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Instruction.
Pitt , I . G . ; Moss , Preceptor ; Daniel , Roberts , Schadler , Harris , Mann , Schweitzer , and Weil . After the usual preliminaries , the lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Daniel having answered questions leading to the Third Degree , after being instructed , wasduly raised to thedegreeof a M . M . Bro . Havnes was
elected W . M . for the ensuing week , and , nothing further offering , ihi lodge was closed . This being the fifth meeting of lhe " Second Prosperity Chanty Association , " the brethren then proceeded to ballot for the fifth Life Governorship of io guineas , which proved in favour of Bro . Mason , Assistant Secretary Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .
FAITH LODGE ( No . 141 ) . —A meeting was held on Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., at the Queen Anne ' s Restaurant . Present : Bros . Stroud , WTiYI . ; Mount , S . W . ; Ayling , J . W . ; Cottebrune , P . M . ; Cross , Sec . ; Gilbert , S . D . ; Chretien , J . D . ; G . F . Edwards , LG . ; Bull , Collens , Harris , and Lingley . The lodge was opened in due form and with solemn
prayer . 1 he minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Lodge was opened on the square . Bro . Lingley offered himself as a candidate for the ceremony of raising , and was duly examined and entrusted . Lodge was opened on the centre , and the ceremony of raising rehearsed . Lodge was closed in the Third Degree . Lodge was closed in the Second Degree . The First Section of the Lecture was worked by the brethren , questions by Bro .
Cottebrune . I he Second Section was also worked by the brethren , questions by Bro . Ayling . Bros . Ayling , Gilbert , and Lingley were unanimously elected members . Bro . Ayling was unanimously elected an honorary member . The S . VV . was unanimously elected W . M . for the next meeting , and appointed his oflicers in rotation . All Masonic business being ended , lodge was closed in perfect harmony .
Mark Masonry.
Mark Masonry .
HASTINGS East Sussex Lodge ( No . 166 ) . — The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held at the Castle Hotel on Tuesday , the 19 th inst . The attendance was very small , in consequence of several being out of town . Bro . F . Rossiter , P . G . M ., D . of C , W . M ., presided , supported by Bros . Rev . E . F . Cave-Brown-Cave , M . A ., P . P . G . M . Chap ., I . P . M ., acting S . VV . ; W . H . Russell , P . P . G . M . Stwd ., I . W . ; T . W . Markwick , M . O .: I . B .
Foorde , acting S . O . ; Very Rev . E . R . Currie , M . A ., Prov . G . M . Chap ., acting J . O . ; Henry Kimm , I . G . ; Leslie , Tyler . The minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed , and apologies read from brethren who were absent , after which , Bro . Rev . Cave-Brown-Cave proposed , and the W . M ., Bro . F . Rossiter seconded , "That the sum of five guineas be voted towards the Educational branch of the
Mark Benevolent Fund , with a view to the ultimate qualification of the lodge as Vice-President thereof , the proposition was carried unanimously . The W . M . then read a communication from the R . VV . Bro . Thomas Trollope , M . D ., P . P . G . M . M . M . Sussex , P . M ., who was unable to attend on account of professional business , to orooose
that the sum of one guinea be voted towards the Dewar Fund , this was seconded by Bro . W . H . Russell and carried unanimously . There being no further business , the lodge was closed .
CHORLEY . —Lawrence Lodge ( No . 313 ) . —The annual installation meeting of this lodge was held in the Masonic Rooms , Town Hall , on Wednesday , the 20 th inst ., the following brethren being present : Bros . James Lawrence , Prov . G . S . W . Lane , VV . M . ; J . U . Murray , Past G . Std . Br ., P . M . ; J . M . Kerr , J . VV . ; John Heald , M . O . ; John Bradshaw , J . D . ; L . Eccles , Sec ; P . Yates . D . C ; T . Sharpies , Dr . Farmer , and J . B .
