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duly initiated into the order , and a Br . of the German Lodge , Prometheus , No . 8 ., admitted a joining member . TUSCAN LODGE ( NO . 14 . )—This' Lodge held its monthly meeting at Hie Freemasons Tavern , on Tuesday evening the 28 th November , when Br . Ellis , W . M ., very impressively initiated two candidates into the order . The S . W ., Br . Moxon , was then elected W . M . for the ensuing year . The whole of the Masonic business being ended : the brethren adjourned to refreshment , their being several visitors present , amongst

whom where Br . Tyler , W . M ., 79 j Br . Sandford , 275 ; Br . Parbury ; and Br . 'Hansford , G . O . ST . MARY ' S LODGE ( No . 76 . )—At the first monthly Lodge of the season held on the 16 th , Br . Skelton , W . M . presiding , Br . Kelly was -unanimously elected Master for the ensuing year ; Br . Ransford , G . O . was present during the evening . MOIRA LODGE ( NO . 109 ) . —The members of this Lodge reassembled for the season in great force , on the 30 th October , at the London Tavern , there being about 40 brethren present , Br . Law , W . M ., occupied the chair , but the onlybusiness of importance transacted , was the proposal of four candidates for admission into the order .

LODGE OP FAITH ( No . 165 ) . —The members of this Lodge met together at the Gun Tavern , Pimlico , on tho 31 st October , for the purpose of installing the'Master for the ensuing year . After the usual formal business had been transacted , Br , Gillard was most ably installed by Br . Rackstraw , the oldest P . M . in the Lodge , with which he has been connected upwards of 30 years . The installation having been concluded , the new Master proceeded to appoint as his officers , Br . McManus , S . W . ; Br . Odoll , J . W . Br . Carter , S . D . j Br . Fitch , J . D . ; Br . Kardel , I . G . , -

and Br . Anslow , jun . secretary . Br . Anslow , sen ., was also reinvested with the insignia of office as treasurer . Two gentlemen were initiated into masonry , and a Br . passed to the second degree . At the conclusion of the business , the whole of which was very neatly gone through , the brethren adjourned to an elegant banquet and spent a very pleasant evening , in the course of which many regrets were expressed that ere long the brethren would have to remove to a new Lodge House , Br . Rackstrawthe respected host of the Gunhaving received notice that the premises would

, , shortly be required for destruction , consequent upon tho approaching completion of the improvements between Pimlico and Westminster . ST . THOMAS ' LODGE ( NO . 16 S ) . —This Lodge held its monthly meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern on the 4 th of November , when Br . Tucker , the W . M ., presided , and the ceremonies of passing and raising were admirably performed . CADOGAN LODGE ( No . 188 ) . —At the monthly meeting of this Lodge , on the 17 th

November , the ceremonies of initiation , passing , and raising were all excellently performed by Br . Malkin , the W . M . LODGE OP PRUDENT BRETHREN ( No . 169 ) . —The second meeting for the season was held at the Freemason ' s Tavern , on Tuesday , Br . Kirby in the chair , when the ceremony of initiation having been gone through , Br . Hewlett , S . TV ., ( the present master of the Globe Lodge , the chair of which he is just about to quit , was elected W . M ., for the ensuing year . At the conclusion of the Masonic business , the brethren

adjourned to a very elegant supper . Amongst the visitors were , Br . Bohn , P . M ., 201 , and Br . Banks , who in the course of the evening , in acknowledging the toast of visitors , after Br . Bohn , said , that when he received the masters invitation to ths Lodge , he had in his hands an ancient relic ( which he was contemplating seriously ) , fashioned by one of a race which was ancient when Rome was young . The feeling he had at the moment , was one of gratitude , as a father of a large family , to the kind parent who could ( at so remote a period ) devote his thoughts to the pleasing task of

amusing his children . He almost felt envious that he could not , as an adult , find an equal enjoyment of so antique a nature . The kind invitation to join a Freemasons Lodge immediately relieved his mind , for he knew that he should meet a society famous for its antiquity , a society formed by men coeval with the ancient Etruscan , who manufactured the relic he had alluded to—a clay doll , similar to the wooden ones of the present day , excepting that the head was exquisitely carved—which was found in an excavated tomb , and he was sure these ancient figures could not have pleased the