Metropolitan.

n a time of serious difficulty our Bro . Scurr was , by the unanimous wish of the lodge , installed as the W . M ., and during his year of office we know he economised the funds placed at his disposal , and relieved the lodge in twelve months from tho burthen it was at that time , and had been for the two previous years , when I was installed the Master , I had nothing to do respecting that difficulty but it afforded me great pleasure to lace a gold medal on the left breast of Bro . Scurrin

recogp , nition of his services and the arduous duties which devolved upon him . After some further details in connection with the history of the lodge , the W . M . proceeded as follows , addressing Bro . Scurr : The brethren of the Doric then have presented this silver teapot to you Bro . Scurr and to Mrs . Scurr , in appreciation of your courage during a difficult period , and they wish me to convey to you their wishes that you may he spared

many years to enjoy a cup of tea from its hissing interior , and they trust it will be considered a pleasing souvenir to yourself and Mrs . Scurr , and that when your children read the inscription on its side they may say that their father was held in high esteem . Accept it then in the name of the brethren of the Doric Lodge , for I assure it carries with it the hearts and good wishes of the brethren . Bro . Scurr , rising to thank the brethren for this unanticipated and spontaneous mark of their esteem , said that his feelings were so much agitated by the substantial

exhibition of the love of the brethren towards him that he felt assured they would , under these circumstances , excuse his saying more than that he accepted the handsome present with intense feelings of gratification , as he felt within his own breast he had done his duty , aud this free-will offering with which the brethren had now presented him would ever be cherished by him as evidencing that his huinbe endeavours had been appreciated by them in fche very appropriate manner now exhibited .

The testimonial would ever be cherished by him , and should be handed down as an heir-loom to his family . He trusted if it pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to spare his son to become a Mason , andbe called upon to fill an ] office in a lodge , that when he looked at that teapot and the inscription upon it , that it would serve as a stimulus to him ever to do his duty alike in tbe lodge and in the discharge of bis ordinary daily

occupations . Bro . Scurr concluded by again thanking the brethren for their love and esteem , and with considerable emotion resumed bis seat , amidst tbe enthusiastic greetings of the brethren . Other toasts followed , and the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings of this memorable evening in the annals of 933 to a timely conclusion . We must not omit to add that the harmony was admirably sustained by Bros . Jarman , Saqui , Thompson , 21 . 1 ) ., Wrenn , Robottom , Stevens , Lee , and other volunteering brethren .

INSTRUCTION . MEECHANT NAVY LODGE ( NO . 781 ) . —This active lodge of instruction held its usual meeting at the Silver Tavern , Limehouse , on Wedneaday , the 16 th inst ., present , Bros . Davis , W . M . ; Holt , S . W . ; Bradbury , J . W . ; Hoare , S . D . ; Micbaelson , J . D . ; Daniells , I . G . ; Potts , Preceptor ; Killock , Holm , Medland , Armstrong , and several other brethren . The lod ge was

opened in the first degree with solemn prayer . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , tho lod « -e was then opened in the second degree , and afterwards in the third degree . The lodgo was then closed in the third and second degrees respectively , when Bro . Potts , Preceptor , worked tbe third section of the first degree . The W . M . rose for the first and second time to ask if any brethren had anything to propose for tbe good of Freemasonry , & c . The dues having been collected tho W . M . then closed the lodge with solemn prayer .

Provincial.

PROVINCIAL .

DURHAM . STOCKTO- . —Lodge of Philanthrophy ( No . 940 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was holilen on Thursday the 17 th inst ., at the Black Lion Hotel , for the purpose of electing the Worshi pful Master , Treasurer , and Tyler for the ensning year . Bro . XV Nelson was elected Worshi pful Master , Bros- J . Graham , Treas . ; and CuthbertTlerAmongst the brethren present Bros

, y . were . J . Dodds , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; T . Hansen , P . M ., Palatine Lodge , Sunderland ; W . J Hodgson , P . M ., St . Helen's Lodge , Hartlepool P . Prov . S . G . D . ; A . C . Knowles , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; J . Graham , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; & c . The W . M . then presented a

handsome and costly gold P . M . ' s jewel to Bro . Knowles , bearing the following inscription : — " Presented by the brethren of the Lodge of Philanthrophy ( No . 910 ) , Stockton-on-Tees , to Bro . A . C . Knowles , P . M ., P . Prov . S . G . D ., and first W . M . of this lodge , as a token of regard and estoem for his valuable services Jan . I 7 , 1 S 67 . " Bro . Knowles , in reply , said he was quite unable to express his grateful thanks for tho honour conferred on him . He hoped that the same kind feelings which ted the gift miht ever

