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Article CIVIC HONOURS TO BRO. LORD WOLSELEY AND LORD ALCESTER. ← Page 2 of 2 Article PRESENTATION TO A PRECEPTOR IN LIVERPOOL. Page 1 of 1 Article PRESENTATION TO A PRECEPTOR IN LIVERPOOL. Page 1 of 1 Article JOTTINGS FROM THE ANTIPODES. Page 1 of 1 Article JOTTINGS FROM THE ANTIPODES. Page 1 of 1 Article DR. NEALE'S PUNKAH OR CHEMICAL LUNG. Page 1 of 1
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Civic Honours To Bro. Lord Wolseley And Lord Alcester.
Majesty ' s Indian subjects , under his command . Guildhall , nth April , 1 SS 3 . " Th '; sword was manufactured by Bro . George Kenning , who nad had thc honour of submitting it for inspection to the Queen and Prince of Wales . The hilt is surmounted by a c tion ' s head , the emblem ofthe British navy . The g- ip is ornamented with an ivory figure of " History " recording the engagement at Alexandria . On the centre
of the guard is the monogram of his lordship as Sir F . B . P . Seymour , whilst its sides are composed of winged figures with trumpets and torches , emblematic of "Fame . " The scabbard is enriched with the Imperial crown , above two dolphins entwined , illustrating the service of the sea . After theseis a figure of " Victory " . pointing to "Alexandria ; " then follow a naval crown and a trophy of flags , together with the arms , crest , and motto of the Admiral , richly
enamelled . Under these are the Cross of the Bath , and the arms , with crest , motto , and supporters of the City of London , following which is a " Union Jack , " the emblem of British naval supremacy . Immediately below , upon an Egyptian obelisk , stands " Peace , '' holding an olive branch . A sphinx and globe complete the enrichments . The scabbard , guard , and hilt are of iS-carat hall-marked
gold . The inscription , chastely embossed upon the blade , is as follows : — " Presented , with the Freedom of the City of London , and an address of thanks and congratulation , by the Corporation of the . said City to Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour , G . C . B ., for the able and gallant services in Egypt rendered by him , together with the Officers and Men of all arms and ranks under his command . "
Presentation To A Preceptor In Liverpool.
PRESENTATION TO A PRECEPTOR IN LIVERPOOL .
A most agreeable gathering of the members of the Merchants' Lodge of Instruction , No . 241 , was held on Tuesday , the 3 rd inst ., at the Harrington Restaurant , Harrington-street , Liverpool ( a celebrated centre for brethren who wish to dine well ) , where there was a capital attendance of members and visitors . The chair was
occupied by Bro . James Winsor , P . M ., who has been the indefatigable and talented Preceptor of the Merchants ' Instruction Lodge for about five years , and the opportunity was taken to do him becoming honour on this special occasion . An admirably arranged and satisfactorily served dinner did infinite credit to the proprietor of the restaurant , Bro . C A . Luker , S . D . of 241 , whose recent improvements of and additions to what has for years been known
as " Child ' s Chop and Steak House , " have rendered it the most comfortable and attractive luncheon and dining place in the city of Liverpool . Bro . Winsor , the chairman , was favoured with the presence of about Co brethren , amongst whom were : Bros . G . Peet , P . M . 241 ; J . Latta , P . M . 241 ; J . S . Alston , P . M . 203 , P . Z . 203 ; VV . McLacklan , 241 ; R . White , Sec . 241 ; P . W . Juncker , J . W . 786 ; C * r _ airl _» mann cm ! I . f ^ allnwnv . RlV im _ D I ^ pit-Ii I Cl ¦ / —¦¦——j
- *»•—* - " —• " , J _ T , _ , v , - " — —j , —• --- -.., .. « . 203 ; Owen Parry , W . Gick , W . M . 203 ; J . P . Bryan , W . M . 1035 , P . G . O . ; J . O . Ashton , 203 ; C . Semple , 290 ; R . Davis , 241 ; J . C Robinson , P . M . 249 ; J . B . McKenzie , P . M . and Treas ., 1609 ; W . Savage , W . M . 1609 , 241 ; E . H . Allen , 1609 ; J . McCull , 594 ; E . Graham , 1609 ; H . B . Brown , E . Allen , E . Sherwood , T . Salter , P . M . 241 , P . P . G . S . D . ; J . Redfrarn , A . H . Huther , R . M . Jones , J . uuetreuer tsrotnerton
Procter , a . jude , u . , j . , J . w . 241 ; R . Johnson , T . G . Grundy , T . D . Jones , E . K . Ellison , R . Carruthers , T . H . Paul , B . Striem , 1609 ; C . Leighton , J . Pendleton , S . W . 241 ; T . Evans , T . Soeoden , F . Smitton , G . H . Taylor , T . W . Bruce , R . Capper , W . J . Smith , F . Macnab , and H . Rigg . Prior to dinner the lodge was opened in the Masonic
HaU , Hope-street , Bro . Winsor , Preceptor , presiding , with Bro . E . Allen , 7 S 6 , and Bro . H . B . Browne , 1350 , 3 s S . W . and J . W . respectively . The only business was the re appointment of Bro . Brotherton as Treas ., and the election of Bro . E . Allen , as Sec . After a vote of thanks had been accorded to Bro . H . B . Browne , the retiring Sec . for his three years' valuable service the brethren adjourned to Bro . Luker ' s establishment .
