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being initiated Master of this lodge . The duties connected with such a post were , he knew , very onerous , and it was only after considerable solicitation that he consented to undertake it . He had considerable distrust of his own ability properly to rule ancl conduct a lodge like this ; but he trusted , with the help of the officers that day appointed ancl the assistance which he knew he could reckon upon receiving from that excellent Mason , Bro . Hall , he should be able to go through the duties of
Ms position with more or less satisfaction to the brethren . As Masons were always gratified to hear of the progress of their ¦ order in far off lands it might interest them to be told what a deep root Masonry had struck in Australia , where he was himself initiated . The lodges in Australia were as well worked as in the mother country , which was of course due to the exertions of those brothers from England , who had been instrumental in sowing the seeds of Masonry in that
compara tively new land . All the lodge meetings were characterised by the greatest harmony , ancl such meetings iu a country where the distinctions of positions were not so marked as they were here , had great effect in preventing that antagonism of classes which was often found in a new colony , invariably inclined to a certain extent to democracy . ( Hear , hear . ) It was a curious coincidence that he ( Col . Freeling ) had been
nominated to the high office of Provincial Grand Master of South Australia , whilst his predecessor at this station , Capt . Clarke , had held the same office in the province of Victoria , of which Melbourne was the capital , and when he left Melbourne he carried with him the good wishes of all the Masonic lodges in that very populous ancl flourishing colony . ( Applause . ) For himself he could only say that he should
do his best to rule this lodge with all courtesy and all firmness . He should trust to the officers of the lodge to support him in every legitimate exercise of authority , but to give him their candid advice in case they might think him in any way exceeding that authority —( hear , hear)—ancl with these safeguards he hoped that the work to which he had set his hands that clay , would be commenced in order , conducted in harmony , and ended in peace . ( Applause . ) The W . M . proposed " The Health of the Installing Master , Bro . Peter Matthews , " with thanks for his very efficient
services , ancl for his kind assistance to the lodge upon former occasions . ( Honours . ) Bro . MATTHEWS said he felt especial pleasure in visiting this lodge to-day , when they welcomed the return of Bro . Colonel Maydwell , with whom , and Major Burney , he himself had borne some little ' part in the foundation of this lodge . ( Applause . ) He rejoiced to hear of what Colonel Maydwell had done for Masonry in Ceylonaud of the fraternal recognition
, of services on his departure from that island ; but he was sure that any kindness be might have met with abroad was not half so acceptable to his feelings as the hearty and affectionate wel--come which awaited him in the bosom of his own lodge . ( Applause . ) The W . M . had been pleased to thank him for the small services he had rendered that clay ; but he was sure he might return that compliment of commendation to the
Worshipful Master , ancl congratulate tho lodge upon being presided over by a Mason who had commenced the working of his lodge as Bro . Freeling had done to-day . ( Applause . ) The "W . M . proposed "The Health of the Visiting Brethren , " more especially the members of the Angel Lodge , to whom he was aware this lodge owed a deep debt of gratitude for tho support ancl assistance given at its formation . ( Honours . )
Bro . GLUCKSTEI > , S . W ., in the absence of the W . M . of the Angel Lodge ( Bro . Collier ) , returned thanks for the toast , and expressed a hope that ? as there should bo no distinction among Masons ' whatever lodge brethren might belong to , the harmony which had hitherto existed between the two Colchester lodges might continue to prevail . ( Applause . ) Bro . HALL , who was also called for , said he happened to fill
the double capacity of a member of the Angel Lodge for many years and of the United Lodge since its formation ; indeed he felt very considerable interest in the latter , because no two Masons ever more deserved success in an enterprise than did Colonel Maydwell and Major Burney in their zealous and selfdenying efforts , both for the establishment of this lodge and for extending the influence of Masonic princiles among the
p garrison of Colchester , and through them to the most distant quarters of the globe . ( Applause . ; He begged to thank the Worshipful Master for his kind allusion to the services he had occasionally been able to render in the working of this lodge , and to assure him that whenever he could be of any assistance
