Provincial Grand Lodge Of Somersetshire.

Kpnevolent Fund for local charitable purposes for the Province of Somerset , and v t the matter be referred to the Charity Organisation Committee , or to a Comrtee specially appointed by this P . G . L . to consider the question , and report at ! v next meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge . " The alms , which amounted to over £ 7 , vvere voted to the Weston-super-Mare

At the close of the lodge , the brethren adjourned to the Grand Atlantic Hotel , -lere the banquet took place . The menu was that of a high-class dinner served , '' , r Russe . " The viands vvere of the choicest , the service was efficient and satisf a ctory , * the wines were of the best vintages . Great credit is due to Mr . and Airs Drinkwater for the excellence of their entertainment . 1 During the dinner the Town Band played a selection of music in the corridor . The P . G . M . presided , and the usual toast list vvas submitted .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .

The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Eng land was held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Wednesday evenin 0- . The companions present were Comps . Rev . H . Adair Pickard , G . Supt . Oxon as M . E . Z . ; James Glaisher , P . A . G . S ., as H . ; Col . Marmaduke Ramsey , G . Supt . Malta , as J . ; Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E . ; Ralph Clutton , as GS . N . •Robert Grey , President Committee of General Purposes ; Sir Bruce M .

Seton , G . P . S . ; Chester Cheston , as ist A . G . S . ; Baron de Ferrieres , as 2 nd AGS . ; Charles Belton , 2 nd G . Std . Br . ; Frank Richardson , G . D . C ; Alfred A Pendlebury , A . G . S . E . ; Magnus Ohren , P . G . D . C . ; John A . Lloyd , P . A . G . S . ; Henry Maudslay , P . G . S . B ., as G S . B . ; J . H . Matthews , P . G . D . C ; D . P . Cama , PGT ; W . M . Bywater , P . G . Std . Br . ; E . Letchworth , P . G . S . B . ; Charles H . Driver P . G . S . B . ; J . M . Case , P . A . G . D . C . ; J . A . Farnfield , P . G . Std . Br . ;

Col H . Somerville Burney , P . G . S . B . ; R . Eve , P . G . T . ; C . F . Matier , P . D . G . D . C ; Rudolp h G . Glover , P . G . Std . Br . ; C . F . Hogard , P . D . G . D . C . ; J . E . Le Feuvre , P G . S . B . ; 1- C . Parkinson , P G . S . B . ; Henry J . P . Dumas , P G . S . B . ; C . Harding , P . G . Std . Br . ; Peter de Lande Long , P . G . P . S . ; W . E . Steward , P . G . S . B . ; J . Lewis Thomas , P . G . S . B . ; E . Mallett , P . Z . 1623 ; S Richardson , [ . 720 ; George Gregory , P . Z . 1538 ; G . Mickley , M . D ., P Z . 6 3 ; W . H .

Ferryman , P . Z . 1348 ; W . H . Causton , P . Z . 907 ; T . Burne , Z . 907 ; J . Boulton , Z . 933 , P . Z . 8 9 8 ; L . G . Gordon Robbins , P . Z . 10 ; H . Massey , P . Z . 619 , and 1928 , and Z . 1928 ; G . L . Wingate , P . Z . 1423 ; Chas . E . Keyser , M . E . Z . 404 ; N . Green , P . Z . 1524 ; G . S . Recknell , P . Z . 73 ; M . Goodchild , P . Z . 704 ; H . Rose , H . 704 ; W . A . Scurrah , P . Z . 749 ; J . S . Cumberland , P . Z . 236 , P . P . G . J . N . and

E . Yorks ; Charles Kempton , Z . 2021 ; George Coop , Z . 1604 ; and H . Sadler , Grand Janitor . Grand Chapter having been formally opened , the minutes of the Quarterly Convocation of May last vvere read by Comp . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , G . S . E ., and confirmed .

Comp . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE said : Most Excellent , I have to report that Comp . Jabez Hogg , who was appointed Grand Sword Bearer at last Quarterly Convocation , but was unable to be present on that occasion , is now in attendance in order to be invested vvith the insignia of his office . Comp . Dr . Jabez Hogg was then invested as Grand Sword Bearer by the

acting M . E . Z . The following report of the Committee of General Purposes was , on separate motions by Comp . ROBERT GREY , seconded by Comp . FRANK RICHARDSON , taken as read , and ordered to be received and entered on the minutes . THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL PURPOSES .

lo the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 17 th April to the 16 th July , 1889 , both inclusive , vvhich they find to be as follows

To Balance Grand Chapter ^ 123 13 7 By Disbursements during 11 ,, Unappropriated the Quarter ^ 304 14 o Account ... 192 19 7 ,, Balance 175 3 7 „ Subsequent Receipts ... 35811 6 „ „ Unappropriated Account ... 195 7 1 £ 6 75 4 8 £ 6 75 4 8

