Diary For Thf Week.

XI M 5 ( 1—Temperance , Masonic Hall , Todmorden V \ l " 174—Athol , Masouic HaU , Severn-street , Birmingham . Jf . 'i f . ' 192—St . Cuthbert , Masonic Hall , The Parade . Berwick . THURSDAY , 9 th MARCH .

3—Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-street , Fitzroy-sq ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 15—[ Cent , Chequers . Marsh-street , Walthamstow , at 7 . '• • ( Instruction ) 19—Royal Athelstan , City Termiuus Hotel , Cannon-street 27—Egyptian , Hercules Tavorn , Loadonhall-street , K l \ , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) g 7 _ Vitruvian , White Hart , College-street , Lambeth , at 8 ( Instruction ) 91—Regularity , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 206—Friendship , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street , E . C . 211—St . Michael's , The Moorgate , Moorgato Street , E . G ., at 8 ( Instruction )

23 S—Pilgrim , Freemasons Hall , W . C . 263—Bank of England , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , K . C . 135—Salisburv , Union Tavern , Air-street . Regent-street , W ., at 8 ( Inst . ) 534—Polish National , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 657—Canonbury , Albion , Aldersgate-street 754—High Cross , Coach and Horses . Lower Tottenham , at 8 ( Instruction ) 8 H 0—Dalhousie , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , E . C . S 79—Southwark , Southwark Park Tavern

902—Burgoyne , Cock Tavern , St . Martin s-court , Ludgate-hill , at 6 . 30 . ( lust . ) 1076—Capper , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street . E . C . 1158—Southern Stm * , Pheasant , Ststng . ate , Westminster-bridge , at 8 . ( Inst . ) 1216—Macdonald , Head Quarters 1 st Surrey R ties , Camberwell 1227—Upton , Swan , Bethnal Green-road , near Shoreditch , at 8 . ( Instruction . ) 1339—Stockwell , Cock Tavern , Kennington Road , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 1425—Hyde Park , Tho Westbonrno , Craven-road , Paddington 1426-The Great City , Masons' Hall , Masons' Avenue , E . G ., at 6 . 30 . ( Inst )

1471—Islington , Cock Tavorn , Highbury 1553—Duke of Connaught , Surrey Masonic HaU , Camberwell , S . E 1598—Ley Spring , Red Lion , Leytonstone 1599—Skelmersdale , Masons' Hall Tavern . Basinghall-street , E . C . 1611—Covent Garden , Constitution , Bedford Street , W . C , at 7 . 45 ( Inst . ) lfi-12—Earl of Carharvon , Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hill

1673—Langton , Mansion House Station Restaurant , E . C . at 6 . ( Instruction ) 1677—Crusaders , Old Jerusalem Tav ., St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell , at 9 ( Inst . ) 1791—Creaton , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 1801—Cobom , Vestry Hall , Bow 1901—Selwyn , East Dnlwich Hotel , East Dnlwich . ( Instruction ) R . A . 753—Prince Frederick William , Lord ' s Hotel , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ( In ) R . A . 1471—North London , Canonbury Tavern , Canonbury Place , at 8 . ( Inst . )

35—Medina , 85 High-street , Cowes . 97—Palatine , Masonic Hall , Toward-road , Sunderland . 112—St . George . Masonic Hall , Fore-street Hill , Exeter 139—Britannia , Freemasons' Hall , Surrey-street . Sheffield . 203—Ancient Union , Masonic Hall , Liverpool . ( Instruction ) 215—Commerce , Commercial Hotel , Haslingden ¦ 216—Harmonic , Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool . 249—Mariners , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 8 ( Instruction )

333—Royal Preston , Castle Hotel , Preston 339—Unanimity , Crown Hotel , Penrith , Cumberland . 432—Abbey , Newdegate Arms , Nuneaton 189—Hundred of Elloo , Masonic Rooms , London Road , Spalding 477—Mersey , 65 Argyle-street , Birkenhead . 516—Etruscan , Masonic Hall , Caroline-street , Longton , Stafford . 732—Royal Brunswick , Royal Pavilion , Brighton . 739—Temperance , Masonic Room , New-street , Birmingham . 784

