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SHROPSHIRE . ArrpiHTjiESl . — -tocfye . —Friday . July 1 st , St . John ' s ( 87-5 ) , Bull ' s Head , AVellington , at 4 . SOMERSETSHIRE . APPOINTMENTS . —Lodges . —Monday , July 4 th , Eoyal Sussex ( 61 ) , Aniery ' s Hotel , Bath , at 71 ; Thursday , Ith , Koyal Cumberland ( ' 13 ) , Masonic Hall , Bath , at 8 ; Benevolent ( 653 ) , Town Hall Wells , at 7 .

STAFFORDSHIRE . APPOINTMENTS . —Lodges . —Monday , July » 4 th , St . James ( 70 ?) , New Inu , ? Handsworth , at 7 ; Thursday , 7 th , St . Peter ' s ( 607 ) , Star and Garter , Wolverhampton , at 7 , Portland ( 920 ) , Town Hall , Stoke-upou-Trent , at 7 . Chapter . —Thursday , 7 th , Staffordshire Knot ( 920 ) , Town Hall , Stoke-upon-Trent , afc 5 . WoLVEMiiMMQN . —Zocicje o / Honour ( No . 760 ) . —The annual festival aud installation of Worshipful Mastertook place on FridayJune 10 thwhen TV . Bro . Lewis

, , , installed TV . Bro . Gough , Master for the ensuing year . The Worshipful Master then invested the following officers : —Owen , S . W . ; Humphry , J . W . ; Rosenthal ! , Chaplain ; Thorne , Treas . ; Warae , See . ; Matthews , S . D . ; Sallom , J . D ., - Newnham , I . G . ; Jones , Tyler . There ivas a grand attendance o £ the brethren . Amongst tbe visitors ivere , Bros . Edwards , Cooke , and Cartwright . The accounts for the past year having been audited , tbe brethren ivere gratified to see a good balance banded to the Treasurer on bis being invested with tbe collar and jeivel of bis office .

SUFFOLK . ArroiiflHiiOT . —Lodge . —Wednesday , July 61 h , Doric ( OB ) , Private Rooms , Woodbridge , at 7 . ESSEX . Avsois"ni % x _ ts . —Lodges- —Tuesday , July 3 th , Royal York ( 394 ) , Old Ship , Brighton ; Wednesday , 6 th , South Saion ( 390 ) , Freemasons' Hall , lewes . WALES ( WEST . ) APPOINTMENT . —Lotfm ; , —Tuesday , July 5 fch , 4 ' rinco of Wales ( 969 ) , Thomas ' s Arms , Llanohy , at 7 .

WARWICKSHIRE . APPOINTHISNI . —Lodge . —Thursday , July 7 th , Temperance ( 1041 ) , Masonic Koonis , Birmingham , at 5 . CONSECRATION Ol' THE NEW LODGU AT STBATIOHIMMi' -AVON . ST- UTFOBD-OX-AA'OX . —Bard of Ann Lodge ( So . 1080 ) . — On Monday , the ceremony of consecrating this Lodge at the Golden Lion Hotel took place

, attracting a great number of spectators . The unfavourable state of the Aveatber during the early portion of tbe day , doubtless , prevented a much larger concourse of persons being present on this interesting occasion . Tho proceedings of the clay commenced with the ceremony of Consecration , wliicli was performed by Colonel Vernon , the Prov . G . M . of Staffordshire ; the appointment ancl investiture of the W . M . and officers of the new Loclge , and tho initiation of several candidates .

About half-past two o ' clock , tbe Prov . G . M . ofthe Lodge , and lord lieutenant of the county ( Lord Leigh , of Stoneleigh Abbey ) , accompanied by Col . Vernon , the Prov . G . M . of Staffordshire ; Bro . the Rev . TV . IVihrnd Bedford , Prov . G . Chaplain ; Bro . the Rev . Granville Granville , vicar oC Stratford-on-Avon ; Bro . tbe Rev . — Molony , sub-vicar of Stratford-on-Avon ; attended by the usual officers of the fraternity , bearing their appropriate insignia of office , together with such of tho members of the Craft as had then arrivednumbering in the whole between sixty

, aud seventy persons , the whole wearing thoir respective badges , as also tie aprons , scarfs , & c ., of the " Order , " and bearing the regalia peculiar to the Masonic brethren , assembled afc their Lodge , where , having formed in professional order , they proceeded up Bridge-street , along High-street , Chapel-street , Church-street , and the Old Town , to the church of the Holy Trinity , attended by the band of tbe