Provincial.

AA'ith the use of limbs and faculties , he Avould endeavour to do his duty . Bro . A . Woodhouse proposed a toast to the health and wealth of " Tommy "—that is a charity box placed on the refreshment table—trusting that every brother present would respond to that toast , as he felt in a position to do , not extravagantly , nor otherwise , but as the necessity of distressed brethren deserved , for the smallest contribution Avould be thankfully receivedand faithfully applied ; tlie box was then handed

, round , and Bro . Woodhouse , on behalf of "Tommy , " returned thanks to the brethren for their kindness . The evening was enlivened by tbe vocal powers of Bros . F . W . Hayward , Cockburn , Gibson , Court , Woodhouse , and Routledge . The Tyler ' s toast brought the meeting to a close at half-past ten .

LANCASHIRE ( WEST ) . REPORT or THE COMMITTEE OF THE WEST LAKCASIURE MASOXIC RELIEF FCJXD , ADDRESSED TO THE A- ARIOUS LODGES IX THE PROA ' ISCE . Tho Committee h : u-o much pleasure in presenting their seventh annual report . Each year ' s experience proves tho necessity aud utility of such an institution as tho Masonic Relief

Fund . It Avill bo seen from tho balance shoot that a largo amount of relief has boon given , with great saving of time ancl funds to tho lodges . Many applications for relief havo come boforo tho Committee , which , upon a careful investigation , have proved unworthy , and consequently been disregarded . Tho Committee again call tho attention of tho brethren to this fact , and Avonld earnestly impress upon the brethren tho desirability of referring every applicant for relief to tho Committee , AVIIO can make those searching investications Avhich tlie

case requires . Tho good working of tho Manchester , Birmingham , Newcastle , & e . Committees continues , and tho interchange of reports provents many impositions upon tho lodges . Tho Committee regret tho non-attendance of tho roprosonfativos of lodges during- tho past year , and they consider it their duty to state that sonio of tho lodges havo been entirely unrepresented for some time past : and the Committee respectfully

urge upon lodges tho desirability oi electing only such brethren as will undertake the performance of tho duties committed to them , so that the Avork of this Committee may bo more fairly shared , and the lodges generally better informed of the arrangements and working of tho Committee . Tho Committee again thank the Secretaries of Manchester , Birmingham . Newcastle , etc ., for their kind assistance . Tho Coiniuit ' co cannot close their report without expressing

their regret at tho loss they havo sustained in Bro . J . L , Hine , Prov . G . T . E . L ., ho having resigned tho office of Secretary of tho Manchester Committee , owing to ill health . His assistance in bringing the labours of this and Manchester Committees to a successful issue they respectfully acknowledge . Tho annual grant is now due , and cau be paid to tho Treasurer or Secretary any Friday at six o ' clock . Ton ivill please elect throe members to represent lodin

your go tho Committee , aud forward the names of tho same to tho Secretary . ( On behalf of tho Committee ) , THOMAS MARSH , Hon . See . Tho following is an abstract from tho balance sheet of tho Hon . Treasurer .-

—£ s . il . Balance in hand , 1 st July , LSfil ! 7 ~ __> Since received from various Lodges , Chapters , & c , in the Province " . ( iS S 0 £ 70 13 2 Payments on account of Masonic relief to seventthree individualsfrom 1 st Jnlv

. y- , , lSlifi , to -Wi July , L <<; 7 ' .. . ' , !) 10 t ; Stamps , Stationery , Postage , etc 2 1 !) 10 Balance in hand . ' . R •) * o £ 70 13 GAKSTO * ,- . —Lodge of Harmony ( Xo . 210 ) - —Installation of W . M . —lira . J . W . Bakerthe S . AV . having been unanimously

, , elected the W . M . of this loclge , the installation ceremony toolplace at the lodge-rooms at Garston on the 24 th ult . ' Bros . Charles Leedham , the I . P . M . ; C- J . Banister , P . M . ; , J : mics Haines , Prov . G . Treas . West Lancashire , P . M . ; Gardiner , P . M . ; Scott , P . M . 591 ; Mott , P . M . 2-1-1 ; and Archer , W . M . 1 . 0 SG ,

were present for the installation ceremony . The loclge having * been opened in tlie second degree , the W . M . elect , Bro . Baker , was presented by Bros . Leedham aud Gardiner , after which the lodge was opened in the third degree , and a Board of Fast Masters formed . Tlie W . M . was then installed according to the ancient rites by Bro . Banister , P . G . S . B . of England . The lodge Avas then closed down through the various degrees with the usual proclamations and salutations . Tho folloAving officers

were then invested , viz .: —Bros . James Cook . S . W . ; Vines , J . W . ; E . Cook , S . D . ; Richard Jones , J . D . ; Sellar , I . G . ; Rylance , Treas . ; and Washington , Sec- ; Bro . Hamer continuing his duties as Dir . of Cers . Messrs . Thomas Stewart , George Wilson , and Thomas Ogle having been duly elected , were initiated by the new W . M . in a A'ery creditable manner , after which the brethren proceeded to Rockferry Hotelwhere they

