Skip to main content
Museum of Freemasonry

Masonic Periodicals Online

  • Explore
  • Advanced Search
  • Home
  • Explore
  • The Freemasons' Magazine
  • Aug. 1, 1795
  • Page 69
  • MASONIC INTELLIGENCE.
Current:

The Freemasons' Magazine, Aug. 1, 1795: Page 69

  • Back to The Freemasons' Magazine, Aug. 1, 1795
  • Print image
  • Articles/Ads
    Article MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Page 1 of 1
    Article MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Page 1 of 5 →
Page 69

Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Masonic Intelligence.

MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . Q UARTERLY COMMUNICATION . Edinburgh ' , August 3 , A . L . 5795 . THOMAS Hay , Esq . S . G . M . in the chair . The minutes of the preceding Quarterly Communication were read , and unanimously approved of . Charters of constitution and erection were ordered for two new Lodges , one

at Forres , and the other in the second battalion of Argyleshire Fencibles . . After some business , which we should not be justified in explaining , had been transacted , and several pounds ordered to be given in charity , the Lodge wasclosed with the usual ceremonies . P . S . The Quarterly Communications of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , are regularly held on the first Mondays of the months of February , May , August , and November . The Grand Lodge also meets annually on St . Andrew ' s Day , November 30 , for the purpose of electing office-bearers for the ensuing year . See Vol . III . p . 174 and 435 . ¦ J ^ R .

Monthly Chronicle.

MONTHLY CHRONICLE .

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . CONSTANTINOPLE , July 10 . A TERRIBLE fire broke out here on Tuesday evening , and lasted till eight o ' clock on Wednesday morning , having reduced to ashes about 1000 houses and shops , and 200 warehouses , of which 150 were full of wood for building-. The rest contained almost all the black fruit and figs that remained in first hands

here , about two millions of dollars worth of oil and butter , and an immense quantity of tobacco , cavear , tallow , rice , and corn . The whole damage being estimated at five millions of dollars . The fire was stopped at the grand customhouse , the tobacco custom-house having been reduced to ashes . Fortunately the fire did not enter the Carshoe , although it burnt several shops on the outside of it . Before the fire happened it was said government intended to build a fine dock for shipping here , on the plan of the one at Toulon—but it has not since been talked of . The sufferers by the fire vented their grief in loud imprecations against the Grand Signior , who is greatly disliked on account of the monopoly of corn and other provisions , and his slighting the janissaries .

VIENNA , July 12 . On Friday the 10 th inst . the Emperor ' and his fourth brother amused themselves at the Imperialpalace . at Luxembourg !] , near Vienna , with preparing fireivorks , assisted by a page and an Hungarian chasseur . The Emperor had been sometime superintending this business , when finding the room warm , he walked out for the benefit of the air . About twenty minutes after some of the gunpowder caught fireand Prince Alexander had both his eyes blown out . He

, languished till seven o ' clock the next morning , when he died . The page and chasseur were killed on the spot . Extract of a private Letter from Quiberon , dated July 18 . In the night between the 15 th and 16 th inst . we attacked , 5000 men stroirg , the enemy ' s intrenched camp near St , Barbe , placed on an . eminence about s _

“The Freemasons' Magazine: 1795-08-01, Page 69” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 1 June 2025, django:8000/periodicals/fmm/issues/fmm_01081795/page/69/.
  • List
  • Grid
Title Category Page
Untitled Article 1
LONDON: Article 1
TO OUR READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 2
Untitled Article 3
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY . Article 4
ON THE PRESENT STATE OF FREEMASONRY. Article 7
HISTORY OF MASONRY. Article 10
CHARACTER OF BERNARD GILPIN, Article 14
THE KHALIF AND HIS VISIER, AN ORIENTAL APOLOGUE. Article 18
ANECDOTES OF HENRI DUC DE MONTMORENCI. Article 20
EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCES OF GRATITUDE. Article 24
EXTRACTS FROM A CURIOUS MANUSCRIPT, CONTAINING DIRECTIONS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD OF HENRY VIII. Article 25
BON MOT. Article 27
THE STAGE. Article 28
CHARACTER OF LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH. Article 29
A THIEF RESCUED BY AN ELEPHANT. AN AUTHENTIC ANECDOTE. Article 31
ANECDOTES OF THE LIFE OF THEODORE, KING OF CORSICA*. Article 32
ORIGIN OF ST. JAMES'S PALACE. Article 33
THE UNION OF LOVE TO GOD AND LOVE TO MAN, A SERMON, Preached in St. Andrew's Church, New Town, Edinburgh, Article 34
ACCOUNT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY NATURAL GENIUS, Article 42
PHYSIOGNOMICAL SKETCHES. Article 47
CURIOUS METHOD OF PROTECTING CORN. Article 50
ON COMPASSION. Article 50
ON MODESTY, AS A MASCULINE VIRTUE. Article 53
SOME ACCOUNT OF BOTANY BAY, Article 55
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE . Article 56
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 58
ON POVERTY. Article 60
DISSERTATIONS ON THE POLITE ARTS. Article 61
POETRY. Article 64
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, A SKETCH. Article 67
TO INDUSTRY. Article 67
WRITTEN IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER, Article 68
PORTRAIT OF AN HYPOCRITE. Article 68
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 69
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 69
Page 1

Page 1

2 Articles
Page 2

Page 2

2 Articles
Page 3

Page 3

1 Article
Page 4

Page 4

1 Article
Page 5

Page 5

1 Article
Page 6

Page 6

1 Article
Page 7

Page 7

2 Articles
Page 8

Page 8

1 Article
Page 9

Page 9

1 Article
Page 10

Page 10

1 Article
Page 11

Page 11

1 Article
Page 12

Page 12

1 Article
Page 13

Page 13

1 Article
Page 14

Page 14

1 Article
Page 15

Page 15

1 Article
Page 16

Page 16

1 Article
Page 17

Page 17

1 Article
Page 18

Page 18

2 Articles
Page 19

Page 19

1 Article
Page 20

Page 20

2 Articles
Page 21

Page 21

1 Article
Page 22

Page 22

1 Article
Page 23

Page 23

1 Article
Page 24

Page 24

1 Article
Page 25

Page 25

2 Articles
Page 26

Page 26

1 Article
Page 27

Page 27

2 Articles
Page 28

Page 28

1 Article
Page 29

Page 29

2 Articles
Page 30

Page 30

1 Article
Page 31

Page 31

2 Articles
Page 32

Page 32

2 Articles
Page 33

Page 33

2 Articles
Page 34

Page 34

1 Article
Page 35

Page 35

1 Article
Page 36

Page 36

1 Article
Page 37

Page 37

1 Article
Page 38

Page 38

1 Article
Page 39

Page 39

1 Article
Page 40

Page 40

1 Article
Page 41

Page 41

1 Article
Page 42

Page 42

2 Articles
Page 43

Page 43

1 Article
Page 44

Page 44

1 Article
Page 45

Page 45

1 Article
Page 46

Page 46

1 Article
Page 47

Page 47

2 Articles
Page 48

Page 48

1 Article
Page 49

Page 49

1 Article
Page 50

Page 50

3 Articles
Page 51

Page 51

1 Article
Page 52

Page 52

1 Article
Page 53

Page 53

2 Articles
Page 54

Page 54

1 Article
Page 55

Page 55

1 Article
Page 56

Page 56

2 Articles
Page 57

Page 57

1 Article
Page 58

Page 58

1 Article
Page 59

Page 59

1 Article
Page 60

Page 60

2 Articles
Page 61

Page 61

1 Article
Page 62

Page 62

1 Article
Page 63

Page 63

1 Article
Page 64

Page 64

1 Article
Page 65

Page 65

1 Article
Page 66

Page 66

1 Article
Page 67

Page 67

2 Articles
Page 68

Page 68

3 Articles
Page 69

Page 69

2 Articles
Page 70

Page 70

1 Article
Page 71

Page 71

1 Article
Page 72

Page 72

1 Article
Page 73

Page 73

1 Article
Page 69

Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Masonic Intelligence.

MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . Q UARTERLY COMMUNICATION . Edinburgh ' , August 3 , A . L . 5795 . THOMAS Hay , Esq . S . G . M . in the chair . The minutes of the preceding Quarterly Communication were read , and unanimously approved of . Charters of constitution and erection were ordered for two new Lodges , one

at Forres , and the other in the second battalion of Argyleshire Fencibles . . After some business , which we should not be justified in explaining , had been transacted , and several pounds ordered to be given in charity , the Lodge wasclosed with the usual ceremonies . P . S . The Quarterly Communications of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , are regularly held on the first Mondays of the months of February , May , August , and November . The Grand Lodge also meets annually on St . Andrew ' s Day , November 30 , for the purpose of electing office-bearers for the ensuing year . See Vol . III . p . 174 and 435 . ¦ J ^ R .

Monthly Chronicle.

MONTHLY CHRONICLE .

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . CONSTANTINOPLE , July 10 . A TERRIBLE fire broke out here on Tuesday evening , and lasted till eight o ' clock on Wednesday morning , having reduced to ashes about 1000 houses and shops , and 200 warehouses , of which 150 were full of wood for building-. The rest contained almost all the black fruit and figs that remained in first hands

here , about two millions of dollars worth of oil and butter , and an immense quantity of tobacco , cavear , tallow , rice , and corn . The whole damage being estimated at five millions of dollars . The fire was stopped at the grand customhouse , the tobacco custom-house having been reduced to ashes . Fortunately the fire did not enter the Carshoe , although it burnt several shops on the outside of it . Before the fire happened it was said government intended to build a fine dock for shipping here , on the plan of the one at Toulon—but it has not since been talked of . The sufferers by the fire vented their grief in loud imprecations against the Grand Signior , who is greatly disliked on account of the monopoly of corn and other provisions , and his slighting the janissaries .

VIENNA , July 12 . On Friday the 10 th inst . the Emperor ' and his fourth brother amused themselves at the Imperialpalace . at Luxembourg !] , near Vienna , with preparing fireivorks , assisted by a page and an Hungarian chasseur . The Emperor had been sometime superintending this business , when finding the room warm , he walked out for the benefit of the air . About twenty minutes after some of the gunpowder caught fireand Prince Alexander had both his eyes blown out . He

, languished till seven o ' clock the next morning , when he died . The page and chasseur were killed on the spot . Extract of a private Letter from Quiberon , dated July 18 . In the night between the 15 th and 16 th inst . we attacked , 5000 men stroirg , the enemy ' s intrenched camp near St , Barbe , placed on an . eminence about s _

  • Prev page
  • 1
  • 68
  • You're on page69
  • 70
  • 73
  • Next page
  • Accredited Museum Designated Outstanding Collection
  • LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1058497 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2025

  • Accessibility statement

  • Designed, developed, and maintained by King's Digital Lab

We use cookies to track usage and preferences.

Privacy & cookie policy