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the day , the brethren dined together at the Black Bull Inn , Gateshead . Bro . Weatherhead presided , supported on his right and left by Bros . Sir Cuthbert Sharp , George Hawks , Thomas Cummings , & c . After dinner an address , tastefully engrossed on parchment , and signed by every member of the lodge , was presented to Sir Cuthbert Sharp , in token of their sense of gratitude for the able and efficient manner in which he has for a great number of years discharged the duties of Deputy Grand Master for the province of Durham , from which office he has latel y retired .
LIVERPOOL . —We have the satisfaction of hearing , from the report of a correspondent , on whose authority we have a confident reliance , that the Craft is flourishing in Liverpool , both as regards the extension of its principles and the increase of its numbers . The St . George ' s Lodge of Harmony , No . 35 , suffered a slight diminution in the number of the subscribing brethren , in consequence of the late commercial difficulties , but the list is again extending by the introduction of gentlemen of high respectability . The new W . MasterBro .
, John Blayds Molyneux , merchant , a young man ancl a comparativel y young Mason , has shown an extraordinary aptitude for the acquirement of masonic information . The hospitality and the charities of the lodge are creditably sustained under his auspices . One-third of the amount of the receipts , exclusive of the contributions to the Grand Lodge and the Grand ancl Provincial Grand Funds of Benevolence , are devoted , by resolutionto the assistance of worthy applicants . A tribute of respect
, has lately been proposed to another old and valued subscribing brother , who has for many years rendered to the Craft his best services , and from the amount already subscribed , P . M . Bro . John Molyneux is likely to receive a handsome acknowledgment of his merits . The Harmonic Lodge , No . 263 , continues to go on prosperously , and to keep up its high character for liberality in contribution , as well as the courtesies of the banquet . The new W . Master is Bro . Frederick
Cripps , a surgeon of eminence in Liverpool . The brethren presented to their late W . Master , Bro . Augustus Robert Martin , an elegant Past Master ' s jewel , on his retirement from office , in testimony of their estimation of his personal character , approval of his conduct in the chair , and admiration of his zeal for Masonry in general . This splendid ornament comprises the square , and a scroll exhibiting the forty-fifth problem of Euclid , in gold on enamel , surrounded by the title of the lodge in raised gold lettersand surmounted by the square and compass in gold
, , and a brilliant diamond . There is also a ruby in the centre , forming the tie of a knot , and an inscription in gold on the back of the case . The lodge of Sincerity , No . 368 , increases in numbers and influence , and is admirably officered . It is also exceedingly liberal in its awards of relief to the deserving unfortunate . The W . Master is Bro . Henry Christmas Walton , surgeon . This lodge also in the last year presented a valuable and elegant jewel to one of their Past MastersBro . Joshua
, Walmsley , the Grand Secretary for the province , as a slight mark of their approval of his very high deserts . These lodges , with the chapters attached to No . 35 and No . 368 , all meet at the Adelphi Hotel . A chapter warrant for No . 263 will shortl y be applied for . There are several other lodges , in prosperous working , in Liverpool and . Birkenhead , but with their proceedings our correspondent is imperfectly acquainted . The number of subscribing brethren
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Provincial.
the day , the brethren dined together at the Black Bull Inn , Gateshead . Bro . Weatherhead presided , supported on his right and left by Bros . Sir Cuthbert Sharp , George Hawks , Thomas Cummings , & c . After dinner an address , tastefully engrossed on parchment , and signed by every member of the lodge , was presented to Sir Cuthbert Sharp , in token of their sense of gratitude for the able and efficient manner in which he has for a great number of years discharged the duties of Deputy Grand Master for the province of Durham , from which office he has latel y retired .
LIVERPOOL . —We have the satisfaction of hearing , from the report of a correspondent , on whose authority we have a confident reliance , that the Craft is flourishing in Liverpool , both as regards the extension of its principles and the increase of its numbers . The St . George ' s Lodge of Harmony , No . 35 , suffered a slight diminution in the number of the subscribing brethren , in consequence of the late commercial difficulties , but the list is again extending by the introduction of gentlemen of high respectability . The new W . MasterBro .
, John Blayds Molyneux , merchant , a young man ancl a comparativel y young Mason , has shown an extraordinary aptitude for the acquirement of masonic information . The hospitality and the charities of the lodge are creditably sustained under his auspices . One-third of the amount of the receipts , exclusive of the contributions to the Grand Lodge and the Grand ancl Provincial Grand Funds of Benevolence , are devoted , by resolutionto the assistance of worthy applicants . A tribute of respect
, has lately been proposed to another old and valued subscribing brother , who has for many years rendered to the Craft his best services , and from the amount already subscribed , P . M . Bro . John Molyneux is likely to receive a handsome acknowledgment of his merits . The Harmonic Lodge , No . 263 , continues to go on prosperously , and to keep up its high character for liberality in contribution , as well as the courtesies of the banquet . The new W . Master is Bro . Frederick
Cripps , a surgeon of eminence in Liverpool . The brethren presented to their late W . Master , Bro . Augustus Robert Martin , an elegant Past Master ' s jewel , on his retirement from office , in testimony of their estimation of his personal character , approval of his conduct in the chair , and admiration of his zeal for Masonry in general . This splendid ornament comprises the square , and a scroll exhibiting the forty-fifth problem of Euclid , in gold on enamel , surrounded by the title of the lodge in raised gold lettersand surmounted by the square and compass in gold
, , and a brilliant diamond . There is also a ruby in the centre , forming the tie of a knot , and an inscription in gold on the back of the case . The lodge of Sincerity , No . 368 , increases in numbers and influence , and is admirably officered . It is also exceedingly liberal in its awards of relief to the deserving unfortunate . The W . Master is Bro . Henry Christmas Walton , surgeon . This lodge also in the last year presented a valuable and elegant jewel to one of their Past MastersBro . Joshua
, Walmsley , the Grand Secretary for the province , as a slight mark of their approval of his very high deserts . These lodges , with the chapters attached to No . 35 and No . 368 , all meet at the Adelphi Hotel . A chapter warrant for No . 263 will shortl y be applied for . There are several other lodges , in prosperous working , in Liverpool and . Birkenhead , but with their proceedings our correspondent is imperfectly acquainted . The number of subscribing brethren