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and East Yorkshire . The W . M . ' s great knosvledge on construction , as well as Speculative Masonry , had been of the greatest utility and benefit to the lodge , and he had finished his year of office by installing his successor with the same care , efficiency , and attention to every detail as he had exhibited in the various other svorkings of the lodge . Although his sun had nosv set , his term of Mastership in
the Kingston Lodge svould long be remembered svith intense satisfaction . Bro . J . Bilson , I . P . M ., briefly thanked the brethren . It had been a source of pleasure to him to receive the kind and sympathetic support svhich had been rendered him by the Past Masters , as also his officers . 'The first festival on behalf of the Educational Fund svas most successful , and he
thanked the brethren for their liberality . The finances of the Iodge svere satisfactory , the balance being upsvards of £ 30 more than it had been in previous years . He appealed to the brethren for their support tosvards the establishment . of a lodge library , in order that the members might have the opportunity of becoming acquainted svith the historic side of Freemasonry , in svhich they svould feel greatly
interested . Bro . B . S . Jacobs , P . M ., proposed " The Sister Lodges , " and referred to the unanimity and good fellosvship svhich existed between the Hull lodges . He assured the W . M . ' s present that anything the brethren of No . 101 could do to
assist their lodges in any way they should be only too happy to render . ¦ Bros . S . Rutter , W . M . 67 ; Stratford , VV . AI . 1605 ; and P . Gaskell , VV . M . 1511 , responded in reciprocal terms . "The Visiting Brethren " and the Tyler's toast brought the proceedings to a satisfactory termination .
IPSWICH . Perfect Friendship Lodge ( No . 37 6 ) . — On Wednesday , December 18 th , the installation meeting of this lodge svas held at the Masonic Hall , svhen Bro . F . C . Atkinson vvas installed into the chair of W . M . There svas a large gathering of brethren , including several Grand Officers , the Substitute Grand Master of Scotland ,
and no less than 20 Provincial Grand Officers . The lodge having been opened , the ceremony of passing Bros . Kersey , Brosvn , Oxborrosv , and Kerridge svas performed by the W . M . After a brief interval the ceremony of installation svas performed in faultless style by the W . M ., Bro . R . E . Younger , the Wardens' chairs being occupied by Bros . N . Tracy , P . M ., P . G . Sec , and J . B .
Fraser , P . M ., P . P . G . D . The ceremony svas preceded by the entrance into Iodge in procession of the Provincial Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , and other Grand and Provincial Grand Officers , Bro . T . Palmer , Mus . Bac , P . G . Org ., presiding at the organ . The charge to the nesvlyelected W . M . vvas impressively delivered by the D . P . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . C . I . Martyn , and before the closing
of the lodge the P . G . M ., Lord Henniker , congratulated Bro . Atkinson on the high honour to vvhich he had been elected , and conveyed to him the "Hearty good wishes" of the Province of Suffolk . The W . M . invested his officers as follosvs : Bros . R . E . Younger , I . P . M . ; H . E . Leach , S . W . ; H . C . Monteith , I . W . j VV . P . Mills , P . P . S . G . W ., Treas . j H . Sidney ,
P . P . A . G . D . C , Sec ; T . Thsvaites , S . D . ; Geo . Turner , J . D . j H . J . Wright , P . P . A . G . S ., D . C ; A . Spalding , LG . ; J . Tibbenham and H . G . Tunmer , Stesvards ; and G . Gould , Tyler . Subsequently the brethren adjourned to the banqueting hall , svhere a magnificent menu met svith universal approval . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts svere given and received vvith full honours , after svhich the W . M . proposed
the toast of The Pro G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon ; the Dep . G . M ., the Earl of Lathom ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " Bro . William Boby , P . G . S . B . England , responded , speaking in eloquent terms in refutation of the popular idea that Past Grand Officers svere the drones in the hive . The untiring svork in the cause of Masonry done by the Grand
Officers who svere honouring the lodge by their presence that es'ening , the P . G . M ., Lord Henniker , and the Deputy P . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . C J . Martyn , svas an all-sufficient testimony to the contrary , and throughout the list svould be found many mainstays of the Craft as indefatigable and enthusiastic as in their salad days . The W . M ., in proposing "The Health of the P . G . M ., "
spoke in the highest terms of the grand svork that Lord Henniker svas doing in the province , and expressed his sensibility of the high honour done to his lodge and himself by his lordship ' s presence that evening . Lord Henniker , on rising to respond , svas received svith great enthusiasm . He alluded to the great interest he had ever taken in the Ipssvich lodges , and spoke in high terms of
the manner 111 svhich the svork of the Perfect Friendship Lodge svas performed . The VV . M ., in proposing "The Grand Lodge of Scotland , " informed the brethren that it svas no small distinction for him to be supported by so exalted a Mason as Bro . Sir Charles Dalrymple , vvho held in Scotland a position analogous to that occupied in England by the Karl of
Lathom , and svas moreover P . G . M . of the Province of Argyleshire . Bro . Sir Charles Dalrymple , Bart ., M . P ., in replying , stated that that svas the lirst occasion on vvhich he had ever attended an English lodge . He had seen most satisfactory svorking vvith details that he should make a point of re-producing in the Scotch lodges over svhich he ruled . He hoped
also to join the Union Lodge , started in London some years ago by Bro . the Rev . C j . Martyn and Lord Henniker , tsvo of his earliest friends , svho therein sought to cement the brotherly interests of England , Scotland , and Ireland . The W . M . proposed the toast of " The Deputy Prov . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . C J . Martyn , and the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past , " for svhom the D . P . G . M .
