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Marquis Of Ripon Lodge, No. 1489.
MARQUIS OF RIPON LODGE , No . 1489 .
THE annual installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Friday evening , the fith inst ., at the Metropolitan Societies ' Asylum , Balls Pond-road , when there was a numerous assemblage of brethren and visitors . In tho unavoidable absence of the rotiring Worshipful Master , Bro . James Glaskin , tho chair was occupied by Bro . Wm . Stephens I ' . P . G . D . of C . Middlesex , Wor . Master eloct , who was supported by Bros . H . Smout S . W ., A . J . Stanton J . W ., J . E .
Hal ford P . M . Treasurer , E . W . George P . M . Secretary , Win . Gray S . D ., John Tovell J . D ., F . R . Hawthorn I . G ., J . J . Marsh Tyler ; T . E . Jessett P . M . ; also Bros . Edwin Blunt , E . IT . Fisher , J . Glover , H . Patient , W . Matthews , G . J . Glover , A . J . Rosseau , J . Ifaynes , J . II . Patient , II . G . Buss G . A . S . Visitors—Bros . W . J . Mrnlis P . M . 1612 , James Bartle S . D . 1612 , G . Tideombo jun . P . M . 1519 P . D . C .
Middlesex , H . Massey W . M . 1928 , S . Parkhouse P . M . 1612 , J . Terry P . M . 228 , Charles Smith 1489 , E . M . Lander P . M . 1642 , J . D . Adkins P . M . 990 , J . Garrod P . M . 754 , G . R . Soper P . M . 1365 , H . Taylor 1612 , T . Mayes W . M . 1897 , M . Hart 1816 , Rev . C . Darby Reado W . M . 1642 , S . Smout I . P . M . 1642 , J . Fisher 733 , & c . Lodge having been opened with tho usual formalities . The first degree was conferred on
Mr . F . T . Twining , M . B ., Bro . Stephens occnpying the chair . At the conclusion of tho ceremony Lodge was advanced , and Bro . Stephens was duly installed into the chair of the Lodge as Master for the year . Bro . Terry acted as Installing Master on this the second time that Bro . Stephens has been placed in the first position in this Lodge , he having been installed as first Master on the consecration of the
Lodge by the late Bro . J . Hervey , in 1874 . Bro . Stephens next appointed the following as his Officers : —Bros . J . Tovell S . W ., W . Gray J . W ., J . E . Walford P . M . Trea . v G . J . Glover Sec , F . A . Hawthorn S . D ., E . George J . D ., J . Hannay I . G ., C . H . Fisher M . C ., H . Patient Steward , W . Matthews Organist , and J . J . Marsh Tyler . The W . M . presented a new set of collars to the Lodge , and then proceeded to
close it . Before doing so ho proposed , and Bro . Walford Treas . seconded , that tho rank of Honorary Membership should be conferred on Bros . Buss and Terry , in consideration of their services to tho Lodcre , both at its consecration and since . The vote was unanimously agreed to . Bro . Bnss , in acknowledging it , said ho distinctly remembered having been elected an honorary member of the Lodge on the
occasion of its consecration , and had considered himself as such ever since . If , as the W . M . had said , the minutes contained no notice of it , the Secretary for the time being had omitted part of his work . Bro . Terry also replied , and acknowledged a special vote of thanks passed to him for having acted as Installing Master for that clay . A banquet followed , after which the usual toasts were given .
