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on without it . " A remark like this is very kind and very encouraging . Those who are engaged on the paper recognise that their labours have not been undertaken in vain , and the work lhat is before them is entered upon with , if possible , increased zeal , energy , and ability . Friendly testimony of this

kind often reaches us from abroad , but it does not often come upon us quite so conspicuously as in this instance . Hence this recognition of Bro . DEEVES ' S compliment and our thanks to him for having expressed them so publicly .

Grand Mark Lodge.

GRAND MARK LODGE .

The Annual Moveable Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown , was held at Norwich on Wednesday , when it was expected that there would be a very large attendance of the brethren on account of the Royal Agricultural Show being held in the same city at the same time . The expectation , however , was disappointed , the very fact of the existence

of the Agricultural Show keening away many brethren who would otherwise probably have attended . The Parliamentary elections no doubt also exercise 1 some important influence on the meeting , and prevented many of the Mark Degree particioating in the reception of the cordial welcome which the East Anglian ' Mark Masons had prepared for them . The Grand Lodge was opened in Noverre's Assembly Rooms ' , Theatre-street , when the following brethren took part in the proceedings of the day .

Bro" ; . I . Woodall Woodall , as G . M . ; the Rev . C . J . Martyn , as D . G . M . '; Col . Bigno'd , as G . S . W . ; Dr . T . Trollope , as G . J . W . ; Col . Addison Potter , G . M . O . ; Controller S . G . Bake , as G . S . O . ; B . R . Bryant , as G . J . O . ; F . Binckes , G . S . ; N . Tracy , G S . D . ; G . P . Festa , as G . D . C . ; B . R . Bryant , P . G . Std . Br ., as G . Std . Br . ; Wm . Vincent , G . I . G . ; T . Cubitt . P . G . S . O . ; G . Yaxley , P . G . S . ; A . C . Durrant , G . Swd . Br . ; James Dunsford , P . P . G . A . D . C . ; S . R . Anness , Prov . G I VV . ; C . A . B . Bignold , Prov . G . S . D ; J . B . Levien , P . P . G . J . W . ; G . Abbott , Chit

P . P . G . A . D . C ; Edwin Baldwin . W . M . 92 ; James Dunsford , S . W . 92 ; J . O . - toch , I . W . 02 ; James Bjnd , W . V 1 . 317 ; W . Cholmeley , 92 ; H . G . Barwell . P . M . o--- G . Baxter , Sec . 92 ; A . King , I . G . 92 ; VV . T . Stratford , £ 2 ; 54 ; A . VV . Bateman , W . M . 309 ; Henry Surrand , 92 ; S . A . Anness , P . M . 70 ; W . H . Moss , 92 ; C . M . Montgomerie , 92 ; Geo . G . Barnard , 92 ; A . J . Berry ; P . C . R . King , 29 ; G . E . TheobUd , 92 ; A . H . Moyes , W . M . 334 ; W . Purchas , I . G . 334 ; the Rev . Richard Peek , Prov . G . Chap . ; and H . Massey .

After the formal opening of the Grand Lodge , The Rev . C . J . MARTYN rose and welcomed the Grand Lodge to the Province of East Anglia , and he apologised for the absence of the Prov . Grand Master , Lord ' Henniker , and deeply regretted the circumstance—a death in the family—which was the cause of his absence . There was not , he admitted , a large attendance of the brethren at this lodge , and this he

also very much regretted , but it arose from a variety of causes , which were unavoidable . The Grand Mister of the Order , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , was also not present , and this he was also sorry for , but the Grand Master had been telegraphed to at Sandringham and an answer had been received from him to the effect that his engagements were so numerous that it

was impossible for him to spare even a short time to come to this Grand Lodge . Bro . Martyn then apologised for being himself obliged to leave on account of an important Masonic engagement in London at a lodge with which he had been connected for some years , and which could not get on unless he was there with the books .

Bro . Major WOODALL acknowledged , on behalf of the Moveable Grand Lodge , the welcome which had been extended to the Grand Lodge and its officers by Bro . Martyn , and trusted that their meeting would ever be remembered as one of the noted days in the annals of the Grand Mark Lodge of England . Grand Lodge was then closed .

A delig htlul cold collation was afterwards provided by the Walpole Lodge at the Masonic Club Rooms , St . Giles ' -street , at which Bro . Woodall presided . At the conclusion of the repast the following toast and music list was gone through ---Grace " Non Nobis Domini ; " "The Queen and Mark Masonry ; " "Nnional Anthem , " solo , Bro . Brookes ; " The M . W .

Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince ot Wales ; " anthem , ** God bless the Prince of Wales , " solo , Bro . Brookes ; " The M . W . Pro Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Kintore ; " song , * ' Hybrias , the Cretan , " Bro . Brockbank ; "The R . W . Deputy Grand Master , Lord Egerton of Tatton , and the Grand Officers , Present and Past ; " part song , 'The three Cnafers ; " " The M . W . Prov . Grand Mister of East Anglia , Lord

Henniker , and the Prov . Grand Lodge ; " song , " Across the far blue hills , Marie , " Bro . S . Hewson ; " Tne Visitors ; " duet , " Love and War , " Bros . Brookes and Brockbank ; " The Mark Benevolent Fund ; " song , "Big Ben , " Bro . Brockbank . Bro . WOODALL first gave "The Queen and Mark Masonry . " In giving the toast ol "The M . W . Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince

of Waits , " said that this was a toast they would alldrink with the greatest enthusiasm , and he regretted very much that H . R . H . was not present to grace the board . It had been one of the crowning acts of Mark Masonry that the Prince of Wales had condescended to accept the position of Grand Master of this Order , an Order , the Grand Lodge of which , began a good many years ago in a small way , but now , through the excellency and

efficiency of it officers had attained a more than respectable place in the Masonic Order . He felt quite sure the brethren would all join with him in drinking the health of the Grand M rster , the Prince of Wales , wishing him good health and happiness in the office he had taken in connection wilh Grand Mark Lodge . The toast having been most enthusiastically drunk , the toast of "The Pro G . M ., the Earl of Kintore , " was proposed and drunk .

Bro . BARWELL , Senior P . M . of the Walpole Lodge , proposed " The Health of the Deputy G . M ., Lord Egerton of Tatton , and the Grand Officers , Present and Pa- > l" On behalf of the brethren of the Province ol East Anglia he wis very pleased and happy to see those Grand Officers who had been able to attend that day , not only at lodge , but at the banquet or cold collation . The brethren of the Province of East Anglia had been exceedingly pleased to entertain the Grand Lodge of England , and they

hoped that an opportunity would be afforded them of doing so again . They had hoped it would be to the convenience of the Grand Officers to attend , because of the Agricultural Show now being celebrated at Norwich , when the East Anglian Masons would have been glad to exhibit their hospitality to a large number of brethren visiting this ancient city . But circumstances had been somewhat against them . Nevertheless they had had a very pleasant social gathering of earnest and thorough Masons , and the brethren of East Anglia had beenjjvery glad to see them . Wilh these few words he

Grand Mark Lodge.

proposed " The Health of the Deputy G . M . M ., Lord Egerton of Tatton , and the rest of the Grand Officers , " and with this toast he begged to couple the name of Col . Potter , Grand Master Overseer of Newcastle , who had honoured this Grand Lodge with his presence . Col . POTTER , who was received with loud cheers , said he regretted with the Past Master of the Walpole Lodge that so few of the members of

the Grand Mark Lodge had attended this meeting , but there had been a combination of circumstances against it . In the first place the great Agricultural Show did not conduce to a Masonic meeting , and in the next the elections had tendered to keep a number of Mark Masons away . There was another combinauon of circumstances which caused the Grand Lodge to be opened sooner than was intended , and this prevented himself being

present in his place—though he had come 10 minutes before he was asked to come—and he found lhat the business was finished . He regretted it because he had come from Newcastle almost entirely to attend this Grand Lodge . It was a great disappointment to him that he was not able to be present in lodge , but he thanked the brethren for giving him

the opportunity of attending the post prandial ceremony . The Mark Masons of Norfolk would have liked to see a large gathering , and , had the circumstances been different , there would have been . They could only hope that when those who were not present found what a splendid entertainment had been given by the Norwich brethren they would exceedingly regret not having attended .

