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Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

Grand Masters' Lodge ( No . 1 ) . —This Lodge closed its season on the 19 th May , when Bro . Arthur Harris , W . M ., presided . After the performance of some formal Masonic business , the Brethren adjourned to dinner , there being a large number of visitors present , amongst whom were Bros . Col . Stewart , St . John ' s Kilwinning , Edinburgh ; Col . Rathbone , No . 141 , Dublin ; Tooke , G . J . W . Pattison , P . G . J . W ; W . W . Beach , P . M ., No . 10 ; Head , P . M ., No . 5 ; Dangerfield , & c . & c . The evening ' s entertainment was much enlivened by the exertions of Bros . -Donald King , and Jolley .

Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 2 ) . —At the meeting of this Lodge , at the Freemasons' Tavern , on the 28 th May , Bro . W . Pulteney Scott , W . M ., presiding , his Grace the Duke of Manchester was duly initiated into the Order . There was a large number of visitors present . Lodge of Fidelity ( No . 3 ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held on the 14 th May . The W . M ., Bro . Shackelton , occupied the chair , and passed three and raised three Brethren to their respective Degrees .

Eoyal Somerset-House and Inverness Lodge ( No . 4 ) . —This Lodge brought its season to a close on the 26 th May , when the W . 1 S ( L , Francis Roxburgh , raised three duly qualified Brothers to the 3 rd Degree . In the course of the evening the W . M .,. in the name of the Lodge , presented a very elegant silver snuff-box , of the value of twenty-five guineas , to Bro . George Elkington , on his retiring from the office of Secretary , bearing the following inscription : —'' Presented by the Royal Somerset-House and Inverness Lodge , No . 4 , to Bro . George Goode

Elkington , P . G . P ., on his retirement from the office of Secretary , which he held for thirteen years , and by his courteous and effective discharge of its duties won for himself the approbation and esteem of every Member of the Lodge . 26 th May , 1856 . " At the same time , an emblematic P . M . ' s jewel was presented to Bro . Locock Webb , the immediate P . M . About thirty of the Brethren afterwards dined together , there being several visitors present , amongst whom we observed Bro . Trios . Bisgood , P . M . No . 8 , and D . Prov . G . M . for Kent ; Bro . Faudel , P . G . D . ; Bro . Beach , P . M ., No . 10 , and P . Prov . G . W . for Oxfordshire , & c . & c .

British Lodge ( No . 8 ) . —The members of this distinguished Lodge met at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Monday , May 19 , when a Brother was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason , in a most able manner , by Bro . Bisgood , P . M . The Brethren then proceeded to banquet , after which the pleasures of the evening were greatly enhanced by the beautiful performances of the Bros . Ganz , from Berlin ; the one on the violin , and the other on the violoncello . The other visitors were Bros . Leask , of No . 3 ; Roberts , No . 319 ; and Johnson , S . W .. No . 778 .

Albion Lodge ( No . 9 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge met together at the Freemasons' Tavern , on the 6 th May , for the last time this season , when the W . M . very efficiently initiated three gentlemen—Messrs . Cassidy , Spicer , and Warr—into the Order , and passed Bro . Jackson to the 2 nd Degree . Westminster Key-stone Lodge ( No . 10 ) . — -The annual festival of this distinguished Lodge was held on Wednesday , May 7 th . In the absence of the W . M ., who was detained in the country by important private affairs ^ the business of the

Lodge was ably conducted by Bro . P . M . Beach . The report of the Audit Committee for the past year was read and approved . Bro . the Hon . W . A . Amherst was raised to the Sublime Degree of a M . M . ; and Pro . Samuel Lancaster Lucas duly passed to the 2 nd Degree . The W . M . elect , Bro . Wyndiham , S . Portal , was installed by Bro . Beach , in his accustomed efficient and impressive manner . The W . M . then appointed and invested as his Officers—Bios , the Earl of Carnarvon , S . W . ; R . A . Benson , J . W . ; . lie v . J 1 . C . Pettafc , Chap . ; lie v . G . II . Portal ,

