Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

fountain whence thc method he had adopted sprung—to a Lodge of Instruction noted for the number and excellence of it ' s workers , and where he was sure to be , not unkindly , but closely scanned and criticised , circumstances likely to somewhat unnerve any but the most expert , and especially the novice . Bro . Butter had , however , sustained the ordeal with great credit to himself , and also he ( Bro .

Barnes ) vvas sure to the satisfaction of every brother now present who had ever before assisted at the ceremony . The proposition vvas seconded by Bro . Cundick , Preceptor of the lodge , and unanimously carried . Bro . Butter in replyexpressed the deep sense of the obligations he vvas under , not only to the brethren of the lodge for courteously allowing him the privilege of occupying the chair in a Loudon

lodge so justly celebrated for its excellent working , to one hailing from a provincial lodge , and also to the P . M . ' s for the invaluable aid he received in the ceremony just concluded ; but also to his esteemed friend Bro . Musto , the Hon . Secretary of the lodge , who , knowing that he had shortly to instal his successor in his mother lodge , had in so kind a manner invited him to rehearse it at the

Doric Lodge of Instruction . Bro . Past Master Musto had further rendered him material assistance in overcoming the difficulties of the ceremony , and had in great measure conduced to that success the brethren were pleased to praise . His sense of obligation was , however , deepened by the honorary membership which vvas conferred upon him . He assured the brethren he fully appreciated the

compliment , and trusted that an opportunity might not be far distant when he could make each brother some return for the many kindnesses he had enjoyed that evening . Bro . Musto said he would take the opportunity of thanking the brethren of the lodge for their kindness in having invited Bro . Butter to preside that evening , and also the Past Masters and Preceptors for their numerous attendance .

He ( Bro . Musto ) wasanxious that the brethren of the Eastend of London should know upon what ground lhe seetl t > f the Doric working had been sown , and he was sure from the fertility of fhe soil it would germinate antl spread throughout the province with which the W . M . was asst crated . Bro . Job was elected W . M . lor the ensuing week , and the lodge vvas closed in due form .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

CAMBRIDGE . —Pythagoras Chapter ( No . 88 ) . —This being the jubilee year of the above chapter a meeting was held on Fiiday , the 14 th inst . . at the Lion Hotel , at 3 p . m ., for the purposes of exaltatipn of candidates , election of affairs for the ensuing year , and other Masonic business , immediately after which a Holy Conclave was formed under the auspices of the above chapter ,

whi-n the Most VV . Excellent Comp . J . Deighton , Provincial Grand Superintendent for Cambridgeshire ( who had been previously installed ) , preceeded to form antl complete a Provincial Grand Chapter for this province , . vhen he then conferred the distinguished honour of appointing as his oflicers : The Most lixcellcnt Comps . J . Dimmock , P . Z ., P . P . G . W ., H . ; K . Haggis , P . Z ., P . G . S ., J . ; F . Grain ,

P . Z ., P . P . G . W ., E . ; G . Wilderspo . , P . Z ., P . P . G-Keg ., N . ; T . Nichols , P . G . Treasurer , Treasurer ; VV . Davidson , P . Z ., P . P . G . W ., P . S . ; Comps . G . N . L . Marriott , ist A . S . ; R . Fairbairn , 2 nd A . S . ; C . F . Jarrold , P . P . G . S . of W ., Reg . ; Th ; Most lixcellcnt Comp . J . A . Dimmock , P . Z ., P . P . G .

D . C , D . C ; Comps . T . Hunnybun , P . P . G . D . C , S . B . ; VV . C Dcwbury , P . P . G . Org ., Org . ; C . E . Peck , Stan . B . j Tlie Holy Conclave was duly closed , when thiity-six companions and distinguished guests adjourned lo a sumptuous banquet , provided by Comp . Mayes , the remainder ol the evening being spent in perfect Masonic harmony .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

MACDONALD LODGE ( No . 104 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on the 21 st inst ., at the Guildhall Tavern . Bro . Alfred Williams , G . S . D ., VV . M ., presided , and the other brethren present were Bros . North Ritherdon , S . W ., Thos . Meggy , P'M . and Treasurer , VV . Worrell , P . M . and Sec . ; James Stevens , P . M . ; A . Wolton , P . M . ; G . VV . Verry , I . D . ; W . Collins , N . J . F . Basnett ,

