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Masonic Notes And Queries.
I have preferred giving the exact words of Bro . Gould on the subject , and teel glad that the letter of " Masonic Student " has called forth this second communication from the author of the " Four Old Lodges " respecting William Preston , and as we have now before us the latest known facts , we shall not fail in thanking Bro . Gould for his valuable information . W . J . HUGHAN .
GRAND COMMANDERY OF PENNSYLVANIA . E . Sir Knt . Chas . E . Meyer , Grand Recorder of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania , has forwarded to me a copy of the proceedings of that body at the twenty-eighth annual conclave , held at Allentown , in "May last . One cannot but be struck by the extent of labour involved in the compilation of such a report ,
consisting of no less than 232 pages , and by the excellence and care displayed both in its preparation and printing . The R . E . Grand Commander in his annual report alludes to the pilgrimages of some of the knights to Europe last year , and says , ' from the glowing accounts received from the individual members who participated in the pilgrimages they must have had an enjoyable time , and created a
favourable impression abroad of the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania . " The Grand Recorder in his report also alludes to the pilgrimage , and says , " the most unbounded hospitalities were extended by all , andthe warmest , heartiest welcome awaited them wherever they went ; " and then he gives a . number of names of brethren who were prominent m extending hospitalities . After the installation of
the new R . E . Grand Commander , Sir Knt . John P . S . Gobin , he delivered an elaborate address , which is printed . n extenso . In the course of his remarks he said : " An examination of the basis of the charters of the York Masons reveals the facts that they are imbued with the spirit of the first Christian communities , whose members having separated themselves from those who were
animated bytotally different feelings , had surrendered themselves to such apostolic teaching as might present to them the pure doctrines of the new faith . The fraternal and uniformly equable principles of the ancient laws of the Roman colleges were very intimately known to those who presented the primitive doctrine of Christ . The teachings of the Hermit Schoo ' s , the most prominent instructors at
that time in the doctrines of the new faith in Great Britain , were found by the assembly of Freemasons , convened at York , so identical with the principles professed by them and their predecessors for nearly five hundred years that they did not deem it necessary to envelope such teachings in new forms . On the contrary , in forming the constitution they based it on the ancient humanitarian
principles which were in entire harmony with universal morality , and in entire conformity with the early Christian doctrine . " As usual , Bro . Miyer's report on correspondence is framed with great perspicuity , and the skill with which he has picked out the salient points and given a connected form to the whole is worthy of every commendation . It is a department in which our eminent brother
excels . The address of the Great Prior of Canada , Col . W . J . B . Macleod Moore , is noticed at great length , and long extracts are given from it , the Grand Recorder justly saying that it is " very interesting and ably written . " It is to be regretted that some better understanding cannot be come to between the Great Priory of Canada and the Grand Encampment of the United States on the question
of equality of status . The practice of frequent appearances in public in the uniform of the Order manifestly leads to difficulties , and I notice that Grand Masters of several districts have been compelled to interfere and forbid the promiscuous wearing of Templar clothing . In this respect unquestionably our strict English rules arc to b "; preferred . Amongst oilier items worthy of notice is the
gift by the Grand Commandery of Mississippi of a "Templar medal of silver , " to be worn by the best scholar in the Natchez Protestant Orphan Asylum . The Secretary of the Asylum reports that the medal has excited the greatest ambition amongst the children , and has produced the best results . Might not the Great Priory of England take a hint from this and give a decoration to be competed for by the pupils of our Boys' and Girls' Schools ? There
are numberless items of interest to be culled from this cheerful volume which will well repay perusal . Its frontispiece is a portrait of Past Grand Commander S . B . Dick , and a very good likeness it is . Sir Knight Dick brought to me a letter of introduction from Sir Knight C . E . Meyer , and I was privileged to spend a few hours in his company a few weeks ago , and to show him some of the arrhajological curiosities of our ancient city . May the Masonic cord across the Atlantic be forever strengthened . T . B . WHYTEHEAD . York .
