Scotland.

by the R . W . M . of Ayr St . Paul ( Bro . Livingston ) , and the other office-bearers of Ayr Kilwinning , received due attention . The hilarity of the evening was much increased by the many excellent songs contributed by various brethren . Altogether the united co-operation of the Ayr Lodges , in the celebration of the Festival of St . John , has been a great success , and contributed very materially to the personal comfort of brethren coming from a distance , and to the intellectual pleasure of the whole .

AYR O PERATIVE . —Some delay has "been caused in completing the list of office-hearers of this lodge , in consequence of the resignation of Bro . Wm . Bryden of the Mastership , to which he had been elected in November last . At the urgent and unanimously expressed desire of the members of No . 138 , P . M . Wilsonhas consented to give them the benefit of his valuable services for anotheriyear , and the office-bearers for 1861-62 now stand

thus : —G . Wilson ( formerly of the Lodge Journeymen , Edinburgh , No . 8 ) R . W . M . ; W . Bryden , Depute ; C . P ' icken , S . W . ; J . Fergusson , J . W . ; D . Hunter , Treas . ; D . Irvine , Sec ; J . Rae , Chaplain ; W . Duff and W . Agnew , Deacons ; A . Reid , Tyler . At a special general meeting of tbe above lodge , held in their new hall , Gemmell's Wheat Sheaf Inn , on the motion of the R . W . M ., it was unanimously resolved to confer upon Bro . D . Murray LyonP . J . W . of Mother Kilwinninga seat in the Grand

, , Lodge of Scotland , by commissioning him as Proxy-Master of the Lodge Operative—the commission being forthwith signed and despatched to Edinburgh . Grand Lodge having sustained the commission , Bro . Lyon took his seat at the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge held in Edinburgh in the beginning of February .

India.

INDIA .

BOMBAY . ( From our oivn Correspondent ?) CONCORD LODGE ( NO . 1059 . )—The usual monthly meeting of the members of this lodge was held on Saturday evening the 21 st December , Worshipful Bro . James Gibbs , P . M ., C . S ., in the chair . Present : Past Masters , W . Bros . G . S . Judge , D .

Hepworth , Hodgart , and between 50 and 60 members of the lodge and visiting brethren . The first business of the evening consisted in the election of the W . M . for the ensuing year , and the ballot having- been taken , the election was declared to have fallen upon Bro . the Rev . J . J . Farnham , S . W ., who had been in charge during nearly the whole of the year , the late W . M . having resigned and left Bombay . Bro . M . Meekins was chosen Treasurerand Bro . W . R . WatsonTlerafter which

, , y ; Bros . Stevens , E . Smith , Seager , and Aga M . Kazim were examined and passed to the F . C . degree . The installation of tho WM . elect took place on St . John's Day ( Dec . 27 th , 1861 . ) The ceremony was performed by W . Bro . G . S . Judge , P . M ., Prov . G . M . Bengal , whose well-known and proved ability displayed itself most conspicuously on the occasion . There were present also tho following Past Masters -. W . Bros . Wyckhani , P . Prov . J . G . W . of Bengal , and J . Gibbs . Among the

visitors were Bros . Goolden , of Smyrna ; Barton , of Lodge Perseverance ; Manockji Rhersetje , P . M . ; and Cama , P . M . of Lodge Rising Star . ' R . W . Bro . G . Taylor , Prov . G . M . of Bombay , would have been present , had not the arrival of relatives from England on the same day prevented his attendance . The W . M ., having been duly installed according to ancient usage , proceeded to the appointment of his officers , and invested the following brethren with the insignia of their respective

offices , viz .: Bros . A . King , as S . W . ; W . H . Walker , as J . W . ; R . Farrow , as S . D . ; W . Abraham , as J . D . ; McMeekins , as Treas . ; W . H . Smith , as Sec . ; and Donaldson , as Dir . of Cers ., after which the brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet . The usual toasts were given with suitable addresses . The toast of the evening was "The Health of the newly-installed W . M ., " which was proposed by W . Bro . Judge , who in hi ghly istic terms

