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723 ] THOMAS DUNKERLEY . There is an oil painting of Thomas Dunkerley in the interesting collection of portraits of distinguished Freemasons at the Masonic Hall , Park-street , Bristol . Possibly it may be the one enquired for by Bro . Lamb Smith in your issue of the 23 rd ult . FREDERICK HASTINGS GOLDNEY .

724 'J AN OLD WORLD FREEMASON . I think it was Bro . Woodford , P . G . C , who , some time ago , called my attention to a curious item on page 97 ot Vol . 45 of the Surtees Society ' s publication ( TESTAMENTA EBORACENSIA ) , where is to be found "The Inventory of John Cadeby , of Beverley , Mason . " In this inventory occur the following items : " Item j zona de cerico viridi et rubio .... arg ornata , pond xvij unc . xxxijs viijd .

Item j zona de cerico arg . ornata cum foliis et lven pond vij uncet j qu . xjs viijd . Item j zona arg . ornata cum rosis , pond ix unc . etiij qu . xvjs iijd . Item j zona fracta de cerico arg . ornata cum literis B . et I . in medio , pond , Item , i zona de cerico bastard argentea , ornata cum stellis iijs . Item j zona de nigro cerico et viridi pond , xj unc xxviijs vd . " This reads very much like

what an inventory of an active Freemason in all sorts of Degrees might be expected to contain in the present day . If we interpret zona to mean " apron , " we shall find that this worthy patron of the mediaeval Kenning left behind him " One silk apron , green and red , silver mounted , weight , 17 ounces ; value , 32 s . Sd . One silk apron , silver mounted , with leaves and ivy , weight , ji ounces ; value ,

40 s . 8 d . One silk apron , silver mounted , with roses , weight , gf ounces ; value , 16 s . 3 d . One damaged silk apron , silver mounted , with letters B . and J . in the middle , weight .... One apron of mixed silk ( and wool ) , silvered , ornamented with stars , 3 s . One apron of black and green silk , weight , 3 ounces ; value , 3 s . 4 d . " You see Bro . Cadeby wore his Craft apron most . It had seen most service . T . B . WHYTEHEAD .

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ffiraft JKasorajL LODGE OF FELICITY ( No . 58 ) . —This lodge successfully celebrated its third jubilee on Monday , the gth inst ., at the Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street , when a largenumberof members and visitingbrethren assembled to take part in the interesting ceremony of celebrating the 150 th anniversary of its constitution as a regular lodge . The arrangements were of an excellent character , and

reflected great credit on the executive Committee . Bro . J . Ford , W . M ., occupied the chair , and amongst the brethren present were Bros . A . T . Day , P . G . Stwd ., S . W ., W . M . elect ; H . Carter , J . W . ; E . Farley , G . Stwd ., S . D . ; E . J . Humphrey , J . D . ; G . Robinson , I . G . ; Col . Sir F . Burdett , Bart ., Prov . G . M . Middx . ; Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Sec . ; T . Fenn , President Board of General

Purposes ; Capt . N . G . Philips , P . G . D . ; Brackstone Baker , P . G . D . ; Rev . G . W . Weldon , G . Chap . ; Major Peirce , P . G . D . ; H . Garrod , P . G . Pursuivant ; V . P . Freeman , J . G . D . ; R . T . Pigott , D . C . L ., P . A G . D . C . ; W . M . Bywater , G . S . B . ; E . Bowyer , P . G . S . B . ; W . M . of Grand Stewards' Lodge ; C . Barry , P . G . Stwd . ; H . Sutherland , M . D ., P . G . Stwd ., W , M . 90 ; J . Jordan ,

P . M . Grand Stewards' Lodge , P . G . Stwd . ; T . H . Edmonds , P . M . Grand Stewards' Lodge , P . G . Stwd . ; R . Berridge , P . G . Stwd . ; T . W . C . Jones , P . G . Stwd ., 259 ; C . B . Cousens , P . G . Stwd ., 4 ; J . Scott , P . G . Stwd ., P . M . 259 ; G . W . Ferrars Loftus , P . P . G . W . Norfolk ; J . E . Dawson , D . P . G . M . Herts ; G . E . Lake , Prov . G . Sec . Herts ; C . E . Keyser , P . P . G . W . Herts ; M .

Slaughter , W . M . 404 , P . P . G . O . Herts ; P . W . Taylor , P . P . G . W . Herts , 504 ; C . Bullock , P . P . G . R . Herts , 504 ; H . C . Heard , P . P . G . O . Herts , 449 ; H . T . Foster , P . P . G . D . Herts , 504 ; R . Carr , P . P . G . D . Northumberland ; T . T . Bucknill , Q . C ., P . M . 136 ; H . F . Manisty , 1610 ; F . R . Kendall , P . D . G . W . Victoria , P . D . G . D . Bombay ; O . S . Hodges , 259 ; H . Hunt , P . G . Stwd . ; T . A .

Robinsen , P . M . 1386 ; J . T . Oliver , J . B . Jordan , 2021 ; E . Anstead , W . B . Hicks , C . Goodfellow , G . Sims , A . J . Baker , F . S . Balestra , F . J . Burt , G . B . Brown , 2031 ; | . Smithers , T . J . Taylor , 33 ; T . R . Miller , J . Noad , E . E . Cooper , P . M . 1494 ; A . J . Dudgeon , 2006 , Prov . G . D . Essex ; Wm . W . Lee , 1897 ; J . P . Richards , A . Catling , IS 795 T . H . Fox , 1506 ; J . E . Turner , P . M . 1 S 1 ; A .

Chandler , S . T . Day , P . M . 16 G ; Perry , J . Sandbrook , R . Main , Dr . W . Jordan , E . Caffin , P . M . 99 ; E . Cole , P . M . 1257 ; W . G . Adams , 1 S 0 ; G . Webster , P . M . 569 ; H . J . Adams , P . M . 569 ; J . M . Knight , W . M . 95 ; G . Hollington , P . M . 933 ; H . J . Waterlow , Ernest Flint , F . Ewbank , E . J . Reeves , 732 ; R . Hammond , W . Carter , jun ., Alderman E . J . Gray , H . Garle ,

162 ; D . Russell , J . Fryer , VV . H . Harris , H . W . Birks , George Kenning , P . P . G . D . Middx . ; A . E . Sansom , M . D ., W . M . 1494 ; C . H . Paine , P . M . 162 ; T . Clark , P . M . 1704 ; E . H . Smithett , 180 ; A . Kingsmill , 1494 ; L . Keays , P . M . 917 ; J . H . Duncan , J . H . Goodhart , T . W . Jerrard , 665 ; T . Restell , D . Chester , P . M . 180 ; A . Churchward , P . M . 800 ; W . Gowland , P . M . 206 ; F . S .

Knyvett , G . D ., D . C . ; J . Noyes , P . M ., Sec ; L . Harris , P . M . ; F . J . Corder , P . M . ; G . H . Ogston , P . M . ; A . J . Hollington , P . M . ; A . R . Marten , P . M . ; W . Smithett , P . G . Stwd ., P . M ., Treas . ; C . E . Smith , P . M . ; T . Reynold , P . M . ; W . J . Crump , P . M . ; F . W . Smith , P . M . ; W . J . Franklin , P . M . ; F . Addis , P . M . ; and J .

Gladwell , P . M . 1470 . Lodge was opened in due form by Bro . J . Ford , W . M ., and the minutes read and confirmed . The audit report was then received and adopted , and the suggestion of the Committee that the tickets for the Albert Hall should be distributed between the VV . M ., Treasurer , Secretary , and two

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^^ P . M . ' s respectively , was also approved . Bros . Col . Sir F . Burdett , P . G . M . Middx ., and Brackstone Baker , P . G . I . ) ., having assumed the Wardens' chairs , the installation ceremony was proceeded with , Bro . Aug . Taylor Day , P . G . Stwd ., being impressively installed into the chair according to ancient custom . The following officers were appointed and invested : Bros . H . Carter , P . G . Stwd ., S . W . ; E .

