The Lord Mayor At The Alliance Lodge, No. 1827.

Major ever visited a Masonic Lodgo in his Civic capacity as Lord Mayor , as their excellent brother , Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott , Grand Warden of England , hart honoured them by doing that ovening . There might be thoso who would say that it was not a becoming thing for the Lord Mayor to do , because tho Mayoralty had nothing to do with Masonry , and it was because ho saw tho reasonableness of such

a romark in ordinary circumstances that he brought it forward now for the purpose of commenting upon it . This Lodgo was not an ordinary Lodge , bnt it was a Lodgo absolutely established for the purpose of those moro or less connected with Civic administration at the Guildhall . That being so , and tho Lodgo having fairly and substantially established itself , he thought nothing conld bo more

becoming than that tho Lord Mayor and Sheriffs , themselves being Masons , should pay thorn the compliment of coming to visit themnot meroly for their own delectation , for he believed the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs had a good deal of going out to dinners , but in order to show , in a kind and brotherly way , how thoroughly thoy approved of that which had been so well carried ont . The Lord Mavor had been

kind enough to make nso of an expression that ho ( the W . M . ) would havo imported had he not feared to make other visiting brethren envions ; but he did say it was a vory proud thing—as ho vontnred to think , it was a very fitting thing—for the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs to visit them to-night . Tho Lord Mayor had had tho greatest possible fcronble to mako a fixture , but having ckmoso , wul pWlg , «\ Ms Mtvwwir

word , ho said that como what might ho wonld bo in town , and if he was in health he wonld come to the Lodge that night . The Lord Mayor had come , and he asked them to drink his health , not only as Lord Mayor , bnt as Grand Warden of England , with hearty thanks to him for honouring them with his presence . Tho toast was enthusiastically drank , with the usual Masonic honours . The

Lord Mayor , who , on rising to respond , was received with great cheering , remarked that there wero difficulties which encompassed a man ' s life , of a pleasant character as well as of a character which none cared to bo troubled with ; and it was no little trouble to him to adequately acknowledge the hearty response which the kind words of the Worshipful Master had elicited upon this occasion . Alluding to

the comments which the W . M . had said might be passed with regard to the propriety of his visiting tMs Lodge as Lord Mayor of London , he observed that he should think nothing of them . Ho looked upon it as an honour due to his distinguished position that the brethren of any Lodge in the City should ask him to attend , primarily as Lord Mayor , and secondly as G . Warden of England . But especially did he

value the honour the more when he know it was paid to him by those who , from their connection with the City , were so sufficiently aware of the ^ position he occupied as to make him assured that thoy would ask him to do nothing derogatory to that position . They might depend upon it that if he was ever attacked for it he shoulcl bo able to carry the war into the enemy's camp with success . He had great

pleasure in coming there that night , because , in the first place , he know the Town Clerk was to preside , and in the second place , he knew ifc was a Lodge that was formed principally for members of the Corporation , inside and outside that body , and ho knew , therefore , that they were about to give him an essentially grand welcome . They had done so , and he recognised it as not paid to the man , but

to tho high position which he occupied , because personally he was a mero ordinary brother among them . It was in consequence of bis connection with tho Corporation of London that ho had attained to the position which he now occupied in the Craft . Therefore it was to the Corporation that he owed all . Aa the Town Clerk knew , ho took every opportunity of acknowledging that it was the office he held to which he owed everything , and to that office he alwavs asked

proper respect to bo paid . He felt that the man who held tho office should be impressed with the dignity of the great and grand position which he held , and should remember that he had in his charge and keeping the centuries of respect with which it had been regarded , and should take care to maintain it , and to hand it down to his successor

umimpaired . Ho thanked tho W . M . for the very kind manner in which he had proposed his health , and the brethren around him for their hearty reception . Nothing could have been warmer , and nothing more gratifying than the responso they had made to the toast of his health . The W . M . then announced that Miss Perkins lad desired to be allowed to play a gavotte on the violin before the

