The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-18 00:00:00

tAST INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday n Quarterly General Court was held
-at the East India House.
HATLEYBURY COLLEGE.
Mr: DOUGLAS Knr.w.map said that he understood at the
last. General Court that the situation of llaileybury College
was antler the consideration of the College Committee, and
that a report hod been presented upon the subject, Ile was
nortanxious to know if any step were intended to be taken on
that report.
The CHAIRMAN said that he was not instructed by the
Vourr of Directors to make any communication on the subject.
Ile was, however, happy to say, that the business of the Col-
lege was now going'on in a very satisfactory way.
Alr. noun Las Kir:NAM). then gave notice of his intention,
on a future day, to submit, in the form of a requisition (which,
in fact, be had, prepared in the usual form, in his pocket), a
resolution to the following effect •
" That application be made to Parliament, in the ensuing
isesaion, for the repeal of the filth clause of the Act of the s:id
of Geo. 111., cap. 165, by which the Court of Directors is pro-
hibited from sending to India, in the capacity of writer, any
person who shall, not have resided during four terms at the
Ilaileybury College; and for introdncinginto the said Act a
clause appointing a public examination, at such times, and
under such regulations, as the Court of Directors, with the ap-
probation of the Board of Controul, may direct ; to which exa-
ruination, all persons shall submit their. acquirements and
qualifications for approval, previous' to their being permitted
to proceed in the capacity of writers, to either of the Presi-
dencies of Fort William, Fort L. George, or Boinbay.
MONUM ENI"rO THE LATE C. GRANT, ESQ.
Jolts Ssitl2H, Esq. M.P. rose, to cull the attention of the
Ateettrig! to the subject for which they were Convened by Re-
Tite Requisition was here read as follows
" TO THE 110NOURABI.r. THE COURT OF 'DIRECTORS OF

