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for the honour you haxe conferred upon me this evening , by presenting me with this flattering testimonal of your approval of my conduct as AV . M . of this lodge during the past year . It is a source of the greatest gratification to me to find my own feelings towards you so warmly reciprocated ; ancl I should indeed be wanting in gratitude could I fail to be deeply affected by this crowning mark of your favour , adding another to the numerous manifestations oi regard which , ever since I have been connected with this lodge , I

have experienced at your hands . Bro . Mamiesley has been pleased to speak of me in terms of commendation , to which I feel I have but little claim ; if , during my year of office , my conduct has been deemed worthy of your approbation , my success must , in a great measure , be attributed to the zealous co-operation of my oflicers , and to the steady support of the brethren generally . May the ¦ same adherence to order and spirit of fraternal union continue to actuate the members of 201 ancl of all other lodges ; for it is those

, ¦ qualities " which have given energy and permanency to the Masonic Constitution , enabling it to survive the wreck of mighty empires , and to resist the destroying hand of time . " This jewel , valuable as it is in itself , is still more so as a token of your esteem . Believe me , I shall ever cherish it as such , and while hanging at my breast it will serve to recal to my mind the many happy evenings I have spent in your society . Accept , brethren , my best wishes for your future happinessancl bo assured that as long as I live I shall never

, ¦ cease to feel the warmest interest in the welfare of this my mother loclge , and be ever anxious to evince my sense of your great ancl unmerited kindness . Bro . LEWIN , AA . M ., of 701 , said that as a visitor ancl Master of a Cheshire lodge , he assured the brethren that Bro . Youngluisbancl' s fume has extended , nofc only beyond his own loclge , but even into the neighbouring province ; ancl he believed that Bro . Younghusband's influence had tended greatlto produce

y more unifonnity of working , and also to increase the kindly feelings among the brethren . Labour was then resinned , ancl the lodge opened up to the third degree , when Bros . Tysilie Johnson ancl It . Johnson were raised to the sublime degree of M . M . The loclge was then closed in clue form .

MONMOUTHSHIRE . ABEEBATE > -ST . —Fhilanthropic ^ lLodge ( No . 1120 ) . —The regular meeting was held at the Masonic Hall on Friday , the 7 th inst . ; present , Bro . H . J . Higginson , AV . M .,- Bro . Latham , 223 , as P . M . ; S . Davies as S . W . ; W . E . Bellamy , J . W . ; S . Browninor , Secretary ; C . Denton , S . D ., J . V . Morgan as J . D . ; J . Smith , I . G ., and several other brethren . The Loclge having been opened in the first degree , four brethren were ballotted for , and accepted as joining

members . The AV . M . then proceeded to initiate the Bev . Allen Steel , Mr . Edmond Steel , and Mr . AA'illiam Charles Freeman . The charge was delivered by Bro . Smith in so impressive a manner as to call forth the applause of the brethren . Bro . Denton gave the lecture on the Tracing Board in so masterly a style as to elicit great admiration for the proficiency he evinced in Masonic knowledge . The AA . M . announced that he had received an invitation to attend a Provincial Grand Lodge at llcrcl ' ord on the 21 st . instand

, stated his intention of attending on that interesting occasion , hoping that many of the brethren ivould accompany him , especially reminding them of the support they had received from that province when comparatively forsaken by those they had expected from Newport and Monmouth . The Lodge , on this occasion , was furnished with new pedestals for the AY . M ., S . W ., and J . AY ., covered with velvet , and adorned with emblems , kindly prepared by the lady of one of '

the brethren ,- the whole elicited the grateful thanks of the members of the Lodge . After the transaction of some lotlge business , the loclge was closed with prayer and in harmony , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment in the ante-room , where the fraternal feeling generally evinced , and the encouraging praise of Bro . Latham , P . M ., of 225 , who declared that the ceremonies he had witnessed hacl given him pleasure and satisfaction , made : each brother feel that he had spent an evening happily and profitably . The working of the AY . M . is that used at the Boyal Cumberland ' Lodge , IS , Bath , and is nearly allied to the Old York .

NOB FOLK . NOKWICK . —CaMell Lodge ( Xo . 1109 ) . —The new lotlge is going on prosperously , and now numbers sixteen members , a great proportion of the lodge consisting of new initiates , to whom , it is understood , the loclge intends to limit itself , and too much praise cannot be bestowed on the originators of the loclge for the zeal and liberality ivhich they have displayedThough it has onlbeen few month '

