Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

increase will not reach that amount at the appointed time . Dr . Franklin directed that it should be loaned in small sums to young married artificers ; that £ 100 , 000 should be expended for public works in 1 S 91 , and the remainder to continue on interest another hundred years , when a portion was to go to the city , and some £ 3 , 000 , 000 to the state .

Too MUCH TALK . —We have received a complaint about the disposition of some brethren to " talk a lodge to death . " Now we can't stop this evil , however much we should desire to do so . We have met with those specimens of taUcists , and confess that

nothing tries our patience as to be compelled to wait until they get through . Why some good brethren can talk half an hour and sag nothing . We once , in the years gone by , when we were Master of a lodge , had such an " infliction'' among the members . He

was in the habit of talking on every subject that came up for consideration , and if he could get an opportunity , would give us two or three editions of his speech . Some of the sensible members would soon ask permission to retire and others became nervous , and you could see the shadow of a storm gathering

on their faces . We very soon got to understand the brother , however , and always had a remedy at hand . When we had reason to fear an outbreak of the kind , we always caught the eye of some discreet old brother , and announced that he had the floor . The old brother understood it , and generally managed the

ease , with our assistance , so that the tallcist was crowded out . The first opportunity was embraced to " putthe question , " and it was disposed of . It is the province ofthe Master to protect the lodge from these " bores , " and it should be done even if he stretches

his authority a little . A member given to much talking , either in lodge or Grand Lodge , is rarely good for anything , and soon loses the respect of the other members , as well as all personal influence . —Masonic Bevieiv .

In Kentucky the Freemasons resolved a year since to establish and endow an asylum for the widows and orphans of Masons . Bro . Fitch , P . G . M ., was appointed the general agent to visit the lodges of the State , and obtain donations for the enterprise . We

are informed that this energetic brother has already raised a hundred thousand dollars for the good cause , and he is not near through the work yet . A lot near Louisville was purchased , containing 15 acres , and 15 more were added to it as a donation . The cornerstone is laid , and the future is full of hope .

STATE REWARDS . —The knighthood or the red ribbon that would gladden the man of forty or fifty is withheld till lie has reached sixty or seventy , even if it be not forgotten until his obituary reminds us that he ought to have received it . —Food Journal ,

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Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

SUBSCEIBEBS in arrear will oblige by forwarding the amounts duo from June last . Many are twelve months and upwards in arrear , some brethren , especially those abroad , are very remiss in forwarding their subscriptions . WE shall be glad to receive and insert reports of the meetings of lodges and chapters or other Masonic meetings , especially , from

our colonial brethren . ROYAI MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . —OCTOBEE ELECTION , 1 S 70 . —The votes and interest of the Governors and subscribers are earnestly solicited on behalf of Harry Tappolet , aged nine years , son of Bro . Richard Tappolet , who died of pneumonia in March , 1861 , leaving a widow and eight children ,

two dependent on the widow , with an insufficient income for their support . Bro . Richard Tappolet was initiated in the Lodge of Temperance ( No . 169 ) , iu 1864 ; joined the Lion and Lamb Lodge ( No . 192 ) ; was a P . M . in both lodges , and a member of the Royal Arch Chapter ; he was also a subscriber to all the Masonic Charities until his death . The case is strongly

recommended by many eminent brethren . Proxies will be thankfully recived by the widow . IS , Culford-road , Kingsknd . TXIEES of Lodges , Janitors of Chapters , Equerries of Encampments , & e ., in England , Scotland , and Ireland , are requested to forward their names and addresses to the Publisher of THE FBEEMASOXS ' S MAGAZINE , SO that a complete Register and Directory may be compiled .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .

METROPOLITAN . CONSECRATION OE THE GBANITE LODGE ( NO . 1 , 328 ) . — Another new lodge under the above title , destined to hold its future meetings at freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , wasushered into being on the 20 th ult . A very numerous body of the brethren were attracted to the hall for the purpose of being

present at the ceremony of consecration aud the subsequent installation of the first Worshipful Master . Precisely at four o'clock , the hour named for the commencement of the proceedings , Bro . James Brett , Grand Pursuivant , tho officer appointed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master to perform the ceremony , was iu attendance , and the usual procession was immediately formed in one of the spacious corridors of the building , the

Director of Ceremonies being Bro . Kobt . W . Little , Prov . Grand Secretary for Middlesex , who afterwards also officiated as Chaplain . The brethren having euterod the future Lodge-room , and being ranged in their proper places , the consecrating officer appointed as his assistants Bros . II . G . Buss , Prov . Grand Treasurer for Middlesex , as S . W . ; C . A . Cottebrnne , P . M . 733 J . W . ; and Frederick Walters , W . M . 1 , 309 , I . G ., aud the

ceremony was commenced aud completed according to ancient form , tho anthems and other appropriate music being most effectively sun ? by Bros . William Coward , Moutem Smith , Chaplin Henry , aiiifc . S . Jekyll , the musical director being Bro . George S . Carter , P . M . 382 . The consecration in such hands could not fail in being earnestly and ably done . The next business was the installation of the W . M ., and the appointment of the various

officers of the Lodge , the result being that the R . W . Bro . John Kirk was installed W . M . ; Bro . J . Thomas , P . M . 112 , was invested as Immediate P . M . ; Bro . John Batstone , S . W . ; and Bro . Charles Sendey , J . W . The other oflicers were afterwards appointed , with whoso names we are , up to the present , unacquainted . Previous to tho closing of the Lodge , Bros . Jlrett , Buss , Little , and Cottebrune were unanimously elected honorary members ef the Lodge , and a special vote of thanks was ordered