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lodge , and thirty-one voted in favour of it . Five voted in favour of the original motion . The Prov . G . MASTER declared the amendment to be carried . The Prov . G . SECRETARY proposed "That a fund be established , to be called ' The Masonic Benevolent Fund of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Linconshire / for granting temporary relief to aged , distressed , and necessitous brethren of the

province , or their indigent widows , or children ; and for other charitable purposes exclusively of a Masonic character . " Bro . POCKLINGTON , ably seconded it ; and there being no amendment , after a few words in favour of the proposition by the Prov . G . Master , it was carried unanimously . The Prov . G . SECEETARY then submitted certain rules and regulations for the government of the Masonic Benevolent Fund , which he had drawn up , and proposed that the same

be adopted . Bro . POCKLINGTON , seconded it . Bro . R . S . IlAEA r ET , suggested that in rule 5 , the word " Three" should be substituted for " Five , " in forming a quorum . This was agreed to . Bro . R . HALL proposed that the Past Provincial Grand Wardens be added to the committee . On this being put to the vote onlfour voted in favour

y of it . The " Rules and Eegulations , " as submitted , were then unanimously adopted . The Prov . G . SECEETARY , according to notice , submitted a draft of a new code of by-laws for the government of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and proposed— " That Bro . Major Smyth , Deputy Provincial Grand Mastertbe Provincial Grand

Trea-, surer , the Provincial Grand Registrar , the Provincial Grand Secretary , and the Worshipful Master of the Lindsey Lodge ( Bro . C . M . Nesbitt ) bo and they are hereby appointed a committee to consider the same and to report thereon . " Bro . HAEVEV , P . D . Prov . G . M ., seconded the proposition . His Grace the Prov . G . MASTEB having put it to the lodge , it

Avas carried unanimously . Bro . E . LOCOCK , 712 , proposed a vote of thanks to the Prov . G . Sec . for the trouble and care he had taken in framing the rules and regulations for tho Benevolent Fund . Bro . HARA'EY having seconded ifc , ifc was carried unanimously . The PnoA . G . MASTEE ordered that a special Provincial Grand Lodge be held at Boston on the 24 th day of August

next , to confirm the adoption of the rules and regulations for the government of the Fund of Benevolence , and to receive the report of the By-laws Committee , and take action thereon . The PKOA * . G . MASTEE announced to the brethren the sad bereavement which during tho last few days had fallen upon the M . W . Grand Master of England ; and it was unanimously resolved on the suggestion of His Grace : — "That a vote of

condolence be conveyed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Zetland , tlie M . W . the Grand Master of England , on the severe bereavement his lordship has sustained in the loss of his beloved countess , and the sincere hopes of the brethren that the Great Architect of the Universe will , in His bountiful mercy , heal the wound He has inflicted , and that his lordship ' s valuable life may be spared for many years to promote the

welfare ofthe Craft , and the prosperity of all around him . " _ The PROV . G . MASTER said that he had received two invitations for holding the next annual Provincial Grand Lodge , viz ., from the Pelham Pillar Lodge at Grimsby ( No . 792 ) , and from the William Lodge at Lincoln ( No . 297 ) . His Grace decided ¦ upon holding the next annual Provincial Grand Lodge at Lincoln . Heartgood wishes having been expressedthe Provincial

y , Grand Lod ge was closed in due form with solemn prayer . The brethren adjourned to the Town Hall , where a sumptuous banquet had been prepared b y Bro . Wakefield , which was prefixed over by His Grace the Duke of St . Alban ' s , tho Prov . G . M . The greatest conviviality prevailed , and the brethren separated at an early hour in peace , harmony , and brotherly love .

