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The Province Of Cambridgeshire.
THE PROVINCE OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE .
We congratulate the Province of Cambridgeshire on the termination of the interregnum between the retirement of Bro . the Earl of HARDWICKE in the early part of the present year and the installation of his successor—Bro . Colonel CALDWELL . The former had presided as Grand Master of
the Province for about 18 years , and had rendered many valuable services during his tenure of office . Two lodges were added to the roll under his auspices , one by constitution in 188 5 —the Etheldreda , No . 2107 , Newmarket—and the other—the Alma Mater , No . 1492 , Cambridge—by translation a short
time previously from the neighbouring Province of Bucks . Even with these additions , Cambridgeshire still remains one of the smallest among the Provinces under the Grand Lodge of England . But the brethren are actuated by the true spirit of Masonry , and what they lack in numbers they
make good by their energy and harmonious co-operation , while in respect of that quality which we justly claim as one of the leading characteristics of the Craft— -we mean Benevolence—the Province during the latter half of Lord HARDWICKE ' S Provincial Grand Mastership achieved what many a larger Province might
well be proud of : its support of our fnstitutions during the period in question being both continuous and liberal , thanks in great measure to the Provincial Charity Organisation it established about the year 188 3 , and in a still greater measure , to the goodwill exhibited towards them by the
leading members of the different lodges . But an interregnum , even when the chief conduct of affairs is in the hands of so capable a man as Bro . A . H . MOVES , P . G . Std . Br ., D . P . G . M ., is by no means conducive to progress , and our Cambridgeshire friends must be well pleased , firstly at its termination , and
secondly , that it has been terminated by the appointment of so well-qualified a Mason as Bro . Colonel CALDWELL , who has already shown his ability as a ruler in connection with Royal Arch Masonry . It is not surprising , therefore , that the installation of their new Provincial Grand Master should have
been attended with more than the usual pomp and circumstance , and that the brethren should have assembled in greater numbers than usual on the occasion , and exhibited more than their wonted enthusiasm . The report of the proceedings which we published last week will have made it clear that everything passed off
satisfactorily , and that Bro . Colonel CALDWELL enters upon his new duties under very propitious circumstances , The lodges , as we have said , may not be very numerous , but they are well organised and fulfil their appointed duties admirably . Moreover , there are places in the county which in days somewhat remote from
the present could boast of having their Masonic lodges , and there is no reason that we are aware of why they should not again be in the same position . The venerable city of Ely must be strong enough as regards population to support a lodge , and there are doubtless other towns in which Freemasonry , once it had
found a resting place , would stand a fair chance of being prosperous . However , it is better in cases of this kind that the Masons who may happen to reside in or near the places which are not furnished with lodges should themselves take the initiative . What we are desirous of pointing out is that where lodges formerly
existed—it may have been for periods of 10 or 20 years only—in days when communication was a matter of considerable difficulty , there the same might possibly be again established , and with greater chances of permanency , when the country is traversed in all directions by railways , and every place with any
pretentions to size and importance is easily accessible . However , the Province under its new chief will no doubt direct its chief energies to the task of strengthening and confirming its present position , and when that has been done to its satisfaction , there will be time enough to look round and see if the interests
of Freemasonry will be promoted by an increase in the number •of lodges , or whether it may not be better to remain content with those already established . In the meantime we renew ' our
hearty congratulations to Bro . ' Colonel CALDWELL , P . G . M ., his Province , and the lodges of which it is composed , both severally and collectively , on the success with which the new regime was inaugurated a fortnight since in the Town Hall of Cambridge .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
The Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England was held on Wednesday evening , in the Temple , Freemasons' Hall . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight , presided ; Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C ., acted as S . G . W . ; and Bro , Admiral Sir E . Inglcfield , J . G . W .
After the formal opening of Grand Lodge the GRAND SECRETARY ( Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke ) read the minutes of the Quarterl y Communication of September 2 , but before they were put for confirmation informed the Grand Lodge that he had received a letter written on behalf of the Prov , Grand Master of Jersey by the Prov . Grand Secretary , to the effect that
Lodge La C ; csaree at a special meeting had duly submitted to the decision of Grand Lodge of England passed on September 2 , and apologised , and that the Prov . Grand Master of Jersey had from November is removed the
sentence of suspension , and reinstated the lodge in all its rights and privileges , and directed his letter to that effect to be entered on the minutes of La Cajsaree Lodge . The minutes were then confirmed .
