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Contents.
CONTENTS .
jjoyal Masonic Institution for Boys 67 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 67 Masonic History " ' jlasonic Ball 6 1 Masonic Ball at Brighton 67 Masonic Ball at Leicester . ' 68
Freemasonry in Natal 68 The Past Grand Mastcr of Nova Scotia 68 The Supreme Council Ancient ar . d Accepted Rite < SS Cripplegatc Pension Society Ball 68 R EPORTS OK MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 6 9 Instruction 7
Royal Arch 7 Ancient and Accepted Rite 7 1 Scotland 72 Masonic Notes and Queries 73 LEADERS 74 CORRESTOXDES ' CERoval Masonic Institution for Girls 75
Thc Boys'School 7 = Thrift as a Masonic Virtue 7 : A Caution 75 Bro . Hughan and the " Ancient and Primitive Rite " of Masonry 75 The Swedenborgian Rite 7-The Jews and thc High Grades 75
Ancient and Primitive Masonry 75 Reviews 75 A Paleographical Soiree 76 Literary , Art , and Antiquarian Notes 76 Masonic and General Tidings 77 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 78 Advertisements I ., IL , III ., IV ., V ., VI .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The General Committee of this Institution met last Saturday afternoon at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . \ V . Roebuck in the chair . There were present Bros . George ] . Row , Don . AI . Dewar , Leopold Ruff , Arthur E . Gladwell , A . J . Duff Filer , J . G . Chancellor , A . AL Broadley , W . Gurton ,
\ V . H . Saunders , Richard Tyrrell , Rev . Richd . Atoms , F . Adlard , George J . Palmer , Alfred Williams , F . Binckes ( Secretary ) , and H . Alassey ( Freemason ) . Before the commencement of business Bro . GLADWELL called the attention ot the Committee to what he considered a gross calumny which had been published in reference to the last meeting of thc Quarterly Court of the Boys' School
hut the CHAIRMAN interposing , said that the matter was quite irrelevant , and one with which the General Committee had no concern , and it could not be brought before the meeting . ( Hear , hear . ) The SECRETARY then read the minutes of the last meeting , which were put and confirmed . The minutes of the House Committee were read for
information , and the report of the Audit Committee , after being read , was adopted , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The minutes of the Quarterly Court were also read . The Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for over ^ 1500 in payment of tradesmen ' s and other bills certified by the Audit Committee . Three outfits of £ 5 each were voted to three ex-pupils of the Institution , and the Committee adjourned after passing a vote of thanks to the Chairman .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The monthly meeting of the Committee of this Institution was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . I . ieut .-Col . Creaton , Grand Treasurer , Vice-Patron and Trustee , presided ; and theie were also present Bros . A . H . Tattershall , William Stephens , Samuel Rawson , James
Brett , Charles G . Hill , John G . Stevens , Edgar Bowyer , John H . Leggott , Thomas Cubitt , Louis Stean , Charles Atkins , Charles H . Webb , James Willing , jun ., James Terry , Secretary , and H . Alassey ( Freemason ) . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and ronfirmed , the Secretary reported the death of an approved female candidate , who had for two years received her late
husband ' s annuity . The Warden ' s report for the first month was read , and permission was given to one of the male residents in the Institution to resign the apartments he occupied , he wishing . '" reside with some relations . 1 Cheques for the payivcnt of the annuitants for the ensuing quarter , and for the payment of other charges on the Institution , were signed by the Chairman .
The rating of the Institution at Croydon having been "laterially increased , the Secretary was requested to appeal a ? ainst the present rating , and to attend at Croydon for that purpose . A statement of the recei p ts and disbursements for the Past year having been submitted , the Committee decided to ' ' . 'hirteen males from an approved list of thirty-seven ^ ndidates , and seven widows from an approved list of ixt y-one candidates at the election on the 20 th of Alay next . J A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings .
Masonic History.
MASONIC HISTORY .
By ROBERT FREKE GOULD . In the last number of the Freemason , at pp . 5 6 and G 4 respectively , Bros . Hughan and Whytehead invite attention to very interesting points , which depend for their elucidation upon a closer and more critical study of Alasonic history than has yet taken place . The " point" raised at p .
