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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
MASONIC MEMS . AVi-: believe we may congratulate the Craft upon tho fact that the difference * with the brethren of Hobart Town have been all amicably -settled ; and not only tho charter of Lodge No . 781 restored , but two others granted for the district of South Tasmania . T ™ Steinmta far tho approaching festival of the Royal Benevolent
T . Institution for Aged Masons and their AVidows , had their first meeting yesterday , Inday , when nearl y fifty lodges were represented . There is yet room for a few mora Stewards . Tm-i Domatio and United Pil grims Chapter of Instruction has been removed from the Queen KHwhcth , AYalworth , to Bro , Hill , West Square . Lambeth . -. ¦ -.- > .
SUPREME GRArTl . ) LODGE . QUARTERLY COJIMimcATIOX THE quarterly communication of Grand Lodge wasludden in the ( treat Hall , on AVeduesday last , the 7 th instant , the B . AY . D . Prov CM , Lord lanmure , presiding as Grand Master , supported by Bros . Admiral fen- Lucius Curtis D . Prov . G . M . for Hampshire , as D . G . M ; Hall , Prov . GA forCambml
. gesbire ; llamsay , Prov . G . M ., Bengal ; Col . Burlton , G . AV as I . GAV . ; Savage , S . G . D . ; Slight , J . G . D . ; F . Boxbmgh , " . p n ; ; ioln ; ' a Trens - - a ckvlco ' G-Sec- > ' ' ^ - . ^ , & . Chaplain ; Rev , - ¦ Moore , P . G . Chaplain ; E . G . Pocoek , G , S B Jennings G D . of Cers . ; A . AV . AYoods , P . G . D . of Cers . ; Farnfield . Asst GDirof Daukes
. . Cers . ; , G . Supt . oFAYorks ; Horsley , G . Org . ; Smith , p ' rw ' n T' r - G - Pm * 1 ? ''ef 1 ' D"ud :, s ' - ' - - > ra * ti «»> , I . & . AA . ; Rev . S „ - / AY . Haye 3 ; P . ylw . 0 . Chaplain ; AV . P . Scott , i . G .. D . ; Hervey , P . G . D . ; Havers , P . G . D . ( President of the Board of General 1 urposes ); Hopwood , P . G . D . ; Vaudell , P . G . D . ; J . N . Tomkins I . G . D . ; Nelson , P . G . D . ; S . B . AVilson , P . G . D . ; Masson , P . GSB ~ - Spiers Udall '
, PG . S . B . ; , P . G . S . B . ; Kvaus , P . G . S . B . ( President ofthe Colonial Board ); Patten , P . G . S . B . ; & c , & c . of rt £ fc Lff 1 UViU 8 ' be ° U ° pened ' iu nm l' 1 0 fn , 'm »»* « 'o minutes ot the last quarterly communication readtW ^ l ^ "' ° » < L lnot -J on thiit th ° y be <*> nfii-mcd , rose and said that as the immediate Past Master of the Lodge of Concord , No 49 To wished to exp am how it was that the Lod
ge had ceased o irt , to expose itself to tho sentence of erasure passed upon it at ifc 8 ?™ V meeting of Grand Lod ge . It so happened that tl ouse n vl icl he meetings o the Lod ge used to be ' held in the time o ? ro Cr K had been pulled down , and the bouse erected iu its stead v , ° s devoted toother purposes . In the mean time Bro . Crueefix died and tho W finm ' o „? 7 f ' h ™ l * V «> - aMdon ) u'as at present busil y engged hi id ng out their addresses , and having ; the support of many unkumtityt the do all that "
E re ^ VT ] , r ° T ^"" d waVne t leMrscitate the Lod ge ami save its number . The warrant had in the eonfus . on of Bro . Crucefix ' s papers , unfortunately been , i Hi butnoedort on hi , part would bi spared to recover ft ; he therefore hoped that Grand Lod ge would allow No . 19 , to remain on the ro ^ ista -he President of the Board of General Purposes , was ,,, u-e Grani Lodge would be read y to give Bro . Madden every ' ^ u Sev the peculiar circumstances he had mentioned
. Bro . Maddeht course owever was no to ask Grand Lodge to rescind a resolufc at vl hh it of ho mi , uir - bUt F Sim i '{ r m t , ult th 0 ^ fin ^ m of o i uc ol the immites as referred to the erasure oE So . id be deferred t such time as Grand Lod ge had farther considered the question Lro . JMaddcii having moved in theispirit of Bro . Havers '? su «» c > sHnn
m£:ssbcw^^«»«w-'Pl , „ n f ™' ' ™ " * Of ASSISTANT GRAND PURSUIVANT . to H , P % T ? J " - i , tU 0 n raUctl Bl ' ° - ThomnB Alexander Adams to tl e dais to which he was conducted by the Grand Director of Co monies , when addressing him , the noble l ,, rd sail 1 . felt ^ t pl 4 ™ in ^ investing urn with the insi gnia of the important office ? of Slt a mKTTi - H , S . Sele , ° " fortl »* office , by the Grand Master a ptoof of the high opimon he entertained of him , l ., othas a man and as a Mas ,,,, ; and he ( the Deputy Grand Master ) was convinced that he , ol ' ^" ''f entoisti
& ct 3 ^ V ^ to him in a ^ ovS ISe ^ Ln of him Uld Ii 0 d Se ' aU" S ° " t 0 ^! ytU Givtnd Masted Grand % T ^ '" "r ^ , aml llavi " ^^ tlm , lk « l tho DeP « ty ^ W ^ ^^!^^ , - P » l- I * - - «« M the hiarty the l ' bnnu Ar ff 'T f" ? ' ^ , ; , to < 1 tl , nfc ho '"'^ ^ en requested by ni ° , ze | OT »» ^ soncowhich occasioned
nutvbvu ^ J ^' i ; ° , , was oili 1 , r ft-ll ' -1 l ° W t 0 < liS 0 Ul ° York-hire , and partly
DOMINATION OF GRAND MASTHU . Bro . Cottcrell said that he rose with hesitation , to submit to Grand Lodge the nomin ation of the Bight Hon . the Earl of Zetland as Grand Master tor the ensuing year . He said , with hesitation , because ho thought tnat a proposition of such importance would come with a bettor < n-adc irom some brother of more influence than himself iu the Craft . If at any time the acts of his lordshi p had been canvassed with a feelino- of party"spirit he
( no , no ) hoped that feeling was now eradicated , and he felt sure that every brother who took care that it should not again bo brought into vogue would do a benefit to the Craft ( hear , hear ) . 1 f he were about to nominate tor the first time to the high office of Grand Master any other member of the Craft he should feel it incumbent on him to go at length into a detail of his qualifications , but iu the case of tho Earl of ^ etJaud , Ins doing so would weary the brethren and be a waste of tlio tune ot Grand Lod
ge . His lordship was a Mason of long standing , who liait ever shown himself zealous to promote the interests of the Craft and to uphold the charities of the Order , not only by his purse but also by being ever ready to give lug attendance at any meeting or at any festival lielct lor tho purpose of advancing them ; indeed , he considered his lordship s qualifications without a parallel in tho Order , for all who had uec ; i m the habit of attending Grand . Lodge knew , from their own experiencethat he had
, during the last fifteen years presided over its deliberations with courtesy and impartiality , and upheld by his conduct the dignity oh his office . He would not , however , place his qualifications on so low a looting as that of his long service , but would rather base his claims to re-election on his many Masonic virtues ( hear , hear ) . I ho following twelve Past Masters who were nominated at the General Committee on the 23 rd Nov ., 1 S 50 , to serve on the Board ot Benevolence for the 011
ensuing twelve months , were unanimously ^ l ^ ' - A ( 1 , ar ( 1 > Nl > - 7 ; Gco - Barrett , No . 13 S ; Jas . Brett , ISo . 200 ; Hen . Garrod , No . 1022 ; Samuel Gale , No . 19 ; Charles Lee A _ o . !) ; hichard Motion , No . < jfi 3 ; AVilliain Paas , No . GO ; Henry Potter ' wV ^ " ' ' D > -cMcr Hogers , No . 15 ; James Pi . Sheen , No . 219 ; AVilbam Young , No . 72 . ' The report of the Board of Benevolence was then brought forward It stated that on the 121 st September seven petitioners were relieved W ' i ^ o '' ° " tIle !) th < loto ,: > C 1 ' eleven petitioners were relieved withiloO ; and on the 23 rd November eighteen petitioners wore relieved with i' 19 S .
On the motion of Bro . Savage , S . G . D ., the foregoing report was received and entered on the minutes . nOARI ) 01 ' OENKIlAI , 1 'UHl'OSES , n , ^ 1 'ei , ° ''t ° E * 'le B ° iU ' ' 1 "E Go"cvia Purl > oses having been taken as The President of the Board of General Purposes moved , and Bro . Locock AA obb seconded the motion , that it be received and entered on the minutes
. Bro . IFiiitmore did not oppose the motion , but he thought , before the report was passed , the Board ought to give Grand Lodge some information with regard to the reasons which had induced them to come to the resolution with reference to the advance of money to provincial Lodges the 1 resident ot the Board of General Purposes , rose to ansuer ' there would be a distinct resolution submitted on that subject to Grand Lodge , whenLro . AYhitmore would have a full opportunity ' of expressing his opinion on tho matter . J F '"'
Bro . Stabbing had a request to make before the motion was put from S ° nlW « ¦ "ow ° ulda . l'P « * ° Bp ... Havers , as president of the Board , to , 1 OA \ that portion of the report which related to voting by proxy to stand over until the next meeting of Grand Lodge . He did not at present thmk that proxies should be allowed , ( as in the Grand Lodge of New il , ) f ? ™ S ° me , lt "f the ordinary business of Grand Lodo-e although ! t was a system which mi ght , he was persuaded , be of some ' advantage i the election of committees
,, . The Deputy Grand Master observed that the subject had been frequently brought under the consideration of the Board of General Purposes , and they were bound , in courtesy to those who had brought it before them , as well as in duty , to furnish Grand Lodge with their opinions m respect to it . They did not propose to take any further steps m reference to the matter , and their adoption of the report did not preclude
Lro . Stebbing from giving notice of motion in reference to tii ^ actioit of Grand Lodge in regard to it . Bro . Stebbing said that he should then , although most unwilliiHy jnove as an amendment , that so much of the report as related to votin g by proxies bo allowed to stand over to next quarterly communication ° Lro . Shellavd seconded thu proposition . Tho President of the Board of General thought this wis
Purposes , neither tho time nor the opportunity for tho discussion of the question raised b y the amendment of Bro . Stebbing ; and he would , ask Grand Lodge if they had confidence in the Board , which was one of their own election , not to throw back upon them the consideration of a question of which they had alread y disposed . The amendment was then put from the ehan-, and lost by a largo majority . The President of the Board of G ? noral then said that
Purposes , he had now to submit to Grand Lod ge a resolution embodyim- a generali ! principle which he was sure no brother present would contravenc . lie had to ask them to sanction this '' That it would be a legitimate and judicious application of the funds of General I urposes , to adyauco money on loan to provincial Lodges to
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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
MASONIC MEMS . AVi-: believe we may congratulate the Craft upon tho fact that the difference * with the brethren of Hobart Town have been all amicably -settled ; and not only tho charter of Lodge No . 781 restored , but two others granted for the district of South Tasmania . T ™ Steinmta far tho approaching festival of the Royal Benevolent
T . Institution for Aged Masons and their AVidows , had their first meeting yesterday , Inday , when nearl y fifty lodges were represented . There is yet room for a few mora Stewards . Tm-i Domatio and United Pil grims Chapter of Instruction has been removed from the Queen KHwhcth , AYalworth , to Bro , Hill , West Square . Lambeth . -. ¦ -.- > .
SUPREME GRArTl . ) LODGE . QUARTERLY COJIMimcATIOX THE quarterly communication of Grand Lodge wasludden in the ( treat Hall , on AVeduesday last , the 7 th instant , the B . AY . D . Prov CM , Lord lanmure , presiding as Grand Master , supported by Bros . Admiral fen- Lucius Curtis D . Prov . G . M . for Hampshire , as D . G . M ; Hall , Prov . GA forCambml
. gesbire ; llamsay , Prov . G . M ., Bengal ; Col . Burlton , G . AV as I . GAV . ; Savage , S . G . D . ; Slight , J . G . D . ; F . Boxbmgh , " . p n ; ; ioln ; ' a Trens - - a ckvlco ' G-Sec- > ' ' ^ - . ^ , & . Chaplain ; Rev , - ¦ Moore , P . G . Chaplain ; E . G . Pocoek , G , S B Jennings G D . of Cers . ; A . AV . AYoods , P . G . D . of Cers . ; Farnfield . Asst GDirof Daukes
