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Masonic Festivities.

MASONIC FESTIVITIES .

YORKSHIRE ( AVEST ) . BEADFOED . —On Friday evening , November 29 th , a private ball was given in their new rooms , by the members of the Lodge of Hope ( No . 379 ) , at which the sons of Masons , with their wives and sweethearts also were admitted . An efficient Committee having been appointed , with the AV . M . as their Chairman ; early iu the month

the necessary dispensations were granted by the R . AV . D . Prov . G . M ., and every arrangement completed iu clue time . By a judicious arrangement dancing commenced at eight o ' clock , aud closed at two precisely , the M . C having kept the dancers employed to their hearts content , to the delightful strains of a well selected band conducted by Mr . Blackburn . The stewards had not neglected the creature comforts of the refreshment room ; at half past ten the door were thrown openwhen about half the company availed

, themselves of the opportunity and took their places round the supper table , when an elegant and substantial repast was spread "before them , and after doing ample justice to the various dishes ^ they retired to give place to the rest of the company , who had in the mean time continued the mazy dance with increased spirit , proportionate to the additional space caused b y the retirement of the rest . The tables being replenished , the wants of all were supplied

to their evident satisfaction . AVe believe ive are correct in stating that the idea of the ball originated with the ladies ; for , having heard much of the rooms they naturally desired to test their capabilities and inspect their interiors , a commendable curiosity , ivhich the members ofthe lodge were ready to gratify at the earliest possible opportunity . AVe are happy in being able to state that every arrangement was satisfactory , and the supper pronounced unexceptionable , notwithstanding the early fears of some to the contrary . The whole was prepared on the premises .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BEO . MARK OLIVER IRON . Bro . Mark Oliver Iron , formerly an upholsterer and cabinet maker at Ipswich , died on the 29 th November , 1861 , at the Asylum for Aged Freemasons at Croydon , in his 80 th year , and was buried at St . James's Church , his remains being followed to the grave hythe whole of the inmates of the asylum . He was initiated in No .

131 , Ipswich , February , 1806 , paid to December , 1 S 24 , joined No . 522 , December , 1824 , paid to December , 1845 ; but in consequence of severe losses he petitioned the Institution , and was elected an annuitant on May 15 th , 1846 . On the opening of the asylum at Croydon in September , 1850 , he was admitted an inmate and appointed , by the Committee of Management , AVarden , ivhich position he held at the time of his death . His only daughter , who

hy permission has resided with her father , and passed her life in attendance upon him , is now left , at the ageof 50 years , totally unprovided for .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COUET . —Her Majesty and family still remain at Windsor . The Prince Consort is confined to his apartments by fever , which is considered by his physicians likely to continue some time . H . E . H . the Prince of Wales ' is to spend the Christmas at Windsor , after ivhich he will proceed to Syria and the Holy Land . GENEEAL HOME NEWS . —The present mildness of the season is testified by the state of the public health . The mortality has dropped

-down about 120 in the course of a single week , the returns last week being 1300 and for the week previous 1420 . The corrected average for the last ten years would give 1395 . It is curious to observe that in the City the rate of mortality had rather heen on the increase ; it rose last week from 52 to 62 . The birth rate over the metropolis is also below the average , but the decrease is only nominal—1656 children against an average of 1660 . Parliament has been further prorogued to the 7 th of January . The

Government are pursuing with great vigour their preparations in anticipation of a war with America . In addition to the Persia , Australian , Adriatic , and Panama , they have taken up six more screw transports , which will he got ready with all speed . The second battalion of tiie Grenadiers and the second battalion of the Fusiliers have been ordered to be ready for embarkation for Canada ; the force already under orders for that country being a very

efficient ancl formidable one . At the Jamaica Coffee-house on AVeclnesday , an association of shipowners was formed , for the purpose of insuring British ships against war risks . There was a very influential attendance of persons interested in the object . AVe intimated a short time ago that it was the intention of her Majesty ' s Government to reappoint the commission that lately sat on the embankment of the north side of the Thames , to consider the question how far it might he desirable to proceed at the same

time with the embankment of the Surrey side of the river . The Gazette of Tuesday contains the official reappointment of this commission . The Sniithfield Club Cattle Show was opened on Monday . The exhibition takes place at Baker-street as usual , but this is the last year it will be held in that place , as the club has acquired ground in Islington , where spacious premises are in course of erection , which it is fully expected will be ready for the