Scrutineers of the ballot for members of the Board of Benevolence were then selected and obligated , the ballot papers were collected , and the Scrutineers withdrew . Bro . H . CRAWFORD ( City Solicitor ) , then said he rose to exercise a very great privilege , that of nominating the illustrious Bro . the M . W . G . M ., his
Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales , for election to the office of M . W . Grand Master for the year ensuing , and he desired to express the immense obligation under which the Craft rested for the great energy displayed by the M . W . G . M . in furthering the interests of Freemasonry . It was gratifying to him to know that in submitting this proposition he was laying before
the brethren a motion that would of necessity be a certain ! ) ' popular one , although he felt that he was only discharging a small instalment of the great debt of gratitude under which every member of the Masonic Craft rested to the Grand Master by giving proof of a desire by all loyal means to retain the valuable services of a Prince so illustrious , so devotedly attached to
our beloved Queen and the Craft , and so profoundl y respected . ( Applause . ) A BROTHER rose to nominate Bro . J . D . Murray , of Lindsay Lodge , No . 1335 , Wigan , Treasurer Lathom Lodge , No . 2229 , Preston , P . Prov . G . D . C . West Lancashire , a founder of the Wigan Lodge , No . 2326 , Wigan , as Grand Treasurer . The respected brother was in the Royal Arch and in the Royal Order of Scotland . ( Cries of Oh , oh . )
The ACTING GRAND MASTER said these were not Masonic Degrees . The BROTHER , continuing , said that the dignities which Bro . Murray had obtained were not bestowed indiscriminately upon brethren , but were conferred according to merit and ability . Bro . Murray was an exceptionally good and worthy Mason . He had been pre-eminently a worker in the Degree ; his
working of all the ceremonies was earnest and impressive ; it was worthy of emulation . Bro . Murray had served 10 Stewardships for the Masonic Charities in London , and the total he had carried up from West Lancashire exceeded ^ 2000 . In that province he was universally known and as universally appreciated , and not only there , but everywhere , he had proved himself
to be the right man in the right place . He was appointed Prov . G . D . C . of West Lancashire in 1 S 85 , and had so distinguished himself in that office that he had been re-appointed ever since . He was constantly appointed to consecrate new lodges , and was an expert in that capacity . in addition to these Masonic qualifications , his personal character was highly
commendable , and his social position was good . He held her Majesty ' s Commission in the Auxiliary Forces- —in the Engineers . In nominating Bro . Murray he spoke not only on his own behalf , but on behalf of the whole of the Province of West Lancashire , who unanimously selected Bro . Murray as the brother most worthy to fill the high office of Grand Treasurer , and
best calculated to dignity and adorn that office . 1 he Earl ot Lathom , his Provincial Grand Master , had expressed his high approval of the selection , and had given his special support to it ; he was also Chairman of Bro . Murray ' s Committee . Bro . Murray ' s qualifications were such that he was sure the brethren would esteem it both a pleasure and a duty to vote for him . ( Loud applause . )
Bro . John Cumberland , P . M . St . John ' s Lodge , No . 475 , Luton , P . P . S . G . W . Beds ., nominated Bro . John Speight Cumberland , who was initiated in the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 17 S , Wigan , April 11 , 1 S 71 , a founder and P . M . of the Eboracum Lodge , No . [ fin , York , P . P . G . W . North and East Yo ' rks , a founder and first W . M . United Northern Counties
Lodge , No . 2128 , London , hon . member Antient Carthage Lodge , No . 1717 , Tunis , founder and twice M . E . Z . Eboracum Chapter , No . 1611 , York P . P . G . Std . Br ., and P . P . G . J . North and East Yorks , for Grand Treasurer . He was sure the nomination would commend itself to the brethren generally . Bro . Cumberland had for man ) ' years taken a most active . interest in Masonry , and in North and East Yorkshire was
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The Province Of Cambridgeshire.
