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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

Among contributions held over owing to press of matter are : " The History of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls from its origin 17 S 8 to its Centenary 1888 . " CRAFT—Rothesay Lodge , No . 16 S 7 . ROYAL ARCH—Stanmore Chapter , No . 1549 .

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SATURDAY , OCTOBER 8 , 1887 .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

742 ] MALTA . In Bro . Gould ' s "History , " Vol . iii ., p . 323 , the author maintains that the Knights of Malta were not inimical io th r \ * P ractised ! t > and that the Grand Master of the Order only interfered under compulsion . He further states that a letter of an unchartered lodge there is reprinted in Rano's Histnrv of Frpcmpsnn ™ in the . T . trrJ

Jhis book , written by an opponent of the Craft , has recently come into my possession , and I now translate the M n "" 1 uestion from the original French . It is dated " » alta , 2 nd July , 17 SS , and addressed to the Lodge " zu « ri 1 symbolischen Bergen , " Innspruck . " - " , ' •... Hail . Hail . ( Saint . - )

very Worshipful and dear Brothers , nart * 1 " . ° tives worthy of your holy vocation , and more Cr ,,, r ? 5 rIy , 9 " * PPy visitof y ° ur most worshipful brother Emn r KoUowrat , now Chamberlain of H . M . The -nperor I of Austria ] having- induced us to resume , under UbJ "' •ictlon of , Supreme Lodge at London , our inform „ '![ riipfced \ l > 'ears a g ° > we have the honour t ( - »» orm you that our Worshipful Lodge has re-opened to-

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day under its old name St . John of Secrecy and Harmony , we hasten , very worshipful and dear Brothers , to forward you the roll ot our Worshipful Lodge , and assure you that of all the duties contracted on so agreeable an occasion , the one to which we attach most importance is that of meriting and cultivating your fraternal friendship . Lccal Considerations , which you know too well not to

recognise their impoitance , impose upon us a reserve and precautions infinitely scrupulous , we are therefore constrained to inform you that any brothers recommended to us by your Worshipful Lodge in a private shall be received and honoured to the utmost of our power , but that we have been obliged to impose upon ourselves an inviolable law not

to recognise simple certificates , Deign to command our serwices often , and to be convinced of our profound deference , & c . —We have the honour , & c . Signed . —Tommassi , Grand Cross of the Order of Malta , Worsh . Master .

Abel de Loras , Grand Cross , & c , Dep . Master . Count Litta , Kght ., S . W . —De Royer , Kt ., J . W . —Venitimiglia , Kt ., D . of C . This letter is of importance , because it informs us of the old name of the lodge , viz ., the same as the new ; of the exact date of resumption , 2 nd July , 1788 ; of the fact of the lodge being still liable at that date to possible

persecution ; and of the names of hve members of the lodge . It will . be seen that all five were members of the Order , and that two were even Grand Crosses . It also shows how long Ihe lodge had been suspended or dormant . On the other hand , it gives us no clue to the previous history of the lodge , which is a pity . Bro . Lane , in his Records , p . 156 , quotes from the Grand Lodge Register " Have assembled

as a lodge since 30 June , 1788 , " which does not agree by a few days with the letter , and there is no hint of a former existence . Such existence was evidently not under the Grand Lodge of England , and I should feel inclined to look for its former constitution ( if any ) under the Grand Lodge

of France , or perhaps under the " Loge Anglaise , No . 240 , " Bordeaux . Grand Lodge Register gives its place of meeting as "SaMaison , " his house . Whose ? Evidently the forwarder of the petition to Grand Lodge , or the W . M . ' s—a matter much too trivial for our early Grand Secretaries to be particular about . G . W . SPETH .

743 ] SALE OF MASONIC MEDALS . Bro . Hughan and other brethren interested in the matter will be glad to hear that the Masonic medals of the late Bro . C . Williams , of Birmingham , have fallen into good hands . We are indebted to the kind attentions of the Auctioneers , Messrs . Thomas and Bettridge , 28 , Waterloostreet , Birmingham , for the following particulars . The

Masonic medals , & c , ran from S 3 to 96 a on the fine catalogue of 450 lots , in all , of medallic and other curios . No . S 3 Rose Croix Jewel made nine shillings and sixpence ; 83 d , Old Stewards Medal (?) went for eight shillings , and 84 , Centenary Jewel Grand Chapter of Scotland , 1 S 36 , only obtained four shillings ; the same buyer securing the three next numbers for a trifle also , one being described as

