Provincial Meetings.

Bro . Remvick , the retiring Master , with a handsome Past Master ' s jewel , alluded to the efficient manner in which he had discharged the duties of his office during the year . Bro . Grant was elected a representative on the Committee of Petitions , and a vote of thanks was accorded Bro . VV Taylor on his retiring from that p ist for his many years ' services . The brethren present at the proceedings , in

addition to the above , were Brrs . S . Wills , J . W . ; E . J . Pratt Org . ; I . W . McKellar , T . J . Crossman , and W . H . Rowland , of 1402 ; H . May , I . W ., and J . M . Davis , J . D . , JS ; C . Emmett . J . W . 135 S ; W . Thomas , 189 ; J . Conam , „ S ; H . G . Browne , 1035 ; W . C . Bubb , 1935 ; and lohn Nutt , 11 . . The banquet took place at Bro . Griffin ' s Royal Hotel in

the evening . Jordan Lodge ( No . 1402 ) . —The regular meetin ° - of this lodge took place on the ioth inst ., when there was a large attendance of brethren . Amongst others were Bros . John Taylor , W . M . ; Jnr > . Chapman , P . M ., P . P . G D ., S . W . ; 5 . Wills , l . W . ; F . S . Hex , P . M ., Chap . ; Tn ' o . Lane , P . M ., P . P . G . Reg ., Treas . ; T . H . Wills , 1 P . M . Sec ; VV . Hersey , S . D . ; W . Winget , J . D . ; Jno .

, Dodge , P . M ., P . P . G . T ., D . C ; E . J . Pratt , Org . ; Geo . West , I . G . ; J . Risdon and J . D . Beer , Stwds . ; J . E . Newton , Tyler ; T . W . Morgan , P . M ., Prov . CO . ; J . Murray , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C ; Jno . Salter , P . M ., Treas . 32 S ; T . J . Crossman , J . W . McKellar . R . Pickard , C . Hill Conroy , Couch , 32 S ; W . Thomas , F . J . Crocker , W . T . Gale , W . J . Nosworthy , R . D . Scholes , J . G . Turle ,

and C . P . Waite . The lodge being opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting confirmed , successful ballots were taken for two joining members , and two candidates for initiation . Bro . F . J . Crocker was raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M . by the W . M ., who also initiated the two candidates . The usual lodge business was then transacted , and the lodge closed .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

Emblematic Chapter ( No . 1321 ) . — On Thursday , the 12 th inst ., this new chapter , which was consecrated by Comp . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E ., in December last , held its first meeting for work at the Criterion , Piccadilly , where a handsome and commodious room , which Messrs . Spiers and Pond , Limited , have furnished as a chapter room , was set apart for the companions . There were present on the occasion Comps . J . H . Price , M . E . Z . ;

W . B . Fenwick , H . ; H . Eshng , J . ; G . Cooper , S . E . ; F . J . Potter , S . N . ; Joseph Greenway , P . S . ; E . L . Berry , 1 st A . S . ; W . G . Kent , 2 nd A . S . ; F . T . Egerton , P . Z ., P . P . G . S . O . Berks and Bucks ; and'J . H . Evans , Steward . Visitors : Comps . W . Cleghorn , P . Z . ; D . Haslett , Robert Kirk ; T . P . Deakin ; S . Lloyd , 1139 ; F . Hilton , P . Z . 1275 ; T . Grummant , P . Z . 1275 ; Chas . Hy . Stone ,

P . S . N . 1275 ; H . Massey , P . Z . 619 and 192 S ; F . Kedge , J . 134 S and 1614 ; W . Holder ; and W . J . Thrussell . The work before the companions was remarkable and probably unique , for no less than ig brethren were exalted to the Royal Arch Degree , and highly creditable to all the officers of the chapter was the style in which it was executed . It was also a great strain upon them , as the performance lasted for six hours . The exaltees were

Bros . Wm . Jos . Harris , 1321 ; Jas . Horatio Moggridge , 1321 ; William Oakley Welsford , 1321 ; Francis Timothy Ridpath , 1790 ; William Greav-r Goode , 1604 ; Charles Skipp , 211 ; John Parker , 1 S 53 ; Henry Luff , 1624 ; John Dennis Hunt , 15 ; George Heath Cantle , 1538 ; Jesse Wheatcroft , 1321 ; E . Angel , 172 S ; Chas . William Kvaris , 2021 ; German Fehrenbach , 3 S 2 ; Frederick Wm .