Vvhich balances are in the Bank of England , Western Branch . Ihe Committee have to report that they have received the following Petitions : u 'fv Fr 0 m Com P * Co 1 - Henry Plat ' . -i Donald Cameron , as H . ; William ™ gnl nomas , as J . ; and eight others , for a chapter to be attached to the St . "avids Lod ge , No . 384 , Bangor , to be called the Star of Gwynedd Chapter , and •0 meet at the Masonic Hall , Bangor , in the Province of North Wales . „ - £ rorn Comps . George Joseph Westbury , as Z . ; Thomas Edward Lucy , totlT Edward Arthur Hicks , as J . ; and six others , for a chapter to be attached the Lod ge Semper Fidelis , No . 529 , Worcester , to be called the Semper Fidelis "apter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , High-street , in the City of Worcester . Bh ' wL ° Com P - Alfred Rixon . -J Walter Gait Gribbon , as H . ; Thomas M ' . ? White , as J-1 and six others , for a chapter to be attached to the Mount idh Lod ge , No . 34 , London , to be called the Moriah Chapter , and to meet at ' " -emasons' Hall , London . GoodVu ° Com P * Jehanghir Kursetji Rustomji Cama , as Z . ; Nathaniel John chant ! v **' ' Ebenezer Charles Mulvey , as J . ; and seven others , for a theR f > attached to the Regent ' s Park Lodge , No . 2202 , London , to be called Gar 0 L D s Park Chapter , and to meet at the York and Albany Hotel , Gloucester Udte , Regent ' s Park , London .

»» end tl , ° f £ g Petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recom-Th C P 3 ' thereof be respectively granted , •-xtractl ? T ittee have also to report that they have received memorials , vvith of the ° - min ? > on tlie removal of the following chapters , and , being satisfied chantpr ? asona uleness of the requests , recommend that the removal of these -Piers be sanctioned , viz : — ' 1 ' avern r J oppa Chapter , No . 188 , from the Albion Tavern to the Guildhall ( , ?\ p resham -street , London . R eslaura n h t T ^| h tbourne Chapter , No . 733 , from St . John's Wood to the Holborn TUW n ' {' Phoenix Chapter of St . Ann , No . 1235 , from the Court House to the ¦ ¦ "" i , auxton .

Veco Snition *? £ have furtller to re P ort that in consequence of the formation and ¦ ^ "diari LnH a P rand Lod i ? e of Victoria , there are , with the exception of the , 0 Ur « e whirTv ! St J ° ' ' < and the Combermere Lodge , No . 752 , Melict ° ri ' a no 1 6 n 0 t yet si & nified their intention of joining the Grand Lodge of ft eetin s ' in th ° n- En & lish Craft lodges in that colony to which the chapters R ° yal Arrh is L L lstrict of Victoria can be attached , as required by Article 45 , Thfc o . ions ' n Pters be ^^ ' therefore . recommend that the Charters of the undermentioned A gister of : y ( 2 rawn and cancelled , and that the chapters be erased from the ot the Grand Chapter .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

No . 474 , Australasian , Melbourne . 1 , 53 ° > Victorian , Melbourne . „ 641 , Royal Golden of Bendigo , Sandhurst . „ 6 * 92 , Eureka , Castlemain . 11 7 3 i Yarrowee , Ballarat . „ 727 , Collingwood , Melbourne . „ 728 , St . John , Beechworth . „ 747 , Melbourne , Melbourne . „ 030 , South Yarra , Melbourne .

Freemasons Hall , London , W . C , ( Signed ) ROBERT GKEY , President . 17 th July , 1889 . The several recommendations contained in the above report were adopted , on the motion of Comp . ROBERT GREY , seconded by Comp . FRANK RICHARDSON . Comp . ROBERT GREY , in moving the recommendation with respect to the Grand Lodge of Victoria , said : I now move , following the precedent of our

last Convocation , that the same course be adopted as in the case of the New South Wales Grand Lodge , and I move that the charters of the foregoing chapters be withdrawn and cancelled , and that the chapters be erased from the register of the Grand Chapter . Comp . FRANK RICHARDSON seconded , and the motion was carried . Grand Chapter was then closed .

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Devon.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF DEVON .

