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was his intention quietly to stand aside and allow the J . W . whoever he might be at the time , to take the position . Circumstances , however , had turned out otherwise , and it had probably become his duty to take the chair at present . In doing so , he could only pledge to others his best endeavours to carry out the work of the lodge as it had been carried out by his predecessor . He hoped in saying that he was not promising more than he could fulfil , and if they were all to the installation of another Masterhe

spared see , might retire from amongst them with , at all events , the same honour , as he might say without egotism , he had retired from the chairs of other lodges . Bro . Dr . Richardson had kindly consented to presidejn his absence , and he wished the brethren good-night . Bro . Ames , P . G . P ., said it had fallen to his lot in the absence of the newly-installed VV . M ., to propose "The Health of their I . P . M ., his old and kind friend Dr .

Richardson . " He felt he could not do justice to the toast . They all knew him better than he did , probably from a Masonic point of view . He had founded this lodge , and now left the chair which he had filled in so dignified and practical a manner for nearly two years . With all _ humility he proposed Dr . Richardson ' s good health . The I . P . M ., who was cordially received , said he would not weary the company with a repitition of thanks , but

proceed to the duties before him , the first of which was one of the most enthralling character . They had been charmed to-day at the manner in which the installation ceremony had been performed . From the first time he saw the working of this lodge might he say his eye had been fixed upon one member of it , a young man of the greatest promise , a man who bade fair in days to come to be one of the distinguished ornaments to Freemasonry . When they knew

that this was Bro . Wright ' s maiden essay to install , they must all have been struck with the emphasis , style of words and manner with which he had fulfilled the important duty which devolved upon him . All that they could expect was done , and more . They congratulated Bro . Wright most sincerely on the advance that he was making in Masonic working , and wished that his health might be long maintained so that those advantages might be pushed to the

uttermost . Bro . Cowley having sang in excellent voice " The Vicar of Bray , " Bro . Lieut . H . Wright rose to respond to the toast of his health as Installing Master . When their VV . M . requested him , at the last meeting a fortnight ago , to undertake that duty , he knew nothing whatever about the ceremony of installation ; but he always felt that the W .

Master s request was a command , and , as the W . M . asked him , he promised to do the best he could . There was nothing he had taken up in his fife that he had not in some sort of way made a success , and he was very gratified that the brethren had been pleased twith jhis small efforts that day . He hoped that he should always pay due respect to the chair of that lodge , and behave himself in every way to their satisfaction while he was in it . He could assure the

W . M . and his successors that they could always rely upon him for any assistance it was in his power to render them . The Acting Worshipful Master , in proposing "The Healths of the Visitors , " said he could imagine in the old days of early Freemasonry , when man worked with those tools which were now only speculative , were used in an operative sense , there could be nothing more charming than when the work was over , and the rough roof over the place

tiled , that some one coming from a distant part of the world —a stranger—should tap at the door , to be properly examined by the Wardens , and duly admitted as a friend ; and that he should convey to those rude , yet skilful , brethren the facts that he had gathered and the knowledge he had obtained . It must have been truly delightful in those days , when there were no railways or telegraphs , when there was nothing but the human brain as the condenser of the

thoughts , thus for a man to come in and be welcome . He contended that Freemasonry lived largely on this intercourse , and it was one of the signs of its vitality that this pleasant intercourse was still kept up . The light was always kept burning in our lodges for the strangers who entered them . And in this lodge , representing King Solomon in earnest—because they were a lodge of lodges in that respect —for they not only placed their Master in the chair of K . S .,

but they were King Solomon itself—this lodge of wise men made it part of their wisdom to make all strangers welcome amongt them when they got distinguished wanderers to come and tell them what they knew . 'That night their W . M . had missed a great treat in not hearing the reply to this toast of one who had travelled over the whole world , picking up Masonic lore , and ready to impart it to others , a great scholar and traveller , whose Masonic knowledge

was pre-eminent , who had written charming treatises and letters bearing upon the Craft , who was a Knight of Malta , and had written a history of it , who had explored wherever explorations were to be made after those hidden secrets , and who had come here to tell of them . He associated with the toast the name of Bro . A . M . Broadley , P . P . District G . M . of Malta . Bro . Broadley , who was loudly cheered , said he had

intended to have emulated and , if possible , excelled the admirable brevity which had characterised the speeches of this evening . But in proposing this toast the VV . M . said so much about the humble individual who had the honour of addressing them that he feared , if he did not say something of those distant lands in which he had worked as a Freemason , and tell them something of his experiences of Freemasonry in those countries , and his experiences both

there and in England , he should very much disappoint the brethren who were now under the gavel . He should , therefore , ask them to bear with him for two or three minutes while he said something of the working of Freemasonry in those distant countries , in which the banner of the Grand Lodge of England was appreciated quite as highly as it was here , and countries where the work of Freemasonry took a form which was perhaps more practical , and

