Ancient And Modern Mysteries.

Roman Colleges of Architects . That theory is correct , if we look only to the outward form , and mode of working of the Lodges . To the Colleges are they indebted for every thing that distinguished them as a guild or corporation , and

especially are they indebted to the architectural character of these Colleges for the facts so singular in Freemasonry , that its religious symbolism , —that by which it is distinguished from all other institutions , —is founded on the elements , the working tools , and the technical language of the

stonemasons art . " But when we view Freemasonry in a higher aspect—when we look at it as a science of symbolism , the whole of which symbolism is directed to but one point , namely , thc elucidation of the great doctrine of the immortality of the soul , and the

teaching of the two lives , the present and the future—we must go beyond the Colleges of Rome , which were only operative Associations , to that older type to be found in the Ancient Mysteries , where precisely the same doctrine was taught , precisely in the same manner . Krausc does not ,

it is true , altogether omit a reference to the Priests of Greece , who , he thinks , were in some way thc original whence the Roman Colleges derived their existence , but he has not pressed the point with the pertinacity which its importance requires . He gives in his theory a pre-eminence to thc Colleges

which they are not in truth entitled to . " The theory which I should advance on this subject , and to maintain which has been the object of the present sketches , is that Freemasonry is indebted for the working of its Lodges , for its organization as a guild , and for its connection with

the operative art of stonemasonry , to the Roman Colleges of Architects ; but that for its science and philosophy , for its religious character , and above all for its symbolism , it is indebted to the sacred Mysteries of the Ancient Pagan World . " ( To be continued . )

Leaves From My Library.

LEAVES FROM MY LIBRARY .

BY MARMADUKE MAKEPEACE . ( Continued from page Si . ) By mischance , Alfonso Jourdain , Count of Toulouse , had also married a female branch of the Bozon family , and claimed also a right to the throne . Which of the two warriors had thc better title ? It

was of course to be awarded to thc sti ongcr . They fought ; Alfonso was vanquished ; and according to immemorial custom , the victorious chief was of necessity the legitimate monarch . Bercngcr , now at case , turned his arms against the Saracens , who having got possession of thc

Balearic Isles , had covered the Mediterranean with their vessels . He attacked ancl vanquished them , took Majorca , pursued them by sea , made an edifying massacre of them , and received a letter from thc sovereign pontiff , expressive of the gratitude of thc Christians to thc illustrious slaughterer o ( the

unbelievers . In thc meantime the Count of Toulouse had raised another army , and invaded his rival ' s dominions . Bercngcr repaired in all haste to Marseilles ; and after a preliminary slaughter of several thousands of subjects on both sides , he signed a treaty

of partition with Alfonso Jourdain , by which he ceded to him " all that part of Provence lying between the Durance and thc I sere , in order to restore peace to the rest of the kingdom . Raymond , having lost his first wife , who had left him no other child than thc Princess Zenaira , had taken a

second consort , who , being heiress of Arragon ancl Navarre , had brought him thc possession of two new crowns . To a weak prince , the weight of a single diadem is often so burthensome that it bows down ancl crushes him ; but a bold ancl reckless hero can bear twentv nt a time , ancl carry his head thc

higher for them . Raymond was obliged , in order to reign in Spain , to quit his dismembered kingdom of Provence . Before leaving Aix , however , he assembled thc nobles of the land , ancl informed them of a wish of which they were ignorant , but which , he said , was generally manifested by thc

people , of being governed by Zenaira : he then proclaimed his august daughter the Sovereign of Provence . The ceremony of her coronation was either purposely or accidentally omitted ; but in such a case a little anointing , more or less , it is said , does not much matter .

Alas , the reign of Zenana commenced under the most ill-starred auspices . Raymond Bercngcr , recognised by the Roman pontiff as the legitimate King of Provence , had declared that he would not hold of the emperor , but of thc holy see . Enraged at this affront , Frederic the First stirred up Alfonso

Jourdain again to invade the states of his old rival , and undertook to defray a part of the charges of the war ; promising him the investment of the kingdom of Zenaira as soon as he should have conquered it . While Bercngcr had remained at Aix his presence sufficed to awe the Count of Toulouse ,

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and the enemies of good order ; but he had now set off for Spain ; a female was left in his place , and an opportunity for revolt was offered to the discontented . Some of the chief vassals of the kingdom , ashamed of being governed by a princess ,

corresponded secretly with Alfonso Jourdain , and had pledged themselves to aid his attempt . Others were displeased that Provence should beheld of the Roman sec , and acknowledged no liege lord but Frederic , whom they invited to the attack . Some of the more ancient chatelains affirmed that the

Counts of Toulouse and Barcelona were equally usurpers ; they said that a male heir of the Bozons was still in existence ; and awaiting his appearance , they resolved in the mean time to obey no one . Some younger crusaders , returned from Palestine , exhibited a charter from Foulques , King of

