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our anticipations ; temperance in our desires to attain that great climax—permanent establishment ; and we have learnt fortitude in bearing and being inured to many difficulties in establishing this Asylum , where those unfortunate brethren whom we may have removed from entire adversity , may all mingle their remembrance of their past affliction with the acknowledgment of the present blessing they experience in their abode of charity . " The motion was of course unanimously carried . The brethren afterwards retired to refreshment , and in the course of the evening ,

Br . Donald King favoured them with some of his manly aud patriotic songs , which never fail to give unqualified pleasure wherever he sings them . KENT LODGE ( NO . 15 ) . —The members of this flourishing Lodge mot at Br . Harris's , the Three Tuns , High Street , Borough , on Wednesday the 11 th day of April . In consequence of the sudden indisposition of the W . M ., the ceremonies of the Lodge were ably given by Br . Whitehouse , P . M , who initiated one gentleman into the mysteries of the Orderand passed Brs . Jones and Crannis to the second degree .

, All business being concluded , the brethren adjourned to the banquet . The usual toasts having been duly honoured , the W . M . P . T . Br . Whitehouse , proposed the better health of the W . M ., Br . Procter , whose sudden and alarming indisposition they so much regretted . The W . M . then proposed the health of the Past Masters , which was responded to by Br . Smith , P . M . The next toast given was the newly initiated Br . Plummer , who expressed himself highly delighted with the ceremony of initiation , also his full conviction that Freemasonry possessed more than a superficial

surface ; and assured the brethren , it would be his utmost endeavour to carry out those truly Masonic principles which had been so beautifully delineated to him that evening . The W . M . next proposed the healths of Br . Richard Barnes , Treasurer , and Br . R . E . Barnes , Hon . Sec , who severally returned thanks . Br . Barnes , Treas ., proposed , prosperity to the Royal . Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund , which was received by the brethren with marked enthusiasm . The Wardens and officers was next proposed . Br . Westley , S . W ., returned thanks , and assured the brethren tho honour conferred would be a stimulus to future exertions in the cause of Masonry .

The evening was spent in'true Masonic feeling . GLOBE LODGE ( No . 23 ) . —This distinguished Lodge held its meeting at the Freemasons Tavern , on Thursday 19 th April . Two brethren were passed to the second degree , and three gentlemen initiated into the mysteries of the Order , amongst whom was the talented ( now ) Br . Emery , of the Olympic Theatre . After discharging their Masonic duties in a most efficient manner , the brethren proceeded to partake of an elegant banquet . Subsequent to the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , the W . M .

projiosed the health of the newly initiated brethren , and expressed the pleasure he felt in receiving them into Masonry , more particularly his old and esteemed friend Br . Emery , and assured them that what they had seen that evening was but a small instalment of the beauties of the Order . Br . Emery in a most eloquent manner returned thanks , and stated that he felt so much impressed with what he had already seen of the Order , that it should always be his study to render it every support in his power . The W . M . then proposed the health of the visitorsBrs . CrewNo . 1 ; Bennet 25 ;

, , , Aznavours , 237 ( Proprietor of the Turkish Exhibition ) . Br . Crew in returning thanks explained to the younger brethren in a most feeling and eloquent manner , the excellent charities for which the Order is so eminently distinguished , and concluded by saying that as in his early days he had known this Lodge as one of the most eminent in the Order for its working and support of the charities , he felt delighted in seeing that it had regained its former position . The health of the W . M . was then proposed by Br . Hewlett , P . M ., who thanked him on behalf of the Lodge for his great attention

and his ability in discharging the duties of the office . After returning thanks the W . M . proposed the health of the Past Masters , thanking them severally for the eminent services they had rendered to the Lodge , from Br . Watson who had first taken the child by the hand and taught it to walk , to those who had rendered such valuable assistance in bringing it to maturity . The W . M . then proposed the health of the officers , which was responded to by Br . Oliver , as locum tenems for the S . W . The evening was enlivened with some excellent songs and the brethren did not separate until a late hour .