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THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.
" GENT I.EmEN—We the undersigned, being Proprietors
of Bast India Mock, duly qualified; request that the Quarterly
General Court appointed to be holden on the 17th instant may
he made Special, for the purpose of considering a proposition
which will then he submitted, for erecting in the Perish Church
of St. George ,',Bloomsbury. at the Company's expense, a Mo-
nument to the - Memory of the late Cli.ent,ES tiIIANTI Esq.,
with an Inscription expressive of the deep sense entertained of
the loss which the East India Company has sustained by him
death, and of the high estimation in which his diameter end
'services are held,"
The lion. Member observed he had long been a stockholder,
:tliongh he had personally been little induced to interest himself
in the affair); of the Company. Hotted not, however, been an
inattentive spectator; and from observation he felt himself war.
rented in proposing to the Court the erection of a monument to
the late Mr. Grant in testimony of his service*, zeal, and fide.
lity to the interests of the Company, for a period little short of
half a century ; since, it would appear, that he entered the Com-
pany'w service in the year 1773 or 1774. In his early life he had
been honoured with the esteem and confidence of the•lateillarquis
Governor-General of India, whose eulogy on hint
us the familiar epithet of " Honest Charles Grant," was; as gra-
tifying asp it Walt wimple and unaffected. From India, having
returned with the highest recommendations to the Directory, he
became a candidate for the honour in 1794, and finally a Director.
About this time be took a very popular part in the East India
shipping question, when the monopoly was agreed to be put
down by opening the freights of vessels to general competition
amongst the ship owners. Chi the accession of the Marquis
Wellesley to the Governor-Generalship. Mr. Grant was offer-
ed a Seat hr the &prone Council, which, however, he felt in.
disposed to wept, thinking he could more effectually serve the
Company at' home ; a proof too that he wile isbose nil sordid
views, and that money formed none of his inducements to pro-
tect the Company's best intereets. A similar disinterestedness
marked his conduct on the memorable occasion Of the dieenesion
of the question &interning abuse-of patronage. The result was,
that in 11103 he betame 'Chairman of the Directors—a situation
which he filled thrice. before his lamented death. With rate•
mice to the conduct of this Gentleman on the subject ot' the
'proper education of young 'gentlemen setting put for our Indian
posseesionte and the establishment of another College for their
education—whatever might have been the diversity of opinion
of its propriety, there could he no doubt that he acted from the
Most conscientinus motives, and that much Wes due to the large
share he took upon himself in the formation of the Institution.
in the year 1803 OW Company applied to Parliament for relief.
'When in the Ifouse.Mr. Grant fleflUitte4 bitaaelgirlie the aide, •
real, end unannpromiming champion of the Company, in such a
&mintier as gave general satisfaction. Many 'of .the long and
tlaborate actounte which appeared on the table were the re-
suit of his arduous labours. But the brightest portion of his
career was that in which tic distioguiehedhimselfem the occasion
of the late renewal of the Company's Charter.- (iii this -occasion
4t-, was impeasible not to admire his zeal, firmness, and'Ability;
As in hpnesty few W.Cla. etpladii in respect to hi* duty no
'one could discharge his conscience More, faitlifelly or honour-'
I'l4. 'lt was pos ible, on the occasion orthe :debates in Tar.
plot;rsnerit.and in, that Court on the opening of the East India
:trade, that lig hail allowed, himself to be carriedtoo far by the
nature Of his own peculiar, the most conscientious views of the
• subject.. This was the only 'CIVIC in which his aendments
as
*,Direetor did not meet with almost general approbation.—As
a writerhe exhibited on most subjects ti ready pen and a fer-
tile head; In he united great honesty of purpose, with
.!perseverance in the execution of every plan he had -formed.—
During so long a period of services he had the singular rod
fortune to mime of triumphant in every appeal to the tribunal
of public opinion—that tremendous power, which as long as it
swayed the Government and leading men of this country, must
solder Britain the admiration and envy of surrounding nations.
CHAS. FORDES, Esq. M.P. seconded the motion, and bore
ample testimony to the merits of the (keened, both es a leading
member of that Board, and an able and intelligent advocate in
the Senate, where, though he had sometimes dissented from his
°pinking, lie felt the highest respect for hi* virtue and integrity.
Member &included by moving a Resolution.
passive of the high sense eau-rosined of theerninent services of
the let Charles Grant, Esq. who, tinting 30 years' service in
this countr and 17 years' service in Indialiad, by hiaintegrity„.,
zeal, and ability, conferred ott the Company the most important
obligations, and etit4po4 biinsidf to their most greatful recolleeet
teens, The Iteetelution further empowered the Court of Diree
acorn to 'erect a marble monument to his nininory at the Corn-
ts.peitt,t in the Parish Church, of St. George, Blooms.
bury, with an inscription expressive of the deep sense enter.
Mined of the loss which the Company had sustained by his

