Consecration Of A New Lodge In New Zealand.

not the privilege of having Grand Officers present , yet the honour of Freemasonry was duly upheld , and its glorious and Heaven-born princi p les made manifest .

Freemasonry In Western Australia.

FREEMASONRY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA .

The brethren of Freemantle lodge ( No . 1053 ) celebrated their anniversary by a banquet , on St . John ' s day , at Maloney ' s Hotel . The occasion was marked by the brethren with much heartiness . Previous to the banquet , the brethren assembled in their lodge room in William-street ,

for the purpose of installing the Worshipful Master elect and his colleagues in office , for the ensuing year . Bro . G . B . Humble presided , and opened the lodge in the regular form . The following officers and brethren were present : — Bros . E . F . Duffield , S . W . : L . Henderson ,

J . W . ; J . de M . Absolon , Treas . ; J . McCIeery , Sec ; W . Smith , S . D . ; W . Johnson , J . D . ; G . Forsyth , I . G . ; and D . Harrington , Tyler ; also , Bros . P . M . Stone , P . M . ; Congdon , P . M . ; G . Pearse , W . S . Pearse , Clifton , Quayle , J . A . Herbert , King , Littlejohn , Logue , Wood ,

Sutherland , Nash , Broomhall , Sherwood , Paisley , and Manning . Visiting brethren—Bros . W ; M . Pether , P . M . Summers , Dean , Dale , Salkild , McClatty , King , and Benson , of Lodge 485 , Perth . After the various business had been transacted

the brethren proceeded to the installation of John Frederick Stone as Worshipful Master , according to all the ancient and established rites of the Order . Bro . I . P . M . Humble performed the duties of Installing Master , assisted by Bro . P . M . Congdon , as Deputy , and P . M . ' s Bros . G . Pearse

and E . F . Duffield , Masters of Ceremonies ; the whole being conducted in a manner which won the admiration of the brethren . Having been duly installed into office , the Installing Master next invested the following brethren as officers

of the lodge for the ensuing year : —Bros . L . W . Clifton , S . W . ; J . de M . Absolon , J . W . ; R . M . Sutherland , Treas . ; W . R . P . Smith , Sec . ; R . N . Waldeck , S . D . ; J . D . Broomhall , J . D . ; B . C . Wood . I . G . ; and D . Harrington Tyler ( re-elected ) .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

DESIGNATION OF LODGES . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , Allow me to draw the attention of your readers to the above subject . While the country has lately been startled by the resignation of Lord Ripon , and his joining the Church of Rome ,

may we not very appropriately refer to the undesirability of designating lodges after distinguished living brethren . Several occasions have transpired within my short experience that indicate the folly of naming a lodge after a distinguished brother ,

during his lifetime ; and the occasion of the resignation of our late M . W . G . M ., is another very significant proof of the advisability of refraining from conferring such honour on a brother who is every day liable to fall . I am sure every member of the Craft will

deeply sympathise with those lodges that have been designated after our late G . M ., and I trust that their bitter experience will deter brethren in the future from falling into the same difficulty . With regard to the resignation of our late G . M ., I am sure it is a matter every Freemason will deeply regret ; but it is also a matter which

I am certain will ultimately redound to our advantage , for it will prove to the world that the holy and sublime principles of Freemasonry are not in harmony with the Church of Rome . I am , dear Sir and Brother , Y ' ours truly and fraternally , P . J . G . D . Devon .

A Grand Council of the Illustrious Knights K . H . 30 , will be held at the Masonic Hall , 33 , Golden-square , London , at 4 . 45 p . m ., on Wednesday , the 14 th day of October . The Provincial Grand Lodge of London and the Metropolitan Counties of the R . S . Y . C . S . will meet in Council , at 33 , Golden-square , on the 1 5 th day of October , at 3 . 45 p . m .

Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .

ROMAN EAGLE LODGE . In the Freemason for August 29 , Rev Bro . A . F . A . Woodford makes some inquiries in reference to the Roman Eagle Lodge , which I say in my Encyclopaedia received its warrant from the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1784 ( not

in 1874 as you have inadvertently printed it ) , He also inquires if the Bro . Brown who established that lodge " is the same as Dr . John Browne who published the ' Master Key ' & c . in 1786 . " I will reply to the second question fiist . The

two persons are entirely different—the author of the " Master Key " spelling his name " Browne , " and the founder of Roman Eagle Lodge spelling his "Brown" without the e . The Dr . John Brown whom I have designated as " celebrated and learned " was a distinguished physician , first

of Edinburgh and afterwards of London . He was the author of a work , entitled " Elementa Medicinae " and the founder of the " Brunonian School of Medicine , " which at one time had many distinguished disciples in the profession . The great Grecian Dr . Parr said of him , that he was " the first Latinist in Europe . "

As to the lodge , I will furnish my worthy Bro . Woodford with all the information I possess . My first authority is the following passage contained in "The New Freemason ' s Monitor ; or Masonic Guide etc ., by James Hardie , A . M ., " published at New York in 1818 . On pages 25 , 26 , is the following passage : —

" The late Dr . John Brown attempted to render the social institution of Masonry subservient , in a peculiar manner , to the cause of literature , by instituting a Latin Lodge at Edinburgh , entitled the Roman Eagle , which he carried on with eclat for some time . It continued to

flourish for several years after he went to London ; but the government of the Lodge having fallen into the hands of brethren not so well skilled in the Latin language , the Latin has been disused , and the advantages which might have arisen from it to students has been lost . "

