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Sec . ; Eev . W . H . Davies , S . D . ; W . A . Tyssen Amherst , J . D . ; Lord North , M . C . ; J * R . D . Tyssen , I . G . ; W . W . Harrison , Organist ; J . Hammerton and the Hon . W . A . Amherst , Stewards . The visitors were Bros . T . H . Hall , Prov . G . M . for Cambridgeshire ; Colonel Burlton , P . Prov . G . M . for Bengal ; Harris , W . M ., No . 1 ; Binckes , W . M ., No . 11 ; Adlard , P . M ., No . 7 ; Robinson , P . M ., No . 8 ; Crew , P . M ., No . I ; Thiselton , P . M ., and Fenn , P . M ., No . 23 . The Lodge was closed , and the Brethren partook of a sumptuous banquet , under the
presidency of the new W . M . Enoch Lodge ) ( No . 11 ) . —An " emergency" meeting of this Lodge was held on Wednesday , May 14 th , when Bro . F . Binckes , W . M ., raised Bros . P .. W . Burrows and T . H . Ames , to the Sublime Degree of M . M . There was but a small muster of members , with Bro . W . H . Gwinnett , W . M .,. No . 97 , as visitor . After voting the sum of ^ 10 . 10 s . from the charity fund as a donation to the Poyal Freemasons' Girls' School , a few of the Brethren adjourned to banquet in the hall , under the banner of Bro . J . Scott , steward to the festival in aid of the funds of that charity , which was held on the same day .
Lodge of Fortitude and Old Cumberland ( No . 12 ) . — At the monthly meeting of this Lodge , on the 12 th May , Bro . Donald King , W . M ., initiated a gentleman into the Order and passed a Brother to the 2 nd Degree . Old Dundee Lodge ( No . 18 ) . —The members of this long-established and wellgoverned Lodge , held their last meeting for the season on Tuesday , the 6 th of May , at the London Tavern ; Bro . J . C . Hillman , the W . M ., in the chair , supported by his Wardens and all the Officers of the Lodge . Bro . Dutton was passed to the 2 nd Degree . The duties of the Lodge being closed , the Brethren retired to banquet : the W . M . having on his right the P . W . Bro . C . Purton Cooper , Prov . G . M . for Kent , Bros . How , Cox , and others . After the toasts to
her Majesty , and the M . W . the Grand Master had been honoured , the W . M . proposed " The B .. W . the Earl of Yarborough and the rest of the Grand Officers ;" and as one of that eminent body was present , he called upon the Brethren to do honour to their guest , Bro . Cooper , whose high professional attainments , as well as his Masonic character , entitled him to the esteem and regard of all who knew him . Bro . Cooper , in -returning thanks , " spoke first of his sincere wishes for the restoration of the health of Lord Yarborough , whose great services to Masonry
had gained for him the sincere affection of the Craft . Lord Yarborough had done much for Masonry , and especially he wished to mention that in Lincolnshire his Lordship had been the means of introducing many clergymen of that Province into the Order ; and he was convinced there was no way of doing such effectual service to the Craft as by the introduction of men of high station and of literary attainments . Bro . Carter , P . M ., then called on the Brethren to give " Hearty good Wishes to Bro . Hillman / ' their W . M ., whose merits did not require
a lengthened eulogy , all his duties being so well and so attentively discharged . The W . M . in reply , briefly acknowledged the kind reception his name had always met , and whether at the head of their board , or as a P . M ., should use his best efforts to merit a continuance of their kindness . The W . M . then said , he had the agreeable duty of calling on the members of the Old Dundee to tender suck a hearty welcome to their visitors as would assure those Brethren how much pleasure their presence afforded , and the ever readiness of the members to greet them well . At the request of the Prov . G . M . for Kent , Bro . How returned the united
thanks of the visitors . The W . M . ' s next toast was the pillars of the Old Dundee , if he might so term them ,- " The P . Ms . of the Lodge . " Pro . Carter in brief terms responded . The healths of the Treas ., Sec ., and the other Officers being all proposed and acknowledged , the Brethren separated at a goodly hour . Old King ' s Aums Lodge ( No . 30 ) . —The usual monthly meeting was held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Monday , April 28 , Bro . Wm . Paas , W . M ., in the chair , when a duly qualified Brother was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . About twenty sat down to banquet , and the evening was passed in the usual harmonious and agreeable manner . The visitors were Bros . P . Binckes ,
