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11 Chapman , Cheese , Cox , Barker , Yeoman , Phytfnan , cf r ' r Kent , Hooton . Visitors : Comps . Pearse , Lcard , r rrod P . Z . ; Lucking , Wardell , Dubois , Kingston , and MS « ' Bro . Alfred Durrant , W . M . Lewis Lodge , ii 8 j , " exalted . Comp . Henry Muggeridge , P . G . S . B ., then " ^ tailed the Principals for the year . Comps . George Vewman , M . E . Z . 1056 , as M . E . Z . ; F . D . R . Copestick , H- ; ¦ Fellowes

- * Birdseye , J . ; Kenning , Treas . ; , S . E . ; Jones , S . N . ; Avkell , P . S . ; Chapman , 1 st Assist . ; Gilbert , Janitor . The ' companions dined together , the usual toasts being . riven and honoured . Comps . II . Muggeridge , H . Cox , Chapman , Phythian , H . Birdseye , and others contributed some good songs and recitations , adding considerably to die p leasure of the evening .

BATH . —Royal Cumberland Chapter ( No . ,, v—At a regular meeting held on Tuesday , January , gth . at the Masonic Hall , the chapter was opened punctually at 7 . 30 , the First Chair being occupied by Ex . Comp . J . Parfitt , Z ., the Second by Ex . Comp . G . Parfitt , P . Z ., acting as H . ; the Third by Ex . Comp . Dr . Hopkins , P . Z ., acting as J ., in the absence of the proper officers

owing to illness . There were also present the following p . Z . ' s : —Rubie , Reeves , Keene , Mann , Moutrie , Wilton , and-Tudor Trevor , of the Chapter of Perseverance , Bombay . The following companions were afterwards admitted : — Hill , E . ; Hearnc , N . ; Brown , Pr . Soj . ; Young , Sen . Soj . ; Falkner , Jun . Soj . ; Howsc , Davis , Dutton , Brooke , Gazzard , Bigwood , jun . The minutes were read and

confirmed , and the bye-laws were also read . A ballot was taken for Bro . Packer , which was unanimous in his favour . Bro . Gummer was admitted , properly prepared for exaltation , having been previously balloted for . As far as the O . B . the ceremony was performed by the M . E . Z ., when his chair was taken and the duty completed by Ex . Comp . Dr . Hopkins , P . Z ., who also gave the Historical-Symbolical , and Mystical Lectures , of which those present

expressed their approval by acclamation ; and on the proposal of the M . E . Z ., seconded by the acting H ., a cordial vote of thanks was passed for the assistance thus rendered . Comp . Hill most efficiently discharged the duties of Principal Sojourner in the ceremony . A report of the Committee appointed to examine into the condition of the furniture and robes was presented , and arrangements were agreed upon in reference to the proposed renovations . No other business offering , the chapter was closed at 9 . 30 .

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Devon.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF DEVON .

A special Provincial Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Devon was convened yesterday at Newton Abbot . Ten years since Newton considered that in addition to its other institutions it ought to possess a Masonic lodge , and the matter was accordingly submitted to the Masonic authorities of the province , subsequently to the Grand

Lodge in London , and eventually Lodge Devon , No . 1138 , was duly instituted , dedicated , and consecrated . Since then a suitable suite of lodge-rooms , forming a handsome addition to the buildings of the town , has been erected for Masonic purposes in general , and the use of Devon Lodge in particular . With the prosperity and progress of Freemasonry in the town has sprung up among the brethren

of Devon Lodge a desire to add to their lodge the honours of a Royal Arch Chapter . The following companions were accoraingly elected as thc first officers of the chapter —Ex . Comps . the Rev . Robert Bowden , Z . ; Captain F . D . Bewes , H . ; P . D . Michelmore , J . ; Comps . F . Pratt , S . E . ; Bickford Prowse , S . N . ; Ex . Comp . H . G . Beachey , P . S . ; and J . Saunders was nominated as thc first S . The

consent of the P . G . Superintendent was obtained , and at a recent i-uarterly convocation of the Grand Chapter the usual petition was presented , and a warrant granted containing the names of the companions mentioned as the officers empowered to open the new chapter . Yesterday over seventy of the companions of the province attended the Provincial Grand Chapter to take part in the

dedication and consecration of the Devon Chapter . Among those present were the Rev . John Huyshe , . M . A ., the Provincial Grand Superintendent , who presided ; J . VV . Keyworth , P . G . J . ; VV . G . Rogers , P . S . E . ; Dr . Woodgatcs , P . G . Reg . ; Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzgerald , 189 ; the Rev . Robert Bowden , P . Z . 710 ; Captain R . Dawkins , R . N ., Adams ; Captain E . VV . Fawcttt , R . N ., Calpe ; J . Harris ,

