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LONDON ROUGHS . TtXke following important but unsigned letter appeared . in the ttmeJ ° - 4- I' deserves perusal . —En . ] . sir— 'I have " rcad w ' "i "" ' disgust a paragraph in your ' paper headed •" London Houghs , " containing a complaint by a lady thaV ^ j * " followed her and spat on her repeatedly , aT d that a cabman wilvaluable dressThe
fully splashed her sister , spoiling a . lady asks what legal redress could be , ! , ad for th e == ¦ " ]« - ties . The answer is this : — i i . As to the spitting , to spit on a person ' s dress Is & . " ? •assault and battery , the punishment for which , if the offender were proceeded against by indictment , might be a . year ' s imprisonment and hard labour ; or , if he is
proceeded against in a summary way before a magistrate ( the person assaulted being a woman ) , six months' imprisonment and bard labour , if the magistrate considers thc assault aggravated ; two months if he does not ( see 24 and 25 Vict ., c . 100 , ss . 47 , 43 , 42 ) . 2 . As to the cabman , he also was guilty of an assault and battery , and , moreover , of " unlawfully and maliciously committing damage , injury , or spoil to personal
property , '' for which last offence he might have been sentenced , on indictment , to two years' imprisonment and hard labour , if the damage exceeded £ e , or to two months' imprisonment and hard labour if he were prosecuted in a summary way ( 24 and 25 Vict ., c . 97 , ss . 51 . 5 *) - I am , your obedient servant . Temple , Oct . 3 . [ No SIGNATURE APPENDED
Consecration Of The Wilbraham Lodge, No. 1713.
CONSECRATION OF THE WILBRAHAM LODGE , No . 1713 .
The already long roll of lodges in the Western Division of the County of Lancaster was extended on Satutday last , the 6 th inst ., when the Wilbraham Lodge of Ancient Free ' and Accepted Masons , numbered 1713 on the register of the Grand Lodge of England , was solemnly
consecrated at thc Walton Institute , Sefton-road , Walton , one of the suburbs of Liverpool . The consecration , a ceremony which is always interesting to a Freemason , was rendered more so on this occasion by the presence of Bro . the Rt . Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , D . P . G . M . of England , and R . W . P . G . M . of West Lancashire , who kindly and courteously consented to preside at and perform the
ceremony of consecration in connection with the founding of a lodge which bears his honoured family name . The interest evinced by our noble brother in the progress and prosperity of the Craft was thus evinced twice during the week—his presence at the glorious gathering of the fraternity at Southport on the previous Wednesday , and his active labour as the Consecrating Officer of thc
Wilbraham Lodge . His lordship ' s attendance on this occasion was certainly an honour to the brethren of the new lodge , an evidence of how much he esteems Freemasonry , even in the midst of press-ing Parliamentary duties , and naturally attracted a very large and influential attendance . Thc brethren present included , besides his lordship , Bros . H . S . AlpassP . G . Sec . ; the Rev . H . Bethell Jones , M . A ., P . G .
, Chap . ; R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D ., P . P . G . D . C . ; P . Macmuldrow , P . G . S . D . ; G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C ; J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C ; J . Skeaf , P . G . O . ; J . W . Turley , P . P . G . J . D . ; P . Maddox , P . P . G . S . W . ; F . J . Pcntin , 823 ; W . Archer , P . M . 108 G ; E . Smith , 1086 ; R . C . Yelland , W . M . 1094 ; W , B . Ackerley , P . M . f . 8 o ; Rev . T . W , Richardson . W . M . 1380 ; R . H . Exton , Hon . Sec .
1380 ; J . Almond , Organist , 1380 ; F . W . Barnes , S . D . 1380 ; Richard Brown . P . M . 241 ; Joseph Wood , Treasurer , 1094 , ( Freemason )' , J . Busfield , 21 ( 1 ; Richard Burgess , Organist 1609 ; H . Bigley , 154 ( Belfast ); J . McKenzie , J . W . 1609 ; j . F . Cowdcll , 1609 ; W . Hill , 1473 ; E- Ford , jun ., S . W . 1380 ; J . Winder , 667 ; R . Dunderdale , 721 ; S . Tebbutt , 279 ; R . M .
Anderson , 1 335 ; J . Hunter , 823 ; Wallace Smith , 1380 ; W . J . Lunt . ' P . M . 8 JH ; R- N . Hobart , 1505 ; T . Foulke-s , Sec . 1 3 iS ; L . Gore , 667 ; T . M . Walton , 673 ; J . R . Kewley , 162 ; J . P . Bryan , 203 and 1035 ; W . Wilson , I . P . M . 823 ; J . Barlow , 440 ; Ro ' bert Price , 1393 ; R . H . Evans , P . M . 292 and 1393 ; T . Evans , W . M . 1570 , P . M . 135 6 ; Richard Roberts , W . M . 1473 ; W . Templeton , 1086 ; C .
