Contents.

CONTENTS .

t ! AD « BS 43 I Supreme Grand Chapter of England 438 provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey 439 Consecration of the Hendon Lodge , No . 2206 440 Moveable Grand Mark Lodge 442 Consecration of the Unity Lodge of Mark

Master Masons , No . 3 81 442 provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 442 Plymouth Masonic Exhibition 443 The History of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls from its Origin , 1588 , to its Centenary , 1888— ( Continued ) 444 The So-called Inigo Jones MS . of the Old Charges of British Freemasons 44 J

Royal Arch 44 8 Masonic Jubilee Meeting at Sunderland 44 8 Summer Entertainment to the Old People 44 8 South Africa 449 Bro . Gould's History 449 Obituary 449 The Craft Abroad 449 Masonic and General Tidings 449 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 450

CORRESPONDENCEThe Masonic Charity Elections 44 ? A Correction 447 Seniority of Initiates 44 J Freemasonry in Greece 447 REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSInstruction , 448

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It will be seen from a paragraph we publish elsewhere , that jubilee Address the Prince of WALES , M . W . G . M ., accompanied by the to the Queen . Deputy Grand Master , Bro . the Earl of LATHOM , his son , Prince ALBERT VICTOR , S . G . W ., and the GRAND DIRECTOR OF

CEREMONIES and GRAND SECRETARY has , this week , presented to her MAJESTY at Osborne the dutiful address of United Grand Lodge of England , on the completion of her Jubilee . Where so many have been offered to the QUEEN in congratulation of this event , a solitary addition to the number seems hardly worth alluding to . Yet , we venture to say , that

few of those she has received or may receive , will afford her MAJESTY greater pleasure than the Address of the Freemasons of England . Not entirely because her eldest son , the Prince of WALES is G . M ., and another son , the Duke of CONNAUGHT , with her grandson , Prince ALBERT VICTOR OF WALES , hold high rank in the Craft , but because

many of the nearest associations of her life have been with Freemasonry . Her father was not only a Mason and Grand Master of Masons , but also a very active member , while all her uncles but one were Masons , and most of them Grand Masters . Thus the Q UEEN has lived all her life , as it were , in an atmosphere of Freemasonry . She knows what it is , and how loyal are

its members , and is aware , therefore , that the address voted in the Royal Albert Hall , on the 13 th June , and this week presented to her by the GRAND MASTER , is not a mere passing ebullition of kindly feeling , but the expression of a deep and genuine attachment to her person and the Throne she has

occupied and adorned for so many years . We say again her MAJKSTY must have received this address with unwonted pleasure , and we trust the prayer it contained for her continued happiness and prosperity may be realised .

THE recent meeting at Bridgwater of the Provincial Grand A 117 ,. — HO Complime n t . ^ ? ° ^ Somersetshire was very successful . All the lodges in the Province were represented , and there was a more than usuall y numerous muster of thebrethren . The reports for the past year ,

both general and financial , were most gratifying , and it only needed the presence of the Prov . G . M ., Bro . the Earl of CARNARVON , who was unfortunatel y detained at the last moment in London b y his parliamentary duties , to complete the pleasure experienced by all who had the good fortune ' 0 be in attendance . There were also two unusual incidents which will

render the meeting more than ordinarily memorable in the annals of Somersetshire Freemasonry . As regards the first , it will suffice if we state « iat it had reference to the QUEEN ' Jubilee , our Somersetshire friends , hke the brethren generally throughout England , veiy wisely and loyally availing themselves of so excellent an opportunity to evince , by means of

^ formal , yet heartfelt resolution , their affection and respect for the gracious Lad y who has reigned over the British Empire for the last half century . ne other incident was of a more personal and local character . Bro . R . C . LSE , P . G . D ., who is Lord CARNARVON ' Deputy , has recently taken to ¦ mself a wife , and the brethren felt they could not allow so interesting an

e Pisode in his career to pass unnoticed . Nay , more , they eagerly grasped he opportunity it afforded them of evincing once again , and more Pnaticall y than on previous occasions , the love and esteem they bear him Personall y , and the high sense they entertain of his ability , courtesy , and c ness , is the Deputy of their Prov . G . Master . They , therefore , preed

n to him a handsome testimonial of plate , and an address beautifull y grossed on vellum and illuminated , with an album containing on its first ge a comp limentary letter from Bro . Lord CARNARVON , and the signatures the ^ Pr ° V' G" ° fficerSj Present and Past , and the officers and members to number of 6 35 of the 25 lodges on the roll of the province . Such an | - j , UJ " - -J . « w &^^ v ,.. t . iv . . »_/ . » Ul HI * - piUVHIH . ULIl . ll Clll

