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LANCASHIRE ( E . DIVISION ) . 37 Mills Johnson . 10 10 0 44 Bennett Capt . H . A . 15 0 0 44 Bennett A . B . . 15 15 0 992 Meakin J . . T . - . 10 10 0 1723 Ferguson G . - . 10 10 0

LANCASHIRE ( W . DIVISION ) . 724 Ballard J . W .- - 21 0 0 730 Kerr J . Malcolm . 1380 Tobias Henry A . - 23 12 6 1588 Royle-Higginson T . 1730 Barber Georgo - 2 2 0

LEICESTER AND RUTLAND . Province Crofts Wra . Carrick ( vide 1739 , Derby ) 63 0 0 Toller Georgo jun . . 10 10 0 LINCOLNSHIRE . 1600 Johnson T . C . . 73 10 0

MIDDLESEX . 708 GibbsG . H . - 778 Huggins Frederick 16 16 0 1194 Hedges F . R . W . - 10 10 0 3237 Clements H . V . . 21 0 0 1293 Gordon H . M . . 29 8 o 1309 Noton Thomas . 12 12 0 1310 Tarrver J . W . . 25 0 0

1326 Adams T . W . ( vide 1623 London ) - 10 10 0 1423 Baldwin J . W . . 660 1503 Riobnell T . E . . 40 0 0 1567 FennellR . T . - 84 0 0 1777 Dubois H . A . ( House Committee ) - 32 11 0 1777 Lovegrove Henry - 14 13 0 1777 Marshall H . B . -105 0 0

MONMOUTHSHIRE . Province Pickford W . - - 57 15 0 . 1429 Watkins William - 47 5 0 NORFOLK .

85 Drury Dr . D . T . Hill 68 5 0 100 Harvey J . J . - - 16 16 0 913 Orams Edward - 23 1 0 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . Provinoo Berridge Robert - 147 0 0 402 Isaac Sanl - . 10 10 0 1493 Brentnall H . M . . 21 0 0

N . WALES AND SHROPSHIRE . Province Spaull W . H . - 84 0 0 1120 Lister J . C . W . - 22 10 6 1143 SissonE . J . - - 10 10 0 1674 FonlkesW . H . - 25 0 0 1819 Piatt J . E . - - 22 1 0

OXFORDSHIRE . 310 Bros . Dormor and Spiers - - 50 0 0 357 Reginald Bird F . P . Morrell Rev . H . Deano Eev . Pickard W . Parratt T . E . Witbington Inoluding £ 52 10 s from H . E . H . tho

Chairman 150 3 0 478 Hedges Fontham - 78 15 0 599 Potts John - - 13 13 0 1763 Birch Henry . 17 1 0 SOMERSETSHIRE . L 3 JT B 3 ] PaynoE . Turner -24110 0

SOUTH WALES , E . D . Prov . & 960 DavieaW . H . - 100 0 0 STAFFORDSHIRE . Province Tudor Major G . S . - 323 18 6 Prov . & 539 Bayliss Wm . . 212 12 6 482 Pepper J . F .

SUFFOLKProvince Clarke Wm . . - " ) - Ditto & 114 BobyWm . . -j ' ° SURREY . j 416 Makovski Dr . S . - 24 3 0 SUSSEX . 1842 Trollope Dr . T . - 130 4 0 j

WARWICKSHIRE . 502 Brooks J . - - 54 12 0 587 Eowe C . F . - - 22 1 0 j 739 Board George - 10 10 0 j 1431 Boston Joseph - 26 5 0 i 1431 Jones Frederick - 15 15 0 I WILTSHIRE . Province The Right Hon . Lord Methuen - . 128 2 0

WORCESTERSHIRE . Province Bristow W . jun . - 364 7 0 YORKSHIRE X . AND E . 313 Marwood W . K . - 1111 0 1611 Cumberland J . S . - 5 S 16 0

YORKSHIRE WEST . 139 lirittain W . H . j Short W . j Allen W . D . j Roper W . G . 154 Cadman J . H . 20 S Heron Arthur 208 & 3 S 0 Wordsworth Capt . J . ( vide 60 , London ) 264 Blackburn Georgo 2 S 9 Beck W . J .

Greaves Wm . Kay J . D . 296 Arnison Robt . Cubley G . A . Ridal John 302 Armitago J . E . Rhodes M . S .

Smith Henry 304 Mason Charles Letoh 387 Sharp Frederick 750 Kelly Rawson 810 Robinson Capt . Geo . 827 Macholl Wm . 910 Slack Samuel Tew T . W . 1001 Smithson W . F .

Frnh Paul E . 1001 Richardson J . jun . Ackwill Robert Stephenson Joseph | Downes Henry | Sngden Samuel ; Horsley Thomas Thorpe Henry

! Bernhardt Otto K . Powell James Burnnrd J . B . 1019 Wordsworth J . 1034 Speight Robert 1102 Barker Jntm 1211 Crowo G . F . 1211 Fnrness J . W . W ^ nrl

Arliiiii-Suggett Mark Bradford Wm . H . 1311 Crossley Thomas £ 800 0 0

Total announced at tho Festival * - 13 , 508 10 0 Additions since received ... 128 18 6 Total - - 13 , 637 8 6

This amount does NOT include the sum of £ 1050 paid hy the Province of West Yorkshire for the Bentley Shaw Memorial Presentation .

