Provincial.

SOMERSETSHIRE . AeroiNTMiiiras . — . toi / i / i's ' . —Wednesday , January 10 th , Sincerity ( 327 ) , Clarke ' s Hotel , Tauntou , at 7 Chapter . — -Boyal Cumberland ( IS ) , Masonic Hall , Bath , at 8 . Encampment . —Bladud , Masonic Hall , Bath , at S . BATH . —Royal Omnhrland Lodge ( No . 18 ) . —The first regular meeting of this Lodge took place ou Thursday evening , the b'th instant , at the Masonic Hall , Bath , uuder the presidency of Bro . T . P . AsuleyAY . M . ( 2 nd year ) and Prov . J . G . AV " .

, , , for Somerset . There was a large attendance of brethren and visitors . The ballot having been taken for one brother as a joining member , and another for initiation , the W . M . declared all offices vacant , and appointed the following Brethren his officers for the year : —Bro . T . AViltou , S . AV . ; Bro . T . B . Moutrie , J . AV . ; Bro . C . Haseler , P . M ., Treasurer ; Bro . AVhite , P . M ., Secretary ; Bro . Peach , P . M ., ancl Prov . S . G . AA' . for Somerset , Dir . of Cers . ; Bro . F . AA'ilkiuson , S . D , ; Bro . S . HellierJ . D ; Bro . F . GoorgoI . G . ; Bros . J . Rubie and G . MannStewardsand

, , , ; Bro . H . Hopkins , unanimously re-eleeted Tyler . The AV . M . addressed the Brethren in a short review of the past year , and thanked the P . Ms ., who hacl rendered him mueh valuable assistance during that time , aud also those Officers who had supported him by their punctual attendance to their duties . Amongst the visitors , present were Bro . Sir Lucius Curtis , Prov . G . M ., Hants ; Bro . E . Costa , No . 329 ; Bro . C . Milsom , AA ' . M ., 61 . and several others .

TAUNTOX . —Lodge of Unanimity aaul Sincerity ( No . 327 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge held then- monthly meeting on AVednesday , tho 22 nd ult ., under the ] iresidency of the AA ' . M ., Bro . AVilliam Burge Hillard , P . Prov . G . Reg . The business of the evening consisted chiefly of raising Bro . Helliar to the third degree , which was undertaken , at the request of the W . M ., by the Secretary of the Lodge , Bro . Butler , P . M ., and performed by him in his usual correct ancl truly Masonic manner . Bro . Rd . Rogers was afterwards passed to tho second degree . The Brethren , having proceeded to the election of their AA'Mfor the ensuing their suffrages

.. year , were unanimously given to the J . AA ., Bro . Charles Bluett , P . Prov . G . Org . for Somerset ( the S . AA ' ., Bro . Roberts , having , for private reasons , declined the honour which would otherwise doubtless have fallen on him . ) Bro . Charles Lake was , for the seventeenth time , re-elected Treasurer for the ensuing year . The business over , the Brethren spent a most agreeable and harmonious evening . The celebration of the festival of St . Johu , by the Brethren of this Lodge , took place on Thursday , the 30 th Dec . The Lodge was opened at high twelve by the AY . M . Bro . Hillard

, , when there was punctually in attendance a large number pf the members , as well as of visiting Brethren from other Lodges . The D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Randolph , in the absence of tho Prov . G . M ., Bro . Tyute ( who , we regret to learn , was prevented from being in-esent , as contemplated , by a domestic affliction ) , did the Lodge the honour ol being present , and , on his entrance into the Lodge was received with due honours . Upon the solicitation of the AY . M ., the D . Prov . G . M " . kindly undertook the duties of installing the AA ' . M . elect , Bro . Charles Bluett ,

into the chair of this Lodge , in the presence of , ancl assisted by , a large board of installed Masters ; and , to such of our readers as may ever have been privileged to have been present when that ceremony has been performed by him , we need scarcely add that it was correctly and beautifully clone . The new AV . M ., then appointed the following Brethren as his officers : — -Brothers Abraham ( an old ancl valued P . M ., who kindly consented to accept the office ) , S . AV . ; Clarke , J . AA ' . ; Meyler , S . D . ; Denham , J . D . ; Summerhayes , Org . ; Ball , Dir . of Cers . ; Kingcombe . and Goldsmith aud AVoollen

I . G . ; , Stewards . Bro . Lake was reinvested as Treasurer ; and Bro . Butler again honoured with the Secretary ' s collar . At five , o ' clock the Brethren sat down to a most sumptuous banquet , at Clarke ' s Hotel , a fine haunch of venison having been kindly supplied from Halswell Park , by the 11 . AA ' . the Prov . G . M ., Col . Tynte ; thus proving that , although unable to be present with the Brethren at the banquet , he had not forgotten them . The cloth being removed , and grace having been said by the'Eev . Bro . Codrington , AV . M . of Lodgo of Perpetual Friendship , Bridgwater ( who , together with Bro . Babbage , tho newly appointed Prov . G . Sec ., and Bros . Rix and Leaker , P . Ms ., did this Lodge the honour of attending ) , the usual loyal and Masonie toasts were given and responded