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United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The following is the agenda of business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 3 rd September , 18 79 : — The minutes of the Gtuartetly Communication on the 4 th June for confirmation . Report of the Lodge of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants ,
viz .: A brother of the Lodge of Freedom , No . £ s . d . 77 , Gravesend ... ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Eleanor Lodge , No . 1707 , Edmonton ... ... so o o
The widow of a brother of the New Zealand Lodge of Unanimity , No . 604 , Lyttelton , New Zealand ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Caveac Lodge , No . 176 , London ... ... ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Phoenix
Lodge , No . 257 , Portsmouth ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Asaph , No . 1319 , London ... ... 50 o 0 A brother of the Maybury Lodge , No . 9 69 , London ... ... ... ... 100 o 0
The widow of a brother of the Alfred Lodge , No . 340 , Oxford ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Stortford Lodge , No . 409 , Bishop ' s Stortford ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Pentalpha Lodge , No . 974 , Bradford , Yorks ... 50 o o
REPORT OF THE BOARO OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts , at the meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 15 th day of
August inst ., shewing a balance in the Bank of England ° f iCS' 83 14 s . 1 id . ; and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash £ 75 , and for servants' wages , £ 9 6 15 s . ( Signed ) J B . MONCKTON , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C ., 19 th August , 1879 .
New Lodges.
NEW LODGES .
List of lodges for which warrants have been granted b y the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — 1827 , Alliance , Gresham-street . 1828 , Shepherd ' s Bush , Shepherd's Bush . Shorcham
1829 , Burrell , , Sussex . 1830 , Castlereagh , Coonamble , N . S . W . 1831 , Victoria , Ashfield , N . S . W . 1832 , Charles Warren , Du Toits Pan , Griqualand , South Africa . 1833 , St . Keyna , Keynsham , Somersetshire .
1834 , Duke of Connaught , Portsea . 1835 , William Kingston , Tunis . 1836 , Collegium Fabrorum , Kingston , Jamaica . 1837 , Lullingstone , Famingham , Kent . 1838 , Tudor Lodge of Rifle Volunteers , Wolverhampton . 1839 , Duke of Cornwall , Freemasons' Hall .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Devonshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE .
The installation of Viscount Ebrington as Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire , in succession to the Rev . John Huyshe and the late Earl Fortescue , the present P . G . M . ' s grandfather , is an interesting event in the annals of Freemasonry ; and the meeting on Thursday , the 14 th in the Victoria HallExeter fairl
inst ., , , very y represented , both as regards the numbers of the brethren in attendance and their earnest unanimity , how strongly they feel in testifying their respect to those most able administrators of the Province of Devon , within the memory of the ancients of this present generation . The reports so abl y furnished in the Freemason anrl other journals , north , south , east ,
and west , especially in Devonshire—all prove the existence of the same spirit of devotion to the interests of Freemasonry in the West of England . Where all has been so admirable it would be invidious to make comparisons except for the generous purpose of promoting nobler rivalry . We refer our readers to the journal before-named for a detailed account of the general proceeding ? , beginning with
the muster at the Victoria Hall , Exeter , to the banquet ' s termination at the Public Rooms . It is satisfactory to Ind that the Masonic Charities , as reported by the Committee of Petitions , have been enabled to continue their aid to the aged members of the Craft , ; and the widows of deceased Masons , as well as to the orphans , male and female , of brethren requiring pecuniary aid . We may
heartily congratulate the venerable and beloved Past Prov . G . M . of Devon , Bro . Huyshe , that he has reaped so ample an harvest even during his life-time , and feel assured that his remaining years will be most gratefully refreshed by the recollections of his Masonic labours of love . The golden chain of office , which he handed to be placed on
the neck of his successor , Viscount Ebrington , young in years , but earnest to acquire experience , emblematises the more secret but not less desired linked affections of the general brethren , whether young or eld , or whatever their circumstances . We conclude these remarks by the following lines , dedicated to Freemasonry in Devonshire : —
Descend , blest Spirit 1 from the realms of bliss , As when Elijah mounted to the sky , Nor let the soaring thought be aught amiss , Which humbly prays thine aid for Masonry I Descend I though not by falling mantle seen , Nor bid us gaze , by anxious straining sight ;
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Devonshire.
