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Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries .
Multum in Parbo ; or Masonic notes and Queries .
MASONIC S ONG . ihe information of your correspondent H ., I append Vf , nn to which he referred in your issue of the 20 th th 11 is to be found in " Ballads and Songs of the i ,, St ' iv of En "land , " published by Charles Griffin & Co ., SSSCS- n-l ^ ourt London
" THE MASONIC HYMN . r » This is a very ancient production , though given from i ,. ni copy ; it has always been popular amongst the 1 ' brethren of the mystic tie . ' The late Henry O'Brien , l' ° ? , nuotes the seventh verse in his essay on ' The Round Towers of Ireland . ' He generally had a common copy of
Hie hymn in his pocket , and on meeting with any of his tiouarian friends who were not Masons , was in the habit " f thrusting it into their hands , and telling them that if thev understood the mystic allusions they contained , they 'otild be in the possession of a key which would unlock is
the Pyramids of Egypt . The tune to the hymn peculiar to it and is of a ; plaintive and solemn character . " ] Come all you Freemasons that dwell around the globe , That wear thc badge of innocence , I mean the royal robe , Whieh Noah he did wear when in the Ark he stood , When the world was destroyed by a deluging flood .
Noah he was virtuous in the ; sigb . t : of the Lord , He loved a Freemason that kept , the ; secret word ; For he built the Ark , and he plante . d ' . thc first vine , yiow his soul in Heaven like an angel doth shine . Once I was blind , and could not see the light , Then up to Jerusalem I took my flight ;
I was led by the Evangelist through a wilderness of care . You may see by the sign and the badge that I wear . On the 13 th rose the Ark , let us . join hand in hand , For thc Lord spake to Moses by water and by land ; Unto the pleasant river where by Eden it did rin , And Eve tempted Adam by the serpent of sin .
When I think of Moses , it makes me to blush , All on Mount Horeb where I saw the burning bush ; My shoes I'll" throw off , and my staff I'll cast away , And I'll wander like a pilgrim unto my dying day .
When I thilik of Aaron it makes me to weep , Likewise of thc Virgiu Mary who lay at our Saviour ' s feet ; 'Twas in the garden of Gcthsemane where he had the bloody sweat ; Repent , my dearest brethren , before it is too ^ late .
I thought I saw twelve dazzling lights , which put me m surprise , And gazing all around me , I ^ heard a dismal noise ; The serpent passed by me which fell unto the ground . With great joy and comfort , [ the secret word I found .
6 ome say it is lost , but surely it is found , And so is our Saviour , ' it is known to all around ; Search all the Scriptures over , and there it will he shown ; The tree that will bear no fruit must be cut down .
Abraham was a man well beloved by the Lord , He was true to be found in great Jehovah ' s word , He stretched forth his hand , and took a knife to slay his son , An angel appearing , said , The Lord's will be done .
O , Abraham ! O . JAbraliam 1 lay no hand upon the lad , He sent him unto thee to make thy heart glad ; Thy seed shall increase like stars in the sky , And thy soul into Heaven , like Gabriel shall fly . 0 , never ! O , never , will I hear an orphan cry , Nor yet a gentle virgin , until the day I die ; Vou wandering Jews , that travel the wide world round , May knock at the door where truth is to be found .
Often against the Turks and infidels we fight , To let the wandering world know we ' re in the right , For in Heaven there's a lodge , anil St . Peter keeps the door , And nonelcan ' enter'in but those that are ' pure .
ot . Peter , he opened , and so we entered in Into the holy seat secure , which is all free from sin j St . Peter , he opened , and so we entered there , And the glory of thc temple no man can compare .
Note . —Our able and Rev . Bro . Woodford may be able j ° give some authentic data of its origin . As a poem , little can he said of it . " Royal Arch Masons" will more readil y interpret its meaning . J . CONSTABLE , P . M . 18 s .