. y a s in existence , it has nearly paid all ' the expenses incurred , and niay soon expect to have a balance in hand . This is owing both to the liberality of its members , who have contributed various portions of the lodge furniture , and of Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell , who has assisted the lodge materially , and also to their frugal mode of dealing with the subscriptions , which have been appropriated in

liquidating tho expenses instead of being literally " liquidated " in " refreshments . " Bro . Howes , the Senior AA arden , having left the city , Bro . G . AY . Minns has been appointed to that chair . At the last meeting of the lodge , the AA . M ., Bro . H . J . Mason , read a communication from the 11 . AA . Prov . G-. M . of Norfolk , Bro . Cabbell , stating that he had subscribed twenty guineas to the Freemasons' Girls' School , ivhich would confer a permanent vote for that Institution on the Master of the Cabbell Lodge for the time

being . The communication was ordered to be entered on the minutes , and the following answer to be transmitted toTJro . Cabbell , in acknowledgement of this fresh instance of his ^ lnunifieient liberality to the lodge : — " Cabbell Lodge ( No . 1100 ) . " Right AA ' orshipful Sir and Brother , —AA e , the undersigned , AVorshipful Master , Officers , founders , and Brefchren of the above Lodge , assembled at the Star Inn , St . Peter ' s Mancroft , Norwich ,

August 23 i-il , 1 SG 0 , most respectfully beg to tender our heartfelt gratitude ancl sincere thanks for the kindly sympathy you have evinced for the success of our lodge , and for the high honour you have been pleased to confer on it , in making the AVorshipful Master of this lodge a Life Governor of the Orphan Girls' School . It is our sincere wish that the Great Architect of the Universe may long preserve in health and happiness the benefactor ancl friend of the orphan child .

" ( Signed ) II . J . Mason , AV . M . ; G . AY . Minns , S . AV . ; II . B . "Woolsey , J . AV , & c . " A vote of thanks was awarded to Bro . II . Underwood , P . M . and P . Prov . G . P ., one of the founders of the lodge , for his present of a handsome tracing-board , of the second degree . Two candidates were also proposed for initiation . Social Lodge ( No . 110 ) . —At the monthly meeting of this Lodge , at the Koyal Hotellast Tuesday eveningthe AA . M . Bro . A . F .

, , , Morgan , introduced the subject of the proposed Masonic Hall in Norwich , ancl invited suggestions ancl opinions upon the project . Bro . MOKOAU observed that the R . AV . Prov . G . M . Bro . Cabbell had promised to give ifc his warmest support , but evidently intended that the brethren should first show that they were really interested in the matter , and determined to exert themselves to promote its successful issue . It rested , therefore , with the brethren to declare themselves on the subject , and if they were desirous of having a

Masonic Hall , there could be no doubt that their efforts would receive very considerable assistance from Bro . Cabbell . Bro . J . ' . Marshall , tho Secretary , then read the letter which appeared in the FHEEUASOXS MAGAZINE , subscribed "A Junior Deacon , " and the suggestions there made that the funds for the Masonic Hall should be raised by £ 1 shares , under the Limited Liability Act , and that the building should embrace accommodation for a Masonic Clubappeared to be received with general favour . A strong and

, unanimous feeling was expressed as to the impropriety of Masonic Lodges assembling in the rooms of hotels . The A \ . M . remarked that there could bo no doubt that the practice was not agreeable to the spirit and principles of Freemasonry , and that , moreover , it was prejudicial to the Order among the " popular world , who , from the circumstance that Freemasons Lodges met in taverns , imagined that Freemasonry ivas only a species of pot-house conviviality .

Bro . the Kev . F . II . HODGSON ( the Chaplain ) , Bro . G . E . Sotrsox , the J . AV ., and other brethren also warmly concurred in the proposed establishment of a Masonic Club , ivhich they considered would be not only a great convenience , but would provide a profitable source of income for the Hall . Bro . ELLIS , the S . AV ., said he had made some inquiries about sites , and should , in a short time , be prepared with plans and estimates of a building . An opinion

ivas , however , generally expressed in favour of purchasing a commodious building in some central situation , and adapting it to the purpose required , and Bro . Smrsox undertook to make some inquiries as to the practicability of carrying out that view . Bro . j . LAIFAX Il . iyLY pointed out the desirability of first obtaining an effective expression of opinion from the brethren generally in favour of the proposed Hall or Club , and then of ascertaining how many shaves each

brother would take , as their future plans would depend entirely on the amount of funds likely to be obtained . After more conversation , which elicited several useful suggestions , it was agreed , on the motion of Bro . HODGSON , seconded by Bro . SMITH , that tlie Masters and Senior AVardens of the Lodges should be requested to meet during the October Sessions ( when many brethren from distant parts of tho province are usually in Norwich ) , and that they should confer to the

as preliminary steps to be taken in the matter , and consider the expediency of calling a general meeting of the brethren , and inviting Bro . Cabbell , tlie Prov . G . M ., to preside , or , in case of his inability to attend , Bro . Sir Henry Stracey , Bart ., P . Prov . S . G . AV . Perseverance Lodge ( No . 25 S ) . —In consequence of the Norwich Festival , which takes place next week , the regular meeting of this Lotlge has been postponed from Tuesday the 18 th to the following Monday .