United Grand Lodge Of England.

Ho . 25 66 , The Buluwayo Lodge , Buluwayo , Africa . ,, 2567 , The Acacia Lodge , Meiktela , Burma . ,, 25 68 , The Delavel Lodge , Newcastle-on-Tyne . j , 2569 , The St . Trillo Lodge , Colwyn Bay . , 2570 , The Llewellyn Lodge , Cardiff .

11 2571 , The Holmes Lodge , Newcastle-on-Tyne . ,, 2572 , The Tyldesley Lodge , Tyldesley . ,. 2 573 i The Corinthian Ledge , Childers , Queensland . ,, 2574 , The Southern Cross Lodge , Southern Cross , Western Australia .

11 2 575 > The Fairclough Lodge , Mandalay , Burma . „ 257 6 , The Coorg Lodge , Coorg , Madras . » 2577 i The Wynberg Lodge , Wynberg , South Africa . ,, 2578 , The National Artillery Lodge , Piccadilly , L" -ndo-. , 1 2 579 i The Lewisham Lodge , Lewisham , London .

,, 25 S 0 , The Crouch End Lodge , Highgate , London . ,, 2581 , The Empress Lodge , South Kensington , London .

Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.

GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS .

The following is the business to be transacted on Tuesday next , the 3 rd prox . 1 . Read and , if approved , confirm minutes of Quarterly Communication of 5 th June , 18 95 . 2 . Report of the General Board . 3 . A motion will be made that the report be taken as read . 4 . A motion will be made that the report be received and entered on

the minutes . 5 . Recommendation arising out of the report : Fund of Benevolence—Grant recommended—^ 25 to Mrs . Radcliffe , widow of Bro . Col . H . Radcliffe , Lodge Henniker . No . 315 . 6 . A motion will be proposed that the report be adopted . 7 . Presentation of Charity jewels to the Stewards of the last Benevolent Fund Festival .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CHESHIRE .

The annual meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Cheshire was held on the 21 st instant at the Central Hall , Northwich . Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton , Prov . Grand Master , presided , and there were also present Bros . his Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd , P . G . D ., Dep . Prov . G . Master ; the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., P . P . G . W . ; J . M . McLeod , P . P . G . W . Derbyshire , Sec . Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ; and a large number of Present and Past Provincial Grand Oflicers and members of

lodges in the province , the total being about 400 . After the Prov . G . Officers had answered to their names and apologies for absence had been announced , the roll of the 46 lodges in the province was called over , and it was found that all were represented . The minutes of the last meeting , held at Birkenhead , having been adopted , on the motion of Bro . Sir HORATIO LLOYD , seconded by Bro . J . CLAYTON , P . P . G . W .,

Bro . 1 . H . ANNETT , P . P . G . Treas ., moved the adoption of the Auditors ' report , which showed that the balances standing to the credit of the province were as follows : Fund of General Purposes £ 114 , as against ^ 98 last year , an increase of £ 16 ; Fund of Benevolence £ iSS , as against £ 167 last year , an increase of £ 21 ; Cheshire Masonic Benevolent Institution £ 303 , as against £ 16 7 last year , an Increase of ^ 135 . Bro . T . C . THORIHJRN , P . P . G . Supt . Wks ., seconded the motion , which was passed .

Upon the motion of the DEPUTY PROV . G . M ., seconded by Bro . J . MORRIS , P . P . G . S . B ., a vote of thanks was passed to the P . G . Treas ., Bro . Hnoch Evans , and the Auditors . Bro . J . CLAYTON , P . P . G . W ., presented the Charity report and the annual report of the Committee of Benevolence . He pointed out that a sum of 100 guineas , voted by the province to the Royal Masonic Institution for

Boys , had not yet been paid over . The amount would be paid that dav , so lhat instead of a balance of ^ 302 there would be in hand a balance of . £ 197 , consisting of . £ 114 in connection with the General Purposes Fund , and £ 83 in conncciion with the funds of the Benevolent Insiitution . He thanked the i brethren for the assistance they had rendered durine the past year lo the

[ Masonic Institutions , and in particular for the support they had given to i Lord Egerton of Tatton on the occasion of his presiding at the annual l'estival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , when the Province of i Cheshire contributed a sum of ^ 2000 out of a grand total of ^ 20 , 500 . He I moved that the reports be adopted , with the alteration to which he had referred .

