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Herbert Alew , as J . Seven brethren were then exalted by Comp . Tombleson . At the banquet , Comp . Starling , Z ., presided with excellent tact , and the evening passed cheerfully . Comp . H . Wood officiated at the piano , and , with other friends , delighted the company with many excellent songs . Comp . Tombleson was happy in communicating happiness to others . As a Royal Arch Alason he is an authority as to ritual and ceremony , and an hour spent with him is an . hour to be
highly prized . Comp . Starling on this occasion may be said to have accomplished an object near ancl dear to bis heart . He has had the unaffected satisfaction of witnessing the advance of Freemasonry in a locality where it was least to be expected , ancl this advance is not a little owing to his own zeal and industry . The title of the chapter is honourable to the members . The name of " Alston " should be commemorated in Essex for all time .
BIRMINGHAM , Sept . 28 . —{ Circular ) . "Lodge of Instruction . —Dear Sir and Brother , —You are respectfully informed that Bro . Honey , of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , London , will close his labours in Birmingham by working the lectures of the Three Degrees in Craft Alasonry , assisted by the brethren whom he has instructed during his stay in Birmingham , on Tuesday evening next , October 3 , at the Royal Hotel . The business will commence at six o ' clock precisely . You are earnestly invited to attend . By order of the Lodge—D . LOMAS
, , Hon . Sec . " We have unfeigned pleasure in announcing that Bro . Honey has earned golden opinions here . He will retire from Birmingham with the grateful testimony of the brethren that he has conferred on them signal advantages ; they are wiser than they were , ancl if they duly appreciate the value of the boon , they will be better Alasons . [ Tn these remarks we most cordially agree ; and while compliments and testimonials are the order of the day , we cannot refrain from
suggesting to the Birmingham brethren that some mark of respect and esteem should be presented to Bro . Honey . Verb . sap . —ED . F . Q . _ B . ~] Master W . H . Clarke , son of Bro . Tichborne ( Lodge of Honour , Wolverhampton ) , has made a very favourable impression on the musical circles of this town . He is a violinist of no common promise . His style is original , intellectual , ancl chastely correct ; he appears likely to become one of the first players of the day . At a recent concert at our theatre the sweetness ancl purity of his playing drew down the plaudits of a most crowded house . He is a pupil of Bro . Hayward , a most accomplished musician .
LINCOLN . —There is an awful adage here , with a hint at our cathedral , as to its being " overlooked ; " however , there is another adage that has something consolatory , " When things come to the worst , they are likely to mend . " But to business . There is something stirring . Delegates have been to and fro , and a remonstrance has been forwarded to the Prov . Grand Master , which has induced him to resign ! On the 23 rd November a special lodge was held at Lincoln , to take into consideration the present state of Freemasonry in Lincolnshire ! For
some years has the Order been in comparative abeyance ; a Provincial Grand Lodge has been scarcely held for many more ; shadows , indeed , of such have adumbrated the province . At length the brethren felt aggrieved at the conduct of their executive / and their honest remonstrances have been deemed to be discourteous by Bro . D'Eyncourt , Prov . Grand Master , who , however , returned discourteous answers . At length
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Provincial.
Herbert Alew , as J . Seven brethren were then exalted by Comp . Tombleson . At the banquet , Comp . Starling , Z ., presided with excellent tact , and the evening passed cheerfully . Comp . H . Wood officiated at the piano , and , with other friends , delighted the company with many excellent songs . Comp . Tombleson was happy in communicating happiness to others . As a Royal Arch Alason he is an authority as to ritual and ceremony , and an hour spent with him is an . hour to be
highly prized . Comp . Starling on this occasion may be said to have accomplished an object near ancl dear to bis heart . He has had the unaffected satisfaction of witnessing the advance of Freemasonry in a locality where it was least to be expected , ancl this advance is not a little owing to his own zeal and industry . The title of the chapter is honourable to the members . The name of " Alston " should be commemorated in Essex for all time .
BIRMINGHAM , Sept . 28 . —{ Circular ) . "Lodge of Instruction . —Dear Sir and Brother , —You are respectfully informed that Bro . Honey , of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , London , will close his labours in Birmingham by working the lectures of the Three Degrees in Craft Alasonry , assisted by the brethren whom he has instructed during his stay in Birmingham , on Tuesday evening next , October 3 , at the Royal Hotel . The business will commence at six o ' clock precisely . You are earnestly invited to attend . By order of the Lodge—D . LOMAS
, , Hon . Sec . " We have unfeigned pleasure in announcing that Bro . Honey has earned golden opinions here . He will retire from Birmingham with the grateful testimony of the brethren that he has conferred on them signal advantages ; they are wiser than they were , ancl if they duly appreciate the value of the boon , they will be better Alasons . [ Tn these remarks we most cordially agree ; and while compliments and testimonials are the order of the day , we cannot refrain from
suggesting to the Birmingham brethren that some mark of respect and esteem should be presented to Bro . Honey . Verb . sap . —ED . F . Q . _ B . ~] Master W . H . Clarke , son of Bro . Tichborne ( Lodge of Honour , Wolverhampton ) , has made a very favourable impression on the musical circles of this town . He is a violinist of no common promise . His style is original , intellectual , ancl chastely correct ; he appears likely to become one of the first players of the day . At a recent concert at our theatre the sweetness ancl purity of his playing drew down the plaudits of a most crowded house . He is a pupil of Bro . Hayward , a most accomplished musician .
LINCOLN . —There is an awful adage here , with a hint at our cathedral , as to its being " overlooked ; " however , there is another adage that has something consolatory , " When things come to the worst , they are likely to mend . " But to business . There is something stirring . Delegates have been to and fro , and a remonstrance has been forwarded to the Prov . Grand Master , which has induced him to resign ! On the 23 rd November a special lodge was held at Lincoln , to take into consideration the present state of Freemasonry in Lincolnshire ! For
some years has the Order been in comparative abeyance ; a Provincial Grand Lodge has been scarcely held for many more ; shadows , indeed , of such have adumbrated the province . At length the brethren felt aggrieved at the conduct of their executive / and their honest remonstrances have been deemed to be discourteous by Bro . D'Eyncourt , Prov . Grand Master , who , however , returned discourteous answers . At length