Farley , G . Stwd ., J . W . ; W . Smithett , P . M ., P . G . Stwd ., Treas . ; John Noyes , P . M ., P . G . Stwd ., Sec . ; E . J . Humphrey , S . D . ; T . G . Robinson , J . D . ; F . Sumner Knyvett , J . G . D ., D . C ; R . Hammond , I . G . ; C . E . Smith , P . M ., P . G . Stwd ., Stwd . ; and Parkinson , Tyler . The usual addresses were delivered by the Installing Master , Bro . Ford , l . P . M . On the motion cf the W . M ., a hearty

vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Carter for his services whilst representing the lodge as Grand Steward . Bro . Carter briefly acknowledged the compliment . The W . M . then presented Bro . Ford , I . P . M ., with a P . M . ' s jewel , as a slight recognition of the handsome manner in which he had carried out the duties during the past year . Bro . Ford , I . P . M ., thanked the brethren for the gift , which he assured

them was quite unexpected . He appreciated the honour conferred upon him ; but , as far as the occupation of the chair was concerned , he had simply done his duty . The W . M . next presented Bro . Smithett , P . M ., Treas ., with a handsomely bound history of the lodge , as a memento of the kindly feelings with which he is regarded by the members ; and as a token of their appreciation of his labour in

compiling the work . Bro . Smithett , P . M ., having tendered his sincere thanks for the gift , proceeded to give a brief sketch of the history of the lodge since its formation , a review of which appeared in our columns a few weeks since . The brethren then adjourned to an excellent banquet , after which , the loving cup having been passed round , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured .

" The Oueen and the Craft . " and ' * H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., " were first given by the W . M ., and heartily received by all present . In proposing "The Grand Officers , " the W . M . remarked that they were fortunate in having a number of Grand Officers who had honoured them with their presence , and he was only expressing the feelings of every member when

he heartily thanked them for attending . He felt it was an honour to the lodge that Bro . Knyvett had been raised to the purple , and he could not do better than thank those Grand Officers who had done what they could for his promotion . The bre'hren all knew the work done by the Grand Officers , so that he would simply ask them to drink the toast , coupled with the names of Bros . Col . Sir Francis

Burdett , Bart ., P . G . M . Middx . ; T . Fenn , Pres . Bd . of Gen . Purps . ; and Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Sec . Bro . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., Prov . G . M . Middx ., in reply , said that on an occasion like the present , when they had met to celebrate the 150 th year of the lodge , and when he saw around him such a distinguished array of Grand Officers , he could not but feel considerable

diffidence in responding to the toast which had been so ably proposed by the W . M . There were many present who would have replied in a more able speech , but there were none who would do it with greater pleasure . The toast of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , comprises many of the RoyalFamily . He was convinced that H . R . H .

the M . W . G . M . was anxious to perform his duties in a manner satisfactory to all . Most of the brethren present were Past Masters of lodges , and had , therefore , had the opportunity of seeing tlie way in which the Grand Officers perform their duties . Many of the leading members of Grand Lodge were Prov . Grand Masters , and their provincial duties were far more laborious than those of Grand

Lodge , but they were supported most ably by every member of their province over which they presided . In the name of those Grand Officers he thanked them most heartily for the kind reception given the toast . Bro . T . Fenn , President Board General Purposes , also replied , and said that when in the lodge-room he had an interesting document given him , he looked at it with great

interest , and he saw so many distinguished names down , that he felt he would be exempt from making a speech , He had suffered promotion , having risen to his present position through the absence of several distinguished brethren . He was neither the highest nor the lowest , but in the happy medium , and he would far rather that the W . M . had kept to his original intention and called upon

the Grand Secretary , who had just returned from the country where he had been in constant practice in speech making . As for himself , he was quite unprepared to say anything , for it was not easy to respond second . It sometimes happened that one discovers something left unsaid , but Bro . Sir Francis Burdett always spoke so exhaustively that it was difficult to follow . There was , however , one subject

