United Grand Lodge Of England.

io . —NOTICE OF M OTION . By Bro . J F . H . WOODWARD , P . G . Swd . Br . " That in Rule 210 , Book of Constitutions , the five words , ' receive due notice in writing' in line 4 , betaken out , and the following inserted in their place : 'had due notice sent to him in writing by the Secretary of his Lodge in a registered letter to his last known address . '" " Also , in line 10 , to add the words ' who vote' after the word ' present . '''

11 . APPEALBy the Star in the East Lodge , No . 918 , Queenstown , South Africas against a ruling of the District Grand Master ot South Africa ( E . D . ) cancelling a sentence of exclusion passed by the lodge on Bro . William Band , for alleged Masonic offences . ( N . B . The papers relating to this appeal will be in the Grand Secretary ' s office till the ' meeting of Grand Lodge , and open for the inspection of the brethren during office hours . )

Names of brethren nominated for election to the offices of Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of Benevolence : Bro . James Brett , p . G . P ., as Senior Vice-President ; Bro . Charles Alexander Cottebrune , p . G . P ., as Junior Vice-President ; and none others were nominated . Names of Past Masters nominated to serve on the Board of

Benevolence : Bros . George Pole Britten , 183 ; William Peter Brown , 90 ; Thomas Cull , 1 446 ; George A . Cundy , 901 ; Charles Dairy , 141 ; James Burgess Grieve , 1351 ; Lewis Christopher Haslip , 813 ; David D . Mercer , 1641 ; George Read , 511 ; Francis R . Spaul ) , 1768 ; Robert J . Taylor , 144 ; Alfred Cooper Woodward , 1538 ; and no more than 12 were nominated . List of lodges for which warrants have been granted by the M . W . G . M . since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge :

Lodge 2278 , Kingswood , Elstree , Hertfordshire . „ 2279 , Thornham , Thornham , Lancashire ( E . D . ) „ 2280 , St . John ' s , Saugor , Bombay . „ 2281 , Emulation , Perth , Western Australia . „ 2282 , Harmony , Fremantle , Western Australia . „ 2283 , Euston , St . Neots , Huntingdonshire . „ 2284 , Smyth , Great Grimsby , Lincolnshire . ,, 2285 , Eden , Workington , Cumberland . „ 2286 , Albion , Albion , near Brisbane , Queensland . „ 2287 , Mokereta , Wyndham , District of Otago and Southland , N . Z . „ 2288 , Sitapur , Sitapur , Oude , Bengal . „ 2289 , Blundellsands , Great Crosby , Lancashire ( W . D . ) „ 2290 , Fairfield , Fairfield , Liverpool , Lancashire ( W . D . )

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Essex.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF ESSEX .

On Monday , the 19 th ult ., the Grand Superintendent of the Province of Essex , Comp . F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , G . Reg ., held his annual Provincial Grand Chapter , under the bannerol the Essex Chapter , No . 276 , at Chelmsford , and the proceedings throughout were most successful . The Provincial Grand Chapter was opened in the Chelmsford Corn

Exchange , the Grand Superintendent being supported by Comps . E . J . Barron , P . Z . and Treas . 214 , Prov . G . H . ; the Rev . Thos . Cochrane , P . Z . 214 , H . 1437 , P . G . S . B . Eng ., acting Prov . G . J . ; and most of the other Provincial Grand Oflicers of the year ; while there was a good attendance of past officers and companions from the chapters in the province .

The minutes of the last Provincial Grand Chapter ( held at Chelmsford ) having been read and confirmed , the Prov . G . S . E ., Comp . RALLING , read letters from several companions regretting their inability to be present , including Comps . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E . ; A . C . Veley , P . Z . 276 , Prov . G . J . ; R . Clowes , P . Z . 51 , Prov . G . R . ; George Cooper , P . A . G . S . Eng . ; and others .

