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Metropolitan.

Our Royal Widow bless ! ¦ God save the fatherless ! God save the Queen ! ' Shield them with loving care , Their mighty grief we share , Lord hear our fervent prayer , God save the Queen !

Oh Lord our God arise ! Bless England ' s enemies . ' On Thee we call ! Let sorrow whisper peace , Bid wrong and anger cease , . Let love and truth increase , Make evil fall !

"In this our nation ' s need , With Thee we humbly plead ! God bless our Queen ! Her life-woe sanctify , Her loss untold supply , Thyself be ever nigh To save our Queen .

-Hedge "being resumed , the ceremony of installation was eoai-Jnenced , Bro . Wilson being appointed the Installing Master , -assisted by upwards of twenty Past Masters , Bro . W . Wiggin-¦ fenv , P . Prov . G . D . C . Worcestershire , and senior Lieutenant of 1 th-3 Tower Hamlets Engineer Volunteers . W . M . elect was pre-. 'senfei hy Bro . Capt . Gregory , J . G . D ., who eulogised Bro . Wigginton , and stated that the lodge and the corps were greatly indebted to him

for their formation . The installation being aoschided , lodge was closed in the third and second degrees , ishe actustoined congratulations and salutations having been . -wsLBisly offered by the brethren . The W . M . then appointed 1 m officers as follows : —Bros . Grnmbridge , ( P . M . 63 ) S . W . ; " 'Compton ( Churchwarden St . George in the East ) J . W . ; Comp'ion fin absence of Treasurer ) Treas . pro tern ., Scotcher , ( P . M . S 3 ) Sec .,- A . Richardson , M . D ., S . D . ; F . Warskitt , I . G . ; and

EjKiford , Tyler . The following . gentlemen ( all of the Tower JLainlets Engineer Volunteers ) ¦ were then balloted for , elected , andiniated by the newly-installed W . M .: J . W . Tripe , M . D . ifffon . Assist . Surgeon ); Lieutenants J . W . Eraser , J . F . Brlcges , J . A . Coffey , and Quarter-Master Sergeant S . Poynter . 3 ? ive gentlemen having been proposed as candidates for initiation , and one brother as a joining member , lodge was closed , savul the brethren adjourned to banquet , it being admirably erved mtue excellent

s -up style of our Bro . Ueo . faynter . ^ 'The lodge furniture was made hy Bro . Warskitt , from the tSasigns- of the IV . M ., and elicited marked commendation ; the Jewels , & c , being supplied by Bro . Spencer . The lodge-room -presented a very gay and animated spectacle , nearly fifty . brethren , being present , and among them the handsome uniforms ¦ of Honorable Artillery Company , the sober colour of that of - . fuc Loudon . Rifle Brigadethe gay scarlet and blue of the

, ¦ Engineers , & c ., these , with the various Masonic badges , pre'S « a . teda unique and pleasing sight , and an unusual one also , this -i & eiug only the third volunteer lodge at present formed . The W . M . was supported at the banquet by Bro . Wilson , ¦ S ? . 0 " . G . D , ; Gregory , J . G . D . ; May , W . M . Fitzroy ( Hon . Ar--KlJery -Company ); Capt . Field ( ditto ) ; Barron ( London Rifle . KrigtKte ) W . M . Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 2 ); Tomkins , P . M .

3 kmie ; Thompson ( Churchwarden , St . George-in-the East ) P . M . 3 * 0 . 63 ; England , P . M . ; Bazaigette , P . M . 283 ; Shirley , P . M . XS 3- ; Psun ( Sec . Emulation ); Docelle , P . M . 63 , and many other 2 ? . M :. ' S and brethren . The " Queen , & e . ' having been drunk with Masonic honours , € ba W . M . proposed that of the " M . W . the G . M ., " eulogising Sis conduct as G . M ., and expressing a fervent hope that he •• raight retain his seat on the throne until the Prince of Wales should be elected as his successor .

