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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
( From our Scottish Correspondent . ) PRESENTATION TO THE R . AV . M . AND ANNIVERSJIRY MEETING . TROON . —Lodge Navigation ( No . 80 ) . —The elasticity of our C . T . permitting of onr visiting Troon on Friday night to pay our respects to the Lodge Navigation on the occasion of its reaching the first stage in its second centennial journey upon
the level of time , we were gratified to find the brethren in lodge assembled inaugurating , in a pleasing way , the sixth anniversary of their present R . W . itt . 's assumption of the symbol of authority over the Craftsmen in a district which acquires a deep historical interest from having been once the domain and residence of several of our ancient Scottish kings , and contains within its bounds , besides the ruins of a baronial edifice , whose origin is said to be indebted to the Craftsmen of the twelfth or thirteenth
century , numerous relics of those Roman or Scandinavian conquerors , whose swords , while dealing death ancl desolation to our ancient forefathers , were the precursors of that civilisation which has led to our enjoyment of civil and religious liberty in such measure as to make Britain the envy of the world . Troon is situated in the parish whence the Earl of Dundonald derives
his title ; but all that now remains to the family of their Ayrshire estates is merely the mouldering walls of Dundonald Castle , with the mount on which it stands , extending to about six or eight acres of land . This castle was originally the property of Robert Bruce , who succeeded in right of his ' niother , Marjory Bruce , to the throne of Scotland , under the title of Robert IL Here he wooed and married Elizabeth Mure , of Rowiillan , one
of the most beautiful and accomplished ladies of the age , anel died in 1390 . The arms of the Stewarts are still visible on different parts of the building . The Duke of Portland is the Superior of Troon , and draws a considerable revenue from its harbour , in the formation of which the late Duke is said to have expended about £ 100 , 000 . Our report of tlie centenary meeting of No . No . SO contained an extended sketch of its earlhistory
y , drawn by the R . W . M ., in his opening address upon that interesting occasion ; it is , therefore , unnecessary further to advert to it . Recognising amid the foliage with which the dais was bedecked the quick eye and open countenance of Bro . Imrie , with a smile of welcome which seems ever to play upon the face of the presiding genius of Navigation , we were beckoned to a seat over against the A . Ere we proceed to note the convivialities
of the night , we have to record an act of the lodge at once grateful and generous , calculated to show to Masons everywhere the estimation in which the present Master of No . 86 is " held by its resident members , and to the N . AV . how faithful services are appreciated within M . C . Previous to the formal reception of
visitors , the loelge being , as already indicated , convened , the temporary dethronement of the eastern potentate effected , the Depute Master , Bro . Fergusson , addressed the brethren as follows : — " Of the many incidents in the history of Troon Navigation , that which will stand out in bold relief among the other proceedings of this evening may not be considered the least interesting or important . It affords me peculiar pleasure , as a member of the lodge and the private friend of RW . M .
