WILLIAM PRESTON AND TEE " ANCIENT" MASONS. their framing a proper Answer to be transmitted to the R.W.G.I., of Scot- It is difficult to suggest a reason for the conduct of W ILLIAM PRESTON , land , and when done to be presented to His Grace for his approbation. " author of the well-known " Illustrations of Masonry," in almost entirely The " Pecquet " referred to contained firstly a letter from W ILLIAM M ASON ignoring the existence of that section of English Freemasonry which stjkd dattd " Edinr. 17th Augt. 1775, " to " W M . D ICKEY Esq. Bow St. Covent itself during the latter half of last, and the early years of the present , Garden , Londn.," in which he describes the purport of PRESTON 'S letter, century as the " Antient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted and adds, by way of postscript , " I have given no Answer to Mr. Masons according to the old Institutions," or more familiarly, as the PRESTON 'S Letter, nor will not, until I hear fro m you, therefore shal " Ancient " or " Athol " Masons. According to the extract we published expect you will be speedy in your Return to this, that I may have in our issue of the 29th ult., from K ENNING 'S Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, an opportunity to do it." PRESTON , in his letter to M ASON , applied it is not clear when this distinguished member of our Order was initiated " for a Correct List of the present Officers of the Grand Lodtre of into its mysteries, but " it has been said at a lodge, which met at the White Scotland and of the severa l Lodges under your Constitution. As it is Hart, in the Strand , in 17 60, under an Athol Warrant." Bro. GOULD , in intended for an Annual Publication which goes to Press about his " Atholl Lodges," in the note appended to No. m , points out that a month hence, I shall be greatly obliged if favoured with an answer from PRESTON was a member of the lodge at the White Hart , having been you by return of Post." In a poslscri pt PRESTON adds : " I should be extreamly initiated under the dispensation granted by the " Ancient " Grand Lodge happy to be Instrumental in introducing a Correspondence between the to make Masons at the said White Hart to Bro. R OBERT LOCKIIEAD Grand Lodge of Scotland, the place of my nativity, and the Grand Lodge on the 2nd March , 1763, while the lodge itself was constituted of England. My Interest and Connexions in Masonry are at present very &* " on or about 20th April , 1763 " ; and he further states that extensive here, it would give me a sensible pleasure to have the satisfac- " after meeting successively at the Horn Tavern , Fleet-street, the tion of recommending English Brethren to your favour & the Brethren Scots' Hall , Blackfriars, and the Half Moon, Cheapside, the members of Initiated by you to the Regular Lodges of this Metropolis." Secondly, No. in (at the instance of W ILLIAM PRESTON ) petitioned for a ' Modern ' there is a letter from Bro. M ASON to Bro. D ICKEV, in reply to one from the Constitution , and the Iodge was soon afterwards constituted a second time, in latter of the 28th August, in which he forwards copy of a letter which he had ample form , by the name of the ' Caledonian ' Lodge, under which name it writlen to Bro. PRESTON on the 7th September, and which wns to the follow- still exists (now No. 134) ." It is also clear, from the letter which appeared ing effect : " Sir— I duly reed, your Letter of the 7th ulto. & would have in our columns last week from Bro. R OBERT BERRIDGE , that it was not long returned an immediate answer but that your request was somewhat singular before Bro. PRESTON attained to a position of eminence in the ranks of the and therefore as the Grand Lodge of Scotland have an Establish'd Corres- " Modern ," or " Regular," Fraternity. Therefore, as an ex-member of the pondence with the Grand Lodges of England & Ireland &* they the same " Ancient " Society, and a prominent member of its more aristocratic rival, with us, whatever new matter happens with the one is made known to all. PRESTON was in a better position than yo. out of every hundred Masons of So I made this known to my worthy Brother D ICKEV , Secretary to the Grand his time to know of the schism which existed amongst the Freemasons in Lodge of England & of him in Bow Street, Covent Garden , you will get any Eng land. Yet no one who has read the l'ourth Book of his " Illustrations ," Information you may want to publish with regard to Masonry." The next in which is traced " the History of Masonry in England to the great Masonic letter is also from Bro. M ASON , bearing date " Edinburgh, 9 October, 1775, " Re-union in 1S13, " can have failed to remark that, as we have before said , and enclosing copy of a letter received from PRESTON in the interim. PRESTON with the exception of a few scant references to the " Ancients " and— in this letter, after politely declining to avail himself of Bro. M ASON 'S what could not be dealt with in a few lines—the account in refere nce to Bro. D ICKEV , on the ground that he has not "the pleasure of detail, as it appeared in the last edition published during his lifetime, of knowing that gentleman , neither do I wish to correspond with him in the " The Great Masonic Re-union in 1813, " what purports to be a " History of characlcr you give him , proceeds as follows : "It is with regret I under- Masonry in England" is merely a narrative of the proceedings of the stand by your Letter that the Grand Lodge of Scotland has been so grossly " Modern " or " Regular " Grand Lodge. As a pervert to this latter imposed upon as to have established a correspondence with an irregular section of the Craft in England , PRESTON , perhaps, was justified in the body of men who falsely assume the appellation of Antient Masons. And adoption of this course j but as the self-constituted historian of English I still more sensibly lament that this imposition has likewise received the Masonry, it was his duty to have described, as far as lay in his power, and countenance of the Grand Lodge of Ireland." Hc refers Bro. MASON to an with complete impartiality, the proceedings of both sections, and his omission enclosed exceript from his " History of Masonry in England from the revival to do this is a reproach to his fame which cannot be overlooked or condoned. of the Grand Lodge in 1717 " for the alleged " Origin of those Irregular When he was initiated , the " Ancient " Grand Lodge had 111 lodges on ils Masons with whom you correspond " and forward s a list of the Grand roll ; when he published the first edition of his history, this number had Masters of his Society from 1717. He adds—" I am sorry to find that the increased to about 180 ; and when the Union was effected in 1813, there were Duke of ATHOL , Gen. O UGHTON , Lord K ELLY , and some other respectable upwards of 300 of them. Moreover, this Union, as he well knew, or personages have at different times been prevailed upon to give a sanction to could without difficulty have ascertained , was effected on terms that were these assemblies. I am convinced no nobleman apprised of the deception equally honourable to both Societies, so that, though, as we have before sug- would give their countenance or wish to Intrude upon the rights of other gested, it may have been sound policy on the part of the " Moderns "—a Noblemen who ever smce.theyear 1721 have been regularly 'elected to preside policy enjoined on them by their Grand Lodge under the severest pains and as Grand Masters agreeable to the Antient Laws of the Society. You will penalties—to ignore their " Ancient " brethren , the conduct of Preston in find by the list that the greater part of our patrons have been noblemen framing his history in accordance wilh that policy seems all the more inex- of Scotch extraction , who have regularly attained the direction of the cusable, especially when we find from a perusal of the minutes of the Fraternity. Under our patronage 480 lodges are established at home " Ancient " Grand Lodge, that when it suited his purpose, he was able, or and abroad, and some of thc first Princes in Europe do not disdain our professed to able, to explain , as indeed he does in partisan fashion , the differ- Alliance." In commenting on this letter, Bro. M ASON writes : " As this ences that existed between the two Societies. seems to be new and serious matter, I shall expect with your first In the minutes of the " Ancient " Grand Lodge of the ist Nov. 1775— conveniency that you will favour me with an answer, and you will please at which time there existed a friendly intercouse between it and the Grand also return the papers, as I intend laying the whole before our next Lodges of Ireland and Scotland—it is recorded that Bro. DERMOTT, Deputy Quarterly Communication , which happens on the 13th proxo." The Grand Master, -who presided on the occassion, " reported that the Grand " Ancient " Grand Lodge was fully equal to the occasion. A reply, in Secretary had (upon y 16th last month) received a Pacquet from W.M. which is traceable the bold hand of Bro. DERMOTT , was at once prepared MASON , Esq., Grand Secretary of Scotland, containing sundry printed Papers and Grand Secretary D ICKEY was instructed to submit it for the approval composed by one W M . PRESTON , a Lecturer on Masonry in London , that of the Duke of ATHOL, Grand Master, and, if approved by his Grace, to it appeared by such papers and a private letter sent with them to the dispatch it forthwith to the Grand Lodge of Scotland. This letter contains Grand Secretary of Scotland, that the said W M . PRESTON had used the following statements : " That all the Lodges under our Constitution every Art to cause a Disunion between the Grand Lodges of Scotland and pursue the Universal Practice of the Royal Craft, as appears by the England , that upon the 19th of the same month, he, the D.G.M. (in the Brethren now Assembled , several of whom were made in Scotland , Ireland, presence of the Hon. Col. M URRAY , G. Sec, D ICKEV , and G. STEWART , Asia, & America ; We do most strenuously Insist & most religiously Master 14) had laid the above Pacquet before His Grace of ATHOLL, Grand declare that the Masonical practice of the Gentlemen called Modern Masons Master, who after perusing them very Attentively was pleased to order them (now under the sanction of Lord PETRIE ) is contrary to the Ancient & to be laid before the Grand Lodge without loss of time for the purpose of Universal Custom of the Royal Craft. We do freely acknowledge that the Society called Modern Masons are in possession of many Books, place or lodge pleasant. There is nothing that will make a man feel more Papers, & Memorandums bearing Masonical Titles, which Books, &c , uncomfortable than to be treated rudely by strangers. This is especially admitting them to be as old as the Creation , cannot constitute them true of strangers in our lod ges. the real Grand Lodge of Masons, having forfeited all right to such The ,* may come from England, Scotland, or Bombay, but, being familiar appellation by swerving from the Orig inal System of Masonry which with that universal language of Masonry, by which " one Mason may know has been so solemnly handed down and Received by every Member of the another in the dark as in the light," they have a right to expect courteous Community. This Truth is confess'd by the Modern Advocate (Mr. PRESTON) treatment when they visit a lodge. A kind word, a brotherly grasp of the hand and a friendly spirit in his History of Masonry, Page 4, line 35, &c, where he says, ' Under , , will make the stranger gratefully remember his the fictitious sanction of thc Ancient York Constitution , which was entirely visit to a lodge. But a lack of attention will fasten in his memory an un- dropt at the revival of the Grand Lodge in 1717, " &c. How an Ancient pleasant experience, and when he chances to p iss that way again, he will be Grand Lodge could be revived by entirely dropping the Old Constitution sure to give that lod ge a wide berth, and refuse to visit. and substituting* new forms Sec, is a kind of mystery which we do not under- An incident came to our knowledge recently of a brother fro m Bombay stand. Of equal sense and veracity is another Paragraph in the same Page, who was staying in Philadelphia for a few