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to , and just when his prospects were brightest , and there was every hope of his invention becoming known , a band of ignorant workmen in his own trade , enraged at his success , and too short-sighted to see its ultimate benefit to themselves , broke into his workshop and destroyed
his machines . To add to his misfortunes , the engineer Beaunier , to whose business qualities the success of the company was in a great measure due , soon after died ; the company , missing his assistance and advice , got into difficulties , and at last stopped altogether , and thus , after so
nearly reaching the haven of his desires , Thimmonnier was once more cast penniless upon the world , with all his work to do over again . Like most inventors , bitter as his disappointment was , he was not discouraged . He started for Paris and tried once more to gain his living as a
chamber-master . Once more he failed , and this time he turned his face towards his old home at Abreste , and alone and on foot almost begged his way . Just as Goldsmith once supported himself by playing the flute , so this intrepid inventor—who , had he lived in happier times , or
had he found some experienced capitalist to take him by the hand , would no doubt have been looked upon as one of the greatest mechanics of the age—supported himself on his journey by exhibiting the model of his machine for the few sous the villagers sometimes gave him .
However , he had seen during his short period of prosperity of what his invention was capable , and he bravely set himself to reconquer what he had lost . Once more he constructed a machine , which he was enabled to dispose of without difficulty , and for a time he subsisted entirely on
the profits arising from this and subsequent sales . About this time fortune again seemed about to smile upon him . A friend of his—M . Magnin , of Villefranche—joined him , and the machines were now improved by the substitution of metal for wood j the rate of sewing was very much
increased , and there seemed to be every prospect of the matter being taken up by manufacturers on a large scale . But he was once more doomed to disappointment . The revolution of 1848 , in upsetting for the time the trade of the country , swept away , with many more important
—or , at least , better known—institutions , poor Thimmonnier ' s factory , and the reputation he was acquiring . Ruined as he was , when the revolution had passed away he made one more effort . Though he had been forced to sell his patent in England , he sent a model of his
machine to the Great Exhibition of 1851 , which was to award justice to all the soldiers in the army of peace . Alas for poor Thimmonnier ! it left him unmentioned . For a few years longer he struggled on , neglected and unknown , until in 185 7 he died in absolute poverty , still
believing in the merits of his invention , but unable to obtain for it the recognition he sought . Thus , doomed to privation and neglect , passed away the fiist inventor of the now popular sewing machine , Fortunately , the idea did not die with him 3 it was yet destined to be accepted as one
of the most useful inventions of the age , and to reflect honour upon the humble grave of its ill-fated discoverer . " Such is the history of the sewing machine , says our contemporary , such . we say is the way of the world . Time and busy life pass over the graves of many like humble
benefactors of humanity—we reap the reward of their assiduity , acuteness , labours , sufferings , and yet practically we know nothing about them . When we are using some most useful discovering to-day , we are utterly ignorant often , through what privation and opposition , and evencruel
neglect , that brilliant idea was worked out , of which we now can clearly see the inestimable value and reality . How often does it happen , when the inventor has died poor and penniless , the rich adventurer has made a still larger fortune by the onee under-valued discovery of many a soldier in
the great army of labour like Barthelmy Thimmonnier . Well it is " a queer world , my masters , " and yet it is the way of the world , and nothing we believe can alter , nothing can alleviate either its injustice or its oblivion , in that ,
that being too prosperous , and too self-satisi ' nd , it has no time often to remember its benefactors , and little inclination to remunerate those humble labourers , those poor inventors , who toil through good report and through evil
Sewing Machines.