Bro . J . COOKSON , P . P . G . Treas ., seconded the motion , which was Passed . Bro . J . J ACKSON , P . P . G . Treas ., said that a Committee appointed some nionths ago to revise the by-laws of the Cheshire Masonic Educational

Institution had now completed its labours , and in future the Insiitution would be governed under the new regulations , ltonly remained for the Prov . Grand Lodge to confirm the work of the Committee , and for the Prov . Grand Master to sign the revised by-laws . He moved that the by-laws as adopted by the Court of Governors be now approved .

Bro . G . H . BROWN , P . S G . W ., seconded the mo'ion , which was passed , ar > d the Provincial Grand Master then signed the by-laws , a copy being Presented to him . Ihe PROV . GRAND MASTER , in his address , thanked the brethren for '" eir numerous attendance . He said he thought there was a good deal of

(" round for congratulation in regard to some of the events which had Uktn I ace during the year in connection with Freemasonry in Cheshire . He was S d t 0 fjng that lne books of the various lodges were well kept . The 'timber of members had only increased by 37 , the total number of subscrib-Jjff Mascns in the province being 2235 , as against 219 S last year . Although 1 " * e had been no large increase of members , there had been a thoroughly

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.

Masonic spirit shown , and all the lodges had worked harmoniously . No complaint had been brought before him , but it had been brought to his knowledge that a case of dispute between Freemasons had been tried before a judge of assize . Fortunately the judge was himself a Mason , and had been an officer of the Grand Lodge ot England , and he ( ihe Prov . Grand Master ) believed his lordship publicly expressed regret that the matter in

dispute should not have been settled in the ordinary way among Masons by the elder brethren of the lodge , or by being brought before the Prov . Grand Master . He trusted that if any case of dispute should again occur , which he did not anticipate , the Masonic course would be pursued , and the matter brought before him , so that he might endeavour to settle it . It was a satisfaction to him to find that the revision of the by-laws of the Cheshire

Educational Institution had been completed . He felt satisfied that the future management of the Institution , under the new regulations , would be satisfactory to the province . The Freemasons of Cheshire had a most creditable record of late years in carrying out the work , which he was glad to initiate for the improvement of their benevolent institutions , and they had responded to his appeal in a noble and generous manner . He trusted that the response

to the calls of benevolence which he had laid before them would not be merely spasmodic , but continuous and consistent . As an example of what could be done , he pointed out that in 1 S 66 his predecessor , the late Lord de Tabley , took the chair at the Festival in connection with the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and ^ 5500 was raised—a sum which he had no doubt was thought very respectable in those days . On a similar occasion in the

present year , when he ( Lord Egerton ) presided , the urging of the claims of that Institution was answered by the magnificent sum of ^ 20 , 598 being raised , of which Cheshire contributed over ^" 2000 . He felt sure that the number of members of the Order would increase more largely than it did if the advantages of Freemasonry were more widely known . Not only were there advantages arising from the goodfellowship which Freemasonry

brought about , but there were distinct advantages in the matter of provision for the aged and infirm and the education of the young . It was not a fact that those benefits were not appreciated , because they had now three widows of Masons and one aged member receiving annuities , and they had before them petitions from two widows , whom they hoped to elect on to the London Charity Fund next year . He thought those facts showed that there were many cases of distress which it should be the duty of the brethren

of the province to assist . Unfortunately they did not secure the election of a girl into the Girls' School last year . The case was a very deserving one , and he had no doubt they would be successful at the next election . They also hoped to secure the election of another girl who had been recommended by the Committee . In conclusion , the Provincial Grand Master referred to the losses the Fraternity in the province had suffered by death during the year .

