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Catholic may filly complain at times at many Masonic speeches and the evident outcome ol contemporary French Freemasonry , we must yet put in a word ol caution , as all the blame is not to be attributed to the French Freema-ons . No doubt many unwise declarations are made , many what we should think very prcverse speeches are delivered , which seem lo affront
reli gious persons , and even to alarm cautious and thinking members of our Order . French Freemasonry has taken a " twist , " to use a common English expression , just now , and has altogether departed from ancient precedent and cosmopolitan unity . There seems to be coming over il a tendency both to religious , social , and political discussions , which must eventually
not only overthrow its very " raison d ' etre , " but must undermine the basis altogether on which true FYeemasonry rests . Wc read with regret many a syllabus of French lodge lectures and orations , and we only wish that the attention of our brethren in France was directed to subjects worthier of their thoughts , energies , and
sympathies . We , however , have clearly shown that we do not approve of their present course , as practically all intercommunication is at an end between our two jurisdictions , a matter , wc think , of regret , though a necessary and solemn duty , under the facts of the case . But we must also bear in mind that thc Roman Caiholic persecution of Freemasonry is as vivid
and violent as ever . Since 1738 it has been public and proclaimed , and nothing apparently can check the allocutions of ignorant unfairness or cruel intolerance . The Roman Catholics have only to thank themselves if in Roman Catholic countries Freemasonry sometimes is most unfortunately marked by the ebullitions of a sceptical , destructive , unbelieving spirit . Such is in many cases a reaction against most ridiculous attacks and most libellous asseverations ,
History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
HISTORY OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
( Continued from page 182 . ) Having dc « cribcd the purpose and rules of the foundation , Bro . Cole very considerately places on record the Patrons of the Charily , and thc brethren who had subscribed to it , as well as lists ot the Boys who up 10 that time had been received on to lhe establishment and the Masters to whose care they were . severally entrusted . The list of Patrons comprises the following distinguished Atholl brethren , namely : "The Mo * -t Noble Prince John , Duke of
Atholl , Grand Master ; lhe R . VV . Bro . Thomas Harper , Dep . Grand Master ; lhe R . W . Bro . Robert Gill , Senior Gr . ind Warden ; lhe R . VV . Bro . W . Burwood , junior Grand Warden , Instituior and Treasurer to the Chatiiy * , lhe R . VV . Bro . R . Leslie , Grand Secretary ; the R . VV . Bro . Wm . Comerford Clarkson , Grand Treason r . " The same brethren figure in lhe list ol ' . ' subscribers ol Five Guineas and upwards , " Bros . Gill and
Burwood having SS . prefixed to their names as indicating that they had " seivtd the ollice of Steward , " while liro . Burwood , wiiose residence is giicn as *' Cirei n Bank . Wapping , " is again described as ' * Instituior and Tie . isurcr . " The following are liken ir-c included in this list ol principal subscribers , namely : " Mr . John Cole , iS , Fore-strcct " ( the worthy author ol the '' Illustrations "); " Mr . Robert Green , Aldersgaie-siieet ; SS . *
I " . C . Daniel , Esq .. Wapping — -1110 * shows him lo bean annual subscriber 01 one guinea as well ; Captain James Forster , Globe-street , Wapping ; SS . Mr . Isaac Jones , Bury-strect , St . Mary Axe ; SS . James Jones , Esq ., liii . ckiriars-ioad * , Philip Astley , Esq ., Westr . Bridge ; Mr . lltniy Margart , Ncw Gra \ el-lane ; Mr . William Kogerson , P . irson ' s-strcet , Ritcliff ; SS . Mr . John Walton , near Red Lion-sircci , Wapping ; Mr . John Webber ,
Green Hank , Wapping . " The other list of subscribers , among whom ars some few who had si rved as Stewards , and several annual subscribers of n guinea , includes lhe names of 173 individuals , the most notewor . hy being "Mr . Benjamin Aldhousc , Spitalfields . Collector , " who was a member of Ancient Lodge , No . 63—present St . Mary ' s Lodge , No 63—and is said in Bro . Gould's " Atholl Lodges "—though on what grounds it