' •Small medallet , Duke of Sussex , 1813 , hands joined within triangle , in box , " about which we should like much to have particulars . The " Nelsonic Medal" went for 19 shillings , but I believe is not Masonic , though often thought to be so . Bro . G . L . Shackles secured the Masonic Seal ( 90 ) for a few shillings , and also No . 93 , the gem of the

collection , of which only one other is known in England . The noted Scottish Medal , 1736-55- It only made 25 shillings ! No . 95 was knocked down to Bro . T . Francis for ten shillings , described as " Knight Templars' Medal , " and is doubtless a prize . The pierced Masonic Jewel , A . D ., 57 66 , changed hands for ten shillings and sixpence , which is of much more value than that sum would indicate . ENQUIRER . 744 ]

J 03 EPHUS AND THE OLD CHARGES . In Josephus , Antiq . Ch . VIII . it is written that during Abraham ' s two years' stay in Egypt " He also communicated to them Arithmetic , and delivered to them the science of Astronomy ; for before Abram came into Egypt , they were unacquainted with those parts of learning ; for

that science came from the Chaldeans into Egypt , and from thence to the Greeks also . " It is curious that the great majority of the " Old Constitutions " say the same thing , but the "Halliwell Poem" and a very few others ascribe the teaching to Euclid . Most of them , however , assert that Euclid was a scholar of Abraham , thus preserving the Abrahamite connection . G . W . SPETH .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

The General Committee of this Institution met at Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday last ; Bro . J . Joyce Murray in the chair . There were also present Bros . VV . Roebuck , J . L . Mather , Dr . Ramsay , F . Adlard , C . F . Hogard , Rev . Dr . Morris ( Head Master ) , W . Paas , H . Venn , H . Massey ,

Stephen Richardson , Philip Cleek , H . Webb , W . H . Bur . gess , A . E . Gladwell , A . Williams , W . A . Scurrah , Robert Berridge , H . Hacker , S . H . Parkhouse , Edgar Bowyer , R . J . Taylor , W . M . Stiles , Richard Eve , G . Treas , ; Geo . P . Gillard , G . Mickley , and F . Binckes ( Secretary ) . After the reading and confirmation of the minutes of the

August meeting , and the reading of the minutes of House Committees for information , which were very long and dealt with most important subjects , two candidates were placed on the list for the April , iSSS , election . A grant of £ 11 was made to one ex-pupil of the Institution , and the SECRETARY reported that he had received through the

Grand Secretary the cheque of the M . W . G . M . for £ 2107 as the Boys' School proportion of the receipts for admission to the Jubilee celebration at the Royal Albert Hall on the 13 th June . He also reported that he had paid this sum into the bank , placing £ 1650 to the credit of the Building Fund , and £ 457 to the credit of the Sustentation Fund .

The agenda paper for the Quarterly Court of Monday next was read , and it was decided to recommend that 12 boys instead of 11 should be elected into the School . The Secretary was directed to forward through the Grand Secretary a letter of thanks to the M . W . G . M . for the cheque for £ 2107 ; and a vote of thanks to the Chairman of the dav closed the proceedings .

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

Craft Jteonrg , ST . LUKE'S LODGK " ( NO . 144 ) . —The installation meeting of this old lodge , whose warrant is almost entirely undecipherable , was held on Monday evening , at Anderton's Hotel , under the presidency of Bro . Omer Dentry Ward , W . M . There were present on the occasion some 60 brethren , among whom were Past Masters P .

Coughlan , Thomas Markland , R . Barham , George D . Skeggs , and Robt . J . Taylor , and the following visitors Bros . J . Brandon , W . M . 890 ; A . Clark , S . W . 2191 ; W . Toombs , Stwd . 1445 ; Alfred Bannister , W . M . 1632 ; Samuel Barrow , 1425 ; J . S . Duperoy , 1275 ; W . H . Making , P . M . 127 S ; R . W . Edgley , S . W . 1444 ; W . Brindley , P . M . 1604 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 and 1928 ;

J . W . V . Chapman , P . M . 1922 ; T . B . Dodson , P . M . S 60 ; Shirley Fussell , 1679 ; Jas . H . Hawkins , P . M . 65 and 40 ; Geo . Lightfoot , 1901 ; J . H . Mathews , 194 ; H . C . Vickers , S . W . 1632 ; A . W . Richards , 1670 ; G . F . Swan , P . M . 1321 ; Geo . White , J . D . 1772 ; R . Hooper , 416 ; F . O . Green , W . M . 16 S 7 ; Oscar Berry , 569 ; and G . T . Carter , P . M . 3 S 2 .

