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BLMIMCADDRESSES(bind). For the Freemason Printing Works—FREEMASON , LONDON . For Jewels , Clothing , Banners , and Furniture—KENNING , LONDON .
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' TO OUR READERS . T F REEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry of every deuree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , United Kingdom . Canada , thc Continent , India , China , Ceylon , the Colonies & c . Arabia , & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may bc made in Stamps , but Post Office Orders o £ cheques are preferred , the former payable to G EOKOE KEMNINO , Chief Office , London , the latter crossed London Joint Stock Bank .
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BOOKS . & c „ RECEIVED . "Jewish Chronicle , " "Voice of Masonry , " "Texas Masonic journal , " " Lancaster Daily Examiner , " " New York Dispatch , " "Sunday Times' * ( New York ) , " Masonic Advocate , " " Court Circular , " "Sundav Times" ( London ) , " Hulland East Yorkshire Times , " " Freimaurer-Zeitung , " " Daily Ipswich Journal , " " Keystone , " and "Allen ' s Indian Mail . " ——————— - ~~ -- _ - __~—— . «__ . — -1 ¦ —^
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— M ^^^ Sm ^ mW ^^ tml ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ mmWM SATURDAY , AUGUST 20 , 1887 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—fr : e discussion . ]
CHARLES DIBDIN . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I should greatly esteem the favour if any of your readers can inform me as to the name and number of the lodge in which my great grandfather , Charles Dibdin , the
sea song * writer , was initiated . That he was in his time a Mason , I know for a fact , and he may have belonged to more than one lodge . Records of his affiliations would also be interesting . —I remain , yours fraternally , JAS . C . DIBDIN , R . W . M . 392 ( Scotland ) . 4 , Duncan-street , Drummond-place , Edinburgh .
"THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY . " To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The Liberal Freemason of Bo ' . ton , U . S . A ., in its June number has the following : — "THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY— . * . . * . John C . Yorston and Co ., Publishers . This title page . * . is
followed by another , telling us that the work is 'by Robert Freke Gould . * . assisted by William J . Hughan . * . Rev . A . F . A . Woodford . * . David Murray Lyon . * . Enoch T . Carson , Deputy of Northern Supreme Council , 33 , for Ohio , and Past Grand Com . K . T . of Ohio ; Josiah H . Drummond , P . G . M . of Maine , and P . G . Com . Northern Supreme Council of the United States : T . S . Part-in ,
P . G . M . of Iowa , and Grand Recorder G . E . K . T . of the United Stales . This is a formidable array of lalent and suggestive of the fact that great care has been exercised in bringing out an American edition of Gould ' s History . " Permit me to state that the edition is a piratical one , and that if issued with "great care , '_ ' it has been brought out with singular impudence , of which the unauthorised and unwarrantable use of my name by the publishers and
their canvassers affords a ready illustration . Nor should 1 omit to add that the "assistance" deiived from Bros . E . T . Carson , Jo ? iah H . Drummond , and T . S . Parvin , was altogether unknown to me , as none of these distinguished brethren took me into their confidence , or hinted in any way at the surptise they had in store for me . Yo-i'S fraternally , August 16 . R ' . F . GOULD .
LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION , ISSG . "" -The Executive Council have awarded their Diploma of Honour to Walter Taylor as chief workman engaged in the Production of Monarch Guns for which a gold medal was awarded Bro . Robert Jcnes , Monarch Gun Works , Manchester-street , Liverpool .
