Provincial Grand Chapter Of Surrey.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF SURREY .

INSTALLATION OF COL . G . NOEL MONEY , C . B ., AS GRAND SUPERINTENDENT .

A meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Surrey was held at the Public Hall , Croydon , on Thursday , the 23 rd ult ., when Col . G . Noel Money , C . B ., was installed as Grand Superintendent with the customary formalities by Comp . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E ., in the unavoidable absence of the Earl of Lathom , Pro First Grand Principal . Provincial Grand Chapter was opened by Comp . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Comp . F . West , as Prov . G . H ., supported by numerous Grand Officers and other distinguished

companions . The GRAND SCRIBE E ., addressing the companions , said : We are met here to-day on a very pleasing occasion , but with that pleasure there is mingled with our feelings one of regret . You all know that for the last 18 years this province of Royal Arch Masonry has been most efficiently presided over by our late lamented Comp . General Studholme Brownrigg . He

has been called to the Grand Chapter above , and the First Grand Principal has been pleased to appoint in his place a very distinguished , energetic , and zealous companion in the person of our Comp . Colonel Gerard Noel Money , C . B . We are here to-day to carry out the command of H . R . H . the First Grand Principal and install Colonel Money into his high office . I may mention that the illustrious Pro First Grand Principal of the Order—the

Earl of Lathom—had fully intended to perform this ceremony to-day , as I hope he will be able to do the interesting Craft ceremony , but I am sorry to say that from various official engagements he is unable to be present so early , and he has therefore deputed my unworthy self to represent him . It is an honour and pleasure to install a companion who is an old personal friend ,

and for whom I have so sincere a respect . I am sure the selection of the First Grand Principal is one which will be very popular indeed in the province , and I am confident Colonel Money is a companion who will , as time rolls on , prove himself a most efficient successor to your late lamented chief . We will commence the proceedings by reading the minutes , which I will ask the Prov . Grand Scribe E . to do .

The minutes were read and confirmed , and the roll of chapters in the province was called , and it was found all were well represented . Comp . FRANK RICHARDSON , acting D . C , announced that the Grand Superintendent designate awaited without the chapter room , and the Grand Scribe E . directed the acting D . C . to obtain his patent of office .

1 he patent was read by the P . G . S . E ., and a deputation having escorted the Grand Superintendent designate into the room , he was addressed by the G . S . E . as follows : Owing to the lamented death of General Studholme Brownrigg , a vacancy has occurred in rulers of Royal Arch Masonry in the Province of Surrey , and H . R . H . the M . E . First Grand Principal , after due deliberation , has been pleased to select you to fill that high and honourable

position . The services you have already rendered in various parts of the world , especially in India , have marked you out as being a most suitable successor , and many of us know , as I personally know , that for many years in that distant country you have done very valuable duty and service in every Degree of Freemasonry . Since your return to England your Masonic zeal has not relaxed , but you have performed various important duties , and therefore I honestly believe , and I believe I am

supported in that by the companions present , that no better selection could have been made by the First Grand Principal . I offer you my sincere congratulations on your appointment , and feel confident you will with that energy for which you are distinguished , zealously and faithfully perform the duties to which you have been called . I now demand of you in the presence of the companions , whether you are ready efficiently and zealousl y to discharge , to the best of your ability , the important duties of Grand Superintendent of the Province of Surrey .

Comp . Col . G . N . MONEY , C . B ., having signified assent , prayer was offered , and he was then obligated , invested with the regalia of Grand Superintendent , and duly inducted into the chair . The Grand Superintendent appointed Comp . Frederick West , Prov . G . H ., and Comp . Chas . J . Tyler , Prov . G . J ., and they were obligated and

invested . The Principals were proclaimed and saluted , after which , on the nomination of Comp . F . WEST , Prov . G . H ., Comp . Geo . Price was re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer . Ihe following Prov . Grand Officers were appointed and invested :

Lomp . Geo . Price ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ C Attersoll Smith ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . ,, Chas . Greenwood ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E . ,, C . M . Hogg ... ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ W . J . Nicholl ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S . „ H . ] . W . Dumas ... ... ... Prov . G . 1 st A . S .

11 A . Adams ... ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . S . ., W . G . Fenn ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . ., J . Youldon ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . i > C . Sheppard ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . ,, G . Moorman ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . n F . Cambridge ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . 11 F . Potter ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor . Ihe audit report , showing a balance in hand of ^ 68 12 s . 2 d . was received and adopted , and the Provincial Grand Chapter was formally closed .

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Devonshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE .

I lie annual Provincial Grand Lodge of thc Alark Masons of Devon was ncld on the 21 st ult . at thc Masonic Hall , Granby-street , Devonport , under the banner . of Lodge Friendship , No . 16 . Bro . the Hon . Sir Stafford H . Northcote , Bart ., C . B ., M . P ., Provincial Grand Master , presided , supported b y Bros . Captain G . S . Strode-Lowe , D . P . G . M . ; J . M . Hifley , P . P . S . G . W .,

^ r . a . u . W . ; F . B . Westlake , P . J . G . W . ; F . Crouch , P . G . D . England , P . P •I-G . W ., as P . G . D . C . ; H . J . Langmead , P . P . G . Purst ., as P . G . I . G . ; H . ~ l 0 L' 1 < cr . P . G . D . England , P . G . Sec , as P . G . Chap . ; A . J . Verdi , P . G . M . O . l - K- Thomas , P . J . G . O . ; W . H . Kelland , P . G . Treas . ; W . Powe-

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Devonshire.

P . G . S . B . ; J . Gidley , P . G . Tyler ; C G . Withell and R . T . Parsons , P . G . Stwds . ; and a large number of P . P . G . Officers , including—Bros . E . Macbean , ist A . G . Soj . Scotland ; J . Lane , P . S . G . D . England , P . P . G . M . O . ; E . Aitken-Davies , P . P . J . G . W . ; S . Jew , P . P . G . M . O . ; W . Allsford , P . P . G . M . O . ; J . B . Gover , P . P . G . M . O . ; G . Perkins , P . P . G . O . ; J . Leonard , P . P . G . T . ; H . Marshall , P . P . G . Reg . ; J . Bray , P . P . G . Reg . ; J . Griffin , P . P . G . D . ; W . Harris , P . P . J . G . D . ; E . J . Knight , P . P . S . G . D . ; T . C . Levvarn , P . P . G . D . C . ; J . W . Cornish ,

P . P . G . T . ; A . Rowe , P . P . A . G . D . C ; W . H . Dillon , P . P . A . G . Sec . ; J . Lavers , P . P . G . S . B . ; C . Hunt , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . F . Burns , P . P . G . S . of W . ; J . Crossley , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . Oldfield . P . P . A . G . Sec ; R . Pengelly , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . Facey , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . R . H . Harris , P . M . ; S . H . Hare , iS ° , W . M . 35 ; J . Shepherd . W . M . 100 ; A . J . Willcocks , W . M . 64 ; W . H . Tucker , P . M . 16 ; W . J . Pengelly , W . M . 3 S 3 ; T . Worledge , P . M . 48 ; H . Miller , P . M . 91 ; J . Hicks , W . M . 66 ; T . H . Wills , W . M . 319 ; L . Stevens , P . M . 215 ; W . King , P . M . 50 ; M . Axworthy ,

W . M . 16 ; W . Taylor , I . P . M . 319 ; J . Taylor , 18 ° , J . W . 319 ; | . Burton , I . G . 50 ; W . H . Rowland , D . C . 319 ; F . M . H . Somerville , S . D . 383 ; H . W . Mayne , J . O . 35 ; George Dunsterville , M . O . 35 ; S . H . Wonlland , M . O . 16 ; E . J . Seymour , D . C . 383 ; W . Routledge , M . O . gr ; J . Lark , J . D . 16 ; G . W , Hancock . S . W . 16 ; A . W . King , S . W . 169 ; J . Porter , 16 ; T . Shears , 16 ; W . Sweet , 383 ; W . H . Burt , 91 ; E . Andrews , 316 ; R . Colwill , 16 ; W . Henderson , 91 ; W . H . Phillips , 50 , 7 6 ; Hon . N . V . Duncombe , 50 ; J . W . McKellan , 319 ; and F . Medway , 15 .

The PROVINCIAL GRAND SECRETARY reported that there had been _ 68 initiations during the year , and that there were now 499 contributing members against 482 in the previous year—an increase of 17 . The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER was desirous of calling the attention of the officers to the necessity of making up the returns of each lodge to December 31 st , and forwarding them before March 31 st to the Provincial Grand Secretary . Any lodge offending by non-compliance with that rule would incur the displeasure of the Provincial Grand Master .

