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by him as a citizen of the world , and proposed "The W . M . of the St . David's Lodge , Bangor . " The W . M . replied , and proposed " The Newly Initiated Brethren . " Bros . Dew and Williams expressed their satisfaction that they had been admitted into the Order .

P . M . Aeonson proposed " The Segontium and the Hibernia Lodges , and " The Visiting Brethren , " to which Bros . Jennings and Pritchard returned thanks . The W . M . gave " The Army and Navy , " and " The Heroes of the Crimean War , " calling upon Bro . Cummings , who acknowledged the toast in a very neat speech . s

P . M . Pritchard then referred to the kindness to the Craft of Lady Combermere and Lady Wynn , and proposed their healths , when the W . M . gave the last toast , " All Poor and Distressed Masons throughout the globe , and speedy relief to them . " The Lodge then resumed labour , and shortly afterwards closed about a quarter to ten o ' clock , in perfect harmony , all the Brethren being delighted with the pleasures of the evening .

OXFORDSHIRE . Apollo University Lodge . —The first meeting of this Lodge for this term took place on Wednesday , the 25 th of October , when on account of the death of the Prov . G . M ., Bro . Rev . C . J . Ridley , the Lodge as well as the Brethren appeared in mourning ; The W . M ., Bro . W . W . Beach , of Christ Church , being absent from Oxford , the W . M . of the Alfred City Lodge , was solicited to preside in the Lodge , and to perform the ceremonies of initiation , & c , which he fulfilled in

a masterly and impressive manner . Several Brethren were initiated and passed , and the raising of nine others was deferred until the following morning . At the conclusion of their labours , the Brethren withdrew to refreshment , when the Senior Warden , Bro . J . W . Malcolm , Gentleman Commoner of Christ Church , presided , supported by the Mayor of Oxford , Bro . R . J . Spiers , P . G . S . B ., and a large number of the Brethren of the Apollo and Alfred Lodges . The Meeting was a most agreeable one , and was rendered the more interesting in consequence of its

being the first occasion of the two Lodges assembling after a separation of four months . The subsequent meetings have . been equally well attended , and the number of candidates initiated on each occasion has been very large . At the last meeting this term , the Brethren unanimously elected Bro . J . W . Malcolm , S . W ., to the office of W . M . for the ensuing year . This Lodge has also , greatly to its

credit , voted the sum of £ 10 to the Patriotic Fund . The total number of initiations in this Lodge during the last quarter is twenty . Among the candidates recently initiated were Lord Garlies , son of the Earl of Galloway ; Hon . W . H . North , son of Col . North , M . P . ; C . S . Bigge , Esq . ; F . H . Cox , Esq . ; W . B . Long , Esq . ; Quinton Twiss , Esq . ; Spencer Madan , Esq ., all of Christ Church ; A . Faber , Esq ., Fellow of New College ; G . W . De Vaux , Esq ., of Baliol College .

Alfred City Lodge . —The meetings of the Alfred City Lodge during the last quarter have been numerously attended , and under the able auspices of its intelligent W . M ., Bro . T . Randall , the Lodge has during the past year been admirably conducted , and maintained its high character as a working Lodge . There has been a large number of initiations ; and the W . M . has had the pleasing duty of recently initiating Mr . J . J . Ireland , the grandson of the late Dr . Ireland , the Founder of

the Alfred Lodge . The Benevolent Fund established , a twelvemonth ago , in connection with this Lodge , for the purpose of assisting distressed Brethren to a larger extent than the Lodge Funds would permit , has been most successful and productive of immense benefit . It is no less creditable to this Lodge that it was , at the instance of the W . M ., the first in the kingdom to contribute to the Patriotic Fund , to which it unanimously voted the sum of 10 Z .

The Brethren have unanimously elected Bro . J . Thorp , son of Mr . Alderman J . Thorp , to the office of W . M . for the ensuing year . At the same meeting , Bros . Frazer and Thurland were unanimously appointed Stewards , and will enter on their duties on Wednesday , the 27 th of December , being St . John ' s day , when the Lodge holds its annual festival , TOL . I . II