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1602 . —Held its meeting at Bro . Wood ' s , Crown and Woolpack , No . 1 G 2 St . John-street-road , Clerkenwell , on Tuesday , tho 30 th July , at S p . m . Present—Bros . W . Rowley W . M ., H . P . Isaac S . W ., Greenfield J . W ., Hallam jnn . S . D ., Gibbs J . D ., Pearcy Preceptor , Fenner acting Secretary , Arkell I . G . ; also Bros . Hallam sen ., Osborne , Wood , Monntstophen , H . Hnggins , Hirst , Rimell ,

Green , Stock , Cook , Hyland , and F . Goode . Lodgo regularly opened ; tho minntos of last meeting wero read and confirmed . Tho ceremony of initiation was well rehearsed by tho W . M ., who then vacated the chair in favour of Bro . Pearcy , and the Lodgo was advanced . Bro . Hirst gave proofs of his " proficiency , and the

ceremony of raising was rehearsed ; Bro . Pearcy working in his nsnal earnest manner , and giving tbo traditional history . Bro . Rowley resumed the chair . Bro . Arkell of tho Lion and Lamb Lodgo 192 , and H . Hnggins of the Finsbury Park Lodgo 1288 , were elected members . Bro . II . P . Isaac was appointed W . M . for Tuesday next . After which Lodgo was closed .

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NEW ZEALAND .

THE LMR "WILLIAM WESTRROOKB SQUIRES . A VALUABLE member of tho brotherhood has been snatched away , in tho zenith of his working . Seldom has a more solemn sceno been realised than that of Tuesday , 10 th April , when a message eamo from Brother Sqnires , only recently stricken , convoying to tho Master and Brethren of Lodgo Southern Star , 735 E . C ., " Hearty good wishes , " and an eternal farewell , accompanied by a

request that tho Worshipful Mastor would visit him , as ho lay on the bed of death . The visit was accordingly made , and tho request preferred that tbo brethren should receive his mortal remains in tho Lodge , and afterwards confer tho rites of Masonic burial . The good brother lingered until tlio next Sabbath boll called together tho worshippers of tho great Father , and soon after its chime had

ceased , tho spirit took its flight . The following obituary appeared in ono of the Nelson papers , having been contributed by his friend and brother , W . M . Stanton . Died , on Sunday , 21 st April , aged 37 , at his residence , Hardystreet , Nelson , after an illness of 12 days , WII . T . TAM WKSTHROOKE SQUIRES , M . D ., eldest sou of the late Dr . William Westbrooke Squires ,

of Liverpool , England . Deceased was born at St . berman-en-Laye , near Paris , 31 st August 1810 , and received his professional training at Liverpool , Edinburgh and Pisa . Ho was a M . R . C . S . England , and graduated as BI . D . Edinburgh , 186-1 . Uis health being precarious , ho sought to benefit it by a voya » e to this country , and he arrived in Nelson by the ship " Magna Bona , " in December 18 C-1-, and was induced to settle hero in the practice of his profession , in which he

continivd until tho timo of his attack . Shortly after his arrival ho was appointed Coroner , subsequently Public Health Officer , Consulting Surgeon to the Nelson Hospital , and ho has filled other offices of importance in public matters , as well as being frequently elected to tho Snrfeouship of tho Odd Fellows and other Friendly Societies . Tho lamented gentleman was also a distinguished member of tho Masonic brotherhood , in whose active work ho took an important and unflagginftintorcst .

He preferred a request to the Worshipful Master of his Lodge for the right of Masonic burial according to ancient usage , as provided by the Constitution of tho Grand Lodge of England , at tho same time expressing a desire that the Independent Order of Odd Follows , of which ho was Past Provincial Grand Mastor , and tho Forestors ' Conrt , of which he was an Honorary Member , shonld also join in

tho funeral procession . Deceased married on the 23 rd of April 1 S 72 , Catherine J . C , daughter of Mr . John Simpson , of Montore , by whom ho has one son . Ho was presented with au affectionate address of condolence from the Southern Star Lodge on tho death of his wife , which took place

on the 20 th August 18 / 3 . As a good Mason , a skilful physician , a useful citizen , and a warm friend , his loss will bo deeply felt for a long time to conic . He was tenderly cared for in the closing hours of his life , and fully realized and appreciated the watchfnl anxieties of his numerous sympathising acquaintance .

" On some fond breast the parting soul relies , Some pious drops tho closing eyo requires , E ' en from the tomb tho voice of nature cries , E ' en in our ashes live their wonted fires . " But five weeks ago , in apparent health , deceased followed the remains of his brother to his long homo , in which ho is now called to

join him . Tlio day appointed for tho funeral began with clouds , followed by unusual heavy rain ; nevertheless , a largo number of brethren , ineluding eight Past Masters , assembled at the Masonic Hall , and at one o ' clock Lodge was opened in tlio first degree , and ton of the brethren wore told off to proceed to the house of tlio deceased , and

accompany tho hearse . Meanwhile , Lodge was formally opened to the third degree , and finally to the " Lodge nf Sorrow , " when the coffin was borne into the Lodge by six Past Masters , and placed on the bier in the centre , tho organ playing a Dead March . The furniture was draped with black and white , and on tho coffin lay a chaplct of acacia , with a beautifully-woven cross of immortelles and an illuminated scroll . Tho funeral procession was then formed , and

proceeded to the > ew Cemetery , a distance of four miles . Arrived at the Cemetery , the burial servico of the Church of England was read in the mortuary chapel , and at tho grave , by Bro . the Ven . Archdeacon Thorpe , after which tho VVorshipfnl Master , Bro . Stanton , delivered the Masonic portion of the ritr . al . Tho hymns in the chapel and at tho grave wero accompanied on a cabinet orwan by Bro . W . G . Sealy . The brethren afterwards returned to the hall , and the Lodgo was closed .

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