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India.
ALLAHABAD . MASONIC BAIL . —Under a dispensation from the Prov . G . M ., Bro . A . W . Spence and the other brethren at Allahabad gave a Masonic Ball at the Assembly Rooms , on Monday the 29 th December , which went off very successfully . There were about 200 persons present ; and among the guests were Colonel and Mrs . Kaye . The band of H . M . 's 77 th attended on the occasion , and played on the stage used for theatrical purposes . The
supper was in Mr . Oehme's best style ; and the dancing was kept up till morning . Bro . Callan , P . Prov . G . Reg ., and three of his late fellow passengers on the Nemesis , have joined the lodge . Bro . Callan writes very favourably of the manner in which the work is conducted , ancl of the zeal which animates the Allahabad brethren , and takes them from great distances to the lodge meetings .
RANGOON . Bro . Nanabhoy Btirjoree has been elected Master of Lodge Star of Burmah , and has appointed the following officers : — Bros . George Bullock , S . W . ; R . Berrill , J . W . ; George O'Donnell , S . D . ; Edward Richardson , J . D . ; Chas . Pascal , Sec . ; James Dickie is the Treas . On St . John's Day , the brethren of the lodge , accompanied by those of Lodge of Victoria , walked in procession to churchwhere a Sermon was preached
, ancl a collection made for local benevolent purposes . After service , the brethren marched to the site of their proposed Masonic . Hall , and the foundation stone of the building was laid by Bro Dickinson . THAYETMYO . Bro . Leonard Bolden ( of H . M . 68 th ) has been elected Master of Lodge Astaia . The following are the officers of the lodge : —
Bros . Peter Burton Roe , S . W . ; Decimus Flower Lonsdale , J . W . and Treas . ; AVilliam Davis , Sec . ; Josiah Benjamin Chapman . S . D . ; B . Bell Forsyth , J . D . ; A . Fellowes Forsyth , I . G . ; Henry William Bird , Tyler . AKYAB . The brethren gave an evening party , on St . John ' s Day , at
the house of the AA . M ., Bro . Ripley , the lodge bungalow not having sufficient accommodation for the purpose . The party went off well , and was kept up till 12 o'clock , it being Saturday . MAULMAIN . The brethren marched on St . John's Day to St . Matthew ' s Churchwhere Divine Service was performedand a sermon was
, , preached by the Rev . C . G . P . Parish . A collection was made after the sermon on behalf of the Maulmain Church of England Orphanage . ROYAL ARCH . AEEAHABAD . —Chapiter Mope ( No . 126 ) . — -A convocation of this chapter was held on the 21 st January . Present : F . Jennings , M . E . Z . ; Doctor John Smith , M . E . Z . of the Scottish
chapter ; John William Brown , PI . H . ; C . J . Evans , as J . The following Master Masons were exalted : C . Kelvey , 265 ; R . S . Burgess , 284 ; AV . R . Patterson , 80 ; W . H . Taylor , 265 ; J . Gilbert , 265 ; AV . G . Probyn , 1127 ; Geo . Chisbolm , 128 ; C . Lazarus , 279 ; and L . J . Ewert . The lectures were delivered by the First Principal and by V . E . Comp . Brown . The following were the officers elected for the year : —John AVilliam
Brown , 1 st Principal ; AVilliam Clark , CD ., 2 nd Principal ; James G . Bowerman , 3 rd Principal ; Doctor Frank Powell , Principal Soj . ; Thos . Dickson , re-elected Scribe E . and Treas . ; W . G . Baxter , re-elected Scribe N . ; Daniel , Janitor .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
NEWCASTLE - ON - Ti'NE . —Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed Lodge . —A meeting was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Newgate Street , Newcastle-on-Tyne , on March 25 th . In the absence of the R . AV . M ., the lodge was opened by P . M . Bro . H . G . Ludwig , as R . W . M ., assisted by Bros . E . J . Banister , S . W . j Laneter , J . W . ; A . Loades , Sec ; Reed , S . D .,. and the rest of the members . The minutes of last lodge were read and confirmed . The business of the lodge overit was closed at 8 o'clockand
, , the brethren enjoyed a social hour , which is appreciated by all who attend these meetings . Bro . Banister invited the brethren to come and assist at the consecration of the new Mark Lodge at Carlisle , which would shortly take place , and hoped they would honour him , being appointed the first Master .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . AVILLIAM HUTCHESON . Bro . Dr . AVilliam Hutcheson , formerly head medical officer in the Glasgow Lunatic Asylum , died at Ayr on the 24 th ult ., in the 56 th year of his age . Mr . Hutcheson was a native of Edinburgh , and completed his professional education in that city , at the Royal College of Surgeons , and at the University . He attained to great eminence among his professional brethren
