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Gloucestershire : — lodsre 1067 Bro . Russell J . Kerr ... 28 7 o Lodge 10 / Han ( s anj L of Wght > 2 i 1 „ J- Lilywhite ... 12 10 o " 804 „ John Harrison ... 83 15 o " 00 ? ,, G . F . Lancaster ... 25 o o " 1428 „ J . R . Willson ... 5 ° o o " Hertfordshire : —

403 „ W . P . Willson ... 31 12 o " 449 „ James Shilcock ... 25 o o " ^ „ Geo . Lambert ... 10 o o " 1127 „ James Knight ... 47 11 o " i ' r . 85 1 , J Livingston , M . D . 30 o o " 1479 1 . J ° hn Purrolt — II ' 5 6

? 7 „ Wm . Hicks ... 63 10 o " -84 „ A . F . S . Bird ... 26 10 o " 8 ^ 0 „ Thos- Smith I Q . , ^ ^ » III j ; T . W . Hastings j - 8 4 ™ ° " 1206 „ R-J . Emmerson ... 10 o o " 1208 „ H . M . Baker ... 83 o o

120 9 ,, T . H . Grove Snowden ... 87 10 o " 1314 11 Edward Coste ... 77 10 o " 1464 „ J- - Farnfield ... 26 3 o 1 ^ 1 „ William Kipps ... 37 10 o Lancashire ( Eastern Division ) : —

Bro . Joseph L . Hine ... 300 o o 1137 11 Geo . P . Brockbank ... 10 o o " 22 I ,, Charles Stanley ... 10 o o " 22 i „ James Richardson ... 300 II 221 „ Job . H . Greenhalgh ... 5 5 o 221 1 Henry Stead ... 10 o o

, Lancashire ( Western Division ) -. — 281 Bro . J . Daniel Moore , M . D . 24 2 6 II 613 i » T - - Cory — IO l ° o 724 „ William Shortis ... 10 10 o

„ 1086 „ J . C . Lunt ... 630 „ 1313 it J oIln Barratt ... 10 10 o „ 1313 » Thomas Whitehead ... 10 10 o 11 1375 11 G . Davenport Pochin ... 20 o o 1 , ' 473 > t J- - McArthur ... 40 o o Leicestershire and Rutland : —

The Right Hon . the Earl Ferrers 15 8 o Lincolnshire -. — „ 1294 Bro . John Sutcliffe ... 35 o o Middlesex : — „ 778 „ E . B . Bright ... 28 3 o „ 1237 11 Charles S . Bnwn ... 105 o o „ 1326 „ D . Steinhauer ... 500 „ 1423 „ T . W . Baldwin ... 12 1 o

11 1423 11 J Faulkner ... 15 j 6 o Chap . 1423 Comp . J . B . Langley , LL . D .... 25 o o Lodge 1460 Bro . J . Ll . Jones ... 35 o o „ » 1494 „ E . B . Grabham ... 54 o o n 1507 it John Mason ... 10 10 o 11 1579 11 E . Letchworth ... 25 15 o „ 1637 11 E . C . Woodward ... 13 o o Monmouthshire -.

—„ Capt . S . G . Homfray ... 210 o o Norfolk : — „ 807 „ G . Baxter ... 20 o o it 943 i > Henry Burgess ... 35 o o „ 1 5 „ T . Lord _ ... 27 17 o Oxfordshire : — H . R . H . Prince Leopold . 20 o o „ 340 Bro . Jules Bue ' , M . A . ... 27 1 o

11 357 11 Rev . H . Deane ... 10 o o 11 357 11 Reginald Bird ... 6 3 10 o 11 357 11 H . R . Cooper-Smith ... 10 o o 1 , 478 „ Henry A . Wakeman ... 30 o o 11 599 i > John Potts ... ' 16 12 o „ 874 „ H . H . Riach * ... 30 10 o 11 10 3 <> 11 Julius Sladden ... 24 o o