The annual convocation of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Devon Was held on the 30 th ult . at the Freemasons' Hall , Plymouth . Comp . Major G . C . Davie , Prov . G . S . E ., officiated as Grand Supt . ( pro tern . ) , with the following officers : Comps . the Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., 18 9 , P . P . G . P . S ., P . P . G . J ., H . ( pro tern . ); J . S . Hersteman , J . ; F . B . Westlake , 70 , P . G . S . E . ( pro tern . ); W . S . Hearder , 105 , P . G . S . N . ( pro tern . ); W . Taylor , 328 , P . G . T . ; E . Aitken-Davies ,

159 , 1099 , P . P . G . R ., P . G . Reg . ( pro tern . ); G . B . Gover , 70 , P . P . G . P . S ., Prov . G . P . S . ( pro tem . ); G . R . Barrett , 189 , P . P . G . P . S ., P . G . ist A . S . ( pro tern . ); J . J . O . Evans , 303 , P . G . 2 nd A . S . ; S . Jew , 105 , P . P . G . T ., P . G . S . B . ( pro tem . ); R . F . Kingdon , 106 , P . G . Std . Br . ; W . Gregory , 1284 , P . G . D . C ; R . Pengelley , 70 , P . P . A . G . D . C , P . A . G . D . C . ( pro tem . ); E . Murch , 202 , P . P . G . O ., P . G . O . ( pro tem . ); and F . Shooter , P . G . Janitor .

There was also a large attendance of the companions , and among those present were Comps . R . H . Rae , 189 , P . P . G . J . ; J . R . Lord , 70 , P . P . G . T . ; J . Kinton-Bond , 70 , P . P . G . T . ; W . K . Michell , 156 , P . P . G . Reg . ; J . Du Pre . 70 , P . P . G P . S . ; Major J . S . Swan , 494 , 847 , P . P . G . S . B . ; P . B . Clemens , 156 , P . P . A . G . S . ; C Watson , 954 , P . P . G . D . C . ; W .. Harris , 1138 , P . P . A . G . S . ; J . Allen , 1099 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; F . C Hallett , 303 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; R . Cawsey , 230 , P . P . A . G . D . C . ; J . H . Miller , 223 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; W . Browning , 223 , P . P . G . O . ; E . Binding , 202 , P . P . G . O . ; and George Whittley , 156 , P . P . G . O .

Comp . DAVIE apologised for the absence of Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., the G . Superintendent . His lordship , he said , had made every arrangement to attend that convocation , and had arrived in theWest for that purpose , when he was unexpectedly recalled to London to attend to his Parliamentary duties . Comp . W . G . Rogers , P . G . H ., vvas also unavoidably absent through a meeting of the Exeter City Council being held that day , which he had to attend as city treasurer .

The acting P . G . S . E . reported that 27 chapters had forwarded their returns and dues .

The P . G . TREASURER reported that the receipts for the year had been ^ 97 15 s ., and that the present balance in hand available for the votes of the P . G . Chapter was ^ 42 . Comp . KERSTMAN proposed , and Comp . Du PRE seconded , that 20 guineas be voted to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Widows , the sum to be placed on the Steward ' s list of Comp . the Rev . T . W . Lemon .

Comp . LORD proposed that £ 7 10 s . each be voted to the Fortescue Annuity Fund and the Devon Masonic Educational Fund .

Comp . CORNISH seconded , and both propositions were unanimously adopted . On the proposition of Comp . J . KINTON BOND , seconded by Comp . Du PRE , and supported by several other members , Comp . J . W . Cornish was elected P . G . Treasurer . Comps . J . R . Lord and J . Kinton Bond were elected the Auditors . The acting Grand Superintendent then invested the officers for the year as follows :

Comp . W . G . Rogers , 112 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . H . „ Major J . S . Swan , 847 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . „ Major G . C . Davie , 251 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E . „ F . B . Westlake , 70 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ J . W . Cornish , 223 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ J . Bradford , 1358 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ W . Allsford , 202 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S . „ J . Moysey , 223 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . 1 st A . S . „ D . Cross , 1205 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . S . „ C . Croydon , 18 9 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S B . „ J . Gifford , 2025 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ J . R . H . Harris , 230 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ A . Pidsley , 106 ... ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ W . S . Hearder , ios ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ F . Shooter ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Staffordshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF STAFFORDSHIRE .

The annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Chapter was held at the Star and Garter Hotel , Wolverhampton , on Friday , the 2 nd inst . The principal business was the installation of Bro . Col . Gough , LL . D ., the P . G . M ., as G . Supt . of the province . There was a large attendance of companions present . The ceremony was performed in his invariably able and impressive manner by Comp . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E . The following officers were appointed :

Comp . J . Bodenham , 726 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . H . „ A . G . Prince , 54 6 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . J . „ H . Kitson , 419 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E , „ E . R . Kimpton , 482 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ C . A . Newnham , 419 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ Alfred Caddick , 482 ... ... ... Prov . G Reg . „ W . Brickel , 546 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S . „ E . S . Hildick , 539 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . ist A . S . „ J . Mottram , 726 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . S . „ H . Windle , 418 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ S . Jenkins , 482 ... ... ... •••Prov . G . Std . Br . „ G . H . Stanger , 419 ,.. ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ F . Taylor , 726 ... ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ F . Willmore , 539 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ G . W . Walker , 419 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . S . E . „ D . Jones , 418 | Prov . G . Stwds . „ G . Vaughan , 419 ... ... ... ... ) 1 „ W . Twist ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .