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for about twenty years . It belonged to a family who died many years ago , and of great age . This is as far as I can trace it . " To show its interest I give a passage in collation . Wood MS ., 1 G 16 : "These 20 precepts , rules , orders , and everye one of the other precepts or orders before in this present book prescribed , which belongeth to the science
of Masonry whatsoever every Mason shall well and truly observe , performe , fulfill , and keepe in his or their power , so God him helpe . " Antiquity MS ., 1686 : "These be all the charges and covenants that ought to be read at the making of a Freemason cr Freemasons . The Almighty God of Jacob who have you an ! me in his keeping , now and eeer , amen . "
Dowlands MS ., probably , much before 1600 : These charges that arc now rehearsed to you and to all other that belongeth to Masons ye shall keepe , soe helpe you God and your holy dome , and by this booke unto your power , amen . " Some of us will remember that in the Antiquity MS .
there are fifteen rules , and in Dowland's seventeen , or , perhaps , cightten . In Harleian , 1042 , twenty-five . So highly do I think of this MS ., that I propose to pub . lish it with Inigo Jones ' s , in second volume of " Archaeological Library , " instead of my copy of the Additional MS ., the moment I get 100 subscribers . A . F . A . WOODFORD .
ELIAS ASHMOLE . Amongst the Masonic Notes and Queries inserted in the Freemason of the 21 st inst ., "Masonic Stuc'cnt" suggests the desirability that an attempt should be made to find out where the MSS . of Elias Ashmole ate , as also to illustrate his connection with Warrington . Perhaps the following extracts trom the " Freemasons' Pocket Companion "
( 1764 ) , and from a brief memoir of Ashmole in the" Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography , " may , taken in conjunction , possibly tend to throw a little light on both points . The former , giving an extract from Ashmole's diary , says , " I was made a Freemason at Warrington , Lancashire , with Colonel Heiuy Mainwaring , of Kerthingham , in Cheshire , on the sixteenth of October , 16 4 6 . "
The memoir above alluded to ( contributed by | ohn Anster , LL . D ., Regius Professor of Civil Law in the University of Dublin ) , states that "Ashmole was a Royalist , and in 1645 became one of the gentlemen of the ordnance in the garrison of Oxford . In 16 4 6 he became a Freemason . The King ' s affairs becoming desperate , Ashmole withdrew Ior a-while to Cheshire , and on his return to London fell in
with Moore , Lilly , and Booker , then reputed to be the greatest astrologers in England . " It appears probable , therefore , that Ashmole ' s connection with Warrington was consequent only , during his temporary retirement to Cheshire , on his connection or acquaintance with Col . Henry Mainwaring , with whom he " was made a Fret , mason , " as already stated . Whatever may have been
Ashmole ' s connection with the Mainwaring family at the time , it afterwards became one of a closer nature , for it is recorded that in 16 49 he married the wealthy widow of Sir Thomas Mainwaring , Knight . With regard to the MSS . of Ashmole , the same memoir says , " In 1679 an accidental fire which broke out near his chambers in the Middle Temple destroyed a large collection of ancient and
modern coins , and other matters of antiquarian interest , which it had been the object of his life to collect . His manuscripts were luckily at Lambeth . In 1682 he gave to Oxford all thc curiosities he had received from the Tradescants , with great additions of his own . " The memoir further states that " the Tradescants , father and
son , had for a considerable time been curators of the botanic gardens at Lambeth , and had collected many curiosities which were given to Ashmole by Tradescant and wife . " No further mention is made of the manuscripts , but they do not appear to have been included in this gift to Oxford . B . BROUGHTON ,
I have consulted a neighbour of mine , a learned antiquary , and he thinks it just possible that Ashmole ' s MSS . may be at Lichfield , for over the door of the museum there there is , or was , an inscription commemorating bis great liberality in the gift of books and MSS . I believe I can trace Jo . Southworth , Medicus , and will write again on this subject . JOHN BOWES , Sec . No . 148 .
"Antiquity Of Freemasonry."