responded in a characteristic speeh . Lord Henniker proposed "The Health of thc VV . M ., Bro . Atkinson , " svhom he had knosvn for many years as a man svho alsvays did his best in everything—and that best uncommonly svell . The VV . M ., svho met svith a splendid reception , responded
in feeling terms , and expressed his gratification at the presence of so distinguished a body of Masons at his installation—an augury he hoped for the success of his year of office . He proposed " 'The Health of the I . P . M ., Bro . Younger , " svho had done unusual service in installing his successor in the chair hc had so ably filled . Bro . Younger responded in a fesv svell-chosen svords .
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Bro . R . Anness proposed "The Past Masters of thc Lodge , " for svhom Bro . ] . B . Eraser , P . P . G . D ., responded . Bro . S . R . Annes , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., proposed "The Visitors , " for svhom Bros . Railing , P . G . Sec . Essex ; H . C . Casley , VV . M . British Union ; G . P . Price , VV . M . St . Luke's ; G . D . Pick , VV . M . Prince of Wales ; and Geo . Booth , VV . M . elect Doric , responded .
Bro . Rev . C . J . Martyn proposed "The Masonic Charities , " coupled svith the name of Bro . IT . M . Harvey , svho acknosvledged the toast svith his wonted earnestness . "The Officers of the Lodge , " given by the W . M ., svas acknosvledged by the Wardens , and the Tyler ' s toast
brought a most successful festival to an end . During the evening some excellent songs svere given by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and Bros . A . Spalding , Geo . Abbott , Geo . Turner , H . G . 'Tunmer , John Hunt , G . T . Pick , E . Copeland , E . J . Sherman , and J . VV . B . King . Bro . T . Palmer , Mus . Bac , ably presided at the piano .
MON WE A RMO UTH . Williamson Lodge ( No . 949 ) . —A large gathering of the members of this lodge assembled at a special meeting in their hall recently , under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . G . W . Bain , P . G . R ., for the purpose of presenting a congratulatory address to the Mayor of Sunderland , Bro . R . Shadforth , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., on his
accession to the Mayoralty . Among those svho accepted invitations to be present svere Bros . Sir Hedsvorth Williamson , P . M ., Prov . G . M . ; Samuel Storey , M . P . ; R . W . Halfnight , P . M ., P . G . T . ; J . G . Marshall , I . P . M . 97 ; F . Wade , W . M . 13 S 9 ; J . G . Kirtley , P . P . G . D . ; F . Maddison , P . P . G . D . ; A . T . Munro , P . P . G . S . B . j J . C . Moor , P . P . G . D . j J . Potts , P . P . G . W . ; E . Watson , S . W . 97 ; G . Porteous , P . P . G . O . ; J . R . Cutter , VV . M . 97 ; F . S . Cosvper , S . W . 2039 ; VV . H . Ssvan , I . P . M . 94 ; G . B .