56 is the assertion of Bro . Albert Pike : " That men who were adepts in the Hermetic Philosophy made the ceremonials of the Blue [ Craft ] Degrees . " The second "point , " introduced at p . 64 , is the contention of Bro . E . T . Carson : " That thc early Templarswerc simply Alasons who united themselves together for the purpose of pfeserving to Alasonry , though in an added Grade ,
what they regarded as one of its landmarks —[ Christianity ] - With the propositions just cited I am not concerned . I desire , however , before proceeding with my general subject to register a protest against the employment of the phrase " Blue Degrees " [ or lodges ] * to distinguish the Freemasonry of 1723 , from the countless Rites which have been subsequently—and as some brethren think
legitimatelyadded thereto . I will now offer a few remarks on the early proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England , as recorded by Alasonic historians , and , I think , I shall satisfy both Bros . Hughan and Whytehead , that before the somewhat fanciful speculations ( if , without offence , I may so term them ) , which they have published in the Freemason , can be adequately
discussed , the ground must be first cleared of much accumulated error . In his " History of Freemasonry , " at p . 13 C , Bro . ] . G . Findel states : " Establishment of the frst Grand Lodge —This then took place . ' . as several brethren united for this purpose , amongst whom were King , Calvert , Lumley , Madden , etc . At their head was Dr . J . T . Desaguliers . .
. ' . George Payne , a learned antiquarian , was his chief supporter , as was also Dr . James Anderson . " We have here two items of Alasonic history ; the first a record of the names of the " Committee " —as at p . 16 7 of his work Bro . Findel styles Alessrs . King and others . The second an assertion that Desaguliers was the prime mover in the so-called "Revival" of 1717 , with Payne , a
learned antiquarian , and Dr . Anderson as his lieutenants . These I will separatel y discuss . As to item the first , it is a curious fact that the names of Bro . Findel ' s so-called " Committee " were originally given as those of the founders of "Alodern" Freemasonry by Laurence Dermott , in the third edition of his "Ahiman Rezon [ 1778 . J . Alasonic students will need no reminder of
thc worthlessness of Dermott ' s evidence upon all points relating to the formation of the older Grand Lodge of England . In a foot note to "Ahiman Rezon , " 177 S ( the " Book of Constitutions " of the "Ancients" ) , I cannot cite the page , as , though I have made myself a manuscript copy of this work , I have not preserved the pagination ; but the wording of the text , to which the foot note is subjoined , is
as follows : "About the year i 7 i 7 Some joyous companions , who had passed the Degree of a Craft ( though very rusty ) , resolved to form a lodge for themselves , in order ( by conversation ) to recollect what had been formerl y dictated to them , or , if that should bc found impracticable , to substitute something new , which might for the future pass for Masonry amongst themselves .
At this meeting the question was asked whether any person knew the Alaster's part , and being answered in the negative , it was resolved nem . con . that the deficiency should be made up with a new composition . . ' . . •, I lence ic was ordered that every person ( during the time of his initiation ) should wear boots , spurs , a sword , and spectacles . . \ . \ . •. It was proposed that no brother ( for
the future ) should wear an apron . This proposal was rejected by the oldest members , who declared that the aprons were all the signs of Masonry then remaining amongst them . . . . ' . . \ It was then proposed that ( as they were resolved to wear aprons ) they should be turned upside down , in order to avoid appearing mechanical . . ' . . •. Agreeable as this alteration might seem to the gentlemen ,
nevertheless it was attended with an ugly circumstance ; for , in traversing the lodge , the brethren were subject to tread upon the strings , which often caused them to fall with great violence , so that it was thought necessary to invent several methods of walking , in order to avoid treading upon the strings , " etc ., etc . t
Readers of the Freemason , to whom the foregoing citation from the " Book of Constitutions" of a Grand Lodge of England is new , will , I think , agree with me in the opinion that Laurence Dermott ' s foot note , which I shall now exhibit , was no more worthy of adoption hy Bros . Findel and D . Al . Lyoni than his text .
Masonic History.
The following . is the / 00 / note ¦ — " Brother Thomas Grinsell , a man of great veracity , ( elder brother of the celebrated James Quin , Esq . ) , informed his Lodge No . 3 , in London ( in 1753 ) , that eight persons , whose names were Desaguliers , Gofton , King , Calvert , Lumley , Madden , De Noyer , and Vraden , were the geniuses to whom the world is indebted for the memoraule invention of Modern
Alasonry . " Without wishing to multiply evidence , in order to invalidate the authority of the preceding quotation , it may be briefly stated , that none of the brethren named , Desaguliers excepted , are mentioned in the early proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England , as they assuredly would have been had the statement in Dermott ' s foot note been a
truthful one . Item No . 2 will now be considered . Bro . Findel contends that Desaguliers , aided by Payne and Anderson , planned the " revival" of I / I ' , or , in other words , that these three brethren were the virtual founders of the first Grand Lodge of England . I do not think this position can bu maintained .
