Scotland.

. [ hejr visit , which was g iven with a will . Bro . Gillies , •returning thanks for the compliment , stated that with '" o-aril to the report they had mad . ' of the condition of the l ' cie-c , he might inform them that their P . G . Secretary -ould ' nrrt put his finger upon a single black spot in the l ' ooks . Before retiring the following members of the dentition received honorary affiliation to the lodge at the ) u

l . ,-r , r _ u _ inr . j n-yr ..:.. r > .... „ r .. i ... mm . ,-hands of Bio . John M'Farlanc , P . M . viz ., Bros . John MilUr , lames Ritchie , and David Reid . Bro . Ritchie returned thanks for the honour conferred ou behalf of himself and Bros . Miller and Reid . Thereafter Bro . W . Findlay was passed to thc Fellow Craft Degree by Bro . W . Ferguson , S . M . GLASGOW . —Lodge Dramatic ( No . 571 ) . —A

incctin- * of this lodge was held in St . Mark ' s Hall , 213 , Buchanan-street , on Wednesday , 7 th inst ., at three o'clock n m Bro . W . ) . E . Dobson , W . M ., presiding ; G . Houston , D . M . ; H . W . Jackman , S . W . ; W . Sivevvrigbt , J . W . ; Weir , acting Sec ; R . S . Smyth , S . D ., and a good attendance of members . Among the visitors were Bros . W . Bell , I . P . M . Si * I- Balfour , P . G . D . of C ; J . M . Olivir ,

S . W . 3 60 ; W . Ferguson , P . M . 543 ( " Freemason" ); W . Borland , 117 ; G . W . Wheeler , ' 73 ; W . Adams , D . of Mus . 153 ; W . McDonald , 153 ; D . C . Allan , 153 ; Gault , 441 ; A . Gray , 45 8 ; and others . The minutes of last meeting were read by Bro . Weir and confirmed . Bro . | amcs Cooper , Lodge Neptune , 375 , Aberdeen , yvas elected a joining member , and obligated by the W . M . Thereafter

Bros . J . Cameron , Henri Ludnig , and Adam Gibb yvere passed to thc Fellow Craft Degree in a very efficient manner hy Bro . J . M . Oliver , S . W . 3 60 , and Bro . Walter Buchanan was raised to the Sublime Drgiee of Master Mason by Bro . Ferguson , P . M . 343 , Bro . Adams , 153 . presiding at the harmonium during thc ceremonies . The lodge was then i-loscd . ¦

GLASGOW—Lodge Plantation ( No . 5 81 ) . — The regular meeting of this young lodge was held at the new Masonic Hall , Cragiehall-strcet , on Monday evening , the jth inst . In the absence of Bro . Stobo , W . M ., Bro . \\ . Ferguson , P . M . 543 , D . M ., occupied the chair , supported by Bros . D . Peacock , S . W . ; J . Henry , J . W . ; Wm . Taylor , Treas . ; Robt . Allan , Sic . ; Inni ? , S . D . ;

Hallcy , J . D . ; Paterson , I . G . ; and Gumming , Tyler ; ind , as usual , the meeting yvas yvell attended by visiting brethren and members of the lodge . The acting W . M . yvas supported , on the dais by Bros . John Monro , W . M . Commercial Ledge , } 6 o . John Davidson , P . M . { Co ; and | . W . Burns , " [ . P . M . Thistle Lodge , 87 . Thc

lodge having been opened , the Secretary read the minutes of one emergency and last regular meeting , which yvere approved of . Bros . John Hart and Peter Stobo were passed to the Fellow Ciaft Degree by Bro . Ferguson , D . M . On the lodge being resumed on the First Degree ,

it was unanimously agreed to hold a harmony meeting on Monday evening , the 26 th inst ., to celebrate St . John ' s Day ( 24 th June ) . Thereafter a new code of bye-laws was read for thc third time and passed , after a few slight alterations . Thc business being ended , the ledge was dosed .

The Death Of Abdul Aziz.

THE DEATH OF ABDUL AZIZ .

