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had declared openly his participation in the murder of 1 , 000 Christians , some of whom were personally known to him ( Lord Combermere ) ; and hoped the Lodges would respond , and forward to Lord Panmure as much as they possibly could , for the relief . of the sufferers and their friends—whether Masons or not ; and he should be proud if the Province of Chester , as a Prov . Grand Lodge , were the first to
move in the matter . His services were at all times at the disposal of the Craft , and the duties connected with his high office should be carried out as energetically as heretofore , even if he were conveyed to the Prov . Grand Lodge on a litter . He would leave them to conceive what his Masonic feelings were , and thanked them again for the cordial and ardent way in which the toast of his health had been received .
" The Health of Lady Combermere , and the Ladies , was proposed in very complimentary language , and interesting and eloquent speeches were delivered by Bros . Cruttenden , the Bev . —Tanner , and Horatio Lloyd .
Cwe ^ t ^ r . —Cestrian Lodge ( No . 615 ) . —This Lodge held its monthly meeting at the Lodge-rooms , Boyal Hotel , Chester , on Wednesday , the 14 th October . The Lodge was opened for business at three o'clock P . M ., by the W . M ., Bro . Weaver , when Bro . S . Smith was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft , and received an impressive charge from Bro . Willoughby , P . M . ; after which the suggestions of theB . W . Prov . G . M ., Field * Marshal Viscount Combermere , relative to subscribing to the India Belief Fund , were taken into consideration , as requested by his lordship at Staleybridge .
The Secretary ( Bro . S . Brown ) then informed the Lodge that a private meeting of the Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge had taken place , in order to be prepared with a resolution to be brought before the Lodge at the regular meeting , so that no time should be lost in getting in subscriptions . The Secretary then read the following minute of the meeting : — (< Ata meeting of the Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge , No . 615 , Boyal Hotel ,
October 9 th , 1857 : present—Bro . Charles Button , P . M ., in the chair ; Bros . Waters , Palin , Jno . Jones , Henry , Pigot , Brushfield , Tibbits , and S . Brown , Sec , it was unanimously resolved : —That the sum of £ 15 be recommended to be given from the funds of the Cestrian Lodge , in aid of the Fund for the Belief of the Sufferers in India , agreeably to the earnest wish and recommendation of the B . W . Prov . G . M ., Field Marshal the Viscount Combermere , in Provincial Grand
Lodge at Staleybridge . " And it was further resolved : —That circulars be sent to those Brethren who would wish to add their individual subscription to the £ 15 to be given by the Lodge . It is therefore respectfully requested that you will please to signify to me before the meeting of the Lodge , on Wednesday next , what amount you may feel disposed to subscribe . " .
It was then unanimously resolved that the recommendation of the meeting be adopted , and that . the sum of £ 15 be given to the Belief Fund for the Sufferers in India from this Lodge . The Brethren present ( in addition to what they had subscribed before in different parts of the city ) immediately put down the following sums opposite their names - . —Bros . Weaver , M . W ., £ 1 . 1 * . ; P . Eaton ( Mayor of
Chester ) , £± 2 s . ; W . Palin , £ 2 . 2 s . ; Waters , M . D ., £ 2 . 2 s . ; Aldersey , £ 2 . 2 s . ; Fouss , £ 2 . 2 s . ; Henry , £ 2 . 2 s . ; Davenport ( fourth payment ) , £ 1 . Is . ; Tibbits , £ 1 . Is . ; John Jones , £ 1 . Is . ; Piatt , £ 1 Is . ; H . W . Jones , £ 1 . Is . ; McGregor ( Boyal Hotel ) , £ 1 . Is . ; Smith , £ 1 . Is . ; Pigott , £ 1 . Is . Many others of this Lodge are * likely to send contributions . Bro . Waters proposed the following
resolution , which was carried , namely"That the contributions of the Cestrian Lodge to the India Belief Fund be handed to the secretary and treasurer for that fund in Chester , and that a written specification of the amount so banded over be forwarded to the proper Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire . " The amount collected from this Lodge , £ 32 . 17 s ., and what is expected when all the Lodges of the Province have contributed , in addition to the £ 50 given by the Prov . G . M . and Officers of the Prov . Grand - Lodge , will make a large sum , which will be highly gratifying to the justly popular veteran field marshal .
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had declared openly his participation in the murder of 1 , 000 Christians , some of whom were personally known to him ( Lord Combermere ) ; and hoped the Lodges would respond , and forward to Lord Panmure as much as they possibly could , for the relief . of the sufferers and their friends—whether Masons or not ; and he should be proud if the Province of Chester , as a Prov . Grand Lodge , were the first to
move in the matter . His services were at all times at the disposal of the Craft , and the duties connected with his high office should be carried out as energetically as heretofore , even if he were conveyed to the Prov . Grand Lodge on a litter . He would leave them to conceive what his Masonic feelings were , and thanked them again for the cordial and ardent way in which the toast of his health had been received .
" The Health of Lady Combermere , and the Ladies , was proposed in very complimentary language , and interesting and eloquent speeches were delivered by Bros . Cruttenden , the Bev . —Tanner , and Horatio Lloyd .
Cwe ^ t ^ r . —Cestrian Lodge ( No . 615 ) . —This Lodge held its monthly meeting at the Lodge-rooms , Boyal Hotel , Chester , on Wednesday , the 14 th October . The Lodge was opened for business at three o'clock P . M ., by the W . M ., Bro . Weaver , when Bro . S . Smith was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft , and received an impressive charge from Bro . Willoughby , P . M . ; after which the suggestions of theB . W . Prov . G . M ., Field * Marshal Viscount Combermere , relative to subscribing to the India Belief Fund , were taken into consideration , as requested by his lordship at Staleybridge .
The Secretary ( Bro . S . Brown ) then informed the Lodge that a private meeting of the Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge had taken place , in order to be prepared with a resolution to be brought before the Lodge at the regular meeting , so that no time should be lost in getting in subscriptions . The Secretary then read the following minute of the meeting : — (< Ata meeting of the Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge , No . 615 , Boyal Hotel ,
October 9 th , 1857 : present—Bro . Charles Button , P . M ., in the chair ; Bros . Waters , Palin , Jno . Jones , Henry , Pigot , Brushfield , Tibbits , and S . Brown , Sec , it was unanimously resolved : —That the sum of £ 15 be recommended to be given from the funds of the Cestrian Lodge , in aid of the Fund for the Belief of the Sufferers in India , agreeably to the earnest wish and recommendation of the B . W . Prov . G . M ., Field Marshal the Viscount Combermere , in Provincial Grand
Lodge at Staleybridge . " And it was further resolved : —That circulars be sent to those Brethren who would wish to add their individual subscription to the £ 15 to be given by the Lodge . It is therefore respectfully requested that you will please to signify to me before the meeting of the Lodge , on Wednesday next , what amount you may feel disposed to subscribe . " .
It was then unanimously resolved that the recommendation of the meeting be adopted , and that . the sum of £ 15 be given to the Belief Fund for the Sufferers in India from this Lodge . The Brethren present ( in addition to what they had subscribed before in different parts of the city ) immediately put down the following sums opposite their names - . —Bros . Weaver , M . W ., £ 1 . 1 * . ; P . Eaton ( Mayor of
Chester ) , £± 2 s . ; W . Palin , £ 2 . 2 s . ; Waters , M . D ., £ 2 . 2 s . ; Aldersey , £ 2 . 2 s . ; Fouss , £ 2 . 2 s . ; Henry , £ 2 . 2 s . ; Davenport ( fourth payment ) , £ 1 . Is . ; Tibbits , £ 1 . Is . ; John Jones , £ 1 . Is . ; Piatt , £ 1 Is . ; H . W . Jones , £ 1 . Is . ; McGregor ( Boyal Hotel ) , £ 1 . Is . ; Smith , £ 1 . Is . ; Pigott , £ 1 . Is . Many others of this Lodge are * likely to send contributions . Bro . Waters proposed the following
resolution , which was carried , namely"That the contributions of the Cestrian Lodge to the India Belief Fund be handed to the secretary and treasurer for that fund in Chester , and that a written specification of the amount so banded over be forwarded to the proper Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire . " The amount collected from this Lodge , £ 32 . 17 s ., and what is expected when all the Lodges of the Province have contributed , in addition to the £ 50 given by the Prov . G . M . and Officers of the Prov . Grand - Lodge , will make a large sum , which will be highly gratifying to the justly popular veteran field marshal .