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Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
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V TEE GRAFT . PROVINCIAL . CHESHIRE . —Combermere Lodge , No . 605 . —The
above lodge met at the hotel , Seacombe , on Friday evening , August 19 . Bro . H . Davis , -was in the chair . Bro . T . Shaw , S . W . ; and Jos . Sillitoe , J . W . The only work out of a . large list of candidates for
the several degrees was that of raising Bro . David Tomb and W . T . Barry to the third degree , and Initiating Mr . W . Smith and Mr . J . Cullen into the . mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . The ceremonies were both well and ably rendered , characteristic of this lodge . The minutes of the
previous lodge meeting -were read and confirmed ^ A communication was read from Grand Lodge , signifying its intention of holding a meeting at the Music Hall , Birkenhead , on September 9 th , respectfully inviting attention thereto . A proposition -was put forward as to the procuring of new clotMng for the
officers of the lodge , which was carried . The lodge was then closed in peace and harmony , and the brethren retired for refreshment provided by Bro . Stokes in his usual excellent style . The W . M ., on removal of the cloth , propossed the usual toasts , both loyal and Masonic , and that of the
newlyinitiated being responded to , the visitors followed , ¦ which was ably responded to by Bro . Manning , Lodge 249 , when after some excellent singing from everal of the musical brethren , aud the usual happy evening spent , the members separated with hearty good wishes and the usual refrain , " Happy to meet ,
¦ orry to part , happy to meet again . LIVERPOOL . —Everton Lodge , No . 823 . —The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , the 18 th inst , at the Masonic Temple , Hopestreet . This being the first meeting for work of the new officers , it attracted numerous members and
visitors , numbering upwards of fifty . The lodge ¦ was opened in due form , the officers present being Bros . John Jackson , W . M . ; Thomas Ashmore , I . M . P . ; Samuel Hayne 3 , S . W . ; Joseph Holland , Sec , ( acted as J . W . in the absence of J . D . Pierce , J . W . ) ; W . J . Lunt , Treas . ; Boulton , S . D . ; William
Bird , J . D . ; Nash , I . G . The minutes of the last monthly meeting were read and confirmed , after which the lodge proceeded to initiate Mr . Pickers into the mysteries and privileges of Ancient Freemasonry . The ancient charge in this degree was given in an impressive maimer by Bro . S . Haynes ,
S . W . The lodge was then opened in the second degree , when two brethren where passed to the degree of Fellow Craft . The lodge being closed to the first degree , several communications were read , and relief granted , including the case of Bro . the Rev . W . A . Tattersall M . A ., Vicar of Oxton , wherein he had been put to the cost of . £ 600 in
defending the case for false imprisonment , in the case of " Torckler v . Tattersall , " to which the lodge voted £ 5 5 s . After several propositions for initiation , the lodge was closed in due form . Before closing this report we would recommend all brethren in Liver-£ ool who want to see good working , to visit Everton . edge , which stands second to none in the province of West Lancashire .
ESSEX . —Upton Lodge , No . 1227 . —This young , but very prosperous loo " ge held its first annual meeting at the Spotted Dog , Upton , on Thursday 21 st inst . Bro . Bellerb y , W . M ., presided , supported by Bros . Picking , S . W ., and W . M . elect . ; Mather , J . W . ; Bratton , Treas . ; P . M . Goddard , Sec . ; Balton , S . D . ;
Morton , J . D . ; English , I . G . ; and Woodstock , Tyler . The lodge was opened in due form with solemn prayer , anel the minutes of the last lod ge were read and confirmed . Bros . Murrell , Simmonds , and Stevens were duly raised to tho sublime degree of M . Masons ; aud Bros . Levick and Calverley
¦ were duly passed to tho degree of Fellowcraft Masons . Bro . Wescomhe , P . M ., then presented Bro . Picking to Bro . Mather , to receive from him the benefit of installation , which ceremony was duly performed , the lodge being opened in each degree . The W . M . was pleased to appoint and invest the
olJowmg brethren , officers for the ensuiug year , ¦ viz ., Bros . Bellerby , E . P . M . ; Mather , S . W . ; Bolton , J . W . ; Goddard , P . M ., and Sec . ; Bratton , Treas . ; Morton , S . D . ; English , J . D . ; Woodstock , Tyler . During the investiture the W . M . explained to each of his officers tlieir various duties , aud was
listened to with marked attention . All Masonic business being ended the lodge was closed in due form , and ailjourned until tho second Thursday iu September next . After the lodge was closed , an excellent baiiquet was provided b y the worthy host , to which ample justice was done by the brethren to the number of about forty . After tho removal of the
cloth the usual loyal aud Masonic toasts were given and duly honoured . Bro . Bellerb y , P . M ., then iu very complimentary terms proposed the health of Bro . Picking , W . M ., and alluded to the excellent way in which lie discharged the duties of the offices he had had the honour to fill at the same time wishing him a most pleasant year of office as W . M .
