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day , theo , thinst ., 'Sir Kt . the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett was installed in the chair by E . Sir Kt . J . S . Cumberland , the retiring E . P . The officers appointed were Sir Kt . G . Simpson , Const . ; Rev . J . E . M . Young , Mar . ; T . B . Whytehead , P . E . P ., Reg . ; J . S . Cumberland , P . E . P ., Sub-Mar . ; Rev . W . Valentine , Chap . ; M . Millington and A Turner ,

Std . Brs . ; T . W . Wilson , C . of G . ; J . Ward , Swd . Br . ; and G . H . Simpson , Org . Comp . the Rev . J . Blake , Eboracum Chapter , was installed a Knight of the Order . Sir Kt . W . J . Hughan was elected an honorary member of the preceptory . At a subsequent priory of Malta , E . Sit Kt . OrderPowlett was installed in the chair of Prior .

Order Of St. Lawrence.

Order of St . Lawrence .

YORK . —Ebor Lodge . —The annual meeting of . this lodge was held on Monday , the 15 th inst ., when Bro . ¦ J . S . Cumberland was installed in the chair of W . M . by Bro . T . B . Whytehead , P . M ., and afterwards appointed and invested his officers as follows : Bros . G . Simpson , I . P . M . and Treasurer ; C . G . Padel , S . W . ; M .

Millington , J . W . ; T . B . Whytehead , P . M ., Recorder ; A . T . B . Turner , S . D . ; T . Humphries , J . D . ; W . P . Husoand , I . G . ; J . Hanly , K . of G . ; and P . Pearson , Tyler . The report of the Auditors was adopted , and Bros . Frederick Binekes and D . M . Dewar were elected honorary members of thc lodge . The members afterwards met at supper and passed a pleasant evening .

North Africa.

North Africa .

CONSECRATION OF THE ST . LOUIS LODGE .

On thc 31 st January a goodly number of brethren assembled in the Masonic Hall , Goletta , to witness ' the consecration of the new lodge , constituted untler the auspices of the Craft Lodge William Kingston , No . ' 18 35 , which has greatly prospered during its brief career ,

and numbers over thirty members . Its founders have always hoped to open a' Mark lodge as soon as circumstances would permit , and soon felt themselves justified in applying for a warrant to Grand Mark Lodge through the P . G . M ., who granted a provisional charter for the opening of the lodge . The new lodge is called the St . Louis ( after the celebrated French King , who died in the immediate

neighbourhood of the Goletta , August 25 th , 1270 ) , and an Ark Mariners lodge will be attached to it named after Charles V ., who besieged the town of Goletta , together with the troops . of the Knights of Malta , in 1535 . A Mark lodge was opened at 6 . 30 p . m . Present : R . W . Bro . A . M . Broadley , P . G . M . M . M ., as W . M . ; W . Bro . G . Pentecost , W . M . 222 , P . G . l . W ; , S . W . ; Bros . S .

Souiller , P . G . Asst . Sec , J . W . ; M . Le Gallais , M . O . ; S . Sessing , S . O . ; Capt . Johnstone , I . O . ; V . C . Clement , P . G . S . of M ., D . of C . ; A . Attard , Sec , and R . of M . ; L . Curletto , S . D . ; J . E . L . Barker , J . D . ; O . Engerer , I . G . ; and Commander Biidger , Organist , together with several other brethren . 'Ihe following candidates weie duly elected , viz ., Bros . Sir William R . Clayton , Bart ., of

the Isaac Newton University Lodge , No . 859 , and W . Vaux , S . Morana , S . Durazzano , J . Villareall , L . Coppi , S . Angelica , N . D'Amico , J . Catalano , A . Pagano , and A . Romian , of Lodge No . 18 35 , at tbe Goletta . All Ihe candidates being in attendance were duly advanced by the P . G . M . to the honourable Degree of M . M . The petition to G . L . and P . G . L .

having been read , together with the provisional warrant for the constitution of the new lodge , the P . G . M . addressed the assembled Mark Masters as follows : Brethren , here , within the precincts of the ancient city of Carthage , we are assembled to inaugurate a new Mark lodge , and according to ancient custom to award a mark of our approval to several of our brethren who have worketl well

and faithfully in Craft Masonry . The William Kingston Lodge , true to tbe early traditions of the Royal art , has attached to it this Mark lodge " that we may distinguish the work of each artisan in order that he may receive just and suitable compensation . " To confer this distinction on the worthy Craftsman has been the prerogative of the rulers in Masonry from time immemorial , and this