ELS rf aS th ' ' n the career of so distinguished a Mason as Bro . R . C . the erves more tllan a mere passing recognition , and we are glad of and ° PP ° rtunity it affords us to congratulate him both on the presentation Bro

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R . W . Bro . Lord BROOKE , Prov . G . Master 01 Essex , cannot Grand Lodge fail to have been particularly gratified by the proceedings of Essex . WJ 1 ; CJ 1 t 00 i { place at the annual meeting of his Prov . G . Lodge

at Romford on the 26 th ult . There was nothing unusual in the character of the attendance , nor was the number of those present conspicuously greater than we have seen on previous occasions . But the various reports which were handed in showed that Freemasonry had been strengthening as

well as extending its position in the province , while the hearty reception prepared for the Prov . G . Master made it clear , not only that complete harmony prevailed between the chief and the lodges and brethren he had been appointed to rule over , but likewise that the former was held in the highest esteem and respect by the latter . His lordship had no light task

before him when he entered upon his duties as G . Master of the province . His predecessor—the late Bro . Lord TENTERDEN—in the few years he had held office , had succeeded in making himself greatly beloved by our Essex brethren , and his sudden and unexpected death caused a widespread sorrow throughout the province , It was certain , therefore , that whoever

was appointed in his stead , while he would necessarily benefit by the excellence of Lord TENTERDEN ' S government and the dignity with which he had been able to endue the office of Prov . G . Master , would , at the outset of his career at all events , be at a considerable disadvantage as regards personal influence . Lord BROOKE , however , had some

countervailing advantages in his favour . He brought with him very high credentials , and had a most illustrious sponsor in the person of the late Duke of ALBANY . Thus it took him less time than might have been expected to win the hearts of the Essex brethren , and now there is not a provincial ruler throughout England who is more entirely

beloved and respected by his Masonic subjects than his lordship . As regards the affairs of the province , they are in admirable order , thanks to the great ability of Bro . F . A . PHILBRICK , G . Registrar of England , who is the Dep . P . G . M ., his long experience of the duties of the office , and the courtesy and tact he exhibits at all times ; as well as to the sturdy zeal

and energy of Bro . RALLING , Prov . G . Secretary , who fully deserves the recent honours that have been conferred upon him , and the encomiums which Lord BROOKE passed on his conduct on this occasion . Essex , indeed is fortunate in its chief and the officers he has about him , and while they are able to administer its affairs , we have little doubt that its present term of prosperity will be prolonged for many years .

* * * The duties which devolve on our respacted and R . W . Bro . Freemasonry _ -. i _ r i . r-. , . •. in General BROWNRIGG , Prov . Gr . M . of Surrey , when he presides Surrey . . , . _ .,. •- » - •, / -. 1 r 1 at the annual of his Provincial Grand Lod

meeting ge are seldom very exacting , and the gathering on Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., was no exception . The habits of discipline and order which he has succeeded in instilling into his officers and lodges have made the task of arranging and administering the affairs of the province comparatively easy , and when the

Provincial Grand Lodge meets , as it did on this occasion , for the dispatch of business , not overmuch time is required to fulfil it thoroughly . The financial report showed a balance to the good of ^ 189 , and the brethren had the satisfaction of being able to vote 50 guineas to the Girls' School , 10 guineas each to the Boys' School and Benevolent Institution , 10 guinea , to the

Croydon Parish Church Restoration Fund , and 20 guineas to the " GREENWOOD Testimonial Fund . " The returns from ths diffirjnt lodges were also satisfactory , and certain amen Jmants in the by-laws of Provincial Grand Lodge were unanimously adopted , on the motion of the PROV . GRAND MASTER . Consequently there vvas little left for Bro . BROWNRIGG to

comment upon in his address ; but what he did say was received with satisfaction and respect by the brethren . The compliments he paid to Bro . WEST for the manner in which he had discharged his duties as Deputy Prov . Grand Master during the past year were highly appreciated by the brethren , while his suggestion that , as the demands upon the brethren in

connection with the various Jubilee celebrations had been so heavy , the " GREENWOOD Testimonial Fund " should remain open till the end of the year was both a kindly proposition in itself and merited the immediate and unanimous response it received from those present . We are glad that Surrey has determined that its tribute of respect to so distinguished a

Mason as the late Bro . CHARLES GREENWOOD , for many years Prov . Grand Secretary , and afterwards Deputy P . G . M . for Surrey , and a Past G . S . Bearer of England , shall be worthy both of its own reputation and of that of the brother whose virtues and services to the Craft it is designed to

commemorate . VVe trust that when the brethren of Surrey again meet in Provin cial Grand Lodge , this duty will have been carried out in a manner that will prove honourable to the Province and gratifying to its worth y PROV . GRAND MASTER .