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One brother raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . After some other routine business the lodge was closed in regular form . On the evening of Tuesday , the gth inst ., an emergency meeting of the lodge was held to consider a communication from the Grand Lodge of Scotland inviting the brethren to assist in lavine the foundation stone of the
Poor House and Asylum at Greenock on thc 12 th inst ., and of the new Harbour at Ayr , on the 19 th inst . The W . M ., Bro . Dr . William Lewis , presided , and was supported by most of the office-bearers of the lodge . After a lengthened discussion , it was unanimously agreed to send an influential deputation to Greenock . At the same
time it was agreed that , although the lodge did not see its way to send an official deputation to Ayr , yet it would be satisfactory that if any of the brethren of the lodge could conveniently attend at Ayr , they should represent the lodge upon the occasion . There being no other business , the lodge was afterwards closed in due form .
Consecration Of The Clive Lodge, No. 1575, At Market Drayton.
CONSECRATION OF THE CLIVE LODGE , No . 1575 , AT MARKET DRAYTON .
Viewed in its moral bearing and influence on society , Freemasonry exercises a potent power wherever its principles are practised ; but when there is also taken into account the large amount of good annually resulting from its charitable institutions for decayed brethren , their
widows , and for boys and girls , it assumes a position worthy of emulation . " Brotherly love , relief , and truth " has ever been its motto , and even under the most adverse circumstances it has held on its way , permeating society , and uniting , where its principles are adopted , in one indissoluble bond the rich and the poor , the monarch and the subject . The installation of His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales as its Most Worshipful Grand Master has tended to increase the popularity of Freemasonry , and since the last Grand Lodge , warrants for 19 new lodges have been granted . In no province , perhaps , has there been a larger increase than in North Wales and Shropshire , for within a few weeks the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Sir W . Williams-Wynn , Bart .,
M . P ., has consecrated four lodges—at Bridgnorth , Llanidloes , Newtown , and at Market Drayton . The ceremonial incident to the consecration and opening of a Mason ' s lodge is one of an impressive character , and on Tuesday nearly 90 brethren assembled at Market Drayton to offer their " hearty good wishes " to the officers , and to witness and take part in the formula of consecrating * " The Clive
Lodge , No . 1575 . The brethren included Ihe R . W . P . Grand Master , Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart ., M . P . ; John Peters , P . G . S . W . 587 -, W . Blakeway , P . G . J . W . 262 ; W . H . Spraull , P . G . Sec . 1124 ; ' !' . Wood , P . G . D . C , 1124 ; J . B . J . Goldsbro ' , P . G . A . D . C ; P . H . Evans , P . G . A . D . C ; James Salmon , P . G . Sword Bearer 1427 ; J . D .
Boucher , P . G . Organist ; Rowland Millington , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., 601 ; Henry Shepard , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., 601 ; Bulkeley Hughes , P . M ., M . P . for Carnarvon ; J . L . Warren , P . M . 726 and 887 , P . P . G . Registrar Staffordshire ; George Gorden Warren , P . M . 726 , P . P . G . S . B . Staffordshire ; J . Bodenham , P . M . 726 and 751 , P . G . T . Staffordshire , and P . P . G . R . Herefordshire : T
Beaumont Piercy , 418 , P . P . G . S . of Works Staffordshire ; George Spilsbury , 726 , P . P . G . J . W . Staffordshire ; Thos . Hawkins , P . M . 468 and 038 , P . P . G . D . C . Warwickshire ; Thomas H . Smith , P . M . 468 and 938 , P . P . G . J . D . Warwickshire ; C . Marsh , 460 , P . P . G . S . W . Staffordshire ; J . S . Crapper , 418 , P . P . G . A . D . C . Staffordshire ; W . Eardley , 979 , P . G . D . C . Cheshire ; A . E . Cockayne , P . M . and W . M .