Dr . TROLLOPE proposed "The M . W . Prov . G . Master of East Anglia , Lord Henniker , and the Prov . G . Lodge . " They could not forget , wherever they hailed from , the able and efficient manner in which Lord Henniker discharged the duties of Grand Master of the Order . During his tenure of the office he endeared himself to every Mark Master . They all sincerely regretted the cause of his absence that day , and certainly no one

regretted his absence more than his lordship himself . Although he ( Dr . Trollope ) was only a visitor , he was an East Anglian , although , like Bro . Baldwin , the Master of the Walpole Lodge , he hailed now Irom Sussex . He first saw the light at Halstead , and he first saw Masonic light in a now extinct lodge , the North East Lodge , 817 . He wished for Lord Henniker a happy period while he was Provincial G . Master . He hoped

the day was not lar distant when the Order of Mark Masters would so far advance that the Province of East Anglia would be divided into the Provinces of Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex and Cambridgeshire ; but until then let them hope lhat the East Anglian Province would go on and prosper in the same way as at present . As the toast was very comprehensive , he

could refer to the Deputy Prov . G . M ., the Rev . C . J . Martyn , whose name was a household word in Masonry in every Degree whether orthodox or heterodox . That brother had done a world of good for every one ol the Charities , and it was only an important Masonic engagement which prevented him staying to the banquet . With the toast he would couple the name of the Prov . G . Secretary , Bro . Tracy .

Bro . TRACY , in reply , said ne did not know that he could say more on behalf of the Prov . G . M . than Bro . Trollope had said , except that Lord Henniker had given him his earnest assurance of his deep regret at being absent , From a correspondence he had had with the Prov . G . M ., he knew how anxious he was that this meeting should be a complete success , and he knew it was a great disappointment to Lord Henniker that he was not able

to be present . As regarded the D . P . G . M ., the brethren knew almost as much as , perhaps more than , he ( Bro . Tracy ) knew . A more capable or excellent Mason or man he never came across in his capacity of Prov . G . Sec . The greatest spirit and thoroughness was thrown into all the work in contact with which he brought himself ; and he asked him ( Bro . Tracy ) to express to the Walpole Lodge his deep regret at leaving without expressing

his strong feelings on the hearty reception given by that ; lodge to Grand Lodge . He ( Bro . Tracy ) wished he possessed the power of Bro . Martyn to give full force to the feelings which Bro . Marivn had . With regard to the Prov . Grand Officers , they had at their head " a man who had made his mark so strongly in the Grand Lodge of England , and shown his interest so earnestly in the province , that if they did not try to do their work as Prov . Grand Ofiicers , they would be almost less than men . For himself

and them , he could assure the brethren that they would do their best to bring the Province of East Anglia to the foremost rank among ihe provinces . In conclusion , he had been asked to propose the next toast—that of the worthy 1 rother who had presided . He wished he was better acquainted wilh Bro . Woodall ; but all the brethren must feel that he took a thorough interest in his work in Grand Lodge , and must acknowledge the geniality he had displayed at the banquet .

Bro . Major WOODALL , in reply , said he had not had the pleasure of being among the brethren of East Anglia previously , but he could not forget the visit of Lord Henniker to Vork . Having been called upon unexpectedly to preside on ihis occasion he had not prepared a speech , but he was not the less earnest or sincere in his thanks to the brethren lor their reception . Known to them in another character he had also to thank them for what they did for him at that time .

Bro . F . BINCKES , Grand Sec , proposed "The Walpole Lodge and its W . M ., Bro . E . Baldwin . " Alter alluding to the claim of Dr . Trollope to the character of an East Anglian Mason he ( Bro . Binckes ) also claimed to be an " Essex Calf . " Without iear of contradiction , noticing the word " Walpole" on the wall , he could not hesitate to say that that was an honoured name . Bro . Walpole had been Prov . Grand Master of Norfolk

and the first W . M . of the Walpole Lodge of Mark Masons . He ( Bro . Binckes ) had the honour of consecrating the lodge and installing Bro . Walpole , on which occasion he had a very interesting conversation wilh him . No one more than he regretted the loss the province had sustained b y his death . However , it had been compensated lor by those who succeeded him . The Walpole Lodge was the entertaining lodge that night , and Bro .

Baldwin was us VV . M . When he first knew Bro . Baldwin a lew years past in the province of Sussex , Bro . Baldwin svas discharging other Masonic duties wilh ihe esteem and admiration of all . Bro . Baldwin had made no change In his Masonic mind though he had come to another province , but brought to bear on Norfolk the same zeal as he had in Sussex . From a correspondence with Bro . Baldwin as to the reception of that day he could testify to his desire as representing his supreme Chief that this meeting should be

a great success , and that under the hospitable roof provided that evening there should be a very large gathering . Various causes had prevented more brethren attending , but those who were not present would regret that they had not been there . The toast now proposed had through the modesty of Bro . Baldwin been kept out of the list , but nevertheless he ( Bro . Binckes ) had obtained the permission of the Grand Master to propose it , being perfectly certain that there was no one present who , if he had left the room without it being proposed would have considered there had been a great dereliction