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'I he brethren then formed in procession and marched to the Tower Church to attend divine service . As the Prov . Grand Master and the Prov . Grand Officers entered the church the organist played the National Anthem . 'I he prayers were intoned by the Rev . J . R . Turnock , the first lesson was read by the Rev . Dr . Sedgwick , P . G . Chap ., and the second lesson by the Rev . A . Tighe Gregory , P . P . G . Chap . The anthem was taken from Psalms exxm .

" Behold how good and joyful a thing it is , brethren , to dwell together in unity " ( Clark Whitfield ) . By permission of the Rev . J . R . 'iurnock special hymns were sung . The sermon was preached by the V . VV . Bro . Rev . P . L . Cautley , vicar of Southwold , Prov . Grand Chap ., who took for his text the words " That they may all be one , as Thou Father art in Me and I in Thee , that they also may be one in us , lhat the woild may believe that Thou hast sent

Me . " tit . John xvi ., 21 . The offertory at the conclusion of the service amounted to £ 7 16 s . gd . After service the brethren re-formed in procession , and mi' -ched back to the Masonic Hall , where the lodge business was resumed , when Bro . GRIMWADE , P . P . G . S . W ., read the report of the Charity Association , which stated that the past year had been distinguished in a very marked di'gree by great liberality on the part of brethren in the

Provincial Masonic Lodges , and also by most successful results in securing the election of their candidates . The PROV . GRAND MASTER said he was glad to observe the great increase of energy and zeal that had been shown in this province in the collection of money for charitable purposes , and he thought this year he might say they had done largely and well . Their needs were great , but he was sure to the extent of their power they had been provided

for . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . Bony , P . P . G . S . YV ., laid before the lodge a scheme for increasing the number of life governors of the Masonic charities , and expressed a hope that the proposals would be very largely adopted in the province . The PROV . GRAND MASTER spoke in favour of the scheme , which he thought must commend itself to them all . Before proceeding further there was one matter to

which he wished mure patticutarly to allude . At an early pait of the proceedings he remarked that he should find an opportunity before the close of signifying—though perhaps not in a way tliat was usual in that lodge , but was customary in Masonry at large—the sense he entertained of the gratuitous and excellent and energetic services rendered by their respected Bro . Grimwade , whom he had promoted t . ) what might be called brevet rank , as Past Grand Senior Warden in the province . They were doubtless acquainted

with the nature of brevet rank in military service—it conferred a disiinction upon an individual who was honoured by the confidence of his sovereign , without conferring upon him any special obligation or duty . He felt also that some reference should be made to the valuable services rendered by Bro . Pain , of the Bury Lodge , on the occasiun of the lamented death of their late Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . Lucia , which came upon them quite unexpectedly when the natural and appointed leaders of ihe lodge were absent , an he thou lit his name should be associated in honour

with that of Bra . Grimwade . ( Applause ) . . 1 is services on the melancholy occasion referred to gave him a claim to their consideration , and he recommended his name to them to be remembered as that of a good and sterling brother . ( Applause . ) He also wished to bring befoie the lodge the name of Bro . Long . A very short time had elapsed after he had received at Lowestoft notice of the loss they had sustained by the diath of Bro . Lucia , when on the spot ,

almost as though he arose out of the sea , quite as unexpectedly and quite as welcome , appeared their Bro . Long , who was acquainted with the work of oiganisatiun , and had assisted him materially in the discharge of the du ies of the lodge . ' 1 he two brethren he had last mentioned were well entitled to the good graces of the lodge . ( Applause . ) Bro . CASLEY having announced the amount of the

offertory at the Tower Church , The PROV . GRAND MASTER , with the sanction of the lodge , ordered that it should be paid over to the vicar , who it was understood would hand it to the Committee of the Ipswich Nurses' Home . The PROV . GRAND MASTER said they had within the last 12 months to regret the loss of three prominent members of the Craft . One who had been withdrawn from them

was for many years a useful and noble member of the profession to which he belonged ; he alluded to their Bro . Freeman . They next lost their Bro . Lucia , and no person was in a position lo speak more distinctly of the qualities and qualification of the Prov . Grand Secretary than he who had the honour of guiding the province ; from the confidential relationship in which they stood no one could appreciate his qualities more than the Prov . Grand Master . He was very

sensible of the merits of their Bro . Lucia , and personally , as he was sure did also every member of the province , he mourned his loss . ( Hear , hear . ) Then , again , an old and experienced Mason had been taken away from them in the person of Bro . Strathern , of the Halesworth Lodge . Many years ago , when he first made his acquaintance , he was struck with the excellent manner in which he conducted his lodge , and he found that he had brought from that country

