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SUSSEX . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . ( From our own Reporter . ) The Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex was held , on Tuesday , the 27 th inst ., at the Town Hall , Arundel . There were about sixtofthe brethren of the province present at

y one o'clock , when the R . AV . the J ) . Prov . G . M ., Capt . Dalbiac , opened the lodge . Amongst those present we noticed Bros . George Harcourt , Asst . G . Dir . of Cers ., D . Prov . G . M . Surrey ; E . H . Patten , P . G . S . B . ; Rev . Thomas Taylor , Prov . G . Chap . ; AV . Kuhe , Prov . G . O . 338 ; Gavin E . Pocock , P . G . S . B . and Prov . G . Sec ; F . Binckes , P . M . 10 , Secretary to the Boys' School ; Matthew Cooke , Sec . 23 ; B . Elliott , AV . M . 45 ; G . Smith , James Powell , jun ., G .

Molesworth , P . Ms . ; and Bros . W . Elstree , C . Goodeve , C Adams , and G . Collins ; J . Bannister , P . M . 47 , and Bro . G . AVallerd ; 0 . P . Hack , AV . M . 64 , John Wilson , P . M ., and Bros . C . E . Cole , T . Fry , R- Holmes , AV . Fredson , AV . Mitchell , George P . Holmes , and J . Parry Cole ; R . Butcher , P . M . 90 ; AV . Geddes , 178 , Gibraltar ; E . Randall , P . M . 229 ; John H . Scott . R , Wilkinson , and H . Smithies , P . Ms . 338 ; with Bros . C J . Corder , H . Taylor , John Fabian , A . HallG . TathamE . BootyJ . M'Geeand Crawford J . Pocock ;

, , , , AV . H . Chittenden , AV . M . 390 , B . N . Hearn , S . W ., and J . Barrett ; AV . Curtis , AV . M . 394 , A * . P . Freeman , P . M ., and Bros . AVm . Corder , AV . Challen , AV . B . Buckman , H . Saunders , James Tucker , and A . AVeston ; Ed . Emery , Prov . G . Dir . Cers . Herts ., and AV . M . 428 ; E . Martin , AV . M . i . 054 , John Bacon , P . M ., and S . R . Legg ; A . Sharpe , 1152 , and J . AVard ; and Ardaseer Cursetjee , Rising Star , Bombay . The business was commenced by the notice calling the Prov .

Grand Lodge being read by the Prov . G . Sec . This was followed by the M . AV . G . M . 's appointment being read , placing the G . Reg ., Bro . Roxburgh , in charge of the province until a Prov . G . M . is appointed . Then came the G . Reg . 's appointment of Captain George Charles Dalbiac as his D . Prov . G . M . Next came the regulations under which the business ofthe Prov . Grand Lodge is conducted , followed hy calling over the roll of the lodges in the

province . The minutes of the last Prov . Grand Lodge were then read and ' confirmed . A statement was also presented , showing the state of Masonry in the province of Sussex , by which it appeared that in the year , ending at the Prov . Grand Lodge under notice , the number of initiates had been thirty-one , and joinings thirtyfour , making a total of 472 subscribing members of the Order in the province who had paid quarterage , amounting to £ 44 12 s ., and , as compared with the aggregate number in 1860 , an

augmentation of forty-two . The D . Prov , G . M . then read a lengthy statement on the prospects of the lodges in the province , and the reasons which had swayed him in making the selection of the Prov . G . Officers about to be appointed . He concluded by moving tbat a vote of thanks be passed to tbe AA * . Bro . John Havers , P . S . G . D ., for the very great services he rendered to the cause of Freemasonry during the period he was President of the Board of General Purposes , and that the same be handsomely written on

vellum , and presented to that distinguished brother , adding that THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE had most properly called attention to the subject , which was one worthy the regard of all who had the good of Freemasonry at heart . Bro . JOHN SCOTT , Prov . G . S . D ., rose to second the motion , and said : —Bro . Havers , although entirely unconnected with that province , was none the less worthy of their praise . His services had not been confined to any locality , for he had worked

for the good of the Craft in its entirety . Throughout the world his labours had been appreciated , for there was no spot to be found to which Masonry had not penetrated , and where the Grand Lodge of England exercised its influence , but what the name of Bro . Havers had reached . ( Cheers . ) In Canada more especially , had the benefit of his advice been of signal service . For the last four years his able administiationand straiht-forwardthough firmconduct had

g , , placed the affaire of the Craft on a sure basis , and if his views were carried out , they would rejoice in being the most prosperous society in existence . He , Bro . Scott , honoured him for being jealous for the Craft , and keeping it from those semi-religious orders that savoured strongly of superstition . They had all , no doubt , become tired and disgusted with testimonials and votes of thanks , but because they were prostituted on every occasion , that that when real and true

was no reason a occasion for such a mark of approval offered itself , it should be withheld . Believing that Bro . Havers had done more to promote genuine Freemasonry than any brother living , he had great pleasure in seconding the motion of their D . Prov . G . M . The motion was then put and carried unanimously . The report of the Finance Committee , and audit of the Prov . G . Treas . accounts was brought forward , by which it appeared that every claim bad been discharged , that there were no liabilities , and

that there was a balance in hand of £ 112 IS * . 7 c .. Bro . Molesworth moved , and Bro . Elliot seconded the adoption of the report , which was carried unanimously . Bro . W . A ' errall was unanimously re-elected Prov . G . Treas ., and the D . Prov . G . M . regretted the inability of that brother to be present , owing to his being professionally detained through the late melancholy accident . Before he proceeded to invest the new Prov . G . Officersthe D . Prov . G . M . had a few words to address to those

