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Metropolitan.
Knights of St . John , Queen ' s-terrace , St . John ' s Wood , a very eligible neighbourhood for the creation of a more than usually extensive Lodge , there being none within a distance of more than two miles , and the district being densely inhabited by a very respectable and influential class of the community . The ceremony was most admirably performed by Bro . W . Watson , P . M ., No . 25 ; assisted by Bro . Collard , P . M ., Nos . 168 , 209 ; Lemanski , P . M ., No . 778 , and other Brethren . Bro .
G . F . Taylor presided at the harmonium , and was assisted in the anthems by Bros . Holmes and Banks . At the conclusion of the consecration , Bro . Watson proceeded to the installation of the first Master of the Lodge , Bro . J . D . Coulcher , of No . 25 , who appointed and invested as his officers Bros . J . J . Hardy , of No , 3 , S . W . ; $ . J . Frazer , No . 3 , J . W . ; Bro . Stacy , No . 211 , Sec ; Townsend , No . 215 , S . D . ; Thos . Bobinson , of No . 3 , J . D . ; M . Stapylton , No . 85 , I . G . Bro . Frazer was also elected Treasurer ; and Bro . Beckett , Tyler . The ballot was taken for six candidates
for initiation , of whom four were present , and received the first degree in Freemasonry , the ceremony being admirably performed by the new W . M . The gentlemen admitted were Messrs . Eobt . Stiles , Ed . Jas . Tindall , Lawrence Sherley , and Jos . Wm . Hume Williams . On the motion of the J . D ., seconded by the W . M ., Bro . Wm . Watson Was unanimously elected an honorary member of the Lodge , as a mark of respect for his services , and the readiness which he at all times displays to assist the Brethren , whether in regular or instruction Lodges . The Lodge was
then called from labour to refreshment , and the Brethren proceeded to a very elegant dinner , about forty sitting down , amongst whom we observed , in addition to the names mentioned , Bros . Adams , P . M ., 169 ; How , P . M ., 82 ; Queely , P . M . 219 , \ May , P . M ., 177 ; Squire , P . M ., 3 ; Tyrrell , P . M ., 168 ; Gillespie , P . M . 3 ; Cooper , P . M ., 276 ; Woodstock , W . M ., 1051 , and many others . The usual toasts were drunk and responded to , the health of " The Visitors" being acknowledged by Bros . Warren and Gillespie . Brother Watson proposed the health of the W . M .,
coupling with it " Prosperity to the Prince Frederick William Lodge . " He stated that , almost immediately after the visit of the illustrious prince , whose name the Lodge now bore , to Grand Lodge , Bro . Coulcher formed the determination of establishing a Lodge hearing his name ; and , after some difiiculty , he had now accomplished his object . All who had heard the manner in which Bro . Coulcher had performed the duties of that evening , must be convinced that the Lodge could not have commenced under better auspices , and he augured for it a long reign of prosperity . Bro . Coulcher briefly returned thanks , and expressed his gratification
by the manner m which he had been supported by his officers . Bro . Williams , in a telling speech , returned thanks for the initiates , stating that he had formed a high opinion of Freemasonry—an opinion which had been more than justified by the ceremony ; and he felt himself particularly fortunate in being initiated on such an occasion as the consecration of a Lodge bearing the name of the prince who was united to a lady dear to every Englishman . We cannot conclude without remarking that the appointments of the Lodge are remarkably elegant , reflecting the greatest credit alike on the liberality of the originators of the Lodge and the taste of Bro . Piatt , the manufacturer .
IKSTBUCTION
Confidence Lodge ( No . 228 . )—A large number of Brethren met as usual at the above Lodge of Instruction at the Bengal Arms , Birchin Lane , on Wednesday evening , when Bro . Brett , W . M . of the Domatic Lodge , proceeded to work the ceremony of installation by installing Bro . Stephen Barton Wilson , P . J . G . D ., into the chair of the Lodge . Bro . Wilson , on the ceremony being
completed , appointed the following officers : —Bros . Mann , S . W . ; Hester , J . W . ; Hudson , S . D . ; H . T . Thompson , J . D . ; Smith , I . G . ; Wadeson , Tyler ; the charges to each , on being invested with their respective collars , were delivered in the impressive manner peculiar to Bro . Wilson . Wo must also observe that Bro . Brett , by almost unexampled perseverance and assiduity , has raised himself to a high degree of proficiency—evidenced by his working the above ceremony
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Metropolitan.