report to offer ease and readiness to labour , and to endow persevering and unending toil with the gracious elements of scientific accuracy and success .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do net hold ourselves responsible for , or even as approving of the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . —ED . }
AN OLD MASONIC APRON . To tlie Editor of the Freemasoti . Dear Sir and Brother , — Permit me to supplement the brief notice contained in your impression of last week by the following particulars . The Apron was bound with purple ribbon , and with purple strings attached . Upon it were engraven
figures of Faith , Hope , and Charity , with different Masonic emblems . Appended was the certificate of the brother to whom it formerly belonged , from the " Grand Lodge of England according to the Old Institutions , " more familiarly known as the " Ancients , " showing that he was registered on Dec . 4 th , 1800 , and the certificate signed and sealed Nov . 5 th , 1801 , by Robt . Leslie , G . Sec , and
Edward Harper , D . G . Sec . The name of the brother , ' Jonathan Smith , " was duly inscribed in the margin , and written underneath , " Lodge 258 , Bear and Whcatsheaf , Thamesstreet , London . " This lodge , which did not then appear to have any distinctive name , but to have been knovvn by its number and the house at which it assembled , as it occurs in the " Ahiman Rezon , " or Book of Constitutions of the
" Ancients , " as " 258 , Northumberland Arms , Artillery Lane , London , " and subsequently to that , at the " Hercules Tower , Threadneedle-street , London , " as I learn from Bro . Hughan ' s interesting " Memorials of the Masonic Union of 1813 , " is now known as the Lion and Lamb Lodge , No . 192 , meeting at the City Terminus Hotel , in Cannon-street . I felt therefore that so interesting a
memento would be more appropriately in the possession of that lodge , and , as you have already intimated , have desired Bro . Kenning , as one of its P . M . ' s , to make the presentation on my behalf . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , J . H . J UKES . Oct . cth , 1875 .
"A QUOTATION . " To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — You will not object , I daresay , to my informing Bro . William Bernard , in return for his kind instruction to " editors and leader writers generally , and yourself , I presume , in particular , that the passage in question
contained in the article on Bro . Major Burgess ( Sept . 4 th ) , is strictly correct . The writer of that article says : — " Tlie old saying is true . . . . ' A man convinced against his will , is of the same opinion still , ' " and that same " old saying " has existed and been in use in that same identical form for many a long year .
As an " old saying , " and not as a quotation from Butler , the writer used it . Who is to say that Butler was the originator of that " old saying ? " for we know how writers in all ages have quoted from one another , sometimes , it is true , word for word , but quite as frequently clothing the borrowed
thought in their own diction . Would it not be well for Bro . William Bernard to " be careful in matters of this kind" before starting to publicly educate you , " the public educator , " & c ? I put this question very impartially , as I was NOT THAT " LEADER WRITER . "
To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I read with deep interest an account of the progiess of Freemasonry in the Isle of Man in your last issue . Your intelligent correspondent lias struck a nail which I think it would be well to " drive home . " His suggestion relative to the formation of a Prov . Grand Lodge for the
Isle of Man is an excellent one , and one worthy the attentive consideration of those in authority . Our Manx brethren have no Prov . Grand Lodge at present , and it would not be strange , in a position of such indirect responsibility , if irregularities were found among them ; but we have the testimony of your excellent correspondent that such is not the case . Still they desire and should have some
incentive to work by and up to our ancient landmarks . At present they are kept together by the truly Masonic feelings which pervade them , and by the frequent visits » f" foreign " brethren . This , however , may not last always , and its place can only be supplied by the formation of a Prov . Grand Lodge . May we hope to hear from some of your able
correspondents how this can be done . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours very faithfully and fraternally , D . W . FINNEY , P . M ., P . Z ., & c 7 , St . Paul-street , Warrington .
LIST OF GRAND MASTERS . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In the book 1 quoted last week is the following : — A List of Provincial Grand Masters deputed by and under the protection of the Grand Master of England .
Deputations for Provincial Grand Masters were granted , In 172 O by Lord Paisley ; Grand Master , to Sir Edward Manscll , Bart ., for South Wales ; Hugh Warburton , Esq ., for North Wales . In 1728 by Lord Kingston , Grand Master , to G » orge Pomfret , Esq ., for Bengal , in the East Indies .
Original Correspondence.