Hall , P . M . ; J . S . Chatt , S . D . ; T . O . Todd , Sec . 2039 ; J . D . Todd , P . P . G . S . B . ; L . R . Davies , J . W .,- | . VV . " Hedley , | . W . 13 S 9 ; A . T . Shepherd , 13 S 9 ; R . Blake , S . VV . ; R . Todd , W . M . So ; A . Logan , Sec . ; J . Hesvson , P . M . ; | . J . Wilson , P . M . So ; George Craven , VV . M . 94 ; J . R . Pattison , P . A . G . S . ; H . C . Jepps , P . P . G . D . Middlesex ; VV . A . Priestly , I . P . M . 2039 ; W . Vincent ,
J . VV . 94 ; A . Gray , P . P . A . G . D . C ; L . R . Simpson , I . G . j VV . Bryans ; James Tait , 240 ; R . A . Brosvn , VV . M . 2039 ; James Hudson , I . P . M . So ; T . G . Garrick , P . M . 94 ; and others . The lodge liaving been opened , the VV . M . called upon theD . of C , Bro . " G . Porteous , P . M ., P . P . G . O ., to read the address , svhich svas as follosvs :
"To VVorshipfuI Brother Robert Shadforth , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., Mayor of Sunderland . " Dear Sir and Brother , —VVe , the VVorshipfuI Master , Past Masters , Wardens , and Brethren of the Williamson Lodge , No . 949 , of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons , in open lodge assembled , do svith the utmost pleasure and fraternal respect approach you to offer our sincere and
hearty congratulations on the very auspicious occasion of your being unanimously elected to the onerous and distinguished office of first magistrate of the County Borough of Sunderland . VVe believe that every Freemason in the Province of Durham svill hail svith equal satisfaction as ourselves your elevation to so distinguished a position . We need not remind you of the requirements of the high office
you have assumed , but sve svould venture to say that the tenets of Freemasonry ( of svhich you have already made yourself master ) svill assist in no small degree to the maintenance of that dignity and respect svhich constitutes so vital an element in the successful holding of that office . ' Let prudence direct you , Fortitude support you ,
And justice be the guide of all your actions . We rest assured that if your government is carried out on these principles , aided by the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe , your term of office svill be marked by the most lasting and pleasing results . In conclusion , sve proffer you our very best svishes for a happy and successful term of office ; and sve ask you to convey to the Mayoress
our most respectful good svishes and congratulations , and subscribe ourselves , George Washington Bain , VV . M . ; Frederick Maddison , I . P . M . ; Remigius Blake , S . VV . ; Lemuel R . Davis , J . W . j John G . Kirtley , Treasurer ; Andresv Logan , Secretary ; J oseph S . Chatt , S . D . ; Thomas Hunter , J . D . ; Luke R . Simpson , I . G . ; George Porteous , D . of C . ; Brady Ssvain , Tyler j Hedsvorth
Williamson , Bart ., P . M . j R . W . Halfnight , P . M . ; William Liddell , P . M . ; Alfred Gray , P . M . ; George B . Hall , P . M . ; Alex . T . Munro , P . M . ; Nicholas Taylor , P . M . ; and John Hesvson , P . M . " 'The address svas setoff svith Masonic and other emblems . The W . M ., Bro . G . VV . Bain , P . G . Registrar , then presented the address to his Worship the Mayor . He said :
Bro . Shadforth , —1 have had many duties of a special and important character to perform during my Mastership , but not one of them has given me greater pleasure than the duty that lies before mc to-night of presenting you svith this humble token of the estimation in svhich you are held by the brethren of your lodge . In addressing you upon the duties of your high ofiice from a Masonic point of viess * , 1
knosv 1 may incur the censure of the secular svorld , svho svill deem it an impertinence to associate the principles of Freemasonry svith the duties of the Mayoral chair . But you , Sir , svill understand me better ; sve meet here on a level , svhere the man of exalted rank may associate svith the man of inferior position , and as brethren , sons of one God , interchange sentiments upon each other ' s duties to
mutual advantage . It is interesting and instructive to note hosv the tenets of Freemasonry fit and qualify a man for the active service of public life . There appear to me to be three great duties devolving upon you of a truly Masonic character—ist , the preservation of order ; 2 nd , the encouragement of industry ; 3 rd , the administration of justice . Order is the first lasv of nature ' s God ; from chaos
the svorld svas reduced to order ; sve can trace the directing genius of order through every department of the natural svorld . It is the one of the essential principles of our Masonic Institution . As our esteemed Deputy Provincial Grand Master eloquently stated it , " Order and liberty founded on subordination to authority . " To you the preservation of order in this borough is committed ; to you ,
Sir , every citizen svill look for protection , and you svill be expected to do your utmost in the discharge of this great trust . Our distinguished Bro . Alderman Isaacs , the Lord Mayor ol" London , stated ( I think it svas in his inaugural address ) that a nesv duty had devolved upon the ofiice of Lord Mayor , the office of " arbitrator" betsveen employer and employed , in face of the many unhappy differences that
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nosv so frequently occur betsveen labour and capital . The man svhose efforts are spent in alleviating human misery , in reducing to a minimum thc barrier between rich and poor , in promoting peace and goodwill betsveen all sections of society , is a man svho has a divine mission , whose labours will be crosvned svith success , and svhose end will be peace . Masonry has inculcated into your mind these
identical principles . To preserve order , to promote harmony , and to make each other happy are sentences svell-knosvn to the mind of every well-instructed brother . You are to encourage industry , and , I might add , reward merit . It is almost a wantonness of speech to address you on this topic . Von owe your position , I venture to say , not alone to your moral virtues , but also because you have made yourself an
excellent name in the world of commerce , and in that most laudable and honourable of all means—personal energy and industry . I remember you saying you had risen from an humble sphere by your osvn application to the position you nosv occupy . I knosv you svill be zealous in supporting the good name of your ancient seaport , and that you will put forth every effort to foster and support the local industries .
