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the W . M . during the ensuing year , so that the lodge might be enabled to gain a better financial footing , and continue tlieir liberal support to the Masonic Charities . _ Bro . Lacey , P . M . andTreasurer , also replied , expressing an opinion that in the past year the VV . M . hadbeen too indulgent . This , however , had not bcen done to the detriment of the Masonic Institutions , as the lodge had _ givcn

its annual grant to the Aged Freemasons of ten guineas , ten guineas to thc Boys' School , and had also entertained several applications made to the lodge for relief . The next toast was that of " The Officers , " Bro . Fraser briefly dwelling upon the promise which the career of the brethren whom hc had appointed had previously given , of an efficient discharge of their duties . honour

The Senior Warden said if it was .. ' pleasure and - to be a member of dear old Sincerity Lodge , how much more was it an honour to be officer of the lodge ? He was sure every officer would strive to give satisfaction in the office he held , and do all in their power tor the good of the lodge . . ,. Thc Junior Warden thanked thc W . M . for appointing

him as j . W ., and as the S . W . had so ably replied hc felt that as children should be seen and not heard , he , occupying the baby chair of the lodge , would content himself with thanking them for so cordially receiving the toast . The Tyler ' s toast was given by Bro . Very , who also , by desire , gave his capital recital of the " Adventure of three

flies , " and the brethren separated . The musical arrangements deserve a word of recognition , being especially good . Under the direction of Bro . Fredk . Bevan , assisted by Bros . Schartau , Hanson , and Beckett , some capital songs and English glees were rendered in a thoroughly able and enjoyable manner , the brethren present testifying after each number their heartiest approval .

DOMATIC LODGE ( No . 177 ) , —Thc installation meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the 12 th inst ., at Anderton ' s Hotel , Bro . James McLean , W . M ., presiding . The gathering , as usual in this lodge , was large . All thc officers were in their places , besides the following P . M . ' s : Bros . VV . Harris , W . J . Ferguson , H . Bowman Spink , Edward White , VV . F . Smith , Isaac

Buscall , J . E . Walford , and Frederic Kent . The visitors were Bros . Carl Riechelmann , P . M . 515 ; Alfred H . Bisley , 901 ; W . H . Harrison , l . G . 1 S 95 ; B . Lyons . ' . P . M . 1227 ; Robt . Thornton , 217 ; Samuel Brooks , P . M . 160 S ; 1 hos . Read , 1420 ; C . Donaldson , 1763 ; J-T- Pilditch , P . M . 1420 ; W . Banberry , 217 ; Robt . George , 1524 ; G . W . Clement Smith , 1319 ; B . Simner , P . M . 140 G , 1095 ,

P . D . G . W . British Burmah ; W . Iron , S . W . 1579 ; Henry Stiles , VV . M . 1507 ; J . Van Essen , 171 ; C . Parsons , Steward , iG . 7 ; CH . Everett , 1507 ; Ered . Crockford , P . M . 515 , P . D . G . R . ; VV . P . Webb , W . M . 13 S 1 ; Courtenay M . Gray , I . G . 170 C ; Cleveland Phillips , I . P . M . S 20 ; Albert Ercoll , I . P . M . 1593 ; Thomas Fenn , P . M , 259 , P . G . D . ; G . P . Brothcridge , 1 G 49 ; VV . Rudsell ,

P . M . 77 ; lames Terry , P . M . 22 S , Sec . R M . B . I . ; Henry J . Tucker , W . M . 1612 ; G . H . Finch , 15 S 6 ; Frank East , 1-7 S ; J . Smith , 1 C 02 ; R . Underwood , 7 S 0 ; J . Batting , P . AI . 1501 , P . G . Reg . ; B . Phillips , W . M . 1305 ; JClarcy , 511 ; W . M . Stiles , I . P . M . 1507 ; W . XV Morgan , J . W . 1107 ; John Plcnderleeth , 1 S 9 S ; E . Bowles , 1056 ; J . F . Hallet , 907 ; T . W . Williams , 1 C 01 ; F . Briggs . 25 ; T . C . Edmonds , I . G . 1507 ; Howard

Reynolds , 1772 ; Henry Cox , 144 ; C . H . Abrams , 511 ; J . Coppen , 1719 ; and H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 192 S ( Freemason ) . The W . M . raised Bros . F . Cole and A . H . Wilson to the Third Degree , and afterwards passed Bros . T . D . Scott , L . Busmer , and J . E . Spurrell to the Second Degree . At the conclusion of this portion of the lodge business Bro . E . White , P . M ., was requested to install the new W . M . Bro . White then took the chair and installed Bro . William

