Masonic Mems.

The Masonic bod } ' in Dungannon have undertaken to forward the amount of ^ " 20 per annum for five years towards the maintenance of the Masonic Orphan Schools in Dublin . * * * Dr . Kynaston has been appointed by the Bishop of Durham to

succeed the late Canon Evans in the Greek Professorship at Durham University , to which a canonry is attached . The new Canon will find a D . P . G . M . in one of his brother canons , Canon Tristram . * * * W . Bro . the Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., Prov . G . J . W . of Devon ,

P . S . G . W . of Prov . Mark Grand Lodge of Devon , and Prov . Prior of the Knights Templar of Devon , has presented a donation of 100 guineas to the Masonic Institution for Boys , and completed his gift of 100 guineas to the Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons . He had previously constituted himself a vice patron of the Masonic Institution for Girls , and is now vice patron of all three of the Masonic charities .

* * * A new Masonic hall is being built at Northampton from the designs of Bro . J . T . Ingram , architect . The amount of the building contract is ^ " 3 . 344 . * * * At the last meeting of Inverary St . John ' s Lodge ( 50 ) , the

Secretary , Bro . Peter Campbell , at the request and in name of Bro . Alexander and John Purdie , of 117 , Govan-road , Glasgow , presented the W . M . and members of the L ^ dge with a beautiful set of working tools for the use of the Mark degree in their Mother Lodge . The Secretary was directed to convey the best thanks of the Lodge to

the donors , and to assure them that the gift would be carefully treasured as a memorial of their fraternal esteem and solicitude for Inverary St . John ' s .

* * * Bro . Brackstone Baker has been nominated as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania at the United Grand Lodge of England . He has received a similar appointment from the Grand Lodges of Ohio and Michigan . Mr . Baker is now the

accredited delegate of twenty United States Grand Lodges , besides two of the Dominion of Canada , viz ., New Brunswick and Nova Scotia . * * * The St . David ' s Lodge , Berwick , held its annual " up-river

social gathering " on Thursday , the 4 th ult ., when several big Tweed salmon were devoured by the Brethren and their visitors . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Northumberland and several grand officers assisted the Brethren of the Lodge in their honest endeavors to beat the record of Masonic digestion .

* * * On Tuesday , the gth ult ., the half-yearly meeting of the Charities Committee of the Province of Durham was held at the Masonic Hall , Durham . Bro . C . S . Lane , P . PJ . G . D ., presided . The officers of the Committee re-elected were : —Chairman , Bro . C . S . Lane ;

Secretary , Bro . T . Bradley , P . P . S . G . W . ; Treasurer , Bro . M . Corbitt , PP . S . GD ; Sub-Committee , Bros . C . S . Lane , M . Corbitt , S . Fenny , T . Coulson , D . P . Huntley , T . Bradley , and R . Singleton . Several applications regarding the London schools and two count y applications were considered The Durham Masonic Education Fund was reported to be progressing satisfactorily .

* * * On Saturday evening , the 27 th ult ., a most important function in connection with the craft was held at the Scottish Corporation Hall , Crane-court , Fleet-street . This was the consecration of the newly-founded Scots Lodge 2 , 319 by V . W . Bro . Colonel Shadwell

H . Gierke , Grand Secretary of England , who was assisted by R . W . Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W ., as S . W . ; V . W . Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . B . G . P ., as J . W . ; V . W . Bro . the Rev . G . W . Weldon , P . G . Chap ., as Chap . ; and W . Bro . Frank Richardson , P . G . D .,

as D . C . A most brilliant gathering of eminent Masons had assembled to bid Godspeed to the new Lodge , amongst those present being Captain Sir Henry Morland , Grand Master of All India ( Scottish Constitution ) , W . Bro . Mullet , P . G . D . ; W . Bro . Sir Lionel Darell , Bart ., G . J . W ., of the Mark Degree ; W . B . Fenwick , Grand Registrar of Queensland ; Bro . Tilden , from

America , and many other Grand Officers and Provincial Grand Officers , including W . Bros . R . Berridge , P . M . ; C . O . Driver , P . M . ; Shoppee , P . M . ; Levick , P . M . ; E . C . Mulvey , P . M . ; and R . H . Dillon , P . M ., Grand Standard Bearer , Middlesex . There were also present Bros . Colonel T . Tully , W ; M ., of the Centurion

Lodge 1 , 718 ; Capt . C . Probyn , P . M ., Old Dundee Lodge , 18 ; J . R . Stacey , P M ., and Sec . Alexandra Palace Lodge 1 , 541 ; W . W . Snelling , P . M , Alexandra Palace Lodge 1 , 541 ; J . Edmeston , P . M . ; P . H . Jones , P . M . ; D . Forbes , P . M ., A . A . Pendelbury , A G . S ., besides Bros . Pozatti , Prince Fred . William Lodge ,

73 6 ; Gilbert Marsh Lewis , Lodge i , ' 85 ; Massey , of the Freemason , and many other brethren . Amongst the founders were the Earl of Euston , Prov . Grand Master , Northampton and Hunts ; W . M ., designate of the Scotch Lodge ; W . Bro . Charles F . Matier , P . G . St . Bearer England and Scotland , P . G . S . W . Aberdeenshire , and G . S . of the Mark Degree , who was appointed D . C . of the new Lodge . Bros . Vero Shaw , S . W .

designate , John Whitehead , P . M . 1 , 425 , J . W . designate , George Shaw , P . M . 59 , Treasurer ; George Henderson , Secretary designate ; John Page , W . M . 753 , S . D . designate ; Thomas Grant , J . D . designate ; and James Thomson , Stewards . Amongst the other founders of the Scots Lodge who were at the ceremony were Bro . D . F . Gellion , P . M . 1 , 425 , D . Charteris , J . Plenderleith , and

Roderick Mitchell ; but , unfortunately , Sir Michael R . Shaw Stewart , Bart ., Past Grand Master of Scotland , Bro . George Edward , and Bro . H . Campbell-Beaver , I . G . designate , were prevented from taking part in the proceedings . The Scots Lodge having been duly consecrated by Colonel Shadwell Gierke in his

usual admirable manner , and the Earl of Euston having been installed as W . M ., Bros . Colonel Shadwell H . Gierke , Grand Secretary of England ; Sir John Monckton , Thos . Fenn , the Rev . G . W . Weldon , Frank Richardson , R . Berridge , Captain Sir Plenty Morland , and D . Murray Lyon , Grand Secretary of Scotland , were

elected honorary members of the Scots Lodge . The W . M . next , on behalf of the Founders , presented a Founders' jewel in iS-carat gold to the Grand Secretary , as a momento of the occasion , and the Secretary , Bro . Geo . Henderson , having read a letter of apology from the Grand Secretary of Scotland , who was prevented at the very last moment by his Masonic duties from attending , the Lodge was closed in due form .

* * * Bro . W . J . Hughan , in the Freemason of the 6 th ult ., says : — In the catalogue of the Masonic Exhibition , Shanklin ( 18 S 6 ) , will be found the following description of Exhibit 135 S , belonging to liro . J . S . Cumberland ' s remarkable collection : — " Curious silver jewel , consisting of compasses ,

resting on a square ( once used by a W . M . ) , and above is a ' Sailor ' s Knife , ' opened across the former woiking tool . " This jewel has always been a mystery , until a few weeks since , when , looking through Bro . George Kenning ' s very striking catalogue of " Banners , Clothing , and Medals for all Societies , " 1 at once detected the same design in the series of illustrations representing the "Ancient Order of Free Gardeners , " so that the instrument is doubtless a " pruning knife , " and the article is described as an emblem of that Society ,

£ 0 does not belong to the Freemasons . Other societies also have adopted some of our symbols , so that a little caution will sometimes be necessary in estimating the uses oi certain jewels . Under the " Odd Fellows" are not a few that would pass as Masonic , especially the level for Past G . P . ' s , the Treasurer ' s and the Sccretar _' s jewels . Then the apron of the "Free Gardeners" is almost the same in shape as the Lodges use under lhe Scottish Grand Lodge , and or e of the handsome banners of the " Loyal Orange Association , " given in the work aforesaid , has lhe " five-pointed star" enclosing the letter G prominently depicted on a key-stone to an arch , resting on two pillars , and the ark also is a conspicuous figure .

* * * The Secretary of the Thrift Organisation Society , at the first meeting of which , held in the Lecture Theatre of South Kensington Museum a short time since , Lord Herschel presided , is Bro . E . Barratt Kidder , who is by profession as a solicitor .