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the esteem of the brethren and in recognition of the excellent services he had rendered to the lodge during his Mastership , and also while he had held various offices in the lodge . The good wishes of numerous lodges were conveyed to the W . M ., there being a large representation of brethren connected with the West Derby Board of Guardians , of which Bro . Houleling is the Vice-Chairman .
The brethicn subsequently banqueted under the presidency of the W . M ., and the usual loyal , Masonic , and charitable toasts were given and respontled to during the evening . In continuation of the celebration of the festival of St . John , the Evertonians and their fair friends held their annual picnic on the following day ( Thursday ) , within the grounds of Hawarden Castle , which , by the kindness of
the Right Hon . W . E . Gladstone , M . P ., were most courteously thrown open For the special occasion . A special train , starling from Lime-street shortly before ten o ' clock , conveyed about a ; o to the scene of the day ' s festivities , and the outers were increased by the arrival of others at a later stage of the day ' s pleasant proceedings . The weather looked rather threatening , but , beyond one or two slight
showers , there was nothing in this direction to mar the complete enjoyment of the Everton picnic . On arriving at Queen ' s Ferry , specially hired vehicles conveyed a large section of the party to Hawarden , while others preferred to walk the pleasant two-mile road which led them to the village . Amongst those present were Bros J . Houlding , W . M " . of the lodge ; W . J . Lunt , P . M ., Treas . ; T .
Ashmore , P . M . ; W . Boulton , P . M ., D . C . ; W . Cottrell , P . M . ; T . Shaw , P . M . ; W . Wilson , I . P . M . ; nearly the whole ef the officers , and a large representation from other loelgcs , including Bros . H . Liversage , 1299 ; E . Dutch , 1393 ; J . Jones , P . M . 216 ; and others . According to ' previous custom , on arriving at the prettily situated village of
Hawarden , the ladies and brethren proceeded to the church , where all joined in singing " The Old Hundredth , " Bro . J . Jones , P . M . 216 , presiding at the organ . The Rev . Stephen Edward Gladstone , rector of the parish , who kindly granted the use of the sacred edifice for this appropriate portion of the day's proceedings , was present , and at the close of the short service of praise , he gave a brief address to those
who had assembled . He said they would not expect from him in that place the fuller anil more cordial greeting which he would otherwise have given them to Hawarden , but in God's name he welcomed them to that place , and in God ' s name he was able to assure them that the praises which had been sung that morning , if from the heart would be heard in heaven . They had come to that
place of worship to sanctify the proceedings of the day , and he need not say that by that act of worship they all intended the day should be one of holy pleasure . Pleasure had two aspects ; it had its earthly and temporal aspect , and it had also its heavenly and joyous aspect . If the people of this world had only the wisdom to see that true pleasure was to be found in the latter
aspect , the earth would be a far purer place than it is . In God ' s name he greeted them in His house , and he rejoiced that they had commenced the day in that becoming manner . The service was closed with prayer by the reverend speaker . The party then left the church and proceeded to a large tent erected within the castle grounds , where dinner was served . In the afternoon the ladies and
gentlemen had the privilege of going through the grounds of Hawarden Castle , and by the kindness of Mr . Gladstone the private green within the ruins was placed at the disposal of the pleasure seekers . Bro . Captain Vickers , the agent of Mr . Glaelstone , was present during the afternoon , and did all in his power to promote the enjoyment of all who were present . An inspection of the ruins , which
included the magnificent view from the summit , a glance at the wonderful subterranean passage leading to Ewloe Castle , a ramble through the grounds with their magnificent trees and walks , and a visit to the orphan asylum , which is one of the special features of Mrs . Gladstone ' s benevolence in the neighbourhood , constituted the chief features of a most enjoyable visit to Hawarden Castle .
