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edifice , preceded by mounted heralds , the brethren walking four abreast , decorated with masonic badges , and carrying the insignia of the Order , giving precedent to the grand officers , with the Prov . G . M . at their head . The curious but uninitiated multitude outside , which had anxiously awaited the appearance of the procession , looked on in respectful attitude , a portion of them accompanying it as far as the gates of the cathedral in -Castle-street , it had been contemplated to permit Bro . Cockett
-to preach the inaugural sermon to the Craft , hut some subtlety in dean and chapter arrangements—some absence of body or sninci , or of both , on the part of the capitular fraternity , frustrated the pious purposes of the chaplain and his brethren , who reluctantly contented themselves with the ordinary daily service , and declined to trouble the Chancellor for a discourse notwithstanding the precedent of a dean having been permitted to address them from the same pulpit on a previous occasion .
Alter service the procession re-formed , and in the order described above they returned to the Athenamiu , from whence they adjourned to the Coffee House Hotel , where dinner was provided by Bro . McGowan . After dinner the chair was taken by the Prov . G . M ., supported on the right by D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Greaves , the Rev . AV . Cockett , C . J . Bannister , Grand Sword-bearer ; and on his left Bros , the Rev . Simpson , Capt . Spencer , and Capt . James ,
ll . E . The vice-chairmen were Bros . Gibson , Whitehaven , and Davis , of Kendal . The usual loyal toasts having been duly honoured , The CnAiuaiAN- proposed " The Health of the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England , " remarking that his lordship ' s health had not been so goocl as they could wish , but he hoped the next intimation they had woulel be that he hael recovered . He was a zealous Masonand took great interest in the progress of
, Masonry . The toast was drunk with Masonic honours . Tire next toast was " The Health of Earl de Grey and Ripon , the D . G . M . of England , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " Bro . B- IXHISTEE responded , and in the course of his speech entered into a detailed account of the charities iu connection with the Order , and gave a vast amount of interesting information on that head with which main' of the members had not
previously been familiar . The "Health of the Prov . G . M . " was next proposed and drunk with great enthusiasm . The PROV . G . MASTER in reply , said—about 21 years ago he was present at a meeting in that very room , and at that time the whole number of members present was about 60 . He expressed the pleasure it gave him to see such an improvement as had been madeanel for this he gave a good deal of credit to the D . Prov .
, G . M . Alluding to the delicate state of his health , which had delayed his installation , he was happy to inform them that he was recovering , and would in future do all in his power to promote tlie objects of the Oreler . ( Cheers . ) The Pitov . G . MASTER proposed " The L \ Prov . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers of the Province , " which was responded to by Bro . Greaves .
The other lodges in the province having been duly toasted , Bro . BASSISTE ** , proposed "The Health of Bro . the ' Rev . \ V . Cockett . " Bro . COCKETT , in reply , delivered an appropriate address , laying down tho principles of the Order , and exhorting the brethren to practice them in all their transactions . The rev . gentleman's remarks were received with much cheering . The intervals between the speeches were filled by several
up songs by various members , and the after-dinner proceedings were concluded about half-past eight . In the evening a soiree took place , and after tea there were several addresses , a capital one from Bro . Bannister , explaining that the whole mystery of Freemasonry was true charity , anel as im evidence of this in one only of its innumerable details he instanced the fact that out of TOO orphan girls educated in tha
Masonic schools not one of them was ever known to depart from the paths of virtue . He called upon the brethren to make personal sacrifices , as he had done , in order to promote and extend this useful branch of the goodly tree . The speaking over , Bro . Bannister led oil * the dance with Miss Thomlinson , of Carlisle , and a very pleasant night was spent , the strangers admitting that whatever mystery there might be in Freemasonry , the
brethren possessed the art of enjoying themselves , and infusing tood feeling and social pleasure around them . Bro . McGowan **> n golden opinions from the brotherhood by his adeptness in n , b own particular craft .
LANCASHIRE ( AVEST ) . EVERTOX . —Everton Lodge ( No . 823 , late 1125 ) . —The installation meeting of the above loelge took place at the Clarence Hotel , Everton Road , on Friday , the 31 st ultimo , when there was a large attendance of the members , and amongst many visitors were the following : —Bros . J . Hamer , Prov . G . Treas ., AA est Lancashire ; , T . Pepper , Prov . G . A . D . C , AA . L ., J . B . Lambert , P . Prov . G . S . D ., East Lancashire , & c . The lodge
having been duly opened , and the minutes of tbe last regnhir meeting confirmed , the AA ' . M . Bro . Dr . J . S . Taylor proceeded in his usual effective and impressive manner , to instal Bro . J . R . Gospel , S . AA . as AV . M ., for the ensuing year . After the appointment of officers , anel the usual routine business , tho brethren adjourned to the pleasant village of Roby , to partake of a sumptuous banquet , prepared at the Stanley Arms Hotel . The loyal toasts having- been disposed of , the W . M . proposed
the healths of the Grancl Officers , anel also the Provincial Grancl Officers , which was duly respondeel to by Bro . Pepper . Bro . Dr . Taylor , P . M ., then proposed the health of the W . M ., and took occasion to congratulate the members on the continued success and prosperity of the lodge since its formation . The AV . M . duly responded , and then in a very neat speech proposed the health of the immediate P . M ., Bro . Dr . Taylor , and took the opportunity of presenting him with a splendid P . M . 's Jewel ,
which had been subscribed for hy the brethren , to mark their appreciation of the excellent manner in which he conducted the duties of the lodge during the past year . Bro . Dr . Taylor responded in a very eloquent and feeling speech , and which was listened to hy the brethren with great attention . The remaining toasts being disposed of , the brethren separated , and returned to town at an early hour , having spent a very pleasant evening , which w-as much enlivened by several excellent songs sung by Bros . Cooper , Hendle , and others .
STAFFORDSHIRE . LEEK . — Consecration of St . JE-dward' s Lodge ( No . 96 G , granted as 126 S ) . —A warrant having been granted by the M . W . Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , to Bros . Robert Dalgleish , AV . M ., Robert Gaunt , S . W ., John Baker , J . W ., and their associates , proceeded to form and open a loelge at Leek , under the above title . The D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Dr . Bnrton , in the absence of the Prov . G . M . Lieut .-Col . Vernonfixed Thursday
, , , the 30 th of July , as the day for its formal and regular consecration , and the installation of the AV . M . and officers . Accordingly , with a lovely and propitious day , this quiet "metropolis of thc Moorlands" was started from her propriety by au unusual arrival of gentlemen similarly dressed in black . The time announced for the meeting was observed with punctuality , and at one p . m . a procession of tlie brethren entered the lodge-room
from an adjacent and convenient apartment to the sound of a rich harmony on the harmonium , performed by Bra . Chanting , Prov . G . Org . The order of procession was as follows , superintended hy Bro . S . Hill , Prov , G . Dir . of Cers .: —Tho Tyler , Brethren two and two , AVardens anel W . M . nominated in the warrant , Loelge Board ( being borne by two P . M . ' s , Prov . G . Officers ) , veiled in white satin , having deposited on it the usual symbols . Visitors , according to rank , two and two ;
Prov . G . Visitors ditto ; Provincial Lodge of Staffordshire ditto ; Prov . S . G . AV ., with vase containing oil ; Prov . J . G . AV ., with vase containing wine ; D . Prov . G . M . with cornucopia ; Vol . of Sac . L ., borne hy Prov . G . Reg . ; Chaplain with censer ; D . Prov . G . M ., Tyler . Amongst those present were—Bros . John Burton , M . D ., P . M . 530 , D . Prov . G . M . Staffordshire ; Thos . AVarel , P . M ., Prov . G . M . ; Frank James , P . Prov . J . W . ; AV . DultonP . Prov . S . G . AV . Staffordshire ; Rev . J . Armstrong
, , D . D ., W . M . 115 , Prov . G . Chap . ; Horton Yates , Prov . S . G . AV . -160 . E . L . Bullock , Prov . G . J . W . ; W . Cartwright , P . Prov . G . R ., P . M . ; Thomas Chanting , Prov . G . Org . 115 , 418 ; J . Smith , P . Prov . G . Purst ., Cheshire ; AV . K . Harvey , P . Prov . S . G . IV . ; S . Hill , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; John Hallem , P . Prov . G . S . D . ; D . AVright , Prov . G . S . B . ; AV . H . Fulkes , Prov . G . Reg . ; J . Butterworth , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; S . Wagstaft ; W . M . 450 ; W .
Bradbury , P . M . 573 ; J . C . Handeock , P . M . 820 ; C . Tuvner , AV . M . 418 ; AV . I . Pearson , P . M . 660 ; W . Hyatt , AV . M . 460 ; W . Smith , P . M . 372 ; S . H . Gosling , P . M . 777 ; G . Garnham , 546 ; . 1 . Smith , W . M . 546 ; A . Patterson , P . M . 546 ; Charles Hottom , l ' . M . 460 ; George Sergeant , P . Prov . G . Reg . ; William Hall , 880 ; Charles Turner , 511 ; Luke Smith , 670 ; W . H . Hales , 418 ; Edward Taylor , 418 ; Charles Simpson , 418 ; C . G . Weere , 418 ; Samuel Salt , 460 ; F . Britton , 850 ; John Hancock , 920 ; F . V . Thomas , 418 ; W . J . Palmer , 418 ; H .
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Provincial.
edifice , preceded by mounted heralds , the brethren walking four abreast , decorated with masonic badges , and carrying the insignia of the Order , giving precedent to the grand officers , with the Prov . G . M . at their head . The curious but uninitiated multitude outside , which had anxiously awaited the appearance of the procession , looked on in respectful attitude , a portion of them accompanying it as far as the gates of the cathedral in -Castle-street , it had been contemplated to permit Bro . Cockett
-to preach the inaugural sermon to the Craft , hut some subtlety in dean and chapter arrangements—some absence of body or sninci , or of both , on the part of the capitular fraternity , frustrated the pious purposes of the chaplain and his brethren , who reluctantly contented themselves with the ordinary daily service , and declined to trouble the Chancellor for a discourse notwithstanding the precedent of a dean having been permitted to address them from the same pulpit on a previous occasion .
Alter service the procession re-formed , and in the order described above they returned to the Athenamiu , from whence they adjourned to the Coffee House Hotel , where dinner was provided by Bro . McGowan . After dinner the chair was taken by the Prov . G . M ., supported on the right by D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Greaves , the Rev . AV . Cockett , C . J . Bannister , Grand Sword-bearer ; and on his left Bros , the Rev . Simpson , Capt . Spencer , and Capt . James ,
ll . E . The vice-chairmen were Bros . Gibson , Whitehaven , and Davis , of Kendal . The usual loyal toasts having been duly honoured , The CnAiuaiAN- proposed " The Health of the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England , " remarking that his lordship ' s health had not been so goocl as they could wish , but he hoped the next intimation they had woulel be that he hael recovered . He was a zealous Masonand took great interest in the progress of
, Masonry . The toast was drunk with Masonic honours . Tire next toast was " The Health of Earl de Grey and Ripon , the D . G . M . of England , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " Bro . B- IXHISTEE responded , and in the course of his speech entered into a detailed account of the charities iu connection with the Order , and gave a vast amount of interesting information on that head with which main' of the members had not
previously been familiar . The "Health of the Prov . G . M . " was next proposed and drunk with great enthusiasm . The PROV . G . MASTER in reply , said—about 21 years ago he was present at a meeting in that very room , and at that time the whole number of members present was about 60 . He expressed the pleasure it gave him to see such an improvement as had been madeanel for this he gave a good deal of credit to the D . Prov .
, G . M . Alluding to the delicate state of his health , which had delayed his installation , he was happy to inform them that he was recovering , and would in future do all in his power to promote tlie objects of the Oreler . ( Cheers . ) The Pitov . G . MASTER proposed " The L \ Prov . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers of the Province , " which was responded to by Bro . Greaves .
The other lodges in the province having been duly toasted , Bro . BASSISTE ** , proposed "The Health of Bro . the ' Rev . \ V . Cockett . " Bro . COCKETT , in reply , delivered an appropriate address , laying down tho principles of the Order , and exhorting the brethren to practice them in all their transactions . The rev . gentleman's remarks were received with much cheering . The intervals between the speeches were filled by several
up songs by various members , and the after-dinner proceedings were concluded about half-past eight . In the evening a soiree took place , and after tea there were several addresses , a capital one from Bro . Bannister , explaining that the whole mystery of Freemasonry was true charity , anel as im evidence of this in one only of its innumerable details he instanced the fact that out of TOO orphan girls educated in tha
Masonic schools not one of them was ever known to depart from the paths of virtue . He called upon the brethren to make personal sacrifices , as he had done , in order to promote and extend this useful branch of the goodly tree . The speaking over , Bro . Bannister led oil * the dance with Miss Thomlinson , of Carlisle , and a very pleasant night was spent , the strangers admitting that whatever mystery there might be in Freemasonry , the
brethren possessed the art of enjoying themselves , and infusing tood feeling and social pleasure around them . Bro . McGowan **> n golden opinions from the brotherhood by his adeptness in n , b own particular craft .
LANCASHIRE ( AVEST ) . EVERTOX . —Everton Lodge ( No . 823 , late 1125 ) . —The installation meeting of the above loelge took place at the Clarence Hotel , Everton Road , on Friday , the 31 st ultimo , when there was a large attendance of the members , and amongst many visitors were the following : —Bros . J . Hamer , Prov . G . Treas ., AA est Lancashire ; , T . Pepper , Prov . G . A . D . C , AA . L ., J . B . Lambert , P . Prov . G . S . D ., East Lancashire , & c . The lodge
having been duly opened , and the minutes of tbe last regnhir meeting confirmed , the AA ' . M . Bro . Dr . J . S . Taylor proceeded in his usual effective and impressive manner , to instal Bro . J . R . Gospel , S . AA . as AV . M ., for the ensuing year . After the appointment of officers , anel the usual routine business , tho brethren adjourned to the pleasant village of Roby , to partake of a sumptuous banquet , prepared at the Stanley Arms Hotel . The loyal toasts having- been disposed of , the W . M . proposed
the healths of the Grancl Officers , anel also the Provincial Grancl Officers , which was duly respondeel to by Bro . Pepper . Bro . Dr . Taylor , P . M ., then proposed the health of the W . M ., and took occasion to congratulate the members on the continued success and prosperity of the lodge since its formation . The AV . M . duly responded , and then in a very neat speech proposed the health of the immediate P . M ., Bro . Dr . Taylor , and took the opportunity of presenting him with a splendid P . M . 's Jewel ,
which had been subscribed for hy the brethren , to mark their appreciation of the excellent manner in which he conducted the duties of the lodge during the past year . Bro . Dr . Taylor responded in a very eloquent and feeling speech , and which was listened to hy the brethren with great attention . The remaining toasts being disposed of , the brethren separated , and returned to town at an early hour , having spent a very pleasant evening , which w-as much enlivened by several excellent songs sung by Bros . Cooper , Hendle , and others .
STAFFORDSHIRE . LEEK . — Consecration of St . JE-dward' s Lodge ( No . 96 G , granted as 126 S ) . —A warrant having been granted by the M . W . Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , to Bros . Robert Dalgleish , AV . M ., Robert Gaunt , S . W ., John Baker , J . W ., and their associates , proceeded to form and open a loelge at Leek , under the above title . The D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Dr . Bnrton , in the absence of the Prov . G . M . Lieut .-Col . Vernonfixed Thursday
, , , the 30 th of July , as the day for its formal and regular consecration , and the installation of the AV . M . and officers . Accordingly , with a lovely and propitious day , this quiet "metropolis of thc Moorlands" was started from her propriety by au unusual arrival of gentlemen similarly dressed in black . The time announced for the meeting was observed with punctuality , and at one p . m . a procession of tlie brethren entered the lodge-room
from an adjacent and convenient apartment to the sound of a rich harmony on the harmonium , performed by Bra . Chanting , Prov . G . Org . The order of procession was as follows , superintended hy Bro . S . Hill , Prov , G . Dir . of Cers .: —Tho Tyler , Brethren two and two , AVardens anel W . M . nominated in the warrant , Loelge Board ( being borne by two P . M . ' s , Prov . G . Officers ) , veiled in white satin , having deposited on it the usual symbols . Visitors , according to rank , two and two ;
Prov . G . Visitors ditto ; Provincial Lodge of Staffordshire ditto ; Prov . S . G . AV ., with vase containing oil ; Prov . J . G . AV ., with vase containing wine ; D . Prov . G . M . with cornucopia ; Vol . of Sac . L ., borne hy Prov . G . Reg . ; Chaplain with censer ; D . Prov . G . M ., Tyler . Amongst those present were—Bros . John Burton , M . D ., P . M . 530 , D . Prov . G . M . Staffordshire ; Thos . AVarel , P . M ., Prov . G . M . ; Frank James , P . Prov . J . W . ; AV . DultonP . Prov . S . G . AV . Staffordshire ; Rev . J . Armstrong
, , D . D ., W . M . 115 , Prov . G . Chap . ; Horton Yates , Prov . S . G . AV . -160 . E . L . Bullock , Prov . G . J . W . ; W . Cartwright , P . Prov . G . R ., P . M . ; Thomas Chanting , Prov . G . Org . 115 , 418 ; J . Smith , P . Prov . G . Purst ., Cheshire ; AV . K . Harvey , P . Prov . S . G . IV . ; S . Hill , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; John Hallem , P . Prov . G . S . D . ; D . AVright , Prov . G . S . B . ; AV . H . Fulkes , Prov . G . Reg . ; J . Butterworth , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; S . Wagstaft ; W . M . 450 ; W .
Bradbury , P . M . 573 ; J . C . Handeock , P . M . 820 ; C . Tuvner , AV . M . 418 ; AV . I . Pearson , P . M . 660 ; W . Hyatt , AV . M . 460 ; W . Smith , P . M . 372 ; S . H . Gosling , P . M . 777 ; G . Garnham , 546 ; . 1 . Smith , W . M . 546 ; A . Patterson , P . M . 546 ; Charles Hottom , l ' . M . 460 ; George Sergeant , P . Prov . G . Reg . ; William Hall , 880 ; Charles Turner , 511 ; Luke Smith , 670 ; W . H . Hales , 418 ; Edward Taylor , 418 ; Charles Simpson , 418 ; C . G . Weere , 418 ; Samuel Salt , 460 ; F . Britton , 850 ; John Hancock , 920 ; F . V . Thomas , 418 ; W . J . Palmer , 418 ; H .