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for Messrs . Leach , Harvie , and Naylor , which proving unanimous , the ceremony of initiation was performed in a very able and impressive manner by the W . M ,., the charge being very ably delivered by the S . VV . This concluding the business of the evening , the lodge- was closed in the usual manner . The brethren then adjourned to a substantial supper

provided by Bro . Blake , Tyler , in his usual excellent style . The cloth having been removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and enthusiastically received by thc brethren . The harmony of the evening was continued by interspersions of songs and speeches till 11 . 30 p . m ., when the Tyler ' s toast concluded a very enjoyable evening .

NEWARK . —Newton Lodge ( No . 1661 ) . —The annual meeting of this lodge was held on the nth inst ., in the Town Hall . There was a large attendance . Bro . the Rev . A . VV . Wood was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , and the following officers were invested : Bros . E . M . Hutton Riddell , S . W . ; J . C . Birch , J . W . ; Rev . T . C . Godbank , Chap . ; Rev . F . V . Bussell , Treas . ; Henry

George , Sec . ; S . Ironmonger , S . D . ; G . Wilson , J . D . ; C Johnson , D . of C ; Dr . Appleby , Org . ; E . Liddell , Almoner ; G . Aker , I . G . ; H . Hutchinson and T . Bradley , Stwds . ; and J . Dorby , Tyler . Thc Treasurer ' s report showed that the funds of the lodge were in a flourishing condition . A P . M . ' s jewel was presented to Bro .

Thorpe , the retiring W . M ., in acknowledgement of his valuable services . After the meeting , there was a banquet at the Town Hall , the Rev . A . W . Wood presiding . Visitors were present from various lodges in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire , and there was a large and influential gathering .

STANMORE . —Sub-Urtan Lodge ( No . 1702 ) . —The installation meeting of this flourishing lodge was held on the nth inst . at the Abercorn Hotel , when the following brethren attended : Bros . G . H . Carter , W . M . j VV . R . Shutt , S . W ., W . M . elect ; C . Winstanley , J . W . ; J . Tickle , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Hill , Sec ; E . C . Kilsby , S . D . ; F . J . Tyler , J . D . ; J . M . Draper , I . G . ; A . J . H .

Goldney , A . ] . Oliver , G . Robinson , and J . Davenpsrt , Stwds . ; C S . Buck , I . P . M . ; J . F . Hepburn , P . M . ; W . T . Buck , P . M . ; R . W . Bilby , R . Coffee , J . J . Schloss , A . Bird , H . J . Forster , J . Tregaskis , and J . Very , Tyler . Visitors : Bros . J . F . H . Woodward , P . G . Sec . Middx . ; T . Vincent . P . P . G . S . B . Surrey ; R . Ousev , I . P . AL 59 ; H . VV . Ruff , P . M . 95 ; Howard Ruff , P . M . 95 ; J . H .

Thomas , P . M . 101 ; G . Brown , P . M . 140 ; J . Fraser , P . M . 174 ; J . Ellwood , W . M . 179 ; J . Kew , P . M . 179 ; L . Hart , P . M . 1 S 0 ; E . J . Jeffs , VV . M . 435 ; F . S . Turner , S . D . 534 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 S ; T . Gordon , P . M . 753 ; J . T . Crawford , 766 ; G . Warren , S 13 ; G . J . Westfield , 813 ; A . Hartman , 907 ; J . J . Bell , P . M . 117 S ; G . J . Thompson , 1457 ; A . Weil , 1540 ; S . Scherer , 1540 ; R . Larchin , P . M . 1541 ; H . VV . Schartau , 1549 ;

