Metropolitan.

I . J . W . Wremi , P . M . and Treas . ; U . Latreille , Moore , Murray , Alter , Tyson , Morris , Bobbins , Foskett , Morton , Marsh , & c . After the confirmation of the minutes , the acting W . M . raised Bros . Maggs , Ashby , and Roddia to the third degree , and passed Bro . J . S . Brown . The W . M . elect , Bro . Snow . S . W ., was then presented for installation by Bro . Scurr . P . M . 933 , and after the usual formalities was duly installed in the chair of the

Victoria Lodge for the ensuing twelvemonths . The ceremony of installation was admirably performed by Bro . Pendlebary , P . M . The WM . then appointed his officers as follows :- Bros . F . Y . Latreille , S . W . ; G . Roberts , J . W . ; Wrenn , P . M ., Treas . ( elected ); Bobbins , S . D . ; Murray , J . D . ; Brown , I . G . We may note that the Board of Installed Masters numbered eighteen members , many of whom will be found amongst the list of

subjoined visitors I—Bros . W . Farnfield , P . Assist . G . Sec ; Barfoot , P . M . 55 ; Gilruth , W . M . 55 ; Edinger , P . M . 9 a ; Wescombe , P . M . 905 ; Parkins , WM . 1 , 107 ; Lee , W . M . 860 ; S . May , W . M . 101 ; Levey , P . M . 228 ; Stevens , WM . 554 ; De Grey , J . W . 829 ; Wilton , 55 ; Sharp , 49 ; & c . After lod ge the brethren adjourned to the banquet hall , and a most pleasant evening spentchequered onlhy the

was , y remembrance that since the last meeting Bro . Turner , late W . M ., had been removed from his sphere of usefulness in Freemasonry by the unrelenting hand of death ; and in the course of the evening his " memory" was druuk in the solemn silence of unaffected regret by all the brethren present .

SorjinEiii- STAB LODGE ( No . 1 , 158 ) . —An emergency meeting of this flourishing lodge was held on Monday evening , the 27 th ult ., at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth . Bro . Henry Thompson , WM . , presided ; Bros . Pu ! sford , VS , W . ; Margerison , J . W . ; Charles E . Thompson , Sec . ; Eobert Clarke , S . D ., & c . Amongst the visitors were Bro . John Thomas , P . M . 507 , 720 , 857 , & c , and a brother from America . The lodge was opened in due form and with solemn The first business of the evening

prayer . was to pass Bros . Wright and Prince to the second degree . After this ceremony had been disposed of , it was announced that Bros . Limehnrne , Towers , Page , Harris , and Friend were candidates for the highest degree . They were accordingly questioned as to their proficiency in the science , and on no occasion—admitted to by old Masons—were their answers more satisfactory , speaking well for the attention they had paid to their instructors in

preparing them to become proper candidates for the sublime degree . Having been prepared , they were reintroduced , and in a very solemn and impressive manner raised by the W . M . to the degree of M . M ., that important rite being rendered in his usual careful manner . After some other business had been gone through , the lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren partook of refreshments . Afterwards a few formal toasts had been disposed of , Bro . Tliomas proposed "The health of the W . M ., and in very complimentary terms alluded to the excellent working he had witnessed in the lodgeand remarked

, that he had known their W . M . for some years Masouically , during which time he had found him a frequent attendant at lodges of instruction , which was the only way Masons could obtain that knowledge necessary for the duties they may hereafter be called upon to perform . The toast was very cordially received . Bro , Thompson , W . M ., in returning thanks said that his esteemed friend , Bro . Thomas , had greatly overrated any merits he might but it was true he had desired to fit

possess , himself for his duties by getting all the information that he could upon them . He had also truly said he had attended lodges of instruction , for some years ago Ue was initiated on a Monday evening , and on the following Wednesday he became a member of a lodge of instruction , and probably he should have been to one on the Tuesday had he known where it was to be found . On every other evening that he could spare he was at a lodge , where he often

met Bro . Thomas , to whom he was greatly indebted for a large amount of the information he had received , npt only in lodges but out of them , and he was always ready to give it to him with as much pleasure as ha felt in receiving it . He had no doubt that the prestige of the lodge for good working would bo kept up by his ( the W . M . ' s ) successor , and he hoped every year it would go on increasing in prosperity . He concluded by thanking the brethren for that renewed mark of their kindness . Some other toasts were given , and a very agreeable evening was passed .