days and went to visit the where the Author says ' That the regular Masons were obliged to adopt fresh Masonic Temple one evening for the purpose of visiting a lodge. He sent in measures more effectually to detect Impostors, &c. ; to accomplish this a card that the Tyler had instructed him to fill out. He gave on it the name more effectually some variations were made in and additions to the of the Iodge in which he was made, and some other Masonic information Established forms, the ancient Landmarks were preserved entire and requested. His card was returned to him with some short answer that he no change admitted but such as the most scrupulous wou'd could not visit. He was not even treated with the courtesy of having a approve.' Here an adoption of fresh Measures & Variations is openly committee or a brother come from the lodge to know who he was or by Confessed & that at a time & place when &* where no fault was found with what right he claimed the privilege of visiting. With no reasons given for it the Old Forms & Ancient Ceremonies of the Craft, nor can human wisdom he was turned away, and carries with him a very poor opinion of the Iodge conceive how such a charge could be Constitutional or even usefull in that failed in a very simple act of courtesy due to any man claiming to be a detecting Impostors or punishing delinquents if there were any such— Mason. If he had been found unworthy after making his statement, or though it is plain that such new change might be sufficient to distinguish the undergoing a proper examination , there would have been time enough to members of the new Masonical Hersey from those who adhered to the good turn him away. A little care to be courteous to strangers wins friends, while old system. It is as remarkable (if such alterations were absolutely necessary), acts of thoughtless unkindness makes foes.—N. Y. Dispatch. that no account of them had been transmitted to Scotland or Ireland , altho' such alterations obliterated the Ancient Landmarks in such manner as to MASONRY AMONG SAVAGE TRIBES. render the Ancient System scarcel y distinguishable by either of those nations, tho' ever famous for Masonry. The above remarks with several Papers Is Freemasonry known among the savage tribes of the earth, such as the (properly authenticated) whxh our Secretary is order'd to convey with this, Arabs of the desert, the red men of North America ? The question has will, We think, convince our Brethren of Scotland that we are of the same often been debated and apparently strong evidence produced on both sides. practice as themselves & sincerely wish that our United Grand Lodges may I once had a conversation with Robert Morris, in the course of which he ever be lamed for handing down the Royal Art according to its Orig inal In- told me that when travelling in the East he had met many Arab Sheiks, and stitution which is the only means for Masons of every Place & Language to that every one of them was acquainted with some of the modes of recognition be known to each other." in use among Freemasons. The hope expressed in the concluding paragra ph of this reply was On his inquiring ofj them how they obtained this knowledge, they realised . At the next regular communication of Grand I.od ge, a letter was informed him that it was hereditary in the Sheik families, and that it had read from Bro. M ASON , in which he said that he had laid the reply before been handed down by one generation to another from the earliest ages of the Grand Lodge of Scotland on the 13th November, and that it would the world. receive due consideration at the quarterly meeting in February, 177 ft- A"1 ' Many circumstances have from time to time been related which would on the 28th of lhat month Bro. M ASON transmits the following result of such lead us to infer that some knowledge of Masonic signs and symbols also consideration : " Grand Lodge of Scotland , D AVID D AI .RY .MPLE , Esq.Grand of exists among our native Indian tribes. Master, held at St. Giles Lodge, Edinburg h , the _^th day February, 177(1. Onc incident which appears to favour such a belief has recentl been To the Right Worshipful Grand Lod ge of England held under the Sanction y related lo me by Bro. W. S. Moote, who is at present a resident of our of the Right Worshipfull and Most Noble Prince J OHN Duke of ATHOLL, town of Dunville , and a r.-.ember of Amity Lodge, No. , G.R.C., but wha &c, &c, Grand Master. Greeting." 3? formerly belonged to a lodge at Hastings, Nebraska. Right Worshipful Brethren We are honour d with your obli ging Letter of the 1st November last & have Here is the narrative as told by himself. He says : " I was one of the considered it deliberately in our last Quarterl y Communication. We assure you early settlers of the Territory of Nebraska. In the fall or winter of 1874 I we are most sensibl y of your Brotherly Kindness in communicating to us the went on a buffalo hunt, in company with several friends and neighbours. Particulars contained in it, of which we do not entertain the smallest doubt. While hunting near the Prairie Dog, a tributary of the Republican River, We are by no means competent jud ges of the differences subsisting between we were attacked and surrounded by a band of hostile Indians belonging to your Grand Lodge and that held under the patronage ofjLord P I'TKIB . But since the Sioux iribe. Our ammunition was nearly exhausted, and our chances we have had the honor of opening a Correspondence with you we have every of escape appeared very slim ; but I remembered having heard that the reason to entertain the most Respectful opinion of your Grand Lodge. We shall savage tribes knew something of Masonry, so I gave the sign of the E.A, always think ourselves happy in. Keeping up the strictest communication with and then of thc F.C. These signs, to all appearance, were recognised by you, & Uniting our Endeavours to yours for promoting the Royal Craft & pre. the Indian chief , for hostilities immediately ceased , and we were allowed to serving it in its original purity . depart without being further molested. Given under our hands & the seal of the Grand Lodge of Scotland held in " I met some of the Sioux chiefs afterward, and conversed with them on the City of Edinburgh the 5th day of February in the year of our Lord 177 6 & the matter. They told me that the great chiefs were in possession of certain tf Light 5776. secret signs and tokens by which they were able to recognise one another j The above is signed by DAVID DA I . RVMIT . I :, G.M. J W M . BARCLAY , that these secrets had been handed down from generation to generation, and D.G.M. ; J AMES G KDIJKS , S.G.W. *, and W M . S MITH , J.G.W. ; and coun- that they were known to the chiefs long before the trees grew." tersigned by W M . M ASON , G. Sec , and D AVID BOLT, G. Clerk. Now, the general opinion of reliable Masonic historians is that purely Thus was PRESTON foiled in his attempt , to cause an estrangement Speculative Freemasonry was first established in 1717, and that all the between the " Ancient " Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Lodge of Masonic lodges in the world owe their origin , directly or indirectl y, to the Scotland , and ytt, though he made this attempt, and pretended to know all Grand Lodge of England, which was formed at London in that year, about the former, he almost entirely ignores their existence in his " Illustra- although some of them may have existed as operative lodges long before " This may have been in acordance with RESTON 'S tions. .P idea of the that lime, and may probably have done some speculative work . manner in which history should be written , but it is not with that of the But both the Arab Sheiks and the Indian chiefs claim that (he secrets At all 1 vents, it was not b thus i world generally. y gnoring ihe " Ancient " they possess were known to their forefathers ages before we have any Grand I.odge that the Union of the riva l Societies of Eng lish Masons was Masonic lodge, either operative or speculative record of a ^ , having been ultimately accomplished in 1S13 011 terms equall y honourable to liith. established upon earth. Notwithstanding this. it is quite possible that they may have an acquaint- COURTES Y TO STRANGERS. ance wilh signs aud tokens similar to those in use among Masons. It is pretty generally admitted that the gypsies, as well as some Eastern Abraham once ent< rtained three strangers and was surprised when they seels, have secret modes of recognition wheieby they are known to each were about to depart lo find out iheir celestial character. They had not other. These signs are of a symbolic character, and, like those of the Arabs revealed themselves as angels, but had b en content to receive the courteous and red men , are supposed to be of East Indian or Egyptian origin, and attention the good old Patriarch was willing at all times to extend to sojour- very ancient. ners and strangers. Ever since tint incident there has been an admonition It is most probable that much of the mystic portion of Freemasonry was to the people of this world to be cue ul to treat strangers civill y, for " they derived from the same source, for some of those who t ook an active part in may entertain angels unawares." If there is any une who needs kind and the revival of 17 17 were Oriental scholars and lovers of that occult learn- courteous treatment it is " a stranger in a strange land , " or in strange lod ge . ing of which the Eastern sages were the great masters and teachers. The He is away from home and kindred , and must depend upon his fellow-men , close resemblance which is said to exist between tribes and those made use those whom hc never saw before or heard of perhaps, to make his stay in the of by Masons could thus be accounted for without discrediting in the least any of the facts which the researches of Masonic historians have brought to * In the orifinal letter in thc Minute Honk the word is " subsisting, " but " -substitut- lig ht.—T. L. M. T., in the AVw Vork Disp atch. . ing " is eviih ntl y inu nil- d . ROYAL MASONIO INSTITUTION FUR commencement of thc meeting, asked whether there who assembled in Prov. Grand Lodge every year, and GIRLS. should not be a permanent arrangement for retiring upon special occasions, under their respective banners. allowances, and a fund started , to which the staff should He hoped the W.M. and the brethren would be long subscribe, out of which they should be paid. spared to look upon their banner in lodge, and . rally I he yuarterly Court ot this Institution s (jovcrnors The C HAIRMAN said he did not think such a scheme round it on important occasions. and Subscribers was held on Thursday last at Free- could be carried out. Where there was a large com- Bro. R. C. M. COOKE , P.P.S.G.D., proposed a very masons' Hall, Bro. Frank Richardson , P.G.D., in the pany, and the officers of that company were receiving hearty vote of thanks to Bro. Sevier, W.M. for his but when the chair. There were also present Bros. J. H. Matthews, large salaries it could be carried out , valuable gift of the banner , which was seconded by brethren considered the salaries the staff of that Insti- Bro. B. S. Beckwith , P.P.G. Std. Br., and carried Alfred C. Spaull , Col . Hugh M . Gordon , H. Massey, tution were receiving they could see that they could unanimousl y. F. Wright, Sir John B. Monckton. W. H. Saunders, not keep up an annuity fund out of those salaries. The W.M. responded , and a vote of thanks was also James Stevens, and F. R. W. Hedges (Secretary). Bro. SAUNDERS said he thought the Institution passed to Bro. R. Hudson , P.G. Sec, for his interesting Bro. Sir JOHN B. M ONCKTON , P.G.W. , Patro n , by might contribute something to it, and the officers , say, address, and in replying Bro. Hudson said the permission of the Court, broug ht on his motion out of sixpence a month. He merely mentioned the subject provincial brethren had great pleasure in attending, as he had at vestries and other bodies. and having Lord Barnard at their head to represent order. The motion was as follows : "That in con- The C HAIRMAN informed the court that the Earl of Provincial Grand Lodge on tbat occasion. sideration of her long service on the staff of the Insti- Mount Edgcumbe would take the chair at the next At a later stage, Bro. Dr. M ITCH ELL , in proposing tution , commencing as pup il teacher on the 20th Festival of the Institution , and that the recei pts of the the toast of " The P.G.M. , Sir Hedworth Williamson , November, 185 1 , and after serving as assistant school- Institution for the past year werc £20,043 7s. id. Bart.," coup led the name of Lord Barnard , P.S.G.W., mistress and assistant governess, filling the office of A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro- with the toast, stating that Lord Barnard was in every ceedings. way most excellentl y qualified for the position which he sub-Matron of the Junior School fro m the 1st January , occup ied in the province. 