THE FOUR OLD LODGES . In reply to Bro . Hughan Lodges Nos . 6 37-4 0 , cf the 1792-1813 numeration , are placed by me at 1812 because no other date is assigned them in any official list published prior to 1815 , and a deviation on my part from the figures exhibited in the " Freemasons' Calendar " would have changed the reprint I professedly appended to the " Four
Old Lodges " into a fanciful production of my own . I think it more than probable Bro . Hughan is quite right in loweriog the seniority of the lodges in question to 1813 , though as the 1813 edition of the Calendar ( like all the rest ) was prepared before the close of the preceding j'ear , it is fairly possible that Nos . 6 37-40 were constituted in the interval between the publication of the Calendar antl
the end of 1812 ? Referring to my notes , I find that No . 6 36 was constituted on the 12 th February , 1812 , but the seniority of Nos . 6 37-40 I have no memorandum of . I am much obliged to Bro . Hughan for pointing out my inadvertency ( in the prefatory remarks to the 1 748 list ) in alluding to present No . 6 7 as the then No . 163 , instead of No . 18 5 . In giving , as I have attempted to do ,
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full descriptions—viz ., number , name , locality , and date o constitution—of more than three thousand lodges , togethe with nearly two tliousand additional numbers by way o marginal reference , it is matter of certainty that some mistakes must have occurred , but I shall be very thankful to have them noticed , and am sanguine enough to believe that none of real consequence will be detected . R . F . GOULD .
Melancholy Accident To A Liverpool Brother.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO A LIVERPOOL BROTHER .
An inquest was held on Friday , the 5 th inst ., at Liverpool , before Mr . Clark Aspinall , coroner , on the body of Bro . Samuel Porter , forty-nine years of age , a pilot in the service of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board , who lived at 3 ? , Kemble-street , Liverpool . The deceased was
one of a number of pilots on board No . 9 pilot boat , which was cruising on the second Hoylake station on Tuesday afternoon . According to the statement of William Davies , a pilot , it appeared that the deceased was fishing on board the boat , and Dr . Henry George Samuels , of Shaw-street , Liverpool , who had been shooting gulls , was sitting on a seat on the starboard quarter , close to Porter . The boat
was rolling considerably . Dr . Samuels bad his gun in his hands , pointing over his left arm out to sea , over the boat ' s quarter . The hammer was down . The doctor had his toe against a " bit " to prevent his slipping off the seat , but the boat gave a heavier roll than bef » re , and he fell forward off the seat . In his fall the gun went off , ann the deceased said he was shot . Witness then HO ' iced that
Porter ' s right knee was injured . Dr . Samuels did all he could for the deceased after the accident , and remained with him till he was placed in the Northern Hospital at Liverpool the same night . William Crane , the pilot who was in charge of the boat , said that Dr . Samuels went out with them for a sail at his invitation . The boat was four miles outside the bar lightship at the time of the accident , and
was sailing about two miles an hour . Dr . Samuels said that the accident took place exactly as described by the witnesses , and was entirely owing to his being thrown from his seat . The hammer was down , as he had finished shooting . He felt very seasick , or he should have gone below at once and taken off the cap . He held the gun so that it could not possibly have done any mischief but for
the sea unexpectedly causing him to fall forward . The deceased's right lee was much shattered , and only amputation could save him . Dr . Batty , of the Northern Hospitil , stated that the injured man ' s leg was amputated . He died from the injuries on Wednesday afternorjh . The Coroner , addressing the jury , observed that nothing could , be more painful to all parties concerned than
an accident of this nature . Naturally , the severity of the shock fell chiefly on the domestic circle , but , outside the family , probably no one could have felt more keenly or regretted more bitterly the occurrence than did Dr . Samuels . For his own part he felt , persc-nally , and he was sure the jury would all feel not only gieat sympathy with the family , but also a large amount of sympathy with the