MASONIC BHILIOGHAPUY . " your correspondent , G . Baldwin , will put himself in communication with me , I shall be able to give him thc '" formation he is in quest of . I have a copy of the book , the correct title of which is as follows : — "The sufferings of John Coustos , for Freemasonry , and
""¦ Ills refusing to turn Roman Catholic , in the Inquisition at Lisbon ; where he was sentene'd , during Four Years , to the Galley ; and afterwards released from thence by the Sweious interposition of 1 lis present Majesty King George '; To which is annex'd , The Origin of the Inquisition , ' ¦ '"h its Establishment in various Countries . A distinct
/ 'count of that Tribunal , with many examples of its In-Justice aid Cruelty ; and the practice of thc Primitive hurch , in bringing over Hereticks , compared with that of > f Inquisition . " W ' 'h Portrait and Three curious Plates "t the Tortures . Loe Jon , 1746 . 'here is another kindred book , of which I have a copy , „ A Narrative of the Persecution of Hippolyto Joseph da du s ' " 1 ' eic ' Fui'tado de Mendonca , a native of Colonia" acramento , on thc River La Plata : imprisoned and
Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries .
tried in Lisbon , by the Inquisition , for the preteneled crime of Freemasonry . To which arc added , the Bye-Laws of the Inquisition at Lisbon , both Ancient anel Modem ( never before published ) . Taken from the originals in one of the Royal Libraries in London . " Two Vols . Portrait . London , 1811 . J OHN HOGG .
In answer to our good Bro . G . Baldwin , John Coustos , whose " sufferings " for Freemasonry have been often told , was a native of Berne , in Switzerland , but tells us that his father became naturalized in England in 1716 . In 1738 he states that he went to Lisbon , and there was seized by the familiars of the Inquisition , tortured by that amiable institution , and was for some time in prison , until released
by thc intervention of King George tne Second , 1744 . The edition I have ( the first ) , is " published for the author by W . Strahan , 1746 , " and contains a very sad recital and two very disagreeable plates , with a portrait of Coustos . A considerable amount of money was raised for him on his return to England , he was presented to the King , and his book had a large number of subscribers .
As regards the essential verity of his statement opinions may differ , but of his actual imprisonment by the Inquisition and ill-treatment there is , we believe , little doubt . His account may be exaggerated and his portrait gives you the idea of a man who has " done it very well . " There are English and foreign editions of the work , and even one in M . S * A MASONIC STUDENT .
AMERICAN FREEMASONRY . I very heartily endorse the happy sketch of the progress of the Craft in the United States , and its charities , contained in the Freemason for March Gth . The writer ( and editor ) is well known to the readers of the readable Keystone ( Philadelphia ) by his periodical letters respecting Freemasonry in Great Britain and
Ireland , and we only wish that a brother equally competent would send similar communications from across the " Big-pond , " so that we may he kept as well posted . In thc article reference is made to the Masonic contributions raised for national disasters in the United States . It has occured to me that the assistance rendered by the American Craft to alleviate the distress caused by
the great conflagration of October 8 th and 9 th , 1871 ( through which so many brethren , and the widows and children of deceased Masons were rendered houseless , destitute , and poverty stricken ) , should be chronicled in the columns of the Freemason , and I have , therefore , carefully examined the final report of the proceedings o the Masonic Board of Relief ( Chicago , 1872 ) .
The energetic Grand Master at the time was the M . W . Bro . de Witt C . Cregier , and that most humane brother was the President ; R . W . Bro . Holcomb , the . V . P . ; R . W . Bro . Egar , Grand Commander , K . T ., Treasurer ; and Bros . Haylett and Hill , Secretaries , with several other
members and special committees . The report comprehends 160 pages of closely printed matter ( octavo ) , is a model for clearness of details , and yet brief withal , and from beginning to end furnishes evidences of the discretion , carefulness , and fraternal manner in which thc committee discharged their important trust .
