Births, Marriages, And Deaths.

Births , Marriages , and Deaths .

o DEATHS . FERMOR-HESKETH . —On the 28 th ult ., at Easton Neston , Northamptonshire , the Lady Arabella Fermor-Hesketh , wife of SirThomas George Fermor-Hesketh , Bart ., M P ., of Rufford Hall , and R . W . P . G . M . of West Lancashire , J ONES . —On the 3 rd inst ., suddenly , at Sittiugbourne ,

Bro . A . J . Jones , P . M . 188 , late of 42 , Newingtoncrescent , deeply regretted by a large circle of Masonic and private friends . LAIDLAW . —On 21 st ult ., at 150 , Falkner-strcet , Liverpool , aged 75 years , Miss Ellen Laidlaw , sister to Bro . W . Laidlaw , P . M . and P . Z . No . 216 , and P . G . Purst . West Lancashire .

NELSON . —On the 5 th inst ., after a short illness , Brother Richard Reed Nelson , P . M ., P . Z ., P . D . P . G . M . and Prov . Grand Sec . West Yorkshire , in the 47 th year of his age . . SALLUST . —On the 1 st inst ., Brother Adolphus Sallust , P . M . 172 , of 8 , Cross-lane , Idol-lane , E . C .

Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

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In consequence of an unusual press of matter we arc again reluctantly compelled to hold over several interesting communications and reports of lodge meetings till next week . We are requested to state that our reporter made several mistakes in the names suggested by Bro . Savage at last Grand Lodge as a committee on the ritual . Bros . Fenn , P . A . G . D . C , and Murton , of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , and Bro . John Thomas were named instead of those stated in thc report .

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The Grand Master-Elect Of England

THE GRAND MASTER-ELECT OF ENGLAND

SUCCESSOR to a long line of illustrious chiefs in Freemasonry , the Right Honourable the Earl de Grey and Ripon accepts the office of Grand Master of England , with the heartiest welcome from' the Craft .

It is true that his lordship is not yet formally installed into the chair , which has been graced by so many of thc wisest and best on the Masonic scroll of fame ; but he

is already enthroned in the hearts of his brethren as a Mason worthy of their warmest affection and esteem , nor dare we for a moment doubt , that upon next " St .

George ' s Day" our noble brother will be girded with thc apron , and entrusted with the sceptre , of his good and kindly predecessor , who in uttering his " Nunc

Dimittis" carries with him the mingled regret and admiration ofthe whole Masonic world . Still , we cannot forget that

mutability is inevitable in this mortal existence ; the coming generations tread fast upon the heels of the present , every

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day " the bell doth toll the knell of some departed soul , " and we may therefore rejoice in the fact that we are not called upon to mourn the actual loss of our present

Grand Master , but simply to express our sorrow , that advancing age forbids him to retain the high office which he has so long

adorned . It must , however , be a source of profound gratification to Lord Zetland , that his successor on the Masonic throne is

a nobleman of such sterling worth and talent as Earl de Grey . The office of Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge

of England is not a dignity to be played with , neither can its duties and responsibilities be ignored . In thc first place , the Craft desire to see in that exalted station

a man of high rank , whose name and lineage are pure and noble . But this is not all , he must also be a man of administrative ability , willing to devote his time to the interests

of the Order , liberal in his support of the Masonic Charities , ancl , though last not least , a firm but urbane president at the General Assemblies of thc Craft . The

Grand Master-elect possesses all these qualifications in an eminent degree ; his personal character is unsullied by a single stain , his name shines in the brilliant

constellation of England ' s living statesmen , his attachment to the Masonic Order is great and unquestionable , his zeal for thc prosperity of our Charitable Institutions

unwavering and sincere , while to those who have witnessed the admirable manner in which he has presided over the Grand

Lodge and other Masonic gatherings , it will appear superfluous to add that the noble earl is the very beau ideal of a chairman .

We offer no apology , however , for offering to our English readers a slight sketch of thc distinguished career of their ncwlyclcctcd ruler . George Frederick Samuel ,

Earl dc Grey , and Earl of Ripon , Viscount Goderich , Baron Grantham , and a Baronet of England , was born in London , in 1827 ,

and succeeded his father as Earl of Ripon in 1 S 59 , and his uncle as Earl dc Grey in the same year .