Cheshire ; J . B . Hide , P . M . 262 , 317 , 826 , P . G . Tyler ; W . D . Newnes , 117 , P . G . Assist . Tyler ; T . S . Cundy , 509 ; John Blackhurst , S . W . 979 ; R . B . Mowbray , 979 ; T . Bolshaw , J . D . 979 ; T . Heath , jun ., 979 ; T . Bought Jones , 293 and 726 ; E . T . Thompson , 728 ; Dublin : F . Butterworth , 293 ; W . C . Lisle , P . M . 293 ; A . Jackson , IQ .-I ; V . K , Deardon , 293 ; J . H . Bellyse , 301 and 201 ;
T . D . Firth , 267 ; G . E . Smith , 163 ; J . T . Cox , 726 ; T . Wood , Secretary , 726 ; E . C . Griffiths , 726 -, F . W , Smith , 72 ( 1 ; H . T . Smith , 726 ; S . Bennion , S . W . 293 and 1575 ; James Hockenhull , 293 ; J . B . Unsworth , 1061 ; E . R . Heath , 292 ; J . G . Jacob , 935 ; W-. xford C , Brown , 98 ; R . Hilditch , 98 ; T . Salter , 201 ; J . Bates , P . M . 601 : I . Adams . W . M . iioi : I . Brooke . I . W . da , : R .
Acton , dot ; Edward Lea , 117 ; Edward Lawrence , P . AI , j 120 ; John Machin , 1120 ; Thos . T . Chubb , 333 ; Geo , C . Matthews , 610 ; C A . Cordingley , 372 ; ' George Wycherley , 217 ; J . H . Kemp , 1575 ; J . D . Wilkinson , 1575 ; Dr . Thompson , 1575 ; Dr . Harding , 157 s ; S . Heath , 1575 ; j . Comes , 1575 ; John Judge , Tyler 1575 , and others .
The brethren assembled in the lodge-room at the Corbet Arms Hotel about one r'c . ock , when the lodge was opened in the three degrees , the presiding officer being Bro . J . Loxdale Warren , who appointed Bro . A . E . Cockayne as Senior Warden , and Bro . J . B . Piercy , Junior Warden pro tern . After the lapse of half an hour , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Sir W . W . Wynn , M . P ., was
announced , and , preceded by several provincial officers , entered the lodge . Bro . Warren then vacated the chair , and presented his gavel to the R . W . P . G . Master , who took the presidency of the lodge , and was Masonically saluted . The „ Senior Warden ' s and Junior Warden ' s c | iairs were also occupied by provincial officers . The R . W . P . G . M ., addressing the brethren , observed that
they were assembled on that occasion to open the Clive Lodge , No . 1575 . It was a matter of regret to him that the ceremony had not been performed before ; in the first place , ill-health had prevented him from being present , and the death of one near and dear to him had further delayed the ceremony , which had been previously fixed t ( ake place inMay . JHe might have asked his Deputy Gian
Consecration Of The Clive Lodge, No. 1575, At Market Drayton.
Master to have done it , but at that time his health also was so impaired that he was unable to be present , and , as they knew , it subsequently got worse , and he was now no more amongst them . He trusted the lodge would not suffer from his shortcomings ; he was happy to see so many present , and he hoped the lodge would become very prosuerous . Thev were situated on thc borders of other
provinces where Masonry was conducted as well as it was in any part of thc kingdom—he referred to Cheshire , Staffordshire , and Warwickshire . He was glad to sec so many representatives present from those provinces , and he hoped that the Clive Lodge would not in any way be second to any other . During the time he had the honour of presiding over them several lodges had been opened , and he
thought it was evident that Masonry was progressing favourably throughout the province . The R . W . P . G . M . then requested the P . G . Secretary to read thc petition for thc new lodge and the warrant of constitution , which is granted by the Prince of Wales as G . M . of England , and signed by Lord Skelmersdale , the M . W . D . G . M . It names George Gordon Warren , W . M .,
John Tayleur , S . W ., and John Bodenham , J . W . Thc lodge board , which was placed in the centre of the room , was then unveiled , and during the consecration prayer corn was scattered on it by the Consecrating Officer , the V . W . Bro . T . W . J . Golsbro' P . P . G . S . W . ; afterwards , wine by the P . S . W ., Bro . Peters , and subsequently , oil , by the P . G . W ., Bro . Blakewav . The R . W . Grand
Master then declared " That , as Prov . G . Master , he constituted the Clive Lodge into a regular lodge by the rites and ceremonies of their ancient fraternity , " adding , " may the Supreme Architect of thc Universe prosper all your duties . " The musical portion of the consecration ceremony was rendered in an impressive manner by Bro . Boucher , P . G . Organist .
