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and the Peace and Harmony Lodge , No . 199 , both of which count over 170 , while the Brownrigg Lodge of Unity runs them closely with 169 . There is also a record of the number of votes for the Masonic Charities held by the various Lodges , etc ., which , independent of votes held by individual members , reach a grand total

of 6 , 174 . Thus it will be seen that the Order , under the wise and beneficent ruling of Earl Amherst , the revered and respected Master , is in a flourishing condition in the Province of Kent . We congratulate Bro . Kitchens upon the completeness of the Manual , which gives all necessary information .

Messrs . G . P . Putnam ' s Sons announce some important historical books , amongst which we notice Part III of Dr . Blok ' s " History of the People of the Netherlands , " and " The Papacy in the Nineteenth Century , " by Frederick Nippold . Messrs . Methuen are to publish " The History of Egypt in the Middle Ages , " by Prof . Stanley Lane-Poole . The volume will treat largely of the Mamelukes and Arabs .

A new and abridged edition of " The Life of Edward White Benson , " by his son , A . C . Benson , at 8 s 6 d net has just been issued by the publishers of the original and larger biography— -Messrs . Macmillan and Co . Mr . B . T . Batsford is to publish , in the spring , a second issue of " Modern Opera Houses and Theatres , " by Edwin O . Sacks . The work is in three grand folio volumes , with 2 . 20 plates and 1 , 000

illustrations . Messrs . Macmillan will be the publishers of " Two Lectures on the Gospels , " by Mr . F . Crawford Burkitt , a renowned Biblical scholar . The work will summarise the criticism of the nineteenth century .

A memoir of the late Sir E . Burne-Jones , with drawings by the great artist hitherto unpublished , is in course of composition by Lady Burne-Jones . We have not yet heard who will be the publisher . Mr . Arrowsmith , of Bristol , announces for immediate publication Mr . H . W . Lucy ' s "Diary of the Unionist Parliament . " It will contain nearly fiftv illustrations by Mr . E . T . Reed , by special permission of the proprietors of " Punch . " A large demand may be expected .

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On the occasion of a recent meeting of the Porchester Lodge of Mark Masters , held in the Temperance Hall , Newbury , on the 17 th ult , the following resolution , proposed by Past Master S . Kni g ht , and seconded by the W-M ., was carried : —" The Omcers and Brethren of the Porchester

Lodge of Mark Masters , No . 27 , Newbury , desire to place on record their high appreciation of the services rendered to the Queen and Empire by . their highly-esteemed Right

Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Bro . Lord Valefttia , M . P ., and beg respectfully to offer him their very hearty congratulations on his safe return to England . " The Secretary undertook to forward a copy of the resolution to his lordship .

The progress of English Masonry during the nineteenth century is shown by the Freemasons' Calendar and Pocketbook for the year 1901 , just issued . The figures are remarkable , especially during the last quarter of a century , as showing how greatly the Grand Lodge of England has prospered

under the Prince of Wales as Grand Master . In 1800 there were 763 Lodges on the English roll—but many pf these unquestionably existed on paper only , and Bro . Hughan believes the active Lodges could not then have numbered more than 600 . In 1825 there were only 736 ; in 1850 ,

770 ; in 1875 , 1 , 420 ; and m 1900 , 2 , 371 . The Marquess of Ripon resigned the Grand Mastership in 1874 , so that the fourth quarter covers the whole of the period during which the Prince has held the Office . The reduction of numbers during the first quarter was due to the union of the two rival Grand

Lodges , and the arrangement of the Roll under which many dormant Lodges were struck off . " Low water mark " was reached in 1832-3 with 591 Lodges only on the roll . There are now , as shown above , 2 , 371 active Lodges on the Register , of which 498 are Metropolitan , 1 , 371 Provincial , and 502

Colonial and Foreign Lodges . The Prince of Wales became Grand Master of England on 2 nd September 1874 . The first Warrant granted after that event was No . 1515 , and the

last warrant in Grand Lodge Calendar for 1901 is numbered 2834 ( the " Devonian" ) , so that over 1 , 300 Lodges must have been chartered during the interval , or an average of fully fifty per annum . —" Hampshire Independent " .

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