Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

The Somerset House Lodge ( No . 4 ) , assembled on Monday , Jan . 22 nd , when Bro . Le "Veau , W . M ., P . G . S . B . initiated three gentlemen into the Order , and raised a Brother to the 3 rd Degree . This being the election night , Bro . C . Locock Webb , S . W ., was unanimously chosen W . M . for the ensuing year , and will also serve the office of Steward at the Boys' School Festival . The Brethren afterwards adjourned to " refreshment , " which passed off in the agreeable manner usual with this Lodge . Bros . Hodgkinson , P . S . G . D . ; Hervey , S . G . D . ; Beech , W . M ., Apollo Lodge , Oxford , and several other guests , were most hospitably entertained .

Royal York Lodge of Perseverance ( No . 7 ) . —This Lodge met January 17 th , at Freemasons' Inn . —Previous to the installation of the W . M . into the chair , Bro . J . Hervey , P . M . S . G . D ., acting for the W . M ,-, Bro . Dr . W . Jones , in his usual effective manner , initiated a candidate , and afterwards installed Bro . Hop wood , the father of the Lodge , who was initiated in 1820 , and elected W . M . in 1826 . Bro . Hopwood appointed the following Brethren as his Officers : —J . Hervey , P . M ., S . W . ; Levinson , J . W . ; Sams , Treasurer ; Fraser , S . D . ; Collings , J . D . ; Siccama , I . G . ; Adlard , P . M ., D . of C . ; Harrison , Steward . A host of visitors attended on

this interesting occasion , amongst whom were Bro . Bagshaw , Prov . G . M . for Essex elect ; Bros . W . H . White , Grand Sec . ; King , P . J . G . D ., Nokes , Robinson , Bradford , Carter , Canham , Bohn , Figg , Wright , Spencer , Roby , Hopwood , jun ., & c . & c . After the banquet , a testimonial , beautifully written on vellum , and bound in a rich crimson morocco case , with Masonic emblems , was presented to Bro . F . Adlard , P . M . and D . of C , recalling his valuable services to the Lodge , and the esteem and affection he is held in by all the members . —This highly-respectable Lodge ranks amongst its P . M . ' s the names of Hopwood , Sams , Hervey , Adlard , May , Key , Baab , Mackenzie , Harrison , Wood , Pratt , and Jones , M . D .

Enoch Lodge ( No . 11 ) . —On Wednesday , January 10 th , one of the largest meetings of this influential Lodge was held . The visitors were Bros . White , G . Sec . ; Dr . R . Rowe , P . J . G . D . and P . P . Dep . G . M . of Essex ; Chown , No . 113 ; Woodley , No . 902 ; Kennedy , No . 201 ; England , No . 57 ; Marsh , No . 30 ; Goldsmith , No . 25 ; Mallalieu , No . 227 ; Barrett , No . 188 ; Morby , No . 169 ; Watson , No . 23 ; Taylor , No . 201 ; Lavender , No . 183 . The amount of business was small , but it was made up by the quality of the working , the excellence of the speeches , and by the " refreshment , '' spread before the members and their guests

by the spirited and liberal proprietors of the Freemasons' Tavern . After the usual loyal toasts , Bro . Spooner , who had been installed W . M . on this occasion , paid a highly deserved compliment to Bro . White , Secretary of the Grand Lodge of England , in which he expressed the earnest hope that T . G . A . O . T . TJ . would add to his days many more years of usefulness to those he had already attained , that the Craft might still have the benefit of his great experience and useful advice . Bro . White most appropriately acknowledged the compliment . Bro . Dr . Rowe returned thanks for the Grand Officers at some length , thanking the W . M . for his hearty good

wishes , and fraternal good feeling . The W . M . also highly eulogised Bro . F . Ledger , the late W . M ., upon his retiring from the chair , as his influence , with the combined and able assistance of the P . M . ' s on all occasions , had raised the Lodge to that eminence in the Craft which it now enjoys . The installation was most admirably performed by Bro . P . M . W . Young , of the Albion Tavern , Vernonplace , Bloomsbury , and the W . M . appointed his Officers as follows : —Bros . Binckes , S . W . ; Masterman , J . W . ; Peter Mathews , Sec . ; W . Williams , Treas . ; R . Temple , Dir . of Cer . ; J . Austin , S . D ., Payne , J . D ., and German , I . G .

Globe Lodge ( No . 23 ) . —The annual meeting for the installation of the W . M . of this Lodge , was held on Thursday , January 18 th , when about sixty Brethren were assembled . The Lodge was opened by Bro . A . Hewlett , W . M ., and Mr . VOL . T . O