The Four Old Lodges.

174 160 Griffin and Bell (*) King Street , Golden Jane 19 1738 Square 175 161 Swan ( 11 ) Fish St . Hill July 10 1738 176 162 Black Bull Halifax , Yorkshire July 12 1738 177 163 Swan (») Tewksbury , Gloucester- Oofc . 26 1738

shire 164 Court House Lodge St . John ' s , Antigua Nov . 22 1738 178 165 Flower Pot (*») Bishopsgate Street Jan . 19 1738 179 166 Crown and Anchor King St . Seven dials Jan . 27 1738 180 167 Horse and Man Foregate St . Chester Feb . 1 1738

181 168 Cushion St . Albans Feb . 10 1738 182 169 K . C . and Figure Rnmford , Essex Mar . 13 1738 170 Bakers' Lodge St . John ' s , Antigua Mar . 14 1738 183 171 Horse Shoe and Fleet St . Mar . 20 1738

Magpie (») 184 172 K . W . andFignre ( 3 s ) Portsmonth April 24 1739 185 173 British Coffee Charing Cross April 28 1739 House ( 2 \

174 Basseterre Lodge St . Christophers June 21 1739 186 175 Black Bull (») Spalding , Lincolnshire June 22 1739 187 176 Red Bull Charles St . Strand Ang . 29 1739 188 177 Axe and Gate King St . Westminster Oct . 8 1739 189 178 Granadiers Lodge May Fair Oct . 25 1739

179 Wheatsheaf ( ) Leicester Deo . 7 1739 180 Double Eagle Gracechurch St . Jan . 16 1739 181 White Lion ( 1 3 ) Banbury , Oxfordshire Mar . 31 1740

END or 1740 LIST . EXTRACTS FROM LISTS FOR 1744 . 45 .

182 Kingston in Jamaica April 14 1739 183 St . George and Castle St . Leicester June 26 1740 Dragon Fields 184 Red Lion ( " ) Tower St . Bristoll July 10 1740 185 Three Tuns ( *) Houghton St . Clare Nov . 4 1740 Market

186 St . Michael's Lodge Barbadoes 1740 187 Private Room Lausanne , Switzerland Feb . 2 1739 188 St . George and Whitehaven , Cumber- Mar . 19 1740 Dragon ( , 3 ) land 189 Ship and Tower ( 35 ) Haverfordwesfc , S . Wales April 14 1741 190 Hoop and Grapes Coventry Street April 13 1742

191 Three Horse Leominster , Hereford Oct . 11 1742 Shoes ( 1 3 ) 192 Union of Angels Francford , in Germany Jnne 17 1742 193 Port Royal Lodge Jamaica 1742 194 Angel Dolgelly , N . Wales Sept . 17 1743 195 White Lion Broad St . Bristol Mar . 20 1743

196 St . George Emperor ' s Court at Sept . 24 1743 Hamburgh Of the above Lodges , only thirty-eight will now be found on the roll , viz .: —Nos . ( 1740-55 ) 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 18 , 22 , 34 , 38 , 43 , 62 , 86 , 93 , 98 , 99 , 101 , 103 , 109 , 114 , 115 , 117 , 126 , 131 , 135 , 136 , 147 , 158 , 162 , 165 , 166 , 178 , 185 , and 190 .

( i ) Erased 3 rd April 1747 . Restored 4 th Sept . 1751 . ( ) Erased 25 th March 1745 . ( ) Erased 4 thApril 1744 . (<) Erased 25 th March 1745 . Restored 7 th March 1747 . Erased 23 rd January 1764 . Restored 23 rd April 1764 .

( 5 ) Erased 10 th April 1782 . ( ° ) Erased 24 th April 1776 . C ) EraBed 21 st Nov . 1745 . ( s ) Erased 17 th Nov . 1760 , and 28 th April 1775 . ( ° ) Erased 29 th Nov . 1754 .

( ) Erased 14 th April 1746 . ( 11 ) Erased 24 th June 1742 . ( U ) Erased 9 th April 1743 . ( 1 3 ) Erased 27 th January 1768 . ( " ) Erased 28 th April 1775 .

P ) Erased 1786 . ( ) Erased 21 st November 1745 . Restored , and by request omitted from List 5 th February 1759 . (») Erased 27 th Jnly 1762 . ( is ) Erased 23 rd April 1773 .

( ) Erased 17 th Nov . 1760 . ( = 0 ) Erased 7 th Maroh 1747 . ( a ) Erased 5 th May 1757 . Restored 31 sfc Oct . 1757 . ( ) Erased 11 th Nov . 1783 . Restored 11 th February 1784 . (») Erased 23 rd Jan . 1764 .

( ) Erased 30 th Nov . 1752 . ( ) Erased 24 th July 1755 . Then meeting afc the Ben Jonson's Head ( for assembling under the denomination of a Lodge of ANCIENT Masons ) . ( 2 ° ) Warrant surrendered 24 th June 1742 on joining No . 38 .