The roll of chapters was then called , and it was found that all the six comprising the province were duly represented . The annual returns showed an increase of 29 in the number of contributing members ; the Auditors reported a balance in the hands of the Prov . G . Treasurer of £ 19 95 . Sd .

The GRAND SUPERINTENDENT , in his address , congratulated the companions on the progress R . A . Masonry was making in the province , the more assured , he considered , because it had been a steady progress , and not b y leaps and bounds . Since their last meeting , the Brooke Chapter had been added to the roll , and he was glad to know that another lodge ( one of the youngest ) was about to petition for a charter empowering them to form a chapter . He was glad to feel that perfect harmony prevailed

amongst them—there was no need of a Royal Commission to inquire into the wrong doings of the R . A . Masons of Essex—and the working of the chapters was everything that could be desired . Since his arrival at Chelmsford , he had received a most cordial and fraternal invitation from Comp . the Rev . T . Cochrane to hold the next Prov . G . Chapter at Romford , and , as they had not yet visited Romford , he had accepted the invitation , and he trusted they might all be spared to meet together there under as satisfactory and happy prospects as those of that day .

On the motion of Comp . the Rev . THOMAS COCHRANE , seconded b y Comp . FRED . WOOD , the companions unanimously re-elected for the fifth time , Comp . Andrew Durrant , P . Z . and Treas . 276 , as Provincial Grand Treasurer . The Provincial Grand Officers were then appointed and invested as follows : —

Comp . W . D . Merritt , P . Z 1000 ... ... Prov . G . H . » John J . C . Turner , P . Z . 61 ... ... Prov . G . J . » Thos . J . Railing , P . Z . 51 , P . G . S . B . England , P . G . S . E . ( 5 th year ) ... ... Prov . G . S . E . „ J . P . Lewin , Z . 276 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . N . JI Jos . Clever , Z . 2005 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . . » G . Wallace , P . Z . 214 ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S . » i Henry Mason , Z . 1437 ... ... ... Prov . G . ist A . S ss F . H . Bennett , S . N . 2005 ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . S » . J . J . Cavill , J . 276 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . » T . W . Eastgate , J . 1000 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br s , Albt . Lucking , P . Z . and S . E . 1000 ,.. ... Prov . G . D . C . i ) G . F . Smith , P . Z . 1826 , Org . 2005 ... ... Prov . G . Org . > s A . W . Martin ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .

Ihe sum of five guineas having been voted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , the GRAND SUPERINTENDENT proposed a hearty vote of 'hanks to the Principals and companions of the Essex Chapter for the excellent arrangements they had made for the meeting , which , having been Unanimousl y carried , the proceedings closed . H Between 30 and 40 companions afterwards dined together at the White "art Hotel , the repast being well supplied by the host . The Grand Super-

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Essex.

intendent presided in his well-known genial manner , and the greatest harmony and good feeling prevailed . In proposing the loyal toast , the GRAND SUPERINTENDENT said there was being enacted that day a scene which would touch the hearts of every Englishman . Their beloved Queen , herself a widow , was welcoming to our shores her widowed daughter—that daughter who , some years since , left these

shores with her young husband with bright hopes of domestic felicity and of usefulness in a great kingdom . No class of men were more loyal than Freemasons , and all their hearts would give a great throb of sympathy with mother and daughter in the trying circumstances in which they were placed . The toast of " The Health of the Grand Superintendent " was proposed by Comp . BARRON in a telling speech . It seemed but yesterday , he

remarked , that many of those present , with others , were in Chelmsford to assist in the installation of their Grand Superintendent by the Earl of Lathom , and they all felt he was the right man in the right place . Comp . Philbrick was not only well known all over the world as a great lawyer , and as Recorder of one of the ancient Boroughs of Essex , but in Freemasonry

his name was a household word . The establishment of a P . G . Chapter under his rule had given a great impetus to Royal Arch Masonry in Essex , and he ( Comp . Barron ) was sure he only echoed the wish of all their hearts when he expressed a hope that their Grand Superintendent might long be spared to them .

