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aside the expressed and recorded views of previous authority , he ( the District Grand Master ) confirmed the ruling ofthe Master , ' and he had been duly installed for the second time . Having , however , some doubts about the matter , he had represented the whole case in a

letter to the Grand Secretary for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the M . W . the Grand Master . In that letter several important points were noted , and as soon as an answer was received it should be laid before the District Grand Lodge . In addition to the letter alluded

to , he had forwarded to Grand Lodge a formal appeal against his ( the District Grand Master ' s ) decision , from one ofthe brethren who questioned the legality ofthe order on which the case was decided . It was brought to notice thata Pole , named Monse , who had obtained possession of a Master Mason's certificate , belonging to a brother named

Bernard Schunk , had left Egypt for India lately . He was a man about 45 years old , ofthe middle size , dark complexion , rather quick in his manners , and had adopted the Jewish religion , or pretended to be a Jew . Masters of lodges were enjoined to take warning by this information . The business having terminated at about eight o ' clock , the District Grand Lodge was closed in

peace . After the District Grand Lodge was closed a procession of the District Grand Master and Provincial Grand Master of Western India and their Grand Officers was formed , and they retired between two columns , the brethren forming a wall on each side .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Derbyshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DERBYSHIRE .

On Tuesday last week , Bro . H . C . Okeover , D . P . G . M ., of Derbyshire , summoned a Provincial Grand Lodge to be held at the Assembly Room , Market Hall , Ashbourn , thc arrangements being under the excellent management of the W . M ., officers , and brethren ofthe St . Oswald

Lodge . This is the first time that a Provincial Grand Lodge has been held at Ashbourn , and it is most gratifying to state that the number of brethren who obeyed the summons of the D . P . G . M . was equal to those in the habit of

attending the Provincial Grand Lodge at Derby . The attendance of brethren from Derby , Buxton , Ripley , Sec , was very good . At two o ' clock in the afternoon , after the St . Oswald Craft Lodge had been opened by Bro .

J . Bntton , W . M ., and his officers , a procession was formed of Past and Present Provincial Grand Officers , and the D . P . G . M . was escorted into the lodge room . Bro . Okeover , D . P . G . M ., then opened the Provincial Grand Lodge in due

form , prayers being offered up by the Provincial Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . A . A . Bagshawe . The minutes of the previous Provincial Grand Lodge were read and confirmed . Bro . John Smith , P . P . G . S . D ., read the report of the

Masonic HaU Committee , and moved its confirmation , which was seconded by Bro . T . Cox , P . G . T ., and , after an interesting discussion , was carried . The site of the Derby Masonic Hall will be on the left-hand side going up

Green-lane , at the corner of Gower-street , and opposite to the Scotch Presbyterian Church . The cost of the building will be a little over •¦ £ 2 , 000 , a goodly proportion of the money towards its erection having been already raised ,

Bro . } . Smith , chairman of the committee , giving 50 guineas . The designs have been furnished by Bro . Sheffield , architect , Derby , and have been approved . It is intended to proceed with the erection of the hall as soon as possible . Bro .

Varley , P . M ., read the report of the Charity Committee , which was received and adopted . The Provincial Grand Secieury ( Bro . Naylor ) , read a communication from Wirksworth , inviting

Bro . Okeover to lay the foundation-stone of a new Town Hall , with Masonic honours , on or about the 14 th September . Bro . Okeover replied that _ it would give him great p ' easure to comply with the request , the arrangements being

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left to the Provincial Grand Officers ; The Provincial Grand Chaplain and others made earnest appeals to the brethren to give all the support they could to the Masonic charities , more especially to the Boys' School at Wood Green , and before the Provincial Grand Lodge closed ,

Bro . Holland , P . P . G . S . W , expressed the great satisfaction the visit of the Provincial Grand Lodge had given the members of the St . Oswald Lodge , Ashbourn . He also thanked tho D . P . G . M . for complying with their request to hold it in that town .

