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acknowledge ourselves to have felt thankful to him for the careful , zealous , cordial , and feeling manner in which he delivered his sentiments , and are confident that the impressive manner in which they were offered and received will not be forgotten . The acting Provincial G . M . will , however , we are assured , pardon our presumption in humbly suggesting that the holding of an annual Grand Lodge in Cambridge ,
the seat of learning , and where the genius of Masonry has so frequently shown her preference , would be attended with considerable advantagein affording the opportunity of distinguishing such brethren as have honourably and zealously deported themselves ( by their elevation to the purple)—to himself , by drawing around his own person those whose local feelings are identified with the natural hope of preferment , and to the Order itself , by the closer co-operation and intimate union
of hearts , anxious and determined to uphold the best interests of our glorious and magnificent mystery . BURY ST . ED . IICNDS . —A provincial convocation of the Royal Arch was held last month , by command of the Prov . G . Superintendant , the Rev . G . A . Browne , and which was very respectably attended . The Rev . Companion promulgated the new regulations of exaltation and installation as recentl y declared , and addressed the Chapter in very forcible terms upon the occasion . It was gratifying to notice the great attention and respect with which he was listened to ; and the conclusion that may be drawn is , that in future there will be a greater observance of this
part of the Masonic ritual . LEEDS , Oct . 28 . —Philanthropic Lodge , Leeds , No . 3 S 2 , Brother Joseph Jackson , W . M ., Resolved unanimously , That as the discussion of religious and political subjects are very justly and wisely excluded from all Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons holding warrants of constitution under the U . G . L . of England , it is essential that all reports relating to such subjects should be excluded from all publications now or hereafter
published in support of Masonry ; and the pages now occupied in the Freemasons' Quarterly Review in reporting Parliamentary Proceedings and Theatrical Notices , ought to be devoted to purely Masonic Intelligence , or Reports of the proceedings of the various Literary and Scientific Societies of Great Britain or elsewhere . That the thanks of this Lodge are eminentl y due to the Editors of the said Review for their spirited and praiseworthy advocation of the
true principles of Masonry throughout the world . That the W . M . of this Lodge , through himself or Secretary , transmit a copy of the above resolutions to the Editors of the said Review , in answer to such Editor ' s Notice to Correspondents in the September Number thereof , and that the same be entered in the minutes of this Lodge . KINGSTON-UPON-HULL , Oct . 22 PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE for the N . and E . Riding of Yorkshire . —At a general communication of the Province , held by special appointment in the Masonic Hall of the Humber Lodge ( Hull ) this day ,
PRESENT . W . M . —The Hon . Thomas Dundas , M . P . P . G . M . on the Throne . V . W . —Timoth y Hutton , Esq . D . P . G . M . — W . ~ John Seller , pro * D . P . G . M . Brother Win . Wilson ( S . W . Humber Lodge ) as S . P . G . W . V . W— Henry Burton , Esq . M . i ' . —S . P . G . W .
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Provincial.
acknowledge ourselves to have felt thankful to him for the careful , zealous , cordial , and feeling manner in which he delivered his sentiments , and are confident that the impressive manner in which they were offered and received will not be forgotten . The acting Provincial G . M . will , however , we are assured , pardon our presumption in humbly suggesting that the holding of an annual Grand Lodge in Cambridge ,
the seat of learning , and where the genius of Masonry has so frequently shown her preference , would be attended with considerable advantagein affording the opportunity of distinguishing such brethren as have honourably and zealously deported themselves ( by their elevation to the purple)—to himself , by drawing around his own person those whose local feelings are identified with the natural hope of preferment , and to the Order itself , by the closer co-operation and intimate union
of hearts , anxious and determined to uphold the best interests of our glorious and magnificent mystery . BURY ST . ED . IICNDS . —A provincial convocation of the Royal Arch was held last month , by command of the Prov . G . Superintendant , the Rev . G . A . Browne , and which was very respectably attended . The Rev . Companion promulgated the new regulations of exaltation and installation as recentl y declared , and addressed the Chapter in very forcible terms upon the occasion . It was gratifying to notice the great attention and respect with which he was listened to ; and the conclusion that may be drawn is , that in future there will be a greater observance of this
part of the Masonic ritual . LEEDS , Oct . 28 . —Philanthropic Lodge , Leeds , No . 3 S 2 , Brother Joseph Jackson , W . M ., Resolved unanimously , That as the discussion of religious and political subjects are very justly and wisely excluded from all Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons holding warrants of constitution under the U . G . L . of England , it is essential that all reports relating to such subjects should be excluded from all publications now or hereafter
published in support of Masonry ; and the pages now occupied in the Freemasons' Quarterly Review in reporting Parliamentary Proceedings and Theatrical Notices , ought to be devoted to purely Masonic Intelligence , or Reports of the proceedings of the various Literary and Scientific Societies of Great Britain or elsewhere . That the thanks of this Lodge are eminentl y due to the Editors of the said Review for their spirited and praiseworthy advocation of the
true principles of Masonry throughout the world . That the W . M . of this Lodge , through himself or Secretary , transmit a copy of the above resolutions to the Editors of the said Review , in answer to such Editor ' s Notice to Correspondents in the September Number thereof , and that the same be entered in the minutes of this Lodge . KINGSTON-UPON-HULL , Oct . 22 PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE for the N . and E . Riding of Yorkshire . —At a general communication of the Province , held by special appointment in the Masonic Hall of the Humber Lodge ( Hull ) this day ,
PRESENT . W . M . —The Hon . Thomas Dundas , M . P . P . G . M . on the Throne . V . W . —Timoth y Hutton , Esq . D . P . G . M . — W . ~ John Seller , pro * D . P . G . M . Brother Win . Wilson ( S . W . Humber Lodge ) as S . P . G . W . V . W— Henry Burton , Esq . M . i ' . —S . P . G . W .