Consecration Of The Princes Lodge, No. 2316, At Liverpool.

CONSECRATION OF THE PRINCES LODGE , No . 2316 , AT LIVERPOOL .

On Tuesday , the 27 th ult ., a new lodge , making the seventh in the Province of West Lancashire , during the present year , was consecrated at the Deaf and Dumb Institute , Princes-road , Liverpool . The ceremony was ably performed by Bro . R . Wylie , P . P . G . W ., P . G . D . Eng ., assisted by Bros . T . M . Shuttleworth , Prov . S . G . W . ; E . Segar , Prov . J . G . W ; VJ . Goodacre , P . G . S . B . Eng ., P . G . Sec . ; Rev . T . Gardner , Prov . G . Chap . ; and

1 . D . Murray , P . P . G . D . C , acting D . C . There were also present : Founders—Bros . Geo . A . Harradon , P . M . ; T . H . VV . Walker , P . G . Treas . ; Jas . De Bels Adam , S . W . 680 ; T . A . Withey , P . M . 1620 ; Alfred Cross , P . M . 1713 , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; James Tarbuck , J . D . 2290 ; C . A . Trevitt , Jos . Glover , Thos . J . Tarbuck , and W . H . Bucknell , P . P . A . G . D . C . Staffordshire . Visitors : Bros . Rev . R . T . Leslie , P . M . 171 'j , P . P . G . Chap . ; Major McTear , P . G . D . C ; J . H . Barrow , P . M . 155 , P . P . G . D . ; Robt . Foote ,

P . M ., Prov . G . Treas . ; Thos . Evans , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; Jos . Jones , W . M . 1713 ; Geo . Barclay , 126 4 ; W . McLacklan , W . M . 241 ; Dr . Thos . Clarke , P . M . 6 73 , W . M . 2290 ; Ral ph Betley , P . M . 1335 ; Jas . Platt , P . M ., P . P . G . D . ; J . G . Forsythe , W . M . 1473 ; H . H . Smith , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C . ; D . Williams , 2042 ; W . Lewis , 2042 ; O . G . Rowlands , S . W . 16 75 ; D . Davies , 1675 ; W . W . Jones , P . M . 7 86 ; Dr . Robertson , J . W . 784 ; Robt . Jones , 113 ; Thos . Lowton , J . W . 2042 ; Jas . Callow , P . M ., P . P . G . Treas . ; J . C . Robinson , P . M . 249 , P . G . Stwd . ; and others .

The lodge having been opened , Bro . WYLIE addressed the brethren on the motive of the meeting , and after the D . C . had read the petition and warrant , The P . G . Chap ., Bro . Rev . T . GARDNER , delivered an oration on the princi ples of the Institution . After the usual ceremony , the Presiding Officer dedicated and constituted the lodge , and the W . M . designate , Bro . G . A . A . Harradon , was then presented by the

Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . Goodacre , for installation . The addresses were delivered by Bros . Shuttleworth , P . S . G . W ., and Segar , P . J . G . W . The W . Master appointed his officers as follows : Bros . T . H . W . Walker , P . G . Treas ., S . W . ; Jas . De Bels Adam , J . W . ; Richard Armitage , P . A . G . S ., Treas . ; T . A . Withey , Sec ; James Tarbuck , S . D . ; C A . Trevitt , J . D . ; Joseph Glover , I . G . ; Alfred Cross , P . S . G . D ., D . C . ; and Thomas I . Tarbuck , Steward .

The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Grand Hotel , where a banquet was provided . The usual toasts were proposed and duly honoured , and the proceedings were enlivened by the vocal and instrumental efforts of Bros . T . Shaw , O . J . Rowlands , D . J . Davies , D . Williams , and the members of the Cambrian Quartette ; while Bro . Forsythe acted as accompanist . The clothing , jewels , & c , were manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .

United Grand Lodge Of England.

UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .

The Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons ' Hall . Bro . Major Goldie-Taubman , Prov . G . M . of the Isle of Man , presided . Bro . Col . Marmaduke Ramsay , Dist . G . M . of Malta , acted as D . G . M . ; Bro . Hugh D . Sandeman , P . Dist . G . M . of Bengal , as P . G . M . ; Bro . Sir John B . Monckton ,

as S . G . W . ; Bro . Sir Gabriel Goldney , as J . G . W . ; and among the other brethren present were—Bros . Sir Henry Morland , Grand Master of All Scottish Freemasonry in India ; John Cave Orr , President of the Board of General Purposes for the Province of Bengal ; and John Fenwick ( Brisbane ) , District Grand Secretary Queensland .

