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brother . Under these circumstances , and seeing that while my remarks were based on tho conduct of a particular brother—who happened to be Bro . Constable , but who might , ! say , have been any one else—they were necessarily general in their character and scope , I feel I was perfectly justified in writing nnder an assumed name . A word as to Bro . Constable ' s letter of tho 28 th nit . He—shall I

waggishly describe him as the Lord High Constable of English Masonry ?—is " astounded"that I—the "IRREPRESSIBLE TOMKINS "" should have been a party to BO unwarrantable a proceeding . " This , to adopt the phraseology of some peculiar people , is quite too awfully dreadful !! I have taken part in the " unwarrantable proceeding" of criticising certain conduct of his , which I

believe to be wrong ; as it was prominently referred to by an anonymous reporter in a public journal , I criticised it publicly in the columns of the same journal , and , having no personal feeling in the matter , I did so anonymously . Moreover , I have the honour to be one of the " friends " from whose malicious designs he so ardently prays to be delivered or preserved . This , I repeat , is quite too awfully dreadful ; but is it nofc the funniest of funny things that Bro .

Constable shonld assume and publicly parade a knowledge he cannot possibly possess ? Far be it from me to say he is nofc above and beyond the reach of criticism , and thafc he , alone of Craftsmen , may do what none dare call in question j but were he , in truth , what I have described him in joke , the Lord High Constable of English Masons , he does nofc possess the power or the knowledge to penetrate the veil which conceals from the public the personal identity of ,

Tour faithful servant and brother , THE IRREPRESSIBLE TOMKINS . P . S .--Happy Thought!—to wish both Bro . Gottheil and Bro . Con . stable " A Happy New Year , and many of them . " This I do with all the pleasure in the world .

The Case Of The Lad Collingwood.

THE CASE OF THE LAD COLLINGWOOD .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIK AND BROTHER , —Ifc will doubtless be in the remembrance of many of your readers that , at the last Quarterly Court of the Boys ' School , a discussion arose concerning the eligibility of one of the candidates for election—viz ., A . H . Collingwood . It had been previously stated publicly that the father of the candidate had left

such an estate as to place his family beyond the need of any charitable aid , but although subsequent inquiry proved that the value of the estate had been erroneously stated , we have now to consider the statement laid before the brethren who attended the last meeting of the General Committee , viz ., that in addition to other funds , a sum of £ 1063 10 s is left invested with the proviso thafc the

interest derived therefrom shall be applied to the education and maintenance of the said A . H . Collingwood , who on attaining the age of twenty-one years will be entitled to the capital sum . Under these circumstances I maintain that A . H . Collingwood , having a sufficient income to pay for his own maintenance and education ought not to be allowed to occupy a place in our Boys' School to the exclusion of another candidate who may

formerly have been accustomed to domestic comfort , and may now be in a state of penury . As a final decision in this case will have to be given afc the Quarterly Court , which will he held afc the Freemasons' Hall , at 4 p . m , on Monday , the 10 th inst ., I trust thafc those of your readers

who may feel interested in this question will , if time permits , attend the Court , and exercise their right of voting . I aro , Dear Sir , yours faithfully , A . E . G .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . C . J . W . DAVIS . TT is with very great regret we announce to our readers the death -A- of Bro . C . J . W . Davis , afc his residence , Oxford Villa ,

Cavershamroaa , on Monday , after only a short illness . Bro . Davis leaves a wife and five children to mourn his loss , as well as a host of friends who esteemed Mm for his many sterling qualities . He was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry in the Royal Union Lod ^ e , No . 382 (

Aft A ? laisher > who > at the time » occupied the chair of " the Lodge . ' After filling various offices , he was in due course elected W . Master , and afc the time of his decease was Treasurer and a Past Master of lflQ'r g 6 ' He Wa 8 0 De of fcbe founders ° f the Unity Lodge , No . tod ? , and onl y retired from the chair in the course of last year . His merit had been still further recognised by the bestowal of Provincial honours

, he being Prov . G . D . C . of Middlesex . He was a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Prudent Brethren Chapter , i ' i vT ' Was 15 kewise Treasurer , and took a deep interest in the well-being of the La Tolerance Lodge of Instruction . He had filled r ^ uB Steward for the Koyal Masonic Benevolent Institntion ana . the Royal Masonic Institntion for Boys , while his name was down , ami , had his life been prolonged , he would have served as Steward at the

Festival nexfc ensuing of the Royal Masonic Institution for th r » made no distinction between Masons and non-Masons in r arannmi of such aid as it was in his power to render . His IWp- ^? aoe y esterda y ( Frid ay ) at St . Marylebone Cemetery , £ xmchley , there being a numerous gathering present of his relarAan w friend 8 ' were all anxious to pay their last tribute of fZn xu . worth y- We offer our warmest sympathy to his family m their sore and sudden bereavement .

