The Loss Of The "London."

living were brethren . In him the Fraternity had lost a brother who fully understood and acted up to all his responsibilities and duties as a Freemason , and in him had he ( Bro . Williams ) lost a trusty counsellor and a sincere and valued friend .

He knew that they fully realised this , and that they would act thereon as became all members of their ancient Order . He had never found . Masonic charity fail , when there were good reasons for its active exercise ; but Avhat they were called upon

to do was not charity—it Avas rather their dutythe duty of giving some substantial—some material proof of the feelings with Avhich they were animated towards their departed friend and brother , by doing Avhat they could to provide for his AvidOAV and

children . In company with his reverend brother , the Provincial Grand Chaplain , he had , that day , waited upon the widoAved lady , and had presented her , in the name of that body , with a letter of condolence on the occasion of that sharp and sudden trial to Avhich , in the providence of God ,

she had been subjected . He did not know that he had ever felt so deeply as he had at that interview—at the sight of that distress , Avhich he and his reverend brother could only alleviate by their sincere and respectful sympathy . He could

scarcely read the letter to the lady ; his reverend brother seemed to shrink from the sad task , — and she—she could only answer them with her tears . [ Bro . Williams here , in a tone of deep feeling , read a copy of the letter referred to , and

proceeded . ] And UOAV they had to enter upon the business of the evening , in which lie felt certain that he might count upon their hearty co-operation . He only regretted that there was not a larger attendance of the brethren , but that

was to be attributed to the very inclement state of the weather . He should call upon the Provincial Grand Chaplain to move the first resolution . ( The Prov . G . M . —who had been listened to throughout his address Avith the deepest attention—resumed his seat amidst the loud applause of the assembled brethren ) .

Bro . Agnew , Prov . G . Chap ., in rising to move the first resolution , said , that Bro . Williams , Prov . G . M ., had only stated what was strictly true when he stated that he ( Bro . Agnew ) had shrunk from the duty of presenting their letter of condolence

to Mrs . Woolley . He confessed that such was the case—and more , that he would , if he could have done so consistently with his sense of duty , have shrunk from taking an active part in the

proceedings of that evening as a speaker upon what was , to him and to them all , a very painful subject . But his duty was clear before him , and he should do it as best he could ; conscious , however , that he might come far short of giving ' full

expression to his SOITOAV for their loss and to his deep sympathy for the bereaved family of their late rev . brother . Their duty as Masons , which he Avas now desired to urge upon them , was to express their sorrow for the loss sustained by the

craft in consequence of the untimely death of Bro . Woolley—a sorrow Avhich they would be called upon to manifest in a substantial manner by raising a fund for the benefit of the widow and of her family . Those who had attended the large

and sympathising meeting of the citizens generally , held the other evening , and had heard what had been so well and so truly said in commendation of Dr . Woolley , must feel that all had been said of him which could be said—that the

time had arrived when eulogy had become mute because well deserved praise had been exhausted . Thafc Avas , indeed , a most remarkable , a most

unprecedented meeting . In it the whole community had been represented , from the Chancellor of the University doAvn to the humblest artisan . Every one seemed anxious to identify himself with those Avhom their dear brother loved , as if they

kneAV and felt that Dr . Woolley was a man that belonged to the whole community ; not to any section ; not to any one religious denomination , not to any body , not even to the Masonic Order alone . All the religious bodies of the country were there

adequately represented , with the exception , perhaps , of that denomination to which their deceased brother belonged . He ( Bro . Agnew ) was proud to think that he had been associated with

thendeparted brother , who had always fully appreciated the excellence of that order in which they were all so happily united . It was not always that ministers of religion , like their departed brother , were able fully to appreciate the

advantages of which they were made the recipients , Avhen they entered the confraternity . He had been asked by some of his rev . brethren what was the salary that he received for being a Freemason , and he had found some difficulty in making

those Avho asked him such a question understand the positive character of the benefit which he considered himself to have derived from his position in their order . He had told such parties that he considered one great benefit he had