Circa . The entire cash donations amounted to ... £ 16 , 618 Supplies of goods valued at ' 1 S 09
£ » 8 , ia Of this amount there was disbursed in the relief of the numerous applicants , grants to Chicago Lodges , the expenses of the Board , tVc , & c , all minutely explained in the report £ ^ 3 , 761
£ 4 ' 3 66 1 he balance unappropriated , and which was in excess of the Masonic requirements to meet the distress was £ 4 , 3001 which amount be it observed was returned to thc donors . From England the only contribution sent was £ 74 2 s . 6 d . from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire , the fraternity generally in this country having had a preference
to subscribe to the general fund , which , as we know , the Grand Lodge , and many of its lodges most liberally aided . The accounts were audited by thc Grand Masters oi Pennsylvania , District of Columbia and Iowa , and the Private Secretary of the first mentioned . Need we say more as to the truly Masonic character of American Freemasonry , when such a noble sum was contributed ( with but few exceptions ) from thc Craft in thc United States . W . J . HUGHAN .
Obituary.
Obituary .
THE LATE BRO . D . II . HILL . Thc whole Masonic brotherhood in the province of West Lancashire and Cheshire will learn with deep regret that Bro . Charles Hesketh Hill , Solicitor , died at his residence , Rose Cottage , Seaview-road , Liscard , near Birkenhead , on Thursday , the 25 th ult . Our deceased brother , who was Co years old , was long known as a
zealous , conscientious , and consistent Freemason , and for many years was closely identified and took a warm interest in all Masonic schemes . He was P . M . of the Derby Ledge , No . 724 , and several other lodges , and was a member of nearly all the other Orders . He was P . G . Registrar for West Lancashire in 1873-7 ; , and to ° k
a warm interest in all Masonic chanties , both in Cheshire and West Lancashire , frequently giving his countenance and support to meetings in connection with the different institutions . The remains of our deceased brother were interred at Wallasey Church , on Monday , when there was a large attendance of the brethren connected with local lodges .
Obituary.
BRO . JOHN JONES , P . M . 20 : ; . Wc have to announce thc death of Bro . John Jones , an old inhabitant of Barnstaple , and who hail " been connected with the Newspaper Press for nearly forty years . Bro . ; Jones was a member of a Glamorgan family , some cf whom settled m thc nei ghbourhood cf Lyntcm many "
generations ago . The deceased was born at CalIin ° ton , in Cornwall , in the year 1801 . He was brought up to the scholastic profession , and for many years was assistantmaster at Mr . Carpenter's school at Pilton , anil also assistant-mathematical teacher at the Barnstaple Grammar School , when under the mastership of the late Rev . Henry
Nicholls . He afterwards became the proprietor of the North Devon Advertiser , a Conservative journal , up to the time of his decease . Bro . Jcncs was one of the oldest - brethren of the Loyal Lodge , No . 251 , in Barnstaple , and for two successive years was the Worshipful Master . About eight years ago , in conjunction with Bro . Samuel
Jones , of Exeter , the deceased assisted in the formation of a Lodge of Freemasons at Ilfracombe , and was appointed the Worshipful Master there for the first year . He was also a director of the North Devon Building Society . Bro . Jones had been unwell for some months past , and last Thursday he was seized with inflamation of the lungs , and expired on Friday evening .
BRO . CHARLES OLDROYD . The Province of West Yorkshire has been bereaved of two excellent and distinguished brethren . Bro . Charles Oldroyd , of Lodge No . 20 S , Dewsbury , after gradually
declining health , paid the last debt of nature on 25 th February last , at the age of fifty-two years . He held the office of Prov . G . Registrar in 1862 , anil P . G . Treasurer from 1867 to 1873 . He was initiated on the 7 th Sept . 1845 . The memory of his name is cherished .