In 1729 by the Duke of Norfolk , Grand Master , to Captain Ralph Farwinter , for the East Indies ; Monsieur Thuannas , for the Circle of Lower Saxony , Mr . Daniel Cox for New Jersey , in America . In 1731 by Lord Lo veil , now Earl of Leicester , Grand Master , to Captain John Phillips , for all the Russians ,
& c , & c , & c . Should you think the above list worth while copying for the " Freemason" 1 shall be happy to do so . The list goes as far as 1767 , to Lord Blaney , Grand Master . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , ROBERT OWEN , R . W . O . Union House , Bangor , Cth Oct ., 1875 .
MASONIC JEWELS . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — The Masonic season in London , now commencing , will abound with installations and presentations of jewels to retiring W . M . ' s , subscribed for by some brethren , and voted from lodge funds by others , and I should like
to repeat and ventilate in your journal what I advocated in the " Masonic Mirror " years ago , viz ., that instead of spending the money upon jewels of a given " carat" of gold , it should be given to the charity the brother shall select , and that our respected and worthy Secretaries of these several charities should institute a commemorative jewel in " silver gilt , " recording tlie fact of its presentation by such and such a lodge . The numbers they would
annually require would , I should fancy , enable them to get a very handsome jewel for about 30 s . or 35 s ., and it would answer their purpose to give even a larger amount and secure the presentation amount of £ 5 5 s ., or , if more , the same could be recognized by " bars " on the ribbon . By this method our charities would be greatly enriched , and the money flow in the proper channel ; and on a brother's decease his relatives would have the satisfaction of
knowing that his jewels represented the good done to charity in the brother ' s lifetime , instead of finding that a number of very costly jewels are only realisable at " breaking up " price , which , in many instances , will not produce in shillings what has been spent in pounds , and thereby one of our " watchwords " grossly abused . Y ' ours truly , P . M .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST LANCASHIRE .
By command of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersd ale , R . W . Deputy Grand Master of England , th e Provincial Grand Master , the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Western Division of the county of Lancashire , was held on Wednesday , the 6 th inst ., at th e Guildhall , Preston , for the transaction of the annual
business of the province . "Proud Preston" has never before witnessed a Masonic gathering of a like magnitude and importance , and , therefore , it caused no small interest and excitement in the place . The popularity and acceptance of the rule of Lord Skelmersdale were clearly established by the attendance of between 500 and 600 brethren from every part of the province , with one exception , there
being sixty-nine lodges represented . The arrangements for the conduct of business were admirable , and the meeting place was well adapted for the purposes of the annual gathering . The Craft Lodge was opened shortly after noon , Bro . Hunt , W . M . 113 , officiating as W . M . ; Bro . Bowes , W . M . 148 , as S . W . ; Bro . Johnston , W . M . 203 , as J . W . ; Bro .
Hughes , W \ M . 220 , as S . D . ; and Bro . Richard Brown , W . M . 241 , as J . D . After the usual preliminaries , the Provincial Grand Lodge was opened , under the presidency of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale ; R . W . P . G . M ., the following other brethren also officiating : —Bro . T . Wylie , P . P . G . Reg ., acting as D . P . G . M . ; Bros . A . Stoddart ,
