Occurrences Of The Year.

OCCURRENCES OF THE YEAR ,

IST DECEMBER , 1 S 94 , TO 30 T 11 NOVEMBER , 1895 . DECEMBER , 1 S 94 . 1 . —Consecration , by Bro . J . H . Balfour Melville , P . G . M . of Fife and Kinross ' , of the Balfour Melville Lodge , No . S 09 ; Bro . Thomas M'Kee first W . M . Z . —B . o . Lord Stanley , M . P ., installed VV . M . of the Anchor and Hope Lodge , No . 37 , Bolton . 4 . —Qiarterly Communication of the Mirk Grand Lodge ;

Bros . Percy VVallis , Capt . T . C . Walls , and VV . F . Lamonby nominated fot the office of Grand Treasurer ; the Male and Widow Annuities of the Mark Benevolent Fund increased to £ 40 and £ 32 per annum respectively . 5 . —Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge ; "" Bro . A . A . Pendlebury , Chiet Clerk and Asst . Grand Secretary retires on a pension of £ 400 per annum ,

and Bro . William Lake appointed Chief Clerk in his stead Bro . Richard Eve ' s motion re Cambrian Lodge , No . 65 G , Sydney , N . S . W ., rejected . Rule S 7 Hook of Constitutions amended so as to allow a Prince of the Blood who is a Prov . or Dist . Grand Masler appointing a Pro Prov . or Pro Dist . Grand Masler . 6 . —Clausentum Lodge , No . 14 61 , Woolston , celebrates

the 2 ist anniversary of its constitution , among the guests being Bros . VV . W . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G . M . Hants and the Isle of Wight ; J . E . Le Feurve , P . G . D ., D . P . G . M . ; and other Prov . Grand Officers . 10 . —Memorial to Bro . the Rev . John Edmund Cox , D . D ., P . G . C ., in St . Helen ' s Church—of which he was Vicar for 24 years—unveiled in the presence of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of London by Bro . R .

Turtle Pigott , D . C . L ., P . A . G . D . C . 11 . —Fourth Annual Festival of the Clarence Lodge of Instruction , No . 269 ; Bro . Alderman Sir J . C . Dimsdale , G . Treas ., in the chair . Death of Bro . Lieut .-Col . Bentham , ist A . G . D . C . in Supreme Grand Chapter . 13 . —Consecration , by Bro . Earl Amherst , P . G . M . of Kent , of the Shirley Woolmer Lodge , No . 2530 . Sidcup :

Bro . C . E . Shirley Woolmer hrst W . M . 14 . —Half-yearly Meeting of the Great Priory of the Order of the I emple in England . iC . —Special Masonic Service at St . Paul's Church , Harringay ; Sermon by Bro . Ven . Archdeacon Sinclair , G . Chap . 17 . —Consecration , by Bro . E . Letchworth , G . Sec , of the Fellowship Lodge , No . 2535 ; Bro . VV . H . Bailey

first W . M . iS— Death of Bro . Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire . 19 . —Board of Benevolence : 35 cases relieved with £ Sio . 20 . —Annual Meeting , at Derby , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Derbyshire . 21 . —Annual Meeting , at Gloucester , of the Prov . Grand Chapter of Gloucestershire . 27 . —Dedication of a new Masonic Hall in Trinidad by Bro ,

C . C . Knollys , Past Deputy D . G . M . Barbadoes . Installati . n , in Freemasons' Hall , Lahore , of Bro . E . Woodall Parker as Dist . G . MarkM . of the Punjab . 2 S . —Annual Meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of the Isle of Man .

J ANUARY , 1 S 95 . i .-Death of Bro . Thomas Dinning , P . M ., P . P . G . W , Northumberland . 2 . —New Year ' s Entertainment to the inmates of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution at Croydon . 4 . —Ntw Banner of the Barnard Lod ^ e , No . 1230 , Barnard Castle , unveiled by Bro . R . Hudson , P . G . S . B ., Piov . G . Sec . Durham .

