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great gratification to him if he had performed the duties of the chair to the satisfaction of the brethren . His term of office had given him a knosvledge of many of the brethren vvhich had deeply impressed him . He vvas nosv about to add one more link to the ever-lengthening chain of the Past Masters , but he should at all times be happy to do what he could to further the interests of the Perseverance Lodge .

Before sitting down he desired to express his hearty and sincere thanks to the officers svho had so ably supported him during his year of office ; he hoped they vvould accept his thanks and his best wishes for the continually increasing prosperity of the Perseverance Lodge . The next toast proposed by the W . M . svas " The Health of the Visitors , " svith vvhich he coupled the names of Bros .

G . Guterbock , P . M . 173 ; J . Lasvrence , P . M . 1326 , P . G . D . of C . ; S . Johnson , P . M . 1297 ; and F . Goodchild , a P . M . of the lodge , who had come amongst them again after a long absence . These brethren all responded . Then followed the toast of " The Past Masters , " coupled vvith the name of Bro . Kearney , P . M ., vvho , in reply , said

it vvas the united effort and feeling of the Past Masters to promote the interests and happiness of the Lodge of Perseverance to the very best of their ability . He , as one of the founders , knew that it vvas so . He vvas glad to see so many Past Masters present , and glad to be able to say that they vvere united and had the interests of the lodge at heart . They wished to do their very best to promote

the happiness and welfare of every member of the lodge , and he hoped , therefore , that the brethren would rally round the W . M . Thanking the brethren for the kind manner in vvhich they had received that toast , Bro . Kearney concluded by expressing the hope that he should have the pleasure of responding for the Past Masters for many years to come .

In replying to the toast of "The Treasurer and Secretary , " Bro . Leins , P . M ., reminded the brethren that he vvas the father of the lodge , and they vvere his beloved children in Masonry . He had served them faithfully and truthfully from the beginning until now , and , as the W . M . had said , he vvould serve them faithfully as long as he was a member of the lodge . Bro . Ferry , P . M ., Sec , regretted that so many of the

brethren had left . There were entries to be found in the books of old lodges which shosved that that vvas not the custom of former time . On one occasion there was an entry made that a certain brother vvas " excused and allosved to retire . " Hosvever , it redounded to the credit of the good and true Masons vvho vvere left . The Treasurer and Secretary had done their best for the lodge—it vvas no

empty boasting or self-glorification on their part—and as long as their services were of any value to the brethren they vvere svilling to give them , but it rested svith the brethren themselves . The toast of " The Health of the Officers of the Lodge " vvas then proposed , and all the officers briefly responded , after svhich the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to

a close . The following vvere among the brethren present : Bros . C . J . Fox , John Stait , J . Lovell , L . A . Leins , W . J . Squire , Thomas J . O'Brian , C . S . Ferry , W . Smith , A . Eade , P . M . ; J . Mitchell , P . M . ; F . Kearney , P . M . ; E . Marley , P . M . ; H . C . Lonsdale , J . Phillips , D . Baker , Bernard Ferry , H . Watts , John Handley , A . E . Leins , G . A . Tinney , J . B .

Smith , B . Perry , T . W . Scolding , H . Calder , J . Bowles , J . Flaxman , W . Thompson , E . Hancock , H . Parks , G . B . Gray , and W . J . Wall . Visitors : Bros . Frank Ssvinford , 2272 ; G . Draper , 1743 ; Stephen Johnson , P . M . 1297 ; FGoodchild , P . M . 1743 ; E . C . Massey , P . M . 1297 ; R . Ede , 1471 ; J . Walton , 1360 j T . D . Sewell , 1829 , Prov . G . S . j J . Lawrence , P . M . 1326 ,- J . H . Gray , 87 , - J . J . Holmes , I . G . 87 j G . Guterbock , P . M . 173 j and W . G . London , 1580 .