But rather let our judgment truly deem , The golden yoke of office may be light 1 Light as the labours of a well-spent life , That tread the steps of faith , hope , charity ; So speed thou , Bro . Huyshe , o'er earth's strife , To God ' s grand mansions of eternity ! And may the golde-n chain of tender love ,
Bequeathed for Bro . " Ebrington" to wear , Be like a charming faculty to move , Each heart Masonic from a weight of care 1 WM . LANGLEY POPE , D . D ., and P . P . G . C . Devon Newton Abbot , Devon , August 15 th , 18 79 .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Devonshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE .
The annual Provincial Grand Lodge of the Mark Master Masons of Devon was held on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., under the banner of Fortitude Lodge , No . 66 , at the Huyshe Masonic Temple , Plymouth . R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Colonel J . Tanner Davy , J . P ., P . G . M . M ., presided ,
supported by the following officers of the year : —W . Bros the Hon . W . Hylton-Jolliffe , P . S . G . W . ; H . Horton , P . J G . W . ; C . Godtschalk , P . G . M . O . ; and W . Vicary , P . G Treas . ; V . W . Bro . V . Bird , Past G . M . O . of England ; W Bros . R . Lose , P . G . S . D . ; E . Binding , P . G . O . ; J . II Stephens , P . G . St . B . ; F . Littleton , J . Allen , and L . D Nicholls , P . G . Stewards ; and John Rogers , P . G . Tyler
Among the brethren present were also R . W . Bro . W . Jas . Hughan , Past G . W . of England , and P . P . G . Sec of Cornwall , and the following Past Prov . G . Officers and lodge officers of the province : —V . W . Bro . I . E . Curteis , Past G . D . of England , and P . P . G . J . W . ; W . Bros . T . S . Bayly , P . P . J . G . W . ; Lieut-Colonel H . C Fitzgerald , P . P . G . M . O .: L B . Gover , P . P . G . M . O . ; S . Jew , P . P . G . M . O . ; A . R .
Lethbridgc , P . P . G . M . O . ; I . Latimer , P . P . G . S . O . ; the Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., P . P . G . Chaplain ; the Rev . W . Whittley , P . P . G . Chaplain ; R . B . Twosc , P . P . G . Treasurer ; L . D . Westcott , P . P . G . T . ; E . Aitken-Davics , P . P . G . J . D . ; J . M . Hifley , P . P . G . J . D . ; G . H . Evans , P . P . G . D . C . ; R . Pengelly , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . H . Toms , P . P . G . S . B . ; C . Croydon , P . P . G . S . B . ; E . Rosevcare ,
P . P . G . S . B . ; E . Knight , P . P . G . S . B . ; H . H . Arnold , P . P . G . O . ; R . G . Bird , P . P . G . O . ; Jno . Lynn , P . P . G . O . ; E . D . Farnell , P . P . G . St . B . ; H . Miller , P . P-G . Purst . ; B . B . S . Richards , W . M . 23 ; W . Harris , W . M . 215 ; T . C . Lewarn , W . M . 76 ; J . R . H . Harris , S . W . 91 ; Geo . Jackson , S . W . 35 ; H . G . Bcachey , S . W . 215 ; J . W . Collins , S . W . 16 ; jno . James , J . W . 50 ; T . S . May , S . O . 96 ; S . Griffin , S . O .
50 ; Jno . Horswell , J . O . 15 ; Jno . Ingle , J . O . 215 ; G . R . Barrett , J . O . 35 ; E . Tout , J . O . 50 ; Adml . F . H . Glasse , 66 ; H . Bridg ' eman , M . O . 91 ; J . R . Lord , 50 ; H . R . Langmead , J . O . 16 ; W . Collings , J . D . 48 ; J . D . Baiker , O . 50 ; Geo . Mitchell , I . G . 50 . At the Board of General Purposes there were present R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Col . J . Tanner Davy , W . Bros . Hon . W .
Hylton-Joliffe , C . Godtschalk , V . Bird , W . Vicary , S . Jew , J . B . Gover , and L . D . Westcott . The accounts were audited , and showed an available balance for disposal of over £ 44 . The Board resolved to recommend a vote of forty guineas to the Devon Educational Fund , and " That the said sum be given in the name of the R . W . the P . G . M .
for the time being , thus giving him fifty votes for the disposal of the fund for twenty years . " A brisk discussion on that prososition occurred between the members of the Board , some of them considering the vote proposed too large , and recommending that the amount should be reduced to twenty guineas . The maiorit , however , determined on recommending forty guineas .
