Union Lodge, Norwich, No. 52.*

well as copies of the same and of the Centenary Warrant , arc also furnished . As regards the 173 6 or King's Head Lodge , the particulars that have been unearthed are few and consist principally of lists

of members , the three earliest of which ranging from 1751 to 1779 were found in a '' Breeches" Bible , originally the property of the lodge , which Lord AMHERST purchased at a sale in London and last year restored to the lodge ; a fourth list

appearing in the " Country Register prior to 1813 " in Grand Lodge Library , the earliest dates assigned to any of the names in this belonging to the year 17 86 , while the latest entries are in 1801 . Lists arc also given of the members of the 1765 or Blue

Boar Lodge , the earliest with dates assigned to them belonging to 17 6 7 , and the latest to iSll . There is , likewise , a list of the Union Lodge running consecutively from 1806 to 18 97 , which has been compiled from the Lodge Minute and Register Books and the Register of Grand Lodge .

As regards the junior or Blue Boar Lodge , there is , fortunately , preserved a minute book , the first four pages of which contain lists of members between 1806 and the commencement of iSoS , these being followed by the minutes , the earliest of which relates

to the " Conven'd Lodge " or emergency meeting , held on Sunday , the 9 th February , 1 S 06 . These minutes run on more or less continuously until the time when the amalgamation with the senior or King's Head Lodge took place . The second minute

book dates from December , 1 S 1 S , and thenceforward there is an unbroken record of the proceedings until the present time , the narrative being supplemented by the lists we have already cited and others which are of interest .

There is , of course , no need for us to quote from the story as narrated by the authors ; the facts are such as are to be found in all other lodge histories . There is much , however , in the narrative which will interest the reader from the litrht it throws on the

manner in which the duties of the lodge were carried out ; from the occasional references in the earlier records or minutes , to the working of other than the Craft Degrees under the lodge warrant ; and from the insight it gives into the services rendered

to Freemasonry by the more prominent members . In fact , the story is complete as far as it has been possible for the authors to make it , and has the further advantage of being narrated clearly

and without excess of elaborate detail . We may add that the work itself is well printed and handsomely bound , and we venture to think that no Norfolk Mason should be without a copy of this excellent history of the senior lodge in the Province .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CORNWALL .

At the annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge at Falmouth on the 13 th instant , Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . G . M ., presided , and was supported by Bro . Sir Charles B . Graves-Sawle , Deputy Prov . G . M . There was a very large attendance , the following being present : Bros . Gilbert B . Pearce , 4 , P . S . G . W . ; John W . Higman , 4 o 6 , P . J . G . W . ;

Rev . E . F , Nugent , 17 S 5 , P . G . C . ; Richard L . Randall , 330 , P . G . Treas . ; E . L . Carlyon , 331 , P . G . Reg . ; E . D . Anderton , 331 , P . G . Sec . ; YV . A . Bennett , 699 , P . S . G . D . ; W . S . Cater , 7 S 9 , and R . Faull , 510 , P . J . G . Ds . ' ¦ J . Newland , 1544 , P . G . S . of W . ; VV . J . Trythall , 589 , P . G . D . C . ; T . G . Holder , 7 = ; , P . A . G . D . C . ; Col . G . ) . Parkyn , 330 and 152 S , P . G . S . B . ; E .

Benney , 131 , and W . T . Nancarrow , 10 71 , P . G . Std . Brs . ; J . B . Williams , 1785 , P . G . Org . ; \ V . Lucy , 1954 , P . A . G . Sec . ; J . P . Lilli ' crap , 970 , P . G . Purst . ; J . Fitton , io ; 6 , P . A . G . Purst . ; E . R . Brown , S 56 , H . C . Sara , 967 , W . Symons , 557 , and W . Coulter , 2166 , P . G . Stewards ; E . A .

Orford , 510 , P . G . Tyler ; J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . B . ; J . C . R . Crewes , P . P . S . G . D . ; E . M . Milford , P . P . S . G . W . ; and B . F . ¦ Edyvean , A . G . D . C . Eng ., Charity Steward . Every one of the 30 lodges in the province were represented .

Bro . R . L . RANDALL , P . G . Treas ., reported a balance in hand of . £ 248 , against £ 252 last year , after contributing 180 guineas to the Charities . The Secretary , Bro . E . D . ANUKRTOX , reported that there had been 159 initiations , against 147 last year , 34 joining members , against 2 S , making a total of 1925 members , against 1 S 6 S last year . This was the largest number on record . The increase on the year was 57 .

Bro . Milford presented the report of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund . The lodge contributions amounted to ^ 329 against / " 307 last year , an increase of £ 22 . The total 10 years ago was fijo . The invested capital and balance at bank amounted to £ 6364 , and produced

an income of £ 247 . There were 11 annuitants receiving from £ 20 to £ 30 each , and six children being educated from the funds . Bro . Milford added that by the recommendation of the Committee ( afterwards confirmed by the voting of the brethren ) four additional annuities and two educational grants . would be added .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

The Provincial Committee of Relief recommended a grant of £ 20 to a P . M . of 1272 , and £ 5 each to brethren of 131 and 970 . —Adopted . —The following votes were passed . 20 guineas to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; 20 guineas to the Girls' Schools ( London ) ; and 50 guineas to the CM . A . and B . Fund .

