Provincial Grand Lodge Of Wiltshire.

„ William Nott , 66 3 ( re-appointed ) Prov . G . Reg . „ Henry C . Tombs , 355 ( re-appointed ) ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Henry J . Birch , 1295 Prov . G . S . D . „ Samuel Gauntlett , 632 Prov . G . J . D . „ Alfred Browne , 632 Prov . G . S . of W , „ John Chandler , 35 s ( rc-appointed ) Prov . G . D . C .

„ Chas . Gauntlett , 632 Prov . G . A . D . C . „ Wm . Adye , 1271 Prov . G . S . B . „ W . H . Brinkworth , 626 Prov . G . Org . „ H . E . Bishop , 632 Prov . G . P . ,, John Savory ( re-appointed ) ... Prov . G . Tyler . Before closing the lodge , the acting P . G . M . again

alluded to the absence of the P . G . M ., Lord Mcthiien , such absence being enforced by his medical attendant , and said that his lordship very much regretted it , more especially after the demonstration of their feeling towards him at Swindon last year . His lordship wished to say how much —had he been able—he should have liked to come amongst the brethren that day and again thank them

for their kind presentation on that occasion . In making the appointment of officers his lordship had thoroughly gone into the various qualifications . In appointing Bro . F . H . Goldney to the Senior Warden ' s chair , he had desired to some extent to acknowledge the obligation the province was under to that brother for his laborious undertaking in writing that history of

Freemasonry in Wiltshire which he believed was now in the press , and he hoped would soon be in the hands of the brethren . His lordship thought that such services as this ought to be acknowleelged , and he , the acting P . G . M ., as Bro . F . 11 . Goldney ' s father , hael great pleasure in carrying out his lordship ' s wishes . After a cordial vote of thanks to the W . M . anel brethren

of Lodge 632 for their reception that day , the P . G . L . was closed . The brethren afterwards dined together in another part of the same building , under the presidency of the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Goldney . After the removal of the cloth the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given .

To the toast ot "The Grand Master , & c , " Lord II , Thynne , P . G . W . England , P . G . R . A . Supt . Wilts , responded , saying that although his engagements were so varied that he might almost say he was " Jack of all trades and Master of none , " yet one of the things he was mi st proud of was that of being a brother Mason , and there was one thing that he should never forget he

owed to his connection with Wiltshire , and that was his position in Grand Lodge . Lord H . Thynne then went on to propose " The Health of the V . W . D . P . G . M ., Bro . Goldney , " whom he had had the pleasure of knowing in lodge and in private life for very many years , and in cither capacity he had always found that all those who knew him were proud of his

acquaintance . Feeling that he was one of those to whom every honour that Masonic custom coulel give was due , he callcel upon them to drink his health . The toast was most enthusiastically received . Bro . Goldney , D . P . G . M ., in returning thanks , said he felt that he had not performed the duties of his office as regards visiting the various lodges in such a way as he

could have wished , owing to his public engagements , but lie hoped to see the private lodges oftener in future . Masonry had many privileges , one very prominent one being its claim to universal brotherhood in its setting down steps to enable us to ascend towards the perfection of high sentiment and good feeling , virtues which ought to enter more than they did into our social life . Lord H . F . Thynne in

Provincial Grand Lodge that moining had alluded to the Masonic Institutions in a way as to which there might be a slight difference of opinion , but he believed wc all met in lodge in the fullness of that charity which our Great Saviour preached , that feeling in which Masonry existed , and which Masonry enabled them to express . Masonry was a source of much gratification in the interest

it promoted between the members of various provinces , but it had its origin in graver things . King Solomon was the greatest monarch in those days , and his principal greatness lay iii the fact that "he was able to break away from the bonds of priestly knowledge , and set up a secular knowledge under the name of wisdom . That wisdom was believed to have been the foundation of Masomy , and

that knowledge ought to be found in our lodges . But had Masonry done all it ought to have done in carrying out the higher wisdom in which it was founded was a question worthy of consideration . Now education had been brought home to every one by the State , it became to his mind a subject of serious moment , and one deserving the best attention of Masons , whether from the large