Whilst freel y admitting that the theory is in accord with Alasonic tradition [ or what does duty under that name ] , and that it has been generally adopted by our historians j I submit , nevertheless , that the period of transition ( 1717-23 ) from the legendary to the historical eras ofjEnglish Freemasonry has been very lightly passed over by writers of the Craft . ( To be continued . )
Masonic Ball.
MASONIC BALL .
The members of the Sir Hugh Myddelton Lodge , No . 1602 , and the New Finsbury Park Lodge , No . 16 95 , held their annual Ball at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Monday last , the 7 th inst ., when there was a very large and select attendance . Dancing commenced shortly after nine o'clock to Bro . Marriott ' s excellent band . The programme ,
the arrangement of which , gave every satisfaction to the company , consisted of 24 dances . The first part comprised—1 , Quadrille ; 2 , Valse ; 3 , Lancers ; 4 , Polka ; 5 , Caledonians ; 6 , Valse ; 7 , Redowa ; S , Quadrille ; 9 , Schottische ; \ o , Polka ; 11 , Lancers ; 12 , "' Waltz and Galop . At half-past twelve the company adjourned to the " Pillar" room where , an excellent supper awaited them ,
and which was genially presided over by the W . AL , Bro . J . Weston . At the conclusion of supper , and after grace had been sung , the President proposed" The Health of Her Alajesty the Queen , " which was loyally received , the company all heartily singing the National Anthem . -The Treasurer's toast , " Success to the Ball , " was received with hearty cheers . Bro . H . HOLLIS , Past G . D . C . Herts , in
introducing it , said they were all much indebted to the ball Committee and the Stewards , for the very proficient manner in which the entertainment had been carried out . It was no easy task to perform duties appertaining to a ball , and therefore the greater praise was due . He would couple with this toast the name of Bro . Speller , who had been unceasing in his labours , and to whom was mainly
due the success attained . Bro . A . F . SPELLER having suitably replied , Bro . TIISUETTS , in able terms , proposed "The Ladies , " for whom Bro . HEYSE responded . The attraction of the evening was then resumed , the second part of the programme being as follows : 13 , Quadrille ; 14 , Polka ; 15 , Valse ; 16 , Caledonians ;
17 , Schottische ; iS , Valse ; 19 , Lancers ; 20 , Polka ; 21 , Quadrille ; 22 , Valse ; 23 , Lancers ; 24 ; Valse and Galop . The various dances were entered into and continued with much zeal until a late , or rather earl y hour , under the able direction of Bro . R . Johnson , M . C . Among those p resent were Bros . J . Weston , R . V . Davies , R . G . Thomas , AV . and Airs . Cook , Bro . W . T . Purkess ( founder 'iind first W . AL of Lodge , No . 1695 ) ,
Airs . Purkess , and the Misses Purkess , Bro . A . F . Speller , Bro . and Airs . E : Cattermole , Bro . J . and Aliss Homer , Bro . II . L . and Airs . Godolphin , Bro . and Mrs . S . Hollidge , Bro . W . W . Alorgan , and Aliss Baxter , Bro . and Airs . Humphreys , Bro . and Airs . Alfred Goode , Bro . F . Goode , and Airs . Hill , Bras . Swinyard , Fisher , F . F . E . Heyse , F . H . Tibbitts , and F . A . Kelly ( Freemason ) . Thebrethren of the two lodges are to be congratulated on the very satisfactory result of this , their third annual ball .
Masonic Ball At Brighton.
MASONIC BALL AT BRIGHTON .
