Metropolitan.

the interesting occasion deserved ; but still they did their beat , and ho ivas sure that Bro . Arliss felt they had done so . Several other toasts followed , duly responded to , and the Brethren returned to town soon after ten o ' clock .

Provincial.

PROVINCIAL .

BRISTOL . Ai » roiNTiiiiKTS . —/ , oc /// ra . —Tuesday , February 8 th , Jerusalem (!> 8 ( i ) , Freemasons' Hall , Bristol , at 7 ; Wednesday , Oth , Koyal Susses ( -221 ) , ditto , at 7 ; Friday , llth . Instruction . —Ditto , at 7 i . Chapter . —Thursday , 10 th , Clarence ( 81 ) , ditto , at 7 . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGJB . The annual Provincial Grand Loclge was held at Freemasons' HallBristolon

, , Friday , 2 Sth January , under the presidency of the R . AV . Bro . AA . Powell , D . Prov . G . M . The Prov . Grand Lodgo was opened in due form at eight o ' clock , when tho following Brethren wero present in their respective places : —Bro . George Chick , Prov . G . S . AV . ; Bro . H . Fai-gus , Prov . J . G . IV . ; Bro . S . E . Taylor , Prov . G . Treas . ; Bro . A . Dimoline , Prov . G . Sec . ju'O tern ; Bro . R . J . AA eaver , Prov . G . S . D . ; Bro . H . Merrick , Prov . G . J . D . ; Bro . G . S . Harris , Prov . G . Dir . Cers . ; Bro . Thomas Bell ,

Prov . G . Sword Bearer ; Bro . C . Powell , Prov . G . Org ; and Bro . AA . H . Bowden , Prov . G . Purs . ; Bro . T . Sainsbnry , AV . M ., No . 81 ; Bro . James AAlllway , P . M ., No . SI , P . Brov . G . S . AA . ; Bro . AA' . H . Nicholls , S . AA ' ., No . SI ; Bro . J . C . Mitchell , J . AV .. No . SI ; Bro . X Barnes , AA . M ., No . 120 ; Bro . ^ Y . H . Low , AA . M ., No . 221 ; AV . IL McKrcth , P . M ., No . 221 ; Bro . J . J . Peters , S . AV ., No . 221 ; Bro . AV . H . Scott , J . AV ., No . 886 ; Bro . Dr . Herepath , AV . M ., elect , No . 986 , etc . & o . Tlie minutes of tho preceding Grand Loclge having been read ancl confirmed , tho

R . AV . D . Prov . G . M . expressed his great regret at the absence ofthe respected Prov . G . M . Bro . H . Shute ; more especially as that absence was caused by severe mdisposition . The Prov . G . Treasurer ' s accounts for the past year were then read and conlirined , and Bro . S . E . Taylor having been unanimously re-elected Prov . G-. Treasurer for the ensuing year , suitably returned thanks for the renewed mark of confidence . The R . AV . D . Prov . G . M . then proceeded to appoint and invest his Prov . Grand Officers , as follows -. —¦

Bros . AV . Harris P . M ., No . 408 , Prov . G . S . AV . ; J . A . Page , P . M ., No . 986 , Prov . J . G . AV . ; S . E . Taylor , P . M ., No . 120 and 985 , Prov . G . Treas . ; J . Linter , P . M ., No . -108 , Prov . G . Sec ; H . J . V . Do Candole , P . M ., No . 221 , Prov . G . Reg . ; A . Dimoline , P . M ., No . 81 , Prov . G . S . D . ; R . Feudick . P . M ., No . 120 , Prov . G . J . D . ; J . H . Prichard , P . M ., No . 221 , Prov . Dir . Cers . ; Thomas Bell , C . E , P . M ., No . SS 6 , Prov . G . Supt . of AA'orks ; AA . Heal , P . M ., No . 886 , Prov . G . Sword Bearer ; C . R . M . Powell , No . 120 , Prov . G . Org . ; AV . H . Bowden , P . M ., No . 120 , Prov . G . Purs . ; F . A . AVare , Sec , No . SI ; F . Lucas , No . 120 ; T . Hassell , No . 221 ; N . B .

Sherrard , No . -10 S ; H . Lane , No . S 86 ; ancl T . -G . Lamofcte , No . 9 SG , Prov ., G . Stewards . In making these appointments , the R , AV , D . Prov . G . M . said , that ho had experienced much inconvenience from the circumstance of somo of tho Lodges having adopted a course of proceeding ivhich he had before taken an opportuuit y of deprecating in all cases when it could be possibly avoided ; viz .. that of reelecting tbeir AA . M . It being an olcl established custom in this province that none but Past Masters should bo appointed to Prov . Grand Offices , tho course alluded to was the means of preventing many deserving Brethren from arriving afc that distinction as early as they should ; and iu more than one of tho Lodges there were no Past Masters who had not already attained the purple .