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WlNDSOE . —The Etonian Lodge ( No . 252 ) , of the ancient and honourable fraternity , met at the New Inn , on Tuesday , the 2 nd of January , at "high twelve , " to celebrate their annual festival of St . John , and to install the W . M . elect for the ensuing year . The Lodge wa , s early opened by Bro . Wigginton , W . M ., and the usual Lodge business completed , the W . M . then requested P . M . Bro . Jenkins to take the chair , and to raise a Brother to the M . M . Degree , which was done in a very satisfactory manner . < Bro . Dangerfield then presented Bro . Lambert , P . M . 192 , and also a P . M . of this lj < y ge , to be again installed W . M . of the Preemasons of

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the ancient and royal borough of Windsor ; the ceremony was ably performed by Bro . Jenkins , assisted by Bros . R . P . Blake ( of Oxford ) , Sir J . M . Doyle , K . C . B ., and the other P . M . ' s of the Lodge . At the conclusion of the installation , the new W . M . appointed his Officers as follows : —Bros . Palmer , S . W . ; Harley , J . W . ; Evans , S . D . ; Lester , J . D . ; and Cantrell , I . G . ; Bro . Holden was unanimously elected Secretary ; P . M . Bro . W . Hall , Treasurer ; Stacey , Organist ; and G . Weight , and for the thirtieth time , Tyler . The Brethren were then called from labour to refreshment , which was provided by Bro . Dangerfield , in a manner

highly creditable to his establishment and satisfactory to the Brethren , the charges being moderate , and the dinner excellent . In due time the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren separated highly pleased with the day ' s proceedings . We are glad to announce , that in token of gratitude for the prosperity which has attended this Lodge for the past three years , ( during which period more candidates have been initiated , and more Brethren have joined the Lodge , than for many years previous ) , it is intended to present the Patriotic Pund with a handsome donation , of which due notice will be given in the Freemasons Monthly Magazine .

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Cambeidge . —Scientific Lodge , No . 105 . —According to the usual custom of the above Lodge , the Installation of the W . M . for the year ensuing took place on Monday , the 8 th ult . The Brethren assembled at 12 o ' clock , and after the three degrees had been conferred upon several candidates , the Installation took place , and the late W . M . ( Bro . Arthur R , Ward , B . A . of St . John ' s Coll . ) again installed . The ceremony was most beautifully performed by Bro . J . W . Baxter , P . M ., and was duly appreciated by the Brethren .

A vote of thanks was then passed to the W . M . for his services for the past year ; in returning thanks far which , the W . M . thanked the Brethren for their kindness in again electing him their Master , and congratulated them on the prosperity of their Lodge in the past year , during which they had celebrated their Centenary by a dinner and ball , and at which the M . W . the G . M . the Earl of Zetland had done them the honour of being present . He congratulated them also on their increase of numbers , as , during the past term , they had had no leas than twenty-two

initiations , amongst whom were Lords Cavendish and Rolls , and Viscount Althorp , and several fellows of colleges , and other persons of high rank in the Province , and hoped , in conclusion , that at the end of his ( the W . M . ' s ) next year of office they would be as satisfied with him as they seemed now to be . The W . M . then elected his Officers for the next vear . as follows : —Bros .

J . Wentworth , S . W . ; R . Ransom , J . W . ; W . A . Gully ( King ' s ) , S . D . ; Captain Webster , J . D . ; P R . Hall , I . G . ; A . Westmoreland ( Jesus ) , Chap . ; W . Crisp P . M ., Stew . ; C . Wisbey , Sec . ; J . Bentley , P . M ., Dir . of Cer . It was then proposed and carried unananimously , that the sum of ten guineas be given to the Patriotic Pund from the Lodge funds . The Brethren then adjourned at half-past four , and re-assembled at half-past five , and sat down to a most sumptuous dinner , provided by Bro . Mitchell ; and the evening was spent in good cheer and fellowship .