Lodges And Chapter Of Instruction.

Nicole being candidate , Bro . Hancock giving the traditional history . The lodge was resumed in the First Degree and the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Milton Smith being trie candidate , Bro . Rapley was elected VV . M . for the ensuing week , and appointed his officers in rotation . An Audit Committee was appointed , and the lodr'e was closed .

STAR CHAPTER ( No . 1275 ) . —A meeting was held on Friday , the 21 st inst ., at the Stirling Castle Hotel , Churchstreet , Camberwell , S . E ., when there were present : Comps . Grummant . M . E . Z . ; Cureton , H . ; Loader , J . ; F . Hilton , P . Z ., A . G . D . C .. Preceptor ; Stone , S . E . ; Cornford , S . N . ; Lewis , P . S . ; Walter Martin , Nightingale , Elgar , Salmon , Derham , Mullins , Dunn , Telling , Lightfoot ,

Frank , Williams , and Dawson . The chapter was declared open and the minutes of the last convocation were read and confirmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Derham personating the candidate . Comp . A . E . Mullins , 720 , was elected a joining member . Comp . Cureton , H ., was elected M . E . Z . for the next meeting . The chapter was then closed .

Allied Masonic Degrees.

Allied Masonic Degrees .

Metropolitan Council ( T . l . M . ) . —A meeting of this old council was held at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Oueen-street . Among those in attendance were Bros . H . ] . Lardner , P . M ., acting VV . M . ; George Graveley , S . W . ; E . L . Shepherd , J . W . ; George Powell , Treas . ; Capt . T . C . Walls , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C , Sec ; Eugene Sweny , Conductor ; Nelson Prower , M . A ., I . G . ; Basil Stewart , Org . ; W . Vincent , G . D . C , l . P . M .: and E . 1 . Mills .

Tyler . Bros . John Smith , D . P . Cama , and S . H . Parkhouse were visitors . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken on behalf of Bro . Henry Ffrench Bromhead , P . M ., P . Z ., & c , & c , and he was duly received into the Degree . The acting W .. Vf ., ably assisted by Bros . W . Vincent and J . Smith , performed the ceremony in a manner that lelt hut little to be desired .

Bro . G . Graveley , was elected VV . M . ; G . Powell , Treas . ; and E . J . Mills , Tyler . A Past Master's jewel was voted to Bro . A . McDowall . The resignations of Bro . H . George , T . G . Robinson , and J . A . Robinson were received with regret . Apologies for non-attendance were recived from Bros . Baron de Ferrieres , P . M . ; Major W . B . Williamson , LP ., P . M . ; H . H . Shirley , M . A ., S . D . ; the Rev . R . C . Fillingham , M . A . ; and others . A vote of

thanks to Bros . H . J . Lardner , P . M ., and John Smith tor their efforts in working the Four Degrees was carried with acclamation . The latter brother was unanimously elected an honorary member . The council was then closed and adjourned till the third Friday in June next . The brethren adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant , where a banquet was partaken of . Bro . Lardner presided most ably and genially .

Order Of The Secret Monitor.

Order of the Secret Monitor .

Tuesday , the nth instant , being the " golden -wedding" of Bro . Dr . Issachar Zacharie , the Grand Supreme Ruler of the Order , the Grand Council of the Order took the opportunity of presenting him and his hospitable spouse with an illuminated address to show

their appreciation of the efforts he has made during the last ei ght or 10 years to establish the Order in England and to set the example of that kind and thoughtful hospitality and care for the wants of others that is the more special characteristic of this Order as

it is worked under his genial rule . The address , which was beautifully illuminated , and ¦ ock the shape of an album , with space for about 100 signatures , was as follows :

To ISSACHAR ZACHARIE , Esq ., M . D ., & c , & c , •Vc , Grand Supreme Ru ' er of the Order of the Secret Monitor . 'DEAR hut AND Mosr WORTHY BROTHER , " On this your Golden Wedding Day , we , the fit Officers and Members of the Grand Council of the

Order of the Secret Monitor , desire to tender to Mrs . ^'' liAUiE , and yourself , on behalf of the Members of * e Order , our most sincere congratulations , and to express our earnest hope , that the Supreme Ruler of : he Universe may bless each of you with health and ' ¦ appiness for many years to come .

