The Late Bro. The Rev. C. J. Martyn, M.A., P.G. Chaplain.

present at Ins Royal Highness s installation as Grand Master on the 2 SU 1 April , 18 75 , and at the two Commemorative Meetings held " in the Royal Albert Mall in June , 18 S 7 , in honour of the Oueen ' s Jubilee , and in June , i 8 y 7 , in honour of her Diamond

Jubilee . He was a Steward at both the School Centenaries and at 'the Benevolent Jubilee Festival . He assisted , as we mentioned last week , at the initiation , in the Royal Alpha Lodge , of the late Prince ALBERT VICTOR , afterwards Duke of CLARENCE

and AvoNDALE . He presided at the Girls' School festival in 18 S 9 , and installed his Suffolk chief—Lord HENNIKER—as Prov . Grand Master of the Isle ol Man last summer . He has , indeed

borne an . active part 111 all the most momentous events that have taken place since he was invested as Grand Chaplain in April , r-69 , and it may truly be said of him that , throughout his whole Masonic e . ireer . while he attached to himself hosts of

friends , he never made an enemy . His remains were committed to their last resting-place , in Long Mel ford Churchvard , on Tuesday , there being a large

concourse of people assembled to witness the last sad rites to one whom they had known and loved so long . May the splendid example which the late Bro . MARTYN set to the whole bod y of Freemasons be fruitful of good to the English Craft !

The Grand Lodge, 1801—1901.

THE GRAND LODGE , 1801—1901 .

The publication of the "Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket-Book for the Year 1901 , " seems to me to be an appropriate time to glance at the progress of the Grand Lodge of England during the 19 th centurv . The figures are remarkable , not to say startling ,

in character , especially during the fourth , or last quarter ol the century , and suggest how enormously the Grand Lodge of England has prospered through U . K . 11 . the Prince ; of Wales becoming M . W . Grand Master as well as the ever-increasintr strain of

work on the Grand Secretary and his stall . The resignation of the . Mosi Noble the Marquess of Ripon of the office of Grand Master in 1874 appeared to In : a very heavy blow to the Fralernitv ; but , so far from that briny the case , the

facts herein noted prove quite the other way , and indicate that never before h ; is the English Craft—it may be said the Brotherhood of the United Kingdom -witnessed such palpable and wonderful signs of prosperity as at the present time on entering on the twentieth Century .

Dividing the last century into lour portions of about 25 wars each , tlie following will eloquently , though silentl y , demonstrate the hitherto unequalled and extraordinary increase in the number ol lodges , notwithstanding the numerous Grand Lodges which

have been formed during the period in the ( olomes , thus leading to a great number ol lodges being removed lroin the English Roll accordingly . The lourih and last period covers ( lie whole of the time that ll . K . ll . the Prince of Wales has been our beloved

Grand Master .- The first lodge warranted after this great historic event was No . 1515 , 111 c "Bertie Lodge , " Oxford , on 20 th October , 187 . ) . STATISTICS OI - LODGES , iSou-iyoo . London . Provinces . Abroad . Total .

j . voo ... 140 ... 34 O ... 271 ... 7 6 3 / 'V- ' 5 ¦•• 133 43 . 5 ¦ ¦• 'MS ... 73 6 / . V 50 ... 115 .. 405 ... 250 ... 770 / . S ' 7 , , - ... 215 ... 818 ... 387 ... 1420 IQDU ... 498 ... 1371 ... 502 ... 2371

It will be seen b y the foregoing that whereas , on beginning the lyth Century ( January , 1801 ) , there were 7 63 nominall y on the Roll , on entering the 20 th Century ( January , 190 ;) there are the large number of 2371 on the Register . J say nominally , as to lNui , because unquestionabl y , many of the

lodges existed hut on paper , and hence 6 ^ . 0 would reall y be much nearer the mark than 763 . On the " Union" of the two rival Grand Lodges , and the arrangement of the United Grand Lodge Roll , 1813-4 , the 508 of the ' Modern " Lodges were reduced to 388 , and the uo of the "Ancients " to 260 ; no less than 220 oi

these having been once located Abroad . Even this enormous reduction left quite a number of dormant lodges on the United Register , as prosed by tin' fact that at the end of 1825 , the Roll had shrivelled to 73 b . Other causes also prevailed , which it is not now mv purpose to consider , and led to a still greater diminution ,

the " low water mark " being reached in 1832-3 , with 591 lodges onlv on the Roll . Then a change lor the belter occurred , as any one can easily note , b y consulting my lamented friend , John Lane ' s " Hand y Book to the LiMs oi Lodges" ( 188 9 ) , which is simplv invaluable lor my present purpose ; and with his " Masonic Records , i 7 17-1 S 94 , " in hand , the whole progress of the Craft ,