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to Masonry , either in this lodge or in any other , he looked upon it not only as a duty but a pleasure to render that assistance . ( Applause . ) Bro WESTALL also returned thanks as a visitor . The health of the Past Masters of the United Lodge was also associated with the name of Bro . HALL , who returned thanks , as did also Bro . MAYDWELL and Bro . BUEJTEY . The W . M . proposed the health ofthe officers of his lodge for
the ensuing year , expressing his reliance upon their punctual attendance and ready assistance to enable him to discharge the important duties of his position . ( Applause . ) Bro . Captain BOYCE , S . W ., returned thanks . The W . M ., in proposing " Success to tho Masonic Charities , " observed that Masonic Institutions were good in themselves , but they were especially good in the help ancl maintenance they afforded to the poorthe hellessand the infirm . ( Applause . )
, p , Bro . MATTHEWS returned thanks for the toast , pointing out the relative merits of the principal Masonic Institutions—the Boys ' and Girls' School , the Old Men ' s Asylum , ancl the Old Ladies ' Asylum , ancl the claims they each possessed upon the support of the brotherhood , He alluded to the case of the two little girls , children of the late Bro . Septimus Dakins—a Brother who had seen better days , but who through misfortune had left his family unprovided for—as a very deserving case for support ;
but at the same time impressed upon the brethren that the most effectual aid thoy could render to this or any similar case in which they might be interested was by themselves becoming subscribers to one or more of the Masonic charities . ( Hear , hear . ) Major BuiBfEY said it was one of the arrangements of this lodge to have a book , in which any brother having 6 d . or Is . to give away could put it by , and when a sufficient sum had accumulated it was given as a donation to one of the Masonic charities . The plan he considered a very good one . Tbe parting toast " To all Poor and Distressed Masons , " & c , was then drank , and the brethren separated .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . Lord Edward Clinton has addressed the following letter , dated 18 th inst ., to Bro . R . Allen , Prov . G . Sec . of Nottingham , who had made an official inquiry respecting the health of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle , the Provincial Grand Master : — " It gives me great pleasure to bo able to say that my father , the Duke of Newcastle , has so far recovered from his last serious attack of nine clays agothat I was this clay able to read your
, kind and sympathetic letter to him ; it would have been useless to do so before , as my father would not have been able to understand the full meaning of it . He wishes me to express to the Freemasons of Nottingham his heartfelt gratitude for their wishes for his restoration to health , expressed in such a very touching manner . I fear that it is useless to shut our eyes altogether to tbe critical condition that my father is in , but I am happy to be able to tell you that a consultation of four medical
men has just taken place , and . they pronounce him rather better than he has been for the last few days . I think , therefore , that while gradual improvement continues , we may have more and more hope for the future . "
Ancient And Accepted Rite.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE .
WOOLWICH . IUYICTA CIIAPTEE 03 ? S . P . R . < J<—This famous chapter held a regular meeting at the Masonic Hall , William-street , Woolwich , on Friday the lath of April , when the following brethren were present : —Capt . Boyle , 32 ° , M . W . S . ; XV . Carter , 18 ° , Prelate ; Capt . W . P . Daclson , 30 ° , 1 st General ; J . R . Thomson , IS' , 2 nd General ; Capt . McLaughlin , 18 ° , Grand Marshal ; George Lambert 30 ° Raphael ; J . W . Figg 30 ° Registrar ;
, , , , Peter Laird , 18 ° , Treasurer ; Matthew Cooke , 30 ° , Org . to Sup . G . Council , Org . and Dir . of Cers . There were also present the following members not in office : —Lieut .-Col . Clerk , 33 ° ; Capt . Philips , 33 ° ; J . Gibbs , 31 ° ; Lieut . Price , XV . Stewart , XV Piatt , J . \ V . Meymott , ancl several others , all of the 18 ° . The business consisted in installing Bros . Lieut .-Col . George Whitehead , Charles Horsley , IT . Styleman le Strange , Henry Ovey ,
John Hall Doe , and William Bissenden Heath , The business being concluded—for which the M . W . S . and officers of the chapter received very warm congratulation for its admirable and efficient rendering—the brethren then adjourned to Bro . De
