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being ineligible to be elected au annuitant on tho Widows' Fund , or to receive one-half of hor deceased husband ' s annuity for three years , although ton years his wife , a grant of £ 40 bo made to her from tho Fund of Bonovoloneo . " 4 . By Bro . John Savago , P . G . D .: — "At page 97 , Article 3 , of tho " Book of Constitutions , " to

omit all the words from tho word ' Throe' in the fourteenth lino , to tho word ' place' in tho twentieth line , and to substitute tho following paragraph : — "A President shall bo annually appointed by tho Grand Mastor at tho quarterly communication in Docombor . From amongst its members the Board shall , at its mooting in December ,

annually elect a Senior and Junior Vico-Prosielont , who shall act as tho Wardens . Iu tho absence of tho President , tho Senior , and in tho absence of both , tho Junior Vico-Prosidont shall tako tho chair . Should all three bo absent , tho brother highest in ' rank and seniority shall preside . "

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

MOUNT LEBANON LODGE ( NO . 73 ) . —The regular meeting of this old and prosperous lodge was held on . Tuesday , November 17 fch , at the Bridge House Hotel , Wellington-street , Southwark . Bro . Frederick Walters , P . M ., opened the lodge . The minutes of the previous lodge meeting were read and unanimously confirmed . Ballots were unanimous in favour of the admission of Messrs . Hatten , Weil , Harvey , and E . Loewenstark . Bro . T . J . SabineW . M . then took the chairand initiated Messrs .

, , , Harvey and Weil . Bro . Timms was raised to the third degree . The whole of the work was well and admirably rendered . The sum of £ o was voted to the Zetland Commemoration Fund . Bro . A . L . Dussek was unanimously elected Steward for the Girl ' s Festival , 1869 . Bro . G . Morris's petition to the Board of Benevolence was signed and tire lodge was duly closed . During the evening there were present Bros . T . J . Sabine ,

W . M . ; F . H . Elsworth , S . W . ; D . Rose , J . W . ; E . Harris , P . M . and Treas . ; J . Donkin , P . M ., Sec ; M . A . Loewenstark , S . D . ; G . Free , J . D . ; G . J . Grace , Dir . of Cers . ; R . Stevens , W . S . ; Dr . Dixon , P . M . ; F . Walters , P . M . ; Dussek , Keeble , Harman , Frankunberg , and many others . Visitors , Bros . Magnus Ohren . J . D . 33 , S . W . 382 , S . W . 1 , 238 ; G . Morris , I . P . M ,, 73 ; Morley 742 ; Joseph 1 ( S-C . ) ; Mann 1 ( S . C . );

, , , & c . ROSE OF DENMARK LODGE ( No . 975 ) . —The installation meeting of this flourishing lodge was held at the White Hart Tavern , Barnes , Surrey , on Friday , the 20 th inst . After the formal opening of the lodge , confirmation of minutes , and ballot

for candidates , Bro . R . W . Little , P . M ., took the chair , and installed Bro . F . H . Newens , S . W ., as Master of the lodge . On the re-admission of the brethren the customary honours were rendered to the new W . M ., who then appointed and invested his officers as follows-. —Bro . G . T . Noyce , S . W . ; C . A . Smith , J . W . ; H . Potter , Treas . ; R . W . Little , P . M ., Sec . ; A . Samels , Treas . of Benevolent Fund and W . S . ; W . H . Barnard , S . D . ; A . E . SamelsJ . D . ; W . HamlynI . G . ; Dr . A . CrichtonDir . of

, , , Cers . ; R . B . Huddleston , Collecting Steward . The usual addresses were then delivered by the Installing Master , after which the following gentlemen were initiated into Freemasonry , viz ., Messrs . W . Bradford , C . Butcher . R . Niblett { C . L . ) , S . Curtis , and R . Kirby . Bro . G . A- Stanley was admitted as a joining member . The lodge was then closed and the brethren adjourned to the hanquetting chamber , where an excellent

repast was served . During the evening the loyal and Masonic toasts were received as usual among Masons with hearty enthusiasm , and the health of the " Five Initiates " was also drunk with acclamation . There was a numerous array of visitors , comprising several distinguished brethren , and the toast of their health being coupled with the name of Bro . Colonel Francis Burdettthat esteemed and ifted

Masondulre-, g , y turned thanks . A special toast in honour of the Secretary , Bro . Little ( a founder and first S . W . of the loelge ) , was given from the chair and experienced a truly gratifying reception which was suitably acknowledged by Bro . Little . After a very pleasant evening the brethren separated—many having to return to town by rail .

