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Provincial.
James Alarsden , J . D . ; Richard AVoodward , I . G . ; Henry Knight , Tyler' . Bro . AVilliam Rodick ivas also re-invested as Director of Ceremonies . Bro . AA'illiam Dawson , Past Prov . G . Dir . of Cers ., delivered the charge and address to tho officers on their investiture . Bro . James Hilton was passed to the degree of Fellow Craft , having previously been examined satisfactorily as to his proficiency as an E . A . The Lodge passed from labour to refreshment at five o ' clock , when about twenty-five
brethren sat down , Bro . Varley , thc AA ' . AI ., presiding . The customary loyal and Alasonic toasts having been duly honoured , the health of the AA ' . M . was proposed and responded to ivith much cordiality aud good feeling . Tho AA ' . AI . proposed the health of a Brother who had that evening been specially invited , and ii'ho had come many miles to be present on the oceasiou , Bro . Richard Radcliffe , AA'ho is noiv in his ninetieth year , and to whose energy and perseverance in the year 1815 , tho grant of a warrant for this Lodge was mainly attributable . The AA ' . AI . expressed
his pleasure at meeting ivith so old aud valued a member of tho Craft and Avished him many more years of health , strength , and happiness . Bro . Radcliffe responded in a very humorous maimer , and detailed to the Brethren a history of the formation of the Lodge , at Chowbent , in 18 . 15 , shelving the zeal aud perseverance of its founders , aud the energy with which they conducted their business , till finally able to form the basis upon which the present superstructure was erected . The aged Brother ' s -mire and characteristic method of relating the anecdotes respecting
the early days of the Lodge won the attention of the members , aud , notwithstanding his great age , he was oerfcaiuly the most entertaining member of tho company present . Previous to his retirement , Bro . Radcliffe volunteered to sing "The Old Entered Apprentice" and "The Keystone" songs , Avliich , to tho great surprise of all present , ivas really clone in a good style . The Lodge having their been called from refreshment to labour , was forthwith closed in due aud solemn form at ten o ' clock .
LANCASHIRE ( AVEST ) . An'OtsiMESTS . —/ . octyes .-Monday , January lOlh , Sincerity ( 3 US ) , Masonie Hall , Liverpool , nt -I ; Tuesday , 11 th , Merchants ( 2 !)!' , ditto , Liverpool , at 5 ; Eoyal Preston ( US ) Orel's Axes Preston , at 8 ; AVednesday , J 2 th , Loyally ( 101 ) , Koyal Hotel , Present , at ( i ; Harmony ( 815 )' Wlieatshcat ; Onnskirk , at 5 . '
hn-miroou—Doimm / dre Lodge ( No . SOI ) . —On Tuesday , the 2 Sth December , the Brethren of this Lodge celebrated thc festival of St . John , by dining together in the Lodge room , Crown Hotel , Lirne-street . Bro . James Heyes , AVAL , presided , and proposed thc health of "The Queen ; " "The Prince Consort , " & e . "The AV . AI . said , the next toast he had tho pleasure to give was *• ' The M . AV . G . M . of England , the Earl of Zetland . " . Ho could speak from his own experience of tho manner in which his lordship conducted the affairs " of Grand Lodge . A more ivorthy and straihtforward
g man thoy cannot have to preside over them . He regretted to say there were some Ephraiinites amongst tlie Brethren in Grand Lodgo . They had conic from Oxford , and were called tire Oxford party . To them is attributable all the unpleasantness and uubrotherly conduct which was manifested at the last meeting of the Grand Lodge ; but he was happy to say , their iAl . WG . AI . still rei gned in the affections of the Brethren , notwithstanding tho attacks which had been made , and the charge of partiality brought against him by the Brethren alluded toThe then
.- AVAL gave "The R . AA ' . D . GAI ., Lord . Panmure ; " "The Wilkes of Leinster and Athole , AI . AV . Grand Masters of Ireland and Scotland . " The IV . M . then said , "Tho next toast ivhich I have the pleasure of proposing , is one in which yon all feel greatly interested—it is , ' Success to the AVest Lancashire Alasonic institution for the Education and Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Jlasons , ' coupled ivith the name of Brother AA' almisley , its founder and treasurer' .