your , thus publicly to be the medium through which you desire to express the high sense you entertain of the benefits which have accrued to the loelge from the services rendered to it by Bro . Imrie in the capacity of its Master . For the fifth time has he been called , by the voice of the lodge , to occupy its principal chair , and this of itself was sufficient to distinguish him above many of his predecessors ; but in order still
farther to mark this event , ancl to confer upon Bro . Imrie some tangible memorial of this highly honourable connection with this lodge , you have ordered the purchase of this chain and that ring , ancl have deputed me to present them to our R . W . M . " Turning to Bro . Imrie , the D . M . -proceeded— "In the name , then , of my brethren of Lodge Navigation , I beg to tender for your acceptance this chaste and massive chain
, fashioned from the purest gold . It is presented to you in appreciation of the Masonic ability , courtesy of manner , ancl judicious carefulness which you have for so long a time brought to bear upon the management of the lodge , and in hearty acknowledgment of the success which has hitherto attended vour
unostentatious exertions in furtherance of its interests . May you be long spared to wear the chain with which I now invest yon ; may its links bind you more closely to Navigation Troon ; ancl when , in the course of nature , you are called on to relinquish it to another , may the possession of it stimulate to Masonic action as worthy of puWie recognition as that which has led to its presentation to you , sir . The scrupulous attention you have ever given to the calls of the lodge hasperhapstoo often deprived
, , your wife of the enjoyment of her husband ' s society in the privacy of domestic life . AVe cannot make up for the sacrifice which Mrs . Imrie has been called upon to make , but we pray you to present to her this diamond ring , in token of the esteem in which she is held by the members of Troon Navigation . " Bro . Imrie's reply was short , but effective , and delivered with emotion . He had , in his desire to serve the Lodge
Navigation , been actuated by a love of Masonry aud admiration of its heaven-born principles , and not by any means with the view of having his humble labours acknowledged in the manner in which the brethren had that night seen it fit to do . He could have remained contented with the reward of an approving conscience ; but the expression of the brethren's approbation of his services in the Masonic field must not , could not , be
undervalued . He trusted that their great kindness would stimulate him to renewed and more zealous exertion in advancing the cause of Freemasonry , ancl that , with the invaluable aid and cooperation of the resident members , the prestige of the Lodge of Navigation would be sustained , and its sphere of usefulness greatly extended . He accepted their gift ; he valued it much , because of the spirit in which it was given , and would wear it with pride . His wife , too , he was sure , would be equally
gratified with the unlooked-for expression of the regard of such a respectable body of men as the Freemasons of Troon . This interesting business over , Beauty with her watchful eye and cheerful voice revived the spirits of the craftsmen by issuing her ever-welcome mandate ; the loving cup was forthwith set in motion by the vigilant ministers of the southern satellite , ancl the Deacons prepared for the reception of visitors . When a salute from the guns of the lodge had announced the last deputation to have been conducted to its place , the large hall presented au animated appearance . It was filled to overflowing ,
and its walls bore artistically arranged floral designs , ensigns innumerable , and drafts of ships in every stage of progress , from the laying of the keel to the launch—the oriental canopy being overtopped by a beautiful model of a fully-rigged merchantman . AVe missed from its accustomed place , at the extreme right of the chair , the deputation from the Ancient or Mother Lodge , although its Junior Representative in Grand Lodge was there to do honour to the lodge whose first breath was drawn within
a Sabbath day ' s journey of the ruined memorials of Mother Kilwinning ' s former greatness . Ayr Kilwinning , led by its R . AV . M ., Bro . AA'illiamson , and the Ayr Operative , headed by Bro . Martin , by their presence in such unusual strength , dispelled the darkness usually floating over that part of the lodge which the rays of the sun fail to penetrate . The seats due east and west were held by Irvine St . Andrew , Ayr Royal Arch , Ayr ancl Renfrew
Militia St . Paul , guided respectively by Bros . Dick , Watson , and AA ood ; the south by the members of the presiding lodge ; while the cross benches in the west of the oblong were occupied by R . AV . M . Shawanda large deputation from Kilmarnock St . Andrew . For us to detail the complimentary ancl other toasts drank to during the evening would be but a recapitulation of what has alreadbeen reported through the published reports of the
