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Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Henry Smith , P . G . D . ; Bros . W . F . Smithson , P . G . D ., Prov . S . G . W . ; H . G . E . Green , P . M ., Prov . G . Sec . ; Dr . Smyth , M . A .. D . D ., LL . D ., PastG . Chap . ; Bedford , P . M ., P . P . G . D . ; W . F . Crow , P . M ., P . P . G . D . ; Hargreaves , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . B . ; Schofield , P . P . G . D . ; Swales , W . M . 1221 ; Lawson , l . P . M . 304 ; Fretwell , l . P . M . 20 ( 5 9 ; MalcolmW . M . 306

, , P . P . G . Reg . ; the Worshipful Masters or representatives of the seven sister lodges in Leeds ; and many others . The preliminary business having been dispatched , Bro . G . H . demons , S . W ., the VV . M . elect , was presented for installation by the Acting Prov . Grand Master , and the work was taken in hand and carried through with very great effect and precision b y Bro . Clayton , whose excellent

working was greatly admired . After the first obligation Bro . Smith sang " Be thou faithful unto death " with great effect , Bro . Long acting as accompanist . The newlyinstalled VV . M . invested his officers as follows : Bros . Clayton , I . P . M . ; H . G . Blackburn , S . W . ; W . Postlethwaite , j . W . ; C . Anderson , P . M ., Treas . ; J . W . Smith , P . M ., Sec ; Rev . Dr . Bourne , S . D . ; M . A . BriggJ . D . ;

, W . S . Blackburn , P . M ., D . C . ; A . T . Walker , I . G . ; F . Long , Org . ; Nettleship and Dr . Smailes , Stwds . It should be stated that the whole of the installation ceremony was , according to custom in this lodge , worked by the outgoing W . M ., Bro . Clayton , who was heartily congratulated

upon his excellent exposition of this beautiful ceremony . Afterwards the banquet , provided by Mrs . Barrand . was held , at which there was an unusually large and brilliant company . The speeches were pleasantly interspersed with songs , & c , under the direction of the able Organist , Bro F . Long .

LEEDS . - Prudence Lodge ( No . 2069 ) . —On Saturday , the 14 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Great George-street , Bro . Tom Atkinson was installed as the eighth Worshipful Master of this prosperous and flourishing lodge . The proceedings were opened by the W . M ., Bro . J . J . Fretwell , and amongst others present were Bros . 'Tom Atkinson

S . W . ; R . Abbott , J . W . ; and all the officers ; Bros . C . Letch Mason , P . P . G . Treas . ; Dr . Smyth , P . G . C ; and many others . The minutes having been adopted , the distinguished visitors , of whom there were a large number , were received and saluted . These included the Acting Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Henry Smith , P . G . D . ; Bros . W . F .

Smithson , Past Grand Deacon , Prov . S . G . W . ; T . Bateman Fox , P . P . G . S . B ., Chairman of the Charity Committee of West Yorkshire ; J . Binney , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg . ; Crossley , P . P . S . G . W . ; Herbert G . Green , P . M ., Prov . G . Sec ; Matthewman , P . M ., Prov . A . G . Sec ; J . Cooper Malcolm , W . M . 306 , P . P . G . Reg . ; the Worshipful Masters and representatives of the seven sister lodges , as well as a large

contingent of brethren from Bradford , Castleford , and neighbouring towns , there being upwards of 60 in the lodge . Bro . Trevor , P . M ., D . C , presented the W . M . elect for the benefit of installation , and the ceremony was duly and impressively performed to the admiration of all present by the W . M ., Bros . Dr . Smyth , C . L . Mason , Middleton , Trevor , and Dimery . The newly-installed W . M . then invested his

officers , this portion of the work being done in a manner which elicited the highest encomiums from all present . Bro . Atkinson had evidently spared no pains to perfect himself in this important duty , and his performance gives a good augury of his future management of the lodge . The various offices were filled as follows : Bros . Robert Abbott S . W . ; Arthur Butterworth , J . W . ; Rev . VV . Wilkinson ,

