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Provincial.
he felt the compliment just paid him , and trusted that Providence might spare him to perform the important duties of his station in this county that the Craft required , ancl that he should never forget the unsolicited honour conferred by the R . AV . P . G . M . in appointing him as his lordship ' s deputy , and for the fraternal ancl kind manner he had upon every occasion been received by those Lodges he hacl had the pleasure of visiting . _ Cheshire honours
" Past and Present P . G . Officers of , —( ) . Brothers BRASSEY and BENNETT ( the two provincial officers present ) returned thanks . Brother the Rev . J . FOLLIOT ( the Chaplain for the day ) rose , and after making some observations on the beauties of Masonry , passed a high eulogium on the merits of the AV . Master , C . Hamilton , Esq ., and concluded by giving his health , which was received by the Brethren with great applause , and the masonic honours given with marked
precision . The W . MASTER acknowledged the compliment , and , in a speech of some length , concluded by assuring his Brethren that his best faculties should be exerted in the discharge of his duty during the next twelve months , and begged most cordially to thank them for the honour of electing him a second time to fill the chair . Several other toasts followed . " MrsHamilton ( bthe RW . D . P . G . M . ) the lady of the
AVor-. , y . , shipful Master , Charles Hamilton , Esq ., "—( masonic fire ) . The AV . MASTER responded to the toast . At the supper table , near the throne , were seated Brothers the Rev . J . Folliot , Captain Brooke , Dr . Connoll , Charles Hamilton , Esq ., B . Brassey , Esq ., John Rogers , Esq ., T . M . Bennett , Esq ., John Blake , Esq ., R . N ., & c . In the course of the day a letter was read from Majorgeneral Brother Sir Chas . Napier , K . B ., & c , regretting his unavoidable
absence . One part of this clay ' s proceedings gives us great pleasure to relate : at an early part of the day the R . AV . D . P . G . M . presented , in the name of the Lodge , an elegant silver snuff-box , to Brother J . A . Clements , on which was the following inscription : — " Presented to Brother J . A . Clements , by the Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge , 615 , as a small tribute of their fraternal regard for his zeal as a Mason , and his efficient services to the interests of the Cestrian
Lodge upon all occasions . The R . AV . D . P . G . M . retired about ten o ' clock , when the Lodge was finally closed and adjourned . DEWSBURY . — Tribute of respect for Masonic Worth to Dr . Senior . — The festival of St . John the Evangelist was celebrated , Dec . 28 , by the Brethren ofthe Three Grancl Principals , No . 251 , with more than usual eclat ; the R . AV . D . P . G . Master , Charles Lee , Esq ., ancl other provincial
grancl officers having attended , with many of the distinguished Brethren from the neighbouring towns , in compliment to Brother the Rev . Dr . Senior , P . G . S . W ., Head Master of the Free Grammar School , Batley , by whom on his retirement from the chair , after a presidency of three successive years , his Brethren of the Dewsbury Lodge presented with a valuable gold watch , as a token of their approbation and esteem . This is , we understand , the second testimonial that the Rev . Doctor has received from the Dewsbury Brethren , having been honoured on the
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Provincial.
he felt the compliment just paid him , and trusted that Providence might spare him to perform the important duties of his station in this county that the Craft required , ancl that he should never forget the unsolicited honour conferred by the R . AV . P . G . M . in appointing him as his lordship ' s deputy , and for the fraternal ancl kind manner he had upon every occasion been received by those Lodges he hacl had the pleasure of visiting . _ Cheshire honours
" Past and Present P . G . Officers of , —( ) . Brothers BRASSEY and BENNETT ( the two provincial officers present ) returned thanks . Brother the Rev . J . FOLLIOT ( the Chaplain for the day ) rose , and after making some observations on the beauties of Masonry , passed a high eulogium on the merits of the AV . Master , C . Hamilton , Esq ., and concluded by giving his health , which was received by the Brethren with great applause , and the masonic honours given with marked
precision . The W . MASTER acknowledged the compliment , and , in a speech of some length , concluded by assuring his Brethren that his best faculties should be exerted in the discharge of his duty during the next twelve months , and begged most cordially to thank them for the honour of electing him a second time to fill the chair . Several other toasts followed . " MrsHamilton ( bthe RW . D . P . G . M . ) the lady of the
AVor-. , y . , shipful Master , Charles Hamilton , Esq ., "—( masonic fire ) . The AV . MASTER responded to the toast . At the supper table , near the throne , were seated Brothers the Rev . J . Folliot , Captain Brooke , Dr . Connoll , Charles Hamilton , Esq ., B . Brassey , Esq ., John Rogers , Esq ., T . M . Bennett , Esq ., John Blake , Esq ., R . N ., & c . In the course of the day a letter was read from Majorgeneral Brother Sir Chas . Napier , K . B ., & c , regretting his unavoidable
absence . One part of this clay ' s proceedings gives us great pleasure to relate : at an early part of the day the R . AV . D . P . G . M . presented , in the name of the Lodge , an elegant silver snuff-box , to Brother J . A . Clements , on which was the following inscription : — " Presented to Brother J . A . Clements , by the Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge , 615 , as a small tribute of their fraternal regard for his zeal as a Mason , and his efficient services to the interests of the Cestrian
Lodge upon all occasions . The R . AV . D . P . G . M . retired about ten o ' clock , when the Lodge was finally closed and adjourned . DEWSBURY . — Tribute of respect for Masonic Worth to Dr . Senior . — The festival of St . John the Evangelist was celebrated , Dec . 28 , by the Brethren ofthe Three Grancl Principals , No . 251 , with more than usual eclat ; the R . AV . D . P . G . Master , Charles Lee , Esq ., ancl other provincial
grancl officers having attended , with many of the distinguished Brethren from the neighbouring towns , in compliment to Brother the Rev . Dr . Senior , P . G . S . W ., Head Master of the Free Grammar School , Batley , by whom on his retirement from the chair , after a presidency of three successive years , his Brethren of the Dewsbury Lodge presented with a valuable gold watch , as a token of their approbation and esteem . This is , we understand , the second testimonial that the Rev . Doctor has received from the Dewsbury Brethren , having been honoured on the