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TRINIDAD . —Royal Phcenix Lodge ( No . 911 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on thejth ult . at the Masonic Rooms , St . Ann ' s-road , for the purpose of installing Bro . J . VV . Prada , J . VV ., the W . M . elect . This was one of the most numerously attended meetings that have been held in the island for many years , testifying to the high estimation in which Bro . Prada is deservedly held among the brethren . Before seven o ' clock p . m . there were
already present at the lodge upwards of sixty Masons , and the hall presented a " coup d'ceil " that was truly pleasing . During the Mastership of the out-going VV . M ., Bro . A . M . Cook , P . P . D . G . M ., very many improvements have been made to the lodge , and the decorations of the hall are of a nature which cannot fail to excite the admiration of every visitor to the lodge . The lodge having been duly opened , Bro . Brigido Natera ,
member of the Grand Lodge of Caracas , and P . M . of Asilo de la Paz Lodge , Bolivar , was duly announced and admitted , accompanied by Bros . Marques , P . M ., and Alcazar , P . M ., was received with honours , and conducted to the left of the VV . M ., Bro . A . M . Cook . The other brethren who sat on the dais were Bros . J . D . Gelizean , W . M . 17 SS ; I'hos . Murrell , P . M . 3 GS ; " W . R . Puzzar , P . M . 17 SS ; and Des Roses , 3 GS . The minutes having been read and confirmed ,
Bro . J . VV . Prada was presented by Bro . Alcazar , P . M ., when Bro . Cook proceeded to instal the VV . M . elect into the chair of K . S . in a most impressive manner . After the usual salutations , the VV . M . invested his officers as follows : Bros . L . N . M . Boussiere , S . VV . ; G . R . Moore , J . VV . ; A . L . Nestor , Treas . ; Joseph St . Aigne , Sec ; J . Pildain , S . D . ; Geo . Ortiz , J . D . ; W . VVarren and J . N . Pineda , Stewards ; Thos . Morgan , LG . ; and Jas .
Barclay , Tyler . Bro . Jas . McCracken , P . M ., who was absent through illness , was appointed as D . C . The I . P . M . Bro . Cook , then rose , and said that he felt it a duty to offer his congratulations to the lodge upon the appointment of Bro . Prada . Bro . Prada enjoyed , both in the Masonic and profane community , a high reputation , lt was not possible to find a Mason more zealous or who took greatei interest in the advancement of the Masonic
Institutions of the colony ; as a Royal Arch Mason , or as a member of the higher degrees now in full operation among us , Bro . Prada ' s zeal , the indefatigable interest which he displays in the duties which are imposed upon him has marked him out as one who unquestionably deserves the appreciation which has been bestowed upon him as a bright Mason , and in selecting him as the Master of your lodge , you have adopted a step which cannot fail
to be of the greatest advantage to the Royal Phcenix Lodge . It muFt be borne in mind that owing to the circumstance that the Royal Phcenix Lodge was composed of members who were natives of Venezuela , and who , therefore , spoke Spanish , and knew little of English , it was provided in the bye-laws and approved by the Grand Secretary that the meetings should be held in Spanish and in Englishthat is , the first meeting of the month in English and the
second meeting in Spanish . In fact , the lodge originally worked in Spanish , the warrant of constitution having been obtained for the purpose ; but it was afterwards found not practicable , in consequence of the admission amongst its number of English members . The arrangement which we have now adopted will overcome the difficulty , whilst it will be of immense benefit to English Freemasonry . VVe are all aware with what pains Bro . Prada has succeeded in
translating our beautiful ritual into Spanish , and how much it is appreciated by our Spanish brethren . It was not long since that , at an initiation of a candidate in Spanish , the lecture on the tracing board , translated by Bro . Prada and delivered by Bro . Narcisso Vera ( whom it has pleased T . G . A . O . T . U . to remove from us ) , elicited the praise and admiration of all who were present on that occasion . There
is this which I must observe , that without a VV . M . who understands Spanish it is impossible that the lodge could work with regularity . I could not take it upon myself to work it in Spanish , for I know little of the language , and it has frequently happened that when it was necessary to confer Degrees on Spanish candidates I was compelled to have had recourse to the assistance of some Past Master who
could confer them in Spanish . All this was very inconvenient , and in great measure retarded progress . When at my installation in June last , I appointed Bro . Prada as my J . VV . ; and Bro . Alcazar , as S , W . I did so with a view of meeting and overcoming the difficulty which I felt sure must have arisen unless a W . M . was appointed who could perform the duties of the ledge in Spanish . Bro . Alcazar , as you are all aware , from his knowledge of Spanish , is
fully capable of performing tho " . e duties , but in consequence of his having , shortly after his appointment as S . VV ., assumed the mastership of the lodge Eastern Star , S . R . ( he being a member of that lodge ) , he was not able to continue hisduties as the S . VV . of the Royal Phcenix . It was different however with the J . VV ., Bro . Prada , he had to perform his duties , and he did them well , and this large gathering of Masons here this evening , is an eloquent
manifestation of their approval of the step you have taken in appointing Bro . Prada as your W . M . VVe have in this colony a large number of Venezuelians who compose our community , cither as merchants , planters , professional men , tradesmen , artisans , and labourers ; some of our beautiful edifices which ornament our city , have been erected by them . They have their colleges where a large number of their youths are educated ; they have their clubs
and other institutions ; why should they not have as well a Masonic Lodge , under the superintending care of the Grand Lodge cf England . The Royal Phcenix Lodge has now opened its portals to them , our beautiful ritual in the several degrees is now translated into Spanish , and let us therefore hope , that far and wide through the continent of Venezuela shall the sublime moral teachings of English Freemasonry be known and appreciated .
