Table Of Contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS .

PAGE G RAND L ODGE OF SCOTLAND 751 G RAND LODGE OF QUEBEC ... 751 , 752 , 753 & 754 PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF

NORTHUMBERLAND 754 & 753 P RESENTATION TO BRO . WILSON 755 UNITED GRAND LODGE 756 , 757 & 75 S GRAND M ARK LODGE 759 & 760

T HE CRAFTMetropolitan 761 Provincial ... ... ... ... ... ... 761 I NSTRUCTION ... 761 & 762

S COTLAND 762 CONSECRATION OF A LODGE IN NEW ZEALAND ... 762 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK 762 ADVERTISEMENTS 749 , 750 , 763 & 764

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

GRAND LODGE of SCOTLAND .

Tlie annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in Freemasons' Hall , George-street , Edinburgh , on the evening of 30 th of November , 1871 , for the purpose of electing and installing thc office-bearers

for the ensuing year , and also to celebrate the festival of St . Andrew , tlie Patron Saint of Scotland . The lodge was opened by Bro . John Whyte-Mclville of Bennochy , tlie Past Grand Master , and the election ofthe Grand

Officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with , when the Right Hon . the Earl of Rossyln was , amidst thc acclamation of the brethren assembled , again elected Grand

Master Mason of Scotland . His Lordship having been ushered into Grand Lodge , was duly installed into office according to ancient custom . In returning thanks ,

The Grand Master begged to thank them for the renewed expression of confidence they had shown in him , for no higher mark of favour could be conferred upon any brother than that which they had just

conferred upon him . He could assure them he would leave no means untried that would benefit Scottish Masonry . His reign would be a useless and an empty one unless he received thc same support from the brethren

in the future as he had done in the past . Thc other office-bearers elected were : — Thc Earl of Dalhousie , Past Grand Master ; Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Depute Grand Master ; Henry IITJlis of Torsconcc ,

Substitute Grand Master ; Colonel A . C . Campbell of Blythswood , R . W . S . G . W . ; Lord Erskine , R . W . J . G . W . ; Samuel Ha )* , R . W . G . T . ; Alex . J . Stewart , R . W . G . S . ; John Laurie , R . W . G . C . ; Rev . David Arnot ,

D . D ., and thcRcv . V . G . Faithfull , V . W . G . C ; W . Officer , V . W . S . G . D . ; Major Ramsay , V . VV . J . G . D . ; David Bryce , V . W . G . A . ; A . Hay , G . J . ; Convener D . Robertson , G . B . B . ; James Ballantine , G . B . ; Lord Roschill ,

G . S . B . ; C . W . Maxwell Mullcr , G . D . M . ; R . Davidson , G . O . ; M . Mackenzie , C . G . M . ; A . T . Abthorpe , G . M . ; W . M . Bryce , G . T . ; J . Baikie , O . G . The Grand Lodge was then closed , and thereafter thc festival of St . Andrew was

celebrated—the Right I ton . the I Carl of Rosslyn in the chair ; and amongst those on the dais were Lord James Murray , John Whyte-Melville , Major-General Darby-Griffiths , C . B . ; John Laurie , Major Ramsay ,

Capt . Colt , Gartsherrie ; A . Stewart , W . Abbot , J . T . Oswald , Dunnikier , and others . There were also deputations from Xo . 1 , Edinburgh Mary ' s Chapel ; Xo . 2 , Canongate Kilwinning ; Xo . 5 , Canongate and

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

Leith ; No . 8 , Journeymen , Edinburgh ; No . 31 , St . Mary , Coltness ; No . $ 6 , St . David , Edinburgh ; No . 44 , St . Luke , Edinburgh ; No . 48 , St . Andrew , Edinburgh ; No . 112 , St . John , Fisherrow ; No . 126 , St . Andrew

Kilmarnock ; No . 151 , Edinburgh Defensive Band ; No . 226 , Portobello ; No . 250 , Union , Dunfermline ; No . 291 , Celtic , Edinburgh ;

No . 349 , St . Clair , Edinburgh ; No . 392 , Caledonian , Edinburgh ; No . 405 , Rifle , Edinburgh ; No . 468 , Oswald of Dunnikier , Kirkcaldy .

Among the loyal and fraternal toasts was that of " The Grand Steward of Scotland , Patron of the Grand Lodge , the Princess of Wales , the Duke of Edinburgh , and the rest of the Royal Family . "

In proposing " The Health of the Prince of Wales , " the Grand Master said it was impossible to drink that toast without alluding to the severe illness of His Royal

Highness , but he was sure the brethren would be glad to learn that he ( the Grand Master ) had received private information which assured him that thc Prince was in a

fair way of recovery . ( Thc toast was drunk amid loud applause . ) The Grand Master gave " The Navy ,

Army , Militia , and Volunteers , " which was responded to by Major-General Darby-Griffith , C . B ., Major Ramsay , and Colonel Campbell .

