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that tbe same brother collected a sum of money iu aid of the Masonio Benevolent Institution , this minnte bearing dato lb ' th April 1862 . We have now reached the last secticn of the proof sheets , which Bro . Brockbank has kindly forwarded , and we are happy to say that among the earlier , as , indeed , also among tho later records , are several which refer especially to his most valuable services . Thus ,
on 21 st January 1863 is recorded a voto of thanks to him on his retiring from the Secretaryship after from some thirteen to fourteen years' service , and on the 15 th April following that he was presented with a handsome skeleton clock , accompanied by a diamond ring to Mrs . Brockbank , " as a mark of respect and in appreciation of his services as W . M ., S . W ., and Secretary for 16 years . " The next
minute notes that the number of the Lodge had been altered from 268 to 221 , and then an intimation is given that the P . G . M . would lay the foundation stone of the new Masonic Hall at Manchester . A month later we are told that Bro . Tunnah P . G . M . presented to the Lodge a portrait of the Prov . Grand Master Bro . Blair . In 1865 Bro . Entwisle again collected money in aid of the Benevolent
Institution . A minute of 17 th July 1867 notes that a letter from Grand Secretary Gray Clarke was read , " cautioning the brethren against holding Masonio intercourse with persons professing to be regularly made Mesons , bnt who havo not been initiated in a regularly warranted Lodge . " A little later the Lodge , we are told , went into mourning for three months out of respect to the memory
of Bro . Lawrence Newall Depnty P . G . M . About this time the Lodge resolved on re-arranging its meetings , so as to have a vacation in July and August , while in 1868 the Jnno meeting was dispensed with , so that those members who were desirous of doing so , might attend the laying of the foundation-stone of the Albert Asylum , Lancaster , by the Earl of Zetland M . W . G . M . —an opportunity of
which Bro . Brockbank tells us many prominent brethren availed themselves . The minnte immediately following this is a painful one , recording , as it does , that a petition was sent to the Lodge of Benevolence on behalf of Bro . William Dawson the senior member of the Lodge . This Bro . Dawson , who was highly respected , and well known as a Masonio expositor of merit , had been initiated as far
back as 17 th February 1821 . He was W . M . in 1826 and on several occasions had acted as delegate for this Lodge at Prov . G . L . meetings ; and yet after an honourable career , extending over very little short of half a century , his necessitous circumstances drove him to apply for relief—a sad illustration of the vicissitudes of fortune which some of the wealthiest among us are called upon to undergo .
The next minute introduces to us the name of a most worthy brother , who held a high position in the Province , had received Grand Lodge honours , ancl died beloved and respected by all who knew him , as recently as 1876 . We allude to Bro . W . Romaine Callender , who is here referred to as having " delivered a lecture on the Tracing Board in the first degree . " Bro . Callender succeeded
Bro . Newall in the Depnty Prov . Grand Mastership , and held that office at the time of his death . The next year ( 1869 ) the Lodge subscribed towards a monument to be erected to the memory of Bro . Callender ' s predecessor , and subsequently the question of holding tho Lodge meetings in private rooms was entrusted to a Committee consisting of Bros . Entwisle and J . W . Taylor . In 1870
are recorded among other matters the presentation in open Lodge of an illuminated address on vellum , enclosed in a gold frame , to Bro . Jos . Howarth , on his retirement after seven years from the office of Treasurer , and of jewels to three worthy Past Masters , Bros . T . Morris , James Fitzuewton , and William Flitcroft . On the 18 th August is noted a letter from Grand Secretary , announcing
appointment of Bro . Le G . Nicholas Starkie as Prov . G . Master , in succession to tho late Bro . Blair . Nearly the whole of what follows concerns our worthy Bro . Brockbank himself . On 18 th Jan . 1871 , in commemoration of his having completed twenty-five years of membershi p , he presented to the Lodge a silver chain to be worn by tbe W . M . over his ordinary collar . Tho chain is described as having
thirty links , the monogram 221 and the eagle , which is symbolic of St . John , being placed on each alternate link , while suspended from it hang the square within a circle and the donor's crest , and pendant therefrom a silver eagle . It is hardly necessary to say that a vote of thanks illuminated was subsequently presented to the donor . Then
on 15 th February he announced that ns Steward at the Festival of the Benevolent he had collected £ 134—afterwards increased to £ 140—in aid of that institution , that being the first occasion on which any member of the Lodge had acted as Steward at any of the London Festivals . The W . M . announced on 20 th March 1872 that
in recognition of these various services the P . G . M . had intimated his intention of conferring the rank of Prov . G . Senior Deacon on Bro . Brockbank , that being the first occasion since 1826 ou which an honorary appointment had been conferred on a member of the Lod ge . Two months later the Lodge offered him their congratulations on the appointment . The good example thus set iu connection with our
IVstivals bore immediate fruit , for the last entry , dated 20 t . h Nov . of t' is year , records that three members had undertaken the office of Steward for tho Boys' School Festival , Bros . E . C . Gilbert , W . Hewitt , and J . M . Rutier , while the last-mentioned was to act in the same capacity at the next Festival of the Girls' School , and Bro . J . W .
