The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-31 00:00:00

(Signed, &c.)

The first duty of the Lodge being thin performed, and hap.
pily rewarded by the august and gracious reception which this
Memorial hatfthe good fortune to meet with, the attention of
the Brethren was next dire:ted to their Royal Senior Warden
the Duke of York, whose sanction and support, under existing
Arcumstances, would so efFectually preserve and perpetuate the
proud connection which had so long existed between the Lodge
and the Highest Quarter.

The following Letter was( therefore at once resolved upon,
and.tranamittal to His Royal Highness by Lord Dundas, the
then Master;

"May
" it please your Royal Highness,
` We, the undersigned, Acting: Master, Wardens, and
" Brethren of the Prince of Wales's Lodge, having for many
" years been honoured with the name of
.your Royal Highness
" as Senior Warden; together with that of ills Royal Highness
" the Duke of Clarence as Junior Warden of the Lodge, by the
"especial appointment of his present Majesty, when Prince of
Wales, most respectfully beg leave to represent, that the
" Lodge has, upon a recent Memorial presented to the King.
" received the proud distinctiOn of his Majesty's gracious per-
" mission to act under the Royal Patronage ; it being, however,
" incompatible with the dignity of the Throne, that the, Lodge
" should continue to recognize his MajeSty:ail its Master, with
" &eat hgniility we crave permission to tender this office to your
" Royal Highness' acceptance.
" Should re' be fortunate enough to obtain your Royal
" Highness' assent to this our respectful solicitation, we shall
" indeed feel ourselves most highly honoured ; and we can only
" add, that it will be an additional stimulus to our exertions in
" promoting tie welfare, respectability, and prosperity of a
" Lodge, which iS already deeply sensible of the lustre it has
acquiral by having their beloved Sovereign for its immediate
" Patron.

" With every sentiment' of respect and dutiful attachment,
" we have the honour to subscribe ourselves,
", Your Royal Highness's
U Most clevrited and obedient humble SerVants,"
• • ' ' -(Signetl,lx.) -
An answer to the above Letter in the atlirrnfitive was imme-
diately received by Lord Dundas ; and it will bersuflicient here

to observe, that tlle Lodge can never repay the kindness and
condescension with which His Royal Highness acceded to their

equest.

The preliminary measures being thus completed, the Instal-
lation of the Master Elect took place on Saturday the 22d of
March, 1823, at the Thatched Douse Tavern, St. James's-
l'itreer. Him Royal llifTliness the Duke of Sussex, Most
Worshipful Wand Master, performed the ceremony in person,
arid conducted the whole proceedings with the greatest masonic
egularity.

As soon as the Duke of York had been installed, and had
received the salutatiOns customary on such occasions, the follow.
ing Glee was admirably sung by the Musical Brethren :

Wake the Lute and gull/'ring string
Let us all united sing,
All with fervency and zeal
Express the happines we feel.

CIIORIJB.

Our Royal Brother now presides,
And our social Order guides ;
Happy, happy,'happy day
Let us all be wisely gay. ' •
Masonry with smiles looks down
From his atar-encycled Throne ;
He apprpresou.rwell tondo choice,
And bids each Mason's heart rejoice.

• • • •-cittntu.s.
Our'Royal Brother new presides,
And oursocial order guides ;
Happy, happy happy day.
Let u* alt he wisely gayte,
nu, Royal Highnes► nextappointpd and invested his Deputy
Master, Wardens, and OfliOns of the Lodge, namely,

Brother Sir FreticriekPOOtei Bart. P.5.(1.11'. Deputy Master
Brother' Dr. Coghlan' P.E}.,•Chaplain - Chaplain.
Brother Sir Henry 'Wtigltt Wilson.: • Senior Warden.
Brother Wallace. • ',• - Junior Warden
Brother Curtela • . • • - Senior Deacon
Brother Sir William Muni -
Brother Thisletat -
Brother Goldney .
Brother Claremont

Junior Deacon
Secretary.
Steward.
Inner Guard.

