Monthly Masonic Summary.

Monthly Masonic Summary .

THE great event of tlie intervening period since our last summary lias been the initiation of his H . E . H . Prince Arthur , liy his august brother H . E . H . the Prince of AVales , as P . M . of the Princes ' s Lodge .

ENGLISH Freemasons are always glad to welcome the presence amongst them of the members of their much loved Eoyal Family , and Ave congratulate our Eoyal Brother , as a working AA . M ., for his happy duty on the occasionand

, the admirable way in which he performed theceremouy , while we especially congratulate our English Craft on the reception of so distinguished and so illustrious a candidate for the light and privileges of Freemasonry .

THTC Earl of Zetland lias been installed E . G . M . of the N . and E . Hillings at Yorkshire , by our Grand Master af York , Thursday , April 9 th . It was a meeting wortliy of the occasion , and the arrangements reflect the highest credit on P . M . Bro . Todd , and the worthy brethren of the York Lodge .

Ai'TKi ; a most auspicious ceremony 400 brethren assembled from all parts of Aurksliive , to greet the nephew of their good old chief and venerated brother , the late Lord'Zetland . A procession was formed to tiro Great

Minster , which reared of old by the hands of our operative brethren , was soon tilled with a brilliant assembly of our speculative brotherhood . After a most eloquent and appropriate sermon from Ero . KempP . P . G . O . and

, , a collection for the Good Samaritan Society of £ -18 , the brethren returned to the Guildhall , which had been fitted up through the kind intervention of P . M . Ero . . March , the Eight

Honourable the Lord Mayor , and afterwards adjourned to the banquet . All seems to have been most successful and satisfactory . Since the famous assembly under Athelstauno more brilliant Masonic

, assembly has been gathered in the old and metropolitan city of York . TIIKISK is little else to record in English Freemasonry , except that it passes on peacefully and harmoniously the even tenour of its way .

Tun Girls' School anniversary is fixed for May loth , Lord Shrewsbury and Talbot in the chair , and we have no doubt it will prove to be a very successful gathering . THK Mayor of WorcesterBro . II .. I ) .

, Goldiiigliaiu entertained the Provincial I- ' r -emasons of Worcestershire at breakfust on the reopening of the beautiful cathedral at Worcester , April Sth .

The new Surrey Masonic Hall is now fully started , and we feel sure that when completed it will not only be most honourable to the architect and builders from what we have seen , but a credit to the Craft , and helpful , to

Freemasonry . AVe may observe that in the United Stales , the hall movement is making immense strides ; indeed it may be a question if our Transatlantic Brethren are not already ahead of us iu this respect .

This is little to note in foreign Masonic intelligence . AVe may , however , observe this , that from the numerous foreign journals and serials vre reo .-ive from all parts of the world ( our latest is from Bucharest

; , Freemasonry is evidently progressing with great vapidity in all lands at the present hour . May its extension and advance be of real good ami bmelicen ^ e to mankind . Tut : Eumn ; . Y