Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

• r cd the Pomfret l ' ad received more initiates during the e the Eleanor Cross Lodge had been in existence than "" anv other . Bro . Brown feelingly thanked the brethren . tfe did not think he had half the good in him that Bro . c ndcrs had just spoken of . He loved the work of Masonry , and took a great interest in all connected . ' th it . He hoped he might be able to con-JA the Eleanor Cross Lodge to the satisfaction

t all connected with it . Bro . Hill , Senior Warden , 01 posed " The Health 0 f the I . P . M . " The brethren Pf . | . new how well he had crrricd out thc duties during the term he had presided over the lodge , and could hardly ¦ int any long speech to induce them to honour the toast W ' oposed in his behalf He had specially to congratulate ? Iro . Atkins on the way in which he had performed the re ' mony of installation , considering it was really the

ownin"' point ot a most successlui niastersnip . Bro . Atkins liad considered it a labour of love to preside over the ( rtunes of the Eleanor Cross Lodge during the past year . It had been a source of great gratification to him to Low that the lodge had gone on prosperously and that they were then in a better position than at the correspond-• < r period of last year . He had specially to thank ! r , S members for the very handsome jewel they had

Len kind enough to present him with , and trusted that the lodge . would continue its prosperous ' career , eventually becoming one of the most successful of the province . They prided themselves somewhat on their working , and he was gratified to hear that the Deputy Provincial Grand Master approved of it , and considered they need not be ashamed who saw it . B ro . Beasley , Provincial Grand Chaplain , proposed "The Charities" in

j very eloquent speech . He thought that the Masonic Charities stood very much to the outer world in the position 0 f showing what Masonry really was ; and , although they ncre but a very imperfect representation , still Masons need not be ashamed so long as they did the same amount of rood they accomplished at present . He thought the Brotherhood might fairly be guaged by the Charities which it supported . Bro . Parker replied . He regretted very much

that some other brother was not called upon at times to speak to the toast . He felt very much in the position of an old fiddler he knew in his earlier Jays . He was a good musician as far as his knowledge ivent , but unfortunately that only extended to one tune , and he ( Bro . Parker ) felt the brethren would soon begin to think he could but speak on the one subject of thc Charities . However it was one worthy of all

consideration , and he hoped they would continue to do the same amount of good they at present accomplished for many years to come . Bro . Atkins announced that the charity box of the lodge contained £ 6 i 6 s ., that being the contributions made to it during the past year , of this amount £ 5 is . 4 d . was found in the division set apart for the old people , iSsgd in that for the Boys School , and ijs . 1 id . in that for the Girls . He could not resume his seat without referring to the recent action of the Committee

of the latter institution , who had sanctioned the expenditure of £ 2000 , for a swimmingbath . This he considered a most unnecessary outlay , and he desired to formally protest against it on behaff of the Eleanor Cross subscribers . Bro . Spoor proposed " The Health of the Visitors , " to which Uros Sheppard and Morgan replied . The W . M . gave "TheSister Lodges , " Bro . Ellard replying forthe Pomfret and Bro . Sanders for the De La Pre . The toasts of "The Officers and the Ladies" having also been honoured , the Tyler's toast brought the proceedings to a termination .

Instruction.

INSTRUCTION .

LANGTON LODGE ( No . 1673 ) . —A meeting ol this lodge was held on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., at the Mansion House Station Restaurant , Queen Victoria-street , E . C . Present : Bros . J . T . Tanqucray , W . M . ; Davidson , S . VV . ; A . C . Tanqucray , J . W . ; Sudlow , Preceptor ; Chubb , S . D . ; Shaw , J . D . ; Kern , I . G . ; Besant , Gayton , Hallowes , Rosenthal ! , Clarkson , Pocock , Money , Stoddart ,

Saunders , and others . Visitor : Bro . G . F . Marshall . The lodge having been opened , the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Money , acting as candidate , was raised tothe Degree of M . M . The First Section of the First Lecture was worked by Bro . Sudlow , assisted by the brethren . The Third Section of the same

Lecture was also worked by Bro . Sudlow and the brethren . Uro . Davidson was unanimously elected VV . M . for the next meeting . Bro . Stoddart proposed , Bro . Bennett seconded , and it was [ carried unanimously , that Bro . G . F . Marshall be a member of this lodge of instruction , and the lodge was closed .

