Supreme Grand Chapter Of England.

Comp . Robert Hudson ... ... ... - Std . Br . „ Thomas J . Railing ... ... ... »•Swd . Br . ,, John Brook-Smith ... ... ••••••? „ „ Edgar Goble ... ... ... •••Std . B . Rev . Richard Evans ... ... ••••¦•A . S .

„ John E . Dawson ... ... .- ••••£ ¦?* „ „ Alfred Spencer ... ... ... •••Std . B . „ Benjamin K . Thorpe ... ... ... - A . D . of C . „ William O . Walker ... ... ... - P-S . „ John Chadwick ... ... ... - Std . B . „ " fames H . Sillitoe ... ... ... - D . D . of C .

„ Robert Wylie P-S . „ William Goodacre ... ... ... •••g ™ . *>• „ Thomas Forrester . .. •... ... ... D . D . of C . „ Samuel S . Partridge ... ... ••••••Swd . B . „ William H . Sissons , M . D . ... ... ... Swd . B . „ John F . H . Woodward ... ... - Std . Br . . . William Pickford ... ... ... ... A . D . of C .

„ Rev . Samuel J . W . Sanders ... ... ... A . S . „ Richard H . Holmes ... ... ... ... A . S . „ Rev . Frederick V . Bussell ... ... ... P-S . „ Lieut .-Col . Alfred Thrale Perkins ... ... P-S . „ Rev . William L . S . Stradling ... ... ... A . S . „ Tohn Bodenham ,., ... ... ... Swd . Br . „ " William Boby ... ... ... ... D . D . of C . „ Frederick West ... ... ... •••« . S . Col . John Machen ... ... ... ... p . S .

„ „ Augustus F . Godson , M . P . ... ... ... A . S . „ Lieut .-Col . Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett .. . ... S . N . „ Henry Smith ... ... ... ... P . S . „ William H . Brittain ... ... ... ... Swd . Br . „ John Le Cronier , M . D . ... „ •... Swd . Br . „ " George C . Heron ... ... ... ... A . D . of C .

Comps . Driver , Col . Haldane , C . F . Matier , C . F . Hogard , and A . A . Pendlebury being in attendance , were invested , and took their seats on the dais . Grand Chapter was then closed .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Surrey.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SURREY .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey , which this year celebrates its Jubilee , held its annual meeting at the Greyhound , Croydon , on Wednesday , the 27 th ult .. The gathering was remarkable as being the largest that has ever assembled . The arrangements for the reception of the Prov . G . M . and brethren were in the hands of the East Surrey Lodge of Concord , which is to be congratulated on the successful results of its efforts . Amongst

the large number of brethren were the following Prov . G . Officers : Bros . R . W . P . G . M ., General Brownrigg , C . B . ; F . West , D . P . G . M .: F . H . Guimaraens , S . W . ; J . D . Langton , J . W . ; G . Price , G . Treas . ; A . Saxelby , G . Reg . ; C . Greenwood , G . Sec ; H . M . Hobbs , S . G . D . ; A . C . A . Higerty , J . G . D . ; J . W . Moorman , Asst . D . C ; C . M . Gray , G . Org . ; H . Burgess , R . Bruce , and John Youlden , G . Stwds .

Past Prov . Grand Officers—Bros . George White , P . P . S . G . W . ; W . Catterson , P . P . G . P . ; S . P . Catterson , P . P . GStd . Br . ; N . C . Leigh Bennett , P . P . G . S . W . ; H . G . Thompson , P . P . J . G . D . ; John Hooke , P . P . G . D . of C , P . M . 4 63 ; G . D . Lister , P . M . 410 , P . P . G . S . of VV . ; G . Dunkley , 1851 , P . P . G . O . Surrey and Middx . ; H . W . Turner , P . P . G . Chap . ; H . J . Strono-. P . a . W . : H . 1 . LarHnpr . P . P . G . O .: Abel Laurence . P . P . G . D .: W . T .

