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Provincial.
AV . T . May , P . M ., C . Laedham , P . M ., and the officers of the lodge went through the whole of the seven sections of the first degree , to tho great gratification of the brethren present , the lodge was then closed , and adjourned to supper and separated in X ^ eace ancl harmony at an early hour . TYKWALD LODGE ( NO . 1 , 242 ) , —On AA ednesday , tho 25 th ult ., tho regular meeting of this lodge , was held at their rooms in Athole-streef , under the presidency of Bro . Harwood , W . M .,
( who had been present at each of the previous meetings ) , tho business being tho raising of three brethren to the third degree , ivhich was performed ( at the request of the W . M . ) by Bro . G . M . Lofthouse , P . M ., of the Athole Lodge No . 1004 , in a most marked and admirable maimer , the lodge was then closed to tbe second degree , when Bro . James Hamer , P . M ., ( who with the remainder of the deputation from Liverpool were present ) , delivered the beautiful lecture in the second degree in his usual excellent manner , the lodge was then closed to the first degree , and then finally in brotherly love , peace , ancl harmony .
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND . LEICESTER . —John of Gaunt Lodge ( No . 523 ) . —On the evening of AVednesday , the 18 th ult ., after the conclusion of the Masonic ceremonies in laying the foundation stones of the churches of St . Paul aud St . Mark , an emergency meeting of this lodge was held , which was numerously attended . Tho business was to raise Bros . Sir Henry St . John Halford , Bart ., A .
Pell , ilf . P ., and Charles Stuart Thomson . The lodge having been opened up to the second degree , those brethren passed the usual examinations , after which tbey retired . The lodge was then opened in the third degree , when Bro . Toller , the AV , M ., raised Bro . Pell to that sublime degree . The Prov . G . M ,, Bro . Kelly , then raised Bro . Sir H . Halford , after which the W . M . resumed the duties of the chair , and raised Bro . Thomson ; ancl , finallygave the traditional narrativethe lecture on the tracing
, , hoard and the working tools . The lodge was then closed down in tho three degrees . —The regular monthly meeting of the lodge was held at the Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , the 23 rd nit ., for the election of AV . M . and other business . Bro . Toller , AV . M ., presided , supported by P . M . 's Kelly ( Prov . G . M . ) , Duff ; Rev . John Spittal ( Prov . G . Chap . ) , aud AV ., B . Smith . All the officers were in their places except the I . G ., and there was a numerous attendance of members and visitors . The preliminary
business having been completed , the AV . M . proceeded to raise Bros . Torne and Goss to the third degree , in his usual most efficient manner . There was a third candidate due for the third degree and also one for the second , but they were unable to attend . The lodge having been closed clown to the first degree , Bro . Duff , I . P . M ., proposed , and the Rev . Bro . Spittal , P . M .,
seconded , ancl it was carried unanimously , that a resolution be recorded on the minutes of the lodge , expressive of the deep regret of the members at the great loss which the lodge ancl the province have sustained by the melancholy decease of that most estimable brother , the late Earl Howe , P . Prov . G . M ., and one ot the founders of this lodge . The AV . M ., Bro . Toller , in supporting the proposition , announced to the lodge that in his capacity of Prov . G . Secretary , he had conveyed in writing to
the other Masters of lodges in the province the Prov . G . Master ' s directions for the members of those lodges to wear Masonic mourning for the space of six months , as a tribute of respect to the memory of the late Prov . G . Master , and he instructed the Secretary to record the same on the minutes . A ballot having taken place , Bro . Buzzard , S . AV ., was duly elected W . M . for the ensuing year , and the festival of the lodge was fixed to take place on St . Jobn's-day . In the temporary absence of Bro .
Toller on tho motion of the Prov . G-M-, seconded by Bro . AV . B . Smith , P . M . and Treas ., and carried unanimously , six guineas were voted for the purchase cf a P . M . 's jewel , or otherwise , as a token of personal esteem and of gratitude to Bro . Toller , for the very admirable manner in which he had discharged his duties as AV . M . for the past year . Testimony being made to the fact that never had the chair been better filled than by its present occupantwhilst his personal good qualities and his modesty of
, demeanour , have gained him the esteem of every brother of this and of the sister lodge in the town . Four gentlemen having been proposed for initiation , and a revision of the by laws of the lodge having been agreed upon , the lodge was closed and the brethren adjourned to refreshment .
THE Marquis of AVestminsterhas promised £ 100 towards purchasing tho Baily Hill , at Mold , for the ^ wblic ,
Scottish Constitution.