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MASONIC REFOEM. Article 1
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF CELBREATBD FREEMASONS. Article 3
THE SIGNS OV ENGLAND; Article 13
NOTES OF A YACHT'S CRUISE TO BALAKLAVA. Article 17
THE ANTIQUITY OF FREEMASONRY. Article 24
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS, Article 25
MUSIC. Article 27
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 29
THE PRINTERS' ALMSHOUSES. Article 36
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 37
METROPOLITAN. Article 46
INSTRUCTION. Article 52
PROVINCIAL. Article 57
ROYAL ARCH. Article 74
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 78
SCOTLAND Article 80
COLONIAL Article 81
AMERICA. Article 81
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR MAY. Article 83
Obituary. Article 87
NOTICE. Article 88
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 88
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

Grand Masters' Lodge ( No . 1 ) . —This Lodge closed its season on the 19 th May , when Bro . Arthur Harris , W . M ., presided . After the performance of some formal Masonic business , the Brethren adjourned to dinner , there being a large number of visitors present , amongst whom were Bros . Col . Stewart , St . John ' s Kilwinning , Edinburgh ; Col . Rathbone , No . 141 , Dublin ; Tooke , G . J . W . Pattison , P . G . J . W ; W . W . Beach , P . M ., No . 10 ; Head , P . M ., No . 5 ; Dangerfield , & c . & c . The evening ' s entertainment was much enlivened by the exertions of Bros . -Donald King , and Jolley .

Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 2 ) . —At the meeting of this Lodge , at the Freemasons' Tavern , on the 28 th May , Bro . W . Pulteney Scott , W . M ., presiding , his Grace the Duke of Manchester was duly initiated into the Order . There was a large number of visitors present . Lodge of Fidelity ( No . 3 ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held on the 14 th May . The W . M ., Bro . Shackelton , occupied the chair , and passed three and raised three Brethren to their respective Degrees .

Eoyal Somerset-House and Inverness Lodge ( No . 4 ) . —This Lodge brought its season to a close on the 26 th May , when the W . 1 S ( L , Francis Roxburgh , raised three duly qualified Brothers to the 3 rd Degree . In the course of the evening the W . M .,. in the name of the Lodge , presented a very elegant silver snuff-box , of the value of twenty-five guineas , to Bro . George Elkington , on his retiring from the office of Secretary , bearing the following inscription : —'' Presented by the Royal Somerset-House and Inverness Lodge , No . 4 , to Bro . George Goode

Elkington , P . G . P ., on his retirement from the office of Secretary , which he held for thirteen years , and by his courteous and effective discharge of its duties won for himself the approbation and esteem of every Member of the Lodge . 26 th May , 1856 . " At the same time , an emblematic P . M . ' s jewel was presented to Bro . Locock Webb , the immediate P . M . About thirty of the Brethren afterwards dined together , there being several visitors present , amongst whom we observed Bro . Trios . Bisgood , P . M . No . 8 , and D . Prov . G . M . for Kent ; Bro . Faudel , P . G . D . ; Bro . Beach , P . M ., No . 10 , and P . Prov . G . W . for Oxfordshire , & c . & c .

British Lodge ( No . 8 ) . —The members of this distinguished Lodge met at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Monday , May 19 , when a Brother was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason , in a most able manner , by Bro . Bisgood , P . M . The Brethren then proceeded to banquet , after which the pleasures of the evening were greatly enhanced by the beautiful performances of the Bros . Ganz , from Berlin ; the one on the violin , and the other on the violoncello . The other visitors were Bros . Leask , of No . 3 ; Roberts , No . 319 ; and Johnson , S . W .. No . 778 .

Albion Lodge ( No . 9 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge met together at the Freemasons' Tavern , on the 6 th May , for the last time this season , when the W . M . very efficiently initiated three gentlemen—Messrs . Cassidy , Spicer , and Warr—into the Order , and passed Bro . Jackson to the 2 nd Degree . Westminster Key-stone Lodge ( No . 10 ) . — -The annual festival of this distinguished Lodge was held on Wednesday , May 7 th . In the absence of the W . M ., who was detained in the country by important private affairs ^ the business of the

Lodge was ably conducted by Bro . P . M . Beach . The report of the Audit Committee for the past year was read and approved . Bro . the Hon . W . A . Amherst was raised to the Sublime Degree of a M . M . ; and Pro . Samuel Lancaster Lucas duly passed to the 2 nd Degree . The W . M . elect , Bro . Wyndiham , S . Portal , was installed by Bro . Beach , in his accustomed efficient and impressive manner . The W . M . then appointed and invested as his Officers—Bios , the Earl of Carnarvon , S . W . ; R . A . Benson , J . W . ; . lie v . J 1 . C . Pettafc , Chap . ; lie v . G . II . Portal ,

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