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member of a lodge for any amount that he may pay amounting to two pounds or upwards . Some members of our Craft say it is not , while others say it is , and that the penalty for such omission is not incurred by the lodge , but by the officer who may give the official receipt unstamped ? Possibly you together with other members of our Fraternity will give an opinion upon this matter . —Yours fraternally , CAUTIOUS .
BRO . LORD WOLSELEY . To the Editor of thc "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Kindly let me ask you in the next issue of your interesting paper to insert this correction of an error which appears in your article on page 172 of the Freemason ol
the 7 th inst ., headed " Bro . Lord Wolseley , G . C . B ., & c . " In the last paragraph but one of that article you say that his lordship was initiated into the Craft in Dublin in Lodge 720 in 1 S 54 ; the number of the lodge should have been given 72 S . The title of the lodge is " The Military Lodge , No . 72 S , Dublin . " You will no doubt admit that I am
entitled to ask to have this correction made when I inform you that I had the honour of giving our distinguished brother his three Degrees myself on the days undernamed in Lodge 72 S , of which I was then , and still am , a member , viz ., E . A ., April 13 th , 1 S 54 ; F . C , April 21 st , 1 S 54 ; and S . D . of M . M ., July 21 st , 1854 .
In the same paragraph you also allude to Earl Ferrers as " undergoing the ordeal at the same time ; " that statement is likewise incorrect , as I initiated both Earl Ferrers and the Hon . Mr . Pennington , goth ' . Light Infantry , on the iSth of August , 1 S 54 . —I am , dear sir and brother ,
fraternally yours , JOHN H . GODDARD , P . M . Military Lodge , 72 S , Dublin ; Honorary Member Wolseley Lodge , 1993 , Mancbester ; and Secretary 32 , Dublin . l-iC , Leinster-road , Rathmines , co . Dublin , April 10 th .
To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Allow me to correct an accidental error in the Freemason of the 7 th inst ., in which it is stated that Bro . Lord Wolseley , G . C . B ., & c , " was initiated into the Craft in Dublin in Lodge No . 720 . " His lordship when Lieut .
Garnet Joseph Wolseley , 90 th Light Infantry , was initiated in "The Military Lodge of Ireland , " No . 72 S , by dispensation , he not being of full Masonic age , at an emergency meeting held on the 13 th April , 1 S 54 . —I am , dear sir and brother , yours fraternally , A . VESEY DAVOREN , P . M . Lodge 728 . 4 , Seaview-terrace , Donnybrook , Dublin , April 10 th .
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MORALITY . By MAURICE CHAS . HIME , LL . D ., Head Master of Foyle College , Londonderry . Fifth edition . Messrs . 1 . and A . Churchill , 11 , New Burlington-street , W . The subject on which Bro . Dr . Hime so ably dilates , is full of the deepest interest for all thinking and serious persons . If it be an " oft told tale , " if it be an " old old story , " it is yet that which underlies all serious philosophy , all true religious teaching . In Dr . Hime ' s clear and
striking pages we have this grave reality admirably developed . One of the most remarkable features of our Masonic lore is that sacred morality , which it pourtrays and proclaims , which breathes out of every aphorism , is imprinted on every document , distinguishes every dogma , and lightens up every mystery for its faithful " neophytes , " and consistent" Mustai . " From the earliest lucubrations of
the early mystics , down to the profound speculations of Plato , to every contribution of moralist and sage , the To Agathon and the To Kalon the To Prepon constitute still the " sumnum bonum " of all true moral teaching . Such writers may regard it under different aspects , and treat it from different and seemingly antagonistic conditions of thought , but to make all things minister here for good , to
live in the world though not of it , to " leave this world better than we found it , " constitute the great desideratum , aim and end of theosophist , the moralist , and the reli g ious philosopher . Let us observe here in opposition lo positivism and " Independent Morality , " that all morality as morality must rest upon God ' s word . Hence it is that the Bible is the " Great light of Masonry , " and that we are bidden not trust and
only to draw from it every availing motive of consolation and duty , but we are in all things , and in all ways to regulate our lives and thoughts , and words and actions by thc Divine teaching it contains . Professors may expound , lecturers may amplify , and preachers may preach for the improvement and edification of all classes , but as nothing affects like " example , " it is really and truly only moralithat the tree is
in living veritable , and graceful ty " known by its fruits , " or that life can truly be lived out here , and humanity can rightly be adorned here . If "Pecksniffs " and" Mawworms , " "Jonas Chuzzlewitzs" and " Fagins " "Carkers " and " Becky Sharps , " still abound in society and the world ; if the criminal , thc vicious , the degradedthe base , still pander to the weakness or