The folloyving is a translation of the official report of tlie physicians who were summoned to examine the body of the late Sultan : — "In a lower room of thc guardhouse adjoining the Imperial Palace of Tchcragan we found a body lying on a mattress placed upon the floor , and covered by a new linen cloth . Upon removing the covering wc recognized the body as that of the cx-Sultan

Abdul-Aziz . Every part of thc body was cold and bloodless , pale , and covered with coagulated blood . There was no rgidity , the eyelids were partly open , the cornea slightly opaque , and the mouth half closed . Upon removing the linen bandages from the arms we found a little below the bend of the left arm au opening live centimetres in extent and three in depth . The edges of the wound were jagged and irregular ; the direction of the wound downwards and from without . The

veins 111 this region were cut , and the cubital artery was ••pen for three parts of its internal diameter . In the bind <*¦[ tbe ri ght arm wc found a wound in a slightly oblique direction , also jagged , of tyvo centimetres i . i extent and ¦ aiie-aiid-a-half in depth . In this place only thc smaller v'i'is had been touched , the arteries being intact . A pair "I scissois was produced to us ten centimetres long , very

sharp , and having upon one of the blades a small lateral knob towards the point . The scissors were stained with lilood , and we were told that it was by means of that instrument that thc cx-Sultan had inflicted upon Tiimself the wounds described above . We then proceeded to the residence of thc deceased ex-Sultan , where we were shown a vast chamber looking upon the sea . We found there ,

upon thc comer of a sofa , placed near a window , a pool of blood , and upon thc matting on thc floor was a large quantity of coagulated blood in one mass , with several smaller patches in other places near it . From the above 'acts we are unanimously of opinion—1 , that the death of the cx-Sultan , Abdul-Aziz , was caused by hemorrhage produced b y injuries to the vessels in the bends * 1112 ¦ lliif ni 4 i 1 in

^» nrmc ••» - M- ; .,, * -.. ™„„ - . .. „ *„ " - arms ; 2 , that the instrument pioduced to "s was perfectly adapted to effect such wounds ; 3 . that the direction and the nature of the wounds as ""•'I as the instrument yvhich mi ght have inflicted them if- V thc conclusion of suicide . Signed by Drs . Maico , •V , our ' i - \ - Sotto ( Me'decin Attache ii l'lmpe ' riale et Royale Ambassade

d'Autriche-Ilongrie ) , Spagnolo Marc Markel , . atropoulo , Abdinour , Scrvtt , J . de Castro , A . Marioin , Jules Millingen , C . Caratheodory , G . D . Dickson ( Medecin J * e 'Ambassade d'Angltttrre ) , O . Vitalis ( Medecin de I Administration Sanitaire ) , Edouard Spadaro , ] , Nourid-J'an , MiUiade Bey , Moustapha , Mehemet , "

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Surrey.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SURREY .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey was held on Tuesday al the . Greyhound I Intel , Croydon , and yvas very numerously attended . The list of brethren present comprised the names of General Brownrigg , thc Provincial Grand Master ; Col . Burnett , Proyiicial Grand Master of Middlesex : C . II . Woodward , P . P .

G . J . W . ; G . E . Wainyvri ght , P . P . G . S . W . ; A . C . Ebbutt , P . P . G . P . ; Rev . Ambrose W . Hall , P . P . G . C . ; C . E . Amos , P . P . G . P . ; James Squire , P . P . G . S . B . ; T . Cawley Eager , P . M . 1395 ; Edwin March , S . W . 410 ; John Close , J . W . 463 ; Geo . Yoxley , ^ . D . 463 ; John S . Shuter , I . G . 463 r Francis Buckland , S . W . 889 ; Edmund Stratton , 452 ; Wm . Young , P . M . 203 ; John Bond , W . M . 889 ; J .

Lambert Sim , W . M . 370 ; Wm . Locock Webb , P . P . G . W . ; J . Boor , P . M . and Sec . 370 , P . P . G . S . B . ; Magnus Ohren , P . G . J . W . ; Dr . II . | . Strong , P . P . G . J . W . ; James Churchill , Wm . Wells , W . Weller , 1364 ; Eph . L . Wilkinson , 1564 ; William Ledger , 1364 ; . John Eaton Crouch , 1564 ; George Payne , 1564 ; II . A . Pocock , J . D . 463 ; W . Budden , W . Stacey , j . W . 1364 ; F . West , 463 ; W . J . P . Dumas ,

P . G . D . ; Gilbert J . Smallpeice , P . S . G . W . ; Dr . W . R . Williams , P . G . D . C ; P . W . Lynhouse , ^ 70 ; J . W . M . Dosell , 4 63 ; E Divevvds , 777 ; C . W . Driver , W . M . 1149 ; J . Webster , W . M . 1 ^ 64 ; W . Askham , Sec . 1 ^ 64 ; A . Carter , 1564 ; Thomas P . Dickin , P . G . Reg . " ; R . W . Price , P . G . D . W ; Warren II . Diamond , S . W . 370 ; Charles Gale , W . M . 1-147 ; H . R . B . Podmore , P . P . G . S . ;

