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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . Mrs . NICHOLSON offers her most grateful thanks to the Brethren , Governors , Subscribers , and Friends for their kind assistance in the election of her child—MARY NICHOLSON .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . OCTOBER ELECTION , 18 S 6 . The Worshipful Master , Past Masters , Officers , and Brethren of the Grey Friars Lodge , No . 1101 , Reading , desire to thank the Patrons , Vice-Patrons , President , and Vice-Presidents , Governors , and Subscribers to the Institution for their kind support in the election of HARRY FREEMAN to the School , fourth on the Poll , with 1874 votes . RICHD . C . PRICKETT , W . M . J OSEPH GREENAWAY , Sec . Reading , October 12 th , 1 SS 6 .

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BRO . BINCKES PRESENTATION FUND . President—THE EARL OF LATHOM , D . G . M ., & Prov . G . M . W . Lancashire . Treasurer—Bro . GEORGE PLUCKNETT , P . G . D . England , and Treasurer of the R . M . I . B . Hon . Secretary—Bro . C . F . HOGARD , P . M ., P . Z ., & c . Subscriptions to the above Fund will be received by Bro . GEO . PLUCKNETT , 4 6 , Connaught-sq ., W ., or by Bro . C . F . HOGARD , 45 a , Cheapside , London , E . G ., by whom also all further particulars will be furnished .

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SATURDAY , OCTOBER 16 , 1886 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinionsexpressed by ourcorrespondent 8 , but we wish in aspirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free dincuasion , ] ——

FREEMASONRY IN BENGAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Replying to the letter in the Freemason of October oth , from W . Bro . P . C . Dutt , P . M . 234 , P . D . G . D . C . Bengal , I regret being unable to agree with him that the " Lodge Anchor and Hope , now No . 234 , is no

other than the one constituted in the year 1773 as No . 452 , on the evidence of the recital in the warrant of 1844 , my experience having amply illustrated the want of strict accuracy in many warrants of confirmation in which recitals appear without any sufficient basis . It is unnecessary , also , to discuss the reliability or the extent of the information possessed by Bro . VV . H . White , the G . S . in 18 44 , as

I think it sufficient to rely on the original entry m the Grand Lodge Warrant Book , made in the year 1 793 , wherein it is conclusively shown that the ioth Lodge of Bengal at Muxadavad [ now MoorshedabadJ warranted in 1773 as No . 452 , which became No . 359 in 1780 , 360 in 1781 , and 292 in 1792 , and which was subsequently located at Cawnpore , was removed from the list in 1 793 .

From my " Masonic Records , " p . tjt , I extract the following : — "Mem : October , 1 793 . By the return of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Bengal , dated ist March , 1793 , there appears the 'Lodge of the Anchor and Hope in Calcutta , ( 5 th lodge of Bengal , ' but of the constituting of which no account was sent home , and by the said return

it appears that the Lodge No . 292 , with the 3 rd Brigade at Cawnpore , does not exist ; it is therefore now taken cut of the list , and the Lodge of the Anchor and Hope placed against No . 292 , to make the general list of lodges correspond with the provincial list of Bengal . "—Grand Lodge Warrant Book . The " History of Freemasonry in Bengal , " 1728-1840 , compiled from provincial records , and published under

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authority at Calcutta in 1 S 66 , distinctly affirms that this Lodge Anchor and Hope , vvhich I distinguish as No . 292 ( b ) , " applied toe , and obtained , a warrant of the ' Ancient York Constitution ; ' but fell into abeyance shortly after . " The warrant thus obtained vvas the Athol No . 325 , of ist October , 1 S 01 . The "Modern " Anchor and HopeNo . 202 ( 6 ) was

, , however retained on the roll , having the No . 371 assigned to it at the "Union , " whilst the "Athol" Anchor and Hope , No . 325 , became No . 413 at the same period . Thus the same lodge , being on the registers of both organisations , vvas twice represented on the " Union " list . No . 371 , however , was erased in 1 S 17 , No . 413 becoming 284 m 1832 , and 234 m 1 S 63 .

