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Ancient And Accepted Rite.
Ancient and Accepted Rite .
SUFFOLK .
IPSWICH . —Victoria Sovereign Rose Crou Chapter . —The usual meeting of this Chapter was held at the Masonic Hall , Ipswich , on Monday the 8 th inst . Present , III . Bros . Revd . R . N . Sanderson , 30 , M . W . S . ; and Emra Holmes , « j ° , 1 st Gen ., Act . Recorder ; Ex . Bros . W . P .
Mills , M . D . 2 nd Genl . ; C . T . Townsend , P . M . W-S . ; Dr . Beamont , R . N . ; P . Cornell , W . T . Westgate , W . Cuckord , G . Cresswell . The minutes having been read and confirmed , the Act . Recorder reported that he had received letters from the M . P . S . G . C , the L . G . C ., and the
S . G . of the Supreme Grand Council , regretting the inability to attend . The resignation of 111 . Bro . Capt . Terry , 30 , 60 th Rifles , and Ex . Bros . Capt . Hales and Herring , 27 th Inniskillins , were given in and accepted . 111 . Bro . Sanderson , then proceeded with the installation of Ex . Bro .
W . T . Westgate , who had been duly elected M . W . S . for the ensuing year , and the following brethren were appointed as officers Ex . W . P . Mills , M . D . 1 st Genl . ; E . Robertson , 2 nd Genl . ; G . Cresswell , Grand Marshal ; P . Cornell , Raphael ; C . T . Townsend , Recorder ; J . Pettit ,
Capt . of the Guard . 111 . Bro . Emra Holmes then rose to propose that in consideration of the distinguished services of III . Bro . Sanderson , who had done so much for the high degrees in Ipswich , he should be presented with a gold jewel of P . M . W . S . as a token of esteem and regard . Ex . Brother Creswell seconded the motion , which was
supported by Dr . M ills , who spoke also in eulogistic terms of Bro . Sanderson ' s services , and it was carried unanimously . Bro . Townsend was instructed to procure the jewel . Bro . Sanderson replied in grateful and modest terms , and thanked the E . and P . Princes for their appreciation of his labours in the higher degrees . The brethren afterwards retired for refreshments .
Red Cross Of Constantine.
Red Cross of Constantine .
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND LEICESTER . —Byzantine Conclave ( No . 44 ) . —The annual assembly of this conclave for the installation of the M . P . S . and Viceroy , was held at Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on Thursday , the nth inst ., under the presidencv of the 111 . Sir Knt . William Kelly , M . P . S ., and
Intendent-General for Leicestershire and Rutland , when there was a good attendance of officers and members . The minutes of the previous meeting , relating to the election of M . P . S . and Viceroy , having been read and confirmed , the V . Em . Sir Knight the Rev . Nathaniel Haycroft , D . D .,
K . G . C ., and H . P . was presented and inducted into the chair of Eusebius , after which the V . Em . Sir Knight George Toller , junr . K . G . C , and S . G ., was regularly enthroned as M . P . S . for the ensuing year , and he appointed and invested his officers as follows : —Sir Knts . S . S . Partridge ,
S . G . ; Clement Stretton , J . G . ; W . Weare , and J . C . Duncombe , Aides to Generals ; F . J . Bains , Recorder ; J . T . Thorp , Pref ., and J . Hunt , S . B . The ballot having been taken for Bros . E . J . Crow , W . M ., 279 , and Alfred Palmer , they were unanimously elected , and being present , were
instilled and proclaimed as Knights of the Order , the ceremonial being conducted in a most able and impressive manner by the newly-enthroned M . P . S ., assisted by his Viceroy . The Treasurer ' s report showing a small balance in hand , was received and adopted . A discussion ensued
respecting a proposed change in the clothing worn by members of this Conclave , the tunic being that now worn , and being considered less convenient than the apron , a resolution was passed adopting the latter as the clothing in future . The
Conclave was then closed , and the Sir Kni ghts proceeded to the refectory , where an excellent banquet was served . The usual loyal and chivalric toasts were given , and a most enjoyable evening spent .
Nova Scotia.
NOVA SCOTIA .
The following addresses have been forwarded from the Freemasons of Nova Scotia to the Queen and Prince of Wales : — To HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN . May it please your Masjesty , —
We , the Freemasons of the Province of Nova Scotia , in the Dominion of Canada , desire most respectfull y to offer to y our Majesty our warmest congratulations on the recovery of our Illustrious Brother , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , from his late dangerous illness .
We desire to assure your Majesty of the verydeep sympathy felt for their Sovereign , not only by the members of the loyal Craft , but b y all classes of your Majesty ' s faithful subjects in this Province , during that trying period of gloom and sorrow when the life of our Illustrious Brother
was despaired of , and of our thankfulness to Almighty God that he has been pleased to hear the united prayers of the nation in his behalf . We take this opportunity of assuring your Majesty that it is our earnest wish and fervent prayer that the Great Architect of the Universe
may long spare your Majesty to rule over us , and His Royal Highness to be an ornament and a blessing to the nation and the Craft to which we , the Freemasons of the Province of Nova Scotia , have the honour and the great privilege to belontr .
ALEXANDER KEITH Grand Master . On behalf of the Craft . To His ROYAL HIGHNESS ALBERT EDWARD , PRINCE OF WALES , Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England .
May it please your Royal Highness : We , the Freemasons of the Province of Nova Scotia , in the Dominion of Canada , beg leave to offer to your Royal Highness our warmest congratulations upon your recovery from the
dangerous illness by which your Royal Highness was so long prostrated , and from which , b y the blessing of the Most High , in answer to the fervent supplications of the whole nation , the life of your Royal Highness has been mercifully spared to us .
We desire to assure your Royal Highness that the gratifying expression of deep sympathy for you in your sufferings , and attachment to your person , so heartily exhibited by the people of Great Britain , was quite as cheering to your brethren on this side of the Atlantic as it must have been to the members of the Craft in the Mother Country .
That the recent illness by which , in the wise dispensation of Providence , your Royal Highness was afflicted , may be sanctified to your temporal and eternal welfare , and that your Royal Hi ghness may lie long spared to adorn the exalted
position to which , in the providence of God , you have been called , is the fervent prayer of the members of the Fraternity in this Province . ALEXANDER KEITH , Grand Master , On behalf of the Graft .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . THOMAS SCOTCHER . P . M . 55 , SECRETARY 902 . In the death of Bro . Thomas Scotcher , P . M . 55 , Secretary 902 , the Craft in general , and two lodges in particular , have sustained a loss sufficiently heavy to warrant the promulgation of a
few words , expressive of the general sense entertained by the Fraternity of the merits of the late departed brother , and a brief retrospect of his Masonic career .
The philosophical proposition that "happy is the nation whose annals are dull , " is not altogether inapplicable to individual history , and in this re-
Obituary.
spect , if Bro . Scotcher ' s biography supplies no materials for adorning a tale , it may yet point the moral of the value that is always attached by mankind , and especially by Masons , to quiet ,
unobtrusive , persevering enthusiasm ; nor does his phrase involve , as at first si ght it would appear , a contradiction in terms . Enthusiasm may be quiet , equal , and enduring , as well as
startling , evanescent , and impulsive ; nor can it , we think , be open to question which description is most productive of beneficial effects to the object of its zeal .
Bro . Scotcher ' s love for Masonry , and an ardent , never flagging affection which remained to the end of his long life , was of the former character . Inititiated into the Constitutional Lodge , under
its old number of 63 , ( now 55 ) , the 16 th April , 18 4 6 , the neophyte rose by rapid steps , and in 18 49 nil ( 4 nim installed as W . M . The following year , while still I . P . M ., he began to
remount b y occupying the J . W . ' s chair , from which , in due course ascending , in 1852 he again ascended the throne of K . S . On both occasions he discharged the duties of this exalted office ,
as indeed he performed whatever Masonic utieshe undertook , with a conscientious fidelity and rare intelligence . This was the last time
Bro . Scotcher filled the Master ' s chair , although he continued a subscribing member of the Constitutional Lodge until the last moments of his life .
Towards the end of 1861 , Bro . Scotcher took great interest in the establishment , by Bro . Wigginton , P . Prov . G . D . Worcestershire , in conjunction with several other distinguished
brethren , of the Tower Hamlets Engineers ( now the Burgoyne ) Lodge No . 902 ( then 1204 ) . Of this lodge , which sprung from the now able and famous corps of East End
Volunteer Engineers , Bro . Scotcher was the first Secretary , and retained that appointment until his lamented decease . The able manner in which Bro . Scotcher up to a very late period , when the
illness which ultimately resulted inhis dissolution incapacitated him , discharged the duties of this appointment , won for him the cordial esteem and affection of all the brethren , who in 1867 testified
their regard by the present of a testimonial , consisting of a handsome silverteapot , to their highly respected officer—to whom in their opinion no slight amount of the success which had then
attended and still continues to attend this prosperous and energetic lodge was to be attributed . This piece of plate however , was but a small part of the many handsome and valuable testimonials
from his two lodges , and the various lodges of instruction with which Bro . Scotcher was connected , that he received during his protracted Masonic labours .
The Con titutional , 55 , and theBurgoyne , 902 , both of which are now plunged in mourning by the sail event , it is our duty to report were the
only two mother lodges with which Bro . Scotcher was ever connected , and of both he remained a member from his initiation and joining until his death .
Of the various lodges of instruction that profited by his labours , as Secretary and Preceptor , it is sufficient to record that the East End of the Metropolis scarcely had one of these schools of ystic lore , that did not number Bro . Scotcher as
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Ancient And Accepted Rite.
Ancient and Accepted Rite .
SUFFOLK .
IPSWICH . —Victoria Sovereign Rose Crou Chapter . —The usual meeting of this Chapter was held at the Masonic Hall , Ipswich , on Monday the 8 th inst . Present , III . Bros . Revd . R . N . Sanderson , 30 , M . W . S . ; and Emra Holmes , « j ° , 1 st Gen ., Act . Recorder ; Ex . Bros . W . P .
Mills , M . D . 2 nd Genl . ; C . T . Townsend , P . M . W-S . ; Dr . Beamont , R . N . ; P . Cornell , W . T . Westgate , W . Cuckord , G . Cresswell . The minutes having been read and confirmed , the Act . Recorder reported that he had received letters from the M . P . S . G . C , the L . G . C ., and the
S . G . of the Supreme Grand Council , regretting the inability to attend . The resignation of 111 . Bro . Capt . Terry , 30 , 60 th Rifles , and Ex . Bros . Capt . Hales and Herring , 27 th Inniskillins , were given in and accepted . 111 . Bro . Sanderson , then proceeded with the installation of Ex . Bro .
W . T . Westgate , who had been duly elected M . W . S . for the ensuing year , and the following brethren were appointed as officers Ex . W . P . Mills , M . D . 1 st Genl . ; E . Robertson , 2 nd Genl . ; G . Cresswell , Grand Marshal ; P . Cornell , Raphael ; C . T . Townsend , Recorder ; J . Pettit ,
Capt . of the Guard . 111 . Bro . Emra Holmes then rose to propose that in consideration of the distinguished services of III . Bro . Sanderson , who had done so much for the high degrees in Ipswich , he should be presented with a gold jewel of P . M . W . S . as a token of esteem and regard . Ex . Brother Creswell seconded the motion , which was
supported by Dr . M ills , who spoke also in eulogistic terms of Bro . Sanderson ' s services , and it was carried unanimously . Bro . Townsend was instructed to procure the jewel . Bro . Sanderson replied in grateful and modest terms , and thanked the E . and P . Princes for their appreciation of his labours in the higher degrees . The brethren afterwards retired for refreshments .
Red Cross Of Constantine.
Red Cross of Constantine .
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND LEICESTER . —Byzantine Conclave ( No . 44 ) . —The annual assembly of this conclave for the installation of the M . P . S . and Viceroy , was held at Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on Thursday , the nth inst ., under the presidencv of the 111 . Sir Knt . William Kelly , M . P . S ., and
Intendent-General for Leicestershire and Rutland , when there was a good attendance of officers and members . The minutes of the previous meeting , relating to the election of M . P . S . and Viceroy , having been read and confirmed , the V . Em . Sir Knight the Rev . Nathaniel Haycroft , D . D .,
K . G . C ., and H . P . was presented and inducted into the chair of Eusebius , after which the V . Em . Sir Knight George Toller , junr . K . G . C , and S . G ., was regularly enthroned as M . P . S . for the ensuing year , and he appointed and invested his officers as follows : —Sir Knts . S . S . Partridge ,
S . G . ; Clement Stretton , J . G . ; W . Weare , and J . C . Duncombe , Aides to Generals ; F . J . Bains , Recorder ; J . T . Thorp , Pref ., and J . Hunt , S . B . The ballot having been taken for Bros . E . J . Crow , W . M ., 279 , and Alfred Palmer , they were unanimously elected , and being present , were
instilled and proclaimed as Knights of the Order , the ceremonial being conducted in a most able and impressive manner by the newly-enthroned M . P . S ., assisted by his Viceroy . The Treasurer ' s report showing a small balance in hand , was received and adopted . A discussion ensued
respecting a proposed change in the clothing worn by members of this Conclave , the tunic being that now worn , and being considered less convenient than the apron , a resolution was passed adopting the latter as the clothing in future . The
Conclave was then closed , and the Sir Kni ghts proceeded to the refectory , where an excellent banquet was served . The usual loyal and chivalric toasts were given , and a most enjoyable evening spent .
Nova Scotia.
NOVA SCOTIA .
The following addresses have been forwarded from the Freemasons of Nova Scotia to the Queen and Prince of Wales : — To HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN . May it please your Masjesty , —
We , the Freemasons of the Province of Nova Scotia , in the Dominion of Canada , desire most respectfull y to offer to y our Majesty our warmest congratulations on the recovery of our Illustrious Brother , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , from his late dangerous illness .
We desire to assure your Majesty of the verydeep sympathy felt for their Sovereign , not only by the members of the loyal Craft , but b y all classes of your Majesty ' s faithful subjects in this Province , during that trying period of gloom and sorrow when the life of our Illustrious Brother
was despaired of , and of our thankfulness to Almighty God that he has been pleased to hear the united prayers of the nation in his behalf . We take this opportunity of assuring your Majesty that it is our earnest wish and fervent prayer that the Great Architect of the Universe
may long spare your Majesty to rule over us , and His Royal Highness to be an ornament and a blessing to the nation and the Craft to which we , the Freemasons of the Province of Nova Scotia , have the honour and the great privilege to belontr .
ALEXANDER KEITH Grand Master . On behalf of the Craft . To His ROYAL HIGHNESS ALBERT EDWARD , PRINCE OF WALES , Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England .
May it please your Royal Highness : We , the Freemasons of the Province of Nova Scotia , in the Dominion of Canada , beg leave to offer to your Royal Highness our warmest congratulations upon your recovery from the
dangerous illness by which your Royal Highness was so long prostrated , and from which , b y the blessing of the Most High , in answer to the fervent supplications of the whole nation , the life of your Royal Highness has been mercifully spared to us .
We desire to assure your Royal Highness that the gratifying expression of deep sympathy for you in your sufferings , and attachment to your person , so heartily exhibited by the people of Great Britain , was quite as cheering to your brethren on this side of the Atlantic as it must have been to the members of the Craft in the Mother Country .
That the recent illness by which , in the wise dispensation of Providence , your Royal Highness was afflicted , may be sanctified to your temporal and eternal welfare , and that your Royal Hi ghness may lie long spared to adorn the exalted
position to which , in the providence of God , you have been called , is the fervent prayer of the members of the Fraternity in this Province . ALEXANDER KEITH , Grand Master , On behalf of the Graft .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . THOMAS SCOTCHER . P . M . 55 , SECRETARY 902 . In the death of Bro . Thomas Scotcher , P . M . 55 , Secretary 902 , the Craft in general , and two lodges in particular , have sustained a loss sufficiently heavy to warrant the promulgation of a
few words , expressive of the general sense entertained by the Fraternity of the merits of the late departed brother , and a brief retrospect of his Masonic career .
The philosophical proposition that "happy is the nation whose annals are dull , " is not altogether inapplicable to individual history , and in this re-
Obituary.
spect , if Bro . Scotcher ' s biography supplies no materials for adorning a tale , it may yet point the moral of the value that is always attached by mankind , and especially by Masons , to quiet ,
unobtrusive , persevering enthusiasm ; nor does his phrase involve , as at first si ght it would appear , a contradiction in terms . Enthusiasm may be quiet , equal , and enduring , as well as
startling , evanescent , and impulsive ; nor can it , we think , be open to question which description is most productive of beneficial effects to the object of its zeal .
Bro . Scotcher ' s love for Masonry , and an ardent , never flagging affection which remained to the end of his long life , was of the former character . Inititiated into the Constitutional Lodge , under
its old number of 63 , ( now 55 ) , the 16 th April , 18 4 6 , the neophyte rose by rapid steps , and in 18 49 nil ( 4 nim installed as W . M . The following year , while still I . P . M ., he began to
remount b y occupying the J . W . ' s chair , from which , in due course ascending , in 1852 he again ascended the throne of K . S . On both occasions he discharged the duties of this exalted office ,
as indeed he performed whatever Masonic utieshe undertook , with a conscientious fidelity and rare intelligence . This was the last time
Bro . Scotcher filled the Master ' s chair , although he continued a subscribing member of the Constitutional Lodge until the last moments of his life .
Towards the end of 1861 , Bro . Scotcher took great interest in the establishment , by Bro . Wigginton , P . Prov . G . D . Worcestershire , in conjunction with several other distinguished
brethren , of the Tower Hamlets Engineers ( now the Burgoyne ) Lodge No . 902 ( then 1204 ) . Of this lodge , which sprung from the now able and famous corps of East End
Volunteer Engineers , Bro . Scotcher was the first Secretary , and retained that appointment until his lamented decease . The able manner in which Bro . Scotcher up to a very late period , when the
illness which ultimately resulted inhis dissolution incapacitated him , discharged the duties of this appointment , won for him the cordial esteem and affection of all the brethren , who in 1867 testified
their regard by the present of a testimonial , consisting of a handsome silverteapot , to their highly respected officer—to whom in their opinion no slight amount of the success which had then
attended and still continues to attend this prosperous and energetic lodge was to be attributed . This piece of plate however , was but a small part of the many handsome and valuable testimonials
from his two lodges , and the various lodges of instruction with which Bro . Scotcher was connected , that he received during his protracted Masonic labours .
The Con titutional , 55 , and theBurgoyne , 902 , both of which are now plunged in mourning by the sail event , it is our duty to report were the
only two mother lodges with which Bro . Scotcher was ever connected , and of both he remained a member from his initiation and joining until his death .
Of the various lodges of instruction that profited by his labours , as Secretary and Preceptor , it is sufficient to record that the East End of the Metropolis scarcely had one of these schools of ystic lore , that did not number Bro . Scotcher as