Bro. Le Gendre N. Starkie,

Norman Ivnowles ; Eclmondson Riley ; George Stuttard ; AVm . Tillotson . PBESTOX . —Loclge 333—Bros . John S . Grice , John J . Myres , P . M . Lodge 183—Thomas Birchall , AV . M . ; A . Townley Parker , S . G . W . ; G . Eastham ; II . Armstrong . Loclge 314—James Hibbert , J . AA . ; James Byrne , J . Heath , T . M . Shuttleworth , W . M . ; T . S . Shuttleworth . Lodge 313—Richard Robinson , W . M . ; AA illiam Howard , S . AA . ; Daniel Grohes ,

P . M . ; J . M'Clinchy . CLITHEEOE . —Lodge 369—William Hargreaves ; Titus Welch ; Thomas Brown ; Henry Myers ; John Pinder ; J . H . Eraser ; W . AA'hewell ; George Lofthouse ; John Howard ; James Hornby ; Robert Satterthwaite , J . AA . ; John Bradshaw ; A . Garforth ; John Hargreaves ; Arthur Briggs , W . M . ; Edmund Alston . KEXDAL . —Lodge 129—Edward BusherW . M .

, BLACKPOOL . — Lodge 703— Samuel Bamber , P . M . ; John Cocker , P . M . CHOKLEY —Lodge 730—Rev . A . O'Jseil . PKESCOT—Lodge 86—Thomas Wylie . SOUTIIPOBT . —Loclge 148—Geo . Hansom . Shortly after the arrival of the Liverpool brethren afc the _ house , Bro . Oulton , "W . M . of Lodgo No . 32—the

senior lodge of the division , ancl the one to Avhich the deceased belonged—opened a lodge , and a foiv of the brethren , consisting of the Worshipful Master and Senior ancl Junior Wardens of Lodge 32 , Bro . Allender , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers ., Bro . AVylic , P . Prov . G . Sec , and Bro . Bourne , Prov . S . G . TV ., entered the room Avhere tho body lay , and after depositing the scroll closed the coffin

with Masonic honours . Tho lodge then adjourned for refreshment , which Avas liberally provided in a largo marquee . At half-past twelve o ' clock a procession was formed in front of the house by Bro . Allcnclor , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers ., assisted by Bro . Bertivisfcle , Prov . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers ., and the funeral cortege started shortly afterwards for Padiham . Church . Two mutes carrying wan els , led the ivay ; then came the members

of the Masonic body two abreast , each Avearing the insignia of his degree in the Order , partly covered ivith black crape ; two more mutes , carrying escutcheons of the family arms , followed ; and , after the hearse , Avhich was drawn by four horses , came the carriage of the deceased , five mourning coaches , and 22 private carriages . The first mourning coach contained Mrs . Starkie , '" the

widow of the deceased ; Captain Lo Gendre Nicholas Starkie , the eldest son ; ancl Mr . J . P . C . Starkie and the Rev . Henry A . Starkie , younger sous . Second coach : — The Rev . G . Horton , Bath , son-in-law ; Lieut .-Colonel Armytagc , nephew ; and the Rev . Car . on Chamberlain , RufFord , and the Rev . Dr . Butterton , brothers-in-law . Third coach : — -The Venerable Archdeacon Master ; James

Hardcastle , Esq ., Firwood , Bolton ; Lieut .-Colonel E . Clayton , Rowley , Burnley ; and Ralph Asshefcon , Esq ., DoAvnham Hall , Clithcroe . Fourth Coach : —Stephen Blair , Esq ., P . G . M ., Mill Hall , Bolton ; Rev . R . S " . Whitaker , AVhalley ; Henry Alison , Esq ., Shaiv Hall , Chorley ; and Mr . Fox . Fifth coach : —Mr . D . Robinson , solicitor ; Mr . Hopwood , agent ; and Dr . Briggsthe medical

atten-, dant of the family . Amongst the occupants of the private carriages ivhich folloivod ivere Jjieut .-Colonel TOWIIIOA ' Toivnley Hall ; Lieut .-Colonel Horton ; Mr . T . N . "Whitakcr , the Home , Burnley ; Captain AVhitlc , Whalloy Abbey ; Mr . Lomax , Clayton Hall ; Mr . T . G . Edmundson , Grasmore , near Lancaster ; Mr . Dutton , Blackburn ; Lioufc .-Colonel

Clayton ; Major-General Sir James Yorko Scarlett ; Major Thursby ; Mr . Joseph Fielden , "Whitton House , Blackburn ; Mr . R . _ Townley Parker , Guerdon Hall , Preston ; the Mayor of Burnley , & c . Closed carriages ivere sent by Miss Halstead , flood House , Burnley ; Mr . T . G . Parker , Browsholme Hall ; Captain Clayton , RoAvley ; Mr . J . Hargreaves , Broad Oak , Aecrington ; Mr . James

Dngdale , Ivy Bank , Burnley ; Mr . Hind ' . o , Sabden ; Mr . W . E . Taylor , Enfield ; Captain AVhitlc , Whalloy Abbey ; . and Mr . Dixon Robinson , Clithcroe Castle . After leaving the park the procession ivas headed by

about 150 of the tenantry and tradesmen of Padiham . AU the shops in the toivn were closed , and as the sad procession passed through , the streets ivere lined by the inhabitants , Avhose demeanour manifested the greatest respect and sympathy . The usual service having been gone through in the church , the Rev . Dr . Butterton officiating , the cortege returned through Padiham to the

cemetery , which is beautifully situated on the hill-side , a short distance from the toivn . There , in a new vault , the remains of Bro . Starkie were deposited Avith the usual formalities . The ordinary church service Avas performed by the Rev . Dr . Butterton , the choir singing Bach ' s chorale , "There is a calm for those who weep , " and Mendelssohn ' s " It is decreed . "

The Rev . Bro . Dunkloy , Prov . G . Chap ., read the folloiving exhortation : —¦ Brethren , —Here we view a striking instance of the uncertainty of life and the vanity ot all human pursuits . The last offices paid to the dead are only useful as lectures to the living ; from them ive are to derive instruction , and consider every solemnity of this kind as a summons to prepare for our approaching dissolution . Notwithstanding the various

mementoes of mortality which we daily meet , notwithstanding death has established his empire over all the works of nature , yet , through some unaccountable infatuation , AVC are apt to forget that we are born to clie . We go on from one design to another , add hope to hope , and lay out plans for the employment of many years , till Ave are suddenly alarmed at the approach of death when we least expect him , and at an hour which , amidst the gaieties of life , ive probably conclude to be the meridian of our existence . Let us , while in this stage of

existence , support with propriety the character of our profession , advert to the nature of our solemnities , ancl pursue with assiduity the sacred tenets of the Order . AA'ith becoming reverence let ns supplicate tbe Divine protection , and ensure the favour ol' that Eternal Being whoso goodness and power know no bounds ; ancl when the awful moment arrives that we are about to take our departure , be it soon or late , may we bo enabled to prosecute our journey without dread or apprehension

to that far distant country from which no traveller returns . By the light of the Divine countenance we may pass without trembling through those gloomy mansions where all things are foi gotten ; and at the great and tremendous day of trial and tribulation , when arrigned at the bar of Divine justice , we may hope that judgment will be pronounced in our favour , and that wo shall receive our reward , in the possession of au immortal inheritancewhere joy flows in one continued stream ,

, and no mound can check its course . The following invocations ivere then made by the Master , Bro . Onlton , tho usual honours accompanying each -. — Master : May we be true and faithful , and may we live and clie in love . —Answer : So mote it he . Master : May we profess what is good , ancl always act

agreeably to our profession . —Answer : So mote it be . Master : May the Lord bless us and prosper us , and may all our good intentions be crowned with success . —Answer : So mote it be . The Secretaries then advanced and throw their rolls into the grave ivith the usual forms , while tho Master repeated with an audible voice , " Glory be to God on high 1 on earth peace ! goodwill towards men 1 "—Answer : " So mote it be , now , from henceforth , and for evermore . "

Tho Master then concluded tho ceremony at the grave in the following Avords : — From time immemorial it bus been a custom among the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , at the request of a brother on his death-bed , to accompany his corpse to the place of interment , ancl there to deposit his remains ivith the usual formalities . In conformity with this usage , ancl at the special request of our deceased brotherwhoso memory we revereand

, , whose loss ive deplore , ive are here assembled in the character of Masons , to resign his body to the earth whence it came , and to offer up to his memory , before the ivorld , the last tribute of our fraternal affection ; thereby demonstrating the sincerity of our past esteem , ancl our inviolable attachment to tho principles of the Order . With all proper respect to the established customs of the country in which we live , ivith due deference to