P . P . G . T . ; Commander W . E . Stone , R . N ., P . P . G . Reg . ; J . Heath , P . P . G . Reg . ; E . A . Davies , P . P . G . Reg . ; VV . Joll , P . P . G ., first S . ; T . Dand , P . P . G . B . B . ; II . G . Beachey , P . Z . 710 ; B . Prowse , first S ., 710 ; S . B . Colston , P . P . G . S . B . ; G . Barry , J . 248 ; R . Lamswood , S . E . 248 ; W . B . II . Mayc , ] . 710 ; [ . P . Phillips , Z . 22 *{; C . H . Law , P . Z . 92 ; W . T . Mayuard , P . P . G . P . S . ; A . Bodley , P . G . B . B . ;

W . Haynes , P . Z . 106 ; P . D . Michelmore , II . 710 , P . G Supt . ; S . N . Burden , P . G . S . N . ; G . W . Ormerod , Z . 303 ; S . Loram , J . 303 ; T . Perry , IT . 328 ; VV . Easton , P . Z . 112 ; P . Sherwin " , IT . iofi ; VV . Bishop , Z . 106 ; J . J . Drake , 303 ; VV . Ball , 303 ; M . L . Brown , 303 ; F . C . Frost , 70 ; T . Morgan , 189 ; S . Tcmpler , P . S . 303 ; J . Hammick , 248 ; J . Crocker , 710 ; . ! . E . Saunders , 710 ; W . L .

Blancbard , 112 ; J . Rogers , P . G . A ., Janitor . At first all went merry as a marriage bell , but a dilemma soon occurred , one of the high contracting parties having declined to attend . This was Captain Bewes , the IT . elect , and a deputation under the leadership of Comp . Stone was at once organised and despatched to the companion ' s residence . In half an hour the gallant commander returned with the announcement that Captain Bewes could not be prevailed

upon to alter his decision . T he Provincial Grand Superintendent stated that in all his experience of Masonry this was the first time he had witnessed such conduct . As Captain Bewes was recorded on the Grand Chapter warrant as the H . the business could not proceed . The companions would have to elect another IT ., and the matter must be submitted to the Grand Chapter . It was rumoured that Captain Bewes had not received notice until

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that morning of his attendance being required at that meeting early in the afternoon . If that was the case au awkward dereliction of duty must have occurred somewhere . Comp . P . D . Michelmore was nominated to the vacant office of IT ., and Comp . F . Pratt nominated J . This closed the proceedings . A large parly of the companions dined together at the Queen ' s Hotel in the evening .

District Grand Lodge Of Gibraltar.

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF GIBRALTAR .

The general meeting of this lodge was held at the Friendship Rooms , on Wednesday , 29 th Dec , the attendance being rather under the usual average . The D . G . M ., Bro . G . F . Cornwell , and Bro . G . Gilbard , D . D . G . M ., presided , and the following brethren were appointed or elected as officers for the ensuing year : —R . B . Hepper , D . G . S . W . ;

J . IT . Haynes , D . G . J . W . ; Barker , D . G . S . D . ; Glassford , D . G . J . D . ; C . V . De Santy , D . G . Sec . ; W . J . Henry , D . G . Treas . ; Clarkson , D . G . J . D . ; Brewster , D . G . Dir . of Cers . ; Bensilum , D . G . Puist . ; Balland , D . G . Swd . Br . ; J . B . Invossi , D . G . Sup . of Wks . After the transaction of the usual business , thc D . G . M . had the pleasing duty of pre & cnting a silver inkstand to the late D . G . Sec , Bro . R . B . Hepper , as a testimonial in

recognition of the services rendered by him to the lodge . A few well chosen words from the D . G . M . brought the proceedings to an end , and the lodge was closed in proper form . It is to be regretted that the meetings of this lodge are held at an hour that precludes many brethren from attending . Were the meetings held during thc evening double the number would without doubt assemble to do honour to the occasion .

Freemasonry In Constantinople.

FREEMASONRY IN CONSTANTINOPLE .

