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India.
INDIA .
DISTRICT GEAND . LODGE OF BENGAL AND ITS TERRITORIES . At a Quarterly Communication of tlie District Grand Lodge , held at the Freemasons ' Hall , Calcutta , on Wednesday , the 21 st March , 1855 . Present : —R . W . Bros . Samuel Smith , P . Prov . G . M . on the Throne ; J . J . L . HofF , Past J . G . W ., G . L . of England , Dep . Prov . G . M . for the N . W . P ., and P . G . S . ; O . P . L . Watson , P . Dep . Prov . G . M . ; W . Abercrombie , P . S . G . W . ; W . J . Judge , P . J . G . W . ; V . W . Bros . W . Clark , P . G . R . : A . G . Roussac , as
Asst . P . G . S . ; W . Bros . J . Gray , P . S . G . D . ; M . R . Crawford , P . J . G . D . ; J . B . Roberts , P . Prov . J . G . D ., as P . G . Dir . of Cer . ; H . Eraser , P . G . Supt . of W orks ; P . Anderson , P . G . Swordbearer ; L . A . Emanuel , P . G . Organist ; J . E . Clinger , P . Prov . G . Organist ; A . Cohn , P . G . Purs . Prov . G . Stewards : —W . Bros . J . Jenkins ; G . T . Price ; C . F . Burgett . Officiating-G . Jeffery , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; R . Berrill , P . M . Lodge No . 550 ; and J . Burnell , P . M . Lodge No . 609 . Prov . G . Tyler , Bro . J . D . Daniel . Visitors : —Bros . T . Jones , of Lodge No . 265 ; J . M . Melany , of Lodge No . 279 ; W . Kirkpatrick , of Lodge No , 740 , and J . Pembroke , of Lodge No . 823 .
Representatives of Lodges : —Star in the East , No . 80 , Bros . R . F . Ross , S . W . as W . M . ; and W . N . Lees , J . D . as S . W . Industry and Perseverance , No . 126 , Bros . W . L . Wilmer , ¦ J . W . , as W . M . ; and J . H . De Salis , Sec , as S . W . True Friendship , No . 265 , W . Bros . J . G . Llewellyn , W . M . ; T . E . Carter , S . W . ; and W . Swinhoe , J . W . Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 , W . Bros . M . S . Terhpleton , W . M . ; A . N . Clark , S . W . ; and R . Barham , S . D ., as J . W . Marine , No . 282 , Bros . F . H . Lochner , S . W ., as W . M . ; F . Baker , J . W ., as S . W . : and
E . C . Hill , Sec , asM . W . Courage with Humanity , No . 551 , Bros . C . G . Sim , S . W ., as W . M . ; W . Renneicks , J . W ., as S . W . ; and J . Mole , S . D ., as J . W Si . John ' s , No . 715 , Bros . A . H . Brooks , S . W ., as W . M . ; B . R . Wheelwright , J . W ., as S . W . ; and F . Hodoul , S . D ., as J . W . Kilwinning in the Fast , No . 740 , W . Bros . C . Hughesdon , P . M ., as W . M . ; C . J ; Montague , S . W . : and H . M . Weathrall , J . W . The District Grand Lodge was opened in due form .
Read a letter from R . W . Bro . H . Howe , Dep . Prov . G . M ., intimating his approaching departure from India , and therefore tendering the resignation of his office . Bro . Howe has also been Master of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 715 , for two years . Read a letter from the W . M . of Lodge Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 , reporting the demise , on the 15 th January last , of R . W . Bro . John Chaunce , Past Dep . Prov . G . M ., Prov . G . Treas ., and P . M . of Lodge No . 279 ; and that , agreeably to a desire which had been expressed by the deceased Brother during his lifetime , his remains were interred with Masonic form .
Proposed by the Past Prov . G . M ., seconded by the Prov . S . G . D ., and unanimously resolved , that the regret of this District Grand Lodge be recorded for the severe loss sustained by it in the decease of so old and highly respected a Brother , who had been for many years connected with the District Grand Lodge , and had been one of its active officers . The Past Prov . G . M . stated that he had been requested by the Prov . G . M . to move the above resolution , in which he heartily concurred ; and he directed that a copy of it be forwarded to Mrs . Chaunce , the widow of the late Bro . Chaunce , with an expression of deep sympathy of the District Grand Lodge in her bereavement .
The office of Prov . G . Treasurer having become vacant by the death of R . W . Bro . Chaunce , the Past Prov . G . M . intimated that V . W . Bro . W . Clark , P . G . R ,, had been nominated by the Prov . G . M . to officiate in that capacity , pending the election of some Brother to it in the District Grand Lodge . A ballot having taken place , V . W . Bro . Clark was unanimously elected Prov . G . Treasurer for the current year .