At the close of the ceremony the installation of Bro . George Gordon Warren took place as Worshipful Master of thc lodge . At the close of the ceremony thc W . M . appointed his officers , and investetl them with their several insignia , as follows : —John Tayleur , S . W . ; John Bodenham , P . P . G . R ., J . W . ; T . Rought Jones , Treas . ; S . Bennion , Sec . ; J . B . Unsworth , S . D . ; T . Rought
Jones , J . D . ; F . W . Smith , I . G . ; J . Judge , Tyler . After receiving the usual salutations and greetings from those present , thc lodge was duly closed , and a procession was formed to church under the direction of Bro . Wood , P . G . D . C , in the following older : —Thc Tyler , with drawn sword , carrying also a handsome banner , with name and number of the lodge inscribed thereon ( a gift , we
understand , in remembrance of a departed brother ); the brethren of the lodge , the officers , thc visiting brethren , members of the Provincial Grand Lotlge , and then , a very pleasant feature , four boys ( sons of Master Masons ) carrying on a velvet cushion the Bible , opened at the 10 th chapter of Numbers ; after them the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , the procession closing with the R . W . P . G . M ., Sir
W . W . Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., who was preceded and followed by Sword Bearers . Arrived at the church , where a large congregation had assembled , an opening voluntary was very finely rendered . Special psalms and appropriate lessons were read , and a short but pithy and well-chosen sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . J . G . Jacob , county Wexford , from the text " Let brotherly love con
tinue—Hebrews xiii , 1 . The hymns were—273 , 298 , and 364 ( A . & M . revised edition ); these , as well as the whole of the musical portion of the service , were given with really good taste and fine effect . At thc close a collection was made in aid of the North Wales and Shropshire Charitable Masonic Association and a local charity , amounting to £ 9 18 s . 2-Jd . The
procession re-formed and returned to their lodge , where the brethren of the newly-formed Clive Lodge commenced theit duties . Feeling allusion was made to the late Bro . F . C Cockayne , and a motion that thc ledge should go into mourning for a month was unanimously carried . Several applications for membership were received , as well as propositions for joining members .
The banquet was served in the ball-room of the hotel . The menu embraced every delicacy of the season , the waiting was unexceptionable , and the whole reflected great credit on Mr . and Mrs . Wycherley , the host and hostess . The newly-installed VV . M . presided , supported by the Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master and other officers , and the vice-presidents were Bros . Loxdale , Warren , and
John Bodenham . After the toast of " The Queen and thc Craft "had been honoured , the W . M . proposed " The Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Granil Master of England , and the Princess of Wales . " He hoped their Grand Master would long live to wield his Masonic sceptre over a free and united brotherhood . ( Applause . ) He could only rcler to his recent
visit to India , but he had no doubt that one of its results would be a large accession to Masonry in the Indian empire . With the name of their Grand Master he associated that of his illustrious lady , the Princess of Wales , who in her everyday life exercised and exhibited thc virtues which characterised Freemasonry . ( Loud applause . ) The next toast was " The Earl of Carnarvon , the R . W .
Pro G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , the M . W . D . G . M ., and Officers ol the Grand Lodge of England . " The W . M . again rose , and said that thc toast he now had the honour to propose was one that had a more personal interest attaching to it than any of the preceding —he referred to the R . W . P . G . M . of North Wales and Shropshire , Sir Watkin William Wynn , Bart . He
considered that Freemasonry must of necessity flourish when it was encouraged by brethren of rank and position in the country , and more especially when those brethren took an interest in the affairs of the province . They had heard with great pleasure that their Provincial Grand Master had recruited his health and strength whilst he had been absent from the country , and he felt sute that nothing could have given him greater pleasure than the consecra-
Consecration Of The Clive Lodge, No. 1575, At Market Drayton.
