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Marquess of Eipon Lodge of Instruction . —Held at the Pembury Tavern , Amhnrst-road , Hackney , on Monday , 9 th September , at 7 . 30 . Present—Bros . Grist W . M ., McMillan S . W ., Goddard J . W ., Blunt S . D ., Jacob J . D ., Nevill I . G ., Slaiter Secretary ; also Bros . L . Conbro , Lockitt , Forss , Grimbly , and other brethren . Lodge was opeued in ancient form , and after the preliminary business tho

ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Jacob being candidate . The ceremony of passing was next worked , Bro . Conbro as candidate . Tho Lodge was opened up , aud tho W . M . ably aud impressively worked tho ceremony of raising , Bro . Forss candidate . Lodge was resumed . Bro . Forss , of Yarborough Lodge , No . 554 , aud Bro . Grimbly , of Temple Lodge No . 101 , wero unanimously elected

members . Bro . McMillan was appointed W . M . for the ei'SUing two weeks . The Secretary called attent on to tho bye-law referring to tho annual supper . Bro . Jacob proposed , and Bro . Blunt seconded , that this interesting event take place on the 23 rd September . Bros . Grist , Blunt , and McMillan were elected to audit the accounts . Lodge was then closed .

Hartington Lodge , No . 1085 , Derby . —The regular meeting of this Lodge took place on 4 th September , at the Derbyshire Masonic Hall . Present — Bros . G . Pipes W . M ., J . Heathcote S . W ., W . B . Hextall J . W ., W . Heathcote P . G . D . of C . I . P . M ., M . H . Bobart P . P . S . G . W . Treasurer , W . H . Biggs W . M . 802 as Secretary . J . O . Manton Sec . as J . D ., W . Buttertield I . G . ; Past Masters W .

H . Brinsley P . P . J . G . D ., J . Worsnop P . P . G . P ., and other brethren . The proceedings were commenced in due form at 7 . 40 p . m . The ballot was taken lor Air . Edwin Belfield of Belper , and founct clear ; a letter from the W . M . of the Belper Lodge , iu reply to formal enquiries , was previously read , saying that thero was no objection to Mr . Belfield , as a residei . t of the district represented by the Belper Lodge , being accepted by tho Hartington , also speaking in

commendatory terms of the candidate . Mr . Henry Carr was initiated , the ceremony being very impressively performed . A Quarterly Communication from Grand Lodge was presented , and then the inquiries ot the W . M . closed the labours of the evening . Tho hall is at present in tho hands of painters aud decorators , which precluded the working of tho fourth degree and damped the ardour of tho brethren in the matter of the Loyal toasts .

Southern Star Lodge , No . 1158 . — This Lodge held a regular meeting on Tuesday , the 10 th September , at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road . Present—Bros . W . Allan W . M ., Smith S . W ., R . Harris J . W ., T . Pulsford P . M . Sec , A . Wright P . M . Treas ., Stewart S . D ., R . Fortune J . D ., Wilks W . S ., Holloway

I . G ., Stead Tyler . P . M . ' s Bros . Walters , Wise , & e . Tho Lodge was opened , and the minutes of last regular Lodge meeting and Lodgo of emergency were read aud confirmed . Bros . Lyon , Bertolle , Clarke , and Beecroft were raised to the sublime degree , und Bro . Davies was passed . After routine business , Lodge was closed , aud the brethren partook of light refreshments .

Perfect Ashlar Lodge , No . 1178 . —This Lodge held its election meeting on Thursday , tho 5 th September , at tho Bridge House Hotel , Southwark . Present—Bros . Frederick Gurbett W . M ., Joseph Stock S . W ., Simpson J . W ., F . Walters P . P . G . D . Middlesex P . M . Sec , Ebsworth Treas ., Bell S . D ., Quiucey J . D ., Chaloner I . G ., Laing Ty ler . Past Masters Bros . Ebsworth , Dtakiu , Lover , & c . Visitors—Bros . P . Brown 156 , W . Cook P . G . S . 1580 , Hylaud 1580 , Beck W . M . 1687 , R . Buck W . M . 1190 , & c . The Lodge

