Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.

the foundations of the earth the morning stars sang together , and all the sons of God shouted for joy . " The usual afternoon service vvas thjm performed , with the exception of the Psalms , which were special for the occasion . The anthem , " Behold how joyful , " was well sung by the choir . The prayer before the sermon was appropriate it the occasion . An admirable sermon was preached by

- . 1 i Provincial Grand Chaplain , the Rev . J . T . Hassall , rector of Wattisfield , who took for his text the 8 th verse of the 6 th chapter of the Book of the Prophet Micah"And what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly , love mercy and walk humbly . " The organ was played by Bro . G . Hardacre , formerly of Hadleigh , P . P . G . Organist Oxford , who played a

voluntary as the procession entered the church , and again as it went out . A banquet took place at the Town Hall , and was admirably supplied by Bro . Aldous , of the White Lion Inn . The chair vvas taken by the R . W . P . G . M ., who was supported on his light by the D . Prov . G . M . and on his left by the Prov . Grand Chaplain . Several Past Provincial

Grand Officers also occupied seats at either hand of the Right Hon . Brother . Grace having been said by the P . G . Chaplain , The Prov . G . M . gave the first toast of the evening , " The Queen , " which was responded to very heartily . In giving the toast of " The Grand Master of England , the Prince of Wales , " the Prov . G . M . referred to the great

interest His Royal Highness took in the Craft . In giving "The Pro . Grand Master of England , the Earl of Carnarvon , " the Chairman asked the brethren to honour the toast Masonically , as the hon . gentleman was one who spared a great deal of his time as a statesman to benefit the Craft . " The D . G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , and the rest of the

Grand Officers , past and present , " vvas next given , coupled with the name of W . Bro . Head . The Prov . G . M . expressed the pleasure felt when Grand Officers came amongst them to diffuse their knowledge of Masonry . Bro . Head , in responding , thanked the brethren for so warmly receiving the toast , and for the invitation given him to be present on the occasion , associated as he was

with Suffolk—his native place . He had been a true Mason for 50 years , and on no occasion had he regretted it , and could assure the brethren that the same might be said by themselves the longer thev were in the Craft . The R . W . P . G . M . gave ' " The Charities , " and illustrated their advantages . Bro . Terry , Secretary to the Benevolent Institution , in

responding , said the three chanties were prospering in a manner wheh was never expected by their projectors . Since Februa . y last no less a sum than £ 3 6 , 000 had been received , a larger sum than ever previously was announced . With this large sum , though , there was the reverse side , the expenditure . He said it was a great pity that with the large number of applicants it was impossible to elect

a larger number , but at present such a thing could not be done . With regard to the Old People ' s Institution at Croydon , it was impossible to extend the building , and now a large sum was expended as annuitiesrto old people who were allowed to reside in their own homes . He next alluded to the contribution sent by the province , comparing it with other provinces , and appealed to the brethren to do

more for the noble work . Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn proposed the toast of the evening , " The health of the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . Lord Waveney ) . " He said the province vvas increasing , under his lordship ' s direction , in as prosperous a manner as possible , and paid a high tribute to his Lordship ' s interest in the Craft . He thought the province should be proud in having his lordship as their head . The toast was drunk ii : Masonic style with

cheers . Lord Waveney thanked the brethren for the hearty manner in which they had responded to the toast . He quite agreed with Bro . Terry in his remarks as to the province and the charities , and hoped the brethren would take the matter into their deep consideration . He could not say more than he had on previous occasions . He was

under a great debt to the brethren for the way in which they supported him . The officers who were always appointed were such that would be of credit to the province , and he had no anxiety as to their competence . He had a Deputy whom he could with confidenee leave in charge of the province , as was shown by the manner in which the proceedings connected with the Gorleston Lodge were

carried out . He was sure the future would be as glonous as the past in prosperity . He sincerely thanked them for their response to the toast . Lord Waveney gave " The Health of Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn . " The D . P . G . M ., in responding , thanked the Chairman for the many kind things he had done for and said of him .

