Diary For The Week.

IJ 0—Manchester , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street 435—Salisbury , Union Tavern , Air-street , Regent-street , W ., at 8 ( Inst . ) 704—Camden , Lincoln ' s Inn Restaurant , 305 High Holborn , at 7 ( Instruction ) " 54—High Cross , Coach and Horses , Lower Tottenham , at 8 ( Instruction ) 813—New Concord , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street 901—City of London , Jamaica Coffee Houso , Cornhill , at 6 . 30 . ( Instruction ) ; 902—Burgoyne , Cock Tavern , St . Martin ' s-court , Ludgate-hill , at 6 . 30 ( lust ) 1139—South Norwood , Public Hall , South Norwood

1158—Southern Star , Pheasant , Stangnte , Westminstev-btHlge , at 8 ( Inst . ) 1185—Lewis , Kings Arms Hotel , Wood Green , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1227—Upton , Swan , Bethnal Green-road , near Shoreditch , at 8 ( Instruction ) 1287—Great Northern , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 1339—Stockwell , Cock Tavern , Kennington-road , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction 1426—The Great City , Masons' Hall . Masons' Avenue , E . G ., at 6 . 30 ( Inst . ) 1613—Cripplegate , Albion , Aldersgate-street

1614—Covent Garden , Cranbourne , 1 Up . St . Martin ' s Lane , W . C , at 8 . ( Inst . ) 1614—Covent Garden , Cranbourne , 1 Up . St . Martin ' s Lane , W . C , at 8 . ( Inst . ) 1622—Rose , Stirling Castle Hotel , Church Street , Camberwell . ( Instruction ) 1673—Langton , Mansion House Station Restaurant , E . C . at 6 , ( Instruction ) 1677—Crusaders , Old Jerusalem Tav ., St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenvvell , at 9 ( Inst . ) 1681—Londesborough , Regent Masonic Hall , Air Street , W . 1681—Londesborough , Berkeley Arms , John Street , May Fair , at 8 . ( Instruct ) . 1901—Selwyn , East Dulwich Hotel , East Dulwich . 1950—Southgate , Railway Hotel , New Southgate , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction )

B . A . 79—Pythagorean , Ship Hotel . Greenwich R . A . 733—Westbourne , Lord's Hotel , St . John's Wood R . A . 753—Prince Frederick William , Lord's Hotel , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 . ( In . ) R . A . 1471—North London , Alwyne Castle Tavern , St . Paul ' s Road , Canonbury , at 8 ; ( Instruction ) M . M . —Bon Accord , 8 A Red Lion Square , W . O . M . M . 7—Carnarvon , Cafe" Royal , W . M . M . 199—Duke of Connaught , Haverlock , Albion-rd ., Dalston , at 8 . 30 ( Inst . )

42—Relief , Albion Hotel , Haymarket-street , Bury , Lancashire 48—Industry , 34 Denmark-street , Gateshead . ( Instruction ) 66—Howard , High-street , Arundel 98—St . Martin , Town Hall , Burslem 100—Friendship , Crown and Anchor , Great Yarmouth 203—Ancient Union , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 215—Commerce , Commercial Hotel , Haslingden 268—Union , Queen ' s Arms Inn , George-stroet , Ashton-under-Lyne 343 Concord

— , Militia Officers' Mess Rooms , Starkie-stroet , Preston 345—Perseverance , Old Bull Hotel , Church-street , Blackburn | 367—Probity and Freedom , Red Lion Inn , Smallbridge 432—Abbey , Newdegate Arms , Nuneaton 623—John of Gaunt , Freemasons' Hall , Halford-street , Leicester 600—Harmony , Freemasons' Hall , Salem-street , Bradford 605—Combermere , Queeen ' s Hotel , Birkenhead 663—Wiltshire Fidelity , Masonic Hall , Devizes . 971 Private

—Trafalgar , Room , Commercial Street , Batley 1011—Richmond , Crown Hotel , Blackfriars-street , Salford 1042—Excelsior , Masonio Hall , Great George-street , Leeds Hi ..S Edinburgh , Masonio Hall , Liverpool , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1184—Abbey , Masonic Hall , Battle }? $£ ~ l ? P f » West Derby Hotel , West Derby , near Liverpool 1432—Fitzalan , Wynstay Arms , Oswestry 1614—Tnornhill , Masonio Room , Dearn House , Lindley 16 0

j £ ~ S ^ ) u ^ ne •? i Lion Hotel , Hataeld „ Herts , at 8 . ( Instruction ) J , . " ^ ' •¦ ^'"•garet ' s , St . Mark ' s School , Surbiton ' 5-f' o ? r J I l ' ., (? 0 UI ^ 11 Ohambers , North Street , Chichester 5 ' A 2 H ~~ £ ? ? lhty ' eemasons' Hall , Cooper Street , Manchester I * i ?\ 7 ^ md 8 K Ca ? le ' Masonic Hall , St . Alban Street , Windsor B , A ; „ Etmallty » Red Lion , Accrington M . at—Canynges , ^ leemasons' Hall , Bristol ^•m •1 ^ . ortsr ? outh . Masonic Hall , Portsmouth K . J . —William de la More , Masonic Rooms , St . Helens , Liverpool

FRIDAY , 21 st DECEMBER .

