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ings , and two raisings , each ceremony being performed most accurately and—we add with pleasure—really impressively , We are also happy to state that the whole of the officers exhibited perfect proficiency in the discharge of their several duties . Labour terminated , the Brethren , in number thirty-eight , adjourned to
the banquet . Everything passed off agreeably , several songs contributed by Bros G . Tedder , C . Watson , and others , adding much to the general enj oyment . The visitors were Bros . Marsh , ' . W . M ' ., 30 ; Snowden , W . M ., 57 ; Mitchell , 812 ; Gladstone , Manchester , & c .
Kent Lodge ( No . 15 ) , —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge took place on Wednesday , Feb . 10 th , at Bro . Harris ' s , the Three Tuns , Borough . Mr . Stephen Hay worth was initiated into the secrets of Masonry . Bros . Apps , Sennett , Rattenbury , and Wrangham were passed to the 2 nd Degree , and Bros . T . Gibbs and Potts raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Masons in a manner that reflects the greatest credit on the Masonic abilities of the W . M ., Bro . CO . Gibbs . The ballot for the W . M . for the ensuing year was then taken , when Bro . Rogers , S . W .., was elected , and Bro . Barnes was re-elected as Treas ., having filled that
office so efficiently for the last twenty-five years . A circular letter was read from Bro . J . C . Paul , of Bolton House , Brompton ( and signed by some of the most influential members of the Craft ) , stating that the late Bro ... Sergeant Wilkins , formerly of the Moira Lodge , No . 109 , had died in embarrassed circumstances , leaving his widow penniless , and calling upon the Xodge to help him to raise a fund to purchase an annuity for Mrs . Wilkins . A resolution was then passed to form a committee for that purpose . The Brethren then proceeded to banquet . The visitorswere Bros . George States , P . M . No . 166 , and E . Bindley , No . 9 .
Britannic Lodoe ( No . 38 ) . —This rapidl y increasing Lodge , which has in a short time attained gigantic proportions , met at the Thatched House Tavern , St . James ' sstreet , on Friday , February 12 th . The W . M ., Bro . England , in a most able manner , raised Bros . Grissel and Brown to the Sublime Degree of M . M ., passed a Brother to the Degree of a Fellow Craft , and initiated a gentleman into the Order . It being election night , Bro . Hensley , S . W ., an old member of the Britannic Lodge , was elected W . M . for the ensuing year ; Bro . Crombie was elected
Treas . Bro . Maudsley proposed that , in consideration of the prosperous state of the finances of this Lodge , five pounds be voted for the purposes of charity . The Lodge being closed , more than fifty Brethren sat down to an elegant banquet . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , the W . M . proposed the health of Bro . Crew , P . M . No . 1 , and a numerous assemblage of visitors . Bro . Crew thanked the Lodge on behalf of his Brother visitors for its hospitality on this and all other occasions , more particularly for its readiness at all times to support the
cause of charity , and announced that one of the newly-raised Brethren , Bro . Grissel , had promised to stand as Steward at the forthcoming Girls' Festival . Bro . Grissel replied that it would give him the greatest possible pleasure to accept that office , if he was not , as a young Brother , usurping the place of his elders in Masonry . The W . M ., having assured him that the Lodge felt much obliged by his promptitude , proposed the health of the newly-initiated Bro . Durant , whose character as a gentleman and man of science rendered him an accession to any
society , and more particularly welcome in the Britannic Lodge . He also proposed the health of the Past Masters , more particularly Bros . Gooch and Briggy , with grateful acknowledgments for their services as old members of the Britannic Lodge . The health of the W . M ., Bro , England , was drunk with enthusiasm , and thanks for the able manner in which he presided and performed the ceremonies , but more particularly for his attention at all times to the interests of the Lodge . The W . M ., after thanking the Brethren , proposed the healths of
Bro . Crombie , Treas ., and Bro . Chubb , Sec . ; and more particularly expressed his obligations to the former Brother , for his invaluable assistance in the resuscitation of the Lodge . Bro . Crombie thanked the Brethren , and stated that though the offices in such a numerous Lodge ( now consisting of seventy-six members ) were more onerous than many Brethren might suppose , he and Bro . Chubb always exerted themselves , and would continue to do so to the utmost , for its benefit . Jle was frequently called upon to fulfil a variety of offices , and had been called
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ings , and two raisings , each ceremony being performed most accurately and—we add with pleasure—really impressively , We are also happy to state that the whole of the officers exhibited perfect proficiency in the discharge of their several duties . Labour terminated , the Brethren , in number thirty-eight , adjourned to
the banquet . Everything passed off agreeably , several songs contributed by Bros G . Tedder , C . Watson , and others , adding much to the general enj oyment . The visitors were Bros . Marsh , ' . W . M ' ., 30 ; Snowden , W . M ., 57 ; Mitchell , 812 ; Gladstone , Manchester , & c .
