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E . H . K . Lacon proposed . " The Health of the P . P . G . M ., which was drunk with great enthusiasm . In responding , the Worshipful D . P . G . M . expressed his great pleasure in welcoming so many young Masons in the province , who would hand down the traditions inherited by the Craft

and improve their knowledge of them by assiduous attendance at lodges of instruction . It would , he was afraid , be necessary for them n Norwich to look out for rooms in which finally to locate themselves , for Freemasonry must not he peripatetic , wandering about in search of

public-houses wherein to hold their meetings , and he trusted the Committee would be able to make a recommendation on the subject which would be acceptable to all of them . If Masonry had not flourished so much in the province as plight have been expected , it was the fault of

the Masons themselves , for there never were more energetic and worthy Masons than at the present time . He thanked them most sincerely for a thousand kindnesses he had received from them , and he trusted that Freemasonry would long flourish among us , and that its high

principles of morality and of charity would ever be cultivated by them . He then gave "The Health of the Prov . G . C , the Rev . T . White , " whom he thanked for his able and eloquent discourse . The Prov . Grand Chaplain , in responding , said he was very thankful that he had obtained the right

to participate in the secrecy of Freemasonry . He had a brother who was highly versed in all the arts and secrets of Freemasonry , and the very high opinion he formed of the Craft from the life of his brother had led him to become a member . For the stream of benevolence and

goodness which flowed from Freemasonry the world had much to be thankful for , and he was g lad to say that the Craft had lived out the unjust aspersions which had been cast upon it . So long as a man was a social being , so long as in his nature there remained a sense of

brotherhood with those around him , so long would Freemasonry continue and flourish . Might the benign influence of the Great Architect of the Universe foster their efforts to create good fellowship among all conditions and ranks of men , and might this sinful and suffering world

of ours be sweetened by the light of divine truth , and render the Craft , more than it had ever ben a means by which men might look up to God as their loving Father , and look around upon their fellow men as brothers in heart and soul . The Chairman then proposed " The Provincial

Grand Officers , past and present , " which was acknowledged by P . P . G . S . W . Bro . Major Penrice , who expressed his gratification at having seen the lodge so well attended . A few other toasts , and most of the brethren ( including the D . P . G . M . ) departed to catch the mail train . A jovial party , however , stayed ,

under the chairmanship of the Rev . C . J . Martyn , till a late hour . The worth y host of the Crown and Anchor ( Bro . Franklin ) , although unwell , made ( as usual ) such excellent arrangements that the brethren will remember with pleasure the visit of the Provincial Grand Lodge to Yarmouth .

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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF JERSEY .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge was held on Tuesday , October 7 th , at the Masonic Temple , when a considerable number of brethren attended to show respect to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Dr . John LeCronier , who , owing to the absence of Bro .

Col . Malet de Carteret , P . G . M ., opened the Provincial Grand Lodge in due form , supported by Bros . A . Schmitt , P . Prov . S . G . W ., as D . P . G . M . ; J . G . Scott , P . G . S . W . ; W . L . Pugsby , J . W . ; P . W . Benham , Treas . ; J . Durell , P . Prov . G . S . W .: C . Kinrrwnrthv .

P . Prov . S . G . W . ; F . Cooke , Reg . ; J . O . LeSueur , Sec . ; Geo . J . Renouf , S . D . ; R , Barrow , J . D . ; Elias A . Owen , Supt . of Wks . ; Ed . Martel , as D . C . ; Major Woodall , S . B . ; J . Oatley , Purs . ; Prov . Grand Stewards , Masters , P . M . ' s and Wardens .

The minutes of the previous Grand Lodge Were read and unanimously confirmed . The secretary then read the minutes of the Com-

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mittee of the P . G . Fund of Benevolence , shewing that they were able to alleviate the distresses of several necessitous brethren in the Province . The Treasurer presented his annual statement , duly examined by the Audit Committee , which

was approved and passed . The report of the Board of General Purposes was likewise read , received , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The brethren were now called to elect a Treasurer for the ensuing year , when Bro . A .

Schmitt at once nominated Bro . Benham ; this motion being seconded by Bro . J . G . Scott , was carried unanimously . The P . G . M . appointed and invested his officers as follows : — Ph . Binet , Prov . G . S . W .

Geo . J . Renouf , Prov . G . J W . Rev . C . Marett , MA Prov . G . Chaplain C . Dodge , Prov . G . Reg . J . O . LeSueur , Prov . G . Sec . J . Oatley , Prov . G . S . D . F . P . LeMarquand , Prov . G . J . D .

P . O'Bryan , Prov . G . S . of W Ed . Martel , Prov . G . D . C . K . Blamfield , Prov . G . A . D . C . Ellias A . Owen , Prov . G . S . B . Jos . Gregg , G . Grigg Prov G . Purst .