in his treatment of the insane ; and in civil and criminal trials he was a high authority , and often examined . Mr . Hutcheson was one of the medical gentlemen who gave evidence in support of the plea of insanity set up for Macnaughten , the murderer of Mr . Drummond , the private secretary of the late Sir Robert Peel . One who knew Bro . Hutcheson well thus speaks of him : — " As a friend and acquaintance it was impossible to have one more pleasant or instructive than Dr . Hutcheson . His
sometimes silent and abstracted manner proceeded neither from distance nor reserve ; for no one was ever more frank and open , and few had more entertaining and valuable stores of information at command . A thorough classical scholar , with all manner of curious hook-lore on all manner of subjects ; conversation with him was most imposing , and one could not be halt an hour in his society without learning something worth
knowing and being better for the humour , approaching at times to drollery , with which , when the topic admitted , he could set it oft * so well . " Towards the end of last autumn . Dr . Hutcheson accompanied his only son ( a brother of the Mother Kilwinning Lodge ) , who was about to embark for China , as far as London , and on his return caught caught a cold , from the effects of which he never recovered . Calmly he fell asleep in the tranquil assurance of that relligion whose blessed offices his whole life , from birth , had been spent in illustrating .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COUUT . —The Prince and Princess of Wales went down on Saturday to their estate at Sandringham Hall , Norfolk . The former visits of tbe Prince to this newly-purchased property were of a private nature , and he was , therefore , allowed to pass up and down much as any private gentleman might do ; but on this , the first time he was accompanied by his bride , the occasion was treated as a public one , and the welcome given him all down the line was of a very warm and cordial nature . The
Royal party left the Eastern Counties station at one o ' clock , and reached Wolverton about half-past four . At all the intermediate stations ( Cambridge , Ely , Lynn , &_ . ) the inhabitants turned out in great numbers , and welcomed their arrival . Between Wolverton station and the lodge gates at Sandringham a triumphal arch had been erected , and the population of all the country round were here assembled . There was a continued outburst of cheering all along the road . The Prince has received the
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour from the Emperor of the French . Prince Alfred arrived at Windsor , having having travelled by easy stages from Malta , on Tuesday , and was met at the station by her Majesty and the young Princesses . The Prince , although he appears thin , was in excellent spirits , and
in much better health than could have been expected after his recent illness , and he appears to have grown nearly as tall as tho Prince of AVales . LuEi-iUAT , PAULIANIENT . —On Thursday , the 26 th March , in the HOUSE OE LOHDS , the Tobacco Duties bill was read a second time , and , the standing orders being suspended , it went through committee , was read a third time , and passed . —The Lord Chancellor , in calling the attention of the House to the
nomination and presentation to the crown livings vested in the Lord Chancellor , observed that , although these livings were very numerous , many were of very small value and in remote districts , and showed by their neglected condition the want of an interested supervision of landed proprietors holding the advowsons . What he proposed to clo in the bill he presented was to ask for power to sell the advowsons of 320 of the smallest livingsand to employ the proceeds for the benefit and
, augmentation of other livings . The advantages which would accrue from this scheme were the improved conditions of the parishes , by transferring the advowsons to landed proprietors , who would take a pride in maintaining the parish church and schools . He intended to ask their lordships to refer the bill to a select committee . ' The bill was read a first time . On
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India.
ALLAHABAD . MASONIC BAIL . —Under a dispensation from the Prov . G . M ., Bro . A . W . Spence and the other brethren at Allahabad gave a Masonic Ball at the Assembly Rooms , on Monday the 29 th December , which went off very successfully . There were about 200 persons present ; and among the guests were Colonel and Mrs . Kaye . The band of H . M . 's 77 th attended on the occasion , and played on the stage used for theatrical purposes . The
supper was in Mr . Oehme's best style ; and the dancing was kept up till morning . Bro . Callan , P . Prov . G . Reg ., and three of his late fellow passengers on the Nemesis , have joined the lodge . Bro . Callan writes very favourably of the manner in which the work is conducted , ancl of the zeal which animates the Allahabad brethren , and takes them from great distances to the lodge meetings .
RANGOON . Bro . Nanabhoy Btirjoree has been elected Master of Lodge Star of Burmah , and has appointed the following officers : — Bros . George Bullock , S . W . ; R . Berrill , J . W . ; George O'Donnell , S . D . ; Edward Richardson , J . D . ; Chas . Pascal , Sec . ; James Dickie is the Treas . On St . John's Day , the brethren of the lodge , accompanied by those of Lodge of Victoria , walked in procession to churchwhere a Sermon was preached
, ancl a collection made for local benevolent purposes . After service , the brethren marched to the site of their proposed Masonic . Hall , and the foundation stone of the building was laid by Bro Dickinson . THAYETMYO . Bro . Leonard Bolden ( of H . M . 68 th ) has been elected Master of Lodge Astaia . The following are the officers of the lodge : —
Bros . Peter Burton Roe , S . W . ; Decimus Flower Lonsdale , J . W . and Treas . ; AVilliam Davis , Sec . ; Josiah Benjamin Chapman . S . D . ; B . Bell Forsyth , J . D . ; A . Fellowes Forsyth , I . G . ; Henry William Bird , Tyler . AKYAB . The brethren gave an evening party , on St . John ' s Day , at
the house of the AA . M ., Bro . Ripley , the lodge bungalow not having sufficient accommodation for the purpose . The party went off well , and was kept up till 12 o'clock , it being Saturday . MAULMAIN . The brethren marched on St . John's Day to St . Matthew ' s Churchwhere Divine Service was performedand a sermon was
, , preached by the Rev . C . G . P . Parish . A collection was made after the sermon on behalf of the Maulmain Church of England Orphanage . ROYAL ARCH . AEEAHABAD . —Chapiter Mope ( No . 126 ) . — -A convocation of this chapter was held on the 21 st January . Present : F . Jennings , M . E . Z . ; Doctor John Smith , M . E . Z . of the Scottish
chapter ; John William Brown , PI . H . ; C . J . Evans , as J . The following Master Masons were exalted : C . Kelvey , 265 ; R . S . Burgess , 284 ; AV . R . Patterson , 80 ; W . H . Taylor , 265 ; J . Gilbert , 265 ; AV . G . Probyn , 1127 ; Geo . Chisbolm , 128 ; C . Lazarus , 279 ; and L . J . Ewert . The lectures were delivered by the First Principal and by V . E . Comp . Brown . The following were the officers elected for the year : —John AVilliam
Brown , 1 st Principal ; AVilliam Clark , CD ., 2 nd Principal ; James G . Bowerman , 3 rd Principal ; Doctor Frank Powell , Principal Soj . ; Thos . Dickson , re-elected Scribe E . and Treas . ; W . G . Baxter , re-elected Scribe N . ; Daniel , Janitor .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
NEWCASTLE - ON - Ti'NE . —Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed Lodge . —A meeting was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Newgate Street , Newcastle-on-Tyne , on March 25 th . In the absence of the R . AV . M ., the lodge was opened by P . M . Bro . H . G . Ludwig , as R . W . M ., assisted by Bros . E . J . Banister , S . W . j Laneter , J . W . ; A . Loades , Sec ; Reed , S . D .,. and the rest of the members . The minutes of last lodge were read and confirmed . The business of the lodge overit was closed at 8 o'clockand
, , the brethren enjoyed a social hour , which is appreciated by all who attend these meetings . Bro . Banister invited the brethren to come and assist at the consecration of the new Mark Lodge at Carlisle , which would shortly take place , and hoped they would honour him , being appointed the first Master .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . AVILLIAM HUTCHESON . Bro . Dr . AVilliam Hutcheson , formerly head medical officer in the Glasgow Lunatic Asylum , died at Ayr on the 24 th ult ., in the 56 th year of his age . Mr . Hutcheson was a native of Edinburgh , and completed his professional education in that city , at the Royal College of Surgeons , and at the University . He attained to great eminence among his professional brethren
in his treatment of the insane ; and in civil and criminal trials he was a high authority , and often examined . Mr . Hutcheson was one of the medical gentlemen who gave evidence in support of the plea of insanity set up for Macnaughten , the murderer of Mr . Drummond , the private secretary of the late Sir Robert Peel . One who knew Bro . Hutcheson well thus speaks of him : — " As a friend and acquaintance it was impossible to have one more pleasant or instructive than Dr . Hutcheson . His
sometimes silent and abstracted manner proceeded neither from distance nor reserve ; for no one was ever more frank and open , and few had more entertaining and valuable stores of information at command . A thorough classical scholar , with all manner of curious hook-lore on all manner of subjects ; conversation with him was most imposing , and one could not be halt an hour in his society without learning something worth
knowing and being better for the humour , approaching at times to drollery , with which , when the topic admitted , he could set it oft * so well . " Towards the end of last autumn . Dr . Hutcheson accompanied his only son ( a brother of the Mother Kilwinning Lodge ) , who was about to embark for China , as far as London , and on his return caught caught a cold , from the effects of which he never recovered . Calmly he fell asleep in the tranquil assurance of that relligion whose blessed offices his whole life , from birth , had been spent in illustrating .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COUUT . —The Prince and Princess of Wales went down on Saturday to their estate at Sandringham Hall , Norfolk . The former visits of tbe Prince to this newly-purchased property were of a private nature , and he was , therefore , allowed to pass up and down much as any private gentleman might do ; but on this , the first time he was accompanied by his bride , the occasion was treated as a public one , and the welcome given him all down the line was of a very warm and cordial nature . The
Royal party left the Eastern Counties station at one o ' clock , and reached Wolverton about half-past four . At all the intermediate stations ( Cambridge , Ely , Lynn , &_ . ) the inhabitants turned out in great numbers , and welcomed their arrival . Between Wolverton station and the lodge gates at Sandringham a triumphal arch had been erected , and the population of all the country round were here assembled . There was a continued outburst of cheering all along the road . The Prince has received the
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour from the Emperor of the French . Prince Alfred arrived at Windsor , having having travelled by easy stages from Malta , on Tuesday , and was met at the station by her Majesty and the young Princesses . The Prince , although he appears thin , was in excellent spirits , and
in much better health than could have been expected after his recent illness , and he appears to have grown nearly as tall as tho Prince of AVales . LuEi-iUAT , PAULIANIENT . —On Thursday , the 26 th March , in the HOUSE OE LOHDS , the Tobacco Duties bill was read a second time , and , the standing orders being suspended , it went through committee , was read a third time , and passed . —The Lord Chancellor , in calling the attention of the House to the
nomination and presentation to the crown livings vested in the Lord Chancellor , observed that , although these livings were very numerous , many were of very small value and in remote districts , and showed by their neglected condition the want of an interested supervision of landed proprietors holding the advowsons . What he proposed to clo in the bill he presented was to ask for power to sell the advowsons of 320 of the smallest livingsand to employ the proceeds for the benefit and
, augmentation of other livings . The advantages which would accrue from this scheme were the improved conditions of the parishes , by transferring the advowsons to landed proprietors , who would take a pride in maintaining the parish church and schools . He intended to ask their lordships to refer the bill to a select committee . ' The bill was read a first time . On