—Wellington , Public Rooms , Park-street , Deal 78 B—Croxteth United Service , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 915—Abbey , Abbey Council Chamber , Abingdon , Berks 971—Trafalgar , Private Room , Commercial- " street , Batley 991-Tyne , Masonic Hall , Wellington Quay , Northumberland 103 o—Princo of Wales , Masonic Hall , Kirkdale , Liverpool 10 o 5—Derby , Knowsley's Hotel , Chectham , Lancashire , i ??' i Goor " p "vato RoomTemperance Hotel Tredegar , Mon

jtr- ' , , 1141—Milton , Commercial Hotel , Ashton-under-Lyne . " lit "*—Equality , Rod Lion Hotel , Acerington . 1117—St . David , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester . i n 7 ~ D " of Edinburgh , Masonic Hall . Liverpool , 1201—Royd , Imperial Hotel , Malvern , Worcestershire . ! f"St . Michael , Freo Church School-rooms , Sittingbourne 1-169—Bala , Plasgoch Hotel , Bala . ltl 6-Falcon , Masonic Hall , Castle Yard , Thirsk . 1429 Albort

- Edward Prince of Wales , MasonicHall , Newport Mon -i " i 2 ™ " " ' Ponces Hall , Princes-road , Buckhurst Hill 1 : '' ~ lhornhill , Ma < onic Room , Ileum House , Lindley r ^ a : ^^^ a 5 sa . ' ( ItoUtow ****• at 8 - Tnstn , otioi ° "ifciT' ^ u ^! '"^^ ?? , ! " ? ' , j ; oto , i Kalh , K' afc 7 m ( Instruction ) f Hospitality , Ro . val Hotel , Watcrfoot , near Manchester . i / W-Jfachon Swan HotelColeshill

, , . „ ' ^ ' -Strength , Green Man Hotel , Bacup . ! \ ' ,. ; , 9 , ood Intcnt , White Horse Hotel , Hebden Bridge 1 ? A ;!; " - £ onf "l encc , Commercial Inn . Uppermill It A ' fr !™ 18011 ' Masonic Hall , Southport . " . A . 1393-Hamer , Masonic Hall . Liverpool S » ~* John ' s , Commercial Hotel , Bolton . •¦» iearnley , Masonic Temple , Halifax-road , Dewsbury

FRIDAY , 10 th MARCH . 2 s "' n" ? kodgo of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . 33 _ n 2 * f ? u , ' £ s ' Tho North PoIe ' " Oxford-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruc ) I'll 7 < " C Freemasons'Hall , W . C . ' t '* iw ^ l " ™' . Ship anrl Turtle . Leadenhall-street ' " -Bedford , Freemasons' Hall , W . C .

507 if Tin' « erton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , E . C . 7 l ! 6 ~ Willio ™ rVP ? ' !> rre . y Masonic Hall , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . ( Instinct . ) 730-R i f J , r 1 st ? , ' Jnco , » s "Well , Gcorge-st ., Manchester- * ,., at 8 ( Inst ) ® ^ Raneti I ? ' n ?? 0 nrtor' ^ Wk , ge ' ' W ( Instruction ) l ' ni 3 _ n P T ' ' Six Bc " - Hammersmith ( Instruction ) W 3 «_ V „ r * i'l . ' -o ' H Head , 7 . 9 U' } , itechape ! -roar | , a' 8 . ( Instruction ) 1151—B-S „?„ ' * J Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street , E . G . at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1201- ^ 1 ? - ' Jorm . vJi-strect , S . W ., at 8 . ( Instruction ) I 2 ! is _ pn S ? ' ^ 'eemasons' HaU , W . C . liter : ,-, \ - Standard , Alwyne Ca .-tlo . St . Paul ' s . road . ( lannnlmm <> i-. o / r „ \

