History Of Freemasonry In Cornwall.

HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CORNWALL .

XOJ ^ DOA , SATVRDAT , DECEMBER 1 , 1886 .

Ey > b Bro . ATILLIAH JAMES HUGHAN , IS , & c , ( Continued from page 402 . ) " This being the proper night for choosing officers for the ensuing sis months , Bro . Bro . If . Steel was chosen B . W . M ., and he selected his officers as

follows : _ Bros . Timothy Wheelwright , AT . S . AT . ; Thos . McLellan , AT . J . W .- . Josiah Hart , Sec , and Edward Snoxell , Treas . Present—Bros . P . Westcott , W . M . ; Stephen Bell , P . M . ; N . Steel , S . W . ; AT . Pender , J . AT . ; J . Lilly , Sec . ; E . Snoxell . Treas . ; J .

Wheelwright , B . Tivian , T . McLellan , and M . Allison . The festival does not appear to have been well attended , although the financial position at that time was exceedingly satisfactory . The Lodge was duly closed , and thus another annual festival passed

away . ' The following is a sample of a complete record of a Lodge meeting held Sth June , 17 C 9 , and is important from the fact of the visiting Brethren being mentioned from a neighbouring Lodge , whose minutes , webelieveare lost of that date : —

. , ' ¦ ' Falmouth , Sth June , 1769 . —Lodge opened in form . Present—Bros . Stephen Bell , P . M . ; Nathaniel Steel , M . ; P . Wescott , P . M . ; T . Wheelwright , S . W . ; J . Pollock , S . AT . ; Josiah Hart , Sec . ; John Lilly ; and Edward Snoxell , Treas . A isiting

Brethren—ATilliam Price , Thomas Halse , Archd . Penrose , and Jos . Peters , all of Eedruth Lodge . The question demanded and nothing proposed , lodge opened in due form , and further adjourned to the next regular lodge night . "

Then follows a list of the " Quarteridges to Michaelmas , 57 G 9 , " and a most formidable number of l ; arrears , " which , we find , in many instances , increased rapidly , instead of diminishing , as time rolled onwards . But more on this subject another time .

" Falmouth , 12 th July , 5769 . Provincial Quarterly Communication . Present—Brothers Stephen Bell , D . P . G . M . ; E . Vivian , P . G . W . ; P . Wescott , P . J . AT . ; J . Lilly , P . G . S . ; Edward Snoxell , P . G . T . ; Nathaniel Steel , ATM . ; E . James , G . S . ; Henry Eowe , G . S . ;

T . McLellan , G . S . ; J . Pollack , G . S . ; J . Hart , G . S . ; Stewart , Hon . G . S . :: Arisiting brethren of Eedruth Lodge—Bro . Price , W . M . ; A . Penrose , S . ; Jacobs and Olive . Of St . Ives Lodge , Bro . Lane , AT . P . M . ; Hicks , W . J . W .

What was transacted at this meeting , "like the first words Adam said to Eve , " nobody knows , as the records were not kept . Those who possess copies of an interesting work ,

entitled " Some account of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall" ( which rumour states has the distinguished P . Ci . M , of the county for its author ) , will find ( page 5 ) that the St . Ives Lodge is mentioned as being noticed in the Love and Honour Lodge minutes on June 24 th , 1771 , " for the first

time , " whereas we have just given proof of that lodge being in existence , and so acknowledged some two years earlier . By reference to Bro . " Calcott ' s Disquisitions , " 1769 , we are also enabled to present an incomplete list of the officers , & c , of the lodge

from the subscribers' names appended to that work , viz ., John Knill , P . M . ; John Treugrouse , AT . S . AT . Nathaniel Hicks , AT . J . W . ; William Hitchens , Secretary ; Eev . Thomas Lane ; N . Hicks , jun . ; Samuel Geen , Anthony , John Edwards , and James Faggotten .

St . Ives Lodge was the sixth oldest in Cornwall , but was short-lived , and never subsequently revived as were some others , yet it may be said to be still represented to the Cornubian Lodge , No . 450 , held at Hayle , being but a short distance from the former town , and we are happy to state , in a flourishing condition , both financially and numerically *

On the 13 th July , 1769 , the Festival of St . John the Baptist was held in a quiet way , when Bro . P . ATescott was chosen Master by ballot , and appointed Brother T . AVheelwright , W . S . AT . ; Brother T . McLellan , W . S . W . ; Brother H . Eowe , Secretary ; and Bro . Snoxell , Treas . The Festival of St , John

the Evangelist was observed 2 Sth Dec . of the same year , but , owing to some unexplained causes , there was no regular banquet as heretofore , and it is evident at this time that the members were considerably diminished in numbers , and were backward , besides , in

discharging their dues to the lodge . Matters eventually improved , and it is as well they did . Bro . John Lilly was elected Master , and Bros . J . McLellan and J . Hart were appointed ATardens , Bros . Eardley Willniott being chosen Sec , and Edward Snoxell , Treas .,

as usual . The AT . M . occupied the chair , Sth Feb ., 1770 , Avhen it was proposed by Bro . E , Snoxell , seconded by Bro . Westcott , and carried , " that the lodge night of meeting , instead of being the second and last Thursday , to be the second and last AVednesday . " ATe shall find this arrangement did not last lonsr .

The lodgo was opened in due form , June 18 th , 1770 . Bro . Stephen Bell in the chair , and visiting brethren being John Dickensone , and Major John Hill . It is recorded by the Secretary , " That as St . John happens this year on a Sunday , it was agreed nem . con . to celebrate it on the ATednesday following . The

question demanded , and not anything proposed except the above , the lodge closed in due form , and adjourned to the 27 th inst . ; dinner to be on the table at two o ' clock . Bro . E . Adrian was chosen nem . eon . Master