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of Masonry in due form . The ceremonies were gone through , in excellent style , by S . W . Wearing , tbe W . M ., assisted by the principal Officers , —W . Wearing , S / W , and J . Shrigleyjs J . W . The Fraternity were honoured by the presence of the Mayor of Lancaster , Richard Hinde , Esq ., P . M ., who for many years , though still remaining a subscribing Member , has ( as he stated ) been prevented from

attending by his domestic arrangements . Two of the new Brothers who were initiated are nephews of his Worship , and one of them is a minor , which , of course , involved the necessity of a dispensation from the Grand Lodge . A new organ , lately presented to the Lodge by subscription among the Brethren ( at which Bro . F . Beau , organist of St . Thomas ' s Church , Lancaster , presided ) , and which contains great organ swell , and pedal pipes , was performed upon at inter vals , and under the efficient hands of Bro . Dean added greatly to the weight and

solemnity-of the initiatory services . Nearly fifty of the Members were present , besides one or two visitors , and , after due deliberation , it was determined that the Lodge should still continue'to be held at the Assembly Booms , which are rented by Bro . Sly , of the King ' s Arms Hotel . The other business of the Lodge was discussed in a friendly manner , and the whole evening passed off most satisfactorily . The working of the Lodge of Fortitude has now reached a high pitch of excellence , and is much spoken of amongst Brethren in other parts of the county .

LEICESTERSHIRE . PUOYINCTAL GRAND LODGE . On Tuesday , the 18 th of November , a large body of Masons of this and the neighbouring counties assembled in Leicester to perforin the ceremony of installing the Right Honourable the Earl Howe in . the state and dignity of Provincial Grand Master for Leicestershire , vacant by the lamented death of the late Sir Frederick Fowke , Bart .

The Brethren assemoled at the Three Crowns Hotel at eleven o ' clock , where the ceremony of installation was performed . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in the John of Gaunt Lodge-room , Bro . W . Kelly , D « Prov . G . M ., in the chair . The following , among other members of the Order , were present : Bros . C . R . Colvile , Esq ., M . P ., 1 ) . Prov . G . M . for Derbyshire ; Edmund Percy , Esq ., D . Prov . G . M . for Notts ; Sir A . G . HazleriffOf , Bart .: W . Hard v . Prov . S . G . W . : Joseph Underwood , Prov . J . G . W ..

Mayor of Leicester ; Bro . C . T . Freer ; Bro . T . H . Pares ; Revs . G . C . Fen wick e , Prov . G . Chap . ; T . Ratcliffe ; W . J . Edlin ; and T . R . Yalpy ; R . Allen ; W . Page ; C . J . Neale ; and — Hatton , Prov . G . Officers for Notts ; Geo . Mason ; Henry Turner ; W . Garrard ; W . Prince ; E . Collinson . ; and S . Henchley , Prov . G . Officers for Derbyshire ; J . F . Klein , P . G . S . ; Capt . Knight ; Lieuts . E . F . Dawson and Hazlerigg ; Dr . Irwin ; W . J . Win dram ; Clephan ; Goodyer ; Mortin ; Pratt ; Gibson ; Pettifor ; Lohr ; Buck ; C . Morris ; R . Crawford " ; T . Conner : Goodwin : C Riirdett Evans ? W . R Smith Wm A T ) . rlW . T _ _ . ^ ^ 1 1

„ - j , . . j _ . _ , ^ . , , , . _ . , . , w . .... . u .. * . , ....... -I ...-, _ JW "'"' J ) ^ Cotman ; Wm . Millican ; W . Weare , G . Officers of Leicestershire ; T . S . Colterell ( W . M . of Hinckley Lodge ); C . J . Willey ; IF . A . Thomson ; T . Spooner ; Robt . Brewin , jun . ; H . W . Wheeler ; M . Nedham ; W . Johnson ; A . Cummings ; B . J ) . Bromhead ; Emberlin ; Bouskell ; J . D . Paul ; J . Law ; T . Sheppard ; 8 . Harris ; B . Broadbent ; J . Spencer ; W . N . Reeve ; R . Beeston ; S , W . Young ; Gamble ; Herbert ; Snowden ; Tomlinson ; Harby Barber , ; May ; J . B . Haxby ; J . II . IXilton : J . Cooke : 8 . Carter : W . Cummmtrs . of the Local Lodges .

& c , & c . Lord Howe , having been escorted into the Grand Lodge-room , was presented to the Installing Master , Bro . Kelly , and his patent of appointment from the Grand Master of the Order having been read , be was duly installed and inducted to the Throne of the Province , and proclaimed and saluted by the Brethren with the usual formalities .

On the conclusion of the ceremonies at the Lodge , the Brethren walked in procession to St . John ' s Church . Persons were admitted to the church and enclosure by tickets only . The attendance was large , but the church could not be considered