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At a Quarterly Communication of the District Grand Lodge , held at the Freemasons' Hall , Calcutta , on Monday , the 25 th June , 1855 . Present . R ''W P GM GMJJL — ..- Bros . Samuel Smith , . Prov . .. as Prov . .. ; . . . Hoff ( Past J . G . W . ) , Dep . Prov . G . M . for the N . W . P ., and P . G . S . ; J . A . Burkinyoung , Dep . Prov . G . M . ; 0 . 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 . T . ; J . a . Llewelyn , P . G . R . ; M . S . Staunton , P . Prov . G . R . ; W . Bros .

G . M / s letter to him , and invited his presence at the Quarterly meeting or * the District Grand Lodge this evening ; that R . W . Bro . Le Geyt expressed bis high sense of the compliment , and his great gratification at being received - on his arrival in Bengal by a deputation from the sister Grand Lodge ; but that owing to the very late hour when he landed , he was not able to accept this very fraternal invitation .

J . Gray , P . S . G . D . ; M . R . Crawford , P . J . G . B . ; J . B . Roberts , P . Prov . J . G . D ., as G . Dir . of Cer , ; H . Fraser , P . G . Supt . of Works ; L . A . Emanuel , P . G . Organist ; J . E . Clinger , P . Prov . G . Organist ; G . O . Wray , as P . G . Sw . Bear . ; and A . Cohn , P . G . Purs . Prov . G . Stewards : W . Bros . C . F . Tonnerre , J . Jenkins , W . H . Owen , W . S . de Courcy , and C . F . Burgett . Prov . G . Tyler : Bro . D . J . Daniel . Visitors : V . W . Bros . Rowland Hamilton , P . Prov . G . S . of Western India ; T . Jones and J , W . Browne , of Lodge No . 265 ; H . Hiller , of Lodge No . 715 ; and J , E . Kitts , of St . Andrew ' s Lodge at Poona .

Representatives of Lodges : —Star in the Fast , No . 80 , Bros . R . F . Ross , S . W . as W . M . ; W . N . Lees , S . D . as S . W . ; and J . Parry , I . G . as J . W . Industry and Perseverance , No . 126 , Bros . J . Brown , S . W ., as W . M . ; W . L . Wilmer , J . W ., as S . W . ; and J . H . de Salis , Sec , as J . W . True Friendship , No . 265 , Bros . T . E . Carter , S . W ., as W . M . ; W . Swinhoe , J . W-., as S . W . ; and R . Sheriff , J . D ., as J . W . Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 , W . Bros . M . S . Templeton , W . M . ; and R . Berrill , P . M . ; Bros . A . G . Roussac , J . W ., as S * W . ; and W . T .

Llewelyn , P . W ., as J . W . Marine , No . 282 , Bros . F . H . Lochner , S . W . as W . M . ; F . Baker , J . W ., as S . W . ; and W . H . Cockburn , J . D ., as J . W . Courage with Humanity , No . 551 , Bros . C . G . Sim , S . W ., as W . M . ; and W . Renneicks , J . W ., as S . W . St . John ' s , No . 715 , Bros . A . H . Brooks , S . W ., as W . M . ; B . R . Wheelwright , J . W ., as S . W . ; and T . Owen , Sec , as J . W . Kilwinning in the East , No . 740 , Bros . 0 . J . Montague , S . W . in charge ; D . Paxton , S . D ., as S . W . ; and W . Kirkpatrick , Sec , as J . W . The District G . L . was opened in due form .

Read and confirmed the Miautes of the Quarterly Communication held on the 21 st March last . The R . W . Bro . Le Geyt , Prov . P . G . M . of Western India , having been announced , the Prov . P . G . M . directed a Deputation , consisting of the following Brethren : V . W . Bro . Hamilton , the Grand Deacons , the Grand Director of Ceremonies , the Grand Swordbearer , two Grand Stewards , and Bro . Roussac ; to

proceed below for the purpose of receiving that R . W . Bro ., and conducting him into the Lodge Room . On the admission of R . W . Bro . Le Geyt , he was received by the Brethren standing , and with the customary honours due to his exalted rank in the Craft . The P . Prov , G . M . greeted Bro . Le Geyt cordially ; and that Bro ., after suitably acknowledging the compliment , took his seat on the right of the Throne .

The Prov . P . G . M . then stated that he had been requested , in a communication from the Prov . G . M . now at Simla , not only to welcome the R . W . Bro . Le Geyt in the District G . L . of Bengal , but also , in his name , to propose the election of that Bro . as an Honorary Member . This proposition , on being put to the vote , was carried unanimously , with every demonstration of respect for the

highly-distinguished Bro . who had this evening honoured the District G . L . with his presence . The R . W . Bro . Le Geyt returned thanks ; and in accepting the Office to which he was elected , remarked , that he would endeavour to prove himself worthy of the honour , and that it would always give him pleasure to aid the cause of Freemasonry .