Honse Committee Boys' School , Wood Green , at 4 Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . 6—Friendship , Willis ' s Rooms , St James ' s 25—Robert Burns , The North Pole , 116 Oxford-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruc . 144—St . Luke , White Hart , King ' s-road , Chelsea , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 201—Jordan , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 607—United Pilgrims , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruct . ) 766—William Preston , St . Andrew ' s Tavern , George St ., Baker St ., at 8 ( In . ) 780 Alfred

—Royal , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge . ( Instruction ) 834—Ranelagh , Six Bells , Hammersmith ( Instruction ) 933—Doric , Duke ' s Head , 79 Whitechapel-road , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1056—Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street , E . O . at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1158—Belgrave , Jermyn-street , S . W ., 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 ) 1842—E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Netting Hill , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1789—Ubiqne , Guardsman Army Coffee Tavern , Buckingham Palace-road ,

S . W ., at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1901—Selwyn , East Dulwich Hotel , East Dulwich . ( Instruction ) 1962—London Rifle Brigade , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street B . A . 65—Prosperity Chapter of Improvement , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall St . B . A . 79—Pythagorean , Portland Hotel , London-street , Greenwich , ( Inst . ) M . M . —Old Kent , Crown and Cushion , London Wall , E . C . ( Instruction ) M . M . 176-Era , 8 A , Red Lion Square , W . O . K . T . 6—St . George ' s , The Albion , Aldersgate Street R . C . 10— Invicta , Masonic Hall , 33 Golden-square , W . O .

127—Union , Freemasons' Hall , Margate 162—Virtue , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester 271—Royal Clarence , Royal Pavilion , Brighton 347—Noah ' s Ark , Wagon and Horses Hotel , Tipton 453—Chigwell , Prince ' s Hall , Bncknuisfc Hill , at . 7 . 30 ( Instrnction ) 616—Phcenix , Fox Hotel , Stowmarket 641—De Loraine , Freemasons' Hall , Grainger-street , Newcastle 993—Alexandra , Midway Hotel , Levenshulme

1098—Lord Warden , Wellington Hall , Deal 1102—Mirfield , Assembly Rooms , Eastthorpe , Mirfield 1311—Zetland , Masonic Hall , Great George street , Leeds 1393—Hamer , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1773—Albert Victor , Town Hall , Pendleton General Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall , New-street , Birmingham , at 7

R . A . —General Chapter of Improvement , Masonic Hall , Birmingham R . A . 52—Royal George , Norfolk Hotel , Norwich R . A . 403—Hertford , Shire Hall , Hertford R . A . 521—Truth , Freemasons' Hall , Fitzwilliam-street , Huddersfield R . A . 837—Marquess of Ripon , Town Hall , Ripon R . A . 1010—Kingston , Masonic Hall , Worship Street , Hull M . M . 66—West Lancashire , Masonio Hall , Liverpool

SATURDAY 22 nd DECEMBER .

198—Percy , Jolly Farmers' Tavern , Southgate-road , N ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 1276—Star , Five Bells , 155 New Cross-road , S . E ., at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1364—Earl of Zetland , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1621—Eccleston , King ' s Head , Ebury Bridge , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1871—Gostling-Murray , Town Hall , Honnslow Sinai Chapter of Improvement , Union , Air-street , Regent-st ., W ., at 8

Diary For The Week.

Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , No . 65 . —Held afc Bro . Maidwell ' s , Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street , on Tuesday , llth inst . Present—Bros . Walker ( SPC ) W . M ., Haynes S . W ., Valentine J . W ., Sainte S . D ., Dyson J . D ., Wall I . G ., Moss Preceptor ; also Bros . Rich , Sohadler , Harris , Roberts , Bourne , Mann . Lodge opened in due form , and minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed .

The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Rich candidate . The W . M . vacated the chair in favour of Bro . Moss . Lodge opened in second degree . Bro . Sohadler answered the questions leading to the third , and was entrusted . Lodge opened in third degree , when Bro . Sohadler , as candidate , was duly raised to the sublime degree . The W . M . daring the rehearsal giving the traditional history very

impressively . Bro . Walker then resumed the chair and Lodge waa closed in second and third degrees . Bro . Haynes was elected W . M . for the ensuing week . It was also unanimously agreed that a vote of thanks be recorded on the minntes for the very able way in which the W . M . had presided , for the first time . Bro . Sohadler , W . M . Prosperity , No . 65 , will rehearse the ceremony of installation on Tuesday , the 18 th inst ., at seven o ' clock .