exhibition of next year . The exhibitors comprise many persons eminent in rank and position . The P . tince of AVales makes his first essay as a practical farmer , and his father , the Prince Consort , also exhibits largely . Captain Denman , 'R . N . has been entertained at a banquet in this city , last night , by the officers of the Manchester , Salford , and Ardwick volunteer corps , who desired to mark their appreciation , of the lion , and gallant gentleman ' s conduct in devoting to the promotion of the volunteer movement iu this district the considerable sum of money ivhich his political supporters subscribed some time ago , with the view of presenting him with some substantial memento ni' the services he had

rendered in contesting Manchester in 1852 and 1859 . The lion A . Egerton , M . P . presided . Mr . Laird the eminent shipbuilder has been elected M . P . for Birkenhead on the conservative interest . It Avill be remembered that a dispute has been going on between the Charing-cross Railway Company and the Governors of St . Thomas ' s Hospital , as to the value of the hospital premises , which it was settled the company were to purchase , as their line interfered with the buildings . The governors valued the hospital grounds ,

etc ., as well as the expense they would be put to in finding other premises , at £ 750 , 000 . This the company demurred to as excessive . The question was referred to the Board of Trade , who nominated Mr . John Stewart , of Liverpool , as umpire . That gentleman has just given in his award , reducing the hospital's claim to £ 296 , 000 , which the railway company is to pay . A man named Crane has been brought up before the magistrate at Cierkeuwell charged with attempting to take his brother ' s life , in which there is some reason

to fear that he will have proved successful . There was little or no evidence produced before the magistrate to connect the prisoner with this attempted fratricide at all , but his injured brother distinctly charges him with the assault , which seems to have been a determined and prolonged one ; and even the brother either cannot or will not throw light on the motives which led to the shocking affair . A very sad affair took lace in the neihbourhood of Hayward ' s-

p g heath , on the London and Brighton line . The wife of a respectable farmer in a moment of frenzy cut the throat of her little girl and then her own . There is no doubt that the wounds were inflicted by her hand , and as little that they ivere inflicted on an impulse of insanity . In fact her health had for some time been the subject of

uneasiness in the family , and a watch was placed over her conduct , though unfortunately not so vigilant as to prevent this most lamentable catastrophe . The inquest and verdict substantiate this view . A man named Atkins was tried at Maidstone for the murder of his wife . The deed , which was committed under circumstances of peculiar atrocity , was clearly brought home to him by the evidence of his daughter , a girl of eleven years of age , who witnessed and detailed the circumstances of the murder . It

appeared from other witnesses that the unfortunate couple bad lived a wretched lite for some time previous , the husband being inflamed with jealousy , for which , however , there appeared no reasonable cause . The counsel for the prisoner rested his defence ou the plea of insanity , and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on that ground . A serious charge of forgery has been preferred against Mr . Henry AVells Young , a solicitor , at the Mansion-house . The charge was that this person had forged two powers of attorney for the transfer

of sums amounting to between £ 5000 and £ 6000 , ivhich were deposited in the Bank of England . Mr . Freshfield attended to prosecute on behalf of the hank , and evidence with reference to one case having been gone into , the prisoner was remanded . FOBEIGN 1 N-. IELLIC . NC- _ -. —Most of the Paris papers , including even the Fatrie , which lately showed a desire that the French government should take part in any hostilities with the United Stateshave declared that France will remain neutral if a war

, should break out . According to the Italia , the French Government has addressed a very important note to the Court of Turin , offering its efficacious assistance in the repression of the brigandage in the Southern provinces , and announcing that it will insist upon the withdrawal of Francis II . and his Court from Rome . This will be very gratifying intelligence for Italy , if its truth is confirmed .

