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much to be lamented . He ( Bro . Acton ) could endorse all that Bro . Bell had said , and would therefore second his motion . Bro . W . King , D . C , said he felt most strongly such a resolution as that proposed so feelingly by Bro . Bell , and seconded so ably by Bro . Acton , should not be allowed to pass as a formal resolution . He too , wished to lay a tribute of affection at the feet of their deceased brother ,

and say what was uppermost in his heart . They had sustained no ordinary loss . Bro . Dale was a Alason among Alasons . It was true , he was not so old a member of the Craft as some present that night , but his energy , his zeal , and his anxiety to promote the welfare of his own lodge and of the Craft in general had won for him the confidence and esteem of Hie whole of the brethren , and had made

him one of the most useful and influential members of the Duke of Lancaster Lodge . In whatever light they looked upon him , whether as a citizen , or the head of a family , or as a Alason , or as a Christian , he was in all relations of life , an exemplary and upright man ; straightforward and honourable in all his dealings ; generous in his impulses , and charitable in the highest sense of charity . He ( Bro .

King ) was sure every member of the " Duke " would desire to bear their testimony to the many excellent qualities of their deceased brother . Whatever his hand found to do he did with all his might , and they could never forget the geniality and cheerfulness which characterised their late brother . A pleasant smile and a cheerful word were always to be had from him . When they looked at his vacant chair , and saw

those emblems of mourning where their late brother had sat atthe last lodgemeeting , they were reminded of the great loss they had sustained . He knew not when or how they could hope to repair that loss . It was not given to every man , even where there was the ability , to throw that energy and zeal into his work which Bro . Dale had displayed . But they might all do something to repair their loss , by

' . inulating thc cheerfulness , and amiability , and zeal in lhe carrying out of all good works , which characterised Sro . Dale , and if they did this his influence would still be vith them for good ; and by following the example he had put before them they would learn to be pleasant , and cheerful , and brotherly in their intercourse one with another . If they shared the mantle that had fallen from him , and

warned in the path he had trod so brightl y and cheerfully , they might claim that he was not altogether lost to them . He was sure every member of the lodge sympathised with the sorrowing widow and mourned for the fatherless children , and that they would all wish to support Bro . Bell's motion .

Bro . J . y .. Oglethorpe , S . D ., also supported the proposition , pointing to the motion , of which Bro . Dale had g iven notice , as a proof of his kind and charitable disposition . The motion was unanimously agreed to in solemn silence . The W . M . announced that mourning would bc worn lor three months for Bro . Dale .

AIANCHESTER . —Truth Lodge ( No . 145 S ) . — The installation meeting and St . John's Festival was held at the Conservative Club , Newton Heath , on Saturday , thc 4 th inst . The following brethren were present : Bros . J . E . Iliff , W . AL ; Taylor , S . W . ; VV . Nicholson , S . D . ; R . Caldwell , I . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; T . IL Hall , Sec . ; AL Hyams , I . G . ; J . Vincent , S . S . ; G . H . Needle , and

others . Visitors from the Prov . Grand Lodges of Cheshire and Staffordshire , thc Grand Lodges of Scotland and Greece were also present , in addition to Bros . E . Clan , P . M . 204 ; VV . Dumville , P . AI . 1011 ; 11 . Lister , P . AI . 1011 ; Rogers , P . AI . 1219 s Brandon , P . AL 1219 ; VVclsh , 1077 ; and from Lodges 41 S , 109 , 1459 , 1161 , 78 , 1357 , 9 ' ) 3 > aml W . M . ' s of Lodges 1210 , 1077 , and 581 . The lodge was

opened at three o clock , and after confirmation of thc minutes , the ballot was taken for Bro . A . Jacobson as a joining member , proving unanimous in his favour . The balance sheet was next reported on andadopted . Thc Installing Master , Bro . J . E . Hilt , W . AL , then proceeded to instal his successor , Bro . T ' aylor , which he did in a satisfactory manner . Thc following brethren were invested officers for the ensuing

year , Bros . T . II . Hall , S . W . ; A . Hebden , J . W . ; J . Proctor , Treas . ; R . Caldwell , P . AL , P . P . G . S . B ., Sec ; AI . Hyams , S . D . ; J . A . Vincent , J . D . ; Al . Swain , I . G . ; J . Cooper , S . S . The addresses to each officer were delivered by Bro . R . Caldwell , P . AL , P . P . G . S . B . When the addresses to ihe W . AL , Wardens , and brethren had been given , thc lodge was closed in peace and harmony at 5 . 40 .

