Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cumberland And Westmorland.

The architect was then presented to the D . P . G . M ,, who addressed him as follows : I now place in your hands the plans of this intended building , together with the necessary tools . I admit your skill and capability as a Craftsman , and I desire that you will forthwith proceed to the completion of the work in conformity of the plans entrusted to you . I have now great pleasure in

placing upon the stone a memento of our lodge . You are aware that we consecrated a lodge this morning for the benefit of the Workington Freemasons , and this is the result , -which I hope will be acceptable to the funds of the new church . Bro . Dykes then placed the offertory (^ 12 18 s . 3 d . ) upon the stone . Mr . CURWEN : I beg to thank you in the name of the Restoration

Committee . This concluded the Masonic ceremony . The DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER then called upon Mr . Curwen , the High-Sheriff , to lay the foundation-stone , and presented him with a very handsome silver trowel and mallett . The stone was laid according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church , and a tablet was inserted in the stone , with the following inscription : " This stone was laid by Henry

Fraser Curwen , J . P ., Patron of the living , Lord of the Manor , Deputy-Lieutenant of Cumberland , and Chairman of the Restoration Committee , " 30 th October , 1888 . " The Rev . Canon SHERWEN then engaged in prayer , and Mr . HODGSON moved a vote of thanks to the gentlemen who had laid the stones , which was carried by a show of hands . Mr . CURWEN and Bro . DYKES each briefly replied .

The ceremony concluded by singing " God save the Queen , " and the benediction was pronounced by Canon SHERWEN . The procession was then re-formed , and returned to the Green Dragon Hotel , when Prov . Grand Lodge was closed , and the brethren subsequently sat down to a very excellent banquet prepared by Bro . Howison . The Deputy Prov . G . M . presided ,

supported on his right by the High Sheriff , Col . F . R . Sewell , and several gentlemen of the town who were invited to take part in the ceremonies at the church . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts followed , and a pleasant evening was spent .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .

The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England was holden at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Wednesday evening , when the following companions of the Order were present : Comps . Col . A . W . Adair , G . Supt . Somerset , as G . Z . ; Rev . H . Adair Pickard , G . Sunt . Oxon . as G . H .: Lieut .-Col . R . Townlev Caldwell , G . Sunt . Cambridge , as G . I . ;

Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E . ; Baron de Ferrieres , as G . S . N . ; Lord John Taylour , G . P . Soj . ; Rev . R . W . M . Pope , ist Asst . G . Soj . ; John A . Llovd , 2 nd Asst . G . Soj . ; John Davis , 2 nd G . Std . Br . ; Frank Richardson , P . A . G . S ., G . D . C . ; Herbert J . Adams , D . G . D . C ; W . A . Barrett , G . Org . ; Magnus Ohren , P . A . G . D . C . ; Jas . Glaisher , P . A . G . S . ; James Smith Eastes , P . G . S . B . ; Rev . T . Robinson , P . A . G . S . ; T . B . Purchas , P . G . S . B . ; J . C . Parkinson , P . G . S . B . ; George Lambert , P . G . S . B . ;

J . M . Case , Thomas J . Railing , P . G . S . B . ; W . Bywater , P . G . Std . Br . ; Charles H . Driver , P . G . S . B . ; C . F . Matier , P . D . G . D . C . ; F . West , P . A . G . S . ; J . H . Matthews , P . G . D . C ; J . A . Farnfield , P . G . S . B . ; Dr . W . R . Woodman , P . G . D . C . ; J . Lewis Thomas , P . G . S . B . ; Henry J . P . Dumas , P . G . S . B . ; Chas . F . Hogard , P . D . G . D . C . ; Rudolph G . Glover , P . G . Std . Br . ; Col . Charles Harding , P . G . Std . Br . ; Thomas Fenn , Past President of the Committee of General Purposes ; E . H . Baylis

and Peter de Lande Long , P . G . Sojs . ; A . A . Pendlebury , Asst . G . S . E . ; E . Mallett , Z . 1623 ; George A . Ames , H . 2 ; R . W . Forge , P . Z ., S . E . 946 ; H . Massey , P . Z . 619 , P . Z . 192 S , H . 192 S ; Charles Kempton , J . 753 ; George Jones , J . 174 ; Walter Hopekirk , Z . 179 ; A . W . Wells , Z . and P . Z . 975 , 1556 ; A . Le Grand , Z . 7 66 ; T . C . Edmonds , J . 1507 ; J . Funston , Z . 1524 ; J . Brittain , Z . 1385 ; L . Gordon Robbins , P . Z . 10 ; Will . Cook , Z . 22 ; and Henry Sadler , Grand Janitor .

