Prov. Grand Lodge Of Dorset.

prayer was offered by tho Prov . G . Chaplain ( Bro . Rev . H . Dunkin ) . The Provincial Grand Master , addressing the brethren , said the reason why they had met that day was quite known to them all . Ho assured them it was with great

sorrow that ho felt tho duty incumbent upon him of callin-T that Provincial Grand Lodge . The whole country , as they wero aware , bad beeu sorrowing deeply at the loss they had sustained , and he supposed that iu the whole annals of their history they had never known a more

distressing event than that which had just occurred , and by which the Royal family and the nation had sustained a very severe loss . They had lost suddenly one whom they had regarded as the future heir to the Thi'one , and his death was attended by circumstances of a peculiarly

distressing and painful nature . He was assured that the brethren would agree with him in tho step he had taken in calling that Provincial Grand Lodge , for he felt it was their bounden duty to send a message to Her Majesty expressive of tho great grief they felt in Dorset for frfie loss

sho had sustained . It was also , he felt , their duty to send a few words of sympathy , which they hoped would prove a comfort to their Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , in the oreat loss which he and the Princess and the rest of the Royal Family had sustained . Ifc was hardly necessary for

him to dilate on tbat occasion upon tho loss they had sustained , for their deep grief and sympathy had been expressed in a variety of most feeling ways all over the country . He had the melancholy satisfaction of attending tho funeral of the poor Duke of Clarence , and at a more

impressive and saddening ceremony he was never present in his life . Their Grand Master the Prince of Wales looked staggered by tho blow ; his son Prince George appeared ill and deeply affected , and , as he had said , it was a mosfc pathetic and affecting ceremony . They must

now look to the future with the hope that the Great Architect of the Universe would support their Grand Ma ter and his family in their heavy trial . He thought their blow would be softened by the knowledge thafc they had the fullest sympathy of tho country and in the way i ** -.

had been expressed , and ifc was this fact which made them feel proud that they were Englishmen . The Prov . Grand Master then moved the vote of condolence , which was read by the Prov . Secretary ( Bro . Case ) : —

" To tho Queen ' s Most Excellent Majesty . Madam , —We , yonr Majesty's faithful and devoted subjects , the Provincial Grand Master , Deputy Proviuciil Grand Master , Officers aod Brethren of the Provincial Grand Lodgo of Dorset of the United Fraternity of Aucienf- , Free , and Accepted Masons of England , with deep humility

and respect approach yoor Royal presence , and on onr behalf and on that of the Brethron of this Province beg to offer our heartfelt and sincere condolence with your Majesty on the sad bereavement with which it has pleased The Most High in His great and inscrutable wisdom to afflict your Majesty by the early death of your beloved

grandson His Royal Highness tho Duke of Clarence and Avondale , KG ., Provincial Grand Master of Berkshire and Past Grand Warden of England . We , as Masons , would also beg leave to say that His Royal Highness ' s memory is also endeared to us by reason of the groat interest which His Royal Highness took in all that belongs to our

Order , and in which he held such a distinguished place . We offer np our present prayers to the Almighty Disposer of human events that He iu His great and infinite mercy will be pleased to sustain your Majesty and yonr Royal Family nnder this deep affliction , and that

your Majesty ' s life may be prolonged to the great happiness and prosperity of your loyal , affectionate , and faithful people . —Sealed with tho seal of our Province , afc a Special Graud Lod ^ e , at Dorchester , this 27 th day of January , A . D . 1892 . "

Tho Deputy Prov . Grand Master ( Major Brymer , M . P . ) said he had tho melancholy pleasure of seconding the vote . It was not only his melancholy pleasure but his melanchol y duty so to do . They aa Englishmen felt ifc their duty to express their sympathy with H . M , the Queen , who was

always so ready to share in the sorrows as well as the happiness of her subjects . As members of a loyal society they ought to be first on an occasion of this kind , and he was-therefore glad to have the opportunity of seconding the vote .

