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1843 . —Lieutenant John Aokworth Ommaney , afterwards Admiral Sir John Ommaney , K . C . B . 1845 . —Lieutenant George Henry Hodgson—a brave officer who was lost in the Polar expedition of Sir John Franklin . 1 S 47 . —The Hon . Augustus Charles Hobart , son of the Earl of
Buckinghamshire . This distinguished Officer commanded H . M . S . Driver during the Russian war . He afterwards became an Admiral in the Turkish Navy , aud is better known to his countrymen as Hobart Pasha . Ho died a few weeks since .
1845 . —Major-General J . William Coleman Williams—now Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Forces . General Williams was W . M . of the Lodge in 1859 , was some years since offered tho collar of Senior Grand Warden of tho Province , but for some reason declined the
honour . 1846 . —Edwin Low , a well-known solicitor of Portsmouth , and now head of an important legal firm in London . Bro . Low was W . M . in 1851 , and J . G . W . of the Province in 1855 . Next to Bro . Bradley ho is the oldest P . M . of the Lodge . 1848 . —Lord Amelias Wentworth Beauclerc , son of the Duke of
St . Albans . 1848 . —Kester Edward Knight , a well-known member of the medical profession , still practising in Southsea . 1819 . —Alderman Richard William Ford , a well-known motnber of the legal profession , still practising in Portsmouth . He was Mayor
of the borough in 1865 , and his year of office was distinguished by the splendid entertainment given to the officers of the French Fleet on their visit to England . Bro . Ford was W . M . " of the Lodge in 1853 , and Grand Registrar of the Province in 1856 . 1849 . —Sir Henry Blackwood , Bart . ( Captain H . M . S . Vengeance )
and Lieutenant Charles Joseph Frederick Ewart , afterwards Admiral Ewart , C . B . ; Lientenaut Gerard John Napier , afterwards Rear Admiral Napier ; Sir John Trotter Bethune , Bart . 18-1-9 . — Rev . Joseph Wool ley , Chaplain of the Dockyard . He was W . M . in 1854 , and Provincial Grand Chaplain in 1857 .
1850 . —Henry Wood , Fellow Inst . C . E ., Her Majesty's Dockyard . He was W . M . in 1858 , and is the third oldest P . M . of the Lodge . 1850 . — Sir Alfred Balliston was initiated in the Lodge . He was the first S . W . of the Prince of Wales Lodge at Gosport .
1850 . — Binsteed Goble , solicitor , and brothor of the preseut Provincial Grand Secretary . 1851 . —Lieutenant John Charles Dalrymple Hay ( afterwards Admiral Sir John ) , and a Lord of the Admiralty .
1851 . —Joseph George Churchward , Editor of the Morning Herald , and a well-known politician . 1 S 53 . —Alderman Henry Ford , a I able member of the legal profession , rind one of the leading Masons in the Province . Ho was W . M . iu 18 C > 0 , Mid Junior G . W . of the Province in the previous year ,
aud S . G . W . in 1876 . Bro . Ford was Mayor in 1858 , and for many years an Alderman of the Borough . During his Mayoralty the handsome gold chain now worn by tho Chief Magistrate was purchased . 1853 . —John Morris Savage , Lieut . R . A ., who was kdled before Sebastopol .