Chap . ; C . L . Mason , P . M ., P . P . G . Treas ., Treasurer ; Benjamin Sykes Bailey , Sec ; Edward Ellis , S . D . ; H . Begbie Abbott , J . D . ; Rev . T . C . Smyth , D . D ., LL . D ., P . M ., P . G . Chap , of England , D . C ; J . Thornton Jones , I . G . ; James Buckley , Org . ; R . Alfred Smithson , Asst . Secretary ; and J . C . Kirk and R . Jones , Stewards . The various officers were loudl y cheered on their

investment , and to each one the Worshipful Master addressed suitable words of advice and encouragement . Bro . Tudor Trevor was unanimously re-appointed as the representative of the lodge on the West Yorkshire Charity Committee , his assiduity , urbanity , and efficiency being loudly extolled . Other business having been despatched , the Worshipful Master , in the name of the brethren , presented to the

l . P . M . abeautiful and valuable gold Past Master ' s jewel of the lodge pattern . It bore the following inscription : " Presented to Bro . J . J . Fretwell , the seventh W . M ., by the brethren of Lodge Prudence , No . 2069 , as a token of esteem and respect . " He assured Bro . Fretwell that he possessed in no ordinary degree the affection and esteem of his brethren in that lodge . They had followed his course

through the various offices with admiration , and they asked him to wear that jewel as a souvenir of sincere attachment and goodwill . Bro . Fretwell , in accepting the present , said that he should wear it as a twofold token . In the first place it had been given to him as the first initiate W . M . of the lodge , and it would mark a very interesting epoch in the history of the lodge and in his own life .: ; , He also accepted

it as a proof that in his endeavour to rule the lodge with equity , to hold the scale of Justice with an equal poise , he had been successful . Whatever measure of success the lodge had attained to under his rule he owed it first to the readiness of the Past Masters to give him assistance whenever needed , secondly to the zeal and assiduity of his officers and the loyalty with which they had supported him , and

thirdly to the cordial support he had received from the whole lodge . He should wear that jewel upon all proper and suitable occasions , and it would always recall a very happy period in his life . He had striven to serve the lodge to the best of bis ability , and he was not ashamed of the record of his year ' s work . Whatever he could do to further the interests of the lodge would not only be a sacred duty , but

a real labour of love . The lodge was then closed . The banquet was presided over by the Worshipful Master , who , in felicitous terms , gave the loyal toasts . In response to the toast of " TheProvincial Grand Lodge , " Bro . Henry Smith , P . G . D ., acting Prov . G . M ., said : I desire most heartily to return our thanks for the very complimentary way in which you always receive us . Your Prov . Grand Master is worthily at the head of the Masons of

this great province ; he is one who has never turned his back upon difficulties , but has always striven to make himself popular , not for popularities' sake , but for the benefit of the beloved Craft in his province . Even now in his time of sickness he takes amost deep interest in you all . and he isconstantly referring to us for particulars on every subject . I will also say that the assistance which has been rendered to me and the deep respect paid to me at this trying time is something almost overwhelming . We , as Provincial Grand Officers ,

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have always striven to do our best , we have done that , and no men could do more . I trust that our Provincial Grand Masterthe best Provincial Grand Master in England—will be restored to such a state of convalescence that he may once more be able to rule over us in that enlightened and genial manner which has made him and the province he loves so dearly known and respected throughout the Craft . I wish to

say a word or two about your retiring W . M . and the very handsome jewel you have presented to him . I sympathise very much with your presentation , and I sympathise very much too with the remarks he made . They were welltimed , hearty , and sincere . He will wear that jewel as a memento of your appreciation of his services as W . M ., and it will serve to remind him of many happy associations in

the good Lodge Prudence , No . 20 G 9 . Brethren , in conclusion , you may depend upon the best services of your Provincial Grand Lodge Officers whenever you need them . I trust we may all be spared to rejoice over the completion of the Thomas William Tew Presentation . I do nit know any mark of confidence and love which could cheer him more or be so highly valued by him at this time of sickness and

trial . Bro . Trevor , P . M ., Charity Steward of the lodge , in submitting the toast of •' OurMisonic Charities , " said that his earnest prayer was that in the coming year all the brethren would do their best to support the great central Charities , not forgetting the local ones too . These Charities were founded upon the great example of their Master .

