The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

MASONIC MEM , At the Board of Benevolence , on Wednesday , thirteen petitioners were relieved with various sums , amounting to £ 137 . Four cases were deferred , and one dismissed . We shall have something to say upon this subject next week .

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

ENOCH LODGE ( NO . 11 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , the 11 th inst ., at the Freemasons' Tavern , -when B . o . C . J . Watson , the W . M ., was present , supported by his officers . The S . W ., Bro . Snel , was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year ; Bro . W . Williams , P . M ., ivas re-elected Treas . ; and Bro . CraAvley , Tyler . The brethren retired to banquet , and enjoyed themselves under the chairmanship of their W . M . Bro .

, Watson , AVIIO added considerably to the pleasures of the evening by his Avell-kaoAvn vocal abilities . The visitors were Bro . H . Soivdon , P . M . 57 , and Bro . W . Carter , 169 . The vocal ability was more than usually good , including the well-known talent of Bros . George Tedder , Donald King , and Edney .

PHCENIS LODGE ( No . 202 . )—The second meeting of the season was held at the Freemason's Tavern , on Saturday , the 14 th inst ., under the presidency of the W . M . Bro . McEntyre , supported by a good muster of the brethren . Mr . Arding was initiated into the order , the ceremony being performed by his friend ancl proposer , Bro . Harrison , P . M ., in a very excellent and impressive manner . Several candidates hai'ing been proposed for initiation and joininn-, the brethren adjourned to a very elegant dinner , after Avhich they spent a most pleasant evening , much enhanced by the vocal exertions of Bros . Theodore Distin and Weeks .

DOMATIC LODGE ( No . 206 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge Avas held on Monday , December 9 , at the Masonic Hall , Fetter-lane . Bro . G . Moore , W . M ., presided , supported by his officers . The lodge having been opened in due form , Bros . Laing , Stone , Smith , and Simmons were raised to the sublime degree of M . M ., and Bro . Pryor passed to the second degree . The AV . M . liaving vacated the chairit Avas taken hy Bro . BrettPMwho

, , .., proceeded in a most able manner to instal Bro . Russen as W . M . of the lodge . The brethren having given the customary salutes , the W . M . invested his officers as follows : —Bros . Wilson , S . W . ; H . Thompson , J . W . ; Osborne , S . D . ; Meekham , J . D . ; Gibbard , I . G . ; Smith , Treas . ; Elmes , Sec . ; and Potter , Dir . of Cers . The customary addresses having been given , the neAV W . M . proceeded to initiate Messrs . GlendinningFraningand Jannaway into the

, , Order , and the manner in which that beautiful ceremony ivas rendered elicited the Avarmest encomiums , auguring Avell for the lodge during the ensuing year . The lodge Avas then closed , and about sixty brethren adjourned for refreshment , amongst whom were several visitors . The cloth having been drawn , the W . M . gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , which Avere duly honoured The WM ., in giving the next toast of " Their ISfewly-initiated

Brethren , " remarked that , from the great attention they had paid to the ceremony of their initiation , he doubted not that they Avould prove worthy members of the Craft . —Bro . GLENDIHSING , in returning thanks , said he had just returned from the Antipodes , where he had sadly felt the want of not being a member of that brotherhood Avhere he so much required it in Sydney , Hobart TOAVU , and Melbourne , and , before returning to the land of his adoption , he determined to enrol himself into their noble Orderand his onl

, y regret Avas that he had not done so years ago . —The next toast was that of " The Visitors , " for which Bro . HART , of the Faith , and Bro . SINCLAIR , of the Euphrates Lodges , returned thanks . Bio . MOORE , P . M ., proposed "The Health oftlie W . M . "—Bro . RUSSEN , W . M ., acknowledged the compliment , and expressed his great obligations and gratitude to Bro . Brett , P . M ., for the very admirable manner in which he had performed the ceremony of installation

. —The W . M ., in appropriate terms , proposed "The Health of the Past Masters of the Lodge , " and took that opportunity of presenting to Bro . Moore , P . M ., the jeAvel which had been voted to him by the brethren as a mark of their esteem , and trusted that he might be blessed Avith health and long life to wear it . —Bro . MOORE , P . M ., said he felt most deeply the honour the brethren had conferred upon him , and to the last hour of his life

he should ever remember their kindness . He had endeavoured , during the year he had been in office , to be at his post at the appointed time , and he had been ably supported by the officers , and also by the Past Masters . He had called the lodge at rather an early hour , but he believed it had been productive of advantage , and he hoped the same course would he folloAved by his successor . "The Officers of the Lodge" AVIIS next given , for which Bro . THOMPSON returned thanks . The Tyler's " toast was then given , and the proceedings , into which an agreeable variety had been infused by the ventriloquism of Bro . Sinclair , and songs by several of the other brethren , terminated .