tion , of another lodge in his province . The toast wis drunk with Masonic honours . The R . W . P . G . Master very cordially acknowled ged the kind manner in which his name had been received . He had told them before in the lodge that for a great part of last year he was unable to attend to Masonic duties , and he did not wish their lodge to be consecrated withou '
himself being present . For several years he had known in another capacity , many whom he saw before him ; and then , in addition , his maternal family almost entirel y sprang from their parish . He hoped , therefore , that the Clive Lodge would be exceedingly prosperous . ( Applause . ) He had had the pleasure of recently opening four lod ges and for the kindness which he received at all times and
under all circumstances during the time he had presided over the province he very sincerely thanked them . The next toast , given by the W . M ., was " The P . D . G . M . and Prov . Grand Officers , Past and Present , " which was acknowledged by P . P . G . S . W . Bro . John Peters . The R . W . P . G . M . again rose to propose what he con - sidered the toast of the evening— " The Health of the
Worshipful Master . " ( Applause . ) He recollected that his maternal ancestors were born within sight of the house where they were assembled , one of whom rose to be the founder of the great Indian empire . Hc did not hope that the Clive Lodge would grow into such gigantic props rtions as the Indian empire , but he did hope that the lodge would be as prosperous as it had been . He had known their
Worshipful Master many years , and he hoped that they would all esteem him as he did , and assist him in the management of the lodge . ( Drunk with three times three . ) The W . M . said that hc felt it to be an extremely difficult task to thank them for the honour of receiving the toast of the newly consecrated lodge , and himself as its first Master ; but he did so heartily , conscientiously , and cordially . He
hoped that the infant whom they had that day assisted to christen would attain to manhood , and live to a green old ag c , and when the brethren from a distance looked back on the events of the past , he crusted they would not have to regret what they had done that day . He would ask those who had been selected to work the new lodge to assist him in rearing the edifice—they would have trials to
undergo and difficulties to meet before they could place on that edifice of Masonry the top-stone ; but they would tryto do that , and to leave behind them a development of thc grand principles and characteristics of . Freemasonry ( Applause . ) The toast of "The Masonic Charities" was next drunk , and responded to by P . P . G . T . John Bodenham with bis
accustomed earnestness and ability . Bro . T . Rought Jones , J . D ., proposed the toast of "The Visiting Brethren , " associating with it the name of Bro . J . G . Jacob , the Acting Chaplain . Bro . the Rev . J . G . Jacob , in acknowledging the toast , said there was nothing which hc could do to benefit the Masonic Craft which he did not look on as a labour of love .
Hc had heard with very great pleasure during the few days he had been in England that Masonry in the province was a real existence , anil possessed a real spirit , and was not merely Masonry in name ; and it afforded him still further pleasure to hear in the lodge that Masonry was progressing . He was glad to say that it was also increasing in Ireland , and he believed that the more it
increased the better would it be for thc country at large . ( Applause . ) The W . M . regretted that the ConsecratingOfficer had been obliged to leave them ; but ] he would propose "The I Icalth of the Installing Officer , Bro . J . Loxdale Warren . " Bro . Loxdale Warren expressed the pleasure he felt in seeing a lodge established in his native town . He had for
twenty years been a Freemason , but until lately he had never even anticipated the pleasure which thc opening of the lodge had afforded him . He had been further gratified by having to instal his brother in blood as its first Master . He had sat under him , and presided over him in lodges , and hc knew th . i t he was well qualified to discharge the duties to which he had that day been installed . ( Applause . )
Before sitting down , hc wished to propose "The Officers of the Lodge . " They all knew that no lodge could be properly worked without the Worshipful Master was assisted by his officers . It was utterly impossible for a lodge to be efficiently conducted without thc assistance especially of the Wardens , and , in fact , of all its officers , thoroughly discharging their respective duties . He believed they all would shew their zeal for Masonry , and unitedly make the Clive Lodge perfect in
its working . The toast was drunk , and responded to by Bro . Bodenham , J . W ., who said that his hoped the officers would unite to work together under one of the best Masters that ever ruled a lodge . Hchad had the pleasure before of working under him , and hc knew that he could do the work if he was thoroughly assisted . Other toasts followed , and the brethren separated about eleven o ' clock .
Laying The Corner Stone Of Holy Trinity Church, Ashton-Under-Lyne.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH , ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE .
On the 2 nd inst ., a demonstration , under the auspices of the P . G . Lodge of East Lancashire , took place 011 the occasion of laying the north-cast corner stone of Holy Trinity Church , by Bro . George Mellor , Worshipful Dep . Provincial
Grand Master of East Lancashire , and Mayor of Ashtonunder-Lyne . A lodge was opened at the Town Hall by the W . M . of Lodge Minerva at three o ' clock , and after the usual routine of business it was adjourned . The brethren to thc number of 200 . including 7 , 1 Past and Present
Provincial Officers , were formed into a procession , and marshalled by Bros . C . M . Jones , P . G . D . C , and J . H . Sillitoe , A . P . G . D . C , headed by the Hurst village band , proceeded to the site of the new church . Previous to the laying of the corner stone , the foundation stone was laid by T . Hsginbottom , Esq ., J . P . ( nephew of the founder ) , who was ac-
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Scotland.
