The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

MASOXIC MEMS . A Grand Conclave of Knights Templar is convened for December loth . On the 2 Gth inst . a public night of the Grand Stewards ' . Lodge will be held , when Bro . AA arren , P . AI ., will deliver the -second Prestonian lecture , being the first time ifc has been

delivered during the last 12 or 15 years , and the first time out of the Lodge of Antiquity . All Master Masons and Fellow Crafts are invited to attend . . On the 2 Sth inst . the Annual Meeting of tho Emulation Lodge of Instruction is to be held , when two sections of the second lecture and the whole of the third lecture is to he worked . At the banquet which follows , the chair will be taken by Bro . Stebbing , Alee President of the . Board of General Purposes .

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TEMPT / E LODGE ( XO . 118 ) . —The second meeting of the season of this prosperous lodge took place on Tuesday week , the AV . M ., Bro . Beard , presiding . He initiated into the secrets and mysteries of the Craft Mr . Samuel May , the well-known theatrical costumier , and afterwards passed Bro . Dilly to tho degree of Fellow Craft . At tho banquet , Bro . May responded to the toast of his health , and some excellent singing by Bros . Perrin , Lawrence , and others , caused an agreeable evening to be spent .

PHCENIX LODGE ( XO . 202 ) . —The first meeting of the season of this lodge , which is now in fche full How of prosperity , was field at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Saturday last , under the presidency of Bro . Jlorris , the W . M ., who was well supported by his officers , the P . AI . ' s , and other brothers . The lodge having been opened in due form , Messrs . Coppock , Paterson , Stanton , Atkinson , and Ivenyon were initiated into the order , the ceremony being most impressively performed hy Bro . C . B .

Harrison , P . M . Bros . John Simpson and Henry Faulkner were passed to the second degree , and a letter was read from Bro . Slater regretting that he was unable to attend to take the third degree owing to illness , not being allowed by his medical attendant to leave the house . Two letters of resignation were read , and the resignations were received with regret . Two gentlemen were proposed as candidates for initiation , and all business being ended the lodge was closed . The brethren afterwards dined together

and spent a very pleasant evening . The health of Her Majesty having been drank , a special bumper was dedicated to the Prince of Wales , it being tbe evening before he came of age . The usual masonic toasts followed , and in reply to the health of the initiates , Bro . STANTON said lie had loirj : wished to he a

Freemason , and now , through the introduction of Bro . Wilson , his wish had been gratified . He had made a good start—he had been deeply impressed with the ceremony—lie liked their ways—and it shonld be from no want of exertion on his part if he did not become as good a mason as any of them . He would study hard to become so , so that if the time should ever arrive when he might gain the honours which others had won it mi ght be acknowledged that he had reflected no discredit on the lodge

( Cheers . )—Bro . KENTON and the other initiates said they could do no better than say ditto ditto to Bro . Stanton . ' —Bro . MCK . VI ' proposed the health of the W . M ., Bi-o . Morris . He had been initiated in the lodge and regularly passed through the various offices until he had arrived at the chair . He was most kindly and genial iu his maimer and highly respected by the brethren . —Bro . MOBBIS returned thanks and expressed his regret that he was not quite so well up in his duties as he could

wish—but thoy had excellent Past Masters and no one could have performed the ceremony with greater solemnity and inipressiveness than Bvo . Harrison , to whom he felt greatly indebted for his kindness . He took great interest in the Phcenix Lodge , which he looked upon as second to none in the craft , and wished it a long continued run of prosperity . —The toast of the

