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stallation as Provincial Grand Master was in that neighbourhood , and he had a very lively recollection of the happy day they spent under the auspices of Star in the East Lodge . Parkeston , when the meeting was held , had only just been opened by the Great Eastern Railsvay , and they all knew what an important place it now was . Since that time also Freemasonry in the province had made great strides . It was in 1883 when they met there

last , and the lodges on the roll were 20 in number . There were now 32 lodges on the roll , and he had that afternoon signed a recommendation for another lodge to meet at Leigh , and which it svas proposed to call the St . Clements , which would bring the lodges up to 33 . The total membership had also correspondingly increased , for whereas in 1883 they had 897 members , they nosv numbered 1657 , and their income had

increased from £ 70 to £ 170 . This was most gratifying , but he asked them particularly to bear in mind that in order to maintain the united and prosperous condition in which they now were , they must be particularly careful not to admit as members of their lodges an ) ' but those who would reflect honour upon them . He was particularly pleased to find that notwithstanding the general depression in agriculture and trade , Essex Masons

were able to give such substantial support to the Central Charities of the Order . At the meeting last year he recommended to their consideration the Jubilee Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and he was gratified to find that this province subscribed over ^" 2000 to that Institution , and he was only sorry that absence abroad prevented his joining with his brethren on that occasion . Having expressed his thanks to , the members

of the Charity Committee for the good work they had done , especially mentioning Bros . Dehane , Shedd , Wood , and Clowes , and expressing his approval of a recommendation of the Board of General Purposes that the Provincial Grand Secretary should be relieved of the personal responsibility of the publication of the calendar , his lordship announced , amid much applause , that he had acceded to an invitation that had been made to him

to take the chair at the annual Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . He had a pleasant recollection of the great support given to him when he presided on a similar occasion for the Girls' Institution , and he felt quite sure he should have the help of his brethren when the Boys' Festival took place . He had , with some regret , consented to the application of one

of their lodges to change the locale of its meetings . T he reasons which had been put before him were , no doubt , reasonable , but the view he had when he recommended the granting of a warrant , the spread of the benefits of Masonry in a district in which no lodge had before existed , were now frustrated . In conclusion , his lordship announced that the meeting for 1893 would be held at Southend .

The report of the Board of General Purposes was then presented by Bro . J J . C . TURNER , chairman . The report set forth that after payment of all outstanding claims there was a balance in hand of ^ 175 on the general account , and £ 51 os . 3 d . on the Charity account . The Board also recommended the following grants—From the General Fund : 50 guineas

to the Boys' School ; five guineas to the Dovercourt Mission Hall Sick Fund ; and £ 15 to the local Committee towards the expenses of the meeting ; and from the Charity Fund : 10 guineas to the Boys' and Girls' Schools respectively . Thc Board also recommended that a certain rate of subscription should be made by the lodges tosvards the expenses of the publication of the calendar .

The report was adopted unanimously , with an addition , proposed by Bro . the Rev . THOS . LLOYD , that the next calendar should contain the portrait of the Prov . Grand Secretary . The report of the Charity Committee svas next read and adopted . It stated that the Committee had been enabled to secure the election of four candidates for the Benevolent Institution ; and specially thanked several brethren and lodges for the handsome support given to the Committee in the way of votes .

Only the required number of brethren ( four ) having been nominated for election on the Board of General Purposes , the Prov . Grand Mnster declared them duly elected as under : Bros . Alfred Buck , P . M . 453 , P . P . S . G . W . ; the Rev . Thos . Lloyd , P . M . 2342 , P . P . G . Chap . ; VV . D . Merritt , P . M . 1000 , P . P . S . G . W . ; and John J . C . Turner , P . M . 51 , P . P . S . G . W .

¦ For the office of Prov . Grand Treasurer , Bro . A . S . B . Sparling , P . M . 51 , was unanimously elected . The PROV . GRAND MASTER then , amidst much applause , announced his re-appointment of Bro . Philbrick as D . P . G . M ., renesvinghis expression of regret al his enforced absence . His lordship then appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing year as under :

Bro . j . H . Vaux , W . M . 650 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ j . H . Salter , I . P . M . 2342 ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . J . P . Noyes , J . D . 1280 ... ... Prov . G , Chap . „ Thomas Hood , I . P . M . 1000 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Thos . J . Railing , P . A . G . D . C . Eng ., P . M . and

Sec . 51 ( 16 th year ) ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ H . G . Hobson , P . M . 214 ... ... 1 < , , „ W . Ernest Dring , W . M . 2318 ... j 1 rov . i . U . U . s . „ S . D . C . Ablitt , I . P . M . 51 } p 1 . _ „ A . J . Arthy , I . P . M . 160 ... J Prov . J . G . U . s . .. W . T . Christian . I . P . M . ssi ... ... Prov . G . S . of VV .

