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iuifcable replies , expressive of the pleasure they felt at having been thus honoured . Bro . Terry also took the opportunity of assuring the brethren present of the deep interest ¦ which the Baroness Burdett Coutts felt in Masonry , and how greatly flattered she had felt when permission was asked for her name to be given to the Lodge .
According to the Neto York Courier of the 9 th inst ., the Knights of that city are making great preparations for their pilgrimage to Philadelphia , when the Centennial will be celebrated by a general parade of Knights at the Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of
Pennsylvania . " The enthusiasm , " say the Conner , " of the Knights of this city almost equals the days of Peter the Hermit . Palestine Commandery , No . 18 , will go in a body , tinder the leadership of the Grand Master , E . Sir Ellwood E . Thorne . "
According to the Leigh Chronicle , the Leigh Handbell Ringers were invited to supper with the brethren of the Marquis of Lome Lodge , No . 1354 , on Wednesday , the 19 th instant . Supper was served in the ante-room , and a very enjoyable evening was spent . The ringers gave
several pieces , and fully sustained their reputation as the first amateur handbell ringers in the county . Several brethren also contributed to the evening ' s entertainment , among them Bro . Kerfoot , Lodge Organist , and Bro . Hall , who gave several admirable recitals on the Harmonium . We
learn from the same source that , the same evening , Bro . Jas . Jackson , on behalf of some members of the Lodge , presented Bro . Rose , the proprietor of the Leigh Chronicle , with a purse of money , in token of their approval of the manner in which he defended an action for libel , settled at the last Autumn Liverpool Assizes .
The inauguration , on Saturday last , of the Royal Westminster Aquarium and Winter Garden , by H . R . H tbe Duke of Edinburgh , was a great success . The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs attended in State , accompanied by several members of the Court of Aldermen . These occupied a box
to the left of that reserved for His Royal Highness , while in the corresponding box to the right were assembled several members of the Corps Diplomatique , among them being the French , German , Russian , and Turkish Ambassadors , with their several attaches . The united bands
of the Company and of the Coldstream and Scots Fusilier Guards helped very agreeably to while away the time between the seating of the spectators and the arrival of the Duke , The guard of honour in attendance was furnished by the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers and was under the
command of Lieutenant Boom . On the arrival of His Royal Highness , General Cotton , on behalf of his colleagues , presented the usual address , bound in a handsomely emblazoned volume . This having been graciously accepted and acknowledged , diplomas of fellowship for himself and the
Duchess of Edinburgh , enclosed in ivory cases , were next presented , after which His Royal Highness is understood to have expressed to General Cotton his entire satisfaction with the arrangements , the great pleasure he felt at what he had seen , and a hope that the undertaking
would turn out to be prosperous . The concert , under the able guidance of Mr . Arthur Sullivan , was then proceeded with , and though of . brief duration , was admirably rendered , all the pieces , both vocal and instrumental , being by English masters . The concert over , the Duke , with his suite ,
and the Lord Mayor , partook of a dejctlner , served b y Messrs . Bertram and Roberts , in a pavilion at tbe back of the Royal Box . On the departure of His Royal Highness , some three hundred guests sat down to another dejeuner
provided in the West Dining Hall by the same excellent caterers . This was not tho least successful part of the day ' s proceedings . The Westminster Aquarium has our hearty good wishes for its prosperity .
The following account of ye George Hostelrie , Winchester , kept by Bro . William Palmer , Fidelity , No . 3 , may interest our readers : — Dr . Milner , ye well knowne historian , speaks of ye George Inne having existed on ye same spot as early , at least , as yo reync of King
Edward IV . ; whilst a more recent writer hath stated that " this Inne is mentioned in the Manuscript Tan-ages , Vut not before Queen Elizabeth ' s reyne . " ( Woodward ' s General History of Hampshire . ) These are ye only statements which hath appeared in prynte touching ye antiquity of this Inne , though this word itself disappeared
from itg sign in 1840 , for the more fashionable phrase "Hotel . " Te ground upon which it standeth formerly formed ye south-west corner of ye parish of Seynt Peter ' s in Macellis otherwise called ye parish of Seynt Peter ' s in Fleshmonger-streete . In ye reyne of Richard II . its site was occupied by an hostelrie , or Inne , y ' clept Ye Moone , whilk had probably long existed aa such , and becoming decayed by age , it
was replaced by a newe buykhnge about ye year 1416 . Atte this period Seynt George stood high in popular estimationye celebrated battel of Agincourt having been fought with ye war crye of Seynt George for ever , and it was considered not only to have been won under his tutelage , but " there were some , " says ye chronicler , " who asserted that they saw Seynt Oeorge fightyng for
ye King . " Ye newe buylding was graced with his sygn , and it waa henceforth yclept Ye George Inne . In 1417 it is mentioned as " yo hospice yclept ye George ' s Inne , otherwise ye New Inne . " William Benham was " mine hoste , " by ye annual rente of six poundes thirteen shillings and fourpence . Ye property was then owned by Henry Somer ancl Katherine hys wyfo , who was ye danghtere of
Mark le Fayre , and upon their deaths it devolved upon ye Corporatiouo . In addition to yo above rente , ye tennante hade to pay annually ten shillings to ye Abbot of Hyde , three shillings aud fourpence to yo Priore and Convente of Seynt Swithun , and a similar sum to ye Brothers of yo Friary and Kalendar ( charged upon this property for ye celebraytion of cortaine religiouse services ) , and a quit
rente of sixteenpence to ye bayliffs of ye citte , making a totale of seven poundes ten shillings and four pence . In 1431 ye sd William Benham is recorded as holdyng a lease of ye same for eight years , atte ye sd rental . Ye inne haveing thus obtained its name in ye begyning of ye fifteenth century , ye same hath been retained , notwithstanding several rebuildyngs , the last about a century synce .