Although they had lost the services of Bro . W . F . Smithson , as Chairman of the Charity Committee of that great province , he was glad to see that brother present on that occasion . What his services had been few of them could gauge , his labours had been stupendous , in fact , absolutely unique . His able successor , Bro . Alderman T . Bateman Fox , was , he was glad to say , present on that occasion ,

and he knew from personal experience what an excellent Chairman of the West Yorkshire Charity Committee he was . Bro . Bateman Fox , who had a most cordial reception , in responding to the toast , said that he had never attended an installation meeting which had greater features of satisfaction than that one . He took it that a most harmonious feeling pervaded the lodge , and that the brethren were

animated by one common feeling , namely , the desire to promote Freemasonry in general , and in that lodge in particular . At the last election of the Girls' School they were successful in placing two girls in that Charity—one by presentation and the other by election . That Institution contrived to hold the premier position for sound management , and the good and practical education it afforded to the

inmates . He did not wish to be understood as questioning the management of the Boys' School , which to-day was on the best possible footing , thanks in a great measure to Bro . Smithson and others , who had taken a deep interest in the question . The staff was working admirably , the management was excellent , and the whole tone of the boys was wonderfully improved . Any subscriber who paid the

Institution a visit must come away with the feeling that marvellous improvement had taken place , and that the Institution was worthy of the Craft . As to the Benevolent Institution , they in West Yorkshire were busy at that moment seeking to raise funds to purchase a presentation for men . He knew that there was a feeling shared in by some that it was a mistake to give these large sums to a central Charity ;

that it would be wiser to raisea local fund . To some extent he sympathised with that feeling , and when the proper time arrived he should be prepared to go with them . The time for that change , however , was not ripe . At that moment West Yorkshire was exceedingly weak in votes for the men . The province possessed two presentations for boys , two for girls , two for widows , but had not a presentation for men .

He reminded his hearers that a presentation possessed far greater value than was apparent on the face of it . Under these circumstances he earnestly pleaded for assistance in raising a presentation for men to be called the " Thomas William Tew Presentation . " Nothing would cheer Bro . Tew more in this hour of trial , and it would be an additional proof of their love to their revered chief if it were raised

quickly . He acknowledged with gratitude the assistance rendered to the Charity Committee by the lodge . That lodge had done remarkably well in the past , and he was sure that in the future good service would be ungrudgingly rendered . He was sure that in this world they would never regret any help they had given to the fatherless , widows , and afflicted . The presentation fund already amounted to

£ 500 . Bro . J . J . Fretwell then submitted the toast of the evening — " The Health of the Newly-installed VV . M . "—which was received with great enthusiasm . He said that since Bro . Tom Atkinson ' s entrance into the lodge he had been marked out for preferment . The admirable manner in which he had discharged the duties of every office he had

held , from Junior Steward upwards , proved that he was a Mason of no ordinary calibre . His courteous bearing , his unassuming conduct , his painstaking work had won for him a place in the affections of his brethren second to no one in the lodge . It was because they loved him with a deep affection that thty had that afternoon conferred upon him the crowning honour it was in their power to give , and had

made him W . M . of his mother lodge . There were many present who had been in the habit of attending installations ror years , but he questioned if one of them had ever seen a newly-installed VV . M . bear himself so admirably , and discharge his duties with such tact and efficiency as had been exhibited by Bro . Tom Atkinson . This gave good augury for a successful future . They were properly jealous of the

good name and fame of their lodge , and they felt perfectly certain that in Bro . Atkinson ' s hands the reins of office would be worthily held , and that the dear old lodce would be guided into the attainment of still greater success in the future . They prayed that every blessing might attend their W . M . in his lodge , in his home , and in his business . What they could do to make his year happy and successful they

were all determined to do , and when he left the chair he would occupy as warm a place in the affections of his brethren as he did that evening . Bro . Tom Atkinson , on rising to respond , was received with loud and long-continued cheering . In earnest but modest language he told them that they were taking him on trust , but they knew how near to his heart the success of

the lodge lay , and that no efforts would be lacking on his part , with their assistance , to attain that success . His responsibility was great , but he did not fear for the future . He had the brilliant example of his predecessors to guide and to help him , and if he carried on the lodge as they had done , he doubted not what the verdict of his brethren would be .

