Diary For The Week.

DIARY FOR THE WEEK .

We shall be obliged if the Secretaries of the various Lodges throughout the Kingdom will favour us with a list of their Days of Meeting , & c ., as we have decidtd to insert only those that are verified by the Officers of the several lodges .

SATURDAY , 31 st JULY .

162-1—Eccleston , Grosvenor Club , Elmry-sqnnre , Pimlico . at 7 ( Instruction ) Sinai Chapter ol' Instrnction Union . Air- « str"M Rewent-it .. VV .. at - Prov . Grand Lodge Middlesex , New Assembly Rooms , Teddington 1462—VVharncliffe , Rose and Crown Hotel , Penistono

TUESDAY , 3 rd AUGUST .

Colonial Hoard , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 . 65—Constitutional . Bedford Hotel . Sonthnmpt , r > n-btd 2 S .. Holbovr ,. at 7 ( Inst ) 65—Prosperitr , Hercules Tavern . Lendenhall-str-efc , E . C ., at 7 'ri . strnpHnn ) IM—Faith , 2 Westminster Chambers , Victon ' a-strcet , S . W ., at S . ( Instruction ) 177—Domatic , Surrey Masonio Hall . Cnmhorwell , at 7 . 30 ( Instrnction ) 664—Yarborongh , Green Dragon , Stnpno . v ( Instruction ) 753—Princo Frederick "William , Lord ' s Hotel . St . . InVin ' s Wood , at 8 ( Inst . ) HfiO—Dalhnnsio . Sisters' Tavern , Pownall-road , Dalston , at , S ( Instruction ) 1011-Wandswortli , Star and Garter Hotel , St . Ann's-hill , Wandsworth ( Inst . )

1319—Friars , Liverpool Arms , Canning Town , at 7 . 30 I Instrnction ) 13 ( 50—Roval A' thur , Prince's Head , Battersea Park , at 8 ( Instruction ) ] U«—Mount Kdgcumhp , 1 !> Jermvn-street , S . W ., at 8 ( Instruction ) ISO "—Metropolitan , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , "E . G ., at 730 ( Instruction ) 1558—D . Connausrht , Palmerston Arms , Grosvenor Park , Camberwell , afc 8 ( In . ) 1602—Sir Hugh Myddelton . Grown nnd Woolpack , St . John's-st .-rd ., at 8 ( In . ) 1707—Eleanor , Trocadero , Broad-street-buildings , Liverpool-street , 6 . 30 ( Inst . ) Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement . Jamaica Coffee House . Cornhill , 6 . 30 . R . A . 1305—Clapton , White Hart Tavern , Clapton , at 8 . ( Instruction . )

Prov . Grand Lodgo Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , Town Hall , Andovcr , 1-30 70—St . John , Huyshe Masonic Temple , Plymouth . 103—Beaufort , Freemasons' Hall , Bristol . 120—Palladian , Green Dragon Hotel , Hereford . 121—Marquis oE Granby , Freemasons' Hall , Old F . lvefc , Durham ' 158—Adams . Masonic Booms , Victoria Hall . Trinity-road , Sheerness f 226—Benevolence , Red Lion Hotel , Littleborongh . 241—Merchants , Masonic Hull , Liverpool , at 0 ' 30 ( Instruction )

248—True Love and Unity , Freemasons' Hall , Brixham , Devon 265—Royal Yorkshire . Masonic Club , Hanover-street , Keighley 393—St . David . Masons' Hall , The Parade , Berwick 558—Temple , Town Hall , Folkestone . 673— St . Jolm , Masonic Hall , Liverpool . 731—Londesbovough , Masouic Hall , Bridlington Quay . 80-1—Carnarvon . Masonic Hall , Havant . 847—Fortescuo . Manor House , Honiton , Devon .

828—Friendship , Masonic Hall , Petersfielcl , Hampshire . 948—St . Barnabas , Masonic Room , Linslade , Leighton Buzzard 1002—Skiddaw , Lodge Room , Market-place , Cockermouth . 1134—Newall , Freemasons' Hall , Salford . 1241—Marvvood . Freemasons' Hall , Redcar . 1310—Harrow , King ' s Head , Harrow .

1322—Waverley . Caledonia Inn , Ashton-under-Lyne . 1473—Bootle , 146 Berry-street , Bootle , afc 6 . ( Instruction . ) R . A . 203—St . John of Jerusalem , Masonic Hall , Liverpool . -, R . A . 296—Loyalty , Freemasons' Hall , Surrey-street , Sheffield . R . A . 784— Wellington , Public Rooms , Park-street , Deal - M . M . 101—Walton , Skelmersdale Masonic Hall , Kirkdale , Liverpool

WEDNESDAY , 4 th AUGUST .

