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V Provincial.
was as usual supported by the attendance of all the officers' and several visitors , including Bro . Higson , J . W . of Lodge ISTo . 4 S 6 * Bro . Livy was passed to the Degree of Fellow Graft , and several matters of private Lodge business transacted . The whole of the furniture of this first-class Lodge is now in course of being redecorated , and many improvements effected , and by the next meeting , without copying any of the tinsel decorations adopted by any recently disinterred Lodges , will present a really brilliant appearance .
¦ St .: JoliyCs Lodge ( No . 268 ) .- ^ The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held on Wednesday , the 18 th of March , the W . M . Bro . Mitchell presiding . The alterations of several of the by laws constituted the business of the evening , except the appointment of Bro . Smith as Treasurer to the Lodge , in the room of Bro . Piatt , deceased . It was during the evening announced by the Secretary that the sum of £ 10 had been voted from the funds of the Prov . Grand Lodge , at its meeting in Ashton , to Bro . James Isherwood , the oldest rneniber of the Lodge , and who had been nine times an unsuccessful applicant for the benefits of the Annuity Fund in London .
St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 436 ) . —The : W , M . of this Lodge has evidently no reason to complain of being unable to perfect himself in the ceremonies for want of material at the last meeting : three candidates were approved , and two of them initiated ; one Brother passed , and one raised , the whole being performed by the WiiVL personally . The Lodges here appear to have been touched with an improvementmania j and following the example set them by the Sister Lodge , No , 268 , are rendering the Lodge much service by adopting in their additions and
improvements not only such things as : are useful and substantial , but such as may make considerable pretensions to elegance , and yet avoiding everything gaudy and unnecessary . We wish them all the prosperity they deserve . Bolton-ke-Moors . —Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 170 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge assembled at the One Horse Shoe Inn , on Wednesday , the 11 th of March , to hold the usual monthly meeting ; the Lodge was opened in clue form by the . W . M ., Bro . Jas . Bay thorp , at seven p . m ., supported by his full staff of officers . The
minutes of last Lodge meeting being read and confirmed , the W . M . proceeded to pass Bro . Bobert Whewell ; the efficient manner in which he performed the ceremony elicited the congratulations of all the Brethren present , this being the first time of his performing the ceremony iu open Lodge ; the officers of the Lodge performed their duties in a most satisfactory and efficient manner . The Lodge being closed to the 1 st Degree , and the business being disposed of , two gentlemen were proposed as candidates for initiation .
In accordance with a circular from the Prov . Grand Lodge of the Eastern Division of Lancashire , and by the especial desire of the Very Worshipful Bro , A . H . Royds , D . Prov . G . M ., that the Brethren of the province should manifest their regard for the memory of the late P . Prov . G . M . the Bight Honu the Earl of Ellesmere , deceased , the Lodge and Brethren were in mourning ; the strict discipline observed caused the Lodge to bear a very solemn and imposing appearance which could not fail of reminding every Brother present of the uncertainty of human life , and that a Masoruc Lodge was no ordinary place of meeting , more
especially when we find the Brethren paying that respect due to the memory of deceased Brethren . The Lodge was closed in form , and the Brethren sat down to refreshment ; the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and responded to , but singing on this occasion was dispensed with . The W . M " . called on Bro . It . Mitchell , P . M ., to respond to the memory of the late P . Prov . G . M . of East Lancashire , the Bight Hon . the Earl of Ellesmere ; in doing so Bro . Mitchell passed a high eulogium on tho character of the late earl , not only as a Mason but as a nobleman , respected amongst all classes from the humble cottager to tho highest in the land .