Dancing on the green in the old castle ruins was also kept up till about five o ' clock , when the Evertonians returned to tea in the tent at the village . The return train started from Queen ' s Ferry about half-past eight o ' clock , and arrived in Liverpool shortly before ten o ' clock . LIVERPOOL . —Prince of'Wales Lodge ( No . 1035 ) . —The annual pic-nic in connection with the Prince
of Wales Lodge , which meets at the Masonic Hall , Kirkdale , Liverpool , took place on Wednesday , the 1 gth inst . The brethren , with their lady friends , left Exchange Station shortly before noon for Rufford , where a substantial dinner was provided by Bro . Ashcroft , at the Hesketh Arms Hotel . The travellers afterwards adjourned to the park , where , by the kind permission of Sir Thos . Fermor-Hesketh , Bart .,
they spent a pleasant afternoon in going over the grounds , conservatories , & c , and in dancing to the strains of the police band , conducted by Mr . Beardhall . Bro . Willis , W . M ., presided at the dinner , and was supported by the Past Masters and officers of the lodge . The brethren , after a substantial tea , spent the evening in various amusements , and returned to town , after spending a most
enjoyable day . It was generally acknowledged that this was one of the most successful of the Prince of Wales picnics . SANDGATE . — Sandgale Lodge ( No . 1436 . )—The regular monthly meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Sandgate , on Monday , the gth inst . The officers present were Bros . R . II . Pledge . W . M . ; F . H . Field , S . W . and W . M , elect ; A . Keeler , J . W . ; J . Dickson ,
S . D . ; B . Simmonds , J . D . ; J . Cain , I . G . ; R . Butcher , Tyler ; also Bros . R . H . Fynmorc , I . P . M . ; C . Gosby . P . M ., P . G . S . B . ; E . Shepparei , P . M . P ., District Gd . D . Madras ; J . English , P . M . ; J . Bray , J . McGonagil , T . Moore , R . W . Duncan , J . Hodgson , , ' . McGovcrn , F . Norris , C . Grimwood , T . G . Lockycr , A . Keeler , J . Syson , and J . B . Candell . Victors : Bros . Spencer , P . G . Sec . ; R . White , P . M . 1331 , P . P . G . P . Hants and Isle of Wight ; L . Earn-
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shaw , jW . M . ss 8 , P . P . G . J . D . ; Kennett , 55 8 , P . P . G . O . ; Stock , P . M . 55 8 , P . P . G . S . W . ; Evenden , W . M . 12 . S ; W . H . Hoad , Andrews , Klatt , Tiffen , Josephs , 558 ; Busby , Cullen , Minnie , Noakes , 1043 ; Steele , 173 : Pulley , Elms , 1201 ; Sneesby , and several others . The business of the meeting was the initiation of Mr . A . Taylor , passing Bro . Grimwood , and installation of the W . M . elect . The
ceremony of initiation and passing was ably performed by the ' retiring W . M ., Bro . R . H . Pledge , after which Bro . F . H . Field , S . W . and J . W ., of 55 8 and 1331 , was presented for the benefit of installation . After the customary obligations had been made , all brethren below the rank of Installed Masters retired . A Board of Installed Masters was then formed ( there being eleven present ) , when Bro . Field was
duly inducted in the chair of K . S ., the ceremony of installation being performed by Bro . R . White , P . M . 1331 , P . P . G . P . Hants and Isle of Wight , and it has seldom fallen to out lot to witness the ceremony so ably and impressively performed . The brethren below the chair were then re-admitted , when Bro . Field was successively declared W . M . of the Sandgate Lodge for the ensuing twelve months .
The W . M . then invested his officers as follows , viz .: Bros . R . H . Pledge , I . P . M . ; Adam Heeler , S . W . ; J . Dickson , J . W . ; R . Jenner , P . M ., Treas . ; Gosby , P . M ., Sec ; J . B . Caudell , S . D . ; J . McGonagil , J . D . ; J . Hodgson , I . G . ; and Butcher , Tyler , accompaying each investiture with a few appropriate remarks . The Installing Master then delivered the customary addresses , which met with unwonted
applause from the brethren present . Hearty good wishes having been offered by the visiting brethren , the lodge was closed about five p . m . The brethren , to the number of 51 , then adjourned to Bro . A . Keeler ' s , Kent Hotel , where a most recherche banquet had been provided in a spacious marquee on the lawn , facing the sea . After substantial justice had been rendered at
the banquet table , the W . M . rose to propose the toasts , the whole of which were prefaced by a few apt remarks . In reply to the toast of the Prov . Grand Officers , Bro . Spencer , P . G . S ., stated , in responding , that it was very gratifying to see such an important gathering in so younga lodge . He was sure that every brother present gave the Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Viscount Holmesdale ,
credit for having the true interests of Masonry at heart . Never on any occasion did he omit forwarding anything which tended to benefit Masonry , especially in the province of Kent , but he thought it as well to state that he could but repeat the words of the P . G . M ., that Masonry having received such a stimulus through the Royal patronage , it behoved the brethren to be especially careful whom they