St . John of Wapping Lodge , No . 1306 . —The first assembly after the snmmer recess of tho members of this Lodtre was held on Wednesday , 11 th instant , at tho Moorgate Tavern , Finsburypavement , when the following brethren were present : —Wooding W . M ., T . J . Tyer J . W . and S . W . pro tern , A . G . Clements Secretary and J . W . pro tern , C . Veal P . M . S . D ., J . Oxley J . D ., Twinn I . G . ;
also Bros . J . McGrath I . P . M ., J . W . Dawson P . M ., W . n . Uayward P . M ., Sommers , Loftus , Wise , Oppenheim , Haussmann , Carrociero , Flack , Crawley , Pipe , Green , Tarling , Barnes jun ., and others . Visitor—Bro . G . H . Stephens West Smithfield Lodge 1623 . Lodge opened in due form with solemn prayer , and the minutes of the last regular Lodge meeting , and the emergency meeting wero read and
confirmed . Bro . Alfred William Flack being present , and a candidate for passing , answered the usual questions and was entrusted . Lodgo advanced , and the candidate duly passed to tho second degree , tho ceremony being worked in a very impressive and interesting manner . Lodge having closed in the second degree , several propositions were taken for initiates , as well as for a joining member . A
proposition was made by the S . Warden , seconded by Bro . Oxley ( notwithstanding the tardiness in bringing it forward ) , that considering the great amount of trouble undertaken by Bro . C . Veal P . M . during his year of office , for the future welfare of this Lodge , in which special reference was made to his success in removing the Lodge
from its old quarters , a testimonial engrossed on vellum should be prepared and presented to him . This was carried unanimously . Nothing further offering , Lodge closed and adjourned till 8 th November ensuing . ' The brethren afterwards partook of refreshment , and a pleasant evening was spent .
West Midddlesex Lodge of Instruction , No . 1612 . — At the meeting held at the Institute , Ealing , W ., on Tuesday last , thero were present—Bros . J . Green W . M ., Dyer S . W ., Seward J . W ., Millsom S . D ., G . S . Wright J . D ., II . E . Tucker Preceptor , J . Fryers I . G ., A . Beasley P . M . Treasurer , J . Wells Secretary ; also Bros . Danby , Sherman , Wills , Penny , Acworth and J . Owen . After
preliminaries , the W . M . rehearsed tho ceremony of initiation , Bro . Penny candidate . Lodge was opened in the second degree , aud the ceremony of passing was rehearsed , Bro . Dan by candidate . Lodgo was resumed to the first degree , and Bro . Penny was elected a member . Bro . J . R . Furnce will be W . M . for the meeting on the 17 th inst . Lodge was closed in duo form .
At the North London Chapter of improvement , or Thursday , the 12 th inst ., Comp . Sparrow occupied the chair of Z . ; he was supported by Comps . Gregory and Gillard , who fulfilled the duties of Hnggai and Joshua . Comp . Ferguson performed the duty of P . S ., while Comp .
Edmonds was S . N . On l . hursrlay evening , 19 th of October , the Principals and Officers of the Metropolitan Chapter will rehearse tho caremouy of exaltation , by invitation from this Chapter of Instruction . Companions will please accept this notice .
A Monument To Morgan.
A MONUMENT TO MORGAN .
FliOM THE Er . MIRA SfXDAY TEliEGKAM . ON Wednesday , 13 th September last , a monument , erected to the memory of Captain William Morgan , at Batavia , was unveiled . The exercises were under the auspices of tho National Christian As . sociation , and consisted of a hymn , composed for the occasion ; prayers by President J . Blanchard , of the National Christian Associa . tion ; presentation address on behalf of the monument Committee by Rev . Dr . McFall . of Boston ; an address by Professor C . A . Blan .