Sayer , 220 ; J . J . Rose , P . M . 249 ; E . E . Swallow , 1547 ; W . Kersopp , 1547 ; J . Houlding , W . M . 823 ; and A . Gilfillan , 1393 * The commencement of the consecration ceremony was fixed for one o ' ch'ck , and shortly after that hour the whole of the above named brethren had assembled . The upper room of the Walton Institute , in which the usual meetings
will be held , was gaily decorated with flags and banners , and the very handsome furniture and other lodge paraphernalia was thc subject of general admiration . At the opening of the Craft lodge the chair of the W . M . was occupied by Bro . R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D . ; the S . W . ' s by Bro . W . B . Ackerley , P . M . 680 ; the J . W . ' s by Bro . R . C . Yelland , W . M . 1094 ; and the position of I . G . was filled
by Bro . F . W . Barnes , S . D . 1380 . The Prov . G . M . was then received with his officers , and , after he had taken the throne , he was saluted according to ancient form . His lordship then appointed his officers pro tern , as follows : — Bros . P . Macmuldrow , P . G . S . D ., as S . W . ; J . W . Turley , P . P . G . LD ., as J . W . ; the Rev . H . Bethell Jones , M . A ., P . G . C ., as P . M . and Chaplain ; P . Maddox , P . P . G . S . W .,
as S . D . ; J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C , as J . D . ; and G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C , as I . G . Before proceeding with the consecration ceremony , which was most impressively performed throughout , the P . G . M . expressed the great pleasure he felt in attending that day for the purpose of
concecrating the new lodge . Masonry , he said , was progressing very rapidly throughout the country , as scarcely a day passed without a warrant for consecration being applied for . He congratulated the brethren on their success in securing their warrant of constitution for the new lodge , and hoped they would have a prosperous future .
Consecration Of The Wilbraham Lodge, No. 1713.
Brother the Rev . H . Bethell Jones , P . G . C , delivered an oration in the course of the ceremony of consecration . He said it was usual for the P . G . Chaplain to say a few words on interesting occasions like that . It seemed appropriate that he , a minister of God , should remind them that the first principle in Masonry was belief in the Most High . It would be well for all Masons to remember this , and act in
accordance with that belief , never mentioning God ' s name but with awe and reverence , and looking up to Him in every emergency of life . If the brethren acted thus they would stop the mouths of those who charged Freemasonry as a sy stem which was destitute of religion . He need not tell them that this charge was most unjust and cruel , as in every ceremonial , especially that of consecration , religion
was emphatically brought forward as the chief sanction of the whole . Alas 1 that he should have to tell it that in France an agitation was now going on to eliminate the name of God from all Masonic lodges , and already the volume of the Sacred Law was excluded from some of the lodges there . A noble protest has been borne against this by Bro . Hervey , the Grand Secretary of England , and
intimation that such an exclusion will lead to an interruption of the intercourse between Grand Lodge of English Freemasons and the Grand Orient of France . How could the temple of Masonry stand if its founda'ion—the name ol God and His holy law—were removed ? Nothing would be so calculated to give a handle to the enemies of Freemasonry , or justify the fulminations of the Pope and others
against the order , as a system of political conspiracy and atheism , as conduct like this . Of this charge , thank God the Masons of England were free ; and long may they remain so . Now , a Mason must be either a moral man or a hypocrite . There was no medium between the two . He is enjoined to be exemplary in all his conduct , and by a well-regulated discipline to preserve his bodily and mental
faculties in their fullest energy ; to be a good citizen , by paying due obedience to the laws of the country in which he resides , and never to forget thc loyalty which is due to the land which gave him birth , to practise every domestic as well as public virtue , thereby enabling him to be a good father , husband , brother , and son , and never to forget the pre-eminent virtues of benevolence and charity to the
distressed . In one word , a Mason was taught to do good to all mankind , to the honour and glory of God . Founded thus on religion and morality , Freemasonry opened its arms to all varieties of sects and creeds—included men of different habits , professions , nationality , & c . ; and while it insists in all cases in a belief in the Most High God of heaven and earth , asks no questions as to the particular
mode in which each brother may conduct his worship . It is pure as the mountain breeze , open as the expanse above us , and liberal in its theological tenets as the Bible itself . It allows no controversies on religion or politics , while it insists on love to our country and God . Freemasonry did not conceal from the world the great principles on which it is founded , principles which every
Mason was expected to exhibit in his life and conduct ; while it demands most inviolable fidelity on the part of its members with respect to those special marks and symbols by means of which Masons , and Masons only , may share the bentfits of our ancient society , and , discountenancing most strongly that reprehensible thoughtlessness which would discourse of matters occurring in the lodg e
in the ear of the world , and which ought not to go beyond the sacred walls of the lodge room , especially if calculated to hurt the fair fame and name of brother Masons . Those great principles he ( the P . G . C . ) had so briefly enunciated should be known to every intending Mason before his initiation ; for while Masonry was undoubtedly spreading with singular and unprecedented rapidity , this rapid
increase itself might carry with it its own danger . All W . M . ' s and Masons could not therefore be too cautious in their efforts to admit worthy men—and worthy men alone —within the bounds of our ancient and honourable Order . In conclusion he wished success to the new lodge , and prayed that the whole brotherhood might so live and so die that they might come at last with joy to take their
places in the Grand Lodge above , when T . G . A . O . T . U . should summon them from this sublunary scene to the life of rest and pjace and joy for evermore . The various portions of the ceremony were most impressively performed by Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , who was assisted by Bro . H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec . ; Bros , the Rev .
