Provincial Grand Lodge Of Middlesex.

and rivalry were alike good . The Tyler's toast brought the proceedings at the table to a close . The mnsical arrangements , nndei tbe direction of Bro . J . W . George , Prov . Grand Organist , were satis factorily carried ont , nor should we omit to mention that he was mos ably seconded by onr much esteemed Brother G . S . Graham P . P . G . O and Brother E . Bnrrit Lane Organist 1765 .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

iUi ™ - PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE MM . MASONS , HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT . rpHIS Provincial Grand Lodge held its annual meeting at tbe George--i street Hall , Sandown , Isle of Wight , on Monday , tbe 2 nd instant , when the following brethren were present : —R . W . Bro . W . Hickman P . G . J . W . England D . P . G . M ., who , in the absence of the P . G . M . ( the Rev . Bro . Canon Portal ) presided , J . E . Lefenvre P . G . M . O . England P . P . G . S . W ., R . Eve P . G . M . O . England P . P . G . S . W .,

Lord John Taylour S . W . 320 Charles Belton W . M . Elect 114 P . G . S . W . Middlesex and Surrey , R . L . Loveland P . M . 63 P . G . S . P . G . Treas ., Geo . J . Tilling P . M . 63 P . G . S . P . G . Sec , S . G . Kirchhoffer P . M . 54 P . G . S . W ., G . F . Lancaster W . M . 305 P . G . J . W ., T . W . Faulkner P . M . 1-10 P . P . G . S . W ., R . Osborne P . M . 17 P . G . S . O ., G . Cross P . M . 63 P . G . J . O ., J . R . Hayman W . M . 17 P . G . Inspector of Works , Captain

R . Croisdale W . M . 54 P . P . G . S ., J . Gieve W . M . Elect 2 P . P G . D C , W . Green J . W . 305 P . P . G . S . B ., Major G . Donglas P . M . 54 P . P . G . D C . Rev . H . J . Mason Chap . 63 , H . Coles P . M . 62 and 63 , H . J . Guy P . M . 2 P . G . Reg . Marks , G . A . Mnrsell 140 P . P . G . D . C , H . Crisp 305 P . G . I . G ., F . W . C Waters 305 P . G . Org ., F . Newman M . O . 320 , R . Dampier Child J . D . 320 , Major Brown S . O . 320 , S . Salter J . O . 320 ,

A . H . Dashwood Sec . 320 , A . H . Paley J . D . 320 , LatimerH . Saunders Registrar Marks 320 , A . J . Firth I . G . 320 , Channing L . Neill 320 , W . D . Parkhouse W . M . 62 , W . 0 . Webb 305 , W . G . Robinson J . D . 305 , L . Canvin Tyler 305 , J . Watson Tyler 17 P . G . Tyler . The Pro . vinoial Grand Lodge having been opened , the D . P . G . M . announced that be bad received a letter from the Provincial Grand Master ( Rev ,

Canon Portal ) expressing his regret at not being able to be present , owing to indisposition , bnt hoped to meet tbe brethren afc the next meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge . The minntes of the last meeting , held at Gosport , were read and confirmed . Tbe accounts for the past year , duly audited , were then submitted and passed . The Provincial Grand Treasurer ( Bro . Loveland ) having resigned his

office , a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to him for the way he had carried out the duties dnring the past four years . Bro . Loveland then proposed as his successor Bro . G . F . Lancaster W . M . 305 , Gosport , which was seconded by Bro . Mnrsell , and carried unanimously . The W . M . 's of Nos . 17 and 37 were selected on the Audit

Committee . The Provincial Grand Secretary ( Bro . G . Tilling ) read a list of the returns from tbe Lodges of the Province , which were of a satisfactory character , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The following brethren were then appointed and invested as Past Grand Officers for the ensuing year : —

Bro . W . Hickman 63 D . P . G . M . M . R . Loveland 320 - - - G . Senior Warden H . Coles 62 - - - - G . Junior Warden Lord John Taylour 320 - - G . M . O . F . Newman 320 ... G . S . O . H . J . Guy 2 - - - - G . J . O .

Rev . H . J . Mason 63 - - - \ r pi 10 „ „ . Rev . C . S . Ward 37 - - . j « . Chaplains G . F . Lancaster 305 - - - G . Treasurer W . D . Parkhouse 62 - - - G . Registrar George J . Tilling 63 - - - G . Secretary Captain R . Croisdale 54 - - G . Senior Deacon numnuei

The sum of five guineas was voted io the Mark Benevolent Fund at the next Festival , at which there will be two Stewards from this Province , Bro . G . F . Lancaster W . M . 305 , and Bro . S . G . Kirchhofler P . M . 54 . At the close of the meeting , the brethren adjourned to the Pier Hotel , and partook of a banquet , at which the D . P . G . M . M . presided . Previous to the P . G . Lodge meeting , a new Lodge , called

the William Hickman Lodge , No . 320 , named , of course , after the esteemed D . P . G . M . M . of the Province , was constituted by the D . P . G . M . M ., assisted by the Graud Officers . Tbe ceremony of installing the W . M ., Bro . Loveland , was performed by Brother G . F . Lancaster , to whom a vote of thanks was passed ; also to the D . P . G . M . M . for constituting the Lodge . Bro . Lord John Taylour was appointed the first S . W ., and Bro . the Rev . J . Nelson Palmer J . W .