Bro . P . Coughlan , P . M ., raised Bro . Charles James Hayward , and initiated Mr . Fredeiick James Street , and afterwards installed Bro . William James Forscutt , S . W . and VV . M . elect , as W . M . for the year ensuing . The following brethren were invested as his officers Bros . H . Mann , jun ., S . W . ; J . L . Hume , J . W . ; J . G . Unite , Treas . ; E . Witts , Sec ; J . Maples , D . C . ; R . J .

Taylor , W . S . ; H . Barham , S . D . ; W . B . Wilson , J . D . ; VV . H . Tucker , I . G . ; B . Bridgman , A . D . C ; G . G . Picking , A . W . S . ; G . Vogt , Org . ; and Thos . Bowler , Tyler . The work of the Installing Master was admirably peiformed , and elicited the general approval of the brethren . The VV . M . also invested his officers , and delivered the addresses to each of them with splendid fluency . The J . D . afterwards proposed , and the Secretary seconded , a

resolution that the lodge should confer a P . M . collar and jewel on Bro . Coughlan for his excellent services to the lodge , and the motion was carried unanimously and with cheers . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , and the usual toasts were afterwards proposed and honoured . The l . P . M . in proposing the the toast of " The W . M . "

said as an Englishman and a patriot he acknowledged that " The Queen " was the first toast , but next to that after the M . W . G . M ., the toast of the W . M . was the highest . He was not going to make any speech about the qualities of the VV . M . ; the brethren have known him for some time , and they vyere sure he would carry out the duties annexed to his office in such a way as would reflect credit

on himself , and give full satisfaction to the lodge , and he wished him a very successful year of office . The Worshipful Master , in reply , said he had to thank the brethren for the very kind and cordial manner in which they had drunk his health . It was a very pleasing and proud position which he was now in occupation of . He was a young Mason , having been initiated in that lodge

only five years ago , and on the nigh t of his initiation it was his utmost thought to do all he could to attain the position of W . M ., very little dreaming that he would obtain his wish in so short a time . As he was not much of a speaker he should only say it afforded him great pleasure in occupying the very proud and honourable position . Bro . Street , in reply to the toast of " The initiate " which

was proposed by the W . M ., said he thanked the brethren for the very kind manner in which they had received the toast which had been coupled with his name . He thanked them also for the honour they had done him by having him initiated , and for the confidence they had reposed in him in accepting him as a member of that ancient lodge . If he attempted to make a speech he knew he should utterly

fail . It was totally unnecessary for him to call to their minds the solemn yet beautiful ceremony which had taken place , and in which he thought he had been one of the chief actors . He could assure them that his whole aim and endeavour would be to advance in Masonry , to become in time a good and consistent Mason . He thanked them more than words would allow him to express for receiving

him that night as they had done . He had said just now that he wished to advance in Masonry . Well , so much so that he hoped at some not far distant date , if it was not presumptuous in saying so , to occupy the proud position that the W . M . was filling then . His whole study and aim would be to arrive at that position , and with these words he begged to thank them for the very kind manner in which

they had received him as an initiate in the St . Luke ' s Lodge that evening . Bro . A . Bannister , W . M . 1632 , in replying on behalf of the visitors to the toast of "The Visitors , " said he had witnessed the magnificent performance of the ceremonies of raising and initiation that evening , and he was now very pleased to hear the initiate say he had the ambition to rise

to the proud position of VV . M . He ( Bro . Bannister ) hoped he would . Ten years ago , he ( Bro . Bannister ) was an initiate , and he was fired with the same ambition , and he was now W . M . of his lodge . That should be the object pf every Mason . It was not , however , easily attained , but was only done by hard work . He would remind the brethren that unless the cerenjonies were well done they were

not at all impressive . Bro . Brindley , P . M . 1604 , also replied , and supported the observations of Bro . Bannister as to the excellence of the work of Past Master Coughlan . If the brethren folr lowed the example of such a distinguished brother they would keep straight . He also was much delighted with the way in which Bro , Coughlan performed the ceremony of installation .

Bro . Ward , I . P . M ., replied to the toast of "Thel . P . M ., " which was accompanied by the gift of a P . M . ' s jewel . He regretted he had not had more initiates during his year , but he assured the brethren that he had simply done his best .

Bro . Coughlan , P . M ., for "The P . M . 's , " said he hoped the lodge would be as successful in the future as it had been in the past . Bro . Unite , P . M ., Treas ., responding for himself to the toast of " Treasurer and Secretary , " said the funds of the