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Provincial.
MONMOUTH —The Loyal Lodge , 671 , until lately nearly defunct , has , through the industry and zeal of Bro . Isaac Chilcot , not only revived , but is actually in most excellent order , and rapidly increasing in number and respectability , thirteen having been initiated , and as many joining ; Among the latter the Pligh Sheriff ; Bro . Chilcot ' s zeal is most commendable ; he attributes his success entirely to having read and studied to the best of his power , the Masonic works of the Rev . Dr . Oliver .
GLOUCESTER . —Masonry here is at the lowest ebb , so much so , that persons desirous of initiation , actually seek other places for knowledge . This has awakened the sleepers , and we hear that the revival of at least one of our Lodges will shortl y take place .
SWINDON , Dec . 27 . —The Royal Sussex Lodge of Emulation , No . 453 , held its annual festival on St . John ' s-day , at the Goddard Arms Inn . The Lodge was opened at ten o ' clock , . M ., and the AY . Master elect was installed , and the other officers appointed and duly invested with the insignia of office . There was a numerous attendance of the Brethren , and the D . P . G . M . of AViltshire , J . R . Brown , Esq ., honoured the Lodge with his presence . The Brethren afterwards sat down to banquet . The Lodge was closed at an early hour .
PORTSMOUTH —The Brethren here have applied for a warrant for a new Lodge , and have received a very strong recommendation from the P . G . M . for that purpose ; they expect a dispensation to enable them to meet previous to receiving the warrant . A Provincial Lodge will be held in the course of two or three weeks , previous to the departure of our P . G . M ., Admiral Sir L . Curtis , who is appointed Admiral-Superintendent at Malta Dock-yard .
PORTSEA , Jan . 2 . —The Royal Sussex Lodge , 428 , met for the purpose of installing Bro . R . Elliott , who had been re-elected AY . M . ; and who invested his AVardens ( Bros . Ogburn ami Rastrick , ) and other officers .
GOSPORT , Dec . 27 . —The Lodge of Harmony , 387 , is still increasing in numbers and respectability ; they celebrated the festival of St . John . The W . M . Bro . S . D . Forbes , P . G . S . B ., who had been unanimously elected amongst the rulers of the Craft , was installed in a style of firstrate order by Bro . G- Adams , assisted by Bro . Clark . The AY . M . then invested his AVardens ( Bros . J . O . Simmons and H . Compigne ) , and other officers .
ISLE OP AVIGHT , Dee . 27 . —The Phoenix Lodge , 319 , celebrated the festival of our patron saint , when Bro . E . J . Scott , who had been elected at the previous meeting , was installed as the AA . M ., who appointed his AVardens , Bros . ( Sabben and Savage ) and other officers . Feb . 22 . —The AY . M-, in the name of the Brethren , presented Bro . Minchin with a splendid Past Master ' s jewel , as a mark of their esteem , and for the efficient manner in which he fulfilled the duties of AY . M .
during the past year . Jan . 11 . —ALBANY LODGE , 17 G . —Bro . T . II . Chase was duly installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , and invested Bros . J 11 . Hearn and Brown Hearn as AVardens , as also the other officers . —This Lodge , under the fostering care of its present AV . M ., is , we are happy to say , recovering from the dormant state it has been in for years ; since the VOL . i . - M
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
MONMOUTH —The Loyal Lodge , 671 , until lately nearly defunct , has , through the industry and zeal of Bro . Isaac Chilcot , not only revived , but is actually in most excellent order , and rapidly increasing in number and respectability , thirteen having been initiated , and as many joining ; Among the latter the Pligh Sheriff ; Bro . Chilcot ' s zeal is most commendable ; he attributes his success entirely to having read and studied to the best of his power , the Masonic works of the Rev . Dr . Oliver .
GLOUCESTER . —Masonry here is at the lowest ebb , so much so , that persons desirous of initiation , actually seek other places for knowledge . This has awakened the sleepers , and we hear that the revival of at least one of our Lodges will shortl y take place .
SWINDON , Dec . 27 . —The Royal Sussex Lodge of Emulation , No . 453 , held its annual festival on St . John ' s-day , at the Goddard Arms Inn . The Lodge was opened at ten o ' clock , . M ., and the AY . Master elect was installed , and the other officers appointed and duly invested with the insignia of office . There was a numerous attendance of the Brethren , and the D . P . G . M . of AViltshire , J . R . Brown , Esq ., honoured the Lodge with his presence . The Brethren afterwards sat down to banquet . The Lodge was closed at an early hour .
PORTSMOUTH —The Brethren here have applied for a warrant for a new Lodge , and have received a very strong recommendation from the P . G . M . for that purpose ; they expect a dispensation to enable them to meet previous to receiving the warrant . A Provincial Lodge will be held in the course of two or three weeks , previous to the departure of our P . G . M ., Admiral Sir L . Curtis , who is appointed Admiral-Superintendent at Malta Dock-yard .
PORTSEA , Jan . 2 . —The Royal Sussex Lodge , 428 , met for the purpose of installing Bro . R . Elliott , who had been re-elected AY . M . ; and who invested his AVardens ( Bros . Ogburn ami Rastrick , ) and other officers .
GOSPORT , Dec . 27 . —The Lodge of Harmony , 387 , is still increasing in numbers and respectability ; they celebrated the festival of St . John . The W . M . Bro . S . D . Forbes , P . G . S . B ., who had been unanimously elected amongst the rulers of the Craft , was installed in a style of firstrate order by Bro . G- Adams , assisted by Bro . Clark . The AY . M . then invested his AVardens ( Bros . J . O . Simmons and H . Compigne ) , and other officers .
ISLE OP AVIGHT , Dee . 27 . —The Phoenix Lodge , 319 , celebrated the festival of our patron saint , when Bro . E . J . Scott , who had been elected at the previous meeting , was installed as the AA . M ., who appointed his AVardens , Bros . ( Sabben and Savage ) and other officers . Feb . 22 . —The AY . M-, in the name of the Brethren , presented Bro . Minchin with a splendid Past Master ' s jewel , as a mark of their esteem , and for the efficient manner in which he fulfilled the duties of AY . M .
during the past year . Jan . 11 . —ALBANY LODGE , 17 G . —Bro . T . II . Chase was duly installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , and invested Bros . J 11 . Hearn and Brown Hearn as AVardens , as also the other officers . —This Lodge , under the fostering care of its present AV . M ., is , we are happy to say , recovering from the dormant state it has been in for years ; since the VOL . i . - M