Masonic Mem.

MASONIC MEM .

THEMASONICMIRROR. # * All communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , W . C .

WE have received the report of the Quarterly Communica-¦ fton of the District Grand Lodge of Bengal , held at the Freemasons' Hall , Calcutta , on December 27 th . "We propose to give an abstract in the course of a week or so .

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

BBITANNIC LODGE ( NO . 33 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this lodge tool ; place on the 13 th inst ., in the Freemasons' Hall , "Great Queen-street . There were present Bros . J . Strapp , W . M . ; J . Glegg , S . W . ; F . VV . Shields , J . W .,- L . Crombie , Treas . ; Chubb , Sec ; A . Church , S . D . ; J . Glaisher , J . D . ; M . Ohren , I . G . ; C . Ferguson , Steward ; B . Galloway , W . Smith , CM ., G . Hawkins , H . Bridges , P . M . ' s . Members : E . Tyer , "W . FarmerF . W . PagetT . SparksW . WebbA . G . BrowningC

, , , , , . Horsley , G . B . Muriel , D . W . Young , D . Hodge , J . Voile , T . Harrington , J . N . Sharp , T . Middleton , E . Palmer , J . Dixon , E . B . Saunders , J . Freeman , C . W . Turner , W . Clouston , F . W . Truscott , E . Cope , J . D . Parker , E . Harding , B . Eastwood , J . James , W . T . Sugg , C . Pawley , S . Gale , G . Hicks , G . Beaman , J . B . Paddon , F . D . Bannister , H . E . Wallis , R . J . Clarke , C . W . 1 ST . Strawbridge . The following visitors were also present :

W . Hudson , W . M . 315 ; A . Wright , 242 ; T . Buckham , 309 ; F . Walters , P . M . 73 , 147 , 871 , 1 , 178 ; W . C . Hallowes , 709 ; G . Kabone , 186 ; W . Nicholson , 165 ; T . WTraill , 158 ; W . Beattie , 291 ; B . Sabbens , 811 . The lodge having been opened and the minutes read and confirmed , the "W . M . raised Bro . A . G . Browning to the third degree , and F . "W . Paget was passed from the first to the second degreeTbe

. lodge was then resumed in the first degree , and after a few business matters were discussed , it was closed with solemn prayer . The brethren then adjourned to dinner , served in Bro . Gosden ' s best style . The musical arrangements were admirably attended to by Miss Mabel Brent , Bros . Dawson , Lawler , Fielding , aud Walker .

MOUNT LEBANON LODGE ( NO . 73 ) . —This old lodge met on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., at the Bridge House Hotel , Wellingtonstreet , Sonthwark . Bro . T . J . Sabine , W . M ., punctually , at half-past five , opened the lodge . There were present Bros . Ebsworth , S . W . ; Rose , J . W . ; Donkin , P . M ., Sec ; Harris , P . M ., Treas . ; Loewenstark , S . D . ; Free , J . D . ; Stevens as I . G . ; Grace , Dir . of Cers . ; Dr . Dixon , P . M . ; F . Walters , P . M . ; E . N . LevyP . M . ; H . MoorePMJTrickettCMWheeler

, , .. ; . , , , "Williams , Knott , Maidwell , and many others . Amongst a lar <* e number of visitors were Bros . Hyde Clarke , D . G . M . of Turkey , Marsh , Bartlett , Harmsworth , and others . The work done was eight raisings , four passings , and two initiations . Bro . F . "Walters , P . M ., then took the chair , and presided for the remainder of the evening . The initiation fee was raised to £ 7 the joining fee to three guineasand other important altera

, , - tions made to the by-laws . Bro . F . H . Ebsworth , S . W ., was unanimously elected to serve as Steward for the Boys' School Festival for 1869 . It was announced that Bro . Sabine , W . M ., as the Steward for the Boys' School , had sent in his list with over £ 81 on it at the festival on the 11 th inst . The lodge was then closed .

ROYAX UNION LOD & E ( No . 382 ) . —A meeting of this popular and rapidly increasing lodge was held at Uxbrid ge on the 16 th inst ., and more than usual interest was evinced by the brethren in consequence of its being the installation of Bro . James Glaisher , the well-known astronomer , in whose honour a large number of brethren went down from London . The lodge was opened by Bro . Wirtzfeld , W . M ., by whom Bros . Webb and Green were passed to the second degreeand BrosBooker

, . , Bryant , and Brown were raised to the sublime degree of M . JL The ceremonies were worked with the usual ability by the W . M ., who has given the greatest satisfaction to the lodge during his year of office . After the passings the W . M . quitted

Metropolitan.