The Prov . Grand Lodge was subsequently opened , and the admission of brethren became general . The P . G . Secretary ( V . W . Bro . Bird ) reported that the returns of all the lodges in the province had been sent in with the exception of the Pleiades Lodge , No . 26 , at Totnes , which , it was feared , was hopelessly dormant . The P . G . Treasurer ( Bro . Vicary ) reported that the
receipts for the year had been £ 33 os . 6 : 1 ., which , added to a balance in hand from the previous year of £ 23 2 s . 71 I ., made total receipts of £ 52 13 s . id . The payments hael been £ S is . 3 d ., leaving a balance in hand of £ 44 us . iod . The P . G , Secretary read the report of the Board of General Purposes . W . Bro . Gover proposed that the Board ' s
recommendation should be carried out , and forty guineas voted to the Devem Educational Fund . W . Bro . W . Hylton-Jolliffe seconded the proposition . W . Bro . C . Godtschalk proposee ! an amendment that the vote should only be for twenty guineas . He thought it unadvisable to vote away the whole of the available balance to a local fund . When the Devon Educational
Fund was being established it was asserted that it would not in any way interfere with the support of the London Great Masonic Charities , but if the revenues of the Provisional Grand Lodges were to be voted away in the wholesale manner proposed in that lodge such action would certainly interfere with the London Charities . The Province of Devon was deeply indebted to the London
Charities for the great assistance extended to the province , and he thought in gratitude they should not be descried . W . Bro . Lethbridge seconded the amendment . W . Bro . E . Aitken-Davies supported the amendment . He thought that the principle so hastily introduced should be carefully considered . He approved of the Education
Fund , but thought tre attempt made by its officers to absorb all the disposable money in the province in the support of that proj » ct alone should be resisted . The support of the Education Fund should come from the individual contributions of members in the province . That was understood to be the source from which it was at first proposed to maintain the fund , and it would shew the in-
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terest taken in the fund by the brethren ; but now all the old sources for maintaining the London Charities and voting to either benevolences were to be absorbed by the Education Fund . There was also another question . Was the forty guineas to be capitalised ? or was that money to be used as revenue ? If large sums were thus to be voted by the Prov . G . Lodges that matter should be settled
first . W . Bro . Stephens supported the amendment . W . Bro . Whittley supported the proposition . He did not sec that any valid objections to the measure had been proved . A scrutiny was called for in the voting , when , of the brethren entitled to vote , twenty voted for the amendment and twenty-eight for the propositon . The forty guineas were ,
therefore , voted to the fund , and the question of how it should be used left to the Committee of the Educational Fund . W . Bros . Saml . Jew , T . S . Bayly , C Godtschalk , and Richard Lose were elected the Board of General Purposes . Bro . John Ingle , the J . D . of the Devon Lodge , No . 215 , was elected the Treasure .
The P . G . M . M . then invested the following brethren as the officers for the ensuing year : — V . W . Bro . P . H . Newnham ( by proxy ) Prov . G . D . M . W . Bro . Admiral Glasse , C . B ., 66 Prov . G . S . W . „ Lewis Riccard , 9 Prov . G . J . W . tt Jno . James , 50 Prov . G . M . O . ,, Geo . Jackson , 35 ... ... Prov . G . S . O .
„ H . Cole , 100 Prov . G . J . O . „ Key . Geo . Warner , 215 ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Jno . Ingle , 213 ... ... Prov . G . Treas ., H . G . Beachey , 213 ... Prov . G . Reg . V . W . Bro . V . Bird , 66 Prov . G . Sec . W . Bro . J . Galliford , 3 Prov . G . S . D . „ W . Harris , 219 ... ... Prov . G . J . D .
