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of the District Grand Lodge that the vote of condolence he had read should-be adopted and forwarded . The vote of condolence was then unanimously passed , and the R . W . DISTRICT GRAND MASTER said it would be forwarded to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , together with a printed copy of the minutes of the meeting . The Right Worshipful DISTRICT G RAND MASTER said that before he closed he should like to mention

' . that an important subject had been mooted in one of the English lodges , and before long action would have to be taken . It was the subject of forming some school , or at least subscribing to some fund , whereby Masons could do something towards the education of the children of brethren who died poor , instead of leaving them to the charity of brethren in a casual manner . Brethren were aware that during the last few years

applications had been made on behalf of children of Masons who had belonged to the Cosmopolitan and Ancient Landmark Lodges , and it teemed to him . that any action that was taken should be united . He asked the brethren to seriously think the matter over , and if any brother at any time had any suggestion to make he would be pleased if he

would communicate with him , and he would call a general meeting so that the matter could be discussed . ' There being no' further business , and nothing more offering for the good of Freemasonry , the District Grand Lodge was closed in due form , the brethren separating in peace , harmony , and brotherly love .

Queensland.

Queensland .

SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY . The installation of the Masters , Wardens , and other officers for the ensuing year , of the four Metropolitan Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons , which hold of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , took place in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday , June 24 , it being the day of St . John the Baptist . Shortly after 7 p . m . the brethren began to assemble ! and at 8 o ' clock , when the ceremonies

commenced , there were ' about 150 present , including several brethren from the country and four from H . M . S . Nelson . The lodge-room- having been tyled , the four lodges interested were opened in due form by their respective Masters in the following order : Athole and Melville , No . 455 , by Bro . Henry M'Cleer , R . W . M . ; Silver Cross , No . 504 , by Bro . J . Smith , W . P . M . ; Stanley , South Brisbane , No . 6 S 0 , by Bro . A . F . Luya , R . W . M . ; and St . Andrew ,

No . 435 , by Bro . J . L . M'Kellar , R . W . M . The preliminaries over , the installing Officer , Bro . Walter Scott , W . Past Substitute D . G . M ., received the gavel from the outgoing Masters , and having taken the chair proceeded with the installation of the new masters and their respective wardens and officers . The following is a complete list : — Bros . Nicolaus Joseph Kessels , P . M ., R . W . M . ; H . M'Cleer , P . M . ; G . Ogilvie , D . M . ; W . G . Parker , S . M . ;

G . A Patullo , S . W . ; E . P . Smith , J . W . ; C . Beuge , Treas . ; J . J . Patten , Sec ; Rev . E . Griffith , Chap . ; W . G . Mayers , Org . ; C . W . Thurlby , S . D . ; J . Archibald , J . D . ; F . Shaw , P . of S . ; A . Wilson and T . Fraser , Stewards ; A . M'N . Fraser , I . G . ; R . A . Rankin , Tvler ; all of 455 ; George Sweetman , R . W . M . ; -C . Klinger , P . M . ; R . Leftwich , D . M . ; C . Kertland , S . M . ; G . J . Smith , S . W *; F , W . Faithful , J . W . ; C Birkbeck , Treas . ; F . F . Weinthal ,

Sec ; J . Smith , P . M ., Chap . ; N . Smith , S . D . ; H . VV . Dark , j . D . ; H . Rogers , I . G .. ; R . A . Rankin , Tyler ; all of 504 ; A . Midson , R . W . M . ; A . F . Luya , P . M . ; W . Edds , P . M ., D . M . ; J . Martin , S . M . ; W .-Jones , S . W . ; A . Wilson , J . W . ; E . Grimley , Treas . ; F . W . Faithful , Sec ; Rev . J . Carson , Chap . ; ] . Ramsey , Org . ; J . H . Gruer , S . Q . ; J . Barclay , 1 . D \ ; F . R . Hall , Architect ; W . M'Andie , Marshal ; V . Larsen , M . C . ; W . J .

Brown , Jeweller ; J . Edwards , Bible Bearer ; P . Thomleand L ' . Larsen , Stwds . ; W . Trimble , I . G . ; J . Smith , Tyler ; and J . Telford , P . Tyler , allot CSo ; William E . Adams , R . W . M . ; J . L . M'Kellar , P . M . ; R , Picking , D . M . ; ' G . S . Hammond , S . M . ; W . Jones , S . W . ; j . Standem , T . W . ; J . Bailey , Treas . ; E . S . Costin , Sec . ; W . ' Westlake , Chap , ; W . H . Blake , S . D . ; R . Potts , J . D . ; W . Westlake , W . Hampson , and T . Stephens , Stwds . ; G .

