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well as others , for whom there were calls by the brethren . "The Health of the Officers of the Lodge" was also proosed , all of whom responded , before the Tyler's toast r insed the proceedings . The musical arrangements were under the direction of Bro . Hodges , who , together with Bros . Hanson , Lawler , nd Linlay , sang several glees and songs in a manner which makes it

their well-known ability unnecessary particularly to describe . The only lady performer was Miss Meredyth Elliott , who sang "The Lost Chord , " and so delighted the breth ren with her lovely voice and perfect management of it that she had to yield to a unanimous call for another , and , on her return , sung " The Better Land , " in which she gave equal satisfaction .

BURGOYNE LODGE ( No . 902 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 23 rd inst . at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . There was a large attendance of members and visitors , the following hrethren being present : Bros . George D . Bundy , VV . M . ; Wm Wilkins , l . P . M . ; Wm . Batty , S . W . ; VV . Williams , 1 \ V . : R . H . Harvey , P . M ., Treas . ; H . C . Jeffreys ,

P . M ., Sec ; R . N . Field , P . M ., D . C . ; H . Nornngton , S D ; Chas . Castell , J . D . ; J . C . Lavington , l . G . ; George Wale , P . M . ; S . J . Byng , P . M . ; H . A . Pocock , P . M . ; George Gabb , P . M . ; Edwin S . White , John C . Cross , S Rashleigh , Walter Smith , John Beddoes , Thos . Spearing , E . Floyd , Edward Terry , John Leys , C . Hilliard , H . N . lames , C . Simpson , Wm . C . Poole , Hy . VV . Morint , Jos .

Noble , Jas . Phillips , A . J . Sendell , C . Woolvendge , John Dickson , Chas . Robertson , J . H . Prince , Hy . Windybank , C . C . ; Chas . Fry , J . VV . Dawson , J . F . Dunn , H . Dale , \ Vm . Hammond , Lewis P . Crowe , Geo . Fox , Walter Bean , and others . Visitors : Bros . E . Tappendin , 700 ; J . F . West , P . M . * , t \; G . T . Chrelien , 1328 ; E . Wood , 1420 ; C . Salter ,

I 743 J D > Ferguson , W . M . 1791 ; VV . C . Davidson , 173 ; V . e . Murche , 1641 , 196 ; F . Swain , P . M . 132 S ; B . A . Griffin , 975 ; VV . Williams , l . P . M . 1791 ; H . Lutwyche , P . M . 13 G 5 ; VV . Bartlett , 19 S 6 ; R . P . Forge , P . M . 16 93 ; J . H . Sharpe , 1437 ; VV . Downing , P . M . 20 ; A . J . Blackman , 4 69 ; F . Seifert , 23 S ; M . Hirst , P . M . 15 ; I , Fidler 1550 ; F . Betts , 1 S 15 ; F . R . W . Hedges , P . M .

, 1900 , Sec . R . M . I , for Girls ; H . Wildey Wright , P . M . 1 S 27 ; Alfred Jay , 1931 ; Th . Furst , 23 S ; F . Binckes , P . M ., Sec . R . M . I , for Boys ; H . Williams , George Edwards , 144 ; E . Woolmar , P . M . 1 950 ; J . G . Cantle , 1791 ; Basil Cooke , 192 S ; and others . The lodge having been duly opened , and the minutes confirmed , Bro . Bundy , W . M ., proceeded to install Bro .

XV . Batty , S . W ., into the chair of K . S . The ceremony was admirably performed by the Installing Master , and , indeed , the working of the lodge throughout was most excellent . The newly-installed W . M . next appointed and invested is officers as follows : Bros . G . D . Bundy , I . P . M . ; W . Williams , S . W . ; Chas . Castell , J . W . ; R . H . Harvey , P . M .. Treas .: H . Chas . Jeffreys , P . M ., Sec . ; J . C .

Cross , S . D . j Walter Smith , J . D . ; T . Spearing , l . G . j R . N . Field , P . M ., D . C ; E . S . White , Org . ; W . Bean , Asst . D . C . ; and J . Beddoes , W . S . Mr . Walter Herbert George , and Mr . Henry Walter Clarke having been balloted for , were duly initiated into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . The lodge was then closed in perfect harmony , and the

brethren adjourned to the banqueting hall . The usual formal toasts having been drunk with full Masonic honours . Bro . Bundy , I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ,, " said it gave him especial pleasure to propose that toast , as some few months ago he feared that the VV . M . would not be amongst them on this occasion . In Bro . Batty they had an excellent worker , and one who would do

credit to the Burgoyne Lodge . The Worshipful Master , in response , thanked the l . P . M . lor the kind , and even Mattering way in which he had proposed his health . He felt that it was only by the indulgence of the brethren that he now occupied the proud position of W . M ., but he would do his utmost to carry out the duties of his high office . If he wanted any assistance he was

sure the Past Masters would give it him , and as for the rest he should do his best to practice the three great principles of Freemasonry—brotherly love , relief , and truth . While he was talking of relief he wished to inform the brethren that he intended to go up as a Steward for the Girls' School , and any contributions to his list , however large or small , would be gratefully received by him .