W . Job , P . M . 1 C 32 ; G . Parrett , 1259 ; A . James , 1706 ; F . Bevan , 170 G ; J . Dixon , P . M . 1720 ; J . Best , 1613 ; and J . Gibbs , VV . M . 1613 . The business , after the opening of the lodge , consisted of the reading and confirmation ofthe minutes andthe reception and adoption of the report of the Audit Committee , which report , having been read by Bro . Bilby , called up some observations of a highly complimentary character on

the ability and energy of Bro . J . Hill , Secretary , and the brethren passed a unanimous vote of thanks to that brother in recognition of his energy on behalf of the lodge . This done , Bro . Carter , W . M ., installed in admirable style Bro . VV . R . Shutt as Master for the ensuing year ; and the following brethren were invested as officers : Bros . Carter , I . P . M . ; C . Winstanley , S . W . ; E . C . Kilsby , J . W . j J .

Tickle , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Hill , Sec . ; F . J . Tyler , S . D . ; J . M . Diaper , J . D .-, A . J . H . Goldney , LG .-, J . F . Hep . burn , P . M ., D . C . ; A . J . Oliver , A . D . C . ; G . Robinson , J . Davenport , VV . T . Buck , P . M ., and J . Tregaskis , Stwds . The addresses to the Master , Wardens , and brethren were given respectively by Bros . J . Tickle , P . M . ; C S . Buck , P . M . ; and J . F . Hepburn , P . M . Bro . VV .

T . Buck , P . M ., acted as D . C . After the closing of thc lodge , a banquet of the choicest description was provided by Bro . Charles Veal , the proprietor of the hotel , who personally superintended the serving , and the brethren heartily enjoyed the repast . The usual toasts followed . Bro . J . F . H . Woodward , Prov . G . Sec . Middlesex , responding to the toast of " The Provincial Grand Master ,

the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the rest of the Provincial Grand Officers , " said ( the W . M . having announced the intention of electing him an honorary member at next meeting , the compliment having been inadvertently omitted in open lodge ) that when he accepted the invitation to be present he had no idea of such an honour beingabout to be conferred upon him ; but he accepted thc honour with the greatest pleasure as a mark on the part of the brethren

that the work he had endeavoured to do in the province , under somewhat trying circumstances , had met with the satisfaction of the brethren of that lodge . He had the gratification of telling them that a similar honour had the day before been conferred on him in another lodge . He could not let the opportunity pass on this his first visit to Stanmore without thanking the lodge for their kind

reception of him . With 50 lodges and chapters in the province it was quite impossible for any one to visit them all , because if he visited them all , it would take him about 200 nights a year away from home , and he would be obliged to give up his business . He was sorry Sir F . Burdett was not present . That distingushed brother , he regretted to say , was ill , and in a very weak state , and had only just been able to leave

his bedroom . He hoped that lodge would annually send up the names of those brethren whom they wished to receive provincial honours . As there were 38 or 39 lodges in the province and only 25 offices , it was most difficult for the Provincial Grand Master to select suitable men—men who would give satisfaction to the lodges themselves . If the lodges would send up the names , he should have much pleasure in submitting them to the Provincial Grand

Master . Bro . Tickle , P . M ., said he was pleased they were going to add Bro . Woodward to the list of members of the lodge . He was a much esteemed and a most popular Mason . He knew the brethren would make him welcome , and give him the reception his merits deserved , and he hoped Bro . Woodward would frequently come among them . There was no lodge in England , let alone in Middlesex , which

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had his ( Bro . Tickle ' s ) solicitude so much as the Sub-Urban Lodge . Bro . Carter , I . P . M ., in proposing "The Health of the W . M ., " said he and the VV . M . had worked side by side for a good many years . The more he knew the W . M . the mote he esteemed him , and he believed that was the experience of all the brethren . The Worshipful Master said , in reply , that he was very

grateful for such flattering remarks . He took it as a great honour to occupy the Master's chair , and he should do his best to perform the duties appertaining thereto , he trusted to the satisfaction of the brethren , and to the credit of the lodge . Bro . T . Vincent , P . P . G . S . B . Surrey , in response to the toast of "The Visitors , " proposed by the VV . M ., said there was a great affinity between the Provinces of Surrey and

