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be remembered by him as the greatest pleasure in his life ; * for he was not

unmindful of the honour and responsibility conferred upon him . Lord Combermere then proposed the health of their chaplain , Bro . Tanner , thanking him for his very excellent sermon , with its most valuable text" Learn to do well ; " inculcating , as it did throughout , the morality and virtue of Freemasonry . He hoped that the sermon would be published . Bro . Tanner said , there were times when the heart was overcharged and full , and utterance could not be given by the tongue to its emotions ; and he felt in that position at the present moment . He could not forget that it was in that Lodge he was first initiated , and little did he then think that in subsequent

years he should become its Master , and afterwards be appointed as the G . Chaplain of Cheshire under so distinguished and good a Grand Master as Lord Combermere—an individual who at every step promoted and enjoined the welfare and happiness of their fellow-men . He hoped that those who , like himself , bad joined the Craft and assumed the " outward signs / ' would never give up the " inward spirit" of the Fraternity , but " learn to do well . " He expressed , under strong feelings , the unbounded estimation he entertained of the kindness of Masons , and a resolution to merit still further , if possible , its continuance .

Lord Combermere than gave the health of the Prov . G . Treasurer , Bro . Bland . Bro . Bland , in responding to the toast , said , for the honour done him in drinking his health so enthusiastically , he begged to thank him and them . As Treasurer , with a good balance in hand , he considered himself a very important man , and the Brethren present and absent not the less important , comprising , as Masons ,

all grades and professions . The Visiting Brethren were then given from the Chair , and acknowledged in a very \ neat and eloquent speech by Bro . Davenport , of Tuns tall , Prov . G . S . of Works , Staffordshire , who sat down amidst great applause . In like manner the toast of the P . G . Stewards was introduced by Lord Combermere , and replied to in a very suitable straiu by Bro . John Wilson .

Lord Combermere then alluded to the excellent musical arrangements at the church and banquet , and toasted Bro . Twiss , W . P . Grand Organist , and the singers . Bro . Twiss said he had done everything in his power to perfect the arrangements , and was well satisfied if his endeavours had met the approbation of his lordship and the Provincial Lodge . Bro . Pearsall , of Lichfield Cathedral , begged to bear testimony to the very superior manner in which Bro . Twiss performed the ceremonial part , for he had been twenty-five years connected with that cathedral , and never heard the service so well performed .

DERBYSHIRE . Derby . —The Provincial Grand Lodge was held on Wednesday , October 17 , under the warrant of the Tyrian Lodge , No . 315 , at the Royal Hotel , in Derby . The Lodge , No . 315 , was opened by Bro . John Gadsby , W . M ., and Bro . J . Johnson , M . D ., was passed to the Second Degree . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened at three o ' clock , the V . W . Bro . Charles Colville , M . P . for South Derbyshire , acting as Dep . Prov . G . M . After the usual routine business was disposed of , including a favourable report of the state

of Freemasonry in the Province , the following Brethren were appointed and invested Provincial Grand Officers for the year ensuing : —John Gadsby , Dep . Prov . G . M . ; S . Henchley , jun ., Sen . Prov . G . W . ; Eev . W . F . Russell , jun . Prov . G . W . ; S . Wilder , Prov . G . Treas . ; Rev . G . Wright , Prov . G . Chap . ; S . Collinson , Prov . G . Reg . ; W . Alien , Prov . G . Sec . ; W . Prince , Prov . S . G . D . ; W . Broadhurst , Prov . J . G . D . ; W . Giles , Prov . G . Sup . of Works ; G . Mason ,

Prov . G . Dir . of Cer . ; J . Swain , Prov . Assist . G . Dir . of Cer . ; S . W . Ready , Prov . G . Swordbearer ; J . Redfern , Prov . G . Purs . ; Henry Turner , Prov . G . Standardbearer ; W . Faulkner , Prov . G . Tyler . , The banquet , which followed , comprising every attainable delicacy , was provided