. . Cers . ; , G . Supt . oFAYorks ; Horsley , G . Org . ; Smith , p ' rw ' n T' r - G - Pm * 1 ? ''ef 1 ' D"ud :, s ' - ' - - > ra * ti «»> , I . & . AA . ; Rev . S „ - / AY . Haye 3 ; P . ylw . 0 . Chaplain ; AV . P . Scott , i . G .. D . ; Hervey , P . G . D . ; Havers , P . G . D . ( President of the Board of General 1 urposes ); Hopwood , P . G . D . ; Vaudell , P . G . D . ; J . N . Tomkins I . G . D . ; Nelson , P . G . D . ; S . B . AVilson , P . G . D . ; Masson , P . GSB ~ - Spiers Udall '
, PG . S . B . ; , P . G . S . B . ; Kvaus , P . G . S . B . ( President ofthe Colonial Board ); Patten , P . G . S . B . ; & c , & c . of rt £ fc Lff 1 UViU 8 ' be ° U ° pened ' iu nm l' 1 0 fn , 'm »»* « 'o minutes ot the last quarterly communication readtW ^ l ^ "' ° » < L lnot -J on thiit th ° y be <*> nfii-mcd , rose and said that as the immediate Past Master of the Lodge of Concord , No 49 To wished to exp am how it was that the Lod
ge had ceased o irt , to expose itself to tho sentence of erasure passed upon it at ifc 8 ?™ V meeting of Grand Lod ge . It so happened that tl ouse n vl icl he meetings o the Lod ge used to be ' held in the time o ? ro Cr K had been pulled down , and the bouse erected iu its stead v , ° s devoted toother purposes . In the mean time Bro . Crueefix died and tho W finm ' o „? 7 f ' h ™ l * V «> - aMdon ) u'as at present busil y engged hi id ng out their addresses , and having ; the support of many unkumtityt the do all that "
E re ^ VT ] , r ° T ^"" d waVne t leMrscitate the Lod ge ami save its number . The warrant had in the eonfus . on of Bro . Crucefix ' s papers , unfortunately been , i Hi butnoedort on hi , part would bi spared to recover ft ; he therefore hoped that Grand Lod ge would allow No . 19 , to remain on the ro ^ ista -he President of the Board of General Purposes , was ,,, u-e Grani Lodge would be read y to give Bro . Madden every ' ^ u Sev the peculiar circumstances he had mentioned
. Bro . Maddeht course owever was no to ask Grand Lodge to rescind a resolufc at vl hh it of ho mi , uir - bUt F Sim i '{ r m t , ult th 0 ^ fin ^ m of o i uc ol the immites as referred to the erasure oE So . id be deferred t such time as Grand Lod ge had farther considered the question Lro . JMaddcii having moved in theispirit of Bro . Havers '? su «» c > sHnn
m£:ssbcw^^«»«w-'Pl , „ n f ™' ' ™ " * Of ASSISTANT GRAND PURSUIVANT . to H , P % T ? J " - i , tU 0 n raUctl Bl ' ° - ThomnB Alexander Adams to tl e dais to which he was conducted by the Grand Director of Co monies , when addressing him , the noble l ,, rd sail 1 . felt ^ t pl 4 ™ in ^ investing urn with the insi gnia of the important office ? of Slt a mKTTi - H , S . Sele , ° " fortl »* office , by the Grand Master a ptoof of the high opimon he entertained of him , l ., othas a man and as a Mas ,,,, ; and he ( the Deputy Grand Master ) was convinced that he , ol ' ^" ''f entoisti
& ct 3 ^ V ^ to him in a ^ ovS ISe ^ Ln of him Uld Ii 0 d Se ' aU" S ° " t 0 ^! ytU Givtnd Masted Grand % T ^ '" "r ^ , aml llavi " ^^ tlm , lk « l tho DeP « ty ^ W ^ ^^!^^ , - P » l- I * - - «« M the hiarty the l ' bnnu Ar ff 'T f" ? ' ^ , ; , to < 1 tl , nfc ho '"'^ ^ en requested by ni ° , ze | OT »» ^ soncowhich occasioned
nutvbvu ^ J ^' i ; ° , , was oili 1 , r ft-ll ' -1 l ° W t 0 < liS 0 Ul ° York-hire , and partly
DOMINATION OF GRAND MASTHU . Bro . Cottcrell said that he rose with hesitation , to submit to Grand Lodge the nomin ation of the Bight Hon . the Earl of Zetland as Grand Master tor the ensuing year . He said , with hesitation , because ho thought tnat a proposition of such importance would come with a bettor < n-adc irom some brother of more influence than himself iu the Craft . If at any time the acts of his lordshi p had been canvassed with a feelino- of party"spirit he
( no , no ) hoped that feeling was now eradicated , and he felt sure that every brother who took care that it should not again bo brought into vogue would do a benefit to the Craft ( hear , hear ) . 1 f he were about to nominate tor the first time to the high office of Grand Master any other member of the Craft he should feel it incumbent on him to go at length into a detail of his qualifications , but iu the case of tho Earl of ^ etJaud , Ins doing so would weary the brethren and be a waste of tlio tune ot Grand Lod
