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for the success ot the Lodge , aud to do the duties of his office to the best of his ability . Bro . HASKINS , J . AV ., had joined the Lodge out of respect to their AV . M ., aud as he had clone so , it became his duty to support him as efficiently as he could . The AV . M . proposed the health of the professional brethren , for which Bro . JOHN LANE returned thanks . Tho next toast was the health of the P . Ms , present , Bros . Cotterell

and AVatson ; it mattered little which he ( the AV . M . ) mentioned first , as both men were excellent , and neither would be offended about the precedence . To Bro . Watson they were under deep obligations for his kindness in performing the beautiful ceremony of consecration , and they were as deeply indebted to Bro . Cotterell for the manner in which he had installed him ( the AA . M . ) as the first Master of the Lodge . Therefore he called upon them to drink the healths of those two P . Ms ., aud in the name of the Lodhe bade them welcome at all timesancl

go , assured them that the Lodge would over regard them both as its most acceptable visitors . _ Bro . WATSON , on his own behalf , bogged to return his thanks for the kind way iu which his health had been proposed , and cuulcl only say that it was his constant happiness to bo of service to Masons and Masonry , wherever it was required —( hear , hear)—aud he was never better pleased than when employed in forwarding its interests . Bro . CorrisnijLL said he considered it not only a pleasure but a

privilege , to take part in such an event as thoy had witnessed that day , for it was always a gratifying matter to all Masons to see a new Lodgo formed , and he thought he should not be overstating the interest felt if he said that tho Lily Lodge of Richmond had the hearty good wishes of every one present . ( Hear , hear . ) Masonry , properly understood , was charity in its most compreheusive sense , but in . the usual acceptation of the term it incaiit the charities connected with the Order ; and although it was a paramount duty to be "just before they were " yet he had

generous , strong hopes of seeing a separate charity fund attached to the Lily Lodge . ( Hear , hoar . ) The AV . M . was an old friend of his , and he had installed him that day , and very proud ho was of doing so , for he know that ho had the good of Masonry at heart , and was endowed with charity in its widest signification . For the kind reception of the toast , he returned them his warmest thanks .

lhe Tylers toast brought this very satisfactory meeting to an end at a reasonable hour . There was some excellent singing by Bros . Lane , Taylor , Piatt , and Matthew Cooke . PHOENIX LODGE ( No . 202 ) . —This Lodge closed its season ou the evening of Saturday last , on which occasion Bro . Williams , AV . M ., initiated Mr . George Titus Carter , the well known tenor , into the mysteries of the Order , raised Bros . George Howard Femviok and Edmund Bradley to the sublime degree of Master Masonand installed as his successor

, in tho chair Bro . Martin Masliu , Past S . AV . of the Lodge , performing all the ceremonies in a manner which elicited tho praise of a numerous assemblage of the brethren who visited tho Lodge in honour of the incoming Master . Immediately after his installation and investiture , the new AVorshipful Master made the following appointments for the government of the Lod ge during the ensuing twelve mouths : —Bros . E . J . Williams , P . M . ; James Bell McEutire , S . AV . ; Richard Morris , J . AV . ; Williams

H . G . Warren , Treas . ; E . J . , See . ; George States , 8 . 1 ) . ; AVm . O'Connor , M . D ., J . D . ; George IT . Fenwick , I . G . ; Bradley , Dir . of Core . ; and lliee , Tyler . At the conclusion of the Lodge business the brethren sat down to a sumptuous dinner , served iu the best stylo of the establishment , aud spent an evening of the most refined pleasure , delighted by the harmony of Miss AVells ancl Miss Hughes , who , iu compliment to the Treasurer , afforded the brethren the pleasure of their professional assistance . Glees , however , seemed to be the order of tho evening , and several were magnificently rendered by Bros . McDavitt and Fielding , visitors , aided by Bros . Distin , AVeekes and Carter , members of the

Lodge . Bro . Donald King , too , ever a welcome visitor to tho Phoenix . Lodge , greatly contributed to the harmony of the evening by favouring the brethren with some of those spirit-stirring songs which have immortalized the name of Dibdin , and which at the present moment have no more faithful interpreter than Bro . King . Where song reigned supreme there was no disposition to listen to long speeches , aud therefore those of the AVorshipful Master and of the brethren who responded to the several toasts were perfect models of brevity and succinctness

. Bro . L'JEstrange , of the Parsonstown Lodgo , returned thanks for the sister Grand Lodges of Ireland aud Scotland ; Bro . C . Law , P . Prov . G . W ., Herts , for the visitors generally ; Bro . Williams on behalf of the P . Ms . ; and Bro . McEntive on behalf of the Lodge Officers . In order to sustain tho character of the Lodge for efficient working , the officers , before separating , agreed to meet each other twice a month during the recess in order to work the ceremonies . MERCHANT NAVY LODCK ( NO . 1 , QS 3 ) . —The first aiinivovsvi-y of this

Lodge was held on tho 12 th of April , when the AY . Master was installed and officers were appointed , but the wife of Bro . Brand , the laudloud , having died the day previous , it was of course decided that the festivit y should be postponed . Accordingly , the members and brethren invited met on Thursday , May 10 th , . it the Jamaica Tavern , adjoining the AA est India Docks , whore a handsome dinner was prepared , and between thirty and forty brethren mot at the social board . The AA . M ., Bro . Gildon Man ton , Superintendent of the AVest India . Docks , presided ; besides the officers and members , there were several visitors , among whom we may notice Bros , George Biggs , P , G , S , B , ; S . T . Finch , W . M ., No . 201 ; 3 . G .