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The toast was very cordially responded to . The W . Master , in reply , thanked the brethren for the very cordial manner in which they had drunk his health , and assured them that he would do all in his power to secure the prosperity of the TJpton Lodge . The W . Master then said before he gave the next
toast , he had a very pleasing duty to perform , which was to present to Bro . Bellerby , P . M ., a P . Master ' s jewel and a diamond ring , in token of esteem and regard of the members of the lodge , and for the very efficient manner he had performed the duties as W . Master for the past , and first year of the TJpton
Lodge . He then proposed Bro . Bellerby ' s health , to which the brethren very heartily responded to . Bro . P . M . Bellerby thanked the brethren for the very flattering manner his health had been received ; likewise for the very handsome presents they had been pleased to make him , at the same time
assured them , that he would to the utmost of his power endeavour to forward the interests both of the lodge and its members . The health of the different officers was given and replied to by each in appropriate terms . Amongst the visitors were Bros .
Henderson ( P . M ., 13 , 829 , 700 , 913 , 1076 , 1107 , P . Z . 13 , & c ) , Watkins ( P . M ., and W . M . 1076 ) , Mather , and several others . The health of the visitors was responded to by Bro . P . M . Watkins . The Tyler ' s toast was then given , which brought a very pleasant evening to a close .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS
For the Week ending September 4 , 1869 . Monday , August 30 . Lodge No . 831 , " British Oak , " Bank of Friendship Tavem , Bancroft-road , Mile End . Knights of the Red X of Rome and Constantine , Premier Conclave , Freemasons' Tavern . Camden Lodge of Instruction , No . 704 , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock Hill , at 8 ; Brd . T . A . Adams . Preceptor .
Tuesday , August 31 . Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbury at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Domatic Lodgeof Instruction , Palmmton . Tavern , Grosvenorpark , Camherwcll , at 7 . 30 . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway , Victoria
Station , at 8 . Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Wednesday , September 1 . Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Lodge No . 217 , " Stability , " Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . „ 1216 , "Macdonald , " 1 st Surrey Volunteers' Head Quarters , Brunswick-rd ., Camuei-well . United Strength Lodge of Instruction , No . 228 , Bull and Gate , Kentish Town-road .
Thursday , September 2 . Lodge No . 554 , " Yarborough , " Green Dragon , Stepney . „ 822 , " Victoria Rifles , " Freemasons' Hall . „ 1155 , " Excelsior , " Sydney Arms , Lcwisham-road . „ 1178 , "Perfect Ashlar , " Gregorian Arms Tav .,
Jamaica-road , Bermondsey . Cliapter 733 , " Westbourne , " New Inn , Kdgeware-road . „ 712 , " Crystal Palace , " Crystal Palace . Friday , September 3 . Chapter No . 754 , " High Cross , " White Hart Hotel , Totten limn .
Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . s , Freemasons Hall , at 7 . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbury , at 7 ; liro . Brett , Preceptor , Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Hotel , Spring-gardens Charing-cross .
