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him in its entirety , yvas gone through in a most impressive manner , and its effect upon the brethren yvas most marked . The neyv W . M . then invested his officers as folloyvs : —S . W ., C . Havers ; J . W ., G . Stockings ; S . D ., J . Moore ; J . D ., J . B . Bridgman ; I . G ., Fox . Bro . Dunsford yvas appointed Director of Ceremonies ; G . Brittain , Organist ; and J . Marshall , Sec and Treas .
NORTH WALSHAM . —Unanimity Lodge ( No . 102 ) . —The annual banquet and meeting of this lodge yvas held on Monday , Jan . 10 , at the lodge house , King ' s Arms Hotel , North Walsham , Norfolk . There yvas a good attendance of the brethren and several visitors , including the Grand Master of the Province , Lieut . Col . the Hon . F . Walpole , M . P . ; the P . G . S . W ., Bro . Lieut . Col . H .
L'Estrancc ; the P . G . Sec , Bro . H . Baryvell . At this meeting the W . M . elect , Bro . the Rig ht Hon . Lord Suffield , should have been installed , but as his lordship is noyv in India yvith the Grand Master , H . R . H . thc Prince of Wales , that ceremony is postponed until his return . The retiring W . M ., Bro . Lieut . Col .. ) . Duff , P . G . J . W ., yvill continue to hold thc office until his lordship ' s return . The business of thc
lodge consisted of tyvo initiations , and this ceremony having been ably and accurately performed by the W . M ., the brethren proceeded to the banqueting-room . Here a magnificent repast ayvaited them , the cuisine being in charge of Bro . Chapman , yvho performed his duties so well as to leave nothing to be desired . After dinner thc W . M . proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , and these yvere , of
course , heartily received . The toast of " The G . M . of thc Province" yvas drunk with Masonic honours . The Provincial Grand Master , in responding , said that as this yvas the first lodge he had visited since his installation , he must say that yvhich he had unfortunately forgotton to say on the occasion of his being placed in that proud position . He omitted altogether to refer to the great loss sustained
by Freemasonry in Norfolk by the death ofthe late P . G . M ., Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell . The late P . G . M . yvas ever distinguished by a desire ' to do ' cyerything in his poyyer to promote Freemasonry . He was ever foremost in subscribing to the different Masonic charities , and he yvas always ready to lend a helping hand to everything that tended to the interest of thc Craft . In him thc province had lost one
who had endeared himself to all the brethren , and that loss they would never icease to deplore . *** In conclusion , the P . G . M . said he should do his best to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor , and should consider himself yvell reyvarded for his efforts if he succeeded in winning- for himself but a small part of thc esteem in yvhich their late P . G . M . had been held . The next toast yvas given by the
S . W ., Bro . Cubitt , and yvas that of " The W . M . of the Lodge "—a toast that yvas also received yvith full Masonic honours . The W . M ., in responding , thanked the brethren for the kind and courteous reception they had given him , aud promised to continue his efforts to deserve their approbation and esteem . This yvas one of the most , successful meetings this lodge has ever held .
SIDMOUTH . —Lodge of Perseverance ( No . if > 4 ) . —On Wednesday , the 5 th inst ., the annual festival of St . John yvas celebrated at the Masonic Hall , Sidmouth , by the brethren of the above-mentioned lodge , yvhen V . W . Bro . W . Mine I laycock , P . M ., Prov . S . G . D ., yvas again installed as W . M . by Installing Master Bro . B . T . Hodge , P . M ., Treas ., ao ° . Amongst those present yvere Bros . W .
Mitchell , S . W . ; J . Orchard , P . M ., P . G . S . Devon , J . W . pro tem ; G . Beard , Sec ; W . Salter , S . D . pro tem . ; W . T . Orchard , J . D . pro tern ; R . Perryman , I . G . ; T . Paul , Tyler ; P . Masters , Bros . W . Hine , Haycock , Prov . S . G . D . ; W . Pile , J . Northcott , J . Purse , H . Dawe ; Bros . R . T . Thornton , A . J . Thornton . J . Godfrey , S . Cummings , Thos , Halse . Visitors : Bros . Rev . , j . Huyshe , M . A .,
R . W . Prov . G . M . Devon , P . G . C . England ; Rev . W . H . Coyte , Prov . G . Chaplain , Cambridgeshire ; W . Elphinstonc Stone , P . P . G . J . W ., P . M . ^ 72 ; Fredk . Horspool , P . M . 1254 ; H . Woodgates , P . M . 847 ; G . Evans , P . M . 1181 ; W . Salter , P . M . 1181 ; Rev . — Swansborough , Chap 1181 ; J . Head , J . W . 847 ; W . II . Banfield , 847 ; T . Acland , Org . 847 ; J . Hussey , S . W . 837 ; L . Loveridge , S . W .
