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renew the several appointments which had recentl y lapsed through the death of Earl Ferrers , the late Provincial Grand Master . The Grand Registrar was received with all possible respect ; his urbanity was the theme of praise . He adverted to the loss sustained by tlie Craft with feelings of deep emotion . An address of a more comprehensive nature , by Bro . Sharp , was delivered with fervour , and received with considerable attention by all , and in particular by the Grand Registrar . The gloom , occasioned by this lamentable event has naturally caused a temporary suspension of public amusements .
BIRMINGHAM . —The members of the . Lodge of Light , No , 689 , have voted a sum of money towards purchasing a suitable Testimonial for our respected Bro . Lloyd , P . M . of 51 and 689 , and Past P . G . S . AV . for the Province , whose knowledge and practice of the laws of the Craft are too well knoivn to require comment .
At the May meeting of the members of the Chapter of Fortitude attached to Lodge 51 , our respected Companion Ribbans introduced the Rev . Joseph Edwards , Second Master of the King ' s College , London , whose company was highly enjoyed on the occasion . It is no trifling satisfaction to know that a society exists where the Christian believer of the seed of Abraham , and the hopeful Israelite , can meet in harmony , and hold
" Sweet converse " on those matters which are of the deepest interest to us all—the immortality of the soul . The evening was spent delightfully ; and the urbanity of the First Principal , Comp . Reece , will not be easily erased from the memory of his reverend and learned guest .
CAMBRIDGE . —Thursday , May 4 , being the day appointed for the funeral of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , & c , & c , the members of the Masonic Order , of all political parties in this town , appeared to vie with each other in offering every possible demonstration of respect to the memory of their royal and illustrious chief . A requisition had been previously signed in a very short space of time by upwards of sixty of the brethren in the town and university , and was
presented to the worshipful the mayor by the master of the Scientific Lodge , ( Brother J . AV . Baxter , ) requesting that his worship ivould be kind enough to " suggest to the inhabitants of Cambridge the propriety of partially closing their shops on the day of his Royal Highness ' s funeral . " The Mayor received the deputation with urbanity and kindness , and issued an address requesting the inhabitants to comply with the suggestion . The partial closing of the shops had even a more
mournful and solemn effect than if they had been entirely closed , for it appeared as if eveiy inhabitant had lost a personal and intimate friend . Minute bells from the different churches were tolled during the day , and particularly the great bell of the university church . The Vice-Chancellor , the Rev . the Master of Trinity College , ordered the great bell of his college to be be rung minute time for an hour the previous evening ; and the great gates of the college were closed during the day out of
respect to the memory of his Royal Highness , who was an illustrious member of Trinity College . The fine peal of bells from " St . Mary ' s Tower" rang a dumb peal at twelve o ' clock , and the general feeling appeared to be one of sincere regret at the loss of an illustrious , a beneficent , and unobtrusive member of the royal family of England . The Masonic Brethren in this town have exerted themselves to show the
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Provincial.
renew the several appointments which had recentl y lapsed through the death of Earl Ferrers , the late Provincial Grand Master . The Grand Registrar was received with all possible respect ; his urbanity was the theme of praise . He adverted to the loss sustained by tlie Craft with feelings of deep emotion . An address of a more comprehensive nature , by Bro . Sharp , was delivered with fervour , and received with considerable attention by all , and in particular by the Grand Registrar . The gloom , occasioned by this lamentable event has naturally caused a temporary suspension of public amusements .
BIRMINGHAM . —The members of the . Lodge of Light , No , 689 , have voted a sum of money towards purchasing a suitable Testimonial for our respected Bro . Lloyd , P . M . of 51 and 689 , and Past P . G . S . AV . for the Province , whose knowledge and practice of the laws of the Craft are too well knoivn to require comment .
At the May meeting of the members of the Chapter of Fortitude attached to Lodge 51 , our respected Companion Ribbans introduced the Rev . Joseph Edwards , Second Master of the King ' s College , London , whose company was highly enjoyed on the occasion . It is no trifling satisfaction to know that a society exists where the Christian believer of the seed of Abraham , and the hopeful Israelite , can meet in harmony , and hold
" Sweet converse " on those matters which are of the deepest interest to us all—the immortality of the soul . The evening was spent delightfully ; and the urbanity of the First Principal , Comp . Reece , will not be easily erased from the memory of his reverend and learned guest .
CAMBRIDGE . —Thursday , May 4 , being the day appointed for the funeral of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , & c , & c , the members of the Masonic Order , of all political parties in this town , appeared to vie with each other in offering every possible demonstration of respect to the memory of their royal and illustrious chief . A requisition had been previously signed in a very short space of time by upwards of sixty of the brethren in the town and university , and was
presented to the worshipful the mayor by the master of the Scientific Lodge , ( Brother J . AV . Baxter , ) requesting that his worship ivould be kind enough to " suggest to the inhabitants of Cambridge the propriety of partially closing their shops on the day of his Royal Highness ' s funeral . " The Mayor received the deputation with urbanity and kindness , and issued an address requesting the inhabitants to comply with the suggestion . The partial closing of the shops had even a more
mournful and solemn effect than if they had been entirely closed , for it appeared as if eveiy inhabitant had lost a personal and intimate friend . Minute bells from the different churches were tolled during the day , and particularly the great bell of the university church . The Vice-Chancellor , the Rev . the Master of Trinity College , ordered the great bell of his college to be be rung minute time for an hour the previous evening ; and the great gates of the college were closed during the day out of
respect to the memory of his Royal Highness , who was an illustrious member of Trinity College . The fine peal of bells from " St . Mary ' s Tower" rang a dumb peal at twelve o ' clock , and the general feeling appeared to be one of sincere regret at the loss of an illustrious , a beneficent , and unobtrusive member of the royal family of England . The Masonic Brethren in this town have exerted themselves to show the