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tho previous meeting were read by the acting Secretary , Bro . Taylor , and confirmed . The lodge was then opened in the second degree , when Bro . Lamonby , of Keswick , a candidate for promotion , gave proof of bis proficiency , was entrusted , and retired . The lodge was opened in the third degree , when Bro . Lamonby was announced , admitted in duo form , and raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . by the AV . M . in his usually accurate and impressive manner . The Deacon ' s workalsowus
, , performed with great accuracy and precision bv Bro . Jos . Mnyson . It is not too much to say that the working of this lodge , although the youngest in the province , is all that can be desired . The lodge was finally closed about half-past eight o ' clock , and the brethren separated in harmonv .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
METROPOLITAN . THE SOUTHWARD LODGE ( NO . 11 , S . C . )— The regular meeting of this prosperous lodge was held on Monday , the 4 th inst ., at the Green Man Tavern , Tooley-street , South wark ( Bro . C . A . Cathie's ) . Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , P . R . W . M . Thistle Lodge ( No . 8 ) , presided , in the unavoidable absence of Bro . C . II . Murr , R . W . M . Bros . H . Whittle , J . Read , J . Williams , and C . L . Graham were advanced to the Mark Master's cegree . Bro .
A . P . Leonard , D . R . W . M ., was nnanimonsly elected ll . AV . M Bro . A . D . Loewenstnrk , P . ll . W . M ., was unanimously re-elected Treas ., and Bro . T . Vesper was elected Tyler . The lodge was closed until Monday , 2 nd October .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
GRAND LODGE . { From the Scoilisli Freemasons' Magazine ) The quarterly communication of tho Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in Freemasons' Hall on Monday , August 7 th , at six o ' clock . In the absence of the Grand Master , the Grand Lodge was opened by Bro . Win . Officer , \ A \ M . of Lodge Mary's Chapel ( No . 1 ) Bro . Andrew Kerr acting S . G . W . and Bro . Dr .
, , Middleton , acting J . G . W . On tho dais were Bro . Sir Alexander Gibson Mttitland , Prov . G . M . for Stirlingshire ; W . A . Laurie , ( i . Sec ; Alex . J . Stewart , Grand Clerk ; Alex . Hay , Grand Jeweller ; J . Cunningham , President of the Board of Grand Stewards , & c . The following proxy commissions were read and sustained : — From the Lodge Royal Arch , Rntherglen ( No . 116 ) , in favour
of Bro . W . Robertson of that lodge . From the Lodge Hopctoun , Bathgate ( No . 181 ) , in favour of Bro . W . Cownie ( 160 ) . From the Lodge St . Andrew , Dnn-Edin ( No . 132 ) , iu favour of Bro . M'Culioch ( 291 ) . The minutes of Grand Lodge communication and of Grand Committee were read and approved of . Petitions for charters to Lodges Peace and Concord , Callao ; St . Clair , Dun-Edin , New Zealand ; and Caledonian , d'Urban
Natal , were presented , and Grand Lodge was pleased to order charters to be expede accordingly . The following brethren were appointed Provincial Grand Masters over the respective provinces : — -Bros . Dr . Beveridge , City Province of Aberdeen ; W . M . Boyce , Queensland ; and C . AV . R . Ramsay , of Bamton , Linlithgow . The report of committee on communication from New Zealand , anerit the erection of a lodge at New Plymouth , was
approved of , which recommended that further information on the subject be procured from the colony , and the commendation of tho zeal manifested by the Prov . G . M . of New Zealand , Bro . Vincent Pyke . The Grand Secretary re .-ul the arrangements-made for laying the foundation-stone of the monument to the memory of the late Duke of Athole at Logierait . The following motionmoved bBro . J . WallaceW . M . Lod
, y , ge No . 3 G 2 , and seconded by Bro . W . Smith , SAY . of the same lodge , " That the warrant system at present in use be abolished , being inconsistent with the present granting of charters , " was , at the instance of the mover , remitted to Grand Lodge Committee . There being no further business , the Grand Lodge was closed in due form .