18S1, to the present time, at .1 salary of £So per Bro. Lord BARNARD , in responding for the officers of annum (with board and residence), a period in all ANNUAL BALL OE THE ETRUSCAN LODGE , Provincial Grand Lodgo, said he felt altogether inade- of years, Miss Mary Ann Kernot be allowed 43 No. 510. quate to represent the high honour they had done him. on her retirement a pension of .£60 per annum." He was glad tbey shared wilh him the feelings he en- Sir John B. Monckton said he wanted to bring the Thc second annual ball under the auspices of the tertained towards their Provincial Grand Master, Sir motion on now as a personal favour , as he had to be Hedworth Williamson. He felt sure he expressed the elsewhere, in fact he ought to be in the City at that above lodge was held in the Town Hall , Longton , on Thursday evening, the 3rd inst., and was in every way opinion of all the Provincial Grand Officers at the moment, 12 o'clock ; but he came there to make the very great satisfaction with which they had seen the motion himself rather than let it be moved b a success. The ball was under the patronage of Bro. y any one , Prov. G.M. of Staffordshire ; W..VL, Bro. Dr. Sevier, present that beautiful banner of else. The brethren had heard the motion read , and in the Earl of Dartmouth and Bro. Lieut.-Col. Bindley, the Dep. P.G.M. The the lodge. It was a very great pleasure to him to be commending it to the meeting—which was small but present on such an auspicious occasion in a lodge bear- very important , because it represented the whole of the decorations were entrusted to Messrs. Goodnll and Sons, and the result of their labours gave comp lete ing the name he himself bore. Governors of the Institution , and a meeling to pass Bro. the Rev. H ARTLKV ENNINGS , P.P.G.C , pro- such a resolution ought to beabsolutel satisfaction. The floor was laid with diaper with a J y representative— and the walls were draped with pale posed "The Health ol Bro. R. Hudson , P.G.S.," who he might say that the motion had the seal border of crimson , and the and blue art muslins with festoons of salmon was the right man in the right place as the Secretary unanimous seal of the House Committee, and in a yellow , very pink muslin , to which were attached the Royal Arch of the Province of Durham. few words he would explain the condition of things banners. Between the draperies, overmantels and Bro. R. H UDSON responded, and gave " The Health with regard to it , and that the Institution would not be gilt mirrors werc suspended. The bandstand was of thc W.M.," and the proceedings afterwards termi- a loser by the resolution , if carried. Miss Kernot , as nated. they saw, had served the Institution very erected in the recess over the portico, and was similarly many years, Underneath the bandstand alcoves were and on her now retiring she was really entitled to some draped. retiring allowance in the evening of life. arranged with cosy corners. The stage was fitted up FRKEHASONliY IN WALES. When she as a drawing-room furnished in Chippendale. Choice became Sub-Matro n of the Junior School , she had in that character the position of head of and massive ware were kindl y lent by Messrs. T. Welsh Freemasonry, says the Craftsman has, during the junior , and some fine hoi house plants and , establishment , with only one member of the actual Forester and Sons the year just ended , made rapid progress, and the Order staff above her. The duties now being ferns , also kindl y lent by Mr. Fred Williamson. The is stronger in the Princi pality to-day than it ever was. relinquished by Master's and Wardens ' pedestals and other emblems Miss Kernot will, without detriment (o her present Towards the close of the year 1893 a gloom was cast work, be undertaken b Miss Flintoft of the Craft were exhibited in the hall. The west over the Brotherhood in the Eastern Division of South y , under the entrance hall and staircase were also prettily draped. general supervision of Miss Buck, Wales by the lamented death of thei r Prov. Grand Master , the Institution's Bro. Arthur L. Harber abl discharged the duties of most able and most excellent Matron. lt most y Bro. Sir George Elliot , who for so long a period had thoroughly accorded with the idea of the Hon. Secretary to the Ball Committee. The music , taken a prominent and active interest in the affairs of Committee lied b in what they now proposed , that on which left nothing to be desired , was supp y Bro. the Craft. In January a new Masonic Hall was opened Miss Kernel's W. T. Bonner , P.P.G.O. , and his string band. Supper retirement—there was no division of opinion on at Tredegar, and on the 26th of the same month tho the Committee wilh respect to this was served in the ante-room. The company numbered Freemasons of Cardiff were much interested in the proposition— about so that on Miss Kernel's very worthy retirement if she 150. visit ol Bro. Lord Roberts , who was feted and lionised got the benefit of this annuity she would have £60 a by the townspeop le in a manner that must have been year instead of £80, which she had been receiving as UNEUIi l./XG OF A J.UlJGE I1ANXEE. most gratifying not only to the object of thedemonstra- ' salary, and the Institution would benefit by that saving tion , but also to every Freemason in South Wales. In and also the saving of her board and lodging, for what On Friday the 4th inst., a very large assemblage of February the M.W. the Grand Master, H.R.H. the that was worth ; and there would be a gieat conveni- brethren gathered at the Barnard Lodge, No. 1230 , in Prince of Wales, attended the North Wales National ence in that there would be a little more room in the the Masonic Hall , Barnard Castle, on the occasion of Eisteddfod , and was received with enthusiastic loyalty house by her giving up her apartments . It was agre.it thc unfurling of a new lodge banner , the gift of the wherever he went. Tbe deat h of Bro. S. G. Homfray, point in this School that the system of having pupil W.M., Bro. Dr. A. H. Sevier. Among thc distinguished D.P.G. M. for Monmouthshire , in March , was a sad teachers was now so well developed under Miss visitors upon the occasion was thc Right Hon. Lord blow for the brethren of that division , and the loss of Davis that there was no want of junior assistants Barnard , P.S.G.W., and Bro. R. Hudson , P.G.S.B. so staunch and so lovable a brother will be long felt. which was useful to the girls and useful also Eng., P.G. Sec. The officers of the lodge present were On March 16th the venerable Dr. Wm. Reynold Sal- to the establishment. He might likewise add that Bros. A. H. Sevier , W.M. ; J. R. Thompson , I.P.M. ; mon , M.R.C.S., of Penllyn Court, Cowbridge, com- whereas the Junior School bad been very f ull Rev. Hartley Jennings, P.P.G. Chap., S. VV. ; J. H. pleted his 104th year, and received many Masonic perhaps rather over-full- for some time past , arrange- Dawson , P.M., J.W. ; R. C. M. Cooke, P.M., P.P.G.D., greetings. The doctor occupies the uni que position of ments had been made by the admirable accommo- I'reas. ; John W. B. Hislop, Sec. ; Gibson Ky le, being the oldest Freemason in the world. In April dation in the main building, to reduce the number S.D. ; G. E. Lockyer, J.D. ; G. W. Jackson , I.G. ; O. Cardiff had another distinguished Masonic visitor in 10 50 instead of 62, so that there would be rather less S. Scott ; D. Finlay, P.M. , D.C ; C. H. Welford , the person of Sir John Gorst. Sir John was the absolute responsibility of children , and lhe House Org.; R. W. Mitchinson , Steward ; R. Woodhams , guest of Bro. Sir Edward Stock Hill , K.C.B., of Committee were quite unanimous—and the medical Ty ler ; A. T. Piper, W. R. Atkinson , C. Hedley , C. Kookwood, Llandaff , who also acted as the host of Bro. officer, and Miss Davis, and thc matron were with them H. Raper, and E. Winpenny. Among the brethren Lord Roberts. On the 31st of May one of the most —that it could be managed without making any present were : Bros. J. M. Moore , P.M., P.P.G.O. ; successful Royal Arch meetings ever held in Cardiff , addition to the staff on Miss Kernel's retirement Isaac Thompson , P.M., P. P.G. Treas. ; J. Mitchell , or in the Province of the Eastern Division , took place Miss Kernot had been closely connected with the M. D., P.M. ; B. S. Beckwith , P.P.G. Std. Br. ; J. at tbe Masonic Hall , Working-street, on which occasion School for many years—longer than he (Bro. Sir John Hanley Holmes , P.P.G.R. ; and J. G. Hall , P.P.G. the " Marmaduke Tennant " Chapter was duly conse- Monckton) had been , and she had done her work there Asst. D. of C. Visitors : Bros. John Joel , P.A.G. Sec ; crated. In Jul y, the Merlin Lodge, Pon typridd , set a without fault of any kind , and she retired with the John Barnet , P.G. Std. Br. *. |. H. Johnson , noble example, which was followed by a number of respect of everybody.connected with the Institution. P.A.G.D.C. ; R. T. Richardson , P.P.G.R. ; George W. other Welsh lodges, by devoting a portion of its funds (Bro. Sir John Monckton then read the motion.) Hudson , P.P.G. Stwd ., N. and li. Yorks. ; Henry for thu relief of the widows and orp hans of the terrible Bro. J. H. M ATTHEWS said he seconded the motion Palmer, P.G.S.D. ; T. Dunn , P.G.D.C ; F. II. colliery explosion at Cill ynydd. On Jul y 12th , Bro. with pleasure, and he reall y could add nothing to what Bennett , P.P.G.D. ; W. C. Barro n , P. P.G.S.Ii . ; W. Colonel Lyne was re-installed as P.G.M. for Mon- Bro. Sir John Monckton had remarked. Barlow , P.P.D.G .D.C". ; |olin Robinson , P.P.G. Std. mouthshire , in the Provincial Grand I.odge held at Bro. Col. G ORDON enquired whether Miss Kernot Br. ; R . S. Beckwith , P.P.G. Std. Br. ; D. Finlay Rhyiiiney, and on September 27th tne notable event of had had any other employment out of the Institution. P.P.G.P. ; J. M. Moore , P.P.G.O. ; J. S. Hall the installation of Bro. Lord Llangattock as P.G.M. The C HAIRMAN said, no. She was out of her time P.P.A.G.D.C ; J. C Moor, P.P.G.D. • W. li. Brown , for the Eastern Division ol Soutn Wales took place at at 16 years of age, and the establishment then took her W.M. in ; J. Suggitt , W. M. 2462 ; G. L. Wooley, Cardiff , and was one of tbe most magnificent spectacles on; she was apprenticed , as there were no pupil W.M. 1862 ; 10 Seaton Cockell, Sec , 1862 ; G. ever witnessed by Welsh Freemasons. On October teachers at that time, and she had been there ever since Harrison , W. Waldy, and H. Waldy, 1379 • T. I Sth, Bro. C. R. Lyne, the respected son of Bro. Col. she was out of her apprenticeshi p. Coates, 16 50 ; J. Atkinson , 1862, P.P.G. Stwd. ; Lyne, of Newport , was installed as D.P.G.M. of Mon- The motion was put and carried. M. D. Mulhollaud , 124 ; R. Storey, 2415 ; Edward C. mouthshire , and has since amp ly justified his appoint- Bro. Sir J OHN B. M ONCKTON : Thank you , brethren. Sowerby, 1650 ; T. Bray brook 1S62 ; J. H. Leech, ment. Nothing but duty carries me from this good cause. P.M. 97, P.G. Stwd. ; William Phih pson, 2497 ; .Death has been busy among the brethren during the Bro. Sir John Monckton then retired . Chas. Baister , in ; and Rev. W. H. Coney. past year, and among the demises chronicled in the columns of the Craftsman during The S ECRETARY reported that, in consequence of the The lodge having been opened in due form , the the 12 months just usual ended were those of Bro. Captain day for the April Court and election falling on W.M., Bro. Dr. Sevier, presented to the lodge a Homfray, Newport ; the Thursday before Good Friday, the Court and elec- handsome new banner, bearing the insignia of the Bro. John May, Tenby, 73 years of age ; Bros. L. tion will be held on Saturd ay, 20th A pril , in accord- town , and the name and number of the lodge, with Mcintosh and R. Davies, ot Merth yr; Bros. John ance Nolcini and Sir Morgan Morgan of Cardiff ; and Bro. with the provision made in Law 50. Masonic emblems. The hymn " O God , our help in , The Committee then adopted the following recom- ages past," was sung, after whicli Bro. Rev. Hartley Thomas Hall , of Porthcawl. mendation of the General Committee, viz. -. " That the Jennings, P.P.G. Chap., S.W., offered up a special In another portion of the Craftsman a sympathetic '9 eligible candidates remaining from the last election , prayer for the dedication of the banner . notice is g iven of Uro. W. Pickford , Newport, recently together with deceased. the 22 whose petitions have been this day The W.M. then called upon Bro. Robert Hudson. approved , be placed upon the list of candidates for the April Prov. G. Sec, P.G. Std. Br. of Eng., to unfurl the new election , and that 22 vacancies caused by girls banner and deliver an address. T HK WILL of Bro. Deputy Gover, of Casino House, leaving be declared. Heme Hill , who died on .November 24th , was proved on the " Bro. H UDSON , in eloquent terms, referred to the uses W refere ce to thc resolution as to Miss 31st ult. by Mr. William Henry Gover and Mr. Arthur P w " Kernot , of banners in ancient and modern times, and particu- button Covet, the sons, two ol tne exec u tors, the value of «ro. U. H. SAUNDEI .S, who was not present at the ' lar }* in connection with the lodges of Freemasonry, tri e personal estate amounting to ^»P7^. ACCIDENT INSURANCE COM- Established 1705. Price 48s. per Dozen. ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT PANY LIMITED. BONDED STORES—LEITH . INSTITUTION , E.C. FOR io. ST. SWITHIN'S LANE LONDON, OLD GRANS SPECIAL TODDY , Personal Accidents. I Fidelity Guarantees. THE CREAM OE AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF Railway Accidents. I Plate Glass. FREEMASONS. Employers' Liability. HIGHLAND WHISKY. G RAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : Prospectuses and every information forwarded Post Guaranteed Ten Years Old. 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BRINKWORT H, /-"OALS. COALS. COALS. LONDON , W.C. Manager. Importer and Manufacturer of all kinds of PICTURE FOR SALE, COCKEREL L'S (L IMITED ), FRAME and ROOM MOULDINGS , Carver, Gilder, and £4 4s. having the Largest Stock in the United 13, CORNHILL, LONDON , E.C Mount Cutter , GOULD'S HISTORY OF FREE- Kingdom , and a large staff of experienced Workmen, is MASONRY , able to execute all orders at the lowest rate with dispatch . Morocco. Published Price, For Prices, sec Daily Papers Send for Pattern Book, containing all the newest Designs, £5 ss. 95 Pages, Post free for 0 Penny Stamps. Estimates given. Freemason Oflice, iG & 10a, Great Queen-street, London, Trucks direct from the Colliery to every Railway Station. 1 Telegrams, " Rabbitry, London." W.C. DENTISTRY. ASSIMILATIVE MEMORY We hasten to correct two errors, which we regret to DENTAL COMPANY (I OISETTE'S SYSTEM) . Established 21 years. say occurred in our article last week on '* Masonic THE , ;i(lmir;il'l- " 213, REGENT STREET, W. " Your ' system. —M.D. (Kil .). " Mv vHISTORY OF FREEMASONRY Lord Henry Bentinck will also assume the office of IN HERTFORDSHIRE. Proprietors, SPIERS &; POND LIMITED . S.W. of the Underley Lodge, No. 1074, Kirkby Lons- dale. Last October, it will be remembered, his lord- Dedicated by permission to PARTRIDGE & COOPER , shi p was installed R.W. Provincial Grand Master " THE" STATIONERS THOMAS FREDERICK HALSEV , Esq., M.P., Prov. Grand , (Craft) of Cumberland and Westmorland. Master. 191 & 192 , FLEET STREET, LONDON, # # # Would invite attention to their BY G. BLIZARD ABBOTT, We are obli ged to our Bro. G. Robinson , of Sydney W.M. GLADSMUIR LODGE, N O. 1385, BARNET. LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF N.S.W., who signs himself "S.W. 656," for his letter, GENERA L & FANCY STATIONERY, which appeared in our last week's issue, but we think WITH PORTRAITS. Suitable for presents, such as Inkstands, Stationery, he describes the statement in Cabinets, Ladies' _ and Gentlemen's Dressing Bags, he is going too far when London.—GEORGE K ENNING, 16 and 16a, Great Queen-st., Travelling and Brief Bags, &c, all of which are enumer- one of our " Masonic Notes," of the the 27th October Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C. ated in their New Illustrated Catalogue, sent free on appli- last, as being " absolutely incorrect." We have always cation. brethren in South Australia were ADVERTISEMENT SCALE OF understood that the desire for a Grand Lodge of their "THE FREEMASON." unanimous in their Per Insertion. own, but it is clear that the unanimity was not absolute, SINGLE COLUMN per inch ... i° 5 ° as Bro. Robinson tells us that the Duke of Leinster ONE PAGE ... 10 o o No. 363, is still working under its original Irish O NE COLUMN 3 10 o warrant. As regards New South Wales, the Cambrian P UULIC COMPANIES ARAGRAPH DVERTISEMENTS ' & P A , jo ined with the rest of the IS . PER LINE. Lodge, No. 656 (E.G.), lodges in the colony in the movement, and figures on WANTS, &C, POUR LINES, 2s. Cd., and Cd. PER LINE SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1895. additional. . 1 the roll of its United Grand Lodge, nor does it invalidate our statement that some of its members NOW READY. In 1 vol., Crown 21s. net. flDasonfc IRotee. tfo. now, and for some time past , claim to be the lodge RECORDS of the HOLE CRAFTE The ceremony of Constitution of the Provincial As for Tasmania, the fact that the lasmaman Union AND FELAWSH1P OF MASONS, Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Derbyshire, Lodge, No. 536 (E.C), though it objected in the first With a chronicle of and the Installation of Bro. Abraham Woodiwiss as instance, has since taken its place on the roll of the THE H ISTORV OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OK M ASONS R.W. Prov. Grand Master, will take place at Derby, Grand Lodge of Tasmania, is, according to his own OP THE CITV OI** LONDON, on Monday next. The Pro Grand Master, the Earl of showing, a confirmation of our statement. Collected from Official Records in the possession of the » Company, the Manuscri pts in the British Museum, the Euston , will perform the ceremony, and will be assisted * * Public Record Oflice, the Guildhall Library, &c, &c, &c, by the Grand Secretary and other Grand officers. With our statements absolutely correct in two out of By EDWARD CONDER, Jun., these three Grand Lodges, and practically so in the Upper Warden of the Masons' Company this pre sent year Bro. The Right. Hon . Sir Michael E. Hicks Beach , case of the third , his assertion about their being M.P., attended at Stroud Subscription Rooms " absolutely incorrect " is somewhat bold. The action To Freemasons as well as Antiquaries, the book should Bart., , be of especial interest, not only because the Masons' Com- on Tuesday last, for the purpose of consecrating a new subsequently taken by some members of Cambrian , pany was, of the city guilds, the most nearly allied to their in Royal Arch Freemasonry to be called the No. 656, after our Grand Lodge had recognised own Craft chapter , but because thc author is able to prove from the The founders of this new that of New South Wales, being nothing to the point. records what has hitherto only been suspected Sherborne Chapter. chapter , that there Combermere Lodge, No. (E.C), actually existed early in the 17th century, or before 1C31, a are chiefly composed of brethren of the Sherborne and As for the 752 Lodge of Freemasons attached to, and working in harmony Hicks Beach Lodges of Craft Masonry. We are glad Melbourne, Victoria, we have known from the outset with, tbe Company, and holding its meetings in the Masons' aloof from the local Grand Lod Hall. to hear that Bro. Sir Michae l was attended by his that this lodge held ge, Grand Lodge of Victoria included Lonaon : SWAN SON .NENSCHEIN & Co., Paternoster- hard-working deputy, Bro. R. Vassar Vassar-Smith, nor indeed was the square, E.C. whose health has improved since his sojourn abroad, in our statement. from ist Jul y annuall y, but did not reach us unti l January, wanted a P.M. lo assist him , ancl he was sure be should Corres ponDcnce. or it would have he-en included in the list of such publica- not lind the performance of his duties a very hard task il tions in the Christinas /-'/re/.v./.ve/- , 1804. Ihc guide is Bro. Weigel stood at his side. GRAND LODGE CERTIFICATES. publi^htd by authority uf the Provincia l Grand Lodge, as Bra. M. Seigenberg, VV.M., next proposed " The Initi- agreed to at Bourne on May To the Editor of thc " Freemason." , 31st last . The varied infor- ates," to which each initiate separatel y replied. mation is abl y condensed and arranged , and , doubtless, as liro. M. Seigenberg, W.M.. then g*ave " The Health ol , Dear Sir and Brother the years rol l around , this neatly printed Directory will be the lnstalling" Master , Bro. li. Wei ,'el , LP.M., " a toast A commendable custom prevails in many enlarged. The " Calendar of Lo d ges, 180,4-35, " is most which , he said, would be received with the greatest amount lodges for a member to si gn and receive his Grand useful , ancl will be faundso help ful as to abundantl y justify of enthusiasm , and did not need many words to rec.immend .t0-.ve-d un its preparation. Lodge ceitificate in open lodge, .the tact being duly re- the labour b2- it, for the brethren had all heard Bro. Weigel in thi Iodge corded in thc lod minutes. It is now very well go through the ceremony of installing him in the chair. ge They bad often heard of old experienced Past Masters of known that such a conrse is not essential , but that such the lod ge who had installed their successors in a style be sent to a member through the post a certificate may - I — - - — - -^ ~~" !:S¥ ' > second to none. Bro. Weigel since his installation had iiMp^srs- ""r^s-wm< 0Z~„ P jLMTr^t^^• ¦-// ' !• little doubt that a young Mason , whose Grand Lod ge '^. ; John , 30; F. W. Clayton, 155S ; of La Tolerance Lodge. He hoped at the end of his year Tilt. G. A. Sturgess, Stwds.; S. C. Cross Stwd. ; VV. J.C. 1562 ; |ohn Page, P.M. 753 ; P. A. Boulton, , Charity it would stand as well in Freemasonry as it did now. It W.M. 21. E. Willby, P.M., A.D.C ; and 11. Evenden P.M., J. , was about seven or eight years ago he joined the lodge, The Auditors' Tyler. After the delivery of the charges the lodge was report, which was, as usual, highly satis- , and there were now several brethren coming on who joined factory, closed , and the brethren adjourned to Freemasons' Tavern was received and adopted, and Bro. J. Wesley immediately after him. He hoped to see all those stick T'auranae, who came accredited with the hi to banquet, and subsequently honoured the usual toasts. ghest testi- together and keep with La Tolerance Lodge until they monials from the Lodge of Bro. Kench, P.M., P;G.P., Treas., replying to the toast Lights, No. IJS, Warrington , held tbe position hc was now holding. Before hc sat down was accepted unanimousl of "The Grand Oflicers," said : 1 have the honour to y by ballot as a joining member. he should like to draw the brethren's attention to one or The installation ceremony acknowledge with hearty thanks thc toast of thc Grand was then proceeded with, and two events which he hoped would happen this year. Since Bro. John G. Stevens, P.M., was requested to perform thc Ollicers, and assure you I was much gratified to witness the Bro. Fenn was Master three or four years ago , , they had ceremony. Bro. Stevens then took the W . M.'s collar and cordiality with which it was received, as it clearly demon- not had a ladies' night. With the assistance ot the strates to our brother visitors that the services of those installed Bro. Samuel Hall Latham, S.VV. and VV.M. elect, brethren he hoped to have one, and Bro. Humphreys, who is also a hi brethren to the Craft in general and to Grand Lodge in ghly-respected member of the London Rille P.M., had very kindly offered the use of his rooms, the Brigade Lod particular are fully appreciated