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his officers , and hoped to be able to do his work half so we " - , , . Bro . Murphy said that vvas his second visit to the Union VVaterloo . The first time was when Bro . Tailby was about to take the chair . He vvas sorry that he had not attended oftener . He trusted that the lodges of the district vvould unite in one bond of brotherhood for commutual good , and for the progress and honour of the Order .

Bros . Tailby and Davies responded for " The Past Masters , " the former wittily and amusingly drawing attention to the peculiarities of the Past Masters , whom he designated under the heads of " Nervous , " "The gay and festive , " "Business , " "Dignified , " "The curly-headed , " " Long-distance runners , " "The easy working , " & c Several other toasts vvere honoured , and some excellent singing and reciting filled up the intervals between the speeches .

YORK . Eboracum Lodge ( No . 1611 ) . —The annual meeting for the installation of the VV . M . of this lodge took place on Monday , the nth inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , St . Saviourgate , where was a large muster of members of the lodge and visitors . Since the last meeting of the lodge the alterations and decorations of the building , which have been in progress for over two months , had been completed , and the brethren found themselves accommodated in one of the

prettiest lodge rooms and halls m the country . The street front of the building has been restored and painted . The entrance has walls of salmon colour , divided from a dado of Pompeian red by a stencilled Hay pattern border . The old stone flags have been removed , and a geometrical tiled pavement in red , white , and blue has been laid down . The smoke room , Stewards' room , and reception room on

the left have been painted and fitted with picture rods , as has also the long supper room on the right , and all the rooms have been supplied with patent automatic ventilations , the comfort resulting from which is most marked . The collection of Masonic engravings ( one of the best in the country ) has been re-arranged on the walls , and the library book-cases have been removed to the reception room , where

there is best light . The staircase has been painted grey , with a Pompeian red dado , and a velvet pile carpet has been laid down . Approaching the doors of the Tyler ' s anteroom , thejegend " procul o procul este profani " is seen over the lintel , whilst over the inner doors of the lodge room itself occurs the warning , " nosce Teipsum . " The lodge room presents a remarkably effective appearance .

The ceiling , divided by interesting beams and mouldings intq nine panels , represents the midnight sky , bearing the constellations—Great Bear , Southern Cross , Orion , Pleiades , and Arcturus , the eastern panels showing the morning star and the silver crescent moon . The centre panel contains a Wenham sunlight , vvhich throws a flood of light on the room below . The mouldings are picked out with harmonising

tints of delicate blue pink and buff , with binding lines of key pattern in dark pink . Below the ceiling at each end are a series of narrow stained glass lights , and at each side are three panels , or recesses , which have been filled vvith appropriate frescoes , or mural paintings , after the antique , the work of Bro . T . B . AVhytehead , P . M ., under whose supervision , assisted by a Committee , the room has been decorated .

These represent—I , Worship of the Sun and Moon ( Babylonian ); 2 , Judgment of Osiris ( Egyptian ) ; 3 , the Grip of the Lion ( Egyptian ) ; 4 , Scene in Ancient Mysteries ( Egyptian ) j 5 , Giant Builders of Baalbecj and 6 , Act of Consecration ( Assyrian ) . On the cornice below these are the'legends , in block gilt letters on a dark red ground , " Audi , Vide , Tace , " " Let there be no strifefor we are

, Brethren , " "Honour all Men , love the Brotherhood , fear God , honour the King , " "Sirs , ye are Brethren , " " Love as Brethren , " "For my Brethren and Companions' sakes I will now say , Peace be within thee . " The heads of the pilasters , dividing the main panels of the walls , are ornamented vvith winged symbolic Egyptian figures , and their shafts with Masonic

emblems , whilst the upper pilasters carry the signs of the Zodiac and the emblems of the office bearers of the lodge . Fixed polished oak carved seats have been placed along the dais surrounding the room , upholstered in red plush , whilst the floor is covered with a Brussels carpet of Masonic design , specially woven by Messrs . Crossley , of Halifax . The organ has not yet been completed , but is-contracted for

