The Provincial Grand Master.

man in the right place . They had seen him in the various offices which he had been called upon to fill , and they now saw him occupying the high ancl distinguished ' post , which he had filled with so much ability . Ho wished Brother Tulloch , heartily and sincerely , every success , ancl prosperity to the Lodge over which he presided . ( The toast was warmly received , and was drunk with Masonic honours , g iven with a will . ) Bro Tullochin responding to the tho toastthanked the

, , Worshipful Provincial Grand Master for the kind way in which he had spoken of him , and also thanked him , together with tbe other Provincial Grand Officers ancl brethren who had taken part in the clay's proceedings , for tbe interest which they had manifested in the undertaking , which was was to provide them with a new and spacious Masonic structure . He also personally thanked BroDavid Williamsfor the warm interest he

. , very took in the movement , and for the active part which he took iu Lodge matters for the good of Masonry generally . Alluding in tlie most delicate terms to a slight misunderstanding that had arisen in the past , but which was now well nigh forgotten , he expressed a hope that when , going out of office , he hung the badge of honour upon his senior AVarden , ( Bro . George Bradford ) , the sore would bo completely healed , and all would work of

together for the masonic good , and with tho single aim carrying out the noble precepts of the Craft which they all honoured and loved . Tbe toast of " The Visitors" was coupled with the names of Bro . Clarke ( Cardiff ) , Bro . Harris ( Tenby ) , and Bro . AV . E . Jones ( of the St . Francis Lodge , Canada ) , all of whom responded , which brought the official list of toasts to a close . A dinner was given to the workmen engaged at the new building , which was supplied by Bro . H . C . Tate , Nelson Hotel . The weather throughout the day was most unfavourable .

Lodge Of Benevolence.

LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .

The regular monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held at the Board Room , Freemasons' Hall , on AVednesday , the 19 th instant . There were present : Bros . Gabon , President , as AV . M . ; Joshua Nunn , Sen . V . V . as S . AV . ; J . Brett , Jun . A . P ., as J . AV . ; John Hervey , G . Sec . ; J . S . Brownrigg , G . Chaplain ; J . E .

Saunders , S . G . D . ; John Savage , P . G . D . ; J . Smith , P . G . Purst . t ; John Coutts , G . Purst . ; A \ . Smith , C . E ., P . G . S ., P . M . 33 -, J R . Sheen , P . M . 201 ; H . Garrod , P . AI . 749 ; AA . Keed , P . M . 733 ; E . Marsh , AV . M . 99 ; J . M . Vang ' jau , P . M . 907 ; AA . H . Ley , AA ' . M . 1091 ; J . Green , AA . M . 171 ; M . Clark , AV . M . 255 ; John Child , AV . M . 901 ; Thos . Tyrrell , P . M . 701 ; Alfred Kelley ,

AV . M . 169 ; E . Johnson , AA ' . M . 140 . The Lodge of Benevolence was opened by the President punctually at six o ' clock . Tbe Grand Secretary read from the Book of Constitutions the rules governing the Lodge of Benevolence . Seven grants made at the last meeting of tho Lodge of

Benevolence , amounting ro £ 130 , were confirmed . They consisted of three recommendations to tbe M . AA ' . G . M . —two of £ 20 and one of £ 15 ; also three of £ 20 , ancl one of £ 15 , for which the recommendation was unnecessary . Sixteen new applications were considered ; and grants and recommendations were made as follows : —

£ S . d . A Brother of Amity Lodge , 171 ( Greenwich ) ... 30 0 0 A Brother of Royal York Lodge , 315 ( Brighton ) ... 2 0 0 A Brother of C'ombei-mere Lodge , 295 ( MaccIesiield )„ . 10 9 0 The AVidow of a Brother of Royal Edward Lod <* e

Lodge Of Benevolence.

1 , 088 ( Stalybridge ) 20 0 0 The AVidow of a Brother of Lodge Industry and Perseverance , 109 ( Calcutta ) ... , 10 0 0 A Brother of Lodge True Love and Unity , 248 ( Brixbam ) 15 0 0 A Brother of Rsyal Sussex Lodge , 491 ( Jersey ) ... 15 0 0

A Brother of Lodge , 375 ( Scotland ) 30 0 0 A Brother of Lodge Peace ancl Harmony , 60 ( London ) 10 0 0 A Brother of St . John's Lodge , 1247 ( Plymouth ) 10 0 0 The consideration of five applications was deferred , and one dismissed .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . EDWARD WALKER SHAW . Bro . Edward Walker Shaw , Surveyor and Engineer , died at his residence , Earn mouth , near Warington , Lancashire , on Tuesday , 4 th inst . Bro . E . W- Shaw , was initiated in the Wakefield , LodgeWakefield , Yorkshire , in the month ot'December ,

, 1845 , and he continued a Subscribing Member of that Lodge until the year 1851 , when he accepted the appointment of Borough Surveyor of Bradford ; to which Town he removed , and where he joined the Lodge of Hope ; that Lodge was then , as it still is , one of the largest Lodges ( if not the very largest ) in the Province of West Yorkshire , and , consequently it heldoufcbut small

hopes of preferment to those Brethren who joined ifc with the expectation of obtaining reasonably prompt promotion . Bro . Shaw soon saw the necessity of forming a new Lodge in the Town , but for several years a number of circumstances combined to prevent him carrying the resolution he had made into effect , and it ; was nod until the year 1863 , that , in conjunction with Bro . W . Foster , ( subsequently Provincial Senior Grand Warden for West York ) he was enabled to form the Pentalpha , a Lodge whieh was ushered into existence with a

ceremonial afc once the most imposing , and the nearest approach to the typical ideal of a true Masonic consecration of any that ifc has been the writer ' s lot to Avitness . The lodge thus formed still continues a model of correct ritual , and the means of refined Masonic intercourse to all its members . Some years afterwards Bro . Shaw resided for a time afc Torquay , where the long illness which has but

now cut off his useful career first made its appearance , — in fact , he never thoroughly recovered from the effects of a sun-stroke from which he there suffered . Bro . Shaw possessed , in a high degree , that ; love for archaeological research which is so essential to the pursuit ofthe Science of Freemasonry ; and for several years of his life he devoted his leisure hours , and great

ability , to the collection and arrangement of the materials necessary to compile a work on " Masonic Marks . Although the pleasure of seeing that work in print has been denied him , yet ifc is to be hoped his ^ labours will not be lost to those who are left ; and that his valuable drawings and papers may yet be published , and become a source of pleasure and intellectual profit to thousands in our Order .

[ Bro . Shaw was , for a lengthened period , a valued contributor to our Magazine , amongst others , upon tbe subject of "Masonic Maris , " a great number of examples of which were engraved for our pages . ]