„ H . Miller , 91 Prov . G . S . Wks , „ Jno . Horswell , 13 ... Prov . G . D . C „ F . Littleton , 48 ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ Jno . Allen , 9 6 Prov . G . S . B . „ S . D . Nicholls , 23 ... Prov . G . St . B . „ Jno . D . Barker , 50 ... Prov . G . O . „ H . R . Langmcad , 16 ... Prov . G . Purs . „ J . C . Lewarn , 76 ; S . B . S . } Richards , 23 ; and Geo . > Piov . G . Stewards , Mitchell , so )
„ Jas . Gidley , 50 Prov . G . Tyler . In the evening a large party of the brethren dined together at Walter ' s Farley Hotel , Colonel Tanner Davy presiding .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Cornwall.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF CORNWALL .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of the Mark Master Masons of the Province of Cornwall was held on Tuesday afternoon , the 26 th inst ., in the Masonic Hall , New Public Rooms , Truro . W- Bro . W . Tweedy , Deputy P . G . M ., presided , supported by W . Bros . Rev . W . H . Bloxsomc ,
P . S . G . W . ; I . Paull , P . J . G . W . ; T . C . Polglaze , P . G . J . O . ; W . Tregay , P . G . Treas . ; W . J . Johns , P . G . Sec , P . P . J . G . M . W . ; J . Q . James , P . S . G . D . ; S . Michell , P . G . J . O . Wks . ; S . Harvey , P . G . D . C ; E . M . Cock , P . G . A . D . C ; Captain W . E . Michel ] , P . G . S . B . ; R . H . Heath , P . G . Org . ; W . Rooks , P . G . f . G . ; T . Davey , P . G . Steward ; and f . Langdon , P . G . Tyler .
Among the brethren present were R . W . Bro . W . J Hughan , P . P . G . Sec , and P . G . W . of England ; W . Bro . George Brown , P . G . M . O . Leicester and Rutland ; Bro . II . S . Hill , M . O . Charity , No . 76 ; and the following Past Provincial Grand Officers and lodge officers of the seven Udgcs in the province : Bros , fohn Thomas , P . P . G . Organist ; T . Chirgwin , P . P . S . G . W . ; W .
Middleton , P . P . S . G . D . ; J . C . R . Crewes , P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; C . Truscott , jun ., P . P . G . S . B . ; W . Mason , W . M . ; R . Lean , S . W . ; J . T . Tillman , M . O . ; W . P . Smith , S . O . ; W . r . Trythall , J . O ., and J . C . Furness , J . D . 78 ; F . H . Pool , P . P . G . M . O . ; James Pool , P . P . G . J . O . ; J . G . Osborne , S . W . 87 ; W . F . Newman , P . P . S . G . W . ; M . Little P . P . G . S . B . ; Harry Tilly , J . W . 9 + ; Rev . G . L . Church ,
P . P . G . Chap ; J . Hooper , W . M . 10 [ ; J . Eastlick , J . O , 101 ; and H . Trembath , S . W . 173 . Bro . W . J . Hughan said the first business would be to enter into the minutes of the province a record of the lamented death of the late Prov . Grand Master , Sir F . M . Williams , Bart . Bro . Hughan commented on the grea regret felt by the brethren on his death , and of the intcres
which Sir Frederick always took in Mark Masonry since its introduction into the province in 186 7 , of which they had a lasting memorial in the handsome set of jewels , the most handsome in England , which their late P . G . M . had presented to the lodge . He moved that a minute expressing their regret should be entered , and that Colonel Peard should be empowered to convey the same personally or by
letter to Lady Williams . W . Bro . W . H . Bloxsome secemdeel , and it was carried unanimously . The Treasurer reported a balance of £ 9 13 s . in hand , and Bro . Tregay received a hearty vote of thanks for his services as Treasurer since 1874 . Bro . W . Tweedy spoke of the gratification all must feel in seeing Colonel Peard appointed as Prov . G . Master ; and
of the R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Co ' . J . T . Davy , J . P ., P . G . M . M . of the senior Province of Devon , attending ft r the purpose of the installation , and of their desire to promote good fellowship with their sister county . A deputation was then appointed to receive R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Col . Davy , who was appointed Installing Master by
the M . W . G . Master , and he was placed in the W . Master ' s chair and saluted by the brethren . The patent of the appointment of Bro . Peard as the second Prov . Grand Mark Master of Cornwall was read by the Prov . Secretary , and a deputation received Bro . Peard and conducted him to the pedestal .