to be finished next summer . It is also intended in the spring to add the present Tyler ' s cott ; ge , which is behind the hall proper , to the main building . By this means a series of convenient ante-rooms vvill be secured for the purpose of working the Rose Croix and other Degrees requiring more than one apartment , and a lavatory and cloak room will also be constructed on the ground floor , which vvill greatly

improve the conveniences . On Monday , the nth inst ., the lodge was opened by Bro . J . S . Dalton , P . P . G . S ., the outgoing VV . M ., supported by his officers and a number of Past Masters , as well as visitors , there being about 70 present . After the confirmation of the minutes the chair was taken by Bro . T . B . Whytehead , ? }?* ' P-P-G . W ., who appointed as his Wardens Bros .

J . T . Seller , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., and W . Brown , P . M ., and then proceeded to install the W . M . elect , Bro . Geo . Chapman , which having been done , the W . M . proceeded to nominate and invest his officers as follows : Bros . J . S . Dalton , •P . M . ; W . Lackenby , S . W . ; W . Storry , J . W . ; Rev . R . P . T . Tennent , Chap . ; G . Balmford , P . M ., P . P . G . O ., Ireas . ; J . Kay , Secj J . H . Shonksmith , S . D . ; P .

Pearson , J . D . ; G . Lamb , D . C ; J . L . Spetch , I . G . ; \ V . S . Child , P . P . G . O ., Org . ; F . W . Halliwell , VV . Sharp , ^•G . Pook , and J . Smith , Stwds . ; and J . Hall , Tyler , liro . Whytehead undertook the posts of Preceptor and ubrarian , and was also elected Charity Representative . A 'arge number of apologies for absence were read , amongst others from Bros . W . J . Hughan , P . G . D . j the Dean of Vork , P . G . C . j Hon . AV . TOrde PowlettDPGMj

. , .... r . W . Tew , P . G . M . West Yorks j and many other ' brethren of eminence . Amongst those present in Iodge or banquet , or both , in audition to those named above were Bros . George Simpson , •M . j J . Benkin , P . M . ; A . T . B . Turner , P . M . ; J . W . Woodall , P . G . Treas . ; W . F . Tomlinson , P . M . 304 ; . _ --7 --- — •-.- ~ J . . . M . . 1 U . I 111 HOUII , L . 1 * 1 . JUif , i

J- > - Rymer , P . M . 236 , P . P . G . Reg . ; S . Border , VV . M . 2 3 o ; S . Chadwick , P . M . 1040 ; D . J . O . Donoghue , P . M 37 . 1 P . P . G . W . ; W . Baldwin , P . M . 630 ; H . E . Cousans , •M . 297 , P . P . G . W . Lincolnshire ; J . H . Taylor , W . M . ' ? 9 i ; C . M . Forbes , S . W . 236 ; C . E . Wright , 357 ; •li . Jackson , 1448 ; C . Anderson , 2315 ; T . Laverack , J ? 9-I J . Sutcliffe , 1991 ; S . J . Crummack , 23 ( 5 ; C ^ arrood , i 99 I j and others .

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The banquet was held in the De Grey Rooms , where a quartette party , consisting of Bros . VV . S . Child , J . E . Wilkinson , J . Sutcliffe , and A . Sample , discoursed sweet music in the intervals of the toasts .

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Metropolitan Meetings . Royal Naval Chapter ( No . 59 ) . —A large and distinguished gathering of companions assembled at Freemasons' Hall , on the iSth inst ., the occasion being the installation of Comp . Augustus Harris as M . E . Z . The ceremony vvas performed by the Grand S . E ., and the newly-installed M . E . Z . received the congratulations of the large circle of companions by whom he was surrounded .