H . Bethell Jones , J . R . Goepel , J . W . Turley , P . Macmuldrow , and R . Wylie , who ably fulfilled the duties of D . C . Skeaf ' s effectively written musical service was rendered during the ceremony with fine spirit by Bros . J . Busfield , 216 ; A . Gilfillan , 1393 ; J . P . Bryan , 1035 ; and R . N , Hobart , 1505 . Bro . J . Skeaf , P . G . O ., presided at the
har-. Immediately after the consecration , Bro . Charles W . Cayzer ( presented by Bros . Alpass and Broadbridge ) was installed the first W . M . of the Wilbraham Lodge , No 1713 , by Bio . R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D ., under the presidency of Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , P . G . M . The second portion of the ceremony was admirably performed by Bro . R . Brown ,
P . M . 241 . The following officers were appointed and invested : —Bros . F . J . Pentin , S . W . ; F . G . Fry , J . W . ; Edwin Smith , Treasurer ; E . Ford , S . D . j and W . H . Ball , Tyler ; the remainder of the appointments being left over till next meeting . A great number of propositions for joining and initiation having been made , and hearty congratulations given by upwards of a dozen representatives f other lodges , the business was brought to a close .
The brethren were afterwards conveyed by special saloon carriage to Liverpool , where a sumptuous banquet was served at the Royal Hotel , to which about fifty sat down . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , "The Health of Lord Skelmersdale " was proposed by Bro . R . Wylie , who spoke in eulogistic terms of the devotion to Masonry shown by their P . G . M ., and stated that he would have been with them that evening but for the indisposition of Lady Skelmersdale .
Consecration Of The Wilbraham Lodge, No. 1713.
Bro . Alpass , in replying , also dwelt on the fact that notwithstanding the numerous and important duties attached to Lord Skelmersdale's public position , he never was wanting when asked to come forward in any to promote the interests of Masonry in the province . He spoke very highly of the zeal aud discretion of their new W . M ., and concluded by giving some excellent advice as
to the future conduct of their lodge , reminding them thas the very fact of its having been consecrated by the Prov Grand Master would cause him to regard it with feelings of more than ordinary interest . " The Health of the Drputy Prov . Grand Master ( the Right . Hon . F . A . Stanley ) and Officers of the Province Past and Present , " was proposed by Bro . R . Brown , and
responded to by Bros . Maddox and Goepef . " T he Health of the W . M . " was proposed by- Bro . Pentin , S . W ., and enthusiastically received . In reply , Bro . Cayzer , W . M ., said that he fully realised the important trust they had confided to him , and he hoped to hand over the lodge to his successor at the end of his year of office in a prosperous condition .
" The Installing Masters" was given by the W . M ., and responded to in suitable terms by Bros . R . W ylie and R . Brown . " The Visiting Brethren " was duly honoured , and coupled with the names of Bros , the Rev . T . W . Richardson , W . M . 1380 , and R . Roberts , W . M . I 473 t who expressed their hearty good wishes for the success of the Wilbraham Lodge . " The Officers " followed ,
and was responded to by Bros . Pentin , S . W . ; Fry , J . W . ; and E . Smith , Treas . In responding to the " Masonic Charities , " Bro . R . Brown , in the course of his remarks , spoke of the responsibility connected with a new lodge , in having to furnish a precedent for those who came after them , and stated that it was a fact that those lodges which were most
charitable were most prosperous . * ' The Musical Brethren " was acknowledged by Bro . Burgess , 1 G 09 , and the " Prov . Grand Organist"by Bro . Skeaf , P . G . O . Bro . Gill , of Lodge 1086 , delighted the whole assembly by his unique and attractive fairy bell performances , and
songs were given by Bros . Busfield , Brown , Wy ' ie , E . Smith , Gilfillan , Hobart , Bryan , T . J . Hughes , Forrester , Tebbutt , & c , the pianoforte accompaniments being well played by Bro . R . Burgess , Organist 1609 , and Bro . J . Skeat , P . G . O . After a most enjoyable evening the brethren separated , wishing the Wilbraham Lodge all prosperity .
