The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

MASONIC MEMS . It is reported that it is arranged for the Prince of Wales to be initiated in the course of next year . By the death of our lamented Bro . the Marquis of Dalhonsie without issue male , our K . W . I ) . Grand Master succeeds to the title . At the Lodge of Benevolence , on the 19 th inst ., Bro . E . H .

Patten , P . G . S . B ., in the chair , . 12 petitions were relieved with sums amounting to 16135 10 ? ., and one recommended to Grand Lodge for a grant of £ 30 .

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

INSTRUCTION . Anno- IJOVOF ., ( NO . ' . )) . —This lodge held its regular weekly meeting at Bro . Hartley ' s , Western Masonic Hall , 10 , Old Bondstreet , on Sunday last , at 7 p . m ., and was numerously attended . Bro . Harrison , P . M ., of the Phoenix lodge , as W . M . ; Bro . Fellows , 752 , as S . W . ; Bro . Thomas , S . D ., 210 , and Secretary of this lodge , us , 1 AV . The ceremony of initiation was worked in Bro . Harrison ' s well known impressive manneras were also the -1 th 5 thGthand

, , , , 7 th sections of the lecture . The lodge was closed in ancient form . The fact that Bro . Watson , of the " Grand Steward ' s lodge , frequently attends this lodge , and Bro . Hartley ' s attention " to the comfort of the brethren , causes it to be generally well attended . _ GLOBE LODGT : ( No . 23 . )—The annual " banquet of the members of this Lodge of Instruction took place on Thursday evening , the 13 th inst ., at Bro . Hartley ' s , the Western Masonic ' Hall , 10 , Old Bondstreet

- . Bro . H . H . Collins , the W . M . of the parent lodge , was in the chair , with Bro . John Gurton , P . M . ( No . 211 ) as Vice-Pi ^ Wer * TuC Mowing brethren imu Mr . aiy luiuertasoii t' . is duties of stewards ; viz ., C . Jackson , 211 ; Simpson , 211 ; Claiseii , 53 ; Sedgwick , 211 ; Young , 536 ; Atkins , 25 ; lieilly , 1051 ; Thorns , ¦ 219 ; Hartley , 211 ; Wise , 2 iG ; with Bros . Hewlett , 23 , Treasurer , and J . B . Newall , 25 , Secretary . The first lecture having been

worked , the brethren assembled at the banquet , which , for delicacy Mid abundance , was unequalled , reflecting great credit on Bro . Hartley's good management . —After the cloth had been removed the W . M . gave the usual toasts , prefacing each with some succinct and appropriate remarks . These having been cordially responded to , the W . M . said lie had arrived at that which was emphatlcally the toast of the evening— " Prosperity to the Globe Lodge of Instrue- J tion . " In less than a year there had been enrolled no fewer than one hundred and five additional members , and their funds had I risen , relatively , to no smaller sum than seven pounds ten shillings , 1

a large amount for a lodge of Instruction . The lodge had been provided with new clothing , and by the zeal of its ofiicers , one of whom spared neither time , money , nor personal comfort to enhance its position—he alluded to Bro , Hewlett , their Treasurer , wdio was known in most lodges , and wherever he was known his name was greeted enthusiastically : he was always anxious to afford assistance , and by his ready aid the Globe Lodge of Instruction had been largelbenefitted . Prom bis exertions in the mother lodit had .

y ge been brought to the house in which it now assembled , for Bro . Hewlett had been desirous of seeing it woil placed ; and as that was their first annual meeting in Bond-street , they could not but look back with pleasure to the change . 'Those who were members knew how it was conducted—bow harmoniously it worked—and the nhiliby of many who attended it . The toasrJie should propose was— "May the Globe Lodge of Instruction flourish ; " and lie was

sure it would do so while Bro . Hewlett acted as Treasurer ,- with whose name he ( the W . M . ) would couple the toast . —Bro . HEWLETT found himself placed in a difficult position . He yielded to none in his des re to see that lod ge ^' of Instruction prosper , but its success was not duo to his exertions . Twelve months since he considered that the Globe Lodge of Instruction did not reflect that credit on the parent lodge that it should do , and hefelt anxious to give it a new trial , as it

was the only red-apron lodge which had a lodge of Instruction attached , ft had succeeded under its new auspices , but this was entirely" owing to the indefatigable exertions of their secretary , Bro . Newall ; he it was that had done the work . liro . Hewlett had stood by and done his best to help it . They had collected , since its resuscitation , seventeen pounds and sixpence , the major part of which had been paid over to the charities . He was proud to be in the position of returning thanks for the toast , and had tonsiderable hopes of increasing their subscriptions to those valuable ornaments of the order—the charities—in the ensiling vcar . For ]

