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TEW made light of his own part in the transaction and bestowed all the praise for its success on his province . We would allude to the fact of his having undertaken almost at a moment ' s notice , and when Bro . BINCKES , after well-nigh innumerable failures , was at his wit's end to find a Chairman for the Boys' School Festival , the duties of that office . That West

Yorkshire supported him loyally is no more than mig ht have been expected , but not every one is endowed with the courage which prompted Bro . TEW to accept so grave a responsibility on the very eve of the Festival . For this we hold that the Craft as a body is deeply indebted to Bro . T EW , and we are glad of this opportunity of expressing to him its thanks for a service so important and so ably rendered .

The late Bro . VERY general regret will be felt throughout the country at L ° ppGM ' ' the loss which the Craft has sustained through the death of Cheshire . R . W . Bro . Lord DE TABLEY , Past Prov . G . Master , and G . Sup . of Cheshire . The sad event had been anticipated for some time past ,

his lordship having attained an age when the power of rallying from a severe attack of illness is very small , but none the less will the sorrow occasioned by his loss be deep and sincere . The deceased had been a member of our Society for 5 6 years , havingbeen initiated at Oxford , in 1831 . He had worn the purple of Grand Lodge since 18 59 , while for upwards of 20 years he had

presided over the strong and ancient Province of Cheshire with conspicuous ability and success . He had helped materially to promote the cause of our Charitable Institutions , and had only ceased from the active pursuit of Masonry when his health and strength were no longer able to bear the strain .

We offer our respectful sympathy to his family , his large circle of friends , and the brethren of Cheshire , to whom by his wise counsels , his geniality , and his tact , he had endeared himself , and by whom his retirement from office was so greatly lamented .

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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CORNWALL .

Bodmin—which was specially decorated for the occasion—was selected this year as the meeting-place of the Provincial Grand Lod ge of Cornwall , which assembled there on the 13 th ult ., in the Wesleyan Schoolroom , under the presidency of Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . Grand Master .

The other Prov . Grand Officers present were—Bros . Sir Charles B . Graves-Sawle , Bart ., D . P . G . M . ; R . Adams , 330 , P . S . G VV G . B . Pearce , 450 , P . J . G . W . ; Rev . M . J . Sutton , 75 , P . G . Ghap . ; R . Carter , 7 I P . G . Reg . ; E . D . Anderton , 331 , P . G . S . ; W . K . Baker , 12 7 , P . S . G . D . ; A . Luke 977 , P . S . G D . ,- CParsons , 7 S 9 , P . J . G . D . ; W . B . Morriss , 1 S 1 , P . J . G . D . ; 7 Bassett , 856 , P . G . S . of VVks . ; J . G . Hemvood , 970 , P . G . D . of C . ; W . Giles 496

P . A . G . D . C ; Norman Gray , 9 67 , P . G . S . B . ; G . Darke , 1136 , P . G . Std . Br . ; J . Brewer , 49 6 , P . A . G . S . ; Martin Sampson , 121 , P . G . O . ; J . Pearce , 10 71 , P . G . Purs . ; J . Langdon , 131 , P . A . G . P . ; W . Andrew , 7 S 9 ; C . de C . Treffry , 977 ; J . C . Burrow , 1544 ; and H . B . Neame , 5 S 9 , P . G . Stwds . ; J . N . Francis , 75 , P . G . Tyler ; VV j Hughan , P . G . D . of Eng . ; T . Chirgwin , 131 , P . P . S . G . W . ; P . J . Wallis , 330 , P . P . G . Reg . ; Frank Harvey , 450 , P . P . S . G . VV . ; J . Dennis , 330 , P . P . J . G . D . ; 1 . Dawe

970 , P . P . G . D . C . ; VV . Rowe , 330 , P . P . G . T . ; T . Geach , S 56 , P . P . J . G . W . ; Col . W . E . Michell , 1528 , P . P . S . G . VV . ; T . C . Polglaze , , P-P . A . G . D . C ; W . Guy , 496 , P . P . G . D . C ; E . Milford Cock , 5 S 9 , P . P . J . G . D . ; J . Reynolds , 331 , P . P . G . S F B . Williams , 977 , P . P . G . S . B . ; P . Giles , 496 , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . Hill , 970 , P . P . I . G . D . ; F . Dinnis , 75 , P . P . G . Purs . ; H . F . Willey , 12 S 4 , P . P . S . G . D . ( Devon ); VV . Bailey P . M . 1544 ; E . Scantlebury , S 56 , P . Prov . J . G . D . ; G . H . Small , 121 , P . Prov . G . S !