ehard , of Wheatou College , III . ; a bri 'f retrospective address by Judge Moss Taggart , of Batavia , who was personally acquainted with William Morgan for three years . Other survivors of the Morgan affair also made short addresses . The monument is nearly forty feet in height , and bears a statue of Captain Morgan soven feet six inches high . The cost of the monument—2 , 500 dols . —has been raised b y subscription throughout the country . One of the inscriptions on the monument is this :
Sacred to the Memory of WILLIAM MORGAN , A native of Virginia , a Captain of tho War of 1812 , A respectable Cifcizen of Batavia . and A Martyr to Writing , Printing and Speaking the Truth He was abducted from near this spot in the year 1826 , by Free Masons ,
-Vnd Murdered for Revealing the Secrets of their Order
Grand Recorder Robert Macoy , of New York , speaking about the erection of the monument , said : " Morgan was a blacksmith , living in Batavia . Ho was a thief , drunkard , and wife-beater . These facts wero not known to tho Lodge that made him a Mason nntil some time after he had joined the Order . As a Mason , he waa an impostor , working his way among Masons by the grossest falsehoods . He
employed tho then Grand Lecturer , Blanchard Powers , to instruct him ; he was thus nnablod to play the character of a mercenary dependent upon Masonic charity . He took the degree of Royal Arch at Le Roy , and began immediately to prepare an ' exposition ' of such of the esoteric Masonic matters as he could remember or would best servo bis purpose . It became known to tho Brotherhood that he was
employed upon this shameful task , aud they denounced him through the newspapers . On 12 th September 1826 he was arrested upon a warrant , for theft and taken to Canandaiirua . Four days later he was released and fc'iken in a carriage to Fort Niagara , at tho mouth of the river by that name , a distance of 115 miles . This journey was made with his own consent . He was confined in the fort a few days in a room formerly used as a powder magazine . There all traces of him
disappear . A body was fonnd in tho whirlpool below Niagara Falls , and ifc was said to be that of Morgan , but tho identity was never established . Tho theory is absurd that Eli Bruce , and tho men who assisted him would have publicly conveyed Morgan ovor one hundred miles to throw him over the Falls . There was an alarming excitement over tho affair . Anti-Masonic associations wero formed . They worked in the
political campaign that fall and carried tho state . Thurlow Weed was among the anti-Masonic politicians . Ho was informed that the body found was not that of Morgan . " " Never mind , " was tho reply ; "it is a good onongh Morgan body nntil the election is over . " " Sheriff Bruce and several others were arrested for the alleged
abduction , and tried on the charge of murder . The trial created grpat excitement . Bruce narrowly escaped conviction . Men of unquestionable vcivcity testified that the only object of c irrying off Morgan was to produce a separation between him and his publisher ( Miller ) , and thereby prevent a publication of Morgan ' s books . Was Morgan killed ? Morgan had neglected his family , had no property ,
was despised by the commnnity , owed many debts , had a charge of larceny hanging over his head , and was only too glad to turn his back for ever upon his native place . The theory held by the best informed is that he was supplied with money by his abductors and passed over into Canada , the scone of former adventures in his career , where , amid a rough population , he met tho end likrly to befall a
man whose pockets wero sufficiently well lined to make him the victim of a highwayman . The suspicion that he was murdered by his abductors will never bo entertained by a person who looks closely into the character of the men who took him upon that jonrney , and the train of circumstances connected with that unfortunate affair .
It is possible that the whole truth may yet come out . I havo just received a letter from Mr . Robert Morris , of La Grange , Oldham , county , Ky . It is dated from Batavia . Mr . Morris writes me that he has spent thirty years in trying to solve the Morgan mystery , and that ho is now at Batavia trying to procure closing proof upon which to publish the result of his investigations . "
Jerusalem Chapter , Wo . 185 . —The first meeting for the season of this Chapter was held on Tuesday evening , at Freemasons Tavern , Comp . Nathan Moss Z . presiding . There was also a good attendance of members and visitors . Bro . Ernest Isaacson , of Joppa Lodge , No . 188 , was exalted to the Roval Arch desrree , the whole &
cercr . ony being splendidly performed . After Compauion Moss had mentioned Col . Shadwell Clerke's circular bringing to the notice of the Order the Prince of Wales's scheme for the Royal College ot Music , the Companions partook of an excellent banquet . A handsome P . Z . 's jewel was presented to Comp . T . C . Walls .
HOLLOW-AY ' PrLLs . —• This medicine lias resisted every test wmcU ti'j j prejudice , and vested interest could imposo upon it , nnd it n . fclcngthstanns l ° triumphant as the most reliable remedy for those derangements of the sysi ^ -o c imrmm nfe tlic change of season-. When the air giows coo'cr , ¦ the functions of tho skin aro retarded , an occasional dose of uollnwi ^ fills will call on tho liver and kidneys for greater activity , and comp T , ' , the system for diminished cutaneous action . As alfc-ratives , a ! 'euc -j nnd tonics these Pills have no equal . To everv aged and delicate P "' - ^ whose appetite is defec , ! ive , digestion infirm , ; iud tone of health low , medicine will bo > i . nrecioit" boon , coiiferr . - -g both ease and strength ,
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Marquis Of Ripon Lodge, No. 1489.