Installation Meetings, &C.

INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .

LODGE OF LIGHTS , No . 148 , WARRINGTON . ON the 16 th of October 1646 , the first " gentleman" Mason was made at Warrington , in the person of Elias Ashmole , the author of the well-known " History of the Order of the Garter , " and founder of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford . It is a matter for groat regret that the antient records of the Lodge aro lost , and that the history of Freemasonry in Warrington cannot now be consecutively traced further back than 18 th November 1765 . However , it is our pleasure

to place on record the fact thafc at no previous period of its history has the Lodge been in a better condition , both as to its work nnd Constitution , and St . John ' s Day 1880 will long bo remembered as ono of its brightest red-letter days . Tho principal bttsincss of tho day was tho installation of tho W . M . elect , Bro . A . H . Young , M . B ., F . R . C . S . E . & c , and the old Lodge exceeded itself in tho eclat which

characterised the whole proceedings . Punctually at three o'clock the Lodgo was opened , the minntes read and confirmed , and Bro . Warner passed to the degree of Fellow Craft . Tho W . M Bro . Charles E . Hindley then invited the senior member present , Bro . John Bowes P . M . P . P . GJ . W . Cumberland and Westmoreland , to take tho chair as Installing Master , and during the long and interesting ceremony ho

was assisted and supported by a largo number of brethren , 20 ofwhom were P . M . ' s . Among those who signed the Tyler's book , besides thoso named , were Bros . W . Sharp P . M . P . P . GJ . W ., D . W . Finney P . M . P . P . G . D . C ., W . Harrison P . M . P . G . D . C , J . Rymer Young P . M ., Thomas Tunstall P . M ., W . H . Robinson P . M ., Thomas Sutton P . M ., Jos . Piokthall P . M ., John Harding P . M ., John

Armstrong P . M ., J . R . Tomlinson P . M . 368 , J . Schonstadt P . M . 1502 , George Bailey P . M . 613 , Thomas A . Collinson P . M . P . P . G . D . C , W . Richardson P . M . 1250 , J . H . Galloway W . M . 1250 , A . H . Young S . W . W . M . elect , James Paterson J . W ., Thomas Grime S . D ., Charles Skinner I . G ., George F . Curzon , Thomas M . Pattison Organist , Christoph Ekkert , Thomas B . Carter , John Pierpoint P . W ., R . W .

Francomb , Captain Deacon , John Laifchwaite P . W ., W . Warner , S . E . Johnson , J . Paul Ryland , F . S . A ., Thomas Robinson , John J . Thompson , Thomas Morris , A . Crawford , W . Bnrn , James Bayley , John Brown 1280 , James W . Carlisle S . W . 1384 , Edward Greenall jnn . 1354 , W . Robinson , Dr . Gornall , Dr . Mackie , Edward Howarth , W . Barton , and Thomas Domville Tyler . The W . M . elect was presented

to the Installing Master by the W . M ., Bro . Charles E . Hindley , and , the first part of the ceremony completed , the Lodge was opened in the third degree , when the brethren of the lower degrees retired . The W . M . elect was then entrusted and retired for a brief space . A Board of Installed Masters was then constituted in ample form , the west and south being presided over by Bros . P . M . ' s Rymer Young and

W . H . Robinson . The W . M . elect now applied for re-admission , and was received in due form , and installed in the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom , and was greeted , sainted and proclaimed as an Installed Master . He then invested the I . P . M ., who was addressed by the Installing Master as to the nature , duties , and responsibilities of his office , and afterwards entrusted . The Board was next " called

off , " and the newly-installed W . M . congratulated and " cemented " in his high position . Labour resumed , the Board was dissolved , and the brethren admitted by regular gradations , and the W . M . honoured and proclaimed in the three degrees . The W . M . invested aa his Officers for the ensning year : —Bros . James Paterson S . W ., J . Paul Rylands J . W ., Thomas Tunstall P . M . Treasurer , John Bowes P . M .