The Worshipful Master , in proposing " The Health of we Installing Master , " said that the brethren all knew how Bro . Bund y had performed the duties of W . M . of the Burgoyne Lodge . There was no brother amongst them "ho was more ready , who was more willing , or . who was more capable of serving that lodge than Bro . Bundy . rhey all had seen the able manner in which he had installed

Ms successor , and it gave him ( the W . M . ) great pleasure j" pinning on to his breast the Past Master ' s jewel of the lodge , which could be handed down to his children and grandchildren , as won in the cause of Masonry . The l . P . M . thanked the VV . M . for the handsome jewel he had pinned on his breast . He hoped he had deserved " 1 for he had certainl y tried to deserve it . He wished that every prosperity should attend the Burgoyne Lodge in the ¦ uture .

The W . M . next proposed " The Health of the Initiates . " rrom their very attentive manner during the ceremony , he was sure that they would in course of time become worthy members of the lodge . "">• . Clarke , in response , said he had been deeply impressed b y the ceremony , and he should endeavour to live "P to the principles of Freemasonry . He thanked the iiren

"e « for the cordial way in which they had received him amongst them . wo . George also responded . Uro . Wildey Wright , in acknowledging the toast of "The irw ' said that he had been much struck by the worki «? r ? ° " ° * officers . Freemasonry was a most useful "sutution , as it taught them to be friendly to their fellowiJ A \ 1 ° each other - 0 f the Burgoyne Lodge he could •»» with Ihe - » . * " ,.... ~~*~ » -

poet- " I have been there and still would go , R It ' s like a little heaven below . " Sf - Hirst and Wood likewise responded . c harities » ' fUl Master then P P 0 Sed " The Masonic ono ^ f ? u ^ sai d that he had the honour of representing brethrij , Masonic Charities , and he would remind the The » KJ the work being done by the Masonic Schools . 7 had now in their two Schools 200 daughters and 215

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sons of Masons , who were being educated and cared for . They were very anxious to increase the number of the boys to 250 . There was a large amount of Masonic distress , which called for their sympathy , and he trusted that the brethren would always support the Masonic Charities . Bro . Hedges thanked the VV . M . for his kindness in taking up a Stewardship for the Festival of the Girls ' School . They had now 241 girls in the School , which was

the largest number they had ever had , and the School was never doing more active service than it was at present . The Worshipful Master , in proposing " The Health of the Past Masters , " remarked that he was glad to see so many of them present , as they were always glad of their support . Bro . Wilkins , P . M ., briefly replied , observing that the Past Masters were ever anxious to promote the

wellbeing of the Burgoyne Lodge . The Worshipful Master proposed "The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary in suitable terms . Bro . Harvey , in responding as Treas ., said that he had received £ 164 12 s . 6 d ., for subscriptions , and had paid £ 47 to Grand Lodge for dues . They had a balance of

£ 100 at their bankers . The lodge was in a very prosperous condition , and they could afford to give £ 10 ios each to the Boys' and Girls' Schools . Bro . Jeffreys , the Secretary , acknowledged the toast . The remaining toasts were " The Officers of the Lodge " and the Tyler ' s toast , which brought a most pleasant evening to a termination .

GREAT NORTHERN LODGE ( No . 1287 ) . — On Thursday afternoon , the 19 th inst ., a meeting of this lodge was held at Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen-street . There was a large attendance of brethren and visitors , amongst whom were the following : Bros . Thos . Ellis Bathard , VV . M . ; Chas . Kempton , l . P . M . ; Richard Cane , S . W . ; J . B . S . Lancaster , J . VV . ; Thos . Henry Staton , P . M ., Secretary ; Samuel Webb , P . M ., Treasurer ; Joseph

Edgar , S . D . ; James Hemming , J . D . ; Rev . John H . Rose , Chap . ; J . Paul , D . C ; W . R . Brooks , l . G . j H . T . Reed , P . M ., W . S . ; VV . Cleghorn , P . M . ; Thos . Owen , P . M . ; P . G . Jupe , P . M . ; E . Lancaster , P . M . ; VV . Soden , George H . Dean , C . T . Zichlinski , H . M . Bleakley , George Edwards , Henry J . Hill , J . M . Jackson , A . Farey , T . Youens , E . R . Gosling , Charles Traise , F . Osborne , H . J . Bell , Wm . H . George , P . Bosco , M . J .