"ANTIQUITY OF FREEMASONRY . "
We take this from our interesting contemporary , Tin Builder : Sir , —I observe it stated , at p . 207 , that Dr . Kanton , of Alexandria , " an instructed [ infatuated ?] Mason , " has been examining the foundations of an obelisk , and has come tc the conclusion that " the ancients were familiar with the
higher degrees of Masonry . " Now , the word " ancients " does not give us a very exact definition of the antiquity referred to , whether ofthe time of Solomon or the last-century " ancients . " For my part , I find it difficult to get proper evidence of the existence of any of the Masonic degrees two
centuries ago ; and as for the " highei degrees , " these were all manufactured after A . D . I 725 . I dare say that so soon as thc revelations of the foundations of the obelisk have been transferred to New York , we shall hear of another Masonic degree with an unbroken lineal descent from the Great Rameses . ANOTHER INSTRUCTED MASON .
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Bro . Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott , Lord Mayor of London , has consented to offer himself as a candidate Ior the Borough of St . Ives , Cornwall . | . E . SHAND & Co . ( " Pair Trailers , " reaistc-red ) , Wine ami Spirit Merchants ( Experts and Valuers ) , 2 , Albert Mansions , Victoria-street , London , S . W . Price lists on application .
Consecration Of The Worsley Lodge, No. 1814.
CONSECRATION OF THE WORSLEY LODGE , No . 1814 .
Thc illustrious list of lodges in West Lancashire had a substantial addition made to it on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., when the Worsley Lodge , No . 1814 , was solemnly consecrated at Worsley , near Manchester . The province so admirably ruled by Bro . the Right Hon . Lord
Skelmersdale , Dep . G . M ., and P . G . M ., thus had a most valuable addition made to it by this consecration , and the importance of the occasion was greatly enhanced by the fact that Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Ellesmere was appointed the first Master . There was a very large and influential gathering of the chiefs of the fraternity from the provinces of East and West Lancashire , and there is
little doubl that tbe Worsley Lotlge , largely owing to the influence which the distinguished Master holds in the district , will prove an acquisition to the Masonic body in this district . By appointment of the Prov . Grand Master ( Lord Skelmersdale ) , the position of Consecrating Officer was occupied and admirably fulfilled by Bro . Colonel Le Gendre N , Starkie , Prov . G . Master of East Lancashire .
The ceremony took place at the Court-house , Worsley , near Manchester , and the P . GM . ot East Lancashire was assisted by Bros . H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec ; R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D . ; J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C ; W . B . Ackerley , P . G . S . W . ; Captain W . J . Newman , P . G . Reg . ( acting as J . W . ); J . B . Mackenzie , W . M . 1600 , acting as I . G . Amongst others present were Bros . Bowden , P . P . S . B , ;
W . W . Little , S . D . ; J . Cater , S . W . ; R . F . Oatcs , I . G . ; R . Williams , P . M . 1314 ; J . Pickford , W . M . 678 ; A . Painter , W . M . 1 ( 133 ; J- Andrew , P . M . 1213 ; W . Rostock , W . M . 1213 ; G . Yates , Sec . 1213 ; T . P . Brockbank , P . P . G . S . D . ; B . Peacock , 163 ' " ); R . Whittaker , P . M . 35 8 ; Rev . L . R . Ayre , P . G . C . q < J 5 ; T . H . Dale , Org . 1773 ; J- Chadwick ,
P . G . Sec . E . L . ; W . Goodacre , P . P . G . R . Cheshire ; J . Newton , P . M . 37 ; T . Ball , Pec . 1213 ; C . A . Batley , 992 ; A . Moreton , P . M . 323 -, G . F . Heywood , 1357 ; D . Donbavand , P . M . 317 ; J . R . England , W . M . 1730 ; E . L . Littler , T . G . 1 * 730 -, W . H . Baynes , P . M . 1341 ; R . Collinson , P . M . 1350 ; J . Sutcliffe , S . D . 201 ; D . W . Turner , P . G . D . C . ; 'I * ' . Entwistle , P . M . 678 ; W . Cope ,
P . M . 350 ; J . Ridyard , ( 178 ; T . L . Sheppard , 350 ; W . T , Martin , 1633 ; T . Benyon , 1345 ; J . Roberts , I . P . M . 204 ; J . Martin , 678 ; R . R . Lisenden , 317 ; E . Ashworth , P . P . G . S . W . EX . ; J . H . Greenwood , 16 3 ; H . Myers , 1736 ; T . Royle Higgins , 1730 ; and otters . A most impressive and exhaustive oration on the excellences of the Order was delivered by Bro . the Rev . L . R . Ayre ,
P . G . C . The ceremony of conse ; ration was greatly enhanced by the excellent musical service conducted by Bro . J . Skeaf , P . G . Organist , who had the assistance of Bros . T . Armstrong , P . P . G . Treas . ; J . H . Greenwood , 163 , J . Busfield , and Gilfiilan . At the conclusion of the ceremony , Bro . the Right Hon , the Earl of Ellesmere was installed the W . M . of the lodge , and the following brethren were afterwards appointed thc offircrs : —Bros . Rev .
