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Province Of Warwickshire.
The following resolutions were unanimously passed : — I . "That while agreeing with the objects contemplated by Lord Rosslyn ' s proposition to establish a Masonic Pupils ' Assistance Fund , this meeting deems it inexpedient that a separate organisation should be formed to carry out the objects specified , and adheres to the resolution passed at a meeting of the P . G . Lodge held at Warwick , January 17 th , 1 SS 0 , " as follows :
"That whilst fully approving of the principles of the scheme advocated by Lord Rosslyn , the Freemasons of this province would be reluctant to see a fourth Masonic Charity established for this purpose in England , believing that the machinery for carrying on such a Charity is unnecessary , and would be exceedingly expensive . The brethren fear that should the Royal Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fund be established it would be the cause of reducing the amount at
present subscribed annually to the Boys and Girls Schools , and thc brethren pledge themselves to continue , and , if necessary , to increase their present contributions to those Charities upon the condition that thc Managing Committees of those Schools shall undertake to provide temporary assistance , by scholarships , or otherwise , upon their leaving the Schools , tr om the funds which shall be at their disposal . " 2 . " That it is desirable to establish a Masonic
Benevolent and Pupils' Assistance Fund for the Province of Warwickshire having the following objects : ( a ) the boarding , clothing , and educating , wholly or partially , the children of deceased brethren , and the children of brethren who from misfortune are prevented from properly educating or providing for their children ; ( A ) assisting the advancement of any such children on leaving school ; ( c ) the granting of
annuities to aged or decayed Freemasons . and the widows of Freemasons . " 3 . " That the formation of a fund for the relief of necessitous Warwickshire pupils on their leaving the Masonic Boys' and Girls' Schools having been resolved upon , all communications with reference to such pupils shall be made direct to the respective Committees of those schools . "
The Roman Catholic Church And The Secret Societies.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE SECRET SOCIETIES .
The Rev . Father Agnew , of Dalbeattie , delivered a lecture on the Gth inst ., under the auspices of the Carlisle Catholic Young Men ' s Society , in St . Cuthbert School , Union-road , in this city , on " The Church and Secret Societies . " The Rev . Father Waterton occupied the
chair , and there vvas a good attendance . Father AGNEW said that Leo XI 11 , had scarcely ascended thc Papal throne before he considered it his duty to draw the attention not only of the Catholic world , but of the world in general , to what he believed was the canker of the heart —tlie secret societies . They could not get over this great fact that there was something wrong with the affairs of
most kingdoms at present . All over the world there vvas an uneasy feeling that governments were not secure , and that the power of the mob was growing very strong indeed . They had seen in Germany and France and many other parts of the world that there vvas a power growing up in the mobocracy which threatened the overthrow of all authority . He wished to speak on the influence of secret
societies , and to show , even apart from a Catholic pointof view , that there vvas something wrong in the existence of these societies . There were those who knew the position of the mobs and of the uneducated part of the nations , and who seem , as it were , ready for the watchword to open the sluice-gates to deluge Europe with what Europe had never witnessed before . They only required to study the pages
of history to read those bloody records , to know what could be done by revolution ; and those who accomplished that revolution proclaimed that it was only their first effort ; and the outcome of the licence and liberty which broke the bonds of society , as they had seen within the last few years , had been the great idea of socialism . Some time ago , we were all treated with the spectacle of a nation legislating
for the suppression of this socialism . Bismarck did his best to drive the Church , which , at all events , had power over its children , out of Germany , and was surprised to find that socialism should take its place . The Catholic Church was the enemy which the secret societies had to fight and oppose . The very soul of these societies lay in these words —liberty , fraternity , and equality—and the first attempt of
those who painted them on their banner was the French Revolution , the "liberty" meaning liberty to cut each other ' s throats , rob and pillage , murder and ravage ; the "fraternity" to fraternise in crime and bloodshed ; and the " equality " to reduce everything to nothing . A million and a half , it was estimated , of men , women , and children perished in that revolution . That was the result . Secret
societies had a connection with those who made these words their watchword . He contended that the Society of Freemasons was a dangerous and revolutionary society , without charging many Freemasons in England with favouring its ultimate designs , they not having been initiated into the "higher" grades . He adduced evidence of his contention from the mouths of
Freemasons themselves , who said among other things that the Roman Catholic Church must he stifled in the mire by rrcemasonry ; but that creed which had come down to them through 1 S 00 years of attack and contradiction would come out of the battle with Freemasonry and all other secret
societies triumphant . » iji , "l ? " " evening songs were sung by Mrs . McMullen , Mdlle . Covers , Messrs . J . W . Brown , Hugh McBride , and liHi" * ' -at '' : lmcr' which afforded much enjoyment . Miss ¥ ' p ' ayed the musical accompaniments . Votes of thanks terminated the proceedings . —Carlisle Journal .
Burglary At The Masonic Hall, Newport.
BURGLARY AT THE MASONIC HALL , NEWPORT .
iW J" - ay evening , the 10 th inst ., a most wanton and nortvi robbel'y took P Iace at the Masonic Hall , Nevv-V " ' " " onmoudishire , when property to the value of between *> -40 o and £ 500 was stolen and an immense amount of
t | f ' 1 - ? A : 9 ° " t ° regaha . The thieves must have entered Worl 7 f' 2 ff by P ' ciim S 'he lock of the front door , and their ann destruction must have occupied some time . It New . 1 have been thc custom of the hrethren of the theYA 1 ? £ es to leavc " ' eir cases in 'he ante-rooms of tion m 7 , ffi . betw . 'l •, arious meetings , and this informadisnic j ve been m some way communicated to the evi'Ivosea persons who accomplished the wanton act . The
officers' silver jewels and the cord off collars was stolen from the Silurian Lodge , 471 ; th- ' Isca Lodge , GS 3 ; and the Albert Edward Lodge , 1429 . ' 1 he japanned cases belonging to the officers were rorccd open and jewels taken from the cases ; the gold la-j torn off thc : prons , collars , and gauntlets , rendering the 11 totally unfit for any further use . Presentation P . M . ' s je vels were stolen from Bros . J . Middleton , C . H . Oliver , C . H . Oliver , jun .. C . Rowe , H .
Richards , and W . West ; besides several P . Z . ' s jewels , about thirty Royal Arch jewels , ancl other valuables . The Newport brethren certainly deserve the very greatest sympathy at the present time , as such a wholesale clearance will , we fear , prove a very heavy blow to Masonry in what has hitherto been one ol the most prosperous provinces , as
many of the brethren have lost all the Masonic clothing they possessed , and the silver tassels were torn off the Master Masons' aprons . May this act as a warning to the brethren throughout the country to be careful where they deposit their Masonic clothing and jewels ere they suffer like their unfortunate brethren at Newport , in Monmouthshire .
Consecration Of The William Of Wykeham Lodge, No. 1883.
CONSECRATION OF THE WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM LODGE , No . 1883 .
On Monday the 13 th inst ., a new lodge of Freemasons , the William « f W y keham , No . 1 SS 3 , was constituted by the R . W . the Provincial Grand Master for Hants and the Isle of Wi g ht . Bro . W . W . Beach , M . P ., and Provincial Grand Officers . A numerous and influential gathering
of brethren from many lodges in the province , and other parts of England , met at the Masonic Hall , and the ceremony of consecration vvas ably performed by the R . W . Prov . Grand Master . The W . M . Bro . G . R . Everett , P . M . of No . 7 6 , was duly installed and appointed his officers for the ensuing year . Bros . E . D . Godwin , P . M . 7 6 , S . W . ; W . Gamon , J . W . ; W . W . Jacob , Treas .
J . Burdett , Sec . ; W . Lumsden , J . D . ; G . Sealey , J . D . H . Pottle , I . G . ; T . Bailey , S . S . ; E . Macklin , j . * . Marks , D . C ; C . Sims , Tyler . A banquet followed at the George Hotel , and was well attended . The usual Masonic toasts were given and duly acknovvlsdged , and a very successful day vvas brought to a close in reasonable time .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
( Craft J-flajjonrg . THE GREAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Saturday evening , the nth inst ., at the Cannon-street Hotel . Present : Bros . T . Hamer , W . M . ; C . Taylor , S . W . ; Freeman , P . M . ( J . XV ., pro tem . ); N . B . Headon , P . M . and
Ireas . ; Blackie , P . M ., Sec . ; Past Masters Stevens , Seex , Stanway ; and the following visitors : Bros . Venables , 1432 ; J . Block , 1423 ; Shearing , 223 ; H . Hollis , 1 G 57 ; Postans , 167 ; T . Poore , P . M . 720 ; J . Hollington , W . M . 933 ; G . A . Low , W . M . 1 G 70 ; J . Glantng , P . M . 167 ; and others . There was also a tolerably numerous attendance of members .
The lodge having been opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed , the lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Matthews was questioned as to his proficiency in the science . The lodge was then opened in the Third Degree , and he vvas most ably raised to the Degree of M . M ., the W . M . most ably acquitting himself in the performance of this important ceremony . Bro .
Blackie , I . P . M . and Sec , afterwards gave the traditional history of the Degree and an explanation of the working tools . The lodge was then closed down to the First Degree , when some business connected with the general arrangements of the installation meeting were discussed , and the lodge was closed in due form . The brethren and visitors then adjourned for refreshment
and , at the conclusion of the repast , the W . Master said he had great pleasure in asking the brethren to join with him in drinking what vvas always the first toast amongst Freemasons and , indeed , in all assemblies of Englishmen , as it vvas "The Health of Her Majesty the Oueen , " who had sat for many years on the throne of these realms , and whose name was dear to all Englishmen . In ( riving * her
health , he coupled with it "The Craft , " which was cordially responded to . The W . Master then in a manner which commended itself to all , gave in one toast "The Health of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Grand Master ; the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro . Grand Master ; the Earl of Lathom , Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " In asking the brethren
to join him in drinking this toast he said that it vvas a most comprehensive one , and it did not require many words from him to ensure for it a hearty reception . It was at all times the desire of the Grand Officers to have the confidence of the brethren , and although they were looked upon with a jealous eye , he believed that their position asthec /' fi ? of the Craft had always been maintained . The toast vvas heartily
responded to . Bro . Blackie , I . P . M ., said the brethren would be aware what vvas his object in rising to address them , as it vvas to propose " The Health of the W . Master . " He had at the last lodge gone full y into the merits of the W . Master , but the manner in which he had gone through the Third Degree that evening must have been a gratifying surpr ' ue to them , as it vvas the first opportunity he had of
going through it . He had been called to the chair earlier than he expected , and it would be a lesson to those who expected to follow him to be prepared and read y * at any time to go on with their work . They had now a brother who vvas well known to them , and he was the first who had come to the chair who had been initiated in the Great City Lodge , and he asked them all to cordially drink his health with
the usual " fire . " The W . M . in acknowledging the toast said that when he vvas appointed to the chair it vvas his earnest endeavour not to reflect any disgrace upon the lodge by that appointment , but he did not expect to come up to the standard of those he had the honour of following .
He might say , however , that he felt delighted in occupying that exalted position , and during his year of office he vvculd do his utmost to go through the duties in as perfect a manner as he vvas able , and he hoped that his working in the lodge would please them all . He would not detain them further except to express to Bro . Blackie his gratitude for the kind way in which he h ^ d spoken of him , and to
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
the brethren for the very complimentary manner in which they had received the toast . Bro . J . Stevens gave a recitation , "Masonic Vows , " which was well delivered , and it was rewarded with deserved applause . The W . M . next gave " The Visitors , " and remarked that the Great City Lodge was always proud to receive them . Having enumerated them he coupled with the toast the name of
Bro . Middleton , formerly a member of the lodge , who returned thanks , as did several of the other visitors . The W . M . said the next toast he had to propose vvas that of " The Past Masters of the Lodge , " of whom they had a good array present , which was a proof that they had not wo rked only for the purpose of filling the chair , but , after they had passed it , attending there
to perform any duties that mi g ht be required of them . He had no desire by any observation of his to make any one of them jealous , but he must say that Bro . Blackie had at all times stood by him , and devoted a great deal of his time to him , and for which he was very grateful . Bro . Blackie said the Past Masters wished to return their warmest thanks for drinking their healths , and this was a toast that was always well received in the lodge , for which they could not
be too grateful . J he other Past Masters severally returned thanks . "The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary " vvas then given , which they responded to , and the Tyler ' s toast brought a very harmonious meeting to a close . We ought not to omit noticing that several songs were sung in the course of the evening , and a recitation by Bro . Moggison , written by Edgar Poe , was gre ally admired , and equally was one by Bro . T . Poore from the Ingoldsby Legends , "The Jackdaw of Rheims . "
CREATON LODGE ( No . 1791 ) . —The December meeting of this lod ge was held at Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Thursday , the gth inst ., when a large number of distinguished visitors honoured the lodge with their presence . Among them vve noticed the following eminent brethren Bros . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., R . W . G . Master , Middx . ; ^ neas John Mclntvre .
Q . C , M . P ., Grand Reg . ; R . F . Gould , Senior G . D . ; Rev . C . W . Arnold , P . G . C , Dep . G . M . Surrey ; Fred A . Philbriek , Q . C , P . G . D . ; John A . Rucker , P . G . D . ; S . Leith Tomkins , P . G . D . ; Major Gen . Barnett Ford , P . G . D . Bengal ; Gerard Ford , P . M . 271 , G . Reg . Sussex ; E . Letchworth , P . M ., Past G . Reg . Middx . ; John Sampson Peirce , P . G . S . ; Heather Bigg , P . G . S . ; George
Lambert , Past G . W . Herts , P . M . 19 S ; and A . H . Tattershall , P . M . 140 . The lodge vvas opened in due form by Bro . Henry James Johnson , W . M ., assisted by his I . P . M ., Col . John Creaton , Grand Treasurer of England ; Jno . Williams , S . W . ; J . Neilson , J . W . ; E . Thurkle , Treas . ; J . J . Cantle , P . M ., Sec ; John H . Brick , S . D . ; W . Carrington , J . D . ; VV '
Williams , D . of C ; R . G . Shute . I . G . ; D . Ferguson , Stevvd . ; J . T . Woodstock , P . M . 749 , Tyler ; E . Austin , Thos . Richards , sen ., James B . Colwill , Henry Johnson , L . Cornelisson . J . T . Matthews , J . J . Johnson , and others . The visitors present , in addition to those already named , were Bro . John Mason , P . M . 309 , & c . Past G . D . Middx . ; G . Davis , W . M . 16 ; James Blyth , W . M .
173 ; I . Sinclair , W . M . Ggs ; S . Carrington , W . M . 1314 ; C . \ V . Side , W . M . 1507 ; S . Jones , W . M . 1 G 24 ; John Docker , W . M . 1687 ; E . W . Allen , P . M . 173 ; S . A . Phillips , P . M . 173 ; E . Farwig , P . M . 1 S 0 ; H . M . Levy , P . M iSS ; F . C . Johnson , P . M . jooo ; C . Hammerton , P . M . 1339 ; J . F . Knight Smith , P . M . 1441 ; T . Coulthard , P . M . 1624 ; J . C . Flacteley , P . M . 1 C 24 ; F . Foxley , J . W . 173 ; H . W . Davie , Sec 73 ; J . Bond , J . D . 1314 ; 2
T . P . Shipp , ; J . G . Ferdinand , 13 ; N . Bousfield , 53 ; J . B . Walker , 127 ; S . Ward , 1 S 6 ; J . Daniels , 706 ; J . S . Merchant , 902 ; Palowkar , 1257 ; D . Keyse , 1314 ; W . G . Reynolds , 1441 ; W . C . Smith , 1563 ; F . G . Bird , 1567 ; Henry Scott , 1 G 24 ; and' F . A . Kelly , 1524 , ( Freemason ) . The minutes of the meeting in October having been read and confirmed , Bros . Brett , Hine , and Richards were raised to the Degree of Master Mason . Ballot was then taken for Bro . " Seagrove as a joining member , which proved unanimous in his favourand he was
, accordingly elected a member of the lodge . The election of W . M . vvas then proceeded with , the result being that Bro . John Williams was unanimously chosen to fill that office . Bro . E . Thurkle , the popular and much esteemed Treasurer , vvasit is perhaps needless to say also unanimously re-elected . The Auditors appointed were Bros . A . Wolter James B . Colwill , and Capt . Helden . Before closim ? the
lodge it vvas proposed and carried with perfect unanimity that a Past Master ' s jewel of the value of £ 10 ios . be presented to Bro . Johnson , the retiring Master , at the next meeting . The lodge vvas then closed , and the | brethren adjourned to the Crown Room , where a sumptuous banquet awaited them , presided over b y the W . M ., who had on his immediate right Bros . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart . ; Rev . C .
W . Arnold , P . G . C . ; and R . F . Gould , Senior Grand Deacon ; on the left of the W . M . sat Bros . Col . Creaton , Grand Treas . ; J . J . Cantle , and E . Thurkle . On the removal of the cloth the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and heartily received . To the toast of "The Grand Officers " was attached the name of Bro . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., who ably replied on their behalf .
Bro . Col . Creaton , in proposing "The Health of the Worshipful Master , " was confident it would be well received , as they could not bestow too much honour on a brothervvho had performed his duties so well . Bro . Johnson , in reply , thanked the brethren for the hearty reception they had accorded the toast . When he took the chair twelve months ago it was his earnest wish to perform the duties
with credit , both to himself and the lodge , and he hoped he had not failed in his endeavour . He had never passed a happier year than that during his term of office . The toast of " The Visitors " followed , in proposing which the W . M . said that the lodge was honoured that evening with a large array of visitors , the list including many names of great eminence in the Craft . He would couple with this
toast the name of Bro . R . F . Gould , Senior Grand Deacon of England . Bro . Gould , in repl y , said that , on behalf ot the visitors , he would express their sincere and hearty thanks for the manner in which the toast had been proposed by the Worshipful Master and received
by the brethren . It vvas an extreme pleasure to reply on behalf of Grand Officers , Provincial Grand Officers , and officers of so many lodges . They had had an excellent opportunity of enjoying the admirable working in the lodge and their hearty hospitality at the table , ft had been a source of much pleasure personally to himself to be a visitor of the lodge that evening for two reasons—
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Province Of Warwickshire.
The following resolutions were unanimously passed : — I . "That while agreeing with the objects contemplated by Lord Rosslyn ' s proposition to establish a Masonic Pupils ' Assistance Fund , this meeting deems it inexpedient that a separate organisation should be formed to carry out the objects specified , and adheres to the resolution passed at a meeting of the P . G . Lodge held at Warwick , January 17 th , 1 SS 0 , " as follows :
"That whilst fully approving of the principles of the scheme advocated by Lord Rosslyn , the Freemasons of this province would be reluctant to see a fourth Masonic Charity established for this purpose in England , believing that the machinery for carrying on such a Charity is unnecessary , and would be exceedingly expensive . The brethren fear that should the Royal Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fund be established it would be the cause of reducing the amount at
present subscribed annually to the Boys and Girls Schools , and thc brethren pledge themselves to continue , and , if necessary , to increase their present contributions to those Charities upon the condition that thc Managing Committees of those Schools shall undertake to provide temporary assistance , by scholarships , or otherwise , upon their leaving the Schools , tr om the funds which shall be at their disposal . " 2 . " That it is desirable to establish a Masonic
Benevolent and Pupils' Assistance Fund for the Province of Warwickshire having the following objects : ( a ) the boarding , clothing , and educating , wholly or partially , the children of deceased brethren , and the children of brethren who from misfortune are prevented from properly educating or providing for their children ; ( A ) assisting the advancement of any such children on leaving school ; ( c ) the granting of
annuities to aged or decayed Freemasons . and the widows of Freemasons . " 3 . " That the formation of a fund for the relief of necessitous Warwickshire pupils on their leaving the Masonic Boys' and Girls' Schools having been resolved upon , all communications with reference to such pupils shall be made direct to the respective Committees of those schools . "
The Roman Catholic Church And The Secret Societies.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE SECRET SOCIETIES .
The Rev . Father Agnew , of Dalbeattie , delivered a lecture on the Gth inst ., under the auspices of the Carlisle Catholic Young Men ' s Society , in St . Cuthbert School , Union-road , in this city , on " The Church and Secret Societies . " The Rev . Father Waterton occupied the
chair , and there vvas a good attendance . Father AGNEW said that Leo XI 11 , had scarcely ascended thc Papal throne before he considered it his duty to draw the attention not only of the Catholic world , but of the world in general , to what he believed was the canker of the heart —tlie secret societies . They could not get over this great fact that there was something wrong with the affairs of
most kingdoms at present . All over the world there vvas an uneasy feeling that governments were not secure , and that the power of the mob was growing very strong indeed . They had seen in Germany and France and many other parts of the world that there vvas a power growing up in the mobocracy which threatened the overthrow of all authority . He wished to speak on the influence of secret
societies , and to show , even apart from a Catholic pointof view , that there vvas something wrong in the existence of these societies . There were those who knew the position of the mobs and of the uneducated part of the nations , and who seem , as it were , ready for the watchword to open the sluice-gates to deluge Europe with what Europe had never witnessed before . They only required to study the pages
of history to read those bloody records , to know what could be done by revolution ; and those who accomplished that revolution proclaimed that it was only their first effort ; and the outcome of the licence and liberty which broke the bonds of society , as they had seen within the last few years , had been the great idea of socialism . Some time ago , we were all treated with the spectacle of a nation legislating
for the suppression of this socialism . Bismarck did his best to drive the Church , which , at all events , had power over its children , out of Germany , and was surprised to find that socialism should take its place . The Catholic Church was the enemy which the secret societies had to fight and oppose . The very soul of these societies lay in these words —liberty , fraternity , and equality—and the first attempt of
those who painted them on their banner was the French Revolution , the "liberty" meaning liberty to cut each other ' s throats , rob and pillage , murder and ravage ; the "fraternity" to fraternise in crime and bloodshed ; and the " equality " to reduce everything to nothing . A million and a half , it was estimated , of men , women , and children perished in that revolution . That was the result . Secret
societies had a connection with those who made these words their watchword . He contended that the Society of Freemasons was a dangerous and revolutionary society , without charging many Freemasons in England with favouring its ultimate designs , they not having been initiated into the "higher" grades . He adduced evidence of his contention from the mouths of
Freemasons themselves , who said among other things that the Roman Catholic Church must he stifled in the mire by rrcemasonry ; but that creed which had come down to them through 1 S 00 years of attack and contradiction would come out of the battle with Freemasonry and all other secret
societies triumphant . » iji , "l ? " " evening songs were sung by Mrs . McMullen , Mdlle . Covers , Messrs . J . W . Brown , Hugh McBride , and liHi" * ' -at '' : lmcr' which afforded much enjoyment . Miss ¥ ' p ' ayed the musical accompaniments . Votes of thanks terminated the proceedings . —Carlisle Journal .
Burglary At The Masonic Hall, Newport.
BURGLARY AT THE MASONIC HALL , NEWPORT .
iW J" - ay evening , the 10 th inst ., a most wanton and nortvi robbel'y took P Iace at the Masonic Hall , Nevv-V " ' " " onmoudishire , when property to the value of between *> -40 o and £ 500 was stolen and an immense amount of
t | f ' 1 - ? A : 9 ° " t ° regaha . The thieves must have entered Worl 7 f' 2 ff by P ' ciim S 'he lock of the front door , and their ann destruction must have occupied some time . It New . 1 have been thc custom of the hrethren of the theYA 1 ? £ es to leavc " ' eir cases in 'he ante-rooms of tion m 7 , ffi . betw . 'l •, arious meetings , and this informadisnic j ve been m some way communicated to the evi'Ivosea persons who accomplished the wanton act . The
officers' silver jewels and the cord off collars was stolen from the Silurian Lodge , 471 ; th- ' Isca Lodge , GS 3 ; and the Albert Edward Lodge , 1429 . ' 1 he japanned cases belonging to the officers were rorccd open and jewels taken from the cases ; the gold la-j torn off thc : prons , collars , and gauntlets , rendering the 11 totally unfit for any further use . Presentation P . M . ' s je vels were stolen from Bros . J . Middleton , C . H . Oliver , C . H . Oliver , jun .. C . Rowe , H .
Richards , and W . West ; besides several P . Z . ' s jewels , about thirty Royal Arch jewels , ancl other valuables . The Newport brethren certainly deserve the very greatest sympathy at the present time , as such a wholesale clearance will , we fear , prove a very heavy blow to Masonry in what has hitherto been one ol the most prosperous provinces , as
many of the brethren have lost all the Masonic clothing they possessed , and the silver tassels were torn off the Master Masons' aprons . May this act as a warning to the brethren throughout the country to be careful where they deposit their Masonic clothing and jewels ere they suffer like their unfortunate brethren at Newport , in Monmouthshire .
Consecration Of The William Of Wykeham Lodge, No. 1883.
CONSECRATION OF THE WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM LODGE , No . 1883 .
On Monday the 13 th inst ., a new lodge of Freemasons , the William « f W y keham , No . 1 SS 3 , was constituted by the R . W . the Provincial Grand Master for Hants and the Isle of Wi g ht . Bro . W . W . Beach , M . P ., and Provincial Grand Officers . A numerous and influential gathering
of brethren from many lodges in the province , and other parts of England , met at the Masonic Hall , and the ceremony of consecration vvas ably performed by the R . W . Prov . Grand Master . The W . M . Bro . G . R . Everett , P . M . of No . 7 6 , was duly installed and appointed his officers for the ensuing year . Bros . E . D . Godwin , P . M . 7 6 , S . W . ; W . Gamon , J . W . ; W . W . Jacob , Treas .
J . Burdett , Sec . ; W . Lumsden , J . D . ; G . Sealey , J . D . H . Pottle , I . G . ; T . Bailey , S . S . ; E . Macklin , j . * . Marks , D . C ; C . Sims , Tyler . A banquet followed at the George Hotel , and was well attended . The usual Masonic toasts were given and duly acknovvlsdged , and a very successful day vvas brought to a close in reasonable time .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
( Craft J-flajjonrg . THE GREAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Saturday evening , the nth inst ., at the Cannon-street Hotel . Present : Bros . T . Hamer , W . M . ; C . Taylor , S . W . ; Freeman , P . M . ( J . XV ., pro tem . ); N . B . Headon , P . M . and
Ireas . ; Blackie , P . M ., Sec . ; Past Masters Stevens , Seex , Stanway ; and the following visitors : Bros . Venables , 1432 ; J . Block , 1423 ; Shearing , 223 ; H . Hollis , 1 G 57 ; Postans , 167 ; T . Poore , P . M . 720 ; J . Hollington , W . M . 933 ; G . A . Low , W . M . 1 G 70 ; J . Glantng , P . M . 167 ; and others . There was also a tolerably numerous attendance of members .
The lodge having been opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed , the lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Matthews was questioned as to his proficiency in the science . The lodge was then opened in the Third Degree , and he vvas most ably raised to the Degree of M . M ., the W . M . most ably acquitting himself in the performance of this important ceremony . Bro .
Blackie , I . P . M . and Sec , afterwards gave the traditional history of the Degree and an explanation of the working tools . The lodge was then closed down to the First Degree , when some business connected with the general arrangements of the installation meeting were discussed , and the lodge was closed in due form . The brethren and visitors then adjourned for refreshment
and , at the conclusion of the repast , the W . Master said he had great pleasure in asking the brethren to join with him in drinking what vvas always the first toast amongst Freemasons and , indeed , in all assemblies of Englishmen , as it vvas "The Health of Her Majesty the Oueen , " who had sat for many years on the throne of these realms , and whose name was dear to all Englishmen . In ( riving * her
health , he coupled with it "The Craft , " which was cordially responded to . The W . Master then in a manner which commended itself to all , gave in one toast "The Health of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Grand Master ; the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro . Grand Master ; the Earl of Lathom , Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " In asking the brethren
to join him in drinking this toast he said that it vvas a most comprehensive one , and it did not require many words from him to ensure for it a hearty reception . It was at all times the desire of the Grand Officers to have the confidence of the brethren , and although they were looked upon with a jealous eye , he believed that their position asthec /' fi ? of the Craft had always been maintained . The toast vvas heartily
responded to . Bro . Blackie , I . P . M ., said the brethren would be aware what vvas his object in rising to address them , as it vvas to propose " The Health of the W . Master . " He had at the last lodge gone full y into the merits of the W . Master , but the manner in which he had gone through the Third Degree that evening must have been a gratifying surpr ' ue to them , as it vvas the first opportunity he had of
going through it . He had been called to the chair earlier than he expected , and it would be a lesson to those who expected to follow him to be prepared and read y * at any time to go on with their work . They had now a brother who vvas well known to them , and he was the first who had come to the chair who had been initiated in the Great City Lodge , and he asked them all to cordially drink his health with
the usual " fire . " The W . M . in acknowledging the toast said that when he vvas appointed to the chair it vvas his earnest endeavour not to reflect any disgrace upon the lodge by that appointment , but he did not expect to come up to the standard of those he had the honour of following .
He might say , however , that he felt delighted in occupying that exalted position , and during his year of office he vvculd do his utmost to go through the duties in as perfect a manner as he vvas able , and he hoped that his working in the lodge would please them all . He would not detain them further except to express to Bro . Blackie his gratitude for the kind way in which he h ^ d spoken of him , and to
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the brethren for the very complimentary manner in which they had received the toast . Bro . J . Stevens gave a recitation , "Masonic Vows , " which was well delivered , and it was rewarded with deserved applause . The W . M . next gave " The Visitors , " and remarked that the Great City Lodge was always proud to receive them . Having enumerated them he coupled with the toast the name of
Bro . Middleton , formerly a member of the lodge , who returned thanks , as did several of the other visitors . The W . M . said the next toast he had to propose vvas that of " The Past Masters of the Lodge , " of whom they had a good array present , which was a proof that they had not wo rked only for the purpose of filling the chair , but , after they had passed it , attending there
to perform any duties that mi g ht be required of them . He had no desire by any observation of his to make any one of them jealous , but he must say that Bro . Blackie had at all times stood by him , and devoted a great deal of his time to him , and for which he was very grateful . Bro . Blackie said the Past Masters wished to return their warmest thanks for drinking their healths , and this was a toast that was always well received in the lodge , for which they could not
be too grateful . J he other Past Masters severally returned thanks . "The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary " vvas then given , which they responded to , and the Tyler ' s toast brought a very harmonious meeting to a close . We ought not to omit noticing that several songs were sung in the course of the evening , and a recitation by Bro . Moggison , written by Edgar Poe , was gre ally admired , and equally was one by Bro . T . Poore from the Ingoldsby Legends , "The Jackdaw of Rheims . "
CREATON LODGE ( No . 1791 ) . —The December meeting of this lod ge was held at Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Thursday , the gth inst ., when a large number of distinguished visitors honoured the lodge with their presence . Among them vve noticed the following eminent brethren Bros . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., R . W . G . Master , Middx . ; ^ neas John Mclntvre .
Q . C , M . P ., Grand Reg . ; R . F . Gould , Senior G . D . ; Rev . C . W . Arnold , P . G . C , Dep . G . M . Surrey ; Fred A . Philbriek , Q . C , P . G . D . ; John A . Rucker , P . G . D . ; S . Leith Tomkins , P . G . D . ; Major Gen . Barnett Ford , P . G . D . Bengal ; Gerard Ford , P . M . 271 , G . Reg . Sussex ; E . Letchworth , P . M ., Past G . Reg . Middx . ; John Sampson Peirce , P . G . S . ; Heather Bigg , P . G . S . ; George
Lambert , Past G . W . Herts , P . M . 19 S ; and A . H . Tattershall , P . M . 140 . The lodge vvas opened in due form by Bro . Henry James Johnson , W . M ., assisted by his I . P . M ., Col . John Creaton , Grand Treasurer of England ; Jno . Williams , S . W . ; J . Neilson , J . W . ; E . Thurkle , Treas . ; J . J . Cantle , P . M ., Sec ; John H . Brick , S . D . ; W . Carrington , J . D . ; VV '
Williams , D . of C ; R . G . Shute . I . G . ; D . Ferguson , Stevvd . ; J . T . Woodstock , P . M . 749 , Tyler ; E . Austin , Thos . Richards , sen ., James B . Colwill , Henry Johnson , L . Cornelisson . J . T . Matthews , J . J . Johnson , and others . The visitors present , in addition to those already named , were Bro . John Mason , P . M . 309 , & c . Past G . D . Middx . ; G . Davis , W . M . 16 ; James Blyth , W . M .
173 ; I . Sinclair , W . M . Ggs ; S . Carrington , W . M . 1314 ; C . \ V . Side , W . M . 1507 ; S . Jones , W . M . 1 G 24 ; John Docker , W . M . 1687 ; E . W . Allen , P . M . 173 ; S . A . Phillips , P . M . 173 ; E . Farwig , P . M . 1 S 0 ; H . M . Levy , P . M iSS ; F . C . Johnson , P . M . jooo ; C . Hammerton , P . M . 1339 ; J . F . Knight Smith , P . M . 1441 ; T . Coulthard , P . M . 1624 ; J . C . Flacteley , P . M . 1 C 24 ; F . Foxley , J . W . 173 ; H . W . Davie , Sec 73 ; J . Bond , J . D . 1314 ; 2
T . P . Shipp , ; J . G . Ferdinand , 13 ; N . Bousfield , 53 ; J . B . Walker , 127 ; S . Ward , 1 S 6 ; J . Daniels , 706 ; J . S . Merchant , 902 ; Palowkar , 1257 ; D . Keyse , 1314 ; W . G . Reynolds , 1441 ; W . C . Smith , 1563 ; F . G . Bird , 1567 ; Henry Scott , 1 G 24 ; and' F . A . Kelly , 1524 , ( Freemason ) . The minutes of the meeting in October having been read and confirmed , Bros . Brett , Hine , and Richards were raised to the Degree of Master Mason . Ballot was then taken for Bro . " Seagrove as a joining member , which proved unanimous in his favourand he was
, accordingly elected a member of the lodge . The election of W . M . vvas then proceeded with , the result being that Bro . John Williams was unanimously chosen to fill that office . Bro . E . Thurkle , the popular and much esteemed Treasurer , vvasit is perhaps needless to say also unanimously re-elected . The Auditors appointed were Bros . A . Wolter James B . Colwill , and Capt . Helden . Before closim ? the
lodge it vvas proposed and carried with perfect unanimity that a Past Master ' s jewel of the value of £ 10 ios . be presented to Bro . Johnson , the retiring Master , at the next meeting . The lodge vvas then closed , and the | brethren adjourned to the Crown Room , where a sumptuous banquet awaited them , presided over b y the W . M ., who had on his immediate right Bros . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart . ; Rev . C .
W . Arnold , P . G . C . ; and R . F . Gould , Senior Grand Deacon ; on the left of the W . M . sat Bros . Col . Creaton , Grand Treas . ; J . J . Cantle , and E . Thurkle . On the removal of the cloth the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and heartily received . To the toast of "The Grand Officers " was attached the name of Bro . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., who ably replied on their behalf .
Bro . Col . Creaton , in proposing "The Health of the Worshipful Master , " was confident it would be well received , as they could not bestow too much honour on a brothervvho had performed his duties so well . Bro . Johnson , in reply , thanked the brethren for the hearty reception they had accorded the toast . When he took the chair twelve months ago it was his earnest wish to perform the duties
with credit , both to himself and the lodge , and he hoped he had not failed in his endeavour . He had never passed a happier year than that during his term of office . The toast of " The Visitors " followed , in proposing which the W . M . said that the lodge was honoured that evening with a large array of visitors , the list including many names of great eminence in the Craft . He would couple with this
toast the name of Bro . R . F . Gould , Senior Grand Deacon of England . Bro . Gould , in repl y , said that , on behalf ot the visitors , he would express their sincere and hearty thanks for the manner in which the toast had been proposed by the Worshipful Master and received
by the brethren . It vvas an extreme pleasure to reply on behalf of Grand Officers , Provincial Grand Officers , and officers of so many lodges . They had had an excellent opportunity of enjoying the admirable working in the lodge and their hearty hospitality at the table , ft had been a source of much pleasure personally to himself to be a visitor of the lodge that evening for two reasons—