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He ( the W . M . ) had not received an answer , but he was sure from the goodness of heart and justness for which his Holiness was noted that silence might be taken as acceptance and acknowledgment of thejustness of his contention . The lodge was then called from labour , and after an interval , on returning to labour , Bro . Hiram Henton , P . M ., D . C , having completed his arrangements , Bro . Cowley presented

Bro . j . H . Meyer , W . M . elect , to the Installing Master , and a Board of Installed Masters having been duly constituted , Bro . John Herman Meyer was then duly installed in the chairof K . S . The investiture of officers then followed , but owing to the W . M . being a Past Warden , no change was made in the principal officers . The I . P . M . having been invested , Bro . E . Fry was re-appointed S . W ., and Bro .

Faulkner , ] . W- The W . M . having _ addressed the Wardens , Bros . W . Cowley , P . M ., was invested as Treas . ; T . Grummant , P . M ., Sec ; J . Li Calsi , P . M ., Org . ; Barrett , S D ; H . W . P . Makeham , J . D . ; G . F . Mounter , I . G . ; H . Henton , P . M ., D . C ; G . Guffanti , A . D . C ; Carlo Grassi , P . M ., and A . Cogliati , Stwds . ; and C W . Rowe , Tyler . The W . M . delivered the final address , several carriedand the closed the

propositions were , W . M . lodge . After the banquet , which was served up in Bro . Boncey ' s excellent style , The W . M ., in proposing "The Health of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , " said he had not that complete mastery of the English language which he should wish to have to do honour to the toast , but would , in brief

military fashion , propose the toast , coupled with that of the Craft . The W . M . then proposed "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ; the D . G . M ., the Earl of Lathom ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " referring to their services in eulogistic terms . The I . P . M ., Bro . C . N . Mclntyre North , in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said hewas much in the position

of Cheap Jack when offering his last umbrella—the ones that the lodge had bought , in the persons of the late I . P . M . and himself , were rot so perfect as they might be—the article he had to offer was the genuine article , perfection in everyway , well covered in serviceable wearing silk , warranted not to crack ; a paragon frame , beautiful stick , with silver mounted ivory handle , warranted to wear for twice 12 months , and in every respect superior to the articles the

brethren had already put up with . Seriously speaking , those who knew the W . M . were well aware of his merits , the manful way in which he had struggled upwards , in spite of the manifold obstacles which his peculiar business had planted in his Masonic career . They sympathised with him in his disappointment last year , when his African journey to all appearances debarred him from taking the chair in his mother lodge , and they now rejoiced with him when fickle fortune had placed the prize within his grasp .

The Worshipful Master , after returning thanks for the enthusiastic manner in which the brethren had received the toast , proposed " The Health of the Initiate , " referring in kindly terms to the able manner in which he had passed through his ordeal , and trusting that he would become a distinguished and worthy brother of the New Cross Lodge . The Initiate briefly thanked the W . M . and brethren for

the honour they had done him . The W . M ., in proposing "The Health of the Immediate Past Master , " presented him with a Past Master ' s jewel , as being not only well earned by his management of the lodge , and the manner in which he had carried out his duties as Installing Master , but also by his work and for his sturdy self-respect in speaking out in defence of

Freemasonry . In placing the jewel on his breast he could not adequately express all he felt , but hoped he , the I . P . M ., would be spared for many years to the New Cross Lodge . The I . P . M ., in returning thanks , said the time had arrived for him to give an account of his Stewardship . During his term of office there had been six initiations , eight passings , and eight raisings . He had delivered the

lectures and charges of the several Degrees , and had attended all the meetings of the Board of Benevolence and Grand Lodge except one . The cost of repairing the furniture and fitting the box for the banners he had defrayed , which he begged the brethren to accept as a donation , together with the detail drawing of the New Cross jewel , which he then presented to the W . M . With regard to the Masonic

work referred to by the W . M ., by a remarkable coincidence he had the pleasure in 1 SS 1 of announcing from that chair , when chief of the Club of True Highlanders , that her Most Gracious Majesty had been graciously pleased to thank him for his great work on "Highland and Keltic Antiquities , " and in 1891 , from the same chair , he had announced that not only her son , H . R . H . the Most

