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1425—Hvde Park , The Westhournc C ' ravcn-road . Paddington 1126-The Great Cih-, "Masons' Hall , Masons' Avenue , K . C , at <> .-30 . ( inst ) 1471—Islington . Cock Tavern , Highbury 15 . - .. 3—Dnke of Connaught , Surrey Masonic Hall , Cambenvell , b . l ' . 15 DS—Lev Spring , Red Lion . T . i-vtmistone 1599— Skelmersdale , Masons' Hall Tavern . Rasinghall-street , h . C . 1611—Covent Garden . Constitution , lied ford Street . W . C . at 7 .-4- > ( Inst . ) Instruction

1673-Langton , Mansion House Station Restaurant , E . C . at 6 . ( ) 1077—Crtis ! i ( lers , "OM Jerus ilem Tav ., St . John ' s Gale , Clerkenwell , at 9 ( Inst . ) 1791—Creaton , Freemasons' Hn'l . W . C . 1901—Selwyn , East Dulwich Hotel , East Dulwich . 'Infraction ') R . A . 753—Prince Frederick William . Lord ' s Hotel . St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ( In R . A . 813—New Concord , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street . E . C . R . A . 1471—North London , Canonbury Tavern , Canonbury Place , at 8 . ( Inst . )

3 o—Medina , 85 High-street , Cowes . 97—Palatine , Masonic Hall , Tnvvard-road , Sunderland . 139—Britannia , Freemasons' Hall , Surrey-street , Sheffield . 203—Ancient Union , Masonic Hall , Liverpool . ( Instnietion ) 249—Mariners , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 3 ( Instruction ) 333—Royal Preston , Castle Hotel , Preston 339—Unanimity , Crown Hotel , Penrith , Cnmberland . 169—Hundred of Elloe , Masonic Rooms , London Road , Spalding

477—Mersey , 55 Argyle-street , Birkenhead . 5-16—Etruscan , Masonic Hall , Caroline-street , Longton , Stafford 733—Royal Brunswick , Royal Pavilion , Brighton . 739—Temperance , Masonic Room , New-street , Birmingham . 784—Wellington . Public Rooms . Park-street , Deal 78 ( i—Croxteth United Service , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 945—Abbey , Abbey Council Chamber , Abingdon , Berks 991—Tyne , Masonic Hall , Wellington Quay . Northumberland

10 , Jo—Prince of Wales , Masonic Hall , Kirkdale , Liverpool . 1055—Derby , Knowsley ' s Hotel , Cheetham , Lancashire . 1098—St . George , Private Room , Temperance Hotol , Tredegar , Mon 1144—Milton , Commercial Hotol , Ashton-under-Lyne . 1145—Equality , Red Lion Hotel , Accrington . 1147—St . David , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester . 1182—Dnke of Edinburgh , Masonic Hall . Liverpool , 1201— "Royd , Imperial Hotel , Malvern , Worcestershire .

1273—St . Michael , Freo Church School-rooms , Sittingbourno . 1369—Bala , Plasgoch Hotel , Bala . 1416-Falcon . Masonic Hall , Castle Yard , Thirsk . 1429—Albert Edward Prince of Wales , MasonicHall , Newport , Mon 1157—Bagshaw , Princes Hall , Princes-road , Buckhurst Hill 1580—Cranbonrno , " Rod Lion Hotol , Hatfield , Herts , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1583—Corbet , Corbet Arms , Towyn .

1612—West Middlesex , Feathers' Hotel , Ealing , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1697—Hospitality , Royal Hotol , Waterfoot , near Manchester 1782—Machen , Swan Hotel , Coleshill . "R . A . 163—Integrity , Freemasons' Hall , Cooper-street , Manchester R . A . 275—Perseverance , Masonic Hall , South Parade , Huddersfield . R . A . 121-1-Scarborough , Scarborough Hall , Caledonian-road , Bntley R . A . 1393-Hamer , Masonic Hall , Liverpool

FRIDAY , 14 th APRIL . Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 1 o !~ S ° , ' , rt Bllra ^ North Po , e - 3 l 5 Oxford-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruct 134—Caledonian , Ship and Turtle , T eadenhall-street i -t """^ - £ , > ™ hite Hart , King ' s-road , Chelsea , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) lo 7—Bedford , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . ¥ > J—TL \ i ? P'Urrims , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell . at 7 . 30 . ( Inxtnir-hl