SUFFOLK . INSTALLATION OP THE W . M . OE THE PRINCE OF WALES LODGE ( NO . 959 ) , IPSAVICH . The members of this lodge celebrated the Festival of St . John the Baptist , at the Golden Lion Hotel , on Monday , the 26 th of

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June . This lodge , almost the youngest m the province , completed the second year of its existence on the 24 th ult . The number of members have gone on steadily increasing , adding not only to its strength , but to its Masonic position , having reached to seventy-four during the two years . In order to show the active exertions put forth by the members of the Prince of Wales , it is only necessary to add , that it has attached to the lodge a Eoyal Arch Chapteran Encampment of Knights

, Templar , a Priory of Knights of Malta , and it is intended to constitute a Mark Masons Lodge as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made . The brethren met in the lodge-room shortly after seven o ' clock . There Avere present—Bros . John Head , W . M . ; W . Westgate , S . W . ; Edward Dorling , P . G . Sec . ; F . B . Jennings , J . W . ; Rev . D . Shaboe ; Henry Thomas , W . M . British Union ;

E . Rands , J . C . Peckham , J . T . Helms , S . D . ; J . Chinnock-, Thos . Taylor , J . A . Pettitt , J . Williams , B . W . Syer , Tyler ; J . C . Lucas , J . II . ToAvnsend , Robert Ward . Visitors—Bros . A . H . Tattershall , S . D . and J . W . 'IS and 140 ; T . H . H . Doughney , J . D . 79 ; J . Haster , W . M . 79 , & c . The lodge having been opened in the first degree , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed , Bro . Walter Cuckow AVUS balloted forand unanimously elected a

, member of the lodge . The lodge was then opened in the second degree , and Bro . J . C . Lucas was raised to the degree of F . C . The working tools were given by the S . D ., Bro . Helms , and the charge delivered by the W . M . The most important business of the evening was the installation to the W . M . ' s chair of Bro . Edward Dorling , Prov . G . Sec . for Suffolk . As one of the founders of the lodgeand

, one to whom all Masons must feel indebted for his great zeal in Masonry , and his desire to promote the fundamental principles of the Order , to which he has been attached some thirty years . No better choice could have been made hy the brethren . No one is better calculated to fill so high and

honourable an office with infinite credit to himself and satisfaction to those hy whom ho has been elected . The imposing ceremony was most ably performed by the retiring W . M ., Bro . John Head , who has presided over the lodge for the two years of its existence in snch a manner as to carry with him the esteem and regard of all those Avho have had the pleasure of being associated with him . His heart and soul are in Masonry , and his great object has been to promote the interest and welfare

of the lodge over Avhich he has so worthily presided , and the happiness of those connected with it . The W . M . elect having been installed into the chair of K . S ., and returned thanks to the brethren for the distinguished honour they had conferred upon him , proceeded to elect his officers for the ensuing year , as follows : —Bros . John Head , I . P . M . ; WestgateS . W . ; JenningsJ . W . ; HelmsS . D . ; Tidd

, , , , J . D . ; W . W . Towse , I . G . ; Syer , Tyler . Bro . Charles T . Townsend was unanimously elected Secretary ; and Bro . John Alloway , Treasurer . . . The W . M . elect proposed a vote of thanks to the retiring W . M . for the able manner in which he had conducted the business of the lodge during his long term of office , which was seconded bBro . ThomasW . M . of the British Union Lodge

y , , and cordially assented to by the brethren . Bro . Head suitably acknowledged the compliment . After the despatch of some minor lodge matters , the proceedings closed in harmony . The banquet was attended by twenty-two brethren , including several visitors , and under the happy presidency of the W . M ., one of the most agreeable pleasant evenings ever spent in

connection with the Prince of Wales Lodge , Avas passed by the brethren . Not the least amongst the toasts of the evening , Avas the health of the P . S . G . W . Bro . Charles T . Townsend . The happy announcement of his speedy recovery from the severe accident he had recently met with was most heartily and cordially received by the brethren , and his health pledged with true Masonic honours .

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LIFE often resembles the trap-tree , with its spines directed upward , on which the bear easily clambers up to the honeybait , but from which he can slide down again only under severer stings . THOSE men who are of the noblest dispositions think themselves the happiest when others share their happiness with them .