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opened , when Comp . S . Wilder was elected as first P ., Comp . E . Lowe as second P ., and Comp . S . Henchley , jun ., was duly installed as third P . At two o ' clock the Brethren of the Tyrian Lodge , No . 315 , assembled , when Bro . S . Henchley , jun ., ( who has been re-elected W . M . ) proceeded to appoint his Officers for the ensuing year . At three o ' clock the R . W . Acting G . M ., Bro . C . R . Colville , M . P . ) held his Prov . G . L . The following Brethren were appointed Prov . Grand

Officers for Derbyshire ;—G . Wright , Prov . D . G . M ., G . Mason , S . W ., W . Stewart , J . W ., Rev . T . Welch , Chaplain , S . Henchley , R ., S . Willder , T ., W . Allen , Sec , N . Bentley , S . D ., J . Wilkinson , J . D ., H . Duesbury , Sup . ofW ., J . Gamble , D . of Cer ., G . A . Hewitt , Assist . D . of Cer ., W . Prince , S . B ., T . Buckley , St . B ., S . Collinson , Pur ., John Riding , T . Amongst the visiting brethren were Dr . Burton , P . G . S . W ., Staffordshire : J . James , P . G . D . of Cer .,

Staffordshire ; W . Sollory , W . M . 594 , Nottingham ; F . James , J . W . 786 , Walsall ; N . Bentley , W . M . 399 , Manchester ; Bro . Swain , & c . It was announced that negotiations were concluded for the purchase of land for a Masonic Hall in Derby , his Grace the Duke of Devonshire , Prov . G . M ., having liberally contributed the sum of £ 100 . About forty Brethren afterwards partook of an excellent banquet , provided by Bro . Huggins of the Royal Hotel .

DURHAM . The Prov . G . L . of this Province was held at Stockton-on-Tees , Sept . 19 th , under the presidency of Bro . J . Fawcett , R . W . P . G . M ., on which occasion it was recommended , that lOZ . per annum be subscribed out of the Prov . G . L . funds to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund , for aged Freemasons and their Widows , and that 51 . also be subscribed annually out of the same funds to the Girls ' Schools in London .

The R . W . P . G . M . welcomed some Brethren from the neighbouring Province of North and East Ridings of Yorkshire , who had honoured the Prov . G . L . with their presence , and he also expressed his satisfaction with the state of Freemasonry in the Province . The following Officers for the ensuing year were then appointed , and invested with the insignia of their office : —Bros . H . Fenwick , D . G . M . ; the Rev . J . Milner , G . S . W . ; R . Saville , G . J . W . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , G . Chap . ; R . Reynolds , G . Treas . ; J . Husdell , G . R . ; J . Crossby , G . Sec . ; P . Ditchburn , G . S . D . ; W . J . Hodgson , G . J . D . ; L . Gales , G . S . of W . ; H . Hammerbom , G . D . C . ; J . Smith , G . O . ; M . Douglas , G . P . ; J . Thompson , G . S . B . ; W . M . Laws , G . T .

A . Stewart , Industry , No . 56 ; M . Joseph , St . John ' s , No . 95 ; W . Kyle , Phoenix , No . Ill ; R . A . Johnson , Palatine , No . 114 ; W . Waltc > Restoration , No . 128 ; M . Story , Granby , No . 146 : —G . Stewards . * The R . W . P . G . M . intimated that the Foundation Stone of the Schools about to be erected on the proposal of the Vicar of Newcastle , would shortly he laid by the R . W . P . G . M . and Brethren of Northumberland , and that an invitation had been received by him to assist with the P . G . L . of Durham , and that he wished to take the opinion of the P . G . Lodge on the subject , when a general desire having been

expressed to assist at the ceremony , it was proposed and resolved to leave the arrangement entirely to the R . W . P . G . M ., who gave his full sanction to the attendance of the Lodges of the Province with their Masonic Clothing and Jewels . The P . G . Lodge was then closed , and the Brethren retired to the Tees Lodge Room , Black Lion Hotel , where eighty-six sat down to " refreshment . " The day was spent with that conviviality and harmony which ever distinguishes Freemasons .

ESSEX . Testimonial to Bro . the Rev . Stephen Lea Wilson . —North Essex- Lodye , No . 817 , White Hart Hotel , Boching . —The members of the Lodge assembled on the 28 th of October in full strength , it being fixed that on that occasion a testimonial , in acknowledgment of the eminent services of Bro . Wilson in aid of tlie cause of Freemasonry , and especially of the Lodge No . 817 , which had been unanimously voted at a preceding meeting , should be presented . The business commenced by the working of the sections of the 1 st Degree , by Bros . Wilson ,