He felt very proud of the position given him by his lordship . The presence book , which he had just seen , showed that in 18 5 C he attended the Provincial Grand Lodge at Hadleigh , and he little thought at that time he would attain his present position . With God ' s grace he would carry out his appointment to tbe utmost . Bro . the Rev . J . T . Hassal replied to the toast of " The P . G . Chaplain and the Clergy of the Province . "

To " The P ? st Officers and Wardens of the Province , " Bros . Wright and Boby responded . The remainder of the usual Masonic toast list having been gone through , the meeting concluded . The vocalists were Bro . Hiichcock , of Hadleigh , and Bros . Large and Lawler , from Westminster Abbey . A choice selection of music was excellently rendered by these gentlemen , Bro . Hardacre presiding at the pianoforte .

MDLLE . TITIENS . —We regret to learn from Worthing that Mdlle , Titiens shows little , if any , sign 0 ! improvement .

District Grand Lodge Of Bengal.

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF BENGAL .

A QuarterlyCommunication of the District Grand Lodge of Bengal was held at Freemasons' Hall , 5 ; , Bentinckstreet , Calcutta , on Wednesday , the 21 st day of March , 1877 . Present : W . Bros . Henry Hover Locke , Past Dcp . D . G . M ., as D . G . M . ; F . Jernings . P . D . D . G . M ., as D . D . G . M . ; John Blessington Roberts , P . D . D . G . M . ; Thomas Jones ,

D . S . G . W . ; I . J . Whitty , D . J . G . W . ; W . H . Fitze , D . G . Treas . ; W . H . Jones , P . D . G . Treas . ; W . B . Mactavish , P . D . G . W . as D . G . Reg . ; G . C . Farr , D . G . Sec . ; J . H . Turner , D . S . G . D . ; A . L . LeFranc , P . D . G . D ., as D . J . G . D . ; P . C . Dutt , P . D . G ., Asst . Dir . of Cers ., as D . G . Dir . of Cers . ; W . G . Amos , P . D . G . D . as D . G . Swd . B . jC . H . Complon , P . D . G . O ., as D . G . Org . ; A . Fiiedcmann , D . G .

Purst . ; H . M . Rustomjce , D . G . B . B . ; E . J . Dean , D . G ., F . C . B . Siddons , E . G . Sinclair , Thos . Duke , Stewards ; G . Alexander , D . G . Tyler . There were also present representatives of Lodges Star in the East , 6 7 ; Industry and Perseverance , 109 ; True Friendship , 218 ; Humility with Fortitude , 229 ; Anchor and Hope , 234 ; Courage with Humanity , 392 ; St . John , 486 ; Excelsior , 825 ; Temperance

and Benevolence , 1160 ; Sandeman , 1374 ; Dalhousie , 6 39 ; and visitors : Bros . W . F . Baker , 218 ; E . Molinero , 232 ; H . W . Ptllatt , 232 ; J . Read , 232 ; H . R . Cameron , 4 S 6 ; A . Todd , 486 ; W . L . Francis , 4 86 ; W . H . Payne , 486 ; J . Parker , 486 ; G . Cole , 1160 ; J . Cunliffe , 1374 ; C . Manell , ' 374 > w - Herbison , 1374 ; T . Coker , 1374 . The District Grand Lodge was opened in due form at

6 . 30 p . m . The District Grand Master in the chair addressed the District Grand Lodge , and said—Worshipful Brethren , before we proceed with the ordinary business of this District Grand Lodge , I wish to execute a trust which has this evening been reposed in me . Amongst Freemasons art has at all times held a high place , and I am certain that

the work of art now before you , and which has been entrusted to my care for presentation to you , will be fully appreciated . Bro . Marshall Wood , of Lodge "St . Andrews , " No . 256 , E . C , London , an eminent sculptor , of whom doubtless most of you have heard , has sent you this bust of his R-. yal Highness , our Most Worshipful Grand Master , and in Bro . Wood ' s name I now present

it to you . It is , I am sure , needless for me to suggest to you that the thanks of this District Grand Lodge should be conveyed to the brother who has sent you this beautiful gift . He is unable to attend District Grand Lodge this evening , and h ; has therefore commissioned me to place his gift before you . Bro . T . Jones , D . G . S . W ., moved that a special vote of

thanks of this District Grand Lodge , for the handsome gift of Bro . Marshall Wood , be conveyed to him , and that the same be engrossed on velle . m . Seconded by Bro . F . Jennings , P . D . D . G . M ., and carried unanimously . W . Bro . J . B . Roberts , P . D . D . G . M ., enquired of the District Grand Master in the chair by whom the District of Bengal vvas being ruled , W . Bro . J . B . Knight , D . D .