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United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The following is the agenda of business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 3 rd September , 18 79 : — The minutes of the Gtuartetly Communication on the 4 th June for confirmation . Report of the Lodge of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants ,
viz .: A brother of the Lodge of Freedom , No . £ s . d . 77 , Gravesend ... ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Eleanor Lodge , No . 1707 , Edmonton ... ... so o o
The widow of a brother of the New Zealand Lodge of Unanimity , No . 604 , Lyttelton , New Zealand ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Caveac Lodge , No . 176 , London ... ... ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Phoenix
Lodge , No . 257 , Portsmouth ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Asaph , No . 1319 , London ... ... 50 o 0 A brother of the Maybury Lodge , No . 9 69 , London ... ... ... ... 100 o 0
The widow of a brother of the Alfred Lodge , No . 340 , Oxford ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Stortford Lodge , No . 409 , Bishop ' s Stortford ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Pentalpha Lodge , No . 974 , Bradford , Yorks ... 50 o o
REPORT OF THE BOARO OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts , at the meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 15 th day of
August inst ., shewing a balance in the Bank of England ° f iCS' 83 14 s . 1 id . ; and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash £ 75 , and for servants' wages , £ 9 6 15 s . ( Signed ) J B . MONCKTON , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C ., 19 th August , 1879 .
New Lodges.
NEW LODGES .
List of lodges for which warrants have been granted b y the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — 1827 , Alliance , Gresham-street . 1828 , Shepherd ' s Bush , Shepherd's Bush . Shorcham
1829 , Burrell , , Sussex . 1830 , Castlereagh , Coonamble , N . S . W . 1831 , Victoria , Ashfield , N . S . W . 1832 , Charles Warren , Du Toits Pan , Griqualand , South Africa . 1833 , St . Keyna , Keynsham , Somersetshire .
1834 , Duke of Connaught , Portsea . 1835 , William Kingston , Tunis . 1836 , Collegium Fabrorum , Kingston , Jamaica . 1837 , Lullingstone , Famingham , Kent . 1838 , Tudor Lodge of Rifle Volunteers , Wolverhampton . 1839 , Duke of Cornwall , Freemasons' Hall .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Devonshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE .
The installation of Viscount Ebrington as Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire , in succession to the Rev . John Huyshe and the late Earl Fortescue , the present P . G . M . ' s grandfather , is an interesting event in the annals of Freemasonry ; and the meeting on Thursday , the 14 th in the Victoria HallExeter fairl
inst ., , , very y represented , both as regards the numbers of the brethren in attendance and their earnest unanimity , how strongly they feel in testifying their respect to those most able administrators of the Province of Devon , within the memory of the ancients of this present generation . The reports so abl y furnished in the Freemason anrl other journals , north , south , east ,
and west , especially in Devonshire—all prove the existence of the same spirit of devotion to the interests of Freemasonry in the West of England . Where all has been so admirable it would be invidious to make comparisons except for the generous purpose of promoting nobler rivalry . We refer our readers to the journal before-named for a detailed account of the general proceeding ? , beginning with
the muster at the Victoria Hall , Exeter , to the banquet ' s termination at the Public Rooms . It is satisfactory to Ind that the Masonic Charities , as reported by the Committee of Petitions , have been enabled to continue their aid to the aged members of the Craft , ; and the widows of deceased Masons , as well as to the orphans , male and female , of brethren requiring pecuniary aid . We may
heartily congratulate the venerable and beloved Past Prov . G . M . of Devon , Bro . Huyshe , that he has reaped so ample an harvest even during his life-time , and feel assured that his remaining years will be most gratefully refreshed by the recollections of his Masonic labours of love . The golden chain of office , which he handed to be placed on
the neck of his successor , Viscount Ebrington , young in years , but earnest to acquire experience , emblematises the more secret but not less desired linked affections of the general brethren , whether young or eld , or whatever their circumstances . We conclude these remarks by the following lines , dedicated to Freemasonry in Devonshire : —
Descend , blest Spirit 1 from the realms of bliss , As when Elijah mounted to the sky , Nor let the soaring thought be aught amiss , Which humbly prays thine aid for Masonry I Descend I though not by falling mantle seen , Nor bid us gaze , by anxious straining sight ;
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Devonshire.