evening we have had the privilege of advancing to the Mark Degtee ten brethren of the young but flourishing Craft Lodge , No . 1835 . I congratulate this province , and at the same time the Grand Mark Lodge of England , on the accession to their common muster roll of the St . Louis Lodge , surrounded , as it is , by unrivalled associations of almost surpassing interest . The Grand Mark Lodge has

viewed with satisfaction the establishment of modern speculative Mark Masonry on this classic North African soil , and this feeling will , I am sure , be intensified and increased by the knowledge thai one of thc Mark are now diligently working on the actual site of that far-famed city which witnessed in the time of its prestine splendour the bravery of Hannibal , the patriotism of Hasdrubal , the skill of Scipio , the

courage of Regulus , and the stoicism of Cato ; antl which saw , during the tlays of ils decline and fall , tbe labours ol St . Augustine , the mirtyrdom of St . Cyprian , the death of St . Louis of France , and thc exploits of Charles V , of Spain and the Knights of St . John . 1 feel it a high honour as P . G . M . M . of Tunis and Malta to consecrate this lodge to-night in the midst of that shore where , Giace I ' alta Cartago appena i segui ,

Dell ' alte sue ruine il lido serba . —Tusso . The greatest edifices in thc . greatest cities of thc world owe their existence to guilds or companies of builders . Pre eminent amongst these old-world Masons were the Phoenicians . Bro . Fort , in his " Antiquities of Freemasonry , " tells us of Masons' marks still visible on the foundations of the Temple of Solomon , now uncovered to the human

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gaze after the lapse of ages . Similar marks have been discovered at Sidon , and other distant and varied localities of Palestine . These peculiar geometrical figures were used undoubtedly by the Tyrian carvels and " hewers of stone , " who were sent by the Tyrian king to aid in the erection of tbe most complete and gorgeous Masonic work of remote antiquity . Thc descendants of these very builders , barely

two centuries later , founded Carthage , and carried westward the skill and peculiar customs of their confraternities . The marks we can see to-day on many a fragment of the ruins around us exactly correspond with those of Jerusalem and other cities in the far East . The ) ' are part and parcel of a system , an integral portion of the working of those ancient operative guilds , which have laid the

foundations upon which in the present day the great fabric of speculative Masonry may be said to rest . Carthage fell ; the city of the Roman conquerors became the prey of thc Vandals , who , in their turn , succumbed to the forces of the Byzantines ; but traces of the old builders' customs surviveii , and were carried , strange to say , by the Byzantine Masons to Northern Europe . Hence the striking and

remarkable uniformity in the tokens which still exist today in the walls of Sidon and Jerusalem and tbe ruins of Carthage and Utica , in the Abbeys of Melrose and Rosslyn , and in the Cathedrals of Strasburg and Cologne , of Florence and Venice . These marks , doubtless , served for the purposes if proprietary distinction amongst the earliest of Oriental artificers—thc Phoenicians ; the Romans and

Byzantines adopted a similar system , anil hence the custom of the mark spread far and . wide amongst the builders ' associations of mediaeval Europe . These guilds of operative Masons have passed away , bequeathing to speculative Masonry their emblems , traditions , and ceremonies , and amongst these the Degree of the Mark . You have all learned from thc ceremony the moral to be deduced from

this observance of our ancestors . I need not now further allude to it ; suffice it to say that the Mark Degree is an essential part of the Masonic systems of America , Ireland , and Scotland , and wc trust thc day is not far distant when it may be recognised by our own Craft Grantl Lodge . To-night , after the lapse of centuries , we may be said to have restored the practice of the Mark to Carthage . May

we imitate the industry and assiduity of our operative ancestors , and as they devoted their skill antl ability to the material edifices of the past , so may we endeavour to profit by the striking truths and practical lessons illustrated by the ceremonial they have bequeathed to us , and , shaping our lives and actions on the teaching it conveys , become worthy of that approving

mark which can belong onl y to those who have acted towards their fellows as they would desire their fellow-men would act towards them , and have based their conduct through life on the sacred Masonic principles of Brotherlv Love , Relief , and Truth . The lodge was then constituted in ancient form , and Bro . J . E . L . Barker , W . M . 18 35 , installed in the chair of A . The W . M . M . appointed and

invested the following officers : Bros . E . They , S . W . ; L , Curletto , J . W . ; O . Engerer , M . O . ; A . Attard , S . O . ; S . Durazzano , J . O . ; W . Vaux , Sec , ; A , Romian , S . D . ; N . D'Amico , J . D . ; A . Villareale , I . G . ; and A . Pagano , Tyler ( elected ) . The P . G . M . was elected Treasurer . The charitable collection being made with a very satisfactory result , the lodge was duly closed . The proceedings

terminated with a banquet , at which the P . G . M . presided . The usual obligatory toasts of the Mark Degree were duly honoured , and the W . M . of the St . Louis Lodge proposed " The Health of the P . G . M ., " who , in reply , thanked the brethren for their kindly feelings towards him , antl asked them to drink " Success to the New Mark Lodge . " Tbe President proposed the toast of "The Newly-advanced

