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joining members , the ballot in each case being unanimous . Four candidates were also ballotted for , and a fifth , previously elected , appeared on the agenda paper for initiation , but only two of them being present , Messrs . Fisher , and Peterkin , they were duly initiated into the mysteries and

privileges of the Order . Bro . Irwin , was passed as F . C , and Bro . Pain raised to the sublime degree . The Report of the Committee of reference , respecting the audit of the Treasurer ' s Accounts for the past year , & c ., was then read and unanimously approved , after which it was

proposed by the W . M . elect , seconded , and resolved by the brethren that a vote of thanks be given to Bro . Capt . Richardson , the W . M ., for his services to the lodge generally , and for his year of office in particular , during which he has acted in the joint capacity of W . M . and

Treasurer , also for the hi ghly satisfactory manner in which the balance sheet for 1 S 72-73 , had been prepared b y him . Thelodge was then closed with prayer , about 7 . 30 p . m . The annual Installation meeting of this lodge was held in the same place , on Thursday , the 6 th

inst , at 3 o ' clock p . m ., when the chair was again taken by the W . M . Bro . Capt . Richardson , Installing officer , the whole of his officers being again present . The lodge having been opened inform , and the minutes of the last regular meeting and lodge of emergency separatel y read and

confirmed , the lod ge was opened in the second degree , and Bro . A . McKenzie , the W . M . elect , presented for the benefit of Installation , by Bro . J . Balfour Cockburn , 30 . The usual preliminaries , having been gone through , a boatd consisting of ei ght Installed Masters , was convened ,

and Lro . McKenzie placed in the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom . He then invested his I . P . M . The Master Masons having been admitted , the new W . M . was saluted , proclaimed , and greeted in that degree ; the working tools presented and the charge to the W . M . being

delivered by the Installing Officer . The lodge was resumed to thc second degree , and the F . C . ' s admitted , when the W . M . was saluted , proclaimed , and greeted in that degree , the W . T . of which were likewise presented . The lodge was resumed to first degree , and the E . A . ' s

admitted , when the ceremonies of saluting , & c , appertaining to that degree , were carried out ; after which the Book of Constitutions , Bye-Laws and Warrant of the lodge , were duly delivered into the custod y of Bro . McKenzie . Thc charges to the Wardens and brethren were then

given in a correct , and most impressive manner by the Installing Officer , the I . P . M ., who received the hearty congratulations ofthe brethren , especially of the visitors from lodges in the locality , and other provinces , for the faultless manner in which the whole ceremony had been

conducted . A valuable gold P . M . ' s jewel subscribed for b y a number of the brethren , was then presented to the I . P . M . Ilro . Richardson , who in returning thanks , expressed his deli ght that the humble endeavours he had made to faithfull ) -, zealously , and impartially adminster

the duties of his office , had met with the approbation of the brethren , assured them that he prized very highly the decoration they hatl centered upon him , and really appreciated it in a much higher degree , than if it had been simply presented from the lodge funds . Bro . Williams ,

Surveyor , R . E . department , having been proposed and seconded as a joining member , the lodge was closed with solemn prayer , about quarter to 5 o ' clock p . m . The Installation banquet , at which forty or more brethren sat down , took place at half-past 5 o ' clock , the new W . M .

presiding , when from the beautiful and artistic manner in which the tables had been laid , combined with the brilliant uniforms of the military , and the evening costume of the visiting civilian brethren , the spacious well lighted room in which the banquet was served , presented an aspect

rarely to be witnessed on such occasions , 'ihe catering of Bro . Knee , the host , could not be surpassed , and all present expressed their hi gh satisfaction at the unexceptionable quality of everything supplied . The usual Masonic toasts

were given and responded to with the greatest cordiality , and after spending a most enjoyable evening , the brethren began to separate at halfpast 10 o ' clock , the visiting brethren expressing themselves hi g hly delighted with the very cordial reception they had received .

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CHIPPING SODBURY . —Tyndall Lodge ( No . 1363 ) . —The installation of Bro . F . Vizard , as W . M . of this lodge , took place at the Town Hall , Chipping Sodbury , on the 5 th inst ., when there were present Bros . Henry Gratte , P . M ., P . G . S . D ., Mon ., 471 ; Robert Fendick , P . P . G . S .