BRO . JAMES PEACE . Bro . James Peace , of Lodge No . 270 , Huddersfield , was initiated on 26 th May , 1842 , and gathered to his fathers on 4 th March , inst ., having exceeded , by four years , the allotted space of three score years and ten . He served as Prov . G . junior Warden in 1849 , and as Prov . G . Organist
in 1851-2 , and was also Past Prov . G . J . in the Royal Arch . He was exceedingly well versed in thc ritual and lore of our Craft and Arch Masonry , and greatly interested himself in communicating to his brethren the knowledge he possessed . His veneration for and tenacity to the ancient landmarks and constitutions of our Order were excellently pourtrayed in his Masonic character . Peace to his ashes .
Masonic Tidings.
Masonic Tidings .
Our exalted Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold has given a donation of £$ 0 to the hospital for sick children . The North China Herald , ofJan 21 st , says : — " The following Masonic appointments have recently been made . At the meeting of the Royal Sussex Lodge ( No . 501 ) on 28 th Dec—H . D . Camajee , W . M . ; -G . C . Stent , P . M . ; J . Brown , S . W . ; R . Pcstonjee , Treas . ; U . Harris , Sec . ; J . '
Passmore , S . D . ; B . Minck , J . D . ; T . Ford , I . G . ; T . Hore , Tyler . At the meeting of the Tuscan Lodge ( No . 1024 ) on 4 th inst .: —J . J . Miller , W . M . ; T . W . Ecdfeldt , P . M . ; L . Moore , S . W . ; J . F . Goodfellow , J . W . ; H . J . C . Barlow , Treas . ; j . C . Hughes , Sec . ; R . Palamountain , S . D . '; W ,
Hopkins , J . D . ; T . Hore , Tyler . The officers of the Northern Lodge of China for 1875 are : —E . Tobin , W-. M . - ; W . A . Turnbull , P . M . ; H . Watson , S . W . ; R . Ferguson , ' J . W . j M . Hawtrey , Treas . ; C . V . Housman , SecVH . 'S . ' B . Usill , S . D . j A . Bean , J . W . ; W . Brand , I . G . ; T . Hore , Tyler . "
On Friday , the 26 th ult ., Bro . Crawley , P . M . 174 , gave his lecture on conversation at the Highgate Literary Club , at Bro . Garrett's Bull and Gate , Kentish Town . The ' brethren connected with the Club , and the visitors expressed satisfaction . After the lecture several of the members played Mozart's First Symphony , and also Haydn ' s quartette No . 39 for strings . First violin , Bro . A .
Dickinson ; Second violin , Mr . R . Dickinson ; Viola , Mr . B . Scarlett j Violoncello , Bro . Crawley . The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs will , on Saturday next , the 30 th inst ., be the guests of the Great City Lodge . Lodge will be opened at four o ' clock , in thc pillar hall , at the City Terminus Hotel , and banquet will be served at six o ' clock , in the great hall .
The " Golden Wedding " of Bro . Ransford , the wellknown vocalist , will be celebrated by a dinner to his friends , which the Lord Mayor has kindly arranged to take place at the Mansion House on the 23 rd inst . Bro . Right Hon . the Lord Mayor will preside at a festival of the Royal South London Ophthalmic Hospital , to be held at the Bridge House Hotel , on Friday , the loth inst .
The consecration of the St . Mary Magdalen Lodge , No . i $ 23 , will take place at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Wednesday , April 7 th . Contrary to report , the Pope did not descend into St . Peter ' s yesterday ( Friday , eth inst . ) . The Vatican papers
described His Holiness as " grievously afflicted " about the opening of the Masonic Temple in Rome on Friday . The condemnatory language uscel by the Osscrvatore hael the effect of making several foreign Freemasons attend the ceremony , which is described as having been very picturesque . —Echo .
Wednesday , the 10 th inst ., being thc twclfth ^ anmversary of the marriage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , thc occasion was celebrated at Windsor by the ringing of the bells of the Chapel Royal and the firing of a Royal salute of twenty-one guns in the Long Walk .
