REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS

ai' 1'IlE

J{)ual <IDrange ~nztifufiml OF J.311ITTSli AMERICA,

HELD IN

THE COURT~HOUSE) BROCEVILLE, U. (J"

Oll Tuesday, the rith, and by Adjournment, in the sama place, on Wed116sd1>.Y, the 18th, and Thursday, the 19th days of JUIl8, 11.11110 D0mini, 1856; aUfl by furthl3r a.djournr.nent, in the "'!oD.ge---Btl'Bct urallge ITs,ll, 'l\Jl:ontc, on WedTIe~ day, the 25th day of the same ;'chllth, ])81>:)E in >he 19th Year of the E,,'gn of Her preoont Majesty, Queen. Victoria., and :;,z OraD3',~i.TOl in America, the 27th.

li'RlliTBD :ron THliI GRANn LODGH.

:By J..ut!iS B:!:Ui'Y, FWf'BImOll. or 'l'lID ",pA'U:IO'l" AIfD "LBJ.D:sa" ~H~P~ PRUVl'IWJ lii.Il'N.u!.WlIlQ'C. 120, KIlI& ST""'" li .. "",.

-'--18!i6.

OF

'mE TWENTY- SIXTH G RAND ANNUAL SESSION OF ''!'HE HIGHT WOHSHIPFUL

THE GRAND LODGE OF

®range ~nstitlltinn OF BRITISH AMERICA,

m:LD IN THE COU,RT-HOUSE, BIWCKVTLLE, U. C.,

On TtzMday the 17th, and by Adjournment, In the E-mme place) on WEDNFJ8DAY the 18th :loud TnURf:D.1Y, the 19th llays of June, AnIlo Domini, 1856; and by further Ad}oUl'nmen't, in 1he YmwE-Sl'RE~T OP.AKGE HALL, Toronto) on 'VE:D~ESDAl'", the 25th day of the same Month, being in the 19th Year of the Reign of Her presont Majesty Que-en VICTORU, and o.~ Orangeism in America, the 27th.

PRESEN"T: The Right Worshipful the Orand Master and Sovereign of British America.::

OGLE ROBERT GOWAN, ESC·WIRE, 137, IN THE CHAIR.

Tb.o Right Wornhipful the Senior Deputy Gmnd Master: RICHARD DEMPSEY, ESQUIRE, 4.(}i,

IN THE DF;PUTY CHAIR.

The Junior Deputy Grand Master: GEORGE BROCK ROUSSEAUX, ESQUIRE, 55-1.

Representative of the Deputy Grand Master for Nova SCQtia: JOHN EDGAR, ESQUIRE, 225,

REPOR'f,

The Grand Chaplain: REY. STEPHEN LETT, L. L. D., 301.

The G:rm.::.d Trep.sul'er : THOMAS ARMSTRONG, ESQUlHE, 137.

Ihe Grand Secretary: GEORGE L YTTLETON ALLEN, ESQUIRE, lin.

The PTcr,idtnt of the e-.:rand ConDuittee: MICHAEL CHA WFORD, ESQUIHE, 163.

The Grand Lecturer Eaot : EDlYARD F., \VEEKES, ESQUIRE, 90.

'fhe Graud Ilirector of Cerem,·ui.,.: STEDlVrAN BALDWIN CAMPBELL, ESQUIRE, 675,

Deputy Gre-nd Ch~pl!<iDJ!: REV. J. G~LllERT ARMSTlWNG, A. E., 61.

" NASi>AU CHETWOOD GOWM;r, 567. " VINCENT P. .MEYER-HOFFEH, 137.

The Deputy Grand 'fre4.rtl.rsl' : YVILLIAM COX ALLAN, ESQUIRF" M. D.} un.

'!h~ Deputy Grand @ecl'ei4ry: THOMAS HOBINSON, ESQUIRE, 316.

Members of tho GrM,l GolllJ.1litte!l:

RICHARD BALLARD......................... 1. EDWARD JUKES BOSWELL. . . .. . . . .... . . .. . . . 1. CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER ....... :.......... 1. LUKE tEECH ............................. :.. 1. ROBERT ST1~WART. . . .. . . . ........ " . ... 1. JAMES ROCHFORD WILSON................. 1. JOHN DA.NBY .............. ~'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. ELIJAH FLANAGAN.................... ...... 2. FRANCIS PEARCE. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 2. ROB EEl' McKNIGI-lT'... . .............. " . 4. WILLIAM STONEHAM .. : ............ , ' .. , . . . 4. GEORGE REyNOLDS ................... ,.... 8 . . JOHN BALLENTYNE ... , .. ,.................. 10.

RBPOR1',

FiuNCISLU-NDY ............... , ...... . . PETER KENDRICK. .. . ..... ", '. ' .. " .. . THOMAS SHEFFIELD ..... ,' .............. ~ .. . GEORGE MOl,ES ........... ', , ... , .... ' ....... .. 'WILUAM FOXTON .......... " ............. . MICHAEL GJl.EEN. GEORGE MecKEL VEY • JAMES GRIER. ...

. ••• .'-.,.". f '. -. ,: ........ ' ~ • '.

JAMES. Me KEL VEY '" .. GEORGE J\'lc:KEL VEY ROBERT CROZIER... . . . . . . . .. . ............. . WILLIAM P. WELTON ..................... . ELIEZER H. WHITMARSH.(Wardcll of Counties. RICr'URD GUEST..... ....... JAMES COURTNEY ... CHARLES BARBER. .....• JOHN GILES ...... . EOBERT BRlTTON ....... , ., ...... . GBORGE SIMpc'ON .................... . ALEXANDER BURNSIDE ......... . WILLBlH ADA1I1301-l.. . .. , .. , ... JOHN ICING ....... " Vi. J. ]\/fcCOIWY.

10 . 13. 13. j·t

:2H. 20. 2D. 2f ).

26. 27. 33. 33. 33. '1-,'J { ~

42. 100. 100. 137. 137. 139. 14.0. 143. Hl.

FARQUHAR K j\IcHAIN .. ARTHUR BURi:iS[J)E. ....

. i -. 1.5'7. l63.

W;iLLIAill CRAWFORD .... , ......... '. . 163' WILLIAM ANjjEp'~,r:?:r. .." .................. 175. JOH.N AS':ELSTE:E. .. . .. ,., ................. 178. WI.LLIAM HILLIE1':. j",L D. ... . ........... ,... 178. WILLIAM DINIVOODm. . .............. , ... 212. GEOrWE WELCH ....... . JAMES GRAHAM: ..... . THOMAS BOND .. . JO:f.IN FENN.ERTY ... . ZACARIAH PERCIVAL"".

225. :':i17. 24i'.

BENJAMIN DRAKE. ... '............ 257. CYRENA::; B. HALL; lE. n: .. , ................ 2.57. GEORGEW. Ji'fORGAN... ... . . . . .. . . . . . 257.

DAVID PAR.ISH .. JAMES BRYANES .. c ............. _., .. .

,JQSEPR BIRD ... ' ...... ' ............. . JOI-LN C,ARI<;lj;)i;I(:. ,. .. .. , . . . ...... :, ,,-'-'. c.

A ~£.

257. 2.75. :3IIJ.· SOL,

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WILLIAM WELLINGTON FOX .....••..... , ..•. 301. SAMUEL McCLAIN ..................... ~ ..... .301. HARCOURT POTTER GOWAN .......... ·.;·~,.'i.,328. JOHN T. NEUDEL ........................... :328, FRANCIS HARDY ............ , ............ " .. ~. 334.-JOHN RATH ...... , ......................... .'. 334. JOHN STITT, (formerly of 106,) ................. 334. JOHN-BELT .............................. 1. .. 342. J.GLASCOTT ...................... , ..... ; ... 342: JOHN NEIL McLEAN . .. . ............. , . " .. 342. SArI'lUEL ORR. . .. .. . .. .. .. , ............... 342. JOHN '>V. DE:MPSEY .. ., ........... , .. 375. WILLIAlH LENNOX,. WILLIANI STR:\('IL\l~

375. 375.

WILLu;:,r ;'TEYENSC)S.. . . , ........ ' .. 454.> DA1'\;n:L S. ALL.\K ............................ 511 . JAMES K IRKEH .. ' ., . N. I\'lcCRUMM, iii. L> JOSEPH SiVIlTH ... ,. JOHN LyNN .... , .. ..

. . . . . ' ........... 511. ..,.... 511.

' .......... , ..•. , " 521. 532.

HENRY SLOA.N·" .,.. ........... 53~. THDIvUS C, }INOIVLES. , .. , , . . . . . . . 53!), NEWBERRY BUTTON, ... , ......... , . . . . . . . .. 54.8, THOMAS S('OTT ... , ... ,., ... , ....... ,....... 5W. JOHN WICKHAI'II JAMES, ....... , ... , ........ 551-JOHN CUMMINS.. ........ , ..... , ...... '" 554, JOHN LINDSAY, ........................... " 561, ALEXANDER McGINNES, ' ..... , , . " ., . " •.. , 5'78. SIMON NICOLL.... ..... ..... , ............ 588. CHAHLES RYAN .. : .......... ,.............. 637. JOHN NEWBERRY BUTTON .. ~ ............... 644~ WILLIAM BELL, (formerly of 142,) ............ 647. WILLIAM GALLOWAy .......... : ... ',' ... , '" 650.

The Grand Tyler. ALFIO DEGRASSI, ESQUJRE, un.

The Special Delegat. R C. YOUNG,ESQULRE. .............. Aylmer East ... .. ~ •. THm~ASMcK1NNON, ESQUIRE., ••••.. Mont~wl •••..• , ... 119.

THOMAS LANG-RfLL, ESQUIRE .. '.1' •• Ottawa ..

Th066 ma.fked thua * are Pr9xyil~

WILLIAM WALKER. ................ . Bruce JAMES GRIER. ....... ' .......... . Ihmd-as .. . WILLIAM HENDERSON. . ........... Dur'harn .. CHARLES RyAN......... .. ... . Elgin .... WILLIAM FARR..... . .............. Fmntenac 'JOSEPH GIBSON ..................... Frontenac .

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400. 139. 2.65. 63'7, 816: 316.

THOMAS JOHNSTON.. ',' " .((renville ..... 247. 'JOHN NEIL McLEAN. .. . .. Grenville GEORGE JAMES GALE. ... ..' . Grey THOMAS EVANS........ ..Halton ... ........ '. HENRY B. HODGINS ..... " . . " .. . Huron ....... . THOMAS LUSK .. :...... '., .- ..... . [,a?il.bta-n ... . BENNETT ROSAMOND.. . . . ... . Lanarl: . THOS. Ivi. MORTON, M. D ............. Leed$ . 'WILLIAM GALLOWAy.... . .. Leeds

E41. 611. 4018. 493. 536. 389. tOOl 650.

4J. R. J. FOURRE, [for Count)' Master.J .. Lenno.7: ~"Addingt011. 178. ·WILLIAJH HILLIER ................. Lenno.1:' ~. Ad<lington. 17K JOHN WILSON ..................... .. Lincoln... .... .. 117. "JOHN FITZGERALD ................. M,:ddlese:r. . ......... 188. WILLIA~f STEVENSON.. . .... . Ontarn... 454. MICHAEL CRAWFORD .............. . Peel... ...... 163. EDMUND MORPHY ......... - ......... Perth ....... 5t8. WILLIAM ANDERSON .... , ........... . Prillc~ Edward .. '. 175. "JONATHAN FRANCIS ............... . Pn·nce Edward.. . 468.

JOHN LINDSAy ....... ; ............... Quebec ............ 5-6L - ALEXANDER HAMILTON ............. Quinte .... ... _ ..... 582, HENRY SLOAN ............... " .. , .. . Sirncoc ..... " . . . . .. 533. WILLIAM COX ALLAN, M. D ........ . Stormont .......... . JOHN IRONS, M. D .. '" , .............. Victoria. .. . ,.... .. .... 41. JAMES IRWIN ........... , ........... Waterloo . . , ...... -.. 418. LIEUT; COL. JAMES DONALDSON ..... Wtllington ..... "" 345. JAMES McCLURE ........ , ............ York: ....... ~ ....... 679,

llimict J'ih8tel'!l.

UENRY MARSHALL .................. . Augusta .. , .... , .... 34:1 • . WILLIAM WHITE ........... , ..... , . . Brockville ... , . .. . . . 1. JOHN KERR ............. " .. " . .... Clarke, ............ 403.

JOHN .BALLENTYNE .. , .... , .......... Derry West,.- . .... " 10. WILLIAM STITT ........... '.·c·.·.· •... ' .Edwardsburg ....... 106 RICHARD DIXIE ....... .. ., .. , ... c·,.r; ....... Elizabethtown ...... 14. ELIJAH FLANAGAN·,c.,.·;.,.· .. ! .. ·1~;"Esc()ti.......... .... 2. JOHN ~)l\I1TH..... . ............ . E'lml£/ey . ........ _ ..•. 90: DAVlD SHAW DrCK .. ... _ .•. _._ ... .. GanarlOque. ... . _ ...... 5n. OGLE R. JO.HNSON·.}l:".Ili. ............. . H.alifa:EJ Notyl, 8cdt'ia 2', FRANCIS FOSTER ...•..... ' .......... . Hope .............. 385. J. JOHNSTON ..•..... '." ' ............. Lyndhurst ... .... , ,. 13, JAMES MeCL URE ..... : '" ....... " ..... Markham. ; ., .' .. , .. 679. WILLIAM DONALDSON .............. Mutilda .' .. , ........ 139. jOtLN KNOWLAN, ..... oj ..•••.•.••..•. . Mdhtagite .. ....•... 512, ROBERT COOK.: .. 'c·"C, ........ '" .. . Montreal .......... '364: EZRA ENNIS ....... ,., ... ,.. . . . lri<l1lnia~·n. '" ..... 239. BENJAMIN MOULTON.' .............. New Boyne. .. ....... 331. WILLIAM R ELL •. , ....... , ... ,'; , ... , . North OrfJsby ..... " 647. JOHN RENNIE .......... :......... .NoltauvJ..~aga .. . 651. JOHJ\ STITT ......................... O.1'Jortl, 334, JONATHAN MATTAStUW .Pr17Lce·JjJeboIlTd, East 574.. MATTHEW GEDDE::> ................. Prince, Edward, West' 109: FRANCIS IT: lVIEDCALF .............. Tonmto ...... : ...... 275. NINIAN .BATES ,.......... . .. }Tonge .... ,..... .. .. 100.

RICHATW BAT,tAIl]: .. - . -- ..... -.' - . , . ~_".1 DAVJP HATI;ILTON. ..••• , ',' '.~' • ....... ' .'I·f~

JAMES-BURNE:, (preHeni at_Toronto,), .. , . ,., ... , "WILLIAM :3TON,f!:HAM, (present atBrockvi]le,)., HUGH WILSo.N ........ ~ ... ,. ><.,,, .... , ....•

JOHN KEND,RICK .............. _ . .: ...... / ... . WILLIAM GOFF .......... ,; _" ..... ,.' .... '"'''' .WLLLIAM NIBLOCK ............... , .............. . JOHN McKEE._.~_ ...... _ ... , ..... _ .. _ .... , ..

~\\TILLIAl\1.,S.., .WOOD. '," "." .... ". ,._ .. , ...... '" .," JAME;S GREEK ......... ' ......... _ ..... ,_ .... . GJ~ORGE McKEL VEY ........................ . ~WILLIAM C. READ. . ..................... . WILLIAM P. WELTON~ ............. _., ..... ',' RICHAllD (it!J<;ST JAMES CtlUP.TNt~Y " .................. .

.. - .................. - .. '",." - .. WFbLIA-M P ~.';'n.RSON ................ - ..... ..

1.· 2.' 4. 4. 8.

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14, 20. 22. 25. :26. 27. 81.

3~ .. , 37. 42 • "7'D,

RE'pORT. /

JAMES McKENELEN.............. 72, ARCHIBALD VIRTUE. . . . . .. . . . . .. 74. ~ALEXANDER BlUDLEY ............. " . . 'Y7. JOl-IN RICHEy...................... . 88. JOHN WILLIAMSON................. ....... 90. 'WILLIAM JOHNSON ...•................... 100. WILLIAIlf STITT ................... " ...... 106. SAMUEL JONES ... '" .......... , ............. 109. JOHN WILSON...... ....................... 111. "DA'YVSON KERR ............................. 119. °THOlVrAS MOODY ............................ 130. WILLIAM VANCE ............................ 133. JOI-IN ROGERS.............................. 136. OGLE ROBERT GOWAN .............. ,... 137. WILLIAM STOKES ........................... 138. ALEXANDER BURNSIDE. . . 139. PETER R. MILLAR........ . ... . 140.

-JOHN BELL ....... ' ........ " ... . . . . ....... 142.

WILLl!~I'.f JACKSON ..... d ................... 143. "RICHARD GILHOOLEY .. : .. " ... " ....... ' 155. NEVIN McCONNEL...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 157. , STEPHEN CRAWFORD ...................... ' 153. JOSEPH LESLIE............ 164. 'LEWIS KEELEY. . . . . .. . . . . .. 166' SAMUEL JONES ............................ ' 167. FRANCIS PECK .............................. 175. WILLIAM HILLIER ......................... 178. JOHN McKAY ................................ 183. SAMUEL PATTERSON ..... : ................. , 186. "GEORGE BEST. . . . . .. . . . .. . ................ 206. WILLIAM DINWOODIE. .... '" ............. " 212. IS.UC WHITE. .............................. 219. GEORGE WELCH ............. :' ......... '., ... 220. LIEUT. COL. THOMAS NEWSON ............. 225. "ROBER.T STEWART ......................... 233. $SMITHSON MORTON.~ ...................... 234. ·JOHN H. P. GIBSON. ... ............. .... . 2135. ERRAL ENNIS.......... .......... ... ... 239. JOHN FENNERTY ................ ' ........... U7. BENJAMIN DRAKE. .......... : ............. 257. CHRISTOPHER LINDSAY ................ > ••• 260. ~THOMAS WILSON .... > , •• > ••••••••••• > ••••• ' ~9.

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FRANCIS H. MEDCALF..... .. .. 275. R. SEyMOUR ..................... , , ... 289. LUCIUS R. O'BRIEN .... , .. , .. , ......... , .... 296:-"JOHN HALL ............... ','" ............. 297: WILLIAM HOPKINS ........... , .. , .. , , . '. , .' 301. JOHN DUNBAR. ............. , ...... ' 313. "MICHAEL R HOGAN ....... '" .. ' .... " . 316. WILLIAM COHNER.,.......... ... 326. n'OilTA ~.: GRIFFITH ............... : , . 328. "THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH ........... , . 331. W[LLIAM JOHNSTON, , . . . .. . . . ... " ...... 333. PETER TOMPKINS ................ , , . . .. 334. WILLIA1I1 ROBINSON ............. , 34'2.

343. $JOI-IN EETHERlNGTON ... , ... . "JOHN WORTHINGTON ........ ' .. , ... , .. . . . 349. JACOB CAITER. .......................... 362. WILLIAM LENNOX, (present at Toronto,) ... " .. 375. "THOMAS AGLESEA, (present at Broekville,). 375. 'JOHK L Y.NN . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. 385. NATHANIEL McNEELy .... , ..... ,... 389. JOHN WILSON .............. ,.', 396. WILLIAM MACK ....... ,. , .......... 404. JOHN LUNDY ..... " . , , .. , .. " ............... 406. JOHN FLEMING ... , . . .. . . . . .. . , ., 409. THOMAS EVANS ........ , .. '" . " ... 418. NEWBERRY BUTTON. . . . . .. . .. . . .......... 426. JOHN FREEBO~N ............ , ...... , ........ 430. WILLIAM STEVENSON ................ , , .... 454. JOHN PITTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 458. JOHN HAW .............................. ,. 466. THOMAS DAVr::; ................. , ..... , ..... 468. DANIEL REyNOLDS ......................... 487, WILLIAM HOWARD ... " ..................... ' 493. EDWARD GREEN ............................ 503. EmV ARD CLINT .... , .............. , ., ..... " 502. JAMES HUMPHRIES ......................... 604. "THOMAS BERNIE ................ , .. , ...... 506. ANDHEW FLEMING .................. ,,' ..... 507. "BENJAMIN WRIGHT ..... , .................. 509. TH0lI1AS DICK ............................ ~ ... 511-WESI,EY F. BOUGHNEH,.; •••••••. ~ ........ '. ,'521.

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JAMES GREER- ......... " . . . . . 521. ~JOHN MILLER ............................... 525. GEO.HGE BROWER ........................ 527. JOHN REYNOLDS. . . . . .. . . .. . . . ......... 532. "J. F. JOHNSTON... ...... ........ 533._ "JOHN LOAN..... ........... .. . .. ....... 535. JOI1N HOBBS .......... _.. 546. WIL L L\J\f MAUU BUTTON ............. _ ..... 548. ~THOlirA.S KEYES.. . .. . . .. . . . 549.

R ............. . "JOHN HOLLAND ............. . SAMUEL MC~'lEIR ' .............. . FOSTER KING ..... . "ROBERT TOMKINS .... . ·WIL UAM BRODIE .... . 'WILLIAM EVANS. ... . o ANDllEW .JELLY ...... .

550.

56!~.-

554. 557.

. , , . , . ' .. eG"L 578. 579.

"CHARLES DAVISON ...... , . , . . .. .... 584. ·'T1IOJ\L\.S J. DOU{~ALL. ............... ' ...... 585. SIMON NICOLL, (Present at Toronto) .......... .' 588. ~JOHN WILSON, (Present at llrockville) ...... " 588. "WfLLL\M lVL-\GEE. 'ANNESLEY STS";I,Y,\ET. WILLL\.lYl Dn.IO~m ...... . "HENRY E. HAl\]f LTOJ'L THOMAS SNOWDEN ... . 'JOHN JELLy .......... . "}, .. HOCKBURN ........ . W. B. C'.\R1lOLL ...... . <RICHARD HANNA ....... . JOHN WILLI/1M ~PETJUE.. R013EH"I' ALUlN ............ . CHARLES RYAN .... .

598. 599. C )5.

. .. 606. 61L 620. 6.'23. G:~t

633,

636. 637.

JAMES E. Mc~\IILLAN .......... , .......... _ .. 640. JOHN N. BUTTON.......... ..... '''''' ... 644. THOMAS BELL ......... _ , ., ............. , .. , 646. RICHARD PRESTON ..................... (.,' 647. "THOMAS SCOTT , .......... ,. " ............ " 650. "JOHN RENNIE ............. " ...... , ..... , ... 651. ~EDWARD JUKES BOSWELL ................. 653. sANSON PETERS .................... , .... ~. , •. 660.

~.Al!.-Wln, BRADLEY.:" •• "'.0''--'''''''' .c". 662..

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ISAAC IV. -'\lEYERS .................... , ..... 670. GEORGE STEVINSON ........................ 671. STEDMAN B. CAMPBELL. ................ · ... 675. AL VIN ROSE ........ ' ............... , . . .. . .. 676 .. "HENRY CROXAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. 679. ~EDWAHD I-IAZLEWOOD ..... , ........... "" 683. STEWART JOHNSON ........ ~., ...... ,... 692. THOMAS HOBERT:) FEHGUSSON .... ' .... , .. , 69·!.

Viiitol1l. ROBERT CORVANS ...... , .......... '. MATTHEW DERINZEY ...... ", ............ , SAMUEL FEII.GUSSON ... , ........ , . , . , ...... . THU M/tS FRANCIS ............. , ....... , , ... . JOHN GILLESPIE ........................... . WILLIAM LANGSTAFF, .................. ,., JOSEPH LAUGHLIN ........... ' ............. . ROBERT McCONNELL. ....... : .. , ........... . WILLIAM POOLE. ........... ' .. , ........... , JAMES SHERIDAN ....................... , .. . JOI-IN SIMPSON ............................ , JAJ'iIES STEWART .. ' .. " .................... . JOHN STEWART ............................ .. JOSEPH STEWART ....... ,.' ................ . JAMES WHITE. ..... . BENNETT CAVANA ... ROBERT CmmETT ......................... . WILLIAM HICKS .............. ' ............ .-.

1. 1. 1. 1. 1 1. I. 1. 1. 1. 1 A.

1. L L 1. ::!. 2. 2.

JAMES LAhJ·~ .................. . . . . . . . . . . . 2. WILLIAN] MOHROW ... , ......... '" . . . . . . . . . . 2. DAVID MURPHy............................. 2. TRISTRAM LEPPER. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . 4. JAMES MILLAR............................ .. 13. CLEVELAND STAFFOHD ...•... ~ ...... __ . . . .. 13. HICHARD CARR. ........................... ,. 14. JOHN CARDIFF ................ '.. . .. .. .. ... . 14. JOSEPH CAVIN .......... " .... ,............. 14. W. DAVIS .. ,...................... ......•.... 14. MATTHEW GALLINGER ........ , ...... ,. ":,.. 14. JOHN PEPPEl1 ...................... : ..... J ... 14:.. JOSEPH SCOTT ......... ~.... .... • ... • • .. .... H.

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ROBERT BODY 20. RICHARD FOX1:0N.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.· ... ·.·.·.·.· .. ::::::::: !20.

JOHN ORR .................... " . ... .. . ... . .. 20. THOMAS SCOTT ..... _ ................. _..... !20. SAMUEL STOREY _ .............. '. . . . . . . . . . . . 20. COSBY STOREy ....... __ ..... ' ............. " 20. EDWARD WOOD .......................... " .. 20. JOHN McNICHOLL ................. , .. " . . . .. 26. JOHN SHEPHERD ............ _ ..... _ ...... _ .. 26. WILLIAM BROWN......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27. JAMES CALHOUN _ ....................... _ . .. 27. JOSEPH CALHOUN .... ' ........... ' ........ " 27. WILL lAM CRAIG .................. _ . . . . . . . .. 27-ORVILLE O. ELLIOTTE ....... ............. 27. GEORGE GRAHAM ....... , . .. . . ... . .... . ..... 27. HUGH GRAHAM....................... .. .. 27. PETER HAWES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27. THOMAS HODGE ........................ - ... 27. CAL VIN MALLORY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27. MILO MALLORY. .. ...... . . . .. . .. .. . . . ....... 27-JOHN SIMPSON ............................... 27-THOMAS STOREy........................... 27. BENJAMIN THOMPSON ..................... 27.

""Tr-lOMAS ELLIOTT ................... _ / .. _... 42 .. S. BARNES..... . . ....................•... 100. JOHN BURDSA W ............................. 100, THOMAS DUNLOP _ .......................... 143. JOHN MORRIS ............................... 144. THOMAS FAIR, (La6t Past Master.) .... " _ ..... 197. JOHN BOyD................. . .............. 222. JOHN RATHWELL ...................... , ... 225. JAMES MILLB ........................... · .. · 247. HENRY MOONEY .............. , ............. 289. WILLIAM J. KELLEY .......... _ . . . . . • . . . . . .. 301. JOHN HALL .•........................• ······ 316. EDWARD KING ............................... 328. GEORGE WILLIAM LIDDELL ............ _ ... 328. JAMES MORRISON ......................... 328. JOHN DICKENSON ........ ; ...... : .... ··.. . 334. HEZEKIAH BRAGG .•.......... _ .. __ . . . . . . . .. 342. JAMES COOPER ..... ; ...................... 342. JAMES LANGSTAFF ...................... : .. 342.-

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JAMES O'NEIL .................. " ..•. , ..... ~. G. N. POTTER ............. " ... ;~ .......... 342. WILLIAM RYDER. . • . . . . . . .. . ..........•... 342. G. SWALLELL ............. - ... "' ....... · .... 342. JAMES TAYLOR .......................... ~ .. 342. WILLIAM COWAN ................ ' .......... , 375. ROBERT MORRISON ..... , .. .. . ...... " ..... , 375. ALEX.A-.NDER ROBB .......... ,..... . . . . . ..... 375. MARTIN SCOTT ....... ' ... , •.. , , .•. , . • . . . • . •. 375. JOHN SUMMERS. , ... ,. . .... ,' .... , ....... , 375. FRANCIS W. WALTERS ...................... 375. THOMASBROTTON ......... , .............. ,.389. WILLIAM KNOWLAN ... , ....••..........•... 389. REV. JOHN S. LAUDER ... , " ............ ,_ ••. 389. WILLIAM KIRKLAND, ....•............ , '" 406. H. LEACH .......................... ~ ....... 468. WILLIAM GODKIN .......................... 503. JONATHAN ELLIOTT BARR.: ............... 504. PETER CAPES... .. . .. , ... ,., ....•....•. ',' .. 504. BENJAMIN CHAPMAN ................ : .... 1504. DAVID DICKSON .......... ,,: ............... 504. FREDERICK SPARKS ..... .-.. '< •••• : ••••••• 504. SAMUEL WALKER ....... _ ........... : .•••• 504. WILLIAM WILLOUGHBy .............. ~. _'" .504. GEORGE GRAINGER.......... . .... '0. ~,' ...... 506. T. J. DOUGALL ...••.....•..••....• , .•.....•.. 54 8. JOHN MILLS .........•...•. ,.,; ..•.. ; •..••.. 611. WILLIAM JOHNSTON ...•. ; ........... , , .. , ., 623. RICHARD BOLTON....... . .......•... ,..... 647. JAMES FINLAY .... 00 .... , ................ ,. 647. WESLEY PRESTON .......... , •.. , ...... 647. DAVID STOUT ........•............. -.•....•.• 647, GEORGE STOUT ............................ :. 647. WILLIAM WILMER .................. " ....... 692.