'U . 70-P " , u' Whit 0 Hart > *"" " * Clapton , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ' ) ' 3 ^ ywagorean , Portland Hotel , London-street , Greenwich , ( Inst , ] ' -cfcS S' . ? ™ s <"' s' Hall , Arcade , St . Mary ' s-streot , Cardiff . ls 3 ~ Ai re ' , n VM ' ! , 100 K K : lU ' ^ " ¦ khurst Hill , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 521 *—ir dr ' , 'f loor , Private Rooms . Ouse-steet , Goole . (• « ' >—n . . "''• ntar and Garter Tfnfel . WnlvnHmmntrvn

fin ' -Unn !!\ £ * Dartraonth Hotel , West Bromwich . 815—j " . " «' . Rcorge Hotel Colchester . "" " -H-in , ' , f Wn Ha 1 I > Stretfnrd-roiid , Hulmc 1 1 ? ' -Bpaiidp « f l C , aro ' ' hlsnnla Rooms , Pat-Iiiiuioiit-streefc , I / arriogate | fr Mli , 2 ' Assembly Rooms , Corn Exchange , Leighton Buzzard l 2 Sn-ii ' •"" " Assembly Rooms . Kasttlini-ne . Mii-Hf-lil

i ^ SW . . ! Rock ' irotel , Rock Ferry ' ' ' general Ci '' r ^ Masonic Hall . I'lumstead . 'A ' A . 993—AW 0 { nRtl ; netion , Masonic Hall . New-street , Birmingham , at 7 K * --Hon » % niUlrn - "edway Hotel , Lcvcnshulmo ° Pe , i rcemasons' Hall , Fitzwilliam-street '

, SATUBDAY , 11 th MARCH . ! -C ^ 'l hip "' ' ] T"I'Ho ' Leadenhall-street , 1 Ut ! -F'erc v f ^ " - "sons' Hall , W . C . H ^ - ^ ranite vZ *' armers"Favern , Sonthgate-road , N ., at 8 ( Instruction ) I 3 W-U . i , ! ii , Prec masons 'Hall , W . C . lul Service , Greyhound , liieinuwiii

1361— Earl of Zetland , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney ( Instruction ) U 26—The Great City , Cannon Street Hotel 1624—Kccleston , Grosvenor Club , Rbury-square , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1686—I'axton , Crystal Palace , Sydenham 174!—Perseverance , Imperial Hotel , Holborn Viaduct . 1839—Duke of Cornwall , Freemasons' Hall . W . C . Sinai Chapter of Instruction , Union , Air-street , Regent-street , W . at 8 . 1391—Commercial , Freemasons' Hall , Leicester

Installation Meetings, &C.

INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .

: o : ROYAL SOMERSET HOUSE AND INVERNESS LODGE , No . 4 . AT Freemasons' Hall , on Monday evening , 27 th ult ., the annual meeting of this Lodgo was held , when Bro . - tho Eev . Henry Lansdell Graud Steward , and Past Prov . Grand Chaplain Devon , ( author of " Through Siberia" ) was installed Worshipful Master . Tho ceremony was impressively performed by Bro . Dr . Alfred Meadows P . M . P . G . S . Among those who sat down to banquet , at which there was a numeroui attendance of gnests , as well as of

members of the Lodge , were the following Grand Officers : —Bros . Colonel Shadwell H . Gierke Grand Secretary , J . A . Encker , P . de Lande Long , and E . F . Gonld Past Grand Deacons , J . L . Thomas Past Grand Assistant Director of Ceremonies , ancl W . Ganz Pasfc Grand Organist . A large number of Grand Stewards and Pasfc Grand Stewards were also present , and visitors from the Grand

Stewards' Lodge , Grand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 , Antiquity , Prince of Wales , Britannic , and other Lodges . Daring the evening a pianoforte solo was given by Bro . W . Ganz Past Organist of the Lodge , and glees , & c , were sung by Bro . Stedman ' a choir boys and others . The Eoyal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge ante-dates the

Grand Lodge of England , and its early records show thafc in the lasfc , and afc tbe commencement of the present centnry , many of fche nobility belonged to this Lodge , while , wifch fche Antiquity , it is still peculiar , inasmuch as it acts without a warrant from Grand Lodge , doing so " by immemorial constitution . "

ROYAL UNION LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 382 .