1181 ; Henry Ford , 1181 ; W . Wills , 1181 ; J . Skinner , 372 ; II . Layzell , 847 . Shortly after opening the lodge thc brethren retired to the large ball-room , adjoining yvhere a procession yvas formed , and the R . W . Prov . Grand Master escorted into the lodge , he was then formally saluted , after yvhich he took his seat at the right of the W . M . Bro . P . M . I line Haycock , then entered the W . M . ' s chair and performed
the ceremony cf initiating Messrs . Wilders , Salter , and Algar in a most able and praiseworthy manner , the yvhole of thc officers above-mentioned assisting him yvith admirable precision . W . liro . Hodge , the Installing Master , then proceeded to instal thc W . M . elect , Bro . P . M . Hine Haycock , performing that beautiful ceremony in a skilful and impressive manner . The W . M . then proceeded to
appoint his oflicers , and the folloyving brethren yvere duly invested : Bros . Dayve , I . P . M ., W . Mitchell , S . W . ; T . II . II . Orchard , J . W . ; J . Thornton , Sec ; R . T . Thornton , S . D . ; W . T . Orchard , J . D . ; R . Perryman , I . G . ; Paul , Tyler . W . Bro . Hodge was again unanimously elected Treas ., and invested . W . Bro . Fredk . Horspool delivered the customary address to thc neyv officers . At the
conclusion of the appointment of the officers the W . M ., Bro . H . Haycock , on behalf of the lodge , presented the R . W . Prov . G . Master yvith a handsome portrait of the M . W . Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , nicely framed , together yvith a beautiful and appropriate address . Thc R . W . Prov . G . Master most feelingly and suitably acknowledged the compliment , expressing the great pleasure it
gave him to receive so unexpected a mark of the esteem of thc brethren . A vote of thanks to W . Bro . H . Woodgates for his kindness and ability in presiding at the organ during the ceremonies of thc lodge having been unanimously passed and acknowledged , the lodge was closed . The hr'lhrcn then adjourned to the banqueting-room . The healths of " Her Gracious Majesty , " and " Thc M . W . Grand Master and the Grand Oflicers" yvere proposed and respec-
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tively honoured , followed by the toast of " The Prov . Grand Master of Devon , " yvhich yvas received yvith great enthusiasm , and suitably acknowledged by that R . W . brother . " The Health of the W . M ., Bro . H . Haycock , " was proposed by the R . W . Prov . G . Master , antl received yvith considerable yvarmth , shoyving hoyv much that brother is esteemed and appreciated . " The Health of Bro . P . M . Hodge , the
Installing Master , yvas given , and met yvith an equally yvarm reception , that yvorthy brother having sustained the lodge in its less prosperous days , ancl filled the chair of W . M . no less than six times . These toasts yvere appropriately responded to , and various other complimentary toasts followed , and a very pleasant evening was spent . BOURNEMOUTH . —Lodge of Hengist ( No .
195 ) . —This lodge celebrated the festival of St . John the Evangelist at the Masonic Hall adjoining the Belle Vue Hotel , and previous to the ceremony of installation of the W . M . elect , the Installing Master , Bro . P . M . McWilliam , in the name of the lodge , presented to Bro . P . M . E . W . Rebbeck , W . M ., a Past Master ' s jeyvel , value ten guineas , made by Bro . Kenning , suitably inscribed , in recognition
of his services during his year of office , he having held during the past year nineteen lodges , initiated nineteen , passed fifteen , and raised fourteen brethren , being the largest number admitted in any one year in this lodge , yvhich celebrated its centenary in 1870 . The ceremony of installation yvas most effectively performed by Bro . P . M . McWilliam , after yvhich the W . M ., Bro . D . Sydenham ,
appointed his officers as folloyvs , viz .: —Bros . P . M . E . W . Rebbeck , I . P . M . * , Weissmuller , S . W . ; Whcaton , J . W . ; Merson , S . D . ; Jolliffe , J . D . ; P . M . Atkinson , Sec !; W . J . Worth , I . G . ; P . M . Rogers , Chaplain ; Lane and Briggs , Steyvards . Bro . Plank yvas invested as Treasurer ; and Bro . Green yvas elected Tyler . There yvere tyventy-six brethren present , and after the lodge yvas closed the brethren
adjourned to the Bath Hotel , yvhere an excellent banquet yvas provided by Bro . Briant , yyhen several brethren yvho yvere unable to attend the duties of the lodge were present . OXFORD . —Alfred Lodge ( No . 340 ) . —The anniversary festival of this lodge yvas held on Tuesday , 1 ith inst ., at thc Masonic Hall , Alfred-street , yvhen the Worshipful Master for the ensuing year , Bro . Jules Bue , M . A .,
yvas duly installed in his office . There yvas a large attendance of brethren , and among lhe representatives of other lodges yvho yvere present were thc Grand Junior Deacon of England ( Bro . F . P . Morrell , M . A . ) " ; the Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . R . J . Spiers ) , the Worshipful Master of the Apollo Lodge ( Bro . the Rev . II . A . Pickard , M . A . ) , thc Worshipful
Master of the Boyvyer Lodge ( Bro . J . Sladden ) , Past Master Captain Feriier ( of the Churchill Lodge ) , Bro . Green ( of the Marltorough Lodge ) , and other strangers . The installation ceremony yvas admirably performed hy the Immediate Past Master , Bro . W . Thompson , and at its conclusion thc neyv Worshipful Master appointed his officers as folloyvs : —Senior Warden , Bros . J .
