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FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALL ! LARGE photographs of the Temple , taken immediately after the Are , on ith May ( suitable for framing ) , 5 s each ; or framed in oak , securely packed , sent to any address in tlie United Kingdom , carrinite paid , ou receipt of ctiequo for Ins . Masters of Lodges should secure this memorial of the old Temple for their Lodge rooms . W . G . PARKEE , Photographer , 40 High Holborn , W . C . j Citablialiett 25 jeai' « .
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BRO . R . HIRST engages to provide , at short notice , an efficient [ Band for Annual Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and QuadriHe Parties , j For terms apply to " R . Hirst , The Three Orowns , 237 Mile Knd Road , E . " j
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Now Beady , Grown 8 vo , 96 pp , Price One Shilling , Free by Post on receipt of 24 Halfpenny Stamps , OCCASIONALPAPERS ON THBHISTORYOFFREEMASONRY. Written expressly for delivery in Lodges of Instruction . Secretaries of Lodges of Instruction can be supplied , carriage free , at 10 / - per dozen . LONDON : W . W . MORGAN , BELVIDERE WORKS , HERMES HILL , PENTONVILLE , JST . AND BY ORDER OF ALL BOOKSELLERS .
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Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.
GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS .
rpHE Half-yearl y ' Communication of tlie members of - - this rapidly-in creasing Order was celebrated at Freemasons' Tavern , on Tuesday last , -when there was a very fair attendance of the representative men of the Degree . The Eight Hon . Lord Henniker , Most Wor . G . Master presided , and was supported by the M . W . Bros .
Rev . Canon Portal , M . A ., P . G . M . M . M ., W . W . B Beach , M . P . Past G . M . M . M . as D . G . M . M . M ., R . W . Rev . J Studholme Brownri gg Prov . G . M . Bucks , R . C . Else , J . P ., Prov . G . M . Somerset , Captain Charles Hunter Prov . G . M . North Wales , Sir Pryse Pryse , Bart ., Prov . G . M . South Wales , Rev . W . Mortimer Heath Prov . G . M . Dorset , H
Hover Locke Past Prov . G . M . Bengal , Rev . Canon Tristram Prov . G . M . Northumberland and Durham as G . S . W ., Thomas Trollope , M . D ., Prov . G . M . Sussex as G . J . W . ; V . W . Bros . Richard Eve P . G . M . O . as G . M . O ., 0 . H . Pearson G . S . O ., Thomas Cubitt P . G . S . O . as G . J . O ..
J . E . LeEeuvre ' P . G . M . O ., William Roebuck P . G . M . O ., Baron de Perrieres P . G . M . O ., James Stevens P . G . J . O ., H . R . Cooper-Smith P . G . J . O ., Rev . William Randall Grand Chaplain , Rev . H . G . Morse , Past Grand Chaplain , Rev . C . J . Martyn D . P . G . M . East Anglia P . G . Chaplain
, Frederic Davison Dep . Prov . G . M . Middlesex and Surre y Grand Treasurer , H . C . Levander Grand Registrar , Frederick Binckes G . Sec , D . M . Dewar Assist . G . Sec . ; W . Bros . E . Margretfc G . S . D ., A . Williams P . G . S . D . as G . J . D ., J . Lewis-Thomas P . G . S . D ., Robert Berridge G . D .
of C , T . C . Walls P . G . Sword Bearer as Grand Sword Bearer , S . J . Turquand Grand Standard Bearer , Wilhelm Ganz Grand Organist , E . M . Lott Past Grand Organist , Charles Pnlman G . T . G .. Geovrro Pnwpll . J . Mnnwnr . ;
nn-M . Mildred , C . W . Hudson , Henry George , and George L . Woodley Grand Stewards , Henry Massey Past Grand Steward , John Walker D . P . G . M . Gloucestershire , A . P . Godson D . P . G . M . Warwickshire , J . S . Cumberland P . G . S . W . North and East YorkshireS . G . Kirchhoffer
, P . G . S . W . of Hants and Isle of Wight , E . Friend P . P . G . S . W . Cheshire , J . H . Banks P . G . J . W . Cumberland and Westmoreland , W . Morris P . G . J . W . Berks and Oxou , Charles Harding P . P . G . J . W . Middlesex and Surrey , G . B .
Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.
