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Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
ST . JOHN'S DAY .
MAIDSTONE , Dec . 28 , 179 ; . THIS being the day appointed for celebrating the Festival of ST . JOHN THE E VANGELIST , an elegant dinner was provided at the Bell inn in this town , where the meeting of the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons was very brilliant and numerous . The Provincial Grand Master , William Perfect , Esq . was in the chair , and after dinner addressed the company on the history and merits of the Saint whose day the Craft had thus met to commemorate . After which he
honoured the memory of that truly Masonic Luminary , the late Mr . Dunekerley , with due commendation , and in a pathetic speech of considerable length enumerated the virtues of the deceased ; which he concluded by observing , that the spirit of Masonry was ever grateful to departed worth , and that a good name was the best legacy that could be bequeathed to posterity . The meeting was conducted with that harmony and good fellowship which always characterises the assemblies of the ancient and honourable Society of Free
and Accepted Masons . With the following particulars respecting the Celebration of this great Anniversary we have been favoured by a correspondent in Scotland . EDINBURGH . ST . JOHN ' DAY falling on Sunday this year , Monday following was held in lieu thereof . The following are the Masters of the Lodges in Edinburgh for the year
ensuing : LODGES , MASTERS . REGALIA . MEETINGS . Mary ' s Chapel , Mr . John Clark , Mazarine blue , 2 d Tuesday . Canongate Kilwinning , John Moir , Esq . W . S . Red , 1 st Thursday . Canongate and Leith , Mr _ John Alexander , Light blue , 1 st Wednesd . Leith and Canongate , ' Masons Ditto Once a quarter .
Journeymen , , St David ' s J . O . Brown , Esq . W . S . Green , 3 d Tuesday . St ! Luke ' s / Will . Inglis , Esq . W . S . Crimson , 3 d Friday . St ! Andrew's , ' Dr . John Gardner , Mazarine blue , 2 d Friday . Thistle Arch . Cambell , Esq . Green , 1 st Friday . Royal Arch , Rc ( l > ,, 3 d Monday . St . ' James ' s , Mr . Alex . Veitch , Light blue , Once a quarter . New Edinb . ' Kilwinning , Mr . Robert Johnstone , Crimson , 2 d Thursday . John Galbreath 2 d Monday
St . Stephen's , Mr . , Green , . Defensive Band , Mr . Robert Cummins , Orange , 4 th Tuesday . Roman Eagle , Edward Collis , Esq . Mazarine blue , 1 st Tuesday . Caledonian Robert Watson , Esq . Tartan , 3 d Wednesd .
PERTH . There are three Lodges in Perth , who all met on the 28 th , and celebrated the Festival of ST . JOHN THE E VANGELIST with their wonted harmony , after electing their new office-bearers . The Masters' names are as follow : Perth and Scoone Lodge , Br . Andrew M'Culloch . St . Andrew ' s Lodge , - Br . John Halkett . Perth Royal Arch , - Br . William Imbne . VOL . vi . I
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Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
ST . JOHN'S DAY .
MAIDSTONE , Dec . 28 , 179 ; . THIS being the day appointed for celebrating the Festival of ST . JOHN THE E VANGELIST , an elegant dinner was provided at the Bell inn in this town , where the meeting of the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons was very brilliant and numerous . The Provincial Grand Master , William Perfect , Esq . was in the chair , and after dinner addressed the company on the history and merits of the Saint whose day the Craft had thus met to commemorate . After which he
honoured the memory of that truly Masonic Luminary , the late Mr . Dunekerley , with due commendation , and in a pathetic speech of considerable length enumerated the virtues of the deceased ; which he concluded by observing , that the spirit of Masonry was ever grateful to departed worth , and that a good name was the best legacy that could be bequeathed to posterity . The meeting was conducted with that harmony and good fellowship which always characterises the assemblies of the ancient and honourable Society of Free
and Accepted Masons . With the following particulars respecting the Celebration of this great Anniversary we have been favoured by a correspondent in Scotland . EDINBURGH . ST . JOHN ' DAY falling on Sunday this year , Monday following was held in lieu thereof . The following are the Masters of the Lodges in Edinburgh for the year
ensuing : LODGES , MASTERS . REGALIA . MEETINGS . Mary ' s Chapel , Mr . John Clark , Mazarine blue , 2 d Tuesday . Canongate Kilwinning , John Moir , Esq . W . S . Red , 1 st Thursday . Canongate and Leith , Mr _ John Alexander , Light blue , 1 st Wednesd . Leith and Canongate , ' Masons Ditto Once a quarter .
Journeymen , , St David ' s J . O . Brown , Esq . W . S . Green , 3 d Tuesday . St ! Luke ' s / Will . Inglis , Esq . W . S . Crimson , 3 d Friday . St ! Andrew's , ' Dr . John Gardner , Mazarine blue , 2 d Friday . Thistle Arch . Cambell , Esq . Green , 1 st Friday . Royal Arch , Rc ( l > ,, 3 d Monday . St . ' James ' s , Mr . Alex . Veitch , Light blue , Once a quarter . New Edinb . ' Kilwinning , Mr . Robert Johnstone , Crimson , 2 d Thursday . John Galbreath 2 d Monday
St . Stephen's , Mr . , Green , . Defensive Band , Mr . Robert Cummins , Orange , 4 th Tuesday . Roman Eagle , Edward Collis , Esq . Mazarine blue , 1 st Tuesday . Caledonian Robert Watson , Esq . Tartan , 3 d Wednesd .
PERTH . There are three Lodges in Perth , who all met on the 28 th , and celebrated the Festival of ST . JOHN THE E VANGELIST with their wonted harmony , after electing their new office-bearers . The Masters' names are as follow : Perth and Scoone Lodge , Br . Andrew M'Culloch . St . Andrew ' s Lodge , - Br . John Halkett . Perth Royal Arch , - Br . William Imbne . VOL . vi . I