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Provincial.
istic of the Lodge is most praiseworthy , the members are all ready to assist the Consort Lodge under any emergency . The Provincial Grand Lodge is in an anomalous state . The officers scarcely know the nature of their appointments , and disregard ( with a few exceptions ) the necessity of wearing proper paraphernalia . There are but two Lodges in the province , and those both in the University . It is hardly to be understood who are the Present and Past Grand
Officers . Thc late Lord John Churchill began well with his office , and appointed a very zealous Brother as Deputy . From the anxiety expressed to learn who is his successor , we presume the appointment is not filled up .
ALFRED CHAPTER . —A few months since the Marquis of Kildare was exalted ; but it is much to be regretted that R . A . Masonry is not properly supported in this province . Our excellent Companion Lane should turn his attention to our wants ; he possesses information and zeal , and we hope much from his kindness .
IPSWICH , Oct . 9 . —The Provincial Grand Lodge for Suffolk was held on Friday last , at the New Assembly Room , Ipswich , when a numerous body of the craft was presided over by the Worshipful Provincial G . M ., John Reede , Esq . After the business of the Lodge had been concluded , upwards of fifty Brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , provided at the Suffolk Hotel . The P . G . M . presided , ably supported by the P . G . Wardens , Robert Martin , Esq ., of Holbrook , P . G . S . W ., ancl
James Ruddock , Esq ., P . G . J . W . acting pro tem . for Charles Steward , Esq . The following Lodges were represented by their respective Officers and Friends : —Sudbury , Melford , Hadleigh , Woodbridge , Lowestoft , Beccles , Colchester , and Yarmouth ; from Ipswich , the British Union , Perfect Friendship , and St . Luke's Lodges , were represented . Amongst them were , J . C . Burckhardt , Esq ., and D . C . R . Harrison , Esq . ofthe Grand Lodge of England ; Geo . Bullen , Esq ., D . P . G . M . ;
George Thomas , Esq ., Woodbridge ; Rev . W . French , P . G ., Chaplain for the county ; George Edwards , Esq ., Lowestoft ; F . W . Ellis , Esq ., Southwold , & c . The D . P . G . Master , in a neat speech , proposed " The health of her Majesty the Queen , " which was responded to with Masonic honours , the company joining Brother Scott in the National Anthem . " The Queen Dowager , as Patroness of the Girl ' s Freemasons' School , " was next drank with Masonic honours . The
next toast , which was deservedly anticipated by the Brethren , was " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the Grand Master of England , " which was most rapturously received ; "the Marquis of Salisbury and the Earl of Zetland , the Pro-Grand and Deputy-Grand Masters of England , '' "the Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland ; " "the health of the P . G . Master , " was given by Brother Burckhardt , and received with all the warmth of feeling his well-known zeal for the
Order and his private virtues entitled him to , which was acknowledged in an appropriate and eloquent speech ; " the Rev . William French , the Provincial Grand Chaplain for the County ; " " the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Suffolk , George Bullen , Esq ., " was responded to in a speech replete with eloquence . The healths of many other Brothers were given , and the evening was enlivened by many excellent songs . The annals of Masonry never exhibited a more harmonious and truly Masonic meeting .
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Provincial.
istic of the Lodge is most praiseworthy , the members are all ready to assist the Consort Lodge under any emergency . The Provincial Grand Lodge is in an anomalous state . The officers scarcely know the nature of their appointments , and disregard ( with a few exceptions ) the necessity of wearing proper paraphernalia . There are but two Lodges in the province , and those both in the University . It is hardly to be understood who are the Present and Past Grand
Officers . Thc late Lord John Churchill began well with his office , and appointed a very zealous Brother as Deputy . From the anxiety expressed to learn who is his successor , we presume the appointment is not filled up .
ALFRED CHAPTER . —A few months since the Marquis of Kildare was exalted ; but it is much to be regretted that R . A . Masonry is not properly supported in this province . Our excellent Companion Lane should turn his attention to our wants ; he possesses information and zeal , and we hope much from his kindness .
IPSWICH , Oct . 9 . —The Provincial Grand Lodge for Suffolk was held on Friday last , at the New Assembly Room , Ipswich , when a numerous body of the craft was presided over by the Worshipful Provincial G . M ., John Reede , Esq . After the business of the Lodge had been concluded , upwards of fifty Brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , provided at the Suffolk Hotel . The P . G . M . presided , ably supported by the P . G . Wardens , Robert Martin , Esq ., of Holbrook , P . G . S . W ., ancl
James Ruddock , Esq ., P . G . J . W . acting pro tem . for Charles Steward , Esq . The following Lodges were represented by their respective Officers and Friends : —Sudbury , Melford , Hadleigh , Woodbridge , Lowestoft , Beccles , Colchester , and Yarmouth ; from Ipswich , the British Union , Perfect Friendship , and St . Luke's Lodges , were represented . Amongst them were , J . C . Burckhardt , Esq ., and D . C . R . Harrison , Esq . ofthe Grand Lodge of England ; Geo . Bullen , Esq ., D . P . G . M . ;
George Thomas , Esq ., Woodbridge ; Rev . W . French , P . G ., Chaplain for the county ; George Edwards , Esq ., Lowestoft ; F . W . Ellis , Esq ., Southwold , & c . The D . P . G . Master , in a neat speech , proposed " The health of her Majesty the Queen , " which was responded to with Masonic honours , the company joining Brother Scott in the National Anthem . " The Queen Dowager , as Patroness of the Girl ' s Freemasons' School , " was next drank with Masonic honours . The
next toast , which was deservedly anticipated by the Brethren , was " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the Grand Master of England , " which was most rapturously received ; "the Marquis of Salisbury and the Earl of Zetland , the Pro-Grand and Deputy-Grand Masters of England , '' "the Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland ; " "the health of the P . G . Master , " was given by Brother Burckhardt , and received with all the warmth of feeling his well-known zeal for the
Order and his private virtues entitled him to , which was acknowledged in an appropriate and eloquent speech ; " the Rev . William French , the Provincial Grand Chaplain for the County ; " " the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Suffolk , George Bullen , Esq ., " was responded to in a speech replete with eloquence . The healths of many other Brothers were given , and the evening was enlivened by many excellent songs . The annals of Masonry never exhibited a more harmonious and truly Masonic meeting .