Ruthe , J . F . Davey , A . L . Thierry , AugusteThierry , J . E . Davies , Jas . How , E . Dawkins , and Thos . Myatt . Visitors : Bros . Henry Cox , P . P . G . Supt . Works Herts ; E . Valeriani , 16 S 7 ; B . Kauffmann , 1732 ; John C . Cross , 1929 ; H . C . Turner , 1693 ; Frank Daniel , 15 G 7 ; R . Mcrdenitz , 1 744 ; M . Graham , P . M . 975 ; Harry Grass , 1314 ; James C . Smith , 1744 ; H . White , 1 G 71 ; Wm . Proctor , 12 S 8 ; and others .

The lodge having been opened in due form , Bro . Zichlinski was entrusted and afterwards raised to the Sublime Degree . Mr . Robert Chambers was balloted for , and being elected was , together with Mr . Jas . Jackson , duly initiated into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . On the W . Master rising for the third time , Bro . Samuel Webb , P . M . and Treasurer , said : W . M . and brethren—Our lodge has during the last few vears been unfortunate ,

inasmuch as we have lost several of our members by death . Last year [ we lost two , and now in the present year we have already lost another member—one than whom no member was more esteemed by the lodge . He was a worthy man , a good Mason , and beloved by all who knew him . It is not the good fortune of every man to be so constituted that he can please every one , but our late Past Master Bro . Jas . Forbes was a most genial and pleasant

man . There was something about him that everybody seemed to admire , something which made him liked by all who knew him , male or female , Masons or non-Masons . We have now unfortunately to mourn his loss . He was one of the brethren who assisted me to found this lodge , and he adhered to us throughout until illness prevented him attending any longer ; and could he but observe what we are doing he would be pleased that this lodge did not

forget him while he was no longer with us . Many of us went to his funeral this day week at Kensal Green . It was a solemn funeral , void of all unnecessary display or show . It was unostentatious—just such a funeral as Bro . Forbes would have ordered for himself had it been possible . I am sure the brethren will pass an unanimous vote of condolence to Mrs . Forbes , and express to her the regret we all feel in losing so valuable and highly

esteemed friend and brother . I therefore propose that a vote of condolence be entered on the minutes , and a copy of it be sent to Mrs . Forbes . Bro . Owen , P . M ., having seconded the motion , it was agreed to unanimously . The brethren who followed from the house in private broughams were : The W . M ., Bro . Bathard J the Treasurer , Bro . S . Webb , P . M . ; the Secretary , Bro .

Staton , P . M . ; Bros . Reed , W . S ., P . M . ; E . Lancaster , P . M . ; Jupe , P . M . ; Tribbel , P . M . ; Cleghorn , P . M . ; C . Kempton , P . M . ; Cane , S . W . ; J . B . Lancaster , J . W . j John Jackson , Lloyd and several private friends . Bros . Christie and Owen , P . Ms , were mourners with the family . Many other members and friends were in attendance at the cemetery . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned

to the banqueting hall . The banquet being ended , The Worshipful Master proposed " The Queen and the Craft , " and the other formal toasts , which were heartily received with full Masonic honours . Bro . Kempton , I . P . M ., next proposed " The Health of the W . M . " in suitable terms , wishing him a successful and happy year in the chair . The Worshipful Master , in response , thanked the

brethren for the very kind and cordial manner in which they had received the toast of his health . He trusted that he should do his duty to the lodge in a manner that would give satisfaction to the brethren . He had not accepted the office of Master earlier because he felt that no brother should accept an office unless he was ready and able to do the work . He hoped he should please them all during his

term of office . The Worshipful Master , in proposing " The Health oi the Initiates , " said that was a toast which was always well received in a Masonic lodge . The two brethren who had that afternoon joined their ranks were promising Masons , and , judging from the close attention they had paid to the ceremony , he believed they would make good progress in the Craft . Bro . Chalmers in acknowledging the toast observed that

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the brethren could rest assured that he would always endeavour to uphold the dignity of the Order , and do nothing to bring discredit on the lodge which had that day admitted him into Freemasonry . Bro . Jackson also replied . He said he had been very much impressed with the ceremony he had gone through . For a long time he had contemplated becoming a Mason ,

and now he had become one he hoped he should never give the brethren of the Great Northern Lodge any reason to regret having admitted him amongst them . In reply to the toast of "The Visitors , " Bro . Cox said it had given him great pleasure to come amongst them again and to find the Great Northern Lodge upholding its prestige for good work . He was sorry to hear the loss they had

sustained by the death of Bro . Forbes , whom he had known for 20 years . Bro . Graham congratulated the lodge on the numerous attendance of the members , and on their eminently respectable appearance . He himself had come early , and had been much pleased and delighted to see the capital way in which the W . M . and the officers of the lodge had