W ., Bristol , 103 ; Richard Fox Gee , P . Prov . D . C . Bristol , 103 ; W . Benham , P . Prov . J . D . C , P . Z ., 103 ; M . Worlock , W . M . 1388 ; G . Rennie Powell , P . M ., P . G . P . Gloucestershire , M . M . England , 13 6 3 ; L . White , P . Prov . G . S . D ., Gloucestershire , 85 K ; S . Davis , W . M . 363 and

270 ; Osborne Dauneey , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . D . S 55 and 76 , & c . ; The following officers were appointed : —Bro . S . Davis I . P . M ., J . D . ; B . Trenfield , S . W . ; Charles A . Bush , J . W . ; Alfred Pontifex , Chaplain ; W . H . Hartley , Steward ; G . Rennie Powell , D . C ; J . Trenfield , Treasurer

lames P . Curtis , Sec ., Algernon Sudlow , S . D . ; C . M . Heim , J . D . ; F . Townsend , I . G . ; James lies , Organist ; and E . Holiday , Tyler ; After the ceremony the brethren walked in their Masonic clothing to the Grapes Hotel , where they sat down to a most sumptuous repast , provided by Bro . W . Codrington .

HIGHGATE LODGE ( No : 1366 ) . —A meeting of this flourishing young lodge took place at the Gate House Hotel , Highgate , on Monday the Sth inst ., under the presidency of the new W . M . Bro . Jesse Owens , assisted by his officers . Bro . Watkins and Knight were passed ,

and four candidates were initiated . Bro . Charles Grey Hill announced his intention of serving the office of Steward for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , this being the third time he has officiated in that capacity , shews that he has the good of the charities at heart . Since the Installation meeting , the ex-Secretary , Bro .

Barton , has departed this life . His loss is deeply lamented by the lodge , and the W . M . undertook to write a letter of condolence to his relatives . The visitors were Bros . Gompertz Odell , Dagley , McRober and others . All Masonic business being ended , the brethren adjourned to supper .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

LION AND LAMB CHAPTER ( No . 192 ) . —An emergency meeting of the above chapter was held on Tuesday the 1 Sth inst ., at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street . Present—Comps . E . Roberts , M . E . Z . ; King , II . ; Newman , J . ; Copstick , N . ; Birdseye , P . S . ; Kenning , Treasurer ;

Muggeridge , E . j Yeoman , Organist ; H . Muggeridge , Cook , Figes , Bartholomew , Chapman , Phythian , Arkell , Cann , Kent ; Visitors Comps . R . W . Little , P . Z ., Domatie Chapter ; IJinckes , jun ., Panmure Chapter ; Meakins , British Chapter ; and'Levander , P . Z . ; Panmure Chapter . The following Brethren , being in

attendance , were exalted to the degree of Royal Arch : —E . F . Stoor , Neptune Lodge ; A . G , Marks , Lion and Lamb Lodge ; J . A . Acton , Royal Albert Edward Lodge ; F . Fellowes , Lion and Lamb Lodge ; and J . W . Vickers , Royal Albert Edward Lodge . Thc usual banquet was provided , when toasts , songs , and recitations beguiled the evening until a late hour .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

SOUTHWARK LODGE OI * MARK MASTERS ( NO . 22 ) . —One of the most interesting and brilliant meetings of the Masonic Season took place on Tuesday , the nth inst ., at the Bridge House Hotel , Southwark . The Southwark Mark Lodge , after having had a successful career

for many years , had fallen of late into the sere and yellow state of existence , and for some time had seemingly ceased to exist . At length some City brethren , feeling that it was discreditable to the Mark Degree that a lodge so conveniently situated and of such former excellence should fall

into disuetude , rallied to the rescue , and with such success that it has at once been placed in the first rank in point of respectability and working order . Thursday week was the annual period of installation , and it was originall y intended that the proceedings . should terminate with the appointment of