I'he brethren afterwards celebrated thc Festival of St . John by a banquet , at the conclusion of which the usual loyal and Alasonic toasts were dul y honoured . The " 1 . P . M . ' s Health" wasproposcd . by thc W . AL , and received with enthusiasm . The W . AL presented Bro . Iliff , in the name of thebrethren , with a P . M . 's jewel in recognition

of the services that worthy brother had rendered to the lodge during his year of office . Several other toasts were proposed and responded to , and the proceedings were enlivened by some excellent singing by Bros . Dumville , Lister , and Aliller . Thc brethren separated about ten o ' clock .

CROYDON . —Old England Lodge ( No . 1 790 ) . —At a meeting of this lodge , held at the Masonic Hall , New Thornton Heath , on Alonday , thc 13 th inst ., Bros . B . Buckworth , officiated as W . AL ; Foulsham , I . P . M ., P . P . G . J . W . Northumberland , as Treas . ; If . Harland , as S . W . ; F . C . Pascall , as J . VV . ; E . Whittaker , as S . D . ; C . Daniel , P . AL , as J . b . ; J . Sergeant as I . G . ;

Bavin , Iyler ; and Bros . Abrahams , Babcr , Gates , Gilhngbam , Legg , Ranson , Rtdpath , Shakespeare , Shead , P . AI . 720 , Shonfeld , Smith , Taylor , and White . Visitors , Bros . S . Clarke , IJSG , and Joseph Laskey , P . AL 72 . Lodge having been opened , the minutes of thc last meeting were read by Bro . Foulsham , and confirmed . The W . M . reported with regret tkit since their last meeting they had

sustained a loss caused by the death of Bro . Robinson , the Secretary , antl remarket ! that he had always found Bro Robinson ready and willing to perform his duties , which were done in acheerful anil satisfactory manner . He was one ofthe first initiates , anil be had done such good service to thc lodge both as Secretary and as a member that he ( the W . AI . ) had no doubt his officers and brethren woultl

deplore the loss of such a valuable brother . The VV . M . then appointed Bro . Babcr as Secretary of the lodge pro tern . lie then proposetl lhat a sum of £ 10 . ios . be voted out of the lotlge funds to the general subscription that is being raised for the benefit of the widow and children of Bro . Robinson , and that a subscription bc made among the members in addition , which after several brethren had referred in feeling terms lo the regretted decease of Bro . Robinson , was seconded bv Bro . I-ou . shaiii . and carried .

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The Secretary was directed to write a letter to Airs . Robinson expressing the condolence of the brethren . The lodge clothed in mourning as a token of respect . Mr . _ Charles Tarry having been balloted for and elected was duly initiated . Bro . Jobbins , of "Constitutional" Lodge , No . 55 , was then balloted for and duly elected as a joining member of

this lodge . Bros . Smith and Ridpath also answered the necessary questions previous to passing , and the lodge having advanced , tbey were passed to the Second Degree . The lodge was then resumed in the First Degree . One gentleman was proposed for initiation , and the lodge closed in the usual form .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

INSTRUCTION . MOUNT SINAI CHAPTER ( No . 19 ) . —The weekly meeting of this Royal Arch chapter of instruction was held on Saturday evening , the iSth inst ., at the Union Tavern , Air-street , Piccadilly . Present : Comps . J . H . Watts , M . E . Z . ; J . B . Docker , H . ; James Long , J . ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . Z . ( Preceptor ) , as S . E . ; VV . Sitch , S . N . ; Haslett , P . S . ; Thompson , AI . E . Z . elect G 19 ;

Edmonds , J . Palmer , and others . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . J . Palmer being the candidate . After some matters had been disposed of the chapter was closed , and adjourned until the first Saturday in January , the regular meeting day being Christmas Day . This chapter of instruction is attended by some of thc most talented Royal Arch Alasons , and any one seeking proficiency in the exalted science will always find here those who are able and willing to give him the best instruction .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

FRIZINGTON . —Henry Lodge ( No . 216 ) . —The regular monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , the 15 th inst ., Bro . George dalrymple , I . P . M ., P . G . J . W ., in the chair , supported as follows : Bros . R . Wilson , S . W . ; Rowland Baxter , J . W . ; VV . Walker , P . AL , P . G . S . W ., AI . O . ; J . Ashworth , S . O . ; J . F . Kirkconel , J . O . ; B . Craig , Sec . and Reg . ; D . Bell , S . D . ; Isaac Alills ,

I . G . ; John Close , Tyler , James Harder , P . AL , P . P . G . S . B . ; and others . Thc minutes having been read and confirmed , thc chief business before the lodge was to ballot for Bro . Bell as a joining member , and elect W . AL and Treasurer for the ensuing year . Bro . Bell's proved unanimous in his favour , and Bro . R . Baxter also , by a similar vote , was

elected to the chair , a wise selection , that brother having seen good service in the Order , and a P . AL 12 G 7 , Craft . Bro . James Harper was next elected Treasurer for the fourth time . After some other routine business was disposed of , and " Hearty good wishes" from Lodges 213 and 417 , the lodge was closed in form and good harmony .