He was not , like many of his fellow peers , initiated during his collegiate course at the University , as we learn , that in May 1853 his lordship , then known as Viscount

Goderich , became a Mason in his ancestral county , thc lodge in which he first saw the mystic light being appropriately enough , the' * Lodge of Truth , " now No . 521 , and

held in the busy manufacturing town of Huddersfield . Of this very excellent lodge his lordship was appointed Senior Warden in as brief a time as possible , and in 1 S 54

and 1855 he presided as Worshipful Master , and at once applied himself with assiduity to thc studies necessary upon thc

attainment ofthe Oriental chair . Wc are informed that thc older brethren of thc lodge retain many pleasing memories of the remarkable skill with which Lord Goderich conducted

the business of the Craft , even at that comparatively early period of his Masonic career , and in the necessarily limited sphere of a

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private lodge . In due time , however , his lordship was called to the dais of the Grand Lodge of England , in which he held the post of Senior Grand Warden in 1856 , and

upon the retirement of Lord Dalhousie in April , 1861 , Earl de Grey and Ripon was nominated by the Earl of Zetland to the distinguished position of Deputy Grand

Master , an office which he has continued to fill uninterruptedly from that time to the present , with immense credit to himself and superlative advantage to the brethren at large .

As Deputy Grand Master , his lordship also became ex officio Second Grand Principal , or H ., of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons .

In addition to these honours , our future Grand Chief has held the high station of Provincial Grand Master for West Yorkshire since February 1861 , and as that

province is the largest in England , its annual meetings being frequently attended by over three hundred brethren , the noble Earl may be truly said to have served such an

apprenticeship as a provincial ruler of the Craft as would fairly entitle him to the loftiest position in the Fraternity , without the stronger claim of having acted so long and

so efficiently as the Deputy of the Earl of Zetland . His lordship succeeds to the Masonic Throne at a period of unexampled Masonic prosperity in England ; every day

the charmed circle ofthe mystic brotherhood is widening and expanding throughout the land ; every day fresh materials are being added for the edification of our sacred

temple ; thc sound of our fraternal labour is unceasing , ancl thc Master-Builder ' s gavel never still . The coffers of our charities are

not empty , albeit great exertions are still needed for the Boys'Institution ; there is no strife within our borders , no discord in our tylcd retreats .

May this harmony continue under the enlightened sway of Lord de Grey and Ripon ; may thc success of our glorious Brotherhood be , if possible , augmented

under his rule . That such is the desire of every true Freemason we are well assured , and it is in this spirit , and with thc

homage due to greatness and virtue combined , that wc hail rcj ' oicingly the accession to power of our worthy GRAND MASTERELECT .

GRAND STEWARDS' LODGE . —Wc are informed that this lodge will very considerably add to its members at its regular meeting , on Wednesday next , the 16 th instant , at Freemasons' Hall . The lodge at present has 31 members , and from the

manner in which its numbers have been progressing of late , we hope to sec this lodge thc most numerous , as well as thc most influential , lodge in the rjraft—all present and past Grand Stewards being eligible for election in this lodge .

THE FREEMASONS' LIFE BOAT . —A committee of the Freemasons' Life Boat was held on Thursday , the 3 rd , instant , at Bro . Forster ' s , Railway Tavern , London-street , E . C . Bro . A . E . Harris , P . M ., 141 , in thc chair . Present , Bros . Gottheil , P . M . and Hon . Sec ; S . Davies , Treas . ; H . M . Levy , P . M . 188 ; Manus , 1 S 8 ; Davis , 223 ;

Gluckstein , P . P . G . S . W . Essex , & c ; Stebbing , P . G . D . ( England ); and Jas . Wyld , Zetland Lodge ( L . V Guardian ) , & c . Thc Hon . Sec . announced that subscriptions had already been received to the amount of , £ 14 12 s . : and , additional , pcrS . Davies , £ 3 8 s . ; C Davies , £ 1 5 s . ; A . E . Harris , £ 3 ; H . M . Levy , £ 1 : Gluckstcin , ^ 2 2 s . 6 d . ; and Gottheil , £ 6 14 s . 6 d . ; total / 31 2 s .