recommended for admission into Freemasonry . The province was now in a flourishing condition—good men and true ranged under its banners—and it was incumbent on the masters of all lodges to exercise the utmost care to preserve the tone of the Order , so that it might not be entered with a view to personal benefit or self-aggrandisement on the part of new initiates , but rather in conformity
with the tenets of the Craft , each candidate having a sincere wish to render himself more extensively useful to his fellow creatures . On behalf of the Prov . Grand Officers , he thanked the brethren present very heartily for the kind manner in which the toast had been proposed and coupled with his name . The toasts of The Installing Master , P . Masters , W . M ., Officers , Visitors , Masonic Charities , & c .,
having been severally proposed and responded to , the Tyler ' s toast brought a very enjoyable evening to a close about 10 p . m . TWICKENHAM . —Francis Burdett Lodge ( No . 1503 ) . —The summer meeting of this highly prosperous lodge was held on the 1 ith inst . at the Albany Hotel . There were present , amongst others , at the opening
of the lodge , Bros . C . Horsley , P . P . G . R . of Middlesex , who officiated in the unavoidable absence of Bro . W . H . Saunders , P . G . S . of Surrey , W . M . ; S . H . Knaggs , S . W . ; Court , J . W . ; Tomlinson , P . P . G . S . D . of Norfolk , Treas . ; Taylor . S . D . ; Vaughan , J . D . ; Court , jun ., Asst . Org . The I . P . M . and Sec ., Bro . Wigginton , P . G . S . of Wks . Middlesex , was present later in the evening . Bro . Buckland ,
P . M . Dobie , & o , was a visitor . The minutes of the last regular meeting and an emergency meeting of June nth were read and confirmed . The principal officers present on the latter occasion were Bros . Saunders , W . M . ; Knaggs , S . W . ; Court , J . W . ; Wigginton , I . P . M . and Sec . ; Tomlinson , Treas . ; Taylor , S . D . ; Vaughan , J . D . The two candidates for passing—Bros . Taylor and Clarke—were
impressively inducted by Bro . Horsley . A financial question having been satisfactorily disposed of , the lodge was closed , and the brethren partook of a collation . The preliminary toasts having been duly honoured , the acting W . M . proposed , in happy terms , "The Health of the R . W . P . G . M . " The toast of " The R . W D . P . G . M ., and the rest of the P . G . O . ' s , Past and Present , " followed , and gave Bro . Wigginton , P . G . S . of Wks ., an opportunity of making
a very excellent reply . " The Health of the W . M . and his deputy that evening , " was proposed by the I . P . M ., and drew from Bro . Horsley , P . M ., a characteristic response . "The Visitor" came next , and having been warmly received , Bro . Buckland duly acknowledged the compliment . In consequence of the lateness of the hour the remaining toasts were quickly disposed of . Bro . Wigginton replied on behalf of " The Past Masters , " and Bros . Tomlinson and Knaggs for " The Officers . "
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WHITEHAVEN . —Sun , Square , and Compasses Chapter ( No . 119 ) . —The quarterly convocation of this chapter was held on Friday , the 20 th inst ., in the Freemasons' Hall , College-street , Whitehaven , where the companions mustered at four o clock . There were present Comps . John Barr , P . Z ., P . M . 119 ; W . Sandwich , H .. P . M .
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119 ; J- J- Robinson , as J ., P . M . 872 ; E . Tyson , Scribe E J . D . Thompson , Scribe N . ; W . F . Lamonby , P . S ., p M 1002 ( Freemason ); J . Rothery , ist Assist . S . ; J , TO Young , 2 nd Assist . S ., P . M . 1400 ; G . Fitzgerald , Janitor ' W . Armstrong , P . M . 371 ; T . Dixon , W . M . 1400 ; T . Atkinson , P . M . 872 ; Rowland Hill , jun . ; J . R . Banks , J s Wilson , W . F . Hunter , C . Hooper , J . W . Miles , J . R . SmW
J . S . Braithwaite , F . Hodgson , D . Reece , T . B . Roxby T Wood , J . W . Meredith , fl . Waiting , W . A . Smith , and John Smith . In the unavoidable absence from Whitehaven of the M . E . Z ., Comp . E . Fearon , P . M . 119 , Comp . Barr P . Z ., took the presiding officer ' s chair . After the minutes were read and confirmed , two candidates for exaltation , out of four on the agenda paper , presented themselves , and
were duly exalted to the degree of R . A ., the M . E . Z . in the chair performing the long and beautiful ceremony ( in . eluding the mystical lecture ) with that correctness and effect for which he is so well and favourably known in the north . Comp . Sandwith , H „ also delivered the historical and symbolical lectures in capital style . The next busi . ness was the election of officers for the ensuing twelve
months , which was conducted by ballot , and proved a lengthy operation , on account of the keen contests ( in two cases ties ) , the final results being as follows : —Comps . W Sandwith , Z . ; E . W . Henry , M . D ., H . ; W . F . Lamonby " , J . ; E . Tyson , Scribe E . ( re-elected ) ; J . J . Robinson , Scribe N . ; J . Rothery , P . S . ; J . M'Kelvie , Treas . ( re-elected ) ; and G . Fitzgerald , Janitor ( re-elected ) . Comp . Rothery an .