Draper P . Woodward , 1347 , P . M . 171 ; John Rhodes , 463 ; Fred . Wisdom , 4 63 ; Fred . Cambridge , 1328 ; W . PyiTE , 4 6 3 ; W . E . Rogers , 4 6 3 ; Henry Potter , 1347 ; Wm . Chcssall , S . W . 416 ; George Bradnell , 233 ; Byron H . Ridge , 463 ; S . Parsons Smith , S . W . 133 6 ; Arthur W . Cook , P . G . S . ; David Rowe , 1046 ; John Castle Grant , W . M . 1362 ; Wm . J . Kemp ,

J . W . 1362 ; C . W . Ainott , George White , P . P . S . G . W . ; James Robins , J . Bonner , 463 ; J . P . Mellin , James Ccoper , ; : ;; W . Smallpiece , P . M . 139 s ; Wm . Grant , 39 8 ; li . Mass-y , P . M . 619 ( " Freemason" ) ; Thomas Wagner , 4 6 3 ; W . II . Saunders , 889 , S . W . 1503 ; J . II . Parker , 4 6 3 ; Fran-, cis T . V . Ilonywell , ' P . M . S 89 ; Charles Bastin , 46- ;;

| . U . Ainsworth , 4 63 ; | . M . Gilliugham , 4 65 ; T . DaUicl , 1564 ; Charles * Grillion , P . G . S . D ., K . j " ., P . H . 463 ; T . II . Ebbutt , 463 ; II . Reed , 463 ; John King , 410 ; Janus Putney , 1362 ; Thomas Ovenden , 432 ; John Ilooke , 463 ; G . T . Carter , P . M . 382 ; Mark Wenham , S 04 ; T . R . Redgrave , 4 6 3 ; Attwood Bign .-ll , 4 63 ; B . Robinson , 20 ^ ; and Thomas Lawler , 92 .

Grand Lodge yvas opened at half-past one o clock , and was formed as folloyvs : — General Brownrigg Prov . G . M . George White as Prov . G . S . W . Dr . Rhys Williams Prov . G . J . W . Rev . C . W . Arnold Prov . G . C . T . P . Dickiivs r . Prov . G . H .

Chas . Greenwood Prov . G . Sec II . G . Francis Prov . G . S . D . Wells Prov . G . J . D . Albert Dawes Prov . G . Org . W . Sharp Prov . G . Swd . B . C . T . Speight Prov . G . Tyler .

After the usual preliminary business had been transacted , thc minutes and ( hand Treasurer ' s accounts received , live guineas yvere votnl to the widow of a deceased Surrey brother ; five guineas to the Croydon Hospital ; five guineas to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ; five guineas to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ; and five guineas to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .

1 he Prov . Grand Master proceeded to appoint his officers for the year , but before doing si he said there was one thing yvhich he must speak of . He had only two superior officers , tlie Wardens , but he knew the worth of a large number of brethren of the province ; and if it were possible he should make Wardens of thtm all . Some of the brethren considered that they should have the hicher

offices , but hc would state that yvhatever oflice he bestowed on a brother , that brother was a Grand Officer , and should be peifectly satisfied with the purple in that office , because it yvas given to thc best of the Provincial Grand Master's ability . ( Hear , hear . ) The Grand Officers of the year yvere then given as folloyvs , the Prov . Grand Master himself investing the

brethren : — Harrison D . Prov . G . M . Rev . Ambrose Hall Prov . G . S . W . John Lambert Sim Prov . J . G . W . Rev . D . J . Drake-ford Prov . G . C . A . B . Cook Prov . G . Reg . Charles Greenwood Prov . G . Sec .

Eager Prov . S . G . D . C . Gale Prov . J . G . D . Podmore Prov . G . S . cf Wks . John Close Prov . G . D . C . Rhodes Prov . G . Org . Capt . M . S . Brownrigg Prov . G . Swd . Br . D . li . Woodward ..... ' Prov . G . Purst .

Charles Pawky , F . West , W . Kemp , and Turquand Prov . G . Stewards . The Prov . G . M . afterwards said that on these occasions it yvas usual to say something with reg .-. rd to the position of Masonry in the province , and he was very grateful to be able to give thc brethren a goe . d account of its progress during the last year . Since thc former meeting he had

consecrated three new lodges , the Addiscombe Lodge , the St . John ' s Lodge at Knaphill , thc Studholme Lodge ; and on Tuesday next hc was going to consecrate the Lod ge of Friendship and Harmony , at Walton-on-Thames . He thought that was a very good year ' s work . In fact , were it not that hc was well satisfied with the elements of which these lodges were composed , he should say that this pro-

