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respect—for they not only placed their Master in the chair of King Solomon , but they were " King Solomon itself—this Lodge of wi . ie men made it part of their wisdom to make all strangers welcome amongst them when they got distinguished wanderers to come and tell them what they knew . " To-night their Worshipful Master had

missed a great treat , in not hearing the reply to this toastof one who had travelled over the whole world , picking up Masonic lore , and ready to impart ifc to others—a great scholar and traveller , whose Masonio knowledge was pre-eminent , who had written charming treatises and letters bearing upon the Craft , who was a Knight of

Malta , and had written a history of it , who had explored , wherever explorations were to be made , after those hidden secrets , and who hacl come hero to t <> ll of them . He associated with tbe toast tbo name of Bro . A . M . Broadley Past District G . M . of Malta . Bro . Broadley , who was loudly cheered , said he intended to have emulated , and if

possible excelled , tho admirable brevity which had characterised the speeches of this evening . But in propo-dng this toast the Worshipful Master said so much about the humble individual who had now the honour of addressing them , that he feared if he did not say something of these distant lands in which he had worked as a Freemason , and

tell them something of his experiences of Freemasonry in those countries , and bis experiences both there and in England , he should vm-v much disappoint the brethren who were now under the gavel . Ho shonld , therefore , ask them to bear with him for two or three minutes while ho said something of the working of Freemasonry in

those distant countries in whioh the banner of the Grand Lodge of England was appreciated quite as highly as it was here , and countries where the work of Freemasonry took a form which was perhaps more practical , and produced effects which in everyday life were probably more striking , than the Freemasonry with which they

were familiar in thia country . He must first of all express the pleasure that he felt in visiting them this evening . He was somewhat puzzled at the nomenclature of their excellent Lodge , which he thoroughly understood , and he need hardly say he really appreciated He not only appreciated the hospitality they had tendered him , but

he confessed it was a very great treat to one who was about to rejoin the ranks of London Masonry by becoming the Secretary of the new Drury Lane Lodge , which was to be consecrated on Monday fortnight , and privilege to be able to bring Bro . Augustus Harris to witness the ceremony which had been so ably worked by Bro . Wright

today . It was the touchstone of true Masonic work to be able to per . form the difficult ceremony of installation ; and he had rarely seen it clone better than that night . He thought the Lodge of King Solomon , which was of course a Lodge pre-eminent for the wisdom of its members , and in fact a Lodge which had taken upon itself a namo which

rather pertained to the whole Craft , might be congratulated upon so eminent a worker as Bro . Wright , and tbat he also could claim , iu a very humble and inferior degree , some kind of connection ( a very remote one ) with King Solomon . Ancient Carthage had some connection with ancient Tyre , and ancient Tyre hid more or less connection

with King Solomon in the bnilding of the Temple . Therefore it wns perhaps appropriate for him to come from ancient Carthage to pay his respects to the Lodge of King Solomon . It was exactly eight years ago that he began to work English Masonry in Tnnis , on the site of ancient Carthage . The Lodge there , he was happy to say , was

surviving many vicissitudes throngh which that country bad passed . If ifc had survived and flourished , ns he wns certain ifc would continne to do , it was on account of the interests and principles of English Ma = onry , of which they should all be proud . Foreign Masonry d d not succeed in foreign countries as English Masonry did , because it embraced political and other considerations which diverted from its

best and holiest pnrpnsee . In Tunis , which bad become almost , part of the French Republic—if there English Masonry had survived the disappearance of foreis . ' *) lives , ifc was because men of all religions and languages came together and worked under tho banner of the Grand Lodge of England , with no other devices than the holv emblems

of Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth , put into practical good fellow , ship , which bad nothing whatever to do with factions in polities or nationality . Therefore , he thought the sojourner in that distant land of Tunis , where people of many races ancl languages met together , would see thafc the success which had attended Masonry there wns

due to tho fact that English Masonry was so very different , and he ventured to say without fear of contradiction , so very superior , to the offshoots of that Masonry—becanse Continental Masonry wns all , more or less , an offshoot of our own , though unfortunatel y degenerated . He had every reason to be prou ' he had founded two