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Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries .
Multum in Parbo ; or Masonic notes and Queries .
MASONIC S ONG . ihe information of your correspondent H ., I append Vf , nn to which he referred in your issue of the 20 th th 11 is to be found in " Ballads and Songs of the i ,, St ' iv of En "land , " published by Charles Griffin & Co ., SSSCS- n-l ^ ourt London
" THE MASONIC HYMN . r » This is a very ancient production , though given from i ,. ni copy ; it has always been popular amongst the 1 ' brethren of the mystic tie . ' The late Henry O'Brien , l' ° ? , nuotes the seventh verse in his essay on ' The Round Towers of Ireland . ' He generally had a common copy of
Hie hymn in his pocket , and on meeting with any of his tiouarian friends who were not Masons , was in the habit " f thrusting it into their hands , and telling them that if thev understood the mystic allusions they contained , they 'otild be in the possession of a key which would unlock is
the Pyramids of Egypt . The tune to the hymn peculiar to it and is of a ; plaintive and solemn character . " ] Come all you Freemasons that dwell around the globe , That wear thc badge of innocence , I mean the royal robe , Whieh Noah he did wear when in the Ark he stood , When the world was destroyed by a deluging flood .
Noah he was virtuous in the ; sigb . t : of the Lord , He loved a Freemason that kept , the ; secret word ; For he built the Ark , and he plante . d ' . thc first vine , yiow his soul in Heaven like an angel doth shine . Once I was blind , and could not see the light , Then up to Jerusalem I took my flight ;
I was led by the Evangelist through a wilderness of care . You may see by the sign and the badge that I wear . On the 13 th rose the Ark , let us . join hand in hand , For thc Lord spake to Moses by water and by land ; Unto the pleasant river where by Eden it did rin , And Eve tempted Adam by the serpent of sin .
When I think of Moses , it makes me to blush , All on Mount Horeb where I saw the burning bush ; My shoes I'll" throw off , and my staff I'll cast away , And I'll wander like a pilgrim unto my dying day .
When I thilik of Aaron it makes me to weep , Likewise of thc Virgiu Mary who lay at our Saviour ' s feet ; 'Twas in the garden of Gcthsemane where he had the bloody sweat ; Repent , my dearest brethren , before it is too ^ late .
I thought I saw twelve dazzling lights , which put me m surprise , And gazing all around me , I ^ heard a dismal noise ; The serpent passed by me which fell unto the ground . With great joy and comfort , [ the secret word I found .
6 ome say it is lost , but surely it is found , And so is our Saviour , ' it is known to all around ; Search all the Scriptures over , and there it will he shown ; The tree that will bear no fruit must be cut down .
Abraham was a man well beloved by the Lord , He was true to be found in great Jehovah ' s word , He stretched forth his hand , and took a knife to slay his son , An angel appearing , said , The Lord's will be done .
O , Abraham ! O . JAbraliam 1 lay no hand upon the lad , He sent him unto thee to make thy heart glad ; Thy seed shall increase like stars in the sky , And thy soul into Heaven , like Gabriel shall fly . 0 , never ! O , never , will I hear an orphan cry , Nor yet a gentle virgin , until the day I die ; Vou wandering Jews , that travel the wide world round , May knock at the door where truth is to be found .
Often against the Turks and infidels we fight , To let the wandering world know we ' re in the right , For in Heaven there's a lodge , anil St . Peter keeps the door , And nonelcan ' enter'in but those that are ' pure .
ot . Peter , he opened , and so we entered in Into the holy seat secure , which is all free from sin j St . Peter , he opened , and so we entered there , And the glory of thc temple no man can compare .
Note . —Our able and Rev . Bro . Woodford may be able j ° give some authentic data of its origin . As a poem , little can he said of it . " Royal Arch Masons" will more readil y interpret its meaning . J . CONSTABLE , P . M . 18 s .
