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CONTENTS . LKADBRS— PAGE The Craft in Surrey ... ... ... ¦•• ••• 47 3 The Lodge of Research ... ... ... ••• 47 3 Masonic Jurisprudence ... ... ... ... — ' ••¦ 474

S COTLANDGrand Lodge ( Quarterly Meeting ) ... ... »• 475 Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire East ... ... ... 475 Science , Art and the Drama ... ... ... •» 4 / 6 Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ... ... 477

M ASONIC NOTESMonthly Meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ... ... ... ••• 479 Recent Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland ... ... ... — ••¦ 479 District Grand Lodge of Bombay ... ... ... ... 479 Grand Lodge of All Scottish Freemasonry in India ... ... ¦¦• 479

Provincial Grand Chapter ( S . C . ) of India ... ... ... 479 Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 S 0 Tour to the Bavarian Highlands ... ... ... ... ... 4 So Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 482 Obituary ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 4 S 2 The Craft Abroad ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 S 2 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... — 4 4

The Craft In Surrey.

THE CRAFT IN SURREY .

The proceedings at the recent annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey must have caused , in one important particular , deep feelings of regret among those present on the occasion . The Province dates from the year

1772 , and during , the greater part of its career , but more especially during the last 30 or 40 years , has been well-organised and prosperous . Of the 45 lodges now on the roll , some 25 were constituted during the Provincial Grand Mastership of the

late Bro . General BROWNRIGG , who was appointed to ollice in 1871 , and died in 1891 . During the brief presidency of his esteemed and popular successor , the late Bro . Colonel G . NOEL MONEY , some six lodges were warranted , while since his death ,

in 18 95 , and the appointment of the Karl of ONSLOW , three lodges have been warranted and one lias migrated from the London district to Croydon . Moreover , the reports that were presented at the recent annual gathering showed that during the

past year the duties of the several lodges had been well carried out , and that , as regards finances , there never was a time when they were in a better condition . Hence the brethren who attended the recent Prov . G . Lodge must have heard with feelings

of the sincerest regret the announcement which their chiefthe Earl of ONSLOW—was under the necessity of making that , in consequence of his official and other duties , he found it impossible to give sufficient attention to the work of the Province

and that , at his request , his Royal Highness the M . W . Grand Master had been pleased to accept his resignation of office , which he retained only until such time as his successor Bro . Gen . DAVIS , A . D . C , was in a position to enter upon his duties .

There are . indeed , few Prov . Grand Masters who , in the brief space of five years , have gained so large a share of esteem and respect as the Karl of ONSLOW . AS head of Craft , Royal Arch , and Mark Masonry in the County , his lordship has not only

made it his business toattend the annual mcctingsof the Province , hut he lias likewise done his best to visit the lodges and chapters under his charge , and judge for himself of the manner in which the work was clone , while , at the same time , he became personally

known to the great majority of the brethren . Under these circumstances it was only natural and becoming on the part of 1 rovincial Grand Lodge that it should resolve unanimously lo

place on record its deep regret at his lordship ' s resignation , and its sense of gratitude for the courtesy and efficiency with which he had performed his duties , the Rev . brother who proposed the resolution observing , in the course of his remarks , that " the

The Craft In Surrey.

more they had known of the Prov . Grand Master , the more they had liked him , " while the brother who seconded it said that his lordshi p " left with the good wishes and love and affection of every member of the Province . " These remarks , with the

unanimity with which the motion was adopted , must have been extremely gratifying to Lord ONSLOW , who , though no longer in office , will continue to render to the Province such services as may be in his power . His lordship has had a long and

distinguished career in Masonry . In 1880 he was appointed Senior Grand Warden in United Grand Lodsre and Mark Grand Lodge , and in 1883 Grand Scribe N . in Supreme Grand Chapter . When the question of establishing the present Grand

Lodge of New Zealand was first started , his lordship , who was at the time Governor of the Colony , was invited to become the first Grand Master , but , as our readers are aware , the scheme fell through , because , though matters have since righted themselves ,

it was not supported by a sufficient number of lodges to justify his acceptance of the office . In 1 S 95 , as wc have already said , he succeeded the late Bro . Colonel MONEY as Prov . G \ Master , G . Superintendent , and Prov . G . Mark Master of Surrey , while in

the Order of the Temple he is , in addition to being a Knight Commander , the Prov . Prior of Kent and Surrey . Thus the regret with which his lordship ' s resignation has been received will not be confined to the Province with which he was

connected , but will be shared by the Craft generally . We trust his lordship may be spared for many years to give the brethren the bene fit of his long experience .

The Lodge Of Research.*

THE LODGE OF RESEARCH . *

The present is the eighth annual issue of these Transactions and we learn with pleasure from the Editor ' s brief introductory address that during the year to which they relate the Lodge of Research has made substantial progress . Many brethren of

distinction have joined the ranks of the Correspondence Circle ; but , above all , the papers that have been read at the regular meetings have been such as to encourage the brethren to make still further researches into the history and literature of the

Craft . These papers include one entitled " Recent Discoveries concerning Freemas 6 nry ; its Early History , and the Origin of Additional Degrees , " which was delivered at the installation meeting on the 2 ( 3 th September , 18 99 , by Bro . W . J . H UGH AN ,

P . G . D ., and of which a clear and concise idea is given in the resume compiled by Bro . J T . TllORP . At the same meeting there was exhibited a parchment certificate issued by the Royal Arch chapter attached to Lodge No . 921 , under the

Grand Lodge of Ireland ; of this , which b-ars date the 4 th July , 1823 , and is signed by the Z ., H ., and J ., and countersigned b y the Scribe , a sufficient description and a transcript in full are given . At the November meeting , Bro . the Rev . H . S . BlGGS

inaugurated Jiis year of office as W . M . by reading what , from the necessarily brief account given of it , must have been a very interesting paper on "The Triads of Freemasonry . " If our memory serves us rightly the well-known Bro . the Rev . Dr .

GEORGE OLIVER treated of this subject , but so long a time has since elapsed , that Bro . BlGGS ' s paper must no doubt have contained much that was new to the majority of his audience , while very possibly his treatment may have been wholly or in great