nounced his intention to appoint his assistants at the installation convocation . The Past and Present Princi pals and Scribes were then appointed a committee to audit the accounts , after which Comp . T . Dodgson , P . Z . Furness Chapter , 995 , was proposed as a joining member , as also a brother of Lodge 962 , Workington , as a candidate for exaltation . The chapter was then solemnly closed . Sub .
sequently the companions adjourned to the banqueting hall , where a ^ couple of hours were harmoniously whiled away in toast and song , under the presidency of Comp , Barr . Sun , Square . and Compasses Chapter is now one of the strongest and best worked in the North of England , having largely increased in membership during the past
three years . Apropos of Royal Arch Masonry in the province of Cumberland and Westmoreland , petitions have been sent to the Supreme Grand Chapter for the formation of a Provincial Grand Chapter , which will , no doubt , be granted , seeing that there are seven chapters in the two counties .
HAMPTON . —Era Chapter ( No . 1423 . )—Aeon , vocation of this newly constituted chapter was held at the Island Hotel on the 14 th instant . There were present , amongst others , Comps . Sabine , P . Z ., P . G . P . S ., M . E . Z . ; Thiellay , H . ; Smeed , P . Z .,
acting J . ; Dubois , M . E . Z . ; Lebanon , Treasurer ; F . Walters , P . Z ., P . P . G . A . S ., S . E . Mason , P . Z ., S . N . ; T . C . Walls , P . S . 185 , First Assistant ; Faulkner , Second Assistant ; W . Hammond , P . Z ., P . G . A . S ., D . C . ; Baldwin , M . E . Z . Mount Lebanon , W . S . ; Gilbert , Janitor . The minutes of the
previous convocation and emergency meeting having been read and confirmed , the M . E . Z ., assisted by Comps . Smeed and Walters , exalted Bros . T . W . Ockenden , D . C . 1512 , and Sec . 1656 ; Tagg , 1326 ; and Austin , 1567 , to Ihe Sublime Degree of the R . A . very impressively . The draft bye laws were then read , and each clause having been thoroughly eliminated , they were passed . The
convocation having been closed , the companions adjourned to an excellent collation , well served by Comp . Tagg , in a marquee erected in the grounds . This al fresco arrangement was somewhat marred by the too liberal favours oi Jupiter Pluvius , and brought the proceedings to an early termination . The preliminary R . A . toasts having been duly honoured , the M . E . Z . proposed " The Health of the
Exaltees . " In the course of his remarks he congratulated the chapter upon the admission of three such excellent Masons , who would , he had no doubt , in the end also prove worthy members of the R . A . Order . Having been well and worthily recommended , they had successfully passed the threshold of the Sublime Degree , and he personally was delighted that they had been received into so newly a
constituted chapter as 1423 , and in conclusion he wished them long life , and every domestic and Masonic prosperity . Comp . Ockenden , in reply , said that from the moment tie had entered Freemasonry he had experienced a great veneration for the ancient science , and that feeling he hoped would ever continue . In concluding he statcel that he had been highly impressed with the whole degree that he had
passed that day , thanks to the able way he had been inducted . Comps . Tagg arid Austin having replied in similar terms , Comp . F . Walters proposed in very felicitious language " The Health of the M . E . Z . " In the course of his remarks he stated that he had initiated Comp . Sabine in 1863 and was greatly pleased at having been the means of introducing so excellent a Mason as their M . E . Z . bad
proved to be . He , Comp . Sabine , had filled the chair of his mother chapter with great success , and he believed that he would give equal satisfaction to the discharge of bis duties in No . 1423 . This toast having been well received the M . E . Z . made an excellent reply . He stated that he was a great admirer of the charitable principles of the Order and that he had never turned a deaf ear to the
sacred calls of charity . He hoped that they would pardon his mentioning that in 1869 he had served the three institutions , and taken up nearly £ 1000 , thanks to the heart )' support he had received from his brethren and friends . ( Hear . ) Fourteen years was a very considerable time to be devoted to Freemasonry , but he had not , and he hoped he never would begrudge any time so spent , and concluded to
by forcibly remarking that he had always endeavoured do his duty not only in Masonic but also in social life . The remaining toasts , " The Second and Third Principals " ana " The Officers , " were given briefly , and responded to on behalf of all absent and present by Comp . Thiellay . Comps-Tagg , Walls , and Thiillay vocally entertained the companions , who separated at 8 o ' clock ,
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the esteem of the brethren and in recognition of the excellent services he had rendered to the lodge during his Mastership , and also while he had held various offices in the lodge . The good wishes of numerous lodges were conveyed to the W . M ., there being a large representation of brethren connected with the West Derby Board of Guardians , of which Bro . Houleling is the Vice-Chairman .
The brethicn subsequently banqueted under the presidency of the W . M ., and the usual loyal , Masonic , and charitable toasts were given and respontled to during the evening . In continuation of the celebration of the festival of St . John , the Evertonians and their fair friends held their annual picnic on the following day ( Thursday ) , within the grounds of Hawarden Castle , which , by the kindness of
the Right Hon . W . E . Gladstone , M . P ., were most courteously thrown open For the special occasion . A special train , starling from Lime-street shortly before ten o ' clock , conveyed about a ; o to the scene of the day ' s festivities , and the outers were increased by the arrival of others at a later stage of the day ' s pleasant proceedings . The weather looked rather threatening , but , beyond one or two slight
showers , there was nothing in this direction to mar the complete enjoyment of the Everton picnic . On arriving at Queen ' s Ferry , specially hired vehicles conveyed a large section of the party to Hawarden , while others preferred to walk the pleasant two-mile road which led them to the village . Amongst those present were Bros J . Houlding , W . M " . of the lodge ; W . J . Lunt , P . M ., Treas . ; T .
Ashmore , P . M . ; W . Boulton , P . M ., D . C . ; W . Cottrell , P . M . ; T . Shaw , P . M . ; W . Wilson , I . P . M . ; nearly the whole ef the officers , and a large representation from other loelgcs , including Bros . H . Liversage , 1299 ; E . Dutch , 1393 ; J . Jones , P . M . 216 ; and others . According to ' previous custom , on arriving at the prettily situated village of
Hawarden , the ladies and brethren proceeded to the church , where all joined in singing " The Old Hundredth , " Bro . J . Jones , P . M . 216 , presiding at the organ . The Rev . Stephen Edward Gladstone , rector of the parish , who kindly granted the use of the sacred edifice for this appropriate portion of the day's proceedings , was present , and at the close of the short service of praise , he gave a brief address to those
who had assembled . He said they would not expect from him in that place the fuller anil more cordial greeting which he would otherwise have given them to Hawarden , but in God's name he welcomed them to that place , and in God ' s name he was able to assure them that the praises which had been sung that morning , if from the heart would be heard in heaven . They had come to that
place of worship to sanctify the proceedings of the day , and he need not say that by that act of worship they all intended the day should be one of holy pleasure . Pleasure had two aspects ; it had its earthly and temporal aspect , and it had also its heavenly and joyous aspect . If the people of this world had only the wisdom to see that true pleasure was to be found in the latter
aspect , the earth would be a far purer place than it is . In God ' s name he greeted them in His house , and he rejoiced that they had commenced the day in that becoming manner . The service was closed with prayer by the reverend speaker . The party then left the church and proceeded to a large tent erected within the castle grounds , where dinner was served . In the afternoon the ladies and
gentlemen had the privilege of going through the grounds of Hawarden Castle , and by the kindness of Mr . Gladstone the private green within the ruins was placed at the disposal of the pleasure seekers . Bro . Captain Vickers , the agent of Mr . Glaelstone , was present during the afternoon , and did all in his power to promote the enjoyment of all who were present . An inspection of the ruins , which
included the magnificent view from the summit , a glance at the wonderful subterranean passage leading to Ewloe Castle , a ramble through the grounds with their magnificent trees and walks , and a visit to the orphan asylum , which is one of the special features of Mrs . Gladstone ' s benevolence in the neighbourhood , constituted the chief features of a most enjoyable visit to Hawarden Castle .