was opened , and after tbe minutes had been read and confirmed , Bros . E . Chittenden aud G . J . Wainwright were raised to the sublime degree . There were two aspirants lor the second degree—Bros . J . W . Walker and Wheeler—and both were advanced a step . A sum of five guineas was voted from the Lodge Funds for a Past Master ' s jewel to the ouigoing W . M ., Bro . Frederick Gaibett . After the

byelaws had been read , the brethren proceeded to the election of a Master for the ensuing twelvemonths , and this resulted in the S . W ., Bro . Joseph Stock , being seltcted lor that honourable post . We congratulate our worthy brother , us , for some inexplicable reason , for tbe last five years the brethren of this Lodge have—so we are toldfavoured tbe Junior instead of the Senior Wardens with their

suffrages on election nights . Bio . P . M . Ebsworth was re-elected Trtasuier , and Bro . W . Y . Laing P . M . Tyler . A notice of motion that £ 10 10 s bo vi ted from Loiige funds for the Royal Musouic Benevolent Institution , to be placed ou the list of tho W . M . e . ect , was handed in . Twenty guineas having been voted from Lodge funds in aid of a distressed brother , who had clone good service to the Lodge , and routine business transacted , the meeting was closed .

Upton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1227 . — At Bro . Bolton ' s , King and Queen , Norton Folgate , on Friday , the Gtt , instant . Bios . Hine W . il ., Peile S . W ., Crouch J . W ., Fenner Preceptor , Townsmd Sec , Richmond I . G ., Bolton , & c All formalities having been duly observed , the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed by tho W . M . in a manner which showed the di ileuce lit bad used in studying the ritual . He was assisted by an etticiem

staff of officers , Bro . Bolton acting as candidate . Bio . Fennel woiktd the first four sections of the lecture , assisted by the brethren . Bio . Peile was appointed W . M . for the ensuing week , alter whiel , Lodge was ch std , and adjourned until Thursday , at eight p . m All future meetings of this Lodge of Instruction will be held o , Thursdays . Members are requested to note the change of tho nigh . of meeting .

On Thursday , the 12 th inst . Bro . Peall W . M .. Richmond S . W .. Mess J . W ., Fenner Preceptor , Townsend Sec , Kaut S . U ., R . W . penrey J . D ., Giestke I . G . ; also Bros . Hiue , Bolton , & c . The W . M rehearsed tho ceremony of passing , Bro . JBuHon . candidate . Bro .

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Fenner worked the first section of the lecture , assisted by the brethren . Lodge was closed down . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed b y tho W . M . who was ably assisted in both ceremonies by his Officers . Bro . Richmond was elected W . M . for next Thursday . A vote of thanks was accorded the W . M . for tho manner he had performed his

duties . After Lodge was closed , the brethren made a subscription for the relief of tho sufferers by the calamity which befel tho Princess Alice . Bro . Fenner was requested to forward the amount to the Mansion House Relief Fund . We hope this example will be followed by other Lodges of Instruction .

Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 . —On Monday , the 9 th inst ., the regular monthly meeting of this Lodge was held at the Queen ' s Hotel , Micklegute , York , the W . M . Bro . T . B . Whytehead occupying tho chair , and there being present in addition Bros . T . Cooper I . P . M ., J . S . Cumberland S . W ., Jas . Kay as J . W ., T . Humphries Assist . Sec , T . D . Smith S . D ., A . T . B . Turner J . D ., G . H . Simpson as Org ., M .

Millington I . G ., R . Ware , Lackenby , Husband , Tom Smith , Blackstone , Wilkinson , Churchill , & o . A ballot was taken for a candidate , which proved successful , and subsequently for a joining member—Bro . R . W . Hollon P . M . 236 and P . G . D . C . Eng . —which also proved successful . Mr . W . G . Girling , who had been elected at the previous meeting , was then initiated by the W . M ., and Bro . the Rev . R . P . T .