The toasts of " The Grand Lodge of England and the Marquis of Ripon " and " The Grand Lodge of Ireland and the Duke of Leinster , " having been given and responded to ,

Bro . J . Whyte-Melville proposed " The Grand Master . " He said the brethren

could not have got a more energetic Grand Master than thc Earl of Rosslyn . They all knew that a scheme of benevolence would

be brought before the Grand Lodge by thc Grand Master , which , when carried out , would carry his name down to future generations . ( Applause . )

A song , composed for thc occasion by Bro . James Ballantine , thc Grand Bard , having been sung , The Grand Master rose , amid loud cheers , and said he felt very grateful for thc

enthusiastic reception they had given him , and he begged to thank them for the high honour which they had again conferred upon him . It was now nineteen or twenty years since he became a member of Grand Lodge ,

and he had tried to serve them in one position or another , and the training thus received had fitted him to fill his present position . Thc Grand Lodge , like oilier bodies , was not free from weak places , and

the brother was its best fiicnd who pointed them out , and had it in his power to set about reforming them in a proper manner

What would be brought before their notice , as they had been already told , would be an endeavour to remedy the weak * point , but without their assistance he could do nothinr ** .

If they would give him their support in his scheme , it would raise the Grand Lodge to a proper place in benevolence , and that

could be done by a small subscription from each member , which they would never feel , he they ever so poor . ( Loud applause . ) He concluded by thanking them for the honour they had done him . Among the other toasts were — '" ' Past

( irand Masters , replied to bv Bro . J . Whyte-Melville ; " Sir Michael Shau Stewart , " "Henry Inglis of Torsonco , " " Deputations from Daughter Lodges , "

" The Provincial Grand Lodges of Scotland , " "The Countess of Rosslyn , " "Lady Catherine Whyte-Melville , " " The Memory of Deceased Members during the Year , " and " Thc Memory of St . Clair of Rosslvn . '

Grand Lodge Of Quebec.

GRAND LODGE OF QUEBEC .

[ From the Montreal Daily News , Sept . 28 , 1871 . ] The Grand Lodge of Quebec assembled yesterday in the Masonic Chambers , Notre Dame-street . The following visitors were present , besides the members of Grand

Lodge : Bros . T . D . Harington , P . G . M . Ontario ; Josiah H . Drummond , P . G . M . Maine ; Isa Berry , G . Sec . Maine ; F . G . Tisdale , G . L . of New York ; D . Burnham Tracy , Detroit , Michigan ; N . T . Merritt ,

P . M . Mt . Hermon ; Leverett B . Englesby , P . G . M . Vermont ; Park Davis , G . M . Vermont ; Wm . Brinsmaid , sen ., G . L . Washington No . 3 ; N . P . Bowman , D . G . M . Vermont ; John Bacon , G . S . B . Vermont ;

H . Puison , G . T . Vermont ; F . S . McFarland , H . Ainsworth , W . Henderson , and C . P . Currier , Washington ; William L . Wood , Hartford ; L . G . Spencer , S . Mostin , D .

Willey , W . Stevenson , A . H . Hall , and J . L . Mack , Vermont ; G . H . Clark , St . Albans ; Dr . Johnson and Dr . Billings , Hartford ; & c , & c .

After routine business , Grand Master Graham delivered the following address : — Oflicers and Brethren of the M . W . the Grand Lodge of Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masons

of the Province of Quebec , — Another year , fraught with its many vicissitudes , has come and gone , and , under the most auspicious circumstances , we have assembled on this , our second

Annual Communication , to interchange fraternal greetings ; to review the past ; carefully to consider the present ; and resolutely gird ourselves anew for tlie labours of the future .

It is with devout thankfulness that I have the pleasure to report that this Grand Lodge has been duly recognised , and most heartily welcomed into the great family of Grand Lodges , by the twenty-two following important and

influential Grand Bodies—namely , District of Columbia , Maine , New Hampshire , Iowa , Wisconsin , Texas , - Nebraska , Nova Scotia , X evada , Kansas , Illinois , Ohio , Michigan , Georgia , Mississippi , Arkansas , North Carolina , Connecticut ,

Indiana , New York , Vermont , and Rhode Island . The first nine of these sister Grand Lodges extended fraternal recognition to Quebec during the first year of its existence , and the last thirteen have done the same not J > -ss htarti'y

since our last Annual Communication eleven months ago . Those Grand Bodies represent nearly half a million Freemasons , amongst whom are a host of illustrious brethren whose welldeserved fame extends over both hemispheres .

These and other no less eminent brethren ( whose Grand Lodges also will soon recognise us ) have , in their heroic advoc . icy ofthe cause of Quebec , from their rich and varied stores of learning , poured a Hood of light on the history , traditions ,

customs , laws , and constitutions of our 1 ' raternity anent the regular formation and rights of Grand Lodge :-. Tlie g' * e .. t care bestowed Ly these brethren upon the consideration of the questions at issue , the patient painstaking to ascertain all

the facts ofthe case , the prompt recognition by some Grand Lodges , the delaying of final action for a time and for various reasons , on thc part of others , and the manifest determination on the part of all to arrive at , and abide by , a just

decision , have been most honourable to them , as well as gratifying to us , and have given to their decisions in our favour a Masonic and moral weight and force which can neither he gainsayed

nor resisted . I , therefore , propose that Grand Lodge now express to these Grand Lodges and brethren our most hearty fraternal thanks , accompanying them witli the gr . ind honours in most umnlc ( bun .

The following eminent brethren have been appointed and commissioned by me as our Grand Representatives near their respective

Grand Lodges , and I beg your due confirmation ofthe same : R . W . liro . IT . I . Martin , District of Columbia ; M . W . liro . J . H . Drummond , of Maine ; R . W . Bro . Win . Barrett , New Hninp-