The next toast was the "D . Prov . G . M . and the other present vaa . d . 'gast Grand Officers , " the W . M . speaking more particularly « . e £ she consecrating officer , Bro . S . Barton Wilson . This was SBlspsiided to b y Bro . S . B . WIESOK , P . J . G . D ., . the Deputy pro . ¦ fe rn ., in . a very able manner . Bro . Wilson observed that he Sisrl for very many years of a long life been connected with the ( Craft , and it was with feelings of considerable gratification that ¦ Sis had accepted at tbe hands of the M . W . the G . M . the duty . .. of consecrating that lodge . It was much regretted by the H £ . W . bhe D . G . M . that he was prevented from performing this

ceremony himself . It , however , would afford him much pleasure to learn how successfully and brilliantly the ceremony had gone off , and the happy auspices under which this lodge had been consecrated , and he concluded by congratulating the lod" -e on the accomplished Mason they had chosen for their W . jVL , for whom , from his manner of performing his onerous duties that clay , he predicted a highly successful year of office . The health of the Initiates was responded to hy the Senior

Initiate , and Assist . Surgeon of the Corps , Dr . TEIPE . He assured the company that he had been highly impressed with his share of the ceremony of that day . He had already seen sufficient of Masonry to be convinced that to be a good Mason was to be a good Christian , and that the better the Mason the better the man . He hoped himself and his brother initiates would prove their sense of the kind reception they had that day met with , by endeavouring to perfect themselves in the Craft , and

by ever seeking , by their lives and actions , to adorn the title conferred on them . : The W . M ., in proposing " The Health of the Visitors , " expressed the deep gratification he felt at being honoured with the attendance of so many Past Masters and brethren skilled in the Craft , this feeling being shared in by the members of the lodge . He saw ' arouud him many brethren from that Volunteer army in which he was proud to hold a commissionand among

, them he could not forget specially to mention the W . M . of the Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 2)—Antiquity's pride he had os his side , to advance tho reputation of the Tower Hamlets Engineers ' Lodge—and the W . M . of the Fitzroy Lodge , Bro . May , of the Hon . Artillery Company , with Captain Field , and his brethren , in arms in that corps , had also come forward in a truly fraternal spirit to assist in that evening ' s interesting ceremony . He also saw on his left two excellent and well-known engineers as well

as Ma-soas—Bro . England and Bro . Bazalgette—while before him were Bro . Shirley , the father of No . 63 , and several of his sons , excellent Past Masters of that lodge . He called upon the brethren to welcome the visitors with that warmth which was peculiar to Masons alone . Bros . MA . T , W . M . No . 830 ; BABEO ^ , W . M . No . 2 ; ExG-lAjro , P . M . ; and Captain FIELD severally responded , and alluded to the very gratifying manner in which the W . M . had discharged

the duties of his office that evening , especially in the working of the first degree , wherein he had admitted five brethren to a participation of Masonic privileges . Bro . Captain GKEOOKY , J . G . D ., Captain-Commandant of the Corps , then proposed " The Health of the W . M . " He remarked that he was now an old Mason , and had seen most of the ceremonies of the Craft performed , and performed very inrpressively , but he never remembered seeing a ceremony solemnized with

the earnest display of talent afforded by his brother the W . M . He was sure the W . M . must have worked hard to make himself the accomplished Mason he had that day proved himself . It was a proud moment for him ( Captain Gregory ) to see his brother Wigginton in that chair , and it was a proud thought that the Corps with which he was more intimately connected should have inaugurated a lodge which should have received as its first initiates four of the Officers and the Senior Non-commissioned

Officer . He hoped those initiates would prove as worthy Masons as the "W . M ., and study to adorn the Craft by their talents , as he had done that day . In other respects—in social relationships —he was sure their initiation as Masons could only result in increasing and intensifying their virtues , moral , social , and domestic . He did not mean to say but what a man might not be a Mason , and yet feel sensitively his obligations , social and kindred ; but he did say that Masonry intensified these obligations of

relationship , and that a Mason , from the mere fact of his Craft , must prove a better son , a better father , a better brother , a better husband , and a better man . Ho then gave " The W . M . " The W . M . in responding said that he could but very inadequately thank his veteran brother , the Captain Commandant of his Corps , for bis great kindness to him that evening , the more especially for his brotherly feeling in foregoing the proud position of Master of No . 1204 , in order that he might fill it .

It was so long since he had worked an office in lodge—not since he left the . province of Worcester , iu the Prov . Grand Lodge of which he was proud to have held office—that he was afraid he was very rusty , notwithstanding the generous assistance afforded him by the WM ., Past Masters , and brethren of the Constitutional ( No . 63 ) , a lodge to which he should be ever indebted . He trusted , however , that by hard labour he would be enabled to do the work satisfactorily , it would he his aim to accomplish that . In pronosing " The Health of the Officers of the Lodge "

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THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR. Article 1
MASONIC FACTS. Article 2
THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE IN AMERICA. Article 4
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 5
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 6
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 7
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 8
METROPOLITAN. Article 9
PROVINCIAL. Article 11
ROYAL ARCH. Article 14
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 15
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 15
MARK MASONRY. Article 15
SCOTLAND. Article 16
INDIA. Article 17
MASONIC FESTIVITIES. Article 18
Poetry. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Metropolitan.

