Ar00702

THEMASONICMIRROR. * * All communications to be addressed to the EDITOK , at No . 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , W . C .

Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

KKISUTS TmiriAR . —The Provincial Conclave of Suffolk and Cambridge will bo held in tlie Prudence Encampment , Ipswich , on Wednesday , tlie 25 th iust ., under tlie baton of Sir Ivnt . Capt . N . G . Philips , Prov . G-. Commander . A large attendance of Knights Templar is expected . A WAERAUT has been granted by the Supreme Grand Chapter

for a Eoyal Arch Chapter to be attached to Tynwald Loclge No . 1 , 242 , Douglas , Isle of Man . ON the 31 sfc inst ., a new lodge will be consecrated at Topsham , Devonshire , of which Col . Brent is the W . M . designate , who we are informed intends to present the lodge with a Master's chair , which at a cost of £ 50 .

THE Provincial Grand Lodge of Berks and Bucks will be held on the 27 th inst ., at the Assembly Booms , Beading . The Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened at one o ' clock precisely , by Bro . Sir D . Gooch , Bart , M . P ., Prov . G . M ., on which , occasion the appointment and investiture of Prov . G . Officers , and the presentation of Charity jewels will take place . Return

tickets , at single fares ( available for two clays ) , may be obtained by members of the Prov . G . Lodge , at the principal stations of the G . AV . Railway , on presentation of the summons convening the meeting .

MAEK MASOSBY . —NEWroET . —Keystone Lodge ( No . 109 ) . — This lodge will be opened and consecrated , and W . M . installed ou the last Monday in the present month . THE UNIVERSAL MASOJTIC CALEKDAE TOE 1870 . —NOTICE . — In consequence of the meeting of Grand Lodge for the Installation of the Most Worshipful Grand Master and the appointment

of Grand Officers for the year 1870-1 having been postponed the publication of the calendar is delayed , to enable the list of officers of Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter , and other important Information to ho included .

TVEERS of Lodges , Janitors of Chapters , Equerries of Encampments , & c , in England , Scotland , and Ireland , are requested to forward their names and addresses to the Publisher of THE FREEJIASOXS ' S MAGAZINE , SO that a complete Register ancl Directory may be compiled .

Installation Of The Earl De Grey And Ripon As Most Worshipful Grand Master, And Grand Festival.

INSTALLATION OF THE EARL DE GREY AND RIPON AS MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER , AND GRAND FESTIVAL .

On Saturday , the 14 th inst ., this ceremony ( which hud been postponed in consequence of the loss of relatives by the Grand Muster elect and the Deputy Grand Muster nominate , in the recent outrages in Greece ) took place at the Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street . On this occasion there were assembled to welcome the M . W .

Grand Master on his installation , the largest and most influential meeting of Freemasons over held within the Freemasons ' Hall in London ; the numbers being variously estimated at from 1 , 000 to 1 , 200 , many of whom were unable to obtain admittance , and were obliged to content themselves with waiting in the passages and corridors , or in embracing an early opportunity of taking their places at the banqueting table , at which

had there been sufficient accommodation , we have no doubt that four times tbe number would have dined . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales arrived shortly before five o ' clock and was conducted by Bro . Sir Albert Woods ( Garter ) , Grand Director of Ceremonies , to the reception-room , in which were the Earl of Zetland , Earl do Grey and Ripon , the Duke of

Manchester , ancl other distinguished Grand Officers . This ceremony was appointed to take place at half-past four , but fully an hour before that time all the approaches to the temple were crowded , ancl great confusion prevailed in the clothing room , and also in tlio room where the brethren should have signed previous to obtaining tickets of admission to the

temple . It must have been anticipated that this important occasion would have drawn together a great concourse of brethren , and that even the large amount of accommodation existing at the hall would have been inadequate , and some extra precautions certainly should have been taken to secure the order and regularity usually so strictly observed .

The arrangements having signally failed , tho doors of tho hall were thrown open , and within ten minutes every part , excepting that reserved for the officers of Grand Lodge , was most densely crowded , it being estimated that upwards of 700 brethren were present , whilst sitting room had been provided for less than one-half that number . It was not until past five that

the Grand Officers were announced , and then all attempts at the usual procession had to be abandoned , and the Grand Officers had to reach the dais as best they could . The M . W . G . Master , the Eurl of Zetland , presided , ancl was supported by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , P . G . M . ; Bros . Hall , Prov . G . M . Cambridgeshire , as D . G . M . ; the Earl Dalhousie , P . D . G . M ., and G . Master of Scotland ; Earl Percy , M . P ., S . G . W . ; J . G . Dodson , M . P ., J . G . W . ; Revs . Robert T . Ravenshaw and Charles J . Martin , G .

Chaps . ; S . Tomldns , G . Treas . ; iEneas J . M'Intyre , G . Reg . ; J . Hervey , G . Sec ; S . L . Tomldns and W . A . Powell , S . G . D . ' s ; J . C . Forster and B . Baker , J . G . D ' s ; F . P . Cockorell , G . Supt . of Works ; 'Sir Albert W . Woods , ( Garter ) G . Dir . of Cers . ; Conrad C . Dumas , Assist . G . Dir . of Cers . ; J . Nunn , G . Sword Bearer ; J . Coward , G . Org . ; W . Ough , G . Purst . ; J . Brett ,

Assist . G . Purst . ; Llewellyn Evans , President of the Board of General Purposes . The Grand Stewards on the occasion were : — Bros . E . K . Bayley , No . 1 , President ; P . J . Corder , 58 , Treas . ; T . Meggy , 21 , Hon . Sec ; B . Gray , jun ., 2 ; J . Jordan , 4 ; G . J . Theobald , 5 ; E . H . Burke , M . P ., 6 ; S . H . Head , S ; P . J . Cornwall , 14 ; J . T . Walsh , 23 ; P . T . Breary , 2 G ; S . W . Nutt

20 ; R . Risdon , 4 G ; J . T . Collins , GO ; H . J , Lapwortb , 91 ; H . D . Piloher , 99 ; E . W . Plowright , 197 ; J- Gibson , 259 : The following Past Grand Officers were also present : —Bros . Lord de Tabley , F . Dundas ( M . P . ) , J . Havers , and A . Perkins , P . Grand Wardens ; Bros , the Rev . Sir J . Warren Hayes , R . J . Simpson , E . J . Cox , aud C . J . Murray , P . G . Chaps . ; Bro . Francis

Roxburgh , Q . C ., P . G . Reg . ; Bros . Locock Webb , Clabon , G . W . IC , Potter , B . Head , Maudsley , Major Creaton , Dr . Jabez Hogg , Browse , Patten , and Young , P . G . Deacons ; Bros . Walmisley , Hyde Pulleu , Bridges , Spiers , and Einpson , P . G . Sword Bearers ; Bros . Synionds and Fearn , P . Dir . of Cers . ; Bro Sir Michael Costa , P . G . Org . ; Bros- Adams and Smith , P . G . Pursts . ;

with about forty Past Grand Stewards . Of brethren holding Provincial Grand rank we observed : — Bros . Colonel Burdett , Prov . G . M . for Middlesex , and representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland ; the Earl of Limerick , Prov . G . M . of Bristol j Rev . J . Huyshe , P . G . Chap ., and Prov . G . M . Devon ; J . Bagshaw , Prov . G . M . Essex ; J . Fawcett , Prov .

G . M . Durham ; W . B . Beach , Prov . G . M . Hampshire and Isle of Wight ; Stephen Blair , Prov . G . M . East Lancashire ; Lord Leigh , Prov . G . M . Warwickshire ; Lord de Tabley , Prov . G . M .