Diary For The Week.

732—Royal Brunswick , Royal Pavilion , Brighton . 739—Temperance , Masonic Room , New-street , Birmingham . 734—Wellington , Public Rooms , Park-street , Deal 786—Croxteth United Service , Masonio Hall , Liverpool 945—Abbey , Abbey Council Chamber , Abingdon , Berks 991—Tyne , Masonic Hall , Wellington Quay , Northumberland 1035—Prince of Wales , Masonic Hall , Kirktlale , Liverpool . 1055—DerbyKnowsley ' s Hotel , Cheetham , Lancashire .

, j 09 d—St . George , Private Room , Temperance Hotel , Tredegar , Mon , 1144—Milton , Commercial Hotel , Asliton-iuuler-Lyne . 1145—Equality , Red Lion Hotel , Accrmgton . Hta—Eliot , Private Rooms , St . Uermau s , Cornwall . 1182—Duke of Edinburgh , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 120-1—Royd , Imperial Hotel , Malvern , Worcestershire . 1273—St . Michael , Free Church School-rooms , tiittingbourne . 1369—Bala , Plasgoch Hotel , Bala . 1416—Falcon , Masonic Hall , Castle Yard , Thirsk .

1429—Albert Edward Prince of Wales , Masonic Hall , Newport , Mon , 1576—Dee , Union Hotel , Parkgate , Cheshire 1680—Oranbourne , Red Lion Hotel , Hattield , Herts , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1683—Corbet , Corbet Arms , Towyn . 1697—Hospitality , Royal Hotel , Waterfoot , near Manchester . 1782—Machen , Swan Hotel , Coleshill . 1892—Wallington , King ' s Arms Hotel , Carshalton . ( Instruction ) 1915—Graystone , Forester ' s Hall , Whitstable R . A . 213—Perseverance , i 3 St . Giles Street , Norwich R . A . 286—Strength . Green Man Hotel , Bacup .

FRIDAY , 15 th JUNE . Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . 6—Friendship , Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s 25—Robert Burns , The North Pole , 115 Oxford-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruc . ) 144—St . Luke , White Hart , Kiug ' s-roacl , Chelsea , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 607—United Pilgrims , Surrey Masonio Hull , Camberwoll , at 7 . i 0 . ( Instruct . ) 766—William Preston , St . Andrew's Tavern , George St ., Baker St ., at 8 ( In . ) 780—Ruyal Alfred , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge . ( Instruction ) 834—Ranelagh , Six Bella , Hammersmith ( Instruction ) Duke 79 road

933—JUonc , s neau , Whitechapel- , at 8 . ilnstruotion ) 97 fi—Rose of Denmark , Greyhound , Richmond 1056—Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Fleot-street , E . C . at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1168—Belgrave , Jermyn-street , S . W ., at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1298— Royal Standard , Alwyne Castle , St . Pa , ul ' s-road , Oanonbury , at 8 . ( In . ) 1365—Clapton , White Hart , Lower Clapton , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1642—E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Nottimr Hill , at 8 . ( Instruction !

1789—Ubique , Guardsman Army Cott ' ee Tavern , Buckingham Palace-road , S . W ., at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1901—Selwyn , East Dulwich Hotel , East Dulwich . ( Instruction ) R . A . 65—Prosperity Chapter of Improvement , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall St . R . A . 79—Pythagorean , Portland Hotel , London-street , Greenwich ( Inst . ) R . A . 92—Moira , The Albion , Aldersgate Street , E . G . M . M . —Old Kent , Crown and Cushion , London Wall , E . C . ( Instruction ) K . T . 6—St . George ' s , The Albion , Aldersgate Street , E . G .

