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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
GLASGOW . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . " r This Lodge held its Quarterly Convocation on Wednesday , the 24 th October , 1855 , in the Masonic Hall , 87 , Union-street . Present ; Br . Dr . Walker Arnott , LL . D ., R . AV . Substitute , Prov . G . S . Warden ; Br . James Thomson , AV . M . of 362 , as Prov .
Gr . Sr . Warden ; Br . James York , S . AV . of 3 i , as Prov . Gr . Jr . Warden ; Br . James Miller , P . M . of 102 , Prov . Gr . Treas . ; Br . Donald Campbell , D . M . of 102 , Prov . Gr . Sec , and a large attendance of the members . ' The minutes of the meeting of July 26 , as well as minute of Committee of date 13 September , were read and approved of ; and from the great interest exhibited by the leading Lodges in tho province , in having agreed to enter into the arrangements of the proposed Benevolent Fundthe former Committee were re-appointed to
com-, plete the arrangements . The W . M . of 219 tabled the following motion : " That every Lodge in the Province shall subscribe to the proposed Benevolent Fund the sum of one guinea , in addition to the ordinary subscriptions ; ancl that , in the event of any Loclge or Lodges failing such payments , their members will not be entitled to relief from the said Charity Fund . On the motion of Br . Donald Campbell , it was unanimously ancl enthusiastically agreed tothat the Prov . Gr . Lodge should hold a Masonic Festival on St . John's
, day , 27 th December , when the following brethren were appointed a Committee to carry out the arrangements .- — -Br . Donald Campbell ; Br . James York , Br . John Eisten , Br . David Sutherland , Br . Robert Thomson , jun ., after which the Lodge was duly closed .
ST . MARK ' S LODGE ( NO . 102 ) . —The members of this Loclge met in their Hall , Buchanan-street , on 1 st October , being convened for the first of the regular monthly meetings for the year 1855-56 . D . M . Br . Donald Campbell occupied the chair , Br . G . J . Lyon acted as Sen ., ancl Br . Reid as Jun . AV ., present also other office bearers , and a full attendance of members and brethren of sister Lodges . The minutes as usual were read and approved of . Applications for initiation into the order from Messrs J . H . S . Jekyll , York Terrace , London ; Charles Hamilton , Merchant , Glasgow ; John
Ellison Cowan , Merchant , Glasgow ; David Benzensohn , Chiropedist , Dublin ; James Mc L . Henderson , Shipbuilder , Renfrew ; and David Haire , House Painter , Glasgow ; were read by the R . W . M . These applicants were all found eligible and were initiated ; Br . Jekyll , on account of his requiring to leave Scotland the following day , as ivas certified by his recoinmendeis , and on a motion , to that effect regularly made , ancl carried , was , along with Brs . G . R . Dalgleish Gibson , and P . M . Hannah , passed to the Fellow-craft degree ; ancl thereafter Fellow-crafts Jekyll , I . K . Donald
and Robert Dunlop were raised to the sublime degree of M . M . In consequence of the lamented death of the able ancl worthy Jun , AV ., Br . John Elder , the acting R . AV . M ., nominated Br . Robert Thomson jun ., as a fit and proper person to fill the vacant office ; and also nominated Br . J . N . Sutherland to the office of S . D . ; Br . Alen Macdonald nominated Brs . AA . F . Buckie as a Br , qualified in all respects to discharge the duties of J . D . ; and Brs . D . Campbell proposed Brs . Henry Johnstone for Steward , and Richard Brmisdon , for Jun . Guard . These several nominations were duly secondedand it intimated that at the next
, was meeting tho Brs . so nominated , would if approved be elected , and if present , be installed . The Treasurer stated that his books had this day been audited , ancl that a considerable balance remained in his lands . During refreshment and after the usual toasts from the chair , Br . James Miller , P . M . responded to the toast of the Prov . G . L . of which he is Treasurer ; and the toast to the memory of the late J . AV ., was received with much feeling by the assembled brethren . On the Oth October , _ there was an Emergency meeting , Br . D . Campbell in the chair , assisted by the AVardens , & c , at which Br . David Benzensohn , having to return
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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
GLASGOW . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . " r This Lodge held its Quarterly Convocation on Wednesday , the 24 th October , 1855 , in the Masonic Hall , 87 , Union-street . Present ; Br . Dr . Walker Arnott , LL . D ., R . AV . Substitute , Prov . G . S . Warden ; Br . James Thomson , AV . M . of 362 , as Prov .
