Freemasonry In Canada (Province Of Ontario).

renders a faithful account of the several acts he has done ; ancl Bro . MALONE ' address—from the description given of it in the Canadian Craftsman—appears to have been on a level with the best of those delivered by his predecessors in office .

Naturally , most of the matters referred to are of local interest only , but a few of them are worth noticing , more particularly as regards the applications made for dispensations , nearly all of which , we learn , were refused by the Grand Master .

In one case a dispensation was asked for to wear regalia at a dance which was to follow certain games and horse racing , which had been organised by the lodge for the purpose of raising funds , while in another case one was

anplied for on thc ground that a subscribing candidate for Freemasonry stood a very fair chance of being rejected by the lodo-e in the vicinity of his residence , " on account of political bias . " They were refused and so , with a single exception , were

all applications for conferring degrees out of time , the Grand Master being of opinion that the Craft has not been benefited thereby . Bro . MALONE also reported that in the course of the visitations he had paid to private lodges he had met with cases in

which " ward politics" were introduced into the election of officers , and that on two occasions on remonstrating with the lodges on the irregularity of such a course , was met with the rejoinder that what was done by Grand Lodge ought not to be condemned

in the private lodge , evidence being produced that this kind of electioneering on the part of candidates for Grand Office had been openly adopted . He had also put his veto on the wearing of decorations and jewels of degrees not recognised by Craft

Masonry , and recommended that they should , in this matter , follow the example of the Grand Lodge of England . But perhaps his severest criticism was directed against the distribution of begging circulars and " chain letters , " his remarks

as regards the latter beieg to the effect that " the brethren have been imposed upon , and the privileges of Masonry abused , " and , fiirlher , that " no greater fraud was ever invented b y the mind

of mortal than Ihe ' chain letter . '" The fraud , however , has been exposed by the Grand Secretary of Michigan , into the jurisdiction ol whose Grand Lodge many of these letters had found their wav , the result being that this disgraceful abuse of

. Masonry has ceased . Among other matters lo which Bro . MALONE referred was tin : attempted assassination of the Prince of WALES—to whom he had sent a telegram of congratulation on his escape—and the

briii'liis resulting from the Masonic Relief Association , whose action rendered it impossible for an unworthy Mason or impostor to obtain relief , and he recommended that Grand Lodge should ( oiiliiuii : its affiliation with thc Association . As regards his

decisions , the most important would seem to have been in re : pect of an inquiry as to what constituted " improper solicitation " to become a Mason , his reply being that any and every kind of solicitation was improper . Hc also referred to the

assistance rendered by the Canadians to the Empire in the South African War , said he had forwarded a cheque for iooo dollars as a donation to the National Patriotic Fund , and suggested that further aid should be given if necessary .

Before the proceedings terminated a resolution , showing ipprecialion of tlie services rendered by Bro . Lord ROBERTS ind 1 is armv . and of sympathy with the bereaved , was passed mud everv demonstration of enthusiasm , the whole assemblage

risim * - and singing " Soldiers of the QUEEN . ' 1 he Grand Lodge Oflicers were elected and installed , and Hamilton having been chosen as the next place of meeting , Grand Lodge was closed , and the brethren dispersed .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CHESHIRE .

PENDING RESIGNATION OF EARL EGERTON . Tbe above Provincial Grand Lodge was held at the Mechanics' Institution , Stockport , on the Sih instant . Since the last time—now io years agothe good ° ' ' Borough of Stockport was so honoured , the principles of the ( rait have become more widely knovn , and as a result a large number of loffg-s have been opened , and although this does not so much apply to

Sinckpori , where facilities ior joining the Brotherhood have long been Milliutnt , lhe number of members has increased and an enthusiasm has Letn thrown into the Craft lodges which warrants the conclusion that in no en ire are the principles of Freemasonry better uncferstpod or more aclivtly appreciated .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.