BrorUo P . G . J . W . Middlesex and Surrey , H . Ward P . G . M . O . Nottinghamshire , T . J . Railing P . G . S . O . East Anglia , George Mickley P . G . J . O . Bucks , E . Cheshire Patchitt P . G . Registrar Nottinghamshire , Georae Dalrymple P . G . Secretary Cumberland and Westmoreland , H . R . Hatherley
P . G . Secretary Nottinghamshire , J . P . Curtis Gloucestershire , R . J . Reed P . G . O . Sussex , J P . Lewin G . S . D . East Anglia , T . Taylor P . G . D . of Ceremonies Bucks , H . Baldwin P . P . G . D . of Ceremonies Middlesex and Surrey , H . Faiia A . P . G . D . C . Middlesex and 'Surrey ,
E . W . J . Hentiah P . G . S . of Works Sussex , F . W . Driver P . G . Supt . of Works Middlesex and Surrey , John Tomkins P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works Berks and Oxon ,
G . J . Dnnkley P . G . Organist Middlesex and Surrey , P . Wallis P . G . Steward Leicester , George Cooper P . M . Bon Accord , James Moon P . M . Old Kent ^ H . Venn P . M . Old Kent , H . Dicketts P . M . Old Kent , R . Harwood P . M . St .
JYIra ' s , Rev . E . H . Crate P . M . 145 , J . D . Murray P . M . 158 , G . Ker P . M . 256 , W . B . Date W . M . Old Kent , B . R . Bryant W . M . 22 , J . Sculley W . M . 44 , E . Page W . M . 256 , J . G . Chillingworth W . M . 309 , E . Bowyer W . M . 315 ; "Bros . J . L . Mather S . W . Old Kent , Col . Bignold S . W . 92 , J . Bonlton S . W . 173 , W . Vincent J . W . 139 , E . W . Whittaker M . O . 139 , R . Clowes J . 0 . 145 , W . March S . D . 173 ,
Crossley Sec . 158 , Tyler I . G . 239 , Storr Old Kent , Hon . A . H . Henniker Old Kent , Money Old Kent , A . J . Hone Goldney Old Kent , Loder 145 , Smith 236 , and Dann 256 . Before the formal business was commenced , Lord Henniker informed the brethren that the Prince of Wales waa
about to join Mark Masonry , but that His Royal Highness wished it to be distinctly understood that his doing so was in no way to be construed as a desire on his part to see the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons amalgamated with tho Grand Lodge of the Craft , or an argument in
favour of such amalgamation . Lord Henniker added that at next meeting he should propose that the rank of a Past Grand Master of the Order be conferred on His Royal Highness , and that his name be placed at the head of the list of the Past Grand Masters .
After the minutes of Grand Mark Lodge ; held on the 5 th December 1882 , and of Moveable Grand Mark Lodge , on 26 th April 1883 , had been read and confirmed , the Report of the General Board , which had been printed and circulated amongst the members of Grand Lodge , was taken as read . The Report stated : —
" The number of Certificates issued in the sixth months ending 31 st March 1883 was 738 , the total of registered Advancements being 17 , 471 . During tho same period 11 Warrants for new Lodges had been granted , viz . : —
No . 309 Save and Sele Belvedere , Kent 310 South Melbourne ... Emerald Hill , Victoria 311 Egypt Cairo 312 Joppa Delhi , Punjaub 313 Lawrence Chorley , Lancashire
314 Henniker ... ... Montreal 315 Henniker London 316 Benevolent Teignmouth , Devon 317 Touell Gorleston , Suffolk 318 St . James ' s Handsworth 319 Jordan Torquay
"In the Degree of Royal Ark Mariners , 180 Certificates had been issued , making the total nnmber of Elevations 1350 , and two Warrants for new Lodges—Gosport attached to Gosport , No . 305 , and Macdonald attached to Macdonald , No . 104 .
" New Provinces have been constituted ( 1 ) at Montreal , Canada , under the Right Worshipful Bro . Hon . William Badgley , as Provincial Grand Master ; ( 2 ) at Tasmania , with Right Worshipful Brother George Talmage as Provincial Grand Master .
' ¦ The Most Worshipful Grand Master presided at a meeting of the newly-formed Province of Warwickshire , held at Birmingham , on Wednesday , 14 th March , and installed Bro . Lord Brooke , M . P ., as Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master . " A Moveable Grand Lodgo , tinder the Presidency of the Most
Worshipful Grand Master , ? va 3 held at Nottingham on Thursday , 26 th of April . A Provincial Grand Lodge of Nott 3 was formally constituted , and Right Worshipful Bro . Watson ( Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Hie Craft ) was installed as Provincial Grand Master by the Most Worshipful Grand Mark-Master , Bro . Lord Henniker , Bro . William
Newton , of Newark , receiving the appointment of Deputy . The Grand Master was accompauied from London by the Right Worshipful Doputy Grand Master , Bro . the Earl of Kintore , and many Grand Officers , tho meeting being numerously attended by brethren from
vavioaa Provincial Districts , and by members of the Newstead Lodge , T . I ., Nottingham , on whom devolved the supervision of tho arrangements for the day , which were carried out in a manner affording unqualified satisfaction to all . " On the recommendation of the General Board , the rank of Past Master was conferred on Bros . Raphael Borg and
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Ad00903
FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALL ! LARGE photographs of the Temple , taken immediately after the Are , on ith May ( suitable for framing ) , 5 s each ; or framed in oak , securely packed , sent to any address in tlie United Kingdom , carrinite paid , ou receipt of ctiequo for Ins . Masters of Lodges should secure this memorial of the old Temple for their Lodge rooms . W . G . PARKEE , Photographer , 40 High Holborn , W . C . j Citablialiett 25 jeai' « .
