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modest prico of 65 s per dozen . Then the principle of benevolence is imported into the transaction , and for the before-mentioned object this magnanimous foreigner offers to hand to the Masonic Charities a royalty of three shillings per dozen ; which he secures to
tho purchaser by a coupon delivered with every case , which coupon is to bo sent to tho Secretary of whichever Charity the purchaser elects , duly endorsed ; when , on presentation at the London office of this appreciative stranger , it will bo paid . We havo not had the pleasure
of an interview with either of the Secretaries since tho promulgation of this system of raising the funds for our Charities , but doubtless they mnst look upon their doom
as sealed ; the day cannot be far distant when their services will be unnecessary , for their work will in future be performed by the clerks of this personification of all that is charitable and benevolent . We will not ask onr readers to
buy a dozen-case , and test for themselves , as by so doing we should be guilty of as great impropriety as the persons we are now condemning , bufc if they will accept the dictum of some of the best judges of the wine trade- given after a
trial of the wine , without a knowledge of the object for which the verdict was asked , or without knowing whose it was—we can assure them that the price at which it is offered to our Masonic berethren is about
twice its real value ; so that it will be seen that the best assistance the trader who was " so charmed with the grandeur of the Masonic Charities , and now desires to
render them his help , ' can give is , to allow three shillings out of the extra profit of thirty shillings he hopes to make by foisting on the customers he hopes to attract an inferior article under the sacred influence of Freemasonry .
The Mother City Of American Freemasonry.
THE MOTHER CITY OF AMERICAN FREEMASONRY .
BY BRO . R . F . GOULD .
IN the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE of last week , "PHILADELPHOS " recapitulates with much force the arguments which tend to show that Freemasonry on the North American Continent first blossomed forth at Philadelphia .
Excluding , however , from present consideration the full bearing of these arguments , my response to the appeal of your correspondent will be strictly limited to the following inquiry , viz ., What American Lodge first secured a place on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England ?
Shortly stated , Philadelphia affirms and Boston denies , that , during the 1729-39 numeration , a Lodge at the Hoop , Philadelphia , appeared at the No . 79 . As neither the affirmation or the negative of this proposition are capable of proof , we have here all the elements of a very interesting puzzle .
The engraved lists for 1731-33 arc missing , and in one of these , it is contended , that the No . 79 was filled by an American Lodge . Not to linger unduly on the threshold of this inquiry , let me briefly state , that I think we have evidence from which
it may be inferred that No . 79 was filled by a London Lodge in 1731-32 , and became vacant in 1733 . This conclusion is based on the list for 1730-32 in my " Four Old Lodges , "
and upon Rawhnson s list , which latter I believe to be a copy of the engraved list for 1733 . The engraved list for 1734 has been reprinted by Bro . Hughan , and in it the No . 79 is also vacant .
The Dublin " Pocket Companion " of 1735 , in which the place or position of No . 79 is filled by a Lodge at the Hoop , Philadelphia , has evidently , in my opinion , been copied from an early edition ( now missing ) of the engraved list for 1734 . Except as to No . 79 , ifc is identical with the list of Lodges in Smith ' s London " Pocket Companion " of
1735 , and is substantially * the same as Bro . Hughan ' s reprint ( 1734 ) , down to the 125 th Lodge , which , on the lists , the Dublin and London " Pocket Companions , " Rawlinson ( 1733 ) and Picart ( 1735 ) is the same , viz ., " The Swan at Birmingham . " The 126 th Lodge in the two Pocket Companions , is
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located at the " Duke of Marlborough ' s Head ; " but the engraved list for 1734 has the following : — 12 G . Boston in New England . 127 . Valenciennes , in French Flanders . 128 . D . of Marlborough , Petticoate Lane , & c .
Now , if we assume that the compiler of the Dublin Pocket Companion copied from an earlier edition of the 1734 official list than that re-published by Bro . Hughan , and that he copied conectly , the following explanation suggests itself : —
In the original ( i . e . the early 1734 list ) an American Lodge was popped in at the vacant No . 79 , it being about the position chronologically it should have occupied under Coxe ' s deputation , and at the locality , it may be , whence Coxe wrote , or which was known in London as the seat of Masonic headquarters in Philadelphia .
