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P . M ., by the .. members of the Bank of England Lodge , No . 329 , on his retirement from the chair , as a Fraternal token of their esteem and regard , 1857 . " After the banquet , which was of the most rechercM description , Bro . Chance rose and proposed the health of the W . M . in a very able and complimentary manner , which was drunk enthusiastically . Bro . S . W . Hopwood , in returning thanks , expressed the great pleasure he felt in being elected by the unanimous voice of a
Lodge like the Bank of England to be W . M . He had looked up to the position which he now filled from the earliest period when he was initiated into Masonry , and he trusted that when he , at the expiration of the period of his office , quitted the chair , it would lose none of the lustre which had been cast upon it by the numerous worthy P . Ms , who had gone before him . Bro . J . S . S . Hopwood returned thanks on behalf of the visitors , and expressed the gratification which he felt at being present on the occasion of the installation of his son , the W . M . The Brothers
who honoured the W . M . and the Lodge with their presence on this occasion were : Freeman , No . 1 ; Hutchms , No . 92 ; Wilson , W . M ,, Burlington , No . 113 ; Faudel , P . M ., No . 113 ; Barber , No . 113 ; John Hervey , P . S . G . D ., No , 7 ; J . S . S . Hopwood , P . M . No . 7 ; F . Adlard , P . M . No . 7 , P . G . D . C . for Essex ; Anderson , P . M . No . 85 ; W . F . Moore , No . 5 ; George Gandell , No . 5 ; W . A . Harrison , P . M . No . 7 ; J . N . Higgins , Middlesex , No . 167 ; W . H . Nash , Lodge of Faith , No . 165 .
Polish National Lodge ( No . 778 ) . — -The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Thursday , February 12 , Bro . Johnstone , W . M ., in the chair , when Bro . Harris attended and was passed . Mr . Augustine Belletti presented himself , and was duly ballotted for and initiated into the Order . This not being a banquet night , and so many Brethren present , the W . M ., with his usual liberality , invited the Lodge as his guests , when abput thirty Brethren sat down to a most excellent repast ^ which was much enlivened during the evening
by Bros . Herr Wilhelm Ganz and Herr Karl GoifrieY who gave with brilliant effect , and to the great delight of the Brethren , the following selections : — Grand Duo for Piano and Violin , from Guillaume Tell ( Osborne and De Beriot ); a Solo Pianoforte Mazurka de Concert , Souvenir de Wrest , composed and performed by Herr Wilhelm Ganz . Before closing , the Brethren were agreeably joined by Bros . F . Crew , W . Jones , and Hart , who , with Bro . Michalski , obliged the Lodge with some excellent singing , terminating a most delightful evening , Spent with harmony and good fellowship .
Canonbury Lodge ( No . 955 ) . —On Wednesday , Feb . 11 , we were transferred through the agency of an intelligent Hansom cabman , from our city location , to the very hospitable , extensive , and semi-rural edifice , the Canonbury Tavern , there to take a part in , and receive the benefit of the excellent working that has so distinguished this Lodge for the past year . We were much pleased with the appearance of the Lodge-room , with its very beautiful furniture , made for it by Bro . Crawley , very much adorned by the three superb candlesticks presented by Bro . A . J . D . Filer , bearing upon the base this inscription , " Presented to the
Canonbury Lodge , by Bro . A . J . D . Filer , first W . M ., 1856 . " The following Brethren v / ere present : viz ., Bros . Filer , Hill , Bohn , Wilson , Friend , Euston , Cox , Kirkman , Hallon , Duke , and Bake . The visitors were Bros . Potter , John Mott Thearle , Levinson , Adlard , Kendal , Nutt , Archer , Philips , Underwood , Bow , and many other distinguished Brothers . The duties of the evening were splendidly performed ; Bros . Stroud , Driver , and Willis being initiated with all
Bro . Bonn ' s marked ability . The installation of Bro . Bohn as W . M . followed , an installation that marked most distinctly the estimation in which that Brother is held as the founder of the Lodge . Bro , Cox then begged leave to present the Lodge with a gavel , the head of which was made from the tree planted by order of Charles I . over the grave of the young princes smothered in the Tower , and the handle made from one of the trunnions of the old Royal George , which , as our readers will remember , —
First gave a heel , then a lurch to port , And going down head foremost , sunk , in short , vox . iti * 2 i ?
