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CHESHIRE . Lodge , _ n n 1565 Eustace G Parker - 45 u u CORNWALL . 450 John Coombe - - 178 10 0

CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND . 129 G J McKay - - 105 0 0 1073 Rev . A F A Woodford - 10 10 0 11510 0 DERBYSHIRE . 1235 Philp Le Gros . - 43 1 0 1235 John Stanley - - 10 10 0 53 11 0

DEVONSHIRE . 1402 Thomas Perry - . 550 DORSETSHIRE . Province W . Douglas Dugdale •36 15 0 DURHAM . 764 Charles S Lane - . 63 0 0

ESSEX . ACVeley - - 21 0 0 433 William R Crazier - 43 10 0 1513 EShedd - - 29 0 0 93 10 0 GLOUCESTERSHIRE .

Chapter 82 Comp . J Brook-Smith , M . A . Lodge 82 Br , Henry Godfrey , J . P . - 15 15 0 82 Baron de Ferrieres , J . P . 21 0 0 592 John Mullings - - 78 15 0 115 10 0 HANTS & ISLE OF WIGHT . 35 A Barfield - - 32 10 0 342 Joseph T Craven - 73 10 0 694 Rev F W Thoyts , M . A . 48 0 0 723 Richard Eve - - 31 10 0 1776 Edward S Main - 105 0 0

290 10 0 HERTFORDSHIRE . 403 William Warrener , M . D . 30 9 0 404 Jno E Dawson - - 157 10 0 449 James Shilcock - - 16 1 0 449 Dr Geo Mickley - 58 7 0 1327 W A Sproat . - 28 11 0 Chapter 1385 Comp W J Crutch - - 40 3 0

Lodge 1385 Br Charles Grey - - 30 0 0 1479 W Masters - - 42 0 0 1580 James Terry Secretary - 115 10 0 1757 Henry Balderaon - 15 3 0 533 14 0

KENT . 558 James Kennett - . 31 10 0 874 Charles Graham - 63 0 0 913 W B Lloyd - - 105 10 6 1107 Joseph Storey - - HO 15 6 E Kipps - - 59 13 6 370 9 6

EAST LANCASHIRE . 44 W Francis Parkinson - 221 Thomas Entwisle - 10 10 0 277 Rev . J Harrison , M . A . - 42 0 0 317 James Wilson ••10 10 0 J W Edwards - - 10 10 0 W J Cunliffe - - 12 14 6 467 Walter Potts - - 26 5 0 645 E P Stubbs - - 52 10 0 1009 Frank A Huet ( L . D . S . ) 250 0 0 414 19 6

WEST LANCASHIRE . Robert Wylie - - 105 0 0 Chapter 613 Comp P M Hunter - - 21 0 0 Lodge 1182 Br John Williams - . 81 18 0 Chapter 1387 Comp J H Sillitoe - - 10 10 0 Lodge 1502 Br S Schonstadt - . 19 11 0 237 19 0

LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND . Province Bro . Dr . W Carrick Crofts 152 15 0 MIDDLESEX . Br . G Kenning - - 10 10 0 708 James Tnglis - - 15 15 0 1194 William Vincent - 110 17 0 1237 A G Fiddler - - 52 10 0 1326 J W Baldwin - - 28 6 0

Chapter 1503 Comp . D P Cama - - 15 15 0 1549 William Stephens - 10 10 0 Lodge 1567 Br . WH Goodall - - 61 11 6 I 1637 John Burrows King - 102 7 6 408 2 0 MONMOUTHSHIRE . Province J A Rolls , M . P . - 257 7 0

NORFOLK . 85 Dr C D Hill Drury - 36 15 0 I NORTH WALES AND SALOP . 597 John Peters - - 31 15 0 755 John R L Haaeldine - 44 0 0 : 1124 F R Spaull - - 52 10 0 1674 Thomas Coxhead - 13 2 6 1849 Henry Piatt - - 19 0 0 160 7 6