Bro . PRADA , who spoke in English , then rose and said , that he felt himself honoured by being appointed as the VV . M . of the Royal Phcenix Lodge , but he must confess that he accepted the post with much diffidence , knowing 'he responsibility which devolved upon him ; yet he felt encouraged when he recollected that he had now a better
opportunity of rendering himself more serviceable to the j ° d ge , and to Freemasonry generally , than he has hitherto been , whilst the Spanish members will have a means now ° f better appreciating and valuing the importance of Freemasonry ; yet if it were left to him alone he must candidly confess that however high may be his aims , how Iaudible "is intentions , he felt that he would scarcely be successful
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without the valuable assistance of P . M . Bro . Cook . It was the conviction that he could depend upon that assistance , upon his knowledge and his abilities , inspired him with the hope of success . He had the noble example of Bro . Cook to follow . His Masonic merits , his social virtues , and other exemplary qualities endeared him to us all , and made him worthy the high position which he held in Freemasonry . The name Pha-nix could never be better applied
to this lodge . About two years ago the lodge may be said to have been reposing in its ashes , but it was left to the renovating hand of Bro . Cook to raise it from its low estate and place it on its wings again—to bring it from a state of chaos into form and beauty . He had great hopes in the future of the Phoenix , and felt that , with the officers lie had appointed this evening , whose love for the Order could not be gainsaid , the Phcenix will rank among the first lodges in the Island , and may the G . A . O . T . U . aid us
in our endeavours . The lodge having closed—the brethren retired to the ante-room , where a recherche banquet awaited them . The loyal toasts were drunk with great enthusiasm , and the good things being ended , the brethren retired satisfied with the pleasant evening they had spent .
Bro. D'Azevedo.
BRO . D'AZEVEDO .
VVe are requested to publish the following extract from the Sentence Protocol of the Police Court of Saint Thomas : "In the year 1 SS 2 , on Wednesday , the 21 st June , at twelve o ' clock noon , the Police Court of St . Thomas was held at the Police Office , administrated by the police master in the presence of police writer Neumann and constable No . 3 , Haack , as court witnesses , in the suit No . 73 , 1 SS 1 .
I . v-. DAzevedo versus J . J . Warner , the Court pronounced the following judgment : " In the present suit instituted by the plaintiff , I . C . D'Azevedo , commercial clerk , against the defendant , Jas . J . Warner , commercial clerk , for defamatory expressions , plaintiff complains that on the 3 rd November last , in the Masonic Lodge called the Harmonic , in Saint Thomas , defendant , in the presence of many persons , read out a
paper said to be a copy of a letter written by him to the ' Grand Lodge' in England in explanation of his having omitted to open a meeting by him convoked in the first mentioned lodge , and , as a ground of justification , stated that he had omitted to open the meeting because plaintiff was present and he feared that plaintiff would cause disturbance being ' a desperate character of ( or in ) this community . ' The plaintiff further complains that on the 17 th
November last , defendant , in the same place and in the presence of many persons , read out a similar copy of a letter by him addressed to the same ' Grand Lodge' in England , in which letter defendant , referring to the foregoing letter , repeated that plaintiff is a ' desperate character of ( or in ) this community , ' and added that ' the police ( or magistrate ) records of this island could prove it . ' Plaintiff considers these expressions defamatory , and hence
demands that defendant be punished and made to indemnify him the costs of the suit , and that the injurious expressions be adjudged to be null and void . "The defendant has demanded acquittal , and , whilst admitting that plaintiff , by the evidence of the witnesses examined during the suit , has proved the correctness of his representation , but not admitting its correctness otherwise , has based his demand on the following grounds . He
denies plaintiff's competence to bring the suit into the police court , seeing that plaintiff has already had the case before his own and defendant ' s common superior , the Grand Lodge in England , and hence must be considered to have renounced his right to invoke the intervention of the tribunals . In the next place , defendant asserts that by reading the letters , he has only done his duty toward the other members of the lodge , by informing them of the
steps he- had in their behalf taken in the matter , and that , consequently , the reading was effected without the intention of insulting or injuring plaintiff . Defendant finally asserts that the expressions used in relation to plaintiff are not injurious , and that , if even they should be considered injurious in themselves , there is no ground for considering them defamatory , seeing that they were used in a private circle .