Elliott , I . G . ; and R . A . Rankin , Tyler , all of 435 . The Installing Officer was chiefly assisted by VV . Bro . J . G . W . Barnes , P . M . 455 , Sub . D ' . G . M ., as . Director of the Ceremonies . Eleven Past Masters also assisted in the ceremony of placing the Masters elect in their chairs . The usual salutations and grand honours followed . The installation of the other officers was then proceeded with , and the whole ceremony was brought to a close by the usual

charges to the Masters , Wardens , officers , and brethren respectively . These were delivered by Bro . Scott in a clear and very impressive manner . Bro . W . G . Mayers rendered great service during the ceremony of installation by his performances on the oruan . Addressing the Installing Officer and his assistants , R . W . Bro . N . J . KESSELS ,, 455 , said : On behalf of the metropolitan lodges under our Constitution , I beg to thank you

most heartily for having this evening kindly undertaken the duties of Installing Master . Brethren , I think it is but due to our W . Bro . Scott , P . M ., to say that he Is one of the few brethren wlio , having once passed through the Master's chair , still retain great activity with regard to Freemasonry —an activity which in his case may be justly termed enthusiasm . The able manner in which the ceremony was performed this evening left nothing to be desired , and it would

be superfluous on my part to eulogise it . He is , and always has been , to the fore in anything that concerns Freemasonry , and always ready when called upon , whether the notice be long- or short . I trust that he may live many years , that he may enjoy health , happiness , and prosperity , and that we shall often have the pleasure of seeing him handle the gavel as Installing Master again . And to the R . W . S . D . Grand Master , Bro . Barnes , I also beg to tender

our sincere thanks for his valuable assistance , and for having undertaken the duties of Director of Ceremonies . Bros . SWEETMAN , 504 ; - MIDSON , CSO ; and ADAMS , 435 , returned thanks to the Installing Officer and to the members for their elections . Each lodge was then closed in due form , and the brethren passed from labour to refreshment .

About 100 brethren sat down at 11 . 20 p . m . to a banquet liberally supplied hy Bro . F . Whitehouse , of Ipswich . Full Masonic justice having been done to the edible portion of the feast , a long toast list was discussed . The chair was occupied by R . W . Bro . Kessels . : In proposing " The Queen-Empress and the Craft , " the . CHAIRMAN suggested that it afforded an opportunity of

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expressing sympathy with her Majesty in her late bereavement by the death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , who held the position of District Grand Master of Oxfordshire from 1 S 75 till the day of his death . The toast was drunk with extra enthusiasm , followed by the National Anthem . W . Substitute D . G . M ., Bro . BARNES , in proposing "H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Patron of Scottish

Freemasonry , " said he did so as a loyal citizen and brotner , and with infinite pleasure . They had seen how under his Royal Highness ' s beneficent sway the Grand Lodge of England had risen to have under its jurisdiction upwards of 2000 lodges . The Prince is also , as they were aware , patron of the Irish Constitution . In fact , no matter in what part of the United Kingdom or her dependencies where there is an assemblage of the Craft , he is looked up

to as its chief supporter . The toast was drunk with true " Macduff" honours , followed by "God bless the Prince of Wales . " VV . Bro . SCOTT , in proposing " The- Grand Master Mason of Scotland , the Earl of Mar and Kellie , " said he expected they would , as loyal Scotch Masons , heartily drink to it . Referring to the remark that under the rule of the Prince of Wales the number of lodges in the English

Constitution had increased to 2000 , he said that , considering the relative conditions of the population of England and Scotland , the Scottish Constitution , with 700 lodges , was not far behind . One proof how Scottish Masonry "tells" was in the manner in which it was making its way in the colonies and our foreign possessions . The toast was drunk with full honours . "The District Grand Masters of the Scottish and

English Constitutions and the Provincial Grand Master ofthe Irish Constitution " w ' as cordially proposed by R . W . Bro . G . SWEETMAN . At the same time he deplored that there were so many Constitutions in Queensland , and expressed a hope that the day was not far distant when there would be one Grand Lodge' of Queensland . ( These remarks were received with mingled sounds of assent and dissent . )

The toast was duly honoured . W . Bro . J . G . VV , BARNES replied as follows : It affords me great pleasure to reply on behalf of our R . W . Bro . the Hon . John Douglas , our District Grand Master . It has fallen to my lot to do so in his absence , and in the absence of his Depute . We are all . well aware how the Scotch Constitution has prospered since he has held the reins in Queensland—the number of its lodges has been

doubled , and their financial position and materialprosperity has placed the Constitution on such a firm footing in the colony that it never held before . A number or you may not be aware that at the present time a party of brethren under the Scotch Constitution are visiting Townsville , Charters Towers , Mackay , Rockhampton , Bundaberg , and Maryborough , with a view to the advancement of not only Craft but Royal Arch Masonry . I am hoping that if we

are spared to take part in next year ' s installation , we shall find a substantial addition to the number of Craft lodges . Not only in Australia is Freemasonry extending rapidly , but in the United States of America . There they now number 52 Grand Lodges , with a roll of members in good standing of 552 , 530 . Of Royal Arch Grand Chapters they have 42 , with a roll of 127 , 655 , and of Knights Templar 32 Grand Commanderies , with 51713 Knights , I beg

