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Scotland.
v EDINBURGH . Lodge of Minlwyli ( No . 1 ) . —After the Grand Lodge on Monday , the 3 rd inst ., this Lodge held a special meeting , when two gentlemen were initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . The E . W . Bro . Dr . McCowan , S . G . D ., performed the duties , assisted by Bros . Law and Thallon , his Senior and Junior Wardens .
A special meeting of this ancient Lodge was called on Tuesday , the llth instant , at four o ' clock , when Capt . Disney Roebuck and Montague Williams , Esq ., of theatrical celebrity , were admitted members of our Craft . The montMy meeting of the Lodge was held the same evening , when the regular business of the Lodge was discussed , after which the Brethren adjourned to the banquet . On Saturday , the 15 th , a special meeting was called , when five Brethren were raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Masons . The ceremony was performed by the R . W . Bro . Dr . Macowan , S . G . D . in the Grand Lod «; e of Scotland .
Lodge Leith and Canongate ( No . 5 ) . —The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held on Tuesday , the 4 th inst ., Bro . Pearson ^ E . Vy . M . in the chair , Bros . Iunes and Stalker acting as Senior and Junior Wardens , Deputations were present from the Lodge of Edinburgh , No . 1 , headed by Bro . Law , S . W . ; St . Stephen ' s Lodge , headed by Bro . Mitcheli , W . M . ; and from the Celtic Lodge , headed by Bro .
Hay , W . M . The Brethren spent a very happy evening , and enjoyed that friendly intercourse which is kept up so warmly by all the Edinburgh Lodges . Great praise is due to Bros . Eraser , Law , and Stalker , for the very excellent songs with which they favoured the Brethren at refreshment . After some excellent speeches from the B . W . Masters present , the Lodge > was finally closed .
The Week
THE WEEK
The past week has been one of the gayest of the fashionable season . On Monday morning the Queen and Prince Consort , with the Queen of Portugal , the Prince of Hohenzollern , and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern , visited the Eoyal Academy . At night the Queen gave a grand state ball , which was far more numerously attended than the ball given in honour of the nuptials of the Princess Royal , ' and much more brilliant . On Tuesday morning the Queen of Portugal took leave of the Queen , and left Buckingham Palace for Plymouth , en route to
Lisbon . The Queen and Prince Consort , and the Prince of Hohenzollern , accompanied the Queen of Portugal in one carriage , with the Prince of Wales and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern in another carriage , to the railway station , In the evening the Queen and Prince Consort went to Her Majesty ' s Theatre . On Wednesday morning her Majesty and the Prince Consort , accompanied by the Princess Alice , went to the Royal Botanic Gardens , Regent ' s Park , where the first exhibition of the weason took place . On Thursday his Highness the
Prince of Hohenzollern took leave of the Queen , and quitted Buckingham Palace , for Dover , en route to Prussia . On Eriday her Majesty and the Prince Consort , accompanied by the Princesses Alice and Helena , went to Burlington House in the afternoon , and in the evening honoured Howes and Cushing ' s United States' Circus , at the Alhambra Palace , Leicester-square , with a visit . On
Saturday her Majesty s birthday was kept . There was a grand drawing-room , and the Queen had a state dinner party in the evening . The Earl of Derby , the Lord Chancellor , the Earl of Malmesbury , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , Sir John Pakington , General Peel , Mr . Walpole , Lord J . Manners , and Lord Stanley gave state banquets . In the House of Lords , on Monday , a conversation arose as to the despatch sent to the Governor-General of India respecting his
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Scotland.
v EDINBURGH . Lodge of Minlwyli ( No . 1 ) . —After the Grand Lodge on Monday , the 3 rd inst ., this Lodge held a special meeting , when two gentlemen were initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . The E . W . Bro . Dr . McCowan , S . G . D ., performed the duties , assisted by Bros . Law and Thallon , his Senior and Junior Wardens .
A special meeting of this ancient Lodge was called on Tuesday , the llth instant , at four o ' clock , when Capt . Disney Roebuck and Montague Williams , Esq ., of theatrical celebrity , were admitted members of our Craft . The montMy meeting of the Lodge was held the same evening , when the regular business of the Lodge was discussed , after which the Brethren adjourned to the banquet . On Saturday , the 15 th , a special meeting was called , when five Brethren were raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Masons . The ceremony was performed by the R . W . Bro . Dr . Macowan , S . G . D . in the Grand Lod «; e of Scotland .
Lodge Leith and Canongate ( No . 5 ) . —The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held on Tuesday , the 4 th inst ., Bro . Pearson ^ E . Vy . M . in the chair , Bros . Iunes and Stalker acting as Senior and Junior Wardens , Deputations were present from the Lodge of Edinburgh , No . 1 , headed by Bro . Law , S . W . ; St . Stephen ' s Lodge , headed by Bro . Mitcheli , W . M . ; and from the Celtic Lodge , headed by Bro .
Hay , W . M . The Brethren spent a very happy evening , and enjoyed that friendly intercourse which is kept up so warmly by all the Edinburgh Lodges . Great praise is due to Bros . Eraser , Law , and Stalker , for the very excellent songs with which they favoured the Brethren at refreshment . After some excellent speeches from the B . W . Masters present , the Lodge > was finally closed .
The Week
THE WEEK
The past week has been one of the gayest of the fashionable season . On Monday morning the Queen and Prince Consort , with the Queen of Portugal , the Prince of Hohenzollern , and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern , visited the Eoyal Academy . At night the Queen gave a grand state ball , which was far more numerously attended than the ball given in honour of the nuptials of the Princess Royal , ' and much more brilliant . On Tuesday morning the Queen of Portugal took leave of the Queen , and left Buckingham Palace for Plymouth , en route to
Lisbon . The Queen and Prince Consort , and the Prince of Hohenzollern , accompanied the Queen of Portugal in one carriage , with the Prince of Wales and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern in another carriage , to the railway station , In the evening the Queen and Prince Consort went to Her Majesty ' s Theatre . On Wednesday morning her Majesty and the Prince Consort , accompanied by the Princess Alice , went to the Royal Botanic Gardens , Regent ' s Park , where the first exhibition of the weason took place . On Thursday his Highness the
Prince of Hohenzollern took leave of the Queen , and quitted Buckingham Palace , for Dover , en route to Prussia . On Eriday her Majesty and the Prince Consort , accompanied by the Princesses Alice and Helena , went to Burlington House in the afternoon , and in the evening honoured Howes and Cushing ' s United States' Circus , at the Alhambra Palace , Leicester-square , with a visit . On
Saturday her Majesty s birthday was kept . There was a grand drawing-room , and the Queen had a state dinner party in the evening . The Earl of Derby , the Lord Chancellor , the Earl of Malmesbury , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , Sir John Pakington , General Peel , Mr . Walpole , Lord J . Manners , and Lord Stanley gave state banquets . In the House of Lords , on Monday , a conversation arose as to the despatch sent to the Governor-General of India respecting his