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ANDREW CHAPTER ( No . S 34 ) . —A meeting of this chapter was held on Wednesday , the Sth inst ., at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith , when there were present Comps .. John Davies , M . E . Z : ; M . Speigel , H . ; T . W . Biggs J . ; F . Craggs , S . E . ; Joseph Cox S . N . ; W . Hillier , P . S . ; James Sims , P . Z . ; and

The chapter having been opened , the ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed in a very able manner , and the lectures given by the three Principals respectively . A vote of thanks was passed to the H . and J ; for their excellent working as such for the first time in this chapter of instruction . The convocation was then closed .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

PROVINCIAL PRIORY OF KENT AND SURREY .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Priory of Kent and Surrey was held on Monday , the 29 th ult ., at Wilmington , Dartford , under the banner of the Lullingstone Preceptory . The business of that preceptory having been transacted , Provincial Priory was

opened by the Sub-Prior , Sir Knight Horatio Ward , in the much regretted absence through illness of the Provincial Prior , Sir Knig ht Haldane . The muster roll was called and the minutes read and confirmed . The Treasurer's report was presented and approved , and the Treasurer re-elected . The following officers

were appointed and invested : Sir Knight Rev . H . Cummings Prov . Prelate . F . Beach , M . D . ... Prov . Chancellor . Francis W . Wright Prov . Constable .

„ Henry George ... Prov . Marshal . , Arthur H . Bateman Prov . Treas . and Reg . George R . Cobbam Prov . Sub-Marshal . Dr . Shedd Prov . Almoner .

J . M . McLeod ... Prov . Herald . „ F . G . A . Smyth ... Prov . ist Std . Br . „ George E . Todd ... Prov . 2 nd Std . Br . Lukey ... ... Prov . Capt . of Guard .

Frater Harrison was re-appointed Equerry . It was reported that the Harcourt Preceptory , formerly meeting at Richmond , had returned their warrant , and amalgamated with the Faith and Fidelity Preceptory , meeting in London . The information was received with deep regret , and a cordial vote of thanks was also passed to the members for a very handsome parting gift to Provincial Priory , consisting of a complete set of collars and jewels for the Provincial

Officers . ¦ The alms having been collected , a vote of thanks was passed to the Lullingstone Preceptory for entertaining Provincial Priory , and the same was closed . A banquet was subsequently held , at which the toasts usual to Christian Masonry were duly honoured .

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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN COUNTIES .

Ihe annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge was held at 33 , Golden-square , on Monday last , Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , the Prov . Grand Master , presided , and was assisted b y his Deputy , Bro . Captain Philips , and Bros , the Earl of Euston , S . G . W . ; General Hay , as J . G . W . ; F . Richardson , P . G . Sec . ; Chas . Belton , G . Treas . ; C . F . Matier , G . Marshal :

C . E . Keyser , Deputy G . Marshal ; Viscount Dungarvan , as G . S . B . ; H . Lovegrove , G . B . B . ; and Dr . Lennox Browne , G . G . There were several candidates for the Order , including Bros . Sir G . Harris , L . C . C , L . G . Robbins , and Gerard Money . The officers for the ensuing year were invested as follows ¦

Bro . Viscount Dungarvan ... Prov . S . G . W . „ Ralph Gooding Prov . J . G . W . » Chas . Belton Prov . G . Treas . „ Frank Richardson Prov . G . Sec . i > C . F . Matier Prov . G . M . 11 W . M . Bywater Prov . D . G . M .

.,, General Hay Prov . G . S . B . >¦ R . Berridge Prov . G . B . B . A meeting was held of the Bruce Chapter , when Bro . Henry Lovegrove was installed T . R . S . T . A ., in succession to Bro . Webster Glynes , and appointed his oliicers for the year .

The brethren afterwards proceeded to the Ship at Greenwich , and did justice to the excellent banquet . Much of the success of this Order is due to Bro . Frank Kichardson , the Prov . Grand Secretary , who so ably manages the business under the experienced guidance < H the respected Prov . Grand Master .

