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mystical figures , a flat , polished , twelve-cornered piece of white marble ^ with reddish brown spots , about two inches in diameter , suspended by a white silken cord round the neck . These spots represent the drops of blood , and are symbolic of the death of AM , the founder of the Order in Turkey , who was barbarously

put to-death by the then Sultan , for refusing to reveal the secrets . The abovementioned Djani Ismael , G . M * of the Lodge of Belgrade , a venerable Turk of the old school , is honorary member of the Lodge of " Bald win-under-the-Li me Tree /' at Leip & ic , several members of which Lodge have received diplomas from th © Alikotseh at Belgrade .

Metropolitan Lodge Meetings For The Month Of May.

METROPOLITAN LODGE MEETINGS EOR TH ^ MONTH Of MAY . ' * .:

1 st . Tuesday ,, N T - —o . 9 , Albion ^ Freemasons * avern . No . IS , Old Dundee , London Tavern , Bishopsgate ^ street . No , 33 , United Mariners ' , Chequers , Providence row , Knsbury . No . 98 , XTnited Lodge of Prudence , AlhiomTavern , Aldersgate-street * No . 118 , Temple , Ship and Turtle Tavern ^ Leadonhalhstregt . No , 201 , Old Concord , Freemasons ' Tavern . No , 264 , Lodge of Stability , George and Vulture Tavern , Cornhill . No * 7 Si , La Tolerance , Freemasons * Tavern , 2 nd . Wednesday .- ^ Grand Ch a pt er , at 8 p . m . precisel y * No . 233 , Jerusalem , Freemasons ' Tavern .

8 rd > Thursday . —No * 29 , Egyptian , George and Blue Boar , Holborh . No . S 3 , Strong Man , Falcon Tavern , Fetterdane . No * 227 , Lion and Lamb , George and Vulture Tavern , Cornhill . No , 275 , Ionic , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadenhallstreet . No , 281 , St , Andrew ' s , Freemasons * Tavern . No , 812 , Yarborough , George Tavern , Commercial-road , East , Chapter No . 2 , St . James e s , Freemasons' Tavern . Alh . Friday .- ^ Chapters . —No . 8 , Chapter of Fidelity , London Tavern , Bishops * - gate-street . No . 8 , British , Freemasons * Tavern .

& th Saturday * —Committee BoysSchool , at 4 p . m . No . 125 , London , Freemasons Tavern . 7 tJi . Monday .- ^ -N o . 25 , Robert Burns * , FreemasonsVIWern , No . 85 , Royal Jubilee , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , No . 107 , St . John ' s , Radley ' s Hotel , Bridge-street , Blackfriars . No . 168 , St . Luke ' s , Builder ' s Arms , Russell-street , Chelsea . No . 223 , Lodge of Joppa , White Hart , Bishopsgate-street . No . 257 , Euphrates , George and Vulture , Cornhill . No . 318 , Lodge of Unions , Freemasons * Tavern .

8 th . Tuesday . —No . 113 , Burlington ^ Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . No . 196 , St * John ' s , Holly Bush ~ Tavern , Hampstead . No . 234 , Percy , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadenhalhstreet . No . 247 , Lodge of Israel , St . James ' s Tavern , St . James ' s-place , Aldgate . No . 255 , St . Michael ' s , George and Blue Boar , Holborn . No . 276 , Lodge of United Strength , Gun Tavern , Pimlico , No . 286 , Lodge of Nine Muses , Freemasons' Tavern . Ko . 80 # , Wellington , Railway Tavern , Lewisham .

9 th . Wednesday . — -Committee Royal Benevolent Institution , at 3 p . m . No . 3 , Lodge of Fidelity , Freemasons' Tavern , No . 1 . 3 , Union Waterloo , Queen's Arms , Woolwich . No . 15 , Kent , Three Tuna Tavern , Southward No . 19 , Royal Athelstan , George and Blue Boar , Holborn . No . 70 , Royal Naval , Radley ^ s Hotel , Bridge- street , Blackfriars . No . 103 , Vitruvian , White Hart Tavern , College-atreet , Lambeth , No . 112 , Eastern Star , Wade ' s Arms , Roplar . No . 156 , Caledonian , George and Vulture , Cornhill . No . 172 , Lodge of Justice , Royal Albert , New-cross-road , Deptforch No . 289 , Pilgrim , Ship arid Turtle Tavern , Leadenhall-street . No * 752 , Zetland , Adam and Eve Tavern , Kensington . VOL . I . 2 X