Provincial Grand Cryptic Council For Tunis And Malta.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CRYPTIC COUNCIL FOR TUNIS AND MALTA .

A MEETING of tho Melita Council , No . 10 , was held on the 8 th ¦ **¦ April at the Masonio Hall , Valletta , Malta . Present : —Comps . A . M . Broadley as T . I . M ., Beechey D . M ., Ewing P . O . of W ., Starkey Recorder and Treasurer , Grier Captain of G ., Chapman C . of C , Mortimer Marshal , and Finch-Novea Steward . flnmn . W . TCinwal . rm

( D . G . M . Craft ) . The Council having been opened , the following M . M . M . ' s and R . A . M . ' s ' were elected , viz ., R . W . Bro . W . K- R . Bedford P . G . M . M . M . Staffordshire and WnrwinlrsTiirn . P firnnrl flhnnlnln r . f

England , and Bros . E . Rosenbusch D . D . G . M . Malta , Col . Carev R . A ., Capt Blake R . A ., H . Stilon , A . B . Tagliaferro , and R Beck ( Sentinel elect ) . The candidates were then admitted into the Cryptic degrees , the degrees of R . and S . M . ' s being worked hi extenso , and with the requisite furniture . This being concluded , the acting T . I . M ., after

expressing regret at the absence of Comp . Coffey T . I . M . No . 10 ., from illness , requested Comp . Starkey to read his patent as P . G . M . This f avmg been done , a P . G . Council was declared open , and the follow .

T \| i -P P 01 nfcm 8 nt 3 rnade to Provincial rank , viz ., Comps . C . E . Coffey e \ f' > Perini p -0 . of W ., Beechey Lecturer , Tagliaferro Treasurer leleoted ) , Starkey Recorder , Bedford P . G . C . of England and Frnnkel onaplams , Major Ewing C . of Guard , Col . Carey , Captains Blake ana brier Marshals , Chapman Sword Bearer . Stilon Standard Bearer .

R «? iT « ?• ' , " John 8 ton Organist , Barker and Mortimer Stewards , WSCK ssentanel . Tho congratulations of the Raymond Portal Council , « „ ' „ . f the Melita Council , No . 10 , having been offered , the P . G v , onn « was duly closed . Hopes are fully entertained that these ciS Jl ™ greeS Wil 1 be efficiently worked , and thproughly appreciatedby the Masons of this District . "

The Fifteen Sections

THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS

| WIXIJ BE WORKED At the Percy Lodge of Instruction , No . 198 , at Bro . Fysh's , the Jolly Farmers , Soutbgate-road , this day ( Saturday ) . Bros . C . Lorkin S . D . Duke of Connaught 1524 W . M ., D . Moss Star 1275 S . W ., J . A . Powell Industry 186 J . W ., R . Pearcy P . M . 228 Preceptor , A . W . Fenner

S . W . 1227 J . W . 1693 Hon . Sec . Lodge will bo opened at 7 o ' clock p . m . punctually . First Lecture : Bros . H . Hall , J . S . Byng , G . H . Gilham , F . Brasted , R . Pearcy , D . Moss , and H . Lardner . Second Lecture : Bros . W . Williams , J . A . Powell , J . Millington , H . P . Isaac , and W . Rowley . Third Lecture : Bros . J . Lorkin , J . Osborn , and A . Trewinnard . "

At the Whittington Lodge of Instruction , 862 , Red Lion Hotel , Pop . pin ' s-court , Fleet-street , on Wednesday , 28 th April , at 8 o ' clock . Bros . Fox J . D . 201 W . M ., Tate S . W . 862 S . W ., Brown J . W . 862 J . W ., W . Long P . M . 435 Preceptor and Hon . Sec . First Lectnre : Bros . Brocklohurst ,

Collinson , Gates , Abell , Larchin , Gush , and Brown . Second Lectnre : Bros . Drnry , Hallam , Tate , Marston , and Pato . Third Lecture : Bros . Alexander , Lardner , and Long . At the High Cross Lodge of Instruction , No . 754 , at the Coach and Horses , Lower Tottenham , on Thursday , 29 th April , at 7 o ' clock p . m .

Pinder P . M . 1662 J . W ., J . H . Thompson P . M . 1237 aud 1707 I . P . M ., 3 ,. Garrod I . G . and Hon . Sec . First Lectnre : Bros . W . A . Sproat , 0 . Oxley , A . Bryant , J . Noyes , D . Shepherd W . Lewis , and J . H . Peach . Second Lectnre : Bros . J . Taverner , J . Pinder , J . Robinson , S- J . Byng , and A . G . Fidler . Third Lecture : Bros . W . Bradstock , E . J . Everdell , and J . Garrod ,

Bros . Turquand P . M . 1556 W . M ., S . J . Byng P . M . 902 S . W ., J .