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• f W . M . Bro . Wade ^ W ; M . of 701 , Cheshire , gave the lecture on the Tracingboard in his usual impressive manner . The visitors preseut were , Bros . Green , 2 $ o . ? 82 ; Townrow , No . 845 ; Fearnall , No . 845 ; Wade , No . 701 ; Conner , 310 . TheLpdge was closed at 9 ' 30 p . m . in due form , and with solemn prayer . Mariners Lodge of Ins ^ mtion ( No . 310 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge met at Bro . Hiskey ' s , Angel Hotel , Birkenhead , on the 20 th August , where they were
joined by several Brethren connected with the sister Lodge of Instruction held there . In responding to the toast of Field Marshal Lord Viscount Combermere , Proy . G . M . for Cheshire , & c ., Bro . Wade , W . M . No . 701 , took the opportunity of presenting to W . Bro . John Pepper , P . M . No . 310 , a P . M . ' s jewel , bearing the following inscription : — " Mariners' Lodge of Freemasons , No . 310 . Presented by the Members of the Mariners' Lodge of Instruction to Bro . John Pepper , P . M ., in grateful acknowledgment , of his services as the Founder and Preceptor .
—Aug ., 1857 . " He spoke in feeling terms of Bro . Pepper ' s services in originating this Lodge , and also of the time and care he had bestowed in working it and firmly establishing it , expressing , at the same time , the gratification which Lord Combermere would feel when he heard of the friendly relations existing between the Brethren on both sides of the Mersey . Bro . Pepper , in acknowledging the gift , referred to the pleasing fact that this Lodge of Instruction , although numerically small , could boast of having among its members seventeen Brethren now holding
office in various Lodges , of whom six were at the present time Worshipful Masters , and urged upon the Brethren the necessity of regular attendances on Lodges of Instruction , as the only means of maintaining a correct and uniform working of Freemasonry . He also congratulated the Brethren that Worshipful Bro . Sir-Thomas Hesketb , Bart ., had accepted the office of D . Prov . G . M . for the Western Division of Lancashire , and inferred that Masonry would no doubt
receive a beneficial impulse in the province from his active efforts in the cause . After Spending the evening in a niost harmonious and brotherly manner , the Brethren separated at an early hour ; not , however , without testifying their thanks to Bro . Hiskey , the host , for the efforts he had so successfully made in providing such an excellent dinner , and otherwise promoting the comforts of the Brethren assembled .
LINCOLNSHIRE . Boston . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 339 ) . —A Lodge of emergency was holden in August last , at which Bro . Pocklingtqn , the W . M ., passed Bro . Poppleton to the 2 nd Degree , and raised Bro . Waite to the 3 rd Degree ; and at a Lodge of emergency holden on the 9 th September , the W . M . raised Bros . Fixter and Millingtori to the Sublime Degree of Master Masons .
Louth . —Lindsey Lodge ( No . 1 , 014 ) . —Amongst the many important events which have occurred , especially during the last few years , in the above town , assuredly those that have had any connection with Freemasonry have obtained to a very great extent amongst its inhabitants . Before we advert to Freemasonry proper , and the many incidents connected with it—the fluctuations which have attended its Lodges , & c . at Louth- —it may not be amiss to refer to the elegant compliment paid to the' Craft in 1853 , at a time when no Lodge existed there .
