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THE MASONIG MIRROR . * * All communications to he addressed to the EDITOR , at No . 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , W . C .

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Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

His Eoyal Hi ghness Brother the Priuce of Wales , M . W . P . G . M ., has consented to preside at the Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , on a Wednesday in May , 1871 . It is announced that Col . F . Burdett , Prov . Grand Master for Middlesex , will take the chair at the Annual Festival for the

Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons , and the Widows of Freemasons , on the 25 th of January . The Eoyal Alpha Lodge ( No . 16 ) possesses the following distinguished list of officers for the ensuing year -. —the M . W . G . M . the Eight Hon . the Earl De Grey and Eipon , Worshipful Master ; the Prince of Wales , P . G . M ., Senior Warden ; the Duke of St .

Alban's , Junior Warden ; the Earl of Zetland , M . W . P . G . M ., Immediate Past Master ; and the V . W . John Hervey , Grand Sec , Secretary .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmoreland will be held at Carlisle on the 23 rd inst . The E . W . Bro Lord Keolia , Prov . G . M . will preside . Lodge of Hengist ( So . 195 ) , will eelehrate its centenary at the Masonic Hall , Bournemouth , on tho 23 rd inst ., and a banquet will take place at the Bellevue Assembly Eooms at four o'clock p . m . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., the E . AV . Prov , G . M . will preside .

THE BHUIATIOIT LODGE or IMPEOVEMENI will hold its annual Festival at Freemasons' Hall , on the evening of Friday , 2 Sth inst ., when the 1 st , 44 b , 5 th , 6 th , and 7 th sections of the First Degree will be worked at seven o ' clock . A banquet will follow . Bro . Horace Lloyd , Q . C ., S . G . D ., will preside . The LODGE OE INSTBTTCTIOIT attached to the Dalhousie Lodge is held every Tuesday at Bro . J . Allen ' s , the Eoyal Edward , Triangle , Hackney , at eight o ' clock , when the members of the Parent Lodge attend , and is well worthy of a visit from the brethrei ) .

The annual banquet of the Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction . No . 860 , will bo held at the Eoyal Edward , Triangle , Hackney , on Tuesday , the 6 th December . ' The BOYAII UNION LODGE OF INSTRUCTION ( 382 ) , now meets every Wednesday evening at 8 precisely , at Bro . Buddy's New Eooms , Whvsley Street , Oxford Street ( opposite the Pantheon ) .

A Lodge of Instruction under the sanction of the warrant of the St . John of Wapping Lodge , Ho . 1306 , is held at Bro Hayward's , the Gun Tavern and Hotel , High Street , "Wapping , every Monday evening . Bro . Thomas S , Morfh ' - ' ''; ~ MT . ! . < fh acts as Preceptor . Bro . T . Adam ' s , P . M . Prov . G . P ., Anuria ! Snbsc- ^' . iot ! ilT . is-r-tu ' c

Ball , for tho members of the Craft and thoiv r-.-.-ofl ? ™ < , y , will be held at the new Hall , Freemasons' T . ; v .-- ;; .. Gve . it Queen Street , Lincoln's Inn-fields , in February iic-: » - . , The tickets can be obtained of Bro . T . Adam , 55 , V ' niti ' v : threat Tottenham Court Eoad , atone guinea each , to in . ' - a lady ami gentleman , to include supper and refresh ; ., -. ..: ¦ -.-.: ! Itt ^ - the evening . The brethren are expected to appear i : i'v " . " \ u . Mi \ ic clothing .

Till ! BOBEKT BUBIN 8 LODGE OP IXSTETAT . -TC" ' . So . 2 o ) , has commenced its -winter session , and now meets ivory Friday evening at the Union Tavern , Air-street , Regent-street , at haltpast seven o'clock . The Chapter of Improvoment , held under the -. nupieos of Prudent Brethren Chapter , ( So . 145 ) meets at ti . o iioemasous ' Hall , Great Queen Street , on Thursdays at serou o'clocl : for

ceremonies , lectures , explanations , and Illustrations- Tiierr will be a change of work every evening . We ic .. Oi >; . ue : ; . . all companions who desire to advance themselves in Lupiiuiar Masonry to attend . STANHOPE LODGE OF INSTBTTCTION ( NO . 1 . 9 S 9 ) . —A new Lodge of Instruction for the Sydenham , Norwood , Dulwich , aud .

Forest Hill district , has been established under the name of the Stanhope Lodge of Instruction ( So . 26 ' tij , at tho Thicket Hotel , Anerley , close to the Railway Station of the Crystal Palace . Bro . Lassarn , the proprietor of the hotel , was elected Treas . ; Bro . Baker , Sec ; and Bro . H . W . Lindas , the first Master of the parent Lodge , Preceptor . The arrangements

necessary for the conduct of the Lodge were r-uule , and tho brethren afterwards sat down to one of Bro . Lussm's neat little banquets , and spent the remainder of the eveniug iu a very enjoyable manner Tho Ledge will meet at the Thiekot Hoiel every Wednesday evening during the session at half-past sever , o ' clock . The attention of the bcnovolont is earnestly called to the

distressing case of Bro . W , at present residing nt Bristol . Bro . W was formerly a . manufacturer ingo'id ctre-r . ^ stances , but failed in business , and has since met with a melai ; eh :- ] y train of misfortunes , having lost his wife ; and while sue lay dead his house was burnt , tho body being with difficulty veeovEvod from the flames . Ho is now rendered completely lieiplesti by a thiwl

attack of paralysis . Bro . W is a member of the Eoman Catholic Church , and has been refused any relief from that body unless he consents to renounce Freemsonvy . The ca-. e is vouched for by Bro . Bridges , Past D . Prov . G . M . of Somersetshire , and Bro . Grissell , Past Grand Deacon , P . M ., 3 , & 33 . The latter brought the case under the notice of the Britannic Lodge ,

No . 33 , who granted £ 5 , to which that brotiic :- ! r .:. > added £ h Bro . Grissell , of Montague Square , and Bro . Bridges have consented to receive donations , and Bro . W . H . Bo-. vdeo , e a , Sunderland Place , Clifton ( to whom the above has been forwarded ) , will kindly undertake the duty of paying , out of whatever sums may be forwarded to him , such weekly araowit as mr . y bo

necessary to alleviate the sufferings of this distressed brother . This is a most deserving case , and wo earnestly i . ; ge r-po : i tho brethren to contribute . We observe that the promoters of the nciv-fangied "lied Cross Order of Koine and Constantino " have dropped the latter portion of their title , and are now content to call it the " Eccl Cross Order . "