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Sec . ; Eev . W . H . Davies , S . D . ; W . A . Tyssen Amherst , J . D . ; Lord North , M . C . ; J * R . D . Tyssen , I . G . ; W . W . Harrison , Organist ; J . Hammerton and the Hon . W . A . Amherst , Stewards . The visitors were Bros . T . H . Hall , Prov . G . M . for Cambridgeshire ; Colonel Burlton , P . Prov . G . M . for Bengal ; Harris , W . M ., No . 1 ; Binckes , W . M ., No . 11 ; Adlard , P . M ., No . 7 ; Robinson , P . M ., No . 8 ; Crew , P . M ., No . I ; Thiselton , P . M ., and Fenn , P . M ., No . 23 . The Lodge was closed , and the Brethren partook of a sumptuous banquet , under the
presidency of the new W . M . Enoch Lodge ) ( No . 11 ) . —An " emergency" meeting of this Lodge was held on Wednesday , May 14 th , when Bro . F . Binckes , W . M ., raised Bros . P .. W . Burrows and T . H . Ames , to the Sublime Degree of M . M . There was but a small muster of members , with Bro . W . H . Gwinnett , W . M .,. No . 97 , as visitor . After voting the sum of ^ 10 . 10 s . from the charity fund as a donation to the Poyal Freemasons' Girls' School , a few of the Brethren adjourned to banquet in the hall , under the banner of Bro . J . Scott , steward to the festival in aid of the funds of that charity , which was held on the same day .
Lodge of Fortitude and Old Cumberland ( No . 12 ) . — At the monthly meeting of this Lodge , on the 12 th May , Bro . Donald King , W . M ., initiated a gentleman into the Order and passed a Brother to the 2 nd Degree . Old Dundee Lodge ( No . 18 ) . —The members of this long-established and wellgoverned Lodge , held their last meeting for the season on Tuesday , the 6 th of May , at the London Tavern ; Bro . J . C . Hillman , the W . M ., in the chair , supported by his Wardens and all the Officers of the Lodge . Bro . Dutton was passed to the 2 nd Degree . The duties of the Lodge being closed , the Brethren retired to banquet : the W . M . having on his right the P . W . Bro . C . Purton Cooper , Prov . G . M . for Kent , Bros . How , Cox , and others . After the toasts to
her Majesty , and the M . W . the Grand Master had been honoured , the W . M . proposed " The B .. W . the Earl of Yarborough and the rest of the Grand Officers ;" and as one of that eminent body was present , he called upon the Brethren to do honour to their guest , Bro . Cooper , whose high professional attainments , as well as his Masonic character , entitled him to the esteem and regard of all who knew him . Bro . Cooper , in -returning thanks , " spoke first of his sincere wishes for the restoration of the health of Lord Yarborough , whose great services to Masonry
had gained for him the sincere affection of the Craft . Lord Yarborough had done much for Masonry , and especially he wished to mention that in Lincolnshire his Lordship had been the means of introducing many clergymen of that Province into the Order ; and he was convinced there was no way of doing such effectual service to the Craft as by the introduction of men of high station and of literary attainments . Bro . Carter , P . M ., then called on the Brethren to give " Hearty good Wishes to Bro . Hillman / ' their W . M ., whose merits did not require
a lengthened eulogy , all his duties being so well and so attentively discharged . The W . M . in reply , briefly acknowledged the kind reception his name had always met , and whether at the head of their board , or as a P . M ., should use his best efforts to merit a continuance of their kindness . The W . M . then said , he had the agreeable duty of calling on the members of the Old Dundee to tender suck a hearty welcome to their visitors as would assure those Brethren how much pleasure their presence afforded , and the ever readiness of the members to greet them well . At the request of the Prov . G . M . for Kent , Bro . How returned the united
thanks of the visitors . The W . M . ' s next toast was the pillars of the Old Dundee , if he might so term them ,- " The P . Ms . of the Lodge . " Pro . Carter in brief terms responded . The healths of the Treas ., Sec ., and the other Officers being all proposed and acknowledged , the Brethren separated at a goodly hour . Old King ' s Aums Lodge ( No . 30 ) . —The usual monthly meeting was held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Monday , April 28 , Bro . Wm . Paas , W . M ., in the chair , when a duly qualified Brother was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . About twenty sat down to banquet , and the evening was passed in the usual harmonious and agreeable manner . The visitors were Bros . P . Binckes ,