G . —Masonic Service in St . Giles ' s Cathedral , Edinburgh , in aid of the Fund of Scottish Masonic Benevolence ( Annuity Branch ) : Bro . Sir C . Dalrymple , Bart ., M . W . G . M ., and Grand Officers present . S . —Consecration , by Comp . Sir M . E . Hicks-Bjach , Bart ., M . P ., Grand Superintendent of Gloucss : ershire , of the Sherborne Chapter , No . 702 , Stroud : Comp . J . Albin Robeits first M . E . Z .

9 . —Jubilee Celebration of the Bsrkhampstead Lodge , No . 504 , Berkhampstead : Bro . 1 . F . Halsey , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Hertfordshire , among the members present . 10 . —Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls : Miss Kcrnot , Assistant Matron , retired on pension of £ ' 0 o per annum . Installation , by Comp . W . VV . B . Beach , M . P .,

Grand J ., of Comp . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., as Grand Superintendent of Northumberland . Annual Meeting , at Melrose , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Roxburgh , Peebles , and Selkirk . 11 . —Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys : Bro . W . F . Smithson , P . G . D ., made Honorary Vice-Patron . Consecration , by Bro . Col . G . Noel Money , C . B .,

P . G . M . Surrey , of the Ember Lodge , No . 2540 , East Molesey ; Bro . G . Moorman , first W . M . Ball in the Town Hall , Dewsbury , in aid of the Masonic Charities . 14 . —New Prov . Grand Mark Lodge of Derbyshire constituted by Bro . the Earl of Euston , Pro G . M . ; Bro . A . Woodiwiss , P . G . M . M . 15 . —The 46 th Annual Ball , at Liverpool , in aid of the

West Lancashire Masonic Charities . Festival at Southampton in aid of the Hants and Isle of Wight Masonic Educational and Benevolent Fund ; Bro . VV . W . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G . M . in the chair ; proceeds £ 345-Consecration of the Edward Albert Chapter , No . 9 S 5 , Sutton Bridge ; Comp . H . F . Pollock first M . E . Z .

iS .-Death of Bro . Joseph Nicholson , P . M ., P . P . G . W . Cumberland and Westmorland . Annual Ball at Hull by the Mineiva Lodge , No . 250 . 22 . —Ball in aid of the Masonic Charities by Royal Wharfedale Lodge , No . 1 / oS , Otley . 23 . —Board of Benevolence ; 2 ( 3 cases relieved with £ 575 . Consecration , by Comp . Kail Amherst , G . Supt . Kent , of the Royal Naval and Military Chapter , No . 2404 ,

Chatham ; Comp . Francis Powell first M . E . Z . 24 . —Presentation at Birmingham o : a silver dessert service to Bro . K . C . Sudloiv , P . G . Std . Br ., 111 rcc . gnition of his seiviccs as a Preceuiur .

Occurrences Of The Year.

25 . —^ ouniil Royal Masonic Institution Boys ; the Secretary ' s Salary augmented to £ 700 per annum . Annual Meeting , at Manchester , of the East Lancashire Masonic Systematic Educational and Benevolent Institution .

26 . —Consecration , by Bro . the Earl of Lathom , P . G . M . M . Lancashire , of the Bootle Mark Lodge , No . 47 S ; Bro . W . Simpson , P . S . G . W ., first VV . M . 2 S . —Annual Meeting , at Woolston , of the Prov . Grand Chapter of Hants and the Isle of Wight . 29 . —Consecration , by Bro . Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., of the St . Andrew ' s Lodge , No . 2541 ,

Avonmouth ; Bro . J . L . Bretherton first VV . M . 30 . —Consecration , by Bro . Lord George Hamilton , P . G . M . Middlesex , of the Staines Lod ? e , No . 2536 , Staines ; Bro . W . H . Girdener , first W . M . Consecration , by Comp . E . Letchworth , G . S . E . of the Hiram Chapter , No . 2416 ; Comp . H . Lovegrove

first M . E . Z . Capestone of a Seamen ' s Institute at Middlesborough , laid with Masonic ceremonial , by Bro . the Mirquis of Zetland , P . G . M . N . and E . Yorkshire . Installation , by Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , Dep . G . M . M . of Bro . the Earl of Euston , as P . G . M . M . of Leicestershire and Rutland .