Pratt-Junior Warden , F . W . Ansell , Treasurer , H . Hough ; ton , P . M . ; Secretary , W . R . Hobbs ; Senior Deacon , J . Jcnkin , Junior Deacon , II . C . Metier ; Senior Master of Ceremonies , J . Chapman ; Junior Masters of Ceremonies , G . Brunner and Butt ; Inner Guard , F . R . Hall ; Organist , H . Plumridge ; Steyvards , E . Horn and S . Harris ; and Tyler , W . Stevens . After
the installation , a handsome Masonic jeyvel yvas presented by the lodge to Past Master G . T . Prior , in acknoyvledgment of his past services . At thc conclusion of the business an elegant banquet was served , thc arrangements for yvhich yvere excellently carried out by the Stewards , and to yvhich about 40 sat doyvn . The newly-elected Worshipful Master presided , and proposed the usual loyal
and Masonic toasts in particularly felicitous and graceful terms . Many excellent songs yvere contributed , and the proceedings yvere of a very festive and enjoyable character . During the evening much enthusiasm yvas excited by the announcement , by thc Worshipful Master of the Apollo , that a telegram hid been received from India during thc past feyv days from the Prince of Wales , in yvhich
His Royal Highness appointed Prince Leopold to the oflice of Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire . The latter was last term elected to succeed Bro . Pickard as Worshipful Master ot the Apollo on the expiration of the present term of office , and his selection to preside over this province , yvhilst it yvill be appreciated as a high honour by Masons throughout the county , yvill be received yvith great
satisfaction by the Craft generally . Thc installation of His Royal Highness yvill probably take place on thc 22 nd of February . BATH . —Lodge of Honour ( No . 379 ) . —At thc regular meeting held at thc Masonic Hall , the new W . M ., Bro . Cooke , for the first time opened the lodge at 8 p . m ., suppoitcd by Bro . Bartrum , I . P . M . ; Gore , S . W . ; H .
Gulliford Hopkins , J . W . ; Dickenson , Sec ; Barber , Treas . ; Little , I . G . ; C . A . Bush , P . M . ; and a feyv other members . The minutes having been read and confirmed , and also the bye-layvs , a formal procession entered the room , consisting of Bros . Clark , W . M . ; Brown , S . W . ; Wilton , P . M . ; Ashley , P . M . ; Cooper , P . M . ; Dr . 11 . Hopkins , P . P . G . S . W . and P . M . 43 and 958 ; Braham ,
J . D . ; and others , all of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , No . 41 , of yvhose attendance previous notice had been given , and they yvere received yvith the usual honours . The report of the Treasurer , yvhich had been duly audited , was adopted . Thc report of the Provincial Grand Treasurer yvas also presented . Out of these two arose a discussion yvith regard to the expense of a meeting of
Provincial Grand Lodge held at Bath in 1874 . I Ins had entailed an expenditure of £ 40 , divided between the three lodges , yvhich yvas felt to be a heavy tax upon so small a lodge as 379 . Thc consideration which suggested itself yvas that the Provincial Grand Lodge should bear its own expenses , more especially as it had money in hand and invested to thc extent of about £ 5000 . Thc ' result yvas an expression as to the desirability of [ ventilating the matter
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at the next meeting of that body . Other business yvas disposed of , and the lodge was opened in the 2 nd Degree . It had been arranged that the ceremony of raising the candidate should be performed by his Bro . C . A . Bush , yvho had initiated and passed him , but as he was not very yvell , Bro . Dr . Hopkins yvas at a moment ' s notice called upon to take his place . He accordingly entered thc chair , and having examined Bro . H . G . Bush ,
complimented him on the perfect accuracy of his replies to thc questions , entrusted him , and dismissed him for preparation . The lodge was opened in the Third Degree , and the whole of the ceremony yvas performed by Dr . Hopkins , including the traditionary history and the charge . Bro . Cooper impressively recited thc passages of saipture bearing upon the subject , and Bros . C . A . Bush and Dickenson acted as Deacons . Thc W . M .
