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in view , subject to the sanction of the General Committee which may be convened at any time for that purpose by order of the Chairman . At the Monthly Committee , on the 6 th of October—Bro . John Hervey , V . P ., in the chair— the minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed . The Treas ., Bro . B . B . Cabbell , reported that the present amount of the fund for

building purposes was £ 2 , 150 . The petition of Bro . T . H . Chase , of No . 176 , in behalf of his son , Thomas Cooke Chase , was read , and the name was placed on the list of candidates . The petition of Bro . William Trawley , of No . 5 B 6 , in behalf of his son "William Trawley , was also read , and the name was placed on the list of candidates . The petition of Sophia Maria Ward , widow of the late Bro . W . W . Ward , of No . 740 , in behalf of her son , Frederick Andrew Ward , was read , and that name was likewise placed on the list of candidates .

The Tavern.

THE TAVEEN .

Our great House of Assembly , is , by the liberal spirit displayed by the new lessees , aided as they have been in their adventure through the terms granted by the Grand Lodge , now showing an appearance alike creditable to the Craft , and an augury of a successful career on the part of Bro . Elkington and his partners . The house is familiar to most of the Order who have resided in or visited London , and therefore we may say that the entrance-hall is rendered much lighter by

the improved inner glass doors , the walls being covered in imitation of the Giallo Antico or Sienna marble . The left-hand room on the ground-floor rejoices in the name of The Star , in which , by the way , many a felicitous party has assembled , and some few are indelibly impressed on our memory ; the walls are covered with a crimson and drab paper with gold mouldings , and , to aid the quiet elegance of the walls , the window draperies are rich green . In the rear of the Star is The Rose , which we presume is so named and so decorated as to convey a notion of

what hue a rose would be if deprived of the radiance of the orb of day ; the walls are covered with a paper having a deep green ground and white foliage . On the right of the entrance-hall is The Clarence , doubtless named after that worthy Mason and honest king , William IV . ; the walls are overspread with a gorgeous arabesque paper of the richest colouring , in which gold predominates . Ascending to the first flight , we reach The Bining-room , in the front of the building , and the decorations of this room at present , although not quite finished , are

splendid : the papering is a large medallion pattern , the ground being a rich green , the ornaments orange and crimson , the whole enclosed in a gold moulding ; there are two wax-lighted glass chandeliers , of a singularly light and elegant design , and the carpet corresponding with the paper renders the tout ensemble magnificent ; the ante-room , being a quiet pale green , adds to the effect of entrance into the dining-room . The central saloon of this floor is named The Sussex ; its decorations are a complete contrast to its companion , the walls being

of a delicate green ground with a light white floral pattern : this is in panels , with gold mouldings , the pilasters and doors of satin-wood ; three gas chandeliers , and the noble pier-glasses , multiplying their effect , render this a most attractive apartment . The Cambridge , which is the second-floor front room , is intended to be decorated in the Elizabethan style . The Glee-room has had the pretty Watteaulike vignettes repainted ; the accessory ornaments are made in unison , and so light as not to carry off the effect of the chief tableaux , the ground-work being a pale lemon . We cannot afford space to speak of other portions of the

establishment , as much yet remains to be done , but we think the Masonic room on the third floor , named The Crown , promises to be most effectively furnished : the walls are blue panel , enclosed in a crimson and gold border of a rich character —the decorations of the cornice , which are to be emblematic of our Order , will render it truly The Lodge-room . Having said thus much of the display of genius bestowed on the walls of the building , our knowledge of the proprietors enables us to declare our conviction that the same good taste and good sense will govern the entire establishment , and that the termination of the lease will show a result alike gratifying to the Brotherhood and their lessees .