Provincial Grand Lodge Of Gloucestershire.

Bro . W . Roberts , 136 3 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ G . Adams , 7 62 ... ... "') Prov . " G . Std . Brs . ,, Henry league , 951 ... ... ¦ ¦¦ ) ai „ Frank Forty , 246 ... ... ... Prov .. . G . Org . „ R . P . Sumner , 839 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst .

,, E . Dalhmore , 1005 ... ... ... 1 ,, J . Rawlins , 592 ... ... ... > Prov . G . jStwds . ,, T . B . Porter , 592 ... ... ... J „ Window , S 55 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Before the business concluded , Sir MICHAEL thanked the brethren for the evidence of the substantial support he would have at the forthcoming Boys' Festival .

The usual banquet was served at the King ' s Head Hotel , Sir Michael in the chair , when the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured . The brethren attending the Provincial Grand Lodge numbered about 200 , and the event was regarded as a very successful one .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Somersetshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SOMERSETSHIRE .

The annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge was held on Wednesday , the ist inst ., at the Town Hall , Wellington , under the banner of the Fidelity and Sincerity Lodge , No . 1966 . The Prov . G . M ., Bro . the Right Hon . Viscount Dungarvan , presided , and was supported on his right hand by the D . P . G . M ., Bro . R . C . Else , P . G . D . of England . 'The Town Hall was very tastefully and appropriately decorated for the occasion , and there was a numerous attendance of brethren , the whole of the lodges throughout the province being represented .

Thc Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . J . C . HUNT , read the minutes of the Prov . Grand Lodge held at Bath on the 14 th May of last year , and they were confirmed , as were also the minutes of special lodges held at the formation of the Exmoor Lodge , and on the occasions of the opening of the Masonic Hall at Frome and of the laying of the foundation-stone of the Art and Technical Schools at Weston-super-Mare .

On the motion of the P . G . M ., Bro . Lord DUNGARVAN , seconded by the D . P . G . M ., Bro . ELSE , a resolution was entered on the minutes of profound sympathy with her Majesty and the Prince and Princess of Wales in their bereavement on the occasion of the death of the Duke of Clarence .

The Prov . Grand Treasurer , Bro . C . L . FRY EDWARDS , next presented his annual statement of accounts , from which it appeared that the income during the past year amounted to £ 230 5 s . iod ., and the expenditure to ¦ £ 178 6 s . 6 d . The balance in hand last year was £ 133 14 s . 3 d ., and this

year ^ 148 18 s . 7 d . Bro . C . L . Fry Edwards was unanimously re-appointed Prov . Grand Treasurer , on the motion of Bro . WHITE , seconded by Bro . RADWAY , and thanked for his past services . The Prov . Grand Master appointed and invested the Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year as follows :

Bro . J . Meyler , 261 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ B . Watts , P . M . 53 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . McConnell , P . M . 379 ... - ) Prov G ChaDS ,. Rev . A . W . Weatherlev . P . M . 17 * 55 - J P

„ C . L . Fry Edwards ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ C . Western , P . M . 2038 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . ,, J . C . Hunt , 135 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ J . T . Dunsford , 291 ... ... ... Prov . Asst . G . Sec . r , P , m , PM fin Prov . . S . rr . D .

„ W . H . Price , P . M . 1296 ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ A . P . Judge , P . M . 19 * 53 ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ E . A . Cross , P . M . 446 ... ... ... Prov . fV . D . of C . „ F . H . Railton , P . M . 291 ... ... Prov . A . G . D . of C . ,, E . Stephens , P . M . 1197 ... ... Prov . G . S . B .

„ J S . Naish P . M . . 833 1 Prov > G . Std < i 5 rs . ,, J . Hayward , P . M . 906 ... ... ... ) ,, A . Edwards , P . M . 437 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ W . H . Clark , P . M . 1750 ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ C . Lockyer , P . M . 97 6 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst . „ Salter ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Bigwood ... ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Tyler .

,, The P . G . SECRETARV next read a satisfactory report of the Charity Organisation for the past year , which was adopted . A luncheon was subsequently held at the Squirrel Hotel , Wellington , under thc presidency of thc Prov . Grand Master .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Bedfordshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF BEDFORDSHIRE .

Bedford was en fide on Thursday , the 2 nd instant , that being the day appointed for the installation of Lord Ampthili , the new Provincial Grand Master of the province . His lordship had taken up his residence the day previously with Bro . Dr . Poole , P . M . of the Sir William Harpur Lodge , in order to see that everything was properly arranged .

