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wedding song , and Bro . Charles Chilley "Love is a dream " with great applause . One of the many treats of the evening , however , was the flute solo by Bro . W .. L . Barrett , in which were included a " romance " by Bergson and Durand ' s " Valse . de concert . " The musical programme was appropriately brought to a close with Bishop ' ^ s sweet and thoroughly English glee " Sleep , Gentle Lady . " Bro . Henry Tinney had charge of tho musical arrangements .

TRINITY COLLEGE LODGE ( No . 1763 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the ist inst ., at Mandeville-place , Manchester-square , when there were present Bros . Aubery T . Howard , W . M . ; F . W . Plant Martin , S . W . ; E . Burritt Lane , J . W . ; Rev . H . G . B . Hunt , Chap , and Treas . ; J . A . Hammond , Sec ; John Mills , S . D . ; T . E . Biddlecombe , J . D . ; J . B . Sargeant , D . C ; G . H . W . Tear , I . G . ; C . J . Ozanne , Stwd . ;

G . Harrison , Tyler ; John Stedman , P . M . ; Bradbury Turner , P . M . ; Arthur Carnall , Org . ; J . Van der H ' eyden , E . M . Fischel , W . C . Hutchinson , J . Pettitt , and S . Wilford . Among the visitors were Bros . E . B . Cox , W . M . 1563 ; J . Brander , S . W . 1563 ; W . J . Rendell , P . M . and Sec . 1716 ; and Benjamin Crumplin , 328 . The lodge was opened , and the minutes were read and

confirmed . The Auditor ' s report was received . Bro . Sinclair Dunn , No . 132 ( S . C . ) , was balloted for as a joining member . The installation of Bro . F . W . Plant Martin , W . M . elect , and investiture of officers then took . place . Bro . J . A . Hammond , P . M . 156 3 and 1765 , acted as Installing Officer , performing that difficult task with admirable precision . The W . M . then invested his officers for the

ensuing year as follows : Bros . Burritt Lane , S . W . ; Mills , J . W . ; Biddlecombe , S . D . ; Sargeant , J . D . ; Ozanne , D . C ; Rev . B . Hunt , Treas . ; J . A . Hammond , Sec ; Tear , l . G . ; and Wilford , Stwd . Bro . Hammond having given the usual addresses to the W . M ., the Wardens , and the general body of the members , the lodge was closed .

After the banquet , theloval toasts , and those of "The Grand Officers" and "The Installing Officer , " were drunk with enthusiasm . Bro . Aubery Howard , I . P . M ., rose to propose the toast of " The Worshipful Master . " In fitting terms he alluded to the past work of the W . M ., and augured from that what his present work would be .

The W . M . proposed "The Health of the I . P . M ., and expressed the pleasure he felt in pinning to his breast the handsome jewel the brethren had unanimously voted to him in recognition of the way in which he had upheld the credit of the lodge duringjhis year of office . Harmony , and not eloquence , being in form at Trinity College Lodge , all the preceding and following toasts were

proposed and acknowledged as briefly as possible , in order to give more for the "feast of reason and flow of soul " furnished in the musical selections . Bro . John Stedman sang , in his sympathetic manner , " Mary of Argyle " and "Where ' er she walks , " from Handel ' s " Semele . " Bro . J . T . Hutchinson sang Sir H . Bishop ' s fine song , "Oh , firm as oak . " Bro . Bradbury Turner and A . Karnall

played a pianoforte duet —( a ) "Deutschland , " ( b ) "Russland , " by Moskowski—with splendid dash and precision . Mr . Bernard Carrodus gave two very fine violin selections , being accompanied on the pianoforte by Bro . A . Carnall . The way in which he rendered the " Ballade et Polonaise de Concert , " by Vieuxtemps , proved him a worthy son of

the great Yorkshire violinist , and a creditable example of the musical teaching at Trinity College . Bro . T . Pettit played , in excellent style , an organ solo , a "March , " by J . B . Calkin . The Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close , all present having spent a most enjoyable evening .