The members included Comps . Alfred Williams , M . E . Z . ; N . Mildred J . ; S . B . Wilson , Treas . j C . F . Matier , P . D . G . D . C ., S . E . j J . Church , S . N . j Augustus Harris , P . S . ; P . F . Pottway , ist A . S . ; John Barnett , jun ., 2 nd A . S . ; J L . Mather , P . Z . ; Charles Belton , P . Z . ; Colonel Shadwell H . Gierke , G . S . E . ; Dr . E . M . Lott , P . G . Org . ; R . Clowes , A . F . Church , J . Howard Thompson ,

and J . Hart . * Visitors : Comps . the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , G . Supt . Norths and Hunts ; Col . Townley Caldwell , G . Supt . Cambridge ; Harry Nicholls , 1319 ; A . R . Carter , 1900 ; B . R . Bryant , P . P . A . G . S . ; V . P . Freeman , Prov . G . S . E . Sussex ; C F . Hogard , P . D . G . D . C ; George Gardner , M . E . Z . 132 S ; Rowland Plumbe , M . E . Z . 46 , - ( J . Everett , P . Z . 177 j Gordon Miller , P . Z . 257 ; Jas . Terry ,

P . G . S . B . j John Jones , S . N . 1602 j R . Turtle Pigott , P . G . D . C ; General Roddy , 153 S ; H . J . Lardner , P . P . G . S . B . ; C . H . Driver , P . G . S . B . ; George Copes , P . A . G . S . j J . P . Noon , P . Z . 14 S ,- C . L . Mason , P . P . G . H . j A . G . Beale , General C K . Randolph , P . G . H .,- Captain T . CAValls , P . P . G . P . S . Middx . ; John Ramsey , P . Z . j Major Clifford Probyn , 21 j T . Hastings Miller , P . Z . 907 j

Edward Terry , G . Treas . ; Fred AVest , G . Supt . in charge Surrey ; C . E . Soppet , P . P . G . Treas . Middx . ; R . Berridge , P . G . S . B . ; Sir John Monckton , P . P . G . S . ; J . C Parkinson , P . G . S . B . ; Colonel Cook , P . G . Std . Br . ; J . F . H . Woodward , P . G . S . B . ; Gordon Smith , J . 1319 ; Capt . N . G . Philips , P . G . S . N . ; W . Shurmur , P . Z . 1471 ; A . M . Broadley , P . Z . j H . Wright , M . E . Z . 1615 J Admiral Sir E . Inglefield j VV . W . Lee , 1524 , and others .

1 he convocation being opened , the minutes were read and confirmed . Bros . R . Stimpson , 59 , ft . E . Middleton , 19 , and J . Hart , P . M . 59 , were exalted into the Royal Arch Degree by Comp . J . L . Mather , P . Z . The installation ceremonies were then performed by Comp . Colonel Clerke , Grand Scribe E ., Comp . Augustus Harris being installed , by dispensation , as M . E . Z ., Comp . Mildred , as H ., and Comp .

J . Church , as J . The following officers were invested : Comps . C . F . Matier , S . E . ; Portway , S . N . j S . Barton Wilson , P . Z ., Treas . ; Mainwaring , P . S . ; J . Howard Thompson , ist A . S . ; and J . Barnett , jun ., 2 nd A . S . The M . E . Z . ' s first duty was to present the retiring First Principal , Comp . Williams , with a jewel , which vvas appropriately acknowledged by the recipient . The M . E . Z . next

proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Grand Scribe E . for his very great kindness in performing the installation ceremonies in such a magnificent manner , vvhich was carried with acclamation . Comp . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E ., returned sincere thanks for the hearty manner in vvhich his small services had been recognised , and was delighted to be the mouthpiece in placing so excellent a companion .. in the

chair as Comp . Harris , whom he sincerely wished a prosperous year of office . The convocation was then closed , and the companions adjourned to the Great Hall , Freemasons' Tavern , where an excellent banquet was enjoyed . The usual toasts were afterwards duly honoured , " The Queen and Royal Arch Masonry " and " H . R . H . the Prince