dis-, g race the name of man , if the outcome of even modern society and polite progress , and boasted progress and a quasi education may be seen in " Dynamite heroes " and " unbridled savagery " in our midst at tnis very hour , if profession bc not practice , and the concrete belies the abstract , these things though customary are
still abnormal conditions of life , excrescences to be calmly removed from the suffering body in legal measure or by deliberate reasoning . But yet these things only after all constitute the idiosyncrasies of our human race . I he old teaching is still the same , its needful illustration on earth is still unchanged . To bridle our passions , to restrain our animosities , to be forbearing and forgiving , moderate and
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self contented , to fear God and honour thc man , to be just to all men , humbly to seek to do our duty in that state of life where it has pleased God to place us , to fill our place in society and this world , in business and pleasure , in public and private , ever remembering that we shall one day "give account , " this still constitutes for us all alike , be who and where and what we may , our one pathway of
hope , our one outlook of safety , our one abiding trust and consolation , though all else fades around us , though life itself grew cold and dim , and we seem at times to be dazed and dozing , to have lost _ our footing , to wander out of the way . Bro ^ JPr . Hime in this little volume gives us all good advice in many earthly contingencies , which will be acceptable to all true members of our Order , and
offers to many of us all hopes of encouragement and words of sympathy in the often difficult and trying pathway of duty , as well as amidst the vanishing away of earth's shadows , and the passing joys of human happiness . We can quite understand why Bro . Hime ' s "Thesis" has been so well received by the reading public , in that it is alike so heartily expressed and so forcibly developed . We can conscientiously recommend its perusal .
HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT LANDMARK LODGE , No . 17 . Portland , Maine . By Bro . STEPHEN BERRY . Portland , Stephen Berry . This is a very useful Iodge history from the other side of the water . It was originally a " swarm " from a lodge at Portland , which took its parentage from Boston about the year 1762 , but the charter then given to Capt . Alexander
Ross does not seem to have been ' . acted upon , Bro . Berry says , and to have lain dormant until 1769 , when a new warrant was obtained and a new lodge was formed . Between 1775 and I 795 itseems to have been more or less again dormant but was again revived in 1 795 . It was then called the Portland Lodge , and was fairly prosperous until 1 S 0 G , when a fresh " swarm" took place and the Ancientlandmark
Lodge was formed and is still in existence . Hence its history . It would seem as if the surmise of the compiler was correct , that a ritual question ( by the very name of the new lodge ) was the real cause of the " swarm . " The writer assumes that the working was Scottish in 1762 , and that the alterations of the Moderns introduced and developed in America , and the antagonism with the Antients was the
real cause of the separation . He gives two or three words of the old ritual , which however are more English than Scottish . If Bro . Lyon is correct in his theory , that from Desagulier ' s visit to Edinburgh , the Scottish working _ became mainly English , if Capt . Ross and others drew their teaching as ship ' s captains from Liverpool , it would probably be "Antient working . " There is nothing very
striking Masonically in the onward history ofthe lodge . It has the wonted ups and downs of lodge life , its normal and abnormal seasons of prosperity and adversity . Indeed the records of the lodge have more interest for American than English Freemasons , but still with that spirit of Cosmopolitanism which we hope never to see extinguished or undervalued , we hail Bro . Berry ' s careful work , and thank him for a very effective contribution to Anglo-Saxon lodge life .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
164 ] FREEMASONRY IN DONCASTER . All the information given in to-day ' s Freemason regarding this ( including my own brief reply to Bro . P . M . Todd ) is continued in the communication by Anon . I perceive the writer possesses a copy of my History of 3 S 7 , ( 1 SS 0 ) and if I am thereby responsible for the conclusion at which he has arrived , that the Duke of York ' s Lodge prospered neither
at Doncaster nor Bingley , I feel called upon to correct the mistake as quickly as possible . No doubt the few minutes of the lodge given in the History of 3 S 7 have led to the error ; although I am pleased to state that the Duke of York ' s Lodge did not meet at irregular intervals from 17 SS to 1 S 06 , and also that it did actually prosper at Doncaster . I doubt whether any lodge was better worked
or more prosperous from its foundation in September , 17 SS , to October , 1793 . Then its death-wound was received . The result of a committee being appointed to enquire into the Treasurer ' s accounts seems to have created , not only an impulsive disgust of Freemasonry in general amongst the juniors , but a serious feud amongst the elders . Through the zealous efforts of the " father" of the lodge , Bro .
