Royal Arch.

Arthur E . Tavlor P . M . 1201 1851 P , Z . 1201 M . E . Z ., William Howard Paddle P . M . " l 851 H ., Georce William Saul P . M . 1201 J . The Companions who had not yet attained the Principals' chairs wore then re-admitted , and the remaining Officers were invested : —Oomns . E . A . Baber Prov . Grand Sword Bearer S . E . and Treasnrer , G . N . Pochin S . N ., H . H . Room P . S ., T . Bowler Janitor . After the customary recognition of the services of the consecrating Officer and

his assistants had been tendered , accepted , and acknowledged , the business before Provincial Grand Chapter was proceeded with . The roll of Chapters in the Province was called , and each proved to bo well represented . The report of the Finance and Andit Committee was received and adopted , arid then came the election of Treasurer , this resulting in the re-appointment of the ever-popular Companion Price , who , however , was unavoidably absent . The Officers were then invested , as follow : —

Comp . Rev . C . W . Arnold , M . A ., P . Z . Prov . G . H . H . J . P . Dumas P . Z . 410 ... Prov . G ., J . Charles Greenwood P . Z . 410 Prov . G . Scribe E . Leigh-Bennett H . 370 ... Prov . G . Scribe N . F . Buckland P . Z . 889 ... Prov . G . Pr . Sojourner

Rev . W . W . Martin Z . 370 ... Prov . G . 1 st . A . Sojourner D . Thompson Z . 1556 ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . Sojourner E . A . Baber P . Z . 452 ... Prov . G . Sword Bearer W . W . Paddle H . 1851 ... Prov . G . Standard Bearer J . H . Askham Z . 1564 ... Prov . G . Dir . of Ceremonies

In addressing the Companions the Grand Superintendent expressed his intense gratification at the progress Freemasonry was making in the county of Surrey . The whole of the twenty-seven Lodges were working in a satisfactory way , and the new Chapter inaugurated that day made np the total in the Province to nine . General Brownrigg acknowledged and fnlly recognised the zeal displayed by his assiduous

Deputy , the Rev . C . W . Arnold , who spared no time or pains in carrying out the work of the Province . The services of Companion Greenwood were also gracefully alluded to by the Grand Superintendent , who next stated that it was with extreme reluctance he had to announce that in consequence of a long-standing engagement he should be compelled to leave , much as he could have desired to join

them at the banquet table . The general business was then proceeded with , completed , and Provincial Grand Chapter closed . A capital dinner was supplied by the Bros . Bond , the proprietors of this oldestablished hostelry , and ample justice done to the good things provided . Companion Arnold presided , and the onstomary toasts received full attention .

Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.

GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS .

WE supplement onr last week ' s Report of tbis interesting event with trie following particulars of what occurred after the banquet , which , by the way , was capitally served by Messrs . Spiers and Pond ( Limited ) , tbe present lessees of tbe Freemasons' Tavern : —

The toast list of the evening was commenced by the proposal , by the noble chairman , of The Queen , coupled with Mark Masonry . Brethren of the Mark degree were particularly noted for their loyalty , even nmone Freemasons . Bro . Else followed , proposing the health of the "Most Worshipful Grand Mark Master Mason . The Mark Degree

had been singularly fortnnate , inasmuch as it had secured for itself the services of brethren as Grand Masters who were not only of high rank in the country , but who had been most energetic in advancing tbe interests of the Degree . Tbe present Grand Master had ably followed in the footsteps of those who had preceded him , and he

( Bro . Else ) had great pleasure in calling upon the assembled company to do honour to the toast . The Most Worshipful Grand Mark Master thanked the W . Brother on his right for the kind way in •which he had proposed the toast of his health , and tho brethren for their reception of it . The honour which had been paid him that

night was not exceptional , but was repeated wherever he went . It fully repaid him for any little time he might devote to Mark Masonry , but at the same time he felt he was only doing what every one shonld do who undertook office—perform his duty . He felt that in acting np to that precept , he had gained popularity amon <*

the brethren of the Mark Degree . It had been his custom , on each succeeding Grand Festival , to give a short resume of the previous year's work . He considered he might describe Mark Masonry as being in a flourishing condition at the present time , and he made this remark after having looked into the matter very carefully . He

bad visited many parts of the country during his past year of office . From his experience , and from what he had heard , he was convinced that the proper spirit of emulation was to be found among Mark Masons , and so long as that spirit was associated with the Degree , it must go on successfully . The number of new Lodges warranted

during the past year was nineteen , as compared with twenty-two the previous one ; tbis number was not quite so large as usual , but was yet very satisfactory . Others were coming forward , and generally there was an appearance of increasing strength . Large numbers of brethren were continnally being advanced , indeed , the

number of new members during the past two years had been larger than had ever been known in the annals of Mark Masonry , the twtal being upwards of 3000—an average of 1500 a-year . The most that had been received before in a , single year did not exceed some 1100 or 1200 . As he bad

already mentioned , he had paid visits to many of theconnties dming the past year , and had assisted at the formation of three new Mark Provinces , of which there bad been six established during the yoar . One that he had personally attended was the East Anglian . Being at heart an East Anglian , he naturally desired that Mark Masonry

Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.

