Occurrences Of The Year.

12 . —Annual m ? f ting at Chippenham of the Prov . G . Lodge of Wiltshire . 13 . —Consecration by Bro . Col . Lyne , P . G . M . Monmouthshire , ofthe Striguil Lodge , No . 2186 , Chepstow ; Bro . the Rev . D . G . Davis first W . M . Annual meeting of the Great Priory K . T . of England and Wales .

14 . —A . nual rijei-tinrr at Great Stanmore of the Prov . G . Chapter of Middlesex . 16 . —Consecration by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Sec , of the Regent ' s Park Lodge , No . 2202 ; Bro . D . P . Cama , Past G . Treasurer , first W . M . Consecration by Bro . C . F . Matier , Past J . G . W ., of the Fi-amley Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners , No . 58 ,

Halifax . 17 . —Annual meeting at Wtst Bromwich of the Prov . G . Lodge of Staffordshire . 18 . —Foundation-stone of the Great Yarmouth Hospital laid with Masonic Ceremonial by the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., the Prov . G . Lodge of Norfolk assisting . Board of Benevolence : 47 cases relieved with £ 875 .

20 . —Annual meeting of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; election of 16 brethren fron 51 candidates , and 41 widows from 77 candidates . 21 . —Consecration by Comp . Hugh D . Sandeman , Past G . Supt . Bengal , of the Tennant Royal Arch Chapter , No . 1754 , Penarth ; Comp . J . Hunnan first M . E . Z . 24 . —Consecration by Bro . J . Hodgson , Prov . G . Registrar

Isle of Man , of the Spencer Walpole lerriperance Lodge , No . 2197 , Douglas ; Bro . T . H . Nesbitt , Prov . G . Sec , first W . M . Foundation-stone of the St . Olave New Si hool , Ramsey , Isle of Man , laid with Masonic Ceremonial by Bro . Major J . -E . Goldie Taubman , Prov . G . M . Isle of Man .

24 . —Annual meeting at Loughborough of the Prov . Grand Chapter of Leicestershire and Rutland . Jubilee address to the Queen by the Dist . G . Lodge of Bombay ; conveyed to England by Duke of Connaught , Dist . G . M . Designate . 25 . —Consecration by Bro . C . F . Matier , Past J . G . W ., of the Wiltshire Anchor Lodge of R . A . Mariners , No .

178 , Devizes . 26 . —Consecration by Bro . H . C . Okeover , P . G . W ., D . P . G . M . Derbyshire , of the Dorothy Vernon Lodge , No . 2129 , Haddon ; Bro . A . E . Cokayne first W . Master . 31 . —Half-yearly communication of the Mark G . Lodge ; Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton , Pro G . M . ; Marquis of Hertford , D . G . M . ; Prince Albert Victor of

Wales , S . G . W . ; Jubilee Address to the Queen . Annual meeting at Cheltenham of the Prov . G . Lodge of Gloucestershire . JUNE . I . —Quarterly Communication of the United G . Lodge ; grants of £ 2000 each to the three Masonic Institutions ; salary of G . Secretary raised to £ " IOJO

per annum ; Bro . A . A . Pendlebury invested Assistant G . Secretary , and Bro . H . Sadie' opointed Sub-Librarian . 2 . —Annual meeting at Towcester of the F . a . Lodge of Norths and Hunts . Annual meeting at Lincoln of the Prov . G . Lodge of Lincolnshire ; Service in the Cathedral , and Jubilee Address to the Oueen .

4 . —Annual meeting at Harrow of the Prov . G . Lodge of Middlesex . 6 . —Consecration by Bro . General Clerke , G . Treasurer-General of Supreme Council 33 , of the Shadwell H . Clerke Chapter of Rose Croix ; Bro . H . Lovegrove first M . W . S . 7 . —Annual communication of the G . Lodge of New York ; Bro . Frank R . Lawrence installed for the third time

M . W . G . Master . 13 . —Grand Masonic Assembly in the Royal Albeit Hall in honour cf the Queen ' s Jubilee , tbe Prince of VVales , M . W . G . M ., in the chair . Address voted to her Majesty , and Jubilee honours conferred on distinguished brethren . 14 . —The 89 th Festival of the R . M . Institution for Boys ;

Bro . T . VV . Tew , J . P ., Prov . G . M . VVest Yorkshire , in the chair ; proceeds £ 11 , 104 . 16 . —Entertainment by Bro . Alderman Savory , at Buckhurst Park , to the children of the R . M . Institution lor Girls . 18 . —Consecration by Comp . Gen . Brownrigg , G . Supt . Surrey , of the George Price Chapter ( R . A . ) , No .

209 O ; Comp . H . M . Hobbs first M . E Z . Jubilee Masonic Medal struck by Bro . George Kenning . 20 . —Board of Benevolence ; 36 cases relieved with £ 1148 . 22 . —Consecration by Bro . Hugh D . Sandeman , Grand Secretary-General , 33 ° , of the Cceur de Lion r hap ' er of Rose Croix ; Bro . Rev . H . Cummings

first M . W . S . 23 . —Cmsecration , by Bro . the Rev . T . Robinson , M . A ., P . G . M . M . of Kent , of the Folkestone Mark Lodge , No . 3 80 ; Bro . Klatt first W . M . 24 . " -S jecial Communications of the District Grand Lodges ( E . C and S . C ) , of New South Wales ; Jubilee Address lo thc Queen , to be transmitted by Bro .

Lord Carrington , P . S . G . W . 25 . —Annual Fete and Distribution of Prizes , Boys' School . 27 . —Ainual Meeting , at Windsor , of the Prov . G . Lodge of Berks and Bucks . Masonic Exhibition at Plymouth ; opened by Bro . W . J . Hughan , P . G . D . Dedication by Bro . the Hon . A . C Gregory , District G . M . Queensland , of the Masonic Hall of the

Southern Cross Lodge , No . 1315 , Toowoomba . 28 . —Presentation of Grand Lodge Clothing to Bro . Sir P . r ., u-l , ffP Owen . K . C . M . G ., I . P . M . of the Empire Lodge , No . 2128 . Mett . ng , at Dartford , of the Provincial Priory of Knights Templar of Kent and Surrey . 30 . —Presentation of testimonial to Bro . T . J . Railing , Prov . G . Sec . Essex , by the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , Colchester .

JULV . 4 . —Annual Convocation , at Melbourne , of the District Grand Chapter of New South Wales , 6 . —Annual Meeting , at Dartford , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Kent . 9 . —Corner-stone of the Victoria Jubilee School , Blackpool , laid bv Bro . Lord Mayor Sir Reg . Hanson , Bart ., P . G . W ,

Occurrences Of The Year.

II . —Annual Meeting , at Durham , of the Prov . Grand Chapter of Durham . 13 . —Annual Meeting , at Workington , of the Prov . Grand Mark Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland . 14 . —Annual Meeting , at Maidenhead , of the Prov . Grand Mark Lodof Berks and

ge Oxon . Annual Meeting , at York , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of North and East-Yorkshire ; Service in the Minster ; Jubilee Address to the Queen ; Conversazione in the Exhibition Building . 15 , —Consecration by the Duke of Connaught , P . G . M . Sussex , of the Eail of Sussex Lodge , No . 2201 ,

Brighton ; Bro . G . Ford , D . P . G . M ., first W . M . Annual Meeting , at Bridgewater , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Somersetshire ; presentation of testimonial to Bro . R . C . Else , P . G . D ., D . P . G . M . 19 . —Consecration by Bro . J . W . Whilbourne , as D . P . G .

M . M ., of the Kingston Mark Lodge , No . 36 S , Kingston , Jamaica ; Bro . VV . Andrews first VV . M . 20 . —The 19 th Festival of the Mark Benevolent Fund ; Bro . Earl Amherst , Past G . M . M ., in the chair ; proceeds , £ 2260 . . . Grand Reception at York of the American K . T .