IN accordance with an announcement we made lasfc week , the members of this Lodge of Instrnction assembled on Monday evening , at six o ' clock , afc tho Chequers Hotel , Uxbridge , when the Efc . Wor , fche Provincial Grand Master for Middlesex , Sir Francis Burdett , honoured the brethren with a visit . The chair was taken b y Bro . H . E . Tucker , Preceptor of fche Lodge of Instruction ; he was supported by Bros . E . Cotton S . W ., E . J . Acworth 1612 J . W ., Garard

S . D ., Eowles J . D ., Andrews P . M . I . G ., Dnffin Tyler . Lodge waa opened in due form , and minntes of previous meeting were read , confirmed and signed . The ceremony of initiation was then rehearsed , Bro . Fleming being the candidate . At this stage of the proceedings the Prov . Grand Master arrived ; he was accompanied by Bro . J . Sampson Peirce Junior Grand Deacon of England , Bro . W .

Burdett 1293 , and others , and was formally received and saluted according to his rank . Bro . Tucker tendered the Master ' s gavel , but Sir Francis directed him to proceed with the business . Bro . Tncker then announced thafc Bro . Morgan would read a short Paper on " Women in Freemasonry , " which was immediately done , much to the gratification of all present . Sir Francis expressed his

appreciation of Bro . Morgan ' s efforts , and said lie could personally testify to the accuracy of the statements made iu reference to his relative the Baroness Bnrdetfc-Coutts and the Lodge ( "No . 1278 ) which bore her name . He then addressed the brethren , and referred to the fact thafc their Lodge being situate in an extreme part of the Province , whero access was somewhat difficult for him—unless he came throngh

the metropolis—had doubtless in some measure prevented him being with them so frequently as he could have desired . However , he had a lively and p leasant recollection that the members of the Eoyal Union Lodge had taken a very active part at the time when he was nominated to preside over the Province of Middlesex . He was intensely gratified with the way in which the duties of Freemasonry

were being conducted here , and looked forward to increased facilities for lessening at no very distant date the time the journey would take . Sir Francis expressed his regret that his other engagements would not permit of a long stay on the present , but he should be much gratified in meeting the members on a future occasion . Tho E . W . Prov . G . Master soon after left the Lodge amid fcho applause

of all prcpciifc . The brethren were thon called off for refreshment . On resuming their Blasonic duties , on the motion of Bro . Tucker , ifc was unanimously agreed that a vote of thanks , to be recorded on the minntes , be sent to tlie Prov . Grand Master , thanking him for attending . Tho case of a distressed Brother was then brought before the Lodge , aud a subscription was made by tho brethren fin * the relief of

immediate necessities . Bro . E . J . Acworth , of Ealing , w . o on several occasions has rendered signal service to the brethren , was then elected an honorary member of tho Lodge of Instruction . Bro . Pasfc Master Andrews rose , he said that all present could but have Leon edified and instructed by the interesting Paper read on this occasion by their esteemed honorary member , Bro . Morgan .

He ( i ! ro . Andrews ) had not hitherto had an opportunity of listening to any of Brother Morgan ' s lectures , but he was much struck with the ability they displayed . He had great pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks for the service rendered . In acknowledging this compliment Bro . Morgan explained

that he was indebted in the main to Bro . 1 . B . Wh y tehead , of York , for tho material from which he had prepared this paper . Bro . Wh ytehead and many other distinguished Craftsmen wifch whom he was acquainted wonld be ready to assist any brother who felt inclined to prepare similar papers , which he was convinced would be equally