Provincial Grand Lodge was opened punctually at four o clock by Bro the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , Pro G . M ., who was assisted by Bros . T . Fenn , President Board of General Purposes , as D . P . G . M . ; Robt . Grey , President Board of Benevolence , as P . P . G . M . ; Captain N . G . Philips , P . G . D . ; and Frank Richardson , P . G . D .

After thc Provincial Grand Lodge had been opened , and the Pro Grand Master saluted , the Prov . Grand Master designate was announced , and his patent having been found in proper form , he was conducted into Provincial Grand Lodge , obligated , invested , installed , and saluted , and afterwards appointed his officers for the year as follows * .

Bro . Charles Edward Prior , P . M . ... ... D . P . G . M . „ Edmund R . Green , P . M . ... ... Prov . S . G . W . ,, Augustus Morson , P . M . ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . Percy F . J . Pearce ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Alfred Ewen , P . M . ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Mark Whyley , P . P . G . W . ... ... Prov . G . Sec . onarics ivi t

,, rercy , r .. ... ... ... ^ rov . a . U . u . „ John H . Tohrer , P . M . ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ ' Hugh Cumberland , P . M . ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ Frederick Green , P . M .... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C . ,, Robert Page Jarvis , P . M . ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ Henry R . Rose , P . M . ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ Samuel L . Kifpin , P . M . ... ... Prov . G . Purst .

Bro . Frank Richardson , P . G . D . Eng ., had kindly consented to act as G . D . C , the same as he did on the installation of Bro . Col . Stuart some few years ago , and being ably seconded by Bro . Thody , P . M . 2343 , as his assistant , it is needless to say the day ' s proceedings passed off without a hitch , and to the satisfaction of everyone present , of whom there was a very large number .

After the ceremony the brethren adjourned to the Swan Hotel , where a banquet befitting the occasion had been provided . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , after which " The Health of the Provincial Grand Master " was proposed by thc PRO GRAND MASTER and responded to in a manner which will long be remembered by those who

heard it , and it is not going too far to say that if his lordship puts into practice the principles he then enunciated and carries out his work in the manner then shadowed forth , the brethren of the province will have no cause to regret the appointment the M . W . Grand Master has thought fit to make .

Consecration Of The Ferdinand De Rothschild Lodge, No. 2420.

CONSECRATION OF THE FERDINAND DE ROTHSCHILD LODGE , No . 2420 .

The Province of Buckinghamshire has steadily progressed since its separation from Berkshire , and it is now one lodge ahead of its late partner by the consecration , on Monday , the 30 th ult ., of thc Ferdinand de Rothschild Lodge , No . 2420 , at the Five Arrows Hotel , Waddesdon . The new lodge gives every promise of proving itself a valuable addition , having as its first W . M , Bro . James Stephens , who has had considerable experience

in the Craft and other Degrees ; as its first S . W . the distinguished brother after whom the lodge is named ; and numbering amongst the founders several Past Masters and Provincial Grand Officers . The consecration ceremony was performed by Bro . Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , P . G . Chap ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master , assisted by Bros . J . E . Bowen , Prov . G . Sec , as S . W . ; J . Williams , Prov . G . Treas ., as J . W . ; and C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br ., as I . G .

The founders and officers designate of the new lodge were Bros . James Stephens , P . M ., W . M . ; Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild , M . P ., S . W . j George A . Sims , J . W . ; E . Gibbs , H . H . Sherwin , H . Jowett , P . P . G . W . ; W . H . Rowe , Lewis Poulton , P . P . G . W . ; E . T . Mackrill , and Walter Surfleet .

Visitors : Bros . D . P . Cama , P . G . Treas . ; J . Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; J . M . McLeod , P . P . G . W ., Sec . Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ; G . T . De Fraine , P . P . G . D . C . ; L . N . Simms , P . P . G . D . C . ; A . Hunt , I . G . 948 ; T . G . Parrott , 591 ; R . C . Sanders , 948 ; H . E . Broad , 591 H . Martin , P . P . J . G . W . ; E . T . Palmer , P . P . G . S . ; W . A . Scurrah , P . P . G . Supt . of Works Middlesex ; J . D . Coales , 591 ; A . W . Watson , 591 ; J . W . Burgess ,