After the lodge had been closed in foim , the brethren adjourned to the Green Man Hotel , where a most sumptuous banquet awaited them . The members of the St . Oswald Lodge had specially decorated the large dining-room for the

occasion . The walls were draped with crimson cloth , artistically relieved with wreaths of evergreens , and hot-house p ' ants were placed upon the tables , whilst to give effect to the whole daylight was excluded , and in addition to the gas ,

wax lights were suspended round the room . But one opinion was expressed as to the general arrangements , which must have entailed a great amount of labour upon the stewards . Mrs . Wallis provided a repast which called forth the

encomiums of all present . Bro . H . C . Okeover , D . P . G . M ., presided , and was supported by the Provincial Grand Chaplain and other officers . Bro . H . Hillam , P . G . S . W ., was in the vice-chair . About seventy brethren sat down . The usual Masonic toasts

were given . Bro . Hillam proposed " The Health of the D . G . M ., " a brother whom the members of the Craft highly esteemed , and than . whom a better Freemason was not to be found in the province

of Derbyshire —( hear , hear)—or one to whom the Craft more looked up for guidance and support . Bro . Okeover had instigated the holding of moveable Grand Lodges , and had given them the opportunity of coming to

Ashbourn . ( Hear , hear . ) It was the first time they had met at Ashbourn , but he hoped it would not be the last , for the gathering was a most successful one and the arrangements complete . ( Hear , hear . ) The holding of Provincial Grand Lodges

at different towns in the province would be the means of cementing the union between the brethren more closely . ( Hear , hear . ) After alluding to what had been done in the lodge in reference to the erection of a Masonic Hall at

Derby , which , he remarked , the Derby brethren had been struggling to get for seventeen years past , he concluded by proposing the toast , which was drunk with all the honours .

Bro . Okeover , who was received with considerable applause , said he thanked them most sincerely for the handsome and kind manner in which they had received him—indeed , they had on all occasions shown him the greatest

consideration . It always gave him the greatest pleasure to meet them , whether at labour or refreshment It was with peculiar satisfaction that he complied with the request of Bro . J . Britton , WM . of the St . Oswald Lodge , to

summon a Provincial Grand Lodge here . He ( Bro . Okeover ) was glad to summon them to Ashbourn . St . Oswald was his mother lodge , he was born and lived in the neighbourhood , and he felt that anything he could do for the

furtherance of the noble art of Masonry , he should only be too glad . ( Hear , hear . ) Ashbourn was a beautifully-situated town , second to none in the county , and at this time of the year could not be excelled for its floral beauties and

charming scenery , and therefore it was a treat for them to have the opportunity of coming to a place surrounded by so many objectsof interest , amongst which was the fine old parish church . ( Hear , hear . ) The meeting that day had been a

great success , and some most interesting subjects had been discussed , including the proposed erection of a Masonic Hall for Derby . The last time the Provincial G-and Lodge assembled at Derby there was a dreadful war raging on the

Continent . It was then nation against nation . It was now more horrible—brother against brother . ( Hear , hear . ) It must be gratifying to those present to note that the Freemasons of Paris had put their shoulders to the wheel to

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endeavour to put an end to this state of things , and it was to be hoped that their efforts might be successful . ( Hear . ) Bro . Okeover concluded by remarking that he had only one wish , one

object in view , namely , that the Craft should flourish in the province of Derbyshire . Bro . J . Britton gave " Brother Colville , P . D . P . G . M . of Derbyshire , and the Wardens and other officers of the P . G . L ., " to which

Bro . Hillam responded . Bro . Varley gave " The Past Grand Officers of Derbyshire , " which was responded to by Bro . ] . Crossley . Bro . Okeover gave " The Visiting Brethren , " which was responded to by Bro . Sir

J . Alleyne , Bart . Bro . J . Smith , gave " The W . M ., Wardens , and Brethren of the St . Oswald Lodge , " which was acknowledged by Bro . Britain , W . M . Bro . 'Whitcombe gave " The other lodges in the province , " which was responded to

by Bro . J . C . Gribble , W . M . ofthe Arboretum Lodge , Derby " The Masonic Charities " was proposed by Bro . Shipton , and replied to by Bro . G . T . Wright . The Tyler ' s , toast , "To all poor

and distressed Masons , "' & c , brought the very agreeable proceedings to a close , the brethren leaving Ashbourn with the most favourable impressions of their first— but is to be hoped not last—visit to that town . The Midland