doctor in his painful position , as having been in a certain sense the innocent cause of such a fearful calamity . The Foreman , after consultation with the jury , said they were agreed that the deceased came by his death through a pure accident , and they deeply sympathised both with his family and the doctor . The Coroner requested the brother of the deceased to convey to the widow the expression
of sympathy from the jury and himself , and added that he hoped something would be done in the way of provision for the wife and family bereft by the accident . The mortal remains of the deceased were interred in Anficld Cemetery , near Liverpool , last Sunday morning , and the extremely melancholy nature of the latal occurrence , coupled with the fact that he was very greatly and
generally respected in the service , led to the attendance of an immense concourse of people . The deceased was connected with the Masonic body , having been initiated in St , John ' s Lodge , No . 6 73 , in the year 1865 , and he was also a prominent member of the Orange fraternity , occupying , before his death , the office of Master of the Pride of Liverpool Lodge , No . 248 , which holds its meetings at the
Conservative Association Rooms , Prcscot-street . He was also a Royal Arch Mason , being connected with the St . John ' s Chapter , meeting at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street . These Orders were very numerously represented yesterday , showing the esteem in which the deceased was held b y those attached to the fraternities . About too pilots connected with the port were present , and the concourse of
persons in the cemetery must have numbered upwards of 2000 . The funeral cortege , which included three mourning coaches ( containing the relatives of the deceased ) and about twenty private conveyances , followed by the Masonic and Orange representatives , left the late residence of the deceased , 35 , Kemble-street , shortly after eight o ' clock , and proceeded to the cemetery , where the interment took
place about half-past nine o ' clock . Amongst the Freemasons connected with St . John ' s Lodge present were Bros . Brackenbury , W . M . j W . T . May , P . M ., Sec . j R . Pearson , P . M . ; J . B . Bunting , P . M . ; I . Hocken , P . M . ; T . Clark , P . M ., Treas . ; H . Nelson , P . M . ; T . Roberts , P . M . H . Burrows , P . M . ; L . Herman , S . W . ; G . Godfrey , S . ; J . Atkinson , W . Matthews , C . Jacobs , G . Nixon , J .
Roberts , Bebington , W . Crane , J . Lolly , Bevan , J . Black , W . Corfield , J . Purvis , T . Garrett , W . E . Morton , T . Holden , M . de Goitea , W . Reine , T . Bowker , R . Whitehead , T . Whiteside , J . H . Jones , D . Lowry , R . Rowsthorne , J . W . Lowndes , and others . The representatives of other
Masonic lodges included Bros . Councillor W . J . Lunt , P . M . 823 ; C . Campion , 1609 ; S . K . Gardham , 103 . 5 i Gee , Anderson , J . F . Lloyd , 16 75 ; R . Leigh , 1356 ; W . Long , 135 6 ; J . Beattie , 10 S 6 ; R . Parry , 1086 ; W . Jones , 594 ; II . Wilson , 1182 ; T . Lewis , 135 6 ; J . Bradshaw ; R . Ashford , J 182 ; Dr . Hughes , 220 ; D . Ritchie , 1182 ; E .
Melancholy Accident To A Liverpool Brother.
Griffiths , 724 ; T . S . Williams , 1086 ; H . Parry , 1086 ; R . Foote , Secretary 1503 ; J . Pendleton , 724 ; J . Horner , 1356 ; W . Andrews , 135 6 ; Gordon , 724 , and others . Many cf these brethren are pilots , and amongst the Orange representatives , who appeared in their regalia , were Bros . J . Ballard , P . G . S . ( No . 2 district ); W . Magce , W . D . M . ; F . Morgan , D . S . ; T . Gee , D . D . M . ; G . M ' Coy ,
1 reasurer 248 ; R . Jcrvis , G . T . ; G . Gordon , 57 , and others . The general company also included Capt . Scott , Master of No . 9 pilot boat ( with which the deceased was connected ); Mr . J . Pritchard , Master of the Waterloo Dock ; Mr . W . Brewer , steam pilot ; G . T . Lunt , and others . The funeral service in the chapel , which was densely crowded , and also at the graveside , was conducted by the Rev . Isaac Holmes , Chaplain of the Kirkdale
