Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

* . . . . All communications to be addressed to the EDITOR , ut No 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , W . G .

The Provincial Grand Conclave of Knights Templars of Cambridgeshire will be held at Cambridge , on Thursday , the 25 th instant . The Consecration of the University Chapter of Eose Croix will take place at Cambridge , on Friday , the 26 th inst . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Berks and Bucks will be held ,

under the presidency of the E . W . Bro . Sir . D . Gooch , Bart ., Prov . G . M ., at the Assembly Rooms , Aylesbury , on Friday , the 26 th inst . The Whittington Lodge of Instruction , No . 862 , meets every Thursday Evening , at 8 o ' clock , at Bro . Blum ' s , " Crown Hotel , " 41 , High Holborn ; Bro . Alexander , P . M . 188 ,

Preceptor ; W . Long , P . M ., 435 , Hon . Sec . UNITED STBENGTH LODGE OF INSTEUCTION ( No . 228 ) . — This , one of the oldest Lodges of Instruction in existence , meets every Wednesday , at the Bull and Gate , Kentish Town Road

under the guidance of Bro . J . W . Frost , one of the ablest preceptors of the present day . The Royal Arch . Chapter of Improvement , No . 145 , meets at Freemasons' Hall , every Thursday at 7 , from October to May inclusive . The Hervey Lodge of Instruction has been removed from the

Britannia to the Swan , Walbam Green . The lodge will also shortly remove to the same Hotel in consequence of the Iron School Room , ( in which the lodge has hitherto been held ) being removed . LODGE MUSIC JOB THE MAKE DEGBEE . —We beg to call attention to the announcement in our Advertisement columns

of the Music for the Mark Degree , just re-published in a convenient form , for use in lodges . It is ^ dedicated by authority to tbe Grand Mark Master , who has given his express sanction for its use in lodges under the English Jurisdiction .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .

METROPOLITAN . BRITANNIC LODGE ( NO . 33 ) . —The regular meeting of this Lodge was held at the Freemasons' Hall , on Friday , the 12 th of May . There were present : —Bros . F . W . Shields , I . P . M . ; H . Bridges , P . M . ; W . Smith , P . M . ; J . Glegg , P . M . ; Pierce , P . M . ; Church , W . M . ; Glaisher , S . W . ; Ohren , J . W . ; Crombie , Treas . ;

Chubb , -Sec ; Finch , S . D . ; Eachus , J . D . ; Chynowetb , I . G . ; Wallis , Wright , Wilcox , Angell , Pendred , Ricks , Sugg , A . E . Hodge , D . Hodge , Boddy , Pauley , Rowland , Finlay , Sloore , Davis , Voile , Robertson , Clouston , Saunders , Young , Horsley , Kelly , Wood , Fairlie , Paget , Turner , Spencer , Webb , Bannister , Kincaid , Sparks , Strawbiidge . Visitors : — Bros . Saunders S . G . D . ; Young , P . G . S . B . ; Dyke , W . M . GG 5 ; Else , P . M . 291 ; RoebuckP . M . 403 ; BrownP . M . 723 FurnessP . M . 935 ;

, , ; , Thompson , S . W . 1 , 168 ; Hunt , S . D . 4-65 ; Marsh , Buss , Mugliston , Ricks , sen ., P . Prov . G . S . D ., Somerset ; Bingley , Yalder , Binckes , Secretary to Boys' School ; Homusjee Ardaseer Svmtoosh and Dorabjee Pestonjee Cama , of Marquis Dalhousie Lodge , 1159 , were present as visitors . Mr . Horatio Brothers having been proposed by Bro . Ohren , and seconded bo Bro . Finley , was ballotted for and initiated . Bro . James Glaisher

Craft Masonry.

S . W ., as W . M . Elect , was duly installed in the chair of K . S ., the ceremony was performed in an admirable manner by Bro . A . G . Church , the retiring W . M . The W . M . then appointed and invested his officers : —The Secretary , Treasurer , and Tyler , were re-elected , all the oilier officers being advanced in step . After tbe close of the proceedings tbe brethren and visitors adjourned to banquet . BEADON LODGE ( NO . 619 ) . This lodge met on 16 th inst .