G . M ., having left the district . The District Grand Master in the chair said he had intended to refer to the subject at the time when such matters wire usually entered upon , namely , when the Presiding OHiccr , according to the agenda paper , would " address the Disrrict Grand Lodge , ' ' that is to say , immediately after the confirmation of the mirutes of last communication ; he , however , had no

objection to give the information at once , and accordingly announced that W . Bro . J . B . Knight , the Deputy District Grand Master , who had been in charge of the district , had left for England yesterday , having previously made over charge to W . Bro . J . Pitt-Kennedy , P . D . D . G . M . W . Bro . Kennedy was unable to preside in District Grand

Lodge that evening , being out of town , and he ( Bro . Locke ) , at his request , ar . d as next on the roster of Deputy District Grand Masters , now occupied the chair . W . Bro . W . H . Fitze , D . G . Treas , moved , and W . Bro . W . G . Amos , P . D . G . D ., seconded—That the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 2 7 th day of December , 1876 , having been printed and circulated , be taken as

read . —Carried . W . Bro . P . C . Dutt , P . D . G . A . Dir . of Ccr ., mr . ved , and W . Bro . J . H . Turner , D . G . S . D ., seconded—That the minutes of proceedings be confirmed . W . Bro . W . B . Mactavish , P . D . G . S . W ., moved—That the protest regarding the minutes of the 22 nd September , 1876 , referred to in the speech of the Acting District Grand

Master , ought , in common fairness to the writer ( who vvas absent ) , to be published in the proceedings of the December meeting , or , if not , that the remarks of the Acting District Grand Master should be expunged . The motion having been seconded by Bro . H . R . King , S . W . 825 , and W . Bros . F . Jennings , P . D . D . G . M . ; J . B . Roberts , P . D . D . G . M . ; T . Jones , D . G . S . W . ; and W . H . Fitze , D . G .

Treas . ; and the proposer and seconder , respectively , having addressed the District Grand Lodge upon the subject of the motion , and the proceedings and letter to which the same had reference , the motion vvas put to the District Grand Lodge and was declared to be lost . The proposition moved by Bro . P . C . Dutt , T . D . G . A . Dir . of Cer ., and seconded by W . Bro . J . H . Turner , D . G .

S . D ., was then put to the vote and declared carried . The District Grand Master in the chair addressed the brethren as follows : — Worshipful brethren : According to the agenda of business the officer acting as District Grand Master should now address you . I regret very much , however , that I am not in a position to put before you any information as to

the condition of Masonry in the province , having been dissociated from any executive work in District Grand Lodge for some time past , and having had no communication made to me of the affairs of the past quarter or the state of the district , beyond the fact that there is one exclusion to be reported to you this evening . I have already informed to you of the departure of Bro . Kni ght and the consequent change in your ruler .

District Grand Lodge Of Bengal.

The report of the Committee of General Purposes , havin been printed and circulated , was , on the motion of W . gr F . Jennings , P . D . D . G . M ., seconded by W . Bro . W . JJ ' Jones , P . D G . Treas ., taken as read . W . Bro . J . Mumford , W . M . 67 , moved , and W . Bro Jones , P . D . G . Treas ., seconded—That the accounts , as ex '

hibited in the abstracts contained in the report of the Committee of General Purposes , be accepted as correct and passed . —Carried . W . Bro . W . B . Mactavish , P . D . G . S . W ., moved , and ty Bro . A . L . LeFranc . P . D . G . D ., seconded—That the report ' of the Committee of General Purposes be adopted and