Industrial Schools , and clergyman of the cemetery . The members of the Orange body , who had gathered in a circle round the last resting place of their brother , afterwards paid their last sad tribute of respect to his memory ; and after the hymn " Safe in the arms of Jesus" had been sung , Mr . W . H . Smith , connected with the Protestant Reformation Society , addressed a few practical words to the assembled brethren .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson , rector of St . Clement Danes , Strand , having been appointed to the vicarage of Wimbish , Essex , the Marquis of Exeter has nominated the Rev . John Lindsay to the vacant rectory , to which he was instituted on Friday , the 5 th inst . At a meeting of the Supreme Council of Scotland , Thirty-third Degree , held on the 8 th inst ., presided
over by Sir Michael Shaw Stewart " , Bart ., 111 . Bro . S . Constantine Burke , Provincial Grand Master of Jamaica , S . C ., was admitted to the Thirty-third Degree as Sovereign Grand Inspector General for the West Indies . The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire will be held under the banners of lodges Nos . 281 , IOSI , 1353 , and 1561 , in the Winter
Gardens at Morecimbe , on Wednesday , the 1 st October . The R . W . P . G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , is expected to preside , and it is thought that the holding of the lodge at this attractive watering place will induce a large number of the Craft to be present . CORINTHIAN LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , NO
1382 . —The Fifteen Sections will be worked by the members of the Whittington Lodge of Instruction , No . 862 , at the George Hotel , Glengall-road , Poplar , on Tuesday , the 23 rd inst ., commencing at 6 . 30 p . m . Bros . R . P . Tate , S . D . 862 , W . M . ; H . G . Gush , I . G . 1541 , S . W . ; J . S . Brown , 862 , J . W .
FIRST LECTORI * . 1 st Section Bro . McCullock , 1341 . 2 nd ,, ... ... „ Kearney , 1541 . 3 rd „ , Gush , I . G . 1541 . 4 th , „ Abell , W . M . 1509 . 5 th , „ Long , P . M . 435 . 6 th „ „ Brown , 862 . 7 th „ „ Thompson , 862 .
SECOND LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . Vizzard , 1472 . 2 nd ,, „ Marston , P . M . 1599 ; S . W . 55 . 3 rd „ „ Fox , 201 . 4 th ,, „ Hallam , sen ., S . W . 1349 . 5 th „ „ Stacey , P . M . 180 .
THIRD LECTURK . tst Section Bro . Larching , J . W . 1541 . 2 nd ,, „ Snelliiig , 1 S 0 . 3 rd „ ... ... „ Hallam , jun ., 218 . Bro . W . Long , P . M . 435 , Preceptor antl Hon . Sec . The annual communication of the Province of North and East Yorkshire is announced to be held at the
Guildhall , York , on Wednesday next . The programme of the proceedings includes a procession to the cathedral arvd a special service , with collection for the Masonic Charities and the Minster Restoration Fund , a banquet at the Dtfrey Rooms at five o ' clock , to be followed by a conversazione , to which ladies will be admitted . The meeting is held under the banner of the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 , and
its members are sparing neither pains nor expense to render the meeting an event to be long remembered . Remembering the success which attended the reception of the American Masons last year by this active and prosperous lodge we can have no doubt of the success of their eff « ts on the present occasion . The Gazelle of Tuesday announces that ths
Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross upon Captain Lord William 3 cresford , of the 9 th Lancers , whose claim has been submitted for her Majesty ' s approval , for gallant conduct in having at great personal risk , during the retirement of the reconnoitring party across the " White Umvolosi River , " on iid ( uly last , turned to assist
Sergeant Fitzmaurice , 1 st Battalion 24 th Foot ( whose horse had fallen with him ) , mounted him behind him on his horse , antl brought him away in safety under the close fire of the Zulus , who were in great foice , and coming on quickly . Lord William Beresford ' s position was rendered most dangerous from the fact that Sergeant FitzmauriM
twice nearly pulled him from his horse . The well-known Parsee philanthropist , Mr . Byramjee Jeejeebhoy , C . S . I ., has given 20 , 000 rupees towards the establishment of a medical college at Ahmehabad , to be called after him . The same gentleman gave 40000 rupees for a similar institution at Poonah .
