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Tho Lodge now stands adjourned until November , aud certainly thoro aro no class ol brethren who appear to work together with greater unanimity and brotherly love than those connected with the railway interest . STRONG MAN LODGE ( NO 53 ) .-The monthl y meeting of this Lodge was held on Tin , „ day week , at Lro . Ireland * , tho Masonic Hall , Fetter Lane , Bro . Lundy , AV . iL , presiding . Mr AVilliam Altred Collingwood was introdueed as a candidate lor . lreemasonly , md . mitiated into tho Order . Afterwards the Lodge was closed and the brethren retired tor refreshment , and the proceedings of the evening were earned ou m the true spirit of Masonry . °

LOYAL JUBILEE LODGE ( No . 85 ) .-Tho closing meeting of this Lodge for this arson was held on Monday week , at Anderton ' s Hotel , | Ftet Street . B . u Clemow u i ed TH ' l , 3 S 1 i " by Ji , ' ° - ? l ° > aW "' L : lS ( ilte > J - - Biu Perto ! - wa iltr ft , SeH * ® ° > ™? , ? i ' - Sargent was raised to the sublime degree of t £ * JA r ' ^ 0 UUS > ? -M ' -. ° f the D 0111 ati 0 Lod S > aud a candidate for torn § o fi !^ H "T ^ Cen lnt 0 C 0 » » > « nd a sum of money voted li om tho funds of the Lodge for the purpose of assisting his election .

PiKBKrx LODGE ( NO . 202 ) . _ The season of this Lodge was brought to a close on Saturday evening , May lit ! , , by the installation of thelnew ffifc . eremony being performed by Bro . AVatson , assisted by a duly co Xwi KlS ^^ . -3 «\ Dunph y was appointed S . Av ' ; Bro . Maslin , , AV Lio . McEntire S . D ; Bro . Morris , J . D . Bro . States , P . M ., No . lfili waselecfrd fflr *? ° * Lo ( , S - Tbere being no other busines " be Lot

, ore o X , ™ hlen atlj 0 U , ; , letl t 0 a , very clc S » t ^ mier , which was succeeded by a hW _ W p asant evening-the speeches being short and tho music excellent ; Bro . Lodci a . visitor , presiding at the pianoforte , assisted by Bros Theodore Dsthi and ^ members of tho Lodge and Bro . Donald Ivlng , visitor ? ^ %£ . So dm f 1 W ' 1 ' V ?? .^S 1 ^giuS SOmc of her 1 , esfc «> W The vilitors " dueled Lro AValmisley , P . G . S . B , ; Bro . Adams , G . Steward Bro Ci-iwlev PA Bro Langi-idge Bro . Lodcr & cIn the of the ( 0 ^

, . course v ning B , L ^ 0 f New V ^ ° " 1 C T 11 C ,, t fomi ' y 0 f that M ™>> who is a Past Mast " 1 of N 1 fCl ! iv'f ° - ° f v *™**^ Retell of his Masonic experiences in America ' C . ihiorma , iMuwnui , Australia , and other parts ofthe world , declaring th-it in eve-v place and under every c reumstanee , he had always found ,. we 0 neaud ~ * amongst the brethren of the Craft , however strange he might I * iu ttetimtry 1

DOMATIC LODGE ( NO . 206 ) .-A Lodge of Emergency was held 0 , 1 Alond-w 1-v-t to im late four candidates , and t ™ 4 t other W S wJS was in his place 1 . 1 due time , as were also the S . AV ., Bro . Haydou ( L- fit time T ^^ S & Tf ' ° - Moore ' «* ^ other £ ^ 7 £ ; iX . 1 j , i ^ rosrot t 0 Sily- werc keP away by illness , hut Air -Amite ^ e ^ Siro'S ^ U If ° ) "" I ^ Gli [ J ™ ^ " tiiS u _ i __ , auci mo . lioilgec passed to the second choree 'D IP hnano .. 1 ,.,- ; ,,,. 1 , concluded , about thirty-five of the brethren dinS together . * & ^

CONFIDENCE LODIIE ( No . 22 S ) . —The last niPPtin . rnf n ,,- „ T 1 ? _ . Sheldon Monday , _ L O . h . Vw ^ S Z ^ t ^ C W . M ., presided , supported by Bro . Johnson , S . AV . ; Bo . War . e J AV Br , Cu , * H £ $ & TSrife ^ CrC taiX ? r ° - M ™ ^ * ii " uollm -, ldc man , c , P S " T " " - 7 bcm S Permed b y the AV . M . in a very awe mannti . bio Hunter was also passed to the degree of FC Air Gooi 4 pro Led ^ iie ' ^ Sff ^ fcff ^ ?" . Cumuinigs / p , ! ., in which ho had performed hi uL-= T WI ¦ 1 11 ! n ""* """? * ataUtj , uuy out _ » duties . He urged upon the brethren who aspired to the chair