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THE MASONIC MIRROR .

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

MASONIC MEMS UNIVERSAL MASONIC CALENDAR POE 1869 . —A few remaining copies of the second edition are for sale at a reduction of 25 per cent . WE believe there will be a Special Grand Lodge called for

on or about the 28 th inst ., for the transaction of important business . WE are requested to remind those brethren who take great interest in the Fund of Benevolence , particularly in the administration of the fund , that the further consideration of Bro-Clabon ' s motion , and the recommendations of the committee to

alter the Book of Constitutions of the Grand Lodge or England , stands adjourned ; and , it is understood , that at the next meeting of Grand Lodge , which may be called specially at any time the Grand Master can appoint , the subject will be warmly discussed , and considerable opposition offered to several , if not many , of the recommendations .

WE have received numerous letters calling in question the accuracy of our report of the Grand Master ' s statement respecting conferring on H . R . H . the Prince of Wales the rank of PAST GRAND MASTER , and protesting that if the Most W . the G . M . did make such an announcement , it must have been a lapsus linguae . That such a course cannot bo seriously

intended , but that probably the office of PRO-GRAND MASTER ¦ would be filled—for that step there would be precedents , and that such a course of proceeding would no doubt be very popular , and raise our M . W . G . M . still higher in the estimation of the Order , if such be at all possible . We have referred to our reporter ' s " copy , " and have also consulted several

brethren who were present at the last quarterly communication , and we find that the report , as published in the MAGAZINE , is strictly correct . THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OE ZETLAND , M . W . G . M . OE ENGLAND . —Another addition to tho works of art of this country Las recently been made by a brother who is well known among the Order , in the shape of a beautiful bust of the Grand Master of England , in full Masonic costume . The work has been

executed by Bro . Morton Edwards , of St . Luke ' s Lodge and Industry Chapter , and is to be seen at his quiet studio , 18 , Hollywood-road , the Boltons , West Brompton . Brethren who may desire to see it , and will pay a visit to Bro . Edwards' studio , will find one of the . best likenesses of his lordship they have ever been favoured with , and we hope before long to hear that it has

been re-produced , aud is in the possession , if of not every Freemason , at least of every lodge and chapter . It reflects the highest credit on the taste and skill of Bro . Edwards , who has not forgotten any of the minutice which make a likeness perfect . But besides the bust of the Grand Master , Bro . Edwards is the sculptor of several other similar busts , among which may be

mentioned some speaking likenesses of Lyndhurst , Colxtcn Bright , the Lord Chief Baron , and a host of famous statesmen and lawyers who have honoured him with sittings . The Prince of Wales is among the great men who have tried the dexterity of this rising artist , and the faithfulness with which the chisel has perpetuated H . R . H . ' s face is of itself sufficient to make the fame of the modeller . The names of Behnes and Gibson , under whom Bro . Edwards studied , derive an additional lustre from the eminence of their pupil .

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His GRACE THE DUKE OP ST . AIBANS , the R . W . Prov . G . Master of Lincolnshire , purposes holding his annual Provincial Grand Lodge and General Communication of Masons in this province , in the Assembly Rooms , at Boston , on Tuesday , the 27 th inst ., at half-past twelve for one o ' clock punctually , when and where tho Prov . G . Officers and Past Officers , with the

AV . M . ' s and P . M . ' s , and the Acting Wardens of the lodges in the province , are hereby convoked to attend , and at which all Master Masons are invited to be present . THROUGH the sudden death of Bro , Thorns , P . M . 186 , his widow aud six children are thrown into a state of great distress , one child being nearly blind . The members of St . Luke's , and

several other lodges of instruction , being desirous of marking their respect for his services as Secretary and Instructor for many years , a committee has been formed for the purpose of collecting funds to set the widow up in business . Any brethren willing to assist are requested to forward their names to Bro . William Birch , 4 , Montpelier-square , treasurer to the fund ; or

to Bro . George King , jun ., 30 , Cheyne-walk , Chelsea , Hon . Sec . The committee hope by an united effort to raise £ 100 . THE BELGRAVE LODGE OB INSTRUCTION ( No . 749 ) . —The members of this lodge of instruction have resolved to hold their meetings in future , every Friday evening all the year round , at Bro . Godfrey's , the Duke of AYellington , Spring-gardens , Charingcross . Bro . J . H . Pulsford , P . M . 1 , 158 , is Preceptor .

ROYAI . MASONIC INSTITUTION I ? OR BOYS . —The V . W . Bro Rev . John Edmund Cox , P . G . Chap ., has most kindly undertaken to preach a sermon in aid of the funds of this Institution , on Sunday , the 25 th inst ., in the Church of St . Helen ' s , Bishopsgate , of which our reverend brother is the rector . The service will be choral , commencing at eleven o'clock in the

forenoon-AVo trust that a large congregation will attend , and by liberal donations further the object in view—that of assisting in the extrication of the Institution from its pressing difficulties . The church , recently restored at a large outlay—one of the handsomest in the metropolis—is in itself well worthy of a visit , so that the eye of every visitor will be gratified in witnessing a

superb monument of Faith , in the exercise of which virtue it is hoped there will be found a stimulus to that Charity , the indulgence of which is so precious to every Freemasons' heart . BRnrnKEN are reminded that the Lodge Music published in several issues of the MAGAZINE , has been re-published in a convenient form for Lodge use , price 2 s . 6 d .

POBTEAITS of the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Dalhousie , K . T ., G . C . JB ., M . W . G . M . Mason of Scotland , can now be obtained at this office , price 3 s . 6 d . each . Copies , with ornamental border , and Masonic emblems printed in gold , on large size paper , can be had , price 10 s . 6 d . THE opening of the meeting of the British Association this year at Exeter , is fixed for the 18 th of August . Professor Stokes ,, of Cambridge , will occupy the chair .

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

ALBION LODGE ( No . 9 ) . —On the 7 th inst ., the members of this numerous aud influential lodge held their annual summer banquet at the Crown Hotel , Broxbourno . Bro . E . Coste , AV . M ., presided in his usual excellent maimer , and was supported by Past Masters S . Coste , Friend , Lee , Stevens , AVillcy , and Abbott ; and Bros . T . Butler , S . AV . ; and Baylis , J . W . A very sumptuous banquet was provided , and after the usual toasts—loyal and Masonic—were given , Bro . AVillcy , P . M ., then proposed "The Health of the AV . M ., " in a very appropriate manner , and in the course of his remarks , mentioned the high estimation the W . M .