"The first of these assertious must be dismissed at once , as defendant , against the denial of plaintiff , has failed to prove its correctness , and hence it becomes unnecessary to investigate the point as to whether members of a Masonic lodge , by laying their complaints before the Grand Lodge to which the lodge is subordinate , can be considered to have renounced their right to bring the matter before the tribunals of the State .
" In regard to the second assertion , it is indeed true that the reading in question appears to have been effected with the object stated by defendant , but the absence of injurious intention cannot free defendant from responsibility , if the expressions used are of such a nature as to render him responsible . On the other hand , the assertion that the reading took place within a private circle , and that , therefore , defendant is exempt from responsibility ,
cannot be considered valid , seeing that the condition for such exemption would be a previous understanding to that effect between the members of the circle— ' in casu ' the Masonic lodge , and that defendant has failed to prove the existence of such a condition in the present case . " When , finally , defendant demands acquittal on the ground of the non-injurious character of the expressions , the court cannot admit the demand .
" While it must be acknowledged that , in the abstract , to describe a person as a ' desperate character , ' i . e ., a rash or desperate character , does not involve any violation of such person ' s right of respect or honour , still , such a description , associated with an occurrence or incident of such a nature as to be derogatory to the person described , changes its general character and becomes defamatory in a higher or lesser degree , according to the circumstances
of the case . S his being the case in the present instance —seeing that defendant , as a ground of justification for his omitting to open thc meetingconvoked by him in the Masonic lodge , stated that the plaintiff was present , and that he feared that if he opened the meeting plaintiff would cause disturbance , being as well known to the police of a rash and
desperate character , the court finds that the defendant has thereby characterized plaintiff as a turbulent person , thus causing him an injury which cannot but reflect on his good name and reputation , and , consequently , must lower him in thc opinion of his fellow-citizens . The court therefore finds that plaintiff ' s demand in the suit must be admitted in such
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a manner that defendant will have to pay a suitable fine to the Police Fund of St . Thomas , say £ 20 and to indemnify plaintiff the costs of the suit ; such indemnification , however , not to include lawyer's fee , and that the expressions used in relation to plaintiff— ' A desperate character of ( or in ) this community , ' and that 'the Police ( or Magistrate ) records of this island could prove it , ' will be nullified .
" Be it therefore adjudged : — the defendant , James J . Warner , commercial clerk , shall within three times twenty-four hours after the legal service of this judgment pay a line of S 20 to the Police Fund of this island , and indemnify the plaintiff , I . C . d'Azevedo , commercial clerk , the costs of the present suit ; such indemnification , however , not including lawyer ' s fee . "The expressions used relative to the plaintiff , 'A
desperate character of ( or in ) this community , " with the addition that ' the police ( or magistrate ) records could prove it , ' shall be held null and void , and shall in no wise affect the honour and reputation of plaintiff . " To be complied with according to law . ( Sig . ) "H . M . W . FISCHER . Certified Copy . „ , <¦? ' ¦?•) "II . M . W . FISCHER "Delivered 7 th July , iSS _\"
Summer Outing Of The Henley Lodge.
SUMMER OUTING OF THE HENLEY LODGE .
