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Consecration Of The Bayard Chapter, No. 1615.
neritv * to this new chapter , and in doing so he was sure ^ companions would all heartily join with him in drinkin ? the toast he now proposed . " Col . Somervil ' c Burney in replying , said , after o o-ain thanking Lord Skelmersdale { or the high honour he had conferred on the chapter by attending-, that he hoped that the companions would prove themselves worthy of that high honour by so working the
Bayard Royal Arch Chapter that it might not reflect any discredit ou the Order , or on those who attended that day and assisted in consecrating it . Comp . Frank Richardson said that he had given up all hopes of advancement i : j Freemasonry ; but when such a chapter was proposed as one to be attached to so eminent a loelge as the Bayard Lodge , he could not refuse to join
it . He should be glad to see the chapter as prosperous in the future as the lodge had been in the past , and he should throw himself on the mercy of the companions to overlook any shortcomings of his during his year of office . Capt . Leeson said that as the subject of promotion had been mentioned , if he were asked if he wanted promotion , the less he said upon the subject the better .
Col . Burney next proposed "The Visitors . " There were , he said , two grand , J land marks in Freemasonry , charity and hospitality , and he hoped the Bayard Chapter would exercise them . The members and visitors had done the first in the chapter , and he now asked the companions of the chapter to prove the second by drinking very good health and prosperity to those companions who had
favoured the chapter with their presence . In starting a new chapter it was always done under great difficulties , because those who signed the petition were seldom those who became members of the chapter ; but when he looked round the table and saw the visitors who were then present , when he saw the companions holding high and distinguished positions in the Order , when he saw one ( Capt . Philips ) for
whom they had so high a regard as the goelfather of the lodge and therefore of the chapter , he must say he felt very much gratified . He wished all the visitors good health , everything they could desire , and such promotion in Masomy as they all deserved . He would join this toast with the name of one whom they were all very much pleased to see , the Grand Registrar . He would
transgress from the ordinary routine and say a few words with regard to the formation of this chapter . Tbe lodge having been a success , and there being a great number of candidates for the Royal Arch , it was considered desirable to apply for a charter . They were not aware at the time that it was contrary to the regulations to grant a chatter for a chapter to be attached to a lodge which had not been
three years m existence , for it was not laid down in the Regulations of the Arch , but was merely a custom . He only entered into this to explain why the companions tried to get a charter before they were entitled to it On their application they received the greatest kindness from the Committee but were told by the Committee that they were not able , to recommend the petition . He was sure
the greater number of tbe members of tbe committee were desirous of doing so had it been in their power . The matter came before Grand Chapter , and he well remembered the kind manner in which the Grand Registrar of the Order spoke in favour of the charter being granted , and the compliments that were passed on the Bayard Lodge by those who spoke on that occasion . It was for
these reasons he thought the companions could not do less now than join Grand Registrar ' s name with the toast of "The Visitors . " But in doing this it must not be thought by the other visitors that they were being forgotten . The chapter was glad to see them all , and the oftener it saw them the better it would be pleased . Comp . Mclntyre responded . He said : M . E ., on the
part of the companions who are your guests on this occasion I beg to return my sincerest thanks for the very great kindness you have shown in inviting us , and in giving us this most bounteous and hospitable reception . You have been pleased , to speak of myself as having had sDmething to do with the granting of the charter of the Bayard Chapter . I must beg to decline having anything said on
my behalf as to the charter being granted . In the Grand Chapter 1 have to do my duty as Grand Registrar , and to slate my views of the laws of the Order to which we all belong , and I always take care that in statin g those views there shall bc nothing said against a lodge or a chapter that ij striving to come into existence ; but the great principle of our Order is to accept
and not to reject , and upon the occasion when the question came before Grand Chapter I was there in my place , as I ought always to bc—but as I am afraid I not always am , because it does happen sometimes that I am prevented . The question that came before Grand Chapter was thisay or no ?—Could this charter be granted according to the rules and regulations of our Order ? It seemed to me to
be clear and without doubt that we had the power to grant the charter . It seemed more than clear that by the wonilerful power that the Bayard Lodge had shown , and by the great sense that we had that new members werecoming into the Order , we ought to gram it , and that it was within our power to do it . There is not a doubt in my mind that we had the power , and I stated so in the Grand
Chapter ; and if I had not been there I am quite sure that there were those members of Grand Chapter there that were well versed in the usages , and would have taken care that this charter should be granted . Bear this in mind . The question was , could a lodge that had been in existence scarcely two years have a charter granted to it ? A recommendation once came up from the Committee—it
was merely a recommendation , that was all , because it was in the discretion of Grand Chapter of England that they should not grant a charter unless a lodge had been in existence three years . What did it mean ? Why , that if a lodge were strong enough to have a charter granted to it in less than three years , by all means grant it , that the -whole
Consecration Of The Bayard Chapter, No. 1615.