Gr . Sr . Warden ; Br . James York , S . AV . of 3 i , as Prov . Gr . Jr . Warden ; Br . James Miller , P . M . of 102 , Prov . Gr . Treas . ; Br . Donald Campbell , D . M . of 102 , Prov . Gr . Sec , and a large attendance of the members . ' The minutes of the meeting of July 26 , as well as minute of Committee of date 13 September , were read and approved of ; and from the great interest exhibited by the leading Lodges in tho province , in having agreed to enter into the arrangements of the proposed Benevolent Fundthe former Committee were re-appointed to
com-, plete the arrangements . The W . M . of 219 tabled the following motion : " That every Lodge in the Province shall subscribe to the proposed Benevolent Fund the sum of one guinea , in addition to the ordinary subscriptions ; ancl that , in the event of any Loclge or Lodges failing such payments , their members will not be entitled to relief from the said Charity Fund . On the motion of Br . Donald Campbell , it was unanimously ancl enthusiastically agreed tothat the Prov . Gr . Lodge should hold a Masonic Festival on St . John's
, day , 27 th December , when the following brethren were appointed a Committee to carry out the arrangements .- — -Br . Donald Campbell ; Br . James York , Br . John Eisten , Br . David Sutherland , Br . Robert Thomson , jun ., after which the Lodge was duly closed .
ST . MARK ' S LODGE ( NO . 102 ) . —The members of this Loclge met in their Hall , Buchanan-street , on 1 st October , being convened for the first of the regular monthly meetings for the year 1855-56 . D . M . Br . Donald Campbell occupied the chair , Br . G . J . Lyon acted as Sen ., ancl Br . Reid as Jun . AV ., present also other office bearers , and a full attendance of members and brethren of sister Lodges . The minutes as usual were read and approved of . Applications for initiation into the order from Messrs J . H . S . Jekyll , York Terrace , London ; Charles Hamilton , Merchant , Glasgow ; John
Ellison Cowan , Merchant , Glasgow ; David Benzensohn , Chiropedist , Dublin ; James Mc L . Henderson , Shipbuilder , Renfrew ; and David Haire , House Painter , Glasgow ; were read by the R . W . M . These applicants were all found eligible and were initiated ; Br . Jekyll , on account of his requiring to leave Scotland the following day , as ivas certified by his recoinmendeis , and on a motion , to that effect regularly made , ancl carried , was , along with Brs . G . R . Dalgleish Gibson , and P . M . Hannah , passed to the Fellow-craft degree ; ancl thereafter Fellow-crafts Jekyll , I . K . Donald
and Robert Dunlop were raised to the sublime degree of M . M . In consequence of the lamented death of the able ancl worthy Jun , AV ., Br . John Elder , the acting R . AV . M ., nominated Br . Robert Thomson jun ., as a fit and proper person to fill the vacant office ; and also nominated Br . J . N . Sutherland to the office of S . D . ; Br . Alen Macdonald nominated Brs . AA . F . Buckie as a Br , qualified in all respects to discharge the duties of J . D . ; and Brs . D . Campbell proposed Brs . Henry Johnstone for Steward , and Richard Brmisdon , for Jun . Guard . These several nominations were duly secondedand it intimated that at the next
, was meeting tho Brs . so nominated , would if approved be elected , and if present , be installed . The Treasurer stated that his books had this day been audited , ancl that a considerable balance remained in his lands . During refreshment and after the usual toasts from the chair , Br . James Miller , P . M . responded to the toast of the Prov . G . L . of which he is Treasurer ; and the toast to the memory of the late J . AV ., was received with much feeling by the assembled brethren . On the Oth October , _ there was an Emergency meeting , Br . D . Campbell in the chair , assisted by the AVardens , & c , at which Br . David Benzensohn , having to return