The Warrant of Constittiticin, the Book of Constitutions, the
Bible, Square, and COmpaises, the By-Laws, and the Working
Tools; were then priSented by different Brethren, with appro-
priate addresses accompanying each. On the R. W. Deputy
Master presenting the Warrant and Book of Constitutions, Ise
thus addresses his Royal Highness :
" I have peculiar pleaiuret in presenting to your Royal High-
" ness a document of equal interest to you, Sir, and to ourselves.
" It is the Warrant of Constitution of the Prince of Wales's
" Lodge, which was granted by your Royal highness' uncle
" the late Duke of Cumberland, as Grand Master, at the in.
" stance of his present Majesty, then Prince of Wales.
"rhis instrument, Sir, is now rendered douhly valuable to
" us, from the proud accession we have this day acquired in
" the person of you': Royal Highness as Master of the Lodge,
" who received yourappointment as Senior Warden aeon after
" the first.forination of the Lodge.
" May we then, Sir, long continue to act under the sanction
" of this Warrant, which so closely connects th e Lodge with
" your Royal Highness' family, and which, while it elicits
`' our affectionate attachment to its illustrious members, will
" ever be a gratifying memento of that duty and allegiance
" which, as men and Masons, we owe our Sovereign and imme.
" diate. Patron: •
"I have also tv preset to your Royal Highness the Book
of Constitution'socitich contains- the General Laws of Masonry,
" and the Orders and Regulations established by the United
" Grand of England for the guidance and orderly government
"of the Society. To these Orders and Regulations it is our
" duty as good and faithful Masons to submit, in the perfect
" confidence, that, as they have been framed with great de-
" liberation and wisdom, so we may be satisfied that the inte-
" rests of the fraternity will be best consulted by a strict and
6' willing adherence to the salutary provisions which they
" contain.

All the necessary forms in Lodge being now concluded, the
newly Installed Master and the Grand Mester retired to a private
room. The rest of the Brethren were conducted to the Drawing
Room ; and, when dinner waa announced, was marshalled by
the Director of Ceremonies,- Brother F. W. Pott, and went in
procession to the Banquetting Room. Here they immediately
took their scats, according to a previous arrangement, in order
that they might be in readiness. to receive their Royal High.
nesses, who entered the room precisely at seven o'clock, amidst
the cordial cheers and acclamations of all present.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York took the chair, sup.
ported on his right by H. R. 11.-the Duke of Sussex, Sir John
Doyle, Deputy Grand Master, and others; and on his left by
Sir F. Fowke,' Bart. Deputy I%laiter of the Lodge, Lord Porn.
fret, and others, whose names will be mentioned in conclusion.
About ninety distinguishedßrethren (including upwards of
forty Grand Officers) sat down at this animating banqu t ;
exhibiting such a display of masonic talent, character, and re-
spectability, as has seldombeen witnessed.
Several excellent addresses were delivered by H. R. If. the
Grand Master, Sir John:Dbyle, and others, and nothing could
exceed the perfect satisfaction and pleasure which all present
appeared to feel.; indeed, the heartfelt delight with which-the,
company saw the Royal. Brothers sitting together in the enjoy-
ment of each others society, and contributing so largely to the
sociability. of all around their, may be better imagined than
described; it can be truly snid,'that such asense of mutual con-
tidenee and regard marked the character of this meeting, as to
be equally creditable to the illustrious personages who honoured
it with their presence, and to:the, yesi of the Brethren ; who,
while they regarded their Royal Patrons with that brotherly love
peculiar to Masons, knew hos-, .16 appreciate the dignity of their
high station, by evincing the most profound respect for them as
Princes.

. .
The Royal Jukes retired'soon after eleven O'clOck, Which was
the signal for the Meeting to break up .1 the brethren being un-
willing, from a respectful feeling towards the illustrions bro-
thers to protract their sitting: beyond the hour at which the
Royal Chairman hid thought It.right tolult, his post.
Thus terminated one of the most" interesting Masonic Festi-
vals known for some years. A ptoud day indeed for the Prince
of Wales's Lodge, which had this happy opportunity of con-
ferring (it is hoped) an essential benefit upon the Craft! This
memorable event has excited so much interest, and indeed, is of
a nature likely, in all its bearings, to be so beneficial not only
to the Masonic Order, but to Society at tarp, that no apoloay
seems to he necessary for having given this brief history of the
Lodge, and eircumstantialreport of its proceedings.
The Alembers of the Lodge beg leave, however, to assure the
Craft, that they have been solely Induced to offer this statemeili
to their notice, from a sense of respectful duty and affection to
the high Personage who has eonaescended to act as their
Master, and from a conviction that their i;rethren Will be
gratified by the publicity thus .given to a transaction, by
which, all mug admit, an additional lustre has been shed on
our Society.
The Members also take this opportunity of requesting his
Royal Highness to accept their sincere thanks for the honour
he has conferred upon them; yet, at the same time they abstain
from giving expression to their feelings in those terms of un-
meaning adulation, tog common in cases of this kind,but which,
they 4
ore convincewmild, hi the present instance, be alike of.;
fensive to his Royal Highness, and discreditable to themselves.
The service of the heart the best offering they can make, and