, held a pic-nic , the arrangements for which Avere admirably carried out by the I . P . M ., Bro . Leedham , and the refreshments , which were provided by the host , Bro . Vines , received the unqualified encomiums of all the brethren , AVe must not omit to state that tho brethren were favoured with the attendance of about sixty of their lady relatives , and harmony was the order of the day . Several admirable groups of the company AA'ere

taken by Bro . Burrows , AVIIO also took photographic likenesses of tho various officers of the lodge , as Avell as one of them collectively . After refreshments , dancing and other amusements wiled away the evening , and the party , tempted by the beauty of the weather , prolonged their stay until nearly eleven o ' clock , returning by a special steamer .

WARRIXGTON - . —Lodge of Lights ( So . 148 ) . —The regular monthly meeting of this loclge was held at the Masonic Rooms , Sankey-street , on Monday evening last , the 29 th ult . The-W . M ., Bro . Robert Stevenson , Avas supportedjjby the following brethren : —Bros . Horatio Syred , as S . W . ; David Finney , J-W . Shaw Thewlis , P . M ., P . Prov . S . G . Deacon ; H . B . White , P . M ., Prov . G . D . C ; John Bowes , P . M ., Prov . G . D . C . Cumberland and Westmorland ; William MossopS . D .: W .

Richard-, son , J . D ., Rev . J . Nixon Porter , Thos . Jones , Jabez Plinston , W . Domville , W . Savage , Thos . Morris , J . E . Goodried , John Laithwaite ; Ebenezar Talbot ; George Woolf ; Jos . Robinson ; . lames Jackson , Jos . Robinson , Tyler ; James Johnson , Assist . Tyler . Visitor : —Bro . W . Stuart Ha-vkins ( So . 241 ) . Thelodge AVIIS opened in due form , when the minutes of the preA'ious meeting were read and confirmed . The WM . drew special

. attention to the circular received from the Grand Secretary relative to the incautious admission of persons into lodges . He said he considered the matter of so much importance , that he had ordered a copy of the letter to be sent to each subscribing member of the lodge . Bro . James Jackson now made his wish to take the degree of a F . C , ancl was examined as to

his proficiency in moral truth and virtue . It was a subject of general comment that Bro . Jackson had shown that he AVSS a lover of the art , and fully entitled to receive the higher degree he sought . He was accordingly entrusted with a test of merit , and retired . The lodge was then opened in the second degree , Pro . Jackson re-admitted , and passed by the W . M . The lodge was then opened in the third degree , and , at the request of the W . M . j'Bro . BowesP . M . delivered the latter portion of

, , the traditional and the lecture on the third tracing board . The loclge was closed down to the lirst degree , when tlie remainder of the business was transacted . During the evening a visiting brother was announced , and on inquiry it Avas found to be a gentleman who had been twice rejected by the brethren as a candidate for the mysteries , after which he had gone to a distant townwhvi-o he had been initiated without inquiry

, , although unknown . It was resolved that it be represented to liim that his presence in tlie lodge would destroy its harmony , ancl to ask him if he still desired admission , when he very properly decided to retire . The business eonijiletcil , the loclge was closed with the usual solemnities , ancl the brethren separated in harmony .

WORCESTERSHIRE . KIDDEMIIXSTER . —Lodge Hope and Charily ( So . 377 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , 29 th ult ., The chair Avas taken by Bro . Augustus Hancocks , W . M ., at 6 . 30 . Ho was supported by Bros . Alfred Hancocks , S . W . ; Baker , T . W . ; Fitzgerald , Sec . and P . M ., acting as I . P . M ., the place of tho latter being siibs' . vyiienfcly taken by Bro . William Fawcett , the proper officer . There were present as visitors—Bros . Dr . Hopkins , F . M . 43 and ! J 5 S , and Null , So . 993 . The minutes of