SCOTTISH CONSTITUTION .
GRAND LODGE . The quarterly communication of this ancient body was held in Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh , on Monday , the 23 rd ult ., when the R . AV . Substitute Grand Master , Bro . Henry Inglis , of Torsonce , occupied the throne iu the absence of the M . AA . Grand Master , the Earl of Dalhousie . Bro . W . Mann , S . G . AV ., was present , and Bro . AV . Officer officiated as J . G . AV . Grand Lodge
was very numerously and efficiently attended , and having been opened in due form , and the ordinary routine business transacted , Bro . Capt . Henry Morland was appointed Prov . G . M , of AVostern India , the office having been vacated by the resignation of Bro . Dr . Barton- Bro . Captain Morland , being iu attendance , was ushered into Grand Lodge with full honours , and invested with the regalia of his office with becoming solemnity the R . AV . Substitute Grand Master performing the
ceremony of installation in a very effective manner . The Three Globes Grand Lodge of Germany having conferred the honous of honorary member of that body , as also representative thereof at the Grand Lodge of Scotland on the R . AV . Bro . II . Inglis , this opportunity was embraced for the reception of the commission , and the R . AV- Substitute Grand Master having retired , the chair was occupied pro tern , by the S . G . AV ., Bro . Mann .
The appointment having been confirmed , Bro . Inglis was , on his return to Grand Lodge , received with every mark of honour ancl esteem , and was invested with tho dignity of his new office amid the acclamations and congratulations of his brethren . A commission frpm the Grand Loelge of Denmark , appointing the Right Hon . Alscount Strathallan as their representative at the Grand Lodge of Scotland , was also received and confirmed
CANADA . HAMILTON . ST . JOHN ' S LODGE ( No . 40 ) . —At the regular meeting of this . - lodge held on Thursday evening , the 21 st April , there was a very large gathering of the brethren at their lodge room , it having
been arranged hy the committee appointed at a previous meeting , with full power to prepare some suitable token of esteem and regard to be presented to Bro . T . B . Harris , for his many and valuable services rendered to the lodge , that the presentation should take place on this regular meeting . Bro . Isarc P . AVilson , theD . D . G . M . for the Hamilton District , being present , paying an official visit to the lodge . There were likewise present , in addition to the D . Dist . G . M ., a great many distinguished
brethren ; rom a di 4 tance , amongst whom were : —Bros . Richard Bull , P . D . D . G . M . ; Dr . Browse , of Prescott ( President of the Medical Council ); Dr . Mostyn , P . D . D . G . M ., of Almonte ; Dr . AA . H . Day , P . D . D . G . M ., of Trenton ; Dr . Adam , of Toronto ; . E . Mitchell , AV . W . Pringlo , and W . T . Munday ; AV . M . 's of the other city lodges ; Bros . W . Reid , C . AV . Smith , R . AVhite , A . G . Jones , Stoney Creek ; II . G . Vaustadden , Strnthroy ; Bros . Dr . Lavell , ol Kingston ; Dr . Allan , cf Brantford ; Dr . Agnew , of Toronto ; and Dr . Carson , of Whitby , and about 100 other brethren . Bro . Harris bavinp ; , by request of the
D . JJ . G . M ., proceeded with the regular business of the lodge , amongst which was the introduction of two candidates , ancl the ceremony of initiation having been completed , the R . AV , D . D . G . M . was pleased to address the brethren present , and cempliinentcd the lodge on the correctness of the work aud the efficiency of its officers , and then intimated to tho presentation committee that the ledge was ready for their report . Bros . C . R . Smith , S . AV . ; T . Hill , J . AV . ; A . Rutherford , See . ;
W . Bell , I . G . ; and D . McKillop , members of the committee , approached tho dais , ancl presented Bro . T . B . Harris with a very complimentary address , expressive of the esteem in which he is held by the fraternity , ancl the very great obligations the Cra ; t rre under to that brother for his labours in their behalf for the past twenty-two years , seventeen of which he has continued to hold official position as a ruler in the Craft . The address was very elegantlengrossedon vellumthe work being
y , , most arlically performed by Mr , AVm . Bruce . It was accompanied by a very . valuable and ., elegant Past 1 st Principal ' s jewel , of solid gold , set with rubies and diamonds , manufactured by Bro . J . Belling , and had the following inscri ption engraved , on it , "Presented by St . John ' s Lodge . No . 40 , A . F . and A . M ., to R . AV . Bro . Thomas Bird Harris , as a mark of affection .