of AVales being heartily given and received . In proposing "The Grand Officers , " the M . E . Z . said he was sure that though the companions had heard his voice twice previously the toast he was about to propose would make them listen with patience , for it was , like the two previous toasts , one that would meet with their hearty support . He felt sure that the members of the Royal Naval Chapter

felt highly honoured at the presence of so many distinguished Royal Arch Masons . Personally , he was perfectly delighted to think that they had met in such strong numbers . It showed that that chapter had their hearty sympathy , and the members would endeavour to deserve the support which the Grand Officers had so generously accorded . As there were so many eminent speakers present , he thought he

could not do better than allow the companions to listen to their flowery language and eloquent speeches , rather than to his own lame attempts at oratory . He vvould therefore call upon Comps . Col . Townley Caldwell , G . Supt . Cambridge , and Sir John Monckton . Comp . Col . Townley Caldwell , G . Supt . Cambridge , said he was proud to have the honour on the present occasion of

returning thanks for the Grand Chapter—an honour which he felt was as great as it was unexpected in the presence of his senior officers . His only consolation was that he should have the opportunity of listening to their flights of eloquence as promised by the M . E . Z . With regard to the work , he had the pleasure of witnessing the whole of the ceremony of

advancement , and it was exceedingly enjoyable to find the work so well done . The way in which the P . S . did his work , the thoroughness of his knowledge , and the excellence of his delivery , made it a pleasure to be present , and the excellent manner in which the acting M . E . Z . delivered the mystical lecture proved the excellent condition of the chapter . He had no doubt the efforts of the members would be attended

with success , and that the growth of the chapter would be as rapid as the passage of the M . E . Z . through the three chairs . Comp . Sir John Monckton having briefly replied , Comp . the Earl of Euston , G . Supt . Norths and Hunts , in response to unanimous calls , said he thought that as one Grand Superintendent had spoken , it was utterly unnecessary for

him to say anything . Although he was a Grand Superintendent , he was also a member of their chapter , having had the honour of being elected an honorary member . He thanked Comp . Augustus Harris for the kind words he had expressed towards the Grand Officers , and could only say that if they felt the same as he did , they had the greatest pleasure in the world in being present at a meeting such as they had that night , and in seeing a companion installed

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in such a splendid manner in the three chairs , in consequence of being chosen by the members to pass through them in one evening . He congratulated the M . E . Z . most heartily on being the recipient of such an honour . Anything the Grand Officers could do in their small way to assist in Masonry in general , or the Royal Arch in particular , they would be pleased to do .

Comp Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E ., said that owing to the absence of the I . P . Z ., whose health he was sorry to say vvould not permit him to remain late , the honour of proposing the important and most popular toast of the evening had been kindly placed in his hands , and he need scarcely say that he accepted that pleasurable office with the greatest possible delight . He had been asked to propose "The

Health of t he M . E . Z . of the Royal Naval Chapter , Comp . Augustus Harris . " He vvas happy to say they all knew Comp . Harris , and knew that his name was synonymous vvith success , for whatever career of life , Masonic or outside , he had engaged in , it had resulted in the greatest success . They were therefore sure that when he came forward to accept the office of First Principalit

, meant that the chapter , during the ensuing 12 months , vvas bound to have a successful career . Many " Masons were not aware that Comp . Harris was really an old member of their Order , although circumstances prevented his taking any active part for some time , but during the last few years he had come to the front in a remarkable manner . It was owing to him that the Drury Lane Lodge had such

magnificent success—a Iodge which had formed the happy home of so many leaders of distinction in the outer world , who had been enabled to meet together on one common platform . In other Degrees the M . E . Z . had come quickly to the front , and it must be a pleasure to him that in that chapter—in vvhich at no distant date he was exalted by Comp . Mather —they had , as had been so pleasantly said by the Earl of

