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Provincial.
GATESHEAD , Feb . li ) . —A Lodge was convened for the installation of the Borough Lodge , No . 614 , held at the Half Bloon Inn , when Bro . AVm . Johnson was regularly installed as AV . M . for the ensuing year , after which he appointed his Officers . The W . M ., with a numerous company of Brethren , afterwards sat clown to an excellent dinner , provided by Miss Murray , at which the greatest harmony prevailed .
NEWCASTLE —( ST . JOHN ' DAY . )—The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Lodge held their annual festival , when the Officers and Brethren were installed for the ensuing year . The Brethren afterwards sat down to an excellent dinner at the Crown and Thistle Inn . LIVERPOOL , Jan . 22 . —At the regular meeting of the Members of the St . George ' s Lodge of Harmony , No . 35 , held at the Adelphi Hotel , and to which Lodge most of the Provincial Grand Officers of the western
division of Lancashire belong , the W . Master elect , Bro . Charles Mocatta , P . G . Sword Bearer , was duly installed , in the presence of many distinguished Officers and visitors . He then appointed his Officers as follow : —Bros- Richard Malone Raymond , P . G ., Senior Deacon , as his Sword Bearer ; Charles Read , Junior Warden ; Augustus Robert Martin , Secretary ; George Henry Sellers , Senior Deacon ; Frederick Stacey , Junior Deacon ; Joseph Armstrong , Inner Guard ; and John
Molineux , P . AA . P . G O ., Organist . Bro . Lewis Samuel , P . G . T ., was elected Treasurer for the 22 nd time ; and Bro . Joseph Martin was appointed Tyler . This Lodge , which is composed of a body of highly respectable gentlemen , including many of the leading merchants of Liverpool , is one of the oldest in the Provinces , is admirably officered , and bids fair to be worked with exceeding vigour . The AV . M . Bro . Mocatta is an instance of the utility of Freemasonry in some cases of
difficulty ancl danger . AVhen coming to this country many years ago from South America , with all that he possessed , and in his own vessel , he was boarded by a pirate ; amongst his papers was his Freemasons ' certificate , which the pirate captain , himself a Mason , though a fallen one , recognised . The usual tests were exchanged ; after which the marauder told him to let his men take away whatever they pleased , which he would pay for , and when dusk came on to steer in one direction , while he would take another . This was done , and Bro . Mocatta arrived safe in England with his property .
Feb . 12 . —The Brethren of the Lodge of Sincerity , No . 36 S , having under a dispensation granted by the R . W . D . P . G . Master , removed to the Imperial Plotel , held their first meeting , when there was a very numerous attendance , especially of visiters from No . 35 and other Lodges , and the AV . M . Bro . Haft initiated the host and another candidate , and a very pleasant evening was spent at the banquet . This Lodge is in a very improving state .
CHESTER . —The Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge , 615 , held at the Royal Hotel , assembled for the transaction of Masonic business , and to celebrate the annual festival of St . John . At one p . m ., the Lodge was opened , in the usual forms , by the AV . Past Master Bro . Charles Hamilton , in tbe absence of the VV . M ., and soon after one o ' clock , the R . AV . P . G . Master of the Province , Viscount Combermere , with his noble relative Brother , the Earl of Hillsborough , drove up from Combermere Abbey , and was received by the Brethren with clue honours . In the meantime , dispensations were prepared , which his Lordship was pleased to grant , for the initiation of Sir AA atkin AA illiams AVynn , Bart .,
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Provincial.
GATESHEAD , Feb . li ) . —A Lodge was convened for the installation of the Borough Lodge , No . 614 , held at the Half Bloon Inn , when Bro . AVm . Johnson was regularly installed as AV . M . for the ensuing year , after which he appointed his Officers . The W . M ., with a numerous company of Brethren , afterwards sat clown to an excellent dinner , provided by Miss Murray , at which the greatest harmony prevailed .
NEWCASTLE —( ST . JOHN ' DAY . )—The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Lodge held their annual festival , when the Officers and Brethren were installed for the ensuing year . The Brethren afterwards sat down to an excellent dinner at the Crown and Thistle Inn . LIVERPOOL , Jan . 22 . —At the regular meeting of the Members of the St . George ' s Lodge of Harmony , No . 35 , held at the Adelphi Hotel , and to which Lodge most of the Provincial Grand Officers of the western
division of Lancashire belong , the W . Master elect , Bro . Charles Mocatta , P . G . Sword Bearer , was duly installed , in the presence of many distinguished Officers and visitors . He then appointed his Officers as follow : —Bros- Richard Malone Raymond , P . G ., Senior Deacon , as his Sword Bearer ; Charles Read , Junior Warden ; Augustus Robert Martin , Secretary ; George Henry Sellers , Senior Deacon ; Frederick Stacey , Junior Deacon ; Joseph Armstrong , Inner Guard ; and John
Molineux , P . AA . P . G O ., Organist . Bro . Lewis Samuel , P . G . T ., was elected Treasurer for the 22 nd time ; and Bro . Joseph Martin was appointed Tyler . This Lodge , which is composed of a body of highly respectable gentlemen , including many of the leading merchants of Liverpool , is one of the oldest in the Provinces , is admirably officered , and bids fair to be worked with exceeding vigour . The AV . M . Bro . Mocatta is an instance of the utility of Freemasonry in some cases of
difficulty ancl danger . AVhen coming to this country many years ago from South America , with all that he possessed , and in his own vessel , he was boarded by a pirate ; amongst his papers was his Freemasons ' certificate , which the pirate captain , himself a Mason , though a fallen one , recognised . The usual tests were exchanged ; after which the marauder told him to let his men take away whatever they pleased , which he would pay for , and when dusk came on to steer in one direction , while he would take another . This was done , and Bro . Mocatta arrived safe in England with his property .
Feb . 12 . —The Brethren of the Lodge of Sincerity , No . 36 S , having under a dispensation granted by the R . W . D . P . G . Master , removed to the Imperial Plotel , held their first meeting , when there was a very numerous attendance , especially of visiters from No . 35 and other Lodges , and the AV . M . Bro . Haft initiated the host and another candidate , and a very pleasant evening was spent at the banquet . This Lodge is in a very improving state .
CHESTER . —The Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge , 615 , held at the Royal Hotel , assembled for the transaction of Masonic business , and to celebrate the annual festival of St . John . At one p . m ., the Lodge was opened , in the usual forms , by the AV . Past Master Bro . Charles Hamilton , in tbe absence of the VV . M ., and soon after one o ' clock , the R . AV . P . G . Master of the Province , Viscount Combermere , with his noble relative Brother , the Earl of Hillsborough , drove up from Combermere Abbey , and was received by the Brethren with clue honours . In the meantime , dispensations were prepared , which his Lordship was pleased to grant , for the initiation of Sir AA atkin AA illiams AVynn , Bart .,