Grand Chapter , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 193—Confidence , Railway Tavern , London-street , at , 7 ( Instruction ) 228—United Strength , Hope and Anchor , Crowndale-rd ., Caniden-towu , 8 ( In . ) 533—La Tolerance , Green Dragon , 2 Maddox-streefc , W ., at 7 . 45 ( Inst . ) 720—Panmure , Balham Hotel , Balham , at 7 ( Instruction ) 781—Merchant Navy , Silver Tavern , Burdett-road , E . ( Instruction )

813—New Concord , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-road , N ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 862—Whittington , Red Lion , Poppin ' s-court , Fleet-street , at 8 ( Instruction ) 1278—Rurdett Coutts , Salmon and Ball , Bethnal Green-road , at 8 ( Inst . ) 1288—Finsbury Park , Alwyno Castle , Highbury , at 8 ( Instrnction ) 152-1—Duko of ' Connaught , Havelock , Albion Road , Dalston , at 8 ( Instruction ) 1791—Creaton , Prince Albert Tavern , Portobello-ter ., Notting-hill-gate , at 8 ( In . ) R . A . 177—Domatic , Union Tavern , Air-street , Regent-st ., at 8 ( Instruction )

74—Athol , Masonic Hall , Severn-street , Birmingham . 81—Doric , Private Room , Woodbridge , Suffolk . 293—Harmony , Masonic Rooms , Ann-street , Rochdale 326—Moira , Freemasons' Hall , Park-street , Bristol 327—Wigton St . John , Lion and Lamb , Wigton 406—Northern Counties , Freemasons'Hall , Maple-street , Nowcastte-on-Tync 417—Faith and Unanimity , Masonic Hall , Dorchester 5 'Jl—Downshire , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 7 ( Instruction )

645—Humpluey Chesham , Freemasons' Hall , Cooper-street , Manchester . 673—St . John , Masonic Hull , Liverpool , at 8 ( Instruction ) 678—Earl Ellesmere , Church Hotel , Kcrsley , Farnworth , near Bolton . 972—St . Augustine , Masouic Hall , Canterbury ( Instruction ) 992—St . Thomas , Griffin Hotel , Lower Broughton . 1013—Royal Victoria , Masonic Hall , Liverpool . 1037—Portland , Portland Hall , Portland . ( Instruction . ) 1063—Mailing Abbey , Bear Inn , West Mailing , Kent

1085—Hartington , Masonic Hall , Gower-street , Derby 1091—Erme . Erme House , Ivybridge , Devon 1167—Alnwick , Masonic Hall , Clayport-streot , Alnwick 127-4—Earl of Durham , Freemasons' Hall , Chester-le-Strcet . 1323—Talbot , Masonic Rooms , Wind-street , Swansea 1335—Lindsay , 20 King-street , Wigan . 1354—Marquis of Lome , Masonic Rooms , Leigh , Lancashire . 135 C—De Grey and Ripon , 140 North Hill-street . Liverpool , at 7 . 30 ( Inst . ) 1363—Tyndall , Town Hall , Chipping Sodbury , Gloucester

1431—St . Alphegc , George Hotel , Solihull 1511—Alexandra , Masonic Hall . Hornsea , Hull ( Instruction ) 1549—Abercorn , Abercorn Hotel , Great Stanmore 1620—Marlborough , Derby Hall . Tuo Brook , Liverpool R . A . 126—Nativity , Cross Keys Inn , Burnley R . A . 221—St . John , Commercial Hotel , Town Hall-square , Bolton R . A . 258—Amphibious , Freemasons' Hall , Hcckmoudwike R . A . 30 f—Philanthropic , Masonic Hall , Ut . George-street , r . ccds M . M . 36—Furness , Hartington Hotol , Dukc-strcet , Barrow-in-Furness .

THURSDAY , 5 th AUGUST .

