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ancient form , and the brethren separated . This lodge is in tbe second year of its existence , and has already 36 members , and is making steady progress . JN EWCH * ji : on is BOSEOTUHI . —Lodge of Tranquility ( So . 274 ) . —This lodge held its regular meeting- at the Boars' Head Inn , on Wednesday , the 1 st inst . There were present -. Bros . Colling MoorhouseW . M . John MittalS . AV . John Ashworth

, ; , ; , jun ., J . W . ; Thos . Pilling , Sec . The principal business of the evening was the election of AV . M . for the ensuing year , tho choice falling upon Bro . 11 . J . Pci-cival , who will be installed at the next meeting- of the lodge in January next . There being no further business , the lodge was closed in clue form .

LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND . LEICESTEJJ . —St . Johns' Lodge ( No . 279 ) .--The last regular meeting of this lodge for the year , was held at the Freemasons ' Hall , on Wednesday , the 1 st inst .. the W . M . Bro . Kelly , D . Prov . G . M . in the chair , the brethren present being ; Bros . L . A . Clarke , I . P . M . ; AVeare , P . M . and Treas . ; Stanley , S . AV . ; StrottonJ . AV . ; CrowSecand OrgThorpeSDPartrid

, , . . ; , .. ; ge , No . 523 , J . D . ; Widdowson , as I . Gr . ; McAllister , Palmer , J . Wright Smith , Ride , Matts , Porter , Dr . Pearce . J . E . Montague Pinch , M . A ., Byron L . Atwood , Don-isthoi-pe , ancl Bros . Charles AV . Shaw . 557 , Queens' Town , Ireland , and Partridge , ancl Baines of No . 523 visitors . A ballot was taken for Bro . Henry Dcane , of No . 1007 , Loughborough , and P . Prov . G . Beg ., and for Bro . John Holford , of No . ' 119 , Capetown , who were

unanimously elected joining members . Bros . Donisthorpe and Matts , after passing an examination , were passed as F . C . ' s , after which the AV . M . gave the lecture on the tracing board of that degree . Bros . J . E . Montague Finch , M . A , and Byron Levi Atwood , were then examined in tho second degree , and a Master Masons' Lodge having been opened , they were severally raised to that sublime degreethe musical chants & being iven b

, , _ ., g y Bro . Crow on the organ , assisted by Bro . Palmer ancl others The lodge having been lowered to the first degree a ballot took place lor the election of W . M . for the ensuing year , which office has been held during the past two years by the D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Kelly . The brethren were nominated , viz ., a past Senior Warden of the lodge , ancl the present occupant of that office . Bro . W . E . S . Stanleyll . tt . C . S . when the latter brother was

, , elected by a large majority of votes . Bro . Geo . fowler Brown , P . M . No . 779 , and P . Prov . G . S . W ., ancl Bro . J . It- Dobell , of No . 1007 , were proposed as joining members ; and a gentleman having also been proposed for initiation , tho lodge was closed in harmony , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment , the festival having previously been iixeel to take place on the next regular lodge night , the ' liist AVedneschiy in January .

MONMOUTHSHIRE . SEWSoai . ~ SUv . rian Lodge ( No . 171 ) . —On Friday , the 3 rd inst ., the usual monthly meeting took place at tbe Masonic Hall , Dock-street , Bro . H . J . Parnall , AV . M ., in the chair . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot took place , when Bros . Alfred Taylor and James Skipper Adam were unanimousladmitted as subscribinmem

y g - bers . Mr . Charles Phili p Evans and Mr . Frederick Orders were initiated into Masonry ; the ceremony being most ably rendered by the AV . M .. Bros . Gibbs and ' John Roberts being iu attendance , were then examined in open lodge as to tho progress each had made as E . A ., anil their answers proving satisfactory , those brethren were passed to tho degree of P . O . After which Bro . the Ittv . S . Fox , Prov . G . Chap ., was unanimously elected

AV . M . of this lodge tor tbe ensuing year , and Bro . Pickford was also unanimously re-elected Treas . aud Bro . Met ' ee Tyler . The installation was directed to take place on St . John's day , Dee . 27 th , and the Secretary was directed to invite Bros . Hellyer and B . Thomas to perform that ceremony . The banquet will be held at the Westgate Hotel tho same evening , all" preliminaries being- left to the W . M . elect , the AV . M ., P . M . 's Treas . and

Secretary . Bro . Piel-fbrd , Prov . G . Treas ., then introduced the subject a Masonic Ball , on behalf of the Masonic Cbautres , when it was unanimously resolved that such ball do take place at once , under the patronage of the Freemasons in Newport , Abergavenny , Pontypool , Tredegar , and Monmouth . Tho R . IV ., the Piov . G . M . and the D . Prov . G . M " . have already given in their names as patrons , ancl the leading Freemasons in the county have been , written to for their co-operation . A capital working committee has been appointed , with Bro . Pickford as Chairman and Treas .