MARQUIS OF RIPON LODGE , No . 1489 .
THE annual installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Friday evening , the fith inst ., at the Metropolitan Societies ' Asylum , Balls Pond-road , when there was a numerous assemblage of brethren and visitors . In tho unavoidable absence of the rotiring Worshipful Master , Bro . James Glaskin , tho chair was occupied by Bro . Wm . Stephens I ' . P . G . D . of C . Middlesex , Wor . Master eloct , who was supported by Bros . H . Smout S . W ., A . J . Stanton J . W ., J . E .
Hal ford P . M . Treasurer , E . W . George P . M . Secretary , Win . Gray S . D ., John Tovell J . D ., F . R . Hawthorn I . G ., J . J . Marsh Tyler ; T . E . Jessett P . M . ; also Bros . Edwin Blunt , E . IT . Fisher , J . Glover , H . Patient , W . Matthews , G . J . Glover , A . J . Rosseau , J . Ifaynes , J . II . Patient , II . G . Buss G . A . S . Visitors—Bros . W . J . Mrnlis P . M . 1612 , James Bartle S . D . 1612 , G . Tideombo jun . P . M . 1519 P . D . C .
Middlesex , H . Massey W . M . 1928 , S . Parkhouse P . M . 1612 , J . Terry P . M . 228 , Charles Smith 1489 , E . M . Lander P . M . 1642 , J . D . Adkins P . M . 990 , J . Garrod P . M . 754 , G . R . Soper P . M . 1365 , H . Taylor 1612 , T . Mayes W . M . 1897 , M . Hart 1816 , Rev . C . Darby Reado W . M . 1642 , S . Smout I . P . M . 1642 , J . Fisher 733 , & c . Lodge having been opened with tho usual formalities . The first degree was conferred on
Mr . F . T . Twining , M . B ., Bro . Stephens occnpying the chair . At the conclusion of tho ceremony Lodge was advanced , and Bro . Stephens was duly installed into the chair of the Lodge as Master for the year . Bro . Terry acted as Installing Master on this the second time that Bro . Stephens has been placed in the first position in this Lodge , he having been installed as first Master on the consecration of the
Lodge by the late Bro . J . Hervey , in 1874 . Bro . Stephens next appointed the following as his Officers : —Bros . J . Tovell S . W ., W . Gray J . W ., J . E . Walford P . M . Trea . v G . J . Glover Sec , F . A . Hawthorn S . D ., E . George J . D ., J . Hannay I . G ., C . H . Fisher M . C ., H . Patient Steward , W . Matthews Organist , and J . J . Marsh Tyler . The W . M . presented a new set of collars to the Lodge , and then proceeded to
close it . Before doing so ho proposed , and Bro . Walford Treas . seconded , that tho rank of Honorary Membership should be conferred on Bros . Buss and Terry , in consideration of their services to tho Lodcre , both at its consecration and since . The vote was unanimously agreed to . Bro . Bnss , in acknowledging it , said ho distinctly remembered having been elected an honorary member of the Lodge on the
occasion of its consecration , and had considered himself as such ever since . If , as the W . M . had said , the minutes contained no notice of it , the Secretary for the time being had omitted part of his work . Bro . Terry also replied , and acknowledged a special vote of thanks passed to him for having acted as Installing Master for that clay . A banquet followed , after which the usual toasts were given .