On the evening of Thursday , the 23 rd December , thc brethren of Lodges Lcinster , No . 166 , I . C ., and Caledonian , No . 4 89 , met together in the Masonic Temple , Hasskieu , the purpose being the installation on the same night of office-bearers for both lodges . This arrangement was deemed advisitle , and most fraternally acceded

toby the brethren of both , for the following reasons : —1 st . Convenience . Many brothers located far from the place of meeting , but , desirous of being present with both , could not find it convenient to do so—hence this unity . 2 nd . Economy—not niggardly economy—but of thatkind which prompts good men and true to count the cost , have all things decent and in order , and when the reckoning is

made , a balance , if any , to the poor and needy , so as to endorse the grcate-st of all great principles—charity . And 3 rd . The final and grand reason was brotherly love—that others might know , though our banners hailed from separate and distinct towers , our aims and hearts were one . The Caledonian was constituted first as a lodge by VV . Bro . VV . Dorrell ; who , thc usual preliminaries over , in the

most impressive and solemn manner installed the officers for the year 187 O : —Bros . II . T . Rand , W . M . ; J . Blair , S . M . ; It . McGill , D . M . ; J . Noble , S . W . ; W . Morrison , J . W . ; D . Chalmers , Treas . ; D . Fraren , Sec ; T . C . Luckcr , S . D . ; G . Sutherland , J . D . ; D . Beith , I . G . ; C . Robson , Org . ; D . Hayne , M C ; and Alex . Scott , Tyler . Installation over , W . Bro . Rand , in terse , but

complimentary terms , thanked the brethren for the high position they had placed him in , and congratulated P . M . Bro . Dorrell for the very efficient manner he had discharged so onerous and important a duty . Bro . Dorrell's reply was succintand appropriate . Thc lodge was then closed in due form , and the Leinster was opened by solemn rite , VV . Bro . Ife presiding . As in the former lodge , business over , labour was

proceeded with , and aeain the interesting ceremony of installation began , VV . Bro . Ife having , in a manner creditable to himself , and most gratifying to the brethren present , performed all the duties devolving on Installing Master . The office-bearers of I-odge Leinster for the year 1876 are : —W . M . Bro . J . J . Dunn , who , following the Irish ceremony ( per Constitutions ) very Masonicalle installed his

officers , viz .: —Bros . T . Dickenson , S . W . ; T . Johnson , J . W . ; VV . Ife , P . M ., Treas . ; IT . Welhrrill , P . M ., Sec ; Jas . Blair , S D . ; Geo . Saunders , J . O . ; B . Brooker , I . G . ; Dorrell , P . M ., D . C . ; and P . Flucker , P . M ., Tyler . VV Bro . Dunn , in conclusion , fraternally for himself and his lodge , spoke of their indebtedness to P . M . Bro . Ife for the able manner he had discharged bis duty . Bro . Ife's reply

was pointed and brotherly . Both lodges were honoured by the presence of numerous visiting brethren , and the not least interesting feature of thc night ' s labour was in the attendance of no less that ten Past Masters , " each racing with each " in fraternal fellowship and goodwill to make all things " square . " The brethren adjourned , after formally closing , to Bro . J . Banc ' s " British Restaurant , "

by whom a banemet was prepared , consisting of every delicacy British taste and Eastern ingenuity could devise or cater for . VV . Bro . Dunn , and in the lamented absence of W . Bro . Rand , P . M ., Bro . McGill , for the nonce , occupied the chair in the E ., while Bros . Dickenson and Noble ably assisted alternately in the S . The toasts from the first division were loyal , Masonic , and patriotic , while the other

three quarters of thc sphere , kindly and appropriately spoke of home , kindred , and the altars which our fathers worshipped at , regardless of creed , colour , or status . Perhaps in the annals of the Craft , when its history in the capital of the "Star" and the crescent shall be written by some wandering scion of a second " Old Mortality , " ransacking

and furbishing up from the archives of Scottish 489 , or Irish 166 , the not least interesting chapter in the Masonic tome , and dedicated to the "Imperial" occupants of the throne by the Marquis of Marmora ' s sweet waters , will be the union at the close of the year 1875 of the Thistle and the Shamrock in the Suburban District , Haskieu , near to the once smokeless city .

Masonic Banquet At Morley Hall.

MASONIC BANQUET AT MORLEY HALL .

