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Article CONSECRATION OF A MARK MASTERS' LODGE AT GORLESTON. ← Page 2 of 2 Article PRESENTATION TO BRO. RICHARD WHITEHEAD, LIVERPOOL. Page 1 of 1 Article LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE. Page 1 of 1 Article LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE. Page 1 of 1 Article TESTIMONIAL TO R.W. BRO. WILLIAM KINGSTON, DISTRICT GRAND MASTER OF MALTA. Page 1 of 1 Article Australia. Page 1 of 1 Article ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS. Page 1 of 1
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Consecration Of A Mark Masters' Lodge At Gorleston.
hc was especially proud of the duty devolving upon him to consecrate a new lodge in his own county , particularly as in connection with the day ' s proceedings a province was to be constituted . He complimented the members of the lodge upon the good start it had made , as it was a happy augury of its future . The Grand Master then proceeded to consecrate and dedicate the lodge , after which Bro . Binckes installed Bro . E . P . Youell as VV . M ., who afterwards appointed his officers as follows : Bros , W . Dods , S . W . ; J . Bond , J . W . ; J . VV . French , M . O . ; J . Hall , S . O . ; H . Elwes , J . O . ; H .
F . Brooks , Reg . and Sec . ; C . Buckland , S . D . ; C . Bush , J . D . j H . H . Smith , I . G . ; F . VV . Rolfe , Org . ; C . P . " Laing , Tyler ; and Bro . Col . Bignold was elected Treasurer . The lodge was afterwards opened as Prov . Grand Lodge by Bro . W . VV . B . Beach , M . P ., Past Grand Master , and Bro . Lord Henniker , G . M ., was introduced , invested , and installed , and the proclamation made that " East Anglia is now and henceforth constituted a Mark Province . " The Prov . Grand Master then appointed Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn as his Deputy , and nominated and invested his officers as follows :
Bro . Frederick Long ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ E . P . Youell Prov . G . ) . VV . „ H . Barwell Prov . G . M . O . „ T . J . Railing Prov . G . S . O . „ H . C . Casley Prov . G J . O . I ; Rev ! Sawl ; S ° ... : } Prov . G . Chap ,
„ Colonel Bignold ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ S . Maude ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ N . Tracy ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . ,, J . Lewin ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . ' „ " VV . Armstrong ... ... Prov . G . ] . D . ,, J . B . Pearce Prov . G . S . of VV . „ | . B . Bridgman Prov . G . D . C .
„ George Abbott ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . ,. Major Dods ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . B . „ | . Rix Prov . G . Std . B . „ J . Buckland Prov . G . Org . „ | . Bond Prov . G . I . G .
,, S . R . Anness ... ... ) „ Dunsford ... ... ... ! ¦ Prov . G . Stwds . „ C . H . Woods ) 'The proceedings , wliich had , been greatly delayed , then concluded . The musical arrangements were carried out by Bro . Rolfe ( Organist ) , Bro . G . Abbott , and Bro . Buckland , and
the odes sung on the occasion were composed by Bro . the Rev , R . N . Sanderson . In the evening a banquet was held at the Victoria Hotel , Great Yarmouth , at which the Right Hon . Bro . Lord Henniker presided . —East Anglian Dailv Times .
Presentation To Bro. Richard Whitehead, Liverpool.
PRESENTATION TO BRO . RICHARD WHITEHEAD , LIVERPOOL .
On Thursday evening , the 17 th instant , several friends of Bro . Richard Whitehead , St . John ' s Lodge , No . G 73 , met at Mr . VV . Brackenbury ' s Hotel , Mount-pleasant ,
Liverpool , when supper was capitally served by the host . Bro . R . Jones took the chair , and in the course of the evening presented , on behalf of those present and others , a beautilul album with a suitable inscription , to Bro . R . Whitehead and Mrs . Whitehead as a mark of esteem . Bro . Whitehead replying in suitable terms .
Lodge Of Benevolence.
LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
'The monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . Bros . Joshua Nunn , President , James Brett , Senior Vice-President , and Charles Atkins , Junior Vice-President , occupied their respective chairs . 1 he other brethren present were Bros . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . ; H . G . Buss , G . A . S . ;
A . A . Pendlebury , VV . Dodd , Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , P . G . C ; G . P . Britten , P . M . ; J . H . Matthews , P . M . ; J . D . Collier , P . M . 1366 ; Henry Garrod , P . M . 749 ; Ed ^ ar Bowyer , G . Std . Br . ; E . F . Storr , P . M ., Treas . 22 ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; C . F . Hogard , P . M . 205 ; VV . II . Perryman , P . M . 3 ; C . Dairy , P . M . 141 ; T . Cull , P . M . 1446 ; H . Maudslay , P . G . D ., . -, 3 ; F . R . Spaull , P . M . 1124 ;
T . Harrison . VV . M . 11 S 5 ; 11 . H . Locke , P . M . 39 , and P . D . D . G . M . ; Joshua Shipley , W . M . 30 ; James Jordan , W . M . Grand Steward ' s Lodge ; W . II . Dean , P . M . 417 ; G . Adamson , P . M . 172 S ; George Low , P . M . 3 ; J . Ball , P . M . 41 S ; Arthur E . Gladwell , P . M . 172 ; James Squire , P . M . 889 ; George Page , P . M . 1209 ; Charles A . Grammer , VV . M . 27 ; lames Stevens ,
P . M . 1216 ; John Hammond , P . M . 1512 ; A . Marvin , VV . M . 176 S ; Albert Escott , P . M . 1593 ; Thomas Robinson , P . M . 753 ; Capt . A . Nicols , W . M . 1974 ; George Cordwell , P . M . 7 SS ; Simeon Jacobs , P . M . 1614 ; Reinhard Blum , W . M . 511 ; Joseph H . Taylor , W . M . 17 C 7 ; C . TI . Webb , P . M . 1607 ; John Marshall , P . M . 12 S 3 ; Edward Jacobs , P . M . 134 S ; H . T . Thompson , P . M . 742 ;
Stephen Crane , W . M . 937 ; Ihos . C . Fryer , VV . M . 181 ; VV . Hopekirk , VV . M . 19 SG ; E . Powell , VV . M . 1 G 24 ; VV . Smallpeice , VV . M . 9 6 9 ; 'Thomas Harper , P . M . 1216 ; Samuel II . Parkhouse , P . M . 1 G 42 ; J . Lax , VV . M . 7 S 1 ; 'Thos . Janewav , W . M . 87 ; G . P . Festa , W . M . 1900 ; T . Holleyman , VV . M . 1536 ; B . Picking , P . Z . 1227 ; Wm . Bristow , P . M . 14 ; T . C . Walls , VV . M . 141 ; L . Dettmcr .
VV . M . 179 ; VV . Jerrett Miller , P . M . 76 G ; Henry Stiles , W . M " . 1 C 07 ; J . L . Cross , VV . M . go ; W . Drake , P . M . 15 SG ; Wm . Styles , P . M . 1732 ; Dick Radclyffe , WM . 209 ; G . Tidcombe , jun ., P . M . 1 549 ; Ludolph Franckel , W . M . 7 S 0 ; H . Sadler , G . T . ; and H . Massey , P . M . 192 S and 6 iy ( Freemason ) . The Board of Masters was first held , to whicli were read the agenda for next Quarterly Communication of Grand
Lodge on tith of June . The Scrutineers for the porch and for the ballot for the Board of General Purposes and the Colonial Board were appointed , and the Lodge of Benevolence was then opened . The President informed the Board that the lodge had received the letters of thanks from persons relieved at the last meeting ; and from one lodge two members of wliich were relieved at the same meeting . 'The brethren first confirmed recommendations made at last meeting to the amount of £ 350 . They then
Lodge Of Benevolence.
proceeded with the new list on which there were 3 S cases . Five of these were deferred forcompletion . The remainder were relieved with a total sum of _ ( . SSo . This was of one sum of £ 150 ( £ 150 ); and one of £ 100 ( £ * po ) ,- two sums ° f £ s ° eilcn ( £ i ° o ) > three of £ 40 each ( £ 120 ); four of £ 30 each ( £ 120 ); one sum _ of £ 25 ( £ 25 ); live sumsof £ 20 each ( £ 100 ); four of £ 15 each ( £ Go ); nine of £ 10 each £ go ; and three of £ 5 each ( £ 15 ) . 'The Lodge of Benevolence was then closed .
Testimonial To R.W. Bro. William Kingston, District Grand Master Of Malta.
TESTIMONIAL TO R . W . BRO . WILLIAM KINGSTON , DISTRICT GRAND MASTER OF MALTA .
At a large and brilliant meeting of the District Grand Lodge of Malta , which was held 011 Saturday , April 21 st , an extremely interesting and important ceremony was performed . This was the presentation of an Address , and a testimonial to Mr . W . Kingston , District Grand Master of
Malta . The testimonial is a very handsome and valuable one , consisting of a variety of articles in silver . The several articles evince great artistic skill and excellence which accord well with the Masonic skill and excellence cf the distinguished recipient . We append the inscription on the Salver—an inscription which , thongh brief , is both comprehensive and eloquent .
" Presented with other silver articles to R . VV . Bro . Win . Kingston , 30 ° , D . G . M ., Malta , Provincial Grand Prior of the Mediterranean . Intendant General Red Cross of Rome and Constantine , & c , & c , by the members of the Craft , in the District of Malta , as a mark of their personal esteem and as a testimonial of their high appreciation of the zealous , courteous , and effective manner in whicli he has discharged the important duties of D . G . M . during the
past 13 years , and to commemorate his 26 th year of membership in the Craft . " Mr . KINGSTON is , as our readers are aware , a very able and estimable member of the Craft , and that he must possess , and have exhibited , great merit and ability to have had so many important offices conferred upon him , admits of no question , nor is it surprising that merit and ability of such high order should be recognised in a prominent and
tangible form . 'The following Address wns read and presented by the Deputy District Grand Master , who , assisted by the Worshipful Masters of the five lodges , E . C . in Malta , then made the presentation . "To Right Worshipful Bro . William Kingston , District Grand Master of Malta , Sic " " R . VV . Sir and Bro . —The various Masonic bodies
working under your rule , as well as many individual members of the Masonic confraternity con-ected with Malta , are desirous of marking in some manner ( however adequate ) the high sense they entertain of the invaluable assistance you have rendered to Freemasonry in this district , as well as to the Craft at large , during your term of office as District Grand Master Jt would be difficult to set out , or even to allude to .
within thc narrow limits of an address , the various important Masonic events which Will , in the , future , render memorable your long prolonged and successful administration . They cannot however refrain from placing on record the fact , the existence of a Local Benevolent Fund is attributable entirely to your zeal and initiative ; that it was under your sway the limits of the district were extended to the continent of North Africa ; that the
number of lodges in the island itself was successfull y increased , and that the Cralt has attained a degree of strength , importance , and prosperity , wholly unprecedented in the history of Freemasonry in Malta . With the view of commemorating these distinguished services , lhey venture to present you with this Address , together with a Salver and other articles of plate , which , they hope will be a lasting memorial of the esteem and affection of your
Masonic brethren . At the same time they trust that the G . A . O . T . U . will be pleased to long preserve you to rule over this district , with which the memory of your great Masonic work will be for ever associated . " The address , after being numerously signed , will be illuminated and framed . It was listened to with evident signs of approbation aud followed by long and hearty applause . The R . VV . DISTRICT GRANIJ MASTIR responded in a
speech replete with good counsel , kind feeling , and pathos . He thanked the members of the district most sincerely and gratefully , for the very ^ complimentary sentiments and good wishes so eloquently expressed in the address , and also for their very handsome and valuable present . He could assure them that , during his prolonged tenure of oflice as D . G . M ., it had always been his study and earnest wish to rule the district with impartiality , justice
and equity , and it had been his constant endeavour to advance , to the utmost of his power , the best interests of the Order , to carry out his important principles , and promote its benevolent purposes . In these efforts , it was highly gratifying to say , he had succeeded in securing the good-will , hearty co-operation and assistance of the members of his District . As a natural sequence , his rule , he ventured to say , had been a pleasant , harmonious , and
successful one . In those respects he hoped the future would be equal to the past . Tic again thanked them with a sincere heart for their kindness , and he could assure them that he and his family would preserve and treasure up most carefully the beautiful artistic and useful objects forming the presentation , and they would ever look on and exhibit them with pleasure and pride . Hc would estimate and appreciate them , not merely according to their
intrinsic value , but as thc expression or outcome of the generous sentiments and approval of those over whom hc had had the pleasure , privilege , and honour to rule ; and as cogent , tangible , and lasting mementos of their kindness , affection and esteem . A vote of thanks was then proposed and passed
unanimously to the D . D . G . M ., V . W . Bro . VV . VVatson , for the manner in which he had made the presentation . District Grand Lodge was then closed in due form , and the brethren repaired to the refreshment hall where a sumptuous banquet awaited them . Some excellent speeches , songs and recitations , brought to a close a very pleasant and memorable evening .
The Queen has consented to give a prize of IOU guineas to be sailed for by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club .
Australia.
Australia .
DEATH OF THE R . W . DISTRICT GRAND MASTER OF VICTORIA . Bro . Captain Frederick Charles Standish , R . VV . District Grand Master of Victoria , under the English Constitution , died in Melbourne on the 19 th of March last . For some months the condition ot his health had been such as to leave little hope of other than a fatal ending . About two years ago he had a sli g ht attack of apoplexy , and since
that time he has been gradually failing . He was suffering from disease of the heart and of the liver , and there were also indications of softening of the brain . The immediate cause of death was disease of the heart , aided by a general break-up of the system . Our deceased brother was initiated in a Dublin lodge , and joined the Golden and Corinthian Lodge of Bendigo , No . G 41 , E . C , at Sandhurst , in 1 S 5 S , and . subsequently the
chapter working under the same lodge . He was also a member of the Meridian Lodge of St . John , No . 729 , E . C , Melbourne , for many years . In the year 1 SG 1 the late Earl of Zetland appointed Capt . Standish R . VV . District Grand Master of Victoria , and the following year he received his patent as M . E . District Grand Superintendent . He was a regular attendant at the Quarterly Communications of the district , and his last Masonic act ( within three
clays of his death ) was to sign the certificate of his new ofheers for the meeting summoned for the day of his death . The Ouarterly communication was held as announced , under the presidency of Bro . Dr . II . St . John Clarke , VV . Deputy District Grand Master ; but no business , as a matter of course , was transacted . A life-size portrait of the deceased brother was two years ago placed in the Masonic Hall , by subscription . The
funeral took place the following Wednesday . Originally it was intended to have accompanied the interment with Masonic honours ; but as the deceased gentleman belonged to the Roman Catholic Church no steps were taken in the matter . He was 58 years of age and unmarried . The following notice appeared in the Melbourne Argus of Alarch 21 st : " The deceased gentleman was the son of Mr . Charles Standish , of Standish-hall , Wigan , Lancashire .
England , one of the companions of George IV . when he was Prince Regent . He was born in the year 1 S 24 , and was educated at Prior-park College , and was subsequently transferred to the Royal Military Academy , Woolwich . He obtained a commission in thc Royal Artillery , and served as a lieutenant in the artillery for nine years , during a portion of which time he was on the staff of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , and retired with the rank of captain . Shortly
after his arrival in this colony , in the year 1 S 52 , hc made his way to the goldlields , and during the greater portion of two years worked on the M'lvor ( now Heathcote ) , Fryerstown , Castlemaine , and Beechworth diggings . In 1 S 54 he was appointed assistant commissioner of goldlields at Sandhurst , and subsequently Chinese protector . 'The latter position he held until 185 S , when hc was nominated by Mr . R . D . Ireland , then Solicitor-General in the O'Shanassy
Administration , for the ollice of chief commissioner of police . On the 1 st of Septcmbcrof that year he succeeded Captain ( now Sir Charles ) MacMahori , who resigned in consequence of a disagreement with Sir John O'Shanassy respecting the transfer of an oflicer of police from Kilmore to the Richmond depot . Captain Standish remained at the head of the Victorian police force until the nth September , 1 SS 0 , when he retired on a pension of £ 4 68 per annum .
The force was thus under his control for a period of 22 years . When in the full vigour of health Captain Standish was credited with the possession of considerable ability as an administrator , but during his closing years he evinced a lack of firmness which resulted in the police force falling into a state of disorganisation . This became painfully manifest during the Kelly outbreak , when the
conduct of the pursuit was carried out in a manner which led to severe reflections being cast on the higher ofiicers of the force . It is evident now that at that time Capt . Standish was suffering from the disease which subsequently developed itself unmistakably . Personally he was popular with the members of the force , and on his retirement was presented with a handsome testimonial and . address , in recognition of their appreciation of his services .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
'The second meeting of the Board of Stewards for the Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys toolplace on Thursday afternoon , the 17 th inst ., at Freemasons ' Hall , under the presidency of the Worshipful Bro . ( aines Smith Eastes , D . P . G . M . of Kent . Amongst those present
were Bros . Horace B . Marshall . Edgar Bowyer , John P . Hale , F . R . Spaull , Henry Smith , George Page , John L . Mather , Charles Drawbridge , Charles Fitzgerald Matier , A . F . Godson , J . A . Farnfield , F . Harrison , VV . F . Smithson , W . IL Hooper , A . P . Catterson , E . G . Lewi ? , G . P . Festa , James Salmon , Thomas Cubitt , F . Foxley , H . A . Bennett , Joseph Clever , Webster Glynes ,
F . ... Pocock , M . D ., VV . V . Webb , A . Le Grand , F . Hughes Hallett , G . A . Ames , George . Smith , jun ., C . F . Hogard , J . Giesman Chillingworth , E . Good . R . F . Williams , C . Dealing , D . P . Cama , Thomas Schofield , R . Barham , II . Mason , E . Valcriani , and T . E . Tallent . 'There are now more than 300 Stewards for thc festival , which is expected to be a very great success , and to result in a larger amount of subscriptions than has yet been
received at any one festival of either of thc institutions . After considerable discussion as to where the festival should be held , it was at length arranged for the Crystal Palace , Sydenham , on the 20 th of June , one of the days of the Handel Festival . 'This will be a week earlier than it was anticipated the festival should take place , but it was found impracticable to provide the requisite accommodation on the latter date .
One of the oldest Freemasons in England at thc present time is Bro . Collier , living in Mottram . He was initiated in the Lodge of Loyalty , No , 320 , on the 5 th of December , 1 S 21 ; passed 2 nd January , 1 S 22 ; and raised Gth February , 1 S 22 ; he has consequently been a member of the Craft sixty-one years , lie became W . M . of the lodge in 1 S 37 , and has been Tyler to it since 1 SG 0 ,
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Consecration Of A Mark Masters' Lodge At Gorleston.
hc was especially proud of the duty devolving upon him to consecrate a new lodge in his own county , particularly as in connection with the day ' s proceedings a province was to be constituted . He complimented the members of the lodge upon the good start it had made , as it was a happy augury of its future . The Grand Master then proceeded to consecrate and dedicate the lodge , after which Bro . Binckes installed Bro . E . P . Youell as VV . M ., who afterwards appointed his officers as follows : Bros , W . Dods , S . W . ; J . Bond , J . W . ; J . VV . French , M . O . ; J . Hall , S . O . ; H . Elwes , J . O . ; H .
F . Brooks , Reg . and Sec . ; C . Buckland , S . D . ; C . Bush , J . D . j H . H . Smith , I . G . ; F . VV . Rolfe , Org . ; C . P . " Laing , Tyler ; and Bro . Col . Bignold was elected Treasurer . The lodge was afterwards opened as Prov . Grand Lodge by Bro . W . VV . B . Beach , M . P ., Past Grand Master , and Bro . Lord Henniker , G . M ., was introduced , invested , and installed , and the proclamation made that " East Anglia is now and henceforth constituted a Mark Province . " The Prov . Grand Master then appointed Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn as his Deputy , and nominated and invested his officers as follows :
Bro . Frederick Long ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ E . P . Youell Prov . G . ) . VV . „ H . Barwell Prov . G . M . O . „ T . J . Railing Prov . G . S . O . „ H . C . Casley Prov . G J . O . I ; Rev ! Sawl ; S ° ... : } Prov . G . Chap ,
„ Colonel Bignold ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ S . Maude ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ N . Tracy ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . ,, J . Lewin ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . ' „ " VV . Armstrong ... ... Prov . G . ] . D . ,, J . B . Pearce Prov . G . S . of VV . „ | . B . Bridgman Prov . G . D . C .
„ George Abbott ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . ,. Major Dods ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . B . „ | . Rix Prov . G . Std . B . „ J . Buckland Prov . G . Org . „ | . Bond Prov . G . I . G .
,, S . R . Anness ... ... ) „ Dunsford ... ... ... ! ¦ Prov . G . Stwds . „ C . H . Woods ) 'The proceedings , wliich had , been greatly delayed , then concluded . The musical arrangements were carried out by Bro . Rolfe ( Organist ) , Bro . G . Abbott , and Bro . Buckland , and
the odes sung on the occasion were composed by Bro . the Rev , R . N . Sanderson . In the evening a banquet was held at the Victoria Hotel , Great Yarmouth , at which the Right Hon . Bro . Lord Henniker presided . —East Anglian Dailv Times .
Presentation To Bro. Richard Whitehead, Liverpool.
PRESENTATION TO BRO . RICHARD WHITEHEAD , LIVERPOOL .
On Thursday evening , the 17 th instant , several friends of Bro . Richard Whitehead , St . John ' s Lodge , No . G 73 , met at Mr . VV . Brackenbury ' s Hotel , Mount-pleasant ,
Liverpool , when supper was capitally served by the host . Bro . R . Jones took the chair , and in the course of the evening presented , on behalf of those present and others , a beautilul album with a suitable inscription , to Bro . R . Whitehead and Mrs . Whitehead as a mark of esteem . Bro . Whitehead replying in suitable terms .
Lodge Of Benevolence.
LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
'The monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . Bros . Joshua Nunn , President , James Brett , Senior Vice-President , and Charles Atkins , Junior Vice-President , occupied their respective chairs . 1 he other brethren present were Bros . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . ; H . G . Buss , G . A . S . ;
A . A . Pendlebury , VV . Dodd , Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , P . G . C ; G . P . Britten , P . M . ; J . H . Matthews , P . M . ; J . D . Collier , P . M . 1366 ; Henry Garrod , P . M . 749 ; Ed ^ ar Bowyer , G . Std . Br . ; E . F . Storr , P . M ., Treas . 22 ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; C . F . Hogard , P . M . 205 ; VV . II . Perryman , P . M . 3 ; C . Dairy , P . M . 141 ; T . Cull , P . M . 1446 ; H . Maudslay , P . G . D ., . -, 3 ; F . R . Spaull , P . M . 1124 ;
T . Harrison . VV . M . 11 S 5 ; 11 . H . Locke , P . M . 39 , and P . D . D . G . M . ; Joshua Shipley , W . M . 30 ; James Jordan , W . M . Grand Steward ' s Lodge ; W . II . Dean , P . M . 417 ; G . Adamson , P . M . 172 S ; George Low , P . M . 3 ; J . Ball , P . M . 41 S ; Arthur E . Gladwell , P . M . 172 ; James Squire , P . M . 889 ; George Page , P . M . 1209 ; Charles A . Grammer , VV . M . 27 ; lames Stevens ,
P . M . 1216 ; John Hammond , P . M . 1512 ; A . Marvin , VV . M . 176 S ; Albert Escott , P . M . 1593 ; Thomas Robinson , P . M . 753 ; Capt . A . Nicols , W . M . 1974 ; George Cordwell , P . M . 7 SS ; Simeon Jacobs , P . M . 1614 ; Reinhard Blum , W . M . 511 ; Joseph H . Taylor , W . M . 17 C 7 ; C . TI . Webb , P . M . 1607 ; John Marshall , P . M . 12 S 3 ; Edward Jacobs , P . M . 134 S ; H . T . Thompson , P . M . 742 ;
Stephen Crane , W . M . 937 ; Ihos . C . Fryer , VV . M . 181 ; VV . Hopekirk , VV . M . 19 SG ; E . Powell , VV . M . 1 G 24 ; VV . Smallpeice , VV . M . 9 6 9 ; 'Thomas Harper , P . M . 1216 ; Samuel II . Parkhouse , P . M . 1 G 42 ; J . Lax , VV . M . 7 S 1 ; 'Thos . Janewav , W . M . 87 ; G . P . Festa , W . M . 1900 ; T . Holleyman , VV . M . 1536 ; B . Picking , P . Z . 1227 ; Wm . Bristow , P . M . 14 ; T . C . Walls , VV . M . 141 ; L . Dettmcr .
VV . M . 179 ; VV . Jerrett Miller , P . M . 76 G ; Henry Stiles , W . M " . 1 C 07 ; J . L . Cross , VV . M . go ; W . Drake , P . M . 15 SG ; Wm . Styles , P . M . 1732 ; Dick Radclyffe , WM . 209 ; G . Tidcombe , jun ., P . M . 1 549 ; Ludolph Franckel , W . M . 7 S 0 ; H . Sadler , G . T . ; and H . Massey , P . M . 192 S and 6 iy ( Freemason ) . The Board of Masters was first held , to whicli were read the agenda for next Quarterly Communication of Grand
Lodge on tith of June . The Scrutineers for the porch and for the ballot for the Board of General Purposes and the Colonial Board were appointed , and the Lodge of Benevolence was then opened . The President informed the Board that the lodge had received the letters of thanks from persons relieved at the last meeting ; and from one lodge two members of wliich were relieved at the same meeting . 'The brethren first confirmed recommendations made at last meeting to the amount of £ 350 . They then
Lodge Of Benevolence.
proceeded with the new list on which there were 3 S cases . Five of these were deferred forcompletion . The remainder were relieved with a total sum of _ ( . SSo . This was of one sum of £ 150 ( £ 150 ); and one of £ 100 ( £ * po ) ,- two sums ° f £ s ° eilcn ( £ i ° o ) > three of £ 40 each ( £ 120 ); four of £ 30 each ( £ 120 ); one sum _ of £ 25 ( £ 25 ); live sumsof £ 20 each ( £ 100 ); four of £ 15 each ( £ Go ); nine of £ 10 each £ go ; and three of £ 5 each ( £ 15 ) . 'The Lodge of Benevolence was then closed .
Testimonial To R.W. Bro. William Kingston, District Grand Master Of Malta.
TESTIMONIAL TO R . W . BRO . WILLIAM KINGSTON , DISTRICT GRAND MASTER OF MALTA .
At a large and brilliant meeting of the District Grand Lodge of Malta , which was held 011 Saturday , April 21 st , an extremely interesting and important ceremony was performed . This was the presentation of an Address , and a testimonial to Mr . W . Kingston , District Grand Master of
Malta . The testimonial is a very handsome and valuable one , consisting of a variety of articles in silver . The several articles evince great artistic skill and excellence which accord well with the Masonic skill and excellence cf the distinguished recipient . We append the inscription on the Salver—an inscription which , thongh brief , is both comprehensive and eloquent .
" Presented with other silver articles to R . VV . Bro . Win . Kingston , 30 ° , D . G . M ., Malta , Provincial Grand Prior of the Mediterranean . Intendant General Red Cross of Rome and Constantine , & c , & c , by the members of the Craft , in the District of Malta , as a mark of their personal esteem and as a testimonial of their high appreciation of the zealous , courteous , and effective manner in whicli he has discharged the important duties of D . G . M . during the
past 13 years , and to commemorate his 26 th year of membership in the Craft . " Mr . KINGSTON is , as our readers are aware , a very able and estimable member of the Craft , and that he must possess , and have exhibited , great merit and ability to have had so many important offices conferred upon him , admits of no question , nor is it surprising that merit and ability of such high order should be recognised in a prominent and
tangible form . 'The following Address wns read and presented by the Deputy District Grand Master , who , assisted by the Worshipful Masters of the five lodges , E . C . in Malta , then made the presentation . "To Right Worshipful Bro . William Kingston , District Grand Master of Malta , Sic " " R . VV . Sir and Bro . —The various Masonic bodies
working under your rule , as well as many individual members of the Masonic confraternity con-ected with Malta , are desirous of marking in some manner ( however adequate ) the high sense they entertain of the invaluable assistance you have rendered to Freemasonry in this district , as well as to the Craft at large , during your term of office as District Grand Master Jt would be difficult to set out , or even to allude to .
within thc narrow limits of an address , the various important Masonic events which Will , in the , future , render memorable your long prolonged and successful administration . They cannot however refrain from placing on record the fact , the existence of a Local Benevolent Fund is attributable entirely to your zeal and initiative ; that it was under your sway the limits of the district were extended to the continent of North Africa ; that the
number of lodges in the island itself was successfull y increased , and that the Cralt has attained a degree of strength , importance , and prosperity , wholly unprecedented in the history of Freemasonry in Malta . With the view of commemorating these distinguished services , lhey venture to present you with this Address , together with a Salver and other articles of plate , which , they hope will be a lasting memorial of the esteem and affection of your
Masonic brethren . At the same time they trust that the G . A . O . T . U . will be pleased to long preserve you to rule over this district , with which the memory of your great Masonic work will be for ever associated . " The address , after being numerously signed , will be illuminated and framed . It was listened to with evident signs of approbation aud followed by long and hearty applause . The R . VV . DISTRICT GRANIJ MASTIR responded in a
speech replete with good counsel , kind feeling , and pathos . He thanked the members of the district most sincerely and gratefully , for the very ^ complimentary sentiments and good wishes so eloquently expressed in the address , and also for their very handsome and valuable present . He could assure them that , during his prolonged tenure of oflice as D . G . M ., it had always been his study and earnest wish to rule the district with impartiality , justice
and equity , and it had been his constant endeavour to advance , to the utmost of his power , the best interests of the Order , to carry out his important principles , and promote its benevolent purposes . In these efforts , it was highly gratifying to say , he had succeeded in securing the good-will , hearty co-operation and assistance of the members of his District . As a natural sequence , his rule , he ventured to say , had been a pleasant , harmonious , and
successful one . In those respects he hoped the future would be equal to the past . Tic again thanked them with a sincere heart for their kindness , and he could assure them that he and his family would preserve and treasure up most carefully the beautiful artistic and useful objects forming the presentation , and they would ever look on and exhibit them with pleasure and pride . Hc would estimate and appreciate them , not merely according to their
intrinsic value , but as thc expression or outcome of the generous sentiments and approval of those over whom hc had had the pleasure , privilege , and honour to rule ; and as cogent , tangible , and lasting mementos of their kindness , affection and esteem . A vote of thanks was then proposed and passed
unanimously to the D . D . G . M ., V . W . Bro . VV . VVatson , for the manner in which he had made the presentation . District Grand Lodge was then closed in due form , and the brethren repaired to the refreshment hall where a sumptuous banquet awaited them . Some excellent speeches , songs and recitations , brought to a close a very pleasant and memorable evening .
The Queen has consented to give a prize of IOU guineas to be sailed for by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club .
Australia.
Australia .
DEATH OF THE R . W . DISTRICT GRAND MASTER OF VICTORIA . Bro . Captain Frederick Charles Standish , R . VV . District Grand Master of Victoria , under the English Constitution , died in Melbourne on the 19 th of March last . For some months the condition ot his health had been such as to leave little hope of other than a fatal ending . About two years ago he had a sli g ht attack of apoplexy , and since
that time he has been gradually failing . He was suffering from disease of the heart and of the liver , and there were also indications of softening of the brain . The immediate cause of death was disease of the heart , aided by a general break-up of the system . Our deceased brother was initiated in a Dublin lodge , and joined the Golden and Corinthian Lodge of Bendigo , No . G 41 , E . C , at Sandhurst , in 1 S 5 S , and . subsequently the
chapter working under the same lodge . He was also a member of the Meridian Lodge of St . John , No . 729 , E . C , Melbourne , for many years . In the year 1 SG 1 the late Earl of Zetland appointed Capt . Standish R . VV . District Grand Master of Victoria , and the following year he received his patent as M . E . District Grand Superintendent . He was a regular attendant at the Quarterly Communications of the district , and his last Masonic act ( within three
clays of his death ) was to sign the certificate of his new ofheers for the meeting summoned for the day of his death . The Ouarterly communication was held as announced , under the presidency of Bro . Dr . II . St . John Clarke , VV . Deputy District Grand Master ; but no business , as a matter of course , was transacted . A life-size portrait of the deceased brother was two years ago placed in the Masonic Hall , by subscription . The
funeral took place the following Wednesday . Originally it was intended to have accompanied the interment with Masonic honours ; but as the deceased gentleman belonged to the Roman Catholic Church no steps were taken in the matter . He was 58 years of age and unmarried . The following notice appeared in the Melbourne Argus of Alarch 21 st : " The deceased gentleman was the son of Mr . Charles Standish , of Standish-hall , Wigan , Lancashire .
England , one of the companions of George IV . when he was Prince Regent . He was born in the year 1 S 24 , and was educated at Prior-park College , and was subsequently transferred to the Royal Military Academy , Woolwich . He obtained a commission in thc Royal Artillery , and served as a lieutenant in the artillery for nine years , during a portion of which time he was on the staff of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , and retired with the rank of captain . Shortly
after his arrival in this colony , in the year 1 S 52 , hc made his way to the goldlields , and during the greater portion of two years worked on the M'lvor ( now Heathcote ) , Fryerstown , Castlemaine , and Beechworth diggings . In 1 S 54 he was appointed assistant commissioner of goldlields at Sandhurst , and subsequently Chinese protector . 'The latter position he held until 185 S , when hc was nominated by Mr . R . D . Ireland , then Solicitor-General in the O'Shanassy
Administration , for the ollice of chief commissioner of police . On the 1 st of Septcmbcrof that year he succeeded Captain ( now Sir Charles ) MacMahori , who resigned in consequence of a disagreement with Sir John O'Shanassy respecting the transfer of an oflicer of police from Kilmore to the Richmond depot . Captain Standish remained at the head of the Victorian police force until the nth September , 1 SS 0 , when he retired on a pension of £ 4 68 per annum .
The force was thus under his control for a period of 22 years . When in the full vigour of health Captain Standish was credited with the possession of considerable ability as an administrator , but during his closing years he evinced a lack of firmness which resulted in the police force falling into a state of disorganisation . This became painfully manifest during the Kelly outbreak , when the
conduct of the pursuit was carried out in a manner which led to severe reflections being cast on the higher ofiicers of the force . It is evident now that at that time Capt . Standish was suffering from the disease which subsequently developed itself unmistakably . Personally he was popular with the members of the force , and on his retirement was presented with a handsome testimonial and . address , in recognition of their appreciation of his services .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
'The second meeting of the Board of Stewards for the Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys toolplace on Thursday afternoon , the 17 th inst ., at Freemasons ' Hall , under the presidency of the Worshipful Bro . ( aines Smith Eastes , D . P . G . M . of Kent . Amongst those present
were Bros . Horace B . Marshall . Edgar Bowyer , John P . Hale , F . R . Spaull , Henry Smith , George Page , John L . Mather , Charles Drawbridge , Charles Fitzgerald Matier , A . F . Godson , J . A . Farnfield , F . Harrison , VV . F . Smithson , W . IL Hooper , A . P . Catterson , E . G . Lewi ? , G . P . Festa , James Salmon , Thomas Cubitt , F . Foxley , H . A . Bennett , Joseph Clever , Webster Glynes ,
F . ... Pocock , M . D ., VV . V . Webb , A . Le Grand , F . Hughes Hallett , G . A . Ames , George . Smith , jun ., C . F . Hogard , J . Giesman Chillingworth , E . Good . R . F . Williams , C . Dealing , D . P . Cama , Thomas Schofield , R . Barham , II . Mason , E . Valcriani , and T . E . Tallent . 'There are now more than 300 Stewards for thc festival , which is expected to be a very great success , and to result in a larger amount of subscriptions than has yet been
received at any one festival of either of thc institutions . After considerable discussion as to where the festival should be held , it was at length arranged for the Crystal Palace , Sydenham , on the 20 th of June , one of the days of the Handel Festival . 'This will be a week earlier than it was anticipated the festival should take place , but it was found impracticable to provide the requisite accommodation on the latter date .
One of the oldest Freemasons in England at thc present time is Bro . Collier , living in Mottram . He was initiated in the Lodge of Loyalty , No , 320 , on the 5 th of December , 1 S 21 ; passed 2 nd January , 1 S 22 ; and raised Gth February , 1 S 22 ; he has consequently been a member of the Craft sixty-one years , lie became W . M . of the lodge in 1 S 37 , and has been Tyler to it since 1 SG 0 ,