Middlesex . The counties of Middlesex and Surrey weie united in the Mark Degree , and if they were not actually united in the other Degrees , they were in sentiment . It had been his pleasure on many occasions to be associated with the Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex . When he was first installed in the Claremont Lodge he had the pleasure of being supported by very many brethren of the Province of Middlesex , and especially by some of his

esteemed brethren of the Sub-Urban Lodge . There seemed to be quite a friendship between the Sub-Urban and the Claremont Lodges ; they visited one another , they were friends both in and out of Masonry , and he was quite sure they would always so continue . It was a great pleasure when two provinces so nearly allied met together , and thoroughly appreciated the working . Whenever he visited that lodge he always seemed to receive a most hearty

welcome , and he would , indeed , be ungrateful if he did not say he looked upon the Sub-Urban Lodge as a dear brother , and all the brethren as members of his province . If he was to speak the sentiments of the brethren of Surrey he should say , long might the Provinces of Middlesex and Surrey continue brethren , and in every sense advance the great and glorious work of Masonry . Bro . G . Brown , P . M . 140 , said he came from a foreign

county—Kent—and by selecting a foreign brother to return thanks for this toast the W . M . had done wisely . That being his first visit to the interesting and delightful Province of Middlesex , and associating with so many genial spirits and hearts , and so many clever Masons , he hardly felt himself capable of thanking the W . M . and brethren . When he received an invitation from Bro . Tickle twelve months ago , it was a cause of grief to him that he was not

able to come . However , the invitation being repeated this year , he could say he had never enjoyed himself either in or out of London more than he had that day . The brethren of the lodge all appeared to have met with one common object , the enjoyment of themselves ; but the pleasure of their visitors had been secured by them as a primary consideration , and it commended itself to the visitors in a very marked manner . He trusted at no vety distant

day that some of the Surrey and Middlesex brethren would find their way into Kent , where they flattered themselves they could do a good bit of Masonry if they put themselves to it . The W . M ., in proposing "The P . M . ' s , " said the brethren all knew the very effective , businesslike , and able manner in which the P . M . ' s of the lodge had discharged their duties in past years . He could say a great deal in

their favour , but time would not permit . To Bro . Carter he had now the pleasure to present a very pretty P . M . 's jewel ( manufactured by Bro . George Kenning , Little Britain ) , as a small token of the regard of the lodge , and he trusted he would enjoy good health and live long to wear the jewel . Bro . Carter , I . P . M ., in reply , said he thanked the W . M . for the very kind manner in which he had proposed the health of the P . M . 's and for the appreciative way in which

he had spoken of himself . He also thanked the brethren for the gift of the jewel . He should always look back on his having occupied the chair of the Sub-Urban Lodge as the honourable event of his life—one of them , at any rateof which he should always be proud . Bro . C . Buck , P . M ., assured the brethren that the P . M . ' s fully appreciated the kindness of the brethren , and they would do their very best in years to come to forward

the interests of the Sub-Urban Lodge . They had that interest greatly at heart , they had had it in the past and they would have it in the future ; and any assistance they could render the younger members to come forward , one and all would be happy to give . The VV . M ., in proposing "The Treasurer and Secretary , " said the brethren knew the great interest Bro . Tickle had taken in the lodge—in fact , he was one of the founders and the father of the lodge . He had been its

mainstay and had promoted its welfare and prosperity . Bro . Hill , the Secretary , had always carried out his duties to the satisfaction of the brethren , and had also greatly promoted the lodge ' s prosperity . Bro . Tickle , P . M ., Treas ., said , in response , that if there was one thing more than another that afforded him pleasure to say , it was to express the pride he felt in filling the ofiice of Treasurer of such a distinguished lodge