Taylor for that of the Benevolent . Wo have now completed our sketch of this interesting compilation , so far a- the sheets have reiiched us . What further remarks may bo necessary , and the rest of the story , will be added when we receive what remains to be published . ( To bo continued . )
Wo beg to remind our readers that the Prov . G . Lodge of Kent will be held at Foresters' Hall , Union Crescent , Margate , on Wednesday next , the 23 rd instant . The hour ° f noon is fixed for the opening of the P . G . Lodge ; J-o'O p . m . for attending Divine Service at St . Paul ' s Church , Cliftonville , and 3 . 30 p . m . for the banquet .
Obituary.
Obituary .
— : o : — HON . EOBEET HAMILTON , M . A ., M . D . DISTRICT GRAND MASTER JAMAICA .
IT is with very sincere regret wo announce the death of Dr . Robert Hamilton , District Grand Master , and Grand Superintendent of the R . A . Masons , as well as Provincial Grand Mark Master Mason of Jamaica . Dr . Hamilton ' s health , it seems , had been failing for somo time , and therefore though the wish was father to the thought that , considering he was only iu the sixtieth year of his age , his
life might be spared for many years , bis death has not been altogether matter for surprise . Onr deceased brother was educated at the University of Cambridge , after which , having graduated as M . A ., he betook himself to the study of medicine , and after obtaining the customary diplomas , went out to Jamaica , where he had inherited a considerable property from a grand uncle , Mr . W . Hamilton , an
English merchant in Kingston , and Colonel of a Kingston regiment of Militia . This gentleman , on withdrawing from business , sought retirement at Clif tonMount , a coffee estate which he had settled , and hither , as we have said , Dr . Hamilton when about thirty years of age went out , and took possession of the property . He also practised medicine to a limited extent in the surrounding country . He led a
quiet , unostentatious life—that of a typical English country gentloman —for several years , until in 1864 , he was offered by Sir Charloa Darling , and accepted , a seat in the old Legislative Council . Soon after , he was appointed a member of the Executive Committee , and while filling that responsible place—which he did until the abolition of Constitutional Government , after the troubles of 1865 , —he accepted
the office of Gustos Rotulornm for the parish of St . Andrew . On resigning these posts he returned to England . He spent a considerable time on the Continent , walkingagain , for personal gratification , the hospitals of England and France . Upon his return to Jamaica , he was called to the present Legislative Council by Sir Anthony Musgrave , to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Hon . Robert Nunes .
He had taken an active part in the volunteer movement , and was major of the St . Catherine ' s Administrative Corps , composed of artillery of that parish , and of Kingston . He deeply interested himself in medical and educational subjects , and at the same time was a most social , generous , and hospitable man . In politics he was an ardent liberal , and being in Paris as a medical student during the stormy
days of 1848 , he sided with the Republicans , at first dressing their wounds , and then shouldering a musket behind the barricades . At the same time ho was essentially a lover of order , and only played this part from his sympathy with people whom he regarded as oppressed . Dr . Hamilton was also a member of the Queen ' s Body Guard , or Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms .
It is chiefly , however , as a Mason , that his career will prove of interest to our readers , and to give some idea of the high consideration in which he was held among the brethren a mere recapitulation of the offices he held at the time of his lamented decease will suffice . First and foremost he was District Grand Master of Jamaica , to which office he was appointed 5 th Nov . 1858 ; District Grand Superintendent
of R . A . Masons—date of patent 10 th Jan . 1859 ; and had been Prov . G . M . M . M . since 1877 . He was also a Supernumerary member of the Supreme Council , 33 " of the A . and A . Rite , and Prov . G . Master of the Royal Order of Scotland . His funeral which took place oa Sunday , the 23 rd May , was attended by over 300 friends , local officials , and Masonic celebrities
among whom were the Lieut . Governor , the Colonial Secretary , the Hon . Justice Ker , the Auditor General , Custodes McDowell and Kimble , Prov . G . M . Bro . S . C . Burke ( S . C . ) , and Deputy G . M . Bro . Altamontde Cordova ( E . C ) The remains were consigned to their last resting place at Craighton Churchyard , the funeral service being read by Arch , deacon Brooks , the choir and organist assisting . Sprigs of myrtle
having been thrown on the coffin by the brethren , the Ven . Arch , deacon spoke a few earnest words , after which the assemblage dispersed . No attempt was made at a Masonic demonstration , but we feel assured the memory of our deceased brother will be deeply respected , and that he will always be spoken of as one of the chief Masonic luminaries of his day . Bro . Dr . Hamilton had been twice married , but leaves no issue to mourn his loss .