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Provincial.
AV . T . May , P . M ., C . Laedham , P . M ., and the officers of the lodge went through the whole of the seven sections of the first degree , to tho great gratification of the brethren present , the lodge was then closed , and adjourned to supper and separated in X ^ eace ancl harmony at an early hour . TYKWALD LODGE ( NO . 1 , 242 ) , —On AA ednesday , tho 25 th ult ., tho regular meeting of this lodge , was held at their rooms in Athole-streef , under the presidency of Bro . Harwood , W . M .,
( who had been present at each of the previous meetings ) , tho business being tho raising of three brethren to the third degree , ivhich was performed ( at the request of the W . M . ) by Bro . G . M . Lofthouse , P . M ., of the Athole Lodge No . 1004 , in a most marked and admirable maimer , the lodge was then closed to tbe second degree , when Bro . James Hamer , P . M ., ( who with the remainder of the deputation from Liverpool were present ) , delivered the beautiful lecture in the second degree in his usual excellent manner , the lodge was then closed to the first degree , and then finally in brotherly love , peace , ancl harmony .
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND . LEICESTER . —John of Gaunt Lodge ( No . 523 ) . —On the evening of AVednesday , the 18 th ult ., after the conclusion of the Masonic ceremonies in laying the foundation stones of the churches of St . Paul aud St . Mark , an emergency meeting of this lodge was held , which was numerously attended . Tho business was to raise Bros . Sir Henry St . John Halford , Bart ., A .
Pell , ilf . P ., and Charles Stuart Thomson . The lodge having been opened up to the second degree , those brethren passed the usual examinations , after which tbey retired . The lodge was then opened in the third degree , when Bro . Toller , the AV , M ., raised Bro . Pell to that sublime degree . The Prov . G . M ,, Bro . Kelly , then raised Bro . Sir H . Halford , after which the W . M . resumed the duties of the chair , and raised Bro . Thomson ; ancl , finallygave the traditional narrativethe lecture on the tracing
, , hoard and the working tools . The lodge was then closed down in tho three degrees . —The regular monthly meeting of the lodge was held at the Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , the 23 rd nit ., for the election of AV . M . and other business . Bro . Toller , AV . M ., presided , supported by P . M . 's Kelly ( Prov . G . M . ) , Duff ; Rev . John Spittal ( Prov . G . Chap . ) , aud AV ., B . Smith . All the officers were in their places except the I . G ., and there was a numerous attendance of members and visitors . The preliminary
business having been completed , the AV . M . proceeded to raise Bros . Torne and Goss to the third degree , in his usual most efficient manner . There was a third candidate due for the third degree and also one for the second , but they were unable to attend . The lodge having been closed clown to the first degree , Bro . Duff , I . P . M ., proposed , and the Rev . Bro . Spittal , P . M .,
seconded , ancl it was carried unanimously , that a resolution be recorded on the minutes of the lodge , expressive of the deep regret of the members at the great loss which the lodge ancl the province have sustained by the melancholy decease of that most estimable brother , the late Earl Howe , P . Prov . G . M ., and one ot the founders of this lodge . The AV . M ., Bro . Toller , in supporting the proposition , announced to the lodge that in his capacity of Prov . G . Secretary , he had conveyed in writing to
the other Masters of lodges in the province the Prov . G . Master ' s directions for the members of those lodges to wear Masonic mourning for the space of six months , as a tribute of respect to the memory of the late Prov . G . Master , and he instructed the Secretary to record the same on the minutes . A ballot having taken place , Bro . Buzzard , S . AV ., was duly elected W . M . for the ensuing year , and the festival of the lodge was fixed to take place on St . Jobn's-day . In the temporary absence of Bro .
Toller on tho motion of the Prov . G-M-, seconded by Bro . AV . B . Smith , P . M . and Treas ., and carried unanimously , six guineas were voted for the purchase cf a P . M . 's jewel , or otherwise , as a token of personal esteem and of gratitude to Bro . Toller , for the very admirable manner in which he had discharged his duties as AV . M . for the past year . Testimony being made to the fact that never had the chair been better filled than by its present occupantwhilst his personal good qualities and his modesty of
, demeanour , have gained him the esteem of every brother of this and of the sister lodge in the town . Four gentlemen having been proposed for initiation , and a revision of the by laws of the lodge having been agreed upon , the lodge was closed and the brethren adjourned to refreshment .
THE Marquis of AVestminsterhas promised £ 100 towards purchasing tho Baily Hill , at Mold , for the ^ wblic ,
Scottish Constitution.
