Masonic Notes And Queries:

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES :

THE FREEMASON STRIPPED NAKED . I am quite in accord with your correspondent , " Masonic Student , " whose query appeared in your issue of the ist inst ., ancl would be glad to have some information in regard to the publication lie mentions , as I am also in possession of a similar copy , given to me by an old soldier , the Turks at Scutariduring the

who picked it up among , Crimean War . Mine on the title page is headed : Ihe Three Distinct Knocks , by W O V- n , member of a lodge in England . Printed by and for A . Cleugh , Ratcliffe Highway . T . Hughes , 35 , Ludgate-street ; B . Crosby , Stationer ' s-court . Price one shilling . Wrt'ioii ' date . XV . M .

MR . COLLINS . Arthur Collins , the compiler of " The Peerage of England" ( first edition , 1709 ) , born 16 S 2 , was tlie son ot William Collins , Esq ., gentleman-usher to Queen Catherine of Bragarza , by his wife Elizabeth , daughter of I nomas BlythHe to have been at some time a bookseller

. appears " at the Black Bov in Fleet-street , " but afterwards lived at Enfield -: r . ; l Holloway . He had a pension of 4400 per annum ar . d died on the lOth March , J 760 , at Battei-sea , in Surrey , where he lies buried . —[ Moule , Biblioth . Her ., p . " S 8 " | .

Consecration Of A New Masonic Hall At Gibraltar.

CONSECRATION OF A NEW MASONIC HALL AT GIBRALTAR .

On the 22 nd ult ., the new hall of the St . Thomas ' s Lodge , Nc . 57 6 . was consecrated , and the occasion will be long remembered by the brethren of the rock as a most conspicuous event in the history of the Craft in Gibraltar . The brethren having assembled , the procession was tormed , under the direction of the D . C , when they entered the

new lodge-rooms , and the R . W . M ., Bro . Thos . J . Haynes , P . M ., having ascended the throne , appointed the following officers to assist in the consecration : Bros . W . D . Kennedy , P . M ., W . M . 27 S , S . W . ; W . Lyons , W . M . 153 , JW . ; Rev . R . S . Patterson , P . M ., P . D . G . M . Manitoba , Chap . ; W . F . Cottrell , P . M . 978 , P . P . G . S . W ., DC . ; A Ross , P . M . 325 ( I . C ) , for Corn ; L . Sibra , W . M . 576 ( S . C ) , for Wine ; E . Chiverton , I . P . M . 115 , for Oil ; J . K . Ballard , W . M . elect 670 ( S . C ) , for Censer ; F . Ashton , P . AL j ¦

115 , b . U . ; J . winlc , i ' . i " . 57 ° ta- * - '» j . " - " . ; . " "" «• - day , P . M . 325 , ( I . C ) , I . G . ; James Kennte , Sec ; A . Pimienta , Org . ; and H . Percyzra , Tyler . The following brethren wore also present : Bros . John H . Haynes , F . Al . ' iij ; A . Haurat , W . M . 115 ; S . de Luques , P . M . 115 ; E . Valar ' mo , P . M . 115 ; E- Barker , P . M . 153 ; J . Bell , P . M . 3 = 5 ( LC ); J .. Franceri , P . M . 325 ( I . C ); Wylie , Cruz , Requena , Beniso , Anthorny ,

rerrary , Run-. bo , Reid , Abudarham , Serra , Alontegntlo , Oilbcrt , Dav . an , Lopez , Gomez , Galan , Corona , Bonfante , Consigliero , Russo , Dobranich , Carreto , Pallachc , Guerrero , Benselum , Azopardi , Laydon , Rendon , Quintero , White , L- ; vagna , Thornton , Alclnerny , Pepper , King , Lobamera Cerisola , Balensi , Monserrat , Colombo , l-ernandez . Prades . Collings , Hemphill , Masias , Pau Roberts ,

Chipolina , S . Cerisola , Trotabas , Pereyra , Prea , Coll , and The ' lodge having been duly opened , the R . W . M . stated the business of the evening was to consecrate the hall for Masonic purposes . Bro . W . AL S ILVA read the communication from Grand Lodge appointing Bro . Thomas J . Haynes , P . M ., Consecrating Officer . The R . W . M . declared that the consecrating ceremony would proceed .

After prayer and oration by the rev . Chaplain , Bio . P . M . Cottrell , D . C , formed the procession for sptinkling of corn , pouring wine and oil , and diffusing incense , the ceremony being done in a most imposing manner , and in accordance with full Masonic rites , accompanied with vocal and instrumental music . Before closing the lodge the R . W . M ., Bro . Haynes ,

proposed that a cordial vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes , thanking the W . Masters and P . Masters present for having so kindly assisted in the consecration , particularly Bro . ' P . AI . Cottrell , to whose untiring exertions might be attributed the splendid result of thc ceremony , coupling it with the name of Bro . P . AL the Rev . Bro . Patterson . These brethren having returned thanks in a few

appropriate words , Bro . E . SILVA , R . W . M . St . Thomas Lodge , proposed that a vote of thanks be given and recorded to the Consecrating Ofncer , Pro . Thos . J . Haynes , P . M ., to whose great Masonic love and exertions the lodge entirely owed its present flourishing condition , and the possession of such commodious and suitable rooms , and who had , with his Bro . John H . Haynes , P . M . 115 , advanced the necessary funds for purchasing furniture and lilting out the

pre-. There being no further business to transact , the lodge was duly closed , and the brethren withdrew to the banquet rooiv ., where upwards of eighty brethren sat down to a most « - ' : r 7 'r / u supper . Justice having been done to the various f-cod things on the table , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts received due attention , most particularly

the one to "The Oueen , our beloved Sovereign . " The R . W . M ., Bro . 'iTj . Haynes , alluded with feelings ol abhorrence to the late dastardly attempt ' on her life , and at the same time give thanks to the G . A . O . T . U . that it had pleased Him to save our Queen and Patron from the hands of the assassin . It need ' not be said that thc toast was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm , and with feelings of

attachment to the throne . The evening was enlivened by some excellent songs from Bros . Cottrell , Montegriffo , Palache , Roberts , Lyons , Thornton , and others . The Tyler ' s toast being given , the brethren retired , well

pleased with the very pleasant evening they had spent . Altogether the proceedings were a marked success ; the large muster of brethren , amongst whom were upwards of twenty Past Masters , being a very ntitable feature of the ceremony , no brother present ever having seen such a large attendant ; .

Ireland.

Ireland .

FANCY FAIR IN AID OF A AIASONIC SCHOOL . A great Alasonic Festival was held on Wednesday in the Exhibition Palace , Dublin , in which all the characteristics of the Brotherhood were impressively displayed . Thc object was to collect funds for the erection of a new school for the orphan daughters of members . With this view , it was resolved to hold a great fancy fair , and the design was

carried out with great taste and judgment . Ihe idea of adopting the now hackneyed reproduction of a fancy fair which has been travelling through the English provinces , was discarded , and it was resolved to work out an original design . The interior of the building has been transformed , and ' visitors may find themselves living in some period of the Middle Ages , and making the acquaintance of many

historical celebrities and strange people . The principal stalls were arranged in a portion of the building which was fitted up as a street in the olden time . There wcre _ other medi .-cval revivals of a dramatic nature , such as impersonations of Shakespeare , Queen Elizabeth , and other historic personages , whose characters were sustained by accomplished amateurs . Among the ladies who took a

lively interest in the bazaar was the Countess Cowper , and many of the stalls were presided over by ladies of rank . The Countess , accompanied by Lady Powerscourt and the Hon . Bernard Fitzpatrick , visited thc bazaar at two o ' clock , and was received by the Earl of Huntington , Provincial Grand Master of the Alidland Counties ; the Earl of Desavt ; the Earl of Bandon ,

Provincial Grand Alaster of Alunster ; Bro . Maxwell CJose , M . P ., Provincial Grand Alaster of Armagh ; Colonel E . R . King-Harman , Provincial Grand Master of Alealh ; Bro Janies Spaight , Provincial Grand Alaster of North Alunster ; Bro . Richard Donovan , Provincial Grand Alaster of Wicklow and Wexford ; Bro . Wills Sandford , Provincial Grand Master of North Connaught ; Major Robertson , D . Prov . Grand Alaster of Connaught ; together with some of the

Grand Oflicers of the Grand Lodges of Ireland . Amid the strains of the National Anthem , played by the band of the ist Royal Dragaons , Lady Cowper and party were conducted through the sculpture hall into the glass building , and thence through the fair . Several of the brethren wore Alasonic insignia , and many of the ladies present , besides those presiding at the stalls , wore fancy costumes . Such an assemblage of people in thc palace has never before been witnessed .

De Grey And Ripon Lodge, No. 1356.

DE GREY AND RIPON LODGE , No . 1356 .

The members of the above lodge having unanimously resolved at a meeting , held on the Sth February last , to change the name to that of the Toxteth Lodge , an application was made to the Provincial Grand Alaster , Bro . the Earl of Lathom , for his sanction . This was accorded in the following terms : " Province of the Western Division of the County of

Lancaster . " To the W . M ., Wardens , and members of the De Grey and Ripon Lodge , No . 135 O , meeting at Liverpool , in the said province . " You having at a regular meeting , held February Sth , 1 SS 2 , decided unanimously to alter the name of your lodge to the ' Toxteth Lodge , ' and having applied for my

approval of the same , 1 do hereby make known my approval , and authorise and empower you , the W . M ., tn make the said alteration , for doing whereof this shall be your authority . " Given at London , this 24 th day of March , A . L . 5 SS 2 , A . D . 1 SS 2 . ( Signed ) " L . vnio ** , D . G . M ., " Prov . G . AL West Lancashire .

" H . S . Alpass , P . G . Sec . " The lodge , which we must henceforth call the Toxteth , has had a very successful career . During the eleven years of its existence , 325 members have been initiated , of whom about 150 remain on the books as subscribing members It possesses a lodge-room convenient and commodious , measuring 2 y feet by 40 feet ; and we have no doubt it will continue to prosper under its new designation .

Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE .

QUEBEC v . ENGLAND . The Hon . Richard Vau . v , Past Grand Master , and Chairman of the Committee on foreign correspondence , reported to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania concerning the Grand Lodge of Ouebec , at its 150 th annual communication ( it

being the oldest Grand Lodge on this Continent ) , held on the 27 th of December last as follows : — " The address of the Grand Alasttr of Ouebec is very interesting—covering the question of foreign ~ relations generally and'domestic relations between the Grand Lodges of the provinces . lt officially states the settlement of the difficulties between the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Grand Lodge of

Quebec ; that the Grand Lodge of Quebec refused to accept the conditional recognition of it , by the Grand Lodgeof England—declares for theAmeiican docrine of exclusive Grand Lodge Sovereignty" ( which the Grand Alaster of Ouebec proved to be originally British ) , " and set out in "lull thc correspondence between the Grand Master of England and the Grand Master of Quebec ,

( then follow lengthy extracts from the address ) . The Grand Alaster of Ouebec declares that longer forbearance by the Grand Lodge of Quebec with the Grand Lodge of England and the three lodges under English jurisdiction in the jurisdiction of Quebec , cannot in reason be looked for . He intimates that he will be forced to stern and imperative measures , and significantly hints at what these measures

may be . Nevertheless he counsels further deliberation before action . It is an exceedingly well prepared address , and we take the liberty of remarking just here , that to cut off communication with tbe Grand Lodge of ICngland , and declare the three lodges clandestine , is not beyond thu compass of the Grand Lodge of Quebec's intended , and , we modestly submit , proper action . —Montreal Gazelle .

The Duke of bt . Albans has promised to preside at the dinner of the Samaritan Hospital , to be held on Tuesday , iCth of May .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

( Craft -jHasonrg . STRONG MAN LODGE ( No . 45 ) . —The installation meeting of this old lodge was held at Mason's Hall Tavern , Basinghall-street , on Thursday , the Gth inst ., when there was a full attendance of members and visiting brethren . On account of the amount of business on the agenda , Bro . Cordingley , W . AL , and his officers were in attendance early , the lodge being opened at 3 . 30 , and after the routine business had been completed , Bro . Locke was

passed to the Second Degree . The candidate for initiation was unable to attend , however , so that the W . M . had less work than he had anticipated . Bro . Moss , P . AL , and father of the lodge then took the . W . M . ' s chair , and Bro . W . A . S . Humphries was presented to him for installation . The performance of the ceremony left nothing to be desired , and the three addresses to theW . M . and Wardens were also delivered in a most impressive manner . The

newly installed Master then proceeded to appoint and invest his oflicers as follows : Bros . Ball , S . W . ; Smith , J . W . ; Follett , P . M . Treas . ; Wing , Sec . ; Driver , P . M ., D . C ; Nell , S . D . ; Fountaine , J . Di ; Callow , I . G . ; Bros . Hunt , Stanton and Thomas , Stewards ; and Steed , Tyler . Before the closing of the lodge Bro . Hemsworth , P . AL , rose and said that he had the pleasure to present to the lodge an ancient Masonic sword which he believed was only

to be equalled by the one in the possession of Grand Lodge . He was not in a position to trace it back step by step to its original possessor , but he believed that he might guarantee it a genuine Toledo blade , and it was said to have been originally owned by Gustavus Adolphus . Bro . Hemswc-rth then handed to the W . AL the sword in question , which is beautifully proportioned , with an ivory cross handle , carved with Alasonic devices , and which is

certainly a valuable addition to the already numerous antiques in the possession of the lodge . Bro . Follett , P . M . and Treas ., also presented a handsome kneeling bench to the lodge , as an article of furniture which they had for a long time needed . In recognition of these presents it was moved , seconded and carried unanimously that the thanks of the brethren arc tendered to Bros . Hemsworth , P . M ., and Follett , P . AL , and that a minute to the effect be

recorded in the proceedings . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet-room . On the cloth being removed , the Chairman proceeded with the usual list of loyal and Masonic toasts . In proposing them , he said that Freemasons were noted for their loyalty , but even among Alasonic lodges the Strong Alan was second to none ; and in proposing that of " The Prince of Wales , " he noticed the

anxiety that Masons in every direction evinced to give a loyal greeting to thc Al . W . G . AL ; and with the toast devoted to the Grand Oflicers , Present and Past , he associated by name the Dukes of Connaught and Albany . These toasts having been duly honoured , the Chairman said he wished now to bring before the brethren the toast of "The Masonic Charities . " The toast as he had first intended it had been in the singular , and had referred to

charity as connected with the lodge ; but in the course of printing the word had been pluralised , and he should , therefore , accept it as it stood , and propose success to the Alasonic Charities . And as , under the circumstances , tbere was no one present to represent either of the three Institutions , and as the Alasonic Press had done so much to further their claims to the support of the whole body , he should associate with this toast the names of Bros . Massey

and Alorgan . Bro . Alassey replied on behalf of himself and Bro . Morgan . As representative on that occasion of the Freemason , he willingly responded to the call of the Chairman , but regretted that he should have been selected , because , although the Masonic Press did all in its power to promote the true interests of the three Alasonic Institutions , he was personally unequal at a moment ' s notice to composing an effective

appeal to the lodge on their behalf . He was not armed at all points , like the Secretaries of the Institutions , with facts and figures , and could only commend the cause of the Masonic Charities generally to the generous support of the brethren . Bro . C . Cordingley , I . P . AL , in rising to propose "The Health of the Worshipful Master , " said that not many words from him would be required for that purpose . The

Strong Alan Lodge had been in existence for more than a century and a half , and of course during that time a host of masters had passed through the chair to which Bro . Humphries bad that day succeeded . Bro . Humphries was well known to them . A . Lewis , the son of a Lewis , he was an ardent Mason , well up in his work , and , what was not so usual , had a thorough acquaintance with the Book of Constitutions ; it was quite possible that he might know it by

heart . While drinking the health of the W . M ., they must not forget that one P . M ., a man past the usual term of three score years and ten of human life , had come from * a sick bed to take part in the ceremony of placing the new W . M ., in the chair . ( Applause ) . The chairman , in reply , said he thanked the I . P . M . and the brethren for the cordiality with which this toast had been proposed and received . He was afraid that they were

expecting too much from him . He would , however , say that whatever he could do to forward the real well-being of the lodge , however laborious , or pleasant , or arduous , he would give a sound mind in a sound body to the forwarding the interests of the Strong Alan Lodge . He then proposed "The Health of the I . P . AL , Bro . Cordingley" who he thought had not had altogether a bed of roses while he occupied that chair . He ( the speaker )

believed he had himself been A thorn in the side of Bro . Cordingley on one or two occasions , and he hoped that when his own term of oflice closed he should be able to reflect that he had done his duty as ably . The W . M . then presented Bro . Cordingley with a Past Master ' s jewel , and in attaching it expressed a hope that , he might live very many

years to wear it . Bro . Cordingley , in responding , thanked the brethren for the jewel they had voted him , and thanked the W . AL for the handsome terms in which he had referred to his ( the speaker's ) services . He was happy if his endeavous to improve the lodge had been so far successful ; he was very