul , Treas . 1356 ; J . R . Owen , ur . 6 ; Gill , io 86 ; Alfred Woolrich , W . M . 1336 ; J- W . Williams , P . M . 1366 ; Joseph Skeaf , P . G . Org . ; j . Wilson , 249 ; Thomas Shaw , rrirG . The

banquet was supplied by Bro . Milburn , and during the evening several songs were given by the brethren , Bro . Gill ' s " Fairy Bells " adding greatly to the enjoyment of the company . During the evening a valuable Past Master ' s jewel was presented to Bro . S „ Hikins , I . P . M ., as a token of the esteem in which he was held by tbe brethren of the Prince Arthur .

CROYDON . —Old England Lodge ( No . 1790 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held on the 4 th inst . at the Masonic Hnll , New Thornton Heath , Bro . W . Foulsham , W . M ., presiding , assisted bv Bros . Sheadd , P . M ., W . M . 720 , as S . W . ; Daniell , VV . M ., as J . W . ; Whittaker , S . D . ; Taylor , I . G ., and others . The lodge having been opened in due form , Bro . W . P . Robinson , Sec , read the minutes , which weie confirmed , after

which Messrs . Thomas Young , H . Baber , E . W . Rees , and W . II . Rawson vvere balloted for and elected ; Messrs . Baber , Rees , and Rawson presenting themselves for initiation . Bro . M . Taylor was passed to the Second Degree , and towards the close of thc meeting two brethren were proposed as joining members and two gentlemen for election at the next meeting . The lorlge having been closed in due form , thc brethren adjourned from " labour to refreshment . "

INSTRUCTION . FINSBURY PARK LODGE ( No . 12 SS ) . — A meeting of the above lodge was held at the Earl Russell , Isledon-road , Holloway , on Wednesday , the 17 th inst . Bros . H . B . Dunn , W . M . ; Edmunds , S . W . ; Fenner , J . W . ; W . Rowley , S . D . ; Oldis , J . D . ; Press , I . G . ; and other brethren . The lodge was opened in ancient form in the First Degree , anel the minutes reael and confirmed . The

lodge was then opened in the Second Degree , Bro . Plowman candidate for raising . Thc ceremony of the Third Degree was rehearsed . Lodge was then closed in the Third and Second Degrees . Bro . P . Dickinson , Preceptor , workeel the Second Section of thc Lecture . Bro . G . D . EiTmunds was elected W . M . for the next lotlge meeting , and he appointed officers in rotation . Present : Bros . P . Dickinson , P . M . ; Plowman , Walter Rowley , Press , Edmunds , Oldis , anil Dunn , Secretary .

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE ( No . 1 BH ) - —A meeting of this lodge of instruction was held at the Royal Edward , Mare-street , Hackney , on Wednesday , the 17 th inst . There were present Bros . J . Lorkin , W . M . ; F . Fleck , S . W . ; W . Green , J . W . ; A . ' R . Olley , S . D . ; S . Crane , I . G . ; W . Fieldwick , Preceptor ; C Lorkin , Treas . ; J . Williams , Sec . ; also several other brethren .

The lodge was opened in due form , and thc minutes of the previous meeting were reael and confirmed . The ceremony of raising was rehearsed , Bro . C . VV . Baker being the candidate , who , having answered thc necessary questions , was raised to the Sublime Degiee of Master Mason . Bro . J . Lorkin , assisted by the brethren , worked the First and Third Sections of the Lecture . The lodge having been

closed down to the First Degree , Bro . C Lorkin , assisted by the brethren , worked the Fourth Section of the Lecture . Bro . W . Fielelwick proposed , anil Bro . W . Green seconded "That Bro . F . Fleck be W . M . for the ensuing week . " Carried unanimously . Bro . J . Lorkin proposed , and Bro . W . Green seconded , "That Bro . F . Fleck become a member of this lodge . " Carried unanimously . Nothing further offering , thc lodge was closeei in due form .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

PLUMSTEAD . —Excelsior Lodge ( No . 226 ) . —The regular quarterly meeting of the above lodge took place on Tuesday , the 9 th inst ., at Bro . Tucker ' s house , the Lord Raglan , Burrage-road , the W . M . M ., Bro . Chas . Coupland , P . G . M . O . Kent , presiding , supported by the following officers and brethren : Bros . VV . Weston , J . W . ; P . P . G . J . D . Kent ; G . Kennedy , Sec , P . P . G . A . S . ; H .