At a communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge ; held on the 27 th December , 1 S 00 , at vvhich the Lodges Star in the East , Industry and Perseverance , Unanimity , and Anchor and Hope vvere lepresented , the Prov . G . Master , Bro . Birch , expressed his forebodings of the fall of Masonry in the province . " This appears to be the last reference to the Anchor and Hope , and the same History affirms that

the lodge fell into abeyance about 1 S 05 i 'n further proof of vvhich it is stated that "during the 10 or 11 years that intervened between the extinction of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and its resuscitation in 1 S 13 , Masonry in Calcutta was represented almost exclusively by the lodges that had seceded from the Grand Lodge of England , and had accepted warrants from the Grand Lodge of the Ancient York

Constitution , " and , in December , 1814 , vvhen "the fact of the union of the two Grand Lodges of England became known in India , addresses of congratulation poured in from all the lodges in Calcutta to the Provincial Grand Lodge . The Lodges Humility vvith Fortitude , True Friendship , and Marine , which had been working under Athol Constitutions , now came forward and tendered their allegiance , which was

accepted . " Now , the list of the Calcutta lodges of 1814 does not include the " Anchor and Hope , " which , it appears to me , under both its " Modern " and "Athol " Constitutions , was then evidently considered to be extinct . Whilst , therefore , unable to accept the conclusion to which Bro . putt kindly invites me , 1 cordially thank him for his very interesting communication . —Yours fraternally , , - , JNO . LANE . Torquay , October oth .

MASONIC JUBILEE FUND . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In common with many others , I was much interested in the suggestions made by you in the Freemason of the 25 th ult ., and I hope vve in Scotland may also take the hint , and add something substantial to our Benevolent

Fund in commemoration of the Queen's Jubilee Year . But , while agreeing with you in this matter , so far as it goes , I have another suggestion to make—one well worthy the attention of those in Masonic authority and of all who love the Craft . It is the federation of all the Grand Bodies in the British Empire , Colonies , and Dependencies alike . Such a scheme would be a fitting and noble celebration of

her Majesty ' s Jubilee , the more especially that her eldest son and successor already occupies the Masonic throne in England , and is also , Masonically , connected with other portions of the British Empire . What a mighty increase to the status of Freemasonry would be given by such a scheme ! It means the federation of all Masons ( except the United States ) speaking the

English language , all vyorking together for one great aim , and under one ruler , with one set of general laws and regulation ' s . With the Prince of VVales , our future King , at the Jiead of Masonic affairs , those of our brethren who have set themselves up independently would doubtless only be too glad to _ join in such a proposal , when it has been carefully considered in all its details and its advantages

, realised . Federation in Masonry would doubtless assist in one of the greatest questions of the day — federation of our Colonies with the mother country . Why need we have three Grand Lodges in the British Isles ? No good purpose , but rather otherwise , is served by the present system . Scotland and Ireland especially would be raised in Masonic

reputation , and England would not lose b y this scheme . There is no more need for three Grand Lodges in Great Britain and Ireland than there is for three independent sovereigns . " The British Empire Grand Lodge " would , of course , be an immense body , and would necessarily require divisions ; but that , as well as many other points , is a matter of detail , and presents ho insuperable difficulty . —Yours fraternally ,

ALEX . INKSON McCONNOCHIE , J . K . J . r , P M" P Z" ' G- Tre 3 S - » & C ' Aberdeen , I ith October . ¦ * ^_^ ~—~_ * A STOLEN CERTIFICATE .

To the Editor of tlie "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In reference to my letter to you of the 17 th ult ., and which you were good enough to insert in your newspaper , as to tbe certificate of the late Bro . Thomas Davis . I

heoto inform you the same has been returned to Mrs . Davis . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , EDGAR GOBLE , r . K „ Pr ° -G- Sec . Hants and Isle of Wight . Fareham , Hants , October Sth .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland is to assemble in the Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on the 19 th inst ., under the wing of the Lodge of the Golden Fleece , No . 2081 , the junior of the five lodges held in that town , as well as the last warranted in that flourishing province . The Prov . Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl Ferrers , is expected to preside . Leicester enjoys the privilege and distinction of having not only an active Deputy Prov . Grand Master and Past Deputy Prov , Grand

Master , but also an energetic and zealous Past Prov . Grand Master in the person of the R . W . Bro . William Kelly , F . S . A ., & c . The number of members in the Leicestershire and Rutland Masonic Charity Association is now 184 . Two drawings have taken place during the past financial year . The result has been that £ 126 has been added to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and five guineas to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . The Secretary of this excellent and useful Society is Bro . Miles J . Walker , of Leicester .