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Pasfc Master ' s was briefly acknowledged by Bro . A \ EimEE , Treasurer . —The health of the visitors was responded to hy Bro . WIXSDALE , P . M . Xo . 82 , who expressed the gratification which he and the other visitors felt at the admirable manner in which the ceremonies had been performed , and the urbanity and courtesy with which the visitors had been received at tbe banquet table . He was glad to be present at the initiation of his friend Bro . Coppock , whom he had known from a hoy , and who had ever

enjoyed the highest character for honour and integrity . —Bro . Geo . STATES , S . AV ., acknowledged the toast of the officers , assuring the AV . M . that no exertions should be wanting on their part to ensure the efficient working of the lodge . The usual toast brought the proceedings to a close , the brethren first entering into a subscription for tbe distress in Lancashire , wliich amounted to 21 . 10 s ., and has since been transmitted to the Lord Mayor . The proceedings were enlivened by the singing of Bros . Al ^ eeks , Distin , Q . Wilson , States , and others .

IXSTKUCTIOX . ATIIEISTAS LODGE ( XO . 19 ) . —The anniversary festival of this excellent Lodge of Instruction , was held at Bro . J . AV . Adams's , Union Tavern , Air-street , Begent-street , on Thursday , the Gth inst ., when the banquet was served up with great taste and care , under the personal superintendance of the host , who had catered

most liberally for the entertainment of his guests . The chair was occupied by Bro . Eice , the AV . M . of the parent lodge , who was faced by Bro . T . A . Adams , P . G-. Purst ., and supported by nearly fifty brethren . On the removal of the cloth the AV . M . gave "The Health of Her Majesty , " and stated that he was happy to announce she had returned from ber continental tour with a smiling face , and the traces of her recent grief were happily fading away . The toast having been drunk with

loud applause , the W . M . gave " The Prince of Wales and the rest of the lloyal Family . " He regretted that he could not see any prospect of His Boyal Highness following the example of many other members of the Boyal Family , and becoming a Freemason ,- bufc he was sure thej- would not drink his health the less cordially on that account . The toast having been responded to , the AV . M . gave "The Health of their Masonic Sovereign the M . AV . G . M . the Earl of Zetland . "

He had long presided over them , and enjoyed the full confidence and respect of the brethren . The next toast given was " The B . AV . D . G . M ., the Earl de Grey and Ripon , and the rest of the Grand Officers , coupled with the name of Bro . Adams , P . G . Purst ., " who was well known as an active and energetic member of the lodge , always able and willing to give the members the best of instruction . —Bro . T . A . ADAMS returned thanks on behalf of the Grand Officers , all of whom he was convinced were anxious to promote the interests of the

Craft to the best of their ability . For himself ; he could only say he had been a member of this Lodge of Instruction fifteen years , liaving joined it in 1817 , and had always endeavoured , so far as he was able , to give instruction to the younger brethren . He was proud to he amongst them that evening , and he hoped he might he spared to meet them at such happy festivals for twenty years yet to come . —Bro . GALE , P . M ., rose to propose " The health of the W . M . " He ( Bro . Gale ) had been a member of

the lodge for thirty-one years , and though they had had many very able Masters , he did not remember one more zealous or more able than the brother who then presided over them . He was highly respected both in the Parent Lodge and in the Lodge of Instruction , and he was sure they would drink his health with the utmost pleasure . ( Cheers . )—liro . BICE returned thanks . Bro . Gale had given him too flattering a character ( Xo , no . ) ,

but though he felt he had not the ability to carry out all he could wish , he could assure them that none could be more zealous in the discharge of his duties , and he had no higher ambition than that of enjoying the respect and esteem of his brethren . —The W . M . next gave " fhe Health of the A ice-President of the evening , Bro . T . ; Adams , " who , us he had already said was a constant attendant at the lodge , always ready to give them that

instruction of which so many stood in need , and which he always gave with that kindliness of manner , as to command the willing attention of every brother . ( Cheers . )—Bro . ADAMS having already addressed them once , could only again thank them for their kindness , and assure them that nothing afforded him greater pleasure than to instruct them in that Masonic knowledge which he had himself received mainly through Lodges of Instruction . The Athelstau Lodge of Instruction was the first he attended after his initiation , and he well recollected th e favour-