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HERTFORD LODGE , Feb . 2 . —There was a numerous meeting of the members of this Lodge at the Town Hall , and after the transaction of the Masonic business the Brethren adjourned to banquet in the Council Chamber . Brother Y . Crawley , Jun ., the AV . M ., presided . Amongst the Brethren present were J . M . Carter , Esq . Rev . J . Byde , G . S . Thornton , Esq . ; Pastmasters—Crew , Davis , Lawrence , Nunn , Sworder , & c . The utmost harmony prevailed , and the evening passed off very
delightfully . On this occasion also the Brethren were indulged with a further vocal treat by the exquisite taste of Brother Crew , and the magnificent voice of Brother Henry Kember . AVALTHAM CROSS . — -The exemplary manner in which the general business of the Salisbury Lodge is conducted , has very sensibly impressed every member of the Lodge , as well as the Brethren who have visited it , with the warmest feelings of respect and gratitude to its distinguished founder and first Master , Bro . AVm . Lloyd Thomas ; the success of the
Lodge we do not hesitate to say , is mainly attributed to his unceasing assiduity . Consecration only took place in June last , and at each successive meeting , initiations have so poured in , that the number of members already exceeds thirty , all gentlemen of the highest respectability . On the re-election of Bro . Thomas to the Chair , he appointed his officers , all of whom , with but one exception , he had initiated into the Lodgethey assisted him in the three degrees in a manner most creditable to
themselves—and presented thereby the pleasing testimony of their Master ' s ability . The Salisbury Lodge may be quoted as an example to the Craft . OXFORD , Dec . 27 . —The Brethren of the Masonic Order dined at the Alfred lodge , to celebrate the Festival of St . John . A very respectable party ( our Member , Donald Maclean , Esq . among the number ) sat down , about five o ' clock , to a dinner embracing every delicacy of the season . The new AVorshipful Master , Brother Sowter , took the Chair , and Masonic toasts and sentiments were circulated till a late hour .
The Brethren of the University Apollo Lodge assembled at the Masonic Hall , in this city , February 2 , to celebrate their anniversary . Several members of the Alfred City Lodge and other strangers attended , and among them we observed the present Mayor , C . J . Sadler , Esq . The worshipful Master of the Apollo Lodge , Brother Bingham , presided , and the Vice-President ' s Chair was filled by his Senior AVarden , Brother Hayward CoxA ice-Principal of St . Mary HallThe
Chair-, , man introduced the usual loyal and appropriate toasts with considerable tact and judgment . In proposing " Prosperity to the City Lodge , " as well as " The Chief Magistrate and the City of Oxford , " the Chairman congratulated them on the good feeling existing betiveen the two Lodges and the two bodies , and hoped that nothing might ever occur to disturb a union so desirable to th ? interests of all . The Worshipful Master of
the Alfred Lodge , Brother Sowter , and the Mayor , Brother Sadler , returned thanks , expressing their full concurrence in the sentiments of the Chairman , and their desire to strengthen the bonds of unity so happily subsisting between the two bodies . February 20 . — -MASONIC FESTIVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . —Our Masonic Lodge presented a scene of unusual bustle and interest , and the day was fraught with much importance to the mystic science , and with considerable gratification to the fraternity . The slow and partial progress ivhich Freemasonry has made
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Provincial.
HERTFORD LODGE , Feb . 2 . —There was a numerous meeting of the members of this Lodge at the Town Hall , and after the transaction of the Masonic business the Brethren adjourned to banquet in the Council Chamber . Brother Y . Crawley , Jun ., the AV . M ., presided . Amongst the Brethren present were J . M . Carter , Esq . Rev . J . Byde , G . S . Thornton , Esq . ; Pastmasters—Crew , Davis , Lawrence , Nunn , Sworder , & c . The utmost harmony prevailed , and the evening passed off very
delightfully . On this occasion also the Brethren were indulged with a further vocal treat by the exquisite taste of Brother Crew , and the magnificent voice of Brother Henry Kember . AVALTHAM CROSS . — -The exemplary manner in which the general business of the Salisbury Lodge is conducted , has very sensibly impressed every member of the Lodge , as well as the Brethren who have visited it , with the warmest feelings of respect and gratitude to its distinguished founder and first Master , Bro . AVm . Lloyd Thomas ; the success of the
Lodge we do not hesitate to say , is mainly attributed to his unceasing assiduity . Consecration only took place in June last , and at each successive meeting , initiations have so poured in , that the number of members already exceeds thirty , all gentlemen of the highest respectability . On the re-election of Bro . Thomas to the Chair , he appointed his officers , all of whom , with but one exception , he had initiated into the Lodgethey assisted him in the three degrees in a manner most creditable to
themselves—and presented thereby the pleasing testimony of their Master ' s ability . The Salisbury Lodge may be quoted as an example to the Craft . OXFORD , Dec . 27 . —The Brethren of the Masonic Order dined at the Alfred lodge , to celebrate the Festival of St . John . A very respectable party ( our Member , Donald Maclean , Esq . among the number ) sat down , about five o ' clock , to a dinner embracing every delicacy of the season . The new AVorshipful Master , Brother Sowter , took the Chair , and Masonic toasts and sentiments were circulated till a late hour .
The Brethren of the University Apollo Lodge assembled at the Masonic Hall , in this city , February 2 , to celebrate their anniversary . Several members of the Alfred City Lodge and other strangers attended , and among them we observed the present Mayor , C . J . Sadler , Esq . The worshipful Master of the Apollo Lodge , Brother Bingham , presided , and the Vice-President ' s Chair was filled by his Senior AVarden , Brother Hayward CoxA ice-Principal of St . Mary HallThe
Chair-, , man introduced the usual loyal and appropriate toasts with considerable tact and judgment . In proposing " Prosperity to the City Lodge , " as well as " The Chief Magistrate and the City of Oxford , " the Chairman congratulated them on the good feeling existing betiveen the two Lodges and the two bodies , and hoped that nothing might ever occur to disturb a union so desirable to th ? interests of all . The Worshipful Master of
the Alfred Lodge , Brother Sowter , and the Mayor , Brother Sadler , returned thanks , expressing their full concurrence in the sentiments of the Chairman , and their desire to strengthen the bonds of unity so happily subsisting between the two bodies . February 20 . — -MASONIC FESTIVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . —Our Masonic Lodge presented a scene of unusual bustle and interest , and the day was fraught with much importance to the mystic science , and with considerable gratification to the fraternity . The slow and partial progress ivhich Freemasonry has made