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Provincial.
The D . P : G . M . observed on the law relating to by-laws , and other matters of importance , ancl that no P . G . Officer would be selected from lodges in arrear . That the Grancl Secretary could not find time to attend to the interests of the province of West Yorkshire . Certain alterations and additions were made to the P . G . L . by-laws ; certain brethren were relieved , as also one widow ; Prov . Grand Officers for the year were appointed ; Bro . W . Beckwith was unanimousl
y elected P . G . Treasurer . A balance of 478 / . Os . 6 d . remained in the banker ' s hand , notwithstanding 140 / . had been distributed during the year in charitable purposes . The next Prov . Grand Loclge will be held at the Masonic Hall , Bradford , on the Sth day of July .. next .
LIVERPOOL , May 17 . —The Annual Grand Lodge of the Western Division of Lancashire , was held at the Adelphi Hotel , pursuant to announcement . The R . W . D . G . Master for the province , Bro . John Drinkwater presided , and matters of much interest to the Craft were discussed . There were nearly a hundred of the brethren present . The banquet was attended by about eighty , and a very pleasant evening was spent under the auspices of the Deputy Grand Master . MANCHESTER . —We understand that arrangements are making to erect a Freemasons' Hall in this city , capable of accommodating " all the brethren in the county . "
NEWCASTLE , May 1 . —The brethren of the Northern Counties Lodge , No . 586 , met at their lodge-room , Bell ' s-court , Newgate-street , in this town , to choose their officers for the ensuing twelvemonths . The brethren afterwards dined at the Crown ancl Thistle Inn , and spent the evening in that harmonious spirit which so much characterizes the meetings of this ancient and loyal Craft .
CARMARTHEN . —Si . Peter ' s Lodge . —The members of this lodge and the brethren throughout this part of the principality begin to display some uneasiness about their provincial meetings , not one having been convened for many years . It is an acknowledged fact , that in those provinces where the Grand Lodge is regularly summoned , the interests of Freemasonry are consulted , and its principles promulgated ; ancl , as in most societies , the
members are prone to imitate those whom Providence has placed in superior stations , so also in Masonry , the calling together the officers of the Grand Prov . Lodge , necessarily bring masters ancl workmen together for settlement of affairs and a little rational hilarity . The indefatigable exertions of Bro . Lea Wilson , P . G ., preserved the lodge of Surrey in good order and trim ; and the same may now be said of Bro . Dr . Bell Fletcher , of Birminghamwhose heart and soul appear in the proceedings of the
, Grand Lodge of Warwickshire . Bro . Ribbans continues his exertions in this lodge , and we hope soon to record the proceedings of a goodly gathering of the provincial officers of South Wales , when the Aged Masons' Asylum in particular will be sure to come under the attention ofthe brethren .
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Provincial.
The D . P : G . M . observed on the law relating to by-laws , and other matters of importance , ancl that no P . G . Officer would be selected from lodges in arrear . That the Grancl Secretary could not find time to attend to the interests of the province of West Yorkshire . Certain alterations and additions were made to the P . G . L . by-laws ; certain brethren were relieved , as also one widow ; Prov . Grand Officers for the year were appointed ; Bro . W . Beckwith was unanimousl
y elected P . G . Treasurer . A balance of 478 / . Os . 6 d . remained in the banker ' s hand , notwithstanding 140 / . had been distributed during the year in charitable purposes . The next Prov . Grand Loclge will be held at the Masonic Hall , Bradford , on the Sth day of July .. next .
LIVERPOOL , May 17 . —The Annual Grand Lodge of the Western Division of Lancashire , was held at the Adelphi Hotel , pursuant to announcement . The R . W . D . G . Master for the province , Bro . John Drinkwater presided , and matters of much interest to the Craft were discussed . There were nearly a hundred of the brethren present . The banquet was attended by about eighty , and a very pleasant evening was spent under the auspices of the Deputy Grand Master . MANCHESTER . —We understand that arrangements are making to erect a Freemasons' Hall in this city , capable of accommodating " all the brethren in the county . "
NEWCASTLE , May 1 . —The brethren of the Northern Counties Lodge , No . 586 , met at their lodge-room , Bell ' s-court , Newgate-street , in this town , to choose their officers for the ensuing twelvemonths . The brethren afterwards dined at the Crown ancl Thistle Inn , and spent the evening in that harmonious spirit which so much characterizes the meetings of this ancient and loyal Craft .
CARMARTHEN . —Si . Peter ' s Lodge . —The members of this lodge and the brethren throughout this part of the principality begin to display some uneasiness about their provincial meetings , not one having been convened for many years . It is an acknowledged fact , that in those provinces where the Grand Lodge is regularly summoned , the interests of Freemasonry are consulted , and its principles promulgated ; ancl , as in most societies , the
members are prone to imitate those whom Providence has placed in superior stations , so also in Masonry , the calling together the officers of the Grand Prov . Lodge , necessarily bring masters ancl workmen together for settlement of affairs and a little rational hilarity . The indefatigable exertions of Bro . Lea Wilson , P . G ., preserved the lodge of Surrey in good order and trim ; and the same may now be said of Bro . Dr . Bell Fletcher , of Birminghamwhose heart and soul appear in the proceedings of the
, Grand Lodge of Warwickshire . Bro . Ribbans continues his exertions in this lodge , and we hope soon to record the proceedings of a goodly gathering of the provincial officers of South Wales , when the Aged Masons' Asylum in particular will be sure to come under the attention ofthe brethren .