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officers , but an intimation having been given that Colonel Francis Burdett , P . G . M . M . of Middlesex and Surrey , proposed to honour the lodge by visiting it for tlie first time , it was determined that the occasion should be distinguished in a manner which shonld unmistakably evince the

appreciation ofthe Southwark Mark Lodge of the proposed visit . Accordingly orders were given to Brother Spencer , the proprietor ofthe hotel , to prepare a suitable banquet in his honour . The brethren met at six o ' clock , the retiring Master , Bro . John Read , P . G . O ., in the chair , with a

numerous ' attendance of officers and brethren . The brethren received with regret an intimation that , owing to important business , the P . G . Master would be enable to pay his proposed visit until another opportunity should occur . The W . M ., after the usual preliminary business had been

disposed of , advanced to the Mark Degree Bros . A . Brett and H . A . Miiford , of the Caledonian Lodge , No . 134 ; D . Greenaway , of the Royal Albert Lodge , No . 907 ; J . Hutt , Union Waterloo Lodge , No . 13 ; and S . Lilley , Mount Lebanon Lodge , No . 73 ; Bro . W . Klingenstein , of

the Samson and Lion Mark Lodge , No . 86 , was elected a joining member . There were several other candidates belonging to eminent City Craft Lodges , whose other engagements did not admit of their presence this evening , but who will be present at the next meeting , which

promises to be equally successful with that which we are ^ at present recording . The advancements having been finished , Bro . Read vacated the chair , which was then assumed by Bro . T . Meggy , P . G . M . O ., who is an honorary member of this lodge . The W . M . elect , Bro . I . J . H .

Wilkins , P . G . S . B ., was duly presented to and installed by Bro . Meggy in a most impressive manner , Bro . Meggy being one of the very few brethren in possession of this important ceremony . The newly-installed W . M . then appointed his officers as follows : —Bros . John Read , I . P . M . ;

Stidolph , S . W . ; Sparks , J . W . ; Harry Brett , Treas . ; Harry Read , Sec ; Poore , M . O . ; Spluch , S . O . ; Gilbert , J . O . ; Bouts , S . D . ; Montgomery , I . G . ; and Hutt , Registrar . Several propositions of candidates were made , a discussion entered upon with regard to the raising ofthe subscription

fees of the lodge to a very considerable amount , which will doubtless before long be carried into effect ; and the resignation of Past Master A . D . Loewenstark , for many years Treasurer of the lodge , was tendered and accepted . The lodge was then closed . The banquet took place in the

large ladies' cofiee-room on the first floor of the hotel , and was really worthy of the very highest commendation that wards can bestow upon it . Bro . Spencer had evit . ently disdained cost , and placed every delicacy which money could procure before his patrons , and the tables , decorated with

consummate taste and artistic skill , were worthy the eye of a painter . A nobler banquet was never yet served , " Ab ove uspue ad maia , " and was duly done justice to by the numerous company , which included as visitors Bros . Binckes , G . Sec . ( who , as usual , spoke most eloquently ,

and congratulated the lodge on its improved position and elevated tone ); Emberlin , Gotthiel , Lazarus , and others . Bro . T . J . Sabine , P . M ., came express from Brighton on purpose to attend this meeting , the most important , beyond all comparison , since its consecration .

LIVERPOOL . —IVesl Lancashire Lodge , of Mark Alasters ( No . 65 ) . —The brethren of this lodge were summoned to attend their Masonic duties at the Masonic Hall , Hope-sttect , Liverpool , on the 3 rd inst ., when a most interesting meeting took place . Bro . T . Ashmore , W . M ., presided

at the opening of the proceedings , supported by Bros . T . Clark , P . M . ; J . Taylor , S . W . j H . Nelson , J . W . ; J . R . Goepel , P . M ., Treas ., P . G . S . O . ; Joseph Wood , Sec . W . Shortis , M . O . ; C . Leighton , S . D . ; A . Bucknell , J . D . ; and P . Bell , Tyler . The members present were Bros . C . H . Hill , J . Hamer , W . Fish , E .

Clements , H . Jackson , W . Doyle , J . Capell , H . Burrows , J . W . Newman , C Tryer , J . K . Smith , and J . E . Jackson . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed , after which the ballot was taken from Bros . R . T . Owens , of the Alliance Lodge , No . 667 , and Bro . T . Large , of the Hamer Lodge , No . 1393 . As this proved unanimously in their favour ,