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Especial Grand Lodge—April 25.
sen ted to the Grand Lodge by her Grace the Duchess of Inverness . The Countess of Zetland and about one hundred ladies were in the gallery . „ COMMITTEE OF MASTERS . May 30 . —There was no new notice of motion . A recommendation to Grand Lodge for a grant of 50 / . to the widow of Bro . Puttock was carried .
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION . June 6 . —Present , the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , on the throne ; R . W . Bros . Rowland Alston , P . G . M . ( Essex ) as D . G . M . ; Dundas , M . P ., and Beadon , Grand Wardens ; Bros . Fawcett , P . G . M . ( Durham ) , and A . Dobie , P . G . M . ( Surrey ) ; Bros . R . G . AlstonCrucefixM . D . RoweM . D .
HaversNorrisShad-, , , , , , , bolt ; Revs . Cox , Gleadall , and Hayes , Grand Chaplains ; Rev . J . W . Carver , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts ; Bros . Boronandi , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Switzerland ; Hebeler , Representative from the Gr . Lodge of Berlin , and other Grand Officers , in all thirty-five ; the Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and the like of many other lodges—in all about two hundred .
The Grand Lodge was opened in ample form , with masonic prayer . The ballotting papers of the brethren for members of the Board of Gen . Purposes were collected , and handed to Bros . Robinson , Mountain , Norris , and the other Scrutineers , who then adjourned to their private room .
MAJOR-GENERAL COOKE . The minutes of the last Quarterly Communication were read , on being put for confirmation , Bro . ATTWOOD moved as an amendment , that so much of the proceedings of the last Quarterly Communication as related to Bro . General Cooke be not confirmed . He was sorry at so late a stage of this unfortunate affair to be obliged to re-open the discussion upon it , but he felt
conscientiously compelled to protest , in his own name and in that of many others , against the vote that had been come to . He affirmed that no deception had been wilfully practised , and if there had been misrepresentation it would have been amply punished , and the dignity of Grand Lodge vindicated , by a much milder verdict . The proposition as originally made by the Grand Registrar would have met the extent of the crime ; for different degrees of faults , different degrees of penalties
might be enforced , but not the extreme punishment for slight offences . If Grand Lodge was so ready to vote for expelling the members , the expulsion of brethren would lose its terror and effect ; would , indeed , soon be looked upon with indifference . The vote to which he objected was unjust , unmasonic , improper , and uncalled for . Bro . GROGAN seconded the amendment . Amongst other reasons adduced bhim werethat if a man were once admitted into Masonryhe
y , , could not be unmade ; he might be called upon by travellers from this country , in their distant wanderings , and how could he assist them if he were to be expelled the society ? he could neither consent nor refuse . The whole of the proceedings were anomalous , and not just . He was sorry , as a very young member of Grand Lodge , to be forward in taking
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Especial Grand Lodge—April 25.
sen ted to the Grand Lodge by her Grace the Duchess of Inverness . The Countess of Zetland and about one hundred ladies were in the gallery . „ COMMITTEE OF MASTERS . May 30 . —There was no new notice of motion . A recommendation to Grand Lodge for a grant of 50 / . to the widow of Bro . Puttock was carried .
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION . June 6 . —Present , the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , on the throne ; R . W . Bros . Rowland Alston , P . G . M . ( Essex ) as D . G . M . ; Dundas , M . P ., and Beadon , Grand Wardens ; Bros . Fawcett , P . G . M . ( Durham ) , and A . Dobie , P . G . M . ( Surrey ) ; Bros . R . G . AlstonCrucefixM . D . RoweM . D .
HaversNorrisShad-, , , , , , , bolt ; Revs . Cox , Gleadall , and Hayes , Grand Chaplains ; Rev . J . W . Carver , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts ; Bros . Boronandi , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Switzerland ; Hebeler , Representative from the Gr . Lodge of Berlin , and other Grand Officers , in all thirty-five ; the Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and the like of many other lodges—in all about two hundred .
The Grand Lodge was opened in ample form , with masonic prayer . The ballotting papers of the brethren for members of the Board of Gen . Purposes were collected , and handed to Bros . Robinson , Mountain , Norris , and the other Scrutineers , who then adjourned to their private room .
MAJOR-GENERAL COOKE . The minutes of the last Quarterly Communication were read , on being put for confirmation , Bro . ATTWOOD moved as an amendment , that so much of the proceedings of the last Quarterly Communication as related to Bro . General Cooke be not confirmed . He was sorry at so late a stage of this unfortunate affair to be obliged to re-open the discussion upon it , but he felt
conscientiously compelled to protest , in his own name and in that of many others , against the vote that had been come to . He affirmed that no deception had been wilfully practised , and if there had been misrepresentation it would have been amply punished , and the dignity of Grand Lodge vindicated , by a much milder verdict . The proposition as originally made by the Grand Registrar would have met the extent of the crime ; for different degrees of faults , different degrees of penalties
might be enforced , but not the extreme punishment for slight offences . If Grand Lodge was so ready to vote for expelling the members , the expulsion of brethren would lose its terror and effect ; would , indeed , soon be looked upon with indifference . The vote to which he objected was unjust , unmasonic , improper , and uncalled for . Bro . GROGAN seconded the amendment . Amongst other reasons adduced bhim werethat if a man were once admitted into Masonryhe
y , , could not be unmade ; he might be called upon by travellers from this country , in their distant wanderings , and how could he assist them if he were to be expelled the society ? he could neither consent nor refuse . The whole of the proceedings were anomalous , and not just . He was sorry , as a very young member of Grand Lodge , to be forward in taking