Jamaica.
JAMAICA .
Collegium Pabrorum , Kingston . —The ordinary meeting was held 13 th May , presided over by Wor . Bro . M . Y . Ross ; Bros . E . Fiuzi S . W ., Da Cotta J . W ., and other Officers . Being the night of election , a good many members were present . The aspirants for the chair were Bros . E . Finzi and W . Duff . The ballot was taken , and resulted in the election of Bro . E . Finzi .
Wc are happy to announce that another Mark Lodge will shortly be opened ia this city , to be called the Kingston Mark Lodge , of which Wor . Bro . W . Andrews jun . is to be first Master , Wor . Bro . M . Dias Senior War . ' en , Wor . Bro . J . Thirlwall Junior Warden . The petition is numerously signed .
HoitowAT ' s OiNTJtaifT AND Pints . —Rheumatism or Neuralgic Affections . — No diseases are more frequent , painful , or difficult to cure than these . From their attack no tissue of the human body in exempt ; neither sex nor calling is Dcurc . It is a blessing , however , to know that all theso sufferings may be ' eomplctely and expeditiously subdued by Hollo-way ' s remedies . The Pills much
assist in banishing the tendency to rheumatism and similar painful disorders ; whilst the Ointment cures the local ailments , the Pills remove the constitutional disturbance , and regnlate the impaired function of every organ , throughout the human body . The cure is neither temporary nor superficial , but permanent and complete , and the disease rarely recurs , so perfect has been the purification performed by these searching preparations .
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that tbe same brother collected a sum of money iu aid of the Masonio Benevolent Institution , this minnte bearing dato lb ' th April 1862 . We have now reached the last secticn of the proof sheets , which Bro . Brockbank has kindly forwarded , and we are happy to say that among the earlier , as , indeed , also among tho later records , are several which refer especially to his most valuable services . Thus ,
on 21 st January 1863 is recorded a voto of thanks to him on his retiring from the Secretaryship after from some thirteen to fourteen years' service , and on the 15 th April following that he was presented with a handsome skeleton clock , accompanied by a diamond ring to Mrs . Brockbank , " as a mark of respect and in appreciation of his services as W . M ., S . W ., and Secretary for 16 years . " The next
minute notes that the number of the Lodge had been altered from 268 to 221 , and then an intimation is given that the P . G . M . would lay the foundation stone of the new Masonic Hall at Manchester . A month later we are told that Bro . Tunnah P . G . M . presented to the Lodge a portrait of the Prov . Grand Master Bro . Blair . In 1865 Bro . Entwisle again collected money in aid of the Benevolent
Institution . A minute of 17 th July 1867 notes that a letter from Grand Secretary Gray Clarke was read , " cautioning the brethren against holding Masonio intercourse with persons professing to be regularly made Mesons , bnt who havo not been initiated in a regularly warranted Lodge . " A little later the Lodge , we are told , went into mourning for three months out of respect to the memory
of Bro . Lawrence Newall Depnty P . G . M . About this time the Lodge resolved on re-arranging its meetings , so as to have a vacation in July and August , while in 1868 the Jnno meeting was dispensed with , so that those members who were desirous of doing so , might attend the laying of the foundation-stone of the Albert Asylum , Lancaster , by the Earl of Zetland M . W . G . M . —an opportunity of
which Bro . Brockbank tells us many prominent brethren availed themselves . The minnte immediately following this is a painful one , recording , as it does , that a petition was sent to the Lodge of Benevolence on behalf of Bro . William Dawson the senior member of the Lodge . This Bro . Dawson , who was highly respected , and well known as a Masonio expositor of merit , had been initiated as far
back as 17 th February 1821 . He was W . M . in 1826 and on several occasions had acted as delegate for this Lodge at Prov . G . L . meetings ; and yet after an honourable career , extending over very little short of half a century , his necessitous circumstances drove him to apply for relief—a sad illustration of the vicissitudes of fortune which some of the wealthiest among us are called upon to undergo .