127—Union , Freemasons' Hall , Margate 162—Virtue , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester 347—Noah ' s Ark , Wagon and Horses Hotel , Tipton 453—ChigweU , Prince's Hall , Bnckhurst Hill , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 616—Phoenix , Fox Hotel , Stowmarket . SS ~" , eLora ; iIle •* reemason 8 ' Hall , Grainger-street , Newcastle ^ 993—Alexandra , Midway Hotel , Levenshulme 1096—Lord Warden , Wellington Hall , Deal 1311 Zetland

— , Masonic Hall , Great George-street , Leeds 1393—Hamer , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1773—Albert Victor , Town Hull , Pendleton . General Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall , New-street , Birmingham , at 7 u A Mi en ? i ! "ttl . V L , pter ot -topnwaeat . Masonic Hall , Birmingham , at 6 . 30 p"f •OTj ~ 1 tr ruUl ' * ( m » S 0 Ils > Ha » . Ktzwilliam-street , Huddersfield R . A . 8 d 7—Marquess ot Ripon , Town Hall , Ripon M . M . 65—West Lancashire , Masonic Hall , Liverpool

SATUBDAY , 16 th JUNE . 198—Percy , Jolly Farmers ' , Southgate Road , N ., 8 . ( Instruction ) 1185—Lewis , King ' s Arms Hotel , Wood Green 1275—Star , Five Bells , 165 New Cross-road , S . E ., at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1361—Earl of Zetland , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney , at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1824—Eccleston , King's Head , Ebury Bridge , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1641—Crichton Masonic HallCamberwell

, Surrey , Sinai Chapter of Improvement , Union , Air-street , Regent-street , W . at 8 M . M . 104—Macdonald , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham Street M . M . 205—Beaconsfield , Chequers , Marsh Street , Walthamstow M . M . 251—Tenterden , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , E . C . 308—Prince George , Private Rooms , Bottoms , Eastwood .

Reminiscences Of A Secretary.

REMINISCENCES OF A SECRETARY .

TT is said of some French judge or prefect of police that when a J- great criminal was brought before him , or when a startling crime had been committed , that he always asked for the woman in the case . While it does not often occur that any harm comes to us through women , yet I recollect a period in the history of our Lodge when it came very near being wrecked by the indirect agency of a

very interesting and bewitching " widdy . " And it happened thusly Bro . Watson had suffered long and intensely from inflammatory rheumatism , and was sick in bed from the effects of this excruciating malad y . We often called on him to console and cheor him , bnt this was a hard and thankless job . Whether Bro . Watson got soured and cranky from long suffering , or whether it came natural to him we conld

never determine , only we knew that every time any one called , no matter how much the sick brother had improved , tbe visitor was greeted with a volume of abase for not calling oftenor , and it got so , at last , that the members absolutely refused to visit this chronic growler at all , and it was left to the Master , Secretary and other Officers to call on him as a matter of duty , aud of course they were

obli ged to listen to his growling as part of their official duty ; and , besides all this , the man was never very popular in the Lodge , even when he did visit us before he was taken down , and , withal , he was a sery disagreeable person ; red , stubby hair , and a freckled face , raw-boned , and very " raw" otherwise—uncultured and coarso in manner and thought .

He had sailed " before the mast" at one period of his life , and had travelled a greet deal , but hia travels had not improved his mind as much as mi ght have been expected . When he settled in New York he had some money saved , and with this he opened a sailors' boardinghouse , ^ and made money rapidly for some years . But misfortune overtook him j he got sick and laid up ; then his wife , his mainstay , died

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from hard work and exhaustion , and soon after this he sold his boarding-honse and lived privately on his money , and then began to look around for another wife , and we all marvelled at his success in this line , for his second " affinity" was au angel , especially as compared with her ugly and cranky husband , and not only was she very beautiful , but also very sweet •tempered , and never winced under the coarse and rude orders from her husband who was about twenty years her

. At first we had a stauding committee to visit him ; then a speoiai committee was appointed ; and lastly , as already stated , it devolved npon the Master and myself , with an occasional call from one of the Wardens or members . The time of which I am now speaking was towards the latter ond

of poor decrepid old Watson , and we had to call oftener , "as he waa growing worse very fast , and sometimes had to sit up all night to afford his exhausted family the much-needed rest . Among those who most quietly served was a Brother Terwilliger , a widower , who said he did not mind Bro . Watson ' s growling , and often sat up with him nights .