W . Hall , G , Yaxley , Theodore Distin . Org . ; Louis Hirscb , J . K . Pitt , and visitors , H . Taylor , St . Ethelburga , Wimborne , andj H . Massey , P . M . 22 . ( Freemason ) . Bro F . E . VV . Collard was advanced to the degree of Mark Master , and Bro . North Ritherdon was installed as Master by Bro . Thomas Meggy , P . M ., Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., delivered the addresses ; ' The brethren appointed as officers

were Bro . Edward Moody , S . W . ; Bro . E . Drewett , J . W . j Bro . W . P . Collins , M . O ., Bro . F . H . Cozens , S . O . ; Bro . N . J . F . Basnett , J . O . ; Bro . Tho . " . Meggy , P . M ., Treas . ; Bro : W . Worrell , P . M ., Sec ; Bro . li . Vaxley ; Reg . of Marks ; Bro . G . W . Verry , S . D ., Bro . W . C . Hall , J . D . ; Bro . J . Stevens , D . C ; Bro ' Theodore Distin , Org . ; and Bro . W . Grant , T . Thc

Audit , Committee ' s rei . ort was read and received , anil Bro Alfred Williams , I . P . M ., was presented with a P . M . jewel . ; It was afterwards resolved that Bro G . Ward Verry , S . D ., should represent the lodge at the festival of the Benevolent Fund to be held on the 17 th July at the Alexandra Palace , when Lord Skelmersdale , M . W . G . M ., will preside , and the lodge voted three guineas to Bro . Vcrry ' s list as Steward .

Lodge was then closer ! , ami the brethren dined together . After dinner thc usual toasts were honoured . Bro . Alfred Williams , I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M . " said he wished him all health and the most work the brethren could cram together during the year , so that

they might sec he carried out his promise faithfully and shewed his willingness to leave the chair as satisfactorily as those Masters , who had gone before him . lt seemed but a little task for a Master or the Macdonald Lodge to ' do this , although there wcie three' months in the yeat during which there v . 'a ' s m K irking

Mark Masonry.

at all , and in consequence of which a W . M . vvas very likely to forget all he hael previously learned . The W . M ., replying , said he felt ver / eleeply the honour the brethren had done him in electing him to the high office of W . M . He felt great diffi lence in responding to the toast , because he felt his deficiency a ad au inability to fill the chair as ably as had been done by his predecessors . At the same

time , although diffident and modest , he had a great deal of determination and a strong will ; and he wis determined to fill his position in such a manner that he should not disgrace the lo . lge , and a strong will not lo call upon the P . M . ' s to assist him more than he couid he ' p , although he knew they were always reaily and willing to render any assistance that misrht be required . He trusted that hc

should have a prosperous year , and he would elo the best he could to fulfil all the duties the brethren had cast upon him ( and the more they did cast upoii him the better he should like it ) to his own credit and the welfare of the lodge . He took great interest in Mark Masonry : he liked the degree , and he liked thc lodge . He congratulated himself on having entered thc degree in the Macdonald Lodge .

He had visited other Mark lodges , and had felt reason after each visit still further to congratulate himself , inasmuch as the members of the Macdonald , past and present , and he might alm-st say future , were such as be was pleased to meet . There were few lodges also where the work of the Marie . Degree was so well performed as in the Macdonald . The W . M . next gave "The Newly Advanced

Brother , " and said that the brethren who came to the Macdonald were doubly vf elcome , inasmuch as they proved worthy of the recommendation of their proposer-- , and they also were brethren of zeal and ability , who aspired to office , and when they got into office shewed themselves able to fulfil the duties thereof . Bro . Collard replied , and hoped to prove worthy of the recommendation of Bro . Wolton .

He entered this lodge with the ambition of going through the different offices , antl he hoped too tain office and to do the duties of office . He hoped he should not be long before he took office . The charity box of the lodge was sent round at this p irt of thc proceedings , and yielded 14 s . 3 d . Bros . Taylor and Massey replied to the eoast of " The Visitors . " In giving " The Health of the P . M . 's , " the

VV . M . narrated the working qualities of each of thc P . M . 's of the lotlge . Bro . Alfred Williams , I . P . M ., who replied , said this vvas the first time he had had to respond in this character . Thc song they had just heard , ' * All's Well , " had peculiar words iii it—" all ' s well , " and " above , below , " but they were applicable to the position of P . M . The P . M . ' s had been "below ; " they had now got

" above ; " and it had been " all well" with them . They had gone through thc chairs with cietlit to themselves ; they had done their duty " below , " and it was " all well . " His brother P . M . ' s and himself , if they could be < tf any assistance at any time to the brother who occupied the chair , would one ami all ol them be happy to rentier that assistance . The VV . M . next gave " The Health of the

