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knowledge they had an opportunity of gaining , and expressed a hope that many would be present at the next meeting to hear Comp . Hilton's excellent rendtring of the work of the First chair , Comps . Addington , J ., and Wicks , M . E . Z ., took the opportunity of expressing similar sentiments . The M . E . Z . rose for the third time , and the chapter was closed .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

MANCHESTER . —St . Andrew ' s Lodge ( No . 34 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at Freemasons ' Hall , Cooper-street , On Monday , the 10 th inst ., when there were present Bros . Joseph T . Richardson , W . M . ; Geo . Hunt , J . W . ; W . Nicholl , P . M ., P . G . D ., Sec ; J . M . Sinclair , P . M ., Treas . ; Edgar Towell , J . D . ; G . S . Smith , I . G . ; J . B . Kirk , Tyler ; Henry Rocca , P . M . ;

J . Arensbere , P . M . ; W . R . Sowter , I . P . M ., P . G . D . C ; and J . L . Hine , P . M . The lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . Richardson , and the minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for Bros . Stephen Chesters-Thompson and Edmund Salmon , and both proving

unanimous they were advanced . The election of W . M . then took place , Bro . George Hunt , J . W ., being unanimously selected for the ensuing year , and Bro . J . M . Sinclair was again elected Treasurer . All business being despatched the lodge was closed , after a very interestiug meeting .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

CHESTER . —Grosvenor Preceptory ( No . 132 ) . —This preceptory was opened by the E . Preceptor , Sir Knight Wm . M . Lightfoot , assisted by his officers , at the Masonic Rooms , Queen-street , on Saturday , the 15 th inst . The V . E . Prov . Prior of Northumberland , Durham , and Berwick-upon-Tweed , Sir Knight Chas . James Banister , P . G . C . of England , & c , was received and saluted , also

Hon . Sir Knight G . Holbrook , P . E . Commander of Jacques de Molay , Liverpool , and the E . Commander , Sir Knight Robert W . Bourne . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . There being no special business , the preceptory was closed . A Priory of the Order of Malta was afterwards opened

by Sir Knight Fredk . H . Stevenson , P . C . P ., assisted by the the officers of the priory . Visitors : Sir Knights Banister , Holbrook , and Bourne . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Two candidates were balloted for , which proved unanimous ; one only being present , he was made a knight of the Order by the acting Prior , who also completed the Degree . The

P . E . Preceptor , Sir Knight Woodhead , and the E . P ., Sir Knight Lightfoot , were severally installed E . Prior , and placed on the throne , the E . Prior then appointed his officers . P . E . P . Sir Knight W . C . Deeley was unanimously elected Treasurer . Business over , the priory was closed . The sir knights assembled in the dining hall to partake of a sumptuous banquet , under the presidency of the E .

Preceptor , Sir Knight W . M . Lightfoot , having on his right V . E . Sir Knight C . J . Banister , Pro Prior ot Northumberland , & c . ; the Hon . Holhrook , Sir Knight Robert W . Bourne , E . P . Jacques de Molay , Liverpool , Sir Knight William Clarke Deeley , Sir Knight Edward Cuznee , Sir George H , Brown and others ; and on his left , the Prelate , Sir Knights Sutton , T . C . Thorburn , F . H . Stevenson , W .

F . Richardson , and others . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed by Sir Knight Lightfoot , E . P ., and duly honoured . In proposing "The Health of their Visitors , " the E . P . made an admirable speech , paying high compliment to each . The D . C . led the sir knights in giving the old honours

—which are still retained in this preceptory—most cordially joined by all the members . Each visitor returned thanks in appropriate terms—a singular coincidence , that all three vvere P . E . Commanders of the Jacques de Molay Encampment at Liverpool . Sir Knights Hon . Holbrook and Banister spoke of the

handsome way they had both been received in Canada and the United States . _ Each toast was interspersed with songs and recitations , by Sir Knights Cuznee , Richardson , Lightfoot , Brown , Deeley , and others . Other toasts followed , and a truly enjoyable evening was spent .

Allied Masonic Degrees.

Allied Masonic Degrees .