Duke of Cornwall Lodge ( No . 1839 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge vvas held last Saturday at Freemasons' Hall , under the presidency of Bro . Charles H . Cox , W . M . The lodge vvas called for four o'clock , and at that hour there vvas a goodly assemblage of the brethren , the attraction no doubt beinjs that the VV . M . was to install his successor as the first business of the day . Among the

brethren present vvere Bros . A . H . Jakins , I . P . M .,- Joseph Bladon , S . W . ; Thomas Culver , J . W . ; Thomas C . Corpe , P . M ., Treas . ; J . W . Dewsnap , P . M ., Sec ; J . AV . Brooke , P . M ; HenryCattermole , P . M . ; W . Gibson Bott , P M . j A . Williams , P . M . ; and Alfred J . Dixie , P . M . Visitors : Bros . W . George , P . M . 101 and 236 gj H . Massey , 160 , P . M . 610 and 1928 j W . Tucksvell , 1922 j lames Todd ,

" 6 ; Henry E . Peek , 1381 ; Martin D . W . Levien , 1768 ; W . Arthur Brown , P . M . 1567 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; J . C . Main , W . M . 157 ; J . Morrison McLeod , P . M . S 84 , P . S . G . W . Derbyshire , Sec . R . M . I . B . ; J . H . Thompson , P . M . 1237 , P . P . G . S . B . Middx , ; Robert P . Angel , 179 ; H . G . Martin , S . W . 1622 ; Charles T . Cowley , 2030 ; James Smith , P . M . 933 j Charles Smith , 1328 ; H . Leapman , 1585 ; M .

Sirgenoerg , J . D . 18 S ; and J . H . Farmer , 1 SS 2 . The minutes of the preceding March meeting and of an emergency held on June nth having been read and confirmed , and the _ highly satisfactory report of the Audit Committee having been adopted , Bro . Charles H . Cox , W . M ., on the presentation of Bro . Corpe , P . M ., Treas ., installed Bro . Joseph Bladon , S . W . and W . M . elect , as

W . M . of the lodge in a style svhich obtained for him the commendation of all the brethren present . Bro . C . H . Cox was invested svith the collar of I . P . M . The brethren selected as officers to assist the VV . M . for the ensuing year were Bros . John Culver , S . W . ; W . H . Foot , J . W . ; T . C-Corpe , P . M ., Treas . ; J . W . Dewsnap , P . M ., Sec ; W H . Lowry , S . D . j C . Mussared , J . D . j A . J . Dixie ,

{• G . J C . Heinekey , D . C ; W . Wright and C . H . Knuth , Stesvards ; A . Tarling , Org-. ; and T . Bowler , iyler . Bro . Cox , after the investitures , delivered the addresses , vvhich concluded his year ' s work , and in recognitor ! of the ability svith svhich he had upheld the dignified puice of AV . M ., he was presented vvith a handsome Past th f ^' * ewe " - Acknowledging the presentation , he stated that he should alsvays wear it with proud satisfaction , but

intimated that not wishing to occupy the time of the brethren of ivr' ^ wou 'd reserve further remarks till a later period ot the evening . The brethren thereupon proceeded to oallot for Messrs . Alfred James , Blake , Maximilian Emil rousson , and Wm . Palmer Bayley for admission into the n-I M ant * Fallot proving successful , and the tsvo first gentlemen being in attendance , Messrs . Blake and Brous-° ? n vvere initiated by the nesv W . M ., vvho performed adV with ski " and fluency > his new officers also luamg their important functions with the perfection of

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adepts . The banquet vvas appointed for seven o'clock , and the work of the lodge vvas so well arranged , that at Freemasons' Tavern , to vvhich the brethren adjourned after closing the lodge , svas not kept waiting . An excellent repast svas provided and enjoyed , and the brethren aftersvards honoured the usual toasts , betsveen vvhich Madame Adeline Vandrey , Miss Jessie Hotine , and