eulog , dwelt upon the great talent , remarkable zeal , and trul y Masonic spirit W . Bro . Farnham had evinced in the conduct and government of Lodge Concord as acting W . M . Among other jocular witticisms lie said , Brethren , when we were upstairs in the lodge-room , our W . M ., taking advantage of the little instrument in his hand ( the hiram ) said to me " you he hanged , " well knowing that so much power and virtue resides m it that I should be unable to answer him . Now I am happy

to say the tables are turned , for in a rash moment of misplaced confidence he has entrusted me with that instrument , and I at once avail myself of the opportunity of paying him off by wishing him a rope , and a good strong one too . The hanging process to which our W . M . alluded was , as you are well aware , that of hanging my portrait in the lodge-room , and the rope I wish him is one of which the strands are composed of good and true Masons so closel united h

y y brotherly love that it will bear any strain without breaking . Such a rope he already possesses in the members of this lodge now under his rule , for we are all united in " Concord , " and ready to assist hira and each other , whenever required to do so , but I hope before his year of office is out , that this rope , now of a respectable length and thickness , will be increased in every way threefoldand I am sure from what I know of our WM

, .., that he will endeavour to promote union in "Concord" and increase his resources both in men and material . You have all seen how indefatigable our W . M . has been since he has been in charge of this lodge as S . W ., a period which has extended nearly over an entire year , in consequence of our having lost our late W . M . shortly after his installation , and you must have appreciated his exertions , or you would not have elected him to

the chair of W . M ., in which I had tbe honour and pleasure of installing him this evening . None , however , but those who have filled that chair can fully appreciate those exertions , and , therefore , I , who have held that honourable office , feel that I should not be doing my duty if I were not to tell you that he has performed the various duties that have fallen upon him in a most zealous and exemplary manner . For this reasonand because

, , both as a friend and a brother , I am well acquainted with his many virtues , the enumeration of which I will spare you on the present occasion , lest I should make him blush , I sincerely congratulate you in having secured him for your W . M . during the current year . I need not , therefore , ask you to rally round him and assist him in carrying out the duties of the lodge during his year of office , for you are all too zealous to be lax in the

performance of your duties , but I ask you to rally round me and join me in drinking his health and prosperiry , and success to his exertions as W . M . of Lodge Concord . I now give you the " Health of our W . M . and Rev . Bro . Farnham " with all

honours . —Bro . the Rev . J . J . FARNHAM rose to return thanks , he said he had first seen the light of Masonry in the Jordan Lodge , and he had not found the Jordan by any means a "hard road to travel , " but had spent so many pleasant hours there that even the exceeding great kindness of thebrethren of the Concord Lodge since his arrival in India , had not caused him to forget his mother lodge . Still he felt most deeply the obligation he was under to this lodfor having conferred him the hihest

ge upon g honour a lodge could bestow on one of its members . During the whole course of his life he had set before him for his guidance a motto taken from that sacred volume which every Mason professed to take for his guide , the words of the great master , King Solomon , " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do , do it with tby might . " He had striven to do heartily whatever lie had undertaken , and it was his intention to follow out the same line of

conduct as Master of Concord Lodge , fie hoped that while he held the Hiram of the Lodge he should exercise his power with firmness and discretion . He felt assured that the brethren who bad shown their kindty feeling and respect by putting him in the chair , so far from giving him any occasion to exercise his power in any unpleasant way would always support him , by strict Masonic conduct . Bro . Judge had first spoken of his being

condemned to capital punishment , but had afterwards ( he supposed on the recommendation of the jury ) , commuted the sentence to one year ' s hard labour . Now hebelieved that this hard labour consisted in a continuous walking up stairs ; if he were wrong , perhaps some brother conld correct him ( laughter and loud cries of " name , name . " ) He hoped that in this respect his year of office would resemble the hard labour he had alluded to , and which allusion

seemed for some reason to be taken personally by some of the brethren . ( Laughter . ) He should certainly try to get higher and higher , and he hoped with better success than some who were under a'siinilar sentence , for he hoped that the " Concord " would flourish more and more , and that when his sentence had expired they would give him a ticket of leave—leave to retire with honor and with increased mutual esteem and concord

. Several other truly Masonic and eloquent speeches were made during the evening by Bros . Gibbs , Wykeham , Goolden , Barton , and Manockgi Rhersetje . The pleasures of the evening were enhanced by the wit of Bro . Barton , a recitation by Bro . Judge , and several excellent songs .