Jerusalem , which authorised them , in thc name of Christianity , to form an independent principality in their native country , and to govern it by their own laws ( a ) . A party of Provencal merchants , whose traffic connected them with Genoa and Pisa , indulged in dreams of a universal republic . One

body of the clergy employed themselves , without any solicitation , in drawing up a theocratic constitution , to be published when opportunity should offer . The poor cried out for an agrarian law ; the rich required an increase of their wealth ; and the nobles only asked for a small extension of their

privileges . In thc midst of all these parties , a numerous secret association , called the Invisibles formidable though hidden , and powerful though unknown , extended its mysterious ramifications into a hundred places at once ( b ) ; and , deluding thc initiated , operated secretly , as it was said , the

regeneration of the people . In this disorganisation , however , the Knights sported at tournaments , the prelates distinguished themselves in thc chase ( c ) , the troubadours sung of peace , and the Zenaira held courts of love . A strange medley of reason and folly , of terror

and gaiety , of courage and inaction , of caution and improvidence , prevailed at thc brilliant court of Zenaira . Provided that the punctilios of royal etiquette were duly observed , the grand seneschal of the palace could not suppose the state to be in peril ; and the young knights , adoring their lovely

sovereign , thought , while their lances were in their rests , thc kingdom was invincible . To fill up thc measure of disorder , the domination of religious and military orders increased daily All wholesome ideas were overturned , all rights were uncertain , all power misplaced , and all offices

confounded . The royal fortresses had become peaceable solitudes , ancl religious cloisters were warlike citadels . At court , thc guards of the throne were dressed in silk and feathers ; in convents , the holy monks bore casque and cuirass . An old man of the age of sixty was elected the Prince of Love ;

a child of four or five years old was made an archbishop ; fair ladies taught the art military ; and thc politicians of the realm discussed thc principles of amorous lyrics . At this period too , Pierre de Uruys , thc founder of a new sect , promulgated his doctrines . Using

neither altar , nor mass , nor sacraments , but an internal worship , and secret prayers , this fanatic had made numerous proselytes . Thus , thc religion , thc throne , the government , and Heaven itself , were powerfully assailed in Provence . Thanks to thc diffusion of intelligence , this state of things does

not exist m our times . Now nothing is obscure , nothing is doubtful ; all the most important questions are set at rest ; we explain every mystery ; wc analyse all rights ; our authorities are unchangeable ; we have fixed principles ; and wc know how to respect , to believe , and to legitimate everything .

( a ) This charter is set forth at in Les Preuves a 1 apptu de 1 ' Mist , de Prov . de 1 ' Abbe Papon . f !>) This association must not lie confounded with that of thc Free Judges , who were also called Invisibles . Thc latter was entirely aristocratic , antl existed in the reign of Charlemagne . ( See a note upon the secret tribunal , in the

preface to Hermann of Umta by the liaron de Hock . ) These secret societies are not of modern invention ; they were frequent in the early ages , and their forms of initiation were founded upon those of the priests of Isis . That described was one of the most remarkable of this epoch , See the Amiales ec Provence .

( e ) Sec I . a Citrr . e de Sie . Palaye , torn iii . I . e Petit Jehan de Sai-. ike . —Millot : Hist , de Prance , torn . i . ( To be continual . )

THEODORE MAXSKL TALBOT , Esq ., of Morgan Park , Glamorganshire , has accepted the appointment of Provincial ( band Master of Mark Masters in South Wales . MR . J . R . TAYLOR , of Hrzeroum , thc explorer of

Eastern Asia Minor and Arabistan , is now in London . THE Orchestra says , that it is reported that Mr . Barry Sullivan has received from " a noble lady " a cheque for ten thousand pounds , to cover his losses at the Holborn Theatre .

Installation Of The Prov. Grand Master Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

INSTALLATION OF THE PROV . GRAND MASTER OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND .

One of the largest meetings of the brethren of this province which has ever taken place , was held at the Freemasons' Hotel , Leicester , on Thursday , the loth inst ., when nearly one hundred brethren were present "to assist " at the installation of the newly-appointed Provincial Grand Master , Bro . William Kelly . That estimable nobleman . Earl Howe , P . D . G . M . of

England , having on account of advancing years and failing health been led to resign his office as P . G . M ., earnestly recommended Bro . Kelly ( who had been his deputy during the whole of his rule over the province of fourteen years , as he had been previously of his predecessor , the late Sir F . G . Fowke , Bart ., ) to the M . W . the Grand Master , as his successor , a recommendation which was supported by a

unanimous vote of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and in compliance with their , desire , the M . W . Grand Master conferred this distinguished office upon Bro . Kelly . Among the brethren on the occasion were , Bros , the Revs . John Spittal , M . A ., and John Denton , M . A . ; F . Goodyer , H . Etherington Smith , J . P . ; J . Buck , M . D . ; G . F . Brown , Major Brewin , G . H . Hodges , W . B .

