The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-11 00:00:00

DERBYSHIRE.

On Monday, November Ist, the Scarsdale Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons held their quarterly meeting at the Angel Inn,
Chesterfield, which was attended by nearly all the companions,
as well as severtl from the Royal Brunswick Chapter at Shef-
field. In the evening a•Lodge was held, which was stilt more
fully attended. Thirty Brethren partook of an excellent sup-
per, after which a ceremony took place of the most interesting
description. The Brethren of the Scarsdale Lodge, being
much impressed with a high sense of their obligations to their
W. M., had privately subscribed for the purchase of a most
elegant and costly silver Vase, which was manufactured at
Sheffield under the kind and able superintendence of Brother
Tompkin of the Royal Brunswick Lodge, and this evening
had been fixed for its presentation. After the cloth was re-
moved, the Cup (which was most richly chased, and bore on
one side the symbols of all the different degrees of Masonry,
and on the other an appropriate inscription), being filled with
generous wine, was presented to the W. M. in nearly the fol-
lowing terms by one of the Brethren present :
irorshipful Master—l am deputed by the Brethren of this
Lodge to request your acceptance of a Silver Cup, which they
have had manufactured and embellished with masonic emblems,
and an inscription briefly recording what has induced them to
offer you this token of their gratitude. I will endeavour to do
justice to those sentiments, which, judging from my own feel-
ings, I am sure are entertained by all the subscribers to this
small tribute to your virtues, both as a mason and a man. I
say, Sir, as a mason and a man, because there was some hesi-
tation in deciding whether the money, which was eagerly sub-
scribed, should be expended on a masonic jewel,
or an orna-
ment for your sideboard. The latter, 1 believe, was decided
upon under this idea, that as the grand object of making us
good Masons must be to make us better men, and as the Lodge
were perfectly aware those lessons of benevolence and brotherly
love, we so much delight to hear from you in this place, are
exemplified by your conduct in all the social intercourse and
domestic virtues of private life, they wished to shew to your
family and friends in general how highly they appreciate your
character. The inscription was then read, of which the follow-
ing is a copy :

Presented
By the Scarsdale Lodge,
.! • No. b 52,
Of Free and Accepted Masons,
To Brother George Mugliston,
As a Tribute of ResM
pect and Gratitude
For the Ability, Zeal, and Liberality,
With which he has so long conducted
The business of the Lodge.
.A.L. 7,1124—A.D. 111.11.
The,effect produced upon the W. M. by this perfectly unex.
pieted compliment (for with truly Masonic secrecy had the
knowledge of it been concealed from him) was such as cannot
be described, but
may be imagined by
those who can enter into
the finer feelings which flow from the high cultivation of Ala-
So"ie principles. Having somewhat recovered from his em-
barrassment, while the Brerhren were engaged in successively
pledging his health from the Cup, he arose, and in a strain of
felling which did equal honour to his head and heart, expressed
at mnsiderable. length,
" the indelible gratitude he must ever
feel, for having his humble but hearty endeavours for the good'
of his Lodge so highly over rated." The temperate festivities,
of the evening were protracted to a late hour. The W.M. and
s. W., and some other Members of the Royal Brunswick Lodge,:
kindly lent their able assistance, and expressed in warm terms
the great pleasure which they, in common with the Brethren
of the Scarsdale Lodge, had derived from this truly Masonic
.:enc.

THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIP DICERE FALSUM AUDRAT

LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 11, 1824

We have received a few numbers of the Greek
Telegraph, published at Missolonghi, which con.
firm the previous accounts of the victories obtain.
ed by Greece on every side ; the results of which
have already led to important consequences, by
enabling the Greek Government to devote its
energies and resources to the internal ad.
ministration of their country, and the orga-
nization of its military forces. The forma-
tion of regular troops at Napoli di Romania,
is advancing rapidly, under the direction of M.
RODIUS, the Secretary-General ad interim ;
and the Greek youth are represented to ba
highly delighted with the splendour of their arms,
the novelty of the evolutions, and the military
music, and recruits flock to the standard daily.
The corps of artillery at that place, commanded
by Major STIZELBERGEN, is still kept up, and in
excellent order. A detachment, with two pieces
of light field artillery, has just been sent to
Lechinl, to strengthen that important point.

RUSSIA.—The policy of this ambitious Govern-
ment becomes every day a source of greater and
more anxious interest. It has long been pursuing
a steady but persevering course of aggrandize-
ment, and, unobserved, it has placed itself in a
situation to avow, at no distant period, most un-
equivocally its ulterior designs. It has pandered
to the rapacity of every neighbouring despot)
whilst it has been fostering its own resources, ex-
tending its connections, and collecting means for
striking a blow at the integrity and independence
of every other European Power; but we trust
that before it is too late our own Cabinet and the
other Continental Governments will' be awakened
to a sense of their danger, and abandoning those
absurd prejudices which have too often been the
cause of jealousy and disunion, firmly and cor-
dially join in opposing the further growth of this
powerful Empire. The object of the journey of
the Emperor of RUSSIA to Orenburgh is under-
stood to have been altogether of a political nature.
The present state of the relations between Russia
and Persia, and Russia and the Porte, strongly
Russia
that the expectation indicates the views of the Russian Government)
elie:tta degree
re ofe
awsis'iisl:atntcheerefroism t little
ss doubt
a hasi in no slight
contributed to the dissatisfaction prevailing
throughout a vast portion of the Indian Con-
tinent, and to the rupture with the Burmese.
It is even said, and very confidently said, that
such assistance has actually been afforded. Most
certain it is, that Russia has not neglected to
profit by the mistaken, impolitic confidence of
the Indian Government, and that from the re-
port of Russian Officers who have been indis-
creetly permitted to survey every part of
British India, and even to gain access to the
Native Courts, she is perfectly well acquainted
with our resources in that quarter, and the nature
and extent of all our military establishments, as
well as the degree of support we should receive
from the few remaining Independent Native
Powers ; for it is well known amongst the
Asiatics now in England, with what confidence the
Russian Officers speak of the facility with which
Russia can attack us in that quarter, and of the
support she may expect to receive from the
Native Powers. In this state of affairs, it is
understood that Lord STItANGFORD will proceed
to St. Petersburgh, and that Mr. STRATFORD
CANNING'S ulterior destination is Constantinople.

We have received this morning Papers from
various parts of the United States.
Philadelphia Papers to the 20th Oct. commu-
tate intelligence from Buenos Ayres to the 29th