should flonrish there dnring the torm of his presidency . There wore now two Mark Lndees in tho district , both of which were in a flourishincr condition . He had recently brought himself under his own jurisdiction by accepting office as a Provincial Grand Master . He had done it with the hope of advancing tho interests of Mark Masonry , and with the assistance of his able friond Bro . Martyn , he hoped

tho rnling of the Province of East Angb' a would be properly carried on . When the time came for electing another Grand Master , he would find no more loyal subject than the Provincial Master for East Anglia . Lord Hennikpr then proceeded to refer to the way in whioh the Grand Officers had been received in the various parts of the country they had officially visited , especially mentioning the reception they

had met with at Birmingham , at Nottingham , and in East Anglia . He considered it right when brethren acted as those of the districts referred to had done that some notice should be taken of them . Tho cordialitv ho had mot with had given him encouragement to endea . vour to further advance the interests of Mark Masonry . He assured the brethren he should strive his utmost to do his duty daring

the remainder of his term of office , and hoped that when the timo came for him to srive up his position of Grand Master , he might do so with regret . He hoped he might hand over the Order in as flourishing a condition to his snocessor as that he received it in from the brother who had preceded him , and that it would continue to advance in numbers and usefulness . One word more , he trusted the brethren

would allow him , when he should have attained the rank of Past Grand Master , to take an active part in the management of the affairs of Grand Lodge . He next proposed the toast of the Past Grand Mark Master Masons , referring more particularly to Bros . Beaoh and Portal . He was pretty well acquainted with all the Past Grand Masters , and frequently talked

with them about the Mark Degree . He believed they all did their best for the advancement of the Order , and hoped they might be present at its meetings from time to time j as they got older , however , it was difficult to secure their presence . It had been their fortune dnring his year of office to receive one member of the Royal Family as Past Grand Master , and he hoped , as he had already told

them in Lodge , they would soon see another member of the Royal Family similarly invested . Ho rearetted there was no Past Grand Master present to reply ( Bro . Portal ' s health compelled him to leave early , and Bro . Beach was also unable to stay ) , but their not being then represented would not prevent the toast being honoured . The toast of the Deputy Grand Master and the Grand Officers Present

and Past was next given . Lord Henniker regretted the absenoe of his Depnty , as he always felt stronger when Lord Kintore was at his side . He thanked the P . G . Officers for their support , and hoped the present ones would have more work than their predecessors . He had invariably found the Grand Officers at his side wherever he had been . He specially thanked Bros . Binckes , Dewar and Davison ,

but must mention that all the Grand Officers had ablyeapported bim . He could not thank the present Officers—or at least the new onesfor what they had already done , bnt would tell them they were expected to work hard for the benefit of the Order . Col . Bignold returned thanks . With the Grand Master , he regretted the absence of Lord Kintore , because of the loss of the admirable speeoh he

wonld have been sure to have given them . He felt proud that the duty of replying to the toast had fallen to him . He loved Masonryh-d always loved it , and did not love it less since he had joined the Mark Degree . The Grand Master had alluded to the Province of East Anglia ; he considered the brethren thereof had acted . wisely in selecting the Grand Master to rule over them . He felt

that the true spirit of Freemasonry was not dead , but that the keystone of the Arch was still alive . Brother Randall , Past Grand Chaplain , proposed Snccess to the Mark Benevolent Fund . There was no single degree in Freemasonry into which benevolence did not enter , not a Lodge in which the principle was not received , not a brother who did not admit it as a duty . In some degrees it was

inculcated upon each from the time he was admitted to diffuse the snblitr > 3 principles of universal benevolence and to distribute alms to the poor , to clothe the naked , bind up the wounds of the afflioted . There was no institution in the kingdom , according to numbers , not even the Church of which he was a minister , nor any association existing , according to its numbers , that did so much in the way of

benevolence as the Masonic Brotherhood . After some further remarks , he formally proposed the toast , coupling with it " the name of the man who had done more perhaps than any other to promote the success of Mark Masonry , and who , he was sure , had done more than any man to promote the snccess of the Mark Benevolent Fond "—Bro . Binckes . Bro . Binckes was afraid that the extreme approval his

excellent friend Bro . Randall had bestowed upon him had deprived him of the power of replying to the toast . While he believed Brother Randall perfectly sincere in every word he had said , he was sure that every one present would believe him equally sincere when he said that it was eoongh for him to have achieved that great success which had been alluded to ; he desired the glory to be shared by

those with whom he had been associated in the Charities of Mark Masonry . It had been bis duty for a number of years to interest brethren in the cause of charity , and to devote the best of those poor powers with which he had been gifted to that charity , which he believed to be the greatest ornament of the Order , and he thought he might say that he had not got an altogether unsucessful answer . He

believed that next year would bring his silver wedding with regard to Mark Masonry . From what a very small origin had great results been achieved . There were very few brethren who knew the difficulties Mark Masonry had had to contend with . The announcement made by the Grand Master that evening was , he thought , the crowning honour that could be conferred upon the Degree . He

said this for tho purpose of adding the remark , that he did not think any one better than himself could tell how much they owed to the Grand Master for the snccess of Mark Masonry . The Most Worshipful Grand Master would allow him to say that it was entirely attributable to his good offices that this honour had been brought to them . It gave them additional reasons , for saying thai