is , of course , impossible to state—to have " always claimed to have been thc founder of ihc Boys' School "; Mr . Robert Burwood , Mrs . Burwood , Mrs . Daniel , William Henry Forsstecn , Esq ., a " Modern " Mason , and Grand Steward in 1799 ; Mrs . Forster , William Hannam , a " Modern , " and Grand Siewaid in 1803 ; and Mr . J . li . Roach and Mr . Benjamin Plummer , subsequently Grand Wardens of the "Ancients . " It should be
mentioned further that both Bro . William Burwood and Bro . F . C . Daniel , who is said to have been so intimately associated wilh him in the good work , joined United Mariners' Loige , No . 23 , in the quarter ending 2 nd September , 1780—the latter as stated in the Register , " from No . 3 , " though wc have been unable to trace his name in that lodge—and that both filled the oflice of Master of the lodge ; but , while Bro . Burwood is entered among
both the " Patrons and " " subscribers , " and is in both cases described as " Instituior and Treasurer , " lhe latter is undisiinguishable from his brother subscribers , cscept as having served as Steward , and contributing a guinea annually . In further corroboration of our view , we may state that Bro . Burwoud ' s name is entered among the subscribers lo Bro . Cole's work—part of the profits , as has been stated , were to go in aid of the funds of lhe Charity
—he having taken no less than 210 copies ol it , while Bro . Daniel took only one . It steins ihereforc lo admit ot litile , if any , doubt that to Bro . Burwood belongs the honour of having originated or instituted the Masonic Charity for Boys . We have also satisfied ourselves that the statement as to the United Mariners' Lodge having led the way in establishing this Institution is
well worthy of our acceptance . We have carefully compared the register of Lodge No . 23 with Bro . Cole's list of Subscribers to the Charity , with the result that certainly some 40 members of the former are to be found in the latter , and it is quite possible that in so tedious a process the names of other members may have escaped our notice . It will be conceded that this is a large proportion ( or a single lodge out of only about 180 subscribers all told .
We have advisedly placed the names of Bros . VV . Burwood and F . C . Daniel in juxtaposition one with the other , because if the former is entitled , as we think he is , tothe distinction of having been the " Instituior" as well as first Treasurer of the Charity lhat was ushered into existence in 1798 under
the auspices of Atholl I . odge , No . 23 , and subsequently received so large a measure of protection and support Irom the Atholl Grand Lodge , it has been claimed , and rightly claimed , for the latter that he was thc " Instituior " as well as the first Treasurer of another similar foundation , in the establishment of which he was most ably and generously supported by his brother
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members of the " Modern Lodge , Royal Naval , No . 57 , now No . 59 . It has already been stated that in 1817 a union between the two Institutions was effected , and no doubt many will become impressed with the opinion that under the circumstances the honour of having founded the Boys' School must be equally apportioned between these two worthy brethren . We are inclined to question the justice of this view . All honour to Bro . Daniel
and his Royal Naval brethren for the good work they accomplished , but we imagine that he and they would have been among the last to suffer even the slightest detraction to be made from the still greater honour that belongs 10 Bro . Burwood and his United Mariners . Bro . Daniel ' s scheme of setting up a Boys' School on the " Modern " side was begotten of that which had been successfully tried ten years previously on the '' Ancient" side , and
indeed he had himself borne a conspicuous part in giving effect to the original movement , but this will not justify our placing him on the same level with Bro . Burwood . However , for the purpose of establishing this view , so far as it can be established , il is necessary we should digress somewhat from the main portion of our story , and , in doing so , it will be as well perhaps if we first of all describe the Institution established in May , 1 S 08 , by Bro . Daniel and the Royal Naval Lodge .
The following , which has already been made public by Bro . Binckes in his sketch before referred to , was derived by him from a " Memoir of Sir F . C . Daniel , Knt ., M . D ., Inventor of the Life Preserver used in case of Shipwreck , Bathing , & c , " " Printed by James Swan , 76 , Fleet-street , " in 1 S 26 , and represents about all we have been able to ascertain of the Boys' Charity established by that brother .
A General Meeting of the Subscribers to the Masonic Charity Instituted by Bro . Daniel , was held at the Royal Naval Lodge , Burr-street , near the lower , on Friday , 23 rd of June , for the purpose of Auditing the Treasurer ' s Accounts , & c . Bro . John Laming in the chair , and 34 Governors , when it appeared the Subscriptions received , including the Cirrus benefit , from its commencement , March 25 th , 1 S 0 S , to June 23 rd , 1 S 09 ( onl y 15 months ) amounted to £ 345 17 3 ! Disbursements for Clothing and Educating thc Children , Advertising , Printing , & c , as per receipts 151 t o
Balance in favour of the Charity £ ' 94 16 3 I Resolved unanimously : That Bro . F . C . Daniel , Esq ., Instituior , be continued Treasurer ; that he merits thc thanks of the Subscribers for his attachment , zeal , and perseverance . Resolved nnanimously : That a Select Committee , consisting of fifteen { five to form a quorum ) , do meet on Wednesday next , the 5 th of July , to examine the various Candidates , and on other special business relative to the Charity .
Resolved unanimously : That a List of the Governors be printed , one to be sent to each ; to all thc present and past Grand Ollicers , Grand Stewards , and aLo to all regular lodges , requesting their aid in support of this Benevolent Institution . The Healths of thc Karl of Kingston , its noble Patron , the Earl of Moira , and the rest of the Vice-Presidents , were drunk with great applause . Resolved unanimi . itsly : ' 1 hat the above resolutions appear in the morning , evening , and one Sunday papers .
Resolved unanimously : That the thanks of the meeting be given to Bro . Laming , for his conduct as Chairman . S . Dl'PLKSSIs , Sec . and Collector , June , 33 rd , 1 S 09 . 45 . Uurr-street . £ 100 in the Five per Cents ., which cost £ 99 ios . Cd ., has been purchased in the names of Chevalier U . Kuspini , F . C . Daniel , J . flaswcll , and J . VVormsley , Esqrs ., in trust for the Charity .
This , with thc addition of a statement in the memoir of Bro . Daniel as to 15 boys having at the very outset been clothed and educated , and what relates to its union with the ancient Institution for Boys in the before mentioned year 1817 , is substantially all that we know of the Charity founded by Bro . Daniel with thc assistance of the Royal Naval Lodge . Even the terms and conditions on which thc said union was clTccted have
not been preserved lo us , so that , having regard to the preseni state of our information , it will be impossible for us 10 throw additional light on this part of our story . But even it it were possible , wc do not think it would seriously affect the propostion we have'laid down , namely , that lhe honour of having instituted our Masonic Institution for Boys belongs to Bro . Burwood . The digression wc find it desirable to make will doubtless give greater wei ght
to this view . Ii may not be generally known that , in spite of lhe extreme bitterness of feeling which existed between the rival Grand Lodges of the " Ancient " and " Modern " Masons , very many of the brethren who held a high position in the ranks of the former branch of the Fraternity were likewise members of lhe latter . Bro . Thomas Harper , who was Deputy Grand Master of
thc " Ancients " at the the lime of the Union and for several years previously , joined the Globe Lodge , No . 14 , " Moderns , " on the 3 rd May , 1787 , and was presented and approved as Grand Steward in 1796 . In November , 1802 , on a charge laid against him by Bro . Daniel , Grand Lodge decided that his conduct was " an infraction of the laws of the Society , " and on 9 th February , 1803 , it resolved unanimously " that Mr . Thomas Harper be