Pilgrims by the Ebor Preceptory K . T ., No . 101 . Board of Benevolence ; 25 cases relieved with £ 540 . 21 . —Annual Meeting at Cheltenham of the Prov . G . Mark Lodge of Gloucestershire . Entertainment b y the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2-191 , of distinguished American brethren . Foundation-stone of the Parochial Rooms , St . Jude

Brixton , laid by Bro . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M . Quarterly Communication at Christ Church of the " District G . Lodge of Canterbury ( N . Z ) . 22 . —Moveable G . Mark Lodge at Weymouth . 23 . —Quarterly Communication at Bombay of the G . Lodge " of all Scottish Freemasonry in India . 25 . —Entertainment of the American Knights Templar by

the Baldwin Preceptory K . T ., Bristol , at the Holborn Restaurant . Meeting at the Masonic Hall , Durban , of the Prov . Priory of Knights Templar of South Africa . 26 . —Annual Meeting at Romford of the Prov . G . Lodge of Essex .

Reception by the G . Lodge of South Australia of Bra . Lord Carrington , P . S . G . W . 27 . —Annual Meeting at Croydon of the Prov . G . Lodge of Surrey . Consecration by Bro . the Rev . Canon Portal , Past G . M . M . M . of the Unity Mark Lodge , No . 3 S 1 ,

Rin ^ wood , Herts ; Bro . Jenkins first VV . Master . Consecration by Bro . Earl Amherst , Prov . G . M . Kent , of the Pegasus Lodge , No . 2205 , Gravesend ; Bro . A . Tisley , first VV . Master . 28 . —Summer Entertainment to the Inmates of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , Croydon . 30 . —Consecration by Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . B . of the Hendon Lodge , No . 2206 ; Bro . VV . A . Scurrah first W . Master .

AUGUST . 2 . —Annual Meeting at Exeter of the Prov . G . Lodge of Devonshire . 3 . —Quarterly Convocation of Supreme G . Chapter ; Jubilee honours conferred . Annual Meeting at Framlingham of the Prov . G . Lodge of Suffolk .

11 . —Frater the Rev . T . VV . Lemon , M . A ., installed at Stonehouse Prov . Prior of Devonshire . Entertainment at the Manchester Jubilee Exhibition of the Children of the East Lancashire Educational Fund . 11 . —Death in England of Bro . VV . Kingston , Dist . G . Master of Malta . 15 . —Annual Meeting at Portsmouth of the Prov . G . Lodge

of Hants and Isle of Wight . 17 , —Foundation-stone of the Town Hall Buildings , West Hartlepool , laid by Bro . Lieut .-Col . Cameron , P . Prov . S . G . W . Durham . iS . —Annual Meeting at Swanage of the Prov . G . Lodge of Dorsetshire . 24 . —Board of Benevolence ; 26 cases relieved with £ 825 . 26 . —Visit to Newark of the York College of Rosicrucians .

SEPTEMBER . 3 . —Grand banquet at Bombay to Bro . Sir H . Morland , M . W . G . M . of all Scottish Freemasonry in India in honour of his having been knighted by the Queen . 7 . —Quarteily Communication of United Grand Lodge . " Her Majesty ' s reply to the Address read and entered on the minutes . Vote of thanks to Bros . Sir Albert

Woods and Thos . Fenn for their services in connection with the Jubilee meeting . Annual meeting , at Salisbury , of the Prov . G . Chapter of Wiltshire . 9 . —Consecration by Bro . R . Loveland Loveland , D . P . G . Mark Master Hants and Isle of Wight , of the Royal Ark Mariner ' s Lodge , No . 320 , Sandown ; Bro . Rev .

J . N . Palmer , G . Chap ., fiist VV . C . N . 14 . —Annual meeting at Halesowen of the Prov . G . Lodge of Worcestershire . 19 . —Reception of Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon by the Dist . G . Lodge of Natal . 20 . —Annual meeting , at Altrincham , of the Prov . G . Mark Lodge of Cheshire .