performed their several duties . Bro . McLeary , who described himself as a country Mason from Kingston-on-Hull , thanked Bros . Powell and Davies for his first introduction to a London lodge . When he returned home he should report so favourably of the Great Northern Lodge , that they might expect a good many country visitors . His lodge he might tell them ranged upwards

of 400 members under its banner . He could only say that if any member of the Great Northern ever came to Kingston-on-Hull , he could promise him a hearty Masonic welcome , as well as a Yorkshire one . Bro . Kauffmann also responded . The Worshipful Master next proposed " The Past Masters . " Without them , he remarked , they could do

nothing , and it was to them that the Master of a lodge should fly in times of trouble . Bro . Kempton , I . P . M ., in acknowledging the toast , said he was proud to have worked his way through the lodge until he had become a Past Master of the lodge . In all that he had done , his only object was the good of the Great Northern Lodge , and ! he . trusted that his future

amongst them would be as pleasant as his past had been . Bro . Webb , the Treasurer , in replying to " The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary , " said he had been associated with Bro . Staton , who was one of the first members of the lodge . They had together seen all the ups and downs of the Great Northern Lodge , which now , he was proud to say , was second to none in London . The lodge in is vears had

done as much for the Craft and for the Masonic Charities as many lodges that had been in existence for 100 years . Bro . Staton , the Secretary , thanked the brethren for the kind way in which they had drunk his health . He had always , as Secretary , done his best to support the W . M . and to uphold the interests of the lodge . He had had some intention of not continuing in office , but he had not been

able to resist the wish of the W . M . in the matter , and so he was still the Secretary of the lodge . The Worshipful Master also proposed "The Health of the Officers of the Lodge , " and the Tyler ' s toast , after which the brethren separated . The proceedings at the banquet table were much enlivened by the excellent singing of Bros . Soden , Webb , Ii . Lancaster , J . Paul , R . Cane , and others .

SELWYN LODGE ( No . 1901 ) . —This lodge met on Thursday , the 19 th inst ., at the East Dulwich Hotel . There were present Bros . VV . R . Burnett , VV . M . ; A . Powles , S . W . ; R . Anderson , J . VV .. E . Eagle , Treas . ; L . E . Eagle , S . D . ; J . Wimble , J . D . ; E . Gauntlett , l . G . ; B . Morgan , Org . ; Rowan and Davis , Wine Stwds .: and numerous other brethren .

I he lodge having been duly opened , and the minutes of the past meeting read and confirmed , the Worshipful Master proceeded with the ballot for the initiation of Mr . Arthur Briant , which being unanimous , he was impressively initiated into the ancient mysteries . The following visitors were also present : Bros . Voysey , P . M . 1641 ; Dudley , P . M . 1178 ; Stevens , 1260 ; Barham , 144 ; Forbes , 1329 ;

and Bridger , 72 . There being no further Masonic business the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room , where an excellent menu was in waiting . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and heartily received and responded to . The Worshipful Master , in returning thanks , took the opportunity of notifying he was going up as Steward to the Royal Benevolent Institution , when a considerable sum

was added to his list by the brethren . The visitors each spoke in high terms of satisfaction at the working in the lodge by the VV . M . and his officers , and the candidate made a brief but pertinent response to his toast . The toast of "The Officers" and the Tyler's toast brought a very pleasant evening to a close . The toasts were intermixed by songs and recitations contributed to by Bros . Voysey , Morgan , Barham , L . E . Eagle , Collins , and F . Dodd .

LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE LODGE ( No . 1962 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , on the 20 th inst . Present : Bros . A . Haig Brown , VV . M . ; VV . McDougall , S . W . A . H . Sandle , J . W . ; A . McDowall , P . M ., Treas . ; Walter C . Claridge , P . M ., Sec . , J . D . McAlpin , l . G . : J . C . Tilt , D . C ; H . Bing , Stwd . ; and J . Lackland , Tyler ; also Bros . Levey , Heward , Rix , McNish , Tayton , stein

, morns , ana iviardeil . Visitor : fciro . G . Ward Verry , W . M . 1421 , P . M . 554 , and others . The lodge was opened in the customary manner , and the minutes of the previous lodge meeting read and confirmed . A vote of condolence was unanimously passed to the family of the late Bro . H . W . Kitchingman , whose sudden decease took place only three days after the . installation meeting , at which he was present . A candidate was proposed for initiation , after which the lodge was closed .

Bro . and Mrs . Purkiss , of the Royal , Holborn , entertained a large party of friends on Ash Wednesday , the guests mustering to the number of quite a hundred , and included Lieut .-Col . Hope , Major Burton , Col . Wortham , Bro . Thomas Beard , C . C , Bro . and Mrs . and Miss Holland , Major Spark , Captain Clayton , Captain Pickwood , Bro . Shirley Brooks , and others .