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being initiated Master of this lodge . The duties connected with such a post were , he knew , very onerous , and it was only after considerable solicitation that he consented to undertake it . He had considerable distrust of his own ability properly to rule ancl conduct a lodge like this ; but he trusted , with the help of the officers that day appointed ancl the assistance which he knew he could reckon upon receiving from that excellent Mason , Bro . Hall , he should be able to go through the duties of
Ms position with more or less satisfaction to the brethren . As Masons were always gratified to hear of the progress of their ¦ order in far off lands it might interest them to be told what a deep root Masonry had struck in Australia , where he was himself initiated . The lodges in Australia were as well worked as in the mother country , which was of course due to the exertions of those brothers from England , who had been instrumental in sowing the seeds of Masonry in that
compara tively new land . All the lodge meetings were characterised by the greatest harmony , ancl such meetings iu a country where the distinctions of positions were not so marked as they were here , had great effect in preventing that antagonism of classes which was often found in a new colony , invariably inclined to a certain extent to democracy . ( Hear , hear . ) It was a curious coincidence that he ( Col . Freeling ) had been
nominated to the high office of Provincial Grand Master of South Australia , whilst his predecessor at this station , Capt . Clarke , had held the same office in the province of Victoria , of which Melbourne was the capital , and when he left Melbourne he carried with him the good wishes of all the Masonic lodges in that very populous ancl flourishing colony . ( Applause . ) For himself he could only say that he should
do his best to rule this lodge with all courtesy and all firmness . He should trust to the officers of the lodge to support him in every legitimate exercise of authority , but to give him their candid advice in case they might think him in any way exceeding that authority —( hear , hear)—ancl with these safeguards he hoped that the work to which he had set his hands that clay , would be commenced in order , conducted in harmony , and ended in peace . ( Applause . ) The W . M . proposed " The Health of the Installing Master , Bro . Peter Matthews , " with thanks for his very efficient
services , ancl for his kind assistance to the lodge upon former occasions . ( Honours . ) Bro . MATTHEWS said he felt especial pleasure in visiting this lodge to-day , when they welcomed the return of Bro . Colonel Maydwell , with whom , and Major Burney , he himself had borne some little ' part in the foundation of this lodge . ( Applause . ) He rejoiced to hear of what Colonel Maydwell had done for Masonry in Ceylonaud of the fraternal recognition
, of services on his departure from that island ; but he was sure that any kindness be might have met with abroad was not half so acceptable to his feelings as the hearty and affectionate wel--come which awaited him in the bosom of his own lodge . ( Applause . ) The W . M . had been pleased to thank him for the small services he had rendered that clay ; but he was sure he might return that compliment of commendation to the
Worshipful Master , ancl congratulate tho lodge upon being presided over by a Mason who had commenced the working of his lodge as Bro . Freeling had done to-day . ( Applause . ) The "W . M . proposed "The Health of the Visiting Brethren , " more especially the members of the Angel Lodge , to whom he was aware this lodge owed a deep debt of gratitude for tho support ancl assistance given at its formation . ( Honours . )
Bro . GLUCKSTEI > , S . W ., in the absence of the W . M . of the Angel Lodge ( Bro . Collier ) , returned thanks for the toast , and expressed a hope that ? as there should bo no distinction among Masons ' whatever lodge brethren might belong to , the harmony which had hitherto existed between the two Colchester lodges might continue to prevail . ( Applause . ) Bro . HALL , who was also called for , said he happened to fill
the double capacity of a member of the Angel Lodge for many years and of the United Lodge since its formation ; indeed he felt very considerable interest in the latter , because no two Masons ever more deserved success in an enterprise than did Colonel Maydwell and Major Burney in their zealous and selfdenying efforts , both for the establishment of this lodge and for extending the influence of Masonic princiles among the
p garrison of Colchester , and through them to the most distant quarters of the globe . ( Applause . ; He begged to thank the Worshipful Master for his kind allusion to the services he had occasionally been able to render in the working of this lodge , and to assure him that whenever he could be of any assistance
