Devon And Cornwall.

DEVON AND CORNWALL .

THE Western Morning News invariably gives prominence in its columns to any important Masonic meeting that takes place in the district it so capably represents . We often , with advantage , cull from it interesting items of news . No apology is therefore needed for our insertion of the

following summary : — The Craffc in Devon and Cornwall has nofc made any very brilliant strides during 1888 , bnt has done much good work , which will be to ita credit aa the years roll onward . The new Masonic HiU at Plymouth , the first stone of which was laid with due ceremony by Lord Ebrin » ton , M . P ., as Provincial Grand Master , on 28 fch December

1887 , waa complied a few months since ; Harmony Lodge , No . 156 , having been the first to use it , on 1 st October 1888 . It will generally be used b y the Lodges and otbnr Masonio bodies , the building also being fitted up as a clnb . The company bids fair to be very successfa ! , financially and Mnsonicnlly . The large hall was dedicated to

the pnrposes of the Craft on the 2 nd January 1889 , by the Provincial Grand Master , a Provincial Graud Lodge meeting being convened for that object , and likewise to confirm an alteratim in one of the bye-laws . The banquet was served in the new buildings on that occasion , tho arrangements of tbe clnb portion , at Princess-sqnnre ,

being such as to provide for all festive occasions , as well as the ordinary assemblies . Tho mnsio for the odes at the dedication was specially composed by Bro . W . S . Hearder Provincial Grand Organist , the appropriate " dedication ode" being composed and written by Bro . F . J . W . Crowe , Organist of No . 2189 , Ashburton .

Tho Provincial Grand Lodge for Devon was held at Ilfracombe on the 13 th June , and went off most satisfactorily , all the reports being of a favourable character , and the arrangements for the central Masonio Charities being such as to lead all to look forward ( now thafc all tr e debts are paid ) to many candidates being elected aa eligible

opportunities offer . The Provincial Grand Lodge for Cornwall was held at Camborne , on the 23 rd August , and was one of the most successful ever held in the county . The reception tendered to the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and the members of the Province was most enthusiastic , nnd FO

lavish in character were all the arrangements that fche meeting will long be remembered most gratefully by the large number who attended . Many of the halls in the Three Towns have been considerably beautified by lhe presentations of pictures by Bro . fche Rev . T . VV .

Lemon , M . A . The hall for the use of the two Lodges in Torquay has also been decorated and mnoh improved . The new Masonic Hall at Ilfracombe has been occupied from July last , and is an ornament to the town . The annual assembly of the Mark Provincial Grand Lodge for

Devon was held at Rose Ash , Southmolton , the selection being due to the decision of Bro . 0 . Spence Bate , F . R . S ., to liy the cornerstone of Rose Ash Chnrch , on its being restored . This was the first ceremony of the kind in England . The committee appointed to provide a suitable memorial to the memory of the late Colonel J .

Tanner-Davy , Provincial Grand Mark Master , had decided in favour of a mural tablet being erected in this church , and but for the delay in the restoration the loving tribute would ere then have been put in position . No . 383 , Sfc . George ' s Lodge , Stonehouse , and No . 372 , De la Pole

Lodge , Seaton , have been consecrated by the Deputy Provincial Grand Mark Master , and also the Jordan Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners , No . 319 , at Torquay . Mark Masonry is very popular iu both counties , and tha membership is still on the increase . On the whole , Royal Arch Masonry has

also beeu well sustained , bat as respects the " higher degrees" they remain as before , with but few adherents . In the Charities there has been no lack of interest exhibited , bnfc nothing like the material support requisite for the great amount being received from such sources . Locall y , the educational insfcifcnfcions in

Devon and Cornwall are liberally patrcnised , and as all the moneys thus contributed are spent in the neighbourhood , this system of aid is becoming increasingly popular . The Cornwall Masonio Association in aid of the central Charities is still pursuing ita most useful work , and has been tho means of raising large sums on behalf of the Institutions .

The great evert of the year , Masonically , for Devon , was the fact that the esteemed Provincial Grand Master ( Lord Ebrington , M . P . ) presided at tho Roys' Festival , the Province subscribing over £ 800 in honour of the occasion . Tbe anniversary , however , waa the lowest in amount of fcho three , owing to the 100 th Festival of tho

Girls , which produced over £ 50 , 000 , aud the Benevolent was first in the field for 1888 , with over £ 15 , 000 . Tho Board of Benevolence of the Grand Lodge during the year has distributed upwards of £ 10 , 000 in grants to needy brethren and widows , so that with Provincial Charities the total sum devoted to benevolence iu England for 1888 Will far exceed £ 100 , 000 .

The aunual ball , under tho auspices of tho Perseverance Lodge , No . 37 ( Marypott ) , was held at the Masonio Hnll , on Friday , 28 ih n ! f . The hall was prettily decorated for the occasion , and there were about ICO guests . Mr . II .

