Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.

vincial Grand Lodge held at Leeds on Monday , the 25 th April last , were accepted and confirmed . Thc ACTING PROV . GRAND MASTER delivered an address , which he prefaced by expressing thc regret which the members would all feel at thc absence of the Provincial Grand Master , and their sympathy with him in the serious affliction which had visited him . He grieved to say that the

prospect of Bro . Tew being among them again still appeared remote . He ( Bro . Smith ) had in his absence endeavoured to the best of his ability to discharge the duties of the chair , and with the co-operation of the brethren he would continue to do so until someone more able , though certainly not more willing , had been appointed to the post , of which he was anxious to be relieved . He offered a hearty welcome to the Grand Secretary of England ,

Rro . Edward Letchworth , and assured him that no effort would be lost to strengthen the friendship and good understanding which had so long existed between the executive of the Grand Lodge and the Province of AVest Yorkshire . He was sure he would also be expressing the sentiments of all present when he said they entertained a loyal devotion to the Grand Master , his Royal Highness thc Prince of Wales . Freemasonry had increased so

rapidly of late years , and numbered in its ranks so many good and worthy men , that there had been a desire lo increase the number of those upon whom Masonic honours could be conferred . A proposal to that effect had been before the Grand Lodge , but it was withdrawn , though he had very little doubt it would again bc brought forward . After making some suggestions with regard tothe financial management of lodges , Bro .-Smith

proceeded to refer to the Masonic Charities . He said the support given to those Charities during the past year had been of the most substantial and satisfactory character . Thc amount obtained in support of the Benevolent Institution was £ ( 19 , 000 , for the Girls' School , £ 10 , 000 , and for the Boys ' School , £ 12 , 220 , making a total of £ 91 , 220 . That sum , since the making up of the return , had been increased to £ 92 , 000 . In that handsome amount

West Yorkshire had given £ 4220 , namely , £ 3853 to thc Benevolent , £ 210 to the Girls ' , and £ 157 to the Boys ' . After referring to Bro . Matthewman ' s book of the " Masonic Addresses of Bro . Thomas William Tew , R . W . Prov . G . Alaster , " of which , he said , only a few copies j'et remained unsold , Bro . Smith acknowledged the cordial way in which thc Provincial Grand Lodge had been invited to Bradford , and the complete arrangements made

for the reception of the brethren . There was , he said , a vigorous Masonic life in Bradford . There were now no fewer than seven lodges in the town , with a membership of 342 , of whom 97 had passed the chair . He thought he might say they were justly proud of their past history , and he believed they were determined to maintain the high character ol Masonry in the district , and to tread in the footsteps of their illustrious predecessors .

Bro . 1 . BATEMAN hox , P . M . 208 , Chairman of the Charity Committee , presented his half-yearly report , and moved its adoption . He said that at thc election of candidates for Masonic bounties in May last they brought ' forward five candidates , four males and one widow , and they succeeded in carrying all the five . This was something to be proud of , and he was also exceedingly glad to say that at the present time they had no candidate for any of the Masonic Institutions so far as that province was concerned . The

Charity Committee were grateful for the confidence which the members at all times placed in them . He could assure them that the benefits of the Institutions were used in accordance with the wishes of the subscribers , and that no case which came before thc executive was neglected . He thanked the brethren in West Yorkshire for the very handsome way in which they had responded to the claims of the Charities , and for the promptitude with which they had returned the voting papers .

Bro . W . C . Li'i'To . v , Vice-Chairmain of the , Committee , seconded the adoption of the report , which was carried . Bro . EDWARD LETCHWORTH and other distinguished visitors acknowledged the salutations of the brethren in a few appropriate remarks . It was decided to make a grant , not exceeding 10 guineas , ( or the purchase of a safe for the preservation of Masonic MSS ., medals , and curios . No petitions for relief were brought before the meeting .

An invitation from the Wakefield lodges was extended for the holding of the next half-yearly meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge in that cily , in April , 1 S 93 . After the completion of the business of Prov . Grand Lodge , the brethren dined together at the Alexandra Hold .