The annual pleasure trip of the above prosperous little lodge took place on Tuesday , thc 25 th ult ., and was , without exception , one of the most pleasant of the many the brethren have ever participated in . The party , numbering about thirty , got to their destination at the Clarendon Hotel ,
Gravesend , by various routes—some b y train and others by boat , while a few drove down by road , but all arrived pretty punctually by one o'clock p . m ., and partook of refreshments . Two waggonettes , handsomely horsed , then carried the party for a country ride , and the beautiful Kentish scenery lying between Gravesend and VVrotham , varied as it is by hill and dale , cultivated garden , and verdure-crowned
woodland , was much admired and thoroughly enjoyed . After refreshing man and horse at the Vigo Hotel , some two miles from Wrotham , the party returned to Gravesend , arriving at the Clarendon at six o ' clock , where an elegantly served banquet awaited them . The esteemed VV . M ., Bro . Jas . Elder , presided , supported by Bros . E . West , P . M ., P . P . G . P . Herts ; D . VV . Vance , P . M . ; J . Ives , P . M . Sec ; V . J . Holloway , S . W . ; C . T . Lewis , J . VV . ; —
Lewis , J . Savage ( the last live forming the Committee ) , J . Paul , and others . The banquet was graced by a number of ladies , and one or two gentlemen , non-Masons , also attended . After dinner the Chairman gave the usual loyal toasts ; also that of " Prosperity to the Henley Lodge . " "The Ladies , " "The Committee , " "the "Host , " and other personal toasts were all honoured and severally responded to .
The pleasures of the evening were much enhanced by the fine singing of Mr . Elder , brother of the VV . M ., from Chatham , who , with his accomplished wife at the piano , were the very life and soul of the party , and kept the harmony up most unflaggingly . The whole affair was most enjoyable , and left behind it nothing but the most pleasing remmescences .
Annual Summer Outing Of The Metropolitan Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1507.
ANNUAL SUMMER OUTING OF THE METROPOLITAN LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1507 .
The annual festival of the above successful lodge , waa celebrated on Saturday last , 29 th ult ., at the Bell Hotel , East Moulsey , near Hampton Court . The entire event was carried through successfully , the weather being
especially warm and tine , and the locality chosen as happy a one as could he desired . Those of the brethren who arrived early , had every means of enjoyment at their disposal , thc hostelry affording in its pretty garden grounds , facilities for several capital out door pastimes , and the locality furnishing good fishing and scenery to be enjoyed , either from the pedestrian ' s point of view , or that of him who
ne ' er consents to walk . At six o ' clock the banquet was capitally served , under thc personal control of Bro . Pinckney , the host , in a manner which gave very great satisfaction to the brethren . Bro . VV . Stiles ( VV . M . 1507 ) , the esteemed Preceptor of the lodge , presided in his usual genial manner , and was very ably supported as S . VV ., by Bro . E . M . Moneyand as
; J . W ., by Bro . G . W . Knight . The banquet at an end , Bro . STII . ES gave the usual Loyal and Craft toasts . Bro . Williams kindly furnishing the usual loyal songs , and also presiding , and that ably , at pianoforte during the evening . Bro . SCALES , P . M ., in appropriate terms , toasted "Thc W . M . of the Mother Lodge and the President of the
Evening , and Bro . Sri I . ES suitably acknowledged the enthusiastic manner which had greeted thc toast . Bro . SIDE , P . M ., gave " Prosperity to the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction ; " and Bro . Sri LES , as its Preceptor , responded thereto , claiming the good the lodge had done , and was doing , and congratulating thebrethren upon thc vitality which the lodge displayed even at this season of the
year , when many lodges indulge in a recess till the autumn . With the toast were coupled the names of the Preceptor , Bro . Wm . STILES ; the Treasurer , Bro . C . J . SCALES ; and the Hon . Secretary , Bro . EDWIN STORR , who severally and suitably responded . The other toasts honoured were " The Oflicers ; " responded to by Bros . E . M . MONEY S . W . and G . VV .
, , KNIGHT ; and "The Visitors ; " responded to by Bros . CROAKER , P . M . 1 S 5 , and SNOW . Some excellent singing pleasantly varied thc proceedings , and the party , on breaking up , arrived safely in town , having passed a memorable and successful day of pleasure . Among those who took part were Bros . VV . M . Stiles , P . M ., Preceptor , VV . M . ; E . M . Monev . S . W .: G . W .
Knight , J . VV . ; Edwin Storr , Sec , P . M . ; VV . Side , C . J . Scales , J . T . Briggs , G . Clark , Burgess , A . Simner , J . Collinson , F . Ashton , . Knight , D . R . Bryce , J . C . Smith , I ' . VV . Siliis , G . Emblin , A . E . Albeit , G . Mordey , H . M . Williams , Ward Slater , A . Norman , VV . XV . Snelling , Rowley , Snow , Croaker , Markie , Dickinson , Fowler , G . H . Stephens ( F " rccniasoii ) , and others .