MARYPORT . —W . M . Sewell Council ( No . 11 ) . —The quarterly meeting of this council was held on the 10 th inst ., Bro . Geo . Dalrymple , W . M ., G . I . G . of Eng ., in the chair , and supported as follows : Bros . J . Gardiner , S . W . ; A . Walters , J . W . ; E . B . Penrice , Sec ; J . Paterson , S . D . ; J . Dickinson , J . D . ; J . Smith , Org . ; J . Messenger , Tyler ; Col . F . R . Sewell , P . M ., P . G . D . of England ; J . Nicholson , P . M . ; Robert Brown , and others .

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , and two candidates , Bros . Rev . Jas . Anderson and Thos . Brakenridge , were balloted for and accepted , and the latter , being in attendance , was admitted to the Degrees of St . Lawrence the Martyr and the Knights of Constantinople . With other routine business the council was closed .

Bro . Edward Spooner , President of the "New Wandsworth Philanthropic Society , " 67 , Haldon-road , Wandsworth , informs us that a Christmas dinner of roast beef and plum pudding will be given to 500 destitute children . This announcement merits kind consideration . Contributions sent to our brother will , we are assured , be thankfully received , and faithfully applied in feeding the hungry children on Christmas Day . The Society's report

now before us is very satisfactory . We notice that for the last quarter of a century a similar dinner has been pro vided for upwards of 500 poor children in the school-room of St . John , Usk-road , Battersea , and that 12 , 825 individuals have been relieved with meat , bread , groceries , & c . The poor are visited , and due inquiry is made as to cause of distress . Preference is given where it is found to aiise from sickness or accident among the artizan and labouring classes , and to recent widows and young children .

Order Of The Secret Monitor.

Order of the Secret Monitor .

CONSECRATION OP THE GEORGE ANDREWS CONCLAVE , No . 11 . The George Andrews Conclave , No . 11 , was duly consecrated on ' 1 hursday , the 13 th inst ., at the White Swan Hotel , Deptford The founders were all known to , and personal friends of , the late Bro . George Andrews , whose indefatigable exertions in Masonry are well known in the

neighbourhood , and the present conclave was formed for the double purpose of perpetuating his name in the district and of spreading the principles of the Older of the Secret Monitor . The consecration was performed by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , P . G . S . R ., assisted by Bros . Issachar Zacharie , the G . S . R . ; C . Fitzgerald Matier , P . G . S . R . ; J . Lewis Thomas , Dep . G S . R . ; Rev . G . W . Weldon ,

G . V . ; W . J . Spratling , G . Recorder ; and Lewis M . Broder and Frank E . Lemon , G . Stwds . There were also present , as visitors , Bros . Dr . H . W . Roberts , 2 ; Francis W . Frigout , 6 ; and Jas . Castello , 5 . The members of the conclave included Bros . J . G . Thomas , S . R . designate ; R . T . Stringer , C . designate ; E . G . G . Bax , G . designate ; J . 1 . Pakes , P . S . R ., G . Stwd . ; W . Andrews , W . Martin ,

N . Brokenshire , B . Dingle , F . W . Walden , W . Wright , Waghorn , A . Dealer , J . G . Volmann , A . C . Dandridge , and W . W . Lee . The conclave having been opened in due form , the following brethren were inducted into the Order by Bro . J . Pakes , P . S . R .: Bros . N . Brokenshire . 871 ; A . C . Dandridge , 871 ; A . T . Dealer , S 71 ; W . W . Lee , iSy 7 ;

J . G . Volmann , S 71 ; B . Dingle , 35 ; W . W . Wright , 871 ; F . R . Waghorn , S 71 ; W . Martin , 879 ; William Andrews , S 71 ; and G . A . Ball , 19 S 1 . The consecration ceremony was then proceeded with , and the G . S . R . and members of Grand Council having entered in procession and having been saluted by the brethren , Bro . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , P . G . S . R ., at the request of

the G . S . R . took the chair of S . R . and addressed the brethren on the nature of the meeting . He said It must be an interesting occasion to all Secret Monitors . They were aware of the marvellous and rapid strides the Order had made in England owing to the energy and ability of the G . S . R . That night they had a proof of the fresh blood that was still flowing into the Order by the fact that they

had met to consecrate the nth conclave , and that in so short a time—practically a little over a year—was remarkable . Such were the wholesome principles of the Order that they were not surprised to find it taken up cordially , and that evening they had to congratulate the founders on the fact that no less than 10 candidates had come forward . He would proceed with the ceremony by asking the Chaplain

to give them the benefit of prayer . The petition and warrant were read , and the brethren having approved of the officers named therein , Bro . Rev . G . W . Weldon , M . A , G . V ., delivered an oration on the nature and principles of the Order . He said it would ill become him , considering the amount of work that had yet to be done , to occupy their attention for more than a few

minutes , and he trusted in those few minutes he should not be like the man in the play of "Romeo , " who spoke and said nothing . He hoped his few remarks would impress upon them the important principles which guided them in the great work they had undertaken to carry out . With regard to the Order , it went back as far as the days of David and Jonathan , and the brethren that evening had had an

object lesson by which means they could find references made to the wonderful friendship that existed between them . He was told on reliable authority , and believed , that it went back to the days of Moses , but , however , that might be , he would put before them an illustration , and say that the two great pillars had on one Fidtlity , and on the other Friendship , and the arch that spanned them was

lost in the clouds . During the long historic Jewish period they had lost a great many particulars , but now , in America , the Order had been revived . At first there were no conclaves , but a brother simply whispered in the ear of another , and this idea of the Secret Monitor , alter a time , came here and was organised . The organisation had considerably developed the Order , and they might safely

predict that it would occupy a large portion of the thoughts and feelings of the brethren in general . He would just remind them that the Order had been established for the purpose of proving that , although they lived in an age of industrial activity and worry , there was such a thing left as true friendship . It had been bitterly said that "

Friendship is a community of interests . I hey , in the conclaves of the Order of the Secret Monitor , had taken up a different principle . They said " No ! it is a community of souls . " He had endeavoured to put before them something of the objects , and secondly , the principle of true friendship . He would quote the lines taken from that great poet of human nature and the heart—Thomas Moore :

" So brief our existence , a glimpse at the most Is all we can have of the few we hold dear , And oft even joy is unheeded and lost For the want of some heart to echo it near . " The ceremony was then resumed , and the conclave duly dedicated and constituted . Bro . Jas . Geo . Thomas was next installed into the chair

of S . R ., and the following officers appointed and invested : Bros . R . T . Stringer , C ; E . G . G . Bax , G . ; W . Andrews , Treas . ; J . J . Pakes , P . S . R ., G . Stwd ., Sec ; W . Martin , 1 st V . D . ; N . Brokenshire , 2 nd D . ; A . C . Dandridge , 3 rd D . ; A . Dealer , 4 th D . ; J . G . Volmann , D . C . ; W . Wright , Guarder ; Waghorn , Stwd .: E . Williams , Org , ; and Ball , Sentinel .

Bro . SPRATLING , G . Recorder , said he would not detain them by any lengthy address , but would simply call the attention of the visiting Deacons to the special portion of the constitution applicable to them . On the motion of Bro . PAKES , the members of the Grand Council who had assisted in the ceremonies were elected honorary members , Bro . I . ZACHARIE , G . S . R ., returning thanks for the compliment . The name of the

S . R . was , on the motion of Bro . PAKES , ordered to be submitted to the Grand Council for appointment as Grand Steward . A Committee to frame the by-laws was appointed , after , which the conclave was closed . After an excellent banquet , the first toasts given were "The Queen and the Order , " and "The Prince of Wales , the head of Freemasonry , " both being heartily received .

Order Of The Secret Monitor.

"The Grand Supreme Ruler" was proposed by Bro . J . G . THOMAS , S . R ., who said he considered it a high honour to have the G . S . R . present . Bro . Dr . I . ZACHARIE , G . S . R ., thanked the S . R . and the brethren for the kind proposition and reception of the toast of his health . He need not tell them he felt very pleased to be present , and to see how the Order was

progressing on this side of the Atlantic even more than ihey had anticipated . He had been asked on many occasions bv b ethren what there was in the Order of the Secret Monitor that so many good Masons were joining . He said it was this—it was the sincerity and simplicity of the induction . When a brother was inducted into the Order , he felt he believed , as he did himself when he was first inducted ,

as though an electric shock passed through his heart , whereby he found himself in the midst of true and earnest friends . When at that ceremony he looked round and saw himself , as no doubt the candidates that night did , in the midst of men who entertained the great and glorious principles of Freemasonry which had been inculcated by their forefathers , he felt there was something that filled up a

gap between the Craft and the other Masonic Degrees . That was why they had been successful . It remained for the brethren to be vigilant on all occasions , and to admit no Mason into the Order unless they knew him to be a true and genuine man—a man in whom they could put confidence , whom they could assist in trouble , and who could be

called upon in time of trouble as a true and faithful brother . If they were true to themselves , and he was sure they would be . he was confident the God of David and Jonathan would be with them , and the time was not far distant when men would come from the North , South , East , and West to join them , and would be thankful to them for being admitted into their honourable Order .

