Proceedings Of A Captive Lodge.

24 th June , 1820 , St . John ' s day . —The brethren assembled to the Number of five , when a sermon appropriate to the purpose was delivered b y the Past Master , Br . Butler , after a regular rehearsion of Prayer * 7 th Sept , 1820 . —Bros . Potter and Troop were unanimously elected to fill the chair of the Lodge , and they were accordingly Installed in Form in that excellent degree .

14 th Dec , 1820 [ Bros . Whatley , elected W . M , and Butler , Treasurer ] . 2 nd May , 1821 . —At Richmond Hill , Grenada [ Bro . Butler present for the last time , Bro . Gilmore being elected Treasurer in his room ] . 26 th June , 1821 . —An invitation received from the Brethren of Lodge No . 252 , to attend the Procession on the ensuing St . John ' s day .

27 th July , 1821—Richmond Hill , Grenada . The W . M . [ Bro . Whatley , Regimental Sergeant Major ] reported the improper conduct of Pro . Rowland , he having spoken disrespectfully of the W . Master and the Brethren . The W . M . and Lodge came to the following conclusion , that Bro . Rowland shall retire from the Lodge for six months , and if he then shows the same contrition he has done this evening , he may attend the Lodge as usual .

[ Bro . Rowland re-admitted , and elected Master , 7 th Dec , 1821 ; at the next meeting , however , on 11 th Dec , the Senior Warden , Bro . Townshend , stated he had written Bro . Rowland ' s name instead of Bro . Whatley ' s , by a mistake , which left the numbers equal , viz , four to four , and he requested Bro . Whatley to exercise his casting vote in his own favour , and thus remain in the chair for another year . This Bro . Whatley consented to do , and on 21 st Dec . Bro . Rowlands was elected Treasurer .

2 nd February , 1821 . —Bros . Sandes , Townshend , and Tucker passed the Chair as Excellent Masters . 21 st Nov , 1822 . —[ Bro . Townshend elected W . M , but on 16 th January , 1823 , resigned the office , on the ground of his pressing duties as Messman , when Bro . Wall was elected in his room ] . 6 th February , 1823 . —Unanimously agreed that Bro . Townshend should

never be considered as a Mason , his conduct being in many instances , unmasonic and immoral . 14 th March , 1824 , Richmond Hill , Grenada . —The Lodge settled sundry matters relative to the removal of the worthy P . M . Bro . Watley and Bro . Hopper , the former sent to England for his health , the latter discharged for long service , and pention'd according to his merits . Bro . Stockwell installed Master .

Things being adjusted to the satisfaction of the Lodge it was closed until a fit opportunity should offer to resume their work ( as the distance , duties , and bad state of health of Brother Cottingham preventing his attendance ) . Their being but four present in the absence of Bro . Cottingham .

The minutes of the Royal Arch Chapter , held under the sanction of the warrant of No . 183 , commence 10 th February , 1806 , at Valenciennes , and terminate on the 11 th June , at St . Vincent , the proeedings of twenty-eight meetings being recorded , over all of which except three , the indefatigable Bro . Butler presided as Z . No convocation appears to have been assembled after this veteran ' s departure from the head-quarters of the regiment .

No return seems to have been made to Grand Lodge after 1822 , and the warrant was returned in 1829 . From the minute-book it would appear that between 1803 and the 20 th February , 1823 , 159 brethren had enjoyed membership .