Worshipful Grand Master , but also her grandson , H . R . H . the Duke of Clarence , had been pleased to thank him for the work on King Solomon's Temple and Lectures on Freemasonry which he had published while he was Master of the New Cross Lodge . The handsome jewel he accepted as a testimony from the brethren that he had not fallen short of or exceeded the level line of his duty , had

not swerved to the right or left from the perpendicular line of _ rectitude , and that the squares representing his Masonic duties , and the manner , skill , and ability with which he had carried those duties out , had been tested by and harmonised with the unerring standard laid down for his guidance . Passing from the personal , he would just notice a few remarks the W . M . had made with reference to

dissensions in the lodge in its early years , these dissensions were things of the past when he ( the l . P . M . ) joined . It was natural in a new lodge that there should be widely diverging opinions , but they must remember that the members of that lodge were of different races and climes , and a though many of them belonged to that nation ( Bella ta ia ) whose progress from its new birth had been watched

with sympathetic pleasure in this country , they were all like Precious stones in the rough , brought together to be shaken in a bag , with all the rough angularities of insular and continental prejudice and faddism prominently sm ? I ' the attrition had gradually rounded off and smoothed down the asperities , and as precious stones before polishing were bedded in cement , so the cement of Freemasonry had held them fast against the polishing-wheel of until the

anH , K enCe ' crust of prejudice had been removed , thl- \ T lnnate qualities stood revealed as gems worthy of tw-ti ° . mc sett'ng , and for the future , in the words of "i « 'Uustrious Freemason , Robbie Burns—Within this dear mansion may wayward contention , Or withering envy ne ' er enter ; may secrecy round be our mystical bound , With brotherl y love for its centre . "

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Bro . Jeffery , W . M . 1622 ; Dr . Webb , W . M . 1329 ; J . G . Milburn , P . M . 13 ; J . W . Barker , P . M . 1767 ; and Burgess , 1 G 14 , ably and eloquently responded on behalf of " The Visitors . " Bro . Cowley , in responding for "The Past Masters , " had great pleasure in announcing a very healthy state of finance , and Bro . Grummant was jubilant on being restored

to his bed of roses . He had no doubt it was made of roses on account of the thorns not being all removed , but as the motto on the W . M . ' s banner said , labour and peace conquer everything . He hoped to remove the thorns one by one , and the approbation of the brethren would be as grateful to him as the perfume of the rose . During the evening a charming innovation for the New Cross Lodge in every sense of the word was the presence of

two lady pupils of Bro . Li Calsi , P . M . and Organist of the lodge , who delighted the brethren with their vocal abilities , and Signor Dabiero on the mandoline . Bros . Thackway , Giambattista , Bertini , Grassi , Van Patten , the W . M ., and others , materially added by their talent to the eclat of the brilliant installation festival , which was carried out without a hitch under the able direction of the D . C , Bro . Hiram Henton .

Tredegar Lodge ( No . 1625 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 2 nd inst ., at the London Tavern , Fenchurch-street , Bro . J . R . Moloney , W . M ., presiding , in the presence of a large number of brethren . The W . M . opened the lodge , after which Bro . W . H . Hubbert , P . M ., Hon . Sec , occupied the chair , and raised Bro . G . Bugler and passed Bro . Captain

Dulling . After being called off , the lodge re-assembled , and the VV . M . installed the W . M . elect , Bro . C . H . Cary , into the chair of K . S ., the ceremony being performed in a very impressive manner , and elicited warm expressions of admiration from all the brethren and visitors . The newlyelected VV . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . 1 . R . Moloney , l . P . M . ; G . K . Pugh , S . W . ; W . H . Moore ,