After the formal opening of Grand Lodge , and the reading and confirmation of the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of 5 th June , Major GOLDIE-TAUBMAN rose , and said the next notice on the agenda paper was one of a motion in the name of the Ri ght Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , and he ( Major Goldie-Taubman ) was authorised by the noble Earl that night , and on his behalf , and in his name , to say how very much Lord Carnarvon regretted not being

able to be present to make the motion in person . To him ( Major Goldie-Taubman ) it was a very great source of regret that Lord Carnarvon was not present , as the noble Earl would have done much more justice to the proposition than he ( Major Goldie-Taubman ) could ; but he trusted , and he also knew , the proposition commanded such sympath y among all Masons that it was unnecessary for him to say more than a few words upon it . They recollected that not only the people of England but

ail Masons especially took particular interest in anything in which the Royal House ° f their Grand Master was concerned . They looked forward to the happiness , not only of himself and the Princess , but of all his family , and this marriage , he thoug ht he might say , on behalf of Masonry , would be not only a good marriage , out a happy one in the future . He begged to propose the motion in the name of we Ri ght Hon . the Earl of

Carnarvonihat an address be presented by Grand Lodge to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand Master , on the auspicious occasion of the marriage of his eldest daughter , her Royal Highness the Princess Louise of Wales , with his Grace the Duke of Fife , K . T ., Provincial Grand Master of Banffshire , offering the most hearty congratulations and good wishes of its members on the happy event .

Col . MARMADUKE RAMSAY , Dist . G . M . Malta , said he had much pleasure in seconding the proposition which the M . W . acting Grand Master had just brought More Grand Lodge . It must be an additional source of gratification to them , as asons , that the bridegroom , the Duke of Fife , was a member of their Order , and not onl y that , but that he had attained the high rank of a Provincial Grand Master " 1 the Order . With these few words , he had very great pleasure in seconding the Proposition of the acting Grand Master . ihe motion was carried unanimouslyand amidst loud applause .

, 1 he following recommendations of grants by the Board of Benevolence were , on the motion of Bro . ROBERT GREY , President , seconded by Bro . J AMES BRETT , cnior Vice-President of the Board , confirmed :

A brother of the Lodge of Prudent Brethren , No . 145 , London ... ... ... ... ... ^ 50 0 O I he widow of a brother of the Bute Lodge , No . 960 , Cardiff 50 o o A brother of' the Lodge of Sincerity , No . 943 , Norwich ... 50 o o ¦ The widow of a brother of the Royal Sussex Lodge , No .

491 , Jersey ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Star Lodge , No . 1275 , Greenwich ... 50 0 o r he following Report of the Board of General Purposes was then taken -. i ° the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England , tho " 1 " ard have had under their consideration the price hitherto charged for o . Charity lewel" nermitted to be worn bv brethren who have served as

ards for two or more of the three Masonic institutions , and they have comthe 1 C Y vv'th Mr . Spilling , who has for many years been authorised to supply p . ° the Craft on the Certificate of the Grand Secretary , in accordance with Th 44 f the B °° k f Constitutions . \> tic t ° oard have now to report that Mr . Spilling has , consequently , reduced the m Y . the jewel from £ 2 ios ., the present amount , to £ 2 , Hall-marked . The rial and workmanshi p to be as before .

United Grand Lodge Of England.

The Board submit a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts , at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 16 th day of August instant , shewing a balance in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) of . £ 5744 12 s . 3 d ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Pett y Cash £ 100 , and for Servants ' Wages £ 100 , and Balance of Annual Allowance for Library £ 26 17 s . nd .

( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 20 th August , 188 9 . Bro . J . S . CUMBERLAND , though not making a motion on the subject , referred to that part of the report relating to Charity jewels , and objected to the price , even the reduced price , asserting that he had had such articles examined and taken

to pieces by manufacturing jewellers , on whose authority he had it that they could be made for 30 s . apiece . He thought it better that the 10 s . should be put in the funds of the Provincial Grand Lodges and devoted to some other purpose . Ho brought the subject forward because , having had his jewel examined , he was assured that the article could be made with the gold as good , and the rings thicker , for 30 s .

Bro . THOMAS FENN said as Bro . Cumberland did notmake any motion affecting the report of the Board , he did not know whether it was competent for him ( Bro . Fenn ) to speak upon the subject ; but he thought it was . However , he thought it ri g ht to explain that the Board took this matter seriously into consideration , and they thought it was not right that the jewel should be a flimsy one , but that it should be something substantial , and the gold , instead of being a small ring , should be such that the cost was 12 s . ; the hall marking was 4 s . ; the engraving was

considered to be worth 2 s . 6 d ., and there were several other items . The metal itself , the silver should be silver g ilt of the cost of ios . 6 d . Putting the ribbon on , and putting the jewel together , left very small profit indeed for Mr . Spilling . They thought it was better to continue the Hall marking , and that it would be better to have an established jewel of some value , and tho reduction of ios . was all that they could undertake to have taken off . ( Hear , hear . ) The report was then adopted .

