Lodges And Chapters Of Instruction.

NORTH LONDON CHAPTER ( No . 147-1 ) . —A meeting was held on Monday , the gth instant , at the Grosvenor Hotel , Grosvenor-road , Canonbury , when there were present Comps . J . Osborn , M . E . Z . j A . Dixie , H . j C . Weeden , J . j John Evans Sheffield , S . E . j C Dearing , S . N . j J .

E . Sheffield , P . S . j R . A . Hornan , W . Iron , J . Glass , and J . M . Chapman . The chapter having been opened , the ceremonies were very ably worked by the above-mentioned officers . The chapter was then closed . All Royal Arch Masons are cordially welcomed .

STAR CHAPTER ( No . 1275 ) . —The usual weekly meet ing of this chapter was held on Friday , the 29 th ult ., at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , S . E ., when there were present Comps . Capt . Vincent , P . Z ., H . 1329 , P . G . S . B . Middlesex , M . E . Z . ; T . Grummant , H . ; V . T . Murche , J . ; F . Hilton , P . Z ., Preceptor j C . H . Stone , S . E . j Benedetti , S . N . j Stone , P . S . j G . L . Moore , Hill ,

Addington , Towers , R . Davis , and Eedle . The chapter having been opened , Comp . Hilton ably performed the ceremony of installation of H . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Towers personating candidate . At the meeting on the 6 th inst . there were present Comps . Eedle , M . E . Z . ; Benedetti , H . ; Wingham , J . ; Hilton ,

P . Z ., Preceptor ; C . H . Stone , S . E . ; G . L . Moore , S . N . j Grummant , P . Z ., P . S . j and Addington . The chapter having been opened , the ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Addington personating candidate . Comp . Benedetti was elected M . E . Z . for the next meeting . It was resolved that on the 20 th instant the chapter be adjourned till the first Friday in January , 1 S 90 .

Royal Ark Mariners.

Royal Ark Mariners .

provincial rtDeetinas . NEWARK . Trent Lodge ( No . 265 ) . —The installation meeting of this flourishing lodge was held at the Savings Bank , on Friday , the 6 th inst ., when there were present Rros . J . M . McLeod , as VV . C . N . ; C Johnson , J . ; Capt . B . H . Russell , S . ; T . VV . Loveland , Treas . ; H . W . Hutchinson , Scribe j F . Hutchinson , S . D . j J . Hawton , D . of C j

Henry Lane , Org . ; M . S . Nelbourne , Guard ; J . Dooly , Warder ; George , P . C . N ., P . A . G . D . of C . England ; T . Thorpe , and several other brethren . The minutes of the lodge having been read and confirmed , Bro . George , the Installing Master , took the chair , and the W . C . N , elect , Bro . Johnson , P . P . G . O ., was presented by Bro . J . M . McLeod , P . C . N ., P . P . J . G . W ., and

was ably installed by liro . George in his usual masterly and impressive manner . The Board of Installed Masters was then closed , and the VV . C . N . invested his officers . The VV . C . N . then proposed that the very hearty support of the members of the lodge be given to Bro . McLeod ' s candidature for the post of Secretary to the Boys' School , and spoke very highly of the services Bro . McLeod rendered to

Masonry in general and to this lodge in particular . Bro . George , in seconding the motion , said he was pleased to support such a worthy and distinguished brother as Bro . McLeod , ' and referred to the high character of the remarks made by his Grace the Duke of St . Alban ' s , Prov . G . M ., and Bro . Lieut .-Col . W . Newton , P . P . S . G . W ., at the last provincial meeting at Nottingham , and of Bro . McLeod ' s abilities to fill the post . The vote was then put , and carried

unanimously . The W . C . N , then proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . H . George for his great services to the Trent Lodge , and also for the impressive manner in which he had installed him in the chair . Bro . McLeod seconded the motion , and it was carried unanimously . The lodge was then closed . The brethren adjourned to the banquet at the Robin Hood Hotel , which was provided by Bro . Henry Lane in his well-known sumptuous manner .

Cryptic Masonry.

Cryptic Masonry .

Metropolitan . / Ifoeetinas . Grand Master ' s Lodge ( No . 1 ) . —This distinguished council met at the Masonic Hall , Red Lionsquare , Holborn , on the 30 th ult . Among those present were Bros . R . Loveland Loveland , I . P . T . I . M . ; G . Graveley , C . E ., P . T . I . M . ; T . Poore , as D . M . ; Capt . T C . Walls , P . G . D . M ., Recorder ; H . J . Lardner , P . C of VV . ; F . Storr , H . H . Shirley , M . A ., W . A . Scurrah ,

Nelson Prower , M . A ., Gregory , J . J . Thomas , G . Briggs , H . Rogers , F . N . Frye , B . Stewart , A . Nicholson , " J . Faulkner , and others . Bros . A . F . Lancaster and J . Read were visitors . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken on behalf of Bro . VV . Shurmur , P . M ., P . Z ., & c , and it proving to be unanimous ,

he' was impressively admitted , received and greeted by the T . I . M ., assisted by his officers . A letter of condolence to the family of the late Bro . F . Davison , Treas ., was ordered to be sent to them . The Recorder gave a notice of motion — "That Bro . John Read , late of the Constantine Council , for services rendered as Organist , be elected an honorary member at the next meeting . " A vote of thanks was passed to the T . l . M . for the gift of votes , & c , appertaining to the

Degrees . Among those who sent apologies for non-attendance were Bros . Baron de Ferrieres , K . G . D . M . ; Major Dunbar , the Rev . VV . Lemon , M . A ., P . G . C ; Capt . VV . B . Williamson , J . P ., George Powell , A . McDowall , VV . Maple , Augustus Harris , L . C . C , R . Roy , M . A ., Catterson , and others . The council having been closed in the Degree of Select Master , the brethren adjourned to the customary banquet at the Holborn Restaurant , under the genial presidency of the T . l . M .

" Founders' Day was observed in the usual manner by the Provost and authorities of Eton College on Friday last , the college having been founded by King Henry IV . on the 6 th December , 1440 . Many old Etonians were present on the occasion .

Straits Settlements.

Straits Settlements .

© roer of tbe Secret Monitor . PENANG . Felix Gottlieb Conclave ( No . 3 ) . —The regular meeting of the above conclave was held at the Freemasons' Hall , on the Sth October last . _ The brethren mustered in force , and , after the formal business was over , proceeded to elect a S . R . for the ensuing year . Bro . Felix Gottlieb , 32 , D . D . G . M . for the Eastern Archipelago , Past

Grand Councillor of the Order , is the father and founder of this conclave , and , under his beneficent sway , it has ( flourished exceedingly . Notwithstanding a protest on his part , the brethren re-elected him S . R . for the year ensuing , < taking advantage of the opportunity to express their very 1 high appreciation of his services to the Order and to t Masonry . <

The installation meeting was to take place on Nov . 17 < ( Bro . Gottlieb ' s birthday ) , and it is hoped that his friends 1 in England will not forget him in his enforced absence . < Bro . W . R . Adams , P . G . C , was re-elected Treasurer . I The Permanent Committee was strengthened by the election of two new members , and then two inductees were 1 proposed for the next meeting . 1

The brethren of Singapore have requested this conclave to assist them in obtaining a warrant for a conclave in that I town , and this request was readily acceded to . I It is confidently anticipated that Bro . Gottlieb and his 1 conclave , which boasts the proud title of " Primus in Ind , " 1 will form a nucleus whence the pure teaching of this <

beautiful Order will spread far and wide . _ I Bro . P . C . Dutt has undertaken the consecration of the 1 Empress of India Conclave , No . 16 , in Calcutta , on or 1 about the fourth Friday in November . These , joined to the Damon and Phythias , Madras , make three conclaves in active work in this part of the world .

Cyprus.

Cyprus .

LIMASSOL . St . Paul ' s Lodge ( No . 2277 ) . —This lodge , situated at the above place , celebrated its first anniversary on the 15 th ult ., when the second batch of office-bearers was duly installed . This young lodge has met with undoubted success in its first year of working . Commencing with 27 original members , it has added three joining members and

24 initiates to its roll . Unfortunately , it has lost one of its original members by death and 20 by resignation , caused principally by the departure from the island of the Prince of Wales' Yorkshire Regiment , which was largely repre- t seated in its books . The lodge , however , now starts on ' the second year of its course with 33 members and a fair i promise of more initiates and joining members . The

balance sheet , as read , was most satisfactory , there being t a net balance to the general account of £ \ $ 12 s . 2 d ., and 1 to the Benevolent Fund of £ 11 6 s . 2 d . The lodge room is t now fully furnished in every respect , and but little more is I needed to complete the banqueting hall and ante room . The total expenditure up to date has been over £ 212 . So 1 anxious are the brethren for " more light" that a R . A . 1

chapter in connection with St . Paul's is seriously contem- ( plated , and during last summer a lodge of instruction was ; formed under Grand Lodge sanction . \ After the lodge was closed , the brethren , to the number of ( 24 , sat down to an excellent banquet , followed by the usual < loyal and Masonic toasts , which were received with all the honours . 1

The dignity and solemnity of the ceremony was greatly enhanced by the proper musical service as contained in Dr . Sparkes' " Liber Musicus . "

Presentation To The Earl Of Zetland.