J . Cater , S . W . ; William Bowden , J . . the Rev . the Karl of Mulgrave , Secretary -, William Wilson , Treasurer ; William Whittle , S . D . ; Captain Heaton , J . D . -, R . F . Coules , I . G . ; and Samuelson , Tyler . The brethren subsequently dined at the Bridgcwater Hotel . A vety able oration was delivered by Bro . the Rev . L . R . Ayre , P . G . Chaplain , which the pressure on our space prevents our printing , but we hope to do so in a future issue .
Address By Bro. Dr. H. Hopkins To The Royal Cumberland Lodge, Bath, No. 41.
ADDRESS BY BRO . DR . H . HOPKINS TO THE ROYAL CUMBERLAND LODGE , BATH , No . 41 .
Brethren : Having now , for what will assuredly be the last time , been placed in the chair of King Solomon , it is my first duty , after completion of the arrangements for thc year by the investment of officers , to offer
you my most hearty thanks for the confidence reposed in me , and for the opportunity thus afforded of closing a long Masonic career with honour , and I trust with usefulness . Having very early in my course , nearly thirty years ago , become a ruler in the Craft , by Mastership of a very old lodge , it is a source of gratification to me that I end it in a similar position in q lodge of exactly the same
antiquity . In a review of this period , notwithstanding many shortcomings , I can conscientiously say that I have not been unmindful of my obligation to obey all regular signs and summonses in all the lodges to which I have belonged , by never , till last month , when my name was to be brought before you , in a single instance pleading any excuse for absence , except sickness or great distance from
the locality . According to another obligation , 1 have been always ready to give assistance and instruction to brethren in the inferior Degrees , and to take the place of others in time of need in ihe performance of our ceremonies . For many years a constant contributor of articles to our Masonic periodicals , I think I may consider that persistent advocacy in my writings of Masonic Halls
instead of taverns for our meetings has tended to the erection of many , in the formation of some of which I have taken an active part . Allow me to remark that , admirably fitted as this room is for large assemblies , we need more suitable accommodation for our regular smaller meetings and especially for a resident curator , for means of daily social intercourse with each other am ! forhhe perusal of Masonic
literature . This is , 1 conceive , a subject woithy of your serious consideration , especially when we bear in mind that many smaller communities , wilh less than one-fifth of our pop . ulation , have set us an example in this respect . Among the duties of a Master , his Past Masters , and Wardens , is that of attendance at thc quarterly meetings of the Grand Lodge in London , which it was my intention to perform , as I did once last year as your S . W . Ou consulting
Address By Bro. Dr. H. Hopkins To The Royal Cumberland Lodge, Bath, No. 41.