Willson , AV . M ., No . 1 , 056 ; J . How , Prov . G . D . C ., Herts . ; T . Abbot , P . M ., No . 281 ; George Cornet , P . M ., No . 112 ; J . Kindred , P . M ., No . S 12 ; & c . The cloth removed and honour paid to the toasts of " Our most gracious Queen , " aud " The M . AV . the Grand Master , " in the next toast , " Tho Lord Panmure ancl the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present , " was included Bro . Biggs , who had honoured the Lodge , with his presence , aud who was so well known and so universally esteemed that any words of eulogy from him ( the AV . M . ) was unnecessary . Bro .

Biggs briefly acknowledged the compliment . Bro . Blichfeldt then rose , and proposed " The health of the AV . M ., " and referring to the first formation of the Lodge , said that when it was settled he ( Bro . Blichfeldt ) was to be the first Master , and had to select his officers , he chose Bro . Manton to fill the first place , knowing it was the duty of every commanding officer to convey in safety a ship from one harbour to another , he trusted in transmitting the authority to his successor , that captain would convey the "Merchant Navy" safe in auothcr year ' s venture . The

Worshipful Master , in reply , referred to his difficulty in finding words commensurate with the occasion ; sailors especially were less able to express themselves in language adequate to the feelings of their hearts . In placing him in the chair , taking into consideration , his being but young in Masonry , the brethren had conferred upon him an honour which would never bo effaced from his memory . His greatest study and anxiety would be to perform all the duties of his office to the satisfaction of the Lod aud ho more relied on this being done through the

ge ; kind assistance of the worthy P . M ., Bro . Blichfeldt , and Bro . Potts , the latter , whom he designated the pilot , aud who he was sure would continue to render that service so essential for keeping them in the right course . Ho also relied on his officers cordially cooperating with him in conducting the business with credit to the Lodge and honour to the

Craft . Let each , in their respective spheres as men and Masons , cultivate the moral and social virtues by exhibiting iu their lives and notions an unfeigned brotherly love to each other . Let sobriety temper all their social moments , aud an enviable adherence to truth and sincerity in all they do or say , and thu 3 , by their exemplary conduct , convince the world that by being Masons they were better men . Thus , by steering a true aud faithful course , they might humbly hope that a blessing would descend from the Most High upon their labours , aud that , from

associating as brethren iu unity here , they should , when summoned before the G . A . O . T . U ., meet again in bliss eternal . The AV . M . then proposedBros . BIichfeldt aud Potts , to which the latter iu responding , said , that although the AV . M . termed him Past Master in the Lodge , he ought not to be so considered , as his name was not used iu the warrant ; he had simply given his aid when required , and now the ship was fairly afloat and under so able a commander as Captain Manton , he was satisfied they would have a prosperous voyage . Bro . Blichfeldt had not

been neglectful of the duties of his office , but had been untiring in his exertions to promote the prosperity of the Lodgo . Bro . Blichfeldt , in a few words , expressed his thanks and referred to the fact of thirty-four gentlemen having been admitted into Masonry through that Lodge during the past year . The AV . M . then called on tho members of No . 10 S 3 for a cordial welcome to their numerous visitors , uniting with it the name of Bro . How , who in responding said it was next to impossible to find one better fitted to preside over a Lodgeespecially

, formed to receive into the institution members of our mercantile marine , as Bro . Manton , who had been in that service as master of a ship , and was now so intimately connected with it as superintendent of tho extensive docks close by . Hence he might be considered " the right man in the right place . " After honouring "Tho Officers , " and the Tyler's toast , the brethren separated .

INSTRUCTION . PBOSPERITT LODGE ( No . " 7 S ) . —At a meeting held at the AATiite Hart tavern , Bishopsgate , on Thursday the 3 rd hist ., the brethren proceeded to present a vote of thanks , engrossed upon vellum , to their Hon . Secretary , Bro . Maurice Hart . Bro . HBSHY A . ISAACS having been called upon to act as spokesman , rose aud said : —Bro . Maurice Hart , the brethren of this Lodge of Instruction have deputed me , as their representative on

this occasion , to acknowledge the large amount of obligation in which they are indebted to you for your constant attendance to the Lodge , and faithful discharge of your duties as their lion . Secretary during the past two years . This is doubtless their last meeting under the designation of the Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , to which your services have been so zealously devoted , and therefore , feeling that they cannot possibly discharge their obligation to you , they have determined at least to acknowledge it , and that too in a form that they consider will material that

be most acceptable to you , and upon a so lasting , apart from contingencies , it may exist when the head that devised ancl the hand that penned it shall be slumbering in the dust . Our great national bard , whose name will live so long as literature is regarded as food for the mind , as the instrument of its culture , aud the fruit of man ' s wisdom and intellectuality , has said , "He that can endure to follow with allegiance a fallen lord , conquers the man that did his master conquer , ancfearns lace in the story . " I must now revert to a circumstance

a p with which every member of our Lodge is familiar , the fact that at one particular period , from some unaccountable cause , there was a great falling off in the number of brethren attending it—so great indeed , that on some occasions those who did meet were insufficient to form a perfect Lodge , Let me ask you how did Bro , Hart act in that emergency ?