Bro . H . BRATT , P . P . G . D . C , proposed , and Bro . L . BENTLEY , P . P . G . Registrar , seconded , the election of Bro . A . G . Peterkin , P . M . 428 , as Prov . Grand Treasurer .

The resolution was carried unanimously , and Bro . PETERKIN expressed his sense of the honour conferred upon him . Bro . J . MCLEOD , P . P . G . W . Derbyshire , Sec . R . M . I , for Boys , thanked the brethren of Cheshire for the aid they had given to that Institution at the recent Festival over which Lord Egerton presided , by contributing the sum of ^ 2000 , and thus helping to bring the total to the fourth largest amount

ever received . He also desired to tender his thanks to her Grace the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos for distributing the prizes to the boys of the School on the day preceding the festival . The following brethren were appointed Auditors , on the motion of Bro . Col . DEAN , P . P . G . D ., seconded by Bro . J . MILLS , P . S . G . D ., viz .: Bros . T . H . Annett , P . P . G . T . ; A . E . Coveney , P . M . ; H . Jackson , P . P . G D . j J . R . Simm , P . P . G . T . ; and D . F . Bird , P . P . A . G . S .

The Provincial Grand Master then invested his ofiicers for the ensuing year as follows : Bro . Sir Horatio Lloyd ... ... ... Dep . P . G . M . „ H . Pratt , 42 S ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ T . Shaw , 2496 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . ,, Rev . C . Chetwynd Atkinson , -521 ... ... ") ,- ^ / - ¦_ „ Rev . E . R . Johnson , 1289 ... j Prov . G . Chaps . „ A . G . Peterkin ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ J . Fred May , 295 ... ... ... Prov . G . Keg . „ R . Newhouse , 1045 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ A . J . Pearce , 1357 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ William Hardy , 336 ... ... ... ) c _ „ William Peers , 721 ... ... j Prov . S . G . Ds . „ W . Hooper , 1565 ... ... ... * - „ J . Bailey , 3 61 ... ... ^ Prov . J . G . Ds . „ H . Warren , 1908 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . of W . „ H . Gordon Small , 2368 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ Martin Stones , 10 45 ... ... Prov . D . G . D . C . ,, Thomas Moore , 42 S ... ... ... * ) „ A . Wainwright , 140 S ... ... ... C Prov . A . G . D . C * . „ Frank Reed , 8 9 ... ,.. .., ) „ F . E . Sharpe , 12 / fi ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B .

„ D . S . Higson , 324 ... ... ... *)„ .... ,. c . , „ ,, D . S . Higson , - 324 ... ... ,. - , ,, „ „ , „ „ C . Forsdick , 293 - " - ;*; j I ' rov . G . Std . Brs . „ J . Stevens , 295 ... ... ... p . G . Org . „ J . Laithwood , 533 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst .

„ J . Morland ... ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst . „ T . A . Jackson , 2375 ... ... ... " - „ S . S . Mellor , 42 S ... ... ... 1

„ J . H . Whiteley , 293 ... ... ... I „ VV . A . Richards , 3 OS ... ... j- Prov . G . Stwds . ,, Thomas Thorniley , 2 S 7 ... ... ... | ,, H . Capes , 428 ... , „ ... J „ J . Huxley ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Charity jewels and bars were presented to several brethren .

Ths PROV . GRAND MASTER announced that he would hold the next meeting at Macclesfield . Bro . T . LOCKETT , P . P . G . D ., assured his lordship that every orovision would be made for the comfort of the brethren on that occasion . The Prov . Grand Lodge was afterwards closed .

Subsequently there was a procession to the parish church , where a sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . E . R . J OHNSON , P . G . Chaplain , and an iffertory taken , which was divided between the Cheshire Masonic Charitable Institutions and the Northwich Victoria Infirmary . In the evening ( here was a banquet at the Drill Hall .