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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
The annual nomination of candidates for the office of Grand Master takes place at Grand Lodge , on Wednesday next , December 2 , It is generally understood that the M . W . and Right Hon . Earl of Zetland will be nominated and re-elected without opposition . There being but twelve candidates nominated for the Board of Masters , there will , on this occasion , be no necessity for a ballot .
MASONIC MEMS
The Brethren will no doubt be glad to hear that the Masonic Library and Museum have not been lost sight of , notwithstanding Bro . Henderson allowed his notice of motion for Grand Lodge to drop . Bro . Henderson being a member of the Board of General Purposes has brought the subject before that body , who have recommended that an appeal shall be made to the Graft to aid in the formation of the library , and that a suitable room shall be provided by Grand Lodge for its reception ; the library being open to all members of Grand Lodge . The most important business to come before Grand Lodge on Wednesday next is the confirmation of the purchase of No . 59 , Great Queen-street , and adjacent
premises , for £ 3 , 250 . That accomplished , a hall worthy of the Craft , and better adapted for their annual festivals in support of the benevolent institutions may be erected , and the proprietors of the tavern be enabled to afford better accommodation to the Lodges than space at present permits .
The Brethren of the Reading Lodge , No . 597 , have appealed to the Craft for some assistance to enable them forthwith to erect a Masonic Hall . The sum required is estimated at about £ 1 , 200 , of which something like £ 500 has been already subscribed—the R . W . Prov . G . M ., the Marquis of Downshire , having headed the list with the munificent donation of £ 200 .
Our respected Bro . the Rev . George Raymond Portal , M . A . of Christ Church , Oxford , has been instituted by the Bishop of Winchester , on the nomination of Henry Drummond , Esq ., M . P ., to tho incumbency of Albury , Surrey , which stands in the churcb books at the value of £ 429 per annum .
We understand a new Lodge is to be consecrated at Kenilworth , to be called the Stoneleigh Lodge , on the 20 th of January next ; it promises well to be a firstrate Lodge , and a large meeting is expected . Lord Leigh , Prov . G . M ., and lordlieutenant , is to be the first W . M . ; Bro . Chandos Wren Hoskyns , S . W . ; and Bro . Chas . W . Elkington , J . W . The Prov . G . M . intends inviting the Brethren to banquet at his residence , Stoneleigh Abbey .
The members of the newly-established Canonbury Lodge being desirous of contributing something handsome to the Masonic charities , have arranged for the delivery of three lectures in the Lodge-room of the Canonbury Tavern , the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the creation of a fund for that laudable pur-VOL . III . 0 N
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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
The annual nomination of candidates for the office of Grand Master takes place at Grand Lodge , on Wednesday next , December 2 , It is generally understood that the M . W . and Right Hon . Earl of Zetland will be nominated and re-elected without opposition . There being but twelve candidates nominated for the Board of Masters , there will , on this occasion , be no necessity for a ballot .
MASONIC MEMS
The Brethren will no doubt be glad to hear that the Masonic Library and Museum have not been lost sight of , notwithstanding Bro . Henderson allowed his notice of motion for Grand Lodge to drop . Bro . Henderson being a member of the Board of General Purposes has brought the subject before that body , who have recommended that an appeal shall be made to the Graft to aid in the formation of the library , and that a suitable room shall be provided by Grand Lodge for its reception ; the library being open to all members of Grand Lodge . The most important business to come before Grand Lodge on Wednesday next is the confirmation of the purchase of No . 59 , Great Queen-street , and adjacent
premises , for £ 3 , 250 . That accomplished , a hall worthy of the Craft , and better adapted for their annual festivals in support of the benevolent institutions may be erected , and the proprietors of the tavern be enabled to afford better accommodation to the Lodges than space at present permits .
The Brethren of the Reading Lodge , No . 597 , have appealed to the Craft for some assistance to enable them forthwith to erect a Masonic Hall . The sum required is estimated at about £ 1 , 200 , of which something like £ 500 has been already subscribed—the R . W . Prov . G . M ., the Marquis of Downshire , having headed the list with the munificent donation of £ 200 .
Our respected Bro . the Rev . George Raymond Portal , M . A . of Christ Church , Oxford , has been instituted by the Bishop of Winchester , on the nomination of Henry Drummond , Esq ., M . P ., to tho incumbency of Albury , Surrey , which stands in the churcb books at the value of £ 429 per annum .
We understand a new Lodge is to be consecrated at Kenilworth , to be called the Stoneleigh Lodge , on the 20 th of January next ; it promises well to be a firstrate Lodge , and a large meeting is expected . Lord Leigh , Prov . G . M ., and lordlieutenant , is to be the first W . M . ; Bro . Chandos Wren Hoskyns , S . W . ; and Bro . Chas . W . Elkington , J . W . The Prov . G . M . intends inviting the Brethren to banquet at his residence , Stoneleigh Abbey .
The members of the newly-established Canonbury Lodge being desirous of contributing something handsome to the Masonic charities , have arranged for the delivery of three lectures in the Lodge-room of the Canonbury Tavern , the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the creation of a fund for that laudable pur-VOL . III . 0 N