death, and the estimation in which his character and services
were held : and further, that the Court of directors be instruc-
ted forthwith to carry the resolution into effect-
Mr. 114.ourwsOi4E opposed the motion, on the ground that
it would be grtipithoo the memory of Air. Grant a distinction
which would : ll,a` invidious, because it had not been shown that
he was,9titled by any -roarketlvre-eminealt services to ao,emi.
mot #llistinction. • ,
31.1-41010.-thooght it, would be highly improper to place the
-claims of the-late Director on a' higher foundation than they
fairly stood upOn. lie adiditted that his claims to the gratitude.
of the East Inditf Conipanywere considerable; but he contended
there Were fiftsi other individuals whom he could name who de-
served as well of the Company as he did. As to the merits
attributed toMr. Grant respecting the renewal of the Charter, •
on that occasion Sir Francis Baring certainly had more' than
even Mr. Grant exerted his influence. There were even now
some in the Court who had no superior ; and he would ask how,
if they were not hereafter all to live in Marble, could the pro.
posers of this monument contend that it would be unjust to his
merits or ungenerous in the Court to refuse a monument to the
late' worthy Director? He should conclude by reminding the
Court, that this Gentleman, instead of being instrumental in
putting down the Shipping Monopolist alluded to, had not be-
come a member of the Direction which took place in 1794. lle
hoped, too, he should not be considered as a firebrand if he
observed, that this precedent was not unlikely hereafter to create
many jealousies and heart-burnings amongst the friends of those
who might hereafter be refused a similar honour at the hands of
that Court. NIA wishing to Meet the Motion by a direct nega-
tive, he should move the following amendment:--" That whilst
the Court eipresseditselfconvinced of the zeal and assiduity of
the late Director,'Mr. Grant, during aperiod of long service,
it felt it very necessarY,„before it sanctioned such a resolutiOn,
to take some time to consider whether it was desirable such a
precedent ahOuld be adop'red, and therefore would postpone the
consideration of the present motion to a more distant day."
Mr. TWINING saw nothing invidious in adopting the reso-
lution ; because lie was convinced there was enough of worth
in the character, and of value in the exertions of the deceased
to entitle him to this distinction. Ile had hoped the circum-
stance of his almost sudden death whilst occupied in studying
the interests of that Court, would have rendered this vote unani-
mous. " For my part," said he, " I deeply felt his losi. as a
public man, and might add— •
Multi; file flebilis occidit—
NOR flebilior
But he was by no means unprepared for the awful change,
although occupied in the study of thetr interests; for though
mature in years, he had been long ripe in every virtue which
adorned the Christian or the man.
Mr. GAIIAGAN opposed the Resolution, because in this case
he could -not see there -was that pre-eminence of services per-
formed, which he recollected had been laid down as the only
rule or justification
.for granting public honours by the very
Director whose monument was now the subject of discussion,
on the. memorable occasion of Mr. Grant's opposition to erect a
statute to Mr. Warren Hastings.
Mr. CAUUUTIIERS had hoped the motion would have been
carried by acclamation ; and lamented that any opposition
should have been offered to a Resolution founded in Justice to
departed worth and merit.
Mr. SAMUEL DIXON and Mr. Sheriff LAURIE opposed the
Resolution.
Mr. IstPE sr thought the opposition perfectly natural, ginning
from one of whom it might be said, in the language of Slick-
speare. It is his nature's plague to pry into abuses.—(A laugh.)
—He had only one wish, and that was, that such men as the late
Mr. Grant should be induced by every offer of honour or of
dignity to enter the Direction ; because lie felt the period would
soon arrive when talent and integrity alone could preserve the
interests of the Company.
J. Pr.oat 'Esq. M. P. considered this was a came where
the merita of the departed individual were such as would justify
the Court' in making It a precedent for a grant of posthumous
• honours.

Mr. D. kiNivAritn defended his Honourable Friend, Mr.
flume, from any disposition to pick holes in the character of
the late Honourable Direct Or. He opposed the proposition,
as fraught with the most manifest inconvenience. Ile con-
cluded by strongly recommending the adoption of the amend:.
ment.

Mr. J. SUIT it, irr reply, said, he felt that the total devo-
tion of the time and talents of his deceased Friend to the in-
terests of the Company must in itself prove an answer to
every objection which had been made to the Resolution be had
proposed.
The motion was put,' and pronounced by the Chair to be
carried but Mr. Hume insisted on a division ; when there ap-
peared:-
For the. motion 54
Against it "ii
Majority —25
Mr. Smith's motion being thus carried, the Court adjourned.

ON STEAM JEMOSTAT

( Prom the United States' Gazette.)