P . P . G . P . West Lanes . ; A . Wilson , 591 ; J . H . H . Fowler , P . P . G . Asst . Sec Berks and Bucks ; G . Green , 591 , * R . Ginger ; G . Weston , 733 ; J . J . Thomas , P -M-753 ; J . Reader , I . G . 591 ; F . Edgington , P . P . G . Org . ; F . L . Lane , P . M . 504 ; W . J . Vane , J . W . 1425 ; L . Phillips , 948 ; J . J ennings ; W . J . Mason W . M . 2150 ; H . Sadler , G . Tyler ; Haswell Turner , P . M . 1608 ; E . Hill , W . M

948 ; G . F . Phillpot , 1719 ; S . H . Parkhouse , P . M . 1642 ; F . F . Lehmann 591 ; E . B . Cox , P . P . G . S . B . ; W . H . Sherman , J . W . 591 ; H . W . Davie , P . M -73 ! Egbert Roberts , P . P . G . Org . Essex ; A . Cockerill , P . M . 3 G 0 , Prov . G Treas . Norths and Hunts ; W . O . Beazley ; W . Smith , P . M . 948 ; F . Payne Prov . G . Tyler ; W . W . Lee , W . M . elect 2381 ; and several others .

A large number of brethren journeyed by rail from London to Aylesbury , where carriages were found to convey them to Waddesdon , which proved a most enjoyable drive of over five miles , the weather being delightful , and the country at its best . The lodge was opened punctual to time by Bro . Rev . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , D . P . G . M ., and a hymn having being sung , he addressed

the brethren on the motive of the meeting . Hc said they had mel together on an extremely important occasion to consecrate a new lodge in a part of the province adjoining the town of Aylesbury , which contained the oldest and one of the best lodges in the province . He was confident from the character of those who started it that the new lodge would become a centre of useful Masonic work in the neighbourhood of Waddesdon , and

the Aylesbury brethren would agree with him that there was no feeling oi jealousy on their part , but that the } ' welcomed thc addition , which they were sure had a useful future before it . The founders signified their approval of the officers named in the warrant , and a brief oration having been delivered by the Consecrating

Officer , thc new lodge was duly dedicated and constituted . Bro . James Stephens was next installed as W . M ., and appointed thc following officers : Bros . H . Jowett , acting l . P . M . ; Baron P'erdinand dc Rothschild , M . P ., S . W . j George A . Sims , J . W . ; Lewis Poulton , Sec . ; E . Gibbs , S . D . j H . H . Sherwin , J . D . ; E . T . ' Mackrill , D . C . ; W . Surfleet , I . G . ; W . H . Rowe , Steward ; and Hodgkinson , Tv'Ier .

TheW . M ., on behalf of the S . W . —who was unable to attend , having been ordered to the Continent by his medical adviser—presented each of the members with a founder ' s jewel , and it was unanimously resolved tn send thc following telegram to Bro . Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild , M . l ,

V . W . Bro . Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , together vvith the other Consecrating Officers , visitors , and brethren of the Ferdinand de Rothschild Lodge , now assembled , express their sincere regret at your enforced absence , more particularly in consequence of the cause , and wish you a speedy return to that good health they themselves desire . .

On the proposition of the W . M ., seconded by the ACTING S .-VV- * <¦¦•• - Consecrating Officers were elected honorary members of the lodge , a similar honour being conferred upon Bros . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . £ •>>'' Benevolent Institution , and J . Morrison McLeod , " P . P . S . G . VV ., Sec . R ***** Institution for Boys , on the motion of Bros . MACKRILL and Si'Ri'LKET .

Several propositions for initiation and joining were received , and apologic for non-attendance announced from Bros . Sir Albert Woods ( Garter ) ; ¦*' Letchvvorth , G . Sec . ; G . Everett , P . G . Treas . ; and others . Lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to a spacious marqu j which had been erected on the lawn , and which was tastefully decorate

with Hags , flowers , & c . , . )( A recherche repast was served in a really excellent manner , which 11 ' only reflected the highest credit on the worthy host , Mr . TurnhaittiJ- ^ which would have reflected credit on any of thc principal Metropolis

hostelries . . ¦ „ The menu , toast list , and programme of music were bound togctlic a handsome volume , and formed a fitting souvenir of a most successful ^ important gathering . The book , which contained an excellent P ortr ' ? ' [ Bro . Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild , M . P ., and an appropriate selccti"