SCOTTISH CONSTITUTION .
GRAND LODGE . The quarterly communication of this ancient body was held in Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh , on Monday , the 23 rd ult ., when the R . AV . Substitute Grand Master , Bro . Henry Inglis , of Torsonce , occupied the throne iu the absence of the M . AA . Grand Master , the Earl of Dalhousie . Bro . W . Mann , S . G . AV ., was present , and Bro . AV . Officer officiated as J . G . AV . Grand Lodge
was very numerously and efficiently attended , and having been opened in due form , and the ordinary routine business transacted , Bro . Capt . Henry Morland was appointed Prov . G . M , of AVostern India , the office having been vacated by the resignation of Bro . Dr . Barton- Bro . Captain Morland , being iu attendance , was ushered into Grand Lodge with full honours , and invested with the regalia of his office with becoming solemnity the R . AV . Substitute Grand Master performing the
ceremony of installation in a very effective manner . The Three Globes Grand Lodge of Germany having conferred the honous of honorary member of that body , as also representative thereof at the Grand Lodge of Scotland on the R . AV . Bro . II . Inglis , this opportunity was embraced for the reception of the commission , and the R . AV- Substitute Grand Master having retired , the chair was occupied pro tern , by the S . G . AV ., Bro . Mann .
The appointment having been confirmed , Bro . Inglis was , on his return to Grand Lodge , received with every mark of honour ancl esteem , and was invested with tho dignity of his new office amid the acclamations and congratulations of his brethren . A commission frpm the Grand Loelge of Denmark , appointing the Right Hon . Alscount Strathallan as their representative at the Grand Lodge of Scotland , was also received and confirmed
CANADA . HAMILTON . ST . JOHN ' S LODGE ( No . 40 ) . —At the regular meeting of this . - lodge held on Thursday evening , the 21 st April , there was a very large gathering of the brethren at their lodge room , it having
been arranged hy the committee appointed at a previous meeting , with full power to prepare some suitable token of esteem and regard to be presented to Bro . T . B . Harris , for his many and valuable services rendered to the lodge , that the presentation should take place on this regular meeting . Bro . Isarc P . AVilson , theD . D . G . M . for the Hamilton District , being present , paying an official visit to the lodge . There were likewise present , in addition to the D . Dist . G . M ., a great many distinguished
brethren ; rom a di 4 tance , amongst whom were : —Bros . Richard Bull , P . D . D . G . M . ; Dr . Browse , of Prescott ( President of the Medical Council ); Dr . Mostyn , P . D . D . G . M ., of Almonte ; Dr . AA . H . Day , P . D . D . G . M ., of Trenton ; Dr . Adam , of Toronto ; . E . Mitchell , AV . W . Pringlo , and W . T . Munday ; AV . M . 's of the other city lodges ; Bros . W . Reid , C . AV . Smith , R . AVhite , A . G . Jones , Stoney Creek ; II . G . Vaustadden , Strnthroy ; Bros . Dr . Lavell , ol Kingston ; Dr . Allan , cf Brantford ; Dr . Agnew , of Toronto ; and Dr . Carson , of Whitby , and about 100 other brethren . Bro . Harris bavinp ; , by request of the
D . JJ . G . M ., proceeded with the regular business of the lodge , amongst which was the introduction of two candidates , ancl the ceremony of initiation having been completed , the R . AV , D . D . G . M . was pleased to address the brethren present , and cempliinentcd the lodge on the correctness of the work aud the efficiency of its officers , and then intimated to tho presentation committee that the ledge was ready for their report . Bros . C . R . Smith , S . AV . ; T . Hill , J . AV . ; A . Rutherford , See . ;
W . Bell , I . G . ; and D . McKillop , members of the committee , approached tho dais , ancl presented Bro . T . B . Harris with a very complimentary address , expressive of the esteem in which he is held by the fraternity , ancl the very great obligations the Cra ; t rre under to that brother for his labours in their behalf for the past twenty-two years , seventeen of which he has continued to hold official position as a ruler in the Craft . The address was very elegantlengrossedon vellumthe work being
y , , most arlically performed by Mr , AVm . Bruce . It was accompanied by a very . valuable and ., elegant Past 1 st Principal ' s jewel , of solid gold , set with rubies and diamonds , manufactured by Bro . J . Belling , and had the following inscri ption engraved , on it , "Presented by St . John ' s Lodge . No . 40 , A . F . and A . M ., to R . AV . Bro . Thomas Bird Harris , as a mark of affection .