Mr. Joseph Buchanan, of Hopkinsville, in
Kentucky, has published. the description of a wonderful inven.
tion, in the National Inklagencer : it is a Stearn-engine, con-
sisting of a capillary tube or more, arranged as a steam-goner-
Moe. He calculates, that his contrivance will be, in all cases,
100 times more powerful than the steam-generator, and In
large engines, :100 times. The weight of the furnace is to be
deducted, as he Mies none. He thinks that it will supersede
every species of unintelligent power for all purposes what-
soever, even for the ploughing of our fields. He contem-
plates its application to flying. through the air ; and 'states,
that, for his machine, in. its flight, to employ a fifty horse
power, it need not weigh three hundred pounds. The man-
ner in which he sums up its utility is astonishing. " When
the winds are not unfavourable, the citizens of AVashington
May attend dinner parties in Boston, and return home the
same evening ; the mail can be carried in a day from the
seat of Government to the most distant part of the Union
and our merchants may. visit Europe, transact their busi-
ness, and return home in a week."—lf all 'this is, not il-
lusion, what - a wonderful mutation will the concerns Of
mankind undefgo, through the means of steam. • Besides
its wonderful' effect in civil life, in changing the prices of
commodities, property, and labour, it will be apt to tear
the sceptres from the hands of the Holy Alliance by chang-
ing the whole art of war : and hereafter, that curse will aban-
don the eatlli, and take its place in the air. We may congra•
tulute ourselves that no time will be lost, after the theory shall
be verified, in dispatching a few hundred of the eagles, made
shot-proof, and properly furnished, to drive all the French but
of Spain, who shall be found alive; and a few hundred more
to the assistance of the Greeks, in like manner.

NEWFOUNDLAND, Nov. 18.—On Tue May last,
his -Excellency , Vice-Admiral Sir CIIMILIt9
HAMILTON, Bart., Governor and Commander-
in-Chief of this Island,' &c., etnbarke'd on board
his Majesty's ship 'Ranger, Captain ,rpiftEn,
preparatory to his sailing for England. His
ExclAlency was attended to the barge by all
the civil and military anthorities, and the prin-
cilia! inhabitants of the town. Salutes were fired
from Fort Townshend, &c, on the occaskin, The
Ranger, having his Excellency's flag, sailed for
Portsmouth ou Sunday morning, with the Feller
gun-brig in company. I

IftGawAY Ron#Eay.-08 Tuesday evening,
as Mr. M EADOWS was returning to town from
his country-house, at or near Newington-green,
accompanied by his lady and their little daughter,
in an open chaise, he was stopped by two fellows,
in smockfrocks, within a short distance of town.
One of them was armed with a cavalry pistol,
which he presented at the gentleman, whilst
the other seized the reins. Mr. Meadows de-
livered his purs, containing a Bank post-bill for
51., No. 2,475, three sovereigns, one half-sove.
reign, and some silver. Having convinced them-
selves (bat there was some money in the purse,
one of the men observed—" This will do,. your
Honour !—We are not robbers by trade, you see,
or we4hould demand your watch, and, the lady's,
which w! can see hangs at her side, but we can't
,got workowd if we don't rob, we must starve,"
So sayinig, they adjusted the reins, and suffered
Mr. Meadows to drive on. The robbery was
soon after communicated to the road-patrol, who
immediately went in ptirsuit of the robbers.—
This is the, third robbery shut has been commit-
ted on this road within the last month.

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MASONIC 10TICES FOIt NEXT WEEK.
rwaLizin,

Monday, Dec. 22, LowDox, Nos. 4, 46, 71, 104, 305,
:121, 407.
COUNTRY. Nos. WO, 360, 490, 546,
578. 597.
Tuesday, - 23, Low oox. No. 349.
co 1J NTRY. Nos. 38, 67, 87, 130, 145,
340, 427, 640.
Wednesday, - 24, Lo ?TOON. iNos. 2, 12, 235.
Cour/Tax. Nos. 84, 215, 314. 414,

440, 442, 47i1, me, 561.
Thursday, - 25, Christmas Day. •
Friday, ---.26, LONDON. • •
COUNTRY. Nos. • 53, 236, 283.
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Saturday, - 27, LONDON.
COUNTRY. Nos. 492.

IRELAND.
Saturday, Dee. 27, CORE. No. 27.

UPPER CANADA.
MONTREAL, OCTOBER 1.

ADDREES to the PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE Of UPPER
CANADA, by JANES FITZ Gzatiox, Esq. Deputy Proyin-

cial Grand Master.