Consecration Of The Albert Edvward Lodge, No. 1714.
CONSECRATION OF THE ALBERT EDVWARD LODGE , NO . 1714 .
This new lodge , which has been established for the convenience of brethren in the neighbourhood of the Royal Military College , Sandhurst , was consecrated on the 2 nd inst ., at the Duke of York Hotel , York Town , Surrey , by the G . M . of the province , Lieut .
General Brownrigg , CB . The gallant brother was assisted in the performance of his duties by the Rev . C . W . Arnold , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and several other Grand Officers of the province . Assisting also in the ceremony were nearly eighty brethren , among whom were Bros . Art . Staines , P . M . Shakespeare Lodge , No . 99 ; H . Freeman , W . M . South Saxon Lodge , 311 ; J . M . Dormor ,
M . M ., ami T . J . Pulley , Alfred Lodge , 340 ; H . Gerald Leigh , M . M . Apollo Lodge , 357 ; R . Fisher , M . M ., and J . Olds , P . M ., Royal Standard Lodge , 398 ; j . W . Sugg , P . M . Frederick Lodge of Unity , 452 ; Captain Cooper King , M . M . Zetland , Hong Kong , 525 ; Richard Eve , P . P . S . G . W . 395 , 5 69 , and 723 ; Colonel Middleton , P . M . Lodge of Auckland ; W . Sheliir .- . ke , W . M . ; W . Snowdon ,
P . P . G . J . D . ; T . Benham , S . W . ; G . Godfrey , J . W . ; W . Sellwood , M . M . ; F . Adnett , M . M . ; H . W . J . Mayne , M . M . j C . C . Gold , P . M . ; and R . Glasspool , M . M . ; Panmure Lodge , 723 ; W . D . Jones , M . M ., Isaac Newton Lodge , 859 ; Chas . Keen , P . J . G . W . ; W . Vine , P . F . G . D . ; H . W . Dean , M . M . ; and H . J . Taylor , S . W . ; St . Andrew ' s Lodge , 1046 ; E . Margrett , W . M . ; J . Robirson , and H .
Creed , M . M . ; Grey Friars Lodge , 1101 ; F . West , P . G . R ., Granite Lodge , 1328 ; John Smith , W . M . ; Capt . Richardson , P . P . S . G . D . ; Usher Lucas , S . W . ; F . Arrowsmith , M . M . ; W . Roy , M . M . j J . Aborts , M . M . ; W . B . Theobalds , M . M . ; W . Kennedy , P . M . ; H . Newman , M . M . ; G . Douglas , Secretary ; and S . Cole , P . M ., Aldershot Camp Lodge , 1 w , John Webster , P . D . G . J . W . ; W . Stacey , Male
S . W . ; J . McGowan , J . W . ; W . Weller , Sec . ; W . , M . M . ; W . Knight , M . M . ; and W . Chapman , M . M . ; St . John ' s Lodge , 1564 ; J . R . Nicholls , J . W ., and S . R . Nicholls , M . M .. Elliot Lodge , 1567 ; W . Parish , W . M . ; and James Mount , Wanderer ' s Lodge , 1604 ; Capt . S . C . Pratt , M . M . ; Compton , D . C . ; and F . Compton , J . "' Bayard Lodge 1615 .
, At the conclusion of the ceremony of consecration , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master called upon the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Bro . the Rev . C . W . Arnold , to perform the ceremony of installation , and the Rev . Bro . having assumed the chair , the installation was proceeded with . Bro . Henry Hacker , P . M . Panmure , No . 723 , Past Prov . J . G . Deacon Hants and Isle of Wig ht ,
was then presented , and in due form installed as W . M . ot . the Albert Edward Lodge , No . 1714 . The new W . M thereupon appointed Bro . Samuel Gerrard Kirchhorler Past Prov . G . J . D . Cambridgeshire , as his immediate Past Master . The Board of Installed Masters being closed . ttie brethren below the rank of Installed Masters were adml " . ' and after the customary salutes in the three degrees , tn
W . M . invested as officers for the year , Bro . James Mount ( Senior Warden ) , Bro . William Jas . Lendrim U . " Warden ) , Bro . Edwin Nich- Is ( Treasurer ) , Bro . W » lu * " * McLaughlin ( Secretary ) , Bro . Thumas Jell Pulle M f " Deacon ) , Bro . George Henry Martin ( Junior De ^ ° "M Bro . Henry John Price ( Inner Guard ) , and Bro . « - >* v > Payne ( Tyler ) .