S . G . W . ; G . Remmington , J . G . W . ; the Rev . J . M . Morgan , P . G . C . ; Reuben Pearson , P . G . Reg . ; H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec . ; Robert Wilson , P . G . S . D . ; W . J . Turley , P . G . J . D . ; George Owen , P . G . Supt . of Wks . ; J . R . Goepel , P . G . D . C . ; Wm . Leather , P . G ., Assistant D . C ; T . Archer Lowe , P . G . S . B . ; Joseph Skeaf , P . G . O . ; Watson
Barker , P . G . Purst . ; and Armstrong , I ' . G . T . Amongst the other P . G . Officers present were Bros , the Rev . ] . F . Goggin , P . P . G . C . ; Gilbert Greenall , M . P ., P . P . G . J . ' w . ; Dr . f . T . Smith , P . G . S . ; ] . Lunt , P . G . S . ; S . Johnson , P . G . S . ; G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C ; Dr . Moore , P . P . G . S . B . ; F . A . Binckes , G . S . ; S . E . Ibbs , P . P . G . S . B . ( Lincolnshire ); N . W . Newell , P . P . G . S . B . ; W . Doyle ,
P . P . J . G . D . Amongst the principals from the Craft lodges were Bros . Thomas Shaw , W . M . 823 ; T . G . Bark , W . M . 1380 ; Richard Brown , W . M . 241 ; Henry Jackson , W . M . J ? 93 ; J . K . Digges , W . M . 673 ; Joseph Bell , W . M . 135 6 ; F . W . N . Johnson , W . M . 1213 ; Edward Tale , W . M . 17 8 ; John Cockshott , W . M . 343 ;
W . Jones , W . M . 1299 ; Robert Cross , W . M . 484 , Thomas Ocklishaw , W . M . 667 ; William Archer , W . M ; ro 86 ; P . B . Forshaw , W . M . 1403 ; Harold Wyatt . W . M . 1473 ; H . P . Benton , W . M . 333 ; Thomas C . Preston , W . M . 703 ; Joseph Mackie , W . M . 1375 ; Hugh P . Price , W . M . 249 ; J . T . Callow , W . M . 1505 ; M . Fletcher , W . M . 9 86 ; G . Wightson , W . M . 113 ; Peter B . Gee , W . M . 1264 ; Thomas P . Griffiths ,
W . M . 613 ; T . J . Lloyd , W . M . 113 ; W . B . Caw , W . M . 786 ; R . Whiteside , W . M . 1256 ; H . Ashmore , W . M . 132 s ; H . S . Oppenheim , W . M . . 1 , 184 ; T . B . Myers , W . M . 1182 ; W . Harrington , WlM . 1094 ; . 1-Hughes ,-W . M . 220 ; H . Johns , W . M . 1476 ; E . Johnston , W . M . 203 ; E . B . Harding , W . M . 149 ° ; •' Taylor , W . M . ' 1051 ; J . G . Dunn , W . M . 897 ; T . Delcock , W . M . ^ 94 ; J . W . Ballard , W . M . 724 ; C .
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to , and just when his prospects were brightest , and there was every hope of his invention becoming known , a band of ignorant workmen in his own trade , enraged at his success , and too short-sighted to see its ultimate benefit to themselves , broke into his workshop and destroyed
his machines . To add to his misfortunes , the engineer Beaunier , to whose business qualities the success of the company was in a great measure due , soon after died ; the company , missing his assistance and advice , got into difficulties , and at last stopped altogether , and thus , after so
nearly reaching the haven of his desires , Thimmonnier was once more cast penniless upon the world , with all his work to do over again . Like most inventors , bitter as his disappointment was , he was not discouraged . He started for Paris and tried once more to gain his living as a
chamber-master . Once more he failed , and this time he turned his face towards his old home at Abreste , and alone and on foot almost begged his way . Just as Goldsmith once supported himself by playing the flute , so this intrepid inventor—who , had he lived in happier times , or
had he found some experienced capitalist to take him by the hand , would no doubt have been looked upon as one of the greatest mechanics of the age—supported himself on his journey by exhibiting the model of his machine for the few sous the villagers sometimes gave him .