Bro . Shryock , M . W . G . M . Maryland , U . S . A ., entertained by the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 . 21 . —Board of Benevolence : 13 cases relieved with £ 255 . 26 . —Bro . Shryock , M . W . G . M . Maryland , entertained at an emergency meeting of the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 , York . 27 . —Annual meeting , at West Hartlepool , cf the Prov . G . Lodge of Durham ; Jubilee Provincial honours

conferred . Half-yearly Communication of the Dist . G . Lodge 0 Malta ; Tribute of respect to the late Dist . G . Marter Bro . Kingston . 29 . —Consecration by Comp . Wylie , P . Prov . G . H . Wes Lancashire of the Lindsay R . A . Chapter , No . 1335 Wigan ; Comp . the Earl of Crawford first M . E . Z .

OCTOBER . 5 . —Meetingof Prov . Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire ; Address by Bro . Tew , P . G . M . ; Thanks to Bro . the Earl of Zetland and his Province of N . & E . Yorkshire for the Jubilee reception at York ; Jubilee Provincial honours conferred . S . —Quarterly General Court of the Girls' School ; Election " of 16 from a list o £ 30 girls ,

Occurrences Of The Year.

10 . —Quarterly General Court of the Boys'School ; Election " of 12 from a list of 54 boys . Consecration by Comp . the Rev . H . A . Pickard , G . Superintendent of Oxfordshire , of the Cherwell R . A . Chapter , No . 599 , Banbury ; Comp . John J . Palmer first M . E . Z . 11 . —Meeting of the Supreme Council , 33 , Ancient and

Accepted Rite . 13 . —Annual Meeting , at Bodmin , of the Prov . Grand Lodge oi Cornwall ; Jubilee Prov . honours conferred . 14 . —Consecration by Bro . VV . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight of the Farnborough and North Camp Lodge , No . 2203 , Aldershot ; Bro . W . J . Rix first VV . M .

15 . —Foundation-stone of the Dumfries Post Office laid by Bro . Villiers , Prov . G . M . of Dumfriesshire . 17 . —Installation , at the Town Hall , Northampton , of Bro . the Ear ! of Euston as Prov . G . M . of Northants and Hunts . iS . —Foundation-stone of the Northampton General

Infirmary laid by Prmce Albert Victor of VVales , S . G . W . Masonic Banquet at the Mansion House to the Dep . G . M . and G . Officers of England by Bro . Lord Mayor Sir R . Hanson , Bart ., P . G . W . Consecration by Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre , P . G . D ., D . P . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight , of the Horsa Lodge , No . 220 S , Bournemouth ; Bro . H . N . Jenkins first

W . M . 19 . —Board of Benevolence ; 38 cases relieved with £ gS ^ . Death of Bro . Lord De Tabley , P . P . G . M . of Cheshire . Annual Meeting , at Leicester , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland ; J ubilee Prov . honours conferred . 21 . —Annual Meeting , at Crewe , of the Prov . Grand Lodge

of Cheshire ; Tribute of Respect to the late Bro . Lord De Tabley , P . P . G . M . ; Jubilee Prov . honours conferred . Annual Meeting , at Whitehaven , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland ; Jubilee Prov . honours conferred ; Presentation of Juoilee

Medal to Bro . the Eail of Btctive , M . P ., P . G . M ., by Bro , George Kenning . 22 . —Consecration by Bro . F . L . B . D . kes , P . G . D ., D . P . G . M ., of the Windermere Lodge , No . 2217 ; Bro . G . J . McKay , Prov . G . Sec , Hrst W . M . 24 . —Special Meeting , at Southampton , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Hants and the Isle oi VVight ; jubilee

Prov . honours conferred . First Annual Festival , at Southampton , of the Hants and Isle of Wight Benevolent Institution ; proceeds , £ 786 . Annual Meeting , at Barnsley , of the Prov . Grand Mark Lodge of West Yorkshire .