Smith , E . Clapham , Geo . Brown , and S . Davis , P . Prov . G . Wardens ; the Revs . F . Orme , M . A ., ( Rector of Lyndon , and P . P . G . S . W . of Herts ) , and E . G . Anderson , M . A ., P . P . G . Chaplains ; N . Haycroft , D . D ., John Halford , M . A . ( Wistow ) , and W . F- Fry , M . A . ; Geo . Toller , jun ., C . Stretton , and H . Deane , P . P . G . Regs . ; L . A . Clarke , E . Hurlston , W . Johnson , W . Rowbottom ,

S . Love , and A . M . Duff , P . P . G . Deacons ; Jos . Hames , P . P . G . Treas . ; J . J . Fast , P . P . G . Supt of Works ; H . Douglas and T . Thorpe , P . P . G . D . of C . ; C . Johnson , P . P . G . S . W . Jersey ; E . Crow , P . P . G . Org . ; J . Wilson , W . M . 1007 , and J . W . Buzzard , S . W . 523 , P . P . G . P . ; Capt . John Bailey , J . Hart , L . L . Atwood and J . E . Bright , P . P . G . Stewards ; Captains Goodchild and

Dobell , F . Pern Newcome ( Long Clawson ) P . M . 1130 , and P . P . G . J . W . Lincolnshire ; Chester Newcome , W . Sculthorpe , J . W . 523 ; J . C . Clarke , J . I . Fairfax Scott , ( Mount Sorrel ); and many other members of the private lodges in the Province . Amongst the visitors were Bros . S . Jones , D . P . G . M ., Northamptonshire and Hants ; F . Binckes , P . G . Steward ; J . F . Klein , P . G . Steward ;

J . Daniel Moore , M . D ., P . G . Supt . of Works , West Lancashire ; Alex . Brown , P . M . Coldstream Lodge , N . B . ; Thos . White 776 , Ballymena ; H . Lazarus 689 , Auckland , New Zealand ; G . H . Dawn 47 , Jos . W . Taverner 50 , J . W . Taverner , P . M . 432 , J . E . Duncombe 466 , and C . Ii . Mackncy , 89 . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened at one o ' clock by Bro ., the Rev . John Spittal , M . A ., P . G . C ,

and P . P . G . Senior Warden , who said he was authorised to desire the immediate Past Grand Officers to resume their offices . Thc P . G . Sec , Bro . TOLI . ER , then announced that the R . W . Bro . Kelly , Provincial Grand Master-nominate , was in attendance for the purpose of being installed . The P . G , Sec . having been requested to obtain and read

the patent of appointment , which was accordingly done , the P . Grand Wardens , Directors of Ceremonies , and Stewards retired , and then escorted the P . G . M . into the lodge , and to thc Installing Master in the East . The Rev . Bro . Spittal then addressed the P . G . M . on the duties of his high office , required his assent to the ancient charges , and administered the O . B . of Provincial

Grand Master , after which he invested him with the badge , collar , and jewel of office , and placed him on the throne of the Province , he was then duly proclaimed and saluted with the hearty applause of the assembled brethren . Thc P . G . M . then addressed the brethren at some length , expressing the deep sense he entertained of thc great

honour which had been conferred upon him by the M . W . G . M ., but that he felt even a greater pride and gratification in possessing thc confidence and esteem of Lord Howe and the brethren of the province , at whose desire he had been elevated to his proud position as their chief . I le then proceeded lo explain the principles which would actuate him in the rule of the Province , and in the

appointments to office , and after appealing to the brethren for the continuance of that confidence which he had received from them whilst in his subordinate capacity as Deputy , and for that active support without which , he said , all his exertions for the good of Masonry in the Province must be in vain . He concluded by again thanking the brethren for the great honour which , through

their means lo a great extent , had been conferred upon him , and for the patience with which they had listened to him . ( The address was received with considerable applause by the brethren . ) Bro . the Rev . Jons DENTON , jl / ..-f ., P . M . 779 , and P . P . G . S . W ., then rose and read the following resolution , passed at thc last meeting of that lodge , as he stated ,

unanimously and enthusiastically , on thc proposition of the W . M ., seconded by himself : "whilst deeply deploring the retirement from thc post of Prov . Grand Master of so honoured a man and so excellent a Mason as Lord Howe , yet mindful of thc many am ! great kindnesses they have both personally and as a lodge received from Bro . Kelly whilst Deputy Prov . Grand Master of the Province ,

admiring his Masonic research and acquirements , and thankfully acknowledging his zeal and labour in the cause of Masonry , the W . M ., Past Masters , Wardens , Officers and Members of the Ferrers and Ivanhoe Lodge of Freemasons , No . 779 , held al Ashby-dc-la-Zoiich , beg to offer to Bro . Kelly their sincere congratulations and

fraternal good wishes , on his succeeding Lord Howe as Giand Master of the united Province of Leicester and Rutland . " Tlie P . G . M . having made a . suitable , reply , requested the P . G . Secretary lo read the minutes of the P . G . Lodge held at Oakham , in September last , and of a subsequent