Itte may be of intereste , to note that ye George Inne atte Alresford received itts name about ye sd time Itts predecessor is mentyoned as " ye hospice where ye Angele is ye sign ; " but was more popularly knowue as ye Broadgate Inne . In ye year 1418 a newe buildyngwas erected upon ye sd site , at ye cost of fifty poundes ( equal to seven hundred and fifty poundes of present money ) , ye contract for its
erection being still extant . To this newe edifice was given ye name of ye George Inne , and an account of ye expenses of ye erection of its sygn in 1423 may still be seen . Ye fygure of Seynt George standyng upon a poste , with a tablet hangyng belowe bearing shieldes of armes and writing , coste three poundes thirteen shillings and four pence . Ye postes coste two shillings and four pence , and a planke
bought for joyning ye postes for the plafcforme of ye statue one shilling ; besides four pence gyven for raising ye sd postes and tablet . To ye plumber for two days worke , leadening ye planke on whilk ye fygure stode , together with sixteen pence for four poundes of solder boughte of hym , two shillings ; and lastly , payd to ye manne diggy . ing ye hole for ye said sygn , four pence .
Strange Masonic Incident.
STRANGE MASONIC INCIDENT .
A Grand Chapter of the Eoyal Arch Masons of the Province of Devon was convened at Newton , on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., for tho purpose of consecrating a new Chapter , ancl tho Provincial Grand Superintendents were in attendance , together with a large number of distinguished Companions from all parts of the country . The Chapter was duly formed and opened , and it was then discovered that ono of
the principals named in the Grand Chapter Warrant for Consecration was not in attendance . The absentee was Captain F . D . Bewis . Although waited upon by a deputation , he declined to attend , on a point of etiquette . The consecration , consequently , could not proceed , and the whole matter was referred back to the Grand Chapter
of England , of which the Prince of Wales is Grand Superintendent . The Provincial Grand Superintendent stated that , in his long experience of Masonry , he had never known such an occurrence , and the whole affair has caused much astonishment and excitement . —Dublin-Daily Empress .
Presentation At Mullingar.
PRESENTATION AT MULLINGAR .
On Thursday , the 20 th inst ., the Provincial Grand Lodge of Meath , No . 131 , assembled in Mulliugar , to the number of about 40 brethren , for the purpose of presenting a token of their esteem and affection to Bro . William Fetherston-Haugh J . P ., of Carrick . The presentation took place in the spacious ball-room of the Greville Arms Hotel . The dinner , which comprised all the delicacies of the season , was furnished
by the proprietress , Mrs . Carroll , and gave unqualified satisfaction . Tho presentation was a very elegant centre-piece , with suitable inscription , manufactured by Waterhouse and Company . The cloth having been removed , and the usual loyal toasts given and responded to , the presentation was made on behalf of the Grand Lodge by
G . N . D Arcy , Esq ., of Hyde Park , Honorary Secretary , aud feelingly acknowledged by Bro . Fetherston-Haugh . The afternoon was spent with that perfect harmony which characterises all the meetings of tho noble Order of Masonry , enlivened by somo exceedingly well-performed and suitable songs and glees .
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BIRTH . On Saturday , 22 nd instant , tho wife of Brother CHARLES M . OIIREN , of Lower Sydenham , of a Triplet , two Boys ( Lew . aes ) and ono Girl .
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iuifcable replies , expressive of the pleasure they felt at having been thus honoured . Bro . Terry also took the opportunity of assuring the brethren present of the deep interest ¦ which the Baroness Burdett Coutts felt in Masonry , and how greatly flattered she had felt when permission was asked for her name to be given to the Lodge .