produced efforts which in every day life were probably more striking than the Freemasonry with which they were familiar in this country . He must first of all express the pleasure that he felt in visiting them this evening . He was somewhat puzzled at the nomenclature of their excellent lodge , which he thoroughly understood , and he need hardly say

he really appreciated . He not only appreciated the hospitality they had tendered him , buc he confessed it was a very great trial to one who was about to rejoin the ranks of London Masonry , by becoming the Secretary of the new Drury Lane Lodge , which was to be consecrated on Monday fortnight , a very great treat and privilege to be able ) to bring Bro . Agustus Harris to witness the ceremony svhich

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had been so ably worked by Bro . Wright that day . It was the touchstone of true Masonic work to be able to perform the difficult ceremony of installation ; and he had rarely seen it done better than that night . He thought the lodge of King Solomon , which of course was a lodge pre-eminent for the wisdom of its members , and in fact a lodge which had taken upon itself a name which rather pertained to the whole Craft , might be congratulated upon so eminent

a worker as Bro . Wright , and that he also could claim , in a very humble and inferior degree , some kind of connection ( a very remote one ) with King Solomon . Ancient Carthage had some connection with ancient Tyre , and ancient Tyre had more or less connection with King Solomon in the building of the Temple . Therefore it was perhaps appropriate for him to come from ancient Carthage to pay his respects to the lodge of King Solomon . Now , it was

exactly eight years ago that he began to work English Masonry in Tunis , on the site of ancient Carthage . The lodge there , he was happy to say , was surviving many vicissitudes through which that country had passed . If it had survived and flourished , as he was certain it would continue to do , it was on account of the inherent principles of English Masonry , of which they should all be proud . Foreign Masonry did not succeed in foreign countries as

English Masonry did , because it embraced political and other considerations which diverted it from its best and holiest purposes . In Tunis , which had become almost part of the French Republic , if there English Masonry had survived the disappearance of foreign lives , it was because men of all religions and languages came together and worked under the banner of the Grand Lodge of England , with no other devices than the holy emblems of brotherly love , relief and

truth , put into practical good fellowship , which had nothing whatever to do with factions in politics or nationality . Therefore he thought the sojourner in that distant land of Tunis , where people of many races and languages met together , would see that the success which had attended Masonry there was due to the fact that English Masonry was so very different , and he ventured to say without fear of contradiction , so very superior to the offshoots of that

Masonry , because continental Masonry was all more or less an offshoot of our own , though unfortunately degenerated . He had every reason to be proud of having founded two lodges working on the site of ancient Carthage in which they had so many excellent Masons , on the shores of the Mediterranean . He was for some time Deputy District Grand Master of Malta , which included Tunis within its territorial jurisdiction . Malta svas a half-way house to the

East , a great centre of our Medditerar . ean commerce , and the stopping place of our troops ; and it was there where Masonry exemplified the sentiments shadowed forth by their W . M . when he spoke of the visitors' knock coming to the door . There were doubtless many in London who . would remember the pleasure they experienced when the ship cast anchor at Malta , who had gone up to the lodge and found the brethren meeting

there ; and the reception , although not so splendid as in Great Queen-street , was nevertheless most refreshing . It was his lot to work in another country of historical interest , which was closely associated with the founders of the Craft —a country which had connection even with King Solomon himself—namely , Egypt . He was taken there by his private avocations , and found that English Masonry had fallen into the " sere and yellow leaf . " Everything in this

life sprang from individual energy , and he was pleased to find here revived the Bulwer Lodge , the sentence of death upon which had already been passed by the Grand Lodge of England . That lodge hnd now become a flourishing institution , and formed a rallying point for our troops , who found there a Masonic centre . When one saw the energies of those countries , and found that a great deal had been done to make Masonry a pointof hospitality and intercourse ,

which he understood was one of the great objects of Masonry , it was most gratifying . It would be an evil day for Masonry when it was brought to the level of a mere friendly society ; its distinguishing characteristic was something more than a friendly society ; it was a society which practised the greatest amount of benevolence and charity combined with hospitality and social amenity and goodwill . Charity must go hand in hand with the great social

feature ; and this was illustrated in no better way than in the Mediterranean and in those countries which were so rich in the traditions of the Craft , where the emblems of the Craft met the eye in all directions , the old traditional Jewish emblems of which we all knew so much in English Masonry . He was glad to tell the company that a new lodge was about to be founded in London , a lodge which would be almost unique in its character—the Drury-lane