FEBRUARY . 2 . —Consecration , by Bro . Earl Amherst , P . G . M . Kent , of the North Kent Lodge , No . 2499 , Bexley Heath ; Bro . G . R . Steel first W . M . " Ladies' Night" of the Gallery Lodge , No . 1929 . 5 . —Masonic Bajl , at Ormskirk , in aid of the Masonic Charities . 6 . —Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter . Consecration , by Comp . Earl Amherst , G . Supt . Kent ,

of the Montreal Chapter , No . 204 G , Maidstone . Annual Meeting , at Liverpool , of the Alpass Benevolent Fund . Consecration of the Colombo Preceptory ( K . T . ) , No . 164 , Colombo , Ceylon ; Sir Knt . Capt . Hearn first E . P . 7 . —Death of Bro . James Salmon , A . G . D . C . 11 . —Death of Bro . Col . Noel Money . C . B ., P . G . M .

Surrey . 13 . —Special General Meeting of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . 15 . —Presentation of P . M . ' s Jewel to Bro . Lord Wolseley on vacating chair of Military Lodge , No . 72 S , Dublin . 16 . —Consecration , by Bro . Lord George Hamilton , P . G . M . of Middlesex , of ths Herga Lodge , No . 2548 , Harrow-on-the-Hill ; Bro . li . R . Bartley Dennis ,

first VV . M . 20 . —Board of Benevolence ; 36 cases relieved with £ 825 . 21 . —Consecration , by Bro . the Earl of Euston , P . G . M Northants and Hunts , of the Fitzwilliam Lodge , No

2533 , Peterborough ; Bro . Caster , first VV . M . Consecration of Sir Knt . R . Loveland Loveland of the Camden Preceptory ( K . T . ) j Sir Knt . Dr . N . Goodchild first E . P . 20 . —Consecration , by Comp . E . Letchworth , G . Scribe E ., of the St . Leonard ' s Chapter , No . 17613 ; Comp . W . Shurmur first M . E . Z . 22 . —Annual Festival of the Emulation Lodge of

Improvement ; Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , P . G . M . Somersetshire , in the chair . 25 . —Consecration , by Bro . E . Letchworth , G . Sec , of the Iris Lodge , No . 2545 ; Bro . Lennox Browne , D . G . D . C , first VV . M . 26 . —Death of Bro . John Barnett , P . M . 27 . —Anniversary Festival of the R . M . Benevolent Institution ; Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , P . G . M .

Somersetsetshire , in th < : chair : proceeds , £ 14 , 690 13 s . 2 S—Death of Bro . Earl Cowley , P . P . G . W . Wiltshire . MARCH . 3 . —Death of Bro . Alderman Sir F . VVyatt Truscott ,

P . G . W . 4 . —Presentation of Past G . Treasurer ' s jewel and clothing to Bro . Sir J . C . Dimsdale , G . Treas . Annual meeting of the Grand Imperial Conclave of the Order of Rome and Red Cross of Constantine . 5 . —Quarterly Communication of Mark Grand Lodge ; " _ ro . Percy VVallis elected G . Treas . by 111 votes to 6 S votes fur Bro . Capt . T . C . Walls .

C . —Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge ; ~ Bro . VV . M . Stiles elected G . Treas . by 952 votes over Bro . Alderman V . Morgan with 787 votes and Bro . C . W . Hudson with 440 votes . Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland . 7 . —Special meeting of the Cheshire Committee of Benevolence ; vote of condolence with family of late Bro . James Salmon , A . G . D . C , and Chairman of the

Committee . 8 . —Death of Bro . Col . H . Radcliffe , Past G . Stwd . 11—Installation , by Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., G . J ., of Comp . Earl Feriers as G . Supt . Leicestershire and Rutland . Celebration by the Lodge of Industry , No . 48 , of the 50 th Anniversary of its removal from Swalwell to Gateshead . 12 . —Presentation by Drury Lane Lodge , No . 2127 , to Bio .