VICTORIA PARK LODGE ( No . 1 S 16 ) .-" Honour to whom honour is due " is an old adage worthy of all acceptation , and we must commend our esteemed Bro . W . Watkins for the excellent and arduous work he has done in and for Freemasonry during the past two years at least . In November last , he installed his successor , the W . M . of the Capper Lodge , No . 1076 , having

just passed through a most successful year of office as Master of that lodge , and , on Thursday , the 25 th ult ., he , after serving as Master for the preceding twelve months , installed his successor at the above lodge , thus finishing a service to the glorious old Order worthy of record and of the man . The lodge was opened at its new habitat , The London

Tavern , Fenchurch-street , and , the minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , a brother was raised to the Third Degree . Bro . John Topliff Kinippie , S . W . and W . M . elect , was then presented to Bro . Watkins , to receive at his hands the benefit of installation , and in due course , and with the usual ceremonies , he was placed in the chair of K . S ., and saluted . The following

officers were then invested by Bro . H . Rogers , P . M . and Sec , viz .: Bros . H . Sinclair , S . W . ; E . Clements , J . W . ; Morris , Treas . ; H . Rogers , P . M ., Sec . ( invested by Bro . C Reeve , P . M . ); A . Govier , CC , S . D . ; W . B . Abrahams , J . D . ; R . W . Carroll , l . G . ; D . Mickleread , D . C ; F . Garrod and W . Price , Stwds . ; and M . Sherwin , Organist . Bro . Watkins then delivered the three

addresses in a most eloquent manner , and the ceremony was concluded . He was then presented with a valuable P . M . ' s jewel ( manufactured expressly by Bro . George Kenning , of Little Britain ) , and it was unanimously resolved " That a vote of thanks be presented to Bro . Watkins , and recorded on the minutes of the lodge , for the perfect manner in which he had installed his successor . " Bro . Watkins

having returned thanks , some essential lodge business was transacted ., and the lodge was closed . Amopg the other brethren present were Bros . D . Hodges , P . M . ; C . Carroll , P . M . ; F . T . Pallivant , J . Rumsey , R . Waddle , F . H . Harris , G . Govier , T . Hallett , E . Haynes , B . Winser , J . Bradford , G . Heyton , T . Walker , W . Beresford , E . Smith , W . Griers , J . Bishop , W . Tilley , S . H . Corfield , B . Charig , A . Reed

, G . Bush , J . Thresher , H . G . Cooper , W . G , Stone , A . Bristow , W . C Godley , and A . Garrood , all of the lodge ; W . H . Stone , W . M . 1623 ; C Beaden , P . M . 781 ; E . H „ Williams , 898 ; E . White , 530 ; L . B . Lewis , 1076 ; W . Davidson , 1076 ; G . Pluckrose , 188 ; A . Schneider , 'Si ; G . Johnson , 2 S ; W . H . Young , 1210 ; C Jolly , M . P . 1472 ; and others . The superbly appointed banquet having been discussed

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the W . M . gave "The Queen and the Craft , " followed by that of "H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of England , " and in putting the latter , said they all knew H . R . H . was an excellent example to follow in his desire for the success of the Craft , and if they followed him they

could not go wrong . He asked them to drink the toast in bumpers . The toast of " The M . W . Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon " was duly honoured , and also that of " The R . W . Dep . G . M ., the Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . "

The I . P . M . then proposed the toast of "The W . M ., " saying that he had not the least doubt that when they saw him take the gavel in his hands , they knew what he did it for . It was his very pleasant duty to propose the health of Bro . Kinipple , their esteemed W . M ., and at the same time wish him a very happy and successful year of office . He felt sure , from the way in which they were going on ,

that they would never regret removing to within the city , and also that under the rule of their genial hearted W . M . they would go on and prosper , and in time become one of the foremost lodges under the rule of their beloved G . M ., and within the London district . He asked them to drink the toast with all the honours it deserved , and right loyally did the brethren respond .

