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The Annalist.
Stewards' Lodge , which he resigned some years after . In 1783 or 4 , he was appointed Senior Grand Warden , * and frequently sat in Grand Lodge as Deputy Grand Master , and we believe occasionally as Grand Master . His lordship ' s last public appearance as a Mason in London , we understand , was on the occasion of the memorable Grand Festival held in 1813 , in honor of the late lamented Lord Moira . He was a A ^ ice-President and Life-Governor ofthe Girls' and Boys' Masonic Charities
, and twice served the office of steward to each institution . He succeeded the late Bro . Thompson as Provincial Grand Master for Warwickshire , and was also appointed to the same distinguished office for Staffordshire , and we believe was the first provincial chief of that district : he obtained deservedly the good opinion of the fraternity , for his amiable manners and general condescension . The Grand Mastership for Staffordshire he resigned some few years since ; for this
course age , severe affliction and infirmity , formed but too reasonable an excuse : but the significant visit at the time of an official functionary , was pretty generally construed into a request for a resignation , in order to bestow distinction in another quarter , on the implied necessity that Grand Lodges should be regularly held in Staffordshire . The functionary succeeded—the resignation was given , and the new appointment made ; but neither the new P . G . M . nor his Deputy ( if any )
installed , and no Provincial Grand Lodge has been since held . The province was not satisfied , and the deceased Earl often expressed himself strongly on the subject . Notwithstanding Earl Ferrers laboured for many years under almost
a deprivation of speech , and the total loss of the use of his limbs , his devotion to the Craft remained unshaken ; his words—feebly articulated , and only to be interpreted by those who could make them outwere those of Masonry ; the sign was always attempted to a Brother ; the few who visited him knew that his wishes always were for intelligence , and he expressed , as well as he could , his satisfaction at receiving it . His decease causes a vacancy for Warwickshire : it is hoped the mantle of Lord Ferrers will fall on deserving shoulders .
Many members of the Shirley family have been connected with Freemasonry , among whom a former Earl Ferrers is recorded as having been elected Grand Master , in 1763 , at the Devil Tavern , on the proposition of Lord Carysfort . The Earl served as Grand Master with much credit and satisfaction ; he was also at the time Master of the Horn Lodge , Westminster . THE MARQUIS AVELLESLEY—Sept . 26- —Death has been busy with
distinguished Masons ; the Marquis AVellesley is no more . Perhaps the Marquis may derive some of his fame from the more splendid success of the Duke of Wellington , his younger brother , whom he first brought forward in India ; but he acquired celebrity long before the Duke , and would have filled a large place in our annals had his younger brother never defended the Peninsula , nor conquered at AVaterloo . and
The Marquis , when Lord Mornington , was a protege of Mr . Pitt , was noticed by him as early ^ as the year 1784 . Being an Irish peer , the first theatre of his exploits was the Irish House of Peers ; but he also soon acquired a seat in the English House of Commons , and he is said to have attracted the notice ancl favour of George III . Little appears to be known of his history between 1794 and 1796 , except that he was
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The Annalist.
Stewards' Lodge , which he resigned some years after . In 1783 or 4 , he was appointed Senior Grand Warden , * and frequently sat in Grand Lodge as Deputy Grand Master , and we believe occasionally as Grand Master . His lordship ' s last public appearance as a Mason in London , we understand , was on the occasion of the memorable Grand Festival held in 1813 , in honor of the late lamented Lord Moira . He was a A ^ ice-President and Life-Governor ofthe Girls' and Boys' Masonic Charities
, and twice served the office of steward to each institution . He succeeded the late Bro . Thompson as Provincial Grand Master for Warwickshire , and was also appointed to the same distinguished office for Staffordshire , and we believe was the first provincial chief of that district : he obtained deservedly the good opinion of the fraternity , for his amiable manners and general condescension . The Grand Mastership for Staffordshire he resigned some few years since ; for this
course age , severe affliction and infirmity , formed but too reasonable an excuse : but the significant visit at the time of an official functionary , was pretty generally construed into a request for a resignation , in order to bestow distinction in another quarter , on the implied necessity that Grand Lodges should be regularly held in Staffordshire . The functionary succeeded—the resignation was given , and the new appointment made ; but neither the new P . G . M . nor his Deputy ( if any )
installed , and no Provincial Grand Lodge has been since held . The province was not satisfied , and the deceased Earl often expressed himself strongly on the subject . Notwithstanding Earl Ferrers laboured for many years under almost
a deprivation of speech , and the total loss of the use of his limbs , his devotion to the Craft remained unshaken ; his words—feebly articulated , and only to be interpreted by those who could make them outwere those of Masonry ; the sign was always attempted to a Brother ; the few who visited him knew that his wishes always were for intelligence , and he expressed , as well as he could , his satisfaction at receiving it . His decease causes a vacancy for Warwickshire : it is hoped the mantle of Lord Ferrers will fall on deserving shoulders .
Many members of the Shirley family have been connected with Freemasonry , among whom a former Earl Ferrers is recorded as having been elected Grand Master , in 1763 , at the Devil Tavern , on the proposition of Lord Carysfort . The Earl served as Grand Master with much credit and satisfaction ; he was also at the time Master of the Horn Lodge , Westminster . THE MARQUIS AVELLESLEY—Sept . 26- —Death has been busy with
distinguished Masons ; the Marquis AVellesley is no more . Perhaps the Marquis may derive some of his fame from the more splendid success of the Duke of Wellington , his younger brother , whom he first brought forward in India ; but he acquired celebrity long before the Duke , and would have filled a large place in our annals had his younger brother never defended the Peninsula , nor conquered at AVaterloo . and
The Marquis , when Lord Mornington , was a protege of Mr . Pitt , was noticed by him as early ^ as the year 1784 . Being an Irish peer , the first theatre of his exploits was the Irish House of Peers ; but he also soon acquired a seat in the English House of Commons , and he is said to have attracted the notice ancl favour of George III . Little appears to be known of his history between 1794 and 1796 , except that he was