Order of Freemasonry should be carried out , and that the degree should be conferred upon all Master Masons who were qualified to receive it . That appeared to me to be the principle on which we ought to act . I ventured on that occasion to recommend it to Grand Chapter . Grand Chapter was pleasetl to accede to that recommendation , and that , and that only , have I done . And what is it ?
A man in the performance of his public duty states his own opinion . The M . E . said he thanked me for that . 1 am afraid it would be a very bad precedent to set for public men . Public men ought always to do their duty . They ought never to expect people would say " We thank you for doing it . " The best thanks they have is the knowledge that they do what is light . That is what I
have tried to carry in view during the many years I have held a responsible position in the Order ; but I do thank the M . E . of this chapter for his calling the subject to the attention of the chapter . I thank him in my name , and in that of the visitors , and I assure him we wish God
speed to the chapter , that it may become as successful as the lodge , and that it may become the most important of all chapters . " The Health of the Officers" was then given , for which Chevalier Habicht replied , and the Janitor ' s toast concluded the evening .
' St. Helen's, Bishopsgate.
' ST . HELEN'S , BISHOPSGATE .
On Monday last an interesting ceremony was held in the . ancient church of St . Helen's , Bishopsgate , the Lord Mayor attending instate , at the request of the vicar and churchwardens , to unveil a new stained glass window in commemoration of the many civic and other worthies buried in the church . With the Lord Mayor were the
Lady Mayotess and the Misses Ovvden , the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex , Bishop Claughton , Archdeacon of Lonelon ; the Master of the Haberdashers' Company , Alderman Sir Charles Whetham , the Rector of Bishopsga * e , and many of the Common Council and leading inhabitants of the ward . St . Helen's is said to be the most ancient church in the city , and its associations are replete
with interest . The original church of St . Helen in London was dedicated to the Empress Helena , and is said to have been erected to her memory by her son Constantine . In ioio the remains of Edmund , king and martyr , were deposited in the church for three years . In 1212 , in immediate connection with the church , a Priory of Black Nuns of the Benedicine Order was founded , and it flourished
there until its suppression at the Reformation . The north aisle of St . Helen ' s Church was the nuns' choir , and was divided by a screen from the part appropriated to the parish . After the suppression King Henry Vlll . gave the site of the Priory and its church to the parish . St . Helen ' s is a Gothic structure of the lighter kind , consisting of a plain body with large windows . The steeple was
not built until 166 9 , and is wrought with rustic at the corners , with a turret and elome . The nun's hall was , after the dissolution , purchased by the Leathersellers ' Company . To the south of the nave of the church are a transept anel two chapels—one dedicated to the Holy Ghost and the other to the Virgin . The earliest portions of the church now remaining are of the 13 th century . Within
the Lady Chapel , upon a bracket , there is a small silting statue , evidently a Roman sybil , although it is said in Dr . Cox's " Annals of St . Helen's" to represent the patron saint of the church . It is of rare alabaster and is of great value . The church contains specimens of almost every variety of the pointed style * , from the thirteenth century downwards . The edifice
was thoroughly restored in 186 5 . Among the worthies buried in St . Helen's are Sir Thomas Gresham j Sir John Crosby , Alderman of London and sometime Mayor of Calais ; Sir Julius Ctesar , Chancellor of the Exchequer and Master of the Rolls in the reign of King James I . -, Sic Andrew Judd , Lord Mayor , 1551 ; Francis Bancroft , founder of Bancroft ' s Hospital ; Albericus Gentilis , the jurist ,
