Consecration Of The Cutlers' Lodge, No. 2730.

W . M . had proposed the toast , and to the brethren for the cordial reception they had been pleased to give to it . He could only repeat what he said in the lodge—that it had afforded them one and all the greatest pleasure to assist in the inauguration of that lodge , which , they ventured to believe , would occupy a very prominent position in the lodges of the Metropolis . That was not the first occasion upon which he had had the privilege of

consecrating a lodge connected with a City Company . It seemed only the other day that he had the honour of consecrating the Pellipar Lodge , connected with the Skinners' Company , several members of which he saw present . He believed that lodge had been successful , and doubted not that equal success would attend the Cutlers' Lodge . The Masonic Craft was deeply indebted to the City Companies , because he

was reminded that in past days the City Companies extended their hospitality to . the Grand Lodge of England ' s annual meetings , and which were held in the halls of those companies . He was giving expression to the feelings of those associated with him in the consecration when he wished the lodge every possible success , and that it might achieve all the founders had in view . He would next offer to them what

was really the toast of the evening . He asked them to join with him in drinking the Health of his old friend , the W . Master , whom , not for the first time , he had had the pleasure of installing into the chair ol a Masonic Iodge . He most heartily congratulated this Iodge on having as its first W . Master one so able to rule and guide it during the first and most important year of its existence . They might be justly proud of their W . M ., an

honoured Alderman of the City of London , the Treasurer of that noble Institution , Christ ' s Hospital , and a Past Grand Treasurer of England . He sincerely trusted the W . M . ' s year might be a pleasant one for himself and a prosperous one for the lodge . With these words he offered them the toast of the evening , " The Health of the W . Master . " The W . M . returned hearty thanks for the toast . The Grand Secretary

and he were old friends , and he was always pleased to meet him . He hoped the new lodge would grow and improve in strength , and those not acquainted with the size of his two Wardens must have been struck with the proper protection they could afford to a W . M . in enforcing obedience to his mandates . He was obliged to the Grand Secretary for the kindness always shown him , and to the brethren for their kind reception of the toast .

" The Visitors " was acknowledged by Bros . E . J . LEVESON , W . M . 26 , and BARTON KENT , I . P . M . of the Skinners' Company , and I . G . of the Pellipar Lodge , No . 2593 . The Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings . The musical programme was contributed by Miss Edith Serpell , Miss Alma Jones , Mr . Sydney Strong , and Bros . R . J . Harris , Valentine Hill , Herbert Emlyn , and W . Emerson .

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Sussex.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF SUSSEX .

The annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge was held in the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on the 7 th inst . Bro . the Rev . E . R . Currie , D . D ., D . P . G . M ., presided , and there was a good attendance . Every Iodge in the province was represented . The Prov . G . Treasurer ' s accounts , presented by Bro . J . FARNCOMBE ,

showing a substantial balance in hand , were approved . Having served the office of P . G . Treasurer for six years , he felt it his duty to give place to some other brother , and intimated his intention not to seek re-election . Having been heartily thanked for his past services , Bro . J . H . Wright was elected P . G . Treasurer .

In addressing the brethren , Bro . the Rev . CURRIE expressed regret at the unavoidable absence of the Prov . G . M ., H . R . H . the Dukeof Connaught . He had desired him to express satisfaction at the position of Mark Masonry in Sussex . They had increased numbers , the finances were satisfactory ,

and the working showed a decided improvement all round . That Mark Masonry would develop in the Western Division of Sussex was the wish of all interested in the subject . The following Prov . Grand Officers were appointed ior the ensuing year ,

viz .: Bro . A . Lloyd ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ Jos . Farncombe ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . Seymour Penzer ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ W . Gates ... ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . „ F . B . Sutton ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . „ W . C Blaker ... ... ... Prov . J . G . O . „ J . H . Wright ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ E . D . Sapey ... ... ... Prov . G . R . of M . „ J . P . Slingsby Roberts ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ H . Boyce ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ L . Davidson ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D .

„ A . J . Howard ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of VV . „ H . Pearce ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ J . H . Glassington ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C „ C A . Milnes ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ W . P . Smith ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ J . Easter ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . ,, J . Corringham ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G . ,, H . Langton ... ... ... ... r \ ::w .T x pSd ::::::: > . G . ^

„ F . C . Golding ... ... ... J ,, A . Coe ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . At the conclusion of thebusinessof the Prov . G . Lodge , which included some sli ght alterations in the by-laws , the brethren dined together in one of the newl y-decorated rooms of the Royal Pavilion . The Dep . Prov . G . Master ,

Bro . Currie , presided , The catering of Messrs . Booth and Sons was greatly appreciated . Music was interspersed between the various loyal and Masonic toasts . Bro . MATIER , G . Sec , responded for " The Grand Officers of England , " and Bro . FARNCOMUE for "The Newly-appointed Provincial Grand Officers . " lli The Prov . G . Stewards discharged their duties admirably and were deservedly thanked .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