But rather let our judgment truly deem , The golden yoke of office may be light 1 Light as the labours of a well-spent life , That tread the steps of faith , hope , charity ; So speed thou , Bro . Huyshe , o'er earth's strife , To God ' s grand mansions of eternity ! And may the golde-n chain of tender love ,
Bequeathed for Bro . " Ebrington" to wear , Be like a charming faculty to move , Each heart Masonic from a weight of care 1 WM . LANGLEY POPE , D . D ., and P . P . G . C . Devon Newton Abbot , Devon , August 15 th , 18 79 .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Devonshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE .
The annual Provincial Grand Lodge of the Mark Master Masons of Devon was held on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., under the banner of Fortitude Lodge , No . 66 , at the Huyshe Masonic Temple , Plymouth . R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Colonel J . Tanner Davy , J . P ., P . G . M . M ., presided ,
supported by the following officers of the year : —W . Bros the Hon . W . Hylton-Jolliffe , P . S . G . W . ; H . Horton , P . J G . W . ; C . Godtschalk , P . G . M . O . ; and W . Vicary , P . G Treas . ; V . W . Bro . V . Bird , Past G . M . O . of England ; W Bros . R . Lose , P . G . S . D . ; E . Binding , P . G . O . ; J . II Stephens , P . G . St . B . ; F . Littleton , J . Allen , and L . D Nicholls , P . G . Stewards ; and John Rogers , P . G . Tyler
Among the brethren present were also R . W . Bro . W . Jas . Hughan , Past G . W . of England , and P . P . G . Sec of Cornwall , and the following Past Prov . G . Officers and lodge officers of the province : —V . W . Bro . I . E . Curteis , Past G . D . of England , and P . P . G . J . W . ; W . Bros . T . S . Bayly , P . P . J . G . W . ; Lieut-Colonel H . C Fitzgerald , P . P . G . M . O .: L B . Gover , P . P . G . M . O . ; S . Jew , P . P . G . M . O . ; A . R .
Lethbridgc , P . P . G . M . O . ; I . Latimer , P . P . G . S . O . ; the Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., P . P . G . Chaplain ; the Rev . W . Whittley , P . P . G . Chaplain ; R . B . Twosc , P . P . G . Treasurer ; L . D . Westcott , P . P . G . T . ; E . Aitken-Davics , P . P . G . J . D . ; J . M . Hifley , P . P . G . J . D . ; G . H . Evans , P . P . G . D . C . ; R . Pengelly , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . H . Toms , P . P . G . S . B . ; C . Croydon , P . P . G . S . B . ; E . Rosevcare ,
P . P . G . S . B . ; E . Knight , P . P . G . S . B . ; H . H . Arnold , P . P . G . O . ; R . G . Bird , P . P . G . O . ; Jno . Lynn , P . P . G . O . ; E . D . Farnell , P . P . G . St . B . ; H . Miller , P . P-G . Purst . ; B . B . S . Richards , W . M . 23 ; W . Harris , W . M . 215 ; T . C . Lewarn , W . M . 76 ; J . R . H . Harris , S . W . 91 ; Geo . Jackson , S . W . 35 ; H . G . Bcachey , S . W . 215 ; J . W . Collins , S . W . 16 ; jno . James , J . W . 50 ; T . S . May , S . O . 96 ; S . Griffin , S . O .
50 ; Jno . Horswell , J . O . 15 ; Jno . Ingle , J . O . 215 ; G . R . Barrett , J . O . 35 ; E . Tout , J . O . 50 ; Adml . F . H . Glasse , 66 ; H . Bridg ' eman , M . O . 91 ; J . R . Lord , 50 ; H . R . Langmead , J . O . 16 ; W . Collings , J . D . 48 ; J . D . Baiker , O . 50 ; Geo . Mitchell , I . G . 50 . At the Board of General Purposes there were present R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Col . J . Tanner Davy , W . Bros . Hon . W .
Hylton-Joliffe , C . Godtschalk , V . Bird , W . Vicary , S . Jew , J . B . Gover , and L . D . Westcott . The accounts were audited , and showed an available balance for disposal of over £ 44 . The Board resolved to recommend a vote of forty guineas to the Devon Educational Fund , and " That the said sum be given in the name of the R . W . the P . G . M .
for the time being , thus giving him fifty votes for the disposal of the fund for twenty years . " A brisk discussion on that prososition occurred between the members of the Board , some of them considering the vote proposed too large , and recommending that the amount should be reduced to twenty guineas . The maiorit , however , determined on recommending forty guineas .