Another new lodge is shortly to be constituted n the Province of Hampshire and Isle of Wight , and is to be called the Farnborough and North Camp Lodge , No . 2203 . Bro . Rix , P . M . 1331 , P . P . G . Sd . Br ., is the W . M . designate .
the Jubilee Address to the Queen from the wand Lodge of South Australia , signed by Bro . Chief Justice Way , M . W . G . M ., H . E . Downer , M . P ., D . G . M ., h n- ' ** ' Cunningham , G . Secretary , was presented to " ¦ s _ Excellency the Governor for transmission to her "ajesty . It was beautifullv entrraved and illuminnf- < vl th »
in 1 ^ d Lodge being affixed , add it was enclosed ani ? 1 k ° rate case " •dark' morocco with purple ribbons 0 ? p'd tassels . The Governor expressed his admiralion * the Address and promised it should be forwarded at
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~ * ' ^ * - ~—"AUREUS . THE GOLDEN TRACTATE OF HERMES TR 1 SMEGISTUS . " Robert H . Fryar , Bath , 18-. 6 . This brochure concerns the " Physical Secret of * the Philosopher ' s Stone , " and is enriched with an introductory Essay by Bro . John Yarker , of Manchester , < . vho is beyond
question , one ot the leading specialists in relation to occult studies in this country . The introduction , to a novice , is by far the most interesting portion , and indeed for ordinary mortals , is the only part that is readable . Bro . Yarker declares that " In England the Rosicrucian Society , as a practical body , disappeared with the year 1700 , but as a moral brotherhood connected itself to some extent with the
Freemasons . " The frontispiece is a curious production , and is from " the Key to the Grand Mysteries of Eliphas Levi , " which we trust will be information to some cf our readers at least , though personally we lament that this item of news is to us terra . incognita . We believe most thoroughly in the excellence of the reprints published by Bro . Fryar of Bath .
"SUB-MUNDANES , OR THE ELEMENTARIES OF THE CABALA . " Bath , 1 SS 6 . This capital volume is a reprint of "Count Gabalis , or the extravagant mysteries of the Cabalists , or Rosy-Crucians , " originally published in 1670 , and translated in 16 S 0 , the latter being difficult to meet with . Pope in his dedication to " The Rape of the Lock " says that " the best account he knew of the Rosicrucian System is in this
Tract . The "discourses" are five in all , being entitled "Exposed in five pleasant discourses on the Secret Sciences . " Bro . R . H . Fryar statts that " This is the great tabooed work which , on account of the peculiar subject and its free treatment , is almost virtually 'boycotted , ' except when supplied direct from this house . " As to this , we cannot say , being only familiar with the Book in an original edition . We can , however , speak well of the reprint as a faithful reproduction .
"INTELLIGENCE QUARTERLY , No . 1 , J , 1887 . London , 1887 . This exhaustive and most extraordinary work is published under the auspices of the " Bennetts' Intelligence Association , Limited , " of the Strand , London , and contains some 80 , 000 references , with the names and particulars of iS , ooo streets in the Metropolis of England and the world .
Railway Stations , Fares by Rail , Cabs , Sic , are all duly detailed , and 75 maps add much to ihe value of the compilation . Besides all these features , it is an Intelligence Calendar of Past Events ar . d Future Engagements . The Tables of Contents are arranged in three columns , printed in English , French , and German . Then again , the information is so varied as to Churches , Museums , Galleries ,
Hotels and Restaurant ? , Monuments , Parks . Gardens , Theatres , Exhibitions , Excursions , & c , & c , that the wonder increases , with the perusal of the attractive menu , how such a compilation can pessibly pay at the small cost of oneshilling . It should be read with Massey ' s "Streetsof London" ( G . Kenning ) , the two being well fitted as indispensable companions for Tourists , Sic .