St . John of Wapping Lodge , No . 1306 . —The first assembly after the snmmer recess of tho members of this Lodtre was held on Wednesday , 11 th instant , at tho Moorgate Tavern , Finsburypavement , when the following brethren were present : —Wooding W . M ., T . J . Tyer J . W . and S . W . pro tern , A . G . Clements Secretary and J . W . pro tern , C . Veal P . M . S . D ., J . Oxley J . D ., Twinn I . G . ;
also Bros . J . McGrath I . P . M ., J . W . Dawson P . M ., W . n . Uayward P . M ., Sommers , Loftus , Wise , Oppenheim , Haussmann , Carrociero , Flack , Crawley , Pipe , Green , Tarling , Barnes jun ., and others . Visitor—Bro . G . H . Stephens West Smithfield Lodge 1623 . Lodge opened in due form with solemn prayer , and the minutes of the last regular Lodge meeting , and the emergency meeting wero read and
confirmed . Bro . Alfred William Flack being present , and a candidate for passing , answered the usual questions and was entrusted . Lodgo advanced , and the candidate duly passed to tho second degree , tho ceremony being worked in a very impressive and interesting manner . Lodge having closed in the second degree , several propositions were taken for initiates , as well as for a joining member . A
proposition was made by the S . Warden , seconded by Bro . Oxley ( notwithstanding the tardiness in bringing it forward ) , that considering the great amount of trouble undertaken by Bro . C . Veal P . M . during his year of office , for the future welfare of this Lodge , in which special reference was made to his success in removing the Lodge
from its old quarters , a testimonial engrossed on vellum should be prepared and presented to him . This was carried unanimously . Nothing further offering , Lodge closed and adjourned till 8 th November ensuing . ' The brethren afterwards partook of refreshment , and a pleasant evening was spent .
West Midddlesex Lodge of Instruction , No . 1612 . — At the meeting held at the Institute , Ealing , W ., on Tuesday last , thero were present—Bros . J . Green W . M ., Dyer S . W ., Seward J . W ., Millsom S . D ., G . S . Wright J . D ., II . E . Tucker Preceptor , J . Fryers I . G ., A . Beasley P . M . Treasurer , J . Wells Secretary ; also Bros . Danby , Sherman , Wills , Penny , Acworth and J . Owen . After
preliminaries , the W . M . rehearsed tho ceremony of initiation , Bro . Penny candidate . Lodge was opened in the second degree , aud the ceremony of passing was rehearsed , Bro . Dan by candidate . Lodgo was resumed to the first degree , and Bro . Penny was elected a member . Bro . J . R . Furnce will be W . M . for the meeting on the 17 th inst . Lodge was closed in duo form .
At the North London Chapter of improvement , or Thursday , the 12 th inst ., Comp . Sparrow occupied the chair of Z . ; he was supported by Comps . Gregory and Gillard , who fulfilled the duties of Hnggai and Joshua . Comp . Ferguson performed the duty of P . S ., while Comp .
Edmonds was S . N . On l . hursrlay evening , 19 th of October , the Principals and Officers of the Metropolitan Chapter will rehearse tho caremouy of exaltation , by invitation from this Chapter of Instruction . Companions will please accept this notice .
A Monument To Morgan.
A MONUMENT TO MORGAN .
FliOM THE Er . MIRA SfXDAY TEliEGKAM . ON Wednesday , 13 th September last , a monument , erected to the memory of Captain William Morgan , at Batavia , was unveiled . The exercises were under the auspices of tho National Christian As . sociation , and consisted of a hymn , composed for the occasion ; prayers by President J . Blanchard , of the National Christian Associa . tion ; presentation address on behalf of the monument Committee by Rev . Dr . McFall . of Boston ; an address by Professor C . A . Blan .