Lodges working on the site of ancient Carthage , on which they bad so many excellent ; Masons , on the shores of the Mediterranean . He was for some time Deputy District Grand Master of Malta , which in . cludorl Tunis within its territorial jurisdiction . Malta was a half , way house to tbo East , a great centre of our Mediterranean

comrrierce , and tho stopping place of our troops ; ancl it waa there where Masonry exemplified tho sentiments shadowed forth by their W . M . when he spoke of the Visitor's knock at the dor > v . There were doubtlees many in London who would remember tho pleasnro they experienced when the ship east anchor at Malta , who had gone np to

the Lodge and found the brethren meeting there ; and the reception , although nofc so . splendid ai in Great Queen-street- , was nevertheless most refreshing . It tvas his lot to work in another country of historical interest , which was closely associated with the founders of the Craft—a country which had connection even with Kin «

Solomon himself , namely , Egypt . He was taken there b y his pri . vat . e avocations , and found Engli .-di Masonry had fallen into the " sere and yellow leaf . " Everything in thia lifo sprang from individual energy , nnd ho was pleased to find hero revived the Bnlwor Lodge , the sentence of death npon which had already been passed

by the Grand Lodge of England . That Lodge had now become a flourishing Institution , and formed a rally ing-point for our troops , who found there a Masonic centre . When one snv the energies of those countries , and found that a groat deal had b ^ cn done to make Masonry a point nf hospitality and intercourse , which he understood was one of tho groat objects r . f Mammy , ifc was most grat-ifyinn-. It

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would be an evil clay for Masonry when ifc was brought to tho level of a mere friendly society ; its distinguishing characteristic was something more than a friendly society ; it was a society wlroh practised the greatest amount of benovolence and charity , combined with bos . pitality and social amenity and goodwill . Charity must go hand ia

hand with the great social feature , and this was illustrated in no befc ' er way than in the Mediterranean and in those countries which were so rich in tho traditions of the Craffc ; where tbe emblems of the Craft met the eye in all directions , fche old traditional Jewish emblems of which we all knew so much in English Masonry . He was g ' ad to tell the

company that a new Lodge was about to be founded in London , a Lodge which would be almost unique in its character—the Drury Lane Lodge . He was sorry that Bro . Augustus Harris , the S . W . designate , had been obliged to go away , but he asked had him to thank them for tbe excellent lessons in Masonry he had received at the hands of

Bro . Wright that day . The Drury Lane Lodge was one that would have traditions of its own ; they intended to work in a special Temple thafc would be fi'fced up within thn precincts of Drury Lane Theatre ; which had traditions of many old Masons who had passed away , such as Christopher Wren , and many other great men who had contributed

to its fame . They hoped to establish a Lodge which should not only excel for its work and Charitv , but also ba given to hosp fcality . In endeavouring to continue working in a London Lodge , and resuming Masonic activity , which had p rhaps a little slipped away , owing to the occupations of everyday life , he should be coming back to that

which was certainly his first love whilst sojourning in distant lands . He thanked fchem . for fche pleasant evening they hacl enabled him to spend in their society , and felfc sure the principles thoy tried to inculcate in this Lodge were those which would do honour to the Craft . He fnlly endorsed all that the W . M . had said as to the aims

and objects of Freemasonry , nnd to the welcome they extended to fche Visitors ; and he hoped that if any of them ever went to the shires of the Mediterranean , and tapped afc the door of any of the Masonio Lodges there , the truth would come home to them of what Bro . Richardson had said as to the welcome they would receive . Meanwhile ,

if they preferred the excellent climate of this country , as experienced within the lasfc few days , to the sunny shores of the Mediterranean , he hoped to welcome them to the brighter skies and genial warmth which would be extended to tbem from the Drury Lane Lodge . Bro . Ferrier then gave a humorous recitation on a " Scotch

Courtship and Marriage , " after which the W . M . proposed the Press , coupled with the name of the representative of this journal , who responded . Tbe W . M . then sang " Once I Loved a Maiden Fair , " and the health of the Officers of the Lodge having been proposed and acknowledged , the proceedings were brought to a close with the T yler ' s toast .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

ST . MARYLEBONE CHAPTER , No . 1305 .

