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of the W . M . was then proposed , and reference having been made to the ability wi . h which he discharged the duties of his high office , during the past year , as well as in the present , not only in the performance of the ceremonies ; but in amusing and instructing the brethren with his lectures . A strong conviction was expressed that no Master could leave the chair with greater honour . After returning thanks to the brethren for their kindness and support on all occasions , the W . M . proposed the health of the P . M ., whom lie denominated the sustenance and support of the Lodge ,

and thanked them for their extreme readiness to render assistance in the working whenever required . He then proposed the health of the officers of the Lodge , particularising the Treasurer and Secretary , for their ability and attention in keeping the affairs of the Lodge in order ; and , also , expressed the great obligation he felt under to the remainder of the officers for their constant support . The S . W ., in returning thanks , said the officers could not fail in doing their duty , when so excellent an example was set them by the W . M ., and P . M ' s . ; indeed , the greatest satisfaction

they could desire was to feel that they had discharged that duty . ALBION LODGE ( NO . 9 ) . —Tho usual monthly meeting of this Lodge was held at the Freemasons Tavern , on Tuesday the 3 rd ult ., under the able presidency of the W . M ., Br . James Burton , when some alterations were made in the bye-laws , and three gentlemen proposed for initiation . The Lodge having been closed in perfect harmony , the brethren entertained at their hospitable board the following visitors : —Brs . T . Ferguson , P . M ., No . 2 ( Irish Registry ); J . Coggin , No . 25 ; Williams , No . 202 ;

and Benlar , the vivacity of whose singing , and the sparkling fun of whose songs gave a peculiar zest to the pleasures of the evening . ENOCH LODGE ( NO . 11)—The last regular meeting of this Lodge for the season which , principally owing to the exertions of the late W . M ., Br . Ledger , has been more than usually prosperous , took place on Wednesday , the 11 th April , when the W . M . Br . Spooner passed two brethren to the second , and raised four to the third degree . On the motion of Br . Bincks , S . W ., seconded by Br . AV . Young , P . M ., the sum of £ a was voted towards the building fund for the " Asylum for Aged Freemasons and

their Widows , at Croydon . At the conclusion of the business , the Lodge was formally adjourned till November , but the brethren will assemble under the banner of Br . Spooner , W . M ., at the Girls School Festival , on the 16 th inst ., and once again in the course of the summer at a grand banquet—the time or the whereabouts being as yet undecided—to commemorate the completion of the first 100 years since the granting of their Charter . We believe few Lodges can boast of passing through a century with such continued and

uninterrupted prosperity as the Enoch . ¦ LODGE OI ? FORTITUDE AND OLD CUMBERLAND ( N O . 12 ) . —The members of this Lodge assembled together at the Freemasons Tavern , on Monday , April 9 , when Br . Louis Meunier initiated a candidate into the Order , passed one brother to the second degree , and raised another to the third degree , the whole of the ceremonies being excellently performed . Br . Marriott , P . M ., then rose to propose that £ 2 be voted towards the fund for relieving the Asylum at Croydon from debt . In doing so , he

said , " With the fear of a failure before our eyes , have we not reason to rally round such an Institution , whose permanent establishment I am now advocating ? How unspeakably must needs he the embittered fears that this great and excellent Institution should not be placed beyond the pale of a failure , knowing , as we do , the many increasing , and at the same time deserving , claims that must of necessity be made on this noble charity by the great augmentation to the Craft by the members that have within the last few years enrolled themselves under the banners of a free

and an accepted Mason ? Then , brethren , while we have so much young blood infused into our respective Lodges , let us take every opportunity of fully developing our distinguishing characteristic ( charity ) , and of finall y cementing it in the breast of every young Mason , in order that its powerful ramifications may ever prove lovel y in his sight ; and if we fully establish this , our Masonic charities cannot fail , for the very thought and fear of a failure exercises and influences our charitable feelings , and thereby insures our faith in success , without despondency , by awakening us into a consideration of the powerful motives by which we are prompted , and confirms our hope by the experience of the great good already achieved . It teaches prudence in