DEVON MASONIC REGISTER , 18 S 7 . W . F . Westcott , Frankfort-street , Plymouth , ( is . ) We are pleased to again welcome this most useful publication for the Province of De / on , and note the several improvements in this year ' s issue , under the editorship of Bro . W . F . Westcott , who has succeeded his lamented uncle in the business of printer and publisher , & c . It is
printed on thinner paper than its predecessors , and therefore is of a handier size . . Particulars are given of no less than 51 lodges , 28 Arch chapters , 21 Mark lodges , six Knights Templar preceptories , three Rose Croix chapters , & c , besides a list of votes held by all the lodges and brethren in the province , the last-mentioned being much fuller and more accurate than those supplied in ifc 86 . As the
votes do notaverage one to each merrberon the roll—though numbering a total of 2229 , without the special votes—there is plenty to be done by the Stewards for iSSS , so as to make the province more worthy of the aid it receives from our Central Masonic Charities . The motto in Devon practically is a reversal of the old motto , so cherished by all lovers of humanity , so as to read " It is more blessed to
receive than to give . " It is curious to note that the first warranted lodge in Devon was at Exeter in the year 1732 ( not 1731 , as Bro . Westcott states ) , and is still on the roll . The list supplied by Bro . Hughan , P . S . G . D ., & c , shows that those which immediately followed of 1735 and i 74 Sfor Plymouth have long ceased to exist , there being 34 lodges in al ) , which at some time or other were working
in that province , and are now , either numbered with the extinct lodges or have been removed to other provinces . There are eight lodges which have centenaiy warrants , and might as well be enumerated by Bro . Westcott in another issue , or the particulars given under the respective
numbers . They are 39 , Exeter j 70 , Plymouth : 105 , Plymouth ; 112 , Exeter ; 1 S 9 , East Stonehouse ; 202 , Devonport ; 248 , Brixham ; and 251 , Barnstaple . Those of 39 , 70 , 105 , and 112 are ot special design , as may be seen by reference to Bro . John Lane ' s "Masonic Records , 1717—18 S 6 " who is a P . M . in the Province of Devon .
A HUNDRED MASONIC SONNETS .-By GEORGE MARKHAM TWI ' DDELL , Stoktsley , Yorkshire . Published by the Author , 1 SS 7 . Brother Tweddell is sincere in his enthusiasm for the Cralt . " Freemasonry , " says he in his preface to this volume , ' * is dearer to me than any other thing I know of ,
because , in my conception of it , it comprises all true religion and morality ; all Samily , social , and national duties ; all genuine philanthropy , literature , science , and art ; in brief , all that can endear man to man , and make us more like the Grand Geometrician of the Universe , in whose service alone is felicity for the human race . " This
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is a far loftier ideal of Freemasonry than we are wont to find even among Ma * -onic enthusiasts , and yet , without going quite so far as the talented author of these Sonnets , we readily admit there is a vast amount of truth in it . Freemasonry is capable of making men good and noble ; it could not he otherwise what it is rightly claimed to be —a system of morality . However , it matters little how
far we agree with Bro . Tweddell in the ideas we have quoted . It is enough that a man who is imbued with such opinions , if he possesses ability as a writer either in prose or verse , is certain to infuse into his work a spirit in accordance with his ideal , and Ihere is no doubt that Bro . Tweddell s sonnets , one and all of them , breathe the truest and purest spirit of Masonry . Their tone is admirable and
the language in which they are written simple and elegant . As sonnets they are well worthy of the praise which has been so liberally bestowed on them by our contemporaries in whose columns they have from time to time been published ; as a series of lessons in morality they are equally
deserving of credit , and we wish we had ampler space at our disposal so that we might p'ace before our readers a few of the passages which have more particularly claimed our attention . Still the following , though it is by no means the bust in the collection , is a very fair specimen of Bro . Tweddell ' s style , and we append it for that
reason—BRO . H . R . H . PRINCE LEOPOLD . Mourn for our Brother , Leopold , for he Was a true Man and Mason ; a true Prince In Intellect and Morals : never since His <; ifted Father , could we ever see A Prince more truly worthy of the name . For he had love for all that raises Man
10 Manhood ; all that elevates , and can Refine our Nature : and the trump of Fame Will loudly o ' er the World his Worth proclaim , Though he , for us , hath all too early Died ; For he in nought to meanness was allied , But loved his Fellow Men ; so that his Name Was ever link'd with all that ' s Pure and Good—A Prince in Thought and Act , not merely one in Blood
We trust Bro . Tweddell will obtain the patronage which he de-serves and needs . The list of subscribers which appears at the end of the Volume is by no means too formidable , and seeing that , as he mentions in his preface , he is partially paralysed and his circumstances the reverse of encouraging through loss of means caused by " what proved
to be unsafe investment , " we hope the Craft will show their appreciation of his literary work by adding their names to the list , and by relieving his mind of all financial anxieties as to the success of this venture , materially enhance the comfort of his declining days . Bro . Tweddell has been a zealous and true Mason ; let him , in this Volume of Sonnets , have his reward in the encouragement of his brethren .