Bro . THOMAS FENN , in the absence of Bro . Philbrick , Q . C , Grand Registrar , next brought up an appeal by Bro . Samuel Adolphus Roach , of the Hervey Lodge , No . 1788 , Port of Spain , Trinidad , against a decision of the Colonial Board , upholding his exclusion by the lodge for improper conduct . The appeal , he said , introduced no new circumstances , though the papers were so voluminous that they would take half a day to read . The real statement on which the Colonial Board

formed its decision had never been contradicted in any way . The Master of the lodge charged Bro . Roach with improper conduct , and destroying the peace and harmony of the lodge . The result was that he was excluded the lodge by five members voting for the exclusion ; one brother was not competent to vote , being in arrear and another brother being neutral . Under these circumstances , the

brother being one who was constantly disturbing the harmony of the lodge , Bro . Philbrick and the Colonial Board said he ought to be excluded . Bro . Philbrick now said that this appeal to Grand Lodge had nothing new in it brought forward by Bro . Roach , and he having recommended to the Colonial Board in favour of the exclusion , the recommendation to Grand Lodge would be the same . He therefore moved that the appeal be dismissed .

Bro . ROBERT GREY , President of the Board of Benevolence , seconded the motion . The motion was carried unanimously , and Grand Lodge was closed .

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Dorsetshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF DORSETSHIRE .

The annual Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Dorsetshire was held at the Masonic Hall , Wimborne Minster , on , Thursday , the 22 nd ult ., under the banner of St . Cuthberga Lodge , No . 99 . The Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Rev . W . Mortimer Heath , presided . The reports of the Registrar and Treasurer of the province were received and adopted . The P . G . M . addressed the brethren on the progress of Mark Masonry generally and in the province , and then appointed and invested the officers for the ensuing year as follows :

Bro . Sir R . N . Howard ... ... ... ... Deputy Prov . G . M . „ H . F . Harvey ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ J . F . Hatchard ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ R . Patey ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . H . G . B . Frampton ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . „ F . Turner ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . O . , Rev . W . C . Browne ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ W . B . Morgan ... ... ... ... Prov . G . R . of M . „ W . J . Fletcher ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . ,, G . Habgood ( elected ) ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ A . Butler ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ G . M . Evans ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ G . J . Brady ... ... ... •••Prov . G . D . C . „ T . J . Mason ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . „ J . Downs ... ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ W . H . Hibberd ... ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G . „ R . Simmonds ( elected ) ... ... ... Prov . G . T yler . The brethren afterwards dined together , the P . G . Master presiding , when the usual Masonic toasts were given .

HANOVER . —Freemasonry seems to have begun in the old kingdom of Hanover by the formation of a lodge at Harburg in 1744 , by a " deputation" from the Lodge of Hamburg . On the 14 th of January , 1745 , the Lutheran Consistory objected to the entry of a preacher into the Brotherhood , and this opposition , which was kept up by some fanatics , hindered undoubtedly the first spread of Freemasonry . It is here that , in 1 743 , Luttmann , the Provincial Grand Master of

Hamburg and Lower Saxony ( E . G . ) , had conferred on one Simon the rank of D . P . Grand Master for Hanover ; but it was not , apparently , until 1746 than an officer of the Hanoverian Guards , by name Mehmet von Konigstein , founded a Lodge " Friedrich , " called so after Frederick , Prince of Wales , under the authority of the Hamburg Provincial Grand Lodge . A Provincial Grand Lodge seems to have been established about

1755 , and in 1828 this Prov . Grand Lodge became the Grand Lodge of Hanover . This lasted until in 1867 , when , on the incorporation of Hanover with Prussia , the Grand Lodge was dissolved by royal order , and most of the lodges joined the Grand Lodge Royal York at Berlin . Some placed themselves under the " Three Globes . " Many eminent Masons have conie out of Hanover , and some of the

lodges have distinguished histories , such as " Friedrich zum weissen Pferde , " at Hanover ; "Zum schwarzen . Bar , at Hanover ; " Pforte zum Tempel des Lichts , " at Hildesheim ; " Zum hell euchtenden Stern , " Celle ; "Zum goldenen Rade , " Osnabruck ; "Pythagoras za den drei Stromen , " Miinden ; "Friedrich zur Unsterblichkeit , " at Stade ; " Zum stillen Tempel , " also at Hildesheim , and many more . At one time , 1868 , the Freemasons numbered a little over 2000 members . — Kenning ' s Cyclopaedia of Freemasonry .