11 " UT 11 , instifcution oi' a 11 otllers which claims our deepest interest and attention . " ¦ » uY \ almesley saiel , "I thank you most fervently , AVorshipful Alaster , for the manner ' » winch my name has beeu connected with this institution . It is the ouly one of ' ¦ he kind in the province , and as au evidence of its prosperity , you are aware ym ive started the year ivith the sum of , 62 , 500 to its credit , and we have now
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
James Alarsden , J . D . ; Richard AVoodward , I . G . ; Henry Knight , Tyler' . Bro . AVilliam Rodick ivas also re-invested as Director of Ceremonies . Bro . AA'illiam Dawson , Past Prov . G . Dir . of Cers ., delivered the charge and address to tho officers on their investiture . Bro . James Hilton was passed to the degree of Fellow Craft , having previously been examined satisfactorily as to his proficiency as an E . A . The Lodge passed from labour to refreshment at five o ' clock , when about twenty-five
brethren sat down , Bro . Varley , thc AA ' . AI ., presiding . The customary loyal and Alasonic toasts having been duly honoured , the health of the AA ' . M . was proposed and responded to ivith much cordiality aud good feeling . Tho AA ' . AI . proposed the health of a Brother who had that evening been specially invited , and ii'ho had come many miles to be present on the oceasiou , Bro . Richard Radcliffe , AA'ho is noiv in his ninetieth year , and to whose energy and perseverance in the year 1815 , tho grant of a warrant for this Lodge was mainly attributable . The AA ' . AI . expressed
his pleasure at meeting ivith so old aud valued a member of tho Craft and Avished him many more years of health , strength , and happiness . Bro . Radcliffe responded in a very humorous maimer , and detailed to the Brethren a history of the formation of the Lodge , at Chowbent , in 18 . 15 , shelving the zeal aud perseverance of its founders , aud the energy with which they conducted their business , till finally able to form the basis upon which the present superstructure was erected . The aged Brother ' s -mire and characteristic method of relating the anecdotes respecting
the early days of the Lodge won the attention of the members , aud , notwithstanding his great age , he was oerfcaiuly the most entertaining member of tho company present . Previous to his retirement , Bro . Radcliffe volunteered to sing "The Old Entered Apprentice" and "The Keystone" songs , Avliich , to tho great surprise of all present , ivas really clone in a good style . The Lodge having their been called from refreshment to labour , was forthwith closed in due aud solemn form at ten o ' clock .
LANCASHIRE ( AVEST ) . An'OtsiMESTS . —/ . octyes .-Monday , January lOlh , Sincerity ( 3 US ) , Masonie Hall , Liverpool , nt -I ; Tuesday , 11 th , Merchants ( 2 !)!' , ditto , Liverpool , at 5 ; Eoyal Preston ( US ) Orel's Axes Preston , at 8 ; AVednesday , J 2 th , Loyally ( 101 ) , Koyal Hotel , Present , at ( i ; Harmony ( 815 )' Wlieatshcat ; Onnskirk , at 5 . '
hn-miroou—Doimm / dre Lodge ( No . SOI ) . —On Tuesday , the 2 Sth December , the Brethren of this Lodge celebrated thc festival of St . John , by dining together in the Lodge room , Crown Hotel , Lirne-street . Bro . James Heyes , AVAL , presided , and proposed thc health of "The Queen ; " "The Prince Consort , " & e . "The AV . AI . said , the next toast he had tho pleasure to give was *• ' The M . AV . G . M . of England , the Earl of Zetland . " . Ho could speak from his own experience of tho manner in which his lordship conducted the affairs " of Grand Lodge . A more ivorthy and straihtforward
g man thoy cannot have to preside over them . He regretted to say there were some Ephraiinites amongst tlie Brethren in Grand Lodgo . They had conic from Oxford , and were called tire Oxford party . To them is attributable all the unpleasantness and uubrotherly conduct which was manifested at the last meeting of the Grand Lodge ; but he was happy to say , their iAl . WG . AI . still rei gned in the affections of the Brethren , notwithstanding tho attacks which had been made , and the charge of partiality brought against him by the Brethren alluded toThe then
.- AVAL gave "The R . AA ' . D . GAI ., Lord . Panmure ; " "The Wilkes of Leinster and Athole , AI . AV . Grand Masters of Ireland and Scotland . " The IV . M . then said , "Tho next toast ivhich I have the pleasure of proposing , is one in which yon all feel greatly interested—it is , ' Success to the AVest Lancashire Alasonic institution for the Education and Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Jlasons , ' coupled ivith the name of Brother AA' almisley , its founder and treasurer' .
11 " UT 11 , instifcution oi' a 11 otllers which claims our deepest interest and attention . " ¦ » uY \ almesley saiel , "I thank you most fervently , AVorshipful Alaster , for the manner ' » winch my name has beeu connected with this institution . It is the ouly one of ' ¦ he kind in the province , and as au evidence of its prosperity , you are aware ym ive started the year ivith the sum of , 62 , 500 to its credit , and we have now