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .

The Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh , on Thursday , thc 3 rd inst ., Bro . Col . the Right Hon . the Earl of Haddington , Grand Master , on the throne , supported by Bros . ( as . Dalrymple Duncan , S . G . W ., and Lieut .-Col . John Campbell , J . G . W . '

After opening Grand Lodge in ample form , thc GRAND MASTER moved that Grand Lodge record its congratulation to the Marquis of Tweeddale on his escape at the railway collision at Thirsk . Iiro . CnxHi . KS BAXTER , W . S ., read a complimentary message to the Grand Master from Bro . the King of Sweden , whereupon Grand Lodge resolved lo send back a suitable reply . In the minutes of Grand Committee there was a recommendation that

two Provincial Grand Lodges be established in Midlothian instead of the present Metropolitan Province , lo which Grand Lodge agreed . One of the provinces is to be named of Midlothian , and the other of the Edinburgh district . The nomination of Grand office-bearers then occupied the attention of Grand Lodge , when the following were duly nominated , and there being no

opposition , may be considered as elected : Bro . Col . the Right Hon . ( he Earl of Haddington M . W . G . M . ,, | . Dalrymple Duncan ... ... S . G . W . ,, Lieut .-Col . lohn Campbell ... ... I . G . W .

„ Rev . W . E . Hall , L . Th . ... ... S . G . Chaplain . „ Rev . T . B . W . Niven ... ... j . G . Chaplain . ,, Charles Baxter , W . S . ... ... S . G . D . „ Colin Galletly ... ... ... LCD .

,, Wm . Black , CK . ... ... ... G . Architect . ,, J . W . Wallace ... ... ... G . Jeweller . ,, David Sneddon ... ... ... G . Bible Bearer . ,, General J . J . Boswell ... ... G . D . of C ,, George Dobie ... ... ... G . Bard .

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

Bro . II . R . Wallace ... ... ... G . S . B . ,, Hope Dambmann ... ... ... G . Dir . of Music . ,, Lieut . G . B . Wishart ... ... G . Marshal . „ j . McNaught Campbell ... ... G . I . G .

Grand Stewards on the roll at date were re-appointed ; and Bros . W . Den holm , Major A . K . Black , John Whitehead , Major J . C . Kay , John Mitchell , John Macleod , G . C . Douglas , John Sanderson , and John M . Ross were elected to fill the vacant places on the Board . Grand Lodge adopted a motion proposed very ably by Bro . LINDSAY

MACKERSY , W . S . That it be remitted to Grand Committee to consider and report to next quarterly communication whether it would be beneficial to the Order in Scotland that the annual installation of officebearers and the Festival of Grand Lodge should in future be held alternately in Edinburgh and in one of the provinces , on invitation by the Provincial Grand Lodge of the province desiring it .

Bro . CHARLES BAXTER moved Grand Lodge to consent that a statement of the alterations and additions to thc Laws and Constitutions of the Grand Lodge which have been passed since the publication in 1886 of the present Book of Laws , be printed and issued to all lodges desiring it . The vidimus of the income and expenditure for the quarter ending 22 nd October , shewed income £ 7 61 14 s . 7 d ., and expenses £ 555 15 s . gd ., leaving a balance of £ 205 iSs . iod . During the same period grants were made from the Fund of Benevolence to the amount of £ 144 17 s . ( id . The labours of the meeting being over , Grand Lodge was closed .

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Hampshire And Isle Of Wight.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masons of Hampshire and the Isle of Wig ht was held at the Masonic Hall , Aldershot , on Monday , the 31 st ult . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Past Grand Mastcr of England , Grand Master of the Province , presided , and amongst ( hose present was the Prov . Grand Master of Middlesex , Bro . Col . A . B . Cook , the general attendance being large .