Lodge . He was sorry that Bro . Augustus Harris , the S . W . designate , had been obliged to go away , but he asked him to thank them for the excellent lessons in Masonry he had received at the hands of Bro . Wright that day . The Drurylane Lodge was one that would have traditions of its own ; they intended to work in a special temple , which , would be fitted up very beautifully within the precincts of Drury-lane Theatre , which had traditions of many old Masons who

had passed away , such as Christopher Wren and many other great men who had contributed to its fame . They hoped to establish a lodge which should not only excel for its work and charity , but also given to hospitality . In endeavouring to continue working in a London lodge , and resuming Masonic activity , which had perhaps a little slipped away , owing to the occupations of every-day life , he should be coming back to that which was certainly his

first love whilst sojourning in distant lands . He thanked them for the pleasant evening they had enabled him to spend in their society , and felt sure the principles they tried to inculcate in this lodge were those which would do honour to the Craft . He full y endorsed all that the VV . M . had said as to the aims and objects of Freemasonry , and to the welcome which they extended to the visitors ; and he only hoped that if any of them ever went to the shores of the Mediterranean , and tapped at the door of any of the

Masonic lodges there , the truth would come home to them of what Bro . Richardson had said as to the welcome they would receive . Meanwhile , he hoped , if they preferred the excellent climate of this country , as experienced within the last few days , to the sunny shores of the Mediterranean , he hoped to welcome them to the brighter skies and genial warmth which would be extended to them from the Drurylane Lodge . _ Bro . Ferrier then gave a humorous recitation on "A Scotch Courtship and Marriage , " after which ,

The VV . M . proposed "Ihe Press , " coupled with the name of the representative of this journal , who responded . The W . M . then sang , " Once 1 Loved a Maiden Fair ;"

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and "The Healths of the Officers of the Lodge" having been proposed and acknowledged , the proceedings were brought to a close with the Tyler ' s toast .

UNITED NORTHERN COUNTIES LODGE ( No . 2 t 2 S ) . —An emergency meeting of the above lodge was held on Monday evening last , the nth inst ., at the Masonic Hall , SA , Red Lion-square , Holborn , for the purpose of initiating Mr . W . H . Bullock , jun ., a lewis . The ceremony was very impressively performed by the W . M

V . W . Bro . J . S . Cumberland , P . M ., P . P . G . J . VV . N . and E . Yorks , who , at its close , presented the nevvlv-madc brother with a handsome Bible , engraved with Masonic emblems , and suitably inscribed , on account of his being the first initiate of the new lodge . The draft bye-laws were afterwards discussed , and the lodge was closed in due form .

BOLTON . —Anchor and Hope Lodge ( No . 37 ) . —The installation meeting and annual festival of this ancient lodge ( warranted 1732 ) was held at the Masonic Hall , Swan Hotel , on Monday last . Lodge having been opened , there were present Bros . F . VV . Pacey , P . Prov . G . Org . Berks and Bucks , W . M . ; Jas . W . Poyntz , S . W . ; Jas . Walker , Prov . J . G . W .. as J . W . ; Jas . Newton , P . f

rov . S . U . U ., 1 reas . ; (_ ,. P . Brockbank , G . Std . B ., Sec . ; VV . H . Lomax , S . D . ; Jas . Naylor , J . D . ; Robt . Nightingale , I . G . ; Johnson Mills , P . M ., D . of C ; Wm . Golding and Wm . Forrest , Stwds . ; J . VV . Roiley , Tyler ; Thos . Higson , Prov . G . Tyler , Assist . Tyler ; Saml . Isherwood , P . Prov . G . Treas . ; Jno . Morris , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Wks . ; R . K . Freeman , P . M . ; John Booth , P . M . ; John

M . Bentley , M . Robinson , J . VV . Mather , Thos . Murphy , J . W . Thompson , Thos . Barnes , and F . VV . Brockbank . Visitors : Bros . E . G . Harwood , P . M . 1723 , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; J . W . Taylor , P . M . 221 , P . Prov . G . Org . ; Josh . Galloway , S . W . 14 G ; Chas . Crompton , S . W . 221 ; R . H . Phillips , VV . M . 34 S ; John Partington , P . M . 34 S ; J . Holland Watson , W . M . 350 ; John Barrett , VV . M . 1723 ; and

Thos . Morris , P . M . 1723 . The minutes of the last regular meeting and of an emergency meeting were read and confirmed . The ballot was taken for Bro . E . G . Harwood , P . M . 1723 , Prov . G . Std . Br ., as a joining member , the result being his unanimous election . The report of the Auditors was read , being of a very satisfactory nature , and the Treasurer ' s accounts

were approved and adopted . Bro . John Morris , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Wks ., was unanimously re-elected Charity Representative of the lodge . The W . M . elect , Bro . Jas . W . Poyntz , was presented by Bro . Jas . Newton to the VV . M ., Bro . Pacey , to receive the benefits of installation , and was duly installed by him into the chair of K . S . according to antient custom .

