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consecration ceremony was then performed in the usual manner . Bro . Muggeridge then proceeded with the ceremony of Installation , aud the Acting G . Sec . presented the new Master to tho presiding officer to receive at his hands the benefit of installation . Bro . Muggeridge having recited the qualifications for the Master's chair , the Secretary , pro . tern ., read tho customary questionsto which Bro . Eglese gave his assent .

, The brethren below the chair retired , and a Board of Installed Masters was formed , when Bro . Joseph Eglese was installed in due form into the chair of K . S . as W . M . of the Golden Rule Lodge for the ensuing year . The other brethren were then admitted , and the AA . M . received the customary salutes in the three degrees . The AA . M ., after this , proceeded to appoint and invest his officers as follows : —Bro . Dr . BeamanNo .

, 33 , Treas . ; Bigg , P . M ., No . GG , Sec . ; J . J . Harris , S . D . ; P . H . Cornish , J . D , ; A . H . Williams , I . G . The W . M . addressed his officers in appropriate speeches , and the Consecrating Master then concluded his labours by several admirable addresses , and thereupon the A \ . M . made the usual inquiries , and several initiates and joining members were proposedand the lodge was closed according to ancient custom with

, solemn prayer ; the brethren then adjourned to the banquet . We must reserve until next week the conclusion of the report of this interesting meeting , as the lateness of the hour at which the meeting broke up prevents our adding more on the present occasion .

Provincial.

PROVINCIAL .

HAMPSHIRE . WINCHESTER . —Lodge of Economy ( No . 76 ) . —The regular monthly meeting of this lodge was held ou Wednesday , the 2 Sth April , when there were present during the evening , Bros . Harris , AV . M . ; Everitt , P . M ., as S . AA . ; Sheppard , J . AA . ; Sherry , P . M ., Treas . ; Stopher , P . M ., Sec ; Whale , S . D . ; Penton , J . D . ; Priddis , I . G . ; Oakshot , P . M . ; Warner , Barratt , Lumsden , Pyle ,

Sealcy , Elliott , Blackmore , and a visitor , Henry AA arren , of Domatie Lodge , No . 177 . The minutes of the previous lodge having been read and confirmed , the Secretary read a notice which had been received from the G . Sec ., Bro , J . Hervey , calling attention of brethren of lodges to Bro . Clabon ' s scheme for disposing of a portion of the money of the Fund of Benevolenceand which scheme would have to be discussed at the

, next meeting of Grand Lodge , to be held on the 2 nd of June . Some introductory conversation took place on the subject , and Bro . Sherry expressed a desire that the brethren should read themselves up in the matter , aud then gave the following notice of motion : — "That the scheme proposed by Bro . Clabon for appropriating a portion of the Fund of Benevolence to other than the purposes for which it was created , be taken into con .

sideration and discussed at our next monthly meeting ' , on the 26 th of May . " Proposed by Bro . Stopber , and seconded by Bro . Sheppard , P . M .. "That suppers be held at the regula lodge meetings in February , May , August , and November , in " stead of every month , as at present . " Carried unanimousl y - Bro . Sherry solicited the votes for the Benevolent Institution on behalf of Bro . Charles Fletcher , No . IS on the list , and for

Mary Guy , No . 5 on the widows' list , intimating his intention of being present at the election on the 21 st May , and would feel obliged by any brethren sending him their votes . The ceremonies of the lodge were then proceeded with , and Bro . Fred Isaac Warner having served his time as an entered apprentice , proved his proficiency , and was passed to the degree of a F . C . Bro . Henry Pyle also having- proved himself worth was

y , entrusted with the pass word , & c . leading from the second to the third degree , was prepared and raised to the sublime degree of a MM . The lodge was declared from the third to the second , and from the second to the first degree , and finally closed at 9 . 15 p . m .

LANCASHIRE ( EAST ) . MANCHESTER . —Strant / eioays Lodge ( No . 1 , 219 ) . —The first installation of this young and prosperous lodge since its consecration , took place on Wednesday , April 28 th , and caused a large attendance of members and visiting brethren . The lodge was opened in due form by Bro . Colville , P . M ., and after the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed the balance sheet of the past year , and the list of assets , were

submitted to the brethren , anil proved highly satisfactory . Bro . H T . Baldwin , W . M ., P . Prov . G . S . B . of Cheshire , then took the chair , and Bro . J . Hart , P . M ., presented the AV . M . elect , Bro . Bennett , who gave his assent to the ancient charges iu due form . The brethren below the chair having retired , a Board of Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . Bennett was installed as W . M . by Bro . Baldwin with all appropriate ceremony . The following officers were then invested with their respective