CRUSADERS LODGE ( No- 16 77 ) . —The usual meeting of this lodge was held at the Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John's Gate , Clerkenwell , on Thursday , the ! 3 th inst ., when among others there were present : Bros . Laurence , VV . M . ; J . Rothschild , S . VV . ; J . Simmonds , J . W . j Hunter , S . D . ; Home , I . G . ; Cummings , Preceptor ; and Halliday , Sec . The lodge was opened in due form and the minutes of thc last meeting were read and

con"rrnca , j ; , 1 , Goode acted as candidate for passing , and 13 ro , Simmonds , the retiring VV . M . of the mother lod ge , worked the ceremony of installation in a manner which augured well for its repetition in installing his successor on the 19 th inst . Bro . J . Rothschild was unanimousl y chosen VV . M . for thcncx t meeting , thc VV . M . elect appointed officers in rotation . This ending thc duties of a very pleasant evening the lodge was closed in perfect harmony .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

SOUTHAMPTON . —Royal Gloucester Chapter V u - , 130 ) . —This once nourishing chapter , which some "mc since had practically fallen into abeyance— "Concord " thA * "early all thc new blood—has been revived b y lod CXCrt' ? ns of so . me of the members of the mother Craft _ . f ? e , and is now in cfinital workinn- nrrW . At n rnnvnrn .

pr ° ";? . stweek , M . E . Comp . G . M . Passenger , jun ., / .., cn « n - g ' e following appointments were made for the I ? . "K . year : Comps . Robert Sharpe , Z . ; T . P . Payne S F c ^ Y atcr J' i R ' ' Pearce > Trcas - i J- ' <• Weston , liii ' rA M"ey Myer , S . N . ; II . P . Aslatt , P . S . ; and meet ! , ; 7 nit 0 r A , h was also resolved to alter the night of meeting from Tuesday to Thursday .

Royal Arch.

HOVA VILLA CHAPTER ( No . 1466 ) . —This chapter celebrated its first regular installation meeting on the 30 th ult ., having been consecrated only last year , the Prov . Grand Master Comp . Sir Walter Burrell , Bart ., being the first occupant of the chair of Z . A valuable and exceedingly handsome jewel was then presented to him at the ccnclusion of his year of office . The design was a copy of the shield which surmounts the canopy of the

chapter , whereon is depicted the arms of Hove , quartered with those of the three Principals installed on the night of consecration . Comps . Sir VV . Burrell , Bart ., C . J . Smith , and Capt . Stratford . The shield of the jewel , was a beautiful specimen of enamelling , and supported the usual emblem of a P . Z ., the crown being enriched with stones . This was presented to Sir Walter by the newly installed '/ ..,

whose remarks upon the sterling worth of his predecessor and the affectionate esteem in which he is held throughout the length and breadth of his province were enthusiastically testified by the companions . The Principals installed at this meeting were Comps . C . J . Smith , Z . ; Capt . M . S . Whinnie , H . ; and Capt . C J . Henty , J . Four candidates were exalted during the evening .

Instruction.

INSTRUCTION .

METROPOLITAN CHAPTER OF IMPROVEMENT ( No . 975 ) . —The usual meeting of this chapter was held on Tuesday evening , the iSth inst ., at the Jamaica Tavern , St . Michael ' s-alley , Cornhill . The offices were filled as follows : Comps . Lardner , Z . ; Briggs , H . ; Rowe , J . ; Webb , N . ; Nottley , P . S . ; and the

following companions were present : Comps . Brown ( Preceptor ) , Field , Walker , Laurence , King , H . Thompson , Storr , Davey , Land , J . Payne , Edwards , Turner , Tonkins . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Walker being the candidate , all the officers , and especially the M . E . Z ., being well up to their duties . After spending a very pleasant evening the convocation was adjourned .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

BIRKENHEAD . —Joppa Lodge ( No . 11 ) . —The installation meeting of this ; opular and prosperous lodge was held at the Masonic Rooms , Hamilton-street , on Tuesday , the 4 th inst ., at 4 . 30 p . m . The chair was taken by Bro . H . Williams , 1 P . M ., P . P . G . J . D ., supported by Bros . J . Dutton , S . VV ., P . G . O . ; W . Bennett , J . VV ., P . P . G . ' I . C ; J . P . Piatt , P . P . G . J . W ., Treas . ; J .

