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delighted to meet the Brethren , and trusted that for thousands of years to come the splendid river which flowed by would annually be viewed by assemblies of the like nature he was now addressing . Space will not allow us to go into further detail , suffice it to say that the evening was enlivened by songs sung in a most efficient manner by Bro . Spencer and others , and that the s ( feast of reason and the flow of soul" was continued until a late hour with that
temperance which should at all times characterize Masons . "The Health of the P . D . Prov . G . M . " was proposed and drunk with much applause , and responded to by Bro . Ashley . The healths of the P . G . Officers , past and present ; the P . M . ; and the W . M . of the Lodge were also proposed and responded to .
LINCOLNSHIRE . Spilsbt . —Shakspeare Lodge ( No . 617 ) . —On Friday , July 4 th , the officers of this Lodge met at the White Hart Inn , for the purpose of presenting a ring to Bro . Edward Rainey , R . A ., P . G . S ., and J . W . of the Lodge , as a mark of their esteem on his leaving the town for London . His health was proposed and the ring presented by the secretary , Bro . F . Rainey ,- and was acknowledged by Bro . Edward Rainey in a most feeling manner .
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE . Peteubokough . —St . Peter ' s Lodge ( No . 646 ) . —This flourishing Lodge held their last meeting at the Masonic Hall , Wentworth-street , on Thursday , the 5 th June , when the W . M ., Bro . Richardson , initiated four gentlemen , who had been previously balloted for and unanimously elected , into the mystery of Freemasonry . The ceremony was performed in a most satisfactory manner .
NORTHUMBERLAND . Byker , near Newcastle . —St . Peter ' s Lodge ( No . 706 ) . —The Brethren assembled on Monday , July 14 , for the installation of the W . M . elect . Bro . Hopper was duly installed by Bro . William Berkeley , Prov . G . Sec , with his accustomed ability . The W . M . then appointed and invested with the insignia of office the following Brethren : —John Cook , P . M . ; W . J . Neimeitz , S . W . ;
Edward French , J . W . ; William Dalziel , Bir . of Cer . ; J . Raason Lawther , Sec . ; James Elliot , S . D . ; Hermann Saniter , J . D . ; William Preston , Lib . ; J . Alliston and J . C . Potts , Stewards ; John Miller , Tyler . Bro . J . C . Gibson , Treas ., was also invested . The business being ended , the Brethren adjourned to refreshment , and about forty did ample justice to the repast spread by Bro . Allinson . Besides those named , there were present the Y . W . Bro . Richard Medcalf , D . Prov . G . M .,
and the following W . Ms , and P . Ms .: —Thomas Fenwick , W . Punshon , E . D . Davies , J . R . Hodge , J . Barker , W . Johnstone , Henry Bell , J . C . Gibson , J . Cook , F . P . J < 5 nn , W . Attey , W . E . Franklin , & c . & c .
Newcastle . —Newcastlc-on-Tyne Lodge ( No . 24 ) . —On Thursday , July 3 , the Lodge was opened by Bro . W . Johnstone , P . M ., assisted by Bros . Barker , P . M . ; Ludwig , S . W . ; Henry Hotham , J . W . ; and others . Bro . W . E . Franklin , W . M ., No . 614 , was unanimously elected a joining memher ; and after other routine business , the Lodge was adjourned to refreshment , separating at 10 p . m .
Lodr / e de Loraine ( No . 793 ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held in the Freemasons' Hall , in Newcastle , on Friday , July 18 . The Lodge was opened by Bro . Edward 1 ) . Davis , W . M ., assisted by Bros . Hoyle and John Barker , P . Ms . ; J . E . Joel , S . W . ; Septimus Bell , J . W . ; Jacques De Hart , Sec . ; B . Carr , J . D ., & c . & c . A ballot was taken for the initiation of two gentlemen , and for Bro . J . Coutts as a joining member . Two other names were proposed for the next meeting , and the Lodge adjourned .