Joseph Hawley , P . M ., who had made many previous attempts , and notably in 1797 , which failed after five meetings , the Duke of York ' s Lodge was re-organised in 1 S 02 , all differences appearing to be foigotten . In 1803 the lodge seemed to be at the zenith of prosperity . There were seventeen meetings and six initiations during the year , a large number in that day , taking into account that there
was another and older lodge in the same small town . Unfortunately at the end of 1 S 03 the old feud was revived by thc return of a former member , and at . last thc real friends of our Order left the lodge in despair . After this date I admit its almost useless condition as a Masonic lodge , both at Doncaster and Bingley , although it held no fewer than fourteen meetings in 1805 , whilst at Bingley up to January
25 th , 1815 , the monthly meetings were never interrupted . Its members , however , were now chiefly Operative Masons blacksmiths , wood-fellers , and carpenters—good men and true Masons most of them , but for want of system extremely liable to neglect the returns and unable , for the
want of education , to fully grasp the objects of Freemasonry . They could just manage to work their lodge , and , except to behave well to each other they troubled themselves about nothing else . Of course I shall be glad to answer any question regarding the Duke of York's Lodge . April 7 th , 1 S 83 . J . RAMbDEN RILEY .
1 C 5 ] THE STRASBURG ARCHIVES . Is there no possibility now of getting at the Strasburg archives ? Is there no Freemason in Strasburg itself competent for the work ? Can Bro . Brcitling not help us ? MASONIC STUDENT .
ICCJ THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE . Referring to a recent note of mine , can any French brother give me any information as to the present condition , if it exists ? or what has become of its archives , & c . ? A MASONIC BOOK COLLECTOR .
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16 7 ] CHAS . SACKVILLE . Has Bro . Gould nothing to say on this question ? No one knows the minutes of some of our London lodges better than he does . Can he give us any clue to the fact , if it be a fact , that the Earl of Middlesex , afterwards Duke of Dorset , was a member of our Order ? ANTIOUARIUS . 16 SJ " _ In chapter II . of Bro . Gould ' s History of Freemasonry , " in which are enumerated and described the " Old Charges
of British treemasons" in MS . or reprint , of which there is any record , I find that under No . 50 the "Batty Langley , " it _ s said " In 173 C appeared his 'Ancient Masonry , Both in the Theory and Practice , ' dedicated to l < rancis , Dukeof Lorraine , and forty British Noblemen . " h , , Y , no' . seen th's version , which Bro . Gould says was published in the 'Builder ' s Compleat Assistant , 3 rd edition , 173 S , ' but it has just occurred to mc that in the
event of the names of the "forty British noblemen " being given , and that if Charles Sackville , Earl of Middlesex , were among them , it will go some way towards establishing , the proposition that his lordship was a member of our Fraternity . I would point out , however , at the same time that the absence of Lord Middlesex ' s name must not be taken as conclusive evidence that he was not a Mason . Possibly "Dryasdust" or Bro . Gould , who , I presume , has seen the work in the British Museum , may be able to throw some light on this matter . G . B A
Civic Honours To Bro. Lord Wolseley And Lord Alcester.
CIVIC HONOURS TO BRO . LORD WOLSELEY AND LORD ALCESTER .
