The History Of Freemasonry.

included in the Collegium fabrorum . One of the leading features of these provincial Colleges is their connection with the religion of the people , and another the hereditary principle , by which the son succeeded to the occupation of his father . As to their constitution , Bro . Gould quotes the

following from Sir P . Palgrave : " It is evident that the Colleges were not of a uniform constitntion . Some were entirely grounded on personal obligations ; others , if we may borrow from our legal nomenclature , savoured of the realty ; and the supposition that the Roman jurists , either

willingly or inadvertently , forgot or confounded the primitive distinction may partly account for the perplexed organisation which the colleges assumed . " Brother Gould himself considers that "in the widely diversified regions over which the system of Colleges was

extended by imperial Rome , the usages , the requirements , and the purpose of these institutions , must have gradually varied from those of their original types , and have assumed features dictated by the circumstances of each locality , and the exigencies of its external

relations . As to the connection between modern Freemasonry and the Collegia , Bro . Fort appears to see one existing through "the junction of Byzantine corporations with Teutonic guilds , " which " afforded the substantial basis of subsequent lodge appointments and ritualism , such as have

descended to modern Freemasonry , " Byzantine building corporations being , according to Miiller , permitted to live outside the limits of the Byzantine empire , and " exercise a judicial government among themselves , according to the laws of the country to which they owed allegiance . "

The concluding section of this Chapter is devoted to the Culdees . Different origins have beeu ascribed to the term , but whether it was Gaelic or Latin ; whether a Culdee was a servant of God , one separated or espoused to God , a man of seclusion , or a worshipper of God , it seems they existed

in Ireland , where they " had numerous establishments and retained their name at Armagh down to the time of Archbishop Usher ; " in Scotland , where it is said to have originated in Iona , and whence it disappeared after 1382 ; and in England in the time of Athelstan , who is said to have

granted a charter to the English Masons at York in 926 . As regards the last , there is in the British Museum Library —Cotton collection—a chartulary of St . Leonard ' s Hospital at York , an abstract of which was printed in Dugdale ' s "Monasticon . " Of this abstract we have the following particulars : —

" When King Athelstan was on his march against the Scotch in 936 , he halted at York Castle , and there besought of the ministers of St . Peter ' s Church , who were then called Colidei , to offer up their prayers on behalf of himself and his expedition , promising them that , if he returned victorious , he would confer suitable honour upon the

church and its ministers . Accordingly , after a successful campaign , he revisited this church , and publicly returned thanks for the favours which Heaven had vouchsafed to him . And observing in the same church , men of holy life and honest conversation , then styled Colidei , who maintained a number of poor people , and withal had but little

whereon to live , he granted to them and their successors for ever , for the better enabling them to support the poor who resorted thither , to exercise hospitality , and perform other works of piety , a thrave of corn from every ploughland * a the diocese of York—a donation which continued to

be enjoyed until a later period under the name of Petercorn . The record goes on to state that these Colidei continued to receive fresh accessions to their endowments , and especially from Thomas , whom William fche Conqueror advanced to the see of York

> n 1069 . The Colidei soon after erected or founded in the same city , on a site whioh had belonged to the crown , an hospital or halting , place for the poor who flocked thither ; to which were transferred the endowments whioh the said Colidei or clerics had hitherto re .

ceived . William Rufus removed the hospital to another part of the city ; and King Stephen , when further augmenting its resources , clanged its name from St . Peter ' s to St . Leonard ' s hospital . It conrained a master or warden and 13 brethren , 4 secular priests , 8 sisters , 30 choristers , 2 schoolmasters , 206 beadsmen , and 6 servitors . "

The Chartulary containing the foregoing particulars was engrossed in the reign of Henry V ., and it is by no means improbable , as Bro . Gould says in his footnote , thafc the incident , as narrated in it , gave rise to the legend about the York Charter granted by Athelstan in 926 . However ,

we will nofc enter farther into this speculation , or delay longer over the subject of Culdeeism with which Bro . ^ ald concludes his firsfc chapter , and which , therefore , affords a convenient halting-place in the progress of our remarks . ( To be continued . )

The Prince of Wales reached Marlborough House on Thursday after his brief sojourn at Cannes .

Diary For The Week.

DIARY FOR THE WEEK .

We shall be obliged if tho Secretaries of the various Lodges j throughout the Kingdom will favour \ is with a list of their 1 Days of Meetings , & c , as we have decided to insert only those I that are verified by the Oflicers of the several Lodges .

SATURDAY , 17 th FEBRUARY . 198—Percy , Jolly Farmers ' , Southgate Road , N ., 8 . ( Instruction ) 715—Panmure , Cannon-street Hotel , E . C . 1275—Star . Five Bells , 155 New Cross-road , S . E ., at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1278—Burdett Coutts , Lamb Tavern , opposite Bethnal G . Junct ., at 8 . ( Inst . ) 1361—Earl of Zetland , Old Town Hall , Mare-street , Hackney 1624 Eccleston

— , King's Head , Ebnry Bridge , Pimlico , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1641—Crichton , Surrey "Masonic Hall , Camberwell 1732—King's Cross , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , E . C . Sinai Chapter of Improvement , Union , Air-street , Regent-street , W . at 8 . M . M . 205—Beaconsfield , Chequers , Marsh Street , Walthamstow M . M . 251—Tenterden , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , E . C . 149—Peace , Private Rooms , Meltham 308—Princo George , Private Rooms , Bottoms , Eastwood .

MONDAY , 19 th FEBRUARY . 1—Grand Master ' s , Freemasons' Tavern , W . O . 8—British , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 21—Emulation , Albion , Aldersgate-street 22—Loughborough . Cambria Tavern , Cambria Road , near Loughborough Junction , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 45—Strong Man , George Hotel , Australian Avenue , Barbican , at 7 ( Instruc . ) 174—Sincerity , Three Nuns Hotel , AUlgate , at 7 . ( Instruction ) 180—St . James ' s Union , Union Tavern , Air-street , W ., at 8 ( Instruction )

186—Tranquillity , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street . E . C . 186—Industry , Bell , Cavter-lane , Doctors-commons , E . G ., at 6 . 30 ( Inst . ) 518—Wellington , Whito Swan , High-street , Deptford , at 8 ( Instruction ) 720—Panmuro , Balham Hotel , Balham . 862—Whittington , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 901—City of London , Gresham-street , E . C . 907—Royal Albert , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 1159—Marquis of Dalhousie , Freemasons' Hall , W . O .

1425—Hyde Park , Norfolk Square Hotel , Praed Street , Paddington , at 8 ( Inst . ) 1489—Marquess of Ripon , Pembury Tavern , Amhurst-rd ., Hackney , at 7 . 30 ( In ) 1506—Whito Horse of Kent , Holborn Viaduct Hotel 1507—Metropolitan , The Moorgate , Finsbury Pavement , B . C ., at 7 . 30 ( Inst . ) 1537—St . Peter Westminster , Criterion , W . 1608—Kilburn , 46 South Molton Street , Oxford Street , W „ at 8 . ( Inst . ) 1623—West Smithfield , Farringdon Hotel , Farringdon-street , E . C . at 8 ( Inst . ) IB 25—Tredosar , Royal Hotel , Mile End-road , corner of Burdett-road . ( Inst . )

1693—Kingsland , Canonbury Tavern , Canonbury , N „ at 8 . 30 ( Instruction ) 1891—St . Ambrose , Baron ' s Court Hotel , West Kensington . ( lustruction ) 1910—Shadwell Gierke , Ladbroke Hall , Netting Hill R . A . 12—Prndence , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall Street R . A . 933—Doric , 79 Whiteohapel-road , at 7 . ( Instruction ) R . A . 1319—Asaph , Freemasons' Hall , W . O . Ivl . M . —Old Kent , Crown and Cushion , London Wall , E . C . ( Instruction ) M . M . 173—Temple , Green Dragon Tavern , Stepney K . T . 128—Oxford and Cambridge , Masonic Hall , 33 Golden Square

61—Probity Freemason ' s Hall , St . John ' s-place , Halifax 77—Freedom , Clarendon Hotel . Gravesend 236—York , Masonic Hall , York 264—Nelson of tue Nlle ' Freemasons' Hall , Batley 302—Hope New Masonic Hall , Darley-street , Bradford } 307—Prince Frederick , White Horse Hotel , Hebden Bridge 331-Phcenix Public Room Truro 3 B 9—Peace and Harmony , Freemasons' Hall , Southampton HotelUxbrid

382—Roval Union , Chequers , ge . ( Instruction ) 408-Three Graces , Private Rooms , Haworth 424—Borough , Half Moon Hotel , Gateshead 466—Merit George Hotel , Stamford Baron , Northampton 467-Tudor , Red Lion Hotel , Oldham 013-Unity , Masonic Hall , Southport 622-St . Cuthbergfi , Masonic Hall , Wimborne 725-Stoneleich , King ' s Anns Hotel , Kenilworth Richmond

820—Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 823—Everton Masonio Hall , Liverpool , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 925-Bedford Masonic Hall . New-street , Birmingham 934-Merit , Derby Hotel , Whitefield . 985-Alexandra , Masonic Hall , Holbeach . 1030—Egerton Georgo Hotel , Wellington Road , Heaton Norris , near Stockport 1037-Portland , Portland Hall , Portland 1141—Mid Sussex Assembly Rooms , Horsham .

, 1170—St . George , Freemasons Hall , Manchester . 1199-Agriculture , Honey Hall , Congresbury . 1208-Corinthian , Royal Hotel , Pier , Dover . 1238-Gooch , Alba-y Hotel , Twickenham 1449—Royal Military , Masonic Hail , Canterbury , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1602-Israel , Masonic Hall . Liverpool 1542—Legiolium , Masonic Hall , Carlton-street , Castleford 1575—Clive , Corbet Arms . Market Drayson 1909—Carnarvon Masonic Hall , Nottingaam

, RA . 32—Jerusalem , Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool R . A . 40—Emulation , Castle Hotel , Hastings R A . 100—Friendship . Crown and Cushion , Great Yarmouth R . A . 120—Palladian , Green Dragon Hotel , Hereford R A . 128—Prince Edwin , Bridge Inn , Bury , Lancashire R . A . 277—Tudor , Freemasons' Hall , Union Street , Oldham R . A . 296—Loyalty , Freemasons' Hall , Surrey-street , Sheffield R . A . 827—St . John , Masonic TemP ' e , Halifax-road , Dewsbury R . A . 1051—Rowley , Masonic Rooms , Atheuamm , Lancaster

TUESDAY , 20 th FEBRUARY . Board of General Purposes , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 . 30—United Mariners , Guildhall Tarcra , Gresham-street , B . C . 55—Constitutional , Bedford Hotel , Southampton-bldgs ., Holborn , at 7 ( Inst . ) 65—Prosperity , Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street , B . C ., at 7 . ( Instruction ) 73—Mount Lebanon , Bridge House Hotel , Southwark . 95—Eastern Star , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street , E . C . 141—Faith , 2 Westminster Chambers , Victoria-street , S . W ., at 8 . ( Instruction ) 162—Cadogan , Freemasons' Hall , W . C .

177—Domatic . Surrey Masonic Uall , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 188—Joppa , Champion Hotel , Aldersgate-street , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 194—St . Paul , Cannon-street Hotel , 435—Salisbury , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 554—Yarborough , Green Dragon . Stepney ( Instruction ) 753—Prince Frederick William , Eagle Tavern , Clifton Road , Maida Hill , at 8 ( Instruction ) 3 « 0—Dalhousie , Sisters' Tavern , Pownall-road , Dalston at , 8 ( Instruction ) 1041— Wandsworth , Star and Garter Hotel , St . Ann's-hill , Wandsworth ( Inst . ) Hall

1339—Stockweil , Surrey Masonic , Camberwell 1349—Friars , Liverpool Arms , Canning Town , at 7 . 30 ( Instruction ) 1381—Kennington , Tho Horns , Kennington . ( Instruction ) 1420—Earl Spencer , Swan Hotel , Battersea Old Bridge 1446— Mount Edgcumbe , 19 Jermyn-street , S . W ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 1171—Islington , Crown and Cushion , London Wall , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1472—Henley , Throe Crowns , North Woolwich ( Instruction ) 1540—Chaucer , Old White Hart , Borough High Street , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1568—D . Connaught , Palmorstou Anns , Grosvenor Park , Camberwell , at 8 ( In . )