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measure . And yet Grand Lodge deliberately recognizes it in these words , that " the members of country lodges have the advantage ofa local fund , as well as of the general fund of charity in London . " A good deal may be said for the fact that practically the

administration of the funds is in the hands of the London brethren , owing to the distance from London of the provincial members of the Board ; and , therefore , on the whole , despite any seeming inequality of system and arrangement , I cannot see how the present regulations can be judiciously altered . Yours fraternally , FAIR PLAY .

OUR REPORT OF GRAND LODGE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — You must excuse my calling your attention to the report of the proceedings of Grand Lodge on Wednesday last , as given in this day ' s Freemason . Bro . Johnston is

stated to have addressed Grand Lodge instead of your humble servant . I am made to say that this province is educating 1 S 40 children , and that we have an Annuity Fund on which there were forty annuitants . What I did say was as follows : " We were educating 144 children , and had an

Annuitant Fund from which we voted £ 20 per annum , to Aged Freemasons . 1 remain , yours fraternally , II . S . ALPASS , G . Std . B . and Prov . G . Sec , Dec . i ) . West L & itcasVnYC .

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THE BROAD ARROW . B y CEINWEN . Bernard Quaritch , 15 , Piccadilly , London . This is a well printed"tractate"to prove that the Welsh are descended from the Jewish people . Thc writer , who seems to have studied the subject carefully , bases a considerable portion of thc argument on the Druidic symbolism , on the Welsh , ( or Armorican ) , language , and illustrates such contention alike by analogies with other Oriental languages , as

well as by the mysterious Druidic use of the Broad Arrow . There is no doubt that ethnology is the most taking of studies ; but it is often the most misleading . Rather , let us say , it branches off into so many directions , that there is a great temptation always to uphold a "fad" and start a "hare , " which , when either it is fathomed or even run down , leads to nothing , or , as the French say , " aboutit au rien . " Alany , therefore , of our modern works , with their

ethnological researches , and their philological developements , are not safe guides to follow . It has been said that you can " derive anything from anything , " and certainly many of the lucubrations of such enthusiastic writers constitute a " post hoc propter hoc" in a most remarkable degree . The history ot the Jewish people , during the captivity and after the captivity , is still enwrapped in much obscurity . Contemporary history docs not seem to confirm the

the theories of repeated migrations or deliberate escapes from capitivity . The numerous traditions of Hebrew settlements in China , India , the Caucasus , Africa , & c , & c , may be true ; but of that historical truth very little safe evidence remains , except in the subtle theories of theological , and the ingenious propositions of ethnological writers . There are many curious coincidencies , and many startling realities in connexion with the

dispersion of God's favoured people , which always require thought and demand attention . VVe should have been inclined to think that it might be a saler ground to suppose that after the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus , and the occupation of Syria by Roman legionaries , there might have set in a great Jewish emigration movement . But we are not aware of any historical evidence to confirm even this more reasonable suggestion , except in so far as the

general dispersion took place , in fulfilment of prophecy . At the same time we say this , we arc not insensible to the fact , as we before remarked , that much haze rests on the past fortunes of the Hebrew race , and that the wondrous history and verity of the old Cosmogonies , which underlie erroneous traditions and abject superstition , has yet to be fully mastered and treated . The writer of the " Broad Arrow " has suggested some very

curious considerations , as based on quaint old world lore , and thc mysterious annals of Druidism , especially in its connection with other special and remote tokens of Hermetic teaching . VVe can cordially recommend this tractate to all who interest themselves in such studies and researches , as possessing thoughtful merit , and marked by painstaking ability . We hope that the writer will pursue studies which have such attractions for many serious minds .

THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL . By E . VV . LINZINUS . E . F . Stoneham , 7 a , Cheapside . This historiette of a now great school is very well worth reading , lt is another proof , if proof be needed , how greatly in the City of London all opportunities are improved which tend to thegeneral welfareof the citizen , and are emphatically " pro bono publico . " To John ( Jenkin )

Carpenter , the institution practically owes its origin . In the middle of the fifteenth century ; being Town Clerk , he left a small estate , under the trusteeship of the Municipality of London to educate four sons of I ' icemen . It then brought in £ 19 per annum , and £ iS were divided equally among the fathers and guardians of four City buys for their education . So late as 1 G 33 onlfour boys were benefited by the bequest ,

, y who were clothed in " coats of London Russet . In 1 S 27 , owing to the vast increase of the value of the property , these four boys were educated in the I unbndge Grammar School , and each received £ 100 when leaving thc school ; so that thc expenses amounted to £ 420 per annum . But as soon after that the receipts from Die estate were

increased to , £ 900 per annum , it was determined in 1 S 33 to found a great day school for the City of Umdon , and to endow it with Carpenter ' s Estate . 1 he foundation stone of the new school was laid October 21 st , 1 S 35 , in Old Honey-lane , Alilk-street ; and in February , 1 S 37 , the school which had cost £ 12 , 000 was opened .

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Since then , under Dr . Newham and Dr . Abbott , the school has progressed remarV ably , Mortimer turning out some excellent scholars ; and as the numbers had outgrown all possible accommodation , it was resolved in 1 S 77 and 1 S 7 S to grant an acre and a half on the Victoria Embankment for the school , where a very complete and effective building was opened by their H . R . H . the

Prince and Princess of Wales , on Alonday last , for thc tuition of many hundred boys . There are now , we believe , between six and seven hundred boys under education in the school , in an admirably arranged building , with exhibitions and scholarships amounting to

£ 1000 per annum , besides some special bursaries . The new school has cost £ 100 , 000 . lt will be the wish of all who value such educational progress , that the school may prosper and train up many useful citizens . The present Lord Alayor , our worthy brother , the Right Hon . H . E . Knight , was formerly captain of the school .

THE SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DORSET MASONIC CHARITY . We are happy to note that the second year's report of this very useful Charity still manifests signs of friendly support and Alasonic sympathy . In two years the donations , & c , amount to £ 1282 ios . Of this £ 1178 have been invested , the interest amounting to £ 50 annually ,

and there have been voted £ 35 for relief . The annual subscriptions amount to about £ 52 annually , which have to be invested until the stock-fund amounts to £ 2000 . As over one-third of the members of tlie Province of Dorsetshire have already subscribed to the Charity , we echo the hope of the zealous Secretary , Bro . Budden , that every meiriber of the province eventually may see his way to subscribe to this most useful Alasonic Charity .

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92 ] LEWIS . The two errata to which Bro . Speth amusingly alludes were accidental . I understand that Bro . Rylands is preparing a long and illustrated paper for one of the architectural journals . If so , I will try and summarize it for these columns . The " crux" still remains : "When was "Lewis " ( irst used technically in English architecture ? A 1 ASONIC STUDENT .

93 ] RABBI LEON , OF MODENA . I have lighted on a little book , published in London , 1650 , printed by J . L ., and "are to be sold by Jo . Alartin , ] o . Ridley , at the Castle , in Fleet-street by Ram-alley . " This is called "The Historj' of the Rites , Customes , and Alannersof Life of the Present Jews throughout thc world .

Written in Italian by Leo Alodena , a Rabbine of Venice . Translated into English hy Edmund Chilmead , Air . of Arts , and Chaplain of Christ Church , Oxon . " It is dedicated by Rabbi Leo to the Sire Claude Mallicr and Lord President Honssay ( Honssaye ?) , thc French King ' s Ambassadors at Venice . The preface is dated 1637 . There is also a letter to Leo by James Gaffarel , or GafTarelli . BOOKWORM .

Annual Festival Of The Langton Lodge Of Instruction.

ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE LANGTON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION .

The annual festival of this lodge of instruction was held at the Bridge House Hotel , on Wednesday evening , when Bro . H . Clay Sudlow , W . AI . of the Eastes Lodge , who is the Preceptor of the Langton Lodge of Instruction , presided , and worked the Seven Sections of the First Lecture ,

with the assistance of the following brethren : ist Section by Bro . J . Gordon Langton , LG . 9 6 ; 2 nd , J . G . Willis , iS ; 3 rd , T . Fletcher , 33 ; 4 th , G . F . Alarshall , I . G . 6 9 ; 5 th , J . T . Tanqueray , S . D . 1965 ; Gth , E . M . Alorris , 1 ; 7 th , G . H . Bishop , 1965 . The whole of the work was performed in a most admirable manner . Bro . C . A . Alurton , P . G . D ., was to have presided , but , owing to a domestic

bereavement , he was unavoidably absent . In his absence Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . G . D ., kindly consented to preside at the banquet which followed the closing of the lodge . There was a large muster of members , and between seventy and eighty sat down to banquet . The following brethren were among the visitors present : S . Pocock , 1 S 1 S ; VV . A . Blackmore , 1483 ; W . A . Dawson , 176 S ; H .

B . Sanderson , Gg ; VV . S . Dunkley , 1777 ; T . C . Royle , ¦ 073 ; G . Hagger , 902 ; C . Harding Tebbs , 1579 ; C . G . Botley , 7 S 0 ; Chas . Browne , iS ; W . J . Parish , 1 G 04 ; Arthur Roper ; J . E . Ingles , 79 ; C . Lowther Kemp , 03 ; Eugene Alontennis , 14 ; R . T . Allen , 1414 ; J . W . Baldwin , iG < j 2 ; J . S . Kdmiston , 1 G 12 ; Thos . Fenn , P . G . D . ; Chas . Kibble ! G 9 ; Henry Stokes , 141 ; II . Hooper , 1949 ; C . II .

Phillips , 15 S 0 ; A . A . Richards , S ; K Buxton , lySi ; E . H . Beresford , 1319 ; G . Clements , 1297 ; Arthur A . Coster , 143 ; C . Stuart Robertson ( St . James ); W . G . Kentish , 1293 ; E . C . Alassey , 1297 ( Freemason ) . After the removal of the cloth , thc customary toasts were drank . The PRESIDENT , in proposing " The health of The Oueen , " which was the toast always given first in every

assemblageof Englishmen , said that the ancient brotherhood had wisely decided that the toast of the Craft should be associated witli that honored name to indicate that Alasonry and loyalty were inseparable . The next toast , he said , that he had the pleasure to bring before the brethren , was that of "The Al . VV . the Grand Master . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . " It was a subject of regret that the Grand Alaster

could not be with them as often as they could wish , or as often as lie himself desired . It was impossible , with his arduous duties , that he could find the necessary time . His Royal Hig hness was present whenever he was called upon to lay a foundation stone , to visit a charity , or to see those who had been wounded in the discharge of their duty ; it was therefore not to be wondered at that they saw so little

of the Prince , but when he did come he showed how much lie appreciated the position of Grand Alaster of the Order , and the position of the Craft . In proposing " The health of the Pro Grand Alaster , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Ollicers , " Bro . F E . V . N said that he would confine himself to proposing the toast because , as he was a Grand Officer himself , it would not become him to say much in their favor .

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Bro . LANGTON proposed the next toast . He said that he had much pleasure in congratulating the Langton Lodge of Instruction upon the large muster tfiey had tliat evening , and hc was quite sure that their gathering was greatly improved and made more pleasant by the able manner in which thc chair was filled . It was his privilege to propose a toast which required very few words from him . It was the health of the worthy brother who had kindly como

forward in an emergency , as Bro . Alurton was not able to come . liro . Fenn had come forward and presided in a most able manner , and he ( Bro . Langton ) was quite sure that he was expressing the feelings of the lodge when he proposed " The health of Bro . Thos . Fenn . " Bro . FENN , in replying , said he was sure that they all regretted , as he did , the severe family losses which deprived them of the presence of Bro . Alurton , and through which