Euston , elected him not only to the first chair , but through the three chairs . It must be a great pleasure to Comp . Harris to feel that the companions had such implicit confidence in him as to place him in the office vvhich he would fill so successfully . They all knew the M . E . Z . vvas an unusually modest man , and therefore , he would not say more than simply ask the companions to drink his health ,

but before doing so he would just refer briefly to the fact that Comp . Augustus Harris was not only a candidate , but he believed the only candidate for one of the highest offices in the coming year . They did not as Grand Officers take much part in those elections , but he thought many of his colleagues would say that should it come off as they believed , they would welcome Comp . Harris with the

greatest pleasure as a Grand Officer , in the Grand Lodge . He vvould ask them to drink tie health of the First Principal of the Royal Naval Chapter , Comp . Harris . Comp . Augustus Harris , M . E . Z ., said he was really at a loss for words to express his gratitude for the hearty way in which they had drunk his health . He really did not know why they should all have such sympathy for him , show him

as much kindness , and support him in that generous manner at so much trouble and inconvenience to themselves . He was only conscious of one fact , and that vvas that they did support him most heartily . There was something existing between them which he might call the electric spark of sympathy , and he only hoped that , like electricity , they would find it growing more and more . He trusted that as

time went he should still find them his friends , for they had been in the past such generous supporters and such true companions that words failed him to express what he felt . Could he find language to express what he felt he should keep them all night , and under those circumstances they must be glad he was not an orator . He thanked them most heartily , and it would be invidious to mention names ,

as one and all vvere so eminent in their respective positions . He thanked them all from the bottom of his heart , and could not say more , although he meant a great deal . The M . E . Z . then said he had one more congenial task to perform in asking them to drink the health of one whom he was sure they all respected , and for whom they all felt brotherly love . Need he say he referred to the Installing

Principal of the evening ? That toast would appeal to them all , and therefore without more preamble he would ask them to drink the toast , including the P . Z . ' s of the chapter . Comp . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E ., thanked the M . E . Z . very much for the kind thought which prompted him to propose the toast . He was only too delighted to be present , and to have installed so good and excellent a

companion . It was five years ago that he consecrated that chapter , and Comp . Barton Wilson was the first Principal he installed in it . Since then he had been present on several occasions , and had watched its progress , and was delighted to find it had every prospect of an excellent future . "The Exaltees " was next given , and duly responded to by Comps . Stimpson , Middleton , and Hart .

Comp . C . F . Matier , S . E ., in giving "The Visitors , " said might he be pardoned for looking from their Masionic qualifications to their social life , to tell them what their visiting companions were ? They were honoured in the person of Comp . Col . Caldwell , who had attained distinction in the University of Cambridge . They had in Comp . Admiral Sir E . Inglefield , one who had attained the highest

possible honours from his Queen and country in the Naval services . They had , in the persons of Comps . General Randolph and Capt . Philips , those who had fought for their Queen upbn the tented field of battle , and Comps . Col . Cook and Capt . T . C ^ Walls had done good suit and service in the Auxiliary Forces . There were , present representatives of li ght and leading in every circle . There vvere

Comps . Berridge , Driver , and Rowland Plumbe representing thegreat and important science of architecture , and Comp . Turtle Pigott of hi g h distinction in the legal profession . He would couple with the toast the name of Comp . Broailley , who was at one and the same time representative of the English and French Bar , and who bore the name of Ancient Carthage .

Comp . A . M . Broadley , in response , said that from the remarks which Comp . Matier had made they might be apprehensive that he should inflict a series of speeches in unknown tongues . He would take the earliest opportunity of assuring them that his remarks would be as brief as was compatible with the high sense he entertained of the great honour done to his very dear friend , the

M . E . Z . It was an honour of no ordinary nature when they saw a companion lifted , as he had been , by the suffrages _ of his companions , and at the same time by a dispensation from the First Grand Principal to the rank he had attained . If there was anything vvhich could make that compliment still greater , and which could intensify its importance , it was the fact that if it happened , as they all