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philosophy , had been the most active and indefatigable in the propagation of the noble art . He would not go back to cite Washington , Franklin , Locke , Frederick the Great , of Prussia , and a thousand others known to the Craft , but would take those of our own day , Nelson and Wellington , men famous by " flood and field ; " the great head of the English Church , the Archbishop of Canterbury ; the great logician of the'dayDr . Whateley ; the immortal poetBurns . The Rev . Brother
, , cited numerous other great and good men as ornaments of the Order . His most appropriate speech was listened to throughout with the deepest attention , and at its conclusion was rewarded with deafening plaudits . "The Grand Lodge of Ireland and the Duke of Leinster , G . M ., responded to by Bro . Eagan , of the 89 th Regmient . The noble Chairman then drank the prosperity of the different Lodges in the provinces , which was responded to by the W . M . ' s of the various
Lodges . The harmony of the evening was well sustained by Brothers Francis , Flowers , Iredale , and others , amongst whom we must particularly name Bro . W . Tinkler , of the Minerva Lodge , who sang Dibdin ' s celebrated song of " Wapping old stairs . " Bro . Geo . Crouch ' s new song of " On , on , my dear Brethren , " composed by that gentleman , and dedicated to the Riht Hon . the Earl of YarboroughP . G . M . of Lincolnshirewas
g , , very favourably received . At ten , p . m ., his lordship left the chair , which was taken by Sir Geo . Cayley , bart ., and the conviviality of the meeting was kept up until nearly " the witching hour , " when the company retired highly gratified by the day ' s proceedings .
WAKEFIELD , NOV . 2 . —Bro . Charles Clapham was unanimously elected W . M . of the Lodge of Unanimity , No . 179 . This is the fourth time that Bro . Clapham has had the honour of being preferred to the Master ' s chair .. .. . . WEST LANCASHIRE . — The Brethren of this province , at their meeting in July , agreed that a testimonial of respect and in appreciation of the gratuitous services of the Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . Jas . Norris , should be presented to him at an early opportunity . The sum subscribed amounts to upwards of £ 80 . — ( Vide Obituary . ' )
. LIVERPOOL , Dec . 1 . —The members of the Harmonic Lodge , No . 263 , complimented their Secretary , Bro . Augustus Robert Martin , by electing him their Worshipful Master for the ensuing year . Since Bro ' . Martin joined this Lodge , in March last , from the St . George ' s Lodge of HEUV rribny . No . 35 , the , former has very much improved in numbers , respectability , and working , and bids fair , under his government , to rise still higher in influence , discipline , and importance . The Harmonic is now a dinner Lodge , and fully supports its name , several of the subscribing members exerting their musical talents for the gratification of the Brethren , and four professional Brethren , of eminence in Liverpool , lending also their gratuitous services for the same purpose .
y HuDBERESFiELD , * % pf . 15 . —NOTICE . — - " A person styling himself Capt . Anderson , and professing to be a sea captain , a native of Holland , and resident of Rotterdam , has been recently soliciting , with : considerable success ; pecuniary assistance in the West Riding of Yorkshire , : and other parts of the country , under a representation , since ascertained : to be entirely false , that he has lately suffered a loss'of from' i £ M 000 ' to
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philosophy , had been the most active and indefatigable in the propagation of the noble art . He would not go back to cite Washington , Franklin , Locke , Frederick the Great , of Prussia , and a thousand others known to the Craft , but would take those of our own day , Nelson and Wellington , men famous by " flood and field ; " the great head of the English Church , the Archbishop of Canterbury ; the great logician of the'dayDr . Whateley ; the immortal poetBurns . The Rev . Brother
, , cited numerous other great and good men as ornaments of the Order . His most appropriate speech was listened to throughout with the deepest attention , and at its conclusion was rewarded with deafening plaudits . "The Grand Lodge of Ireland and the Duke of Leinster , G . M ., responded to by Bro . Eagan , of the 89 th Regmient . The noble Chairman then drank the prosperity of the different Lodges in the provinces , which was responded to by the W . M . ' s of the various
Lodges . The harmony of the evening was well sustained by Brothers Francis , Flowers , Iredale , and others , amongst whom we must particularly name Bro . W . Tinkler , of the Minerva Lodge , who sang Dibdin ' s celebrated song of " Wapping old stairs . " Bro . Geo . Crouch ' s new song of " On , on , my dear Brethren , " composed by that gentleman , and dedicated to the Riht Hon . the Earl of YarboroughP . G . M . of Lincolnshirewas
g , , very favourably received . At ten , p . m ., his lordship left the chair , which was taken by Sir Geo . Cayley , bart ., and the conviviality of the meeting was kept up until nearly " the witching hour , " when the company retired highly gratified by the day ' s proceedings .
WAKEFIELD , NOV . 2 . —Bro . Charles Clapham was unanimously elected W . M . of the Lodge of Unanimity , No . 179 . This is the fourth time that Bro . Clapham has had the honour of being preferred to the Master ' s chair .. .. . . WEST LANCASHIRE . — The Brethren of this province , at their meeting in July , agreed that a testimonial of respect and in appreciation of the gratuitous services of the Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . Jas . Norris , should be presented to him at an early opportunity . The sum subscribed amounts to upwards of £ 80 . — ( Vide Obituary . ' )
. LIVERPOOL , Dec . 1 . —The members of the Harmonic Lodge , No . 263 , complimented their Secretary , Bro . Augustus Robert Martin , by electing him their Worshipful Master for the ensuing year . Since Bro ' . Martin joined this Lodge , in March last , from the St . George ' s Lodge of HEUV rribny . No . 35 , the , former has very much improved in numbers , respectability , and working , and bids fair , under his government , to rise still higher in influence , discipline , and importance . The Harmonic is now a dinner Lodge , and fully supports its name , several of the subscribing members exerting their musical talents for the gratification of the Brethren , and four professional Brethren , of eminence in Liverpool , lending also their gratuitous services for the same purpose .
y HuDBERESFiELD , * % pf . 15 . —NOTICE . — - " A person styling himself Capt . Anderson , and professing to be a sea captain , a native of Holland , and resident of Rotterdam , has been recently soliciting , with : considerable success ; pecuniary assistance in the West Riding of Yorkshire , : and other parts of the country , under a representation , since ascertained : to be entirely false , that he has lately suffered a loss'of from' i £ M 000 ' to