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GLASGOW . GRATIFYING PRESENTATION . Lodge St . Mungo ( No . 27 , under Grand Lodge of Scotland , ) mot on Friday evening , the 18 th ult . Bros . Charles M'Corkindale , R . AV . M . ; Mathew Shields , late D . M . ; A . R . Wilson , Chap . ; John Dove , Treas . ; George Sinclair , Sec ; AV . Murray , S . W . ; AV . King , J . W . ; and other office-bearers . Visiting brethren from various

lodges : —R . Kuillo , P . M . Arcana Lodge , New York ; T . H . M'Cawley , 3 G 0 ; George M'Callum , 102 ; G . W . Pritchard , P . M . 102 ; Sergeants Dowling ancl Smith , 41 st Eegiinent , now stationed at Glasgow , kc . —Bro . Dr . Pritchard was requested by the R . AV . M . to present the badge of St . Mungo Lodge ( No . 27 ) to Bro . Sergeant Dowling , as a gift from

some of the brethren of the lodge . It consisted ot a handsome gold medallion , with figure of St . Mungo in bishop ' s gown and mitre , view of Glasgow Cathedral , the tree , fish , & c , or Glasgow arms , " Let Glasgow flourish by the preaching of the word ; " the reverse an inscription , " Presented by some of the brethren of St . Mungo Loelge ( No . 27 ) to Bro . Sergeant Francis

Dowling , as a token of respect and brotherly love , this ISth September , 18 G 3 . "—Bro . Dr . Pritchard began by saluting the R . AV . M ., and extending the hand of fellowship to Bro . Sergeant Dowling . He said tbat it was witli diffidence he 2 'erformed this pleasing duty in tho presence of the R . W . M . and officebearers of St . Mungo ; but he supposed they had requested

him from the met of his being at one time connected with the sister service , her Majesty's Navy . Then , indeed , ho felt pride anel pleasure in the novelty of his position ; ancl it was a remarkable coincidence that two who had fought for their country should moot under such circumstances . Before he appended this gratifying token of Masonic affection to Bro .

Sergeant Bowling's breast , amid the medals of service which already adorned his bosom , he would talcs the opportunity of explaining how wide-spread and how glorious an institution Freemasonry was . He ( Sergeant Dowling ) had only been six

months a member of the Craft , yet his qualities as a soldier and a brother were thus prominently and thoughtfully acknowledged , which would be at least an incentive to his studying more ancl more to comprehend the rise , progress , and well-being of the Craft . He might read thc works of Bros . Oliver , Morrison , Townsend , Longfield , Mackey , and others with advantage , which would undoubtedly establish the antiquity of tho Order ; but , after all , there was nothing like thc practicalevcry-day life experience

, of its benefits ; and he ( Bro . Pritchard ) who liad now the honour of thus addressing Bro . Sergeant Dowling , had found it useful in almost every part of the world ; had traced its character on the ruins of Egypt , the buried cities of Italy , and the far-East . By it , access he had gained to conserved places , noble personages , —aye ! kings , potentates , anel leaders of tlie most renowned fame , even the great " Garibaldi , " to mention whose

name , especially to a soldier , was to light a flame of enthusiasm equivalent to " heavenly ecstacy . " While among the deserts of Arabia , or the Sheiks of Lebanon , the M . M . sign had saved from robbery and death the journeying brother . " Yes , on the battle-field—and you know it who have served in the Crimea , for I see the medal on your breast—the deadly bayonet has been turned aside when suffering brethren made the sign . Oil !

then , Bro . Sergeant Dowling , realise tlie honour which I now have the pleasing duty to perform , of pinning this badge to your coat ; wear it amongst tlie neutral world ' s adornments ; and may your career be blest with every prosperity . Should fortune frown , be it your proud boast faithfully to perform your duty to your God , your Queen , and your country ; and when the last bugle note shall summon your recallI trust the ueautii ' ul

, emblem of affection attached to your person this night by a brother warrior's hand , may know no stain of dishonour . " Tlie worthy Bro . Dr . Pritchard resumed his seat amid woll merited applause . Bro . Sergeant Dowling , in replying for the unexpected generosity of his brethren , seemed completely overwhelmed , but begged , in very appropriate language , to assure tlie brethren bowdeeply he valued the gift , and how thoroughly he was

electrified by the eloquence of the brother who had so kindly officiated on the occasion ; that he would remember that night to the latest day of his life ,- and , they might depend upon it , he would preserve the gem unsullied from impurity to the end of his days . The evening , altogether , passed oll'in a most harmonious and happy manner , every one feeling a good Masonic deed had been accomplished in old St . Mungo ( No . 27 ) .

