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degree of M . M . The lodge resumed to the second degree , and Eros . Hodges , Hankins , ancl Blyth were passed to the degree of F . C . The lodge was afterwards resumed to tho first degree , and Messrs . Edgar , Walker , Farrer , ancl Smee were severally introduced and initiated into the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . This being the usual period of election for W . M . for the ensuing year , a ballot took place , which was unanimously in favour of Bro . Estwiek , the present S . VV . Ifc

having been announced to him , Bro . Estwiek expressed the great satisfaction ho experienced in being elected W . M . of that distinguished lodge , and assured the brethren that it should be his aim and study to merit their good opinion aud to advance the interests of the lodge . Bro . Emmons said ifc would be impossible for Bro . Estwiek to hold the office of Treasurer as heretofore conjointly with that of W . M ., and therefore he was a candidate for that office to hold it onlfor twelve mouthsso

y , that , at the expiration of that period ho should be able to again hnnd over to Bro . Estwiek that honourable trust . Bro . Emmens , P . M ., was then unanimously appointed Treasurer of the lodge for the ensuing year . Bro . Speight was re-elected Tyler of the lodge . Some other business having been disposed of , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned for refreshment , to whieh abxifc sixty sat clown . The cloth having

been drawn , and fche formal toasts disposed of , fche W . M . said the next toast he had to propose was one that was very gratifying to him , and ho thought it must be so to the members of the lodge , which was that of their brother initiates . He had already initiated twenty-eight gentlemen into Freemasonry , and his year of office was not yet expired , which was a most gratifying circumstance to himself in particular , and to the lodge

in general , as it led them to suppose that tho lodge had a good name . They carried out Freemasonry in a truly h . ippy manner , and he was glad to find that four gentlemen had that night selected the New Concord Lotlge for their entrance into their Order . He wished them health and happiness , and they would not only not regret having joined Freemasonry , but they would congratulate themselves on having joined that lodge . He therefore asked the brethren to join with him in drinking the health of their brother initiates . Bro . Walker returned thanks on behalf of the initiates , and said he had

long wished to join their Order , which he had ever regarded with feelings of profound veneration . He felt deeply impressed with the beautiful sentiments expressed and inculcated by their W . M . in introducing them into Freemasonry , conveyed as they had been by moral precepts conceived in a long line of antiquity , which had received the approbation of wise men of all ages who were all deeply impressed with the veneration , which attached to their Order . On the part of himself and his

brother initiates , they hoped to be able , through the G . A . O . T . U ., aided by the sage councils of the brethren by whom they were surrounded , to become ornaments of their Order and worthy members of it . He felt deeply tho honour that had been paid to them , which merited their gratitude , and they would endeavour to follow those holy precepts which had been impressed upon them . The W . M . said tho next toast he hacl to propose he felt

sure would be most acceptable to the brethren , and ho was proud to have the honour of giving the health of a gentleman whom they did not see amongst them so often as they could wish , which was that of their excellent Chaplain , the Rev . Bro . Laughlin , who was so well-known to them , that it would be idle on his part to expatiate on his merits as a gentlemen and a minister of tho Church of England . He badthereforegreat

, , pleasure in proposing " The Health of Bro . Laughlin , the Chaplain of the Lodge . " The toast was very cordially received . Bro . tho Rev . J . W . Laughlin , in acknowledging the compliment , said it was no want of regard to the lodge that he hacl not been more frequent in his attendances , but in the course of last year he had been kept away in consequence of domestic affliction . Stillas a clergymanhe could assure them that his

, , heart was with them although his body was absent . As an old member of the Craft and a Past Master of the lodge , he wished to say a few words to the four gentlemen who bad been admitted into their Order that evening . From the way in which one of their brother initiates had expressed himself and the terms which he had used , he should have thought that he' had been Chaplain of the lodge rather than a brother who had just

entered upon their noble Order . He must have been thoroughly impressed , as every one ought to be who entered their society when they saw the excellent way in which the work of the lodge was done , from the W . M . down to tho I . G . He urged upon them that they were not merely to regard the ceremonies

of Freemasonry , but , if they desired to become rulers in the Craft hereafter , they should take advantage of the knowledge that was to be obtained , not only of their ceremonies but the principles of their Order . Every word they heard repeated by tbe W . M . in the course of these ceremonies was founded upon truth , righteousness , and religion , and they would find that they carried on Freemasonry on those principles whieh the G . A . O . T . U . had conferred upon them . He believed that these

brethren would consider that they had taken , by their entrance into Freemasonry , the wisest step in their lives in joining a society which , whilst mixing with the world , were bound together to do good and carry out those principles of tbe brotherhood in every-day life , ancl when it should please fche Great Architect of tho Universe to remove them from this sublunary abode , they knew that those who wero left behind would not be forgotten . The members of their Order knew when that they

should be taken away their children would be taken care of , while their aged members wero relieved from the Board of Benevolence if tbey were worthy . In every way in whieh they were concerned they were taught to look towards eternity , until , in due time , they should be admitted to the Grand Lodge above , where the world ' s Great Architect lives and resign ? for evermore . He strongly impressed upon them the tenets and principles of

Freemasonry , charging them to consider the Sacred Law as the will and guide of their faith ancl the constitution of their Order , whieh hacl been founded by men of the greatest wisdom and sagacity , and which , like golden cords form the throne of God , went up to Heaven itself . In conclusion , he wished his brother initiates all the health , prosperity , ancl happiness that the Great Architect of the Universe could confer upon them . Bro . Emmens , P . M ., in an excellent speech , proposed " The Health

of the W . M ., " for which Bro . Osmond returned thanks . " The Health of the Visitors" was next proposed , for which Bro . Thompson , W . M . 177 , returned thanks . Several other toasts were given , and the evening was spent in the most delightful harmony . CITY OP LONDON LODGE ( NO . 901 ) . —This lodge held its first meeting after installation , on February 15 th . The brethren present were—Bros . Osmond , W . M . ; Smitbers , S . W . ; J . W . Higgs , J . W . ; Salisbury , S . D . ; Loan , J . D . ; Gibson , I . G . ;

Farthing , P . M . ; . Sisson , P . M . ; Woodman , Nutman , Smith ,. Green , Scott , Prickett , Dyne , De Tivoli , Cousins , Manly , Haycock , Griffiths , Winn , Medcalf , Mayers , Walker , J . D . Winn , and Gawler . Visiting brethren—Bros . Davis , 73 ; S . B . Wilson , P . M . 108 ; S . A . Mills , 594 ; Marehant , 228 ; T . Lynch , Cork ,. 95 ; Cann , 45 ; S . Turner , ancl R . Bullary , 9 . The officers and . brethren met in good strength , and the business on the lodge summons was to initiate oneto ballot forand if approvedto

, , , initiate four , pass three , ancl raise two . The lodge having been opened in due form and solemn prayer , Messrs . West , Little , and Wallis , the ballot being in their favour , were duly initiated into the Order . Bros . Vital de Tivoli , Charles Cousins , and Loder Prickett were passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft . Bros . George Smith and Matthew Green were raised to the sublime degree of Master Masons . Tlie lodge was then closed

with solemn prayer , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . The banquet took place at Bro . Nutman's , Masons' Hall , Masons' Avenue , tho elegant repast doing him great creditwines , viands , and desert being all equally recjierche . When the cloth was removed the usual toasts were proceeded with . —The W . MASIEB in proposing "The Health of the Queen , " said , Brethren , if her Majesty was dear to her subjects when she

ascended fche throne in the flush of youth and hope , how much more dear must she be to ns after leading such a spotless life of domestic happiness . Ifc has fixed _ her most deeply in the affections of all , ancl ten thousand times clearer was she to us now . He called upon the brethren to testify their affections by drinking to the Queen and God bless her . The toast was very impressive , ancl most ably responded to ( tbe National Anthem was sung hy

Bro . Davis ) . The W . MASTER then rose to propose " The Health of the Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland . " He congratulated the brethren on being ruled over by so distinguished a brother , ancl so eminent a Mason . Ifc was true the Grand Master was not famous in the political world , but he was a genuine English nobleman , though he did not hold a marshals baton . He was elected by the free votes of Freemasonry . ( Loud

cheers . ) He commended himself to all by his nobility of mind ami Masonic virtues . The toast was received by the brethren with the heartiest applause . —Bro . SMITIEEBS , S . W ., then proposed " The Health of the Deputy Grand Master of England , " which was duly honoured . —A song by Bro . M . Green . —The W .