The P . G . M ., Earl Egerton , presided at the meeting , which was attended by brethren representing all the lodges in the county . There was a very large attendance . The Provincial Grand Officers who signed the roll , included—Bros , his Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd , D . P . G . M . ; T . Bowers , P . P . S . G . D .. L . White , P . P . D . G . D . C : Lilley Ellis , P . P . J . G . W . ; Mark Oliver , P . P . A . G . D . C .-

John Beech , P . P . G . P . ; T . Eyre Mason , P . P . G . Treas . ; Wm . Peers , P . G . Treas . ; Wm . Booth , P . P . G . D . C . ; James Cookson , P . P . G . W . ; Samuel Davies , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; G . W . Bebbington , P . M . and Sec . 941 , P . G . Org . Phillip H . Lockwood , P . P . G . Stwd . ; Alfred Huxley , P . G . Tyler ; William Barker , P . P . A . G . P . ; Henry Greenhalgh , P . G . Stwd . ; Thomas Browne P . P . A . GS . ; Charles E . Forsdick , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; J . Hayward Bellyse '

P . P . J . G . W . ; Thomas W . Edutillv , P . P . G . S . ; T . H . Armitt , P . P . G . Treas .-Wm . Dunn , P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; Wm . Slack , P . P . G . S . ; Jonathan Bailey , P . P . J . G . D . ; Thos . Perrin , P . P . A . G . P . ; J . P . Bardsley , P . P . G , Std Br . ; Geo . R . Brady , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; j . " ) . Tinker , P . P . J . G . D . ; j . Kellett Smith , P . P . G . Reg . ; Charles Vickers , P . P . A . G . D . C ; Dean Sutcliffe , P . G . S . Hugh Lowndes , P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; F . R . Clarke , P . G . S . ; Ralph

Andrews , P . P . S . G . D . ; Thomas D . Simcox , P . P . G . S . B ., R . C Blakehurst , P . A . G . P . ; Thos . H . Drinkwater , P . P . G . Reg . ; John Bottomley , P . P . G . S B .-John Cliffe , P . P . G . D . C . East Lanes ; John Lewis , P . P . D . G . D . C ; J . w ' Hulley , P . G . S . B . East Lanes , j William Runsey , P . P . G . P . ; Tom Simpson , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . D . Penney , P . D . G . D . C : A . Sidebotham , P . J . G . D . ; John R , R . Jeffrey , P . M . 321 ; Wm . Harris , P . P . G . D . East Lanes ; Alfred Horton

P . P . G . Std , Br . ; Wm . Warmsley , P . P . S . G . D . ; John Wakefield , P . P . G . S .-Edward Furnivall , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; Samuel Sherratt , P . P . G . D . C . ; George Boothby , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; George Holland , P . P . G . D . C . ; George McClelland P . P . J . G . D . ; John Nicholson'P . P . A . G . D . C ; T . Lockitt , P . P . S . G . D . ; J . Fred May , P . P . G . R . ; S . May , P . P . A . G . P . ; C . Hordern , P . P . S . G . D . ; James Stevens , P . P . G . D . ; Thomas D . Foreman , P . P . S . G . D , East Lanes ; A . H .

Whittaker , P . G . S . ; E . Fountain , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . Crompton , P . S . G . D . ; William Pritchard , E . Russell Taylor , P . A . G . D . C ; Charles S . Brewer , P . S . G . D . ; William Williams , P . G . S . B . ; 0 . H . W . Bennett , P . P . G . S . B . ; R . Robinson , P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; J . Davenport , P . P . A . G . D . C . ; W . Whiston , P . P . S . G . W . ; A . Walker , P . G . R . ; George F . Bird , P . P . A . G . Sec . ; Frank Coveney , P . G . Stwd . ; Henry Lom & s , P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; T , Steele Sheldon , P . P . J . G . W . ; Wm . Johnson , P , G . Stwd . ; John Leigh , P . P . G . P .

Wm . Wood , P . S . G . D . ; W . Harrison , P . P . G . S . ; James Mobey , P . P . G . S . ; Thomas M . Draper , P , G . Stwd . ; Seth Flitcroft , P . P . A . G . P . ; J . Armstrong , P . P . G . W . ; Thomas Winstanley , P . P . G . S . ; George F . Bird , P . P . A . G . Sec . ; Joseph Clarke , P . P . G . W , ' ; Wm , Hardy , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . A . Armstrong , P . P . G . W . ; Wm . Cole , P . P . G . O . West Lanes ; Joseph Fox , P . P . G . S . ; T . \ V . Markland , P . P . G . Reg . ; R . Fidler , P . P . G . Stwd . ; A . E . Coveney , P . P . J . G . D . ; C . S . Dean , S . G . D , Eng . ; Henry Jackson , P . G . W . ; N . W . Davies , P . P . G . S . B . ; and J . Grant Bird , P . P . G . C .

