India.

Bro . Dr . Mazuchelli , Prov . G . Chaplain , for the very able and excellent sermon preached by him this day , as also a vote of thanks to the Rev . Mr . Sitwell , for his kindness in having assisted in the performance of divine service at church . Carried unanimously . Other votes of thanks having been carried , the district Grand Lodge was closed in form . BOMBAY .

POONA . —Meridian Lodge ( No . 1045 ) . —An emergency meeting of this Lodge was held on February 10 th , for the purpose of installation , though , unfortunately , the AA . M . elect , Bro . AV . E . Adams , retiring S . AA ., was unable to attend on account of sudden and severe indispositiou . The Lodge was opened by the immediate P . M ., Bro . R . F . Gould , who , as the delegate of Bro . Adams , notified the following appointments : —Bros . F . Y . Cassidy , S . AV . ; C . Aires , J . AV . ; T . E . Swettennam . S . D . ; AV . WoodwardJ . D . BTGiraudIGGHamiltonSeeFShannon

, ; . . , .. ; . , . ; . , M . C . ; AV . H . James and S . Lee , Stewards ; Bro . Deacon , retiring J . AA ., who had been unanimously elected Treasurer at the preceding meeting , was invested , together with tho brethren who were appointed to office , by the AV . M . The installation meeting , postponed a month beyond the date enjoined in the by-laws , was held thus late iu consequence of the regiment to which the Lodge is attached ( H . M . 31 st foot ) having been placed under orders for sendee in China , and the members in daily exof

pectation departure , scarcely anticipated another assembly in India —indeed the route arrived the very day of meeting ( February 10 th ) . Ballots were taken for Bro . Munday , apothecary , 31 st regiment as a joining member ; and for Dr . Grantt , assistant surgeon , 31 st regiment , and Mr . Monando Nararyau , assistant military apothecary , for admission into the Order , all of whom proving unanimous in their acceptation , the candidates were introduced and initiated . There being no further business before tho Lodge , it was closed in due and antient form .

America.

AMERICA .

AMERICAN ITEMS . [ 1 roni Rob Morris ' s Voice vf Masonry . ] OHIO . —AVe learn from the report of Comp . Fred . AVebber , 33 ° that the various bodies of the Scotch lite at Cincinnati , Ohio , celebrated their seventh grand annual reunion , commencing February 23 rd .

ILLINOIS . —Cleveland Lodge , at Chicago , held a festival at the Trcmont House on the evening of February Oth last . There were about six hundred persons present , and the occasion was one of much interest . NEW JpsEV . —A convention of Knights Templar of this State , consisting of delegates from the subordinate Coinmanderies and numerous visitors , was held at Burlington , on the 14 th February last , for the purpose of forming a State Grand ComnianderyThe

. Commandery was duly constituted and proceeded to elect its officers . Labour was then suspended until seven o ' clock , l' . Jl ., at which time the officers elect were installed m the presence of a large and brilliant audience-of ladies and gentlemen , by Sir Kut . J . L . Hutchinson , as proxy for the ME G . M assisted by Sir Knts . Rev . R . G , Chase , as G . Prelate ; J . E . Marshall , as G . Marshal . After the installation of the officers , the Kni-lits of Helena Commandery invited the audience to of refreshments

partake , which were provided in such taste and abundance as to reflect much credit upon the Knights of Burlington , whose chivalric courtesy and knightly hospitality entitle them to the grateful remembrance of all who participated in these pleasant exercises . Sir Kut . Theophilus Fiske delivered a short but very appropriate aud trul y eloquent address upon the Orders ot Masonic Knighthood ; after which the audience dispersed , the G . Commandery then resumed labour and Sir KntsFiske

appointed . , Corson , and Hilton , a committee to prepare statutes , rules , aud regulations tor the government of the G . Commandery , with directions to report at the annual [ conclave in June . The Commandery was then closed in due and solemn form . The fraternity at Newark celebrated the 22 nd of February by a dinner in honour of the birthday of AVashmgton . J

MASSACIHISMTS , —li'om MAY Grand Master AVinslow Lewis we learn omitthe new Masonic apartments in the city of Boston were dedicated on the - 2 tth ot December last , m the presence of a larger concourse of brethren than was ever before congregated in Boston . Many , not beiii " able to get near enough to witness the ceremonies , were obliged to retire . At about six o ' clock the Grand Officers entered the lan'o hall in procession , when the Grand Lodge was opened on the third decree in ample form . This was followed ba voluntary the and

y on organ , an appropriate and fervent prayer by the Rev . E . M . P . AVells , D D of Boston , one of the Grand Chaplains , An ode , written for the occasion by Bro . AV . AV . AVoildou , was then sung by the choir . The dedication services were then commenced , and conducted agreeably to the forms prescribed by antient Masonic use . The Corinthian , Ionic , and Doric halls were severally dedicated to Freemasonry , virtue , and universal benevolence . At the conclusion of the ceremonies the r Grand

M . AA . Master delivered an interesting address , in which he sketched the history of the various halls and other buildings which have at various times heen occupied by the Grand Lodge within the last century and a quarter . The address was ably written , and was listened to with protOLind attention by the large number of brethren present .