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Original Correspondence.
LONDON ROUGHS . TtXke following important but unsigned letter appeared . in the ttmeJ ° - 4- I' deserves perusal . —En . ] . sir— 'I have " rcad w ' "i "" ' disgust a paragraph in your ' paper headed •" London Houghs , " containing a complaint by a lady thaV ^ j * " followed her and spat on her repeatedly , aT d that a cabman wilvaluable dressThe
fully splashed her sister , spoiling a . lady asks what legal redress could be , ! , ad for th e == ¦ " ]« - ties . The answer is this : — i i . As to the spitting , to spit on a person ' s dress Is & . " ? •assault and battery , the punishment for which , if the offender were proceeded against by indictment , might be a . year ' s imprisonment and hard labour ; or , if he is
proceeded against in a summary way before a magistrate ( the person assaulted being a woman ) , six months' imprisonment and bard labour , if the magistrate considers thc assault aggravated ; two months if he does not ( see 24 and 25 Vict ., c . 100 , ss . 47 , 43 , 42 ) . 2 . As to the cabman , he also was guilty of an assault and battery , and , moreover , of " unlawfully and maliciously committing damage , injury , or spoil to personal
property , '' for which last offence he might have been sentenced , on indictment , to two years' imprisonment and hard labour , if the damage exceeded £ e , or to two months' imprisonment and hard labour if he were prosecuted in a summary way ( 24 and 25 Vict ., c . 97 , ss . 51 . 5 *) - I am , your obedient servant . Temple , Oct . 3 . [ No SIGNATURE APPENDED
Consecration Of The Wilbraham Lodge, No. 1713.
CONSECRATION OF THE WILBRAHAM LODGE , No . 1713 .
The already long roll of lodges in the Western Division of the County of Lancaster was extended on Satutday last , the 6 th inst ., when the Wilbraham Lodge of Ancient Free ' and Accepted Masons , numbered 1713 on the register of the Grand Lodge of England , was solemnly
consecrated at thc Walton Institute , Sefton-road , Walton , one of the suburbs of Liverpool . The consecration , a ceremony which is always interesting to a Freemason , was rendered more so on this occasion by the presence of Bro . the Rt . Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , D . P . G . M . of England , and R . W . P . G . M . of West Lancashire , who kindly and courteously consented to preside at and perform the
ceremony of consecration in connection with the founding of a lodge which bears his honoured family name . The interest evinced by our noble brother in the progress and prosperity of the Craft was thus evinced twice during the week—his presence at the glorious gathering of the fraternity at Southport on the previous Wednesday , and his active labour as the Consecrating Officer of thc
Wilbraham Lodge . His lordship ' s attendance on this occasion was certainly an honour to the brethren of the new lodge , an evidence of how much he esteems Freemasonry , even in the midst of press-ing Parliamentary duties , and naturally attracted a very large and influential attendance . Thc brethren present included , besides his lordship , Bros . H . S . AlpassP . G . Sec . ; the Rev . H . Bethell Jones , M . A ., P . G .
, Chap . ; R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D ., P . P . G . D . C . ; P . Macmuldrow , P . G . S . D . ; G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C ; J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C ; J . Skeaf , P . G . O . ; J . W . Turley , P . P . G . J . D . ; P . Maddox , P . P . G . S . W . ; F . J . Pcntin , 823 ; W . Archer , P . M . 108 G ; E . Smith , 1086 ; R . C . Yelland , W . M . 1094 ; W , B . Ackerley , P . M . f . 8 o ; Rev . T . W , Richardson . W . M . 1380 ; R . H . Exton , Hon . Sec .
1380 ; J . Almond , Organist , 1380 ; F . W . Barnes , S . D . 1380 ; Richard Brown . P . M . 241 ; Joseph Wood , Treasurer , 1094 , ( Freemason )' , J . Busfield , 21 ( 1 ; Richard Burgess , Organist 1609 ; H . Bigley , 154 ( Belfast ); J . McKenzie , J . W . 1609 ; j . F . Cowdcll , 1609 ; W . Hill , 1473 ; E- Ford , jun ., S . W . 1380 ; J . Winder , 667 ; R . Dunderdale , 721 ; S . Tebbutt , 279 ; R . M .
Anderson , 1 335 ; J . Hunter , 823 ; Wallace Smith , 1380 ; W . J . Lunt . ' P . M . 8 JH ; R- N . Hobart , 1505 ; T . Foulke-s , Sec . 1 3 iS ; L . Gore , 667 ; T . M . Walton , 673 ; J . R . Kewley , 162 ; J . P . Bryan , 203 and 1035 ; W . Wilson , I . P . M . 823 ; J . Barlow , 440 ; Ro ' bert Price , 1393 ; R . H . Evans , P . M . 292 and 1393 ; T . Evans , W . M . 1570 , P . M . 135 6 ; Richard Roberts , W . M . 1473 ; W . Templeton , 1086 ; C .