Total present at this Session of the Grand Lodge, 422,-being the hugest Session ever held,-which are classified as follows :-

GRAND OFFICERS ••••...•••••. ,. • •••. , ~ • • • • • • • • • 16. MEMBERS OF THE GRAND Co~rMITTEE............ 88. SPECIAL DELEGATES.... ........................ 3. COUNTY MAST1:llS AND COUNTY PROXV8 .••• ' •• _.... 31. DISTRICT MASTERS ••••••••••••••• , •••••••• ,.... 26. MASTERS AN~ PROXYS ..•••••••••••••••.••••••.• 151.' VISITORS ••••• • •••••••••••••••••.••••.•• , ••• " 107 •.

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(ft. is estim~ted that there wer~ about five thousand persons pre­.ent m Brockvllle, on the second day of the Session, and the above list comprises only a part of them. The names of many-of the Brethren who entered after 10 o'clock, A. M , on til,,)" sec.ond day, not being recorded, aiS the Assistant to the Deputy Grand Sec.retary could not remain ontside the Grand Lodge, after that hour, to grn.nt the Cards of Admission, (from which the names are rec.eived and l"eeorcled by the Grand Secretary.) Indeed, some ofthe Masters' names,.in the aboyslist, ure taken from th0 iignatures to the. requests, signed and handed in by the Masters, that Members of their l-odges be elected .1H8mber~. of tho Gr~.nd

Committee;)

Gl'lI.nd O:rang<!l Lodge of Briti§h ,imeril;1!. 'Th.e following ,,:connt of the preliminary t" o! tho firut

day, iq copied from the To)'onto Patriot of the '3th d July, the

Brochill~ Monito,. or ;lu 2lsL JU1]C, and the ]{-in,l7ston of the 17th June, 185(( .

On 'Tue!ldav, the l'7th ot' ,j nne. th~, lLi.o·ht l,Yorshipful the (;/::.n,J

Orllnge Lod;e' of Deilish America, ,~om~lellced its Grand A;mup.J

Sas·liion for 18i6, at BW'CRYILLE, in 'h() ('<:,:n ty of Leeds. Thi, town

is beautifully situated on the Rin'l' SL L~l:;v]'cnc'l, nl,,'-'-t mile;~ East of the City of Kingston, :Wl) is .East, -W€;llL, and .North, by railroad8 and ~teamboat5 of the ;]r~i GlaDS. It contains [\ population of' probably from four to six thous­lind in'!!!:lbitants. Across th\3 streets, in various directions, were

drawn a variety of canvass, interspersed with flags lind numerous

devices. I<'rol1l a' grez,t number of the principal houses aho, fiofbted

Flags and Banneu, so that the place appeared to have been regu­larly decked off inn. holiday costume. At about a guftl'tGr before fife o'clock) on the morning of Tuesday, the large iron steame;' Passport, of the Royal Mail Line, bore into the port, the " Orange Bras& Band" from Toronto, (a splendid body of illen) breaking the llilence of the morning oahu with tUB ~Qund Qf the "Protestant,

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:Boys:' As the stMmer Reared the wharf, the Right Worshipful the

Grand Master (Ogle R Gowan, Esq.,) surrounded by nearly all the

Grand Offieers and about one JlUudred antI seventy delegates, IIp­peared gn the deck, and were received with every demonstration of

joy by the few Town5-people who, at so early an bour had hastily ~ sembled. All the principal hotels, Wilson's, Mackenzie's, White'.,

Bennett'8, Green's, Taylor's, Craig's, Beach's, &c., Wel'e speedily

-filled up. At a quarter past eleven o'cloek OIl tha.t day (Tuesday) the

Orangemcn of Brockville assembl,,: h full force,' and marched to

the Court House Square, upon whieh, and in front c-f the main eo­trimce, they drElVl' up and formed. The Grand Mastev, surrounded

by all the Grand Officers, then oecupying ths Court House steps, was present0d with the following Address, which ,,,as reltd on behalf of thq, wl!Ole body,by Broth()r RICHAHD BULAHD, Esq., Worshipful

Master of No. ONE. It was beautifuily engros3ed on parchine.t, and sealed 'IV ilh the Loelge s@al of No. I. The Righ t VV rmhi pful replied to the Adell'eos verbally, thanking the Brethren for the confidence reposed in him, assuring t.hem of his eontinuid love jor tile Cause,

and concluded by BOIDe excellent practical r'~mayks, addressed chiefly

to the people (not Orangelllen) who &toDd upon the public "'quar. in front:-

l'Q Ogle Robtrt Go!,gu», .E$qu;'r~, Righi WOfJhip!ul Orand Mafl­ter and SOIJeraign oj th6 .Loyal Orange In,ttitutitm of Br.ti.h Amerira.

,RIGHT WORSHIPFUL Sm-It is with feelingli of graterul prwe, WI:! hail your prooence amongst UI upon this occasion. You 01'»1'1'

stand upon the sl',A-we might almost say the sacred spot-where mor(J than a quarter of a century ago, your wisdom and sagacity lhst ~owed the seed of the Orang.a Lily in Canadian soil. On the first day of January, 1836, the g'reat Orange Tree, which now 1l0urishes so rapidly, and spreads its goodly br:mches over eYery

Provinee and Island, and Setth;ment and DependellCY .of British America, was planteclon this spot. Then it was reeeived as but Ii

'babe from the arms of the Parent that nourished, loved and oher.

iahed it-then it was thought little of; And when though't of'byth'1

J~RPORT. 17 Governrncnt. and by d,e great, ami the wealthy, and the influential of the land, it Wil6 only viewed as a noxioUf, w.;e':' introduced to

scatter di&cord, to i"omentdivisioll, alld to r,Oty'tuat"l the rille of dis­

~ntion-then its few admirers, like its founder, had to BUmn' the taunts and the scorn of the world, to bear up agailJ:;[ tho tide of prejudice by which it was assailed-to ue\-otJ] their time and to pOUI'

out their means in its sustenance, and to bear the "heat and bur­

then" of niany sleepless nigllts and lllany weary d:L\",-ihen wera men's souls tried by th') touch"lone of per8l'ultion j ,mtl then were their principles brought to the test of' trials, Rt!CIt :ttl have not since

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and as we fondly hope may ll<aYer agaiJl occur,

But surely we, Rwnr ,VORSIIIPlTL SIR-we, who reside here, and ,,~pedalJy th088 of us who are old enough to 1'(.'member those days of trial, can never forget the fathe/' who foulJ(led U~; tll() guanlian

:who watched by our infant pillow; who lulled LIS to 'e'alm when 86-

wiled by the storm; the good man who plant'J'[ the tree :<11 .. 1 wh'; watered find llonridwd it, wIlen unable to witter "!\lld '))UIIJ'ich itself.

No, RralIT "\VOW.HIIPFUL SIR, we can Berer forg'ot yOLH' \\~, tGhful CHe

of us when we were but int:mts, the paternal vigilance with which

you stood by the cradle of our Institution; nor the Lold energy, the manly. talent, the many sLl0rifices you sllffel'e<l, and the ackno)',hlged ability you displnyed in [lft~y years, in lcadi'j,~: 11~ on io dr:j\·nd th€!

I""croo principles of on1' noble On!el', and to LII nl"11l deEp'!f fl.nd deel)er in tho hearts of all good men.

Proud and pleased then, may we well feel ihi, 'hy, to witne!'l; your arrival nmongst HR, r,nd to see you sml'ollnded by colleagues 'worthy

Q( all confidencc-men who haye won uur esteem by tLei" .' J.,,;;

adhercnce to principle; whom no taimt" couldturI' froll! if,;; right and no allurements induce to descrt t.he Truth.

Vvelcome then, 'fIIRICR WllLCOME, Right 'Worshipful Sir, '.U you.

and to our worthy ~md esi;eemO'I Grand Officers! May your PrG­IHlnce amongst us at this tjmc, renew old recollection~ and inspir<:

-fregh eonfid@llC()! And may their attendance be accompanied by p~r8onal comforts to thellll,elves, and increaliing stability and honor to th .. Glorions InstituLion, of which'they ltN the vigilant gua.rdia.n~

alld the respoDjlibJ" adviiloSNI!

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·W..e eamestly pray, that wisuom from- on high maY' din'ct the

<;ouncils of the Grand Lodge during its present session-that Truth

lind Right may prevail, that the doctriIles of expediency and (·om·

promi~e may lJe banished from tho thoughts of Orangemcll, that the

eutwaru pressurc of factious men may be disappointed, that those

only who lravG adhered to ihe Right may be honor[~d-,-that tho

schemes of wily 11llm, however deeply cloaked' under the' garb of'

cConciliation, may be frustrat~; and those Brethren only exalteu who

have pl'o\'ed their devotion to the unity of the Empire, the integrity

of Orangeism, flnd their opposition to the plottings 01 ali (Iuemies,

whether within or without the IJule of the Order. On behalf of the Loyal Ol'<lngemen of the Town ,)f Brockville,

this 17th day of June, A.D., 1856.

[1.. s.]

RICHARD B:hLum, TV. M., No. ]. MATTHEW DERnizIE, IJer. Jl£aster. WM.\VHITE, Tl'eas. and Dist. Jfo8ler, Brockville.

~ CHRISTOPHER FLl>TOIl~:I(, Secretary.

At the c~Ilclusjon of the reading of the ahove Addre"s, the band

played See the Conquering Hero, and, on Mr. Gowan's conllldingit,

-played God Save the Queen. After this part of the cej'emolly had

concluded, the whole body of Brethren TetiTad into the Court House,

(one of the most superb public structures in the Prr)vinr·,'.) Herle tha

Granu Lodgo was opened by the Eigl1t Worshipful the ~"uvel'eig'n of

the Royal Sc"r](jt, in that Illustrious 1\,-,gr(;(o) and in w hie-h Ul'l,,'r lll"

Grand Lodge sat the entire of the first day. The seat usually appro­

priaterl to Her Majesty's J lIstices of tll'" Comt of Queen's Bench,

w'as upon this occasion, occupied by the Grand Mas(el'. On his

11ght sat the J unio!' De},uty Grand Master, (George Brock H,ousseaux,

Esq.,) and Deputy r';'r-and Chaplains, the Re'.'. Nassau C. Gowan, and

theRev. V. P.1ieyerhoffer, and onhis left were seat<lll the. Gl';ll,d and

Deputy Grand Chaplains,· the' Rev. Stephen I~"tt, L.L.D., and the

Rev. J. Gilbert Armstrong, A.B. Directly in front of t.he Bench

sat the Senior Deputy Grand 1faster, (Rie-hard Dempsey, Esq.) Tho

Grand Secretary occupied the desk .used by 'Lhe Clerk of the C;owu,

in front of the Grand 'Master, and on hi's right and kJt sat the

President of the Grand Committee, the Grand Lecturer East, the

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Gra.nd Director of Ceremonies, the Grand Treasurer, and the Deputy

Grand and. the Assistaiit Deputy Grand Secretaries. In the Grr,ud

Jury f),iX, directly on the right of the Grand Master, sat the County

M<I$ters, alld ou the lefl, in the l'.oltit Jury 1:;o::e", sat the District

Masters. The COUIlty Ml1stc)rs were. flanked by the Momb'crs d the

Grand Committee, and the District Masters by the Proxies. Aeross

the east end ofthc \_~')\lrC, Room, and faeing the Chair, sat the M,,,t,oL'i

of Lodges. The G",lleries were exdusivoly oGGllpied by visitors, thai;

is, Brethren qualified to sit bllt not enti! !,,,[ to yote in tho Grrlnd Lodg', .. - :":;,'1":'1':11 b(l:1utiful Hags :wd a ,-ariel), of emblems ornamconted

thtJ TUom, 'Ill,), '1-dded much to the beauty and magnillcellce of the s('~n().

,All the members of the Grand Lodge appeared in their Royal Scar­

let Robe3 and (:3l,8, the Grand Officers being distinguished by the

addition of the whi t'3 ermine anti gold , Fur the further proceedi ngs of

this irnposiu,~ and illlportant lueetiJl.g- (thc~ largest, 'without i~:X\>-"p:i{)n!

ever held in British Americ3,) we must refsr to thl' Brockville Jl[oni­

tor of the 21st JUll(), and from IV liich W0 copy as f<lllowfi :-

Grand Orange Lodge of British North America..

The above ly)dy lilet in annual s,;s;;ion last T'lesday, in the beautiful

COurtHOllSt'. in theT';Wll oflk)Gk'(iile. The subordinat<: Loclg-,'s,u,king'

them 2.5 a whole, were largely r,~presented by" lll<)St respeetat..le and

iJitelligent body of men. It ~o h"ppened that the COllIlt) d Council of

Leed,5 and Grern-ille, were also in ~ession this week, and occupied the

Court IIouse Oll Monday, Dut yoted to remove their sitting to another

parto[ the building, ill order to 8.r;cOmll1orlate tbe Gr:md Lodge. Tbi~

vote was opposed by a 1'13'1', as a 111:1( i t>, of principle, on tll(l grollnd

. that it must interfere with the clesrmtch of the County busin'38B,

which did not subselluently l,rcve to be lill.' ,-·ase. M t. Ad:'lIDS, of

Edwrinidjurg', ho\Y,:",er, took.a different· position fro'.n others, and.

Jeci"l'Bl[ he ,tedi:w,l ~;i I'ing tho building t) ~llY political society, and

put tbu Or:!,u,u;e Ass<.)fjiatioll on a par with lh,) Ribbon Society. This

'course mll5t - have ]Jlcl'il the reslllt of that ignlJrance So prevalent

smongst Inany nati ve born Caua,jians,of'tlle oLjectanrl principles which

distinguish the Orarige Society, now inc.orporated, we understand, by

lIIct or the Provincial Legisl"ture, In BrrmLford last year, where theril<

were-at that time only two Com.ervativei in the County Council and tho

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rest Reformars, the Council rcmo'{(}l their Hitting-s, by 'an un::onimoulO vClt.e, to the Hotel, and gaNG up the Court He,usc to the Grand Lodge.

This eour,o show<'d :3, liberal nnd ch8.ritabJe spirit, and WI', recommend

it to) the congideration of some gentlemen, who, while elaill1ing to, ~

Liberals, showed themselves very illiberal on the occasion alluded to, Dnring Tuesday gfternooll, the Orange Band, an 'excellent. one by­

me-way, "discoursed sweet music" on the Comt House Square, {or

the amusement of the inhabitants, and afterwards played through

the streets of the town, in one of Mr. '\Vilson's RaiLway van~, obligingly

loaned for the o(:easiolJ, On Wednesday, n£ previously arranged, the (Country lodges poured

in from all directions, to join the procession', appointed to take plaCt to St. Pet')r'~ Chureh. The m,mhers of the Sr)"iro,Ly were accom.

panied by their w-i\-e" their fiweetheal't8, thair oisL:rn, Rnd their

daughtN'8, so that our Btreets during the day preaented the appearance

of II moving proce~sion of buxam eountry belle", wlioe;J I")"! cheeb, I:>howed t.he benefits ofrnrallife and exercise RS regards the griJntler !leX,

Towaros 11 o'e/ock the Pl'oC2.ssion formed on Court House SquarQ,

~he membcrsofthe Grand Lodge in their robes of ~fficj), tIl" other lodgffi in their regalia. About 2,000 formed in procession, and a number

besides w~rc scattered through the streets who belonged to the Order, Including the ,-ast coneOUrI,e of spectators there "'!;ire fully 5,060

SLl'lLllgel'6 in Broch-ilIc during the clay. On the word "f01 wHrdi '

being gi,cen, the baud struck up a lively ail', then scroral belmtiful

flags unfurled th~ir broad folds, to the morning breeze, and the -pro­cession filed off to Perth Street. KIng Street and part of Water Street were aften'iards travorsed, antI finally the procession arriTed at St. Peter's Church, whr:,n tho Members of the Orc1l;r passed in, aud

soon filled th<eommodious eburch. Knowing that tbere would not be sufl1c.ient room in the r:,hmch several lodges remained outside, A num­ber ofladies wore next admitted, ?'nd, owing to the judicious manage­mtl!it of the Rev. Dr, Lewis, and some of the church ofllcers presGmt,

no crow-dln'g took plaee, imd tho greatest order and decornm pr~. vailoo.

The morning service was read by the Rey, Dr. L€ltt, Pastor of St­

George's' Church, Toronto, Grand Chaplain j.othe Rev. Mr. LaudQr, of

Carleton PI all$, Deputy Grand Chaplain, riOO thQ l~ons; and the

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&ermon was preached by the Rev. G. S. Anmtrong, of Woodbridge-,

near Toronto, Senior Deputy Grand Ch:~plain. It was couched in f~rci­'hIe language, eloquently expressed, and was listened to with profound

attention. The text wa~ the 4th verse of the xviii. chap. of Hevela·

tiona: "And I heard another voice from Heaven saying: come out of

her my pl'lOple, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that }'Il

receive not of her plagues." The matter of the discourse we lIhan

llC!t allude to here, as we intend to publish it pamphlet form. During

thtl service the choir performed their part, in their usual exoolI"nt

m,.nner. The response.~ were firmly read by the members of l.h(l

Order present, ~nd the sound of many worshipper!> filled thG building.

At the close of the service a colleet.io!l WM taken up for thIJ Protes-·

tant Orphans' Home, Toronto, and the i;um £12 58. c.on.tributed.

The congregation then left the church, wh'~ll the procession re-formed

and the Grand Lodge returned to its room. On arrival there it

immediately adjoul'lled till the usual afternoon session. Thus hal"

moniously and respectably passed off this very imposing pageant. On the Grand Lodge r~-assembling :,fter dinn~!', we underotand

that the queRtion of the ejection ot:. Grand Ma~tcr for the ensuing

,ear wa3 taken up, when Mr. Gowan was unanimously chosen. No

'woner, however, had t.his decision oe0n arrived at, than Mr. Gowan

address.ed the G'rand Lodge e:cpressing his desil'.! for the re·union of

the Society, and in order that he should !lot 6tand in th(l way of

that Te-union, declilled the high honor-- eonferred on him. George

Lyttietoll Allen, Esq., Grand Secret.ary, was then, on motion of the Rev. N. C. GOl'mn, Deputy Grand Chaplain; se"olld~d by H. P. Gowan, M. G. C., unanilllously (!hosen Gram; Master; and

thus the way is now opc;n for a re·union of the Order, which we

trust will be speedily accomplished, for the credit of it" eommon

Protestantism. The conduct of Mr. Gowan in this matter has been ~H'"",lillgIJ

handsome, flDd is certainly one of the most fortunate circ.urnstance5 , in his eal'cer. TllOW('h by no means very favorably (li~rosed tOwards

him as a publi(, man, and regarding many of his acts as based upon:l

falso and ullwise polley, we cannot as an honest journalist, withhold

our meed of' pr:.Use for his manly, jndieiotm and straight-forward,

Course. It is the intention of the Grand Lodge, we understand, to present him with a handsome piece of plate, at. the &uggestion of Dr. Lett; and, we think, in the present esse, it is very weJl1nerited.

As evening approached the large number of people from the country, began grwluall} to wend their way homew;;l'ds, without.tht illightest disorder. Not an intoxicated man was seen about our streets, and one might suppose that the procession had been a Tem­perance one instead of an Orange one. There was no singing of aongs-no :;honting to irritate any portion of the commuI].ltr "nd the sun sank behind th" portals of thIS H7( withon~ having, III

far we have learned, witnessed a solitary lVyeD8 of riot, or other aet injurious to the reputation of It moral and a Chl'i8tiall peopl •. ,-Mon.itor,

Touching thi.l further proeeedings of the Gf'al!ld Lodge we havfl nqt much to add, as the whole will be detailed in the Annual Repo~'t, which, we understfl,nd, will be issued in a short time. The nobill .and c.isinterestec1, and, at the same time, the firm, manly, and dignifi~d position fl,c1opted and pursued by Mr, Gowan, the late Grand Master~ won for him "golden opinionb'~ from all ~orts, and coneli tiona of men. He maintained th" honor, and secured th6 integrity and indepe!il!c1ence of' the. Gr~nd Lodge, without temp~j'ising flnel without compromts,,-; the Oonstitution and Law8 of the Order were adh"red to, and th~ principles upon which thoy rest, fully admitted; then, but not tiH then, did he lay a8id~ the high honor conferred 'uPQn hi~, ~nd vol­

,unbrily retire into privibte life, satisfied in his own consci@nce of th~ right, and fortified in the confidence of the Brotherhood, by hie unshaken adherence to it

Not the least pleasing pan of our duty is, to record the fact, that all divisions in the Order have terminated. Thfl[ which Wall call~ H the Benjamin Party" has fully acknowledged the §upremacy of

th® Grand Lodge, and have been received into full communion with the Brotherhood at large. Schism has been over;ome, and union and truth hll.ve triumphed-may they never again be disturbed. As­;~ proof of the satisfaction prevailing, it may be &s weH to stat!),

that at every port, the steamer. having on, board the brethren whp

Game from the Western portion of the Province, t~ attend the Grand

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Lodge Session, stopped, Mr. Allan, the Grand Master, was loudly cheered by the brethren on the shore, who hailed his pre~ence with much joy. On his return to Toronto, an immense number of the Brethren lTlet him on the wharf, and accompanied him to his resi, dlnce. At Kingston, where the disruption first took place, the bre. thren of that good old loyal city, presented him, in the cabin of th() ~teamer, with an Addres§, of which the foll@lwing is a copy :-

KUrGBTON, June 19th, 1850. RIGH1' W ORSIlIPFUL. SIR AND BaOTHER;-W e beg leilVe to ten,

del" to you, on behalf of the Brethren of the County of Frontenac, OUl' Bincere and hearty eongratulfl:tions on your advancemtnt to the 150vereignty of our Loyal Institution in these Provinces.

Your past services entitle you to the confidencG of those over whom you are now placed, and though the position to whieh you have been exalted, is ene to which you never aspired, even when your merits would have ensured your retl!rll, we feel a8snred you will not consider the devotion of your esteemed predecessor unworthy of

imitation. We beg to as~ure you that our attachmeut to him is unchanged,

and that the honotf!,ble manner in wh'ich he ha5 resigned the office of Grand Master .!l.fter 80 unanimous an election, haa doubly endeared

him to U5.

We tru~t, Sir, that tho5e who have been estranged from UB, will " Ie able duly to appreciate the I'lacrifice we have madfl itl accepting"

his resignation. We again beg to eongrntulate you, and ill. the name of the bre­

thren of this County to tender to you, as the Rightful Sovereign of the Loyal Orange Institution in these Provinces, our devoted at­

tachment to the welfare of our beloved Institution .. 'We beg to subscribe ourselves, Right Worshipful Sir and Brother!

Yours, in the Bonds. of the Brotherhood, WILLIlu FARR, (Jounty Mastel". WM.. FEE, Deputy (Jounty Master. J1..8. R. BURKE, County Chaplain. WM. SARSFIELD, County Trea.urer. THOS. ROBINSON, County Secretary.

To G. L. ALLIi!f, Esq., Gl"and Hallter, British North Ame1'ua.

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To the above, the Right Worshipful the Grand Master returned IS

very feeling and eioquent verbal reply, strongly recon1JUending the prosperity of the Institution, and the support of the union, now so

happily accomplished. It was at King~ton that the disi·upt.ion first took place, which give.

additional weight imd influence to the above. ·We regret not haring more space to give fLlller pl'ticulars of thia

important meeting, a!ld the highly beneficial results that will most undoubtedly result from it. In a. future number we may have some­

thing more to say upon the subject.-(Kingston) British Whig~

l7th June, 1856.

COURT HOllSE, BaooKvu.r;E,

12 o'elock, noon, Tuesday, !llne 1 '1, 1856.

PUl'stl/int to the Resolution of the 1"l8t Grand Anmlal Session of the Right Worshipful the Grand Orange Lodge oC British America, held in the City of Toronto, Upper Canada, in Jupe, 1855, the twent.y-sixth Grand Annual Session was held in the Court IIou~, Town of Brockville, on Tuesday, the 17th day of June, A.D., 1856, and byadjuurnment, on \Vednesday and Thursday, the 18th an!l 19th, and by further adjournment, in the Yonge Stroot Orange Hall, City of Toronto, on 'Wednesday, the 25th day of the 8ame month.

Brethren present as already enumerated.

The Knights Companions and Brethren being robed and -seated, !In<l the Grand Oi:icers in their proper places; at the hour of 12 o'c!oek, noon, precisely, Brot.her Ogle R. Gowan, R~q., the Right Worshipful Grand Master and Sovereign took the Chair, and the Grand Lodge was opened in due form, with solemn prayer, in the Illustrious Order of the Royal Scarlet, on which Degree the busir.es8 was conducted the entire of the firs: day, and until the hour arrived for proceeding to Divine Service, in St. Peter's Church, on (.he I'lCcond day.

A discussion arose in reference to the Rule relative .to Proxies; and, also, the following Resolution of the Grand Lodge, at ita last meeting :-" That LereJ,fter D~ Brother shall be appointed Proxy

except for the Lodge of whieh ho tllay- be an actual MfJlllbel'," when th~ Rig'htWorshipful the Grand Master ruled that. that ResoluUon WM

inoperative, inasmuch :l!l it w:.~ not carried by "two-thirds,· at le3.st, of the Members present," a.s required by Rule No. 114, page 31, of The. Constitution and Laws. His decision haying been objected to, an u.ppe:il was made to the Graml Lodge, which, by vote, sustained the decision of the Grand Master.

Brothel' JOHN WILSON, W.M. 396, then gave notie() that he would, on to-morrow, move :-" Th"l no Brother shall reprcsent iluf County, Distric.t or Subordinflie Lodge, by Proxy, unles2 he be a MGmbe.l' of tIle Lodge for whieh he appears as Proxy." .

THE RIGHT SVORSHIPFl;r, THE GrL-I.ND MiST},R Ulen rose, the Brethren being profoundly silent, and delivered a highly grati­fying Address, to the assl)mbll)d Knights Companions and Br-G­

thren, who listened with marked attention, and, during the delivery

of which, they repeatedly evidenced their approbation by loud applause; exhibit:ng, as the AddresR did, the rapid progress of our loyal ~nd beloved Institution. The following is a brief synopsis of

IfH:FJ GRAND MASTER'S SPEECH.

Temperance. It hl.'.~ afforded me, my dear brethren, the most sincere gratifi~

non to lind, that. amongst t.he other reforms and improvements iiQ.

rapidly going on in the Inst.itution during the last year or two, none< h.as progressed with a more steady hanel, or produeed more exeellent fruit, than : the introduction of Temperance into the pr ivate Lodges.

However favorable to the 1'einperanee cause, I have ne'ier recom­mended, and mueh less have I ever sought to enforee, the Total Abstinenee pledge from any membe~ of the Orange Institution, feel­ing, as I have ever felt, that every mun should be unfettered in the

"exercise of bis own conselence touehing suell matters. I think, how­'ever, that I should be wanting in fidelity to truth did I hesitate to. declar<3 openly, that in nearly every instance, so far as my experi­ence has gone, ill\Vhieh l'empernnc0 ha~ been introduced. into the Lodges, tht: Soc:ielJ lws increased, not only in numbers, bnt espe­

eially audpart.i"1I1arlyiuth(~ rank and. (?NJ 3ideratioll of it" memben.

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'N(~'I' i~ it aloi1elll th~ ;;t<illdingand influence wltieh it gives to th~ ml1l!ilie1'5 ks indivjdu:ll~, fmd'to the Lodge as a boclj, that I commend

to ."ll\! lhE' hi.11~o of T(crnY)0ranCr; hi your respective Lodges; but I

feel that i;xpiH'icnce hlis' "lJe\ni that in Lo(lges,where Temperance lUi,S" beE'nilltrodueed, 'the Inernberg have contimleel' more steady in the:ii' adual ('(illllection '\\'ith 'the Ol'der. In mQst Lodges where dl'illking has boen permitted to' llll>, great extent; experience has pl'odfd, th3trllaily of the members fail 'in attending the Lodge meet· ings, 3:i1d ultill'lUtelydl'aw their Certificates, oi' fall away Ironi attend·

iUlee n ltog'#ihej·. Tn the Temperance Lodge a large fund soon accu. mulates, the ,l;nt,mLe;'s feel an' interest in its man~gement;' they a.~e ~eIH:\l'atJylnore punctual in' their atteu(hnce, anel selciolll or never

,k,jre lO'clr-Hi'r theil' C,)rLiucate;<, except in cases wbere their rem()val frolh'(,he lu('"iity'/ri which the' Lodge meets,illay render such a'step

nel:cssal')" Itl what('\'el' :1"lH'ict then, r view the T8111perance¥ov~ Illerit in the LO,Jg:,'i' ()f theOnlcl', r eannqt Jlcsltatc, to J'eco'tumend it to the 3,1option ,of our, mell11Jer;:,

Clo"ely t'olluected ',vifh tl12 n..lupt.ioil or Temperance 'into the Lodges, is the il)ft;.ridlll:-[jnlt of 'libtaries, rea.diu'g,l'oom~' aljd'.leoturcs,

Our Institut.ion i, !lot now coullnccl wholly, or even chiefly, to unedu· cated che','- of t1~e COll1l11l1\hltYo but includes large masses of iutelli.

gellt and edU(:at~,l I1Wll., l{,~\nqye £~0\11 thew the, !p.ir:tl:t and hllarity qf l!1C fe5tive bowl, 1l11}1,som8 othor ,SQurceo£, enjoyment Il},tl,lit be proe vided, TI)is, SOlltCe should 1)<:;, psefu), instl'uctiye and ,~lltel'tf1<il1ing. r,et; every .Lodgl} ,hay~ it:~ Library, and Reading Room. First.get ~,goocIRoom, afew good Volu1l1e,s,\lIlel a few,l3nttlt,tp,ining Periodicals, A ,littllJeffort, and these call re,l),dilybe ,procured", ThQse once, read the ;mincl wills,oon teel it~elf (n~ the ln~rch"ancl fresh inptructiQll will bedeJ)1anded. As a )))attcl' :oJ necessity fresh publications. will ,be cQntinually sought fQr~ all'] the little !iurary will e,ery yea,r be ,added to,till bye and b;,e t\t"n: wilLi)e, but few Lodges wanting a fair stQ~e of good and useful 1tlJ,d ,entertaip.ing iknowledge. T4e$e efforts sho)lld pe assi$\cd by. oC~'~l,si<}naJ, and where pract.ical, regular and constant

Lec,t\lres. QUI' poopie,are intelligent, and onq~ l:n~ke them a feading p.eople, tlleywill ,soon a(;quiro ()onfid911ce, and Jbe: elJabJ;ed to ~ake ,their,ow11 part,as, lecturers, :with' credit to ,til"" b~:otllCrhood,andin­struction to their t01low mell,

~ErO~l',

Cadets. ·1 have befo)'(, .. ,,(lled th,~ attButioll of the I~l':ln,l L',16" to (I (' '~\1U',

jec(. of enrolling the Protestant ),ol1tlf'of tllo('uunll'." in {l)';).ng" paratmy schools,ealle<l·Oadet LoJges~ ·1 luwe hall fil'e appli:'a[ions

l'~cel!t1y made to JUetor Cwkt Warrants, Tb!'l'(' of1.h05e, one to Carleton Place, ill the County of L',IIark onck) \~ol'kYille. 'in' the Couniyof York; and the otilill' to tltl.'Uit.y of TUJ'Ollto, 1 ~inited. r hanl'great faith inihe' efficacy aJl'd impol'tan(,(J nJ' Carlet Aosoeia,

tibns. What the Militia is to th'3 Army, the Snnday School t~) the

Church, the N'til'sery to tlle Garden ilnd Orehard, the C:l<jet L,~di2'0~ 'will be to the Institutioli'-'-a tJ'aTiting "chooJ,into which the vO;~lh will ent,er with ardor, and when! their minds willbemonlde,J.' their energies quickened, and theil' inclinations en>:ouraged [0 0nt\~r the

Orange fold, to feod theiJ"youthful lnimls in Ontng" pa!'! lire" and

to watch over, water :mcl enltivate the gre,lt Oratlg(~ Tree, llnd .. ~i" the ihadow of whose branehes they may hope foJ' rest and seellJ'ity when the days ofstrellgth and Illanhood may [ifri",.. .

Office. for the Institution.

The necc,sity for establishing an Office for the InBtitntion n'ith a paid

Seeretal'Y, has been long forcibly impmssed on my milld, There is

no man who possc5ses even but a olight knowledge of Omngeis~ but must be ~atisfied of t.IHi' great injury done to the OauBe, and of

the gl'e:it injustice suffered by'the lIiembers by the "·ant to whieh I have just J'eferred.· I presume th~ future Scat of the InstitutiOlI is

intended to be held in the City of Toronto, and if ~O, the Office of the

Society mUBt necessarily' be there. abo, ',Vh€l'cver the Seat (jf the AssociatiOlJ' ie, there alSO'lllust b(, the l'esidillll~e, OJ' at. all evellt~, t.he

cOlista!!!. attelldawe of the principal Grand OfHcel's,blltespeeially of

tlieGrand Mastel' and the Grand Secretary, TheRe two fUlieiionaries

mn~t be eOllstalltly together; 'they iequir~ t~ h;'":,,, fre'1ltent persomd

conferences, and to separ1l.te them from each other" O!' from t,he place, where the business of the Institution is condnded, woukl be l'l'1wti­(~allF to disorganize the Societ~-. It would be to lila/Xi the (1 (I v el'll OJ' .1' .' oJ I

in ont) place and hi:> Council in another, Nor is 'it ,mongh tbiit the

Grand Ma.st>3J'i~ [\ndGi'and S","l'BtaI'Y for llJ6 l.ime being sho'lld j'e-

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.side at the Seat of the Government ofthe InstItution; but the require. ment~ of the Society demand tha.t an oftlce should be kept there also. Stated office hour" should be established, and at those hours the act. lng 8eeretary should alway. be found in his place, ready to give 1<11 information and to supply all wants that might be required •. In !he uffice ShOll ld be kept a General Registry, arranged in alphabeti~l {)l'der, of all the members of the Institution, t,hoir l'espective resi.

dence~· and addresses, the Lodges to which they ar.~. attached, . the name of the COUll try of which they were born natives, their age, and dleir particular elllling and oceupation. This can only be dope by an active and efficient Assistant S<Jcretary, and when once aCl}omplished

will be of more real benefit to the Orcl~r) than anything that can at.

pl'e~ent be well imagined. \Vere such It General Registry complet.ed how full and Gatisfaetory it 'would proye to all the brethren""how

quickly and exactly th.e whole force of theOI'd!}!' could be known-­its in·(·rt;~,c'i or its dillJinution pointe(l out, and in what particular

locality sudl lu,:r.,a,>" or diminution oecurred~with what e(l$1} and facility any member of the Assoeiat.ion, no matter from what part of

the world he might l}otrie,c01.lld be found-and with what ac<~U!'acy a letter or other communication, could be addressed by post:, to any

:member of the Order, .And not only, my brethren, s):lOuld this General

Regi"try be ilI-lll1cUiately entered upon, but asyst\lm of bookke('piI!g tl10uld be forthwith opened in conneetion with the finallQi,,1 i'.ffairs of the Institution, . ,Vho can tell the hundred,;, !lay, the thot\sands IJf pOlll1<b that are lost to. the Institution. for the want of a pl'~p<)r

. financial system'1 Not that I charge, or even insinu.ate, anything im' proper against (ho I;rand Treasurer, or any other officer of t).w In~~i­tution, l>ecause I know that that' wqrthy br~ther, follov,.-ing in t.h l3

footsteps of a beloved, apd rever€d Father, w ho~e.memory will,w€r. be

. justly deal' to the Assoeiation, is as upright and as h01.).e8\ In .. his a<;ts as he is true and faitl}fulin his prineipl€s; hut. it is becausJ I jeel?~d know, that itis not the mere receiving of money when tender.ed, Of

the were paying of it out when demanded, but the systrilll i)f pointing ont d~fr~nlts and dunning .lela,ulters that is required. Le~ a Merchant

~r any map in [msin0ss., give out his goods on ,·mdit. and furni"h no . bill oraCCOllnt or them :. let a Doctor or a Lawyer give' hi~ profes8j~1!al Ilfll'v.ic(-s to tile publi,~ without del1Lmding: pa): for th';l1l, how ]O;lg

H.J:fPOl\·T~

·would the MerJhanL continuo sul,cut; or what. amount of rODllUW\·i\.··

tion would be made to the Lawyer or to the Doctor ~ Think not, then, that om' Society is an exemption from the general rule, 1f OUi'

linrtllt("s. ,:1'<1 Lo be placed on ,"in efficient footing, (J\!]' aecounts must bo wcll kept and I'<?.gularly furnished. This. I think can only bc dOllC in the ofilee of the Sooiety\ and by the aoting Seaetary, who will be pElid for the duties, and who oan devote his time ,md his cuergiesto the work, In 5\1oh case, thc Grand Treasur(;\' would be, p.rop~.j'ly speaking, the depository to hold the monies of the Institution, and to pay them out upon the resolutions of the Grand Lodge, or upon some other propel' WillTant. anthorizing him to do so. Shoul,-\ you concur with lllB. ill, adopting the system of refoI'lll and impl'ovcn:wutI suggest, and should I havc the honor to be again placed iuthe pro1(1 3)ld honorable position, which by yom favor anJ confidence I now occupy, the improvements I have here hinted at would not satisfy me. In addition to them, there :;hould be an An­nual Hegistl'Y and Boturn made of . all Cot{nties and their Offi'Y,n's, of all DiHtricts and t.heir Officel's,anrl of all Lodges and their Offieers. ;A g:en".ml r,eg·jst.ry of the whole Association, unaccompanied by

. a similar registry· of its various branehes, with their respecti vo officers ~ would be no better than the mnster roll of a Grand Anl1y undivided into Regiments or Battalions, undisciplined by drill, and disorganizcd by the absence at ofHcer . .;, Furtit"I'Il1c,re, in addition to and in COIl­nGction with what I here recommend, I would Jesin) to see nmnmlly published a small Pocket Almal1l1c, which would be purchased and

used not only by all the mcmbers of the Association, but fllsCl by the public at large. The Orange Almanac should contain all the General Infol'mation which such Calendars usually lay before the puhlic, with

. the addition Of all useful and, necessary intellig€l1ce connected with the Institution. Should a. brother go abroad to travel for bUSjll~,"

·01' for pleasure, he could put an Orange Almanac in his pU~k8t, for the price perhaps of a quarter of a clonal'. And whon ::he visited any city or towll,or township, any island. or settlement in British America, he would only require to put his hand in his pocket,pull out his Orange Almanac,. and find in it the names and address oi the offie-ers of the Institution in the place in which liB iltood. Need 1 enlarge Up{ln t.he gnmt cQD1I<lllience of sU0h a puhlication? I tnJ.~t

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not. But while I '"b;-,.um,,· that all parties will readily admit the great importance and necessity 'of an office for the Institution ;of a general :registry or all the members and of all the officers; of' an improved

-,yetem of accounts, and of the publication annually of an OrilDge iJmanac; I can well imagine that there are some, perhaps many, who, while admitting the necessity and importance of these things,

will object to them, on the ground of the expense they would be 1ikely to entail. To such, brethren, allow me· to stx .. te my conviction,

that if properly worked they would soon become s' sonre>3 "f profit inf>tead of loss to the Grand Lodge. And these are thegrounds'upon which 1 base the opinion I have just f.ncpr€ssoo :

Fint--The large suws--certainlyover one-half th_o Rmouma.c.

tually paid in-which are annually Jo~t to the Grand Lodge, ill con·

Mquence of 'the accounts not being regularly k'3pt in the books and fnmished to' the parties; and which in my judgment, jf properly luoked after rwdeollect€d, as the debts due to other parties .are looked :..fter and colleeted, would more than pay all the e}:penses il)ctlrred by ibe improvenlents I have suggested.

A.nd secondly-I would l'{lcommend that. there be pl'int~d, in audio 'lion to those which are given free to caeh Lodge, asufficilmt supply -Ofbooks of the" Constitution and Laws," AnnuaJ Report!! rInd Rituals, liind Forms, to be kept in the Office of the Institution, and to be left fuJ' saJcwith the acting Secretary. Blank forms of Certificate and ~"Jll)mons should also be kept COllstantly on hand, and such .?nly be Jssued as W(3re approved by the Grand Lodge. 'They could be fur.

nished ata fixed price to all persons needing them, and they wO;llcl 500n become a Bource of emolmllent, to the InstitutiOlI. Tothe.se wOIild be added the profits to be derived from the ~alo of the Orange Almanae, so that I should not be much 'Surprised if, aft~r 8, few ye3,r~' experi,cn(;(', it. should be found that the rnstitution beeame self .. sup ..

FirLing and that th.e "dues"to the Granc[ lodge rnigllt pedone awaY' "with altogether~ I trust, then, that all will devot~ themselves to thie­good work-that .the Gran~ Lodge )vill appoint, ~n acting Se,~!'etar.~ OJ' n:ul.l;ol'izo the Grand J\fo:ster to do scat, a fixed sal~U'\'-aJ)d~all<:'

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f.)(j,U ilw t,,-king I.;,r ~.ijt;~ble apart.rLlell1.~ foJ' hls om.,,,,,:

,REPORT. 31

Act (If Incorporation.

'W fWIl we last' met in' annual ses:Jion I llumtioned to you m v :wxiou, de.sil'G to secure an Act of I'arliament. for the leO'al ~ckno\;'

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ledgment of the SIJ~:'jt.Y, and f'or its Tne-orr'mttion by Law. 'I shull now detail to yon what has since taken place upon that. subjc(',(. To secure an Aet of Incorporation for any Soeiety or body, it isne.ces. gary to. advertise in the Ofl1cial O[lZ"tt~; of the I'rovince, lind in at, k,u;t one newspaper published wiLhin tl11' county in which the parties intended to be incorporated reside, at least three months before the meeting of Parliament, and alsoto ()')l,,)sit £:20 with the Olerk of the Hottw, and to petitioIl aU'three branches of the Legislature. Wit]) all of these preliminary conditions 1 complie(1 without troubling the

Grand Lodge or myeolleagucs, the Grand Officers, upon the subject.. T also drafted the Bill before .ubmitting it to Parliament, and' when draft(;ri, entru,;;ted its progress through the 'A"2-ernbly to the Ron. John Hillyard Oameron, one of the RepresentatiYes of theCit.y of Toronto. The Bill Inow pn;scmtto Yi)U. (Here th<3 Grand MasUJJ' ph3(od the Bill oli the table ot the Gt'and Lodge.) It vms introduced into the House of A~s<3lnbl'y by thilt hOllorable gentleman, passed a first reading on the 29th (Ii' Febl'll,~ry last, was then printed, and ordered fot Ii secowj reading on th'J 11 th ot' :Mareh. I'rior to t he second r'ead· ing, when the principle ·,youlll be. t'3stecl, and the deb"te tlpim it take place, I deemed itbut right to (;all a meeting of the Orangernen, who are [iwmbers of the Legislatl\I'e, with SOIIle other friends who hold 1mI' pl'ineiple3, but have not dtl,ilOnOr to helong to our Snc.ir,Cy, j'n (}rder to our eonRulting' tog-ethel', aild giving and rec0j','ing Inutl.l,-,'i suggesLions to s'j\ll'e, if p~-ssible, the pilssag'; "t'the Bill. The m,eYlj. bers of thl) 1,'2,gisLI lur;" who hlwe 1)6el\ iHitiilCed froIll time to time into our Order, ~re : Geor:'i'~ Ct'cl.wforrl, "M. P., for Brocklcille; Willirll,l"I }'. Powell, 'jI,-f. P., for Cr.~let01l; Fr;meis H. Durton, M. P., for Dur­ham; Edwin Larwill,M. I\forKent; the lIon. John A. Macdonald (A.tV)rney C';',·neral.for Oanada "\Vest) M. P. for Kingston; Basil R. Chureh, M. P. fot' North Gl'enville; James Moil' Ferres, M. P. for Broovie ; Ag:", Yielding, M. r. f()r Otta.wa; Thomas Mayne Daly, M.:P'. for l;ertll; 'George B. Lyon F(JUOW i38, M'. P. for Ru,~8el1; wm';,w" Clw:-k ~( p, 'fiJl' N~,rth V'leili1lgt(;l'; alld (~,inc(;(11(;'-,,'tea)

·RIGPORT.

John Supple, 111. P. for Renfrcw--in a:1 12. In IMl<litioll to those (some few of .whom were uuabl" to attend) there was presel)t at this meeting the followmg members: George Macheth, 1~. P. for Elgin; R. D. Somerville, N1.]>. for Huntingdon; . the Hon. WiUiam Cayley, j\:1. P. for Huron, (the Inspeetol' General of- the Province;) imd the HOll. J. HillYflrd Cameron, M. P. for Toronto. Severaloth(}f bODol'able membm:s were invited, anq., though unable to give their personal attendance yet l;romised their strenuous, support to theBill. To confer with those members I invited the presence of the. Senior Deputy Grand Mastel' and the Grand Secretary, both ofwhm:l.1at. t(}nde.d and gave very, valuabJe. and in~portant counse] and advi,ce

upon the. occasion. At the meeting the;e was ,but one dissentient, and even that oue, I lr:we reason to believe from a suhse.qu~nt cou·

. "Venation, would have votetl for us. All the uLl'0r g<::ntiCl'len prc>ienL <Jgreed upon thenecessitr and import<'1'l1ee of the mewmre, 'and, the propriety, and polbJ of pushing it torwal'd without delay. , . And it is bnt justice to state j ; that amongst the many gentlemen jlre&nt, JJOl1<;l were 1l10r1lanxio~~ to-press the Bill than the h(mor~ble .and

learned J.llember who had charge of it Cl\fr, Cal]leron,) al~d thl.l honorable and lCftrwld 111~mber' for Kingston (MI', Maed~nald) whCtse dvocacy, as the head of the legal profession, and the .Leader of til" Goyernment in the House, would hav~ had :1 pow. erflll influence and cited, as well out of doorsas withil!. the ~Htl!~.of Parliament. Afl·ef arru;'ging all our matters l1!0l)t satisfactorily; ,,,,,a. after ~eing assured, from a personal canvass of the ~nembers,. to ahnost certain sneci',''', I discovered that there was an .under CUfl'ellt at work amongst our own body to defeat the laudable purpose we had ill view, and the oft repeated wishei$ of this Grand Lodge.. ()nly 0;, few ,lays dapsed when petitioliS were sent up to Par~ililllellt from Kingston lind Eytown praying that the Orange S00iety might not be incorporated or legally acknowlodged by Act of Paj'li~.ment. The petition from the first nam ,d city was sent tC' the HOl~.the Attorney General, and to the astonishment and disgust of every right-minded _ and loy,,} Protestaut, the first signature it bore was that. of'Mr, John

Flanagan, the soi dis8ant Grand Mastf)!'. All, the Popish Bms .i,fl Oanada might be passed, and five hundred, 01' five thousand Romi~h l:mtitutione. established by Act of J)atliament, fo)' all Mr. John

REPORT.

Flanagan ("n'ed; 110 petition was ever sent by him, hut the moment !1 l'rotestil.11t body, the members of the Loyal Orange Institution,

.~eek to obtain a legal standing in the country, to be enabled to lift their headsaboYl3 ibe frowns and scoffs of their Popish and Radi. eRl enemies, that moment is seized upon by those nominal and misnamed Prot.estants, to unit<3 their voices with .those of Romis}J Bnreau and Radical Mackenzie, t.o prevent the legal incorporation of OUl' Order, and to continne its members in a, state of inferiority and degradation! While Mr .• John Flanaga,n lYas sending up his petition from Kingston, and while Messrs. Bureau and Maekenzie

were abusing u.s in their places in t.he House of Assi3mbly, the maJcon­tents of our Order in Toronto WGre lending thew their seeret, but E:osl effectual aid! I was informed that~oD1e oue or t.wo of t.he ill<iJmbcn of ourOrdel' did not hesitate in their private conversations, to urge .various objeetions against the measure-that it was lJot

,/lee~~d-,-t,hat 'it would gi H\ the Grand Offic.ers too much power~

that, it would cnable some men to eurieh themselves.,-th,;t. we had

,got on very well without it-and It thousand other such objections,

whielt I .:;anno(. better describe than in th\! words of one of them­

,jjelves,8.,; "nonsensieal twaddle." "Vhile the private uuder-c\lrrent. was thus at work, a sort of handbill manufactory seemed to be estab. lished, (rom ,whieh,almost e,very,~)ight, some fresh printed bill issued,

placarding the walls and thoroughfares of t.he City of Toronto, COD­

JUTing up sornq p~etellded Romish exhibition, sometimes said to take

place on one d,lY, and soruetimcs .OR another, but nm:er re:llly in.

tended nor never really taking plaet" These llandbills were of .the

grossest and most oftimsive nature. Ar. last a Distric.t meeting was

C3lled upon the 3ubject,;nd I beliey'~ I tun right when 1 say tlJat , aft<3r a. fuJI diseui;sion of the matter in the District. Lodge, only two

persons were. found t~) support the vi(~ws of the Hlidcontents. Not­withstanding this mee~iJlg and deeision however, these vioknt and

;,unthinking ~lert pOr8e1{ljted in their illjudged and illegal proc,eediug8. The'streets still eon tinned to be pJa0arde,i with ,infimnrp.at.ory bills, and. even private letters.:wel'ewl'itton, andnumerous invitations sent

to Ilountry luembers all round, requ(lsting t.hem to ('.t))lle, int..o the ,.City and tq i!top s6me "Popish and Idolatrous" proeession. And

t.ho members too, misled and d<.o':'eiv(;;j by sueh pr€t.ences, did [lttend

.in g,·{jM, !l nUl1H!i'"; 6u<llam il\foTlJled that. had it ri(j~ [''''0)) for trle strenUOllS m;ertions of ,the Senio!" Deputy Grnild, Master, the Grand Sel:-l'd':H}" the Distriut -Master or Torunto, and 'a few other Jistin­guis·hed Brethren, these rash, hot·ljl)aded· and umqjfjeeting agitators would, (when there \\7,18 no Popish pl'oee~sioh) hfl,Yc gone out in pro­<legsion themseJl.,;s! lking at tire tillie :tbeJ1'orimu,n of t.he City Gran<l;huy,: I was uwible to att,end HlJIll'ernomtrate pMsonally with thos<j men, but I have been iJifol'med by brethren present, that thefr CO'lJduct\ms rash'alid violent In the extrmlle, and tbata single spark would have ignited the whole mass, and Eet t.he City in 'a fia!re i I jmmediately after issued an Address, in my official eapacity as GI'and Master, denoulleillg those seurrillolls aild inflammatory plaeflrds, re­minding the members of their obligatibn~, eltutioning them' to pay no attention to any publications unless em:mating frolll the proper Authorities of tlle Order, and ealling them back to their allegiance t{) the decision of thc District Lodge and to the Institution at large. If the ullseemly and disgraceful conduct of the agitatorsu:tJon this oeca. ~ion had no other effect, it bad this at lea8t: it effectually prevented the further progress of our Bill. Mr. Cameron never moved another ~tep ill the matter, and from conversations lmd with several members of tho House, I found t.hat t.o attempt to press the matter further would only be to entail upon us eertain defeat.,· :tnd to enable oilr €hemios siill further to crow o'i'er lIS. FOJ" this state of thingsw.;, llave sol'jly to t.hank those, who, 'bearing our linme, but~ dishoilOring our principles, have used their privilege [{8 member~'l to deibat: w« Jong eheri~hed ohjects ofthr, 1HSt.itlltjon~

Progl'ess of the Order.

hav(; the great,lst 8aj,i~faction to be enabled t.oannOllne(l 10 you t.hat a degree of proliperity and ~ue('.<j"s has aawned our laboi'& hitherto unparalleled in Orange' annals. Sinc0 the split (as some (jail it) in June, 18.53, at Kingston; we have issued not Jess than two bundred new·Warra.nts. In this rHnnber I do Ilot include the re­newals of ola vVarl'ants, or the' revival' of dormant Lo,Jges, whicb have am01lJlted' 'to" JegiOli;"but I mean original t;odge8,~hat: is, the iUltiation (.f ne\-,. J]l('Hlb"r~) the i~"\l(' of new \ValTant8 and the for-

Illatro.n o!.llew Lodges, :""here members, ,W arrartt~ ,\ud Lodges havo

not had an organized existeuee before~ ~'rom. June 1853, tOJIlU0

1856, is three year;;, 01' 156 lyeeks; ~o thatwe havo.iu that time

esk'1.hlished a new Lodge every w'Jek, with no less than forty-s1&:

over. Thil> is a Sllccess hitherto unknown to our Society, a suceeS3 of whieh. we lllay well feel proud, and it ,m',eOS, whi.ch ,~'!vef> a.~alU'­

ance of future triumph.

* * * * • * * * • I

Since our la"t meeting I have recdved a variety 0[ leUers, pa.pers,

pamphlets and othel" publications, from the Grand T,odges aIlC~ Grand

Officers of both Englanel imel Ireland. A.I1d: I am 'happy to inform you that not only has my election a" GrandMaster and Sovereign heen

fully and offic:ifLlly r'icognized, but krm-; pel"son~,lly flattr:6 fl.r:; :Lo.1

complimentary 1HI.ve bN,n 'trhkd,

. On motion (,t' Bro. ,So B. Campbell, (iramL Oirec:ll!t o( U"n'rtll)J)i,;,,,,

$'ecbnded by Bro. JOhll B'-,lluie,Pro:(y 651', it ",a,s ResobJed, That. the" Address of the Right 'Norshipful tllr: (}rg,nil

Master and SU\'8rcigrl be reti.,[TBd to the C(,mmittee on Cone3' , pondellce.

The Grallii Mast\ll' here rea(f the"followi"g' letter, t'8c':iv<;rJ from

Messrs. John McKinnon, G'20r~(' C; \V"l"], Thomas I,ang-rel! and R.O.

Young. VhLSON',S Hon:r., }]'rockll'iU,',. I'7 Ih JIJ,np , 1853,

:G. L, Acr.t:'i, E!;Q., Grand Secretan/.

Sm ANIl BHOT[H:!,,~At' a "Spr".'.ial ,Medin::;: of:' tho Gl'Hnd Lodge" working under Brother John Flanagan, Gr~l1d Mast':;r, held n r, ](i ag". ton, on Thmsday, t.he 5th' June, iqst., for the pUl'j)()"t) of d~vising measures calculated to heal the division whidl now unhappily oxistH among the Orangemen of Canada, the ll11dersigl1ecl were appointed

Deregates to confer with tl\o Grand Lodge, working under Brother

Ogle R. Gowan. Tn c<trrying out this important obj('d, we Tequcst that -' -' -' ---' "--.

NOTJI.-.-'I'here walf'much ,mora, of the Grand Master's Opening Sp~ech, as well at thecommeMement as towards its close, which the Grand Secretary was unable to take down or procure. . '

REP 0 :&'1'.

a. Committee of your Grand Lodge be appointed as aoomta possible; in order to decide and report upon such measures as will eauy out l;be

object nil go<)d Orangemen must havEl'in view. "

We' ate, Siraud Brother,

y our~,in the' Bonds) J. MACKINNON. GEO. C. WARD. THOS. LANGRELL. R. C. YOUNG.