I he lines have fallen to you in pleasant times ; encourage the industrious , that they may be provident , and admonish the improvident , that they may become frugal . Masonry will assist you in this ; she points to her tracing board , svhere delineated you may find the " Beehive " an emblem of "industry ; " she enjoins all her sons to labour . We have no room svithin the circle of Masonic life for the idle
or slothful brother ; as a matter of fact , such an one falls into arrear svith his subscription , and , sooner or later , ceases to be knosvn to us . From Masonry , then , Sir , derive this lesson , and put it to practice in your exalted situation , that each individual citizen may take notice of you , and go their svay encouraged , and determined to do their share in the general struggle for existence .
Finally , you are to administer justice . Justice is a universal element of human society . In all stages of human life sve find its natural development ; in every book of the Volume of the Sacred Lasv that lies open before us sve find lessons on its dispensation ; in every epoch of the secular history of nations its dread , as svell as beneficial , lessons are taught . In heathen countries amongst the aboriginal tribes a code of
justice is recognised , and even amongst societies of abandoned and outlawed miscreants justice is fearfully exemplified . Even in the natural ss'orld sve may derive lessons from its administrative , of svhich the follosving is by svay of illustration : A certain professor svas desirous of making himself intimate svith the habits of the holy and historical family of storks at Constantinople , and obtained permission of the
Caliph to make investigation . Ascending to the roof of a mosque he abstracted the eggs from one of the nests , and introduced 11 duck eggs in exchange . The birds seemed not to notice the change , and in due time 11 fledglings sverc presented to the dignified and grateful male parent . One day the father got a glimpse of the ducklings , and at once got dreadfully agitated , and was seen to reason violently
with the poor mother . Not getting the satisfaction he demanded , he summoned his neighbours of both sexes , and they , instituting a tribunal of justice , expelled the mother from the nest , and made inspection of the ducklings . At last , having agreed upon the verdict , they fell upon the female and killed her , similarly dispatched the ducklings , and destroyed the nest and every vestige thereof . The
professor added that soon after this judicial murder , the father stork , overcome by mortification or disgrace , drowned himself in the svaters of the Bosphorus . Be careful , Sir , to be guided by that wisdom svhich you may derive from a perusal of the Sacred Lasv , and svhich comes from above j be not guided by your osvn svisdom , for the svisdom of man svorks foolishness . Were you guided by
your osvn wisdom you might be tempted by either prejudice on the one hand or partiality on the other j but the spirit of God can give unto you righteous judgments . Thus guided , there svould your svords drop like the refreshing desv from the bough of goodness upon the expectant earth , then svould you build up for yourself a good name more to be desired than riches . Your brethren svill look svith much
interest on your career—may it be a long career—they svill rejoice svith you svhen honour is done to youj they svill participate in that honour , they will sympathise svith you in any difficulties that beset your career , and they will do everything that lies in their posver to assist you in the performance of your many offices . I could not conclude svithout svishing your beloved partner every good svish j may she be
long spared to assist you in your good life , may she be foremost in the performance of every kind office and the patronage of every benevolent object . Such are the svishes and hopes of the brethren of the Williamson Lodge , ancl may God prosper you in your office . The Mayor , svho svas cheered on rising , said that svas one of the peculiar moments of his life . He thanked the W . M .
for the very excellent , remarks he had made , and felt thankful at the attendance of so many of the leading brethren of Sunderland . He should prize the handsome address they had presented to him that night , and felt sure that the Mayoress svould also participate svith him in the pleasure that the presentation gave him . She had nobly aided him
in the discharge of the duties of the mayoralty , and vvas seeking to help everything that had a tendency to promote the good svork in all directions . 'The lodge svas aftersvards closed , and the brethren sat down to an excellent supper under the Chairmanship of Bro . G . VV . Bain , VV . M ., svho was supported by the Mayor , and many Provincial Grand Officers and others .
NEWARK-ON-TRENT . Newton Lodge ( No . ' 1661 ) . — The regular meeting of this lodge svas held on Tuesday evening , December 17 th , atthe Savings Bank , Lombard-street . The lodge svas opened by the Worshipful Master , Bro . Samuel Ironmonger . 'There svere present Bros . Rev . F . Vernon Bussell , M . A ., Past Grand Chap ., Deputy P . G . M . ; Rev .
F . G . Lys , P . D . J . G . W . Bengal ; T . Thorpe , P . G . S . B . ; C . Johnson , P . J . G . W . ; George Wilson , S . W . ; G . Atter , | . W . ; Henry George , P . P . G . D . C , Sec ; H . W . Hutchinson , S . D . ; W . Bradley , J . D . j H . Friend , I . G . j Milthorp , Paine , and Harston , Stsvds . j and a large number of members . 'The minutes of the last meeting having been read and
confirmed , Bro . Frank Handley Hopesvell svas regularly raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M . by thc VV . M ., assisted by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master and Bro . George . Bro . Milthorp moved that £ 5 5 s . be voted from the funds of the lodge on behalf of the Provincial Grand Educational Fund , and , after explanation as to the svorking of the Charity had been given by the Secretary , the vote
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and East Yorkshire . The W . M . ' s great knosvledge on construction , as well as Speculative Masonry , had been of the greatest utility and benefit to the lodge , and he had finished his year of office by installing his successor with the same care , efficiency , and attention to every detail as he had exhibited in the various other svorkings of the lodge . Although his sun had nosv set , his term of Mastership in
the Kingston Lodge svould long be remembered svith intense satisfaction . Bro . J . Bilson , I . P . M ., briefly thanked the brethren . It had been a source of pleasure to him to receive the kind and sympathetic support svhich had been rendered him by the Past Masters , as also his officers . 'The first festival on behalf of the Educational Fund svas most successful , and he
thanked the brethren for their liberality . The finances of the Iodge svere satisfactory , the balance being upsvards of £ 30 more than it had been in previous years . He appealed to the brethren for their support tosvards the establishment . of a lodge library , in order that the members might have the opportunity of becoming acquainted svith the historic side of Freemasonry , in svhich they svould feel greatly
interested . Bro . B . S . Jacobs , P . M ., proposed " The Sister Lodges , " and referred to the unanimity and good fellosvship svhich existed between the Hull lodges . He assured the W . M . ' s present that anything the brethren of No . 101 could do to
assist their lodges in any way they should be only too happy to render . ¦ Bros . S . Rutter , W . M . 67 ; Stratford , VV . AI . 1605 ; and P . Gaskell , VV . M . 1511 , responded in reciprocal terms . "The Visiting Brethren " and the Tyler's toast brought the proceedings to a satisfactory termination .
IPSWICH . Perfect Friendship Lodge ( No . 37 6 ) . — On Wednesday , December 18 th , the installation meeting of this lodge svas held at the Masonic Hall , svhen Bro . F . C . Atkinson vvas installed into the chair of W . M . There svas a large gathering of brethren , including several Grand Officers , the Substitute Grand Master of Scotland ,
and no less than 20 Provincial Grand Officers . The lodge having been opened , the ceremony of passing Bros . Kersey , Brosvn , Oxborrosv , and Kerridge svas performed by the W . M . After a brief interval the ceremony of installation svas performed in faultless style by the W . M ., Bro . R . E . Younger , the Wardens' chairs being occupied by Bros . N . Tracy , P . M ., P . G . Sec , and J . B .
Fraser , P . M ., P . P . G . D . The ceremony svas preceded by the entrance into Iodge in procession of the Provincial Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , and other Grand and Provincial Grand Officers , Bro . T . Palmer , Mus . Bac , P . G . Org ., presiding at the organ . The charge to the nesvlyelected W . M . vvas impressively delivered by the D . P . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . C . I . Martyn , and before the closing
of the lodge the P . G . M ., Lord Henniker , congratulated Bro . Atkinson on the high honour to vvhich he had been elected , and conveyed to him the "Hearty good wishes" of the Province of Suffolk . The W . M . invested his officers as follosvs : Bros . R . E . Younger , I . P . M . ; H . E . Leach , S . W . ; H . C . Monteith , I . W . j VV . P . Mills , P . P . S . G . W ., Treas . j H . Sidney ,
P . P . A . G . D . C , Sec ; T . Thsvaites , S . D . ; Geo . Turner , J . D . j H . J . Wright , P . P . A . G . S ., D . C ; A . Spalding , LG . ; J . Tibbenham and H . G . Tunmer , Stesvards ; and G . Gould , Tyler . Subsequently the brethren adjourned to the banqueting hall , svhere a magnificent menu met svith universal approval . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts svere given and received vvith full honours , after svhich the W . M . proposed
the toast of The Pro G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon ; the Dep . G . M ., the Earl of Lathom ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " Bro . William Boby , P . G . S . B . England , responded , speaking in eloquent terms in refutation of the popular idea that Past Grand Officers svere the drones in the hive . The untiring svork in the cause of Masonry done by the Grand
Officers who svere honouring the lodge by their presence that es'ening , the P . G . M ., Lord Henniker , and the Deputy P . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . C J . Martyn , svas an all-sufficient testimony to the contrary , and throughout the list svould be found many mainstays of the Craft as indefatigable and enthusiastic as in their salad days . The W . M ., in proposing "The Health of the P . G . M ., "
spoke in the highest terms of the grand svork that Lord Henniker svas doing in the province , and expressed his sensibility of the high honour done to his lodge and himself by his lordship ' s presence that evening . Lord Henniker , on rising to respond , svas received svith great enthusiasm . He alluded to the great interest he had ever taken in the Ipssvich lodges , and spoke in high terms of
the manner 111 svhich the svork of the Perfect Friendship Lodge svas performed . The VV . M ., in proposing "The Grand Lodge of Scotland , " informed the brethren that it svas no small distinction for him to be supported by so exalted a Mason as Bro . Sir Charles Dalrymple , vvho held in Scotland a position analogous to that occupied in England by the Karl of
Lathom , and svas moreover P . G . M . of the Province of Argyleshire . Bro . Sir Charles Dalrymple , Bart ., M . P ., in replying , stated that that svas the lirst occasion on vvhich he had ever attended an English lodge . He had seen most satisfactory svorking vvith details that he should make a point of re-producing in the Scotch lodges over svhich he ruled . He hoped
also to join the Union Lodge , started in London some years ago by Bro . the Rev . C j . Martyn and Lord Henniker , tsvo of his earliest friends , svho therein sought to cement the brotherly interests of England , Scotland , and Ireland . The W . M . proposed the toast of " The Deputy Prov . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . C J . Martyn , and the Prov . Grand Officers , Present and Past , " for svhom the D . P . G . M .
responded in a characteristic speeh . Lord Henniker proposed "The Health of thc VV . M ., Bro . Atkinson , " svhom he had knosvn for many years as a man svho alsvays did his best in everything—and that best uncommonly svell . The VV . M ., svho met svith a splendid reception , responded
in feeling terms , and expressed his gratification at the presence of so distinguished a body of Masons at his installation—an augury he hoped for the success of his year of office . He proposed " 'The Health of the I . P . M ., Bro . Younger , " svho had done unusual service in installing his successor in the chair hc had so ably filled . Bro . Younger responded in a fesv svell-chosen svords .
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Bro . R . Anness proposed "The Past Masters of thc Lodge , " for svhom Bro . ] . B . Eraser , P . P . G . D ., responded . Bro . S . R . Annes , P . M ., P . P . G . D ., proposed "The Visitors , " for svhom Bros . Railing , P . G . Sec . Essex ; H . C . Casley , VV . M . British Union ; G . P . Price , VV . M . St . Luke's ; G . D . Pick , VV . M . Prince of Wales ; and Geo . Booth , VV . M . elect Doric , responded .
Bro . Rev . C . J . Martyn proposed "The Masonic Charities , " coupled svith the name of Bro . IT . M . Harvey , svho acknosvledged the toast svith his wonted earnestness . "The Officers of the Lodge , " given by the W . M ., svas acknosvledged by the Wardens , and the Tyler ' s toast
brought a most successful festival to an end . During the evening some excellent songs svere given by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and Bros . A . Spalding , Geo . Abbott , Geo . Turner , H . G . 'Tunmer , John Hunt , G . T . Pick , E . Copeland , E . J . Sherman , and J . VV . B . King . Bro . T . Palmer , Mus . Bac , ably presided at the piano .
MON WE A RMO UTH . Williamson Lodge ( No . 949 ) . —A large gathering of the members of this lodge assembled at a special meeting in their hall recently , under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . G . W . Bain , P . G . R ., for the purpose of presenting a congratulatory address to the Mayor of Sunderland , Bro . R . Shadforth , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., on his
accession to the Mayoralty . Among those svho accepted invitations to be present svere Bros . Sir Hedsvorth Williamson , P . M ., Prov . G . M . ; Samuel Storey , M . P . ; R . W . Halfnight , P . M ., P . G . T . ; J . G . Marshall , I . P . M . 97 ; F . Wade , W . M . 13 S 9 ; J . G . Kirtley , P . P . G . D . ; F . Maddison , P . P . G . D . ; A . T . Munro , P . P . G . S . B . j J . C . Moor , P . P . G . D . j J . Potts , P . P . G . W . ; E . Watson , S . W . 97 ; G . Porteous , P . P . G . O . ; J . R . Cutter , VV . M . 97 ; F . S . Cosvper , S . W . 2039 ; VV . H . Ssvan , I . P . M . 94 ; G . B .
Hall , P . M . ; J . S . Chatt , S . D . ; T . O . Todd , Sec . 2039 ; J . D . Todd , P . P . G . S . B . ; L . R . Davies , J . W .,- | . VV . " Hedley , | . W . 13 S 9 ; A . T . Shepherd , 13 S 9 ; R . Blake , S . VV . ; R . Todd , W . M . So ; A . Logan , Sec . ; J . Hesvson , P . M . ; | . J . Wilson , P . M . So ; George Craven , VV . M . 94 ; J . R . Pattison , P . A . G . S . ; H . C . Jepps , P . P . G . D . Middlesex ; VV . A . Priestly , I . P . M . 2039 ; W . Vincent ,
J . VV . 94 ; A . Gray , P . P . A . G . D . C ; L . R . Simpson , I . G . j VV . Bryans ; James Tait , 240 ; R . A . Brosvn , VV . M . 2039 ; James Hudson , I . P . M . So ; T . G . Garrick , P . M . 94 ; and others . The lodge liaving been opened , the VV . M . called upon theD . of C , Bro . " G . Porteous , P . M ., P . P . G . O ., to read the address , svhich svas as follosvs :
"To VVorshipfuI Brother Robert Shadforth , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., Mayor of Sunderland . " Dear Sir and Brother , —VVe , the VVorshipfuI Master , Past Masters , Wardens , and Brethren of the Williamson Lodge , No . 949 , of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons , in open lodge assembled , do svith the utmost pleasure and fraternal respect approach you to offer our sincere and
hearty congratulations on the very auspicious occasion of your being unanimously elected to the onerous and distinguished office of first magistrate of the County Borough of Sunderland . VVe believe that every Freemason in the Province of Durham svill hail svith equal satisfaction as ourselves your elevation to so distinguished a position . We need not remind you of the requirements of the high office
you have assumed , but sve svould venture to say that the tenets of Freemasonry ( of svhich you have already made yourself master ) svill assist in no small degree to the maintenance of that dignity and respect svhich constitutes so vital an element in the successful holding of that office . ' Let prudence direct you , Fortitude support you ,
And justice be the guide of all your actions . We rest assured that if your government is carried out on these principles , aided by the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe , your term of office svill be marked by the most lasting and pleasing results . In conclusion , sve proffer you our very best svishes for a happy and successful term of office ; and sve ask you to convey to the Mayoress
our most respectful good svishes and congratulations , and subscribe ourselves , George Washington Bain , VV . M . ; Frederick Maddison , I . P . M . ; Remigius Blake , S . VV . ; Lemuel R . Davis , J . W . j John G . Kirtley , Treasurer ; Andresv Logan , Secretary ; J oseph S . Chatt , S . D . ; Thomas Hunter , J . D . ; Luke R . Simpson , I . G . ; George Porteous , D . of C . ; Brady Ssvain , Tyler j Hedsvorth
Williamson , Bart ., P . M . j R . W . Halfnight , P . M . ; William Liddell , P . M . ; Alfred Gray , P . M . ; George B . Hall , P . M . ; Alex . T . Munro , P . M . ; Nicholas Taylor , P . M . ; and John Hesvson , P . M . " 'The address svas setoff svith Masonic and other emblems . The W . M ., Bro . G . VV . Bain , P . G . Registrar , then presented the address to his Worship the Mayor . He said :
Bro . Shadforth , —1 have had many duties of a special and important character to perform during my Mastership , but not one of them has given me greater pleasure than the duty that lies before mc to-night of presenting you svith this humble token of the estimation in svhich you are held by the brethren of your lodge . In addressing you upon the duties of your high ofiice from a Masonic point of viess * , 1
knosv 1 may incur the censure of the secular svorld , svho svill deem it an impertinence to associate the principles of Freemasonry svith the duties of the Mayoral chair . But you , Sir , svill understand me better ; sve meet here on a level , svhere the man of exalted rank may associate svith the man of inferior position , and as brethren , sons of one God , interchange sentiments upon each other ' s duties to
mutual advantage . It is interesting and instructive to note hosv the tenets of Freemasonry fit and qualify a man for the active service of public life . There appear to me to be three great duties devolving upon you of a truly Masonic character—ist , the preservation of order ; 2 nd , the encouragement of industry ; 3 rd , the administration of justice . Order is the first lasv of nature ' s God ; from chaos
the svorld svas reduced to order ; sve can trace the directing genius of order through every department of the natural svorld . It is the one of the essential principles of our Masonic Institution . As our esteemed Deputy Provincial Grand Master eloquently stated it , " Order and liberty founded on subordination to authority . " To you the preservation of order in this borough is committed ; to you ,
Sir , every citizen svill look for protection , and you svill be expected to do your utmost in the discharge of this great trust . Our distinguished Bro . Alderman Isaacs , the Lord Mayor ol" London , stated ( I think it svas in his inaugural address ) that a nesv duty had devolved upon the ofiice of Lord Mayor , the office of " arbitrator" betsveen employer and employed , in face of the many unhappy differences that
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nosv so frequently occur betsveen labour and capital . The man svhose efforts are spent in alleviating human misery , in reducing to a minimum thc barrier between rich and poor , in promoting peace and goodwill betsveen all sections of society , is a man svho has a divine mission , whose labours will be crosvned svith success , and svhose end will be peace . Masonry has inculcated into your mind these
identical principles . To preserve order , to promote harmony , and to make each other happy are sentences svell-knosvn to the mind of every well-instructed brother . You are to encourage industry , and , I might add , reward merit . It is almost a wantonness of speech to address you on this topic . Von owe your position , I venture to say , not alone to your moral virtues , but also because you have made yourself an
excellent name in the world of commerce , and in that most laudable and honourable of all means—personal energy and industry . I remember you saying you had risen from an humble sphere by your osvn application to the position you nosv occupy . I knosv you svill be zealous in supporting the good name of your ancient seaport , and that you will put forth every effort to foster and support the local industries .
I he lines have fallen to you in pleasant times ; encourage the industrious , that they may be provident , and admonish the improvident , that they may become frugal . Masonry will assist you in this ; she points to her tracing board , svhere delineated you may find the " Beehive " an emblem of "industry ; " she enjoins all her sons to labour . We have no room svithin the circle of Masonic life for the idle
or slothful brother ; as a matter of fact , such an one falls into arrear svith his subscription , and , sooner or later , ceases to be knosvn to us . From Masonry , then , Sir , derive this lesson , and put it to practice in your exalted situation , that each individual citizen may take notice of you , and go their svay encouraged , and determined to do their share in the general struggle for existence .
Finally , you are to administer justice . Justice is a universal element of human society . In all stages of human life sve find its natural development ; in every book of the Volume of the Sacred Lasv that lies open before us sve find lessons on its dispensation ; in every epoch of the secular history of nations its dread , as svell as beneficial , lessons are taught . In heathen countries amongst the aboriginal tribes a code of
justice is recognised , and even amongst societies of abandoned and outlawed miscreants justice is fearfully exemplified . Even in the natural ss'orld sve may derive lessons from its administrative , of svhich the follosving is by svay of illustration : A certain professor svas desirous of making himself intimate svith the habits of the holy and historical family of storks at Constantinople , and obtained permission of the
Caliph to make investigation . Ascending to the roof of a mosque he abstracted the eggs from one of the nests , and introduced 11 duck eggs in exchange . The birds seemed not to notice the change , and in due time 11 fledglings sverc presented to the dignified and grateful male parent . One day the father got a glimpse of the ducklings , and at once got dreadfully agitated , and was seen to reason violently
with the poor mother . Not getting the satisfaction he demanded , he summoned his neighbours of both sexes , and they , instituting a tribunal of justice , expelled the mother from the nest , and made inspection of the ducklings . At last , having agreed upon the verdict , they fell upon the female and killed her , similarly dispatched the ducklings , and destroyed the nest and every vestige thereof . The
professor added that soon after this judicial murder , the father stork , overcome by mortification or disgrace , drowned himself in the svaters of the Bosphorus . Be careful , Sir , to be guided by that wisdom svhich you may derive from a perusal of the Sacred Lasv , and svhich comes from above j be not guided by your osvn svisdom , for the svisdom of man svorks foolishness . Were you guided by
your osvn wisdom you might be tempted by either prejudice on the one hand or partiality on the other j but the spirit of God can give unto you righteous judgments . Thus guided , there svould your svords drop like the refreshing desv from the bough of goodness upon the expectant earth , then svould you build up for yourself a good name more to be desired than riches . Your brethren svill look svith much
interest on your career—may it be a long career—they svill rejoice svith you svhen honour is done to youj they svill participate in that honour , they will sympathise svith you in any difficulties that beset your career , and they will do everything that lies in their posver to assist you in the performance of your many offices . I could not conclude svithout svishing your beloved partner every good svish j may she be
long spared to assist you in your good life , may she be foremost in the performance of every kind office and the patronage of every benevolent object . Such are the svishes and hopes of the brethren of the Williamson Lodge , ancl may God prosper you in your office . The Mayor , svho svas cheered on rising , said that svas one of the peculiar moments of his life . He thanked the W . M .
for the very excellent , remarks he had made , and felt thankful at the attendance of so many of the leading brethren of Sunderland . He should prize the handsome address they had presented to him that night , and felt sure that the Mayoress svould also participate svith him in the pleasure that the presentation gave him . She had nobly aided him
in the discharge of the duties of the mayoralty , and vvas seeking to help everything that had a tendency to promote the good svork in all directions . 'The lodge svas aftersvards closed , and the brethren sat down to an excellent supper under the Chairmanship of Bro . G . VV . Bain , VV . M ., svho was supported by the Mayor , and many Provincial Grand Officers and others .
NEWARK-ON-TRENT . Newton Lodge ( No . ' 1661 ) . — The regular meeting of this lodge svas held on Tuesday evening , December 17 th , atthe Savings Bank , Lombard-street . The lodge svas opened by the Worshipful Master , Bro . Samuel Ironmonger . 'There svere present Bros . Rev . F . Vernon Bussell , M . A ., Past Grand Chap ., Deputy P . G . M . ; Rev .
F . G . Lys , P . D . J . G . W . Bengal ; T . Thorpe , P . G . S . B . ; C . Johnson , P . J . G . W . ; George Wilson , S . W . ; G . Atter , | . W . ; Henry George , P . P . G . D . C , Sec ; H . W . Hutchinson , S . D . ; W . Bradley , J . D . j H . Friend , I . G . j Milthorp , Paine , and Harston , Stsvds . j and a large number of members . 'The minutes of the last meeting having been read and
confirmed , Bro . Frank Handley Hopesvell svas regularly raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M . by thc VV . M ., assisted by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master and Bro . George . Bro . Milthorp moved that £ 5 5 s . be voted from the funds of the lodge on behalf of the Provincial Grand Educational Fund , and , after explanation as to the svorking of the Charity had been given by the Secretary , the vote