Lodges And Chapters Of Instruction.

^ y , T . Crane , jun ., J . Amand , J . Duncan , and H . B . The lodge vvas opened in due form , and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . The lodge vvas opened in the Second Degree , when Bro . Crane , ered the questions leading to the Third Degree , and was entrusted . The lodge vvas opened in the Third Degree , _ d the ceremony of raising rehearsed , Bio . Crane being

the candidate . Ihe traditional history was given , the W . M . vacated the chair in favour of Bro . Coxon , when the ceremony of raising vvas again rehearsed . Bro . Petch being the candidate . Bro . Hancock again took the chair , and resumed the lodge in the First Degree . Bro . Chretien vvas elected VV . M- for the ensuing week , and appointed the officers in rotation . Nothing further offering , the lodge vvas closed .

KENSINGTON LODGE ( No . 1767 ) . —A meeting vvas held on Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., at the Scarsdale Arms , Edwardes-square , Kensington , when there vvere present Bros . T . W . Heath , W . M . 1 G 42 , W . M . ; C . Woods , S . W . ; C , G . Hatt , J . W . ; R . H . Williams , P . M ., & c , Deputy Precep tor ; F . Craggs , P . M ., Sec . ; E . G . Geflowski , W . M . 534 , S . D . ; W . B . Neville , J . D . ; Frank West , i . G . ; H . G . Danby , W . M . 105 G ; W . Payers , and

A , VVilliams , P . M . The lodge vvas opened in due form . The ceremony of initiation vvas rehearsed , Bro . Danby acting as candidate . A brother offering himself as candidate for passing , and having given the necessary proofs , vvas entrusted . The lodge vvas opened in the Second Degree , and the ceremony rehearsed . The lodge vvas resumed to the First Degree . Bro . Woods vvas elected W . M . forthe next meeting . Bro . Frank VVest was elected a ioining member , and the lodge was closed .

CHISWICK LODGE ( No . 2012 ) . —A meeting was held on Saturday , the 3 rd inst ., at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith , W ., when there vvere present Bros . Wm . Hide , W . M . ; W . S . Whiteley , S . W . ; E . Fox , J . W . ; A . Williams , P . M ., Preceptor ; J . Sims , P . M ., Deputy Preceptor ; F . Craggs , P . M ., Sec . ( pro tem- ) ; J . Davies , P . M ., S . D . ; John Brown , P . M ..

J . D . ; VV . H . Tucker , W . M . 144 , LG . ; J . H . Cummings , ]> . M ., Stwd . ; J . N . Baxter , W . Slater , and R . Reid . The lodge vvas duly opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting vvere read and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation vvas rehearsed , Bro . Banter acting as candidate . Bro . Slater having offered himself as a

candidate for passing , he vvas examined and entrusted . The lodge vvas opened in the Second Degree , and the ceremony rehearsed . The lodge vvas resumed to the First Degree . Bro . Wentworth Slater vvas elected a joining member . Bro . Whiteley vvas elected W . M . for the next meeting , and the lodge vvas closed .

STAR CHAPTER ( No . 127 s ) . —The usual weekl y meeting vvas held at the Stirling Castle Hotel , Church-street , Camberwell , on Friday , the 2 nd inst ., when there vvere present Comps . F . Hilton , M . E . Z . ; G . L . Moore , P . Z H . j J . Hill , Z ., J . ; R . 1 . Voisey , P . Z ., Treas . ; C . H Stone , S . E . ; Braik , S . N . ; J . Pullen , P . S . ; Loader , H . G . Martin , E . A . Rice , W . Dawson , Geo . Thompson , Macdonald , J . Evans , Scott Young , P . Z ., T . H . Salmon , and

Cass . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . T . H . Salmon personating candidate . Comps . Rice , Salmon , and Cass , of 1622 , were admitted members , as also Comp . J . Evans , of Ebury Chapter . Comp . Moore , H ., vvas unanimously elected to fill the position of M . E . Z . at the next meeting . The business of the chapter ended , the convocation was closed and adjourned . " Hearty good wishes " were sent from Comp . callaway vvho is in California .

Red Cross Of Rome And Constantine.

Red Cross of Rome and Constantine .