However , he had seen during his short period of prosperity of what his invention was capable , and he bravely set himself to reconquer what he had lost . Once more he constructed a machine , which he was enabled to dispose of without difficulty , and for a time he subsisted entirely on
the profits arising from this and subsequent sales . About this time fortune again seemed about to smile upon him . A friend of his—M . Magnin , of Villefranche—joined him , and the machines were now improved by the substitution of metal for wood j the rate of sewing was very much
increased , and there seemed to be every prospect of the matter being taken up by manufacturers on a large scale . But he was once more doomed to disappointment . The revolution of 1848 , in upsetting for the time the trade of the country , swept away , with many more important
—or , at least , better known—institutions , poor Thimmonnier ' s factory , and the reputation he was acquiring . Ruined as he was , when the revolution had passed away he made one more effort . Though he had been forced to sell his patent in England , he sent a model of his
machine to the Great Exhibition of 1851 , which was to award justice to all the soldiers in the army of peace . Alas for poor Thimmonnier ! it left him unmentioned . For a few years longer he struggled on , neglected and unknown , until in 185 7 he died in absolute poverty , still
believing in the merits of his invention , but unable to obtain for it the recognition he sought . Thus , doomed to privation and neglect , passed away the fiist inventor of the now popular sewing machine , Fortunately , the idea did not die with him 3 it was yet destined to be accepted as one
of the most useful inventions of the age , and to reflect honour upon the humble grave of its ill-fated discoverer . " Such is the history of the sewing machine , says our contemporary , such . we say is the way of the world . Time and busy life pass over the graves of many like humble
benefactors of humanity—we reap the reward of their assiduity , acuteness , labours , sufferings , and yet practically we know nothing about them . When we are using some most useful discovering to-day , we are utterly ignorant often , through what privation and opposition , and evencruel
neglect , that brilliant idea was worked out , of which we now can clearly see the inestimable value and reality . How often does it happen , when the inventor has died poor and penniless , the rich adventurer has made a still larger fortune by the onee under-valued discovery of many a soldier in
the great army of labour like Barthelmy Thimmonnier . Well it is " a queer world , my masters , " and yet it is the way of the world , and nothing we believe can alter , nothing can alleviate either its injustice or its oblivion , in that ,
that being too prosperous , and too self-satisi ' nd , it has no time often to remember its benefactors , and little inclination to remunerate those humble labourers , those poor inventors , who toil through good report and through evil
Sewing Machines.
report to offer ease and readiness to labour , and to endow persevering and unending toil with the gracious elements of scientific accuracy and success .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do net hold ourselves responsible for , or even as approving of the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . —ED . }
AN OLD MASONIC APRON . To tlie Editor of the Freemasoti . Dear Sir and Brother , — Permit me to supplement the brief notice contained in your impression of last week by the following particulars . The Apron was bound with purple ribbon , and with purple strings attached . Upon it were engraven
figures of Faith , Hope , and Charity , with different Masonic emblems . Appended was the certificate of the brother to whom it formerly belonged , from the " Grand Lodge of England according to the Old Institutions , " more familiarly known as the " Ancients , " showing that he was registered on Dec . 4 th , 1800 , and the certificate signed and sealed Nov . 5 th , 1801 , by Robt . Leslie , G . Sec , and
Edward Harper , D . G . Sec . The name of the brother , ' Jonathan Smith , " was duly inscribed in the margin , and written underneath , " Lodge 258 , Bear and Whcatsheaf , Thamesstreet , London . " This lodge , which did not then appear to have any distinctive name , but to have been knovvn by its number and the house at which it assembled , as it occurs in the " Ahiman Rezon , " or Book of Constitutions of the
" Ancients , " as " 258 , Northumberland Arms , Artillery Lane , London , " and subsequently to that , at the " Hercules Tower , Threadneedle-street , London , " as I learn from Bro . Hughan ' s interesting " Memorials of the Masonic Union of 1813 , " is now known as the Lion and Lamb Lodge , No . 192 , meeting at the City Terminus Hotel , in Cannon-street . I felt therefore that so interesting a
memento would be more appropriately in the possession of that lodge , and , as you have already intimated , have desired Bro . Kenning , as one of its P . M . ' s , to make the presentation on my behalf . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , J . H . J UKES . Oct . cth , 1875 .
"A QUOTATION . " To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — You will not object , I daresay , to my informing Bro . William Bernard , in return for his kind instruction to " editors and leader writers generally , and yourself , I presume , in particular , that the passage in question
contained in the article on Bro . Major Burgess ( Sept . 4 th ) , is strictly correct . The writer of that article says : — " Tlie old saying is true . . . . ' A man convinced against his will , is of the same opinion still , ' " and that same " old saying " has existed and been in use in that same identical form for many a long year .
