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always heard of as being one of the hardest working Masons amongst them . His lordship was an excellent ruler , and much beloved . —Bro . NEWALL said it afforded him a great pleasure , to be present when initiates came into their lodge , but on the occasion he had increased the pleasure by initiating Bro . Herring , formerly one of the choir boys of Westminster Abbey , and Bro . Gaball , the printer of that useful periodical , THE F REEMASONS

MAGAZINE . At all times initiates received the heartiest welcome , and he thought it right they sliould do so , for it was an event in life , and one that could not be repeated ; therefore he had the gratification to propose "The Health of Bros . Herring and Gaball . " Bro . HERRING thanked them , for himself and Bro . Gaball , for the very kind manner in which they had been received into such an ancient and honourable society . He deeply felt the words " to be a Mason was to be a good man , " and tbey were about the first he hacl heard in Masonry , and would make an impression on his mind , for he had the will and desire to work hard to come up to that

standard ot excellence . —1 he WM . was happy to say , what no one would doubt that visitors were always cordially welcomed in the Royal Union Lodge . In Masonry there was much good feeling , and round him ivere so many of eminence and abilit y in the craft that he took it as no slight personal compliment and respect . He thought visiting lodges to be a very useful practice , for they imbibed many notions and much proficiency by so doing . On that occasion there were no less than twentvisiting brethren present

y , and as he could not , from the shortness of their time , ask all to speak , he would couple with the toast the name of Bro . M . Levinson . — Bro . M . LEVINSON said he had had the honour of visiting No . 536 on a previous occasion , when it had been but recently resuscitated . Its present working , and the brotherly feeling existing amongst its members , left nothing to be desired , and he was , in common with the other visitors , delighted to be there , and should take every

opportunity of repeating his visit . In the name of the visiting brethren , he desired to express their thanks and satisfaction at all they had seen , and tbey wished the Royal Union a long career of such success as now attended it . The working was a very great credit to every officer , and if its example was followed by other lodges , it would redound to the honour of the Craft . —Bro . AVEEDEN , P . M . and Sec , was quite convinced that all knew and valued the

efficiency of their WM ., Bro . Newall . For himself , he had been a member of that lodge thirty years , and during that period hacl only been absent fourteen times . He hacl passed the chair in it three times , but he never heard any one in the Royal Union Lodge perform his duties so ably as their present AV . M . ( Hear , hear . ) He was sure their AA . M . would be well supported , and he was also certain that Bro . Newall was too good a Mason ever to neglect them after he had passed that chair . As a P . M ., be called upon

them to drink their AV . M ' s . health , and might he live long to see No . 536 flourish , as it had begun to do under his rule . ( Hear , hear . )—The AV . M . was very much obliged for the hearty manner in which his health had been received , as well as ably proposed by Bro . AVeeden .

He yielded to no one in interest iu No . 536 , and though he was not ambitious enough to be ranked as first in that lodge , he was anxious to be looked upon as not second to any one . His intentions were to do his best , and where he failed , he should feel obliged to others to help him . —The W . M . gave " The P . ' Ms . of 536 . " Their immediate P . M . was en tirely knocked up by his professional duties , and had left tbem after lodge ; others were absent , but they still bad Bro . Weeden amongst themand be should le his * with the

, coup name toast . —Bro . AVEEDEN , P . M ., had before told them how long he had been connected with the lodge . In his case it was " live and learn , " and that day he had learned , and was never better pleased in his life . He bad seen all the three degrees worked so well , that he began to question the utility of the P . Ms , in his own mind ; but as tbey were a kind of moral support to tbe AV . M ., he begged to assure the brethren that they would ever he found read

y to aid their W . M . in any way which he could point out . — The AV . M . said that the Master of a lodge might , or might not , happen to be a good worker , but it would avail him but little , however able he might be , unless he was favoured by having good officers . AVhat he termed good officers , were brethren industrious , energetic , regular , and punctual ,- and in bis present position it was a source of great pleasure to say bis officers were all that he could desireand abl

, y supported him on every occasion . He then gave " The Healths of the Officers of No . 536 , " coupling the same with the name of Bro . W . Smith , S . AV . —The S . AV ., Bro . W . SMITH , C . E ., said , it afforded him great pleasure to return thanks for the officers . The efforts recentl y made to render thenlodge prosperous had been highly successlul , and that day ' s meeting would greatltend to make it a permanent As time

y success . was short , they must take the will for the deed , and imagine a due response made for all the kind things that had been said of tbem — The AV . M . then gave the toast of the joining members , Bros . Cobham , Exall , and Miles , for which Bro . Exall , in a few neat sentences , returned thanks . "The Masonic Charities . " and "The Masonic

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Press , " were the next toasts , followed by that of " Lodges No . 1010 and 1090 , " which were united with them as petitioners to form the outlying Middlesex lodges into a province . The AV . M . coupled the toast with the name of Bro . Rowland , S . W . and Treas . of 1090 . —Bro . ROWLAND could do no more than reiterate the remarks of Bro . Levinson , and he hoped the three lodges would always work together with as much harmony and good feeling as it was evident existed in No . 536 . The toasts of " The Musical Brethren , " and

" Success to 536 , " brought the meeting to a close , and all returned to town highly delighted with the day ' s proceedings , and an expressed determination to carry out , to its fullest extent , the admirable example set them by their excellent W . M ., Bro . Newall .