Pryce , Treas ., and P . P . G . R . M . Kent ; A . Penfold , M . O ., and P . P . G . I . G . Kent ; D . Deeves , S . D ., and P . G . S . B . Kent ; Eugene Sweny , J . D ., and P . P . G . A . D . CKent ; II . Harding , Org ., and P . P . G . Org . Kent ; D . C . Capon , D . C , and P . P . G . Steward Kent ; W . Watkins , acted as J . O . ; Dr . Moore-Keys , P . G . J . D . Kent , as S . O . ; iirmr . Scully , R . H . A ., P . I . G . Kent , as S . XV . ; Thos . HoIIeyman , P . P . S . Kent , as

I . G . ; J . Purnell , W . Moulds , Thos . Stevens , A . B . Chamberlain , Thos . Ovenden , E . VV . Wilson , Thos . Kirkbride , and C . Jolly ( Freemason ) . The work before the lodge consisted of the balloting for of Bros . T . D . Hayes , I . P . M . 913 , and J . Iron , P . M . of the Burdett Lodge , which being unanimous , those brethren were advanced in gooel style by the W . M . Some formal business was then transacted ,

and the lodge adjourned . At the refreshment table , after the usual and Mark Masonic toasts , Bro . Moore-Keys and Scully replied to the toast of " Bro . Robinson , G . M . M ., and the rest of the P . G . Officers of Kent . " The former said he felt very proud of the honour conferred upon him at the late Provincial Grand meeting by Bro . Robertson , and he thought that as a lodge they ought to be proud ,

Mark Masonry.

seeing the number of Grand Officers , Past and Present , there was in it . Bro . Scully said he hardly knew what his duties in the province were , but whatever they were he would always fulfil them to the best of his abilities . Bro , Weston then , in the unavoidable absence of their I . P . M ., Bro . Capt . Ritchie , R . A ., proposed the toast of "The W . M ., " and in so doing eulogised the manner in which he

had worked the ceremonies that evening . He had shown them that he could work without that assistance so often used in Mark lodges , and he felt sure that every officer of the lodge would endeavour to imitiate his example . Bro Coupland said he looked with a great deal of affection upon Mark Masonry , and as long as he was Master he would always endeavour to carry out the duties without

extraneous aid . No one could regret more than he did thc absence of their Past Master , but he trusted that as he ( Bro . Coupland ) was resident among them , he should be able to render assistance to those who followed him . He was proud to see so many of his military brethren around him , and especially to see that Bros . Scully , Moore-Keys , anel Deeves had been promoted to provincial honours at

their last provincial meeting . He trusted to see the lodge increase in strength , and influer . ee , and above all in brotherl y love . The next toast was that of " The Initiates " and Bros . Hayes and Iron suitably replied . It having come to the ears of the W . M . that Bro . Wilson was about to proceed to India on military duty , he proposed " The Health of Bro . Wilson , " and wished him a safe journey ,

happiness while in India , and a speedy return home should he desiie it . The toast was drunk enthusiastically . Bro . Wilson , who holds an official position in the Royal Artillery , replied , and thanked thc brethren most cordially for their good wishes , but the duty of a military life was to obey orders , and he did so cheerfully , although he could not help feeling the parting from such good friends

anil brethren as he had at Woolwich . He should hear of them through the columns of the Freemason , which he had arranged to have ser . t out to him , and he wished them all continued happiness anel prosperity . The toast of " Thc Officers" followed , and was replied to by Bros . Weston and Penfold most eloquently . The toast of " Thc Masonic Press " was responded to by Bro . J olly , and then thc Tyler ' s toast concluded the proceedings .

Royal Ark Mariners.

Royal Ark Mariners .

BRIXTON LODGE . —A meeting was held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , on Saturelay , the 13 th inst ., when several distinguished Masons—Bros . Thrupp . Barrett , Lehman , Richardson , Clifford , Bristow and Kipling , —were duly elevated , the ritual of this quaintand interesting Degree

being given in excellent style by Bro . T . Poore , the W . C . N , j Bros . H . Lovegrove , acting as Deacon ; G . Clark ,. ) . ; H . Baldwin , S . ; Axford , G . ; and Potter , W . The draft byelaws were read anil approved , and the lodge was closed in ancient form .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

On Wednesday , the ioth inst ., at Coale ' s auction room Toronto , the oldest Masonic relic in the world was sold to J . Ross Robertson , ofthe Evening Telegram . The relic is the Masonic certificate of Souter Johnny , o Burns' Tom O'Shanter , and issued by St . James' Lodge

Ayr , in 1790 . Pinned to the corner of the diploma is a lock of Highland Mary ' s hair . The relic brought $ 178 . It is the oldest known Masonic relic , and a large number of relic hunters came to Toronto to attend the sale and buy it .