The event which passed off so brilliantly in the Guildhall on Wednesday is almost unique in the annals of the City of London . Distinguished naval and military officers have ere now had civic honours conferred upon them in the manner prescribed by ancient usage , but we must go very far back in our history in order to find an occasion , if , indeed , there is to be foundwhen the
one , chiefs of a combined naval and military expedition were received and honoured at one and thesametime . Nelson died in the arms of victory , Wellington had no naval commanders associated with him in his campaigns in the Peninsula , the South of France , and Belgium , while the operations in the Crimea were not carried through by the same naval and military chiefs . The campaign in Egypt was a complete success as regards the operations both b and land
y sea , and as the sister services worked so harmoniously together during the war , it was but right that the Admiral and General , who between them achieved the victory , should be honoured simultaneousl y . As Bro . Lord Wolseley had already received the freedom of the City , accompanied by a sword of honour , for his services in the Ashantee War , he was made the recipient ot a gold casket , with an annrooriate in .
scription and address ; while Lord Alcester ' s services received due recognition in the shape of the freedom and a sword of honour , an address of thanks and congratulation in his case likewise accompanying the presentation . The scene in the hall was brilliant in the extreme . The heroes of the day having been conducted in procession to the library , were there formally received by Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress , and Bros , the Sheriffs of
London and Middlesex , by whom they were conducted into the Guildhall ; and the principal actors in the event havin" - taken up the positions assigned them on a dais facing the monuments to Nelson and Wellington , and the initial business of the Court of Common Council having been quickly dispatched , the Recorder , Sir Thomas Chambers , read the address to Lord Wolseley , in which the " Lord Mayor , Aldermen , and Commons of the City of London in Common
Council assembled " congratulate his lordship on his recent services , and the casket having been presented , his lordship returned thanks in terms suitable to the occasion . Lord Alcester then had the freedom of the City conferred upon him , and the quaint oath , which , when it was read out , caused no little amusement , having been administered and taken , the City Chamberlain addressed his lordship in eloquent terms on the services he had rendered
as a naval officer , and presented to him the sword which had been voted him b y the Corporation . The gift having been appropriately acknowledged , and a motion , as in Lord Wolseley ' s case , having been passed to the effect that the proceedings should be recorded on the minutes , the ceremonies were brought to a conclusion with a hearty cheer for Lady Wolseley , who had been , in company with the Lady Mayoress and Miss Knisrht . a
snertator of the ceremony from a balcony facing the entrance of the Hall . Among the most prominent ot those present in addition to those alread y mentioned were thc Town Clerk , Bro . Sir J . B . Monckton , Bro . Sir John Bennett , Bros . C . Cotes , M . P ., and Richardson Gardner , M . P ., Mr . Causton , M . P ., and many of the Aldermen , & c . In the evening the victorious General and Admiral were entertained at a grand banquet , which , as it happened , was
most appropriately held in the E gyptian Hall of the Mansion House . The Lord Mayor presided , and among those present were H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh , Field-Marshal H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , Commanderin-Chief of the Army , the Duke of Teck , Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., Secretary of State for War , the Earl of Northbrook , First Lord of the Admiralty , Mr . Childers ,
M . P ., Chancellor of the Exchequer , Bro . Sir Henry KcppeJ , Admiral of the Fleet , Bros . Major General Burnaby , M . P ., Col . Sir Redvers Buller , V . C , Sir Edward Malet , Alderman Sir R . Hansen , Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., Alderman and Sheriff De Keyser , Sheriff Savory , Sartorius , V . C , & c . Thc twin toasts of the evening met with a most enthusiastic reception , and those of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress having been duly
honoured , the company broke up . A few words as to the presentation casket and sword will not be out of place . The former , which is Egyptian in design , is surmounted by a golden lion guarding a Royal standard attached to a trident , and bearing a victor ' s wreath in green gold to represent the laurel , and rests on four sphinxes and a plinth of Algerian onvx marble . On
thc front are the City arms , at the ends those of Lord Wolseley with his motto " Homo Homini Lupus" and monogram ; and at the back the following inscription : — " Gold casket presented with an address of thanks and congratulations by the Corporation of the City of London , to General Lord Wolseley , G . C . B ., of Cairo , for the able and gallant services rendered by him , together with the officers and men of all arms and ranks , including her
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member of a lodge for any amount that he may pay amounting to two pounds or upwards . Some members of our Craft say it is not , while others say it is , and that the penalty for such omission is not incurred by the lodge , but by the officer who may give the official receipt unstamped ? Possibly you together with other members of our Fraternity will give an opinion upon this matter . —Yours fraternally , CAUTIOUS .
BRO . LORD WOLSELEY . To the Editor of thc "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Kindly let me ask you in the next issue of your interesting paper to insert this correction of an error which appears in your article on page 172 of the Freemason ol
the 7 th inst ., headed " Bro . Lord Wolseley , G . C . B ., & c . " In the last paragraph but one of that article you say that his lordship was initiated into the Craft in Dublin in Lodge 720 in 1 S 54 ; the number of the lodge should have been given 72 S . The title of the lodge is " The Military Lodge , No . 72 S , Dublin . " You will no doubt admit that I am
entitled to ask to have this correction made when I inform you that I had the honour of giving our distinguished brother his three Degrees myself on the days undernamed in Lodge 72 S , of which I was then , and still am , a member , viz ., E . A ., April 13 th , 1 S 54 ; F . C , April 21 st , 1 S 54 ; and S . D . of M . M ., July 21 st , 1854 .
In the same paragraph you also allude to Earl Ferrers as " undergoing the ordeal at the same time ; " that statement is likewise incorrect , as I initiated both Earl Ferrers and the Hon . Mr . Pennington , goth ' . Light Infantry , on the iSth of August , 1 S 54 . —I am , dear sir and brother ,
fraternally yours , JOHN H . GODDARD , P . M . Military Lodge , 72 S , Dublin ; Honorary Member Wolseley Lodge , 1993 , Mancbester ; and Secretary 32 , Dublin . l-iC , Leinster-road , Rathmines , co . Dublin , April 10 th .
To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Allow me to correct an accidental error in the Freemason of the 7 th inst ., in which it is stated that Bro . Lord Wolseley , G . C . B ., & c , " was initiated into the Craft in Dublin in Lodge No . 720 . " His lordship when Lieut .
Garnet Joseph Wolseley , 90 th Light Infantry , was initiated in "The Military Lodge of Ireland , " No . 72 S , by dispensation , he not being of full Masonic age , at an emergency meeting held on the 13 th April , 1 S 54 . —I am , dear sir and brother , yours fraternally , A . VESEY DAVOREN , P . M . Lodge 728 . 4 , Seaview-terrace , Donnybrook , Dublin , April 10 th .
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MORALITY . By MAURICE CHAS . HIME , LL . D ., Head Master of Foyle College , Londonderry . Fifth edition . Messrs . 1 . and A . Churchill , 11 , New Burlington-street , W . The subject on which Bro . Dr . Hime so ably dilates , is full of the deepest interest for all thinking and serious persons . If it be an " oft told tale , " if it be an " old old story , " it is yet that which underlies all serious philosophy , all true religious teaching . In Dr . Hime ' s clear and
striking pages we have this grave reality admirably developed . One of the most remarkable features of our Masonic lore is that sacred morality , which it pourtrays and proclaims , which breathes out of every aphorism , is imprinted on every document , distinguishes every dogma , and lightens up every mystery for its faithful " neophytes , " and consistent" Mustai . " From the earliest lucubrations of
the early mystics , down to the profound speculations of Plato , to every contribution of moralist and sage , the To Agathon and the To Kalon the To Prepon constitute still the " sumnum bonum " of all true moral teaching . Such writers may regard it under different aspects , and treat it from different and seemingly antagonistic conditions of thought , but to make all things minister here for good , to
live in the world though not of it , to " leave this world better than we found it , " constitute the great desideratum , aim and end of theosophist , the moralist , and the reli g ious philosopher . Let us observe here in opposition lo positivism and " Independent Morality , " that all morality as morality must rest upon God ' s word . Hence it is that the Bible is the " Great light of Masonry , " and that we are bidden not trust and
only to draw from it every availing motive of consolation and duty , but we are in all things , and in all ways to regulate our lives and thoughts , and words and actions by thc Divine teaching it contains . Professors may expound , lecturers may amplify , and preachers may preach for the improvement and edification of all classes , but as nothing affects like " example , " it is really and truly only moralithat the tree is
in living veritable , and graceful ty " known by its fruits , " or that life can truly be lived out here , and humanity can rightly be adorned here . If "Pecksniffs " and" Mawworms , " "Jonas Chuzzlewitzs" and " Fagins " "Carkers " and " Becky Sharps , " still abound in society and the world ; if the criminal , thc vicious , the degradedthe base , still pander to the weakness or
dis-, g race the name of man , if the outcome of even modern society and polite progress , and boasted progress and a quasi education may be seen in " Dynamite heroes " and " unbridled savagery " in our midst at tnis very hour , if profession bc not practice , and the concrete belies the abstract , these things though customary are
still abnormal conditions of life , excrescences to be calmly removed from the suffering body in legal measure or by deliberate reasoning . But yet these things only after all constitute the idiosyncrasies of our human race . I he old teaching is still the same , its needful illustration on earth is still unchanged . To bridle our passions , to restrain our animosities , to be forbearing and forgiving , moderate and
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self contented , to fear God and honour thc man , to be just to all men , humbly to seek to do our duty in that state of life where it has pleased God to place us , to fill our place in society and this world , in business and pleasure , in public and private , ever remembering that we shall one day "give account , " this still constitutes for us all alike , be who and where and what we may , our one pathway of
hope , our one outlook of safety , our one abiding trust and consolation , though all else fades around us , though life itself grew cold and dim , and we seem at times to be dazed and dozing , to have lost _ our footing , to wander out of the way . Bro ^ JPr . Hime in this little volume gives us all good advice in many earthly contingencies , which will be acceptable to all true members of our Order , and
offers to many of us all hopes of encouragement and words of sympathy in the often difficult and trying pathway of duty , as well as amidst the vanishing away of earth's shadows , and the passing joys of human happiness . We can quite understand why Bro . Hime ' s "Thesis" has been so well received by the reading public , in that it is alike so heartily expressed and so forcibly developed . We can conscientiously recommend its perusal .
HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT LANDMARK LODGE , No . 17 . Portland , Maine . By Bro . STEPHEN BERRY . Portland , Stephen Berry . This is a very useful Iodge history from the other side of the water . It was originally a " swarm " from a lodge at Portland , which took its parentage from Boston about the year 1762 , but the charter then given to Capt . Alexander
Ross does not seem to have been ' . acted upon , Bro . Berry says , and to have lain dormant until 1769 , when a new warrant was obtained and a new lodge was formed . Between 1775 and I 795 itseems to have been more or less again dormant but was again revived in 1 795 . It was then called the Portland Lodge , and was fairly prosperous until 1 S 0 G , when a fresh " swarm" took place and the Ancientlandmark
Lodge was formed and is still in existence . Hence its history . It would seem as if the surmise of the compiler was correct , that a ritual question ( by the very name of the new lodge ) was the real cause of the " swarm . " The writer assumes that the working was Scottish in 1762 , and that the alterations of the Moderns introduced and developed in America , and the antagonism with the Antients was the
real cause of the separation . He gives two or three words of the old ritual , which however are more English than Scottish . If Bro . Lyon is correct in his theory , that from Desagulier ' s visit to Edinburgh , the Scottish working _ became mainly English , if Capt . Ross and others drew their teaching as ship ' s captains from Liverpool , it would probably be "Antient working . " There is nothing very
striking Masonically in the onward history ofthe lodge . It has the wonted ups and downs of lodge life , its normal and abnormal seasons of prosperity and adversity . Indeed the records of the lodge have more interest for American than English Freemasons , but still with that spirit of Cosmopolitanism which we hope never to see extinguished or undervalued , we hail Bro . Berry ' s careful work , and thank him for a very effective contribution to Anglo-Saxon lodge life .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
164 ] FREEMASONRY IN DONCASTER . All the information given in to-day ' s Freemason regarding this ( including my own brief reply to Bro . P . M . Todd ) is continued in the communication by Anon . I perceive the writer possesses a copy of my History of 3 S 7 , ( 1 SS 0 ) and if I am thereby responsible for the conclusion at which he has arrived , that the Duke of York ' s Lodge prospered neither
at Doncaster nor Bingley , I feel called upon to correct the mistake as quickly as possible . No doubt the few minutes of the lodge given in the History of 3 S 7 have led to the error ; although I am pleased to state that the Duke of York ' s Lodge did not meet at irregular intervals from 17 SS to 1 S 06 , and also that it did actually prosper at Doncaster . I doubt whether any lodge was better worked
or more prosperous from its foundation in September , 17 SS , to October , 1793 . Then its death-wound was received . The result of a committee being appointed to enquire into the Treasurer ' s accounts seems to have created , not only an impulsive disgust of Freemasonry in general amongst the juniors , but a serious feud amongst the elders . Through the zealous efforts of the " father" of the lodge , Bro .