BrwrixnEw.—llaving disposed of the preliminary business
of this Grand Lodge, I beg leave to address to you a few ob-
servations which have suggested themselves to my mind as de-
serving of our most earnest attention. •
Believing that the 'principles of our Order Will have a most
harmonizing effect upon the minds of the people of this Pro-
vince, composed as we are of persons of various creeds and
countries, I beg to impress upon your minds the important con-
sideration, that Freemasonry is not, among us, of so much value
for the purposes of revieving distress, (very little of a hich,
thank God, is to be found in the. Province) as it is for the
more important and God like purposes of teaching us to love
one another; and to serve one another. Not that description of
cold regard which is sometimes shown to preserve appearances,
but that disposition of the heart which makes us feel pleasure
in looking a brother in the face, and delight in proving our af-
fection to him by doing for him any and every service in our
power.

The prejudices of the world heretofore have been so great
that we need not wonder some of them should now be found
in the minds of many people in this Province. Our population
being made up of persons of many nations, languages and re-
ligions, need we wonder at sometimes hearing the offensive
terms of insolent Englishmen !, selfish Scot ! savage Irishman !
cunning Yankee ! And do we not all know most valuable
characters of these several nations

Without adverting to the national calamities which have
grown out of these bad qualities of the human heart, we have
abundance of evil to encounter in family feuds, in heart burn-
ing* between neighbours, in religious differences and dislikes
between sects, and though last, not least, in political dissen-
tions.—Almost all the evils which arises from these causes
might be prevented, by the exercise of Charity, of such charity
as is described in the following words :
" it is a principle of prevailing love ta,God, and good wily
to men, which effectually inclines one endued with it to glorify'
God, and to do good to others, to be patient, slow to anger, and
ready to put Up" with wrongs ; to show kindness to all, and
seek the gokid of others, though with prejudice to himself.
A person endued therewith does not interpret doubtful
things to the wont sense, but to the best ; is sorry for the sins
of others, but rejoices when any one 'dtieli well, and is apt to
bear with failings and infirmities ; and lastly, that his grace is
never lost, but goes with us into another world, and is exercis-
ed there."

It is the bounden duty of Freemasons to practise this charity
--they see it in alight peculiar to themselveS, and their conduct
should manifest to the world that their hearts are greatly in.
fiuenced by it. In short, we should each be a blessing to his
neighbour, and be not only happy ourselves, but the cause of
happiness in those around us.
For the best of us to be such, however, requires exertions.—
The evil dispositions of the human heart float lightly upper-
most, and their fruit is easily produced ; but to bring our good
ones into exercise—into permanent and profitable exercise,
requires our best efforts. No doubt the making of such efforts
is irksome and painful to man in his early practice of them ;
but if he can command courage, or rather fortitude to perse-
'vcre long enough, he will beoome a blessing to his family, to
his neighbour, aild to his country, and above all to himself.--
Then will he ftiel,pleasure when he looks his brother in the
face, and gratitude and love to the Most High God for making
him an instrument in blessing his brethren.
In furtherance of the foregoing,-I beg to' call your attention
to another consideration, which at present I poiot out as only