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to Masonry , either in this lodge or in any other , he looked upon it not only as a duty but a pleasure to render that assistance . ( Applause . ) Bro WESTALL also returned thanks as a visitor . The health of the Past Masters of the United Lodge was also associated with the name of Bro . HALL , who returned thanks , as did also Bro . MAYDWELL and Bro . BUEJTEY . The W . M . proposed the health ofthe officers of his lodge for
the ensuing year , expressing his reliance upon their punctual attendance and ready assistance to enable him to discharge the important duties of his position . ( Applause . ) Bro . Captain BOYCE , S . W ., returned thanks . The W . M ., in proposing " Success to tho Masonic Charities , " observed that Masonic Institutions were good in themselves , but they were especially good in the help ancl maintenance they afforded to the poorthe hellessand the infirm . ( Applause . )
, p , Bro . MATTHEWS returned thanks for the toast , pointing out the relative merits of the principal Masonic Institutions—the Boys ' and Girls' School , the Old Men ' s Asylum , ancl the Old Ladies ' Asylum , ancl the claims they each possessed upon the support of the brotherhood , He alluded to the case of the two little girls , children of the late Bro . Septimus Dakins—a Brother who had seen better days , but who through misfortune had left his family unprovided for—as a very deserving case for support ;
but at the same time impressed upon the brethren that the most effectual aid thoy could render to this or any similar case in which they might be interested was by themselves becoming subscribers to one or more of the Masonic charities . ( Hear , hear . ) Major BuiBfEY said it was one of the arrangements of this lodge to have a book , in which any brother having 6 d . or Is . to give away could put it by , and when a sufficient sum had accumulated it was given as a donation to one of the Masonic charities . The plan he considered a very good one . Tbe parting toast " To all Poor and Distressed Masons , " & c , was then drank , and the brethren separated .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . Lord Edward Clinton has addressed the following letter , dated 18 th inst ., to Bro . R . Allen , Prov . G . Sec . of Nottingham , who had made an official inquiry respecting the health of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle , the Provincial Grand Master : — " It gives me great pleasure to bo able to say that my father , the Duke of Newcastle , has so far recovered from his last serious attack of nine clays agothat I was this clay able to read your
, kind and sympathetic letter to him ; it would have been useless to do so before , as my father would not have been able to understand the full meaning of it . He wishes me to express to the Freemasons of Nottingham his heartfelt gratitude for their wishes for his restoration to health , expressed in such a very touching manner . I fear that it is useless to shut our eyes altogether to tbe critical condition that my father is in , but I am happy to be able to tell you that a consultation of four medical
men has just taken place , and . they pronounce him rather better than he has been for the last few days . I think , therefore , that while gradual improvement continues , we may have more and more hope for the future . "
Ancient And Accepted Rite.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE .
WOOLWICH . IUYICTA CIIAPTEE 03 ? S . P . R . < J<—This famous chapter held a regular meeting at the Masonic Hall , William-street , Woolwich , on Friday the lath of April , when the following brethren were present : —Capt . Boyle , 32 ° , M . W . S . ; XV . Carter , 18 ° , Prelate ; Capt . W . P . Daclson , 30 ° , 1 st General ; J . R . Thomson , IS' , 2 nd General ; Capt . McLaughlin , 18 ° , Grand Marshal ; George Lambert 30 ° Raphael ; J . W . Figg 30 ° Registrar ;
, , , , Peter Laird , 18 ° , Treasurer ; Matthew Cooke , 30 ° , Org . to Sup . G . Council , Org . and Dir . of Cers . There were also present the following members not in office : —Lieut .-Col . Clerk , 33 ° ; Capt . Philips , 33 ° ; J . Gibbs , 31 ° ; Lieut . Price , XV . Stewart , XV Piatt , J . \ V . Meymott , ancl several others , all of the 18 ° . The business consisted in installing Bros . Lieut .-Col . George Whitehead , Charles Horsley , IT . Styleman le Strange , Henry Ovey ,
John Hall Doe , and William Bissenden Heath , The business being concluded—for which the M . W . S . and officers of the chapter received very warm congratulation for its admirable and efficient rendering—the brethren then adjourned to Bro . De