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BRO . R . HIRST engages to provide , at short notice , an efficient [ Band for Annual Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and QuadriHe Parties , j For terms apply to " R . Hirst , The Three Orowns , 237 Mile Knd Road , E . " j
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Now Beady , Grown 8 vo , 96 pp , Price One Shilling , Free by Post on receipt of 24 Halfpenny Stamps , OCCASIONALPAPERS ON THBHISTORYOFFREEMASONRY. Written expressly for delivery in Lodges of Instruction . Secretaries of Lodges of Instruction can be supplied , carriage free , at 10 / - per dozen . LONDON : W . W . MORGAN , BELVIDERE WORKS , HERMES HILL , PENTONVILLE , JST . AND BY ORDER OF ALL BOOKSELLERS .
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Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.
GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS .
rpHE Half-yearl y ' Communication of tlie members of - - this rapidly-in creasing Order was celebrated at Freemasons' Tavern , on Tuesday last , -when there was a very fair attendance of the representative men of the Degree . The Eight Hon . Lord Henniker , Most Wor . G . Master presided , and was supported by the M . W . Bros .
Rev . Canon Portal , M . A ., P . G . M . M . M ., W . W . B Beach , M . P . Past G . M . M . M . as D . G . M . M . M ., R . W . Rev . J Studholme Brownri gg Prov . G . M . Bucks , R . C . Else , J . P ., Prov . G . M . Somerset , Captain Charles Hunter Prov . G . M . North Wales , Sir Pryse Pryse , Bart ., Prov . G . M . South Wales , Rev . W . Mortimer Heath Prov . G . M . Dorset , H
Hover Locke Past Prov . G . M . Bengal , Rev . Canon Tristram Prov . G . M . Northumberland and Durham as G . S . W ., Thomas Trollope , M . D ., Prov . G . M . Sussex as G . J . W . ; V . W . Bros . Richard Eve P . G . M . O . as G . M . O ., 0 . H . Pearson G . S . O ., Thomas Cubitt P . G . S . O . as G . J . O ..
J . E . LeEeuvre ' P . G . M . O ., William Roebuck P . G . M . O ., Baron de Perrieres P . G . M . O ., James Stevens P . G . J . O ., H . R . Cooper-Smith P . G . J . O ., Rev . William Randall Grand Chaplain , Rev . H . G . Morse , Past Grand Chaplain , Rev . C . J . Martyn D . P . G . M . East Anglia P . G . Chaplain
, Frederic Davison Dep . Prov . G . M . Middlesex and Surre y Grand Treasurer , H . C . Levander Grand Registrar , Frederick Binckes G . Sec , D . M . Dewar Assist . G . Sec . ; W . Bros . E . Margretfc G . S . D ., A . Williams P . G . S . D . as G . J . D ., J . Lewis-Thomas P . G . S . D ., Robert Berridge G . D .
of C , T . C . Walls P . G . Sword Bearer as Grand Sword Bearer , S . J . Turquand Grand Standard Bearer , Wilhelm Ganz Grand Organist , E . M . Lott Past Grand Organist , Charles Pnlman G . T . G .. Geovrro Pnwpll . J . Mnnwnr . ;
nn-M . Mildred , C . W . Hudson , Henry George , and George L . Woodley Grand Stewards , Henry Massey Past Grand Steward , John Walker D . P . G . M . Gloucestershire , A . P . Godson D . P . G . M . Warwickshire , J . S . Cumberland P . G . S . W . North and East YorkshireS . G . Kirchhoffer
, P . G . S . W . of Hants and Isle of Wight , E . Friend P . P . G . S . W . Cheshire , J . H . Banks P . G . J . W . Cumberland and Westmoreland , W . Morris P . G . J . W . Berks and Oxou , Charles Harding P . P . G . J . W . Middlesex and Surrey , G . B .
Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.
