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Installation Of R.W. Bro. Sir Offley Wakeman, Bart., P.G.M. Shropshire.
constituted another " Ancient" lodge , " No . 147 , Craven Inn , Bridgnorth , " which in time lapsed into a military lodge in connection with the 3 rd Royal Lancashire Militia ; and having exchanged its military for a civil warrant in 1 S 23 , now flourishes as the Lodge of Unanimity , No . 113 , Preston . The next ventures of the rival Grand Lodge do not appear to have been as successful . The Lodge of Friendship , No . 413 , meeting at
the Hand and Bottle , Bridgnorth , was warranted 20 th April , 1771 , and , altered to No . 322 in 17 S 1 , but had its namestruck from the roll in 1783 . A similar fate seems to have befallen the Wynnstay Lodge , No . 415 , of the 31 st August , 1771 , originally hailing from Denbighshire , but in 1781 ranking as No . 324 , and meeting at the " Bowling Green , Oswestry . " This lodge ceased some time between 17 S 8 and 1792 , the last re-numbering of the
Modern lodges before the Union . The lodge founded in 17 S 5 as No . 47 8 , and meeting at the White Lion , Whitchurch , became No . 38 S in 1792 , and has also passed away . But better fortune awaited the next lodge , the Salopian , which was constituted in 178 S as No . 525 , meeting at the Fox , in Shrewsbury , and which , after undergoing the necessary numerical changes in 1792 , in 1 S 14 , after the Union , and in 1832 , became in 1863 , and still
remains . No . 262 . Three other Modern lodges were started before the close of last century , namely , No . 526 , Egerton Lodge , Whitchurch , in 17 S 9 , so named , no doubt , after Bro . the Hon . and Rev . F . Egerton , P . G . M . ; No . 54 S , the Wrekin Lodge , meeting at the Pheasant , in Wellington , in 17 S 9 ; and the Lodge of Industry , No . 57 S , Bridgnorth , in 1799 ; but none of them remain now , the one surviving lodge on the " Modern " side of
English Masonry being the aforesaid Salopian , No . 262 , Shrewsbury , which three years hence will have completed the first century of its existence . There is , however , one " ancient" Iodgeofearlierorigin , the Salopian Lodge of Charity , No . 117 , Shrewsbury . This was originally constituted as a military lodge in the 13 th Regiment of Foot , on Sth February , 176 S . In 1 S 10
it became connected with the Shropshire Militia , and ten years later , on the 23 rd June , 1820 , it changed its military status for a civil one , with authority to hold its meetings at the Trumpet Inn , Shrewsbury , in which town , though not at the same quarters , we find it still carrying on the beneficent work of Freemasonry .
I hese two survivors of the pnE-Union—the Salopian Lodge of Charity and the Salopian , both meeting in Shrewsbury—were , as Nos . 135 and 328 respectively , the only Shropshire lodges in existence in 1852 , when the late Bro . Sir W . Williams Wynn was installed P . G . M . of North Wales and Shropshire . Since then , however , eight others having been constituted , namely , No . 601 , St . John ' s , Wellington , in 1852 ; No . 611 , Lodge of the Marches , Ludlow , 1 S 53 ; St . Milburga , No . 1120 , Ironbridge , and St .
Oswald , No . 1124 , Oswestry , both in 1 S 66 ; the Fitzalan , No . 1432 , Oswestry' ^ 73 > tr | e Clive , No . 1575 , Market Drayton , in 1875 ; the Castle , No . 1621 , Bridgnorth , 1876 ; and the Audley , No . 1 S 96 , Newport , in 1 SS 1 . From the above details it will be seen that the 10 lodges are distributed among eight towns , only Shrewsbury and Oswestry being in a position to boast of more than one lodge . There is thus not only ample material to justify our anticipations of a successful future for the province ; but the material itself is very evenly distributed among the chief localities .