, to thank you most heartily for the cordial manner'in which the toast has been proposed , and for its enthusiastic reception . W . Bro . HENRY BAILEY , P . M . 127 , E . C . ( Margate , England ) , in the absence of any other English officers , responded for his Constitution . During his very brief stay in the colonies he had observed that Scottish I \ Iasonry had taken a very firm hold in the colonies . - He referred to the

great strides made by Freemasonry in England since the Prince of Wales had occupied the Grand Master's chair . So great indeed had been the progress that the question had been asked " Was it a healthy progress ? " The result of their inquiries into this matter had been an increase in all fees , and the exercise of . a scrutiny much severer . He also referred with pride to the grand Masonic Charities in England , and stated that for the schools alone

£ 43 , 000 was voluntarily raised last year . A brother also responded for the Irish Constitution . . "The Newly-installed Masters "was proposed by W . Bro . J ; L . M'KELLAR , and briefly responded to by R . W . Bros . KESSELS , SWEETMAN , MIDSON , and ADAMS . VV . Bro . A . GARDINER , in proposing "The Health of the Wardens and Other Officers , " impressed upon all the necessity for attention to their duties .

the toast was responded to by Bro . G . SMITH , S . W . 504 , and . Bro . VV . J ONES , S . W . GSO and 435 ; the latter specially referred to the progress of the Stanley Lodge , 6 S 0 , in South Brisbane | stating that its condition was healthy , and its proceedings were harmonious . He concluded by suggesting the-establishment of charitable funds in connection with Masonry in Queensland . The remaining toasts were "The Immediate Past

Masters , " proposed by the Chairman ; " Other Past Officers , " proposed by R . W . Bro . Adams ; "The Installing Officer , " proposed by R . W . Bro . Midson , and suitably responded to by W . Bro . Walter Scott ; " . Visiting Brethren " was very heartily drunk and responded to b y several brethren , among whom was RAV . Bro . T . Pryde , Caledonia Lodge , Ipswich ; " Success to the Metropolitan Lodges , " " Freemasonry all over the World , " , and the Tyler's toast concluded the list .

The proceedings were enlivened by a few songs and recitations . Two brethren from H . M . S . Nelson especially distinguished themselves in that ' respect , The banquet was brought to a close after two o'clock in the morning by the hearty chorus of " Auld Lang Syne . "

The Carpenters' Company held a dinner at their hall , London-wall , on Tuesday evening . The Brewers' Company , as stated at the time in the City Press , recently made application to the Clerkenwell Vestry , submitting that as the Company were giving up a good piece of land for the purpose of widening the roadway of Kawstorne-place , and to make a thoroughfare

from it into Buxton-street , the expense of the new formation required for the roadway and for the pavements ought to be borne by the parish . A committee visited the place , and stated they found the building operations only just commenced . The vestry adjourned the consideration of the . question until the buildings are further advanced towards completion .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . SIR ERASMUS WILSON . We allude elsewhere in terms of sincere regret to the death of our distinguished Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson , which took place on Friday , the Sth inst ., at Westgate-on-Sea . Bro . James Erasmus Wilson'was born in iSog . He studied anatomy and medicine in London and at Aberdeen , and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1 S 31 . He was a hard worker and successful operatorand

, soon made his way , though he was emphatically , as he used to say , a self-made man , " a poor Scotch boy who came to London with sixpence in his pocket . " He took to writing as a relaxation from his professional business , and while still quite young won considerable repute by his "Dissector s Manual , " "The Anatomist ' s Vadc Mecum , " and other publications , including some elaborate anatomical plates . But Bio . Wilson ' s renown was definitely consecrated

when he took skin diseases as his speciality . Doubtless his philanthropy guided him to the study of this most painful , repulsive , and embarrassing class of disease . The horrible cases of scrofula , anaemia , and blood poisoning which he witnessed among the poor of London—they are happily rarer now than they were half a century agoenlisted his

warm sympathies ; and it may be said at once that skin diseases , resulting most often from improper nourishment and lllthy surroundings , may often be more quickly cured by a doctor's purse than by his prescriptions . " Sume the enclosed pound , and call for another dose every week until well , " is said to have been a form of prescription which Erasmus Wilson found efficacious more than

once . Among the best known of his works are "The Student ' s Book of . Diseases of the Skin , " "A Healthy Skin—a popular treatise on its management , " " Report on Leprosy , " and the article on " Skin " in " Cooper ' s Surgical Dictionary . " Wilson also wrote countless articles and reports for journals of medicine and science , and was for a time correspondent on Surgery to the Academies of