After the banquet the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and cordially responded to . Bro . Thomas Salter , P . P . G . S . D ., in the name of the lodge of instruction subsequently presented Bro . J . Winsor with an artistically illuminated address in recognition of his valuable services as Preceptor for five years , and conveying kindly expressions of desire for his continued health and prosperity . Along with the address , which was
illuminated with remarkable taste by Bro . R . Capper , a member of the lodge , Bro . Salter presented the Preceptor with a handsome suite of diamond jewellery for Mrs . Winsor , supplied by Bros . Tiedemann and Byrne , of Boldstreet . The terms of the address , to which the names of 72 past and present pupils were attached , were as follows : " Dear Sir and Brother , —In tendering for your
acceptance this testimonial , accompanied by our modest souvenir for Mrs . Winsor , we are grateful for the opportunity thus afforded us of expressing to you our appreciation of your valuable services as Preceptor of our lodge , services at all times cheerfully rendered in the cause of Freemasonry , to those whose names are appended hereto , as well as many others who have passed before us . You have at all times shown us ( your pupils ) the proper way in a proper manner ,
ever exhibiting a kindl y disposition , many times under circumstances of a wearying and patience-trying nature ; but always winning the respect and thanks of those who sought and followed your directions . May we hope that you will derive from the contemplation of our names pleasing recollections of the hours spent amongst us ; that happy memories may at all times be associated therewith , and that reciprocal love and respect may be the consequence of the
connection between Preceptor and pupil . If this be so then is our desire accomplished , and with an expression of the most cordial goodwill and wishes for your health and happiness , we subscribe ourselves , dear sir and brother , yours fraternally , " & c . [ Here follow the names of the 72 subscribers . ] In arlrnr , uilt > ttfrin < r thi . Ms-f-imnm . il . ; Bro . Wfnsnr snnl . ' / . nf
the pleasure which his work in connection with the lodge of instruction had always g iven him , and the very valuable testimonial to Mrs . Winsor and himself would be an inducement to him to increase his efforts to promote the advancement of his pupils . " The Officers" was responded to by Bro . Brotherton , hon . Treasurer , and Bro . Browne , hon . Secretary , and
Presentation To A Preceptor In Liverpool.
"Prosperity to the Merchants' Lodge" by Bros . Councillor Peet , Latta , and Salter . Other toasts followed ,: and musical and other items were given by Bros . Pendleton , Bryan , Keith , Galloway , Jones , Huther , Brotherton , and others .
Jottings From The Antipodes.
JOTTINGS FROM THE ANTIPODES .
BRO . W . I" . LAMO . VDY , P . M ., P . / .. The observant individual whose Masonic experience was acquired in England , cannot but quickly be struck with the grave irregularities that now and again are allowed to be committed in the Australian colonies without let or hindrance from anyone . Certain matters that have lately come under my notice lead me to think that thc contents of
the Book of Constitutions are practically unknown by many of the Masters and Past Masters of lodges holding under the Grand Lodge of England . As I remarked in a former communication however much of this ignorance of the jurisprudence and regulations of Masonry arises from the mistaken economical idea to withhold a copy of the Book of Constitutions from every new brother on his initiation ; and I think the Board'of General Purposes would accomplish a
vast amount of good were they to recommend to Grand Lodge a law by which it would become compulsory for every candidate to be really presented with thc Constitutions , at the same time as he is the bye-laws of the lodge he is initiated in , the foregoing is , by way of preface , to what many English brethren will consider a distinct breach of tbe Constitutions . lt occurs under the head of " Proposing Members , " and I quote the part of the clause
bearing on the question I am referring to : " In cases of emergency any two members of a lodge may transmit in writing to the Master the names & c , of any candidate whom they may wish to propose , and the circumstances iiihich cause the emergency , and the Master , if it be proper , shall notify the same to every member of his lodge " Sic . Now , in Melbourne , it is quite a common occurrence for candidates to be proposed between the two lodge
