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enjoyable day . We may add that for those who care to see something of York and its interesting antiquities , and who reach that city in good time , provision will be made for their access to the Minster , the Philosophical Societies ' Gardens , the City Walls , the Masonic Hall , and other places of interest , and Bro . T . B . Whytehead's services will be at the disposal of those who wish to be introduced to the Masonic archaeology of " Alma Mater Latomorum . "

The Death Of H.R.H. The Duke Of Albany, P.G.W., &C.

THE DEATH OF H . R . H . THE DUKE OF ALBANY , P . G . W ., & c .

THE PROVINCE OF HANTS AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT .

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . A Special Meeting was held in the Masonic Hall , Albionplace , Southampton , on the 16 th inst ., under the presidency of the R . W . Prov . G . M ., Bro . VV . VV . B . Beach , M . P ., for the purpose of voting addresses of condolence with her Majesty the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and H . R . H . the D ~ uchessof Albany , on the lamented death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , P . G . W ., R . W . Prov . G . M .

Oxfordshire . An unusually numerous attendance for a Special Grand Lodge was registered , among the Present and Past Prov . Grand Officers being the following : Bros . Wm . Hickman , D . P . G . M . ; Gen . the Hon . Somerset Calthorpe , P . G . W ., P . P . G . W . ; J . E . Le Feuvre , Prov . G . Sec . ; Rev . P . G . VV . Pickering , 3 s , Prov . G . Chap . ; G . J . Tilling , 1461 , P . P . G . S . of Wks . ; E . VV . Watts , 151 , P . P . G . C . ; A . 1 . Firth , GgS , Prov . G . Org . ; E . W . Rebbeck ,

195 , P . P . G . S . VV . ; G . D . Major , 1331 , P . P . G . S . B . ; S . R . Everitt , 7 G , P . P . G . D . ; J . Dew , 694 , P . P . G . R . ; C . J . Phillips , 130 , P . P . G . S . D . ; S . Scott , 394 , P . P . G . C . j M . Emanuel , 359 , Prov . G . R . ; J . Adams , 359 , P . P . G . D . C . ; J . S . Pearce , 17 S 0 , Prov . G . D . C ; H . Doman , 319 , P . P . G . S . D . ; R . Loveland-Loveland , 1 S 69 , P . P . G . R . ; | . H . Biggs , 130 , and J . Exell , 487 , Prov . G . Tylers ; T . S . Furnell , 195 , P . P . G . A . D . C . Dorset , and others .

Provincial Grand Lodge having been duly opened with Bros . T . Best and II . Cawtes as acting Wardens , the PROV . GRAND MASTER expressed his belief that he rightly interpreted the feeling of the brethren in calling them toffether in connection with the unexpected death which had ately plunged the whole nation into mourning , and which came home in an especial manner to the hearts of Masons , with whom the deceased Prince had been long associated ,

and in whose welfare hetook and active interest . Identifying himself with the social welfare of his countrymen , and entering into their charitable purposes , the Duke showed himself ready to fulfil whatever duty was reasonably expected of him in an able , active , and energetic manner . Such was the courtesy with which be performed these duties , that he endeared himself _ to the hearts of all who were brought into contact with him . The members of the

Order had peculiar reason for loving and venerating his name , as when he' came amongst them , taking the greatest interest in the prosperity of Masonry , not slow to recognize its purpose and aims , he took an active interest in promoting and promulgating the art both in Grand Lodge and in presiding over the Province of Oxfordshire , in which position he proved himself a Mason to whom his brethren could look up with veneration , love , and affection .

They might have looked forward to his taking an active interest in Masonry for many a yearto come , but he had been snatched from amongst us , leaving a name behind him second to none in the annals of the Craft . In recording their own feelings on this sad event , they desired to remember also the feelings of others , for if they , as Masons , appreciated the loss the Craft had sustained , that feeling must be felt in a far Greater degree bv those attached to

his Royal Highness by the tics of affection . Her Majesty the Queen would naturally regret him , both as her youngest son and one of her children to whom she would bi more closely attached by reason of the delicacy of his constitution from his childhood ; and he was sure their Grand Master the Prince of Wales would mourn his loss as that of a very dear brother in the flesh . Nor should we forget our sympathies for the Duchess , whom , a short two years

ago , he led to the altar as his wife , and who now mourned him as a widow . Feeling certain of the unanimity and depth of their feelings , he , with the utmost confidence , submitted to them the proposition that they should approach her Majesty the Queen , their Grand Master the Prince of Wales , and the widowed Duchess , with their sentiments of condolence and sympathy . He begged to propose that these sentiments be embodied in addresses expressive of

the sentiments of Grand Lodge . This the DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASIER seconded , his remarks being supplemented , in response to a suggestion by the Prov . Grand Master , by Bro . General the Hon . Somerset Calthorpe , P . G . W . The Acting Senior Warden also , as a member of the Duke ' s lodge , and a P . P . G . VV . of Oxfordshire , gave expressions to similar sentiments . The proposal was carried amidst solemn silence .

The PROV . GRAND SECRETARY read the proposed drafts of the addresses . That to her Majesty , after expressing deep sympathy and condolence , added "The memory of the deceased Prince will long be revered by the people of the extensive British Empire .... We beg to assure your Majesty of our profound sorrow that so noble a Prince should have been lost to the nation at so early an age , but we trust that the universal love which was felt for f .. m in . 4 ncn .. i . 1 lii Kt . Vile M . cnntp VirofVirnn tulll fi flur / l iu btau ...-a ... u ^ w ... ^ .... ^ .., ut

iiiiti , n . v ^ fj ^ ^ fjr M . W ..... . w . u some consolation to your Majesty in this hour of your affliction . —The address to the Prince of Wales respectfully and fraternally tendered to H . R . H . as head of the Order , " sincere and fraternal condolence , on theheavy bereavement which our most gracious Queen , your Royal Highness , and the other members of the Royal Family have sustained .... He [ the late Duke ] leaves behind him a name that will long be held in affectionate remembrance throughout her Majesty ' s extensive dominions , and in an

especial degree by the brethren of the Masonic Order , in which he held the distinguished office of Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire and Grand Warden of England . We sincerely hope that your Royal Highness will be blessed with strength and resignation to support you under this deep affliction , and we pray that It may please the Great Architectof the Universe , the Almighty Disposer of Events , to grant to your Royal Highness length of days , health , and happiness in the discharge of your many varied and important duties , more especially those connected with our noble Order , "—The addicss to the Duchess of Albany re-

The Death Of H.R.H. The Duke Of Albany, P.G.W., &C.

marked that the deceased Prince , by his virtuous and useful life , secured for himself the warm affections of the whole British people , by whom his loss is now universally mourned , and in an especial manner by his Masonic brethren , in whose noble Order he held the distinguished office of Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire and Grand Warden of England . We trust ( it added ) that the high and honoured

esteem in which the good Prince Leopold was held , both at home and abroad , may afford some consolation to your Royal Highness in this hour of your great affliction . These drafts having been approved of , their adoption was put and carried in solemn silence , the brethren all upstanding , and the P . G . Org ., Bro . Firth , playing the " Dead March " from " Saul . " With instructions to the Prov . G . Sec . to have the addresses

engrossed on vellum , sent to the Prov . G . M . for his signature , and then forwarded to Grand Secretary for presentation , Provincial Grand Lodge separated . The handsome and massive gold-plated square and compasses , presented to Provincial Grand Lodge by Bro . P . M . Emanuel , Prov . G . Reg ., for use with the large blackletter bible he recently presented , were on this occasion used for the first time .

PROVINCIAL GKAND CHAPTER . Subsequently , at a meeting of Royal Arch Masons of the province , appropriate addresses in similar terms were voted , many of the before-mentioned brethren taking part in the proceedings as companions .

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE . A special meeting of the Prov . Grand Mark Lodge was held on the afternoon of the same day , at the Masonic Hall , for the same purpose as the above meetings . Intheabsencc of M . W . Bro . the Rev . Canon Portal , Prov . G . M ., M . W . Bro . VV . VV . B . Beach , Past G . M ., presided , supported by the D . P . G . M ., R . W . Bro . W . Hickman , Past G . I . W .

W . Bros . J . E . Lc Feuvre , Past G . M . O ., P . P . G . S . W . ; R . L . Loveland , P . M . 63 , P . G . S . W . ; W . J . Hickman , P . M . C 3 , P . P . G . S . VV . ; Geo . J . Tilling , P . M . 63 , P . G . Sec . ; Lord John Taylour , S . W . 320 , P . G . M . O . J M . Emanuel , P . M . 63 , P . G . J . D . ; C . VV . A . jcllicoc , P . M . 63 , P . P . G . Reg . Mks . ; John Dew , P . M . 37 , P . P . G . J . W . ; Geo . Cross , P . M . 03 , P . P . G . J . O . ; J . Gievc , W . M . 2 , P . P . G . D . C ;

G . A . Mursell , S . W . 140 , P . P . G . D . C ; D . O . Hobbs , S . W . G 3 , P . P . G . D . C ; Jas . Gibson , S . O . 37 , P . P . G . Insp . Wks . ; W . C . Webb , M . 0 . 305 , P . P . G . Insp . Wks . ; C . W . Bemister , Sec . 63 , P . P . G . Std . Br . ; W . G . Robinson , J . 0 . 305 , P . G . I . G , ; J . C Arlidge , S . 0 . 03 , Prov . C . Org . ; j . Watson , 17 , Prov . G . Tyler ; and others . The notice convening the meeting having been read by

the Prov . G . Sec , the M . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach in eloquent terms proposed , and the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Hickman , seconded , that addresses of condolence be passed to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen ; H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Past Grand Master ; and H . R . H . the Duchess of Albany , on the great loss they have sustained by the lamented death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , Past Grand