Glance we now at the Masonic credentials of Sir Offley Wakeman , the newly-installed P . G . Master . He is not an old Mason , having been initiated in the Churchill Lodge , No . 47 8 , as recently as 1871 ; but he has acquitted himself admirably in the 14 years that have since elapsed . He was appointed Provincial Grand Secretary of Oxfordshire in 1 S 72 , and in 1 S 78 was elected to fill both the chair of W . M . in his lodge and that of
G . S . W . in his Provincial Grand Lodge . In 18 S 2 , on the death of Bro . Bulkeley Hughes , M . P ., Sir Offley was installed D . P . G . Master of North Wales and Salop , and having won the respect of the brethren in that province , has retained it , if , indeed , he has not materially enhanced it , by his kind and able conduct in that responsible position . He has also qualified as Vice-President of all our Masonic Institutions , and has served as Steward
at four of their festivals , namely , once each for the Girls' School and Benevolent Institution and twice for the Boys' School . Our Shropshire brethren must be gratified at having had so worthy a brother appointed to rule over them , and our several Charities will , no doubt , look—nor look in vain—for his valuable aid in enabling them to carry out their important and beneficent purposes .
The meeting itself was of a most enthusiastic character . Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary of England , acted the part of Installing Master , and there was a grand muster of brethren from all parts of the province—the members of the Shrewsbury lodges being naturally in very great force—as well as from Cheshire , North Wales , and even more distant parts . The applause which greeted Sir Offley Wakeman , both on his introduction into Provincial Grand Lodge and at the close of the
ceremony of installation , was most cordial , and we doubt not that his rule , which was commenced so auspiciously , will be continued both with credit to the ruler and the lasting advantage of the lodges in his province . However , our introductory remarks have run to such length , that we are most unwillingly compelled to postpone till next week our report of the proceedings , and the lists of Provincial Grand Officers appointed and the brethren present .
Installation Of R.W. Bro. Lord Harlech, Prov. Grand Master North Wales.
INSTALLATION OF R . W . BRO . LORD HARLECH , PROV . GRAND MASTER NORTH WALES .
We mention in the earlier part of our account of the constitution of Shropshire as a Masonic Province under Bro . Sir O . Wakeman , P . G . M ., that the first deputation as Prov . G . M . was issued in 1727 by the Earl of Inchiquin , G . M ., to Bro . Hugh Warburton for North Wales , and Preston appears to attribute the grant of this patent , as well as that of a similar patent , to
Sir E . Mansell as Prov . G . Master for South Wales , to the fact of "the brethren of Wales first uniting under the banner of the Grand Lodge in London " in the Grand Mastership of that nobleman . He adduces no evidence in support of this statement , nor is there anything in our earlier lists of lodges to show that , as regards the northern half of the principality ,
over which the first appointment was made , there were within its borders any regularly constituted lodges for a Prov . Grand Master to preside over . There were , no doubt , many Masons residing in North Wales , and many
would visit it for pleasure , or in the course of business , from the contiguous English counties ; but the earliest lodge appears to have been No . 194 , meeting at the Angel Inn , Dolgelly , the date of its warrant being 17 th September , 1743 . This became No . 127 in 1756 , and No . 100 in 1770 ,
Installation Of R.W. Bro. Lord Harlech, Prov. Grand Master North Wales.
