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Instruction.
The lodge was opened in due form and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Oxley was a candidate to be passed to the Second Degree , and answered the usual questions . The lodge vvas opened in the Second Degree and the ceremony of passing rehearsed , The lodge vvas further advanced and regularly closed down . Bro . Stewart vvas unanimously elected VV . M . for the next lodge meeting . The lodge vvas then closed in due form .
LANGTON LODGE ( No . 1673 ) . —A meeting of this lodge of instructiou was held on the 10 th inst ., at the Mansion House restaurant , when there was a very good attendance of the brethren . The lodge was opened in the First Degree , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , after which Bro . J . D . Langton , acting as candidate for the Second Dagree , answered the usual
questions , and the lodge having been opened in the Second Degree , he vvas passed to the Degree ot a F . C . The lodge then opened in the Third Lecture , and the Preceptor worked the First Section of the Third Lecture , assisted by the brethren . The lodge resuming in the First Degree , the W . M . rose for the first time , and Bro . Shaw was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing week . The VV . M . rose for the second and third times and the lodge closed .
BRIXTON LODGE ( No . 1949 ) . —The usual weekly meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday evening , the 15 th inst ., at Bro . Monk's , Prince Regent , Dulwi ' ch-road , East Brixton . Bro . E . A . Francis , Preceptor of the lodge , presided , and was supported b y more than twenty members of the lodge , besides other visitors . The lodge was opened and closed in the Three Degrees , and the
ceremonies of initiation and raising rehearsed by the W . M . in a most efficient manner . A resolution was unanimously passed conveying the thanks of the brethren to Bro . Frantis for the able manner in which he had conducted the business of the evening , and ordered to be inserted on the minutes . Bro . Phillips , Treasurer of the lodge , having been elected W . M . for the ensuing week , the lodge was closed in due form and adjourned .
Mark Masonry.
Mark Masonry .
HIGH CROSS LODGE ( No . 2 S 4 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at the Seven Sisters Hotel , Pagegreen , Tottenham , on Wednesday , the 9 th inst . Present : Bros . VV . J . Meek , VV . M . ; H . V . Clements ; S . W . ; E . G . Lewis , J . W . ; P . Dunbar , M . O . ; J . D . Birkin , S . O . ; A . G . Fidler , J . O . ; C . H . Roberts , Chap . ; A . P . Little , Treas . ; VV . Farquharson , Sec . ; P . Gilling , S . D . ; F . Wheelhouse , I . G . ; 1 . Verry , Tyler ; W . Beasley , J .
Garrod , J . Holt , and J . Oddy . Visitors : Bros . J . Graham , S . W . 234 ; and J . Langale , 23 G . The lodge vvas also honoured by the presence , from Grand Lodge , of Bro . T . Poore , P . G . I . G . ( who is an honorary member of this lodge ) , and also by the visit , from Provincial Grand Lodge , of Bro . J . M . Klenck , P . G . S . The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last meeting were read , approved , and confirmed . The
following business vvas transacted : Balloted for as joining members : Bros . VV . Beasley , VV . M . Duke of Connaught Lodge , and J . E . Pinder , Old Kent Lodge ( the ballot proved unanimous in their favour ) ; to ballot for and , if approved , advance Bros . J . Black , W . M . 706 , and Greenwood ( the ballot was unanimous in their favour ) , but illness prevented their attendance , and the ceremony was not gone through . Bro . VV . I . Meek , the retiring VV . M ., was then presented
with a handsome jewel , and vvas addressed in very approappropriate terms by the M . O ., Bro . Penrose Dunbar . Bro . Meek thanked the officers and Ibrethren for their kindness towards him . The Senior Warden , Bro . H . V . Clements was then installed as VV . M . by VV . Bro . Thomas Poore , P . G . I . G . The ceremony was conducted in the most perfect manner , reflecting great credit on the Installing Officer . The W . M . then invested his officers as follows
Bros . E . J . Lewis , S . W . ; Penrose Dunbar , J . W . ; J . D . Birkin , M . O . ; A . G . Fidler , S . O . ; P . Gilling , S . D . ; Rev . C . H . Roberts , Chap . ; VV . Farquharson , Sec . ; F . Wheelhouse , S . D . ; J . Very , Tyler ; and Bro . A . P . Little , as Treas . After which the Installing Officer addressed the officers and brethren .
Bro . Meek then gave a lecture on the Mark tracing board , the detail of which he explained in a manner without fault , convincing every one present that he is a real Master of this noble Degree . The lodge was then closed in the usual form , and the brethren adjourned to the banqueting hall , and a very enjoyable evening was spent .
Scotland.
Scotland .
PROVINCE OF ABERDEEN . Bro . the Earl of Mar and Kellie , the Grand Master of Scotland , will , on the 21 st inst ., pay a grand visitation to this province . His lordship will be accompanied by a deputation from the Grand Lodge , and will be invited to dine with the oldest lodge in the province—Lodge St . Machar , 54 .
The will of the late William Bulkeley Hughes , M . P ., Plas Coch , Anglesey ( of which an incorrect abstract appeared in our issue of the 5 U 1 inst ., and which we copied from the Daily Telegraph ) , has been proved in the District Court , Bangor , the personalty being sworn under £ 17 , 000 . He leaves his mansion house , and demesne lands to his widow for her life , with an annuity of
£ 500 . The estates are under trust for twenty-one years , or until such time as certain mortgage debts are paid , when the whole property reverts to his daughter , Mrs . Hunter , and , after her decease , to her heirs , male and female . Sir Llewelyn Turner is the only surviving trustee , and Mrs . Hunter has the sole appointment of other
trustees . He leaves the lease of his house , 17 , St . George ' ssquare , London , vvith the furniture of the said house , to his daughter absolutely , and £ 500 a year , in addition to property settled upon her under the marriage settlement by him . A legacy of £ 500 is left to the widow of his nephew , Captain George Hughes , and £ 100 to William Hughes , late butler , and £ 10 each to two labourers .
The Metropolitan Grand Lodge Question.
THE METROPOLITAN GRAND LODGE QUESTION .
A paragraph taken from the Evening News has been objected to by Bro . J . Stevens as incorrect , and we feel bound to say that the motion vvas not "rejected" by Grand Lodge , but was ruled out of order . There is , no doubt , a difference between the two things . The following
is the text of Bro . Stevens' motion : " T hat having regard to the great increase , during the past twenty-five years , in the number of ' Lodges within the London District' ( see Book of Constitutions , page 72 ) , this Grand Lodge desires to respectfully represent to His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master the desirability of subdividing the said London District into Subordinate Grand Lodges , to be constituted in like manner to Provincial Grand Lodges . "
THE ROYAL VISIT TO PRESTON . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Lancashire . will receive the Duke of Albany on the occasion of his visit to Preston on the 4 th prox . The Duke and Duchess will arrive at the residence of Bro . the Earl of Lathom , near Ormskirk , on Monday , the 4 th prox ., and on the following day they will proceed by special train to Preston , where the Duke
will receive an address from the Mayor and Corporation . His Royal Highness will then enter the Provincial Grand Lodge at the ' Town Hall , where the Masons of Lancashire , numbering over 1000 representatives , will have assembled . A procession will then be formed to the site of the proposed library , and here Mr . C . R . Jacson will present His Koyal Hig hness vvith a silver trowel on behalf of the Trustees of
the late Mr . E . R . Harris , prothonotary of Lancashire , out of whose bequests the sum of £ 100 , 000 has been given for the erection of a free library and museum . The Duke will then lay the stone with full Masonic honours . Among the visitors will be Sir Stafford Northcote , Bro . the Earl of Bective , and Lord Winmarleigh . After the ceremony their Royal Highnesses will be entertained at luncheon . On the
following day the Duke and Duchess will witness the trades ' procession , which will be on a vast scale , and in the afternoon they will visit the Agricultural Show . Her Ro 3 'al Highness will present the prizes won at the great floral and horticultural exhibition held on the same day . On
Thursday morning their Royal Highnesses will witness the procession of the Roman Catholic Guilds , and will subsequentl y open the fine block of buildings erected for the use of the officials of the county Palatine , and Bro . the Earl of Derby will , on behalf of the magistracy of Lancashire , present an address .
NEWPORT CHURCH , BARNSTAPLE . The Church of St . John ' s , Newport , formerly a chapel of ease to Bishop ' s Tawton ( the ancient bishop's see , before it was moved to Crediton , and latterly to Exeter ) having been condemned on account of the unsightly , barn-like character , has just been pulled down in order to give place to a new Gothic edifice more worthy of the worship of the
Almighty . An entirely new feature in the structure will be the small chancel , which , together with the north porch and a bell turret fifty feet high , will add much to the dignity of the ecclesiastical building . The vicar and energetic committee who have undertaken the work of restoration , or athcr rebuilding , wishing to do honour to the Craft and may be assist the good work , instructed their secretary ,
Bro . Emra Holmes , to write to the Provincial Grand Secretary of Devon , Bro . John Brewer , to . ask the Provincial Grand Master of Devon , Lord Ebrington , to lay the foundation stone of the new chancel with Masonic honours , a not unreasonable request , and one which it vvas thought the Fraternity would gladly accede to . We learn , however that Bro . Brewer courteously informs Bro . Holmes " that the P . G . M .
objects to out-door Masonic ceremonials , and having always hitherto refused to let P . G . Lodge take part in such , cannot make an exception in this case . " In Scotland , we believe , the Masons claim a prescriptive right to lay foundation stones , and take part generally as descendants of the Operative Masons of the middle ages in such works of utility , and it is a question whether the body is not
abdicating its functions in England when it refuses to aid a good work , having before it the splendid example of the Prince of Wales , G . M ., and Truro Cathedral . It will probably be some time before the Freemasons of Devonshire are asked to remember in this manner their connection with the ancient Craft , and unselfishly assist a public undertaking .
KNIGHT TEMPLARY IN AMERICA . Last St . John ' s Day the Knights Templar of Minnesota had a grand time , at Red Wing , where they were royally entertained . The occasion was the annual conclave of the Grand Commandery . There vvas a fine pageant , ten of the thirteen commanderies of the State participating in the procession . Eight bands and nearly five hundred knights were
in line . Along the line of march every building was decorated , some of them very elaborately , with stars , crosses , & c , made of flowers . 1 here was bunting everywhere ; the streets were spanned with arches at several points , and among these vvas an elegant one contributed by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows . The demonstration was like a grand Fourth of July celebration , and that , too ,
in a town known as a hot-bed of anti-Masonry . A large number of the Knights were accompanied by their wives . Ihe Exposition building , on the race track , furnished the dining-hall , where over a thousand Knights , ladies and friends were served with an excellent dinner—not lunch . On arrival at the grounds the Knights
were greeted by twenty young ladies , dressed alike in white , drawn up in line , who had volunteered to wait upon the table , notwithstanding the fact that several of them had their own waiters at home . The exhibition drill , participated in by four commanderies was not surpassed either at Cleveland or Chicago . No business of general interest vvas transacted . Each officer vvas advanced one step .
¦ ? - ( IRI ; . ! T Ji . wi . i . R ( inr , iufc > . —Tlie public arc becoming MI accustomed to ' rending report * of jewel robberies thai numbers of tlie nobility are taking steps to secure their valuables from the attack of ' the modern burglar , and the demand for Milners ' Jewellery Safes is largely on the increase . These are made to and flic best and
lit in cabinets to suit any kind of wood , are ctv : apest safeguard against lire and thieves . Milner ' s Safe Company ( Limited ) , 28 , iMiisbnry Pavement , Ii . C , have some hundreds of testimonials from gentlemen who have Milner ' s J ewellers Safes intheirposscssion . andin no instance have burglars succeeded in opening them . Safes are made specially for Masonic Jewellery , Records , & c .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . JOHN BARNES . The funeral ot Bro . John Barnes , connected with thc Mariners Lodge , No . 241 ) ( who died at Lancaster on the 5 th inst ., at the age of 3 S years ) took place at Childwall Church , near Liverpool , on Wednesday , the 9 th inst . There was a large attendance of relations and Masonic friends . Among the latter were Bros . J . Jennaway , W . M . 249 ; R . B . Bradley , S . D . 249 ; James White , I . G . 249 .
Births, Marriages And Deaths.
Births , Marriages and Deaths .
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BIRTHS . ALLEN . —On theuth inst ., at Highfields , Forest-row , the wife of the Rev . VV . Allen , M . A ., of a daughter . BELOE . —On the 13 th inst ., at Hoylake , the wife of C . H . Beloe , C . E ., of a son . J ULIAN . —On the 12 th inst ., at Milson-road , West Kensington-park , the wife of H . Julian , of a son .
Ross . —On the Sth ult ., at Dugshai , Punjaub , the wife of Major J . L . Ross , of a daughter . SEALE . —On the 13 th inst ., at Parkfield , Paignton , the wife of J . H . Seale , Esq ., of a son . SOUTIIBY . —On the Gth inst ., at Darjeeling , the Hon . Mrs . Southby , of a son .
THOMPSON . —On the 12 th inst ., at Hollings Hall , Esholt , Leeds , the wife of R . Thompson , of a daughter . TODD . —On the nth inst ., at Mortem-road , Forest-hill , thc wife of A . Todd , of a daughter . WRAGGE . —On the 12 th inst ., at Fort William , the wife of C . L . Wragge , F . R . G . S ., & c , of Ben Nevis Observatory , of a son .
MARRIAGES . BRYAN—TAIT . —On the 7 th inst ., at St . John the Evangelists , Knotty Ash , near Liverpool , by the Rev . Richard Wilson Jones , M . A ., Bro . James P . Bryan , W . M . 1035 , of Liverpool , to Ursula Mary , youngest daughter of the late Gilbert Tait , Esq ., Lerwick , Scotland . J ONES—GREENALL . —On the 9 th inst ., at Grappenhall
parish church , William Charles Jones , jun ., M . A ., son of VV . C . Jones , Esq ., of the Elms , Warrington , and Brighton , to Helen , daughter of E . Greenall , Esq ., of Grappenhall Hall , Cheshire . MORGAN—RIDLEY . —On the iGth inst ., at the parish
church , Marylebone , Lewis Henry Morgan , of Crewe , to Ellen ( Nellie ) , second daughter of Robert Ridley , of 27 , New Cavendish-street , VV . PBNULKUURY—COLEUORN . —On the 25 th ult ., at thc Church of St . John the Divine , Fairfield , Liverpool , Charles Pendlebury , M . A ., of Kensington , London , to
Emily , daughter of W . P . Coleborn , of Liverpool . WILLIS — BELI . I-BIVAR . — On the 12 th inst ., at St . Andrew ' s Church , Plymouth , Major W . Willis , late R . M . L . I ., H . M . Inspector of Prisons , Scotland , to Agnes , daughter of the late Col . C . S . Belli-Bivar , ist Madras Light Cavalry .
DEATHS . BARNES . —On the 5 th inst ., at Lancaster , Bro . John Barnes , of Lodge No . 249 , Liverpool , aged 38 . BOLD . —On the 3 rd inst ., at Liverpool ( late of Clitheroe ) , Bro . Thomas Lonsdale Bold , P . M ., P . Z ., R . C ., K . T ., & c , & c , in his 52 nd year . CLOWES . —On the 12 th inst ., at Southtown , Great
Yarmouth , John Clowes , aged 73 . ELLIS . —On the 13 th inst ., at Norwood , Surrey , Col . J . A . Ellis , Madras , Retired , aged 51 . HALL . —On the 12 th inst ., at West-hill , Dartford , John Landale Hall , aged 41 . HARRIS . —On the 13 th inst ., at Sandhurst , Albemarleroad , Beckenham , Jessie Ann , wife of J . P . Harris , aged 28 .
LITKIE . —On the Gth inst ., at Kimberlcy , Paul Wladislaw Litkie , aged 2 G . SIVAYNE . —On the 13 th inst ., John Walter , son of the Rev . J . Swayne , of Christ Church , St . Giles-in-the-Fields , and Catherine Swayne , aged 17 . TYRRELL . —On the Gth ult ., at Durban , Natal , Edward Charles Mackintosh , son of E . Tyrrell . WILLIAMS . —On the 12 th inst ., at Manaifron , Anglesey , Jane Wynn , daughter of the late Canon Wynn Williams .
Among the numerous bathing and boating fatalities which have lately occurred , no one will be more generally regretted than that which resulted in the death of Professor Jevons , who was drowned while bathing at Bexhill , Sussex , on Monday . He had been staying there for some weeks past with his wife and family , and on the day in question left them on the beach for the purpose of bathing , but vvas never again seen alive . Some hours after he vvas
missed , his body was seen floating a short distance out at sea , and vvas recovered . The late Professor William Stanley Jevons , who was only in his forty-seventh year , vvas a native of Liverpool , and had received his education at University College , London , where he subsequently graduated M . A . His first appointment vvas in the Australian Royal Mint , from 1 S 54 to 1859 , when he returned to England . In 18 GG he was appointed Professor of Logic , and
Mental and Moral Philosophy , and Cobden Lecturer on Political Economy at Owens College , Manchester . In 1 S 76 he became Professor of Political Economy in University College , London . He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and an honorary LL . D . of Edinburgh University . Hewas the author of text books on logic and political economy ,
and a larger treatise— The Principles of Science , "—as well as of a work on coal , in which he discussed at some length the question of the probable or improbable exhaustibility of British coalfields . His loss will be deeply felt in our schools of science , but especially at Manchester and in London , where he was so well known and his merits sogreatly appreciated ,
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Instruction.
The lodge was opened in due form and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Oxley was a candidate to be passed to the Second Degree , and answered the usual questions . The lodge vvas opened in the Second Degree and the ceremony of passing rehearsed , The lodge vvas further advanced and regularly closed down . Bro . Stewart vvas unanimously elected VV . M . for the next lodge meeting . The lodge vvas then closed in due form .
LANGTON LODGE ( No . 1673 ) . —A meeting of this lodge of instructiou was held on the 10 th inst ., at the Mansion House restaurant , when there was a very good attendance of the brethren . The lodge was opened in the First Degree , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , after which Bro . J . D . Langton , acting as candidate for the Second Dagree , answered the usual
questions , and the lodge having been opened in the Second Degree , he vvas passed to the Degree ot a F . C . The lodge then opened in the Third Lecture , and the Preceptor worked the First Section of the Third Lecture , assisted by the brethren . The lodge resuming in the First Degree , the W . M . rose for the first time , and Bro . Shaw was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing week . The VV . M . rose for the second and third times and the lodge closed .
BRIXTON LODGE ( No . 1949 ) . —The usual weekly meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday evening , the 15 th inst ., at Bro . Monk's , Prince Regent , Dulwi ' ch-road , East Brixton . Bro . E . A . Francis , Preceptor of the lodge , presided , and was supported b y more than twenty members of the lodge , besides other visitors . The lodge was opened and closed in the Three Degrees , and the
ceremonies of initiation and raising rehearsed by the W . M . in a most efficient manner . A resolution was unanimously passed conveying the thanks of the brethren to Bro . Frantis for the able manner in which he had conducted the business of the evening , and ordered to be inserted on the minutes . Bro . Phillips , Treasurer of the lodge , having been elected W . M . for the ensuing week , the lodge was closed in due form and adjourned .
Mark Masonry.
Mark Masonry .
HIGH CROSS LODGE ( No . 2 S 4 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at the Seven Sisters Hotel , Pagegreen , Tottenham , on Wednesday , the 9 th inst . Present : Bros . VV . J . Meek , VV . M . ; H . V . Clements ; S . W . ; E . G . Lewis , J . W . ; P . Dunbar , M . O . ; J . D . Birkin , S . O . ; A . G . Fidler , J . O . ; C . H . Roberts , Chap . ; A . P . Little , Treas . ; VV . Farquharson , Sec . ; P . Gilling , S . D . ; F . Wheelhouse , I . G . ; 1 . Verry , Tyler ; W . Beasley , J .
Garrod , J . Holt , and J . Oddy . Visitors : Bros . J . Graham , S . W . 234 ; and J . Langale , 23 G . The lodge vvas also honoured by the presence , from Grand Lodge , of Bro . T . Poore , P . G . I . G . ( who is an honorary member of this lodge ) , and also by the visit , from Provincial Grand Lodge , of Bro . J . M . Klenck , P . G . S . The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last meeting were read , approved , and confirmed . The
following business vvas transacted : Balloted for as joining members : Bros . VV . Beasley , VV . M . Duke of Connaught Lodge , and J . E . Pinder , Old Kent Lodge ( the ballot proved unanimous in their favour ) ; to ballot for and , if approved , advance Bros . J . Black , W . M . 706 , and Greenwood ( the ballot was unanimous in their favour ) , but illness prevented their attendance , and the ceremony was not gone through . Bro . VV . I . Meek , the retiring VV . M ., was then presented
with a handsome jewel , and vvas addressed in very approappropriate terms by the M . O ., Bro . Penrose Dunbar . Bro . Meek thanked the officers and Ibrethren for their kindness towards him . The Senior Warden , Bro . H . V . Clements was then installed as VV . M . by VV . Bro . Thomas Poore , P . G . I . G . The ceremony was conducted in the most perfect manner , reflecting great credit on the Installing Officer . The W . M . then invested his officers as follows
Bros . E . J . Lewis , S . W . ; Penrose Dunbar , J . W . ; J . D . Birkin , M . O . ; A . G . Fidler , S . O . ; P . Gilling , S . D . ; Rev . C . H . Roberts , Chap . ; VV . Farquharson , Sec . ; F . Wheelhouse , S . D . ; J . Very , Tyler ; and Bro . A . P . Little , as Treas . After which the Installing Officer addressed the officers and brethren .
Bro . Meek then gave a lecture on the Mark tracing board , the detail of which he explained in a manner without fault , convincing every one present that he is a real Master of this noble Degree . The lodge was then closed in the usual form , and the brethren adjourned to the banqueting hall , and a very enjoyable evening was spent .
Scotland.
Scotland .
PROVINCE OF ABERDEEN . Bro . the Earl of Mar and Kellie , the Grand Master of Scotland , will , on the 21 st inst ., pay a grand visitation to this province . His lordship will be accompanied by a deputation from the Grand Lodge , and will be invited to dine with the oldest lodge in the province—Lodge St . Machar , 54 .
The will of the late William Bulkeley Hughes , M . P ., Plas Coch , Anglesey ( of which an incorrect abstract appeared in our issue of the 5 U 1 inst ., and which we copied from the Daily Telegraph ) , has been proved in the District Court , Bangor , the personalty being sworn under £ 17 , 000 . He leaves his mansion house , and demesne lands to his widow for her life , with an annuity of
£ 500 . The estates are under trust for twenty-one years , or until such time as certain mortgage debts are paid , when the whole property reverts to his daughter , Mrs . Hunter , and , after her decease , to her heirs , male and female . Sir Llewelyn Turner is the only surviving trustee , and Mrs . Hunter has the sole appointment of other
trustees . He leaves the lease of his house , 17 , St . George ' ssquare , London , vvith the furniture of the said house , to his daughter absolutely , and £ 500 a year , in addition to property settled upon her under the marriage settlement by him . A legacy of £ 500 is left to the widow of his nephew , Captain George Hughes , and £ 100 to William Hughes , late butler , and £ 10 each to two labourers .
The Metropolitan Grand Lodge Question.
THE METROPOLITAN GRAND LODGE QUESTION .
A paragraph taken from the Evening News has been objected to by Bro . J . Stevens as incorrect , and we feel bound to say that the motion vvas not "rejected" by Grand Lodge , but was ruled out of order . There is , no doubt , a difference between the two things . The following
is the text of Bro . Stevens' motion : " T hat having regard to the great increase , during the past twenty-five years , in the number of ' Lodges within the London District' ( see Book of Constitutions , page 72 ) , this Grand Lodge desires to respectfully represent to His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master the desirability of subdividing the said London District into Subordinate Grand Lodges , to be constituted in like manner to Provincial Grand Lodges . "
THE ROYAL VISIT TO PRESTON . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Lancashire . will receive the Duke of Albany on the occasion of his visit to Preston on the 4 th prox . The Duke and Duchess will arrive at the residence of Bro . the Earl of Lathom , near Ormskirk , on Monday , the 4 th prox ., and on the following day they will proceed by special train to Preston , where the Duke
will receive an address from the Mayor and Corporation . His Royal Highness will then enter the Provincial Grand Lodge at the ' Town Hall , where the Masons of Lancashire , numbering over 1000 representatives , will have assembled . A procession will then be formed to the site of the proposed library , and here Mr . C . R . Jacson will present His Koyal Hig hness vvith a silver trowel on behalf of the Trustees of
the late Mr . E . R . Harris , prothonotary of Lancashire , out of whose bequests the sum of £ 100 , 000 has been given for the erection of a free library and museum . The Duke will then lay the stone with full Masonic honours . Among the visitors will be Sir Stafford Northcote , Bro . the Earl of Bective , and Lord Winmarleigh . After the ceremony their Royal Highnesses will be entertained at luncheon . On the
following day the Duke and Duchess will witness the trades ' procession , which will be on a vast scale , and in the afternoon they will visit the Agricultural Show . Her Ro 3 'al Highness will present the prizes won at the great floral and horticultural exhibition held on the same day . On
Thursday morning their Royal Highnesses will witness the procession of the Roman Catholic Guilds , and will subsequentl y open the fine block of buildings erected for the use of the officials of the county Palatine , and Bro . the Earl of Derby will , on behalf of the magistracy of Lancashire , present an address .
NEWPORT CHURCH , BARNSTAPLE . The Church of St . John ' s , Newport , formerly a chapel of ease to Bishop ' s Tawton ( the ancient bishop's see , before it was moved to Crediton , and latterly to Exeter ) having been condemned on account of the unsightly , barn-like character , has just been pulled down in order to give place to a new Gothic edifice more worthy of the worship of the
Almighty . An entirely new feature in the structure will be the small chancel , which , together with the north porch and a bell turret fifty feet high , will add much to the dignity of the ecclesiastical building . The vicar and energetic committee who have undertaken the work of restoration , or athcr rebuilding , wishing to do honour to the Craft and may be assist the good work , instructed their secretary ,
Bro . Emra Holmes , to write to the Provincial Grand Secretary of Devon , Bro . John Brewer , to . ask the Provincial Grand Master of Devon , Lord Ebrington , to lay the foundation stone of the new chancel with Masonic honours , a not unreasonable request , and one which it vvas thought the Fraternity would gladly accede to . We learn , however that Bro . Brewer courteously informs Bro . Holmes " that the P . G . M .
objects to out-door Masonic ceremonials , and having always hitherto refused to let P . G . Lodge take part in such , cannot make an exception in this case . " In Scotland , we believe , the Masons claim a prescriptive right to lay foundation stones , and take part generally as descendants of the Operative Masons of the middle ages in such works of utility , and it is a question whether the body is not
abdicating its functions in England when it refuses to aid a good work , having before it the splendid example of the Prince of Wales , G . M ., and Truro Cathedral . It will probably be some time before the Freemasons of Devonshire are asked to remember in this manner their connection with the ancient Craft , and unselfishly assist a public undertaking .
KNIGHT TEMPLARY IN AMERICA . Last St . John ' s Day the Knights Templar of Minnesota had a grand time , at Red Wing , where they were royally entertained . The occasion was the annual conclave of the Grand Commandery . There vvas a fine pageant , ten of the thirteen commanderies of the State participating in the procession . Eight bands and nearly five hundred knights were
in line . Along the line of march every building was decorated , some of them very elaborately , with stars , crosses , & c , made of flowers . 1 here was bunting everywhere ; the streets were spanned with arches at several points , and among these vvas an elegant one contributed by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows . The demonstration was like a grand Fourth of July celebration , and that , too ,
in a town known as a hot-bed of anti-Masonry . A large number of the Knights were accompanied by their wives . Ihe Exposition building , on the race track , furnished the dining-hall , where over a thousand Knights , ladies and friends were served with an excellent dinner—not lunch . On arrival at the grounds the Knights
were greeted by twenty young ladies , dressed alike in white , drawn up in line , who had volunteered to wait upon the table , notwithstanding the fact that several of them had their own waiters at home . The exhibition drill , participated in by four commanderies was not surpassed either at Cleveland or Chicago . No business of general interest vvas transacted . Each officer vvas advanced one step .
¦ ? - ( IRI ; . ! T Ji . wi . i . R ( inr , iufc > . —Tlie public arc becoming MI accustomed to ' rending report * of jewel robberies thai numbers of tlie nobility are taking steps to secure their valuables from the attack of ' the modern burglar , and the demand for Milners ' Jewellery Safes is largely on the increase . These are made to and flic best and
lit in cabinets to suit any kind of wood , are ctv : apest safeguard against lire and thieves . Milner ' s Safe Company ( Limited ) , 28 , iMiisbnry Pavement , Ii . C , have some hundreds of testimonials from gentlemen who have Milner ' s J ewellers Safes intheirposscssion . andin no instance have burglars succeeded in opening them . Safes are made specially for Masonic Jewellery , Records , & c .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . JOHN BARNES . The funeral ot Bro . John Barnes , connected with thc Mariners Lodge , No . 241 ) ( who died at Lancaster on the 5 th inst ., at the age of 3 S years ) took place at Childwall Church , near Liverpool , on Wednesday , the 9 th inst . There was a large attendance of relations and Masonic friends . Among the latter were Bros . J . Jennaway , W . M . 249 ; R . B . Bradley , S . D . 249 ; James White , I . G . 249 .
Births, Marriages And Deaths.
Births , Marriages and Deaths .
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BIRTHS . ALLEN . —On theuth inst ., at Highfields , Forest-row , the wife of the Rev . VV . Allen , M . A ., of a daughter . BELOE . —On the 13 th inst ., at Hoylake , the wife of C . H . Beloe , C . E ., of a son . J ULIAN . —On the 12 th inst ., at Milson-road , West Kensington-park , the wife of H . Julian , of a son .
Ross . —On the Sth ult ., at Dugshai , Punjaub , the wife of Major J . L . Ross , of a daughter . SEALE . —On the 13 th inst ., at Parkfield , Paignton , the wife of J . H . Seale , Esq ., of a son . SOUTIIBY . —On the Gth inst ., at Darjeeling , the Hon . Mrs . Southby , of a son .
THOMPSON . —On the 12 th inst ., at Hollings Hall , Esholt , Leeds , the wife of R . Thompson , of a daughter . TODD . —On the nth inst ., at Mortem-road , Forest-hill , thc wife of A . Todd , of a daughter . WRAGGE . —On the 12 th inst ., at Fort William , the wife of C . L . Wragge , F . R . G . S ., & c , of Ben Nevis Observatory , of a son .
MARRIAGES . BRYAN—TAIT . —On the 7 th inst ., at St . John the Evangelists , Knotty Ash , near Liverpool , by the Rev . Richard Wilson Jones , M . A ., Bro . James P . Bryan , W . M . 1035 , of Liverpool , to Ursula Mary , youngest daughter of the late Gilbert Tait , Esq ., Lerwick , Scotland . J ONES—GREENALL . —On the 9 th inst ., at Grappenhall
parish church , William Charles Jones , jun ., M . A ., son of VV . C . Jones , Esq ., of the Elms , Warrington , and Brighton , to Helen , daughter of E . Greenall , Esq ., of Grappenhall Hall , Cheshire . MORGAN—RIDLEY . —On the iGth inst ., at the parish
church , Marylebone , Lewis Henry Morgan , of Crewe , to Ellen ( Nellie ) , second daughter of Robert Ridley , of 27 , New Cavendish-street , VV . PBNULKUURY—COLEUORN . —On the 25 th ult ., at thc Church of St . John the Divine , Fairfield , Liverpool , Charles Pendlebury , M . A ., of Kensington , London , to
Emily , daughter of W . P . Coleborn , of Liverpool . WILLIS — BELI . I-BIVAR . — On the 12 th inst ., at St . Andrew ' s Church , Plymouth , Major W . Willis , late R . M . L . I ., H . M . Inspector of Prisons , Scotland , to Agnes , daughter of the late Col . C . S . Belli-Bivar , ist Madras Light Cavalry .
DEATHS . BARNES . —On the 5 th inst ., at Lancaster , Bro . John Barnes , of Lodge No . 249 , Liverpool , aged 38 . BOLD . —On the 3 rd inst ., at Liverpool ( late of Clitheroe ) , Bro . Thomas Lonsdale Bold , P . M ., P . Z ., R . C ., K . T ., & c , & c , in his 52 nd year . CLOWES . —On the 12 th inst ., at Southtown , Great
Yarmouth , John Clowes , aged 73 . ELLIS . —On the 13 th inst ., at Norwood , Surrey , Col . J . A . Ellis , Madras , Retired , aged 51 . HALL . —On the 12 th inst ., at West-hill , Dartford , John Landale Hall , aged 41 . HARRIS . —On the 13 th inst ., at Sandhurst , Albemarleroad , Beckenham , Jessie Ann , wife of J . P . Harris , aged 28 .
LITKIE . —On the Gth inst ., at Kimberlcy , Paul Wladislaw Litkie , aged 2 G . SIVAYNE . —On the 13 th inst ., John Walter , son of the Rev . J . Swayne , of Christ Church , St . Giles-in-the-Fields , and Catherine Swayne , aged 17 . TYRRELL . —On the Gth ult ., at Durban , Natal , Edward Charles Mackintosh , son of E . Tyrrell . WILLIAMS . —On the 12 th inst ., at Manaifron , Anglesey , Jane Wynn , daughter of the late Canon Wynn Williams .
Among the numerous bathing and boating fatalities which have lately occurred , no one will be more generally regretted than that which resulted in the death of Professor Jevons , who was drowned while bathing at Bexhill , Sussex , on Monday . He had been staying there for some weeks past with his wife and family , and on the day in question left them on the beach for the purpose of bathing , but vvas never again seen alive . Some hours after he vvas
missed , his body was seen floating a short distance out at sea , and vvas recovered . The late Professor William Stanley Jevons , who was only in his forty-seventh year , vvas a native of Liverpool , and had received his education at University College , London , where he subsequently graduated M . A . His first appointment vvas in the Australian Royal Mint , from 1 S 54 to 1859 , when he returned to England . In 18 GG he was appointed Professor of Logic , and
Mental and Moral Philosophy , and Cobden Lecturer on Political Economy at Owens College , Manchester . In 1 S 76 he became Professor of Political Economy in University College , London . He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and an honorary LL . D . of Edinburgh University . Hewas the author of text books on logic and political economy ,
and a larger treatise— The Principles of Science , "—as well as of a work on coal , in which he discussed at some length the question of the probable or improbable exhaustibility of British coalfields . His loss will be deeply felt in our schools of science , but especially at Manchester and in London , where he was so well known and his merits sogreatly appreciated ,