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The Masonic Mirror
THE MASONIC MIRROR
MASONIC MEMS . We are happy to announce that a Knight Templar Encampment is in process of formation in Blackburn , to be held at the Old Bull Hotel , and to be named the " Hugh de Payen" Encampment . Sir Knight William Harrison is expected to be the Eminent Commander . From the vitality and energy of our Blackburn Brethren , we feel sure the Order will " . go on and prosper" there after the inauguration of the embryo Encampment .
Bro . Sir Thomas George Hesketh , Bart ., of Rufford Hall , Lancashire , has been appointed B . Prpv . G . M . for the Western Division of the county of Lancaster , bytheB . W . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie . The land in Hope-street , Liverpool , intended for the New Masonic Hall , will
be taken possession of on the 1 st of January next . The site is in every way a suitable one , being central , and surrounded by a large number of public institutions . It is worthy of remark , that the house in which William Eoscoe , the historian of Leo X ., & c . was born , was situated on the spot where the new hall is to be built .
The Eev . R . H . Ewing , Prov . G . M . for Tasmania / Australasia , laid the foundation-stone , with Masonic honours , of the Mechanics' Institute , on the 24 th June last . The building is to cost £ 6 , 000 . Charters for the following new Lodges have been granted since the publication of the Calendar : —
No . 1 , 025 . —iThe Panmure ( 3 ) , Aldershott , Surrey . „ 1 , 026 . —The Derby , Bootle , Lancashire . „ 1 , 027 . —The Stoneleigh , Kenilworth , Warwickshire . „ 1 , 028 . — -The Staffordshire Kent , Stafford . „ 3 , 029 . —The Collingwood , Victoria , Australia . „ 1 , 030 . —The Bachworth , Victoria , Australia . „ 1 , 031 . —The Meridian , Melbourne , Australia . „ 1 , 032 . —The Ellesmere , Chorley , Lancashire .
Ihe new Stoneleigh Lodge , Kenilworth , is to be opened on the 20 th January , at twelve o ' clock . The Brethren will afterwards attend Divine worship at Stoneleigh Church , where a sermon will be preached by the V . W . Bro . the Rev . F . Leveson Lane , Prov . G . Chaplain , Rural Dean , and Chaplain of the High Sheriff , in aid of the Stoneleigh Charities . The banquet at Stoneleigh Abbey , the seat of Lord Leigh , the Prov . G . M ., will take place at four o ' clock . A recent letter from St . Petersburg states that not only has the Emperor Alexander recognised Freemasonry in his dominions , but has himself become a member of the Craft .
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The Masonic Mirror
THE MASONIC MIRROR
MASONIC MEMS . We are happy to announce that a Knight Templar Encampment is in process of formation in Blackburn , to be held at the Old Bull Hotel , and to be named the " Hugh de Payen" Encampment . Sir Knight William Harrison is expected to be the Eminent Commander . From the vitality and energy of our Blackburn Brethren , we feel sure the Order will " . go on and prosper" there after the inauguration of the embryo Encampment .
Bro . Sir Thomas George Hesketh , Bart ., of Rufford Hall , Lancashire , has been appointed B . Prpv . G . M . for the Western Division of the county of Lancaster , bytheB . W . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie . The land in Hope-street , Liverpool , intended for the New Masonic Hall , will
be taken possession of on the 1 st of January next . The site is in every way a suitable one , being central , and surrounded by a large number of public institutions . It is worthy of remark , that the house in which William Eoscoe , the historian of Leo X ., & c . was born , was situated on the spot where the new hall is to be built .
The Eev . R . H . Ewing , Prov . G . M . for Tasmania / Australasia , laid the foundation-stone , with Masonic honours , of the Mechanics' Institute , on the 24 th June last . The building is to cost £ 6 , 000 . Charters for the following new Lodges have been granted since the publication of the Calendar : —
No . 1 , 025 . —iThe Panmure ( 3 ) , Aldershott , Surrey . „ 1 , 026 . —The Derby , Bootle , Lancashire . „ 1 , 027 . —The Stoneleigh , Kenilworth , Warwickshire . „ 1 , 028 . — -The Staffordshire Kent , Stafford . „ 3 , 029 . —The Collingwood , Victoria , Australia . „ 1 , 030 . —The Bachworth , Victoria , Australia . „ 1 , 031 . —The Meridian , Melbourne , Australia . „ 1 , 032 . —The Ellesmere , Chorley , Lancashire .
Ihe new Stoneleigh Lodge , Kenilworth , is to be opened on the 20 th January , at twelve o ' clock . The Brethren will afterwards attend Divine worship at Stoneleigh Church , where a sermon will be preached by the V . W . Bro . the Rev . F . Leveson Lane , Prov . G . Chaplain , Rural Dean , and Chaplain of the High Sheriff , in aid of the Stoneleigh Charities . The banquet at Stoneleigh Abbey , the seat of Lord Leigh , the Prov . G . M ., will take place at four o ' clock . A recent letter from St . Petersburg states that not only has the Emperor Alexander recognised Freemasonry in his dominions , but has himself become a member of the Craft .