Lord Mayor , and he felt sure tho brethren would be charmed botl With the proposal and with the performance . Miss Perkins was then introduced , and played two selections , with a skill which was highly appreciated by the brethren , and evoked enthusiastic applause . The W . M . then asked the attention of the brethren while he proposed the second interpolated toast of the evening , which he

ventured to anticipate would be received with no less gratification than the last . The Lord Mayor , himself a great institution , had come to-night by a happy coincidence , attended by the Sheriffs ol London and Middlesex and the Under-Sheriffs , who had been recently said b y a learned authority to constitute tho Lord Mayor ' s paraphernalia . As the word had been the subject of some comment in the

newspapers , ho had endeavoured to find out its meaning , and he found that it was a word commonly used in marriago settlements and wills to express that which a lady values most—her jewels and her personal adornments . And it seemed to him that the authority in question was not very far wrong when he applied the term to the Sheriffs , because he knew that the Lord Mayor valued his

present Sheriffs beyond everything . And they might congratulate themselves on having them ( the Sheriffs ) as guests . The Senior Sheriff , Bro . Woolloton , prided himself on being the oldest Mason present , having been initiated forty years ago in a forei gn clime . He ( the Wor . Master ) supposed it must be good to bo made a Mason there , for their Bro . Woolloton really looked

as if he had barely seen forty years altogether . Bro . Bayley , the junior Sheriff , belonged to the excellent and wcll-knotvn Lodge No . 1 , of which several distinguished brethren were present that night , and nis merits were well known to all of them . He asked the brethren to drink tho health of the Sheriffs with great cordiality . Tho toast was drank with . Masonic honours . Bro . Sheriff Bayloy , boing re-

The Lord Mayor At The Alliance Lodge, No. 1827.

qnested to respond first , expressed the pleasure ho had experienced in being present at a Lodge which was so intimately connected with fcho Corporation of London . Ho disclaimed any intention to occupy much of their time , remarking that his colloagne on some occasions liked to say a word , and a gentleman with greater oratorical powers it would bo difficult to find . He only regi'etfced that ho was not in

Parliament , as ho felt sure ho would shino there . Bro . Sheriff Woolloton , referring to tho remarks of tho W . M ., said it was more than forty years since first , being in outer darkness , he songht the light , in Franco , and on that account ho felt almost as much attached to that country as to his native land . With regard to his offico as Sheriff , it would have been a most troublesome and painful one if ho had not

been associated with a Lord Mayor who was a brother , not only by name , but in feeling , who had done everything that lay in his power to elevate the position of the Sheriffs , and had shown them all the kindness that one man conld show another . The I . P . M . Bro . G . N . Johnson then proposed the health of the W . M . in complimentary terms , as the first Master of the Lodgo , remarking that his very

namo was a tower of strength and an assurance of stability . Tho toast was enthusiastically received and Masonically honoured . The W . M . thanked tho brethren for their invariable kindness and brotherly feeling . He disclaimed any title to tho credit of establishing tho Lodge . There were thoso present to whom tho crciit was due , and it was to their pressing solicitations that ho owed the honour of

having been its first Master , an honour of which ho shonlel never ceaso to be proud . The W . M . next proposed tho Visitors , for whom Bro . Aldorman Stone P . G . W . ofEugland , responded . This was followed by the health of tho I . P . M . Bro . Johnson , who briefly acknowledged tho compliment . Tho toast of the Officers of the Lodge was then givon from the chair , and Bro . Littoll S . W ., in responding ,

remarked that it was most gratifying , at the ond of thoir year of office , to know that their services had met with the approbation of the Mastor , and to havo their health pi'oposed in the flattering terms which the W . M . had kindly used in tho presence of so many distinguished Masons . The Tyler ' s toast brought to a closo a very pleasant gathering . —City Press .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

PEOV . GRAND MARK LODGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT .

THE abovo P . G . Lodge held its Annual Meeting at the Town Hall of Basiugstoke , on Friday tho 9 th July 1880 , whon tho following brethren were present : —Bros . M . Wor . G . 11 . Portal P . G . M . M . M . of England Prov . G . M . Hants and I . of W ., V . Wor . W . Hickman D . P . G . M . Hants and I . of W ., V . Wor . C . S . Stephens D . P . G . M . Berks and Oxon , T . W . Faulkner P . S . G . W . P . G . S . B . England , J . W . Lamb