Thompsons band supplied the music , messrs * . Stoddait and J . Reed officiated as M . C . ' s , aud Mr . ? . Kendall supplied the refreshments .

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trUHERA-LS properly carried out and personally attended , in London and Country , by Bro O . i .. HUT TON , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .

Diary For The Week.

DIARY FOR THE WEEK .

We shall be obliged if the Secretaries of the various Lodges throughout the Kingdom will favour us with a list of their Days of Meetings , & c „ as we have decided to insert only those that are verified by the Officers of the several Lodges .

— : o : — SATURDAY , 12 th JANUARY . 176—Caveac , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street * 179— Manchester , Yorkshire Groy , London St , Tottenham Court R I ., : it 3 . ( I >) lus—Porey . Jolly Farmers ' , Southsrate Road , N * .. 8 . ( Instruction ) 1275—Star , Dover Castle , Deptford Causeway , S . E ., at 7 , ( I-utrnitb-i ) 1288—Finsbury Park , Cock Tavern , Highbury , at 8 . ( Instrnction ) 1328—Granite , Freemasons'Hall , W . C . 1361— Karl of Zetland , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney , at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1-126—The Great City , Cannon Street Hotel

1621—Eecles'on . Crown and Anchor , 79 Ebury Street , 3 . W ., at 7 . ( Inst ) 1686—Paxton , Surrey Ma-onio Hall , Camber . veil 1743—Perseverance , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet Siveot 1839—Dnke of Cornwall , Freemasons' Hill . W . C . 2029—King Solomon , 8 a Red Lion Square , W . C . 2012—Chiswick , Windsor Castle Hotol , Kin ? Street , Hamm ^ rsnith , ; iA 7 . 30 . ( In ) Sinai Chapter of Improvement , Union . Air Ssroeb . Rojenb Stroat . \ V „ at -i M . M . 211 -Hammersmith , "Windsor Castle Hotel , King Street , W . H unmeiMmith

30 *—Prince Georere , Private Rooms , Bottoms , Eastwood 2069—Prudence , Masonic HaU , Leeds 2095—Caterham , Drill Hall , Caterham , Surrey R . A . 1293—Burdett , Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court R . C . 43—Eureka , Masonio Rooms , Pavilion , Brighton

MONDAY , 14 th JANUARY . 5—St . George ' s and Corner Stone , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 22—Loughborough , Gauden Hotel , Clapham , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 29—St . Albans , Albion , Aldersgate-street 45—Strong Man , Bell and Bush , Ropemaker St ., Finsbury , B . C ., at 7 ( In ) 58—Felicity , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street 59—Royal Naval , Freemnsons' Hall , W . C . 90—St . " John , Albion , Aldersgate-street , E . O . 171—Sincerity , Railway Tavern , Railway Place , Fenchurch Street at 7 . ( In )

180—St . James ' s Union , Union Tavern , Air-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 193—Confidence , Anderton's Fleet-street , B . C . 548—Wellington , White Swan , High-street , Deptford , at 8 ( Instruction ) 933—Doric , Duke's Head , 79 Whitechapel Road , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 075—Rose of Denmark , Gauden Hotel , Clapham Road Station , at 7 ' 30 . ( Inst . ) 1227—Upton , Three Nuns , Aldgate , B ., at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1237—Enfield , Market-place , Enfield

1366—Highgate , Gatehouse Hotel , Highgate 1125—Hyde Park , Porchester Hotel , Leinster Place , Cleveland Gardens , at 8 . ( In ) 1415—Prince Leopold , Printing Works , 202 Whitechapel Road , 13 ., at 7 Inst . ) 1489—Marquess of Ripon , Queen's Hotel , Victoria Park , at 7 . 30 i In ) 1507—Metropolitan , The Moorgate , Finsbury Pavement , B . C ., at 7 . 30 ( Inst . ) 1571—Leopold , Bridge House Hotel , London Bridge . 1585—Royal Commemoration , Railway Hotel , High Street , Putney , ab 8 . ( In ) 1608—Kilburn , 46 South Molton Street , Oxford Str-iet , W ., an a . ( tnst . ) 1823—West Smithfield , New Market Hotel , King Street , Smithfiold , at 7 ( In . )

1693—Kingsland , Cock Tavern , Highbury , N ., at 8 . 30 ( Instruction ) 1707—Eleanor , Seven Sisters Hotel , Pa / e Green , Tottenham . 8 . ( " . us-. ) 1805—Bromley St . Leonard , Vestry HaU , Bow-road , Bro . ntev lb 91—St . Ambrose , Baron ' s Court Hotel , West Kensington . ( Instruction ) 1001—Selwyn , "Bait Dulwich Hotel . East Dulwich . ( Instruction ) 2012—Chiswick , Star and Garter Hotel , Kew Bridge 2021—Queen's ( Westminste ) and Mtrylebone , Criterion , W ., at 8 . ( Inst . ) R . A . 1537—St . Peter Westminster , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . M . M . 104—Macdonald , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham Street , E . C .