the chair , and the ceremony of installation was admirably worked by Bro . T . A . Adams , P . M ., so well known and justly esteemed in the Creft . Bro . Glaisher , the W . M . elect , was presented by the retiring W . M ., and among the Board of Installed Masters present we noticed Bros . Watson , Cooinbes , Horsley , Weedon , Claessen , and Saqui . The new W . M ., having been duly installed , at once proceeded to initiate Messrs . Booker and Limber ! -and fche ceremony was impressively and admirabl

, y worked , giving an earnest to the lodge , and to all the visitors present , that as W . M ., Bro . Glaisher will most worthily fill the chair during his year of office . He appointed Bros . Ohren , S . W ., Felirenbach , J . W . ; Groom , S . D . ; Coultou , J . D . ; Claessen , P . M ., Treas . ; Coombe , P . M ., See . ; Jaquin , I . G . ; and Bro . Saqui ( who was unanimously elected honorary member ) , was appointed Organist , and during the ceremonies the new

harmonium of the lodge " discoursed eloquent music , " under the able handling of Bro . Saqui . . Kew candidates were ballotted for and elected , as also two new joining members—but in consequence of the grat increase of new members it is intended to raise tbe joining fee greatly . The Hon . Sec . very kindly presented a handsome new bible to the lodge . Nearly fifty brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was excellently presided over

by the new W . M ., and after the banquet two valuable jewels were presented , with appropriate addresses , by the W . M . to the retiring W . M ., Bro . Wirtzfeld , and to the Hon Sec , Bro . Coombes , P . M ., whose untiring zeal as Secretary has greatly contributed and promoted the prosperity and harmony of the lodge . Owing to the kindness of the station-master afc Uxbridge , a special train was provided at 11 p . m . to take a large

number of London brethren back to town , all of whom returned after spending a very delightful and intellectual evening . Among the visitors were Bros . Glegg , S . W ., of the Britannic Lodge , 33 ; Pawley , of the same lodge ; Battye , P . M ., St . Thomas's Lodge , & c . Owing to the distance from town , and as the great body of the brethren reside in Loudon , a notice of motion was given to remove the lodge to Southall , which is to be considered at the next lodge meeting .

Provincial.

PROVINCIAL .

LEICESTERSHIRE . LEICESTER . —John of Q-aunt Lodge ( No . 523 . )—A regular meeting of this lodge was held at the Freemasons' Hall , on Thursday , the 19 th inst ., when , in the unavoidable absence of the W . M ., the chair was taken by the Senior P . M ., Bro . Kelly , D . P . G . M . There were also present Bros . Brewin , P . M ., as S . W . ; George TollerJ . W . ; W . B . SmithP . M . ; A . M . Dull ' P . M . ;

, , , Charles Johnson ( P . ProV S . G . W ., Jersey ) , Hon . Org . ; Sculthorpe , Sec . ; T . H . Buzzard , S . D . ; J . C . Clarke , J . D . ; M . H . Lewin , E . Mace , S . S . Partridge , M . Hack , G . B . Atkins , P . Wardle . Visitors : —Bros . Job . Herbert , Hope Lodge ( No . 350 ) , Kurrachee and J . Langham , No . 279 . The lodge having been opened in the first degree , and the minutes of the previous meeting having been read aud confirmed , and the candidates for

passing and raising not being in attendance a F . C . ' s lodge was opened , wheu the acting W . M . called upon Bro . Brewin to deliver the lecture on the tracing board in that degree . The lodge having been opened in fche third degree , was then closed down to the first . The D . Prov . G . M . drew the attention of the brethren to a communication from Bro . Dr . Hopkins on the subject of lodge music which had appeared in the previous

week ' s number of the FBEEMASONS' MAGAZINE , which was well worthy of the attention of the Craft . It appeared that Bro . Charles Johnson ( then present ) whilst resident in Jersey , had . selected appropriate passages from Scripture for chants , to be performed in lodges during the ceremonies of tho several degrees of Craft Masonry , and for which he had arranged tbe music . To these Dr . Hopkins had made some additions , and that brother

stated that these chants bad been adopted in several lodges in different parts of the country , and had given very general satisfaction . The D . P . G . M . expressed an earnest desire that as their talented Bro . Johnson had favoured the brethren by accepting the office of Hon . Oig . of the lodge , steps might be at once taken to introduce that brother ' s chants into the lodges in the town , during tht ceremonies , the solemnity and effect of which would be greatly increased by the addition of vocal music to the

impressive strains of the organ ; and lie called upon Bro . Johnson to explain to the lodge the nature of the chants , aud the parts in the ceremonies in which they were introduced . This was done by Bro . Johnson , who stated that the chants were