Bros . W . T . Perrins , Henry Ihom , Arthur Tarhng , Wm . Emerson , and VV . H . Webb contributed some beautiful music . The musical arrangements svere under the direction of Bro . Henry Thom . Bro . Brooke , P . M ., as is his annual custom , came all the way from Vienna to attend the meeting . After the loyal and Masonic toasts had been disposed of ,

Bro . Cox , I . P . M ., proposed "The W . M ., " and said the brethren had made a most judicious choice in electing Bro . Bladon , for svhen his year of office expired they svould say of him as they had said of his predecessors , that he had done his very best . They had seen him perform the ceremony of initiation perfectly . The work of a W . M . reminded him of the seasons of the year—spring , summer ,

autumn , and winter , each of vvhich brought its duties . The W . M . had commenced his spring season by initiating two very worthy gentlemen , who svould be a credit to the Craft . In his summer he vvould pass and raise them , besides initiating others . His autumn vvould be devoted to performing the ceremonies on others , and his winter vvould crosvn his year by his installation of his successor . The

brethren expected plenty of svork for its AV . M ., and they had placed him in the chair to do it . All that vvas left for them to do vvas to find the work for him . The past year had turned out very well . They wished the Duke of Cornsvall Lodge might go on and prosper . Personally , he felt delighted his dear old friend , Bro . Bladon , whom hehad known 20 years , should have much

more success even than he had had . It svas a pleasure to a W . M . to have plenty of svoik , and he , during his year , had done his best vvith it . Bro . Bladon would also do his best . They had seen what he could do in working the ritual and also vvith regard to supporting the Charities . Let them remember that they should support the W . M ., and that whatever they did that way vvas for the good of Freemasonry .

The very essence of Freemasonry vvas Charity , brotherly love , relief , and truth , and so long as they kept that principle in view the Order svould increase , and so long vvould they enjoy an evening together as they had that night . The Worshipful Master , whose rising svas met vvith loud applause , thanked Bro . Cox for his kind and flattering

remarks , and said he should do his best to retain the good opinion he had of the brethren and they had of him . If his health permitted he should be at every meeting of the Iodge during his year , and do all that svas in his power to keep up the well-being of the lodge . He did not belong to any other lodge ; he vvas initiated in this lodge , and he trusted he should be held in the same esteem next year as

he svas at the present time . The VVorshipfuI Master next gave " The Health of the Installing Master , Bro . Cox , " and said he could not express his feelings vvith respect to the grand way in vvhich Bro . Cox had installed him as W . M . Of course it vvas something quite nesv to him ( the W . M . ) , but he could see it vvas done in a most impressive manner . He had

a little surprise for Bro . Cox , svho had already had a Past Master ' s jesvel presented to him . The brethren whom Bro Cox had initiated during his year of office had thought fit to subscribe for a clock to be presented to him this evening , and he now presented it , hoping that he vvould be spared many years to look upon it as a reminder of how he was appreciated . He hoped he always vvould be

appreciated as much as he vvas that night . A handsome drawing-room clock vvas then uncovered and presented . It bore the following inscription : " Presented to Bro . Cox , P . M ., by his initiates during his year of office as W . M . of the Duke of Cornwall Lodge . " Bro . Cox , I . P . M ., in reply , said there vvere times in a man ' s history vvhen he could not possibly find words

adequately to express the feelings of his heart . The present was one of those times with him , for nothing he could say or think of could express the gratitude he felt . The last year had been an exceptional one ; but he could not take all the credit to himself , for without good officers and without initiates no lodge could go on and prosper . Hehad been most ably supported in all his duties by the Senior and