In the absence of the Master , the Senior Warden attended to Lodge affairs , aud among other things often waited upon old Bro . Watson ; but the end was not far off , and exhausted nature came to the relief of the snfferer , who had lain on his bed of pain and torture for many weary years . We buried him with Masonic honours , and spread the broad mantle of Charity over his foibles and shortcomings , and in

the sympathy with his long suffering we forgot his oross ways and growlings . After we had laid him away to his eternal rest , a Com . mittee was appointed to look after the widow and aid her in securing her rights , and see that she obtained what was ooming to her , for a hoard of hungry relatives began now to gather around the lone womauj to secure for themselves some of the wealth they supposed was left

by old Bro . Watson ; but this wealth had steadily decreased , until there was very little left for the poor widow . Among the Committee so appointed were Bro . Terwilliger and the Senior Warden , both of whom were very assiduously working for the interest and welfare of the lone widow . There were some little balances left in some of the savings banks , all of which were in due

time and through due process of law withdrawn and redeposited in Mrs . Watson's own name , and whenever a roport was made to tho Lodge it was that things were progressing nicely and Widow Watson was getting along very smoothly . I never interested myself very much in this case , aa I knew several of the brethren were attending to this matter faithfully , and I had

enough to see to with other things , bat gradually rumours began to be heard that Brothers Terwilliger and the acting Master were very attentive , and that a feeling was being developed which was more than ordinary Masonio interest or brotherly love ; in short it was broadly intimated that both these brethren were seeking the hand of the fair Mrs . Watson , and if she showed more attention to one , the

other would become jealous , and then a bitter feeling was aroused which would show itself in the Lodge by an opposition to every measure the one or the other would advocate . Slight and silly as this may seem , each of these gallant brethren had their friends and followers among the members , aud all became quite interested in the vigorous courtship which waa carried on by these two smitten men .

Occasionally some mischievous brother would move to appoint a special Committee to visit Mrs . Watson and ascertain her wish or desire , but this was not entertained , as both the above brethren were ready to vouch that she wanted nothing from the Lodge , and was able to take care of herself , and ahe knew her own mind well enough , the latter usually with an emphasis which concealed some hidden

meaning . Now , Mrs . Watson was not a candidate for office in the Lodge , but the Senior Warden and Bro . Terwilliger were , and such bitter feeling existed between these two on aocount of this lady , that by the time we had an election , there waa a very lively strife as to who should gain the ascendancy over the other . Many of the members ranged

themselves on one side or the other , and the contest became very exciting , and when election came , and the ballots were counted , it waa found that both the contestants were laid on the shelf . The Senior Warden was satisfied with his first defeat ( for Master ) , but Bro . Terwilliger insisted upon being a candidate for nearly every office in the Lodge , and was badly beaten for each . Most of the

brethren were well pleased with the result , as it ended the contest between these two brethreu , at least in the Lodge , and the Senior Warden soon after took his dimit . But after that the contest between these two was confined to the trial of obtaining control of Widow Watson ' s haud and heart , and it seemed that the election iu the Lodge was a forecast of what was going to happen to these two silly

knights , for Mr 3 . Watson slyly shelved them both , and gradually discourageil their visits . About three years after the death of her husband she married a very worthy man—a German grocer—who was not a Mason , but had a prosperous business , which he carried on at the corner of the street where Mrs . Watson lived . Bro . Terwilliger

swore that be never seriously thought of marrying " that woman , only he was provoked to see our Senior Warden making a fool of himself , and especially to bring such silly things in the Lodge , and spreading foolish gossip among the brethren , then leaving the Lodge altogether , taking two or three personal frieuds out with him . — N . Y . Dispatch .

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DANCING .-To Those Who Have Never Learnt to Dance . —Bro . and Mrs . JACQUES WYNMANN receive daily , and undertake to teach ladies and gentlemen , who have never had the slightest previous kmwledge or instruction , to go through every fashionable ; ball-da -co in a lew easy lessons . Private lessons any hour . Morning and evening classe PHOSPKCT 0 S ON APPLICATION ACADEMY—74 NEWMAN STREET , OXFORD STREET , W . BBO . JACQUES WTNMANW WILL BE HAPPT TO TAKE THB MANAGEMENT O » MASOXIO BAILS , FIBBX-OLAS * BANDS PBOVIDBD .