Reports Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft Jtaonrg *
UBIQUE LODGE ( No . 1789 ) . —The regular quarterly meeting of the above influential lodge , which lodge is reserved for those who are serving or have served in H . M . Royal Regiment of Artillery , took place on the Sth inst ., at the Cafe Royal , Air-street , Piccadilly , Bro . Capt . VV . Weston , VV . M ., and P . M . ^ 3 6 , and P . P . G . Sd . Br . Kent , in the chair , supported by the following brethren
of the lodge and visitors : Bros . Capt . W . L . White , R . A ., S . W . ; W . R . Arnold , J . W . ; Capt . VV . Richey , R . A ., P . M ., Sec ; E . Morris , S . l . ) . ; J . Christian , J . D . j J . Lawson , l . G . ; Capt . G . Spinks , O . S . U ., P . M . ; W . Maule , P . M . 1536 ; Lieut . A . VV . Chamberlin , R . A . ; Lieut . T . F . Cooper , R . A . ; Capt . A . H . Hansard , R . A . ; Capt . T . McCaffery , R . A . ; Capt . M . I . Rowan ,
R . A . ; Lieut , j . Butler , R . A ., W . Blades , C . McCafferty , W . C . Haley , and T . Burningham , all of the lodge ; H . Williams , P . M . 249 , and P . P . A . G . D . C . West Lancashire ; Lieut . W . Jarvis , P . M . 491 , and P . P . J . G . D . Jersey ; Lieut . R . M . Laird , 325 ; Lieut . VV . Ward , O . S . D . ; Quartermaster Wrankin , R . B ., 1536 ; W . Jackson , J . D . 1077 ; VV . Laurance , H . Vallom , 1472 ; C . Brownlow ,
C . Clarkson , 1604 ; C . Jolly , P . M . 1473 ; and others . The lodge having been opened in due form , and the minutes confirmed , the ballot was taken for Bro . Major A . H . Whitehorn . 391 , and Bro . Master Gunner W . Laurance , Gibraltar Lodge ( I . C ) , and proved unanimous . The ballot was ihen taken for Capt . VV . J . Barrell , C . and T . Staff ; Master Gunner R . C . Groves , R . A . ; and Major
C . F . P . Trapaud , ist City of London A . V ., and that also proved unanimous . Mr . Groves was the only candidate present , and he was duly initiated . Bros . Hansard and Haley were then raised , the work being admirably executed by the VV . M . and his officers . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren sat down to a superb banquet , after which the W . M . gave the usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts in choice and eloquent terms .
Bro . Spinks proposed the tcast of " The W . M ., " briefly saying they were all so well acquainted with the mei ' tts of Bro . Weston , that any eulogy on his part would be simply superfluous , while the state of the atmosphere precluded him from making a long speech were he ever so desirous . He asked them to drink the toast in bumpers . Bro . Weston , in response , was just as brief . He said he
was afraid they found him rather rusty in the ritual , not having performed the ceremonies for so many years past j however , he could promise them to be more perfect in the future . He sincerely thanked them for their hearty reception of the toast . The Worshipful Master then proposed the toast of "The Past Masters , " and said he had received a letter of regret at not being able to attend from Bro . Mason , their I . P . M .,
and also one from Bro . Capt . Ritchie , P . M ., who was prevented from attending by pressing business at the War Oflice . They had , however , three or four good old P . M . 's present , brethren whom he had known for many years , and with whom he had worked hard in Masonry , He alluded to Bros . Richey , Spinks , and Collins . The latter he had not seen at work , but he believed that brother could compete with the best of them . The toast having been drunk with honours ,
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' TO OUR READERS . T F REEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry of every deuree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , United Kingdom . Canada , thc Continent , India , China , Ceylon , the Colonies & c . Arabia , & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may bc made in Stamps , but Post Office Orders o £ cheques are preferred , the former payable to G EOKOE KEMNINO , Chief Office , London , the latter crossed London Joint Stock Bank .