again took the chair , resumed the lodge in the 2 nd , and afteryvards in the 1 st Degree . On the proposition of the S . W ., seconded by the J . W ., a vote of thanks was passed to Bro . Dr . Hopkins for his assistance in conducting the ceremony . A similar vote yvas passed to the W . M . and members of No . 41 for their attendance . Suitable acknowledgments yvere made , and the lodge wss
closed at 10 o ' clock . STOKESLEY . —Cleveland Lodge ( No . 543 ) . —The twenty-eight anniversary festival of this , the mother lodge in Cleveland , was held in the lodge-room at the Golden Lion Hotel , on Monday evening , Jan . 10 th , just previous to yvhich a lodge yvas held . Present : Bros . J . H . Handyside , P . M ., as W . M . ; Richard Watson , P . M ., as
S . W . ; James Coulson , J . W . ; William Scarthe Dixon , S . D . ; David Dixon , J . D . ; W . R . Sharp , I . G . ; and William Harrison , Tyler . Theprincipal business was the installation of Bro . William Guthrie Forbes , M . B ., as W . M ., the ceremony being performed in an impressive manner by Bro . George Marwood , of Bushy Hall , J . P ., P . Prov . D . G . M ., one of the P . M . ' s of thc lodge . The W . M . then appointed
as his officers the folloyving brethren , who were invested accordingly : —Bros . James Coulson , S . W . ; William Scaitfu ; Dixon , J . W . ; David Dixon , S . D . ; William R . Sharp , J . D . and John Hall , I . G . The lodge re-elected Bros ., ) . H . Handyside , P . M ., Sec . ; Richard Watson , P . M ., Treas . ; and William Harrison , Tyler ; all of whom yvere re-invested with the jewels of their office . Thc lodge being
closed and thc meeting adjourned , the brethren retired from labour to refreshment , an excellent dinner having been provided by Mr . and Mrs . Laws . Bro . Manvood officiated as chairman at the banquet , and Bro . Handyside as vice . The usual Masonic and loyal toasts were given , Bro . T . Boyvren , a Grand Officer of the neighbouring Provii cc of Durham , and Bro . John Sutherst , the W . M . elect of t- ! : e
Zetland Lodge , replying to the toast of " The Visiting Brethren , " of whom several from Giibro ' were present . Bro . Benjamin Richardson , the I . P . M ., proposed ' The Health of the Chairman , Bro . Marwood , " who yvas at all times ready to act as Installing Master for their oyvn and many other lodges in the province . The Chairman , in responding , said that he always felt it a great pleasure as well as
a duty he oyyed to thc Craft to render any services in his power cither to that , his mother lodge , or to any other in the province of yvhich he had lor several years been Prov . D . G . M . Some thirty years had elapsed since he yvas made a Mason in that room , and he had always felt that Masonry had made him a better man ; not only more charitably disposed to his brother Masons , but to all
mankind . "Bro . Forbes , W . M ., " yvas proposed by Bro . Wilcox , P . M . ; "Bro . Benjamin Richardson , thc I . P . M . " by Bro . Handyside , and " Bro . Handyside , thc Father of the Lodge , by the Chairman ; all of yvhom re sponded in suitable terms . Bros . Johnson and Coulson briefly responded for the late assistant officers . Bros .
Harrison and Robinson favoured thc brethren yvith recitations , and several songs yvere sung by Bros . Emerson , Messenger , Wilcox , Purdy , Sharp , Watson , Marwood , W . R . Richardson , Rontree , and W . S . Dixon , and a very agreeable evening yvas spent , to the satisfaction of all the brethren .
FARNWORTH . — Earl Ellesmere Lodge ( No . 678 ) . —A meeting yvas held at the Church Hotel , on the 5 th inst ., for the purpose of yvitnessing the ceremony of the installation of Bro . T . Laycock in the W . M . chair . Thc lodge yvas opened at 4 o'clock by Bro . T . Holme , W . M ., and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed . The chair yvas assumed by Bro . Robert
Whittaker , P . M ., P . P . G . D . of E . Lancashire , as Installing Master ; and the W . M . elect , Bro . Laycock , yvas presented by Bro . W . H . Kirkman , P . M . A Board of Installed Masters having been formed , Bro . Thomas Laycock was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremony being most ably and impressively performed by the Installing Master , Bro . Whittaker . The W . M . appointed the
following brethren as officers : —Bros . T . Entwistle , S . W . ; D . A . Elliott , J . W . ; R . Warburton , P . M ., Treas . ; R . Whittaker , P . M ., Sec . ; J . Thorpe , S . D . ; T . A . Martin , J . D . ; J . Barrow , sen .. P . M ., D . C . ; T . Barlow , Org . ; J . Pickford , I . G . ; Pendlebury and Atherton , Stwds . ; and Brooks , Tyler . Tyvo brethren yvere proposed as joining members . The brethren retired to
celebrate the Festival of St . John . About sixty of the brethren , twenty of yvhom yvere Past Masters , then partook ot an excellent banquet . Thc usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to . During the evening Bro . W . H . Kirkman , P . M ., in the name of the members of the lodge , presented to Bro . R . Whittaker , Sec , a very handsome and noble timepiece as a small token of the
esteem in which he is held by the brethren . Bro . G . Chatton presented the lodge with a beautiful and highly finished engraving of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master , in handsome emblematic Masonic frame . Bros . T . Holme , I . P . M . * , Thomas Laycock , W . M . ; and David A . Elliott , J . W ., also presented thc lodge with three handsome oak chairs for the W . M . and Wardens ; these were supplied by Bro . George Kenning , London ,
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him in its entirety , yvas gone through in a most impressive manner , and its effect upon the brethren yvas most marked . The neyv W . M . then invested his officers as folloyvs : —S . W ., C . Havers ; J . W ., G . Stockings ; S . D ., J . Moore ; J . D ., J . B . Bridgman ; I . G ., Fox . Bro . Dunsford yvas appointed Director of Ceremonies ; G . Brittain , Organist ; and J . Marshall , Sec and Treas .