Sayer , 220 ; J . J . Rose , P . M . 249 ; E . E . Swallow , 1547 ; W . Kersopp , 1547 ; J . Houlding , W . M . 823 ; and A . Gilfillan , 1393 * The commencement of the consecration ceremony was fixed for one o ' ch'ck , and shortly after that hour the whole of the above named brethren had assembled . The upper room of the Walton Institute , in which the usual meetings
will be held , was gaily decorated with flags and banners , and the very handsome furniture and other lodge paraphernalia was thc subject of general admiration . At the opening of the Craft lodge the chair of the W . M . was occupied by Bro . R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D . ; the S . W . ' s by Bro . W . B . Ackerley , P . M . 680 ; the J . W . ' s by Bro . R . C . Yelland , W . M . 1094 ; and the position of I . G . was filled
by Bro . F . W . Barnes , S . D . 1380 . The Prov . G . M . was then received with his officers , and , after he had taken the throne , he was saluted according to ancient form . His lordship then appointed his officers pro tern , as follows : — Bros . P . Macmuldrow , P . G . S . D ., as S . W . ; J . W . Turley , P . P . G . LD ., as J . W . ; the Rev . H . Bethell Jones , M . A ., P . G . C ., as P . M . and Chaplain ; P . Maddox , P . P . G . S . W .,
as S . D . ; J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C , as J . D . ; and G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C , as I . G . Before proceeding with the consecration ceremony , which was most impressively performed throughout , the P . G . M . expressed the great pleasure he felt in attending that day for the purpose of
concecrating the new lodge . Masonry , he said , was progressing very rapidly throughout the country , as scarcely a day passed without a warrant for consecration being applied for . He congratulated the brethren on their success in securing their warrant of constitution for the new lodge , and hoped they would have a prosperous future .
Consecration Of The Wilbraham Lodge, No. 1713.
Brother the Rev . H . Bethell Jones , P . G . C , delivered an oration in the course of the ceremony of consecration . He said it was usual for the P . G . Chaplain to say a few words on interesting occasions like that . It seemed appropriate that he , a minister of God , should remind them that the first principle in Masonry was belief in the Most High . It would be well for all Masons to remember this , and act in
accordance with that belief , never mentioning God ' s name but with awe and reverence , and looking up to Him in every emergency of life . If the brethren acted thus they would stop the mouths of those who charged Freemasonry as a sy stem which was destitute of religion . He need not tell them that this charge was most unjust and cruel , as in every ceremonial , especially that of consecration , religion
was emphatically brought forward as the chief sanction of the whole . Alas 1 that he should have to tell it that in France an agitation was now going on to eliminate the name of God from all Masonic lodges , and already the volume of the Sacred Law was excluded from some of the lodges there . A noble protest has been borne against this by Bro . Hervey , the Grand Secretary of England , and
intimation that such an exclusion will lead to an interruption of the intercourse between Grand Lodge of English Freemasons and the Grand Orient of France . How could the temple of Masonry stand if its founda'ion—the name ol God and His holy law—were removed ? Nothing would be so calculated to give a handle to the enemies of Freemasonry , or justify the fulminations of the Pope and others
against the order , as a system of political conspiracy and atheism , as conduct like this . Of this charge , thank God the Masons of England were free ; and long may they remain so . Now , a Mason must be either a moral man or a hypocrite . There was no medium between the two . He is enjoined to be exemplary in all his conduct , and by a well-regulated discipline to preserve his bodily and mental
faculties in their fullest energy ; to be a good citizen , by paying due obedience to the laws of the country in which he resides , and never to forget thc loyalty which is due to the land which gave him birth , to practise every domestic as well as public virtue , thereby enabling him to be a good father , husband , brother , and son , and never to forget the pre-eminent virtues of benevolence and charity to the
distressed . In one word , a Mason was taught to do good to all mankind , to the honour and glory of God . Founded thus on religion and morality , Freemasonry opened its arms to all varieties of sects and creeds—included men of different habits , professions , nationality , & c . ; and while it insists in all cases in a belief in the Most High God of heaven and earth , asks no questions as to the particular
mode in which each brother may conduct his worship . It is pure as the mountain breeze , open as the expanse above us , and liberal in its theological tenets as the Bible itself . It allows no controversies on religion or politics , while it insists on love to our country and God . Freemasonry did not conceal from the world the great principles on which it is founded , principles which every
Mason was expected to exhibit in his life and conduct ; while it demands most inviolable fidelity on the part of its members with respect to those special marks and symbols by means of which Masons , and Masons only , may share the bentfits of our ancient society , and , discountenancing most strongly that reprehensible thoughtlessness which would discourse of matters occurring in the lodg e
in the ear of the world , and which ought not to go beyond the sacred walls of the lodge room , especially if calculated to hurt the fair fame and name of brother Masons . Those great principles he ( the P . G . C . ) had so briefly enunciated should be known to every intending Mason before his initiation ; for while Masonry was undoubtedly spreading with singular and unprecedented rapidity , this rapid
increase itself might carry with it its own danger . All W . M . ' s and Masons could not therefore be too cautious in their efforts to admit worthy men—and worthy men alone —within the bounds of our ancient and honourable Order . In conclusion he wished success to the new lodge , and prayed that the whole brotherhood might so live and so die that they might come at last with joy to take their
places in the Grand Lodge above , when T . G . A . O . T . U . should summon them from this sublunary scene to the life of rest and pjace and joy for evermore . The various portions of the ceremony were most impressively performed by Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , who was assisted by Bro . H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec . ; Bros , the Rev .