PRESENTATION TO THE EARL OF ZETLAND .

The brethren of the United Northern Counties Lodge , No . 2128 , of which the Provincial Grand Master of East Yorkshire is a member , have prepared an address of congratulation on his appointment as Viceroy of Ireland . It was hoped that arrangements would be

made to make the presentation personally , but , as might be expected , his lordship ' s engagements are so pressing that it is not possible , and he has asked that it may be sent to him to the Viceregal Lodge , Dublin . The address is as follows :

"UNITED NORTHERN COUNTIES LODGE , No . 2128 . "To His Excellency the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Zetland . " Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire .

" We , the Masters , Past Masters , Wardens and Brethren of the United Northern Counties Lodge . No . 2128—of which your Lordship is a member—of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons , meeting at the Inns of

Court Hotel , London , beg to offer your Lordship our hearty and fraternal congratulations on your appointment to the important office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Viceroy of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen .

" We hope that your . Lordship may be blessed with health to enable you to discharge the duties of your high office to the satisfaction of Her Majesty the Queen , and with advantage to that portion of her dominions over which you have been called upon to rule , and that it may be your Lordship ' s good fortune , when your tenure of office expires , to leave that Country in a happy and

prosperous condition . ( Signed on behalf of the Brethren of the Lodge ) , " G . J . Wood , W . M . ; W . Masters , l . P . M . ; W . H . Bullock , S . W . ; J . M . Peake , J . W . ; S . B . Bolas , Secretary . " Inns of Court Hotel , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , London , 1 st October , 1889 . "

Railway Facilities At Christmas.

RAILWAY FACILITIES AT CHRISTMAS .

t THE GREAT WESTERN . The Great Western Railway Company have made liberal arrangements for the convenience of their Chri-tmas passengers . Tickets will be issued at no less than 11 of their City and West End offices in the metropolis , viz . : 193 and 407 , Oxford-street ; 23 , New Oxford-street ; Bartlett ' s

1 ; 1 i 1 : Buildings , Holborn Circus ; 29 , Charing Cross ; 5 , Arthurstreet East , London Bridge ; S 2 , Queen Victoria-street ; 43 and 44 , Crutched Friars ; 26 , Regent-street ; 269 , Strand ; 67 , Gresham-street ; and 4 , Cheapside ; at all of which places tickets can be obtained on and after Wednesday , December iSth . This arrangement cannot fail to be a boon to those travellers who desire to avoid the trouble o ;

obtaining a ticket at a crowded railway station , and with a view to add still further to the convenience thus afforded , the Booking Office at the Paddington Station will also be open for the issue of tickets each day for a week before Christmas Day . Ordinary tickets obtained in London between December iSth and 24 th will be available for use on any day between ( and including ) those days . Cheap

tickets at reduced fares will be issued from London to the Yeovil and Weymouth districts and to stations in the West of England ; similar tickets will also be issued from those districts to London . On Tuesday , December 24 th , the 6 . 20 p . m . fast train from Paddington , usually running to Bristol only , will run to Exeter , and the 1 . 0 and 5 . 0 p . m . fast trains ( 1 , 2 , and 3

class ) from Paddington to Plymouth will be extended to Falmouth and Penzance ; a special fast train to the West of England , going through to Penzance , will leave Paddington at 11 . 50 p . m . midnight on December 24 th , and carry third-class passengers at reduced fares . On Tuesday , December 24 th , a special train will leave Paddington at 10 . 0 p . m . for New Milford , calling at the same stations as

\ 9 . 15 p . m . ordinary train . On Christmas Day the usual Sunday service oE trains will be run , but for the convenience of persons who are unable to leave town before the morning of Christmas Day the 5 . 30 a . m . newspaper train will run as on week days to Oxford , Bristol , Weston-Super-Mare , and Swansea , and will connect at Oxford with trains to Worcester , Banbury ,

( ' I Leamington , Birmingham , Dudley , and Wolverhampton . In order to meet the extraordinary demands upon the Company ' s resources , by the enormous parcels traffic despatched both from and to London at Christmas time , special fast trains carrying parcels only , and calling at the principal intermediate station , will run between London and Plymouth , Birkenhead , Worcester , and New Milford .

| THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN . ' The London and North-Western Company announce that the ticket offices at Euston , Broad-street , Kensington , and Willesden Junction will be open throughout the day from Monday , December 16 th , to Tuesday , December 24 th ( Sunday excepted ) , so that passengers wishing to -obtain tickets for any destination on the London and North

: Western Railway can do so at any time of the day prior to the starting of the trains . The tickets will be dated to suit the convenience of passengers . Tickets for all the principal stations on the London and North-Western system and its connections can be obtained at any time—Sundays and bank holidays excepted—at the following Town Receiving offices of the company : 15 , Queen-st , E . C . ; Spread Eagle ,

! 3 , Whittington-avenue , Leadenhall Market , E . C . ; Swanwith-Two-Necks , Gresham-street , E . C ; 13 , Eastcheap ; Cross Keys , Wood-street , Cheapside , E . C . ; 22 , Aldersgatestreet , E . C . ; 65 , Aldgate , E . ; 30 , West Smithfield , E . C . ; S and 9 , Clerkenwell Green , E . C . ; Bolt-in-Tun , 64 , Fleetstreet , E . C ; 116 , Holborn , E . C ; George and Blue Boar , 285 , High Holborn , W . C . ; 43 , New Oxford-street ,

W . C ; Universal Office , Spread Eagle , Piccadilly-circus , W . j Golden Cross , Charing Ci oss , W . C . j Hotel Windsor ( late Army and Naval Hotel ) , Victoria-street , S . W . j 231 , Edgware-road , VV . j Atlas Office , 167 , Tottenham Court-road , W . C . j 70 , St . Martin ' s-lane , W . C ; Lion , 10 S , New Bond-street , VV . j 233 and 234 , Blackfriars-road , S . E ., & c . The ordinary service of express and mail

trains will be supplemented by additional express trains as named below : On Friday , December 20 th ; Saturday , December 21 st j Monday , December 23 rd j and Tuesday , December 24 th , the 1 . 15 p . m . from Euston will be dividedthe first portion will leave Euston at 1 . 10 p . m ., and will convey traffic for Warrington , Wigan , Preston , Blackburn , Bolton , Fleetwood , Barrow , Lancaster , Windermere , and

Carlisle . On Christmas Eve , Tuesday , December 24 th , a special train will also leave Euston at 2 . 50 p . m . for Bletchley , Wolverton , Northampton , Rugby , principal stations on the Trent Valley Line , and Stafford , in advance of the 3 . 0 p . m . ordinary train from London ( Euston ) . The 4 . 30 p . m ., Euston to Birmingham , will be divided—the first portion , which will run express to Birmingham , will leave

Euston at 4 . 25 p . m j the second portion of the train will leave Euston at 4 . 30 p . m ., and convey passengers for Northampton , Rugby , Coventry , Birmingham , Walsall , Dudley , and Wolverhampton . The night Irish mail , due to leave Euston S . 20 p . m ., will not leave until 9 . 15 p . m . Passengers from Birmingham , Liverpool , and Manchester , for Holyhead and Ireland , will leave at the usual hours . and

will be taken forward to Holyhead in advance of the London train . The mail packet for Kingstown will not leave Holyhead until the passengers from London are on board . The 12 . 0 night train from London ( Euston ) , due at Warrington at 5 . 15 a . m . on Christmas Day , will be extended from Warrington to Carlisle , Edinburgh , and Glasgow , as on ordinary week days . On Christmas Day

the usual Sunday service of trains will be run , with the following additions : The 5 . 15 a . m . newspaper express from London ( Euston ) will run to Northampton , Rugby , Birmingham , Nuneaton , Tamworth , Lichfield , Rugeley , Stafford , Shrewsbury , Crewe , Liverpool , Manchester , Warrington , Wigan , Preston , Lancaster , Carnforth , Oxenholme , Kendal , Windermere , Tebay , Penrith , Carlisle , Edinburgh , and

Glasgow . Ihe 7 . 15 a . m . down day Irish mail from Euston to Holyhead , and the 11 . 30 a . m . up day Irish mail from Holyhead to . Euston , will be run on Chistmas Day the same as on week days . The down mail will call , if required , at Rhyl , Conway , and Bangor , and the up mail , if

required , at Bangor , Conway , Colwyn Bay , Rhyl , and Holywell . The 11 . 17 a . m ., Chester to Birkenhead , will wait at Chester the arrival of the 7 . 15 a . m . from London . On Thursday ( Bank Holiday ) , December 26 th , numerous residential trains in the nei ghbourhood of important cities and towns will not be run .