VVks . ; VV . F . Creber , 1164 , P . P . G . S . B . ; H . Jones , 1954 , P . P . G . S . ; Rev . R . F . Fraser-Frizell , 893 , P . P . G . Chap . ; A . T . Grant , 318 , P . P . G . Purs . ; 1 . R . Hayman , 121 , P . P . G . R . Hants ; J . Hugell , S 56 , P . G . D . C ; Rev . F . B . Paull , 496 , P . P . G Chap . ; T . Hicks , 1529 , P . P . J . G . W . ; F . J . Hext , 330 , P . P . S . G . VV . / F . J . Hext , jun ., 330 , P . P . G . S . B . ; R . A . Courtney , 510 , P . P . S . G . D . ; G . Darke , 1136 , P . G . St Br . ; j . VV . Higman , 49 6 , P . P . G . S . B . ; j . Hawker , 330 , P . P . S . G . VV . ; T . Gill , 967 , P . P . G . D . C ; W . J . Hawke , 330 , P . P . G . S . B . ; VV . Settle , ro , P . P . G . S . VVks . R

Lean , 331 , P . P . G . D . C ; VV . H . Roberts , 1785 , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . T . Brooking , 1071 , P . P . G . S . VVks . ; C E . Juleff , 49 6 , P . P . G . O . ; T . White , 510 , P . P . G . S . VVks . ; ] . Harris , 510 , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . Turner , 557 , P . P . G . D . C ; J . Lovell , jun ., 121 , P . P . S . G . D . ; Dr . Bedford Kerswill , 1164 , P . P . J . G . W . ; G . Kerswill , 970 , P . P . I . G . W . G Barnes 1164 P . P . G . Purs . ; E . Poor , u 6 , P . P . S . G . D . ; E . Aitken-Davies , 1099 , P . P . G . S . Wks . Devon ; J . Olver , 113 S , P . P . G . S . B . Devon ; C E Brown , 856 , P . P . G . Tyler ; J . R . Collins , 330 , P . P . G . S . B . ; and W . Mason , 49 6 , P . P . I . G D . The P . M . ' s present were—Bros . E . Varcoe , 977 ; I . T . Tillman , m : R . H . Marshall

[ I , V « ara n- 5 ^ 9 L J \ ' « k ' . 33 ; i i- H . Spear , 330 ; VV . Ellis , 318 ; H . C . Welch , 9 6 7 ; I . C Mack , 131 ; R . C VVhetter , S G ; R . Parken , 1164 ; H . Searle , 699 ; T . J . Smith , 49 6 ; J . Sobey , 116 4 ; J . T . Baker , 1151 ; W . Bartlett , S 56 ; T . R . Mills , 1006 ; R . Vercoe , 330 ; J . O . Job , 49 6 ; J . H . Cousins , 557 ; R . H . Shapcott , 970 ; A . W . White , 1136 ; W . H . Martyn , 1785 ; W . H . Pope , 17 S 5 ; I . Doney , 856 ; R , Hooper , 510 ; R . S . Olver , 330 ; R . Sampson , 7 S 9 ; E . Herring , 1071 ; G . Burns , 1071 ; G . Cassell , 1 : 36 ; J . Pearce ,. 1136 : J . G . Anderson ,

met-I . Cook , 970 ; F . G . Vincent , 330 ; W . J . Tredinnick , 496 ; B . G . Derry , S 56 ; and R . Pearce , 1071 . The I . P . M . ' s present were—Bros . J . H . Hoyte , S 56 ; W . T . Davey 330 ; G . M . Downing 131 ; W . Colenso , 121 ; T . White , 7 S 9 ; J , T . Rodda , 1544 ; £ u ™?! „ ' l V . "> 5 S 9 ; W . Stephens , 1954 ; and J . G . Blight , 49 6 . The W . M . ' s : Bros S . Tresidder , 75 ; F . Edvyean , 330 ; E . Williams , 1272 C . Hudson , 318 ; S . White , 970 ; H . Worsdell , 9 6 7 ; A . P . Davies 977 CKent