Withnell , Tyler . The lodge was opened in the usual form by the W . M ., Bro . James Lawrence , and the minutes of the previous meeting being read and confirmed , the W . M . informed the brethren that he had invited the Provincial Grand Lodge to hold its next meeting in Chorley , with a view to having the consecration of the ' odge at the same time ; and the brethren passed a resclution heartily approving of the steps
taken by the W . M ., and , in the event of the invitation being accepted , which they trusted it would , pledging themselves to use their best efforts to render the entertainment of the Provincial Grand Lodge a complete success . Bro . James Lawrence then presented a receipt for 10 guineas , subscribed to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys during his recent Stewardship , giving the VV . M . of the lodge one vote for that Institution in perpetuity . He said that having made
presentation of like amounts to each of the other two local lodges , he regretted the Earl of Lathom Chapter had not been formed a little earlier , so that he might have had the pleasure of making a similar present to the newly-founded chapter ; but he hoped an opportunity would present itself on some future occasion . A vote of thanks was accorded to the W . M . for his presentation . Bro . J . D . Murray , Installing Master , then
assumed the chair , and Bro . Jas . Lawrence , Prov . G . S . W ., who had been re-elected , was presented by Bro . J . ' M . Kerr , and , after the usual preliminaries , was duly installed for thesecond time as W . M . of the lodge , and here-appointed his officers as follows : Bros . James Corbitt , S . W . ; ] . M . Kerf . J-W . ; John Heald , M . O . ; R . Irving , S . O . ; A . Hall , J . O . ; T : F . Jackson , S . D . ; J . Bradshaw , J . D . ; L . Eccles , Sec . ; P . Yates , D . C . ; Joseph Hopkinson
, I . G . ; and J . B . Withnell , T y ler . Bros . Arthur George Leigh , W . M . 1032 , and J . Ellison , 730 , being duly elected , were admitted and advanced to the degree of M . M . M . by the W . M ., Bro . James Lawrence , assisted by Bro . Murray . The thanks of the brethren were given to Bro . Murray for the able manner in which he had performed the installation
ceremony , and , while replying to this expression of the approval of his brethren , Bro . Murray expressed his gratitude for having been elected an honorary member of the Lawrence Lodge . The lodge was closed in due form by the W . M ., after " Hearty good wishes , " and the brethren adjourned to the Cattle Market Hotel for supper , where the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were dul y honoured .
The memorial-stone of the Lochc-il phead new parish church was laid on the 21 st inst ., w ith full Masonic honours , by Bro . Charles Dalrymple . M . P .
Scotland.
Scotland .
KIRKWALL NEW TOWN HALL . Kirkwall on the 20 th inst . held high holiday , all the places of business being closed . The town was decorated with Hags , arches , & c , in honour of a number of public ceremonies connected with the town and the north of Scotland . The first event was a meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in the Temperance Hall , which was presided over by Bro . the Earl of Mar and Kellie , Grand Master of
Scotland , and at which deputations appeared from the principal cities in Scotland . The meeting was specially for the purpose of erecting a Provincial Grand Lodge for Caithness , Orkney , and Shetland , of which Bro . Sheriff Thomas , Sheriff of these three counties , was elected first Provincial Grand Master . After the ceremony of instituting the Provincial Grand Lodge and installing the Provincial Grand Master , the brethren formed an imposing procession , and
proceeded to St . Magnus Cathedral , where a special service was conducted by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Gray , Liberton , Past Grand Chaplain . Dr . Gray , in the course of his sermon , referred to the Pope ' s declaration that it was inconsistent for a Christian to belong to a secret society , and classing Masons' societies as of an objectionable character . He ( Dr . Gray ) acknowledged that they had a great many secrets , but denied that there was anything of an
objectionable character in Freemasonry . There was nothing inconsistent with the Christian character and life in Freemasonry . On the march the procession was heartily cheered by the spectators . The procession proceeded to the new Municipal Buildings for the purpose of laying the memorial stone . Those buildings not only contain a large Town Hall , but have accommodation on the ground floor for postal and telegraph offices and several suites of public
and private offices . On the first floor is the Town Hall , chambers for the Town Council , and also for the county Commissioners of Supply , and a large hall which is to be devoted to the museum . The third floor is occupied by the postmaster ' s residence . The building is in the ancient Scottish baronial style , and the stone of which it is built being dark blue , with yellow freestone facings , it will make a very handsome block , and form a pleasing contrast with
the fine cathedral which is on the opposite side . The building will be considerably ornamented . Over the principal entrance will be a couple of statues of the halberdiers of the burgh in uniform . The contractors are Messrs . Samuel Barltie aud Son , and the architect Mr . T . S . Peace , Kirkwall . When the procession arrived at l ^ road-street , it passed under two handsome triumphal arches placed belore the new buildings , and the Town
Council , the Masons , and other distinguished parties having taking up a position on the platform , the Earl of Mar and Kellie laid the foundation-stone with the usual Masonic ceremony , the band playing the Athem . Thc procession then marched through the principal streets of the town , making a circuit to Castle-street , where a similar ceremony was performed in laying the foundationstone of the new Masonic Hall . This hall is designed by
the same architect—Mr . T . S . Peace , Kirkwall—and is a substantial Gothic building . On the ground floor will be a public reading room , smoking room , a large billiard room , and some shop accommodation ; while the first floor will be altogether occupied by the Masonic Hall , with side rooms and all necessary conveniences . The hall will be finely lighted by large mullioned windows . The front will have several Masonic emblems as ornaments , carved in stone .