nights , but , without any word about emergency , and the names accordingly appear on the summonses for the next meeting , along with candidates regularly proposed in open lodge at the previous meeting , I have no doubt I shall have an opportunity ere long , in one or both of the lodges I am a member of , to challenge such irregular propositions , and I mean to do it . The first is , that the leading ambition of a master is to show a large
number of initiations at the end of his year of office , and I am afraid that the hasty and indiscriminate election of candidates , as at present existing in Melbourne , will in the time to come , bear evil fruit . The trite aphorism of Oliver will come in here . " Be very cautious whom you recommend as a candidate for initiation , one false step on this point may be fatal . If you have a good lodge , keep it select , great numbers are not always beneficial . " And Hutchinson , in
his " S p irit of Masonry , is similarly pronounced . Charity , I regret to say , is here made far too subservient to sociality . As an instance , take a Melbourne Iodge with over £ 233 last year for subscriptions and , £ 122 for initiation and joining , whose refreshment account reaches £ 133 odd , whilst benevolence shows the insignificant and disproportionate sum of £ 33 14 s . only . The new Master—who passed the chair in an English lodge , by the bye—is
endeavouringto work a change , and he proposes that every member be invited , not obliged , to contribute half-a-crown on each lodge night as an equivalent for supper . The first night after his installation he sent round the charity box in open lodge , and a very respectable amount was raised . This action of the Worshipful Brother though has not been received with universal favour . In case any of your readers may deem the foregoing an interference with the private
affairs of a lodge , let me explain the writer is a member . The Combermere Lodge at their last meeting ( Thursday , February 15 th ) had a novelty in the initiation of two Chinese merchants . There were in all six candidates , four of whom were initiated together , followed by the foreigners , who seemed deeply impressed with the ceremony , for the room was crowded and the music imposing . Their subsequent speeches also gave evidence that they will Drove ornaments
to the Craft . The names of the two brethren are Chun Yut and LeongSing . Bro . T . H . Lempriere , the District Grand Secretary , tells me this is the second instance only of Chinese being admitted into Masonry here . Many years ago he initiated a then prominent Chinese merchant in the Collingwood Lodge , No . 727 . The only connection the matter I am now about to refer to has with Masonry , is the circumstance of its being a
postprandial speech in a Melbourne Lodge . The speaker was a reverend brother , a P . M . of a Victorian Lodge , who is shortly leaving for England . The tenour of his remarks illustrated the remarkable and profound ignorance displayed by old country people in general , and the newspaper press especially , in all that relates to the Australian colonies . Here are a few instances , he was shown a letter in a merchant ' s office , received from a
large firm in London , and addressed as follows : "Messrs . So-and-so , Collins-street , West , Melbourne , Victoria , New South Wales . " Then he had read an editorial announcement in a Birmingham daily ipaper , that a railway , on a large scale , was about to be constructed from Melbourne to Tasmania , via Sydney . Our brother might also have quoted the Times , which a few months ago , gravely dubbed Victoria the oldest of the Australian colonies ' . The
Anglican Bishop of Ballarat s pilgrimage in England likewise was alluded to . It may be added his lordship's deplorable story of the poverty and barbarism existing in the diocese of Ballarat lately created intense excitement in the " Golden City , " one of " the most handsome and substantial ( pecuniarily speaking ) townsin the whole length and breadth of Australia . Enthusiasts in the Mark Degree will be interested to know
that the Order is extending in Victoria . The latest addition to the province of that name is the South Melbourne Lodge , opened about seven months ago , as before recorded in the Freemason . The meetings are once a month , and as candidates are always on hand the first yearwill show agood muster roll , indeed , it is now close on 40 . The difficulty about the ritual , mentioned in a previous letter , has been pluckily
surmounted by thc W . M . ( Bro . T . Main ) , who with his officers now work the ceremony in astyle that would be hard to beat by some of the crack lodges at home . I had the pleasure to bc present at the last meeting , and took occasion to compliment all concerned on the marked progress they had made in so short a space of time . The warrant has arrived from London , and the number ( 310 ) is a substantial evi-
Jottings From The Antipodes.
dence that the Degree is making remarkable strides . The members of the South Melbourne Lodge , with a go-a-head spirit , worthy of emulation by the oldest lodge in the province , are about printing their bye-laws—a wide contrast to the Victoria , No . 47 , the mother lodge of the Mark Degree in Australia , which during a long period has never printed its bye-laws . A very neat bronze token has also been struck for the members of the lodge by Bro . Martin ( Stokes
and Martin ) , P . G . Secretary And to wind-up steps are being taken to open an Ark Mariners Lodge in connection with the South Melbourne , the grade never having yet been worked in Australia . There are also signs of a Mark lodge being shortly formed at the flourishing town of Ballarat , which is 600 miles from the metropolis by rail . At present the Province of Victoria comprises five lodges , viz ., Victoria , No . 47 , Melbourne ; Washington , No . 1 C 7 ,
Beechworth ; St . Mark ' s in thc South , No . 202 , Launceston ( Tasmania ); Dalhousie , No . 2 S 9 , Kyneton ; and South Melbourne , No . 310 , Emerald Hill . I have an unpleasant matter to wind-up with . It is the scandalous conduct of the Melbourne Masonic Hall Company in continuing to allow the Secularists' Association to assemble week after week ( frequently on thc Sabbath Day ) in a room consecrated to Masonry . The following
advertisement appears in the Melbourne morning papers of to-day ( February 28 th ) : ' * Australasian Secular Association , Masonic Hall , Lonsdale-street . Messrs . Samuel and Walker , Debate this evening at eight . Subject— 'The Existence of a God . ' Admission free . " Further comment is needless , and we shall only call attention to a letter below , which lately appeared in one of the Melbourne papers , advocating the promotion of a Masonic
Hall , Club , and Library Company , but , as there has been no response , the question of a new hall which was so much talked about seven or eight months since is still in a state of coma . As a contrast to the above unconstitutional conduct of the Melbourne Masonic Hall directors , it is refreshing to know that the brethren at Sydney act in a totally different
manner . A fortnight ago the large hall in which no Masonic meetings are held , by the bye—was let to Mr . J . E . Redmond , for thc purpose of lecturing on behalf of the Irish Land League . Bro . Elkington , a Past Mastcr of an English lodge , was deputed to wait upon thc Masonic Hall Company and protest against such a use of the hall . The consequence was that the directors countermanded the contract and the meeting was held elsewhere .
To the Editor of " The Argus . " Sir , —An English Freemason , it has frequently struck me as a remarkable fact that Melbourne , the principal British city of tbe southern Hemisphere , is very indifferently provided with a Masonic Hall . The Craft I am pleased to know is flourishing under the three Constitutions of England , Ireland , and Scotland , and in the city proper , i . e ., excluding the suburbs , there are some 40
lodges , chapters , and other bodies holding their periodical meetings under the roof of the primitive and ramshacklelooking building in Lonsdale-street , grandiloquently styled the " Melbourne Masonic Hall . " The building is but ill adapted for the purpose for which its title leads the stranger to imagine it was erected , and I cannot but think that if some of the influential members of the Fraternity were to work with a will , they might raise a hall that would at one
and the same time add to the already numerous architectural beauties of Melbourne , and prove more of a credit to an institution that is famed all over the world for the elaborateness of its Masonic temples . I would also suggest in the scheme the incorporation of a Masonic club and library . A limited company would be able to achieve all the above and make it a paying concern . —I am , & c , February sth . CONSTITUTIONAL .
Dr. Neale's Punkah Or Chemical Lung.
DR . NEALE'S PUNKAH OR CHEMICAL LUNG .
At the present moment when the public mind is some what seriously exercised as to thc conduct of the Metropolitan District Railway Company in its proposed plan for improving the ventilation of the line by erecting air shafts at intervals along the Thames Embankment and Oueen
victoria-street , and so defacing those splendid thoroughfares , it is worth while to draw public attention to an invention which , while it is likely to prove more effectual for the purpose required than the best shafts and blowholes which mechanical ingenuity is capable of contriving , will , at the same time , do away with the necessity for disfiguring one of the grandest promenades in London , or for the matter
of that , in any city in the world . This is Dr . Neale's " Punkah , " or "Chemical Lung , " which has been shown by public experiment , again and again repeated before some of our most famous experts , to be fully equal to the purposes for which its inventor designed it . Bro . Dick Radclyffe and Co ., of 129 , High Holborn , who are the sole licensees and manufacturers of the " Lung" have
, very kindly been at the pains of explaining to us how , by fitting the "Chemical Lung" to each train on the Underground Railway the nuisance and damage to health caused by the foul air that is generated in the tunnel may be purified , so that even travellers with the most delicate lungs will be able to travel without the slightest discomfort or danger . We were shown , roughly
ot course , two or three methods by which the Punkah mi ght be utilised for the purpose , the best being that in which the apparatus was fitted to the engine in such a manner that the vitiated air , having been admitted and conducted through one or more shafts , in which was a cloth or canvas revolving over a corresponding number of rollers , into a trough placed at the bottom of the ene-ine .
passed out again into the railway tunnel freed of all impurity . This , we were given to understand , could be done at the low cost of a shilling per train . The experiment has been repeatedly made in rooms in which the temperature had been raised to a high degree of heat by means of gas burners , and in which , after the witnesses had been admitted , and the windows and doors all carefully closed , a quantity of sulphur was burnt , so that breathing became
a matter of thc greatest difficulty . The " Punkah " was then set in motion , and in a few minutes the atmosphere became thoroughly sweet and pure . There appears to be no reason why the experiment , which has been so successful on a limited scale , should not be applied to railway tunnels , mines , & c . If so we shall need no blowholes to disfigure our principal thoroughfares and make obnoxious thc air we breathe .
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Civic Honours To Bro. Lord Wolseley And Lord Alcester.
Majesty ' s Indian subjects , under his command . Guildhall , nth April , 1 SS 3 . " Th '; sword was manufactured by Bro . George Kenning , who nad had thc honour of submitting it for inspection to the Queen and Prince of Wales . The hilt is surmounted by a c tion ' s head , the emblem ofthe British navy . The g- ip is ornamented with an ivory figure of " History " recording the engagement at Alexandria . On the centre
of the guard is the monogram of his lordship as Sir F . B . P . Seymour , whilst its sides are composed of winged figures with trumpets and torches , emblematic of "Fame . " The scabbard is enriched with the Imperial crown , above two dolphins entwined , illustrating the service of the sea . After theseis a figure of " Victory " . pointing to "Alexandria ; " then follow a naval crown and a trophy of flags , together with the arms , crest , and motto of the Admiral , richly
enamelled . Under these are the Cross of the Bath , and the arms , with crest , motto , and supporters of the City of London , following which is a " Union Jack , " the emblem of British naval supremacy . Immediately below , upon an Egyptian obelisk , stands " Peace , '' holding an olive branch . A sphinx and globe complete the enrichments . The scabbard , guard , and hilt are of iS-carat hall-marked
gold . The inscription , chastely embossed upon the blade , is as follows : — " Presented , with the Freedom of the City of London , and an address of thanks and congratulation , by the Corporation of the . said City to Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour , G . C . B ., for the able and gallant services in Egypt rendered by him , together with the Officers and Men of all arms and ranks under his command . "
Presentation To A Preceptor In Liverpool.
PRESENTATION TO A PRECEPTOR IN LIVERPOOL .
A most agreeable gathering of the members of the Merchants' Lodge of Instruction , No . 241 , was held on Tuesday , the 3 rd inst ., at the Harrington Restaurant , Harrington-street , Liverpool ( a celebrated centre for brethren who wish to dine well ) , where there was a capital attendance of members and visitors . The chair was
occupied by Bro . James Winsor , P . M ., who has been the indefatigable and talented Preceptor of the Merchants ' Instruction Lodge for about five years , and the opportunity was taken to do him becoming honour on this special occasion . An admirably arranged and satisfactorily served dinner did infinite credit to the proprietor of the restaurant , Bro . C A . Luker , S . D . of 241 , whose recent improvements of and additions to what has for years been known
as " Child ' s Chop and Steak House , " have rendered it the most comfortable and attractive luncheon and dining place in the city of Liverpool . Bro . Winsor , the chairman , was favoured with the presence of about Co brethren , amongst whom were : Bros . G . Peet , P . M . 241 ; J . Latta , P . M . 241 ; J . S . Alston , P . M . 203 , P . Z . 203 ; VV . McLacklan , 241 ; R . White , Sec . 241 ; P . W . Juncker , J . W . 786 ; C * r _ airl _» mann cm ! I . f ^ allnwnv . RlV im _ D I ^ pit-Ii I Cl ¦ / —¦¦——j
- *»•—* - " —• " , J _ T , _ , v , - " — —j , —• --- -.., .. « . 203 ; Owen Parry , W . Gick , W . M . 203 ; J . P . Bryan , W . M . 1035 , P . G . O . ; J . O . Ashton , 203 ; C . Semple , 290 ; R . Davis , 241 ; J . C Robinson , P . M . 249 ; J . B . McKenzie , P . M . and Treas ., 1609 ; W . Savage , W . M . 1609 , 241 ; E . H . Allen , 1609 ; J . McCull , 594 ; E . Graham , 1609 ; H . B . Brown , E . Allen , E . Sherwood , T . Salter , P . M . 241 , P . P . G . S . D . ; J . Redfrarn , A . H . Huther , R . M . Jones , J . uuetreuer tsrotnerton
Procter , a . jude , u . , j . , J . w . 241 ; R . Johnson , T . G . Grundy , T . D . Jones , E . K . Ellison , R . Carruthers , T . H . Paul , B . Striem , 1609 ; C . Leighton , J . Pendleton , S . W . 241 ; T . Evans , T . Soeoden , F . Smitton , G . H . Taylor , T . W . Bruce , R . Capper , W . J . Smith , F . Macnab , and H . Rigg . Prior to dinner the lodge was opened in the Masonic
HaU , Hope-street , Bro . Winsor , Preceptor , presiding , with Bro . E . Allen , 7 S 6 , and Bro . H . B . Browne , 1350 , 3 s S . W . and J . W . respectively . The only business was the re appointment of Bro . Brotherton as Treas ., and the election of Bro . E . Allen , as Sec . After a vote of thanks had been accorded to Bro . H . B . Browne , the retiring Sec . for his three years' valuable service the brethren adjourned to Bro . Luker ' s establishment .
After the banquet the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and cordially responded to . Bro . Thomas Salter , P . P . G . S . D ., in the name of the lodge of instruction subsequently presented Bro . J . Winsor with an artistically illuminated address in recognition of his valuable services as Preceptor for five years , and conveying kindly expressions of desire for his continued health and prosperity . Along with the address , which was
illuminated with remarkable taste by Bro . R . Capper , a member of the lodge , Bro . Salter presented the Preceptor with a handsome suite of diamond jewellery for Mrs . Winsor , supplied by Bros . Tiedemann and Byrne , of Boldstreet . The terms of the address , to which the names of 72 past and present pupils were attached , were as follows : " Dear Sir and Brother , —In tendering for your
acceptance this testimonial , accompanied by our modest souvenir for Mrs . Winsor , we are grateful for the opportunity thus afforded us of expressing to you our appreciation of your valuable services as Preceptor of our lodge , services at all times cheerfully rendered in the cause of Freemasonry , to those whose names are appended hereto , as well as many others who have passed before us . You have at all times shown us ( your pupils ) the proper way in a proper manner ,
ever exhibiting a kindl y disposition , many times under circumstances of a wearying and patience-trying nature ; but always winning the respect and thanks of those who sought and followed your directions . May we hope that you will derive from the contemplation of our names pleasing recollections of the hours spent amongst us ; that happy memories may at all times be associated therewith , and that reciprocal love and respect may be the consequence of the
connection between Preceptor and pupil . If this be so then is our desire accomplished , and with an expression of the most cordial goodwill and wishes for your health and happiness , we subscribe ourselves , dear sir and brother , yours fraternally , " & c . [ Here follow the names of the 72 subscribers . ] In arlrnr , uilt > ttfrin < r thi . Ms-f-imnm . il . ; Bro . Wfnsnr snnl . ' / . nf
the pleasure which his work in connection with the lodge of instruction had always g iven him , and the very valuable testimonial to Mrs . Winsor and himself would be an inducement to him to increase his efforts to promote the advancement of his pupils . " The Officers" was responded to by Bro . Brotherton , hon . Treasurer , and Bro . Browne , hon . Secretary , and
Presentation To A Preceptor In Liverpool.
"Prosperity to the Merchants' Lodge" by Bros . Councillor Peet , Latta , and Salter . Other toasts followed ,: and musical and other items were given by Bros . Pendleton , Bryan , Keith , Galloway , Jones , Huther , Brotherton , and others .
Jottings From The Antipodes.
JOTTINGS FROM THE ANTIPODES .
BRO . W . I" . LAMO . VDY , P . M ., P . / .. The observant individual whose Masonic experience was acquired in England , cannot but quickly be struck with the grave irregularities that now and again are allowed to be committed in the Australian colonies without let or hindrance from anyone . Certain matters that have lately come under my notice lead me to think that thc contents of
the Book of Constitutions are practically unknown by many of the Masters and Past Masters of lodges holding under the Grand Lodge of England . As I remarked in a former communication however much of this ignorance of the jurisprudence and regulations of Masonry arises from the mistaken economical idea to withhold a copy of the Book of Constitutions from every new brother on his initiation ; and I think the Board'of General Purposes would accomplish a
vast amount of good were they to recommend to Grand Lodge a law by which it would become compulsory for every candidate to be really presented with thc Constitutions , at the same time as he is the bye-laws of the lodge he is initiated in , the foregoing is , by way of preface , to what many English brethren will consider a distinct breach of tbe Constitutions . lt occurs under the head of " Proposing Members , " and I quote the part of the clause
bearing on the question I am referring to : " In cases of emergency any two members of a lodge may transmit in writing to the Master the names & c , of any candidate whom they may wish to propose , and the circumstances iiihich cause the emergency , and the Master , if it be proper , shall notify the same to every member of his lodge " Sic . Now , in Melbourne , it is quite a common occurrence for candidates to be proposed between the two lodge
nights , but , without any word about emergency , and the names accordingly appear on the summonses for the next meeting , along with candidates regularly proposed in open lodge at the previous meeting , I have no doubt I shall have an opportunity ere long , in one or both of the lodges I am a member of , to challenge such irregular propositions , and I mean to do it . The first is , that the leading ambition of a master is to show a large
number of initiations at the end of his year of office , and I am afraid that the hasty and indiscriminate election of candidates , as at present existing in Melbourne , will in the time to come , bear evil fruit . The trite aphorism of Oliver will come in here . " Be very cautious whom you recommend as a candidate for initiation , one false step on this point may be fatal . If you have a good lodge , keep it select , great numbers are not always beneficial . " And Hutchinson , in
his " S p irit of Masonry , is similarly pronounced . Charity , I regret to say , is here made far too subservient to sociality . As an instance , take a Melbourne Iodge with over £ 233 last year for subscriptions and , £ 122 for initiation and joining , whose refreshment account reaches £ 133 odd , whilst benevolence shows the insignificant and disproportionate sum of £ 33 14 s . only . The new Master—who passed the chair in an English lodge , by the bye—is
endeavouringto work a change , and he proposes that every member be invited , not obliged , to contribute half-a-crown on each lodge night as an equivalent for supper . The first night after his installation he sent round the charity box in open lodge , and a very respectable amount was raised . This action of the Worshipful Brother though has not been received with universal favour . In case any of your readers may deem the foregoing an interference with the private
affairs of a lodge , let me explain the writer is a member . The Combermere Lodge at their last meeting ( Thursday , February 15 th ) had a novelty in the initiation of two Chinese merchants . There were in all six candidates , four of whom were initiated together , followed by the foreigners , who seemed deeply impressed with the ceremony , for the room was crowded and the music imposing . Their subsequent speeches also gave evidence that they will Drove ornaments
to the Craft . The names of the two brethren are Chun Yut and LeongSing . Bro . T . H . Lempriere , the District Grand Secretary , tells me this is the second instance only of Chinese being admitted into Masonry here . Many years ago he initiated a then prominent Chinese merchant in the Collingwood Lodge , No . 727 . The only connection the matter I am now about to refer to has with Masonry , is the circumstance of its being a
postprandial speech in a Melbourne Lodge . The speaker was a reverend brother , a P . M . of a Victorian Lodge , who is shortly leaving for England . The tenour of his remarks illustrated the remarkable and profound ignorance displayed by old country people in general , and the newspaper press especially , in all that relates to the Australian colonies . Here are a few instances , he was shown a letter in a merchant ' s office , received from a
large firm in London , and addressed as follows : "Messrs . So-and-so , Collins-street , West , Melbourne , Victoria , New South Wales . " Then he had read an editorial announcement in a Birmingham daily ipaper , that a railway , on a large scale , was about to be constructed from Melbourne to Tasmania , via Sydney . Our brother might also have quoted the Times , which a few months ago , gravely dubbed Victoria the oldest of the Australian colonies ' . The
Anglican Bishop of Ballarat s pilgrimage in England likewise was alluded to . It may be added his lordship's deplorable story of the poverty and barbarism existing in the diocese of Ballarat lately created intense excitement in the " Golden City , " one of " the most handsome and substantial ( pecuniarily speaking ) townsin the whole length and breadth of Australia . Enthusiasts in the Mark Degree will be interested to know
that the Order is extending in Victoria . The latest addition to the province of that name is the South Melbourne Lodge , opened about seven months ago , as before recorded in the Freemason . The meetings are once a month , and as candidates are always on hand the first yearwill show agood muster roll , indeed , it is now close on 40 . The difficulty about the ritual , mentioned in a previous letter , has been pluckily
surmounted by thc W . M . ( Bro . T . Main ) , who with his officers now work the ceremony in astyle that would be hard to beat by some of the crack lodges at home . I had the pleasure to bc present at the last meeting , and took occasion to compliment all concerned on the marked progress they had made in so short a space of time . The warrant has arrived from London , and the number ( 310 ) is a substantial evi-
Jottings From The Antipodes.
