Provincial Grand Lodge Of North And East Yorkshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE .

THE brethren of this Province held their annual meeting on Thursday , the 10 th instant , under the auspices of the Leopold Lodge , No . 1760 , at the Mechanics ' Institute , Scarborough . The Rie-ht Honourable the Earl

of Zetland Right Worshipful Grand Master presided , and was supported by a large number of brethren . The business was of the usual formal character , while the finances were reported as being in a flourishing condition . In the course of his address to the brethren the

Provincial Grand Master expressed the pleasure he felt in seeing so large an assembly . Five years ago the Provincial Grand Lodge assembled in Scarborough , and since that time Freemasonry had increased

in popularity and strength in the District . As evidence of this he referred to the consecration of the new Masonic Hall at Scarborough , in December last , and spoke of some other events which had been of interest to the Craft at

large , and which had occurred in the interim . The installation of Bro . T . W . Tew as Provincial Grand Master of the neighbouring Province of West Yorkshire , and the election of ono of their own members—Bro . J . W . Woodall

—to the office of Grand Treasurer of England were among the matters of local interest , while the issue of a new Book of Constitutions had a wider significance . In conclusion

Lord Zetland thanked the Worshipful Master and brethren of the Leopold Lodge for their reception and entertainment of Provincial Grand Lodge that day . The following were appointed as Officers for the

ensuing year : — Bro . Sir Frederick Milner 160 ... Senior Warden Reginald Bell 1416 Junior Warden M . C . Peck 1040 Secretary

Rev . R . Kennedy , M . A ., 630 ) „ , , . Rev . P . H . Holt , B . A ., 1760 ) Chaplains John Marshall ... ... Registrar Robert Hodgson 57 ... ... Senior Deacon

Henry Forder 1010 Junior Deacon David Fletcher 200 Supt . of Works John H . Hackett 1760 ... Dir . of Ceremonies Henry C . Proctor 123 ... Assist . D . of Cere .

GeorgeH . Anderson 630 ... Sword Bearer George Milner 1511 ... ... Standard Bearer Frederick W . Booty 1248 ... Assist . Standard Bearer

Charles Goulding P . M . 294 ... Organist James Wheldon 1337 ... Pursuivant Walter Budd 643 Assistant Pursuivant Frederic J . Lambert 1010 ... Tyier

The Annual Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire will be held at the Music Hall , Claughton-road , Birkenhead , on the 23 rd inst ., under the presidency of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Egerton of Tatton D . P . G . M ., for the purpose of

transacting the usual business of the division . The agenda contains a notice of the following motion by Bro . John Wood P . P . S . G . W ., " That a grant of 50 guineas be made from the funds of the Province to the Royal Masonic

Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons . " The brethren will , after business , attend Divine Service at St . Anne's Cnurch , Beckwith-street , where a collection will be made in aid of the Provincial Fund of Benevolence and the Wirral Children ' s Hospital .

The installation meeting of the Royal Alfred Lodge , No . 780 , will take place on Friday next , at the Star and Garter Hotel , Kew Bridge , when Bro . Blasby , who has already served the office of Master of this Lodge , will be installed as Worshipful Master for the ensuing year .

The first meeting ** , since the consecration , of the Chiswick Mark Lodge , No . 357 , will be held this day ( Saturday ) at the Star and Garfer Hotel , Kew Bridge , at three o ' clock . The report of the Bye-Laws Committee will be considered , and there are several candidates who will be present for advancement .

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Improvements In Street Conveyances.

IMPROVEMENTS IN STREET CONVEYANCES .