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1861-12-14, Page 19” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 30 March 2023, masonicperiodicals.org/periodicals/mmr/issues/mmr_14121861/page/19/.
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HONORARY GRAND OFFICERS. Article 1
A SUSPENSION IN INDIA. Article 1
THE MASON'S LAST REQUEST.—A SKETCH OF THE BATTLE-FIELD . Article 2
ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHÆOLOGY. Article 3
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 3
Literature. Article 5
Mr. Beeton's Publications. Article 6
GRATIFYING TESTIMONIALS. Article 7
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 7
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 8
EAST LANCASHIRE. Article 9
GRAND CONOLAVE AND THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES. Article 9
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 10
METROPOLITAN. Article 10
PROVINCIAL. Article 11
SCOTLAND. Article 12
INDIA. Article 13
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 17
MASONIC FESTIVITIES. Article 19
Obituary. Article 19
THE WEEK. Article 19
SPECIAL NOTICE. Article 20
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Masonic Festivities.

MASONIC FESTIVITIES .

YORKSHIRE ( AVEST ) . BEADFOED . —On Friday evening , November 29 th , a private ball was given in their new rooms , by the members of the Lodge of Hope ( No . 379 ) , at which the sons of Masons , with their wives and sweethearts also were admitted . An efficient Committee having been appointed , with the AV . M . as their Chairman ; early iu the month

the necessary dispensations were granted by the R . AV . D . Prov . G . M ., and every arrangement completed iu clue time . By a judicious arrangement dancing commenced at eight o ' clock , aud closed at two precisely , the M . C having kept the dancers employed to their hearts content , to the delightful strains of a well selected band conducted by Mr . Blackburn . The stewards had not neglected the creature comforts of the refreshment room ; at half past ten the door were thrown openwhen about half the company availed

, themselves of the opportunity and took their places round the supper table , when an elegant and substantial repast was spread "before them , and after doing ample justice to the various dishes ^ they retired to give place to the rest of the company , who had in the mean time continued the mazy dance with increased spirit , proportionate to the additional space caused b y the retirement of the rest . The tables being replenished , the wants of all were supplied

to their evident satisfaction . AVe believe ive are correct in stating that the idea of the ball originated with the ladies ; for , having heard much of the rooms they naturally desired to test their capabilities and inspect their interiors , a commendable curiosity , ivhich the members ofthe lodge were ready to gratify at the earliest possible opportunity . AVe are happy in being able to state that every arrangement was satisfactory , and the supper pronounced unexceptionable , notwithstanding the early fears of some to the contrary . The whole was prepared on the premises .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BEO . MARK OLIVER IRON . Bro . Mark Oliver Iron , formerly an upholsterer and cabinet maker at Ipswich , died on the 29 th November , 1861 , at the Asylum for Aged Freemasons at Croydon , in his 80 th year , and was buried at St . James's Church , his remains being followed to the grave hythe whole of the inmates of the asylum . He was initiated in No .

131 , Ipswich , February , 1806 , paid to December , 1 S 24 , joined No . 522 , December , 1824 , paid to December , 1845 ; but in consequence of severe losses he petitioned the Institution , and was elected an annuitant on May 15 th , 1846 . On the opening of the asylum at Croydon in September , 1850 , he was admitted an inmate and appointed , by the Committee of Management , AVarden , ivhich position he held at the time of his death . His only daughter , who

hy permission has resided with her father , and passed her life in attendance upon him , is now left , at the ageof 50 years , totally unprovided for .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COUET . —Her Majesty and family still remain at Windsor . The Prince Consort is confined to his apartments by fever , which is considered by his physicians likely to continue some time . H . E . H . the Prince of Wales ' is to spend the Christmas at Windsor , after ivhich he will proceed to Syria and the Holy Land . GENEEAL HOME NEWS . —The present mildness of the season is testified by the state of the public health . The mortality has dropped

-down about 120 in the course of a single week , the returns last week being 1300 and for the week previous 1420 . The corrected average for the last ten years would give 1395 . It is curious to observe that in the City the rate of mortality had rather heen on the increase ; it rose last week from 52 to 62 . The birth rate over the metropolis is also below the average , but the decrease is only nominal—1656 children against an average of 1660 . Parliament has been further prorogued to the 7 th of January . The