Joseph Hawley , P . M ., who had made many previous attempts , and notably in 1797 , which failed after five meetings , the Duke of York ' s Lodge was re-organised in 1 S 02 , all differences appearing to be foigotten . In 1803 the lodge seemed to be at the zenith of prosperity . There were seventeen meetings and six initiations during the year , a large number in that day , taking into account that there
was another and older lodge in the same small town . Unfortunately at the end of 1 S 03 the old feud was revived by thc return of a former member , and at . last thc real friends of our Order left the lodge in despair . After this date I admit its almost useless condition as a Masonic lodge , both at Doncaster and Bingley , although it held no fewer than fourteen meetings in 1805 , whilst at Bingley up to January
25 th , 1815 , the monthly meetings were never interrupted . Its members , however , were now chiefly Operative Masons blacksmiths , wood-fellers , and carpenters—good men and true Masons most of them , but for want of system extremely liable to neglect the returns and unable , for the
want of education , to fully grasp the objects of Freemasonry . They could just manage to work their lodge , and , except to behave well to each other they troubled themselves about nothing else . Of course I shall be glad to answer any question regarding the Duke of York's Lodge . April 7 th , 1 S 83 . J . RAMbDEN RILEY .
1 C 5 ] THE STRASBURG ARCHIVES . Is there no possibility now of getting at the Strasburg archives ? Is there no Freemason in Strasburg itself competent for the work ? Can Bro . Brcitling not help us ? MASONIC STUDENT .
ICCJ THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE . Referring to a recent note of mine , can any French brother give me any information as to the present condition , if it exists ? or what has become of its archives , & c . ? A MASONIC BOOK COLLECTOR .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
16 7 ] CHAS . SACKVILLE . Has Bro . Gould nothing to say on this question ? No one knows the minutes of some of our London lodges better than he does . Can he give us any clue to the fact , if it be a fact , that the Earl of Middlesex , afterwards Duke of Dorset , was a member of our Order ? ANTIOUARIUS . 16 SJ " _ In chapter II . of Bro . Gould ' s History of Freemasonry , " in which are enumerated and described the " Old Charges
of British treemasons" in MS . or reprint , of which there is any record , I find that under No . 50 the "Batty Langley , " it _ s said " In 173 C appeared his 'Ancient Masonry , Both in the Theory and Practice , ' dedicated to l < rancis , Dukeof Lorraine , and forty British Noblemen . " h , , Y , no' . seen th's version , which Bro . Gould says was published in the 'Builder ' s Compleat Assistant , 3 rd edition , 173 S , ' but it has just occurred to mc that in the
event of the names of the "forty British noblemen " being given , and that if Charles Sackville , Earl of Middlesex , were among them , it will go some way towards establishing , the proposition that his lordship was a member of our Fraternity . I would point out , however , at the same time that the absence of Lord Middlesex ' s name must not be taken as conclusive evidence that he was not a Mason . Possibly "Dryasdust" or Bro . Gould , who , I presume , has seen the work in the British Museum , may be able to throw some light on this matter . G . B A
Civic Honours To Bro. Lord Wolseley And Lord Alcester.
CIVIC HONOURS TO BRO . LORD WOLSELEY AND LORD ALCESTER .