1853—Fitzgerald Algernon Foley , then First Lieutenant of the Royal Yacht ; afterwards Admiral-Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard . 185 1-. —Duncan Macpberson , thou an ensign in tho Black Watch ( afterwards Colonel Sir Duncau Macpherson , K . C . B ) . Ho was one
of tho famous Macphersons of Cluuy Castle , aud served with great tli , 'ltnction in the Indian campaign , Ashantee , and Egyptian wars . 1851 . —Francis Cunninghame Scott , also an ensign in tho Black Watch , afterwards Colonel and a C . B . Ho was mentioned in tho despatches for signal bravery at Alma , Balaclava , Sebastopol , and in
the Indian mutiny . 1854 . —Lieutenant Charles Henry Spencer ( son of the Duke of Marlborough ) , Sir William Fielder Bart ., Lord Francis Conyngham . 1851 . —Iu this year there was a remarkable influx of military officers into tho Lodge . The 4 th Royal Middlesex aud tho l » t
Lancashire Regiments were stationed in Portsmouth , and the whole of the officers of tho two regiments were either iniated or admitted as joining members , including Colonel William Assheton Cross , Major Sir Wm . Fieldon , Bart ., the Hon . Richard Charles Reynolds Moreton ,
and the Hon . Frederick William Wemyss Charteris . Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham ( who served in the Baltic and Black Seas , and afterwards went into Parliament ) was also initiated at the same time .
18 o 9 . —General Sir Arthur Augustus Thnrlow Cunninghame Thurlow , K . C . B ., who was initiated in the Lodge in this year , was a very distinguished officer , and afterwards Governor of Cape Colony . 1859 . —Colonel Sir Francis Festing , C . B ., K . C . M . G ., A . D . C ., an officer well known in Portsmouth , was initiated in the Lodge in this
year . Among tho later members of the Lodge were Lioutonant W . Graham , R . N ., now Admiral Graham , C . B ., ' Controller of the Navy and Lord of tho Admiralty , A . M . Garrington , J . W . More Miller , E . Parsons ( members of the medical profession ) , Colonel E . Gait , a
Magistrate of Portsmouth , and Mayor of the borough in 1868 , and Senior Grand Deacon of the Province in 1850 , Rear-Admiral Thomas Hutchinson Mangles Martin ( first W . M . of the Clausentum Lodge , No . 1-161 ) , Albert Besaut , Owen Low ( members of the legal pi-ofcssion ) , J . B . Goldsmith ( the present Junior Graud Warden of the
Province ) , Colonel Median ( twice W . M . of the Lodge , in 1864 and 1866 , second W . M . of the United Brothers' Lodge , No . 1069 , and Senior Grand Warden of tho Province in 1865 ) , C . B . Longcroft ( County Coroner , and father of the bead of a well-known firm of local solicitors ) , Alfred Heather ( W . M . in 1855 , who held the office of Prov . Grand Troismer for 10 yean . ) , and many others .
The Right Worshipful the Deputy Grand Master of England then presented a jewel to Mr . Mackay , of London , the oldest member of tho Lodge , after which Colonel Create , iu a graceful and appropriate 'ittie speech , tendered the honorary membership of the Phccnix Lodge to tbo Deputy Grand Master , hi 3 Lordship having been unanimously elected . Lord Lathom cordially accepted the oiler , aud
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acknowledged his sense of his obligation to the members . Votes of thanks were then given to the Graud and Provincial Grand Officers for their attendance , and the Lodge was closed in due form . The day ' s proceedings concluded with a banquet which taxed to its utmost the resources of the George Hotel , part of the guests beinw
accommodated in the large room downstairs , and the remainder upstairs . The speeches at the banquet were of the usual Masonic character , Lord Lathom remarking amongst other things that he considered it tho duty of a Provincial Grand Master to visit every Lodge and Chapter of hi 3 Province , if possible , once a year . Colooel
Crease , in introducing the toast of the Queen , gave an interesting historical sketch of the progress and extent of the British Empire . The following i 3 a list of the present members of the Phoenix Lodge : —The Right Honourable the Earl of Lathom R . W . the Deput y Grand Master , Bros . J . Mackay , R . W . Bradley P . M . 257 P . P . G . W .
