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Metropolitan.

at six o ' clock . Bro . Adams ,. P . M ., No . 20 ( 1 and 196 , took the chair , mid with the Brethren worked the seven sections in the first lecture . The Brethren , to the number of forty , then repaired to the banquet-room , where they were ably presided over by Bro . Carpenter , P . M ., No . 206 , and paid due respect to a splendid banquet provided in Bro . Ireland ' s usual style , which , with the wines , gave infinite gratification . After the usual masonic toasts the song and glass went merrily round . Several Brethren enrolled themselves members , and departed highly delighted with the evening ' s entertainment .

Provincial.

PKOVINCXAL ,

DURHAM . provincial grand lodge . The Prov . Grand Lodge was held at the New Town Hall , Durham , on Tuesday , October 7 th , when there were present : —Bros . John Fawcett , R . W . Prov . G . M . ; Henry Fenwick , M . P ., D . Prov . G . M . ; the'Rev . Robert James Simpson , Prov . G . S . W . ; Joseph Dodds , Prov . G . J . W . ; the Rev . John Cundill , Prov . G . Chap . ; Robert Reynolds , Prov . G . Treas . ; John Crossby , Prov . G . Sec . ; Edward D .

Frankland , as Prov . G . Reg . ; George Watson , Prov . G . S . D . ; William Tip lady , Prov . Gr . J . D . ; George A . Middlemiss , Prov . G . Sup . of Works ; Edward I ) . Davis , Prov . G-. D . C . ; John Smith , Prov . G . Org . ; Mark Douglas , Prov . G . P . ; William Attey , as Prov . G . S . B . ; William M . Laws , Prov . G . Tyler . The Lodge was opened ia due form . The minutes of a Prov . Grand Lodge , held at the Freemasons' Hall , Sunderland , October 2 nd , 1855 , were read and confirmed . The

R . W . Prov . G-. M . then made some observations upon the non-attendance of Prov . G . Officers , and said , as the fees for appointment to office had been abolished , he thought the fines for non-attendance should be rigidly enforced , except when , in accordance with the 11 th Rule , notice had been sent of their inability to attend . The Treasurer ' s accounts were examined , approved , and signed by the Prov . G . M ., after which , the D . Prov . G . M . explained that the item of stoclrinthe three per cent , consols Lad been entered in the Treasurer ' s account , and he debited only for the amount of the purchase money , but not for the gain upon the purchase , and this had been done at his recommendation to show the real subscribed funds of the

Lodge . The roll of Lodges w as then called , when all appeared by their representatives , except the Union Lodge , No . 667 , Barnard Castle . The fund Committee ' s report was read , and relief afforded to distressed Brothers . The Committee recommended that the sum of £ 5 . 5 s . be given annually as a subscription to the Boys' School , which was agreed to unanimously . The R . W . Prov . G . M . then appointed the following officers for the ensuing

year , and invested them with the Insignia of their office ; and when appointing Brother John Crossby to the chair of Prov . G . J . W ., said , that although lie was losing his valuable services as Secretary , yet it was a duty so to reward him for his long and zealous discharge of the duties of Prov . G . Secretary : —Bros . Henry Fenwick , M . l \ , D . Prov . G . M . ; William Stoker , Prov . G . S . W ; John Crossby , Prov . G . J . W . ; the Bev . John Cundill , Prov . G . Chap . ; Ohvpham , Prov . G . Reg . ; Robert Reynolds , Prov . G . Treas ; William H . Crookes , Prov . G . Sec . ; Benjamin

Brooks , Prov . G . S . D . ; John Hopper , Prov . G . J . D . ; George A . Middlemiss , Prov . G . Sup . of Works ; Edward D . Davis , Prov . G . D . C . ; Hemingway , Prov . G . Org . ; Moore , Prov . G . P . ; William Attey , Prov . G . S . B . ; William M . Laws , Prov . G . Tyler , Brother Robert Reynolds was re-elected Prov . G . Treasurer .

The following "were appointed Grand Stewards : —Industry ., No . 50 , Brother W H . Gossage ; St . John ' s , No . 95 , Bro . A . Ileslop ; Gran by , No . 146 , Bro Granville Ward ; Tees , No . 749 , Bro . E . T . Hall ; St . Helen ' s , No . 774 , Bro Thomas Cockhurn ; Fawcett , No . 959 , Bro , B , Evans ,