NORTH WALSHAM . —Unanimity Lodge ( No . 102 ) . —The annual banquet and meeting of this lodge yvas held on Monday , Jan . 10 , at the lodge house , King ' s Arms Hotel , North Walsham , Norfolk . There yvas a good attendance of the brethren and several visitors , including the Grand Master of the Province , Lieut . Col . the Hon . F . Walpole , M . P . ; the P . G . S . W ., Bro . Lieut . Col . H .
L'Estrancc ; the P . G . Sec , Bro . H . Baryvell . At this meeting the W . M . elect , Bro . the Rig ht Hon . Lord Suffield , should have been installed , but as his lordship is noyv in India yvith the Grand Master , H . R . H . thc Prince of Wales , that ceremony is postponed until his return . The retiring W . M ., Bro . Lieut . Col .. ) . Duff , P . G . J . W ., yvill continue to hold thc office until his lordship ' s return . The business of thc
lodge consisted of tyvo initiations , and this ceremony having been ably and accurately performed by the W . M ., the brethren proceeded to the banqueting-room . Here a magnificent repast ayvaited them , the cuisine being in charge of Bro . Chapman , yvho performed his duties so well as to leave nothing to be desired . After dinner thc W . M . proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , and these yvere , of
course , heartily received . The toast of " The G . M . of thc Province" yvas drunk with Masonic honours . The Provincial Grand Master , in responding , said that as this yvas the first lodge he had visited since his installation , he must say that yvhich he had unfortunately forgotton to say on the occasion of his being placed in that proud position . He omitted altogether to refer to the great loss sustained
by Freemasonry in Norfolk by the death ofthe late P . G . M ., Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell . The late P . G . M . yvas ever distinguished by a desire ' to do ' cyerything in his poyyer to promote Freemasonry . He was ever foremost in subscribing to the different Masonic charities , and he yvas always ready to lend a helping hand to everything that tended to the interest of thc Craft . In him thc province had lost one
who had endeared himself to all the brethren , and that loss they would never icease to deplore . *** In conclusion , the P . G . M . said he should do his best to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor , and should consider himself yvell reyvarded for his efforts if he succeeded in winning- for himself but a small part of thc esteem in yvhich their late P . G . M . had been held . The next toast yvas given by the
S . W ., Bro . Cubitt , and yvas that of " The W . M . of the Lodge "—a toast that yvas also received yvith full Masonic honours . The W . M ., in responding , thanked the brethren for the kind and courteous reception they had given him , aud promised to continue his efforts to deserve their approbation and esteem . This yvas one of the most , successful meetings this lodge has ever held .
SIDMOUTH . —Lodge of Perseverance ( No . if > 4 ) . —On Wednesday , the 5 th inst ., the annual festival of St . John yvas celebrated at the Masonic Hall , Sidmouth , by the brethren of the above-mentioned lodge , yvhen V . W . Bro . W . Mine I laycock , P . M ., Prov . S . G . D ., yvas again installed as W . M . by Installing Master Bro . B . T . Hodge , P . M ., Treas ., ao ° . Amongst those present yvere Bros . W .
Mitchell , S . W . ; J . Orchard , P . M ., P . G . S . Devon , J . W . pro tem ; G . Beard , Sec ; W . Salter , S . D . pro tem . ; W . T . Orchard , J . D . pro tern ; R . Perryman , I . G . ; T . Paul , Tyler ; P . Masters , Bros . W . Hine , Haycock , Prov . S . G . D . ; W . Pile , J . Northcott , J . Purse , H . Dawe ; Bros . R . T . Thornton , A . J . Thornton . J . Godfrey , S . Cummings , Thos , Halse . Visitors : Bros . Rev . , j . Huyshe , M . A .,
R . W . Prov . G . M . Devon , P . G . C . England ; Rev . W . H . Coyte , Prov . G . Chaplain , Cambridgeshire ; W . Elphinstonc Stone , P . P . G . J . W ., P . M . ^ 72 ; Fredk . Horspool , P . M . 1254 ; H . Woodgates , P . M . 847 ; G . Evans , P . M . 1181 ; W . Salter , P . M . 1181 ; Rev . — Swansborough , Chap 1181 ; J . Head , J . W . 847 ; W . II . Banfield , 847 ; T . Acland , Org . 847 ; J . Hussey , S . W . 837 ; L . Loveridge , S . W .
1181 ; Henry Ford , 1181 ; W . Wills , 1181 ; J . Skinner , 372 ; II . Layzell , 847 . Shortly after opening the lodge thc brethren retired to the large ball-room , adjoining yvhere a procession yvas formed , and the R . W . Prov . Grand Master escorted into the lodge , he was then formally saluted , after yvhich he took his seat at the right of the W . M . Bro . P . M . I line Haycock , then entered the W . M . ' s chair and performed
the ceremony cf initiating Messrs . Wilders , Salter , and Algar in a most able and praiseworthy manner , the yvhole of thc officers above-mentioned assisting him yvith admirable precision . W . liro . Hodge , the Installing Master , then proceeded to instal thc W . M . elect , Bro . P . M . Hine Haycock , performing that beautiful ceremony in a skilful and impressive manner . The W . M . then proceeded to
appoint his oflicers , and the folloyving brethren yvere duly invested : Bros . Dayve , I . P . M ., W . Mitchell , S . W . ; T . II . II . Orchard , J . W . ; J . Thornton , Sec ; R . T . Thornton , S . D . ; W . T . Orchard , J . D . ; R . Perryman , I . G . ; Paul , Tyler . W . Bro . Hodge was again unanimously elected Treas ., and invested . W . Bro . Fredk . Horspool delivered the customary address to thc neyv officers . At the
conclusion of the appointment of the officers the W . M ., Bro . H . Haycock , on behalf of the lodge , presented the R . W . Prov . G . Master yvith a handsome portrait of the M . W . Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , nicely framed , together yvith a beautiful and appropriate address . Thc R . W . Prov . G . Master most feelingly and suitably acknowledged the compliment , expressing the great pleasure it
gave him to receive so unexpected a mark of the esteem of thc brethren . A vote of thanks to W . Bro . H . Woodgates for his kindness and ability in presiding at the organ during the ceremonies of thc lodge having been unanimously passed and acknowledged , the lodge was closed . The hr'lhrcn then adjourned to the banqueting-room . The healths of " Her Gracious Majesty , " and " Thc M . W . Grand Master and the Grand Oflicers" yvere proposed and respec-
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tively honoured , followed by the toast of " The Prov . Grand Master of Devon , " yvhich yvas received yvith great enthusiasm , and suitably acknowledged by that R . W . brother . " The Health of the W . M ., Bro . H . Haycock , " was proposed by the R . W . Prov . G . Master , antl received yvith considerable yvarmth , shoyving hoyv much that brother is esteemed and appreciated . " The Health of Bro . P . M . Hodge , the
Installing Master , yvas given , and met yvith an equally yvarm reception , that yvorthy brother having sustained the lodge in its less prosperous days , ancl filled the chair of W . M . no less than six times . These toasts yvere appropriately responded to , and various other complimentary toasts followed , and a very pleasant evening was spent . BOURNEMOUTH . —Lodge of Hengist ( No .
195 ) . —This lodge celebrated the festival of St . John the Evangelist at the Masonic Hall adjoining the Belle Vue Hotel , and previous to the ceremony of installation of the W . M . elect , the Installing Master , Bro . P . M . McWilliam , in the name of the lodge , presented to Bro . P . M . E . W . Rebbeck , W . M ., a Past Master ' s jeyvel , value ten guineas , made by Bro . Kenning , suitably inscribed , in recognition
of his services during his year of office , he having held during the past year nineteen lodges , initiated nineteen , passed fifteen , and raised fourteen brethren , being the largest number admitted in any one year in this lodge , yvhich celebrated its centenary in 1870 . The ceremony of installation yvas most effectively performed by Bro . P . M . McWilliam , after yvhich the W . M ., Bro . D . Sydenham ,
appointed his officers as folloyvs , viz .: —Bros . P . M . E . W . Rebbeck , I . P . M . * , Weissmuller , S . W . ; Whcaton , J . W . ; Merson , S . D . ; Jolliffe , J . D . ; P . M . Atkinson , Sec !; W . J . Worth , I . G . ; P . M . Rogers , Chaplain ; Lane and Briggs , Steyvards . Bro . Plank yvas invested as Treasurer ; and Bro . Green yvas elected Tyler . There yvere tyventy-six brethren present , and after the lodge yvas closed the brethren
adjourned to the Bath Hotel , yvhere an excellent banquet yvas provided by Bro . Briant , yyhen several brethren yvho yvere unable to attend the duties of the lodge were present . OXFORD . —Alfred Lodge ( No . 340 ) . —The anniversary festival of this lodge yvas held on Tuesday , 1 ith inst ., at thc Masonic Hall , Alfred-street , yvhen the Worshipful Master for the ensuing year , Bro . Jules Bue , M . A .,
yvas duly installed in his office . There yvas a large attendance of brethren , and among lhe representatives of other lodges yvho yvere present were thc Grand Junior Deacon of England ( Bro . F . P . Morrell , M . A . ) " ; the Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . R . J . Spiers ) , the Worshipful Master of the Apollo Lodge ( Bro . the Rev . II . A . Pickard , M . A . ) , thc Worshipful
Master of the Boyvyer Lodge ( Bro . J . Sladden ) , Past Master Captain Feriier ( of the Churchill Lodge ) , Bro . Green ( of the Marltorough Lodge ) , and other strangers . The installation ceremony yvas admirably performed hy the Immediate Past Master , Bro . W . Thompson , and at its conclusion thc neyv Worshipful Master appointed his officers as folloyvs : —Senior Warden , Bros . J .