In that year arrangements were made for laying the first stone of the new magnificent Town Hall—one of the noblest buildings , and containing one of the finest rooms , in the country . The then mayor , Samuel Trought , Esq ., although not a Freemason , was exceedingly desirous that the <( foundation-stone " should be laid with Masonic honours . He accordingly applied to the writer of this article , then resident at Louth , who , in acknowledgment of the compliment , was glad to assist
in carrying out his worship ' s views . A correspondence was at once entered into with the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M . of England , the most influential nobleman in the county , who had ever taken the deepest interest in the town of Louth . Fully coinciding in the views of the requisitionists , his lordship warmly entertained the matter , and expressed his readiness to assist in the premeditated ceremonial by every means in his power . This led to a deputation of the writer and Bro , C , Ingoldby , the town clerk , to theJProv . Grand JJod g ^ , helcj
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Peovincial
• f W . M . Bro . Wade ^ W ; M . of 701 , Cheshire , gave the lecture on the Tracingboard in his usual impressive manner . The visitors preseut were , Bros . Green , 2 $ o . ? 82 ; Townrow , No . 845 ; Fearnall , No . 845 ; Wade , No . 701 ; Conner , 310 . TheLpdge was closed at 9 ' 30 p . m . in due form , and with solemn prayer . Mariners Lodge of Ins ^ mtion ( No . 310 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge met at Bro . Hiskey ' s , Angel Hotel , Birkenhead , on the 20 th August , where they were
joined by several Brethren connected with the sister Lodge of Instruction held there . In responding to the toast of Field Marshal Lord Viscount Combermere , Proy . G . M . for Cheshire , & c ., Bro . Wade , W . M . No . 701 , took the opportunity of presenting to W . Bro . John Pepper , P . M . No . 310 , a P . M . ' s jewel , bearing the following inscription : — " Mariners' Lodge of Freemasons , No . 310 . Presented by the Members of the Mariners' Lodge of Instruction to Bro . John Pepper , P . M ., in grateful acknowledgment , of his services as the Founder and Preceptor .
—Aug ., 1857 . " He spoke in feeling terms of Bro . Pepper ' s services in originating this Lodge , and also of the time and care he had bestowed in working it and firmly establishing it , expressing , at the same time , the gratification which Lord Combermere would feel when he heard of the friendly relations existing between the Brethren on both sides of the Mersey . Bro . Pepper , in acknowledging the gift , referred to the pleasing fact that this Lodge of Instruction , although numerically small , could boast of having among its members seventeen Brethren now holding
office in various Lodges , of whom six were at the present time Worshipful Masters , and urged upon the Brethren the necessity of regular attendances on Lodges of Instruction , as the only means of maintaining a correct and uniform working of Freemasonry . He also congratulated the Brethren that Worshipful Bro . Sir-Thomas Hesketb , Bart ., had accepted the office of D . Prov . G . M . for the Western Division of Lancashire , and inferred that Masonry would no doubt
receive a beneficial impulse in the province from his active efforts in the cause . After Spending the evening in a niost harmonious and brotherly manner , the Brethren separated at an early hour ; not , however , without testifying their thanks to Bro . Hiskey , the host , for the efforts he had so successfully made in providing such an excellent dinner , and otherwise promoting the comforts of the Brethren assembled .
LINCOLNSHIRE . Boston . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 339 ) . —A Lodge of emergency was holden in August last , at which Bro . Pocklingtqn , the W . M ., passed Bro . Poppleton to the 2 nd Degree , and raised Bro . Waite to the 3 rd Degree ; and at a Lodge of emergency holden on the 9 th September , the W . M . raised Bros . Fixter and Millingtori to the Sublime Degree of Master Masons .
Louth . —Lindsey Lodge ( No . 1 , 014 ) . —Amongst the many important events which have occurred , especially during the last few years , in the above town , assuredly those that have had any connection with Freemasonry have obtained to a very great extent amongst its inhabitants . Before we advert to Freemasonry proper , and the many incidents connected with it—the fluctuations which have attended its Lodges , & c . at Louth- —it may not be amiss to refer to the elegant compliment paid to the' Craft in 1853 , at a time when no Lodge existed there .
In that year arrangements were made for laying the first stone of the new magnificent Town Hall—one of the noblest buildings , and containing one of the finest rooms , in the country . The then mayor , Samuel Trought , Esq ., although not a Freemason , was exceedingly desirous that the <( foundation-stone " should be laid with Masonic honours . He accordingly applied to the writer of this article , then resident at Louth , who , in acknowledgment of the compliment , was glad to assist
in carrying out his worship ' s views . A correspondence was at once entered into with the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M . of England , the most influential nobleman in the county , who had ever taken the deepest interest in the town of Louth . Fully coinciding in the views of the requisitionists , his lordship warmly entertained the matter , and expressed his readiness to assist in the premeditated ceremonial by every means in his power . This led to a deputation of the writer and Bro , C , Ingoldby , the town clerk , to theJProv . Grand JJod g ^ , helcj