/ bb-wuiiam I ' reston . Jacobs Well , Georgo-st ., Manchester-sq ., at 8 ( Inst ) Io ?"" 5 , ' A , fr £ f 1 , star nn'l ' " " wtor . Kew Bridge ( Instruction ) 834—Ranelagh , Six Rolls , Hammersmith ( Instruction ) ^ ~? ° l ' H ? . > S 4 Tonr 1 ' WWfechapel-road . ar , a . ( Instruction ) l ^ -MetropoMan , Pr > rtngal Hotel , Fleet-streot , E . C . at 7 . ( Instructior ) ilf ~ nelgrave , Jermyn-street , S . W ., at 8 . ( Instruction )

ii « t ~ m '> s ™ M ? ra Mwyne C , l > t ' ' - P-ml's-road , Canonbury , at 8 . ( In . ) 1365-Clapton , Whlto Hart , Loiver Clapton , a i 7 . 30 . ( Tnstniction ) R . A . , ft-Pythngorean . Portland Hotol . r . o . ulon-stroet , Greenwich . ( Inst ) B . C . —Mount Calvary , Masonic Hall , 33 Goldon-sqnare 36— Glamorgan , Freemasons' Hnll , Arcade , St . Marv ' s-strest . Cardiff

to»—Perseverance . Masonic Hall , Liverpool . 453-Chigwell , Prince ' s Hall , Bnekturst Hill , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 458-Airo and Calder , Private Eoo . « . Our e-steet , Goole 526—Honour , Star and Garter Ho ' el , Wolverhampton . 6 B 2—Dartmouth , Dartmouth Ho ^ , West Bromwich 697—United , George Hotel Colchr - ' Dr .

815—Blair , Town Hall , Stretfo ; d-road , Hulme ]^ l ~^ r ! lto ' , a C , ftl # / , asonio Rooms , Parliarnont-street , HaiTiogate 2-5 ™' * ^ - , ^ TTT ^ r , i £ ExcI , ' > ' ? 0 > leighton Buz / arcf 14 S 9—Rock , Royal Rock Hotel , Rock Ferrv 1536—United Military , Masonic Hall , I'liuntsonrt General Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall . New-street , Birmingham at 7 R . A . -, J 6—De Sussex , Masonic Hall , Maple Street , Newcastle

SATURDAY , 15 th APRIL . 193-Percy , Jolly Farmers' , Southgate Road , N ., 8 . ( Instruction ) 71 o—Panmure , Cannon-street Hotel , E . C . * 1 ^ ? . nTr 1 ef ;*" ' rn : " - L , 1 nib Tavern , opposite Bethnal G . Janet ., at 8 ( I - st ) 1364-KarI of Zetland , Old Town Hall , Mare-street , Hackney l ' ill , n ?} ifm > Grosvenor Chih , VMwy-aqimvo , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1641—Cnchton , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell Smm Chapter of Instruction , Union , Air-street , Rogont-st ., W ., at 8

Caxton Lodge, No. 1853.

0 AXTON LODGE , No . 1853

THE annual meeting of this favourite and rapidly increasing I-ofltre took place at the "Freemasons' Hnll , Great Queen-street , "VV ., on Monday , 3 rd April . Lr-dsre nppne 1 at 5 p . m ., under tho presidency of Brn . George Joseph Dawson VOL , supported by Bros . Arthur Woods S . W . ( W . M . cl *> ot ) , F . Bntterworf . h J . W ., J . Orikmnn S . D .. J . V . "Reck J . D ., W . Richards I . G . After tho minntes of last

meeting had been read and confirmed , Lodge was advanced to thr second degree . Tho candidates for raising- having 1 answered the nsual questions , retired , and Lodce wns opened in tho third decree , when tho ceremony was performed by the W . M . in a most , excellent and impressive manner , On beincr resumed in the first rVgree , the Audit Committee handed in a highly satisfactory report as to the

financial position of tho Lodtre , which reflected tho greatest credit on tho manner in which the esteemed Secretary , Bro . T . H . Meredith P . M .. had carried out his duties , nnd a , unanimous vote of thanks wns passed to him , and recorded on the minutes . The ceremony of installation was then commenced by the Worshipful Master , and

earned ont with tho greatest success . Ihe now W . M .., Tiro . A . Woods , then npnointcd Hie following ns his Officers :- -Bros . V Bntierworth S . W ., J . O . ikmnn J . W ., J . F . "Beclc S . T ) ., W . Richards J . D ., T . J . Gilbert I . G ., II . L . Djpmso M . C , S . Morby Steward . Honri de Solla Organist , Lackland Tyler . After hearty good wishes had been , given to the now W . M . by the various visitors , and other

bisiness conclnded , Lodge was closed in duo form , and the brethreu retired to the "Banquet Hall . After tho usual Loyal and Masonic toasts , Bro . Dawson , on resuming tho gavel , proposed the ho : 1 th of Bro . Woods W . M ., and wished him a happy and prosperous year of office ; he felt sure that ho would carry out the dnties of his important office to the satisfaction of tho brethren . Bro . Woods , ia

returning thanks , said ho was deeply impressed with the honour that had been done him in placing him in so hig h a position , and also b y tho very ablo maimer in which tho ceremony of installation had beeu performed . It should be his hig hest endeavour to carry ont his duties in a proper mariner , and to follow the example of that excellent Mason Bro . Dawson I . P . M ., whose health he had the

honour to propose , and on whose breast he now p laced tho handsome jewel which had unanimously bien voted to him by tho brethren of tho Lodge , and which he had so well earned . Bro . Dawsou having replied in suitable terms , the W . M . proposed the health of the "Visitors , of whom ho was glad to see so goodly an array . This toast was responded to by Dr . Corrie Jackson , W . M . Polish National