AVARWICKSHIRE . Bnaro * GHA .-u . —Leiglt , Lodge Mifle Volunteers ( No . 887 ) . — The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , the 23 rd ult ., at the Masonic Hall . Bro . Captain AV . B . Briggs , W . M ., presided , supported by Bros . Lieut . T . Turner , S . AV . ; AV . H . Powell , Hon . Sec ; ancl other officers ancl brethren . Bro .

Licut . T . Turner was elected AV . M . for the ensuing year , ancl Lieutenant-Colonel C- liateliff ancl Captain AV . B . Briggs joint treasurers . A P . M . ' s jewel was voted to Captain Briggs , the retiring AV . M .

YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) . HAM ? AX . Dedication of Hie Masonic Temple , The dedication of the Masonic Temple to Masonic purposes by Earl de Grey ancl Ripon was an event which Halifax Freemasons had looked forward to with considerable interest

vory , ancl no effort on the part of either of the two lodges interested had been spared to carry out the ceremony with success . Their efforts wore abundantly crowned with success , for there never was seen in Halifax so large a gathering of Freemasons as asassembled on Wednesday , the 24 tb ult ., when the spacious and handsome lodge room was densely crowded by Masons from all parts of tho province of AVest York , from London ,

Lincolnshire , ancl East Lancashire ; ancl the banquet which was held subsequently to the ceremony of dedication there were nearly 250 present . , _ Tbe temple has been erected in the Italian style of architecture having in the front a projecting portico of 7 feet 6 inches . Thc large room , which is on the principal upper floor , is 48 feet long b 2-1 feet wideand 2-1 feet hihand is enriched with a

handy , g , some cored and panelled ceiling-, with ornamental marginal counter lights . The walls are divided into compartmeutsby pilasters , having carved bases and capitals , and a Corinthian cornice with full enrichments . The east end is adorned with a lorge canopy , supported by two massive pillars with carved capitals ; and the west end of the room has single columns , forming central projections , This room is approached by a

spacious staircase of stone , ancl opposite the foot of the staircase is the entrance to tbe dining room , which is the same size as tbe lodge room , except that it is only 14 feet high . The interior also contains instruction and other rooms , for both the

lodges of Probity aud St . . Tcunes , together with smoke rooms , cloak rooms , lavatories , & c . ; and the basement contains livingapartments for the ball keeper , with every requisite for cooking , < xc . The architects were the late Bros . J . E . Gates , B . W . Jackson , AV . M . of Probity , aud AV . II . D . Horsfall . The cost of the building is about £ ' 1 , 251 , axelusive of furnishing , which is calculated to cost £ 500 , so that when completed the entire cost will be £ 4754

,. The ceremony was commenced shortly before two o ' clock , by the Lodge of St . James ( No . 418 ) , being opened in tbe three degrees by Bro . Richard Lord , W , M . From that time to tho entrance of the Provincial Grand Lodge the room began to fill , and by tbe time thc business commenced , the room was densely crowded . The Prov . G . officers formed a procession in the corridor of the hall , and entered the room in the accustomed order . Earl de

The R . W . the Grand Master of West Yorkshire , Bro . Grey ancl Ripon , having formally opened thc Prov . G . Lodge , prayer was olfered by Bro . the Kev . J . Hope , M . A ., P . Prov . G . Chap ., after which the roll of lodges was called , there being , with two exceptions , representatives from every lodge in AVest Yorkshire , with visitors from East Lancashire , Lincolnshire , & c . The ceremony of conseciation and dedication was performed by

Bro . tbe Earl de Grey and Ripon , according to ancient usage and custom . Amongst the officers , past and present , were : — Bros . Bentley Shaw , P G . D . of E ., D . Prov . G . M . ; AV . Hon . ancl Rev . P . Y . Savile , Prov . S . G . W . ; AV . E . Armitage , Prov . J . G . W . ; Anton Engelman , P . Prov . G . W . ; Kev . A . F . A . Woodford , Prov . G . Chap ., P . Prov . ( J . AV . ; Rev . J . Senior , LL . D ., P . G . C ., P . Prov . G . W . ; Sir H . Edwards , Bart ., P . Prov . G . AV . ; James Thomas

Franklin , P . Prov . G . AV . ; James Peece . P . Prov . G . W . ; Perkington , P . Prov . G . W . ; Manoah Rhodes , P . Prov . G . W . ; AV . C . Oldroyd , Piov . G . Treas . ; J . Fisher , P . Prov . G . Treas . ; R . R . Nelson , Prov . G . Sec . ; 0 . Normanton , Prov . J . G . D . ; J . Booth , P . Prov . G . D . ; J . AVard , P . Prov . G . D . ; T . Hill , P . Prov . G . D . ; AV . Blackburn , P . Prov . G . D . ; S . Binns , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; AV . Smith , P . Prov . G . S . B . ; A . Briggs , Prov . G . Purst . ; J . II . Abbey , P . G . S . of AV . ; Isaac Booth , P . Prov . G . S . of W . ;