The Prov . Grand Lodge was subsequently opened , and the admission of brethren became general . The P . G . Secretary ( V . W . Bro . Bird ) reported that the returns of all the lodges in the province had been sent in with the exception of the Pleiades Lodge , No . 26 , at Totnes , which , it was feared , was hopelessly dormant . The P . G . Treasurer ( Bro . Vicary ) reported that the
receipts for the year had been £ 33 os . 6 : 1 ., which , added to a balance in hand from the previous year of £ 23 2 s . 71 I ., made total receipts of £ 52 13 s . id . The payments hael been £ S is . 3 d ., leaving a balance in hand of £ 44 us . iod . The P . G , Secretary read the report of the Board of General Purposes . W . Bro . Gover proposed that the Board ' s
recommendation should be carried out , and forty guineas voted to the Devem Educational Fund . W . Bro . W . Hylton-Jolliffe seconded the proposition . W . Bro . C . Godtschalk proposee ! an amendment that the vote should only be for twenty guineas . He thought it unadvisable to vote away the whole of the available balance to a local fund . When the Devon Educational
Fund was being established it was asserted that it would not in any way interfere with the support of the London Great Masonic Charities , but if the revenues of the Provisional Grand Lodges were to be voted away in the wholesale manner proposed in that lodge such action would certainly interfere with the London Charities . The Province of Devon was deeply indebted to the London
Charities for the great assistance extended to the province , and he thought in gratitude they should not be descried . W . Bro . Lethbridge seconded the amendment . W . Bro . E . Aitken-Davies supported the amendment . He thought that the principle so hastily introduced should be carefully considered . He approved of the Education
Fund , but thought tre attempt made by its officers to absorb all the disposable money in the province in the support of that proj » ct alone should be resisted . The support of the Education Fund should come from the individual contributions of members in the province . That was understood to be the source from which it was at first proposed to maintain the fund , and it would shew the in-
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terest taken in the fund by the brethren ; but now all the old sources for maintaining the London Charities and voting to either benevolences were to be absorbed by the Education Fund . There was also another question . Was the forty guineas to be capitalised ? or was that money to be used as revenue ? If large sums were thus to be voted by the Prov . G . Lodges that matter should be settled
first . W . Bro . Stephens supported the amendment . W . Bro . Whittley supported the proposition . He did not sec that any valid objections to the measure had been proved . A scrutiny was called for in the voting , when , of the brethren entitled to vote , twenty voted for the amendment and twenty-eight for the propositon . The forty guineas were ,
therefore , voted to the fund , and the question of how it should be used left to the Committee of the Educational Fund . W . Bros . Saml . Jew , T . S . Bayly , C Godtschalk , and Richard Lose were elected the Board of General Purposes . Bro . John Ingle , the J . D . of the Devon Lodge , No . 215 , was elected the Treasure .
The P . G . M . M . then invested the following brethren as the officers for the ensuing year : — V . W . Bro . P . H . Newnham ( by proxy ) Prov . G . D . M . W . Bro . Admiral Glasse , C . B ., 66 Prov . G . S . W . „ Lewis Riccard , 9 Prov . G . J . W . tt Jno . James , 50 Prov . G . M . O . ,, Geo . Jackson , 35 ... ... Prov . G . S . O .
„ H . Cole , 100 Prov . G . J . O . „ Key . Geo . Warner , 215 ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Jno . Ingle , 213 ... ... Prov . G . Treas ., H . G . Beachey , 213 ... Prov . G . Reg . V . W . Bro . V . Bird , 66 Prov . G . Sec . W . Bro . J . Galliford , 3 Prov . G . S . D . „ W . Harris , 219 ... ... Prov . G . J . D .