& c . > Sec , Thomas Grime S . D ., Charles Skinner J . D ., Councillor Francomb I . G . Each Officer was addressed by tbe Installing Master before and after being placed in his appointed chair . The Installing Master then delivered the ancient addresses to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren , whioh being completed , he took his seat in the south-east . The W . M . then presented , in the name of the Lodge , and

on its behalf , a gold P . M . 's jewel to the I . P . M . Bro . Charles E . Hindley , whioh thafc brother suitably acknowledged . The auditors presented their report , and some routine business having been transacted , the Lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Lion Hotel , where a splendid repasfc awaited them . Grace before and after meat was said by the Secretary . On the cloth being

removed , the toast list was proceeded with , and we must say thafc we never listened to better post-prandial speeches . The W . M . set the example , and the speakers thafc followed in most cases imitated the good pattern set them . The W . Master ' s health was proposed and accepted with the utmost enthusiasm . Bro . J . Rymer Young P . M ., in proposing the health of the Installing Master , remarked

that he should require the attention of the brethren for a few moments only , inasmuch as he felt it was difficult to say anything concerning their esteemed Bro . Bowes that had not already been well said . He would remark , however , that , notwithstanding the loyal manner in which they had responded to the toasts of the Queen and the Prince of Wales , and not forgetting , too , the hearty manner in

which they had received the name of the W . M ., he felt certain that , of the entire list of toasts , none would be moro heartily responded to than that of their worthy Secretary , the Installing Master . To tell them thafc Bro . Bowes had performed that beautiful ceremony , perhaps a dozen times in their own Lodge , would be to repeat a simple matter of hisfcorv ; to inform them that he invariably

diacharged his duties in a manner that made the ceremony always interesting and instructive , would be to sing once again a very old song indeed ; they all knew that ; and to remind them thafc Bro . Bowes had the goodwill and regard of every member of their ancient Lodge of Lights would be to afford another gratuitous piece of information that was totally unnecessary . In short , it would nofc be

advisable to detain them while he recited the entire catalogue of Bro . Bowes ' s virtues . He should therefore content himself by asking them to drink , in as hearty a manner as possible , the health of tho Installing Master , and so renew , as it were , an annual vote of confidence in their worthy brother . The toast was received with the utmost enthusiasm ; indeed , it met with nothing short of an ovation .

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COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL. Article 10
THE NEW PROVINCE OF MARK MASTER MASONS, NORTH WALES. Article 10
POLICE NOTICE. Article 10
DIARY FOR THE WEEK. Article 11
NOTICES OF MEETINGS. Article 12
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brother . Under these circumstances , and seeing that while my remarks were based on tho conduct of a particular brother—who happened to be Bro . Constable , but who might , ! say , have been any one else—they were necessarily general in their character and scope , I feel I was perfectly justified in writing nnder an assumed name . A word as to Bro . Constable ' s letter of tho 28 th nit . He—shall I

waggishly describe him as the Lord High Constable of English Masonry ?—is " astounded"that I—the "IRREPRESSIBLE TOMKINS "" should have been a party to BO unwarrantable a proceeding . " This , to adopt the phraseology of some peculiar people , is quite too awfully dreadful !! I have taken part in the " unwarrantable proceeding" of criticising certain conduct of his , which I

believe to be wrong ; as it was prominently referred to by an anonymous reporter in a public journal , I criticised it publicly in the columns of the same journal , and , having no personal feeling in the matter , I did so anonymously . Moreover , I have the honour to be one of the " friends " from whose malicious designs he so ardently prays to be delivered or preserved . This , I repeat , is quite too awfully dreadful ; but is it nofc the funniest of funny things that Bro .

Constable shonld assume and publicly parade a knowledge he cannot possibly possess ? Far be it from me to say he is nofc above and beyond the reach of criticism , and thafc he , alone of Craftsmen , may do what none dare call in question j but were he , in truth , what I have described him in joke , the Lord High Constable of English Masons , he does nofc possess the power or the knowledge to penetrate the veil which conceals from the public the personal identity of ,

Tour faithful servant and brother , THE IRREPRESSIBLE TOMKINS . P . S .--Happy Thought!—to wish both Bro . Gottheil and Bro . Con . stable " A Happy New Year , and many of them . " This I do with all the pleasure in the world .

The Case Of The Lad Collingwood.