, L'Allegro , an experienced provincial journalist who has honestly earned a good reputation in the literary world as a writer of numerous popular serial stories , has ready for publication a series of novelettes entitled " Newspaper Romances . "
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
I have preferred giving the exact words of Bro . Gould on the subject , and teel glad that the letter of " Masonic Student " has called forth this second communication from the author of the " Four Old Lodges " respecting William Preston , and as we have now before us the latest known facts , we shall not fail in thanking Bro . Gould for his valuable information . W . J . HUGHAN .
GRAND COMMANDERY OF PENNSYLVANIA . E . Sir Knt . Chas . E . Meyer , Grand Recorder of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania , has forwarded to me a copy of the proceedings of that body at the twenty-eighth annual conclave , held at Allentown , in "May last . One cannot but be struck by the extent of labour involved in the compilation of such a report ,
consisting of no less than 232 pages , and by the excellence and care displayed both in its preparation and printing . The R . E . Grand Commander in his annual report alludes to the pilgrimages of some of the knights to Europe last year , and says , ' from the glowing accounts received from the individual members who participated in the pilgrimages they must have had an enjoyable time , and created a
favourable impression abroad of the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania . " The Grand Recorder in his report also alludes to the pilgrimage , and says , " the most unbounded hospitalities were extended by all , andthe warmest , heartiest welcome awaited them wherever they went ; " and then he gives a . number of names of brethren who were prominent m extending hospitalities . After the installation of
the new R . E . Grand Commander , Sir Knt . John P . S . Gobin , he delivered an elaborate address , which is printed . n extenso . In the course of his remarks he said : " An examination of the basis of the charters of the York Masons reveals the facts that they are imbued with the spirit of the first Christian communities , whose members having separated themselves from those who were
animated bytotally different feelings , had surrendered themselves to such apostolic teaching as might present to them the pure doctrines of the new faith . The fraternal and uniformly equable principles of the ancient laws of the Roman colleges were very intimately known to those who presented the primitive doctrine of Christ . The teachings of the Hermit Schoo ' s , the most prominent instructors at
that time in the doctrines of the new faith in Great Britain , were found by the assembly of Freemasons , convened at York , so identical with the principles professed by them and their predecessors for nearly five hundred years that they did not deem it necessary to envelope such teachings in new forms . On the contrary , in forming the constitution they based it on the ancient humanitarian
principles which were in entire harmony with universal morality , and in entire conformity with the early Christian doctrine . " As usual , Bro . Miyer's report on correspondence is framed with great perspicuity , and the skill with which he has picked out the salient points and given a connected form to the whole is worthy of every commendation . It is a department in which our eminent brother
excels . The address of the Great Prior of Canada , Col . W . J . B . Macleod Moore , is noticed at great length , and long extracts are given from it , the Grand Recorder justly saying that it is " very interesting and ably written . " It is to be regretted that some better understanding cannot be come to between the Great Priory of Canada and the Grand Encampment of the United States on the question
of equality of status . The practice of frequent appearances in public in the uniform of the Order manifestly leads to difficulties , and I notice that Grand Masters of several districts have been compelled to interfere and forbid the promiscuous wearing of Templar clothing . In this respect unquestionably our strict English rules arc to b "; preferred . Amongst oilier items worthy of notice is the
gift by the Grand Commandery of Mississippi of a "Templar medal of silver , " to be worn by the best scholar in the Natchez Protestant Orphan Asylum . The Secretary of the Asylum reports that the medal has excited the greatest ambition amongst the children , and has produced the best results . Might not the Great Priory of England take a hint from this and give a decoration to be competed for by the pupils of our Boys' and Girls' Schools ? There
are numberless items of interest to be culled from this cheerful volume which will well repay perusal . Its frontispiece is a portrait of Past Grand Commander S . B . Dick , and a very good likeness it is . Sir Knight Dick brought to me a letter of introduction from Sir Knight C . E . Meyer , and I was privileged to spend a few hours in his company a few weeks ago , and to show him some of the arrhajological curiosities of our ancient city . May the Masonic cord across the Atlantic be forever strengthened . T . B . WHYTEHEAD . York .
THE FOUR OLD LODGES . In reply to Bro . Hughan Lodges Nos . 6 37-4 0 , cf the 1792-1813 numeration , are placed by me at 1812 because no other date is assigned them in any official list published prior to 1815 , and a deviation on my part from the figures exhibited in the " Freemasons' Calendar " would have changed the reprint I professedly appended to the " Four
Old Lodges " into a fanciful production of my own . I think it more than probable Bro . Hughan is quite right in loweriog the seniority of the lodges in question to 1813 , though as the 1813 edition of the Calendar ( like all the rest ) was prepared before the close of the preceding j'ear , it is fairly possible that Nos . 6 37-40 were constituted in the interval between the publication of the Calendar antl
the end of 1812 ? Referring to my notes , I find that No . 6 36 was constituted on the 12 th February , 1812 , but the seniority of Nos . 6 37-40 I have no memorandum of . I am much obliged to Bro . Hughan for pointing out my inadvertency ( in the prefatory remarks to the 1 748 list ) in alluding to present No . 6 7 as the then No . 163 , instead of No . 18 5 . In giving , as I have attempted to do ,
Masonic Notes And Queries.
full descriptions—viz ., number , name , locality , and date o constitution—of more than three thousand lodges , togethe with nearly two tliousand additional numbers by way o marginal reference , it is matter of certainty that some mistakes must have occurred , but I shall be very thankful to have them noticed , and am sanguine enough to believe that none of real consequence will be detected . R . F . GOULD .
Melancholy Accident To A Liverpool Brother.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO A LIVERPOOL BROTHER .
An inquest was held on Friday , the 5 th inst ., at Liverpool , before Mr . Clark Aspinall , coroner , on the body of Bro . Samuel Porter , forty-nine years of age , a pilot in the service of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board , who lived at 3 ? , Kemble-street , Liverpool . The deceased was
one of a number of pilots on board No . 9 pilot boat , which was cruising on the second Hoylake station on Tuesday afternoon . According to the statement of William Davies , a pilot , it appeared that the deceased was fishing on board the boat , and Dr . Henry George Samuels , of Shaw-street , Liverpool , who had been shooting gulls , was sitting on a seat on the starboard quarter , close to Porter . The boat
was rolling considerably . Dr . Samuels bad his gun in his hands , pointing over his left arm out to sea , over the boat ' s quarter . The hammer was down . The doctor had his toe against a " bit " to prevent his slipping off the seat , but the boat gave a heavier roll than bef » re , and he fell forward off the seat . In his fall the gun went off , ann the deceased said he was shot . Witness then HO ' iced that
Porter ' s right knee was injured . Dr . Samuels did all he could for the deceased after the accident , and remained with him till he was placed in the Northern Hospital at Liverpool the same night . William Crane , the pilot who was in charge of the boat , said that Dr . Samuels went out with them for a sail at his invitation . The boat was four miles outside the bar lightship at the time of the accident , and
was sailing about two miles an hour . Dr . Samuels said that the accident took place exactly as described by the witnesses , and was entirely owing to his being thrown from his seat . The hammer was down , as he had finished shooting . He felt very seasick , or he should have gone below at once and taken off the cap . He held the gun so that it could not possibly have done any mischief but for
the sea unexpectedly causing him to fall forward . The deceased's right lee was much shattered , and only amputation could save him . Dr . Batty , of the Northern Hospitil , stated that the injured man ' s leg was amputated . He died from the injuries on Wednesday afternorjh . The Coroner , addressing the jury , observed that nothing could , be more painful to all parties concerned than
an accident of this nature . Naturally , the severity of the shock fell chiefly on the domestic circle , but , outside the family , probably no one could have felt more keenly or regretted more bitterly the occurrence than did Dr . Samuels . For his own part he felt , persc-nally , and he was sure the jury would all feel not only gieat sympathy with the family , but also a large amount of sympathy with the
doctor in his painful position , as having been in a certain sense the innocent cause of such a fearful calamity . The Foreman , after consultation with the jury , said they were agreed that the deceased came by his death through a pure accident , and they deeply sympathised both with his family and the doctor . The Coroner requested the brother of the deceased to convey to the widow the expression
of sympathy from the jury and himself , and added that he hoped something would be done in the way of provision for the wife and family bereft by the accident . The mortal remains of the deceased were interred in Anficld Cemetery , near Liverpool , last Sunday morning , and the extremely melancholy nature of the latal occurrence , coupled with the fact that he was very greatly and
generally respected in the service , led to the attendance of an immense concourse of people . The deceased was connected with the Masonic body , having been initiated in St , John ' s Lodge , No . 6 73 , in the year 1865 , and he was also a prominent member of the Orange fraternity , occupying , before his death , the office of Master of the Pride of Liverpool Lodge , No . 248 , which holds its meetings at the
Conservative Association Rooms , Prcscot-street . He was also a Royal Arch Mason , being connected with the St . John ' s Chapter , meeting at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street . These Orders were very numerously represented yesterday , showing the esteem in which the deceased was held b y those attached to the fraternities . About too pilots connected with the port were present , and the concourse of
persons in the cemetery must have numbered upwards of 2000 . The funeral cortege , which included three mourning coaches ( containing the relatives of the deceased ) and about twenty private conveyances , followed by the Masonic and Orange representatives , left the late residence of the deceased , 35 , Kemble-street , shortly after eight o ' clock , and proceeded to the cemetery , where the interment took
place about half-past nine o ' clock . Amongst the Freemasons connected with St . John ' s Lodge present were Bros . Brackenbury , W . M . j W . T . May , P . M ., Sec . j R . Pearson , P . M . ; J . B . Bunting , P . M . ; I . Hocken , P . M . ; T . Clark , P . M ., Treas . ; H . Nelson , P . M . ; T . Roberts , P . M . H . Burrows , P . M . ; L . Herman , S . W . ; G . Godfrey , S . ; J . Atkinson , W . Matthews , C . Jacobs , G . Nixon , J .
Roberts , Bebington , W . Crane , J . Lolly , Bevan , J . Black , W . Corfield , J . Purvis , T . Garrett , W . E . Morton , T . Holden , M . de Goitea , W . Reine , T . Bowker , R . Whitehead , T . Whiteside , J . H . Jones , D . Lowry , R . Rowsthorne , J . W . Lowndes , and others . The representatives of other
Masonic lodges included Bros . Councillor W . J . Lunt , P . M . 823 ; C . Campion , 1609 ; S . K . Gardham , 103 . 5 i Gee , Anderson , J . F . Lloyd , 16 75 ; R . Leigh , 1356 ; W . Long , 135 6 ; J . Beattie , 10 S 6 ; R . Parry , 1086 ; W . Jones , 594 ; II . Wilson , 1182 ; T . Lewis , 135 6 ; J . Bradshaw ; R . Ashford , J 182 ; Dr . Hughes , 220 ; D . Ritchie , 1182 ; E .
Melancholy Accident To A Liverpool Brother.
Griffiths , 724 ; T . S . Williams , 1086 ; H . Parry , 1086 ; R . Foote , Secretary 1503 ; J . Pendleton , 724 ; J . Horner , 1356 ; W . Andrews , 135 6 ; Gordon , 724 , and others . Many cf these brethren are pilots , and amongst the Orange representatives , who appeared in their regalia , were Bros . J . Ballard , P . G . S . ( No . 2 district ); W . Magce , W . D . M . ; F . Morgan , D . S . ; T . Gee , D . D . M . ; G . M ' Coy ,
1 reasurer 248 ; R . Jcrvis , G . T . ; G . Gordon , 57 , and others . The general company also included Capt . Scott , Master of No . 9 pilot boat ( with which the deceased was connected ); Mr . J . Pritchard , Master of the Waterloo Dock ; Mr . W . Brewer , steam pilot ; G . T . Lunt , and others . The funeral service in the chapel , which was densely crowded , and also at the graveside , was conducted by the Rev . Isaac Holmes , Chaplain of the Kirkdale