INSTRUCTION . STABILITY LODGE or INSTI-UCTIOH . The fifty-first anniversary meeting of the Stabilit y Lodge of Instruction ivas celebrated on Tuesday evening , the 24 th ult ..

at Eadley ' s Hotel , New Bridge-street , Blaekfriars . Bro . Henry Muggeridge , P . M . 192 , and Preceptor of the lodge , took the chair , and there were present Bros . Dr . Bowles , P . G . M . for Herefordshire ; Llewellyn Evans , President of the Board of General Purposes ; . / Eneas J . M'Intyre , G . Bog . ; Head , P . G . D . ; Hervey , P . G . D . ; Edward Henry Patten , Secretary to the Girls ' School ; Cox , P . G . D . ; and Binckes , Secretary to the Boys ' School , and a numerous assemblage of brethren of metropolitan

and provincial lodges . The business of the evening was the working in sections of the lecture of the first degree . The sections were worked by the following brethren : 1 st section , Bros . John J . Harris , I . G . 192 ; 2 nd Section , Henry Birdseye , 715 ; 3 rd section , Thomas White , J . D . 22 ; 4 th section , Thomas Cwgill , 49 ; 5 th and 6 th sections , James H . Towuend , S . D ., Lodge Board , 715 ; 7 th sectionAlfred Bryant" M . 192 .

, , The whole of the sections were worked in a most admirable manner , and the best tribute that could be paid to the working brethren was the deep attention with which these beautiful illustrations of the great principles of Freemasonry were listened to . It would be invidious to particularise their respective merits , but we cannot refrain from offering our meed of praise to Bro . Townend for the able , indeed masterly way , in which he

went through the illustrations and explanations of the Sth and 6 th sections of the lecture . It was iudeed , even to old Masons , a treat rarely offered , and of course the enjoyment of it was in a corresponding degree . On retiring he was greeted with enthusiastic applause , which he modestly acknowledged , however well it was deserved , and there can be no doubt that he must have deeply studied the task he had to perform , and he could deserve no higher reward than the success by which it

was accomplished . At the conclusion of the lecture , Bro . M'Intyre took the chair , and several propositions were made , that twenty guineas should be voted from the funds of the lodge to the Boys' School , ten guineas to the Girls' School , and £ 10 to the Asylum for the Widows of Freemasons . All these propositions were unanimously carried . Thanks were then voted to Bro . Muggeridge for presiding , and also to the brethren who had worked the lectures . About a dozen names wero given in as joining members , and the lodge was closed in due form .

THE BANQUET . * The brethren then retired to the large room for refreshment , Bro . iEneas M'Intyre presiding . Ou the cloth being withdrawn , grace was sung by the professional brethren : —

" To Thee , O God , the Mighty Lord , most high , Who dost our wants with lib ' ral hand supply , Our grateful hearts and voices now we raise ; To heaven ' s high throne we chant our hymn of praise We bless , we praise , we magnify Thy name , Now and henceforth , for evermore . —Amen . "

The chairman , said—The toast I am now about to give is the first toast that is always drunk hy Englishmen at their assemblies , and by none with more gratitude than Freemasons . It is " The health of the Queen . " We have seen with delight how she has again come amongst her people , and that she has cast aside the gloom that has hung over her for some years . She has again come amongst her people and made all joyous in the sunshine of her presence . We will drink her health as the

daughter of a Mason—as the niece of a Mason , and I trust before long that we shall be able to drink it as the mother of a Mason . The National Anthem hy the professional singers . The Chairman—Brethren , the next toast I have to propose is " The health of the Sovereign of our Order , the Most Worshipful the Grand Master . " I am sure in this assembly of Freemasons , as I see many present who are in the habit of

attending Grand Lodge , that-you brethren will be delighted to hear that our Grand Master is greatly improved in health ; that he is coming to town to-morrow , and that we shall see him at the Grand Festival next week . He has been a wise governor , and the Craft has prospered under his rule . Brethren , I ask you to drink better health and renewed strength to our Grand Master , and I trust that he may be spared to preside over the Craft for many years to come . Drunk with enthusiastic cheering . Glee by the singers . The Chairman—Tha next toast I have to bring under your