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another meeting , which was a good sign , and showed the flourishing condition the lodge was in . The gentlemen he had initiated , he believed , would prove worthy members of the lodge and an honour to the Craft . He , therefore , asked the brethren to join with him in drinking the health of their newlymitiated brethren . The toast was received with due honours . — w ii ^' ' " rcturnc ' thanks on the part of the initiates . —The W . MASTEB said the next toa 3 t was equallv leasing to him

one p , as it was the health of those brethren who did " them the honour of visiting them . Tho Domatic Lodge was always pleased to see present a goodly number of visitors , and they offered them a trul y Masonic welcome . He gave the health of their voting brethren . —Bros . STETENS , S . W . of the Albion Lodo-e ( No . 9 ; ATTWOOD of the Garden CitLod Yorkand

, , y ge , Now , two other brethren returned thanks for the kindness and hospitality with which they had been received , and said they felt delighted at their visit to the Domatie Lodge . —Bro . H . lnoiiPsoN , I . P . M ., said the W . M . had for a short time delegated his authority to him , and for the brief period which he should possess it , he would endeavour to make the best use of it , and that was to propose the health of their W . M ., Bro . Osborne not

. He was only entitled to their respect and esteem for his exalted position , but for tho kindness and goodwill he had at all times manifested towards them . He ( Bro . Thompson ) was proud to see him in the chair , after having worked up from the lowest office in the lodge ; and he trusted that the brethren would receive the toast with all the honours it so well deserved . Under his rule the Domatic Lodge promised to become one of the most numerous in the Craft , and , therefore , he asked the brethren to drink the health of their W . M . The

toast was most cordially responded to . —The W . MASTEB , in returning thanks , said lie felt greatly obliged to their I . P . M ., Bro . Thompson , for the very kind manner in which he had proposed his health , and to the brethren for the cordial way in which they had received it , and he could assure them that it would be his constant stud y to do all he could to promote the comfort of the brethren , and the interests and prosperity of the Domatic Lod . —Bro . JOSEPH SMITHP . G . Purst .

ge , , P . M ., and Treasurer of tho lodge , said he had obtained the permission of the W . M . to propose the next toast . Ho said he was quite sure that he only spoke the unanimous feeling of the members of the lodge when he said they were under great obligations to their I . P . M ., Bro . Thompson , for the manner in which he had performed his duties whilst presiding over him , and for the very satisfactory state iu which the lodge was now

placed , both as regards its funds and its respectability . What he had done met with his ( Bro . Smith's ) entire concurrence , but he would have been unable to carry out what he proposed , unless he had been so well supported by the members , aud they were very much obliged to him for it . He also thanked him for the very efficient way in which he had discharged his duties in the lodge , for he was able to perform all the ceremonies in a correct aud impressive manner , and in that respect the credit aud honour of the lodgo had been fully maintained . It was their intention at their last meeting to have bestowed upon him

a small testimonial of their esteem for the way in which ho had discharged his duties ; but as it was not then ready , he had now the honour of placing on his breast the testimonial voted by the lodge as a mark of their esteem , and for the ability with which he had presided over th ' em , and he trusted he might live long to wear it as a token of the goodwill of the brethren of the Domatic Lodge towards him . Bro . Smith then presented Bro . Thompson with a handsome jewel , manufactured by Bro .

Piatt , of Beaufort Buildings , Strand , and which bore the following inscription : — " Presented by the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , to Bro . H . Thompson , P . M ., in testimony of their esteem , and to evince the high sense they entertain of his valuable and distinguished services iu the lodge , and for the admirable manner in which he has discharged tho duties of W . M . during his year of office . December 12 th , 1864 . " The toast was drunk with great cordiality . —Bro . HENEY

