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TABLE OF CONTENTS .

RisportTSOF M ASONIC MEETINGS : — Craft Masonry 757 Royal Arch 75 8 Mark Masonry 758 Knights Templar ; 75 S Red Cross of Constantino 758 Scotland 758

Notes and Queries 759 Consecration of the Bard of Avon Chapter 759 Consecration of the Clausentum Lodge at Woolston ... 61 Societas Rosicrucianr * in Scotia 761 Mark Benevolent Fund 761 Masonic Tidings 7 G 1 District Grand Lodge of Victoria , Australia 761

Obituary 761 Grand Lodge of Scotland 762 Weekly Summary of News 76 . ? Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire ., 763 Presentation to Bro . James Wallace 706 Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham 76 ( 1

COBIIESPONUENCE : Spiritualism 7 G 7 The Great City Lodge and Banquets 767 The Masonic Charities 7 6 7 Beading the Scriptures 767 Lodge Meetings for next week 767 Advertisements 755 75 6 762 7 GS 769 770

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DOMATIC LODGE ( NO . 177 ) . —The usual meeting of this lodge was held on Friday 14 th inst ., Bro . George Tims , W . M ., presiding . There was a large muster of the brethren . Among the visitors present were Bros . Arnold ,

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P . M . 55 ; Bartlett , 71 ; Limetry , 45 ; Kent , 19 a ; Roberts , P . M . 192 ; Dawsey , 901 ; and Watts , 1201 . The raising , passing , and initiations ( two ) having been gone through in capital style , the brethren adjourned for refreshment , and spent a veiy pleasant evening .

BARNKS . —Rose of Denmark Lodge ( No . 975 ) . —This lodge held its eleventh installation meeting at the White Hart Tavern , Barnes Terrace , Surrey , on Friday , the 21 st inst ., and was attended by sixty members and visitors . Bro . J . H . Tyler , W . M ., opened the lodge , passed two

brethren , and raised a third . He then , in splendid style , installed his successor . Bro . H . O . Hinton , into the Master ' s chair , for the ensuing year , and received the congratulations of a large Board of I . M . ' s for his excellent working . The officers appointed or invested were as follows : —

Dros . Edmonds , S . W . j Brook , J . W . ; Noyce , P . M ., Treas . Little , P . M ., Sec . ; Clarke , S . D . ; Leo , J . D . ; Phillips , I . G . j Curtis , D . C . ; Wiigglesworth , W . S . Bro . Tyler , P . M ., then gave the usual addresses . The new W . M . at once proceeded to prove his workmanlike

qualifications by raising a brother to the rank of M . M ., a ceremony which he rendered in a manner as nearl y perfection as it is possible to imagine . Before the lodge was closed it was resolved to present a testimonial on vellum to the retiring W . M ., as an acknowledgement of

Ins efficiency , and of the prosperity which had attended his year of office , in addition to a ten guinea P . M . ' s jewel , with which he was invested during the evening . A banquet followed the proceedings in lodge . Bro . Hinton , P . M . 360 , P . Prov . G . W ., Norths and Huntingdonshire ( father of the W . M . ) responded for the numerous visitors .

ABERYSTWYTH . —Aberystwith Lodge ( No . 1072 ) . —The second meeting of the season of this Nourishing lodge was held on Thursday the i . 3 th instant at the Belle Vue Royal Hotel , under Hie presidency of Bro . J . W . Szlumper , I . P . M ., ]) - Prov . G . J . W ., supported by Bros . Geo . T .

