Instruction.

Brother he would say , "If you require instruction come to 77 , John-street , Fitzroy-square , and you shall ever find me willing to qualify you for every Degree . " ¦ * The W . M . then proposed " The officers of the St . John ' s Lodge of Instruction , "

coupled with the name of Bro . Samuel Aldrich , to whose exertions and kind care they were indebted for their personal comforts on that day ; for large and influential as that meeting was—and he observed eighty-six present—but for the watchful care of that excellent Brother , the number would have been more than double . After having sold 110 tickets he stopped the sale of any more , which he need not say had tended greatly to the personal convenience of those present . He not only performed the functions of the St . John ' s Lodge , of which he was W . M ., but conferred great benefits upon the Benevolent Institution . Bros . M . Leivenson . as S . W . : J . Leivenson . J . W . : and Hazard , as Treas .,

severally returned thanks . Bro . Aldrich , in returning thanks , said that he was much indebted to the kindness of Bro . Smith , and their W . M ., for the sentiments they had expressed in his behalf , and that he should ever remember with pride the kind way in which his name had been , received . Certain he was that his merits , if any he had , fell far short of the high eulogium passed upon him that evening . However , he trusted that , by integrity of purpose and courteous demeanour , not only in his Masonic , but in his private or every-day life , he should ever retain their esteem . He felt that he had been honoured by having been

placed on the committee of management of their hitherto much-neglected Benevolent Institution , in the improvement of which he had felt the deepest interest , and which he should never fail to do his utmost to promote . The Brethren were highly entertained during the evening , by the excellent singing of the W . M ., Bros . Thomas Jones , Hazard , Purkiss , Skiffington , & c .

Phqdnix ( No . 2 D 2 ) . —The anniversary festival of this flourishing Lodge of Instruction was celebrated on the evening of the 7 th of June , at the Freemasons ' Tavern , under the able presidency of the W . M . of the parent Lodge , Bro . J . Burton , who was well supported by his Wardens and other officers . The Lodge , which was attended by about forty of the most zealous and skilled members of the Craft , having been opened in due form , the five sections of the Second Lecture were worked by the Brethren in a manner highly satisfactory to the visitors in attendance . At the banquet , which was of an excellent character , and

numerously attended by the members of the parent Lodge , among the guests we recognised several of the Brethren connected with the Royal Free Hospital , including Bro . Fenn , the excellent secretary of that noble charity , and Bro . Dr . Marsden , the gentleman to whose philanthropy the public is mainly indebted for the establishment of the institution . The usual Masonic toasts having been duly honoured , Bro . Warren , in returning thanks for the health of the founders of the Lodge , took , occasion to remark on the recent decision of the Grand Lodge , in refusing to confirm the minutes of the proceedings of its former meeting in reference to the recognition of the Mark Degree ; and announced , to the great joy

of all present , that he was m the position or saying , that before a month passed over their heads , he should have from the Grand Chapter of Scotland a legitimate warrant , authorizing himself and other regularly made comps . of that Chapter to practise Mark Masonry in London ; and he added that he had been promised the adhesion and support of many of the most eminent members of the Craft in carrying out that object . The enjoyment of the evening was considerably enhanced by the singing of Bros . Donald King , Webber , Crawley , Mitchell , & c . & c , and the Brethren separated at an early hour .

Lodge op United Pilgrims ( No . 745 ) . —This Lodge held its meeting on Friday , the 20 th June , when the fifteen sections were most ably worked by the following Brethren : —1 st Degree , Bros . W . Brahatn , F . Geider , J . Pearson , J . Ansell , II . Garrod , 1 ) . R . Farmer , W . R . Warren . 2 nd Degree , Bros . W . II . Luck ins , J . Collins , F . Geider , W . W . Charnock , IX R . Farmer . 3 rd Degree , Bros . P . Moss , J , Pearson , I ) . B . Farmer . A vote of thanks was passed to the W . M ,, Bro . J . IL Warren , for the correct manner in which ho put the questions .