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tained in the future without a continuance of the same hearty support and sympathy with its objects as has marked its past career . We have no doubt this

support will be forthcoming , but our Mark brethren have a glorious record to maintain in this direction , and cannot be too frequently reminded of what should be

their ambition in charity matters , to maintain the principle of immediate relief for every applicant .

Cambridgeshire.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE .

THE annual [ Provincial Grand Lodge was hold at the Guildhall , Cambridge , on tho invitation of the Throe Grand Principles Lodge , No . 451 , on Monday , under the presidency of Brother Col . R . T . Caldwell Provincial Grand Master . The numerical and financial strength of the Province was reported to be satisfactory .

Three Stewards had been sont up to the gi'eat Festivals , one to each Institution , and over £ 300 was subscribed to them .

A Charity jewel was presented to Brother Benjamin Chennell , and a Charity jewel clasp to Brother S . H . Sbarman . The office of Deputy Provincial Grand Master having been resigned by Bro . Andrew H . Moye ? , through

illhealth , greatly to the regret of the Province , Brother the Bev . J . H . Gray , Dean of Queen's College , was appointed in his stead . The other Officers appointed for tho ensuing year were as follow : —

Bro . J . Vail 441 Senior Warden F . Osmond Carr • - Junior Warden Rer . L . R . Tnttiett 2107 - •) nha . Rer . B . S . Cro » in 859 - . ] Chaplains W . Bray 809 ( elected ) . - Treasurer

0 . H . Banbwn 88 - - - Registrar Oliver Pap worth 88 - Secretary J . Grover 809 - . Senior Deacon W . B . Sbeppard 2107 - - Junior Deacon E . W . Harry 1001 and 441 - Snpt . of Works

P . Dewberry 441 - - Director of Ceremonies B . W . Beales jun . 88 - - Asst-. Director of Cers . R . P . P . W . Simpson 859 - - Sword Bearer W . H . Berridge 441 . Organist J . R . Bambridge 809 - - Pnrsnivant

H . S . Datison 88 - - - ) W . Layle 809 - . | J . B . Close 859 - - - }¦ Stewards T . B . Hope 859 - - - | E , B . Smith 859 - - -J The brethren afterwards sat down to dinner at the Lion Hotel , Petty Cury .

Leicestershire And Rutland.

LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND .

A CONVOCATION of this Provincial Grand Chapter will be holden at Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on Wednesday next , 29 th inst ., for tho transaction of tho general business of the Province . Chapter will be opened at 4 " 30 p . m ., after which the

roll of Provincial Grand Officer . - ' , and of subordinate Chapters will be called , the minutes of the last regular Convocation held at Loughborough , will be submitted for confirmation , and the Prov . Grand Tieasnrer ' a accounts

will be submitted . The other business will comprise the election of a Prov . Grand Treasurer , consideration of the Prov . Grand Registrar ' s report , and tho appointment and investiture of the Provincial Grand Officers .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

THE Provincial Priory of East Anglia was held on Wednesday , at the quarters of the Royal Plantagenet Preceptory , Star Hotel , Great Yarmouth . The Sub-Prior , in the absence of the Prior ( Cap » \ Nathaniel George Phillips P . G . S . P . ) was in command . There was a good

attendance , the members of the Order present including i N . Tracy Chancellor , H . Harvey George Prov . Registrar , J J . Campbell Smith ( Bury St . Edmund ' s ) , Harry Cockreli ( Ipswich ) , and George Abbott ( Ipswich ) . j The preliminary business of the Royal Plantngenet J

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Preceptory having been transacted , the V . E . the Sab-Provincial Prior and his Officers were received in state . Other matters relating to the Order being disposed of , the following Officers were nominated for the ensuing year : —

Rev . R . N . Sanderson . . Sub-Prior Rev . E . M . Weigall - . Prelate N . Tracy . - . Chanoellor J . R . Greon . - . Constable R . J . Symonds - . - Marshall