As an " old saying , " and not as a quotation from Butler , the writer used it . Who is to say that Butler was the originator of that " old saying ? " for we know how writers in all ages have quoted from one another , sometimes , it is true , word for word , but quite as frequently clothing the borrowed
thought in their own diction . Would it not be well for Bro . William Bernard to " be careful in matters of this kind" before starting to publicly educate you , " the public educator , " & c ? I put this question very impartially , as I was NOT THAT " LEADER WRITER . "
To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I read with deep interest an account of the progiess of Freemasonry in the Isle of Man in your last issue . Your intelligent correspondent lias struck a nail which I think it would be well to " drive home . " His suggestion relative to the formation of a Prov . Grand Lodge for the
Isle of Man is an excellent one , and one worthy the attentive consideration of those in authority . Our Manx brethren have no Prov . Grand Lodge at present , and it would not be strange , in a position of such indirect responsibility , if irregularities were found among them ; but we have the testimony of your excellent correspondent that such is not the case . Still they desire and should have some
incentive to work by and up to our ancient landmarks . At present they are kept together by the truly Masonic feelings which pervade them , and by the frequent visits » f" foreign " brethren . This , however , may not last always , and its place can only be supplied by the formation of a Prov . Grand Lodge . May we hope to hear from some of your able
correspondents how this can be done . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours very faithfully and fraternally , D . W . FINNEY , P . M ., P . Z ., & c 7 , St . Paul-street , Warrington .
LIST OF GRAND MASTERS . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In the book 1 quoted last week is the following : — A List of Provincial Grand Masters deputed by and under the protection of the Grand Master of England .
Deputations for Provincial Grand Masters were granted , In 172 O by Lord Paisley ; Grand Master , to Sir Edward Manscll , Bart ., for South Wales ; Hugh Warburton , Esq ., for North Wales . In 1728 by Lord Kingston , Grand Master , to G » orge Pomfret , Esq ., for Bengal , in the East Indies .
Original Correspondence.
In 1729 by the Duke of Norfolk , Grand Master , to Captain Ralph Farwinter , for the East Indies ; Monsieur Thuannas , for the Circle of Lower Saxony , Mr . Daniel Cox for New Jersey , in America . In 1731 by Lord Lo veil , now Earl of Leicester , Grand Master , to Captain John Phillips , for all the Russians ,
& c , & c , & c . Should you think the above list worth while copying for the " Freemason" 1 shall be happy to do so . The list goes as far as 1767 , to Lord Blaney , Grand Master . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , ROBERT OWEN , R . W . O . Union House , Bangor , Cth Oct ., 1875 .
MASONIC JEWELS . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — The Masonic season in London , now commencing , will abound with installations and presentations of jewels to retiring W . M . ' s , subscribed for by some brethren , and voted from lodge funds by others , and I should like
to repeat and ventilate in your journal what I advocated in the " Masonic Mirror " years ago , viz ., that instead of spending the money upon jewels of a given " carat" of gold , it should be given to the charity the brother shall select , and that our respected and worthy Secretaries of these several charities should institute a commemorative jewel in " silver gilt , " recording tlie fact of its presentation by such and such a lodge . The numbers they would
annually require would , I should fancy , enable them to get a very handsome jewel for about 30 s . or 35 s ., and it would answer their purpose to give even a larger amount and secure the presentation amount of £ 5 5 s ., or , if more , the same could be recognized by " bars " on the ribbon . By this method our charities would be greatly enriched , and the money flow in the proper channel ; and on a brother's decease his relatives would have the satisfaction of
knowing that his jewels represented the good done to charity in the brother ' s lifetime , instead of finding that a number of very costly jewels are only realisable at " breaking up " price , which , in many instances , will not produce in shillings what has been spent in pounds , and thereby one of our " watchwords " grossly abused . Y ' ours truly , P . M .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST LANCASHIRE .