Herbage , W . M . elect , as W . M . for the year ensuing . Bro . McLean was invested as I . P . M ., and after the customary salutes Bro . Herbage invested the following brethren as his officers for thc vear : Bros . Wm . M . Foxcroft , S . W . ; Robert Pierpoint , J . W . ; George Everett , P . M ., Treas . ; Thomas Morris , Secretary ; Harry Price , S . D . ; Abel Simner , J . D . ; 11 . Montague ( High Constable of Westminster ) , I . G . ; Chapman , D . C ; Harvey , W . S . ; and

John Daly , lyler . 'The new Worshipful Master , who is an expert Craftsman of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , immediately afterwards showed his proficiency by initiating Mr . Walter Bonwick , a bank manager , into Freemasonry , performing his work in admirable style . On the motion of Bro . Walford , P . M ., seconded by Bro . McLean , I . P . M ., a vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . E . White , P . M ., for performing the ceremony of installation . 'The vote was ordered to be entered on the

minutes . Bro . Everett , P . M ., Treasurer , said the W . M . would represent the lodge as its Steward at the next festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and hc moved that twenty-live guineas be placed on his list from the funds of the lodge . Bro . Ferguson , P . M ., seconded the motion , which was

put and carried unanimously . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . The toasts were afterwards proposed and honoured . The Worshipful Master , in proposing "The Karl of Carnarvon , " & c , said the brethren had present a Grand Officer ( Bro . T . Fenn , P . G . D ., ) whose name was a household word for everything good in connection with the

Craft , for he had diffused Masonic light and knowledge to an enormous number of brethren . The light diffused by him would be spread by other centres of light . Every brother going to the Emulation Lodge of Improvement endeavoured to communicate the knowledge he got there , and consequently thc brethren owed Bro . Fenn a deep debt of gratitude . He ( thc W . M . ) , as an attendent at thc to tne Denent

lodge , willingly bore testimony ne nau derived from the instruction of Bro . Fenn . Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . G . D ., in acknowledging the compliment said it was extremely gratifying for Grand Oilicers on occasions like this to feel that the poor services they were able to render to the Craft were acknowledged by

their brethren . It was now nearly nineteen years since he received the blushing honours of the purple , and he therefore might be credited with spine little knowledge of his brother Grand Officers ; and although he must admit that there were some among them who when their year of office had expired , felt that they hacl no more to do in the Craft and disappeared , such , however ,

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was not the case with all ; and he was happy to think thc majority of them felt that the honour which had been conferred upon them carried with it a sort of obligation to give what time they could , either in one direction or another , to the interests of the Craft . One of the members of the lodge was a Grand Officer of this description , whose absence he much regretted , because he was a brother for whom he entertained great respect—Bro . James

Brett , P . G . P . Bro . Brett had devoted his time not only to instruction in Masonry in former years , but he still adhered to his duties in the distribution of the Benevolent Fund . It was his ( Bro . Fenn ' s ) ambition to be among that class himself , and it was for them more particularly that he responded that evening . If the brethren would permit him he would now digress a little—because the W . M . had made some personal allusion to him which would justify a digression on

the immediate object of the toast—to say how gratified he felt to be present , not so much as a Grand Officer as one of the Committee of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . The VV . M . had been a constant attendant at that lodge , and it was extremely gratifying to every member of fhe Committee of that lodge to be allowed to be present at the installation of a brother who had learned his work there ; in fact , he did not know that there was any higher reward after

the constant attention they gave every Friday evening at the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . Still , although he was born and bred Emulation Lodge of Improvement , he was not so blind as to ignore the beauties of any other description of work when it was done as it had been that evening in the installation ceremony of Bro . White . He quite appreciated the beauties of that ceremony , although it was not thc Emulation work ; in fact , he appreciated all work that was done carnestlv and well . It was a great pleasure to

see a brother installed in the chair who would follow the work to which hc ( Bro . Fenn ) was peculiarly attached , and from the moment Bro . Herbage got into the chair lie ( Bro . Fenn ) could perceive the officers under the W . M . did Emulation work likewise . He congratulated the brethren upon having a Master not only so able to perform the duties of his lodge , ' but so excellent a Master in presiding over the brethren at the table : he was quite sure thc brethren had made a good selection , and that the lodge would have a brilliant

year . Bro . James McLean , I . P . M ., proposed "The Worshipful Master . " In reply , the Worshipful Master assured the brethren of the poverty of his words adequately to thank them . He would briefly state a few impressions on his mind . It was many years ago he sat on the immediate right of the position he now occupied when he came among the brethren as

an initiate , and so great was the impression made on him by Bro . Brett ' s performance of the ceremony that , although he had had no previous notion whatever of Freemasonry , in rising to respond as an initiate he said that it appeared to him that the embodiment of the principles of Masonry were heard firstly in the anthem of Bethlehem , " Glory to God in the highest ; on earth peace , goodwill towards men . " And now when he looked back on his connection with the