Nokth Shields . —St . George ' s Lodge ( No . 624 ) . — The members mot on Monday , the 7 th of July , at the Ueorge Hotel , and the Lodge was opened by Bro . Ttillock , W . M ' ., assisted and attended by numerous Brethren . The business of passing and raising was most efficiently performed by the W \ M ., who though a
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Provincial.
delighted to meet the Brethren , and trusted that for thousands of years to come the splendid river which flowed by would annually be viewed by assemblies of the like nature he was now addressing . Space will not allow us to go into further detail , suffice it to say that the evening was enlivened by songs sung in a most efficient manner by Bro . Spencer and others , and that the s ( feast of reason and the flow of soul" was continued until a late hour with that
temperance which should at all times characterize Masons . "The Health of the P . D . Prov . G . M . " was proposed and drunk with much applause , and responded to by Bro . Ashley . The healths of the P . G . Officers , past and present ; the P . M . ; and the W . M . of the Lodge were also proposed and responded to .
LINCOLNSHIRE . Spilsbt . —Shakspeare Lodge ( No . 617 ) . —On Friday , July 4 th , the officers of this Lodge met at the White Hart Inn , for the purpose of presenting a ring to Bro . Edward Rainey , R . A ., P . G . S ., and J . W . of the Lodge , as a mark of their esteem on his leaving the town for London . His health was proposed and the ring presented by the secretary , Bro . F . Rainey ,- and was acknowledged by Bro . Edward Rainey in a most feeling manner .
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE . Peteubokough . —St . Peter ' s Lodge ( No . 646 ) . —This flourishing Lodge held their last meeting at the Masonic Hall , Wentworth-street , on Thursday , the 5 th June , when the W . M ., Bro . Richardson , initiated four gentlemen , who had been previously balloted for and unanimously elected , into the mystery of Freemasonry . The ceremony was performed in a most satisfactory manner .
NORTHUMBERLAND . Byker , near Newcastle . —St . Peter ' s Lodge ( No . 706 ) . —The Brethren assembled on Monday , July 14 , for the installation of the W . M . elect . Bro . Hopper was duly installed by Bro . William Berkeley , Prov . G . Sec , with his accustomed ability . The W . M . then appointed and invested with the insignia of office the following Brethren : —John Cook , P . M . ; W . J . Neimeitz , S . W . ;
Edward French , J . W . ; William Dalziel , Bir . of Cer . ; J . Raason Lawther , Sec . ; James Elliot , S . D . ; Hermann Saniter , J . D . ; William Preston , Lib . ; J . Alliston and J . C . Potts , Stewards ; John Miller , Tyler . Bro . J . C . Gibson , Treas ., was also invested . The business being ended , the Brethren adjourned to refreshment , and about forty did ample justice to the repast spread by Bro . Allinson . Besides those named , there were present the Y . W . Bro . Richard Medcalf , D . Prov . G . M .,
and the following W . Ms , and P . Ms .: —Thomas Fenwick , W . Punshon , E . D . Davies , J . R . Hodge , J . Barker , W . Johnstone , Henry Bell , J . C . Gibson , J . Cook , F . P . J < 5 nn , W . Attey , W . E . Franklin , & c . & c .
Newcastle . —Newcastlc-on-Tyne Lodge ( No . 24 ) . —On Thursday , July 3 , the Lodge was opened by Bro . W . Johnstone , P . M ., assisted by Bros . Barker , P . M . ; Ludwig , S . W . ; Henry Hotham , J . W . ; and others . Bro . W . E . Franklin , W . M ., No . 614 , was unanimously elected a joining memher ; and after other routine business , the Lodge was adjourned to refreshment , separating at 10 p . m .
Lodr / e de Loraine ( No . 793 ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held in the Freemasons' Hall , in Newcastle , on Friday , July 18 . The Lodge was opened by Bro . Edward 1 ) . Davis , W . M ., assisted by Bros . Hoyle and John Barker , P . Ms . ; J . E . Joel , S . W . ; Septimus Bell , J . W . ; Jacques De Hart , Sec . ; B . Carr , J . D ., & c . & c . A ballot was taken for the initiation of two gentlemen , and for Bro . J . Coutts as a joining member . Two other names were proposed for the next meeting , and the Lodge adjourned .
Nokth Shields . —St . George ' s Lodge ( No . 624 ) . — The members mot on Monday , the 7 th of July , at the Ueorge Hotel , and the Lodge was opened by Bro . Ttillock , W . M ' ., assisted and attended by numerous Brethren . The business of passing and raising was most efficiently performed by the W \ M ., who though a