Bro . G . B . PEARCE , presenting his 13 th annual report of the Cornwall Masonic Charity Association , said that it was rather more cheerful than in previous years , the subscriptions showing an increase of S 3 guineas , last year ' s total being 207 guineas , and this year ' s 290 guineas . The largest contributions were from the following lodges : Liskeard , 50 guineas ; Helston , £ 29 ; Hayle , £ 24 ; Millbrook , - £ 21 ; Redruth , £ 19 ; St . Ives ,

. £ 19 . In the cases of Helston , Millbrook , and St . Ives the sums named included special donations to the Boys' Centenary Fund , presented through the Association , and had these been separated from the annual subscriptions derivable from membership the aspect of the list would have been changed —Liskeard , 50 guineas ; Hayle , 24 guineas ; Helston , 19 guineas ; and Redruth , 19 guineas . Taking the full list of 290 guineas , the East

contributed 139 and the West 151 guineas , but omitting the donations ,-which was the fairest comparison , the East won by 124 guineas , against West 116 guineas . There had been 31 new members , Redruth taking first place with eight new members , and Liskeard next with six . He wished to urge upon lodges the importance of adopting the membership system by which they

could subscribe two or more guineas annually , and when the lodge vote was taken let it fix the contribution yearly for the five years complete . Bro . Pearce offered congratulation to Bro . McLeod , the Secretary of the Boys ' School , on the wonderful success of the Boys' Centenary Festival , which was one of the greatest feats in Masonic Charity that had ever been accomplished .

The P . G . M . wished to join in congratulations to Bro . McLeod on the success of his great effort . The report was adopted . Bro . B . F . ED WEAN presented his fifth annual report as Charity Representative for the province . During the year he received the following votes : Girls , 1224 ; Boys , 1097 ; Benevolent , 2201 ; total , 4522—an increase of 317 ¦

on the previous year . For the province's adopted candidate he polled in May last 6 359 , which placed the candidate third on the successful list . These figures , though somewhat high , would explain themselves when he stated that there were no less than 60 candidates for only 12 vacancies . It was the most difficult and uncertain election he had yet experienced . So great was the demand for the Benevolent votes , that he was unable to exchange their

Boys' and Girls' at an even reasonable rate , and , therefore , he lent them to other provinces repayable on demand . They owed at present 3412 Benevolent votes , and had owing to them 1323 boys and girls , which when exchanged at the usual rate of one for two would reduce their actual debt to 766 only . He hoped this would be considered a satisfactory state of affairs .

For the election of a Truro brother , fourth on the successful list with 5310 votes , they had to thank their ever-generous Cornish brethren in London . In conclusion , he desired to again thank the brethren of this province for their support during the past year , and to remind them that success was dependent on that support , which he trusted would ever be increasingly accorded to the grand cause of Charity .

Business was suspended , and the lodge went in procession to the parish church , drizzling rain falling . The town was gaily decorated wiih flags , and the procession , headed by the Falmouth Artillery Band , was watched by a large number of persons . The volume of the Sacred Law was , as usual , borne by four " Lewises " ( sons of Masons ) before the Prov . G . Lodge officers .

The Prov . G . Chap ., Bro . Rev . E . F . NUGF . NT , delivered an excellent discourse from Psalm cxviii ., 22 , " The stone which the builders refused . "

On returning to lodge , the PROV . G . M . presented each of the "Lewises" ( Tom Sylvester Holder , Samuel Lewis Tressider , Leonard Moody Buckley , and Bruce ] ory Gregg ) with a Bible . His lordship hoped that the Bibles would not only be a recollection to them of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Cornwall meeting at Falmouth , but that they would . study the Bible , and so receive happiness for the life that was before them . The collection at the church amounted to £ 12 163 . gd . The following brethren were invested as Prov . Grand Officers for ( he ensuing year :

Bro . Sir C . B . Graves Sawle ... ... ... Dep . Prov . G . M . „ E . W . Cams Wilson , 331 and 1528 ... Prov . S . G . W . „ G . A . J enkins , 9 67 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . " n " £ ? - ¦ £ Ugent ' ' ] Prov . G . Chaps . ,, Rev . C . K Mermagen , 131 ... ... ) „ J . M . Blarney , 9 67 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ W . W . J . Sharp , 75 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ E . D . Anderton , 331 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . 00 din g . 75

" . 7-J- ^ - ^ ) Prov . S . G . Ds . „ R . P . Couch , 121 ... ... ... j „ J . Willey , 31 S ] Prov . J . G . Ds . „ l . Burge , 1 544 ... ... ... j J „ A . Carkeek , 599 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ G . B . Trevorton , 330 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C . „ K . S . Rundle , S 56 ... ... ... Prov . D . G . D . of C ,. G . Davis , 1139 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . of C . „ R . S . Langford , 17 S 5 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B .

" ^ , ' f . , Pascoe 6 99 ... ... " ] Prov . G . Std . Bis . „ John White , 1164 ... ... ... J „ J . McTurk , 496 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ F . Downing , 7 S 9 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ W . Coulter , 2166 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ John H . Chubb , 967 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst .

,, R . T . Peters , 1006 ... ... ... j „ N . Bray , 1071 ... ... ... j " ) Y ' . . f ™ < 977 ... - " ¦ tprov . G . Stwds . ,, 1 * .. A . Broad , 450 ... ... ... , ' ,, Thomas Cundy , S 93 ... ... ... |

„ W . F . Clarke , 131 ... ... ... J „ Martin Richards ' , 75 ... ... .. Prov . G . Tyler . The PKOV . G . M . asked , as the P . G . S . was not in the good heajih they would like him to be , that all communications on the business of the province mi ght for the present be sent to Bro . J . C . R . Crewes ( Truroji Assistant to Prov . G . S . The brethren afterwards lunched together .