Pratt-Junior Warden , F . W . Ansell , Treasurer , H . Hough ; ton , P . M . ; Secretary , W . R . Hobbs ; Senior Deacon , J . Jcnkin , Junior Deacon , II . C . Metier ; Senior Master of Ceremonies , J . Chapman ; Junior Masters of Ceremonies , G . Brunner and Butt ; Inner Guard , F . R . Hall ; Organist , H . Plumridge ; Steyvards , E . Horn and S . Harris ; and Tyler , W . Stevens . After
the installation , a handsome Masonic jeyvel yvas presented by the lodge to Past Master G . T . Prior , in acknoyvledgment of his past services . At thc conclusion of the business an elegant banquet was served , thc arrangements for yvhich yvere excellently carried out by the Stewards , and to yvhich about 40 sat doyvn . The newly-elected Worshipful Master presided , and proposed the usual loyal
and Masonic toasts in particularly felicitous and graceful terms . Many excellent songs yvere contributed , and the proceedings yvere of a very festive and enjoyable character . During the evening much enthusiasm yvas excited by the announcement , by thc Worshipful Master of the Apollo , that a telegram hid been received from India during thc past feyv days from the Prince of Wales , in yvhich
His Royal Highness appointed Prince Leopold to the oflice of Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire . The latter was last term elected to succeed Bro . Pickard as Worshipful Master ot the Apollo on the expiration of the present term of office , and his selection to preside over this province , yvhilst it yvill be appreciated as a high honour by Masons throughout the county , yvill be received yvith great
satisfaction by the Craft generally . Thc installation of His Royal Highness yvill probably take place on thc 22 nd of February . BATH . —Lodge of Honour ( No . 379 ) . —At thc regular meeting held at thc Masonic Hall , the new W . M ., Bro . Cooke , for the first time opened the lodge at 8 p . m ., suppoitcd by Bro . Bartrum , I . P . M . ; Gore , S . W . ; H .
Gulliford Hopkins , J . W . ; Dickenson , Sec ; Barber , Treas . ; Little , I . G . ; C . A . Bush , P . M . ; and a feyv other members . The minutes having been read and confirmed , and also the bye-layvs , a formal procession entered the room , consisting of Bros . Clark , W . M . ; Brown , S . W . ; Wilton , P . M . ; Ashley , P . M . ; Cooper , P . M . ; Dr . 11 . Hopkins , P . P . G . S . W . and P . M . 43 and 958 ; Braham ,
J . D . ; and others , all of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , No . 41 , of yvhose attendance previous notice had been given , and they yvere received yvith the usual honours . The report of the Treasurer , yvhich had been duly audited , was adopted . Thc report of the Provincial Grand Treasurer yvas also presented . Out of these two arose a discussion yvith regard to the expense of a meeting of
Provincial Grand Lodge held at Bath in 1874 . I Ins had entailed an expenditure of £ 40 , divided between the three lodges , yvhich yvas felt to be a heavy tax upon so small a lodge as 379 . Thc consideration which suggested itself yvas that the Provincial Grand Lodge should bear its own expenses , more especially as it had money in hand and invested to thc extent of about £ 5000 . Thc ' result yvas an expression as to the desirability of [ ventilating the matter
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at the next meeting of that body . Other business yvas disposed of , and the lodge was opened in the 2 nd Degree . It had been arranged that the ceremony of raising the candidate should be performed by his Bro . C . A . Bush , yvho had initiated and passed him , but as he was not very yvell , Bro . Dr . Hopkins yvas at a moment ' s notice called upon to take his place . He accordingly entered thc chair , and having examined Bro . H . G . Bush ,
complimented him on the perfect accuracy of his replies to thc questions , entrusted him , and dismissed him for preparation . The lodge was opened in the Third Degree , and the whole of the ceremony yvas performed by Dr . Hopkins , including the traditionary history and the charge . Bro . Cooper impressively recited thc passages of saipture bearing upon the subject , and Bros . C . A . Bush and Dickenson acted as Deacons . Thc W . M .
