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HAMPSHIRE . SOTjTHAMrios . —Lodge of Peace and Harmony ( So . 359 , late 462 ) . —This lodge had a crowded and most agreeable meeting on AA ednesday , the 15 th inst ., Bi-o . J . R . Weston , AV . M ., ex-Sheriff , presiding , and initiating and passing several brethren ; after which Bro . J . Rankin Stebbing , Treasurer , presented his balance-sheet , showing all dues and debts paid , and a balance of £ 117 in hand . This lodge was revived by Bro . Stebbing about seven years since , and is now the largest lodge in Hamnshire .

LANCASHIRE ( WEST ) . GAESTON . —Lodge of Harmony ( So . 267 ) . —Monday , July 6 th , being the regular monthlv meeting , the lodge was opened by Bro . James Hamer , P . M ., Prov . G . Treas ., as AV . M ., assisted by the officers of the lodge . The minutes of the last meeting wem read and confirmed . This being the night to instal the AV . M . elect , Bro . Charles Leadham , he was presented by Bro . T .

Wylie , P . M ., Prov . G . Sec , and Bro . E . Pierpoint , P . M ., to the W . M ., who performed the ceremony iu his usual excellent style , and in each degree proclaimed and saluted the AV . M . The following officers were then appointed and invested : —Bros . James Hamer , P . M . ; Thomas Marsh , S . AV . ; H . Seymour , J . W . ; E . Pierpoint , Treas . ; C . J . Banister , Sec ; R . Johnson , S . D . ; P . PillingtonJ . D . ;

HammerstoneIGRobinsonTlerSepa-, , .. ; , y . rate addresses were delivered to each by the installing Master , and to the brethren generally , on the true principles of the Order , which was listened to with marked attention . Mr . J . Stewart , who had been ballotted for at a previous lodge , being in attendance , Avas initiated into the mysteries of the Order by the AV . M ., Bro . C . Leadham , in very good style , which is a good beginning . One candidate was proposed for

initiation , and also a joining member , and the remaining business of the lodge over , it was closed in due form . The visitors present were Bros . Thomas AVylie , Prov . G . Sec . ; J . Pepper , Prov . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; J . B . Lambert , P . Prov . G . D . East Lancashire ; AV . J . May , Prov . G . S . ; Laidlaw , P . M . 2 G 3 ; Waddern , P . M . 971 ; Kearne , P . M . 294 ; J . Baxendale , AV . M . 864 ; Gospel , AV . M . elect , 1125 , Palmer , Dona ] , & c . After the cloth was

drawn , the usual loyal toasts were given and received as they ahvays are in true Lancashire style . The next toast was the Earl of Zetland , M . AV . G . M . ; the Earl de Grey and Bipon , K . AV . D . G . M ., and the Grand Officers of England , coupled with the name of Bro . C . J . Banister , G . S . B ., which AVUS drunk heartily by all present ; and here the P . M ., Bro . Hamer , Prov . G . Treas ., addressed Bro . Banister , telling him that the brethren of this

his mother lodge , ivere anxious to pay to him a small token of their esteem and high appreciation of his general kindness , and unanimously agreed to convey those feelings to him and his family in Avriting , ivhich he hoped Avould be acceptable to him . He now asked Bro . J . Pepper , Prov . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . to read the address , which is magnificently engrossed and illuminated . — " To AA orshipful Bro . Charles James Banister , Grand Sword BearerDirector of Ceremonies in the Supreme Grand

, Chapter , Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon of Durham ; Director ot Ceremonies AA'est Lancashire . Dear Sir and Companion , —AA e , the Chiefs , Officers , and Companions of Chapter of Harmony ( No . 267 ) , desire in common with the AA orshipful Master , AA ' ardens , Officers , and Brethren of Lodge 267 , respectfully to offer to yon our heartfelt congratulations on your appointment to the hi gh position of Grand Sword Bearer to the

inost AVorshipful Grand Master , Grand Director of Ceremonies in the Supreme Grand Chapter of England , and we are sure that the Companions and Brethren of this province will unite Avith us in this expression of our fraternal esteem and regard . , "We are gratefully sensible of the ' zeal you have for Preemasonry and the charities in particular , the foundation and cape stone of the Masonic structure . We are fully aware of the great

sacrifices of labour , time , and expense you must have devoted to the Order in promoting the interests of the Boys' and Girls' Schools , and the Royal Benevolent Institution for Freemasons and their AA'idows , when representing this province aB Steward to the Charities in 1860-61-62 . Your high attainments in Freemasonry commands the intellectual respect of the brethren and companions , and create towards

you their Avarmest feelings of personal regard . May you enjoy long years of unalloyed happiness , enhanced by every domestic blessing in health and prosperity , and may you ever be surrounded by brethren and companions as sincere and affectionate as those of your mother lodge and chapter . So mote it be . Garston , July , 1863 . "—Bro . Pepper in most eloquent terms

conveyed the good Avishes of the companions of the chapter to Bro . Banister , and in conclusion begged to endorse all that had been said by Bro . Hamer , P . M . He then placed the scroll in the chaste box made to contain it , returning it to Bro . Hamer , who , in suitable terms , presented it to Bro . Banister , with sincere prayers that he might be long spared to continue his useful exertions in the cause of charity and purebenevolence . —Bro . Banisteron rising to thank his

brethren-, aud dear friends , could not convey to them a tithe of what he felt . It Avas quite true that his heart was full to overflowingfor the kind expressions of Bros . Pepper and Hamer , and he hoped that they and every member of his mother lodge and . chapter , and all his kind friends round that table might enjoy the same privileges to a hundredfold greater degree . He had : experienced kindnesses from all his brethren wherever he went in

every degree in Preemasonry , but Avhen he looked on that beautiful address it would give him fresh energy to renewed exertions to follow and advocate those grand principles of our Order , which , when carried out , make men better citizens , and Masons better men , showing to those who aro not with us that Preemasonry is not an empty name ; and when we shall be called from this earth may we all meet together in the Grand .: Lodge above . He thanked them sincerely for the manner iiti

ivhich his name had been received , and begged to thank them for the high honour of coupling bis name to the toast of the M . AV . G . M . and his deputy . Two more worthy noblemen and brethren did not exist . They had the confidence of every Mason , and he trusted that every Grand Officer would emulate their examples , and concluded by drinking to each and every brother present , health , happiness , and every blessing this Avorld can bestow . The Prov . Grand MasterDeputand

, y Prov . Grand Officers were proposed , and responded to by Bro . Tbos . AVylie , in a truly Masonic speech , giving the best adviceto all , and to the newly initiated brother , Avhieb was listened to with great attention , thanking them for the Prov . Grand : Master and officers . He concluded by proposing the health of the AV . M ., which was responded to by all tbe brethren Avith full Masonic honours . The AV . M . returned thanks in a very

neat speech , proposing the P . M . ' s of the lodge , and Bro . James-Hamer , the Installing Master in particular . Bro . Hamer returned thanks also for the Al esfc Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution , and in a telling address advocated its support .. Bro . Banister proposed the health of the visitors , Avhich was responded to by Bros . John Pepper , Laidlow , and J . Baxendale . The last toast brought a very agreeable afternoon to an end , and the majority of the brethren left hy omnibus at nine o ' clock for Liverpool ,

MIDDLESEX . UXBMDGE . —Moyal Union Lodge ( No . 382 , late No . 536 ) . — The regular meeting of this lodge was held at Bro . Lynes ' s , The Chequers Inn , on Monday , the 20 th inst ., Bro . Cobham , AA . M ., presiding , the following officers and brethren being , present : —Bros . Carter , P . M . ; AV . Coombes , S . AV . ; J . Herring ,, J . W . ; Levinson , Treas . ; AVatson , Steward ; Gaball , I . G . ; : YoungDykeCockeAVirtzfeldLineJordanFelsenthal

, , , , , , ,, Claissen , J . Coombes . Bro . Hunting , P . M . 165 , visitor . Lodge being opened , the W . M . read a communication from the Grand Secretary , informing the brethren of the new number of tbe lodge . Mr . Brough was initiated , Bros . J . Coombes and Gottknecht passed to the degree of Fellow Craft , and Bros . Jordan , Felsenthal , and AAlrtzfeld were raised to tbe degree of ' Master Mason . Business being over , the AV . M . closed the lodge ,,

and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . On the cloth beingdrawn , the AA . M . proposed , in succession , " The Queen and the Craft , " " Tbe Earl of Zetland , M . AV . G . M ., " " The Earl de Grey and Ripon , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers . " The ; AV . M . then proposed what he might term the toast of theeveiiing , viz ., " The Initiate . " The Entered Apprentice ' s song being bBro . AV . CoombesS . AV . Bro . Brough returned ,

sung y , , thanks to the AA . M . and brethren for having introduced him to . the Order , and hoped , by attention to his duties , to become a useful brother amongst them . Bro . Levinson , P . M . and Treas ., being entrusted with the gavel , proposed " The Health of the-AV . M ., Bro . Cobham , " Avho briefly returned thanks , and proposed " The Officers" in most complimentary terms , stating that if the brethren were satisfied ivith his work , he was satisfied with

his officers , who had that evening performed their duties in a , manner seldom equalled in a provincial lodge , and not often surpassed in the best of the London lodges . Bro . W . Coombes ,. S . AA ., replied on behalf of himself and the rest of the officers ..