The W . M ., in response , said that evening took him back in memory many years , to some thirty-one years ago , when , as a youth , he saw a Masonic emblem in an uncle ' s room . It was beautifully framed , and as he looked at it he thought it was exceedingly handsome , and not only handsome , but impressive , because above it was an eye , which he was told was emblematical of the all-seeing eye of the Almighty .

Well , years rolled on , till he became a man , a man in business , and some one said to him , "Why don't you become a Mason ? " He asked , " What is there in it ?" The " someone" said "Oh , it will be good for you in business . " " If that is the only thing in it , I can do without it , " I said , and so it went on until he heard and knew of the noble work it was doing in the cause of Charity ,

and then he went to a brother and asked him to propose him , and in due course he was initiated . He entered it with the full intention of doing all he could for its advancement , and now that he stood before them as W . M ., he felt that it was one of the most eventful , and , indeed , proudest moments of his life . They might believe him when he said that he should do all in his power to make the

brethren happy ; but from the heavy responsibility the lodge had incurred over its Jubilee contributions to the Charities , they would have to economise at the social board . He concluded an eloquent address by asking them to support him " in his endeavours for the prosperity of the lodge , and assured them that nothing should be wanting on his part to maintain and uphold the prestige of the lodge , and the

happiness of the brethren . Bro . Watkins , in respondingfor " The Installing Officer , " thanked them for the toast , but , at the same time , did not see himself that he had done more than was his duty as W . M . in installing his successor , the same as any other

ceremony that a W . M . should do if called upon . They , however , knew that it was a difficult ceremony to acquire , while a Master had his lodge duties to carry out . If he had pleased and satisfied them ha had his reward , and could only hope that their W . M . would have a good year of office , and install his successor in turn .

Bro . Hodges , in responding for "The Past Masters , " regretted that there were only half of their Past Masters present—four present and four away . He would have rather seen them all present . There was every prospect of the lodge going on well . Their W . M . had been initiated by him into Masonry , and he was proud to see him in the chair , in which he would be supported by the Past Masters by every

means in their power . Bro . Reeve said he was rather modest , and quite agreed that Bro . Hodges should have returned thanks for the Past Masters collectively , but he ( Bro . Reeve ) liked at least once a year to have something to say to the brethren . They all knew he had the prosperity of the lodge at heart , and that it was his ambition to have it one of the foremost in the

City of London . They had nobly supported the Charities , and had done something in the Jubilee year that would eventually be worthy of the lodge , and of all who had worked so hard and given so freely for and to the Charities . Bro . Carroll , respondingfor "The Masonic Charities , " said he did not know why they should have chosen him to respond for so important a toast , except perhaps that they

knew that he had the welfare of the Chanties very much at heart . The lodge had given generously to the Charities , especially to "The Old People . " The "Girls" and the "Boys" were always well looked after , and , moreover , there were plenty of people who were willing , and indeed at times anxious , to adopt a boy or girl ; but he never yet heard of any one who was anxious to adopt an old man or

aged woman , especially the latter ; therefore it was their duty to support that excellent Institution , "The Benevolent Institution " that did look after the old people in their hour of need . It had been his great good fortune to take up such a sum on two occasions for those Charities from the lodge , as placed his list—one year the fifth on the list of the Metropolitan lodges , and in the next year the sixth

on the list . Now , that spoke highly for the Victoria Park Lodge , and as they went on and prospered they would be enabled to do even more than they had done in the past . "The Old People" were very heavily in debt , and he intended , as he had done for some few years , to again go up for them next year ; because he believed , in the first place , that it was an Institution that deserved every

support , and in the next place that it was necessary for the honour and prestige of the lodge that it should keep its name as a staunch supporter of the Charities . Bro . Watkins went up for the " Girls , " and had something very substantial placed by the lodge upon his list , and he ( Bro . Carroll ) trusted that his would be as as heartily supported . He hoped every brother of the lodge kept in view the

great truth that Charity was the main spring and foundation of Masonry , and above all remembered that it was essentially necessary for their lodge to keep up its name as second to none for its support of the noble Institution of the Order . Bro . Watkins having supported the Charities ; Bros . Jolly , Stone , Beaden , Schneider , and others responded for "The Visitors . "

The other toasts were "The Officers" and the Tyler's toast . Bro . Sherwin presided at the piano , and some excellent songs and recitations were rendered by Bros . Sherwin , Tilley , Corfield , Pullen , and others .