Ihe following brethren were invested by Bro . John Booth , P . M ., as officers for the ensuing year—viz ., Bros . John Hardcastle , S . W . ; VV . H . Lomax , J . W . ; Jas . Newton , Treas . ; G . P . Brockbank , Sec . ; Jas . Naylor , S . f > . ; Robt . Nightingale , J . D . ; Wm . Golding , I . G . ; Johnson Mills , D . of C ; F . W . Pacey , Org . ; Wm . Forrest and Thomas Murphy , Stwds . ; J . VV . Roiley , Tyler Thos . Higson

; , Assist . Tyler . The charges to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren were delivered by Bro . Johnson Mills , P . M . Bro . Saml . Isherwood , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Treas . ( the senior member of the lodge ) , on behalf of the lodge , presented the retirinrr

Master , Bro . F . VV . Pacey , with a handsome P . M . ' s jewel , which was suitably acknowledged by Bro . Pacey . " Hearty good wishes" were expressed by the visiting brethren , and the lodge was closed . The brethren then adjourned to the banquet , which was presided over by the newly-installed VV . M ., Bro . Poyntz .

CAMBRIDGE . —Scientific Lodge ( No . 88 ) . — At a meeting of this lodge , held at the Lion Hotel on Monday , the 1 ith inst ., Bro . Thomas Nichols , P . G . Treas ., and who has for many years acted as Secretary to this lodge , was installed W . M . for the ensuing year . Not the least pleasing feature of the proceedings was the fact that the duties of Installing Master were performed bv the son

of the VV . M . elect , Bro . Rev . T . B . Nichols , M . A ., P . M ., P . G . S . W . Northumberland . The W . M . afterwards appointed and invested his officers as follows : Bros . G . McCallum , I . P . M . ; W . 1 . Pashler , S . W . ; O . Papworth , J . W . ; E . Hills , P . M ., Chap . ; VV . H . Jarrold , Treas . ; A . H . Moyes , P . M ., Sec . ; VV . Purchas , S . D . ; Frank Piggott , J . D . ; T . Hunnybun , P . M ., D . of C . ; VV . P .

Spalding , I . G . ; W . Davidson , P . M ., Stwd . ; J . R . Ling , P . M ., Org . ; and T . Wood , Tyler . The brethren subsequently sat down to banquet . Several visiting brethren were present from the Isaac Neivton ( University ) Lodge , the Lodge of the Three Grand Principles , 441 , and from a distance . During the evening the Installing Master was warmly congratulated upon the excellence of his work .

DURHAM .--Marquis of Granby Lod ge ( No . 124 ) . —At a meeting of the brethren of this lodge , held in the Masonic Hall , Old Elvct , on the evening of Tuesday , the 5 th inst ., there were present Bros . VV . Logan , W . M . ; Canon Tristram , D . P . G . M . ; Rev . J . Lawson , S . W .,- VV . Crawford , M . P ., J . W . ; W . Brignal , P . M . ; T . Bell , P . M . ; VV . Coxon , P . M . ; H . LawrenceP . M . ; S .

, Fenny , P . M . ; M . Fowler , Treas . ; W . H . Oliver , Sec ; C . F . Dawson , S . D . ; G . Richardson , J . D . ; G . Leatham , Org . ; T . Dunn , I . G . ; Biotherhood and Smith , Stwds . ; and a large number of the brethren , as also a number of visiting brethren , among whom we noticed Bros . R . Hudson , Prov . G . S . ; I . F . Hiller , P . M . 1334 ; W . Gray , P . M . 1334 ; and others .

'The lodge having been duly opened by the W . M ., Bro . VV . Coxon , as Installing Master , proceeded in a very impressive manner to instal Bro . the Rev . Jos . Lawson , the W . M . elect , into the chair of K . S . After the ceremony Bro . Lawson , W . M ., proceeded to invest his officers for the ensuing year as follows : Bros . VV . Logan , I . P . M .: W . Crawford , M . P ., S . W . ; F . Dawson , J . W . ; Canon Tristram , D . P . G . M ., Chap . ; VV . H . Oliver , Sec . ; M . Fowler

, Treas . ; W . Coxon , D . of C . ; D . Richardson , S . D . ; T . Dunn , J . D . ; VV . Brotherhood , I . G . ; J . Smith and VV . Malcolm , Stwds . ; and J . Carter , Tyler . An interesting ceremony then took place . It appears that so long ago as 1 S 72 Bro . VV . Brignall , jun ., P . M . 124 and 1274 ( now deceased ) , in conjunction with other brethren , raised a subscription for the purpose of purchasing the original oil painting , by one of the eminent brothers Dalziell , of John George Lambton , first Earl Durham , in