Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

* All communications to be addressed to the EDITOJK , at No 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , AA . C .

The Provincial Grand Master of Cumberland and Westmoreland has announced that the Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at Kendal , at the latter end of September , or , the beginning of October .

PKOVHTCIAII GKAJND LODGE OU SOMEESET . — The next meeting of Provincial Graud Lodge will be on the 18 th of July at Crewkcrne . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent , under tbe Grand Mastership of Lord Holmesdale , will be holden at Dover , on Wednesday the 28 th inst .

LODGE MUSIC JOB THE MAEK DEGEEE . —We beg to call attention to the announcement in our Advertisement columns of the Music for the Mark Degree , just re-published in a convenient form , for use in lodges . It is dedicated by authority to tbe Grand Mark Master , who has given his express sanction for its use in lodges under tbe English Jurisdiction .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire will be held at Ripon , on the 12 tb of July next . A Grand Festival will beheld on the same day , at Fountain ' s Abbey , and the Eight Hon . Earl de Grey and Ripon , K . G ., M . W . G . M ., and Prov . G . M . WestTorkshire , has given the Craft the privilege of visiting the magnificent ruins of Fountain ' s Abbey aud tbe adjacent grounds of Studley on that day . A banquet will be held in the spacious cloisters , in which ladies will be admitted . The proceeds of the Festival will be evoted to tbo fund of the De Grey Scholarships .

At the Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , Ho . 45 , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkemvell , on Monday evening next , Bro . Henry Muggeridge , P . M . and Preceptor of the Stability Lodge of Instruction , will attend to give the Explanation of the Lodge Board in the First Degree , when it is hoped that as many brethren as can make it convenient will be present . The lodge will be opened at 8 p . m .

Lodge Of Benevolence.

LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .

The usual monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held at Freemasons' Hall , on AVednesday , Juue 21 st . The Lodge was opened at 6 o'clock punctually . There were present Bros . Joshua Nunn , as AA . M . and President ; James Brett , as S . VA " . aud S . Vice-President ; Joseph Smith ; as J . AV ., and J . A ice-President , whose chair was afterwards filled by Bro . Ough P . G . Purst . ; John Hervey , Grand

Sec ; S . Gale , Samuel May , ( Harsh ) , F . Betmoch , AV . Smith , CIS ., S . Lazarus , AV . AVatson , Cottebrune , Terry , and others . Eight grants recommended at the last meeting were confirmed . They included one grant of £ 50 , one of £ 30 , and two of £ 15 each , amounting in the whole to £ 180 . There were twenty-three applicants for relief , and to whom grants and recommendations were voted as follows : —

Lodge Of Benevolence.

£ s . d . A Brother of Lodgeof Israel , No . 205 , London 15 0 0 „ „ of a Scotch Lodge 15 0 0 „ „ of Beaufort Lodge , No . 103 , Bristol 10 0 0 „ „ of a Scotch Lodge 10 0 0 „ „ of Lodge Stability , No . 217 , London 10 0 0 „ „ of Lodge "Unanimity , No . 89 , Dukinfield ,

Cheshire 10 0 0 ,, „ of Lodge Tranquility , No . 274 , New Church , Lancashire 10 0 & The AVidow of a Brother of Lodge Stability , No . 217 , London 5 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of Lodge St . Matthew , No .

539 , AValsall 20 0 0 The AVidow of a Brother of Lodgo Harmony , No . 372 , Budleigh , Salterton , Devonshire 10 0 0 A Brother of Lodge Prince George , No . 308 , Bottoms , Lancashire 20 0 0

The Daughter of a Brother of Lodge Euphrates , No . 212 , London 15 0 0 A Brother of St . John's Lodge , No . 328 , Torquay ... 10 0 0 „ „ of Lodgeof Friendship , No . 206 , London , 10 0 0 „ „ of Phoenix Lodge , No . 94 , Sunderland , 10 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of Robert Burns Lodge ,

No . 25 , London 20 0 0 A Brother ( P . M , ) of Lodge of Benevolence , No . 666 , Dartmoor 20 0 0 The Daughter of a Brother of Lodge of Fidelity , No . 663 , Devizes 20 0 0 The AVidow of a Brother of Caveac Lodge , No . 176 ,

London 50 0 0 The AVidow of a Brother of Caveac Lodge , No . 176 , London 10 0 0 The AVidow of a Brother of Lodge United Strength , No . 228 , London 5 0 0 Two cases were deferred . The total amount voted amounted to £ 300 . There being no further business , the Lodge of Benevolence was closed .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .

METROPOLITAN . CAVEAC LODGE ( 176 . )—The brethren of this lodge held their regular meeting at Radley ' s Hotel , on Saturday , the 10 th inst . Bro . P . A . Nairne , P . AL , installed Bio . K . S . Foreman , AV . M . for the ensuing year . Bros . H . Besley , was invested S . AV . ;

F . II . Godsell , J . AV . ; Pemblc Browne , P . M ., Treas . ; Elijah Litchfield , P . AI ., Sec ; H . Jermyn , S . D .. AV . D . Burnett , J . D . ; M . A . Hinde , I . G . ; A . Tower , AV . S . ; Dr . Charles Browne , P . M ., D . C ; and T . Riley , P . M ., Tyler . A petition on behalf of a widow of a member ( who over thirty years ago once belonged to this lodge ) was signed , recommending her to the Lodge of Benevolence . The worthy Secretary , Bro . E . Litchfield , in the kindest Masonic manner , consented to support this application

at the next Lodge of Benevolence . It wns also announced that Bro . Godsell , J . AV ., would represent the Lodge as Steward at the next Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in January next . Arrangements were made as to the next meet-