University Rose Croix Chapter „ Fentham Hedges ... 36 10 o Somersetshire : — Lodge 906 „ General H . E . Doherty 195 12 o „ 446 „ Captain A . T . Perkins ... 58 2 o Staffordshire : — The Right Hon . Earl of Shrewsbury 25 o o II 1419 Bro . James Walker ... 120 o o

Suffolk -. — 11 11 4 „ William Boby ... m 14 o Surrey :: — 11 46 3 Bro . William Sharp ... 52 19 o 11 88 9 „ Thomas Long ... 42 19 6 11 1046 „ Charles Anderson ... 1600 Sussex : —

'i 732 , 1 John M . Kidd ... 120 9 o » ' ' 3 ° 3 11 W . Webb Turner ... 30 13 o 11 1619 „ W . Hale ... 890 Warwickshire : —

The Right Hon . Lord Leigh 11 468 Bro . J . T . Collins ,, 468 „ John Archer „ Spurrier > ' 93 $ ,, Thomas Howkins „ H . G . Quilter -r- ; : 4 « 7 5 6 Wiltshire : —

The Right Hon . Lord Methuen 273 1 o T Yorkshire ( N . and E . Division ) : — Lod ge 57 Bro . John Thompson ... 29 o o 11 1611 „ George Simpson ... 19 5 o Yorkshire ( Western Division ) : — Lieut .-Col . Sir H . Edwards , Bart . ; 11 139 Bro . W . H . Brittain . " 139 1 , G . E . Webster

» 139 , i Dr . F . Griffiths " ' 54 ,, J > H . Cadman 11 208 „ R . J . Critchley , J . P . ' » 290 „ William Harrop 11 226 „ John Ridal 11 302 , 1 Henry Smith

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Lodge 302 Bro . Benjamin Broughton „ 304 ; , Robert Craig 11 3 ° 4 11 James Bedford „ 304 ,, Charles Lowrey 11 3 ° 4 > i J . L . Gates 11 304 „ C . L . Mason ,, 337 11 John Hirst , jun ., J . P .

11 337 Lodge 337 .. W . D . Hall 11 380 „ Captain J . Wordsworth 11 495 1 , John Craven 1 , 603 Lodge 910 „ T . W . Tew , J . P . 11 910 „ John Simpson

11 910 Lodge „ 974 „ T . W . Holmes „ 1001 ,, John Richardson , jun . 1 , 1001 Lodge „ 101 9 „ W . H . Gill n 1102 „ Jos . Ibberson „ 1542 „ T . J . Kassell

" 55 ° ° o Hong Kong -. — Bro . C . Chater ... 50 o o There are fourteen lists yet to come in , which I trust will enable us to assert that we have brought in £ 13 , 000 . ( Cheers . ) Lord Leigh : Brethren , —I have had the honour of

having a toast placed in my hands , and although I cannot say that it is the toast of the evening , as my Right Worshipful brother , the Chairman , has proposed that toast , still , I maintain that it is only second in importance to the toast that he has proposed . Brethren , we all must deeply regret the absence of our illustrious brother the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire ;

but still , in his absence , I am quite sure that you will agree with me that his place has been most ably filled by the Right Worshipful brother the Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire . I have known my Right Worshipful brother for many years , living as I do in a neighbouring province , and , therefore , I am perhaps qualified to speak of that brother as many brethren whom

I see in this noble hall can speak of him . I will assure you that in Lord Shrewsbury you will find a man who is worthy of the high position that he holds , not only in his private capacity , but in all his public acts . ( Hear , hear . ) Brethren , he is a Mason at heart ; he has shown it ever since he entered the Craft : he was born a Mason , and he will die a Mason . But I trust , when I say he will die a