INSTRUCTION . OLD KENT LODGE ( T . I . )—A very strong muster of the members of this lodge assembled on Alonday , the 20 th inst ., at the Trocadero , Liverpool-street , to consider a motion of Bro . Sigismund to remove the lodge to Red Lion-square . The lodge was opened by Bro . Nicholls , VV . AI . 19 S , under the Preceptorship of Bro .

Turquand , P . M . The motion was debated at some length , but when thc question was put , the mover found himself in a considerable minority , as he could not induce any one to support his view ; and the motion was rejected by thc entire lodge , lt appeared , during the debate , that the lodge is so conveniently situated with reference to all the City railway stations as to be within easy distance of

all thc members' homes , and a removal to Red Lion-square appeared to all the brethren to bc inimical to the welfare of thc lodge . In the course of some of thq remarks , allusion was made to thc fact that Bro . Sigismund , having so recently taken this Degree , and having only been a member of the lodge for two or three weeks , was [ not qualified to form a correct opinion on such a question as the removal of

thc lodge to another place ; and , in bringing the discussion to a close , the worthy Preceptor thanked llro . Sigismund for his courtesy throughout thc matter , and explained that the remarks made during the debate must not be taken in a personal manner , but must be received in that fraternal spirit which should always characterise their meetings . The lodge then worked thc ceremony of advancement , and was afterwards closed in the usual manner .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

YORK . —Ancient Ebor Preceptory ( No . 101 ) . — A regular chapter of this preceptory was held at York on Tuesday , the 21 st inst . T he E . P ., the Hon . VV . T . Orde-Powlett , assumed thc baton , and there were present E . Fraters Sir Jas . Aleck , VV . Lawton , Rev . VV . Valentine , T . B . Whytehead , and J . S . Cumberland ; and Fraters Gcotge Simpson , T . VV . Wilson , E . Houlden and others . The Registrar , E . Prater T . B . Whytehead , reported that

the address to the members of Alary Commandery , Philadelphia , decided to bc prepared at the last chapter , had been executed , forwarded , and duly received , and had been presented by E . Frater C . E . Aleyer to the E . Commander and members of that commandery , and proceeded to read letters acknowledging the gift , and thanking the members of the Ebor Preceptory for their fraternal remembrance . The election of E . Preceptor then took

place , the choice of thc members falling upon Frater Geo . Simpson ( Constable ) , who is one of the oldest members of the preceptory . IC . Frater T . B . Whytehead was unanimously re-elected Treasurer . Two Auditors were appointed . Some other matters relative to the welfare of the Order in thc province were discussed , Ihe alms were collected , and the chapter was closed . The installation will fake place in the month of March .

Lord licaconslield ' s " Kndymion " has aroused remarkable interest across the Channel , and over 130 proposals to translate the novel into French have been sent to the author . In Russia also , after passing under the censors ' eye , the work will be brought out in four separate transla tions—two chief editions in AIoscow and St . Petersburg , and in the weekly supplements of the Novoc Vremya and the Novosti .

Literary, Art, And Antiquarian Notes.

Literary , Art , and Antiquarian Notes .

Lord Beaconsfield's " Endymion " is being sold in the United Stales , as a single volume of eightyfour pages , at 7 d . a copy . S IR FREDERICK LEIGHTON . —Anong Sir F . Leighton's contributions to the next exhibition ofthe Royal Academy will be his own portrait , intended for the Uffizi

Collection , which we mentioned last year . This is a striking and vigorous picture of the President of the Royal Academy , wearing over a black coat his doctor's gown of two deep reds , and thc large gold medallion which is the enscigne of the presidentship , Thc face is nearly in full front view , the light comes from our left ; the head is characteristically erect , and the expression marked by dignified candour .

Thc modelling of the flesh , the carnations proper , and the harmony of the dress with the face and background leave nothing to be desired . It is an even finer portrait than that of Captain Burton , which Sir F . Leighton exhibited lately . Tbe artist has likewise a large picture of an idyllic subject , suggested by a passage in Theocritus , and

comprising figures of nymphs seated and reclining . A sylvan pipe-player sits near them on an upland meadow beside a group of trees . Beyond these figures appears a vast open landscape . Portraits of the Countess of Rosebery , in white , and Airs . Rashleigh , in black , do not exhaust the list of this painter's recent labours . —Athenamm .