expelled this Sociely for countenancing and supporting a set of persons calling themselves Antient Masons and holding lodges in this Kingdom without authorisation from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , the Grand Master duly elected by the Grand Lodge . "—It may be ' . mentioned incidentally that , on 7 th February , 1810 , when the question of a union between the two Grand Lodges was being considered seriously and with a
fair prospect of success , the resolution expelling " Bro . Thomas Harper " was rescinded . —Another conspicuous instance is that of Bro . Robert Leslie , the lasl ' * Ancient" Grand Secretary , and Bro . Burwood ' s successor in the Treasurership of the Boys' Institution . Bro . Leslie appears to have been initialed in the Globe Lodge , " Modern , " on the 1 st November , 1787 , while Bro . W . Comerford clarkson , the last " Ancient" Grand Treasurer , who was
admitted a member of the Tuscan Lodge on the 18 th February , 1787 , and ofthe Globe Lodge on lhe 1 st January , 1789 , both being" Modern " Lodges , was a Grand Steward in 1791 , being Secretary of the Board of Stewards and member of the Grand Stewards' Lodge in 1813 . We might go on to enumerate other similar cases of brethren who , though members of both societies , remained firm in their attachment to the Ancients and liberally
and continuously supported their Boys' Charity , without , as far as we have been able to learn , giving a thought to the Modern Boys' Charity established by Bro . F . C . Daniel . It is possible that Bro . William Burwood himself , the Instituior and Treasurer of the 1798 Institution , might have been an exception ; that is , if the " William Burwood , " aged 40 years , and described as a " Coal Merchant , Wapping , " who joined Modernsin 1804 isand
the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 57 , " , " September , , — it is very far from being unlikely—one and the same individual with the " William Burwood , " a Victualler , of Green Bank , Wapping , who joined the United Mariners Lodge , No . 23 , " Ancients , " in the quarter ending 2 nd September , 1789 , and subsequently became Master of the lodge , and successively Junior and Senior Grand Warden of the Atholl Grand Lodge . ( To be continued . )
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Catholic may filly complain at times at many Masonic speeches and the evident outcome ol contemporary French Freemasonry , we must yet put in a word ol caution , as all the blame is not to be attributed to the French Freema-ons . No doubt many unwise declarations are made , many what we should think very prcverse speeches are delivered , which seem lo affront
reli gious persons , and even to alarm cautious and thinking members of our Order . French Freemasonry has taken a " twist , " to use a common English expression , just now , and has altogether departed from ancient precedent and cosmopolitan unity . There seems to be coming over il a tendency both to religious , social , and political discussions , which must eventually
not only overthrow its very " raison d ' etre , " but must undermine the basis altogether on which true FYeemasonry rests . Wc read with regret many a syllabus of French lodge lectures and orations , and we only wish that the attention of our brethren in France was directed to subjects worthier of their thoughts , energies , and
sympathies . We , however , have clearly shown that we do not approve of their present course , as practically all intercommunication is at an end between our two jurisdictions , a matter , wc think , of regret , though a necessary and solemn duty , under the facts of the case . But we must also bear in mind that thc Roman Caiholic persecution of Freemasonry is as vivid
and violent as ever . Since 1738 it has been public and proclaimed , and nothing apparently can check the allocutions of ignorant unfairness or cruel intolerance . The Roman Catholics have only to thank themselves if in Roman Catholic countries Freemasonry sometimes is most unfortunately marked by the ebullitions of a sceptical , destructive , unbelieving spirit . Such is in many cases a reaction against most ridiculous attacks and most libellous asseverations ,
History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
HISTORY OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
