Provincial Lodges.

a feeling towards Masonry , as those of any Lodge m the province . " St . George's Lodge , 624 , with the health of Br . Thos . Fenwick , " who was now W . M . of the Lodge for the third year . Br . Fenwick returned grateful thanks , and assured the P . G . M ., that although the Lodge had applied for a dispensation to allow him ( Br . Fenwick ) , to occupy the chair for the third year , yet there were now in the Lodge numerous young and aspiring Masons who , he doubted not , would fill the chair of St . George's Lodge with much credit . —( Hear , hear ) . Br . Fenwick , in conclusion , said he hoped the

R . W . P . G . M . would long be spared to preside over them . "St . Peter ' s Lodge , 706 , with the health of Br . John Cook , W . M . " Br . Cook , made a neat and appropriate reply . " Lodge De Loraine , 793 , with the health of Br . J . L . Donald , W . M . " In the absence of the W . M ., who was prevented attending by domestic affliction , Br . G . P . Birkinshaw , P . M ., 793 , replied . "Lodge De Ogle , 919 , with the health of Br . Robt . Shute , W . M . " In the absence of Br . Shute , Br . Geo . Weatherhead , J . W . of the Lodge , replied .

Thus ended one of the most pleasant of meetings , but we cannot conclude without a meed of praise to Br . Coxon , tbe worthy host , for the very sumptuous entertainment , splendid dessert and recherche wines , provided on the occasion . ST . PETERS ' S LODGE , BYKER , near NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE ( NO . 706 ) . —On Monday the 9 th July , the brethren of this Lodge , assembled in their Lodge-room , at Br . Allinson's , the Hope and Anchor Inn , Catterick's Buildings , Byker , near Newcastleon-Tyne , it being the day fixed upon for the installation of Br . John Cook , as W . M .

of the Lodge , and for the appointment and investiture of the other officers for the ensuing year . The brethren had shown their high estimation of Br . Cook by reelecting him their W . M . The ceremony of installation was ably and impressively performed by Br . W . Dalziel , P . G . D . C , for the province of Northumberland , and W . M . of Northern Counties Lodge , No . 586 . The W . M . then appointed and invested the following brethren as officers for the year , viz .: —Brs . H . Bell , P . M . ; W . J . Neimitz , S . W . ; E . French , J . W . ; J . Clay Gibson , Treasurer : J . Ranson Lanther ,

Secretary ; R . Fisher , S . D . ; J . Sewell Cook , J . D . ; W . Short , S . S . ; John Horn , J _ S . ; Alex . Dickson , J . G . ; John Miller , Tyler . The Brethren afterwards dined together in the Lodge-room , the W . M . presiding , supported on his right by Brs . W . Berkley , P . G . S . W . for Northumberland , and Wm . Punshon , P . M . 586 , and on his left by Brs . Hy . Bell , P . P . G . J . D . for Northumberland , and Wm . Dalziell , P . P . G . S . W ., and P . G . D . C . for Northumberland . The vice-chairs were ably filled by the S . W . and J . W . Amongst the brethren present we observed Brs . W . Johnson , P . P . G . J . W . for

Northumberland , and W . M . 24 ; J . Clay Gibson , P . G . S . D . for Northumberland , and P . M . 706 ; F . P . Jonn , P . M . 56 ; . H . L . Monro , P . M . 56 ; Wm . Preston , S . D . 614 , and J . G . Tullock , S . W ., St . George ' s Lodge , 624 , North Shields ; Geo . Weatherhead , P . P . G . J . W . for Northumberland , and P . M . 24 . The toasts , " The Queen ;" the "Earl of Zetland , G . M . of England ; " the "Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M . of England ; " the " Dukes of Athol and Leinster , G . Ms , of Scotland and Ireland ; " the " Rev . Ed . Challoner Ogle , G . M . of the Province , " and " Richd . Medcalf , D . P . G . M ., " were given in rapid succession , and drunk with appropriate honours . The W . M .

then rose and said , —he trusted for the next toast they would all charge a bumper . It was with great difficulty that he could find words appropriate to express his high admiration of the character of the brother whose health he was about to propose , he meant Br . Berkley , P . G . S . W . for Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed ; Br . Berkley and he were schoolfellows , and since those happy days when their breasts were warm as the breasts of youth , he said since those happy days , that friendship which subsisted between them had been cemented by Masonry , and rendered doubly dear .

Br . Berkley had attained the highest honours in Masonry , and hacl always performed his duties well . He begged then to give them " the health of Br . Berkley , P . S . W . of St . Peter's Lodge , ' —drunk with Masonic honours . Br . Berkley , in reply , said , he should be guilty of affectation did he not tell them that he did indeed feel proud of the honour done him on this occasion . If any services of his could conduce to the well-being of Masonry , he should be happy to render them . If each and all would put the shoulder to the wheel , the bright star of Masonry would shine with a still brighter refulgence than it had ever clone hitherto in the northern provinces . He