40—Derwent , Castle Hotel , Hastings 61—Probity , Freemason ' s Hall , St . John ' s-nlace , Halifax 76—Love and Honour , Royal Hotel , . Falmouth 83—Scientific , Red Lion , Petty Cury , Ca abi-i l ^ e 104—St . John , Ashton House . Greek-street , Stockport 151—Albany , Masonic Hall , Newport , I . VV . 240—St . Hilda , Freemasons' Hall , Fowler-streetSouth Shie

, 248—True Love and Unity , Freemason- * ' Hall , Brixbam , Devon , at 7 . ( Inst ) 262—Salopian , the Lion Hotel , Shrewsbury 261—Nelson of the Nile , Freemasons' Hall , Batley 202—Sincerity , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 296—Royal Brunswick , Freemasons' Hall . Sun-oy-streo ' .^ hjrtleld 297—Witham , New Masonic Hall , Lincoln

302—Hope , New Masonic Hall , Darley-street , BruLV 1 i 07—Prince Frederick , White Horse Hotel , Hebdon Bi-ulje S 82—Royal Union , Chequers Hotel , Uxbridge . ( Instruction ) 408—Three Graces , Private Rooms , Uaworth 411—Commercial , Flying Horse Hotel , Nottingham 433— Hope , Swan Hotel , Brightiiugsea 467—Tudor , Keel Lion Hotel , Oldham

481—St . Peter , Masonic Hall , Maple-street , Newcastle 502—Rectitude , Town Hall , Rugby 687—Howe , Masonic Hall , New-street , Birmingham 599—Druids of Love and Liberality , Masonic Hall . Redruth 613—Unity , Masonic Hall , Southport

K 05—Montague , Royal Lion , Lyme Regis 721—Independence , Masonic Chambers , Eastgate-vo -. v •north , Chester 724—Derby , Masonic Hall , Liverpool at 8 . ( instruction ; 797—liuuioy , Hanley Hall , Dartmouth 393—Meridian , National School Room , Millbrook , Cornwall

919—Williamson , St . Stephen Sclioo ' , Monk-. vo . ir . nmth , Durha-u 1021—Hartington , Masouic Hall , ( Juscj . a Unuo ii lilding-t , ti ireoiY-in- ' e ' ainass lOtJO— United Brothers , Castlo Hotol , Soutusoa 1112—Shirley , Masonic Hall , Shirley , Hants 117-1— I ' eniungiu , Sun Hotel , Chatham

1221—Defence , Masonic HaU , Carlton-hill , Leeds 1253—Tiavellcrs , Queen ' s Hotel , Manchester laou— -t ' eriuor lieskuth , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 1136—Sanugate , Masonic Hall , Sandgate 1449—Royal Military , Masouic Hall , Canterbury

1-17-1—Israel , Masonic Hall , Severn-street , Diruiiughatu 1512—Legiolium , Masonic Hall , Cai-itou-ssi-. ) - !** -, Cijileford 1575—Ciive , Corbet Arms , Market Drayton 15 SJ 2—Abbey , Suffolk Hotel , Bury St . Edmunds 1611—Eboracum , MasonicHall , St . Savburgale , York 1 ) 18—tiauuysiue , Zetland Uotel , tSaltourn-bj ' -dea

lsjttfi—Fidelity and Sincerity , Well . ngcja , Sjmj .-sjo Id ;/—i . iackvva . ur , Blue iio . ii - Houul , A u . 0 . 1 . R . A . IJ . 8—Klias Ashmole , Ohaytvjr Rooms , Wamugtou R . A . 151—Umu amity , Masonic Hall , Zutlaud-sti-eat , Wakefield ll . A . 306—Alfred , Masonic Half , Kelsall-street , Leeds il . A . 370 — Tynte , Masonic ilnl ., Old « Jroa . u-d om-eet , Hath R . A . 4 U 5—Wakefield , Masonic Hail , Zetland-street , Wakofiekl

d . A . 827—St . Julia , Mason-. u ¦ J . ' IMI- . IO , tlaiu ' . i .-c Road , Dewsbury R . A . 125 S—KeiuiaiM , Masonic Hull , uoorgy c 5 s > oet , i'ontypool •i .. * ii . 'J—i- ' uitL'S-iio , . ua .- 'jiui ; llau , sJoU ' -U Muii . o : i , Dj' / on rt . U , —Walton , SSkuom vs'Aaio Masonic liall , Ivu-. i U-o , Llvci *; io * " ) l R . C . VI—Red Cross , Aihenamui , Lancaster