Kemp , P . P . G . P . ; H . F . Jeffery , P . P . G . S . B . ; R . W . Price , P . G . W . ; H . J . Dumas , P . G . J . W . ; Joseph Steele , P . P . G . S . B . ; R . T . Elsam , P . D . C . ; C . Lardidge , P . G . A . P . ; JohnShuter , P . P . G . Reg . ; R . Sebastian Hart , P . P . S . G . D . ; John Rhodes , P . P . G . O . ; W . C . Beaumont , P . A . G . D . C ; C . Belton , P . P . G . D . ; T . F . Lloyd , P . P . S . G . D . ; Horatio T . Taylor , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D . ; F . Cambridge , P . P . G . O ; James Squire , P . P . G . S . B . ; Byron H . Ridge , P . P . A . D . C ; Chas . Anderson , P . P . G . S . B . ; W . Wells , P . P . G . D . ; H . Youlden , P . P . G . D . ; and W . Alex . Barrett .

Members of P . G . Lodge and visitors—Bros . Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . Chap . ; Henry Wilson , P . M . 1204 , P . J . G . W . Worces . ; W . F . Harris , S . D . 403 ; J . Rogers , 452 ; G . J . Eady , W . M . 2095 ; W . Chapman , W . M . 889 ; Walter J . Mills , 4 63 , 1827 ; W . Stevenson Hoyte , 2096 ; W . H . Waters , 4 67 ; Albert Stone , 2146 ; J . R . Hubbard , 463 , J . W . ; W . D . Young , J 872 , 2146 ; J . Drewett , W . M . 1638 ; C . W . Holt , 874 , W . M . 1 S 56 ; M . L . Levy , S . W . 2096 ; Fred . A . Bowles , P . M . 1395 ; A . H . Bowles , P . M . 1395 ; G . Moorman ,

b . W . 1638 , S . W . 1981 ; C . G . Kigsley , P . M . 19 S 1 ; Walter King , 1719 ; George Payn , P . M . 1564 , 2101 , P . P . G . P ; G . C . Burry , P . P . G . O . ; Herbert Potter , W . M . 1347 ; Hugh D . Sandeman , P . D . G . Master , Bengal , P . M . 2095 ; John H . Hawkins , 4 io ; D . Dundas , P . J . G . W ., 370 ; A . D . Norman , J . D . 1714 ; C J . Pettit , SS 9 ; C . F- Hogard , P . G . Std . Br . ; j . T . Tavener , 1044 ; John O'Connell , 1851 ; Walter Hopekirk , A . G . P ., 179 ; W . G . Batchelor , P . G . S . B . ; Reginald Piper , S . W . 1872 ; DArcy S . Blackburn , I . P . M . 370 ; John Welham , 2146 ; James Burrell , 2146 ; C . Hoe- !? . LW . 1 S 72 : F . T . Rerlnath . W . M . ? nnfi _ Thomas Pcnnincton . 1618 : I .

H . Sumner , 1638 ; F . J . Haywood , I . G . 8 S 9 ; C . W . Webb , 2095 ; R . W . Wilson , 20 96 ; C . Attersoll Smith , S . W . 416 ; J . Tyndall Hans , 2095 ; Ralph Nevill , W . M . " 395 ; E . J . Pitcomb , 2095 ; W . Percy Morrison , W . M . 416 ; Frederick Hallett , J- ^ . 1981 ; Henry Turner , W . M . 1362 ; J . Lavies , M . H . Monson , W . M . 1790 and 1892 ; George Railing , 51 ; H . L . Balfour , 21 S 2 ; E . Gillemand , 463 ; T . H . Colenutt . 463 : W . V . Fenn . 1 ^ 6 : F . Woodin . 1861 : I . M . Pastine . W . M .

1861 ; W . Webb , 1616 ; W . W . Vine , 1046 ; J . Bonner , 463 ; T . Vincent , Zeph . K'ng , P . M . 1920 ; H . Summers , 1362 ; A . F . Asher , W . Pile , 1 S 92 ; J . W . Baldwin , l 8 92 ; J . K . Pitt , 463 ; H . E . Turner , P . M . 1149 ; M- C . Dalton , E . C . Greenwood , J ? . ? ; J . W . Allen , 2146 ; Henry Cox , 1790 ; H . E . Stennin 5 , 2095 ; W . H . Wingfield , 1851 ; J . J . Slade , S . W . 1347 ; R . Britten , 1981 ; W . White , 2101 ;

«•Stanley Elliot , 2095 ; F . C . Christmas , W . M . 194 ; Ralph Gooding , P . G . D . ; W . yarker , P . M . 1837 ; I- H . Lawes , I . P . M . 1826 ; F . C . Rusk , 1851 ; E . Samuel , ^•W . 2096 ; F . P . Hill , J . W . 2146 ; Gordon Smith , VV . M . 2041 ; F . Carter , 14 ; H . J- Uioch , Sec . 2101 ; C . G . Kipling , P . M . 19 S 7 ; A . Gibbs , S . W . 1564 , J . W . 2101 ; " •C . Greenwood , I . G . 410 ; Richard Minton , P . P . G . C ; C . Cooke , 1851 ; S . W . gowen , 1857 ; A . Watson , P . M . 1298 , S . W . 214 ; E . C . Holdsworth , Stwd . 2096 ; K -W . Galer , 1366 ; and H . J . Shelley , 19 S 1 .

The Provincial Grand Lodge having been duly opened , and the minutes ot the last meeting read and confirmed , the roll of lodges in the province Th Ca"ec * over > anc * answered by the members of the respective lodges . ne report of the Audit and Finance Committee was next read , and , on the motion of the PROV . J . G . W ., seconded by the PROV . S . G . W ., was adopted ,

to h ¦ e t 0 recorded on the minutes . The report showed the funds e ln a very satisfactory condition , the balance being £ 189 6 s . id ., and c . mended the following grants 1—50 guineas to the Girls' School , 10 S | neas each to the Boys'School and the Benevolent Institution , and 10 i-uineas to the Croydon Parish Church Restoration Fund .

con H alterations in the by-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge vvere adQ S ' tl ^ ' * ' ' ie motlon of the PROV . G . M ., were unanimously the p ° " ^ £ e Pr ' ce was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , thn A R . v' G . M . thanking him heartily for consenting to continue to perform ctle dut . es of that office . * l

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Surrey.

The following brethren were appointed and invested as Prov . Grand Grand Officers after Bro . Fred West had taken the obligation as Deputy Prov . G . M .:

—Bro . F . West ... ... ... ... Dep . Prov . G . M , „ C . Belton ... ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ W . Webb , 1616 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . Lord Victor Seymour , 18 92 ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ T . Lennox Harvey , 20 96 ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ George Price , 46 3 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ Chas . Greenwood , 410 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ C . T . W . Rogers , 452 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg .

„ T . Moreton , 410 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . ,, A . S . Tomkins , 20 95 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ W . H . Dunning Pearce , 1 S 72 ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ H . Bowles , P . M . 1395 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ Z . King , 1920 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ W . J . Nicholls , P . M . 463 ... ... Prov . G . D . C .

„ J . H . Lavies , 1826 ... ... ... Prov . D . G . D . C . „ J . Youlden , 1981 .........Prov . A . G . D . C . „ H . Summers , 1362 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . B . „ H . E . Turner , P . M . 1 049 •••¦••Prov . G . Std . Br . „ T . R . Pitt , W . M . 463 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ W . Stevenson Hoyte , 2069 ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ A . F . Asher , 1 395 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst .

„ J . Drewett , 1636 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst . „ H . Potter , 1 347 ... ... ... 1 „ E . C . Greenwood , 19 82 ... ... .,. j „ W . P . Morrison , 416 ... ... ... ! r > r- c . J „ H . A . Gibbes , 2101 ... ... _ }¦ Prov . G . Stwds .

