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Provincial.
The CHAIRMAN , —Brethren , I wish to propose to you the health of a Brother to whom not only I , but the whole province of Nottingham , is deeply indebted ; it is my excellent and worthy friend the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Dr . Pigot . ( Tremendous cheers . ) Drunk with honours . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Dr . PIGOT , briefly returned thanksassuring the Brethren thatalthough he had been a Mason forty
, , years , lie had never regretted it from the time lie entered to the present moment . ( Loud cheers . ) The CHAIRMAN , having summoned the Board of Provincial Grand Stewards , proceeded to compliment them on the admirable arrangements which had been made , and expressed his entire satisfaction with the management . It had , he said , frequently fallen to his lot to be present at Masonic meetings in the metropolis , but he had never seen anything
that surpassed the present . He had therefore great pleasure in proposing " The Board of Stewards , and thanks for their exertions . ' ' Brother R . ALLEN , P . G . S ., and Chairman of the Hoard of Stewards , returned thanks on behalf of himself and Brother Stewards , and assured the Right Worshipful Master that they felt amply recompensed for the arduous duties attendant upon the office , by his approbation and that of the Brethren present . ( Cheers . ) The CHAIRMAN gave " The Ladies , " which was rapturously received , and drunk with full honours .
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Worshipful Masters and Brethren of the Province . " Brother BARDSLEY , W . M . of the Newstead Lodge , returned thanks in a neat and eloquent speech . The CHAIRMAN , in conclusion , proposed the health of his esteemed friend , the Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden , Brother Fletcher Norton Norton , which was duly honoured by the Brethren present , and
responded to by Brother Norton . The' CHAIRMAN then took leave of the company , attended by his Grand Officers . The company shortly afterwards separated . The pageant and festival were certainl y well managed ; and we even venture to hope that the effect may tend to inspirit the friends of Freemasonry , so that the province of Nottingham may thereby regain its former reputation .
LIVERPOOL , Oct . 24 . —The annual Provincial Grand Lodge for West Lancashire ; was held at the Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool . There was a numerous attendance of Brethren , including deputations from sixteen Lodges , and several visitors distinguished in the science of Freemasonry . The Craft Lodge was opened in the three degrees , about eleven o ' clock , by P . M . Bro . Joseph Hess , P . G . J . W ., as the W . M . of 35 , assisted by the Worshipful Masters of 130 , 173 , 24 , 5 , 267 , and 294 ..
The D . P . G . M . Bro . John Drinkwater , ancl his Officers , then entered the Lodge in processional order , solemn music being played on the oraan bytheP . G . O . The P . G . Lodge was then opened in form , ancl the annual business of the Province having been transacted ( of course with closed doors , ) and the Lodge duly and solemnly closed , —the Craft Lodge was afterwards closed in the several degrees , and the Brethren separated until the hour appointed for the banquet .
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Provincial.
The CHAIRMAN , —Brethren , I wish to propose to you the health of a Brother to whom not only I , but the whole province of Nottingham , is deeply indebted ; it is my excellent and worthy friend the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Dr . Pigot . ( Tremendous cheers . ) Drunk with honours . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Dr . PIGOT , briefly returned thanksassuring the Brethren thatalthough he had been a Mason forty
, , years , lie had never regretted it from the time lie entered to the present moment . ( Loud cheers . ) The CHAIRMAN , having summoned the Board of Provincial Grand Stewards , proceeded to compliment them on the admirable arrangements which had been made , and expressed his entire satisfaction with the management . It had , he said , frequently fallen to his lot to be present at Masonic meetings in the metropolis , but he had never seen anything
that surpassed the present . He had therefore great pleasure in proposing " The Board of Stewards , and thanks for their exertions . ' ' Brother R . ALLEN , P . G . S ., and Chairman of the Hoard of Stewards , returned thanks on behalf of himself and Brother Stewards , and assured the Right Worshipful Master that they felt amply recompensed for the arduous duties attendant upon the office , by his approbation and that of the Brethren present . ( Cheers . ) The CHAIRMAN gave " The Ladies , " which was rapturously received , and drunk with full honours .
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Worshipful Masters and Brethren of the Province . " Brother BARDSLEY , W . M . of the Newstead Lodge , returned thanks in a neat and eloquent speech . The CHAIRMAN , in conclusion , proposed the health of his esteemed friend , the Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden , Brother Fletcher Norton Norton , which was duly honoured by the Brethren present , and
responded to by Brother Norton . The' CHAIRMAN then took leave of the company , attended by his Grand Officers . The company shortly afterwards separated . The pageant and festival were certainl y well managed ; and we even venture to hope that the effect may tend to inspirit the friends of Freemasonry , so that the province of Nottingham may thereby regain its former reputation .
LIVERPOOL , Oct . 24 . —The annual Provincial Grand Lodge for West Lancashire ; was held at the Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool . There was a numerous attendance of Brethren , including deputations from sixteen Lodges , and several visitors distinguished in the science of Freemasonry . The Craft Lodge was opened in the three degrees , about eleven o ' clock , by P . M . Bro . Joseph Hess , P . G . J . W ., as the W . M . of 35 , assisted by the Worshipful Masters of 130 , 173 , 24 , 5 , 267 , and 294 ..
The D . P . G . M . Bro . John Drinkwater , ancl his Officers , then entered the Lodge in processional order , solemn music being played on the oraan bytheP . G . O . The P . G . Lodge was then opened in form , ancl the annual business of the Province having been transacted ( of course with closed doors , ) and the Lodge duly and solemnly closed , —the Craft Lodge was afterwards closed in the several degrees , and the Brethren separated until the hour appointed for the banquet .