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The other officers severally returned thanks to the Master for the confidence reposed in them . The labours of the evening being ended , the assembled Brethren retired to the Commercial Hotel , and refreshed themselves with the accustomed entei taiiiment .
NASSAU , NBW PUOVIDKNCE—Dec . 28 — The Brethren of the Union Lodge , No . 231 , met at the Masonic Hall , when William C . Cuming , Ksq ., was installed Master The other officers of-this Lodge were also installed . On the same evening the Brethren of the Royal Victoria Lodge , No . 1 ) 1-9 , assembled at the Public Buddings , on the installation of their Worshipful Master . Elect , Stephen Diilet , Esq ., and the other officers of t' . 'nt l <« l * p .
I lit ; Provincial Grand Lodge under the Registry of England , met at the Public Buildings , directed by their Right Worshipful Provincial Grand > aster , the Hon . G . C Anderson , for the purpose of uniting with the Fiaternity in a procession to Christ Church . They were then joined by the Provincial Grand Lodge for the Bahamas , under the Registry of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , the Right Worshipful J . F . Cooke , Esq ., Prov . Grand Master , and also by other Brethren not of this provincewhenpreceded bthe band of the 2 nd West India Regiment
, , y , under the direction of Bro . Ashe , they proceeded to Christ Church . An appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev . Bro . AVilliam Strachan , _) . D ., Chaplain to the foregoing Lodges . A collection was made in aid of the Charity Fund , which amounted to nearly nine pounds . At seven the same evening a goodly number of the Brethren sat down to dine , when they were honoured by the presence of his Excellency G . B . MathewEsq . Past Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of
Eng-, , land ; and having passed a most delightful season of fraternal re-union , separated at about eleven o ' clock . Our Masonic Fraternity has recently been disturbed by a misunderstanding , caused by some irregularity in the election of a third Principal in the Royal Victoria Chapter . The proceedings have been transmitted to the Supreme Grand Chapter of England , whose direction in the case is awaited with great anxiety . We forbear to offer any opinion .
AUSTRALIA FELIX . —A very magnificent set of Masonic jewels has arrived from London by the William Wilson , as a present from the members of the Lodge of Australia Felix to their P . M . and Brother , John Stephen . These jewels are arranged in a very elegant red morocco and gilt case , bearing that gentleman ' s name on the cover , which is lined with crimson velvet . The fiist is a Past Master ' s Jewel , in gold enamel and brilliants . The second is tbe Past Principal ' s Medal of the Royal Arch Chapterin gold embossedwith a superb onyx stone . The
, , third is the Kni ght ' s Templar , of pure gold , consisting of a cross with a representation of the crucifixion , and the motto The fourth is the Knight of Alalia Jewel , in crimson and white enamel , surmounted with the coronet , in which are set separately an emerald , a ruby , and a brilliant . The fifth is the splendid Jewel of the Rosicrucian Order , in gold , having the five-pointed diadem with rubies , the cross in garnets , the pelican in frosted silver over the segment of a circle set in diamonds .
The cost of this very elegant testimonial is one hundred pounds , which was contributed by the members of the Lodge of Australia Felix , by voluntary subscription . VOL V . t )
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Foreign.
The other officers severally returned thanks to the Master for the confidence reposed in them . The labours of the evening being ended , the assembled Brethren retired to the Commercial Hotel , and refreshed themselves with the accustomed entei taiiiment .
NASSAU , NBW PUOVIDKNCE—Dec . 28 — The Brethren of the Union Lodge , No . 231 , met at the Masonic Hall , when William C . Cuming , Ksq ., was installed Master The other officers of-this Lodge were also installed . On the same evening the Brethren of the Royal Victoria Lodge , No . 1 ) 1-9 , assembled at the Public Buddings , on the installation of their Worshipful Master . Elect , Stephen Diilet , Esq ., and the other officers of t' . 'nt l <« l * p .
I lit ; Provincial Grand Lodge under the Registry of England , met at the Public Buildings , directed by their Right Worshipful Provincial Grand > aster , the Hon . G . C Anderson , for the purpose of uniting with the Fiaternity in a procession to Christ Church . They were then joined by the Provincial Grand Lodge for the Bahamas , under the Registry of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , the Right Worshipful J . F . Cooke , Esq ., Prov . Grand Master , and also by other Brethren not of this provincewhenpreceded bthe band of the 2 nd West India Regiment
, , y , under the direction of Bro . Ashe , they proceeded to Christ Church . An appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev . Bro . AVilliam Strachan , _) . D ., Chaplain to the foregoing Lodges . A collection was made in aid of the Charity Fund , which amounted to nearly nine pounds . At seven the same evening a goodly number of the Brethren sat down to dine , when they were honoured by the presence of his Excellency G . B . MathewEsq . Past Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of
Eng-, , land ; and having passed a most delightful season of fraternal re-union , separated at about eleven o ' clock . Our Masonic Fraternity has recently been disturbed by a misunderstanding , caused by some irregularity in the election of a third Principal in the Royal Victoria Chapter . The proceedings have been transmitted to the Supreme Grand Chapter of England , whose direction in the case is awaited with great anxiety . We forbear to offer any opinion .
AUSTRALIA FELIX . —A very magnificent set of Masonic jewels has arrived from London by the William Wilson , as a present from the members of the Lodge of Australia Felix to their P . M . and Brother , John Stephen . These jewels are arranged in a very elegant red morocco and gilt case , bearing that gentleman ' s name on the cover , which is lined with crimson velvet . The fiist is a Past Master ' s Jewel , in gold enamel and brilliants . The second is tbe Past Principal ' s Medal of the Royal Arch Chapterin gold embossedwith a superb onyx stone . The
, , third is the Kni ght ' s Templar , of pure gold , consisting of a cross with a representation of the crucifixion , and the motto The fourth is the Knight of Alalia Jewel , in crimson and white enamel , surmounted with the coronet , in which are set separately an emerald , a ruby , and a brilliant . The fifth is the splendid Jewel of the Rosicrucian Order , in gold , having the five-pointed diadem with rubies , the cross in garnets , the pelican in frosted silver over the segment of a circle set in diamonds .
The cost of this very elegant testimonial is one hundred pounds , which was contributed by the members of the Lodge of Australia Felix , by voluntary subscription . VOL V . t )