AA'ILTSHIRE . TROWBRIDGE . —Lodge of Concord ( No . 915 ) . —This iodge met at the Court Hall , Trowbridge , on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., for tbe installation of the AV . M . elect ., Bro . John Allen . The ceremony was duly performed by the retiring W . M ., Bro . Levander , assisted by the following P . M . s : —Bro . AVebber , 915 , P . Pro . G . S . D . AVilts ; Bro . Burt , AV . M . 909 , P . Prov . G . J . D . AVilts ; Bro .

Goodall , 961 , P . M . 386 ; Bro . Oliver , 61 , 420 , Prov . G . S . W . Somerset ; Bro . Milsom , 4-20 , P . Prov . G . J . AV . Somerset ; Bro . Commans , W . M . 61 , P . Prov . G . S . D . AVilts ; Bro . Marshall , AV . M . 420 , Prov . G . S . D . AVilts . The AV . M . then invested Bro . Levander with the P . M . ' s collar , ancl appointed the following brethren as officers of the lodge : —Stancombe , S . AA * . ; Adye , J . AV . ; Hayward , Treas . - ; Lawson , Sec ; Grimes , S . D . ; Saxty , J . D . ; Reddrop , I . G . ; BaileyTler . A vote of thanks having been unanimously jmsed

, y to Bro . Levander , for the efficient mannerin which he had performed the ceremony of installation , and for bis careful attention to all the duties of the chair during the two years in which he had held office , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned for refreshment . YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) . HOJLMJEIRTH-. —Holme Valley Lodge ( No . 937 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held at the Victoria Hotel on Good

Friday , at four o ' clock in the afternoon . The lodge was opened in clue form by the W . M ., Bro . John Moorhouse AVoodhead , assisted by his officers and the brethren present . The minutes of the last regular lodge , and also of a lodge of emergency , were read and confirmed , which comprised , among other business , the adoption of a code of by-laws for the government of the lodge , and a series of resolutions constituting a

Fund of Benevolence . Bro . Charles Taylor , P . M . of this lodge , then gave a beautiful illustration of the lodge furniture . — -The AV . M . then laid before the brethren a number of circulars which had been forwarded to him for circulation among the brethren by the Installation Committee of the Leeds lodges , soliciting the votes of the brethren and active support at the approaching meeting of Prov . G . Lodge , to be held at Huddersfield , the 10 th of April , in securing the selection of Leeds as the place of installation for the

Right Hon . the Earl de Grey and Ripon as R . AV . Prov . G . M . of AVest Yorkshire . This led to an explanation by the AV . M . and brethren acting with him of the result of meetings they had attended at Huddersfield , under the direction of this lodge , and that they were of opinion the honour should be secured to Huddersfield , not only on the ground that it is centrally situate , and is the town appointed for holding the annual provincial lodge meetings , and may be said to be the present residence of Prov . Grand Lodge ; but

also because it is , Masonically speaking , the birthplace of our noble Bro ., the Right Hon . the Earl de Grey and Ripon , and , with its vicinity , contains a larger number of subscribing brethren than any other town in tbe province ; and although Huddersfie Id cannot boast of a town-hall , yet it can boast of large pmblic buildings , with , ample accommodation for conducting the ceremonial and its festivities with becoming dignity . In this opinion all the brethren present cordially concurredand ledged their attendance and

sup-, p port at the meeting of Prov . G . Lodge , to be held on the 10 th inst . Labour being ended , the lodge was closed in ancient form , and the brethren adjourned to an exceedingly well served repast , to which thev did ample justice . In the course of a very pleasant evening " The Health of the R . W . Prov . G . M . Elect ' " was put by Bro . Charles Taylor , P . M ., in very appropriate terms , and enthusiastically responded to .

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ROBERT BURNS CHAPTER ( NO . 25 ) . — This chapter held a convocation on Monday , March 25 th , at the Freemasons' Tavern , London , for the purpose of installing the three Principals and appointment of officers . The chapter was numerously attended by the Companions : —Comp . Harrison , M . E . Z . ; Comp . Guest , H . ; Comp . Collard , J . ; each of the Principals installed his successor , a fact seldom or ever done in any Chapter . Among the P . Z ' s . present were