Edwin Low P . M . 257 P . P . G . W ., Henry Wood , F . S . C . E ., P . M . 257 , William Roofe , Thomas Cousins P . M . 487 P . P . G . W ., John Read , J . Cornelius Wheolor P . M . 257 , J . B . Goldsmith P . M . 309 , the Rev . G . H . De Fraino , M . A ., P . M . 257 P . G . Chaplaiu Chap 257 , Ellis W . Joliffe , William H . C . St . Clair P . M . 257 , Francis Court P . M . 257
Franois Pineo P . M . 257 P . P . G . W ., Captain Adolphns F . St . Clair , J T . Oliver , J . B . Mackay , G . Coustable Puttock P . M . 257 , Richard Piuk , T . R . Williams P . M . 257 D . of C , G . E . Kent jun ., Thomas King , Lieutenant-Colonel W . M . Richards P . M ., George Turner , M . R . C . S ., J . Ridd Hayman P . M . 257 P . M . 309 P . P . G . R ., Peter
Ashcroft , Gordon Miller P . M . 257 , Ernest Hall P . M . 257 P . P . G . Superintendent Works Treasurer , Herbert J . Rolls , C . Gerard Rule , Pay master R . R . Richards , Arthur Joliffe P . M . 257 , Robert Hellyer
Captain Richard T . E . Dowse , Captain William Frederick N . Noel , R E ., Arthur R . Holbrook P . M . 309 , Albert Addison , Colonel John F . Crease , C . B ., R . M . A ., W . M . 257 , John Brickwood P . M . 342 , Mark Edwin Frost P . M . 437 P . M . 1069 P . P . G . Treasurer P . S . G . W ., Captain Gerard H . U . Noel , R . N ., John Selby Hall , James Griffiu J . P ., A . R . Carter , Surgeon Alfred T . Corrie , M . D ., M . R . C . S ., R . N .
Major William Campbell , R . M . A ., J . W ., Arthur O . Bayly J . D . 257 , Rev . Dr . Thomas White P . M . 151 P . P . G . Chaplain Norfolk , Henry Drutnmond Secretary 257 , Staff-Surgeon John Tyndall , M . R . C . S ., R . N ., P . M . 914 , J . H . Ferguson Inspector of
Machinery , R . N ., H . Martin Green P . M . 304 , P . M . 1958 P . G . J . W ., S . B . Darwin S . D . 257 , Herbert H . Hudson , Capt . L . M . H . Kennedy Stwd . 257 , Lieut .-Col . G . E . Grover , R . E ., Messrs . David Evans , A . W . Chalmers Peskett , M . R . C . S ., Sydney P . Hall , Charles Walter Long Stwd . 257 , Lieutenant W . G . Barr , R . N ., W . G . P . Gilbert
S . W . 257 , Thomas Pettle , John Bonham Carter , Captain Lambert , F . W . Dwyer , Paymaster Henry M . Bernard , R . N ., E . B . Comyn Piatt , George D . Lovegrove Organist 257 , Edgar F . Briggs , Thomas A . Bramsdon , W . D . King , J . P ., P . M . 1776 , C . Stewart
Erskine , Matthew Hyde , J . H . Ball , C . E ., Alfred B . Burt , C . E ., Rev . T . F . Morton , M . A ., Chaplain 257 P . P . G . Chaplain Malta , Graham , Collier , Philip Vanderbyl , Bovill Smith , Major Alex . Allen , R . M . A ., Major-General Sir William Crossman , M . P ., K . C . M . G ., Winfrid A . C . Piatt , Lieutenant-General Sir G . H . Willis , K . C . B .,
Francis Elgar , LL . D ., F . R . S . Edinburgh , M . I . N . A ., M . I . C . E ., P . Breda Vanderbyl , T . B . Worthington , M . D ., M . R . C . S ., Captain Albert Markham , R . N ., Colonel Sir Francis Festing , C . B ., K . C . M . G ., A . D . C ., R . M . A ., E . Aslatt , C . E ., H . Stainer , H . Deadman , Percy Boulnois , M . I . C . E ., Commander C . G . Robinson , J . A . Strone , G . C . Inkpen , S . Wilson , K . C . M . G ., M . P ., Captain J . R . E . Pattison , R . N . —Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle .
The Borough of Lewisham Gazette , which , is most ably conducted by an old Past Master of our Order , has chatty and agreeable reading in its pages . Our esteemed
brother has some pithy remarks in a late issue on the progress Freemasonry has made in the Province of Kent , and we have pleasure in reproducing from his columns the following : —
While on Masonic matters , we would remind our brethren who may visit Canterbury that there is a beautiful temple in that ancient city . It is situate on the right band side of the street , after passing the gate from the railway station . The brother in charge ( we arc sorry we forget his name , for he is a courteous , worthy Mason )
will be happy to show the Temple . Even now it is very handsome , and when all the stalls are filled in , with their shields and banners , it will indeed be a grand home of the various sections that are based on , and cognate with , the Blue . With such a Temple , and such a liberal spirit as prevails in Kent , something ought to be done to rescue
Canterbury Cathedral from its shameful condition . The cloisters aro bad enough , but the big hall leading out of them is still worse , aud a brother Mason whom we met in the Cathedral on the occasion of our visit , said it was well we could not see the crypt , or we should have been still more shocked . The Cathedral is a grand pile ,
notwithstanding the decay that has been allowed to destroy much of its beauty , but what a monument it might become were it restored to something like its original dimensions and magnificence . What a tribute it would be to the Craft to carry out the restoration , and what evidence it would afford of the reality of Masonic princip le 3 .
We Freemasons obtain a great part of our interest as a body from the connection our ancient brethren had with the practical art of building . Our ceremonies derive their Hfe from symbols and signS in connection with architecture , aud the be 3 t specimens of the art m
all ages have come from men whom we believe to be our forerunners in the Craft . We ought , therefore , to watch all the monumeuts _ i Q the land that tell of our ancestors , and cherish them as proud hi " heritances .
FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended in London or Country by Bro . G . A . HUTTON , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .
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Lodge Histories.
1843 . —Lieutenant John Aokworth Ommaney , afterwards Admiral Sir John Ommaney , K . C . B . 1845 . —Lieutenant George Henry Hodgson—a brave officer who was lost in the Polar expedition of Sir John Franklin . 1 S 47 . —The Hon . Augustus Charles Hobart , son of the Earl of
Buckinghamshire . This distinguished Officer commanded H . M . S . Driver during the Russian war . He afterwards became an Admiral in the Turkish Navy , aud is better known to his countrymen as Hobart Pasha . Ho died a few weeks since .
1845 . —Major-General J . William Coleman Williams—now Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Forces . General Williams was W . M . of the Lodge in 1859 , was some years since offered tho collar of Senior Grand Warden of tho Province , but for some reason declined the
honour . 1846 . —Edwin Low , a well-known solicitor of Portsmouth , and now head of an important legal firm in London . Bro . Low was W . M . in 1851 , and J . G . W . of the Province in 1855 . Next to Bro . Bradley ho is the oldest P . M . of the Lodge . 1848 . —Lord Amelias Wentworth Beauclerc , son of the Duke of
St . Albans . 1848 . —Kester Edward Knight , a well-known member of the medical profession , still practising in Southsea . 1819 . —Alderman Richard William Ford , a well-known motnber of the legal profession , still practising in Portsmouth . He was Mayor
of the borough in 1865 , and his year of office was distinguished by the splendid entertainment given to the officers of the French Fleet on their visit to England . Bro . Ford was W . M . " of the Lodge in 1853 , and Grand Registrar of the Province in 1856 . 1849 . —Sir Henry Blackwood , Bart . ( Captain H . M . S . Vengeance )
and Lieutenant Charles Joseph Frederick Ewart , afterwards Admiral Ewart , C . B . ; Lientenaut Gerard John Napier , afterwards Rear Admiral Napier ; Sir John Trotter Bethune , Bart . 18-1-9 . — Rev . Joseph Wool ley , Chaplain of the Dockyard . He was W . M . in 1854 , and Provincial Grand Chaplain in 1857 .