Mason , that Freemasonry , for his province especially , may not see that event for many years to come . ( Hear , hear . ) He has shown the deep interest he takes in Freemasonry , and it is well known that he has served the office of president for the Girls' School , and he has for the second time occupied that chair for this Institution . It is not only for the Masonic charities

that he has presided so well , but I may tell you , from my being almost a Staffordshire Freemason myself , being in a border province , I know how many private acts of charity , Masonic and otherwise , he performs in his own province . I will not detain you further than to ask you to drink with all heartiness and sincerity " The Health of the Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand

Master for Staffordshire , " and long may he live to ornament the position he holds . ( Great cheering . ) The Chairman : Brethren , two words , anil two words only . —Thank you . The Chairman : Brethren , you must excuse me if I am not so abrupt in proposing a toast which is one of very great importance . Charity , as I said before , is a very

great quality , and our rule has been at these meetings to toast our two absent friends . I give you " Success to the Boys' and the Girls' Institutions . " If you will kindly conceive in your hearts what I should like to say about Lord Leigh and Lord Methuen , respecting those charities , I think you will make a better speech than I shall , and I shall save your time . Our noble friend has spoken most

kindly towards me , and I only wish I could find the ability in my heart to say what I think about him . With respect to the Masonic charities you know we are not jealous of each other . We are proud that our successors in this chair should emulate us and beat us if possible . That is our great anxiety since we have had our Prince at the head of affairs . Long may we continue to give

that satisfaction to his Royal Highness which he so graciously acknowledges . I give you " Prosperity to the Two Schools , the Boys' and the Girls ' . " I ask for long lists and short speeches . Bro . Little responded . Suffering from a severe cold himself , be had hoped that Bro . Binckes would have replied . But he had no hesitation in congratulating Bro . Terry on

the magnificent result of his festival . He accepted it at once as a challenge , as a stimulus , as an evidence of the loyalty of the Craft , which had only to be asked to be tested . The Girls' Festival would take place on the 9 th of May , and he hoped that they would emulate , and even rival , on that occasion the magnificent sum of that night . He could hardly anticipate such a large result , but at least ,

as Sempronius said , " We will do our best . " He hoped that the strenuous e fforts of Bro . Binckes would achieve similar results , and he accepted this meeting as an augury , being the first meeting of the year , that the Freemasons of England were at heart devoted to their charities , and so far from allowing their feelings to flag , they would put forth their energies , not only to maintain but to increase them . ( Hear , hear . )

Lord Methuen , in proposing " The Ladies , " said : I wish this toast had fallen into abler hands , that could have done more justice to the toast than 1 am capable of doing , but , » t the same time , there is no Mason in the room more devoted to the subject of the toast than I am ; and , looking above , I may say I yvas delighted to see the angels in that sphere above so properly devoted to them . At the same i time Ilwas reminded of one fact , that the truest

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Masons are the women ; for there is ^ no doubt whatever that before another year rolls round , those young hands that we have heard plauditing will hrve taken in hand the distressed Freemasons , and somewhat comfortably relieved them . ( Laughter . ) In proposing to you "The Health of the Ladies , " I may only say that the Masons from time immemorial , without going too far back into the history

of the very early promoters of Masonry , were always devoted to the ladies , and honoured them as mothers , as wives , and as sisters . ( Hear , hear . ) Col . Creaton : My lords and brethren , —I have been requested to give this toast , " though last not least , " "The

Health of our Board of Stewards , " who have done so much for us this evening , not only in the way of entertainment , but in bringing up large lists . I propose " The Health of the Stewards . " They have done all the honour they could to the occasion , and I couple with it the name of Bro . J . M . Case .