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1856-12-01, Page 34” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 11 June 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/frm_01121856/page/34/.
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ON THE RELIGION OF THE CELTS, AND THE CUSTOMS THENCE DERIVED. Article 1
LA VENDEE. A DRAMATIC POEM. Article 7
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 10
A LOVE-TOKEN". Article 11
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 12
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 16
METROPOLITAN. Article 28
PROVINCIAL. Article 34
EOYAL ARCH. Article 49
THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 51
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 51
MARE MASONRY. Article 52
SCOTLAND. Article 52
IRELAND. Article 57
COLONIAL. Article 59
INDIA. Article 61
AMERICA. Article 63
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOE NOVEMBER Article 64
Obituary. Article 68
NOTICE. Article 71
TO COEEESPONDENTS. Article 71
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Metropolitan.

at six o ' clock . Bro . Adams ,. P . M ., No . 20 ( 1 and 196 , took the chair , mid with the Brethren worked the seven sections in the first lecture . The Brethren , to the number of forty , then repaired to the banquet-room , where they were ably presided over by Bro . Carpenter , P . M ., No . 206 , and paid due respect to a splendid banquet provided in Bro . Ireland ' s usual style , which , with the wines , gave infinite gratification . After the usual masonic toasts the song and glass went merrily round . Several Brethren enrolled themselves members , and departed highly delighted with the evening ' s entertainment .

Provincial.

PKOVINCXAL ,

DURHAM . provincial grand lodge . The Prov . Grand Lodge was held at the New Town Hall , Durham , on Tuesday , October 7 th , when there were present : —Bros . John Fawcett , R . W . Prov . G . M . ; Henry Fenwick , M . P ., D . Prov . G . M . ; the'Rev . Robert James Simpson , Prov . G . S . W . ; Joseph Dodds , Prov . G . J . W . ; the Rev . John Cundill , Prov . G . Chap . ; Robert Reynolds , Prov . G . Treas . ; John Crossby , Prov . G . Sec . ; Edward D .

Frankland , as Prov . G . Reg . ; George Watson , Prov . G . S . D . ; William Tip lady , Prov . Gr . J . D . ; George A . Middlemiss , Prov . G . Sup . of Works ; Edward I ) . Davis , Prov . G-. D . C . ; John Smith , Prov . G . Org . ; Mark Douglas , Prov . G . P . ; William Attey , as Prov . G . S . B . ; William M . Laws , Prov . G . Tyler . The Lodge was opened ia due form . The minutes of a Prov . Grand Lodge , held at the Freemasons' Hall , Sunderland , October 2 nd , 1855 , were read and confirmed . The

R . W . Prov . G-. M . then made some observations upon the non-attendance of Prov . G . Officers , and said , as the fees for appointment to office had been abolished , he thought the fines for non-attendance should be rigidly enforced , except when , in accordance with the 11 th Rule , notice had been sent of their inability to attend . The Treasurer ' s accounts were examined , approved , and signed by the Prov . G . M ., after which , the D . Prov . G . M . explained that the item of stoclrinthe three per cent , consols Lad been entered in the Treasurer ' s account , and he debited only for the amount of the purchase money , but not for the gain upon the purchase , and this had been done at his recommendation to show the real subscribed funds of the

Lodge . The roll of Lodges w as then called , when all appeared by their representatives , except the Union Lodge , No . 667 , Barnard Castle . The fund Committee ' s report was read , and relief afforded to distressed Brothers . The Committee recommended that the sum of £ 5 . 5 s . be given annually as a subscription to the Boys' School , which was agreed to unanimously . The R . W . Prov . G . M . then appointed the following officers for the ensuing

year , and invested them with the Insignia of their office ; and when appointing Brother John Crossby to the chair of Prov . G . J . W ., said , that although lie was losing his valuable services as Secretary , yet it was a duty so to reward him for his long and zealous discharge of the duties of Prov . G . Secretary : —Bros . Henry Fenwick , M . l \ , D . Prov . G . M . ; William Stoker , Prov . G . S . W ; John Crossby , Prov . G . J . W . ; the Bev . John Cundill , Prov . G . Chap . ; Ohvpham , Prov . G . Reg . ; Robert Reynolds , Prov . G . Treas ; William H . Crookes , Prov . G . Sec . ; Benjamin

Brooks , Prov . G . S . D . ; John Hopper , Prov . G . J . D . ; George A . Middlemiss , Prov . G . Sup . of Works ; Edward D . Davis , Prov . G . D . C . ; Hemingway , Prov . G . Org . ; Moore , Prov . G . P . ; William Attey , Prov . G . S . B . ; William M . Laws , Prov . G . Tyler , Brother Robert Reynolds was re-elected Prov . G . Treasurer .

The following "were appointed Grand Stewards : —Industry ., No . 50 , Brother W H . Gossage ; St . John ' s , No . 95 , Bro . A . Ileslop ; Gran by , No . 146 , Bro Granville Ward ; Tees , No . 749 , Bro . E . T . Hall ; St . Helen ' s , No . 774 , Bro Thomas Cockhurn ; Fawcett , No . 959 , Bro , B , Evans ,

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