The next minute introduces to us the name of a most worthy brother , who held a high position in the Province , had received Grand Lodge honours , ancl died beloved and respected by all who knew him , as recently as 1876 . We allude to Bro . W . Romaine Callender , who is here referred to as having " delivered a lecture on the Tracing Board in the first degree . " Bro . Callender succeeded
Bro . Newall in the Depnty Prov . Grand Mastership , and held that office at the time of his death . The next year ( 1869 ) the Lodge subscribed towards a monument to be erected to the memory of Bro . Callender ' s predecessor , and subsequently the question of holding tho Lodge meetings in private rooms was entrusted to a Committee consisting of Bros . Entwisle and J . W . Taylor . In 1870
are recorded among other matters the presentation in open Lodge of an illuminated address on vellum , enclosed in a gold frame , to Bro . Jos . Howarth , on his retirement after seven years from the office of Treasurer , and of jewels to three worthy Past Masters , Bros . T . Morris , James Fitzuewton , and William Flitcroft . On the 18 th August is noted a letter from Grand Secretary , announcing
appointment of Bro . Le G . Nicholas Starkie as Prov . G . Master , in succession to tho late Bro . Blair . Nearly the whole of what follows concerns our worthy Bro . Brockbank himself . On 18 th Jan . 1871 , in commemoration of his having completed twenty-five years of membershi p , he presented to the Lodge a silver chain to be worn by tbe W . M . over his ordinary collar . Tho chain is described as having
thirty links , the monogram 221 and the eagle , which is symbolic of St . John , being placed on each alternate link , while suspended from it hang the square within a circle and the donor's crest , and pendant therefrom a silver eagle . It is hardly necessary to say that a vote of thanks illuminated was subsequently presented to the donor . Then
on 15 th February he announced that ns Steward at the Festival of the Benevolent he had collected £ 134—afterwards increased to £ 140—in aid of that institution , that being the first occasion on which any member of the Lodge had acted as Steward at any of the London Festivals . The W . M . announced on 20 th March 1872 that
in recognition of these various services the P . G . M . had intimated his intention of conferring the rank of Prov . G . Senior Deacon on Bro . Brockbank , that being the first occasion since 1826 ou which an honorary appointment had been conferred on a member of the Lod ge . Two months later the Lodge offered him their congratulations on the appointment . The good example thus set iu connection with our
IVstivals bore immediate fruit , for the last entry , dated 20 t . h Nov . of t' is year , records that three members had undertaken the office of Steward for tho Boys' School Festival , Bros . E . C . Gilbert , W . Hewitt , and J . M . Rutier , while the last-mentioned was to act in the same capacity at the next Festival of the Girls' School , and Bro . J . W .
Taylor for that of the Benevolent . Wo have now completed our sketch of this interesting compilation , so far a- the sheets have reiiched us . What further remarks may bo necessary , and the rest of the story , will be added when we receive what remains to be published . ( To bo continued . )
Wo beg to remind our readers that the Prov . G . Lodge of Kent will be held at Foresters' Hall , Union Crescent , Margate , on Wednesday next , the 23 rd instant . The hour ° f noon is fixed for the opening of the P . G . Lodge ; J-o'O p . m . for attending Divine Service at St . Paul ' s Church , Cliftonville , and 3 . 30 p . m . for the banquet .
Obituary.
Obituary .
— : o : — HON . EOBEET HAMILTON , M . A ., M . D . DISTRICT GRAND MASTER JAMAICA .