America.

KENTUCKI ' . — Louisville Comniandery , No . 1 , which has been foi several months upon the high tide of prosperity , had a meeting a few weeks since , which , by particular request was attended by a distinguished deputation from the Commandery at New Albany , and several Knights from Ohio . The work was done under the personal supervision of R . E . Sir F . Tryon , E G , assisted by Sir Knights Gates , Griffith , and other intelligent Sir Knights , and went off without a flaw . At the banquet many complimentary toasts were offered and pleasant words

interchanged . The apartments in the Masonic Temple which are occupied by the Commandery , have been recently furnished and adorned in a style superior to auything west of Cincinnati , and it needs but little more to make No . 1 the model Commandery of the north-west , as it unquestionably is of Kentucky . Great credit is due to Sir Knight Tryon for his personal efforts in securing and arranging tho furniture aud improving the drill , which is now made to assimilate with tho Hubbard Observance .

NEW YORK . —A crowded audience assembled to witness the installa - tion of the officers elect of the four Lodges of AVilliamsburgh , which came off some time since . Bro . AVm . H . Milnor presided . The installation services were performed in chief by Bro . Robert Macoy , who , after his introduction by Bro . Milnor , made a very appropriate and interesting opening address . At the conclusion of the installations Bro . Macoy delivered a final address to the newlinstalled Mastersand in connection

y , there with the use of the gavel in the Order was explained to the audience , and by request , at three strokes of the gavel all the Masons in the audience arose . They appeared to number a majority of the audience . After giving the Grand Master ' s salute , they resumed thenseats . The closing 'address was made by Bro . Oscar Lyman , and was a very elaborate and' eloquent production .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE CO mil' . —In consequence of the death of the Prince of Hohenlohe Langonbourg , brother-in-law to the Queen , there has been no company received this week . Her Majesty and the Royal Family have returned to Buckingham Palace , and the Court went into mourning on Thursday for a fortnight—this of course occasions a postponement of the levee , drawing-room , and children ' s ball announced . The Prince of AA ales is gone to Germany on a visit to his uncle , tho Duke of Saxe Coburg . On AVednesday week he was at Brusselsand was entertained

, at a state banquet by the King . The Prince arrived at Magdeburg on Thursday from Brussels , where the Princess Frederic AVilliam had previously arrived from Berlin . The Prince of Wales remained until eleven o ' clock , and then left Magdeburg for Halle on his way to Coburg . The Princess returned to Berlin . The Governor General of Canada has intimated to the City Council of Montreal that the Prince of AVales will not visit Canada till August .

LMI'EB IAL PARLIAMENT . — -On Tuesday the HOUSE of LORDS reassembled after the Easter recess . The Earl of Malniesbury inquired whether any steps had been taken by the government to secure redress for an outrage which was some time ago committed on board the Medina , an English vessel at Leghorn . Lord AVodehouse replied that the present government of the country were anxious to make compensation , leaving the amount to be fixed by tho British Government . The Lord Chancellor moved the second reading of the Divorce Court Bill , the object of

which was to facilitate the course of business iu the Divorce Court by giving power to the Judge Ordinary to deal with a certain class of cases which now require a full court , either by himself , or , at his discretion , with the aid of one or two judges . Lord Redesdale asserted that the result of the establishment of the Divorce Court had been to loosen the sacredness of the matrimonial tie , and that hence had arisen that vast accumulation of business which already rendered a change iu the constitution of the court necessary . The bill was read a second time .

In the HOUSE of COMMONS , on its reassembling on Monday , Mr . Massey gave notice that when the Reform Bill had been read a second time , he should move to refer it to a select . committee . Sir C . Napier called attention to circumstances connected with the present state of the navy . He complained of the expensive alterations which were made in new ships , and said that the teak timber which was used did not agree with the old timber , and rendered repairs much more frequent . As a means of promoting the manning of the navyand

, of improving the service , he advocated the diminution of corporal punishment ; the revision of what he designated a " bloodthirsty code ;" aud the widening of the distinction between the common seamen and the petty officers , thereby attracting a better class of men . He also blamed the government fur reducing the bounty offered to seamen , and urged an increase of pay in the lower ranks . Sir James Elphiustone having called attention to the grievances of reserved post-captains , Mr . Lindsay complained of the enormous cost which the system of half-pay entailed

upon the country , and stated that large numbers of officers were in vain asking the Admiralty for employment . He spoke strongly against the enormous expenditure ofthe navy , asked against whom we were arming , and ridiculed the idea of danger from France ; he asserted that even if this vast armament was necessary , the money was spent in far too wasteful a manner ; and he pointed out various ways in which economy could be exercised . In conclusion , he recommended the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire whether the expenditure upon the construction of new ships could not be reduced . Sir M . Seymour , Sir F . Baring , and