Master . 1 he following is the address to her Majesty 1—" This Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight humbly desires to offer its most respectful condolences to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen on the great loss which Her Majesty , together with the whole empire , has sustained in the untimely death

of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , Past Grand Master of Mack Master Masons . And this Provincial Grand Lodge most humbly prays that the Almighty may be pleased to extend His consolations to Her Most Gracious Majesty and the Rojal Family in their bereavement . " The addresses to the Grand Master and the Duchess of Albany were in similar terms .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND .

A special meeting was held at Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on the lOth inst ., for the purpose of adopting an address of condolence on the occasion of the lamented death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , K . G ., P . G . W ., R . W . Prov . G . M . Oxfordshire . Provincial Grand Lodge was opened at half-past two o'clock by the Rt . Hon . the Earl Ferrers , Prov . G . M ., who was supported by R . W . Bro . VV . Kelly ,

P . P . G . M . ; VV . Bros . G . 1 oiler , un ., P . G . S . B ., D . P . G . M . ; J . T . Thorp , Prov . G . S . VV . ; W . S . Allen , Prov . G . J . W . ; the Rev . A . P . Dawson , Prov . G . Chap . ; A . H . Burgess , Prov . G . Reg . ; S . S . Partridge , Prov . G . Sec . ; S * Cleaver , Prov . G . S . D . ; F . Griffith , Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; J . Young , Prov . G . D . C ; C Gurden , Prov . G . A . D . C ; T . B . Laxton , Prov . G . Org . ; B . Wood , Prov . G . Purst . ; R . R . Cole , Prov . G . A . Purst . ; Bros .

C . Oliver , 1 . E . Beazcley , and J . B . Fowler , Prov . G . Stwds . ; VV . Bros . Rev . VV , Langley , P . M . 50 and 1130 , W . M . 202 S , P . P . G . VV . ; M . J . Walker , P . P . G . VV . ; Rev . C . Henton Wood , P . P . G . C . ; F . 1 . Baincs , P . P . G . S . D . ; R . Michie , W . M . 279 ; VV . Wilkinson , W . M . 1007 ; R . S . Toller , W . M . 1560 ; and many others , including Bros . C'H . Cromwell Marsh , 199 , and Frederick Nicholls , 1050 , as visitors .

The rolls of lodges and of Provincial Grand Officers having been called over and duly responded to , the Prov . Grand Master called upon the Prov . Grand Secretary to read the draft of an address of condolence which had been prepared in the following terms : — "To his Royal Hi ghness the Prince of Wales , K . G ., & c , Sic , Most Worshipful Grand Master of . Antient , Free , and Accepted Masons of England .

" May it please your Royal Highness , —We , the Provincial Grand Master , the Past Provincial Grand Master , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the present and past Provincial Grand Officers and other members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland , in open lodge assembled , beg leave to offer , through your Most Worshipful Grand Master , to all the members of the Royal Family , the expression of our

profound regret and tender sympathy in this season of bereavement . " To her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , we beg you , Sir , to present our loyal homage , and to assure her Majesty that in our several homes is deeply felt the shadow of the irreparable loss caused by the decease ol her son , and that at such a time as this the heart of England beats in union with her own .

" lo your widowed sister , Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Albany , wc beg you of your goodness to say that beyond the immediate circle of the Royal Family , the

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

late Prince Leopold is mourned by none more truly than by the brethren of the Order he adorned , and in which he deservedly ranked so high . " T ° > 'ou , Most Worshipful Grand Master , and to the Koyal Princes , your brothers , now absent on foreign service , we , your humble but true brethren of the Craft , respectfully offer our fraternal support in deepest sympathy , since we feel that a Freemason is never so truly ' brother to a prince as when his prince is stricken with one of the

sorrows of our common humanity—the loss of an estimable and dearly-loved brother . " To all your Royal House we tender the support of our prayers ; that He who cares for the fatherless and the widow may have you ever in His holy keeping , and that alter happy and honoured lives on earth , you may be reunited in the home beyond the grave , ' there to shine as the stars tor ever and ever . '

" FiiRKRRS , Prov . G . M . * ' WM . KELLY , Past Prov . G . M . « c c „ "G . Toi . LKR , jun ., Dep . Prov . G . M . "S . S . PARTRIDGE , Prov . G . Sec . _ "Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , April i ( j , 1 SS 4 . " _ Hie PROV . GRAND MASTER said that as the head of

the Craft in this province it was right and fitting that he should move the adoption of the address which had just been read . The language of the address was very happily selected and he felt sure that in a very suitable manner it expressed the feelings of the brethren and conveyed everything that they could wish to say on so mournful an occasion . After making appropriate allusion to the interest evinced by the late Prince Leopold in all Masonic

matters , and to the admirable way in which his Royal Highness had fulfilled the many great and onerous duties of his high rank and distinguished position and particularly to the eminent manner in which he cultivated and encouraged the liberal arts and sciences , the R . W . Prov . Grand Master concluded b y proposing that the address should be adopted and presented to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , M . VV . G . M . The DEPUTY PROV . GRAND MASTER , in seconding the

adoption of the address , fully agreed with the R . W . Piov . Grand Master in his remarks respecting the language contained in the address , and also as to the great loss sustained in the sudden and lamented decease of the Duke of Albany , who had he lived would undoubtedly have been called to even higher Masonic rank , and who in his short life had by his amiable and courteous manner , with his many good and excellent qualities already taken a deep hold upon the affection of the people . The resolution on being formally submitted was unanimously approved , and the Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed in due form .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . SERGEANT-MAJOR GEORGE SCARFE , A Past Master of the lodge attached to the 17 th Lancers and Inner Guard of the Hertford Lodge , No . 403 , died at Hertford on the 20 th of last month . He was deservedly respected and deepl y regretted both by his comrades in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry , to which regiment he was attached , and by his brethren in Freemasonry . He was buried with military honours on the 1 st inst ., many brethren of No . 403 joining the procession , and amongst those

who followed his remains to the grave were Bros . Major Richard Croft , W . M . and P . M . 403 ; Bro . Capt . Mcrvyn Archdale , and Bro . Sergeant-Major Kitby , all ot the Herts Yeomanry ; Capt . Bccher , several non-commissioned officers , and the band of the 3 rd Batt . Bedfordshire Regiment , also attended , and the Herts Volunteers were represented by Bro . Capt . Murray , 403 , a sergeant , and 20 men , who formed the firing party . A detachment of the 17 th Lancers came from Canterbury to pay a last tribute ot respect to their late comrade .

Births, Marriages, And Deaths.

Births , Marriages , and Deaths .

BIRTHS . GARRETT . —Oil the tSth inst ., at Linsdale , Bucks , the wife of the Rev . Frederick M . Garrett , of a son . MACAULAY . —On the 19 th inst ., at Leicester , the wife of Colin A . Macaulay , of a son . MARRIAGES . ROGERS—SMITH . —On the 19 th inst ., at St . Saviour ' : ; , Aberdeen-park , Evan Macgregor , son of G . Rogers , to Margaret Annie , daughter of the late F . VV . Smith .

DEATHS . UEWAR . —On the 23 rd inst ., Bro . Donald M . Dewai , Asst . Grand Mark Secretary .

A SENSATION WINE SALE recently took place at the Commercial Sale Rooms , when 1200 dozens of clarets , of the vintage 1874 , the produce of the celebrated Chateaux Margaux , was sold . Messrs . Spiers and Pond were large purchasers , and appeared to buy with marked determination . A hundred dozens of wine at 90 s ., several scarcely smaller parcels at 00 s ., 72 s ., and S 5 S ., went to make " a big bag " for the enterprismsr and popular

caterers , and when they gave 121 s . per dozen for the Chambcrtin vintage 1 S 4 S a question naturally occurred to one as to what would have to be paid for a dinner at the Criterion in future ! The connoisseur of wine may be accustomed to the sensational results of Pall Mall auctions , but they are limited in their nature , and are mostl y confined to " private buyers , " but 7 , 525 dozens of the choicest old clarets , Burgundies , & c , have never before been

submitted and disposed of to cash buyers , and that in a space of three hours . Trade may be "bad " in England , but when the trained and experienced buyers of the wine market dare venture to take over from Belgium such costly wines as those under notice , trade must cither be better here than in Belgium , or the habits of the people in that thrifty country are inducing them to avail themselves of the results of our ever-improving civilisation or the temptation to employ the increasing wealth of Old England in the most

costly and elegant indigencies . " During 40 years * usage of DR . LOCIKJK ' PCLMOXIC W . UEKS !> y me for Coughs , Colds , and Inllamed Lungs , alwavs in the worst attacks , before taking two complete small boxes ' I have been all right . " ( "Signed ; AUR . MIAM HOI . DE > :, Mill Manager , Gorton Villa , Gorton , Manchester . DR . LOCOCK ' S WAI tns instantly relieve and rapidly cure Asthma , Consumption , Bronchitis , Coughs , Colds—and taste pleasantly . Sold at is , 1 Jd ., as , gd ,, per box by all Druggists , [ ADVT . 1