I the honour of having his name connected with the prosperity of ; that lodge of instruction , he begged leave to thank them heartily . | —Bro . W . WATSON - rose and said , he was happy to see so many dutiful children around him on that occasion . He was himself the ' father of the parent lodge , and in that capacity he had muchpleasure in calling upon them to respond to the next toast , which -was that of their W . M . for that evening , and the W . M . of the Globe Lodge . He hadwith his usual readiness and kindness

-, , pre sided over them that night ; and , as he was always foremost in studying the interests of the mother lodge , so he looked upon the daughter with a favourable eye , and he ( Bro . Watson ) begged to propose " Continued Prosperity to the Globe Lodge , and Long Life and Happiness to its W . M . " —Bro . COLUSS , W . M ., in reply , said , there never was a science or an art that taught so much as Freemasonry , for it inculcated the method of being happy—and

happiness was found by contributing to that of others . It was a great satisfaction to see the Globe Lodge of Instruction contributing towards the happiness and improvement of its brethren , and turningout such excellent working -Masons that made " modest men he dumb . " Bro . Watson had alluded to his position in the lodge ; he felt , if lie could carry with him the good wishes of a majority of the brethren , that he ought to esteem himself fortunate—and a

happy Master . There was no society , where an active member was to be found but , with the best intentions , sometimes he must appear to give . offence ; and , as he knew it was not in human , nature to please all , yet if , during his year of office , he had afforded satisfaction to the majority , he was contented . As his name had been associated , by the father of the lodge , with the toast , he could only say be was proud of the connectionand asked allwho

, , were not members of it , to visit it and judge for themselves , assuring such that , if they sought the whole Craft through , they would nowhere receive a more friendly welcome ; and , if it did not aspire to great things , yet it ranked first amongst the red-apron lodges for good and true Masonic feeling . Prominent amohg-st those to whom this was due , stood Bro . Watson . He might say Masonry was fully represented by Bro . Watson , whoso life was an

epitome of Masonry , and who might be looked upon as its high priest . At every ceremony he was ready to aid all ; but , above all , ¦ wherever a fault was to be palliated , or a difference to be reconciled , there was Bro . Watson . ( Hear , hear . ) And as this was the last appearance he ( the W . M . ) should make in that capacity , he felt bound to tender to Bro . Wm . "Watson his public thanks for his ready aid and kind encouragement . —The next subject tho AV . M . had to bring before their notice was one that wherever Masonry

flourished always received a hearty welcome—he alluded to the toast of " The Visitors . " They had on his left a brother of eloquence , tact , and zeal , in favour of Masonry ; and however much some of them might at times differ from that brother , it was only a difference of degree and plan , for he fully believed that the object of one and all was , that Masonry should flourish and prosper . In Bro . Binckes they had one who was an ornament to the Craft , and they ought to

practise that charity towards each other that extended itself to look kindly upon a course which , to their own views , might appealfaulty , but which , in other eyes , was believed to be for the best interests of the Craft . No one could have failed to have heard , or read , of Bro . Binckes's zeal iu Grand Lodge , nor could any one doubt that free discussion tended to elicit truth ; and he , the AV . M ., was snrs such rare gifts as Bro . Binckes possessed , had done good , service to the Craft , and he should on that account beg to propose the healths of the visitors , Bros . Binckes , George Barrett , AVilliam

Smith , and many others , leaving it in the hands of Bro . Binckes to reply . —Bro .-BINCKES , who on rising was received with applause , said , in an assemblage met to celebrate the anniversary festival of a lodge of instruction he was always proud when his name was coupled with the visitors . He was a visitor , to many and various lodges ; but he should have been better satisfied if the response had come from Bro . Barrett than from himself , because Bro . Barrett was a hard-working Mason when lieBro . Binckeswas a perfect hoybut

, , ; still , as it had fallen upon him , it was a pleasing duty which must not be neglected . Their W . M ., in the exuberance of his kindness , had alluded to various points of difference , but this had been done in such a kindly spirit that he , Bro . Binckes , set some regard on the meed of approbation the W . M . had been pleased to accord him . He himself believed that ho had outstepped the bounds of dis cretion , at times , in the part he had taken , yet he had always done so

in earnestness and zeal for what he believed to be the common good ; and he could say that there never lived a Mason who took a higher sense of a kind manner ancl graceful hospitality than himself , and for both of which he was indebted to their W . M . Passing over himself , and such uninteresting topics , he craved leave to say a few words on the merits of lodges of Instruction . They wereschools in which were generally present young members of limited experience , and to teach them what they ought to know , and learn , was of the first importance . He had often in Masonic company heard the knowledge , obtained in lod ges of Instruction-,