J . W . ; E . J . Anmng , P . M ., Treas . ; VV . H . Hubbert , P . M ., Hon . Sec ; W . H . Elliot , S . D . ; J . S . Hinderwell , J . D . ; L . F . Lowry , I . G . ; F . F . Osborne , D . C ; A . S . Wire , Stwd . ; and C . Sheppard , Tyler . A dispensation having been granted by the M . W . G . M ., the following gentlemen were initiated into the arts and mysteries of the Craft : Bros . James Haines Salter , F . G . Oliver , William

Robert Millar , James Lofthouse , and Samuel William Percy . Another gentleman was to have been initiated , but was prevented by illness from attending . A handsome jewel , together with a Past Master ' s collar and collar jewel , were presented to the outgoing Master for the efficient manner in which he had performed the duties of W . M . during a year of exceptional activity , and

for the genial courtesy and urbanity extended to the brethren . A presentation jewel was also attached to the breast of Bro . W . H . Hubbert , P . M ., Hon . Sec , by the new W . M . ( Bro . Hubbert ' s ) first initiate , for his general tact and courtesy in the performance of his secretarial duties for many years past . The Secretary having expressed his intention to go up as a Steward for the R . M . B . I . for the year 1 S 92 , the

sum of 10 guineas for each fund ( Male and Female ) was granted by the lodge , to be placed on Bro . Hubbert ' s list . The banquet was served in its best style by the management of the London Tavern , with which great satisfaction was expressed , and to which ample justice was done by about So members and visitors , among whom were the following : Bros . B . da Costa , 349 ;

B . Stewart , 127 S ; T . Bugler , 163 S ; H . Marks , 1349 ; W . Brookes , 1349 ; H . Smith , 1 S 1 S ; A . R . Trew , 959 ; L . Honig , 1319 ; VV . Wainwright , 933 ; J . Brewer , 1602 ; E . E . Wise , 2077 ; John Martindale , 16 S 5 ; J . Grout , 1716 ; H . G . Thorn , 1 S 39 ; W . Hawes , 554 ; W . Devey , 99 ; VV . Massey , 160 ; VV . Tucker , 933 ; H . Smith , 1 S 1 S ; C . Allan , P . M . ; G . Ward Verry , P . M . ; H . VV . Clarke , P . M . ; R . S . Clarke , P . M . ; and C . Rendall , P . M .

The Worshipful Master proposed " The Oueen and the Craft , " "The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the PrirTce of Wales , " and "The Deputy G . M ., the Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " all of which toasts were duly honoured . Bro . Moloney , I . P . M ., in proposing the toast of " The W . M ., " said the brethren had all seen how ably he had

conducted himself that night , and he had no doubt he would acquit himself well during his year of office . The Worshipful Master , in responding , said he should do his utmost to make his year of office a success . The Worshipful Master proposed the toast of "The Installing Master , " to which Bro . Moloney took that opportunity of thanking the brethren for having given him such

a splendid token of their regard as a handsome jewel which the W . M . had presented him with that evening . He also thanked them for having helped him to leave the chair with such a splendid record . He concluded by expressing the hope that the present W . M . would have such a year of office . "The Past Masters" was the next toast , and Bro . Sly ,

P . M ., responded , and dwelt upon the pleasure it gave the Past Masters to support the VV . M . He also referred to the ceremony of installation , and said that Bro . Moloney had performed it very gracefully , effectively , and with much pathos . The Worshipful Master proposed the toast of "The

Initiates , and all five responded . The toasts of "The Visitors , " to which Bros . Brooks and Stuart responded , " The Officers of the Lodge , " fittingly responded to by Bros . Anning , Treas ., and Hubbert , Sec , " The Masonic Charities , " and the Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings .

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PROVINCIAL MEETINGS .