OXFORDSHIRE . Lodge 340 F W Ansell - . 38 12 0 357 HR Cooper Smith , M . A . 105 0 0 478 R E Baynes - . 15 5 0 1895 A Brakspear - . 18 1 0 176 18 0

S . WALES ( Western Division ) . 464 Br . Rt Hon Lord Reusing- " " ton , M . P . - Province Edwin Thomas - -36 * 0 3 0 378 Dr H D Reynolds John James STAFFORDSHIRE . Lodge 419 James Walker - - 26 5 0 SUFFOLK . 114 William Clarke - . 130 3 0

SURREY . 416 J D Thomson - . 17 17 0 452 F A Manning , C . E . •5 15 0 889 Alfred Nuthall - . 25 3 0 1046 OR Anderson - - 21 0 0 Chapter 1395 Comp . S G Kirohhoffer - 18 18 0 Lodge 1638 Br . W Youldon - . 46 9 0 1714 T J Pulley - - 26 19 0 162 1 6 SUSSEX . 732 John M Reed - - 162 9 0 1619 William Hale - 162 9 0

WILTSHIRE . Province Joseph Martin ••89 5 0 WORCESTERSHIRE . 280 William Barkley - 42 0 0 280 Harry F Dale - . 10 10 0 377 G W Grosvenor - . 59 17 0 529 G H Williamson - 64 1 0 : 176 8 0 YORKSHIRE ( N & E Riding ) . ' 1010 Br . George Bohn - - 10 10 0 Chapter 1010 Comp . Henry Logan . 10 10 0 Lodge 1611 Br . G C Padel - - 21 0 0 42 0 0

WEST YORKSHIRE . - ¦ Br . Captain Wordsworth 139 William G Roper 290 William Harrop 302 Thomas Hill I . ___ n n 910 Robert Fisher . doU O U 1019 Alf . W Stanfield , J . P . 1301 John T Goodall 1301 Sunderland C Sykes NORTH AFRICA . 1717 A M Broadley - 10 10 0

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

THK WEST SMITHFIELD LODGE OF MAEK MASTERS , No . 223 . THIS Lodge met at the Masonic Lodge room , 8 A Red Lion-sqnarp , Holborn , on Friday , the 17 th inst ., the W . M . Bro . H . J . Lardner being well supported by Officers and members , and a good working evening resulted . Amongst thoso present were the following , viz ., Bros . T . Booth S . W ., G . S . Elliott as J . W ., R . Greenwood M . O ., C . F . Goodenough S . O ., Appleton J . O ., W . Pennefather Sec , E . Gilbert

P . M . and Treasurer , Brickdale , Brasher , Smyth , and others . The V . W . Brothers Donald M . Dewar P . G . M . O . Assistant Grand Mark Secretary and James Stevens P . G . J . O ., & c . & c , were also present , and assisted in the work of advancement . The minutes having been

read , several brethren were balloted for as candidates , and of these Bros . H . J . Ewins of the Lebanon Lodge , " No . 1326 , and J . II . Rmnbali , C . J . Smith , H . K . Clisby , aud P . H . Clisby , all of the West Smithfield Lodge 1623 , being iu attendance , were severally

introduced and duly advanced to tho honourable degree . The W . M . announced his intention to represent the Lodge as Steward at the next Festival of the Mark Benevolent Fund , and the brethren generally promised to support him . The Lodge was closed after some small matters of business detail had received attention , and

the brethren adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant , at the invite of the W . M ., who is well redeeming a former promise that his year of office should greatly advantage and materially increase the prosperity of tho Lodge .

Bro . R . C . Harrison , Junior Warden of the Chancer Lodge , No . 1540 , will preside at the meeting to bo held at the Grapes Tavern , St . Thomas-street , Borough , on

Tuesday next , 28 th inst ., when Bro . James Stevens VMP . Z . has undertaken to deliver his lecture on the Ceremonials of the First Degree . Lodge will be opened at 7 p . m . precisely .