which his name suggested those habits of regularity and forethought , both in regard to the Craft and to civil life , which distinguished those who came from beyond theTweed . The three names he had mentioned would , he was sure , long continue lo be honoured amongst them . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . C . J . MARTYN , D . P . G .. VL , said he was only echoing the feelings of every single brother in that Grand Lodge when he said that they most heartily endorsed all that had been so kindly and so eloquently put before them

by the Grand Master , and they shared in the regret which he had expressed in so touching a manner at the death of of tho * e their brethren . They left names behind them which it would be a long time before the Masons of Suffolk would forget . ( Hear , hear . ) The D . P . G . M . afterwards spoke upon the spread of Mark Masonry in the province , and denying that there was any rivalry between the two , expressed the hope that for many years to come Mark Masonry and Craft Masonry would work side by side .

( App ! au = e . ) liro . TRACY , P . G . S ., read a letter which had been received from Mrs . Lucia , the widow of the late P . G . S ., expressing her heartfelt thanks for the letter of condolence and sympathy sent to her on the death of her husband . A vote of thanks was accorded to the Rev . J . R . Turnock for his kindness in granting the use of St . Mary-le-Tower Church , and before closing the lodge the P . G . M . expressed the hope that they as brethren might go on in the same

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spirit as had been shown that day , and he hoped and trusted under the fas'our ot the G . A . O . I ' . U . with the same and equal results . They could only water and plant—¦ the increase came not from them , but from a higher source . The last terrible years had sorely afflicted the district from which they mainly drew their resources , but they now felt that the time was come when compensation would be given to thiiii , that they would reap the reward of their toil . In

the meantime it behove them to exercise that active charity which bound up wounds and helped the weaker brethren . ( Applause . ) More he had not to say , except that he was year after year more and more indebted for the conscious strength which he felt to the support of those over whom he had the honour to preside . ( Applause . ) The lodge was then closed in the usual form .

A banquet was held at the Masonic Hall in the evening , under the presidency of the Prov . Grand Master , who was supported by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Bio . the Rev . C J . Martyn , P . G . C ; Bro . the Rev . Dr . Sedgwick , P . G . C . ; and the Prov . Grand Officers . Bro . Holder , of the Butter Market , was the caterer , 'the tables were artistically laid , and the menu was admirablyj , served . After dinner

I he PROV . GRAND MASTER proposed the toasts of" The Queen , " "The M . W . Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of YVales , " and " The Pro Grand Master , Lord Carnarvon ; Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom ; and the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " In response to the latter toast , Bro . the Rev . Dr . SEDGWICK said he need not say how heartily he felt that Lord Carnarvon was the right man in the right place , and he

might say the same ot Lord Lathom ; he did not think two better officers could have been chosen . ( Hear , hear . ) He was quite convinced that the Grand Officers did their best to promote the interests of the Craft . ( Applause . ) Bro . the Rev . C . J . MARTYN also responded , and said he was sure they were all as pleased as he was to see their Provincial Grand Master , whom they all loved and esteemed and revered in every position in life , amongst them in

restored health and strength . ( Applause . ) I here were few more popular Provincial Grand Masters in England than their own . He had just been told that Lord Waveney came of age that night as Provincial Grand Master of Suffolk . Now , they knew when a young man came of age they looked forward and prognosticated many years of life and happiness before him , and he was sure he was only saying what they all felt when he said that from the bottom of his

heart every single soul in the room wished that that would be fulfilled . He gave them with all the honour they could put into it " The Health of the Prov . Grand Master of Suffolk , Lord Waveney . " ( Cheers . ) The PROV . GRAND MASTER said he had passed a considerable part of his time belore he had the honour and the great privilege and pleasure of being associated with this iirovince , but he could safely say he had learnt more

in the 21 years he had acted as P . G . M . than he had learnt in the 3 S years previously . In the year 1829 it was the fashion at Cambridge for undergraduates to become Freemasons , and in that year he became a Mason with them . As long as he had health and strength they would both be employed as far as they could be in the service of the Cratt . He thanked them lor the agreeable surprise they had given him in celebrating his coming of age ; and in

the second place he thanked them for the reception they had given him , and for the honour done him that day . The PROV . GRAND MASTER proposed " Ihe Health of the Deputy Prov . Grand Ma .-ter , Bro . C . J . Martyn . " His activity and energy in the cause of Masonry were wellknown , and if it were possible for any one to realise the fable of the bird that was in two places at the same time , his impression was that they would find it in the person of