Moved by Bro. G. B. R08seaux, Jr. Dy. G. M., and seconded by Bro. S.B. C:.mpbell, G. D. C., aud it was

Resolved, That Brothers Charles Ryan, Co. M.,Elgin; John Wm. Petrie, W. M. 634; Dr. Allen, Co. Y., Stormount; Dllvid Parish, M. G. C., 257 ; and James McClure, Co. M., York, do com­

pose the Committee on Finance.

Moved by Bro. G. B. R08~e!l.UY, Jr. D. G. M., seeonded Bro.Alfio

Degrassi, Grand Tyler, and it was

Ruoltled, That Bros. John Lindsay, Co. }(L, Quebec; William Henderson, Co. M., Durham; John Heth"rington, Proxy, 343 j Dr. Irona, Co. M., Victoria; and Rev. J. Gilbert Armstrong,Dy. Grand Chaplain, do compose the CommittOle on Correspondence.

On Motion of S. B. Campbell, G. D. C., 5econded by Bro. Wiiliam

Mack,W. M. 404~ itwas

Ruoltled, That Bros. John Wilson, M., 396, Toronto; Michael Crawford, Prest. G. Corn. ; John Cummins, M. G. C., 554; Rev. Dr. Lett, Grand Chaplain; and WilliamM. Button, M:548 .io compose the CommittBe on the Annual Password. .

MovBd by Bro. George L. Allen, Granel Secrotary, "nd seconded by

Bro. Dr. Irons, Co. M. Victoria,

That whereas, at the Grand Annual Meeting, held i\t. ,Kingston, in month of June, 1853, certain members 'of the Institutioll thoughtfit to withdraw themselves . from connection with the Grand Orange Lodge Of B. N.A., and have since continued oul1fide the pale of that L,'Y;lJ Body; and whereis,mauy 6( the said'memLeJ'3 have 3ince

3!(

expressed theil' sorrow {or' what th~u took place, ;lad. their anxiou.

deeire now to return into ftill connexion with the Orange Body, b .. it thtrl/ore

Re8ol1led, That the Grand Lodge, cordially reciprocating eV't'Jry

l..'ind and_ friendly overture that has been, or that ma.y be, offered, for a more friendly I\nd intimate union, (10 hereby appoint the R. W. the O. M., t.he Senior Dy. G. M., and the President of the Grand Committee, a Speeial Committee to moot and confer with lIuell.

Brethren, or with any Commi~tee or Delegption thoy may appoint, the Dumber not to exceed three, for the purpo~e o(;ul".lnging tha­

terms upon which such union may be effected, and the ilaid Brethre!l

restored to full fellowship with the Brothl#rhood, throughout tha

Empire, Bro. S. B. Campbell, G. D. C., il\~e noti(\e that he- would, on. ~

morrow, moya : That no memoor shall be allowed to speak longer than wn minuteIJ

at!\ time, a.nd not more than once, (unless in reply or explanation.} ; the said motion to be the first itlJm on the order of the day (Of 00-

morrow, The Right '\Vonhipful the Grand l-,odgo then t«ijollrned, to mfletlf.~

tl~ hOlt" of eight o'c!ook, on \Q.morrow~ at th" ,ame plaoo,

CoUjp,T ROUSlll, fJItO{)KV!£LIlI,

Wednesday. J.-UU>I 18, 185~.

The Right W Qrehipiul the Gnnd Lodge m.t, pUfllUant to adjourn.· ment, and at eight o'clock, A. M., the Right W orahipful the Grand Master and Sovereign enter~, ~nded the platform, and assumed

the Chair . . The. Brethren l:eing C311ed tQorder, inaceordanl,"e with noti~~\)­

that effect given yesterday, h WIIS, on motion of Bro. S. B. Campbell,

G. D. C., il{)conded by Bro. Richard Ba.11atd, W. M. No.1, D

38 & 1£ PORT. , .

. IfMDi-VIJd, That no member be allowed to "peak longer than ton mint1te~ al; a time, and not more than once, ,on the sarne question, unles~ in reply or in explanation.

Tho GrandMaster, on behalf of the Co!nmitLee 6f Conferenc(l, appointed yesterday, by resolution, to moet certai.n Dolegate~ from thoFle who had separated from the Right Worshipful the Gl'iltia

-Lodge ofB.N. A.; rose and ma-cle i.befollowingHeport: We beg leave respectfully to repr.irt, that imnitidiately afterour

'appolntmeiit we :l,~dressoo a lettol'ill tbe following terms-to the gen· tlemOIi who had solicted the conference.

13IWOKV1LLf:, June 1 't, 1856,

GENTLItYl!lN :-In reply to yout' letter of thill dayla tlate,I am inst.ructed to inform you, that tho R. VY .. tho Grand Mlliltor, the

. SOllio,' Deputy Grand Mast~l', and the Presid"nt of die Grand Com· mittee,h"vc' heen appoint-cd a Spec.ial ComDlit~i)e to.rnl'et and confer with you upon the. 8ubjectof its contf:llt5j qncU all} d~ired fur(,her to infotm you, tl.l:,t. ~hosc g'cnt!cmcll wjll be ha:ppy J9U\~tyO\1 at 'Wilson',~ Hotel, tIllS evening, at 6 o'clock.

: I. remain, Gentlemen,

YOUi' obedient S1)fVunt, GEO. L. ALLEN.

Soun McKinnon, Esq., and .thef$. a.s. Being u83<3111bled at the hour appointed, .yre r~uested the gentle.

mOLl to furnish m with ih~it viewsiu wri!ing, when they handed to U~ the following paper:

"It wa~' propo~dby Thos:. Lung-rell, on the part of the DelegatM, that in orciel't{)' thil best. interests of the Orange As.'5ociation of BI'itiabNorth America, it i. desirable that no Bi'bthet, who'llM already filled the office of Grand Mallter,be again placed in nomina­tion for the office of Gl'aild Master; but that BOIDe other Brother of the Order be named, by the present. Grand IJodge of 131'0; OgllitR, GO~:ln, to be selected as i candidate, in wh()lie fa-ror the Delegates pledge themselvee,and -the brethren they represent, to unite j D elect­ing such person iil jweferenco to all btllers;"

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. Notooing able t.o eOIJCur in the8uggestioJl~contailJedin tliisp!'opu,>f,l,

ll.nodeeming it not only contrary to the Constitutioll,alJd iusultilJg to

those who stood highest in the contiuen0(l0t't,he OI'<1\1r, weolfered no

other reply than a counter proposition, which was couched- ill the 10,1-lowing term!!, which we respectfully submit was both as Jiberal and a>l

·00ncj~iatory a;s :m-y true friend of our -time-honored· In8t.itmioll t:ollid

desire.

1. That all Lodges shall be allowed to renew their Warrants free of all cost!.

2. That the MasteTS of all.uell Lodges at the time of such rellewal~ receive the Annual Password, al,ld be ent-itled to all the rights, pri­

vileges and immunities oLali other Members of the Institution; to sit

and vote in the Grand Lodge, and to act fully with us ill alJ matterE<

appertaining to the Order.

3. That they be allowed to sit amI vote ill the Grand Lodge, at the

elect.ion of Strand Offie~rs for the pn;sent and all ~ucceedill5 JCRrs.

4. That in the election ot Grand Officers hereafter to tc held, W(J

recommeud that on·e half of the Gr:md Officers, or at :dl crent~, it

rCBpectable proportion of them, !)(J talwn from eaeh ~edioJl of the

Oraer. On motion of Bro. Jolin Holland, Pwxy- 551; seconded by Bro.

S. B. Campbell, G. P: C., it was .

Retolvtd, That the Report of thQ Committee appointed to eonj~r

with the Delegation from the adversQ Bretlm!D, now presente,l by the Right ·Worshipful the Gl':md Ma~ter, be fQeeivetl and adopted,

and the Committee be disoshal'geJ.

The Commit.tee on Correspomlellce reported that ill eOIJSeqllence of th~ absence of one of the I}lember5 of &1id COri:nnittl'e they.were

unable to report, wher<:,upon-

On motion 'of Bro. the U€v. Nassau C. Gow:llJ, Dy. Gmnd Chap­

jain, seconded by Bro. George L. Allen, Grand 8ecl'etmy, it was

Besotiled, That the name ofBI'O. Dr. 1'. M. Morton,Co. M., Leed .. , he plac.ed on_ the Committee on ConesponJellce, ill place of that

of Bro. Rev. J. Gilbel'tAl'!l1stl'ong, Dy. Grand Chaplain-who wall

unable to attend,

REI'OR,'J'.

'l'be Gral!dMllster llOW announced that the hour for proceeding to Divine Service had arrived, upon whk:h the 'J{:nightsCompanifJn&

. and Brethren retii'ed to the Court House Square, and forme<L in Procession, preceded by "the Toront; Orange Brass l!and'!'and pl'OC€eded to St. Petf!r's Church, where the following rnosteloquelit .

. anatfl11y Orange Sermon was delivered by Brother the Hev. J. Gil­b~~t Armstrong, A.B., Incumbent of Woodbridge, Vaughan, SeJ)ior Deputy Grand Chaplain, and a collection-amounting to £12) O~. laken "p for HIe Prote~tant Orphan's llome .

•• CO>lE au')' Olf' IIJIll ld)' j'EOI'!.E, THAT 113 J))j: )10'!' l'~n'j'AKJ!;RS OF' meR e)l'~,

,MlJ 'J'llA'I' Yl!' HI>Cll)YE NOT OF' mlr. !'LAOUB8."

In adJressing for tlHdirst time, from the pulpit) tM Grand Orange Lodge of British North America-thc highest Officers and Representa­tives of~ perhaps, the largest organization, Political as well as Religious, to be found in this immense and important eountry-I cannot ,but llensibly feel that I occupy a position of high hOllor and of deep re­

,sponsibility. So many points at once present themselves to theconsi­deration of tbe Preaeher upollsuch an occasion, that I candidly confess I have felt somo degree of difficulty in confining myself witllin the compass to which a di,scouTse, at such a time, might beniasonably expected to extend. ' ,

The passage which I have at length, after much reflection, selected, 'while it fQrcibly reminds us ,of the errors of that religiou, against which we, as a budy,are arrayed, will, I trust, nevertheless, be, found a lertile and instructive subject ofmedi\ation to the indiyidual members of our glorious" Order ;" as well as to others now here in tbis bealltif\l] House of God assemblerl., '

'ln the beginning of the Chapte!', in which our text is found, the ,.4. post.le alludes to the fall of Babylcm. The Allgel, he <;ay~, CJ:ied

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mightily to him with it strong voice saying, .. Babylon 'the great ie hll 1 en. and is beeome the habitation of devil:;:, and the hold of every it'll] spirit." .

And in the 41h verse he says, " And -1 heard another voice from heaven saying,'Oome, out oj her 'ill!! people, (i. e. -come 011t oi' Babylon,) that ye be not partakers '!.f her sins, and that !Ie TCCCtVe not of Iter pla.gues." And here we may remark, before we enter upon a di8C1lssion of our subject, that there is 3. manifC'~t connec;tion between many of the prophecies of the Old Testament and the de"cnp~ tions there given of Babylon, and the account of her destiny contained ill the New Testament.'

In ma:riy instances we 11ndthe precise expressions (,mployed. Not to go beyond our te.xt, the words ;He "Come out of her my people :" and Isaiah says "CD ye forth of Babylon, flee fro111 the Chaldeans :" "tuid Jeremiah says "My people go out of the mi,lst of hel':" and agaili' iilthe subsequent verse the A,ngel's voic(~ says "Tn the cup whieh she had filled, fill to her double:" and haialJ'8 words are, "For your shaJue' she shall have double. "

Now, my Brethren, the more carefLlJly we eXRmine ~uid compaw an that is said of the history of this notorious eity, and of h,.-r inhaTJitanu, in lIle, scriptnres, the more thoroughly must we be. convince,! lh~c iJa.bylon represents Apostate Raine, and that the 'inhabitunts of Ba,by. Ion are typical of tlte'J!r~ressors of the Rpmish heresy.

1. In order to prove this I shall, in the fir~t place,'orieH y examine the doctrines and praetiees {l[ the Papal Church, whiell mailifest her idclllily with the Babylon spoken of, "'hen the Apo~ne sayo-

U Come out of her 'IiI,y people Ihal ye be not Jlnrtnkcr's (lfhu Siri~,.

and that yerecc·tre not of her plaguul."

II. Secondly, in my coneluding rem8>TksI shall briefly ,hu\v that the i. Orange InstitntioTi," 1vas organized to aid in opposing those prin~ dples ; '~o that its members might-not be partakers of lite Sillf (,I' Rome, and that they might not receive ef her plagues. '

I. >We shall then, J1rstly, proceed to point out the erroh peenlj,wlO liolltatusm, and which mark her identity with BaLyloD.

1. Atld we may at the very outset observe that [or severltiyears the Jewish people were under Babylonish eaptivity. The words of the' Almighty, through the prophet Jereriiiah, are, U l'will take from them the voice of mirth .and the voice Of glal1neS8, the sound -of the mill­~tones and the light of the candle, and the whole J~i;d ~hall be a deso-·

, Jation :J.u<'i ::m uf.ton)shment.)' And (Ul this ,vas ,,' p';"!lishmerir inflicted :1'2

4:2 ltEl'OltT.

by the Almighty, because his peopJe,i1id ,not incline theit ear 0'

heal'ken to the instruction of the prophet; 80 were we punished ,as a ' Church by the dominancy of Rome-so were we in captivity to' Papa~ rule.

England in..the eleventh century; (during the lime of Gregory. ilia 7th;) and Ireland and Scotland in the twelfth, su);Jmitcd to, Papal jurisd.l~tion. And as the, Jews were without'the light of the ealldlea:nd au U astonishment" a8 the word of God expressed their situation; gO were we as a Church and People, well nigh IOSl~ (at least to human l'il\iOl~) in the gloomy cloud that overshadowed us. Then wel'e Wil

indeed an "astonishmeDt"-yee, my brethren, an astonishment it was, ~hat a Church. having so pure, eo Bcriptural, a ,creed, shollJdhavQ "lumbered' beneath the iron hand of Papal domillation-should have -yielded to a "tyralu,y most oppressive and degrading~a tYt=Y 'Wruch seemed to be gradnally treading out every'spark of gencrou~ feeling and fitting the- human race ollly 1.0 be slaves." But, aftsr years @f bondage we aga.in saw the light a6 did t.he Jews. The, hand of 'God rcstor~l us, as it did the Jews of old, from tho hemisphere which WIiB d;nkened by the clouds of J'ighteous retribution" 10 ,th ... t which be~ gan to glow with tIle forecaBt light of approaching day.

2. In tho ilccond place, we may observe, lhat u,).1othGr great f.l11'OJ' of the RorniBh Church, which we oppose, is her claim wltnit'ersd &mini~n (fr :wprt1llacy. :\nd in this claim there is li strong rcsem~ blance between Rome and ancient Babylon. .

.. The woman whicn thou sawe~t in thli,l great dry wfIieh reigneth >:!,ver the kings of the ealth," are the words of the Reve13,tioa refcrrhlg , 'to Bfilbylon. And that thiB doctrine is held by the Church of Home iB -abundantly I'hown throughout her history. .,I,no. yet, ~trange t4l say, her ~laim to i'ltpre'/'I(,acy--with ;ill the ,arguments to attempt .to prove that Pettlf wa·$ g'iven 3-1J.-prem'(! authorit), tyam bleB~i Lord~wasneverthe­less not recognised until the ~th Latcr'd.Jl Council in the year' 1215.'t In the 5th canon of that COllllCil, the Roman Church i.s said 10'ha"" g. principality of po\yer oyer alJ others, as the Mother and Mistres8 of all Christian believem. .1 But the -validity of the power of the Pope/,' jiay~ a polemieal writer,~ (,' altogether depends on being the undoubted w;cceSKOf oj St, Peter." Who then, we would a,s~~ is the great Hea';l ,

_ • p,a1wer'. E:colOiliastical instory, (cc>mp. e-iL) pages lr.S, H,7, anu }80. ' - t Dr. HOok.'! CIa.llre.b Dk. p. OOII. '

t YOl'lllg'e COIltro1'6l'1!ltl I.ee-turee, p. <2M, , ~'I!

RE.PORT.

of the Romish Church 'l 18 it the Successor of that heretic .John 22nJ,t who denied the immort~!ity of the soul; of John 23d, and Gregory 12th, alld Benedil>i 13th, who were all Popes at once, and all cashiered by the Ge.nera! Council of Constance for b~ing illegitimate; of Pope Eugenius, whom tho' Council of Ba~il convicted both of schism and heresy; of Pope Marcellinus, who had.s!lcrific.ed to Id.olB ; of Silvester 2nd, who had ~crificed to the devil-a successor of the" Alexander8,§ the Hildebrands, the Gregories, the Bonifaces, whose lewd and flag-itiou£) lives am hardly tobe paralleled in history." W'e deny the authority of such Succee-sofs, and challenge Roms to prove even l'eter'ssupre­macy.

Peter enjoyed, Ii.e we hold, n priority oj (trder not a priority of JAne·a or pre-cHLin&iCe 0f.1m-isdict·um.U He was eqlud. with the other Apostles.. 1'1Iis the Bible proves, lind this is corroborated by th6 early fathers of our Church. We, therefore, are oppo~ed to this point of heresy, :i.~ one of those sins of the aposta.cy which 'ore :;I.re to avoid. And as the woman (or B..bylon.) in the quo(ationswhich we have already mad~,. 'was SiAid 10 be t.lUl.t great city which Teigneth over tho Kings of th~ FA>.rth; so has Rome exercised this lUlscriptur-... l authority. Yes, in the 12th century, she exercised it over the monarch~ John, of England; again .. he I)xercisoo it over tl16 bloody QUeen Mary ; not t.o mention the nu­merom; other exampl .... :.< in more ancient, ~ well as more modern, periods, not mereJy in the historyof En~land but iJso i.u that of the wid(t universe.

3. But we> PM];; on to 8.110UH,r point, of identity, ",.·hieh WI! ue 1.6

:<voi,l-Ro.-lnc's Idolatry. 1t. is to be deplored thli.l a Church layin::; claim to 8anctity 1m;]

i!.niiquity-to the sne-cession of authority from Peter--:t <.:;hurch which pl'ofc~se.;;; to "dore the Saviour of mankind, should be guilty of i1n :w-t iO cOl1trary to all revelation ill> that of Idolatry! I .~nd yet for this Doctrine (though couched in other words) she cannotcl.dm the authority t}f antiquity "ny more than fpr that of tho supremacy of tlle Pontiff. 'fhere appearJ3,to have been little-or no use of images in tlll1 Chri8(ial) Chureh ior the tlr-t three or four hundroo years, as is evident from the ~.ilel1ce of all ;<.ncieut 9.utho1'8, and of the h.eathens themselvee., who ne,er re-erimin:ol,tcd, or char~e<:i the use of Images on the primiti.v.<il

Chri stianf_ • <.P

;): Hist.otJ of Popery, p.8.. § Salter'. Hall Le.etllrGll, p. ~<5 it nl'of~.sEor BriJwoe sf Oll.l1.lbl'i<igll 0[1. Lb~ 39 lll~cltO~,p. SG!; .

.. . Dr Hook;, ",. :;;()!).

JIJ the ,!th ceniury the' Council of Elliberis 11 (can. 36.)' Days /, it, pleases us to have no pictures in churches, lest that which is worship­ed should be painted upon the waJJ~." The grand controversy of the 8th century~ I-';1Imer tells us, was on a point of Christian morality-the worship of images;· '

The Romish Conncil of Trent decrees that" due worshipsh6uldbe given to images." Bel!armin,:j and other prominent ailthorities of the Romish church prove the lawfulness of eVen the images of the' Deity for the general pradice of dei'otiorl in that Church. t

The Council of Trent moreover decrees that the honor \vhieh is paid to images is, referred to their prototypes; so that by meallS vf the images which \ow kiss and bow down before, we adore Chrlstand reverence the Saints ,vhose likeness they bear."

The following quotation from the learned Dr., Chailonel' will 'also pr~­.entthe authority on which we charge the Romish' Church with t.he siir "f adoringereatures instead of wor~hipping tlw infinitc Creator-'

"St. Mieheal pray lor 11:': St. Gahiel pray for llS. ;\.ll ye holy imgds ',"ndiueh-angels. pray for us. All' ye holy orders of blessed spirits pray for 'us. St. John ,t.he Baptist,' St. Joseph, all ye hoiy patriarchs and prophets, pray for us; .-\,11 ye holy diseiples of our Lord, all ye holy Illnoeeht:<, pray for 118: St. Stephen, St. LaWrell(,'e &c., &c.;' allye holy monks and hm:mits: alJ ye holy virgins aud widows:'all:ye mell, women, saInts of God, l1iakeinter~cs"ion 'for us>'t ' .

}\gain on another authority of high standing§ (Palmer) we lW:l'e tlie' Jollowin!,; 'Tl1EmtlOned as ~ome of the idolatries whieh are pr~ctic~d' in 1hc Romish ehurch. viz., "having imag;E's of Christ, of th~ Trinity, Of God'the Father; relies ot the blood, fb;\], llair; and nail of. Christ; relics' of the true noss, 'relics of the naiL." spear, sponge, scourge, reed, l)ilIar, linen cloth, napkin of Veronica, seamless coat, purple robe, in­scription on the eross and oiher iilstr.uments of the passion; images or t.he Cros~.' of the Bible, the Blessed Virgirr : all which image'; andrelies' (jllght, 'aceording to the doctrines taugllteomml))ily and \vithout censure in thcHomish commtinion, to receive the L'enl1oorship paid to God."

-On this subject of idolatry then, do we not also see ,mother proof of what "ie j,ave aJrt,<"Jy so far substantiated, vi!:., that Babylon is typical ,,{' Rome!

, U' Bi~hop Bnrnett on the 3fl ltrtieloo, p. 27& • Eccles. Hilltory, p. 78. t Bellarm.de Ima.g. r. ii. c. 8. t "Garden of the soul" p~~lGt \J Qlloted by Dr. Hook (p. 308) en l,bis edljeel..

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Were not the Babylonians guilty of wot:shiping idols? 'fo prove this fact we llee(l only instance the command of Nebuchadnezzar to everyone of his subjects, to wor-ship the golden stat lie which he had erected from the spoil of war-and that, too, on pain of being ca~t into the fiery furnace; in like manner as were the anathema!! pronounced by the Romi!!h councils ngainet those who would not !!toop to thi!; most abject ~pecies of idolatry.

\Vould to God, my Orange brethren, that the conviction of the sin of idolatry, which caused the monarch just named to give glory to the God of t-he Hebrews, would seize the professors of a ereed, so contrary to that Divine law whichsayJS-" Th9U shalt not make to thyself any graven image, ~or the likeness of anything that is in heaven aboye, or in the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt noi bow to them nor worship them." Then would the words of the Psalmist burst fOlth with force and beauty on tlle mind of the faithful worshipper, who with David would exclaim-" Thou compass est my pathcand my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways-whither !'hall I go from thy spirit, and whither shall I flee from thy presence 1"

4. The fourth and last of the errors of Rome, which time will permit me to notice, and\vhich also identifies her with 13abylon, is her per­sec-ut-ion.

This is a doctrine of the Papacy, you must bear ill mind, and not a mere accidental eyenl in her history. One of her great writers ;md authorities already named (Bellarmine) tells us that the" church (i. e. the Rom,ish church) persecutes jlE'retics from a ze-al for the sah-alion of souls:"~ Thi8 doctrine is further unfolded in the Rhemish notes, t and laid down in, the decrees of the Council of Trent as a special arliele of

belief. 'ln the history of ,Babylon the very act of consigning Daniel'~ three

,coinpanions into thc fiery furnace, because they would not bow to the golden image, was an instance of persecut,ion. And again, tlle casting of Daniel himself into the )ion~' den beeause he would not worship ;my otlier'God than the" one living and true," furnishes an additional ex·, ample of that spirit of persecution whioh fonns a leading dogma of the

church of Rome. This doctrine of' persecution must be doubtlessly looke,) upon as the

'result of the erroneous principle oi' the Pope's supremacy, whieh we

- • Bell~~mitle:-;I-iDt:d- at R;;-~~-~;d~tb~ Pl<tronl<ge of Pope (Jre,ory XVI-1853. '

t Rehmish notes, printed in IS)?, oDder the patrooae;c (.f Dr. ~ulnJ Homisll _t rcbbishop of Dublie.

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bil-ve already noticed. The argument of the Papir:;t'beingthat :Pet/if had supreme authority given him by .our Lord; that .the.PopesoLRoll'Jfl aJ"e his successors j and that consequently it is necessary. tos.alvation, that the Papal mandate ~hould be fully and subn,lissively obeyed!. '.

But what are those Qoctrineswhich are attempted to 1)~. thus enforced by the Papal power'l ,Are they those whic.b:: were taught, by oUJLord and his Apostles? If they are, then the crime of perSe~\ltioll wOWdhe oomewlmt extenuated. But they are not the doctrines. of Cbrist,but those which Rome has herself added thereto. Thus, melancholy, to relate, millions have been plunged into etemity by this awful dilcipline of the church of the apostacy!. Think of the noble army of ma11yrs who .have been tortured by the most cruel and inhnman deaths.; becauscthey refused to bend the knee to Rome's idolatrous and super8titio115 l'ite$. Are there any who deny her power to forgive sins; are there any .w4o exclaim against .the sacrifice of the mass; against the invocation of !laint~; against the celibacy of the clergy ; against the immaculate concepti6n; against the supremacy of the Pontiff; or the miracles of a winking Madonna; arc there any who alledge that grace is ilot conferred in the annointing of the sick, or that the Scriptures contain aJ1tgings neeessary for salvation independently of all oral tradition ? . Such persons wherever found, whether within the gates of the holy city or in the fe" mot est corner of the Pope's assumed domimon, are al.once pronounced accursed, and. deserving of, and consigned to, " persecui-ion."- .

Wc shall spare ourselves the recital of those awfl1l massacres which have rendered bloody the pages of Rome's history. We·shall not now quote the Jlistory of the plots formed against the good Queen Elizabeth, or the munlers inflicted under the detestable Mary-her_ predecessor. Nor shall we detail the sufferings of the IValdenses and Albigens(ls,. who because they were opposed to Romish heresy were thought- and niade fit snbj'eds of persecution. Did time permit u<, we might point to ;'lpain's dreadful inquisition-to the massacres at Belgium and Paris; and then we might judge of Rome's persecuting doctrine. by the delight manifest­ed by Popes a,nd Popish. soYereigJJ6 at the wholesale carnage there com­mitted : but time Warns me that I must hasten .1.0 the conc-]wling portion of my discourse. . -

So far I have pointed out Babylcm as typical of RJ)"i"lu. J have shown that as the braelites were in .capii vit)' in Babylon"so were our p.rotestant forefathers under Rome-tliat as Babylon was guilty ofgro~s idolatry, so was Rome-that as Babylon laid c.l<;:im to ulljven~aJ supren1a{:.y,· so ~jd -Rome-that as persecution was cruelly practised 'by Babylon, so was it by Rome-thuB e8tablishing the idmtity between JlabylQiJ :lnd Rome,

H. 11} t~ 0 It r~: 0 4'7

ami showing tl1ll.t Llw exhortation of our text" (',emu fmt of Babylo:n," t" as applicable to us of' the' present day, and in the same sense, as it W(lg

to the people of God when the scriptures were written. II. And this leads me, in the second place, to show-that the OltA.NGfI:

INsTITUTlCiN was organized to aid in opposing those principles; 80 thltt its members might not be partakers of the ;;ins of Rome and that they might not receive of her plagues.' ,

Passing over, for want of time,. a great many intere~tillg events in tll", .history of Orangeism, we shall inlro<lucc the lIubject, howeverabrup.tly, by obscrving that the.Reronnation, which had beBn elsewhere so "uces~fully carrleu Oll, was imperfectly cowlucted in Ireland. .