y various festive gatherings of the Craft which have preceded this , the last of the season in Ayr province . One thing we may mention , however , there were among the visitors brethren representing the three Grand Lodges of England , Ireland , and Scotland , all of whom responded in suitable terms—Bros . Capt . A . F . Troop of the barque Sailor Prince , a P . M . of the Lodge 1110 , Salisbury , New Brunswick ; Capt . Berry of the schooner
TBellona , a M . M . of the Lodge No . 54 , Belfast ; and D . Murray Lyon , of Mother Kilwinning . In the first-named brother , whose general intelligence and refined conviviality of manner , rendered his presence most acceptable to the company , we discovered a Companion of the Royal Arch degree , and Sir Knight of the Order of the Temple , Greenock , No . 17 , being his mother chapterand the Scottish Priory of St . JohnNew Brunswick ,
, , that in which he was dubbed a Templar . From Bro . Troop we received much valuable information ; as to the condition of the different Orders of Masonry in British America , and only regret that the arrangements of the Lodge Navigation prevented our agreeable companion from addressing the meeting more
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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
( From our Scottish Correspondent . ) PRESENTATION TO THE R . AV . M . AND ANNIVERSJIRY MEETING . TROON . —Lodge Navigation ( No . 80 ) . —The elasticity of our C . T . permitting of onr visiting Troon on Friday night to pay our respects to the Lodge Navigation on the occasion of its reaching the first stage in its second centennial journey upon
the level of time , we were gratified to find the brethren in lodge assembled inaugurating , in a pleasing way , the sixth anniversary of their present R . W . itt . 's assumption of the symbol of authority over the Craftsmen in a district which acquires a deep historical interest from having been once the domain and residence of several of our ancient Scottish kings , and contains within its bounds , besides the ruins of a baronial edifice , whose origin is said to be indebted to the Craftsmen of the twelfth or thirteenth
century , numerous relics of those Roman or Scandinavian conquerors , whose swords , while dealing death ancl desolation to our ancient forefathers , were the precursors of that civilisation which has led to our enjoyment of civil and religious liberty in such measure as to make Britain the envy of the world . Troon is situated in the parish whence the Earl of Dundonald derives
his title ; but all that now remains to the family of their Ayrshire estates is merely the mouldering walls of Dundonald Castle , with the mount on which it stands , extending to about six or eight acres of land . This castle was originally the property of Robert Bruce , who succeeded in right of his ' niother , Marjory Bruce , to the throne of Scotland , under the title of Robert IL Here he wooed and married Elizabeth Mure , of Rowiillan , one
of the most beautiful and accomplished ladies of the age , anel died in 1390 . The arms of the Stewarts are still visible on different parts of the building . The Duke of Portland is the Superior of Troon , and draws a considerable revenue from its harbour , in the formation of which the late Duke is said to have expended about £ 100 , 000 . Our report of tlie centenary meeting of No . No . SO contained an extended sketch of its earlhistory
y , drawn by the R . W . M ., in his opening address upon that interesting occasion ; it is , therefore , unnecessary further to advert to it . Recognising amid the foliage with which the dais was bedecked the quick eye and open countenance of Bro . Imrie , with a smile of welcome which seems ever to play upon the face of the presiding genius of Navigation , we were beckoned to a seat over against the A . Ere we proceed to note the convivialities
of the night , we have to record an act of the lodge at once grateful and generous , calculated to show to Masons everywhere the estimation in which the present Master of No . 86 is " held by its resident members , and to the N . AV . how faithful services are appreciated within M . C . Previous to the formal reception of
visitors , the loelge being , as already indicated , convened , the temporary dethronement of the eastern potentate effected , the Depute Master , Bro . Fergusson , addressed the brethren as follows : — " Of the many incidents in the history of Troon Navigation , that which will stand out in bold relief among the other proceedings of this evening may not be considered the least interesting or important . It affords me peculiar pleasure , as a member of the lodge and the private friend of RW . M .