Bro . J . G . THOMAS , S . R ., nex * gave " The Dep . G . S . R ., Past G . S . R . 's , and the Grand Council , " and said , that being a new conclave , he was particularly honoured by the presence of Grand Olficers , that being the first time many had visited the neighbourhood . Bro . J . LEWIS THOMAS , Dep . G . S . R ., having returned thanks , said it was to him a great source of pleasure to be

present , and , indeed , he experienced much pleasure when invited to take a simple part in the consecration . It was not only a new conclave , but a new ground , for he was never in Deptford before , and hoped it would not be his last visit , knowing how splendidly they did their work . After the eloquent speech from the G . S . R . as to the principles of the Order , few words were required from him . There

was , however , one thing he would mention , which had struck him particularly as being of an unique character , and that was , that the founders had taken for the name of their conclave the name of a brother who was dear to their hearts , and , above all , who was dependent upon their brotherl y love . That was why the conclave had distinguished itself . It was a glorious thing for Deptford for

these brethren to come forward and say they had perpetuated the name of a brother whom they loved , and whose declining years they did all they could to soften . That fact showed that the principles of the Order had permeated into Deptford . He again thanked them , and assured them that , to the last moment of his existence , he should remember his kind reception .

"The Consecrating Officers" was then given by the S . R ., who said he could not find words to express his gratitude to those brethren for their presence . The work had been admirable , and the manner of his installation he should never forget . Bro . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , P . G . S . R ., thanked the brethren extremely for the kind reception accorded

him , and said that he and his colleagues had been very pleased to hnve been able to assist that evening . He had had the honour of performing a ceremony ; but that ceremony could not have been performed had he not been assisted by the band of brethren to whom he offered his sincere thanks . Owing to their kind help , he had had the pleasure of consecrating that conclave . He belonged to

most Orders in Masonry , but had always had a great fondness for this Order , to which he had belonged for 31 years . It had always appeared to be one of the few Degrees in which they had a practical and useful mission performed . If they could carry it out without intrusion on their neighbours , it was a great thing to feel that when they were in dis ress or trouble there was a

visiting Deacon to visit them and find out what could be done to alleviate the suffering . Although there was a large number of Degrees , with different ideas and objects , there had been room for this Order , and he had therefore welcomed it , and as an old member given what support he could . He had also taken part in many ceremonies connected with it under the protecting wing ot his all powerful brother on his left ( Bro . Dr . Zacharie ) who , as the G . S . R .

had organised the Order , and without whose energy and ability they would not have been together on the present occasion . He was glad to find that this good old Orderfor it was an old Order—had made marvellous progress in this country . They liked to see in Society that which tended to ameliorate mankind and give aid and assistance to the great human family of mankind . He heartily greeted the entrance of the Order into England , and should try to assist it all he could .

Bro . C . F . MATIER , P . G . S . R ., replied , and said it had been a labour of love to visit Deptford for the first time and to take part in the consecration of this conclave . He wished the conclave all success and prosperity under the genial rule of the S . R .

Bro . Rev . G . W . WELDON , G . V ., also replied . He said that having been for eight years a resident Master in Cambridge he had learnt over and over again the wellknown mathematical principle never fcospoil a good demonstration . Under those circumstances they must excuse him if he kept true to that principle , and asked them not to allow him to spoil the good demonstration that had been

made by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke . Bro . SPRATLING , G . Recorder , also briefly replied . "The Supreme Ruler of the Conclave" was proposed by Bro . ZACHARIE , G . S . R ., who referred to Bro . J . G . Thomas , S . R ., as a man whom the brethren knew very well , as he had lived for many years among them , and a man whom they knew as a good and true Mason , and ,

above all , a good and true worthy Secret Monitor . The brethren would drink to the health , long life , and happiness to their S . R ., wishing him prosperity during the next year as the Ruler of the conclave . Bro . J . G . TI-MMAS , S . R ., said he did not deserve the flattering words used by the G . S . R ., but he agreed with his remark that he had tried to be a good Mason . During