There is internal evidence , I think , that Hardie was merely a compiler , but a search through my Masonic library has failed to supply me with the original source whence he derived his statement . In the life of Dr . Brown , contained in the " Biographical Memoirs of the most celebrated

Physicians , Surgeons , etc ., etc . By Thomas Joseph Pettigrew , F . R . S ., F . A . S ., F . L . S ., " 410 , London , 1839 , on P S 7 ° ^ the sketch devoted to Brown , is the following passage : — " Dr . Brown was greatly respected by many influential persons in Scotland ; but he did not

much cultivate their acquaintance . The late Lord Elcho hi g hly esteemed him for his learning and his genius . This nobleman was head of the Masonic fraternity in Scotland—an institution to which Brown was much attached ; and he established a lodge ( the Roman Eagle ) in which

the mystic ceremonies of the Craft were performed in the Latin language . " But the history of the Roman Eagle Lodge is worthy of a full investigation , and I cordially unite with my Bro . Woodford in the request that Bro . D . M . Lyon will devote some portion

of his talents and research to the subject . No one is so able as he to settle all doubtful questions connected with Scottish Masonry . ALBERT G . MACKBT , M . D . Washington City , U . S . A . September 14 , 1874 .

THE J EWISH TEMPLES . The Jews had three temples , the first , erected by Solomon , after standing for fully four centuries , was destroyed b y Nebuchadnezzar , B . C . 538 . In B . C . 535 , Zcrnbbabel laid the foundation of the second temple ; this latter not

satisfying the taste of Herod the Great , he , about B . C . 17 , began to rebuild or enlarge it . Herod ' s temple , which , as a Masonic edifice , was by far the most magnificent of the three , stood the shortest of any , being destroyed by the Romans

under Titus in A . D . 70 . Solomon ' s temple , no doubt , had its beauties , but unlike Herod ' s these were received from the hands of the carpenter and metal-worker , not from the mason . Its magnificence was derived from the brazen p illars

Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

at the porch , its brazen seats and altars , its cedar pillars overlaid with gold ; and taken altogether , in its richness and metallic splendour , the brassfounder , carpenter , and smith , having more to do with its adornments than the mason . This view of the subject may possibly be new to

many brethren , yet , if they consider it a little , they may perhaps be led to admit its justice . To the Mason was due the adornment of Herod ' s temple , its greatest glory was the Stoae Basilica , or Royal Porch , which was 600 feet long , and 164 feet wide . There stood within it 162

Corinthian columns , dividing it into three aisles , the centre one being no less than 100 feet high . There were double porticos surrounding the other three sides , but of less height and inferior in magnificence to the great Stoae Basilica . The area occupied by Herod ' s temple was several

times in excess of that occupied by its predecessor . Solomon ' s temple could not compare either in magnitude or in Masonic splendour with some of the majestic temples of Egypt , nor could Herod ' s equal in harmony and true artistic beauty some of the temples of classic Greece .

Yet , taken altogether , the latter , as a gorgeous specimen of Masonry , was probably unsurpassed by any religious edifice of the period . While to many minds the simple fact that the feet of Jesus trod its courts , lends a special interest to it which nothing else could give . As to the site of the

Jewish temples , there is much difference of opinion . Some consider that the " Mosque of Omar " occupies that site , but I incline to consider that idea wrong . This so-called " Mosque of Omar " is not really a Mosque at all , but instead , a beautiful old Christian church , and being in

fact the edifice erected by Constantme the Great over what was then considered to be the sepulchre of Jesus . How it got its present name I cannot exactly say , only either of the titles " Church of Constantine , " or " Church of the Holy Sepulchre , " are more agreeable to the facts of the case than " Mosque of Omar , " more

especially as the style of the architecture of the building tells us that it was erected about two hundred years before Mohammed was born . The real site of the Jewish Temple appears to lie to the south of the " Mosque of Omar , " and occupied the south-western portion of the Haram area at Jerusalem . PICTUS .

HIRAM . Bro . Hughan ' s note has anticipated Bro . Norton ' s , so we do not think it needful to print it , the more so as our space is precious just now .

We are authorised to state , that Bro . Woodford is at this moment engaged in inquiries at Cambridge University Library , and at the British Museum , endeavouring to verify Bro . Dr . Oliver ' s original statement . We hope in a week or two to report progress . —ED .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . JAMES HAMER . As briefly stated on the 26 th ult ., Bro . James Hamer , for eleven years connected with the province of West Lancashire , as Prov . G . Treasurer , died at his residence in Grove-street , Liverpool , on Friday evening , the 18 th ult ., and his remains were privatelv interred at the

Necropolis on Tuesday , the 22 nd . Although it was understood that the funeral was of a p u rely private character , many brethren attended to pay their last meed of respect to one whom all loved and admired , both on account of his excellent Masonic ability , and also because of the true

feeling of brotherhood he continually exhibited . The funeral service was read by the Rev . Mr . Dawson ; and the very solemn manner in which he performed his special duties was at once impressive and affecting to the very large gathering of brethren which crowded the little chapel . It may be stated that Bro . Hamer was

one of the earliest members of the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' Association , filling the chair of that institution in 1841 and 1842 , and also acting as auditor for a long period . The Association was represented by Mr . J . Atkinson ( trustee ) , Mr . W . T . May ( past chairman ) , Messrs . T . Fozzard , Coates , and P . Armstrong ( members of committee ) , and Captain T . Berry ,