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could but have a beneficial effect on the Institution . He also was gratified in observing the patronage the ^ members of the Lodge , collectively and individually , gave to the Freemasons' Magazine . The present W . M ., Bro . Bousfield , is the rector of Cudlington ; Bro . Cast , the rector of Cheddington ; Bro . Reade , the vicar of Stone ; and Bro . Lowndes , the vicar of Hartwell ,
CHESHIRE . Chester . —Oestrian Lodge ( No . 615 ) . —This Lodge , held at the Royal Hotel , completed its Masonic session for the season on Wednesday , May 14 th , and this being the first meeting since the lamented death of their esteemed Senior Warden ( Bro . Charles Bull ) , the Brethren ( according to ancient custom ) marked their
respect for the memory of the deceased Brother by an oration from the W . M . Bro . Truss , on the uncertainty of life , and covering the S . W . ' s chair and pedestal with black crape . The Cestrian Lodge does not meet during the months of June , July , and August , except in cases of emergency . We are informed that preparations are being made on a large scale for holding the next Provincial Lodge at Egremont , in this county .
GLOUCESTERSHIRE . Gloucestershire . —Ootteswold Lodge ( No . 862 ) . —The installation of the Hon . J . H . L . Dutton , as W . M . of this Lodge for the year ensuing , took place at the Ram Inn , Cirencester , on Wednesday , 21 st ult ., and may fairly be regarded as an event which , crowns the success achieved by the founders—a success which their unflagging exertions have amply deserved . The Lodge was established in 1851 , at which time Bro . F . Ne wmarch was , with one exception we believe , the only Mason
resident in the ancient borough . With him to resolve was to accomplish ; accordingly , in spite of all difficulties , with the necessary assistance of two or three Brethren in the town of Cheltenham , he got the application for a warrant properly supported , and immediately set about organization . The Lodge now ranks second to none in the province , numbering amongst its members the heirs to three peerages ( all of whom take an active interest in its prosperity ) and many of the most respectable inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood ,
amongst whom are some whose merits as working Masons need not fear comparison with old-established London Lodges . On this occasion the ceremony of installation was performed by the out-going W . M . Bro . Cripps , assisted by Bro . P . M . Newmarch , and it has rarely Mien to our lot to hear it more correctly or impressively performed . At its conclusion , the W . M . proceeded to appoint and invest his officers as follows : — . Bro . Trinder , S . W . ; Jones , J . W . ; Cook , Treas . ; Darby , Sec . ; White , S . D . ; Perry Keene , J . D .
Heideman , I . G . ; after which the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren , to the number of . nineteen , adjourned to the banquet . A committee of the Lodge had taken much pains to insure the attendance of a large number of visitors , but a variety of unforeseen circumstances led to disappointment in many quarters . Amongst those , however , who were present , we noticed our worthy and respected Brother W . F . Beadon , P . CJ . W ., and Bros . F . Binckes , W . M ., No . 11 , London ; Rev . Southwood , P . M . Coley , and Ball , No . 97 , Cheltenham ; and Fawcett ,
No . 658 , Notts . The chief topic dwelt upon by most of the speakers , as might naturally have been expected , was the approaching fulfilment of the longdeferred hopes of the Brethren , by the re-establishment of a Provincial Grand Lodge . In the course of his remarks the W . M . alluded more than once to this subject , assuring the Brethren that , without at all undervaluing the honour that day conferred upon him , he must be allowed to express the pride and gratification be felt at the prospect of his appointment as Prov . CM ., stating that he should
regard it as the inauguration of a new era for Freemasonry in the province of Gloucester , and that his best exertions should bo unsparingly used to promote the prosperity of an institution the privileges of which ho highly valued , the principles of which ho warmly revered , and the extension of which he considered fraught with great and manifest advantages . The W . M . paid a well-merited compliment to their excellent P . M . Bro . Newmarch , highly eulogized his services , and acknowledged with thankfulness
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could but have a beneficial effect on the Institution . He also was gratified in observing the patronage the ^ members of the Lodge , collectively and individually , gave to the Freemasons' Magazine . The present W . M ., Bro . Bousfield , is the rector of Cudlington ; Bro . Cast , the rector of Cheddington ; Bro . Reade , the vicar of Stone ; and Bro . Lowndes , the vicar of Hartwell ,
CHESHIRE . Chester . —Oestrian Lodge ( No . 615 ) . —This Lodge , held at the Royal Hotel , completed its Masonic session for the season on Wednesday , May 14 th , and this being the first meeting since the lamented death of their esteemed Senior Warden ( Bro . Charles Bull ) , the Brethren ( according to ancient custom ) marked their
respect for the memory of the deceased Brother by an oration from the W . M . Bro . Truss , on the uncertainty of life , and covering the S . W . ' s chair and pedestal with black crape . The Cestrian Lodge does not meet during the months of June , July , and August , except in cases of emergency . We are informed that preparations are being made on a large scale for holding the next Provincial Lodge at Egremont , in this county .
