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Just Published , Price Sixpence . MEASURING THE PATTERN , " A SERMON , Preached before the Provincial Grand Lod ^ e ot" Norths and Hunts , at Northampton , by the W . Bro . Rev . S . J . W . SANDERS , M . A , and M . L ., & . C ., Prov . Grand Chaplain . ITorthampton : Henry Brown & Co ., Gold Street .

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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVON .

THE Provincial Grand Lodge of the Province of Devon was held on Friday , the 31 st ult ., at Devonport . The brethren assembled at the Friendship Masonic Hall , Gran by-street , under tbe banner of Lodge Friendship , No . 16 , Bro . J . " Leonard P . P . G . P . Worshipful Master . There was a large attendance . R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Colonel J . Tanner Davy P . G . C . presided , supported bv Bros . C . S . Bate , F . R . S ..

D . P . G . M ., Vincent Bird P . P . G . W . P . P . G . M . pro tem , W . Vicary P . S . G . W ., A . Latimer P . J . G . W ., J . Lane P . G . M . O ., Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., 31 deg . G . Chap ., P . P . G . Chap ., Prov . G . Chap , pro tem , Dr . W . G . Jervis P . G . T ., G . F . Gratwicke P . G . Sec ; Bros . W . H . Cawse P . G . A . S ., J . T . Williams P . G . S . D ., A . Tront P . G . D . C ,

R . Lavers G . St . B ., Jas . Haywood P . G . Pursuivant , J . T . Crosley and H . Rogers P . G . Stewards , Jas . Gidley P . G . Tyler , officers of the year , and the followinsr Past Officers , of whom there were a large

nnmber present : —Bros . Captain A . W . Rodd , J . P ., Victoria Volunteer Lighb Horse , formerly of Sfconebouse , bnfc now of Dandenong , Melbourne , P . P . G . Registrar Devon P . P . S . G . W . Colony of Victoria , P . M . 47 , W . M . 1701 , Victoria , Saml . Jew P . P . G . M . O ., G . F . Barnes

P . P . S . G . W ., W . Allsford P . P . G . J . O ., L . D . Westcott P . P . G . T ., John Lynn P . P . G . O ., R . H . Rae P . P . G . T ., J . B . Gover P . P . G . M . O ., E . Aitken-Davies P . P . G . J . D ., J . M . Hifiey P . P . G . J . D ., E . J . Knight P . P . G . S . D ., H . Stocker P . P . G . D . C , Geo . Whittley P . P . G . A . Sec , T . S . May P . G . Pursuivant , R . Dickson P . P . G . Pursuivant ,

H . Rogers P . G . Std . B ., H . Miller P . P . G . S . of W ., H . Lwtmwl P . P . G . Pursuivant , Jas . Lose P . P . G . O .. D . Cross P . P . G . Std B ., R . Peneelly P . P . G . Std . B ., J . Rogers P . P . G T ., J . Lavers I . P . M . 76 C . Marshall J . W . 159 , W . H . Crimp A . D . C . 66 , R . Maunder J . D . 16 .

The Secretary reported that all but one of the brethren appointed to office at the Annual Provincial Grand Lodge had assumed tbe " r rank , and that the fees of hononr had been paid . During tbe past year there bat ) been 58 advancements , and after allowing for losses by death and otherwise , there had been a net srain of 31 . The nnmber

of members in the Province was 452 , as against 436 at tbe end of the previous year . On 6 fch Angusfc the Province was honoured by a visit from the Grand Mark Master Mason and the Grand Mark Lodge of England . The arrangements were made by a committee of Provincial Officers acting in conjunction with St . George ' s Lodge , No . 15 . The attendance of distinguished brethren was large , ihe

meeting was very successful , and the Earl of Kintore and the Officers of Grand Lodge expressed themselves highly pleased with the welcome given them . The Treasurer reported that the receipts had been £ 68 , and the payments £ 27 10 s , leaving a balmce of £ 40 9 s . Both these reports were nnanimously received and adop'ed . The

Prov . Grand Master said he had the pleasure of informing the brethren that a very zealous Officer of their Province , Bro . tbe Rev . T . W . Lemon , bad been appointed to the office of Grand Chap , of tbe Order . He heartily congratulated Bro . Lemon on bis appointment , and was sure tbe brethren would join in offering their

congratulations . Bro . Lemon acknowledged the compliment paid him . The Board of General Purposes recommended that £ 5 be voted to the Devon Edncational Fund , £ 5 to tho Benevolent Fund for Aged and Decayed Masons , £ 5 to tbe Boys' School , and £ 5 to tbe Girls ' School , and that a snm not exceeding £ 5 be devoted to the purchase

of a banner for the Provincial Grand Lodge , the design of the banner to be left to the P . G . M ., the D . P . G . M ., and Bros . Vincent Bird and the Rev . T . W . Lemon . This report was received and adopted , with the amendments that ten guineas be voted for the bannerand that

, the contributions to the Charities be guineas instead of pounds . Bro . D . Cross 169 was nnanimously elected the Treasurer for the year . The P . G . M . then invested the following brethren as the Officers : —

Bro . Spence B-ite , F . R . S ., 35 , reappointed Deputy Prov . G . Master J . M . Hifley , 76 Senior Warden H . Stocker , 15 - - - - Junior Warden A . T . Blarney , 319 - . . Master Overseer R . Lose , 48 Senior Overseer