The Grand Lodge, 1801—1901.

from a statistical point of view , is rendered quite as " clear as noonday . " Now , there are 2371 active lodges on the Roll of the United

Grand Lodge of England , which are thus distributed : Metropolitan Lodges ... 49 8 Increase ro Provincial do . ... 1371 Do . 17 Colonial and Foreign do . ... 502 Decrease 4

2371 On the 2 nd September , 18 74 , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales became Grand Master of England ( as the Past Grand Master ) on the regretted resignation of the Marquess of Ripon . The

first warrant , granted after the accession to office of H . R . H . being No . 1515 , as noted , and as the last warrant in the Grand Lodge Calendar for 1901 is numbered 28 34 ( the " Devonian /' London ) , it is evident that over 1300 Lodges have been chartered during the period , or an average of fullv 50 per annum .

It is true that in 1 S 75 the Lodges on the Roll had nearl y doubled from what then- were in 1850 , whilst for 1900 the numbers were not double those in 18 75 ; but taking the average net increase , the accession to the roll in the third quarter of the last century averaged but 26 per annum , whereas during 1 S

75-1900 the net average increase has been at the rate of full y 38 Lodges per annum . It should also be remembered that the numerous removals of Lodges from the English Register does not indicate that they have all ceased to work , but onl y that many have joined other Grand . Lodges .

The Grand Masters of the " United Grand Lodge" have been as follows :

1 S 13-1 S 43 H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , K . G ., & c . 1844-1870 the Ri g ht Hon . the Earl of Zetland , K . T . 1870-18 74 the Most Noble the Marquess of Ripon , K . G . 18 74 onward ILR . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., K . T ., & c . The Calendar for 1901 is marvellously correct , especiall y

considering the mass of figures and particulars , and is a credit to all concerned in its compilation . The Provinces have not increased so rapidl y during 1900 as in some years , but West Lancashire is again to the fore with an addition of five Lodges ; the Provinces of Bucks , Cheshire , Warwick , and Guernsey have

added two each to their numbers , and those of Cumberland and Westmorland , Devon , Durham , Kent , and Suffolk one each . The Province of West Lancashire has now 127 Lodges , and that of East Lancashire 113 , making a total of 240 in the county .

Some of the Districts Abroad have increased , but , on the whole , they show a diminution of some four lodges ; but , considering the great number that have left our Jurisdiction of late years , the sli g ht decrease is not worth mentioning . In Royal Arch Masonry the figures show a sli ght increase ;

the London chapters now being 18 7 , the Provincial 535 , and the Foreign 127 , making a total of 8 49 . Those Abroad evince the least interest in the Ceremony , judging from the proportion of chapters to lodges ; probabl y due in part to the difficulty oi working the Degree according to the present Regulations as to the

Principals , & e . Twenty-two chapters have obtained Centenary Jewel Warrants , the oldest of these dating from 17 6 9 . A Centenary Celebration b y a lodge is now such an ordinary occurrence that save for the members particularl y interested it does not much concern the brethren generall y as it once did . There

are at least 230 lodges whose members have the privilege of wearing either special or ordinary Centenary Jewels . I could write much more as to the interesting contents of the Grand Lodge Calendar for 1901 , but forbear , especially as copies may be had for a trifle from the esteemed Grand Secretary or the ' Publisher . W . J . HUGHAN .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

The Quarterly Court of Subscribers to this Institution was held on Friday , the nth instant , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . C . E . Keyser , P . G . D ., Treasurer of the Institution , was voted to the chair . The other brethren present were Bros . W . Russell , J . E . Le Feuvre , John Glass , C . Pulman ,

H . Massey , George Everett , J . F . Bateman , C . St . Webb , E . Gough , Edwd Margretts , Stanley J . Attenborough , Major Hugh W . H . Carey Elwes , J Boulton , J . P . Fitzgerald , James Stephens , A . J . Thomas , and J . M McLeod , Secretary .

THE NEW TRUSTEES . After the minutes of the Quarterly Court of October 12 , 1900 , had been read and verified , and the minutes of the Council meetings intervening between that date and the present meeting had been read for information ,

Bro . \ . M . MCLEOD read a feller from the Earl of Latliom by which hi lordship accepted one of the vacant trusteeships of the Institution , and stated that he highly appreciated the honour done him in offering him that office .