Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

THEMASONICMIRROR. # * All communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , W . C .

PBOVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF GLASGOW . —THE INSPECTION or LODGES . —The twenty-four lodges within the jurisdiction of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , are now undergoing the salutary process of visitation and inspection by a deputation of the Provincial Grand office-bearers . These visits were commenced on Monday last , and will be continued

until the round of the several daughter lodges is completed , when we purpose giving a brief resume of the several inspections . ERECTION AND CONSECRATION OE THE GEANITE UNION - LODGE , DALBEATTIE , SCOTLAND . —A new lodge , under the Grand Lodge of Scotland , named the Granite Union Lodge , is

to be consecrated at Dalbeattie , Kirkcudbrig htshire , on Tuesday , the 10 th inst ., by the R . W . Bvo . Lauderdale Maitland as acting G . M . The consecration ceremony is appointed forj'two o ' clock , and at , or as near as possible , a quarter past three , the Lodge Granite Union will be opened by the office-bearers . The proceedings will be followed by a dinner , appointed for five o ' clock .

CHAPTER OF ELIAS ASHMOLE ( No . 148 ) . —The annual convocation of this chapter will be held on Monday next , March 9 , at six o ' clock in the evening , prompt time .

Grand Lodge.

GRAND LODGE .

The quarterly coiiimnnication of the United Grand Lodge took place on Wednesday evening , the 4 th inst ., at the Free-Masons' Hall , Bro . the Eight Hon . Earl de Grey and Ripon , D . G . M ., occupied the throne in the absence of the M . W . G . M ., the Earl of Zetland ; Bro . Henry Hall , P . G . M . for Cambridgeshire , acted as D . G . M ; Lord Eliot , M . P ., S . G . W . ; Archibald

Alexander Spiers , 3 I . P ., J . G . W ., and ou the dais were the following brethren : — Bros . Alexander Dobie , P . G . M . Surrey ; Robert J . Bagshaw , P . G . M . Essex ; Lord De Tabley , P . G . M . Cheshire ; Lord Sherborne , P . G . 31 . Gloucestershire ; Sir Pryse Pryse , P . G . M . Western Division of South Wales ; J . Rankin Stebbing , P . G . D . ; E . J . Eraser , G . D . ; J , Hogg , G . D . ; A , W . Woods , G . Dir . of Cers . ; J . Havers , P . G . W . ; Francis Roxburgh , P . G . Reg . ; John L . Evans , Pres . Board G . Purposes ; . Eneas J . Mclntyre , G . Reg . ;

"W . Gray Clarke , G . Sec . ; Thomas Fenn , Assist . G . Dir . of Cers ; C . Pepys Cockercll , G . Supt . of W . ; J . Stevens Pullen , P . G . D . ; Nicholas Bradford , P . Assist . G . Dir . of Cers . ; E . T . "Walmesley , P . G . S . B . ; J . Savage , P . G . S . B . ; J . Savage , P . G . D . ; G . Cox , P . G . D . ; William Farnfield , P . G . Sec ; J . Hervey , P . G . D . ; Victor Alexander Williamson , P . G . W . ; Frederick Pattison ,

P . G . W . ; Benjamin Head , P . G . D . ; Algernon Perkins , P . G . W . ; James Coward , G . Organist ; J . Locock Webb , P . G . D . ; Samuel Tomkins , G . Treas . ; Edward S . Snell , P . G . D ., Edward Busher , G . Sword Bearer ; Robert Cunliffe , P . G . W . ; Thomas Lewis , G . Purst . ; Sir Warren Hayes , P . G . Chap . ; J . S . S . Hopwood , P . G . D . ; G . W . K . Potter , P . G . D . ; Rev . R . J . Simpson , G .

Chap . ; Rev . R . J . F . Thomas , G . Chap . ; Rev . C . R . Davy , P . G . Chap . ; John Udall , P . G . D . ; Cornwall Legh , M . V ., P . G . W . ; C . Hutton Gregory , P . G . D . ; H . Bridges , P . G . S . B . ; E . Phillips , P . G . D . ; R . , T . Spiers , P . G . S . B . ; J . M . Clabon P . G . D . ; Henry Empson , P . G . S . B . ; William Young , P . G . S . B ., Edward H . Patten , P . G . S . B . ; Thomas A . Adams , P . G . Purst . ;

Joseph Smith , P . G . Purst . ; Eev . J . Edward Cox , P . G . D . ; Rev , W . K . Riland Bedford , P . G . Chap . ; William Ough , Assist . G . Purst . ; and below the dais a large number of Masters and Wardens of London and country lodges . Precisely at eight o'clock a procession was formed , anil tho Acting G . Master , attended by the G . officers and G .

Stewardsentered tho hall , being received with the customary honours . The Grand Lodge was then opened in due form and with solemn prayer .

REGULATIONS oi ? GEAND LODGE . The GRAND SECEETAEX ( Bro . Gray Clarke ) , according toannual custom , read the regulations for the government of Grand Lodge during the time of public business . MINUTES 01 ? THE LAST QUAETEELT COMMUNICATION . The GEAND SECEEIART read the minutes of the

quarterlycommunication of the 4 th December , 1887 , and on the motions for their confirmation being put , Bro . WARREN , P . G . S ., wished to know when the subscriptionto the coffee-room would be made payable . Bro . HAVERS , P . G . W ., said that was a proper inquiry to be made by Bro . Warren ,, and lie was sure that Grand Lodge would

receive what he was about to inform them with the same lively satisfaction as he experienced in making the announcement . As the last Grand Lodge it was agreed that the subscription should commence on the 1 st of January , as it was expected that thecoffee-room would have been open by that time , but if it was not opened by then , they ivould claim no subscriptions for it „ At the last meeting a question was raised as to the difficulties which then existed between the tenants of the tavern and

themselves , but he was very happy to inform them that all those difficulties were now set at rest . The coft'ee-room was not at present open , and he could assure them that the Building-Committee did not intend and would not take any subscription for a single day , hay , even a single hour , until the coffee-room was open to tbe members . It was with lively feelings of satisfaction to him that he could inform Grand Lodge that there

would be no longer on their minds that the coft'ee-room was secured to the Grand Lodge , and its members only would have authority to use that coft ' ee-room , while the tenants of thetavern ivould have the profits to be derived from it . Bro . WARREN : Will , then , the time for the payment of the subscriptions be extended for a few months .

Bro . HAVERS : Certainly . Bro . GREGORY wished to know what was to be done with regard to the acoustic properties of the hall . Bro . HAVERS said if Bro . Gregory would wait , that subject would be brought forward when they came to the report of the Bull ding Committee . The G . MASTER then put the motion , and the minutes were confirmed .

ELECTION OF GRAND JIASTER . Bro . JOSEPH SHARPE , LL . D ., said he rose for the second time to propose that the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland be Grand Master for the ensuing year . For twenty-four years that nobleman had faithfully discharged the duties of his office , and the next would be a most important year , as he would then have

served the office of Grand Master for twenty-five years . He wished , in a few words , to call the attention of the members of Grand Lodge to the unexampled prosperity that had attended the Craft since their esteemed Grand Master had presided over them . He ivould give the bretlnon a short statement as to the progress that had been made , and although he had obtained from the Grand Lodge officers very full details , for wliich he thanked them , he would only give the results . When they were