After the reading and confirmation of the minutes of the Quarterly Convocation of ist August , on the motion of Bro . THOMAS FENN , seconded by Comp . FRANK RICHARDSON , the Report of the Committee of General Purposes , which was as follows , was taken as read : To 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 18 th July to the 16 th October , 1888 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows :

To Balance , Grand Chapter £ 313 19 7 By Disbursements during the , ) „ Unappropriated Quarter £ z 13 5 Account ... 201 3 10 „ Balance 255 11 11 ) j Subsequent Receipts ... 242 26 „ „ Unappropriated Account ... 191 1 7 1 1 . 1 £ 757 5 " £ 757 5 "

Which Balances are in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) . The Committee have to report that they have received the following petition : — From Comps . Henry Cook , as Z . ; John Murray , as H . ; Philip

Lancashire Booth , as J . ; and thirteen others , for a chapter to be attached to the Hartington Lodge , No . 1021 , Barrow-in-Furness , to be called The Henry Cook Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Abbey-road , Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire ( W . D . )

This petition being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayer thereof be granted . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received a memorial from the Grand Chapter of South Australia reporting that they had been regularl y established in March , 1886 , and asking recognition by the Grand

[ - 'hapter of England , and that fraternal relations and communication may be established between the two Grand Chapters ; The Committee recommend that inasmuch as the Grand Lodge of ^ outh Australia has been duly acknowledged by the Grand Lodge of gl and and

^ Representatives exchanged , the Grand Chapter of South Australia be also recognised . The Committee have also received memorials , with extract of Minutes , tor permission to remove the following chapters : — Granite Chapter , No . 1328 , from Freemasons' Hall to the Holborn

restaurant , High Holborn . The Pattison Chapter , No , 913 , from the High School , Brook-hill , to the Freemasons' Hall , Plumstead , Kent . . The Andrew Chapter , No . 834 , from the Bell and Anchor Tavern to the Windsor Castle Hotel . Hammersmith .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

The Committee being satisfied of the reasonableness of these requests , recommend that the removal of the above-named chapters be sanctioned . ( Signed ) ROBERT GREY , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , October 17 th , 1888 .

The various recommendations contained in the above report were then moved by Comp . THOMAS FENN , seconded by Comp . FRANK RICHARDSON , and carried unanimously , and in the case of the motion with respect to the Grand Chapter of South Australia , Comp . Fenn added to his motion that the Grand Chapter of South Australia be recognised and representatives exchanged , " with the most cordial wishes of the Grand Chapter for the future prosperity of the Grand Chapter of South Australia . " At the conclusion of the business the chapter was closed in due form .

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .

The Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh , on Thursday , the ist inst ., the Grand Master , Bro . Col . Sir Archibald Campbell , Bart ., of Blythswood , M . P ., presiding . Bro . James T . S . Elliott of Wolfelee , was in his place as S . G . W ., and Bro . James Dalrymple Duncan , S . G . D ., acted as J . G , W . There was a very large attendance of the brethren , upwards of 300 being present .

A vidimus for the past quarter showed that the income had been ^ 742 , and the expenditure ^ 506 , being an excess of income of £ 23 6 . There had been 900 entrants to the Order during that period . During the last two months ^ 144 had been voted by the Committee of the fund of Scottish Masonic Benevolence to distressed brethren and the widows and orphans of Masons .