( ) Erased 23 rd April 1773 ( then meeting at the Isle of Wight ) . ( 28 ) Erased 17 th Nov . 1760 and 27 th Jan . 1768 . ( 2 ») Erased 29 th Nov . 1754 and 27 th Jan . 1768 . (*>) Erased 1775-6 . ( 3 i ) Erased 28 th April 1775 . Restored 24 th April 1776 .

( 32 ) Erased 14 th February 1758 . ( 33 ) Erased 1781 . ( ) Warrant surrendered 26 th February 1745 , on joining No . 102 . ( 35 ) Erased 23 rd April 1773 . ( 3 «) Erased 12 th April 1780 .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Con respondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . ill Letters must bear the name and address 0 / the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .

CHARITY STEWARDS . To the Editor of TnE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAK SIR AND BROTHER , —The fact of your having inserted my short note lasfc week induces me to avail myself of your implied permission to give me space this week . Looking afc the various questions which have been raised , I admit that Bro . Binckes ' s division of them undor three heads is correct , but in

various parts I can hardly follow him in his treatment thereof . For instance , under his section ( a ) , "The necessity for Anniversary Festival Dinners , " he devotes considerable time to proving that snch gatherings are advisable , and , in fact , necessary . This I have always considered is the opinion of nine-tenths of those who have any knowledge of the subject ; certainly your article , and tho

correspondence which has ensued , point to the continuance of the Festival Dinners being advisable , the only question being as to tho best means to be adopted to make these successful . In such a matter as this it is very essential that none of the rules are objectionable , to even one person who might devote his services to the cause . I consider , therefore , it praiseworthy for any brother

to come forward and point ont anything which strikes him as prejudicial . For this reason I do not think Bro . Binckes should be so sharp on your correspondent , "A STEWARD WHO HAS SERVED ONCE . " He may be a vei'y hard working and straightforward brother , in facfc his statement stamps him as the latter . Of course , I should not

agree in charging the Institution with any incidental expenses which might arise in consequence of the Festival , such as your correspondent refers to , but I believe many men look at the total they spend in connection with any given object as the amount that particular item has cost , be it ploasnre , pain , or charity ; and thereby your correspondent is not alone in this view , which in my opinion is

a wrong ono . Having devoted myself thus far to finding fault with Bro . Binckes , I will now try my hand at suggesting remedies . As for the fee ; that I look upon as so small a matter that ifc requires but passing notice ; for , as Bro . Binckes points out , considerably over half the amount is spent on each Steward who attends

the Festival . Afc the same time , ns your Provincial correspondents have referred to it , I think it worth while considering if it would not be advisable in fntnre to make the fee either a guinea or 25 s , and let each brother who attends the Festival pay for his own bauqnet ticket , as is often done in tho case of Lodges on installation nights . I do not say the alteration would make any material difference , but

ifc would certainly do away with the feeling that | monoy had been spent on a banquet which it was impossible or inconvenient to attend . Should the matter ever be brought forward , I would also suggest that some alteration be made in the form of the badge—I was going to write jewel , but think the denomination " badge " is more appropriate to the tinsel now in vogue . Few brethren care to bedeck

themselves with such gaudy appendages as have lately been provided for the Stewards , and fewer still value them as ifc might be expected they would do considering the nature of the services these are intended to commemorate . Surely the same rule applies in this case as in that of Past Masters' jewels , —the neater they are tho more they are admired .

Referring now to the advantages offered to those brethren who undertake the offices of Steward as recited iu Bro . Binckes ' s letter last week . I quite agree with him that they are numerous , and confer privileges , but trnsfc he will allow me to differ with him on one point—that of their sufficiency . The additional voting power which is accorded should in itself

be sufficient recompense for the expenditure of time and money which occurs , were it universal , but the conditiors which are attached —in my opinion—completely nullify the genuineness of the gift (?) which is iu fact purchased . Why not confer a vote on every Steward who collects , say twenty-five guineas ? leaving tho matter of personal donation ont of the question . Were this suggestion adopted , many

brethren would make a point of always being on the look-out for small sums for one or other of the Charities , and , as the voting papers for each election were received by them , they would be reminded how easy it was to obtain another vote for life afc an outlayeven under present arrangements as to fees— of but two guineas . The alteration would lead to a few extra votes being issued , but I

believe the expense thereof is usually considered , from an advertising point of view , as money well spent . In my own case , I have made np my mind that , unless anything unforeseen occurs , I shall serve as Steward to one or other of the Charities every year , and I hope to be able to take np large lists , but as I understand it , I shall not get any votes on acconnt of my labours unless I make a donation

on each occasion of not less than ten guineas . I shall not alter my resolution in consequence of this , but merely point to ifc as showing my idea of the matter . The same objection occurs in the special boon conferred on Provincial brethren , as to wearing the Charity jewel ; the conditions are both unnecessary , and , as Bro . Binckes states , mar the gift . Why should it be compulsory for a brother to travel one

or two hundred miles to and from London for a few hours pleasure ? and why not recognise lists of smaller amount than one hundred guineas ? The question of advantage " derived by every well regulated mind from the sense of duty done , " is , of course , beyond doubt , but I do not think the support of our institutions , or , indeed , of anything else