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MANCHESTER . —Lodge of Affability ( No . 317 ) . —A regular meeting of this lodge was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Cooper-street , on Thursday , the ist inst . Present : Bros . W . B . Akerman , W . M . ; J . Robinson , S . W . ; E . G . Chesworth , J . W . ; S . Staton , Sec . ;

V . M . Vultchoff , S . D . ; John Bladon , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C ; J . W . Edwards , P . M . ; Jas . Wilson , P . M . ; FredJJ . Spencer , Stwd . ; and others . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed . Bro . John Bladon took the chair , and raised Bro . Phillips to the Sublime Degree of a

M . M . The lodge was soon afterwards closed , and the brethren made their way down stairs to receive the ladies who had arrived to take part in the annual soiree . Dancing commenced at S . 30 , and continue ^ until 11 o ' clock , when the company , numberirg 34 , sat down to supper , after which ,

"The Health of the Queen" was proposed by the W . M ., and loyally drunk by all present . The toast of " The Ladies" was proposed by Bro . Charles Daber , J . D ., and responded to on their behalf by Bro . John Bladon in humorous terms . Bro . R . R . Lisenden proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " and referred to the exceptional interest Bro .

Akerman had taken in his lodge , proved from the fact of his journeying considerable distances in order to be present and perform his duties on the first Thursday in each month , which he had cheerfully done , and , from the commencement of his year of office , had evinced genuine Masonic spirit , and intense interest in his lodge . The toast was well received , and Bro . Akerman replied

in appropriate terms . The company shortly afterwards renewed their terpsichorean revels , which were kept up until an early hour of the morning . Amongst those present were Bro . and Mrs . Akerman , Bro . and Mrs . Robinson , Bro . and Mrs . Chesworth , Bro .

and Miss Wilson , Bro . and Mrs . Vultchoff , Bro . and Miss Spencer , Bro . and Mrs . McLeod , Bro . and Miss Walmsley , Bro . and Mrs . Lisenden , Mrs . and Miss E , Smith , Bro . and Mrs . W . Garside , Bro . John Bladon , Mrs . Ward , and Mrs . Whittle , Bro . C E . Daber , Bro . F . C Phillips , and others .

HUDDERSFIELD . —Truth Lodge ( No . 521 ) . —The regular meeting of the above lodge was held on Friday , the 2 nd inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , Fitzwilliamstreet . Present : Bros . A . Graham , W . M . ; J . Firth , S . W . ; G . Jackson , J . W . ; G . Marshall , P . M ., Treas . ; Jno . W . Turner , P . M ., Sec ; S . Crossley , S . D . ; Wm . Wood , I . D . ; J . Davies , l . G . ; J . Dawson , P . S . W ., D .

of C . j George Hardy , Tyler ; A . Jackson , P . M . ; G . Horsfall , P . M . 1514 ; W . E . Jowitt , P . M . ; R . Williamson , P . M . ; A . Armitage , P . M . ; H . Shaw , P . M . ; W . H . Jessop , P . M . ; J . b . Matthewman , P . M . ; J . G . Thompson , Sawden , Wood , Nicholson , Mallory , Dyson , Clayton , Sissons , J . Wood , Sheard , Wray , Gledhill , and Godfrey Moxon . Visitors : Bros . A . Walker , P . M . ; J .