Grand Committee reported that they had adopted the following resolution : — " Grand Committee resolve to record their sense of the great loss which Grand Lodge and the Craft have sustained in the death of their much-respected and much-esteemed brother and Past Grand Master , the Earl of Mar and Kellie—a loss which is all the more keenly felt when we remember the devotion and ability with which his lordship served the

Fraternity while holding the high and distinguished office of Grand Master Mason of Scotland . The Committee also desire to offer to the Countess of Mar and Kellie their sincere and heartfelt sympathy in the afflicting bereavement with which she has been visited , and to assure her ladyship that the memory of her husband will long be cherished by the Scottish Craft . " This was at once adopted by Grand Lodge .

The GRAND MASTER made a suitable reference to the death of the Earl of Mar and Kellie , and moved that a resolution of sympathy be forwarded by . Grand Lodge to Lady Mar and Kellie . This was agreed to . Grand Lodge then took up the report of the Grand Committee in refer- , ence to irregularities in Lodge Celtic . The Committee reported that a Past Master had admitted two ladies into the organ gallery of the Freemasons '

Hall during a Masonic ceremonial , and recommended that he should be expelled from the Order . This was moved by the GRAND MASTER . Several amendments were proposed , one of them suggesting that this recommendation be not given effect to , as being illegal ; another that the matter should be sent back to the Grand Committee ; while a third proposed that suspension , and not expulsion , should be resolved upon . Ultimately the Grand Master ' s motion was carried by 175 votes , the highest for any of the amendments being 124 .

Lord Saltoun was , on the motion of the GRAND MASTER , appointed Prov . Grand Master of Aberdeen City . It was reported by the GRAND MASTER that , in accordance with the laws of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , the Duke of Abercorn could not accept the appointment of representative of Grand Lodge of Scotland in Grand Lodge of Ireland , but that the Depute Grand Master , Bro . Skelton , would accept that office . This was agreed to .

It was resolved to issue charters to the following new lodges—St . John , Biarra , Esk , Queensland ; Kojarah , Kojarah , New South Wales ; Saltoun , Aberdeen ; Thomas Gardner , and Kelerksdorp , South African Republic . Grand Lodge then proceeded to the nomination of Grand Officebearers for the ensuing year . The following letter was submitted from the Grand Master , accepting re-nomination : " My dear Murray Lyon ,

" May I , through you , be permitted to thank Grand Committee for their renewed proof of confidence in again nominating me to the high and most honourable post of Grand Master Mason of Scotland . I must say I am more gratified at their kindness , as I feel how much I must depend on the brethren to assist in the great work we have to do , knowing , as they must , how many duties I have to perform . Trusting 1 that strength may be given to me to fulfil the high office to the satisfaction of the brethren and the advancement of Grand Lodge , believe me , & c , A . C . CAMPBELL . "

The elective Grand Officers were then nominated , so that the list for the year is as follows : Bro . Sir Archibald C . Campbell , Bart . ... ... G . M . „ Sir Michael R . Shaw-Stewart , Bart .... ... P . G . M . „ The Earl of Haddington ... ... ... Depute G . M . „ The Earl of Kintore ... ... ... Substitute G . M .

„ James T . S . Elliot of Wolfelee ... ... S . G . W . „ Lord Saltoun ... ... ... ... J . G-W . „ D . Murray Lyon . ... ... ... G . Sec . „ David Kinnear ... ... ... G . Cashier .

„ Rev . Robert Henderson ... ... . In ru „ Rev . Thomas Somerville ... ... j Or . Chaps . „ James Dalrymple Duncan ... ... S . G . D . „ Lieut .-Col . John Campbell ... ... J . G . D . „ J . MTntyre Henry ... ... ... G . Architect . „ James Crichton ... ... ... G . Jeweller . „ David Reid ... ... ... ... G . Bible Bearer .

„ John B . M'Naught ... ... ... G . D . C . „ John Wilson ... ... ... ... G . Bard . „ J . Carmichael , M . D . ... ... ... G . Sword Br . „ Emile Berger ... ... ... G . D . of Music . „ George Christie ... ... ... G . Marshal . „ Colin Galletly ... ... ... G . I . G . „ Andrew Landells ... ... ... G . Tyler .