Sussex.

®* J . ^ [ Standard Bearers E . Smith - - - - - I F . D . Carnell .... Organist A . J . Freeman .... Assistant Secretary G . Masters ----- Pursuivant W . Welling .... Assistant Pursuivant D . M . Ross - - - - - \ W . Bennett - - - -

J- S- Ewart I Stewards C . R . Foster - - - - | W . Potter - - - - - | F . Lawson Lewis - - - - / i ^ oe * : : : ¦ : : ]** *•

The new Officers were formally saluted . The Duke of Connaught having to return to London , to meet Sir Herbert Kitchener , then vacated the chair , and appointed the Dean of Battle to represent him . As H . R . H . left the Lodge he was greeted with loud applause . The business had , however , been nearly transacted . All that remained was to elect ten Past Provincial Grand

Officers to serve on the Board of Finance and of General Purposes , which resulted in the appointment of the following : Bros . W . Dawes , A . Lloyd , H . Langton , Rev . P . Crick , ' T . H . Harker , G . T . Cooksey , W . Botting , W . Balchin , H . Kent , and B . Ridge . Among the many who were present besides those above

mentioned were Bros . B . W . Drury P . M . 315 , G . Nash P . M . 315 , Gerald Loder , M . P ., P . M . 2201 , Rev . F . W . Pawson P . M . 2483 , F . J . Budd-Budd P . M . 1619 , Tillotson P . M ., H . J . Capon P . M . 2483 , H . Baleau P . M . 271 , T . Shrivell P . M . 1820 . G . H . Gaze P . M . 40 . T . C . Woolear P . M . 1465 .

The Visitors included Bros . Col . Probyn , Richard Clowes , J . D . Langton , William Russell , James Terry , J . F . S . Gooday , and others .

No Rthumberland.

NO RTHUMBERLAND .

THE following is a list of the Officers appointed at the annual meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge , reported in our last issue : , Bro . Thomas Pickering - Senior Warden Thomas Young . - . - - - Junior Warden Rev . James Fairbrother - - - Chaplain Ralph Carr - ---- Treasurer Robert F . Kidd ... - Registrar

Fred H . Corder - - - Secretary Si 2 i ? 1 & Sf : : : }<***»«™ gSMS , j ! r - " - ' :. - " } *•*«*•«»• Charles M . Forster- - - - Superintendent of Works J . Straker Wilson - - - - Director of Ceremonies

Henry Rochester - - - Deputy Dir . of Cers . Lewis F . Allan - - - - Assist . Dir . of Cers . William Robson .... Sword Bearer John R . Turner - - - - I 0 . . .... - ?__ ¦

Mark Swan . ... f —» " * - ¦ = <" - George J . Wilson - - - - Assistant Secretary Horace Paige , M . D . - - - Organist William R . Leighton - - - Pursuivant William Hogarth - - - - Assistant Pursuivant Joshua Curry - Tyler .

Bro . Colonel Davies , Lord Mayor of London , has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Kent , upon the nomination of Earl Stanhope , the Lord Lieutenant .

ISLINGTON CHAPTER , No . 1471 . THB twenty-first anniversary ol this Chapter was celebrated at the Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool Street , E . G ., on Wednesday , 26 th ult ., when the Companions met to instal the new Principals , and invest the other Officers for the ensuing year . Comp . Christopher G . Cutchey presided , assisted by Comps . Campbell and Napper as H . and J .

After the minutes had been read and confirmed Comp . Wm . Shurmur took the chair , and installed Comps . Donald Campbell , James Bunker and William H . Caton as M . E . Z ., H . and J . respectively . The ceremonies were rendered in a most perfect manner , and Comp . Shurmur was congratulated . The Officers were afterwards invested as follow : —Comps . C . Isler S . E ., C . Luker S . N ., William Shurmur Treasurer , F . J . Thayer P . S ., S . A . Stanger First Asst ., Frank Orfeur Second Asst ., Walter Banks D . C , G . S . Collins and F . 0 . Lintott Stewards , A . Henning Organist , John Eves Janitor .

The M . E . Z . presented a Past Master ' s jewel to Comp . Cutchey , for which he returned thanks . Comp . Glen , who had resigned on account of ill health , was made an Honorary Member of the Chapter . The Auditors' report was presented and adopted . This concluded the business , the Chapter was thereupon closed , and tbe rest of tbe evening was spent in conviviality .

Besides those above mentioned there were present Comps . James Speller ? . Z ., W . D . Church P . Z ., Sidney Napper P . Z ., Reuben Loonies P . Z ., W . B . Sutton P . Z ., George Davis P . Z . 155 , W . F . Roberts , Christian Horst , A . W . Diamond , L . Danielson , & c .