Certain members of the Worshipful Company of iattenmak ers wishing to testify to the courteous manner in which their clerk had carried out his duties or a number of met in of the Committee _ rxl

years , one Wl j ^ 3 , illCL 111 UI 1 C \ Jl C 1 IC WUIllllJlLLGl * scorns at the Guildhall on Tuesday last , and presented m with several articles of silver plate . Among AlfVn were Bros - G - Lambert , F . S . A . ; Pannell , R £ ¦ Baker - Brand , H . Lovegrove , Col . Probyn , ° -i-manuel , and manv nthP 1-0

and p MASTER made the presentation in suitable terms , Th ^ ? ' ' YoULE feelingly returned thanks , viterI .. i . Proceedings having ended , the Master in-Tave Present to luncheon at the Guildhall

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THE RECENT BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL . The following additions have been received , and noted since our report of last week : — PROVINCES .

BUCKS . Lodge £ s . d . 2244 Bro . H . G . Higswell , additional ... 086 ( making his list ^ , " 20 8 s . 6 d . ) ESSEX . 14 ^ 7 ,, R . A . Panchard , additional ... 26 14 0

( raising his list to £ 161 14 s . ) HANTS AND THE ISLE OV WlGHT . Unattached—Bro . A . Savile , new list 10 10 o Lodge NORTHANTS AND HUNTS . 1764 „ T . P . Dorman , additional ... 550

( raising his list to £ 3 6 15 s . ) WEST YORKSHIRE . Province , additional 10 o o 2069 „ Tudor Trevor , additional ... 10 10 o ( making total for province ^ 1670 ios . )

WORCESTERSHIRE . 1204 „ Dr . Thomas Pike , additional ... 5 5 o ( raising his list to ^ 21 . ) The result of these additions is to increase the grand total to £ 29 , 293 13 s .

- ? - — FREEMASONRY IN STAFFORDSHIRE

On Tuesday , the 7 th inst ., a meeting of Preceptors and lodge representatives was held at the Swan Hotel , Stafford , in furtherance of the scheme of the P . G . M ., Bro . Col . Foster Gough , LLD ., for assimilating the ceremonies to those of the Emulation Lodge , and for ensuring uniformity of work throughout the province ,

Bro . R . Clay Sudlow , Past Grand Std . Br . England / and member of the Committee of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , attending for the purpose of acting Preceptor on the occasion . The lodge Preceptors were entertained at- luncheon b y Bro . Col . Foster Gough prior to the commencement of the business .

At the meeting of the Preceptors and lodge representatives and duly appointed representatives of other provinces in the afternoon there were present , in addition to Bro . Col . Foster Gough , R . W . Prov . G . M ., and Bro . Sudlow , Bros . J . Bodenham , 726 and 1896 , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . B . Piercy , 2149 , P . P . S . G . W . ; T . Taylor , 2149 .. P . P . S . G . W . ; W . J . Gothard , 624 ,

P . P . S . G . W . ; G . W . Waring , 347 , P . P . G . W . ; A . Hooper , 624 , P . J . G . W . ; G . H . Stanger , 419 , P . G . R . ; R . Tooth , 2214 , P . P . G . R . ; Rev . W . F . Bradley , 662 , P . G . C . ; Rev . E . V . Litchfield , 1942 , P . G . C . ; J . Ingamells , 460 ; P . P . J . G . D . ; W . Tunnicliff , 418 , P . P . G . Superintendent of Works ; T . K . Pedley , 1924 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; J . Powell , 347 , P . P . G . S . of W . ;

A . S . Townsend , 117 , P . P . G . S . of W . Shropshire ; T . A . Storey , 451 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; Capt . Mossop , 18 74 , P . G . D . C . Worcestershire ; J . Woolridge , 726 , P . G . D . C ; Major G . W . Walker , 18 3 8 , P . A . G . Sec ; E . W . Taylor , 726 , P . P . G . O . ; E . Peake , 1942 , P . P . G . P . ; J . Stevenson , 1942 , P . P . G . S . B . ; T . R . Arter ,

