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Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire At Preston.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST LANCASHIRE AT PRESTON .

On Friday , April the 5 U 1 inst ., a special meeting of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons for the Province of West Lancashire , was held at the Guildhall , Preston , under the presidency of Sir

T . G . Fermor Hesketh , Bart ., M . P ., and was attended by a very large number of brethren from various parts of the province . There was a great ] deal of important business on the notice

paper , but a considerable portion of it was disposed of by the withdrawal of a motion relating to the division of the province , and a return of appointments , & c ., both of them emanating from the nei ghbourhood of Liverpool . Subjoined is a list of the Provincial Grand Officers : — Bros . Sir Thomas George Fermor

Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire At Preston.

Hesketh , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . Grand Master ; Lord Skelmersdale , D . P . G . M . ; Major Thomas Wilson , 113 , Prov . S . G . W . ; Hon . F . A . Stanley , M . P ., Prov . J . G . W . ; Major Le Gendre Starkie , P . G . W ., P . G . M . of East Lancashire ;

Rev . J . F . Goggin , Prov . Grand Chaplain ; Thos . Armstrong , Prov . G . T . ; Thomas Wy lie , Prov . G . R . ; II . S . Alpass , Prov . G . S . ; Robert Wylie , Prov . G . S . D . ; James Pickering , Prov . J . G . D . ; B . W . Rowson , Prov . G . Supt . of Works ;

George Broadbridge , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; James W . J . Fowler , Prov . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; Joseph Skeaf , Prov . G . O . ; James Baxeudale , Prov . G . Pur ., R . Robinson , Prov . G . Steward ; G . de la Perrell , Prov . G . Steward ;

A . C . Mott , P . S . G . D . ; Peter Ball , Prov . G Tyler ; W . H . Ball , Prov . Assist . G . Tyler ; T . M Shuttleworth , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works : Rev J . Pearson , P . Prov . G . C ., J . C ., and W . ; Rev Hy . Geo . Vernon , M . A ., P . Prov . G . C . and P

Prov . G . C . C . ; Wm . Doyle , P . G . S . ; J . W . Baker , P . G . S . ; William Landlaw , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; Samuel E . Ibbs , P . Prov . G . S . B . ; I . Bowes , P . Prov . G . Reg ., C . V . W .: William

Dodd , P . Prov . G . S . B ., ( Cumberland and Westmorland ) ; Thomas Birchall , P . G . J . W . ; J . J . Greaves , P . Prov . G . C , E . D . L . ; James Hamer , P . Prov . G . S . ; John B . Lambert , P . Prov . G . D ., East Lancashire .

Immediately after the ceremony of opening the lodge , Bro . Lord Skelmersdale moved the adoption of the following address : —

To the Queen s Most Excellent Majesty . May it please your Majesty , —We , the Freemasons of the Westi .-rn Division of the County Palatine of Lancaster , in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , beg leave humbly to offer to your

Majesty our cordial congratulations upon the recovery of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales from his protracted and dangerous illness . During the severe and trying ordeal to which the recent illness of His Royal Highness

subjected your Majesty , we forbore to intrude on your Majest y by g iving utterance to the feeling's of profound sympathy by which we were actuated , but now that , by the merciful interposition of the Divine Architect of the Universe , that

anxiety has been removed , we beg to tender your Majesty our sincere congratulation on the restoration of His Royal Highness to a state of health and strength , and at the same time to assure your most gracious Majesty of unswerving loyalty and

attachment to your Majesty . We earnestly and most sincerely pray the Most Hi g h that your Majesty may long reign over a happy and prosperous people , and shower down upon your Majesty and your Royal House His Divine blessing .

His Lordship said he was sure all the brethren assembled in the Grand Lodge had hailed with joy the restoration to health of Her Majesty ' s

dear son , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales . Her anxiety and grief had been deep , but her joy was now proportionately great , and he was perfectly certain the brethren would

unanimously express their congratulations to her , and their thanks lo the Almi ghty for the restoration of the Prince . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . the Hon . F . A . Stanley , M . P ., in

seconding the motion , said he was sure every Masonic heart would join with his in wishing the Prince a long and happy life . He felt sure the mercies which had been vouchsafed to their Masonic

brother , the Prince of Wales , would be long remembered among those present , and throughout the country . One Grand Lodge after another

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had forwarded their congratulations to the Queen ,, and West Lancashire was echoing the general sentiment of the country in sending an addressfrom its Provincial Grand Lodge . He had much p leasure in seconding the motion .

SirT . G . Fermor Hesketh , Bart , M . P ., in submitting the proposition to the meeting , said every true Master Mason would certainly

support it , and he had confidence -that those in West Lancashire were both loyal to the Queen as the Sovereign of the realm , and loyal to the Princeas the heir to the throne and a brother

Mason-( Applause . ) The motion was most cordially passed . Bro . Major Wilson said he had very great pleasure in proposing the following address to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , on the occasion of his recovery from his severe

illness : — To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ^ Worshipful Past Grand Master . May it p lease your Royal Hi ghuess , —We , the Freemasons of the Western Division of the

County Palatine of Lancaster , in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , desire to express to your Royal Highness our sincere and heartfelt congratulations on your restoration to health , and whilst animated by feelings of the deepest gratitude and

thankfulness to the Great Architect of the Universe , who , by His infinite wisdom and goodness has been graciously pleased to hear and answer our prayers and supplications as a people , we fervently pray that a prosperous and happy life

may be vouchsafed you , and that you may long be spared to support by your influence and example the noble principles of our Order , and speedily be enabled to resume the responsible duties of the high station you are calied upon to fill .

They all knew the great interest which the Prince took in the Masonic art . He ( Bro . Major Wilson ) had had the great pleasure and privilege ,, on more than one occasion , of seeing the Prince lake part in Masonic affairs , and it was evident

he did so with very great interest and satisfaction . Being thus led by the heir apparent lo Ihe Ihrone ,. they ought in local lodges to be stimulated unto greater exertion on behalf of the Craft . He did not think there was another Provincial Grand

Lodge in the country which contained within it more loyal subjects than the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire . Lancashire was proverbially a loyal county , —the proceedings which had taken place within the past few days showed

how loyal they were , and how ready they were ,, to defend and support the Throne and the Constitution of this country —( applause ) . He had the greatest possible pleasure * in moving the address . Bro . The Rev . J . F . Goggin , J . P ., Prov .

G ., Chaplain , said he had great pleasure x \\ seconding the motion of the Prov . G . Junior Warden , and he hoped the Masons of this province would long live to show their respect towards the Prince of Wales .

This motion was also carried unanimously . The Prov . G . Sec . said the next business on the paper was a notice of motion by Bro . Hughes , but he was happy to inform the lodge that Bro . Hughes had withdrawn it . He had also , at the

same time , to read a letter which Bro . Hughes had written , and which redounded greatly to his honour . He said" Dear Sir and Brother , —I regret that business

at the Assize Courts ( Liverpool ) will not admit of my being present at a meeting of the Grand . Lodge to-morrow , as I would have explained that ,, since giving notice of motion at the last assembly