The Earl of Mar and Kellie , after laying the foundationstone , congratulated thc brethren in the north on providing themselves with such an habitation and a home , and said it augured well for the cause of Masonry . Three cheers were given for the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge for this their first visit to the north . In the evening 200 gentlemen sat down to a banquet , given by the Kirkwall Lodge in the Volunteer Hall . Bro .
Thomas Peace , R . W . M . of Kirkwall Kilwinning Lodge , occupied the chair ; Baillie Spence , of Stromness , and Messrs . John Cursiter and Samuel Baker being croupiers . Among those present were Bros , the Earl of Mar and Kellie , the Earl of Caithness , Rev . Dr . Gray , acting Chap , of Grand Lodge ; Major Crombie and Bro . Caldwell , of Craigilea ; Deacons of Grand Lodge ; Bro . Thomas Crichton , Edinburgh , Grand Jeweller ; Bro . Thomas Macnaught , S . S . C .
Dumfries ; the Provost , Magistrates , and Council of Kirkwall , and a number of visitors from Glasgow , Paisley , Inverness , Thurso , Wick , Lerwick , and Stromness . The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given by the Chairman . The toast of " The Grand Lodge of Scotland " was replied to by Bro . the Earl of MAR and KEI . UE , who gave some interesting details regarding the recent history of Masonry in Scotland , and spoke in very flattering terms of the
reception he and his brethren had received , and the pleasure his trip to Orkney had given him , assuring his hearers that he had never seen in all his travels so few traces of poverty amongst the people as he had seen in Orkney . He then proposed the toast of "The New Provincial Grand Master , Sheriff Thomas , " to which that brother replied . Bro . the Earl of CAITHNESS proposed " Prosperity to the Town and Trade of Kirkwall , " which was responded to by
Bro . Provost REID . Among the other toasts were " The Youngest Mason , " responded to by Bro . the Earl of Caithness ; " The Grand Chaplain , " responded to by Bro . Dr . Gray ; " The Officebearers of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , " responded to by Bro . Major Crombie ; "The Strangers , " , responded to
by Bro . Sheriff Mackenzie . Bro . CRICHTON proposed "The Master and Officebearers of the Kirkwall Lodge , " which was responded to by the CHAIRMAN . The proceedings closed hy the company singing " Auld lang syne , " and as the Office-bearers of the Grand Lodge drove from the hall they were enthusiastically cheered by a large concourse of people who had gathered in Junctionroad .
Marriage Of Miss Williams Wynn.
MARRIAGE OF MISS WILLIAMS WYNN .
On Tuesday morning , the marriage of Miss Williams Wynn , only surviving daughter of Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , M . P ., R . W . P . G . M ., and her cousin , Mr . Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn , heir to the Wynnstay estates , the largest in the principality , was solemnised at Ruabon parish church , in the presence of a distinguished congregation . The officiating clergymen were the Rev . Watkin Williams , rector of Bodlewyddan , cousin of the
Marriage Of Miss Williams Wynn.
bride ; the Rev . Ebenezer W . Edwards , vicar of Ruabon ; the Rev . R . T . Owen , Llangedwyn ; the Rev . Thomas Jones , and the Rev . J . B . Armstrong , Wynnstay . The bride wore an ivory satin petticoat , covered with old Venetian rose point lace , the bodice and train being made of terry velvet , trimmed with lace . She had a tulle veil fastened over a wreath of orange blossom , with a pearl and diamond star , the gift of the bridegroom . The bridal party included
Lady Williams Wynn , Lord Powis , Colonel Winn Finch , Mr . T . Tyrwhitt Drake , Countess M . and Countess Helen Bismarck , Lady Marie Herbert , Count Moltke , Major and Mrs . Rowley Conway , Lord Combermere , Mrs . Williams Wynn , mother of the bridegroom , and Mr . C . and Lady Annoura Williams Wynn . The wedding breakfast was given in the great hall at W ynnstay Mansionthe number
, of guests being 500 . Nearly 500 wedding presents were received by the bride . A general holiday is being observed in the district , and there are great rejoicings . The bride and bridegroom left Wynnstay after the breakfast for Llangedwyn , where they will spend their honeymoon . On returning they will live Erbistock Hall , near Wynnstay Mansion .
