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Foreign.
Marseilles . —The objects of the Lodges here seem to be , to procure money for initiations . Neither working nor lectures are given ; newly made Brethren are consequently disgusted at the very threshold of the building . Comments upon such doings would be useless . Lyons . —Enquiries , from certain high and mighty quarters , have been made , respecting Fremasonry , similar to those at the time of the Restoration . The answers werethat the Lodges were well known to the
, government , and regularly constituted by the Grand Orient , to which all answers would be sent upon the questions they might think proper to ask . Whispers are , however , abroad , that the Grand Orient is endeavouring to lessen the number of Lodges in France . On the 30 th of April , 1843 , the Lyonese celebrated the fete of " the Order , " to commemorate the Union of the following Lodges : —The Perfect Silence ; the Sincere Friendship : the Candour ; the Union ancl
Confidence ; the Children of Hiram ; Square and Compasses ; and Constant Simplicity . The attendance of strangers was very great . Brother Virier presided , and addressed the company at considerable length .
GERMANY , * Brunswick . —The Lodge of"Charles , ' at the crowned columns , has had a medal struck , in honour of the W . M . Bro . Jacob , of Langerfeldt , who completed , on the 24 th of June , 1843 , the twentyfifth year of his occupying the Master ' s Chair . The 11 th and 12 th of February , 1844 , were appointed for celebrating the close of the one hundred years of the existence of the Charles Lodge , of the Crowned Columns , and the commencement of a new term . As this is the tenth event of the sort that has been
celebrated in Germany , it created a great sensation ; congratulatory letters were received from all quarters , many Lodges sent theirs by representatives , or by means of members of the Lodge , accompanied with presents . A medal to commemorate the event was distributed . The banquet , ivhich was attended by all the vocal strength of the opera , took place each day at five o ' clock , in the gardens of the Botanical Society . Coburg . —In consequence of not having a suitable meeting-place , the Lod of " TruthFriendshipand Right" in this cityhad
susge , , , , pended its meetings ; but , on the 24 th of August last , recommenced its sittings . The Master is Councillor Bro . Bergner , the same to whom the warrant was directed in 1816 . Goldap . —The " Royal York Lodge of Friendship , " of Berlin , has granted a warrant to establish a new Lodge here , on the 22 nd March , 1843 , to be named True to Union . Grandens . —The Lodge of Victoria , at the Three Crowned Steeples ,
distributed clothing and means for education to a number of orphans , at Christmas last . Many ladies were very active in the cause . Halle . —A large assembly , not fewer than four hundred , of the Brethren met here on the 14 th of December , to celebrate the centenary of the Lodge called the Three Swords . A grand procession was formed , and a number of foreign Lodges were therein represented by deputations from various parts . The Grand Officers from Prussia , Saxony , & c . were present . The Grand Lodge of Hamburgh congratulated by letter . A variety of presents , such as a silver charity box , silver com-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Foreign.
Marseilles . —The objects of the Lodges here seem to be , to procure money for initiations . Neither working nor lectures are given ; newly made Brethren are consequently disgusted at the very threshold of the building . Comments upon such doings would be useless . Lyons . —Enquiries , from certain high and mighty quarters , have been made , respecting Fremasonry , similar to those at the time of the Restoration . The answers werethat the Lodges were well known to the
, government , and regularly constituted by the Grand Orient , to which all answers would be sent upon the questions they might think proper to ask . Whispers are , however , abroad , that the Grand Orient is endeavouring to lessen the number of Lodges in France . On the 30 th of April , 1843 , the Lyonese celebrated the fete of " the Order , " to commemorate the Union of the following Lodges : —The Perfect Silence ; the Sincere Friendship : the Candour ; the Union ancl
Confidence ; the Children of Hiram ; Square and Compasses ; and Constant Simplicity . The attendance of strangers was very great . Brother Virier presided , and addressed the company at considerable length .
GERMANY , * Brunswick . —The Lodge of"Charles , ' at the crowned columns , has had a medal struck , in honour of the W . M . Bro . Jacob , of Langerfeldt , who completed , on the 24 th of June , 1843 , the twentyfifth year of his occupying the Master ' s Chair . The 11 th and 12 th of February , 1844 , were appointed for celebrating the close of the one hundred years of the existence of the Charles Lodge , of the Crowned Columns , and the commencement of a new term . As this is the tenth event of the sort that has been
celebrated in Germany , it created a great sensation ; congratulatory letters were received from all quarters , many Lodges sent theirs by representatives , or by means of members of the Lodge , accompanied with presents . A medal to commemorate the event was distributed . The banquet , ivhich was attended by all the vocal strength of the opera , took place each day at five o ' clock , in the gardens of the Botanical Society . Coburg . —In consequence of not having a suitable meeting-place , the Lod of " TruthFriendshipand Right" in this cityhad
susge , , , , pended its meetings ; but , on the 24 th of August last , recommenced its sittings . The Master is Councillor Bro . Bergner , the same to whom the warrant was directed in 1816 . Goldap . —The " Royal York Lodge of Friendship , " of Berlin , has granted a warrant to establish a new Lodge here , on the 22 nd March , 1843 , to be named True to Union . Grandens . —The Lodge of Victoria , at the Three Crowned Steeples ,
distributed clothing and means for education to a number of orphans , at Christmas last . Many ladies were very active in the cause . Halle . —A large assembly , not fewer than four hundred , of the Brethren met here on the 14 th of December , to celebrate the centenary of the Lodge called the Three Swords . A grand procession was formed , and a number of foreign Lodges were therein represented by deputations from various parts . The Grand Officers from Prussia , Saxony , & c . were present . The Grand Lodge of Hamburgh congratulated by letter . A variety of presents , such as a silver charity box , silver com-