ge . His lordship was a Mason of long standing , who liait ever shown himself zealous to promote the interests of the Craft and to uphold the charities of the Order , not only by his purse but also by being ever ready to give lug attendance at any meeting or at any festival lielct lor tho purpose of advancing them ; indeed , he considered his lordship s qualifications without a parallel in tho Order , for all who had uec ; i m the habit of attending Grand . Lodge knew , from their own experiencethat he had
, during the last fifteen years presided over its deliberations with courtesy and impartiality , and upheld by his conduct the dignity oh his office . He would not , however , place his qualifications on so low a looting as that of his long service , but would rather base his claims to re-election on his many Masonic virtues ( hear , hear ) . I ho following twelve Past Masters who were nominated at the General Committee on the 23 rd Nov ., 1 S 50 , to serve on the Board ot Benevolence for the 011
ensuing twelve months , were unanimously ^ l ^ ' - A ( 1 , ar ( 1 > Nl > - 7 ; Gco - Barrett , No . 13 S ; Jas . Brett , ISo . 200 ; Hen . Garrod , No . 1022 ; Samuel Gale , No . 19 ; Charles Lee A _ o . !) ; hichard Motion , No . < jfi 3 ; AVilliain Paas , No . GO ; Henry Potter ' wV ^ " ' ' D > -cMcr Hogers , No . 15 ; James Pi . Sheen , No . 219 ; AVilbam Young , No . 72 . ' The report of the Board of Benevolence was then brought forward It stated that on the 121 st September seven petitioners were relieved W ' i ^ o '' ° " tIle !) th < loto ,: > C 1 ' eleven petitioners were relieved withiloO ; and on the 23 rd November eighteen petitioners wore relieved with i' 19 S .
On the motion of Bro . Savage , S . G . D ., the foregoing report was received and entered on the minutes . nOARI ) 01 ' OENKIlAI , 1 'UHl'OSES , n , ^ 1 'ei , ° ''t ° E * 'le B ° iU ' ' 1 "E Go"cvia Purl > oses having been taken as The President of the Board of General Purposes moved , and Bro . Locock AA obb seconded the motion , that it be received and entered on the minutes
. Bro . IFiiitmore did not oppose the motion , but he thought , before the report was passed , the Board ought to give Grand Lodge some information with regard to the reasons which had induced them to come to the resolution with reference to the advance of money to provincial Lodges the 1 resident ot the Board of General Purposes , rose to ansuer ' there would be a distinct resolution submitted on that subject to Grand Lodge , whenLro . AYhitmore would have a full opportunity ' of expressing his opinion on tho matter . J F '"'
Bro . Stabbing had a request to make before the motion was put from S ° nlW « ¦ "ow ° ulda . l'P « * ° Bp ... Havers , as president of the Board , to , 1 OA \ that portion of the report which related to voting by proxy to stand over until the next meeting of Grand Lodge . He did not at present thmk that proxies should be allowed , ( as in the Grand Lodge of New il , ) f ? ™ S ° me , lt "f the ordinary business of Grand Lodo-e although ! t was a system which mi ght , he was persuaded , be of some ' advantage i the election of committees
,, . The Deputy Grand Master observed that the subject had been frequently brought under the consideration of the Board of General Purposes , and they were bound , in courtesy to those who had brought it before them , as well as in duty , to furnish Grand Lodge with their opinions m respect to it . They did not propose to take any further steps m reference to the matter , and their adoption of the report did not preclude
Lro . Stebbing from giving notice of motion in reference to tii ^ actioit of Grand Lodge in regard to it . Bro . Stebbing said that he should then , although most unwilliiHy jnove as an amendment , that so much of the report as related to votin g by proxies bo allowed to stand over to next quarterly communication ° Lro . Shellavd seconded thu proposition . Tho President of the Board of General thought this wis
Purposes , neither tho time nor the opportunity for tho discussion of the question raised b y the amendment of Bro . Stebbing ; and he would , ask Grand Lodge if they had confidence in the Board , which was one of their own election , not to throw back upon them the consideration of a question of which they had alread y disposed . The amendment was then put from the ehan-, and lost by a largo majority . The President of the Board of G ? noral then said that
Purposes , he had now to submit to Grand Lod ge a resolution embodyim- a generali ! principle which he was sure no brother present would contravenc . lie had to ask them to sanction this '' That it would be a legitimate and judicious application of the funds of General I urposes , to adyauco money on loan to provincial Lodges to