In the next edition of the engraved list ( vide Bro Hughan ' s reprint ) , published one , two , or more months subsequently , the Lodge , by that time discovered to have been formed under the Price deputation , was lowered to
its proper position as No . 126 . The Valenciennes Lodge having been reported in the interval , coming in as No . 127 , and the Lodge at the Duke of Marlborough bringing up the rear as No . 128 .
If of course , no American Lodge ever appeared under the No . 79 , speculation as to its origin would be an idle task . But if it did , one of the chief arguments against the possibility of such an occurrence , viz ., " the impossibility of a foreign Lodge getting on and off our roll within ,
at most , a year , is disposed of by the explanation I have suggested . As against the view presented , it must be remembered that the London " Pocket Companion" for 1735 , although agreeing in all respects with the Dublin work of the same name and year , in regard to 125 out of
126 Lodges , has its No . 79 vacant . So remarkable a coincidence clearly indicates that the lists in the two works must have been copied from a common original . But how , then , can we account for No . 79 being full in one of the copies and vacant in the other . Perhaps our good Brother
Hughan will answer this question . It is important to note that the date of Constitution of the Boston Lodge , No . 126 , in the 1734 and later lists , is given in the 1736
engraved list as 30 th July 1733 . This circumstance , therefore , heightens the probability of the existence of this Lodge having become known to the English Grand Secretary before any list was issued for 1734 .
The production of ft new English opera , by an English composer , must necessarily be an event of interest to all lovers of music , and we have especially to congratulate the citizens of Manchester on the spirited management which , from time to time , during the past few years has produced the original operas of "The Saltan of Mocha , " " The Tower of London , " " Nell Gwynne , " and " The Lancashire
Witches . At the Theatre Eoyal , which is now under the sole direction of our good Bro . Duffleld , was produced , on Monday night , the new and original comic opera , " The King ' s Dragoons , " the music by Mr . John Crook , and the libretto by Mr . J . Wilton Jones . The music throughout is light and . tuneful , and bears evidence of the labour and Study which the composer has expended on tbe •work . The plot is similar in many respects to that of the " Golden Cross , " which will
be in the memory of many of onr readers as forming part of the repertoire of Herr Carl Eosa . "The King ' s Dragoons" is most admirably mounted , and we have nothing but unqualified praise for the scenery and appointments , which reflect the greatest possible credit on Bro . Duffield and his staff " . Many well-known names appear in the cast . Madame Cave Ashton as the heroine , Miss Lucy Eranklein , Mr . Walsham and Mr . Purneaux Cook are especially to be commended .
A complimentary benefit will be given to Bro . E . G . Thomas , afc the Philharmonic Theatre , Islington , on Thursday evening , the 11 th November , on which occasion a host of professional ladies and gentlemen have tendered their services ; among those we may enumerate Messrs . Howard Paul , Lumsden , Sidney Franks , Herbert Campbell , Arthur Eoberts , Chirgwin , & c . We trust that the many friends of Bro . Thomas , who acted for many years as manager to the Mohawk Minstrels , will support him on this occasion .
Tbe eighth anniversary festival of the High Cross Lodge of In struction , No . 754 , will bo held on Wednesday , 17 th inst ., at the Coach and Horses , Lower Tottenham , under the presidency " of Bro . H . V . Clements W . M . of the Mother Lodge , who will be supported by Bro . Oscar S . Oxley W . M . 1237 , as vice-president , and , it is expected , by a
large gathering of members and visitors . We wish the brethren an enjoyable evening , although we have but little doubt that such will be tho case . Dinnerwill . be on tho tablo at fi . 30 , and tickets ( 3 s 6 d each ) , may be had of the Hon . Sec . Bro . J . Garrod , Holly Cottage , Bruce Grove .
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Trading On Masonry.
modest prico of 65 s per dozen . Then the principle of benevolence is imported into the transaction , and for the before-mentioned object this magnanimous foreigner offers to hand to the Masonic Charities a royalty of three shillings per dozen ; which he secures to
tho purchaser by a coupon delivered with every case , which coupon is to bo sent to tho Secretary of whichever Charity the purchaser elects , duly endorsed ; when , on presentation at the London office of this appreciative stranger , it will bo paid . We havo not had the pleasure
of an interview with either of the Secretaries since tho promulgation of this system of raising the funds for our Charities , but doubtless they mnst look upon their doom
as sealed ; the day cannot be far distant when their services will be unnecessary , for their work will in future be performed by the clerks of this personification of all that is charitable and benevolent . We will not ask onr readers to
buy a dozen-case , and test for themselves , as by so doing we should be guilty of as great impropriety as the persons we are now condemning , bufc if they will accept the dictum of some of the best judges of the wine trade- given after a
trial of the wine , without a knowledge of the object for which the verdict was asked , or without knowing whose it was—we can assure them that the price at which it is offered to our Masonic berethren is about
twice its real value ; so that it will be seen that the best assistance the trader who was " so charmed with the grandeur of the Masonic Charities , and now desires to
render them his help , ' can give is , to allow three shillings out of the extra profit of thirty shillings he hopes to make by foisting on the customers he hopes to attract an inferior article under the sacred influence of Freemasonry .
The Mother City Of American Freemasonry.
THE MOTHER CITY OF AMERICAN FREEMASONRY .
BY BRO . R . F . GOULD .
IN the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE of last week , "PHILADELPHOS " recapitulates with much force the arguments which tend to show that Freemasonry on the North American Continent first blossomed forth at Philadelphia .
Excluding , however , from present consideration the full bearing of these arguments , my response to the appeal of your correspondent will be strictly limited to the following inquiry , viz ., What American Lodge first secured a place on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England ?
Shortly stated , Philadelphia affirms and Boston denies , that , during the 1729-39 numeration , a Lodge at the Hoop , Philadelphia , appeared at the No . 79 . As neither the affirmation or the negative of this proposition are capable of proof , we have here all the elements of a very interesting puzzle .
The engraved lists for 1731-33 arc missing , and in one of these , it is contended , that the No . 79 was filled by an American Lodge . Not to linger unduly on the threshold of this inquiry , let me briefly state , that I think we have evidence from which
it may be inferred that No . 79 was filled by a London Lodge in 1731-32 , and became vacant in 1733 . This conclusion is based on the list for 1730-32 in my " Four Old Lodges , "
and upon Rawhnson s list , which latter I believe to be a copy of the engraved list for 1733 . The engraved list for 1734 has been reprinted by Bro . Hughan , and in it the No . 79 is also vacant .
The Dublin " Pocket Companion " of 1735 , in which the place or position of No . 79 is filled by a Lodge at the Hoop , Philadelphia , has evidently , in my opinion , been copied from an early edition ( now missing ) of the engraved list for 1734 . Except as to No . 79 , ifc is identical with the list of Lodges in Smith ' s London " Pocket Companion " of
1735 , and is substantially * the same as Bro . Hughan ' s reprint ( 1734 ) , down to the 125 th Lodge , which , on the lists , the Dublin and London " Pocket Companions , " Rawlinson ( 1733 ) and Picart ( 1735 ) is the same , viz ., " The Swan at Birmingham . " The 126 th Lodge in the two Pocket Companions , is
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located at the " Duke of Marlborough ' s Head ; " but the engraved list for 1734 has the following : — 12 G . Boston in New England . 127 . Valenciennes , in French Flanders . 128 . D . of Marlborough , Petticoate Lane , & c .