A L ITERARY RELIC . —VVe are informed that the MS . journal of Gilbert White , the naturalist , which has been missing for many years , has been discovered in thc hands of the Rev . George Taylor , curate of the parish of Pulborough , Sussex . It consists of six volumes , and contains , besides many letters and poems which have never been

nublished , a full day-to-day weather report between the years 17 G 3 and 17 S 9 , also copious and minute observations in the various branches of natural history . The AIS . came into the possession of its present owner through the family of Air . George Scaper , of Guildford , who bought it from the relatives of Gilbert White soon after his death .

M . Antoine Roche is continuing his short French History of England down to the present time . He has been entrusted with some very valuable private memoirs relating to politics and the state of society in the reigns of George III . and George IV . P ARKES MUSEUM OF HYGIENE . —Acourseof lectures to the members of the building societies has been

commenced at this Aluseum in University College , Gowerstreet , the inauguratory lecture on Saturday being delivered by Air . E . C Robins , on "The Situation and Construction of Dwelling Houses . " The Museum is now fast outgrowing its premises , and the Committee are anxious to obtain funds for a special building in a more central position .

The managers of the Essex and Chelmsford Aluseum are going to hold an exhibition on January iSth and following days of paintings by Essex artists , and of Essex scenery b y other than Essex artists . VVe hope the promoters will publish a catalogue of the exhibition , which would be a valuable contribution to English art history , and worthy of imitation by other counties .

Although the Triennial Paris Salon project has fallen through , the French Fine Arts Committee have determined to hold a retrospective exhibition of the best pictures every four years , the display taking place in some other building than the Palais de l'Industrie , so as not to interfere with the usual Salon . Further contributions to the regular exhibition of 1 SS 1 will be a military scene by AL de Neuville ,

"Thc Battle of St . Privat , " portraits of the Due d'Aumale and the Comtesse Potocka by Al . Bonnat , and a " Sleeping Virgin and Child" and "Aurora ' s Kiss , " by AL Bouguercau . The National Gallery has acquired a splendid example of Leonardo da Vinci ' s "Vierge Aux Rochers , " which belonged to thc late Earl of Suffolk , and was lent by him

to the Old Alasters" Exhibition at Burlington House in 1 S 70 . The picture is believed to have been executed in 14 S 3 , the Athenamm tells us , and was seen b y Lomazzo , some seventy years after the painter's death , in the church of St . Francesco at Alilan , whence it was bought in 179 G by Air . Gavin Hamilton , who subsequently sold it to Lord Suffolk . The nation has now purchased the work for

£ t ) ooo . A similar picture hangs in the Long Gallery of the Paris Louvre , but is considered slightly inferior in painting , while studies of the heads in the work ' and several copies are in different English and Continental museums and private collections . Mr . Henry Calvert Appleby is writing for the columns of the Bradford Times some entertaining chapters

on " Yorkshire in Days of Yore , " and in the same enterprising weekly we observe some capital sketches called " The Battles and Battle-fields of Yorkshire , " by Air . Edward Lamplough . Some papers on "Social Economv , " now

appearing in thc pages of the Liberal World , a monthly journal and review published by E . VV . Allen , are attracting considerable attention from persons of all shades of political thought on account of the lucid and impartial spirit in which they deal with a very vexed question . Air . Percy Russell , a well known London pressman , is the author .

Mr . John A . Leggott , an accomplished journalist , who has an intimate acquaintance with antiquarian subjects , and possesses the power of writing attractively respecting them , is contributing to thc pages of Bro . Andrews' smart little weekly magazine , The Hull Miscellany , a series of entertaining articles anent the folk customs in connection with the calendar .

Messrs . Remingtons are issuing a new sixpenny monthly which is likely to prove a formidable rival to The Argosy . Helen Mathers is the editor , and furnishes a serial tale entitled "The Story of a Sin . " Among the authors announced as contributors to the coming numbers we notice the names of Bret Harte . Robert

Browning , F . Locker , R . E . Francillon , Davenport Adams , S . Smith , and many others of equal standing . ART AS APPLIED TO NEEDLEWORK . — The Duchess of Teck ( Princess Alary of Cambridge ) , attended by Lady Caroline Cust , was present at a lecture by Lady Marian Alford on "Art as applied to Needlework , " at the Royal School of Art Needlework , in Exhibition-road , on Alonday week .