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several lodges which never joined the Grand Lodge at all , while others did so and retired , though of the latter some renewed their allegiance . For example , the Haughfoot Lodge ( 1702 ) never resigned its independence ; Glasgow St . John ( 1628 ) only did so in 18 so ; and the Lodge of Melrose ( 1598 ) until so late a date as

1891 refused to recognise any superior authority to its own . The "Company of Atcheson Haven " ( 1601-2 ) retired from the Grand Lodge in 1737 , and only returned to the Told in 1814 . The "Ancient Lodge , Dundee" ( 1628 ) , appears not to have definitely joined the new organisation until 1 745 , while other

lodges accepted charters of constitution in the following order : Dumfries Kilwinning ( 1687 ) , 1750 ; St . John ' s , Kelso ( 1701 ) , 1 754 ; St . Ninian ' s , Brechin ( 1714 ) , 3 756 ; the . Lodge of Dunblane ( 1696 ) 17 60 ; and St . John , Jedburgh ( 1730 ) , in 17 6 7 .

, The Lodge of Scoon and Perth ( 1658 ) , which received a charter of confirmation in 1742 , was , in 1807 , " upon a memorial to that effect , re-admitted into the bosom of the Grand Lodge , from which for some years past she had been estranged . "

There were other old lodges which seceded ( for longer or shorter periods ) from the Grand Lodge , notabl y "Mother Kilwinning , " and the Lodge of Edinburgh , and their cases

present many points of similarity with that of the premier English lodge , upon whose status , when disjoined from the Grand Lodge of South Britain , I have commented at some lenp-th in the present article .

The following table is derived from " The Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge of Scotland" ( edit . 18 9 G ) , and the onl y additions by myself are the description of Sanquar Kilwinning , No . 194—which , being dormant , was off the roll in

1896—and the asterisk that is prefixed to the name of every existing lodge which was cither present or represented at the inauguration of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , on St . Andrew ' s Day , November 30 th , 173 6 .

* g zg WHEN INSTITUTED 5 2 8 2 NAMES OF LODGES . OK £ 3 " § DATEOl-ClIARTflR , o £ & £

? o ^ MotherKilwinning Before 159 s j 1 * 'fhe Lodge of Edinburgh ( Mary's Before 1508 Chapel ) i » Melrose St . John Before 159 S 39 i * Aberdeen Before 1 G 70 4 2 * Canongate Kilwinning , Edinburgh Dec . 20 , 1 G 77 6 3 Scoon and Perth Before 165 s 3 WS The Lodge of Glasgow , St . John Before 1628 7 4 ^ Glasgow Kilwinning April 1 , 1735 8 5 * Canongate and Leith , Leith and

Canongate Hiss 9 6 » Old Kilwinning St . John , Inverness 1678 10 7 ' -Hamilton Kilwinning 1 ( 195 11 8 - ^ Journeyman , Edinburgh 1709 12 9 Dui . blane St . John 1 709 13 10 -Dalkeith Kilwinning 1724 14 11 Maybole 1726 1 5 12 "Grt . ei . ock Kilwinning 1728 16 13 Torphicen Kilwinning , Bathgate 172 S

17 14 St . John , Uunkeld 1 737 18 15 * Montrose Kilwinning 1745 lij 16 * St . John , Falkirk 173 6 17 * Ancient Brazen , Linlithgow 1737 20 18 St . John Kilwinning , Dumbarton 1726 21 1 9 * Coupar-of-Fife , Cupar 173 ( 0 22 20 » St . John , Lesmahagow 1736 27 21 * 01 d St . lohn , Lanark 173 6

24 22 St . John Kilwinning , Kilmarnock 1734 25 23 * Dunse 17 . 06 26 24 * Peebles , Kilwinning 173 6 27 25 St . Andrew , St . Andrew ' s 173 ( 1 28 26 » St . John , Dunfermline 173 G 29 27 » Gla ^ ow St . Mungo 1736 30 28 » St . John Kilwinnirg , Kirkintillock 1733

32 30 Arxient , b tiling 170 J 34 31 St . Mary Coliness , Wishaw 173 d 35 32 * St . Jchn , Selkiik 1736 35 St . John , Falkland Oct . 12 , 1737 52 47 'Operative , Dundee Feb . f > , 1745 < 54 49 At . cient , Dundee May 2 , 174 , 5

( 00 32 St . Andrew , Banff 1749 61 53 Dumfries Kilwinning Feb . 7 , 1 750 6 S 57 St . John Kilwinning , Haddington lltfore K ' uo 69 5 8 Kelso F < -b . 6 , 1734 79 C 6 St . Ninian , Brechin Nov . 13 , 175 6 86 72 » Kirkcaldie May 15 , 1758 130 104 St . | ohn , Jedburgh 17 ( 17 118 118 * St . Bride , Douglas May 2 , 1709 222 167 * Biggar FVee-Operative Nov . (> , 17 X 6 195 194 * Sant ] uttr Kilwinning 1777 2 S 3 215 St . Andrew , StrJthavtn Dec . 4 , I 8 J <>

The preliminaries relating to the formation of Ihe Grand Lodge of Scotland were arranged b y the delegates of Four Lodges—Mary ' s Chapel , Canongate Kilwinning , Kilwinnin g

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Scots Arms , and Leith Kilwinning ( the two latter of which were constituted in 173 6 and are now defunct ) , on the 15 th of October , 173 6 , and a form of circular was agreed upon to be sent to all the Scottish lodges , inviting their attendance either in person or b y proxy for the purpose of electing a Grand Master .

