Diary For The Week.

754—High Cross , Coach and Horses . Lower Tottenham , at 8 ( Instrnction ) 860—Dalhousie , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , E . C . 1076—Capper , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , E . C . 1321-Emblematic , Tulse-hill Hotel , Tulse-hill 1425—Hyde Park , The Westbonrne , Craven-road , Paddington 1428—The Groat City , Masons' Hall , Masons' Avenue , E . G .. at G . 30 ( Inst . )

1558—Duke of Connaught , Surrey Masonic Hall , CambenvcH , S . E . 1599—Skelmersdale , Masons' Hall Tavern . Basinghall-street , E . C . 1614—Covent Garden , Nag ' s Head , James Street , Covent Garden , at 7 . 45 ( Inst . ) 1642—Earl of Carnarvon . Ladbroke Hall , Ladbroke Grove Road . ( IKSTAT . LA . TIOX ) R . A . 753—Prince Frederick William , Lord ' s Hotol , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ( Inst . ) R . A . 1471—North London , Jolly Farmers ' , Southgate-road , N ., at 8 ( Inst . )

35—Medina , 85 High-street , Cowes . 97—Palatine , Masouic Hall , Toward-road , Sunderland . 112—St . George , Masonic Hall , Fore-street Hill , Exeter 116—Royal Lancashire , Swan Hotel , Colne 139—Britannia , Freemasons' Hall , Surrey-street . Sheffield . 203—Ancient Union , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 7 . 30 . ( Instrnction ) 208—Three Grand Principles , Masonic Hall , Dewsbury 216—Harmonic , Adelphi Hotel , Livei pool .

249—Mariners , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 275—Harmony , Masonic Hall , South Parade , Huddorsfield 283—Amity , Swan Hotel , Market-place , Haslingden 333—Royal Preston , Castle Hotel , Preston 337—Candour , Commercial Inn . Uppermill , Saddleworth 339—Unanimity , Crown Hotel , Penrith , Cumberland . 344—Faith , Bull ' s Head Inn , RadclifTo , Lancashire 469—Hundred of Elloo , Masonic Rooms , London Road , Spalding .

477—Mersey , 55 Argyle-street , Birkenhead . 546—Etruscan , Masonic Hall , Caroline-street , Longton , Stafford . 636—D'Ogle , Masonic Hall , Morpeth 659—Blagdon , Ridley Arms Hotel , Blyth 732—Royal Brunswick , Royal Pavilion , Brighton . 739—Temperance , Masonio Room , Now-strcefc , Birmingham . 7 * 4—Wellington , Public Rooms , Park-street , Deal . 786—Croxteth United Service . Masonic Hall . Liverpool

816—Royd , Spring Gardens Inn , Wardlo , near Rochdale 945—Abbey , Abbey Council Chamber , Abingdon , Berks 991—Tyne , Masonic Hall , Wellington Quay , Northumberland 1035—Prince of Wales , Masonic Hall , Kirkdale , Liverpool . 1055—Derby , Knowsley ' s Hotel , Cheetham , Lancashire . 1098—St . George , Private Room , Temperance Hotel , Tredegar , Mon . 1144—Milton , Commercial Hotel , Ashton-undor-Lyno . 1145—Equality , Red Lion Hotel . Accrington .

1147—St . David , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester . 1164—Eliot , Private Rooms , St . German ' s , Cornwall . 1182—Duke of Edinburgh , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 1204—Royd , Imperial Hotel , Malvern , Worcestershire . 1273—St . Michael , Free Church School-rooms , Sittingbourne . 1369—Bala , Plasgoch Hotel , Bala . 1416—Falcon , Masonic Hall , Castle Yard , Thirsk . 1429—Albert Edward Prince of Wales , Masonic Hall , Newport , Mon . 1457—Bagshaw , Princes Hall , Princes-road , Buckhursfc Hill

1576—Dee , Union Hotel , Parkgate , Cheshire 1583—Corbet , Corbet Arms , Towyn . 1612—West Middlesex , Feathers' Hotel , Ealing , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1697—Hospitality , Roval Hotel . Waterfoot , near Manchester . 1782—Machen , Swan Hotel , Coleshill . R . A . 51—Patriotic , Three Cups Hotel , Colchester R . A . 613—Bridson , Masonic Hall , Southport . R . A . 1393—Hamer , Masonic Hall , Liverpool K . T . Salamanca , Freemasons' Hall , St . John ' s-place , Halifax

FRIDAY , 12 th NOVEMBER .

Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . 25—Robert Burns , Union Tavern . Air-street , W .. at 8 ( Instruction ) 177—Domatic , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , E . G . 507—United Pilgrims , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 766—William Preston , Feathers' Tavern , Up . George-st ., Edgware-rd . 8 ( Inst . ) 780—Royal Alfred , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge , at 7 - 30 ( Instruction ) 834—Ka , nelagh , Six Bells , Hammersmith ( Instruction . ) 902—Burgoyne , Red Cap , Camden Town , at 8 ( Instruction )

933—Done , Duke ' s Head , 79 Whitechapel-road , at 8 ( Instruction ) 1056—Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , 155 Fleet-street , E . C . at 7 ( Instruction ) 1158—Belgrave , Jermyn-street , S . W ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 1288—Finsbury Park M . M ., Earl Russell , Isledon-road , N . at 8 ( Instruction ) 1298—Royal Standard , Alwyne Castle , St . Paul ' s-road , Canonbury , at 8 ( In . ) 1365—Clapton , White Hart , Lower Clapton , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 1642—E . Carnarvon , Mitre Hotel , Goulborne-rd . N . Kensington , at 8 . 0 ( Inst . ) R . A . 79—Pythagorean , Portland Hotel . London-street , Greenwich , at 8 ( Inst . ) B . C . —Mount Calvary , Masonic Hall , 33 Golden-square

36—Glamorgan , Freemasons' Hall , Arcade , St . Mary ' s-street , Cardiff . 458 —Aire and Calder , Private Rooms , Ouse-street , Goole . 626—Honour , Star and Garter Hotel , Wolverhampton . 662—Dartmouth , Dartmouth Hotel , West Bromwich . 697—United , George Hotol , Colchester . 815—Blair , Town Hall , Stratford-road , Hulme . 1001—Harrogate and Claro , Masonic Rooms , Parliament-street , Harrogate . '

1087—Beaudesert , Assembly Rooms , Corn Exchange , Leighton Buzzard , Beds . 1143—Royal Denbigh , Council Room , Denbigh 1289—Rock , Bedford House , Rock Feny . 1536—United Military . Masonic Hall , Plmnstead . General Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall , New-street , Birmingham , at 7 R . A . 993—Alexandra , Medway Hotel , Levenshulme K . T . —Hope , Freemasons' Hall , Fitzwilliam-street , Huddorsfield

SATURDAY , 13 th OCTOBER .

108—London , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall Street , E . C . 198—Percy , Jolly Farmers' Tavern , Southgate-road , N ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 1361—Earl of Zetland , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1426—The Great City , Cannon-street Hotel , E . C . 1624—Eccleston , Grosvenor Club , Ebury-square , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instrnction ) 1671—Mizpah , Albion Hotel , Aldersgate-street . R . A . 1185—Lewis . King ' s Arms Hotel , Wood Green Sinai Chapter of Instrnction , Union , Air-street , Regent-street , W ., at 8 .

149—Peace , Private Rooms , Meltham . 308—Princo George , Private Rooms , Bottoms , Eastwood . 1556—Addiscombe , Surrey Club , West Croydon 158-4—Loyalty and Charity , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge 1637—Unity , Abercorn Hotel , Great Stanmore

Notices Of Meetings.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS .

•J Albion Lodge , No . 9 . —A meeting was held on Tuesday , 2 nd inst . Present : —Bros . James Forbes WM ., R . Marsh P . M . S . W ., L . W . Harvey P . W . J . M ., James A . Abbott P . M . Sec , Thomas Moring P . M . Treas ., W . Willey P . M . S . D ., S . W . Thompson J . D .,

Rusell Elliott I . G . James Rawles Tyler ; Past Masters Bros . Valler . - tine and W . T . Scott ; Bros . Gregory , It . Watson , Bickingsale , Cordery , J . T . D . Wallace , G . O . Lever , Bantocks , W . H . Plaisfcer . The business cotnpiised the passing of Bro . A'fred Price . Bro . F . B . Leeming was ballotted for , pncl a jopted ps a joining member .

Notices Of Meetings.

Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , No . 65 . —Held at Bro . Maidwell ' s , Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street , on 2 nd inst . Present : —Bros . Roberts W . M ., Shadier S . W .. Clements J . W ., Cheese S . D ., Irvin I . G ., Daniel , Hollands , Chicken , Walker . The Lodge was opened in dne form and tho minntes of tho previous meeting were rend and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was

rehearsed , Bro . Chicken candidate . Tho W . M . vacated tho chair in favour of Bro . Cheese , who rehearsed tho ceremony of passing . Bro . Roberts resumed the chair , and opened the Lodgo in tho 3 rd degree , and closed the samo in the 3 rd and 2 nd degrees . Bro . Shadier was elected W . M . for the ensning Tuesday fortnight . The Annual Supper of this Lodge of Instrnction will take place on Tuesday next , 9 th November , at 7 p . m .