unds at their disposal they might not do more to foster a higher education , and advance the cause of science to a greater extent than they had done , and thus endeavour to walk in the ways of the great originator of our Order . Funds were often wasted by distribution in small sums , without producing any great result , whereas , added together , they might perhaps enable us to give a helping

hand to enable some one individual—perhaps in a very humble position , but who only wanted help—to rise to a foremost place in the higher branches of knowledge . Some of our greatest men , some ot those who had clone most for England ' s greatness , had begun life in very lowly circumstances ; they hael struggled , they had persevered through difficulties , and had at lait attained to prominence anel eminence a'ike , creditable to their nation and to

themselves . Might wc not have the power of hel ping such as these in their early struggles ? Now if a boy at school shows great talent , and wc could give him an exhibition of £ 60 or £ 70 a year for two or three years , what a chance it would give him , for not only his own advantage , but ol elevating Masonry in the view of the whole world by showing that it is a body which by H 3 noble acts fostered science , and thereby did good service

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to the country ; for science , he believed , was at the bottom of our success as a nation . If the Committee , that day appointed , could amongst other things shew them the way to devoting some cf their funds in the direction indicated , he believed it would be well received and be of great benefit . Wc should thus be building bridges which would unite one class of the community with the other , and should be

doing our best to perpetuate the wisdom of the great founder of our Order . The D . P . G . M . then proposed "The Health of the R . W . the P . G . M ., Lord Mcthuen . " Bro . E . T . Payne , P . G . D . England , P . S . G . W . Wilts , proposed " The Health of the W . Bro . Lord H . F . Thynne , P . G . W . England , and P . G . R . A . Supt . Wilts , " to which his

Lordship briefly responded . Bro . Gen . Doherty , P . S . G . W . Wilts , gaic "The Health of the other Piovincial Grand Officers , Past and Present , " and this was responded to by Bro . F . II . Goldney , P . S . G . W ., and Bro . Walter Long , P . J . G . W . Bro . W . Long then proposed "The Visiting Brethren , " many of whom of distinguished eminence he was pleased

to see amongst them . He coupled with that toast the names of the V . W . Bros . Capt . Homfray , D . P . G . M . Monmouth ; Rev . J . A . Lloyd , P . G . C . Oxon ; R . N . Howard , P . G . Sec . Dorset ; and R . W . Worlock , P . G . Sec . Bristol . Capt . Tlomfray , in replying , said it gave him great pleasure to come there to thank them and their Charity Committee on behalf of the Provinces of Monmouth and

Bristol for the valuable aid given to their candidate at the last election , which secured her success . He was glad to testify , from personal experience in London at the elections for the Charities , to the excellent way in which those elections were worked on behalf of his province by the Secretary to the Committee , his excellent Bro . William Nott , who by his exact calculations managed to secure the

success of their candidates without any waste of votes . He felt that so long as the provinces in the neighbourhood united together in the way they were now doing they would be enabled to secure their fair share of the benefits of the Charities . At the last election they had been enabled to aid a London candidate , thereby shewing that the provinces had no ill feeling toward the nutropolis and

establishing a claim for reciprocity at some future lime . He hoped that nothing woulel be done to weaken our three noble Institutions , and he felt sure that if there were any well founded complaints agairst them it was only necessary that representation should be made to Grand Lodge to ensure a r . form . Bro . Howard and Bro . Worlock also returned thanks ,

the latter expressing the gratitude of the Province of Bristol to the Wiltshire Charity Organisation Com mittee . Bro . the Rev . A . Headley , P . G . C , proposed the toast of " The Masonic Charities , " dilating warmly on the excellences and advantages thereof , and staling that as Masons they were bound to respond to the constant cry of "Give ! give ! " which must proceed from those

