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as to meet with the general approval of the Graft— -at the same time that he would never compromise his own independent opinion . ( Cheers ) . The Grand Registrar had great pleasure in proposing The Visitors , * ' whom he was sure they were glad to see amongst them . He had not the honour of the acquaintance of the whole of those visitors , but amongst them he observed Bro . Scott , S . G . W . ; Bro . Cockle , of No . " 4 ; Bro . Aldrieh , No . 196 ; Bro . Fox , Prov . G . Sec . for Norfolk ; and others . He should therefore ask them to drink to the-health of the visitors , coupled with Hie name of Bro . ^ ^ E ( Applause ) . Bro . Fox acknowledged the : \ cotnpiimen . tv . \ regrettin . g- ' that the duty had not devolved upon Bro . Scott , who was a older Mason . He could not deny , however ,
that it gave him great pleasure to have to acknowledge the toast , and ' lie had thereby the opportunity of testifying the great gratification he had experienced from the proceedings of the day , marked as they had been by a spirit of Freemasonry which he had never seen excelled . He recognized several of the Brethren present as having done them the honour to be present at the recent Grand Loclgeof Norfolk , at Yarmouth - and he was proud of the opportunity of recipro eating the complimenf , as he considered nothing could better tend to cementing the Craft Into : one brotherhood , and extending the benefits of the order than the occasional visiting the Lodges of neighbouring' provinces . ( Applause ) . The Grand Reg . then gave " ¦ ' Prosperity to the various Lodges in the province , "' which ' was - acknowledged by Bro . -Gissing , No . " 9-6 ,. Woodbridge ; Bro . Harris , No . 131 , Ipswich ; Bro . Randall , No . 272 , Ipswich ; Bro .-Fenn ,. ' No ... 38 . 3 , Beccles ; Bro . Hart , No . 417 , Hadleigh ; and Bro . Turner , No . 522 , Ipswich ; the latter Brother
stating that his Lodge now numbered eighty-five members , including twenuythree P . Ms , of whom twenty had passed the chair of their own . Lodge . ; As Master of No ' . 522 , feeling it was the duty of every Master of a Lodge to . visit the XJnited Grand Lodge at least once in his year of office ,-to . make himself acquainted with the manner in which the business was conducted--he had dore so , and had been much gratified-in . observing the-admirable manner in which the business was conducted by the Grand Master , and in hearing Lord Panmure , Bro , . Havers , Bro .
Roxburgh , Bro . Warren , and others , address Grand Lodge . The toast to "All poor-and distressed Masons , " closed the proceedings . Bro . Ball , Prov . G . Org ., assisted , by Bros , Bowles , Prov . G . Org . ; Stubbs ; Dorling , ' G . Sec ; and other Brethren , contributed much by their musical talent to the enjoyment ofthe evening . SUSSEX .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . A Provincial Grand Lodge was held ab the Old Ship Hotel , Brighton , on Friday , September 21 th , under the presidency of the Right Worshipful Bro . Captain George Charles Dalbiac , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , The Lodge was opened at three o ' clock . Present—Bros . B . Vallance , as Prov . S . G . W ., John Bacon , Prov . J . G . W ., other officers and several Brethren ofthe province . The minutes ofthe preceding Grand . Lodge having been read and confirmed , the report of the finance committee was brought up , showing a handsome balance in hand .