LAYING OI ? THE FOUNDATION STONE or TnE MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY or THE LATH M . AV . G . M . THE DUKE OF ATHOLE , AT LOGIERAIT , ON THURSDAY , AUGUST 10 nt . This has been the Masonic event of the past month . In its accomplishment Bro . , 1 . AVhyte-Melvilie has , trowel in hand , fitly inaugurated his elevation to the throne in the Grand East , and as fitly given reiterated expression to the feelings of regard
with which the memory of its last occupant is cherished by Scottish Craftsmen . Animated by this fraternal spirit , twice recently have the Grand Lodge crossed the Forth—once to mingle the tear of sympathy with those of the widowed duchess over the grave of her husband and their brother—again , to plant with mystic ceremony the corner-stone of a monumental pile intended to perpetuate the memory of him who has gone to tho "better land" to participate in the joys of that lodge
whose Master is the Great Architect of the Universe , whose Warden is the Saviour himself , and whose members are the ransomed . To place the cope-stone of the monument now so auspiciously commenced will , in all likelihood , be the object of next Grand Lodge Communication , on the woody hills overhanging the vale of Athole . At the ceremony on the 10 th ult ., the representation of lodges was not so numerous as might have been expected ; although the number present , the long distances
which many of the deputations bad to travel being consideredthe journey to and from the day ' s proceedings entailed upon the brethren of Robertson , Cromarty , and Ayr . St . Paul a ride of some 280 and 250 miles respectively—was sufficiently indicative of the interest that will ever be felt , by Freemasons in the success of anything commemorative of the name and virtues of the late Duke of Athole . The presence of Bro . the Earl of Mansfield and so many other Past Grand office-bearers ,
as representing the subscribers to tho monument commenced , must liuve been peculiarly gratifying to the Grand Master and the brethren preceding him in his ascent to the site of the proposed building . It may not be out of place , for the information of juniors , here to state that the noble earl ( Mansfield ) who so worthily presided at the banquet given to the fraternity by the Duchess-Dowager of Athole was , as Viscount StormontDepute Grand Master Mason at the period of the
, Grand Lodge of Scotland's completion of her first century , and at the election of Grand Lodge officers on St . Andrew's Day of the following year ( 1 S 37 ) , his lordship was chosen Grand Master elect . Viscount Strathallan , as the Hon . William Henry Drummond , Master of Strathallan , after having served in the offices of Junior and Senior Grand Deacon , and Junior and Senior Grand Warden AV . IS , in 1 S 1-7 , called to the dais as the Depute of the late Duke of Athole .
The foundation stone of the monument to the late Duke of Athole was laid with full Masonic honours at Logierait , near Ballinluig . The death of the late Duke took place on lGth January , 1 SG-1 , and shortly after the movement was commenced for the purpose of erecting some monument to his memory . The subscribers were not confined to any locality , but could not have secured a better site for the memorial than that which has been fixed upon . The site upon which it is to be built is
that of Tonmacraigb , or Castle-an-Eaigh , built by Robert II . as a hunting seat . The building , which was noted as being the last at which the Dukes of Athole had exercised the right of dispensing justice , oven to the use of the gallows , is now nearly all demolished , and the moat almost tho only vestige denoting its former strength . The monument will stand on the summit of an eminence of about 200 feet iu heightbelow the junction
, of the Rivers Tay and Tummel , having the village of Logierait on the one side , and that of Ballinluig on the other . The hill commands an extensive view of the districts of Athole and Breadalbane , and from it Farrngon and Benverackie are seen , wliile the Pass of Killiecrankie lies about six miles to the north-west . The Ballinluig station of the Inverness and Perth Railway is within half a mile from the hill , whilst the bridge
across the Tummel and the branch line to Abcrfeldy are in the more immediate vicinity . The eminence is well covered with wood , which , while it may somewhat obstruct the view of the Cross , will at the same time give an appropriate and picturesque setting . In regard to the monument itself , the Building Committee , after much aud anxious deliberation , decided that it should be
a Celtic Cross , on as large a scale as the funds would admit of . Bro . R . Anderson , architect , Edinburgh , was invited to submit a sketch , which met with the cordial approval of the Committee . The design consists of a massive surbase or mound ,
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Proyincial.