Kent Lodge ( No . 15 ) , —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge took place on Wednesday , Feb . 10 th , at Bro . Harris ' s , the Three Tuns , Borough . Mr . Stephen Hay worth was initiated into the secrets of Masonry . Bros . Apps , Sennett , Rattenbury , and Wrangham were passed to the 2 nd Degree , and Bros . T . Gibbs and Potts raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Masons in a manner that reflects the greatest credit on the Masonic abilities of the W . M ., Bro . CO . Gibbs . The ballot for the W . M . for the ensuing year was then taken , when Bro . Rogers , S . W .., was elected , and Bro . Barnes was re-elected as Treas ., having filled that
office so efficiently for the last twenty-five years . A circular letter was read from Bro . J . C . Paul , of Bolton House , Brompton ( and signed by some of the most influential members of the Craft ) , stating that the late Bro ... Sergeant Wilkins , formerly of the Moira Lodge , No . 109 , had died in embarrassed circumstances , leaving his widow penniless , and calling upon the Xodge to help him to raise a fund to purchase an annuity for Mrs . Wilkins . A resolution was then passed to form a committee for that purpose . The Brethren then proceeded to banquet . The visitorswere Bros . George States , P . M . No . 166 , and E . Bindley , No . 9 .
Britannic Lodoe ( No . 38 ) . —This rapidl y increasing Lodge , which has in a short time attained gigantic proportions , met at the Thatched House Tavern , St . James ' sstreet , on Friday , February 12 th . The W . M ., Bro . England , in a most able manner , raised Bros . Grissel and Brown to the Sublime Degree of M . M ., passed a Brother to the Degree of a Fellow Craft , and initiated a gentleman into the Order . It being election night , Bro . Hensley , S . W ., an old member of the Britannic Lodge , was elected W . M . for the ensuing year ; Bro . Crombie was elected
Treas . Bro . Maudsley proposed that , in consideration of the prosperous state of the finances of this Lodge , five pounds be voted for the purposes of charity . The Lodge being closed , more than fifty Brethren sat down to an elegant banquet . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , the W . M . proposed the health of Bro . Crew , P . M . No . 1 , and a numerous assemblage of visitors . Bro . Crew thanked the Lodge on behalf of his Brother visitors for its hospitality on this and all other occasions , more particularly for its readiness at all times to support the
cause of charity , and announced that one of the newly-raised Brethren , Bro . Grissel , had promised to stand as Steward at the forthcoming Girls' Festival . Bro . Grissel replied that it would give him the greatest possible pleasure to accept that office , if he was not , as a young Brother , usurping the place of his elders in Masonry . The W . M ., having assured him that the Lodge felt much obliged by his promptitude , proposed the health of the newly-initiated Bro . Durant , whose character as a gentleman and man of science rendered him an accession to any
society , and more particularly welcome in the Britannic Lodge . He also proposed the health of the Past Masters , more particularly Bros . Gooch and Briggy , with grateful acknowledgments for their services as old members of the Britannic Lodge . The health of the W . M ., Bro , England , was drunk with enthusiasm , and thanks for the able manner in which he presided and performed the ceremonies , but more particularly for his attention at all times to the interests of the Lodge . The W . M ., after thanking the Brethren , proposed the healths of
Bro . Crombie , Treas ., and Bro . Chubb , Sec . ; and more particularly expressed his obligations to the former Brother , for his invaluable assistance in the resuscitation of the Lodge . Bro . Crombie thanked the Brethren , and stated that though the offices in such a numerous Lodge ( now consisting of seventy-six members ) were more onerous than many Brethren might suppose , he and Bro . Chubb always exerted themselves , and would continue to do so to the utmost , for its benefit . Jle was frequently called upon to fulfil a variety of offices , and had been called