the almanac , I find that in March and December the Grand Lodge will meet on the day before our own lodge , which will render it inconvenient . I hope that nothing will prevent me from representing you in June and September . Brethren -. I trust that if I be spared to do my duty I may be able to meet you at this time next year without a blush arising from neglect or betrayal of
your trust , and to instal as my successor the brother whom you * -may elect as competent to prosper the art and prosper the lodge more than any of his predecessors . I much regret the absence of many brethren who have invariably been present at our annual meeting , and on whose support I confidently relied . Among the absentees are the D . P . G . M ., owing to illness , our worthy Bro . Wilton , Dir . of
Cer ., and his two sons , Bro . Clark , P . M ., the I . G ., Bro . Ames—the last five being summoned to London on a trial , —Bro . Preston , by important duties as governor of the Birmingham Gaol , our esteemed Bro . Falkner , by business engagements in London . From these and many others explanatory communications have been received . Having for a week been confined to the house by illness ,
from which I have not fully recovered , I must beg your ndulgence if I fail somewhat in my duties this evening . It now only remains for me earnestly to request regular attendance at the lodges of instruction , not only by the oflicers but by the brethren generally . Be assured that my private instructions and help will at all times be at the service of any who will come to my residence to seek them , in full confidence that they will be welcome .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . CHARLES HORSLEY . It is wilh very great regret that wc have to announce thc somewhat unexpected death , by bronchitis , in the sixtyninth year of his age , of this well-known Mason , which sad event took place , after a short illness , on the afternoon of Tuesday , thc 17 th inst ., at his chambers in Staple Inn , Holborn . Bro . Horsley came of a good old
Worcestershire family , being lineally descended from Bishop , Horsley , D . D ., the celebrated theologian , mathematician , and classical writer of the last century . The subject of our brief notice was admitted a solicitor as far back as 1833 , and he had practised and resided at No , 2 . Staple Inn , from that time to his demise . He possessed an antiquarian and an artistic tiste of no mean order . His
collections of pictures , books , glass , china , and other articles of virtu were exceedingly numerous and valuable . Bros . Horsley ' s career in Masonry had been not only long but very varied . The details we are in a position to furnish arc somewhat meagre , anel may perhaps be incorrect in one or two minor particulars , but from what we have gleaned from several of those brethren who knew him
intimately our lamented brother had either passed the chair or Been connected with the following lodges : Nos . 33- 6 9 . 382 . 8 " . 8 S 1 ' 94 . 1203-. i 3 ° 9 > > S ° 3- He was a P . Z . of Nos . Si 1 , U 94 ; Treasurer 1503 ; and a member of No . 1293 . In the Mark Degree he had also distinguished himself , having been a P . M . of No . 1 and Treasurer and Master Overseer of No . 238 . He was
likewise a member of the 32 , and was a P . M . W . S . of a provincial chapter , 18 . In the Military Orders of thc Temple and of St . John of Jerusalem , Palestine , Rhodes , and Malta , the deceased was a P . M . E . G ., a Past Grand Officer of England , aid a P . P . G . O . of Sussex . He had taken also a great deal of interest in the Red Cross Order , having held theofficesof M . P . S . and Intendant General .
In the Royal Order of Scotland be held the rank of G . S . B . in the P . G . L . of London . Among bis other numerous dignities he hore the rank of P . P . G . H . of Middlesex , P . P . G . S . of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Middlesex , and we believe that he was also a P . P . G . Officer of the provinces of Sussex and Surrey . Last January he was appointed by the M . W . Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , G . M . of
the Mark Degree , to the office of Grand Junior Overseer , and during his long Misonic life he had filled other offices with various minor Degrees , which space prevents our particularising . By the death of Bro . Horsley the Masonic Charities have lost one of their most zealous aud generous supporters . He was a V . P . of the R . M . B . I . and the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and a L . G .
and a vety large subscriber to the Royal Masonic Institution for G ' uls . His benevolence was , however , not restricted to Masonry , as he had liberally subscribed to other charities , and his purse was always open to the calls of the necessitous . Our deceased brother was exceedingl y genial , and he possessed a large store of anecdote and facetia ; which enabled him " many a time and olt " to
" set tbe table in a roar . " He was a member of thc Urban and Whittington Clubs , and in early life he had been connected with some of those sociable institutions or reunion ! which have long since ceased to exist , but which societies were thc favourite haunts of the literati and others of that day . In his professional and private circle the subject of this memoir was greatly respected . He had a kindly and
commanding presence , and possessed all the attributes of that type of character popularly known as " the fine old English gentleman . " Thc funeral took place on Friday , the 20 th inst ., at Norwood Cemetery , and was attended by his relatives and a few Masonic and other friends . The paucity of attendance at his obsequies was doubtless owing to the fact of his death being so little known . Among those present wc noticed the following representatives of
some of the lodges anel chapters of which the deceased was a member : —Bros . A . llorsley ( nephew ) , 1309 ; W . Wigginton , 1563 , P . P . G . S . of Works Middlesex ; Kushwcrth , P . M . 1 joy , P . P . G . R . Middlesex ; Stahr , P . M . 1300 ; W . Taylor , W . M . 1503 , P . S . Royal Middlesex Chapter ; 1 * . C . Walls , P . G . S . B . Middlesex , W . M . elect Prince Leopold Mark Lodge 238 ; Richncll , Treasurer 1503 ; Major Phillipson ; Dr . Gurney , 1309 ; Nc . ton , 1309 ; F . G . Luke , 1300 ; J . Williams ; and others . The deceased was buried .
