Consecration Of The Newton Lodge, No. 1661.

CONSECRATION OF THE NEWTON LODGE , NO . 1661 .

On Thursday , the 24 th ult ., -whilst the bells of the rjsh church of Newark echoed with their merry peals in P honour of the Queen ' s birthday , the borough was further nlivened by an influx of visitors from various parts of the country to attend the inauguration of a Masonic lodge ¦ which is called the Newton

Newark . The new lodge , Lodee is No . 1661 on the register of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England , and the ceremony of consecration was performed by the V . W . Bro . Jno . Hervey , G . D ., Grand Sec , the officer appointed by his Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales , K . G ., M . W . Grand Master . Bro . Hervey was assisted by upwards of a

hundred of the brotherhood belonging to lodges in this country as well as New Zealand and South Africa , amongst hose present being Bros . Sir Henry Bromley , Bart ., No . » , 8 Gibraltar ; Danks , 402 , P . P . G . S . W . ; Vowles , P . G . S . W Notts . ; Robinson , P . M . 47 ; P . G . J . W . ; Brough Maltby , 4 . 02 , P-G - Chaplain ; Newton , P . M . 402 , P . P . G . R . ; Dickinson P-M- 20 7 ( Mayor of Lincoln ); Goodall , P . M .

, . Rawson , P . M . 402 , P . P . G . R . ; Allen , 1434 , P . P . G . S . w ! Notts ; Saul fsaac , M . P ., P . P . G . J . W . Kent ; Wragg , p ' j [ 402 , P . P . G . S . B . ; Smyth , D . P . G . 712 , Lincoln ; Greaves , P . M . 113 , P . P . G . O . ; Watkins , W . M . 297 , PPG . D . ; Fowler , P . M . 712 , P . P . S . G . W . ; Rice , 14 ^ 5 ; P . G . S . B . ; Harrison , P . M . 297 , P . G . W . ; King , W . M . fiol ; Lewis , 47 , P . G . S . ; Sutton , I . P . M . 47 ; Attenborough ,

P M ., Prov . G . Sec . ; M . Irving , 477 { New Zealand ); Nesle , P . M . 402 , P . P . G . W . ; George Baxter , P . M . 959 , P . P . G . J . D . Notts . ; Edward Baxter , P . M . 939 , P . G . S . B . ; Hawley , P . M . 939 ; Ho rgkinson , P . P G . S . B . ; Gore , 108 s ; Trueman , P . G . irrup . W . ; Terry , P . G . D . C . ; Comyn , W . M . 4 n , P . P . G . S . W . Notts . ; F . V . Russell , P . M . 9 ^ 9 ; H . Shaw , P . M . o «); C . J . Neale , P . M . 840 , 4-2 , P . P . I . W . ;

A . J . Bussell , P . M . 939 ; T . Boulton , J . D ., 3 62 ; T . Tutin , P . M . 910 ; S . K . Marsl red , 402 , M . M . ; E . Starey , P . M . 624 . P . P . G . J . W . ; H . Hodgkinson , P . M . 1 ) 39 , P . P . J . S . B . ; Mallender , W . M . 939 ; and others . On the 5 th of June , 1790 , the Corir . thian Lodge at Newark was consecrated at the Wing Tavern , and the brethren on this occasion assembler ! in the rooms adjoining the Council Chamber ,

which at that time formed the Wing Tavern . There can be no doubt , therefore , that the site of the meeting p lace was identical with that of the gathering in 1790 . The brethren assembled at two o ' clock , and having signed the attendance roll took their places in the lodge . Bro . Hervey having asked the Provincial Grand Officers , Bros . Voules , P . G . S . W ., Robinson , P . G . I . W ., and

Attenborough , P . G . S ., to assist him in the ceremony , and Bro . Terry having arranged a procession to the lodgeroom , the brethren proceeded into the room to the music of a grand march , performed by Bro . Caparn , Organist , the choir at the same time chanting a psalm . The lodge having been opened in due form the ceremony was proceeded with , and carried through in a most impressive

manner , lasting about two hours . Subsequently Bro . Newton was presented to the lodge and installed first Master of the new lodge , and having taken the chair and received the congratulations of the brethren in Masonic form he invested the following brethren as officers of the lodge : —Bros . Brough Maltby , P . M . and Chaplain ;

C . Johnson , S . W . ; R . F . H . King , J . W . ; Irving , Treas . ; Dawson , Sec . ; Job , S D . ; G . Branston , J . D . ; Castk-, D . C . ; Caparn , Org . ; Wildsmith , Assistant Org . ; Myring and Curtis . Stewards ; J . H . Tomlinson , I . G . j Liddell , Almoner ; Ward , Tyler . The other business having been transacted the lodge was closed in due form .