THE CASE OF THE LAD COLLINGWOOD .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIK AND BROTHER , —Ifc will doubtless be in the remembrance of many of your readers that , at the last Quarterly Court of the Boys ' School , a discussion arose concerning the eligibility of one of the candidates for election—viz ., A . H . Collingwood . It had been previously stated publicly that the father of the candidate had left

such an estate as to place his family beyond the need of any charitable aid , but although subsequent inquiry proved that the value of the estate had been erroneously stated , we have now to consider the statement laid before the brethren who attended the last meeting of the General Committee , viz ., that in addition to other funds , a sum of £ 1063 10 s is left invested with the proviso thafc the

interest derived therefrom shall be applied to the education and maintenance of the said A . H . Collingwood , who on attaining the age of twenty-one years will be entitled to the capital sum . Under these circumstances I maintain that A . H . Collingwood , having a sufficient income to pay for his own maintenance and education ought not to be allowed to occupy a place in our Boys' School to the exclusion of another candidate who may

formerly have been accustomed to domestic comfort , and may now be in a state of penury . As a final decision in this case will have to be given afc the Quarterly Court , which will he held afc the Freemasons' Hall , at 4 p . m , on Monday , the 10 th inst ., I trust thafc those of your readers

who may feel interested in this question will , if time permits , attend the Court , and exercise their right of voting . I aro , Dear Sir , yours faithfully , A . E . G .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . C . J . W . DAVIS . TT is with very great regret we announce to our readers the death -A- of Bro . C . J . W . Davis , afc his residence , Oxford Villa ,

Cavershamroaa , on Monday , after only a short illness . Bro . Davis leaves a wife and five children to mourn his loss , as well as a host of friends who esteemed Mm for his many sterling qualities . He was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry in the Royal Union Lod ^ e , No . 382 (

Aft A ? laisher > who > at the time » occupied the chair of " the Lodge . ' After filling various offices , he was in due course elected W . Master , and afc the time of his decease was Treasurer and a Past Master of lflQ'r g 6 ' He Wa 8 0 De of fcbe founders ° f the Unity Lodge , No . tod ? , and onl y retired from the chair in the course of last year . His merit had been still further recognised by the bestowal of Provincial honours

, he being Prov . G . D . C . of Middlesex . He was a Royal Arch Mason , having been exalted in the Prudent Brethren Chapter , i ' i vT ' Was 15 kewise Treasurer , and took a deep interest in the well-being of the La Tolerance Lodge of Instruction . He had filled r ^ uB Steward for the Koyal Masonic Benevolent Institntion ana . the Royal Masonic Institntion for Boys , while his name was down , ami , had his life been prolonged , he would have served as Steward at the

Festival nexfc ensuing of the Royal Masonic Institution for th r » made no distinction between Masons and non-Masons in r arannmi of such aid as it was in his power to render . His IWp- ^? aoe y esterda y ( Frid ay ) at St . Marylebone Cemetery , £ xmchley , there being a numerous gathering present of his relarAan w friend 8 ' were all anxious to pay their last tribute of fZn xu . worth y- We offer our warmest sympathy to his family m their sore and sudden bereavement .

Installation Meetings, &C.

INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .

LODGE OF LIGHTS , No . 148 , WARRINGTON . ON the 16 th of October 1646 , the first " gentleman" Mason was made at Warrington , in the person of Elias Ashmole , the author of the well-known " History of the Order of the Garter , " and founder of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford . It is a matter for groat regret that the antient records of the Lodge aro lost , and that the history of Freemasonry in Warrington cannot now be consecutively traced further back than 18 th November 1765 . However , it is our pleasure

to place on record the fact thafc at no previous period of its history has the Lodge been in a better condition , both as to its work nnd Constitution , and St . John ' s Day 1880 will long bo remembered as ono of its brightest red-letter days . Tho principal bttsincss of tho day was tho installation of tho W . M . elect , Bro . A . H . Young , M . B ., F . R . C . S . E . & c , and the old Lodge exceeded itself in tho eclat which

characterised the whole proceedings . Punctually at three o'clock the Lodgo was opened , the minntes read and confirmed , and Bro . Warner passed to the degree of Fellow Craft . Tho W . M Bro . Charles E . Hindley then invited the senior member present , Bro . John Bowes P . M . P . P . GJ . W . Cumberland and Westmoreland , to take tho chair as Installing Master , and during the long and interesting ceremony ho

was assisted and supported by a largo number of brethren , 20 ofwhom were P . M . ' s . Among those who signed the Tyler's book , besides thoso named , were Bros . W . Sharp P . M . P . P . GJ . W ., D . W . Finney P . M . P . P . G . D . C ., W . Harrison P . M . P . G . D . C , J . Rymer Young P . M ., Thomas Tunstall P . M ., W . H . Robinson P . M ., Thomas Sutton P . M ., Jos . Piokthall P . M ., John Harding P . M ., John

Armstrong P . M ., J . R . Tomlinson P . M . 368 , J . Schonstadt P . M . 1502 , George Bailey P . M . 613 , Thomas A . Collinson P . M . P . P . G . D . C , W . Richardson P . M . 1250 , J . H . Galloway W . M . 1250 , A . H . Young S . W . W . M . elect , James Paterson J . W ., Thomas Grime S . D ., Charles Skinner I . G ., George F . Curzon , Thomas M . Pattison Organist , Christoph Ekkert , Thomas B . Carter , John Pierpoint P . W ., R . W .