MACDONALD LODGE ( NO . 1 , 216 ) . An emergency meeting of this flourishing young lodge was held on Wednesday evening , the 18 th inst ., at the headquarters of the 1 st Surrey Volunteers , Brunswick-road , Camberweil . This lodge is restricted to the members of the 1 st ; Surrey-Volunteers , and since its establishment about six months ago , ithas been distinguished for the energy with which it has been

worked by the W . M . and his ollicers , for although meeting every week the labours have often extended from six o'clock in the evening until past twelve o ' clock at night , only a very slight interval being allowed for necessary refreshment . The W . M . ( Bro . Irvine ) is one of those thorough-going Freemasons , whose heart is in the work , and anything else is quite subservient to the great principles for which the lodge is establishedand

, which he endeavours hy every means in his power to enforce . Still , adopting the trite adage about "all work and no play , " ifc was deemed necessary to sec apart an evening , when the business of the lodge should nofc be interfered with , on which the members could , without detriment to the working of it , enjoy the feast of reason in conjunction with those social comforts which tend to cement true friendship , and bring forth the best feelings

of our natnre in mutual intercourse with each other . Accordingly on the above evening the members assembled in large numbers , with a good sprinkling of visitors , and shortly before seven o'clock Bro . Alexander Irvine , W . M ., took the chair , and the lodge was opened in due form and with solemn prayer . Bro . J . Stevens was in his place as S . W ., and Bro . P . Dekeyser as JW . ; Bro . Godden , Treasurer ; Bro . CurtisSecretaryand

, , , all the assistant officers were present . Two propositions were received for initiation at the next meeting , and Bro . England , of the Britannic Lodge ( No . 33 ) , was balloted for and ' approved as a joining member . Amongst the members of the lodge present was Bro . Rassam , whose name is so well known in connection with the Abyssinian captivity , and who appeared inremarkable good healthand he received the congratulations of

, all present . It appeared that he had been a most liberal donor to the necessary furniture and appliances of the lodge- As there was but little business , the lodge was closed in due form and with solemn prayer . The members and visitors then retired to the large mess room

of the canteen , where a splendid and profuse banquet had been prepared .. After the cloth had been withdrawn , and grace said , The W . M . said that the post which he occupied entailed certain duties in the lodge , for which there was a difficult ritual ,, and prose duties he had feebly attempted to discharge according to the best of his ability , but at the banquet table there were others for which there was no ritual . As regarded them

he had no doubt he should fail , but he would endeavour tcr discharge them to the best of his ability . The first toast he had to propose was that of " The Queen and the Craft . The first part of the toast needed nothing to commend it to them as Masons , for they possessed a Queen who had enshrined herself in their hearts from her high qualities as their Sovereign . The second part also demanded their attention , for

it was a great privilege to be remembered amongst the members of the Craft . The toast was enthusiastically responded to , with the National Anthem , and accompanied on the pianoforte . The W . M . said the next toast he had to give , and which they as good Masons would have pleasure to receive with cordiality , was the health of " Tho Earl of Zetland" who for upwards of a

, quarter of a century had been the Grand Master of their Order . They told him ( the W . M . ) that the Earl of Zetland was then in his 74 th year , and for a considerable portion of that time he had devoted himself to the service of Freemasonry . They all knew that it was twenty-fivo years since the death of the Duke of Sussex , and during the whole of that time they had the advantage of his lordship ' s servicesand he had no doubt that

, what he had done in the time that was past was un earnest of what he would do in the future . To all who had the privilege of attending the Grand Loelge he was well known , he had . established himself in their hearts and they could not then do less than drink his health , but in due time he hoped a more substantial compliment would be paid to him . He gave " The health of the Earl of Zetland , Most Worshipful Grand Master

ot Masons . " The toasfc was drunk with quick fire . The W . M . said the next toast in the Masonic programmer u " The Deputy Grand Master " of their order . Those brethren who were in the habit of attending Grand Lodge knew wall .