During the ceremony Bro . Hervey addressed the brethren , saying it was usual on these occasions for him to make a few remarks on the nature of the meeting , but he should not trouble them with many observations at the present time . He should not , however , like the occasion to pass without expressing the gratification he felt at coming down into this province to perform the ceremony of

consecration of a lodge which he trusted might be of great benefit to the brethren , and also to the town itself . He ' w'as quite sure that the members would support the chair 2 * ail times , and exert themselves to carry out the directions faithfully and punctually , and to show that they were willing to work for the honours which the Craft gave , and for the offices which mi ght be conferred

upon them . No lodge could be carried on without good officers , and if the officers were good , yet if they did not attend there was a lapse ; which , as all who had worked a ' ° dgc knew very well , created a difficulty . He had no ooubt that the brother at the head of the lodge would so tutor his officers that there would be little chance of their not being efficient in the various duties they

undertook to fulfil . Before he concluded he mi ght be allowed to advise the brethren to be careful who they admitted as members of their lodge . One appointment ™ ade without due consideration might disturb the harmony of the lodge , and destroy its usefulness . He would . - - — -fc ,- » « ... * """" j .... uo ^ . u . i . i-aa . i . e . nuuiu

so suggest that before any member was proposed it was jsirable to previously consult the W . M ., as nothing as more disagreeable and unpleasant than to have a S iA - any time blackballed . ^ might be , and he w known it to be the case , a candidate was in every rA . fit and proper person to be a member of the lodee .

of - 1 ! conse 9 uence of some unpleasant feeling on the part bail her he was submitted to the annoyance of a black tim < ! probab ' y t 0 be brought forward again at a future the and . admi !; ted . Now , all this could be avoided if Ma « r 0 positi . was fairly considered and submitted to the : Thev r pre , v ! oUS t 0 its beinS communicated to the lodge . - from v P ardon him making these observations , but Sho I ? ex Perience he felt it his duty to do so . i Vey a aft er this a < ldress had been given by Bro . Her' p tovi „ " i ° , rat on was deIivered b y Bro Brough Maltby , the

Consecration Of The Newton Lodge, No. 1661.

During the delivery of the address there were frequent marks of approval from the brethren , and the speaker was requested to allow it to be printed for circulation and distribution . A vote of thanks was ordered to be recorded upon the minutes of the lodge to Bro . Hervey for opening and consecrating the lodge , and also to Bro . Terry for the services he had rendered . During the service a collection was made among the brethren , vvhich was sufficient to endow the chair with two votes for the Benevolent Fund

in perpetuity . On the lodge being closed the brethren adjourned to the large hall , where a banquet had been prepared . The room was elegantly decorated , and arranged with great taste . The W . M- elect occupied the chair . A long list of toasts was given , and a most agreeable evening was spent . Several of the brethren left by the nine o'clock train , and

the remainder broke up shortly after . In reference to the Old Corinthian Lodge , to which we incidently alluded at the outset , it may be interesting to some of the brethren to know that it was consecrated on the 5 th June , 1790 ; was Ni . 561 , butceased to hold any regular meetings after 1832 , after which date the warrant was returned to Grand Lodge

through the Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire . Among o ' . her relics of that lodge which have been preserved are a very valuable black letter Bible known as a " Breeches Bible , " and a sword , which is said to have been used during the sieg « of Newark . These relics were exhibited on Thursday , and were examined with considerable interest by the assembled brethren .

Consecration Of The Tonbridge Lodge No. 1678.

CONSECRATION OF THE TONBRIDGE LODGE No . 1678 .

Viscount Holmesdale , M . P ., Grand Master of the Province of Kent , presided at the consecration of a new lod ge , to be called the Tonbridge , at the Old Town HaU , Tonbridge , on the 30 th ult . The ceremony was performed hy Bro . the Rev . T . Itobinson , M . A ., and an oration on the

principles and objects of Freemasonry was delivered b y Bro . the Rev . W . A . Hill , M . A ., Grand Chaplain . In the course of the proceedings it was stated bv the Deputy Grand Master , Bro . J . S . Eastes , that the province of Kent , which now contained the youngest lodge in the

Order , also possessed the oldest out of London , the Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity at Chatham . There were now 2200 members of the Craft in Kent , the numbers having been trebled within the last twenty years , while the annual contributions for works of charity had increased in even larger proportion .

The petition addressed to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , for the warrant of Constitution was signed by Bros . W . Page , Mayor of Maidstone ; G . Langridge , the Rev . Jas . Amos , the Rev . D . J . Drakeford , Grand Chaplain of Surrey ; F . Spencer , C F . Kemp , G . Angier , M . D ., J . Hodgson , E . B . Smith , W . Monckton , B . S . Willmot , and H . D . M . Williams . The petition was recommended by the Knole Lodge , Sevenoaks .

The following were appointed officers of the new lod ge —Bros . George Langridge , W . M . j F . Spencer , S . W . ; J . Amos , J . W . ; George Angier , M . D ., Sec ; W . H . Hodgkin , Treas . ; and S . D . ; S . P . Potter , J . D . ; H . M . Lawrence , I . G . Nearly all the officers of Prov . Grand Lodge were present to assist in the work , including Bro . A . Spencer , P . G Sec . ; A . F . S . Bird , P . G . S . W . ; and C . Coupland . P . G . J . W .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of East Lancashire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF EAST LANCASHIRE .

The annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge was held in the National Schools , Todmorden , on Wednesday , the idth ult . There was a numerous attendance of present and past Prov . Grand Officers and other brethren , with only one exception , the whole of the eighty-fnur lodges iu the province being represented .

The Prov . Grand Lodge was opened in due form by the R . W . Prov . Grand Master , Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , at a quarter past one o'clock . The R . W . Prcv . Grand Master appointed and invested the following brethren as Prov . Grand Officers : — Bro . Edward Ashworth Prov . S . G . Warden . „ Albert L . Dickins Prov . J . G . Warden .

„ Rev . S . Y . B . Bradshaw Prov . G . Chap . „ Rev . E . H . Aldridge Prov . G . Chap . „ James Hall ( elected ) Prov . G . Treas . „ Henry Galloway Prov . G . Reg . „ Ht . nry Tunnah Prov . G . Sec . „ John Smith Prov . S . G . Deacon .

„ Frank'in Thomas Prov . J . G . Deacon . ., Edmund Hartley Prov . S . of Works . „ J . H . Sillitoe Prov . G . D . of C . „ John Wood Prov . G . A . D . of C „ Bentley Stevenson Prov . G . Std . Br . , Hy . Greenwood Prov G . Purs . „ J . L . Goodwin Prov . G . Org .

„ John Rawcliffe Prov . G . A . Org . „ Thos . Mitchell Prov . G . Tyler . Bros . Samuel Ashworth , S . B . Priestly , J . L . Thorpe , S . Wilson , Thos . Barker , Saml . Lord , Stewards . A grant of £ 300 was made from the Prov . G . Lodge , fund to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons :: nd Widows , £ 200 to be applied tothe Aged

Freemasons' Fund , and £ 100 to the Widows' Fund . A grant was also made from the Prov . Grand Lodge Fund to the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution . The business of Prov . Grand Lodge being concluded , the Prov . Grand Lodge was closed , and the brethren proceeded to the Town Hall , where a banquet was provided . , which was attended by about 200 brethren . _ _

The Instructed And The Preceptor.

THE INSTRUCTED AND THE PRECEPTOR .