The rea80n assigned [Qr this want of sUcces,s was, that the tmti"-,),, spoke a hl.l1gl.l9-ge peculiar to themselves which was hard to be untIer­itood; __ nel the masses, as i.3 the. case in all countries, withQut exception, where Romanism prevails~ having been, through the policy of their

. leaders, kept in ignorat)ee,werc more easily led on, by a blind zeal for their rcligion, ai1d wilh the assurance of absolution from their priests, to propag~te the most extravagant dogmas 9f their faith'by the arm. of tha

_most treachero}}s a~d brutal persecution. ' Thus robberies, arsons, murdets, a.nd rebellions, the n105[. darl'.'g, and

almost unexampled, were perpetrated by t.hese too willing and {:\,ib. mi8sin~serf.., of Popish swa,y and 3,rrogancy.

At a time when such a slate of things existed i11 I reland, the "Orallg~ In.9titi~t-io·a-a healthy offshoot or whieh' now flourishes in this couutry -,-was at the fir8t organized in that " etneral(~i81o of the ocoan~" The ~eSC!lnd;t~lt6 of those who fled from other bl1ds to shu.n the burning horrors of the stake, or who; had barely escaped the, lIlortl11 wOl.lnd­fighting by thcaJ.deaof their olVn b.eloTerl sires and gmw.lsirea-were in .~plree<1 with OJ. national .and.enthusiastic zeal [or their "altara and their homes," anli with becoming courage ;).nQ. determination worthy of the go(Xl Protestant Cause, and of the cOllntry of their nativity-moved by no maliciouB rancor Of unholy pride-resolved. {or their o,vn niutual pro· fection from ravages and incursions 80 repeated and murderous--to seek for spme Organization,. by which they, might .be enabled to recognisli eaoh other, as good and loyalsubjectB; and as the unflinching and un­comp?'otnisjng' supporters of the sound principles of o,ur holy Catholic anll Apostolic Church, as restored and beqlJ.eat)led US at the RefolTIlation: This oriefly w .. s thQ origin of the "Orange In.stitution,','-iJ., large /lumber of whose members I no"," .. haTe the priTilege of !1,ddre;53io.g-

·.and whose prihciples I trust shall,. from ycar to year, more widely ;J,uci deeply'be felt ilnd fostered.

And here let it be distinctly understood, a.nd espeoially by Romanist$ themselves-if there are any present-that the" Orange Instit'idfon" never at any time entertained the idea of persecution. It is not the teaching of the Church to which it is strongly attached, nor has it ever been the practice of its members. If it i8 opposed to Rome in Rome', present fallen and apostate eondition, it. is becallse the Bible, i8 opposed to Rome, and because the Orange Institution, is, as it ever has bean; a strong confederation-~ mighty phalanx, agalllst Popery.

We, my brethren, as members of that truly noble and illustrious In­~titution, desire it to be understood, that the warfare which he would l!ealously and faithfully carryon is the warfare of our Church, and therefore not agains't" the persons of Romanist~, but against the prin­ciples of Romanism. Our U Order" did ilOt spring into existence as' an aggressive. but as a: defensit,e Order.

Had the advocates of, R~manism laid aside their cn;~l imp1ementsof , persecution from the beginnin:-'had they contented themselves to ~up­port their doctrines by a candid appeal to the plain book of God asth~ ONLY authority-had they done this, I affirm now, as I have dotte.on other public occasions, that 'the Orange Inatitutiol1 would neTer 11a1e seen the light of. day. ' Bu~ when reason and argument-when free pubiic di8Ctlssion~were

et>ntemptuously set aside; and when physical force was substituted, and Romanism, like Mt\-homedanism and Paganism, was attempted to be propagated by the sword, it was not the i)art of our Protestant fore­fathers to stand tamely by and see their houses burne,l from overtheir head.-to witness their darling wives and beloved little ones destroYl1d in the confla.gration, and their relatives and neighbors shot down, not in the dead of the night, but worse and more audacious still, in the broad light of day! It was lIot th.,ir duty to themselves, to their families, to their neighbors, or to the country which they so dearly loved to look silently and inactively 011. No, my brethren, they rose as one man, in self-defence, as rose the Israelites of old, againat the sons of Goliath of Gath. The nature of the circumstances in which they were placed, ,Jemanded l!uch an action j and they'would stand culpa.Ie in the face of right and duty, did they not do as they have done. In these sad times they were, for the reasons, I have stated,forced-jorcedI say; emphati­cally, to form themselves into one great confederation.

Nor need it be' said, (as we sometimes hear it, by those who" are not in our ranks) tha.t we hayeWYW"no need of such an Institution. 'Tis true we have not 31101 Mlamitotis scenes WYUl alii we: hadthe"'~; 'tis true peaclil

!lad tranquility· prevail to a great extent now amongst Uil. But wer~ there '/'10 'suck Society in existence 'OOw, can we venture, with th~ slightest degree ,of certainty, or eveu probability.Jo affirm, that such I.l

blessing wdlllJbe, by us, enjoyed ,1 " Is it, I would ask, because we lu\ve not the horror of war before 0111:

eyes~ that we are ttydisband our ~val and military forces? Is it be­cause Borne few in the world are di8posed to be religious and God-fearing people, that, therefore, we are to "lose the doorll of our churches arid discharge our clergy 7

We must always bear in mind, that whilst Prote8tant~ are unfortu­nately split amongsttn.emselveson many points of doctrine and fu­cipline, the church of Rome is one, and that "unity is atrength"-that her teaching i~ still the saIne, as when she fell into her apostacy: und that did an opportunity offer, we might expect, according to her teaeh­ing, tOIl'utrer as did our memorable forefathers.

But it will be stated, on the other hand, that the Romish priesthood areniJW a different cla8s of men, and that Romanism is not nearly so bad,as it has been 1 Whatever other,g may think-and I respect any man's opinion, if I believe that h~ speaks hone~tly and from convic­

tion-I can'not but firmly believe (and I do not wish to judge any har~hly or unfairly) that they are and must be-so long 'I..~ their ereed stands, unaltered-the same. Is it to be supposed, that they are rea.llr, ilt this day, better disposed to li\'e in subjection to our English and Pro­testant QLleen and Government in worse circumstances than their fore­fathers were when in better? May they not make use of the sarna pretences tet form any riew design to recover their lost power and pcs­;~i;sions? - And will not the same false and bloody principles of the Romi3h religion which they still profess, at all times encourage and justify the execution of a design for the overthrow of Protestants, par­

'ticularly when their creed teache,~ them that no Prol')stant Sovereign haa a right to the crown and a title to their allegiance? Their principlell may m outward aspect, brethren, lead Barrle of us to suppose that then is a change 'for the better; but this i~ only a deceptive step to accom­modate to'some prevailing appetite---it is IIIlt another development Of

,theIr system to catch some new pro,~"lyte. Their priesthood may now tind it their gain to appear with different complexions-to assume more friendly dispositions-to open their mass-houses to Prote"tants tl) ;convince them of the purity, beauty, and grandeur of the Romish faith (!) but believe me, my brethren; they are not tl) be trusted, they are but" Ull)ltle.9 in 8heep',~ clothing i" for whil9 1.11 olle bre8.t1, they

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vall on Protestants to embrace thereligiol1 busedou Pt;lter,. in the 11e~~ they <lssail them, to quote the words of one oLtheir'JesuitB of the.pre. sent day, as l\. "body of fanatics, [0016,' and :knaves ," and all this; too, aeeompa.niecl by scriptural quotations: to. prove their deep Chri$tian .~ymprt.thy nnd .~trong broth.erly affection! !! I. know . too much, bt'ethren, of Jesuitical history~too much of their sophistry and tOrtuo\ls IW:1Rion-too mueh of their deep religious and politieal cunning, ,tp be easily blinrled with sl1ch :B.8tiertions, It often happens that apparent calmne,'ls, friendship, and perhaps indifference, are most manifested w'hen them i.~ a deep l~jd seheme for a. bold and daring onslaughtap­pl'Oanhing its maturity.! a~k you not to be guided by my own experi­enee, or my own ;l,st:lurances in this matter, but by. the revelations of history. (~o to the time of the "gunpowder treason;" that period -of b,istory with-whieh iJ. Grand Vicar of the Romish church" would try to per~uade u.s that he and hid eollege alone are profo)lndly acquainted, G., tu that period and you will find the falsehood, hypocrisy, and ea.lumnjc8f'tnllloyed by tlieJeHuits for the subversion of Protesta.nttruth. At th;l,( tim,o 'when the J eHllits had done all that was possible to hinder the king's ae(]f7s~io!l, tlw)' ~eemed to be quite contented with it t The

,v-ery .Jc"uit ("",uhf,' Parsons) who had been the most industrious to exclude the monarch, Wit'"' the most forward to pro~e8S loyalty to him.~; Father Gamet, when he thought the plot safe and 8ur6of suceellS, waa phlaRed to talk much of bulls and mandates from his Holiness to charge all the priesteand their flocks in Engla.nd to earry themselves with pro­found peace [lnd quiet. So began the I5how of passive obedience to prepare forac.tive 'rebellion § But previous tothis we find, that Popish arlifiee was the same. Just before the conspiracy of Babington againit the life of Queen Elizabeth and for setting up a Popi$h-pretcnder by force of a.rms j the Papists to hide the matter and deceive the Govern­went, published a book to the effect" that good Catholics 0. e.Romans) were to employ no other Rrms against their Prince, but the arms of priinitive Christiana-tears and daily prayers! And so, agOliI)., upon forming the Popish plot against King Charles II., a Rob,Ie Lord of that party drew up a fine apol .. y in behalf of the PapistB-Hmy lords and

• See he Appendix to~i' S,'fllllon.

t l'coceeding against 'the 'Traitors, p, 84,

t Se~ Dr. Gee's introduction to F. Parson'li memorial, ~,54, All.d melllorial t-o Protestant! 5th Nov., 1712, p, 32. ' ... , . .

. § Sp~~cll fif S;.(' Ed wo.rd Ook" I\t the trial of th0 h&it.orl. '

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gentlemen the arms which Christians can U6() again>,! i~>wrlJ I P"W r, ,i, H,

their severity are only prayers and tears." •

But not to go for modern evidenees beyoli,l11", t!OII"'''' (,f I\tl" own country, hav~ we been afforded no instance in t'H) p,u,!oral lellvt 01' t]H~ :Romi8h bishop, De Charbonnel ; in whieh he eon signs to thl' ],,,;11.', n' hell those who \vQu],.l send their ehildrell to 'the Common sellonl where there is a Rom5sh separate school, of those who would ,.'onlf2el mar­

.riages with Protestants? Have \ve not had [nrther,.,:nmple.s at 1118

Gavazzi riots'? Tum next to the Corrigan mmder eas~. nIll] 1"3rn of that? Then again emmot YOLl learn something from .lhe ali';,1,pl 1(,

force a body of Irish Papists from the arljoining States illio thj,; {'rok',1-

ant country of our adoption '1 'Vill ,lnyone say that the,e are HlJ:

attempts, Clnd vigorous attempts, to urge upon a Protestatlt. (Oon1111\ li'e

practices and doctrines of Babel Home? Are not tbe J ".'1:,il, Ic'Ye' on (he alert by some stroke of their ingenuity-somt> lo~:«',,) Hlbtiity ---to hold the minds of their people ill darknes,~ as to the tmtb ,,! PJ'Otc"lanl­ism? 'Vould they not keep us from doing anything whidJ WOldt! ".t

all throw light on their rcligiousopinions 'I .Can we ;)'''',<'JIlbk Ill] "':Y public. occasion in support of our religion and free<lum,. "lJ,.l "1't' we' no!

followed in the next number of their juurnal witll SCllm.' "flu,j Vi' [ifl.,de

putting forth statements as false as the'y are insulting: and II.H,·" wilJd­

jng up, in st'rong consistency. will, R homily on Chridli"." .I"" l' "lld charity!

Believe me, my brethren, om very exj~t()nc8) ao a body., i';!le .im­mense benet,t to the cau~e of Prolesl~UJlisln. If we werl:l only {"iud',,}

.:in cafrYll1g out our principles-if \VC were 01J ly zt'cdons fur thf: go<;( t

which our Order c.ontemplates and was established tu PI'O<1](II." we should be the means' of aceompJishing r.ll1eh Ic»)' the "el"",," "".'lIt of peaee, lon" order, :md unity.

Let lnr! exhort you then.~ as Grand OffiGers of thip, LU"i.ltutl(,lJl. tv 110-

press'lipon the huudreds,. am! thoLlsands, and t.ens of t:IWU8'"ldo, lIBd,,)'

your ('ontrol, the great am! \l.rg-ent nec(,E.sity of following out tlJi,~ l'.om""

of steadily lab owing for the progress vI' soune! Chri"tianit y, alld there­fore of th~ fundamental truths of gelluille Onlngei:'lil. N,.'\c'j' fvrget the Qualiiications of the members of your Ordel'; thell will )'01.1 vener­a.te your Maker, entertain ~ firm antl steadfast i~'lil!t in the Sa viulir of the world-then will you cultivate truth and jnstiee, lll'otht'J'ly killdlles~ and charity-then will your disposition be gentle and compassionate,

" See a.pology in b~ha'f of tll". Pa;>ist.', LOIl~hlJ ,Ir.o., : ,:t 7, Ilnswel'e~ in b(l­ball of the Roya!i~t.s.

JOG wili love the Bocie!yof the good and, a,yoid the company ofths bad-then while you love, uphold, . and defend the Pro(est.mtReligi9n, and sincerely endeavor to propagate its doctrin~s and its precepti j while you strenuously oppose and protest against the errOTS and danger~ ous doctriues of the church of Rome,and by all la.:wful JIleans resist the ascendancy of that church, its encroachments, and th~ exten$ion of it~ power-you will still abstain irom all uncharitable \Vords, aCtions, Of feelings towards your Roman Catholic brethren: and the' glory pf God, the-love of mall, the honor of your Sovereign, al~d the good ofyotll COl"Ultry, wjJJ be the motives of your exertionI', ' ..,.

The to.ilowing ehl1.!lenge to Prje~t Bruyere, of Toronto Je8uit~ Col· .Iege, and Grand Vicar, &e., &c., and the Editor's reply, will explain the introduction of the terms marked" fanatics, fools, and knaves, &(j~. &c., on page 20, as well liB other allllSiol1B regarding-the" Gunpowde; P]ot," &c., &e. :-- -

SIR,,~Your paper of the 1I5th inst., has just been placed in my ha:ld,';, aud my >J.ttention direeted to all article signed" J. M. Bruyere." In this article, tlw writer, by mentioning my name, has been pleased in no very complimentary or gentlemanly terms to animadvert on my conduct, for attending a meeting of " fanatics, fools and knaves," one devoid of respectability, held in the St. Lawrence Hall, on the 5th insl., to celebrate the llappy deliverance of our religion ~mc1the three

. estates of the realm fwm the evil machinations of Poper); to subvert and (leotl"")" the ~ame. Pa8~ing over lJle uncourteous tone in which the letter is couched I find the writer admits the existence of the "plail,

. tIle most atrocious and sanguinary that ever 'was harbored in the mind of any human being. i" he also admits "that th~ :reckless ac.tors were nominally Catholics." (Roman); but with all the ingerlllity of tlie Jesuit, he. endeavors, in tWQalld a half columns of Y(Hlr paper, to dIs­eOlln'3ct this cOTlP.piraey [rom that r<~ligi()n 10 6ustain which itwa2

l\.El'Ol~'l'.

plamwd, ai'l~ t'im.,< "to wipe away," (I use this Rev. gentlemll:n's own cla~sic verbiage) every tint of suspected guilt from the grc~d Louy of lhe Catholics," (Homan.)

I have now no time toemer into a ne'wspaper Waf, which generally is inconehlsive and unsatisfactory. Nor would I dare to enter the li6t.~ in 1l1wh a tournament 'VI',jtlt the writer of the letter in your paper; the coarse language in whieh he indulges ill this ~peeimcll of his eom­position, proves to me thai I would be no match for him in seurrilityor abuse. Bnt. HS the Rev. gentleman is so anxious that 1, "a wOIlIJ-be_ divillt', one too old to leal'll, too stupid to comprehend," would "favo)' him again with some of my brilliant elucidations Nt the gUJlpowder plot," I make him this proposal. Let us both meet in the St. Lawrence Hall, or (if he has faith in the old adage, •. Eyery coek," &e.,) in hit. own Mass House in Church-street, tickets of admission to l)e i6~ned by us both in eqllal nnmbers, each of us to appoint a respective "he.ir-· man (0 preside and preserve decorum awl order. I wiJjlhere majntain the following proposition ;-That the Church of Rome is a persecuting church; and that the eyen!. in English history known a~ lhe Gunpowder Treason is chargeabJe to that Church.

Thus I offer the Re .... gentleman not only what lw ;,.,ks, bm I grow him more, I a.frord him the opportunity of publicly di8<:.n,;sing the ques­t.ion and enlightening a. large audience, amongst. whom, most J,ifobably there will be many "bigots" with those stores of history and divinity with which I donbt not, his mind is well furnished, auel he can" wipe away," even as jf it were with a pocket-hallllkercltief, from a clirty lace, the {f)ul stain which re~tti on hiB c.l1llrc11, and whiclJ is bm Oil", of the many faets from the page of history 'whie-h poi.t her out bCYOllll aJ! mistake, as the woman upon whose "forehead was a Dame wriHcn MYST1i:RY, BABYWN THE GREAT, THE MOTHER O}' H..I11LOTS MW A1JONJ­

NATION 01' THE EARTH, THE 'YOlo-IAN DRUNKEN WJn! 'fBI'; JlJ.oon OJ. T1H:

SAl'NTR, nm THE MAl\'fYR~ 0F .h,su;;." JOHN GILBERT ARlH STRONG.

Toronto, Nov. 19, 1855.

JlEI". MR. Al<MSTUUNO'S CHAU.Kt~v:".

In reply to a communication which appeared in ye8terday'6 issue 0) the Globe, under the head of the" Gunpowder Treason-A. Challenge,') Wf!: are authorised to infonn the Rev. J. G. Armstrong, that the Rev . .I. M •. :B~yere does not recognize the propriety of di~cuBsillg religiom, mattertl in the WRy pfOPQsed by the llpeaker on tbe GlUlIK'wder Plot.

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.If the Rev. Gentlemen thinks himself wronged, in the letter ovei the llignature of J. M. BRUYERE, he is at liberty to vindieate himself in the ~ame manner as he was attacked, that is---'-throughthe Press. ,The charges against the Catholics at large, of being concerned in the Gun­powder Plot, is a very serious one, slanderous, and, comiequently,oull­worthy of one who styles himself a Minister of the Gospel of Truth. On bim (levolves the necessity of proying it (sinee histOlY has failed to do 00,) and nobody will grant that he has proved it in his lecture in the St. Lawrence Hall on the 5th jnst. When he has done 80 it will be 'time enough for him to thunder forth his terrible challenge.-Catholk Oit-i'f'ff.

After Ditine Service. the Grand Lodge ltg-ain lt6&l;Jmbled ill th Court HOlloo,Rlwrtly after whi(ih a re,;e:".g of an hoUl' w;';s takell.

'~ttnnoon ~ftmil)n-~ftonO ,~all.

COURT HOUSE, J3HO()FYll..LE,

2t o'clock, P. 1'£[., lYedilesday, Jgne 18th 1856.

Un its re-u'o;s{,,1l1 bl!'lge lhe Hight ,Yorshipful til\! Gl'andLodge pr,)­eeeded to th'" Eledion of Gl'lmd Officers for the current: year-.

The Right \Vo]'~hipflll the Gl'1md Ma-at€!' ;U1(! Sovereign bavilig pr0Yinusly adrll'e:c,si'd thr] assembled Knight~ CbLl1P~liiollS ;nid Hrellmm' on the importance or the occ:l.~ioil whir;h had called them

t,,:~dher, hi:, eloquent aud 'loul-5Lirring remarks boiu.g receiyect with

.the '-'trongest marks of approbati,)u' by the Grand Lo)dg<" ">lcat-eel the Chair, and called Bro. AldetmRn Rid,,,rel Demps.".y, til(' RightWor­l!bipful Sellior Deputy Gral'd Master, thereto:

()n motion of Bro. Dr.\Yillilim Cox Allcll, Dep\lt:ynr,mrl T~en8ur.er, B. N. A., and C,'I)UGty '.fa:,t.;1' of Stolillont, seconded by Bro. the Rev. Stephen Li?lt, L. L. D .. I1J';l1lnl'~,l1t of SL n(.r;i·g("~, Tore'lJfo" Grand Chaplain, H. N. A.:

Bt'(;tl}C,I- OGLE ROBilR'(' GOWAX, Esq., was, by :~,::d';';I!;\tjci:l, re­d~ct0ct Hig'ht. Wor;;bipfu i G~iTncflfa8j,el' ,1m) '<;;:'01-('1<"g-1: o( Pritf."11 /\'xrmJ:i.l..,

R)j) P Q R 'J'.

The, pwpo.Br an,l ~ooonJer then conductecl the Right Worsbipful

t.h~ Grand Mastel' elect to the Cbair, wbich he had been 80 unani.

ruouslychosoll to fill, and UPOIl ascending it, he was received witb trem()l1dons applause uy the. Companions and. Brethren, all standing.

After the bursts of cheering lind Rpplallse had subsided, the Grand

Mastel', Tisably affected, addressed the Brethren present, peremptorily

and steadfastly refusing to servo 1'01' the present yllRI'. He, at. th ..

. .i-lIm6 time, thRnked them [')1' the rellewed and oft, repeated expres­

.~ion of their esteem ior, and confidonce in, jJim; an'd he assured them

that in his fidelity to the Cause, Rnd his zeal to prornote it, they might

cont.inue to repose UHJ Sll,me cOlJfidellce they had hithert.o oost-owed.

On motioll of Bro. Rev .. Dr. Lett, Gra)ld Chaplain, ileConded by Bro .. Dr. T. ),r. lVhrtoll, C~)ullly. Ma.st'~r of r~.eds, it. was unanirnotdy:

R~~ol,.ed, Tl'8.t tbe Gf!\ud Lodge t.ake~ thii' the earliest opportuni.

ty [.;,1 It'{'Ol'..l it,.; deep ~2nYj 'of gratitude to tbe late Right '\,Ilofshipfnl

I}ralld Ma.,tel' ?one! Sovereigll, 111'olh9r Ogle R. Gowall, Esq., fOJ'the ad­mirable and adnm tllgeolls manner in wbieh he dischal'gedthe duiie.<; of

tnatimpori:.ant Office,. Hnd a.dllliniRlorel\ all the af:[lirs of th" Institu­tion during the. p:<,t thr~ years, ~lld that a Committe\) to consist. of tho Grand Oft1cel's, with puwer (,) :l.dd to their Ilumber, be lJOW np'

pointed to w.k~ 1l1;"sureB to, pre&ent Brothev Gowan with :'I piee00f Platco, ('l' :;(Ime other l\:,,;LiJI\:)nial, ill FlckllowleJgment of hip, lIl"'nifold

!J')l'\·i:·,.,c, hi" gl'(lat ";'('l-ific"~;,, "lid his lung pl'o\'ed fid"lit,·.

On .motion of 1 ;,1 '. til'" HIlY. N:l""au C. Gowa,n, DtJPUt.y Grana

Uh,:pi1lin,13. 1\. A., i.;,:on,\tc,l Bro. Hal'Col1l't T'. G,)'" I.n. M. G. C. '328, it \7;"[,,-) IH1Hni rnously

R"v"i T1Hi Whel'r::h the }:,ight \Yo\',bipful. the. Gnmd lIiaE,t,er

hi!" l'esigned his oftkf', tn whi'h, by t.he unanill1O'1l5 vote uf the Ri::,h!

VVol'shipflllll:: (;l'nnd 1113 h;l.s Le"ll ell'ctecl, Bl'otb.,l' GEOl(I,*E LYTTLE'I'ON ALLEN, K~qr;ll\l', f'r,:tI11 !li,s long and faiil!ful Bcnice~ ;t.q Grand S,-,cl,,·t::UT. be clcclBd the RI::dI'j' "YOltSHIPFUL GRAHD MASH"" .um SOY1Htl;[(: <; I;~: rhla~l1 AUElUC A Y')r the 'eurre;;t Or:lllge year.

l! TIH. ",I .. ore llomin:!tioll W;.lri .rl~;('il"~<l by [he. Companions [md

Bl'ethrell with lonl ehoer", l;Jpeatedlj gJve~l .. 'Bro. Allen was ()leete;d

by 1I,;chm"::("'l, md conlllet~d 'inihe.Uraml1\L,;r-l'\; Cbair, by t.h~

It E J' 0 It 'r.

pfoposer' !:mel seconder, amidst the 'greatest applause .. After' the cheeriof~ had subsided the Right 'Worshipful the Graud Master and

8overei~u arose, and iuft most eloquent speech, full of the real 'Spirit

of Orangeism, thanked the Brethren for the very high honor they had conferred upon hii11, in unanimously, and with such Un·

bounded applause, placing hi'111 in so high and honorable R position :\8 they :had now done. The Right W ofshipful Grand Master and (Sovereign was then duly installed by the Pailt Grand Master, who heartily congratulated him on his elevati(~n. ,

On motion of Bro. Dr. Irons, Co. M. Victoria, I>eeon(led by Bro. Tho111as Griffith, .. V. M. 328, it was unanimously

Rfsolved, Thflt Bro. _l..ldennan Richard Dempsey be re·elected Right. Worshipful Sellior Depllt) Gmllll Mastel' of British America, for the current yeaI'. He wa~ then duly installed Ly llJeRight Wor­

shipful the Gr:.nd MaRtel', and ag~,jll tOOK bi.~ scat amidst great applause.

On motion of Bro. Rev. J. Gilbert Armstrong, A. B., Senior Depl1ty Grand Chaplain, seconded by Bro. S. B. Campbell, n. D.C, it was unanimously

Reollled, That 'Br,). George 'Brock Honsseaux, Esq., be re-electeQ Junior Deputy Grand Master, B. N . .P.., jf)!' the current year. He WR~;

lIho duly instalie,l, and took hi" seat amidst great llpplause.

Moved by Bro. 8. B. OampLdl,G. D. C., seconded by Bro. Thomes Armstrong, Grand Treflsurer, That Bro. Charles R. Bedwell, Esq., be

I'e--elet;(ed Deputy Or;) nd Master fo)' Canada East, for the eurrent

year.

In amendment, it was moved by Bro. Robert Cook, District Master of Montreal, seconded by Bro. Thomas C. Knowles, M. G. C., 535,

Tlwt t.JJe name of Bro. Mfuwo1l M. Vaughan, be sub8titut~d" {or that, of HI'O. Bed well.

After~orne diUous;;ion and the reading of a document by Bro. Cook, signed by Bro. Jall1e~ 13. Clifford, W. M. 364, and seal~ with

the Lodge Seal, it. was,upon motion of Bro. Ogle R. Gowan, Last

Past Omnd Master and W. M. 137, se..?()nd~ by Bro. RobertCooJ>. Dist.rict M~tef of Montreal.

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RefJOlved, That. the appointment of Deputy Grand Master for

Canada East be postponed until a more f~1l npre8sion of the opinion.

and wishe~.of the Brethren of Lower Canada may be had.

On motion of Bro. Ogle R. Gowan, Last Past Grand Master, tleconded by Bro. Dr. 'V. C. Allan, Deputy Grand Treasurer, it ~M tmanimously

Ruolved, That Bro. Sluuuel H. Gilb()l't, Esq. M. P., of t.he City of

Gagetown, N. B., be re-elected Deputy Grand MIl.~(er for the 1'rGo> vince of Now Brullswick, for the el', rent year.

On motion of Bro. ReI'. N. C. Gowan, Deputy Grand Chaplain, R N. A., seconded by Bro. Oharles Ryan, GOllnt'J ¥_.st.f'r of Elgin~ it. ~P.8 unanimously

Relol-ued, That Bro. \Villiam MeiclrLj, Esq., of OharlottetowfJ, P. E. I., be re-elected Deputy Grand Master for Prine./) Edward's

lilland.

On motion of Bro. Ed ward F. ''leeks, Grand Lecturer Eaetr ~~'<Jonrled

by Bro. John Rennie, Proxy 651, it. was unanimously

Rtsolvul, That Bro. Rev. Stephen Lett, L. L. D., be re·eleeted Grand Chaplain ofB. N. A., for the current year. (The Rev. Bro.

J. Gilbert Armsit'ong, Deput.y Grand Ch;lpJain, was proposed for the

.ame office, hut declined the llOllOJ', st'lt.ing that he would rather see

Dr. Lett re-elected.)

On lllotion of Bro. Dr. \'11. C. AllelJ, Depllty Chand Treasurer, wconded hy Bro. Tbomas Grifr1th, W. M. 828, it was unanimously

Resolved, That ]31'0. Thomas Armstrong, EHq., be re--Qlec.t,ed

Graud Tret.surer, B. N. A., for the current. year.

On motion of Bro. Dr. Thomas M. Morton, County Mastel', Le('d~,

ilec.onded by Bro. ,TRmes McClure, County Master, York, it was, bJ' vote of 128 to 2,)

ResollJed, That Bro. Harcourt Pott~l' Gowan, be eleewd Grand

Secretary for the GU1'l'eut year.

Oil motion of Bro. R"y. J. Gilbert Ar'm~tr(>ng, B. A., Senior Dy. G. 0., seconded by Bro. Jame. MeClurl), C~o. M. York, it wa~

unanimously

· Resol·oed, That BN. Michael Crawford, '&q., be r(~<:kd.ed Presitlent

oftbe Grand Committee of B. N. A.

Some discussion now arose r91ative to the ahrogation 01' the office

Of Grimd Lectrners, whereupon,

On Iuotion of Bro. John Rennie, Proxy' 651, ~eol;4ed by Bro. Wi]JifillJ Dinwooclie, W. M. 212, it was

Re8ol·il~d, That the elee/iou of Graud Lechirers be postponed until

'to-monow, or whatever other day the 'Grlilld Lodge" 'in its' wi&lolll may adjourn to.

Bro. JoJU/Rellllie, Proxy 651, thel1 ga~e ~otice that he would, OIl

to~morrow, ~r ~~th othet 'day as the Right ,Yorshipfulthe Grand

Lodge would adjourn to, move that. the office (,f GrandLectm~'r be iispensed witb.

Bro. John Hetherington, Pro~y 343, Quebec, mO"ecJ, secondfd

by Bro. Dr. Allen, Deputy Grand Treasurer, B. N. A., That this Right \Yol'sllipful Grand Lodge do now adjoin'n until to-lllorrow morning.-Lost. .

On motion of Bro. James McClure, 00. M. York, ser.:ullded by Bro.

William M. Button, 'V. M. 548, it WAR, amidst great applause, unanimously

Resolved, That Bro. Stedman BalclwinCmllpbe1i, Esquire, be re­elected Grand Direetol' of Ceremonies for the current year.

On motion of Bl'o., Rieharcl Dempsey, Senior Dy; G. M' l B. N. A., seconded by Bro. Francis H. :,vr,'d('alf, District Mastel' of Toronto, it was unanimously

ResollJed, That thc following BrotlJCl's he eleeted D(jpllty Gr'an,d Chaplains, B. N. A.:

"'Rev. J. (iILBRItT A!:?;f;1HONG, A'. B., IU(',umbeni of vYoodbridge

and Tullnmol''.l, 'Yoodbridge. §ReT. DAVID AULD, Manvcn. *" W. BLRASDELL, :M. A. Trenton.

'*" MAHK BOOMER, A.. B., Gillt. * '" :.\' " * "

THOMAS CAMPBELL.

.ToHN' CARROLL, Gananoqnc.

n. A. C.,\ilDYN, City of Ql1eb€~.

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81', Gl';,?,ltGR CHfLFH;LD,A. R, St. Thomlltl'\'VrJst. E. L. ELWOOD, A. M., Goderich. .., DAVID EV~NS, Kitley. .

NASSAU CHETWOOD GOWAN, ,PefTeriaw, GEORGE HILL, Uniollville.

'M. KERR, A.. B., O~nabrllck:: ,WILLIAM Kuw, A.B., St. Sylve~ter, C. it JOlIN S. LAUDER, A. B .. Carlt.on PlaCe. THO),JA8 LE1,CII, Brampton.

VI1lC!!lNT P. MEYEItHOln'EIt, Wh{tb:r. KDilNKZER MOItRIS, Merrick,ilIo.

A. H. R. MULHOLJ"AND, Owen SOtl\~d. D. C. McDoWELL, Perth. ROBER1' J. MCGEORGJ'], Str<)et~vi'H(l,

HENRY BAWl 08LlIIR, Lloyrjtowa.

WAI,TO~ PRRSTOI{, Eiginfie1d.

F. TREMAYNE.

On motion of Bro. Dr: Irons, Co. M. Vic~ori~, ~e<:ollderJ Dr Br@. ,Tohn Lind~ay, Co. M. Quebec, it '\VlaS unanimously

Resolvtd, That Broth~H' William Cox AJlan, E~q., M. D., COfl.­

wall, be re-Blected Deputy Grand Treasurer for the current year.

Bro. S. B. Campbell, G. D. C., mo'ved, seconded by Bro. G. B. Rou8seaux, .Tr. Dy. G. M., Thnt Bro. Thomas Robinson, Kingst.on,

be, re-Blected, Deputy Gra.nd Secretary for the current year.

""In amendment., Bro. Thorna~ Keyes, Proxy 549, moved, seconded by Bro. Ricluml Hanna, Proxy 633, That the name of Bro. Johl\

Loan, Proxy 53.5, past Co. M. Frontena.c, be substituted for that of Bro. Robinson.

Bro. Thomas Griffith, \V. M. 328, Toronto, wa.~ 8.180 proposed for the same office, but as he requested the mover to withdraw th~

Resolution, consent was given by the Grand Lodge, and it Wa.9 ac­cordingly withdrawn.

ThOBe marked thus· ar6 Ministers ofthe United Church of England and Ireland;· § Ministers qf the Methodist Church, and 8 Minister.s· of the Church of Scollalld.

Th<l Il.roe.ndinent w~ thtn put and lost, ~tUr"hi'ch tbe original motion was put and carried by a consideracble'majority;·d '.~ .

On motion of Bro. Thomas Griffith, W. M. 328, Seconded by Bro. 'William Henderson, 00. M. Durham,it wlIsumini'mousl) .

Resolved, That Bro. Alfio DeGrn8~i, E!q., Toronto, be re-elected Orand Tyler for the ,~urJ'ent year.. . '. . ,

Bro. John Hethringkm, Pro:x:y343, gave notice' that he would, at the next adjourned meeting 'move t1iat it is expeciient.to eliet R

plurality of AS3istaut DepulY Grllnd Seeretllrie8, and 1\11,'0 ,a plurality of Deputy Grand TyI.'ris. ." " .

On motion of Bro. S. B. Campbell, G. D. c" 8econde~ by Bro. 10hn Oummins, 11. G,'6. 654, it waR unanimouely .

R~solved, That the 8Um: £2 lOs. be paid by thll Gmod Treasurer

tK, Bro. Alfio DeGrassi for extra Her-fices.

On. motion of Bro. Harcourt I'. Gowan, Grand Secretar.y B. N. A., ~c()nded by Bro. John Lindsay, O~. M. Quebec, it was unanimously

Resoltled, 'Jhat the Grand Officers of Grut Britain snd Ireland for the time being, shall ,00 considered honorary members ,of this

~ight W orshipfnl Grand Lodge, and each ono of them ~hall 00

<Q~titled to all the righUi lind privileges thereunLo belonging. "

; On motion of Bro. S. B. ClI.mpbell, G. D. C., ,*"conded by Bro. Dr. Allan, Dy.G. Tr€a.~urer, it was u'uaninlously

Resolvtd, That the Grand Sgcret.flry be Jirected to apply to tha

St. Thomas Lodge, (No. 257) for the Certificate of ReT, i3r~. N Itssau . C. GowlJ.n--Ilaid t.odge being hereby orderod to furnish him with the same. . . ..

Ou motion of ·Br~. Harcourt P. Gowan, Grtilld Secretary sec-onded by Bro. John Wilbon, Co. M. Lincoln and WeIland, it wis unanilhously

· Resolved, That the thanks or the Right Worshipful the Grand

· 'Lodge are most justly dne, and the, same are hereby tendered to the

1'l1.8t Grand Mester of Englan«(Bro. Thomas Gideon Ousley, Esq., MIa worthy Editor and Propl'ietor of the Liverpool He-ratd, aud Bro. 'I.'homas Gib$qo" Esq., of ChowlieIlt, near Manchester, (father ofthe

· ,Past Grand Secretary of England,) . for. th~ docliinents snd. ps.pers re­~i,.edfrorn t.hem.

TtEl'OR'T. 61 011 motion of Bro. Rich~\J",1 Dempsey, Senior Dy. G. M. B. N. A.,

~econded by Bro. Mic·hael Cnmford, Pre3t. Grand Com. B.N.A. il was unanimously-

R~Bol~'~d, That the earnest tllRnks of the Right IN omhipfnl the {irand Lodge are due, and the same are hereby warmly and specially

tendered to brother the ReT. J. Gilbert Armstrong, A. B., Senior

Dy. G. C., B. N. A., for the yery eloquent, admirable and appropriate ~EH'mon delivered by him in St. reter's' Church, to thi~ Right Wor­shipful Body, when attending DiV"ille Service, and that this Resolu­

tion be recorded prominently in the J ollrnals of the Institution, and illcol'porated in the Alilnual Report.

On motion of Bro.- Rev. Dr. Lett, G. C., B. N. A., seconded by Bro. ReV". J. G. Armstrong, Sr. Dy. G. C., B. N. A., it was unani­mously.

R~solv(d, That the th:mks of the Grand Lodge be gi,-en to the

Choir of St. Peter's Church, Broclr.ville, for their most efficient ser­

vices this day, and that tll<il Rev. Dr. Lewis be sent ,the sum of £10

for r""l'ochial purposes.

On motion of Bro. J :.Imes E. McMillan, ,V. 1f. G40, seconded by Bro. \Yilliam Henderson, Co. M. Durham, it was

R'sohed, That the l~eligions Denomination to which our Gnmd

and Dei·,uty Grand Chaplain~, respectively, belong, be appended to

the name of each, and 80 appear in the printed Report.

On motion of Bro. William l\fack, "V. M. 404, seconded by Bro 'William Dinwoodie,W. M. ~ J '2, it was unanimously

Besohed, That Bro. Rey. J. Gilbert Armstrong, Senior Dy. G. C., be requested to furnish the Grand Secretary with a copy of the very able Sermon, which we had tile pleasure and benefit of having heard @elivererl 'this day in St. Peter's Church, in order that it may be in­

lJorporated with, and 'printed as part of, the Pl'ocecding~ of this Session of the Right 1,Vorshipful Grand Lodge.

Oli motion of Bro. Thomas Armstrong, G. Trelill., seconded by Bro. Michael Crawford, Prest. G. Com., it was unanimously

Resolved, That' the thanh of the Right W orshipfulthe Grand

Lodge are justly due, and are hereby tendered to Bro. 8. B. Camp­

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i,oll, J';"1., Gritttd j)jl't'cL"I' (,f C"I'Cm()11il~S, H. i';. lI., 1'01' the llble, l.llllil'irw'HlJI.1 ,;:lti"faccol'Y lmm!H'I' in w!liell he llH3 disc'Large! the. " . occrous 1.1uties {"If his office.

(ll, motioll ofB;",. U. B. U',lIo.;C,.,;tI,:·:. Esq., ,T!-. : ':,. G. J\1.. "'collded Bro .. Iok, Neil "1-.1~Jj';;!:. ES'h M. (~. C. ;,.J.". it was lInHnimously

)i"csn!/!i'd, That the: lllarke,l thanks of tl1<' Onl1lgemcn of British

:ullerielt be pl'e;:cntcll t,) His H{)lIor th,) '.Yarden, and to the Reoves :Ll!rl Deputy Heeves, now ill CO,uncil Hsscmbled, fol' their considera­

tion 'l.nd libcrillity ill granling the l1Sf) of their splendid Comt House

t.o the GnlHd Lodge d "rin::: its [,I't'"ent Sessioll, t1lfl adjourning t.he 1;\N,lillg' or their OWl' COltll,~il t·) th,:) ,Magistrate:,: Room, ill order to :1.c:;omrIl<"hta tlw Brothrell of L11(' [-tight \Yor~hit'i'nl ille (}l'and

LodCi'r? 1~1)\'t tlssenlbicd fro;!) ;·.di j' <~n·,; (If }-;1'jfish J\j1h:'lit':L find that .~ , ,,-:

t.h~: (}f-aud Sec.retary ~Le t'.} I:Clriltllull1C:d(" a (1/1P.) of this 1: >"')li~~:_'I: tc- Ill,:, IIoHol' trH:~ \Y~:!rdeli.

C' ;)wt.ion of Bro. Harcourt P. (~cn,:"l(, I.,;i·:'.ml ~1''C.i'eiJ'y, "ei:(.nded. !.JY t~:'(I. Su:.dniatl B. C;1n:rbc:l\,) ;,~. D. C,~ it. Y",.;!." H~1;·l.:n:;.iu,:..ly

Re&ol.·(rf, 'J hal. illG tlJBllh of t.his High(; \Vol'sliipful nrand Lodgo are ,be to Brot.her Erh,':lat Rnge,,,, Esq., "'Ie of the A ,,,ist­nnt Deputy Grand Seeret.aries of Ireland, and Couuly ;:)e.crdary of Annagl', for his brotherly kindnds !n forwarding t.o tho then 1:. W. Grand Master of B. N. A.,:. 'Hi,,;, of (h,; Grand Lodge i;eports of

Ireland. Bro. John vVilson, \V. M. 30e, g'we not.ice thaL he would, on

to-morrow, move, That in future no Brother shall represent. any

County, District, or Private Lodge by PI'\)xy, unless he i" It member

of the Lodge for which he intend~ to ""1 a~ Proxy.

Ou motion of Bro. Hev. Dr. Lett, Grand C;rlaplainH, N. A.,

seeoudecl by Bro. He'1. J. GilLert Armstrong. Senior Deputy Grand Ch~plaill, B. N. A., it was

Resolved, That. this Right Worshipful Grand Lodge do now 00-jOlJl'U until the hOllY of half-past eight o'dodl. to-morrow morning.

C\>un HOUSE, BROCKVILLE } 8~ u'dock, A. Jf. Thursday, June 19, ISM.

PUl'8Uant LO ResolmioJ1, the Hight \'{ oJ'shipflll the Grand Lodge

resumed its Sesgion :It bdt~past eight o'clock this morning'. The Right \Yor~bipflll the Gl':llld ::If 33t('1' and SOH'reign,- th~e other

GraDU Officers being ill their proper ~tations,- declared the Crand LOllge ready for tltJ3 first. order of business.

On motion of Erc'. ']()hn Relllli", Proxy Gi31J

S8(:Ullcbl lr\' Bro.

William SteyelJWD, C. M. Ontario, it \Y<lS unanimoHoly RCc;'O!,'f,!, That each PrjYate Lodge shall hare th~ P~'IVe.1' awl priv­

ilege of appoinling a Proxy to J'epre,'ent it, in the (;l'an,l Lodge when

the '.V. ~J. oj cllth'Lodge sh:dl be l'l'c.cnt ill alJotiler I'"P:'.':;')', Of ;dlOl!1d b'l lie nLson l.

Three of the :Sp':',:ial D8j,utatioll [rum Pderl,,:.l'o', SI;U], [0 I.",)!I;".I'

\Iith the (~1':1ll<.1 Lo,lg'e, U)"0:3. :\Id';illll(,n, YOUllg and Lal1gl'el, nU\I'

entered, :mr.l \vere rClcin:,j Ly the DrethrcJ] sLintling, am i I.;" ! very

low.! cheers :Illd Llwndel's of :1ppial1sI'. Immediately (lit their .'llil.)'­

ing, the Hight \\'orsltipflll Grand Mastel' ,ud SI.'Yoreign '!l',,,,,,, ;lud .,":.\

warmly wokome..l them, ,mel gave dir,:'cLi')ll< to the Crall..! nji"~':".!l'

of Oerenlonics to t'l)Jlc1HC1. ttH~ln to the ,'-'(a!~ of lHlllor --:pl:l_'i:11!.V 1)1'0-

vid"d tor them. After Lite c11eel'ing --- \vllid, ]askll sc\'"ml ll1inni,('s,

-subsided, Bro. {\:1'2 R. Gowa1l, L:\~,t Past. Gram! :.'IIHs["r, aJ'l>:ie and

proposed ':one cll~el' mure for the ,1He': Broil,er" jU8t "[lcered,"

which was responded to 1yjth right lre:ut.}' good will, ill a mO,"L '~ll­

thusinstie manDer.

The Delegates retUl'lleJ thallb ill it manncr becvming tnl', OJ'ange­lllOIl, <I nd took thei r sea b.

On motion of Bro. O. H. OOW"ll, Ia~t, Past Uralld Mastel', and W. M. 137, seco'nded oj' Bro. Rev. N. C. Gowan, Deputy Grand

ChaplaiD, it was 11l1fll1iIll0,usly. ') .. Resolved, That Bro. Cabnel Ballour, of Brnntfol'd, EBquire, be

ra-eJecte:! G rand Lecturer 'West.

ltEPORT.

On motion of Bro. James Donaldson, C. M. Wellington, seconded by Bro Harcourt P. Gowan, Grand Secretary, it Wall

Resollwl, That Bro. Edward F. Weekes, of South Elmsley, Esquire, be Fe--elected Grand Lecturer East.

Some discussion here arose relative to the abrogation of the office ()f Grand Lecturer, and Bro. James E. McMillan, "'IV . M. 640, proposed Bro. ;\Villiam Hcnderson, C. M. Durham, for the office, but after­ward withdrew his motion, and the original motion pa8~ed unani­mously.

On motion of Bro. E. F. Weekes, Grand Leeturer East, seconded by Bro. E. H. "'IVhitmal'sb, M. G. C. 33, it lj-as unanimously

Resol/'eel, That Bro .• John Lindsay, Esquire, C. M. Quebee, be 'elected Granel Lecturer for Canada East.

On motion of Bro. Thomas C. Knowles, M. G. C. 535, seconded by Bro. Francis Hardy, M. G. C. 334, it was

Resolved, That all memlliirs of the Ciranc1 Lodge now pI'esent be permitted to l'cceiYe tb6 Annual Passtl-ord for the current year, with this injunction, that it is not to be imparted to [In), Officer or 1fem­bel' not I'r~sunt, except a County Master.

In accordance with notice to tlJ<'lt effect, given yesterday, Bro. J01m ,Vilson, 'vY. ~I. 39G, moved, seeonc1ecl by Bro. Th01l1il,~ John­son, C. M. GrcnvilJe,- and it was canieel by yote of 98 to 25,­

That, in flltme, no Brothel', sha1l represent any County, District, .of Priyil:te Lodge Ly Proxy, unless he is a member of the Lodge for '!i\'hich he intencls to act as Proxy.

A lengthy discussion took place 011 this Resolutioll,- and au ·amendment put and Jost- in which Bros. McKinnon, Langrel, H. P. Gowan, \V. M. Button, J. IV. Petrie, the mover and secondor, and '@avera] other Brethren took part.

In aecordallce with notice to that effect., given yestenJay, by Bro. William ilQl)kins, W. M. 301, it was by him moved, seconded by Bro. -VVilliam Diml-oodie, IY. M. 212, lAnd carried unanimously,

That the seventy-first Rule of The Constitut-ion and Law8 - nncler the heading of "District Lodges,"- be amended so as to permit Members of the Grand Committee to ,"ote at,all Meetings of the Dis­trict Lodge, of which the l'riyate Locl"c to which they belong forms part. o.

ngpOJ~T, 135

On motion of Bro, .John Holland, Proxy 551, seeondeJ by Bro, John Ballantyne, Di,tl'ict IYhstel' of Derry West, it wn~ HnanL mously

Resol~ed, Th,at lIlG r:ig~t \Yolship~ul ihe Grand Louge deeply sympatlllZes Wllh the IYlt!OW nnd Orphans of the late Robert Corrigan in their aft1ictioll, and ~s a slight expression of th:!t sym­pathy, the sum of FiY(~ Pounds be transmitted them I)y the Grand Treasurer.

On Illotion of L~l"), John HCllnie, Proxy G51, seconded Ly B~'o. Michael ()I':1wt(>I',J, .Prest, G. C. and C, M. Peel, it wa~

Resol!!cd, That the order for opening :mu trrmsacting business in the diftel'E'ut Lodges of the Orange Institution shall be as follows:­

The Righ t 'W ol'shi pful the Grand Lodge, on the Illustrious Order of

the Royal Scarlet; Count)' Lodges on the Royal Ar~h Purple :Mark Degree; and District Loclgcs on tl10 R,'yal Blue Degree;-exceptin cases of e~~trCl11e 11o!C'lco;,il,',

On motioll of 131'1), 'vYilli,llll n,'l,kins, IV. )L ;JO], ~G(:.onclcd !Jy Bro, ~VilliallJ Ui1l\\'oodie'; \\T, ),1. :212, it was unanimousl),

Resoll.'ed, TlwL no Member of the Orange lnstitution sh:11i he at libel'ty to print or pu1Jlish, 01' be privy to the printing 0]' publishing,

the proceeding's of any Private, District, OJ' County Lodge, OJ' of 11113

Right ,Yol':,llipful the Gml1,] Lodge, witbont Iif.'3t having oLlained the sanclion of the afol'e2:1id Lodges; anel in no C:1~e call any Brothel' infringe Rule No, J4, of The Constitution and 1.,,1/('." under :ell its pains and penalt.ies.

On motion of Bro. John tinl.lsay, C. M. Qll~lI0G, u:condetl by Bro. Thomas Johnson, U. 1\1. Grenville, it was unanimously

Resoll'ed, That aftcl' the C',mmnllicativll of the (, Annual," tbe Right Wor,hipful the Grand Lodge do adjourn, to Jneet :l£!;{ilJ in the Oity of TOl'onto, at the hoUl' of 10 o'clock, .' .. :,1.,0]) \Ve,lnes,':lY,

the 25th day of tbe present month,

On motion of Bro. J oltn llethril1gtol1, Yroxy ~1'i3, secoudell by Bro. J. T. NeucleIl, M. G. O. 328, it was

Resolved, That" in future, the amount to be appropriated for tho

purposo of defraying the expenses which shall be incurred in procm'­

iug a Band of :Music for the Grand L0dge, shall not exceed the sum

66 REPORT.

of Ten Pounels, Currency, and that Bro. S. D. Campbell, G. D. C., he authorised to procure the Bane.

On motion of 131'0. O. R. Gowan, Last Pa~t R. W. Grand Ma5ter, f.nd seconded by Bro. John 'Nilson, -Proxy 588, it was unanimously

Resolved, Thllt the several sums of money from time to time col.

lected hom various bodies of Orangemen, b6 paid OY6r to the Right W orshipfnl the Gran~ Master and Sovereign, to be by him trans­mitted to the Widow of the late Robert Corrigan, as a slight testi·

mony of the sympathy of the whole Orange Body of Upper Canada, in the sufterillgs of Mrs. Corrigan, and the heartless deprivation of the Widow and Orphan~ of our deceased BrothfOf.

On motion 01 Bro. John Lindsay C. M. Quebec, seconded by Bro. James 11cOlure, O. j1. York, it was unanimously

Resolved, That the Rig-ltt Worshipful the Grand Lodge do 1l01'l

take into cOllliideratioll the locality where the next Grand Annual Ses,;ion ;:hall be heLl.

The following places were then proposed'":

JJarrie-By Dro. John Rennie, ProxJ, 651, second«d by Bro. J amc~ McCllll'c, O. )'I. York. ;

JJowmanvill~- By Bro. J. E. McMill:.m, ,y. ,M. 640, seconded by' Bro. J olm Kerr, District }'fa8ter of Clarh.

Guelph -By Bro. J. YY. Petrie, "Y. lIf. G3·1, seconded ty Bro. ,hmes Donaldson, C. M. "Velling-toD.

Kingston -By Bro. B. Ro~amoIlc1, C. }.t Lanark, seeonded by Bro. ,V. C. Read, Proxy 31.

London - By Bro. G. B. Roussoaux, .Jr, Dy. G. M., ~ec()lJded by Bro. Chas Ryan, C. :M. Elgin.

ilIon/real-By Bro. Robert. Cook, District :1I:bstu of Montreal, se<!lonc1ecl by Bro. John Holland, Proxy 551.

Nia:;r'ara Palls -By Bro.\V. 1,1. Button, YH, '~I -48 d d _ vv II'. oJ' , secoll e .by Bro. Nevin McConnell, ,V. M. 157.

Orill£a -By Bro. L. R. O'Brien, IV. M. 296, seconded cy Bro. Thomas Griffith, W. ]\f. 328.

Ottawa - By Bro. Thomas Johnson, C. M. Grenville, seconded by Bro. John Fennerty, W. M. 247.

l~El'OR'f. 67

Queb.'c -By Bro .. John Hethringtoll, ,1'roxy 343, seconded by Bro. John Lindsay, C. M. Quebec.

St. John, New Brllnswick- By 13ro. II. P. Gowan, Granel Sec­retary, seconded. by Bro. O. R Johnson, Proxy for District :tllaster of Halifax, NOTa Scotia.

Toronto - By Bro. ,Villiam Hoplins, W. At. clOl, ;o-C('QllJJe<.l by Bro. 'Thomas Armstrong, Grand Treasurer.

WAitby - Dy Bro. Thomas Moodie, F'rox!, 130, accollCled Ly Bro, William Steveuson, C. M. Ontario.

Many other places were nllmed, including !Brantford; Carleton Place; Drumilloll<.lvillo 'Yest; Hamillon; H~lifa1:; Noya Scotia;

Perth; St. SylYester, Canada East; Sf. Thoma~ We~t; &c.

Each place being voted for S€paratdy, Quebec. and Guelph recciH~d

the greatest, :!Ind an equal number of yotes. ,The Right Worshipful

the Grand Master and SOY<lreign then permitted the lote to b€ lIgain

taken, to see whether Uuelph 01' Quebec-ther~ being an equal uumber of vote9 for each place - was the choice of the Companions

I\nd Brethren, when there appe:ued for the latter place ()4 votes, ami for the former place Lut 53. QUGbQC lIas theId'ore declared to be the place where the Gnmd Annual Se~~ion of tho RiglJt IVol'Slipful the Grand Lodgo of B. N. A. should LlI3 held for the Fa) 1 B[i7.

The Committee on Corrcspond,once asked ~md (,j,!::iu,.l L" .. 'c 10

present tho following Report.:

To the Right ll-o)',,/ujluI: the (/ra!ld J:l'!Sil'" ((lid (h(i",! Lodge 'f .British .LYoi'th Amaiea, now ,ill ;)'ession assembled,

Your Committee beg le::tH) to Report that tl10 immcwG amount

. of Correspondence which hillS necessarily accumulated in c.ollseqnence of the unparalleled increase of Orangei~lll in British North America during the last twejye months, has r0c~i\'(~d the most careful exami­

nation of your Committ0e. Y-our Committee report they regret th~t 11 large portion of the

opening Address of the late' Right Worshipful Grand J'l'faster having

ooen deli vered el:tempore, they are unable to J!\y before their Brethren

REPOR'l',

that important Message'in full. 'riley ll:~ye, however, procured some

portions thereof, whieh your Oommittee feel pleasure in recommend­ing to your R. "V. Ioc1ge to hm'c printed in the Annual Report, for the infol'Ination and instruction of the Members of the Institu. tion at large, and which youI' Oommittee beliere, if lidopted, will have the most b911Cficild effect.

YOUI' Committee llave to complain that much of the Correspond.

ence which came uuder their llotiee has 111lnecesearily occupied their tiru~, snch Correspondence being properly untler the cognizance of Distrid and Oount}' Lodgo;;.

vVit.h regard t.o OOl'1'83pOnde11CB Ji'om BNtlmm in Quebee, Jour Committee recommend tllat the ~aid OOl'1'espollc1ence be referred to rhe County LodS'(l of QUl'j,.,C. for its consideration.

'\' OUl' Oonnnitto(' be; If,,(w· to rec.ommend the following Expulsions ., n.d Sm.pensions :

\VILLJA~! BUll.OB:S.", 8"nl'., ••.... ,-Lodge No. 31, Expelled.

Jon~~ WIl,!.oucnn:Y,.~~ ..... t •• '" .. ,~ 31,Expelled. Cr-IRls'rOPJlB:!t ;SY\-IT7.E~{, •• ~ •••• ~ of .~ 155, Expelled. COLJ::-; CA:'{})T:Sl.L~. t .. -t ............. .'- :389, Suspended. Dn:LoP K,a:, ........ ,........ 184-, Expelled.

JOIl~ ILu,FPE\':" ,........... 247, Expelled.

lurEs r;n:~;"; ... - , , ...... , .. , 3·:12, Expelled.

RlCIL\l:D l'm(]op,':,........ .••. 78, Expelled. \VIl,LE·~,l ATCHESON" •.•••••.••

\fAl'TH1:Vl 1\10 J"-J:~XZIE! ... eo _1O . _ ... "

,[,,\:'1E8 CA~,n-'J;}~LJ,~. jo" .. to J ... * .. _ • p

CJ-L\r.Ll~S l'JAl,:Cl:l:) .. , ....•••.••

l~D"r~I,.Rn Ir..""r/\Clt\E) ..... f ......... t .. ..

ED,Y AHD ...:\ ·IJ~\~.I.S1 ~ , .......... ~ ••

ALEXA"D!':!l r,\Tl'E':~O:_f) ••••••..

. JOll!'; C .. \.:·.!l\BELL~. I •• ~ ~ ....... ~"

1rOJTN .n{OJlTO~{, ••• -II ........ 0 •• ., ... .

RODERT (}"Y1K1\, ... "' .. " ........ , ..... t •

JOHN GII.LES1'lE~~ •••• I ......... " ..

SAMUEL (:liS!~lXGHA1r, ........... ~

TnOMAS DEV~;RALI., ••••••••••••

\.

. ,

;. SUiip'd 5 yEan.

148, Expelled. 24,!, Sllsp'd 3 ycarll. '179, Expelled.

61, Expelled.

188, Expelled .

188, Expelled .

188, Expelled.

188, Expelled.

Hl7, Expelled.

167, Expelled. 167, Expelled.

167, Expelled-.

R E P,OR T.

J. O. STl!RLlNG, •••••••••••••. • Lodge No. 167, EXFeIled. ROBERT BELL, ••• If • If •• , • , .. , If. ""

OHRI6TOPH1IR ACHESON, ••••••••

SAMUEL THOllu.s, ••••••••••••••

N ICHOLA8 ORMlIROD, •••••••••••

\VILLIAld: OASEMENT, ••••••••••• ROBERT STRPIIENSON, •••••••••••

JOHN :MUNDAY, •••••••••••.•••

" \<

" " "

167, Expelled.

1137, Expelled.

1 E\ 7, Expelled.

547, Expelled. 10, Expelled.

157, Expelled.

69

Your Oommittee recommend that 131'0. John C}' Vernor, Expelled

from Lodge, No. 404-, be restored in purBuallce of the petition of that Lodge.

That in the case of Henrv Bradley EXI)elleJ from "Charleston L d " .,

o ge, your Oommittee recolllmend he be r~Rtored.

In ('oneIu.ion, JOur Oommittee, though comp.ll~ to recommend

the Ions array of Expulsions and 8usrensions submitted above, yet regard such Expulsions a~ a mos. satisfactory evidence of the healthy

condition of the Institution, and affording abundent proof that our

Glorious ASf'ociation maintaillS iig cllaracter for Virtue and Purity.

J OH;{ Lr;-;nsAY, Ohairman.

THOMAS M. MOHTON, iii. D. VVILLIA11 HENDERSON.

JOHN HJI!Tl1RINGTON,

JOH;"'\' IRol'fs, M. D.

Which haying Leen read, '!''fas, on motion of Bro. S. B. Campbell, G D. C., ~econded by Bro. R. Dempsey, Senior D. G. M., unanimomly received and ;?,dopted.

The Commitlu on Finauce, th"n :.lsked and obtained le:;,vG 10

present their He.port, as follows:

"The Committee on Financ~, appointed by this Hight \Vorship­

ful Grand Lodge, beg leave to report that they have most carefully

examined the Grand Treasurer's aceount~ for the past yeAr, and

find them perfeetly correct and kept in a very satisfactory manner­

leaving, however, the small balance in his hands of £2 15s. Sid. Your Oommittee, however, cannot close their report without ex­

pressing their strong and decided disapprobatipn and dissent at the \rholesale expenditure of the Grand Lodge Funds, eyinced in Jhe

It E' P () R T. ,

insLance of the Band brought from Toronto, at an expense of more

than two hundred and fifty dollars, which, your Committee think,

fin expense unwarrautecl and inexcusable.

All of which j" most respectfully submitted.

\yM. COX ALLAN, M.D., C'lwirnwit.

CommiHce Room5, I Brockyille, 18th June, 183G. f

The above- report llavirw been read Lv the Chairman of the Com-o •

mittee was, on motion of Bro. John Holland, Proxy':;51, seconded by Bro. Hey: Nas,au C. GO'.\'~\J1, Deputy Grand Cllaplain, received

~nd adopted unanimollsly. On motion of Bro. Thomas i{obel'ls Ferguson, W.M. G94 ; se·

conded br Bro .• James )fr:Clul'o, C.M., York, the following was,

by the ull::mimom desire lind the strongest feelings of approbation of

the Right W or:ihipflll the nrand LCI,lge, added to th,' Report of t.he

Committee on Pi1wilce :

"That your Comruittee wonld c.onsidcl' it ;l. direlec:tion of' duty

,,'ere they to allow the pre3cnt opportunity to pass without exprcs.

~ing their high apprec,iation of [,he ceasdess and ul1we)uieJ exertions of Bro. Thomas Armstrong, Esq" the worthy, efficient, and highly

esteemed Granel Treasurer, in the advancement of OUl' good eiluse, and also for the YBl'y ·conod and satisfaetol'Y manner in which ho has uischarged Ute oncrOl;S :-,nel arduous dutie5 of his responsible

ofIiee, in the Hight Worsbipful Grand Lodge, from tho time of 8i" appointment thereto, up to t]Je present period."

On motion of Bro.\Viiliam Hopkins, \VM. 301; gel~Ollded by Bro. Samuel MeClain, :'IUi.C., 301, it \\'a~ unanimollsly

Resoh1ed, That Lodge No. 301, be authorized to admit :Mr.

James Gordon a member of said Lodg<3-in terms of the request now

made-he being rt'presented as a person likely to make a " good member."

On motion of Bro. James MeClure, C.~1., York; seconded by Bro. ,J, IV. Petrie, 'V.M. S;H, it · .. .-a .. ~ unanimously ,

Resolved, That this Right W orsbipful Grand Lodge do now ad­

journ, and stand adjiJllrned until the hoUl' of ten of the clock, in the

forenoon of Wednesday the 25th day of the present mouth, then to

REI'OIt'I'. 71

med in the Y ongc Street Orange Hall, ill the Oity of Toronto --for the trau'laction of the now nnfillislled, aud sLleh oth~r bU3ines~, Il~ may be brought forward. .

JJuurth I c.

YONGE STREET OIU.NGE liALL, TORONTO,

10 o'cloc!.:, A.llI., Wednesday, June 25, 1856. fn:tfJrms of the last resolution pa'3sccl on the 19th tby of the pr(l.

gent. month, while the Right 'IVor.shipful the Grand Lodge was in

ses~ion in the Oourt HOllS0, in Brockville, the brethren R.ssemLled in the Y(.lIge Street Orange Hall, Ci(~' of Toronto, tLi8 dily at 10 o'clock, A.M.

The Right \Vorshipful thc; G)·Hr'.,J Master and Sovereign in thtJ

Chair, and the other Grand Officers in their propel' places.

Immediately on the Right Worshipful the Grand Master and

Sovereign declaring that the Grand Lodg.) was ready to proceed with

business, Bro. Andrew Fleming, for and on behalf of' Lodge No.

507, Toronto, (holding warrant under authority of Bro. ·White· head's Grand Lodge,) moo:>!' :1!Jd presented, ilmidst loud delllot1str;,­

tiOlls of the satisfaction of the brethren, a large Bouquet 01 Orange

Lilies, tied with Orange, l'lIrp!e, Blue and Scarlet Ribbons, to th$ Right Worshipful tllG Grand Master and Sovereign a~ "a peace oiI'erincr "

The"'O-rand Master was very happy to recei"e, in the name of the brotherhood,- this taken of reconciliation and brotherly Jove-em·

blematic, as it is, the Lilies of the Orangemerl, and the Ribbons of

the same principles, rules and obligations, which now happily binds

the whole urotberhood in one joyous fraternity of Love. Bro. Harcourt P. Gowan, Grand Secretary, (as Oounty Sec.r(,.

I tary of York,) handed ill the Annual Returns from the Districts of

King and Toronto, in the County of York. On motion of Bro. Wm. Strachan, M.G.C. 375 j seconded by

nfO, Harcollrt P. Gowan, Grand Secretary, it was unanimollsly

Resolved, That Bro. John McKinnon, Esq., of Ottawa, be elected

~ Deputy Grand Master of B.N.A,-for Canada East.

72 REPOI~T.

In accordallce with notice to that effect given on the sewnd day

of the session, by Bro. John Hethrington, M.G.C. 343, it ,Yas, on

motion of Bro. Richard Dempsey, Right ·Worshipful Senior Deputy

G.M., 8econcled by Bro. J. -"'V. Petrie, 'V.M. 634, unanimously

Resolved, Th&t !Ii plurality of As~istant Deputy Grand Secretaries,

and Assistant Deputy Grand Tyler~, b@ elected by the Right 'Vorship.

fut the Grand Lodge.

On motion of ~ro. Ogle R. Gowan, La~t Past. Grand Master, se­conded by Bro. Arthur Burnside, M.G.C. 163, it wa~ unanimously

Resolved, That the following Brothers be eleeled A~sistant Deputy

Gnll)d Secretaries for tho current year :­

THOM.lS GltIFI'I'H, Esq., Toronto. ,VILLIAM Mc1Lunm, Junior, Esq., Toronto.

RICII,,ulD BALLARD, Esq., Bl'ockTille.

CHRISTOPHIIR FL l':TCHlm, Es,q., Brockville.

A. L. GIUYELY, Esq" Qur:;bec.

Fru .. KcIS LUNDY, Esq., Derry \Vest. FARQUHAR E. McBAIN, Esq., Brampton. D'Ancy BOULTON, E8q., Barrie. .

JOHN HOLL.HfD, E~q.,. Toronto.

GEORGY \Y. MOnGAN, Esq., St. Thomfl~vVes.t .. D.Hvsolf KT<:ltR, Esq., Ottawa City.

CH.i.ULES F. HILL, Esq., Montreal. .

JOE:\, WM PJlTRIF., Esq., Guelph.

EDWARD J ORES 130swELL. Esq., Morrisburg

VVM. Hy. DAL'1'O:'< Esq., M.D., Dundag.

VVM. 'YELLIl'fGTON Fox, Esq., Toronto.

011 motion of Bro. S. B. Campbell, G.D.C., seconded by Bro.

Wm. ,Hopkins, W.M. 301, it was unanimously

Resolved, That Bro. John Cummin3, of No. 554, Hamilton, be

elected Deputy Grand Tyler, Itnd Bro. J cihn Carkeek, of N 0.301, Toronto, Assistant Deputy Grand Tyler.

On motion of Bro. H. P. G0wan, Grand Secretary, seconded by Bri). Arthur Burnside, M o-.C. 163, it was unanimously

Rssolved, That the thanks of the Right W orshipflil the Grand

Lodg" , are very j\lst1y due, imd tlw Rame are hereby unanimously

REPORT. 73 tendered to Bro. Robert Me Veety, Esq., the estoomed and most ef~ ficient, Last Past Deputy Grand Master for the Province of Nova Scotia, for his able and praiseworthy exertions in promoting the progress and prosperity of our beloved Institution, in that ProvincG. Further, that in passing this approval of the Deputy Grand lIiaB­

tel"s official conduct, on his retirement from the office, the Right vVor­

shipful the Grand Lodge, also desires to express its thanks to those trUl:l;·hearted brethren, who have so willingly and ably assisted the said Deputy Grand Master for Nova Scotia, in the performance of his arduous cluties,

On motion of Bra: H. P. Gowan, Grand Secretary, seconded Ly Bro. Th08. Armstrong, Garnd Treasurer, it was unanimously

Rewlved, That in future all dues, whether for the Gr::tnd, Cuunty"

District or subordinate Lodges, shall bB paid in adv::tnce, 'Vh"li_ such oon possibly be done.

On motion of Ogle R. Gowan, Esq. Last Past Grand :!.\1aster, seconded by Alderman William Strachan, M. G. C. 375, it was

RC$olved, That whereas George Benjamin, Esq., at one timo

Grand Master of this Ord@r, was expelled from its Tanks by his own acts, and J obn Flanagan, Esq., also at one time an officer of t lie Order, was expelled by resolution of the Grand Lodge, and wp8rca~ it is desirable in ,iew of the happy union that l1as been COllsum­mater! amongst all sections of the Brotberhood at the pre~ent Ses­sion of the Grand Lodge, to render tbat union as extensive, ;:~:

graceful and as liberal as principle will permit, be it therefore r€'-

801ved, that the said George Benjamin, Esq., and tbe saill .Joll[[

Flanagan, Esq., be re-admitted into full fellowship and communiuli with this Loyal anI Protestant Brotherhood. It being understooJ that the property now held by them, and belonging to this Grand.

Lodge, be at once restored to the Right Worshipful the Gr:;\ndl'.l<1s­

t0f, as its legitimate Head.

In offering this Resolution Bro. Gowan made some very feeling

and brotherly remarks upon the present happy state of the InstI­

tution.

On motion of Brother O. R. Gowan, Last Past Grand Master, • . 1-

seconded by Brother John Rogers, 'V.M. ] 36, It was unaml11ous-} E'

REPORT.

Re80lved, 'l'hat the BuspeIlBion of Angus Bethune, Esq., ~, removed and that he be restored to full connexlon in the Order, upon festoring to the Institution, through the Right Worshipfuk Grand Master and $overeign, such property as may have cOIDeinto~ his possession,

On motion of Bro. Wm. Hopkins, VI.lIf. 301, :seoonded -bJ Bro. John Holland, Proxy 551, it was

Resolved, That all the No.'s from 471 to 490, both No.'s inc1~ ive, be appropriated to the incoming Lodges, and that the remain­der take order after the las) Warrant issued by this Right W orshipfuT Grand Lodge.

On motion of Bro. William Hopkins, W.M. 301, seoonded by Bro. William Strachan, M.G.C. 375, it was

ResoZucd, That at least two thousand copies of the Proceedings.of tltis Grand Annual Session, be printed with as little delay as pO$.­£>ibl'!,

On motion of Bro. Ogle R. Gowan, Last Past Grand Master, g0COnded 1y Bro. John Holland, Proxy 551, it was unanimously

Resolved, 'Ihat a Select Committee of seven members be now Bp­pointed for the purpose of preparing a common " Platjorm,"'QI' " Standard," upon which all Orangemen, and all true Prote8tan~ Gall unite, and that such Committee report to the Right "\VorshipfuJ the Grand :MasV::r and Sovereign, and bis Council of Advire, fur their approval.

The following Brothers were then apllointed to compose said Oom­mittee: Ogle R. Gow.:t.n, J olm Holland, William S tracb an, Wu.. liarn Dinwoodie, "\Villimn Hopkins, Andrew Fleming and Thnmas I}riffi th, Esquires.

On motion of Bro. H. P. Gowan, Grand Secretary, Bccond«r,l>.r Bro. John Lindsay, Co. M. Quebec, it was unanimously

Resolved, That an Address from this Right Worshipful Grnnd Lodge to the brethren of Great Britain and Ireland upon the presen1 position of the Institution in these Colonies, be forwarded u:> said bretLmlll.

On motion of Bro. S. B. Campbell, O.D.O., $CNnde~ 'by Bro. :J oon Wilson, Co. M. Liuco]n" it was

REPORT. 75 Bt'solued, Jhat tho resolution passed at the last session of this

,liigh t \V orshi pful Grand Lodge, authorising the payment of moneJ

towards tilE) Brantford Dinner, out of the Grand Lodge Fuuds, be and the same is hereby rescinded.

On motion of Bro. John Wm. Petrie, W.M. 63'1, seconded fby

Bro, Ogle B. Gowan, Last Past RW.G.M. and S., and W.M, 137, it was unanimonsly

Resolved, Tlwt the labors of this Grand Annual Session of tlw

RIght Worshipful the Graml Lodge of tho Loyal Ownge Institution of British America, do now terminate, and the brethren be relieved

from their :1tlendance and be permitted to return to their respoctivE:

homc-s, TIle GwnJ Lod~;'e W:13 acc.orclillgly closec1 with solemn prayer, :1('­

cDrding to the proper forms of the Institmion, to meet again in the

City of QllebcC', Canada East, on the Third. Tuesday in June, 1857,

Thre2 right loyal and hearty Orange cheers were then givGn for

tl1e Queen, threG for the present Grand Master, and three more for the LiSt Past Grand Master, and the brethren separated highly

pleaSl?cl with the entire proceedings. GOD SAVE THE QUEEl\,

[L.S,] GEOF;GE LYTTLETON AI"LEN,

HcARcounr POTTER Go",,:;., Orand Secretary.

Grand Alaster (In,z Snvel'e,:!/n.

76 REPORT.

MEMBERS OF GRA.ND COMMITTEE) B.N.A. Those marked thus" have paid to June 1857.

LODGE No. 1. Francis, Thomas Gillespie, John Hazlewood, Edward Leach Luke Poole, William Simpson, John Stewart, J alnes Stew .. trl, John Stewart, Joseph 'Nilson) Ja,~ Rochfurd "White, James

LODGE No. Z. Ca va!l:1, Bennet Cornett, Robert Danby, John Hamilton, David Johnston, J. F. Lake, J:1mes Leech, James Morrow, Vlilliam Murphy, David I'iere e, Francis

LODr:P No.4. Durns, J0111' Brown, John Clark, JO:L~, *Fox, James Gibney, J ollnston McKnight, Robert Smith, Robert Stoneham, Yfilliam

LODOE No.5. Armstronno John Bell, JOhl~' Graham, James Graham, Thomas Morrison, Martin

LODGE No.8. Reynolds) George

LODGE No. 10. Ballantyne, John Lundy, Francis Moore, James Moore, Younge Wright, Joseph

LODGE No. 13. Connor, John Green, Samuel Johnston, George J ohnstoD, Henry Johnson, Jonathan Kendrick, Peter Miller, James ShefTielll, Thoma,~ Stafford, Cleveland

LODGE No, 14. Cardiff, John Cavin, Joseph Davis, W. Dixie, Robert Gallinger, Matthew Kerr, Richard Moles, George Pepper, John Scott, Stephen

LODGE No. 20. Boyd, Robert [<'oxton, William Gilroy, John Godkin, Jolin Green, Michael Niblock, C. A. Scott, Thomas Storey, Samuel Wood, Edward

LODGE No. 23.

IHern, Hugh McKee, Adam Sherin, Alex.

/ LODGE No. /Bushe, Wm.

Icairns, James Delany, James McGill, James Wood, Wm. S.

25.

LODGE No. 26. Gowan, Robt. Wm.

IGreer, Jame.~ Lake, John McNicholl, John Shepherd, John

LODGE No. 27. Auston, Robert Brown, Wm. Calhoun, Jame1'; Craig, Wm.

I Graham, GBol"'J8 Hawes, Peter Mallory, Calvin Mallory, MilD Simpson, John

I Storey, Thomas Thompson, Benjamin

I LODGE N-o. 28. Bridges, Thoma3 Cavana, vVm. Forbes, vVm. Fowley, J. Gould, James McFarland, J. Orr, John Whitely, James Wright, J.ohn

LODGE No. 3I. Campbell, Joseph Lee, John

IRobiru;on, Jonathan Stewart, Charles

LODGE Ko.' 32. Black, Robert Copeland, John Pogue, Joseph W right, Richard

LOnGE No. 33. Burritt, Hamilton Crozier, Robert Finlay, W. • McGibbon, Robert McIntyre, John .Read, Wm. C. Read, Robert .Welton, Wm. P. Whittemore, Vim. Whitmarsh, Eliazer H

REPORT.

LODGE, No. 74. Virtue, Archibald

LODGE No. 76. Beatey, William McKinney, Thomas Snyder, John

LODGE No. 77. hckson, Edward Murray, D. J.

LODGE No. 81-Foster William Fraser , John

LODGE No. 89. "Sproule, Robert

LODGE 1O~:, Alexander. Vim. Dorl~nd, Robert Flagler, Solo mOll Grayclon, John Jones, Stephen H, Pettitt, Sylvester Pre, Hobert

LODGE No. ]'20, Burk, David Casey, Robert Pogue, Alex. Wi "gins, Wm. y ei~(~ Eleazer

i i

LODGE No. 37. LODGE No, 90.

LODGE No. 13),

Clark, Francis Moody, 1'hom:10 Yarnold, Hobert

Danybuaugh, Timothy Smith, John Kerr, Henry W 8e~es, Alex. LODGE No. 133. Petipice, George \VlllIamson, John Crozier, Georgo

Henry, Samuel Johnslon, J:mlC'3 Kelly, Lewis

Read" John LODGE No. 91.

LODGlE No. 42. Couri.ner, James Cumming, James EllioH" Thomas

LODGE No. 51. CIiff, Daniel Hurst, Andrew .Richardson, George grogere, Holmes

LODGE No. 62 Orr, Joseph Rent, Francis Switzer, Samuel

LODGE No. 64. Cimingham, lYI. S. Griflin, P.

LODGE No. 68. Thompson, Wm.

LODGE No. 72.. Janes "Vm. .{ohnston, Wm. Magee, Archib~ld 1VIcClell~nd, Wro. J. Todd, Ric,hard

Johnston, Francis Johnston, Robert Lane, TI,omas IhtliJl; Thomas 'Shields, John

!,ODGE 98 Ashman, Wm. Ringland, Robert

Martin, Robert J'Iilontgom.c'ry, G~':'1'.2.0 McGirl, John

LeDGE No. 1::;,5 Bates, ''\Tm, I Bnsby, James Hamiiton, ArchibaH

LODGE No. 100. Hart.\Vm, . Barber, Charles I-Itmter, Alex.

La,Vl'enC8; Joht Giles, John Johnston, "Vm. Spoers, John

ITennant, Alex.

]'.1orton, Smithson Reclmoml, John LODGE No. 137. Tackaberry, Benjamin Rrilton, Robert Tackaberry,l'hthaniel Burns, Daviu

Davis, Thoma" LODGE No. 105. Duo'gan John

Crawford, Thomas Far~811, 'Josepl:

ILrt~rence, D?-Vld l{jr;sock, WiJlict!D Smder, Wllh~m Rives, Thoma8

LO])GE No. 106. Simpson,

I Burnside, iVm. LODGE No. 13g, Stitt, John Clarke, Thomae

I Stitt, William Stoker, WiJliam 'Weston, John Tracey, Jacob

LODGE No. 139, Brouse, George W. 'Brouse, Edward Burnside, Andrew 'Burnside, Peter Donaldson, 'Wm. Millar, John Pilton, Arthur Tusan. Kelson,

LODGE No. 140. Adamson, Wm. Aikin, James Coulter, Robert Dempsey, John Grier, Thomas Johnson, Richard Seu.l'l()tt,~Jam8s "'Valker, Thomas

LODGE No. 142. Bell, RobGrt Coze,[.', J. R, M. D. Du.ncan, Thomas .J amc'::, J aIm

LODGE l'~o. 143. Dunlop, Thomas Jackson, vV m. Johuston, Noble King, John McArler, Wm. J. lbbillson, Abraham Tomkins, Denis

LUDGE No. 157. Adamson, vVm. A. Alluerson A. A. Clark, John Forsyth, Frank Galbraith, Robert Jolliffe, Henry Meredith, Henry Wm. Wallace, Samuel \Viggins, John

REPORT.

LODGE No. 164. ereen, James ,Cu~neil, Benjamin EllIs, John Greene, Noble Leslie, Joseph Madill, Thomas Paton, John Renny, William ~ Tripp, Joshua

LODGE No. 167. Adamson, Samuel Boddy, John Jones, Samuel McCulla, John

LODGE No. 168. Bowes, Edward Weir, John

LODGE No. 175. Alley, William H. Anderson, James Blake, William Brickman, James Gerrow, David Gerrow, John Glen, D. Johnson, Searring Knowles, J. C. Miller, Henry Striker, J. V.

LODGE No. 178. Asselstine, John Babcock, Alfred Erdser, Abraham Fourre, J. R. J. Hillier, Wm. Hough, Asa McKenzie, James Milsop, Wm.

LODGE No. 183. Davidson, James Edgar, John Hunt, Absalom

LODGE No. 163. Mackay, John Bumside, Arthur Stewart, Ansley Crawford. Stephen Wright, John Crayrford, Wm. LODGE No. 186. DIxIe, B. W. B., M. D, Boyd, Hugh Karr, George Morrison, Gilbert Karr, James Paterson, Samuel

LODGE No. 191. Bull, Bartholomew Burd, James Smith Duncan, James Madill, Samuel McCleland, John Quinn, James Walker; Robert Welsh, Joseph

LODGE No. 209. Burns, John Calahan, William Matchett, Thomas Orr, J., M.D. .

LODGE No. 211. Johnson, William Madden; Richard Madden, William

LODGE No. 212. Dinwoodie, William Dillon, Rob~rt

IHussey, Eli Kennedy, John Middleton, William Rooney, John Whitcomb, William

LonGE No. 215. Duguid, Alexander Egan, William Latham, Joseph Martin, Samuel Wallace, James

LODGE No. 216. Brown, James. Bennett, Henry Cameron, Jame5 Evans, George Frazer, John Frein, John Hiscocks, Robert Irwin, William Murday, Arthur

LODGE No. 219. Corbett, John Culbert, John White, Isaac

LODGE No. 220. Berry, J. Cosgrove, J. Weleh, George

LODGE No. 225. Graham, John Newson, Col. Thomas Rathwell, John

LODGE No. 228, Cramer, Conrad Crowley, Thomas Hamell, James Stiver, William Sutton, Joseph

LODGE No. 2'29. F'oster, William Stratton, Robert

LODGE No. 231. Byrns, Andre,v Moore, William Phillmore, WilFm Spitler, 'David

LODGE No. 233. Anderson, Robert Barry, Henry Birmingham, James McAlpin, John Nuttel, John

LODGE No. 234. Gregg, James Heppenstall, Robert Moore, Robert Wilson, Joseph

LODGE No. 235. Geralds, William Gibson, J. H. P. Juby, Joseph MundIe, E.

LODGE No. 239. 'Beaty, William Ennis, Erral Henderson, Robert

REPORT.

LODGE No. 247. Kidd, William Mills, James Percival, George PerCival, Robert vVolclow, Fortes W.

LODGE No. 249. Cooney, Benjamin Johnston, Thomas Lipsic, Robert

LODGE No. 25::'. Moore, David Prouse, Edwin

'*Stanley, George

LODGE No. ~57. Drake, Benjamin Drake, James "V. Hall, C. B., M.D. Morgan, George W. Roe, Charles Stacey, William Stanton, James Taunton, James

LODGE No. 260. Donaldson, John Holmes, Richard KiLld, Joseph Lindsay, Christopher

LODGE No. 263. Barnett, William Ekins, John Graydon, William

LODGE No. 269. Davey, W. Eaa-Ieson, James Mo~row, R. Vent, James Wilson, Thomas W illial1lB, John

LODGE No. '275. Bryans, James Connell, John . Gallogher, David Grogan,. Ed lVard

LODGE No. '289. Mooney, Henry Seymour, B...

LODGE No. 301. Bird, Joseph Carkeek, John Dill, John Fox, William ~V. Jacques, Alexander McClain, Samuel Milligan, Frederic k Weir, James

LODGE 1'."0. 30'1. Lindsay, Charles McKenzie, D. Nesbitt. \Yilliam Silverthorn, lsa.&:

LODGE No. 31:-3. Dunbar, John WaL"On, John

LODGE No. 3:2.6. Bradley, George Buck, \ Villiam Gornett, "YVllliam McCormick, Joha

LODGE No. 3'27. Brown, Agust\L'o Brown, George Latumel, J ame~ Loan, John Thoillkins, RDbCIt

79

LODGE No. 3:28. 'Hamilton, Henry E.

lHornibrook, Thoma<l KinO' Edward Lidd~ll, George ,Yo Nendel, John T. Newman, Henry W. Sparrow, William

LODGE Nc.333. ·Bryn, Daniel 'Campbell, James J 0I1n8011, ,VillimlL

LoDGE No 334. Bennett, Joseph Dickenson, John Greer, Henry l?urcell, Nathan Rath, John 'Templeton, James M.

LODGE No, 342. Belt, John Oyer, Joseph (;1:128CO, John McLean; John No Orr, Samuel l{obinsoll, William

LW)GE No. 313. Boomer, John Bickle, W. J. Fanning, John q::lle) DC1;l1JS G:1IlLlll?r J THomas, (iwvoley, A. L. HendcfEOll, vr. C. Hunt, 'William Lee, Richard Prico, iVilliam 'fweddel1, J. W.

LODGE No. 3,17. ,j.rke8on, Thomas Baid, Jcs9ph Elliott, Francls Bll iott , John Haft, William

I,ODG& No. 34.9. J;idgootl, John Ulak3, J. Gilchrist, John Q\Jnn, William Honghton, Matthew Mulholland, R. JlJlcLaughlin, Joseph ?O"\~ell, Alexander R.i.c,hardson, Charles

LODGE No. 362. Btuton, Robert Gartar, Jacob ~ohn6on, BaptiSi: J ohns.on, Francis

LOnGE No. 375. • Anglesea, Thomas *I3owrey, George Carleton, Alexander J effers, Jeremiah. "'J effers, Thomas Little, John

I"MCMaUgh, Archd. <McMaugh, John Strachan, Wm. 'Summers, John "Twell, Joseph

LODGE No. 384. Armstrong, Thomas Doherty, Philip Doupe, Amos Switzer, Richard

LODGE No. 385. FOtcter, Francis LYllll,John

LODGE No. 389. Morphy, Wm.

LODGE No. 396 Dean, J. K. Willson, Johu

LODGE No. 404-Beaty, Charles Brawn, Franeis C~,rmichQel, Keys Clewes, John Mack, Wm. Thompson_, John WlliteacTe~ Richard

LODGE No. 4.06. Hart, Samuel Kirkland, Wm .. Lunely, John McNish, James Wilson, A len.

LODGE No. 409:.­Fleming, John Lynes, Thomas

\

Martin, John \l/bi.Lll Tb,j,I.!

_I' LODGE No. 415. Barrett, Wm. Bell,John Dunne, John Page, Jamea Page, Robert

LODGE No. 418; Campbell, Francis Cook, Jacob Fox, Miohael Gibson, Wm.

LOnGE No. 426. Ferris, Joseph Freel, Dr. Kessell, J ohil Knill, Richard Laney, Wm. Van Buskirk, Anguatus

LODGE No. '130. Freeborn, John McKee,Wm. Strong, Robert

LODGE No, 44.7.

EllIney, F. K. 'Davis, Charles ~Holden, Horace Westover, iVm.

LODGE No. 449. Bailey, Thos.

. Coleman, Robert Norris, John W., M.D. Stewart, Faulkner C.

LODGE .No. 450. Davis, Geo~ge ' Fletcher, John, senior. Fletcher, John, JuniOl~

LODGE No. 452. ·Bernard, Richd. Boon, John McCarthy, Dalton Miscampbell. Arldsew

~ ~'11~'" Ar~hd • d

LODGE No. 454. DoubJe,Wm. O'Neill, John McKee, John Stevenson, Wm.· St, John,. Tobias

LODGE No. 458. Elliott, John Pitto, Jo..lJ.n

LonDE No. 4B6. Dixon, Robert Haw, John Shaw, Robert Stanley, Benjamin

LODDeE No. 468. Clark, Peter B. Davis, Allen Keys, John Leatch, Hugh Porte, Thomas ,"Vilson, William

LODGE No. 479. Erwin, William Huston, Archibald Houghton, William

LQDGE No. 487. Bennay, Anthony Reynolds, Daniel Rey-nolds, James

LODDeE No. 493. Hodgins, James Howard, William Ryan, William H.

LODGE No. 501. Ctark, William Henry, John Kennedy, Thomas Milligan, Gilbert SCales, Alex.

LODGE No. 502.. Hutcheson, George Lowe William McCallum, Frederick

REPORT.

LODGE No. 503. Godkin, William Green, Ed ward

LODGE No. 504. Barr, Jonathan E. Blake, Richard Bullagh, Wm.

I Chapman, Benjamln Dickson, David Humphries, James Stacey, Joseph Walker, Samuel

LODGE No. 506. Bernie, Thomas Grainger, George Montgomery, Samuel Peacock, Richard

LODGE No.. 5lfl. Parr, Robert Parr, Younge Surlees, ,"Vm.

LODGE No. 510. Elliutt, Thomas Elliott, Wm. Irwin, Robert

LODGE No. 511. Allen, Daniel S. Dick, David S. Dick, Thoma.s Johnson, Wm. Kidd, Henry Kirker, James Turner, James

LODGE No. 512. Clent, Ed"ard Lewis, Robert Lucan, William No"lans, John

LODGE No. 514. Hoskins, tVm. Proctor, Reuben

LODGE No. 518. Christie, Thomas Marshall, Charles Morphy, John Robinson, \VI11,

81

UlDGE No. 521. Boughner, John Boughner, Wesley F. Knight, Benjamin Smith, Jacob

LoDGE No. 524.

Foy, John Foy, Robert Grier, James

LoDGE No. 52.5. Ellis, Francis WalJace, Elias LODGE No. 53'2 .. Reynolds, Johl'

LoDGE No. 533. Roberts, Franci.', Ross, John Sloan, Henry Sloan, J arne,. Wray, Samuel

LonGE No. 535. Caird, Alex. Doghertr, Andrew Given, John C. Jackson, Henry Kenlledy, Jam-es Knowles, Thos. C_ Orr, Robert Ross, ThomCls

LoDGE No. 5-!0.

Armstron'!, Robert Fleming,~James McGlorey, John Saddler, Raben

LonGE No. 5-!1o

Armitage, Wm. Brock, Elias Copeland, Hugh Helm·

IIrWin, Robert Lake, Elijah Legg, Charles Penrose, Richard

LODGE No. 546_ . -\ bercrombie, John' Hidal, Charles F. Hubbs, John i\T urJ1h y, Eicllard S. -Wilder, Chester VVi!der" Israel Wilcier, Rufus

LODGE No. 548. AmJ.:3tfong, Robert Button. Francis Dougall, Thomas J. ])unh:.tm, J. C., M.D. ~:ckhardt, Salem H::Lrrington, James L-,-,n l, lYIClthew Maleolm, John lYIarr. Henry Muir, :Uex, Payne, Alex, R'lmolir, lVIatthew ;'{urLs, Elia,~

- LODGE 1'io. 5"[9 Atchison, S::Lmuel . [hll, John

Thomas

LODGE No. 550. ,"£'rouef, James S. '{Cnox, Arth\lr '·{;.ulJivan, John

!_;)DGE No. 55I. Dow-ne, C. ,\V, B n I me~ ThomJE Milis, James l\1cMullen, James lV!l'{cil Tullius EL

_ LrffiOE No. 5'53, 'McConnel Alex;

REPORT.

Douglass, Robert Johnston, John Silverwood, 1,Villiam Smith, William D. Spry, Lewi3

LODGE No. 558, Leith, John Parke, G. It Renna, John

LODGE No, 559, Young, William

LODGE No, 560. Beattie, James Dawson, S, J. Stee-l, John

c, LODGE No. 561. '~ol1ltney, James, Hm'am, Thomas Knowles, Charles I\1cCallam, A Patterson, D. W m-tle, W. T.

I LODGE No. 563.

I Elliott, J ol1n IvrcKenny, Albert Tisdall, W. H.

LODGE No. 567. Corner, -William Fount::tin Robert King, William Lloyd, Glover St. John, Amo,s

LODGE No. 568. Cole, Truman Donells, 'Wilham Johnson, Irwin

: McDonald, Gideon Ramsay, John

I I;ODGE No. 569., 'I Dal1lels, David

LODG'E No. 554, Hurd, M. Gummins John IMosher, James McNair, Samuei \Wrigh t Joshua

LODGE No. 570. ,.toD,G'it No. 557. 1 McFaddyn, A.

(iam, 1, oster Rodgers, Thomas Cotoughan, Charles A.,ThompsQn).John

LODGS No, 571 Brethour, Samuel . Marshall, David Umphrey, Samuel

I LODGE No. 574.

Dingmen, II emy Morden, Richard J, Smith, Benjamin

LODGE No, 578,

\Jackson. James McGrotty, Thoma."

1

Summerville, A. J, WaLson, William

LODGE No. 580. Cassellman, James Holden, James Holden, S. B. Nash, Henry vVeegar, Adam

LODGE No, 582. Baker, C, G. Maxwell, L. D. Purdon, RobGrt

I Urquhart, William

LODGt: No_ 583, A_nnaml, \Y.

I Lyons, J. Reid Ar~hi1~ld 0

LOD,,]!; No, E84-, Gibson, James 0, L. Hillam, William McMullan, Mr. Keston, John Leonard, John McTaggart, Hobert Robinson, Alexandcl' Stewart, James

\

LODGE No. 588, Connell, John Jourdan, Ardbu-ckle "Kelly, John ~Little, Robert lVIc Mahon, :r\'1artin \Vestmau, Samuel Wilson, John '

gEPORT.

LODGE No. 590, LODGE No, 62t Hollingshead John Armstrong:, J. Hollingshead; William 'Brown HlChard Hunter, Joseph Brownlee, George L. Hurst, William B. Haskett, J. H. Knox, Cunningham Hl~t0.n' James ?ringle, John Wllhams, John

LGllGE No. 591. Adair, Johnson Roberts, Robert Robinson, John

LO'OG E No. 62'2, EY~ns, James B. Ev~ns, John Morton, Geo. D., M,D. Pbyter, R. B C. .

LODGn No. 6.4·G. Beell, Thoma8 Thornton, Abr.a.bllJ.ft

LODGE No. 54'). Bolton, Richard Finlay, JaIIl£Jl Morris, John Preston, Ricba,",l PreEton, 'Wesley Stout, D<lvici . 310[;1, Gcc,rg;;.'

LODGE No. 592, Crawford, James Dinsmore, DaYid Dinsmore; Thomas I\1c-Cullough, Robert

Reid, 'William I LODGIG No . .64;f,. Crawford, TboIDm-<

LODGE No. 623. Dillon, JIIr.a1.1l~e", Cockburn, Adam Jas. Moran n.

l-eOOOE No. 602-'I;}rethour, David Cathcart, Henry

LoDOE No. 605. Atkinson, Richard Dimolld, William

LODGE No. 60(1 ~t'gue, Hichard Cowan, Matthew Francis, John McMaster, Jameij Mills, Samuel Thoro pson, George

LODGE No. 610, DllIvis, Francis lMoody, John 1}hrdock, Thompson

Y.,DDGE No. 611. Knox, Thomas Mills, John SnQwden, T'hom.ae

LOOOE No. 8m Qrowe, James G. McCall, John S. McPha..il, Malco'I!\

Cock burn, Alex. P. Julmson, Willi~D Link, John

I LODGE No. 624. CarrolJ, Wm. B.

LODGE No. 633.. Dunbar, Samuel Pilcher, Joseph Rian, '\Tm. Rogers, Thoe. Sirnl)son) James

LODGE No.. 63G'. Allen, Robert Brair, James Busby, James llichards, James

LODG~ No .. 037 .. 'Ewin, Jamc3 "FItzpatrick, George. Ryan) Charles

LODGE No. 640 .. McClung) Samuel

LODGE No. 644., Button, John N. Degeer, James Goulay, John Hunter, "Vm, Stew8j"t, J oh.n

LODWr: No. 11'10. . Anderson, JaIIl£:1l Galloway, VVm. Hunter, I10icbaul Nuttell, Ge(JT:::-t~

. Scott, Wil EajJ 1

LanOE No .. 'Din 'Florence, Ellw. Cl'4> "Lockerbie, .Andmw 'Rowland, John

LODGE Jk6~. Buerd, Jackso:n McConnell, Alec';.. Schwardfagef,FJ:ed.

I

I LODGB Nu. ('.tn, Atkinson, Wm..

I Br<luley, S:J.mueJ

jBraclley ) ThOJ::lli\ll Hanlon, TJ:W)1W.£i

LODGEl"C. eo;;\. Il-fcClltcheou, Hog:rl McKee, James .­Montgomery, Ed1t:a:rd ThQmps(,D, rsaA\J

LODS:rff No.ctr4,. iJohnston, CharWi' Johnston, T, ;k,l. IR~m8a~, E.. R"mBa}, GeQtge

LoWE No. 610.. Locklin, James Myers, Isaac. W.

REPORT.

Corner, Robert Dixon, Wm. jr.

LODGE .No. 676. Lo!}GE No. 1571. Rose, Alvin

McMullin, Robert C. LODGE No. 679. ,s.tev inson, George Croxan, Henry

LaOOE No. 6'73.. Heaphey Henry. ~'t. John, Julius. S\vitr...e<, John.

Kells, John Parsons, Charles Thorn, Wm.

LOnGE No. 680. King William jr

LODGE No. G75. Lefebre,James 'Beck, Joseph IWoodwilrd, William

)

LODGE No. 61)2. Johnston, Stewart Wilmer, William

LoDGE No. 694. Fenton, Walter R •. Fennall, Joseph . Ferguson, John McCracken, John Stoddart, Robert Stoddart, WIll. D. Stoddart, Wilson

LODGE No. 596. Godard, Steed

IJohnson, ThOillM Ramsey, John

CIfPIJ of letter sent by the Grand Secretary to His Honor the Warden ofU~e Counties of Leeds and Grenville, !im autlwrity of the ~. iution pasJed by the Right Worshipful the Grand Lodge, on the ,Second Day of the Annual Session for 1856, held in the (Jourt Hallse" Brockville, on Wednesday the 18th day of June, 18&6.

j OFFICE OF THE RIGHT 'V o RSHIPFDL,

( TilE GUAND ORANGE LODGE, B.. N. A. , Tor'onto, July 1st, 185D.

Sm,--I have the honor herewith to. enclose you the copy of !I.

Reoolution unanimously passed at the Twenty.sixth General Grand Annual Session of the Right Worshipful the Grand Ore.nge Lodge of British N ortb America.

I have, &c" [L.S.J HARCOURT POTTER GOWAN,

Grand Secretary, L. O.I. B. N.A. '1'0 His Honor the Warden of the Counties of '

Leeds and Grenville, &:c., &:c., Merrickville. C. W .

. To the above letter His Honor the Warden forwarded thB follow· ing reply:-

My DEAR SIR,­Merrickville, 30th October, 1856.

I beg to acknowledge the reoeipt of yours of the 1st July, enclosing the copy of a Resolution pa.ssed in the Orand Orange Lodge in session at Brockville.

AllolY mo 011 th0 p:>rt of my2elf and brot,h,;l' Qfrh.i01S ~0 tL:>rr!:;: Y0lt for the courtesy you havo shown us.

I havo boon 1\ member of yonI' noble Orelol' {Uf' upyvards of a quat tor of a celltmy. I feel !l gr,,:!L pride in its growth, and sincere] "

hope that the timo' is near at hand when (111 CaulIJian ProtC!ltibu~ will be united undor its b;:mnel'.

I li<J,Ye the honou l' to be,

Your obedien t SerYallt,

E. II. WHITMARSH,

II. P. GOWAN, ESQ" IV<l!J'ue-n oj Leed& u/'j.l (}((zril>,

Gran,] Sccretm'y, L.O.I. B.1v .. A., T',)f'(Nl'O,

U}YAL ORANGE INSTrIU'I'ION, 13RlTLSH :NOEcTH AMERICA.

The Grand Lodge of the Loyal Onmge Institution 01 British N ort1 America, conceiving that in the present crisis of affairs it ig most desirable that ~, known and understood "Platform" should be

e-rectec1, upon which every Orang-em an and every true Briton can sl:.and, in one common array in defence of Oivil and Eoligieus Lit­

arty, did, at the la~t Regular Annual Session of the Right W 01'­

shipflll the Grand Lodge, unanimously agree to set up the follow­

ing Orange Standard, around whith they call upon all tho brethren

in every J:1iding, County, Oity and Town, to rally and unit9. And ihey entreat them by the love ihey bear to their Queen !'.lld

to th"ir Country, snd to the O,':cr, that their whole strength be:pu~ furth in the @upport of elich Cauuidates, sud l'llich only, a~ will

Clonscicmtioullly and honestly adhere t.o the Ola~ StJt.udllJ'd, with out waITer an-d eQll1prOnllS8,

86 .6HPO~T.

THE ORANGE STANDARD. I<'msT.-AU other things being equal, e. Candid:l.te who is an

Orangetnan in good standing is to be supported in preference to all others, because, being equal in all things else, his Queen and Country have the additional guamntee of his pledge-fidelity to Protestantism, Order and the CONSTITUTION.

SECOND.-No candidate, whether Orange or not, is to be bUp­ported, unless distinctly adhering to, and determined upon all fitting occasion~, whether ill or out of Parliament, to carry out repre­sentation based upon population and territory, and without reo ference to the Provincial distinctions f.ormerly existing, and also to secure the free and unfettered use of God's Holy Word, withou t note or comment in aU Common Schools established by Law and enc.owed by the State.

THIRD.-Where two or more Candidates, adhering to the Orange Standard, present themselves for the ~uffrages of the same Constitu­ency, reference may be had to the Right Wonhipful the Granu. Master and Sovereign, who, with the aid of his Council of Advice, and the Select Special Committee of the Grand Lodge, will devise fair and honor .. 1.>le means for an equitab10 adjustment of con~cting intere.stl.

GEORGE 1. ALLEN, Grand Master.

HAROOU~T P. GOWAN', Grand Secretary.

OnIC16 OR GR..I.Nb LODG]}; t '1'OfOlJ.to, Sept. Wi IS,'}-&; ,

NOTICE.

In Q:der to clilssify audproperly arrange his CqTrespondenee, the underslgnoo l'equ~!B that hie Orange Brethren when aadreSiliuO' him in hie official capacity, will ha v·c thrj gOrxlness, in all Case:' to s~te, after th .. -e signature, the office ot offices, (pteswt, or

n El' ORT,

l~t r>ast,) which they hold in the Institution, whether in the Granu Lodgll, a County Lodge, District Lodge, flt Private Lodge. It will not be eufficient to say "County Master," " District Ma~ter," or "Master," M the case may bo; the name or the County or District must accompany th9 Office, together with the No. of the Lodge, and where it sits, as also the brother's post office addrMs. The im­mense correspondence with the Right Worshipful the Grand Lodge, from all parts of America, renders compliance with the above Rulell ndispensable. All communications MUST be pre-paid.

By Order of the R. W. tha G. M. 4'; S.

HARCOURT POTTER GOWAN, Grand Secretary L. O. 1. Bri~ieh North Amerie&.

Toronto, July 1, 18513. -

88 It 1:1 l' 0 R T.

Thomas Armstrong~ Gr-and l.'reaBlll'19I') in account with the Grand Lodge, B. N. A.

18.55. £ B. d. Jl1.ne ~l. PaielV. P. Meyerhoff'e!' for services as G. C ..... .

W. Stsers, for refreshments to Mill Creek band 12 If) 0 2 18

" 2.'2.

August. Dec.

1856. Janu3.rv. FebrLlR'ry :t .' ny.

A. T. Jones, for services as Inside Guard .. . IV m. Vere Hunt, on aceount, for Printing ... . A. Degrassie, for sen ices as Grand Tyler. .. Dr Lett, as per vote G. L. to Orphans' Home. T"'eedy, for cleaning 81. Lawrence HalL ... John Ellis, for parchment & printing warrants. VVm. V. Hunt. .......................... . Ditto .... ' ......................... ' .... . Ditto ........................•...... , .... .

TI10mas Hill, for stitehing Rerorts ......... . A. \V~ll1leEs, [or stitching nituak .... '" .. Vim. V. Hunt, for printing Annual Reperts,

Rituals, &c ............. " ........... . Thos. Ellis, for parchm.ents & printing \-van-ants For Meals for Band on Boat from Toronto ... . John Mc]\lnllen, for printing 500 posters ... " Ditto, for Stationery ...................... . Ditto, Printing, &e., per bill ............•... DItto, Advertising, &C ......... , ...... " .. . Grand Tyler for serviees .... , ............. . Board and refreshments for Dand .......... . F. H. Medcalf, for use of St. Lawrence Hall

in 1855 .J. E. IvrcMili~~; fo'r' j:d';~'r(isi~;': :'.: : : : __ : : : : '. Band. from Toronto. to attend Grand Lad o-e

Meating at Brockville ............... ~ . 80.'.:[on <:f St. Peter's Church, Brockville, for

servlC-cs ............................ . TIw. Dr .. Lewis, Donation of Lodge for Par­

oclllal pu rposes ............•.......... Crand i'eeratary, for G8rylees .. " ... __ . " .. . Do)' for Stati:onery, &:c _ . . . . . . _ .. ~ .... .

0 1 10. 0 7 10 0 2 5 0 410 0 1 10 0

Z3 8 9 1 5 0 1 10 0 6 0 0

3 3 9 7 3 3

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HE P OR'j'. 89

Thomas A1l1llstrong? Gmnd Treasurer, in accou..ut with the Grand. Lodge, B. N. A.

DI]..

1855. June 21. B~1ance rem~inil1g in Grand Treasurer's hancl8.

M. G. C. Thomas RadclitT, 91, 58., Newbury Button, 54.8, 58 ............ , ................. ' .. .

Francis Button, 548,5s., vVm. Steers, 137, 5s ... . ,\Vm. Lennox, 375, 5s .. , RolJert Brittoll, 137, 58 ... . Thos. vVm. RYV8S, 137, 5s., vV. Stevenson, 454, 5s. Robert McKllight, for 1856 .............. ' .... .. Johnson Gibney, 5s., V\Tm. IV. Fox, 1856, .58 .... . vVm. Lynd, 554, John Cummins, 554 ........... . John Carkeek, 301. .......................... .

June t5. G. L. dues from No. 190 for 1853, 150,522 for 1854, County of Lanark .................. , •... "

July 5. G. L. dues' from Nos. 66, '200, 432, 218, 15'1, 9, 60, 86, ~.25, 3M, 355,589 (154for 1854, lOs.)County of SnTIcoe ........ , ............. ' ......... .

475, 234 .................................... . Sept. 22, To G. Com. dues J08. Twell, 5s, Jo1m Kelly, 5s ..

" "David Gallagher. .......•....... " "E. Brouse, 5s., James Holden, 5s., " " And. Burnside, 5s., J8. Grier, 5s.,

Oct. 30, To G. C. dues Nos. 19'2,293, 576, 505, 95 ....... . Dec. 5," "51'1.. ........................ ..

20, To G. Com R. Grozier, 5s., Thomas C. Knowles; 5s, . " ., Jas. Kennedy, 5s., Cha6. Knowles, 5s.

31," "~t\ndrevv T. Jones) 215 ... ~ ... ....... . 1856.

Jan.5. 9.

Feb. 2.

,1.

M'arch

!t pril

G. Lodge due~, 394. _ .. _ ............... , ...... . G. Com John IVfcIntyre, 5s., Wm. Fir,dlay, 56 ... .

" IVm. ~Whitman, 5s., No. 335, lOs ....... . " H. P: Gowan, 5s., J. T}'l"ucleJJ, us., R. (

'I.h~kms, ~$., W. Iv{cl'\Ja;.~;;r, 5s.,Thos. ( Em mblOoL, 5s., aJ of .. >._0. }

G. C. dues, 219,415, 590, 101, (ill, 6iZ, 613, 607, 610, 581, 493 ................ , .... · .... ··

G. L.dues, Geor~e 'Walsh, 5s.) John Smith, 58.) D. Brelhours, 5.~ ... " ......•.. , .......... .

" "Geo. Hart, 55., G. L. dues, G"t, 112 ... . G. L. dues, '14, 82, 133, 265, 311, 385,403, 405,

409 42:2, 5:32, 616, 640 ..... ' ...... .. " 'i( 2:.\ 369, '130, t79, 54,0, 67, II'?

£ ~. d. 59 911:\

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May

June " "

REPOBT.

" 231,252,257, 3fJ7, 447, 521, 563, 64;8. " 46, 149 (2 years), 288, 435, 460, 498 .. 'I 129, 130, 167, 168, 176, 244, 502, 509,

567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 583, 585, 454, Ewart Mills, lOs ..... " .................. .

G. L. Warrants, 626,627,628,630,631,002, 633, 634, 635; 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649 650, 651, 6h2, 653, 654, 655, 656; 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670; 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696 ....... .

" 17 Henry Sloane, Simcoe G. L. dues, Nos. 89, 104, 209, 350, 449, 553, Essa District. .............. .

Do., 548 Markham, 193,195, 586,651. .........• 16, 45C, 533, Barrie District. .

Grand Com., Wm Lennox, 5s .. Jno. Watkins, 58 .. County Lanark, 31 (3 years), 92,155 (2 years), 190,

194, 389 (2 years) 522, 641. ...•. , •.. , , .... . Perth, No.7 ...... " ...••... " ..•.. ,. ' ........ . G. Com., J. W. Tweedle, 58., John Boomer, 5s ... . G. L. dues for Nos. 535, 560, 561, 578, 663, 297,

Q.uebec .... , ... " ..••...•................ TGronto, Nos. 501, 137, &178, Mill Creek

M. G. Committee, George W. Morgan, 5s., Jame9 Kerr, is .• Alex;. Kerr, 58., George Kerr, 5s., Wm. Crawford, 5s., William Adamson, 5s ... _ ....•

G. L. dues from Nos. 5, 10, 6:2,76,81,105,142,211, 249,263,557,646, 114,41, and Dr. Irons .... . 136, 396, Toronto, and 61, Peel. ... " ...... . 343, 349, 364, 275 .....• , ..•. " ........... .

G. Com., Geo. Simpson, 58., John V. McClain, 58. G. L. dues, Perth, 384,466,518,592, 602(2 years),

791, 1554, 660, 527 ............ . From six Lodges, County Halton, T.

Evans, C. M .......... _ ..... . New Warrant, No. 624 ............. .

G. 1. dues flOm 206, 90, 4 .........•........... G. Com., Francis Lundy, Francis Hardy, 334 ..... G. 1. dues 653, 139, 525, 239, 333, 550, 524, 580,

654, County Dundas ...... _ ........ . G. Com. John Denby 58., Eucharia Percival 58 .. . G. L. dues County Grenville, Nos. 33, 37, 72, 10&,

143,247,334,34'1,406,504,347 .•..•.•.•.••.. I, " Nos. 404, 512 (2 years) ., " No. 468, 109,546, 175, 574, (87, County

Prince Edward,., ......••..... , ..

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June

REPOrtT.

18. G. L. (lues No, 804,875, 13,140 .. .. No. 316, 549, 636, 674 Frontenac ..... .

- 'No. 25, 458 (2 year8) 623, Co. Stormont. G. Com. John Loan, 5e., Robert Tomkins, OS. Au­

gustus Brown, 58. . . . . .. . • . . .. . . . . .. . . ... . .. James Satwiney 58, Thoa, Key~ SR) John Hall 58 .............................. .

G. L. dnes G. Com. No. 588, John Kelly 5a, Martin McMaghan 58 ................... .

Robert Little 58, Sam1l.el Westman 58, John Cornell 58, .................... .-Ardbuckle Jordan 58 ............ _ ... .

" " No. 506,269, 634,345, :2 0 O-recev'd for new ';Y arrant 1 0 O ....... .

" n Nos. 186, 58:2, 620, 670 Co. Quinte, No.

163 for 1857 ... " ............... _ . o. Com. Stephen Crawford 58, Arthur Burnside 58,

(for 1857') ....................... . Cash for new Warrant, Bennet Rosamond

Grand L. Dues No. 3:28 ....................... .

91

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£:256 14 111

.l.MOUNT nKC1UVED SINCE AUDIT.

M. G. Com., David Parish ....... " .... " . . . . .. 0 !5 0 G. L. 'due8, 152, 156,173, 188,230, 248,298, 303,

412, 554, 637, 310, 517, 575, .Co. of Middlesex.. 7 0 0 212......................................... 0 10 0

~14, M. G. Com., Thomas Radcliff 56, Joseph Bird 58,. 0 10 0 lames Br}an tie................... 0 5 0

G, L. dues for No. 164............. ............ 0 10 0

;£ 9 0 0