Bro . J . March Case , in reply , said -. On behalf of the Stewards of this festival and myself I beg to return you my hearty thanks . It is hi g hly gratifying to us that our exertions in the production of ' this festival have met with your approbation . The duties that they have taken have been voluntarily accepted by them , and they have performed them most loyally . At the grand installation of

the Prince of Wales it was said that the most wonderful characteristic of Freemasons was that of loyalty ; and I must say that the Board of Stewards on this occasion have performed their duties most loyally . I , as their unworth y president , have seen their love for the Institution , and my duty has been a sinecure . I beg to offer my thanks to the members of the Board personally for the assistance I have

received from them , and 1 only trust the magnificent result of this evening has been an exemplification that their duties have not been thrown away . In the performance of those duties they have been most exemplarily assisted by the Secretary of the Institution . The labours of the office have devolved upon him . He has been most strenuous in the performance of his duties ; and that he

has been successful the gathering of this evening will most thoroughly demonstrate . ( Cheers . ) The brethren afterwards adjourned to the Temple , where the ladies were assembled , and where an admirable concert was given under the able superintendence of Bro . T . Lawler , jun ., in which Bros . Henry Parker , Baxter ,

Thornton , and Caravoglia , Miss Rose Sherrington , Miss Helen Heath , Miss Agnes Larkcom , and Messrs . Lewis Thomas and T . Harper took part . The banquet was well supplied by Bro . E . Dawkins , the manager of the Freemasons' Tavern , and Bro . Harker ably discharged the duties of toastmaster .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . HENRY MATTHEWS . " Like as the waves make towards tire pebbled shore , So ilo OUT minutes hasten to their end . " Bro . Matthews , of Sheffield , was initiated in the Britannia Lodge ( now No . 139 ) on May 12 th , 1864 . He served thc office of J . W ., but afterwards resigned the lodge . Me was one of the founders of the Wentworth

Lodge , No . 1239 , being the second W . M . thereof . He served the office of W . M . in the Britannia Mark Lor ' ge , No . 53 , twice ; was the first Prov . Senior Grand Mark Warden of West Yorkshire ; and , but last June , was appointed Junior Grand Overseer in the Grand Mark Lodge . P . Z . 139 , and , on account of his ill-health , was re-elected , and held that office at the time of his decease , as also that

of W . Commander of the Sheffield Ark Lodge . Bro . Matthews was an enthusiastic and untiring worker , a sound and valued counsellor . His zeal in , and attachment to , the Mark Degree were well and widely known , and appreciated—it may be said that he resuscitated the Sheffield Maik Lodge . Until within the last few months , when his health failed him , he ably performed the duties

of every office he undertook . After passing the chair of the Wentworth Lodge , No . 1239 , the brethren presented to him a handsome Past Master's jewel ; he filled the office of Secretary for two years , and he installed several of the W . M . ' s of that lodge . Had his life been spared a little longer there can be no doubt but that he would have been appointed to office in Provincial Grand Craft Lodge ,

than whom no brother better deserved it . Bro . Matthews leaves a widow and two daughters , to whom letters of condolence were sent by the lodges , also the chapter , of which he was a member ; the W . M ., P . M . ' s , and several of the officers and brethren of the Wentworth Lodge followed his remains to their last resting place , and the lodge

has assumed Masonic mourning for the space of three months . His death is a loss to the Craft , and the Sheffield brethren justly revere his memory . He was a supporter of our noble charities , an occasional contributor to these columns , a bright Mason , a good man , in short" His life was gentle ; and the elements So mix'd in him , that Nature might stand up And say to all the world— ' This was a nian !'"

The fifteenth recital of the " Estey " organs took place on Satuday last , at No . 7 , Argyll-street . The vocalist on this occasion being Madlle . Matilde Zimeri .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT A . \ D PILLS . —Limb and Life . —Not many years ago some ulcerations and diseases of I he joints placed in peril the affected limb whose loss was recommended to spare thc risk of life—now thc discovery of these noble remedies has made the cure of the worst maladies no longer a matter of doubt . Holloway's treatment preserves the condemned limb , and in its course of the health and of the frame

cure improves general vigour . Holloway's Ointment and Fills heal all sores and ulcerations , and extirpate scrofula sores . Ulcers , bad legs , scrofulous discharges , swollen or gathered glands , contracted sinews , enlarged joints , rheumatic and gouty concretions are readily remediable by the proper aud persevering application of these cooling , healing , and purifying preparations which arc as powerful as they are harmess . ADVT .