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Wednesday , 26 //; . —lodges , Antiquity ( 2 ) , Freemasons' Tavern ; Mount Moriah ( 40 ) , ditto ; Prosperity ( 7 S ) , White Hart Tavern , Bishopsgatc Street ; United Pilgrims ( 745 ) , Manor HouBe , Walworth ; Prince Frederick AVilliam ( 1055 ) , Knights of St . John , St . John ' s AVood . Festival of the Koyal Benevolent Institution for aged Mosons and their Widows . "Thursday , 27 ( 7 ; . —lodges , Neptune ( 32 ) , Radley ' s Hotel ; Peace and Harmony ( 72 ) , london 'Tavern ; Grenadiers ( 79 ) , Freemasons' Tavern ; Shalispeare ( 116 ) , Albion Tavern . Chapters . — St , AJbau ' a ( 32 ) , London Coffee House ; Domatic ( 200 ) , Falcon Tavern ; Friendship ( 24 S ) , Ship and Turtle ; Polish ( 778 ) , Freemasons' Tavern . Friday , ' ISlh . —Lodges , Universal ( 212 ) , Freemasons' Tavern ; Fitzroy ( 830 ) , Eoyal Artillery h 1056

Company ; HigCross ( ) , Railway Tavern , Tottenham . [ The appointments of Lodges of Instruction will appear in the last number of each month . ]

ENOCH LODGE ( NO . 11 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge took place last AA-ednesday , at the Freemasons' Tavern , when Bro . Job Austin , AV . M ., initiated Messrs . AAlntertou aud Brittoii . Bvo . Rowland was passed to the second degree . Bros . Moutvee ancl Upfills were raised . Bro . James Pain was then installed Master for the ensuingyear in the )) resence of Past Masters Beale , Sidebotham , ( P . Prov . G . ChaplainOxfordshire ) HawardAA " . AVilliamsPeter MatthewsIsaac BirdF

, , , , , , . Binckes , Master-man , Potter , F . Ledger , Sowden , Elsham , & c . Bro . Pain appointed Bros . German , S . AV . ; G . E . Sowell , J . AV . ; Peter Matthews , Sec : AVatson , S . D . ; ltuel , J . D . ; and Garrod , I . G . Bros . Austin ancl Ledger volunteered for Stewards for the Boys' Festival , and Bro . German for the Girls' Festival . £ 5 were voted for the Benevolent Fund for the AVidows ; £ 5 5 s . for the Boys' School ; ancl £ 5 5 s . for the Girls' School . A jewel was voted to Bro . Austin for his zeal ancl assiduity as Master during the past year , aud Bro . Mastermau had his jewel also presented for

like services dining the previous year . At the conclusion of the business , Bro . Isaac Bird , P . M ., called the attention ofthe Brethren ( with a view of putting them ou their guard ) to the fact that a fellow was going about , professing to be a Freemason , and giving what he called a Masonic sign , begging for assistance . He hacl called upon him some time since , when he at once detected him to be an arrant impostor , ancl quickly bowed him out . The same man had recently called upon his two brothers , living at quite opposite parts of the town , both of whom had also detected him in his attempted imposition , notwithstanding that one of them had only been recently made a Mason . After some conversation on this

subject the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren ( above sixty ) adjourned to a very elegant banquet , over which the AA ' . M ., Bro . Paiu , most efficiently presided . The usual toasts were tersely proposed and responded to , Bro . Haward , G . Steward , JS O . 108 , returning thanks on behalf of the Grand Officers . Bro . Austin , P . M ., proposed the health of the AA . M ., who he was sure would perform all the duties of the Lodge efficiently , ancl to the satisfaction of the Brethren . The AV . M . thanked the Brethren for the compliment paid him , though he could not but think his friend Bro . Austin had promised too much on his behalf , but ho could assure them

that no exertion should he wanting on his part to endeavour to maintain aud uphold the character of the Lodge . Bro . Crew , P . M ., rfo . 1 , returned thanks for the conjoint toast of the visitors aud charities . He could have wished that the reverend brother whom he saw opposite ( Rev . J . S . Sidebotham ) had been called upon to return thanks for the visitors , as it at all times gave him great pleasure to see the ministers of religion taking part in their ceremonies and festivities ; it was a practical proof that they were of that nature that gentlemen of education and position might join inandwhilst adding houour fairly to the institution

, , , prove to the world that those members of the clergy who had joined their ranks were convinced that there was in Freemasonry nothing inconsistent with religion . As regarded their charities he looked upon the Girls' School , the Boys' School , and the Beuevolent Institution as all equally worthy of support , though , from his position , he naturally felt the greatest interest in the Girls' School . Ho thanked the Enoch Lodge for the support they hacl at all times given to the charities , and specially directed the attention of the Brethren to the approaching festival for the Eoyal Benevolent Institution for Aged Masons ancl their Widows , which would take place