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presentation he had not the slightest idea what was about to happen . It , however , afforded him great pleasure to receive this mark of the brethren ' s appreciation of his services ; he would strive to maintain and uphold the good opinion which the brethren now entertained for him . The health of the Chairman was duly honoured and ably

ably responded to . The Visitors' toast was acknowledged by Bro . J . Capp . Bro . I . Cohen responded for the absentees , and in the namo of the brethren thanked the Master for his kind invitation . The brethren then repaired to Twickenham , and took train for town , after spending a very enjoyable day .

United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , No . 507 — This Lodge of Instruction held its weekly meeting on Friday , the 20 th inst ., at the Surrey Masonio Hall , Camberwell . Brother J . B . Sarjeanb W . M . The Officers were Brothers Bate S . W ., Johnson J . W ., Hughes S . D ., Bain J . D ., Pooler I . G ., Stevens P . M . and Pre . ceptor , Poore Secretary , Chapman and others . The Lodge was duly opened in the three degrees , and the ceremony of raising was

effectively rehearsed by Brother Sarjeant , whose progress in Masonio working is very satisfactory . Lodge was closed down , called off for entry drill , and called on . Friday the 27 th being " Preceptor ' s " night , Brother Stevens gave place for that evening to Brother Bates , who purposes to work the three ceremonies ou that occasion . Officers were appointed in rotation , and after " hearty good wishes , " Lodge was closed and adjourned .

Penge Lodge, No. 1825.

PENGE LODGE , No . 1825 .

THE annual installation meeting of this popular young Lodge was held on Friday 13 th instant , at the Thicket Hotel , Anerley , when there was a goodly muster of the brethren and visitors to witness the installation of Bro . A . J . Cox into the chair , in succession to Bro . J . Bird . Amongst the visitors were Bros . H . E . Frances P . P . S . D ., F . Dunn P . M . 72 , H . Turner P . M . 1589 , F . Carter J . D . 1893 , T . G . Lawton I . G . 749 , E . Williams 72 , J . E . Dibble 141 ,

S . Hardiman 217 , G . Barsdorf 1329 , A . Kenningham 1706 , and Kempton 1706 . Lodge having been opened in accordance with ancient rites , and some preliminary business disposed of , Bro . Cox was duly presented as Worshipful Master elect , and the brethren below the rank of Installed Master having retired , the impressive ceremony was performed by Bro . R . Jackson , who discharged the duties in the

most effective manner . On the readmission of the brethren , the newly-installed W . M . was greeted and saluted in the customary manner , and then proceeded to invest his Officers for the year , as follow : —Bros . G . Bird I . P . M ., G . M . Downie S . W ., R . Nunnerley J . W ., H . J . Francis Treas ., T . West P . M . Secretary , W . Ramsay S . D ., G . W . Stevens J . D ., R . Jackson P . M . M . C , W . J . Barnard I . G .,

G . Cook Organist , R . A . Tidman W . S ., and A . B . Church Tyler . At the conclusion of the ceremony the W . M . said his first duty , and the most pleasurable one the Master of a Lodge could have to perform , was to present , on behalf of the brethren , a Past Master ' s jewel to Bro . Bird , as a small recognition of the valuable services he had rendered to the Lodge dnring his successful year of office , and for

the assistance and kindly bearing he had ever extended towards the whole of the brethren . The Immediate Past Master briefly bnt appropriately returned thanks for the compliment paid him , and for the kindly expressions which had fallen from the lips of the Worshipful Master . Lodge was then closed in form , and the brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , served in excellent

style by Brother Lassam , whose catering well sustained the reputation whicb this well-ordered establishment has so long enjoyed . At the conclusion of the repast grace was sung by the choir , and the usnal Loyal and Craft toasts were given from the chair in a few happily-chosen sentences , and duly honoured . The I . P . M ., in proposing the health of the nevvly . installed Worshipful Master , wished

him a happy aud prosperous year of office , and in reply , Bro . Cox , said he felt it no easy task to follow such excellent Masters as those who bad preceded him , bufc it should be his study and aim to maintain the prestige which the Lodge had so long enjoyed . A cordial welcome was extended to the Visitors , on whose behalf Bros . F .

Dunn , G . Barsdorf and others suitably responded . Bro . H . E . Frances , who consecrated she Lodge , proposed , in felicitous terms , the health of the Installing Master , and spoke highly of the manner in which the working in Ladge had been carried out . Bro . Jackson briefl y returned thanks , and other toasts followed , interspersed with music and singing . A thoroughly enjoyable evening was passed .

Death Of A Masonic Patriarch.

DEATH OF A MASONIC PATRIARCH .

A RECORD such as thafc of the life of the late Brother J . Why to Melville , of Bennochy and Stratbkinness , is rarely met with . The history of his career is fraught with lessons of the deepest interest , and shows how happily duty and responsibility are at times united to the honour of the subject and the well-being of mankind . Brother Melville was born with a silver spoon in his mouth , to use a

familiar expression . He never knew the gnawing anxiety that attends the race for wealth , nor the terrible struggles of the poor that drain tbe sap of life and turn men too frequently into Ishmaelites . He was born 86 years ago , and died on the 16 th inst ., full of honours . Educated at Cambridge , Bio . Melville subsequentl y

held a commission in the 9 th Lancers . When twenty-two years of a Ke he married Lad y Catherine Osborne , yonugesfc daughter of the fifth Duke of Leeds . This lady was the friend and companion of the Pri ncess Charlotte , daughter of George IV ., and must have beeu in possession of much information that has since found record in some

recent autobiographical works . The wife as well as the issue of the marriage , predeceased the subject of onr sketch . His son—Major Whyte Melville—the genial author of some stirring romances , was killed in the hunting-field in 1878 . Like his father , he was very popular , and his death was mourned by all who knew him , aud that was a very wide circle indeed . It would be impossible , in tho waited space at our command , even to catalogue the many important