L . Bennett , W . M . 244 Prov . G . Steward A . Taylor , W . M . 245 „ Jos . O'Flaherty , W . M . 9 . 58 „ „ L . Pitcher , W . M . 1003 „ „ „ Holloway , S . W . 245 „ „ „ Levesque , S . W . 244 „ „ „

This being the regular period of elections of the Board for General Purposes , the Scrutineers collected the ballotting papers and withdrew . On their return they handed to the P . G . M . a list of the result of the ballot , when the following brethren were declared members

of the Board for the ensuing year : — Bro . A Schmitt , President ; C . Kingworthy , P . M . 245 ; J . Oatley , P . M . 590 ; W . T . Pugsby , P . M . 245 ; Jos . O'Flaherty , W . M . 958 ; J . G . Scott , P . M . 491 ; R . Barrow , P . M . 491

F . P . Lemarquand , W . M . 491 . It was moved by Bro . A . Schmitt , seconded by Bro . Benham , and carried unanimously : — " That the sum of s ^ io 10 s . be voted to the Masonic School for Girls . "

The Prov . Grand Lodge was closed in form . At 6 o ' clock the brethren sat down to a dinner presided over by the acting P . G . M . who was supported on his right by Bros : A . Schmitt , Benham , J . Durell , F . Cooke , and J . Oatley ; on

his left b y Bros . Scott , Pugsby , and C . Kingworthy . Bro . Ph . Binet , occupied the vice-chair , where the usual loyal Masonic toasts were given , and a very enjoyable evening was spent in a truly Masonic spirit .

CONVEYANCE OF GOODS BY MEANS OF AIR . — The Pneumatic Company ( Limited ) have opened a receiving office in the Post Office Yard , St . Martin ' s-le-Grand , at the corner of Cheapside , from whence they now dispatch goods to and from

the railways . The company have in working a service of cars of some 10 or 12 ft in length , and these are forced through the tubes trom the Central office in Holborn , at the rate of 30 to 40 miles an hour by a steam engine and powerful

pneumatic apparatus . The little air subway can be seen in the vault beneath the office at the Post Office Yard . The office itself is convenientl y

fitted up for the reception of goods , and the cars will take packages of considerable size . The little building fills np what has hitherto been J an ugly blank b y Mr . Sweeting ' s . ,. . It is stated that an Irish club for London is to be established in the City .

WIRE-QUILTED SOLED BOOTS , which save 50 per cent , in wear , may be had from Burgess , 29 A , Oxford-street , W ; Speak , 13 , Broadway , Ludgate-hill ; Blundell , 66 , Forestreet , City ; Lewis , 20 9 , Liverpool-road , N . ; and elsewhere . N . B . —Your regular bootmaker can procure soles readyquilted in every size from the Wire Quilting Company , Limited ; or have his own leather quilted by forwardingsame to the Company's works , Leicester . —ADVT .

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ST . MARK'S CHURCH , SOUTH SHIELDS .

To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — One or two slight errors crept into your otherwise excellent report of the interesting ceremony connected with the laying of the foundation stone of the above church , on the 18 th Sept ., which I am anxious to correct , as

they have led astray several of my clerial and lay brethren , who are about to engage in church building , and who have recently written to me for information upon the subject . The minimum estimated cost of the church is not £ 4 , , as reported , but £ 4 , 513 , exclusive of extras , which are already beginning to trouble the Committee . The total cost of the

building cannot be much less than £ 5 , : The population of the new Parish of St . Mark is nearly three times larger than the number given in your paper , viz ., over 8 , 000 , and not 3 , 000 only . The people are all , either working men and

women , or tradesmen in a small way of business , so that the difficulties experienced by the Committee in raising so large a sum as £ 5 , 000 may perhaps be imagined , but certainly cannot be put on paper . The Committee will have to raise e £ i , ooo

during the next twelve months , otherwise the church cannot be consecrated . I desire very cordially to thank the Masonic brethren who honoured us with their presence on the 18 th Sept ., also those who have kindl y assisted us with their contributions .

I may add that the proceedings left a deep and most pleasant impression on the minds of the inhabitants of South Shields , many of whom have since told me that they never before witnessed such a magnificent procession . The arrangements were evidently the result of considerable forethought and tact , and reflected great credit on the brethren who conducted the

ceremony . Yours Fraternally D . EVANS . Incumbent of St . Mark ' s , South Shields

SPIRITUALISM . To the Editor of the Freemason . D « ar Sir and Brother , — I do not know whether "X . O . " , who writes on " Spiritualism Or ? " in the American Herald , or Bro . Keet , who sent the communication for publication in the Freemason , intended

to perpetrate a joke , or seriously meant it Jas an invitation to " spiritualistic mediums" and men of science . I can hardly suppose the latter , but if so , they can know but little , if anything , on the subject on which they write . Whatever may be the relation between

mesmerism , biology , and the phenomena of spiritualism , all being the result of some imponderable agency , the investigations that have been made , and the facts that stand upon record , afford abundant proof that they are not identical . In mesmerism and biology one person can act upon another , mentally and physically . But it is not

so in " spiritual phenomena , " and X . O . is altogether wrong in supposing that certain sounds and the moving of material bodies are effected at the will of the medium . The medium is as powerless in the effecting of any of these phenomena as are the substances operated upon , and " the joint wills of several mediums" are of as little effect as is the will of a

single medium . " The discovery of the points" referred to , are therefore , altogether out of the question . The will of a medium has nothing at all to do with the occurences which take place , whether the moving of material substances , the utterance of

audible voices , the writing of intelligent sentences , the production of drawings , or conversations carried on by the various means familiar to those who investigate the p henomena . If the investigations of scientific men , and the placing of

mediums at their disposal , for such investigations , are what is desired by X . O . and Bro . Keet , they may be informed that if there be any lack of such investigations it is not the fault of spiritualists .