In the First Nnmber of the new volume of the Pictorial World , published 7 th July , a story by D . Christie Murray is commenced . It is entitled " The Way of the World , " and promises to be as interesting as " Hearts , " " Joseph ' s Coat , " " Coals of Fire , " " Life ' s Atonement , " and " Val Strange , " by the same Author . The New Story is Illustrated by Mr . Hal Ludlow .

m .. no ... w . junior ueucou W . 0 . Webb 305 - - G . Sup . of Works W . Hayboui-17 - - - G . D . of C "W . Green 305 ... G . Assist . D . of 0 . W . Marshallsay 17 - . G . Sword Bearer J . Westaway 2 . . . G . Standard Bearer J . C Arlidge 62 - . G . Organist "W . G . Robinson 305 - - G . Inner Guard J . Watson 17 - - - - G . Tyler

Death.

DEATH .

ABBOTT . —On tho 21 st ult ., iu the 79 tli year of his uge , GEO & OE ABBOTT , Esq ., 27 Lupus Street , St . George ' s Square , Pimlico .

Lodge Histories.

LODGE HISTORIES .

LODGE OP RELIEF , No . 42 . ( Continued from Vol . XVII ., page 404 . ) In his second chapter Bro . Evans gives eome interesting informa'ion as to the internal economy of his Lodge in its earlier days . A wise system of economy prevailed , this is evidenced by the following extract : —

" ' St . John ' s Day , 27 December , 1740 ' 8 . d . By two aprons and gloves 3 5 „ Musick 1 0 „ Caudles . 0 3 Expenses that night 13 3 By George flardmau , dinner 0 6

18 6 " Towards the middle of tho eighteenth century a lack of interest in Lodge work prevailed amongst some of the membera ; under date 24 th June 1745 is the following : — " Whereas it is the Ancient custom of all the Brotherhood of Free

and Accepted Masons to meet on St . John ' s Day , to converse together , and settle tbe affairs of the Lodge , and tbe several Members hereinafter mentioned have neglected or refused to appear and perform their Duty as usual , We therefore do hereby mulct them in the following sums . "

Five brethren on this occasion were fined Is each . In the year 1751 the Bye-Laws of 1734 were revised , and the following addition was made to Law 7 : — " That there shall be 20 / - allowed out of the Fund for a Coffin of any deceased member to be made by any of the brothers whom he shall choose , and if it so happen that his share of the above fund

according to the number of members that then belong the Lodge should amount to above 20 shillings he shall have a right to dispose of the overplus to whom he thinks proper , but if he does not choose it , then it shall go to the use of tbe Lodge , and if the Deceased has nofc chose the person that shall make him his Coffin the Master shall determine it . "

" On the 18 th January , 1752 , It was agreed thafc the Jewels , Books , & c , are all paid for , and clear , and those that hereafter enter themselves into the Society come in for their Shares for the sd Books & c , as well as those heretofore entered . " The members of Lodge Relief seem to have taken an interest in the Masonio literature of the day , for in 1756 we find the Lodge was in possession of the following books : —

" Freemason Examined . New Constitutions . Two large Books of Architecture . ( Price £ 5 5 s . ) History of Masonry . ( Price 3 / - )

Broae uonstitutions . In 1824 the books belonging to the library were , in addition to the above , Preston ' s Illustrations . Robinson ' s Proof of a Conspiracy .

Use and Abuse of Masonry . History of Masonry . Shuttleworth ' s Sermons . Scientific Dialogue . ( Price 15 / - ) School Book .

Quarterly Freemason ' s Magazine . 11 vols . Several Song books . Bro . D . G . Goyder ' s works . ( Price 2 s . )" After this it seems the library was somewhat neglected , bnt on the 28 th October 1852 , ifc was decided to resuscitate it , and Bro . Thos . B . Fish wick was appointed librarian . In 1875 , however , what is often

described as a " clear up" took place , and our author regrets fco say " a lot of interesting and valuable relics of the craft in previous years consequently became dispersed . The compiler has been able to trace several of the relics sold , but has not succeeded in persuading the owners to restore them to the Lodge , it is , however , to be hoped thafc at some future time the Lodge will again have them in its

possession . The firsfc record in tbe books of a Provincial Grand Lodge meeting is on the 29 th September 1760 , and in reference to this Bro . Newton , in his Introductory Notice , says : — "ID proves that the Prov . G . Lodge of Lancashire was in working condition at that period , though I believe tbe Prov . & . Lodge records do not date farther back than

fche commencement of this century . Tho Prov . G . Master of Lancashire in 1760 was John Smith , Esq ., of Manchester . At this time , and np to 1825 . the whole of Lancashire was iu one Province , being divided in the latter year into two Divisions ( East and West ) . " Several interesting items of account are next given by Bro . Evans , but we must ask our readers to refer to the History itself for par . ticulars . On tho 24 th June 1765 , " Ifc is recorded thafc the Lodge

was visited by Bro . Archibald Gicban , this is with the exception of the Stretford brethren ' s visit the first recorded ; according to the "History of the Anchor and Hope Lodge , No . 37 , previously mentioned , Bro . Gichan was a member of the Burnley Lodge , No . 305 , now Silent Temple , 126 , be , however , afterwards became tbe landlord of the ' Old Hare and Hounds , ' in Bury , and joined "this Lodge , 23 February , 1769 . "

Iu the year 1771 the consideration of theBye-Laws again exercised the members , as we find that on tbe 24 th June of thafc year " a committee of twelve were appointed to revise and amend them . " By these amendments the " quarterly subscriptions were raised to 3 / 6 , and a subscription of 6 d . per month was also enforced , 3 d . to go fco the fund , and 3 d . to go towards the expenses of the meeting , " The sum of 4 / . per week wai allowed to any sick member of 3