The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

MASONIC MEMS . Bro . A . D . Loewenstark and Son will have on view ( up to the 29 th inst . ) at their manufactory , No . 1 , Devereux-court , Strand , the whole of the clothing , jewels , hanners , and furniture for the Provincial Grand Lodge of South Africa , which the brethren are invited to inspect .

At the meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence , on the 22 nd . Tune , Bro . John Udall , P . G . D ., in the chair , 13 petitioners were relieved with various sums , amounting to £ 130 . One petition was dismissed , in consequence of the recommendation not having been signed in open lodge , as stated , and the matter referred to the Board of General Purposes .

Royal Benevolent Institution For Aged Freemasons And Their Widows.

ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS .

On the 15 th inst . Bro . John Udall , V . P ., and Bro . Farnfield , Secretary , visited the Asylum , and paid the sum of 16 s . Gd . to each annuitant , being the balance remaining in the hands of the Treasurer of the Board of Stewards , after paying the expenses of the last annual Festival held on 'behalf of this Institution , and the donations of many kind brethren , in commemoration of

the birth of a Prince , for which liberal donation we are requested by the reoipents to returns their most heartfelt thaiiks . The following is the Committee of Management for the present year : — Nominated hi / the M . W . Grand Elected ltlie Grand Lodge .

y Master . Bro > j , Brettj p _ . X 77 Bro . M . J . Mclntyre , G . Eeg . „ J . G . Chancellor , P . M . 657 „ \ V . G . Clarke , G . Sec . „ E . Co . v , P . M . 657 „ W . H . White , P . G . Sec . „ E . W . Davis , W . M . 172 „ R . II . Givaud , P . G . D . „ S . Gale , P . M . 19 „ J . S . S . Hopwood , P . G . D . „ B . Head , P . M . 5 „ J . Creaton , P . G . D . „ H . J . Hoare , W . M . 27

„ A . W . Woods , G . D . of C . „ G . Lambert , P . M . 198 „ A . A . Le Veau , P . G . S . B . „ F . Ledger , P . M . U „ F . W . Breifcling , P . G . Pur . „ T . Lewis , P . M . 45 „ J . Smith , P . G . Purst . The following were Elected hg the Subscribers in pursuance of Article 1 ofthe Regulations of the Institution , viz .: — Bro . F . Adlard , P . M . 7

„ H . Bridges , P . M . 33 „ A . H . Hewlett , P . M . 23 „ C . Lee , P . M . 9 „ M . Levinson , P . M . 19 „ W . S . Masfcerman , W . M . 410 „ J . R . Sheer ., P . M . 201 „ R . W . Stewart , P . M . 108 „ H . G . Warren , P . M . Grand Stewards . „ W . Young , P . M . 60

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

MOUST LEBANON LOD & B ( NO . 73 ) . —This old established lodge held un emergency meeting on Friday , June 17 th , at Bro . 0 . A . Cathie's , Green Man Tavern , Tooley-street . Bro . E . N . " Levy , W . M ., assisted by Bros . F . Walters , I . P . M . ; E . Harris , P . M . and Hon . Sec . ; H . Moore , S . W . ; N . Lake , -S . D . ; W . II Jarvis , H . T . Turney , C . D . Watkins , W . M . Marshall , C . A . Cathie , J . Delany , M . A . Loewenstark , J . Burke , Ebsworfcli , B . WickmanR . FennJ . WalshF . Smithand othersopened

, , , , many , the lodge . Amongst several visitors we noticed , W . Billington , 548 ; H . J . Wells , 871 , and others , whose names we were unable to ascertain . The first ceremony was raising Bro . J . Burke to the sublime degree of a Master Mason . Bro . B . Wickman was next passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft Freemason . Ballots

were then taken for Messrs . J . ill . Jackson , J . Brookhouse , E . M . Ransom , and W . Matthew , all of which wero declared to he unanimous in favour of their admission . Messrs . J . Brookhouse , J . M . Jackson , and W . Matthew being in attendance were introduced separately , and initiated into Freemasonry . The W . M ., Bro . E . N . Levy , performed all the ceremonies in his usual impressive style . After business the brethren separated . ST . JOHN ' S LODGE ( No . 167 ) . —On Tuesdaythe 7 th inst .