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for about twenty years . It belonged to a family who died many years ago , and of great age . This is as far as I can trace it . " To show its interest I give a passage in collation . Wood MS ., 1 G 16 : "These 20 precepts , rules , orders , and everye one of the other precepts or orders before in this present book prescribed , which belongeth to the science
of Masonry whatsoever every Mason shall well and truly observe , performe , fulfill , and keepe in his or their power , so God him helpe . " Antiquity MS ., 1686 : "These be all the charges and covenants that ought to be read at the making of a Freemason cr Freemasons . The Almighty God of Jacob who have you an ! me in his keeping , now and eeer , amen . "
Dowlands MS ., probably , much before 1600 : These charges that arc now rehearsed to you and to all other that belongeth to Masons ye shall keepe , soe helpe you God and your holy dome , and by this booke unto your power , amen . " Some of us will remember that in the Antiquity MS .
there are fifteen rules , and in Dowland's seventeen , or , perhaps , cightten . In Harleian , 1042 , twenty-five . So highly do I think of this MS ., that I propose to pub . lish it with Inigo Jones ' s , in second volume of " Archaeological Library , " instead of my copy of the Additional MS ., the moment I get 100 subscribers . A . F . A . WOODFORD .
ELIAS ASHMOLE . Amongst the Masonic Notes and Queries inserted in the Freemason of the 21 st inst ., "Masonic Stuc'cnt" suggests the desirability that an attempt should be made to find out where the MSS . of Elias Ashmole ate , as also to illustrate his connection with Warrington . Perhaps the following extracts trom the " Freemasons' Pocket Companion "
( 1764 ) , and from a brief memoir of Ashmole in the" Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography , " may , taken in conjunction , possibly tend to throw a little light on both points . The former , giving an extract from Ashmole's diary , says , " I was made a Freemason at Warrington , Lancashire , with Colonel Heiuy Mainwaring , of Kerthingham , in Cheshire , on the sixteenth of October , 16 4 6 . "
The memoir above alluded to ( contributed by | ohn Anster , LL . D ., Regius Professor of Civil Law in the University of Dublin ) , states that "Ashmole was a Royalist , and in 1645 became one of the gentlemen of the ordnance in the garrison of Oxford . In 16 4 6 he became a Freemason . The King ' s affairs becoming desperate , Ashmole withdrew Ior a-while to Cheshire , and on his return to London fell in
with Moore , Lilly , and Booker , then reputed to be the greatest astrologers in England . " It appears probable , therefore , that Ashmole ' s connection with Warrington was consequent only , during his temporary retirement to Cheshire , on his connection or acquaintance with Col . Henry Mainwaring , with whom he " was made a Fret , mason , " as already stated . Whatever may have been
Ashmole ' s connection with the Mainwaring family at the time , it afterwards became one of a closer nature , for it is recorded that in 16 49 he married the wealthy widow of Sir Thomas Mainwaring , Knight . With regard to the MSS . of Ashmole , the same memoir says , " In 1679 an accidental fire which broke out near his chambers in the Middle Temple destroyed a large collection of ancient and
modern coins , and other matters of antiquarian interest , which it had been the object of his life to collect . His manuscripts were luckily at Lambeth . In 1682 he gave to Oxford all thc curiosities he had received from the Tradescants , with great additions of his own . " The memoir further states that " the Tradescants , father and
son , had for a considerable time been curators of the botanic gardens at Lambeth , and had collected many curiosities which were given to Ashmole by Tradescant and wife . " No further mention is made of the manuscripts , but they do not appear to have been included in this gift to Oxford . B . BROUGHTON ,
I have consulted a neighbour of mine , a learned antiquary , and he thinks it just possible that Ashmole ' s MSS . may be at Lichfield , for over the door of the museum there there is , or was , an inscription commemorating bis great liberality in the gift of books and MSS . I believe I can trace Jo . Southworth , Medicus , and will write again on this subject . JOHN BOWES , Sec . No . 148 .
"Antiquity Of Freemasonry."
