The Progress Of Freemasonry.

THE PROGRESS OF FREEMASONRY .

rpHE steady and regular advance of Freemasonry in this - * - country cannot , perhaps , be better illustrated than by a statement shewing the number of Lodges ( of those now on the list ) which were warranted each year in the

past . We have , therefore , much pleasure in placing before our readers the following table , which has been compiled by a well-known correspondent , and which gives the information m a plain , straightforward manner . Our

correspondent has subdivided the Lodges under four distinct heads : —London , Provincial , Foreign , and Military , and gives , besides the annual total , the aggregate at the close of each year . It must , however , be distinctly

understood that these figures do not , m many cases , represent the actual number of Lodges warranted in any year , as those Lodges which have ceased to exist are not taken into account , but it will give a very good idea as to

how the present grand array of English Masonic Lodges hats arisen , and will , we feel snre , be useful in other ways . There are doubtless many cariosities which will suggest themselves to the student of Freemasonry on a perusal of this table .

Yearly Aggre-Year London Provincial District Military total gate T . I . 9 — — — 9 9 1721 1 — — — 1 10 1722 4 — 4 14 1723 4 1 — — 5 19

1725 2 — ' — — 2 21 1728 1 — ~ — 1 22 1730 1 — — — 1 23 1732 — 2 — — 2 25 1733 1 1 — — 5 30 1735 2 2 — — 4 34

1736 1 2 — — 3 37 1737 j _ _ — 1 38 1738 2 2 — — 4 42 1739 1 — — — 1 43 1740 — — 1 — 1 44

1742 1 — — — 1 45 1747 — 1 — — 1 46 1751 i 2 — — 3 49 1752 2 2 — — 4 53 l / 53 3 5 — — 8 61 1754 l 5 — — 6 67

1755 2 4 — — 6 73 1756 2 4 — — 6 79 1757 2 3 — — 5 84 1758 1 3 — — 4 88 1759 2 3 — — 5 93 1760 2 1 — — 3 96

1761 1 3 1 — 5 101 1762 1 6 — ~ 7 108 1763 1 4 — — 5 113 1764 2 5 — — 7 120 1765 4 4 1 — 9 129 1766 2 4 — — 6 135

1767 3 3 1 — 7 142 1768 5 2 — — 7 149 1769 1 4 — — 5 154 1770 — 1 — — 1 155

1771 1 3 — — 4 159 1772 1 3 — — 4 163 1774 1 1 — — 2 165 1775 3 — — — 3 168 1776 1 1 — — 2 170 1777 2 6 1 — 9 179

1778 — 2 — — 2 181 2779 1 1 — — 2 183 1780 — 3 — — 3 186 1781 — 1 — — 1 187 1782 — 1 — — 1 188 1783 — 3 — — 3 191

1784 2 2 — — 4 195 1785 3 3 — — 6 201 1786 1 2 — — 3 204 1787 3 2 1 — 6 210 1788 2 8 — — 10 220 1789 3 7 2 — 12 232

1790 3 4 1 ~ 8 240 1791 1 3 — — 4 244 1792 — 7 — — 7 251 1793 1 10 — 11 262 1794 — 8 1 — 9 271 1795 2 4 — — 6 277

1796 — 4 — — 4 281 1797 2 12 3 — 17 298 1798 2 — — 1 3 301 1799 — 5 — . — 5 30 B 1801 _ — 3 — 3 309

1806 — 4 — — 4 313 1809 — 3 1 — 4 317 1810 — 5 — — 5 322 1811 - 2 1 — 3 32 e

The Progress Of Freemasonry.

Yearly Aggre . Year London Provincial District Military total gate

1812 — 4 - - 4 329 1813 — 4 1 — 5 334 1814 - 9 - - 9 343 1815 - — 1 — 1 344 1816 — 1 — — I 345 1817 — 1 1 1 3 848

1818 _ l 1 — 2 350 1819 — 4 1 — 5 355 1820 — 2 — — 2 357 1 821 — 3 - — 3 360 1822 _ 3 — — 3 363

1823 - 3 - - 3 366 1824 — 4 1 — S 371 1825 — 4 — — 4 375 1826 _ - 1 - 1 376 1827 — 4 1 — 5 381 1828 — 1 4 — 5 386

1829 _ 6 1 - ? 393 1831 - 3 3 ... - 5 398 1832 ' - 2 - - 2 400 1833 - 2 2 — 4 404 1834 - 8 1 — 9 413 & 4 i

1835 — 5 - — » 1836 1 fo~I«n 183 ? _ 4 2 - 6 433 1838 9 1-10 443 1839 6 2 - 8 451 i » if > _ 6 — — 6 457

1841 - 5 1 - 6 463 1842 - 4 2 - « 469 1843 — 3 2 — 5 474 \Z1 9 4 1 15 489 1845 1 4 6 — 11 500 £ ?« i S 3 1 10 510

184 , 7 2 6 5 — 13 523 1848 i 4 2 - 7 680 3215 S8538 1850 5 I ~ J ? 550 loci _ 9 2 — 11 561

1852 - 8 3 - 11 W 2 1853 1 f 4-13 585 1854 — 6 6 — 11 596 llS 1 7 6 - 14 610 1856 _ 16 8 - 24 634 iow a 20 10 — 35 669

1858 7 9 15 1 32 701 1859 2 18 10 - 30 731 1 * 60 4 20 11 1 36 767 . 186-1 11 19 15 - 45 812 18 fi 2 S 14 14 — 33 845

1863 2 31 12 - 46 890 1864 2 34 12 — 48 938 1865 2 22 12 - 36 974 1866 2 29 17 — 48 1022 1867 8 29 22 — 59 1081 1868 3 31 12 — 46 1127 42 linn

18 R 9 10 21 11 — 1870 8 26 11 — 45 1214 1871 11 21 10 — 42 1256 1872 2 23 10 — 35 1291 1873 8 27 18 — 53 1344

1874 6 25 13 — 44 1388 1875 16 36 13 — 65 1453 1876 24 29 •15 - 68 1521 1877 25 24 24 — 73 1594

1878 12 32 21 — 65 lb & 9 1879 12 20 21 — 53 1712 1880 1 16 21 — 38 1750 1881 7 23 31 - 61 1811 1882 5 14 13 — 32 1843

The installation meeting of the Beadou Lodge , No . 619 , was held on Wednesday , the 15 th August , at the Greyhound Hotel , Dnlwich , when Bro . R . P . Forge was installed as W . M . A report of the meeting will appear next week .

According to present arrangements the Earl of Carnarvon M . W . Pro Grand Master , will sail for Canada about a week hence , accompanied by the Countess of Carnarvon and Lord Porchester . The stay in Canada will extend over a month or six weeks .

The Rev . Dr . Moffat , the celebrated African missionary and traveller , died on Thursday evening , the 9 th inst ., in . his eighty-ninth year , fifty of which had been spent in his missionary efforts in the interior of Africa . ' The funeral took place on Thursday last , in Upper Norwood Cemetery , where Mrs . Moffat was buried a few years back .