Tho vote of condolence was carried by acclamation . The Prov . Grand Master then moved tho following voto of condolence to H . Il . II . tho Princu and Princess of Wales , and in doing so he said thoy wero following tho

example which was being set them thafc afternoon in the Grand Lodgo of England . Tho Freemasons of Dorset felfc very deeply the sorrow which had fallen on their Grand Master and his famil y : — " To His Royal Highness Albert Edward Princo of Wales , KG .,

Prov. Grand Lodge Of Dorset.

& L \ , & c , & c . Mosfc Worshipful Grand Mns'er , —We , the Provincial Grand Master , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Officers and Brethren of tho Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorset , of the United Fraternity of Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masons of England , on our behalf , and on thafc of the Brethren of this Province , beg to offer onr heartfelt and sincere condolence with your Royal Highness on

the sad bereavement with which ifc has pleased The Most High , in His great and inscrutable wisdom , to afflict your Royal Highness and your Royal Family by the death cf your older son , H . R . H . the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , KG ., Provincial Grand Master of Barkshiro and Past Grand Warden . We , as Masons , feel that we havo also lost one who took a great interest in Masonry , and hia

memory will tong remain endeared to us . We pray that the Great Architect of tho Universe , in His great and infinite mercy , will be pleased to sustain you and their Royal Highnesses fche Princess of Wales and members of your Royal House under the lamentable and deep affliction which has now befallen yon , and that your Royal

Highness may long be spared to continue our Ruler in the Craffc which , under your guidance , has so happily increased and flourished throughout the length und breadth of Her Majesty ' s great dominions . —Sealed with the seal of our Province , at a Special Grand . Lodge , at Dorchester , thia 27 fch day of January , A . D . 1892 . "

Bro . Gregory ( P . P . G . S . W . ) seconded the vote , which was carried . The Prov . Grand Master moved and Brother Ruegg ( P . P . G . S . W . ) seconded that the votes of condolence be engrossed on vellum and duly forwarded . Agreed to . The Prov . Grand Lodge then closed .

Prov. G. Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

PROV . G . LODGE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND .

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Leicester ; on Saturday last , the 30 th ult ., by command of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master , to consider and resolve upon an address of condolence with His Royal Highness the Grand Master , on the much regretted death of his eldest son ,

H . R . H . the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , K . G ., Prov . Grand Master of Berkshire , Past Grand Warden . The meeting was very numerously attended , and in the absence

of the Provincial Grand Master , was presided over by Bro . S . S . Partridge the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , who was supported by a large number of Present and Past Provincial Grand Officers .

The Provincial Grand Lodge having been opened and the Summons convening the meeting read , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master in suitable terms proposed that the following address of condolence should be adopted and presented to His Royal Highness the Grand Master : —

Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland . To Hia Royal Highness Albert Edward , Prince of Wales , KG ., & c , & c , & c , Mosfc Worshipfnl Grand Master of English Freemasons . May it please your Royal Highness .

WE , the Right Honourable the Earl Ferrers , & o ., & c , Provincial Grand Master for Leicestershire and Rutland , the W . Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Wardens , aud Brethren in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled humbly beg leave to assure your Royal Highness of our deep and fraternal sympathy with you in your distress .

As loyal subjects of Her Majesty the Queen , Patron of our Order , wo beg to say thafc all our hearts are touched with grief at this National Bereavement occasioned by the decease of H . R . H . the Duke of Clarence and Avondale . To Her Royal Highness tho Princess of Wales and to all the

members of tho Royal Family we offer onr truest and deepest sympathy , and wo pray thafc tho Great Consoler of all may ever have them in His Holy Keeping , and show " Hia loving kindness even in tha grave . " Yonr Royal Highness has been greatly tried of late , by fire ,

sickness , untimely death ; and the destruction of cherished hopes : but from fche dopth of our sorrow we thank yon , Sir , for tho noble example sot to us all of patience and fortitude in affliction . ( Signed ) FEREEKS , Provincial Grand Master . Freemasons' Hall , Leicester ,

30 th January 1892 . C . HENTON WOOD ( Clerk , M . A . ) , P . P . S . G . W ., Prov . G . Sec .

The motion was seconded by Bro . William Vial P . M . 1 . 007 , Provincial Senior ' Grand Warden , and carried unauimoutily , after which the Provincial Grand Lodgo was closed .

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