THE PROVINCE OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE .
We congratulate the Province of Cambridgeshire on the termination of the interregnum between the retirement of Bro . the Earl of HARDWICKE in the early part of the present year and the installation of his successor—Bro . Colonel CALDWELL . The former had presided as Grand Master of
the Province for about 18 years , and had rendered many valuable services during his tenure of office . Two lodges were added to the roll under his auspices , one by constitution in 188 5 —the Etheldreda , No . 2107 , Newmarket—and the other—the Alma Mater , No . 1492 , Cambridge—by translation a short
time previously from the neighbouring Province of Bucks . Even with these additions , Cambridgeshire still remains one of the smallest among the Provinces under the Grand Lodge of England . But the brethren are actuated by the true spirit of Masonry , and what they lack in numbers they
make good by their energy and harmonious co-operation , while in respect of that quality which we justly claim as one of the leading characteristics of the Craft— -we mean Benevolence—the Province during the latter half of Lord HARDWICKE ' S Provincial Grand Mastership achieved what many a larger Province might
well be proud of : its support of our fnstitutions during the period in question being both continuous and liberal , thanks in great measure to the Provincial Charity Organisation it established about the year 188 3 , and in a still greater measure , to the goodwill exhibited towards them by the
leading members of the different lodges . But an interregnum , even when the chief conduct of affairs is in the hands of so capable a man as Bro . A . H . MOVES , P . G . Std . Br ., D . P . G . M ., is by no means conducive to progress , and our Cambridgeshire friends must be well pleased , firstly at its termination , and
secondly , that it has been terminated by the appointment of so well-qualified a Mason as Bro . Colonel CALDWELL , who has already shown his ability as a ruler in connection with Royal Arch Masonry . It is not surprising , therefore , that the installation of their new Provincial Grand Master should have
been attended with more than the usual pomp and circumstance , and that the brethren should have assembled in greater numbers than usual on the occasion , and exhibited more than their wonted enthusiasm . The report of the proceedings which we published last week will have made it clear that everything passed off
satisfactorily , and that Bro . Colonel CALDWELL enters upon his new duties under very propitious circumstances , The lodges , as we have said , may not be very numerous , but they are well organised and fulfil their appointed duties admirably . Moreover , there are places in the county which in days somewhat remote from
the present could boast of having their Masonic lodges , and there is no reason that we are aware of why they should not again be in the same position . The venerable city of Ely must be strong enough as regards population to support a lodge , and there are doubtless other towns in which Freemasonry , once it had
found a resting place , would stand a fair chance of being prosperous . However , it is better in cases of this kind that the Masons who may happen to reside in or near the places which are not furnished with lodges should themselves take the initiative . What we are desirous of pointing out is that where lodges formerly
existed—it may have been for periods of 10 or 20 years only—in days when communication was a matter of considerable difficulty , there the same might possibly be again established , and with greater chances of permanency , when the country is traversed in all directions by railways , and every place with any
pretentions to size and importance is easily accessible . However , the Province under its new chief will no doubt direct its chief energies to the task of strengthening and confirming its present position , and when that has been done to its satisfaction , there will be time enough to look round and see if the interests
of Freemasonry will be promoted by an increase in the number •of lodges , or whether it may not be better to remain content with those already established . In the meantime we renew ' our
hearty congratulations to Bro . ' Colonel CALDWELL , P . G . M ., his Province , and the lodges of which it is composed , both severally and collectively , on the success with which the new regime was inaugurated a fortnight since in the Town Hall of Cambridge .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
The Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England was held on Wednesday evening , in the Temple , Freemasons' Hall . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight , presided ; Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C ., acted as S . G . W . ; and Bro , Admiral Sir E . Inglcfield , J . G . W .
After the formal opening of Grand Lodge the GRAND SECRETARY ( Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke ) read the minutes of the Quarterl y Communication of September 2 , but before they were put for confirmation informed the Grand Lodge that he had received a letter written on behalf of the Prov , Grand Master of Jersey by the Prov . Grand Secretary , to the effect that
Lodge La C ; csaree at a special meeting had duly submitted to the decision of Grand Lodge of England passed on September 2 , and apologised , and that the Prov . Grand Master of Jersey had from November is removed the
sentence of suspension , and reinstated the lodge in all its rights and privileges , and directed his letter to that effect to be entered on the minutes of La Cajsaree Lodge . The minutes were then confirmed .
Scrutineers of the ballot for members of the Board of Benevolence were then selected and obligated , the ballot papers were collected , and the Scrutineers withdrew . Bro . H . CRAWFORD ( City Solicitor ) , then said he rose to exercise a very great privilege , that of nominating the illustrious Bro . the M . W . G . M ., his
Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales , for election to the office of M . W . Grand Master for the year ensuing , and he desired to express the immense obligation under which the Craft rested for the great energy displayed by the M . W . G . M . in furthering the interests of Freemasonry . It was gratifying to him to know that in submitting this proposition he was laying before
the brethren a motion that would of necessity be a certain ! ) ' popular one , although he felt that he was only discharging a small instalment of the great debt of gratitude under which every member of the Masonic Craft rested to the Grand Master by giving proof of a desire by all loyal means to retain the valuable services of a Prince so illustrious , so devotedly attached to
our beloved Queen and the Craft , and so profoundl y respected . ( Applause . ) A BROTHER rose to nominate Bro . J . D . Murray , of Lindsay Lodge , No . 1335 , Wigan , Treasurer Lathom Lodge , No . 2229 , Preston , P . Prov . G . D . C . West Lancashire , a founder of the Wigan Lodge , No . 2326 , Wigan , as Grand Treasurer . The respected brother was in the Royal Arch and in the Royal Order of Scotland . ( Cries of Oh , oh . )
The ACTING GRAND MASTER said these were not Masonic Degrees . The BROTHER , continuing , said that the dignities which Bro . Murray had obtained were not bestowed indiscriminately upon brethren , but were conferred according to merit and ability . Bro . Murray was an exceptionally good and worthy Mason . He had been pre-eminently a worker in the Degree ; his
working of all the ceremonies was earnest and impressive ; it was worthy of emulation . Bro . Murray had served 10 Stewardships for the Masonic Charities in London , and the total he had carried up from West Lancashire exceeded ^ 2000 . In that province he was universally known and as universally appreciated , and not only there , but everywhere , he had proved himself
to be the right man in the right place . He was appointed Prov . G . D . C . of West Lancashire in 1 S 85 , and had so distinguished himself in that office that he had been re-appointed ever since . He was constantly appointed to consecrate new lodges , and was an expert in that capacity . in addition to these Masonic qualifications , his personal character was highly
commendable , and his social position was good . He held her Majesty ' s Commission in the Auxiliary Forces- —in the Engineers . In nominating Bro . Murray he spoke not only on his own behalf , but on behalf of the whole of the Province of West Lancashire , who unanimously selected Bro . Murray as the brother most worthy to fill the high office of Grand Treasurer , and
best calculated to dignity and adorn that office . 1 he Earl ot Lathom , his Provincial Grand Master , had expressed his high approval of the selection , and had given his special support to it ; he was also Chairman of Bro . Murray ' s Committee . Bro . Murray ' s qualifications were such that he was sure the brethren would esteem it both a pleasure and a duty to vote for him . ( Loud applause . )
Bro . John Cumberland , P . M . St . John ' s Lodge , No . 475 , Luton , P . P . S . G . W . Beds ., nominated Bro . John Speight Cumberland , who was initiated in the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 17 S , Wigan , April 11 , 1 S 71 , a founder and P . M . of the Eboracum Lodge , No . [ fin , York , P . P . G . W . North and East Yo ' rks , a founder and first W . M . United Northern Counties
Lodge , No . 2128 , London , hon . member Antient Carthage Lodge , No . 1717 , Tunis , founder and twice M . E . Z . Eboracum Chapter , No . 1611 , York P . P . G . Std . Br ., and P . P . G . J . North and East Yorks , for Grand Treasurer . He was sure the nomination would commend itself to the brethren generally . Bro . Cumberland had for man ) ' years taken a most active . interest in Masonry , and in North and East Yorkshire was