„ A . Lucking , P . G . P . Eng ., P . M . and Sec . 1000 ( 19 th year ) ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ j . Bruton , W . M . 2006 ... ... ... Prov . D . G . D . C . „ F . H . Meggy , VV . M . 276 ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . ,, Robert Jennings , I . P . M . 1437 ••••••Prov . G . S . B .

,, ii . J . Horncastle , I . F . M . 697 ... .,. )„ „ , , „ Il M . T . Tuck , W . M . , 343 Jl ] Prov' G' Std' Brs ,, James F . Haskins , Ph . D ., Org . 2374 ... Prov . G . Org . „ Sutton Abbott , P . M . 2077 ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ Wm . Cox , P . M . 1817 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ G . Davis , W . M . 1977 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst . ivi

„ Caleb fisiier , w .. 433 „ W . F . Reed , W . M . 2063 „ G . T . Helsdon , P . M . 650 ... ... „ n C ( . „ F . C . H . Jones , W . M . 51 ... 1-Prov . G . Stwds . „ J . R . Butler , S . W . 2339 ,, Harold Gurney , J . W . 650 ,, A . W . Martin ... ... ... " Prov . G . Tyler .

Bro . J . H . VAUX , W . M . 650 , Prov . S . G . W ., having been elected a member of the Provincial Charity Committee in place of Bro . A . J . Dixie , who retired by rotation , A hearty vote of thanks was , on the motion of his LORDSHIP , passed to the W . M . and brethren of the Star in the East Lodge for thc excellent

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arrangements they had made for the meeting , and to the Great Eastern Railway Company for thc facilities they had kindly given to the brethren attending thc meeting . The Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed , and most of the brethren proceeded to Harwich Pier , and , embarking on board a steamer , enjoyed an hour's trip to sea and back .

Over 100 brethren aftersvards dined together at thc Great Eastern Hotel , Harsvich , a splendid repast being perfectly served under the personal superintendence of Bro . Amendt , manager of the Hotel Department of the Great Easlcrn Railsvay . Bro . Lord Brooke presided in his accustomed genial and happy manner . At the conclusion of the repast , his lordship gave the usual Masonic

toasts . During dinner a further telegram was received from Bro . Philbrick , to tbe effect that the accident to his daughter was in reality a savage attack on her by a man svho broke a gun on her head , and that she svas lying in an unconscious and critical condition .

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .

A quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh , on the 4 th instant . There was a fair attendance , and in the unavoidable absence of the Grand Master , Bro . the Earl of Haddington , the throne was occupied by Bro . R . F . Shaw Stewart ,

Past Substitute Grand Master . Bros . J . Dalrymple Duncan and Col . John Campbell were in their places as Senior and Junior Grand Wardens respectively , and there were also present Bros . George Christie Stirling , G . D . C . ; Col . Stirling of Kippendavie , Prov . G . M . of Perthshire West , - Sir James R . Gibson Maitland , and David Hume , Dysart , Prov . G . Bible Bearer .

Apologies for absence were intimated from Bros , the Grand Master , Sir Charles Dalrymple , Lord Saltoun , Sir Archibald Campbell , Sir Hector Munro , Bart ., Prov . G . M . of Ross and Cromarty ; Sheriff Thorns , Prov , G . M . Caithness , & c . ; Hugh Shaw Stewart , M . P ., Prov . G . M . of Stirlingshire ; the Marquis of Breadalbane , Prov . G . M . of Perthshire East ; Major Oswald , Prov . G . M . of Fife ; and others .