Treasurer , " and said if he talked for a month he could not make the brethren appreciate the merits of Bro . Meggy more than the * y already did . One and all of the brethren were spontaneously ready to acknowledge their indebtedness to him for the way he hael acted in every capacity , but more especially as their Treasurer Their funds had sometimes been high and sometimes lo . v , but they had never

known whether high or low . Thc mud might hive shown its raatk to him , but he had not let thc brethren know about it , for he had found that which was needful himself . He always had and always would do all he could to advance the prosperity of the lodge . Bro . Meggy replied . As the W . M . had said , hc harl the interests of thc lodge at heart . It was his chilel , and he hoped as long as

he remained in thc lodge and was spared to come among the brethren that they , as his children , would take care that he , as their Treasurer , would not let any mud be shown . The lodge wns in a . very prosperous condi ion , and all they had to take care of was ihat llit . se who belonged to the Order should come and see them and find it vvas in a prosperous coiiduion . He vvas very pleased to see the W . M .

in the chair , and felt assured that he would have , with the assistance of lhe brethren appointed to office , a most prosperous year and a happy year . He could only a > k the brethren to promote lhe in-Icrest of the lodge by bringing new members He should do so himself , aiid he hoped the other brethren would do so as well . Thc VV . M ., in proposing " The

Officers , " said he was quite sure they were such brethren as would conduce to his having a prosperous year of office , and that all candidates who came would be impressed with Mark Masonry , in a way that the brethren would desire them to be impressed . Bro . James Stevens replied on behalf of Bro . Moody , P . W ., who was absent , and siid he was sure that Bro . Moody regretted it very much . Bro .

Moody , however , was very busy just now , auel was away with his partner in Palis , and but for that circumstance would have been present . Bro . VV . Worrell , P . M . and Secretary , replied as well , and thanked the W . M ., for having mentioned his candidature for the Secretaryship of the Girls' School . He was pleased with the strong support he had received , and if the promises to suppoit him were

fulfilled he vvas certain tu be placed at the head of the poll But unless these friends made it a matter of certainty that they would record their votes for him , he was alraid some other :--aIous candidate would be in that position . Hc was himself trying very hard , and if he failed it would not be for want of trying . He was very much obliged indeed to the brethren of this lodge for their support . Those

brethren who were governors would vote lor him , and those who were not were doing all they could to further his success . Bros . Collins , Basnett , and Pitt also replied ; and the toast of " The Press " having l . e-en propose ) , Bro . Massey replied , and the jorfceedings were brought to a close . The trrthicn were entertained- . villi some capital music during- the evening by Btus . 'Iht-o . lcre Distin , H . Taylor , A . Widt- n , James Stevens , g . n-1 Thv . ims M'ggv .

Mark Masonry.

MARYPORT . —Whitwell Lodge ( No . 151 ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held on Thursday afternoon , the 20 th inst , in the Masonic Hall , Eaglesfield-street . The following members were present : Bros . T . Mandle , W . M ., P . G . J . O . ; J . R . Banks , S . W ., P . G . Steward ; J . H . Banks , J . W . and W . M . elect , P . G . A . D . C ; P . Dodgson , M . O . ; Jos . Nicholson , P . M . and Treas .,

and S . O ., P . P . G . S . W . ; J . Melmore , as J . O . ; J . W . Robinson , R . M . ; E . G . Mitchell , S . D ., as Sec ; Thompson , J . D . ; : R . Hethcrim-ton , I . G . ; J . Gardiner , P . M ., P . G . J . W . ; J . Smith , Org ., P . P . G . O . ; G . G . Hayward , P . M . Cumberland Lodge , No . 60 , P . G . I . G . of England , Installing Master ; W . F . Lamonby , P . P . G . A . D . C . ( Freemason ); T . Carey , John Adair , W . Armstrong , W . Dobie , J . Pearson ,

Capt . F . R . Sewell , 1 * . Dixon , aud Harris , Tyler . The following visitors were also present : Bros . F . W . Hayward , I \ M . bo . P . P . G . S . W ., P . G . S . D . of England ; Geo . Dalrymple , W . M . 216 , P . G . J . D . ; Dr . E . W . Henry , W . VI . 213 , P . P . G . S . W . ; Jas . Winter , 216 ; and H . Bewes , 60 . After the lodge had been opened and the minutes of the previous monthly and emergency meetings read and

confirmed , the W . M . read thc dispensation from Grand Lodue , sanctioning the installation of Bro . J . H , Banks , W . M . elect . Bro . G . G . Hayward then took the chair , and subsequently , with the assistance of Bro . F . W . Hayward , and the other Masters and Past Masters present , rer gularly installed Bro . J . II . Banks into the chair of A . After being saluted and proclaimed , the new W . M .