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India.
INDIA .
DISTRICT GEAND . LODGE OF BENGAL AND ITS TERRITORIES . At a Quarterly Communication of tlie District Grand Lodge , held at the Freemasons ' Hall , Calcutta , on Wednesday , the 21 st March , 1855 . Present : —R . W . Bros . Samuel Smith , P . Prov . G . M . on the Throne ; J . J . L . HofF , Past J . G . W ., G . L . of England , Dep . Prov . G . M . for the N . W . P ., and P . G . S . ; O . P . L . Watson , P . Dep . Prov . G . M . ; W . Abercrombie , P . S . G . W . ; W . J . Judge , P . J . G . W . ; V . W . Bros . W . Clark , P . G . R . : A . G . Roussac , as
Asst . P . G . S . ; W . Bros . J . Gray , P . S . G . D . ; M . R . Crawford , P . J . G . D . ; J . B . Roberts , P . Prov . J . G . D ., as P . G . Dir . of Cer . ; H . Eraser , P . G . Supt . of W orks ; P . Anderson , P . G . Swordbearer ; L . A . Emanuel , P . G . Organist ; J . E . Clinger , P . Prov . G . Organist ; A . Cohn , P . G . Purs . Prov . G . Stewards : —W . Bros . J . Jenkins ; G . T . Price ; C . F . Burgett . Officiating-G . Jeffery , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; R . Berrill , P . M . Lodge No . 550 ; and J . Burnell , P . M . Lodge No . 609 . Prov . G . Tyler , Bro . J . D . Daniel . Visitors : —Bros . T . Jones , of Lodge No . 265 ; J . M . Melany , of Lodge No . 279 ; W . Kirkpatrick , of Lodge No , 740 , and J . Pembroke , of Lodge No . 823 .
Representatives of Lodges : —Star in the East , No . 80 , Bros . R . F . Ross , S . W . as W . M . ; and W . N . Lees , J . D . as S . W . Industry and Perseverance , No . 126 , Bros . W . L . Wilmer , ¦ J . W . , as W . M . ; and J . H . De Salis , Sec , as S . W . True Friendship , No . 265 , W . Bros . J . G . Llewellyn , W . M . ; T . E . Carter , S . W . ; and W . Swinhoe , J . W . Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 , W . Bros . M . S . Terhpleton , W . M . ; A . N . Clark , S . W . ; and R . Barham , S . D ., as J . W . Marine , No . 282 , Bros . F . H . Lochner , S . W ., as W . M . ; F . Baker , J . W ., as S . W . : and
E . C . Hill , Sec , asM . W . Courage with Humanity , No . 551 , Bros . C . G . Sim , S . W ., as W . M . ; W . Renneicks , J . W ., as S . W . ; and J . Mole , S . D ., as J . W Si . John ' s , No . 715 , Bros . A . H . Brooks , S . W ., as W . M . ; B . R . Wheelwright , J . W ., as S . W . ; and F . Hodoul , S . D ., as J . W . Kilwinning in the Fast , No . 740 , W . Bros . C . Hughesdon , P . M ., as W . M . ; C . J ; Montague , S . W . : and H . M . Weathrall , J . W . The District Grand Lodge was opened in due form .
Read a letter from R . W . Bro . H . Howe , Dep . Prov . G . M ., intimating his approaching departure from India , and therefore tendering the resignation of his office . Bro . Howe has also been Master of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 715 , for two years . Read a letter from the W . M . of Lodge Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 , reporting the demise , on the 15 th January last , of R . W . Bro . John Chaunce , Past Dep . Prov . G . M ., Prov . G . Treas ., and P . M . of Lodge No . 279 ; and that , agreeably to a desire which had been expressed by the deceased Brother during his lifetime , his remains were interred with Masonic form .
Proposed by the Past Prov . G . M ., seconded by the Prov . S . G . D ., and unanimously resolved , that the regret of this District Grand Lodge be recorded for the severe loss sustained by it in the decease of so old and highly respected a Brother , who had been for many years connected with the District Grand Lodge , and had been one of its active officers . The Past Prov . G . M . stated that he had been requested by the Prov . G . M . to move the above resolution , in which he heartily concurred ; and he directed that a copy of it be forwarded to Mrs . Chaunce , the widow of the late Bro . Chaunce , with an expression of deep sympathy of the District Grand Lodge in her bereavement .
The office of Prov . G . Treasurer having become vacant by the death of R . W . Bro . Chaunce , the Past Prov . G . M . intimated that V . W . Bro . W . Clark , P . G . R ,, had been nominated by the Prov . G . M . to officiate in that capacity , pending the election of some Brother to it in the District Grand Lodge . A ballot having taken place , V . W . Bro . Clark was unanimously elected Prov . G . Treasurer for the current year .