A vidimus submitted by the Grand Cashier showed that the income of Grand Lodge for the quarter ending 23 rd July had been . £ 1333 , being ^" 741 in excess of the expenditure . There had during that period been 1350 entrants to the Order . The income for the first eight months of this year had been £ 4193 , compared with £ 4086 during the same period last yearincrease , £ 106 . During the last three months £ 134 had been voted from

the Benevolent Fund to Freemasons or Widows of deceased Masons . A table submitted by Grand Secretary showed that at January last 99 annuities were in force , amounting to £ 1045 ! 'hat three annuitants had died ; and that last month ten annuities of £ 10 each had been granted . Of the annuities in force at January the different provinces had as follows : Metropolitan Province , 14 , amounting to £ 145 ; Ayrshire , 14 , £ 140 ; Glasgow

City , 13 , £ 155 ; Roxburgh and Selkirk Shires , 2 , £ 20 ; Fifeshire , 8 , £ 80 ; Forfarshire , 19 , £ 200 ; Haddington and Berwick Shires , 2 , £ 20 ; Linlithgowshire , £ 10 \ Aberdeen City , 4 , £ 45 ; Aberdeenshire , East , 1 , £ 10 ; Aberdeenshire , West , 1 , £ \ a ; Ross and Cromarty Shires , 2 , £ 20 ; Renfrew , East , 4 , £ \ o ; Renfresvshire , West , 2 , £ 20 ; Stirlingshire , 2 , £ 20 ; Perthshire , East , 1 , £ \ o \ Lanark , Middle Ward , 2 , - £ 20 ; Argyleshire

and the Isles , 2 , £ 2 ( 1 ; New Zealand , South , 1 , £ 20 ; Caithness , Orkney , and Shetland , 1 , £ 10 ; Wigtown and Kirkcudbright , 1 , £ 10 . In Dundee there are two annuitants receiving £ 15 each , seven receiving £ 10 each , and a family of three in receipt of an annuity of £ \ o—total £ 110 . As will be seen , Forfarshire has more annuities and a higher amount than any other province . Grand Committee reported that they had recommended the refusal of a

petition for a charter for a new lodge in Aberdeen , and that the petition had been withdrawn . Grand Lodge ordered that . charters be issued to the following new lodges : St . John , Eltham , Taranaki , and Hinemoa , Midhurst , New Zealand , North ; and Hyderabad , Chudderghaut , India—the Hyderabad Lodge to be worked in the Urdu language .

A recommendation follosving on the remit from last meeting of Grand Lodge was submitted by the Grand Committee to the effect that the minimum fee for initiation be two guineas , and that there be no addition to thc contributions at present paid by daughter lodges to Grand Lodge for registration , & c , upon each entrant . After considerable discussion this was adopted in Grand Lodge by 81 against seven votes .

On thc motion of Bro . CHRISTIE , seconded by Bro . BERRY , Prov . Grand Master of Forfarshire , the Grand Lodge unanimously remitted to the Grand Committee to procure a grand collar for the Grand Master Mason of such design and style as to be worthy of the Grand Lodge . In the absence of the mover , thc Grand Lodge delayed till next meeting a motion that the election and installation of Grand office-bearers together

with the celebration of the Festival of St . Andrew ' s be held in Glasgow in November next , and Bro . MACKERSY gave notice of motion that the Grand Committee be instructed to report whether it would be beneficial to the Order to have that function alternately in Edinburgh and one of the provinces on the invitation of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the province desiring it . Grand Lodge was then closed .

Consecration Of The Noel Money Rose Croix Chapter At Croydon.

CONSECRATION OF THE NOEL MONEY ROSE CROIX CHAPTER AT CROYDON .

The consecration of thc above Rose Croix chapter took place at the Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , on Monday , the 25 th ult . This nesv chapter has had a very successful start . Prior to the consecration , the Supreme Council , 33 ' - —present , Bros . Capt . Philips , 33 ; Hugh D . Sandeman , 33 ° ' G . Noel Money , 33 ; J . S . Brosvnrigg , 33 ° ; and J . H . Matthews , 33 " '

G . D . C . —held a Rose Croix chapter , when thc following brethren were , perfected : Bros . George Anthony King , Rev . Edward G . Houndle , P . M-, P . P . G . C . ; Joseph Henry Williams , James Robert Mosse , Walter PhilliP ' William Henry Gates , Henry George Thompson , M . D ., P . M ., P . P . J . G . W . ; J . D . Pollard , M . D ., P . M . ; and II . C . Houndle , P . J . G . W . It need hardly be said that in the hands of the members of the Supreme Council above named the beautiful rilual was carried out in its most perfect