their Deputy Prov . Grand Master . Bro . the Rev . C . J . MARTYN expressed the great pleasure he had always experienced in working under Lord Waveney , and said he had never for one single moment had the slightest cause to regret holding ollice , because he had been so well supported and backed up by the Prov . Grand Master and his brethren and friends of the Province of Suffolk . ( Applause . ) Wherever he went he always

found the same cordial hearty welcome , and whatever he said was taken in good part . Having acknowledged the great assistance he had received from the Prov . Grand Secretary , and expressed the wish that he could more often come amongst them , the D . P . G . M . said so far as he was able they would find him ready and willing to carry out his obligation . Bro . BODY , P . P . G . S . W ., proposed "The Charities . "

Bro . FRED . BINCKES , Secretary to the Boys' School , and Bro . TERUY , Secretary to the Benevolent Institution , responded . Ihe PROV . GRAND MASTER thanked the brethren of the four Ipswich Lodges for the hospitable reception given to the Provincial Grand Lodge ; and The DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER proposed "The Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , Present and Past , "

coupled with the names of Bros . Canova , of the Southwold Lodge , and Grimsey , of the British Union . Bros . CANOVA and GRIMSEY having replied , The DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER ( who had now assumed the chair , Lord Waveney being obliged to leave ) , proposed " The Health of the Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . Tracy , " and spoke of the valuable assistance he rendered to the province when they were suddenly deprived of the

services of their late lamented Bro . Lucia . They had paid their tribute of affection for their departed friend , and he now asked them to drink the health of his most worth y successor . ( Applause . ) Bro . TRACY responded and expressed his sense of the loss the Province had sustained by the death of Bro . Lucia , whom he had known for many years , and with whom he was associated as the founder of St . Edmund's Lodge . He

did not wish to make any promises , because he knew that they were very easily ma . ieand often fulfilled with great difficulty . He should try thoroughly to do his duty without fear or favour , and he trujted when the time came when he should be called upon to leave the office , there would be as great an earnest of good feeling amongst them as there was now on his entering upon it . ( Applause . )

The DEP . PROV . GRAND MASTER proposed " The YV . Masters of the Lodges in the Province . " Bros . G . ABBOTT ( St . I uke ' s ) , A . RAPHAEL ( Prince of Wales ) , and ARDLEIGH ( Stour Valley ) responded The DEP . PROV . GRAND MASTER proposed the health of Bro . VV . Clarke , P . G . D . C , and said it was a great advantage to any lodge to have so efficient a Director of Ceremonies . ( Applause ) .

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cro . CLARKE , in response , alluded to the proposal for the erection of a new temple in which to hold Grand Lodge meetings , and also to ihe question of the revision of the by-laws in the Book of Constitutions . He hoped this matter would be very carefully watched , and that the brethren

would hesitate before they attempted to alter any of the grand lundamental principles which had actuated and guided Grand Lodge in the past . ( Applause . ) " The Visiting Brethicn" brought the toast list to a close .

Bros . Brockbank , Steele , and Geo . Abbott contributed greatly to the pleasure of the evening by their excellent rendering of some choice songs , duets , and glees .

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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

Craft JIasonrrj . THE GALLERY LODGE ( No . 1928 ) . —The last regular meeting of the session of this lodge was held on Saturday at Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton . There were present Bros . H . F Bussey , W . M . ; ' T . Minstrell , S . W . ; J . Maclntyre , J . W . ; H . Massey , I . P . M . ; w ! Mackenzie Duckworth , Treas . ; R . J . Albery , Sec C F . Paidon , S . D . ; Basil Cookeacting JD CDuek

, .. ; . - worth , D . of C . ; Herbert Wri ght , VV . S . ; VV T Perkins , WS . acting I . G . ; Chas . Williams , J . H . Thomas , & ' , M Dym ?? , \ , , ' Bain , e ^ - E- Peacock , Dr . Griffiths , J Moore , O . Willson , J . Bune . l Saunders , Peachey , George Welsh , G . Iyas Bussey , and J . Gilbert Maclachlan . 1 he visitors were Bros . Lord Kensington , M . P Den Prov . G . M . of the Western Division of South Wales ' P G landSir