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TRINIDAD . —Royal Phcenix Lodge ( No . 911 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on thejth ult . at the Masonic Rooms , St . Ann ' s-road , for the purpose of installing Bro . J . VV . Prada , J . VV ., the W . M . elect . This was one of the most numerously attended meetings that have been held in the island for many years , testifying to the high estimation in which Bro . Prada is deservedly held among the brethren . Before seven o ' clock p . m . there were
already present at the lodge upwards of sixty Masons , and the hall presented a " coup d'ceil " that was truly pleasing . During the Mastership of the out-going VV . M ., Bro . A . M . Cook , P . P . D . G . M ., very many improvements have been made to the lodge , and the decorations of the hall are of a nature which cannot fail to excite the admiration of every visitor to the lodge . The lodge having been duly opened , Bro . Brigido Natera ,
member of the Grand Lodge of Caracas , and P . M . of Asilo de la Paz Lodge , Bolivar , was duly announced and admitted , accompanied by Bros . Marques , P . M ., and Alcazar , P . M ., was received with honours , and conducted to the left of the VV . M ., Bro . A . M . Cook . The other brethren who sat on the dais were Bros . J . D . Gelizean , W . M . 17 SS ; I'hos . Murrell , P . M . 3 GS ; " W . R . Puzzar , P . M . 17 SS ; and Des Roses , 3 GS . The minutes having been read and confirmed ,
Bro . J . VV . Prada was presented by Bro . Alcazar , P . M ., when Bro . Cook proceeded to instal the VV . M . elect into the chair of K . S . in a most impressive manner . After the usual salutations , the VV . M . invested his officers as follows : Bros . L . N . M . Boussiere , S . VV . ; G . R . Moore , J . VV . ; A . L . Nestor , Treas . ; Joseph St . Aigne , Sec ; J . Pildain , S . D . ; Geo . Ortiz , J . D . ; W . VVarren and J . N . Pineda , Stewards ; Thos . Morgan , LG . ; and Jas .
Barclay , Tyler . Bro . Jas . McCracken , P . M ., who was absent through illness , was appointed as D . C . The I . P . M . Bro . Cook , then rose , and said that he felt it a duty to offer his congratulations to the lodge upon the appointment of Bro . Prada . Bro . Prada enjoyed , both in the Masonic and profane community , a high reputation , lt was not possible to find a Mason more zealous or who took greatei interest in the advancement of the Masonic
Institutions of the colony ; as a Royal Arch Mason , or as a member of the higher degrees now in full operation among us , Bro . Prada ' s zeal , the indefatigable interest which he displays in the duties which are imposed upon him has marked him out as one who unquestionably deserves the appreciation which has been bestowed upon him as a bright Mason , and in selecting him as the Master of your lodge , you have adopted a step which cannot fail
to be of the greatest advantage to the Royal Phcenix Lodge . It muFt be borne in mind that owing to the circumstance that the Royal Phcenix Lodge was composed of members who were natives of Venezuela , and who , therefore , spoke Spanish , and knew little of English , it was provided in the bye-laws and approved by the Grand Secretary that the meetings should be held in Spanish and in Englishthat is , the first meeting of the month in English and the
second meeting in Spanish . In fact , the lodge originally worked in Spanish , the warrant of constitution having been obtained for the purpose ; but it was afterwards found not practicable , in consequence of the admission amongst its number of English members . The arrangement which we have now adopted will overcome the difficulty , whilst it will be of immense benefit to English Freemasonry . VVe are all aware with what pains Bro . Prada has succeeded in
translating our beautiful ritual into Spanish , and how much it is appreciated by our Spanish brethren . It was not long since that , at an initiation of a candidate in Spanish , the lecture on the tracing board , translated by Bro . Prada and delivered by Bro . Narcisso Vera ( whom it has pleased T . G . A . O . T . U . to remove from us ) , elicited the praise and admiration of all who were present on that occasion . There
is this which I must observe , that without a VV . M . who understands Spanish it is impossible that the lodge could work with regularity . I could not take it upon myself to work it in Spanish , for I know little of the language , and it has frequently happened that when it was necessary to confer Degrees on Spanish candidates I was compelled to have had recourse to the assistance of some Past Master who
could confer them in Spanish . All this was very inconvenient , and in great measure retarded progress . When at my installation in June last , I appointed Bro . Prada as my J . VV . ; and Bro . Alcazar , as S , W . I did so with a view of meeting and overcoming the difficulty which I felt sure must have arisen unless a W . M . was appointed who could perform the duties of the ledge in Spanish . Bro . Alcazar , as you are all aware , from his knowledge of Spanish , is
fully capable of performing tho " . e duties , but in consequence of his having , shortly after his appointment as S . VV ., assumed the mastership of the lodge Eastern Star , S . R . ( he being a member of that lodge ) , he was not able to continue hisduties as the S . VV . of the Royal Phcenix . It was different however with the J . VV ., Bro . Prada , he had to perform his duties , and he did them well , and this large gathering of Masons here this evening , is an eloquent
manifestation of their approval of the step you have taken in appointing Bro . Prada as your W . M . VVe have in this colony a large number of Venezuelians who compose our community , cither as merchants , planters , professional men , tradesmen , artisans , and labourers ; some of our beautiful edifices which ornament our city , have been erected by them . They have their colleges where a large number of their youths are educated ; they have their clubs
and other institutions ; why should they not have as well a Masonic Lodge , under the superintending care of the Grand Lodge cf England . The Royal Phcenix Lodge has now opened its portals to them , our beautiful ritual in the several degrees is now translated into Spanish , and let us therefore hope , that far and wide through the continent of Venezuela shall the sublime moral teachings of English Freemasonry be known and appreciated .