Saturday , September 4 , General Committee Boys' School , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 . Chapter No . 975 , " Hose of Denmark , " Star and Garter Hotel , Kcw ,
THE STAR LODGE , NO . 1275 , will be consecrated on Friday , September 3 rd , at four o ' clock p . m ., at tho " Marquis of Granby , " Now Cross-road , by Bro . J . Hervey , G . S ., Bro . J . Smith , P . G . P ., W . M .-designate . WELLINGTON LODGE OV INSTRUCTION Tho ceremony of installation will be rehearsed on Monday , the
30 th inst ., at the White Swan Tavern , High-street , Deptford . The lodge will be opened at 8 p . m . Bro . Bumstead , P . M ., Wellington Lodge , No . 048 , has kindly consented to perform the ceremony . HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PMNCE OF WALES raid a visit on Tuesday , the 2-ith inst ., to the Ri ght Ion . the Lord Kenlis , P . G . Master for Cumberland
and Westmorland , at his lordshi p ' s seat , Underley Hall , Kirkby Lonsdale . It is reported that the Prince has accepted tho position of Sovereign Grand Patron of the Masonic Order of the Red Cross , over which Lord Kenlis presides as Most Illustrious G . Sovereign , a post which was formerly held by His Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of England . The degrees of the Order
of Rome and Constantine are the only ones worked in England which closely resemble the higher grades of the Swedish Rite in which the Prince of Wales was initiated . This fact was pointed out at the time of His Royal Highness' admission into Freemasonry by tho King of Sweden , who has been elected an Honorary Past Grand Sovereign of the Anglican Order .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . COLONEL PETER M'LENNAN , A distinguished Scotchman , and a member of the Mystic Tie , who died at Volusia , Florida , U . S .
A career , brief but brilliant , has just been closed . That hecatomb of victims to the greatest struggle of modern times , into which liberty and civilisation gathered the ashes of thousands of martyrs , between
the reveille at Fort Sumpter and the sunset at Rich- j mond , has caused Scotland , among other nations , to waft across the western waves many tears of sorrow for the loss of some of her bravest sons ; but for none more distinguished than Bro . Colonel Peter M'Lennan ,
whose name , m connectiun with the battles m the Wilderness , will long be remembered in the annals of American history , and in the hearts of many friends in Glasgow . Bro . Colonel Peter M' Lennan has just succumbed to a wound he received at the second battle of Bull ' s
Run , and , having been a resident of and well known in Glasgow , we deem that a brief sketch of his career will not be uninteresting to our readers . In 1857 , Bro . Colonel M'Lennan—then a youth of twenty—emigrated to America from Glasgow , leaving behind an uncle , the late Donald M'Lennan , a
wellknown merchant heTe ; abrother , Mr . CohnM'Lennan , still living , and other relatives—buoyant with that ambitious hope , so characteristic of his countrymen , of fighting his way to that eminence which he has so early and so dearly purchased . We first hear of him as a farm labourer at
Camillus , N . Y ., where his ardent desire for knowledge and unremitting application soon found him an enrolled student of the Munro Collegiate Institute at Eldridge , and , shortly after , an advanced student at the Conference Seminary at Cazenovia , in which he waspreparing and perfecting himself for tho practice of
the law . But these studies were interrupted . Sumpter had fired her first gun . M'Lemian offered his services to the Federal Government , and , so high was the opinion entertained of the youthful student , ho was at once forwarded a captain ' s commission in the 101 st U . S . Infantry . It was while leading this command that he received that fearful wound which
proved the remote cause of his death . When partially recovered , again " eager for the fray , " he , in the fall of ' 65 , _ raised _ a battalion for the 22 nd U . S . Cavalry , and received his commission as major . Here begins that career of brilliant achievements which , by their consummate skill in execution and gallant .
hardihood under the most hopeless conditions , repeatedly carried his name to Washington in tho despatches of his distinguished commander ; and in the battles of the Wilderness so conspicuous to the enemy was the bravery of himself and his handful of men , that they earned to themselves , from the "Rebs ., "
the soubriquet of "M'Lcnnan's Slashers . " At last , in the heat of an engagement , he was tempted to follow up the success by a raid on the retreating rebel cavalry . He went too far—cut ofF from the main body , he was surrounded and taken prisoner , and for eight months subjected to tho most brutal treatment .
Taken to Richmond , he , with other brave men , was thrown into that modern hell , the "Libby , " from , which , after several attempts , he ultimately effected his escape . Recaptured , he was sent to Charleston , where , by order of the Confederate Government , he , with other distinguished officers , was exposed to
the shot and shell of the Union guns . From Charleston he was removed to other Confederate prisonstwice escaping from his captors , and twice recaptured . Early in 1865 , he was paroled , rejoined his regiment , and was promoted to its full command as Lieutenant-Colonel . Thus he served until the close of tho war .
when he was honourably mustered out , and returned home to Camillus . Once more he entered on his studies , joined tho firm of Hall and W allacc , solicitors , and about twelve months since was admited to the bar , and commenced the active duties of his profession . But , alas ! tho wound at Bull ' s Runand the ripening
, seeds of that fatal disease—pulmonary consumptionsown at Libby and in other Southern prisons , here prostrated him . In a desperate effort to recruit his shattered energies , he went to Florida , hoping that in that earthly Eden , with its milder skies and balmier air , to bolster up a fast-failing vitality . But the die
was cast . Neither the sunshine nor the orange groves of Florida could avert the doom . Surrounded by many beloved , and in the house of his intimate friend , Dr . Lungren , at Volusia , without pain ho calml y fell asleep . He was buried with the hi ghest Masonic honours , the solemn and impressive services of the Order being
performed over the grave by the Grand Master of the Province . Tho procession to the grave was lengthy and imposing , being led by the various lodges of the Province in deepest mourning , & c ., & c . The hearse was attended by brother-masons bearing the pall ,
followed by coaches bearing the clergy , and by a lengthy cortege of his veteran comrades of the grand army , the rear being brought up by over a thousand citizens and strangers . Glasgow cannot afford to part with a son who has so well sustained
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Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
Reports of Masonic Meetings .
V TEE GRAFT . PROVINCIAL . CHESHIRE . —Combermere Lodge , No . 605 . —The
above lodge met at the hotel , Seacombe , on Friday evening , August 19 . Bro . H . Davis , -was in the chair . Bro . T . Shaw , S . W . ; and Jos . Sillitoe , J . W . The only work out of a . large list of candidates for
the several degrees was that of raising Bro . David Tomb and W . T . Barry to the third degree , and Initiating Mr . W . Smith and Mr . J . Cullen into the . mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry . The ceremonies were both well and ably rendered , characteristic of this lodge . The minutes of the
previous lodge meeting -were read and confirmed ^ A communication was read from Grand Lodge , signifying its intention of holding a meeting at the Music Hall , Birkenhead , on September 9 th , respectfully inviting attention thereto . A proposition -was put forward as to the procuring of new clotMng for the
officers of the lodge , which was carried . The lodge was then closed in peace and harmony , and the brethren retired for refreshment provided by Bro . Stokes in his usual excellent style . The W . M ., on removal of the cloth , propossed the usual toasts , both loyal and Masonic , and that of the
newlyinitiated being responded to , the visitors followed , ¦ which was ably responded to by Bro . Manning , Lodge 249 , when after some excellent singing from everal of the musical brethren , aud the usual happy evening spent , the members separated with hearty good wishes and the usual refrain , " Happy to meet ,
¦ orry to part , happy to meet again . LIVERPOOL . —Everton Lodge , No . 823 . —The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , the 18 th inst , at the Masonic Temple , Hopestreet . This being the first meeting for work of the new officers , it attracted numerous members and
visitors , numbering upwards of fifty . The lodge ¦ was opened in due form , the officers present being Bros . John Jackson , W . M . ; Thomas Ashmore , I . M . P . ; Samuel Hayne 3 , S . W . ; Joseph Holland , Sec , ( acted as J . W . in the absence of J . D . Pierce , J . W . ) ; W . J . Lunt , Treas . ; Boulton , S . D . ; William
Bird , J . D . ; Nash , I . G . The minutes of the last monthly meeting were read and confirmed , after which the lodge proceeded to initiate Mr . Pickers into the mysteries and privileges of Ancient Freemasonry . The ancient charge in this degree was given in an impressive maimer by Bro . S . Haynes ,
S . W . The lodge was then opened in the second degree , when two brethren where passed to the degree of Fellow Craft . The lodge being closed to the first degree , several communications were read , and relief granted , including the case of Bro . the Rev . W . A . Tattersall M . A ., Vicar of Oxton , wherein he had been put to the cost of . £ 600 in
defending the case for false imprisonment , in the case of " Torckler v . Tattersall , " to which the lodge voted £ 5 5 s . After several propositions for initiation , the lodge was closed in due form . Before closing this report we would recommend all brethren in Liver-£ ool who want to see good working , to visit Everton . edge , which stands second to none in the province of West Lancashire .
ESSEX . —Upton Lodge , No . 1227 . —This young , but very prosperous loo " ge held its first annual meeting at the Spotted Dog , Upton , on Thursday 21 st inst . Bro . Bellerb y , W . M ., presided , supported by Bros . Picking , S . W ., and W . M . elect . ; Mather , J . W . ; Bratton , Treas . ; P . M . Goddard , Sec . ; Balton , S . D . ;
Morton , J . D . ; English , I . G . ; and Woodstock , Tyler . The lodge was opened in due form with solemn prayer , anel the minutes of the last lod ge were read and confirmed . Bros . Murrell , Simmonds , and Stevens were duly raised to tho sublime degree of M . Masons ; aud Bros . Levick and Calverley
¦ were duly passed to tho degree of Fellowcraft Masons . Bro . Wescomhe , P . M ., then presented Bro . Picking to Bro . Mather , to receive from him the benefit of installation , which ceremony was duly performed , the lodge being opened in each degree . The W . M . was pleased to appoint and invest the
olJowmg brethren , officers for the ensuiug year , ¦ viz ., Bros . Bellerby , E . P . M . ; Mather , S . W . ; Bolton , J . W . ; Goddard , P . M ., and Sec . ; Bratton , Treas . ; Morton , S . D . ; English , J . D . ; Woodstock , Tyler . During the investiture the W . M . explained to each of his officers tlieir various duties , aud was
listened to with marked attention . All Masonic business being ended the lodge was closed in due form , and ailjourned until tho second Thursday iu September next . After the lodge was closed , an excellent baiiquet was provided b y the worthy host , to which ample justice was done by the brethren to the number of about forty . After tho removal of the
cloth the usual loyal aud Masonic toasts were given and duly honoured . Bro . Bellerb y , P . M ., then iu very complimentary terms proposed the health of Bro . Picking , W . M ., and alluded to the excellent way in which lie discharged the duties of the offices he had had the honour to fill at the same time wishing him a most pleasant year of office as W . M .
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The toast was very cordially responded to . The W . Master , in reply , thanked the brethren for the very cordial manner in which they had drunk his health , and assured them that he would do all in his power to secure the prosperity of the TJpton Lodge . The W . Master then said before he gave the next
toast , he had a very pleasing duty to perform , which was to present to Bro . Bellerby , P . M ., a P . Master ' s jewel and a diamond ring , in token of esteem and regard of the members of the lodge , and for the very efficient manner he had performed the duties as W . Master for the past , and first year of the TJpton
Lodge . He then proposed Bro . Bellerby ' s health , to which the brethren very heartily responded to . Bro . P . M . Bellerby thanked the brethren for the very flattering manner his health had been received ; likewise for the very handsome presents they had been pleased to make him , at the same time
assured them , that he would to the utmost of his power endeavour to forward the interests both of the lodge and its members . The health of the different officers was given and replied to by each in appropriate terms . Amongst the visitors were Bros .
Henderson ( P . M ., 13 , 829 , 700 , 913 , 1076 , 1107 , P . Z . 13 , & c ) , Watkins ( P . M ., and W . M . 1076 ) , Mather , and several others . The health of the visitors was responded to by Bro . P . M . Watkins . The Tyler ' s toast was then given , which brought a very pleasant evening to a close .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS
For the Week ending September 4 , 1869 . Monday , August 30 . Lodge No . 831 , " British Oak , " Bank of Friendship Tavem , Bancroft-road , Mile End . Knights of the Red X of Rome and Constantine , Premier Conclave , Freemasons' Tavern . Camden Lodge of Instruction , No . 704 , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock Hill , at 8 ; Brd . T . A . Adams . Preceptor .
Tuesday , August 31 . Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbury at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . Domatic Lodgeof Instruction , Palmmton . Tavern , Grosvenorpark , Camherwcll , at 7 . 30 . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway , Victoria
Station , at 8 . Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Wednesday , September 1 . Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Lodge No . 217 , " Stability , " Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . „ 1216 , "Macdonald , " 1 st Surrey Volunteers' Head Quarters , Brunswick-rd ., Camuei-well . United Strength Lodge of Instruction , No . 228 , Bull and Gate , Kentish Town-road .
Thursday , September 2 . Lodge No . 554 , " Yarborough , " Green Dragon , Stepney . „ 822 , " Victoria Rifles , " Freemasons' Hall . „ 1155 , " Excelsior , " Sydney Arms , Lcwisham-road . „ 1178 , "Perfect Ashlar , " Gregorian Arms Tav .,
Jamaica-road , Bermondsey . Cliapter 733 , " Westbourne , " New Inn , Kdgeware-road . „ 712 , " Crystal Palace , " Crystal Palace . Friday , September 3 . Chapter No . 754 , " High Cross , " White Hart Hotel , Totten limn .
Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . s , Freemasons Hall , at 7 . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbury , at 7 ; liro . Brett , Preceptor , Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Hotel , Spring-gardens Charing-cross .
Saturday , September 4 , General Committee Boys' School , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 . Chapter No . 975 , " Hose of Denmark , " Star and Garter Hotel , Kcw ,
THE STAR LODGE , NO . 1275 , will be consecrated on Friday , September 3 rd , at four o ' clock p . m ., at tho " Marquis of Granby , " Now Cross-road , by Bro . J . Hervey , G . S ., Bro . J . Smith , P . G . P ., W . M .-designate . WELLINGTON LODGE OV INSTRUCTION Tho ceremony of installation will be rehearsed on Monday , the
30 th inst ., at the White Swan Tavern , High-street , Deptford . The lodge will be opened at 8 p . m . Bro . Bumstead , P . M ., Wellington Lodge , No . 048 , has kindly consented to perform the ceremony . HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PMNCE OF WALES raid a visit on Tuesday , the 2-ith inst ., to the Ri ght Ion . the Lord Kenlis , P . G . Master for Cumberland
and Westmorland , at his lordshi p ' s seat , Underley Hall , Kirkby Lonsdale . It is reported that the Prince has accepted tho position of Sovereign Grand Patron of the Masonic Order of the Red Cross , over which Lord Kenlis presides as Most Illustrious G . Sovereign , a post which was formerly held by His Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of England . The degrees of the Order
of Rome and Constantine are the only ones worked in England which closely resemble the higher grades of the Swedish Rite in which the Prince of Wales was initiated . This fact was pointed out at the time of His Royal Highness' admission into Freemasonry by tho King of Sweden , who has been elected an Honorary Past Grand Sovereign of the Anglican Order .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . COLONEL PETER M'LENNAN , A distinguished Scotchman , and a member of the Mystic Tie , who died at Volusia , Florida , U . S .
A career , brief but brilliant , has just been closed . That hecatomb of victims to the greatest struggle of modern times , into which liberty and civilisation gathered the ashes of thousands of martyrs , between
the reveille at Fort Sumpter and the sunset at Rich- j mond , has caused Scotland , among other nations , to waft across the western waves many tears of sorrow for the loss of some of her bravest sons ; but for none more distinguished than Bro . Colonel Peter M'Lennan ,
whose name , m connectiun with the battles m the Wilderness , will long be remembered in the annals of American history , and in the hearts of many friends in Glasgow . Bro . Colonel Peter M' Lennan has just succumbed to a wound he received at the second battle of Bull ' s
Run , and , having been a resident of and well known in Glasgow , we deem that a brief sketch of his career will not be uninteresting to our readers . In 1857 , Bro . Colonel M'Lennan—then a youth of twenty—emigrated to America from Glasgow , leaving behind an uncle , the late Donald M'Lennan , a
wellknown merchant heTe ; abrother , Mr . CohnM'Lennan , still living , and other relatives—buoyant with that ambitious hope , so characteristic of his countrymen , of fighting his way to that eminence which he has so early and so dearly purchased . We first hear of him as a farm labourer at
Camillus , N . Y ., where his ardent desire for knowledge and unremitting application soon found him an enrolled student of the Munro Collegiate Institute at Eldridge , and , shortly after , an advanced student at the Conference Seminary at Cazenovia , in which he waspreparing and perfecting himself for tho practice of
the law . But these studies were interrupted . Sumpter had fired her first gun . M'Lemian offered his services to the Federal Government , and , so high was the opinion entertained of the youthful student , ho was at once forwarded a captain ' s commission in the 101 st U . S . Infantry . It was while leading this command that he received that fearful wound which
proved the remote cause of his death . When partially recovered , again " eager for the fray , " he , in the fall of ' 65 , _ raised _ a battalion for the 22 nd U . S . Cavalry , and received his commission as major . Here begins that career of brilliant achievements which , by their consummate skill in execution and gallant .
hardihood under the most hopeless conditions , repeatedly carried his name to Washington in tho despatches of his distinguished commander ; and in the battles of the Wilderness so conspicuous to the enemy was the bravery of himself and his handful of men , that they earned to themselves , from the "Rebs ., "
the soubriquet of "M'Lcnnan's Slashers . " At last , in the heat of an engagement , he was tempted to follow up the success by a raid on the retreating rebel cavalry . He went too far—cut ofF from the main body , he was surrounded and taken prisoner , and for eight months subjected to tho most brutal treatment .
Taken to Richmond , he , with other brave men , was thrown into that modern hell , the "Libby , " from , which , after several attempts , he ultimately effected his escape . Recaptured , he was sent to Charleston , where , by order of the Confederate Government , he , with other distinguished officers , was exposed to
the shot and shell of the Union guns . From Charleston he was removed to other Confederate prisonstwice escaping from his captors , and twice recaptured . Early in 1865 , he was paroled , rejoined his regiment , and was promoted to its full command as Lieutenant-Colonel . Thus he served until the close of tho war .
when he was honourably mustered out , and returned home to Camillus . Once more he entered on his studies , joined tho firm of Hall and W allacc , solicitors , and about twelve months since was admited to the bar , and commenced the active duties of his profession . But , alas ! tho wound at Bull ' s Runand the ripening
, seeds of that fatal disease—pulmonary consumptionsown at Libby and in other Southern prisons , here prostrated him . In a desperate effort to recruit his shattered energies , he went to Florida , hoping that in that earthly Eden , with its milder skies and balmier air , to bolster up a fast-failing vitality . But the die
was cast . Neither the sunshine nor the orange groves of Florida could avert the doom . Surrounded by many beloved , and in the house of his intimate friend , Dr . Lungren , at Volusia , without pain ho calml y fell asleep . He was buried with the hi ghest Masonic honours , the solemn and impressive services of the Order being
performed over the grave by the Grand Master of the Province . Tho procession to the grave was lengthy and imposing , being led by the various lodges of the Province in deepest mourning , & c ., & c . The hearse was attended by brother-masons bearing the pall ,
followed by coaches bearing the clergy , and by a lengthy cortege of his veteran comrades of the grand army , the rear being brought up by over a thousand citizens and strangers . Glasgow cannot afford to part with a son who has so well sustained