Masonic Mems.

Prosperity Lodge of Instruction is hold at Bro . Dee ' s , the Gladstone Tavern , Bishopsgate street , every Tuesday evening at half-past seven , where good Masonic instruction can be obtained as several cxcelltut working Masons regularly attend . The leading members of the craft recently met at Bro . Gosden's Masons' Hall Tavern , Businghall Street , City , for the purpose of

reviving the "Most Excellent" degree , which once prevailed in English Masonry , but has fallen into desuetude for more than half a centuary , although held in high esteem in Ireland , Scotland and abroad . The opening banquet of the Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction will take place on Friday , the 16 th inst ., at tho Ma' -quess Tavern , Canonbury , when the ceremony of consecration will be worked . The lodgo will be opened at 6 . 30 . Banquet at S .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .

UNITED GRAND LODGE . The Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge was held at the Freemasons' Hall , on AVednesday , 7 th inst . The throne was occupied by the A ! . AA . G . M ., the Earl de Grey and Ripon , supported on the right by R . AV . Bro . Bagshaw , Prov G . M ., Essex , as Deputy Grand Master ; on the left by Bro . Rev .

J . Huyshe , Prov . G . M ., Devonshire ; Earl Limoriek , Prov . G . M , Bristol ; and other Prov . Grand Masters . Bro . Algernon Perkins , P . G . AV ., acted as S . G . W . ; Sir Frederick Martin AVilliams , Bart ., M . P ., as J . G . AA . ; Rev . C . J . Martin , and AA . F . Short , G . Chaplains ; Samuel Tomkins , G . Treasurer ; J . Mclntyre . G . Registrar ; J . LI . Evans , President of the Board of

General Purposes ; Johu Hervey , G . Sec . ; Horace Lloyd , aud W . R . Cullender . S . G . Deacons ; F . P . Coclcerell . G . Supt . of Works ; Sir Albert AA ' . AVoods , Garter , G . Dir . Cers . ; Conrad C . Dumas , Assist . G . Dir of Cers . ; E . II . Patten , as G . Swd . Bearer ; J . Coward , G . Organist ; James Brett , G . Purst . ; John Coutts , Assist . G . Purst . ; and C . B . Payne , G . Tyler .

The Grand Stewards present were Bros . Charles Grillion , No . 1 ; Gr . Q . Pordati , 2 ; J . R . Bailey , 3 ; AV . Glynes ; -4 ; Samuel May , 5 ; H . M . StoltenhofF , 6 ; Chas . Fish , 7 ; and T . H . Edwards . The London lodges were represented by the following brethren -. —AA . A \ atson , P . M ., Grand Stewards' Lodge ; R . Spencer

Grand Stewards' Lodge ; T . J . Barron , P . M . 2 ; Hyde Clarke , P . M . 10 ; R . W . Stewart , P . M . 12 ; G . H . Dawes , S . W . 13 ; S . P . Norris , P . M . 21 ; A . Pratt , P . M . 22 ; C . Bennett , P . M .. 25 ; . Harding , AV . AI . 30 ; W . Smith , O . K ., P . M . 33 ; T . 13 . Brabham , W . M . 59 ; J . Hamson , AV . M . 63 ; G . F . Cook , AV . M . 65 ; AV . AV . Wynne , P . M . 101 ; J . AAMIalsey , P . M . 134 ; G . F . Swan , 134

A . Tattershall , P . M . 140 ; J . Smith , AV . M . 157 ; AV . Lambert , ; W . M . 166 ; Alexander , P . M . 167 ; J . R . Thornton , P . M . 167 ; J . Buhner , P . M . 174 ; AV . P . Ferguson , J . AV . 177 ; AV . Carpenter , P . M . 177 ; H . Thornton , P . M . 177 ; AV . Mann , P . M . 186 ; H . AA . Hemsworth , AV . M . 190 ; AV . T . Adams , P . M . 198 ; J . It Sheen , P . M . 201 ; H . M . Levy , P . M . 205 ; J . Daly , P . M . 511 ;

J . E . Hardy , S . W . 53 S ; T . Vesper , P . M . 554 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 ; II . Price , AV . M . 657 ; AV . 1 ) . May , AV . M . 700 ; I . Tyrrell , W . M . 704 ; Peter Aarons , S . AV . 749 ; S . Stoneivooil , J . AV . ' 749 ; H . Gavrod , P . M . 749 ; AV . Bourne , P . M . 749 ; G . Pymm , P . M . 749 ; J . Bartlett , A \ . M . S 13 ; M . Atkins , S . AV . S 13 ; J . Salisbury , J . AV . 813 ; E . Nicholls , AV . M . 861 ; K . S . Hart , S . AV . 801 ; C Benjamin , J . AA . 861 ; J . AA'eare , P . M . 862 ; J . F . Creswieltj

