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neeted with the Craft ; and urged the prme % > al officers to a mote frequent attendance in Grand Lodge that the interests © f the Order might be properly supported . ; Bro . the Bev . G . B . Portal , P . M . Nos , 10 and 460 , P . Prov . S . G . W . * Oxon , Member of the Board of General Purposes , and Colonial Board , fully stated the proceedings of Grand Lodge on matters connected with the Canadian Lodges , and on other matters interesting ta Lodges in general .
The addresses in open Lodge were received with the most marked attention , and made a deep impressionupon the Brethren assembled . After closing the Lodge in due form , the Brethren retired to refreshment , and partook of an elegant banquet ; during which the important subjects in the addresses were fully discussed , and the usual loyal and complimentary toasts were given and received with Masonic fire .
Bro . Lang , P . M ., in an able speech ; proposed the health of Bro . Astley , the present W . M ., who responded thereto in an eloquent address to the Brethren , on the growing prospects of the Lodge . The W . M . proposed the health of Brov Cossens , S . W ., and 'paid him very high compliments upon the zeal and assiduity he had displayed in his office of Secretary , which have mainly assisted to bring this once lethargic Lodge into its present vigorous but careful operation ^ B rov Gossens , in a lengthened address , expressed
his thankfulness for the high erbeomiums the W . M . had been pleased to pay hh % and incited the Brethren generally to a more constant attendance to their duties , as by that means alone had he been able to fill the important offices the W . M » had entrusted to his care ; assuring them that the highest olfiees inFreemasonry were open to all able and willing workmen ,, and that so long as the Lodge continued to be worked with the hearty good wishes the Brethren so unanimously had expressed , so long would this Lodge in partieular flourish .
The W . M ., in proposing the health of Bro . Cave , J , W ., thanked him and the other officers , for the willingness and ready support they had given him in the discharge of the arduous and responsible office he had the honour to fill . Bro . Cave > in a neat response , expressed the satisfaction of every member of the Lodge , ai the growing prosperity which the Lodge was attaining under the presidency of
the present W . M . . On the toast of the evening ( the health of the newly-initiated Brother ) being given , Bro . Dredge fully expressed his thankfulness for being permitted to join a Freemasons' Lodge , and hoped that he might soon be able to comprehend and put into practice the many excellent qualities exercised by Freemasons generally .
The poor and distressed Masons were not forgotten . The Brethren shortly afterwards retired , much pleased at the events of the evening .
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . Aylesbury . —Buckingham Lodge ( No . 861 ) . —At the usual meeting of the members , held at the Boyal White Hart Hotel , Bro . F . S . Irvine , W . M ., three joining members were admitted . We are pleased to hear that this the only Lodge in the county is thus progressing . When does the Prov . G . M . intend to call the Masons of his united Province of Berks and Bucks together ? There was no return to the recent order of Grand Lodge calling for an account of the Provincial meetings .
CHESHIRE . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODaE . The Provincial Grand Lodge for this county was held at Staleybridge , on Thursday , September 24 . Considerable interest was manifested by the Fraternity throughout the district , especially as Field Marshal Lord Viscount Combermere expressed
his determination to attend the meeting , and preside over the proceedings ; and adequate preparations were made to receive him and the Prov . Grand Lodge . Lord and Lady Combermere were the guests of H . Harrison , Esq ., and the Brethren were delighted to find his lordship enjoying good health . St . Paul ' s Church and Schools had been placed at the disposal of the Fraternity by the kindness of the lWv . J . Hoare . ' ¦ 'the Brethren assembled about 10 a . m ., in the school ,
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neeted with the Craft ; and urged the prme % > al officers to a mote frequent attendance in Grand Lodge that the interests © f the Order might be properly supported . ; Bro . the Bev . G . B . Portal , P . M . Nos , 10 and 460 , P . Prov . S . G . W . * Oxon , Member of the Board of General Purposes , and Colonial Board , fully stated the proceedings of Grand Lodge on matters connected with the Canadian Lodges , and on other matters interesting ta Lodges in general .
The addresses in open Lodge were received with the most marked attention , and made a deep impressionupon the Brethren assembled . After closing the Lodge in due form , the Brethren retired to refreshment , and partook of an elegant banquet ; during which the important subjects in the addresses were fully discussed , and the usual loyal and complimentary toasts were given and received with Masonic fire .
Bro . Lang , P . M ., in an able speech ; proposed the health of Bro . Astley , the present W . M ., who responded thereto in an eloquent address to the Brethren , on the growing prospects of the Lodge . The W . M . proposed the health of Brov Cossens , S . W ., and 'paid him very high compliments upon the zeal and assiduity he had displayed in his office of Secretary , which have mainly assisted to bring this once lethargic Lodge into its present vigorous but careful operation ^ B rov Gossens , in a lengthened address , expressed
his thankfulness for the high erbeomiums the W . M . had been pleased to pay hh % and incited the Brethren generally to a more constant attendance to their duties , as by that means alone had he been able to fill the important offices the W . M » had entrusted to his care ; assuring them that the highest olfiees inFreemasonry were open to all able and willing workmen ,, and that so long as the Lodge continued to be worked with the hearty good wishes the Brethren so unanimously had expressed , so long would this Lodge in partieular flourish .
The W . M ., in proposing the health of Bro . Cave , J , W ., thanked him and the other officers , for the willingness and ready support they had given him in the discharge of the arduous and responsible office he had the honour to fill . Bro . Cave > in a neat response , expressed the satisfaction of every member of the Lodge , ai the growing prosperity which the Lodge was attaining under the presidency of
the present W . M . . On the toast of the evening ( the health of the newly-initiated Brother ) being given , Bro . Dredge fully expressed his thankfulness for being permitted to join a Freemasons' Lodge , and hoped that he might soon be able to comprehend and put into practice the many excellent qualities exercised by Freemasons generally .
The poor and distressed Masons were not forgotten . The Brethren shortly afterwards retired , much pleased at the events of the evening .
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . Aylesbury . —Buckingham Lodge ( No . 861 ) . —At the usual meeting of the members , held at the Boyal White Hart Hotel , Bro . F . S . Irvine , W . M ., three joining members were admitted . We are pleased to hear that this the only Lodge in the county is thus progressing . When does the Prov . G . M . intend to call the Masons of his united Province of Berks and Bucks together ? There was no return to the recent order of Grand Lodge calling for an account of the Provincial meetings .
CHESHIRE . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODaE . The Provincial Grand Lodge for this county was held at Staleybridge , on Thursday , September 24 . Considerable interest was manifested by the Fraternity throughout the district , especially as Field Marshal Lord Viscount Combermere expressed
his determination to attend the meeting , and preside over the proceedings ; and adequate preparations were made to receive him and the Prov . Grand Lodge . Lord and Lady Combermere were the guests of H . Harrison , Esq ., and the Brethren were delighted to find his lordship enjoying good health . St . Paul ' s Church and Schools had been placed at the disposal of the Fraternity by the kindness of the lWv . J . Hoare . ' ¦ 'the Brethren assembled about 10 a . m ., in the school ,