Smith , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Sec . P . G . S . W ., acting as S . W . ; Stanley J . Balcombe , Prov . G . Sec , J-W . j Edward Hamer , P . G . S . W ., S . D . ; J . Pell , p - Prov . G . D . C ., J . D . ; George Careswell , I . G . j C Rice Williams , M . D ., P . M ., Sec . ; John ^ avies , John Paull , W . H . Bound / , B .: E . ¦ Morgan , A . J . Hughes , and many other brethren who

did not sign the attendance book . The lodge \ vas opened in form , and the minutes of the lodge " - Id in October having been confirmed , thebal"' , Wfls taken for three gentleman anxious for h ght" which proved in their favour- This oe'ng the night for ballot for W . M ., Bro . ' Geo . lempany Smith , P . G . S . W ., was unanimously

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elected—here we may remark that this is the fourth occasion upon which Brother Smith has received the suffrages of his brethren to preside over the fortunes of this lodge—we wish him a very successful year of office , and believe that under his guidance 1072 will go on and prosper ,

ever more than in the past . The lodge was opened in the second degree , and Bro . W . H . Williams was passed to the F . C . Owing to the late hour , the lecture had to be omitted until some " future occasion . " The lodge having been lowered to the first degree , Mr . Evan R . Pughe

of Towyn , the only candidate present , was initiated into Freemasonry by the W . M ., in his usual correct manner . Bro . J ohn Vaughan was proposed for re-election as Treasurer , and , no other brother being " run" for the office , that may be considered as " un fait accompli . " Brother J ohn V . Rees was proposed as Tyler for the

ensuing year . Nothing remaining , the lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to a supper , served in thorough "jBelle Vue" form . The Installation of the W . M . will take place in December , and the ceremony is expected to be performed by a brother of the adjoining Province high in the Craft .

EARL ' ZETLAND LODGE ( NO . i 36 j ) . ~ -This Lodge held its installation meeting at the Old Town Hall , Hackney , on Saturday , the 15 th inst . The lodge was opened in due form , the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Mr . A . G . Challis being in attendance ,

was duly initiated into ancient Freemasonry . The W . M . then proceeded to instal the S . W ., Bro . King , his successor in the chair of K . S ., who appointed his officers as follows : —Bros . Rhein , S . W . ; Fysh , J . W . ; Bush , P . M ., Secretary ; E . Wright , S . D . j Maples , J . D . Keen , I . G . j

Lowe , D . C . ; Tunstall , Gompertz , W . S . ; Gilchrist , T ; Much surprise was evinced by the brethren present when the late S . D . was entirely passed over . Visitors to this lodge have always expressed great satisfaction with the kind , courteous and able manner in which his duties have

been performed , and considering that as one of the founders of the lodge , also the perfect and masterly way in which he performs the work of Freemasonry , as evinced at the Lodge of Instruction , renders the step quite inexplainable . After the lodge had been closed the brethren adjourned to the Cannon-street Hotel , and partook of a sumptuous banquet .

SEVEN-OAKS . —K / iole Lodge ( No . 1414 ) . —This lodge celebrated its first anniversary on Tuesday , the 1 ith instant , at the Masonic Rooms , Literary Institute , Sevenoaks , when the excellent and esteemed Bro . Edward Palmer , who had been unanimously re-elected to the chair , was

reinstalled in the presence of a numerous and brilliant gathering of the Craft . Bro . R . Wentworth Little , P . M ., Prov . Grand Sec for Middlesex , who had consecrated the lodge , was specially invited to perform the ceremony of installation , a duty which he discharged with evident

pleasure , and to the satisfaction of every brother present . It is , however , but simple justice to add that the manner in which Bro . Palmer , prior to his re-installation , raised a candidate , Bro . Cockburn , to the third degree , could not have been surpassed by any Mason in or out of the

metropolis , lo a letter perfect knowledge of the "Emulation" working , Bro . Palmer unites the advantages of a clear voice , an excellent delivery , and elocutionary acquirements of no mean order , and the result was beyond question a treat for the lovers of good and true Masonic work .

The officers of the lodge are also exceedingly efficient , and deserved the high enconiums passed upon them by the W . M . when appointing them to office . Another qualifying circumstance in connection with this very pleasant Masonic gathering was the presentation of an extremely handsome

P . M . s jewel to Bro . Palmer . In the design of this jewel , seven acorns—emblematic of Sevenoaks—and an accurate engraving of Knole House—from which the lodge takes its namewere very much admired bv the brethren . This

presentation was made , in the name of the lodge , by Bro . Chas . Duke , P . M . 40 , Prcv . J . G . D . Sussex , and honorary member , who has taken great interest in the welfare of the lodge , and never missedfa meeting , although he resides atHastiags ,