P . P . S . G . W .. V . Wor . R . Eve P . P . S . G . W . P . G . M . O . England , E . Groves P . P . J . G . W ., G . F . Lancaster P . G . M . O ., T . J . Pulley P . G . J . O . Grand Steward England , V . Wor . Rov . F . W . Thoyts P . G . Chap . England W . M . 37 , Rev . E . Y . Nepean P . P . G . Chaplain , R . L . Loveland P . G . Treasurer Grand Steward England , J . E . Le Feuvre P . G . Secretary , W . Parsons P . P . G . Reg . Marks , C . B . Whitcomb P . G . D . C , G . Douglas

P . P . G . D . C . W . M . 54 , G . A . Mnrsell P . G . I . G ., G . J . Tilling P . P . G . I . G ; W . M . 63 , H . Store P . G . Steward , W . J . Worth W . M . 125 . E . W Wyatt W . M . 140 , A . H . Jolifle I . P . M . 125 , J . Dew S . W . 37 , E . Worth J . W . 125 , R . J . Rastrick M . O . 62 , J . Gieve S . D . 2 , R . Croisdalo S . D . 5-1 , H . J . Thatcher S . O . and Secretarv 37 , H . J . Andrews Secretary 17 , J . Gibson I . G . 37 , J . R . Shearer I . G . 54 , F . Adnett 0 . 54 , J . W .

Willmott 2 , J . Pomoroy 54 , R . Prockton 54 , D . 0 . Hobbs 63 , J . Wat . sou P . G . Tyler . The P . G . M . Treasurer Bro . Loveland having produced his audited accounts , which , considering the unusual character of some of the items , such as officers' jewels , & c , not likely to recur , were of a satisfactory nature ; they were adopteel , and Bro . Loveland

was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer . The Prov . Gr . Master Bro . the Rev . G . R . Portal alluded to the gratifying meeting of the Mark Benevolent Fund two days previously , and drawing special attention to the educational scheme , invited some of the brethren to become Stewards for the next Festival . This was

responded to by the D . P . G . Master Bros . Hickman , H . Stone 54 , and E . Groves 17 . £ o 5 s were then voted to the fund . The following brethren were appointed and invested as Prov . Grand Officers : — Bros . W . Hickman 63 D . P . G . M ., J . E . Lo Feuvre 63 Prov . S . G . W ., J . Dew 37 Prov . J . G . W ., A . IT . Joliffe 125 Prov . G . M . O ., E . W . Wyatt 140 Prov . G . S . O ., J . Lintott 62 Prov . G . J . O ., A . G . Barker 37 Prov .

G . Chaplain , R . L . Loveland 63 Prov . G . Treasurer , S . G . Kirchhoffer 54 Prov . G . Be ^ . Marks , G . J . Tilling 63 Prov . G . Sec , W . J . Andrews 17 Prov . S . G . D ., E . Street 62 Prov . J . G . D ., J . Gibson 37 Prov . G . Insp . Works , J . Gievo 2 Prov . G . D . C ., H . Stone 54 Prov . A . G . D . C , E . Worth 125 Prov . G . Sword Bearer , G . Sherman l 7 Prov . G . Standard Bearer , F . Adnett 54 Prov . G . Org ., John Shearer 54 Prov . G . I . G .,

J . W . Willmott 2 Prov . G . Steward , R . Croisdale 54 Prov . G . Steward , D . 0 . Hobbs 63 Prov . G . Steward , Watson 17 Prov . G . Tyler . A vote of thanks having been passed to Bro . Lo Feuvre , for his services as Prov . G . Secretazy for the past eight years , and to tho Mayor for tho use of the Town Hall , tho brethren adjourned to the Masonic Hall , whore an excellent dinner was provided .

Brixton Lodge Of Mark Masters.

BRIXTON LODGE OF MARK MASTERS .

r FtIIE election meeting of the Brixton Lodge of Mark Masters was -B- held at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , on Saturday , the 10 th inst . The Lodge was opened at half past six o ' clock by the W . M . Bro . C . P . McKay , supported by Bros . 'II . Lovegrove P . P . G . S . of Works

S . W . George Clark J . W ., T . Poore P . G . T .. G . I . P . M ., H . Baldwin I'rov . G . A . D . C . Secretary , C . J . Ax ford I . G ., Potter Tyler ; C . G . Kipling , Acklaud Prov . G . St ., Madeley , Gilliam , J . K . Pitt , Dunkley , aud others . The only visitor was Bro . J . Daw Kerroll . Bros . J . Wyatfc