Consecration Of Loyalty And Charity Lodge, No. 1584.

The toast of our Royal Grand Master produced vociferous cheering . The W . M . said onr Grand Master was performing a duty in India which would no doubt consolidate the peace of the world —( a waggish brother hero suggested " pigsticking ! " )—and bring into closer relationship the country which ho would somo day rule as England ' s future king . Every member of tho Craft was anxiously

looking forward to tho time when his Royal Highness would return in health to our midst , to assume the duties of his high office . ( Cheers . ) Song—God bless the Princo of Wales . Tho W . M . gavo tho health of tho Provincial Grand Master , the Deputy G . M . and tho rest of the Grand Officers . In proposing the toast and health of tho Consecrating Officer , tho

W . M . spoko at same length , and remarked tho readiness at all times of Bro . Terry to assist in promotiug tho interests of tho Craft , those who had witnessed the day ' s proceedings ho felt sure would concnr in this . There was not a member of tho Order moro efficient in tho various functions required , and the Master desired to thank him por-Bonally , as well as on behalf of tho members , for tho able assistance

he had rendered in consecrating tho Loyalty and Charity Lodgo . Tho toast was received with great enthusiasm . Bro . Terry said : Worshipful Sir and Brethren , it is with feelings of tho most profound gratitudo that I reply to the toast you havo so kindly proposed and so cordially received . There is nothing so pleasing to me as the respect of my brethren , which you , Sir , individually , and many

with whom I am moro intimately connected , havo always been pleased to extend to me . When I gaze from face to face at this board all aro so familiar that I cannot feel any now atmosphere surrounding me , and tho fond recollections of many happy hours spent in this very room are productive of great pleasure . You , Sir , have presided in other Lodges , with great credit , and I

am sure that your presidency hero will be no exception . Your efforts to promote tho interests of our Institutions , and your adherence to tho Order , are highly appreciated by all who know yon , ' and tho name of your Lodge is synonymous with yourself . Worshipful Sir , and brethren , I thank you most sincerely for the honour you havo done me . The W . M . gave tho Visitors' toast , remarking : Wo aro pleased

inde ed to sec so many visitors around us , and we havo to thank many for much of our comfort to-day . To Bros . Gardner and Roe I tender my personal thanks for the use of a portion of tho paraphernalia , and also for their recommending our petition . Wo shall be glad to seo them , as well as tho rest of the visitors , again in our midst , for we not on ly intend to be charitable , but hospitable and liberal , as wo

have been to-night . Visitors always lend eclat to our gatherings , and particularly to any young Lodgo , which , without them , would be small . The toast wa 3 coupled with the name of Bro . Gardner , W . M . of the Royal Alfred Lodge , who said : I thank you for the kind manner in which you have received this toast , both for myself and tho visitors . Wo havo been pleased with tho interesting ceremony of to-day .

which was performed in a most able manner . This Lodgo is numbered 1584 , while ours , which was started 7 years since , bears 7 S 0 , hence I conclude that during this period 804 Lodges havo been consecrated . This augurs well for the prosperity of the Craft , which is sure to continue under our M . W . G . M . Brethren , I thank you heartily , and should you desiro any further remarks in reply to the toast the brother on mv right will speak to order if yon so wish .

The Charities followed , the W . M . remarking that they wore the grandest and best portion of Masonry , aud thought that Masons should bo happy iu tho possession of such magnificent Institutions , and tho thanks of the Craft wero due to those who conducted them . Brethren , you should all contribute to these as far as possible . As a rule Masons think moro of the festive board than of the deserving

brethren and orphans , of whom there are many in Frcemasoury . It has been calculated that by an annual subscription of 5 s from each member under the English Constitution the Institutions would not only be able to admit each applicant , but become even more useful and important . I hope all will subscribe , and those brethren who havo not done so , I ask to come to such a determination in the

Course of the month . With this toast I have the pleasure to couple the names of Bros . Little and Terry . Tho former responded , and said : I am afraid that , after the peregrination of the pig rouud the table , I cannot approach the subject so seriously as the case demands . I must remind you , brethren , that your W . M ., in his rccommeudingyon to support the Charities , was not preaching what he did not practise . With

regard to the great utility ot these Institutions , I may say that upwards of £ 0 , 000 was collected at the last Festival for Aged Freemasons and their Widows . Bro . Terry has accommodation for only a limited number in the Benevolent Institution , the remainder receiving the annuity at their own residences , but in the educational institutions we must provide for the daily increasing

number of candidates by enlarging our buildings , this can only be clone by increased exertions . Wo have not yet farmed our children , nor are wo likely to do so . Tho result is , they are brought under one roof . Therefore , if the number is to be increased , wo must , ofutcessity , enlarge our buildings , and provide for tho heterogeneous masses daily claiming onr assistance , and by carrying out the words of a song we

havo just heard , " success must ensue . " Bro . Terry said : Upon one occasion , a male annuitant at the Institution was ill , aud asked permission for his nurse to sleep in the same room , bnt the Committee was so careful of tho morals of the inmates that permission was refused . Subsequently tho voting gentleman , of the age of (> 7 years , was anxious to get married to an inmate .