By command of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersd ale , R . W . Deputy Grand Master of England , th e Provincial Grand Master , the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Western Division of the county of Lancashire , was held on Wednesday , the 6 th inst ., at th e Guildhall , Preston , for the transaction of the annual
business of the province . "Proud Preston" has never before witnessed a Masonic gathering of a like magnitude and importance , and , therefore , it caused no small interest and excitement in the place . The popularity and acceptance of the rule of Lord Skelmersdale were clearly established by the attendance of between 500 and 600 brethren from every part of the province , with one exception , there
being sixty-nine lodges represented . The arrangements for the conduct of business were admirable , and the meeting place was well adapted for the purposes of the annual gathering . The Craft Lodge was opened shortly after noon , Bro . Hunt , W . M . 113 , officiating as W . M . ; Bro . Bowes , W . M . 148 , as S . W . ; Bro . Johnston , W . M . 203 , as J . W . ; Bro .
Hughes , W \ M . 220 , as S . D . ; and Bro . Richard Brown , W . M . 241 , as J . D . After the usual preliminaries , the Provincial Grand Lodge was opened , under the presidency of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale ; R . W . P . G . M ., the following other brethren also officiating : —Bro . T . Wylie , P . P . G . Reg ., acting as D . P . G . M . ; Bros . A . Stoddart ,
S . G . W . ; G . Remmington , J . G . W . ; the Rev . J . M . Morgan , P . G . C . ; Reuben Pearson , P . G . Reg . ; H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec . ; Robert Wilson , P . G . S . D . ; W . J . Turley , P . G . J . D . ; George Owen , P . G . Supt . of Wks . ; J . R . Goepel , P . G . D . C . ; Wm . Leather , P . G ., Assistant D . C ; T . Archer Lowe , P . G . S . B . ; Joseph Skeaf , P . G . O . ; Watson
Barker , P . G . Purst . ; and Armstrong , I ' . G . T . Amongst the other P . G . Officers present were Bros , the Rev . ] . F . Goggin , P . P . G . C . ; Gilbert Greenall , M . P ., P . P . G . J . ' w . ; Dr . f . T . Smith , P . G . S . ; ] . Lunt , P . G . S . ; S . Johnson , P . G . S . ; G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C ; Dr . Moore , P . P . G . S . B . ; F . A . Binckes , G . S . ; S . E . Ibbs , P . P . G . S . B . ( Lincolnshire ); N . W . Newell , P . P . G . S . B . ; W . Doyle ,
P . P . J . G . D . Amongst the principals from the Craft lodges were Bros . Thomas Shaw , W . M . 823 ; T . G . Bark , W . M . 1380 ; Richard Brown , W . M . 241 ; Henry Jackson , W . M . J ? 93 ; J . K . Digges , W . M . 673 ; Joseph Bell , W . M . 135 6 ; F . W . N . Johnson , W . M . 1213 ; Edward Tale , W . M . 17 8 ; John Cockshott , W . M . 343 ;
W . Jones , W . M . 1299 ; Robert Cross , W . M . 484 , Thomas Ocklishaw , W . M . 667 ; William Archer , W . M ; ro 86 ; P . B . Forshaw , W . M . 1403 ; Harold Wyatt . W . M . 1473 ; H . P . Benton , W . M . 333 ; Thomas C . Preston , W . M . 703 ; Joseph Mackie , W . M . 1375 ; Hugh P . Price , W . M . 249 ; J . T . Callow , W . M . 1505 ; M . Fletcher , W . M . 9 86 ; G . Wightson , W . M . 113 ; Peter B . Gee , W . M . 1264 ; Thomas P . Griffiths ,
W . M . 613 ; T . J . Lloyd , W . M . 113 ; W . B . Caw , W . M . 786 ; R . Whiteside , W . M . 1256 ; H . Ashmore , W . M . 132 s ; H . S . Oppenheim , W . M . . 1 , 184 ; T . B . Myers , W . M . 1182 ; W . Harrington , WlM . 1094 ; . 1-Hughes ,-W . M . 220 ; H . Johns , W . M . 1476 ; E . Johnston , W . M . 203 ; E . B . Harding , W . M . 149 ° ; •' Taylor , W . M . ' 1051 ; J . G . Dunn , W . M . 897 ; T . Delcock , W . M . ^ 94 ; J . W . Ballard , W . M . 724 ; C .