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drink the health and prosperity of your new Prov . G . M ., Bro . Neilson , with all the honours . The toast was pledged with enthusiasm . Bro . Neilson , in the course of his reply , said—The honour done me in placing me in this chair was one which I never looked for nor expected , and I cannot account for the choice which the brethren in the province have made . But be that as it mayI accept the position in tbe spirit in which it has been

, conferred . I suppose I am expected to clo some kind of work in it , and I promise you that whatever my brethren of the Prov . G . Lodge may think necessary to be clone iu the interests of the order , I shall cheerfully aid them in performing it . Tha remaining toasts were "The Clergy , " "The Press , " " Prov . G . Lodge Benevolent Fund , " & c .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

DORSETSHIRE . DOKCHESTER . — Chapter of Faith and Vnanimitij ( No . 417 ) . — The companions of this chapter met at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday , the 16 th inst . There were present : —Comps . Thomas Cluck , Z . ; AVilliam Cluck , H . ; George John G . Gregory , J ., P . Z . ; Joseph Robinson , acting P . Soj . ; AV . P . Cockei-amA . Soj . ; Robert CaseE . ; H . LingN . P . Z . ; T .

, , , , Combs , Treas . ; C . Keats , P . ; H . Newnham , I . G . ; AV . Saunders , P . Z . The business of the evening consisted of the exaltation of Bro . Thomas Garrett Hordor , of the Lodge of Hengist , No . 195 , Bournemouth , Hants ; election of M . E . Comp . Thomas Cluck , P . Z ., as Z ., on the extraordinary vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Z . elect . Revision of bylaws and financial affairs were also considered .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

METROPOLITAN . Bon AccoiiD LODGE OT MARE : MASTERS . —The brethren of this lodge met on AVedncsday , the 16 th inst ., at Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Queen-street , ancl was numerously attended . Three brethren were advanced to this ancient degree , tho ceremony being performed by the Grand Secretary , who afterwards Installed the Master of a country lodge into the chair of II .. it being nessary for him to visit London for that purpose , there being no Installing Master in his locality .

Lecture On Freemasonry At Dunfermline.

LECTURE ON FREEMASONRY AT DUNFERMLINE .

Eecently , in the Union Lodge-room , South Chapelstreet , the members of the Graft in Dunfermline were treated to a lecture on Freemasonry by Bro . D . Lamond , the E . W . M . of the Union Lodge . Bro . T . H . Tuckett , the E . W . M . of the St . John ' s Lodge , occupied the chair , and there was a good attendance of the brethren of both lodges .

The Chairman expressed the pleasure he experienced in being present that evening ; and said he took it as a high honour his being called on to preside on such an occasion . He was sure , from what he knew of the E . W . M . of tho Union Lodge , that the lecture which he was about to deliver would be on instructive one , and that he would clo his best to give them " more light" on

the science of Freemasonry . He had great pleasure in introducing the lecturer . Bro . Lamond then proceeded to deliver a most able and instructive lecture on the sublime principles of Freemasonry . He graphically sketched the rise and progress of tho Craft from ancient till modern times , and noticed the change which had taken place from

operative to speculative Masonry nearly two centuries ago . He entered at some length into the nature and constitution of a Lodge of Freemasons , ancl the relation which lodges bore to the Grand Lodge . He explained the nature and design of tho obligations which every member of the " Triad Society " entered into when he

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joined it ; and gave a most lucid explanation of the various signs , symbols , & c , in use among the Craft . This was followed up by the reading of a number of extracts from various learned authorities , confuting the objections that had been brought against Freemasonry as 13 symbolical institution—a speculative science . The lecturer then entered at some length into the duties of the

various office-bearers , ancl the symbolical character of their offices , and concluded by expressing the hope that what he had said would make them study for themselves the deeper mysteries of Freemasonry . ( The lecturer was loudly applauded at various parts of the lecture . ) The Chairman , in rising to propose a vote of thanks to

the E . AV . M . for his excellent lecture , said he had listened to the lecture with great pleasure , and though he was a Freemason of thirty years' standing , he had learned something of Freemasonry which he had not known before . Tha lecturer had giveu them a great amount of instruction , and he hoped they would all profit by it . He did not think a man was a Freemason who merely

qualified himself to wear an apron and sash . He was only a true Freemason who thoroughly understood the principles , and endeavoured to act up to the spirit of Freemasonry . When he came to Dunfermline first , and joined the St . John ' s Lodge , there was no such instruction given as had been given them that evening . Beyond being qualified to wear the apron and sash , he

was not then a Freemason ; he knew little about it . It was only by reading up and studying hard that any member of the Craft could become acquainted with the true science of Freemasonry . He would therefore urge on every one to study the science for themselves , for the more they did so the more they would discover its beauties . He would conclude by proposing a hearty vote of thanks to the E . W . M . foa his very instructive

lecture . ( The vote was responded to in true Masonic style . ) Bro . Lamond returned thanks for the hearty way in which they had responded to the vote , and said they ought to feel highly honoured by the E . W . M . of St . John's Lodge consenting to take the chair that evening , and addressing them as he had done . He was sure they

would all join him . in a cordial vote of thanks to him for his conduct in the chair . ( The vote was enthusiastically responded to . ) After a few practical remarks by P . M . A . Taylor , recommendatory of the lecture , and of the Chairman ' s excellent advice , the Lodge was duly closed , all highlysatisfied with the evening ' s proceedings .

Scientific Meetings For The Week.

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK .

Monday , Eeb . 28 th . —Geographical Society , at S . 30 ; Institution of British Architects , at S ; Institution of Actuaries , at 7 ; London Institution , at 4-. Tuesday , March 1 st . —Medical unci Ohimrgieul Society , at S . 30 ; Anthropological Society , at S ; Institution of Civil Engineers , at 8 ; Syro-Egyptian Society , at 7 . 30 ; Royal Institution , at 3 . AVedncsday , March 2 nd . —Obstetrical Society , at 8 ; Horticultural Society , at 1 . 30 ; Society of Arts , at 8 . Thursday , March 3 rd . —Royal Institution , at 3 ; Royal Society , at S ; Liniiean Society , at 8 .

List Of Lodge, Meetings, &C., For Week Ending 5th March, 1870.

LIST OF LODGE , MEETINGS , & c ., FOR WEEK ENDING 5 TH MARCH , 1870 .

( Abbreviations . —F . M . H ., Freemasons' Hall ; M . H ., Masonic Hall ; M . T ., Masonic Temple ; Tav ., Tavern ; Ho ., Hotel ; Ro Rooms ; L ., Lodge ; St ., Street ; Sep , Square ) . METBOPOHTAH LODGUS AND CllAPIEKS . Monday , Feb . Wth . LOUGHS . —Royal Somerset House and Inverness , F . M . H . ; Castle Lodge of Honnany , AVillis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s ; OUI King ' s Arms , F . M . H . ; Pythagorean , Ship and Turtle , Royal Hill , Greenwich ; Universal , F . M . H . ; Unity , London Tav ,, Bishops-