, ; . 609 ; J Julian , 33 / , ; J . D . Pearn , S 93 ; J . lonkin , 131 ; J . Lander , 1964 ; J . Mclurk , 49 6 ; A . k . Collins , 1136 ; J . Stnbley , 17 S 5 ; W . H . Huddy , 510 ; T . VV . Perry , 8 5 6 ; G . Irethewy , 116 4 ; H . Down , 2166 ; H . Bowden , 1071 : W . Bond # iir * Ji . A- Bail ? y- " 5- S . W . ' s : Bros . J . M . Richards , 318 ; R . Rillston , 777 E . Wedlake , 121 ; J Pendray , 1544 : B . Parsons , 7 S 9 ; R . Courtenay , 1151 ; T Whale 330 Watts !•' Thomas

, ; W . I . , 496 ; . R . , 1 S 9 ; R . Bonney , 1 954 ; J . Duckett , ? rV J ?'„ B' Henwo ° d . 5 io ; R . C . Revell , 1071 ; and R . Edgcumbe , 970 J . VV . ' s : Bros k w \ , J > ' i < Und r " ' V ; , „ - Ander 5 on > 75 ! VV . E . Grose , 6 99 ; J . Brewer ] 1964 ; W . M . Roberts , 116 4 ; J . R . Brewer , 330 ; E . B . Trezise , 1 : 36 ; W . hi . Martyn jun 17 S 5 ; WRRawhng , 107 , ; T . C . Betty , 557 ; W . E . Marchant , S 93 ; J . P Lilhcrap , 570 ; N . Bray , 2166 ; and F . J . Denison , 977 . J

The lodge having been opened in due form , apologies were read b y Bro ANDERTON , P . G . S ., from Bros . N . J . West , P . G . Treas . ; Morgan , P . G . S . B . ; J . F . Penrose , Rev . G . L . Church , J . Willey , W . J . John , Captain Colville , W . D . Rogers , C . Bryant , Rev . G . K . Kendall , and H . Pole . On the roll of lodges being called , Bro . ANDERTON stated that every lodge in the province was represented , a satisfactory fact not often occurring in connection with meetings of Provincial Grand Lodges in other parts of the kingdom .

Bro . ANDERTON , in the absence of Bro . N . J . West , P . G . Treas . read the Treasurer ' s report , which showed a balance in hand of £ 127 , as against £ 125 last year . ( A pplause . ) In regard to the sale of directories ,

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he referred to the valued services of Bro . Hughan as editor , and called attention to the lack of interest in the directory displayed by certain lodges . The SECRETARY read his annual report , which referred to the consecration of Lodge Cothele , 2166 , and stated that the ceremony was performed

by the D . G . M ., the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , in a manner never before equalled . The address which the P . G . M . then delivered was one of the finest Masonic exhortations he had ever heard , their duties and responsibilities as Masons never having been more ably and kindly brought before them . ( Applause . ) Their thanks were especially due to the P . G . M . for the lessons

they learned that day . ( Hear , hear . ) The number of subscribing members in the province was 1476 , being an increase of 11 on the previous year , and as the increase was about the number represented by the new lodge ( Cothele ) , the Order was practically in the same position as last year , There had been 107 initiations during the year , so they had lost a great many

members by brethren neglecting to pay their fees , a lew by death , and a few leaving the county . He congratulated the lodges generally on the manner in which they were worked , but pointed out that many of the officers of the lodges were not only ignorant of the Constitution and by-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge , but even of their own by-laws . The ignorance in

regard to the Constitution was something alarming . He called special attention to the section of the Constitution referring to non-subscribing Masons visiting lodges , which slated that a non-subscribing Mason could only visit any lodge once in his life , and not once a year , as was generally understood .