dence that the Degree is making remarkable strides . The members of the South Melbourne Lodge , with a go-a-head spirit , worthy of emulation by the oldest lodge in the province , are about printing their bye-laws—a wide contrast to the Victoria , No . 47 , the mother lodge of the Mark Degree in Australia , which during a long period has never printed its bye-laws . A very neat bronze token has also been struck for the members of the lodge by Bro . Martin ( Stokes
and Martin ) , P . G . Secretary And to wind-up steps are being taken to open an Ark Mariners Lodge in connection with the South Melbourne , the grade never having yet been worked in Australia . There are also signs of a Mark lodge being shortly formed at the flourishing town of Ballarat , which is 600 miles from the metropolis by rail . At present the Province of Victoria comprises five lodges , viz ., Victoria , No . 47 , Melbourne ; Washington , No . 1 C 7 ,
Beechworth ; St . Mark ' s in thc South , No . 202 , Launceston ( Tasmania ); Dalhousie , No . 2 S 9 , Kyneton ; and South Melbourne , No . 310 , Emerald Hill . I have an unpleasant matter to wind-up with . It is the scandalous conduct of the Melbourne Masonic Hall Company in continuing to allow the Secularists' Association to assemble week after week ( frequently on thc Sabbath Day ) in a room consecrated to Masonry . The following
advertisement appears in the Melbourne morning papers of to-day ( February 28 th ) : ' * Australasian Secular Association , Masonic Hall , Lonsdale-street . Messrs . Samuel and Walker , Debate this evening at eight . Subject— 'The Existence of a God . ' Admission free . " Further comment is needless , and we shall only call attention to a letter below , which lately appeared in one of the Melbourne papers , advocating the promotion of a Masonic
Hall , Club , and Library Company , but , as there has been no response , the question of a new hall which was so much talked about seven or eight months since is still in a state of coma . As a contrast to the above unconstitutional conduct of the Melbourne Masonic Hall directors , it is refreshing to know that the brethren at Sydney act in a totally different
manner . A fortnight ago the large hall in which no Masonic meetings are held , by the bye—was let to Mr . J . E . Redmond , for thc purpose of lecturing on behalf of the Irish Land League . Bro . Elkington , a Past Mastcr of an English lodge , was deputed to wait upon thc Masonic Hall Company and protest against such a use of the hall . The consequence was that the directors countermanded the contract and the meeting was held elsewhere .
To the Editor of " The Argus . " Sir , —An English Freemason , it has frequently struck me as a remarkable fact that Melbourne , the principal British city of tbe southern Hemisphere , is very indifferently provided with a Masonic Hall . The Craft I am pleased to know is flourishing under the three Constitutions of England , Ireland , and Scotland , and in the city proper , i . e ., excluding the suburbs , there are some 40
lodges , chapters , and other bodies holding their periodical meetings under the roof of the primitive and ramshacklelooking building in Lonsdale-street , grandiloquently styled the " Melbourne Masonic Hall . " The building is but ill adapted for the purpose for which its title leads the stranger to imagine it was erected , and I cannot but think that if some of the influential members of the Fraternity were to work with a will , they might raise a hall that would at one
and the same time add to the already numerous architectural beauties of Melbourne , and prove more of a credit to an institution that is famed all over the world for the elaborateness of its Masonic temples . I would also suggest in the scheme the incorporation of a Masonic club and library . A limited company would be able to achieve all the above and make it a paying concern . —I am , & c , February sth . CONSTITUTIONAL .
Dr. Neale's Punkah Or Chemical Lung.
DR . NEALE'S PUNKAH OR CHEMICAL LUNG .
At the present moment when the public mind is some what seriously exercised as to thc conduct of the Metropolitan District Railway Company in its proposed plan for improving the ventilation of the line by erecting air shafts at intervals along the Thames Embankment and Oueen
victoria-street , and so defacing those splendid thoroughfares , it is worth while to draw public attention to an invention which , while it is likely to prove more effectual for the purpose required than the best shafts and blowholes which mechanical ingenuity is capable of contriving , will , at the same time , do away with the necessity for disfiguring one of the grandest promenades in London , or for the matter
of that , in any city in the world . This is Dr . Neale's " Punkah , " or "Chemical Lung , " which has been shown by public experiment , again and again repeated before some of our most famous experts , to be fully equal to the purposes for which its inventor designed it . Bro . Dick Radclyffe and Co ., of 129 , High Holborn , who are the sole licensees and manufacturers of the " Lung" have
, very kindly been at the pains of explaining to us how , by fitting the "Chemical Lung" to each train on the Underground Railway the nuisance and damage to health caused by the foul air that is generated in the tunnel may be purified , so that even travellers with the most delicate lungs will be able to travel without the slightest discomfort or danger . We were shown , roughly
ot course , two or three methods by which the Punkah mi ght be utilised for the purpose , the best being that in which the apparatus was fitted to the engine in such a manner that the vitiated air , having been admitted and conducted through one or more shafts , in which was a cloth or canvas revolving over a corresponding number of rollers , into a trough placed at the bottom of the ene-ine .
passed out again into the railway tunnel freed of all impurity . This , we were given to understand , could be done at the low cost of a shilling per train . The experiment has been repeatedly made in rooms in which the temperature had been raised to a high degree of heat by means of gas burners , and in which , after the witnesses had been admitted , and the windows and doors all carefully closed , a quantity of sulphur was burnt , so that breathing became
a matter of thc greatest difficulty . The " Punkah " was then set in motion , and in a few minutes the atmosphere became thoroughly sweet and pure . There appears to be no reason why the experiment , which has been so successful on a limited scale , should not be applied to railway tunnels , mines , & c . If so we shall need no blowholes to disfigure our principal thoroughfares and make obnoxious thc air we breathe .