and many more . The ceremony having been commenced with prayer , Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , the vicar of St . Helen ' s and chaplain to the Lord Mayor , welcomed his Lordship and the other civic authorities to tbe church for the purpose of inaugurating another memorial of those who hail taken , in former times , so conspicuous a place in England ' s history . He gave an interesting resume of the
leading incidents in the history of the worthies portrayed in the window , all of whom were connected with St . Helen ' s — viz ., Sir John Crosby , Sir Andrew Judd , Martin Bond , a former merchant prince ; Sir William Pickering , an eminent ambassador ; Sir Thomas Gresham , Sir John Spencer , Sir Julius Ctesar , Albericus Gentilis , Robert Hooke , the discoverer of the
chronometer and air-pump , and Francis Bancroft . Tc meet the cost ot the window , which was executed by Mr . A . Gibbs , the Grocers' , Skinners ' , Haberdashers ' , Drapers ' , and Mercers' Companies , the Marquis of Northampton , and Miss Cottrell Dormrr had generously contributed , but there was still a deficiency of about £ 250 . The Lord Mayor unveiled the window , anel in a brief speech expressed the pleasure it gave him , especially as alderman
of the ward of Bishopsgate , to take part in further beautifying a church of which all citizens were so justly proud . He congratulated his chaplain , Dr . Cox , on the success of his labours , and promised hij aid in removing the dtbt in connection with the work . Bishop Claughton proposed a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs , which was carried , and the ceremony was closed with the Benediction . Wc wish our worth y brother all success in his efforts .
Miss . Braddon ' s "Henry Dunbar" has been translated into German , aiid brought out with great success at a Viennese Theatre .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
COLE'S LIST OF LODGES , 1763 . I have carefully perused the notes by Bro ^ Lamonby , P . M . 1002 , & c , as to Cole ' s List of Lodges , 1763 , in Cumberland and Westmorland , and fraternally place the following at his disposal , premising that without more material than he appears to have at present he will not be able to fully and accurately write even a " little brochure on the history of the Craft and Royal Arch
Masonry " m those two counties . It is , i < i fact , impossible to adequately deal with any such matters , without the authorised list of lodges of the two Grand Lodges up to tbe Union of Dec , 1813 . -But I will deal with Bco . Lamonby ' s letter , and hope the information will prove useful to him . 1 . "No . 120 , Whitehaven , " of 1740 , is ( as he says ) , extinct .
2 . "No . 261 , Whitehaven , " he tells us , " celebrated its centenary in 1861 . " I beg to doubt this , though of course Bro . Lamonby ought to know better than the writer . At all events , if the present No . 119 , Whitehaven , celebrated a centenary in 1861 , they did so in error , for their lodge belonged to the " Athol" Grand Lodge or "Ancients , " and its warrant is dated May 18 th , 1768 ,
It was No . 157 under the " Ancients , " according to my list ot the "Union" lodges , No . 190 at the " Union , " No . 138 from A . D . 1832 , and No . 119 from . A . D . 1863 , No 261 , referred to by Bro . Lamonby as being still in existence of date 1761 , was struck off in 1786 for not conforming to the laws of the regular Grand Lodge ; No . 143 on the " Firing glasses " must refer to some other lodge
I should say . 3 . No . 129 , " Union , " Kendal , is an old centenary lodge , having applied for a warrant to wear a " Centenary jewel" before the new regulations were made . It dates from 1764 , as Bro . Lamonby mentions , according to Cole of 1763 . 4 . Bro . D . Murray Lyon's reference to the lodge at
Carlisle is well worth preservation in any history of Freemasonry in Cumberland . 5 . There was a lodge warranted at Workington in 1775 , No . 384 , which became 315 A . D . 1792 , and 39 8 at the " Union , " soon after which it was struck off the roll . Its
name was the " Sun and Sector" Lodge . 6 . There seems also to have been another at Workington , No . 289 , which was 232 , A . D . 1770 , but is absent from a list I have of 1779 , as also from one of Cole's of 1777 , just kindly sent me by Bro . Officer , P . M . No , 1 , P . S . G . D . of Scotland .