appointed his officers , and they were invested as follow Bras . T . Mandle , I . P . M . ; W . Armstrong , S . W . ; P . Dodgson , J . W . ; E . G . Mitchell , M . O . ; J . W . Robinson , S . O . ; J . D . Thompson , J . O . ; Vf . F . Lamonby , Chap . ; Jos . Nicholson ( re-elected ) Treas . ; Capt . Sewell , R . M . ; J . Adair , Sec ; W . Stmlelart , S . D . ; T . Carey , J . D . ; T . Dixon , D . C ; J . Melmore , I . G . ; J . Smith

Org . ; W . Dobie , Steward ; R . G . Harris , Tyler . Two candidates for advancement having been , proposed , lodge was closed . Shortly afterwards the brethren were in / ited by the W . M . to partake of a splendid luncheon , laid out in the lodge room , the like of which is seldom seen in these high latitudes , whilst there was a constant flow of Moet from beginning to

end of the sumptuous entertainment . Bro . Banks , W . M , presided , and proposed the usual loyal toasts , which were duly honoured . He also proposed "The Army , Navy , and Reserve Forces , " coupled with the name cf Bro . Capt . Sewell , Reg . M . Bro . Sewell , in reply , contrasted the warfare of the present day with that of the Crimean contest , showing that science had more to do with the

success of military and naval operations than physical force . That hc ably illustrated in the case of the telephone , which in its turn h * .

much applause . The W . M . next proposed "The M . W . Grand Alar k Master of England , Lord Skelmersdale , " ami in doing"so expressed the regret of all the Mark Masons of Cumberland and Westmorliud that his lordship vvas unable to attend the moveable meeting of Grand Lodge , at Keswick , the other day . Thi toast was accompanied with grand honours . Bro . Mandle , I . P . M ., followed with

"The R . W . Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Donoughmore , and the rest of thc Grand Officers , " which was likewise duly honoured . Bro . Armstrong gave " The R . W . Prov . Grand Master , the Earl of Bective , M . P ., " anil the W . M . proposed " Thc R . W . Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Colonel Whitwell , M . P ., and the rest of the Prov . Officers , Past and Present , " both of which toasts

were honoured . villi a full supply of " fire . " Bro . Nicholson first of all replied . Bro . Dr . Henry said he was proud to be not only a Past Officer of the province , but also Master o ! a Mark lodge , and he hoped that thc name of Fletcher would prove an augury of success to that lodge , as it had done on former occasions , in which the nime of their departed brother had been connected vvith Masonry .

Bros . Lamonby , Dalrymple , J . U . Banks , Dodgson , Gardiner , and Mandle also replied to the toast . Bro , Ma' dlethen proposed , in complimentary terms , " The Health of the tiewly-installed W . M . of Whitwell Lodge , " which was received with immense cheering as a matter of course . The W . M ., in reply , cxpresscl his warmest thanks for lhe honour done him , though he rather thought himself

in a somewhat false position . Hc thought he would be more at home on board ship than iu command of the Ciaft he had that day been appointed to . However , he would (! t > his best during the ensuing year , vvith tbe assistance of the itfficers whom he had appointed . He proposed "The Health of the Immediate Part Master , Bro . Mandle , " which was cordially received , and replied

to by that worthy brother . Bro . Nicholson proposed " The Installing Ma-ters , B 10-. G . and F . W . Hayward , " wile * had unfortunately been obliged to leave at an early stage of the proceedings . Bro . Gardiner gave "The Oldest Past Master , Bro . Nichil . on , " and thc veteran having acknowledged the compliment , the W . M . proposed "The Newly-Inveslcd Officers , " followed by that of " The Past Masters . "

Bro . Lamonby gave " I he Masonic Charities , " and begged to interpolate a word thereto , viz ., " The Matk Masonie Charities . " He drew attention to the fact that Whitwell Lodge would be represented at the annual festival of thr Mark Benevolent Fund , at the Alexandra Pal ice , next month , under the presidency of the M . W . Grand Master of England , Bro . Gardiner having kindly offered to attend as

Steward . He hoped that Bro . Gardiner would be able to carry up a good list , and was glad to see that Whitwell Lodge had set so excellent an example to the other Maik lodges in the two counties . He , therefore , couple 1 the toast of " The Mark Masonic Charities * ' with the narne of Bro . Gardiner . Bro , Gardiner , in acknovylcelging the comT pliiTient , s ^ id he h ad , received tifqre encouragement frorji the rnemVers of the Whitwell Lodge than ii j < sy ; t '^ -ftiifti