BATTLE . Abbey Lodge ( No . 1184 ) . —A meeting was held on Thursday , the 19 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , when there were present Bros . VV . A . Raper , VV . M . ; J . B . Foster , S . W . ; J . VV . Pepper , J . W . ; the Very Rev . E . R . Currie , D . D ., P . M ., Grand Chaplain , P . G . Chaplain

Chaplain ; II . G . F . Wells , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., Treas . ; Hughes , P . M ., P . P . G . Std . Br ., Sec ; G . Smith , as S . D . ; T . W . Avis , J . D . ; VV . T . Jordan , P . M ., D . C . ; J . Belchamber , as I . G . ; Fielding , Org . ; Newman , Tyler ; R . T . Davison , M . D ., I . P . M . ; VV . Lamborn , P . M ., P . P . G . P . ; Till , Martin , Walder , Skinner , Honisett , Hodson , St . John , Towner , and others .

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After the usual preliminaries had been carried out , Bro . Towner was presented as a candidate for the Sublime Degree of M . M ., and the ceremony was then proceeded with by Bro . Raper , W . M ., who carried out his portion of the work in an admirable manner . He was also ably assisted by Bro . Jordan , who gave the latter portion of the traditional history in faultless style , and by Bro . Foster ,

S . W ., who gave the charge in an excellent and promising manner . Subsequently a circular from the Provisional Committee of the Boys' School was read , and a notice of motion to contribute the expected quota was given for the next meeting . A favourable ballot was then taken for a proposed candidate , and after several minor matters had been disposed of , the lodge was closed .

CONGRESBURY . Lodge of Agriculture ( No . 1199 ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Ship and Castle on Monday , the 16 th inst ., when Bro . S . P . G . Cox was installed into the chairof K . S . as the W . M . for the ensuing yea-, the ceremony being performed by Bro . C . L . F . Edwards , P . M . and P . G . Treas . After the installation

the W . M . invested the following as his officers for the year : Bros . H . Cox , l . P . M . ; A . Barber , P . M ., S . W . ; H . W . Collins , J . W . ; Rev . R . H . Eyre , Chap . ; C . L . F . Edwards , P . M ., Treas . ; T . A . Smith , Sec . ; G . W . Knowles , S . D . ; R . M . Statham , J . D . ; H . S . Smith , I . G . ; and E . Thatcher , Org . Several visiting brethren were present , and after the business an enjoyable oyster supper was provided , and a very pleasant evening was spent .

CREWKERNE . Parrett and Axe Lodge ( No . 814 ) . —Bro . O . W . Catford was installed VV . M . of this lodge , at the Town Hall , Market-place , last week , by the D . P . G . M ., Bro . R . C . Else . Visiting brethren came from Bruton , Chard , Wincanton , and Yeovil . The W . M . invested his officers as follows : Bros . Parry , [ . P . M . ; H . J . Lye ,

S . W . ; C E . Alford , J . W . ; P . M . Tompsett , Treas . ; Stringfellow , P . M ., Sec ; Pile , P . M ., S . D . ; Read , J . D . ; Lawrence , P . M ., D . C . ; Webber , I . G . ; Templeman , Org . ; Hart , P . M ., and Wiseman , Stewards ; and Lacey , Tyler . The banquet afterwards took place at the George Hotel , Bro . T . H . Harrison supplying a dinner of the most recherche character .

DOVER . Corinthian Lodge ( No . 1208 ) . —The annual installation meeting in connection with this lodge , took place at the Freemasons' Hall , Snargate-street , on Monday , the 16 th inst ., when Bro . Christopher Sims was installed as Worshipful Master for the year . The attendance of brethren was quite unprecedented in the local annals of

Freemasonry , brethren from considerable distances attending , including representatives of several London lodges , and the whole numbering between So and 90 , the muster at the banquet subsequently being considerably increased . The lodge was opened , Bro . VV . Burkett occupying the chair , and Bro . Adamson , P . M ., and Bro . Dr . Fenn , P . M ., taking the Senior and Junior Wardens' chairs respectively .