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P . M ., by the .. members of the Bank of England Lodge , No . 329 , on his retirement from the chair , as a Fraternal token of their esteem and regard , 1857 . " After the banquet , which was of the most rechercM description , Bro . Chance rose and proposed the health of the W . M . in a very able and complimentary manner , which was drunk enthusiastically . Bro . S . W . Hopwood , in returning thanks , expressed the great pleasure he felt in being elected by the unanimous voice of a
Lodge like the Bank of England to be W . M . He had looked up to the position which he now filled from the earliest period when he was initiated into Masonry , and he trusted that when he , at the expiration of the period of his office , quitted the chair , it would lose none of the lustre which had been cast upon it by the numerous worthy P . Ms , who had gone before him . Bro . J . S . S . Hopwood returned thanks on behalf of the visitors , and expressed the gratification which he felt at being present on the occasion of the installation of his son , the W . M . The Brothers
who honoured the W . M . and the Lodge with their presence on this occasion were : Freeman , No . 1 ; Hutchms , No . 92 ; Wilson , W . M ,, Burlington , No . 113 ; Faudel , P . M ., No . 113 ; Barber , No . 113 ; John Hervey , P . S . G . D ., No , 7 ; J . S . S . Hopwood , P . M . No . 7 ; F . Adlard , P . M . No . 7 , P . G . D . C . for Essex ; Anderson , P . M . No . 85 ; W . F . Moore , No . 5 ; George Gandell , No . 5 ; W . A . Harrison , P . M . No . 7 ; J . N . Higgins , Middlesex , No . 167 ; W . H . Nash , Lodge of Faith , No . 165 .
Polish National Lodge ( No . 778 ) . — -The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Thursday , February 12 , Bro . Johnstone , W . M ., in the chair , when Bro . Harris attended and was passed . Mr . Augustine Belletti presented himself , and was duly ballotted for and initiated into the Order . This not being a banquet night , and so many Brethren present , the W . M ., with his usual liberality , invited the Lodge as his guests , when abput thirty Brethren sat down to a most excellent repast ^ which was much enlivened during the evening
by Bros . Herr Wilhelm Ganz and Herr Karl GoifrieY who gave with brilliant effect , and to the great delight of the Brethren , the following selections : — Grand Duo for Piano and Violin , from Guillaume Tell ( Osborne and De Beriot ); a Solo Pianoforte Mazurka de Concert , Souvenir de Wrest , composed and performed by Herr Wilhelm Ganz . Before closing , the Brethren were agreeably joined by Bros . F . Crew , W . Jones , and Hart , who , with Bro . Michalski , obliged the Lodge with some excellent singing , terminating a most delightful evening , Spent with harmony and good fellowship .
Canonbury Lodge ( No . 955 ) . —On Wednesday , Feb . 11 , we were transferred through the agency of an intelligent Hansom cabman , from our city location , to the very hospitable , extensive , and semi-rural edifice , the Canonbury Tavern , there to take a part in , and receive the benefit of the excellent working that has so distinguished this Lodge for the past year . We were much pleased with the appearance of the Lodge-room , with its very beautiful furniture , made for it by Bro . Crawley , very much adorned by the three superb candlesticks presented by Bro . A . J . D . Filer , bearing upon the base this inscription , " Presented to the
Canonbury Lodge , by Bro . A . J . D . Filer , first W . M ., 1856 . " The following Brethren v / ere present : viz ., Bros . Filer , Hill , Bohn , Wilson , Friend , Euston , Cox , Kirkman , Hallon , Duke , and Bake . The visitors were Bros . Potter , John Mott Thearle , Levinson , Adlard , Kendal , Nutt , Archer , Philips , Underwood , Bow , and many other distinguished Brothers . The duties of the evening were splendidly performed ; Bros . Stroud , Driver , and Willis being initiated with all
Bro . Bonn ' s marked ability . The installation of Bro . Bohn as W . M . followed , an installation that marked most distinctly the estimation in which that Brother is held as the founder of the Lodge . Bro , Cox then begged leave to present the Lodge with a gavel , the head of which was made from the tree planted by order of Charles I . over the grave of the young princes smothered in the Tower , and the handle made from one of the trunnions of the old Royal George , which , as our readers will remember , —
First gave a heel , then a lurch to port , And going down head foremost , sunk , in short , vox . iti * 2 i ?