3—Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-street , Fitzroy-sq ., at 8 ( Instruetioi . ) 15—Kent , Chequers , Marsh-street , Walthamstow , at 7 . J ( Instruction ) 27—Egyptian , Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street , V , C , afc 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 211—St . Michael , The Moorgate , Moorgate Street . B . C ., at H ( Instruction ) 435— Salisbury , Union Tavern , Air-street . Regont-street , W ., at 8 ( Inst . ) 712—Crystal Palace , Crystal Palace . Sydenham

754—High Cross , Coach and Hrrses . Lower Tottenham , at 8 ( Instruction ) 1227—Upton , King and Queen , Norton Folgatc , K . C , at 8 ( In-itructviri . ) 1611—Co * ent Ga > den , Nag ' s Head , James Street , Covent Garden , at 7 . 45 ( tnst . ) R . A . 753—Pr-inceFrederick William , Lord's Hotel , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ( Inst ,. ; R . A . 1-171—North London , Jolly Farmers ' , Sontbgiite-road , N ., at 8 ( Inst . ) M . M . —Duke of Connaught , Havelock , Albion-rd ., Dal ton , E ., at 8 . 30 ( Inst . )

Provincial Grand Lodge Essex , Town Hall , Colchester , at 2 24—Newcastle-on-Tyne , Freemasons' Hall , Grainger-st ., Newcastle . 123—Lennox , Freemasons' Hall , Richmond , Yorkshire

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¦ > in—Mariners , Masonio Hall , Liverpool 2 RK—Nnpthnli , Masonic Hall , Market-place , Hoywood ' 269—Fidelitv , White Bull Hotel , Blackburn 289—Fidelity , Masonic Hall Cavlton-hill . Lends 291—Constitutional . Assembly Rooms . Beverley Yorks »<» . ¦ —CnmbermorpUnion . Macclesfield Arms . Macclesfield •inn—Minerva , Pitt nnd Nelson . Ashton-nnder-Lyno ¦ tl 7—Aflhh'liM * . Freemasons' F ? mi •nwcr-str' -et , Manchester .

\< 0—St Peter , Star and rinrter Hotel , Wolverhampton . tlfl- Penevnleiit . Town Hall . Wolls . Somersetshire son—Tees . F'eemasons'Hnll . Stockton Durham . r . 37—Portland Masonic Rooms Town Hall , Stoko-npon-Trent . -cv > TVlhnro Pillar . Masonic M"U RnMnng-Uwe , Grot Grimsby . 9 " 4—Pp"bi | pha . Now Masonic Hall , Darloy-stroc . t , Bradford 1182—Dnke of Edinburgh , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 7 ' 30 ( Instruction ) 1 <> 31—Savilo . Royal Hotel , Y . land

l' > 82—Ancholme . Foresters" Hall , Briirg , Lincolnshire 1281— Rrent Globe Ho el . Tonsham . Devonshire 130-1—Olive Union . Masonic ITa'l , Hor castlo , Lincolnshire 1381—¦ Priuitv , Alfor ' e Chamber , Widues 1500—Walpnlp , Bel Hot •!. Norwich lottl—Rod Rose of Lancaster , Starkie ' s Arms Hotel , Padiham , near Burnley

IS 15—Frionrllv . Kinc ' s Head Hot . pl , Barnsley 1 IS 12—West Middlesex . Feathers' Hotel . Ealing , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) I 7 f ) 0— Old England , Masonic Hall . Now Thornton Heath 1807—Loyal Wye , Builth , Breconshiro R . A . 581—Rectitude , Corpovati n Hotel . T'mrincr-st ., Ardw ' ck , Oponshaw , Man R . A . 758—Bridgwater . Freemasons' Hall , Runcorn , Cheshire M . M . 53—Britannia , Freemasons' Hall , Sheffield

Emnlation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons Hall , at 7 . 25—Robert Burns , Union Tavern , Air-streot , W ., at 8 ( Instrnction ) B 07—United Pilgrims . Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 7 flfi— William Preston . Feathers' Tavern TTp . Georgo-st ., Edgwaro-rd . 8 ( Inst . 780—Royal Alfred . Star and Garter . Kew Bridge 902—Bnrgovne . Red Cap , Camden Town , at 8 ( Instruction ) 933—Doric . Duke's Read , 79 Whitechapel-rnnd , M 8 ( Instruction ) 1956—Metropolitan . Portmral Hotel . 155 Fleet-street . EC at 7 ( Instruction )

FRIDAY . 6 th AUGUST

1158—Relgrave , Jermvn-street , S . W .. at 8 ( Instruction ) 1288—Finsbury Park M . M ., Earl Russell , Isledon-road , N . at 8 ( Instruction ) 1298—Royal Standard . Alwyno Castle . St . Paul ' s-road . Canonbury , afc 8 ( In . ) 1365—Clapton . White Hart . Lower Cbipton . at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 1-189—Marquess of Ripon , Metropolitan Societies Asylum , Balls Pond Road 1642—E . Carnarvon , Mitre Hotel . Gonlborne-rd . N . Kensington . at 8 . 0 ( Inst . ) R . A . 79—Pythagorean . Portland Hotel . London-street . Greenwich , at 8 ( Inst . ) Metropolitan Masonic Benevolent Association , 155 Fleet-street , E . C . at 8 . 30 .