THOMSON , P . M ., said he really felt a loss to find suitable terms in which he could express his thanks for the manner- in which the brethren had drank his health , and for the handsome jewel they had presented to him ; but from the bottom of his heart he thanked them for the honour they had conferred upon him . It was their custom to show kindness to any brother who might be placed in the exalttd position of presiding over them , but his ( Bro . Thompson ' s ) year of office had been rather of an exceptional character , for he had to ask their kindness to an extent that had rarely been given to any one who was placed

in his position ; but they had nobly supported him iu the hour of trial , and for which he should ever feel deeply grateful to them . He had done what he considered to be only due to the dignity of the lodge and the independence of those who had been selected by them to fill the honourable position of W . M ., and the way in which he had been supported by the brethren would be remembered to the latest period of his life . That he possessed their good opinion the splendid jewel which they had

presented to him that night was a sufficient proof , and he should always wear it with pride and satisfaction , as an evidence of the esteem in which he was held by the brethren of the Domatic Lodge . Their Bro . Smith bad been pleased to allude to the manner in which he had discharged his duties in the chair in the lodge , and he was happy to find that this part of his duty had given satisfaction , for in the performance of the different ceremonies it had always been his desire to impress

candidates with the value and high importance of Freemasonry , and to adhere to the ritual to the best of his ability . He would take that opportunity of thanking his brother officers for the very able manner in which they had performed their duties , and for their very punctual attendance ; and he had no doubt that the W . M ., during his year of office , would find the value of their services . He again thanked the brethren for the honour they had conferred upon him ; he wished them health and

prosperity , and peace and happiness in their dwellings ; and whenever an honourable career in this world might be brought to a close , he trusted they might one and all be successful candidates to the Grand Lodge above , where the world ' s Great Architect lives and reigns for ever . ( Cheers . )—The W . M ASTEB said the next toast was that of the P . M . ' s of tbe Domatie

Lodge , Bros . Thompson , Carpenter , Elmes , Smith , Marshall , and Russar . —Bro . CAEPENTEE , in one of his droll and characteristic speeches , returned thanks on behalf of the P . M . 's of the lodge . —It was announced that Bro . JONES , a member of the lodge , had placed in the hands of the W . M . the sum of ten guineas , to be appropriated to the Masonic Charities ; and on Bro . Jones's health being proposed , he said he did not anticipate receiving from the brethren that mark of their approbation .

When he entered Freemasonry , he felt desirous that he should carry out its principles , and being associated with the members of the lodge he thought it to be nothing but his duty to do something to help others who were not so fortunate as themselves . That being so he thought he could not do better than hand to the W . M . a small donation to be applied to the society which he considered the most needy and the most deserving ; but at the same time ho had no wish that his name

should be associated with the matter further than to awaken in others the feelings of charity . —Bro . JOSEPH SUITE :, P . M . and Treasurer , suggested to Bro . Jones , if it met his approbabation , that five guineas should be given to each of the funds for Aged Freemasons and Freemasons' Widows , which would make him a Life Governor of both of those institutions , to which Bro . Jones assented . A subscription was then entered into , and in a few minutes five guineas move wero raised , which were placed in Bro . Smith ' s hands to be forwarded as the

subscription of the Domatic Lodge to the festival for Aged Freemasons and their Widows to be held on the 25 th inst . — "The Officers of the Lodge" was the next toast proposed , which was responded to by Bro . SLUPSON on the part of himself and brothers , who said it was their earnest desire to give satisfaction . Two or three other toasts were given , a very pleasant evening was spent in tho true spirit of Freemasonry , and the bre « thren adjourned before eleven o ' clock .

LODGE OF JOPPA ( No . 188 ) . —The lodge was held on Monday , 2 nd inst ., at the Albion Hotel , Aldersgate-streot , Bro . Israel Abrahams , W . M ., in the chair . After initiating five gentlemen into the Craft , and passing several others to the higher degrees , Bro . J . Phillips , P . M ., in the name of the brethren of the lodge , presented Bro . Israel Abrahams , P . M ., with a magnificent gold jewelelegantlmounted in brilliantsas a mark of esteem for

, y , his valuable services as W . M . during the year 1864 . Bro . Israel Abrahams , P . M ., in an eloquent speech , returned thanks , aud congratulated the brethren on the prosperity of the lodge , baring funds in hand amounting to £ 147 , likewise £ 804 , to the credit of the Benevolent Fund . Bro . II . M . Levey was installed as W . M ., and about eighty of the brethren then sat down to a banquet .

EUPHRATES LODGE ( NO . 212 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at the Masons' Hall Tavern , Basinghall-street , on Tuesday evening , the 3 rd of January inst . The lodge being opened in the first degree , the minutes of the hist meeting were read and