In tin ' s instance permission was given , the blushing bride being 70 years , and I am pleased to say the young couple aro enjoying good health , and are extremely happy . The W . 'M . said he was pleased to know ho possessed such able officers as Bros . Pendlebury and Dodd as Treasurer and Secretary . It was

impossible to find two more competent for their respective pests , aud he was sure tho Lodgo would not suffer in their haiuls , but be raised considerably . He proposed the healths of Bros . Pendlebury and Do Id . Bro . Pendlebury replied , thanking the W . M . and brethren for their expressions of appreciation towards himself and colleague , and said : I do hope aud believe hereafter you will find , our duties discharged

Consecration Of Loyalty And Charity Lodge, No. 1584.

with proficiency , sufficient at least to merit tho kind words of the W . M . ; we shall certainly labour to this end , and strive to make the Lodgo equal to any in existence . I am sure it will ultimately succeed and realise the sanguine hopes of all , for it has commenced with the fairest and brightest prospects under our W . M ., Bro . Martin . I will conclude with tho words of the poot : —

THE BUILDERS . All aro architects of fate , Working in these walls of time , Some with massive deeds and great , Some with ornaments and rhyme .

Nothing useless is , or low , Each thing in its place is best , And what seems but idle show , Strengthens and supports the rest .

For the structure that we raise , Time is with materials filled ; Our to-days and yesterdays Are tho blocks with which we build .

Truly shape and fashion these , Leave no yawning gaps between ; Think not , because no man sees , Such things will remain unseen .

In the elder days of art , Builders wrought with greatest care Each minuto and unseen part , For tho gods are everywhere .

Let us do our work as well , Both the unseen and the seen ; Make the houso where God may dwell Beautiful , entire , and clean . Elso our lives are incomplete ,

Standing in these walls of time ; Broken stairways where the feet Stumble as they seek to climb .

Build to-day , then , strong and sure , With a firm and ample base , And ascending and secure , Shall to-morrow find its place .

Thus alone can we attain , To those turrets where the eye , Sees the world as one vast plain , And one boundless reach of sky . Bro . Dodd conveyed his grateful acknowledgments , suitably

concurring in every way with tho remarks of Bro . Treasurer . In reply for tho Officers , Bro . Richards S . W . said : Worshipful Master and Brethren , Bro . Lowis and myself havo to thank you for tho kind manner in which this toast has been proposed and received . I think if we wero the most incompetent , with such a Worshipful

Master , and under his gnidance and tuition , we must become efficient working members . My Bro . Lewis J . W . is more apt at speaking than myself . I therefore depute him to finish . This Bro . Lewis did , and remarked ho did not know why tho S . W . depnted him tho task , but concurred with him , and thanked the

W . M . aud brethren for their kind expressions . Ho added : We havo made a good beginning , and are not likely to go back . I thank you for the cordial reception of my name . The Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings , and tho brethren returned to town at 10 p . m . The

following brethren wo may announce as also present—W . H . Lovejoy 195 New York , George H . Savase 4 G , Charles G . Hill 13 GG , Abel Perrot , B . A ., 720 , F . Brown 174 , W . F . Laxton 1238 S . D . Middlesex , C B . Paue Grand Tyler , and Edward Monsom jun . 1191 .

Literature.

LITERATURE .

Wilson ' s Shares and Stock Tables for calculating the cost of Shares m Railway , Insurance and other Companies . By R . EDWIN ROBINSON . London : Effingham Wilson , 11 Royal Exchange . 1876 . WE cannot do better than uso the publisher ' s very words in order to explain the nature and purpose of these Tables . They are intended " for calculating tho cost of any number of shares , —at

prices from Is 3 d per share , —with minnte graduations—to £ 310 in value , aud from one share to 500 in the following maimer : — From 1-lilth of £ 1 sterling ( or Is 3 d ) per share , advauciug by lGths to £ 10 per share . From £ 10 per share , advancing by 8 ths ( or 2 s Gd ) up to £ 100 per share .

1 rom £ 110 advancing by £ 5 up to £ yl 0 per share , and from one to 500 shares . These Tables arc also applicable for calculating English and Foreign Stocks in even hundreds , by considering each £ 100 stock to

represent one share . This explanation speaks for itself , aud will make it evident to our readers that it is well nhjh impissiblo to have a better set of Tables of their kind . This indeed , is proved by the fact of the present issue being the sixth cihici :.

Deaths.

Deaths .

BRTCTTE . —10 th , at Christ ' s Hospital , the beloved wife of Bro . tho Rev . P . 11 . Ernest Bretce . Friends will please aeeepi tliU intitnati > n . WITHALL . —On the l !) th nut ., at his resilience , Hell Cottage , Dulwich , Bro Wilhnm Withall , Senior Warden , I ' armmre Lodge , JS ' o . 720 . Aged 45 . Deeply regretted by bii Masonic brethren , and also by his colleagues at the Conaoli . dated Batik ,