41—Friendship , Freemasons' Hall , Cooper-street , Manchester . 219—Prudence , Masonic Hall , Todmorden . 242—Sfc . George , Guildhall , Doncaster . 306—Alfred , Masonic Hall , Kelsall-street , Leeds 521—Truth , Freemasons' Hall , Fitzwilliam-strccfc , Huddersfleld 639—Sfc . Matthew . Dragon Hotel , Walsall . 651—Brecknock , Castle Hotel , Brecon .

i 837—De Grcv and Ripon , Town Hall . Ripon 998—Welsh Pool , Railwav Station , Welsh Pool 1096—Lord Warden , Wellington Hall , Deal 1387—Chorlton , Masouic Room , Chorlton-cum-Hardy 1393—Hamer , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 8 ( Instruction ) 1528—Fort , Red Lion Hotel , Newquay , Cornwall .

1557—Albert Edward , Bush Hotel . Hexham . 1561—Mnrccambe . MasonicHall , Edward-street , Morecambe , Lancashire . 1618—Prince of Wales , Free masons' Hall , Salem-street , Bradford . lfifil—Gosforth , Freemasons' Hall , High street , Gosforth . General Lodgo of Instruction , Masonic Hall , New-street , Birmingham , at 7 R . A . —General Chapter of Imnrovemcnt , Masonic Hall , Birmingham , at 5 . 30 K . T . —Loyal Volunteers , Queens Arms Hotel , George-street , Ashton-under-Lj

SATURDAY , 7 th AUGUST

General Committee Boys' School , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 1621—Eccleston , Grosvenor Club , Ebury-square , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) Sinai Chapter of Instruction , Union , Air-street , Regent-street , AV ., at 8 . 1223—Amherst , King's Arms Hotel , Westerham , Kent 1458—Truth , Private Rooms , Conservative Club , Newton Heath , Manchester R . A . 308—Affability , Station House Hotel , Bottoms , Stansfiekl

Lodge Of Friendship, No. 277, Oldham.

LODGE OF FRIENDSHIP , No . 277 , OLDHAM .

WE acknowledge with thanks tho receipt of a sketch of this Lodge , compiled by its Senior Warden Bro . Rev . Joseph Harrison , 31 . A ., who , after a careful study of the Lodge Minute Books has succeeded in putting together a very readable history—a task which , considering the contents of Lodge Minute Books are not usually in the category of entertaining literature , is nofc so easy as might be

imagined . As , save under exceptional circumstances , one Lodge history is very much like another , and having regard to the fact that ib is only very recently we commented on that of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 221 , Bolton , as compiled by Bro . Brockbank , ifc is unnecessary we should devote much space to Bro . Harrison ' s opuscule . This Lodge of Friendship cannot certainly point to having had a strange eventful

history . Its career seems to have been placid enough , with possibly a few circumstances now and then happening of a character to cause just a little flutter cf excitement in the minds of its members , bufc beyond this there is a certain monotony about the proceedings , and one is almost inclined to regret there was not occasionall y a little outbreak of discord , if only thafc it might have thrown into higher

relief the easy and equable temperament so uniformly exhibited by the Lodge . Even its birth seems to have been unattended by the usual demonstrations incident to the warranty of a new Lodge , all thafc is known of the interesting fact being that the Lodge Warrant " is dated August 22 nd 1789 , and was granted on tho petition of Bros . Jonathan Raynor , Joseph Dunkerley and Isaac Clegg , by the P . G . M . of

Lancashire , John Allen , acting for H . R . H . the Dnke of Cumberland G . M ., Miul countersigned by William Hall D . P . G . M . ; " and thafc the Lodge itself was " opened on Wednesday , the 2 nd September 1789 , at five o ' clock in the afternoon , in due form at the ' King of Bells , ' Oldham , by the Lodge of Sincerity , Bull ' s Head , Manchester . " Thus beyond a little professional assistance—thnuph whether this was rendered by a duly certificated medical practitioner or by a midwife does not

appear— " Friendship" was ushered into the world of Freemasonry n due form , but at the same time without formality . One circum-<< ance , perhaps , is worthy of notice . Oldham " Friendship " came into boing under the auspices of Manchester "Sincerity , " and to judge from the even tenour of its career ever since , tbe combination seems to have proved an augury of good things to come . Twelve brethren , members . f the infant Lodge , were present on the occasion , and the absence of