26 . —Second Annual Festival , at Southport , of the Alpass Benevolent Institution . 27 . —Consecration by Bro . W . Goodacre , P . G . S . B ., Prov . G . Sec . VVest Lancashire , of the Egerton Lodge , No . 2216 , Swinton ; Bro . J . Chadderton first VV . M . 28 . —Annual Meeting , at Darlington , of the Prov . Grand

Mark Lodge of Northumberland and Durham . Annual Meeting , at York , of the Prov . Grand Mark Lodge of North and East Yorkshire .

NOVEMBER . 1 . —Annual meeting at Uttoxeter of the Prov . G . Lodge of Staffordshire ; Consecration by Comp . Tudor , G . Supt ., of the Dove Chapter , No . 456 ; Comp . G . Cooper first Z . 2 . —Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Chapter . Brevet rank conferred on distinguished companions in

Colonies and abroad . Preliminary meeting of the Board of Stewards for the Centenary Festival of the Girls' Schjol . Officers appointed . Meeting at Sheffield of the Prov . G . Chapter of West Yorkshire . Revised Provincial By-laws accepted and signed .

3 . —Annual meeting at Eccles of the Prov . G . Lodge of VVest Lancashire . Jubilee Prov . honours conferred . Meeting at same place of Prov G . Chapter of same . Annual meeting of the Grand Council of the Allied Masonic Degrees . Deputation of Cornish brethren present at the Consecration of Tturo Cathedral .

5 . —Consecration by Bro . C F . Matier , P . G . W ., Asst . G Mark Sec , of the King Solomon Mark Lodge , No 3 S 5 ; Bro . Harry Tipper first VV . M . 8 . —Installation of Bro . K . F . Gould , P . G . D ., as VV . M of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 . 10 . —Consecration by Bro . H . C . Okeover , P . G . W ., Dap P . G . M . Derbyshire , of the Fairfield Lodge , Nu

2224 , Long Eaton ; Bro . VV . Silver Hall first W . M . Consecration by Bro . the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . Chap ., Dep . P . G . M . Berks and Bucks , of the Dene Lodge , No . 222 S , Cookham ; Bro . C . Belton first . W . M . Meeting of the Prov . G . Mark Lodge of Devonshire . 11 . —Annual meeting at Cambridge of the Prov . G . Lodge

of Cambridgeshire ; Jubilee Prov . honours conferred . 12 . —Installation at Bombay of the Duke of Connaught as Dist . G . M . of Bombay . 13 . —Death of Bro . J . Randle Buck , P . Prov . S . G . W . Worcestershire . 14 . —Presentation to the Sincerity Lodge , No . 1 S 9 , of a portrait of the late Sir Charles Lemon , Bart ., Prov .

G . M . Cornwall , by the Rev . T . W . Lemon , P . M . 15 —Death of Bro . VV . O . Goldsmith , VV . M . Gallery Lodge , No . 1928 . 18 . —Presentation of G . Lodge Clothing to Bro . the Rev . F . V . Bussell , Past G . Chap ., by the Newton Lodge , No . 1661 , Newark . 19 . —Death of Bro . Col . Machen , P . G . D ., P . Dep . P . G . M .

Warwickshire . 21 . —Special meeting at York of the Prov . G . Lodge of N . and E . Yorkshire . Jubilee Prov . honours conferred . 23 . —Bojrd of Benevolence ; 50 cases relieved with £ 1255 . 24 . —Annual meeting , at Tiverton , of the Prov . G . Chapter of Devonshire . Annual meeting , at Lincoln , of the Prov . G . Chapter

ot Lincolnshire . 28 . —Visit of Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser and the Lady Mayoress ( Mrs . De Keyser ) to the R . M . Institution for Girls . 30 . —Festival of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . Annual meeting , at Oxford , of the Prov . G . Chapter of Oxfordshire ,