again took the chair , resumed the lodge in the 2 nd , and afteryvards in the 1 st Degree . On the proposition of the S . W ., seconded by the J . W ., a vote of thanks was passed to Bro . Dr . Hopkins for his assistance in conducting the ceremony . A similar vote yvas passed to the W . M . and members of No . 41 for their attendance . Suitable acknowledgments yvere made , and the lodge wss
closed at 10 o ' clock . STOKESLEY . —Cleveland Lodge ( No . 543 ) . —The twenty-eight anniversary festival of this , the mother lodge in Cleveland , was held in the lodge-room at the Golden Lion Hotel , on Monday evening , Jan . 10 th , just previous to yvhich a lodge yvas held . Present : Bros . J . H . Handyside , P . M ., as W . M . ; Richard Watson , P . M ., as
S . W . ; James Coulson , J . W . ; William Scarthe Dixon , S . D . ; David Dixon , J . D . ; W . R . Sharp , I . G . ; and William Harrison , Tyler . Theprincipal business was the installation of Bro . William Guthrie Forbes , M . B ., as W . M ., the ceremony being performed in an impressive manner by Bro . George Marwood , of Bushy Hall , J . P ., P . Prov . D . G . M ., one of the P . M . ' s of thc lodge . The W . M . then appointed
as his officers the folloyving brethren , who were invested accordingly : —Bros . James Coulson , S . W . ; William Scaitfu ; Dixon , J . W . ; David Dixon , S . D . ; William R . Sharp , J . D . and John Hall , I . G . The lodge re-elected Bros ., ) . H . Handyside , P . M ., Sec . ; Richard Watson , P . M ., Treas . ; and William Harrison , Tyler ; all of whom yvere re-invested with the jewels of their office . Thc lodge being
closed and thc meeting adjourned , the brethren retired from labour to refreshment , an excellent dinner having been provided by Mr . and Mrs . Laws . Bro . Manvood officiated as chairman at the banquet , and Bro . Handyside as vice . The usual Masonic and loyal toasts were given , Bro . T . Boyvren , a Grand Officer of the neighbouring Provii cc of Durham , and Bro . John Sutherst , the W . M . elect of t- ! : e
Zetland Lodge , replying to the toast of " The Visiting Brethren , " of whom several from Giibro ' were present . Bro . Benjamin Richardson , the I . P . M ., proposed ' The Health of the Chairman , Bro . Marwood , " who yvas at all times ready to act as Installing Master for their oyvn and many other lodges in the province . The Chairman , in responding , said that he always felt it a great pleasure as well as
a duty he oyyed to thc Craft to render any services in his power cither to that , his mother lodge , or to any other in the province of yvhich he had lor several years been Prov . D . G . M . Some thirty years had elapsed since he yvas made a Mason in that room , and he had always felt that Masonry had made him a better man ; not only more charitably disposed to his brother Masons , but to all
mankind . "Bro . Forbes , W . M ., " yvas proposed by Bro . Wilcox , P . M . ; "Bro . Benjamin Richardson , thc I . P . M . " by Bro . Handyside , and " Bro . Handyside , thc Father of the Lodge , by the Chairman ; all of yvhom re sponded in suitable terms . Bros . Johnson and Coulson briefly responded for the late assistant officers . Bros .
Harrison and Robinson favoured thc brethren yvith recitations , and several songs yvere sung by Bros . Emerson , Messenger , Wilcox , Purdy , Sharp , Watson , Marwood , W . R . Richardson , Rontree , and W . S . Dixon , and a very agreeable evening yvas spent , to the satisfaction of all the brethren .
FARNWORTH . — Earl Ellesmere Lodge ( No . 678 ) . —A meeting yvas held at the Church Hotel , on the 5 th inst ., for the purpose of yvitnessing the ceremony of the installation of Bro . T . Laycock in the W . M . chair . Thc lodge yvas opened at 4 o'clock by Bro . T . Holme , W . M ., and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed . The chair yvas assumed by Bro . Robert
Whittaker , P . M ., P . P . G . D . of E . Lancashire , as Installing Master ; and the W . M . elect , Bro . Laycock , yvas presented by Bro . W . H . Kirkman , P . M . A Board of Installed Masters having been formed , Bro . Thomas Laycock was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremony being most ably and impressively performed by the Installing Master , Bro . Whittaker . The W . M . appointed the
following brethren as officers : —Bros . T . Entwistle , S . W . ; D . A . Elliott , J . W . ; R . Warburton , P . M ., Treas . ; R . Whittaker , P . M ., Sec . ; J . Thorpe , S . D . ; T . A . Martin , J . D . ; J . Barrow , sen .. P . M ., D . C . ; T . Barlow , Org . ; J . Pickford , I . G . ; Pendlebury and Atherton , Stwds . ; and Brooks , Tyler . Tyvo brethren yvere proposed as joining members . The brethren retired to
celebrate the Festival of St . John . About sixty of the brethren , twenty of yvhom yvere Past Masters , then partook ot an excellent banquet . Thc usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to . During the evening Bro . W . H . Kirkman , P . M ., in the name of the members of the lodge , presented to Bro . R . Whittaker , Sec , a very handsome and noble timepiece as a small token of the
esteem in which he is held by the brethren . Bro . G . Chatton presented the lodge with a beautiful and highly finished engraving of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master , in handsome emblematic Masonic frame . Bros . T . Holme , I . P . M . * , Thomas Laycock , W . M . ; and David A . Elliott , J . W ., also presented thc lodge with three handsome oak chairs for the W . M . and Wardens ; these were supplied by Bro . George Kenning , London ,