A pleasant scene followed the " working " of the Victoria Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction on Friday week , a lodge held at the Portugal Hotel , Fleet Street . Bro . Dickens was the W . M . of the evening , and "the Third " was the work which was performed from beginning to end , the

courteous Bro . J . R . Stacey , the Preceptor , being in his usual position , and among others there being present Bros . Dwarber , P . M . ; While , P . M . ; { Freemason ) Brock , Snelling Secretary ; Denison , Gush , Larchin , Squerril , J . Lee , and many others . A secret apart from the Preceptor had been well kept , and it was simply that the brethren were about to present him with a token of their esteem ,

friendship , and above all , their gratitude for his teaching and counsel . A few brethren had promoted this purpose , and testimonial haters became testimonial promoters " in this instance , " and had not the limits been strictly circumscribed the affair would have grown , so great was the desire to do justice to a worthy man . It had been suggested , upon a change being made in the government

of a charity , that two remembrances of the work done should be given . Circumstances into which it is unnecessary to enter prevented the realisation of the suggestion in full , and the result of the brethren's appreciation of Bro . Stacey's kindness , courtesy , and Masonic knowledge was the presentation to 1 im as a worthy " apron man , " as one who gives "level consideration" to all thingsof a

, very handsome snuff box in massive silver , and splendidly engraved . Bro . Brock made the presentation , amid the plaudits of the brethren , and with a capital speech , and Bro . Stacey , who was almost inclined to refuse any testimonial , as such , was prevailed upon to accept tbe box as a token of the esteem and regard of his brother

members . It may be mentioned that the Benevolent Fund , in connection with this Lodge of Instruction , for obtaining life governorships by payment of is . a week , is entering upon a fresh career of usefulness after qualifying a great many brethren . Bro .. Stacey is President , Bro . Snelling is Secretary , and Bro . While Treasurer .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

The meeting of the General Committee was held on Saturday , the 2 nd inst ., at Great Queen-street , when Bro . Captain Wordsworth presided . There was a large attendance , including among others Bros . B . Head , Moutrie , Raynham W . Stewart , T . H . Turner , lesse Turner , H .

Dubois , C . F . Matier . R . B . Webster , Dr . Ramsay , Col . J . Peters , Hyde Pullen , W . Paas , G . Banks , Browse , Morris , Rawson , Thompson , Vaughan , Row , Rose , Mkin , Thomas Cubitt , John Stohwasser , George Kenning , Sec . After the formal business of confirming minutes , & c , it was moved by Bro . Dr . Ramsay , seconded b y Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , that it

was desirable that belter office accommodation should be afforded by Grand Lodge for the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Dr . Ramsay said that it was not necessary to occupy much of the Committee ' s time in a matter which carried conviction to every mind to which it was known . It was well-known that the offices devoted to the charitable Institutions were not such as they should be .

He thought it behoved them to see how they could put the Institution into a better position , because it was a notorious fact that they could not have any interview with the Secretaries without either clearing the offices of clerks ior the time or discussing affairs before half-a-dozen people . It was very desirable that some better accommodation should be afforded for the Secretary of this Institution . He sincerel y hoped that the Board of General Purposes would

find some mode of effecting an improvement in this respect , because it seemed to him that it was a matter of real necessity . He believed that notice to the same effect had been given by the other Institution . The motion was cariied unanimously . The petitions of the following candidates for admission to the school were accepted : Woold , J . Word , A . T . Perrin , F . S . Shapland , and W . J . Parker .

An application by Mrs . Eliza Talbot ( whose daughter , formerly in the sister Institution , and for whom in consequence of a spinal affection an expensive instrument was required ) , who petitioned that , in lieu of Vr . e usual grant of a suit of clothes to her son who , was leaving the Boys ' School , a grant of money might be made for the benefit of her daughter , was considered , and it was decided with

regret that the funds could not be diverted as suggested . The following twelve brethren were elected members o the House Committee for the year 1877 . 8 out of sixteen nominated : Bros . Browse , J . Gyles Chancellor , Benjamin Head , W . Henry Hunt , W . F . C Moutrie , William Paas , W . Hyde Pullen , William Roebuck , Sigismnnd

Rosenthal , James George Row , J . Bagot Scriven , R . W . Stewart . The following nine brethren nominated were elected members of the Audit Committee -. Bros . John Boyd , J . W . Dosell , Benjamin Head , W . Mann , D . W . Pearse , George James Row , Jesse Turner , Alexander Wallace , R . B . Webster . The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Scrutineers .

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