Tennent was raised to the third degree . Bro . A . T . B . Turner presented to the Lodgo cophs of Ahiman Rezon ( 7 th Edition ) , and Finch ' s Masonic Key ( 2 nd Edition ) , and the W . M . on behalf of Bro . T . W . Wilson , York Lodge 236 , presented a rare engraved portrait of Bro . Francis Drake , G . M . of the Grand Lodge of all England at its Revival at York in 1701 . Tho W . M . said tho portrait of Bro . Drake

had a special interest for them , possessing as they did the identical Bible , with an inscription to testily tho fact , which lay on Bro . Drake ' s pedestal . Hearty votes of thanks were passed to Bros . Turner and Wilson for their gifts . Tho W . M . reminded the brethren of the Masonic event that was to take place at Scarborough on the

following Thursday , and said ho hoped to he accompanied by as many brethren as possible . Two lifo subscriberships in the Masonic Boys ' School were balloted for , and drawn respectively by Bros . T . Cooper P . M . and J . Keswick , aud tho Lodge was closed in solemn form , a very pleasant evening being subsequently spent by tho brethren .

Opening Of Lodge S. George, Dargaville, Kaipara, N.Z., 19th June 1878.

OPENING OF LODGE S . GEORGE , DARGAVILLE , KAIPARA , N . Z ., 19 TH JUNE 1878 .

SUBSTANCE OP ADDRESS BY REV . F . GOULD .

IT gives me great pleasure to be present at the consecration of this Lodge , but I must apologise for the inaccuracies that may be noticed in the remarks I am about to make , for I am but young iu Masonic experience . Still the interest I have from the first felt in Masonry having increased continually , and with it the desire to investigate the origin and progress of tbe Craft , perhaps a few

thoughts on the subject may not be unacceptable . The history of Masonry is , I think , generally believed to begin with the erection of Solomon ' s Temple , aud no doubt a great deal was substantially arranged at that period . My own thoughts , however , point to a much earlier date for its origin , namely , the time of tho erection of what is usually called the " Great" Pyramid in E » ypt .

1 he researches of Piazzi Smith have led to the general conviction that this vast pile was put together with an object far higher than that it shonld be the receptacle of the remains of an Egyptian monarch . Indeed , the Egyptian mind would probably have never conceived such a project . The other Pyramids , built as monuments , were merely copies ( very inferior ones ) of the Great Pyramid , and

they gradually diminished in size , so that the modern are the smallest . It would be impossible to point out all the peculiarities of this wonderful structure which give to it its peculiar significance ; but , to mention a few : Its peculiar position , on the " utmost bound of the everlasting hills , " is so literally true that a deep fissure in the rock on the very edge had been carefully filled np with solid masoury

so as to place it in tho exact spot required . The angle of the descending passage had reference to the peculiar astronomical position of the heavens , und from this datum has been gathered the exact date of its erection . It was in existence before Moses became learned in all the wisdom of Egypt ; before Jacob came down to E ^ ypt . When Abraham visited the country this wonderful structure

was even then hundreds of years old . Then its measurements butside and in—position with regard to the north . The proportion which its perpendicular axis bears to the sides , and the proportion which the area of its vertical section bears to the area of the base . Such , aud a multitude of similar measurements are proof of a woulerful design on the part of the builder—a desi gn far beyond the

con-. option of tho people of the laud . It was doubtless the work of -. ti augers . Then again the measurements of the passages , chambers tud niche , and the coffer , the internal measure of which equals the . alculated capacity of the ark of the covenant , are full of significance , fhe number 5 and its multiples occur over and over again , aud the ¦ trangest discovery of all is , ttie almost complete identity of our English

inch , acre , wine pint aud gallon , quarter and chaldron , with the measurements hero ascertained . Should the theory that the En"lish are descended from the lost tribes of Israel ever receive corroboration this identity of measurements may havo its part in the work of t iroof , and may explain why Masonry has been so well kept up the

imong English . That the erection of such a structure , with such evidences of iesign , by strangers , should have necessitated the formation of a ,-uild among the builders , and tho inculcation of the principles f true morality by whioh they mi ght be kept pare from the false morality of the people among whom they dwelt , appears very proba *