Sir Augustus Harris , P . M ., and Lady Harris . Historical Address by Bro . H . Sadler , G . Tyler , before the Lodge of the Nine Muses , No . 235 . 13 . —Annual Meeting , at Cambridge , of the Prov . Grand Chapter of Cambridgeshire . 14 . —Annual Meeting of the Grand Council of R . and S . M , of England and Wales . Visit ot Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M ,

Hants and the Isle of Wight , to the Portsmouth Lodge , No . 4 S 7 , Portsmouth . 15 . —Meeting , at Liverpool , of the Hamer Benevolent Institution . 19 . —Annual Festival ot the Woking Emulation Lodge of Improvement : Bro . Richard Eve , Past G . Treas ., in the chair . 20 . —Board of Benevolence : 33 cases relieved with £ 745 .

Reception of Bro . the Earl of Lathom , Pro G . M ., by the Ledges in the Isle of Trinidad . 21 . —Meeting , at Plymouth , of the Committee of the Devon Masonic Educational Fund . 23 . —Installation of Bro . Loid Sandhurst as Pro Dist . G . M . of Bombay . Bro . VV . L . Jackson , M . P ., advanced in Ihe Copley Mark Lodge , No . in , Leeds .

Occurrences Of The Year.

y . —Annual Meeting , at Manches t er , of the Pro / . Grand Chapter of East Lancashire . 26 . —Consecration , by Comp . W . Goodacre , Prov , G . S . E . of West Lancashire , of the Horwich Chapter No . 2324 , Horwich : Comp . Dr . G . H . Whitaker first M . E . Z .

27 . —Consecration , by Bro . Lord Llangattock , P . G . M . South Wales ( E . D . ) , of the Llangattock Lodge , No " . 2547 , Cardiff : Bro . Thomas Matthews first W . M . 2 S . —Jubilee Celebration of the United Pilgrims Lodge No . 507 . ' ' 29 . —Consecration , by Bro . E . Letchworth , G . Sec , of the Clissold Lodge , No . 2551 : Bro . W . M . Stiles first

W . M . Death of Bro . Thomas W . Tew , J . P ., P . P . G . M . West Yorkshire . 30 . —Death of Bro . Lord Alcester . P . G . W .

APRIL . 3 . —Meeting , at Halifax , of the Prov . Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire ; resolution of sympathy with the widow of Bro . T . W . Tew , P . P . G . M ., proposed by the Prov . Grand Master , and adopted in silence . The 29 th Annual Festival of the Wandsworth Lodge ot Instruction , No . 1044 ; Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight , in the

chair . 5 . —Annual Festival of the Grand Master ' s Lodge of Instruction of Mark Master Masons ; Bro . Lord Ampthill , P . G . W ., in the chair . S . —Consecration , by Bro . E . Letchworth , G . Sec , of the Piccadilly Lodge , No . 2550 ; Bro . F . Arnold first W . M .

10 . —Meeting , in Edinburgh , of the Supreme Councils , 33 ° , A . and A . Rite , of England , Scotland , and Ireland . 13 . —Consecration , by Bro . F . A . Philbrick , of the Cockcroft Conclave , No . 25 , Eastwood , of the Order of the Secret Monitor ; Bro . W . Cackcroft first S . R . 15 . —Consecration , by Bro . F . A . Philbrick , of the Champion Conclave , No . 26 , Manchester , Order of

the Secret McnLor ; Bro . Scholfield first S . R . 17 . —Board of Benevolence ; 30 cases relieved with £ 745 . iS . —Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ; 22 girls elected from a list of 41 candidates .

Dedication , by Bro . the Earl of Warwick , P . G . M . of Essex , of the Masonic Hall , Kelvedon , erected / or the Easterford Lodge No . 2342 , at entire cost of Bro . Sir W . Abdy , Bart ., W . M . 10 '—Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ; rank of Patron conferred on Bro . Thomas Fenn , and of Vice-Patron on Bros . Jabez Hogg and Wharton P . Hood ; 23 boys elected from

a list of 47 candidates . 20 . —Annual Meeting , at Brighton , of the Prov . Grand Chapter of Sussex . 23 . —Presentation of Testimonial to Bro . Captain T . C . Walls , P . G . Stwd . 24 . —Grand Festival of United Grand Lodge ; Presentation of Jewel of Past President of Board of General Purposes to Bro . Thomas Fenn .

25 . —Constitution , by Bro . Col . A . B . Cook , of Northants , Hunts , and Beds as a Mark Province , witn Bro . the Earl of Euston as P . G . M . M . 26 . —Presentation of Grand Lodge Clothing to Bro . W . M . Stiles , G . Treas . 27 . —Revival by Bro . Major the Hon . Hew Dalrymple , P . G . M . Wigtown and Kirkcudbright , of the St . John's Lodge , No . 16 > , Newabbey ; Bro . W . Sulley

VV . M .

30 . —Constitution , at Johannesburg , by Bro . Wesley Francis , Dep . Dist . G . M . Natal , of the Distiicc Grand Lodge of the Transvaal ; Bro . George Richards , Dist . G . M .

MAY . 1 . —Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter . 3 . —Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . Presentation r , f Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter Clothing to Bro . George E . Fairchild , A . G . D . C . 6 . —Distribution of Priz ; s by Miss Syoil Harbord to the

pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . 7 . —Consecration , by Bro . E . Letchworth , G . Sec , of the Benevolence Lodge , No . 2569 ; Bro . C . J . R . Tijou first W . M . 8 . —Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ; Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , D . G . M ., P . G . M . Cornwall , in the chair ; proceeds £ iG , oiG 6 s . 6 d .

Annual Meeting , at Walsall , of the Prov . Grand Lodge cf Staffordshire . 9 . —Presentations to Bros . W . R . Blair , late Treasurer , John Webberley , late Secretary , and T . Warren , Tyler , by the Etruscan Lodge , No . 54 G , Longton . 10 . —Half-yearly Meeting of the Great Priory of the Order of the Temple . 11 . —Consummation of the Union of the Early Grand and

Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland . Presentation of a Silver Cup to Bro . Sir C . Barri . igton , Bart ., P . G . M . North Munster , on his marriage , by the brethren of the Province . 13 . —Funeral of Bro . T . Bateman Fox , P . P . G . W . West Yorkshire . 15 . —Musical Entertainment to the pupils of the R . M . I . for Boys by the W . M . and members of the Asaph LodgeNo . 1310 .

, Annual Meeting , at Leeds , of the Prov . G . „ Mark Lodge of West Yorkshire ; visit of Bro . the Earl oi Euston , Pro G . M . 16 . —Annual Meeting , at Crewkerne , of the Prov . G . Lodge of Somersetshire ; presentation of address of thanks to Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , P . G . M ., as Chairman of the late Festivalof the R . M . B . I .

Presentation of Address and Testimonial to Bro . Col . John Elliott , C . B ., on retiring from office of Dist . G . M . of Barbados . ., 17 . —Annual Meeting of the Prov . G . Chapter of N . ani I ' - Yorkshire . Annual Meeting of the R . M . Benevolent Institution . Report of Committee of Management read an . adopted . Election of 20 men from a list of 61 can ^ ' " dates for the Male Fund , and of 20 from a list ot 5 '

candidates on the Widows' I'und . ,, 20 . —Consecration , by tire . C . Thome , P-st Dist . - ¦»»• Northern China , cf the Oiient Mark lodge , > " 4 S 2 , Shanghai : Bro . F . M . Gratton first W . M .