Knights of St . John , Queen ' s-terrace , St . John ' s Wood , a very eligible neighbourhood for the creation of a more than usually extensive Lodge , there being none within a distance of more than two miles , and the district being densely inhabited by a very respectable and influential class of the community . The ceremony was most admirably performed by Bro . W . Watson , P . M ., No . 25 ; assisted by Bro . Collard , P . M ., Nos . 168 , 209 ; Lemanski , P . M ., No . 778 , and other Brethren . Bro .
G . F . Taylor presided at the harmonium , and was assisted in the anthems by Bros . Holmes and Banks . At the conclusion of the consecration , Bro . Watson proceeded to the installation of the first Master of the Lodge , Bro . J . D . Coulcher , of No . 25 , who appointed and invested as his officers Bros . J . J . Hardy , of No , 3 , S . W . ; $ . J . Frazer , No . 3 , J . W . ; Bro . Stacy , No . 211 , Sec ; Townsend , No . 215 , S . D . ; Thos . Bobinson , of No . 3 , J . D . ; M . Stapylton , No . 85 , I . G . Bro . Frazer was also elected Treasurer ; and Bro . Beckett , Tyler . The ballot was taken for six candidates
for initiation , of whom four were present , and received the first degree in Freemasonry , the ceremony being admirably performed by the new W . M . The gentlemen admitted were Messrs . Eobt . Stiles , Ed . Jas . Tindall , Lawrence Sherley , and Jos . Wm . Hume Williams . On the motion of the J . D ., seconded by the W . M ., Bro . Wm . Watson Was unanimously elected an honorary member of the Lodge , as a mark of respect for his services , and the readiness which he at all times displays to assist the Brethren , whether in regular or instruction Lodges . The Lodge was
then called from labour to refreshment , and the Brethren proceeded to a very elegant dinner , about forty sitting down , amongst whom we observed , in addition to the names mentioned , Bros . Adams , P . M ., 169 ; How , P . M ., 82 ; Queely , P . M . 219 , \ May , P . M ., 177 ; Squire , P . M ., 3 ; Tyrrell , P . M ., 168 ; Gillespie , P . M . 3 ; Cooper , P . M ., 276 ; Woodstock , W . M ., 1051 , and many others . The usual toasts were drunk and responded to , the health of " The Visitors" being acknowledged by Bros . Warren and Gillespie . Brother Watson proposed the health of the W . M .,
coupling with it " Prosperity to the Prince Frederick William Lodge . " He stated that , almost immediately after the visit of the illustrious prince , whose name the Lodge now bore , to Grand Lodge , Bro . Coulcher formed the determination of establishing a Lodge hearing his name ; and , after some difiiculty , he had now accomplished his object . All who had heard the manner in which Bro . Coulcher had performed the duties of that evening , must be convinced that the Lodge could not have commenced under better auspices , and he augured for it a long reign of prosperity . Bro . Coulcher briefly returned thanks , and expressed his gratification
by the manner m which he had been supported by his officers . Bro . Williams , in a telling speech , returned thanks for the initiates , stating that he had formed a high opinion of Freemasonry—an opinion which had been more than justified by the ceremony ; and he felt himself particularly fortunate in being initiated on such an occasion as the consecration of a Lodge bearing the name of the prince who was united to a lady dear to every Englishman . We cannot conclude without remarking that the appointments of the Lodge are remarkably elegant , reflecting the greatest credit alike on the liberality of the originators of the Lodge and the taste of Bro . Piatt , the manufacturer .
IKSTBUCTION
Confidence Lodge ( No . 228 . )—A large number of Brethren met as usual at the above Lodge of Instruction at the Bengal Arms , Birchin Lane , on Wednesday evening , when Bro . Brett , W . M . of the Domatic Lodge , proceeded to work the ceremony of installation by installing Bro . Stephen Barton Wilson , P . J . G . D ., into the chair of the Lodge . Bro . Wilson , on the ceremony being
completed , appointed the following officers : —Bros . Mann , S . W . ; Hester , J . W . ; Hudson , S . D . ; H . T . Thompson , J . D . ; Smith , I . G . ; Wadeson , Tyler ; the charges to each , on being invested with their respective collars , were delivered in the impressive manner peculiar to Bro . Wilson . Wo must also observe that Bro . Brett , by almost unexampled perseverance and assiduity , has raised himself to a high degree of proficiency—evidenced by his working the above ceremony