Dancing on the green in the old castle ruins was also kept up till about five o ' clock , when the Evertonians returned to tea in the tent at the village . The return train started from Queen ' s Ferry about half-past eight o ' clock , and arrived in Liverpool shortly before ten o ' clock . LIVERPOOL . —Prince of'Wales Lodge ( No . 1035 ) . —The annual pic-nic in connection with the Prince
of Wales Lodge , which meets at the Masonic Hall , Kirkdale , Liverpool , took place on Wednesday , the 1 gth inst . The brethren , with their lady friends , left Exchange Station shortly before noon for Rufford , where a substantial dinner was provided by Bro . Ashcroft , at the Hesketh Arms Hotel . The travellers afterwards adjourned to the park , where , by the kind permission of Sir Thos . Fermor-Hesketh , Bart .,
they spent a pleasant afternoon in going over the grounds , conservatories , & c , and in dancing to the strains of the police band , conducted by Mr . Beardhall . Bro . Willis , W . M ., presided at the dinner , and was supported by the Past Masters and officers of the lodge . The brethren , after a substantial tea , spent the evening in various amusements , and returned to town , after spending a most
enjoyable day . It was generally acknowledged that this was one of the most successful of the Prince of Wales picnics . SANDGATE . — Sandgale Lodge ( No . 1436 . )—The regular monthly meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Sandgate , on Monday , the gth inst . The officers present were Bros . R . II . Pledge . W . M . ; F . H . Field , S . W . and W . M , elect ; A . Keeler , J . W . ; J . Dickson ,
S . D . ; B . Simmonds , J . D . ; J . Cain , I . G . ; R . Butcher , Tyler ; also Bros . R . H . Fynmorc , I . P . M . ; C . Gosby . P . M ., P . G . S . B . ; E . Shepparei , P . M . P ., District Gd . D . Madras ; J . English , P . M . ; J . Bray , J . McGonagil , T . Moore , R . W . Duncan , J . Hodgson , , ' . McGovcrn , F . Norris , C . Grimwood , T . G . Lockycr , A . Keeler , J . Syson , and J . B . Candell . Victors : Bros . Spencer , P . G . Sec . ; R . White , P . M . 1331 , P . P . G . P . Hants and Isle of Wight ; L . Earn-
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shaw , jW . M . ss 8 , P . P . G . J . D . ; Kennett , 55 8 , P . P . G . O . ; Stock , P . M . 55 8 , P . P . G . S . W . ; Evenden , W . M . 12 . S ; W . H . Hoad , Andrews , Klatt , Tiffen , Josephs , 558 ; Busby , Cullen , Minnie , Noakes , 1043 ; Steele , 173 : Pulley , Elms , 1201 ; Sneesby , and several others . The business of the meeting was the initiation of Mr . A . Taylor , passing Bro . Grimwood , and installation of the W . M . elect . The
ceremony of initiation and passing was ably performed by the ' retiring W . M ., Bro . R . H . Pledge , after which Bro . F . H . Field , S . W . and J . W ., of 55 8 and 1331 , was presented for the benefit of installation . After the customary obligations had been made , all brethren below the rank of Installed Masters retired . A Board of Installed Masters was then formed ( there being eleven present ) , when Bro . Field was
duly inducted in the chair of K . S ., the ceremony of installation being performed by Bro . R . White , P . M . 1331 , P . P . G . P . Hants and Isle of Wight , and it has seldom fallen to out lot to witness the ceremony so ably and impressively performed . The brethren below the chair were then re-admitted , when Bro . Field was successively declared W . M . of the Sandgate Lodge for the ensuing twelve months .
The W . M . then invested his officers as follows , viz .: Bros . R . H . Pledge , I . P . M . ; Adam Heeler , S . W . ; J . Dickson , J . W . ; R . Jenner , P . M ., Treas . ; Gosby , P . M ., Sec ; J . B . Caudell , S . D . ; J . McGonagil , J . D . ; J . Hodgson , I . G . ; and Butcher , Tyler , accompaying each investiture with a few appropriate remarks . The Installing Master then delivered the customary addresses , which met with unwonted
applause from the brethren present . Hearty good wishes having been offered by the visiting brethren , the lodge was closed about five p . m . The brethren , to the number of 51 , then adjourned to Bro . A . Keeler ' s , Kent Hotel , where a most recherche banquet had been provided in a spacious marquee on the lawn , facing the sea . After substantial justice had been rendered at
the banquet table , the W . M . rose to propose the toasts , the whole of which were prefaced by a few apt remarks . In reply to the toast of the Prov . Grand Officers , Bro . Spencer , P . G . S ., stated , in responding , that it was very gratifying to see such an important gathering in so younga lodge . He was sure that every brother present gave the Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Viscount Holmesdale ,
credit for having the true interests of Masonry at heart . Never on any occasion did he omit forwarding anything which tended to benefit Masonry , especially in the province of Kent , but he thought it as well to state that he could but repeat the words of the P . G . M ., that Masonry having received such a stimulus through the Royal patronage , it behoved the brethren to be especially careful whom they