We cordially embrace this opportunity of adding tne expression of our high appreciation of the exertions : v'hich you have so willingly and so successfully made ]?¦ 'he introduction of the Order into the British

— 'ipire and its extension among the English speaking Peoples of the world . We feel assured that the •lembers of the Order will ever venerate you as its , ' , . ' - ^ ead i and appreciate the skill , zeal , and ability ' . 'n : ch have guided your hand and heart in the elabora-•'on of the revised Ritual which we now possess . The r ( ltr of the Secret Monitor will remain , for all ages , i " , " } hy and lasting memorial of your name anil lame . " '

Jo this the names of all the Grand Officers of the n ' a " -. " PP ended , and on the next page appear the ¦ 'lies of most of those distinguished brethren whoss Th ! " 6 literall y "household words" in the Craft . i " iv „ i , occas ' ° f grandmother ' s golden wedding was

'tie . 11 ' ^' •SS Maud Hughes , their granddaughter , for ( , f , Ce , e " raiion of her own marriage with tlie husband eve f Ch ° ' - Hector H . Gomel ! , and the double loon W ? S dU ' y celebrated at three o ' clock in the afterl ! ro I ln the evening a reception was held at So , a "d -, j " . reet ' thither no small number of friends . he , ' ^ wended their way from nine o ' clock until ' sma' hours of the morning .

Order Of The Secret Monitor.

The only limit to the hospitality displayed was the space in the house at the disposal of the host and hostess , tbe successive arrivals keeping the house filled from cellar to attic all the evening . Naturally very many of those who embraced the opportunity of showing their affection and respect were the friends and

relations of the Doctor and his family , but among those well-known in the Masonic world we noticed Bros . Sir Thomas Wright , the Baron de Ferrieres , J . J . Pakes , F . E . Lemon , H . Tipper . J . Costello , Harry Hughes , Lord Sherbourne , Sir Segor Hunt , A . F . Lamette , T . A . Thelthorpe , I . M . Collins , Sidney Smith , Dr .

Charles Gross , W . ] . Spratling , Elias Jessurun , Dr . H . W . Roberts , and many others , while the list of those who have appended their names to the address already includes Bros . Letchworth , W . W . Bramstone Beach , Japheth Tickle , J . J . Thomas , W . T . Shutt , G . Gregory , and a host of other brethren , members , and officers of the Order .

If the number of your real friends can be estimated by the number , the beauty , and the costliness and good taste of the presents marking your golden wedding , then our host and hostess must possess a richer treasury of friends than falls to the lot of any ordinary individual . The house seemed full of gifts

mostly bearing the names of the donors , and their elegance and beauty were beyond all praise . The most beautiful casket of gold fruit dishes presented by Bro . J . B . Joseph , also the gold candlesticks from Bro . Sir Segor Hunt , case of gold tea service and gold tea caddie from Lady Charlotte and General Crutchley , together with other valuable presents , were much

admired . It is an open secret that the brethren of the Secret Monitor intend to further mark their recognition of the great services Dr . Zacharie has rendered to the Order and to Masonrv generally , and for this purpose all brethren whose addresses are known have been communicated with .

Presentation To Bro. Hand, Sheriffelect Of London.

PRESENTATION TO BRO . HAND , SHERIFFELECT OF LONDON .

At the Guildhall , on Thursday , Bro . G . Hand , Sheriff-elect , was presented with his badge and chain of office by Mr . Deputy Halse in the presence of a large number of subscribers and friends . Among those

who contributed were the Duke of Rutland , Sir J . Whitehead , the employes of Mr . Hand , the parishioners of Bottesford , and numerous friends in the City . Mr . Deputy HALSE , in making the presentation , briefly referred to the eventful career of Bro . Hand , and pointed out that the badge and chain were

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bolical of his lire . The life of the Sheriff-elect was an object lesson to those demagogues , agitators , charlatans , and loafers who preached what was called Socialism . He was an illustration of the hi gher and purer Socialism—the raising of the individual and not the leavening of the mass by those who had neither sown

nor spun . Bro . HAND , in reply , said it was with very mixed feelings that he accepted the handsome present . The chairman had touched upon various details connected with his ( Bro . Hand ' s ) life ; but there were others

which occurred which were less pleasant during his struggle from the plough to the high position he now held , and which would be far too painful to relate there . The first link in the chain came from the Duke of Rutland and the parishioners of Bottesford , and it