, who were yet in office , and expressed to them his warm thanks for the very kind support they had given him during their year of office . The D . PROV . G . M . then said it was his pleasure to appoint Bro . Moore , AV . M . of No . 1113 , as Prov . S . G . AV . Bro . Moore was an old and distinguished Mason , and the first AV . M . and promoter of the last new lodge in the province . He regretted that brother ' s inability to attend and be invested ; but as he was travelling with his

family on the continent , and as the presence of a man in such a situation was properly looked upon as urgent business , the D . Prov . G . M . felt that he could waive his attendance . The next appointment he felt sure was one that must give general satisfaction ; he therefore had much pleasure in investing Bro . John Scott , their Prov . S . G . D ., with the collar of Prov . J . G . AA * . ; and he did that considering a Freemason to represent a noble building supported by a number of columns . One of the most prominent of those columns

was Bro . Scott . No one was more zealous in the cause , and in investing him with the jewel of his office , he was not only conferring a mark of his own approbation , but that of the Masons of the province . ( Cheers . ) He then re-appointed the Rev . Bro . Taylor , Prov . G . Chap ., remarking that it was with infinite satisfaction that he was enabled to re-invest one whose works were so well known . Bro . II . A'errall was re-appointed Prov . G . Reg .

In re-investing Bro . Gavin E . Pocock , the D . PROV . G . M . said said the greatest compliment he could' pay that brother would be his own silence , for he felt himself inadequate to express what they all owed him . ( Cheers . ) In appointing Bros . George Smith , P . M . 45 ; and Geo . Tatham ,. P . M . 338 ; as Prov . G . Deacons , he hoped their good services would , he continued for the benefit of the province . Bro . A * . P . Freeman he re-appointed G . Supt . of AVorks , because he was the most eligible , and , however valuable his time , he , tha D . Prov . G . M ., hoped Bro . Freeman would again kindly take the office .

Aro . Alfred Moppett , P . M . 394 , who was absent , was appointed Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . Bro . Charles Corder , of 338 , & c , was appointed Asst . Prov . G . Dir . of Cers , as , the D . Prov . G . M . said , a faint return for his zeal . Bro . Charles Goodeve , of No . 45 , was appointed G . S . B ., Captain Dalbiac feeling quite satisfied that any brother serving as a Charity Steward was entitled to some mark of the D . Prov . G . M . 's regard . Bro . AV . Kuhe , was re-appointed Prov . G . O .

Bro . Chittenden , AV . M . 390 , was appointed Prov . G . Purst . The Prov . G . Stewards selected were Bros . Heme and Turner , of 390 ; Challen , of 394 ; and Potter , of 1034 . Bro . Alcock was re-appointed Prov . G . Tyler . After the investiture of the Prov . G . Officers , Bro . Gavin E . Pocock brought forward the following motion : — "That two Governorships for fifteen years in the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institutions for Aged Freemasons and their Widows be purchased

from the funds of this Piovincial Grand Lodge at a cost of £ 20 , and that the privileges of one be given to the AV . M . ( for the time being ) of the Howard Lodge of Brotherly Love ( No . 64 ) , and of the other to the AV . M . ( for the time being ) of the Royal Brunswick Lodge ( No . 1034 ) , and he further stated that by the corresponding period next year , every lodge in the province would be life gov--ernors to that truly valuable charity . The motion was seconded by Bro . John Bacon , P . Prov . S . G . AV ., and carried unanimously .

The brethren then were marshalled into procession and proceeded to church , where the Rev . Bro . Hart , the Alcar of Arundel read prayers , and the Rev . Bro . Taylor preached . The amount collected after the sermon was £ 5 12 s . 2 d ., which was handed over to Bro . Hart , the Vicar , for the use of his schools . On returning to the lodge room , Bro . CHITTENDEN moved a vote of thanks to the Alcar for allowing the lodge to attend divine worship in his church . This was seconded by Bro . Curtis , and

carried unanimously . Thanks were also voted to the Prov . G . Chap , for his discourse , after whicli the Prov . G . Lodge was closed , and tbe D . Prov . G . M . signified his intention of holding the next at Brighton . A banquet was afterwards served at tbe Norfolk Hotel , which onr reporter did not attend , for though we had been favoured with an invitation , no place was reserved , and after a fruitless journey round the room he failed to find one . But very little was lost , as we are informed that the only speech of the evening worth y of recording , was that of Bro . F . Binckes , the Secretary , in favour of the Boys ' School .