Provincial Lodges.

at the George Inn , Grey Street , where Br . Carmon had displayed his most recherche ' $ ! , % J he W . M occupied the chair , supported on his right by Brs . J . S . Challoner , PPr'I ;; ^ t' Bu-kenshaw , P . G . S . ; and on his left by James Donald , ™ £ n In &? ; , " o d' and J ' - Donald , W . M . elect , 793 . The vice-chairs were ably filled by the S . W . and J . W . Amongst the brethren present we also ob-7 vLl - J r C ' f ™ . Pf . S . D . ; Henry Bell , P . P . G . S . D . ; John Barker , eat

, Hod , ; vi } oT \ V , lf ' , lead ' P-P-G-J . W . ; W . E . Franklin , P . G . S . B . ; John K ^ v ' ' -V % ^ ° "' Mlill J Joh » Cook , W . M . St . Peter ' s Lodge , / 06 Thos . Fenwick , W . M . St . George ' s Lodge , North Shields . The evening was Vent in a trul y Masonic manner , en ] iveiled at iuterrals b several Mago : lic S 0 Ilg 3 from n » : -, T 6 t n'en ' * thro ^ ont , that love and harmony prevailing so peculiarly belonging to the Craft . S l 6

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . nieep n rTf ° ° PL f'f ° P ' - —On the the 21 st Dec , a beautiful piece ot plate Avas presented b y the Freemasons of the Province , to the R . W . P . G . M ., U > 1 . Wildman , as a testimony of the regard and esteem in which he is held . Shortly t whfr , ' ° 1 ° ' , ! e Irovi ! lcia - » d Lod ge was opened in the Magistrates' room , tin 1 early , the fin - " * ofi-ccrs were present , and the Masters and wardens of the mmher of about

Si , ^ fift y . The usual business of the province n ^ ir u tl'anSactf " ' , the Lotl S ™ closed , and the room appropriated , ia far as space would permit , to the reception of the lay visitors . About half-past five o'clock , T , n ° "y , ' , * - - "early a hundred , sat down to a substantial repast in S jf f- 7 -- £ ' - ' «* si S from a trumpet , the Earl of Scarborough , the Grand Mr * to . and other ofhcers of the Craft walked in processionattired in their

, aprons , 2 ™ W ™ ° ftce . The band of the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry fvtl 7 c , 01 lduct 0 - - > Mr . Newham , was stationed in the anti-room , and played a vauety of popular music during the dinner , ancl at intervals throughout the evening . A the rear of the centre table , the Provincial Grand and Lodge Banners were suspended . Ihe dinner was supplied by Mr . Malpas , of the Flying Horse . < wL theda , s T tab 1 le ] . observed the following , viz .-The Right Hon . the Earl of bcaiboiougbLorcl-lieutenant of the countin the chair his ri

, y , , supported on [ ght by W W - « T U ' ; ' * £ f 5 ^ y 01 ' ' - Tkatke ™>' . Esq- ' Sir Thos . Pa ,-kyns , Bart ! S" 41 ' ^ fl ^\ Dr . Williams , P . P . G . S . W . ; M Mills , Esq ., J . W , 576 ; E . vlZ ' I 'T ; a S S n kS left ' by Dr - R S ' D-P-G . M . ; Sir E . Walker ; T . Sr 4 n 1- ; P G - - % theReVS " L ' Jack ^ and J . L . Prior , ancl G . Rawson , Esq ., G 11 ' 3 Were 0 CCUied bBrsPa PG istarand

VC % I J T f P y * S > ' - Reg , J . Comyn , * W ' " « W ° ?!; £ S st fche S ™ l company were M . Mason ancl F . Hugging . StenffT ftoftovincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire ; Captain Wrightman Leutenan Fungs ton R . N Drs . Ransom and Robertson ; Aldermen Heymann and udlen ; xfesrs H . rladden , Berenhart , T . A . Cullen , Saville , Jacobson . N . Hurst , MilW T M ' ^ , Hoyles Hatton , Barwis , J . Webster , Abrahams , Sollory , Long £ Pennant , T Shaw , Warner , Martin , Morrison , Barber , J . A . Shaw , Johnson 7 aV 1 S rmanSempleGoodsonEvansC be 11

NKo ' S' ^ " if' ' ^ ° ' ' ' - ' ™ P S nV r 7 w-i , ' 0 WIUS S eiltleraenfrom Mansfield , the immediate neighbour-TT , 1 n ' ^ M ' ^ f " ' ^ 61 ; 6 ^ ° Pl'esent ' ancl fetul-nsd b ? P eoial tra- » > ™ - Messrs . F P ™ I xv ^ r , ' J- (^ eei-hal S -. K- Wright , W . E . Goodaere , W . J . Neale , C RS T ) r i ™ Kh 70 rth ' ; ? ° dfre > r ' - Hnrt . - Lindi ^ - White J . Thompson t . Revel D . C . Barnnger , G . Walkden , S . Allen , and J . Cooper . chaplain " ^ *** dirma ' WaSSaid b y the ReV > L > Jackson ' « ckna "> 6 ™> d

wiT i g r ? concluded and « ie « sual loyal and Masonic toasts drunk , the ifZh i * £ hvey . maroh > d » ' ' S the performance of which the testimonial was introduced , in the midst of a procession , formed in the following order : — B . Allen , P . G . 8 . W . The Address . T . Dants , P . P . G . S . W . E . Perey , p ? . G . Secretarv . 3 Iasters Alien and Banks , with blue scarfs and wands . THE TESTIMONIAL . Masters Comyn and Bradbury , with , bine scarfs and wands .