ehard , of Wheatou College , III . ; a bri 'f retrospective address by Judge Moss Taggart , of Batavia , who was personally acquainted with William Morgan for three years . Other survivors of the Morgan affair also made short addresses . The monument is nearly forty feet in height , and bears a statue of Captain Morgan soven feet six inches high . The cost of the monument—2 , 500 dols . —has been raised b y subscription throughout the country . One of the inscriptions on the monument is this :
Sacred to the Memory of WILLIAM MORGAN , A native of Virginia , a Captain of tho War of 1812 , A respectable Cifcizen of Batavia . and A Martyr to Writing , Printing and Speaking the Truth He was abducted from near this spot in the year 1826 , by Free Masons ,
-Vnd Murdered for Revealing the Secrets of their Order
Grand Recorder Robert Macoy , of New York , speaking about the erection of the monument , said : " Morgan was a blacksmith , living in Batavia . Ho was a thief , drunkard , and wife-beater . These facts wero not known to tho Lodge that made him a Mason nntil some time after he had joined the Order . As a Mason , he waa an impostor , working his way among Masons by the grossest falsehoods . He
employed tho then Grand Lecturer , Blanchard Powers , to instruct him ; he was thus nnablod to play the character of a mercenary dependent upon Masonic charity . He took the degree of Royal Arch at Le Roy , and began immediately to prepare an ' exposition ' of such of the esoteric Masonic matters as he could remember or would best servo bis purpose . It became known to tho Brotherhood that he was
employed upon this shameful task , aud they denounced him through the newspapers . On 12 th September 1826 he was arrested upon a warrant , for theft and taken to Canandaiirua . Four days later he was released and fc'iken in a carriage to Fort Niagara , at tho mouth of the river by that name , a distance of 115 miles . This journey was made with his own consent . He was confined in the fort a few days in a room formerly used as a powder magazine . There all traces of him
disappear . A body was fonnd in tho whirlpool below Niagara Falls , and ifc was said to be that of Morgan , but tho identity was never established . Tho theory is absurd that Eli Bruce , and tho men who assisted him would have publicly conveyed Morgan ovor one hundred miles to throw him over the Falls . There was an alarming excitement over tho affair . Anti-Masonic associations wero formed . They worked in the
political campaign that fall and carried tho state . Thurlow Weed was among the anti-Masonic politicians . Ho was informed that the body found was not that of Morgan . " " Never mind , " was tho reply ; "it is a good onongh Morgan body nntil the election is over . " " Sheriff Bruce and several others were arrested for the alleged
abduction , and tried on the charge of murder . The trial created grpat excitement . Bruce narrowly escaped conviction . Men of unquestionable vcivcity testified that the only object of c irrying off Morgan was to produce a separation between him and his publisher ( Miller ) , and thereby prevent a publication of Morgan ' s books . Was Morgan killed ? Morgan had neglected his family , had no property ,
was despised by the commnnity , owed many debts , had a charge of larceny hanging over his head , and was only too glad to turn his back for ever upon his native place . The theory held by the best informed is that he was supplied with money by his abductors and passed over into Canada , the scone of former adventures in his career , where , amid a rough population , he met tho end likrly to befall a
man whose pockets wero sufficiently well lined to make him the victim of a highwayman . The suspicion that he was murdered by his abductors will never bo entertained by a person who looks closely into the character of the men who took him upon that jonrney , and the train of circumstances connected with that unfortunate affair .
It is possible that the whole truth may yet come out . I havo just received a letter from Mr . Robert Morris , of La Grange , Oldham , county , Ky . It is dated from Batavia . Mr . Morris writes me that he has spent thirty years in trying to solve the Morgan mystery , and that ho is now at Batavia trying to procure closing proof upon which to publish the result of his investigations . "
Jerusalem Chapter , Wo . 185 . —The first meeting for the season of this Chapter was held on Tuesday evening , at Freemasons Tavern , Comp . Nathan Moss Z . presiding . There was also a good attendance of members and visitors . Bro . Ernest Isaacson , of Joppa Lodge , No . 188 , was exalted to the Roval Arch desrree , the whole &
cercr . ony being splendidly performed . After Compauion Moss had mentioned Col . Shadwell Clerke's circular bringing to the notice of the Order the Prince of Wales's scheme for the Royal College ot Music , the Companions partook of an excellent banquet . A handsome P . Z . 's jewel was presented to Comp . T . C . Walls .
HOLLOW-AY ' PrLLs . —• This medicine lias resisted every test wmcU ti'j j prejudice , and vested interest could imposo upon it , nnd it n . fclcngthstanns l ° triumphant as the most reliable remedy for those derangements of the sysi ^ -o c imrmm nfe tlic change of season-. When the air giows coo'cr , ¦ the functions of tho skin aro retarded , an occasional dose of uollnwi ^ fills will call on tho liver and kidneys for greater activity , and comp T , ' , the system for diminished cutaneous action . As alfc-ratives , a ! 'euc -j nnd tonics these Pills have no equal . To everv aged and delicate P "' - ^ whose appetite is defec , ! ive , digestion infirm , ; iud tone of health low , medicine will bo > i . nrecioit" boon , coiiferr . - -g both ease and strength ,