The Province Of Cheshire.

accordingly , and the members kept together until 1866 , when it disappeared from the roll . Taking the remainder in alphabetical order , first comes Mmm . KwicH of 1792 ( " Noak ' s Ark , " Nos . 508 , 542 , and 3 60 ) , removed in 18 51 ; MOTTKAM in Longdendale . of

" Ancient" origin , of 1765 , number 139 . ( It scarcely could be said to have existed , and in 1775 it met at Dobcross , Saddleworth ; but in 1 S 06 it arrived at STOCKPORT , where it found a resting place , and is now " St . John , " No . . 104 , which see in Part III . ) . NAXTWICH , A . D . 1794 , erased in

1 S 09 and numbered 543 ; NESTOX , A . D . 176 9 ( having had live numbers , the last being J ^^ , and erased 1811 ) ; NORTIIWICH , of 1786 ( "Trade and Navigation , " struck off in 1828 as 49 ) ; PAKKGATE , an "Ancient" Lodge of 175 8 , with the number 51 , started Jirst at Liverpool in 1756 , but dormant

from 1775 ; STALYBRIDGE , of 1840 ( "Virtue and Science , " erased in 18 47 as 691 , and WEXSFORD , near OVER , first of all called " Love and Harmony " of A . D . 18 30 , and then ,

with the addition of Conibermere as a prefix , finally giving up the struggle in 18 51 , when No . 581 ; and WILMSLOW , A . D . 1865 , the " Southam , " erased so late as 1878 . The extinct lodges of STOCKPORT require a separate paragraph to themselves , four out of the live having been constituted by the "Atholl" Grand Lodge or " Ancients . "

The lirst was granted in 1760 and numbered S 3 . The members tried some half-dozen places of meeting down to 1784 , when the lodge was removed to HEATON NORKIS , Lane . It , however , returned to STOCKPORT in 179 1 , and was cancelled two years later , though it appears in the official

lists as still held in that town , 1804-7 . In 1811 the number was transferred to the vigorous " Athol " Lodge , BIRMINGHAM , No . 74 , and , coming to stay , its wandering days are over . The second of 1779 and numbered 268 , fell through about 15 years later , when the number was given to the " Jordan , "

now No . 201 , where it has found a permanent home . The third obtained the No . 279 in 1793 , and though named the " Royal Arch Lodge of the Temple of Jerusalem , " it lived and died

in Stockport , its latest payment being made in 1805 . It is noted that on the opening "A procession , a sermon , and a dinner filled up the harmony of the day . " The last of this quartette started at the " Fleece Inn " in 1 795 as No . 292 , finding the struggle for existence too keen , and as no returns were made after 1806 , the charter was transferred to the

metropolis , and is now the "Euphrates , " No . 212 , having been renewed as a civil or stationary lodge in 1833 , as from 1812 it was in connection with the West London Militia , & c . Three , therefore , out of the four of these "Atholl" numbers , though ceasing to work in Cheshire , are

represented elsewhere . The fifth lodge erased was held at STOCKPORT from 1790 , and was called the " Benevolence , " having had two numbers ( 573 and 4 S 2 ) , but it was struck off ten years later for the usual reason , i . e ., non-payment of dues . Another must be noted , the present No . 430 , chartered in the province at NEWTON MOOR in 18 35 as No . 623 ; it

went to DUKIXFIELD in i 88 r , but left Cheshire in 188 5 by journeying to ASHTOX-UXDER-LYXE , Lane . It has been known as the " Fidelity" from its origin . Probably this exhausts the record of extinct lodges for Cheshire , excepting the one chartered at MACCLESFIELD by the " Grand Lodge of all England" on 24 th September , 1770 . This York

organization warranted several lodges in Yorkshire from 1762 , but only this one in Cheshire , one in Lancashire , and a " Grand Lodge of England south of the River Trent , LONDON , " which was really under the wing of certain members of the "time immemorial" Lodge of Antiquity ,

1779-89 . Happily this old lodge ended the brief struggle by uniting once more , 1789-90 , and so this invasion of friendly territory ceased . The York Grand Lodge died out during the last decade of that century , and so did its offspring , neither leaving any representatives behind . How long this lodge at Macclesfield worked it is impossible now to discover . W . J . HIGH AN . ( 'To be continued . )

St. Bride Lodge, No. 2817.

St . Bride Lodge , No . 2817 .

Jnstallafion of J ? ro . < A ( derman Sir George Wyaif cTruscoff as W . < M .

THE installation of Alderman Truscott as Worshipful Alaster of the St . Bride Lodge was the occasion of a great gathering of civic dignatories and prominent London Alasons at the Hotel Cecil on Monday , October 3 rd . Sir George , while closely following in the footsteps of his

father , Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott , in civic life , exhibits no less zeal in Freemasonry , and promises to become as active and enthusiastic a Mason . The St . Bride Lodge was consecrated in 1900 , and was founded more especially for members of the printing and allied trades , and among the

members are many names eminent in the printing world . About 150 brethren of ( he Craft assembled on the occasion . Of Grand Officers there was an exceptionally strong representation , no less than 36 being present , amongst the most distinguished being Bros , the Right Hon . T . F . Halsey ,

M . P ., Deputy Grand Alaster ; Col . Alark Lockwood , M . P ., Provincial Grand Alaster for Essex ; Sir Joseph C . Dimsdale , M . P ., P . G . Treas . ; Alderman Vaughan Morgan , P . G . Treas . ; and Sir Horace B . Marshall , P . G . Treas . The installation ceremony was performed by the retiring Worshipful

Alaster , Bro . C . R . Warde , assisted by Bro . Sir Horace B . Marshall . The brethren afterwards adjourned to the banquet , which was held in the Victoria Hall .

The new Worshipful Alaster submitted the usual loyal toasts , and in proposing " The AI . W . Pro Grand Alaster , the Right Hon . Earl Amherst , and the R . W . Deputy Grand Master , the Right Hon . T . F . Halsey , AI . P ., " referred to the very great honour conferred upon the lodge and himself by

the presence of the Deputy Grand Alaster , to whom he tendered his personal thanks . The Deputy Grand Alaster , in reply , acknowledged the personal reference to himself , and expressed the pleasure it afforded him to be so kindly and cordially received in the

lodges that he had the opportunity to visit . It gave him great confidence and courage in occupying the high position of Deputy Grand Alaster , when he was received with so much cordiality by the brethren in the various loclges , and he was the more impressed with the responsibility ot his office .

He should endeavour to do all that was in his power to promote the welfare of the Craft . The Worshipful Alaster , in proposing " The other Grand Officers , Present and Past , " said they were honoured by the presence of such an array of high officers , and he was

delighted to see so many of his civic friends . Bro . Colonel Lockwood , M . P ., responded , and referred to the close association of the City with Alasonry . The Corporation vied with the Craft in doing all they could for