Funeral Lodge In Memory Of The Late Bro. Isaac Hawker Bedford, P.M. Of The Howe Lodge (No. 587).

union and friendship ; and wisely and usefully employ the short time that remains to us in the interchange of acts of goodness and mercy , to the promotion of our goodness and mercy , to the promotion of our mutual welfare and happiness . " Let lhy blessing rest , we pray Thee , on the Church and State of this laud , and extend Thy bountiful

goodness to all mankind . "And 0 , of Thy mercy , at Thy great Tribunal , extend Thy loving kindness to us all , and turn our Hope into fruition in thine everlasting Kingdom . "These things we beg , in the name of our Blessed Saviour , to whom with Thee , 0 Father , and the Eternal Spirit , be all Honour and Glory , now and for ever . —

Amen . The Grand Honours . Benedictus . — " Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini . " The Charges for regulating the conduct of the Brethren having been read , the lodge was closed with the following Blessing pronounced by the Chaplain : —

"And now to God , by whose Providence we are called to remember our mortality , that dust we are , and to dust wo shall return , I commeud your souls . May the thoughts of Christ and His Cross lay all our proud conceits in the dust , and make us feel that we are highly honoured and blessed if our bereavements and sufferings here conduce to our partaking of His Eternal

Glory hereafter . —Amen . The music to the Responses , and the Anthem , and Benedictus , were composed by Bro . A . R . Gaul ( Mus . Bac , Cantab ) , W . M . 938 . The musical portion of the Ceremonial was under the joint direction of Bro- A . R . Gaul and Bro . J . A . Beaumont , P . M . 93 S , Org . 587 ; assisted by Bros . Davis , Bennett , Zair , Bragg , Beresfoi-d , Glydon , and Cowan .

Meetings Of The Learned Societies For The Week Ending April 11th , 1868.

MEETINGS OF THE LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 11 TH , 1868 .

TUESDAY , 7 th . —Institution of Civil Engineers , at 8 . WEDNESDAY , 8 th . —Geological Society , at 8 . METROPOLITAN LODGE MEETINGS , ETC ., FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL lira , 1868 .

MONDAY , April 6 th . —Lodges : —Unity , 69 , ° London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street . Royal Jubilee , 72 , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . St . John ' s , 90 , Radley ' s Hotel , Bridge-street , Blackfriars . St . Luke ' s , 144 , Pier Hotel , Cheyne-walk , Chelsea . Joppa , 188 , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . Unions , 256 , Freemasons ' Hall . Chapter : — Old Kings' Arms , 23 , Freemasons' Hall .

TUESDAY , April 7 th . —Colonial Board at 3 . " Audit Com . Female School at 2 . 30 . Lodges : —Albion , 9 , Freemasons' Hall . Old Dundee , 18 , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street . Temple , 101 , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadenhall-street . La Tolerance , 538 , Freemasons' Hall . St . James ' s , 765 , Leather Market Tavern , New Weston-BtreetBermoudsey . Chapter ; . —Temperance 169 White

, , , Swan Tavern , Deptford . WEDNESDAY , April 8 th . —Com . R . M . B- Inst , at 3 . Lodges :- —Fidelity , 3 , Freemasons' Hall . Enoch , 11 , Freemasons' Hall . Union Waterloo , 13 , Masonic Hall , William street , Woolwich . Kent , 15 , Three Tuns ' Tavern , Southwark- Vitruvian , 87 , White Hart Tavern , College-street , Lambeth . Justice , 147 White Swan

, Tavern , High-street , Deptford . Euphrates , 212 , George Hotel , Aldermanbury . Pilgrim , 238 , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadenhall-street . Zetland , 511 , Camden Arms , Kensington . Belgrave , 749 Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleetstreet . Merchant Navy , 781 , Silver Tavern , Burdett-

Meetings Of The Learned Societies For The Week Ending April 11th , 1868.

road , Limehouse . Doric , 933 , Masons' Hall , Basinghallstreet . Montefiore , 1 , 017 , Freemasons'Hall . THURSDAY , April 9 th . —Quar . Gen . CourtTemale School at Freemasons' Hall , at 12 . Lodges : —Royal Athelstan , 19 , Cannon-street Hotel . Regularity , 91 , Freemasons ' Hall . Lion and Lamb , 192 , George Hotel , Aldermanbury . Friendship 206 , Ship aud Turtle

TavernLeadenhall-, , street . Bank of England , 263 , Radley ' s Hotel , Bridgestreet , Blackfriars . Polish National , 534 , Freemasons ' Hall . Canonbury , 657 , Haxell ' s Hotel , West Strand . Lily Lodge of Richmond , 820 , Greyhound , Richmond . Dalhousie , 860 , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Capper , 1 , 076 , Marine Hotel , Yictoria-dock , West Ham . Chapters : —Mount Lebanon , 73 , Bridge House Hotel ,

Southwark . Hope , 206 , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill , Greenwich . FRIDAY , April 10 th . —Lodges : —Caledonian , 134 , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadenhall-street . Bedford , 157 , Freemasons' Hall . Chapter : —Britannic , 33 , Freemasons '

Hall . SATURDAY , April 11 th . —Lodges : —London , 108 , Freemasons' Hall . Phoenix , 173 , Freemasons' Hall- Caveac , 176 , Radley ' s Hotel , Bridge-street , Blackfriars .

Her Majesty's Theatre And Bro. S. Mat.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE AND BRO . S . MAT .

On Monday last an adjourned meeting of the committee was held at the George Hotel , Aldermanbury , Bro . John Udall , P . G-D-, in the chair . Soveral matters were gone into , and promises of artists to appear on the occasion were received , in connection with the forthcoming benefit at the Philharmonic Hall , Islington , on the 17 th inst-, the free use of which establishment has been placed

at the service of the committee by the proprietor , Bro . S . Adams ( for particulars of which see our advertising columns ) . The accounts belonging to the recent benefit at Drury Lane Theatre were considered , aud several returns were made , but from the number of tickets yefc outstanding the total receipts could not be ascertained . Members of the committee and others not having made

a return are earnestly entreated to do so , in order that this portion of the accounts may be closed . The meeting was adjourned to next Wednesday , the 7 th iust ., at the Freemasons' Tavern , at five o ' clock . Donations continue to be received by Bro . F . Ledger , Treasurer , Era office , Catherine-street , Strand ; Bro . T . Beard , Hon . Sec , 10 , Basinghall-street ; and by the Committee ,

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

* s All communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , W . C . EEBATA . —Line 7 p . 243 , article " Les Ateliers du Grand-Orient , "' the word " not" should be omitted ; line 18 p . 246 , for " Tyler" read Inner Guard ; " line 4 from bottom , p . 247 , for " zeal and utility , " read " real utility . " ; J . B . H . —Grand Lodge of Canada . —Your letter of March 12 th ,

enclosing post-office order , to hand ; tranks . Amount quite correct , postage to Canada beiny extra . Shall be happy to present you with missing numbers upon hearing from you . ' Craftsman' you refer to , never received , which explains the reason of a notice not having been given in our pages , of the gratifying incident to which you call our attention . Shall be always glad to hear from you . JAH—Wo shall not bo able to forward you proofs for next

. . week , consoquout upon the publishing day boing a day earlier . REV . A . W . SWILLINGTON . —Your communication to hand with thanks ; we shall writo you noxt woek . N . W . ( Deptford ) . —Your communication is doforrod until our next . D . M L .- —Thanks ; the storoos shall bo comploted and forwardod , Ar tide appears noxt wook .