J unior Wardens , and had been very much helped in the work of the lodge by the Treasurer and Secretary . The Treasurer had been most careful of the funds of the Iodge , and- the consequence was that its finances stood very svell . The Secretary was one of the best of Secretaries , and if the work had been at all hard so much the better svas the Secretary pleased . The Secretary ' s duties must be very

heavy , for there were over 60 members of the lodge . Last year when it opened there svere only 47 . The funds reserved were £ 130 , debts nil . The Benevolent Fund had increased to £ 63 . As J . VV . and S . W . it had been his proud privilege to take up £ i 20 tothe different Masonic Charities . They had also given to the lodge Benevolent Fund nearly £ 40 during his year . When he heard about liberty , equality , and

fraternity , he could not but reflect that in Masonry they had liberty to work the beautiful ritual ; equality , for they met on the level and parted on the square ; and fraternity svas the very essence of the Craft ; they had fraternal regard one for another ; Charity , which meant love ; they took the good things of this world , but they distributed them ; when they enjoyed themselves they did not forget those

svho wanted assistance . That night he vvas taken very much by surprise , for he had no expectation that that beautiful marble clock vvould be given to him . Such a thing had never occurred in the lodge before as a separate presentation made by the initiates . He hardly deserved it , but he should value it , and every time he looked at it it svould remind him of the many happy hours he had had

with the brethren . _ With regard to the Past Master ' s jewel , it svas not for its intrinsic , value he should esteem it , but for the kindness and generosity of the brethren in supporting him as W . M . which it represented . Bros . Blake and Brousson replied to the toast of " The Initiates , " and Bros . McLeod , Steinberg , Lane , Arthur Brown , and Angel for " The Visitors . "

In proposing "The Masonic Chanties , " the W . M ., follosving up a subject started by Bro . Angel , solicited the brethren ' s assistance on behalf of a son of the late Bro . Mayfield , who svould be a candidate for the Boys' School at the April Election , 1892 . Bro . McLeod , Secretary R . M . I . B ., replied to the toast , and acknowledged the great assistance the Duke of Corn-

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wall Lodge had rendered to the Masonic Institutions , and he promised all the aid he could give in forsvarding Mayfield ' s case . He did not believe what he sometimes heard , that the Order had reached highwater mark . The vvhole teaching of the Order showed that the foundation of Freemasonry svas Charity , and high as the Order had reached , it vvould yet reach higher . No doubt the Masonic

Institutions had attained to a very great height , and they had done good work . The Benevolent Institution dispensed more than £ 15 , 000 a year in annuities ; the Girls ' School educated 260 girls , and turned them out at the age of 16 fit for any position . The Boys' School had turned out good boys in the past , but it vvas going to turn

out belter in the future . Altogether it vvas a most noble svork for Masons to take part in . Last year £ 53 , 000 vvas contributed by Craftsmen throughout England in support of these great Institutions . It vvas a marvel , and no wonder that they bound themselves together to support the Institutions . Those Institutions vvere the outward and

visible sign of that inward and spiritual grace svhich incited them to good works . The Fund of Benevolence of United Grand Lodge was another sign , but beyond this there was the Benevolent Fund which now almost every lodge possessed of its osvn , and vvhich it dispensed unostentatiously and quietly . All these vvere included in the toast for svhich he svas replying . He then thanked the Iodge for what it

had alread y done , and solicited its strong support in the future , reminding the brethren that the Boys' School , unlike the Benevolent Institution and the Girls' School , had only £ 17 , 000 invested capital . With 264 boys in the School there must be a great deal to be made up by voluntary gifts .

"The Treasurer and Secretary , and the Past Masters , " "The Masonic Press , " and "The Officers of the Duke of Cornwall Lodge " were other toasts which were honoured and responded to , and the Tyler ' s toast , vvhich was given by Bro . T . Bowler , closed a r . - . ost happy and enjoyable evening .

United Northern Counties Lodge ( No . 212 S ) . —A regular meeting of this lodge vvas held at the Inns of Court Hotel , Lincoln's Inn Fields , on Tuesday , the ist inst . Bro . Thomas Bateman Fox , P . S . G . W . West Yorkshire , W . M ., vvas in the chair , supported by Bros . Bolas , S . W . ; Geo . Davis as J . AV . ( in the absence of the J . W ., Bro . F . Wright , who vvas unable to be present owing

to the death of a near' relative ) and the other officers of the lodge . The Iodge was opened , and the minutes of the last regular meeting and of a subsequent lodge of emergency svere read and confirmed . Bro . Alfred Robertshaw , I . P . M . 44 S , vvas duly elected a joining member . Bro . Edsvard Nundy vvas passed to the Second Degree by the W . M ., assisted by the

