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recorded , that Bvo . H . Fleming , No . 962 , be received as a joining member : carried . The lodge was then closed with solemn prayer by Bro . Irving , W . M ., * and the brethren retired to an excellent supper provided for the occasion , at which ample justice was done . The cloth being drawn , Bro . Irving , W . M ., presided , and the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drunk witli all honours . The W . M . rose and said that he could not allow this evening to pass without drinking the health of the visiting brethren from

Lodge No . 310 , Carlisle , for it showed that they had Masonry at heart or they would not come all the way from Carlisle to assist the brethren of this lodge in initiating , passing , and raising , as they and other brethren from the same lodge had done , therefore he should call upon them to fill a bumper and drink " The Visiting Brethren , " coupling the name of Bro . P . W . Hayward , with musical honours . To which Bro . Hayward replied : Worshiful MasterPast Mastersand Brethren of

p , , Lodge No . 412 , in replying to the toast which you have so generously drank to mo , and the rest of my brethren , I return you my sincere and grateful thanks , and I may say that I do not consider it any trouble to come to this lodge , or any other so long as I can , for I consider it the duty of every Mason to do what he can for the Order in general . If they did , then there would not be so many black sheep in tho Order as there are , for I am sorry to say there are a great many , and if the

principles of Masonry were properly inculcated , I may say the world at large would be more at peace . Worshipful Sir , I again return you our thanks for the kind manner yon have been pleased to drink our healths . Other toasts were drank , and lastly the Tyler ' s toast , brought this happy meeting to a close , so as to enable the visiting brethren to get home iu good time , which they did all well and safe . The proceedings of the evening were enlivened by the vocal powers of Bros . J . B . Paisley and J . Dee , of No . 310 .

DERBYSHIRE . DEBBY . —Arboretum Lodge ( No . 731 ) . —At the monthly meeting of the above lodge , on Wednesday the 11 th inst ., Mr . Alderman Roe , ex-Mayor of Derby , Mr . George John Barnett , Derwent-street , Derby , and Mr . Thomas Walley , New Uttoxeter-road , Derby , were initiated into the mysteries of ancient Freemasonry , the ceremonies being impressively performed by Bro . J . Clayton , W . M . There was a numerous attendance of

members of the Craft . After lodge business bad been , disposed of , the brethren adjourned to an al fresco banquet , provided by Bro . Williamson , of the Arboretum Hotel , in his usual excellent style , and which was partaken of by between thirty and forty brethren . Bro . Clayton , AV . M ., presided . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts had been disposed of , Bro . H . Carson , P . M ., gave the toast of " The Initiates , " which was responded to by Bro . Roe in a truly Masonic address . The

toast of "The Visitors" was responded to by Bro . J . Gadsby , W . M- of the Tyrian Lodge , and P . Prov . S . G . W . of Derbyshire , who delivered a practical address to the brethren present , in the course of which he humorously remarked that a new Masonic Hall would jpeedily be erected now that Bro . Roe had become one of the Craft . This allusion to the indefatigable exertions of the worthy Alderman , in favour of new buildings and improvements was loudly applauded . Tho brethren separated after a most social enjoyment . Bro . Theodore Drew presided at the harmonium .

AsHEOtrmsrE . —St . Oswald Lodge ( No . 850 ) . —The Festival of St . John the Baptist was celebrated by the members of this lodge on the 2 nd instant . The lodge was opened at four p . m . when Bro . J . H . Anderson , W . M . elect , was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremony being performed by Bro . Holland , P . M . The new W . M . appointed his officers as follows —Bros . Lister , P . M . ; W . Dawson Smith , S . W . ; p . Britton . J . W . ; E . BradleyTreasGHMountfbrtSDLouis

, . ; . . , .. ; B Twells , J . D . ; J . Britton , I . G . ; W . Korchcven Arnold , Tyler ! The brethren afterwards adjourned to the banquet at the Green Man Hotel , where a very pleasant and harmonious evenin" - was spent . ° DEVONSHIRE . THE Hu-rsnE MASOXIC TEMPLE — We learn from the