The election took place in Mary ' s Chapel on Tuesday , November 30 th , 173 6 , and 33 of the 100 or more lodges that had been invited , were found to be represented . To the names of the survivors of the " Thirty-three "—28 in number—an asterisk has been prefixed in the " Roll " o-iven

above . Ihe remaining five , which , in Scottish p hrase , have been " cut off , " were Kilwinning Scots Arms , Kilwinning Leith Athcheson ' s-Haven , Strathaven , and Maryburgh . But the

task of identif ying either the living or the defunct lod ges which were present or represented on November 30 th , 1736 , is environed with many difficulties . Some o ( these may be briefl y related .

For example , the younger Laurie in his well-known work ( p . 374 ) has the following note : "The Lod ges Hamilton and Strathaven Kilwinning [ orig . Nos . 164 and 18 7 ] , both now extinct , were among those represented in 1736 . " The present Hamilton Lodge , No . 7 , has been long on the

roll , but onl y one lodge of that name was present at the formation of the Grand Lodge . Laurie says it was Ori g . No . 16 4 . Both "Hamilton Lodges" have "Kilwinning" added to their names , Which of them is it thai should be numbered amonothe Thirty-three ? As will have been seen , however , the

inclination of my own opinion is in favour of present No . 7 bein " entitled to the distinction . Then , again , Strathaven Kilwinning , orig . No . 1 S 7 , was struck off the roll in 1 S 43 , but there is a living St . Andrew , Strathaven , No . 215 , having a constitution ( which may have been a charter of confirmation ) dated December 4 th , 1806 .

The lodge at Maryburgh I have been unable to trace . It is not mentioned in the Constitutions of 1836 , 1848 , and 18 52 , or b y Lawrie in 1804 ; but is shown among the founders of the Grand Lodge b y Laurie in 1 S 59 , and David Murray Lyon ( Ifist . L . of Edinburgh ) in 18 73 . ( To be continued . )

United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

The following is the business to be transacted on Wednesday next , the ( 5 th inst .: I . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 7 th March for confirmation . 3 . The minutes of the Grand Festival of the 25 th April for confirmation .

3 . Communication from the Most Worshipful the Grand Master , in response to the Address of Grand Lodge , conveying the expression of their congratulations to his Royal Highness on his merciful preservation upon the recent attempt on his life . 4 . Appointment and investiture of President of the Board of General Purposes . 5 . Election of Members of the Board of General Purposes . 6 . Election of Grand Lodge Auditor .

7 . Election of Members for the Committee of Management of the " Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons . "

8 . Report of the Baard of Benevolence for the months ending March , April , and May , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: A brother of the llarlesden Lodge , No . 209 S , London ... £ 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Royal Naval College Lodge , No . 1593 , London ... ... ... 50 o o

A brother of the Amity Lodge , No . 137 , Poole ... 200 o o The widow of a brother of the Sincerity Lodge , No . 42 ? , Northwich ... ... ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the St . David ' s Lodge , No . 3 ( 0 ( 0 , Milford ... ... ... ... 50 o 0 A brother of the Biackheath Lodge , No . 1320 , London ... 75 0 o A brother of the Koyal York Lodge of Pcrssverance ,

No . 7 , London ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Papyrus Lodge , No . 25 ( 02 , London ... 75 o o The widow of a brother of the Westminster and Keystone Lodge , No . 10 , London ... ... ... 150 0 o The widow of a brother of the Earl of Clarendon Lodge , No . 111 S 4 , Watford ... ... ... 50 q o 9 . RETORT OF THE BOARD OV GENERAL PURPOSES .

To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England .

1 lie Board begs to report that it has been under the necessity of summoning two lodges to answer charges of permitting toasts of a Masonic character to be proposed and responded to in the presencs and hearing of ladies and other non-Masons at Masonic banuutts held after lodge meetings .

I he Board deemed it its duty seriously to admonish the several lodges for the irregularity they had committed , and it desires to point out that at recreation banquets , when lodges entertain ladies and others who are not Masons , it is most improper and irregular to introduce anything whatever of a Masonic character into the speeches or proceedings .

In acknowledging the following presentations , the Board takes the opportunity to report that the capacious and handsome room for the reception of the Library and Curiosities belonging to Grand Lodge , is now completed , and the Board wil