CAS - * S * BURT LODGE ( NO . 955 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge took place on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., at Bro . Todd ' s , the Canonbury Tavern , Islington . The business of the evening consisted in passing Bros . Hearn and Hughes to the degree of Fellow Craft , ancl a rehearsal of the installation ceremony , the working being ably performed by the W . M ., Bro . EdAvard Cox . At the close of the lodge the brethren retired to a banquet , provided by the worthhost in a most liberal irit . The lodge was honoured

y sp by the attendance of Bro . Leverson , of the Old Concord Lodge ( So . 201 ); the W . M ., in proposing his health , observing that both he and the brethren of the Canonbury Lodge regretted exceedingly the unusual circumstance of the toast having to be replied to by one visitor only . " The Health of the W . M . " was proposed by Bro . A . J . Duff Filer , the first Master of the Lodge , in a speech highly eulogistic of the zeal and ability manifested by the brother

Avho then held the post of honour within the lodge . The Master's JeAvel having been entrusted to Bro . Bohn , the toast of " The Masonic Charities" Avas proposed . The worthy P . M . fervently pleaded the cause of charity , and urged its immediate application by raising a donation for their tyler , Bro . Young , to enable him to provide for himself and family the substantial enjoyments usual at the forthcoming festive season . The appeal was nobly responded to , a sum of 32 s . dd . being collected at the table , and handed to the worthy tyler .

BELGRAVE'LODGE ( NO . 1051 ) . —This lodge held an emergency meeting at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , on Wednesday , the 11 th inst ., Avhen Bros . Cheesman , Roberts , and Palmer , were raised to the sublime degree of M . M ., and Messrs . John ancl Eichard Moore were initiated into our ancient mysteries . After the close of the lodge the brethren partook of a first-rate banquet , presided over by Bro . Frond , P . M . and Treas ., in the absence of Bro . Grogan , W . M . After the usual toasts " Bro . FROTO called the attention of the

, brethren to a toast always well received , " The Health of the Initiates , " addressing them at the same time in a feiv appropriate words . —Bi-o . JOHN MOORE said , in replying for himself and his brother , he had to say that they Avere highly pleased with the reception they had met with , their only regret , now they kneAV what Masonry was , Avas that they had not entered the Order before ; he thanked the brethren again for their kindness , and hoped they

would prove themselves worthy Masons . ( Hear , hear . )—The visitors' health was then given , coupled with Bro . Turnbull , Temperance Lodge , and the W . M . said he Avould include in that toast Bro . Captain Frond , a member of the Belgrave , but whose duties called him so often abroad that he might fairly be called a visitor . — Bro . TUBNBTOII thanked the brethren , and expressed the most perfect satisfaction with Avhat he had seen of the working , and he hoped to do himself the pleasure of visiting the Belgrave again . —

Bro . Capt . FROUD also expressed his gratification at the manner in which he had been received , and made some neat , remarks on the probability of war with America , and said that as a sailor and on . behalf of sailors generally , he could assure the brethren that should a war break out , the Yankees Avould find that British sailors still knew IIOAV to do their duty . Bro . Frond's speech was received with evident relish by the brethren . —The " Health of Bro . Frond ,

P . M ., " was ably given by Bro . Em-TING , and replied to in suitable terms by Bro . FROUD , AVIIO then gave " The Health of the P . M . s , " replied to by Bros . Bunting , Garrod , and Watson , Avho addressed some feeling remarks to the initiates . " The Officers of the Lodge , " responded to by Bro . Wenden , S . W ., and " The Tyler's Toast , " bronght the evening ' s enjoyment to a close . The brethren were favoured Avith several excellent songs from Bros . Gibson , Garrod , Martin , Hunting , Evenden , & c .

li I W HITTIN - GTOII LODGE ( SO . 1164 ) . —This lodge assembled for general business on Monday , the 16 th inst ., ivhen , in consequence of the recent death of the Prince Consort , the lodge-room was hung ivith black cloth . The lodge Avas opened in solemn form and prayer , and the folloAving brethren were present : —Bros . Swainston , P . M . ; Eev . Laughlin , Chap ., W . M . 201 ; C . E . Stubbs , S . W . ; Thos . Wavell ,, T . W . ; VV . Hnrlstone , S . D . ; W . D . Cronin , J . D . pro tern . ; Geralcl Griffin , I . G . ; Hamilton , Quilty , Tabernacle , H . Wavell , H . Cant , Osmond , Pellett , Cleghorn , Armstrong , E . H . Cant , and Gale . The minutes of the last lodge meeting having