7 . The lodge Bro . Lamonby desires to know about is still in existence . Chartered as the Lodge of Honour and Perseverance , at the " Ship , " Cockermouth , in 1788 ( was No . 436 from A . D . 1792 ) , and was soon afterwards removed to the " Black Bull , " Batley , Yorkshire , and was numbered 500 at the " Union . " ft was again changed in 1832 to 330 , and from 1863 it has been registered as
No . 264 . Bro . W . Clarke , P . M . 285 , P . Prov . G . D . C , has again forwarded me the result of his valuable researches as to old lodges , which I shall shortly announce , and draw my attention to " Masonic Miscellanies " of 1797 , which mentions six lodges in the counties named . I have a similar tist-j WILLIAM IAMBS HUGHAN .
Masonic Ball At Liverpool.
MASONIC BALL AT LIVERPOOL .
The third annual tall in connection with the Lodge of Israel , No . 1502 , which meets at the Masonic Hall , Hopestreet , Liverpool , took place on Wednesday evening , the 13 th inst ., at the Adelphi Hotel . The well-known enthusiasm of the brethren connected with this section of the Masonic fraternity in West Lancashire was again
conspicuously displayed , resulting in a festive gathering which was 3 S enjoyable as it was successful . As on previous occasions , the proceeds of the ball will be devoted to the iuntl o \ benevolence , established as a part of the charitable working of the lodge , which has now no less a sum than £ 150 at its disposal . The arrangements for the third annual assembly were admirably carried out by the
committee , which comprised Bros . A . Jones , W . M . ; M . Hart , I . P . M . ; A . J . Henochsberg , P . M . ; R . Robinson , P . M . ; S . Schonstadt , S . W . ; S . Wareing , S . D . ; S . J . Henochsberg , J . D . ; H . F . Wright , S . S . ; and J . Saber , J . S . There were about 160 ladies anil brethren present , the latter wearing the clothing , jewels , and insignia of the various Masonic Orders to which they belonged ; and a large number
of distinguished visiting brethren from other lodges also gave their countenance to the praiseworth y effort . The duties of Masters of Ceremonies were efficiently performed by Bros . A . Hart , W . M . 724 , and S . J . Henochsberg , 1502 . Supper and refreshments were of the most recherche character , the purveying being superintended by Bro . Ludlow , No . 216 , manager of the Adelphi Hotel .
A report of the meeting of the Eleanor Lodge of Instruction held at the Angel Hotel , Edmonton , on Wednesday , will appear in our next . BRO . CAPTAIN BOYTON AT LISBON . —Captain Boyton arrived on Sunday , 17 th inst ., at four o'clock . He was enthusiastically greeted . A large number of boats , with music and flags and many thousand people , lined the river ' s bank . He has been everywhere well received
through Portugal . Bro . Pullen , P . M . 144 , has been presented with a handsome silver loving cup by the members of the Manchester Lodge of Instruction , in token of their apprecia . tion of his valuable services as Secretary for many years . The presentation took place at the anniversary Banquet of the above named lodge , which was held on Friday week , the 15 th inst .