1850 . —Henry Wood , Fellow Inst . C . E ., Her Majesty's Dockyard . He was W . M . in 1858 , and is the third oldest P . M . of the Lodge . 1850 . — Sir Alfred Balliston was initiated in the Lodge . He was the first S . W . of the Prince of Wales Lodge at Gosport .
1850 . — Binsteed Goble , solicitor , and brothor of the preseut Provincial Grand Secretary . 1851 . —Lieutenant John Charles Dalrymple Hay ( afterwards Admiral Sir John ) , and a Lord of the Admiralty .
1851 . —Joseph George Churchward , Editor of the Morning Herald , and a well-known politician . 1 S 53 . —Alderman Henry Ford , a I able member of the legal profession , rind one of the leading Masons in the Province . Ho was W . M . iu 18 C > 0 , Mid Junior G . W . of the Province in the previous year ,
aud S . G . W . in 1876 . Bro . Ford was Mayor in 1858 , and for many years an Alderman of the Borough . During his Mayoralty the handsome gold chain now worn by tho Chief Magistrate was purchased . 1853 . —John Morris Savage , Lieut . R . A ., who was kdled before Sebastopol .
1853—Fitzgerald Algernon Foley , then First Lieutenant of the Royal Yacht ; afterwards Admiral-Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard . 185 1-. —Duncan Macpberson , thou an ensign in tho Black Watch ( afterwards Colonel Sir Duncau Macpherson , K . C . B ) . Ho was one
of tho famous Macphersons of Cluuy Castle , aud served with great tli , 'ltnction in the Indian campaign , Ashantee , and Egyptian wars . 1851 . —Francis Cunninghame Scott , also an ensign in tho Black Watch , afterwards Colonel and a C . B . Ho was mentioned in tho despatches for signal bravery at Alma , Balaclava , Sebastopol , and in
the Indian mutiny . 1854 . —Lieutenant Charles Henry Spencer ( son of the Duke of Marlborough ) , Sir William Fielder Bart ., Lord Francis Conyngham . 1851 . —Iu this year there was a remarkable influx of military officers into tho Lodge . The 4 th Royal Middlesex aud tho l » t
Lancashire Regiments were stationed in Portsmouth , and the whole of the officers of tho two regiments were either iniated or admitted as joining members , including Colonel William Assheton Cross , Major Sir Wm . Fieldon , Bart ., the Hon . Richard Charles Reynolds Moreton ,
and the Hon . Frederick William Wemyss Charteris . Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham ( who served in the Baltic and Black Seas , and afterwards went into Parliament ) was also initiated at the same time .
18 o 9 . —General Sir Arthur Augustus Thnrlow Cunninghame Thurlow , K . C . B ., who was initiated in the Lodge in this year , was a very distinguished officer , and afterwards Governor of Cape Colony . 1859 . —Colonel Sir Francis Festing , C . B ., K . C . M . G ., A . D . C ., an officer well known in Portsmouth , was initiated in the Lodge in this
year . Among tho later members of the Lodge were Lioutonant W . Graham , R . N ., now Admiral Graham , C . B ., ' Controller of the Navy and Lord of tho Admiralty , A . M . Garrington , J . W . More Miller , E . Parsons ( members of the medical profession ) , Colonel E . Gait , a
Magistrate of Portsmouth , and Mayor of the borough in 1868 , and Senior Grand Deacon of the Province in 1850 , Rear-Admiral Thomas Hutchinson Mangles Martin ( first W . M . of the Clausentum Lodge , No . 1-161 ) , Albert Besaut , Owen Low ( members of the legal pi-ofcssion ) , J . B . Goldsmith ( the present Junior Graud Warden of the
Province ) , Colonel Median ( twice W . M . of the Lodge , in 1864 and 1866 , second W . M . of the United Brothers' Lodge , No . 1069 , and Senior Grand Warden of tho Province in 1865 ) , C . B . Longcroft ( County Coroner , and father of the bead of a well-known firm of local solicitors ) , Alfred Heather ( W . M . in 1855 , who held the office of Prov . Grand Troismer for 10 yean . ) , and many others .