IT is with very sincere regret wo announce the death of Dr . Robert Hamilton , District Grand Master , and Grand Superintendent of the R . A . Masons , as well as Provincial Grand Mark Master Mason of Jamaica . Dr . Hamilton ' s health , it seems , had been failing for somo time , and therefore though the wish was father to the thought that , considering he was only iu the sixtieth year of his age , his
life might be spared for many years , bis death has not been altogether matter for surprise . Onr deceased brother was educated at the University of Cambridge , after which , having graduated as M . A ., he betook himself to the study of medicine , and after obtaining the customary diplomas , went out to Jamaica , where he had inherited a considerable property from a grand uncle , Mr . W . Hamilton , an
English merchant in Kingston , and Colonel of a Kingston regiment of Militia . This gentleman , on withdrawing from business , sought retirement at Clif tonMount , a coffee estate which he had settled , and hither , as we have said , Dr . Hamilton when about thirty years of age went out , and took possession of the property . He also practised medicine to a limited extent in the surrounding country . He led a
quiet , unostentatious life—that of a typical English country gentloman —for several years , until in 1864 , he was offered by Sir Charloa Darling , and accepted , a seat in the old Legislative Council . Soon after , he was appointed a member of the Executive Committee , and while filling that responsible place—which he did until the abolition of Constitutional Government , after the troubles of 1865 , —he accepted
the office of Gustos Rotulornm for the parish of St . Andrew . On resigning these posts he returned to England . He spent a considerable time on the Continent , walkingagain , for personal gratification , the hospitals of England and France . Upon his return to Jamaica , he was called to the present Legislative Council by Sir Anthony Musgrave , to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Hon . Robert Nunes .
He had taken an active part in the volunteer movement , and was major of the St . Catherine ' s Administrative Corps , composed of artillery of that parish , and of Kingston . He deeply interested himself in medical and educational subjects , and at the same time was a most social , generous , and hospitable man . In politics he was an ardent liberal , and being in Paris as a medical student during the stormy
days of 1848 , he sided with the Republicans , at first dressing their wounds , and then shouldering a musket behind the barricades . At the same time ho was essentially a lover of order , and only played this part from his sympathy with people whom he regarded as oppressed . Dr . Hamilton was also a member of the Queen ' s Body Guard , or Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms .
It is chiefly , however , as a Mason , that his career will prove of interest to our readers , and to give some idea of the high consideration in which he was held among the brethren a mere recapitulation of the offices he held at the time of his lamented decease will suffice . First and foremost he was District Grand Master of Jamaica , to which office he was appointed 5 th Nov . 1858 ; District Grand Superintendent
of R . A . Masons—date of patent 10 th Jan . 1859 ; and had been Prov . G . M . M . M . since 1877 . He was also a Supernumerary member of the Supreme Council , 33 " of the A . and A . Rite , and Prov . G . Master of the Royal Order of Scotland . His funeral which took place oa Sunday , the 23 rd May , was attended by over 300 friends , local officials , and Masonic celebrities
among whom were the Lieut . Governor , the Colonial Secretary , the Hon . Justice Ker , the Auditor General , Custodes McDowell and Kimble , Prov . G . M . Bro . S . C . Burke ( S . C . ) , and Deputy G . M . Bro . Altamontde Cordova ( E . C ) The remains were consigned to their last resting place at Craighton Churchyard , the funeral service being read by Arch , deacon Brooks , the choir and organist assisting . Sprigs of myrtle
having been thrown on the coffin by the brethren , the Ven . Arch , deacon spoke a few earnest words , after which the assemblage dispersed . No attempt was made at a Masonic demonstration , but we feel assured the memory of our deceased brother will be deeply respected , and that he will always be spoken of as one of the chief Masonic luminaries of his day . Bro . Dr . Hamilton had been twice married , but leaves no issue to mourn his loss .
Jamaica.
JAMAICA .
Collegium Pabrorum , Kingston . —The ordinary meeting was held 13 th May , presided over by Wor . Bro . M . Y . Ross ; Bros . E . Fiuzi S . W ., Da Cotta J . W ., and other Officers . Being the night of election , a good many members were present . The aspirants for the chair were Bros . E . Finzi and W . Duff . The ballot was taken , and resulted in the election of Bro . E . Finzi .
Wc are happy to announce that another Mark Lodge will shortly be opened ia this city , to be called the Kingston Mark Lodge , of which Wor . Bro . W . Andrews jun . is to be first Master , Wor . Bro . M . Dias Senior War . ' en , Wor . Bro . J . Thirlwall Junior Warden . The petition is numerously signed .
HoitowAT ' s OiNTJtaifT AND Pints . —Rheumatism or Neuralgic Affections . — No diseases are more frequent , painful , or difficult to cure than these . From their attack no tissue of the human body in exempt ; neither sex nor calling is Dcurc . It is a blessing , however , to know that all theso sufferings may be ' eomplctely and expeditiously subdued by Hollo-way ' s remedies . The Pills much
assist in banishing the tendency to rheumatism and similar painful disorders ; whilst the Ointment cures the local ailments , the Pills remove the constitutional disturbance , and regnlate the impaired function of every organ , throughout the human body . The cure is neither temporary nor superficial , but permanent and complete , and the disease rarely recurs , so perfect has been the purification performed by these searching preparations .