Cambrian Lodge of Australia , No ; 656 , E . G ., Sydney The installation meeting of this old English lodge in Australia was held on Wednesday evening , the 5 th ult . ., in the Protestant Hall , Sydney . There was a large attendance of members and visitors from other Constitutions , including Bro . Lieut .-Col . F . A . Wright , M . P ., Past Deputy District Grand Master of New South Wales , under the

English Constitution , who acted as Installing Master . The W . M . elect , Bro . Capt . Beresford G . Campbell , late ist Royal Dragoons , was duly installed in the chair , and his officers were invested as follows : Bros . L , Parkinson , I . P . M . ; Capt . Salt . R . N ., S . W . ; J . G . E . Bradwyn , J . W . ; C . J , Cranyon , Treas . ; G . Robinson , P . M ., Sec ; H . S . Land , S . D . ; W . J . Hall , I . D . ; D . Hogarth , D . C ; C . Rigg , I . G . ; and M . Smillie , Tyler .

Subsequently a banquet was held , when rhe usual toasts were duly honoured . The newly installed W . M . was the recipient of numerous telegrams and letters o £ congratulation , amongst them from Bros , the Right Hon . G . H . Reid , Premier ; the Hon . W . H . Pigott , M . P . ; E . Barton , Q . C , M . P . ; Mr . Justice Boncsnt , P . P . G . M . South Australia , I . C . ; and C . C M'Millan , R . W . Distinct Grand Master Auckland , E . C . .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

Alliance Lodge , No . 1827 . The installation meeting of the above lodge was held on the 15 th inst . at the Hotel Cecil , under the presidency of Bro . John William Carlyon Hughes , W . M . Thelodge , which is composed principally of members and officers of the Corporation , has its ordinary location at the Guildhall Tavern , and its regular day of meeting is the second

Wednesday in the month . As , however , the second Wednesday of the present Novem . ber was Lord Mayor's Day , it was impossible to hold tbe meeting at the Guildhall Tavern , and a dispensation was therefore obtained from the M . W . G . M . to hold it on Tuesday , and at the Hotel Cecil , as the occasion was to be celebrated with more than usual circumstance and observance , and a very large company was expected . At the hour appointed for meeting a very large number of brethren had assembled . '

Those present included the Lord Mayor , Bros . Alderman and Sheriff Alliston , P . M . ; Colonel and Sheriff Probyn , L . C . C , G . Treas . ; I . Read , G . Std . Br .: T . H . Gardiner , A . G . D . C . ; Capt . G . Hearn , G . S . Br . ; E . E . Harding , P . A . G . D . C . ; J . A . Farnfield , P . A . G . D . C ; J . T . C . Winkfield , Asst . G . D . C ; E . tuxmoore Marshall , D . G . D . C ; H . Homewood Crawford , P . G . D . ; R . Berridge . P . G . D . ; R . Mure . M . A ., J . G . D . ; R . Loveland Loveland , Q . C , P . B . G . P . ; Sir JB . Monckton

. , P . G . W .. P . M . ; W . W . B . Beach . M . P ., Prov . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight ; R . Eve , P . G . Treas . ; Jt Strachan , Q . C , G . Reg . ; T . L . Wilkinson , P . A . G . Reg . ; the Lord Mayor of Liverpool , S . G . D . ; Surg .-Lieut .-Col . H . W . Kiallmark , LCD . ; Capt . N . G . S . Philips , P . G . D . ; P . de Lande Long , P . G . D . ; A . Coopsr , F . R . G . S ., P . G . D . ; C Godson , M . D ., P . G . D . ; Alderman Frank Green , P . G . D ., P . M . ; Col . L . G . Dundas , C . B ., P . G . D . ; H . L . Florence , G . S . Wks .: and many others .

The dispensalion having been read in open lodge by Bro . Col . T . Davies S-well P . M ., P . G . S ., Sec , Bro . Sir John B . Monckton . P . G . W ., took the W . M . ' s chair , and to him was presented by Bro . Major Wright , D . C , Bro . Baron de Bush , S . W . and W . M . elect , to receive at his hands the benefit of installation . Bro . Sir John Monckton then performed the ceremony , and placed Bro . William Ernest Baron de Bush in the chair of W . M . of the lodge for the year ensuing . Bro . Carlyon-Hughes was invested as the I . P . M . The other brethren who received the collars of office were Bros .