BrorUo P . G . J . W . Middlesex and Surrey , H . Ward P . G . M . O . Nottinghamshire , T . J . Railing P . G . S . O . East Anglia , George Mickley P . G . J . O . Bucks , E . Cheshire Patchitt P . G . Registrar Nottinghamshire , Georae Dalrymple P . G . Secretary Cumberland and Westmoreland , H . R . Hatherley
P . G . Secretary Nottinghamshire , J . P . Curtis Gloucestershire , R . J . Reed P . G . O . Sussex , J P . Lewin G . S . D . East Anglia , T . Taylor P . G . D . of Ceremonies Bucks , H . Baldwin P . P . G . D . of Ceremonies Middlesex and Surrey , H . Faiia A . P . G . D . C . Middlesex and 'Surrey ,
E . W . J . Hentiah P . G . S . of Works Sussex , F . W . Driver P . G . Supt . of Works Middlesex and Surrey , John Tomkins P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works Berks and Oxon ,
G . J . Dnnkley P . G . Organist Middlesex and Surrey , P . Wallis P . G . Steward Leicester , George Cooper P . M . Bon Accord , James Moon P . M . Old Kent ^ H . Venn P . M . Old Kent , H . Dicketts P . M . Old Kent , R . Harwood P . M . St .
JYIra ' s , Rev . E . H . Crate P . M . 145 , J . D . Murray P . M . 158 , G . Ker P . M . 256 , W . B . Date W . M . Old Kent , B . R . Bryant W . M . 22 , J . Sculley W . M . 44 , E . Page W . M . 256 , J . G . Chillingworth W . M . 309 , E . Bowyer W . M . 315 ; "Bros . J . L . Mather S . W . Old Kent , Col . Bignold S . W . 92 , J . Bonlton S . W . 173 , W . Vincent J . W . 139 , E . W . Whittaker M . O . 139 , R . Clowes J . 0 . 145 , W . March S . D . 173 ,
Crossley Sec . 158 , Tyler I . G . 239 , Storr Old Kent , Hon . A . H . Henniker Old Kent , Money Old Kent , A . J . Hone Goldney Old Kent , Loder 145 , Smith 236 , and Dann 256 . Before the formal business was commenced , Lord Henniker informed the brethren that the Prince of Wales waa
about to join Mark Masonry , but that His Royal Highness wished it to be distinctly understood that his doing so was in no way to be construed as a desire on his part to see the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons amalgamated with tho Grand Lodge of the Craft , or an argument in
favour of such amalgamation . Lord Henniker added that at next meeting he should propose that the rank of a Past Grand Master of the Order be conferred on His Royal Highness , and that his name be placed at the head of the list of the Past Grand Masters .
After the minutes of Grand Mark Lodge ; held on the 5 th December 1882 , and of Moveable Grand Mark Lodge , on 26 th April 1883 , had been read and confirmed , the Report of the General Board , which had been printed and circulated amongst the members of Grand Lodge , was taken as read . The Report stated : —
" The number of Certificates issued in the sixth months ending 31 st March 1883 was 738 , the total of registered Advancements being 17 , 471 . During tho same period 11 Warrants for new Lodges had been granted , viz . : —
No . 309 Save and Sele Belvedere , Kent 310 South Melbourne ... Emerald Hill , Victoria 311 Egypt Cairo 312 Joppa Delhi , Punjaub 313 Lawrence Chorley , Lancashire
314 Henniker ... ... Montreal 315 Henniker London 316 Benevolent Teignmouth , Devon 317 Touell Gorleston , Suffolk 318 St . James ' s Handsworth 319 Jordan Torquay
"In the Degree of Royal Ark Mariners , 180 Certificates had been issued , making the total nnmber of Elevations 1350 , and two Warrants for new Lodges—Gosport attached to Gosport , No . 305 , and Macdonald attached to Macdonald , No . 104 .
" New Provinces have been constituted ( 1 ) at Montreal , Canada , under the Right Worshipful Bro . Hon . William Badgley , as Provincial Grand Master ; ( 2 ) at Tasmania , with Right Worshipful Brother George Talmage as Provincial Grand Master .
' ¦ The Most Worshipful Grand Master presided at a meeting of the newly-formed Province of Warwickshire , held at Birmingham , on Wednesday , 14 th March , and installed Bro . Lord Brooke , M . P ., as Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master . " A Moveable Grand Lodgo , tinder the Presidency of the Most
Worshipful Grand Master , ? va 3 held at Nottingham on Thursday , 26 th of April . A Provincial Grand Lodge of Nott 3 was formally constituted , and Right Worshipful Bro . Watson ( Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Hie Craft ) was installed as Provincial Grand Master by the Most Worshipful Grand Mark-Master , Bro . Lord Henniker , Bro . William
Newton , of Newark , receiving the appointment of Deputy . The Grand Master was accompauied from London by the Right Worshipful Doputy Grand Master , Bro . the Earl of Kintore , and many Grand Officers , tho meeting being numerously attended by brethren from
vavioaa Provincial Districts , and by members of the Newstead Lodge , T . I ., Nottingham , on whom devolved the supervision of tho arrangements for the day , which were carried out in a manner affording unqualified satisfaction to all . " On the recommendation of the General Board , the rank of Past Master was conferred on Bros . Raphael Borg and