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unanimously voted to Bro . Armstrong for his valuable gift , and it was ordered that an entry of the same should be made on the minutes . All Masonic business having been concluded , the Brethren , about eighteen in number , sat down to supper , arid were entertained by the harmony of Bro . Taylor and his talented daughter Miss . A .. Taylor , Bros . D . M . Evans , Mitchell , and Bourke . The visitors were Bro . Baynham , W . Steward , W . M . of the London Lodge , No . 125 ; Bro . Mitchell of the Albion Lodge , No . 9 ; and Bro . the Hon . Robert Bourke , of the

Naas Lodge , No . 212 on the Irish registry . The Hon . Bro . Bourke returned thanks for the-toast of "The Visitors , " and expressed the pleasure and gratification which they felt in hearing the beauties of Masonry so ably explained as they had been by the Brethren who had that evening assisted in the working of the sections , and added that for himself he was proud of the honour of being proposed as a joining member of a Lodge which so fully carried out the principles of the Craft ,

Domatio Lodge ( No . 206 ) . — -The Brethren of this Lodge assembled at the Falcon Tavern , Fetter-lane , on the 8 th December , there being a very , _ . hall . assemblage . Bro . Garrod was duly installed W . M . by Bro . P . M . Adams in a most impressive manner , that fully deserved the compliments paid him by the P . M ' s . present at the conclusion . The W . M . appointed Bros . Brett , S . W . ; Baker , J . W , ; llaydon , S . D . ; Moor , J . D . ; Hansen , I . G . ; Smith ( Grand Pursuivant ) , Treas . ; and Child , Secretary . After the ceremony the W . M . proceeded to initiate three

gentlemen into the secrets and mysteries of the Order in a style and correctness that augurs well for his year of office . A very handsome P . M . ' s jewel was presented to Bro . Marshall in acknowledgment of his services as W . M ., and the prosperity which had attended his year of office . The Lodge being closed in due form , fifty-six Brethren sat down to a banquet replete with , every comfort , and for which Bro . Ireland received a vote of thanks . Among the visiting Brethren we noticed Bros . Farnfield , A . G . S . ; Buss ; Moss ; Watson ; Rackstraw ; Warren ; Odell ; Tyrrell ; Goodman ; Archer ; Yan Buren , & c . & c . The usual

toasts having been drunk ( Bro . Farnfield returning thanks for the Grand Officers and the charities ) , Bro . Carpenter , P . M ., rose , and said that he had now , in consequence of Bro . Adams having been obliged to leave to attend to a professional engagement , to perform a most pleasurable duty , that of presenting their worthy Brother and Treasurer with a service of plate , consisting of a teapot , milk ewer , and basin , which had been subscribed for by the members of the Lodge and Chapter . To those who knew Bro . Smith , and the assiduity with which be always attended to the duties of the Lodge , being ever ready to act in any

capacity , from I . G . to P . M ., so as to maintain the efficiency of the working , he need say nothing to prove how well he deserved this mark of esteem at their hands ; and to those who did not know him so intimately , he would only say that the more they Iknew of him the more they would learn to esteem and appreciate him as a man , a friend , and a good Mason . Hie teapot bears the following inscri ptions : — ct Presented to Bro . Joseph Smith , Crand Pursuivant of the Grand bodge of England , for his zeal and faithful services as Treasurer to the Domatic Lodge ( 206 ) , Nov . 1856 . " On the obverse side :- " Presented to Comp . Joseph . Smith , Grand Director of Ceremonies to the Grand Chapter of England , for his

zeal and faithful services as Treasurer to the Domatic Chapter ( 206 ) , Nov . 1856 . " Bro . Smith , in a suitable and eloquent speech , tendered his grateful thanks for the high honour conferred upon him , trusting that the testimonial would be eherished in his family , and handed down as a heirloom to his children ' ^ children ; Jin -d forcibly impressed upon the newly-initiated Brethren that by assiduity and attention , with perseverance , they might arrive to the same position as himself , 'ind receive a similar token of respect . Bro . Smith was initiated in the Albion Lodge ( No . 9 ) in 1841 , and joined the Domatic Lodge in the same year . He passed through the various offices in the Albion bodge , in which he also passed the chair . Bro . Smith likewise nerved as W . M . in the Domatic Lodge in 184-1 , and

again in 1840 , initiating 27 Brethren during his two years of office , in 1845 Bro . Smith was elected Treasurer of the ' . bodge , and still continues to hold the ( dhee . lu April last he was appointed Grand Pursuivant by the Grand . Master . VOL . HI , v