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The Prov . Grand Lodge was then closed , and the Brethren retired to Brother Thwaites ' s , Waterloo Hotel , where eighty-five sat down to an excellent dinner , and the day was spent with that conviviality and harmony which ever distinguish Freemasons .

Hartlepool . —St . Helen ' s Lodge ( No , 774 ) . —At a Lodge of Emergency , held at Hartlepool , on the 13 th November , 1856 , to discuss certain matters relating to the Grand Lodge of England , it was unanimously resolved , " That if any question brought before the Grand Lodge , or any other Lodge , Ccinnot be finally settled the same day , it is the humble opinion of the St . Helen ' s Lodge , that an adjournment ought to take place in order to effect that object : " and " That the St . Helens Lodge , No . 774 , desires respectfully to express its

approbation of the appointment oi the Committee of the brand Lodge to attend to the affaira of Colonial Lodges , and also of its approval of the decisions of the last adjourned Grand Lodge . And that this Lodge likewise humbly prays that the Grand Lodge of Emergencv may confirm those decisions / " This resolution was ordered ' to be forwarded to tbe Prov . Grand Master , for transmission to the Grand Secretary , but we believe he declined to do so .

HERTFORDSHIRE . Hertford . —Hertford Lodge ( No . 578 ) . —At a Lodge held on Tuesday , the 11 th of November , at the Salisbury Arms , Bro . Haggar , W . M ., initiated three gentlemen and raised three Brethren to the 3 rd Degree . This being the anniversary festival of the Lodge and the day fixed for the installation of the W . M . elect , there was a full attendance ; including visitors , thirty Brethren were present . Bro . the Rev . John L . Capper was presented and installed in the chair by Bro . Henry Muggeridge , P . M ., No . 227 , in the correct and impressive manner

by which that excellent perceptor is so widely known . Ine Brethren then proceeded to the banquet , which was served up in a style of hospitality creditable to the host of the Salisbury . The W . M . was well supported by the members of the Lodge and several visiting Brethren , amongst whom were some of the most distinguished Craft Masons . Bros . C . H . Law , P . M ., S . G . W ., Herts ; H . Muggeridge , C . Austin , J . Waller , O'Brien ; and the harmony of the evening was promoted by the efforts of Bros . Genge and LefHer . The G . M . of the province , at the last meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge , signified his intention of holding the Grand Lodge of 1857 at Hertford .

ISLE OP WIGHT . PROVINCIAL ( UlAND LODGE . The second meeting in tiie present year was held at the Albany Lodge , No . 1 / 6 , Newport , on Monday , November 17 , the Grand Master Bro . Thomas Willis Fleming , having summoned the several Lodges to meet him on that day at twelve o ' clock , for the purpose of transacting the general business of the province , and

for the consideration of the present position of the order with respect to the Brethren in Canada , & c . The Lodge was opened in due form by the Right Worshipful ( - { rand Master , Hiipported by Bro . Hyde Pullen , 1 ) . Prov . G . M . ; Bro . George Wyatt , W . M ., No . 17 (> , and a full attendance of Grand Officers and Brethren from the various Lodges in the island . After confirming the minutes of the Lodge held at Ventiu > r iu July last , the Prov . G . M ! . introduced the subject notified in the summons , and dispassionately laid before the Brethren bis views of the question which so much engrossed the mind of the reflecting in the Masonic world at the present

time . He also read a hitter , received that morning , from the most worthy and much respected ! l > ro . Dr . Richard Dowse , I ) . J . G . P . M ., No , 176 , who is also a Past Master of Lodges in Canada West , and who was a resident there for several years . Eventually , a resolution was trained , which met with the unanimous support of the Brethren , and the Prov . G . M . was requested to present a copy of the same to the Grand Master in Grand Lodge . A series of rules were sub mi ted to the Brethren by the I ) . Prov . G . M . relative to forming a Provincial Relief Fund : it was agreed that a amy should be