badges of office , and addressed by Bro . Hart , P . M . . —E . Hardon , S . AV . ; Locke , J . W . ; Colville , Treas . ( re-elected ) ; Potts , S : D . ; Rogers , J . D . ; Itev . E . Lang , Chap . ; Andrew , See . ; Sampson ., I . G . ; Aleock , Tyler . The following brethren who had presented the lodge with donations of Masonic furniture , & c , received an illuminated extract from the minutes , tendering them a vote of thanks , viz .: —Bros . Thomas Muirhead , for a complete set of

oak chairs , pedestals , & c . ; Needle , Rogers , Sampson , Pratt , and Matier . There being no further business , the lodge was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , provided by Bro . Riley , of the Assize Courts Hotel , where the lodge is held . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and duly honoured . Bro . Hart , P . M ., iu the name of the AV . M ., presented the LP . M ,. Bro . Baldwin , with a P . M . 's jewel and collar , as a small token of the high appreciation in which he is held , not only by the brethren of this lodge , but by every

member of the Craft in the province of East Lancashire . Bro . Baldwin returned thanks iu a most eloquent manner , and trusted the Great Architect of the Universe would long spare him to instal many more worthy brethren of that lodge in the oriental chair of K . S . Bro . Colville , P . M ., Treas ., was also presented with an appropriate jewel for the very efficient manner iu which be bad discharged the duties of Treasurer during the past year , to which office be is again elected . In returning thanksBro .

, Colville spoke of the prosperous state of the lodge , and assured the brethren that nothing on his part should be omitted to perpetuate that happy condition . Bro . Lang , Chap ., proposed the "Visiting Brethren , " among were Bros . Brocklehurst , P . M ., 201 ; Eastwood , W . M ., 317 ; Radcliffe , AA . M ., 992 ; Nathan , P . M ., 201 ; Guttridge , P . M ., 1 , 055 ; Rostrow , AA . M . elect ., 1 , 030 ; Beard , 287 ; and Stephen Smith , P . Prov . G . S . AV . of

East Lancashire . Bro . Beard , who has been a Mason for upwards of fifty years , returned thanks . The toast of " The Masonic Charities" was proposed by Bro . Harwood , and responded to by the brethren in a most practical manner ; twentyfive guineas being subscribed on the spot , towards making the lodge a A ice-President of tho Boys' Schools . After spending a delightful evening , enlivened by songs and recitations , the Tyler's toast brought the meeting to a close at almost eleven o ' clock .

NORTHUMBERLAND . NEAVCASTLE-ON-TYNE . —Northern Comities Lodge ( No . 406 ) . —The members of this lodge held their annual meeting on Wednesday , the 21 st of April , at the Freemason's Hall , Bell ' s Court , Newgate-street , for the installation of Bro . John Frederick Frolick , elected as W . M . at the monthly meeting on the 7 th of April . The brethren met at three o ' clock p . m . and

, the lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . John Itidsdale , assisted by his officers , viz ., Bro . Frolick , S . W-, W . M . elect ; Youll , J . AV . ; Punchon , P . M ., P . Z ., and P . Prov . G . S . AA . of Northumberland and Bevwick-on-Tweed , Treas . ; J . Cooke , See . ; Ludwig , P . M ., P . Z ., and P . Prov . G . R , of Northumberland and Berwick - on-Tweed ; J . Jensen , P . M ., 40 G and IS , P . Z ., 4-06 , aud P . Prov . G . S . B ., of Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed , and several

other members of the lodge . Amongst the visitors present were , Bros . White , Emulation Lodge , London ; A . G . Mott , Lieut . U . N . R ., of lodges 118 , 211 , 1 , 013 , and 1 , 0 SG , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . S . D ., and P . G . S . N . of AA ' est Lancashire ; Thomas Anderson , P . M ., 5-1-1 , and P . G . J . W . of Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed ; Anthony Clapham , P . M ., P . Z ., of 21 , 48 , and 106 , P . Prov . G . J . \ A . of Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed ,

and P . Prov . G . R , of Durham ; T . S . Strachan , 24 and 285 , P . M . and P . Z . of 10 G , and P . Prov . G . J . D . of Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed ; and Thomas Smith , P . M . of 51-1 and 1-21 , and P . Prov . S . D . of Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed . After tho minutes had been read aud confirmed , and the ballot taken for two candidates , who were duly elected , Bro . A . C . Mott , at the request of the W . M ., Bro . Ridsdale , took the chair , and Bro . J . F . Frolick was presented to a Board of Installed Masters by Bro . Ridsdale , P . M ., and J . Jensen , P . M ., & c , and received at the hands of Bio . Mott the benefit of