Bro . PRADA , who spoke in English , then rose and said , that he felt himself honoured by being appointed as the VV . M . of the Royal Phcenix Lodge , but he must confess that he accepted the post with much diffidence , knowing 'he responsibility which devolved upon him ; yet he felt encouraged when he recollected that he had now a better
opportunity of rendering himself more serviceable to the j ° d ge , and to Freemasonry generally , than he has hitherto been , whilst the Spanish members will have a means now ° f better appreciating and valuing the importance of Freemasonry ; yet if it were left to him alone he must candidly confess that however high may be his aims , how Iaudible "is intentions , he felt that he would scarcely be successful
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without the valuable assistance of P . M . Bro . Cook . It was the conviction that he could depend upon that assistance , upon his knowledge and his abilities , inspired him with the hope of success . He had the noble example of Bro . Cook to follow . His Masonic merits , his social virtues , and other exemplary qualities endeared him to us all , and made him worthy the high position which he held in Freemasonry . The name Pha-nix could never be better applied
to this lodge . About two years ago the lodge may be said to have been reposing in its ashes , but it was left to the renovating hand of Bro . Cook to raise it from its low estate and place it on its wings again—to bring it from a state of chaos into form and beauty . He had great hopes in the future of the Phoenix , and felt that , with the officers lie had appointed this evening , whose love for the Order could not be gainsaid , the Phcenix will rank among the first lodges in the Island , and may the G . A . O . T . U . aid us
in our endeavours . The lodge having closed—the brethren retired to the ante-room , where a recherche banquet awaited them . The loyal toasts were drunk with great enthusiasm , and the good things being ended , the brethren retired satisfied with the pleasant evening they had spent .
Bro. D'Azevedo.
BRO . D'AZEVEDO .
VVe are requested to publish the following extract from the Sentence Protocol of the Police Court of Saint Thomas : "In the year 1 SS 2 , on Wednesday , the 21 st June , at twelve o ' clock noon , the Police Court of St . Thomas was held at the Police Office , administrated by the police master in the presence of police writer Neumann and constable No . 3 , Haack , as court witnesses , in the suit No . 73 , 1 SS 1 .
I . v-. DAzevedo versus J . J . Warner , the Court pronounced the following judgment : " In the present suit instituted by the plaintiff , I . C . D'Azevedo , commercial clerk , against the defendant , Jas . J . Warner , commercial clerk , for defamatory expressions , plaintiff complains that on the 3 rd November last , in the Masonic Lodge called the Harmonic , in Saint Thomas , defendant , in the presence of many persons , read out a
paper said to be a copy of a letter written by him to the ' Grand Lodge' in England in explanation of his having omitted to open a meeting by him convoked in the first mentioned lodge , and , as a ground of justification , stated that he had omitted to open the meeting because plaintiff was present and he feared that plaintiff would cause disturbance being ' a desperate character of ( or in ) this community . ' The plaintiff further complains that on the 17 th
November last , defendant , in the same place and in the presence of many persons , read out a similar copy of a letter by him addressed to the same ' Grand Lodge' in England , in which letter defendant , referring to the foregoing letter , repeated that plaintiff is a ' desperate character of ( or in ) this community , ' and added that ' the police ( or magistrate ) records of this island could prove it . ' Plaintiff considers these expressions defamatory , and hence
demands that defendant be punished and made to indemnify him the costs of the suit , and that the injurious expressions be adjudged to be null and void . "The defendant has demanded acquittal , and , whilst admitting that plaintiff , by the evidence of the witnesses examined during the suit , has proved the correctness of his representation , but not admitting its correctness otherwise , has based his demand on the following grounds . He
denies plaintiff's competence to bring the suit into the police court , seeing that plaintiff has already had the case before his own and defendant ' s common superior , the Grand Lodge in England , and hence must be considered to have renounced his right to invoke the intervention of the tribunals . In the next place , defendant asserts that by reading the letters , he has only done his duty toward the other members of the lodge , by informing them of the
steps he- had in their behalf taken in the matter , and that , consequently , the reading was effected without the intention of insulting or injuring plaintiff . Defendant finally asserts that the expressions used in relation to plaintiff are not injurious , and that , if even they should be considered injurious in themselves , there is no ground for considering them defamatory , seeing that they were used in a private circle .
