Installation Meetings, &C.

He bad nine sons , aud he hoped tbe Almighty would g ive him health and strength to make them all members of the Craft . Bros . Hunter and E . Jacobs also briefly acknowledged the hospitality which had bpon extended to the Visitors . The Worshipful Master proposed the Past Masters , of whom they had a goodly array that evening . No

one knew nntil ho got into the chair what assistance the Past Masters were , and he could assure the brethren he had found them most useful , as well as ornamental . The toast was suitably acknowledged by Past Masters Gabb , Cusworth , Harper , Haslip , and Stihvell , all of whom expressed unabated interest in the Lodge and

their earnest wish to make it a thorough success . The Officers next came in for a well . merited compliment at the hands of tho W . M ., and they severally responded to the toast , the list being fittingly closed by the Tyler . Some excellent songs were rendered , aud the evening was marked with the utmost urbanity and enjoyment .

Metropolitan Lodge, No. 1507.

METROPOLITAN LODGE , No . 1507 .

FTIHE annnal meeting of this Lodge was held on Wednesday , afc 1 - Anderton ' s Hotol , Fleet-street , nnder the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . George Edwards . The meeting was a most successful one , and fully up to the standard of the Lodge . The minutes having been confirmed , and the report of tbe Audit Committee received , Bro .

Charles Everett was raised , the Worshipfnl Master performing tho ceremony in a mosfc gratifying manner , as he also did that of the installation which followed . He was supported by fche following Officers : —Henry Lovegrove S . W ., G . VV . Knight J . W , Fred . J . Perks P . M . Secretary , C . J . Scales P . M ., W . M . Stiles P . M ., Henry

Stiles P . M ., T . C . Edmonds S . D ., F . W . Dirmdale J . D ., W . F . Bates D . C , J . G . McEwan A . D . C , G . F . Bruce Organist , W . Davey I . G ., R . W . Fraser Steward , and S . Smith Tyler . Bro . Henry Lovegrove P . M . P . Z . was the Worshipfnl Master elect , and be having been installed and saluted , invested the following as the Officers

for the ensuing year : —Bros Kmght S . W ., Edmonds J . W ., Perks P . M . Secretary , Dimsdale S D ., Davey J . D ., Bates T . G ., McEwan D . C , Fraser A . D . C , Bruton and Brice Stewards , Bruce Organist , Smith Tyler . The W . M . said he had received a letter from Bro . J . Willincr , their Treasurer , wherein he said he was afraid

he should not be present at the meeting , as bnsiness detained him in another part of London . The W . M . . aid he shonld have much pleasure in investing Bro . Willing with his collar of office on the first occasion on which he was able to be present . Brother Edwards then proceeded to complete tho ceramrmy of installation , rendering

fcho addresses in an able manner . Bro . W . M . Stiles P . M . proposed thafc the be a fc thanks of fche Lodge be voted to tho Installing Master , and that fcho same be recorded on the minutes , for the able manner in which he had performed the . ceremony of installation that day . Bro . Scales P . M . seconded the proposition , which was carried with

acclamation . The W . M ., in formally conveying to Bro . Edwards the thanks of the Lodge , said he had additional pleasure in supplementing the . vote by th * ¦ presentation of n Past Master ' s jewel , 'which had been previously voted by the members . Bro . Lovegrove felt that the Past Master ' s jewel of the Lodgo ha 1 never b n en given to a more

worthy brother than to Bro . Edwards , or ono who had striven harder to earn it . Bro . Edwards thanked the brethren for the very kind feelings they had evinced towards him in presenting the Past Master ' s jewel he had just received , and also for tho hearty support thoy had rendered him during his term of office . A vote of

condolence with one of the members of the Lodge , who had jnsfc lost his wife , and ono of congratulation with Bro . Carter , on his restoration to health after a most severe accident , having been passed , the Worshipful Master proposed that , in consideration of the great services rendered to the Lodge by Bro . J . J . Michael , one of the earliest Masters

ho bo elected an honorary member of the Lodge . The proposition was Hecondoil by the I . P . M ., and carried unanimously . Lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . In dne course fche usual toasts were honoured . That of the Queen and Craft was followed by tho health of the Prince of Wales Most Worshipfnl Grand

Master . The . Prince of Wales had done a great amount of work for the good of Freemasonry , ancl appeared ever ready to advance its welfare . The Worshipfnl Master felt that when the day came for tho Grand Master to exchange tbe gavel for the sceptre , the destinies of England would bs safe under his rale . The Pro Grand Master ,

the Deputy Grand Blaster , and the rest of the Grand Officers were next honoured . Brethren who had the privilege of taking a part in the proceedings afc Grand Lodge were well acquainted with tbe ability displayed by the rulers of the Craft in the conduct of its affairs . There was no more distinguished Chairman in England than the Pro

Grand Master , and if tlie Deputy Grand Master was nofc quite equal ifc was perhaps because ho had had less experience , but the noble presence of Lord La ' horn amply compensated for any shortcominghe might possess in this respect . The Immediate Past Mastei next assumed the go . vel . He felt it was finite unnecessary

lbhim to say nnyriiirig to recommend tho ton-fc he had to proposethe health of tho Worshipfnl Master of the Metropolitan Lodg ' . Thero were however , a lew points to whioh he desired to

refer . J 3 ' o . Lovegrove was initiated in the Ledge , and had workeo his way thifii' .-h the different offices until now ho was Worshipfnl . Master . The brethren would all , he ; v » s sure , do what they could to make tin ir Master ' s term of ' offic ¦ one of success for the L dge . The

Worshipfnl Master bad seen a great , amount of service in I' reemasonry , but in pre -iding over his mother Lodgo his past honours wonld hi forgotten in the gratification of tho moment . D mhtloss his experience , acquired elsewhere , would he of service to him in ruling hi .-tnother Lodge . Brother Lovegrove replied , tendering his thanks ,

and hoping ho might be nolo to manage tlio Lodge as the orethren desired it should he governed . Bro . Edwards hud told them he ( Bro . Lovegrove ) had had sonic expetiince iu tlie chair of Freemasonry . True , the present was the tenth occasion on which he had presided over a body of Freemasons •bub be might tell them , experience did

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nofc begefc confidence , and so he fell ; the responsibility of his position Ho shonld work to the best of his ability for the welfare of the Lodge and its members , and nofc only in the Lodge , bat ou ' sid " . ho shonld devote himself to the advancement of its interests . He hoped that when he retired from office the brethren wonld be able to

say ho had succeeded in hts desires . Bro . Lovegrove then proposed tho health of the Installing Master , Bro . G . Edwards I . P . M . It had always been a source of gratification to him that tbe brethren had elected Bro . Edwards to preside over the Lodge , as he considered him—as he had proved to be—well fitted for the office . Ha had

carried out his duties most ably , had attended regularly , had worked most efficiently , and in finishing up his year had added tbe keystone to his Masonic labours by installing his successor . Brother Edwards tendered his thanks . When he assumed the government of the Lodge he felt great diffidence in

undertaking the work . He had dreaded what was in store for him , lesfc he shonld prove unable to carry out his duties . Now he was able to look back upon his Mastership with gratification ; thanks to the support he had received from fche members of the Lodge his year of office had been a pleasure to him—he had

such a united and kind-henrted body of brethren to preside over that the work had been light aud the enjovrnenfc freqnent . The Worshi pfnl Master then proposed fche health of tho other Pasfc Masters , briefly referring to the services each had rendered to tha

Lodge . Bro . Scales had always felt a great pleasure in attending the Lodge , and hoped to do so for many years to come He felt , that the Past Masters were actuated by but one desire—to promote brotherly love . Bro . W . M . Stiles followed . The Past Masters of the

Metropolitan Lodge were verv proud of the position they occupied . Ho felt the Past Masters would have very little to do dnring the coming year , for with Bro . Lovegrove in the chair there was no need for outside assistance . Should , however , fche services of the Past Masters be required , fchey were all ready and willing to

respond . Among tbe Pasfc Masters were Masons who were able to do the work of Freemasonry . The Emulation Lodge of Improvement had lately invited some of them to attend and learn bow Masonry should be worked . The Pasfc Masters of the Metropolitan Lodge felt they were quite capable of showing that themselves ,

and , moreover , strove to teach a ritual consistent with tha English language . He was very proud to see Bro . Lovegrove in the chair , and assured the brethren they might count on the Past Masters doing albthey could to assist and support their present Master in his conduct of fche Lodge . Bro . Henry Stiles also replied , and then

the Worshipfnl Master proposed the toasfc of the Visitors . Bro . Baldwin replied . Ifc afforded him great pleasure to again attend the Lodge , and to witness its continued prosperity . He felt that under the rule of Bro . Lovegrove it would lose none of its former lustre . Bro . Scurrah was also pleased to be among them . It alwavs afforded

htm gratification to attend the meetings of this popular Lodge . It was popular for two reasons , first , becanse it had always been second to none in its working—every brother who had occupied the chair having been able to do the work in a thorongh masterly manner—and , secondly , because it was a thoroughly hospitable Lodge .