Buxton , 1 S 91 ; James Howell , 1321 ; G . Browning , 957 ; James John Churchill , 1507 ; and Allcorn , 27 . Comps . Charles Offcrd Burgess , 1326 , and William Dodson , 1305 , were elected joining members . After the banquet , which followed the working of the chapter , the usual Royal Arch toasts were honoured , aid Comp . Edginton complimented the M . E . Z . on the

efficiency he had exhibited as principle worker in the chapter , and Comp . Price , in acknowledging the toast , which met with a most hearty reception , confessed to a certain amount of nervousness that agitated him during the ceremony , wh-ch he had that afternoon performed for the first

time in a regular chapter . The fact that there were 19 exaltees was sufficient to make a beginner anxious . Considering the large number of exaltees , the work had gone very smoothly , though he knew there had been shortcomings on his part which he hoped there would not be at the next meeting .

The toast of "The H . and J . " drew compliments from the M . E . Z . as to th ? way in which those officers had perfoimed the work devolving upon them . Although those companions held higher offices in the Royal Arch than he at the time the chapter was projected , they magnani-™ ° usly stood aside in order tint he might be the first M . E . Z . of the new chapter . For that he thanked them

very much . They looked upon Comp . Fendick as Lord High Everybody , and when they wanted advice they always went to him . Comp . Esling bade fair to go on to the Z . 's chair . Both companions were very good companions intu' ^ ° " ' ' do a " 'hey could to promote the interests of the chapter . To a great extent the happiness of the

chapter depended on the Principals , and he foresaw that tor some few years to come the destinies of the chapter would be in the hands of companions who were well worth y to rule and govern . Comp . Fendick said he was proud to belong to the Emrt f j Lod ge aii weU as t 0 the Emblematic Chapter . Ine lodge he had been connecter ! with f . ir nn ™ ^

"any that several members called him the father of the if' 1 ! was a negative compliment , for he did not want to be the father . His pride at his connection with the cnapter was engendered by the fact that he saw around him ch t , ° ' '" embers who would be a credit to the u , ? u' a ' £ e numher of exaltees who were equally worth y members of the Order . He was very glad that , as c ' ¦—¦ - I ui me \ yiuci . ne ivas very giau mac , as

in fl , Was known > the record had been broken that night all h" ? f mber ° f brethren exalted , and he should be proud surp' ? L tllat ^ was P resent on the occasion . He was re the members would be as happy in the chapter as they "ad been and were in the lodge . L . omp . Esling also replied , and referred with pleasure to ni ^ u i , i , stance that the record of brethren exalted in one » 'gnt nad been broken in that new chapter .

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All the exaltees who remained to the banquet were called upon to respond to the toast of "The Exaltees . " Comps . Hilton , Grummant , Stone , Cleghorn , Kirk , Kedge , and others companions replied to the toast of " The Visitors . " 'I he toast of " The Officers " was responded to by those companions , and the Janitor ' s toast closed the proceedings .

LANCASTER . Rowley Chapter ( No . 1051 ) . —The regular meeting of this chapter took place on Monday , the 16 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Church-street , when there were present Comps . Longman , P . Z ., as M . E . Z .,- C . J . W . Stork , H . j A . T . Relph , J . ; Richard Stanton , P . Z ., S . E . ; J . R . Nuttall , S . N . ; F . Willan , P . S . ; W .

Capstick , Asst . Soj . ; W . VV . Wilde , P . Z . ; and J . Ellershaw , P . Z . The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for Bros . J . Heald , P . M . 2 S 1 , and Richard Nicholson , P . M . 2 S 1 , and having proved unanimous in their favour they were duly exalted to

the Supreme Degree of R . A . M . The election of officers for the ensuing year then took place , and resulted as follows : Comps . Stork , Z . ; Relph , H . ; Nuttall , J . ; Richard Stanton , S . E . ; Stanley , S . N . ; Longman , Treas . ; Willan , P . S . ; Capstick , Asst . Soj . ; and Allinson , Janitor . The chapter was then closed .

LEEDS . Alfred Chapter ( No . 306 ) . — The annual meeting of this chapter was held in the Masonic Hall , Great George-street , on Friday , the 13 th inst ., at which the Principals were installed and the officers invested as follows : Comps . Tudor Trevor , Z . ; T . B . Wilson , H . ; Alfred Wilson , J . ; W . H . Jarvis , Scribe E . ; C . A . Phillips ,

Scribe N . ; A . Butterworth , P . S . ; B . S . Bailey , 1 st A . S . ; J . B , Jowett , 2 nd A . S . ; S . Barrand , Janitor ; and C L . Mason , P . Z ., P . P . G . H ., Treas ., who performed the installation ceremony with his well-known ability . The other three Leeds chapters , Fidelity , Philanthropic , and Excelsior , were duly represented by several of their Principals and

companions , who were afterwards entertained by the newlyinstalled Principals of No . 306 . Apologies for absence were regretfully received , on account of indisposition , from Comp . T . W . Tew , Grand Superintendent , and Comps . Henry Smith , P . G . S . E . ; W . F . Smithson , T . B . Whytehead , T . W . Fourness , J . Cowbrough , and several others .