, , the brethren of this lodge met for tbe second time this season at the Holly Bush Tavern , Hatnpstead . The attendance was not so good as might have been expected at this season of the year , the number present being about thirty . After the ordinary business of the lodge , the Secretary read the following letter from Bro . F . B . Davage : — " London , 6 th June , 18 G 4 . Worshipful Master—I have much pleasure in offering for the

, kind acceptance of the St . John ' s Lodge the accompanying case containing fifty Masonic glasses , and trust it will be received as an evidence of my attachment to the lodge in which I had the privilege of being admitted into our ancient and venerable Order . I also avail myself of this opportunity to express my earnest hopo that the spirit of harmony and , brotherly love which now prevails amongst us may long exist , and that the

present prosperity of the St . John ' s Lodge may not only continue , but be greatly increased . I have the honour to be , & c . " We need hardly say fche brethren were much pleased with so handsome a donation , aud unanimously resolved that the thanks of the lodge be conveyed to Bro . Davage , tho same to be recorded in the minutes of tho lodge . The lodge being called from labour to refreshmentthe Worshiful Masterafter the

, p , usual toasts , proposed that the glasses so kindly presented by Bro . Davage should be what he called wetted , and the health of the donor drank , which being most cordially responded to , Bro . Davage replied in a brief but very appropriate speech , at conclusion of which he remarked that although the number of glasses ( 50 ) exceeded thafc of the number of the brethren which at any one time he hacl had the pleasure of meeting in the St .

John's Lodge , still lie hoped that ere long he would see , from tho increase of brethren , need for again presenting a like number . The . glasses arc of a very neat design , ancl enclosed in a handsome oak case .

DOMATIC LODGE ( NO . 177 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on Monday evening , June 13 , at the Masonic Hall , Fetter-lane . Bro . Henry Thompson , W . M ., presided , and considering that this was the second emergency meeting since the termination of the regular season , ifc was very numerously attended . The first business was to settle the arrangements for the summer festival of the lodge , which will be held at Bro . Tealc ' s , the Rye House , near Hoddesdon , on the 21 st of July .

The lodge having been duly opened , Messrs . Attwood , Henry Holt , and John Ford , candidates to be admitted to the ancient Order , were severally introduced and impressively initiated into the secrets and mysteries of Freemasonry , ancl it was observed that never did gentlemen pay greater attention to the important ritual than the candidates on this occasion . Bros . Coney and Stephens were passed to the degree of F . C . The next business was what had really stood first in the summonswhich was to

, raise Bros . Cutmore , Jones , and Bennett to the sub-lime degree of Master Masons . This being the whole of the business , the lodge was closed , and tho brethren adjourned for refreshment . It being an oil' night , tho whole of the customary toasts were not given , hut the W . MASTER said on any occasion when Masons met together at the social hoard there was a toast which to them had a peculiar interest , and which ought never to he omitted . It was "The Health of the Right Hon . the Earl of

Zetland , Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons . " He had lately had the pleasure of seeing that noble lord installed in his office of Grand Master , and that was for the twenty-first time , which showed how much the Grand Master was respected , and presented strong evidence that he had done his duty . In former times the elements of discord had unhappily prevailed , but at present he was glad to say that nothing hut harmony and goodwill was to be found in their Grand Lodge proceedings ,

and they fully maintained those great principles which ought always to distinguish their Order . He believed the Earl of Zetland possessed the goodwill of the brethren , and in his ruling , where a difference of opinion might be expected to prevail , he always endeavoured to blend his decisions with firmness ancl courtesy to every brother , let his opinions be what they might . He therefore asked the brethren to join with him in chinking the health of the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons . The toast was very