Our Royal Widow bless ! ¦ God save the fatherless ! God save the Queen ! ' Shield them with loving care , Their mighty grief we share , Lord hear our fervent prayer , God save the Queen !

Oh Lord our God arise ! Bless England ' s enemies . ' On Thee we call ! Let sorrow whisper peace , Bid wrong and anger cease , . Let love and truth increase , Make evil fall !

"In this our nation ' s need , With Thee we humbly plead ! God bless our Queen ! Her life-woe sanctify , Her loss untold supply , Thyself be ever nigh To save our Queen .

-Hedge "being resumed , the ceremony of installation was eoai-Jnenced , Bro . Wilson being appointed the Installing Master , -assisted by upwards of twenty Past Masters , Bro . W . Wiggin-¦ fenv , P . Prov . G . D . C . Worcestershire , and senior Lieutenant of 1 th-3 Tower Hamlets Engineer Volunteers . W . M . elect was pre-. 'senfei hy Bro . Capt . Gregory , J . G . D ., who eulogised Bro . Wigginton , and stated that the lodge and the corps were greatly indebted to him

for their formation . The installation being aoschided , lodge was closed in the third and second degrees , ishe actustoined congratulations and salutations having been . -wsLBisly offered by the brethren . The W . M . then appointed 1 m officers as follows : —Bros . Grnmbridge , ( P . M . 63 ) S . W . ; " 'Compton ( Churchwarden St . George in the East ) J . W . ; Comp'ion fin absence of Treasurer ) Treas . pro tern ., Scotcher , ( P . M . S 3 ) Sec .,- A . Richardson , M . D ., S . D . ; F . Warskitt , I . G . ; and

EjKiford , Tyler . The following . gentlemen ( all of the Tower JLainlets Engineer Volunteers ) ¦ were then balloted for , elected , andiniated by the newly-installed W . M .: J . W . Tripe , M . D . ifffon . Assist . Surgeon ); Lieutenants J . W . Eraser , J . F . Brlcges , J . A . Coffey , and Quarter-Master Sergeant S . Poynter . 3 ? ive gentlemen having been proposed as candidates for initiation , and one brother as a joining member , lodge was closed , savul the brethren adjourned to banquet , it being admirably erved mtue excellent

s -up style of our Bro . Ueo . faynter . ^ 'The lodge furniture was made hy Bro . Warskitt , from the tSasigns- of the IV . M ., and elicited marked commendation ; the Jewels , & c , being supplied by Bro . Spencer . The lodge-room -presented a very gay and animated spectacle , nearly fifty . brethren , being present , and among them the handsome uniforms ¦ of Honorable Artillery Company , the sober colour of that of - . fuc Loudon . Rifle Brigadethe gay scarlet and blue of the

, ¦ Engineers , & c ., these , with the various Masonic badges , pre'S « a . teda unique and pleasing sight , and an unusual one also , this -i & eiug only the third volunteer lodge at present formed . The W . M . was supported at the banquet by Bro . Wilson , ¦ S ? . 0 " . G . D , ; Gregory , J . G . D . ; May , W . M . Fitzroy ( Hon . Ar--KlJery -Company ); Capt . Field ( ditto ) ; Barron ( London Rifle . KrigtKte ) W . M . Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 2 ); Tomkins , P . M .

3 kmie ; Thompson ( Churchwarden , St . George-in-the East ) P . M . 3 * 0 . 63 ; England , P . M . ; Bazaigette , P . M . 283 ; Shirley , P . M . XS 3- ; Psun ( Sec . Emulation ); Docelle , P . M . 63 , and many other 2 ? . M :. ' S and brethren . The " Queen , & e . ' having been drunk with Masonic honours , € ba W . M . proposed that of the " M . W . the G . M ., " eulogising Sis conduct as G . M ., and expressing a fervent hope that he •• raight retain his seat on the throne until the Prince of Wales should be elected as his successor .