Pemberton , P . P . G . J . D ., Sec ; Geo . Morgan , M . C , P . G . I . G . ; J . Bradshaw , M . O . ; Thorburn , S . O ., P . P . G . J . W . ; N . Robertson . J . O . ; J . G . Parker , S . D . ; Marsh , J . D . ; and H . Pritchard , I . G . After the lodge had been openeel and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for Bro . Thompson , who was declared duly elected , and he being in attendance , as also was Bro . Wynn , who was

balloted for at the previous meeting , the two brethren were duly advanced to the Degree of M . M . M . by the acting VV' . M ., Bro . Williams , in a very efficient manner . Bro . J . Duttcn , thc VV . M . elect , was then presented to the installing Master , Bro . John Pemberton , by Bros . Piatt and Williams for the benefit of installation . The following officers were then invested for the ensuing year :

Bros . VV . Bennett , S . VV . ; J . Bradshaw , J . VV . ; J . P . Piatt , Treas . ; J . Pemberton , Sec ; G . Morgan , Reg . ; H . Williams , M . C . ; Thorburn , M . O . ; N . Robertson , S . O . ; Marsh . J . O . ; E . Evans , S . D . ; T . Webster , J . D . ; W . Parker , ' ! . G . After a cordial vote of thanks had been accorded to

Bros . Williams and Pemberton for their very efficient services , the lodge was closed and the brethren adjourned to a splendid banquet . The cloth being removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and duly responded to . After a pleasant evening had been spent , the brethren separated at an early hour .

Rosicrucian Society.

Rosicrucian Society .

METROPOLITAN COLLEGE . —The quarterly convocation of this prosperous college was held at the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , on the 13 th inst . Among those in attendance we noticed : Fraters VV . R . Woodman , M . D ., L \ ° , S . M .,- H . G . Buss , M . of the T . elect ; L . Thomas , D . M . T . ; Peek , Secretary Geneial ; D . M . Dewar , S . A . ; E . II . Thiellay , VII ; A . Collinson ,

C . of C . ; Rooks , G . T . B . ; T . C . Walls M . j Westcott , Entwistle , Dundas , Dodd , T . Massa , Hon . VIII ; and Gilbert , A . The minutes of the previous convocation having been read and confirmed , Frater H . G . Buss was duly installed Master of the Temple , according to ancient custom , by

Frater D . Woodman , S . M . Bro . Legg , of the Invicta Chapter , & c , was then formally admitted to the distinguished grade of Zelator by the S . M ., assisted by the officers . The convocation was shortly aftewards dissolved , ancl thc majority of thc fraters present partook of a banquet . The customary toasts followed .

An English Mason's View Of Scotch Masonry And Scotland.

AN ENGLISH MASON'S VIEW OF SCOTCH MASONRY AND SCOTLAND .

Bv A FlilEN'D . Having made up my mind to run down to Scotland for a few weeks , I wrote to a friend and brother Mason who had often wished mc to pay him a visit , of my intention to

stay in the capital city . I had a letter by return hoping I would take shelter at a friend ' s house , which I did . VVhen I havc previously visited Scotland , I travelled by Great Northern Railway or Midland , but my own friends and relations , of whom I have a number in Scotland , always

use the London and North Western route , via Carlisle and Carstairs , and so will I , in future . The carriages are well fitted up with cushions , blinds , and lamps , the latter being often on railways only an apology for light . Besides , they are so well built that the oscillation is reduced to a minimum . On the down journey I travelled by night , and slept so comfortab ly that f was quite fresh for a day ' s work on my arrival .

An English Mason's View Of Scotch Masonry And Scotland.

The morn was just beginning to dawn when we parsed Carlisle—a busy and increasing city . The Cathedral is a shining feature in the town , although it is not to be compared with most of our English cathedrals , as , for instance , Durham , Salisbury , and Lincoln , all of them beautiful in architecture and unrivalled in situation . Norman Durham , perhaps , is king of all , standing on the summit of the hill

of the city , and many feet below thc quiet river Wear running by it , and through the beautiful Prebend ' s Bridge . Salisbury ' s grandeur consists in its magnificent spire , and the pretty Avon flowing almost against its walls ; whilst Lincoln ' s fame is obtained from the Cathedral being built on a hill , and the city—not a small one—surrounding it on all sides .

But I have transgressed , in a measure , although whilst on the subject of cathedrals , 1 must not forget to make mention of the new St . Mary ' s Cathedral , in Edinburgh . This is one of the finest modern ecclesiastical buildings I know of . Almost the whole cost of it was defrayed by two ladies—the late Misses Walker . It is from designs of the late Sir Gilbert Scott , who did not live to see it completed .

It is entirely built of stone , and the choir has a stone roof . The lower windows in the nave are fitted with stained-glass , which , in course of time , will , no doubt , be carried out in the east and clerestory windows . I have always—even before I became a Mason—held the opinion that the English and Continental cathedrals and abbeys must have been built by a different race of men from ourselves . This belief has

been confirmed since 1 have been a Mason . I have no doubt that the builders of these edifices had certain signs , and were possessed of secrets which our modern architects are devoid of . Certain it is that with the rapid strides we have made in other arts and sciences , we have not developed a new style of architecture , but have to fall back upon the styles of our forefathers .