by the members of the ge, No. ;iim:i }>le. T be historians of the Roman I'.mpn e tbe rules of Ihe Craft. What Craft ; what Institution ? in it years ago. Last year he was serving as Mister of ¦suppl * a y us with the most graphic *ami terrible piitmcs o (lie Let them not forget what Institution it was, what duties lhe lodge for thc second lime, and it was extremely disap- •'•laic to which lhat nation was 1 educed , from ils ancient con- weie allied to it , and the significance they bote as Masons pointing to him not to be abls ,to instal his successor. It dition of moderation , sobiiety, and rcveience , 10 a state as regarded their duties to work. was one of the regrets of his life—certainly of his Masonic enormous wickedness and vice, and lhat was the true Bro. Perry replied to the toast of " The Initiate." life—for he had reason"' Ijokcd forward toinstalling Bro. Sallaway. why she fell to pieces and was ground to powder , Bro. Ridout , VV.M. 12S7, replying to the toast of "The However , he wa> to-night pleased , gratified , and thankful and not b y the irruption of the immense hordes if barbarians Visitors, " said : In thanking you fvr the very kind and to say he hid inotallcd Bro. Latham ; mo„t honestly, it was a pleasure to have the opportunity of doing so. He had At the banquet which followed , the ex-Mayor, Bro. Tom The lodge was opened, and Ietters expressing regret for known Bro. Latham some time, and he respected him. Turner , P.M., P.P.G. Reg., proposed " The Health of Bro. unavoidable absence were read from Bros, the Rev. C. J. There were some brethren you met you took a mental gaze Lane, the Worshi pful Master, and his Officers." He said Martyn , D.P.G.M., and W. C Quilter, M.P. Bro. C. C of their qualities, and in some instances you did not lind he regarded it as an honour to propose the toast. Any Vincent was installed in the chair of K*S. by Bro. E. them wanting. At the end of Bro. Latham 's year of office brother who was skilled in Masonic art and ritual , and had Humphreys. The new Master then appointed and invested he would not be found wanting. The W.M. had been a ready method of imparting his ideas to others, was certain , his officers as follows : Bros. E. S. Garrett, I.P.M.; H. J. pleased to name the Institutions , and, therefore , as an exe- sooner or later, to obtain the favour of his brethren and Hargrave, S.VV.; Rev. J. Manners Smith, J.W. ; Rev. cutive officer of the Benevolent Institution , he had to thank, attain " first rank," as had their respected Worshi pful B. B. Syer, P.M., P.P.G. Chap., Chap. ; J. E. Barnes, first of all, the W.M. for undertaking the duties of Steward Master. P.M., P.P G. Treas., Treas. ; T. Stokoe, P.M., P.P.G.P., for the next Festival. The Yarborough Lodge had gone on Bro . Lane, in acknowledging the enthusiastic manner in Sec ; C. H. Vincent, P.M., P.P.G.R., D.C j E. W. many years standing in a pre-eminent position with respect which the toast had been received, said that it was the Griggs, S.D. ; J. H. H. Mostyn Sedgwick, J.D.j Maurice to support to the Institutions ; buthe passed the educational proudest day of his life to have been made the VVorshipful J. Doid ge, I.G.; and D. F. Glazin , Tyler. The address Institutions by now, only to say a few words for the Master of his mother Iodge by the kindness and goodwill to the newly-installed Master was delivered by Bro . C. H. Aged Freemasons. Nothing could be more beautiful of his brethren. He could hardly have dared to have Vincent, and that to the Wardens and brethren by Bro. than to sustain and support the aged when they accepted the arduous duties of the office , unless he had Tracy, P.G.S. A proposal with respect to maintenance were unable to support themselves. The Benevolent Insti- been assured of the ready support of the expert Past and increase of the voting power of the lodge in the various tution was for that purpose—to sustain, support, and keep Masters and oflicers generally. He promised them to carry Masonic Charities was ordered to appear on the agenda of as far as the Craft allowed it, 450 or 460 aged people. To out the ancient landmarks and charges, and to uphold the next meeting. do that they had to pay year by year £iG,Soo odd in annu- dignity and prestige of the old Constitutional Lodge, as The lodge was then closed, and the brethren partook of ities alone. With the working expenses the sum was made far as his abilities would permit. a sumptuous banquet at the Half Moon Hotel. up to £19,000. The Institution had funded property which Various brethren contributed harmony during the intervals provided something like £3(100, and they had a grant from of the toast list, Bro . J. R. Proctor accompanying. Bro. DONCASTER. Grand Lodge of £iGoo a year, so that they had to make up J. W. Stephenson, Prov. G. Stwd., assiduously and ' mont h l by the efforts oi the Stewards something like £12,000 or efficiently carried out the duties of D. of C. The gather- St. George s Lodge (No. 242).—The y 000 to keep the Institution going. It was b ing proved to be a very enjoyable one. meeting of this Iodge was held in the Masonic Rooms, £13, y the Netherhall-road , on Friday evening, the 4th inst. Present : generosity of the Craft throughout the length and breadth CAMBRIDGE. Bros. C H. Woodhouse, W.M.j C Newsum , I.P.M. j J. of the land that the Committee had been able to carry on H. Pawson their duties, and they had never failed to do so. They had Lodge of The Three Grand Principles , S.W.j R. Bridge, J.W. j F. IT. Buckland, never failed to pay the annuitants when the quarter came (No. 441).—The annual meeting of this lodge, which is S.D. j G. Smith, J.D.j G. F. Hanson, I.G. ; F. Duff , Org. j C. Hopkinson , Stwd. ; J. M ason, Tyler j F. Webb, round , and he hoped they never would. He was speaking now in the 59th year of its existence, was held, at the P.M. ; A. VV. Fretwell P.M. ; in the presence of the Vice-President of the Institution and Lion Hotel, Cambridge, on Monday, the 7th inst., when , P.M. ; C. Goldsthorpe , F. J. Forth, P.M. ; W. Goodair, P. Jenner, W. Blake, T. W. of the Board of Management, and if he did not say what there was a Iargs gathering of brethren to witness the in- Turner C. Reasbeck was correct he should be pulled up. The Committee stallation of Bro. James Catling, who must have been , , H. Gunby, S. Lester, W. VV. Pea- wanted to take on a few more annuitants. The W.M. of highly gratified with the respect thus testified , the atten- cock, and C. Richardson. Visitors : Bros. E. Simpson, 2259, an Cha pters ot P.M. ; J. J. Mackay, P.M.; VV. M. Stiles, P.M.; G. C. H. H. Preece, J.D.; Rev. W. Neville, Chap. ; F. A. Knightley, P.M. ; VV. A. Scurrah, P.M.; George Davis, Powell, P.M., D.C; F. VV. B. Jones, Org. ; G. Renecle, 3netruc«on. P.M.; E. Fox, VV.M. 1275 ; VV. Hillier, VV.M. 2090 ; W. I.G. ; and W. M. Teague, Tyler. The meeting was Payers, VV.M. 15S5 ; E. W. Denniss, VV.M. 210S ; S. —A meeting of attended by the newly-appointed Deputy Prov. Grand LA TOLERANCE LODGE (No. 538). Sidders, R. H. Larter, Robert Reid, J. IT. Neville,_ W. Master, Bro. C. R. Lyne, and the following visitors : Bros. this lodge was held on Wednesday, the 9th inst., at Thwaites, James Clark, A. G. Bean, C Ortncr, C E. Garrett, W.M. 21S6 ; and Hamilton Baillie, P.M. 23S2. the Frascati Restaurant, Oxford-street, W., when there Betts, R. Hendy, A. C Browne, Henry Bone, W. Hide, The brethren afterwards dined together at the King's were present Bros. Ii. Kraus, W.M. ; B. Dukes, S.W. ; and VV. T. Key. Visitors : Bros. 11. Dehane, P.M. ; R. Head Hotel, where a very pleasant evening was spent, the H. C. Parker, J.W. j J. Paul, P.M.. Preceptorj J. Thom , Josey, P.M.j and J. R. Ward. Treas.; W. E. W.M. presiding. P.M., Asst. Preceptor ; Geo. Hill, P.M., The lod ge was opened in due form , and the minutes of PLYMOUTH. Willby, P.M., Sec. ; T. A. Tidy, S.D. ; George Ridout, the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The lodge J.D.j VV. Truman, I.G. ; Jackson, P.M.; T.Smale, P.M.; was opened in the Second Degree and the ceremony of Brunswick Lodge (No. 159).—This lodge Bande A. Narten and IT. Smith. S. C Cross, J. Mason, , , installation rehearsed, Bro. VV. B. Neville acting as VV.M. held its annual meeting on the 2nd inst. under the The lodge was opened in due form with prayer, and the presidency of its newly-installed Master, Bro. VV. Smeeth. elect. The lod ge was opened in the Third Degree, Bro. minutes of the last lodge meeting were read and confirmed. Neville being then in the chair, the brethren saluted in the Two brethren were raised to the Degree of M.M., after The lodge was opened in the Second Degree, and being which thebrethren adjourned to the refectory. The W.M. three Degrees, the lodge being duly resumed as occasion resumed in the First, Bro. IT. Smith was examined and required j Bro. G. Read gave the three addresses incidental was supported by the following: Bros. S. Jew, R. B. Johns, Degree entrusted. The lodge was resumed in the Second , to the ceremony. Bros. Stiles, Scurrah , Bone, Hide, A. Trout, W. S. Luscombe, H. Roberts, and H. Mortimore, passing was rehearsed, Bro. IT. Smith and the ceremony of Davis, Knightley, and Key were elected joining members. Treasurer. being the candidate. The ist Section of the Lecture was Bro. Mortimore, who has been connected with this lodge A vote of thanks was passed to Bro. George Read for his worked by Bro. J. Mason ; the 2nd Section by bro. J. excellent services on that and other meetings as Preceptor. since 1S75, and who has held the office of Treasurer for Section b Bro. Thom P.M.; and the Paul; the 3rd y , 4th A vote of thanks was also passed to Bro. J. R. Roberts for the past eight years, was the recipient of a handsome Bro. Mason. The lodge was resumed in the Section by his gift of four jewels, to both of which replies were given. marble clock, in recognition of his past services. First Degree, and at the lirst rising the dues were collected. Bro. Johns, in making the presentation, Ispoke of the At the second rising, liro. Dukes, S.VV., was elected VV.M. The lod ge was then closed, after a very pleasant and good qualities of their esteemed brother. for the ensuing week, and appointed his officers in rotation. instructive meeting. Bro. H. Mortimore thanked the brethren for their kind- After the third rising, all Masonic business being ended, the A meeting was also held on Tuesday, the Sth inst., at ness and , hoped the year 1S95 would prove as successful lodge was closed. the Town Hall Tavern , High-street, Kensington, when to the Brunswick Lodge as the past had. there were present Bros. VV. B. Neville, VV.M. 1767, Songs having been rendered by some of the brethren HONOUR AND FRIENDSHIP LODGE (No. 12GG). , a VV.M.; A. Williams, P.M., S.W. ; Lewis Beale, J.VV.; A meeting of this lodge was held on New Year's ni ht at pleasant evening was brought to a close. g R. H. Williams, P.M., etc., Dep. Preceptor; F. Craggs, Blandford , when there were present the Masonic Hall, P.M., Sec ; T. T. Gething, S. I) .; VV. Thwaites, J.D.; RAMSGATE. W.M., ;P.G. Steward ; -, Watson, S.W.; Bros. Gill, C Woods, I.G. ; G. Bean, VV. H. Dresden, James P.M., P.G.S.B., J.VV.; Cherry, I.P.M., J. Royal Navy Lodge (No. 429).