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Ireland.
Officers were duly installed for the next six months : —Bros . Jas . Massy as W . M ., T . Mills as S . W .-, J . Palmer as J . W ., G . Price as S . D ., R . Mansell as J . D ., Bolster as I . G . ; Palmer and Lanuaze were re-appointed Sec . and Treas . The Brethren then adjourned till six o ' clock , to celebrate the festival , when a large number of them met at dinner . On the cloth being removed , the usual loyal and charter toasts were given , and responded to in a most eloquent manner . Several Masonic songs were admirably sung by Bros . Murray , Gun , and Olden , of Cork ; Bro . C . Supple accompanied them by his performance on the pianoforte . All separated , highly pleased with the evening ' s entertainment , in harmony and love .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
AUSTRALIA . VICTORIA . —The Right Worshipful the Mayor has received a dispensation signed by the Duke of Leinster , as Masonic G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , appointing him Prov . G . M . for Yictoria , with power to grant the necessary
dispensations , & c . We are informed that the official communication accompanying the dispensation , expresses much gratification at the progress of Freemasonry in this part of the globe , and refers in complimentary terms to the individual exertions of the new Provincial Grand Master on behalf of the cause . —Melbourne Herald .
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . Fort Beaufort . —Zetland Lodge ( No . 884 ) . —The members of this Lodge assembled on Thursday , 27 th Dec , 1855 , according to custom ; to celebrate their annual festival , and to instai the W . M . for the ensuing year . The Lodge was opened at high twelve by the W . M . ; who then initiated into the Order Lieut . Hobson , H . M . ' s 2 nd Queen ' s regt . The W . M . elect , Bro . Henry Clinton Foss , surgeon , H . M . ' s 2 nd regt ., was duly installed by the retiring W . M ., Bro . J . N " . Wynne ( who has filled the chair of this Lodge during the past two years ) , after which the W . M . appointed the following officers : —Bros . William Wynne , S . W . ; Thomas Warr , J . W . ; J . N . Wynne , Sec . ; C . W . Eichbaum , S . D . ; Blyth , J . D . ; Holdsworth , I . G . The appointments of Bro . A . J . McKenzie , as Treas ., and
R . McKenzie , as Tyler , had been previously unanimously confirmed . The Brethren dined together in the evening , presided over by the W . M . ; the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , as also the "Allied Armies , " and " Absent Brethren , " coupling therewith our Brethren of the 91 st regt . ( who have not long left this frontier ) , as also that of a member of this Lodge , now at the seat of war , given by Bro . Sands , annually , according to promise .
The evening was spent in that harmony which should always characterise I reemasons , and at 11 p . m . the gavel of the W . M . called attention to the flight of time , and the Brethren separated , mutually gratified with the intellectual and social enjoyments in which they had participated .
NOYA SCOTIA . Halifax . —The foundation-stone of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum was laid with Masonic honours on the 9 th June . Never before in this city have we seen the Craft muster in such strength ; while the display of banners , mysterious emblems , and insignia , was brilliant and imposing . In their ranks were a large
number of military officers , many belonging to the new regiments , forming at tbeir Hall in order of procession , and preceded by the band of the 76 th Regiment , playing the " Freemasons' March , " in fine order they marched through the principal streets to the Queen ' s Wharf , where they took , passage by one of the steamers in waiting to receive them , for the site of the Asylum building on the Dartmouth side .
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Ireland.
Officers were duly installed for the next six months : —Bros . Jas . Massy as W . M ., T . Mills as S . W .-, J . Palmer as J . W ., G . Price as S . D ., R . Mansell as J . D ., Bolster as I . G . ; Palmer and Lanuaze were re-appointed Sec . and Treas . The Brethren then adjourned till six o ' clock , to celebrate the festival , when a large number of them met at dinner . On the cloth being removed , the usual loyal and charter toasts were given , and responded to in a most eloquent manner . Several Masonic songs were admirably sung by Bros . Murray , Gun , and Olden , of Cork ; Bro . C . Supple accompanied them by his performance on the pianoforte . All separated , highly pleased with the evening ' s entertainment , in harmony and love .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
AUSTRALIA . VICTORIA . —The Right Worshipful the Mayor has received a dispensation signed by the Duke of Leinster , as Masonic G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , appointing him Prov . G . M . for Yictoria , with power to grant the necessary
dispensations , & c . We are informed that the official communication accompanying the dispensation , expresses much gratification at the progress of Freemasonry in this part of the globe , and refers in complimentary terms to the individual exertions of the new Provincial Grand Master on behalf of the cause . —Melbourne Herald .
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . Fort Beaufort . —Zetland Lodge ( No . 884 ) . —The members of this Lodge assembled on Thursday , 27 th Dec , 1855 , according to custom ; to celebrate their annual festival , and to instai the W . M . for the ensuing year . The Lodge was opened at high twelve by the W . M . ; who then initiated into the Order Lieut . Hobson , H . M . ' s 2 nd Queen ' s regt . The W . M . elect , Bro . Henry Clinton Foss , surgeon , H . M . ' s 2 nd regt ., was duly installed by the retiring W . M ., Bro . J . N " . Wynne ( who has filled the chair of this Lodge during the past two years ) , after which the W . M . appointed the following officers : —Bros . William Wynne , S . W . ; Thomas Warr , J . W . ; J . N . Wynne , Sec . ; C . W . Eichbaum , S . D . ; Blyth , J . D . ; Holdsworth , I . G . The appointments of Bro . A . J . McKenzie , as Treas ., and
R . McKenzie , as Tyler , had been previously unanimously confirmed . The Brethren dined together in the evening , presided over by the W . M . ; the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , as also the "Allied Armies , " and " Absent Brethren , " coupling therewith our Brethren of the 91 st regt . ( who have not long left this frontier ) , as also that of a member of this Lodge , now at the seat of war , given by Bro . Sands , annually , according to promise .
The evening was spent in that harmony which should always characterise I reemasons , and at 11 p . m . the gavel of the W . M . called attention to the flight of time , and the Brethren separated , mutually gratified with the intellectual and social enjoyments in which they had participated .
NOYA SCOTIA . Halifax . —The foundation-stone of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum was laid with Masonic honours on the 9 th June . Never before in this city have we seen the Craft muster in such strength ; while the display of banners , mysterious emblems , and insignia , was brilliant and imposing . In their ranks were a large
number of military officers , many belonging to the new regiments , forming at tbeir Hall in order of procession , and preceded by the band of the 76 th Regiment , playing the " Freemasons' March , " in fine order they marched through the principal streets to the Queen ' s Wharf , where they took , passage by one of the steamers in waiting to receive them , for the site of the Asylum building on the Dartmouth side .