"A Sprig Of Acacia."

" A SPRIG OF ACACIA . "

"V & TE are sorry to record the death of Brother Councillor V V Samuel Irvin Mills P . M . 1077 and 258 4 Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works East Lancashire , which took place on Friday , 21 st ult ., at the age of forty-eight years . Our Brother , of whom it may be said that he literally died

in harness , was on the morning of his seizure in attendance at the Manchester Town Hall , where , in his capacity as representative of Blackley and Moston Ward , he had transacted municipal work in connection with the Parks and Cemeteries Committee , of which he was a member . He was also associated with the Tramways , Improvement , Paving , and Highways Committees .

Immediately preceding lunch he felt somewhat unwell , and retired for the purpose of bathing his throbbing head in cold water . While passing along one of the corridors , he was seen to stagger , and two of the hall attendants immediately ran to his assistance , placing him in a chair .

He lapsed into a state of unconsciousness , from which he did not recover , and by direction of Dr . Niven , medical officer of health , whose rooms are in the building , he was conveyed to his home , Green Mount , Queen ' s Park , in a dying condition , the final dissolution occurring shortly after nine the same

evening . His end was sudden and unexpected , a visitation of sorrow in the midst of placid serenity ; there was no premonition of coming danger , no indication of the intangible presence of Azrael , for on his way to the Town Hall upon

the fateful morning he had told a Brother Freemason that he never felt better in his life . As illustrating the excellent state of health which he was then enjoying it may be stated that on the previous Monday he , together with Bro . Thomas Hamnett ( a member of the Manchester Board of Guardians ) ,

was present at the annual meeting of the Duchess of York Lodge , No . 2482 , when Bro . Councillor Philip Whyman was installed Worshipful Master . In responding as a . visitor , Bro . Mills jocularly said he hoped to be present in the same

room on the following Monday at a similar ceremony , when another of their visiting Brethren of that evening ( Bro . Hamnett ) would be installed into the principal chair of the Minnehaha Minstrel Lodge .

The remains were interred at the Southern Cemetery , Withington , on Wednesday , 26 th October , the cortege leaving our deceased Brother ' s residence at 12 ' 30 for Albert Square , where the mourners were joined by a large contingent of municipal representatives and officials of the

Corporation . We may mention that along the line of route the streets were occasionally thronged with spectators , the number of carriages in the procession amounting to over thirty , two of these being filled with floral tokens of respect , the latter on arrival at the cemetery being taken inside the chapel , which , for a short period they adorned .

Among the principal mourners were : —First carriage , the Rev . Charles Fenwick Ward , Rector of Albert Memorial Church , Queen ' s Road , where Bro . Mills had officiated as sidesman ; the Rev . W . Coghlan , Rector of Blackley , where , previous to his removal to Queen ' s Park , our deceased

Brother was m regular attendance . These clergymen conducted the funeral service . Second carriage , Mr . Daniel Mills , Bro . Thos . Hamnett W . M . 2363 brother-in-law , Messrs . Walter Mills and William Mills nephews , G . F . Hamnett and Bro . E . A . W . Wragge . Third carriage , Mr .

Councillor Biggs , Messrs . T . Wilson , J . Faulkner , and S . Wainwright . Fourth carriage , Bros . William Richardson , Thos . Nesbitt , W . Moulton , andWm . B . Midgley . Fifth carriage , Messrs . Councillor George Needham , Bro . J . Howarth , G . Littlewood , and J . H . Axon . Sixth carriage ,

Messrs . Sykes , Holmes , Hibbert , Ellor , and Sherwin . Seventh carriage , Messrs . Foster , Higginbotham , and Wigley . The private carriages of T . Ellis , Esq ., and Dr . Paton followed . The Manchester Corporation was represented by the following Aldermen and Councillors , viz ., Messrs .

Ashcroft , Ashton , Bowes , Briggs , Chadwick , Bro * . Dr . W . F . Dearden J . D . 236 3 , Dixon , H . Grimshaw , Bro . Hampson , Bro . Thos . Hassall 1083 , W . Holland , Jones , Maben , Milnes , Bro . J . Phythian P . M . 2464 , Sutton , Taylor , Bro . Stephen

Chesters-Thompson P . M . 2185 , Bro . Jas . Tunstall 1459 , Wainwright , Ward , Bro . Philip Whyman W . M . 2482 , and Bro . J . R . Wilson P . M . 993 , Mr . Lamb , Parks Superintendent , and Mr . Moyes , Improvement Department .

On reaching the gates of the cemetery a procession was formed , this being augmented by a number of Masonic friends representing Lodges , and by others who attended in a private capacity , the whole numbering something like 500 persons . Among the members ofthe Wilton Lodge , where Bro . Mills