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SHROPSHIRE . APPOINTMENT . —Lodge . —Friday , February 4 th , St . John ' s ( 875 ) , Bull's Head , AVellmgton , at 4 . SOMERSETSHIRE . APPOINTMENTS . —Lodges . —Thursday , February 3 rd , Eoyal Cumberland ( 48 ) , Masonic Halls Bathat 8 Benevolent 653 HallAVellsat 7

, ; () , Town , , . STAFFORDSHIRE . APPOINTMENTS . —Lodges . —Thursday , February 3 rd , St . Peter's ( 607 ) , Star and Garter , AVob verhampton , at 7 ; Portland ( 920 ) , Town Hall , Stoke-upon-Trent , at 7 . SUFFOLK . ArroixraiENT . —/ , «? #£ —Wednesday , February 2 nd , Doric ( 96 ) , Private Boom , Woodbridge , at 7 .

SUSSES . APPOINTMENTS . —Lodges . —Tuesday , February 1 st , Eoyal York ( 394 ) , Old Ship , Brighton ' Wednesday , 2 nd , South Saxon ( 390 ) , Freemasons' Hall , Lewes ; Thursday , 3 rd , Union ( 45 ) Couucil Chamber , Chichester . Chapter . —Friday , 4 th , Lennox Chapter ( 338 ) , Old Ship , Brighton BRIGHTON . —Royal Clarence Lodge ( No . 38 S ) . —Tho annual installation meeting of this Lodge was held at the Old Ship Hotel , on Friday , 21 st January—nearly sixty Brethren were present . Amongst the visitors were Bro . J . BaconProv .

, G . S . AV . and AV . M . of 1034 ; Bros . Meymott , No . 11 , P . Prov . G . D . C . Surrey ; H . G . AA arren , P . G . S . ; J . C . Burrows , 391 ; Ambrosoni , S . AV . ; Martin , J . AV . ; V . Freeman , J . D . of No . 1034 ; H . Bridges , & c . There were also several of the present and Past Prov . Grand Officei-s of Sussex , and about twelve of the Past Masters of this Lodge . Bro . Geo . Lowdell , W . M ., opened tho Lodge . The minutes read and confirmed , the Treasurer ' s account was approved and entered on the minutes . During the last year the sum of £ / l 8 s . 6 ri . had been given in charitable contributions

, there was a balance in hand of £ 146 12 s . Sd . The Lodge was opened in the second degree ; the AV . M . thanked his officers for their efficient services during the year and then requested Bro . Gavin E . Pocock , P . M ., Prov . G . See ., to proceed with the ceremony of installation , which he performed with great impressiveness . Bro . John H . Scott , AV . M . elect , being presented by Bro . Langtry , P . M ., was installed and proclaimed in the several degrees . The following are the Officers for 1 S 59 : — Bros . Geo . Lowdell , P . M . ; Geo . Tatham , S . AV . ; J . Dixon , J . AV . ; T . Taylor ,

Chaplain ; J . Cordy , Treas . ; John Fabian , Sec . ; AVilhelm Kuho , Organist ; J . McGee , D . C . ; Geo . Folkard , S . D . ; E . E . Scott , J . D . ; C . Folkard , I . G . ; Rogers , Bright , and Smithers , Stewards . The annual charitable contributions were then voted , and a donation of £ 5 to the widow of a deceased Brother . At the conclusion of the business the Brethren adjourned to a very elegant banquet , over which the AV . M . presided with great good taste , being supported by tho visitors on his right , and on his left by a number of past and present Prov . G . Officers , amongst whom we observed—BrosVerrallProv . G . Treas . PouchProv . G . Sec .: Ed . Scott

. , ; , , Prov . G . Sup . AA orks ; Cordy , P . Prov . G . AV . ; Furner , P . Prov . G . AA . ; AVilkinson , P . Prov . G . D . ; Slight , Prov . G . Warden , & c , & c "The Queen , and the Craft , " " thoM . AA . G . M ., "" thc D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , " and " the Duke of Richmond , R . AV . Prov . G . M ., " having been toasted , "The D . Prov . G . M ., Capt . Dalbiac , " was drunk , aud acknowledged by Bro . Bacon , Prov . S . G / W , who expressed his regret at the unavoidable absence of the D . Prov . G . M . Bro . Furner , P . M . and P . Prov . G . AV .. saidthat lie had a toast to propose which he was sure would

, bo acceptable , it being "tho health of their AV . M ., Bro . Scott , " who by his excellent qualities had endeared himself to the Brethren of this Lodge . But irrespective of his own qualification for the office , Bro . Scott might be said almost to have an hereditary claim on the chair of the Lodge , his grandfather having been the Acting Master during the period that the late Duke of Richmond filled tho chair . Then his uncle , Charles Scott , was known as an excellent Mason , not only in