Company attached one of their saloon carriages to the North Staffordshire train for the conveyance of the brethren from Derby . Amongst the brethren present were : H . C . Okeover , D . P . G . M ., as P . G . M . ; Henry Hillam ,

P . S . G . W . ; Reginald Darwin , P . J . G . W . ; Rev . A . A . Bagshawe , P . G . Chap . ; Thomas Cox , P . G . Treas . ; William Naylor , P . G . Sec . ; Saml . Rowbottom , P . G . Supt . of Wks . ; John Vertezous , P . A . G . Dir . of Cer . ; W . H . Burton , P . G .

Purs . ; L . L . Simpson , P . G . Steward ; W . E . Holland , P . P . S . G . W . ; Thomas Horsley , P . P . S . G . W . ; James Crossley , P . P . S . G . W . ; Hy . Carson , P . P . J . G . W . ; F . Campion , P . P . G . Purs . ; Frank Iliffe , P . P . G . Dir . of Cer . ; John Smith ,

P . P . G S . D . ; Thomas Shipton , P . P . G . Reg . ; Frederick Britton , P . P . J . G . W . ; James Britton , W . M . 850 ; J . C . Gribble , W . M . 731 ; Samuel Taylor , W . M . 6 54 ; J . Armstrong , W . M . 456 ; George Cooper , P . P . G . Purs . ; G . T . Wright ,

P . M . 731 ; John Thorpe , P . M . 654 , Staffordshire ; S . W . Ready , P . M . 654 ; L . B . Twells , P . M . S 50 ; John Varley , P . M . 506 ; Henry Cupit , 1028 ; Sir J . G N . Alleyne , 1324 ; J . Allen , 1324 ; Fitzherbert Wright , 1324 ; W .

Jessop , 1324 ; George Staley , 1324 ; L . Darwin , 1235 ; Turner , 1235 ; Kinder , 884 ; C . Parkin , S 84 ; T . A . Jackson , 353 ; William Lennox , 8 S 4 ; J . Strong , 8 S 4 ; Henry Burn , 731 ; H . J . Foulds , 253 ; John Ridley , S 50 ; J . S . Whitham , S 50 ; John Hewett , 850 ; W . C . Whitham , 850 ;

G . H . Sheffield , 731 ; William Footman , 353 ; J . L . Gibbons , 353 ; T . Coulthurst , 731 ; Hazlehurst , W . M . Scarsdale Lodge ; Dusautoy , 731 ; Huggett , 731 ; Ward , 253 ; Lister , P . M . 850 ; Bradley , 850 ; and others , including several members of No . 1235 , who did not sign the Tyler ' s book . Bro . T . Cox acted as D . P . G . M .

Prov. Grand Lodge Of Berks And Bucks.

PROV . GRAND LODGE OF BERKS AND BUCKS .

On Friday se ' nnight thc Freemasons of Berks , and Bucks ., to thc number of about seventy , asscm . bled at Aylesbury for the purpose of holding their annual Provincial Grand Lodge , at which the presentation of reports from the different lodges in the province , the appointment of officers for the

ensuing year , and other business , usually takes place . The brethren from Berkshire arrived at Aylesbury by special train , kindly granted by the Directors of thc Great Western Railway Company , and at one o ' clock the Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in due form at the Assembly Koom , under

the presidency of thc Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Sir Daniel Gooch , Bart , M . P ., who was supported by Bros . Sir . j . Warren Hayes , Bart ., Deputy P . G . Master ; R . T . Spiers , Deputy Prov . G . Master for Oxfordshire ; the Rev . T . Barton , Prov . Grand Chaplain ; thc Rev . T . O . Grace , & c

There were also present the following brethren , most of whom hold high position in the province or in their respective lodges : W . Higgs , I ' rov . Grand Seciet . iry ; HolJen , I ' rov . Grand Treasurer ; W . W . Hodges , W . H . Cave , J . W . Hounslow , H . D'Almaiue , W . Hedges , A . H . Simpson , \ V . C . Bland , G . Chancellor , J . Ellis , R . C . Hurley , R . Bradley ,