as the Sub-Urban . It had , perhaps , a humble name , but what it was short of in big sounding titles it made up for in the quality of its members . There was no lodge in the province where the P . M . ' s , officers , and rank and file did so much , and had done so much in the past , to fulfil the tenets of Masonry , and so long as thc brethren strived in the future to do so the lodge must hold its own in the province . He must confess to a sense of great gratification at the

result of that day ' s proceedings . They had had installed in the chair a brother who for a quarter of a century it had been his privilege and pride to call a friend , and he was only echoing the sentiments of all the brethren of the lodge and the visitors when he expressed the pleasure he felt in seeing such a good citizen and so good a Mason occupying that distinguished seat . They had had a few good and worthy Masons precede him , but , if he might

make use of an old saying , he might remark that Bro . Shutt had out heroded Herod . Thc W . M . had almost shut the other P . M . ' s up in the efforts he had made for the brethren ' s pleasure that day , and he warmly thanked him for it . They had proposed that day to enrol among their ranks a most excellent Mason , a

brother whom they had looked upon since his appointment as the Prov . G . Secretary with thc greatest pleasure , and thebrcthren might rely upon it that that lodge would not be forgotten in the distribution of Prov . G . Lodge honours . At the last meeting of Prov . G . Lodge a Committee was nominated for thc purpose of revising or framing bye-laws

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for the province . He ( Bro . Tickle ) was nominated on the Committee , and so was the Prov . G . Secretary , who said he could not get on without Bro . John Hill ; so it was evident that thc'Sub-Urban Lodge was beginning to make its way , and although it had experienced a full share in the past it would not be ignored in the future . Himself and one other Past Master would do all they could to promote

the success of the lodge , and contribute to the happiness of the brethren . Bro . John Hill , Secretary , while thanking the VV . M . and brethren for the toast , said that , to borrow the words of a very popular play of the day , performed at the Savoy Theatre— "Thc lot of a policeman is not a happy one . " Well , the lot of a Secretary was not a happy one . However ,

the brethren of the lodge , he was sure , would do their best to help him carry out his duties . Whatever he had to perform he hoped they would not take it rough , for he loved them all , and he loved Masonry ; and if the brethren would help him they would be helping the W . M . to have a most successful year of office . The Worshipful Master hoped ' ¦ The Officers , " whose

health he now proposed , would do their best to assist him in his duties , that they would make themselves perfect in their duties , and aim at filling the chair he now occupied . Bro . Kilsby , J . W . ( Bro . Winstanley , S . W ., having been obliged to leave early ) , assured the lodge , on behalf of all the officers , that they would strive their best for the working of the Sub-Urban Lodge , in which they took so great a

pride . It was his mother lodge , and there was no lodge lie was so proud of . Whenever he had a chance of doing anything for it , he did it , and he intended always to do so . They had a distinguished body of visitors , and everything assumed the colour of the rose . They always said there were great things in store for this lodge , and no doubt there were . With Bro . Shutt in the chair the lodge was bound to

fet on with Past Masters like Bros . Charles Buck and ickle , and with the many honoured Past Masters who had occupied the chair there could be no mistake about it , that the Sub-Urban Lodge must , in time ,, be the premier lodge in position and working in the province , for the members had always tried their level best to make it so , and it was quite certain that the best must wait upon them in the long

run . Bro . Bilby also responded . Bro . Tickle proposed " The Masonic Press , " for which Bro . H . Massey replied ; and Bro . Tickle then proposed "The Health of Bro . and Mrs . Veal , " to whom the brethren were indebted for a beautiful hall , and for all the comforts they enjoyed at

their meetings at Stanmore . Mrs . Veal was a most amiable and accomplishcdIady , from whose presence they had frequently derived great pleasure . Whenevt rtheopportunity occurred she was always pleased to come and charm the brethren with her beautiful music , and her beautiful voice . She had exceeded herself that day in providing the banquet , and the brethren would wish both Bro . and Mrs .