The Right Worshipful the Deputy Grand Master of England then presented a jewel to Mr . Mackay , of London , the oldest member of tho Lodge , after which Colonel Create , iu a graceful and appropriate 'ittie speech , tendered the honorary membership of the Phccnix Lodge to tbo Deputy Grand Master , hi 3 Lordship having been unanimously elected . Lord Lathom cordially accepted the oiler , aud
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acknowledged his sense of his obligation to the members . Votes of thanks were then given to the Graud and Provincial Grand Officers for their attendance , and the Lodge was closed in due form . The day ' s proceedings concluded with a banquet which taxed to its utmost the resources of the George Hotel , part of the guests beinw
accommodated in the large room downstairs , and the remainder upstairs . The speeches at the banquet were of the usual Masonic character , Lord Lathom remarking amongst other things that he considered it tho duty of a Provincial Grand Master to visit every Lodge and Chapter of hi 3 Province , if possible , once a year . Colooel
Crease , in introducing the toast of the Queen , gave an interesting historical sketch of the progress and extent of the British Empire . The following i 3 a list of the present members of the Phoenix Lodge : —The Right Honourable the Earl of Lathom R . W . the Deput y Grand Master , Bros . J . Mackay , R . W . Bradley P . M . 257 P . P . G . W .
Edwin Low P . M . 257 P . P . G . W ., Henry Wood , F . S . C . E ., P . M . 257 , William Roofe , Thomas Cousins P . M . 487 P . P . G . W ., John Read , J . Cornelius Wheolor P . M . 257 , J . B . Goldsmith P . M . 309 , the Rev . G . H . De Fraino , M . A ., P . M . 257 P . G . Chaplaiu Chap 257 , Ellis W . Joliffe , William H . C . St . Clair P . M . 257 , Francis Court P . M . 257
Franois Pineo P . M . 257 P . P . G . W ., Captain Adolphns F . St . Clair , J T . Oliver , J . B . Mackay , G . Coustable Puttock P . M . 257 , Richard Piuk , T . R . Williams P . M . 257 D . of C , G . E . Kent jun ., Thomas King , Lieutenant-Colonel W . M . Richards P . M ., George Turner , M . R . C . S ., J . Ridd Hayman P . M . 257 P . M . 309 P . P . G . R ., Peter
Ashcroft , Gordon Miller P . M . 257 , Ernest Hall P . M . 257 P . P . G . Superintendent Works Treasurer , Herbert J . Rolls , C . Gerard Rule , Pay master R . R . Richards , Arthur Joliffe P . M . 257 , Robert Hellyer
Captain Richard T . E . Dowse , Captain William Frederick N . Noel , R E ., Arthur R . Holbrook P . M . 309 , Albert Addison , Colonel John F . Crease , C . B ., R . M . A ., W . M . 257 , John Brickwood P . M . 342 , Mark Edwin Frost P . M . 437 P . M . 1069 P . P . G . Treasurer P . S . G . W ., Captain Gerard H . U . Noel , R . N ., John Selby Hall , James Griffiu J . P ., A . R . Carter , Surgeon Alfred T . Corrie , M . D ., M . R . C . S ., R . N .