W . M . 925 , P . P . G . S . B . Warwickshire ; G . Piatt , 662 , P . P . G . S . B . ; E . B . Jackson , W . M . 2214 ; W . H . Howson , W . M . 2064 ; G . W . Bradford , W . M . 2149 ; W . H . Bamber , W . M . 6 37 ; S . Keeling , W . M . 456 ; W . R . Woolridge , W . M . 1942 ; W . Hampton , W . M . 418 ; G . Stead , W . M . 1520 ; W . Garner , W . M . 98 ;

J . Ward , W . M . 546 ; A . Newton , W . M . 451 ; J . Bradbury , W . M . 419 ; A . Smith , W . M . 347 ; G . W . Wilson , W . M . 6 9 6 ; W . H . Coulton , W . M . 1792 ; E . J . Mousley , P . M . 726 ; T . Evans , P . M . 1520 ; M . Barker , P . M . 1792 ; A . Parker , P . M . 456 ; J . A .

Cooper , P . M . 1587 ; J . T . Eayres , P . M . 662 ; J . F . Pepper , P . M . 482 , P . P . S . G . W . ; G . Ashmall , P . M . 1039 ; English Pearson , P . M . 9 8 ; G . Vaughan , P . M . 419 ; F . Thompson , P . M . 624 ; Capt . A . M . Bean , P . M . 1839 ; W . Brickel , P . M . 1715 , - T . F . Bland , P . M . 1874 ; and E . Welch , P . M . 1587 .

The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER , in addressing the assembled brethren , said it afforded him inexpressible gratification to note the increased interest evinced in the working of the Emulation ritual . He tendered the most hearty welcome to the visiting brethren from neighbouring provinces , and said they were especially

pleased to see with them their honoured and distinguished visitor , Bro . Sudlow . At the meeting of Preceptors held that day it had been decided to preserve the existing regulations till the 6 th of Octobernamely , that there should be invited to the meeting two brethren ( being the W . M . and a P . M ., or two

Past Masters , to be elected b y the brethren ) of each lodge in the province , with the addition of the Preceptor , with certain Provincial Grand Officers for the year , also two representatives nominated in writing by the P . G . M . or D . P . G . M . of any other province . For the October meeting it had been decided that

Bro . j . B . Piercy should be the Acting W . M ., the Acting Preceptor on the occasion to be Bro . G . W . Walker . He then made some suggestions as to the business to be brought before the present and the next meeting , and having announced that Colonel Bindley , D . P . G . M ., who was on the Continent , was in

a fair way of recovering from the effects of a serious illness , he vacated the chair , which was taken b y Bro . G . W . Walker , and in various ceremonial matters very ably rendered , the meeting had the advantage of the instructions of Bro . Sudlow . In accordance with arrangements previously made , Bro . Sudlow afterwards took the chair , and performed the ceremony of installa-

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- i < tion in accordance with the Emulation system , which excited the admiration of every brother present by the marked ability with which he went through the details of the impressive ceremony . On the motion of the PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER , seconded by Bro . PIERCY , and supported by Bro .

MOSSOP , a vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Sudlow for his most able and valuable services so . courteously rendered to brethren of Staffordshire and adjoining provinces . A vote of thanks was cordially given to the Staffordshire Knot Lodge for the use of the room and the

lodge furniture for the meeting . . ..... After the lodge had been closed the brethren sat down to an excellent dinner , provided by Miss Perks . Owing to the pressure of time , the toast list following the repast was curtailed . -.. ' .. ' " The Health of the Queen " was , of course , drunk

with heartiness , and then Bro . Col . FOSTER GOUGH proposed " The Health of Bro . Sudlow , ' ¦ exciting hearty plaudits by remarking that he had every reason to believe that Bro . Sudlow was likely to become a Staffordshire brother . He gratefully acknowledged , not only the splendid talent , but the genuine fraternal