A select Subscription Ball was held recently at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , in connection wth the Royal York Lodge of Instruction . The company numbered about 250 , and the whole affair was of a very agreeable and successful description . The apartments occupied for the purpose of the ball were the music and banqueting
rooms and the north drawing room . Refreshments were laid out in the north drawing room and the banqueting room , this important department being in the hands of Alessrs . Sayers and AIarks , who , it is almost too superfluous to remark , did full justice to their well-earned reputation . The viands were choice , and the wines excellent , and there is little wonder that the company lingered in the
supper room long after Air . Devin had taken up the baton for thc commencement of the second part of the programme . In the matter of decorations not much was done , nor was it necessary , for Air . Balchin ' s plants gave to the scene sufficient brilliancy to compensate for the absence of the hangings of tapestry which are conventionally regarded as essential to the complete transformation of the corridor . Air . Devin's well-trained hand supplied the music , which
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
jjoyal Masonic Institution for Boys 67 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 67 Masonic History " ' jlasonic Ball 6 1 Masonic Ball at Brighton 67 Masonic Ball at Leicester . ' 68
Freemasonry in Natal 68 The Past Grand Mastcr of Nova Scotia 68 The Supreme Council Ancient ar . d Accepted Rite < SS Cripplegatc Pension Society Ball 68 R EPORTS OK MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 6 9 Instruction 7
Royal Arch 7 Ancient and Accepted Rite 7 1 Scotland 72 Masonic Notes and Queries 73 LEADERS 74 CORRESTOXDES ' CERoval Masonic Institution for Girls 75
Thc Boys'School 7 = Thrift as a Masonic Virtue 7 : A Caution 75 Bro . Hughan and the " Ancient and Primitive Rite " of Masonry 75 The Swedenborgian Rite 7-The Jews and thc High Grades 75
Ancient and Primitive Masonry 75 Reviews 75 A Paleographical Soiree 76 Literary , Art , and Antiquarian Notes 76 Masonic and General Tidings 77 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 78 Advertisements I ., IL , III ., IV ., V ., VI .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The General Committee of this Institution met last Saturday afternoon at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . \ V . Roebuck in the chair . There were present Bros . George ] . Row , Don . AI . Dewar , Leopold Ruff , Arthur E . Gladwell , A . J . Duff Filer , J . G . Chancellor , A . AL Broadley , W . Gurton ,
\ V . H . Saunders , Richard Tyrrell , Rev . Richd . Atoms , F . Adlard , George J . Palmer , Alfred Williams , F . Binckes ( Secretary ) , and H . Alassey ( Freemason ) . Before the commencement of business Bro . GLADWELL called the attention ot the Committee to what he considered a gross calumny which had been published in reference to the last meeting of thc Quarterly Court of the Boys' School
hut the CHAIRMAN interposing , said that the matter was quite irrelevant , and one with which the General Committee had no concern , and it could not be brought before the meeting . ( Hear , hear . ) The SECRETARY then read the minutes of the last meeting , which were put and confirmed . The minutes of the House Committee were read for
information , and the report of the Audit Committee , after being read , was adopted , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The minutes of the Quarterly Court were also read . The Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for over ^ 1500 in payment of tradesmen ' s and other bills certified by the Audit Committee . Three outfits of £ 5 each were voted to three ex-pupils of the Institution , and the Committee adjourned after passing a vote of thanks to the Chairman .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The monthly meeting of the Committee of this Institution was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . I . ieut .-Col . Creaton , Grand Treasurer , Vice-Patron and Trustee , presided ; and theie were also present Bros . A . H . Tattershall , William Stephens , Samuel Rawson , James
Brett , Charles G . Hill , John G . Stevens , Edgar Bowyer , John H . Leggott , Thomas Cubitt , Louis Stean , Charles Atkins , Charles H . Webb , James Willing , jun ., James Terry , Secretary , and H . Alassey ( Freemason ) . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and ronfirmed , the Secretary reported the death of an approved female candidate , who had for two years received her late
husband ' s annuity . The Warden ' s report for the first month was read , and permission was given to one of the male residents in the Institution to resign the apartments he occupied , he wishing . '" reside with some relations . 1 Cheques for the payivcnt of the annuitants for the ensuing quarter , and for the payment of other charges on the Institution , were signed by the Chairman .
The rating of the Institution at Croydon having been "laterially increased , the Secretary was requested to appeal a ? ainst the present rating , and to attend at Croydon for that purpose . A statement of the recei p ts and disbursements for the Past year having been submitted , the Committee decided to ' ' . 'hirteen males from an approved list of thirty-seven ^ ndidates , and seven widows from an approved list of ixt y-one candidates at the election on the 20 th of Alay next . J A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings .
Masonic History.
MASONIC HISTORY .
By ROBERT FREKE GOULD . In the last number of the Freemason , at pp . 5 6 and G 4 respectively , Bros . Hughan and Whytehead invite attention to very interesting points , which depend for their elucidation upon a closer and more critical study of Alasonic history than has yet taken place . The " point" raised at p .