Medicine of Paris and Leipsic Professional honours were lavished on him abundantly in reward of his labours . Hebecame Fellow of the College of Surgeons in 1 S 43 , member of the Council in 1 S 70 , and President in 1 SS 1 . In 1 SG 9 he founded at his own expense the chair and museum of Dermatology in the College of Surgeons , and was elected the first professor . He also instituted the chair of Pathology in the University of "Aberdeen . This brings us to Erasmus

Wilson ' s performances as a philanthropist . He amassed great wealth by his practice and his books , and he gave his money away for charitable objects with a real relish in doing good . He was not one of those men who build only that others may admire ; he went out of his way to inquire how his wealth might serve others , and if all the stories , related as to his benevolence may be believed , the visibleresults of his charity did not amount to a tithe of the good

which he did secretly , and would have blushed to find fame . Nevertheless , he was always pleased when he could put his name openly to a charitable scheme and draw others into it thereby . Sincerely religious , his purse was always open to the requirements of the Church . He erected a chapel and new wing to the Sea-bath Infirmary at Margate ; he built the . Master's house at the Epsom Medical College in 1 S 72 :

and restored the Church of Swanscombe , Kent , in 1 S 73 . For these and other similar acts of . bounty which it woul . d require many lines to set forth her Majesty conferred trie honour of knighthood on Bro . Wilson in 1 SS 1 ; but by that time Sir Erasmus had earned national fame of a new sort by bringing the obelisk—generall y but inaccurately named Cleopatra ' s Needle—to England . Sir Erasmus Wilson leaves no issue . He was married

in 1 S 41 to Miss Doherty , daughter of'Mr . James Doherty , who survives him . Among the honours not already enumerated which Sir Erasmus Wilson enjoyed were those of Fellow of the Royal Society , honorary LL . D . of the University of Cambridge , and Vice-President of the Society of Biblical Archicology , and President of the Egypt Exploration Fund . Our deceased brother ' s Masonic career , if somewhat brief

, was , nevertheless , a brilliant one . He was initiated in the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 2 , on 25 th May , 1 S 70 , and served as Deputy Master to the late Prince Leopold in 1 S 7 G . In the interim he was installed as the first W . Master of the lodge bearing his name , the Erasmus Wilson Lodge , No . 14 G 4 , Greenhithe , Kent , and the year following was appointed a Grand . Steward , being President of the Board of Stewards at the Grand Festival held the day of the Prince of Wales's

installation as Grand Master . In 1 S 7 S his Royal Highness appointed him a Grand Deacon of the United Grand Lodge . In Royal Arch Masonry he played an equally distinguished part . He was exalted in the St . James's Chapter , No . 2 , on 7 th December , 1 S 71 , and was installed Z . in 1 S 7 S , in which latter year he was appointed and invested as Grand Scribe N . of . the Supreme Grand Chapter . As may well be imagined , however , from the innate generosity of his

disposition , it was in connection with our Institutions that the late Sir Erasmus Wilson displayed his chief interest . He was a Vice-Patron of all three Charities , and had served as Festival Steward twice in aid of the Boys' School , once for the Girls' School , and twice for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . This is a record of which any brother might be proud . The funeral of Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson took

place on . Wednesday afternoon in the churchyard of Swanscombe , Kent . The body was removed early in the . day from Westgate to Northfieet , accompanied by many friends-, who were . joined by others who left Charing-cross ¦ in a special train at half-past eleven . The burial office was read by the Rev . T . H . Candy , Rector of Swanscombe , and the Rev . H . Lindsay , of Margate . The mourners

included , among others , Mr . J . Cooper Foster , President of the College of Surgeons ; Sir Stephen Pierce , Bro . Col . Creaton , the Rev . H . Woods Tindall , Dr . Price , Mr . C . Moxon , Bro . C . A . Swinburne , Dr . Garson , Dr . Hetley , Mr . Stephen Pearce , Mr . G . H . Ibbetson , Mr . Trimmer , Mr . Stone , Mr . Poole , and Mr . Lingen . A large number of wreaths were sent by the famil y and friends , and they completely covered . the coffin as it was lowered into the

grave . BRO . THE REV . GEORGE J ACOBS . The death , on the r 4 th ult ., of Bro . the Rev . George Jacobs , of Philadelphia , is announced in the Jewish World . The deceased , according to an obituary in the A merican Hebrew , was born in Kingston , Jamaica , West Indies , in