he ( Bro . henn ) had been placed in the honourable position of president . He need not tell them that , apart from the circumstance , it afforded him the greatest pleasure to be there . As a member of the Committee of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , it had been to him a great pleasure to listen to the way in which the sections had been worked that evening . Hc would not detain them with a lengthened speech , but would express his thanks for the manner in

which he hail been received , and a hope that hc might Uc present on some future occasion to witness the advance which this lodge was evidently bound to make in ( he Craft . l ! ro . FENN , in proposing thc next toast , said that hc had hoped that it would be proposed by some other brother , but he found that it was thought thc chair should propose it . It was thc toast of the evening , "Success to the Langton Lodge of Instruction . " Those words had been put

into his mouth ; he should . himself have proposed "The continued success , " because he thought that the success of the lodge had been evidenced in a most remarkable manner that evening . He was present at the first festival , and the work had been so fully maintained that evening that lie felt the success was assured . Let them hope that it would be continued ; and so long as it was under the able management of Bro . Sudlow he could not doubt

that it would be continued . The work was so strictly in accordance with the Emulation Lodge of Improvement that he could not but look upon it as a very able branch of that ancient institution . Hc hoped that the brethren would come there sometimes and join in thc work . He felt sure that they would be a support to that lodge which had been famous with some of the most eminent Alasons in the Craft . He would couple with this toast the name of Bro .

Sudlow , whose labours to promote and maintain the prosperity of the lodge were known to all present . He ( Bro . Fenn ) , heard of his continuous presence , and knew what that meant—a great personal sacrifice . To him was due the excellent work , and prosperity and , success of this lodge . He would ask them to drink " To the Continued Success of the Langton Lodgeof Instruction , " and would couple therewith the name of Bro . Sudlow .

Bro . StlDLOtv , in returning thanks , said that this was one of the few occasions on which the Preceptor of this lodge of instruction was called upon to do a little talking , and he could assure the brethren that as a matter of choice he preferred his usual Thursday evening work of listening . At the same time , on behalf of the Committee of the lodge he thanked them very heartily for drinking in such a cordial manner success to the Langton Lodge of Instruction .

He was quite sure the lod ge would be a success so long as they had the approval and goodwill of the Trcasurcrand Committee of the Emulation Lod ge of Improvement ; and , in order to secure and retain thatapproval , it was absolutely necessary that they should maintain a very high standard of working . He knew there were a good many lodges of instruction the Preceptors of which did not require verbal accuracy . He had heard them say that if you got the

sense of a passage that was quite sufficient . That would not do for thc Committee of thc Langton Lodge ; they did go in for verbal accuracy ; they believed that to put in words , or to omit words , or to substitute words , were decided imperfections and not improvements . In this connection he was reminded of a tale he heard some time ago , which would bear repeating . A village choir was practising what was supposed to be a chorus from the " Alessiah , "

when they had finished , some one who had been listening to it asked the leader if he did not find Handel ' s music very difficult ? The leaderanswered "No , not at all ; because you see we alters him . " The sections are very easily worked when you alter them , but it was not so easy to remember all the niceties to make up the proper working . But it was this that the Langton Lodge had striven to act up to , and in the future would strive to maintain ; and the

committee thanked the brethren present very heartily for wishing them success . Bro . SHAW proposed a toast to " The Emulation Lodge of Improvement , " to which Bro . Richards replied . Bro . SUDLOW proposed "Success to the Langton Lodge , under whose warrant the lod ge of instruction worked . To this toast Bro . Langton responded , and thanked Bro . Tanqueray and Bro . Garnett for thn

assistance they had rendered in the absence of Bro . ) . D . Langton , who was unable to be present on account of illness , but who was only prevented attending by the imperative orders of his medical attendant . , "The Health of the Officers of the Lodge " was proposed , ?; , Dawson who coupled with it the name of Bro . Bud , the J . VV . Bro . Bud having replied , the Tyler was summoned , and his toast , as usual , brought the proceedings to a close .

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