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JERSEY . Caesarean Lodge ( No . 74 ) . —The annual installation meeting of this flourishing lodge took place on Wednesday , the iSth inst ., at the Masonic Temple , Stopfordroad , and may be looked upon for many reasons as one of the red-letter days of Mark Masonry in Jersey . The attendance was remarkable for the number present , as well

as from the fact that the lodge was honoured with the presence of two Past Grand Lodge Officers , Bros . Dr . Balfour Cockburn and Kenyon . The lodge was duly opened by Bro . Col . E . C . Malet de Carteret , W . M ., assisted by his principal officers . The ballot was next taken for Bros . Hind , Le Sauvage , Masters , Drake , and Ford , and proved unanimous . Bros .

Le Sauvage and Broadhurst ( previously accepted ) , being the only candidates present , were then most impressively advanced to this honourable Degree by Bro . Dr . Cockburn in a manner that left nothing to be desired . Indeed , it would be impossible to over-praise his faultless rendering of the ritual . The next business was the presentation of a beautifully executedbanner in commemoration of the W . M . ' s

year of office . In the centre were the arms of the Island of Jersey and those of the W . M . ( the famous de Carterets of St . Ouen ' s Manor ) , w ' th their family motto " Loyal Devoir" beneath . Bro . Dr . Cockburn had kindly consented to make the presentation , and in doing so addressed the VV . M . as follows : There are times and occasions in the discharge of the various duties , which we as Masons

are called upon to perform , when even our most able and experienced speakers find it difficult to express in words the full value and force of the feelings and sentiments tbey are called upon to convey . You must therefore not be surprised on so important and so auspicious an occasion as this , I feel well nigh completely overwhelmed with the magnitude of the task Confided to my care , and my utter

incapacity to discharge this duty creditably to myself and with satisfaction to the members of this lodge who have do . ie me the honour—a very unwise act , I fear - to select me as their mouth-piece . You are now on the point of retiring from the chair , having completed your year of office as Master , a year which must ever be numbered as a most eventful one in the annals of the lodge , holding and

so ably holding as you do so exalted a position in Freemasonry , it was a condescension to take the [ chair of this lodge , but it was aconde .-cension worthy of your well-known and long tried devotion to the best interests of the Craft , and it was a brilliant exemplification that the great lessons taught in the Second Degree and symbolic significations of the working tools of a F . C were indelibly imprinted on your

heart . 1 feel in making this presentation I cannot address you simply as the W . M ., the trustee and representative of this lodge ; the very nature of the presentation necessitates my entering a wider and perhaps more personal circle . The history of this lodge , like the history of all human institutions , reveals to us times of happiness , and when the roseate hue of prosperity tinged all its proceedings , and thin

followed a period of despondency , and when the dull depressing clouda of adversity threw heavy shadows on its existence ; but even at its darkest hour the light of our Order was never completely obscured ; the flame might be very bwso low indeed as to be scarcely visible to the outside world •—but there was ever present energetic and devoted brethren to keep it alive . You accepted the Mastership of this lodge at a most opportune moment ; with bold and steady hand

you seized the flickering dame . Your valuable patronage , your fostering care , your excellent example soon fanned it into a bri g ht and steady light , a light so strong and brilliant that it illuminates the whole lodge , and throws even on this day ' s proceedings a dazzling refulgence . You have truly , well , and faithfully carried out those duties impressed upon you at your installation . You have indeed reflected on this lodge , collectively and individually , that radiance of honour , virtue , and high principle which has been poured upon you

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in such ample streams during the course of your Masonic career . That your conduct has been appreciated , and highly so , it is needless for me to tell you , and it has been the ardent wish of this lodge to mark in some fit and becoming way their respect and gratitude towards you . It has been necessarily a work of difficulty and anxious consideration to select that which would be not merely appropriate ,

but which would be also at once a tangible expression of their esteem and respect , and worthy of your exalted Masonic position , amemento which would commemorate in a fitting and appropriate manner the esteem of this lodge , and which would distinctly and prominently intertwine your name with this lodge and remain a public , visible , and lasting record of the eventful year of your Mastership . I must ,

indeed , congratulate you , Worshipful Master , on presiding over a lodge of such skilful Craftsmen - the skill andability displayed in the selection of the work I am now about to submit to you , will meet with your approval and receive your encouragement . It is indeed aptly chosen and clearly defined ; it represents the union of secular and Masonic attributes in a manner singularly graceful and appropriate .

