The Inner And Outer Guards.

We could enlarge to much further extent on the duties and responsibilities of the Outer Guard , more particularly if it were permissible to make reference to matters of Ritual and Ceremonial ; but that , of course , cannot be done here . It may , therefore , be sufficient for our present purpose if we conclude this article by enforcing the ancient charge that the Tyler should be a man of

good morals , steady habits , strict discipline , temperate , affable , and discreet ; having a just regard for the honor and reputation of the Institution ; faithfully performing the trust reposed in him ; and courteous to all who may present themselves at the outer porch , whether as members of or visitors to the Lodge he guards .

There are many hundreds of our brethren who are bright exemplars of these qualities , and who discharge their trying duties in the most admirable manner , and wherever these are found , it is the duty of all good Craftsmen to show them as much honor and respect as to any other member of our Order , however dignified . J AMES STEVENS .

United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

• "T ^ I-IE Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge of 1 England was held on Wednesday , the 5 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M . for Hants and the Isle of Wight , presided ; Bro . Sir Edmund Lechmere , M . P ., Prov . G . M . for Worcestershire , acted as Deputy Grand Master ;

Bro . Thomas W . Tew , Prov . G . M . for West Yorkshire , as Past Grand Master ; Bro . Lieut-Col . Orde Powlett , P . J . G . W ., as S . G . W . ; Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C ., D . P . G . M . for Suffolk , as J . G . W . ; nearly five hundred Brethren being present . The Grand Secretary having read the minutes of the last

Quarterly Communication they were put and confirmed . The Grand Secretary said it would be in the recollection of Grand Lodge that , at the meeting of September last , a vote oi congratulation was passed on the occasion of the marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess Louise of Wales with his Grace the Duke of

Fife , which vote was ordered to be engrossed . Owing to the illness of the artist who was employed to engross and illuminate that address , it was , unfortunately , somewhat delayed in its presentation to the M . W . G . M ., and the acknowledgment was only received a few days after the meeting of Grand Lodge . With the

permission of the M . W . G . M . in the chair , he would read the gracious reply from the M . W . G . M .: — Sandrmgham , Norfolk , December 9 , 1 SS 9 . To Colonel Shadwcli IT . Clcrke .

SIK , —I am directed by the Prince of Wales to acknowledge the receipt of a loyal and fraternal address from the United Grand Lodge of England , and , in reply , to request you to be so good as to express to its members his Royal Highness ' s best thanks for their kind wishes on the occasion of the marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise of Wales with His Grace the Duke of Fife , Provincial Grand Master of Banffshire . —I am , sir , your obedient servant , ( Signed ) FRANCIS K . VOI . I . VS .

Sir E . Lechmere moved that the reply be entered on the minutes , which was seconded by Bro . T . W . Tew , and carried unanimously . Sir Henry Aaron Isaacs , Lord Mayor of London , W . M . Drury Lane Lodge , rose , in pursuance of the nomination he had tlie privilege to make at the previous meeting of Grand Lodge , to move

that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., be elected Most Worshipful Grand Master for the ensuing year . He did not hesitate to say that in the pjerson of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales we have not only the mest popular member of the Order , but the most popular gentleman in all her Majesty ' s dominions . He therefore had the honor to move that the Prince of Wales be elected

M . W . G . M . for the year ensuing . The motion being seconded by Bro . John Aird , M . P ., was carried unanimously , and the Prince was proclaimed by Sir Albert Woods ( Garter ) , G . D . C ., as duly elected M . W . G . M . of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England for the year . Bro . Beach then announced that the next business was the

election of Grand Treasurer , but as there was only one candidate proposed , he declared Bro . Augustus Harris elected Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . .. .

United Grand Lodge.

The report of the Board of Benevolence was adopted , grants to the amount of ^ 455 being made to seven brethren recommended by the Board . The following report of the Board of General Purposes was taken as read , ordered to be received , and entered on the minutes : —

To the United Grand Lodge oj England . The Board have to report that they have had under their consideration the rate of salary at present received by Bro . Adam John Berry , fifth clerk in the Grand Secretary ' s office , who has served them for fourteen years , and arrived four years ago at the maximum rate of , £ 200 a year—as fixed for all the junior clerks by Grand Lodge in the year 1874—and whose age renders his prospects of future advancement very remote .

It appears to the Board that under the circumstances some small addition might fairly be made to his present rate , and they therefore recommend the following arrangement for the approval of Grand Lodge : — " That the salary of Bro . Adam John Berry be raised to . £ 325 from January 1 last . " The Board have further to report that R . W . Bro . Sir John Braddick Monckton , P . G . W ., has offered for the acceptance of Grand Lodge a portrait of

himself , painted by Bro . B . S . Marks , and which was presented to him some years ago by the Buckingham and Chandos Lodge , No . 1 , 150 . The Board are much gratified that an opportunity should occur of placing in some honorable position the portrait of the eminent Bro ., who presided over the Board for a period often years with such distinguished ability , and have great pleasure in recommending that it be accepted with thanks by Grand Lodge , and placed on the walls of the Board-room ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN " , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , February iS , 1890 .

To the report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts , at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , February 14 , showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) of ^ 5 , 319 . 14 s . 5 d ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash ^ 100 , and for servants' wages ^ ioo , and balance of annual allowance for library ^ 23 . 8 s . nd .

Bro . Thomas Fenn , referring to the portrait of Sir John Monckton , anticipated . that the Grand Lodge would be glad to adopt the report of the Board of General Purposes and receive the portrait as a present from Sir John . The Brethren would agree with him that it could not be placed in a better situation than on

the walls of the Board Room , where Sir John Monckton ' s abilities were most conspicuous . He moved that the portrait be accepted with thanks by the Grand Lodge , and placed on the walls of the Board Room .

Bro . Robert Grey seconded the motion , which was unanimously carried , as was that relating to the increase of salary to the fifth clerk in the Grand Secretary ' s office . On the motion of Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S ., the report of Bro . John Smith , Auditor of the Grand Lodge accounts , of receipts and disbursements during the year 1889 , was taken as read , and ordered to be entered , and Grand Lodge was closed .

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .

THE quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held on the 6 th ult . in Edinburgh . There was a very large attendance of Brethren from all parts of Scotland , about 400 being present . In the absence of Bro . Sir Archibald Campbell , M . P ., the Grand Master , Bro . the Earl of Haddington , Grand Depute Master , occupied the throne , and among others present were

Bros . Sir Charles Dalrymple , M . P ., acting Deputy Grand Master ; James T . S . Elliot of Wolfelee , acting Substitute Grand Master ; J . Dalrymple Duncan , acting S . G . W . ; Col . John Campbell , acting J . G . W . ; D . Murray Lyon , G . Sec ; David Reid , G . Cashier ; Col . Stirling , of Kippendavie ; Capt . Coll , of Gartsherrie ; Col . J . Clark

Forrest , Lieut .-Col . Drummond Moray , Dr . Middleton Stow , and the Rev . John Glasse . There were laid on thetable reports of the proceedings of the Grand Lodges of England , the Netherlands , the Three Globes of Prussia , Nova Scotia , and Texas . Charters were granted to the following new Lodges : Pretoria Celtic , Pretoria ,

South African Republic , and St . Servanus , Alva , Stirlingshire . The minutes of the Grand Committee stated that the Grand Secretary had received the proceedings of the Grand Lodges of All Scottish Freemasonry in India , containing the report of the rcception of Bro . his Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught at the