56 is the assertion of Bro . Albert Pike : " That men who were adepts in the Hermetic Philosophy made the ceremonials of the Blue [ Craft ] Degrees . " The second "point , " introduced at p . 64 , is the contention of Bro . E . T . Carson : " That thc early Templarswerc simply Alasons who united themselves together for the purpose of pfeserving to Alasonry , though in an added Grade ,
what they regarded as one of its landmarks —[ Christianity ] - With the propositions just cited I am not concerned . I desire , however , before proceeding with my general subject to register a protest against the employment of the phrase " Blue Degrees " [ or lodges ] * to distinguish the Freemasonry of 1723 , from the countless Rites which have been subsequently—and as some brethren think
legitimatelyadded thereto . I will now offer a few remarks on the early proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England , as recorded by Alasonic historians , and , I think , I shall satisfy both Bros . Hughan and Whytehead , that before the somewhat fanciful speculations ( if , without offence , I may so term them ) , which they have published in the Freemason , can be adequately
discussed , the ground must be first cleared of much accumulated error . In his " History of Freemasonry , " at p . 13 C , Bro . ] . G . Findel states : " Establishment of the frst Grand Lodge —This then took place . ' . as several brethren united for this purpose , amongst whom were King , Calvert , Lumley , Madden , etc . At their head was Dr . J . T . Desaguliers . .
. ' . George Payne , a learned antiquarian , was his chief supporter , as was also Dr . James Anderson . " We have here two items of Alasonic history ; the first a record of the names of the " Committee " —as at p . 16 7 of his work Bro . Findel styles Alessrs . King and others . The second an assertion that Desaguliers was the prime mover in the so-called "Revival" of 1717 , with Payne , a
learned antiquarian , and Dr . Anderson as his lieutenants . These I will separatel y discuss . As to item the first , it is a curious fact that the names of Bro . Findel ' s so-called " Committee " were originally given as those of the founders of "Alodern" Freemasonry by Laurence Dermott , in the third edition of his "Ahiman Rezon [ 1778 . J . Alasonic students will need no reminder of
thc worthlessness of Dermott ' s evidence upon all points relating to the formation of the older Grand Lodge of England . In a foot note to "Ahiman Rezon , " 177 S ( the " Book of Constitutions " of the "Ancients" ) , I cannot cite the page , as , though I have made myself a manuscript copy of this work , I have not preserved the pagination ; but the wording of the text , to which the foot note is subjoined , is
as follows : "About the year i 7 i 7 Some joyous companions , who had passed the Degree of a Craft ( though very rusty ) , resolved to form a lodge for themselves , in order ( by conversation ) to recollect what had been formerl y dictated to them , or , if that should bc found impracticable , to substitute something new , which might for the future pass for Masonry amongst themselves .
At this meeting the question was asked whether any person knew the Alaster's part , and being answered in the negative , it was resolved nem . con . that the deficiency should be made up with a new composition . . ' . . •, I lence ic was ordered that every person ( during the time of his initiation ) should wear boots , spurs , a sword , and spectacles . . \ . \ . •. It was proposed that no brother ( for
the future ) should wear an apron . This proposal was rejected by the oldest members , who declared that the aprons were all the signs of Masonry then remaining amongst them . . . . ' . . \ It was then proposed that ( as they were resolved to wear aprons ) they should be turned upside down , in order to avoid appearing mechanical . . ' . . •. Agreeable as this alteration might seem to the gentlemen ,
nevertheless it was attended with an ugly circumstance ; for , in traversing the lodge , the brethren were subject to tread upon the strings , which often caused them to fall with great violence , so that it was thought necessary to invent several methods of walking , in order to avoid treading upon the strings , " etc ., etc . t
Readers of the Freemason , to whom the foregoing citation from the " Book of Constitutions" of a Grand Lodge of England is new , will , I think , agree with me in the opinion that Laurence Dermott ' s foot note , which I shall now exhibit , was no more worthy of adoption hy Bros . Findel and D . Al . Lyoni than his text .
Masonic History.
The following . is the / 00 / note ¦ — " Brother Thomas Grinsell , a man of great veracity , ( elder brother of the celebrated James Quin , Esq . ) , informed his Lodge No . 3 , in London ( in 1753 ) , that eight persons , whose names were Desaguliers , Gofton , King , Calvert , Lumley , Madden , De Noyer , and Vraden , were the geniuses to whom the world is indebted for the memoraule invention of Modern
Alasonry . " Without wishing to multiply evidence , in order to invalidate the authority of the preceding quotation , it may be briefly stated , that none of the brethren named , Desaguliers excepted , are mentioned in the early proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England , as they assuredly would have been had the statement in Dermott ' s foot note been a
truthful one . Item No . 2 will now be considered . Bro . Findel contends that Desaguliers , aided by Payne and Anderson , planned the " revival" of I / I ' , or , in other words , that these three brethren were the virtual founders of the first Grand Lodge of England . I do not think this position can bu maintained .