Lodgo . Tho following Visitors wero present : —Bros . Dr . Corrie Jackson W . M . Polish National 534 ; Past Masters W . G . Hanson Roval Naval 59 , W . J . Hiscox Earl Spencer 1-120 , B . Spoonor Earl Spencer 1120 , F . J . Wray Wanderers " 160 t / W . Saegort Wellington 548 , T . C . Pratt Leigh ; Bros . W . U . Wingfield Organist Royal Arthur ,

C . F . Lnckhnrst Wanderers 11 ' 04 , N . W . Duncan Eoyal Albert 907 , J . Hnsrhes J . W . City of London 901 , J . Yule City of Loudon 901 , G . Ward St . Luko 144 , W . Alexander Ebury 1348 , J . Kendal , J , Wilkinson Earl Spencer 1420 , A . Martin J . W . Joppa 188 , F . Thomas 87 , F . J . E . Young and J . Esson St . Dunstans 1589 , and C . Jones Alexandra Palaco 1541 .

Eoyal Union Lodge of Instruction , No . 382 .-A meeting was held on Monday , the 3 rd inst ., at the Chequers Hotol , TJx bridge . Bro . Nicholson took tho chair as W . M . ; Bros . Taplin S . W ., Cotton J . W ., Brooks S . D ., Bowles J . B ., Phillips I . G . and Tyler , Andrews P . M . Preceptor . After the preliminaries of opening the Lodge , reading , confirming , and signing the minutes of the previous Lod

meeting , Bro . Rowles J . D . was interrogated , ancl ' entrusted ; ge having been advanced , he was passed to the degree of Fellow Craft . Lodge was closed in the second degree , and Bro . Andrews , assisted by the brethren , worked the second section of the lecture , for which he received a unanimous and hearty vote of thanks . Bro . Taplin was elected to fill the chair at tho next meeting , and appointed Officers in rotation . Lodgo was closed according to ancient custom , and adjourned until the 17 th of April .

United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , No . 507 .-Held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , on Friday evening , 31 st ult ., at 7 . 30 . Present—Bros . James Stevens P . M . Preceptor as W . M ., J . N . Bate S . W ., F . Thurston J . W ., J . S . Terry P . M . Hon , Sec ., W . H . Harris W . M . of St , Mark ' s Lodge S . D ., F . G . B . Wells J . D ., H . Williams I . G . ; also A . McKay , E . James , J . Wilmot , C . H .

Phillips , Chambers , F . B . Sarsenet , C . Lewis , W . W . Morgan Sec . 211 , and others . Tho Lodge being opened in the first degree , the second section was worked , followed by the rehearsal of the ceremony of initiation , and the working of tho third section . The W . M . then introduced to the brethren Brother Morgan , who had attended to deliver his lecture on " The Masonic Institutions ; their

establishment nnd development , " which proved to be of vory great interest , full of historical and statistical information , which to nearly all present had the charm of novelty , and mado them acquainted with particulars which shonld certainly bo known to nil who profess interest in the charitable works of the Order , and desire to learn tho most efficient modes of carrying their professions

into practice . A heirty vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Morgan , nnd , at the proposition of tho W . M ., he was unanimously elected an honorary member . In thanking the brethren , Bro . Morgan expressed his willingness to assist in carrying out the arrangements lately made by this Lodsre of Instruction , by now and then delivering an

Essay . on Musonio subjects dnring " question time . " Bro . Bate was elected W . M . for the ensuing fortnight ( there will be no meeting on Good Friday ) , and having appointed his Officers , notified that the work of the evening would be the first section , the ceremonies of initiation and passing , and the charges ( by Bro . F . B . Sargeant ) during " question time . " Lodge was closed in due form .

William Preston Lodge of Instruction , No . 766 — On 31 st March , at the Jacob's Well , George street , Manchestersquare , W . Present— Bros . W . Heath W . M ., Fromhnk S . W ., A . Jones J . W ., G . Tribbcl S . D ., G . Hart J . D ., Chambers I . G ., G . Coop Preceptor , II . Mooro Secretary ; also Bros . A . Braun P . M . P . 55 . 76 ( 1 , Halley , Smith , Butsnn , & c . Lodge was opened in due due , and the minutes of last meeting were read bv the Hon . Secretary ,

confirmed and duly signed b y tho W . M . The Preceptor worked the ( list section of the lectnre . The ceremony of initiation was then rehearsed by tho W . M . in n very able manner , Bro . Halley being the candidate . Bro . A . Jones 1 G 12 gave the ehargo , his impressive rendering of which gave tho brethren vory much pleasure . The W . M . for fche next meeting was elected , and tho Lodgo closed in due form and adjourned to the 14 th April .

Merchant Navy Lodge of Instruction , No , 781 * — -- ^ - tin- Silver Tavern , Burdctt-rond , on Wednesday overling- . Brother In mes Stevens P . M . P . Z . delivered his Lecture , Explanatory of the fin fire Corvminnv of fcho First Deareo . Lodsre was opened by 1 >* ' ° - Samuel J . Turquand P . P . G . D . Surrey , P . M . 890 , 1550 , anc ^ tho following brethren filled tho respective offices : — Robinson . S . W-i