W . L . Sampson , 23 Junior Overseer Rev . T . W . Lemon - - - Chaplain D . Cross Treasnrer C . H . Collins , 316 - - - Registrar

G . F . Gratwicke , 15 - - - Secretary J . Oldfield , 16 - - - . Assist . Secretary H . Miller , 91 ... Senior Deacon W . H . Lister , 169 - - - Junior Deacon H . Rogera , 96 - - . . Superintendent of Works

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Bro . T . S . May , 96 - Direo . of Ceremonies J . Lavers , 76 « Assist . D . of Ceremonies J . T . Crosley , 61 ... Sword Bearer T . D . Ford , 100 .... Standard Bearer

W . Lavers , 64 - - - - Pursuivant 0 . Marshall , 48 - - - - *) J . Gifford , 63 - - - - > Stewards F . Cronch , 16 - - - •) Jas . Gidley .... T yler

The following brethren were appointed by election the Board tf General Purposes : —Bros . E . Aitken-Davies 96 , E- J . Knight 16 , Rev . W . Whittley 66 , L . D . Westcott 66 . Thanks were voted to the brethren of the Lodge of Friendship for tho admirable manner in which they had provided for tho reception and accommodation of

the Prov . G . L . In the evening a large party of the brethren dined together at the Royal Hotel , Devonport . The Prov . G . M . presided . The catering was very satisfactory . The Loyal and Masonic toasts were given and replied to , and vocal and instrumental music , interspersed with speeches , contributed not a little to the enjoyment of a rery pleasant evening . —Western Morning Nexus .

Grand Lodge Statistics.

GRAND LODGE STATISTICS .

THE following table , showing the strength of the various Grand Lodges ofthe United States and Canada , are from the statistics prepared by Josiah H Drnmmond , of Maine . They give the figures to 1 st June 1885 : — Admitted and Grand Lodges Members Raised Rest' red Died

Alabama 7 , 838 399 482 188 Arizona 350 18 22 5 Arkansas 10 , 361 588 519 176 British Columbia 301 14 12 7 California 14 , 016 695 707 227

Canada 18 . 911 1 , 197 5 U 4 xva Colorado 3 . 482 379 233 24 Connecticut 14 . 921 512 151 193 Dakota 2 . 020 324 194 9 Delaware 1448 81 16 15 District of Columbia 3 , 005 172 113 34 ., „ <»<¦ i -Or -inn CO 2 i / iw ut

Florida S ,. $ * J . a > Georgia 11 , 024 602 693 194 Idaho 456 26 9 11 Illinois 39 , 565 2 . 142 1 , 190 435 Indiana 23 , 143 1 , 325 740 284 Indian Territory 653 89 28 13 Tnmn ' 21076 1 . 378 1 . 316 204

K-msas 11 . 353 864 713 107 Kenfnfky 15 . 150 848 596 203 Louisiana 3 . 857 123 79 HI Maine 19 . 871 734 253 225 Manitoba 1 , 246 154 127 15

Maryland 4 , 732 79 31 Ah Massachusetts 27 , 188 1 , 2 ! 7 1 , 580 319 Michigan 26 . 675 1 , 240 576 295 Minnesota 8 , 640 249 297 75 Mississippi 8 , 897 243 417 166 Missouri 25 , 509 1 , 441 1 , 084 313 , r 1 "IOO HI Ml Q Montana \ ^

y ,- < o u * « " Nebraska 5 , 188 453 728 34 "Nevada 1 , 176 31 45 24 New Brunswick 1 , 916 96 38 31 New Hampshire 8 . 065 319 28 92 New Jersey 12 , 077 605 226 144 New Mexico 388 ... ¦•• •••

New York 71 , 338 3 , 536 1 , 767 9 bb North Carolina 8 , 069 380 190 104 Nova Scotia 2 , 907 187 77 22 Ohio 31 . 914 1 , 679 1 , 301 389 Oregon 3 , 178 182 158 27 -o 1 : _ -JR ~\ t \ n -, fifth 4 , 37 47 » j \ ji

r uiiusyivauiHi a < j , <> m ., w . - ---P . E . Island 457 21 16 o Qnebec 2 , 728 163 46 26 Rhode Island 3 , 559 159 147 67 South Carolina 5 . 388 253 — 93 Tennessee 15 , 268 545 579 252 Texas 18 , 372 1 , 217 1 , 433 315

Utah 482 41 9 6 Vermont 7 , 944 305 4 95 Virginia 9 , 356 — 7 134 Washington 1 . 526 112 4 14 West Virginia 3 , 518 202 5 45 Wisconsin 12 , 392 638 0 130 Wyoming 400 27 4 3

Total 593 , 164 31 , 165 20 , 753 7 , 621 As will be seen by the table New ? ork leads all the States , Illinois second , and Pennsylvania third . Then Ohio follows . New York

has 78 , 338 and the other three States each between tmrty anu lorty thousand . Massachusetts , Michigan , Missouri , Indiana , and Iowa , between twenty and thirty thousand . The total of all makes the Blue Lodge membership 593 , 194 .

The Revised Book of Constitutions ; Critically Considered and Compared with the Old Edition . London : Simpkin , Marshall & Co ., 4 Stationers' Hall Court , "W . C . Sent on receipt of stam-ps , One Shilling , by "W . W . Morcran , Freemason ' s Chronicle Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville ,