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opportunity of thanking the donors and of congratulating the brethren of the Hadrian Lodge . There being no other bus iness the lodge was closed in harmony , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment , and with the assistance of some excellent music by Bros . Leatham , Gibbons and others , a pleasant evening was enjoyed .
Instruction.
INSTRUCTION .
KENT LODGE ( No . 15 ) . —This lodge , recently transferred from Walthamstow , is now comfortably established at the King and Queen , Norton Folgate , Bishopsgate-street , E . C . At the meeting on the 9 th inst . Bro . Legg occupied the chair , and was supported by Bros . Patrick , Serjeant , Turbefield , Andrews , Middleton , A . Clark , P . M ., Treasurer ; Pinder , P . M ., Preceptor ; and
others . The evening was devoted to working the second ceremony , Bro . Middleton , candidate . The revision of the bye-laws occupied considerable time , and Bro . Serjeant was elected W . M for the next Thursday ' s meeting . The members of the lodge evince great interest in its
resuscitation ; and have among themselves donated the whole of the appliances and furniture necessary to work the lodge . Bro . Andrews , P . M ., presented the working tools ; Bros . Legg , Serjeant , and Wooley , the pedestals ; Bros . Roweand Patrick , a Bible ; Bro . Pinder , P . M ., columns , gavels , & c ; Bro . Carter , the ashlars , & c
ISRAEL LODGE ( No . 205 ) . —This old lodge met on the 12 th inst ., at Bro . Yetton ' s , Rising Sun , Globeroad , E . Bro . J . R . Shingfield ably occupied the chair , and was supported , among others , by Bros . Gray , S . W . ; Marks , J . W . ; VV . Muslo , P . M . Preceptor ; J . Taylor , S . D . ; Moss , J . D . ; Abrahams , I . G . ; Yetton , P . M . ; PringleJobP . M . ; Jones , P . M . ; Price , and others .
, , Lodge was duly opened , and the ceremony of passing was worked by Bro . Shingfield in a creditable manner , and subsequently recognised by a cordial vote of thanks being awarded that brother for so ably discharging the duties of the W . M . for the first time in the lodge . Bro . VV . Gray was elected VV . M . for the next meeting , and lodge was closed .
UNITED PILGRIMS LODGE ( No . 507 ) . — The usual weekly meeting of this lodge was held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , on Friday evening , the 10 th inst ., and was presided over by Bro . G . VV . Knight , W . M ., the following brethren being in attendance : Bros . J . N . Bate , S . W . ; C . 11 . Nevill , J . W . ; James Stevens , P . M ., Preceptor ; F . Thurston , 1 reas . ; C . H . Phillips ,
S . D . ; H . M . Williams , J . D . ; J . Letchford , I . G . ; E . A . Francis , II . Stokes , R . Poore , M . E . Stokes , J . Wilmot , A . J . Styles , R . W . Pooler , and others . Lodge having been duly opened , and minutes confirmed , Bro . R . Poore , as candidate , was proved , and the ceremony of nassinsr was ably rehearsed by Bro . Knight . I he F . C
charge was effectively delivered by Bro . Bate . Three of the Five Sections of the Second Lecture were worked by the brethren , and the lodge was closed down to E . A . and called off . Entry drill was practised , and the lodge called on . Bro . Bate was elected VV . M . for the ensuing week The lodge was then closed in perfect harmony .
BRIXTON LODGE ( No . 1949 ) . —The usual weekly meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday evening last , at Bro Monk ' s , Prince Regent , Dulwich-road , East Brixton , when a goodly number of brethren attended , including Bros . G . VV . Knight , VV . M . ; G . Marling , S . W . ; E . Bye , jun ., J . W . ; E . A . Francis , Preceptor ; C . H . Phillips , Treas . ; H . M . Williams , Sec . ; F . A . Smith ,
S . D . ; S . Richardson . J . D . ; E . Newby , I . G . ; R . Poore , R . VV . Pooler , and VV . Croucher . Lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the previous meeting were read by the Secretary , and unanimously confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was well rehearsed by the VV . M ., with Bro . Phillips as candidate . Lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Poore proved his proficiency , and was entrusted . Lodge was opened in the Third Degree , and the W . M . worked the
ceremony of raising in an impressive manner , Bro . Poore being the candidate . Lodge was regularly closed down to the First Degree , and , on the motion of the Preceptor , seconded by Bro . Smith , Bro . Harling was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing week . Bro . Harling thanked the breth . c . i , and appointed his officers in rotation . Nothing further offering for the good of Freemasonry in general , or the lodge of instruction in particular , after " Hearty good wishes " lodge was closed in due form . <
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Mark Masonry .
WORKINGTON . —Derwent Lodge ( No . 282 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the gth inst ., the VV . M ., Bro . J . J . Coverdale , P . G . Or- -., presiding , supported by the following brethren Bros . T . Dixon , I . P . M ., P . G . S . O . ; J . A . Salkeld , S . W . ; J . Thompson , J . W . ; Geo . Dalrymple , M . O ., P . G . Sec . ; Rev . E . M . Rice , S . O ., P . P . G . Chap . ; J . Lewthwaite ,
J . O . ; J . H . Hartly , Sec ; H . Peacock , S . D ., P . G . bid . ' Br . ; J . Carruthers , I . G . ; and VV . Wagg , Tyler . The minutes were read and confirmed , and Bro . J . C . 'Thompson , 9 G 2 , was balloted for and advanced to the Honourable Degree of Mark Master . There being nothing further but general business , with " Hearty good wishes " from Lodges 213 , 216 , and 229 , the lodge was closed in good harmony .
Ancient And Accepted Rite.
Ancient and Accepted Rite .
MOUNT CALVARY CHAPTER ( No . 3 ) . — This old and distinguished chapter held a convocation on the 10 th inst ., at the ' Masonic Hall , Golden-square . Among those present were III . Bros . Curlier , M . VV . S . ; Alfred Williams , Prelate ; Bros . T . C . Walls , ist . Gen . ; F . Driver ,
2 nd den . ; 111 . Bro . Pass , Treas . ; Bros . Don . M . Dewar , Sec ; Taylcur , CM . ; Gardiner , R . ; III . Bios . Lott , Org . ; Collin , P . M ., W . S . ; Anderson , T . Poore , Graveley , VV . Mann , Berkley , H . J . Lardner , Piache , and others . III . Bro . C Matier , 3 " ° , was a visitor . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , Bro . E . Mather , P . M ., P . Z ., & c ,. who had
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been previously balloted for , was ably and impressively perfected . Several communications from absent members having been read , the convocation was closed according to ancient custom , and the brethren adjourned to the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , where a most excellent banquet was served . Upon the removal of the cloth , the usual Rose Croix toasts were duly honoured .
"The Health of the Newly-Perfected Brother" was cordially received . In response to the toast , Bro . Mather expressed himself as being highly gratified with the manner in which the ceremony had been performed by the M . VV . S . He considered that the whole of the proceedings were highly impressive , and the ceremony altogether had left a strong impression on his mind .
" The Health of the M . W . S . having been given and responded to , the toast of "The Visitor" followed , and afforded 111 . Bro . Matier an opportunity of making a capital speech . His remarks bearing upon the working of the M . VV . S . were highly complimentary , and were warmly endprsed by the applause of bis auditory .
"The P . M . VV . S . " was acknowledged by 111 . Bro . Corhn , and "The Treasurer and Secretary" were responded to by Bro . Dewar in a neat speech , upon behalf of himself and colleague . The toast of " The Officers , " coupled with the name of Bro . Walls , terminated the proceedings .
M.W. Bro. His Grace The Duke Of Abercorn, K.G., G.M. Ireland.
M . W . BRO . HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ABERCORN , K . G ., G . M . IRELAND .
Bro . His Grace the Duke of Abercorn , Grand Master of Ireland , who recently celebrated his golden wedding , was born 21 st January , 1 S 11 . His family name is Hamilton . He is a baronet ; created in 16 G 0 . His titles are Baron Abercorn , of Paisley , 15 S 7 , Baron Abercorn , of Abercorn , 1603 , Earl of Abercorn and Baron Arbroath , Hamilton
Mountcastle , and Kilpatnck , 1606 , all in the peerage of Scotland ; Baron Strabane , 1616 , Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle , 1 7 , Marquis of Hamilton of Strabane , in county of Tyrone , and Duke of Abercorn , 186 S , all in the peerage of Ireland ; Viscount Hamilton , 17 S 6 , Marquess of Abercorn , 1790 , all in the peerage of Great Britain . It will thus be seen that though our distinguished brother is a duke , the'highest peerage , yet his
dukedom , being Irish , does not give him a seat in the House of Lords ; he therefore sits and votes in St . Stephen's , as Marquess of Abercorn , his title on the roll of the peerage of Great Britain . His grace is chief of the House of Hamilton , and as such claimed the dukedom of Chatelherault , in France , created 154 S , but of which , however , a fresh creation was granted by Napoleon III . to the twelfth Duke of Hamilton . His grace ' s name is James Hamilton . He
is a Knight of the Garter , Privy Councillor , Doctor of Civil Law of Oxford , and Doctor of Law of both Cambridge and Dublin . He is the first duke , the title being conferred upon him when he returned from the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland , in iSGS , on the fall of the Earl of Beaconsfield ' s ( then Mr . Disraeli ) first ministry . The duke held the viceroyalty again on the second accession to power of Mr . Disraeli , in 1 S 74 , but retired after a time in favour of Bro .
the Duke of Marlborough . His grace won golden opinions during his tenancy of the office of representative of Her Majesty , and was most popular with all classes . He succeeded his grandfather as second Marquisin 1 S 1 S , at the age of seven years . He , therefore , never sat in the House of Commons , but has fully made up for it by having had no less than three sons there at one time . He was educated at Christ Church , Oxford , of which
University he became a D . C . L . in 1 S 56 , having had the Honorary Degree of LL . D . conferred upon him by the sister University of Cambridge in 1 S 47 , andjlater on , in 1 S 6 S , was made Honorary LL . D . of Dublin . The Duke was Groom of the Stole to the late Prince Consort , 1 S 46 to 1 S 59 > Viceroy of Ireland 1 S 66 to 1 S 6 S , and again in 1 S 74 to 1876 . He was Envoy Extraordinary upon a special mission to the King of Italy in 1 S 7 S , to confer the Orderof
the Garter upon King Humbert , on his accession to the throne on the decease of his father , King Victor Emanuel . He is Lord Lieutenant of the county Donegal , Major General of the Royal Archers , Her Majesty ' s Body Guard of Scotland , a Captain in the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers , Chancellor of the Royal University of Ireland , and a Governor of Harrow School , at which all his sons but the youngest were educated .
His grace married , in 1832 , the Lady Louisa Jane Russell , second daughter of the sixth Duke of Bedford , K . G ., by whom he has a large family . It is with this lady he has just celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his wedding . Lady Louisa Russell was one of the beauties of the Court in William the Fourth's time . The noble Duke is the father of ten children—five sons and five daughtersthe eldest son being James , Marquis of Hamilton , born in
1 S 3 S , of whom we shall have something to say in some future issue , he being also a member of the Masonic body . Lord Claud John , born 1 S 43 , educated at Harrow , entered the Grenadier Guards in 1 SG 2 , retired in 1 SG 7 , with the rank of Lieutenant and Captain . He wasappointed , 1 S 67 , Lieut .-Colonel Donegal Militia ; was Aidc-de-Comp to his father , the Viceroy of Ireland , from 1 S 66 to iSGS . The noble Lord sat , in the Conservative interest , for the city of
Londonderry , 1 S 65 to iSGS , and for King s Lynn , 1 S 6 9 to 1 SSo . At the general election of 1 SS 0 he lost his seat . He also unsuccessfully contested Londonderry in 1 S 6 S , and Brecon in 1 SG 9 . He obtained a seat , however , for Liverpool at a bye election , in 1 SS 0 . Lord Claud was a Junior Lord of the Treasury in 1 S 6 S ; he was attached to the Duke of Abercorn ' s special mission to the King of Italy in 1 S 7 S . In this latter year he married Caroline ,
daughter of the late Mr . Edward Sacheverell Charidos Pole , of Radboume Hall , Derby , and grand-daughter of the fifth Earl of Harrington , who has borne him a son , Gilbert Claud ( 1 S 79 ) . The Duke ' s eldest child and daughter , Lady Harriet Ceorgina Louisa , was born in 1834 , and married in , iS 55 the second Earl of Lichfield , Thomas George Anson . She has thirteen children . The next
daughter is the Countess of Dalkeith ( Lady Louisa Jane ) , born in 1 S 3 G , married in 1 S 59 to the eldest son of the fifth Duke of Buccleuch , and has by him eight children . Lady Gcorgina Susan , the next daughter , was born in 1 S 41 . She was bridesmaid to H . R . H . Princess Mary of Cambridge when she married the Uuko of Teck , in 1866 . The Right Hon . Lord George Francis Hamilton was born in 1 S 45 ; he was educated at Harrow ,
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and entered the Rifle Brigade in 1 S 64 , but was transferred to the Coldstream Guards in 1 S 6 S , and retired in 1 S 6 9 . He was elected M . P . for Middlesex in 1 S 6 S , and has sat for the county ever since . Lord George has steadily held his ground , and is looked upon as a likely Premier in time to come . He was appointed by Mr . Disraeli , in 1874 , as Under Secretary for India , where he showed such brilliant talents that he was transferred to the Vice-Presidency of
the Council on Education , in 1 S 7 S , and made fourth Charity Commissioner , which posts he held until the fall of his Government , in 18 S 0 . He is a magistrate for Middlesex and Westminster , also a Privy Councillor . His lordship married in 1 S 71 , Lady Maud Caroline Lascelles , daughter of the third Earl of Harewcod , and has two sons . Lady Albertha Frances Ann was born in 1 S 47 , and married in 1 SG 9 to the Marquis of Blandford ,
eldest son of Bro . the sixth Dukeof Marlborough , and has four children . Lady Maud Evelyn was born in 1 S 56 , and married the fifth Marquis of Lansdowne in 1 S 69 , to whom she has borne four children . Lord Frederick Spencer was born in 1 S 56 , and like his three elder brothers was at Harrow school . He entered the di p lomatic service in 1 S 77 , and became a third Secretary in 1 S 79 . He was also attached to his noble father's special mission , in 1 . 87 sto
, the King of Italy , to present him with the Garter . The youngest child of His Grace is Lord Ernest William , born 1 S 5 S , educated at the Royal Military College , Sandhurst , and in 1 S 7 S , gazetted as Lieutenant in the " nth Hussars . It will thus be seen that our brother , besides having ten children , has also thirty-three grandchildren . The Grand
Master of Ireland has a seat in Ireland and Scotland , Baron ' s-court , Newton Stewart , where the golden wedding festivities were held , and Duddingstone House , Portobello , near Edinburgh . Hampden House , Green-street , is the town house . He is a member of the Carlton , White's , Traveller ' s and S . Stephen's Clubs . His family motto is " Sola nobilitas virtus . "
Bro. Alderman Whitehead.
BRO . ALDERMAN WHITEHEAD .
Bro . Whitehead , the newly-elected Alderman for Ward of Cheap , is , we are glad to note , a member of our Order . Mr . Stoneman , in introducing our worthy brother to the Court of Aldermen , said : We have in Mr . James Whitehead selected a gentleman who has been elected by the unanimous voice of the people , and who will at the same time unite the various interests that have not been so much
in unison as they ought to have been . Mr . J . Whitehead is a gentleman who has been known very largely in the City of London . Although a self-made man , he came to London with the advantage of an education that had fitted him to distinguish himself in the City , and , I trust , will further assist him to be a bright light to this Worshipful Court to which he has attained . Mr . Whitehead , although his time has been greatly taken up in commercial pursuits , has not
forgotten that obligation which is imposed on every true citizen of London , namely , its charities , and I think in the lists of the Life Governors of almost every charity in the City you will see Mr . Whitehead ' s name conspicuous . I am sure that whenever any question affecting the great Corporation of the City shall be brought to the front we shall find Mr . Whitehead will use his common sense and business capacity for the advancement and stood of his fellow
citizens , and that at the same time he will hold dear the rights and privileges of the City . It will be in your lordship's recollection that one of the leading things Mr . Whitehead has done in the City was the promotion of the Rowland Hill memorial . He took up the subject at a time when the citizens of London seemed hardly to appreciate the great esteem in which they ought to have held Sir Rowland Hill for the great advantages he bestowed on the
commercial interests of the country . Mr . Whitehead brought that matter to a very successful issue , and we now not only see in one of the leading street sa life-long monument to the history of Sir Rowland Hill , but a considerable fund has also been created for the relief of aged and distressed Post Office employes . I hope Mr . Whitehead in the course of time may fill the chair that you have so
admirably filled to the satisfaction of all ; and as this is the last day we shall have the pleasureof seeing you in that office , you will excuse me if I express the wish that your life may be prolonged , and that you may enjoy those advantages and privileges that you have so richly deserved . I have the honour to introduce M . James Whitehead , Citizen , Fanmaker , and Shipwright .
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
__ [ Thechargc is 2 s . Gd . for announcements not exceeding Four Lines under this heading . ] BIRTHS . Lliis . —On the 7 th inst ., at Christ ' s Hospital , the wife of Bro . the Rev . Richard Lee , of a daughter .
MARRIAGE . ERASER—INGRAM . —On the 7 th inst ., at All Saints ' Church , Nottingham , by the Rev . A . Fraser , M . A ., brother of the bridegroom , assisted b y the Rev . G . Dundas , Vicar of St . Mathew's , and the Rev . A . Pearson , Vicar of All Saints , Bro . Wm . F . Fraser ( of Commercial Lodge , No . 411 ) Solicitor , Nottingham ,
to Alice Mary , youngest daughter of William Ingram , of Burn ' s-street , formerly of Southwell , and sister to the VV . M . of No . 411 . ROBINSON— WOOD . —On the 9 th inst ., at St . Botolph ' s Church , Sheepshed , Leicestershire , Marshall , son of the late J . Robinson , of Dunscar , near Bolton , to Margaret , daughter of J . A . Wood , Esq ., of Sheepshed , Leicestershire .
DEATHS . BUCHANAN . —On the 12 th inst ., at Craigend Castle , Stir-. lingshire , the Right Hon . Sir Andrew Buchanan , Bart , G . C . B ., D . L ., in his 7 Sth year .
IIOM - OWAV ' OiNiMENV AND Pius . —Autumnal Remedies . — Towards the fall of the year countless causes are at work to lover the tone of the nervous system , which will he followed by ill health unless proper means lie employed to avert that evil . Hollow-ay ' s tar-famed p cparatioiis supply a faultle-s remedy for both external and internal complaints connected with changes of season . AH
affections of the skin , roughness , blotches , pimples , superficial and deeper-seated inflammations , erysipelas , rhu matic pangs am ' gouty pangs alike succumb to the exalted virtues of Holloway '* Ointment and Pills , which will effect a happy revolution in the patient ' s condition , though the symptoms of his disorder are legion , and have obstinately withstood the best cll ' orts of science to subdue them . —[ A DVI . ]
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opportunity of thanking the donors and of congratulating the brethren of the Hadrian Lodge . There being no other bus iness the lodge was closed in harmony , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment , and with the assistance of some excellent music by Bros . Leatham , Gibbons and others , a pleasant evening was enjoyed .
Instruction.
INSTRUCTION .
KENT LODGE ( No . 15 ) . —This lodge , recently transferred from Walthamstow , is now comfortably established at the King and Queen , Norton Folgate , Bishopsgate-street , E . C . At the meeting on the 9 th inst . Bro . Legg occupied the chair , and was supported by Bros . Patrick , Serjeant , Turbefield , Andrews , Middleton , A . Clark , P . M ., Treasurer ; Pinder , P . M ., Preceptor ; and
others . The evening was devoted to working the second ceremony , Bro . Middleton , candidate . The revision of the bye-laws occupied considerable time , and Bro . Serjeant was elected W . M for the next Thursday ' s meeting . The members of the lodge evince great interest in its
resuscitation ; and have among themselves donated the whole of the appliances and furniture necessary to work the lodge . Bro . Andrews , P . M ., presented the working tools ; Bros . Legg , Serjeant , and Wooley , the pedestals ; Bros . Roweand Patrick , a Bible ; Bro . Pinder , P . M ., columns , gavels , & c ; Bro . Carter , the ashlars , & c
ISRAEL LODGE ( No . 205 ) . —This old lodge met on the 12 th inst ., at Bro . Yetton ' s , Rising Sun , Globeroad , E . Bro . J . R . Shingfield ably occupied the chair , and was supported , among others , by Bros . Gray , S . W . ; Marks , J . W . ; VV . Muslo , P . M . Preceptor ; J . Taylor , S . D . ; Moss , J . D . ; Abrahams , I . G . ; Yetton , P . M . ; PringleJobP . M . ; Jones , P . M . ; Price , and others .
, , Lodge was duly opened , and the ceremony of passing was worked by Bro . Shingfield in a creditable manner , and subsequently recognised by a cordial vote of thanks being awarded that brother for so ably discharging the duties of the W . M . for the first time in the lodge . Bro . VV . Gray was elected VV . M . for the next meeting , and lodge was closed .
UNITED PILGRIMS LODGE ( No . 507 ) . — The usual weekly meeting of this lodge was held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , on Friday evening , the 10 th inst ., and was presided over by Bro . G . VV . Knight , W . M ., the following brethren being in attendance : Bros . J . N . Bate , S . W . ; C . 11 . Nevill , J . W . ; James Stevens , P . M ., Preceptor ; F . Thurston , 1 reas . ; C . H . Phillips ,
S . D . ; H . M . Williams , J . D . ; J . Letchford , I . G . ; E . A . Francis , II . Stokes , R . Poore , M . E . Stokes , J . Wilmot , A . J . Styles , R . W . Pooler , and others . Lodge having been duly opened , and minutes confirmed , Bro . R . Poore , as candidate , was proved , and the ceremony of nassinsr was ably rehearsed by Bro . Knight . I he F . C
charge was effectively delivered by Bro . Bate . Three of the Five Sections of the Second Lecture were worked by the brethren , and the lodge was closed down to E . A . and called off . Entry drill was practised , and the lodge called on . Bro . Bate was elected VV . M . for the ensuing week The lodge was then closed in perfect harmony .
BRIXTON LODGE ( No . 1949 ) . —The usual weekly meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday evening last , at Bro Monk ' s , Prince Regent , Dulwich-road , East Brixton , when a goodly number of brethren attended , including Bros . G . VV . Knight , VV . M . ; G . Marling , S . W . ; E . Bye , jun ., J . W . ; E . A . Francis , Preceptor ; C . H . Phillips , Treas . ; H . M . Williams , Sec . ; F . A . Smith ,
S . D . ; S . Richardson . J . D . ; E . Newby , I . G . ; R . Poore , R . VV . Pooler , and VV . Croucher . Lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the previous meeting were read by the Secretary , and unanimously confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was well rehearsed by the VV . M ., with Bro . Phillips as candidate . Lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and Bro . Poore proved his proficiency , and was entrusted . Lodge was opened in the Third Degree , and the W . M . worked the
ceremony of raising in an impressive manner , Bro . Poore being the candidate . Lodge was regularly closed down to the First Degree , and , on the motion of the Preceptor , seconded by Bro . Smith , Bro . Harling was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing week . Bro . Harling thanked the breth . c . i , and appointed his officers in rotation . Nothing further offering for the good of Freemasonry in general , or the lodge of instruction in particular , after " Hearty good wishes " lodge was closed in due form . <
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WORKINGTON . —Derwent Lodge ( No . 282 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the gth inst ., the VV . M ., Bro . J . J . Coverdale , P . G . Or- -., presiding , supported by the following brethren Bros . T . Dixon , I . P . M ., P . G . S . O . ; J . A . Salkeld , S . W . ; J . Thompson , J . W . ; Geo . Dalrymple , M . O ., P . G . Sec . ; Rev . E . M . Rice , S . O ., P . P . G . Chap . ; J . Lewthwaite ,
J . O . ; J . H . Hartly , Sec ; H . Peacock , S . D ., P . G . bid . ' Br . ; J . Carruthers , I . G . ; and VV . Wagg , Tyler . The minutes were read and confirmed , and Bro . J . C . 'Thompson , 9 G 2 , was balloted for and advanced to the Honourable Degree of Mark Master . There being nothing further but general business , with " Hearty good wishes " from Lodges 213 , 216 , and 229 , the lodge was closed in good harmony .
Ancient And Accepted Rite.
Ancient and Accepted Rite .
MOUNT CALVARY CHAPTER ( No . 3 ) . — This old and distinguished chapter held a convocation on the 10 th inst ., at the ' Masonic Hall , Golden-square . Among those present were III . Bros . Curlier , M . VV . S . ; Alfred Williams , Prelate ; Bros . T . C . Walls , ist . Gen . ; F . Driver ,
2 nd den . ; 111 . Bro . Pass , Treas . ; Bros . Don . M . Dewar , Sec ; Taylcur , CM . ; Gardiner , R . ; III . Bios . Lott , Org . ; Collin , P . M ., W . S . ; Anderson , T . Poore , Graveley , VV . Mann , Berkley , H . J . Lardner , Piache , and others . III . Bro . C Matier , 3 " ° , was a visitor . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , Bro . E . Mather , P . M ., P . Z ., & c ,. who had
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been previously balloted for , was ably and impressively perfected . Several communications from absent members having been read , the convocation was closed according to ancient custom , and the brethren adjourned to the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , where a most excellent banquet was served . Upon the removal of the cloth , the usual Rose Croix toasts were duly honoured .
"The Health of the Newly-Perfected Brother" was cordially received . In response to the toast , Bro . Mather expressed himself as being highly gratified with the manner in which the ceremony had been performed by the M . VV . S . He considered that the whole of the proceedings were highly impressive , and the ceremony altogether had left a strong impression on his mind .
" The Health of the M . W . S . having been given and responded to , the toast of "The Visitor" followed , and afforded 111 . Bro . Matier an opportunity of making a capital speech . His remarks bearing upon the working of the M . VV . S . were highly complimentary , and were warmly endprsed by the applause of bis auditory .
"The P . M . VV . S . " was acknowledged by 111 . Bro . Corhn , and "The Treasurer and Secretary" were responded to by Bro . Dewar in a neat speech , upon behalf of himself and colleague . The toast of " The Officers , " coupled with the name of Bro . Walls , terminated the proceedings .
M.W. Bro. His Grace The Duke Of Abercorn, K.G., G.M. Ireland.
M . W . BRO . HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ABERCORN , K . G ., G . M . IRELAND .
Bro . His Grace the Duke of Abercorn , Grand Master of Ireland , who recently celebrated his golden wedding , was born 21 st January , 1 S 11 . His family name is Hamilton . He is a baronet ; created in 16 G 0 . His titles are Baron Abercorn , of Paisley , 15 S 7 , Baron Abercorn , of Abercorn , 1603 , Earl of Abercorn and Baron Arbroath , Hamilton
Mountcastle , and Kilpatnck , 1606 , all in the peerage of Scotland ; Baron Strabane , 1616 , Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle , 1 7 , Marquis of Hamilton of Strabane , in county of Tyrone , and Duke of Abercorn , 186 S , all in the peerage of Ireland ; Viscount Hamilton , 17 S 6 , Marquess of Abercorn , 1790 , all in the peerage of Great Britain . It will thus be seen that though our distinguished brother is a duke , the'highest peerage , yet his
dukedom , being Irish , does not give him a seat in the House of Lords ; he therefore sits and votes in St . Stephen's , as Marquess of Abercorn , his title on the roll of the peerage of Great Britain . His grace is chief of the House of Hamilton , and as such claimed the dukedom of Chatelherault , in France , created 154 S , but of which , however , a fresh creation was granted by Napoleon III . to the twelfth Duke of Hamilton . His grace ' s name is James Hamilton . He
is a Knight of the Garter , Privy Councillor , Doctor of Civil Law of Oxford , and Doctor of Law of both Cambridge and Dublin . He is the first duke , the title being conferred upon him when he returned from the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland , in iSGS , on the fall of the Earl of Beaconsfield ' s ( then Mr . Disraeli ) first ministry . The duke held the viceroyalty again on the second accession to power of Mr . Disraeli , in 1 S 74 , but retired after a time in favour of Bro .
the Duke of Marlborough . His grace won golden opinions during his tenancy of the office of representative of Her Majesty , and was most popular with all classes . He succeeded his grandfather as second Marquisin 1 S 1 S , at the age of seven years . He , therefore , never sat in the House of Commons , but has fully made up for it by having had no less than three sons there at one time . He was educated at Christ Church , Oxford , of which
University he became a D . C . L . in 1 S 56 , having had the Honorary Degree of LL . D . conferred upon him by the sister University of Cambridge in 1 S 47 , andjlater on , in 1 S 6 S , was made Honorary LL . D . of Dublin . The Duke was Groom of the Stole to the late Prince Consort , 1 S 46 to 1 S 59 > Viceroy of Ireland 1 S 66 to 1 S 6 S , and again in 1 S 74 to 1876 . He was Envoy Extraordinary upon a special mission to the King of Italy in 1 S 7 S , to confer the Orderof
the Garter upon King Humbert , on his accession to the throne on the decease of his father , King Victor Emanuel . He is Lord Lieutenant of the county Donegal , Major General of the Royal Archers , Her Majesty ' s Body Guard of Scotland , a Captain in the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers , Chancellor of the Royal University of Ireland , and a Governor of Harrow School , at which all his sons but the youngest were educated .
His grace married , in 1832 , the Lady Louisa Jane Russell , second daughter of the sixth Duke of Bedford , K . G ., by whom he has a large family . It is with this lady he has just celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his wedding . Lady Louisa Russell was one of the beauties of the Court in William the Fourth's time . The noble Duke is the father of ten children—five sons and five daughtersthe eldest son being James , Marquis of Hamilton , born in
1 S 3 S , of whom we shall have something to say in some future issue , he being also a member of the Masonic body . Lord Claud John , born 1 S 43 , educated at Harrow , entered the Grenadier Guards in 1 SG 2 , retired in 1 SG 7 , with the rank of Lieutenant and Captain . He wasappointed , 1 S 67 , Lieut .-Colonel Donegal Militia ; was Aidc-de-Comp to his father , the Viceroy of Ireland , from 1 S 66 to iSGS . The noble Lord sat , in the Conservative interest , for the city of
Londonderry , 1 S 65 to iSGS , and for King s Lynn , 1 S 6 9 to 1 SSo . At the general election of 1 SS 0 he lost his seat . He also unsuccessfully contested Londonderry in 1 S 6 S , and Brecon in 1 SG 9 . He obtained a seat , however , for Liverpool at a bye election , in 1 SS 0 . Lord Claud was a Junior Lord of the Treasury in 1 S 6 S ; he was attached to the Duke of Abercorn ' s special mission to the King of Italy in 1 S 7 S . In this latter year he married Caroline ,
daughter of the late Mr . Edward Sacheverell Charidos Pole , of Radboume Hall , Derby , and grand-daughter of the fifth Earl of Harrington , who has borne him a son , Gilbert Claud ( 1 S 79 ) . The Duke ' s eldest child and daughter , Lady Harriet Ceorgina Louisa , was born in 1834 , and married in , iS 55 the second Earl of Lichfield , Thomas George Anson . She has thirteen children . The next
daughter is the Countess of Dalkeith ( Lady Louisa Jane ) , born in 1 S 3 G , married in 1 S 59 to the eldest son of the fifth Duke of Buccleuch , and has by him eight children . Lady Gcorgina Susan , the next daughter , was born in 1 S 41 . She was bridesmaid to H . R . H . Princess Mary of Cambridge when she married the Uuko of Teck , in 1866 . The Right Hon . Lord George Francis Hamilton was born in 1 S 45 ; he was educated at Harrow ,
M.W. Bro. His Grace The Duke Of Abercorn, K.G., G.M. Ireland.
and entered the Rifle Brigade in 1 S 64 , but was transferred to the Coldstream Guards in 1 S 6 S , and retired in 1 S 6 9 . He was elected M . P . for Middlesex in 1 S 6 S , and has sat for the county ever since . Lord George has steadily held his ground , and is looked upon as a likely Premier in time to come . He was appointed by Mr . Disraeli , in 1874 , as Under Secretary for India , where he showed such brilliant talents that he was transferred to the Vice-Presidency of
the Council on Education , in 1 S 7 S , and made fourth Charity Commissioner , which posts he held until the fall of his Government , in 18 S 0 . He is a magistrate for Middlesex and Westminster , also a Privy Councillor . His lordship married in 1 S 71 , Lady Maud Caroline Lascelles , daughter of the third Earl of Harewcod , and has two sons . Lady Albertha Frances Ann was born in 1 S 47 , and married in 1 SG 9 to the Marquis of Blandford ,
eldest son of Bro . the sixth Dukeof Marlborough , and has four children . Lady Maud Evelyn was born in 1 S 56 , and married the fifth Marquis of Lansdowne in 1 S 69 , to whom she has borne four children . Lord Frederick Spencer was born in 1 S 56 , and like his three elder brothers was at Harrow school . He entered the di p lomatic service in 1 S 77 , and became a third Secretary in 1 S 79 . He was also attached to his noble father's special mission , in 1 . 87 sto
, the King of Italy , to present him with the Garter . The youngest child of His Grace is Lord Ernest William , born 1 S 5 S , educated at the Royal Military College , Sandhurst , and in 1 S 7 S , gazetted as Lieutenant in the " nth Hussars . It will thus be seen that our brother , besides having ten children , has also thirty-three grandchildren . The Grand
Master of Ireland has a seat in Ireland and Scotland , Baron ' s-court , Newton Stewart , where the golden wedding festivities were held , and Duddingstone House , Portobello , near Edinburgh . Hampden House , Green-street , is the town house . He is a member of the Carlton , White's , Traveller ' s and S . Stephen's Clubs . His family motto is " Sola nobilitas virtus . "
Bro. Alderman Whitehead.
BRO . ALDERMAN WHITEHEAD .
Bro . Whitehead , the newly-elected Alderman for Ward of Cheap , is , we are glad to note , a member of our Order . Mr . Stoneman , in introducing our worthy brother to the Court of Aldermen , said : We have in Mr . James Whitehead selected a gentleman who has been elected by the unanimous voice of the people , and who will at the same time unite the various interests that have not been so much
in unison as they ought to have been . Mr . J . Whitehead is a gentleman who has been known very largely in the City of London . Although a self-made man , he came to London with the advantage of an education that had fitted him to distinguish himself in the City , and , I trust , will further assist him to be a bright light to this Worshipful Court to which he has attained . Mr . Whitehead , although his time has been greatly taken up in commercial pursuits , has not
forgotten that obligation which is imposed on every true citizen of London , namely , its charities , and I think in the lists of the Life Governors of almost every charity in the City you will see Mr . Whitehead ' s name conspicuous . I am sure that whenever any question affecting the great Corporation of the City shall be brought to the front we shall find Mr . Whitehead will use his common sense and business capacity for the advancement and stood of his fellow
citizens , and that at the same time he will hold dear the rights and privileges of the City . It will be in your lordship's recollection that one of the leading things Mr . Whitehead has done in the City was the promotion of the Rowland Hill memorial . He took up the subject at a time when the citizens of London seemed hardly to appreciate the great esteem in which they ought to have held Sir Rowland Hill for the great advantages he bestowed on the
commercial interests of the country . Mr . Whitehead brought that matter to a very successful issue , and we now not only see in one of the leading street sa life-long monument to the history of Sir Rowland Hill , but a considerable fund has also been created for the relief of aged and distressed Post Office employes . I hope Mr . Whitehead in the course of time may fill the chair that you have so
admirably filled to the satisfaction of all ; and as this is the last day we shall have the pleasureof seeing you in that office , you will excuse me if I express the wish that your life may be prolonged , and that you may enjoy those advantages and privileges that you have so richly deserved . I have the honour to introduce M . James Whitehead , Citizen , Fanmaker , and Shipwright .
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
__ [ Thechargc is 2 s . Gd . for announcements not exceeding Four Lines under this heading . ] BIRTHS . Lliis . —On the 7 th inst ., at Christ ' s Hospital , the wife of Bro . the Rev . Richard Lee , of a daughter .
MARRIAGE . ERASER—INGRAM . —On the 7 th inst ., at All Saints ' Church , Nottingham , by the Rev . A . Fraser , M . A ., brother of the bridegroom , assisted b y the Rev . G . Dundas , Vicar of St . Mathew's , and the Rev . A . Pearson , Vicar of All Saints , Bro . Wm . F . Fraser ( of Commercial Lodge , No . 411 ) Solicitor , Nottingham ,
to Alice Mary , youngest daughter of William Ingram , of Burn ' s-street , formerly of Southwell , and sister to the VV . M . of No . 411 . ROBINSON— WOOD . —On the 9 th inst ., at St . Botolph ' s Church , Sheepshed , Leicestershire , Marshall , son of the late J . Robinson , of Dunscar , near Bolton , to Margaret , daughter of J . A . Wood , Esq ., of Sheepshed , Leicestershire .
DEATHS . BUCHANAN . —On the 12 th inst ., at Craigend Castle , Stir-. lingshire , the Right Hon . Sir Andrew Buchanan , Bart , G . C . B ., D . L ., in his 7 Sth year .
IIOM - OWAV ' OiNiMENV AND Pius . —Autumnal Remedies . — Towards the fall of the year countless causes are at work to lover the tone of the nervous system , which will he followed by ill health unless proper means lie employed to avert that evil . Hollow-ay ' s tar-famed p cparatioiis supply a faultle-s remedy for both external and internal complaints connected with changes of season . AH
affections of the skin , roughness , blotches , pimples , superficial and deeper-seated inflammations , erysipelas , rhu matic pangs am ' gouty pangs alike succumb to the exalted virtues of Holloway '* Ointment and Pills , which will effect a happy revolution in the patient ' s condition , though the symptoms of his disorder are legion , and have obstinately withstood the best cll ' orts of science to subdue them . —[ A DVI . ]