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1333—Unity , Masonic Hall , Crediton , Devon 1578—Dee , Union Hotel , Parkgate , Cheshire KSao—Oruubourne , Ktxl Liou Hotul , HatUelU , Herts , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1687-8 t . Giles , Royal Oak Hotel , Cheadle ' R . A .. 87—SU- < A Be .-evolence , Masonic Hall , Park Terrace , Sunderland R . A . 107—Philanthropic , Masonic Hall , King's Lynu R . A . Ill—Vig . lance , Masonic Hall , Archer s 3 tr : 0 t , Darlington I R . A . 163— Integrity , Freemasons' Hall , Cooper-swoot , . vlanctiester R . A . 317—Affability , Freemasons' Hall , COOJCC Stroet , ALuichestor I M . M . —Canynges , Freemasons' Hall , Hrtswi I

FRIDAY , 17 th AUGUST . Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . 26—Robert Burns , The North Pole , 115 Oxford-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruc . ) 141-St . Luke , White Hart , King ' s-road , Chelsea , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 507— United filgruua , EJurrey Jiuwumc tUll , Oauiuorwell , at 7 . M . ( Instruct . ) JB 8—William 1 'ieaion , St . Andrew's Tavern , tfeorge St ., Baker St ., at 8 ilu . ) 834—Kaneiagh , Six iJelis , Hammersmith ( instructiou ) 9 J 3—Doric , Dote a Heau , 7 » » M aiteohmiel-ruau , a- 8 . Instruction ) 105 B—Me t ropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Kieet-street , & . O . at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1163—Belgrave , Jermyn-street , S . W ., at 8 . ( Instruction )

law— ttoyul stanuaril , Aiwyne Uft-tle , St . Paul ' s-road , Canonbury , at 8 . ( In . ) 1 ^ 66—Clapton , A nice Hart , Lower Clapton , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1642—E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hill , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 178 U— unique , Uuarasman Army uoflee Tavern , Buckingham Palace-road , 8 . W ., at 7 . 30 . ( lustruution ) 1901-Selwyn , East uulwiou Hotel , East Dulwioh . ( Instruction ) B . A .. 65—Prosperity Chap . er ot" Iinpiovemeut , Hercules I ' av ., Lo . idenhall St . ?/ u * ' ~;^ y '; »« urBau , rortiand Hotel . uuuUuu . sci-oot . tiieeu > viu » ( tiibt . ) M . M . —Old Kent , Crown and Cushion , London Wall , E . C . ( Instruction )

152—Virtue , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester 40 l—Koyal D ' urtwt , Ham to Bouncy luu , Slaidburn 463-ChigweIl , Prince a Had , iiuuWiurst diu , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 4 tfu—sJucnorluad of unity , Uastie Hotel , Newcii . itle-nuder-Lyine 61 tt—fuwnix , Fox Hotel , Stowuuu-kec Ml-De Loraiue , Freemasons' Hall , liraingor-street , Newcastle 662—Holmu Valley , Victoria Hotel , HolmUrvh 9 v » a—Alexandra , Midway Hotel , Levenshutme lo 34-Eoclesni . l , FreeniaaoiiB' Hall , Eccleshill

lOVB—Lord Warden , VVeinngiou Hall , Deal \ qB i ~ H . ! fi ' ^ a ! , 0 " „ t " , . " tUB 0 I'Se street , Leeds i ^ l 7 f ^ t ' 1 ^ MuiS HlllJ 'HY erp 001 ' <*• . Instruction ) 17 / 3—Albert Victor , Town a « U , Pendleton U ^ OTtt \ i . uuge ot lnstrucnou , . uasouic Hail , New-street , Birmingham , at 7 D f 'T . » Jn H ^ uf Improvement . Masonic Hall , Birmingham , at 5 . 30 5 » ' :: i ~ i . ^ ut , h , Freemasons' Hall , Fiuwilliam-street , Huaderstteld 5 ? w *" - £ ariiuess of Bipon , Town Hall . Ripon M . M . « 5— West Lancashire , Masonic Hall , Liverpool

SATURDAY , 18 th AUGUST . 1276—Star , Five Bells , 165 New Cross-road , S . E ., at 7 . ( Instruction ) UW—Earl of Zetland , Hoyal Edward , Triangle , Hackney , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1824—fcccleaton , King ' s Head , Ebury Bridge , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1841—Crichton , Surrey Masonta Hall , Camberwell Bi »« i < Impier . )! imp'oveme'it . Unmi . Air-Ht . reoi . Regent-st ., W .. at 8 Sd . M . 205—BeaconsSetd , Chequers , Marsh Street , Walthamstow M . M . 251—Tenterden , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet Street , 13 . 0 .

149—Peace , Private Rooms , Melthum 308—Prince George , Private Rooms , Bottoms , Eastwood 1328—Lebanon , Liou Hotel . Twickenham R . A . 1328—Lebanon , Lion Hotel , Hampton I

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUFFOLK .

LATINO OF A FOUNDATION STOJTB AT BUftY .

A SPECIAL Provincial Grand Lod ge of tbis Province was aum . monedto bo held at Bury St . Edmunds , for the purpose of laving the corner Btone of the buildings for the enlargement of the school premises attached to St . John ' s Church , on Thursday , the 2 nd instant . The Lodge WHS held in the Schoolroom , Well-street , and in tbe absem-e of the Bight Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Bm

Lord Waveney , was opened in ample form by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . the Kev . Charles J . Martyn , assured by Bro E . J . Griffihs P . P . G . 0 . acting D . P . G . M ., George Thompson P . ti 8 D acting P . G . S . W ., Grimsey P . G .. I . W ., N . Traoy P G . Secretary ' W . Clarke P . G . P . and PG . DC . H . Wrhfht P . P . G . P ., D Gill P . G . S . D ., J . R . Thompson P . P . G S . B ., W . A-mstronsr P . P . G S D

T . F . Lucia P . P . J . W ., W . Mackuey P . G . S . B ., and Charles Emerson P . G . A . D . C . The Presence Book was also signed by the following brethren : —A . Langhtou . P . M . 1599 , W . Chapman W . M . P . G . S ? , George Guiver , Eenry Mantz , Z . Cooper , Horace Lucia , W . G ! ClarkeJ . D .. aud John Hewett Tyler 1592 F . W . Jennings S . W . 1224 ] W . Pead J . W ., R . J . Symonds I . G ., and 0 . 0 . Gooch Ty ^ r 10 ( R and

Fred . 0 . Atkinson 376 . Tbe Provincial G-and Secretary ( Bro . Tracy ) announced tbat letters of apology for ni > n- « tten '' ancH had been received from the Provincial Grand Senior Warden , Provincial Graud Superintendent of Works , the Rev . P . L . Ciutley P . G . C , and Lord Henniker . The Acting Prov . Grand Master stated that be had also received a letter from the Prov . Grmid Master , retcrettin "

his inability to attend , and asking him to kindly perform the ceremony , whioh , with the permission of the Lodge , he would now proceed to do . A procession was then formed in the following order ;—T yler .- ! , with drawn swords ; Visiting Brethren ; Lodges according to their lumbers ; a Cornucopia , with Com and E * ers with Wine and Oil , borne by P . M . ' s ; P . P . G . Officers according to rank ; P . G . Secretary ,

With Book of Constitutions ; P . G . Treasurer , bearing vial cunt lining the coins to be deposited in the stone ; the Column of the P . G . J . W ., with plumb r . ule ; the Column of the P . G S . W ., borne by a P . M . ; the Acting P . G . S . W . with level ; the P . G . Chaplain , with the Sacred Law on a cushion ; the Acting D . P . G . M ., with square ; theP . G . S . B . ; the Wor . the acting P . G . Master . In this order the brethrenheaded

, by the Victoria fife and drum band , marched to the site , where they were received by the Vicar of St . John's ( Rro . the Rev . 0 . H . C . Bake' ) , who presented the acting Prov . Grant' Master with a trowel , and on behalf of the Bnilding Comnrttee asked him to lay the stone . Tbe acting Prov . Gr ^ nd Master delivered ati address , in which he

railed upon the " men and brethren here assembled to behold ibis ceremony" to know that they were "hiwful Masons , true and faithful to the laws of their country , and uuited by solemn obligation to erect himdsome bnihlinas , and to serve God , the Gre it Architect of the Universe . They bad among tbem concealed from the eyes of all men secrets whioh no man had discovered , bnt

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.

whioh secrets were lawful and honourable , and not repugnant to the laws nf God and man . Th « y were entrusted in peace aud honour to tho Masons of ancient time , and having been faithfully transmitted to them , it wv * thei * duty to convey them unimpaired to tho latest posterity . Unless their calling had been good and honourable it tvoold not hnv lasted for so many centuries , nor would thuy have

had so miny illustrious brethren in their Order read y to promote its interests . " The Prov . Grand Chaplaio , the Rev . R . C . M . Rouso , then offered prayer , after which the vessel containing tho coins , and records were 'deposited in the receptacle provided for it , and the stone was set . As tho stone was being lowered n . hymn WHB sung by the St . John ' s ohoir . The aoting