Now , if we assume that the compiler of the Dublin Pocket Companion copied from an earlier edition of the 1734 official list than that re-published by Bro . Hughan , and that he copied conectly , the following explanation suggests itself : —
In the original ( i . e . the early 1734 list ) an American Lodge was popped in at the vacant No . 79 , it being about the position chronologically it should have occupied under Coxe ' s deputation , and at the locality , it may be , whence Coxe wrote , or which was known in London as the seat of Masonic headquarters in Philadelphia .
In the next edition of the engraved list ( vide Bro Hughan ' s reprint ) , published one , two , or more months subsequently , the Lodge , by that time discovered to have been formed under the Price deputation , was lowered to
its proper position as No . 126 . The Valenciennes Lodge having been reported in the interval , coming in as No . 127 , and the Lodge at the Duke of Marlborough bringing up the rear as No . 128 .
If of course , no American Lodge ever appeared under the No . 79 , speculation as to its origin would be an idle task . But if it did , one of the chief arguments against the possibility of such an occurrence , viz ., " the impossibility of a foreign Lodge getting on and off our roll within ,
at most , a year , is disposed of by the explanation I have suggested . As against the view presented , it must be remembered that the London " Pocket Companion" for 1735 , although agreeing in all respects with the Dublin work of the same name and year , in regard to 125 out of
126 Lodges , has its No . 79 vacant . So remarkable a coincidence clearly indicates that the lists in the two works must have been copied from a common original . But how , then , can we account for No . 79 being full in one of the copies and vacant in the other . Perhaps our good Brother
Hughan will answer this question . It is important to note that the date of Constitution of the Boston Lodge , No . 126 , in the 1734 and later lists , is given in the 1736
engraved list as 30 th July 1733 . This circumstance , therefore , heightens the probability of the existence of this Lodge having become known to the English Grand Secretary before any list was issued for 1734 .
The production of ft new English opera , by an English composer , must necessarily be an event of interest to all lovers of music , and we have especially to congratulate the citizens of Manchester on the spirited management which , from time to time , during the past few years has produced the original operas of "The Saltan of Mocha , " " The Tower of London , " " Nell Gwynne , " and " The Lancashire
Witches . At the Theatre Eoyal , which is now under the sole direction of our good Bro . Duffleld , was produced , on Monday night , the new and original comic opera , " The King ' s Dragoons , " the music by Mr . John Crook , and the libretto by Mr . J . Wilton Jones . The music throughout is light and . tuneful , and bears evidence of the labour and Study which the composer has expended on tbe •work . The plot is similar in many respects to that of the " Golden Cross , " which will
be in the memory of many of onr readers as forming part of the repertoire of Herr Carl Eosa . "The King ' s Dragoons" is most admirably mounted , and we have nothing but unqualified praise for the scenery and appointments , which reflect the greatest possible credit on Bro . Duffield and his staff " . Many well-known names appear in the cast . Madame Cave Ashton as the heroine , Miss Lucy Eranklein , Mr . Walsham and Mr . Purneaux Cook are especially to be commended .
A complimentary benefit will be given to Bro . E . G . Thomas , afc the Philharmonic Theatre , Islington , on Thursday evening , the 11 th November , on which occasion a host of professional ladies and gentlemen have tendered their services ; among those we may enumerate Messrs . Howard Paul , Lumsden , Sidney Franks , Herbert Campbell , Arthur Eoberts , Chirgwin , & c . We trust that the many friends of Bro . Thomas , who acted for many years as manager to the Mohawk Minstrels , will support him on this occasion .
Tbe eighth anniversary festival of the High Cross Lodge of In struction , No . 754 , will bo held on Wednesday , 17 th inst ., at the Coach and Horses , Lower Tottenham , under the presidency " of Bro . H . V . Clements W . M . of the Mother Lodge , who will be supported by Bro . Oscar S . Oxley W . M . 1237 , as vice-president , and , it is expected , by a
large gathering of members and visitors . We wish the brethren an enjoyable evening , although we have but little doubt that such will be tho case . Dinnerwill . be on tho tablo at fi . 30 , and tickets ( 3 s 6 d each ) , may be had of the Hon . Sec . Bro . J . Garrod , Holly Cottage , Bruce Grove .