Government are pursuing with great vigour their preparations in anticipation of a war with America . In addition to the Persia , Australian , Adriatic , and Panama , they have taken up six more screw transports , which will he got ready with all speed . The second battalion of tiie Grenadiers and the second battalion of the Fusiliers have been ordered to be ready for embarkation for Canada ; the force already under orders for that country being a very

efficient ancl formidable one . At the Jamaica Coffee-house on AVeclnesday , an association of shipowners was formed , for the purpose of insuring British ships against war risks . There was a very influential attendance of persons interested in the object . AVe intimated a short time ago that it was the intention of her Majesty ' s Government to reappoint the commission that lately sat on the embankment of the north side of the Thames , to consider the question how far it might he desirable to proceed at the same

time with the embankment of the Surrey side of the river . The Gazette of Tuesday contains the official reappointment of this commission . The Sniithfield Club Cattle Show was opened on Monday . The exhibition takes place at Baker-street as usual , but this is the last year it will be held in that place , as the club has acquired ground in Islington , where spacious premises are in course of erection , which it is fully expected will be ready for the

exhibition of next year . The exhibitors comprise many persons eminent in rank and position . The P . tince of AVales makes his first essay as a practical farmer , and his father , the Prince Consort , also exhibits largely . Captain Denman , 'R . N . has been entertained at a banquet in this city , last night , by the officers of the Manchester , Salford , and Ardwick volunteer corps , who desired to mark their appreciation , of the lion , and gallant gentleman ' s conduct in devoting to the promotion of the volunteer movement iu this district the considerable sum of money ivhich his political supporters subscribed some time ago , with the view of presenting him with some substantial memento ni' the services he had

rendered in contesting Manchester in 1852 and 1859 . The lion A . Egerton , M . P . presided . Mr . Laird the eminent shipbuilder has been elected M . P . for Birkenhead on the conservative interest . It Avill be remembered that a dispute has been going on between the Charing-cross Railway Company and the Governors of St . Thomas ' s Hospital , as to the value of the hospital premises , which it was settled the company were to purchase , as their line interfered with the buildings . The governors valued the hospital grounds ,

etc ., as well as the expense they would be put to in finding other premises , at £ 750 , 000 . This the company demurred to as excessive . The question was referred to the Board of Trade , who nominated Mr . John Stewart , of Liverpool , as umpire . That gentleman has just given in his award , reducing the hospital's claim to £ 296 , 000 , which the railway company is to pay . A man named Crane has been brought up before the magistrate at Cierkeuwell charged with attempting to take his brother ' s life , in which there is some reason

to fear that he will have proved successful . There was little or no evidence produced before the magistrate to connect the prisoner with this attempted fratricide at all , but his injured brother distinctly charges him with the assault , which seems to have been a determined and prolonged one ; and even the brother either cannot or will not throw light on the motives which led to the shocking affair . A very sad affair took lace in the neihbourhood of Hayward ' s-

p g heath , on the London and Brighton line . The wife of a respectable farmer in a moment of frenzy cut the throat of her little girl and then her own . There is no doubt that the wounds were inflicted by her hand , and as little that they ivere inflicted on an impulse of insanity . In fact her health had for some time been the subject of

uneasiness in the family , and a watch was placed over her conduct , though unfortunately not so vigilant as to prevent this most lamentable catastrophe . The inquest and verdict substantiate this view . A man named Atkins was tried at Maidstone for the murder of his wife . The deed , which was committed under circumstances of peculiar atrocity , was clearly brought home to him by the evidence of his daughter , a girl of eleven years of age , who witnessed and detailed the circumstances of the murder . It

appeared from other witnesses that the unfortunate couple bad lived a wretched lite for some time previous , the husband being inflamed with jealousy , for which , however , there appeared no reasonable cause . The counsel for the prisoner rested his defence ou the plea of insanity , and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on that ground . A serious charge of forgery has been preferred against Mr . Henry AVells Young , a solicitor , at the Mansion-house . The charge was that this person had forged two powers of attorney for the transfer

of sums amounting to between £ 5000 and £ 6000 , ivhich were deposited in the Bank of England . Mr . Freshfield attended to prosecute on behalf of the hank , and evidence with reference to one case having been gone into , the prisoner was remanded . FOBEIGN 1 N-. IELLIC . NC- _ -. —Most of the Paris papers , including even the Fatrie , which lately showed a desire that the French government should take part in any hostilities with the United Stateshave declared that France will remain neutral if a war

, should break out . According to the Italia , the French Government has addressed a very important note to the Court of Turin , offering its efficacious assistance in the repression of the brigandage in the Southern provinces , and announcing that it will insist upon the withdrawal of Francis II . and his Court from Rome . This will be very gratifying intelligence for Italy , if its truth is confirmed .

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