W . M . 957 ; G . J . Grace , S . AV . 117 S ; J . AV . Dudley , J . AV . 1178 S . AVagstafT , J . W . 1216 ; G . Gee , S . AV . 1257 ; E . Je ; :, AV . M . 1259 H . AV . Lendon , P . M . 1269 ; and J . Hart , S . AV . 1269 . The country lodges were represented as follows : — Bros . AA . M . Langley , P . Prov . S . G . AA' ., Leicestershire , AV . M 1 , 100 ; J . C . Duucombe , S . AV . 1 , 265 ; J . Gotthiel , P . M . 50 S , and

1 , 152 , S . G . W ., Eastern Archipelago ; P . Solomon , P . Prov . S . G . B ., AA anvickshire ; J . Colliboume , P . M . 919 ; J T . Hills , S . AV . 1 , 23-1 j H . Chan-ington , P . M . 3 S 6 ; A . P . Fabian , P . Prov . ' G . S . B ., Herts , P . M . 487 ; J , Piggott , P . M . 777 ; H . Thomson , P . M . 609 ; F . AValters , AV . M . 1 , 309 ; C . Coupland , AV . AI . 913 ; R . Caudlish , P . M . 661 ; J . Self , P . M . 214 ; J . Chadwick . ' P . M 44 ; J . Glass , Prov . G . S . B ., Essex , P . M . 453 ; F . AV . Brandt , AV . M . 483 ; E . AVest , AV . M . 1 , 327 ; AV . C . Barnes , S . W . 1 , 327 1 C . Tatham , S . W . 453 ; AV . Gompertz , P . M . S 69 ; H . Holbrook ,

P . M . 899 ; J . Bradshaw , Prov . G . S . D ., Staffordshire ; AV . Blenheim , P . M . 370 ; R . KenyoD , J . AV . 1 , 293 ; S . G . Foxall , W . M ., 1 , 305 ; Judah Ezokiel , 740 , Calcutta . The Grand Lodge having boen opened in ample form , wit " prayer by the Eev . C . J . Martyn , Grand Chaplain , The M . AV . Grand Master , made a communication to the

Grand Lodge , in relation to the Masonic District of Montreal . The communication refers to a complaint of R . AV . Bro . Badgeley , District Grand Master of Montreal . Reference had been made by E . AV . Bro . Havers , when commenting upou a case of appeal , brought before the Grand Lodge , by Bros . Browne and Robinson , of the Province of Montreal , to tho fact that the province was not then , as he believed under the rule of Bro . Badgeley , and had not been since 1859 . He quoted from a

communication from the Earl of Zetland , then Grand Master-But it appears that in March , 1 S 63 , the Grand Secretary , Bro . G . Clarke , had communicated officially with Bro . Badgeley , as District Grand Master . Bro . Badgeley in communicating with the Grand Lodge , with reference to his complaint , has forwarded copies of numerous letters of which no records were to be found iu ihe Grand Secretary's department .

Bro . Havers explained that that might arise in consequence of papers being mislaid at the time of removal into the new office . He desired to do justice , and explained how ' re had fallen into error , and he trusted the explanation would be considered satisfactory . The subject then dropped . It was mentioned incidentally that there wore in the province

bub three- lodges undor the English Constitution , and that even the members of these had been tacitly permitted to enrol themselves under the Registry of the Grand Lodgo of Canada .

The next business was the nomination of the Grand Master for the ensuing year . Bro . Eaynliam AA . Stewart , with appropriate remarks , proceeded to nominate the present M . AA . G . M ., tho Eight Hon . the Earl De Grey and Eipon , as M . W . G . M . for the ensuing year . The usual enquiry having been made whether any brother

had any other name to propose , and there being no reply , the nomination of the Earl de Grey and Ripon was duly recorded . The M . AV . G . M . then appointed Bro . Clabon as President of the Lodge of Benevolence , and the M . AV . G . M . callod upon the brethren willing to serve as scrutineers to take the votes on tho

election of the Senior and Junior Vice-Presidents , ard twelve Past Masters to serve on the Lodgo of Benevolence for the ensuing year . Bros . Smith , Price , Foxall , Tattershall , Lindas , Hardy , and Hart were charged by the Grand Master to receive the votes . The M . W . G . M . then called upon the Grand Deacons to dis-