Presentation To Bro. Hand, Sheriffelect Of London.

brought back to his mind his early struggles when Sunday was a high day , not in the sense that it was a day of rest , but because they had little extras for the table . There were , however , not many of these , and he had occasionally to go and beg from the farmers . Having referred to the privations his parents underwent

in order to spare 9 d . a week to send him to school , and detailed the circumstances under which he came to London , where , after a long struggle , he had been successful in life , Bro . Hand said he trusted that he would never disgrace the memory of the past , or be ashamed to acknowledge that he had risen from the very lowest grade that one could rise

from—the honest , poor . Among these he had always found the greatest possible , virtues . In conclusion he warmly thanked them for the honour they had done him in electing him to the high post he would soon be called upon to occupy .

A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings . The badge presented to Bro . Sheriff-F . lect Hand is heart-shaped . It has a richly embossed and raised ornamental edgei and at the base there are festoons of flowers , ln the

centre appear the full arms of the Sheriff-Elect , in gold and brilliant enamel . The shield , which is of modern shape , is surmounted by the helmet , which bears the crest , and from which falls the graceful blue and gold mantling surrounding the

shield . Protruding from this are seen the civic mace and sword in . altirc . The right and left shoulders of the badge are charged with the five-pointed star and double triangle , denoting Bro . Hand's close connection with Craft and Royal Arch

Masonry . Under the shield , and on a rich dark blu ^ enamelled ribbon , appears the motto- " Perseverantta . " The whole badge is surmounted by the City Arms and motto in correct heraldic colours . A swivel joins the badge to the centre link of the

massive chain . This link , of rich piercedout gold , bears the arms of Bro . Hand's mother-company—the Loriners . The other links of the chain are composed of ornamental shields bearing the armsof the seven companies of which Bro . Hand is a

member , vi / ., the Loriners . the Shipwrights , the Fishmongers , the Spectaclemakers , the Homers , the Tinplate Workers , and the Gardeners . These are separated by links tormed of marigolds , which flower appears in the arms and crest . The centre of the chain is composed of five links of shield-shape , containing beautifully executed miniatures of the Parish Church of Botteslord , his native village—the Arms of

Bedford , to which town he moved—Holborn Bars , denoting where he commenced his business life in London—Bow Church in his own Ward of Cheap , and the Guildhall . The case bears the following inscription : " Presented to George Hand , Esq ., Sheriff of London , by his Grace , the Duks of Rutland , the inhabitants of Bottesford , and his friends in the City of London September 27 th , 18 94 . ' '

Grand Lodge Of South Australia.

GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA .

The quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of South Australia , was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Flinders-street , on Wednesday evening , July iSth . The attendance of members of Grand Lodge and other brethren of the Craft was moderate . His Excellency Lord Kintore ,

who is the M . W . Grand Master , presided . Before the business of the evening was proceeded with , Bro . PHILIP SAXSO . M , who is the Deputy Grand Master , offered the congratulations of Grand Lodge to the Most Worshipful Grand Master upon his having been again elected head of the Craft in that colony . That was the sixth occasion on which His Excellency

had been elected to the position , and they might congratulate themselves upon the fact that the exigencies of the colony had given him to them for another year . Their rejoicings that evening was somewhat marred by the knowledge that in the course of a few months they would be saying good-bye to their Grand Mister . Still the present was not a farewell meeting , and he would

leave what was to be said in that respect till later on . He assured the Grand Master that whilst the brethren felt that his association with them conferred lustre upon their Order , they gladly paid the Grand Master that homage which was his due , and they delighted to honour him as the representation and embodiment of those principles for which they were banded together by the sacred ties of brotherhood .

The G . Master was thereupon saluted by the brethren assembled as the King of the Craft in South Australia . The GK . VND MASTER said the Deputy Grand Master ' s remarks were as unexpected to him as they were welcome . It was a little hard that the Deputy Grand Master should attempt to draw him out in a farewell speech , but he most respectfully declined to give it . The day of his departure was so far off that he did not think about it .