Among the brethren present were Bros . Joseph Potts , W . M . 2386 ; William Taylor , W . M . 1576 ; Alfred Leech , W . M . 320 ; T . Hart Davies , Treas . 2386 ; G . J . Plimmer , LP . M . 1565 ; Thos Nicholson , J . W . 1045 ; Edward Brooks , Stwd . 323 ; J . S . Derbyshire , S . W , 1565 ; Charles Gibson , P . M . 1088 ; E . S . Haughton , 293 ; W . Adams , I . P . M , 830 ; J . T . Boyd , J . D . 26 7 ; Benjaman Pownall , I . G . 295 ; W . Brocklehurst ,

29 S ; Thomas Heapy , 295 ; W . V . Barton , 317 ; John Rudd , J . W . 2688 ; G , Metcalfe , Tyler 2688 ; F . Johnson , 2791 ; W . S . Hadfield , P . M . 320 ; George Sykes , P . M . 320 ; Joseph Slack , S . W . 323 ; Joshua Preston , P . M . 287 ; Wm , Barlow , 323 ; Wm . Severs , W . M . 1565 ; G . F . Shaw , S . W . 533 ; C . Campion , S . W . 287 ; W . Mellor , 267 , * H . Riley , S . W . 320 ; W . O . Cailow , P . M . 2657 ; Edward Dunn , W . M . 322 ; T . E . Forster , Stwd . 322 ; John Lakin , Stwd . 322 ;

Chas . A . Swift , J . D . 322 ; A . Hattersley , 322 ; Isaac Adshead , Stwd . 322 ; Robert Sutcliffe , S . W . 322 ; J . Baron , S . D . 322 ; J . W . Broadhurst , P . M . 1952 ; E . Hadley , 336 ; John Jackson , W . M . 320 ; H . Cheetham , P . M . 16 3 ; William Schofield , 477 ; H . G . Porter , 1289 ; Thomas Charlton , 1957 ; D . Walmsley , I . P . M . 287 ; G . A . Eyre , J . W . 2 H 7 ; Thomas Leicester , W . M . 428 ; John Kelly , 428 ; E . Pritchard , P . M . 428 ; Edwin Chandley , 287 ; Thomas H . Dean

941 ; Edwin Moreton , W . M . 533 ; Joseph Gidman , W . M . 941 ; James Hulme , 941 ; W . Bennett , J . W . 322 ; Alex . Saunders , P . M . 477 ; John Hill Good , Org . 287 ; Rd . S . Venables , 323 ; Byron Atkinson , 323 ; S . Holt Dawson , Stwd . 323 ; J . Briscoe , 323 ; J . W . McLaughlin , 322 ; Jamos Henry Walker , I . P . M . 361 ; George Nayler , St . John ; Alfred A . A . Stevens , 323 ; T . R . Burgess , 287 ; R . L . Bourne , P . M . and Treas . 2368 ; J . A . Dearden , 361 ; William Dykes , 1045 ; Henry Lord , S . W . 2144 ; J . A . Lord , LP . M . 2144 ; J . M ,

Southam , S . D . 2144 ; Alfred Barton , 2144 ; F . E . Bagguley 2144 ; Edgar Blantern , 323 ; G . R . Hill , 979 ; John T . Barnett , 287 ; Walter E . Crawshaw , 104 ; Walter Ackroyd , S . D . 104 ; E . Chorlton , 1166 ; John H . Laybourne , 721 ; F . H . Mentha , W . M . 1357 ; James Rosser , W . M . 1126 ; H . J . Linaker , W . M . 758 ; George Bellamy , 758 ; Geo . J . Critchley , 1161 ; W . Fielding , P . M , 336 ; W . Gibson , W . M . 979 ; J . White , 89 , P . P . D . G . D . C ; C . Beardsworth ,

W . M . 89 ; W . IL Mundy , S . W . 89 ; J . JL lllingworth , J . W . 89 ; A . E . Kinder , 89 ; T . Cheetham , P . M . 89 ; J . A . Barlow , P . M . 8 9 ; J . N . Noden , 89 ; A . S , Chew , S . D . 89 ; H . Rausch , 8 9 ; John Moss , 89 ; W . Roe , P . M . 89 ; John W . Norris , J . W . 1408 ; James C . Stockton , 1408 ; Arthur Cartwright , 295 ; S , Forrest , 267 ; E . Edmondson , P . M . and Org . 323 ; Benj . Fletcher , 323 ; Wm . Moores , 323 ; John Bradburne , 295 ; John Waine , W . M . 336 ; Frederick T .