"ANTIQUITY OF FREEMASONRY . "
We take this from our interesting contemporary , Tin Builder : Sir , —I observe it stated , at p . 207 , that Dr . Kanton , of Alexandria , " an instructed [ infatuated ?] Mason , " has been examining the foundations of an obelisk , and has come tc the conclusion that " the ancients were familiar with the
higher degrees of Masonry . " Now , the word " ancients " does not give us a very exact definition of the antiquity referred to , whether ofthe time of Solomon or the last-century " ancients . " For my part , I find it difficult to get proper evidence of the existence of any of the Masonic degrees two
centuries ago ; and as for the " highei degrees , " these were all manufactured after A . D . I 725 . I dare say that so soon as thc revelations of the foundations of the obelisk have been transferred to New York , we shall hear of another Masonic degree with an unbroken lineal descent from the Great Rameses . ANOTHER INSTRUCTED MASON .
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Bro . Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott , Lord Mayor of London , has consented to offer himself as a candidate Ior the Borough of St . Ives , Cornwall . | . E . SHAND & Co . ( " Pair Trailers , " reaistc-red ) , Wine ami Spirit Merchants ( Experts and Valuers ) , 2 , Albert Mansions , Victoria-street , London , S . W . Price lists on application .
Consecration Of The Worsley Lodge, No. 1814.
CONSECRATION OF THE WORSLEY LODGE , No . 1814 .
Thc illustrious list of lodges in West Lancashire had a substantial addition made to it on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., when the Worsley Lodge , No . 1814 , was solemnly consecrated at Worsley , near Manchester . The province so admirably ruled by Bro . the Right Hon . Lord
Skelmersdale , Dep . G . M ., and P . G . M ., thus had a most valuable addition made to it by this consecration , and the importance of the occasion was greatly enhanced by the fact that Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Ellesmere was appointed the first Master . There was a very large and influential gathering of the chiefs of the fraternity from the provinces of East and West Lancashire , and there is
little doubl that tbe Worsley Lotlge , largely owing to the influence which the distinguished Master holds in the district , will prove an acquisition to the Masonic body in this district . By appointment of the Prov . Grand Master ( Lord Skelmersdale ) , the position of Consecrating Officer was occupied and admirably fulfilled by Bro . Colonel Le Gendre N , Starkie , Prov . G . Master of East Lancashire .
The ceremony took place at the Court-house , Worsley , near Manchester , and the P . GM . ot East Lancashire was assisted by Bros . H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec ; R . Wylie , P . P . G . S . D . ; J . R . Goepel , P . P . G . D . C ; W . B . Ackerley , P . G . S . W . ; Captain W . J . Newman , P . G . Reg . ( acting as J . W . ); J . B . Mackenzie , W . M . 1600 , acting as I . G . Amongst others present were Bros . Bowden , P . P . S . B , ;
W . W . Little , S . D . ; J . Cater , S . W . ; R . F . Oatcs , I . G . ; R . Williams , P . M . 1314 ; J . Pickford , W . M . 678 ; A . Painter , W . M . 1 ( 133 ; J- Andrew , P . M . 1213 ; W . Rostock , W . M . 1213 ; G . Yates , Sec . 1213 ; T . P . Brockbank , P . P . G . S . D . ; B . Peacock , 163 ' " ); R . Whittaker , P . M . 35 8 ; Rev . L . R . Ayre , P . G . C . q < J 5 ; T . H . Dale , Org . 1773 ; J- Chadwick ,
P . G . Sec . E . L . ; W . Goodacre , P . P . G . R . Cheshire ; J . Newton , P . M . 37 ; T . Ball , Pec . 1213 ; C . A . Batley , 992 ; A . Moreton , P . M . 323 -, G . F . Heywood , 1357 ; D . Donbavand , P . M . 317 ; J . R . England , W . M . 1730 ; E . L . Littler , T . G . 1 * 730 -, W . H . Baynes , P . M . 1341 ; R . Collinson , P . M . 1350 ; J . Sutcliffe , S . D . 201 ; D . W . Turner , P . G . D . C . ; 'I * ' . Entwistle , P . M . 678 ; W . Cope ,
P . M . 350 ; J . Ridyard , ( 178 ; T . L . Sheppard , 350 ; W . T , Martin , 1633 ; T . Benyon , 1345 ; J . Roberts , I . P . M . 204 ; J . Martin , 678 ; R . R . Lisenden , 317 ; E . Ashworth , P . P . G . S . W . EX . ; J . H . Greenwood , 16 3 ; H . Myers , 1736 ; T . Royle Higgins , 1730 ; and otters . A most impressive and exhaustive oration on the excellences of the Order was delivered by Bro . the Rev . L . R . Ayre ,
P . G . C . The ceremony of conse ; ration was greatly enhanced by the excellent musical service conducted by Bro . J . Skeaf , P . G . Organist , who had the assistance of Bros . T . Armstrong , P . P . G . Treas . ; J . H . Greenwood , 163 , J . Busfield , and Gilfiilan . At the conclusion of the ceremony , Bro . the Right Hon , the Earl of Ellesmere was installed the W . M . of the lodge , and the following brethren were afterwards appointed thc offircrs : —Bros . Rev .