Bro . Scurrah assured the brethren he looked upon the Metropolitan Lodge as an exemplification of true hospitality . He knew many of its members , and looked npon tbem as being thorough good Masons . Their Worshipful Master was his Immediate Past Master in the Henry Levander Lodge , and had there proved himself a worthy

brother and a ti * ue gentleman . The more fche brethren knew of him the more they would appreciate him . Bros . Stimson , Wells and others having also responded , 'he Master proposed th" toasfc of fche Officers , with which he coupled the health of tho Treasurer and Secretary . Bros . Knight , Edmonds , Perks , and others acknowledged

the toast , and then the Tyler brought the proceedings to a close . Among the Visitors wero Bros . S . S . Fountaine S . W . 45 , W . Heel ' s 1777 , VV . A . Scurrah W . M . 2018 , E . G . Cherry 861 , B . Fnllwood P . M . 328 , A . H . vSV-nrrah 2048 , J . A . Wilson 1326 , G . S . Stnv'h 1972 , A . Symes J . W . 554 , A . B . Hudson J D . 1657 . John March P . M . 27 ,

C . Mansfield 1421 , II . Dickey Sec . 1744 , J . F . Simms , VV . Hunt 172 , E . A . Tilbury 975 . D . Stroud J . W . 2090 , H . A . K . Davis 177 , G . Dickinson S . D . 1681 , T . Richardson W . M . 8 ( 12 , R . Ross D . C . 1744 , John Jones I . G . 1278 , A . Mullord P . M . 1288 , W . Side W . M . 2015 , H . Baldwin W . M . 1949 , J . G . W . Gwyer WM . 1288 , W . Burroughs

W . M . 1437 , J . Irvine J . D . 862 , VV . Groves P . M 749 , J . Kirby Sec . 336 , T . C . Phillips 1963 VV . R . Palme ,- 113 , R . M . Snridge S . D . 1648 , J . Glenn S . W . 19 , E . A . Wells P M . 15 . Arthur Gdbe * . 554 , C . Leach S 61 , W . Hollis Treasurer 1531 , F . VV . Farmer 25 , J . Wilson W . M . 1328 , E . Stimson P . M . 15 .

Eboracum Lodge, No. 1611.

EBORACUM LODGE , No . 1611 .

THE annnal meeting for the eb-ct on of Master took place at tho Queen ' s Hotel , York , on Monday , fc ' ie 12 th inst ., when there was a large assemblage of brethren . Bro . Sir Frederick Mi' -cr , Hurt ., M . P ., was in the chai' -, and was supported by Bros . T . ii Whytehead P . M ., J . Blenkin P . M .. C . G . Padel P J [„ G . B . lmlbrd P . M ., Major McGa .-hen P . M ., J . Polkinghorne W . M . 1991 , A . T . B .

Turner S . W ., W . Brown J . W ., and a full attendance of brethren and several Visitors . Tho Lodge having been opened , Bro . Sharpe was passed to the degree of Fellow Craft . The Treasurer announced hat the audit of the Lodge accounts showed a handsome b > tia'ice in favour of the Lodge . Bro . VVhvtehead presented , on behalf of Bro .

Ijangley Mills , M . D .. a f nim u d copy of the engraving of the laying of : he foundation-stone of the University of Edinburgh' by Lord Napier , " { rand ( Master in 1789 . Bro . Padcl P . M . presented the four' h volume 'f Gould's History of Freemasonry to the L'brary . The hrefchren then u'ocseded to the election of Master , when Bro . A . T . B . Turner S . W .

••v . 'is nnanimnusly re-elected . Brother G . Balmford P . M . was also unanimously re-elected Treasurer , and Brother Hall Ty ^ -r . Loilge vsart then closed , and t ' i" ne'iniu-rs adjourned to supper , wh ch ivas presided over by thp W . M . Arrangements aro being made for the dedication of the Hall by the Earl of Zetland .