The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

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Masonic Mem.

MASONIC MEM .

A new lodge lias been opened at JVfunora , in Kurrachee , te be called the Delhi Lodge , under a dispensation from the Provincial Grand Master of Western India under Scotland , the first VOL of which is Bro . A . E . F . Morris . There are now in Siud two English and two Scotch lodges , and three Scotch Royal Arch Chapters .

Grand Lodge.

GRAND LODGE .

The quarterly communication of the United Grand Lodge of England took place on Wednesday evening , Dec . 6 , in Freemasons' Hall ; the Eight Hon . the Earl of Zetland , G . M ., on the throne ; Bro . Sir Michael Hicks Beach , M . V ., G . S . W . ; Bro . Williamson , G . J . W . ; and there were on the dais—Bro . "the Eight Hon . Earl de Grey and Eipon , Bro . Major Adair ,

Pray . G . M . for Somersetshire , and the following brethren : — Bros . W . Young , P . G . S . B . ; Perkins , P . G . W . ; Hopwood , P . G . D . and President of ' the Coloniai Board ; Colonel Browning , P . G . W . ; Gregory , P . G . D . ; Daly and Sedgwick , G . Chaps . ; Woodford , P . G . Chap . ; Potter , P . G . D . ; Huysho , P . G . Chap , and D . P . M . for Devonshire ; Le Veau , P . G . S . B . ; Patten , P . G . S . B . ; Spiers ,

P-G . S . B . and D . Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire ; Nutt , P . G . Dir . of Cers . ; J . W . Hayes , P . G . Chap . ; E . Phillips , P . G . D . ; Merryweafcher , P . G . D . ; Emmens , G . Purst . ; Lewi 3 , Assist . G . Purst . ; Stebbins , P . G . D . ; Wheeler , P . G . D . ; A . Woods ,

G . Dir . of Cers . ; Francis Dandas , P . G . W . ; Evans , P . G . W . and President of the Board of General Purposes ; iE . J " . M'Intyre , P . G . D . and G . Peg . ; Feun , Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; Farnfield , Assist . G . Sec ; Hervey , P . G . D . ; Havers , P . G . W . ; Stimpson , P . G . Org . ; Stephen Barton Wilson , P . G . D . ; Kelson , P . G . D . ; Bradford , P . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; Symons , P . G . Dir . of Cers . ;

Tomkins , G . Tieas . ; Creaton , P . G . D . ; Savage , P . G . D . ; Cox , G . D , ; Pnllen , G . D . ; Maudslay , P . G . D . ; Head , P . G . D . ; Roxburgh , P . G . Beg . ; and T . R . White , P . G . D . The Grand Lodge having been duly opened , the Grand Chaplain offered up the following prayer : — "O , Almighty and Most High God , look down with favour on . this our solemn

convention . Bless our efforts to do good to all men , and especially to those who ( ire nv . if-i / l with us in the mystic bond of ancient Freemasonry . Grant that our souls and bodies may be devoted to Thy service , and that in all our thoughts and words and works we may consecrate ourselves to the honour and glory of Thy holy name .

MINUTES or THE EAST QUARTERLY . COMMUNICATION . The GRAND SECRETARY then read the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of September 6 , which wero unanimously confirmed . NOMINATION or TIIE GRAND MASTER . Bro . CLABON , Vice-President of the Board of General Purposes , said , Most Worshipful Gravid Master , I have now the

honour to nominate you for re-election to the office of Grand Master for the twenty-second time , and I will venture to say in your presence that by the dignity , urbanity , and judgment with which you have filled that chair , that you have won for yourself the respect and esteem of the entire Craft , and I am sure that will be the unanimous feeling of the brethren when the time shall come for your re-election . ( Hear , hear . )

A BROTHER , whose name we were unable to learn , said he had much pleasure in seconding the nomination . HONOURABLE DISTINCTIONS TO PAST GRAND STEWARDS . The G . MASTER laid before Grand Lodge a report he had received from the Board of General Purposes , with suggestions as to the future status and privileges of Past Grand Stewards .

The suggestions were as follow .- — 1 . Past Grand Stewards , so long as they continue to subscribe to some lodge , shall have the right to wear red collars , distinguished from those of Grand Stewards for the year by a silver cord on either edge of the collar , to which shall he suspended the jewel of a Past Grand Steward ; such jewel to be oval in

form and of the same device as the jewel of a Grand Steward * hut on crimson enamel instead of the irradiated plate . 2 . In Grand Lodge , Past Grand Stewards , being members of Grand Lodge , shall have set apart for them the front benches on cither side in the body of Grand Lodge . 3 . In public processions and ceremonies , Past Grand Stewards ,

not being members of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , but being subscribing members to some lodge , shall immediately precede the members of the Grand Stewards' Lodge . < k Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of Private lodges , being Past Grand Stewards , must in Grand Lodge wear the collar and jewel of their lodges and offices respectively , in right of which they attend as members of the Grand Lodge , under the collar of the Past Grand Steward . The PRESIDENT OH THE BOARD OE GENERAT , PURPOSES said

this report had been submitted to the Most Worshipful Grand Master , and they trusted that their suggestions would meet with the approbation of Grand Lodge . The reason of the suggested alteration was , that as the Grand Stewards entered upon , that office at a great expense , and particularly that which they had to boar at the Grand Festival , that they should not on their departure from the office lose all distinctions . The Board of

General Purposes , therefore , thought it was only right , and hoped it would meet wilh the views of Grand Lodge that those who had become Grand Stewards should have some distinction on quitting the office to show that they had served the Craft . He begged to move the adoption of the four resolutions given above .

Bro . WHEELER , P . G . D ., while approving of what had been recommended , suggested that instead of Grand Stewards weaving silver tassels , that they should bo silver-gilt , which would be more in harmony with the rest of their clothing . Bro . WARDEN , P . G . W ., supported the resolution , and hoped that Past Grand Stewards would take then decorations in the

same way as other Past Grand Officers . Bro . GREGORY , P . G . D ., submitted to his lordship and to the Board of General Purposes a question as to whether the resolution proposed went far enough . For his own part , he thought that Grand Lodge and the Council should only regard what was then proposed merely as an instalment , and afterwards that they would do something more . His lordship ' s predecessor , in

selecting the lodges that were , to send Grand Stewards , no doubt selected lodges of high repute , feeling assured that the members of them would not recommend any one but was respectable , and who would do honour to the lodge to which he belonged . In all these lodges there existed either an absolute or tacit understanding that no brother should he recommended

to serve the office of Grand Steward unless he had distinguished himself not only as a good Mason but as a charitable Mason . Ho would therefore submit to his lordship , without at all trenching upon his prerogative , which was the fountain of honour , whether the Past Grand Stewards should not have something more than that which was then proposed , that they