Provincial.

KENT . APPOINTMENTS . —Lodges . —Monday , June Bill , Peace and Harmony ( 235 ) , lioyal Oak , Dover ' at 7 £ j Tuesday , 7 th , Adams ( 181 ) , Masonic Hall , Shcerness , at 6 . LANCASHIRE ( EAST ) . APPOINTMENTS— -toA / es —Wednesday , June Sth , Antiquity ( 170 ) , One Horse Shoe , Bolton , at 7 ; Thursday , 9 th , Samaritan ( 358 ) , Green Alan , Baenp , at 7 ; Perseverance ( -B 2 ) , Old Bull . KlMklminat

, S . LANCASHIRE ( WEST ) . APPOINTMENTS . —Lodges . —Monday , June Olh , Harmony ( 207 ) , AVellington Hotel , Gnrslon at 5 $ ; Tuesday , 7 th , Alliance ( 1 ) 65 ) , Stanley Arms , Eoby , sit t . r ; Jtercbant's Instruction ( 294 ) , Mnsonic Temple , Liverpool , at a ; AA edncsday , sth , Loyalty ( 101 ) , Koyal Hotel , Prescot , at G . Li vi-. iii'OOL . —Devonshire Lodge ( No . St > 4 ) . —The regular monthly meeting of this Lodge took place at the Lodge roomCrown HotelLime-streeton Thursday

, , , , 2 Gth May , the W . M ., Bro . Hayes , presiding , who initiated one gentleman , and Bro . AV . Wade , jun ., AV . M ., No . 1 , 020 , raised three brethren to the degree of M . M . P . M . Bro . AValrnley , Prov . G . Treas ., was elected AV . M . for the ensuing year , and Bro . Barlow was re-elected Treasurer of the Lodge . Several liberal amounts were voted to indigent brethren , aud the Lodgo was duly closed .

LINCOLNSHIRE . APPOINTMENT . —Lodge . —Thursday , June 9 th , Shakspcare ( 017 ) , Town Hall , Spilsby , at 0 . NORFOLK . APPOINTMENTS . —Liidaes . —Monday , June Glh , Friendship ( 117 ) , Wake ' s Head , Ofrtiat Yarmouth , at 7 ; Philanthropic ( 121 ) , Globe Hotel , Lyun , at 7 . NORTHUMBERLAND ,

APPOINTMENTS . —Lodges . —Monday , June Gth , Northern Counties [ 5 SG ) , Bell's Court , Newcastle , at 7 ; St . George's ( 021 ) , Commercial Hotel , North Shields , at S ; Tuesday , 7 th ; St . David's ( 551 ) , Salmon Inn , Berwick , at 8 . Chapters . —AVednesday , Sth , Do Swinburne ( 24 ) , Freemasons' Hall , Newcastle , at 7 ; Fridayi 10 th , De Sussex ( 5 S 6 ) , Bell ' s Court , Newcastle , at 5 . NEWCASTLE—Lodge of Instruction . —This Lodge , held under the warrant of No . 2-i , met at the Masouic Hall , Brocket-street , Newciistle-on-Tyue , on Tuesday , May 24 th , Bro . C . J . Banister , P . M ., in the chair ; Bro . Bell , P . M ., lecture master , introduced the ceremony of the first degree , all the members joining . This Lodgo is working well , and the youiig members , from their zeal ancl ability , bid fair to become good working Masons . Bro . Anthony Clapham , P . M ., Avas appointed lecture master for the nest mSetiilg , and the Lodge was closed in due form .

OXFORDSHIRE . OsroiU ) . —Apollo University Lodge ( No . -i 60 ) . —The Lodge was holden . at seven d ' clock on AVednesday last , iu tho Masonic Hall . In the unavoidable absence of the AV . M ., tho Kev ; A . It . Faber , P . Prov . G . Chaplain , caused by domestic affliction , the chair was taken by the immediate P . M ., Bro . E . J . Codrington , Escp , M . A . ( Brasenosc ) , who was supported by Bros , the R . AV . Captain H . A . Bowyer , Prov . G . M . ; the R . AV . Aldn . R . J . Spiers , Deputy Prov . G . M . ; Belcher , AV . M . No . 425 ,

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