prospective.
Let us all look forward to the time when the increase of our
numbers and our means will enable.us to turn our attention to
the furtherance ;of education, not only of the youth of the pro-
vince, but of all who may in any way be made more useful by
it. A noble beginning has already been made by our Govern-
went; it remains for us to contribute by every means in our
power to give full effect to the laws and regulations already
established on this subject, which is of all others the most im-
portantlo the present and future happiness of the human race.
I hope I shall live to see the day when the Fraternity shall be
found, proceeding upon a wellorganized system, to give effect
to Schools already established, to establish new ones whenever
and wherever wanted s to fhe formation of libraries in every
town and township, proceeding in short to make war upon ig-
norance, which is of all evils the greatest enemy of man, with
a skill attd energy deserving of success. It is alone by the de-
struction of ignorance that the happiness we are capable of en-
joying here below can, under the Divine blessing, be effectually
secured. Let the light of our good actions, my brethren, so
shine as to guide our neighbours through the mazes of
ignorance, to the regions of' truth and soberness, and mutual
good Will.
We are blessed with a Government and laws which dispense
equal justice to all ; we possess civil and religious liberty in a
degree never exceeded by any people, but I fear we do not al-
ways enjoy it. In the absence of all persecution from our
rulers, do our people not sometimes persecute one another ?
And are not such persecutions often more destructive of peace
and happiness than those of an oppressive government? As-
suredly they are; for the acts of a government are not often
felt, but the misery caused by our own bad passions, or by
those of our neighbour, are ever with us, and therefore exceed
every other beyond all comparison. Let us then, my Brethren,
carry on our warfare, first of all, against the evil in, our own
hearts, and having, by the help of God, succeeded there, we
shall find that our neighbour has already observed our progress,
and is, in all probability, profiting by our example. All at-
tempts at moral improvement, which do, not commence with
the Teachers, themselves, will produce few advantages, and
their effects will be of short duration. The consideration of

this single error, may, in a great degree, account for the little
progress made in times past, towards subjecting the passions of
men to the government of religion and of reason.

I will conclude by affectionately entreating each Brother in
.t ) 1 province. .all his affections, and to exercise them
iiif
.i impro nt of the mipds of his wife, his children, 'and
kit* individu'a'l in his family. ' - . '
Wore can he done -by parents towards the banishment of ig-
_. ~.,
?mance and vice, than by all other Waltman name whatever.—
The seeds of virtue or of vice are for .thb)plost part sown within
the domestic circles; and we all know how much easier it is to
prevent than to cure. If we were to confine alI our efforts to
the iMprovement of our families, without regarding a single in.
dividual else, we .would do infinite good to our neighbours, who
could not help admiring our good conduct, and who, must be
more or less prompted by it, to follow our example.
Let no modest humble individual say, " I am too insignifi-
cant to be observed, and to have my example influence those
around me." Such is not the fact. 1 have closely obsereed the ex-
, ereise of kind-heartedness and good will by individuals, even in
•
thi, humblest walks of life, and I have „ever found, it productive
1
of the happiest effects. Often has the brow of care been re-
bitted, and the suffering mind soothed by the benevolent ex-'
pression of the countenance of a warm hearted man'; how much
more cheering are the kind words and action of such a man !
Let us all, my Brethren, carefully and constantly cultivate these
good dispositions, nor faint in our course, though we encounter
neglect, ingratitude and scorn.
Thus we shall contribute to the building up of a social edi-
fice in our Province worthy of the principles of our Order, pro-
ductive of infinite blessings to ourselves, and upbounded grati-
tude to the Great Giver of all good.

JAMES FITZGIBBON.
Dep)r. Provil. Grand, Muter.

LOWER CANADA.

On Wednesday, the Bth of October last, at 10 o'clock A. M..
Claude Denecheau, Esq. Provincial Grand Master of Free and
Accepted Masons for the Districts of Quebec and Three Rivers,
accompanied by the principal officers of the Grand Lodge at
Quebec, met the Ilonourable William McGillivray and the
Provincial Grand Officers elect, for the District of Montreal ;
also the Members of the other Lodges in this city—at the City
Tavern, in Quebec, where the address from Mr. Denecheau
was delivered to the Brethren of this District, on hisrelinquish.
tag his Masonic Authority over them—The Honourable W.
McGillivray was then installed as Right Worshipful Grand
Master for the District of Montreal, and the Borough of Wil.
liam Henry ; after which a grand procession, consisting of the
members of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, and those of the
newly constituted Grand Lodge of Montreal, with the respective
Lodges in this city, proceeded to the Protestant Episcopal
Church, where an excellent Sermon was delivered by the Rev.
B. B. Stephens, Provincial Grand Chaplain, from the Ist
Epistle General of Peter, 24 chapter, 15th, 16th, and 17th
verses.

The Reverend Gentleman gave a clear and learned account
of the progress of Masonary from the earliest ages to the pre-
sent time, and closed a discourse at once gratifying and instruc-
tive to his Brethren, and well calculated to remove any unfa-
vourable impressions relative to Masonry which might have
rested on the minds of those present who did not belong to that
Order. After the sermon a collection was made in aid of the
funds of the General Hospital, when the sum of 501. a was
collected.

The procession then returned to the City-Tavern, where a
letter was read from the Secretary of die Ladies Orphan So-
ciety, praying that some relief might be granted to that Insti-
tution as their funds had been not only exhausted, but that the
society was in debt—notwithstanding the liberality with which
the Brethren acted in the Church, a voluntary subscriptiouwas
entered into, and the sum of 201. was collected in a few mo-
ments, making in the whole 701—a convincing proof of the be-
nevolent spirit which influences the conduct of the members of
this most ancient and honourable society.
At five o'clock the officers of the two Grand Lodges, and se-
veral other members from the Lodges in this City, sat down to
an excellent dinner, which was served in good style by Mr.
Clamp, and which reflected great credit on his taste—the wines
and fruit were of superior quality and flavour. Several Masonic
and Patriotic Toasts were drank, and a number of good songs
were sang—the evening was spent in the utmost harmony, and
the company seperated about eleven o'clock.
The ADDRESS of cLAUDE DENECTIAU, Baq., ProvinCial
Grand Master of the Ancient and Honourable fraternity of
Free and accepted Masons in the district of Quebec and
Three Rivers, to the Members of the different Lodges in the
district of Montreal.

BRETHREN—Before we proceed to the solemnities you are
about to witness, it is my duty to acquaint you, that I have
been notified, Through the proper channel, that it has been the
pleasure of oui most Worshipful Grand Master, his Royal
Highniss the Dukdrof Sussex, to erect and constitute the
district of Montreal, and the borough of William-Henry, into
a separate province of the Grand-Lodge. In Lower Canada
there will therefore, in future, be two Masonic districts, viz.
the district of Quebec and Three Rivers, and the district of
Montreal. Over the former I shall continue to preside a► here-
tofore ; to the latter, our most Worshipful Grand Muter has
been graciously pleased to appoint, as Provincial Grand Master,
our brother, the Honourable William M'Gillivray, whose in-
stallation to the duties of his exalted post we are now to solem-
nize with Masonic honours. This measure of our most Wor-
shipful Grand Master must, Brethren, be the more agreeable
to us all, as well because it has been spontaneously adopted
by him at a time when the extension of Masonry required a
subdivision of the labours hitherto sustained by the Grand Lodge
held at Quebec, as because the chief direction of the newly
erected Provincial Grand Lodge is intrusted to a Brother known.
to us for many years, and whose worth cannot but shed a lustre
upon the Craft.

In taking leave of you, my Brethren of this District, I should
be wanting in duty, were Ito omit this opportunity of acknow-
ledging the zeal and harmony which has unifcrmly charac-
terized the Lodges in this, as well as other parts of the pro-
vince over which I have had the honour to preside. I cannot
better acquit myself of this last act of my Masonic duty towards
you, than by recommending a perseverance in the same line of
conduct as best suited to promote the noble and sublime put-
poses of Masonry. Let your lives but correspond with the
principles it inculcates, and you will thereby give the best
proofs of its excellence. That system cannot be vicious which
produces good citizens and good Christians, and by this let
our enemies be refuted.

Upon the whole, I have every cause to express my unquali-
fied approbation of your conduct, my Brethren, as Malions, dur-
ing the time I have presided over you, and I feel confident, that
our Brother 111‘Gillivray, will, in the important and solemn
functions of the post which he is about to occupy, meet with a
like brotherly and corresponding gisposition among the Lodges
in the cause of the Craft.

CLAUDE .DENECUAU, P. G.
For Quebec and Three Rivers.
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montreal, Oth October, 1823.