The GRAND SUPERINTENDENT , whose rising was a signal for loud and prolonged applause , said words failed him to express the sense he felt of the kindness with which the toast had been proposed by Comp . Barron and received by the companions . He assured them that the welfare of the province , ever since he had had the honour to preside over it , had been very near to his heart , and it was always a pleasure to do anything in his power

to further its best interests . As he had remarked in Prov . G . Chapter , they were making good and steady progress . They had now six chapters on the roll , and another , he was happy to think , was not far distant . It was also most gratifying to him to feel that there was no slackness in the working of the Degree in their various chapters . He need not enforce upon them the value of first impressions—all who had reached to mature age had

felt the influence of them ; and when the solemn and ennobling ritual of the RA- was rendered in a thoughtful and careful way , it could not fail to impress itself on those who sought admission into their ranks . In conclusion , the Grand Superintendent again thanked the members of the Essex Chapter for the completeness of their arrangements , and proposed " The Health of their M . E . Z ., Comp . J . P . Lewin . "

Comp . LEWIN , in reply , said the Essex Chapter had felt it a great honour to receive the Provincial Grand Chapter , and if the arrangements that-had been made had given satisfaction to the Grand Superintendent and his officers , they were amply repaid for any little trouble to which they had been put .

Provincial Grand Chapter Of West Yorkshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF WEST YORKSHIRE .

A convocation of the above Provincial Grand Chapter was held in the Technical College , Horton-road , Bradford , on Wednesday , the 21 st ult ., by the invitation of Sincerity Chapter , No . 600 , when there were present : Comps . Thomas William Tew , J . P ., P . Z . 495 , P . G . Prin . Soj ., G . Supt . ; John Wordsworth , P . Z . 154 , as Prov . G . H . ; Frederick Laxton , P Z . 275 , as Prov . G . J . ; Henry Smith , P . Z . 387 , P . G . Prin . Soj ., Prov . G . S . E . ; W . Ridgard Massie , P . Z . 1513 , Prov .

G . S . N . ; Mark Newsome , J P ., P . Z . 306 , P . Prov . G . S . N . ; James Bedford , P Z . 304 , P . Prov . G . S . N . ; W . H . Milnes , Z . 1019 , as Prov . G . Treas . ; George Marshall , P . Z . 521 , P . Prov . G . Treas . ; J . G . Hutchinson , P . Z . 302 , as Prov . G . Reg . ; H . S . Hildsworth , P . Z . 448 , Prov . G . Prin . Soj . ; Samuel Freeman , P . Z . 306 , P . Prov . G . Prin . Soj . ; Charles Crabtree , P . Z . 600 , P . Prov . G . Prin . Soj . ; William Charles Ellisdon , P . Z . 306 , Prov . G . ist . Asst . Soj . ; Thomas W . Embleton , Z . 1513 , as Prov . G . 2 nd

Asst . Soj . ; George Althorp , P . Z . 600 , P . Prov . G . Soj . ; Samuel Slack , P . Z . 495 , P . Prov . G . Soj . ; George Normanton , P . Z . 448 , P . Prov . G . Soj . ; Robert Craig , P . Z . 304 , P . Prov . G . Soj . ; C . T . Rhodes , P . Z . 448 , P . Prov . G . Soj . ; Thos . Richard Vaux , P . Z . 20 S , P . Prov . G . Soj . ; William Watson , P . Z . 304 . P . Pro / . G . Soj . ; J . A . Thornton , P . Z . 1019 , Prov . G . Swd . Br . ; R . Williamson , P . Z . 521 , P . Prov . G . Swd . Br . ; Jas . Wright , P . Z . 600 , as Prov . G . Std . Br . ; A . A . Stott , P . Z . 258 , P . Prov . G . Std . Br . ;