your , thus publicly to be the medium through which you desire to express the high sense you entertain of the benefits which have accrued to the loelge from the services rendered to it by Bro . Imrie in the capacity of its Master . For the fifth time has he been called , by the voice of the lodge , to occupy its principal chair , and this of itself was sufficient to distinguish him above many of his predecessors ; but in order still
farther to mark this event , ancl to confer upon Bro . Imrie some tangible memorial of this highly honourable connection with this lodge , you have ordered the purchase of this chain and that ring , ancl have deputed me to present them to our R . W . M . " Turning to Bro . Imrie , the D . M . -proceeded— "In the name , then , of my brethren of Lodge Navigation , I beg to tender for your acceptance this chaste and massive chain
, fashioned from the purest gold . It is presented to you in appreciation of the Masonic ability , courtesy of manner , ancl judicious carefulness which you have for so long a time brought to bear upon the management of the lodge , and in hearty acknowledgment of the success which has hitherto attended vour
unostentatious exertions in furtherance of its interests . May you be long spared to wear the chain with which I now invest yon ; may its links bind you more closely to Navigation Troon ; ancl when , in the course of nature , you are called on to relinquish it to another , may the possession of it stimulate to Masonic action as worthy of puWie recognition as that which has led to its presentation to you , sir . The scrupulous attention you have ever given to the calls of the lodge hasperhapstoo often deprived
, , your wife of the enjoyment of her husband ' s society in the privacy of domestic life . AVe cannot make up for the sacrifice which Mrs . Imrie has been called upon to make , but we pray you to present to her this diamond ring , in token of the esteem in which she is held by the members of Troon Navigation . " Bro . Imrie's reply was short , but effective , and delivered with emotion . He had , in his desire to serve the Lodge
Navigation , been actuated by a love of Masonry aud admiration of its heaven-born principles , and not by any means with the view of having his humble labours acknowledged in the manner in which the brethren had that night seen it fit to do . He could have remained contented with the reward of an approving conscience ; but the expression of the brethren's approbation of his services in the Masonic field must not , could not , be
undervalued . He trusted that their great kindness would stimulate him to renewed and more zealous exertion in advancing the cause of Freemasonry , ancl that , with the invaluable aid and cooperation of the resident members , the prestige of the Lodge of Navigation would be sustained , and its sphere of usefulness greatly extended . He accepted their gift ; he valued it much , because of the spirit in which it was given , and would wear it with pride . His wife , too , he was sure , would be equally
gratified with the unlooked-for expression of the regard of such a respectable body of men as the Freemasons of Troon . This interesting business over , Beauty with her watchful eye and cheerful voice revived the spirits of the craftsmen by issuing her ever-welcome mandate ; the loving cup was forthwith set in motion by the vigilant ministers of the southern satellite , ancl the Deacons prepared for the reception of visitors . When a salute from the guns of the lodge had announced the last deputation to have been conducted to its place , the large hall presented au animated appearance . It was filled to overflowing ,
and its walls bore artistically arranged floral designs , ensigns innumerable , and drafts of ships in every stage of progress , from the laying of the keel to the launch—the oriental canopy being overtopped by a beautiful model of a fully-rigged merchantman . AVe missed from its accustomed place , at the extreme right of the chair , the deputation from the Ancient or Mother Lodge , although its Junior Representative in Grand Lodge was there to do honour to the lodge whose first breath was drawn within
a Sabbath day ' s journey of the ruined memorials of Mother Kilwinning ' s former greatness . Ayr Kilwinning , led by its R . AV . M ., Bro . AA'illiamson , and the Ayr Operative , headed by Bro . Martin , by their presence in such unusual strength , dispelled the darkness usually floating over that part of the lodge which the rays of the sun fail to penetrate . The seats due east and west were held by Irvine St . Andrew , Ayr Royal Arch , Ayr ancl Renfrew
Militia St . Paul , guided respectively by Bros . Dick , Watson , and AA ood ; the south by the members of the presiding lodge ; while the cross benches in the west of the oblong were occupied by R . AV . M . Shawanda large deputation from Kilmarnock St . Andrew . For us to detail the complimentary ancl other toasts drank to during the evening would be but a recapitulation of what has alreadbeen reported through the published reports of the
y various festive gatherings of the Craft which have preceded this , the last of the season in Ayr province . One thing we may mention , however , there were among the visitors brethren representing the three Grand Lodges of England , Ireland , and Scotland , all of whom responded in suitable terms—Bros . Capt . A . F . Troop of the barque Sailor Prince , a P . M . of the Lodge 1110 , Salisbury , New Brunswick ; Capt . Berry of the schooner
TBellona , a M . M . of the Lodge No . 54 , Belfast ; and D . Murray Lyon , of Mother Kilwinning . In the first-named brother , whose general intelligence and refined conviviality of manner , rendered his presence most acceptable to the company , we discovered a Companion of the Royal Arch degree , and Sir Knight of the Order of the Temple , Greenock , No . 17 , being his mother chapterand the Scottish Priory of St . JohnNew Brunswick ,
, , that in which he was dubbed a Templar . From Bro . Troop we received much valuable information ; as to the condition of the different Orders of Masonry in British America , and only regret that the arrangements of the Lodge Navigation prevented our agreeable companion from addressing the meeting more