Before leaving London I expressed a wish to see something of Scotch Masonry , and having told this to the Rev . A . K A . Woodford , a Past Grand Chaplain of Grand Lodge , he , with his usual kindness , gave me two letters of introduction to carry with me . I presented one to the Grand Secretary of Scotch Masonry on my arrival , who when he saw from whom the letter came , put out the hand

of brotherhood and gave me a right good welcome , and introduced me to several officers of Grand Lodge who happened to be there at the time . To each he referred to Bro . Woodford as a distinguished Mason , and one who has done much to benefit Masonry . Bro . Lyon then showed me over the Edinburgh Masonic Hall . It cannot be said to vie with the one in Great Queen-street , but Masonry in

Scotland is not so rich nor so popular as in England . We English Masons ought to feel very thankful that . we have for Grand Master the heir to the throne . The day after my visit to the Grand Secretary I received an invitation to the Lodge of Edinburgh , No . 1 . ( Mary ' s Chapel ) , the oldest and certainly the head lodge of all . In it are many of the aristocracy and leading merchants of the city . It

so happened that this was the first night of the lodge meeting for the winter , and it began with a social evening after the opening of the lodge . In the daytime I was introduced to the R . VV . Master ( Bro . Crichton ) by a friend , so that when the evening came I felt no stranger , for 1 had the acquaintance of several of the brethren . The opening and closing ceremonies are different from

thc English systems . The R . VV . Master seems lo be—as all Masters should be—very popular in the lodge . Before proposing the toasts , two brothers belonging to Aberdeen and Leith were affiliated to the lodge , on account of the services they have rendered to Scotch Masonry—Bros . Abercombie and Barry . The R . VV . Master in very pleasing terms proposed the toastof " The Queen and the Craft , " also " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Patron of their Order ;" then came "The Grand Master of Scotland and the Grand

Master of Ireland , Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and thc Duke of Abercorn . For the Grand Lodge of Scotland , Bro . Robert Shaw Stewart , a brother of Sir Michael , responded . With the toast of Grand Lodge of England the name of Bro . Henry Wright ( Alliance 1 S 27 ) was coupled . But the toast of the evening was "The Officers of the Black Watch . " It was a happy idea to invite them , and no

less than the Colonel and seven other officers of the regiment responded to the invitation . Bro . Crichton alluded in eloquent terms to the way in which the regiment had always distinguished itself in all parts of the world , and expressed the feeling of the lodge on the honour being done by the acceptance of their invitations . Col . MacPherson in a short but practical speech thanked the Master

and brethren for their kindness , and tendered his own and the other officers thanks , and hoped that whilst the regiment is quartered in the Castle of Edinburgh that they will be invited again . The Colonel then explained that the regiment is now no longer called by its old name the 42 nd , but for sake of distinction retains the name of " Black

Watch . Many excellent songs were sung by the brethren . Of course the toasts were drunk in toddy , and as it was right when in Rome to do as the Romans do , so when in Scotland I did as the Scotch do , although I would have preferred our own style , claret . \ shall not forget the cordial way in which I was received amongst Scotch Masons .

Another evening I was the guest of thc Lodge of Caledonia , in Freemasons' Hall , where also one is cordially welcomed . The Master , who seems to be a very painstaking young man , was presented with a jewel on his leaving the town for London , where no doubt he will distinguish himself . It is expected that the Earl of Mar will be elected Grand Master in the room of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart ,

who does not wish to continue in thc chair . The Earl of Kintore is also a favourite amongst Scotch Masons . Whilst in Edinburgh I paid a visit to Dalkeith Palace , the scat of the Duke of Buccleuch , Queensberry , and was shown over the house by thc housekeeper , who , when she found I was pretty conversant with the duke ' s pedigree and Scotch history , showed me everything which would interest

me in the palace . In the grounds is an avenue of lime trees , planted in t ' iree rows , about half-a-mile long . On returning to England 1 come by daylight , and was surprised to find the high hills of Lanarkshire covered with snow . The route is very pretty through Scotland , and the

English part is certainly more interesting than the flats of Huntingdonshire . I would recommend my readers to try the London and North-VVestern Railway ; and also , if in Edinburgh , to visit the great boys' and girls' schools , in which 1600 and 1200 children respectively are being educated . My visit to the schools certainly added to my already formed opinion of the cordiality of the Scotch and Scotch Masons and the beauty of Scotland .