MASONIC BHILIOGHAPUY . " your correspondent , G . Baldwin , will put himself in communication with me , I shall be able to give him thc '" formation he is in quest of . I have a copy of the book , the correct title of which is as follows : — "The sufferings of John Coustos , for Freemasonry , and
""¦ Ills refusing to turn Roman Catholic , in the Inquisition at Lisbon ; where he was sentene'd , during Four Years , to the Galley ; and afterwards released from thence by the Sweious interposition of 1 lis present Majesty King George '; To which is annex'd , The Origin of the Inquisition , ' ¦ '"h its Establishment in various Countries . A distinct
/ 'count of that Tribunal , with many examples of its In-Justice aid Cruelty ; and the practice of thc Primitive hurch , in bringing over Hereticks , compared with that of > f Inquisition . " W ' 'h Portrait and Three curious Plates "t the Tortures . Loe Jon , 1746 . 'here is another kindred book , of which I have a copy , „ A Narrative of the Persecution of Hippolyto Joseph da du s ' " 1 ' eic ' Fui'tado de Mendonca , a native of Colonia" acramento , on thc River La Plata : imprisoned and
Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries .
tried in Lisbon , by the Inquisition , for the preteneled crime of Freemasonry . To which arc added , the Bye-Laws of the Inquisition at Lisbon , both Ancient anel Modem ( never before published ) . Taken from the originals in one of the Royal Libraries in London . " Two Vols . Portrait . London , 1811 . J OHN HOGG .
In answer to our good Bro . G . Baldwin , John Coustos , whose " sufferings " for Freemasonry have been often told , was a native of Berne , in Switzerland , but tells us that his father became naturalized in England in 1716 . In 1738 he states that he went to Lisbon , and there was seized by the familiars of the Inquisition , tortured by that amiable institution , and was for some time in prison , until released
by thc intervention of King George tne Second , 1744 . The edition I have ( the first ) , is " published for the author by W . Strahan , 1746 , " and contains a very sad recital and two very disagreeable plates , with a portrait of Coustos . A considerable amount of money was raised for him on his return to England , he was presented to the King , and his book had a large number of subscribers .
As regards the essential verity of his statement opinions may differ , but of his actual imprisonment by the Inquisition and ill-treatment there is , we believe , little doubt . His account may be exaggerated and his portrait gives you the idea of a man who has " done it very well . " There are English and foreign editions of the work , and even one in M . S * A MASONIC STUDENT .
AMERICAN FREEMASONRY . I very heartily endorse the happy sketch of the progress of the Craft in the United States , and its charities , contained in the Freemason for March Gth . The writer ( and editor ) is well known to the readers of the readable Keystone ( Philadelphia ) by his periodical letters respecting Freemasonry in Great Britain and
Ireland , and we only wish that a brother equally competent would send similar communications from across the " Big-pond , " so that we may he kept as well posted . In thc article reference is made to the Masonic contributions raised for national disasters in the United States . It has occured to me that the assistance rendered by the American Craft to alleviate the distress caused by
the great conflagration of October 8 th and 9 th , 1871 ( through which so many brethren , and the widows and children of deceased Masons were rendered houseless , destitute , and poverty stricken ) , should be chronicled in the columns of the Freemason , and I have , therefore , carefully examined the final report of the proceedings o the Masonic Board of Relief ( Chicago , 1872 ) .
The energetic Grand Master at the time was the M . W . Bro . de Witt C . Cregier , and that most humane brother was the President ; R . W . Bro . Holcomb , the . V . P . ; R . W . Bro . Egar , Grand Commander , K . T ., Treasurer ; and Bros . Haylett and Hill , Secretaries , with several other
members and special committees . The report comprehends 160 pages of closely printed matter ( octavo ) , is a model for clearness of details , and yet brief withal , and from beginning to end furnishes evidences of the discretion , carefulness , and fraternal manner in which thc committee discharged their important trust .