Prov . Grand Lodge having been opened , the Prov . Grand Master , in accordance with the Constitutions , was re-elected for the ensuing three

years . The D . P . G . M ., Bro . R . Loveland-Loveland , having been appointed b y the Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , to thc high position of President of the Board of General Purposes , resigned his office as D . P . G . M . in Prov . Grand Lodge

Thc PROV . GRAND MASTER , expressed the great regret that he , in common with the whole of the province , felt on losing the services of so eminent a Mason as the D . P . G . M ., but at the same time he congratulated him on behalf of the brethren of the province on his attaining so high a position as that for which he had been selected by the Prince of Wales .

The Prov . Grand Mastcr then appointed Bro . Richard Kve , P . G . M . O . ( England ) , i ' . P . S . G . W ., as D . P . G . M . of the Province . Bro . Eve , having taken the obligations , was then duly installed by the P . G . M . Thc Treasurer , Bro . A . Dashwood ( Ryde ) , was re-elected . Thc sum of 10 guineas was voted from the P . G . Lodge Funds to the Mark Benevolent Fund .

The following officers for the ensuing year were then invested : Bro . J . Coleman Barr , 349 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ A . C . Curtis , 3 S 1 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ E . T . Crouch , 17 ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . ,, f . Ii . Boucher , 320 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . „ A . Savill , 54 .. ' ... ... Prov . J . G . O . „ Rev . K . Crossley 2 . ¦} Prov . G . Chaps . ,, Rev . A . M . Walker , 63 irc-appointcd ) ... j ' ,, A . Dashwood , ^ 20 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ C . W . Bevis , 2 ... ... ... Prov . G . R . of M . „ 1 ) . O . Hobbs , 62 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ F . J . W . Savill , 54 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . ,, A . Rcdfearn , 125 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . ,, Thos . Bouchicr-Chilcoit , = 52 ... ... Prov . G . L of W . ,, C . II . Lloyd , 320 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ Thos . Attwood , 140 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . ,, K . Godwin , 17 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ F . Hazard , 305 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . ,, W . Townsend , 125 ( re-appointed ) ... Prov . G . Org . „ ] . J . Kennett , 54 ' ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G . J " u ° u Wl' ° I Prov . G . Stwds . ,, H . H . Halliday , 140 ... ... ... \ „ J . Exell , 17 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Ty ler . Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed , and the brethren afterwards sat down to a banquet at the Imperial Hotel , the repast being admiral )!} served by Bro . H . Stone , P . P . G . M . O .

BRUNSWICK , FERDINAND , DUKE OF BRUNSWICK-WOI . I ' ENIIUTTHI .. —He was born in 1721 . He served in several campaigns with Frederick the Greit , anil became one of the best soldiers of his time . His military career is too well known to need repetition here . From 1766 , when he resigned his military command , the " Handbuch " says , he devoted himsell to Freemasonry and benevolence . He was initiated in 1740 , in the well-known lodge , the Three Globes , «< Berlin . He received the Master ' s Degree at Breslaii in 1 743 . He became , in lish

1764 , Protector of the Lodge St . Charles , Ac ., at Brunswick , and Eng P . G . M . of Brunswick in 1770 . In 1771 he became mixed up wltl 1 Von Hund ' s Strict Observance , as Friend and Protector . At the Convent of Kohlo , in 1772 , he was declared Grand Master of t' ^ Scottish Lodges , under the title " Magnus Superior Ordinis , " & c ., and as such ne was enthroned at Brunswick the same year . In 17 82 he was present at t " Convent at Wilhelmsbad , where the Templar system seems tohave been give ' i

up , and some say was changed nominally into Knights of Benevolence . He w . » there declared General Grand Master of the assembled lodges . He afterward s it is averred , became a patron of the " Illuminati " and General Obermeiste tie Asiatic Brethren . Some have even said that he gave himself up to occult _ . i Hermetic studies . In 1792 he presided at Brunswick at the St . John ' s l , es '" | ] C ! and declared that he had been 50 years a Mason . I le died July 3 rd the *' year . He was eminent in every department of life and duty . —Ac' /« "S Cyclopauiia of Freemasonry .