Brethren , " coupled with the name of Bro . Sir William Clayton . The toast having been duly honoured , Sir William Clayton expressed his satisfaction at renewing his active connection with Masonry in the St . Louis Lodge , and added that he was deeply impressed both with the interest and importance of the Mark Degree , and with the way the ceremony

had been worked by the P . G . M . Other toasts having heen given and respondetl to , the brethren separated , highly pleased with the evening they had spent , and with mutual congratulations on the introduction of the Mark Degree to the modern Masons inhabiting the site of Ancient Carthage .

TUNIS . —Ancient Carthage Lodge ( No . 1717 ) . —The ordinary bi-monthly meeting of this lodge took place on the 7 th inst . Present : W . Bros . Dr . A . Perini , W . M . ; A . M . Broadley ( D . D . G . W . ) , I . P . M . and Hon . Secretary ; and P . Sulema , P . M . ; Bros . Souiller , S . W . ; Pentecost , J . W . ; Barsotti , Treasurer ; Bokobsa , D . of C . ; Dr . Pace-Williams , A . D . of C . ; L = Gallais , S . D . ; I .

Gaudus , J . D . ; Capt . Johnstone , Organict ; C . Miviere , Steward ; C . Carriglio , I . G . and Eymon , Tyler . Several members were present , as well as a goodly number of visitors , including W . Bro . D . Costa , W . M . of tbe Italian lodge at Susa . A passing and two raisings having been successfully accomplished , several well-known Craftsmei were elected honorary members of the lodge as a slight

mark < f the courtesy shown by them on several occasions to the I . P . M ., especially during his recent visit to England , vix ., W . Bros . R . Bower , P . M . 29 , Iowa , V . S . \ ., P . G . H . P . of Iowa ; Rev . G . it . Portal , P . M . 357 ; T . B . Whythead , P . M . ifnij J . S . Cumberland , P . M . ifui ; ' F . Davison , P . M . 10 ; H . C . Levander , P . M . 142 ; f . L . Thomas , P . G . A . D . of C ; F . Binekes , P . G . S . ; D . M . Dewar , P . M . 1627 ; Rev . T . Robinson , P . M . 88 and 709 ;

W . . ) . Beck , P . M . 28 9 ; and J . S . Eastes , P . M . 709 and D . P . G . M . Kent . It was ordered that tn < e Secretary send to each of these distinguished brethren a certificate of his membership , accompanied by an appropriate letter . Two brethren , originally French Masons , were nominated as candidates for affiliation . On it being announced that they bad made a declaration as to their belief in tbe existence of the G . A . O . T . U ., conformably to the orders of Grand

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Lodge , Bro . Professor Clement observed that as an \& French Mason he was glad to say that the Conservative party in the trench Grand Orient was very hopeful as to the speedy restoration of their ancient formula . Much routine business having been disposed of , the lodge was closed in ancient form .

Laying The Foundation Stone Of A Masonic Temple In Canterbury.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A MASONIC TEMPLE IN CANTERBURY .

Thc ceremony of hying- the corner stone of a new Masonic Temple , to be erected from tbe plans of Bro . J . G . Hall , by Bro . J . !•; . Wiltshier , on tne vacant ground at the back of tbe Freemasons' ¦ premises in St . Pvtcr's-street , Canterbury , took pi IC : on Tl ursdav , the nth ins ' . The

brethren , moved hy an ami ible . desire to afford the outer world an opportunity of witnessing one of the few formalities it is in their power to c induct publicly , issued a large number of invitations to ladies aud gentlemen who are not within the charmed circle of ihe Order . These invitations were very generally responded to , and the extensive platforms which had been put up to accommodate the

visitors were well filled by the lime at which it was statctl the proceedings would begin . The brethren having assembled , thc lodge was opened in due forin by the W . M . of Lodge 31 , Bro . Wm . Ticc , the chairs of S . W . and J . W . being respectively filled by thc W . M . ' s of Lodges 073 ami 14 . 1 . 1 ) , Bro : ; . Vi . ' e and Miskin . The lodge now pres .-i , t < d a vere imposing appearance , for

on the dais lo 'he right of the W . M . were the Deputy Gram ! Master , Bro . Eastes , Bros . A . E . Gathorne Hardy , 31 , and P . P . G . Dir . of Cir . Oxon ; Holttum , P . M . 31 , Past P . G . S . Wks . ; H . T . San key , P . M . 31 , and Past Prov . G . W . ; Higham , P . P . G . W . ; while on the left were the Mayor , Bro . Hemcry , P . M . 31 , and P . I' . G . W ., in his robes and chain of office ; Bro . M . mgan , Chap , -ji , and