J . Cater , S . W . ; William Bowden , J . . the Rev . the Karl of Mulgrave , Secretary -, William Wilson , Treasurer ; William Whittle , S . D . ; Captain Heaton , J . D . -, R . F . Coules , I . G . ; and Samuelson , Tyler . The brethren subsequently dined at the Bridgcwater Hotel . A vety able oration was delivered by Bro . the Rev . L . R . Ayre , P . G . Chaplain , which the pressure on our space prevents our printing , but we hope to do so in a future issue .
Address By Bro. Dr. H. Hopkins To The Royal Cumberland Lodge, Bath, No. 41.
ADDRESS BY BRO . DR . H . HOPKINS TO THE ROYAL CUMBERLAND LODGE , BATH , No . 41 .
Brethren : Having now , for what will assuredly be the last time , been placed in the chair of King Solomon , it is my first duty , after completion of the arrangements for thc year by the investment of officers , to offer
you my most hearty thanks for the confidence reposed in me , and for the opportunity thus afforded of closing a long Masonic career with honour , and I trust with usefulness . Having very early in my course , nearly thirty years ago , become a ruler in the Craft , by Mastership of a very old lodge , it is a source of gratification to me that I end it in a similar position in q lodge of exactly the same
antiquity . In a review of this period , notwithstanding many shortcomings , I can conscientiously say that I have not been unmindful of my obligation to obey all regular signs and summonses in all the lodges to which I have belonged , by never , till last month , when my name was to be brought before you , in a single instance pleading any excuse for absence , except sickness or great distance from
the locality . According to another obligation , 1 have been always ready to give assistance and instruction to brethren in the inferior Degrees , and to take the place of others in time of need in ihe performance of our ceremonies . For many years a constant contributor of articles to our Masonic periodicals , I think I may consider that persistent advocacy in my writings of Masonic Halls
instead of taverns for our meetings has tended to the erection of many , in the formation of some of which I have taken an active part . Allow me to remark that , admirably fitted as this room is for large assemblies , we need more suitable accommodation for our regular smaller meetings and especially for a resident curator , for means of daily social intercourse with each other am ! forhhe perusal of Masonic
literature . This is , 1 conceive , a subject woithy of your serious consideration , especially when we bear in mind that many smaller communities , wilh less than one-fifth of our pop . ulation , have set us an example in this respect . Among the duties of a Master , his Past Masters , and Wardens , is that of attendance at thc quarterly meetings of the Grand Lodge in London , which it was my intention to perform , as I did once last year as your S . W . Ou consulting
Address By Bro. Dr. H. Hopkins To The Royal Cumberland Lodge, Bath, No. 41.