F . W . Turner , P . Z . 265 , P . Prov . G . Std . Br . ; J . W . Monckman , P . Z . 600 , P . P . G . Soj ., as Prov . G . D . C . ; Dr . S . T . Steele , P . Z . _ , o , Prov . A . G D . C . ; John Barker , P . Z . 258 , P . Prov . G . D . C ; Edmund Lord , P . Z . 495 , P . Prov . G . D . C ; Thomas Gaukroger , P . Z . 307 , P . Prov . G . D . C . ; Joshua Paget Priestley , J . 600 , Prov . G . Org . ; Herbert G . E . Green , P . Z . 154 , Prov . A . G . S . E . ; J . Ramsden Riley , P . Z . 3 S 7 , as Prov .

G . Stwd . ; J . H . Roper , J . 265 , as Prov . G . Stwd . ; J . W . Biiley , P . Z . 304 , Prov . G . Stwd . ; Jose Rickard , S . E . 304 , as Prov . G . Stwd . ; Samuel Barrand , Janitor 1042 , Prov . G . Janitor ; and Principals , Past First Principals , and companioas of the following chapters , viz .: 61 , 154 , 208 , 258 , 264 , 265 , 275 , 2 S 9 , 290 , 302 , 304 , 306 , 307 , 30 S , 380 , 387 , 44 S , 495 , 521 , 600 , 652 , 837 , 1001 , 101 9 , 4 , 1214 , 12 S 3 , and 1513 .

Apologies ior absence were received from the following Prov . Grand Officers : Comps . H . J . Garnett , 139 ; T . B . Fox , 208 ; E . T . Clark , 458 ; John Shaw , 139 ; Thos . Barber , 652 ; Richard Carter , 1001 ; George Brooke , 242 ; and Fredk . Cleeves , 904 , as well as upwards of 130 other

companions . Comp . Thomas William Tew , J . P ., Grand Superintendent , and Officers , opened Provincial Grand Chapter . The Grand Superintendent was saluted . The Prov . G . H . and J . were saluted . The minutes of the meeting held at Rotherham , on Wednesday , May 2 nd , 1888 , were presented for confirmation .

Moved by Comp . J . G . HUTCHINSON , P . Z . 302 , P . P . G . Reg . ; seconded by Comp . GEORGE ALTHORP , P . Z . 600 , P . P . G . Soj ., and resolved , " That the minutes be taken as read and confirmed . "

The roll of Royal Arch Chapters was called . l'he roil of Present and Past Prov . G . Officers was called . The GRAND SUPERINTENDENT then delivered the following address : Companions of West Yorkshire , —Health , peace , and goodwill be to all of you , is my fervent desire , as the season of Christmas approaches , and as my personal acknowledgment and response to the salutation so generously accorded to the occupant of the

chair of Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Freemasons of this province . Everyone of us reciprocates this cordiality and warmth of greeting , and acknowledges in the largest and fullest manner the excellent and elaborate preparations for this convention . At the annual convocation of this Provincial Grand Chapter in St . Gsorge ' s Hall , Rotherham , in May last , a proposal was made that this Provincial Grand Chapter should hold its November asseinbly under the banner of the Marquess of Ripon Chapter , No . 837 , in the Town Hall at Ripon , and that the companions of the various chapters ,

with other branches of the Craft , should attend a speciai service in the Minster . Comp . the Rev . W . C Lukis , who is still detained at Guernsey through ill-health , and Comp . Pickersgill corresponded with me on this proposal , but matters could not be matured in time for this autumn gathering at Ripon j therefore , an invitation having been received from Bradford , your Grand Superintendent accepted the hospitality of Sincerity Chapter , No . 600 , to meet under its banner this afternoon in the Technical College . This is the seventh time Provincial Grand Chapter has met at Bradford . Sincerity Chapter was consecrated by Comp . George Fearnley , 2 nd November , 1853 . It