( Continued from page 182 . ) Having dc « cribcd the purpose and rules of the foundation , Bro . Cole very considerately places on record the Patrons of the Charily , and thc brethren who had subscribed to it , as well as lists ot the Boys who up 10 that time had been received on to lhe establishment and the Masters to whose care they were . severally entrusted . The list of Patrons comprises the following distinguished Atholl brethren , namely : "The Mo * -t Noble Prince John , Duke of
Atholl , Grand Master ; lhe R . VV . Bro . Thomas Harper , Dep . Grand Master ; lhe R . W . Bro . Robert Gill , Senior Gr . ind Warden ; lhe R . VV . Bro . W . Burwood , junior Grand Warden , Instituior and Treasurer to the Chatiiy * , lhe R . VV . Bro . R . Leslie , Grand Secretary ; the R . VV . Bro . Wm . Comerford Clarkson , Grand Treason r . " The same brethren figure in lhe list ol ' . ' subscribers ol Five Guineas and upwards , " Bros . Gill and
Burwood having SS . prefixed to their names as indicating that they had " seivtd the ollice of Steward , " while liro . Burwood , wiiose residence is giicn as *' Cirei n Bank . Wapping , " is again described as ' * Instituior and Tie . isurcr . " The following are liken ir-c included in this list ol principal subscribers , namely : " Mr . John Cole , iS , Fore-strcct " ( the worthy author ol the '' Illustrations "); " Mr . Robert Green , Aldersgaie-siieet ; SS . *
I " . C . Daniel , Esq .. Wapping — -1110 * shows him lo bean annual subscriber 01 one guinea as well ; Captain James Forster , Globe-street , Wapping ; SS . Mr . Isaac Jones , Bury-strect , St . Mary Axe ; SS . James Jones , Esq ., liii . ckiriars-ioad * , Philip Astley , Esq ., Westr . Bridge ; Mr . lltniy Margart , Ncw Gra \ el-lane ; Mr . William Kogerson , P . irson ' s-strcet , Ritcliff ; SS . Mr . John Walton , near Red Lion-sircci , Wapping ; Mr . John Webber ,
Green Hank , Wapping . " The other list of subscribers , among whom ars some few who had si rved as Stewards , and several annual subscribers of n guinea , includes lhe names of 173 individuals , the most notewor . hy being "Mr . Benjamin Aldhousc , Spitalfields . Collector , " who was a member of Ancient Lodge , No . 63—present St . Mary ' s Lodge , No 63—and is said in Bro . Gould's " Atholl Lodges "—though on what grounds it
is , of course , impossible to state—to have " always claimed to have been thc founder of ihc Boys' School "; Mr . Robert Burwood , Mrs . Burwood , Mrs . Daniel , William Henry Forsstecn , Esq ., a " Modern " Mason , and Grand Steward in 1799 ; Mrs . Forster , William Hannam , a " Modern , " and Grand Siewaid in 1803 ; and Mr . J . li . Roach and Mr . Benjamin Plummer , subsequently Grand Wardens of the "Ancients . " It should be
mentioned further that both Bro . William Burwood and Bro . F . C . Daniel , who is said to have been so intimately associated wilh him in the good work , joined United Mariners' Loige , No . 23 , in the quarter ending 2 nd September , 1780—the latter as stated in the Register , " from No . 3 , " though wc have been unable to trace his name in that lodge—and that both filled the oflice of Master of the lodge ; but , while Bro . Burwood is entered among
both the " Patrons and " " subscribers , " and is in both cases described as " Instituior and Treasurer , " lhe latter is undisiinguishable from his brother subscribers , cscept as having served as Steward , and contributing a guinea annually . In further corroboration of our view , we may state that Bro . Burwoud ' s name is entered among the subscribers lo Bro . Cole's work—part of the profits , as has been stated , were to go in aid of the funds of lhe Charity
—he having taken no less than 210 copies ol it , while Bro . Daniel took only one . It steins ihereforc lo admit ot litile , if any , doubt that to Bro . Burwood belongs the honour of having originated or instituted the Masonic Charity for Boys . We have also satisfied ourselves that the statement as to the United Mariners' Lodge having led the way in establishing this Institution is
well worthy of our acceptance . We have carefully compared the register of Lodge No . 23 with Bro . Cole's list of Subscribers to the Charity , with the result that certainly some 40 members of the former are to be found in the latter , and it is quite possible that in so tedious a process the names of other members may have escaped our notice . It will be conceded that this is a large proportion ( or a single lodge out of only about 180 subscribers all told .