H . Bethell Jones , J . R . Goepel , J . W . Turley , P . Macmuldrow , and R . Wylie , who ably fulfilled the duties of D . C . Skeaf ' s effectively written musical service was rendered during the ceremony with fine spirit by Bros . J . Busfield , 216 ; A . Gilfillan , 1393 ; J . P . Bryan , 1035 ; and R . N , Hobart , 1505 . Bro . J . Skeaf , P . G . O ., presided at the
har-. Immediately after the consecration , Bro . Charles W . Cayzer ( presented by Bros . Alpass and Broadbridge ) was installed the first W . M . of the Wilbraham Lodge , No 1713 , by Bio . R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D ., under the presidency of Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , P . G . M . The second portion of the ceremony was admirably performed by Bro . R . Brown ,
P . M . 241 . The following officers were appointed and invested : —Bros . F . J . Pentin , S . W . ; F . G . Fry , J . W . ; Edwin Smith , Treasurer ; E . Ford , S . D . j and W . H . Ball , Tyler ; the remainder of the appointments being left over till next meeting . A great number of propositions for joining and initiation having been made , and hearty congratulations given by upwards of a dozen representatives f other lodges , the business was brought to a close .
The brethren were afterwards conveyed by special saloon carriage to Liverpool , where a sumptuous banquet was served at the Royal Hotel , to which about fifty sat down . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , "The Health of Lord Skelmersdale " was proposed by Bro . R . Wylie , who spoke in eulogistic terms of the devotion to Masonry shown by their P . G . M ., and stated that he would have been with them that evening but for the indisposition of Lady Skelmersdale .
Consecration Of The Wilbraham Lodge, No. 1713.
Bro . Alpass , in replying , also dwelt on the fact that notwithstanding the numerous and important duties attached to Lord Skelmersdale's public position , he never was wanting when asked to come forward in any to promote the interests of Masonry in the province . He spoke very highly of the zeal aud discretion of their new W . M ., and concluded by giving some excellent advice as
to the future conduct of their lodge , reminding them thas the very fact of its having been consecrated by the Prov Grand Master would cause him to regard it with feelings of more than ordinary interest . " The Health of the Drputy Prov . Grand Master ( the Right . Hon . F . A . Stanley ) and Officers of the Province Past and Present , " was proposed by Bro . R . Brown , and
responded to by Bros . Maddox and Goepef . " T he Health of the W . M . " was proposed by- Bro . Pentin , S . W ., and enthusiastically received . In reply , Bro . Cayzer , W . M ., said that he fully realised the important trust they had confided to him , and he hoped to hand over the lodge to his successor at the end of his year of office in a prosperous condition .
" The Installing Masters" was given by the W . M ., and responded to in suitable terms by Bros . R . W ylie and R . Brown . " The Visiting Brethren " was duly honoured , and coupled with the names of Bros , the Rev . T . W . Richardson , W . M . 1380 , and R . Roberts , W . M . I 473 t who expressed their hearty good wishes for the success of the Wilbraham Lodge . " The Officers " followed ,
and was responded to by Bros . Pentin , S . W . ; Fry , J . W . ; and E . Smith , Treas . In responding to the " Masonic Charities , " Bro . R . Brown , in the course of his remarks , spoke of the responsibility connected with a new lodge , in having to furnish a precedent for those who came after them , and stated that it was a fact that those lodges which were most
charitable were most prosperous . * ' The Musical Brethren " was acknowledged by Bro . Burgess , 1 G 09 , and the " Prov . Grand Organist"by Bro . Skeaf , P . G . O . Bro . Gill , of Lodge 1086 , delighted the whole assembly by his unique and attractive fairy bell performances , and
songs were given by Bros . Busfield , Brown , Wy ' ie , E . Smith , Gilfillan , Hobart , Bryan , T . J . Hughes , Forrester , Tebbutt , & c , the pianoforte accompaniments being well played by Bro . R . Burgess , Organist 1609 , and Bro . J . Skeat , P . G . O . After a most enjoyable evening the brethren separated , wishing the Wilbraham Lodge all prosperity .