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The Worshipful Master , in felicitous terms , proposed "The Health of the Officers , " and asserted that assisted by such a zealous and efficient band , his duties must be comparatively easy . The Officers made due acknowledgment . "The Health of the Sister Lodges" was heartily given , and Bros . Booth , 304 ; Malcolm , 306 ; Wales Smith , 2 S 9 ;

Clayton , 1311 ; and others , bore testimony to the fraternal feeling existing in the lodges . Other toasts were also honoured . Bros . Reuss , Lawson , and many others added to the harmony of the meeting , and the proceedings throughout were by common consent voted to be as successful as on any previous occasion .

MANCHESTER . Minnehaha Minstrel Lodge ( No . 2363 ) . — The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 23 rd inst ., at the Vi toria Hotel . The following brethren were present : —Bros . Seth Wrigley , W . M . ; M . Thomas , l . P . M . ; Hy . Nail , D . C , acting as S . W . ; W . Brabner , J . W . ; Chas . Harrop , Treas . ; Fredk . Hilton

bee ; C . H . Beever , b . D . ; J . Hepworch Waddmgton , Chap . ; C . Mercer , I . G . ; Edgar Armstrong , Stwd . ; J hn Hamnett , Arthur B . Barlow , Arthur J . Schofield , C . H . Normanton , and J . W . Lloyd . Visitors : Bros . Percy Circuik , W . M . 1253 , P . G . C , and W . H . Worsley , 815 . The lodge having been opened , Bro . Thos . Hamnett was passed , and Bro . A . J . Schofield raised by Bro . beth Wrigley , W . M . The lodge was afterwards closed .

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME . Sutherland Lodge of Unity ( No . 460 ) . — A meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the 13 th inst ., at the Castle Hotel , when there were present Bros . W . H Newby , W . M . ; H . Windle , P . M ., acting S . W . ; T . Edwards , J . W . ; L . C . A . Edgworth , Chap . ; S . Hyslop , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., Treas . ; J . Green Ainsworth , P . M ., P . P .

S . G . D ., Sec ; J . R . Whittingham , S . D ; W . E . Pattison , J . D . ; J . Ingamells , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D .- , D . C ; J . M . Adlington , I . G . ; A . Pepper and R . C . Downs , Stwds . ; B . Hancock , Tyler ; John Smith , P . M . ; J . Forster , P . M . ; J . Hawley , T . Wright , G . Rushforth , J . G . Howson , W . Home , Haydn Mercer , and W . H . Robinson . Visitors : Bros . H . Windle , P . M . 41 S ; Ben . Horth , 41 S ; W .

Edwards , 41 S ; W . J . Marsden , J . D . 992 ; A . W . Kearsley , 5 S 1 and 992 ; J . Scarratt , J . W . 98 ; H . Pilkington , 9 S ; and H . Home , 731 . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of the last regular meeting were confirmed . The W . M . impressively raised Bro . VV . H . Robinson to the Third Degree . A resolution

was proposed by the W . M . that a vote of congratulation be passed to his Royal Highness the M . W . Grand Master on his attaining his 50 th year , which was carried unanimously , as was one by the Secretary to Bro . W . O . Briggs , P . P . S . G . W ., on his being again elected Mayor of the borough . Other business having been transacted , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to supper .

PLUMSTEAD . Pattison Lodge ( No . 913 ) . —Bro . Walter Busbridge commenced his year of office as W . M . of the above powerful lodge on Thursday , the 5 th inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , by a heavy night ' s work , no less than the working of the Three Degrees , which he did in a faultess and masterly manner .