S . W . Eng ; Farrar Herschell , M . P ., P . M . ' 1610 Henry Coulter , P . M . ; Turle Lee , and C K Moore . Bros . George I \ Bussey and J . Gilbert Maclachlan were passed to the Second Degree , the ceremony being admirably performed by the W . M . Bro . T . Minstrell , the S . W was unanimously elected YV . M . for the ensuing year , and in the course of a lew well-chosen words expressed his

appre ciation of the high honour the brethren had conferred upon him . Ihe election of the Treasurer was next proceeded with , and it being understood that the Treasurer , Bro . VV Mackenzie Duckworth , who is one of the founders , was not unwilling to take another office with a view of nassino- tL «

chair , Bro . H . Ma-sey , I . P . M ., was elected Treasurer for the ensuing year . Bro . Very was re-elected Tyler . A Past Master s jewel was voted to Bro . Bussey , and a founder ' s and treasurer ' s jewel was heartil y voted to Bro . VV . M Duckworth , as a recognition of his services as a founder and first 1 reasurer .

Ihe lodge having been closed the brethren sat down to a substantial supper . „ : k ° I Kensington responded to the toast of " The Grand Officers , Present and Past ; " and again , together with Bro . Sir larrar Herschell and the other visitors , replied to the toast of The Visitors

" . " Ihe usual toast list was gone through , and the post prandial proceedings were much enlivened by recitations b y Bros . Coulter and Chas . W . lliams , and musical contributions to the general harmony by Bros . 1 urle Lee F Saunders , O . Willson , G . Welsh , the W . M ., and Very . '

WOOLWICH—Union Waterloo Lodge ( No 13 ) . —Ihe installation meeting of the above grand old lodge—the oldest and mother of all the lodges in the Woolwich district-took place on Wednesday , the nth inst ., at he Masonic Hall , Wilham-stieet . Bro . T . Hosgood , the W . M ., opened the lodge , and after the minutes of the previous meeting had been passed , Bro . A . McQueen was

raised to-tneSublime Degree . Bro . G . Davies , P . M ., then , as Installing Master , took the chair , and in a most impressive manner installed Bro . R . Smith , S . W ., the VV M elect . Having been saluted , Bro . Smith invested his - ' ¦ V YV T- c "^" " , ' £ . V Treas- ; N- Brow " . P-M - Sec . A . CleaLS . D . ; J . G . Melburne , J . D . ; VV . Tailby I . G . H . Gnce , D . of C ; J . Bell , YV \ S . ; and W . 6 dgood

A vote of thanks to Bro . Davies was passed unanimously for the admirable manner in which he had conducted the ceremony of installation , and it was further resolve d that he should be made a life member of the lodge , with all privileges , free of cost . r

Bro . Davies returned thanks , but requested time to make up his mind as to whether he should receive the life membership or not , as he had no desire at present to be merely a lay member .

I he following Past Masters and visiting brethren were present : Bros . H . S . Syer , P . M . ; Hodgkinson , P . M . ; Dr . C . H . Y . Godwin , J . W . 706 ; T . Holleyman , W . M . ' ,, „ A Saunders ' J- - ' 536 ; H . J . Roberts , S . W . and W . M . elect 700 ; G . Kennaday , S . YV . and W . M . elect iS 3 < 5 : W . Iopp , P . M . 879 ; C . Bedo , oo ; J . Dalley , 640 ; and C . Jolly , 913 ( Freemason ) .

I he lodge was then closed , and the majority of the brethren adjourned to the Green Man Hotel , Blackheath , where a choice banquet was partaken of . Bro . Hosgood was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel , handsomely mounted , and of the value of 10 guineas , and the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured . 'The whole of the proceedings were most enjoyable .

HASTINGS . —Derwent Lodge ( No . 40 ) . —The usual monthl y meeting was held at the Castle Hotel on Monday evening , July ih , the W . M ., Bro . J . Pearce , presiding , supported by Bros . E . VV . J . Hennah , I . P . M . ; W . H . Russell , S . W .: J . Plowman , J . W .: G . F Wood . Sec . ;

I . H . Hallett , S . D ., Org . ; Crossthwaite , I . D . ; T . ftiarkw . ck , I . G . ; F . Duke , T . H . Case , J . ' D . Hunter , and others . Lodge was duly opened , and minutes of last meeting read and confirmed . After some pieliminary business had been disposed of lodge was closed .

SOUTH SHIELDS . -St . Hilda ' s Lodge ( No . 240 ) . —On the 9 th inst ., the monthly meeting of this lodge was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Fowtev-street , and , though the weather was very sultry and warm , there was a good attendance of brelhren , and a creditable amcunt of business was gone through . 'Ihe lodge was opened in due form by Bro . J . H . Thompson , W . M ., assisted by the fol-