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present from the provinces , who assured the Lodge that Masonry would flourish Kiuch more in the provinces if it could be rendered as it was on this occasion by the W . M . and his officers . Gihon Lodge ( No . 57 )»—In consequence of the absence of the W . M . through indisposition , the chair was occupied at the meeting of the 14 th of April by Bro . England ) B . M ., who raised four Brothers to the 3 rd Degree .

Lodge of Felicity ( No . 66 ) . —At the usual monthly meeting of this Lodge , held at the London Tavern , on Monday , the 20 th of April , Bro . W * Kynaston , W . M-., presided . This being the day of election for W . M . and Treas ., Bro . Robert Kynaston was unanimously elected W . M ., and equally so was the highlyrespected Treasurer of many years , Bro . Staples , re-elected . Edward Martin Hubbuck , Esq ., was initiated into the Order , and Bro . Allen was raised to the 3 rd Degree . The ceremonies throughout were performed with that order ,

regularity , and attention , which distinguish the Lodge of Felicity ; the W . M . being admirably assisted by Bro . James Morris , P . M ., the Wardens , Bros . B . Kynaston and Walter B . Graham . The report of the Auditors showed that the finances of the Lodge were "well managed ; never was it in a more prosperous state : the charity-box was ample for any emergency . This longestablished red-apron Lodge was , we think , at no time better worked than it is now under the conduct of the zealous and careful Masons whose names we have

mentioned . The business concluded , one of those excellent banquets which Bros . Bathe and Fringe so well know how to provide , completed the day , and a joyous meeting at the Installation of Bro . Kynaston is confidently expected . St . Maey ' s Lodge ( No . 76 ) . — -The celebration of the centenary of this Lodge took place on Thursday , the 16 th of April . The Lodge was held in the Temple , and was opened at six o ' clock , nearly fifty Brethren beingpresent , the W . M . Bro . Dr . B . M . Lawrence presiding , attended by his Wardens , Bros . F . A . Dernford

and Fred . Bayne , and other officers , besides several visitors . Each visitor was personally introduced to the W . M .-, his name and rank being thus made known to all ; this small matter of courtesy , as we often have occasion to notice , is too frequently neglected , and in numerous meetings many distinguished Masons are unnoticed . The business of the day was commenced by Bro . Winsor , P . M . and senior member of the Lodge , reading a carefully-compiled history of the Lodge from the date of its warrant , as one of the Athol Lodges , granted in 1757 ,

by-Lord Lexington , to beheld at Bow , its number being 125 under that constitution ; it had other locations , and in 1797 was held in Cheapside . In 1801 it was fixed at the King of Denmark in Wapping ; the old books of the Constitutions of the early periods , in folio , are still in possession of the Lodge . At the Union it appears to have been numbered 86 , and was only distinguished by its number . In the minutes of 1816 appears the first record of being designated by its present name , " The St . Mary ' s Lodge , "—a name , it seems , unique in England : the only

other Lodge so calle < J is at Digby in Nova Scotia . In 1826 , the Lodge , progressing westward , was at the New York Coffee House in the City ; and in 1831 we find it in Parliament . Getting into West-end habits , it became a dinner Lodge , with an increased subscription . In 1832 the number was altered to that it now bears , 76 . In 1834 the Lodge had its last removal , to Queen-street , where it has now been for twenty-three years . Having thus spoken of the Lodge , we now notice its more eminent and its present members ; and first on the list appears the name of Bro . Alldhouse , who was admitted in 1771 , and throughout all its

migrations and changes continued a member till his decease in 1818 , he being then in his 98 th year ; the minutes of the Lodge record a resolution which was moved by Bro . Alldhouse in 1808 in favour of supporting the institution for the education and support of the children of Masons ; there are also many entries of Bro . Alldhouse ' s presence and activity even at his great age , for the Lodge then met weekly . In the year 1831 several men of rank became members of the Lodge , and amongst them Sir John Milbanke , Bart . In 1832 the excellent and learned Mason who now presides as Sovereign of the Supreme Council of the High Degrees of Christian Masonry , —Dr . H . B . Leeson , was initiated in No . 76 .