H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has signified his willingness to inaugurate the new Literary and Mechanics ' Institution building which has just been erected at Windsor , at a cost of £ 5000 , as a memorial to the Prince Consort . Thc ceremony will take place at noon on Saturday , Jan . ioth .

Le " Cosmopolitan Calendar " du Fr . Kenning vient de paraitre . Rien n ' a etc ncrglige pour le rendre digne ele notre Ordre . Le format de cette annere nous parait plus commode , le texte plus serre ; il contient eles matierres utiles qui n'avaient jamais etc publiees avant cc jour . Nous y trouvons , par exemple , une nomenclature complete des Corps Maconn . en France . En parcourant

ce livrc , on reste etonne de la quantito de fails et ele reuseignements qui s ' y trouvent reunis . Toutes les Loges de France , d'Espagne , d'Allemagne ysont mentionnees , ainsi que les noms des Officiers principaux du Rite Ecossais dans le monde entier . —La Chaine d'Union . The Mildmay Park Station of the North London Railway will be opened for passenger traffic on Thursday next , Jan . ist . Thc fares to the City will be the same

as from Dalston Junction . Rear-Admiral the Duke of Edinburgh has , it is stated , withdrawn his name from the list of directors of the Royal Academy of Music . The City Press of Wednesday , the 17 th inst ., contains a full report of the proceedings at thc wardmotes for the election of Common Councilmen on Monday , and the results of the polling on Tuesday .

HOLLOWAY ' S OIXTMEN-T AND PILLS . —Old Wounds , Sores , and Ulcers . —Daily experience confirms the fact which has triumphed over opposition for thirty vears—viz ., that no means are known equal to Holloway ' s remedies , for curing bad legs , sores , wounds , diseases ofthe skin , erysipelas , abscesses , bums , scalds , and , in truth , all cases where the skin is broken . To cure these

infirmities quickly is of primary importance , as the compulsory conlinement indoors weakens the general health . The ready means of cure are found in Holloway ' s Ointment anil Pills , which heal the sores and expel their cause . In the very worst cases the Ointment has succeeded in effecting a perfect cure , after- every other means has failed of giving any relief . Dcsparate cases best display its virtues , —[ ADvr . ]

Masonic And General Tidings.

On Monday next , December 29 th , Bro . Chas . E . Hindley , S . W . of the Lodge of Lights , No . 148 , Warrington , will be installed as W . M . of the lodge . Bro . John Bowes , P . M ., P . P . G . J . W . Cumberland and Westmorland , will officiate as Installing Master .

In our notice of the meeting of the Grand Masters' Council of the Royal and Select Degree , which appeared in our last impression , we omitted to state that the ceremonies of admission and reception were performed by Bro . T . C . Walls , the R . I . D . G . M .

Bro . the Rig ht Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , R . W . Deputy G . M ., accompanied by Lady Skelmersdale , arrived at Lathom House , Ormskirk , on Friday , thc 19 th inst ., from visiting the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley . His Serene Highness the Duke of Teck , the Right Hon . the Earl of Derby , K . G ., Sir FrederickLeighton , P . R . A ., Lady Goldsmid , the Hon . George C . Brodrick ,

Mr . Thomas Brassey , M . P ., Mr . Isaac Pitman , the Hon . Lady Grey , Mr . W . Babington , F . R . G . S ., the Hon . Evelyn Ashley , M . P ., Mr . J . G . Barclay , Professors Michael Foster , Erasmus Wilson , and many other persons have recently forwarded donations to the Free Library , London-street , Bethnal Green , E . The Library is supported entirely by voluntary contributions , and the Committee require 10 , 000

volumes . " In an account of the installation of their RnyaV Highnesses the Duke of Connaught and Prince Leopold , as Knights of Malta , we inadvertanly omitted in the list of the Sir Knig hts present to assist in the ceremony , thc name of Bro . James Lewis Thomas , F . S . A ., Past Asst . Grand D . of C , and Grand Aide-de-CHinp in thc Great Priory of the Order of the Temple and Malta . "

The Sunday Times slates that Lord Howe has presented Bro . the Rev R . J . Simpson , Past Grand Chaplain , who for many years was rector of St . Clement Danes , to tbe incumbency of Curzon Chapel . On t-iking leave lately of his olcl parishioners thc reverend gentbman was presented with a silver candelabra , an oaken cabinet of exquisite design ( a specimen of fine workmanship by the carver ) , a purse of 100 guineas , and other presents .

