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well exemplified this evening , all being order , all cordiality , all brotherly lovo . He then remarked upon the perseverance and long-standing , faithfulness , and steady progress ofthe AV . M . of the lodge , he having served in every office of it , until he had now attained the summit of bis ambition , whicli certainly did credit to so old and tried a Mason , and spoke well for one who had worked so hard for the past nine months iu trying to preserve the status of the lod which he had managed so

admige , rably and to the entire satisfaction of all the brethren ; and as he bad but a short time more to put in , he would take this , perhaps , the last opportunity , and call upon the brethren to charge their glasses and drink to the health of their respected Master , Bro . J . Jamieson , whicli was responded to with full honours . Bro . J . Jamieson replied by fervently thanking ther Prov . G . M . for thus eulogising on his meritsand the assembled

, brethren for their cordiality in drinking to his health , and said he was indeed glad to find that the Prov . G . M . was so well satisfied with the manner in which the duties of the lodge were conducted , and the right genuine feeling exhibited by Bro . Barton towards him ami to the candid manner he alluded to bis

services to tbe Craft , but that much that was said relative to the state of the lodge and to its prosperous condition was mainly due to the excellent officers with whom he was associated , who at all times showed a willingness to discharge the duties they owe to the lodgo ; and he was very happy to remark that with such officers alone was it that such order and good feeling was preserved without a ripple up to the present moment . To testifto their services individuallwould be out of laceas

y y p , all deserved praise ; but he could not let this opportunity pass without specially mentioning one from whom he had received able assistance , and by whose care and attention the funds of the lodge were guarded with the strictest integrity up to this very moment , and he was glad to bear testimony to the able services rendered by the Treasurer to the'lodge , by the manner in which all his accounts ancl hooks were kept , and then called

upon tbe brethren to drink to the health of Bro . C . Jones . — Bro . C . Jones replied by thanking the brethren for their ready response to the call of the AV . M ., and said he felt extreme pleasure at finding his services appreciated and so frankly acknowledged , and said he would strive to continue as he had commenced , and sat down amid loud applause . —Bro . T . AVood rose and responded to the toast on behalf of the office-bearers , thanking the AV . M . for so kindlmentioning their servicesand the

y , brethren for so cordially responding to the call to drink their health . —The W . M proposed " Tlie ' health of the P . M . ' s of Lodge Perseverance , " coupling therewith the name of Bro . J . Anderson ; he then dwelt upon the many and valuable services rendered by them to the lodge , and expressed infinite pleasure at being able to stretch out tbe right hand of fellowship to them on such a favourable evening as this , and that particularly in the

presence of their most worthy and highly respected Provincial Grand Master , with ivhom they had all so often spent pleasant evenings and repeatedly associated together . This toast , accompanied witli full honours , was greeted most heartily . Bro . J . Mackinlay rose and thanked the AV . M . and brethren in a few feeling words for exhibiting towards him such frank cordiality . Bro . J . Anderson also responded to the toast by saying that the sincere and cordial welcome afforded him

on this occasion was a cause of immense gratification to him , as it was a pleasing sight to see so many together of his mother lodge ; lie regretted to say that lie had not been attending those rooms as often as he should have done , hut that he could adduce no other excuse than the pressing emergencies of his professional duties , whicli occupied such a considerable portion of his time , anil requested the assembly to accept that as the apology for his irregular

attendance . He felt great satisfaction at finding Lodge Perseverance in such a prosperous and flourishing condition under its present regime , the success of which prosperity was fully proved by the brilliant gathering he had the pleasure to bear witness to , and said it would afford him great pleasure to hear of the welfare of this lodge , and then thanked the brethren for their warm bumper . — Bro . AV . II . S . Crawford now rose and expressed his regret at being a little too late to witness the

working ofthe lodge , but felt very grateful to the W . M . for the kind manner in which his name had been mentioned in conjunction with the other Past Masters , and assured the brethren of the interest he always took in Lodge Perseverance , and thanked them for their cordial reception . —The W . Master next proposed "The Health of the Visiting Brethren , " assuring them of the great pleasure it gave him to see them , and of tho

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ready welcome and hearty reception that will always await them whenever they choose to visit the lodge . ' This toast wasresponded to by Bro . Jackson thanking tbe brethren for their kind reception of himself and the other visiting brethren . — The next toast proposed by the W . Master was that of the "Newly Initiated , " which was replied to by Bro . Ridley thanking the lodge for their acceptance of himself and the two others

into the ranks of the Order , and said their ambition will be to prove themselves worthy members . —The J . W . now gave thefinale . All then rose well and merrily pleased with the evening's entertainment , and retired at about half-past eleven . AA e must say that the singing of several of our brethren was all that could be desired , as some of them exhibited a keen and remarkably good taste for music . Most of the singing was excellently well doneand the brethren should feel

, very thankful that they have such willing and obliging members in the lodge with such excellent vocal powers , which assists so materially in adding to the pleasures of the evening . —An emergent meeting took place on the 24 th of October ,. Bros . J . Jamieson , AV . M . ; W . J . Mackinlay , P . M . ; E . Freeborn , S . W . ; T . Wood , J . W . ; J . N . Haines , S . D . ; G . L . F . Council , Offg . J . D . ; J . Gillon , I . G . ; J . Hougbland , Tyler .

Members : Davis , Bonner , Showell , Field , Reeves , Patterson , Gleave , Maggs , Bailey , Kennedy , Norris , Gliddon , Hammond , Doughty , Mackenzie , Hannaford , Starstedt , Malcolm , Lockley , Mathews , Thompson . Visitor : Bro . R . Donaldson . The lodge was duly opened , and the summons convening tbe meeting vead . Bros . Malcolm and Starstedt advanced to the east , and after the usual preliminarieswere duly passed to the F . C . ' s degree . Bros ^

, Doughty , Hammond , Mannaford , Mackenzie , Malcolm , and Starstedt were then called to the chair , and after replying to the requisite questions were raised in due and ancient form to the sublime degree of a Master Mason . Tbe lodge was then lowered , and nothing further remaining to ho done , closed with , brotherly love at half-past eight o'clock .

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SHANGHAE . ROYAL SUSSEX LODGE ( NO . 501 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge took place on the 3 rd ult . at the Masonic Hall . Present : Bros . Parker , W . M . ; Heard , S . W . ; Gibbs , acting J . W . ; Martin , Sec ; Fellowes , acting S . D . ; Andrews , J . D . ; Seaman , M . C . ; Sidford , Org . ; Phillips , Tyler ; Ludlam , Warden , Oppert , Fitz , Birt , Saunders , Zechandelaar , Benjamin ,

Louis , Spencer , Nutt , AVheelock , Smith , Lamberi , Clapp , Talbot , Kelly , Roggers , Adams , Jacques , Stibolt , Jury , and llawson , P . Prov . G . M . Visitors : Bros . Mercer , Prov . G . M . ; Donaldson , Gould , Dunlop , Hill , P . M . ' s ; and Rodgers , McCready , Doyle , Powell , Everard , Anderson , Johnston , and Clifton . The lodge having- heen regularly opened , the Prov . G . M . was received iu due form . The business of the evening consisted in the working of the third lecturewhich the WMconducted

ablas-, .. very y , sisted by his AA aniens . Before closing , the W . M ., in rising to express a hearty welcome to the Prov . G . M ., stated that it was with a great degree of pride and gratification that he was enabled to greet him in his mother lodge , which , after its recent transplanting from Canton under his sanction , showed signs of such vigorous growth ; and , alluding to tbe consistency and

constant aim for the well-being of the Craft in China , which had always pervaded the acts of the Grand Master , lie hoped that the lodges would long have an opportunity of working under the jurisdiction of one so well skilled , and so willing to discharge the duties of Provincial Grand Master . He spoke also of the good feeling existing among the various lodges at the Port , dwelt upon the many favours and attentions received from the Northern Lodge of China , and concluded hy again

expressing the pleasure which Bro . Mercer's visit hacl given to the lodge , and a hope that it would be of frequent recurrence . The Prov . G . M . thanked the AV . M . and brethren of the lodgo for the kind manner in which they had received him , adding that it had indeed been to him a source of great pleasure to find the several lodges in Shanghae working with so much harmony and good feeling . He was glad to see that the Royal Sussex Lodge , towards which he could not but feel a yearning , as being his

mother lodge , showed by its working that it had been worthily transplanted ; and he trusted that it would long continue to so well illustrate and inculcate the principles of the Order . He expressed the great pleasure he had felt in the visits he had