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BOOKS . & c „ RECEIVED . "Jewish Chronicle , " "Voice of Masonry , " "Texas Masonic journal , " " Lancaster Daily Examiner , " " New York Dispatch , " "Sunday Times' * ( New York ) , " Masonic Advocate , " " Court Circular , " "Sundav Times" ( London ) , " Hulland East Yorkshire Times , " " Freimaurer-Zeitung , " " Daily Ipswich Journal , " " Keystone , " and "Allen ' s Indian Mail . " ——————— - ~~ -- _ - __~—— . «__ . — -1 ¦ —^
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— M ^^^ Sm ^ mW ^^ tml ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ mmWM SATURDAY , AUGUST 20 , 1887 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—fr : e discussion . ]
CHARLES DIBDIN . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I should greatly esteem the favour if any of your readers can inform me as to the name and number of the lodge in which my great grandfather , Charles Dibdin , the
sea song * writer , was initiated . That he was in his time a Mason , I know for a fact , and he may have belonged to more than one lodge . Records of his affiliations would also be interesting . —I remain , yours fraternally , JAS . C . DIBDIN , R . W . M . 392 ( Scotland ) . 4 , Duncan-street , Drummond-place , Edinburgh .
"THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY . " To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The Liberal Freemason of Bo ' . ton , U . S . A ., in its June number has the following : — "THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY— . * . . * . John C . Yorston and Co ., Publishers . This title page . * . is
followed by another , telling us that the work is 'by Robert Freke Gould . * . assisted by William J . Hughan . * . Rev . A . F . A . Woodford . * . David Murray Lyon . * . Enoch T . Carson , Deputy of Northern Supreme Council , 33 , for Ohio , and Past Grand Com . K . T . of Ohio ; Josiah H . Drummond , P . G . M . of Maine , and P . G . Com . Northern Supreme Council of the United States : T . S . Part-in ,
P . G . M . of Iowa , and Grand Recorder G . E . K . T . of the United Stales . This is a formidable array of lalent and suggestive of the fact that great care has been exercised in bringing out an American edition of Gould ' s History . " Permit me to state that the edition is a piratical one , and that if issued with "great care , '_ ' it has been brought out with singular impudence , of which the unauthorised and unwarrantable use of my name by the publishers and
their canvassers affords a ready illustration . Nor should 1 omit to add that the "assistance" deiived from Bros . E . T . Carson , Jo ? iah H . Drummond , and T . S . Parvin , was altogether unknown to me , as none of these distinguished brethren took me into their confidence , or hinted in any way at the surptise they had in store for me . Yo-i'S fraternally , August 16 . R ' . F . GOULD .
LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION , ISSG . "" -The Executive Council have awarded their Diploma of Honour to Walter Taylor as chief workman engaged in the Production of Monarch Guns for which a gold medal was awarded Bro . Robert Jcnes , Monarch Gun Works , Manchester-street , Liverpool .
Another new lodge is shortly to be constituted n the Province of Hampshire and Isle of Wight , and is to be called the Farnborough and North Camp Lodge , No . 2203 . Bro . Rix , P . M . 1331 , P . P . G . Sd . Br ., is the W . M . designate .
the Jubilee Address to the Queen from the wand Lodge of South Australia , signed by Bro . Chief Justice Way , M . W . G . M ., H . E . Downer , M . P ., D . G . M ., h n- ' ** ' Cunningham , G . Secretary , was presented to " ¦ s _ Excellency the Governor for transmission to her "ajesty . It was beautifullv entrraved and illuminnf- < vl th »
in 1 ^ d Lodge being affixed , add it was enclosed ani ? 1 k ° rate case " •dark' morocco with purple ribbons 0 ? p'd tassels . The Governor expressed his admiralion * the Address and promised it should be forwarded at
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REVIEWS .