Bro . William Verrall was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treas . The roll ofthe Lodges was then called over by tho Prov . Grand Sec , who also read a statement ofthe progress of Masonry in the province during the past year , which showed that in the Lodge of Union , No . 4 . 5 , at Chichester , there had been five initiations and two joinings , making in all forty-six members ; in the Derwent , ab Hastings , three initiations and two joinings , in all thirty-four members ; in . the
Clarence , at Brighton , eleven initiations and four joinings ; , in all eighty-nine members ; in the South Saxon , at Lewes , five initiations and nine joinings , in all thirty-seven members ; in tho Royal York , at Brighton , six initiations and live joinings , in all seventy-four members ; in tho Wellington , at Rye , twelve members ; in the Brunswick , at Brighton , cloven members . ThehVW . D . Prov . U . Master then addressed the Provincial Grand Lodge as follows . " I —Brethren , —beg most warmly to acknowledge your kind greeting and reception ,
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as to meet with the general approval of the Graft— -at the same time that he would never compromise his own independent opinion . ( Cheers ) . The Grand Registrar had great pleasure in proposing The Visitors , * ' whom he was sure they were glad to see amongst them . He had not the honour of the acquaintance of the whole of those visitors , but amongst them he observed Bro . Scott , S . G . W . ; Bro . Cockle , of No . " 4 ; Bro . Aldrieh , No . 196 ; Bro . Fox , Prov . G . Sec . for Norfolk ; and others . He should therefore ask them to drink to the-health of the visitors , coupled with Hie name of Bro . ^ ^ E ( Applause ) . Bro . Fox acknowledged the : \ cotnpiimen . tv . \ regrettin . g- ' that the duty had not devolved upon Bro . Scott , who was a older Mason . He could not deny , however ,
that it gave him great pleasure to have to acknowledge the toast , and ' lie had thereby the opportunity of testifying the great gratification he had experienced from the proceedings of the day , marked as they had been by a spirit of Freemasonry which he had never seen excelled . He recognized several of the Brethren present as having done them the honour to be present at the recent Grand Loclgeof Norfolk , at Yarmouth - and he was proud of the opportunity of recipro eating the complimenf , as he considered nothing could better tend to cementing the Craft Into : one brotherhood , and extending the benefits of the order than the occasional visiting the Lodges of neighbouring' provinces . ( Applause ) . The Grand Reg . then gave " ¦ ' Prosperity to the various Lodges in the province , "' which ' was - acknowledged by Bro . -Gissing , No . " 9-6 ,. Woodbridge ; Bro . Harris , No . 131 , Ipswich ; Bro . Randall , No . 272 , Ipswich ; Bro .-Fenn ,. ' No ... 38 . 3 , Beccles ; Bro . Hart , No . 417 , Hadleigh ; and Bro . Turner , No . 522 , Ipswich ; the latter Brother
stating that his Lodge now numbered eighty-five members , including twenuythree P . Ms , of whom twenty had passed the chair of their own . Lodge . ; As Master of No ' . 522 , feeling it was the duty of every Master of a Lodge to . visit the XJnited Grand Lodge at least once in his year of office ,-to . make himself acquainted with the manner in which the business was conducted--he had dore so , and had been much gratified-in . observing the-admirable manner in which the business was conducted by the Grand Master , and in hearing Lord Panmure , Bro , . Havers , Bro .
Roxburgh , Bro . Warren , and others , address Grand Lodge . The toast to "All poor-and distressed Masons , " closed the proceedings . Bro . Ball , Prov . G . Org ., assisted , by Bros , Bowles , Prov . G . Org . ; Stubbs ; Dorling , ' G . Sec ; and other Brethren , contributed much by their musical talent to the enjoyment ofthe evening . SUSSEX .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . A Provincial Grand Lodge was held ab the Old Ship Hotel , Brighton , on Friday , September 21 th , under the presidency of the Right Worshipful Bro . Captain George Charles Dalbiac , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , The Lodge was opened at three o ' clock . Present—Bros . B . Vallance , as Prov . S . G . W ., John Bacon , Prov . J . G . W ., other officers and several Brethren ofthe province . The minutes ofthe preceding Grand . Lodge having been read and confirmed , the report of the finance committee was brought up , showing a handsome balance in hand .
Bro . William Verrall was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treas . The roll ofthe Lodges was then called over by tho Prov . Grand Sec , who also read a statement ofthe progress of Masonry in the province during the past year , which showed that in the Lodge of Union , No . 4 . 5 , at Chichester , there had been five initiations and two joinings , making in all forty-six members ; in the Derwent , ab Hastings , three initiations and two joinings , in all thirty-four members ; in . the
Clarence , at Brighton , eleven initiations and four joinings ; , in all eighty-nine members ; in the South Saxon , at Lewes , five initiations and nine joinings , in all thirty-seven members ; in tho Royal York , at Brighton , six initiations and live joinings , in all seventy-four members ; in tho Wellington , at Rye , twelve members ; in the Brunswick , at Brighton , cloven members . ThehVW . D . Prov . U . Master then addressed the Provincial Grand Lodge as follows . " I —Brethren , —beg most warmly to acknowledge your kind greeting and reception ,