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Provincial.
COLCHESTER . —On the 13 th September , Bro . Rowland Alston , Prov . Grand Master for Essex , held the annual meeting of his Prov . Grand Lodge , at the Three Cups' Hotel , in this town , when he was attended by a deputation from each lodge in his province , and some visiting brethren from London and Ipswich . He was pleased to appoint the provincial grand officers for the ensuing year . All business being concluded at six o ' clock , the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room , where a repast awaited them , and the hilarity of the evening was much increased by the vocal poivers of Bros . Alderman Tillett , Horner , iCrew , and Moody ; the brethren separating highly pleased with the occurrences of the day .
IPSWICH , NOV . 23 , 1849 . —Installation of the Right Hon . Frederick Lord Rendlesham , as Prov . Grand Master for the County of Suffolk . —This day was ushered in and received by the Craft in this province as an omen of good fellowship and delight by the hundreds of the brotherhood who flocked from all parts of the county to greet his lordship on his installation . So good a muster was not expected for several reasons , and , perhaps , as no time is like the present , it will be a most fitting opportunity to say a few words on that subject . Freemasonry
has been visibly on the decline in this county , in fact , so much so , that two or three lodges are defunct . This is to be attributed in a great measure to the want of a Provincial Grand Master , no person having been found to fill up that situation since the demise of Bro . Reid , some seven years ago . From that period the lodges have been running riot ; private quarrels have introduced themselves amongst some of the brethren ; misfortuneand other causes have had their swayand the
, , Craft in general has gone into bad working . This can be substantiated by the fact that a committee of old members rule one of the oldest lodges and chapters in the county , nor will they allow any person to take the mastershi p of the lodge unless they like ; and as to thinking of being a Principal in the chapter , it is all nonsense , for one party has held possession of the chair of Z . since the year 1813 . This has had the effect of compelling many members to send in their resignation , who ,
finding they could get no further than S . Vv ., turned their back on the lodge in disgust . We allude to the Doric Lodge . The Bury , Milford , and Sudbury Lodges have only three subscribing members to each . There is , however , a chance of resuscitation for the former one ; some spark is still left of genuine Masonry , and it only requires a few good souls to breathe upon it , when we shall find her like her sister lodge at Stowmarket—phoenix-like , arising from her ashes . Misfortune has pressed heavily on the door of Prince Edwin ' s Lod
ge ; but yet , although quite a junior lodge , the meetings are regularly held ; and in that part of the county let " nil desperandum" be the motto . The lodges in Ipswich are flourishing ( that is the majority of them ) . The British Union used to be considered the crack lodge in the county , and to such a pitch had their pride carried them , that by their by-laws no person could belong to them who was a subscribing member to any other lodge ; this has proved their downfall , and , from ranking first on
the list , they are now below par ; namely , all their members have left them , and it is with great difficulty that they now muster sufficient to form a lodge at all . It is six or seven months since they met , previous to this last meeting . These brethren should " have a care , " select the Master with judgment , and thus become again flourishing . St . Luke ' s has felt the evil consequence of having no P . G . M . as much as any lodge in the province , in so far as ill-feeling is concerned ; a split has
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Provincial.
COLCHESTER . —On the 13 th September , Bro . Rowland Alston , Prov . Grand Master for Essex , held the annual meeting of his Prov . Grand Lodge , at the Three Cups' Hotel , in this town , when he was attended by a deputation from each lodge in his province , and some visiting brethren from London and Ipswich . He was pleased to appoint the provincial grand officers for the ensuing year . All business being concluded at six o ' clock , the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room , where a repast awaited them , and the hilarity of the evening was much increased by the vocal poivers of Bros . Alderman Tillett , Horner , iCrew , and Moody ; the brethren separating highly pleased with the occurrences of the day .
IPSWICH , NOV . 23 , 1849 . —Installation of the Right Hon . Frederick Lord Rendlesham , as Prov . Grand Master for the County of Suffolk . —This day was ushered in and received by the Craft in this province as an omen of good fellowship and delight by the hundreds of the brotherhood who flocked from all parts of the county to greet his lordship on his installation . So good a muster was not expected for several reasons , and , perhaps , as no time is like the present , it will be a most fitting opportunity to say a few words on that subject . Freemasonry
has been visibly on the decline in this county , in fact , so much so , that two or three lodges are defunct . This is to be attributed in a great measure to the want of a Provincial Grand Master , no person having been found to fill up that situation since the demise of Bro . Reid , some seven years ago . From that period the lodges have been running riot ; private quarrels have introduced themselves amongst some of the brethren ; misfortuneand other causes have had their swayand the
, , Craft in general has gone into bad working . This can be substantiated by the fact that a committee of old members rule one of the oldest lodges and chapters in the county , nor will they allow any person to take the mastershi p of the lodge unless they like ; and as to thinking of being a Principal in the chapter , it is all nonsense , for one party has held possession of the chair of Z . since the year 1813 . This has had the effect of compelling many members to send in their resignation , who ,
finding they could get no further than S . Vv ., turned their back on the lodge in disgust . We allude to the Doric Lodge . The Bury , Milford , and Sudbury Lodges have only three subscribing members to each . There is , however , a chance of resuscitation for the former one ; some spark is still left of genuine Masonry , and it only requires a few good souls to breathe upon it , when we shall find her like her sister lodge at Stowmarket—phoenix-like , arising from her ashes . Misfortune has pressed heavily on the door of Prince Edwin ' s Lod
ge ; but yet , although quite a junior lodge , the meetings are regularly held ; and in that part of the county let " nil desperandum" be the motto . The lodges in Ipswich are flourishing ( that is the majority of them ) . The British Union used to be considered the crack lodge in the county , and to such a pitch had their pride carried them , that by their by-laws no person could belong to them who was a subscribing member to any other lodge ; this has proved their downfall , and , from ranking first on
the list , they are now below par ; namely , all their members have left them , and it is with great difficulty that they now muster sufficient to form a lodge at all . It is six or seven months since they met , previous to this last meeting . These brethren should " have a care , " select the Master with judgment , and thus become again flourishing . St . Luke ' s has felt the evil consequence of having no P . G . M . as much as any lodge in the province , in so far as ill-feeling is concerned ; a split has