Francomb , Captain Deacon , John Laifchwaite P . W ., W . Warner , S . E . Johnson , J . Paul Ryland , F . S . A ., Thomas Robinson , John J . Thompson , Thomas Morris , A . Crawford , W . Bnrn , James Bayley , John Brown 1280 , James W . Carlisle S . W . 1384 , Edward Greenall jnn . 1354 , W . Robinson , Dr . Gornall , Dr . Mackie , Edward Howarth , W . Barton , and Thomas Domville Tyler . The W . M . elect was presented

to the Installing Master by the W . M ., Bro . Charles E . Hindley , and , the first part of the ceremony completed , the Lodge was opened in the third degree , when the brethren of the lower degrees retired . The W . M . elect was then entrusted and retired for a brief space . A Board of Installed Masters was then constituted in ample form , the west and south being presided over by Bros . P . M . ' s Rymer Young and

W . H . Robinson . The W . M . elect now applied for re-admission , and was received in due form , and installed in the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom , and was greeted , sainted and proclaimed as an Installed Master . He then invested the I . P . M ., who was addressed by the Installing Master as to the nature , duties , and responsibilities of his office , and afterwards entrusted . The Board was next " called

off , " and the newly-installed W . M . congratulated and " cemented " in his high position . Labour resumed , the Board was dissolved , and the brethren admitted by regular gradations , and the W . M . honoured and proclaimed in the three degrees . The W . M . invested aa his Officers for the ensning year : —Bros . James Paterson S . W ., J . Paul Rylands J . W ., Thomas Tunstall P . M . Treasurer , John Bowes P . M .

& c . > Sec , Thomas Grime S . D ., Charles Skinner J . D ., Councillor Francomb I . G . Each Officer was addressed by tbe Installing Master before and after being placed in his appointed chair . The Installing Master then delivered the ancient addresses to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren , whioh being completed , he took his seat in the south-east . The W . M . then presented , in the name of the Lodge , and

on its behalf , a gold P . M . 's jewel to the I . P . M . Bro . Charles E . Hindley , whioh thafc brother suitably acknowledged . The auditors presented their report , and some routine business having been transacted , the Lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Lion Hotel , where a splendid repasfc awaited them . Grace before and after meat was said by the Secretary . On the cloth being

removed , the toast list was proceeded with , and we must say thafc we never listened to better post-prandial speeches . The W . M . set the example , and the speakers thafc followed in most cases imitated the good pattern set them . The W . Master ' s health was proposed and accepted with the utmost enthusiasm . Bro . J . Rymer Young P . M ., in proposing the health of the Installing Master , remarked

that he should require the attention of the brethren for a few moments only , inasmuch as he felt it was difficult to say anything concerning their esteemed Bro . Bowes that had not already been well said . He would remark , however , that , notwithstanding the loyal manner in which they had responded to the toasts of the Queen and the Prince of Wales , and not forgetting , too , the hearty manner in

which they had received the name of the W . M ., he felt certain that , of the entire list of toasts , none would be moro heartily responded to than that of their worthy Secretary , the Installing Master . To tell them thafc Bro . Bowes had performed that beautiful ceremony , perhaps a dozen times in their own Lodge , would be to repeat a simple matter of hisfcorv ; to inform them that he invariably

diacharged his duties in a manner that made the ceremony always interesting and instructive , would be to sing once again a very old song indeed ; they all knew that ; and to remind them thafc Bro . Bowes had the goodwill and regard of every member of their ancient Lodge of Lights would be to afford another gratuitous piece of information that was totally unnecessary . In short , it would nofc be

advisable to detain them while he recited the entire catalogue of Bro . Bowes ' s virtues . He should therefore content himself by asking them to drink , in as hearty a manner as possible , the health of tho Installing Master , and so renew , as it were , an annual vote of confidence in their worthy brother . The toast was received with the utmost enthusiasm ; indeed , it met with nothing short of an ovation .

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