JERSEY . Mount Horeb Sanctuary . —The members of this old and distinguisned sanctuary and commandery , attached to the Concord Conclave , No . 8 , met on Sunday , at the Masonic Temple , Stopford-road , St . Heller's , for instruction and practice in the ritual and ceremonies of knights ot the Holy Sepulchre and St . John the Evangelist ,

wiien there were present , amongst others , Sir Knights T . Stone , R . R . P . j John E . Hamon , Prior ; Thomas Leat , . K . R . P ., Sub-Prior ; P . Bois , Seneschal ; L . Policktttspiradoux , P . R . R . P ., Verger and Captain of the Guards ; J . C . Barrette , G . S . V . ; j . O . Le Sueur , P . R . K . P ., acting ist Lieut . ; Dr . T . Aubin , P . R . R . P ., acting 2 nd Lieut , ( also acting as Torch Bearer and Standard

• rt S- '' Rogers , Warder , acting as Harbinger . tte Treasurer and Recorder were absent through unavoidable circumstances . , sh Knight Thos . Stone , R . R . P ., opened the sanctuary of ne K . H . S ., and subsequently a commandery of St . John we Evangelist . Sir Knight Capt . Varren having offered "imseli as a candidate for the knighthood , vvas duly admitted

into both Degrees , which were most effectively and "npressively worked by Sir Knights Thos . Stone and J . O . Tu r' we'l-known exponents of this beautiful . ritual . 'ne live G . O . ' s in the E . vvere at their best , and the rest of onicers vvere bent in excelling one another in their * - ? k " i . lhe len K t , lv ceremonies vvere gone through ik i ? * r ? hltch and the milltary portion vvas perfection ' ' . '* L " . Sub-Prior and Seneschal delivered their orations the

° n T . V . ' s in good style . The traditional lecture of the wuer by the Seneschal in the first part and the allegorical thu- the histor V oi the Royal Arch Degree by A " " . were masterpieces of elocution , and in the nat ? ° ' ' Commander vvas perfect in the expiation of the symbols , and the very long oration on the Siih i " * the ° rder o £ St * J ohn the Evangelist by the this r' ° r' We can heartily congratulate the members of it A J anctuary and commandery on the high efficiency of thn I s' ' C . G . duly sealed the sanctuary and closed " ¦<¦ commandery .

tu . ° , . COrd Conclave ( No . 8 ) . —On Friday , good | . ** the Sir Knights in oilice and others of this Ma «„ f onclave met at an instruction meeting at the Werl lem P > e- Stopford-road , St . Hclier's . There A ? Present Sir Knights T . Stone , M . P . S . ; Peter Bois , I . p \ i * r , P' Le Sueur ' P . M . P . S ., acting l . P . M . P . S . ; Bar « l i i Pr iadoux . P-M . P . S ., S . G . ; Captain J . C . arr < * "e , J . G . T . Lent , P . M . P . S ., Prelate ; £ Aldndge ,

Red Cross Of Rome And Constantine.

Herald ; Brodhurst , Prefect ; W . Gosling , Std . Br . ; J . E . Hamon , l . P . M . P . S ., ist Aide ; J . VV . Pugsley , P . M . P . S ., Treas ., 2 nd Aide ; and George Rogers , Sentinel . The M . P . S . opened the conclave with the usual preamble of the ceremonies , Sir Knight Captain J . E . Barrette offering himself as a candidate forthe installation of Knight of Rome and the Red Cross of Constantine . The lengthy

ceremonies of this excellent degree of chivalric and christian masonry vvere , without the least abridgement , rehearsed in a very impressive and faultless manner , every officer being at home vvith regard to his share of his work in the beautiful Ritual of this Order of Knighthood . The military portion was well performed by the S . G . and J . G . The Herald and Prefect vvere up to their work , the O B . and communication of mysteries by the M . P . S ., the

investing address by V . E ., and the historical oration of the degree by the High Prelate vvere all given in a most effective and impressive style , betokening that every officer of this conclave , from the M . P . S . to the esteemed Sir Knight Sentinel must have bestowed great energy and zeal on the onerous duty that falls on the shoulders of every officer whilst expounding his respective portion in the rehearsal of the long ceremonial of the Knightly Order of Rome and the Red Cross of Constantine .

