British Archæologlcal Association.

welcome , the Town Clerk read an address embodying a formal expression of the good wishes of the townspeople towards the association . The Duke * of Norfolk , in receiving the address , said it was a great pleasure to the members of

the association to ' be received in such a kind and cordial manner by the inhabitants , and to have the assurance that in making the researches they were about to commence into the former history of the town , they would have the sympathy and assistance of those living there .

The formal business over , the association proceeded to the parish church , where an inspection was made ofthe Shrewsbury monuments in what is called the Shrewsbury Chapel . These monuments are those ofthe Earls of Shrewsbury , who were the former lords of Hallam before the estate passed

into the hands of the Nortolk family . A visit was next paid to the " Manor House , " which was one of the prisons of Mary Oueen of Scots , and which is being restored by the Duke of Norfolk into something like the condition in which it was when it was inhabited bv that

illfated queen . The party were then driven to Broom Hall , the residence of Mr . R . N . Philiipps , for the purpose of inspecting the fine ancient timber of that house ; and they received a hearty welcome . The hall excited great interest , and the

visitors willingl y remained m the open air , on an elevated piece of ground , opposite to thc gable , while Mr . Philiipps read a paper on " 'i'he Early Dwellings and Timbered Houses of England , illustrated by a reference to Broom Hall , near

Sheffield . " At the close of the reading the thanks of the association were accorded to Mr . Philipps , who entertained the Duke of Norfolk , Lord Houghton , and about a hundred ladies and gentlemen at luncheon .

In the evening the association assembled at thc Cutlers' Hall , where the members were the guests of the Duke of Norfolk . On Wednesday evening a conversazione was held , when a very numerous party assembled at the Cutlers' Hall , the great banqueting hall and

other rooms being thrown open for the occasion . A collection of Roman , mediieval , and other antiquities , lent b y thc Corporation of London , was exhibited , and greatly admired antl appreciated , together with other objects of a similar character from private collections . An interesting paper on " Celts , and the Manufacture of

Iron and Iron Implements by the Romans , " was read also by Mr . R . N . Philipps , which was listened to and frequentl y applauded by a crowded and attentive audience ; and a vote of thanks was proposed by Mr . Planchc , Somerset Herald , for a paper so full of information , and so appropriated the locality where the congress was then assembled . A number of excursions were arranged for the week .

A STRAY It ••ISKIU .. —A letter from a gentleman on board thc United Stales steamer Juniata , at St . John ' s , Newfoundland , contains this paragraph : — "On the , ; rd of July a large iceberg became stranded at the mouth of the harbour , and thc * captain wishing some of the

olhcers to go out with him and see it , I g ladl y accepted the invitation , and as soon as our party was made up we started out in the steam launch As we approached the berg the air grew sensibly colder , and we found it necessary to slip on our overcoats . We ran alongside of il and measured

it with our eye , which gave us 2511 . high , iSoft . broad , and 400 ft . long , and as that portion below the surface bears the proportion of seven to one , we can calculate the depth or thickness of the berg to be 280 ft ., equal to 1 1 . 200 , 000 cubic feet or 286 , 22 *; tons . The berg was inciting su rapidly that water was flowing from it in every

direction , preventing us from approaching very close to it , so we decided to go to a smaller one and cut sonic ia for our own consumption . We were -ten * successful as wc brought tm board neatly half a tun . About live minutes alter leaving lhe large berg wc heard an explosion , and lt ) i ) kin < j ° around saw that one . i-nd hail burst oil *

and tilled an area oi about . ; oo ! t . in length of the width of the berg : so we escaped an 111 . pleasant dampness just in time . "

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the Week ending * Friday , September 5 , 1873 . The Editor will be glad to ltave notice £ com Secretaries of Lodges and Chapters of any change in place or time of meeting .

Saturday , August 30 . Lily Lodge of Instruction ( S 20 ) , Greyhound Hotel , Richmond , Surrey , at 7 . Star Lodge ot Instruction ( 1275 ) , "Marquis of Granby , New " doss-road , at 7 ; Bro . C . S . Dilley , Preceptor .

Monday , September 1 . Lodge 144 , St . Luke's , Masons' 1 tall , Masons * A \ enue . ,, 1319 , Asaph , Freemasons' Hall . Mark Lodge 1 , St . Mark's , Masons ' Uall , Basingha ' l-sl . „ 139 , Panmure , Balham I lotel , Balham . Premier Red Cross Conclave , Freemasons' Tavern . Strontr Man Lodge of Instruction ( 45 ) , Old Jerusalem

Tavern , St . John ' s-gate , Clerkenwell , at 8 ; Bro . Beckett , Preceptor . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at 8 * , Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal H > tcl ,

Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank ol tiiendship Tavern , Mile-end , at 7 for 8 . St . James ' s Union Lodge of Instruction ( 180 ) , Ho .-se and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street ( opposite the Pantheon ) , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . J . R . Stacey , Preceptor . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern ,

Deptford , at 8 ; Bro . C . G . Dilley , P . M . 1155 , Preceptor . St . John of Wapping Lodge of Instruction ( 1306 ) , Gun Tavern , High-street , Wapping , at 8 ; Bro . T . Mortlock . Preceptor . West Kent Lodgeof Improvement ( 1197 ) , St . Saviour ' s College , Stansted-road , Forest-hill , at 7 . 30 5 Bro . H . Vf . Lindus , Preceptor .

Tuesday , September 2 . Colonial Board at 3 . Lodge 1257 , Grosvenor , Metropolitan Victoria Station Pimlico . „ 1239 , Duke nf Edinburgh , Ncw Globe Tavern , Bow - road , ' „ 12 C 1 , Golden Rule , Masons' Hall , Basinghall-street .

„ 1397 , Anerley , Thicket Hotel , Anerley . Chap . 169 , Temperance , White Swan Tavern , Deptford . Aletropolitan Chapter of Instruction , Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Palmerston Tav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 8 ; Bro . John Thomas , Preceptor .

Faith Lodgeof Instruction , Refreshment Boons , Victona-sr . ( opposite Westminster Palace 1 lotel ) , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction \ J 53 ) , Knights of St . John Tavern , St . John ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction , King Edward , Triangle ,

Hackney , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . J . Saunders , Preceptor . Florsiice Nightingale Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall , William-street , Woolwich , at 7 . 30 . Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , Gladstone Tavern , Bishopsgate-st . Within , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Bolton ( W . M . 1227 ) , Preceptor . St . Marylebone Lodge of Instruction ( 130 . , ) , British Stores

Tavern , New-street , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ; Bio . i , A . Adams , Preceptor . Constitutional Lodge of Instruetion ( 55 ) , Wheatshcal Hotel , llantl-couit , Holborn , at 7 ; Bin . J . H . Stacey ( P . M . 180 ) , Preceptor . Wednesday , September , j . Utiaiterlv Communication , ul Grand Lodge at 0 , lei 7 .

Pythagorean Lodge ot Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince ot Orange , Greenwich , at 8 ; Bro . J . Robt . Nash , Pieceptor . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 228 ) , tin- Grafton Arms , Piince ot Wales ' s-road , K * . * ntisl--iinwi , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globe-road , al 7 . 30 .

New Concord Lodge ol Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at ft . Confidence Lodge of Instiuction , Railway Tav ., Londonstreet , City , at 7 . 30 . Royal Union Lodge of Jn .-ti uctiun , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bio . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Peckham Lodge ot Instiuction , Maismore Anns , Park-road ,

Peckham , at 8 ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instiuction , George tin-Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor . Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Yorkshire Grey , Londonst ., Tottenham Court-road , at 8 ; Bio . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .

I hui'stlny , September 4 . Lodge 822 , Victoria I ' . idcs , Freemasons' Hall . „ 1155 , Excelsior , Sydney Arms , l . civishain-rond . .. 11 7 8 , I ' eilccl Ashlar , Giegorian Anns , lifrmund vy . „ i , * r , 1 , Si . Clement : * Dines , 2 d ; , Slraud . ,. 1 . jfio , Koyal Arthur , Duke ol Edinburgh Hotel , New Wimbledon .

Mark Lodge l-l-l * i-rosvenor . (' -ilcdouinn llelil . I ' ltisbmy Lodge i'f lnsia-i .-tj m , Jullj At-:-Va- ' T . 1 U . 11 ,. B .-Uh-.-liccl , C'iiv-ie . aa ; )! ,:, . Siean , Pieceptor . United Manners' Lodge nf Instiuction , " 1 luec Ciaues , Mile-ei ; d-: o ;; d , at 8 ; liro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

Whittington Lodge of Instruction ( 862 ) , Crown Tavern , Holborn , at 8 ; Bro . Lewis Alexander , P . M . 188 , Preceptor . Doric Chapter of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Milecud-road , at 8 ; Comp . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor .

Ebury Lodge of Instruction , Bro . Palmer's , 12 , Ponsonbyst ., Millbank . Cnion Club of Instruction Windsor Castle , Victoria Station , at 8 p . m . H . Ash , P . M . Instructor . Highate Lodgeof Instruction ( No . 1366 ) , Bull and Gate ,

Kentish-town , Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor , at 8 . Fiiday , September 51 I 1 . Lodge Xo . 1275 , Star , Ship Hotel , Greenwich . Panmure Lodge of Instruction ( 720 ) , Balham Hotel , Balham , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . John Thomas , Preceptor . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . ' s , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Temperance Lodgeof Instruction , Victoria Tav .,

Victoriaroad . Deptford , at 8 . Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction ( 1278 ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 8 ; Bro . Geo , W . Verry , Preceptor . Clapton Lodge of Instruction , White Hart , Clapton , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . John Saunders , Preceptor . Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction ( 1298 ) , thc Castle Tavern , Holloway , at 8 ; Bro . W . F . Rogers ,

Preceptor . Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction ( No . 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich-road , at 8 ; Comp . W . West Smith , Preceptor . Westbourne Lodga of Instruction ( 733 ) , Horse and Groom , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 . Metropolitan Lodge of Instructing Portugal Hotel ,

Fleetstreet , at 7 ; Bro . Brett , Preceptor . United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , Antelope Tavern , Lorn-road , Brixton , at 7 ; Bro . J . Thomas , P . M . Preceptor . St . James ' s Lodgeof Instruction , Ncw Tanners" Anns , Grange-road , Bermondsey , at 8 * , Bro , Howes , P . M ., Preceptor . ,

Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion . Penny-fields , Poplar , at 7 , * Bro . D . S . Potts , Preceptor , Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Hotel Spring-gardens , Charing-cross ; Bro . Pulsford , Preceptor . Doric Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mileend-road , at 8 . Burgoyne Lodge of Instruction , Grafton Arms , Prince cf

Wales ' s-road , N . W ., at 8 . St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 144 * 1 , Two Brewers , 33 , Brompton-road , S . W Chigwell Lodge of Instruction , Bald-faced Stag Hotel , Buckhurst-hill , at 8 . High Cross Lodge of Instruction ( 724 ) , Coach and Horses Tavern , High Road , Tottenham , at 8 .

Masonic Meetings In Liverpool, &C.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN LIVERPOOL , & c .

For the Week ending Saturday , Septempcr 6 , 1873 . Monday , September 1 . Lodge O 13 , Unity , Masonic Hall , Southport , at ( 1 . 4 , 5 . „ 13 S 0 , Skelmersdale , Blundcllsauds Hotel , Great

Crosby , at 6 . Chap . 603 , De Tabley , Seacombe Hotel , Seacombe , at fj . West Lancashire , Mark Lodge ( No . O 5 I , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at G , Everton Lodge of Instruction ( 823 ) , Masonie Temple , Liverpool , at 7 . 30 .

Tuesday , September 2 . I . odge 897 , Loyalty , Fleece Inn , St . Helen ' s , at 6 . ., 98 ft , Hesketh , Grapes Inn , Croston , at 4 . Chap . 203 , St . John ol Jerusalem , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at 0 .

Merchants' Lodgeof Instruction ( 241 ) , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at 6 . Downshire Lodgeof Instruction ( Xo . 594 ) , 90 , Duke-strcet ; Liverpool , at 7 . Wednesday , September 3 . I . odge SO , Lui ally , Roval I lotel , Prescot . at fi .

,, 580 , Harmony , Wheatsheaf Inn . Ormskirk , at 3 . ,, 6 73 , Si . John's , 90 , Uiike-strcct , Liverpool , a : li . 30 . ,, 738 , Ellesmere , Masonic Hall , Runcorn , at <> . ., 101 *; , Royal Victoria , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at 0 . ,, 1 4 1 *„ West Lancashire , Commercial Hotel , Ormskirk . at 6 .

Dc Grey aud Ripon Lodge ol Instruction ( l . ^ Jdl , t . * o , North HiU-streel . Toxtelh-paik , Liverpool , at 7 . 30 . Thursday , September 4 . Lodge 249 , Mariners' , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at (> . ,, 425 , Ccstrian , Grosvenor Hotel , Chester , al 4 . „ 1384 , Equity , Sim ' s Cross Hotel , Widnes , nt 0 . Chapter 73 8 , Bridget ' . ater , Masonic Hall , Itiim'oin , at 0 .

Friday , September 5 . Lodge () 8 o , Sefton , Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool , at . ( . 30 . „ 12 O 4 , Neptune , . Masonic Templi-, Liteipool , at 6 .

Masonic Meetings In Glasgow.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN GLASGOW .

For the weel ; ending Satin nay , September 0 , 1873 . Monday , September 1 . Lot ! gel 22 , Kt . Milieu , St . Mirren' .- , llaH , Paisley . i > . 132 , Union , Masonic Hall , 170 , Buchanan-si . Chap . 119 , Roslin , 25 , Robeilson-st . Tuesday , September 2 .

Lodge 3- * ., St . John , 213 , liuchunau-st . ,, 73 , Thistle and Rose , 1 70 , Buchanan-st . ,, 1 S 7 , Thistle , 213 , Buchanan-st . *• 1 ); ¦ St . James , Masonic Hall , Coatbridge . •>-.:. ; . Hamilton , Spalding i i . Hamilton . ., 401 , St . John , Freemasons' Hall , Motherwell . ,, 4 ^ 7 , Govandale , I ' oitland Buildings , Govan .