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cumbe , P . G . AI . Cornwall , sympathising with the Jews in Germany on account of the obnoxious law which exists in some of their lodges , by excluding Jews from Freemasonry , and urging their respective Prov . G . Masters , to bring the subject before Grand Lodge in order to get this bye-law rescinded . Bro . G . J . Emanuel , B . A ., Chaplain , proposed , and the W . M . seconded ,
and it was passed unanimously , " That the best thanks of the members of this lodge be tendered to these lodges and to Earl Mount Edgcumbe , P . G . AI . of Cornwall , for their kindness in co-operating with the Lodge of Israel , and to ask them to forward their resolution through their P . G . AL ' s to the Grand Lodge of England . " I am , dear Sir , yours respectfully . DAVID LAVENSTEIN , Secretary .
TH . E EXCLUSION OF THE HEBREWS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As the W . M . of the Lodge of Israel , Liverpool , has given you the names of the three so-called Jewish lodges who have similar resolutions to the one passed at
Birmingham , allow me to inform your readers that four more Jewish lodges in the Pre . vince of Devon sent me up similar resolutions to strengthen our petition to Grand Lodge . I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , S . LYON , W . AL 1474 , Birmingham .
THE LATE BRO . DR . GOLDSBORO . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As one who had the pleasure and honour of being numbered amongst the intimate friends of the late Bro . Dr . Goldsboro , I can , in common with the members of the Welchpool Lodge in particular , antl several other
Welch lodges in general , bear my humble but sincere testimony to the great loss the Craft has sustained by the removal by death of Bro . Dr . Goldsboro , from that sphere of usefulness in which he was so well known , and where his services were so justly and so highly esteemed . Unlike some who have attained high honours in the Craft , hc was most retiring and unaffected in his
manners , and the thorough Alasonic feeling with which he carried out all the duties required of him—often at great trouble and cost to himself—caused him to be loved and his name revered by all who knew him . In no single instance did he forget the great principles of our Order , but carried out in his daily life the precepts of Freemasonry , and most invariably did he practise out of
the lodge those precepts which he was taught within it . He was one of those who might well be put forward a » an exemplar of the excellence and value of our Institutions , for never was his aid sought for in the promotion of any good work , no matter whether it was a case of distress or a poor brother or widow in trouble , that ever a call upon his bounty or good offices was ever made in
vain . Self in him was entirely ignored , and never were his general manners and soothing voice more readily engaged than when they were employed in administering to the wants or relieving thc sufferings of his fellow-creatures . It may not be generally known that , although living in London , during the two years he occupied the position of Worshipful Alaster of Ihe Welchpool Lotlge
he was never absent from any of its meetings , and was always at his post at the appointed time , so that in the course of those two years , for the purpose of attending not only the regular but emergency meetings of this lodge hc must have travelled thousands of miles , to say nothing of the pecuniary cost inseparable therefrom . This , of course , was entirely independent of the distance
he must also have travelled to consecrate about thirteen lodges and two or three chapters in North Wales and Shropshire , in all of which he was an honorary member , and I had the pleasure of making a similar proposition , unanimously agreed to , to add to that number the Southern Star Lodge , No . 1158 , of which I was the first Alaster .
Trusting that his example may be a stimulus to others , and that our dear departed brother may receive his immortal reward in the Grand Lotlge above , I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , H . T ., P . M . 177 , 11 , eg * , & c . [ Cartes de Visite of Bro . Goldsboro may be obtained at the office of this paper . Price is . ]
A LITTLE MISTAKE . Dear Bro . Kenning , — By a regrettable but accidental mistake , it seems that I transferred to Von Kniggc the account of Von Hund ' s change of religion and burial in my remarks on Father Foy ' s notes . Von Kniggc , who seems to have been a religious man , but of whose religion nothing appears
to be known , died , it is said , at Bremen in 179 6 , though neither Lenning nor the " Handbuch " give the jilace of his death . Von Hund , originally a Protestant , died a Roman Catholic , and is buried before the high altar at Mebrichstadt . 1 regret this little mistake through a somewhat careless use of references , and am yours fraternally , THE EDITOR or THE ' MASONIC AIAGAZINK . "
ART IN HOSPITALS . To thc Editor of thc " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — All who have any acquaintance with the interiors of our London hospitals must have bcc * n struck with the excessive dreariness of most of the wards . It is time that
this should be remedied . A little energy on the part of a lew philanthropists anel artists , aided by subscriptions from the general public , woultl suffice to accomplish this improvement . I advocate the brig htening of the wards , and tbe cheering of their inmates , by the addition of suitable pictures , plate , bron / . es , carvings , bric-a-brac , old armour ,
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china , sculpture , ornamental clocks , fancy glass , tasteful glazed tiles , parquet floors , and other art decorations of all sorts . I will gladly give one hundred guineas to a responsible
committee , as soon as one is formed , to promote the Art Fund for the Hospitals of London . Pray generously grant this scheme the moral support of your valuable paper , ancl believe me to be , Sir , Yours obediently and fraternally ,
J . LAWRENCE-HAMILTON- . 34 , Gloucester-terrace , Hyde Park , W . P . S . —Later two models will be exhibited to the public , one to show the usual sick ward , the other to represent the use of art in the various kinds of hospitals .
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In your last issue there is a slight error in the list of Stewards for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .
Therein 1 find you have the name of Bro . Goodacre as Steward for Lodge 1045 , in the Province of Cheshire . Such is not the case , as Bro . Goodacre went up as Steward from the " Prince Leopold Lodge , 1588 , " in the Province of West Lancashire , of which lodge he is the W . AL , and the larger amount of his list was made up in that province , viz ., £ 20 ios . od . in the Province of West Lancashire , and
" 10 os . od . in the Province of Cheshire , ' rovince of West Lancashire : •—Lodge 1588 £ 10 o o „ 1387 10 10 o rovince of Cheshire : — Chap . 1045 500 42 S 5 o °
£ 30 10 o Perhaps you will kindly correct this in your next issue . 1 am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , THOS . A . CHOJIPTON , Sec . 1588 .
To the Editor or the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Broijier , — I must beg you to alter the mistake made in your list of Stewards—Bro . Terry ' s list Benevolent Institution . I am put down as representing 1423 , donation £ 13 16 s . od . Aly elonation was £ 22 5 s . od . Kindly rectify this mistake in your next , and oblige , Yours fraternally , J . FAULKNER .
To the Editor if the " Freemason . " Dear Sir , and Brother , The amount of my list as Steward of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , is £ 3 . 3 . o more than you published for the charity , The extra amount I was only able to give to Bro . Terry after my list had been added up . Kindly mention the fact this week , aud oblige , yours fraternally , J DENCE , J . W . 159 .
AIASONIC QUERIES . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Questions are often put to you , asking for information on points which do not seem very clear in thc Book of Constitutions . But it is not right to take up your space
to ask questions which are perfectly clear , and admit of no doubt whatever . Thus , W . AL C . N ., asks why he and other P . P . Grand Stewards are not allowed to wear the red apron and collar after their year of office . The reply is simply , that according to the Book of Constitutions ( sec Prov . Grand Stewards ) " when out of office they are no
longer entitled to wear crimson aprons and collars . " Nor during their year of office are they entitled to wear them out of their own province—that is , they are not allowed to appear as "Grand Stewards . " The "Prov . Grand Steward , " pays a fee of ios . 6 d ., the " Grand Steward " has to pay his
share of the expenses of Grand Festival , amounting , I am told , to about £ 20 . 1 presume this information will satisfy C . N . and his friends . AIAGNUS OHREN , P . P . Grand Warden Surrey .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Can you or any of your readers give me a list of Grand Alasters since the Duke of Cumberland , with the
dates of their first election ? , Also in what year ( between 1784 and 1815 ) were blue collars and aprons trimmed with blue authorized in lodges ? Yours fraternally , A . T .
To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you kindly answer the following question in your next impression : — Has the W . AI . of a lodge , as Chairman , the right to address any remarks as Chairman on any motion before or after the proposer replies ?
Or , in other words , on any motion is the Chairman or the proposer the last speaker before the vote ? I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , QUERIST . [ 1 . The W . AL has clearly a right to state his opinion to the lodge on the matter submittetl . 2 . The proposer , if a brother , has a right to reply . —En . ]
THE TEMPLE CHURCH . —Special evening services will be held in the Temple Church on the seven Wednesdays in Lent . The church will be open to the public on these occasions without orders of admission .
Multum In Parbo,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
The following are the two important extracts , quoted by Bro . W . J . Hughan in his letter to the Grand Lodge oi Ohio , and which wc alluded to in thc last Freemason : "St . James ' s Evening Post , September 7 th , 1734 . —We hear from Paris that a lodge of Free and Accepted Alasons was lately held there at Her Grace the Duchess of Portsmouth ' s house , where His Grace the Duke of Richmond ,
assisted by another English nobleman of distinction there , President Alontesquieu , Brigadier Churchill , Ed . Yonge , Esq ., Registrar of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath , and Walter Strickland , Esq ., admitted several persons of distinction into that most Ancient and Honourable Society . " "September 20 , 1735 . — They write from Paris that his
Grace the Duke of Richmond and the Rev . Dr . Desaguliers , formerly Grand Master of thc Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons , and now authorised by the present Grand Master ( under his hand and seal and the seal of the Order ) , having called a lodge at the Hotel Bussy , in the Rue Bussy , His Excellency thc Earl of Waldegrave , His Alajesty ' s ambassador to the
French King , the Right Honourable the President Montesquieu , the Marquis de Lomurea , Lord Dursley , son to the Earl of Berkley , the Hon . Air . Fitz-Williams , Messieurs Knight , father and son , Dr . Hickman , and several other persons , both French and English , were present , and the following noblemen and gentlemen were admitted to the
order ; namely , His Grace the Duke of Kingston , the Honourable the Count de St . Florentin , Secretary of State to his most Christian Alajesty , the Right Honourable the Lord Chewton , son to Earl Waldegrave , Air . Pelham , Air . Armiger , Air . Colton , and Mr . Clement , after which the new brethren gave a handsome entertainment to all the company . "
Consecration Of The Wolsey Lodge, No. 1656.
CONSECRATION OF THE WOLSEY LODGE , No . 1656 .
On Saturday , the 17 th inst ., the roll of the Alasonic Province of Middlesex received another addition toils already numerous lodges . The site fixed for the head quarters of the lodge was the old White Hart Hotel , Hampton Wick . At a very early hour of the afternoon the quietness of thc
picturesque village street was broken by the frequent arrivals of distinguished Alasonic celebrities , from town and elsewhere . Amongst the first to arrive at the scene of action were Bros , the R . W . Col . Francis Burdett , P . G . AI . of Aliddlesex -, R . W . Little , D . P . G . AI . ; Buss , P . G . J . W . and Treas . ; F . Walters , P . J . G . D . ; J . W . Baldwin , P . A . G . P .-, Cartwright , P . AL 889 , P . P . S . G . W . of
Kent ; Elsam , P . P . G . D . C . of Surrey . The officers appointed by Grand Lodge to carry out the ceremonies of consecration and installation were Bros . Colonel Burdett , Little , and Buss . The small but handsomely appointed lodge-room at the time the proceedings commenced presented a very striking effect . In addition to the brethren already named
there were present , as visitors , Bros . Piatt , P . AL 23 , & c . ; A . II . Tattershall , P . AL 140 , & c ; Hill . P . AI . 157 , & c ; J . Hammond , P . AL 201 , ¦ S . -c ; Buckland , P . AI . 205 , & c . ; Honeywell , P . AL 889 ; Kracutler , J . W . 1303 ; Alitau , S . D . 8 S 9 ; Fenn , 243 ; F . Hunt , 88 9 ; Pearman , 88 9 ; J . E . Hunt , 1512 ; Aloody , isi 2 ; Murphy , 1512 ; Fricker . Amongst the numerous apologies for non-attendance at
the ceremony were letters from Bros . Dr . Hamilton , District Grand Afaster of Jamaica ; and Terry , Sec . R . AI . B . L , & c . The founders present were Bros . W . Hammond , P . G . D . of Middlesex , W . AI . designate ; B . Sharp , P . AI . 84 , Stc , S . W . designate ; J . Bond , P . AI . 889 , I . W . designate ; the Rev . F . C . de Crespigny , P . M . 708 , P . P . G . C . of Aliddlesex ; J . Hurst , W . M . 1512 ;
T . Walls , J . W . 1381 , eS : c . ; T . W . Ockenden , I . G . 1512 ; Aston and Andrews , 1512 . The presiding officer appointed Bros . Little as P . AL ; De Crespigny as Chaplain ; F . Walters as S . W . ; Baldwin as J . W . ; and Buss and Elsham as D . C . and I . G . respectively , to assist him in the " work , " which was throughout most ably and impressively performed . The ceremony of installation having also been
well carried out , the investiture of officers took place as follows : Bro . Sharp , S . W . ; Bond , J . W . ; J . Hammond , Hon . LP . AL ; De Crespigny , Chap . ; Ockenden , Sec ; Aston , S . D . ; Hurst , J . D . ; Walls , I . G . and D . C . pro tern . The election and appointment of Treasurer and Tyler stand over until the next meeting . The following were unanimously elected honorary members : Bros , the
R . W . Colonel Buidett , Little , Buss , Walters , Baldwin , and Honeywell . Several propositions for initiation and joining having been handed in , and Bro . Bond , J . W ., appointed Steward to represent the lodge at the Festival of the Royal Alasonic Institution tor Girls , the lodge was closed until the first Alonday in Alarch , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , which reflected great
credit upon the caterer , Bro . Andrews , and assistants . The preliminary royal and Craft toasts having been disposed of , the W . AL proposed " The Health of the R . W . P . G . AI . of Aliddlesex , " a toast which he said must command their sympathy and appreciation , because he , the P . G . AI ., had not only graced the proceedings that day with his presence , but had most ably and effectively carried of all
them out . Colonel Burelett hael , to the satisfaction grades in the Craft during the seven years he had been at the head of the province , acted most impartially and zealously in the discharge of his high office . In conclusion the W . AL said that they must not forget that there were upwards of twenty lodges in the province , and that they entailed a great deal of labour and anxiety upon their distinguished chief .
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cumbe , P . G . AI . Cornwall , sympathising with the Jews in Germany on account of the obnoxious law which exists in some of their lodges , by excluding Jews from Freemasonry , and urging their respective Prov . G . Masters , to bring the subject before Grand Lodge in order to get this bye-law rescinded . Bro . G . J . Emanuel , B . A ., Chaplain , proposed , and the W . M . seconded ,
and it was passed unanimously , " That the best thanks of the members of this lodge be tendered to these lodges and to Earl Mount Edgcumbe , P . G . AI . of Cornwall , for their kindness in co-operating with the Lodge of Israel , and to ask them to forward their resolution through their P . G . AL ' s to the Grand Lodge of England . " I am , dear Sir , yours respectfully . DAVID LAVENSTEIN , Secretary .
TH . E EXCLUSION OF THE HEBREWS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As the W . M . of the Lodge of Israel , Liverpool , has given you the names of the three so-called Jewish lodges who have similar resolutions to the one passed at
Birmingham , allow me to inform your readers that four more Jewish lodges in the Pre . vince of Devon sent me up similar resolutions to strengthen our petition to Grand Lodge . I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , S . LYON , W . AL 1474 , Birmingham .
THE LATE BRO . DR . GOLDSBORO . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As one who had the pleasure and honour of being numbered amongst the intimate friends of the late Bro . Dr . Goldsboro , I can , in common with the members of the Welchpool Lodge in particular , antl several other
Welch lodges in general , bear my humble but sincere testimony to the great loss the Craft has sustained by the removal by death of Bro . Dr . Goldsboro , from that sphere of usefulness in which he was so well known , and where his services were so justly and so highly esteemed . Unlike some who have attained high honours in the Craft , hc was most retiring and unaffected in his
manners , and the thorough Alasonic feeling with which he carried out all the duties required of him—often at great trouble and cost to himself—caused him to be loved and his name revered by all who knew him . In no single instance did he forget the great principles of our Order , but carried out in his daily life the precepts of Freemasonry , and most invariably did he practise out of
the lodge those precepts which he was taught within it . He was one of those who might well be put forward a » an exemplar of the excellence and value of our Institutions , for never was his aid sought for in the promotion of any good work , no matter whether it was a case of distress or a poor brother or widow in trouble , that ever a call upon his bounty or good offices was ever made in
vain . Self in him was entirely ignored , and never were his general manners and soothing voice more readily engaged than when they were employed in administering to the wants or relieving thc sufferings of his fellow-creatures . It may not be generally known that , although living in London , during the two years he occupied the position of Worshipful Alaster of Ihe Welchpool Lotlge
he was never absent from any of its meetings , and was always at his post at the appointed time , so that in the course of those two years , for the purpose of attending not only the regular but emergency meetings of this lodge hc must have travelled thousands of miles , to say nothing of the pecuniary cost inseparable therefrom . This , of course , was entirely independent of the distance
he must also have travelled to consecrate about thirteen lodges and two or three chapters in North Wales and Shropshire , in all of which he was an honorary member , and I had the pleasure of making a similar proposition , unanimously agreed to , to add to that number the Southern Star Lodge , No . 1158 , of which I was the first Alaster .
Trusting that his example may be a stimulus to others , and that our dear departed brother may receive his immortal reward in the Grand Lotlge above , I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , H . T ., P . M . 177 , 11 , eg * , & c . [ Cartes de Visite of Bro . Goldsboro may be obtained at the office of this paper . Price is . ]
A LITTLE MISTAKE . Dear Bro . Kenning , — By a regrettable but accidental mistake , it seems that I transferred to Von Kniggc the account of Von Hund ' s change of religion and burial in my remarks on Father Foy ' s notes . Von Kniggc , who seems to have been a religious man , but of whose religion nothing appears
to be known , died , it is said , at Bremen in 179 6 , though neither Lenning nor the " Handbuch " give the jilace of his death . Von Hund , originally a Protestant , died a Roman Catholic , and is buried before the high altar at Mebrichstadt . 1 regret this little mistake through a somewhat careless use of references , and am yours fraternally , THE EDITOR or THE ' MASONIC AIAGAZINK . "
ART IN HOSPITALS . To thc Editor of thc " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — All who have any acquaintance with the interiors of our London hospitals must have bcc * n struck with the excessive dreariness of most of the wards . It is time that
this should be remedied . A little energy on the part of a lew philanthropists anel artists , aided by subscriptions from the general public , woultl suffice to accomplish this improvement . I advocate the brig htening of the wards , and tbe cheering of their inmates , by the addition of suitable pictures , plate , bron / . es , carvings , bric-a-brac , old armour ,
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china , sculpture , ornamental clocks , fancy glass , tasteful glazed tiles , parquet floors , and other art decorations of all sorts . I will gladly give one hundred guineas to a responsible
committee , as soon as one is formed , to promote the Art Fund for the Hospitals of London . Pray generously grant this scheme the moral support of your valuable paper , ancl believe me to be , Sir , Yours obediently and fraternally ,
J . LAWRENCE-HAMILTON- . 34 , Gloucester-terrace , Hyde Park , W . P . S . —Later two models will be exhibited to the public , one to show the usual sick ward , the other to represent the use of art in the various kinds of hospitals .
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In your last issue there is a slight error in the list of Stewards for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .
Therein 1 find you have the name of Bro . Goodacre as Steward for Lodge 1045 , in the Province of Cheshire . Such is not the case , as Bro . Goodacre went up as Steward from the " Prince Leopold Lodge , 1588 , " in the Province of West Lancashire , of which lodge he is the W . AL , and the larger amount of his list was made up in that province , viz ., £ 20 ios . od . in the Province of West Lancashire , and
" 10 os . od . in the Province of Cheshire , ' rovince of West Lancashire : •—Lodge 1588 £ 10 o o „ 1387 10 10 o rovince of Cheshire : — Chap . 1045 500 42 S 5 o °
£ 30 10 o Perhaps you will kindly correct this in your next issue . 1 am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , THOS . A . CHOJIPTON , Sec . 1588 .
To the Editor or the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Broijier , — I must beg you to alter the mistake made in your list of Stewards—Bro . Terry ' s list Benevolent Institution . I am put down as representing 1423 , donation £ 13 16 s . od . Aly elonation was £ 22 5 s . od . Kindly rectify this mistake in your next , and oblige , Yours fraternally , J . FAULKNER .
To the Editor if the " Freemason . " Dear Sir , and Brother , The amount of my list as Steward of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , is £ 3 . 3 . o more than you published for the charity , The extra amount I was only able to give to Bro . Terry after my list had been added up . Kindly mention the fact this week , aud oblige , yours fraternally , J DENCE , J . W . 159 .
AIASONIC QUERIES . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Questions are often put to you , asking for information on points which do not seem very clear in thc Book of Constitutions . But it is not right to take up your space
to ask questions which are perfectly clear , and admit of no doubt whatever . Thus , W . AL C . N ., asks why he and other P . P . Grand Stewards are not allowed to wear the red apron and collar after their year of office . The reply is simply , that according to the Book of Constitutions ( sec Prov . Grand Stewards ) " when out of office they are no
longer entitled to wear crimson aprons and collars . " Nor during their year of office are they entitled to wear them out of their own province—that is , they are not allowed to appear as "Grand Stewards . " The "Prov . Grand Steward , " pays a fee of ios . 6 d ., the " Grand Steward " has to pay his
share of the expenses of Grand Festival , amounting , I am told , to about £ 20 . 1 presume this information will satisfy C . N . and his friends . AIAGNUS OHREN , P . P . Grand Warden Surrey .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Can you or any of your readers give me a list of Grand Alasters since the Duke of Cumberland , with the
dates of their first election ? , Also in what year ( between 1784 and 1815 ) were blue collars and aprons trimmed with blue authorized in lodges ? Yours fraternally , A . T .
To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you kindly answer the following question in your next impression : — Has the W . AI . of a lodge , as Chairman , the right to address any remarks as Chairman on any motion before or after the proposer replies ?
Or , in other words , on any motion is the Chairman or the proposer the last speaker before the vote ? I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , QUERIST . [ 1 . The W . AL has clearly a right to state his opinion to the lodge on the matter submittetl . 2 . The proposer , if a brother , has a right to reply . —En . ]
THE TEMPLE CHURCH . —Special evening services will be held in the Temple Church on the seven Wednesdays in Lent . The church will be open to the public on these occasions without orders of admission .
Multum In Parbo,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
The following are the two important extracts , quoted by Bro . W . J . Hughan in his letter to the Grand Lodge oi Ohio , and which wc alluded to in thc last Freemason : "St . James ' s Evening Post , September 7 th , 1734 . —We hear from Paris that a lodge of Free and Accepted Alasons was lately held there at Her Grace the Duchess of Portsmouth ' s house , where His Grace the Duke of Richmond ,
assisted by another English nobleman of distinction there , President Alontesquieu , Brigadier Churchill , Ed . Yonge , Esq ., Registrar of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath , and Walter Strickland , Esq ., admitted several persons of distinction into that most Ancient and Honourable Society . " "September 20 , 1735 . — They write from Paris that his
Grace the Duke of Richmond and the Rev . Dr . Desaguliers , formerly Grand Master of thc Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons , and now authorised by the present Grand Master ( under his hand and seal and the seal of the Order ) , having called a lodge at the Hotel Bussy , in the Rue Bussy , His Excellency thc Earl of Waldegrave , His Alajesty ' s ambassador to the
French King , the Right Honourable the President Montesquieu , the Marquis de Lomurea , Lord Dursley , son to the Earl of Berkley , the Hon . Air . Fitz-Williams , Messieurs Knight , father and son , Dr . Hickman , and several other persons , both French and English , were present , and the following noblemen and gentlemen were admitted to the
order ; namely , His Grace the Duke of Kingston , the Honourable the Count de St . Florentin , Secretary of State to his most Christian Alajesty , the Right Honourable the Lord Chewton , son to Earl Waldegrave , Air . Pelham , Air . Armiger , Air . Colton , and Mr . Clement , after which the new brethren gave a handsome entertainment to all the company . "
Consecration Of The Wolsey Lodge, No. 1656.
CONSECRATION OF THE WOLSEY LODGE , No . 1656 .
On Saturday , the 17 th inst ., the roll of the Alasonic Province of Middlesex received another addition toils already numerous lodges . The site fixed for the head quarters of the lodge was the old White Hart Hotel , Hampton Wick . At a very early hour of the afternoon the quietness of thc
picturesque village street was broken by the frequent arrivals of distinguished Alasonic celebrities , from town and elsewhere . Amongst the first to arrive at the scene of action were Bros , the R . W . Col . Francis Burdett , P . G . AI . of Aliddlesex -, R . W . Little , D . P . G . AI . ; Buss , P . G . J . W . and Treas . ; F . Walters , P . J . G . D . ; J . W . Baldwin , P . A . G . P .-, Cartwright , P . AL 889 , P . P . S . G . W . of
Kent ; Elsam , P . P . G . D . C . of Surrey . The officers appointed by Grand Lodge to carry out the ceremonies of consecration and installation were Bros . Colonel Burdett , Little , and Buss . The small but handsomely appointed lodge-room at the time the proceedings commenced presented a very striking effect . In addition to the brethren already named
there were present , as visitors , Bros . Piatt , P . AL 23 , & c . ; A . II . Tattershall , P . AL 140 , & c ; Hill . P . AI . 157 , & c ; J . Hammond , P . AL 201 , ¦ S . -c ; Buckland , P . AI . 205 , & c . ; Honeywell , P . AL 889 ; Kracutler , J . W . 1303 ; Alitau , S . D . 8 S 9 ; Fenn , 243 ; F . Hunt , 88 9 ; Pearman , 88 9 ; J . E . Hunt , 1512 ; Aloody , isi 2 ; Murphy , 1512 ; Fricker . Amongst the numerous apologies for non-attendance at
the ceremony were letters from Bros . Dr . Hamilton , District Grand Afaster of Jamaica ; and Terry , Sec . R . AI . B . L , & c . The founders present were Bros . W . Hammond , P . G . D . of Middlesex , W . AI . designate ; B . Sharp , P . AI . 84 , Stc , S . W . designate ; J . Bond , P . AI . 889 , I . W . designate ; the Rev . F . C . de Crespigny , P . M . 708 , P . P . G . C . of Aliddlesex ; J . Hurst , W . M . 1512 ;
T . Walls , J . W . 1381 , eS : c . ; T . W . Ockenden , I . G . 1512 ; Aston and Andrews , 1512 . The presiding officer appointed Bros . Little as P . AL ; De Crespigny as Chaplain ; F . Walters as S . W . ; Baldwin as J . W . ; and Buss and Elsham as D . C . and I . G . respectively , to assist him in the " work , " which was throughout most ably and impressively performed . The ceremony of installation having also been
well carried out , the investiture of officers took place as follows : Bro . Sharp , S . W . ; Bond , J . W . ; J . Hammond , Hon . LP . AL ; De Crespigny , Chap . ; Ockenden , Sec ; Aston , S . D . ; Hurst , J . D . ; Walls , I . G . and D . C . pro tern . The election and appointment of Treasurer and Tyler stand over until the next meeting . The following were unanimously elected honorary members : Bros , the
R . W . Colonel Buidett , Little , Buss , Walters , Baldwin , and Honeywell . Several propositions for initiation and joining having been handed in , and Bro . Bond , J . W ., appointed Steward to represent the lodge at the Festival of the Royal Alasonic Institution tor Girls , the lodge was closed until the first Alonday in Alarch , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , which reflected great
credit upon the caterer , Bro . Andrews , and assistants . The preliminary royal and Craft toasts having been disposed of , the W . AL proposed " The Health of the R . W . P . G . AI . of Aliddlesex , " a toast which he said must command their sympathy and appreciation , because he , the P . G . AI ., had not only graced the proceedings that day with his presence , but had most ably and effectively carried of all
them out . Colonel Burelett hael , to the satisfaction grades in the Craft during the seven years he had been at the head of the province , acted most impartially and zealously in the discharge of his high office . In conclusion the W . AL said that they must not forget that there were upwards of twenty lodges in the province , and that they entailed a great deal of labour and anxiety upon their distinguished chief .