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the London Bon Accord Lodge of Mark Masters , and after serving some of the other offices , Avas , on the 10 th of October , I 860 , installed as the W . M ., having , at the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters in the previo us June , been appointed to the office of G . S . B . in that degree . He is still a member of the Bon

Accord Lodge . Bro . Empson served the Stewardship of the Boys' School in 1 S 5 G , ancl of the Girls ' School in I 860 , and upon these occasions made himself a Life Governor of those Charities , besides which he has , from time to time , made donations to

them , as ivell as to the Eoyal Benevolent Institution . He has , for several years , taken great interest in the two first-named Institutions , especially the Boys ' School , hy attending pretty regularly the Quarterly Courts , General Committees , & c . He has

heen one of the Auditors for some years of the Boys ' School , and has generally attended the Audits . Upon the last seven occasions he acted as one of the

Scrutineers at the Boys' School elections , and has performed the like duty two or three times on similar occasions for the Girls' School . During the last year he has been a member of the Finance Committee of the Girls' School , and attended three of its meetings , being prevented by a domestic calamity from

attending the fourth . He was elected a- member of the Board of General Purposes at the Grand Lodge in I 860 , and re-elected the following year ; during the period he has been a member of that board we hear he has been zealous in the discharge of the duties devolving upon him , being a constant attendant

at all its meetings , as well as at those of the Building Committee , of which he was appointed a member . At the first meeting of the present Board of General Purposes he ivas elected a member of the Finance Committee , and has seldom been absent from its

meetings , Avhich are numerous , and the duties performed arduous aud onerous . Bro . Empson is an excellent working Mason , as all are aware who are in the habit of attending the Emulation Lodge of Improvement .

Bro . —Srorpsos- Grand Organist , ivas initiated on the 1 st of January last , and passed and raised on the 5 th of February and March respectively . We have , therefore , to apologise for having made him on a former occasion a younger Mason by one month than he really is .

Bro . THOMAS GI . ASSISGTOJT DICKIE , Asst . Grand Purst ., was initiated in the Strong Man Lodge ( No . 53 ) , on the- 7 th December , 1 S 54 . He was installed into the chair on the 7 th March , I 860 , and initiated , during his year of oiBce 26 membersthe greatest number

, , ever initiated b y any Master who- had preceded him m the lod ge . He Avas exalted in the Domatic Chapter ( 206 ) , 25 th October , I 860 . He joined the Lodge of United Strength ( 276 ) , January , 18 G 2 , and served

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Steward to the Eoyal Benevolent Institution , 29 th January , 1 S 62 . The folioiving are the Grand SteAvards for the ensuing year .- — Bro . John Lucas Allen , Grand Master's Lodge ( So . 1 ) . „ Henry Grissell , Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 2 ) .

„ lames Cockle , Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge ( So . 4 ) . „ AA . P . Lai-kins , St . George ancl Corner Stone Lodge ( No . 5 ) . „ A ' esey Weston Holt , Lodge of Friendship ( No . G ) . „ Augustus L . AVolff , British Lodge ( No . 8 ) .

„ Henry \ V . A allance , Tuscan Lodge ( No . 1-1 ) . „ Brackstone Baker , Lodge of Emulation ( No . 21 ) . „ John Gurton , Glohe Lodge ( No . 23 ) . „ Eichard Spencer , Cattle Lodge of Harmony ( No . 27 ) . „ Frederick Binney , St . Alban ' s Lodge ( So . 32 ) . „ David Smith , Old Union Lodge ( No . 51 ) .

„ David Law , Lodge of Felicity ( No . 66 ) . „ John Tucker , Lodge of Peace aud Harmony ( No . 72 ) . „ Andrew McCallan , Lodge of Regularity ( No . IOS ) . „ AV . W . Landell , Shakespeare Lodge ( No . 116 ) . „ John Strapp , Jerusalem Lodge ( No . 233 ) . „ Francis Kohinson , Prince of Wales Lodge ( No . 32-i ) .

Masonic Facts.

MASONIC FACTS .

( Continued frompage 383 j 223 . In addition to the receipt given by Thomas Crompe ( 214 ) , for ivork done at CoAvling Castle , Ave present others of a similar character . The first one is given by Thomas Wreck for £ 3 , on account of £ 14 Gs . Sd .

( London , 11 th May , 2 Eie . 2 nd , 1379 ) . —Sachient totez gentez , moy Thomas Wrek , Mason , de Loundrez , avoir ressu cle monsr . Johan de Cobeham , seigneur de Cobeham , cessaunte south en partie du paiement de quatorze livrez , siz souz , oept cleners , que remeynt adorer oultre certeyns paiement z faitz come piert par

acquitaunce , en lez queuz lavaunclit mons . Johan mest tenuz pour ime overnyne come piert par certeins endentures . Des quens cessaunte souz en partie du paiement , come avaunt est clit , moy Thomas reconusse estre paiez , et lavaunclit monsr . Johan , ses heirez et executours quitz as tous jours par icestez presentz .

En tes moigne de quel chose , moy Thomas susdit ay mys mon seal . Done a Loundrez , le unzime jour de May , Ian du regne le roi Eichard secounde , puis le conquete secounde .

( Seal .- red wax , —a Soman gem , genius holding a bunch of grapes and rod . Legend—tiipar fctns . ) ( Indorsed . ) Aquitaunce de Jxs . puis le ] iayement feyt al dit Thomas que remeynej't aderer xhijli . vjs . "viijf ? . Et sy remeynt aderer onkor xjli . vjs . viijJ . 224 . ( Eeeeipt of Thomas Wreck ( by Henry Ivelegh ) ,

£ 20 0 * . Od . . 29 September , 5 Eie . IL , 1381 . Sachount toutez genz , moy Henry de Ivelegh , Masoun , et citizein de Loundi'es , avoyr ressu de Monsr . Johan de Cobeham et par ses maynz payez cle xx libres desterlyng , en le nom de ' Thomas Wrewk , Masoun , des queuz xxli ., come avaunt est clit , moy avaundit Henry reconuz estre perpayez et lavaundi * Monsr . Johan . ses heyrs et executours quires atonz jours .