"The first of these assertious must be dismissed at once , as defendant , against the denial of plaintiff , has failed to prove its correctness , and hence it becomes unnecessary to investigate the point as to whether members of a Masonic lodge , by laying their complaints before the Grand Lodge to which the lodge is subordinate , can be considered to have renounced their right to bring the matter before the tribunals of the State .
" In regard to the second assertion , it is indeed true that the reading in question appears to have been effected with the object stated by defendant , but the absence of injurious intention cannot free defendant from responsibility , if the expressions used are of such a nature as to render him responsible . On the other hand , the assertion that the reading took place within a private circle , and that , therefore , defendant is exempt from responsibility ,
cannot be considered valid , seeing that the condition for such exemption would be a previous understanding to that effect between the members of the circle— ' in casu ' the Masonic lodge , and that defendant has failed to prove the existence of such a condition in the present case . " When , finally , defendant demands acquittal on the ground of the non-injurious character of the expressions , the court cannot admit the demand .
" While it must be acknowledged that , in the abstract , to describe a person as a ' desperate character , ' i . e ., a rash or desperate character , does not involve any violation of such person ' s right of respect or honour , still , such a description , associated with an occurrence or incident of such a nature as to be derogatory to the person described , changes its general character and becomes defamatory in a higher or lesser degree , according to the circumstances
of the case . S his being the case in the present instance —seeing that defendant , as a ground of justification for his omitting to open thc meetingconvoked by him in the Masonic lodge , stated that the plaintiff was present , and that he feared that if he opened the meeting plaintiff would cause disturbance , being as well known to the police of a rash and
desperate character , the court finds that the defendant has thereby characterized plaintiff as a turbulent person , thus causing him an injury which cannot but reflect on his good name and reputation , and , consequently , must lower him in thc opinion of his fellow-citizens . The court therefore finds that plaintiff ' s demand in the suit must be admitted in such
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a manner that defendant will have to pay a suitable fine to the Police Fund of St . Thomas , say £ 20 and to indemnify plaintiff the costs of the suit ; such indemnification , however , not to include lawyer's fee , and that the expressions used in relation to plaintiff— ' A desperate character of ( or in ) this community , ' and that 'the Police ( or Magistrate ) records of this island could prove it , ' will be nullified .
" Be it therefore adjudged : — the defendant , James J . Warner , commercial clerk , shall within three times twenty-four hours after the legal service of this judgment pay a line of S 20 to the Police Fund of this island , and indemnify the plaintiff , I . C . d'Azevedo , commercial clerk , the costs of the present suit ; such indemnification , however , not including lawyer ' s fee . "The expressions used relative to the plaintiff , 'A
desperate character of ( or in ) this community , " with the addition that ' the police ( or magistrate ) records could prove it , ' shall be held null and void , and shall in no wise affect the honour and reputation of plaintiff . " To be complied with according to law . ( Sig . ) "H . M . W . FISCHER . Certified Copy . „ , <¦? ' ¦?•) "II . M . W . FISCHER "Delivered 7 th July , iSS _\"
Summer Outing Of The Henley Lodge.
SUMMER OUTING OF THE HENLEY LODGE .
