Provincial.

YORKSHIRE ( AVEST ) . AvvonmtEsxs . —Lodge . —Friday , March itli , Alfred ( 38-1 ) , Griffin Hotel , Leeds , at 7 . Instruction ; at 8 ; Truth ( 763 ) , Freemasons' Hall , Hiiddevsiidd , at 7 . CAojiler . —Sincerity ( 874 ) , Freomasons' Hall , Bradford , at 8 .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

LEICESTERSHIRE . VROVIKCIAT . GRAUD LODGE OP MAHK MA 3 TE 1 IS . The first meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge was held at the Bell Hotel , Leicester , on the loth inst ., after the Craft Lodges , as given below , were closed ; the same Brethren being present . Tho Prov . Grand Lodge having been openedBro . Clephanfacting as Prov . G . Sec

, , , read the patent from the Right Hon . Lord Leigh , Grand Master of the Order iu England and AAliles and the colonies ancl possessions of the British crown , dated June 23 rd , 1858 , appointing Bro . William Kelly to be Prov . Grand Master of Mark Masters , in the county of Leicester ; and that Brother having been installed , took the chair , ancl proceeded to make the appointments of Prov . Grand Officers . The Prov . Grand Master having announced , in complimentary terms , that he had appointed Bro . Joseph Underwood ( ex-mayor of Leicester ) W . M . of the Howe

Lodge , No . 21 , to be Deputy Prov . Grand Master , the patent of appointment was read , and Bro . Underwood was invested ancl installed in the chair of Deputy Prov . Grancl Master . The Prov . Grand Master then expressed the sense which he entertained of the honour conferred upon him , by the noble peers , in being permitted to appoint as his Senior and Junior Grand AVardens , Bros , the Right Hon . Earls Howe and Ferrers , who , in the kindest manner , had at ouce accepted those offices . The

following Brethren were then appointed to the other offices , and those who were present were duly invested : —Bros . Pettifor ( elected ) G . Treas . ; E . Clephan , G . Sec ; E . Morris , G . Reg . ; AV . J . Winch-am , G . M . Overseer ; AV . Hardy , G . S . Overseer ; J . J . Kinton , O . J . Overseer ; G . Bankart , G . S . Deacon ; H . Kinder , G . J . Deacon ; R . Brewin , G . Dir . of Cers . ; AV . Milliean , G . Sword Bearer ; AV . S . Bithrey , G . Organist ; A . Cummings , G . Pursuivant ; and Bros . AV . Weare , J . Holland , jun ., J . D . Paul , H . E . Emberlin , T . Sheppard , and C . J . AVilley , G . Stewards .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masters was then closed in due form . HOWE LODGE ( NO . 21 , L . C . )—A quarterly meeting of this recently established Loclge of Murk Masters , was held at the Bell Hotel , Leicester , on Wednesday , the 9 th instant , when the following Brethren were present—W . Kelly , Prov . G . M . of the Mark for Leicestershire ; AV . Pettifor , J . W . ; W . Hardy ( of the Fowke Lodge , No . 19 ) , as J . AV .,- H . E . Emberlin , as Sec . and Reg . ; J . Sheppard , No . 19 , as S . D . ; A Cummings as J . D . ; Robt . Brewin , No . 11 ) , as I . G . ; E . Clephan , AV .

Milliean , and AV . Johnson , of No . II ) , and J . Pennock , Tyler . The chair was taken by Bro . Kelly , who stated that he had been requested by the AV . M ., Bro . Underwood , to apologize for his unavoidable absence in London , and a letter was read from Bro . Windram , J . AA' ., apologizing for his absence on account of indisposition . A ballot was taken for Bros . John Sloane , Ml ) ., Thomas Herbert , ancl Henry Gamble , all of Leicester , and members of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 348 , and the two former , being in attendance , were duly advanced , as were also Bros . Martin Nediiam , and James Bouskell , of the same Lodge of Master Masons , who had been balloted for at the first meeting . A ballot was also taken for Bro ., the Right Hon . Earl Howe , G . C . H ., Prov . G . M ,-for Leicestershire , as a candidate for the Mark