Northumberland.

NORTHUMBERLAND .

Shields . —Provincial Grand Lodge . —On Wednesday , the 15 th August , a Provincial Grand Lodge for Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed was held at the St . George Lodge , No . 628 , North Shields . Present—The R . W . the Rev . E . C . Ogle , Prov . Grand Master , on the throne ; Bros . J , W . Mayson , Past Prov . J . G . W ., Mayor of Tynemouth , as Dep . Prov . G . M . ; William Berkley , S . G-. W . :

J . S . W . Challoner , J . G . W . ; Thomas Fenwick , G . Reg . ; G P . Birkenshaw , G . Sec . ; John Barker , Past Prov . S . G . D . as S . G . D , ; Gr . Wenlow , J . G . D . ; W . Dalziel , G . Dir . Cer . ; Thomas Haswell , G . Org . ; David W . Spence , G . Usher ; Wm . Franklin , Grand Standard-bearer ; W . Richardson , G . Purs . ; Alex . Dickson , G . Tyler ; and a great number of P . G . Officers , and Masters / Past Masters , and Brethren of the province .

After the preliminary business of calling the roll of Lodges of the province , to which all answered as being represented except No . 161 , and the minutes of previous Grand Lodges being read and confirmed , The Chairman of the committee , appointed at a previous Prov . G . L ., for the purpose of revising the bye-laws of the Provincial Fund of Benevolence , and to make the same conformable to sundry resolutions passed after its establishment , read the report of the committee ,, which was , with slight alterations , adopted , reserving one or two minor points for the advice of a superior authority for its approval .

The trustees' account of the amount of cash in their possession for the fund of benevolence was also received . Certain resolutions for auditing and publishing the accounts of the Prov . G . L , were adopted . After other routine business , the R . W . the Prov . Grand Master appointed and invested the following officers for the ensuing year : —V . W . Bros . J . W . Mayson , Mayor of Tynemouth , S . G . W . ; B . J . Thompson , J . G . W . ; Rev . J . Bigge , G . Chap . ; Rev . Clement Moody , vicar of Newcastle , unanimously re-elected Grand

Treasurer ; Thomas Fenwick , G . Reg . ; G . P . Birkenshaw , G . Sec . ; John Cook , S . G . D . ; Dr . Shute , J . G . D . ; John Harrison , G . S . Works ; W . Dalziel , G . Dir . Cer . ; D . W . Spence , G . Usher ; Thomas Haswell , G . Org . ; Stephen Oram , G . Sword-bearer ; W . Perstin , G . Standard-bearer ; W . Richardson , G . Purs . ; Alex . Dickson , G . Tyler ; G . Stewards—Fred . Shaw , No . 24 ; James Wilson , No . 554 ; Robt . Fisher , No . 586 ; Robt . Henzell , No . 624 ; Henry Sewell , No . 706 ; OctaviusBell , No . 798 .

There being no further business before G . L . it was closed in love and harmony and with solemn prayer .

THE BANQUET . The grand assembly-room of the George was prepared for the occasion . The Prov . Grand Master , supported on his right by Bro . Mayson , S . G . W ., as Dep . G . M ., and on his left by Bro . the Rev . the Vicar of Newcastle , and the Rev . Bro . Buckridge , Past Prov . G . Chaplain , and other Brethren of eminence in the province , including Bro . Foshack , the Mayor of South Shields ; and Bros . Challoner , Birkenshaw , Barker , & c .

After the dinner was cleared , the R . W . the Prov . G . M . gave The Health of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen / ' which was drunk with enthusiasm , the organ playing " God save the Queen . " The next toast was " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family /'—Air , " Rule Britannia . " " The Health of the Grand Master the Earl of Zetland , " " The Earl of Yarborough , Dep . G . M ., " and " The Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland , " were severally given and heartily responded to by the Brethren , and appropriate airs played by the G . Organist .

The Prov . G . S . W . then proposed " The Health of our most respected and beloved Prov . G . M . the Rev . E . C . Ogle , " adding that , although it was at great inconvenience to himself to be present , still his respect for the worthy Bro . who presided over them was such that he thought , as chief magistrate of the borough ,