We have advisedly placed the names of Bros . VV . Burwood and F . C . Daniel in juxtaposition one with the other , because if the former is entitled , as we think he is , tothe distinction of having been the " Instituior" as well as first Treasurer of the Charity lhat was ushered into existence in 1798 under
the auspices of Atholl I . odge , No . 23 , and subsequently received so large a measure of protection and support Irom the Atholl Grand Lodge , it has been claimed , and rightly claimed , for the latter that he was thc " Instituior " as well as the first Treasurer of another similar foundation , in the establishment of which he was most ably and generously supported by his brother
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members of the " Modern Lodge , Royal Naval , No . 57 , now No . 59 . It has already been stated that in 1817 a union between the two Institutions was effected , and no doubt many will become impressed with the opinion that under the circumstances the honour of having founded the Boys' School must be equally apportioned between these two worthy brethren . We are inclined to question the justice of this view . All honour to Bro . Daniel
and his Royal Naval brethren for the good work they accomplished , but we imagine that he and they would have been among the last to suffer even the slightest detraction to be made from the still greater honour that belongs 10 Bro . Burwood and his United Mariners . Bro . Daniel ' s scheme of setting up a Boys' School on the " Modern " side was begotten of that which had been successfully tried ten years previously on the '' Ancient" side , and
indeed he had himself borne a conspicuous part in giving effect to the original movement , but this will not justify our placing him on the same level with Bro . Burwood . However , for the purpose of establishing this view , so far as it can be established , il is necessary we should digress somewhat from the main portion of our story , and , in doing so , it will be as well perhaps if we first of all describe the Institution established in May , 1 S 08 , by Bro . Daniel and the Royal Naval Lodge .
The following , which has already been made public by Bro . Binckes in his sketch before referred to , was derived by him from a " Memoir of Sir F . C . Daniel , Knt ., M . D ., Inventor of the Life Preserver used in case of Shipwreck , Bathing , & c , " " Printed by James Swan , 76 , Fleet-street , " in 1 S 26 , and represents about all we have been able to ascertain of the Boys' Charity established by that brother .
A General Meeting of the Subscribers to the Masonic Charity Instituted by Bro . Daniel , was held at the Royal Naval Lodge , Burr-street , near the lower , on Friday , 23 rd of June , for the purpose of Auditing the Treasurer ' s Accounts , & c . Bro . John Laming in the chair , and 34 Governors , when it appeared the Subscriptions received , including the Cirrus benefit , from its commencement , March 25 th , 1 S 0 S , to June 23 rd , 1 S 09 ( onl y 15 months ) amounted to £ 345 17 3 ! Disbursements for Clothing and Educating thc Children , Advertising , Printing , & c , as per receipts 151 t o
Balance in favour of the Charity £ ' 94 16 3 I Resolved unanimously : That Bro . F . C . Daniel , Esq ., Instituior , be continued Treasurer ; that he merits thc thanks of the Subscribers for his attachment , zeal , and perseverance . Resolved nnanimously : That a Select Committee , consisting of fifteen { five to form a quorum ) , do meet on Wednesday next , the 5 th of July , to examine the various Candidates , and on other special business relative to the Charity .
Resolved unanimously : That a List of the Governors be printed , one to be sent to each ; to all thc present and past Grand Ollicers , Grand Stewards , and aLo to all regular lodges , requesting their aid in support of this Benevolent Institution . The Healths of thc Karl of Kingston , its noble Patron , the Earl of Moira , and the rest of the Vice-Presidents , were drunk with great applause . Resolved unanimi . itsly : ' 1 hat the above resolutions appear in the morning , evening , and one Sunday papers .