The PROVINCIAL GRAND TREASURER reported receipts ^ 71 12 s ., and a balance in hand of ^ 22 15 s . He explained that the diminution of the annual balance thus shown had arisen through there having been two Provincial Grand Lodges held , and a balance of over £ S allowed to stand over from previous years , which had now been paid . The Provincial Committee

recommended that out of that balance seven guineas should be voted to a distressed brother of Lodge 16 , who , although in the prime of life , had been obliged to resign his occupation through having become totally blind ; five guineas to the Devon Educational Fund ; and five guineas to the Mark Benevolent Inmd . The reports were adopted . Bro . T . Oldfield was elected Prov . Grand Treasurer .

The Prov . Grand Master invested as the officers for the year ensuing 1 Bro . Captain G . S . Strode-Lowe , 50 ... ... Dep . Prov . G . M . ,, Dr . Evans , 372 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ J . B . Gover , 66 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ J . Griffin , 383 ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . „ M . Axworthy , 16 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . ,, Lewis Stevens , 215 ... ... ... Prov- J . G . O . ,, Rev . L . Maurice , 372 ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ J . Oldfield , 16 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . ,, W . Taylor , 319 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg .

,, H . Stocker , 15 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . ,, F . Meadway , 15 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ W . J . Pengelly , 383 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . ,, J . Shepherd , 100 ... ... ... Prov . G . L of W . „ A . J . Willcocks , 64 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ W . King , 50 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . ,, G . Gurney , 169 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ T . Worledge , 48 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ R . T . Parsons , 64 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . ,, E . Andrews , 316 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ C . G . Withell , 383 ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G .

,, W . F . Westcott , 66 ... ... . A „ Sholts Hare , 35 ... ... *¦( Prov G Stwds „ W . Routledge , 91 ... ... ... f rrov < u" Mwds-,, Parnell Hannaford , 76 ... ... ... J ,, Jas . Gidley , 169 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Bros . John Lane , P . S . G . O . of England ; Rev . Dr . Lemon , P . G . Chap , of England ; S . Jones , P . S . G . D . of England ; F . Crouch , P . J . G . D . of

England ; W . Vicary , P . P . S . G . W . ; G . R . Barrett , P . P . J . G . W . ; E . Aitken-Davies , P . P . J . G . W . ; J . B . Gover , P . J . G . W . ; J . Oldfield , P . G . T . ; and H . Stocker , J . G . D ., P . G . Sec , were appointed the Provincial Committee for the year . On the proposition of Bro . HENRY STOCKER , a Committee was appointed to revise the by-laws of the Prov . Grand Lodge , and submit them for adoption at the next annual meeting .

The Committee will consist of the P . G . M ., D . P . G . M ., P . G . Sec , and four brothers elected by the Prov . Grand Lodge—Bros . J . B . Gover , J . R . Lord , Jno . Lane , and H . Jerman . In the evening the brethren dined together at the Freemasons' Club , Plymouth . The D . P . G . M . presided , and a pleasant evening was passed .

Consecration Of The Charity Mark Lodge, No. 430.

CONSECRATION OF THE CHARITY MARK LODGE , No . 430 .

The consecration of the above lodge took place on Thursday , the 9 th ult ., at the Masonic Hall , New-street , in the city of Birmingham , under very favourable auspices and in the presence of a large and distinguished assembly of brethren . Bro . Edward Mallard , P . P . G . S ., J . W . 115 , was installed as its first Master . The ceremony of consecration was performed by

Bro . the Marquess of Hertford , Pro Grand Master of England and Prov . Grand Master of Warwickshire , assisted by Bros , the Rev . W . Trevor Parkins , M . A ., P . S . G . W . and P . G . Chap ., as S . W . ; John Jacobs , P . J . G . W ., as J . W . ; Rev . W . H . Poulton , M . A ., Chap . 430 , as Chap . ; C . F . Matier , P . G . W ., Grand Sec , as D . C . ; and Jos . Boston , P . G . M . O . , P . M . ns , as LG .

The following visitors were also present r Bros . T . R . Arter , W . M . 115 , Prov . S . G . D . ; A . Green , D . P . G . M . Worcester ; W . O . Lewis , 115 ; W . Wilson , Prov . G . Sec . ; H . C . Owen , P . M ., P . G . M . O . Staffordshire ; S . Cinders , P . G . I . G . ; R . B . Morgan , P . M . 115 , P . P . S . G . W . ; T . Loxdale Warren , P . P . S . G . W . ; E . Worrall , P . M . 115 , Past G . S . B . ; W . Hiilman , P . M . 115 , P . P . G . M . O . ; H . Creamer , P . P . G . M . O . ; G . W . Walker , W . M . 408 ; Felix Jones , P . M . I 174 , P . P . J . G . W .: J . S . Foster , P . S . G . O . ; J . Atwood , J . D . 115 J D . Rose , P . M .