PRESENTATIONS.

Dec. 26th, 1839, a splendid Silver Medal, with gold centre, to P. S. the Rev. Wm. Eedson Lumb, M.A., by the members of the Poor Man's Friend Lodge, Sedborough.

Feb. 25th, 1840, a Silver Medal, value £5, with a thistle and motto from Burns engraved on it, to P. G. Daniel Macintyre, by the Shannon Lodge, Rochdale.

March 3rd, a Silver Cream Jug, value £4, was presented to Miss Warburton, of Shaw Hall, Flixton, by the members of the St. David Lodge, Manchester, for her honourable conduct towards them. The circumstances of the case are briefly these,The Host of the Lodge (who is now deceased) was likewise Treasurer, and being unfortunate in business, was, a few months before the above date, made a bankrupt, having in his hands at the time £73 belonging to the Lodge; and when the members made known their circumstances to Miss Warburton, who was his security, she immediately paid the whole amount, stating at the time that it was their right, and they should not lose a farthing. The members of the Lodge justly appreciating such noble conduct, purchased the above small token of respect as an acknowledgment, and deputed V. G. Wilson and P. G. Wheelhouse to present it in the name of the Lodge; on which occasion P. G. Wheelhouse delivered an address, expressive of the feelings of the members, and explaining some of the leading features in the principles of Odd Fellowship. Miss Warburton kindly acknowledged the present, expressing her satisfaction, and wishing that her sentiments of respect might be conveyed to every member of the Lodge.

March 23rd, a valuable piece of Plate to P. Prov. G. M. Machan, by the Vulcan Lodge, Liverpool District.

March 30th, a Gold Watch to P. Prov. G. M. James Buxton, by the Manchester District.

April 1st, a Silver Patent Lever Watch to P. G. Thomas Lincoln, by the members of the Duchess of Lancaster Lodge, Liverpool.

April 13th, a Silver Snuff Box to brother James Hampson, an honorary member, by the Humphrey Chetham Lodge, Manchester.

April 18th, a Silver Medal to P. G. James Handley, by the members of the Blossom of Friendship Lodge, Dent.

April 28th, a Patent Lever Watch to P. G. William Pascoe, by the members of the North Star Lodge, Laxey, Isle of Man.

May 4th, a Silver Medal to P. G. Scott, by the Albion Lodge, Bishop Wearmouth District.

May 20th, a splendid Silver Snuff Box to P. G. Cox, of the St. Andrew Lodge, by the Wolverhampton District, for his exertions on behalf of the Widow and Orphans' Fund.

May 22nd, a Patent Lever Watch to P. G. Nathaniel Stuby, by the Morning Star Lodge, Manchester.

May 23rd, a Silver Watch to P. Prov. G. M. Eli Moores, by the Handforth District.

May 25th, a Silver Medal to P. S. Thomas Humphreys, by the Chandos Lodge, Northampton District.

AN ACROSTIC.

R-ich, modest, blushing on thy parent tree,

O Innocence itself might envy thee!

S-till, though thy fragrance beauty may adorn,

Each blushing leaf may hide a rankling thorn!-ZETA.

Marriages.

May 14, brother Thomas Fishburn, of the North Star Lodge, Brompton, to Miss Smith, eldest daughter of Mr. Jas. Smith, Archangel Lodge.-Mar. 2, brother Geo. A. Wells, to Miss Hannah Whitehead,

both of Tadcaster.-Mar. 6, 1840, brother Morgan Morgan, of the Kembro Lodge, Kenson, to Miss Mary Llewellyn, of Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire.-Feb. 23, 1840, at Startforth Church, Miss

Elizabeth Postlethwaite to brother Robert Wigham, of the United Brothers Lodge, Barnard Castle.-At the Parish Church, Bury, Feb. 15, 1840, P. V. William Ramsbottom, of the Rose of Sharon Lodge, Bury, seventh son of Mr. John Ramsbottom, yeoman, of Spotternd, in the parish of Rochdale, to Miss Matilda Coop, only daughter of Lawrence and Ann Coop.At. St. Michael's, Toxteth Park, near Liverpool, N. G. Rouston, to Ann, only daughter of P. S. Leighton, of Port Fleetwood.-Feb. 8, 1840, P. G. M. Frederick S. Holman, of the Clarence Lodge, Lewes, to Miss F. Payne.-April 17, 1840, at the Parish Church, Rochdale, P. V. G. Robert Holt, of the Prudence of the Vale Lodge, to Betty Crossley, both of Lineholm, near Todmorden.-Oct. 21, 1839, brother Benjamin Jarvis, of the Loyal Bromley Lodge, Elston, to Miss Hannah Mee, of Aslockton.-April 20, brother John Stott, of the Albion Lodge, Rochdale District, to Maria Woodhead, Parrockhead.-April 20, 1840, at Bury Church, brother James Ramsbottom, cotton spinner, to Miss Mary Hopkinson, eldest daughter of Joseph Hopkinson, farmer.Sept. 22, 1839, P. V. James Kay, of the Wellington Lodge, Huddersfield, pattern dyer, to Miss Nancy Gledhill, daughter of Mr. Amos Gledhill, Lew-wood, near Huddersfield.-March 8, 1839, Thomas Trew,

butcher, to Miss Ann Edwards; May 3, David Morgan, carpenter, to Miss Ann Powell; October 6, John Maund, writer, to Miss Elizabeth Price, all of Brecon, and married in Brecon.-August 24, 1839, Assistant-Secretary Joseph Birtwistle, to Miss Ramsbottom, daughter of the late Mr. Ramsbottom, cotton spinner, Spotland, near Rochdale; Jan. 1, 1840, brother Thomas Lund, son of Mr. James Lund, machine maker, to Mary Kelley, sister to P. G. and Secretary William Kelley, all of the Loyal Faith Lodge, Haslingden.-Sept. 13, 1839, at Bedwellty Church, by the Rev. T. Davies, P. G. James Jones, of the Usk Vale Breconian Lodge, to Miss Ann Richards, of Ebbw Vale.-Feb. 29, 1840, at Siloam Independent Chapel, by the Rev. E. Watkins, brother John Jones, of the Usk Vale Breconian Lodge, to Miss Leah Edmunds, of Llanelly.-April 3, at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, brother Stephen Peel, of Colne Quorum Lodge, to Miss Jane Hudson, youngest daughter of Mr. James Hudson, innkeeper, Colne.-April 26, 1840, P. G. Noah Clarke, of the Strangers' Refuge Lodge, Belper, to Miss Hannah Spencer, of Belper.-May 10, 1840, P. Prov. C. S. William Johnson, of the Strangers' Refuge Lodge, to Miss Martha Malin, fifth daughter of Mr. S. Malin, baker, Market-place, Belper.

Deaths.

April 4, 1840, Elizabeth, the wife of P. V. Francis Cartwright, of the North Star Lodge, Brompton.-April 19, Jane, the wife of brother Nathan Wedgewood, of the Loyal Romantic Lodge, Hawnby, Brompton.-April 26, brother William Hutchinson, of the Loyal Queen's Lodge, Newby Wiske, Brompton.-May 11, Mary, the wife of brother Thomas Salmon, of the Loyal Philanthropic Lodge, Bedale.Dec. 19, 1839, brother William Hibbs, aged 28 years; March 24, 1840, Prov. C. S. Thomas Hopkins, aged 24 years; April 14, brother John Jones, aged 24 years; these 3 of the Philanthropic Lodge, Fazeley. -Feb. 24, 1840, brother William Thompson, aged 38 years, of the Lord Townsend Lodge, Tamworth, after a long and painful illness of SEVEN YEARS, DURING WHICH TIME HIS LODGE paid him ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY POUNDS.-Ann, [Marriages, &c., too late for this Number, will be inserted in the next.]

the wife of brother Henry Lackie, tailor, of Bramham; and Mary, the wife of brother Thos. Benson, flax dresser, of Clifford, both members of the Strangers' Refuge Lodge, Clifford.-January 15, the wife of P. V. Edward Shepley, of the Venus Lodge.-Sept. 13, 1839, aged 43 years, Elizabeth, wife of Sec. Taylor, of the Bromley Lodge.-Feb. 13, aged 23 years, Mary, the wife of Sec. Thomas Richmond, of the Rose of Cheetham, Cheetham Hill.-April 14, brother Thomas Brooks, of the Loyal Heart of Honesty Lodge, Louth District.-Feb. 25, 1840, aged 39 years, Sarah Ann Broookshaw, the wife of brother B. Brookshaw.-Mar. 17, brother Geo. Marshall, of the Strangers' Refuge Lodge; April 1, brother John Thornley, of the Fountain of Friendship Lodge, tallow chandler and grocer, Market-place, Belper.

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THE subject of this memoir, was born at Adlington, near Macclesfield, in the county of Chester, on the 30th January, 1804, and is conseuqently now in the 37th year of his age. He was brought up under the care of an indulgent grandfather and grandmother, to whose particular affection and fondness for him may be traced the foundation of a somewhat better education than had been bestowed on the earlier branches of his family. At the early age of eight years he was placed at a country school to learn accounts, where he soon distinguished himself by his quickness and general good conduct, and gained the attention and respect of the late Edward Downes, Esq., a magistrate of the county, and the then patron of the school, who made him for some years the peculiar object of his care; and while he rendered him every possible assistance in the prosecution of his studies, endeavoured to instil into his youthful mind those maxims of religion and morality which might guide his steps in after life. Firmly attached to the church of England, he zealously endeavoured to promote its prosperity, and a regular and punctual attendance on Divine service was the early return Mr. Downes required for his kindness. In a few years after his first appearance at school, he generously offered to take our young friend solely under his own care, and at the proper time place him at college at his own expense; but this proposition Mr. Lucas, sen., (perhaps wisely) refused, as it pleased the Almighty a short time after to remove that great and good man from this earthly tabernacle, to the place prepared for him from the beginning of the world. About the year 1822, our friend visited the metropolis, and from this time may be dated his attachment to the principles of Odd Fellowship. At that time a number of Lodges existed in London, under the denomination of free and easy,' into several of which he was introduced, and astonished with the friendly feeling which was apparently cultivated among the members. Returning home in the year 1822, he met with an uncle and brother in the Order, John Lucas, of the Victory Lodge, Manchester, who had selected his native air as the best means of recruiting a somewhat shattered constitution, and was receiving regularly the gifts of his Lodge; this led to an inquiry about Odd Fellowship, which so satisfied our friend, that he determined on becoming a brother the first opportunity. Fortune favoured this resolution, and offered the means of gratifying his impatient mind in a very short time afterwards. The Hope Lodge, Macclesfield, the only one in that neighbourhood, had lately been expelled the Independent Order, and a few friends at Stockport determined to erect the standard of Odd Fellowship as near the expelled Lodge as possible. Bollington, a populous village three miles from Macclesfield, was selected for that purpose, and by successful application, and the able assistance of P. P. G. M. Riley, then resident in Bollington, the Honest Endeavour Lodge was opened on Christmas-day, 1824, when our young friend was initiated and immediately appointed Secretary. He was married in the VOL 6.-No. 4—X.