The prosperity of thc Conclave is greatly owing to the indefatigable exertions of the Sir Knight Recorder , Quarter-Master Sergeant J . VV . Hambling , and the excellent working of its members . The address of the Recorder is 2 , Les Vaux Villas , St . Heliers . Sir Knight Colonel E . C . Malet de Carteret , P . G . M . of Jersey , is the Intendant-General of the Channel Islands . The above Conclave is under the authority of the Grand Imperial Conclave of the Red Cross ( Grand Council of England ) .

West Lancashire Provincial Grand Lodge.

WEST LANCASHIRE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lod ge of the Western Division of Lancashire ( the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , G . C . B ., M . W . Pro G . M ., Prov . Grand Master ) , will be held for the transaction

of the business of the province at the Philharmonic Hall , Liverpool , on Thursday , 29 th inst ., at half-past 12 o ' clock . The subjoined notices of motion have been given : Bro . J . de Bels Adam , Prov . S . G . W ., will move— " That the annual allowance to the Prov . Grand Secretary be increased by ^ 100 . " Bro . R . Wylie , P . G . D ., & c , will move— " That the sum of 80 guineas

be voted from the Provincial Grand Lodge Charities ' Fund to the three local Institutions , viz .. 40 guineas to the West Lancashire Masonic Educational institution ; 20 guineas to the West Lancashire Alpass Institution ; and 20 guineas to the West Lancashire Hamer Institution . " The banquet will be held at half-past four o ' clock , at the Bear ' s Paw Restaurant , Lord-street .

Masonic Re-Union And Conversazione.

MASONIC RE-UNION AND CONVERSAZIONE .

At a largely attended meeting of brethren on the and inst ., in the Masonic Temple , Hope-street , Liverpool , it was decided to hold a re-union and conversazione on similar lines to the one held nine years ago , on November 20 th next . His Worship the Mayor of

Liverpool ( Bro . de Bels Adam , P . P . S . G . W . ) , was elected Chairman j Bro . Robert Foote , P . P . G . Treas ., who presided at last evening ' s meeting , vvas elected Vice-Chairman ; Bro . E . R . Latham accepting the office of Hon . Treasurer ; and Bro . E . Collister-Jones

that of Hon . Secretary . So far as at present arranged , the conversazione will comprise concerts and other entertainments , a dance , and art exhibitions , and will be on a large scale , as such an opportunity for a reunion of brethren and their uninitiated relatives and friends of both sexes rarely occurs .

Masonic Unity.

MASONIC UNITY .

The praiseworthy efforts of the New Zealand Craftsman to foster a brotherly feeling amongst the rival elements composing the various jurisdictions in that Colony do not appear to be properly appreciated in every quartet . In the issue of July 16 th the following appears :

" In our former articles touching upon the necessity of Masonic unity in New Zealand , we strongly urged brethren of all shades of opinion to unite in friendliness of action , and to hold forth the ' right hand of friendship ' to every brother seeking it , irrespective of country and Constitution . This is surely the groundwork of all Masonic teaching ; once a Mason always a

Mason , and although we may differ in points of ceremonial , or in opinion as to vvhich Constitution is the best , there is nothing so far as we know in the teachings or landmarks of any particular Masonic bod y which should lead us to infer that we are debarred from fraternal intercourse with any of our brethren in good standing . A young and , of course , very ardent

brother—L . Snow , of the Lazar Lodge , at Kumarahowever , disagrees with us , and vvith a desire to flesh his maiden steel , accuses us of ' wearisome commonplaces . ' Now , we very much doubt if our young and no doubt well-meaning brother has not gone a little out of his depth , and has taken upon himself to criticise opinions of which , according to his own admission , he

can know very little indeed , " Our former articles were in every sense conciliatory , and were written vvith the hope of arousing all true Masons to a sense of their obligations , and to urge upon , them the earnest necessity of our all meet , ing on the level ; and we reiterate that we can see no just reason why brethren of all Constitutions should not visit and be visited by members of the New Zealand

Masonic Unity.