GLOUCESTERSHIRE . Gloucestershire . —Ootteswold Lodge ( No . 862 ) . —The installation of the Hon . J . H . L . Dutton , as W . M . of this Lodge for the year ensuing , took place at the Ram Inn , Cirencester , on Wednesday , 21 st ult ., and may fairly be regarded as an event which , crowns the success achieved by the founders—a success which their unflagging exertions have amply deserved . The Lodge was established in 1851 , at which time Bro . F . Ne wmarch was , with one exception we believe , the only Mason
resident in the ancient borough . With him to resolve was to accomplish ; accordingly , in spite of all difficulties , with the necessary assistance of two or three Brethren in the town of Cheltenham , he got the application for a warrant properly supported , and immediately set about organization . The Lodge now ranks second to none in the province , numbering amongst its members the heirs to three peerages ( all of whom take an active interest in its prosperity ) and many of the most respectable inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood ,
amongst whom are some whose merits as working Masons need not fear comparison with old-established London Lodges . On this occasion the ceremony of installation was performed by the out-going W . M . Bro . Cripps , assisted by Bro . P . M . Newmarch , and it has rarely Mien to our lot to hear it more correctly or impressively performed . At its conclusion , the W . M . proceeded to appoint and invest his officers as follows : — . Bro . Trinder , S . W . ; Jones , J . W . ; Cook , Treas . ; Darby , Sec . ; White , S . D . ; Perry Keene , J . D .
Heideman , I . G . ; after which the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren , to the number of . nineteen , adjourned to the banquet . A committee of the Lodge had taken much pains to insure the attendance of a large number of visitors , but a variety of unforeseen circumstances led to disappointment in many quarters . Amongst those , however , who were present , we noticed our worthy and respected Brother W . F . Beadon , P . CJ . W ., and Bros . F . Binckes , W . M ., No . 11 , London ; Rev . Southwood , P . M . Coley , and Ball , No . 97 , Cheltenham ; and Fawcett ,
No . 658 , Notts . The chief topic dwelt upon by most of the speakers , as might naturally have been expected , was the approaching fulfilment of the longdeferred hopes of the Brethren , by the re-establishment of a Provincial Grand Lodge . In the course of his remarks the W . M . alluded more than once to this subject , assuring the Brethren that , without at all undervaluing the honour that day conferred upon him , he must be allowed to express the pride and gratification be felt at the prospect of his appointment as Prov . CM ., stating that he should
regard it as the inauguration of a new era for Freemasonry in the province of Gloucester , and that his best exertions should bo unsparingly used to promote the prosperity of an institution the privileges of which ho highly valued , the principles of which ho warmly revered , and the extension of which he considered fraught with great and manifest advantages . The W . M . paid a well-merited compliment to their excellent P . M . Bro . Newmarch , highly eulogized his services , and acknowledged with thankfulness