between which latter year and 1781 , when the lodges of the " Moderns " were again numbered , it passed out of existence . Six other lodges were constituted by the " Moderns , " namely' St . David ' s Lodge , No . 286 , meeting at the Eagle and Child , Holywell , and warranted on 13 th January , 1761 , which became No . 206 in 1770 , No . 166 in 1781 , and was erased in 1787 ; No . 415 , meeting at Lord Boston ' s Arms , Holyhead , Flintshire , of
25 th January , 1768 , re-numbered 350 in 1770 , No . 272 as the"Mona " Lodge , meeting at the King's Head , in 17 S 1 , and No . 229 in 1792 ; the " Wynnstay Lodge , Denbighshire , " which was warranted 31 st August , 1671 , as No . 415 , and migrated soon after into Shropshire ; the Snowdon Lodge ( of 17 S 6 ) No . 494 , meeting at " the Sportsman , " Carnarvon , renumbered 404 in 1792 ; the Royal Denbigh Lodge , No . 505 , Red Lion ,
Denbigh , 1787 , altered to No . 414 in 1792 , when it met at the Crown Inn ; and No . 54 S , Lodge of Peace and Good Neighbourhood , Wynnstay , Denbighshire , constituted in 1795 . These , however , have shared the fate of the 1743 lodge , and , though they may have fulfilled their appointed work , have long since ceased to figure on the roli of our Grand Lodge . The one " Ancient" lodge of which we have any record , No . 142 , meeting at the
King of Prussia , Welchpool , and , warranted 28 th June , 1766 , has been more fortunate . It still plays its part admirably , but as the Philanthropic Lodge , No . 107 , of King's Lynn , to which town it moved its quarters on the 22 nd March , 1 S 10 . — -See Gould's "Atholl Lodges , " p . 2 S . In this respect North Wales is less favourably circumstanced than Shropshire . The latter has on its roll two pra > Union Lodges , No . 117 , "Ancient , " and
No . 262 , " Modern , " both meeting in Shrewsbury , but the former has none . However , what the North Wales lodges lack in point of antiquity they make good as regards number . There are eighteen of them , all told , the oldest being the St . David's , No . 384 , Bangor , warranted in 1 S 27 , and the next in point of age the St . Cybi , No . 597 , Holyhead ; these , with the two Shrewsbury lodges , constituted the Province of North Wales and Shropshire
in 1 S 52 , when its late chief was installed P . G . M . However , a third North Wales lodge was added the very same year , the Segontium , No . 606 , Carnarvon , and six years later—in 1 S 58—there was warranted a fourth , namely , the St . Tudno , No . 755 , Llandudno ; while in 1864 , a fifth was added , the Welchpool , No . 998 , Welchpool . Since then there have been created thirteen other lodges , which we give in the order of their constitution : —The
Anglesea , No . 1113 , Anglesea , 1866 ; the Royal Denbeigh , No . 1143 , Denbeigh , 1 S 67 , the Square and Compass , No . 1336 , Wrexham , 1 S 70 ; the Bala , No . 1369 , Bala , 1871 ; the Sir Watkin , No . 1477 , Mold , 1873 ; the St . Eleth , No . 1488 , Amlwch , and the Madoc , No . 1509 , Portmadoc , both of 1 S 74 ; the Llanidloes , No . 1582 , Llanidloes , and the Corbet , No . 1583 , Towyn , of 1 S 75 ; the Caedewain , No . 1594 , Newtown , 1876 ; the Caradoc ,
No . 1674 , Rhyl , 1877 ; the Royal Leek , No . 1 849 , Bangor , 1879 5 an & tne Mawddach , No . 1988 , Barmouth , warranted in 1882 . These eighteen lodges are fairly distributed throughout the province , Bangor being the only town which has two lodges , the remaining sixteen being held in as many different localities . Here , then , we have North Wales as a separate organisation , and , considering that its new chief , Lord Harlech , has already had several years '
experience as Prov . G . Master of North Connaught , under the Grand Lodge of Ireland , there is every likelihood the province will be well and successfully governed . Having briefly described the province , we give our attention to the event of Friday week , when the old order of things passed away , and R . W . Bro . Lord Harlech had formally conferred upon him the chief Masonic authority
in North Wales , under his Royal Highness the Grand Master of England . The proceedings were announced to commence at 1 . 30 p . m ., and at 2 p . m . Provincial Grand Lodge was opened by the V . W . Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary of England , the Installing Master . After the usual introductory business , a deputation was appointed , and Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master elect , Lord Harlech , was
introduced , and the patent of his appointment having been read by the acting Grand Director of Ceremonies , the ceremony of installation took place according to the usages of Antient Free and Accepted Freemasonry . The ceremony and accompanying music were most solemn and interesting . After due proclamation and salutation , the new P . G . M . was formally inducted into the chair amid the enthusiastic cheers of the brethren .
The P . G . M then announced the appointment of Worshipful Bro . Col . Henry Piatt as Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and Colonel Piatt having been addressed by the P . G . M . on the duties of his office , took the accustomed obligation , and was invested and inducted into his seat on the right of the P . G . M .
The ceremony of investing the other Provincial Grand Officers then took place , the complete list being as follows ; Bro . Lord Harlech ... ... ... ,.. Prov . G . M . „ Col . Henry Piatt , 1849 ... ... ... Prov . D . G . M . „ Samuel , Pope , Q . C ., 1988 ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ J . F . Edisbury , 1336 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . R . H . Williams , 1113 ... ... Prov . G . Chap .
„ Rev . W . L . Protheroe , 1477 ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ J . Salmon , 1477 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ T . G . Tuxford , 1509 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ T . E . Harris , 1849 ... ... .... Prov . G . Sec . „ John Hughes , 384 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Sec . „ T . M . Taylor , 1594 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . „ J . F . Jesse , 1143 ... ... ... Prov . G . T . D .
„ R . J . Davids . 606 ... .... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ D . Wynn Williams , 384 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C . „ C . W . Richards , 1369 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ J . Danilly , C . C ., 998 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . „ Hugh Jones , 1582 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ H . A . Steer , 1674 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ Major Casson , 1143 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org .
„ G . K Felion , 755 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ W . Evens , 597 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Purst . ,, Henry Owen , 1 583 ... ... ... -j „ T . L . Evans , 1488 ... ... ... i Prov . G . Stwds . ,, John Owen , 998 ... ... ... ) „ H . P . Stubington ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler .
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Installation Of R.W. Bro. Sir Offley Wakeman, Bart., P.G.M. Shropshire.
constituted another " Ancient" lodge , " No . 147 , Craven Inn , Bridgnorth , " which in time lapsed into a military lodge in connection with the 3 rd Royal Lancashire Militia ; and having exchanged its military for a civil warrant in 1 S 23 , now flourishes as the Lodge of Unanimity , No . 113 , Preston . The next ventures of the rival Grand Lodge do not appear to have been as successful . The Lodge of Friendship , No . 413 , meeting at
the Hand and Bottle , Bridgnorth , was warranted 20 th April , 1771 , and , altered to No . 322 in 17 S 1 , but had its namestruck from the roll in 1783 . A similar fate seems to have befallen the Wynnstay Lodge , No . 415 , of the 31 st August , 1771 , originally hailing from Denbighshire , but in 1781 ranking as No . 324 , and meeting at the " Bowling Green , Oswestry . " This lodge ceased some time between 17 S 8 and 1792 , the last re-numbering of the
Modern lodges before the Union . The lodge founded in 17 S 5 as No . 47 8 , and meeting at the White Lion , Whitchurch , became No . 38 S in 1792 , and has also passed away . But better fortune awaited the next lodge , the Salopian , which was constituted in 178 S as No . 525 , meeting at the Fox , in Shrewsbury , and which , after undergoing the necessary numerical changes in 1792 , in 1 S 14 , after the Union , and in 1832 , became in 1863 , and still
remains . No . 262 . Three other Modern lodges were started before the close of last century , namely , No . 526 , Egerton Lodge , Whitchurch , in 17 S 9 , so named , no doubt , after Bro . the Hon . and Rev . F . Egerton , P . G . M . ; No . 54 S , the Wrekin Lodge , meeting at the Pheasant , in Wellington , in 17 S 9 ; and the Lodge of Industry , No . 57 S , Bridgnorth , in 1799 ; but none of them remain now , the one surviving lodge on the " Modern " side of
English Masonry being the aforesaid Salopian , No . 262 , Shrewsbury , which three years hence will have completed the first century of its existence . There is , however , one " ancient" Iodgeofearlierorigin , the Salopian Lodge of Charity , No . 117 , Shrewsbury . This was originally constituted as a military lodge in the 13 th Regiment of Foot , on Sth February , 176 S . In 1 S 10
it became connected with the Shropshire Militia , and ten years later , on the 23 rd June , 1820 , it changed its military status for a civil one , with authority to hold its meetings at the Trumpet Inn , Shrewsbury , in which town , though not at the same quarters , we find it still carrying on the beneficent work of Freemasonry .
I hese two survivors of the pnE-Union—the Salopian Lodge of Charity and the Salopian , both meeting in Shrewsbury—were , as Nos . 135 and 328 respectively , the only Shropshire lodges in existence in 1852 , when the late Bro . Sir W . Williams Wynn was installed P . G . M . of North Wales and Shropshire . Since then , however , eight others having been constituted , namely , No . 601 , St . John ' s , Wellington , in 1852 ; No . 611 , Lodge of the Marches , Ludlow , 1 S 53 ; St . Milburga , No . 1120 , Ironbridge , and St .
Oswald , No . 1124 , Oswestry , both in 1 S 66 ; the Fitzalan , No . 1432 , Oswestry' ^ 73 > tr | e Clive , No . 1575 , Market Drayton , in 1875 ; the Castle , No . 1621 , Bridgnorth , 1876 ; and the Audley , No . 1 S 96 , Newport , in 1 SS 1 . From the above details it will be seen that the 10 lodges are distributed among eight towns , only Shrewsbury and Oswestry being in a position to boast of more than one lodge . There is thus not only ample material to justify our anticipations of a successful future for the province ; but the material itself is very evenly distributed among the chief localities .
Glance we now at the Masonic credentials of Sir Offley Wakeman , the newly-installed P . G . Master . He is not an old Mason , having been initiated in the Churchill Lodge , No . 47 8 , as recently as 1871 ; but he has acquitted himself admirably in the 14 years that have since elapsed . He was appointed Provincial Grand Secretary of Oxfordshire in 1 S 72 , and in 1 S 78 was elected to fill both the chair of W . M . in his lodge and that of
G . S . W . in his Provincial Grand Lodge . In 18 S 2 , on the death of Bro . Bulkeley Hughes , M . P ., Sir Offley was installed D . P . G . Master of North Wales and Salop , and having won the respect of the brethren in that province , has retained it , if , indeed , he has not materially enhanced it , by his kind and able conduct in that responsible position . He has also qualified as Vice-President of all our Masonic Institutions , and has served as Steward
at four of their festivals , namely , once each for the Girls' School and Benevolent Institution and twice for the Boys' School . Our Shropshire brethren must be gratified at having had so worthy a brother appointed to rule over them , and our several Charities will , no doubt , look—nor look in vain—for his valuable aid in enabling them to carry out their important and beneficent purposes .
The meeting itself was of a most enthusiastic character . Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary of England , acted the part of Installing Master , and there was a grand muster of brethren from all parts of the province—the members of the Shrewsbury lodges being naturally in very great force—as well as from Cheshire , North Wales , and even more distant parts . The applause which greeted Sir Offley Wakeman , both on his introduction into Provincial Grand Lodge and at the close of the
ceremony of installation , was most cordial , and we doubt not that his rule , which was commenced so auspiciously , will be continued both with credit to the ruler and the lasting advantage of the lodges in his province . However , our introductory remarks have run to such length , that we are most unwillingly compelled to postpone till next week our report of the proceedings , and the lists of Provincial Grand Officers appointed and the brethren present .
Installation Of R.W. Bro. Lord Harlech, Prov. Grand Master North Wales.
INSTALLATION OF R . W . BRO . LORD HARLECH , PROV . GRAND MASTER NORTH WALES .
We mention in the earlier part of our account of the constitution of Shropshire as a Masonic Province under Bro . Sir O . Wakeman , P . G . M ., that the first deputation as Prov . G . M . was issued in 1727 by the Earl of Inchiquin , G . M ., to Bro . Hugh Warburton for North Wales , and Preston appears to attribute the grant of this patent , as well as that of a similar patent , to
Sir E . Mansell as Prov . G . Master for South Wales , to the fact of "the brethren of Wales first uniting under the banner of the Grand Lodge in London " in the Grand Mastership of that nobleman . He adduces no evidence in support of this statement , nor is there anything in our earlier lists of lodges to show that , as regards the northern half of the principality ,
over which the first appointment was made , there were within its borders any regularly constituted lodges for a Prov . Grand Master to preside over . There were , no doubt , many Masons residing in North Wales , and many
would visit it for pleasure , or in the course of business , from the contiguous English counties ; but the earliest lodge appears to have been No . 194 , meeting at the Angel Inn , Dolgelly , the date of its warrant being 17 th September , 1743 . This became No . 127 in 1756 , and No . 100 in 1770 ,
Installation Of R.W. Bro. Lord Harlech, Prov. Grand Master North Wales.
between which latter year and 1781 , when the lodges of the " Moderns " were again numbered , it passed out of existence . Six other lodges were constituted by the " Moderns , " namely' St . David ' s Lodge , No . 286 , meeting at the Eagle and Child , Holywell , and warranted on 13 th January , 1761 , which became No . 206 in 1770 , No . 166 in 1781 , and was erased in 1787 ; No . 415 , meeting at Lord Boston ' s Arms , Holyhead , Flintshire , of
25 th January , 1768 , re-numbered 350 in 1770 , No . 272 as the"Mona " Lodge , meeting at the King's Head , in 17 S 1 , and No . 229 in 1792 ; the " Wynnstay Lodge , Denbighshire , " which was warranted 31 st August , 1671 , as No . 415 , and migrated soon after into Shropshire ; the Snowdon Lodge ( of 17 S 6 ) No . 494 , meeting at " the Sportsman , " Carnarvon , renumbered 404 in 1792 ; the Royal Denbigh Lodge , No . 505 , Red Lion ,
Denbigh , 1787 , altered to No . 414 in 1792 , when it met at the Crown Inn ; and No . 54 S , Lodge of Peace and Good Neighbourhood , Wynnstay , Denbighshire , constituted in 1795 . These , however , have shared the fate of the 1743 lodge , and , though they may have fulfilled their appointed work , have long since ceased to figure on the roli of our Grand Lodge . The one " Ancient" lodge of which we have any record , No . 142 , meeting at the
King of Prussia , Welchpool , and , warranted 28 th June , 1766 , has been more fortunate . It still plays its part admirably , but as the Philanthropic Lodge , No . 107 , of King's Lynn , to which town it moved its quarters on the 22 nd March , 1 S 10 . — -See Gould's "Atholl Lodges , " p . 2 S . In this respect North Wales is less favourably circumstanced than Shropshire . The latter has on its roll two pra > Union Lodges , No . 117 , "Ancient , " and
No . 262 , " Modern , " both meeting in Shrewsbury , but the former has none . However , what the North Wales lodges lack in point of antiquity they make good as regards number . There are eighteen of them , all told , the oldest being the St . David's , No . 384 , Bangor , warranted in 1 S 27 , and the next in point of age the St . Cybi , No . 597 , Holyhead ; these , with the two Shrewsbury lodges , constituted the Province of North Wales and Shropshire
in 1 S 52 , when its late chief was installed P . G . M . However , a third North Wales lodge was added the very same year , the Segontium , No . 606 , Carnarvon , and six years later—in 1 S 58—there was warranted a fourth , namely , the St . Tudno , No . 755 , Llandudno ; while in 1864 , a fifth was added , the Welchpool , No . 998 , Welchpool . Since then there have been created thirteen other lodges , which we give in the order of their constitution : —The
Anglesea , No . 1113 , Anglesea , 1866 ; the Royal Denbeigh , No . 1143 , Denbeigh , 1 S 67 , the Square and Compass , No . 1336 , Wrexham , 1 S 70 ; the Bala , No . 1369 , Bala , 1871 ; the Sir Watkin , No . 1477 , Mold , 1873 ; the St . Eleth , No . 1488 , Amlwch , and the Madoc , No . 1509 , Portmadoc , both of 1 S 74 ; the Llanidloes , No . 1582 , Llanidloes , and the Corbet , No . 1583 , Towyn , of 1 S 75 ; the Caedewain , No . 1594 , Newtown , 1876 ; the Caradoc ,
No . 1674 , Rhyl , 1877 ; the Royal Leek , No . 1 849 , Bangor , 1879 5 an & tne Mawddach , No . 1988 , Barmouth , warranted in 1882 . These eighteen lodges are fairly distributed throughout the province , Bangor being the only town which has two lodges , the remaining sixteen being held in as many different localities . Here , then , we have North Wales as a separate organisation , and , considering that its new chief , Lord Harlech , has already had several years '
experience as Prov . G . Master of North Connaught , under the Grand Lodge of Ireland , there is every likelihood the province will be well and successfully governed . Having briefly described the province , we give our attention to the event of Friday week , when the old order of things passed away , and R . W . Bro . Lord Harlech had formally conferred upon him the chief Masonic authority
in North Wales , under his Royal Highness the Grand Master of England . The proceedings were announced to commence at 1 . 30 p . m ., and at 2 p . m . Provincial Grand Lodge was opened by the V . W . Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary of England , the Installing Master . After the usual introductory business , a deputation was appointed , and Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master elect , Lord Harlech , was
introduced , and the patent of his appointment having been read by the acting Grand Director of Ceremonies , the ceremony of installation took place according to the usages of Antient Free and Accepted Freemasonry . The ceremony and accompanying music were most solemn and interesting . After due proclamation and salutation , the new P . G . M . was formally inducted into the chair amid the enthusiastic cheers of the brethren .
The P . G . M then announced the appointment of Worshipful Bro . Col . Henry Piatt as Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and Colonel Piatt having been addressed by the P . G . M . on the duties of his office , took the accustomed obligation , and was invested and inducted into his seat on the right of the P . G . M .
The ceremony of investing the other Provincial Grand Officers then took place , the complete list being as follows ; Bro . Lord Harlech ... ... ... ,.. Prov . G . M . „ Col . Henry Piatt , 1849 ... ... ... Prov . D . G . M . „ Samuel , Pope , Q . C ., 1988 ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ J . F . Edisbury , 1336 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . R . H . Williams , 1113 ... ... Prov . G . Chap .
„ Rev . W . L . Protheroe , 1477 ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ J . Salmon , 1477 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ T . G . Tuxford , 1509 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ T . E . Harris , 1849 ... ... .... Prov . G . Sec . „ John Hughes , 384 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Sec . „ T . M . Taylor , 1594 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . „ J . F . Jesse , 1143 ... ... ... Prov . G . T . D .
„ R . J . Davids . 606 ... .... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ D . Wynn Williams , 384 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C . „ C . W . Richards , 1369 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ J . Danilly , C . C ., 998 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . „ Hugh Jones , 1582 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ H . A . Steer , 1674 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ Major Casson , 1143 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org .
„ G . K Felion , 755 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ W . Evens , 597 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Purst . ,, Henry Owen , 1 583 ... ... ... -j „ T . L . Evans , 1488 ... ... ... i Prov . G . Stwds . ,, John Owen , 998 ... ... ... ) „ H . P . Stubington ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler .