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Provincial.
After the loyal toasts of " The Queen" and "Prince Albert and the rest of the royal family , " the Chairman proposed in terms of high eulogy "Our much esteemed incumbent and the clergy . " The Rev . Mr . SUTCLIFFE , after acknowledging the ' toast , proposed the health of J . Forster , Esq ., to whom he might almost say they were indebted for the erection of the church . In doing so he formally presented to Mr . Foster the silver trowel which had been used by that
gen tleman , and which he assured him was not only a token of the respect entertained towards him by his personal friends , but also of their clue appreciation of the interest he had always shown in the church and in every thing connected with the true welfare of the nei ghbourhood . The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm . J . FOSTER , Esq ., in reply expressed his sincere desire that the trowel would be preserved as a heir-loom in his famil .
y The Rev . Mr . SUTCLIFFE next proposed " The Freemasons who have favoured us this clay with their company , " coupling with the toast the name of Mr . L . Newell . As Mr . Newell was a stranger , and not a Freemason of the district , Mr . Lumb , of AVakefield , acknowledged the toast ; after which the interesting proceedings of the occasion ' terminated .
WHITBY . —Presentation of a Testimonial to Companion Leveau . — The Quarterly Convocation of the Companions of the Britannia Chapter of Royal Arch Masons was held in the Council Room , at the Angel Hotel , on the 3 rd June , after which the Companions and Brethren of the Lion Lodge dined together on the occasion of presenting a testimonial to Companion Leveau , Past Grand Director of Ceremonies of the Supreme Grand Chapter of England , P . G . Junior AVarden of Northampton and
Hunts ., P . Z . of the Britannia Chapter , Whitby , & c , an event which will be memorable in the annals of Freemasonry in this county , as his efficient ancl gratuitous services are not confined to the Chapter ancl Loclge of Royal Arch and Craft Masons at Whitby alone , but have also been extended toYork , Gainsborough , Stokesley , Scarborough , and many other towns where Freemasonry " holds a seat . " Freemasonry , although at present in a very flourishing condition at Whitby , has had its reverses . The Lion Lodge was established in 1797 , but we learn from Young ' s History of Whitby that there was a previous Lodge called the Britannia Lodge , constituted in 1772 , and held at the Plough , in Church-street .
1 be Britannia Chapter ot Royal Arch Masons was not established until some time after the Lion Lodge , and is now attached to that Lodge . Prosperity attended both the Chapter and the Lodge for a great number of years , and about 1820 the latter numbered upwards of one hundred Brethren , including all the most respectable gentlemen in the town . The Chapter also continued very prosperous until 1834 , when the Companions ceased to meet in Council . In 1844 a great impetus was given to Freemasonry in this town , through the instrumentality of Companion Leveau ,
and a vast number of new members were then enrolled ; and in November , in the following year , the Britannia Chapter was resuscitated , ancl Companion Leveau appointed them E . Z . From that time to the present both the Chapter and the Loclge have been attended with much prosperity ; and for that prosperity the Companions and Brethren are , in a great measure , indebted to the efficient and valued services of Companion Leveau ; and in order to testify their appreciation of those gratuitous services it was unanimously resolved that some suitable testimonial should be procured for presentation to that gentleman . A very hand-
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Provincial.
After the loyal toasts of " The Queen" and "Prince Albert and the rest of the royal family , " the Chairman proposed in terms of high eulogy "Our much esteemed incumbent and the clergy . " The Rev . Mr . SUTCLIFFE , after acknowledging the ' toast , proposed the health of J . Forster , Esq ., to whom he might almost say they were indebted for the erection of the church . In doing so he formally presented to Mr . Foster the silver trowel which had been used by that
gen tleman , and which he assured him was not only a token of the respect entertained towards him by his personal friends , but also of their clue appreciation of the interest he had always shown in the church and in every thing connected with the true welfare of the nei ghbourhood . The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm . J . FOSTER , Esq ., in reply expressed his sincere desire that the trowel would be preserved as a heir-loom in his famil .
y The Rev . Mr . SUTCLIFFE next proposed " The Freemasons who have favoured us this clay with their company , " coupling with the toast the name of Mr . L . Newell . As Mr . Newell was a stranger , and not a Freemason of the district , Mr . Lumb , of AVakefield , acknowledged the toast ; after which the interesting proceedings of the occasion ' terminated .
WHITBY . —Presentation of a Testimonial to Companion Leveau . — The Quarterly Convocation of the Companions of the Britannia Chapter of Royal Arch Masons was held in the Council Room , at the Angel Hotel , on the 3 rd June , after which the Companions and Brethren of the Lion Lodge dined together on the occasion of presenting a testimonial to Companion Leveau , Past Grand Director of Ceremonies of the Supreme Grand Chapter of England , P . G . Junior AVarden of Northampton and
Hunts ., P . Z . of the Britannia Chapter , Whitby , & c , an event which will be memorable in the annals of Freemasonry in this county , as his efficient ancl gratuitous services are not confined to the Chapter ancl Loclge of Royal Arch and Craft Masons at Whitby alone , but have also been extended toYork , Gainsborough , Stokesley , Scarborough , and many other towns where Freemasonry " holds a seat . " Freemasonry , although at present in a very flourishing condition at Whitby , has had its reverses . The Lion Lodge was established in 1797 , but we learn from Young ' s History of Whitby that there was a previous Lodge called the Britannia Lodge , constituted in 1772 , and held at the Plough , in Church-street .
1 be Britannia Chapter ot Royal Arch Masons was not established until some time after the Lion Lodge , and is now attached to that Lodge . Prosperity attended both the Chapter and the Lodge for a great number of years , and about 1820 the latter numbered upwards of one hundred Brethren , including all the most respectable gentlemen in the town . The Chapter also continued very prosperous until 1834 , when the Companions ceased to meet in Council . In 1844 a great impetus was given to Freemasonry in this town , through the instrumentality of Companion Leveau ,
and a vast number of new members were then enrolled ; and in November , in the following year , the Britannia Chapter was resuscitated , ancl Companion Leveau appointed them E . Z . From that time to the present both the Chapter and the Loclge have been attended with much prosperity ; and for that prosperity the Companions and Brethren are , in a great measure , indebted to the efficient and valued services of Companion Leveau ; and in order to testify their appreciation of those gratuitous services it was unanimously resolved that some suitable testimonial should be procured for presentation to that gentleman . A very hand-