„ H . Miller , 91 Prov . G . S . Wks , „ Jno . Horswell , 13 ... Prov . G . D . C „ F . Littleton , 48 ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ Jno . Allen , 9 6 Prov . G . S . B . „ S . D . Nicholls , 23 ... Prov . G . St . B . „ Jno . D . Barker , 50 ... Prov . G . O . „ H . R . Langmcad , 16 ... Prov . G . Purs . „ J . C . Lewarn , 76 ; S . B . S . } Richards , 23 ; and Geo . > Piov . G . Stewards , Mitchell , so )
„ Jas . Gidley , 50 Prov . G . Tyler . In the evening a large party of the brethren dined together at Walter ' s Farley Hotel , Colonel Tanner Davy presiding .
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Cornwall.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF CORNWALL .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of the Mark Master Masons of the Province of Cornwall was held on Tuesday afternoon , the 26 th inst ., in the Masonic Hall , New Public Rooms , Truro . W- Bro . W . Tweedy , Deputy P . G . M ., presided , supported by W . Bros . Rev . W . H . Bloxsomc ,
P . S . G . W . ; I . Paull , P . J . G . W . ; T . C . Polglaze , P . G . J . O . ; W . Tregay , P . G . Treas . ; W . J . Johns , P . G . Sec , P . P . J . G . M . W . ; J . Q . James , P . S . G . D . ; S . Michell , P . G . J . O . Wks . ; S . Harvey , P . G . D . C ; E . M . Cock , P . G . A . D . C ; Captain W . E . Michel ] , P . G . S . B . ; R . H . Heath , P . G . Org . ; W . Rooks , P . G . f . G . ; T . Davey , P . G . Steward ; and f . Langdon , P . G . Tyler .
Among the brethren present were R . W . Bro . W . J Hughan , P . P . G . Sec , and P . G . W . of England ; W . Bro . George Brown , P . G . M . O . Leicester and Rutland ; Bro . II . S . Hill , M . O . Charity , No . 76 ; and the following Past Provincial Grand Officers and lodge officers of the seven Udgcs in the province : Bros , fohn Thomas , P . P . G . Organist ; T . Chirgwin , P . P . S . G . W . ; W .
Middleton , P . P . S . G . D . ; J . C . R . Crewes , P . P . G . Supt . of Works ; C . Truscott , jun ., P . P . G . S . B . ; W . Mason , W . M . ; R . Lean , S . W . ; J . T . Tillman , M . O . ; W . P . Smith , S . O . ; W . r . Trythall , J . O ., and J . C . Furness , J . D . 78 ; F . H . Pool , P . P . G . M . O . ; James Pool , P . P . G . J . O . ; J . G . Osborne , S . W . 87 ; W . F . Newman , P . P . S . G . W . ; M . Little P . P . G . S . B . ; Harry Tilly , J . W . 9 + ; Rev . G . L . Church ,
P . P . G . Chap ; J . Hooper , W . M . 10 [ ; J . Eastlick , J . O , 101 ; and H . Trembath , S . W . 173 . Bro . W . J . Hughan said the first business would be to enter into the minutes of the province a record of the lamented death of the late Prov . Grand Master , Sir F . M . Williams , Bart . Bro . Hughan commented on the grea regret felt by the brethren on his death , and of the intcres
which Sir Frederick always took in Mark Masonry since its introduction into the province in 186 7 , of which they had a lasting memorial in the handsome set of jewels , the most handsome in England , which their late P . G . M . had presented to the lodge . He moved that a minute expressing their regret should be entered , and that Colonel Peard should be empowered to convey the same personally or by
letter to Lady Williams . W . Bro . W . H . Bloxsome secemdeel , and it was carried unanimously . The Treasurer reported a balance of £ 9 13 s . in hand , and Bro . Tregay received a hearty vote of thanks for his services as Treasurer since 1874 . Bro . W . Tweedy spoke of the gratification all must feel in seeing Colonel Peard appointed as Prov . G . Master ; and
of the R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Co ' . J . T . Davy , J . P ., P . G . M . M . of the senior Province of Devon , attending ft r the purpose of the installation , and of their desire to promote good fellowship with their sister county . A deputation was then appointed to receive R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Col . Davy , who was appointed Installing Master by
the M . W . G . Master , and he was placed in the W . Master ' s chair and saluted by the brethren . The patent of the appointment of Bro . Peard as the second Prov . Grand Mark Master of Cornwall was read by the Prov . Secretary , and a deputation received Bro . Peard and conducted him to the pedestal .