tho previous meeting were read by the acting Secretary , Bro . Taylor , and confirmed . The lodge was then opened in the second degree , when Bro . Lamonby , of Keswick , a candidate for promotion , gave proof of bis proficiency , was entrusted , and retired . The lodge was opened in the third degree , when Bro . Lamonby was announced , admitted in duo form , and raised to the sublime degree of a M . M . by the AV . M . in his usually accurate and impressive manner . The Deacon ' s workalsowus
, , performed with great accuracy and precision bv Bro . Jos . Mnyson . It is not too much to say that the working of this lodge , although the youngest in the province , is all that can be desired . The lodge was finally closed about half-past eight o ' clock , and the brethren separated in harmonv .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
METROPOLITAN . THE SOUTHWARD LODGE ( NO . 11 , S . C . )— The regular meeting of this prosperous lodge was held on Monday , the 4 th inst ., at the Green Man Tavern , Tooley-street , South wark ( Bro . C . A . Cathie's ) . Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , P . R . W . M . Thistle Lodge ( No . 8 ) , presided , in the unavoidable absence of Bro . C . II . Murr , R . W . M . Bros . H . Whittle , J . Read , J . Williams , and C . L . Graham were advanced to the Mark Master's cegree . Bro .
A . P . Leonard , D . R . W . M ., was nnanimonsly elected ll . AV . M Bro . A . D . Loewenstnrk , P . ll . W . M ., was unanimously re-elected Treas ., and Bro . T . Vesper was elected Tyler . The lodge was closed until Monday , 2 nd October .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
GRAND LODGE . { From the Scoilisli Freemasons' Magazine ) The quarterly communication of tho Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in Freemasons' Hall on Monday , August 7 th , at six o ' clock . In the absence of the Grand Master , the Grand Lodge was opened by Bro . Win . Officer , \ A \ M . of Lodge Mary's Chapel ( No . 1 ) Bro . Andrew Kerr acting S . G . W . and Bro . Dr .
, , Middleton , acting J . G . W . On tho dais were Bro . Sir Alexander Gibson Mttitland , Prov . G . M . for Stirlingshire ; W . A . Laurie , ( i . Sec ; Alex . J . Stewart , Grand Clerk ; Alex . Hay , Grand Jeweller ; J . Cunningham , President of the Board of Grand Stewards , & c . The following proxy commissions were read and sustained : — From the Lodge Royal Arch , Rntherglen ( No . 116 ) , in favour
of Bro . W . Robertson of that lodge . From the Lodge Hopctoun , Bathgate ( No . 181 ) , in favour of Bro . W . Cownie ( 160 ) . From the Lodge St . Andrew , Dnn-Edin ( No . 132 ) , iu favour of Bro . M'Culioch ( 291 ) . The minutes of Grand Lodge communication and of Grand Committee were read and approved of . Petitions for charters to Lodges Peace and Concord , Callao ; St . Clair , Dun-Edin , New Zealand ; and Caledonian , d'Urban
Natal , were presented , and Grand Lodge was pleased to order charters to be expede accordingly . The following brethren were appointed Provincial Grand Masters over the respective provinces : — -Bros . Dr . Beveridge , City Province of Aberdeen ; W . M . Boyce , Queensland ; and C . AV . R . Ramsay , of Bamton , Linlithgow . The report of committee on communication from New Zealand , anerit the erection of a lodge at New Plymouth , was
approved of , which recommended that further information on the subject be procured from the colony , and the commendation of tho zeal manifested by the Prov . G . M . of New Zealand , Bro . Vincent Pyke . The Grand Secretary re .-ul the arrangements-made for laying the foundation-stone of the monument to the memory of the late Duke of Athole at Logierait . The following motionmoved bBro . J . WallaceW . M . Lod
, y , ge No . 3 G 2 , and seconded by Bro . W . Smith , SAY . of the same lodge , " That the warrant system at present in use be abolished , being inconsistent with the present granting of charters , " was , at the instance of the mover , remitted to Grand Lodge Committee . There being no further business , the Grand Lodge was closed in due form .