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functions discharged by our deceased brother . He was a keen sportsman , and shared all the honours the chase could give . He was tin adept curler , and np to a late period of his life was a votary of golf . Even up to February last he nlaved the national game of

Scotland on St . Andrews Links , which wore within an easy distance of his residence , at Mount Melville . Ho was Convener of the county of Fife , was an active member of the Episcopal congregation of St . Andrews , and took a lively interest in the University . In all his relations he was just and upright , one in reality who

" Bore without abuse The grand old name of gentleman . " He was a kind , considerate landlord , and bestowed bounteous charity in a modest but generous manner . His Masonio career , which will have most interest for our readers , was a grand one , and deserves to be given in full . Bro . J . Whvto Melville was initiated in

the Lodge Holyrood Honse ( St . Luke ) , Edinburgh , in 1817 , was made a member of the Royal Clarence Lodge , Brighton , in 1819 , and received the appointment of Provincial Grand Master of Fife and Kinross in 1842 , an office which he has ever since continued to hold . He was the oldest Provincial Grand Master in Scotland , as well as Past G . Master of the G . Lodge of Scotland , and Past G . Principal of

tho Supreme G . Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland . He became Junior G . Warden in 1810 , Senior Grand Warden in 1841 , a post whioh he filled until 1846 , when he was elected Deputy Grand Master . This office was held by him for the long period of eighteen years under the Grand Mastership of the Duke of Athole ; and , in consideration of the invaluable services rendered by him , he was elevated

to the Throne in 1864 , whioh he filled with great ability for three years . He was succeeded by Fox Maule , tho eleventh Earl of Dalhousie . While Grand Master the singular coincidence occurred of Bro . Whyte Melville being at the head of all the various Masonio bodies in Scotland , and at his death he was Graud Commander of the Supreme Council for Scotland of

the thirty-third and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite , Grand Master of the Religious and Military Order of the Temple , and Deputy Grand Master and Governor of the Royal Order of Scotland , a post which he has held for twenty-five consecntive years , and in which he will in all likelihood be succeeded as head of the Order by the Earl of Rosslyn . He was also Hon . Presi .

sident of tho Rcsicruoian Society of Scotland . When he retired from the Mastership of the Grand Lodge its members manifested their respect for him by presenting Lady Catherine Whyte Melville with a bust of her husband , a duplicate of whioh was also presented to the Grand Lodge to perpetuate his connection with the Craffc . The execution of this work of art was entrusted to Bro . Hutchison , R . S . A .,

and ifc still adorns , with others , the Freemasons Hall in Jhdinburgh . For many years he was engaged in the work of bis several offices , snch as laying fonndation-sfcones , consecrating new Lodges and presiding at Masonic gatherings . His name was always foremost in the cause of charity , and to him was due the honour of originating the Fund of Scotch Masonic Benevolence in 1846 , when he was in the

position of Substitute Grand Master . His last appearance in Graud Lodge was on the occasion of fche election and installation of the Earl of Mar and Kellie as Grand Master of Scotland on the 30 th Nbvember 1881 , when Sir Michael Shaw Stewart retired from office . No wonder he was beloved by the Craft , and his name deserves to be held in lasting remembrance by all who respeot faithful service loyally rendered .

Ancient And Accepted Rite For England And Wales.*

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE FOR ENGLAND AND WALES . *

RAREIY have we seen a work more complete than the one before us . The compiler has realised the rare combination of conciseness and fulness . The facts are marshalled with the precision of a well-drilled army , and are so arranged as to be readily found and understood . To Masons generally the work is of interest , but to those who go beyond the third degree , it is almost indispensable . The table of the

designations of the several degrees is a study of itself , and this is followed by rules and regulations affecting Warrants , petitions , and consecration . Then come the by-laws of the degrees from fche fourth to the twenty-ninth . Unauthorised Masonio bodies and Masonic communion are dealt with , and other details are furnished , which make the work a complete text book for all matters relating to the formation of

Chapters . The description of the clothing . and jewels affords some faint conception of what a Chapter would be when its members were fully equipped for tho several solemn rites of different degrees . Of course , there is nothing to indicate the kind of work done , nor would it be possible for the outside world to realise the glories of the Temple during service , bnt there is enough to interest the Craffc Mason , and

all that the members of the several degrees above it desire to have afc hand for ready reference . There is a schedule of fees , lists of tho different Councils , distinguishing native and foreign ; also of districts , of the Rose Croix Chapters , and of the members of the several Chapters , arranged according to tho date of their Warrants . At tho end there is a list , in alphabetical order , of the members of the various degrees , indicating the paiticular Chapter to which each member

belongs , and the degree to which he has attained . Being official , the work can be relied upon , and having been brought up to so recent a date as the 30 th ult ., it has nil the charm of novelty , as well as completeness . Ifc is one of the best books of the kind we have seen , and being pnblished at a shilling , it ought to bo in the hands of every one interested , nofc only in the degrees to which the work refers , but in Craffc Masonry as well .