Resolved unanimously : That the thanks of the meeting be given to Bro . Laming , for his conduct as Chairman . S . Dl'PLKSSIs , Sec . and Collector , June , 33 rd , 1 S 09 . 45 . Uurr-street . £ 100 in the Five per Cents ., which cost £ 99 ios . Cd ., has been purchased in the names of Chevalier U . Kuspini , F . C . Daniel , J . flaswcll , and J . VVormsley , Esqrs ., in trust for the Charity .
This , with thc addition of a statement in the memoir of Bro . Daniel as to 15 boys having at the very outset been clothed and educated , and what relates to its union with the ancient Institution for Boys in the before mentioned year 1817 , is substantially all that we know of the Charity founded by Bro . Daniel with thc assistance of the Royal Naval Lodge . Even the terms and conditions on which thc said union was clTccted have
not been preserved lo us , so that , having regard to the preseni state of our information , it will be impossible for us 10 throw additional light on this part of our story . But even it it were possible , wc do not think it would seriously affect the propostion we have'laid down , namely , that lhe honour of having instituted our Masonic Institution for Boys belongs to Bro . Burwood . The digression wc find it desirable to make will doubtless give greater wei ght
to this view . Ii may not be generally known that , in spite of lhe extreme bitterness of feeling which existed between the rival Grand Lodges of the " Ancient " and " Modern " Masons , very many of the brethren who held a high position in the ranks of the former branch of the Fraternity were likewise members of lhe latter . Bro . Thomas Harper , who was Deputy Grand Master of
thc " Ancients " at the the lime of the Union and for several years previously , joined the Globe Lodge , No . 14 , " Moderns , " on the 3 rd May , 1787 , and was presented and approved as Grand Steward in 1796 . In November , 1802 , on a charge laid against him by Bro . Daniel , Grand Lodge decided that his conduct was " an infraction of the laws of the Society , " and on 9 th February , 1803 , it resolved unanimously " that Mr . Thomas Harper be
expelled this Sociely for countenancing and supporting a set of persons calling themselves Antient Masons and holding lodges in this Kingdom without authorisation from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , the Grand Master duly elected by the Grand Lodge . "—It may be ' . mentioned incidentally that , on 7 th February , 1810 , when the question of a union between the two Grand Lodges was being considered seriously and with a
fair prospect of success , the resolution expelling " Bro . Thomas Harper " was rescinded . —Another conspicuous instance is that of Bro . Robert Leslie , the lasl ' * Ancient" Grand Secretary , and Bro . Burwood ' s successor in the Treasurership of the Boys' Institution . Bro . Leslie appears to have been initialed in the Globe Lodge , " Modern , " on the 1 st November , 1787 , while Bro . W . Comerford clarkson , the last " Ancient" Grand Treasurer , who was
admitted a member of the Tuscan Lodge on the 18 th February , 1787 , and ofthe Globe Lodge on lhe 1 st January , 1789 , both being" Modern " Lodges , was a Grand Steward in 1791 , being Secretary of the Board of Stewards and member of the Grand Stewards' Lodge in 1813 . We might go on to enumerate other similar cases of brethren who , though members of both societies , remained firm in their attachment to the Ancients and liberally
and continuously supported their Boys' Charity , without , as far as we have been able to learn , giving a thought to the Modern Boys' Charity established by Bro . F . C . Daniel . It is possible that Bro . William Burwood himself , the Instituior and Treasurer of the 1798 Institution , might have been an exception ; that is , if the " William Burwood , " aged 40 years , and described as a " Coal Merchant , Wapping , " who joined Modernsin 1804 isand
the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 57 , " , " September , , — it is very far from being unlikely—one and the same individual with the " William Burwood , " a Victualler , of Green Bank , Wapping , who joined the United Mariners Lodge , No . 23 , " Ancients , " in the quarter ending 2 nd September , 1789 , and subsequently became Master of the lodge , and successively Junior and Senior Grand Warden of the Atholl Grand Lodge . ( To be continued . )