Industrial Schools , and clergyman of the cemetery . The members of the Orange body , who had gathered in a circle round the last resting place of their brother , afterwards paid their last sad tribute of respect to his memory ; and after the hymn " Safe in the arms of Jesus" had been sung , Mr . W . H . Smith , connected with the Protestant Reformation Society , addressed a few practical words to the assembled brethren .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson , rector of St . Clement Danes , Strand , having been appointed to the vicarage of Wimbish , Essex , the Marquis of Exeter has nominated the Rev . John Lindsay to the vacant rectory , to which he was instituted on Friday , the 5 th inst . At a meeting of the Supreme Council of Scotland , Thirty-third Degree , held on the 8 th inst ., presided
over by Sir Michael Shaw Stewart " , Bart ., 111 . Bro . S . Constantine Burke , Provincial Grand Master of Jamaica , S . C ., was admitted to the Thirty-third Degree as Sovereign Grand Inspector General for the West Indies . The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire will be held under the banners of lodges Nos . 281 , IOSI , 1353 , and 1561 , in the Winter
Gardens at Morecimbe , on Wednesday , the 1 st October . The R . W . P . G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , is expected to preside , and it is thought that the holding of the lodge at this attractive watering place will induce a large number of the Craft to be present . CORINTHIAN LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , NO
1382 . —The Fifteen Sections will be worked by the members of the Whittington Lodge of Instruction , No . 862 , at the George Hotel , Glengall-road , Poplar , on Tuesday , the 23 rd inst ., commencing at 6 . 30 p . m . Bros . R . P . Tate , S . D . 862 , W . M . ; H . G . Gush , I . G . 1541 , S . W . ; J . S . Brown , 862 , J . W .
FIRST LECTORI * . 1 st Section Bro . McCullock , 1341 . 2 nd ,, ... ... „ Kearney , 1541 . 3 rd „ , Gush , I . G . 1541 . 4 th , „ Abell , W . M . 1509 . 5 th , „ Long , P . M . 435 . 6 th „ „ Brown , 862 . 7 th „ „ Thompson , 862 .
SECOND LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . Vizzard , 1472 . 2 nd ,, „ Marston , P . M . 1599 ; S . W . 55 . 3 rd „ „ Fox , 201 . 4 th ,, „ Hallam , sen ., S . W . 1349 . 5 th „ „ Stacey , P . M . 180 .
THIRD LECTURK . tst Section Bro . Larching , J . W . 1541 . 2 nd ,, „ Snelliiig , 1 S 0 . 3 rd „ ... ... „ Hallam , jun ., 218 . Bro . W . Long , P . M . 435 , Preceptor antl Hon . Sec . The annual communication of the Province of North and East Yorkshire is announced to be held at the
Guildhall , York , on Wednesday next . The programme of the proceedings includes a procession to the cathedral arvd a special service , with collection for the Masonic Charities and the Minster Restoration Fund , a banquet at the Dtfrey Rooms at five o ' clock , to be followed by a conversazione , to which ladies will be admitted . The meeting is held under the banner of the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 , and
its members are sparing neither pains nor expense to render the meeting an event to be long remembered . Remembering the success which attended the reception of the American Masons last year by this active and prosperous lodge we can have no doubt of the success of their eff « ts on the present occasion . The Gazelle of Tuesday announces that ths
Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross upon Captain Lord William 3 cresford , of the 9 th Lancers , whose claim has been submitted for her Majesty ' s approval , for gallant conduct in having at great personal risk , during the retirement of the reconnoitring party across the " White Umvolosi River , " on iid ( uly last , turned to assist
Sergeant Fitzmaurice , 1 st Battalion 24 th Foot ( whose horse had fallen with him ) , mounted him behind him on his horse , antl brought him away in safety under the close fire of the Zulus , who were in great foice , and coming on quickly . Lord William Beresford ' s position was rendered most dangerous from the fact that Sergeant FitzmauriM
twice nearly pulled him from his horse . The well-known Parsee philanthropist , Mr . Byramjee Jeejeebhoy , C . S . I ., has given 20 , 000 rupees towards the establishment of a medical college at Ahmehabad , to be called after him . The same gentleman gave 40000 rupees for a similar institution at Poonah .
, L'Allegro , an experienced provincial journalist who has honestly earned a good reputation in the literary world as a writer of numerous popular serial stories , has ready for publication a series of novelettes entitled " Newspaper Romances . "