THE Companions held their installation meeting on the 13 th instant , at the Regent Masonic Temnle , Cafe Royal . Comp--. W . W , Tyler M . E . Z ., E . White H . M . E . Z . elect , W . Macki ' e J ., J . Austin P . Z . Trea ., F . L . Baker Scribe E ., E . B . Cox S . N ., R . D . Cummings Principal Sojourner , 0 . M . Brander 1 st Assistant Sojourner , H . Halliday 2 nd Assi-itanfc Soinnrrii r , Rhodes Janitor , & e .

Visitors—Comps . W . F . Fei-croson P . Z 456 , A . Fish P . Z . 95 , Johnson 95 , Austin 177 , C R . Wickett 701 , Gol-lin . / 1329 , Stevens S . N . 173 , C . P . Bellerby lfi 04 , and J . E . Shand I . P . Z . No . 25 . Chapter was f < rmally opened by the Principals , nnd minutes were read and confinned , after which the three Principals WITO duly in . it-tdled by

Comp . Austin P . Z . Treasurer , > md the other Officers drily invited . Ballot was taken for five bi-e'bren for exabn'ion , including Bros . Lord Charles Beresford a-id Seager-Hivjit S . W . 2030 , the newly , elected Members of Parliament for the Marylebone Division , which proved unanimously in their favour , and they were impressively and

ably exalted by Comp . E . White , the M . E . Z . The Audit Report was adopted , and a P . Z . ' s jewel presented to Companion Tyler on the completion of his year of office . The Companions , about thirty , then dined in the nsual recherche style , for whioh the Cafe Roval is

proverbial , under tbe superintendence of Bro . Eugene DeUcoste P . M . No . 1027 . The usual R . A . toasts were given by Comp . White with his accustomed ability . Each was duly honoured . A mosfc agreeable and enjoyable evening was spent , enbanced by some capital songs and recitations .

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AMUSEMENTS .

PRINCESS'S — At 8 , HOODMAN BLIND . HAYMARKET .-At 8 , NADJEZDA . LYCSUM .-At 7 .-15 , FAUST . ST . JAMES'S—At 8 , IMPULSE . A . VENUE . —At S , KENILWORTH .

CRITERION .-AfcS , THE MAN "WITH TURKS WIVES . SADLER'S WELLS .-Afc 7 . 30 , THE KING OP RAGS , & c . . SENG-LEE'S GRAND CIRQUE—Every evening a * , 7 . 30 ; Wednesdays , Thursdays , and Saturdays at 2 . 30 and 7 . 30 . ST . GEORGE'S HALL . —Mr . and Mrs . GERMAN REED'S entertainment , every evening at 8 .

MOHAWK MINSTRELS , Royal Agricultural Hall .-Every evening afc 8 . MOORE AND BURGESS MINSTRELS , Sfc . James ' s Hall .-Every evening at 8 ; Mondays , Wednesdays , a' -d Saturdays , at 3 and 8 . EGYPTIAN HALL .-Mcs . srs . MASKl'LYXK AND 0 OOKE . Every afternoon at i . Tuesday , Thursday , and Saturday at 3 . 0 ami 8 . 0 .

CRYSTAL PALACE .-This day , CINDERELLA . ILLUMINATEO INDOOR FETE . Open Daily . Dr . LYNN ; PANORAMA , Aqtwr . um , . Picture Gallery , & c . ALBERT PALACS .-Open Daily at 12 . INDIAN VILLAGE now open . ROYAIi AGRICULTURAL HALL .-WORLD'S FAIR .