The next toast was the "D . Prov . G . M . and the other present vaa . d . 'gast Grand Officers , " the W . M . speaking more particularly « . e £ she consecrating officer , Bro . S . Barton Wilson . This was SBlspsiided to b y Bro . S . B . WIESOK , P . J . G . D ., . the Deputy pro . ¦ fe rn ., in . a very able manner . Bro . Wilson observed that he Sisrl for very many years of a long life been connected with the ( Craft , and it was with feelings of considerable gratification that ¦ Sis had accepted at tbe hands of the M . W . the G . M . the duty . .. of consecrating that lodge . It was much regretted by the H £ . W . bhe D . G . M . that he was prevented from performing this

ceremony himself . It , however , would afford him much pleasure to learn how successfully and brilliantly the ceremony had gone off , and the happy auspices under which this lodge had been consecrated , and he concluded by congratulating the lod" -e on the accomplished Mason they had chosen for their W . jVL , for whom , from his manner of performing his onerous duties that clay , he predicted a highly successful year of office . The health of the Initiates was responded to hy the Senior

Initiate , and Assist . Surgeon of the Corps , Dr . TEIPE . He assured the company that he had been highly impressed with his share of the ceremony of that day . He had already seen sufficient of Masonry to be convinced that to be a good Mason was to be a good Christian , and that the better the Mason the better the man . He hoped himself and his brother initiates would prove their sense of the kind reception they had that day met with , by endeavouring to perfect themselves in the Craft , and

by ever seeking , by their lives and actions , to adorn the title conferred on them . : The W . M ., in proposing " The Health of the Visitors , " expressed the deep gratification he felt at being honoured with the attendance of so many Past Masters and brethren skilled in the Craft , this feeling being shared in by the members of the lodge . He saw ' arouud him many brethren from that Volunteer army in which he was proud to hold a commissionand among

, them he could not forget specially to mention the W . M . of the Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 2)—Antiquity's pride he had os his side , to advance tho reputation of the Tower Hamlets Engineers ' Lodge—and the W . M . of the Fitzroy Lodge , Bro . May , of the Hon . Artillery Company , with Captain Field , and his brethren , in arms in that corps , had also come forward in a truly fraternal spirit to assist in that evening ' s interesting ceremony . He also saw on his left two excellent and well-known engineers as well

as Ma-soas—Bro . England and Bro . Bazalgette—while before him were Bro . Shirley , the father of No . 63 , and several of his sons , excellent Past Masters of that lodge . He called upon the brethren to welcome the visitors with that warmth which was peculiar to Masons alone . Bros . MA . T , W . M . No . 830 ; BABEO ^ , W . M . No . 2 ; ExG-lAjro , P . M . ; and Captain FIELD severally responded , and alluded to the very gratifying manner in which the W . M . had discharged

the duties of his office that evening , especially in the working of the first degree , wherein he had admitted five brethren to a participation of Masonic privileges . Bro . Captain GKEOOKY , J . G . D ., Captain-Commandant of the Corps , then proposed " The Health of the W . M . " He remarked that he was now an old Mason , and had seen most of the ceremonies of the Craft performed , and performed very inrpressively , but he never remembered seeing a ceremony solemnized with

the earnest display of talent afforded by his brother the W . M . He was sure the W . M . must have worked hard to make himself the accomplished Mason he had that day proved himself . It was a proud moment for him ( Captain Gregory ) to see his brother Wigginton in that chair , and it was a proud thought that the Corps with which he was more intimately connected should have inaugurated a lodge which should have received as its first initiates four of the Officers and the Senior Non-commissioned

Officer . He hoped those initiates would prove as worthy Masons as the "W . M ., and study to adorn the Craft by their talents , as he had done that day . In other respects—in social relationships —he was sure their initiation as Masons could only result in increasing and intensifying their virtues , moral , social , and domestic . He did not mean to say but what a man might not be a Mason , and yet feel sensitively his obligations , social and kindred ; but he did say that Masonry intensified these obligations of

relationship , and that a Mason , from the mere fact of his Craft , must prove a better son , a better father , a better brother , a better husband , and a better man . Ho then gave " The W . M . " The W . M . in responding said that he could but very inadequately thank his veteran brother , the Captain Commandant of his Corps , for bis great kindness to him that evening , the more especially for his brotherly feeling in foregoing the proud position of Master of No . 1204 , in order that he might fill it .

It was so long since he had worked an office in lodge—not since he left the . province of Worcester , iu the Prov . Grand Lodge of which he was proud to have held office—that he was afraid he was very rusty , notwithstanding the generous assistance afforded him by the WM ., Past Masters , and brethren of the Constitutional ( No . 63 ) , a lodge to which he should be ever indebted . He trusted , however , that by hard labour he would be enabled to do the work satisfactorily , it would he his aim to accomplish that . In pronosing " The Health of the Officers of the Lodge "

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