Shoesmith , P . M . ; G . Marchant , S . W . ; and R . Metcalf , S . D . of 1783 . The lodge having been opened , the minutes were read and confirmed , after which Bro . Batley was passed to the Degree of a F . C . by Bro . A . Armitage , I . P . M . The S . W . presented and explained the working tools . The election of VV . M . for the ensuing year was next proceeded with , and the unanimous selection of the brethren was for Bro .

John Dawson , Past S . W . Bro . J . W . Turner , P . M ., Sec , P . J . G . D ., was elected Treasurer , and Bro . G . Hardy , Tyler . A proposition for initiation was made , and " Hearty good wishes " having been given , the lodge was closed . After supper the usual toasts were honoured , and the brethren spent a very convivial evening . The installation of the W . M . elect takes place on the first Friday in December , when a numerous gathering is expected .

PLUMSTEAD . —Pattison Lodge ( No . 913 ) . —Bro . W . D . Keeble , W . M . of the above powerful and popular lodge , might well feel proud of his position as Master of the third ( numerically ) strongest lodge in the Province of Kent . It has a magnificent temple for its meetings , an excellent and well-trained choir for the musical portions of the ritual , and for the purposes of its

post-prandial harmony , and last , but not least , at every meeting , there is a large , attentive , and interested gathering of the brethren of the lodge and visitors from tar and near . Such was the state of affairs on Thursday , the ist instant , when Bro . Keeble , for the first time since his installation in Ju / y last , presided as Master , in the grand hall of the new and handsome Masonic Temple , in Bull

Fields . He was supported by the following Past Masters , ofncers , andbrethren : Bros . CCoupland , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W ., Treas . ; A . Penfold , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; E . Denton , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D ., Sec ; H . J . Butter , P . M ., P . P . G . R ., Stwd . ; H . Mason , P . M ., C . H . Lawson , P . M . ; F . Barry , P . M . ; C . Jolly , P . M . ( Hon . ) P . M . 1472 , 2184 ; B . de B . Lopez , S . W . ; E . Morris , acting J . D . ; W . Busbridge , S . D . ; W . Saunders , J . D . ; W . C Taylor , l . G . ; K . F . Tyler , Org . ; J . J . Collins , Asst . D . C

C Clapham , Steward ; W . Larder , Tyler ; W . J . Newton , J . Widges , W . Davidson , A . W . Jackson , G . Tucker , W . Delatouche , W . Lock , R . Turrell , H . Stewart , J . Mitchell , J . Frankling , H . Grattan , F . Hayward , W . B . Ledger , D . C . Capon , E . Lewis , W . Lomax , W . Batchelor , R . Pollard , T . Griffiths , J . Stratton , W . H . Pryce , A . Rabson , A . Moore , G . Frost , J . T . Tayler , 1 .

Bull , J . Murphy , A . D . Capon , R . Ginman , C . Swiss , G . Laurance , B . Hammond , W . II . Lewis , L . Mills , H . G . Baker , jJ . Coombes , W . Harris , F . Hoar , W . Pinkney , C Hartnup , W . Young , J . Topp , D . K . Somers , G . W . Clifton , J . O . Cook , and R . Saunders , all of the lodge . The visitors included Bro . Capt . G . Spinks , P . M . 1536 and P . P . G . Std . Br . ; E . J . Williams , P . M . ; W .

Doddrell , P . M . 615 ; E . B . Hobson , P . M . 700 ; J . Gould , P . M . 16 S 5 ; L . Chasteaneuf , J . W . 13 ; T . H . Hicks , S . W . 1597 ; W . Hewett , S . W . 957 ; H . King , W . M . 615 ; F . Korb , 1706 ; W . J . Harris , 700 ; G . Chambers , 13 ; H . Pamment , 700 ; H . Tufnell , 700 ; J . W ,

Loverage , 615 ; W . Keeble , 13 ; J . Keevill , 13 ; and G . Brooks , 1789 . The lodge having been opened , and the minutes con « firmed , the ballot was taken for Mr . W . Wren , and proving unanimous , that gentleman was duly initiated . Bro . Messent was then passed . The ceremony was fully