Cambridgeshire.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE .

THE Annual meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge was held , on the invitation of the United Good Fellowship Lodge , No . 809 , and by permission of Bro . A . W .

May ( Mayor ) , at the Town Hall , Wisbech , on Tuesday , 20 th ult . Colonel E . T . Caldwell Prov . Grand Master presided ,

supported by Bros , the Rev . J . H . Gray Deputy Prov . G . M . and many others . The Auditors' report showed that the sum invested and in hand was about the same as in the previous year . The Registrar ' s return showed a slight falling off in

the number of subscribing Masons , owing to the unusually large number of members of the Isaac Newton University Lodge who had " gone down . "

The following Officers were appointed and invested in regular form : Bro . the Eev . J . H . Gray - - Deputy John Leach - - - Senior Warden S . H . Sharman - - Junior Warden Eev . H . S . Cronin - - ) nwu ;™

Eev . A . C . Crossfield - - j ~ " ~ v """"> W . E . Ball - - - Treasurer A . J . Elworthy - - Eegistrar Oliver Papworth - - Secretary A . Euston - - - Senior Deacon Arthur Hill ... Junior Deacon William Sindall - - Superintendent of Wka . P . Dewberry - - - Director of Ceremonies

C . E . B Leigh - - Assistant Dir . of Cirs . A . E . Priddle - - - Sword Bearer E . E . Girling - - - Organist 0 . W . Eedin ... Pursuivant G . P . Charlton - - * P . W . Potts

W . N . Symonds - - r Stewards . H . C . Windley A . P . Briggs A satisfactory report was presented by the Secretary respecting the Cambs . Masonic Charity Association .

A charity jewel was presented to Bro . P . H . Young P . P . G . Swd . B ., and charity jewel clasps were given to Bros . E . M . Money P . G . Standard Bearer of England ,

and Oliver Papworth P . P . S . G . W .

A sum of fifteen guineas was voted to the Cambridgeshire Masonic Charity Association for current expenses . It was also resolved that the sum of ten guineas be Voted to one or more of the Royal Masonic Institutions ,

to be paid through the Cambridgeshire Masonic Charity Association . The other business transacted was of a routine character , and the proceedings closed with a hearty vote of thanks to the Mayor and Corporation for the use of the hall .

In the evening a banquet was held at the Rose and Crown Hotel , under the presidency of Col . Caldwell . The money collected after the banquet was given to the North Cambridgeshire Hospital . — " Cambridge Chronicle . "

East Lancashire.

EAST LANCASHIRE .

THE half-yearly meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge - was held on the 23 rd ult ., in the Town Hall , Bexley Square , Salford . Colonel LeGendre Nicholas Starkie Provincial Grand Master presided , and was supported by a large number of present and past Provincial Grand Officers and

Visitors . On the roll of Lodges being called it was found that out of the total of over a hundred there were only four that were not represented . Some of the Provincial Grand Officers who were not invested at the May meeting of the Prov . G . Lodge were invested .

Bros . T . Murphy P . M . 37 , W . H . Brown P . M . 271 , and Eli Winterbottom P . M . 17 were elected Auditors of P . G . Lodge accounts . A report of the proceedings of the Charity Committee

was submitted by Bro . J . H . Sillitoe Chairman . An invitation was given to hold the next annual meeting at Denton . The Provincial Grand Master stated that an invitation had also been received from another place in the Province , and both invitations would receive due consideration .

Somerset.

SOMERSET .

A SPECIAL Provincial Grand Lodge of Somersetshire was held on the 22 nd ult ., at the newly erected Masonic Hall at Yeovil , under the banner of

Brotherly Love Lodge , No . 329 , when the building waa formally dedicated to the purposes of Freemasonry by the Right Hon . Viscount Dungarvan Provincial Grand Master . The want of better accommodation for the

Masonic body , and the desirability of having a Masonic Hall have long been felt , and an agreement having been entered into for the purchase for £ 220 of a piece of land belonging to Mr . E . "Vining , a company was formed with a capital of £ 2 , 000 , in 400 shares of £ 5 each , and nearly

£ 900 of share capital having been subscribed , principally by local Brethren , a Hall was built in accordance with plans prepared by Bro . Johnson , and when it was opened all the Brethren seemed very pleased with its appearance . The Hall is forty feet long and twenty-two feet in width ,

and underneath is another room of similar dimensions , intended as a dining-room , and to be let for other purposes . There was a very large attendance of Brethren ( about

150 in number ) , only four Lodges throughout the Province being unrepresented . The Lodge was opened by the D . P . G . M . Bro . R . C .

Else , and immediately afterwards Viscount Dungarvan entered , and was saluted in the usual form . His Lordship said it was unusual to summon a special meeting of Prov . Grand Lodge , but this was an occasion of special importance . He congratulated the Brethren

of the local Lodge on the zeal they had shown , and the large attendance of Brethren assembled to witness the ceremony . The Prov . Grand Chaplain ( Bro . C . G . Anderson ) * next offered prayer , and delivered an oration on Masonry

which was well received . An anthem , " Behold how good and joyful a thing it is , Brethren , to dwell together in unity , " was next sung ; after which the Prov . Grand Secretary Bro . J . C . Hunt briefly explained why the Brethren of the local Lodge had built the Hall , and the

use they intended to make of it . The architect ( Brother Johnson ) then presented the plans of the completed structure to the Prov . Grand Master , who complimented the Brethren of 329 on the handsome building that had been erected . The interesting ceremony of dedication was then

proceeded with , the Hall being dedicated respectively to Masonry , Virtue , and Universal Benevolence . The Prov . Grand Chaplain again offered prayer , and another anthem was rendered , " I have surely built Thee a house to dwell in . " The alms collected , amounting to £ 5 , were given to the Corporation Almshouse Fund at Vorwil .

On the motion of Bro . Whitby W . M . of Lodge 329 , a vote of thanks was accorded to the Provincial Grancl Master and Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge for their attendance . A banquet , which was largely attended , was afterwards held at the Three Choughs Hotel . — " Bristol Times and Mirror . "

Church Service.

CHURCH SERVICE .

IT is announced that on the 10 th inst . will take place one of the most gorgeous and ornate Masonic celebrations ever seen in the city . The occasion will be the unveiling of a memorial tablet in St . Helen ' s Church , Bishopsgate , to the memory of the late Bro . Cox , who

was Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of England , and for many years rector of St . Helen ' s . Archdeacon Sinclair will take part in the ceremony , and a great muster of London Masons in full regalia may be expected . Lord Mayor Renals has given great satisfaction , says tbe " Star , " by agreeing to attend the function in state , and the Sheriffs will accompany him .

THE London and North Western Bailway Company announces a cheap excursion to Birmingham and neighbouring towns on Tuesday next , in connection with the annual Cattle Show at Birmingham , & c . Tickets available for either one or five days will be granted , as explained in the small bills issued by . the Company-, and procurable at any of their Stations or Town Officer