The arduous installing ceremony was very impressively performed by Bro . Burkett , and the newly-installed W . M . invested the following as his officers for the year : Bros . Baker , S . W . ; F . W . Mayes , J . W . ; J . J . Wright , P . M ., Treas . ; W . A . Smith , P . M ., Sec . ; J . Cresswell , S . D . ; E . W . Barclay , J . D . ; W . 0 . Kennett , P . M ., D . C : G . R . lgglesden , P . M ., Org . ; and G . W . P . Burkett , J . G . At

the close of the ceremony the Immediate Past Master was presented with a jewel in recognition of his services to the lodge . In the evening a banquet in honour of the event took place in the Apollinarian Hall ( lent by Bro . Fairlie ) , owing to the accommodation at the Freemasons' Hall being insufficient to meet the requirements of the occasion . The

room was very prettily decorated with plants and ferns , and the tables were laden with a fine selection of dessert fruits , and otherwise decorated with lamps , candelabra , & c Bro . Sims , W . M ., was supported by the Mayor ( Bro . W . J . Adcock , P . M . 199 ); Bros . E . Lukey , P . M . 199 , P . P . S . G . D . ; Col . E . W . Knocker ( Town Clerk ) , 199 ; G . Adamson , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; E . Fenn , P . M . ; H . C

Fuhr , P . M . ; J . Holmes , P . M . ; W . O . Kennett , P . M . ; R . W . Philpott , P . M . ; T . J . Perkins , P . M . ; H . M . Baker , P . M . ; Martin Moull , E . J . P . Brown , C . Bendle , H . Warren , J . Hyde , G . Spicer , E . VV . Barclay , R . E . Mayes , G . H . Gifford , T . Butler , H . T . Page , W . C . R . Jackson , E . W . Macdonald , R . C . Howard , and B . C . Howard , besides the officers of the lodge above

mentioned ; Bros . J . Falconer , W . M ., T . A . Terson , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., VV . Cessford , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., J . VV . Bussey , P . M ., G . J . Bussey , P . M ., Geo . Church , P . M ., W . J . Smith , P . M ., E . C . Fielding , S . W ., J . B . Cass , J . Durden , VV . Walker , J . W ., J . Parsons , C . A . Fairlie , J . Wood , 0 . Nayer , A . T . Wilson , F . A . Clark , Org ., G . N . Chidwick , G . A . Bussey , C . M . Overton , J . Hopper , H . F . Licence ,

and H . W . Culpeck , of 199 ; Lieut . Simpson , W . M ., W . A . Barron , P . M ., Major Thring , S . W ., General Cuming , l . P . M ., and Capt . U . Baker , of 2195 ; H . Ward , 31 , P . P . G . W . ; H . Mayes , 172 ; E . M . Stevens , mo ; R . Morley , P . M . 429 ; T . H . Todd , 426 ; E . Allen , 7 S 4 ; G . Everett , P . M . 177 , G . Treasurer nominate ; J . M . McLeod , P . S . G . W . Derbyshire , Secretary Royal Masonic Institution

for Boys ; T . Bent , P . M . 7 84 ; H . G . Frost , W . M . 1096 ; C . VV . Young , W . M . 125 ; R . Blake , P . M . 972 ; E . Dainton , S 74 ; H . Salter , 8 < 5 IJ J . Large , 771 ; R . J . Sanders , S 61 ; E . Mills , W . M . 972 ; VV . H . Making , P . M . 127 S ; T . C . Walls , P . M ., P . G . W . Middx . ; H . Whitney , S 61 ; and others .

The banquet was very excellently served bv Bro . Dartnall . The toasts of "The Queen and the Craft" and " The M . W . G . M ., the Prince of Wales , " having been proposed , Bro . Colonel Knocker , in a few very appropriate remarks , proposed the toast of "The D . G . M ., the Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers . "

The toast of "Earl Amherst , the P . G . M ., " was proposed by Bro . Sims , the l . P . M . proposing "The Deputy , Bro . Eastet , and the Provincial Grand Officers , Present and Past . " The latter toast was responded to by Bro . Ward , who , speaking from an experience of 25 years as a Prov . Grand

Officer , said the Deputy Prov . Grand Master devoted himself with great diligence to the many duties which he had to perform . The toast of "The Worshipful Master" was proposed by Bro . Burkett , and enthusiastically received . Bro Burkett said they had with them that night brethren from