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greo of a M . M . by the AA ' . M . Bros . Ellis and Teasdale were afterwards re-admitted and passed to the degree of F . C . Mr . Gardner Harvey having boon approved , was admitted and duly initiated into I'Yeem .-isojiry by the AV . M . A letter was read from the Prov . G . Sec . announcing the appointment of Bro . T . Martin , P . M ., No . 431 , to the office of Prov . J . G . Warden of Madras and Southern India . The lod was then closedand

ge , t ' . ie brethren adjourned to banquet . —At a lodge held on the 27 th September , there were present , Bros . T . Martin , Acting ns AV . M . ; A . Smithers , S . W . ; T . Tennant , J . W . ; C . II . Stevenson , Sec ; A . H . Laurie , S . D . ; F . Bedingfeld , J . !) . ; Aga Mahomed Shoostree , I . G . ; AA . Sparrow , Tyler ; Heath , Bull , Milburn , Fitzgerald , Ali Mahomed Klian , C ' . nvper , BcM-i-yman , Siviney , Ellis , Teasdale , Harvey , & c . Visitors

—Mirza Moos .-a Khan , 757 , Aga Mahomed Shoostree , 710 ( Scotch ) , Aga Mahomed Kuzim , 757 . Tho lodge was opened in the tii-it degree by Bro . Martin , I . P . M ., who afterwards proceeded to the installation of the AV . M . elect , Bro . Stevenson , into the chair , according to ancient form . The brethren were afterwards re-admitted in their several degrees , and the AV . M . received tho usual salutations . The W . M . then invested the following brethren as the officers of the lodge for the ensuing

yei ' . r : —Bros . Martin , P . M . ; T . Tennant , S . W . ; 0 . Smithers , J . W . ; F . Bedingfeld , S . D . ; C . J . 0 . Fitzgerald , J . D . ; A . J . Billing , I . G . ; H . G . Heath , Sec . and Treas . ; F . Netz , Org . ; \ V . Sparrow , Tyler . A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to Bro . Martin , for the able manner in ivhich ho had performed tho ceremony of installation , and the lodge was closed in due form . The brethren adjourned to dinner at 7 . 30 . After the cloth was removedthe usual loyal and Masonic

toaststoge-, , ther with the "P . M . 's , AV . M ., and Officers of the Lodge , " ¦ " Tho Visitors , " & c , were duly given and responded to . At a later hour , the brethren received a select number of the ladies and gentlemen of the station at an evening party , to the number of about 80 . The largo dining hall having been prepared as a ball-room , dancing was kept up until nearly throe a . m . The whole of the rooms , together with a very large tent , tastefull

were y decorated , and reflected much credit on the artistes . An abundant supply of ices and refreshments were . served in the large tout dining tho evening . The strong band of the 17 th Lancers were in attendance , under the direction of Bro . 0 . Jennings , P . M ., and played a choice selection of music . Altogether a very delightful evening was spent , and the entire arrangements reflected great credit on the brethren who formed the committee on the occasion .

BOMBAY . ( From the Indian Freemasons' Friend . ) SIMLA . —Lodge Himalayan Brotherhood . —This lodge held iU regular meeting on Tu . isday , August 16 th , and I regret to he obliged to add tliattho attendance was very poor , owing , it h supposed , to the temptation offered to witness a play , " The Rivals" which ivas to lie performed last evening bwell-known

, y amateur ladies and gentlemen—Hie treat offered to the sentimental brethren being too good to be resisted . Without wishing to pass any censure on the brethren who preferred the play to the performance of their Masonic duties , I cannot help observing , not as applying , particularly , to the Simla brethren , but by way of general observation , applicable to all the brethren of the Craft , that it is only on special occasions that they can

reasonably satisfy their consciences by absence from the lodge of ivhich they are members . In the case under consideration , if the performance offered were of very rare occurrence , and of a nature to gratify the finest tastes , the absence of brethren from lodge at a regular meeting would be excusable ; but the performance announced for last evening was also announced to bo repeated on Wednesdayto-morrowand probablagain after