Morley Hall , the seat of Bro . J . Bathurst Graver Browne , Esq ., was on Tuesday evening the scene of a very novel and interesting gathering . Having been recently installed W . M . of thc Doric Lodge , Bro . Browne , with that generosity and genial kindness for which he is distinguished in every relation of life , and in none more

conspicuously than that of Masonry , gave a grand banquet to the brethren of the lodge . Held under such circumstances , a lodge without legal warrant and the doors of which were open wide , so that the uninitiated could peer within , necessity was made a virtue , and the mystic ceremonies of the Craft were dispensed with ; but an ample compensation for them was found in the warm-hearted

welcome accorded to all by the worthy host and his amiable lady , who were most solicitous for their pleasure and enjoyment , and in the dinner table being graced by the presence of Mrs . G . Browne , Lady Stracey , and one or two other ladies . The dining-room presented a charming appearance on thc seats being all occupied , and the lodge banner was placed immediately behind the chair .

Nothing could have been more highly successful in every point of view , and the pleasure of the evening will long be remembered by those present . The W . M . was supported by several visitors , including Bro . SirH . J . Stracey , Bart ., Bro . Lieut .-Col . Bignold , Bro . D . Stracey , Messrs . Charles , Reginald , and F . Bignold , and thc other guests were as follows : Bros . S . Barrell , S . W . ; J . Plowman , J . W . ; J .

Parker , S . D . * , J . Utting , I . G . ; Rev . F . B- DeChair , Chap , j W . Standley , jun ., Hon . Sec . ; E . Beeston , P . M . and M . C ; Caudall Clarke , P . G . R . ; D . W . Hughes , Rev . D'Arcy Preston , H . J . Martin ( Cabbell ) , W . W . Clarke , A . Davey , H . Feltham , S . T . Cann , J . B . Pcarce , W . Elliott , T . G . Colman , J . R . Wellington , J . Hare , A . Death , J . Ringer , C . Hipperson , T . W . Cross , W . Evans , J . Harrison , A . Hart , F . Winfield , W . Barker , C . H . Wright , H . Hip-Dickerson

person , J . , F . Winfield , F . P . Atkins , W . Patrick , C . Cowell , and others . The Prov . G . M ., the Hon . F . Walpole , M . P ., and the D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . A . M . F . Morgan , received invitations , but were unable to be present . After dinner , and the ladies having withdrawn , a few toasts were duly proposed and honouied , and interspersed with some vocal music The W . M . proposed " The Queen and the Craft , " which was drunk with true Masonic enthusiasm .

The W . M . said he had now to give " The Prov . Grand Master , the Hon . F . Walpole , M . P ., and the Officers of the Grand Lodge of Norfolk . " Sir H . J . Stracey returned thanks . Bro . the Rev . F . B . DeChair , in giving the toast of the evening , " The Worshi pful Master of the Doric Lodge and the Kind and Hospitable Entertainer of this Evening "

, remarked that all who knew Bro . Graver Browne were well aware of his great amiability of disposition , and how he was renowned all the country round for his kindness of heart , and his unbounded hospitality . ( Loud cheers . ) This was not an occasion in which to trespass on their time by making a long speech , but they would allow him in their name to return their most sincere thanks to Bro .

Graver Browne for the hospitality he had extended towards them , and for the opportunity he lad afforded them of meeting under his roof ; at the same time sincerely wishing him a long life of health and happiness , with a retention of the honoured name he now enjoyed for genial and unbounded kindness in every sense ofthe word . The toast was drunk with honours , which were led by Bro . De Chair . '

The W . M ., after a renewal ot cheering , returned thanks . Bro . Col . Bignold gave the next toast , " Prosperity to ' the Doric Lodge . " Responding to thc toast , the W . M . said that the true

spirit of Masonrv animated the brethren of the Doric Lodge , and the best wish that he could express towards the Craft generally was that every lodge would emulate the Doric , and show thc same high regard for the great aims and objects of the institution . ( Cheers . )

1 he toast of " The Ladies " having been responded to in very effective terms by Bro . Charles Bignold , the W . M . said there was one toast which had ' or-en forgotten , but which he must propose , "The Press , " because in those countries where the press was fettered there was an absense of that freedom among the people which was the proudest boast and most cherished heritage of

Englishmen . A free press was the greatest safeguard against oppression and injustice ; and it was in the truest sense a bulwark of the State . Indeed , he believed that hal the press in France been free , the empire would not have been overthrown , but would have lived to this day , and that unhappy country have been saved the humiliation

and internal strife which she had experienced within the last few years . ( Hear , hear . ) He had great pleasure in coupling with the toast the health of Bro . Martin , whom he was always pleased to welcome at Morley . Bro . Martin hazing returned thanks , sometime was spent in pleasant conversation , and the party broke up .

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