the almanac , I find that in March and December the Grand Lodge will meet on the day before our own lodge , which will render it inconvenient . I hope that nothing will prevent me from representing you in June and September . Brethren -. I trust that if I be spared to do my duty I may be able to meet you at this time next year without a blush arising from neglect or betrayal of
your trust , and to instal as my successor the brother whom you * -may elect as competent to prosper the art and prosper the lodge more than any of his predecessors . I much regret the absence of many brethren who have invariably been present at our annual meeting , and on whose support I confidently relied . Among the absentees are the D . P . G . M ., owing to illness , our worthy Bro . Wilton , Dir . of
Cer ., and his two sons , Bro . Clark , P . M ., the I . G ., Bro . Ames—the last five being summoned to London on a trial , —Bro . Preston , by important duties as governor of the Birmingham Gaol , our esteemed Bro . Falkner , by business engagements in London . From these and many others explanatory communications have been received . Having for a week been confined to the house by illness ,
from which I have not fully recovered , I must beg your ndulgence if I fail somewhat in my duties this evening . It now only remains for me earnestly to request regular attendance at the lodges of instruction , not only by the oflicers but by the brethren generally . Be assured that my private instructions and help will at all times be at the service of any who will come to my residence to seek them , in full confidence that they will be welcome .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . CHARLES HORSLEY . It is wilh very great regret that wc have to announce thc somewhat unexpected death , by bronchitis , in the sixtyninth year of his age , of this well-known Mason , which sad event took place , after a short illness , on the afternoon of Tuesday , thc 17 th inst ., at his chambers in Staple Inn , Holborn . Bro . Horsley came of a good old
Worcestershire family , being lineally descended from Bishop , Horsley , D . D ., the celebrated theologian , mathematician , and classical writer of the last century . The subject of our brief notice was admitted a solicitor as far back as 1833 , and he had practised and resided at No , 2 . Staple Inn , from that time to his demise . He possessed an antiquarian and an artistic tiste of no mean order . His
collections of pictures , books , glass , china , and other articles of virtu were exceedingly numerous and valuable . Bros . Horsley ' s career in Masonry had been not only long but very varied . The details we are in a position to furnish arc somewhat meagre , anel may perhaps be incorrect in one or two minor particulars , but from what we have gleaned from several of those brethren who knew him
intimately our lamented brother had either passed the chair or Been connected with the following lodges : Nos . 33- 6 9 . 382 . 8 " . 8 S 1 ' 94 . 1203-. i 3 ° 9 > > S ° 3- He was a P . Z . of Nos . Si 1 , U 94 ; Treasurer 1503 ; and a member of No . 1293 . In the Mark Degree he had also distinguished himself , having been a P . M . of No . 1 and Treasurer and Master Overseer of No . 238 . He was
likewise a member of the 32 , and was a P . M . W . S . of a provincial chapter , 18 . In the Military Orders of thc Temple and of St . John of Jerusalem , Palestine , Rhodes , and Malta , the deceased was a P . M . E . G ., a Past Grand Officer of England , aid a P . P . G . O . of Sussex . He had taken also a great deal of interest in the Red Cross Order , having held theofficesof M . P . S . and Intendant General .
In the Royal Order of Scotland be held the rank of G . S . B . in the P . G . L . of London . Among bis other numerous dignities he hore the rank of P . P . G . H . of Middlesex , P . P . G . S . of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Middlesex , and we believe that he was also a P . P . G . Officer of the provinces of Sussex and Surrey . Last January he was appointed by the M . W . Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , G . M . of
the Mark Degree , to the office of Grand Junior Overseer , and during his long Misonic life he had filled other offices with various minor Degrees , which space prevents our particularising . By the death of Bro . Horsley the Masonic Charities have lost one of their most zealous aud generous supporters . He was a V . P . of the R . M . B . I . and the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and a L . G .
and a vety large subscriber to the Royal Masonic Institution for G ' uls . His benevolence was , however , not restricted to Masonry , as he had liberally subscribed to other charities , and his purse was always open to the calls of the necessitous . Our deceased brother was exceedingl y genial , and he possessed a large store of anecdote and facetia ; which enabled him " many a time and olt " to
" set tbe table in a roar . " He was a member of thc Urban and Whittington Clubs , and in early life he had been connected with some of those sociable institutions or reunion ! which have long since ceased to exist , but which societies were thc favourite haunts of the literati and others of that day . In his professional and private circle the subject of this memoir was greatly respected . He had a kindly and
commanding presence , and possessed all the attributes of that type of character popularly known as " the fine old English gentleman . " Thc funeral took place on Friday , the 20 th inst ., at Norwood Cemetery , and was attended by his relatives and a few Masonic and other friends . The paucity of attendance at his obsequies was doubtless owing to the fact of his death being so little known . Among those present wc noticed the following representatives of
some of the lodges anel chapters of which the deceased was a member : —Bros . A . llorsley ( nephew ) , 1309 ; W . Wigginton , 1563 , P . P . G . S . of Works Middlesex ; Kushwcrth , P . M . 1 joy , P . P . G . R . Middlesex ; Stahr , P . M . 1300 ; W . Taylor , W . M . 1503 , P . S . Royal Middlesex Chapter ; 1 * . C . Walls , P . G . S . B . Middlesex , W . M . elect Prince Leopold Mark Lodge 238 ; Richncll , Treasurer 1503 ; Major Phillipson ; Dr . Gurney , 1309 ; Nc . ton , 1309 ; F . G . Luke , 1300 ; J . Williams ; and others . The deceased was buried .