The District Grand Master in the chair drew attention to the last paragraph in the report of the Committee ol General Purposes , relative to the duties of Lodge Pioneer No . 1490 , and pointed out that the procedure adopted in that case was not in accordance with the resolution cf this District Grand Lodge , passed at a communication held on the 24 th day of March , 1874 , whereby the Sus

pense Account which had theretofore appeared in the District Grand Lodge accounts was abolished . The District Grand Master in the chair read from the report ol proceedings of the communication of the District Grand Lodge , held on the 21 st March , 1874 , the following « x . tract from the report of the Committee of General Pur . poses , dated the 16 th day of March , 1874 , explanatory 0

the resolution : — " The Committee further recommend the abolition of the Suspense Account , from which many in . conveniences have been found to arise . They are of opinion that all moneys paid into District Grand Lod ge should be at once credited under the several heads of account , in respect of which they purport to be rendered . Provision has been made in the form referred to in the

preceding paragraph for showing any errors of short or excess payments , and any such inaccuracies can be as easily rectified under the system of accounts now proposed as when the whole sum paid in by a lodge is kept ' in suspense ' until every mistake of the smallest kind in its

rtturn is purged . Under the present system the usufruct of considerable sums is lost by District Grand Lodge and the Fund of Benevolence , while no useful end appears to be served , the ' Suspense Account' being , it is believed , as distasteful to the lodges as it is unthrifty towards ourselves . "

The District Grand Secretiry said , that after carefully reading the resolution and the above extract from the report cf the Committee of General Purposes , he must acknowledge that the procedure adopted by him with reference to the dues cf lodges , the returns accompanying which required revision and correction , had not been in accordance with the resolution , but promised that in the

future the resolution should be fully carried into effect . The motion of W . Bro . W . B . Mactavish , P . D . G . S . W ., seconded by VV . Bro . A . L . LeFranc , P . D . G . D ., vvas then put to the District Grand Lodge and carried . VV . Bro . F . Jennings , P . D . D . G . M ., moved , and W . Bro . W . H . Nelson , W . M . 1374 , seconded—That the report of the Grand Committee Bengal Masonic Fund of

Benevolence , having been printed and circulated , be taken as read . —Carried . Wor . Bro . VV . H . Filze , District Grand Treasurer , moved , and Wor . Bro . I . J . Whitty , D . G . J . W ., seconded . That the rrpoit of the Grand Committee of the Bengal Masonic Fund of Benevolence , be recorded . —Carried . The District Grand Master in the chair said , with

reference to the notice of motion standing on the agenda paper in his name , that as he vvas not present at the l ? st communication of the District Grand Lodge , the motion should not have been postponed , but should then have been allowed to fall through . It would be illegal for him now to move on the orig inal notice cf motion . When he should again desire to move the matter

he would give due notice . The undermentioned brethren who were respectivelyappointed to the office mentioned opposite their respective names , but who in consequence of their absence from the communication of this District Grand Lodge , held on the 27 th December , 1876 , were not then invested with the collar and jewel of their respective offices , were conducted to the east and invested by the District Grand Master in

the chair . C F . Egerton Allen , W . M . 109 Dist . G . D . of C . F . C B . Siddons , 6 7 Dist . G . Stwd . E . G . Sinclair , 229 Dist . G . Stwd . Thos . Duke , 392 Dist . G . Stwd . The District Grand Secretary reported the receipt ol apologies from several brethren for unavoidable

nonattendance that evening . The District Grand Secretary , referring to the letter received by him from the Grand Secretary of the United Grand Lodge of England , in October last , requesting him to communicate with the several lodges in the District , and to ascertain for the information of the Most Wor . tne Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , their views .

as to the appointment of a successor to Wor . Bro . J . y Roberts to the office of District Grand Master for Bengal , said , that in accordance therewith , he had immediate J after the receipt of that letter , issued a circular to all t ' lodges in the district , and that to date he had recel , * replies from eleven of the 28 lodges in Bengal ; five ioll S expressing a desire to have Wor . ' , Bro . J . Pitt-Kennc j . P . D . D . G . M ., appointed to the office ; two lodges d «' "»

the appointment of Wor . Bro . T . Jones , D . G . S . W . ; Mofussil lodges desiring to delegate their respective vo to the District Grand Lodge ; and two other Motu-- ^ lodges intimating their inability to express an 0 P inl ] ?" jb i the subject , being unacquainted with any brethren elig for the office . The District Grand Secretary also «?<* ,,,, ' that he had communicated the above information t Grand Secretary of the United Grand Lodge of bngia ^ and had promised to advise him of any further repi the circular , as received .