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gress was almost too quick , lt was very easy to have lodges too numerous , and he owned that he should always hesitate to recc . mmend to the Most Worshipful the Grand Master the granting of a new lodge unless he was perfectly well satisfied that occasion required it , and that the component parts of it were such as would be an honour to the Craf ; and do credit to the province . lie continued to receive .

excellent accounts of all the lodges in the province . He regretted he bad not been able to visit so many as he could yvish ; but in all he had visited he had found good feeling and that exhibition of true brotherhood that must always be the great characteristic of thc Order . ( Hear hear . ) He repeated that the state of Masonry in the province was very satisfactory . He yvould

now mention another . subject which had been canvassed very much in the neighbouring province of Berks and Bucks , and he believed in that of Middlesex also . A letter had been received from the Deputy Prov . G . M . of Berks and Bucks , the Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , G . C ., with reference to the votes for thc Masonic charities . It yvas thought by the brethren in those

provinces , and also in this province , that they might utilize their votes for the charities more than they did by a combination of the three provinces , yvhich were territorially annexed to each other . If there was a very urgent case in either province , by a combination of their votes they might' bring such an amount of power to bear as yvould insure thc success of the candidate . Of course it was not

intended to interfere with any strong case of their own ; but in a case yvhich yvas very urgent in either province where the other provinces had no very urgent case it yvould be a very good thing if the provinces could help one another . With respect to his own votes , yvhen an election was coming on he always looked down the list to see if there was a Surrey Mason , or the widow cr child of a

Surrey Mason , on it . If there was he gave his votes for that case ; because the brethren must remember he onl y held those votes in trust ; they were the votes of the province , to be devoted to cases from the province . Sometimes there was no Surrey case , and then hc gave his votes to what he thought thc most deserving case . He

would now call upon Bro . Greenwood to read the letter he had referred to , and after that the brethren could consider yvhat they should do upon the subject . He thought a charity committee mi ght be appointed . Bro . Greenwood , Prov . G . Sec , then read the letter from thc Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , yvhich contained the suggestions mentioned in the Prov . Grand Master ' s above

observations . The Rev . C . W . Arnold said he had a communication on this subject from the Dep . Prov .- G . M . of Berks and Bucks some time ago , asking him to consider the question , and at the present meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge to take part in a discussion on it , and if possible bring it to a result . He had very great pleasure now in moving

that a committee , as suggested by thc Prov . G . M ., be appointed for this province , and that they should unite with the neighbouring provinces—he did not see why Wiltshire should not be included ; the more they were the stronger they yvould be—in supporting candidates . No doubt they yvould be able to carry any candidate in . At present a great many votes were lost ; some were frittered away by

being given to a candidate in whom the subscribers had mi particular interest , and whom they did not know ; others were spoiled by not being properly filled up ; anil others by not being filled up at all . It was a most desirable thing that the votes should be sent toa charity committee , who would sec that they were properl y filled up . He took a great interest in this question because he thought it

yvould be doing more good to the charities , and more good to their own parties . He yvould conclude by moving that a charity committee be appaintcd for the province . Dr . Strong seconded thc motion . He quite concurred in the above remarks that many votes were lost from papers nut being properly filled up , or not filled up at all . If they were sent to the committee they yvould not be lost . In the

course of a few years ii yvould be known who had votes and who hnd not . He would like to throw out the suggestion that the committee should not consist of the W . M . ' s of the lodges in the province , because they were annually changed , and would come to their work in ignorance if their work ; but if one brother was appointed from each lodge to hold the office permanently he yvould be

acquainted with thc work . Thc Prov . G . M . said this yvas a good suggestion ; and perhaps the Treasurer or Secretary of a lodge would be the best member they could get for the purpose . He then called en Col . Burdett to give them any information he could on thc question of the Charity Committee . Col . Burdett , Prov . G . M . of Middlesex , said that the

question of a Charity Committee for the province of Middlesex was brought before thc brethren some time back ; but it yvas only discussed then , although he hoped now to carry it but not enly in that province , but in combination with the adjoining provinces . There was this point to betaken into consideration , that the brethren of Surrey and Middlesex , yvhich were really Metropolitan provinces ,

belonged , in a great proportion , to London lodges as well , and thc province of Middlesex felt a difficulty in uniting as a province independently of those brethren acting in London . All thc brethren acting in the province were most anxious to work in their own lodges and for their own candidate , and so a Middlesex candidate or a Surrey candidate would have little chance unless those two provinces or more were joined together . They might carry

their candidate , if joined together , without the assistance of the London brethren , although he did not wish it to be understood that they were not at all times happy to have the assistance of the London brethren . Joined together thc provinces might carry one or two cases without much difficulty . Middlesex considered the question last year , but gave it up because the brethren could not sec that the province was strong enough to carry a candidate b y itself .