„ S . H . Hawkins , 410 „ C . W . Holt , 1556 „ R . Potter ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . „ Bowles ... ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Tyler The PROV . G . MASTER then addressed the brethren and said he was

delighted to see such a splendid gathering present . There were a few matters connected with the province to which he wished to refer . He had asked Bro . Fred . West , Dep . Prov . G . M . to go about among the lodges and obtain any information which would assist him in considering if changes were necessary . For some years past the returns had not given the information he thought they ought to have . There was not a record of

the various members belonging to the province , and little material for knowing their past Masonic history . They had been exerting themselves lately and an alteration had been made in the returns and the arrears recovered . It had always been his desire to give the purple to those who deserve it , but in consequence of the absence of those returns he did not know the Masonic service of the brethren . Many were necessarily disappointed , but

out of so large a number this could not be helped . When he first became their Prov . G . M . 16 years ago , there were but 9 lodges and 3 chapters , now they numbered 32 and 12 respectively . As the numbers continually increased the difficulty of appointing " Prov . G . Officers became more difficult . He understood that the Grand Secretary was asking for similar information from every lodge , respecting the Masonic service of the

brethren . Another matter was that they should never omit to send to the Dep . Prov . G . M . a notice of the meetings of their lodges . In some instances it was not done , and he particularly begged that their Secretaries would send the summonses to Bro . West as well as to himself . With regard to the Prov . G . Stewards there had hitherto been no great wish to accept these offices , but he hoped to obviate the difficulty . One important

fact was that they now carried past rank , and he thought it only fair lhat he should announce that he should not think those brethren eli gible for the purple who had refused the Steward ' s collar . He considered it a compliment to offer it to them , and that those who accepted should be eligible before those who declined . With respect to their late respected and beloved brother Chas . Greenwood , he thought they must record on their

minutes their grief at the loss they had sustained . They had had no Prov , Grand Lodge since he was taken from them , and he knew the suggestion would be received with acclamation . They were aware that it was proposed that a memorial should be made of his valuable services , and subscriptions were invited for this purpose . He knew that this year had bsen a difficult and trying one for all of them , and he thought it would be a

good plan if they were to defer announcing the sum collected until after Christmas . From a conversation he had had with the Prov . G . Treas ., he was of opinion that they should contribute from the funds of the Prov . G . Lodge , and that they should have time to consider what sort of testimonial would be most fitting . He was happy to say that Bro . West had been

good enough to visit many lodges and had given him an excellent account of the working . He knew that Bro . West was a good worker and a good critic and that he would not say anything in favour of the lodges if they did not thoroughly deserve it . He had to thank the brethren for enabling the Dep . Prov . G , M . to make so good a report , and also for coming to support him in such large numbers on the present occasion .

Bro . GEORGE PRICE , Prov . G . Treas . moved that the sum of twenty guineas be voted from the funds of the Prov . G . Lodge to the memorial of the late Bro . Chas . Greenwood . He was the Treasurer of that fund , and although the amount collected was , as yer , very small , he trusted that every lodge would contribute before Christmas . He felt ver y deeply on this matter and should exceedingly regret if every lodge in the province did not subscribe .

Ihe motion having been seconded by Bro . FRANCIS was carried nem . con . There being no other Masonic business for transaction the Prov . G Lodge was closed in due form . An adjournment was then made to the Girls' Schoolroom , where the brethren clothed and went in procession , preceded by the choir , to the Parish

Church adjoining . The special service , which was a shortened evensong , was fully choral , the choir being augmented , and valuable assistance rendered by several boys from Bro . Stedman ' s choir . The two Anthems were " I was glad when they said unto me " and " Behold , how good and joyful a thing it is , " the principal solos being effectively rendered by Master Eddie Busby . The sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . Herbert Turner , P . P . G .

Chap ., Rector of Sutton , the text being the well-known words " Honour all men , Love the brotherhood , Fear God , Honour the King . " After the conclusion of the eloquent and fervent address , which was listened to attentively and thoroughly appreciated by all present , a collection was made for the Church Restoration Fund , which realised £ 9 165 . A special march which had been composed for the occasion , and dedicated to Bro , Gen . J , S .