The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-11 00:00:00

FREE :MASONS;

EDINBURGH,EDINBURGH, DEC. 6.—,The 30th of'Noveni.-fier;
falling this year upon Stniday, the Fraternity
Free and Accepted'Masons assembled on..iklondjl'
the Ist inst., in Freemasons' Hall, Edinburgli;
for the purpose of appointing Grand Office Bearer's
for the ensuing year, when the following ricre
unanimously elected :--
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, Grand Mastei,
Patron of the Order for Scotland.
Sir John -Marjoribanks,ed Lees; Bart. M.P. Acting c4roi
Master under his Royal Highness.
Most Noble:George Marquis of Tweedale, Grand Master eIA
Right Hon. the Earl of Fife, Past Grand Master.
William Inglis, of Middleton, Esq. Substitute Grand Maste('
John Hay, younger, of Hayston and Smithfield, Esq. Serial
• Grand Warden.
Sir William Hamilton, of Preston and Fingalton, Bart. Juuifit
Grand Warden.
Sir Joins Hay, of Hayston and Smitlifield, Bait. Grand DI

• surer.
Alexander Lowrie Esq. Grand Secretary._
James Bertram, Esq. Grand Clerk.
Dr. John Lee, Grand Chaplain. - -
William Cunningham, Esq. Grand Jeweller.
Alexander Peacock, .EN..Grand Bible Bearer.

At the conchsioi; Of the election, upon the nag'
tion of the Right Worshipful the Master ofSt•
Luke, in a speech of much feeling, and interest,
seconded by the Right Worsh-ipful Proxy Master
of .the Mother Lodges Kilwinning, a'respeetfoi
Address of sincere condolence was Onanimouslf
voted to his Royal Highness the Prince'Regeot.
and, Patron of the Order, upon the late calamil
which his Royal Highness and the Country have
sustained by the death of her Royal Highness. ilia
Princess Charlotte Augusta. As the last tribute
of respect to the extraordinary merits of her Itsliti
Highness, the Most Worshipful Grand Motif*
had 'recalled the' arrangements which had bee'
made for celebrating the Anniversary of their twr
telar Saint,"in the usual convivial manner, and had
issued instructions for asseMbling the hrethreo,
and devoting the slay to solemn and religious war'
ship. In consequence of these instruction3,whieh
met with, the warmest approbation from the bre°
thren 'at large, immediately after the election srao
concluded, the whole body, consisting of lip'
wards of .41 thousand brethren, in, deep mourning,
walked in solemn masonic procession from- Fte-•
masons' Hall to the High Church, where the Rev.
Or. Lee, Chaplain to the Grand Lodge, delivereil
a most appropriate and pathetic discourse, troth
the prayer of Solomon at the dedication of the
Temple, Second Chronicles, chap. vi. 20th; 28th,
29th, 30th, and '3lst verses.

Afti=r Divine Service the different Lodges re.'
turned in procession front the High Church 10
Freemasons' Hall, The streets were lined with a
party of the Scots Greys; and the band of the 88th'
Regiment accompanied the procession, pet!oruy
ing sacred music, with their drums intifiled,---
Though die streets were crowded to excess, the
utmost regulaiity prevailed'. During the proces•
sion wit a murmur *as heard ; the feelings of every
spectator harmonized with those of the craft, wail
the sympathy at an event which fills the nation
with such sincere sorrow and regret, appeared viii
silde in the countenances of every individual, until
gave a character to the scene at oucq striking; aiA
impressive.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT--A little girl, four year:
old, daughter of an industrious laundress of the
name of Purcell, who resides in Holies Rents,
adjoining the Regent's Park, was so dreadfulq
bunion Tuesday night,- that she cannot recover.
The mother had gone out fen half an hour with
some work, leaving the child in the care of a sis-
ter seven years old. Her clothes by some meatull
caught fire, 'and' set fire to the room betore hes
dreadful situation, was discovered; The othct
sister was playing-at the door. ,
A melancholy accident happened on the even.
ing Of Sunday se'nnight at Harrietsham, to a Mrs.
Honey, of that place ; site was left sitting by`the
side of a candle, a spark from which is supposed
to have fallen on 'her clothes, which were shortly
in a blaze, and she being in a vet y infit'm state
was unable to extinguish the same ; 'her tiangb-
'ter had not left, her hut a few tmnattes, and on
-herreturn found her mother in flames, which she
immediately extinguished, hut she mai burnt in vs
dreadful a mantler that she lingered in the greatest
agony till Tuesday, when she expired. She was
83 years of age, and has left 15 sons and datigh-
ters, 55 grand children, and 59 great grand .chil-d-
-ren, to lament her kiss.

OwSunday • evening sennight, a, man of lie
bname of Richards applied for a bed at the florut•
public-house, Chatham, and slept there that higK;
In the morning be came down stairs with • his
box, which was covered with green baize, anl,
leaving it in the bar, requested it might be .takem
care of, and that he would call for it in a shoat
time. Before he called, Mr. Harlstone, the mas-
ter of the public-house, had an intimation that the
fellow had been in the habit of stealing feathers
front beds, and, on examining the one he had slept
in, it was discovered that a large quantity bad
been taken from it, by naripping the bed tick-
ing, which had been afterwards very' neatly
sewed up. His box was immediately opened;
when a bag was found in. it stuffed full of 'fen-
titers, with a flat iron, a pocket-book containing
scissars, needles, thread, and every. necessary ap-
paratus for carrying on his nefarious business.--
Shortly after the examination had taken place, he
called ftir his box, but being taxed n,itb the 146-
bery, he said he would bring the person fromwhom be bad purchased the feathers ; and, leav-
ing the house with the greatest precipitation, made
his escape, and has not since been heard of.