Dr . Ernest Clarke , B . S ., F . R . C . S ., S . W . ; William Thomas Roberts , J . W . ; Rev . lohn Henry Smith , Chap . ; Henry Clarke , J . P ., C . C , L . C . C , Treas . ; Col . T . Davies Sewell , P . M ., P . G . S ., Sec ; Percy Monckton , S . D . ; H . C Morris , C . C , J . D . ; Major Henry Wright , D . C ; Ex-Sheriff George Hand , J . P .. I . G . ; Francis Phillips and William Thomas Rabbits , Stwds . j and Thomas Lovell , P . M . Tyler . Bro . Sir J . B . Monckton aftewards delivered the charges to the Master , Wardens , and brethren . A valuable Past Master ' s jewel was presented to Bro . Carlyon-Hughes , in recognition of his services to the lodgs during the past vear . Bro . Carlvon-Hughes

gracefully acknowledged the gift , and expressed the hope that the nev W . M . would have plenty of work to do in his year . A vote of thanks to Bro . Sir J . B . Monckton for performing the installation was moved by the Treasurer , seconded by Bro . Alderman F . Green , and carried unanimously . The lodge was then closed , and a banquet followed . Tbe toasts were subsequently proposed , and a beautiful programme of music was executed by the Bijou Orchestra , conducted by Mr . J . Rougher . The sneeches were

interspersed with singing and instrumental music , in which , under Herr Wilhelm Ginz , P . G . O ., Mdlle . Virginie Ch-iron , Mr . Hirwen Jones , Miss Marian Blinkhorn , Bro . Giuseppe Maggi , and Senor Rubio took part . In proposing "The Grand Officers , " Bro . Baron E . de Bush , W . M ., expressed th : hope that the Earl of Lathom , Pro Grand Master , might be speedily restored to health , and continue to adorn the Order of which he was such a distinguished ornament . For the other Grand Officers , he would say that Masons owed them a debt of gratitude for their loyalty to the Craft , and for the jealous care with which they regarded its

interests . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight , responded , and echoed the wishes of the W . M . with respect to the Earl of Lathom , who , he said , was one of the pillars of the Order . Referring to aspersions which had been cast on Freemasonry , he said that if Masons were not loyal to the Crown , the Prince of Wales would not be Grand Master . Neither would he take any part in it if it were against religion . He exhorted the brethren to show by their lives in the outer world that thev

were loyal , religious , and virtuous , and imbued with the principles which should actuate all good members of society . Bro . the Lord Mayor proposed " The Health of the W . M . " He said it had been a source of great satisfaction and pleasure to him to be with the brethren that evening . He had never before met so important a gathering of members of the Craft , or one where there were so many Grand Officers . He was very much struck with the remarks that fell from Bro . Beach , and he quite agreed with him in his concluding statement that a good Mason must be a good man . He must , in fact , be a man imbued with the

spirit of the Divine Master , and , like Him , go about doing good . As an unworthy member of the Craft there had been given to him ( the Lord Mayor ) the great privilege and honour of proposing the toast of "The W . M ., " which , he was sure , would be acceptable to every brother round the table . ( Cheers . ) He had known Bro . Baron de Bush for many years ; in fact , ever since Bro . de Bush was a boy . He knew his character , and he congratulated him very much on the dignified position which he now occupied in the lodge , which was so important an integer of the Craft . Bro . Baron de Bush , W . M ., replied . He felt the greatest pleasure , Ihe said .

in occupying the chair of the Alliance LoJge , and he also thanked the members of the lodge for placing him there . He was proud of his position , and during his year'of office , if he could do anything to forward the reputation of the lodge , it would give him the greatest pleasure to be at their service . The W . M . proposed " The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs . Bros , the Lord Mayor and Lieut .-Col . and Sheriff Probyn , G . Treas ., responded Bro . the Lord Mayor expressing the great interest he took in Freemasonry . ' Other toasts , including ' * The Immediate Past Master , Bro . Carlyon-Hughes , " ollowed .

Strong Man Lodge , No . 45 . The meeting of this lodge , one of the most ancient in the Craft , constituted 1733 , was held at the Holborn Restaurant on Monday , the 7 th inst . There were present Bros Wm . Briggs , M . A ., LL . M ., W . M . ; T . Ockelford , J . W . ; George G . Symons . P M . Treas . ; W . G . Mills , P . M ., Sec ; E . J . StaffordS . D . ; T . JBurgessjD

, . , .. ; lohn Briggs , M . A ., Org . and A . D . C ; W . A . Langdon , P . M ., D . C ; E . J . Vidler , l . G . ; W . R . Emerson , E . Schneitte , and H . Durell , Stwds . ; lohn Cuer I P . M . ; Prof . F . W . Driver , M . A ., P . M . ; T . Williams , acting Tyler ; J . [ . IJerrv T . H . Inchbold , E . Thornicroft , Bromley Hall , Arthur Davies , Arthur Hall , S W Heaton , George Smith , Arthur Bayman , T . W . William ' s , A . G . Peckham , j . H ,