, , y that . Hence it is evident that the brethren of Lodge Himalayan Brotherhood could not only have performed their Masonic duties , but could , amply , have gratified their playgoing propensities . Let me distinctly assnro theso brethren that it is with no love of fault-finding that I write those things . I earnestly ask them to believe the assertion that I have been prompted to write them by zeal for tho cause which has- been to mo a

passion . I have witnessed with great anxiety and pain coldness on the part of brethren , in matters which , to me , appear to be of tho highest importance . I have grieved over the laxity _ in attendance , and , alas ! that I should say it , even in principle , which I have for some time observed , is quietly gaining ground , and which , if not checked now ,

and checked with a mighty will and strong arm , will , eventually , spread till tho very landmarks of our Order are destroyed . If I write warmly , my excuse i 3 that I feol warmly on such subjects . I cannot forget all that I have pledged myself , as a man and Mason , to perform , and I endeavour , always , to remind my brethren of tho pledge they have taken . Present —Bros . AVood , AV . M . ; Graham , P . M . ; Tapp , P . M . ; D'Cmz as S . AA . ; M'Lcod , J . AV . ; TV . pp as S . D . ; Craddock , J . D . ; Lyon ,

I . G . ; Inglis , Tyler ; and Wilson , Sec . ; Hill , Robertson , Wilson , aud Cooke ; Bro . T . C . Fenwick , W . M . of Lodge Phoenix , Delhi , visitor . The only work of the evening was passing Bro . Cooke to the second degree This being done , the lodge closed in peace , harmony , and brotherly love at a quarter to nine , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet-room , with the exception of Bro . AVood , who was too ill to remain , and who , thereforepassed the Hiram to BroGraham . Of the banquetI shall

, . , only say that I wish all Masonic banquets would be like it . AVe were favoured with several songs , but Bro . AVilson , Secretary , bore the palm away , with his fine baritone voice and excellent style of singing . A discussion arose between Bios . Tapp and Graham as to whether the late Duke of Kent , and George the Fourth , when Prinoe Regent , were Grand Masters of the Order ; and whether her Majesty was born after or before the Duke of Kent had joined the Order . Will any brotherdeep in

, Masonic lore , be so kind as to settle tho dispute , for it is likely to be renewed . * After tho usual toasts had been given , Bro . Graham said , —Brethren , the toast that I am about to propose will , I hope , be responded to in full bumpers . AA ' e are always glad to welcome visiting brethren from far off , and the oftener they come the better they please us . In Lodge Himalayan Brotherhood there always has been , and always will be , a hearty welcome for such , as each of you can testify and pledge

youvyoiirselves . But this evening we have the pleasure of liavingone among us who , although he sits with us in lodge for the first time , and who , till this night , was a stranger to most of us , is not unknown to us by fame . We have heard and read of him battling manfully for right against might , —battling singly against odds , that injustice and oppression might not triumph over right . One with such a mind must , in private life , be dearly appreciated bhis friendsandas a Masonwe have read

y , , , of his zeal for the cause which we all honour . Both , therefore , as man and Mason lie deserves our best wishes and a hearty welcome from us . Brethren , here is to Bro . Fenwick , from Delhi , with all the honours . —Bro . Fenwick said : Bro . Graham , Bro . Tapp , and brethren , —If ever a man is justified in being overwhelmed with his feelings , it is on occasions like the one in which I am at present . I little expeeted that I should bo

honoured in . the extraordinary manner I have been this evening , knowing as I do that I have done nothing more than hundreds of others have done , and which you would do under circumstances which prompted me to do them . There are some men who , from peculiar circumstances , are entitled to receive honour from others ; but I neither can nor do flatter myself that I am one of them . I am ono of those whose dearest wish is to pass through the world quietly , and I assure you I endeavour to do

so , and would do so , if people would duly let me . If there have been occasions in which my spirit has been roused , and I have shown light , they have been when I have felt it necessary to oppose attempted oppression , and denounce the unjust judge , and then I have done so on public grounds , and without any personal feeling . Believe this , whatever others may toll you . At times I hive been actually compelled to fight , when a fight has boon forced upon me , and I am sure you and every other man who glories in being called an Englishman would not do