THK 2 ND MIDDLESEX ARTILLERY . —The annual dinner of the No . 4 Battery of this excellent Volunteer Corps , was held on Saturday week , the 13 th inst ., in the Prince ' s Salonn of the Holborn Restaurant . The chair was occupied by Captain Greenwood , supported by the Adjutant , Capt . James C . Lowric , late R . A . ; Major Pearson , Capt . Sack , and many other officers . The

usual toasts were given by the Chairman . Capt . Lowrie replied on behalf of the Army , Navy , and Auxiliary Forces , and , in doing so , said the Army was very dear to him , and thought England need have no fears while she possessed such men as those of the 2 nd Middlesex . Major Pearson proposed " Prospeiity to No . 4 Battery , " and in doing so traced back his fifteen years' connection with it ,

and the pleasure it gave him to see among them that evening Sergcant-Major Rogers and Sergeant Cownley , who had completed twenty years' service , and who , along with other non-commissioned officers , had serve 1 faithfully and well . Sergeant-Major Rogers , who was loudly cheered , said that the efficiency of No . 4 Battery was fully proved by thc fact that at every parade three sergeants

were always present , and that they had had less resignations and more recruits than any other battery , and thc largest muster at the annual inspection . Captain Williams , in giving thc toast of " The Staff , " dwelt on the fact of the corps possessing such skilful instructors as Captain Lowrie , Sergeant-Major Barry , and Sergeant Smith . Captain Lowrie briefly replied , as also did Sergeant Smith , whose reply was particularly neat and

effective . CRYSTAL PALACE . —The pantomime at the Crystal Palace , which was produceel on Tuesday , the 23 rd inst ., is on the favourite subject , "Jack the Giant Killer , " its full title being " Jack the Giant Killer ; or , Harlequin Fairy Spiteful and Good King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table . " It has been written by Mr . R . Soutar ,

the ballets and pantomimic action are by Mr . John D'Auban , the costumes are by Mons . and Madame Alias , the music is by Herr Meyer Lutz , and the whole is produced under the direction of Mr . John Hollingshead , of thc Gaiety Theatre . The . story is based . r «\ the rival loves of " Jack" ( Miss Lizzie Coote ) and the " Giant Gorgibuster" ( Mr . Clifford ) for the fair " Sybil" ( Miss Emily Muir ) .

" Gorgibuster , " aided by the Winds and other elements , incited by his mother , the " Fairy Spiteful" ( Miss Rose Roberts ) , carries off " Sybil ; " but " Jack , " encouraged by " Good King Arthur , " and assisted by the " Fairy Progress " ( Miss Lily Lee ) , pursues the " Giant " to his home , and , after various and romantic adventures , slays " Gorgibuster " and releases the maiden , all ending happily with

thc Grand Transformation Scene , entitled " Our Empire in the East , " specially painted by Mr . Charles Brew , from designs by Mr . Alfred Thompson . The harlequinade which follows is sustained by Clown ( Mr . W . Orkins ) , Pantaloon ( Mr . Bishop ) , Harlequin ( Mr . W . Warde ) , ana Columbine ( Miss Rose Edmonds ) . Other attractions of the Christmas holidays will be the wonderful performances of Dr . Carver , the great American marksman ; a daily

variety entertainment by Mr . and Mrs . H . White , the Edmonds family , and the De Castro acrobats ; Professor Bailey ' s " Punch and Judy ; " the great annual fancy fair and bazaar ; and the innumerable objects of interest which fill Ihe Crystal Palace . A SUITABLE NEW YEAR ' GIFT . —A copy of the Second Edition of the Cosmopolitan Masonic Pocket Book , price 2 s . Office , 198 , Fleet-street , London . —( ADVT . )

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