Circa . The entire cash donations amounted to ... £ 16 , 618 Supplies of goods valued at ' 1 S 09
£ » 8 , ia Of this amount there was disbursed in the relief of the numerous applicants , grants to Chicago Lodges , the expenses of the Board , tVc , & c , all minutely explained in the report £ ^ 3 , 761
£ 4 ' 3 66 1 he balance unappropriated , and which was in excess of the Masonic requirements to meet the distress was £ 4 , 3001 which amount be it observed was returned to thc donors . From England the only contribution sent was £ 74 2 s . 6 d . from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire , the fraternity generally in this country having had a preference
to subscribe to the general fund , which , as we know , the Grand Lodge , and many of its lodges most liberally aided . The accounts were audited by thc Grand Masters oi Pennsylvania , District of Columbia and Iowa , and the Private Secretary of the first mentioned . Need we say more as to the truly Masonic character of American Freemasonry , when such a noble sum was contributed ( with but few exceptions ) from thc Craft in thc United States . W . J . HUGHAN .
Obituary.
Obituary .
THE LATE BRO . D . II . HILL . Thc whole Masonic brotherhood in the province of West Lancashire and Cheshire will learn with deep regret that Bro . Charles Hesketh Hill , Solicitor , died at his residence , Rose Cottage , Seaview-road , Liscard , near Birkenhead , on Thursday , the 25 th ult . Our deceased brother , who was Co years old , was long known as a
zealous , conscientious , and consistent Freemason , and for many years was closely identified and took a warm interest in all Masonic schemes . He was P . M . of the Derby Ledge , No . 724 , and several other lodges , and was a member of nearly all the other Orders . He was P . G . Registrar for West Lancashire in 1873-7 ; , and to ° k
a warm interest in all Masonic chanties , both in Cheshire and West Lancashire , frequently giving his countenance and support to meetings in connection with the different institutions . The remains of our deceased brother were interred at Wallasey Church , on Monday , when there was a large attendance of the brethren connected with local lodges .
Obituary.
BRO . JOHN JONES , P . M . 20 : ; . Wc have to announce thc death of Bro . John Jones , an old inhabitant of Barnstaple , and who hail " been connected with the Newspaper Press for nearly forty years . Bro . ; Jones was a member of a Glamorgan family , some cf whom settled m thc nei ghbourhood cf Lyntcm many "
generations ago . The deceased was born at CalIin ° ton , in Cornwall , in the year 1801 . He was brought up to the scholastic profession , and for many years was assistantmaster at Mr . Carpenter's school at Pilton , anil also assistant-mathematical teacher at the Barnstaple Grammar School , when under the mastership of the late Rev . Henry
Nicholls . He afterwards became the proprietor of the North Devon Advertiser , a Conservative journal , up to the time of his decease . Bro . Jcncs was one of the oldest - brethren of the Loyal Lodge , No . 251 , in Barnstaple , and for two successive years was the Worshipful Master . About eight years ago , in conjunction with Bro . Samuel
Jones , of Exeter , the deceased assisted in the formation of a Lodge of Freemasons at Ilfracombe , and was appointed the Worshipful Master there for the first year . He was also a director of the North Devon Building Society . Bro . Jones had been unwell for some months past , and last Thursday he was seized with inflamation of the lungs , and expired on Friday evening .
BRO . CHARLES OLDROYD . The Province of West Yorkshire has been bereaved of two excellent and distinguished brethren . Bro . Charles Oldroyd , of Lodge No . 20 S , Dewsbury , after gradually
declining health , paid the last debt of nature on 25 th February last , at the age of fifty-two years . He held the office of Prov . G . Registrar in 1862 , anil P . G . Treasurer from 1867 to 1873 . He was initiated on the 7 th Sept . 1845 . The memory of his name is cherished .
BRO . JAMES PEACE . Bro . James Peace , of Lodge No . 270 , Huddersfield , was initiated on 26 th May , 1842 , and gathered to his fathers on 4 th March , inst ., having exceeded , by four years , the allotted space of three score years and ten . He served as Prov . G . junior Warden in 1849 , and as Prov . G . Organist
in 1851-2 , and was also Past Prov . G . J . in the Royal Arch . He was exceedingly well versed in thc ritual and lore of our Craft and Arch Masonry , and greatly interested himself in communicating to his brethren the knowledge he possessed . His veneration for and tenacity to the ancient landmarks and constitutions of our Order were excellently pourtrayed in his Masonic character . Peace to his ashes .
Masonic Tidings.
Masonic Tidings .
Our exalted Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold has given a donation of £$ 0 to the hospital for sick children . The North China Herald , ofJan 21 st , says : — " The following Masonic appointments have recently been made . At the meeting of the Royal Sussex Lodge ( No . 501 ) on 28 th Dec—H . D . Camajee , W . M . ; -G . C . Stent , P . M . ; J . Brown , S . W . ; R . Pcstonjee , Treas . ; U . Harris , Sec . ; J . '
Passmore , S . D . ; B . Minck , J . D . ; T . Ford , I . G . ; T . Hore , Tyler . At the meeting of the Tuscan Lodge ( No . 1024 ) on 4 th inst .: —J . J . Miller , W . M . ; T . W . Ecdfeldt , P . M . ; L . Moore , S . W . ; J . F . Goodfellow , J . W . ; H . J . C . Barlow , Treas . ; j . C . Hughes , Sec . ; R . Palamountain , S . D . '; W ,
Hopkins , J . D . ; T . Hore , Tyler . The officers of the Northern Lodge of China for 1875 are : —E . Tobin , W-. M . - ; W . A . Turnbull , P . M . ; H . Watson , S . W . ; R . Ferguson , ' J . W . j M . Hawtrey , Treas . ; C . V . Housman , SecVH . 'S . ' B . Usill , S . D . j A . Bean , J . W . ; W . Brand , I . G . ; T . Hore , Tyler . "
On Friday , the 26 th ult ., Bro . Crawley , P . M . 174 , gave his lecture on conversation at the Highgate Literary Club , at Bro . Garrett's Bull and Gate , Kentish Town . The ' brethren connected with the Club , and the visitors expressed satisfaction . After the lecture several of the members played Mozart's First Symphony , and also Haydn ' s quartette No . 39 for strings . First violin , Bro . A .
Dickinson ; Second violin , Mr . R . Dickinson ; Viola , Mr . B . Scarlett j Violoncello , Bro . Crawley . The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs will , on Saturday next , the 30 th inst ., be the guests of the Great City Lodge . Lodge will be opened at four o ' clock , in thc pillar hall , at the City Terminus Hotel , and banquet will be served at six o ' clock , in the great hall .
The " Golden Wedding " of Bro . Ransford , the wellknown vocalist , will be celebrated by a dinner to his friends , which the Lord Mayor has kindly arranged to take place at the Mansion House on the 23 rd inst . Bro . Right Hon . the Lord Mayor will preside at a festival of the Royal South London Ophthalmic Hospital , to be held at the Bridge House Hotel , on Friday , the loth inst .
The consecration of the St . Mary Magdalen Lodge , No . i $ 23 , will take place at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Wednesday , April 7 th . Contrary to report , the Pope did not descend into St . Peter ' s yesterday ( Friday , eth inst . ) . The Vatican papers
described His Holiness as " grievously afflicted " about the opening of the Masonic Temple in Rome on Friday . The condemnatory language uscel by the Osscrvatore hael the effect of making several foreign Freemasons attend the ceremony , which is described as having been very picturesque . —Echo .
Wednesday , the 10 th inst ., being thc twclfth ^ anmversary of the marriage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , thc occasion was celebrated at Windsor by the ringing of the bells of the Chapel Royal and the firing of a Royal salute of twenty-one guns in the Long Walk .