C. E. Burrell, j.d. ; Eev. — Mead, Chaplain ; and Bro. J. H.

Scott as acting lp.m. : the Lodge now numbers twenty subscribing members. On the eighth of April the D.P.G.M., in the absence of the Prov. G.M., presided at the constitu- tion of the " Hova Ecclesia " Lodge, No. 1466. The intended place of meeting of this Lodge was at Cltftonville, in the Parish of Hove, but for convenience and comfort the ceremony this day took place at the " Old Ship " Hotel, Brighton, where the Lodge stUl continues,* the first W.M. being Bro. German, who appointed as his Wardens Bros. 0. J. Smith and Capt. Stratford : the ceremony of installation was performed by Bro. J. H. Scott, pkov. g. sec. who had recently succeeded Bro. Pocock in that office. This Lodge now numbers fifty-five members and has a Eoyal Arch Chapter attached to it.
Another interval of three years elapses, viz., to 1876, when two more Lodges were added to the roU of the Province, the first being established at East Grinstead on the 11th of July, the D. Prov. G.M. presiding. The Lodge was named the " Sackville " after the Alms-houses erected and endowed by the second Earl of Dorset, in 1609. Bro. J. H. Scott, the Prov. G. Sec. installed Bro. H. Hale the first W. Master, who appointed as his Wardens Bros. W. H. Hook and C. Sawyer: the Lodge is numbered 1619, meeting at the " Crown " Hotel, and consists of twenty- eight members. The other Lodge constituted this year was the " St. Cecilia," No. 1636, which ceremony took place on Wednesday, the 20th of December, at the Pavilion Eooms, Brighton, the Dep. Prov. G.M., Bro. C. J. Furner again presiding, assisted by Sir W. W. Burrell, M.P., who acted as dep. pkov. g.m. and several officers of the Prov. G. Lodge. The petitioners for this new Lodge were Bros. Kuhe, (Grand Organist of England) EberaU, Sandeman,
* The intended place for holding the Lodge not being available, the meetings have ever since been held at the " Old Ship."
5PE0VINCE 05 SUSSEX. 25
Broadbridge, Nell, Foat, Belcher, Devin, Hawkes, Nye and Payne; the first-named was installed Master, and appointed Bros. Eberall and Sandeman as his two Wardens ; Bros. Furner and Scott were elected Honorary Members, and there are now thirty-five subscribing members.
In March of 1878 was constituted the "Gordon" Lodge, No. 1726, at Bognor, an ofishoot from the " Union," No. 38, Chichester, the charter for which had been granted the previous year. The E.W. Prov. G.M., Sir W. W. Burrell, M.P., was unfortunately prevented from attending the constitution of this Lodge, the first new one since his appointment over the Province ; the duty therefore devolved on his Deputy, V.W. Bro. J. H. Scott, who, assisted by several present and past Prov. G. Oflicers, most ably conducted the ceremony of constituting and dedicating the Lodge. Bro. J. St. Clair, P.M. 38, the W.M. designate, was installed, and he appointed as his "Wardens Bros. J. A. Swornsboume and A. Smith : the meetings are held at the Assembly Kooms,and the number of members is twenty-two.
In December the Grand Lodge issued a Warrant for a new Lodge at Hurstpierpoint, the name and number being " South Down," 1797 ; but it was not till the 25th of February, 1879, that the ceremony of consecration took place, the Y.W.D. Prov. G. Master again officiating, who installed as the first W. Master Bro. George KeUy King, p.G. STEWAED OP ENGLAND, P.M. Nos. 4 and 1541, who appointed as his Wardens Bros. J. Curtis, p.m. 315, and Walter Fitch, P.M. 1410. Bro. King was destined not to rule long over the Lodge which he had been so prominent in forming, for, to the regret of his numerous friends, a severe illness set in which terminated in his death on the 24th of August following, and the ruling and direction of the Lodge fell upon Bro. Curtis, P.M., the senior Warden. The place of meeting is the " Sussex " Hotel, and there are thirty members.
26 FEEKMASONET IN THE
On the 17th July another addition was made to the roU of Lodges in the Province, the " Atlingworth/' No. 1821, so called after the Manor of that name. The E.W. Prov. G.M. presided, and the ceremony of constitution was performed by the Deputy P. G.M. assisted by the rest of the Prov. Gr. Officers ; there was a numerous attendance of resident and visiting brethren, probably in honor of the W.M. designate, Bro. T. J. Sabine, p.m. 73, 1423, 1540, and P. PEOV. G.S.W., Middlesex, a brother who had taken a very active part in what might be termed a short masonic career (seventeen years) for he, too, like the founder of the last Lodge, passed away before completing his year of office : his death took place on the 28th December after a few weeks' illness, and his place was filled for the remainder of the year by Bro. H. Davey, p.m. 732, the acting I.P.M., Bros. J. Eobertson, No. 33, and H. Gr. Martin, p.m. 404, P.P.G.J.W., Herts, were the Senior and Junior Wardens respectively ; the meetings are held at the Eoyal Pavilion ; this makes the seventh Lodge located in Brighton, and up to the end of the year there had been fifteen initiations in the Lodge, and the number of subscribing members had reached twenty-eight, now increased to thirty-three.
In the last two or three years the idea of starting a new Lodge at Shoreham had been fast gaining ground : as will be seen by the list of extinct Lodges, Freemasonry had existed in the borough more than a century ago, and again in the first quarter of the present century, the Lodge which had formerly met at Chichester flourished here for some years, and, it is said, was visited by H.E.H. the late Duke of Sussex. The "Warrant for the new Lodge having been issued by the Grand Lodge, the 2nd of Aug. 1879, was fixed for the Constitution of the " Burrell " Lodge, 1829, named after the Provincial Grand Master of Sussex. The ceremony took place in the Town Hall, in the presence of a large body of the fraternity. The Prov. G.M. having
tEOriNCE bT? SUSSEX. 2V
opened the Lodge and briefly addressed the brethren, vacated the chair in favor of the D.P.G.M. who presided, and conducted the ceremonies of consecrating and consti- tuting the new Lodge in his usual impressive style ; and in his opening address gave some well-timed advice to the founders of the Lodge : after congratulating them on having as their W.M. designate, Lord Arthur Hill, peov. g.m. for County Down, I.C., he reminded them that in selecting a name for their Lodge "they had placed great responsibilities upon their shoulders, for the name of BurreU had for a line of years been borne by those with whom had been associated all that was noble, generous and true, and it would be their duty to see that the name was not sullied by any act of those belonging to the new Lodge." The ceremony being concluded, Lord A. Hill was installed as the first W.M., and he appointed as acting i.p.m» Bro. C. J. Smith, P.M., and to the Wardens' chairs he appointed Capt.