IN these go-ahead days when ali is bustlo and activity in onr large cities , and when the hoars of work are being gradually cut down—in the morning , in consequence of tho arrival of trains from country residences ; and in the afternoon , because of these said trains having to make early departure—an amount of travelling through noisy thoroughfares has to be endured day after day which .

has an evil effect on the strongest nerved amongst ns , and produces most distressing consequences on thoso who are afc all subject to affections of the sensitive organs . Asphalte and wood pavement have done much to relieve what , ere this , would have become almost unbearable if the old-fashioned

granite blocks bad been continued , but great improvements are yet possible , both iu regard to comfort and luxury . Indiarubber tyres are a step in the right direction , and their adoption on the lighter class of vehicles may be considered as the thin end of the wedge which will eventually drive all noise-creating agents

from our streets . The omnibuses are particularly guilty in this respect , and wo look forward with an anxious feeling to the advent of the opposition which shall induce tha great omnibus companies of the metropolis to try the effect of iudia . rubber on the tyres of the lumbering machines they provide for the

convenience , or otherwise , of their patrons , for it seems thafc opposition is the only method by which these caterers can be induced to advance . The tramway companies would have pressed them hard in this respect , bufc for fche enforced necessity to keep their coaches within restricted limits , and all we can hope for is

that some public body will ere long have courage enough to enforce an improvement . Such a body will afc least merit the approval of its fellow citizens , even if it should ultimately have to succumb to the pressure of vested rights . We wonder the present "fashionable coaches " of London have nofc brought their own condemnation ,

in the form of compensation for unintentional" transfer of passengers from their roofs to the stones below . The " sea legs " needed in the height of an Atlantic gale are insignificant as compared with the balancing power required to take a " garden seat" on a London 'bus . Bnt then Atlantic liners are constructed with a view to comfort ,

while metropolitan coaches are made for tho purpose of affording convenience to those who must travel , —afc the cost of inconvenience to all who come within their range . Coming down to smaller vehicles , or perhaps we should say going np to higher things , we arrive at the English cab . Truly our race must be an easily pleased

one to have been content so long with the very limited accommodation afforded in this respect . Londoners accept for their nse dingy conveyances which are repugnant to the eye , and Provincials are little better , for while in many cases fche latter class of providers endeavour to relieve the monotony by a display of colour , they

appear to compensate for this liberality by lessening the comfort they afford to customers . How different much of this would be if public caterers could realise that the public can and will willingly pay for comfort . These remarks have been drawn from us after an inspection of a

new cab , on the " Hansom principle , which has been brought under our notice by an esteemed brother , who has been afc some pains to point ont a few of the advantages it offers . These , briefly summarised are , an arrangement for a sliding seat for fche driver , whereby be can balance tho weight on the horse ' s back in a manner

hitherto unattainable . All the modern improvements in the arrangements of seats , & c , are here developed ; the vehicle is fitted with 0 springs , and indiarubber tyres . The old-fashioned arrangement to shelter fche passenger from the effects of rain beating in his face , and which hitherto frequently came down on him with disastrous

result , in the form of a smashed hat or a disfigured face , are also improved upon , and last , but not least , there is an indicator by which the passenger may give instructions as to the direction in which he wishes to travel , or when he desires to stop , with ease and certainty of being attended to . This last-mentioned arrangement is the patent

of Bros . M . J . Rowley and Wheeler , and trivial as it may at first sight appear , it will eventually prove of great advantage to those who are compelled to avail themselves of our public carriages whenever fchey havo fco make a series of business calls . This in . venfcion mighfc profitably be applied to omnibuses and cars also , as ifc

is often extremely difficult to attract the attention of a conductor just at the moment ono wishes to alight , and although a hundred yards or so may be a matter of small moment to fche conveyance which is speeding on its journey , ifc is very different ; with the passenger , who has to trudge back to his destination . Aa we have aaid above , there is

room for very many improvements , and it afiords us gratification to refer to anything which is a step on the road to perfection . In conelusion , we may state that tho improved conveyance we have

referred fco has been designed and constructed by Mr . M . Smith , of Great York Mews , Baker-street , W ., and we look forward to seoing the many improvements he has introduced being universally adopted at no very distant interval .

The Revised Book of Constitutions ; Critically Considered , and Compared with , the Old . Edition . London : Siinpkin , Marshall & Co ., 4 Stationers' Hall Court , S . C . Sent on re . ceipt of stamps , One Shilling ; , by W W . Morgan , Freemason ' s Chronicle Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville .

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