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Lodge £ a d 35 Br Asher Barfield - - 26 5 0 151 Geo Wyatt - - 42 0 0

175 Francis Newman - 8 y 5 O 195 Major Rebbeok - - 110 5 0 309 John B Goldsmith - 42 0 0 342 Dr Charles Knott - 84 0 0 694 Rev A G Barker - 68 5 0 698 R Loveland Loveland - 10 10 0 723 J B Harrison . - 6 5 0 723 George Froat - - 17 17 0 723 Henry Stone - 5 5 0

Chapter 723 Comp Col J Mead . 550 Lodge 903 Br William Smith . ¦ 26 5 0 1331 Jamea Taylor - . 63 15 0 1428 Edwin Pratt . - 32 11 0 1869 R Dampier Child - 10 15 0 1883 Wm Henry Jacob 47 5 0 1903 Capt the Hon A G Cnrzon Howe « 123 5 6

1971 A Knight Preacott O ^ ,, 1971 WE Foster - . j « " " 1990 Jobn W Gieve . . 49 16 0 2016 Henry Harbor . - 26 5 0 2068 GeoTBevia . - 42 0 0 2074 WmDart . . 63 0 0 Richard Glaaspool ¦ 10 10 0 Jobn Mason . 105 5 0

HERTFORDSHIRE . Lodge 403 Br Joseph Hunt . . 53 2 6 Chapter 404 Comp F Sumner Knyvett . 21 0 0 Lodge

409 Br Percy W Taylor- - 54 12 0 869 Harry A Johnaon - 32 0 6 1385 D Schmidt - - 56 1 6 1479 John Pnrrott - - 15 15 0 1580 W J Crntch . - 41 9 6 1580 J S Webb - - 11 11 0 1984 R Townsend . . 42 0 0 2086 Rev Geo Litting - 37 17 0 J E Dawson - - 31 10 0

KENT . 77 Br GT King . - 76 6 0 127 W Jones Lane . - 108 3 0 429 J O Eve - - 171 9 0 615 GW Mitchell - - 26 0 0 life } swsha * - iooi 3 o 913 H Mason - - 115 10 0 1206 R Joynes Emmerson - 50 8 0

1223 Wm Sparrowhawk *) oi n n 1223 WBurfoot -j *** 1273 W Roots - - 105 0 0 1314 G R Bolton . 114 9 0 1414 Charles Holcroft . 40 10 0

1436 Richard White - - 52 10 6 1531 W Hollia - - 64 16 6 1692 J W Baldwin - - 26 5 0 1692 RVHarman . - 48 16 6 1965 G Lewie Kennaby - 106 1 0

EAST LANCASHIRE . 37 Johnson Mills . 317 J Robinson - - 36 15 0 348 R H Phillips . - 10 10 0 381 John Seddon . 645 FredMillo 645 Harry L Lilley -

London.

Lodge £ s d 645 Charles Heywood 1055 Robert Williamson 1161 A H Jefferis - - 10 10 0 1170 FrankAHuet - 1335 R B Seddon

-1723 Matthew Fielding - 10 10 0 1723 H Middleton Sfcavely - 1723 Miles Settle - 1723 N Nicholson . - 5 5 0 1723 TM Whewell . -550 1723 Tbo 3 Barlow Tong - 10 10 0

WEST LANCASHIRE . 155 W Goodacre - - 126 0 0 155 Edwd Pierpoint . - 10 10 0 673 W Leonard Marsden - 12 10 0 730 Thos Forrester . - 10 10 0 1313 W Piatt - . 90 13 0 1335 J D Murray /• - 26 5 0

1476 W B Richardson Robert Wylie - . 26 5 0 1505 John G Hallwood . 52 10 0 1505 Robert Foot - . 26 5 0 1730 John Slyman - 15 0 0

LEICESTER AND RUTLAND . The Province , Bro John Metcalfe 250 0 0 MIDDLESEX . 778 E W Stanton - . 57 15 0 1194 Edwd Clark - . 26 5 0 1237 Carter Millbonrn . 10 10 0 1309 H . Woods- - - 21 0 0 1326 W R Vasaila - . 10 10 0 J A Wilson - . 21 0 0

1460 Edward Y Jolliffe - 37 16 0 1567 Isaac Dixon - - 75 . 4 0 1637 Charles Webster . 57 9 0 1793 J Filler - - . 10 10 0 2105 Dr Ruston H Cama - 10 10 0 2105 WR Palmer - - 28 6 0 J Tickle - - 65 2 0

NORFOLK . 93 John Bridgrnan - 151 5 0 NORTH WALES .

