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it was one proof of the great popularity whioh he and his admirable Princess had gained in this town . They knew that since the inaugu . ration of the Lodge and the installation of Lord Charles Beresford , he had gone through a great many vicissitudes , and , without speaking in terms too flattering of him , he could say that from all they had heard—and he had seen many who met him dnring his distin .

gnished service in Egypt—his genial qualities , his merry good nature , and his friendliness to all wero no less conspicuous than his gal . lantry . The remaining toasts were tho Visitors , and the Officers of the Lodge . Brother Sylvester , the Orgarist of the Lodge , rendered valuable assistance , both vocally and instinmentally , and other brethren also aided in promoting harmony .

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— : o : — BRO . A . J . DUFF-FILER . Owing to the crowded state of our columns we have space merely to record the death' of this worthy Mason . The sad event took place on Saturday last . A sketch of Bro . Duff-Filer ' s Masonic career shall appear in next issue .

FUNERAL OF THE LATE BRO . W . H . LUCIA . FROM THE EAST ANGMAN DAILY TIMES . ON Saturday afternoon the funeral of the late Bro . W . H . Lucia , the Provincial Grand Secretary of Suffolk , took place at Bury St . Edmunds , fche obsequies partaking somewhat of a public character , as the Masonic body attended to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Emergency was opened at the Angel Hotel , and in the nnavoidable absence of

the Provincial Grand Master , through illness , and the Depnty Provinoial Grand Master , who was in Lancashire , the chair was occupied by Brother Frederick Long , the Provincial Grand Senior Warden , who was snpported by Bros . Rev . R . N . Sanderson P . P . G . Chaplain , N . Tracy P . P . GJ . W ., T . J . Huddleston P . P . G . J . W ., Rev . E . J . Griffiths Provincial Grand Chaplain , William Clarke P . G . D . of C , W .

Armstrong P . P . G . J . D ., G . J . Paine P . G . S ., J . R . Thompson P . P . G . S . D ., Fred . Wheeler P . P . G . Registrar , W . W . Walesby P . P . G . W ., C . Cooke P . P . G . J . D ., W . Chapman P . G . S ., G . H . Grim , wood P . P . G . S . W ., G . Thompson P . M ., Joseph F . Hills P . P . GJ . W ., Horace Lncia P . G . Steward , B . W . Syer P . G . Tyler , J . Neal York P . P . G . S . W . Cambs , T . J . Railing Provincial Grand Secretary Essex ,

and about 40 or 50 brethren of various Lodges in the Province . The acting Provincial Grand Master read a communication from Bro . Lord Waveney stating that in unison with the wishes of the family the Lodge meeting was to be held as a token of respect for Brother Lucia ' s services and character , offered with deep sympathy , and in tbe desire to lighten as muoh as may be the burden of the family ' s

sorrow . Bro . Long' continued—Brethren , from time immemorial it has been an established custom among the members of onr Craft , when requested by the family of a deceased brother , to accompany hia corpse to tbe place of interment , and there to deposit his remains with the nsual formalities . In conformity with this laudable usage , and at the special request , of the family of the deceased brother whose memory we revere , and whose loss we now deplore , we are

here assembled in the form and character of Masons to accompany bis remains to the grave , and there to resign his body to the earth from whence it came , and to offer the last tribute of our fraternal affection and regard to his memory , thereby demonstrating to the world the sincerity of our past esteem and our steady attachment to the principles of our honourable Order . Bro . the Rev . R . N . Sander , son proposed thafc a letter of condolence in the following terms be forwarded to Mrs . Lncia , and that the same be entered npon the minntes : —

Madam , —Permit ns , the brethren of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Suffolk , here assembled , to pay the last office of respect to your departed hnsband , to assure yon and your family of our deep sympathy with you in the sad bereavement with which it has pleased the Most High to visit yon . Within the sacred circle of yonr private grief we do nofc presume to intrude ; but it is at once a brotherly duty and a

monrnfnl satisfaction to take this opportunity of showing onr sense of the loss which we have sustained , corporately and individually , in the removal of our honoured brother , and our grateful remembrance of his long services to the Order of Freemasonry in onr Province . Most respectfully we express our hope that this testimony of our

fraternal regard for him whom we shall meet no more on earth may yield yon some small solace , thongh we are well aware thafc all effectual consolation must come from a Mightier Love nnd a Higher Power . To Him , therefore , who calls Himself the Father of the fatherless and the God of the widow we commend yon and yours , humbly hoping that this separation may end in an eternal and blessed

. The proposition was seconded by Bro . Paine , and carried in solemn silence . Apologies and letters of regret were received from brethren in London aud all parts of the province . The Lodge was then closed in due form , and tho brethren proceeded to St . Mary ' s Church , where the first , portion of the Burial Service was read , and where were also gathered a large nnmber of friends of the deceased

gentleman . At the door of the church wero stationed the ohoir and the following clergy : —The Rev . R . N . Sanderson , the Rev . V . F . Willson , the Rev . C . H . C . Baker , the Rev . E . J . Griffiths , the Rev . H . C . Crossley , and the Rev . J . D . Paton . As the coffin was borne into the church it was preceded np the aisle by the choir and clergy , the Rev . R . N . Sanderson reading the opening sentences of the Burial Service . The coffin was placed in the centre of the aisle

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at the entrance of the chancel , and one of the psalms appointed for the burial of the dead was then sung by the choir . The Rev . V . F . Wilson read the special lesson , after which Hymn 299 ( Ancient and Modern ) was sung . The "Dead March" was played by Mr . Richardson ( the Organist of St . Mary ' s ) , dnring whioh the corpse was borne back to tho hearse , and the funeral cortege , headed

by the deceased ' s brother Masons , and accompanied by a large number of the public , proceeded to the cemetery , where many friends were waiting . The service at the graveside was read by Bro . the Rev . E . J . Griffiths Prov . Grand Chaplain , who also delivered a short address in accordance with ancient custom . In conclusion , the rev . gentleman said : Let ns embrace the happy moment while time aud opportunity

may offer in providing with care against that great change , when the transitory pleasures of the world can no longer delight us , and the reflection of a life spent in the exercise of pi' ty and virtue yield the only comfort and consolation . While we drop the sympathetic tear over the grave of onr deceased brother , let Charity induce ns lo throw a veil over his foibles , whatever they may have been , and let

ns not withhold from his memory the praise that his virtues may have claimed . His meritorious actions let ns imitate . Let us support with propriety the character of our profsssion on every occasion , and snp . plicate the Divine grace to enable us to pursue with unwearied assiduity the sacred tenets of onr Order . Then we shall secure the favour of that eternal Being whose goodness and whose power

can know no bound , and prosecute our journey , without dread or apprehension to a far distant country from which no traveller returns . By the light of the Divine countenance , we shall pass without trembling through those gloomy mansions where all things are forgotten , and at that great and tremendous day , when arraigned at the bar of Divine justice , judgment shall be pronounced

in onr favour . We shall receive the reward of our virtue by acquiring the possession of onr immortal inheritance , where joy flows in one continued stream , and no mound can check its course . Unto the grave we have resigned the body of onr loving friend and brother , there to remain until the general resurrection ; and we earnestly pray Almighty God of His infinite goodness at the grand tribunal of nnbiassed justice to extend hia mercy towards him and all of ns , and to

crown onr felicity with everlasting bliss in the expanded realms of a boundless eternity . The mourners and brethren afterwards gave a farewell look at the coffin , which was covered with choice wreaths and sprigs of acacia , and tbe fnneral obsequies were brought to a close . Brother N . Tracy P . P . GJ . W . efficiently acted aa Provincial Grand Secretary , afc the request of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master Brother Lord Waveney .

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FREEMASONS' HALL .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . SIE , —The Freemasons have lost their flue ball in Queen Street . We all regret the destruction of so noble au assembly-room . But now is the time to get a bettor . The Embankment is open to us , and there is the site for the Central Temple of the Masons of Great

Britain . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has a fine opportunity of justifying his position . Let him summons the leaders of the Craft to a meeting in the Albert Hall , and there and then wonld be handed in a list of subscribers that could within a year establish a building on the finest site , and of tho grandest architectural elevation . The

opportunity is so palpable that the thing may be done , and fnnds on the grandest scale be secured within a month . The architect would complete a building that would be a monument of honour and power to the wealthy and weighty body of English Freemasons . Yours faithfully , JOHN BENNETT . No . 1 , Grand Masters' Lodge .

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