The annual pleasure trip of the above prosperous little lodge took place on Tuesday , thc 25 th ult ., and was , without exception , one of the most pleasant of the many the brethren have ever participated in . The party , numbering about thirty , got to their destination at the Clarendon Hotel ,
Gravesend , by various routes—some b y train and others by boat , while a few drove down by road , but all arrived pretty punctually by one o'clock p . m ., and partook of refreshments . Two waggonettes , handsomely horsed , then carried the party for a country ride , and the beautiful Kentish scenery lying between Gravesend and VVrotham , varied as it is by hill and dale , cultivated garden , and verdure-crowned
woodland , was much admired and thoroughly enjoyed . After refreshing man and horse at the Vigo Hotel , some two miles from Wrotham , the party returned to Gravesend , arriving at the Clarendon at six o ' clock , where an elegantly served banquet awaited them . The esteemed VV . M ., Bro . Jas . Elder , presided , supported by Bros . E . West , P . M ., P . P . G . P . Herts ; D . VV . Vance , P . M . ; J . Ives , P . M . Sec ; V . J . Holloway , S . W . ; C . T . Lewis , J . VV . ; —
Lewis , J . Savage ( the last live forming the Committee ) , J . Paul , and others . The banquet was graced by a number of ladies , and one or two gentlemen , non-Masons , also attended . After dinner the Chairman gave the usual loyal toasts ; also that of " Prosperity to the Henley Lodge . " "The Ladies , " "The Committee , " "the "Host , " and other personal toasts were all honoured and severally responded to .
The pleasures of the evening were much enhanced by the fine singing of Mr . Elder , brother of the VV . M ., from Chatham , who , with his accomplished wife at the piano , were the very life and soul of the party , and kept the harmony up most unflaggingly . The whole affair was most enjoyable , and left behind it nothing but the most pleasing remmescences .
Annual Summer Outing Of The Metropolitan Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1507.
ANNUAL SUMMER OUTING OF THE METROPOLITAN LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1507 .
The annual festival of the above successful lodge , waa celebrated on Saturday last , 29 th ult ., at the Bell Hotel , East Moulsey , near Hampton Court . The entire event was carried through successfully , the weather being
especially warm and tine , and the locality chosen as happy a one as could he desired . Those of the brethren who arrived early , had every means of enjoyment at their disposal , thc hostelry affording in its pretty garden grounds , facilities for several capital out door pastimes , and the locality furnishing good fishing and scenery to be enjoyed , either from the pedestrian ' s point of view , or that of him who
ne ' er consents to walk . At six o ' clock the banquet was capitally served , under thc personal control of Bro . Pinckney , the host , in a manner which gave very great satisfaction to the brethren . Bro . VV . Stiles ( VV . M . 1507 ) , the esteemed Preceptor of the lodge , presided in his usual genial manner , and was very ably supported as S . VV ., by Bro . E . M . Moneyand as
; J . W ., by Bro . G . W . Knight . The banquet at an end , Bro . STII . ES gave the usual Loyal and Craft toasts . Bro . Williams kindly furnishing the usual loyal songs , and also presiding , and that ably , at pianoforte during the evening . Bro . SCALES , P . M ., in appropriate terms , toasted "Thc W . M . of the Mother Lodge and the President of the
Evening , and Bro . Sri I . ES suitably acknowledged the enthusiastic manner which had greeted thc toast . Bro . SIDE , P . M ., gave " Prosperity to the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction ; " and Bro . Sri LES , as its Preceptor , responded thereto , claiming the good the lodge had done , and was doing , and congratulating thebrethren upon thc vitality which the lodge displayed even at this season of the
year , when many lodges indulge in a recess till the autumn . With the toast were coupled the names of the Preceptor , Bro . Wm . STILES ; the Treasurer , Bro . C . J . SCALES ; and the Hon . Secretary , Bro . EDWIN STORR , who severally and suitably responded . The other toasts honoured were " The Oflicers ; " responded to by Bros . E . M . MONEY S . W . and G . VV .
, , KNIGHT ; and "The Visitors ; " responded to by Bros . CROAKER , P . M . 1 S 5 , and SNOW . Some excellent singing pleasantly varied thc proceedings , and the party , on breaking up , arrived safely in town , having passed a memorable and successful day of pleasure . Among those who took part were Bros . VV . M . Stiles , P . M ., Preceptor , VV . M . ; E . M . Monev . S . W .: G . W .
Knight , J . VV . ; Edwin Storr , Sec , P . M . ; VV . Side , C . J . Scales , J . T . Briggs , G . Clark , Burgess , A . Simner , J . Collinson , F . Ashton , . Knight , D . R . Bryce , J . C . Smith , I ' . VV . Siliis , G . Emblin , A . E . Albeit , G . Mordey , H . M . Williams , Ward Slater , A . Norman , VV . XV . Snelling , Rowley , Snow , Croaker , Markie , Dickinson , Fowler , G . H . Stephens ( F " rccniasoii ) , and others .