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This was succeeded by the ode . " Hail , universal Lord ; By heaven and earth aclor'd ; All hail , great God ! Before thy name we bend , To us thy grace extend , And to our prayers attend ;

All hail , great God !" Tho P . M . closed the proceedings by saying : — " Brethren , brotherly love , relief , and truth are symbolical of honour , mercy , aud virtue . These attributes are exemplified by the square , the level , and the plumb rule . Our forms and ceremonies ( unknown to the popular world ) teach us , first , utter reliance on , and submission to the will of the Most High God ; secondly , the natural equality and mutual dependence of all men on each otherandthirdlthat our best leasure

; , y , p ou earth should be to seek the solace of our own distress by administering comfort and consolation to our brethren in the hours of their affliction . Iu this mansion , dedicated to God's holy worship , may after generations learn to bow reverentially before his name , and by Masonic study be enlightened in the secrets of nature and science . As to yourselves , I exhort you to be at all times obedient , charitable , and humble minded . "

The Brethren— " So mote it be . " The Lodge room had been recently repainted , and ornamented with a new and liandsome floor cloth , and with the large number of brethren present in their various clothing of blue , ei'imson , and purple , the scene ' was most impressive . The brethren were assisted iu the musical service by tho organist of Exmouth , and the Masonic members of tho celebrated choir of the cathedral church of St . Peters ' , at Exeter . After observations had been made on several mattersthe AVMsaid the

, .. Lodge could not be permitted to depart without requesting that a minute be entered on the books expressive of the deep gratitude every member felt towards Bro . G . AV . Turner , P . M ., not only for the untiring exertion and continued assiduity he had used for nearly twenty years past to support , maintain , and increase the welfare and dignity of tho Lodge , but for the zealous kindness he hacl always evinced under every inconvenience to instruct his brethren in Masonry , and keep them strictly up to the performance of their dutya course of proceeding by which

; he ( the W . M . ) and many others had alone obtained their valued advancement in the Graft . _ Great praise was duo also to Bro . Turner , for compiling the ritual , and managing and directing this day's jiroceedings . A resolution to this effect was canied by acclamation , and the Lodge was closed at four o ' clock . Tho brethren afterwards adjourned to the banqueting room , where the usual toasts wero given ancl responded to in a truly Alasonic manner , and after speeches , songs , ami glaes , the brethren separated at eight o ' clock , many declaring they had just spent

the happiest day of their lives , aud others saying thoy would gladly go ono hundred miles at any time to meet such another Lodge . 'POISES . —Pleiades Lodge ( No . 1012 ) . —The monthly meeting of this Lodge was hold on Thursday , the Sth inst . Bro . tho Rev . AV . Y . Daykin , AV . M , Prov . 0 . Chap , resigned his chair to Bro . H . Bridges , P . M . who in his usual impressive manner raised Bro . Pollard to the sublime degree of Master Mason . Tho Lodge was closed in due form and with solemn prayer .

DURHAM . Ai'i'onrajiExis . —Lodges— Monday , . Tune 20 Hi , Borough ( OU ) , Grev Horse Inn , Gateshead , at 7 ; Tuesday , 21 st , Gra . iby ( 1-10 ) , Freemasons' Hall , Durham , at 71 ' Thursday , 23 rd , Palatine ( III ; , Bridge Hotel , Bishop Wcarmoulii , at 7 . STOCKTON-ON-TEES . —Tees lodge ( No . 719 ) . —This Lodge held its ordinary meeting on Thursday , tho 2 nd instant , at the Lodge-room , Mason ' s Court . Bro . William Best , AV . M . in the chair . There was a larger attendance of the brethren

than usual . Tho Lodge was opened in due form and the minutes of tho last