I . P . M ., Bro . W . H . Bullock . Bro . W . Kelsey-Nash vvas raised to the Third Degree by the W . M ., assisted by Bro . J . S . Cumberland , P . M ., D . C . Bro . Bullock , I . P . M ., proposed a gentleman for initiation . A unanimous vote of sympathy svas passed by the brethren svith Bro . Thomas W . Tesv , P . G . M . West A'orkshire , on his long and trying illness , and a sincere svish vvas expressed for his speedy and

permanent recovery to good health . This resolution svas entrusted to Bro . Henry Smith , D . P . G . M . West Yorkshire , an honorary memberof the lodge , svho svas present , to present to Bro . Tesv vvhen he svas svell enough to receive it . The lodge was then closed . Bro . Cumberland , on behalf oi Bro . Clifford P . MacCalla , P . G . M . Philadelphia , honorary member of the lodge , gave " Hearty good wishes . "

The brethren afterwards met at supper , the W . M . presiding . Several toasts svere proposed and duly honoured . Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treas ., responded to the toast of "The Grand Officers , Present and Past . " Bro . Lavington responded for "The Visitors . " "The _ W . M . ' s Health" vvas proposed by the I . P . M ., and received , as it deserved to be , enthusiastically .

The officers of the lodge were duly toasted , and they responded . Bro . Kipling , P . M ., had a special toast all to himself . Bro . Kipling is connected with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade , and leaves England shortly for Japan ( Yokohama ) to take up an appointment there . The brethren wished

him bon voyage , and a speedy return , if he so wished it . Bro . Ki p ling responded in very sympathetic terms , and was heartily cheered , the brethren joining in singing " Auld Lang Syne . " Several of the brethren—visitors as well as members of the lodge—sang songs during the evening . The company dispersed in good time , after a most enjoyable evening .

Columbia Lodge ( No . 2397 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held at the Cafe Royal on Thursday , the ioth inst ., svith Bro . Adolphus Clark , W . M ., in the chair . In the absence of both Senior and Junior Wardens , those chairs svere filled by Bros . Charles Hubbard and J . B . Cumming , Treasurer , respectively . Bro . Jas . George Ingram , S 20 , elected at the last meeting ,

svas duly received and greeted , and Bro . Harold T . Hartley , tGoS , vvas also unanimously elected a joining member . The ballot having proved unanimous in favour of Messrs . Whitaker Wright , of San Francisco , and Walter Black , they were duly initiated by the VV . M . The visitors present vvere Bros . B . Lyons , P . M . 1227 , and King Upton , of the Star King Lodge , U . S . A .

In responding to the toast of his health , Bro . Wright gave a very humorous recital of the difficulties he had encountered on his way towards becoming a Mason , and deprecated the alarming rumours current in the outside world as to the awful experiences an initiate may encounter . He thought a man vvith weak nerves , like himself , should , if possible , be spared by the brethren .

Bro . King Upton gave an amusing account of the vagaries of some American lodges vvith vvhich he had come in contact . 1 he proceedings at the banquet were very pleasantly enlivened by the excellent music discoursed by the Gounod Guitarists , introduced by Bro . VV . Henry , Organist . This troupe of Spanish players have only recentl y arrived in this country . It svould be difficult to imagine anything

move perfect in instrumental execution than the combined efforts of this troupe . They display the most perfect rhythmic action in all their playing , and individuall y show manifestations of exceptional mastery over their instruments , their rendering of tsvo such musical gems as a

serenata by Ferreira and the beautiful meditation of Gounod at once stamp them as executants of no ordinary sort . All lovers of music should hear them . After the banquet the Orion Male Glee Society rendered in good style some fine old English glees and German part songs , bringing an unusually enjoyable evening to a close .