Major William Campbell , R . M . A ., J . W ., Arthur O . Bayly J . D . 257 , Rev . Dr . Thomas White P . M . 151 P . P . G . Chaplain Norfolk , Henry Drutnmond Secretary 257 , Staff-Surgeon John Tyndall , M . R . C . S ., R . N ., P . M . 914 , J . H . Ferguson Inspector of
Machinery , R . N ., H . Martin Green P . M . 304 , P . M . 1958 P . G . J . W ., S . B . Darwin S . D . 257 , Herbert H . Hudson , Capt . L . M . H . Kennedy Stwd . 257 , Lieut .-Col . G . E . Grover , R . E ., Messrs . David Evans , A . W . Chalmers Peskett , M . R . C . S ., Sydney P . Hall , Charles Walter Long Stwd . 257 , Lieutenant W . G . Barr , R . N ., W . G . P . Gilbert
S . W . 257 , Thomas Pettle , John Bonham Carter , Captain Lambert , F . W . Dwyer , Paymaster Henry M . Bernard , R . N ., E . B . Comyn Piatt , George D . Lovegrove Organist 257 , Edgar F . Briggs , Thomas A . Bramsdon , W . D . King , J . P ., P . M . 1776 , C . Stewart
Erskine , Matthew Hyde , J . H . Ball , C . E ., Alfred B . Burt , C . E ., Rev . T . F . Morton , M . A ., Chaplain 257 P . P . G . Chaplain Malta , Graham , Collier , Philip Vanderbyl , Bovill Smith , Major Alex . Allen , R . M . A ., Major-General Sir William Crossman , M . P ., K . C . M . G ., Winfrid A . C . Piatt , Lieutenant-General Sir G . H . Willis , K . C . B .,
Francis Elgar , LL . D ., F . R . S . Edinburgh , M . I . N . A ., M . I . C . E ., P . Breda Vanderbyl , T . B . Worthington , M . D ., M . R . C . S ., Captain Albert Markham , R . N ., Colonel Sir Francis Festing , C . B ., K . C . M . G ., A . D . C ., R . M . A ., E . Aslatt , C . E ., H . Stainer , H . Deadman , Percy Boulnois , M . I . C . E ., Commander C . G . Robinson , J . A . Strone , G . C . Inkpen , S . Wilson , K . C . M . G ., M . P ., Captain J . R . E . Pattison , R . N . —Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle .
The Borough of Lewisham Gazette , which , is most ably conducted by an old Past Master of our Order , has chatty and agreeable reading in its pages . Our esteemed
brother has some pithy remarks in a late issue on the progress Freemasonry has made in the Province of Kent , and we have pleasure in reproducing from his columns the following : —
While on Masonic matters , we would remind our brethren who may visit Canterbury that there is a beautiful temple in that ancient city . It is situate on the right band side of the street , after passing the gate from the railway station . The brother in charge ( we arc sorry we forget his name , for he is a courteous , worthy Mason )
will be happy to show the Temple . Even now it is very handsome , and when all the stalls are filled in , with their shields and banners , it will indeed be a grand home of the various sections that are based on , and cognate with , the Blue . With such a Temple , and such a liberal spirit as prevails in Kent , something ought to be done to rescue
Canterbury Cathedral from its shameful condition . The cloisters aro bad enough , but the big hall leading out of them is still worse , aud a brother Mason whom we met in the Cathedral on the occasion of our visit , said it was well we could not see the crypt , or we should have been still more shocked . The Cathedral is a grand pile ,
notwithstanding the decay that has been allowed to destroy much of its beauty , but what a monument it might become were it restored to something like its original dimensions and magnificence . What a tribute it would be to the Craft to carry out the restoration , and what evidence it would afford of the reality of Masonic princip le 3 .
We Freemasons obtain a great part of our interest as a body from the connection our ancient brethren had with the practical art of building . Our ceremonies derive their Hfe from symbols and signS in connection with architecture , aud the be 3 t specimens of the art m
all ages have come from men whom we believe to be our forerunners in the Craft . We ought , therefore , to watch all the monumeuts _ i Q the land that tell of our ancestors , and cherish them as proud hi " heritances .
FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended in London or Country by Bro . G . A . HUTTON , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .