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us to presume that they sprang originally from thisjroot . " Some curious examples of certificates issued by the only authorised English lodge in existence before 1813 are still in existence . They are in French , the language then used in the lodge ritual , and are endorsed in some cases with certificates of membership of some Masonic Grades , unrecognised by the Grand Lodge of England . The latest of these were issued in 1 S 20 , and of the thirteen officers of

the lodge who sign it , four describe themselves as Knights of the Templar and Malta . " The author gives us a drawing of a tomb of one of the old Knights of Malta ( Thomas de Villages ) , which bears an escutcheon of a shield , with supporters and the emblems of his Knightly Order , the shield charged with the interlaced triangles surrounding a heart ; and he tells us that " manv of the tombs of the Knights bear such emblems as compasses , squares ,

triangles , mallets , & c . " The tomb of which we have a sketch dates 1 GS 9 . It would be interesting to know from Bro . Broadley what is tjie earliest date at which Masonic emblems appear on the tombs of the Knights . The second section of the book consists of a Masonic biography of Bro . Walter Rodwell Wright , who was one of the most active Masons in this country at the beginning of the present century , and was especially prominent in the Orders of the

Temple and of the Red Cross . He \ vas _ also one of those who took a leading part in the formation of the'United Grand Lodge in 1 S 13 , and was a brother not only of high social position , but of considerable talent and of energetic and business-like disposition . In the year 1 S 14 Bro . W . Rodwell Wright was appointed to an important public office in Malta , and our author says that " with the advent of Bro . Wright the reliable

history of modern Masonry in Malta may be said to begin . " Bro . Wright was appointed Prov . Grand Master for Malta and Gozo in 1 S 15 , and in the same year the Lodge of St . John and St . Paul , now numbered 349 , commenced its operations . This lodge , in spite of many vicissitudes , and through some troublous times , has maintained its honourable career until the present day , and is now in an exceedingly prosperous state . Us history is well

and succinctly told by Bro . Broadley in the work before us . One of the distinguishing features oi its career is the great number of distinguished Masons who have first seen the light under its auspices . The situation of Malta , as " the half-way house of the Mediterranean , " has conduced to this circumstance , and the list of notable initiates and joining members is probably unrivalled . It would occupy too much space even to give a bare list of names ; but when we

mention those of the Right Hon . J . Hockham Frere , Col . Shadwell H . Clerke . Grand Sec . of England , who was W . M . in 1 S 60 ; Col . W . J . B . McLeod Moore , W . M . in 1 S 50 ; the Earl cf Limerick , and Capt . N . G . Philips , it will be seen how important a place the Lodge of St . John and St . Paul has held in Masonic history . This lodge erected a monument to Bro . W . R . Wright , in 1840 , in the cemetery at Floriana , and several noteworthy matters are

recorded in its minutes , ably investigated and arranged by our author who traces the lodge ' s history to the present day . We must , however , pass on to notice the next division of the " History , '' which gives us a close sketch of the history ofj the Unicn of Malta Lodge , No . 407 , constituted in 1832 , and only second to the last named lodge in its records of distinguished members and visitors . In the list of its Worshipful Masters we find the name of Bro . W . Kingston ,

now District Grand Master of Malta , who ruled the lodge from 18 G 2 to 1 S 65 , and again in iSCS . This lodge has also suffered vicissitudes , and has experienced alternate terms of prosperity and adversity . Many military and naval officers of celebrity and several titled brethren learned their earliest Masonic lessons under its banner ; and during March and April , 1 S 54 , many of the Brigade of Guards , who were on their way to the Crimea , were admitted . On

their return to England these brethren presented to their mother lodge a beautiful memorial Bible . The Zetland Lodge , No . 515 , next occupies our attention . This lodge was inaugurated in 1 S 46 . Bro . N . G . Philips , who was a P . M . of Lodge 313 , joined in 1 S 56 , and in that year proposed our present Grand Secretary , then Captain Clerke , of the 21 st Fusiliers , as a candidate . He was initiated in April of that year . It appears from the minutes that in

1 S 51 a scheme was propounded for forming all three lodges into one , and it would seem that the plan was acceptable to the members of the several lodges , for application was made to Grand Lodge to give effect to the idea . No reply from Grand Lodge is recorded , and Bro . Broadley adds that " the matter is barely hinted at in the minutes of the other lodges . " One item in the minutes of this lodge is especially worthy of record— " A visiting Bro . Tristram , P . M . of the

Atlantic Phoenix Lodge , No . 271 , begged to call the attention of the brethren to an event which had recently happened to himself , forcibly showing the general diffusion of Masonry and its benefits . In the south of the Djcrccd ( south of the Tunisian frontier ) his party was brought to a stand for the want of fresh camels as well as provisions . This perplexity was increased by falling in with a hostile tribe , and Bro . Tristram , on being conducted to the seat

of the chief , perceiving the personal danger they were in , and finding all other means iail , tried to communicate with him by one of the higher Degrees of Masonry , which was immediately responded to , and although in their interchanges some differences were found , chiefly arising from the difficulty of language , yet suffiiccnt was made known to engage the hospitality of the Arab Sheihk , who not only furnished them with the means of

fresh-transport , but entertained them for some days free of expense . " This incident is recorded in 1 S 5 S . The Leinster Lodge , No . 3 S 7 ( under the Irish Constitution ) , next receives the attention of Bro . Broadley . It was founded in 1 S 51 , and appears to have done good work , without neglecting the claims of charity . Referring back to the English lodges it may be . noticed that " the Degree of P . M . " was granted under their banners to brethren

other than candidates for the chair . In the Lodge of St . John and St . Paul this was done in 1 S 52 , in the Union Lodge in 1 S 43 , and in the Zetland Lodge in 1 S 4 S . It may be that this was done ( as in the American syslem ) as n preliminary for the Royal Arch , for llro . Broadley tells us that from the charter granted for a Royal Arch chapter in 1 S 19 " it is evident that the Past Master's Degree was considered

to be a necessary prelimimary for the R . A . " The names i / f many eminent Masons of the present day are to be found as taking part in the transactions of the Melita Chapter , 349 , amongst them being that of the well-known Masonic historian , Bro . Robert Frekc Gould , Grand Deacon , who was exalted in 1 S 57 under its banner . It was ( torn the ! loins of this chapter that the Ancient

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Carthage Chapter , No . 1717 , sprang in 1 S 7 S . There ate also Royal Arch Chapters attached to the Union of Malta and Leinster Lodges . In 1 S 47 one was chartered for the Zetland Lodge , since become extinct ; this last named chapter would seem , after the Scottish , Irish , and American methods , to have chartered a Mark lodge between iS 5 oand 1 S 5 S . This brings Bro . Broadley to the subject of Mark Masonry , which under his benificent sway as Prov . Grand

Master for Tunis and Malta has made extraordinary progress . The Degree seems to have been worked with great success by the Mark lodge under the Zetland Chapter , and Bros . N . G . Philips and Shadwell H . Clerke were both advanced in it . In 1 S 57 it ceased to work , and the Degree was continued under the wing of the Leinster Chapter , until in 1 S 70 the Keystone Lodge , No . 107 , was warranted by the Grand Mark Lodge of England . In 1 S 7 S the

Kingston Mark Lodge was warranted at Tunis , and the following year Bro . A . M . Broadley was installed Provincial Grand Master , another ' Mark Lodge , the Broadley , No . 24 S , being warranted tho same year . Last year the Lodge of St . Louis , No . 254 , was warranted at Goletta , being the fourth Mark lodge in that province . One of the most interesting chapters in the book is that on Christian Masonry , the foundation of which

is due to Bro . W . Rodwell Wright , who had been Grand Master of the Templar Order in England as well as of the Red Cross . Bro . Wright appears to have entertained very exalted aims as to the ultimate destiny of these Orders , aims which he did not succeed in carrying out . Bro . Broadley has been fortunate in discovering many Masonic memoranda of Bro . Wright , and he gives excerpts from these of more or less value , as showing something of the

design contemplated , as well as the views of Bro . Wright in the Templar Order . For these matters we must refer these interested to Bro . Broadley ' s book . The Melita Grand Preceptory and Priory is the successor of the body founded by Bro . Wright . It was warranted in 1 S 4 S , and its first Preceptor was Col . W . J . B . McLeod Moore , now Great Prior of Canada . Capt . N . G . Philips was its Preceptor in 1 S 57 . In 1 S 60 Admiral Hobart was installed

under its banner , and our present Provincial Grand Master , Lord Carnarvon , was dubbed a Knight of the Order in the same asylum in 1 S 60 . Bro . Broadley was its Preceptor in 1 S 7 S , and now occupies the distinguished office of Grand Chancellor of the Mediterranean . We have already exceeded greatly the space at our disposal , but we have been imperceptibly drawn on from one point to another by a perusal of this really valuable contribution to Masonic

literature . We have , therefore , no room left to speak of the sketch of Freemasonry in Tunis , which is very ably done . We all know what a power in himself Bro . Broadley has been , and how much of the present prosperity of the Craft in Tunis and Malta is due to his perseverance , capabilities , and determination . He has added by this little work another honour to those he has already earned .

It only remains to say that the book is embellished with several woodcuts and photographs , and that the appendix contains some unpublished MSS . of Bro . W . R . Wright , copies of lodge warrants , and lists of Past Masters and Past Principals . The printing and binding are in every respect excellent and appropriate . We must add that the profits of the sale are to be devoted to the Benevolent Fund of the district .

STEVENS'S ; MASONIC MAP AND DIRECTORY FOR 1 SS 1 . London : Edward Stanford , 55 , Charing Cross , S . W . The readiness with which a map can be adapted to the requirements of those seeking to convey useful information at a glance has long been recognised . We may instance the newspaper map of Messrs . Mitchell and Co ., and others , to say nothing of numerous advertising houses who

have set forth their numerous agencies dotted over the United Kingdom . The idea of a Masonic Map shewing the towns in which lodges and chapters are held was first suggested , to us by Bro . II . A . Dubois some three years since , and we are bound to say that Messrs . Stanford have carried out their part of the work in a very excellent manner . All the towns in which lodges and chapters are held are clearly marked , and the numbers added . In some

provinces , such as Lancashire , the numbers are so thickly crowded that it has been found necessary to transfer the lodges in Manchester and neighbourhood to the margin on an enlarged scale . The London district and the neighbourhood within the radius of one and a quarter mile from Freemasons' Hall , have also

sepaiatc maps on a larger scale . To a stranger visiting the provinces it will be valuable as showing at a glance the places at which lodges are held in the immediate locality , but for all other purposes the " Freemasons' Calendar and the Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar" readily supply all necessary information .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

The thirty-second annual Grand Masonic Ball in aid of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution took place at the Town Hall , Liverpool , on Tuesday evening , under most distinguished patronage . A full report of the pleasant gathering will be given next week . MARRIAGE OF SIR T . HESKETH , BART . —Sir Thomas Ilesketh , Bart ., of Rufford , Lancashire , son of the late Sir 1 ' . Fermor Ilesketh , P . G . M . West Lancashire ,

was married at San I ' rancisco a short time since to Flora , daughter of the well-known Senator Sharon . The bride , who is a piquante beaut }' , is a great favourite in Californian society . The reception was a most brilliant affair . The Annuitants of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution belonging to and resident in the province of East Lancashire were entertained with a sumptuous tea , music , & c , on Wednesday , the 5 th inst ., at the Freemasons , Hall , Manchester . A full report will appear in our

next issue . Bro . John W . Watts , P . M . 507 , asks us to announce that the annual festival of the United Pilgrims ' Lodge of Instruction ; No . 507 , will be held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , on Friday , the 4 th proximo , when Three

Sections from the First Lecture will be worked by Bro . Larlham , P . M . A preliminary meeting will be held on the 22 nd inst , at 7 . 30 . West Smithficld Lodge , No . 1623 , will in future be held at Freemasons' Half , Great Queen-street , W . C .

Masonic And General Tidings.

The meetings of the Grand Metropolitan Rose Croix Chapter , No . 1 , are now held at the Criterion , Piccadilly . CRUSADERS LODGE , NO . 16 77 . —The meetings ot this lodge are now held at the Imperial Hotel , Holborn Viaduct .

ROYAL HANOVER LODGE , NO . 1777 . —The regular meetings of this lodge are now held on the fourth Saturday in March , May , July , and October . Bro . Fradelle , No . 246 , Regent-street , has published a portrait of General Sir Evelyn Wood , K . C . B ., V . C ., the second officer in command in the Transvaal , which has been much admired for its truthfulness of

likeness . Bro . Goodenough asks us to state that the meetings of the West Smithfield Lodge of Instruction are . now held at the Cathedral Hotel ( Bro . Sweeting ' s ) , St . Paul ' s Churchyard , having removed from the New Market Hotel , King-street .

Bro . F . Pntchard Davics , M . D ., Superintendent of the Kent County Asylum , Barming Heath , near Maidstone , has been elected a member of the Black Prince Preceptory , No . 146 , meeting at the Masonic Hall , St . Peterstreet , Canterbury . Bro . W . Smalley ' s will and two codicils were proved on the 23 rd ult ., by Miss Martha Elt , Mr . Robert

lurnham , and Mr . Charles Walker , the executors , the personal estate being sworn under £ 25 , 000 . The testator gives to Miss Elt £ 1000 ; to his executors , Mr . Turnham and Mr . Walker , £ 100 each ; to his coachman . William-Holibs , andto his servant , Jane Plu ' pps , £ 50 each ; and the residue of his real and personal estate upon trust for his

daughter , Edith Smalley . He appoints Miss Elt guardian of his daughter during her minority . Bro . Captain T . Davies Sewell , who has been connected with the auxiliary forces since 1 S 50 , has just been gazetted major in the Royal London Militia , in which latter regiment he has held a commisions for fifteen years .

Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., has returned to town in perfect health , and is much invigorated by the rest he has taken after the arduous Parliamentary work last session . THE CAXTON MEMORIAL . —About / 250 has

been subscribed for the memorial stained glass window proposed to be placed in the Church of St . Margaret , Westminster , in commemoration of William Caxton , and a number of leading printers and publishers of the Metropolis have been invited to join the General Committee .

Bro . C . W . Thompson ' s ( P . M . 961 , 1601 , of the City Lands Office , Guildhall ) health , we are pleased to learn , is improving . Bro . Thompson has been staying , for some little time , at the Hydropathic Establishment , at Llandudno , where he has derived much benefit from the change of air and scene .

Bro . Edgar Bowyer and Mrs . Bowyer , of Goswell House , gave their annual entertainment to their employes and old friends at Freemasons' Tavern , on Friday last , the 7 th inst . Among the toasts was that of " Bro . and Mrs . Bowyer , " which wasjproposed in felicitous terms by Bro . James Terry , and responded to most heartily .

Bro . George Penn , P . M ., has , we are informed , paid to the Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution the sum of fifty guineas , the proceeds of the successful ball in connection with the Earl of Carnarvon , No . 1642 , given at the Town Hall , Kensington , on the 4 th

November , 1 SS 0 , a report of which appeared in the Freemason ol Nov . 20 th . Another ball in-connection with this lodge takes place on the' 17 th proximo , when it is hoped , double the above amount will be derived , which in this case will be given to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls .

The Building and Engineering Times has commenced a new series under the editorship of Mr . George Chaloner , F . C . S ., formerly editor of Iron , with a staff of assistants well versed in the technical knowledge of the trades this journal seeks to represent . The new proprietor

intends to make this journal a thoroughly representative organ of the building and engineering trades . Illustrated supplements are given with each number , the last issue being an excellent portrait of Sir J . Bazalgette , C . B . It is published by Messrs . W . H . and L . Collingridge , of the City Press , at the price ot twopence .

Although the members of our Craft are more speculative Masons than practical , still our readers wil always have a kindly feeling towards those grand old Craftsmen who helped to rear the stately cathedrals which still adoin the face of Europe , not forgetting modern structures , such as Cologne and Truro , and will have sympathy with any combinations connected with buildinc

and | builders . We note , therefore , with pleasure the refinements of modern commerce are readily recognised b y an enterprising society which has opened at 205-6 , High Holborn , an exchange and subscription rooms for the use of builders and manufacturers . Although the professional classes are well supplied with current information through the various trade journals representinsr their interests , vet

gentlemen and private families , for the want of practical acquaintance with domestic architecture , suffer severely in health and pocket , from a lack of a common knowledge connected with the construction of a dwelling-place . This want will be largely remedied b y the rooms referred to . The managers being practical engineers , specially devoted to sanitary science , have arranged the drainage and water

supply of the premises in a manner that will enable occupiers of town or country residences to readily understand how a house can be made healthy and kept clean . As the various builders of the country will doubtless use these rooms ns a place for exhibiting sanitary appliances , and the materials of use in the construction and decoration of houses , it will be readily understood that a visit to the Builders' Exchange will repay , in manv ways , the trouble

taken . To those of our readers who are engaged in business it will be sufficient to state that this new exchange will be on the basis of the Baltic , Lloyds , the Corn Exchange , & c , and supplied with reading , writing , consultation , and smoking rooms , postal , telegraph , and money order conveniences , private desks , with the use of messengers and other attendants . We have pleasure in drawing the attention of our readers to the fuller particulars of this important movement , which appear in our advertising columns .