recommended for admission into Freemasonry . The province was now in a flourishing condition—good men and true ranged under its banners—and it was incumbent on the masters of all lodges to exercise the utmost care to preserve the tone of the Order , so that it might not be entered with a view to personal benefit or self-aggrandisement on the part of new initiates , but rather in conformity
with the tenets of the Craft , each candidate having a sincere wish to render himself more extensively useful to his fellow creatures . On behalf of the Prov . Grand Officers , he thanked the brethren present very heartily for the kind manner in which the toast had been proposed and coupled with his name . The toasts of The Installing Master , P . Masters , W . M ., Officers , Visitors , Masonic Charities , & c .,
having been severally proposed and responded to , the Tyler ' s toast brought a very enjoyable evening to a close about 10 p . m . TWICKENHAM . —Francis Burdett Lodge ( No . 1503 ) . —The summer meeting of this highly prosperous lodge was held on the 1 ith inst . at the Albany Hotel . There were present , amongst others , at the opening
of the lodge , Bros . C . Horsley , P . P . G . R . of Middlesex , who officiated in the unavoidable absence of Bro . W . H . Saunders , P . G . S . of Surrey , W . M . ; S . H . Knaggs , S . W . ; Court , J . W . ; Tomlinson , P . P . G . S . D . of Norfolk , Treas . ; Taylor . S . D . ; Vaughan , J . D . ; Court , jun ., Asst . Org . The I . P . M . and Sec ., Bro . Wigginton , P . G . S . of Wks . Middlesex , was present later in the evening . Bro . Buckland ,
P . M . Dobie , & o , was a visitor . The minutes of the last regular meeting and an emergency meeting of June nth were read and confirmed . The principal officers present on the latter occasion were Bros . Saunders , W . M . ; Knaggs , S . W . ; Court , J . W . ; Wigginton , I . P . M . and Sec . ; Tomlinson , Treas . ; Taylor , S . D . ; Vaughan , J . D . The two candidates for passing—Bros . Taylor and Clarke—were
impressively inducted by Bro . Horsley . A financial question having been satisfactorily disposed of , the lodge was closed , and the brethren partook of a collation . The preliminary toasts having been duly honoured , the acting W . M . proposed , in happy terms , "The Health of the R . W . P . G . M . " The toast of " The R . W D . P . G . M ., and the rest of the P . G . O . ' s , Past and Present , " followed , and gave Bro . Wigginton , P . G . S . of Wks ., an opportunity of making
a very excellent reply . " The Health of the W . M . and his deputy that evening , " was proposed by the I . P . M ., and drew from Bro . Horsley , P . M ., a characteristic response . "The Visitor" came next , and having been warmly received , Bro . Buckland duly acknowledged the compliment . In consequence of the lateness of the hour the remaining toasts were quickly disposed of . Bro . Wigginton replied on behalf of " The Past Masters , " and Bros . Tomlinson and Knaggs for " The Officers . "
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WHITEHAVEN . —Sun , Square , and Compasses Chapter ( No . 119 ) . —The quarterly convocation of this chapter was held on Friday , the 20 th inst ., in the Freemasons' Hall , College-street , Whitehaven , where the companions mustered at four o clock . There were present Comps . John Barr , P . Z ., P . M . 119 ; W . Sandwich , H .. P . M .
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119 ; J- J- Robinson , as J ., P . M . 872 ; E . Tyson , Scribe E J . D . Thompson , Scribe N . ; W . F . Lamonby , P . S ., p M 1002 ( Freemason ); J . Rothery , ist Assist . S . ; J , TO Young , 2 nd Assist . S ., P . M . 1400 ; G . Fitzgerald , Janitor ' W . Armstrong , P . M . 371 ; T . Dixon , W . M . 1400 ; T . Atkinson , P . M . 872 ; Rowland Hill , jun . ; J . R . Banks , J s Wilson , W . F . Hunter , C . Hooper , J . W . Miles , J . R . SmW
J . S . Braithwaite , F . Hodgson , D . Reece , T . B . Roxby T Wood , J . W . Meredith , fl . Waiting , W . A . Smith , and John Smith . In the unavoidable absence from Whitehaven of the M . E . Z ., Comp . E . Fearon , P . M . 119 , Comp . Barr P . Z ., took the presiding officer ' s chair . After the minutes were read and confirmed , two candidates for exaltation , out of four on the agenda paper , presented themselves , and
were duly exalted to the degree of R . A ., the M . E . Z . in the chair performing the long and beautiful ceremony ( in . eluding the mystical lecture ) with that correctness and effect for which he is so well and favourably known in the north . Comp . Sandwith , H „ also delivered the historical and symbolical lectures in capital style . The next busi . ness was the election of officers for the ensuing twelve
months , which was conducted by ballot , and proved a lengthy operation , on account of the keen contests ( in two cases ties ) , the final results being as follows : —Comps . W Sandwith , Z . ; E . W . Henry , M . D ., H . ; W . F . Lamonby " , J . ; E . Tyson , Scribe E . ( re-elected ) ; J . J . Robinson , Scribe N . ; J . Rothery , P . S . ; J . M'Kelvie , Treas . ( re-elected ) ; and G . Fitzgerald , Janitor ( re-elected ) . Comp . Rothery an .
nounced his intention to appoint his assistants at the installation convocation . The Past and Present Princi pals and Scribes were then appointed a committee to audit the accounts , after which Comp . T . Dodgson , P . Z . Furness Chapter , 995 , was proposed as a joining member , as also a brother of Lodge 962 , Workington , as a candidate for exaltation . The chapter was then solemnly closed . Sub .
sequently the companions adjourned to the banqueting hall , where a ^ couple of hours were harmoniously whiled away in toast and song , under the presidency of Comp , Barr . Sun , Square . and Compasses Chapter is now one of the strongest and best worked in the North of England , having largely increased in membership during the past
three years . Apropos of Royal Arch Masonry in the province of Cumberland and Westmoreland , petitions have been sent to the Supreme Grand Chapter for the formation of a Provincial Grand Chapter , which will , no doubt , be granted , seeing that there are seven chapters in the two counties .
HAMPTON . —Era Chapter ( No . 1423 . )—Aeon , vocation of this newly constituted chapter was held at the Island Hotel on the 14 th instant . There were present , amongst others , Comps . Sabine , P . Z ., P . G . P . S ., M . E . Z . ; Thiellay , H . ; Smeed , P . Z .,
acting J . ; Dubois , M . E . Z . ; Lebanon , Treasurer ; F . Walters , P . Z ., P . P . G . A . S ., S . E . Mason , P . Z ., S . N . ; T . C . Walls , P . S . 185 , First Assistant ; Faulkner , Second Assistant ; W . Hammond , P . Z ., P . G . A . S ., D . C . ; Baldwin , M . E . Z . Mount Lebanon , W . S . ; Gilbert , Janitor . The minutes of the
previous convocation and emergency meeting having been read and confirmed , the M . E . Z ., assisted by Comps . Smeed and Walters , exalted Bros . T . W . Ockenden , D . C . 1512 , and Sec . 1656 ; Tagg , 1326 ; and Austin , 1567 , to Ihe Sublime Degree of the R . A . very impressively . The draft bye laws were then read , and each clause having been thoroughly eliminated , they were passed . The
convocation having been closed , the companions adjourned to an excellent collation , well served by Comp . Tagg , in a marquee erected in the grounds . This al fresco arrangement was somewhat marred by the too liberal favours oi Jupiter Pluvius , and brought the proceedings to an early termination . The preliminary R . A . toasts having been duly honoured , the M . E . Z . proposed " The Health of the
Exaltees . " In the course of his remarks he congratulated the chapter upon the admission of three such excellent Masons , who would , he had no doubt , in the end also prove worthy members of the R . A . Order . Having been well and worthily recommended , they had successfully passed the threshold of the Sublime Degree , and he personally was delighted that they had been received into so newly a
constituted chapter as 1423 , and in conclusion he wished them long life , and every domestic and Masonic prosperity . Comp . Ockenden , in reply , said that from the moment tie had entered Freemasonry he had experienced a great veneration for the ancient science , and that feeling he hoped would ever continue . In concluding he statcel that he had been highly impressed with the whole degree that he had
passed that day , thanks to the able way he had been inducted . Comps . Tagg arid Austin having replied in similar terms , Comp . F . Walters proposed in very felicitious language " The Health of the M . E . Z . " In the course of his remarks he stated that he had initiated Comp . Sabine in 1863 and was greatly pleased at having been the means of introducing so excellent a Mason as their M . E . Z . bad
proved to be . He , Comp . Sabine , had filled the chair of his mother chapter with great success , and he believed that he would give equal satisfaction to the discharge of bis duties in No . 1423 . This toast having been well received the M . E . Z . made an excellent reply . He stated that he was a great admirer of the charitable principles of the Order and that he had never turned a deaf ear to the
sacred calls of charity . He hoped that they would pardon his mentioning that in 1869 he had served the three institutions , and taken up nearly £ 1000 , thanks to the heart )' support he had received from his brethren and friends . ( Hear . ) Fourteen years was a very considerable time to be devoted to Freemasonry , but he had not , and he hoped he never would begrudge any time so spent , and concluded to
by forcibly remarking that he had always endeavoured do his duty not only in Masonic but also in social life . The remaining toasts , " The Second and Third Principals " ana " The Officers , " were given briefly , and responded to on behalf of all absent and present by Comp . Thiellay . Comps-Tagg , Walls , and Thiillay vocally entertained the companions , who separated at 8 o ' clock ,