Provincial Lodges.

HAMPSHIRE .

LODGE OF HENGIST , BOURNEMOUTH ( No . 230 ) . —On the 3 rd of this month , the Lodge met to instal Br . Bayley in the room of the late Dr . Mainwaring , and thirteen of the brethren were hospitably entertained by the W . M ., who is the owner though not the landlord of the Bellevue Hotel . It was there and then determined on the 10 th to give at the Bellevue a return dinner to Br . Bayley , and the whole of the thirteen met at the appointed hour , several having come at great personal inconvenience and many miles to do honour to the worthy Master , who has been twenty years an installed Master , and for some years the main support and stay of the Lodge of Hengist , and one who knows the forms , and , above all , respects the spirit of Masonry , and observes it " Sit Lux . "

HUNTINGDONSHIRE . The anniversary meeting of the Pl . G . L . for the counties of Huntingdon and Northampton was held at Huntingdon , on AVednesday , the 2 nd of May , the Marquis of Huntley , P . G . M ., presiding . There was a large assembly on the occasion , and after tho business of the Lodge had been concluded , the brethren dined together at the Fountain Inn , where the afternoon was spent in good fellowship , and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were intermingled with those of the Masonic Craft . LANCASHIRE , EAST .

LODGE OF FIDELITY , BLACKBURN ( NO . 336 ) . — This Lodge held its regular monthly meeting on Friday , the 4 th of May . Br . J . Wells , P . M ., in the absence of Br . D . Thwaites ( West Bank ) , AV . M ., presiding . The Lodge was opened in due form , and the Brethren ably worked the First Degree . There being no business to transact , the Lodge was closed finally and with prayer at half-past nine o ' clock , when the Brethren retired for refreshment , and passed a short time in harmony . LODGE OF FRIENDSHIP , OLDHAM ( NO . 344 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge , at

their meeting on the 2 nd of May , were honoured with the presence of their R .. AV . D . P . G . M ., Stephen Blair , Esq ., Br . J . Bell , Esq ., P . S . G . W ., and others of the P . G . O ' s . of East Lancashire being present . The ceremonies of Instruction , Passing , and Raising were performed in a very able and impressive manner by the AV . M ., Br . Daniel Evans , whom the R . AV . D . P . G . M . highly complimented on the excellent working of himself and Officers , as deserving of his warmest approval ; and could the Brethren persuade themselves that the commendations bestowed were justl

y merited , they might indeed feel proud of their position . A donation of 11 . to the Building Fund was voted , and after tho transaction of other ordinary business , the W . M ., in a very feeling address , presented Br . AV . Hudson , P . M ., the Secretary of the Lodge , with a purse of £ 20 and a P . M . ' s Jewel bearing the following inscription , " Presented , with a purse of i ' 20 , to Br . AV . Hudson by the brethren of the Lodge of Friendship , 344 , in acknowledgment of his long and valuable services as Secretary . " Br . Hudson , under strong feelings , expressed the deep sense he entertained of the

kindness of his brethren , and his determination to merit its continuance . The R . W . D . P . G . M ., for the very satisfactory manner in which the books of the Lodge were kept , expressed the great satisfaction which this presentation of such a token to Br . Hudson afforded him , and the pleasure he felt of being present on the occasion . The brethren afterwards adjourned to refreshment , and the remainder of the evening was spent in a very pleasant and instructive interchange of sentiment and ideasand the Brethren finallseparated delihted with their meetingand hihl

, y g , gy gratified by the kindness of their R . W . D . P . G . M ., who , wherever he is known , whether as a man or a Mason , never fails to steal and carry off with him the fraternal regards and the best wishes of everybody . The Lodge of Friendship , 344 , meets on the Wednesday on or before each full moon , and the Tudor Chapter , 344 , meets on the third Monday in February , May , August , and November . LODGE OF PERSEVERANCE , BLACKBURN ( No . 432 ) . —The usual meeting of this