Samnel Pope , Q . C . . 42 0 0 597 John Lloyd Griffith - 24 11 0 Chapter 606 Comp Richard J Davids 70 0 0 Lodge 1849 Br Sydney Piatt - . 15 10 0

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . 1661 RevFVBussell - 27 0 G OXFORDSHIRE . 340 CaptGPAirey \ KR o r 340 WHSeary j & b * b 1515 Jos Richardson . 16 16 0

SOMERSETSHIRE . 261 William Adams - - 132 8 0 SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) . Provincial Grand Lodge . 26 5 0 Bute Lodge , No . 960 - . 10 10 0

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STAFFORDSHIRE . 1792 Br J R Lee - - - 132 6 0 SUFFOLK . 555 George Jones , M . D . ¦ 52 10 0 1221 W . Inglia Mason . 193 4 O 1592 J W Shepherd - . 173 5 0

SURREY . 416 G H Sprnlea - . 51 18 0 463 Walter J Nicholla - 39 O 6 889 Jamea Edgell - . 23 2 0 1638 Harry Cartia - - 47 10 6 1714 T J Pulley - - 15 15 0 1981 R E Catteraon - - 10 10 0 2096 F T Ridpath . . 152 15 6 Frederick West Joseph D Langton 10 10 0

SUSSEX . 40 T W Markwick . . 100 0 0 1726 W H Causton . ¦ 12 7 0

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WORCESTERSHIRE . A F Godson , M . P . . 31 10 0 YORKSHIRE ( N . & E . ) 312 John Stevenson - 67 2 0 566 W N Cheeseman - 10 10 0 1611 William Brown - . 15 15 0 YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) .

Br T W Tew P . G . M . - 139 W Daniel Allen - > . 139 John H Burrows - 139 Simeon Hayes 139 John Hunt 304 James Bedford 304 Robert Craig 304 C L Mason - 387 J T Last 448 John T Simpson 750 Bawson Kelly

974 W C Lupton 974 I Mossop , M . D . 974 J R Oddy - 974 John Ambler 974 Fdk Beanland 974 Robt N Rhodes - ) ,., 974 W H Genu - - / 75 ° ° ° 974 Herbert R Foster - 974 Thoa Ibbefson

974 John White - 1001 W F Smithson 1211 John W Fonrness - 1211 G F Crowe - 1311 Thos Crossley 1513 T W Embleton 1542 Job Harling - 1736 William Niiholl 2069 Robert Abbott

2069 Alf Cooke - 2069 John Redmayne 2069 Rev T Cartwright Smyth , D . D . - ' 2069 Will Watson -

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

— : o : — CONSECRATION OP ST . CHAD'S LODGE , No . 374 .

THE Consecration of this new Mark Lodge took place on Wednesday , 16 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Great George Street , Leeds . There was a large gathering of brethren , including tho Prov . Grand Mark Master , Bro . 0 . L . Mason , Bro . Rev . W . 0 . Lukis D . P . G . M . M ., Bros . George Althorpe Prov . G . S . W ., J . H . Gration 137

Prov . G . J . W ., Rev . W . Dunn 111 P . G . Chaplain , George Norminton 58 P . G . Treasurer , W . Cooke 58 G . P . S . O . of England Prov . G . Sec , W . P . Tomlinson 111 Prov . G . M . C ., W . Finken 137 P . G . Org ., J . W . Honckman P . P . G . W ., H . France 110 P . P . S . W ., Chas . Woollons 110 P . P . G . D . of Cers ., F . Smith 352 P . G . D . C , Jno . Barker 59 P . G .

Steward of England , Henry Smith 110 Prov . G . St . B ., J . W . Bailey 111 P . P . G . J . D ., Geo . Hill 111 Prov . G . J . D ., G . H . Radcly £ E 58 P . P . G . S . O ., Geo . Chapman 324 P . P . G . J . D . Notts ., Thos . Howden 110

Prov . G . Steward , G . H . Locking 111 Prov . G . Steward , A . Lotriez Org . Bradford , S . Sobb Yonng 24 , R . Hodgson 58 , Jno . Green 58 , W . J . Beck 58 , Wm . Ackroyd 58 , J . G . Lee P . M . 53 , H . Osley 110 , J . A . Connor 110 , W . Furze 111 , C . Middleton 111 , R . Craig 111 ,

Mark Masonry.

T . Myers 111 , S . Barrand 111 , E . Billington 127 , S . Evans 3 o 2 , and the Founders of the Loclge , with the Rov . T . C . Smyth , "M . A ., D . D ., LL . D ., Grand Chaplain of England , J . M . Hollingsworth , A . F . McG-11 , W . S . Blackburn and J . W . Fournes . The Prov . Grand Master , assisted by his Officers , opened the Lodge at 4 * 30 . A successful

ballot was taken for fonr brethren for advancement , namely BroF . Clayton , Clements , H . G . Blackburn and Scattergood , they being duty accepted were advanced to the degree of Mark Master Mason by tbo Prov . G . Master , after which the ceremony of consecration was proceeded with . The Prov . Grand Secretary having stated the wishes

of the brethren , handed the warrant of constitution to tho Prov . G . M ., who directed him to read the same , which was duly accepted by a-l present . The Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . C . L . Mason ) then addressed the brethren , as follows : It is not my intention to keep ycu many minutes to-day , but I deem ib well ou this occasion , of the

inauguration of a new Mark Lodge , that some few words should b * J said in reference to our Order , and also as an encouragement to thos 3 who have undertaken the task of promoting its foundation . I shou ' rl ,

however , in the first place like to say a few words of congratulation to my old friend Bro . Dr . Smyth , a Mark Mason of 35 years' standing , on the choice made in selecting him as the first Master ; an hononr not sought by him , and only accepted after mature consideration and