Institutions so long as the claims upon them were so much greater than they coulel meet , as at present . Bro . William Nott , in responding , did so with very great pleasure , and was glad of the opportunity of expressing his hope that nothing he had done with reference to a local Benevolent Fund would in any way interfere with these grand Charities . Did he think so , he woulel never for a

moment support such a scheme , but he believed that charity begun and developed at home would expand and widen in such a way as to embrace within its scope aid to these greater Institutions from quarters whence none was at present forthcoming . He thanked them on behalf of the Charities , and also for the support afforded him in his capacity as Steward for two of them , by which he was

enabled to take up an aggregate sum of £ 500 . Bro . S . Gauntlett also thanked the brethren on behalf the Charities and for the suppoit accorded to him as Steward . The D . P . G . M . proposed "The Health of the P . G . Sec , Bro . Henry C Tombs , " which was most warmly received . Bro . Tombs , in responding , said that it was a

satisfaction to him that he occupied for the last eleven or twelve years the position of P . G . Sec , for it was an honourable one . He cheerfully performed the duties of the office , chiefly because he knew that Masonry was founded on high and religious principles . He knew of no other which recognises as Masonry recognises the volume of the Sacred

Law , the Book which should direct all our labours anil ever be borne in mind , and so tend to elevate our Order , and cause the outside world to acknowledge that there is something in our meetings and services which tends to make us belter men and citizens . This idea should endear us to Freemasonry and make us strive to maintain its character . The toast of "The Wiltshire Lodges" and the Tyler's toast brought a most successful meeting to a close .

The "Little" Memorial Fund.

THE " LITTLE" MEMORIAL FUND .

A meeting of the Committee of tbe above Fund was held on Friday , the 14 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , the brethren present being : Bros . George Kenning ( Chairman ) , the Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette , H . C . Levander , Herbert Dicketts , Thomas Cubitt , and William Dodd ( Secretary ) . 1 he stated that the total amount

Secretary received was £ 208 es ., of which ^' 37 9 s . had been paid for the memorial stone , an illustration of which will appear in the December number of " The Masonic Magazine . " Promised subscriptions , amounting to £ 36 1 js ., were still unpaid ; those , when received , would leave £ 207 us . at

the disposal of the CotiimiUcc . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Brette proposed , and Bro . Herbert Dicketts seconded the motion , "That one half of the balance left after ( laying for the marble column over the late Bro . R . Wentworth Little's grave at the Camberwcl Cemetery be paid to his widow , and that the other hal *

The "Little" Memorial Fund.

be handed over to the trustees of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls for investment , the interest thereon to be devoted annually to a prize to be denominated ' The Wentworth Little Memorial Prize . ' " Bro . Thomas Cubitt proposed that the final meeting of

the subscribers should be held at Freemasons' Hall , on Friday , Dec . 5 th , at five p . m . This having been seconded by Bro . Dr . Brette and carried , the Secretary was requested to send a summons to each subscriber . The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman .

Annual Banquet Of The East Surrey Lodge Of Concord.

ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE EAST SURREY LODGE OF CONCORD .

The annual banquet of the lodge of instruction under the wairant of the East Surrey Lodge of Concord , No . 463 , Croydon—usually held at Bro . J . Goodman ' s , the Fox and Hounds Inn—was held at the Crown Hotel , on Tuesday evening , to meet the convenience of Bro . Good-1 his lod

man . ge wis established on the 18 th June , 1859 , and was removed to Bro . Clemishaw ' s , the Railway Hotel , Addis-combe-road , on the 2 nd January , 1862 , and on the 6 th March , 1873 , it was removed to its present house , the Fox and Hounds . Messrs . Green , of the Crown , provided a very excellent repast , the menu , comprising all the delicacies of the season , liberally supplied and exceedingly

well served . The chair was occupied by Bro . J . Close , W . M ., P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . Surrey ; the vice-chairs by Bio . B . H . Ridge , S . W ., J . W . 1347 , J-D- 46 . 3 ; Bro . J- S . Strecter , S . W ., J . W . 463 ; and Bro . H . J . Saxelby , I . G . 463 . The visitors comprised Bro . R . W . " Sprague , P . M . 190 , 91 , Grand Steward ; the following brethren of Panmure

Lodge , 720 : —Bros . Sheadd , W . M . ; E . Mitchell , S . W . ; C . Richardson , W . S . ; C . Blogg , D . C . ; and Ash ; Bros . C . Sawyer , P . M . 1619 ; L . A . Mesrouz ? , S . W ., W . M . elect 1238 ; W . W . Pritchett , P . P . G . Org . Herts ; S . W . Lambert , W . M . 1556 ; brethren of Oil England . Lodge , 1790 : Brrs . Buckworth , S . W . ; H . Harland , J . W .: W . P . Robinsen , Sec . ; and J . M . Gillingham , brethren of the East