Veal long and prosperous years . Bro . Charles Veal said he need not tell the brethren this was not a Masonic toast . When he came into the room he was not at all prepared for the very kind reception that toast had had ; but he could assure them that to him it was a very flattering one , and one that would convey not only to himself , but to his good wife and all belonging to him ,

that satisfaction which he knew the brethren would wish to convey to them for all their energies in contributing to the brethren ' s comfort . For his wife , his family and himself , and all belonging to them , he might inform the brethren that the red-letter day of the year to them was the installation meetingof the Sub-Urban Lodge . They had been the last three days and nights preparing forit , and their greatest

delight and recompense was if they had given satisfaction . If it had realised the brethren's expectations , that was all they wanted . They had always looked on the Sub-Urban Lodge as really the mainstay of their establishment , in a very great measure , inasmuch as in a Masonic way every member of that lodge had been their best of friends , and contributed in every way to assist them . He thanked Bro .

Tickle for the kind way he had put the toast . As far as the efforts of himself and family went , they reciprocated every word he said , and they appreciated it . If any members of the lodge came on any other occasion they would give them the same amount of assistance and attention as they had on that occasion . It was not only on great

gatherings they bestowed their energies , they gave them also on smaller occasions , endeavouring to maintain the credit of the establishment . The Tyler's toast concluded the proceedings , which were enlivened by the musical arrangements under the direction of Bro . H . Schartau , assisted by Bros . A . J ames and F . Bevan ; flute solo , Bro . E . J . Jeffs .

PLYMPTON . —Lodge St . Maurice ( No . 1855 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at thc Masonic Hall , on the yth inst ., when Bro . G . T . Goad was installed W . M . for the ensuing year . The ceremony was ably performed by the retiring W . M ,, Bro . T . j . R . Chalice ; VV . Bros . Robert Hambly , P . M . 1 S 55 ; George Whittley , P . M . 15 6 , P . P . G . Org . ; and the following

Board of Installed Masters : —VV . Bros . W . Redman , P . M 1 S 55 ; J . 1 L Skinner , P . M . 1 S 55 ; W . D . Stamp , P . M , * S 55 ; J . IL Green , P . M . 70 , P . P . G . A . D . C ; S . Jew , P . M . 105 , 1 S 47 , P . P . G . T . ; C . H . Cooper , P . M . 105 , P . P . G . D . ; P . 15 . Clemens , P . M . 15 C , P . P . G . Org . ; L . D . Westcott , P . M . 70 , P . P . G . S . W . ; J . Lavers , P . M , jj . l ; and James Gidley , P . M . 2025 .

The officers invested were Bios . T . ] . R . Chalice , I . P . M . j G . Martin , S . W . ; G . S . S . Lowe , J . W . ; VV . Redmond , P . M ., Treas . ; R . Hambly , P . M ., Sec ; J . D Folly , S . D . ; J . Helling , J . D . ; F . Hunt , I . G . ; J . C . Revell , D . C ; S . Hicks , AlD . C ; G . Osborne , Organist ; C B . Shuker , Steward ; and James Gidley , P . M ., Tyler .

Bro . R . Hambly , P . M ., was unanimously elected as representative on the Committee of Petitions ; and Bro . T . ] . R . Chalice , P . M ., as the Charity Steward of the lodge . The brethren adjourned to thc George Hotel , kept by Bro . Hearle , for the annual banquet , where they were joined by several visiting brethren .

LEEDS . —Prudence Lodge ( No . 2069 ) . —Presentation of a Past Master ' s Jewel to the I . P . M ., Bro . Edwin Woodhouse , J . P ., P . M ., Prov . G . J . W . —The last regular meeting ol this lodge was held on ; -aturday , 12 th inst . Present : Bros , the Kev . T . C . Smith , P . M ., P . D . D . G . M . of the Eastern Aichipelapo , W . M . j C . L . Mason , P . M ., P . P . G . Treas ., S . W , j Tudor Trevor ,