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Article QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION.* ← Page 2 of 7 →
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Quarterly Communication.*
Hardsvick , & c . The Grand Stewards of the year , the Alaster , Past Alasters , and Wardens of the Grand Stesvards' Lotlge , and the same of many other Lodges . The members present svere considered to exceed four hundred , The Grand Lodge svas opened in form . The GRAND MASTER , in the chair , then stated his regret that the Earl of Zetland in consequence of most important business could not be
present ; and that he had received official notice from the Grantl Lotlge of Ireland of their having elected as representative ( a Past Senior Grand Warden ) from that body to the Grand Lodge England , in the person of Bro . Richard Lea Wilson , * in svhich appointment the Earl of Zetland , as Grand Alaster , fully concurred . Some discussion took place as to whether the Brother had formally resigned the office of representative from the Grand Lodge of Texas , svhich point having been settled , a deputation of Grand Officers then retired and introduced Bro . R . L . Wilson , svith the customary formalities ; after svhich he svas saluted and proclaimed as follosvs : — " The R . W . Bro . Richard Lea Wilson , of
Streatham , Surrey , one of her Aiajesty ' s commissioners of lieutenancy for the city of London ; Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grantl Lodge of Ireland , a member of the Victoria Lodge ( No . 4 ) , Dublin , Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden for Surrey , and Past Alaster of several Lodges under the Grand Lodge of England , and late representative of the Grand Lodge of Texas . " A letter from the Grand Registrar svas read , expressive of his great regret that he svas precluded from attending the Grand Lodge breason
y of indisposition , but sincerely hoping that the grant to Airs . Eccles svould NOT be confirmed !—( Great sensation . ) Bro . ALSTON expressed his regret that such a letter had heen read , it svas not a proper one for Grand Lodge to receive . The minutes of the last Grand Lodge svere then read , ancl on being put for
confirmation—Bro . HAVERS rose—he claimed for himself the same attention svhich the mover of the grant to Mrs . Eccles had received , and svould in a calm and temperate manner endeavour to bring such reasons before Grand Lodge against this grant , that he felt certain , hosvever reluctant they might be , they svould come to an almost unanimous resolution svith him ; and he should first remind them that the resolution svas named at a very late hour , and svithout that ample investigation which svas needful on the granting of so large a sum ; and thatfurthermorethe case had been
, , mis-stated , for the truth had been suppressed—had the truth been told , the Grand Lodge at their last meeting svould have rejected the petition . He next adverted to the marriage settlement of 1000 / ., and the sum of 1400 / . as the goodsvill for the practice of the deceased Bro . Eccles . It would be no anssver that this 1400 / . had not h € en paid ; every one knesv that medical practice required at least a tsvelvemonth to collect in accounts . Then look at the establishment in Charterhouse-square ; svas it
to be believed that under these circumstances the case could be entertained . He further stated that he had svatched the proceedings step by step , and that such svas the opinion entertained of Bro . Eccles' practice , that he had heard a sum of five hundred guineas having been offered , but svhich , of course , had been refused in favour of the 1400 / . The Board of Benevolence svere svisely limited to a grant of 10 / ., and this
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Quarterly Communication.*
Hardsvick , & c . The Grand Stewards of the year , the Alaster , Past Alasters , and Wardens of the Grand Stesvards' Lotlge , and the same of many other Lodges . The members present svere considered to exceed four hundred , The Grand Lodge svas opened in form . The GRAND MASTER , in the chair , then stated his regret that the Earl of Zetland in consequence of most important business could not be
present ; and that he had received official notice from the Grantl Lotlge of Ireland of their having elected as representative ( a Past Senior Grand Warden ) from that body to the Grand Lodge England , in the person of Bro . Richard Lea Wilson , * in svhich appointment the Earl of Zetland , as Grand Alaster , fully concurred . Some discussion took place as to whether the Brother had formally resigned the office of representative from the Grand Lodge of Texas , svhich point having been settled , a deputation of Grand Officers then retired and introduced Bro . R . L . Wilson , svith the customary formalities ; after svhich he svas saluted and proclaimed as follosvs : — " The R . W . Bro . Richard Lea Wilson , of
Streatham , Surrey , one of her Aiajesty ' s commissioners of lieutenancy for the city of London ; Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grantl Lodge of Ireland , a member of the Victoria Lodge ( No . 4 ) , Dublin , Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden for Surrey , and Past Alaster of several Lodges under the Grand Lodge of England , and late representative of the Grand Lodge of Texas . " A letter from the Grand Registrar svas read , expressive of his great regret that he svas precluded from attending the Grand Lodge breason
y of indisposition , but sincerely hoping that the grant to Airs . Eccles svould NOT be confirmed !—( Great sensation . ) Bro . ALSTON expressed his regret that such a letter had heen read , it svas not a proper one for Grand Lodge to receive . The minutes of the last Grand Lodge svere then read , ancl on being put for
confirmation—Bro . HAVERS rose—he claimed for himself the same attention svhich the mover of the grant to Mrs . Eccles had received , and svould in a calm and temperate manner endeavour to bring such reasons before Grand Lodge against this grant , that he felt certain , hosvever reluctant they might be , they svould come to an almost unanimous resolution svith him ; and he should first remind them that the resolution svas named at a very late hour , and svithout that ample investigation which svas needful on the granting of so large a sum ; and thatfurthermorethe case had been
, , mis-stated , for the truth had been suppressed—had the truth been told , the Grand Lodge at their last meeting svould have rejected the petition . He next adverted to the marriage settlement of 1000 / ., and the sum of 1400 / . as the goodsvill for the practice of the deceased Bro . Eccles . It would be no anssver that this 1400 / . had not h € en paid ; every one knesv that medical practice required at least a tsvelvemonth to collect in accounts . Then look at the establishment in Charterhouse-square ; svas it
to be believed that under these circumstances the case could be entertained . He further stated that he had svatched the proceedings step by step , and that such svas the opinion entertained of Bro . Eccles' practice , that he had heard a sum of five hundred guineas having been offered , but svhich , of course , had been refused in favour of the 1400 / . The Board of Benevolence svere svisely limited to a grant of 10 / ., and this