Justice Lodge of Instruction , No . 147 . —On Thursday , 13 th inst ., at the Brown Bear , Hign-street , Deptford . Present—Bros . S . R . Speight P . M . ( Secretary ) W . M ., J . W . Freeman S . W ., Pitt J . W ., J . Bedford Williams S . D ., Stringer J . D ., Penrose I . G ., Past Masters Bros . Hutchings Preceptor and Ingram , Bro . Emblem and several others . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro .

Penrose personating the candidate , Bro . Ingram P . M . acting aa I . G . The chair was then taken by Bro . B . R . Banks the W . M . elect of the Mother Lodge ; he opened the Lodge in the second degree and rehearsed the ceremony of passing , Bro . Stringer being the candidate . Lodge was then advanced to the third , and called off ; on resuming

it was closed to the first degree , when Bro . J . W . Freeman waa unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing Thursday . Announcement waa made of the death of Bro . H . B . Taylor , the Secretary of the Chislehurst Lodge . We regret to hear he leaves hia widow in distressed circumstances . Lodge was then closed in due form .

New Concord Lodge of Instruction , No . 813 . —The Annual Supper in connection with this Lodge waa held on Wednesday last , at the Jolly Farmers' Tavern , Southgate-road . Bro . Tiddiman W . M . 813 presided ; he was snpported by Bro . P . M . Cusworth , Vice President , Bros . Past Masters James Terry , George , Stiles , Gabb , Harper ; Bros . Recknell , Whale , Glass , Galer , Trick , O'Donnell

Ashton , McMillan , Patten , Ockelford , Chubb , Wicks , Laughton , Western , Dixie , A . Perl , Pilley , Powell , Wright , Leoffler , Clark , Frennd , F . Sillis , Scurrah , J . B . Smith , W . Potter , Stillwell , Roaa , F . Perl Secretary . The brethren having partaken of a sumptuous repast , —the proprietor catering in a manner which did him credit , and fully deserving the praise accorded him , —the President , in

eulogistic terms , proposed the health of Her Moat Gracious Majesty the Queen . The toast , aa usual among Freemasons , was most heartily received , and Bro . A . Perl gave the National Anthem . Then followed the toast of the Most Wor . Grand Master and the Grand Officers past and present . Bro . Powell followed with a song , " God Bless the Prince of W . ; le 8 . " The toast of the evening was next on the list ,

the Preaident proposing it in terms most encouraging to the members . He recounted the good the Lodge had done in the past , and hoped it might go on successfully in the future . This was received most enthusiastically , the names of the Preceptor Bro . Cusworth and the Secretary Bro . Perl being coupled with the toast ; both briefly responded . The next toast waa that of the health of the President

Bro . Tiddiman , proposed by the Vice-President , which also "Was most cordially received , and the President suitably acknowledged the com . plimenb . One or two good songs were then indulged in , Bro . Glass rendering the " Ship's Carpenter" in a most amusing style . Broa . Sillis and Wicks each sang a good song , evoking loud applause " The Charities " was next proposed , the President singling out that

of the R . M . B . T ., and , in the name of the Lodge , presenting to the Secretary , Bro . James Terry ,, the sum of £ 5 5 s , aa a donation . Bro . Terry'a namo was , of course , associated with the toast , and he very ably responded , making a most earnest appeal on behalf of the Insti - tution for which he ia Secretary . Bro . P . M . Stiles then followed with a song , and Bro . P . M . Cusworth with a recitation , " The Quack

Doctor , " one able to cure all diseases incidental to humanity . This brought forth a round of applanse . The "Visitors were next complimented , Bro . P . M . Stiles's name being coupled with the toast . He , with several others , responded . Bro . Terry ' s rendering of a recitation , entitled " Our Laws , " was most amusing , and met with loud applause . A few more good songs followed , and the brethren dispersed after the usual seaaonable greetings had been exchanged .

New Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction , No . 1695 . —At the weekly meeting , held at Hornsey Wood Tavern , Finsbury Park , on Tuesday , the llth December , Bros . Moon "W . M ., Bolt S . W ,, Oldis J . W ., Davies Preceptor , Berry Secretary , Morris S . D ., Haynea J . D ., Frampton I . G . ; Bros . Fenner , Gush , Gribbell , Eldridge , Cox , Fetch , Scott ; > Tremere , Knight , Hoare , Dixie , and Gregory . The Lodge opened in due form , and the minutes of laafc

meeting having been confirmed , the coremony of initiation waa rehearsed , Bro . Gribbell being the candidate . Lodge was opened in the second degree , and Bro . Dixio having offered himself as candidate , the ceremony of passing was rehearsed . Bro . Bolt was elected W . M . for the next meeting , and all bnsiness being ended Lodge was closed and adjourned to Tuesday next at eight o ' clock .

The consecration of the Queen s Westminster Lodge , No . 2021 , will take placo on Monday , at the Masonic Hall , 8 A Red Lion Square , W . O . Bro . G . Lambert P . G . S . B . is the W . M . designate . A banquet will afterwards take place at tbe Holborn Restaurant .

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