According to the Neto York Courier of the 9 th inst ., the Knights of that city are making great preparations for their pilgrimage to Philadelphia , when the Centennial will be celebrated by a general parade of Knights at the Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of
Pennsylvania . " The enthusiasm , " say the Conner , " of the Knights of this city almost equals the days of Peter the Hermit . Palestine Commandery , No . 18 , will go in a body , tinder the leadership of the Grand Master , E . Sir Ellwood E . Thorne . "
According to the Leigh Chronicle , the Leigh Handbell Ringers were invited to supper with the brethren of the Marquis of Lome Lodge , No . 1354 , on Wednesday , the 19 th instant . Supper was served in the ante-room , and a very enjoyable evening was spent . The ringers gave
several pieces , and fully sustained their reputation as the first amateur handbell ringers in the county . Several brethren also contributed to the evening ' s entertainment , among them Bro . Kerfoot , Lodge Organist , and Bro . Hall , who gave several admirable recitals on the Harmonium . We
learn from the same source that , the same evening , Bro . Jas . Jackson , on behalf of some members of the Lodge , presented Bro . Rose , the proprietor of the Leigh Chronicle , with a purse of money , in token of their approval of the manner in which he defended an action for libel , settled at the last Autumn Liverpool Assizes .
The inauguration , on Saturday last , of the Royal Westminster Aquarium and Winter Garden , by H . R . H tbe Duke of Edinburgh , was a great success . The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs attended in State , accompanied by several members of the Court of Aldermen . These occupied a box
to the left of that reserved for His Royal Highness , while in the corresponding box to the right were assembled several members of the Corps Diplomatique , among them being the French , German , Russian , and Turkish Ambassadors , with their several attaches . The united bands
of the Company and of the Coldstream and Scots Fusilier Guards helped very agreeably to while away the time between the seating of the spectators and the arrival of the Duke , The guard of honour in attendance was furnished by the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers and was under the
command of Lieutenant Boom . On the arrival of His Royal Highness , General Cotton , on behalf of his colleagues , presented the usual address , bound in a handsomely emblazoned volume . This having been graciously accepted and acknowledged , diplomas of fellowship for himself and the
Duchess of Edinburgh , enclosed in ivory cases , were next presented , after which His Royal Highness is understood to have expressed to General Cotton his entire satisfaction with the arrangements , the great pleasure he felt at what he had seen , and a hope that the undertaking
would turn out to be prosperous . The concert , under the able guidance of Mr . Arthur Sullivan , was then proceeded with , and though of . brief duration , was admirably rendered , all the pieces , both vocal and instrumental , being by English masters . The concert over , the Duke , with his suite ,
and the Lord Mayor , partook of a dejctlner , served b y Messrs . Bertram and Roberts , in a pavilion at tbe back of the Royal Box . On the departure of His Royal Highness , some three hundred guests sat down to another dejeuner
provided in the West Dining Hall by the same excellent caterers . This was not tho least successful part of the day ' s proceedings . The Westminster Aquarium has our hearty good wishes for its prosperity .
The following account of ye George Hostelrie , Winchester , kept by Bro . William Palmer , Fidelity , No . 3 , may interest our readers : — Dr . Milner , ye well knowne historian , speaks of ye George Inne having existed on ye same spot as early , at least , as yo reync of King
Edward IV . ; whilst a more recent writer hath stated that " this Inne is mentioned in the Manuscript Tan-ages , Vut not before Queen Elizabeth ' s reyne . " ( Woodward ' s General History of Hampshire . ) These are ye only statements which hath appeared in prynte touching ye antiquity of this Inne , though this word itself disappeared
from itg sign in 1840 , for the more fashionable phrase "Hotel . " Te ground upon which it standeth formerly formed ye south-west corner of ye parish of Seynt Peter ' s in Macellis otherwise called ye parish of Seynt Peter ' s in Fleshmonger-streete . In ye reyne of Richard II . its site was occupied by an hostelrie , or Inne , y ' clept Ye Moone , whilk had probably long existed aa such , and becoming decayed by age , it
was replaced by a newe buykhnge about ye year 1416 . Atte this period Seynt George stood high in popular estimationye celebrated battel of Agincourt having been fought with ye war crye of Seynt George for ever , and it was considered not only to have been won under his tutelage , but " there were some , " says ye chronicler , " who asserted that they saw Seynt Oeorge fightyng for
ye King . " Ye newe buylding was graced with his sygn , and it waa henceforth yclept Ye George Inne . In 1417 it is mentioned as " yo hospice yclept ye George ' s Inne , otherwise ye New Inne . " William Benham was " mine hoste , " by ye annual rente of six poundes thirteen shillings and fourpence . Ye property was then owned by Henry Somer ancl Katherine hys wyfo , who was ye danghtere of
Mark le Fayre , and upon their deaths it devolved upon ye Corporatiouo . In addition to yo above rente , ye tennante hade to pay annually ten shillings to ye Abbot of Hyde , three shillings aud fourpence to yo Priore and Convente of Seynt Swithun , and a similar sum to ye Brothers of yo Friary and Kalendar ( charged upon this property for ye celebraytion of cortaine religiouse services ) , and a quit
rente of sixteenpence to ye bayliffs of ye citte , making a totale of seven poundes ten shillings and four pence . In 1431 ye sd William Benham is recorded as holdyng a lease of ye same for eight years , atte ye sd rental . Ye inne haveing thus obtained its name in ye begyning of ye fifteenth century , ye same hath been retained , notwithstanding several rebuildyngs , the last about a century synce .