One brother raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . After some other routine business the lodge was closed in regular form . On the evening of Tuesday , the gth inst ., an emergency meeting of the lodge was held to consider a communication from the Grand Lodge of Scotland inviting the brethren to assist in lavine the foundation stone of the
Poor House and Asylum at Greenock on thc 12 th inst ., and of the new Harbour at Ayr , on the 19 th inst . The W . M ., Bro . Dr . William Lewis , presided , and was supported by most of the office-bearers of the lodge . After a lengthened discussion , it was unanimously agreed to send an influential deputation to Greenock . At the same
time it was agreed that , although the lodge did not see its way to send an official deputation to Ayr , yet it would be satisfactory that if any of the brethren of the lodge could conveniently attend at Ayr , they should represent the lodge upon the occasion . There being no other business , the lodge was afterwards closed in due form .
Consecration Of The Clive Lodge, No. 1575, At Market Drayton.
CONSECRATION OF THE CLIVE LODGE , No . 1575 , AT MARKET DRAYTON .
Viewed in its moral bearing and influence on society , Freemasonry exercises a potent power wherever its principles are practised ; but when there is also taken into account the large amount of good annually resulting from its charitable institutions for decayed brethren , their
widows , and for boys and girls , it assumes a position worthy of emulation . " Brotherly love , relief , and truth " has ever been its motto , and even under the most adverse circumstances it has held on its way , permeating society , and uniting , where its principles are adopted , in one indissoluble bond the rich and the poor , the monarch and the subject . The installation of His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales as its Most Worshipful Grand Master has tended to increase the popularity of Freemasonry , and since the last Grand Lodge , warrants for 19 new lodges have been granted . In no province , perhaps , has there been a larger increase than in North Wales and Shropshire , for within a few weeks the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Sir W . Williams-Wynn , Bart .,
M . P ., has consecrated four lodges—at Bridgnorth , Llanidloes , Newtown , and at Market Drayton . The ceremonial incident to the consecration and opening of a Mason ' s lodge is one of an impressive character , and on Tuesday nearly 90 brethren assembled at Market Drayton to offer their " hearty good wishes " to the officers , and to witness and take part in the formula of consecrating * " The Clive
Lodge , No . 1575 . The brethren included Ihe R . W . P . Grand Master , Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart ., M . P . ; John Peters , P . G . S . W . 587 -, W . Blakeway , P . G . J . W . 262 ; W . H . Spraull , P . G . Sec . 1124 ; ' !' . Wood , P . G . D . C , 1124 ; J . B . J . Goldsbro ' , P . G . A . D . C ; P . H . Evans , P . G . A . D . C ; James Salmon , P . G . Sword Bearer 1427 ; J . D .
Boucher , P . G . Organist ; Rowland Millington , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., 601 ; Henry Shepard , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., 601 ; Bulkeley Hughes , P . M ., M . P . for Carnarvon ; J . L . Warren , P . M . 726 and 887 , P . P . G . Registrar Staffordshire ; George Gorden Warren , P . M . 726 , P . P . G . S . B . Staffordshire ; J . Bodenham , P . M . 726 and 751 , P . G . T . Staffordshire , and P . P . G . R . Herefordshire : T
Beaumont Piercy , 418 , P . P . G . S . of Works Staffordshire ; George Spilsbury , 726 , P . P . G . J . W . Staffordshire ; Thos . Hawkins , P . M . 468 and 038 , P . P . G . D . C . Warwickshire ; Thomas H . Smith , P . M . 468 and 938 , P . P . G . J . D . Warwickshire ; C . Marsh , 460 , P . P . G . S . W . Staffordshire ; J . S . Crapper , 418 , P . P . G . A . D . C . Staffordshire ; W . Eardley , 979 , P . G . D . C . Cheshire ; A . E . Cockayne , P . M . and W . M .