Manchester . —Lodge of Integrity ( No . 180 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge was held at the Brunswick Hotel , Piccadilly , on Wednesday , February 25 th . After tho usual preliminary business , Bro . John Baker , W . M ., initiated Mr . Thomas Gilbert Backhouse and Mr . William Wright [ Stewart . The discussion
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V Provincial.
was as usual supported by the attendance of all the officers' and several visitors , including Bro . Higson , J . W . of Lodge ISTo . 4 S 6 * Bro . Livy was passed to the Degree of Fellow Graft , and several matters of private Lodge business transacted . The whole of the furniture of this first-class Lodge is now in course of being redecorated , and many improvements effected , and by the next meeting , without copying any of the tinsel decorations adopted by any recently disinterred Lodges , will present a really brilliant appearance .
¦ St .: JoliyCs Lodge ( No . 268 ) .- ^ The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held on Wednesday , the 18 th of March , the W . M . Bro . Mitchell presiding . The alterations of several of the by laws constituted the business of the evening , except the appointment of Bro . Smith as Treasurer to the Lodge , in the room of Bro . Piatt , deceased . It was during the evening announced by the Secretary that the sum of £ 10 had been voted from the funds of the Prov . Grand Lodge , at its meeting in Ashton , to Bro . James Isherwood , the oldest rneniber of the Lodge , and who had been nine times an unsuccessful applicant for the benefits of the Annuity Fund in London .
St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 436 ) . —The : W , M . of this Lodge has evidently no reason to complain of being unable to perfect himself in the ceremonies for want of material at the last meeting : three candidates were approved , and two of them initiated ; one Brother passed , and one raised , the whole being performed by the WiiVL personally . The Lodges here appear to have been touched with an improvementmania j and following the example set them by the Sister Lodge , No , 268 , are rendering the Lodge much service by adopting in their additions and
improvements not only such things as : are useful and substantial , but such as may make considerable pretensions to elegance , and yet avoiding everything gaudy and unnecessary . We wish them all the prosperity they deserve . Bolton-ke-Moors . —Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 170 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge assembled at the One Horse Shoe Inn , on Wednesday , the 11 th of March , to hold the usual monthly meeting ; the Lodge was opened in clue form by the . W . M ., Bro . Jas . Bay thorp , at seven p . m ., supported by his full staff of officers . The
minutes of last Lodge meeting being read and confirmed , the W . M . proceeded to pass Bro . Bobert Whewell ; the efficient manner in which he performed the ceremony elicited the congratulations of all the Brethren present , this being the first time of his performing the ceremony iu open Lodge ; the officers of the Lodge performed their duties in a most satisfactory and efficient manner . The Lodge being closed to the 1 st Degree , and the business being disposed of , two gentlemen were proposed as candidates for initiation .
In accordance with a circular from the Prov . Grand Lodge of the Eastern Division of Lancashire , and by the especial desire of the Very Worshipful Bro , A . H . Royds , D . Prov . G . M ., that the Brethren of the province should manifest their regard for the memory of the late P . Prov . G . M . the Bight Honu the Earl of Ellesmere , deceased , the Lodge and Brethren were in mourning ; the strict discipline observed caused the Lodge to bear a very solemn and imposing appearance which could not fail of reminding every Brother present of the uncertainty of human life , and that a Masoruc Lodge was no ordinary place of meeting , more
especially when we find the Brethren paying that respect due to the memory of deceased Brethren . The Lodge was closed in form , and the Brethren sat down to refreshment ; the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and responded to , but singing on this occasion was dispensed with . The W . M " . called on Bro . It . Mitchell , P . M ., to respond to the memory of the late P . Prov . G . M . of East Lancashire , the Bight Hon . the Earl of Ellesmere ; in doing so Bro . Mitchell passed a high eulogium on tho character of the late earl , not only as a Mason but as a nobleman , respected amongst all classes from the humble cottager to tho highest in the land .
Manchester . —Lodge of Integrity ( No . 180 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of this Lodge was held at the Brunswick Hotel , Piccadilly , on Wednesday , February 25 th . After tho usual preliminary business , Bro . John Baker , W . M ., initiated Mr . Thomas Gilbert Backhouse and Mr . William Wright [ Stewart . The discussion