Lodge of Prudent Brethren , No . 145 . —The first regnlar meeting of this Lodge since the vacation was held on Wednesday , tho 26 th ult ., at Freemasons' Hall , Great Qneon-sfcreefc , W . C . Bros . W . R . Lister W . M ., Dr . W . Wilkinson S . W ., C . A . Woods J . W ., T . Bnll P . M . Treasurer , Mauley Acting Secretary , A . Kerroll J . D ., May as I . G ., J . Reid D . C , Brock W . C , Past Masters J . H . Leggott ,

G . Purkiss , Hasletfc , G . S . States P . G . S ., and a goodly attendance of the brethren . Bro . E . H . Thiellay P . M . P . P . G . P . Middlesex Secretary , owing to his meeting with an accident , was absent . Visitors—Bros . E . P . Albert P . G . P ., H . M . Levy P . M . 188 , W . Radderforth P . M . 1668 , T . Trimnoll 1425 , Tribbel 1287 . Lodgo was opened , and the minutes of last meeting were confirmed . Bro . Weiss

was raised to the third degree by the W . M ., who was ably assisted by the Officers . The Lodge was then closed , and the brethren safe down to an excellent banquet and . dessert , provided by Bro . A . Besfe , and superintended by Bro . E . Dawkins . Grace having been said , the W . M . proposed tho usnal Loyal and Masonic toasts ; he spoke of the grand reception given by the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , Junior

Grand Warden , to the Most Worshipful Grand Master . This was an event in Freemasonry rarely met with—an event that never will bo forgotten . With the toast of the Pro Grand Master , the Depnty Grand Master , and tho rest of the Grand Officers , was coupled tho name of Bro . E . P . Albert P . G . P ., who they were all pleased to see among them . This toast was eloquently responded to by Bro . Albert . Bro .

Leggott I . P . M . proposed the health of the W . M . ; he might , with justice , say they had rarely seen better working . On the night of his installation Bro . Lister was labouring under indisposition , but they had seen his capability for work that evening . The W . M ., on rising , was received with acclamation ; he said the expressions of Bro . Leggott , and the reception given by the brethren to the toast , had

almost overpowered him . His aim was to advance the interests of the Lodge ; he was pleased he had had an opportunity of working the third degree . While in occupancy of the chair the more initiates they had the better he wonld be pleased to receive them . The W . M . then proposed the health of Bro . Weiss , who was initiated in this Lodge , and had been raised that evening . From the attention

he had paid to the ceremony , the W . M . was sure he would become a credit to the Order . Bro . Weiss having responded , the toast of tho Visitors was given . Bros . E . P . Albert P . G . P ., H . M . Levy , Tribbel , and Trironell severally responded . The W . M . then proposed tho toast of the Past Masters . Ifc was always a pleasure to see brethren

like Bros . Leggott , T . Bull , Haslett , and G . States ; the latter was now the oldest member of the Lodge . He regretted the absence of Bro . Thiellay , which absence was occasioned by an accident . The toast having been ably responded to , the W . M . then proposed that of the Wardens and Officers , and after this compliment had been acknowledged , the Tyler gave the parting toast .

Lodge of Joppa , No . 188 . —A regular meeting was held on the 1 st inst ., at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . Bros . H . Hymans W . M ., R . Baker S . W ., J . S . Lyon Treas ., E . P . Albert P . G . P . Sec , J . Benjamin S . D ., N . Banm I . G ., Davis D . C , Bean and Botibol Stewards , P . E . Van Noorden Organist ; P . M . ' s L . Alexander , L . Lazarns , S . Hickman , H . M . Levy . After preliminaries , a ballot was taken for the admission of Mr . H . Phillips ( son of Bro . L . H .

Phillips , C . C ) , which was unanimously in his favour ; he was duly initiated into the Order . Bro . Howard was raised to the 3 rd degree . Ballots were taken for the admission of Bros . H . Wright and I . Botibol as joining members , which were unanimously in their favour . A telegram was received from the J . W . Bro . L . M . Myers , regretting his absence . Two distressed brethren were relieved with small sums . Lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjonrned for light refreshments , where the W . M . very ably presided .

Lodge of Union , No . 414 . —A meeting was held on Tuesday , 19 fch October , afc the Masonic Hall , Reading . Present—Bros . Samuel Bradley W . M ., Charles Stephens S . W ., R . 0 . Mount J . W ., S . A . Pocock P . M . Treas ., M . J . Withers Sec , F . J . Ferguson S . D ., S . Wheeler J . D ., F . Blackwell , 0 . G . Bntler , W . Mofmtfc Stewards , A . W . Parry I . G ., W . Hemmings Tyler ; P . M . ' s Bros . Oades I . P . M .,

Yetts , R . Bradley , Weightman ; Bros . G . W . Webb , Dodd , Sherwood , Field , Oswell , Higgs , E . Davis , Chamberlain jnn ., Hawkep . Visitors—Bros . Trollope 340 , Shanks P . M . 189 , Watts 1533 , Hnmm 1533 . Lodgo was opened and tho minntes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . Bros . Chamberlain , Dodd , and Sherwood , candidates for passing , answered the customary questions , were entrusted and retired . Lodge was opened in the second degree , and

the above named brethren were passed to the degree of F . C Lodgo was resumed , and the W . M . announced that Bros . Shanks and Trollope wero present as a deputation from Wallingford brethren , who were desirous of forming a Lodge there , and to ask for the recom rnondation of the Lodgo of Union to Grand Lodge that their petition might be granted . After hearing Bro . Major Shanks in favour of the petition , which was signed by several influential brethren of Wal - iugford and its neighbourhood , ifc was decided to give tho approval of