~ * ' ^ * - ~—"AUREUS . THE GOLDEN TRACTATE OF HERMES TR 1 SMEGISTUS . " Robert H . Fryar , Bath , 18-. 6 . This brochure concerns the " Physical Secret of * the Philosopher ' s Stone , " and is enriched with an introductory Essay by Bro . John Yarker , of Manchester , < . vho is beyond
question , one ot the leading specialists in relation to occult studies in this country . The introduction , to a novice , is by far the most interesting portion , and indeed for ordinary mortals , is the only part that is readable . Bro . Yarker declares that " In England the Rosicrucian Society , as a practical body , disappeared with the year 1700 , but as a moral brotherhood connected itself to some extent with the
Freemasons . " The frontispiece is a curious production , and is from " the Key to the Grand Mysteries of Eliphas Levi , " which we trust will be information to some cf our readers at least , though personally we lament that this item of news is to us terra . incognita . We believe most thoroughly in the excellence of the reprints published by Bro . Fryar of Bath .
"SUB-MUNDANES , OR THE ELEMENTARIES OF THE CABALA . " Bath , 1 SS 6 . This capital volume is a reprint of "Count Gabalis , or the extravagant mysteries of the Cabalists , or Rosy-Crucians , " originally published in 1670 , and translated in 16 S 0 , the latter being difficult to meet with . Pope in his dedication to " The Rape of the Lock " says that " the best account he knew of the Rosicrucian System is in this
Tract . The "discourses" are five in all , being entitled "Exposed in five pleasant discourses on the Secret Sciences . " Bro . R . H . Fryar statts that " This is the great tabooed work which , on account of the peculiar subject and its free treatment , is almost virtually 'boycotted , ' except when supplied direct from this house . " As to this , we cannot say , being only familiar with the Book in an original edition . We can , however , speak well of the reprint as a faithful reproduction .
"INTELLIGENCE QUARTERLY , No . 1 , J , 1887 . London , 1887 . This exhaustive and most extraordinary work is published under the auspices of the " Bennetts' Intelligence Association , Limited , " of the Strand , London , and contains some 80 , 000 references , with the names and particulars of iS , ooo streets in the Metropolis of England and the world .
Railway Stations , Fares by Rail , Cabs , Sic , are all duly detailed , and 75 maps add much to ihe value of the compilation . Besides all these features , it is an Intelligence Calendar of Past Events ar . d Future Engagements . The Tables of Contents are arranged in three columns , printed in English , French , and German . Then again , the information is so varied as to Churches , Museums , Galleries ,
Hotels and Restaurant ? , Monuments , Parks . Gardens , Theatres , Exhibitions , Excursions , & c , & c , that the wonder increases , with the perusal of the attractive menu , how such a compilation can pessibly pay at the small cost of oneshilling . It should be read with Massey ' s "Streetsof London" ( G . Kenning ) , the two being well fitted as indispensable companions for Tourists , Sic .
DEVON MASONIC REGISTER , 18 S 7 . W . F . Westcott , Frankfort-street , Plymouth , ( is . ) We are pleased to again welcome this most useful publication for the Province of De / on , and note the several improvements in this year ' s issue , under the editorship of Bro . W . F . Westcott , who has succeeded his lamented uncle in the business of printer and publisher , & c . It is
printed on thinner paper than its predecessors , and therefore is of a handier size . . Particulars are given of no less than 51 lodges , 28 Arch chapters , 21 Mark lodges , six Knights Templar preceptories , three Rose Croix chapters , & c , besides a list of votes held by all the lodges and brethren in the province , the last-mentioned being much fuller and more accurate than those supplied in ifc 86 . As the
votes do notaverage one to each merrberon the roll—though numbering a total of 2229 , without the special votes—there is plenty to be done by the Stewards for iSSS , so as to make the province more worthy of the aid it receives from our Central Masonic Charities . The motto in Devon practically is a reversal of the old motto , so cherished by all lovers of humanity , so as to read " It is more blessed to
receive than to give . " It is curious to note that the first warranted lodge in Devon was at Exeter in the year 1732 ( not 1731 , as Bro . Westcott states ) , and is still on the roll . The list supplied by Bro . Hughan , P . S . G . D ., & c , shows that those which immediately followed of 1735 and i 74 Sfor Plymouth have long ceased to exist , there being 34 lodges in al ) , which at some time or other were working
in that province , and are now , either numbered with the extinct lodges or have been removed to other provinces . There are eight lodges which have centenaiy warrants , and might as well be enumerated by Bro . Westcott in another issue , or the particulars given under the respective
numbers . They are 39 , Exeter j 70 , Plymouth : 105 , Plymouth ; 112 , Exeter ; 1 S 9 , East Stonehouse ; 202 , Devonport ; 248 , Brixham ; and 251 , Barnstaple . Those of 39 , 70 , 105 , and 112 are ot special design , as may be seen by reference to Bro . John Lane ' s "Masonic Records , 1717—18 S 6 " who is a P . M . in the Province of Devon .
A HUNDRED MASONIC SONNETS .-By GEORGE MARKHAM TWI ' DDELL , Stoktsley , Yorkshire . Published by the Author , 1 SS 7 . Brother Tweddell is sincere in his enthusiasm for the Cralt . " Freemasonry , " says he in his preface to this volume , ' * is dearer to me than any other thing I know of ,
because , in my conception of it , it comprises all true religion and morality ; all Samily , social , and national duties ; all genuine philanthropy , literature , science , and art ; in brief , all that can endear man to man , and make us more like the Grand Geometrician of the Universe , in whose service alone is felicity for the human race . " This
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is a far loftier ideal of Freemasonry than we are wont to find even among Ma * -onic enthusiasts , and yet , without going quite so far as the talented author of these Sonnets , we readily admit there is a vast amount of truth in it . Freemasonry is capable of making men good and noble ; it could not he otherwise what it is rightly claimed to be —a system of morality . However , it matters little how
far we agree with Bro . Tweddell in the ideas we have quoted . It is enough that a man who is imbued with such opinions , if he possesses ability as a writer either in prose or verse , is certain to infuse into his work a spirit in accordance with his ideal , and Ihere is no doubt that Bro . Tweddell s sonnets , one and all of them , breathe the truest and purest spirit of Masonry . Their tone is admirable and
the language in which they are written simple and elegant . As sonnets they are well worthy of the praise which has been so liberally bestowed on them by our contemporaries in whose columns they have from time to time been published ; as a series of lessons in morality they are equally
deserving of credit , and we wish we had ampler space at our disposal so that we might p'ace before our readers a few of the passages which have more particularly claimed our attention . Still the following , though it is by no means the bust in the collection , is a very fair specimen of Bro . Tweddell ' s style , and we append it for that
reason—BRO . H . R . H . PRINCE LEOPOLD . Mourn for our Brother , Leopold , for he Was a true Man and Mason ; a true Prince In Intellect and Morals : never since His <; ifted Father , could we ever see A Prince more truly worthy of the name . For he had love for all that raises Man
10 Manhood ; all that elevates , and can Refine our Nature : and the trump of Fame Will loudly o ' er the World his Worth proclaim , Though he , for us , hath all too early Died ; For he in nought to meanness was allied , But loved his Fellow Men ; so that his Name Was ever link'd with all that ' s Pure and Good—A Prince in Thought and Act , not merely one in Blood
We trust Bro . Tweddell will obtain the patronage which he de-serves and needs . The list of subscribers which appears at the end of the Volume is by no means too formidable , and seeing that , as he mentions in his preface , he is partially paralysed and his circumstances the reverse of encouraging through loss of means caused by " what proved
to be unsafe investment , " we hope the Craft will show their appreciation of his literary work by adding their names to the list , and by relieving his mind of all financial anxieties as to the success of this venture , materially enhance the comfort of his declining days . Bro . Tweddell has been a zealous and true Mason ; let him , in this Volume of Sonnets , have his reward in the encouragement of his brethren .