Constitution . We are not aware that the working of the Lazar Lodge is different to any other under the Grand Lodge of England , but if vvhat Bro . Snow says is correct , it must be ; although it is for the first time we hear of an English Mason " taking an oath of allegiance , " and indeed vvith all courtesy vve beg to doubt the veracity of such a statement . The space at

our disposal is too limited to allow us to quote the numerous instances of brethren belonging to the present Grand Lodge of Victoria ( before it was recognised by the Grand Lodge of England ) visiting lodges in London and the provinces , and being welcomed vvith open arms . Such indeed vvas the fact , as Bro . Snow can vvith very little trouble assure himself of . Meanwhile ,

he will allow us to point out that there were no laws to decide how , when , or where Grand Lodges should be instituted before the eighteenth century , and certainly at that time if a few lodges in the South of England elected to congregate , and call their meeting a Grand Lodge , the members of other properly constituted lodges had and still have an equal right so to designate

their assemblies , and being formed into a supreme body deserve the most cordial recognition . This is our view of the position , and although here and there we meet a brother vvho differs from it , on the whole vve are pleased to say it is gaining ground , and we confidently predict that in a few brief months Masonic unity will be an established fact . "

So mote it be . But the following from the same page of the Craftsman does not encourage the hope that " a few brief months" will suffice to effect the much desired unity . " Lodge St . Andrew , Auckland , No . 4 iS ( S . C . )—to give it the title it claims , though it is merely the

minority of the members of the true Lodge St . Andrew , vvhich joined the Grand Lodge of New Zealand , and is numbered S thereunder—has lately ' amended' its by-laws . One of these by-laws is of a nature that such publicity as we can give ought by all means to be afforded to it . It runs thus :

" BYE-LAW NO . 21—CHANGE OF CONSTITUTION . "That it shall not be competent for the Right Worshipful Master or presiding brother under any pretence whatever to propose , receive , or put a motion to a meeting for the purpose of transferring the allegiance of Lodge St . Andrew , its books , property , or funds , or either of them , to any other Constitution ,

unless notice of motion has been duly given two months previous thereto , and a vote taken of all the members of the lodge on the question ; and , if on the vote being taken , five financial members are opposed to the movement , then the motion shall be lost . " Voting on the question may be accomplished by voting papers .

No alteration or suspension of this bye-law shall take place at any time , if five financial members are opposed to it , and every member shall have an opportunity of recording his vote on the question of alteration or suspension of this bye-lavv , otherwise the voting will be illegal , and may be set aside by the Provincial Grand Lodge or the Grand Lodge of

Scotland , " It need not be said lhat we are well aware that the Grand of Scotland , some little time ago armed its New Zealand representatives with dispensing power to act without regard to Masonic precedent or law in fighting the Grand Lodge of New Zealand . But we had imagined that some bounds would be set to this

new granted liberty , and that the Home authorities scarcely contemplated that all rightfulness should be forgotten , that common sense should be set at nought , and the English language itself be put to an open shame . Yet all these things are illustrated in the short extract we give above . To take the last first : Imagine the kind of mind possessed alike

by the brother who drafted , the brethren vvho adopted , and the exalted brother vvho approved of such a passage as — 'It shall not be lawful for the Right Worshipful Master . ... to put a motion . ... for the purpose of tranferring the allegiance of Lodge St . Andrew . . . . unless notice of motion has been duly given . . . . and a vote taken of all members

of thc lodge on the question '—and so on . We have ourselves italicised these words , though it was scarcely necessary so to emphasise their perfect deliciousness . Of course it is not impossible to conjecture what the words were intended to mean . The fair , noble , and essentially Masonic ( Heaven save the mark 1 ) intention is to put it in the power of live individuals—no matter

how unworthy , or how unscrupulous—to defy , in perpetuity , the well considered desires of 10 or 20 times their number . And these five , be it noted , may be of those who take no active part whatever in the ordinary working of the lodge , for it is adroitly provided that ' voting on the question may be accomplished by voting papers' (' accomplished' is good , as Polonius would

say ) . Now , it has been palpable of late that there is unfortunately a small band—some of whom by fortuitous circumstances have found themselves clothed with great authority , vvho are determined to oppose Masonic inter-communion and unity to the very utmost , whatever evil may be engendered by such action , to whom the great principles upon which our Order is built are but meaningless phrases . To such vve no longer address

appeal or offer argument . But to the very large majority of brethren vvho have not as yet seen the wisdom of throwing in their lot with the Grand Lodge of New Zealand—in whom we cheerfully recognise as much zeal for the true interests of the Craft as we claim for ourselves—we would appeal most fervently , and ask it tactics such as vve now expose are not an insult to our common Masonry , and should not be indignantl y repudiated by every Freemason in the colony .