P . P . G . O ., in his robes as Doetor of Divinity ; Bros , the Rev . J . B . Harrison , M . A ., P . G . C . ; . I . Kmmerson , P . P . S . G . D . ; L . Finch , P . P . G . D . C ; and others . After the D . G . Master , Bro . Eastes , had been greeted according to ancient custom , the W . M . called upon Bro . j . R . Hall , Hon . Sec . 31 , P . P . Asst . G . Sec , to read the dispensation granted by tbe D . P . G . M . for laying thc corner stone of the

new temple with full Masonic rites . A procession of the three lodges was then formedby Bro . H . Ward , P . M ., P . G . W . Wilts , acting Dircclor of Ceremonies . On reaching thc site the President of the Building Committee , Bto . Pilcher , nddressei ! the Mayor , who were bis robes and insignia of office , as follows : —Worshipful

sir , It is with 110 ordinary feelings of pleasure that I , as thc representative of the Building- Committee , have been requested to ask you this afternoon to lay the corner stone of this building , which it is intended to erect and dedicate solely and exclusively to Masonic purposes . You , Sir , appear to-day in a twofold capacity , namelv , as the chief magistrate of this ancient city—m 1 I can assure you it

has been a source of much gratification to us who are Masons to find that one of our Order has thus been selected to fill so high and hon . mir . ihl _ a pi . ' uion . The next capacity to which I allude is that you appear as the Past Master of the oldest longv . in tb-2 city of Canterbury , the United Industrious , 31 . The lodge has now been established in this city for more than half a century , and its position

reminds one of the sturdy oak , which having withstood many a wintry blast , still raUcs its head erect after having come unscathed out of it all . Representing as you do , sir , two such exalted portions , la . ii sure th it the brethren atronnd willagre . with me that the honour of laying this foundation stone could not hava been entrusted to more worthy and competent hands . And I mav say that we feel

highly the honour you have done us this day , by consenting to pel form ibis ceremony . Standing here as I do , in tbe midst of an assembly ol Masons , it will be quite unnecessary for nut M dilate upon the excellences of our Institution . But 1 IYI . V say that we ; -. re not of those who compavs the b ' . nd and sea to make one proselyte , antl whether we are ana ' . her . iat'sed by the Pope of Rome , or

by popes of infeiior d-gi .-e , of whom I regret to siy there are many , we arc perfectly content , through evil report and through good report , to nursu :: the even tenour of our way . " Deeds and . not words " are our motto , an I by our acts , or rather Ihe . results of those- act : ; , vie are nerfc-tly willing at all times to he judged . Worshipful Sir , permit me to present you with t-tis trowel . Intrinsically it is of little

value-, but c ; imi' .-cte . | as it will be with the ceremonies of this day , 1 am prif-eet . ly sur-- that you will in after years , if it should please to" Great Architcc-: of the Universe to preserve your vai ' . ii ' . ! .: ii ' .-, 10 ¦•¦ ' ¦ : iip-. u it with no small amount of pleasure , ar . d to those who value it after your departure from this world , il will seive to remind them of the excellent service you will have this day rendered to

the Masonic cause in this ancient city ot Canterbury . ( Applause . ) The Mayor having been presented with the trowel spread the mortar , and declared the s ' . one duly laid . Bro . Dr . M ^ ngari , who wore bis D . D . robes , then proceeded to deliver the : following . iratlo-. i : — Mr . Mayer , Ui ^ lit Worshinful Sir , Ladies and

Gentlemen , ami Brethren all : 1 bay , been desired to address yi ' in reference to the ii > . t .-resting ar . d important ceremony which has gathered n- ' together this day ; antl if I happed to fail in acquitting niv-jrlr as the dignity of the occasion would require of t : ie , it v .- 'll he in consequence of certain embarrassing circumstances by which I happen to be surrounded . 1 am reminded of inexorable trains which wl "

not wait even for free and Accepted Masons ; of imperative duties yet to ! v . discharged by one . of our three lodges ; of imperative punctuality for the banquet which will call many of us by-autl-bye from 11 ' uour to refreshment ; above all , of the- restrictions necessarily imposed upon me by the ancient landmarks of our Order . Tli . se various reason *