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result with statements , unnecessary and untrue , respecting an Order with which he has nothing to do ? The Protestant Langue of England ofthe Order of St . John is a legitimate branch of the grand old Fraternity of the Baptist ; a fact which all the

waitings of Bro . Holmes , and all the eager anxieties of his friends , will not alter . It is not in alliance with the so-called , "Sacred Council " at Rome , on the sole ground of religious difference . That conncil , which had no existence until after 180 ? , is representative of

only certain sections of the Order , and it is to be regretted that all are not allied for the beneficient purposes which called the Order into existence . Bro . Holmes is in no manner warranted in his statement that the Roman Council " repudiates

the claim of the so-called Anglican Langue ;" seeing that in May , 1 S 70 , the Secretary of that Council gave no other reason for declining an alliance , then offered , than the difference in relig ious faith . Such an alliance is not necessary to the validity of the English Order , or of any

other lawful branch . In a document published by Bro . Holmes some time since , it was officially stated on behalf of the Roman Council , that the Order in Prussia was " perfectly legal ; " yet the secretary of the same council said in 1870 , "We have no connexion with these knights ; " it is thus clear that an alliance is no essential to

to legitimacy . Much the same position was assumed at the time this was said , the secretary of the same council qualifying his negociations with the English secretary by saying" in our relative positions , that is in those of our Orders : ' "

The Alasonic Templars of Canada do not seem to agree with Bro . Holmes , for I find the following passage , in an official circular published on the 2 _ - ; th of April , last . "The Order of the Temple originally had no connection with that of Alalta , or the Order of St .

John ; but the combined title appears to have been adopted in commemoration of the union which took place in Scotland , with the Temple and the Hospital of St . John , when their lands were in common at the time of the Reformation , but our Order of St . John of Jerusalem ,

Palestine , Rhodes , and Alalta , has no connection with the present Knights of Alalta in the Papal States , or the Protestant branches of the Order , the lineal successors of the ancient Knights of St . John , the sixth or English Langue of which is still in existence , and presided over in London , by His Grace the Duke of Alanchester .

The Order when it occupied the Island of Alalta as a sovereign body was totally unconnected with Freemasonry . " 'This circular is signed by that very eminent and accomplished brother Colonel McLeod Aloore , who introduced the Masonic Templars into Malta , whence Bro . Holmes would have us believe came the

very ancient and absurd ritual , which I believe was never yet usetl in the Island , and was manufactured in the manner made known to your readers some time since . I am happy to be aware ofthe fact that one of the English Chevaliers has become the owner of

the fine old gateway at Clerkenwell . The English Langue is true and legitimate without possession of the gate of St . John , but it is gratifying and appropriate that its offices of business should find place in part of this very interesting old building , to which I hope they will shortly be removed from St . Martin ' s Place . LUPUS .

FIXE ART GUT TO LIVERPOOL . '—Alessrs . Agnew and Sons of Alanchester and Liverpool , have written to "his Worshi pful the Alayor ( Bro . Samuelson > offering to jiresent to the town of Liverpool a set of the Turner i ) roof engravings ,

recently purch a « ± 'd by them , from the representatives ofthe Tinner estate . The gift has been accepted , and wjll form a very valuable addition to the art treasures of the " good old town . "

The Glasgow Herald says : — A rumour is circulated , and is generally credited , that negotiations are in progress with a view to purchase the lnverloch y estate for his Royal Hi ghness the Duke of Edinburgh ,

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The brethren of the Fremantle Lodge ( No . 1033 ) , celebrated their anniversary , on St . John the Baptist ' s Day , 34 th June , 1873 , by attending Divine Service , at St . John ' s Church , in the afternoon , and a banquet at Maloney ' s Hotel , in the evening .

The brethren assembled at the Iodge in William Street , at 3 p . m ., when , after the business of the lodge had been disposed of , and due preparation made , they proceeded , accompanied by the W . M . of St . John ' s Lodge , Perth ( No . 485 ) , his Wardens , and other visitors , to St . John ' s

Church , in Masonic form and clothing . As this was the first time the brethren had attended Divine Service in Masonic form ; and as a few regarded the ceremony somewhat in the lig ht of an innovation , some only reluctantly " consented to atmear ; " but none came away without

feelings of satisfaction and pleasure at their attendance . The minister , the Rev . G . J . Bostock , preached an excellent and very appropriate sermon from Mai . ci . v 2 . — "But unto you that fear My name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings , & c , " which

proved a very agreable surprise and delight to the brethren . The service ended , the brethren returned in order to their lodge-room , and adjourned . At 6 . 30 . there was a good muster ofthe members and visitors at the lodge room for the

jmrpose of installing the W . M . Elect , Bro . G . B . Humble , as W . AL for the ensuing year . There were present the W . M ., Bro . G . B . Humble , Bro . G . Pearce , S . W ; Bro . E . F . Duffield , J . W . ; Bro . J . De Al . Absolon , Treas . ; Bro . J . Mc Cleery , Act . Sec . ; Bro . Jose , Act . S . D . ; Bro .

L . Henderson , J . D . ; Bro . G . A . Forsyth , I . G . j Bro . H . Jarvis , Ty ler ; and about 25 members . The visitors jiresent from Perth were , Bro . R . Pettier , W . AI . 485 ; Bro . Tymjierly , S . W . 485 ; Bro . E . C . Dears , ' J . W . 485 ; Bros . Snook , P . AL ; B . Alason , J . King , P . M ., and others , whom the

brethren of the lotlge were very pleased to welcome amongst them on this occasion . The brethren had hor > ed to have had with them the Hon . the Col . Secretary , Bro . Barlee , P . AI . ; and Bro . Lochee , P . AL , who were both unable to attend , and letters of apology from them were read to the lodge . After the various ceremonies

and business ol the lotlge had been disjiosed of , Bro . Geo . Bland Humble , P . AL , was duly installed W . AI . for the ensuing year , according to the ancient rites and established customsof the Order ; Bro . J no . F . Stone , P . AL , fulfilling the duties of Installing Alaster in his usual hajipy and very efficient manner .