Un the previous Saturday afternoon , the Freemasons of the province of North Wales and Shropshire presented to Miss Williams Wynn a handsomely illuminated address , accompanied by a beautiful jewel in the form of a diamond star , with a Masonic emblem in turquoise in the centre . The presentation was made by Bro . Sir Offley VVakeman , Bart ., Deputy Prov . Grand Master ; and the following is a copy of the address :
" To Miss Williams Wynn , of Wynnstay . " It is with great pleasure that we , the Freemasons of the Province of North Wales and Shropshire , acting under the Constitutions of the United Grand Lodgeof Antient Free and Accepted Masons of England , whose names are hereto subscribed , avail ourselves of the auspicious event of your marriage with Mr . Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn to offer you our most warm and enthusiastic congratulations ,
and ask your acceptance of a jewel which accompanies this address , trusting that you maybe long spared to wear it . We fervently hope that for many years to come you and your esteemed husband may live to emulate the illustrious example of your beloved parents , Sir Watkin and Lady Williams Wynn , in promoting the good and welfare of those around you , and that you may enjoy every happiness this world can afford . We also take advantage of this
felicitous occasion to acknowledge the unvaried courtesy and kindness of your beloved father as the Ri ght Worshipful Grand Master of the Province during the last thirtytwo years , in which period , under his powerful and benign influence , the number of brethren in the Province has increased a thousandfold , as a great and mighty agency for good and extensive benevolence . We pray that he may be
speedily restored to full convalescence , and that his valuable life may be prolonged to his family , to the Provincial Grand Lodge , and to the public generally , by whom he is so justly regarded as a benefactor . ( Signed , officially ) "WAKEMAN . " Miss Williams VVynn having gracefully acknowledged the gift , Sir Watkin also returned thanks in a few feeling , heartfelt words .
Miss Williams VVynn , has also received an address at Bala from the inhabitants , and on arriving at Wynnstay , Raubon , from Bala , she was presented with a silver casket , an oak table , and an album , from thc ladies of Denbighshire . The album contained the names of the subscribers , and the presentation was made in the mansion by Mrs . Yorke , of Erddig Hall . A large number of the ladies of Denbighshire were present .
Hughan Testimonial Fund.
HUGHAN TESTIMONIAL FUND .
The Testimonial Fund to Bro . W . J . Hughan , of Torquay , England , amounted to over 1000 dollars on the first of the month . Bro . Hughan ' s literary labours have been of an inestimable benefit to the Craft . He belongs to the school of positive historians , and has done as much if not more than any other Masonic student to place
Masonic history on a rock , and to undermine the sands of tradition . A host of visionary theories on the ori g in of Freemasonry have been slaughtered during the past fifteen years through the labours of Hughan , Gould , Fort , Woodford , Mackey , and others . All honour to these students . They have exhumed a multitude of facts which have proven so disastrous , in many instances , to the recorded products
of the imagination of the earlier school of historians , that to the casual reader they may appear as a band of legendary and traditional iconoclasts . Not so . They are truly the searchers after truth , and in their struggles to find it they have sacrificed much ; they have been content with rough habit and homely fare ; thev have wandered among dusty
volumes and hidden lore , and travelled over rough and rugged roads , crossed by streams that were spanned by tottering bridges of disappointment . But , prompted by a love of truth , they have plodded on until they have made the Masonic history of to-day an authenticated account of the actual record of the Craft . —Miami Republican , Kansas , U . S . A .
Obituary.
Obituary .
R . W . BRO . W . HICKMAN , D . P . G . M . OF HANTS AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT . The death occurred at his residence near Southampton , on Friday , 22 nd inst . in his Coth year , of Bro . W . Hickman , for some years D . P . Grand Master of theprovince of Hants and the Isle of Wight . Serving his articles to a solicitor in Southampton upwards of thirty years ago , he soon succeeded to the business , and obtaining the position of solicitor to the Pier and Harbour Board , on behalf of that body he
defended the long-drawn-out suit instituted against the Dock Company to compel them to make up the Harbour receipts to a specified annual amoun t , as it was contended under their Act they were compelled to do in certain eventualities . As the Board ' s solicitor , Bro . Hickman was in later years identified with , and personally superintended the securing of those extended Parliamentary powers which have led to
the large improvements of the Harbour the port enjoys to-day . Having long been identified with the leading men of the Liberal party and assisted in their councils—he was Mr . George Moffatt ' s responsible agent in each of his Parliamentary contests for the borough—Bro . Hickman was induced to seek office in the Corporation , and to this end contested the representation of All Saints both singly and in fours . Eventually hc was returned to the Council for the
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Instruction.