The event which passed off so brilliantly in the Guildhall on Wednesday is almost unique in the annals of the City of London . Distinguished naval and military officers have ere now had civic honours conferred upon them in the manner prescribed by ancient usage , but we must go very far back in our history in order to find an occasion , if , indeed , there is to be foundwhen the
one , chiefs of a combined naval and military expedition were received and honoured at one and thesametime . Nelson died in the arms of victory , Wellington had no naval commanders associated with him in his campaigns in the Peninsula , the South of France , and Belgium , while the operations in the Crimea were not carried through by the same naval and military chiefs . The campaign in Egypt was a complete success as regards the operations both b and land
y sea , and as the sister services worked so harmoniously together during the war , it was but right that the Admiral and General , who between them achieved the victory , should be honoured simultaneousl y . As Bro . Lord Wolseley had already received the freedom of the City , accompanied by a sword of honour , for his services in the Ashantee War , he was made the recipient ot a gold casket , with an annrooriate in .
scription and address ; while Lord Alcester ' s services received due recognition in the shape of the freedom and a sword of honour , an address of thanks and congratulation in his case likewise accompanying the presentation . The scene in the hall was brilliant in the extreme . The heroes of the day having been conducted in procession to the library , were there formally received by Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress , and Bros , the Sheriffs of
London and Middlesex , by whom they were conducted into the Guildhall ; and the principal actors in the event havin" - taken up the positions assigned them on a dais facing the monuments to Nelson and Wellington , and the initial business of the Court of Common Council having been quickly dispatched , the Recorder , Sir Thomas Chambers , read the address to Lord Wolseley , in which the " Lord Mayor , Aldermen , and Commons of the City of London in Common
Council assembled " congratulate his lordship on his recent services , and the casket having been presented , his lordship returned thanks in terms suitable to the occasion . Lord Alcester then had the freedom of the City conferred upon him , and the quaint oath , which , when it was read out , caused no little amusement , having been administered and taken , the City Chamberlain addressed his lordship in eloquent terms on the services he had rendered
as a naval officer , and presented to him the sword which had been voted him b y the Corporation . The gift having been appropriately acknowledged , and a motion , as in Lord Wolseley ' s case , having been passed to the effect that the proceedings should be recorded on the minutes , the ceremonies were brought to a conclusion with a hearty cheer for Lady Wolseley , who had been , in company with the Lady Mayoress and Miss Knisrht . a
snertator of the ceremony from a balcony facing the entrance of the Hall . Among the most prominent ot those present in addition to those alread y mentioned were thc Town Clerk , Bro . Sir J . B . Monckton , Bro . Sir John Bennett , Bros . C . Cotes , M . P ., and Richardson Gardner , M . P ., Mr . Causton , M . P ., and many of the Aldermen , & c . In the evening the victorious General and Admiral were entertained at a grand banquet , which , as it happened , was
most appropriately held in the E gyptian Hall of the Mansion House . The Lord Mayor presided , and among those present were H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh , Field-Marshal H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , Commanderin-Chief of the Army , the Duke of Teck , Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., Secretary of State for War , the Earl of Northbrook , First Lord of the Admiralty , Mr . Childers ,
M . P ., Chancellor of the Exchequer , Bro . Sir Henry KcppeJ , Admiral of the Fleet , Bros . Major General Burnaby , M . P ., Col . Sir Redvers Buller , V . C , Sir Edward Malet , Alderman Sir R . Hansen , Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., Alderman and Sheriff De Keyser , Sheriff Savory , Sartorius , V . C , & c . Thc twin toasts of the evening met with a most enthusiastic reception , and those of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress having been duly
honoured , the company broke up . A few words as to the presentation casket and sword will not be out of place . The former , which is Egyptian in design , is surmounted by a golden lion guarding a Royal standard attached to a trident , and bearing a victor ' s wreath in green gold to represent the laurel , and rests on four sphinxes and a plinth of Algerian onvx marble . On
thc front are the City arms , at the ends those of Lord Wolseley with his motto " Homo Homini Lupus" and monogram ; and at the back the following inscription : — " Gold casket presented with an address of thanks and congratulations by the Corporation of the City of London , to General Lord Wolseley , G . C . B ., of Cairo , for the able and gallant services rendered by him , together with the officers and men of all arms and ranks , including her