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Provincial.
STAFFORD —OnTuesday , July 14 , a Provincial Grand Meeting of the Fraternity , was held in the Shire Hall , which was opened at twelve o ' clock , in clue form , Avithsdemn prayer . The chair Avas taken by John Mee MattheAV , Esq ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master , in the absence of , and in consequence of , the domestic affliction of the Eig ht Hon . Earl Ferrers , Provincial Grand MasterThere Avere present the Worshiptul Masters , Officers , and
. Brethren , of the following Lodges : — „ , „ ,,., AT , , . , The Royal Chartley Lodge of Fortitude , Stafford ; the Noah s Ark Lodn-e , Bilston ; St . Martin ' s Lodge , Burslem ; the Etruscan Lodge , Stoke-upon-Trent ; St . John's Lodge , Lichfield ; Mentuna Lodge , Hanley ; Saint Peter ' s Lodge , Wolverhampton ; and several Brethren from the adjoining Provinces . . . . The following Brethren Avere appointed Provincial Grand Officers
for the current year : — . . Edward Knight , M . D , Provincial Senior Grand Warden ; Christopher Taylor Darley , P . Junior Grancl Warden ; Thomas Boulton , Royal Chartley Lodge , Provincial Senior Grand Deacon ; John Marson , Provincial Junior Grancl Deacon ; Rev . R . Buckeridge Provincial Grancl Chaplain ; Thomas C . Davis , Provincial Grand Eco-istrar- Thomas W . Fleetwood , Provincial Grand Secretary ; Thomas BoultonSaint Martin ' s Lod Provincial Grand Master of
, ge , Ceremonies ; John Hilton , Provincial Grand Superintendent of W orks ; Wm Dibb Provincial Grancl Pursuivant ; Wm . Gillard , Provincial Grancl Organist ; Ralp h Stevenson , Provincial Grand Sword Bearer ; all of Avhom were invested by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master with the insignia of their different offices . . The Deputy G . P . Master then proceeded to the election of a Provincial Grand Treasurer , ivhen Brother Thomas Brutton was duly proand it carried unanimously that he should
posed and seconded ; was be re-elected to the important office for tins year . The remaining business of the Lodge being finished , the same was closed in amp le form , and ivith solemn prayer . At three o ' clock the Brethren sat down to an excellent dinner , provided in the magnificent room at the Shire Hall , which gave general satisfac + ion On the removal of the cloth , Non nobis Domine was given Avitli ' nne effect ; and during the evening several excellent songs and duets were sung by Brothers ShaAV , Brutton , Wynne , 1-leetwood ,
M ° nv appropriate ancl loyal toasts were drank , amongst which , the Kin » - the Patron of the Order ; the Duke of Sussex , most Worshmiul Grancl Master of England ( both with clue honours ); the Royal Wnilv Earl Ferrers , Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire ( in Semn sibnceV-Jolm Mee Mathew , Esq ., D . P . Grancl Master ( ivith hSreJrBroW his safe return from the Continent ; the Provincial Grand Ireasurer , with thanks for the zealous support he has on all occasions given the Craft % rotto SirE . D . Scott , Bart . ; Brother the Rev . Dr . Oliver ; the Ladies of Staffordshire , & c .
Morley , near Leeds . The removal of the Lodge of Integrity , . No . 529 , from Brighouse to Morley , was celebrated by Oie Brethren in tins district on the 29 th
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
STAFFORD —OnTuesday , July 14 , a Provincial Grand Meeting of the Fraternity , was held in the Shire Hall , which was opened at twelve o ' clock , in clue form , Avithsdemn prayer . The chair Avas taken by John Mee MattheAV , Esq ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master , in the absence of , and in consequence of , the domestic affliction of the Eig ht Hon . Earl Ferrers , Provincial Grand MasterThere Avere present the Worshiptul Masters , Officers , and
. Brethren , of the following Lodges : — „ , „ ,,., AT , , . , The Royal Chartley Lodge of Fortitude , Stafford ; the Noah s Ark Lodn-e , Bilston ; St . Martin ' s Lodge , Burslem ; the Etruscan Lodge , Stoke-upon-Trent ; St . John's Lodge , Lichfield ; Mentuna Lodge , Hanley ; Saint Peter ' s Lodge , Wolverhampton ; and several Brethren from the adjoining Provinces . . . . The following Brethren Avere appointed Provincial Grand Officers
for the current year : — . . Edward Knight , M . D , Provincial Senior Grand Warden ; Christopher Taylor Darley , P . Junior Grancl Warden ; Thomas Boulton , Royal Chartley Lodge , Provincial Senior Grand Deacon ; John Marson , Provincial Junior Grancl Deacon ; Rev . R . Buckeridge Provincial Grancl Chaplain ; Thomas C . Davis , Provincial Grand Eco-istrar- Thomas W . Fleetwood , Provincial Grand Secretary ; Thomas BoultonSaint Martin ' s Lod Provincial Grand Master of
, ge , Ceremonies ; John Hilton , Provincial Grand Superintendent of W orks ; Wm Dibb Provincial Grancl Pursuivant ; Wm . Gillard , Provincial Grancl Organist ; Ralp h Stevenson , Provincial Grand Sword Bearer ; all of Avhom were invested by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master with the insignia of their different offices . . The Deputy G . P . Master then proceeded to the election of a Provincial Grand Treasurer , ivhen Brother Thomas Brutton was duly proand it carried unanimously that he should
posed and seconded ; was be re-elected to the important office for tins year . The remaining business of the Lodge being finished , the same was closed in amp le form , and ivith solemn prayer . At three o ' clock the Brethren sat down to an excellent dinner , provided in the magnificent room at the Shire Hall , which gave general satisfac + ion On the removal of the cloth , Non nobis Domine was given Avitli ' nne effect ; and during the evening several excellent songs and duets were sung by Brothers ShaAV , Brutton , Wynne , 1-leetwood ,
M ° nv appropriate ancl loyal toasts were drank , amongst which , the Kin » - the Patron of the Order ; the Duke of Sussex , most Worshmiul Grancl Master of England ( both with clue honours ); the Royal Wnilv Earl Ferrers , Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire ( in Semn sibnceV-Jolm Mee Mathew , Esq ., D . P . Grancl Master ( ivith hSreJrBroW his safe return from the Continent ; the Provincial Grand Ireasurer , with thanks for the zealous support he has on all occasions given the Craft % rotto SirE . D . Scott , Bart . ; Brother the Rev . Dr . Oliver ; the Ladies of Staffordshire , & c .
Morley , near Leeds . The removal of the Lodge of Integrity , . No . 529 , from Brighouse to Morley , was celebrated by Oie Brethren in tins district on the 29 th