Itte may be of intereste , to note that ye George Inne atte Alresford received itts name about ye sd time Itts predecessor is mentyoned as " ye hospice where ye Angele is ye sign ; " but was more popularly knowue as ye Broadgate Inne . In ye year 1418 a newe buildyngwas erected upon ye sd site , at ye cost of fifty poundes ( equal to seven hundred and fifty poundes of present money ) , ye contract for its
erection being still extant . To this newe edifice was given ye name of ye George Inne , and an account of ye expenses of ye erection of its sygn in 1423 may still be seen . Ye fygure of Seynt George standyng upon a poste , with a tablet hangyng belowe bearing shieldes of armes and writing , coste three poundes thirteen shillings and four pence . Ye postes coste two shillings and four pence , and a planke
bought for joyning ye postes for the plafcforme of ye statue one shilling ; besides four pence gyven for raising ye sd postes and tablet . To ye plumber for two days worke , leadening ye planke on whilk ye fygure stode , together with sixteen pence for four poundes of solder boughte of hym , two shillings ; and lastly , payd to ye manne diggy . ing ye hole for ye said sygn , four pence .
Strange Masonic Incident.
STRANGE MASONIC INCIDENT .
A Grand Chapter of the Eoyal Arch Masons of the Province of Devon was convened at Newton , on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., for tho purpose of consecrating a new Chapter , ancl tho Provincial Grand Superintendents were in attendance , together with a large number of distinguished Companions from all parts of the country . The Chapter was duly formed and opened , and it was then discovered that ono of
the principals named in the Grand Chapter Warrant for Consecration was not in attendance . The absentee was Captain F . D . Bewis . Although waited upon by a deputation , he declined to attend , on a point of etiquette . The consecration , consequently , could not proceed , and the whole matter was referred back to the Grand Chapter
of England , of which the Prince of Wales is Grand Superintendent . The Provincial Grand Superintendent stated that , in his long experience of Masonry , he had never known such an occurrence , and the whole affair has caused much astonishment and excitement . —Dublin-Daily Empress .
Presentation At Mullingar.
PRESENTATION AT MULLINGAR .
On Thursday , the 20 th inst ., the Provincial Grand Lodge of Meath , No . 131 , assembled in Mulliugar , to the number of about 40 brethren , for the purpose of presenting a token of their esteem and affection to Bro . William Fetherston-Haugh J . P ., of Carrick . The presentation took place in the spacious ball-room of the Greville Arms Hotel . The dinner , which comprised all the delicacies of the season , was furnished
by the proprietress , Mrs . Carroll , and gave unqualified satisfaction . Tho presentation was a very elegant centre-piece , with suitable inscription , manufactured by Waterhouse and Company . The cloth having been removed , and the usual loyal toasts given and responded to , the presentation was made on behalf of the Grand Lodge by
G . N . D Arcy , Esq ., of Hyde Park , Honorary Secretary , aud feelingly acknowledged by Bro . Fetherston-Haugh . The afternoon was spent with that perfect harmony which characterises all the meetings of tho noble Order of Masonry , enlivened by somo exceedingly well-performed and suitable songs and glees .
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BIRTH . On Saturday , 22 nd instant , tho wife of Brother CHARLES M . OIIREN , of Lower Sydenham , of a Triplet , two Boys ( Lew . aes ) and ono Girl .
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Cms HOTISS l "* i , A-rra & CAMS . —Mogul Quality , picked is 3 d per pack , Us per dozen packs . Do . seconds Is per nack , lis per dozen packs . If by oost lid per pack extra . Cards for Piquet , Bdzique , Ecarte , & c , Mogul Qaa'ity lOd pei pack , 8 s per dozen packs . —London s W . W . Morgan e 7 'Bartican 1 E , 0 ,