Proceedings Of A Captive Lodge.

Lodge visited b y Brs . Peter Russell and Peter Le Cheminant , of Lodge No . 337 , Guernsey , call'd the Unity , and by B . Amice Mignot , of No . 222 , Ancient York Masons , Guernsey , and Likewise by Philip Langlos , No . 116 , Guernsey . Begular . —FRANCE . —Proceedings of Lodge No . 183 , held at Bro . White ' s , Rue cles Bobineau , in Valencienneson the 20 th day of Jany ., 1814 , or the

, 20 th day of the 11 th Month , Masonic year 5813 . The Lodge being assembled , open'd in the 3 rd degree of Masonry , with the following- Brethren Present , Viz .: W . Master Br . Butler ; , B . Barron , S . Warden ; Coles , J . Warden ; De Jersey , Secy . ; Seeds , Treasurer ; Allen , S . Deacon ; Fisher , J . Deacon ; Clark , P . Master ; Moffitt , Tyler . The Lodge having heard the reports of the Different Brethren , Closed in

perfect harmony and Brotherly Love , with 21 members present , and adjourned untill the fate of War shall have decided the contents of Europe . On the 25 th Jany ., 1814 , the brethren were all dispersed . There affairs were decided on 31 st March , 1814 ( 5814 ) by the triumphal Entry of the Allies in Paris , and the overthrow of Bonaparte . The ARK icas at Hiom , in the Province of Auvergne , with only Brs . Butler and Ware present , who seperated , and Br . Butler brought the Lodge to

England . —E . Butler . Signed by orders of the W . Master and Members , ISAAC DE JERSEY , Secy . [ The above is a literal transcript of the last entry in the Minute Book of the lodge , during the captivit y of the battalion to which it was attached . The words italicized were evidentl y interpolated by the W . M ., Bro . E . Butler , at

some later period . ] 20 th Sept ., 1814 . —Lodge of Emergency . —ENGLAND . —Proceedings of Lodge No . 221 , held at Br . Blake ' s , in the King ' s Infantry Barracks at Canterbury . Present , W . Master Bro . Butler [ and 16 others ] . The Lodge proceeded to investigate several Letters received from the Grand Lodge , with Instructions concerning their future conduct on account of the Union being fully explained . The Lodge closed in harmony and Brotherly Love .

8 th Dec , 1814 . —Begular . —For Installation of the New Members , Dedication of Jewels , Furniture , etc . The Number was changed on the Warrant and proclaimed to be no longer 183 , but 221 , with the usual Solemnities . [ Bro . E . Butler re-elected Master . ] 27 th Dec , 1814 . —Visitor , Br . W . Scott , of No . 5 , Prov . G . L . of Andalusia .

7 th Dec , 1815 . —At the Duke of Wellington , Prospect Row , Brompton . The Lodge opened progressively to the Third degree , when Bros . Salter and Gilmore were proposed to become Masters of the Lodge , and passed the chair severall y in due form . 19 th Dec , 1815 . —Emergency to initiate Mr . Thomas Whatley [ passed 21 st December , raised 5 th January , 1816 ] .

Memo . —In consequence of the small Number of Brethren—Brothers Salter , Coles , and Moffatt having left the Regt . and declared off from the Lodge on the 12 th Janry ., 1816 . —the Meetings are postponed until time and circumstances may admit of their re-commencement . 24 th Jany ., 1816 . E . BUTLER , Master .

15 th Feb ., 1816 . —[ Resolved to purchase the second volume of the Book of Constitutions , just published . The Masters of the several lodges at Chatham and Brompton , together with Bro . Sampson Samuels , P . M . of No . 319 , London ( now Joppa , 188 ] , elected honorary members . ] Memo . —The Lodge did not Assemble on 20 th June or 24 th , St . John ' s Day , having been ordered out from Chatham to Cobham , a small village without conveniences , during the election of a Member of Parliament for the Cit y