The W . AI . having been conducted to the chair of K . S . thanked the brethren for the honour they had conferred upon him in re-electing him to fill the ollice of W . AL another year . He could not regard their vote otherwise than a mark of their approval of his conduct and services during : the

past year . When he first took uj > on himself the duties of the office , he did so with a full sense ol the arduous duties and responsibilities connected vvith ii ; but he felt very jileased indeed , that with leWe assistance of the junior ollicers , he had been enabled to jierforui the work of the year

in a manner that had proved so satisfactory to the brethren . He assured them that it would be his earnest effort to continue to work , if possible with more zeal and assiduity in the future ; feeling stimulated thereto by their expressions of kindness and forbearance , and he hojied he would

be as well supported by those whom he should select as his officers for the present year , as he had been during the past year . The W . M . was then pleased to appoint and invest the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year , giving to each the ancient charges , viz ., Bro . E . T .

Duffield , S . W . ; L . Henderson , J . W . ; I . DeM . Absolon . Treas . ( re-elected ) ; J . McCleery , Sec . Bro . Wardle , S . D ., re-appointed ; W . Johnston , J . D . ; G . A . Forsyth , l . G . ( re-invested ); and Harrington , Tyler , ( unanimously elected ) .

At the close ofthe ceremonial of installation , the brethren adjourned for refreshment , and repaired to Bro . Maloney ' s Hotel , where the ho , t had provided a most sumptuous repast . The W . AL , Bro . G . B . Humble , occupied the chair , and was supported b y P . AIs . Peiher and Snook ,

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and Bros . Tymperly , Dean , Francisco , Absolon , and G . Pearse . The vice-chairs were filled by the S . W ., Bro . E . F . Duffield , and the J . W ., Bro . H . Henderson . Grace having been said by the W . M ., ample justice was done to the good things provided , all being highly gratified with the excellent dinner mine host of the " Emerald Isle "

had provided . After dinner the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drank , the W . M . giving " The Queen , " " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales and the other Members of the Royal Family , " " His Excellency Governor Wild , " and "The

M . W . G . M . Mason of England , the Marquess of Ripon , " all of which were duly honoured ; the brethren singing " God Save the Queen , " and the now very popular air " God bless the Prince of Wales . " Bro . Croke , P . M . in a very flattering and

highly eulogostic speech , gave the toast of the evening " The Health of our Worshipful Master . " Hc referred to the faithful manner in which Bro . Humble had discharged his duties in the past year , and his willingness to render what service he could to meet the brethren for the

good of the lodge . For some months in the year he had not only performed the duties of his office as W . M ., but had also done the duties of Secretary in addition . He also gave some practical hints to the junior members of the lodge , and concluded by again asking the brethren to

join him most heartily in the toast he had given . The toast was drank with lodge honours . The W . M . in reply , said , ' that he thanked Bro . Croke for so cordially proposing his health , and the brethren for the manner in which they had received the toast . He was afraid that Bro .

Croke had over-rated his merits ; but what he had done , he did willingly , and with this one great object , the good and benefit of the lodge . It was true , that owing to the absence of the Secretary , Bro . S . J . Solomon , he had been obliged to do the duties of that office , but that he

scarcely expected to hear it alluded to so prominently , on this occasion . He attributed , as he had said before , his success in lodge , in a great measure , to the efficiency of his officers , and he felt proutl to say that on several occasions , when visitors from the other colonies had attended

the lodge , they had been highly complimented on their mode of working . The Iodge too , he was pleased to say . was in a flourishing condition , and he hoj > ed that during the year on which they had just entered , he would be enabled , by the assistance of his ollicers , to keeii up the credit of

the Iodge . He knew that they did not expect from him jierfection , but he trusted to their kind forbearance , and he hoped with the blessing of the G . A . O . T . U ., to jierfom the duties to the satisfaction of his own coniscence , and next to that , the satisfaction and apjirobation of the brethren . "

Bro . J . Manning next gave the " Past Officers ofthe Lodge , " which was duly responded to bv Bro . Geo . Pearse . Bro . Croke then jiroposed " The Officers for the ensuing Year , ' which was acknowledged , in a neat speech , by the Senior Warden , Bro . E . F . Duffield .

Bro . Francisco then asked the brethren to drink the health of "The W . M ., Officers , and brethren of the Perth Lodge , No . 485 , " acknowled ging the debt of gratitude the Fremantle Lodge owed to the Perth Lodge , for services rendered in years gone by . Bro . Pether , P . AL ,

replied on behalf of the Perth Lodge , and after expressing his pleasure at being present on this occasion , proposed " Prosj-erity to the Frcemantle Lodge . " Bro . Champneys gave the health of " The Visitors , " which was acknowledged by Bro . Snook . The W . AL then projwsed the

healths of the two oldest members of the lodge , Bros . P . AI . ' s King and Jose , referring at the same time to the efforts they made at the formation of the Fremantle Lodge , and also made reference to some ofthe brethren who had passed away , during the few years the lodge had been in existence . 'The tea t was very warm I v

received , and Bro . King gr . e quite a history ui the Fremantle Lodge , width was exceedingly interesting to the brethren . Iiro . Jose also responded , referring to the proare-s tite lodge h . td made , and to the unsj . 'eakable pie .-lire it had given him , to see the brethren attend Divine Service , in Masonic form , as they had done that day . He