—The annual Alexander, Clark R. S. S. Walker IT. Neville, Worth, and H. Turner Chap., P.P.G.S. of VV.; Crocker , , J. J. installation meeting of the above lodge was held at the P.P.G.D.C ; , , Dalloway. Royal Hotel, on tlie 2nd inst., when a large number ol S.D. ; Gordon , J.D. ; Old, I.G.; Curtis, P.M., Org. ; Skivington, P.M.; Stickland, P.M. ; Barrett, Marsh, The lodge was opened in accordance with ancient custom , brethren were present, among them being: Bros. J.M. and the ceremony of initiation rehearsed Bro. Bean acting McLeod Sec. R.M.I.B. ; ft. Pond, Humphrys, A. Gill, and Strange, Tyler. , , P.P.S.G.W. Derby, J. as candidate. Bro. Walker answered the questions leading Sturgeon, P.P.G. Std. Br.; R. Morley, P.P.G.A.D.C; The' lodge having been opened to the Second Degree, the to the Second Degree. The ist and 2nd Sections of the S. Goodbourne I.P.M. ; M. II. Gill P.M. 1 ; E. ceremony of passing was most ably rehearsed with music. , 429 , 209 First Lecture were worked by the brethre n, under the L. Dixson W.M. ; T. Nebel On the lodge being closed in the Second Degree, the VV.M. , P.M. 429; E. Crosoer, 127 , direction of Bro. A. Williams. Bro. Walker was elected C Ayton, P.M., VV. F. Gadd, G. Baldwin, C announced that he had a somewhat unusual duty to per- J. J. VV.M. for the meeting on Tuesday, the 22nd inst., the Godsmark, P.M., S. R. Wilson, P.M., F. W. Pointer form. Bro. Gill then addressed the S.VV. as follows : liro. , meeting on Tuesday next being ollicers' night. " Hearty A. W. Larkin, G. Chapman, W.M., all of 1209 ; W. J. A, Dr. Watson , I can safely say for my own part, and as . good wishes " were given, and the lodge was closed. Norris, 7S4 j A. G. Harvey, W.M. 244S ; G. Tyler, P.M. safely too, I feel sure, for every brother in the lodge, that we anticipate your removal from amongst us with leelings 1678 ; IT. F. Sheppard, 704 ; C. J. Elliot, J. Neale, A. H, STAR CHAPTER (No. —The usual weekly of the deepest regret. You have discharged the duties of 1275). Hale, P.M. ; J. T. May, P.M.; VV. F. Ferridge, VV. Castle Hotel, every oflice you have held in the lodge with ability, and meetingof the above was held at the Stirling Cowell, T. Marun, N. F. Merriman, G. West, W. II. on Friday, the inst., with credit to yourself , and to the entire satisfaction of the Church-street, Camberwell, 4th Austen, F. |. Wraight, |. E. White, II. E. Boulter, A. M.E.Z. ; Bel- but especially for the lodge of instruction have when there were present : Coinps. El gar, Bear, C. F. J. B. Briggs, F. L. Pettman, R. IT. Lovett, brethren; R. Voisey, I'reas. ; F. you rendered good service , and, as a slight recognition of chamber, II. ; Osterstock , J. ; J. and IT. R. Pennefather. The ceremony of installing the Hilton P.Z., Preceptor ; C. II. Stone, S.E. ; Cope, S.N.; that service, the brethren have asked me to present you , W.M. elect (Bro. J. Neale) was ably performed by the Grummant, P.S. ; Pullen , and Meirhoff out-going Master, Bro. C. J. Eliott, after which the ollicers with this jewel, and I need scarcely say how pleased I am for the ensuing- vear were appointed as follows : Bros. A. to do so. Long may T.G.A.O.T.U. spare your life to wear The chapter having been opened , and the minutes of the Page, S.VV.; W. F. Ferridge, |.W. ; |. T. May, P.M., this jewel, and 1 would express the hope, a hope in which previous convocation read and conhrmed , the ceremony of Comp. Pullen personating Treas. ; A. IT. Hale P.M. 1 209', Sec. ; W. Cowell, S.D. ; 1 am sure every brother of the lodge will unite, that good exaltation was rehearsed , , was elected M.E.Z. for J. E. White, J.D.; G. T. L. Cole, LG. ; F. L. Pettman, health and strength, happiness and prosperity, and, in fact , the candidate. Comp. Belchamber ' vote of thanks was accorded D.C; F. ). Wraight, A.D.C ; C VVest, and W. IT. all that tends to make life worth living, may be granted to the next meeting. A hearty and Comps. Belchamber If., and Osterstock , Austen, Stwds. ; G. Hurst, Org. ; and T. Martin , Tyler. you throughout the years to come. So mote it be. Bro. to the M.E./., , y performing their respective duties for After the ceremony a banquet was served in Bro. J. J. Dr. Watson , in returning thanks, said : VV.M., P.M.'s, J., for so abl " Hearty good wishes " the chapter Roach's excellent sty le, at which the usual loyal and and brethren, 1 esteem it a very great compliment to have the first time. After , Masonic toasts were given, and heartily responded to. been considered worthy by Lodge Honour and Friendship was closed. FIRST LADIES' XIGHT OF SPENCER- IVA LPOLE across the square in processional order—two-and-two— entering the Cathed ral by the west door. At half-past 1Ro\ml Hrft flDaviners . LODGE No. 2107 DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN. , , , two o'clock the officiating clergymen , Bro. the Right LIVERPOOL. Rev. Professor Storey, Moderator of the General The lirst Ladies' night of thc above lodge took p lace Assembly of the Church of Scotland , Past Grand Lodge (No. 359).—The annual Excelsior on the 7th inst., at the Granville Hotel Promenade , Chaplain , and Bro. the Rev. John Glasse, Past Grand meeting was held at the Bear's Paw Restaurant on Satur- las and from the number that attended , W.C.N., Doug , , the Chaplain, preceded by the mace-bearer, entered the day, the 5th inst. Bro. John C. Robinson promoters are to be congratulated on the success of occupied the chair, and conferred the Degree on seven building; and soon after they had taken their places candidates. Bro. William Piatt.was installed W.C.N, by their undertaking. The following were amongst those —Bro. the Rev. Joh n Glasse first occupying the pul pit W. Bro. Capt. J. D. Murray, P.C.N., and appointed the present: Bros. T. G. Tay lor, W.M., P.A.G. Sec. ; T. in order to conduct the devotional services—the mem- following brethren as officers for the ensuing year : Bros. S. Aylen , P.M., P.G.S.B., and Mrs. Aylen ; Champion bers of the Order, headed by the Grand Master and John Fletcher, J.; Thos. Adams. S.; W. Goodacre, Bradshaw, P.M ., P.Z. 1242 , P.P.G.S.B., and Mrs. " the office-bearers of Grand Lodge, filed into the church , P.C.N., Treas. ; ]. 11. Barrow, P.C.N., Scribe ; M. H. Bradshaw ; F. W. Watson, LP.M., and Miss Rothwell ; presenting in their regalia, and by reason of their Boyd, S.D.; R. Sharrock , J.D. ; A. Cross, D.C. ; and |. Lewin, j.W., and Mrs. Lewin ; L. R. Corkill , Sec , Mark numbers, an imposing appearance. j . Pittaway, G. Ten guineas was voted to the P.G. Stwd., and Mrs. Corkill ; F. Kilborn , S.D., and Bros. Benevolent Fund. Bro. Sir Charles Dalrymple was supported by Miss Birchmore ; R. W. Creer, I.G., and Mrs. Creer ; Captain Hope, M.P., Grand Master of Linlith gow , Christian , Stwd., and Mrs. Christian ; T. Watson , shire ; C M. Pelham Burn , Proxy Provincial Grand Stwd. ; T. Sharrocks, J.W. 75S, and Mrs. Sharrocks; Master of Nicaragua; Major V. W. Allan , Glasgow, ailie£> flDasomc Deavees J. Watson , and Miss Sharpe ; Proctor, 2050, and Miss Proxy Provincial Grand Master of Gibraltar ; Major McAndrew; Mr. Farrington and Miss Plock. Mr. H. G. Fenton Newell Deputy Provincial Grand Master LIVERPOOL. Gilmour, Mr. Quine, Mr. Gibson , Bro. W. Kelly, P.M. of Argyll and the Isles; Col. W. lvison M acadam, 2050, P.A.G.T. ; Mrs. Nattan , Miss Kohler, and j Miss Proxy Provincial Grand Master of Jamaica, and Grand Portal Council (No 1).—A very successful Marie Golnz. the 5th inst., Sword Bearer ; Joseph Loxdale, Substitute Provincial meeting of this council was held on Saturday, The W.M., assisted by Bros. F. Watson , Corkill , at the Bear's Paw Restaurant. The W.M. Bro. John C. Grand Master of Perthshire (West) ; D. Murray Lyon , Robinson, having opened a Lodge of St. Lawrence, Bro. and Creer, received the guests. During the reception , Grand Secretary ; D. Reid , Grand Cashier; Councillor J. H. Barrow, P.M., G.J.D., conferred the Degrees of St. Mr. Gilmour , electrician , who kindl y brought a great R. M. Cameron, Grand Architect; James Muir, Grand Lawrence and Knights of Constantinople upon eight candi- number of electrica l appliances, including electric coil Director of Ceremonies ; VV. Munro Denholm , Grand dates. Bro. Capt. j. D. Murray, P.M., P.G.D.C, conferred for giving spine good shocks, entertained the early Marshal : R. J. Jamieson, President of Grand Stewards ; the Degrees of Knights of Red Cross of Babylon, and Holy arrivals, after which the company adjourned to the M'Intyre Henry, Past Grand Architect; P. L. . William J. High Priesthood, and afterwards installed Bro dining-room to partake of a substantial supper , pro- Henderson Past Grand Architect ; and the following Piatt as W.M. Bro. Piatt then appointed as his officers : , vided by (Sister) Nattan , as our Manx brethre n prefer Grand Stewards : James Drummond , W. Adamson, Bros. M. H. Boyd, S.W.; John Fletcher, J.W. ; W. to call her the late Bro. Nattan holding the office of H. Barrow, P.M., G.J.D., , George Crawford, James Thompson, R. N. Johnston , Goodacre, P.M., Treas.; J. P.G.S. of W. at the time of his decease. Sec ; J. Pittaway, S.D.; J. Milne, J.D. ; and A. Cross, Jones Melville, James Simpson, and R. S. Brown. Before leaving the supper table, the WORSHIPFUL The srvice opened with the singing of the iooth I.G. The W.M. was appointed Representative to Grand ^ Council. The sum of 10 guineas was voted to the Mark M ASTER asked those present to join with him in drink- Psalm , the choir alone rendering the third verse ; and Benevolent Fund. ing "The Health of her Majesty the Queen , G. Patroness this was followed by prayer. 'The orchestra then per- Subsequentl y the members dined with the Ark Mariners, of the Order, of whom he was reminded by an ener- formed the Magnificat in F (Berthold Tours), and and spent a most enjoyable evening. getic brother of the lodge belore silting down to supper , subsequently Nunc Dimittis in F. was rendered. The that her Majesty was thc mother , grandmother , The Grand Master read the scripture lessons—that daughter, niece , aunl, &c, of Masons, and he trusted from the Old Testament being the 20th chapter ol ,1 NOBLE iLASONIG RECORD. the G.A.O.T.U. would spare her to be the great grand- Isaiah, and the new testament reading from the 21st mother of a Mason. He also gave " Thc M.W.G.M., chapter of Revelations. Mr. G LASS *-: then offered up Thc North Star . Darlington , of the 4th inst., in an H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and Members of the an intercessory prayer ; and the anthem, " Lord, hear article dealing with the Masonic Charities, aftergiving Royal Family," which were received with that loyalty my prayer " was sung, this again being followed by and enthusiasm characteristic of the name. the fi gures which we laid before our readers last week, the collect and Lord.s Prayer. comments as follows : The wants having been supplied , the company re- Professor Story having now succeeded Mr. Glasse assembled in the spacious drawing-rooms when a very " There is a curious thing about these Charities, of , in the occupancy of the pul it. Professor STORY the undermentioned taking p which we have never seen any satisfactory explana- excellent concert followed , took his text from the ist Kings, chapter viii., verse 18, Bradshaw Proctor, Datson Misses tion. It is this : Unlike most other far-reaching and part : Bros. Aylen , , J. , " And the Lord said unto David my father, whereas well-known benevolent institutions , they receive few Sharpe|and Rothwell , Mr. Farrington and Mr. Rothwell , it was in thine heart to build a house unto my Mrs. Bradshaw testamentary legacies, and no large ones. What makes Bro. F. Watson , assisted by , played name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart," this the more singular is that ivery large numbers of the accompaniments, the last mentioned giving some and Irom the same book , chapter vi., verse " And pretty selections, which , along with the singers 7, Freemasons have, particularl y in the last generation or , the house, when it was building, was built of stone two, been wealthy, and many of them very rich men. received well merited applause. made read before it was brought thither, so in the hands of Bros. Tavlor y Apart from this circumstance, the generosity of Free- The toasts being , that there was neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tool masons to the Institutions associated with their Order W.M. ; Corkill , Sec ; F. Watson , I.P.M.; and Aylen, of iro n heard in the house while it was in building." The P.M., it is needless to stale were given with that is proverbial. How is it that they do not remember thoughts, he said, suggested by the text were those of Masonic Charities to more purpose when they are eloquence and enthusiasm for which these brethren a great idea and a great work and the passages he had Bros. Bradshaw , making their wills V Surely there arc no charities that are noted. The respondcrs, , Creer, read dealt with the building of the magnificent Temple, Sharrocks have better claims upon them than those of the Craft , Kilborn , and Mr. Farrington, caused much the memory of which was closely connected with their merriment b they have supported with such enthusiasm in their y their humorous terms. Masonic ritual. The idea of the Temple had origin- journey throug h life. There are other Benevolent It might be added thc W.M., in thanking the musical ated with David , but it was lelt to Solomon to carry Masonic Institutions besides thoso we have referred to. guests on behalf of thc lodge, said that he sincerely the idea out. Now-a-duys we were inclined to think One of them is the Benevolent F*und of the United trusted thc other insular lodges would follow thc com- the test of any idea was whether it could be carried Grand Lodge. To this fund every Freemason under mendable step taken by his lodge, and this only the out and whether it would pay. In David's case, how forerunner of many : the English Constitution who is a subscribing member such enjoyable nights. ever, his idea built thc Temple, though it was the hands of a lodge contributes. It has an income, exclusive of Mr. FARRINGTON , when responding, said that before of Solomon that carried it out. The possession of one long he trusted they would accept him as a candidate investments, of about ^,9000 a year; and last year great idea—onc great princi ple, one great affection— granls were made out of it to thu extent of £8970. for the Masonic order, when he should feel proud to lifted up the heart and mind of him in whom it dwelt Another larg e Benevolent Fund is that of the Mark be addressed by those present as " brother." above the sordidity and selfish aims and the littleness " Auld Lang " and " God Save the Oueen Masons' Grand Lodge, out of which extensive pay- Syne, " of the world. Thc effort , after infinite attainment, was being sung by thc whole of the company, ments were made in 1S94 for relief , annuities , and the with three pointed to when Christ said to his disci ples, " Be per- education of children. In addition , there are many lusty cheers asked by Bro. CORKILL for the Spencer fect as your Father in heaven is perfect." There individual lodges that have private funds of their own , Wal pole Lodge, and which several brethren have since was no walk of life in which the keeping in view of stated was heartily responded to b which they administer in a similar way. y the ladies, broug ht that high idea might be of more use for their guidance this not to be forgotten happy evening lo a close. " ft will be seen that the good work which is being than-in the Masonic Craft. If they simply went into done by Freemasons in the direction alluded to is the Craft carelessly, it they carried through the ritual large in volume, and must be productive of great and slovenly, if they regarded the Craft only as a means of lasting benefits , not only to those immediately con- Scotland social lellowship, what a poor thing Masonry was. cerned , but to thc whole community. Many a man How different it was if they kept in view its history and its traditions and strove to act up to its great to whom foitune has been unkind has received timely MASONIC SERVICE IN ST. GILES 1 CATHEDRAL , hel p which enabled him to tide over an evil day, when , princi ples of charity and brotherhood. It they were all otherwise hc would inevitabl y have gone to the wall , EDINBURGH. to do that , Masonry might become a power in the and have had his prospects in life wrecked. Assist- land second to none on the side of social order, and ance of a more permanent kind has cheered and A Masonic service took place a few days since in St. the spreading of the message of goodwill to men. And blessed thc declining years of many a wayfarer on the Giles' Cathedral , and , like previous services of the lhat power would be none the less potent because the earthl y journey, who, under other circumstance , mi ght kind , it was very largely attended , not only by members work was done silentl y, as the building of the Temple have been forced lo appeal to cold , cast-iron public of the Order , but hy the genera l public. The arrange- was. Performed in silence as that great work was, charity, the acceptance of relief from which would ments were practicall y the same as those that obtained il possessed this characteristic, specially interesting have been accompanied by degradation. Then (here three years ago, when , to obviate the undue crowding to the Masonic Craft , that il must have been a har- are Ihc widows and the orphans, those bereaved ones of the churc h , tbe public were asked to pay a small monious work—work in which perfect order ruled , in who, like the widows and orphans of all time, evoke in charge for admission , the sum thus raised, as well as which no wrangling prevailed , and in which under the us a pathetic interest spring ing from some of the best the collection taken at thc close of the service, being Great Master Builder 's eye eacn workman did faithfull y and purest emotions that animate the human heart. app lied to the Annuity Branch of the Fund of Scottish his allotted part in the realisation of the great idea. Who are there among us who do not p ity, and , if able Masonic Benevolence. By request of the Grand Master The builders of thu Temple must have worked like to do so, would not tenderl y hel p, the widow and the Mason , Bro. Sir Charles Dalrymp le of Newhailes , peop le guided by one will , with one purpose in view, orphan left wholly or in part unprovided for ? A M.l'., lhc Lodge Dramatic and Arts, Edinburgh , under- and cheered in their toil by sympathy. The Temple portion of their life has , so to speak , been torn awa y in took the organisation and management of the choral as a visible structure had passed away, and but the the removal of the husband and father , who was not service, which was under the immediate charge of Bro. broken remnants of Israel mourned its desolation; but only the bread-winner , but part of their very being. James A. Moonie, Past Grand Director of Music and the great idea of men preparing a house for the Most Who can estimate theleelings of soothing comfort and Musical Director of the Lodge Dramatic and Arts, who High still remained , and the spirit of the builders of peaceful , if mournful , securily broug ht into the homes himself conducted. Bro. Mooniehadsucceededinbring- the Temple lived in the hi gher idea of man making of many such hel phss ones by tbe Masonic funds of '"Ktogether a first-class orchestra andchoir, numbering himself a living temple of the Lord. The smoke 01 which wc have been treating ? Unavailing sorrow upwards of 140 in all , and by them the choral part of the sacrifice no longer arose from thc altar, but tne and hopeless regrets for loved ones called away are the service was admirabl y performed. As on former spirit of sacrifice lived still and moved men to lay their bad enoug h ; but when they are accompanied by the occasions, the choir and or--hestra were 'accommodated offerings on the a/tar of the needs and sorrows ot their blank despair caused by thc cutting off of the means of 111 the seals immediatel y 111 front of the organ ; thc brethre n procuring the necessaries of life and of educating the general public found places, for the most part, in the Alter the sermon , the 18th Para phrase was sung, after children , they are infinitely worse. Therefo re we hope nave, and the east portion oi the church and north which prayer was offered. that the Charitable and Benevolent Funds of the transept were in great measure occup ied by the mem- The collection in aid of the Masonic Annuity F* Fund Masonic Order will go on growing, and do even bers of the Craft in full Masonic regalia. or the was then taken, and the service was brought to a close more good in the future than they have done in the occasion the Parliament Hall was put at the disposal by the singing by the choir of the " Hallelujah " past." of the Craftsmen, and there they robed , marching chorus and the pronouncement of the Benediction Mount Edgcumbe, Havelock Arms, Naylor-road, Asylum-road, Duke of Edinburgh , Kastern Hotel , Commercial-road , Limehouse, LODGES OF I NSTRUCTION. Peckham, at S. E., at 7.30. Old Brompton. 1S4 Chester 72r Hehbiirn-un- Hotel Feltham. Nelson, Star and Garter, Powis-street, Woolwich, at 8. Elliot, Railway , Norwich 213 Liverpool .., 824 Tyne ... 1643 Cross, Chester Arms, Albany-street, N.W., at 8. Harrow, Waterloo Arms, High-street, Marylebone, at S. Taunton 2(i i Workington ... 962 Bromley 1692 New at S. New Finsbury Park , Hornsey Wood Tav., Finsbury Park , at 8. High Cross, Coach and Horses, High-road, Tottenham, Bradford 302 Saltash I07r Landport 17711 Pilgrim (German language), Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street, Highgate, Falkland Arms, Falkland-road, N.W., at 8. Bri ghton 315 Mossley 1218 Walton-on- E.G.. ist and 3rd Tues., at 6.30. Honor Oak, Crystal Palace Tavern, at 8. Northamptou.. 369 Old Brompton. 1424 Naze ... 1799 Rooms Lewisham S.E., at S. prince Frederick William , Eagle Tavern , Clifton-road , Maida Hornsey, White Hart Masonic , , Spalding 469 Canterbury ... 1449 Hull 2134 Vale, VV., at 8. Iw. Railway Tavern, Battersea Rise, S.W., at 8. Richmond, Station Hotel , Richmond, at 8.30. Justice, Brown Bear, High-street, Deptford , at 8. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15. Naval College, Greenwich Hospital Schools, at 8. Kent, King and Queen, Norton Folgate, at 8. Royal CRAFT LODGES . Sheemess ... 10S9 Oxford * Robert Burns, Frascati Restaurant, Oxford-street, W. Langton, White Hart, Abchurch-lane, E.C-, at 5.30. 357 Norwich 213 Walmer 109O I'ttoxeter ... 4511 South Middlesex, Beaufort House, Walham Green, S.W., at 7.30 Leopold , Moorgate Tavern , Moorgate-street, E.C, at 7. Monteliore, St. James's Restaurant, Piccadill y, at 8. Pembroke ... 378 liarrow-in- Axminster ... 494 St. George's, New Cross Public Hall , at 8. Ware-ham ... Masonic Hall Weston-super-Mare, at 8. Perfect Ashlar, Brid ge House Hotel , Southwark, at 7. 3S6 Furness ... 1225 Salisbury ... 5S0 St. Kew, , Nottingham ... ' Leonard's, Bedford Hotel Victoria Park-road , South Priory, Herrymead Priory, Acton , at S.i-;. 402 Seacombe ... 127(1 Dartford ist-i) St. , Reading Liverpool ... East Looe ... Hackney, at 8. Royal Mbert, White Hart Hotel, Abchurch-lane, at 7.30. 414 1570 970 Hanley 41S Bridgnorth ... rl>20 Chatham Wandsworth , St. Mark's School-room, Battersea Rise, S.W., at 8 Royal Savoy, Criterion , Piccadilly, at 8.30. 1174 Nuneaton ... Northampton.. ARK ODC ES h Green Dragon , Stepney, at S. St. John 's, Court House, Harlesden, N.W., at J.30. 432 1764 M L . . Yarboroug , Halifax 448 Buckingham... 1787 York—York. Camden Chapter , The Moorgate, Moorgate-street, at 8. St. John's, Queen Victoria Tavern , Exmouth-st,, Stepney, at 8. Ladbroke Hall Notting Hill , at 8. St. Luke's, Victoria Tavern , Gertrude-street, Chelsea, at 8. Birmingham... 468 Skegness ... 1SQ3 Liverpool—Lebanon Earl of Carnarvon Chanter , , Carmarthen ... ChaMer White Hart Abchurch-lane at 6.30. Sir Hugh My ddelton , Star and darter, U pper-st., Islington , at S. 470 Sloug h 1S94 Newport , I.W. — Metropolitan , , , Shi ley Gate . Faliug 2022 Albany. Mark I.od Stirling Castle Hotel , Camberwell Green, Southern Star, Sir Sydney Smith, Chester-st., Kennington , at 8. p 506 Kintore ge, Ventnor, I.W. Surbiton hboro' S.E., at 8. Southwark Park, White Hart Hotel, New Cross Gate, at 8. 551 3146 l.oug ... 21 Stourport ... 590 Halstead Havant 1)2 8 Temperance.in-tlie-E.-ist, Assembly Rooms, Poplar. Stockwell, Salutation Tavern , N ewgate-street, at 6.30. 2154 S9 , ' Devizes 663 Newton.le- Weymouth ... 12(1 1071 , Montefiore , Cafe Royal. The Great City, M.H., Masons -avenue, E.C, at 6.30. Tredegar, The Cheshire Cheese, Crutched Friars, E.C, at 7.30. Liverpool ... 6O7 Willows ... 2155 Chi pp ing Sod. Union Waterloo, Earl of Chatham, Thomas-street, Woolwich. Jersey 958 Liverpool ... 23 1b bury 31S WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 16. Victoria Park , George Hotel , Stratford , E., at 7.30. St. Day 1006 R.A. CHAPTERS . St. Austell ... 375 l-'aruham ... 104(1 Bath Gosport '- General Committee Grand Chupter, at 4. Chaucer Chapter , George Hotel, High-street, Borough, S.E., at 8. 41 30 Clapton Chapter , Three Sisters Hotel, Hackney Downs, at 8. Ramsey 1075 Falmouth ... 7-; CRAFT LODGES. Industry Chapter , Prince Regent, Dulwich-road , Heme Hill , at 8. LOD G ES OF INSTRUCTION . ( " rand Stewards' I.odge. North London Chapter , Cock Tavern , Highbury, at 8. Birmingham... Maryport .. Wootton-under. 7, Roj-.il York Lodge ol l Vrseveram-e, Albion 'I'.-ivcrn. Prince I'Yederick William Chapter, tiaicle Tavern, Cliflon-ro.-ld , 74 371 'George's, Ship Hotel , Greenwich. at 8. Weymouth ... 170 Broadstairs ... 429 Edge 855 140, St. Maida Vale, VV., Liverpool Sincerity, Guildhall Tavern, ... 241 N. Shields ... 4 -1 Stockton 940 174, Batley Halifa x iqo, Oak, Freemasons' Mall. 264 448 Bradford 974 FRIDAY, JANUARY 18. Bacup 289 A lesbury ... Headon , Royal Crystal Palace Hotel , Upper Norwood. y 591 Wrexham ... 1339 O19, Board of Management Hoys' School , at 2.30. Dartford 299 Bonlle 700, Nelson , Masonic Hall , Plumstead. 1473 Hudderslield ... 1783 969, Maybury, Inns of Court Hotel. CRAFT LODGE S. 1278, Burdett Coutts, London Tavern. 143, Middlesex, Albion Tavern. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16. 1349, Friars, Shi p and Turtle Tavern. 1118, Oxford and Cambridge University, Freemasons' HaU. CRAFT LODGES. Whiteficld ... 1382, Corinthian , George Hotel, Cubitt Town. , Studholme, Cafe Royal. 934 Barmouth ... 1988 1591 Penzance ... 121 Workington ... Douglas 1507, Metropolitan , Anderton 's Hotel. 19O2 , London Rille Brigade, Anderton 's Hotel. 9O2 2050 Margate 127 Canterbury ... Consctt 1539, Surrey Masonic Hall, Surrey Masonic Hall. 2157, St. Mark's College, Holborn Restaurant. 972 2135 1624, Eccleston , Criterion. ' Hall. Wigan 17S Wakefield ... 1019 Gosport 2153 2340, Warrant Ollicers, Freemasons ' 1673, Welcome, Anderton 's Hotel. Sca rboro ... 200 Driffield 1040 Peterborough... 2203 1677, Crusaders, Cock Tavern. LODGE S AND CHAPTERS OF I NSTRUCTION . Bolton 221 Kirkdale 10S6 Thorne 2259 2241, Cord-vainer Ward, Cannon-street Hotel. Albion, Swan's Nest, Great Swan-alley, E.C., at 7. Guernsey ... 243 Fakenham ... 1114 Sutton-in-Ash. 2345, Dnke of Fife, Alexandra Hotel , Clapham Common. All Saints, Town Hall, Poplar, at 7-30. Cheltenham ... 246 Rochdale ... 1129 field 2412 2348, Lombardian, Ship and Turtle Tavern. Beacontree, Green Man , Leytonstone, at 8. Taunton 261 Torpoint 1136 Eastbourne ... 2434 2*|6l, Cricklewood, Frascati Restaurant. Citadel , Farleigh Hotel , Amhurst-road, Stoke Newington, at 8. Worcester ... 280 llkestone 1179 Liverpool ... 2514 2409, VVoodgrange, Princess Alice Hotel, Forest Gate. Clapton, Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool-street, E.C, at 7. Shepton Mallett 285 Stoke Damarel 1212 R.A. CHAPTER S. 2456, Chancery Bar, The Hall of Lincoln 's Inn. Crusaders, Northampton Arms, Goswell-road, at 8.30. Huddersfield ... 290 Aston 1246 South Shields 240 Earl of Carnarvon, Elgin Hotel , Ladbroke-grave, Notting-hill , 8. Lewes 311 Grimsby 1294 Tavistock ... 282 ROVAI. A UCH C HAPTERS. Earl of Zetland, Roval Edward Hotel, Triangle, Hackney, at 7. Salford 325 Swansea 1323 Devizes 6G3 141, Faith, Anderton 's Hotel. Emulation, Freemasons' Hall , at 6. Birkenhea d ... 537 Durham 1334 Hull 1010 192. Lion and Lamb, Cannon-street Hotel. Euphrates, Green Man , Mansell-street, Whitechapel , E., at 8. Openshaw ... 581 Lancaster ... 1353 M ARK LODGES. 1598, Ley Spring, Anderton 's Hotel. Gavel Club, Freemasons' Tavern, at 8. \V. Bromwich 062 Hornsea 1511 Accrington ... 159 21 90, Savage Club, 33, Golden-square. Harrow, Waterloo Arms, High-street, Marylebone, at 8, Newport, Mon. 683 Ramsbottom... 16.34 Tiverton lif Stall'ord 720 Gt.Stanmore... 1702 Berwick M ARK l.onr.Es. Henley, Three Crowns, North Woolwich , at 8. 192 Horns Tavern Kennington Park , S.E., at 8. Liverpool ... 823 Rayleigh 1734 Frizingtiiii ... 21C Sir Francis Burdett , Albany Hotel , Twickenham. Kennington, , 181, Lewis Fishmongers' Arms, High-street, Wood Green , at 7.30. Tiinlirid ge \Vells874 Ashton.under- Portmadoc ... 259 Duke of Cnnnaiight , Great ' Enstern Hotel. , 199, Loyalty, Private Rooms, 206, Marc-street, Hackney, at 8. Kingston 88q Lyne 1774 Liverpool ... .-jg I.OUG ES ANn C HAPTERS OP I NSTRUCTION. Metropolitan (Victoria), Portugal I lotel , Fleet-street, at 7. Hiirstpicrpoint 1797 's Westminster Criterion Piccadill y, W., at 8. Beacnnslield , Chequers Hotel , High-street, Waltliamstow, at 8. Oueen , , I.onGES OF I NSTRUCTION. Belgrave, Salutation Tavern , Newgate-street, at 6.30. Ranelagh , Six Hells , Queen-street, Hammersmith, VV., at ft . Royal Standard , Castle Tavern, 81, llulluway-road, at 8. Chatham 20 Bingley 439 Liverpool ... 13^:6 Bromley St. Leonard, Bromley Vestry Hall , How-road , at 8. Shrewsbury ... 117 Haverfordwest Heme Bay ... ' Koyal Alfred , Star and Garter, Kew Urid ge, at 8. 464 2099 Confidence, Swan s Nest, Great Swan-alley, Moorgate-street, Newlmrv ... -174 E.C, at 7. St. Ambrose, St. James's Restaurant, Piccadill y, at 8. -„..„ ir„ll„,, Vntln.ml CM.Anl . n r.m Cf¦¦ Mni-I> /" *"t—..f nt - UtQ St. James's, Gregorian Arms, |amaica-road , S.E., at 8. V.I tl V » V tlllt- J f tlllMUIIlli Vll.l M (111-1 11(11111 • -• 1UUI J «alOJ I III Damousie, "Lord Stanley, Paragon-roa d , Marc-street , Hackney. 8, Savage Clnb, Savage Club, Ailelphi-terrace, at 0. THURSDAY , JANUARY 17- Doric Moorgate Tavern ,Monrgale-strcet , at 8. Selwyn, Montpelier Tavern , Chouniert-road , Peckham, at 8. CRAFT l.onr.Es. Bra d ford noo Sutinii iS«2 , ' I)uke of Albany* Masons' Arms, 169, Bat ter sea-park-road, at 8. Stability, Masons' Hall Tavern , Masons -avenue, at 6. Uury 42 liirkenlieail ... 005 Nf\vin;irkt*t ... 2107 Dukeof Connaught Royal Kdward Hotel Triangle Mackney, 8. Stanhope, Fox and Hniimls Hotel , U pper Richmond-ma d, l.ittleli:imptnii. 50 (ili^sitp 625 Klivmni'V ... 222a , , , ' ' Fidelity, Alfred Tavern , Roman-roa d , Barnsbury, N., at 8. Putney, at 8.30. Hull 57 ItlvcJi ( KM Afl unnl 2305 Gallery, Press Club, Wine Oilice-court, Fleet-street, at 7. Temperance, Railway Tavern , New Cross-road , at 8. Iturhlcin ijS Runcorn 75s S-Diitlipurt ... 2325 ' Guel ph , Plough and Harrow, Leytonstone-road , H., at 8. The Abbey, The Town Hall , Westminster, 7.30 till g.30. (1. Yarniiwth.., tw> (iuiUlt uiil ... 777 MincUeud ... 23110 Hammersmith, Hoard Room , Bath and Wash-house Co., Hlarks- United Pilgrims, Surrey M.H., Camberwell New-road, at 7.30. KiiJL'w-nmJ ... \\2 I It-Tin* H02 K.A. * .'HAPTE NS . road , Hammersmith, at 7. Wondgrange, Princess Alice Hotel , Forest Gate, li., at 8. LiviTponl ... 203 Ali-L-rinoii ... H33 .Maiu-hcster ... 204 Langthorne, Angel Hotel, IIford , at 8. Eastern Star Chapter , Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street , 2nd Hasliiitfilrii .-. 215 \\'iii k>iip o-yi Hull 250 La Tolerance, Frascati Restaurant, 32, Oxford-street, at 8. and 4U1 Friday, at 7. Dt'-N import ... 210 H:»ilt-\ 1171 ( ' iivcntry 254 Londesborough , Berkeley Arms, John-street, Mayfair, at 8. Hornsey Chapter , Prinee of Wales Hotel , Eastbourne-terrace, Je-rsL-y 245 S-intlienil ... 1000 lU-vi-rU-y 2ij| London Scottish Rifles , Albert Hotel , Victoria-street, S. W.„ 8.30, liishop's-road , Paddington , VV., at 8. Taunton 201 IWtlaii'l 1037 I leluleii Urul j-fr 307 Merchant Navy, Town Hall , Limehouse, at 7.30. Lily of Richmond Chapter , Station Hotel , Richmond , at 8.30. Macrli'slk'ld ... 267 I.crtK 104 ; l.ou^tini 5411 Mitcham, Vestry Hall , Mitcham , at H. Mount Sion Chapter , Koyal Edward Hotel , Triang le, Hackney, Aslitun-under- liattlr 11N 4 Middlcslmro '.., I102 Mount Lebanon, Half-Moon Hotel , Borough, at 8.30. 2ii d*and4th Friday, at 7.30. l.ync 2OK I 'redit-uu 1332 KuslUtmrm' ... -niii New Concord , Joll y Farmers, Southgate-road , N., at 8. Pythagorean Chapter , Dover Castle, Broadway, Deptford , at 8. Hat -up 2Ki) l.inroln 1 3S6 Liverpool ... 1004 Panmure, Ballia m Hotel , Halham, at7-3o« Slar Chapter , Stirling Castle Hotel, Church-st., Camberwell, at 8. Sturknitrl ... 322 Liverpool ... 13114 St. Hermans ... 1104 Plucknett , Bald-faced Stag, Fast Findiley, at 7.45. Mark Grand Masters; Mark Masons' Hall , Great llui-.-n Street , Stat y hridye ... 324 Os\ve;*try ... 1432 Ki p ley 1334 W.C. at 0. Preston ...... (lorlnn... Slough lKq Prosperity, Old Parr's Head , Knightrider-streel , Doctors Com- 343 WeM 14511 ^ mons, at 7. Hlarklnirn ... 345 Dunstable ... 1470 I (erne Hay ... sotm Pythagorean, Portland Hotel , Greenwich , at 8. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. Wliitwnrth ... 303 Hampton Court 1512 Dowr 21115 ¦ ¦ Ravensbourne, Rising Sun , Rushey Green , Catford , at 8. CRAFT LODOES . Kodulale • 3<»7 LindU-y 1514 M ARK LOIHJES . Royal [ubilee, the Crown , Lambeth-road, S.K., at 8. , Panmure, ( 'annon-sln-et Hotel. Southampton.. 31)4 Kiseoe 15(12 Alder-duil ... 54 70 Chester St. Kd- Royal Oak, Lord Clyde, Wotton-roa d , Deptford , at 8. 11S5, Lewis, King 's Arms Hotel , Wood Green. 425 Landport 17711 Hury Ashtou-iimler- Bri ghton 1S21 munds ... 105 St. Leonard , Prince of Wales Hotel , Bishop's-rd., Victoria Pk., 8. 13211, Sphin\ , Surrey .Masonic Hall. Southgate, Railway Hotel , New South gate, at 8. Earl nf Xi-lland , Guildhall Tavern. Lyne 430 Sandown ... 18011 -Mar\ port 151 1304, LeiieMer ...... Surinam Stum Stratford Strong Man, Blue Anchor, 164, Fenchurch-street, F.C, at 6.30. 1 7(2 , King's Cross, Anderton 's Hotel. 523 1S72 2*12 WnlHiiL '-ford ... 1SS7 Temperance-in-the-Kast, Greenwich Pensioner, Bow-lane. Poplar. 17117, Kensington , Lailliroke Hall , Notting Hill. at 7.30. 230H, Viator , .Anderlon's Hotel. LonriES OF I NSTRUCTION - United Mariners, Duke of Albany, Kitto-roa d , Nunhead, at 7.30. United Strength, Hope Tavetu , Stanhope-st., Kuston-road at 8. KciYAI. AltCll CllAl'TEUS. Canterbury .,. 31 Leeds 2811 Sudbury 1224 , Notting ham ... Uxbridge ... Komfor'd Wanderers, Victoria Mansion* Kr^taurant , Victoria-street S.W., St. Thomas's, Cannon-street Hotel. 47 3H2 1437 , 142 , Colehester ... Maidstone ... Sandown, I.W. i8t>4 at 7.30. 1572 , Carnarvon , Albion Tavern. 51 503 „, Pl ymouth ... 70 Hartlepool ... 531 Ha/el Grove ... Warrant Oflicers, 35, St. Martin 's-street , W.C, at 7. 1700 , Orpheus, Holborn Restaurant. 1957 Liverpool ... 210 Liverpool ... 07.*, New Hrompton itjfj ? Westbourne, The Prince Alfred , 112 , (Jurors-road, Bayswater, 8. Whittington , Red Lion , Poppin 's-rotirt , Fleet-street at 8. Hatley 204 Koehe.-ter ... 1050 Bra d ford 2321 , Liverpool ... nh'2 Andrew Chapter , Bush Hotel , Shepherd's Bush , W., at 8. Domatic Chapter , St. James's Kestaurant , Piccadill y, \V., at 8. MASONIC MEETINGS (PROVINCIAL ) Camden Mark Lodge, Karl Russell, Panrras-rnad, King 's Cross, 8. For the week ending Saturday, January in, 1895. • FRIDAY, JANUARY 18. C RAFT I.onr.F.s. Pendleton ... 1773 Pramliii K hnm.. 555 Mambt-Mer ... 152 Nottingham ... 17114 Wimborne ... 02; THURSDAY JANUARY 17. The following is a list of Towns in which the Lodges, &c, , Brighton 27 1 Claetnn-on-Sea 20O3 Ki pon 83? RAFT ODGES whose numbers are appended meet at the dates given. Further C L . , Ti pton 347 Alanehester ... 2447 (hwforlh 1OO4 particulars of laces ol* meeting, kt' ., of (.'raft Lodges and R.A. tr l-'rit-ntlsliij * Criterion. p Q(*3 HAI TEK -- AKK Lonm** , . " Leven-but mc .. K.A. C - * . .M . -S, Glohe, I-'ret-niasons' Hall. Chapters will he found in ''The Freemasons' Calendar, and ill Sale ... 13S7 Knwtenstnll ... 2H1 Hull ... 321* ?5, Constitutional , C.-innon-strei't Hotel. those of Mark , Rose Croix , &c, " The Cosmopolitan Masonic Hudderslield ... ;2i Calendar," both published annually at the ollice of The l-'rerinuntri. ''.!, St. Mary 's, l-'rc-i-masons ' Hatl. itoj, Temperance, White Swan , I U'|-tfnrd. LOIXJKS ov I NSTRUCTION. ¦ ¦71. .Manchester, Anderlon 's lloU-l. MONDAY , JANUARY 14. Kifbmond ... 123 Leeds 3011 Saltash 1071 "h .l, New Concord . Guildhall Tavern. CRAFT LODGES. I.lauell y 071 Vork 161 1 Bristol 187 Bristol 320 Penistone ... 14U2 'I .W, .Smith Nitrwonil , Tin- 1'ai-iliiin. Il.-islings |o I 'b-irc-vntiT ... 091 Urinslon 1730 Keighley 265 Keigate 41O Bristol — Province I"**". ' *!, I' - tlim, Three Nuns, AUlgnte. Bristol 08 Chester 721 Hiss 1741 Bra d ford 1034 I2K ° 7. Great Northern , l- ri-L-in.'is>iiis ' Hall. N Walsham... 102 Dartmouth ... 707 Pembroke ... 174.S 'Mi . Knililcmatic , Bridge House I Intel. Favershnni ... 133 llewsbury ... H27 llarborue ... 1792 SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. I I'l-i-i - 3<'5. nii , Great Kusti-rn llotrl. Newport, I.W. 151 Wirkswnrlh ... 884 Fast Retford ... 1K02 Cn.u r I.oncii-s. Croy don Harrow Station ¦4Jo, Karl S 1550 1897 pi-ncir, Stanley Restaurant , l.avi-n.lcr Hill. K. Slonehonse ifcSi) Millbrook ... *>