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supported by Bros . R . R . Forshaw , S . W . ; W Donkin r iV Ino . M'Wean , I . P . M . ; A . Willis , P . M . ; J . FNevvell , P . M .. P . G . S . W . ( ex-Mayor of Bootle ) ; C . M'Nab , p M George Morgan , P . M ., Treasurer ; J . B . Bunting , PM * Tempest Fozzard , P . M . ; Jno . Whaites , Sec . ; J . PBryan , Asst . Sec . ; Lewis Peake , S . D . ; John Smith , J . D . ; R Seddon , I . G . ; John Tuntall , Steward ; and others . Among the visitors were Bros . J . P . M'Arthur , P . M . 1086
. Mayor of Bootle ) ; Hocken , P . M . 1505 -, H . Nelson , P . M . \ -. 03 ; Leece , 1086 , W . M . ; and others . The W . M . elect , Bro . R . B . Forshaw , a very popular member of the lodge , was presented by Bro . Fozzard , P . M ., and Bro . Bunting , P M ., and installed in a style difficult to excel by Bro . Thos . M'Wean , I . P . M . The usual honours were paid , and the following officers appointed and invested for the
ensuing year , a full choral service being sung during the proceedings : Bros . Thos . M'Wean , I . P . M . ; W . Donkin , S W- ; John Whaites , J . W . ; George Morgan , P . M ., Treas . ( re-elected ) ; John M'Wean , P . M ., M . C . ; J . P . Bryan , Sec ; Lewis Peake , Asst . Sec ; John Smith , S . D . ; Richard Seddon , J . D . ; Wm . Shakespear , I . G . ; John Tunstall , S S . , * George Mitchell , J . S . ; James Dartnell , Asst .
Steward ; and Watson was elected Tyler . After the conclusion of the business the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room , where dinner was very nicely served up by Bro . Casey , 1086 , and the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . The W . M . proposed " The P . G . M . and Officers , " and spoke of the honour done to Prince of Wales Lodge in the appointment of Bro . J . F . Newell , P . G .
S . W . That brother , in replying , said he had never known any one to throw into his work more energy and ability in forwarding the interests of West Lancashire than the P . G . M ., and thanked thc brethren for the way they had honoured the toast . "The W . M . " was proposed by the I . P . M . in flattering terms , and it was enthusiastically received . The Worshipful Master thanked the brethren
in appropriate words , and presented the I . P . M ., on behalf of the lodge , with a handsome Past Master ' s jewel . Bro . M'Wean replied in a few hearty words , and thanked the brethren . Other toasts followed , and a happy evening was spent . The musical arrangements were efficiently carried out by Bros . Ellis , Barlow , Waterson , Rees , Quayle , Foulkes , Forrester , C . S . Bryan , and Birchall .
LIVERPOOL . —Walton Lodge ( No . 1086 ) . — The brethren connected with this admirably conducted lodge gathered in strong force at the Skelmersdale Hall , Kirkdale , on Wednesday afternoon , the 7 th inst ., for the purpose of assisting at thc annual installation of the W . M . Bro . G . J . Townsend , the retiring W . M ., opened the lodge in due form , and amongst those present were Bios . J .
Lunt , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; R . Abraham , P . M . ; G . E . Hanmer , P . M . ; J . Ellis , P . M . ; Isaac Leecc , S . W . ( W . M . elect ) j | . P . M-Arthur , P . M ., Treas . ( Mayor of Bootle ); Hugh Spencer , Sec . ; H . Beckett , J . D . ; J . J . Savage , I . G . ; J . D . Reader , S . S . ; W . G . Veale , Org . ; Hev . Dr . Hyde , Chap . ; and M . Williamson , Tyler . The visitors included Bros . F . R . Bramham , W . M . 1299 ; Rev . R . T . Leslie , S . W .
-71 . * J . C . Fish , 1264 ; G . G . Walmsley , 292 ; H . Ferguson , S . W . 175 G ; R . H . Evans , P . G . S . D . ; J . Grierson , J . W . 1756 ; H . Williams , P . G . A . D . C ; R . W . Hickson , l . W . 1713 ; J . Hayes , P . G . S . B . ; G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C ; VV . B . Ackerley , P . G . J . W . ; A , Woolrich , W . M . 1356 ; T . Chesworth , P . P . G . D . C . Cheshire ; J . Wells , P . I » G . D . C ; B . W . Rowson , P . P . G . S . of W . ; and others .
Bro . Isaac Leece was installed W . M . of the lodge in due and solemn form , thc interesting ceremony being very impressively performed by Bro . G . J . Townsend , the retiring VV . M ., and the subsequent proceedings were carried out by Bro . John Lunt , P . P . G . D . C . After the usual honours had been paid , the following brethren were invested as officers for the present year : —Bros . G . J . Townsend , I . P . M . ;
J . J . Savage , S . W . ; J . D . Reader , J . W . ; J . P . McArthur , P . M ., P . Z . ( Mayor of Bootle ) , Treas . ( unanimously reelected ) ; H . Beckett , Sec . ; J . Lunt , P . M ., D . C . ; Rev . Dr . Hyde , Chap , ( re-appointed ) ; Dr . D . L . Parry , S . D . ; W . Wilkinson , J . D . ; W . W . Thomas , I . G . ; VV . Roberts , S . S . ; R . E . Roberts , J . S . ; W . G . Veare , Org . ; and M .
Williamson , Tyler ( unanimously re-elected ) . The brethren afterwards dined together in the banqueting room , where Bro . Casey catered in his usual satisfactory style , and a very pleasant evening was passed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts receiving that hearty rendering always given in the Craft .
NEWPORT PAGNELL . —SS . Peter and Paul's Lodge ( No . 1410 ) . —On Tuesday , the 13 th inst ., the members of this lodge held their usual meeting at the Swan Hotel . After the business had been transacted they adjourned to an adjoining room , where , thanks to the improved catering of Host Cannon , an excellent spread was prepared and well served up , giving great satisfaction
to all present . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts had been given and duly honoured , the W . M . proposed " The Health of the Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , " and in eulogistic terms alluded to the important services he had rendered in respect to Freemasonry , and particularly to the Lodge of SS . Peter and Paul , where , through his instrumentality , such excellent harmony always prevailed .
He then presented him with thc Past Master's jewel , and hoped he would be spared long to wear it . The jewel bore the following insciiption : — " Presented by the Brethren of SS . Peter and Paul's Lodge , No . 14 . 0 , to V . W . Bro . the Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , P . G . C , First W . M ., in token of
their appreciation of his invaluable services . " The V . W . Bro . the Rev , J . Studholme Brownrigg , in acknowledging the present , said : —W . M ., Bro . Wardens , and Brethren , it is most difficult for me to acknowledge as I would wish the very beautiful jewel you have given me . 1 have the privilege to wear a large number of Masonic jewels , but it has always been my habit to wear few , because I believe
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that jewels unless fairly earned are not worth much . It is a very common thing to see a brother covered with decorations which mean nothing . Some jewels I- do value . I have one that reminds me of the days when as an undergraduate at Cambridge I was the first Principal Sojourner of the Euclid , the new University Chapter . By another jewel I call to mind my dear old
Province of Cambridge which , at the close of my university career , gave me the highest honour of the year , the Provincial Senior Grand Wardenship . Here is a jewel which I never deserved , that of the Past Grand Officer of England , and this one I deserved still less , the garter of the English Freemasonry , the jewel of the Royal Alpha Lodge . You , brethren , have added to-night one that I
shall value second to none . I value it because it is a testimony both of your good feeling to me , and also of the efficient state of the lodge . It would be affectation for me to say I have not worked at this lodge . For the seven years of its existence I have never missed a lodge . I have installed every Master . I have often occupied the chair . Most of you are my Masonic children . You will
understand that as Secretary I might have had many tioubles . The W . M . and Wardens change every year . The Secretary is a matter of fact handed on from Master to Master , though , of course , he receives his appointment annually afresh . This is , I believe , a necessary state of things for the well-being of a lodge , but it may have disadvantages both for the Master and for the Secretary . It is most
disagreeable to a new W . M . to find himself obliged to take on a crusty old Secretary , who never consults him about anything , and who resents any proposal which he does not himself originate . I hope my dear friends , Bros . West , Childe , Fitch , Donald Frazer , Heigham , Wilmer , and you , W . M ., have not found me such . And , on the other hand , it is equal ) ) ' disagreeable to a Secretary to find
that every new W . M . wishes to change every detail of lodge management simply for the sake of change . I certainly , | Worshipful Master , from yourself and your predecessors , have had nothing but the utmost consideration in all matters . I conceive it is the duty of a Secretary ever to remember that he is subordinate to the W . M . AU that he docs is by
command of the W . M . He must manage details without interfering with the Master ' s prerogative . A Secretary who manages everything without consulting the Worshipful Master is unfit for his office . The Secretary who worries his chief about every comma in thc circular is equally unfit . No one but those who have tried it know how hard it is to steer between these two extremes . 1 am
conscious ot many failures , to which you arc most kindly bl-n * J . to-night , but 1 have tiled to preserve a due medium between a too great independence and a shirking of the proper responsibiliry of my office . So far as 1 have succeeded it has been through the good tone which has ever existed in this lodge , not by my own merit . We have had a few
difficulties to meet . We have had animated discussions . We have all had and held our opinions , but we have never for one moment lost sight of this truth , that the liberty of opinion which we claim for ourselves we must ourselves allow to others . It is this fact which has made my work , whether as Secretary or Master of this lodge , not a labour but a pleasure . I shall wear this
jewel , I hope , for many years as Secretary of this lodge , in commemoration of the brotherly feeling of the past , as an assurance that we pledged , one and all , to preserve Ior the future those principles by which you have enabled me , I will not say to deserve , but to receive it as no empty compliment . The toast of "The W . M . " was given and heartily received , and a very pleasant and convivial evening was enjoyed .
HAMPTON . —Hemming Lodge ( No . 1512 ) . — This lodge , one of the most prosperous in the province , held a meeting at the Lion Hotel on the 15 th inst ., which was fairly attended . Among those present were Bros . Jessett , W . M . ; T . VV . Ockenden , S . W . ; T . C . Walls , J . W ., P . G . S . B . Middlesex ; E . Hopwood , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . Middlesex , Treasurer ; W . Hammond , P . M ., P . P . G . D .
Middlesex , Secretary ; Moody , I . G . ; Day , W . S . ; f > Hurst , P . M ., P . G . A . P . Middlesex ; Francis , P . P . G . D . C . Surrey ( hon . member ); Gilbert , P . G . T . Middlesex , Tyler . The visitors were Bros . Masters , 144 ; Tanner , Brixton ; Smith , 16 5 6 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the W . M ., at the desire of Bro . Francis , allowed him to raise Bro . Tanner to the degree of
M . M . The ceremony was performed by Bro . Francis in a manner that befitted so old and distinguished an exponent of Craft Masonry as that well-known Preceptor is acknowledged to be . Upon the motion of Bros . Walls and Hammond , the sum of £ 5 5 s . was unanimously voted to Bro . Hopwood _ list , he being a Steward for the Lodge of Faith at the next festival of the R . M . B . I . Bro . John
Hurst , P . M ., having been appointed a Steward to represent the Hemming Ledge at the Boys' Festival in the ensuing summer , thc lodge was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent repast well served by Mr . Ballard , the caterer . The customary routine of toasts were duly proposed and heartily received . Bro . Walls replied upon behalf of "The P . G . Officers of Middlesex ;"
Bros . Tanner , Masters , and Smith for " The Visitors , " Bro . W . Hammond for " The Past Masters , " and Bros . Hopwood and Ockenden for "The Officers . " The remainder of the evening was agreeably devoted to harmony , and the Tyler ' s toast at an early hour terminated the proceedings .
EAST GRINSTEAD . —Sackville Lodge ( No . 1619 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held at the Crown Hotel on Tuesday , the 13 th inst . Present : Bros . John G . Horsey , W . M . ; S . Davison , S . W . ; E . A , Head , J . W . ; Chas . Sawyer , I . P . M . and Sec ; W . Rudge . S . D . ; J . G . Calway , J . D . ; J . Woodbridge , Jas . Cooper , E . Dickman , C . Firbank , G * W . Holmes , M . Ovendcn , and
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F . Sargeant , Tyler . Visitors : Bros . A . Thompson , 1601 , and A . Overton , 452 . The lodge having been opened in due form , the ballot was taken for Mr . Thos . Carder and Mr . Henry Horsey , as candidates for initiation , which proving unanimous , these gentlemen were duly initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry by the W . M ., who performed the ceremony in his usual able manner . A
communication was then read from Bro . Hook , P . M ., resigning his office as Charity Steward . The W . M . stated that he should like some brother resident in East Grinstead to take the position , and Bro . E . A . Head , J . W ., agreed to do so , and was duly elected by the brethren . The W . M . urged upon them the necessity for giving him all possible support . The I . G . having tendered his resignation of that
office , the W . M . appointed and invested Bro . E . Dickman in his stead . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren afterwards sat down to a substantial repast . In proposing " The Initiates , " the W . M . alluded to . the pleasure he felt at having initiated his brother that evening . The Tyler ' s toast was given at about ten o ' clock , and the btethren then dispersed .
YORK . —Eboracum Lodge ( No . i _ i /) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 12 th inst ., the chair being occupied by the I . P . M ., Bro . J . S . Cumberland , in the unavoidable absence of the W . M ., Bro . C . G . Padel . The whole of the officers were in their places , and on the dais were Bros . T . B . Whytehead , P . M ., G . Balmford , P . M ., and others ; and many visitors and
brethren were also present . 1 he business consisted of the raising of Bro . Brown to the Third Degree , which was well worked by the I . P . M . Bro . Whytehead announced that the books in thc lodge library were now available for the members . A liberal response was made to the appeal for the Benevolent festival , and several brethren expressed their intention of attending the festival . A successful
ballot was taken for a joining member . A number of minor matters were disposed of , and thc lodge was closed . At refreshment thc usual toasts were duly proposed from thc chair . In replying to that of " The Provincial Grand Master aud the Provincial Grand Officers , " Bro . T . B . Whytehead said that Lord Zetland had shown himself the right man in the right place , and the circular before them
announcing that the consecration of the Farrum Lodge , No . 1848 , at Middlcsborough , would be performed by his lordship , showed the living interest hc was taking in the Craft in not leaving these matters entirely in the hands of his Deputy . Hc ( the speaker ) had lately been turning over some old volumes of the ' Freemasons' Quarterly , " and had come upon the announcement of the appointment of
the late earl as Grand Master of England . The comments made by the editor were not very complimentary to his lordship , who was said to have been pushed into the office without any special qualification . Most of them remembered how the late carl had falsified such an assertion by thc manner in which he had endeared himself to the Masons of England , and he thought thc case of the
present earl was curiously analogous . When Lord Zetland was installed at York a few years ago as head of this important province he had heard it said that his lordship had merely been appointed because he was his uncle ' s nephew . Well ! how had thc event proved ? Plainly that the appointment was the very best that could have been made . He believed every Mason in the province honoured
and loved his lordship as one who conscientiously did his duty to the Craft , and did it well . It was a pleasant thing * too to see him coming prominently forward in the Masonic Charities , and he was glad to know that York would support him well on the 9 th prox ., when his lordship would preside at the Benevolent festival . The list of the York
Lodge , 23 G , was already a very substantial one , and he hoped the junior lodge would still sustain its already wellearned reputation for charity . " The Health of the W . M ., the I . P . M ., Sec , " were then drunk , and a very pleasant evening was passed , enlivened by the singing of Bros . Wilkinson , Marshall , and otiiers .
LIVERPOOL . —Marlborough Lodge ( No . 1620 ) . —The annual installation meeting of this thriving lodge was held on Wednesday afternoon , the 7 th inst ., at Derby Hall , Tuebrook , one of the many pleasant suburbs of Liverpool . The lodge was opened at four o ' clock by Bro . Heniy Hindle , W . M ., and there were also present Bros . Wm . Pugh , I . P . M . ; Wm . Wood , P . M . ; Charles
Tyrer , S . W . ; Dr . Henry Y . Pitts , J . W . ; Luke Bagnall , Treas . ; Wm . Thomason , Sec . ; W . S . Bennett , S . D . ; T . McCracken , J . D . ; Wm . King , I . G . ; A . H . Carmichael , D . C ; John Henderson , and P . C . Asbury , Stewards ; Jas . P . O . Bryan , Org . ; and R . Neville , acting Tyler . The members included Bros . Wm . Wright , R . W . Doherty , T . Fletcher , R . Armitage , J . C . Salmon , James Lyon , W .
Dixon , Henry Sharp , John McFall , E . T . Ingham , C . E . Limerick , Thos . Delamere , R . Selkirk , H . Higginson , R . L . Fryer , J . Pievcy , H . J . Blackbourn , J . Gresham , W . E . G . Tisdale , A . D . Falconer , Chas . Hare , Thos . C . Sharp , R . Stizaker , J . W . Lightbound , M . Wood , T . J . Newman , T . King , Wm . Bulcock , Thos . Daniel , D . Gaudin , A . Preston , John Price , W . Hesketh , and J . Asling . Among the
visitors were Bros . Major George Turner , P . P . G . Treas ., 823 ; Capt . W . J . Newman , P . G . Reg . W . L . ; J . Pemberton , P . M . 12 G 4 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; Hugh Williams , P . M ., P . G . A . D . of C . ; R . II . Evans , P . G . S . D . ; T . Clark , P . M . 67 s , P . G . S . of W . ; John Beesley , P . M . 216 ; H . Ashmore , P . M . 823 ; Thos . Shaw , P . M . 823 ; F . J . Pentin , P . M . 1713 ; W . Wilson , P . M . 82- ; Henry Pulson , P . M .
1505 ; Peter Larsen , P . M . 594 ; Thos . Sammons , P . M . ' ..... ; J- McCarthy , P . M . 1393 ; E . Dutch , 823 ; J . R . Bottomley , W . M . 16 75 ; Wm . Ellis , 175 6 ; Robt . Parry , 1393 ; George Bewley , D . Noble , 724 ; Hanis P . Cleave , 1713 ; Walter C . Erwin , S . W . 1393 ; C . T . Jones , 241 ; J . Parry , 1547 ; T . Gardner , 580 ; J . H . Lancaster , 241 ; J . M . Harvey , 201 ; J . F . Cowdell , 1609 ; B . S . Riley , ( Continued on page 40 , / .
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supported by Bros . R . R . Forshaw , S . W . ; W Donkin r iV Ino . M'Wean , I . P . M . ; A . Willis , P . M . ; J . FNevvell , P . M .. P . G . S . W . ( ex-Mayor of Bootle ) ; C . M'Nab , p M George Morgan , P . M ., Treasurer ; J . B . Bunting , PM * Tempest Fozzard , P . M . ; Jno . Whaites , Sec . ; J . PBryan , Asst . Sec . ; Lewis Peake , S . D . ; John Smith , J . D . ; R Seddon , I . G . ; John Tuntall , Steward ; and others . Among the visitors were Bros . J . P . M'Arthur , P . M . 1086
. Mayor of Bootle ) ; Hocken , P . M . 1505 -, H . Nelson , P . M . \ -. 03 ; Leece , 1086 , W . M . ; and others . The W . M . elect , Bro . R . B . Forshaw , a very popular member of the lodge , was presented by Bro . Fozzard , P . M ., and Bro . Bunting , P M ., and installed in a style difficult to excel by Bro . Thos . M'Wean , I . P . M . The usual honours were paid , and the following officers appointed and invested for the
ensuing year , a full choral service being sung during the proceedings : Bros . Thos . M'Wean , I . P . M . ; W . Donkin , S W- ; John Whaites , J . W . ; George Morgan , P . M ., Treas . ( re-elected ) ; John M'Wean , P . M ., M . C . ; J . P . Bryan , Sec ; Lewis Peake , Asst . Sec ; John Smith , S . D . ; Richard Seddon , J . D . ; Wm . Shakespear , I . G . ; John Tunstall , S S . , * George Mitchell , J . S . ; James Dartnell , Asst .
Steward ; and Watson was elected Tyler . After the conclusion of the business the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room , where dinner was very nicely served up by Bro . Casey , 1086 , and the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured . The W . M . proposed " The P . G . M . and Officers , " and spoke of the honour done to Prince of Wales Lodge in the appointment of Bro . J . F . Newell , P . G .
S . W . That brother , in replying , said he had never known any one to throw into his work more energy and ability in forwarding the interests of West Lancashire than the P . G . M ., and thanked thc brethren for the way they had honoured the toast . "The W . M . " was proposed by the I . P . M . in flattering terms , and it was enthusiastically received . The Worshipful Master thanked the brethren
in appropriate words , and presented the I . P . M ., on behalf of the lodge , with a handsome Past Master ' s jewel . Bro . M'Wean replied in a few hearty words , and thanked the brethren . Other toasts followed , and a happy evening was spent . The musical arrangements were efficiently carried out by Bros . Ellis , Barlow , Waterson , Rees , Quayle , Foulkes , Forrester , C . S . Bryan , and Birchall .
LIVERPOOL . —Walton Lodge ( No . 1086 ) . — The brethren connected with this admirably conducted lodge gathered in strong force at the Skelmersdale Hall , Kirkdale , on Wednesday afternoon , the 7 th inst ., for the purpose of assisting at thc annual installation of the W . M . Bro . G . J . Townsend , the retiring W . M ., opened the lodge in due form , and amongst those present were Bios . J .
Lunt , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C . ; R . Abraham , P . M . ; G . E . Hanmer , P . M . ; J . Ellis , P . M . ; Isaac Leecc , S . W . ( W . M . elect ) j | . P . M-Arthur , P . M ., Treas . ( Mayor of Bootle ); Hugh Spencer , Sec . ; H . Beckett , J . D . ; J . J . Savage , I . G . ; J . D . Reader , S . S . ; W . G . Veale , Org . ; Hev . Dr . Hyde , Chap . ; and M . Williamson , Tyler . The visitors included Bros . F . R . Bramham , W . M . 1299 ; Rev . R . T . Leslie , S . W .
-71 . * J . C . Fish , 1264 ; G . G . Walmsley , 292 ; H . Ferguson , S . W . 175 G ; R . H . Evans , P . G . S . D . ; J . Grierson , J . W . 1756 ; H . Williams , P . G . A . D . C ; R . W . Hickson , l . W . 1713 ; J . Hayes , P . G . S . B . ; G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C ; VV . B . Ackerley , P . G . J . W . ; A , Woolrich , W . M . 1356 ; T . Chesworth , P . P . G . D . C . Cheshire ; J . Wells , P . I » G . D . C ; B . W . Rowson , P . P . G . S . of W . ; and others .
Bro . Isaac Leece was installed W . M . of the lodge in due and solemn form , thc interesting ceremony being very impressively performed by Bro . G . J . Townsend , the retiring VV . M ., and the subsequent proceedings were carried out by Bro . John Lunt , P . P . G . D . C . After the usual honours had been paid , the following brethren were invested as officers for the present year : —Bros . G . J . Townsend , I . P . M . ;
J . J . Savage , S . W . ; J . D . Reader , J . W . ; J . P . McArthur , P . M ., P . Z . ( Mayor of Bootle ) , Treas . ( unanimously reelected ) ; H . Beckett , Sec . ; J . Lunt , P . M ., D . C . ; Rev . Dr . Hyde , Chap , ( re-appointed ) ; Dr . D . L . Parry , S . D . ; W . Wilkinson , J . D . ; W . W . Thomas , I . G . ; VV . Roberts , S . S . ; R . E . Roberts , J . S . ; W . G . Veare , Org . ; and M .
Williamson , Tyler ( unanimously re-elected ) . The brethren afterwards dined together in the banqueting room , where Bro . Casey catered in his usual satisfactory style , and a very pleasant evening was passed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts receiving that hearty rendering always given in the Craft .
NEWPORT PAGNELL . —SS . Peter and Paul's Lodge ( No . 1410 ) . —On Tuesday , the 13 th inst ., the members of this lodge held their usual meeting at the Swan Hotel . After the business had been transacted they adjourned to an adjoining room , where , thanks to the improved catering of Host Cannon , an excellent spread was prepared and well served up , giving great satisfaction
to all present . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts had been given and duly honoured , the W . M . proposed " The Health of the Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , " and in eulogistic terms alluded to the important services he had rendered in respect to Freemasonry , and particularly to the Lodge of SS . Peter and Paul , where , through his instrumentality , such excellent harmony always prevailed .
He then presented him with thc Past Master's jewel , and hoped he would be spared long to wear it . The jewel bore the following insciiption : — " Presented by the Brethren of SS . Peter and Paul's Lodge , No . 14 . 0 , to V . W . Bro . the Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , P . G . C , First W . M ., in token of
their appreciation of his invaluable services . " The V . W . Bro . the Rev , J . Studholme Brownrigg , in acknowledging the present , said : —W . M ., Bro . Wardens , and Brethren , it is most difficult for me to acknowledge as I would wish the very beautiful jewel you have given me . 1 have the privilege to wear a large number of Masonic jewels , but it has always been my habit to wear few , because I believe
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that jewels unless fairly earned are not worth much . It is a very common thing to see a brother covered with decorations which mean nothing . Some jewels I- do value . I have one that reminds me of the days when as an undergraduate at Cambridge I was the first Principal Sojourner of the Euclid , the new University Chapter . By another jewel I call to mind my dear old
Province of Cambridge which , at the close of my university career , gave me the highest honour of the year , the Provincial Senior Grand Wardenship . Here is a jewel which I never deserved , that of the Past Grand Officer of England , and this one I deserved still less , the garter of the English Freemasonry , the jewel of the Royal Alpha Lodge . You , brethren , have added to-night one that I
shall value second to none . I value it because it is a testimony both of your good feeling to me , and also of the efficient state of the lodge . It would be affectation for me to say I have not worked at this lodge . For the seven years of its existence I have never missed a lodge . I have installed every Master . I have often occupied the chair . Most of you are my Masonic children . You will
understand that as Secretary I might have had many tioubles . The W . M . and Wardens change every year . The Secretary is a matter of fact handed on from Master to Master , though , of course , he receives his appointment annually afresh . This is , I believe , a necessary state of things for the well-being of a lodge , but it may have disadvantages both for the Master and for the Secretary . It is most
disagreeable to a new W . M . to find himself obliged to take on a crusty old Secretary , who never consults him about anything , and who resents any proposal which he does not himself originate . I hope my dear friends , Bros . West , Childe , Fitch , Donald Frazer , Heigham , Wilmer , and you , W . M ., have not found me such . And , on the other hand , it is equal ) ) ' disagreeable to a Secretary to find
that every new W . M . wishes to change every detail of lodge management simply for the sake of change . I certainly , | Worshipful Master , from yourself and your predecessors , have had nothing but the utmost consideration in all matters . I conceive it is the duty of a Secretary ever to remember that he is subordinate to the W . M . AU that he docs is by
command of the W . M . He must manage details without interfering with the Master ' s prerogative . A Secretary who manages everything without consulting the Worshipful Master is unfit for his office . The Secretary who worries his chief about every comma in thc circular is equally unfit . No one but those who have tried it know how hard it is to steer between these two extremes . 1 am
conscious ot many failures , to which you arc most kindly bl-n * J . to-night , but 1 have tiled to preserve a due medium between a too great independence and a shirking of the proper responsibiliry of my office . So far as 1 have succeeded it has been through the good tone which has ever existed in this lodge , not by my own merit . We have had a few
difficulties to meet . We have had animated discussions . We have all had and held our opinions , but we have never for one moment lost sight of this truth , that the liberty of opinion which we claim for ourselves we must ourselves allow to others . It is this fact which has made my work , whether as Secretary or Master of this lodge , not a labour but a pleasure . I shall wear this
jewel , I hope , for many years as Secretary of this lodge , in commemoration of the brotherly feeling of the past , as an assurance that we pledged , one and all , to preserve Ior the future those principles by which you have enabled me , I will not say to deserve , but to receive it as no empty compliment . The toast of "The W . M . " was given and heartily received , and a very pleasant and convivial evening was enjoyed .
HAMPTON . —Hemming Lodge ( No . 1512 ) . — This lodge , one of the most prosperous in the province , held a meeting at the Lion Hotel on the 15 th inst ., which was fairly attended . Among those present were Bros . Jessett , W . M . ; T . VV . Ockenden , S . W . ; T . C . Walls , J . W ., P . G . S . B . Middlesex ; E . Hopwood , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . Middlesex , Treasurer ; W . Hammond , P . M ., P . P . G . D .
Middlesex , Secretary ; Moody , I . G . ; Day , W . S . ; f > Hurst , P . M ., P . G . A . P . Middlesex ; Francis , P . P . G . D . C . Surrey ( hon . member ); Gilbert , P . G . T . Middlesex , Tyler . The visitors were Bros . Masters , 144 ; Tanner , Brixton ; Smith , 16 5 6 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the W . M ., at the desire of Bro . Francis , allowed him to raise Bro . Tanner to the degree of
M . M . The ceremony was performed by Bro . Francis in a manner that befitted so old and distinguished an exponent of Craft Masonry as that well-known Preceptor is acknowledged to be . Upon the motion of Bros . Walls and Hammond , the sum of £ 5 5 s . was unanimously voted to Bro . Hopwood _ list , he being a Steward for the Lodge of Faith at the next festival of the R . M . B . I . Bro . John
Hurst , P . M ., having been appointed a Steward to represent the Hemming Ledge at the Boys' Festival in the ensuing summer , thc lodge was duly closed , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent repast well served by Mr . Ballard , the caterer . The customary routine of toasts were duly proposed and heartily received . Bro . Walls replied upon behalf of "The P . G . Officers of Middlesex ;"
Bros . Tanner , Masters , and Smith for " The Visitors , " Bro . W . Hammond for " The Past Masters , " and Bros . Hopwood and Ockenden for "The Officers . " The remainder of the evening was agreeably devoted to harmony , and the Tyler ' s toast at an early hour terminated the proceedings .
EAST GRINSTEAD . —Sackville Lodge ( No . 1619 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held at the Crown Hotel on Tuesday , the 13 th inst . Present : Bros . John G . Horsey , W . M . ; S . Davison , S . W . ; E . A , Head , J . W . ; Chas . Sawyer , I . P . M . and Sec ; W . Rudge . S . D . ; J . G . Calway , J . D . ; J . Woodbridge , Jas . Cooper , E . Dickman , C . Firbank , G * W . Holmes , M . Ovendcn , and
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F . Sargeant , Tyler . Visitors : Bros . A . Thompson , 1601 , and A . Overton , 452 . The lodge having been opened in due form , the ballot was taken for Mr . Thos . Carder and Mr . Henry Horsey , as candidates for initiation , which proving unanimous , these gentlemen were duly initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry by the W . M ., who performed the ceremony in his usual able manner . A
communication was then read from Bro . Hook , P . M ., resigning his office as Charity Steward . The W . M . stated that he should like some brother resident in East Grinstead to take the position , and Bro . E . A . Head , J . W ., agreed to do so , and was duly elected by the brethren . The W . M . urged upon them the necessity for giving him all possible support . The I . G . having tendered his resignation of that
office , the W . M . appointed and invested Bro . E . Dickman in his stead . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren afterwards sat down to a substantial repast . In proposing " The Initiates , " the W . M . alluded to . the pleasure he felt at having initiated his brother that evening . The Tyler ' s toast was given at about ten o ' clock , and the btethren then dispersed .
YORK . —Eboracum Lodge ( No . i _ i /) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 12 th inst ., the chair being occupied by the I . P . M ., Bro . J . S . Cumberland , in the unavoidable absence of the W . M ., Bro . C . G . Padel . The whole of the officers were in their places , and on the dais were Bros . T . B . Whytehead , P . M ., G . Balmford , P . M ., and others ; and many visitors and
brethren were also present . 1 he business consisted of the raising of Bro . Brown to the Third Degree , which was well worked by the I . P . M . Bro . Whytehead announced that the books in thc lodge library were now available for the members . A liberal response was made to the appeal for the Benevolent festival , and several brethren expressed their intention of attending the festival . A successful
ballot was taken for a joining member . A number of minor matters were disposed of , and thc lodge was closed . At refreshment thc usual toasts were duly proposed from thc chair . In replying to that of " The Provincial Grand Master aud the Provincial Grand Officers , " Bro . T . B . Whytehead said that Lord Zetland had shown himself the right man in the right place , and the circular before them
announcing that the consecration of the Farrum Lodge , No . 1848 , at Middlcsborough , would be performed by his lordship , showed the living interest hc was taking in the Craft in not leaving these matters entirely in the hands of his Deputy . Hc ( the speaker ) had lately been turning over some old volumes of the ' Freemasons' Quarterly , " and had come upon the announcement of the appointment of
the late earl as Grand Master of England . The comments made by the editor were not very complimentary to his lordship , who was said to have been pushed into the office without any special qualification . Most of them remembered how the late carl had falsified such an assertion by thc manner in which he had endeared himself to the Masons of England , and he thought thc case of the
present earl was curiously analogous . When Lord Zetland was installed at York a few years ago as head of this important province he had heard it said that his lordship had merely been appointed because he was his uncle ' s nephew . Well ! how had thc event proved ? Plainly that the appointment was the very best that could have been made . He believed every Mason in the province honoured
and loved his lordship as one who conscientiously did his duty to the Craft , and did it well . It was a pleasant thing * too to see him coming prominently forward in the Masonic Charities , and he was glad to know that York would support him well on the 9 th prox ., when his lordship would preside at the Benevolent festival . The list of the York
Lodge , 23 G , was already a very substantial one , and he hoped the junior lodge would still sustain its already wellearned reputation for charity . " The Health of the W . M ., the I . P . M ., Sec , " were then drunk , and a very pleasant evening was passed , enlivened by the singing of Bros . Wilkinson , Marshall , and otiiers .
LIVERPOOL . —Marlborough Lodge ( No . 1620 ) . —The annual installation meeting of this thriving lodge was held on Wednesday afternoon , the 7 th inst ., at Derby Hall , Tuebrook , one of the many pleasant suburbs of Liverpool . The lodge was opened at four o ' clock by Bro . Heniy Hindle , W . M ., and there were also present Bros . Wm . Pugh , I . P . M . ; Wm . Wood , P . M . ; Charles
Tyrer , S . W . ; Dr . Henry Y . Pitts , J . W . ; Luke Bagnall , Treas . ; Wm . Thomason , Sec . ; W . S . Bennett , S . D . ; T . McCracken , J . D . ; Wm . King , I . G . ; A . H . Carmichael , D . C ; John Henderson , and P . C . Asbury , Stewards ; Jas . P . O . Bryan , Org . ; and R . Neville , acting Tyler . The members included Bros . Wm . Wright , R . W . Doherty , T . Fletcher , R . Armitage , J . C . Salmon , James Lyon , W .
Dixon , Henry Sharp , John McFall , E . T . Ingham , C . E . Limerick , Thos . Delamere , R . Selkirk , H . Higginson , R . L . Fryer , J . Pievcy , H . J . Blackbourn , J . Gresham , W . E . G . Tisdale , A . D . Falconer , Chas . Hare , Thos . C . Sharp , R . Stizaker , J . W . Lightbound , M . Wood , T . J . Newman , T . King , Wm . Bulcock , Thos . Daniel , D . Gaudin , A . Preston , John Price , W . Hesketh , and J . Asling . Among the
visitors were Bros . Major George Turner , P . P . G . Treas ., 823 ; Capt . W . J . Newman , P . G . Reg . W . L . ; J . Pemberton , P . M . 12 G 4 , P . P . G . S . of W . ; Hugh Williams , P . M ., P . G . A . D . of C . ; R . II . Evans , P . G . S . D . ; T . Clark , P . M . 67 s , P . G . S . of W . ; John Beesley , P . M . 216 ; H . Ashmore , P . M . 823 ; Thos . Shaw , P . M . 823 ; F . J . Pentin , P . M . 1713 ; W . Wilson , P . M . 82- ; Henry Pulson , P . M .
1505 ; Peter Larsen , P . M . 594 ; Thos . Sammons , P . M . ' ..... ; J- McCarthy , P . M . 1393 ; E . Dutch , 823 ; J . R . Bottomley , W . M . 16 75 ; Wm . Ellis , 175 6 ; Robt . Parry , 1393 ; George Bewley , D . Noble , 724 ; Hanis P . Cleave , 1713 ; Walter C . Erwin , S . W . 1393 ; C . T . Jones , 241 ; J . Parry , 1547 ; T . Gardner , 580 ; J . H . Lancaster , 241 ; J . M . Harvey , 201 ; J . F . Cowdell , 1609 ; B . S . Riley , ( Continued on page 40 , / .