AYRSHIRE . TKOON . —Another of the many interesting meetings of the Lodge Navigation ( No . 86 ) . which have lately taken place , was held in the hall of the Portland Arms on the evening of Monday , the 24 th ult . Tho adjacent having contributed its quota to the evening ' s labour , which through two degrees was accomplished in presence of a numerous assemblage of the brethren ,

a call from the south changed the scene to one of great conviviality . At a particular stage of the proceedings , the R . AAMI ., Bro . Imrie , in appropriate terms presented to the P . J . AV . of Mother Kilwinning a massive gold finger ring of beautiful design and workmanship , which had been voted to his wife by the Lodge Navigation in appreciation of her husband's numerous labours in the cause of the Craft . Bro . Lyon made a suitable acknowledgment ; and having drawn attention to an

article in the London FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE , relative to theefforts at present being put forth by the fraternity in Australia to obtain the sanction of the parent bodies at home to the constitution of a Grand Lodge for A'ictoria , the sympathies ot the meeting were warmly expressed in favour of this project ;

ancl it is fully anticipated that thc representatives of lroon Navigation in the Grand Lodge of Scotland ivill be instructed to support the petition of the Australian brethren when their request for the benefit of self-legislation comes before Grand Loelge . Another noticeable feature in tlie business of the lodgeon the present occasion was the peregrination of the " Education " box , and its return to the East heavily laden with the voluntary contributions of the brethren , who have lately

inaugurated a scheme in connection with the education of the needy orphans of the Craft which , while reflecting honour upon the Lodge Navigation , may yet when matured he found pregnant with blessings to many a bereaved family so related to the Order as to give them a claim upon its philanthropy . Less of " refreshment , " and more of the "labour of love , " would tend to restore Freemasonry to its pristine beauty as an ameliator of many of the ills which on the level of time beset the

wayfaring Craftsman . An inspection by the visiting brethren of the minute-book evoked the expression of their highest satisfaction with tlie manner in which Bro . Black , the excellent Secretary of Troon Navigation , recorded the proceedings of the lodge .

ROYAL ARCH . AYR . —The members of the two Ayr Royal Arch Chapters have appointed their office-hearers for the ensuing year , as follows : — ' - 'Ayr , No . IS" —Andrew Glass , First Principal ; James Jones , H . ; David Brown , J . ; Donald M'Donald , E . ; AVilliam LivingstonN . ; John BoydTreas . ; S . CowanThomas

, , , Jones , IV . Dick Sojs . ; J . M'Comb , Janitor . "Ayr Kilwinning ( No . SO ) " —Major Thornton , First Principal ; George Good , H . ; I ) . Murray Lyon , J . ; Andrew Kerr , her Majesty ' s Office of Works , Edinburgh , Proxy '/ ,. ; John Robertson , E . ; Wm . Young , N . ; John Park , Treas . ; James Heughan , Alex . Main , John Williamson Sojs . ; Robert Limond , Janitor . As evidence of the cordiality existing among thc companions of

this Order of Freemasonry , the elections over , the members of tho Ayr Chapters supped together in Mrs . Good ' s Hall—Comp . Glass in the chair , Comp . Good acting as croupier . In the course of the evening a special bumper was dedicated to " The Absent Members of both Chapters . " The chairman congvAttiUited the membevs of the now famous Chapter , No . SO , upon their election for the third time of Major Thornton as their First Principal : this act showed the high

estimation in which the gallant major was held by his fellow companions of the Chapter whose head he was . The servicesrendered to the Order by Past Principal James Mills , now of Otago , were also adverted to by the Chairman , who was glad to state that from accounts received from Duneilin Sir . Mills was prospering in business , and continued as enthusiastic in the Masonic cause as when , several years ago , he presided over the Lodge and Chapter of Ayr Kilwinning .