Cheshire ; J . B . Hide , P . M . 262 , 317 , 826 , P . G . Tyler ; W . D . Newnes , 117 , P . G . Assist . Tyler ; T . S . Cundy , 509 ; John Blackhurst , S . W . 979 ; R . B . Mowbray , 979 ; T . Bolshaw , J . D . 979 ; T . Heath , jun ., 979 ; T . Bought Jones , 293 and 726 ; E . T . Thompson , 728 ; Dublin : F . Butterworth , 293 ; W . C . Lisle , P . M . 293 ; A . Jackson , IQ .-I ; V . K , Deardon , 293 ; J . H . Bellyse , 301 and 201 ;
T . D . Firth , 267 ; G . E . Smith , 163 ; J . T . Cox , 726 ; T . Wood , Secretary , 726 ; E . C . Griffiths , 726 -, F . W , Smith , 72 ( 1 ; H . T . Smith , 726 ; S . Bennion , S . W . 293 and 1575 ; James Hockenhull , 293 ; J . B . Unsworth , 1061 ; E . R . Heath , 292 ; J . G . Jacob , 935 ; W-. xford C , Brown , 98 ; R . Hilditch , 98 ; T . Salter , 201 ; J . Bates , P . M . 601 : I . Adams . W . M . iioi : I . Brooke . I . W . da , : R .
Acton , dot ; Edward Lea , 117 ; Edward Lawrence , P . AI , j 120 ; John Machin , 1120 ; Thos . T . Chubb , 333 ; Geo , C . Matthews , 610 ; C A . Cordingley , 372 ; ' George Wycherley , 217 ; J . H . Kemp , 1575 ; J . D . Wilkinson , 1575 ; Dr . Thompson , 1575 ; Dr . Harding , 157 s ; S . Heath , 1575 ; j . Comes , 1575 ; John Judge , Tyler 1575 , and others .
The brethren assembled in the lodge-room at the Corbet Arms Hotel about one r'c . ock , when the lodge was opened in the three degrees , the presiding officer being Bro . J . Loxdale Warren , who appointed Bro . A . E . Cockayne as Senior Warden , and Bro . J . B . Piercy , Junior Warden pro tern . After the lapse of half an hour , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Sir W . W . Wynn , M . P ., was
announced , and , preceded by several provincial officers , entered the lodge . Bro . Warren then vacated the chair , and presented his gavel to the R . W . P . G . Master , who took the presidency of the lodge , and was Masonically saluted . The „ Senior Warden ' s and Junior Warden ' s c | iairs were also occupied by provincial officers . The R . W . P . G . M ., addressing the brethren , observed that
they were assembled on that occasion to open the Clive Lodge , No . 1575 . It was a matter of regret to him that the ceremony had not been performed before ; in the first place , ill-health had prevented him from being present , and the death of one near and dear to him had further delayed the ceremony , which had been previously fixed t ( ake place inMay . JHe might have asked his Deputy Gian
Consecration Of The Clive Lodge, No. 1575, At Market Drayton.
Master to have done it , but at that time his health also was so impaired that he was unable to be present , and , as they knew , it subsequently got worse , and he was now no more amongst them . He trusted the lodge would not suffer from his shortcomings ; he was happy to see so many present , and he hoped the lodge would become very prosuerous . Thev were situated on thc borders of other
provinces where Masonry was conducted as well as it was in any part of thc kingdom—he referred to Cheshire , Staffordshire , and Warwickshire . He was glad to sec so many representatives present from those provinces , and he hoped that the Clive Lodge would not in any way be second to any other . During the time he had the honour of presiding over them several lodges had been opened , and he
thought it was evident that Masonry was progressing favourably throughout the province . The R . W . P . G . M . then requested the P . G . Secretary to read thc petition for thc new lodge and the warrant of constitution , which is granted by the Prince of Wales as G . M . of England , and signed by Lord Skelmersdale , the M . W . D . G . M . It names George Gordon Warren , W . M .,
John Tayleur , S . W ., and John Bodenham , J . W . Thc lodge board , which was placed in the centre of the room , was then unveiled , and during the consecration prayer corn was scattered on it by the Consecrating Officer , the V . W . Bro . T . W . J . Golsbro' P . P . G . S . W . ; afterwards , wine by the P . S . W ., Bro . Peters , and subsequently , oil , by the P . G . W ., Bro . Blakewav . The R . W . Grand
Master then declared " That , as Prov . G . Master , he constituted the Clive Lodge into a regular lodge by the rites and ceremonies of their ancient fraternity , " adding , " may the Supreme Architect of thc Universe prosper all your duties . " The musical portion of the consecration ceremony was rendered in an impressive manner by Bro . Boucher , P . G . Organist .