Pitt , I . G . ; Moss , Preceptor ; Daniel , Roberts , Schadler , Harris , Mann , Schweitzer , and Weil . After the usual preliminaries , the lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Daniel having answered questions leading to the Third Degree , after being instructed , wasduly raised to thedegreeof a M . M . Bro . Havnes was
elected W . M . for the ensuing week , and , nothing further offering , ihi lodge was closed . This being the fifth meeting of lhe " Second Prosperity Chanty Association , " the brethren then proceeded to ballot for the fifth Life Governorship of io guineas , which proved in favour of Bro . Mason , Assistant Secretary Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .
FAITH LODGE ( No . 141 ) . —A meeting was held on Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., at the Queen Anne ' s Restaurant . Present : Bros . Stroud , WTiYI . ; Mount , S . W . ; Ayling , J . W . ; Cottebrune , P . M . ; Cross , Sec . ; Gilbert , S . D . ; Chretien , J . D . ; G . F . Edwards , LG . ; Bull , Collens , Harris , and Lingley . The lodge was opened in due form and with solemn
prayer . 1 he minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Lodge was opened on the square . Bro . Lingley offered himself as a candidate for the ceremony of raising , and was duly examined and entrusted . Lodge was opened on the centre , and the ceremony of raising rehearsed . Lodge was closed in the Third Degree . Lodge was closed in the Second Degree . The First Section of the Lecture was worked by the brethren , questions by Bro .
Cottebrune . I he Second Section was also worked by the brethren , questions by Bro . Ayling . Bros . Ayling , Gilbert , and Lingley were unanimously elected members . Bro . Ayling was unanimously elected an honorary member . The S . VV . was unanimously elected W . M . for the next meeting , and appointed his oflicers in rotation . All Masonic business being ended , lodge was closed in perfect harmony .
Mark Masonry.
Mark Masonry .
HASTINGS East Sussex Lodge ( No . 166 ) . — The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held at the Castle Hotel on Tuesday , the 19 th inst . The attendance was very small , in consequence of several being out of town . Bro . F . Rossiter , P . G . M ., D . of C , W . M ., presided , supported by Bros . Rev . E . F . Cave-Brown-Cave , M . A ., P . P . G . M . Chap ., I . P . M ., acting S . VV . ; W . H . Russell , P . P . G . M . Stwd ., I . W . ; T . W . Markwick , M . O .: I . B .
Foorde , acting S . O . ; Very Rev . E . R . Currie , M . A ., Prov . G . M . Chap ., acting J . O . ; Henry Kimm , I . G . ; Leslie , Tyler . The minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed , and apologies read from brethren who were absent , after which , Bro . Rev . Cave-Brown-Cave proposed , and the W . M ., Bro . F . Rossiter seconded , "That the sum of five guineas be voted towards the Educational branch of the
Mark Benevolent Fund , with a view to the ultimate qualification of the lodge as Vice-President thereof , the proposition was carried unanimously . The W . M . then read a communication from the R . VV . Bro . Thomas Trollope , M . D ., P . P . G . M . M . M . Sussex , P . M ., who was unable to attend on account of professional business , to orooose
that the sum of one guinea be voted towards the Dewar Fund , this was seconded by Bro . W . H . Russell and carried unanimously . There being no further business , the lodge was closed .
CHORLEY . —Lawrence Lodge ( No . 313 ) . —The annual installation meeting of this lodge was held in the Masonic Rooms , Town Hall , on Wednesday , the 20 th inst ., the following brethren being present : Bros . James Lawrence , Prov . G . S . W . Lane , VV . M . ; J . U . Murray , Past G . Std . Br ., P . M . ; J . M . Kerr , J . VV . ; John Heald , M . O . ; John Bradshaw , J . D . ; L . Eccles , Sec ; P . Yates . D . C ; T . Sharpies , Dr . Farmer , and J . B .
Withnell , Tyler . The lodge was opened in the usual form by the W . M ., Bro . James Lawrence , and the minutes of the previous meeting being read and confirmed , the W . M . informed the brethren that he had invited the Provincial Grand Lodge to hold its next meeting in Chorley , with a view to having the consecration of the ' odge at the same time ; and the brethren passed a resclution heartily approving of the steps
taken by the W . M ., and , in the event of the invitation being accepted , which they trusted it would , pledging themselves to use their best efforts to render the entertainment of the Provincial Grand Lodge a complete success . Bro . James Lawrence then presented a receipt for 10 guineas , subscribed to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys during his recent Stewardship , giving the VV . M . of the lodge one vote for that Institution in perpetuity . He said that having made
presentation of like amounts to each of the other two local lodges , he regretted the Earl of Lathom Chapter had not been formed a little earlier , so that he might have had the pleasure of making a similar present to the newly-founded chapter ; but he hoped an opportunity would present itself on some future occasion . A vote of thanks was accorded to the W . M . for his presentation . Bro . J . D . Murray , Installing Master , then
assumed the chair , and Bro . Jas . Lawrence , Prov . G . S . W ., who had been re-elected , was presented by Bro . J . ' M . Kerr , and , after the usual preliminaries , was duly installed for thesecond time as W . M . of the lodge , and here-appointed his officers as follows : Bros . James Corbitt , S . W . ; ] . M . Kerf . J-W . ; John Heald , M . O . ; R . Irving , S . O . ; A . Hall , J . O . ; T : F . Jackson , S . D . ; J . Bradshaw , J . D . ; L . Eccles , Sec . ; P . Yates , D . C . ; Joseph Hopkinson
, I . G . ; and J . B . Withnell , T y ler . Bros . Arthur George Leigh , W . M . 1032 , and J . Ellison , 730 , being duly elected , were admitted and advanced to the degree of M . M . M . by the W . M ., Bro . James Lawrence , assisted by Bro . Murray . The thanks of the brethren were given to Bro . Murray for the able manner in which he had performed the installation
ceremony , and , while replying to this expression of the approval of his brethren , Bro . Murray expressed his gratitude for having been elected an honorary member of the Lawrence Lodge . The lodge was closed in due form by the W . M ., after " Hearty good wishes , " and the brethren adjourned to the Cattle Market Hotel for supper , where the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were dul y honoured .
The memorial-stone of the Lochc-il phead new parish church was laid on the 21 st inst ., w ith full Masonic honours , by Bro . Charles Dalrymple . M . P .
Scotland.
Scotland .
KIRKWALL NEW TOWN HALL . Kirkwall on the 20 th inst . held high holiday , all the places of business being closed . The town was decorated with Hags , arches , & c , in honour of a number of public ceremonies connected with the town and the north of Scotland . The first event was a meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in the Temperance Hall , which was presided over by Bro . the Earl of Mar and Kellie , Grand Master of
Scotland , and at which deputations appeared from the principal cities in Scotland . The meeting was specially for the purpose of erecting a Provincial Grand Lodge for Caithness , Orkney , and Shetland , of which Bro . Sheriff Thomas , Sheriff of these three counties , was elected first Provincial Grand Master . After the ceremony of instituting the Provincial Grand Lodge and installing the Provincial Grand Master , the brethren formed an imposing procession , and
proceeded to St . Magnus Cathedral , where a special service was conducted by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Gray , Liberton , Past Grand Chaplain . Dr . Gray , in the course of his sermon , referred to the Pope ' s declaration that it was inconsistent for a Christian to belong to a secret society , and classing Masons' societies as of an objectionable character . He ( Dr . Gray ) acknowledged that they had a great many secrets , but denied that there was anything of an
objectionable character in Freemasonry . There was nothing inconsistent with the Christian character and life in Freemasonry . On the march the procession was heartily cheered by the spectators . The procession proceeded to the new Municipal Buildings for the purpose of laying the memorial stone . Those buildings not only contain a large Town Hall , but have accommodation on the ground floor for postal and telegraph offices and several suites of public
and private offices . On the first floor is the Town Hall , chambers for the Town Council , and also for the county Commissioners of Supply , and a large hall which is to be devoted to the museum . The third floor is occupied by the postmaster ' s residence . The building is in the ancient Scottish baronial style , and the stone of which it is built being dark blue , with yellow freestone facings , it will make a very handsome block , and form a pleasing contrast with
the fine cathedral which is on the opposite side . The building will be considerably ornamented . Over the principal entrance will be a couple of statues of the halberdiers of the burgh in uniform . The contractors are Messrs . Samuel Barltie aud Son , and the architect Mr . T . S . Peace , Kirkwall . When the procession arrived at l ^ road-street , it passed under two handsome triumphal arches placed belore the new buildings , and the Town
Council , the Masons , and other distinguished parties having taking up a position on the platform , the Earl of Mar and Kellie laid the foundation-stone with the usual Masonic ceremony , the band playing the Athem . Thc procession then marched through the principal streets of the town , making a circuit to Castle-street , where a similar ceremony was performed in laying the foundationstone of the new Masonic Hall . This hall is designed by
the same architect—Mr . T . S . Peace , Kirkwall—and is a substantial Gothic building . On the ground floor will be a public reading room , smoking room , a large billiard room , and some shop accommodation ; while the first floor will be altogether occupied by the Masonic Hall , with side rooms and all necessary conveniences . The hall will be finely lighted by large mullioned windows . The front will have several Masonic emblems as ornaments , carved in stone .
The Earl of Mar and Kellie , after laying the foundationstone , congratulated thc brethren in the north on providing themselves with such an habitation and a home , and said it augured well for the cause of Masonry . Three cheers were given for the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge for this their first visit to the north . In the evening 200 gentlemen sat down to a banquet , given by the Kirkwall Lodge in the Volunteer Hall . Bro .
Thomas Peace , R . W . M . of Kirkwall Kilwinning Lodge , occupied the chair ; Baillie Spence , of Stromness , and Messrs . John Cursiter and Samuel Baker being croupiers . Among those present were Bros , the Earl of Mar and Kellie , the Earl of Caithness , Rev . Dr . Gray , acting Chap , of Grand Lodge ; Major Crombie and Bro . Caldwell , of Craigilea ; Deacons of Grand Lodge ; Bro . Thomas Crichton , Edinburgh , Grand Jeweller ; Bro . Thomas Macnaught , S . S . C .
Dumfries ; the Provost , Magistrates , and Council of Kirkwall , and a number of visitors from Glasgow , Paisley , Inverness , Thurso , Wick , Lerwick , and Stromness . The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given by the Chairman . The toast of " The Grand Lodge of Scotland " was replied to by Bro . the Earl of MAR and KEI . UE , who gave some interesting details regarding the recent history of Masonry in Scotland , and spoke in very flattering terms of the
reception he and his brethren had received , and the pleasure his trip to Orkney had given him , assuring his hearers that he had never seen in all his travels so few traces of poverty amongst the people as he had seen in Orkney . He then proposed the toast of "The New Provincial Grand Master , Sheriff Thomas , " to which that brother replied . Bro . the Earl of CAITHNESS proposed " Prosperity to the Town and Trade of Kirkwall , " which was responded to by
Bro . Provost REID . Among the other toasts were " The Youngest Mason , " responded to by Bro . the Earl of Caithness ; " The Grand Chaplain , " responded to by Bro . Dr . Gray ; " The Officebearers of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , " responded to by Bro . Major Crombie ; "The Strangers , " , responded to
by Bro . Sheriff Mackenzie . Bro . CRICHTON proposed "The Master and Officebearers of the Kirkwall Lodge , " which was responded to by the CHAIRMAN . The proceedings closed hy the company singing " Auld lang syne , " and as the Office-bearers of the Grand Lodge drove from the hall they were enthusiastically cheered by a large concourse of people who had gathered in Junctionroad .
Marriage Of Miss Williams Wynn.
MARRIAGE OF MISS WILLIAMS WYNN .
On Tuesday morning , the marriage of Miss Williams Wynn , only surviving daughter of Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , M . P ., R . W . P . G . M ., and her cousin , Mr . Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn , heir to the Wynnstay estates , the largest in the principality , was solemnised at Ruabon parish church , in the presence of a distinguished congregation . The officiating clergymen were the Rev . Watkin Williams , rector of Bodlewyddan , cousin of the
Marriage Of Miss Williams Wynn.
bride ; the Rev . Ebenezer W . Edwards , vicar of Ruabon ; the Rev . R . T . Owen , Llangedwyn ; the Rev . Thomas Jones , and the Rev . J . B . Armstrong , Wynnstay . The bride wore an ivory satin petticoat , covered with old Venetian rose point lace , the bodice and train being made of terry velvet , trimmed with lace . She had a tulle veil fastened over a wreath of orange blossom , with a pearl and diamond star , the gift of the bridegroom . The bridal party included
Lady Williams Wynn , Lord Powis , Colonel Winn Finch , Mr . T . Tyrwhitt Drake , Countess M . and Countess Helen Bismarck , Lady Marie Herbert , Count Moltke , Major and Mrs . Rowley Conway , Lord Combermere , Mrs . Williams Wynn , mother of the bridegroom , and Mr . C . and Lady Annoura Williams Wynn . The wedding breakfast was given in the great hall at W ynnstay Mansionthe number
, of guests being 500 . Nearly 500 wedding presents were received by the bride . A general holiday is being observed in the district , and there are great rejoicings . The bride and bridegroom left Wynnstay after the breakfast for Llangedwyn , where they will spend their honeymoon . On returning they will live Erbistock Hall , near Wynnstay Mansion .
Un the previous Saturday afternoon , the Freemasons of the province of North Wales and Shropshire presented to Miss Williams Wynn a handsomely illuminated address , accompanied by a beautiful jewel in the form of a diamond star , with a Masonic emblem in turquoise in the centre . The presentation was made by Bro . Sir Offley VVakeman , Bart ., Deputy Prov . Grand Master ; and the following is a copy of the address :
" To Miss Williams Wynn , of Wynnstay . " It is with great pleasure that we , the Freemasons of the Province of North Wales and Shropshire , acting under the Constitutions of the United Grand Lodgeof Antient Free and Accepted Masons of England , whose names are hereto subscribed , avail ourselves of the auspicious event of your marriage with Mr . Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn to offer you our most warm and enthusiastic congratulations ,
and ask your acceptance of a jewel which accompanies this address , trusting that you maybe long spared to wear it . We fervently hope that for many years to come you and your esteemed husband may live to emulate the illustrious example of your beloved parents , Sir Watkin and Lady Williams Wynn , in promoting the good and welfare of those around you , and that you may enjoy every happiness this world can afford . We also take advantage of this
felicitous occasion to acknowledge the unvaried courtesy and kindness of your beloved father as the Ri ght Worshipful Grand Master of the Province during the last thirtytwo years , in which period , under his powerful and benign influence , the number of brethren in the Province has increased a thousandfold , as a great and mighty agency for good and extensive benevolence . We pray that he may be
speedily restored to full convalescence , and that his valuable life may be prolonged to his family , to the Provincial Grand Lodge , and to the public generally , by whom he is so justly regarded as a benefactor . ( Signed , officially ) "WAKEMAN . " Miss Williams VVynn having gracefully acknowledged the gift , Sir Watkin also returned thanks in a few feeling , heartfelt words .
Miss Williams VVynn , has also received an address at Bala from the inhabitants , and on arriving at Wynnstay , Raubon , from Bala , she was presented with a silver casket , an oak table , and an album , from thc ladies of Denbighshire . The album contained the names of the subscribers , and the presentation was made in the mansion by Mrs . Yorke , of Erddig Hall . A large number of the ladies of Denbighshire were present .
Hughan Testimonial Fund.
HUGHAN TESTIMONIAL FUND .
The Testimonial Fund to Bro . W . J . Hughan , of Torquay , England , amounted to over 1000 dollars on the first of the month . Bro . Hughan ' s literary labours have been of an inestimable benefit to the Craft . He belongs to the school of positive historians , and has done as much if not more than any other Masonic student to place
Masonic history on a rock , and to undermine the sands of tradition . A host of visionary theories on the ori g in of Freemasonry have been slaughtered during the past fifteen years through the labours of Hughan , Gould , Fort , Woodford , Mackey , and others . All honour to these students . They have exhumed a multitude of facts which have proven so disastrous , in many instances , to the recorded products
of the imagination of the earlier school of historians , that to the casual reader they may appear as a band of legendary and traditional iconoclasts . Not so . They are truly the searchers after truth , and in their struggles to find it they have sacrificed much ; they have been content with rough habit and homely fare ; thev have wandered among dusty
volumes and hidden lore , and travelled over rough and rugged roads , crossed by streams that were spanned by tottering bridges of disappointment . But , prompted by a love of truth , they have plodded on until they have made the Masonic history of to-day an authenticated account of the actual record of the Craft . —Miami Republican , Kansas , U . S . A .
Obituary.
Obituary .
R . W . BRO . W . HICKMAN , D . P . G . M . OF HANTS AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT . The death occurred at his residence near Southampton , on Friday , 22 nd inst . in his Coth year , of Bro . W . Hickman , for some years D . P . Grand Master of theprovince of Hants and the Isle of Wight . Serving his articles to a solicitor in Southampton upwards of thirty years ago , he soon succeeded to the business , and obtaining the position of solicitor to the Pier and Harbour Board , on behalf of that body he
defended the long-drawn-out suit instituted against the Dock Company to compel them to make up the Harbour receipts to a specified annual amoun t , as it was contended under their Act they were compelled to do in certain eventualities . As the Board ' s solicitor , Bro . Hickman was in later years identified with , and personally superintended the securing of those extended Parliamentary powers which have led to
the large improvements of the Harbour the port enjoys to-day . Having long been identified with the leading men of the Liberal party and assisted in their councils—he was Mr . George Moffatt ' s responsible agent in each of his Parliamentary contests for the borough—Bro . Hickman was induced to seek office in the Corporation , and to this end contested the representation of All Saints both singly and in fours . Eventually hc was returned to the Council for the