Consecration Of The Albert Edvward Lodge, No. 1714.
CONSECRATION OF THE ALBERT EDVWARD LODGE , NO . 1714 .
This new lodge , which has been established for the convenience of brethren in the neighbourhood of the Royal Military College , Sandhurst , was consecrated on the 2 nd inst ., at the Duke of York Hotel , York Town , Surrey , by the G . M . of the province , Lieut .
General Brownrigg , CB . The gallant brother was assisted in the performance of his duties by the Rev . C . W . Arnold , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and several other Grand Officers of the province . Assisting also in the ceremony were nearly eighty brethren , among whom were Bros . Art . Staines , P . M . Shakespeare Lodge , No . 99 ; H . Freeman , W . M . South Saxon Lodge , 311 ; J . M . Dormor ,
M . M ., ami T . J . Pulley , Alfred Lodge , 340 ; H . Gerald Leigh , M . M . Apollo Lodge , 357 ; R . Fisher , M . M ., and J . Olds , P . M ., Royal Standard Lodge , 398 ; j . W . Sugg , P . M . Frederick Lodge of Unity , 452 ; Captain Cooper King , M . M . Zetland , Hong Kong , 525 ; Richard Eve , P . P . S . G . W . 395 , 5 69 , and 723 ; Colonel Middleton , P . M . Lodge of Auckland ; W . Sheliir .- . ke , W . M . ; W . Snowdon ,
P . P . G . J . D . ; T . Benham , S . W . ; G . Godfrey , J . W . ; W . Sellwood , M . M . ; F . Adnett , M . M . ; H . W . J . Mayne , M . M . j C . C . Gold , P . M . ; and R . Glasspool , M . M . ; Panmure Lodge , 723 ; W . D . Jones , M . M ., Isaac Newton Lodge , 859 ; Chas . Keen , P . J . G . W . ; W . Vine , P . F . G . D . ; H . W . Dean , M . M . ; and H . J . Taylor , S . W . ; St . Andrew ' s Lodge , 1046 ; E . Margrett , W . M . ; J . Robirson , and H .
Creed , M . M . ; Grey Friars Lodge , 1101 ; F . West , P . G . R ., Granite Lodge , 1328 ; John Smith , W . M . ; Capt . Richardson , P . P . S . G . D . ; Usher Lucas , S . W . ; F . Arrowsmith , M . M . ; W . Roy , M . M . j J . Aborts , M . M . ; W . B . Theobalds , M . M . ; W . Kennedy , P . M . ; H . Newman , M . M . ; G . Douglas , Secretary ; and S . Cole , P . M ., Aldershot Camp Lodge , 1 w , John Webster , P . D . G . J . W . ; W . Stacey , Male
S . W . ; J . McGowan , J . W . ; W . Weller , Sec . ; W . , M . M . ; W . Knight , M . M . ; and W . Chapman , M . M . ; St . John ' s Lodge , 1564 ; J . R . Nicholls , J . W ., and S . R . Nicholls , M . M .. Elliot Lodge , 1567 ; W . Parish , W . M . ; and James Mount , Wanderer ' s Lodge , 1604 ; Capt . S . C . Pratt , M . M . ; Compton , D . C . ; and F . Compton , J . "' Bayard Lodge 1615 .
, At the conclusion of the ceremony of consecration , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master called upon the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Bro . the Rev . C . W . Arnold , to perform the ceremony of installation , and the Rev . Bro . having assumed the chair , the installation was proceeded with . Bro . Henry Hacker , P . M . Panmure , No . 723 , Past Prov . J . G . Deacon Hants and Isle of Wig ht ,
was then presented , and in due form installed as W . M . ot . the Albert Edward Lodge , No . 1714 . The new W . M thereupon appointed Bro . Samuel Gerrard Kirchhorler Past Prov . G . J . D . Cambridgeshire , as his immediate Past Master . The Board of Installed Masters being closed . ttie brethren below the rank of Installed Masters were adml " . ' and after the customary salutes in the three degrees , tn
W . M . invested as officers for the year , Bro . James Mount ( Senior Warden ) , Bro . William Jas . Lendrim U . " Warden ) , Bro . Edwin Nich- Is ( Treasurer ) , Bro . W » lu * " * McLaughlin ( Secretary ) , Bro . Thumas Jell Pulle M f " Deacon ) , Bro . George Henry Martin ( Junior De ^ ° "M Bro . Henry John Price ( Inner Guard ) , and Bro . « - >* v > Payne ( Tyler ) .