promp g exist between himself and the brethren of the lodge . After afew words of deep feeling , the esteemed brother concluded by hoping that we might all so conduct ourselves in this life that we might meet in the Grand Lodge above . —The brethren afterwards retired to refreshment . Upon the removal of the cloth , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to with that fervour which characterises the members

of the Craft . Bro . Dodds proposed the toast of the evening , "Bro . A . C . Knowles , " eulogising his conduct and services , Bro . Knowles responded in feeling terms . Bros . W . J . Hodgson , J , C . Hart , Wilson , Walton , and others , contributed to the harmony of tbe evening by their singing ; Bro . Jewson presiding with his customary ability .

LANCASHIRE ( EAST ) . LAINCASIEE . —Rowley Lodge ( So . 1051 ) . —On Friday , the 4-fch inst ., being the day appointed for holding fche festival of St . John , and for the installation of the W . M . for the present year , the brethren met in their lodge room at the Athenamiri as follows : Bros . H . Ball , W . M . ; Dr . Moore , S . W . ; T . Mason , J . W . The lodge was openedand the minutes of the last

, meeting read and confirmed . The Bev . Thos . Bryer Hinde ( a Lewis ) , who had been previously proposed for initiation ,, was balloted for and elected . He was then duly initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry by Bro . the Rev . W . Brarnwell Smith , " P . Prov . Gr . Chap , for Warwickshire , who officiated at the request of the W . M . The lodge was then opened in the second degree , and the W . M . requested Bro . Bramwell

Smith to undertake the onerous duties of the installing officer , Bro . Dr . Moore , S . W ., the W . M . elect was then presented by Bro . Ball , W . M . to receive the benefit of installation . In due course fche lodge was opened in fche third degree , and , afterwards , all below the rank of W . M . having retired , was resolved into a board of Installed Masters , when Bro . J . D . Moore wasdulinstalled in the chair of K . S . bthe presiding officer .

y y The brethren were then admitted , and the W . M . was proclaimed and saluted in the various degrees , and the addresses were given by Bro . W . Bramwell Smith . The W . M . then called upon Bro . Henry Ball , the I . P . M ., and in eulogistic terms thanked him for the able and courteous manner a

which he had ruled the lodge during the past year , and concluded by presenting him with an elegant P . M . Jewel , as a token of regard and esteem from the brethren of the lodge . Bro . Ball expressed his thanks to the brethren for their kind ness in presenting him with so valuable a mark of their favour , and to the W . M . for the terms in which he had given it . The W . M . then proceeded to appoint and invest his officers for tho ensuing year . They are as follows : Bro . T . Mason .

S . W . ; Bros . XV . Hall , J . W . ; Dr . Mercer , S . D . ; XV . Barker , J . D . and Treas . ; W . Hansbrow , Sec . ; Onion , Chap .: Coupland , I . G . ; and Taylor , Tyler . The business of the evening being ended , the brethren repaired to the famed hotel of Bro Sly , where they did ample justice to the good things set before them which were well worthy of the occasion . The regular meeting of tho lodge was held on Monday , 7 th inst ., when the W . M . commenced his Masonic labours by raising Bro . J . M . Moore

to the degree of a Master Mason . BLACKBTTES ' . —Lodge of United Srethren ( No , 346 ) . —This lodge held the festival of St . John ' s , on the 17 th inst ., at the house of Mr . T . Councell , in Clayton-le-Dale , when a large number of the members of the lodge and of visiting brethren attended from Blackburn . This lodge is among one of the oldest in Lancashire , and is strictly a rural one , being situate in tbe lonely valley of

Clayton , adjacent to the ancient town of Ribchester , and tbe river Ribble . The lodge met for business at three o ' clock , when Bro . Pullen , P . M ., after a ballot , proceeded to initiate Mr . Cleminson . Subsequently the lodge was opened iu the second degree , and Bro . Simeon Sourbutt having been duly presented by two P . M . ' s , Bros . R . RadcluTc and T . Pullen , was regularly installed W . M . of the lodge for the ensuing year by Bro . Franklin Thomas , P . M . 345 , and P . Prov . G . Reg . of Oxfordshire , assisted by Bro . C . Tiplady , P . M . 345 . The brethren not having passed the chair then withdrew , and the solemn obliga-