The reports were adopted . Bro . CHIRGWIN read the report of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund . The subscriptions and donations for 1887 were £ 146 , a decrease of £ 12 on last year , which with the £ 192 balance in hand at the end of 1886 and ^ 142 interest on vested fund made the total income X 481

The grants to male annuitants amounted to ^ 45 , to female annuitants £ 28 ios ., educational grants £ 30 , expenses £ 17 , leaving a balance in hand of £ 3 60 . The capital account amounted to £ 403 8 , being an increase of / 133 since the date of last meeting . ( Applause . ) From the

commencement of the fund in 1864 to the present the receipts had amounted to ^ 6350 , out of which there had been paid to male annuitants £ 124 . 0 , female £ 153 , grants for relief ^ 60 , educational grant ^ 465 , expenses of management ^ 259—total £ 2178 ; balance £ 4171 , namely , investments £ 3811 , in bank ^ ' 360 .

, The SECRETARY read the Treasurer ' s report of subscriptions to the Imperial Institute , the total being £$ S . Bro . Anderton added that many of the brethren had subscribed to the Institute in other ways .

The PROV . GRAND MASTER said he himself had subscribed through another channel . The Masonic subscriptions would be added to the sum total from the county , which would amount to between ^ 500 and £ 600 , nearer the latter than the former .

The SECRETARY read the report of the Committee of Relief , which stated that a grant of five guineas had been made that day to the widow of a Penryn brother , and £ . 5 to the widow of a Fowey brother . The Board of Benevolence in London had granted £ 80 to the Province , £ 30 to a widow of a Falmouth brother , £ 20 to the widow of a Penryn brother , and / 30 to

a brother of the Carew Lodge , and a grant had also been made to the widow of a Wadebridge brother . The Committee ' s grants were confirmed . The brethren proceeded in procession to the parish church , where a sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . M . J . Sutton , P . G . C . A special anthem written for the occasion by the Organist , Bro . Juleff , was sung .

On the lodge re-assembling , Bro . GILBERT PEARCE submitted his report of the second year ' s operations ol the Cornwall Masonic Charity Association , which showed total receipts of 366 guineas from all sources , and the number of subscribing members , including lodges and chapters , to be 205 , the increase this year being 137 guineas and 47 members . Of this 366

guineas 240 were sent to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons , 6 5 guineas to the Institute for Boys , 55 guineas to the Girls ' Institute , and adding to the voting strength of the province 9 6 votes , of which 68 are life voles and 28 perpetuity votes . In the two years only that

the association has been at work it had collected the handsome sum of £ 6 ig for the great Charities . ( Applause . ) Bro . Pearce also announced that his stewardships realised for 1887 for the central Masonic Charities the very large sum of - £ 704 . ( Applause . )

Bro . HUGHAN , in proposing the adoption of the report , said their hearty thanks were due to Bro . Pearce for the trouble he had taken in working so well on behalf of the province . ( Applause . ) They must all be gratified to find such a very large sum had been raised on behalf of the Charities for the past year , and that the Association had done so remarkably well—even better

than the previous year . Bro . Pearce had succeeded in raising the largest sum in one year ever raised for the Charities in the Province of Cornwall . ( Applause . ) They must also be very pleased to see that the formation of

the Association had in no way injured the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund . ( Applause . ) Bro . Hughan stated that the Freemasons were now spending at least £ 200 a day on behalf of their Masonic Charities . ( Applause . )

The voting in connection with the applications with regard to the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund resulted as follows : A grant of ^ 10 to the widow of a Falmouth brother ; an educational grant of £ 5 for rive years to the son of aTywardreath brother ; a grant of £ i $ for four years to the son of a St . Columb brother ; a similar grant to the son of a Redruth brother ; and a grant of £ 15 for five years to the daughter of 2 Fowey brother . .

Bro . C . Truscott , who was expected to be present to submit his annual statement as manager of the votes for Masonic Charities , was . not present Bros . Truscott and Pearce were re-elected Stewards of the Masonic

Chanties . The SECRETARY read the report of the Truro Cathedral Fund Commit ' tee , which showed that it now amounted to £ 549 . .. Bro . the Rev . and Hon . J . T . BOSCAWEN promised another £$ . ( "P " plause . ) This made the total of £ 554 . ,

Bro . HUGHAN , in moving the adoption of the report , said there was very strong feeling generally in the province that a portion of their fu " should be devoted to the Cathedral Fund , and if ^ 46 were voted to it > ^ contribution from the Freemasons of the province would then amoun - ; £ 6 oo . One reason why thev ought to vote something from the prov