At the close of the ceremony the installation of Bro . George Gordon Warren took place as Worshipful Master of thc lodge . At the close of the ceremony thc W . M . appointed his officers , and investetl them with their several insignia , as follows : —John Tayleur , S . W . ; John Bodenham , P . P . G . R ., J . W . ; T . Rought Jones , Treas . ; S . Bennion , Sec . ; J . B . Unsworth , S . D . ; T . Rought
Jones , J . D . ; F . W . Smith , I . G . ; J . Judge , Tyler . After receiving the usual salutations and greetings from those present , thc lodge was duly closed , and a procession was formed to church under the direction of Bro . Wood , P . G . D . C , in the following older : —Thc Tyler , with drawn sword , carrying also a handsome banner , with name and number of the lodge inscribed thereon ( a gift , we
understand , in remembrance of a departed brother ); the brethren of the lodge , the officers , thc visiting brethren , members of the Provincial Grand Lotlge , and then , a very pleasant feature , four boys ( sons of Master Masons ) carrying on a velvet cushion the Bible , opened at the 10 th chapter of Numbers ; after them the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , the procession closing with the R . W . P . G . M ., Sir
W . W . Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., who was preceded and followed by Sword Bearers . Arrived at the church , where a large congregation had assembled , an opening voluntary was very finely rendered . Special psalms and appropriate lessons were read , and a short but pithy and well-chosen sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . J . G . Jacob , county Wexford , from the text " Let brotherly love con
tinue—Hebrews xiii , 1 . The hymns were—273 , 298 , and 364 ( A . & M . revised edition ); these , as well as the whole of the musical portion of the service , were given with really good taste and fine effect . At thc close a collection was made in aid of the North Wales and Shropshire Charitable Masonic Association and a local charity , amounting to £ 9 18 s . 2-Jd . The
procession re-formed and returned to their lodge , where the brethren of the newly-formed Clive Lodge commenced theit duties . Feeling allusion was made to the late Bro . F . C Cockayne , and a motion that thc ledge should go into mourning for a month was unanimously carried . Several applications for membership were received , as well as propositions for joining members .
The banquet was served in the ball-room of the hotel . The menu embraced every delicacy of the season , the waiting was unexceptionable , and the whole reflected great credit on Mr . and Mrs . Wycherley , the host and hostess . The newly-installed VV . M . presided , supported by the Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master and other officers , and the vice-presidents were Bros . Loxdale , Warren , and
John Bodenham . After the toast of " The Queen and thc Craft "had been honoured , the W . M . proposed " The Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Granil Master of England , and the Princess of Wales . " He hoped their Grand Master would long live to wield his Masonic sceptre over a free and united brotherhood . ( Applause . ) He could only rcler to his recent
visit to India , but he had no doubt that one of its results would be a large accession to Masonry in the Indian empire . With the name of their Grand Master he associated that of his illustrious lady , the Princess of Wales , who in her everyday life exercised and exhibited thc virtues which characterised Freemasonry . ( Loud applause . ) The next toast was " The Earl of Carnarvon , the R . W .
Pro G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , the M . W . D . G . M ., and Officers ol the Grand Lodge of England . " The W . M . again rose , and said that thc toast he now had the honour to propose was one that had a more personal interest attaching to it than any of the preceding —he referred to the R . W . P . G . M . of North Wales and Shropshire , Sir Watkin William Wynn , Bart . He
considered that Freemasonry must of necessity flourish when it was encouraged by brethren of rank and position in the country , and more especially when those brethren took an interest in the affairs of the province . They had heard with great pleasure that their Provincial Grand Master had recruited his health and strength whilst he had been absent from the country , and he felt sute that nothing could have given him greater pleasure than the consecra-
Consecration Of The Clive Lodge, No. 1575, At Market Drayton.
tion , of another lodge in his province . The toast wis drunk with Masonic honours . The R . W . P . G . Master very cordially acknowled ged the kind manner in which his name had been received . He had told them before in the lodge that for a great part of last year he was unable to attend to Masonic duties , and he did not wish their lodge to be consecrated withou '
himself being present . For several years he had known in another capacity , many whom he saw before him ; and then , in addition , his maternal family almost entirel y sprang from their parish . He hoped , therefore , that the Clive Lodge would be exceedingly prosperous . ( Applause . ) He had had the pleasure of recently opening four lod ges and for the kindness which he received at all times and
under all circumstances during the time he had presided over the province he very sincerely thanked them . The next toast , given by the W . M ., was " The P . D . G . M . and Prov . Grand Officers , Past and Present , " which was acknowledged by P . P . G . S . W . Bro . John Peters . The R . W . P . G . M . again rose to propose what he con - sidered the toast of the evening— " The Health of the
Worshipful Master . " ( Applause . ) He recollected that his maternal ancestors were born within sight of the house where they were assembled , one of whom rose to be the founder of the great Indian empire . Hc did not hope that the Clive Lodge would grow into such gigantic props rtions as the Indian empire , but he did hope that the lodge would be as prosperous as it had been . He had known their
Worshipful Master many years , and he hoped that they would all esteem him as he did , and assist him in the management of the lodge . ( Drunk with three times three . ) The W . M . said that hc felt it to be an extremely difficult task to thank them for the honour of receiving the toast of the newly consecrated lodge , and himself as its first Master ; but he did so heartily , conscientiously , and cordially . He
hoped that the infant whom they had that day assisted to christen would attain to manhood , and live to a green old ag c , and when the brethren from a distance looked back on the events of the past , he crusted they would not have to regret what they had done that day . He would ask those who had been selected to work the new lodge to assist him in rearing the edifice—they would have trials to
undergo and difficulties to meet before they could place on that edifice of Masonry the top-stone ; but they would tryto do that , and to leave behind them a development of thc grand principles and characteristics of . Freemasonry ( Applause . ) The toast of "The Masonic Charities" was next drunk , and responded to by P . P . G . T . John Bodenham with bis
accustomed earnestness and ability . Bro . T . Rought Jones , J . D ., proposed the toast of "The Visiting Brethren , " associating with it the name of Bro . J . G . Jacob , the Acting Chaplain . Bro . the Rev . J . G . Jacob , in acknowledging the toast , said there was nothing which hc could do to benefit the Masonic Craft which he did not look on as a labour of love .
Hc had heard with very great pleasure during the few days he had been in England that Masonry in the province was a real existence , anil possessed a real spirit , and was not merely Masonry in name ; and it afforded him still further pleasure to hear in the lodge that Masonry was progressing . He was glad to say that it was also increasing in Ireland , and he believed that the more it
increased the better would it be for thc country at large . ( Applause . ) The W . M . regretted that the ConsecratingOfficer had been obliged to leave them ; but ] he would propose "The I Icalth of the Installing Officer , Bro . J . Loxdale Warren . " Bro . Loxdale Warren expressed the pleasure he felt in seeing a lodge established in his native town . He had for
twenty years been a Freemason , but until lately he had never even anticipated the pleasure which thc opening of the lodge had afforded him . He had been further gratified by having to instal his brother in blood as its first Master . He had sat under him , and presided over him in lodges , and hc knew th . i t he was well qualified to discharge the duties to which he had that day been installed . ( Applause . )
Before sitting down , hc wished to propose "The Officers of the Lodge . " They all knew that no lodge could be properly worked without the Worshipful Master was assisted by his officers . It was utterly impossible for a lodge to be efficiently conducted without thc assistance especially of the Wardens , and , in fact , of all its officers , thoroughly discharging their respective duties . He believed they all would shew their zeal for Masonry , and unitedly make the Clive Lodge perfect in
its working . The toast was drunk , and responded to by Bro . Bodenham , J . W ., who said that his hoped the officers would unite to work together under one of the best Masters that ever ruled a lodge . Hchad had the pleasure before of working under him , and hc knew that he could do the work if he was thoroughly assisted . Other toasts followed , and the brethren separated about eleven o ' clock .
Laying The Corner Stone Of Holy Trinity Church, Ashton-Under-Lyne.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH , ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE .
On the 2 nd inst ., a demonstration , under the auspices of the P . G . Lodge of East Lancashire , took place 011 the occasion of laying the north-cast corner stone of Holy Trinity Church , by Bro . George Mellor , Worshipful Dep . Provincial
Grand Master of East Lancashire , and Mayor of Ashtonunder-Lyne . A lodge was opened at the Town Hall by the W . M . of Lodge Minerva at three o ' clock , and after the usual routine of business it was adjourned . The brethren to thc number of 200 . including 7 , 1 Past and Present
Provincial Officers , were formed into a procession , and marshalled by Bros . C . M . Jones , P . G . D . C , and J . H . Sillitoe , A . P . G . D . C , headed by the Hurst village band , proceeded to the site of the new church . Previous to the laying of the corner stone , the foundation stone was laid by T . Hsginbottom , Esq ., J . P . ( nephew of the founder ) , who was ac-