kindness of their brother , which all present most sincerely appreciated . That had been made a second red-letter day in the history of Freemasonry in the province , and he only hoped that Bro . Sudlow would be able to be with them again in October , so that they might have a third red-letter day . The remembrance

of his kind , able , and altogether valuable services would remain indelibly engraven upon very grateful hearts . The remarks of the P . G . M . were much applauded , and Bro . Sudlow was heartily received on rising to respond . Bro . SUDLOW thanked the brethren for the cordiality with which he had been received , and said he did not want them to feel he had put them under any

obligation ; if there was any obligation , it was the . other way about . He then proceeded to speak upon matters relating to the ceremonies which had taken place during the day . " The Health of the P . G . M . " was proposed in very kind and felicitous terms by Bro . BRADLEY , W . M . 662 , Preceptor , P . G . C , and the toast was enthusiasticall y received . . . ¦ ..-. ¦

In response , the P . G . M . expressed his gratification with the proceedings of the . day , and Said that although his work in the province was described as a " labour of love , " it was in reality a labour which met with a rich and ample reward in the splendid loyalty and support accorded to him by the brethren . The very short time

then at disposal did not permit of his addressing the Preceptors upon the subject of their advice and instruction to the lodges under their care , not only in the matter of ritual , but upon a series of special lines calculated to conduce towards the interest and well-being of Freemasonry in the province . He hoped , however ,

to do so at the next meeting , on the ; 6 th of October . The present was the 18 th meeting he had attended . in the province since the middle of May last , and he was sure they would be glad to know that upon nearly every occasion he had found good cause for congratulating the lodge upon its remarkable progress in the acquisition of the Emulation ritual and procedure .

Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P .,. Bro . the Earl and Countess of Egmont , Bro . Lord and Lady Hindlip , the Dowager Duchess of Manchester , and other notabilities were among those present at the Sandown Park Meeting on the ioth inst ., when Common , the winner of the Derby ,

only succeeded in obtaining the third place in the race for the Eclipse Stakes of ^ io , ooo , Surefoot being firstby half a length , and Gouverneur second by a short head . At starting the betting was 2 to 1 on Common , 100 to S against Surefoot , and 100 to 7 against Gouverneur .

Craft Abroad.

Craft Abroad .

PRETORIA . Transvaal Lodge ( No . 1747 ) . —The installation of W . M . and officers of the above lodge took place on Wednesday , May 27 th , at the Masonic Temple . •There was _ a large attendance , several distinguished brethren having travelled over from the Witwatersrandt expressly for the occasion . Notable amongst these were Bros . Miles ,

D . G . Supt . of Works ; Surrurier , W . M . Star of the Rand Lodge ; and Green , W . M . Johannesburg Lodge ; whilst the dais was further occupied by Bros . John Keith , Carl Meckermann , T . W . Beckell , Newman , and Ballantyne . During the assembling of the brethren , appropriate music was rendered by Bros . Winny and Fox . The opening hymn , " Hail , Eternal by whose aid , " was heartily sung ,

as indeed were all the hymns , a particularly imposing effect being given by the singing of the processional ode , " Let Masons' fame resound . " Bro . Spawson , I . P . M ., whose success in the past two years has been invaluable , acted in a very efficient manner as the Installing Master . The new W . M ., Bro . R . J . Holloway , subsequently invested his officers as follows : Bros . E . W . Sprawson , I . P . M . ; F .

W . Coles , S . W . ; A . Barnes , J . W . ; A . Kesting , Treas . ; T . Fox , Sec ; H . L . Malherbe , S . D . ; J . Dingwall , J . D . ; H . Winny , Org . ; H . F . W . Burger , D . C ; C W . B . Hewlett and L . Lutz , Stwds . ; E . H . Mortimer , I . G . j and E . Maxted , Tyler .

At ei g ht p . m . a banquet was given , at which the several distinguished brethren already named as well as a large number of brethren sat down . The various toasts were enthusiastically drunk , and after an exceedingly pleasant evening , enlivened further by songs and solos by various brethren , the proceedings closed .

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