The Four Old Lodges.

THE FOUR OLD LODGES .

BRO . R . F . GOULD . ( Continued from page 118 . ) LIST No . 9 .

LIST OT LODGES 1739 * ( PINE ) . CONSTITUTED , 1 Kings' Arms St . Paul ' s Church Yard 1 2 2 3 Horn Westminster 3 4 Shakespear's Head Marlborough Street 17 th Jan . 1722 4

5 Crown Behind the Royal Exchange 11 th July 1721 5 6 Braund ' s Head New Bond Street 19 th Jan . 1722 6 7 Bummer Queen Street , Cheapsido 28 th Jan . 1722 7 8 King ' s Arms Temple Bar 25 th April 1722 8 9 Red Cross Barr Barbican May 1722 9

10 King ' s Arms New Bond Street 25 th Nov . 1722 10 11 Queen's Head Knave ' s Acre 27 th Fob . 172-=- 11 12 Castlo Drury Lane No date 12 13 Bury's Coffee House Bridges Street 28 th Mar . 1723

LIST OF LODGES 1740 * ( PINE ) . CONSTITUTED . King ' s Arms St . Paul ' s Church Yard Horn Westminster Crown Behind the Royal Exchange 11 th July 1721 Shakespear ' s Head Marlborough St . 17 th Jan . 1721

Braund ' s Head New Bond Street 19 th Jan . 1721 Rummer Queen ' s St . Cheapside 28 th Jan . 1721 King ' s Arms Temple Bar 25 th April 1722 Red Cross Barr Barbican May 1722

King ' s Arms Now Bond Street 25 th Nov . 1722 George and Dragon Portland St . Oxford Market 27 th Feb . 1722 Crown Now Crane , Wappiug 1722 Bury ' s Coffco House Bridges St . 28 th Mar . 1723

It will be seen that the No . 5 ( Crown ) of 1739 becomes No . 3 in tho list of the following year , also that the dates of Constitution of Nos . 4 , 6 , 7 , 11 , and 12 on the 1739 list , sustain a remarkable variation in tho list for 1740 :

thus—(!) No . 4 ( 1739 ) has its Seniority altered from 17 th Jan . 1722 to 17 fch Jau , 1721 . ( 2 ) No . 6 „ „ „ „ „ 19 th Jan . 1722 to 19 th Jau . 1721 . ( 2 ) No . 7 „ „ „ „ „ 28 th Jan . 1722 to 28 th Jau . 1721 . ( 2 ) No . 11 „ „ „ „ „ 27 th Feb . 1723 to 27 th . Fob . 1722 . ( a ) No . 12 „ „ „ „ „ March 172 J to 1722 .

f ) No date is assigned this Lodge in Pine's List of 1729 . Iu the Engraved Lists for 1734 , 1736 , and 1738 , it appears as in 1739 ; but in the Book of Constitutions for 1738 ( See § 6 ) it is placed at 17 th Jan . 172-2 , therefore the alteration in 1740 is almost certainly correct .

( 2 ) The dates given to these Lodges in tho Engraved Lists for 1729 , 1734 , 1736 , aod 1738 agree with those given in the List for 1739 ; also , and this is of chief importance , with the dates assigned by Dr . Anderson in the Constitutions for 1738 ; consequently , the altera .

tions mado in 1740 , and which appear in the Calendar of current dale ( 1878 ) is probably incorrect . ( ) This Lodgo appears , without date , in the Engraved Lists for 173-1 ., 173 G , 1738 , and 1739 ; but is placed at March 1723 , both in

Pine's List 1729 , and in the Constitutions 1738 . Therefore , the alteration in 1740 ( continued nntil this day ) is probably incorrect . NOTE . —Ono of tho periodical closing up of numbers occurred iu 1740 .

LIST No . 10 .

LIST OF LODGES 1755 * ( COLE ) . Constituted 1 King ' s Arms 2 Horn Westminster 3 Out 4 Geonro and Dragon Grafton-st ., St . Ann ' s 17 th Jan . 1721

5 Brauud ' s Head New Bnnd-street 19 th Jan . 1721 G Castle Tower-st ., Seven Dials 28 th Jan . 1721 7 Out 8 Crown Leadenhall-street May 1722

9 King ' s Arms New Bond-street 25 th Nov . 1722 10 Fish and Bell Charles-st ., Soho-sq . 27 th Feb . 1722 11 Dundee Arms Wapping New Stairs 1722 12 Grapes Chatham 28 th March 1723

LIST OF LODGES 1756 * ( COLE ) . Constituted 1 King ' s Arms St . Paul ' s Churchyard 2 Horn Westminster 3 George and Dragon Grafton-sfc ., St . Ann ' s 17 th Jan . 1721 4 Braund ' s Head New Bond-street 19 th Jan . 1721 .

5 Castlo Tower-st ., Seven Dials 28 th Jan . 1721 6 Fish aud Bell Charles-st ., Soho-sq . 27 th Feb . 1722 7 King ' s Arms Now Bond-street 25 th Nov . 1722

8 Crown Leadenhall-street May 1722 9 Dundee Arms Wapping New Stairs 1722 10 Grapes Chatham 28 th March 1723

The lapse of No . 3 on the 1740 list ( Crown , constita . Uth July 1721 ) , together with the change of year , from 1722 to 1721 , in the cases of Nos . G and 7 ( 1739 ) and from

172 f to 1722 in the case of No . 11 ( 1739 ) , has doubtless led to No . 11 ( 1739 ) being placed , at the general closing up of numbers in 1756 , in what was apparently its true

position , under the Regulation of 27 th December 1727 ( see p 405 , note 4 ) ; it does not , however , account for No . 10 ( 1739 ) being placed above No . 9 ( 1739 ) ; but it is

I possible that No . 9 ( 1739 ) having also becomo No . 9 at the general re-numbering of 1740 , may have elected to remain at its then existing number , instead of accepting- a hisrher

precedency , Avhen the vacancies above it Avere closed up in 1756 ?

The fact of No . 5 ( 1739 ) being allowed to jump over No . 4 ( 1739 ) at the re-arrangement of numbers in 1740 , may have afforded a precedent ? ( ' *)

Province Of Hampshire And The Isle Of Wight.

PROVINCE OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT .

TESTIMONIAL TO THE PROV . GRAND TREASURER .

THE annual Provincial Grand Lodge for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , was held at Southampton on the 15 th inst . Tho proceedings commenced at the Philharmonic Hall , shortly after 2 . 30 p . m ., Avhen the Lodge was opened by the Prov . Grand Master Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., supported by Bros . W . Hickman D . P . G . M ., Frost P . G . Treas ., Rev . W . Scott P . G . Chaplain , J . E . Le Fenvre P . G . Secretary ,

Wyatt P . P . G . W ., Booth P . P . G . W ., Hare P . P . G . R ., Fnrber P . P . G . W ., and several other Past and Present Prov . Officers ; Bros . H , M . Emanuel , and G . S . Lancaster officiating respectively as S . and J . G . Wardens , in the absence of tho brethren occupying those positions this year . The gathering was one of the largest for some years , upwards of 200 members being present , Southampton was , as a matter of

Province Of Hampshire And The Isle Of Wight.

course , largely represented , the Mayor ( Bro . A . L . MacCalmont ) , and Bro . F . II . MacCalmont being among those who attended . The ordinary routine business of the Provinco having been transacted , the Prov . G . Treasurer's accounts wero received and passed . The statement submitted b y the auditors showed a balance in hand of £ 256 9 s Id , and the stim of £ 500 invested . On the motion of Bro .

Have ( Southampton ) , seconded by Bro . Booth ( Southampton ) , Bro . M . E . Frost was unanimously re-elected P . G . Treas . for tho ensuing year . Among other matters which engaged the attention of the Provincial Grand Lodgo was the consideration of cases brought forward by the Board of Benevolence of the Province . Several annual votes were

made as usnal , and a sum of £ 50 was voted to the widow of a deceased member ( the late Dr . Diver ) , she being entirely incapacitated , owing to a severe railway accident , since her husband ' s death , and having four young children dependent upon her . The Provincial Grand Master then appointed his Officers for tho ensuing year as MIOAVS : —Bros . W . Hickman 130 Southampton D . P . G . M .,