Whilst freel y admitting that the theory is in accord with Alasonic tradition [ or what does duty under that name ] , and that it has been generally adopted by our historians j I submit , nevertheless , that the period of transition ( 1717-23 ) from the legendary to the historical eras ofjEnglish Freemasonry has been very lightly passed over by writers of the Craft . ( To be continued . )
Masonic Ball.
MASONIC BALL .
The members of the Sir Hugh Myddelton Lodge , No . 1602 , and the New Finsbury Park Lodge , No . 16 95 , held their annual Ball at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Monday last , the 7 th inst ., when there was a very large and select attendance . Dancing commenced shortly after nine o'clock to Bro . Marriott ' s excellent band . The programme ,
the arrangement of which , gave every satisfaction to the company , consisted of 24 dances . The first part comprised—1 , Quadrille ; 2 , Valse ; 3 , Lancers ; 4 , Polka ; 5 , Caledonians ; 6 , Valse ; 7 , Redowa ; S , Quadrille ; 9 , Schottische ; \ o , Polka ; 11 , Lancers ; 12 , "' Waltz and Galop . At half-past twelve the company adjourned to the " Pillar" room where , an excellent supper awaited them ,
and which was genially presided over by the W . AL , Bro . J . Weston . At the conclusion of supper , and after grace had been sung , the President proposed" The Health of Her Alajesty the Queen , " which was loyally received , the company all heartily singing the National Anthem . -The Treasurer's toast , " Success to the Ball , " was received with hearty cheers . Bro . H . HOLLIS , Past G . D . C . Herts , in
introducing it , said they were all much indebted to the ball Committee and the Stewards , for the very proficient manner in which the entertainment had been carried out . It was no easy task to perform duties appertaining to a ball , and therefore the greater praise was due . He would couple with this toast the name of Bro . Speller , who had been unceasing in his labours , and to whom was mainly
due the success attained . Bro . A . F . SPELLER having suitably replied , Bro . TIISUETTS , in able terms , proposed "The Ladies , " for whom Bro . HEYSE responded . The attraction of the evening was then resumed , the second part of the programme being as follows : 13 , Quadrille ; 14 , Polka ; 15 , Valse ; 16 , Caledonians ;
17 , Schottische ; iS , Valse ; 19 , Lancers ; 20 , Polka ; 21 , Quadrille ; 22 , Valse ; 23 , Lancers ; 24 ; Valse and Galop . The various dances were entered into and continued with much zeal until a late , or rather earl y hour , under the able direction of Bro . R . Johnson , M . C . Among those p resent were Bros . J . Weston , R . V . Davies , R . G . Thomas , AV . and Airs . Cook , Bro . W . T . Purkess ( founder 'iind first W . AL of Lodge , No . 1695 ) ,
Airs . Purkess , and the Misses Purkess , Bro . A . F . Speller , Bro . and Airs . E : Cattermole , Bro . J . and Aliss Homer , Bro . II . L . and Airs . Godolphin , Bro . and Mrs . S . Hollidge , Bro . W . W . Alorgan , and Aliss Baxter , Bro . and Airs . Humphreys , Bro . and Airs . Alfred Goode , Bro . F . Goode , and Airs . Hill , Bras . Swinyard , Fisher , F . F . E . Heyse , F . H . Tibbitts , and F . A . Kelly ( Freemason ) . Thebrethren of the two lodges are to be congratulated on the very satisfactory result of this , their third annual ball .
Masonic Ball At Brighton.
MASONIC BALL AT BRIGHTON .
A select Subscription Ball was held recently at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , in connection wth the Royal York Lodge of Instruction . The company numbered about 250 , and the whole affair was of a very agreeable and successful description . The apartments occupied for the purpose of the ball were the music and banqueting
rooms and the north drawing room . Refreshments were laid out in the north drawing room and the banqueting room , this important department being in the hands of Alessrs . Sayers and AIarks , who , it is almost too superfluous to remark , did full justice to their well-earned reputation . The viands were choice , and the wines excellent , and there is little wonder that the company lingered in the
supper room long after Air . Devin had taken up the baton for thc commencement of the second part of the programme . In the matter of decorations not much was done , nor was it necessary , for Air . Balchin ' s plants gave to the scene sufficient brilliancy to compensate for the absence of the hangings of tapestry which are conventionally regarded as essential to the complete transformation of the corridor . Air . Devin's well-trained hand supplied the music , which