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No better delegate could have been selected , inasmuch as he gracefully alluded to the services of the worthy recipient , and to the kindl y feelings which dictated the gift , without admixture of fulsome compliment in the first case , or of sentimentalism in the other . Bro . Duke ' s

remarks were greatly applauded by the crowded assemblage , as were likewise the choice and appreciative sentences in which Bro . Palmer couched his acknowledgments and thanks to the brethren . Bro . Wentworth Little then gave the address to the W . M ., Bro . Herbert Dicketts ,

Grand Steward of England , that to the Wardens , and Bro . John Boyd , P . M ., P . G . Pursuivant of England , the exhortation to the brethren , each being greeted with hearty Masonic applause . The lodge was then closed , all the usual rites having been previously observed , and the brethren

adjourned to the celebrated Crown Hotel , the host of which Bro . W . Pawley , S . D . of the lodge , surpassed himself in the preparations he had made for the comfort of his guests . Shenstonc ' s famous lines about " the warmest welrome at an Inn" came to recollection as we surveyed the

really magnificent appearance of the tables , garnished with rarest plants and flowers , with clustering grapes fit to tempt an anchorite to forswear roots for ever . Nor was the substantial entertainment of the inner man in any way inferior to the pictorial spectacle which met

the eye . A menu of a perfectly orthodox calibre , and wines of a more than ordinary excellence , completed the triumphs of the day , which will not readily be forgotten b y any who had the privilege of being present . After the usual loyal and formal toasts , the health of the W . M . was

proposed in handsome terms by Bro . Duke , and responded to , if not with Kentish fire , at least with a warmth of sincere good will , which evinced the respect which the "men of Kent , " and especially those of the Knole Lodge , entertain for their chosen ruler . The W . M ., in

an eloquent speech , returned thanks , and reviewed the history of the lodge during its first year of existence . Young as they were , he said , they had sent two Stewards to the charities during that period : one to the Girls' School , and oneto the Benevolent Institution—( cheers)—and

he was happy to add that the J . W ., Bro . Petley , had consented to represent the lodge at the Girls ' Festival in 1874 . ( Renewed applause . ) For himself he would promise to do his utmost to maintain and support true Masonic principles , and he hoped to have , during his second year of

office , the help of his officers and the assistance of all the brethren . Our space will not permit us to enlarge upon the many excellent speeches delivered during the evening . Bros . Boyd and Dicketts replied for the Grand Officers , Bro . T . E . Chubb , P . M . 33 , P . G . Steward , for the visitors , and Bro . R . Wentworth Little for the

Masonic charities . The yocal abilities of Bro . Montem Smith added much to the pleasing character of the meeting , and not a hitch occurred to mar its harmony . We sincerely wish Bro . Palmer and the members of the Knole Lodge every success in the Masonic career which have so generally and so praise worthily commenced .

DAWLISH . —Salem Lodge ( No . 1443 ) . —The usual monthly meeting was held at the Town Hall , Dawlish , on Wednesday evening , the 19 th inst . The W . M ., Bro . J . Stroud Short , in the chair of K . S . j Bro . S . Lorman , S . W . ; Bro . W . Ball , J . W . ; the other officers in their usual

places . Visiting Bro . Dr . H . Hopkins , P . M . 39 ; S . Templar , 303 j Bunt , Gloyn . The lodge being opened in the first degree , the ballot was taken for Mr . C . B . Ferris , who was unanimously elected . The lodge was then opened in the second and third degrees , being resumed in

the first . Mr . Ferris was regularly initiated into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . Bro . Tripe was passed to tho F . C . degree , and Bros . Whedborne , Friend , and Smith , were then raised to the sublime degree of M . M ., the work being done by the W . M ., who now called on Dr . Hopkins to deliver the charge and

lecture in the third degree , which he did in his usual impressive manner . After the lodge having been again resumed to the first degree , the W . M . notified to the brethren that Bro . Dr . Hopkins , had executed a very handsome chart of Masonic emblems to commemorate the consecration of Salem Lodgej and which he now presented to