Craft ot many years he felt more confident than ever that to a great extent they summarised those principles . Freemasonry was something like the gentle rain that fell from heaven filtered through the earth and found its way into little rills , and thence to brooks , and from brooks to rivers flowing by cities to the sea , and binding together all nations of men . Those principles to carry out , to enforce , and to encourace it would be his privilege as Master . He should

do all he could to advance thc honour and reputation of the lodge , to maintain its prestige ; and hc was quite sure that he should not lack the hearty support of one and all the brethren . He would be brief , though hc should like to say a few more words on the principles of Freemasonry . However , he would think of his duties and his work and his responsibilities , and would endeavour to discharge them in such a way that when his year of office came to an end they and that

would all say he had done his duty , on looking round be capable of using Shakespeare ' s words that he had "honour , love , obedience , troops of friends . " The Worshipful Master next gave "The Installing Master , and the rest of the Past Masters , " specially mentioning Bros . E . White and Ferguson , and the great work the latter had done during the whole of last year . He looked upon the Past Masters with reference to the lodge

in the same light as the pillars of that beautiful church in their neighbourhood—the Temple church—stood to that church . Bro . E . White , I . P . M ., in reply said it was a mere accident that he was called upon to perform the installation ceremony , but he appreciated the honour and would not wish the brethren to suppose that any member of the Board of Masters would not discharge those duties in a creditable

manner . Therefore he felt doubly honoured that the lot fell to him . The brother he had installed that night was one to whom they looked with great expectations . He thanked the brethren very much for the great attention they had given to the ceremony . This rendered his duty more easy . He thanked also Bro . Ferguson for his services . It was well to have a thoroughly good D . C , and the thanks of the brethren were equally due to Bro . Ferguson .

The Worshipful Master next proposed " the I . P . M ., " to whose breast he affixed a handsome Past Master's jewel , for the diligence , zeal , and attention with which he discharged the difficult duties of Master of the Domatic Lodge . The brethren thanked him most heartily and sincerely for his work , and wished him long life and health to wear the jewel which had been unanimously voted by the lodge . 15 ! ... __ ...- 1 \^ . » T » -,.. I P VI n / -l / rirt , iiIr » Hfri . A fli # . 1 r » ncf 3 iciaii £

UIO . Jc _ III _ «_ j . *« ..-.., ..............- « ,.-.. .... .... _ . __ , and said he hoped he had given satisfaction to the brethren of the lodge in general . At all events he tried to do his best for Freemasonry , and he should do so as long as he should live , particularly in the Domatic Lodge , his mother lodge . Bro . Ferguson had been his father in the lodge , and the brethren knew what assistance that brother had been . Without Bro . Ferguson lie did not know what he should do . Bros . Phillips , 'Tucker , and other brethren responded to

the toast of " The Visitors , " and congratulated the lodge on electing . such a W . M . as Uro . Herbage . Bro . James Terry replied for "The Charities , " and reiterated the statements recently given in these columns of thc amounts collected during the past year and thc large number of applicants coming forward for assistance . He also thanked the lodge for the grant they had voted to Bro . Everett ' s list for the Benevolent Institution . Bro . George Everett , P . M . and Treasurer , congratulated the lodge on being in the happy position of enabling

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him to propose , as hc did that night , 25 guineas to thc Benevolent Institution . This made 100 guineas in the last five years . Hc also congratulated the lodge on having this year so able a Master , who had gone step by step up to that position . He thanked the VV . M . for taking a Stewardship , and he hoped next meeting to make an appeal to the lodge on his behalf , when he would do all in his

power to induce the brethren to support him . He was pleased to know after the few years he had occupied the position of Treasurer that his endeavours to carry out his duties had been considered satisfactory . Thc Senior Warden and Junior Warden responded to

the toast of "The Officers , " and thc Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings , which had been enlivened by some charming singing by Madame Riechelman , Madame Clever , Mr . James Budd , and Mr . H . Edward Cockell , under the direction of Bro . Carl Riechelman , the Organist of the lodge .

ST . JAMES'S UNION LODGE ( No . 1 S 0 ) . — The installation meeting of this excellent working lodge was held on Tuesday , the gth inst ., at thc Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen-street . The W . M ., Bro . G . A . B . Fletcher , presided , supported by the following officers and brethren : Bros . Stoner , P . M ., S . W . ; VV . H . Baker , W . M . elect ; J . W . Maxted , S . D . ; Chester , I . D . ; Dennc .