Surrey Lodge of Concord , 4 6 3 ; Bros . J . Close , W . M . ; T . B . Dickins , P . M ., P . P . G . R . ; B . II . Ridge , J . D . ; J . S . Strecter , J . W . ; Herbcit Saxelby , I . G . ; G . T . Hall , Gillingham , sen ., Piatt , and other brethren . Dessert having been placed on the table , the W . M . proposed in succession " The Queen and the Craft ; " "The M . W . G . M ., His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ;"

"The Pro G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon , and Lord Skelthcrsilale , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " associated with the n imc of Bro . R . W . Sprague , P . M . 190 , 91 , G . S ., who responded to thetoast in a highly effective speech ; "The Prov . Grand Master , Gen . Brownrigg , C . B ., the Deputy Prov . Granel Master , Bro . the Rev . G . W . Arnolel , and the rest of the Prov . Officers , Present

anil Past , " associateel with the name of Bro . Dickins , P . M ., P . P . G . R ., who suitably responded . " The East Surrey Lodge of Concord " was proposed by Bro . Sheadd , and acknowledged by the Chairman j followed by " The Lodge of Instruction ; " " The Hon . Preceptors , Bro . Rielge and Dep . Bro . Sheadd ; " " The Treasurer and Secretary ; " " The Dinner Committee ; " "The Chairman and Vicc-Chairman ; " The Press and

other toasts of a complimentary nature . The incidental vocal harmony was capitally rendered by Bros . Pritchett , Ridge , Chumley , and other brethren , Bro . Pritchett officiating as accompanist in his usual artistic manner . The arrangements were admirably carrie 1 out by a Committee consisting of Bros . J . Close , P . M . ; Sheadd , W . M . j S . W . Lambert , W . M . ; B . II . Ridge , J . D . ; and Herbert Saxelby , I . G . ( Hon . Sec . )

Obituary.

Obituary .

BtO . THOMAS SAMUEL MORTLOCK . We deeply regret to announce the death of Bro . Thos . Samuel Mortlock , under peculiarly distressing circumstances . Bro . Mortlock was attending the funeral of Bro . E . J . Page , P . M ., Grand Stcwarels' Lodge , on Wednesday , at Norwood Cemetry . While in the chapel , as the clergyman was uttering the words , " In the mielst of life we are

in death , " Bro . Mortlock fell from his seat , and expired in a few minutts . Our eleccascd brother , who was wellknown in Masonry , and was deservedly respected everywhere , was a P . M . of No . 186 ; P . Z . No . 141 and 186 ; P . M . of the Thistle Mark No . 8 ; and a P . M . of the Temple Mark . He was a very harel worker in Frecmaniasonry , and a liberal supporter of the Charities .

Tin : Co . s . MOroLiTAN MASONIC POCKIJT BOOK ton 1880 . —A glance at this welcome annual will show in an instant the universality of Freemasonry , and prove the fact that lodges abound in the whole of the civilized world . The publisher , Mr . George Kenning , of 19 S , Fleet-street , claims for this pocket-book that it is a comprehensive Masonic book of reference , and the truth of this statement

is shown 111 every page , for it would be hard indeed to suggest an improvement in a work which is at once a marvel of chcapmss anel utility . Armed witn it the Mason can see the time and place at which every lodge in the world meet- ; , and therefore—wherever he may be—lie can ensure for himself an acquaintanceship with men who arc bound to him by the fiaternal brotherhood of the on ! er . It

contains a list of lodges with dates ( ancient and modern ) , Chapters , K . T . Encampment-- - , Conclaves , Grand Councils , names of the officer " , and full particulars of every Masonic body throughout the globe . It is unnecessary to wish success to a work of this kind , for its own intrinsic merit is sure to command recognition at the hands of those for whom it is intended . —Clerkenwcll Pms , Nov . 19 , 1879 ,