Maurice , 267 ; Joseph Grime , I . G . 320 ; T . Lee , J . D . 320 ; Peter Davenport , P . M . 295 ; W . J . Boler , W . M . 1289 ; J . McLeavy , P . M . 477 ; J . Ward Dale , 1276 ; J . R . Nuttall , 320 ; William Alcock , 322 ; Edward Briggs , 322 ; Daviil Jones , 344 ,- George Fairbarn , W . M . 1957 ; Charles Dawson , P . M . and Treas , 287 ; G . F . Blatherwick , 322 ; Rooert Taylor , 104 ; G . Alister , P . M . 1276 ; Robert Booth , 320 ; Martin Middleton I . P . M . 336 ; S . S . Morris , I . P . M . 477 ;

J . Whalley , 323 ; William Loose , P . M . 645 ; Samuel Hall , 324 ; John Marland P . M . 830 , P . P . A . G . P . ; George William Healey , W . M . 287 ; James Alfred Cookson , P . M . and Sec . 287 ; John . Matthews , W . M . 293 ; John Bebbington , 293 ; John Plant , P . M . 2389 ; Fred Gregory , P . M . 4 61 ; James Kemp , J . W . 461 ; Jimes E . Lord , Org . 461 ; Joshua G . Mills , 2690 ; J . Taylor Davies , 2690 ; John Smith , Sec . 2690 ; Frank A . Lidbury , W . M . 2389 ; Benjamin C

Bradley , P . M . and Treas . 461 ; Alfred Huxley , 1045 , "• " . Tyler ; John Knott , P . M . 323 ; George J . Hufton , J . D . 323 , Sec . 1126 ; Edward Taylor , W . M . 2690 ; Harry Binns . P . M . 1088 ; H . H . Royle , 322 ; James W . Higg inbotham , P . M . and Tyler 1957 ; P . D . Hayes , P . M . and CR . 104 ; T . Johnson , J . W . 19 S 7 ; 0 * P . Morgan , W . M . 2609 ; Edwin Goodwin , 526 ; J . W . Evason , S . W . 2386 ; B . Taylor , 320 ; H . Wheeler Stafford , 336 ; lames A . Birch , 320 ; L . Buckley ,

W . M . 324 ; Aaron Bradbury , 336 ; W . J . Etches , 320 ; Arthur Plant , W . M . 295 ; j . O . Wylde , P . M . 323 ; 1 ) . Holt , P . M . 324 ; William Gregg , P . M . 2144 * Joseph Taylor , Tyler 3-jO ; John B . Fields , I . P . M . 322 ; Enoch Etches , J . W-33 6 ; Joseph B . Duckworth , W . M . 537 ; Henry E . Osborn , W . M . 127 6 ; ] Andrew , Stwd . 1957 ; Frank W . Hulme , W . M . 36 ** * ; Richard Jackson , P . M . and

Sec . 368 ; J . R . Whittaker , 295 ; Frank Eachus , J . W . 36 H ; Edward L . Bruce , W . M . 2657 ; Edward Hadley , jun ., 336 ; T . Albiston Daniel , jun ., P . M . and Sec 5 J 3 ; David Hickson , I . G . 533 ; W . T . Cartledge , 533 ; G . W . Step henson , 336 ; John E . Walker , 361 ; Andrew Ellor , J . W . 104 , 24 6 4 ; Thomas Granger , 323 ; R . J . Williams , J . D . 425 ; Wm . A . Hall , 28 7 ; James H . Harrop , 2375 W . Hazlehurst , 2375 ; F . H . Williams , S . W . 2375 ; A . Mugeli , 323 ; Edwin