R . Harvey George . - Registrar J . A . Robinson - . . Vice-Chancellor R . Martins - - - Sob-Mnrahnl R . J . Mills - . . Fir . tlloiaU W . Rainforlh - . -Sec md Herald

I II . A . Blaeg - - Beanseant C . A . B . B . guold - - Vox Belli A . Hill - - ¦ - Prior ' s Bearer E . T . Dalton - - First Aide . de-C . imp C . Rackham Gilmoro . Second Aide-de-Camp

G . Sill .-.. Chamberlain J . Campbell Smith - . First Captain of Guard T . E . Jacobson • • Second Capt » in of Guard F . Dnnby Palmer - - Sword Bearer E . Harvoy • - Equerry A Priory of Malta was afterwaeds held , a banquet following .

Avery successful meeting of tho Shurmur Chapter was held on Thursday , when the Companion after whom the Chapter is named installed as his successor in the chair of Z ., Comp George Graveley . We shall give a report of the . proceedings in our next issue .

The Freemasons of Exmouth have secured from the Hon . Mark Rolle a site in Ferry Road , for a Hall and Club . Much regret will be felt , when tho building is an accomplished fact , that the brethren will be leaving the Beacon Hotel .

During the recent Conference of the Institute of Journalists a visit to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was suggested , but time did not permit . It is now proposed to have a special Press gathering at the Schools on

Wednesday , 29 fh msfc ., in connection with the celebration of the Centenary of the foundation of the first schoolhouse . The project has received the approval of Sir Algernon

Borthwick , Sir Edward Lawson , Mr . Prank Lloyd , and others . All interested in charity , whether Freemasons or not , will be welcome .

Among the distinguished company who will be present on Tuesday at Lincoln's Inn Hall , when the Prince of Wales , assisted by the Earl of Lathom , the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe , and others , will consecrate the Chancery Bar

Lodge , will be the Lord Chancellor , Lord Halsbury , and Lord Ashbourne . The judges will be represented by Mr . Justice Romer , Mr . Justice Bruce , and Mr . Justice Kenned y ; the Provincial Grand Masters by Lord Brooke , tho Earl of

Jersey , Lords Euston , Suffield , and George Hamilton , M . P ., Colonel Townley Ca'dvvell , Mr . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Colonel Starkie , and Colonel Money , CO Among the Queen ' s counsel will be Messrs . Philbrick , Littler , Marriott ,

Pember , Lumley-Smitli , Pitt Lewis , Lane , Castle , Sfc . iveley Hill , S . Pope , Gully , Lockwood , Biron , Napier Higgins , Bingham , Macrory , Forbes , and G . B . Jones . Sir Douglas Straight , Sir Forrest Fulton , Sir Horatio Llovd , Mr .

Loveland-Loveland , Mr . Akers Douglas , M . P ., Sir F . Knollyp , Sir J . B . Moncklon , Sir Albert Woods ( Garter ) , Mr . Thos ' . Fenn , Canon Bullock , the Rev . C . J . Martyn , Mr . Victor Williamson , Aldermau and Sheriff Dimsdale , Sir Joseph

Savory , and Sir Bruce Seton will also be present . Sir Francis Beilby Alston , K . C . M G ., who was made a Grand Warden more than forty-three years ago , will take part in the proceedings . At the banquet Lieutenant Dan Godfrey ' s band will play .

\ A Miir ' s llvix , according to an nncienfc Porcusruese proreru , may bo found in the three foil ™' , j ; pitfalls , viz ., to be worth litte and presume much , to bavc little arid spend ii . uih , ami 10 know little and talk mucli . Alt : ioii"lj these defects in anv man ' s character ar ? m < sb objectionable , it u go ' mj rather too lar to say that they lea t to ruin . In tho < e days when meri ; H often judged according ( o the noise it makes , iho hombastic presuming man v « ry often comes to the front , whilst his more deserving bnt timid competitor is th : ist aside out ol ' the race . Ilolloway ' s Pills and Ointment , however , hare on / distancert r"' rivals in public favour for over half a eentu -y .