. Western Daily Mercury that the elegant private picture gallery of % > late Mr . Bishop , at 3 , Princess-place , Plymouth , opposite the Devon and Cornwall Hospital , was to be fitted lip as a Masonic Temple for several of the Pl ymouth lodges to hold their meetings in . Lodges have already been held in one

of the adjacent rooms , and on the evening of the Uth mst . Lodge Fortitude , No . 105 , wliich recently assembled at the Prince George Hotel , Stone-house , was the first of the associated lodges to hold its meetings in the new temple . A general committee had been funned for the purpose of bringing about a union of the Lodges Harmony , No . 156 ; Fortitude , No . 105 ; aud St . John ' s , No . 70 ; and out of this committee was formed a sub-committee for the purpose of arranging and decorating

the room . On this committee were tho following P . Ms . Rodda , Isaac Watts , and Netherton , to whom the brethren are very greatly indebted for the good taste and elegance with which they have decorated the temple , which is one of the finest lodge-rooms in the kingdom—far superior , Bro . Rodda stated , to any room that is to be seen in Freemasons' Hall , in the great metropolis itself . The temple is a lofty well-proportioned room , lit near the ceiling by elegant chandeliers , which are so

far removed from the floor that the light falls in a subdued and pleasant manner upon the members , without their feeling any unpleasant effects from the heat . The walls of the room have been adorned with several beautiful paintings from the late gallery of Mr . Bishop , and the several lodges have contributed their warrants and Masonic drawings , which are necessary for Masonic teaching . The length of the room , which is without windows , being lit from the ceiling , is broken by a very chaste

arrangement of curtains of red , purple and blue , which will be surmounted with a handsome golden cornice . The furniture is most elegant , and on either side of the Senior Warden ' s chair is a handsome pillar , surmounted by a globe , the objects of

which , in their illustration of Masonic truth , will be well understood by all initiated members . The whole arrangements of the temple , the selection of the necessary furniture , the chaste appearance of the walls , the adornments thereon—all reflect the highest credit on the taste of the committee to whom the work of construction was assigned . Lodge St . Aubyn at Morice Town was unique in its way ; and here we have a fane suitable for any assembly of brethren of all the lodges in the

locality . There is a convenient anteroom for the Tyler and brethren , and another large room suitable for working in when the lodges wish to divide their labours . At the meeting of Lodge Fortitude on the 11 th inst ., Bro . Ash , W . M ., P . Prov . O . Supt . of Works , presided , and spoke in warm terms of commendation of their new lodge-room , after which Bro . Vaughan , having also dwelt at some length on the labours of the committee , moved the following resolution : " That a vote of thanks

be given to the decorative committee of the three lodges—St . John's , Fortitude , and Harmony—for their great exertions in preparing the lodge for the reception of the brothers on this occasion . " This having been duly seconded by Bro . Cox , was carried unanimously . The business of the lodge was then proceeded with , and afterwards the brethren present , with several visiting brethren , assembled at the Globe Hotel , where they partook of substantial refreshmentthe providing of which was

, creditable to Bro . Watts . The chair was occupied by the W . Master , who proposed a number of loyal and Masonic toasts , and a most agreeable hour or two was passed by all present . We may add that the Provincial Grand Lodge will be held in the Huyshe Masonic Temple in the first week in August next .

LEICESTERSHIRE . LEICESTER . —John of Gaunt Lodge ( No . 523 ) —The mem-, bers of this lodge have sustained an unexpected and heavy loss in the decease , at an early ago , of Bro . Henry Peake Green , who was only installed into the office of AVorshipful Master on the 25 th ult ., fourteen days prior to his removal to the Grand Lodge above . A brief notice of his Masonic career will he found in onr obituary . In consequence of this lamented event a

lodgo of emergency was summoned by the Senior Warden , and held at the Freemasons' Hull , on Wednesday , the 11 th inst ., at which Bro . Kelly , D . Prov . G . M ., presided , and which was numerously attended by the members of the lodge , and by brethren of St . John ' s Lodge . The lodgo having been opened in the first degree , and the D . Prov . G . M . having stated the lamented occurrence which had called the brethren together , it was proposed bBro . G . II . Hod SWseconded bBroW

y ges , .., y . . Johnson , P . M ., and carried unanimously , — "That the brethren of the lodgo meet at the gates of the cemetery on Friday , the 23 th inst ., at twelve o ' clock , to attend the funeral of the late Worshipful Master ( without Masonic clothing ) , as a mark ot respect to his memory ; and that the members of Lodge St . John be invited to attend . It was moved by the D . Prov . G . M ., seconded by Bro , J . E . Hodges , J . W ., supported by Bro . Major