he had not touched upon , and that was their great meeting in the AlbertJHall . He knew what-took place in the lodgeroom , and he hoped that this lodge would support the meeting as others were doing . He had no doubt it would be a great success , and he was sure that the executive officers would endeavour to make it so . No pains or trouble would be spared by the Grand Secretary and others

to make it worthy of the object for which it had been designed . He , as a Grand Officer , ought to congratulate them upon attaining this anniversary , of the 150 th year of the lodge , and he assured them that he had been extremely interested in the portion of the history that was read . He had himself , as Secretary , compiled a short history of the Prince of Wales Lodge , a short time ago .

He again congratulated them on attaining their 150 th year and he could only say that he hoped the W . M . and the other members would reach the same age , and would enjoy the same vitality . Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary , also replied , and said he was placed in a very embarrassing position , for if Bro . Fenn could not say anything as second

to respond , what could he say having been called upon third ? He could only feebly re-echo what they had said , and join in the good wishes on this wonderful occasion . Bro . Barron a . nd the other worthy old Masons who presided 150 years ago , little thought there would be a gathering like the present met in that splendid room to celebrate the continued existence of their lodge . It was a wonderful

lodge that had completed its 100 th year , but theirs was still more wonderful having completed its 150 th . It was not merely the period of time since the formation of the lodge but there must be continuous existence . In the course of his official experience many had come to him quite confident of success in their application for a centenary warrant but in many instances they had had to be refused on this account . The members of the Felicity Lodge ought ,

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therefore , to feel very proud that they had nut together on this interesting occasion . When they calculated how many generations had come and gone , all woiking for the good of Masonry , and all transmitting the tradi ions of the Order , it would give them a greater opinion of the Ciaft and they would realise what it was to find a lodge like theirs . He thanked them for the kindness wh . ch had

prompted the desire to hear him say a few words , and also for the heartiness of his personal reception . Bro . Jas . Ford , P . G . Stwd ., l . P . M ., then said he had a pleasant duty to perform in asking them to drink " The Health of the Worshipful Master . " He would be very brief in asking them to receive this toast with all cordialit y for Bro . Day , W . M ., would maintain the traditions of the

Lodge , and would prove as good a Master as it had ever possessed . He offered Bro . Day his sincere congratulations and wished him a happy and prosperous year . Bro . Augustus Taylor Day , P . G . Stwd ., W . M ., heartil y thanked the P . M . for his kind remarks , and the brethren for their warm reception of the toast . He never thought when he began to work in Masonry that he should be W . M

of the lodge , especially on such an interesting and important occasion . He hoped that when his year came to a close the members would feel that their choice had not been misplaced . He intended to do his utmost to carry out the work with honour to the Craft , satisfaction to the members , and dignity to the lodge . In proposing "The Visitors , " The Worshipful Master

remarked that although they prided themselves on being an hospitable lodge , they seldom saw so many visiting brethren present as they had on the present occasion . He hoped the endeavours made to make them happy had not been in vain , and that those who were there for the first time would visit them again . He should couple with the toast the names of Bros . Rev . G . VV . Weldon , G . Chap .

and T . T . Bucknill , Q . C , P . M . 136 . Bro . Rev . G . W . " Weldon , G . chap ., on behalf of the visitors , tendered hearty thanks for the right loyal manner in which they had been entertained , and for the goodfellowship and geniality which had been so generally shown . He was afraid that this year they had already had "jubilee " administered ad nauseum , but he was tempted to say that

Masonry was about to make itself felt in the world by the great meeting at Albert Hall . When he looked back upon the time when it was not possible to get a G . Chap ., and when one brother was obliged to hold the office for several years as they could not get anyone else , he found that in proportion as time goes on the Craft wasj growing more popular and becoming a greater power .

Bro . T . T . Bucknill , Q . C , P . M . 136 , said that when he looked around him and saw the number of brethren wearing the purple , he could only imagine that he had been called upon to respond for those who wore the light blue , and on their behalf he respond hearty thanks . Bro . Noyes , P . M ., responded for "The Past Masters , " and said the W . M . in calling upon him to reply had placed

him in a position of great responsibility . He thanked the brethren on behalf of the P . M . 's , and he felt that it was owing to his age , and the fact that he was father of the lodge that he had been selected to respond . He also returned . thanks on behalf of Bro . Smithett , P . M ., Treas ., who had been obliged to leave . He would also thank them , on his own behalf , as Secretary .

Bro . Knyvett , G . D ., also returned thanks . Bro . Carter , P . G . Stwd ., S . W ., replied for "The Officers , " after which the Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings . During the evening an excellent programme of music was given , under the direction of Bro . Fred Walker , assisted by Bro . H . W . Schartau , E . Ualzell , R . Hilton , and Mr . S . Dicker .

ROYAL JUBILEE LODGE ( No . 72 ) . —This lodge held its final meeting for the present half-year , prior to the summer vacation , on Monday , the 2 nd ins ant , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . There was an exceedingly strong muster of Past Masters and brethren of the lodge on the occasion , and a large attendance of visiting brethren ,

there being present among the members of the lodge Bros . C . R . Williams , W . M . j P . M . ' s : Dunn , Treas . ; Darch , Sec ; Rhodes , Hines , Thurston , Bate , Walker , and Turner ; Stokes , S . W . ; Abrahams , J . W . ; Russell , J . D . ; Reid , I . G . ; Lloyd , W . S . ; Bridger , Asst . Sec . ; Braham , A . VV . S . ; Norton , E . Williams , F . H . Williams , Morris , Sharp , Weekley , Alderton ; and among the visitors

Bros . Catterson , P . M . 54 S , P . G . S . B . Surrey ; Robbins , P . M ., and W . Wingham , S . W ., of 25 ; J . Jacobs , P . M . 1614 ; Butt , P . M . 700 ; Westfield , J . W . 2184 ; Douglas , I . G . 619 ; Cooper , Temperance ; Fimister , Org . 901 ; White , 834 ; Arrowsmith , 753 ; and Clark , S 79 . The lodge was opened in due form , and , after the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and

confirmed , Bro . Tout was raised to the Sublime Degree , Bros . Barham and Stone being afterwards passed to the Degree of F . C A ballot then took place for the election of Mr . Norman , a candidate ior Fieemasonry , and , proving unanimous , and Mr . Norman , being in attendance , he was duly initiated into its mysteries and privileges . A ballot then took place for the election , as a ioinine member , of

Bro . J . Davis , of the Prudence Lodge , No . 1 550 , which proved unanimous . A batch of correspondence having been disposed of , relief was granted to three applicants , one being the case of a brother of the lod ge and two others , those of widows of brethren of the lodge . The W . M . then asked the lodge to accept at his hands a banner to commemorate the Roval lubilee vear . Bro .

Dunn , P . M ., proposed , Bro . Darch , P . M ., seconded , and it was unanimously resolved : " That the banner be accep ted from the hands of the W . M ., and that the thanks of the brethren of the lodge be recorded on the minutes for the thoughtful kindness of the W . M . in providing the lodge with such a handsome emblem . " The brethren having signified their acceptance of the bannerit was unfurled ,

, and the effect as it was displayed above the chair of the VV . M . was very striking . The banner , which is the nr " the lodge has possessed , is a handsome piece of w ° , ' executed by Bro . Edward Williams , who is an artist , an ? brother to the W . M . It is of blue silk , and bears , in addition to the Royal arms , portraits of King George IIL a , ia emblems

her present Majesty , rind a number of Masonic - the following inscription : " Royal Jubilee Lodge , founded 1 S 10 ; 1760—1810—Georgius 111 . ; 1837-1887—Victor 's . Presented to the lodge to commemorate the Royal J " ""? year by Bro . Charles Richard Williams , W . M ., in his 5 ° " year . " A ballot then took place for the election of to " brethren to represent the lodge , in company with the vv .