LAYING OI ? THE FOUNDATION STONE or TnE MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY or THE LATH M . AV . G . M . THE DUKE OF ATHOLE , AT LOGIERAIT , ON THURSDAY , AUGUST 10 nt . This has been the Masonic event of the past month . In its accomplishment Bro . , 1 . AVhyte-Melvilie has , trowel in hand , fitly inaugurated his elevation to the throne in the Grand East , and as fitly given reiterated expression to the feelings of regard
with which the memory of its last occupant is cherished by Scottish Craftsmen . Animated by this fraternal spirit , twice recently have the Grand Lodge crossed the Forth—once to mingle the tear of sympathy with those of the widowed duchess over the grave of her husband and their brother—again , to plant with mystic ceremony the corner-stone of a monumental pile intended to perpetuate the memory of him who has gone to tho "better land" to participate in the joys of that lodge
whose Master is the Great Architect of the Universe , whose Warden is the Saviour himself , and whose members are the ransomed . To place the cope-stone of the monument now so auspiciously commenced will , in all likelihood , be the object of next Grand Lodge Communication , on the woody hills overhanging the vale of Athole . At the ceremony on the 10 th ult ., the representation of lodges was not so numerous as might have been expected ; although the number present , the long distances
which many of the deputations bad to travel being consideredthe journey to and from the day ' s proceedings entailed upon the brethren of Robertson , Cromarty , and Ayr . St . Paul a ride of some 280 and 250 miles respectively—was sufficiently indicative of the interest that will ever be felt , by Freemasons in the success of anything commemorative of the name and virtues of the late Duke of Athole . The presence of Bro . the Earl of Mansfield and so many other Past Grand office-bearers ,
as representing the subscribers to tho monument commenced , must liuve been peculiarly gratifying to the Grand Master and the brethren preceding him in his ascent to the site of the proposed building . It may not be out of place , for the information of juniors , here to state that the noble earl ( Mansfield ) who so worthily presided at the banquet given to the fraternity by the Duchess-Dowager of Athole was , as Viscount StormontDepute Grand Master Mason at the period of the
, Grand Lodge of Scotland's completion of her first century , and at the election of Grand Lodge officers on St . Andrew's Day of the following year ( 1 S 37 ) , his lordship was chosen Grand Master elect . Viscount Strathallan , as the Hon . William Henry Drummond , Master of Strathallan , after having served in the offices of Junior and Senior Grand Deacon , and Junior and Senior Grand Warden AV . IS , in 1 S 1-7 , called to the dais as the Depute of the late Duke of Athole .
The foundation stone of the monument to the late Duke of Athole was laid with full Masonic honours at Logierait , near Ballinluig . The death of the late Duke took place on lGth January , 1 SG-1 , and shortly after the movement was commenced for the purpose of erecting some monument to his memory . The subscribers were not confined to any locality , but could not have secured a better site for the memorial than that which has been fixed upon . The site upon which it is to be built is
that of Tonmacraigb , or Castle-an-Eaigh , built by Robert II . as a hunting seat . The building , which was noted as being the last at which the Dukes of Athole had exercised the right of dispensing justice , oven to the use of the gallows , is now nearly all demolished , and the moat almost tho only vestige denoting its former strength . The monument will stand on the summit of an eminence of about 200 feet iu heightbelow the junction
, of the Rivers Tay and Tummel , having the village of Logierait on the one side , and that of Ballinluig on the other . The hill commands an extensive view of the districts of Athole and Breadalbane , and from it Farrngon and Benverackie are seen , wliile the Pass of Killiecrankie lies about six miles to the north-west . The Ballinluig station of the Inverness and Perth Railway is within half a mile from the hill , whilst the bridge
across the Tummel and the branch line to Abcrfeldy are in the more immediate vicinity . The eminence is well covered with wood , which , while it may somewhat obstruct the view of the Cross , will at the same time give an appropriate and picturesque setting . In regard to the monument itself , the Building Committee , after much aud anxious deliberation , decided that it should be
a Celtic Cross , on as large a scale as the funds would admit of . Bro . R . Anderson , architect , Edinburgh , was invited to submit a sketch , which met with the cordial approval of the Committee . The design consists of a massive surbase or mound ,