Metropolitan.

Wednesday , Villi . —Lodges , Fidelity ( 3 ) , Freemasons' Tavern ; Enoch ( 11 ) , ditto ; Union of Waterloo ( 13 ) , Freemasons' Tavern , Woolwich ; . Kent ( 15 ) , Three Tuns , Southwark ; P . oyal Athelstan ( ly ) , George aud Bine Boar ; Eoyal Naval ( 70 ) , Freemasons' 'Tavern ; Vitruvian ( 103 ) , Wliite Hart Tavern , Lambeth ; Eastern Star ( 112 ) , Old Globe , Mile End Eoad ; Justice ( 172 ) , Royal Albert , Deptford ; Pilgrim ( 239 ) , Ship and Turtle ; Zetland ( 752 ) , Adam and . Eve , Kensington . Committee Eoyal Benevolent Institution , at 3 . Thursday , lith . —Lodges , Friendship ( 6 ) , Thatched Houso ; Regularity ( 103 ) , Freemasons ' Tavern ; Friendship ( 243 ) , Ship nail Turtle ; Bank of England ( 320 ) , If adley ' s Hotel ; Polish ( 778 ) , Committee

Freemasons' Tavern ; Canonbury ( Soo ) , Canonbury Tavern , Islington . Quarterly Girls School , at 12 . Friday , loth—Lodge , Jordan ( 237 ) , Freemasons' Tavern . Chapter— Moira ( 100 ) , London Tavern . Saturday , 10 th . —Lodge , Honour and Generosity ( 1-19 ) , London Tavern . fThe appointments of Lodges of Instruction appear in the last number of each month . ] Nupria'J' LODCK ( So . 22 ) . —At the regular meeting- of this Lodgehold on

, Thursday , March 31 st , at Eadley ' s Hotel , New Bridge-street , there were present Bro . Bobert Farran , W . M : ; Bro . Boughey , S . W . ; Bro . Pratt , J . W . ; Bros . Partridge , Wilcox , Bone , Goodwin , Batty , P . M , s ancl others . Messrs . Augustus Great Ilex , and Frederick ICout were initiated , Bro . Philpott was passed to the second degree , and Bro . Child raised to the degree of M . M ., Bro . Farran performing the whole ceremonies in a maimer that reflected high credit on his application to his duties iu the Lodge of Instruction . Bro . Clark , P . M ., iu pursuance of notice ,

after a brief eulogium on Bro . Butty ' s ability , kindness , and courtesy , moved , " That the Lodge present to Bro . Batty a jewel bearing a suitable inscription , in acknowledgment of the able manner in which he performed the duties of Master of this Lodge during his year of office . " This being seconded by Bro . Townend , P . M ., and put from the chair , was carried nem . con . The Loclge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet . There were present as visitors Bros . F , CrewPast Grand StewardJ . H . Great EexNo . 25 DawbarnW . M . No . 25 S ;

, , , ; , , Jackson , P . M ., No . 223 , ancl 0 . Melson , No . i , Dublin . Bro . Dawbarn in returning thanks for the visitors mentioned that the three Lodges in Norwich had arranged to meet on the first , second , and third Tuesdays iu every month , and that on the fourth Tuesday a Lodge of Instruction , in which all the Lodges were united , was held .

LODGE OF UNITY ( NO . 215 ) . —This Lodge met on Saturday , 26 th March , at the London Tavern , when Bro . Muggeridge , P . M . and Treasurer , raised four brethren to the sublime degree of Master Mason in his usual impressive manner . The brethren afterwards proceeded to the election of their W . M . for the present year , their choice being unanimously in favour of the S . W . Bro . Fourdriimier , jun ., and most gratifying it must have been to his father , an old P . M . of tho Lodge , by whom he was initiated . Tho ceremony of installation was ably performed by Bro . Leo BergerP . M . at the conclusion of which about thirty brethren adjourned to

par-, , take of a very elegant banquet , the usual toasts following , which were given in excellent style ancl feelingly responded to . Among the visitors we observed Bros . Lemanski , P . M ., No . 77 S ; Paas , No . 778 ; Scott , Coseus , & c . The W . M . was pleased to appoint Bros . Dodd , S . W . ; Adams , J . W . ; Haidwiek , S . D . ; Lupton , J . D . ; Muggeridge , Treasurer ; Speth , Secretary . * PRESTON LODGE ( IOCS ) . —This Loclge met for the third time on Saturday , the 2 G'thult . atthe Star and Garter HotelPutneywhen Bro . W . H . ColeS . W . ( P . M .

, , , , No . 1 ) 96 ) took the chair in the unavoidable absence of Bro . Owen Bowen , W . M ., and duly initiated Messrs . A . F . Jackson and J . Greathead into the mysteries and privileges ofthe Order , in whicli ceremony he was most ably assisted by Bro . S . E . Nutt , P . G . Steward , P . M ., No . 32 , who gave the explanation of tho working tools and the charge with his usual ability and impressiveness . The Loclge was then opened in the third degree in duo form , and Bros . A . Christie and E . Hutchins raised to the degree of Master Mason by Bro . A . Cole in Ms accustomed excellent

manner ; after ivhich , the Lodge was again resumed in tho first degree , and several questions were brought forward and discussed , not the least important of whicli was one hy Bro . Blalce , J . D . ( W . M ., No . 21 ) requiring all names of new members to be submitted to a committee consisting of the officers of the Lodge before being