Prov . Grand Master proved the stone with the plumb , rule , level and sqnave , and having deolared it well and trulv laid , scattered corn and poired wiue and oil over it . The Prov . Grand Chap , lain then offered praver . and the brethren re-formed procession and marched to the ohnrcb , beaded by the ohoir , singing the processional hymn , "The Church ' s one foundation . " A special form of servico

was n « ed . The lesson , taken from Prov . ii ., 1-10 , was read by the Rev . E . J . Griffiths . Tho sermon was preached by the Prov . Grand Chaplain , the R « v . R . C . M . Ronsn , from the words , " Train up a child in the way he shonld go , and when he is old he will not depart from it . " ( Prov . xxii . 6 ) . In the conrse of an eloquent and earnest address the Prov . Grand Chaplain said they had that d > iy been

engaarod in laying the foundation-stone of a building which he hoped would be a source of great benefit to many generations . They could not have had a more suitable occasion for laying the stone with Masonio rites , becinso they , as Masons , were successors to those who , from time immemorial , had be « n associated with the erection of buildings intended for the benefit of mankind , the advancement of

the world , and the honour and glo > -y of the most High . Therefore , that they miVht not be unworthy successors , it behoved them heartily to resno d to snch a call as this , and invoke the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe upon this work of benevolence . The high value they , as Masons , set on education , was evinced in a most practical way by the noble Masonic Schools they supported , at an

» nnnal cost of more than £ 25 , 000 , and he asked them on that occasion to give further proof of it by contributing with true Masonio liberality to St . John ' s Infant School . At the conclusion of the service the brethren returned in profession to the Lodgo . rnom , where the aoting Prov . Grand Senior Warden proposed a vote of thanks to the Prov . Grand Chaplain for his

admirable discourse . The aoting Grand Master heartily seconded the proposition , which was carried and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The Prov . Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . R . C . M . Rouse , in response , expressed the earnest hope that tbe work they had inaugurated that d- * y might prove a great blessing and a means of usefulness for vears to come . The Lodare was then closed in ancient

form . A luncheon , to whioh ladies and non-Mas > ns were invited , was subsequently held at the Angel Bote ' , the D . P . Q 11 . presiding , supported on the right b' Bro . the Rev . E . J . Griffi hs P . P . G . O ., and ou the left by Mr . Co kerell , Reorder of Sudbury . Most of the brethren , whose names aro recorded above , attended , and , in addition , there wore also present—^ ro . Major-General C -oil Ives , Bro . W . P .

Eversley ( South Eastern Circuit ) , Bro . W . A . Bowler P . M . 51 , Mr . Chirlea Oliver , Churchwarden at St . John's , Mr . Jos . Robinson , bunder and architect , <& c . The D . P . G . M proposed the Queen and FI . R rT . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of England , and the Pro Grand Master ( Lord Carnarvon ) , the Depnty Grand Master ( Lord Lifhnm ) , and the Grand Officers Past and Present . He briefly

alluded to the work of the Revision of the Book of Constitutions ; and said , admirable as those Constitutions were , yet , like everything else , imprnvernents in some thinas were neoessarv . He conpled with tho toast , the name of Bro . Clarke a Pat Grand Officer . Bro . Clarke P . G . P . briefly responded . The Deputy Prov . Grand Master then proposed the health of the Ri ' shfc Worshipful Prov . Grand Master ,

L'ir 1 Waveney , whose absence they all deplored . Bro . B . P . Grimsey P . G . J . W . proposed the health of the D . P . G . M . Bro . the Rev . C . J Martin , which he was sure they would as heartily receive as the toast which bad preceded it . However much , in every possible way , they tniirhb respect , esteem , and regard their Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , he was sure that not in a single instance

were they lax-king in esteem and respect for their D . P . G . M . Tho Depnty Provinciil Grand Master , in responding , said he was exceedingly obliged for the kind way in whioh his name had been received , and if anything were wanting to stir him np to greater zeal in the cause of Freemasonry , it would be the kind reception which be invariably met in the Province of Suffolk . It was now his duty to

propose what he mi -ht fairly call the toast of the day , Success and Prosperity in every sense to St . John's schools , tbe foundation stone of che enlargement , of which they had been laying that morning . He quite endorsed the observations of the Provincial Gruiid Chaplain that unless a child had a thorongh religious education his learning would do more harm than good—he . wis sent into the world a clever

man . but not a man whose influence was for good throughout the world . If they only educated the head they could not expect good results to follow . Bro . the Rev . C . H . C . Baker responded , and thanked tbe Provincial Grand Lodge for having honoured nim with its presence . The D . P . G . M . proposed the health of the Visitors , coupled with the name of Mr . Cockerell , whom he regretted to say

was not a Mason , but was living in a state of darkness , and they would be only too g ' ad if the scales should fall from his eyes , and thnt he should behold the light of Masonry , for then he would know what a good and practical thing it was . IF he would consent to be imVated he would undertake to bring some excessively hot pokers and » ive him such a specimen of Masonry as he never dreamt of .

Mr . C"ekerell , in response , 1 banked the brethren for the cordial recptioti given to the tonst of the Visitors , and , passing on to speak of the importance of religions training , said education without religion was simply educating people in crime . The D . P . G . M . next proposed the Ladies , on whose behalf Bro . Jennings replied . This concluded the toast list . —East Anglian Daily Timti ,