Reports Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft Jtaonrg *
UBIQUE LODGE ( No . 1789 ) . —The regular quarterly meeting of the above influential lodge , which lodge is reserved for those who are serving or have served in H . M . Royal Regiment of Artillery , took place on the Sth inst ., at the Cafe Royal , Air-street , Piccadilly , Bro . Capt . VV . Weston , VV . M ., and P . M . ^ 3 6 , and P . P . G . Sd . Br . Kent , in the chair , supported by the following brethren
of the lodge and visitors : Bros . Capt . W . L . White , R . A ., S . W . ; W . R . Arnold , J . W . ; Capt . VV . Richey , R . A ., P . M ., Sec ; E . Morris , S . l . ) . ; J . Christian , J . D . j J . Lawson , l . G . ; Capt . G . Spinks , O . S . U ., P . M . ; W . Maule , P . M . 1536 ; Lieut . A . VV . Chamberlin , R . A . ; Lieut . T . F . Cooper , R . A . ; Capt . A . H . Hansard , R . A . ; Capt . T . McCaffery , R . A . ; Capt . M . I . Rowan ,
R . A . ; Lieut , j . Butler , R . A ., W . Blades , C . McCafferty , W . C . Haley , and T . Burningham , all of the lodge ; H . Williams , P . M . 249 , and P . P . A . G . D . C . West Lancashire ; Lieut . W . Jarvis , P . M . 491 , and P . P . J . G . D . Jersey ; Lieut . R . M . Laird , 325 ; Lieut . VV . Ward , O . S . D . ; Quartermaster Wrankin , R . B ., 1536 ; W . Jackson , J . D . 1077 ; VV . Laurance , H . Vallom , 1472 ; C . Brownlow ,
C . Clarkson , 1604 ; C . Jolly , P . M . 1473 ; and others . The lodge having been opened in due form , and the minutes confirmed , the ballot was taken for Bro . Major A . H . Whitehorn . 391 , and Bro . Master Gunner W . Laurance , Gibraltar Lodge ( I . C ) , and proved unanimous . The ballot was ihen taken for Capt . VV . J . Barrell , C . and T . Staff ; Master Gunner R . C . Groves , R . A . ; and Major
C . F . P . Trapaud , ist City of London A . V ., and that also proved unanimous . Mr . Groves was the only candidate present , and he was duly initiated . Bros . Hansard and Haley were then raised , the work being admirably executed by the VV . M . and his officers . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren sat down to a superb banquet , after which the W . M . gave the usual loyal and Grand Lodge toasts in choice and eloquent terms .
Bro . Spinks proposed the tcast of " The W . M ., " briefly saying they were all so well acquainted with the mei ' tts of Bro . Weston , that any eulogy on his part would be simply superfluous , while the state of the atmosphere precluded him from making a long speech were he ever so desirous . He asked them to drink the toast in bumpers . Bro . Weston , in response , was just as brief . He said he
was afraid they found him rather rusty in the ritual , not having performed the ceremonies for so many years past j however , he could promise them to be more perfect in the future . He sincerely thanked them for their hearty reception of the toast . The Worshipful Master then proposed the toast of "The Past Masters , " and said he had received a letter of regret at not being able to attend from Bro . Mason , their I . P . M .,
and also one from Bro . Capt . Ritchie , P . M ., who was prevented from attending by pressing business at the War Oflice . They had , however , three or four good old P . M . 's present , brethren whom he had known for many years , and with whom he had worked hard in Masonry , He alluded to Bros . Richey , Spinks , and Collins . The latter he had not seen at work , but he believed that brother could compete with the best of them . The toast having been drunk with honours ,