The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed , the ballot was taken for Mr . Deverue George Jelley , and it proving unanimous , that gentleman , with Mr . Wm . J . Baker , already approved of , was regularly initiated . Bro . R . E . Williams was passed , and Bro . C . H . Stone raised . It was resolved that the Pattison Lodge become a subscriber to the Correspondence Circle of

the Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 . It was also decided to at once form the nucleus of a Masonic library , and that the Freemason be taken in from this time forthwith , and paid for out of the lodge funds . Several brethren promised books . Among the brethren present were Bros . Col . E . Hughes , M . P ., P . M . ; C . Coupland , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W ., Treas . ;

A . Penfold , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; E . Denton , P . M ., P . P . J . G . D ., Sec . ; VV . T . Vincent , P . M . ; R . J . Cook , P . M ., P . G . R . ; C . H . Lawson , P . M ., Asst . Sec . ; B . de B . Lopez , P . M ., P . G . Stwd . England ; F . Barry , P . M ., P . P . G . P . Somerset ; G . H . Letton , P . M . ; R . Estler , P . M . ; C Jolly , P . M . ( Hon . ); W . C Taylor , S . W . ; Dr . E . Bryceson , J . W . ; Rev . J . W . Horsley , M . A ., Chap . ; C

J . Clapham , S . D . ; J . J . Collins , J . D . ; D . K . Somers , I . G . ; J . O . Cook , J . J . Murphy , C . Scantlebury , E . M . Taylor , J . Farrier , C . Warren , Tyler ; J . Turton , J . C . Wills , T . Quick , VV . Freeman , VV . Wren , J . Buckley , W . H . Pryce , B . Littlewood , E . Trapnell , VV . G . Newton , B . Hammond , E . Morris , VV . M . 17 S 9 ; A . Moore , H . G . Baker , T . J . Nell , VV . Davidson , J . Griffiths , T . G .

Arnold , A . D . Capon , L . Mills , J . Walton , D . C . Capon , J . Mitchell , R . Saunders , J . W . Tucker , Lieut . E . H . Foster , H . Martin , H . G . Spence , W . Harris , A . Wallis , G . H . Campbell , W . J . Young , J . 0 . Widgery , A . M . Blest , H . Steward , J . Hooton , S . Horton , and VV . Lock , all of the lodge . The visitors included Bros . J . McColleck , VV . M . 700 ; VV . W . Wheeler , W . M . 1536 ; j . H . Herman , P . M . 1329 ; Col . C Vansittart , S . W ., and J .

Bilton , J . W . 2399 ; P . Shove , S . W . 2041 ; W . S . Edwards , J . W . 153 O ; H . Tufnell , S . D ., J . H . Chennells , J . A . Grant , and H . Walking , of 700 ; W . Forder , 123 S ; F . W . Bofan ( I . C ); F . Stretton , 1536 ; J . VV . Johnstone , 17 S 9 ; VV . Simpson ( Dover Lodge ); W . Haley , 1789 ; W . Benn , 615 ; W . Grover , 1 S 6 ; R . Prewer , 17 S 9 ; J . Thompson and J . Wheatley , of 2399 ; Dr . F . Hamilton , 2161 ; and W . Reeve , 720 .

A modest iittle supper having been disposed of , the W . M . gave the usual loyal , Grand Lodge , and Provincial Grand Lodge toasts , to all of which the brethren responded heartily . bro . Hughes , I . P . M ., then proposed the toast of "The Worshipful Master , " saying that Bro . Busbridge deserved their heartiest thanks for the conspicuous ability with which he had carried out the arduous duties of his office that

night , and as two of the Degrees were left over from his ( Bro . Hughes ) year , he thought it only right on his part to individually thank Bro . Busbridge , and also to congratulate the lodge on having for its Master so excellent and admirable a worker . As the year went on he felt sure their VV . M . would show that he was earnestly worthy of