Provincial Lodges.

Lodge of the Province of Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed , was holden in the Lodge-room of St . George ' s Lodge ( No . 624 ) the George Tavern , North Shields . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in form by the Rev . Edwd . Challoner Ogle , the P . G . M ., assisted b y the P . G . Officers . The minutes of the last meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge , holden at Morpeth last year , were read and confirmed . Some alterations in the bye-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge were agreed to . The P . G . M . then proceeding to appoint and invest the following brethren as

Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year : —Brs . J . W . Mai'son , P . G . S . W . ; B . J . Thompson , P . G . J . W . ; the Rev . John Bigge , Prov . G . Chaplain ; the Rev . Clement Moody , Vicar of Newcastle , P . G . Treasurer ; Thos . Fenwick , P . G . Registrar ; G . P . Birkinshaw , P . G . Sec , ; Wm . Dalziel , P . G . D . C . ; D . W . Spence , Asst . G . D . C . ; John Cook , P . G . S . D . ; Robt . Shute , P . G . J . D . ; Wm . Richardson , P . G . Pursuivant ; Alex . Dixon , P . G . Tyler ; Stephen Owen , P . G . Sword-bearer ; Wm . Preston , P . G . Standard-bearer . Provincial Grand Stewards . —Brs . Fred . ShawNewcastle-on-Tyne

, Lodge , 24 ; James Wilson , St . David ' s , 554 ; Robt . Fisher , Northern Counties ' , 586 ; — Henzell , St . George ' s , 624 ; Hy . Sewell , St . Peter ' s 706 ; and Octavius Bell , De Loraine , 793 . The Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed . . The brethren afterwards dined together , the Rev . Ed . Challoner Ogle , P . G . M . presiding , supported on his right by J . W . Mayson , P . G . S . W . ; J . S . Challoner ,

P . P . G . J . W . ; G . P . Birkinshaw , P . G . Sec . ; and J . Barker , P . P . G . J . W ; ancl on his left by the Rev . Richd . Buckeridge , P . P . G . Chaplain ; and the Rev . C . Moody , P . G . Treasurer . The vice-chairs were ably and agreeably filled by Brs . Wm . Berkley , P . P . G . S . W . ; and B . J . Thompson , P . G . J . W . Amongst the brethren we observed Brs . Wm . Dalziel , P . G . D . C . for the province ; Thos . Fenwick , W . M . St . George ' s Lodge , 624 , ancl P . G . Registrar ; John Cook , P . G . S . D ; Geo . Weatherhead , P . P . G . J . W . ; Wm . Johnson , P . P . G . S . W . ; John Tossoch , Mayor of South Shields ;

Richard Atkinson , W . M . St . David ' s Lodge , 554 , Berwick-on-Tweed ; J . Winlow , P . P . G . J . D . ; John Hopper , P . M . 614 ; Wm . Blackwood , P . M . 624 ; Wm . Richardson , P . G . Pursuivant ; Alex . Dickson , P . G . Tyler ; J . G . Pulloch , S . W . 624 ; S . Owen , J . W . 624 , and P . G Sword-bearer ; W . E . Franklyn , J . W . 56 ; Wm , Preston , S . D ., 614 , ancl P . G . Standard-bearer ; P . Haswell , P . G Organist ; Robt . Fisher , S . D . 706 ; and Octavius Bell , De Loraine , 793 . The P . G . M ., rising , said the first toast he should give them needed no wordsit was the health of one who lived

, in the hearts of her people— "the Queen . " - —( Cheers ) . Anthem— "National . "" Prince Albert , and the rest of the Royal Family . " " Rule Britannia . "— " The Earl of Zetland , G . M . of England "—( Cheers ) . Masonic honors . — "The Earl of Yarhorough , D . G . M . of England . " "The Dukes of Athol ancl Leinster , G . M's . of England and Ireland . " Tunes— " Blue Bells of Scotland , " and " Garry Owen , " followed in succession .

Br . J . W . Mayson , P . G . S . W . then rising said—it gave him peculiar pleasure to have the honor on that occasion to propose a toast wdiich would meet a warm response from the hearts of all the brethren present—lie meant the health of their much respected and beloved P . G . M ., the Rev . Ed . Challoner Ogle—( Cheers ) . He ( Br . Mayson ) had put himself to some little inconvenience in order to be present on this very interesting occasion , ancl he was amply rewarded in having the honor to propose the P G . M ' s . good health —( Hear , hear ) . He ( Br . Mayson )

rejoiced to know that the province never was in a more prosperous state than at the present moment . No societ y could long prosper unless supported by the good and the great . How happy they all foil ; on this occasion in being presided over by a minister of the Christian Church—a brother whose name was enshrined in the inmost recesses of their hearts ! He begged to give them the health of the P . G . M . ( drunk with enthusiasm and Masonic honors ) . The P . G . M . on rising , was received with the deepest marks of respect ; he said , he

returned to all , his most grateful thanks . He was not able to respond to the toast as it desewed , more particularly after the very many flatttering remarks of the P . G . S . W . Br . Mayson . Since the honor of the P . G . Mastership hacl been conferred on him , he had on each occasion been received by his brethren with the warmest marks of affection . Nothing could be more pleasing to dwell upon , than that clay ' s proceedings , when such brotherl y feelings prevailed . He ( the P . G . M . ) must tell them that he tooi