I . G . ; C . Wade , I . P . M . ; E . Farwig , P . M . ; J . Robinson , P . M . ; J . Miles , Treas . ; W . Parsons , P . M ., Sec . ; Bishop , Bur , Russell , Sarti , White , Shout , Spence , Van Duren , Symons , Diblcy , Adams , Staden , and many others . Amongst the visitors were Bros . Ccl . Shadwell H . Gierke , Grand Sec ; Buss , Assist . Grand Sec ; Woodrow , P . M . 1297 ; Cantle , P . M . 1257 ; R . Baker , P . M . 18 S ; Everett , P . M . 177 ; ShandP . M . City of 1563 ; FailiyW . M . 1470 ;

, , Taylor , Rolfe , Sir E . Lee , Lord H . Bruce , W . Hudson , J . Andrews , and several others . The lodge being opened in due form and the minutes of the previous meeting and the report of the Auditors having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for Messrs . G . and N . Hemsted , initiates , also for Bro . Smead as a joining member , this being unanimous .

the Worshipful Master then proceeded to pass Bro . Paillard , who having answered the usual questions satisfactorily , was duly entrusted and passed . The initiation of thc Messrs . Hemsted was then completed by the W . M ., whose perfect work deserves especial praise . Bro . W . H . Baker was then presented and duly installed into the chair of King Solomon accordincr to ancient custom , the

ceremony being conducted by Bro . C . J . Wade , P . M ., in a manner which left nothing to be desired . The following brethren having been appointed to their several offices by the W . M . were invested with the collar and jewel of office , and suitably addressed by him on the nature of the duties to be performed b y them ; Bros . Maxted , S . VV . ; Chester , J . W . ; Denne , S . D . ; Staden , J . D . ; Bishop , I . G . ;

barti , W . _ . ; Miles , ireas . ; Parsons , P . M ., Sec ; and Farwig , P . M ., D . of C . Lodge being closed thc brethren adjourned , and enjoyed an excellent banquet . The Worshiful Master , who makes a capital president , proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toast . The "National Anthem" was sung by Miss Amy

Ronayne . In proposing the toast of "H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand Master , " the Worshipful Master said if evidence were needful of the loyalty of 1 'reemasons to the throne , we have it completed in the fact that our beloved chief the M . W . G . M . is himself the heir apparent ; his Royal Highness has connected himself with our Order , thereby affording an undoubted guarantee that

1-reemasonry has , even to the outside world , that something in it which men must respect , for the country may be proud in the belief that H . R . H . would not connect himselt with any institution which had not for its object the welfare and benefit of his fellow countrymen . The toast was " The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . " . . " 9 ? . bIess the Pr'nce of Wales" was then sung by Mr . Mills . & J

The Worshipful Master then proposed "The Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon ; the Deputy Grand Master the Earl of Lathom ; and the rest of the Grand Officers Present and Past , " and said ; it must easily be understood that a body so well organised as that of the Freemasons , possessing as it does such power over thc habitable globe must be subject ( in degree ) to other men and other minds

wliom tney knew to be as they always had been , the Grand Officers . Masons love order and discipline , because they arc the very concrete of the system ; and the body did well at that and similar banquets to know where and to whom honour was due , and they were further honoured with the presence of two Grand Officers and in calling upon Bro . Col . bhadwell H . Clerke to respond to the toast he would be

able to tell them more of the inner work of Grand Lodge . Bro . W . Bolton then sung " Largo al factotum , " which was capitally rendered . Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , in responding to the toast of « The Grand Officers , " said it gave him infinite p easure in being present at the working of the lodge ' . Having previousl y heard of its excellence , he was dehted to bear

lig witness not only to that fact , but he also thanked Bro . Wade , P . M ., for the very perfect way he had installed the W . M . With reference to the Grand Officers , he was always delighted to bear testimony to their worth . In ail matters connected with the best interests of the Craft they were the life and soul ; and he trusted the day was far distant when they would become unworthy of the respecthonour

, , and esteem in which they were at present held by the St . James ' s Union Lodge and the Craft generally . r ^ ° \ _ , ^ ? . ' , . - -M- > nt "t proposed "The Health 01 the W . M ., and in doing so observed it was an especial pleasure to him , as not onl y had Bro . Baker worked up through the different offices 111 the lodto qualify himself

ge , but he was an old , tried , and valued friend ; and Bro . Baker having been unanimousl y elected by the brethren in open lodge assembled , he felt he was only giving the toast in welcome to their W . M ., as the mouthpiece ofthe brothren ; but , in addition ( hereto , he not onlycongratulated Bro Baker upon the position he had that day attained , but also ine uretmen

upon the wisdom of their choice . He felt certain that the honour , inlluence , and lustre of the St . James ' Union Lodge would be transmitted to the W . M . 's successor pure and unsullied ; and he would content himself by observing that as in the past so in thc future the W . M . would continue to merit the good opinion and esteem of ever * brother of the St . James ' s Union Lodge . **