, , at the Greyhound , Dulwicb ; Bro . Saul Wells , W . M ., occupied the chair . Bro . J . Daly , T ., having died since last meeting , and the Treasurer having resigned , the brethren elected Bro . W . Y . Laing to the former , and Bro . Charles Potter , P . M ,, to the latter office . On the transfer of the duties from the past to the present Treasurer , an Audit Committee was , at tbe late Treasurer ' s request , appointed ; and Bro . Leeun then proposed , and Capt . Smith secondedthe names of Messrs . Ed . Wright ,

, W . Lockett , and W . Angus , for initiation at next meeting . An . excellent dinner was afterwards partaken of , and the brethren spent a most happy evening together . MONTEMOBE LODGE , ( NO . 1 , 017 ) . —Tbe regular meeting of this lodge was held at tbe Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 10 th inst . Present : Bros . S . A . Kisch , W . M . ; F . S . D . Phillips , S . W . ; E . P . Albert , P . M . Sec . ; Lewis Jacobs , Treas . ;

J . De Solla , P . M . ; S . Pollitzer , P . M . ; S . V . Abrahams , P . M . ; J . L . Rosenthal ! , J . D . ; Blum , I . G . ; Rev . M . B . Levy , P . M . ; Meyer A . Lowenstark ; Klingenstein ; Grunebaum ; Van Volen ; Blum ; and Beck . Bro . Lewis Alexander , P . M ., 188 , was present as a visitor . Bro . Hesse was raised , and Bros . Norman , Wilson , RolfFe , Fox , Baehner , Hart , and Frennalich , passed to 2 nd degree . A summer banquet having been arranged to shortly take place at the Crystal Palace or at Richmond , the usual lodgebanquet was dispensed with .

Provincial.

PROVINCIAL .

DURHAM . SOUTH SHIELDS . —St . IE-Ida ' s Lodge ( No . 240 ) . —The regular monthly meeting of this most prosperous lodge was held on Monday evening the Sth inst . There was a crowded attendance of tbe brethren belonging to tbe various lodges in the district , on the occasion ofthe presentation of a suit of Provincial Grand Clothing and Jewel , also a P . M . ' s Jewel to Bro , George

White , P . M . and Prov . J . G . D . of the Province . J . Ditchburn , W . M . presided , and amongst those present were Bros . Potts , P . M . ; White , P . M . ; Hewison , P . M . ; Lawson , P . M . ; lloddam , P . M . ; Robertson , P . M . ; Grey , P . M . ; Wright , P . M . ; Buckland , P . M . ; Denham , SW . ; Potter , J . W . ; Sawyer , S . D . of St . Hilda ' s Lodge : Bros . T . T . Clarke , W . M . ; Twizell , P . M . "; 'Pollock , P . M . ; Brown , P . M . ; Jackson , P . M . ; and Rev . T . Featberstone , P . M ., of St . George's Lodge , North Shields ;

Bros . S . J . Wade , P . M ., and Huntly , of St . John's Lodge , Sunderland ; Bros . W . H . Dickenson , W . M ., and Rev . Dr . Mensor , of St . Bede's Lodge , Jarrow , and other visitors . The lodge was opened in due form , several gentlemen were balloted for , and two being in attendance were initiated . As Bro . Potts ( the father of the lodge , now in his 91 st year , who was appointed to make the presentation ) entered and retired from the lodge , be was loudly applauded . Bio . DitchburnW . M . then rose

, , and expressed the pleasure he felt at seeing such a numerous attendance on that occasion . That evening he bad to request Bro . Potts , P . M ., who had so kindly undertaken to make the presentation to Bro . White , P . M ., to perform that duty . Since-Bro . White ' s connection with the lodge lie had done a great deal for the good of the craft . He then called upon Bro . Potts , who stated that he had attended tlie lodge that evening at their solicitation for the purpose of performing a very pleasing duty

, in the shape of presenting a testimonial to Bro . White , who bad become a member of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham .. In order that Bro . White might attend the lodge at its nerfc meeting as a representative of St . Hilda ' s , suitable clothing and jewels had been prepared for him . Bro . Potts then presented to . Bro . White the Masonic clothing and jewels , and hoped that he