The hidden meaning and full significations of the emblazonments on this banner must be evident to every Masonic expert . Permit me , for the benefit of more recently advanced brethren , to give the same in detail . In the first place , we have here prominently placed before us the greatest landmark of our Order—the Trinity—the everrecurring Triad of our ritual ; here we have what I may be

permitted to call the lesser lights , the arms of the Island of Jersey , the escutcheon of your illustrious house and the motto of your family ; these typify three greater and more important lights , inasmuch as one combination of these heraldic bearings symbolise , firstly , the unwavering devotion and loyalty of the Jersey people , so amply exemplified in the interesting annals of the island ; secondly , the

gallant deeds and wise counsels of your illustrious ancestors whose achievements in tented field and in council chamber lead us down the vale of history till we are well nigh lost in the mazes of antiquity , and , lastly , see we not here the devotion and the loyalty never doublej , never assailed , forming part and parcel I might say of our very existence , the loyalty and the devotion of the M . M . of this

Cesarean Lodge . Deign , therefore , W . M ., to receive this banner , so heavily freighted with the good wishes , the esteem , and respect of the brethren of this lodge . It is a presentation worthy of the donors , and worthy of acceptance by one socialy so eminent and Masonically so exalted as the W . M . of this lodge , the Provincial Grand Master of Jersey ( Bro . Col . Malet de Carteret , Lord of the Manor of

St . Ouens ) . Long may this banner wave on high within these vales , and may we hope that in years to come the history of this day's proceedings may be told by some worthy descendant of your name , occupying the chair you now occupy , who , proudly pointing to this banner , relates a story of "Loyal Devoir" , on the part of his country , his house , and this lodge .

The W . M , in acknowledging the presentation , said that words failed him to express to Bro . Dr . Cockburn the thanks that he felt were due to him for the beautiful speech that he had made , and for the many expressions of kindness he had used concerning him and his ancestors , but felt sure that he would overlook his shortcomings in not being able to reply as ably as he would have liked , and

assured him that that evening would long be remembered , and looked back on with feelings of pride not only by himself , but by all the brethren present . The W . M . then vacated trie chair in favour of Bro . Kenyon , who , with his well-known ability as an Insta led Master , proceeded to install Bro . Bois , S . W ., W . M . elect , as W . M . for the ensuing year . The VV . M . then appointed his officers , who were

invested by Bro . Dr . Cockburn as follows : Bros . Col . E . C . Malet de Carteret , l . P . M . ; F . J . Godfray , S . W . ; C . Marett , J . W . ; P . G . Hamilton , M . O . ; J . Goldsmith , S . O . ; E . Oldridge , J . O . ; T . Pugsley , Treas . ; J . W . Hamling , Sec . ; Capt . H . Stevenson , Reg . ; Capt . J . C . Bartle , S . D . ; H . M . Godfray , J . D . ; C Wilson , Org . ; S . Gilley , I . G .,- H . Becker , D . C . ,- F . Vincent and H .

Elliott , Stewards ; and G . Rogers , Tyler . Bro . T , Stone , P . M , deserves great praise for the admirable way in which he delivered the several addresses to the officers and brethren . The VV . M . then proposed , seconded by Bro . Vincent , that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to Bros . Cockburn and Kenyon for the valuable services they had rendered the lodge in coming such a distance to assist at

that meeting . The vote having been unanimously accorded , was suitably answered by Bros . Cockburn and Kenyon , who assured the W . M . that they were always willing when able to do anything to assist in the good of the lodge . Bro . Colonel Malet de Carteret next proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . Stone for the able manner in which he had assisted in the installation ceremony , which was

unanimously accorded and acknowledged . After a few other matters of ordinary business had been transacted , the lodge was closed . The brethren then assembled in the banquet room for supper , which had been provided under the superintendence of Bro . Rogers . The visiting brethren were loud in their praise on the appearance of the table , which had been

tastefully decorated by Bro . Elliott . The usual loyal and Mark toasts then followed , Bros . Kenyon and Cockburn responding on behalf of " The Grand Lodge . " The " VV . M ., " " Past Masters , " and " Visitors " ( responded to by Bro . Cockburn ) . and " Officers " followed , when Bro . Godfray , S . W ., asked if he might be allowed to propose a toast , to which the W . M . readily

assented . Bro . Godfray then said he had a most important toast to propose , and one which he felt would be well received . It was that of " The Saviour of the Cesarean Lodge , " the brother who had worked so unceasingly on its behalf . Of

course they all knew that he referred to their worthy Secretary , Bro . Hamling . He would therefore ask them to be upstanding , and drink to his jolly good health , which was done with enthusiasm . The Tyler ' s toast brought to a close a meeting that will long be remembered by Jersey Mark Masons .

Masonic Ball At Liverpool.

MASONIC BALL AT LIVERPOOL .

It has become quite customary for lodges to hold a ball for some benevolent purpose , and the Duke of Edinburgh Lodge , No . 1182 , was one of the earliest of the Liverpool lodges to institute this practice . Their 16 th annual gathering—the proceeds of which will benefit the local Masonic Charities — was held on