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Consecration Of The Bayard Chapter, No. 1615.
neritv * to this new chapter , and in doing so he was sure ^ companions would all heartily join with him in drinkin ? the toast he now proposed . " Col . Somervil ' c Burney in replying , said , after o o-ain thanking Lord Skelmersdale { or the high honour he had conferred on the chapter by attending-, that he hoped that the companions would prove themselves worthy of that high honour by so working the
Bayard Royal Arch Chapter that it might not reflect any discredit ou the Order , or on those who attended that day and assisted in consecrating it . Comp . Frank Richardson said that he had given up all hopes of advancement i : j Freemasonry ; but when such a chapter was proposed as one to be attached to so eminent a loelge as the Bayard Lodge , he could not refuse to join
it . He should be glad to see the chapter as prosperous in the future as the lodge had been in the past , and he should throw himself on the mercy of the companions to overlook any shortcomings of his during his year of office . Capt . Leeson said that as the subject of promotion had been mentioned , if he were asked if he wanted promotion , the less he said upon the subject the better .
Col . Burney next proposed "The Visitors . " There were , he said , two grand , J land marks in Freemasonry , charity and hospitality , and he hoped the Bayard Chapter would exercise them . The members and visitors had done the first in the chapter , and he now asked the companions of the chapter to prove the second by drinking very good health and prosperity to those companions who had
favoured the chapter with their presence . In starting a new chapter it was always done under great difficulties , because those who signed the petition were seldom those who became members of the chapter ; but when he looked round the table and saw the visitors who were then present , when he saw the companions holding high and distinguished positions in the Order , when he saw one ( Capt . Philips ) for
whom they had so high a regard as the goelfather of the lodge and therefore of the chapter , he must say he felt very much gratified . He wished all the visitors good health , everything they could desire , and such promotion in Masomy as they all deserved . He would join this toast with the name of one whom they were all very much pleased to see , the Grand Registrar . He would
transgress from the ordinary routine and say a few words with regard to the formation of this chapter . Tbe lodge having been a success , and there being a great number of candidates for the Royal Arch , it was considered desirable to apply for a charter . They were not aware at the time that it was contrary to the regulations to grant a chatter for a chapter to be attached to a lodge which had not been
three years m existence , for it was not laid down in the Regulations of the Arch , but was merely a custom . He only entered into this to explain why the companions tried to get a charter before they were entitled to it On their application they received the greatest kindness from the Committee but were told by the Committee that they were not able , to recommend the petition . He was sure
the greater number of tbe members of tbe committee were desirous of doing so had it been in their power . The matter came before Grand Chapter , and he well remembered the kind manner in which the Grand Registrar of the Order spoke in favour of the charter being granted , and the compliments that were passed on the Bayard Lodge by those who spoke on that occasion . It was for
these reasons he thought the companions could not do less now than join Grand Registrar ' s name with the toast of "The Visitors . " But in doing this it must not be thought by the other visitors that they were being forgotten . The chapter was glad to see them all , and the oftener it saw them the better it would be pleased . Comp . Mclntyre responded . He said : M . E ., on the
part of the companions who are your guests on this occasion I beg to return my sincerest thanks for the very great kindness you have shown in inviting us , and in giving us this most bounteous and hospitable reception . You have been pleased , to speak of myself as having had sDmething to do with the granting of the charter of the Bayard Chapter . I must beg to decline having anything said on
my behalf as to the charter being granted . In the Grand Chapter 1 have to do my duty as Grand Registrar , and to slate my views of the laws of the Order to which we all belong , and I always take care that in statin g those views there shall bc nothing said against a lodge or a chapter that ij striving to come into existence ; but the great principle of our Order is to accept
and not to reject , and upon the occasion when the question came before Grand Chapter I was there in my place , as I ought always to bc—but as I am afraid I not always am , because it does happen sometimes that I am prevented . The question that came before Grand Chapter was thisay or no ?—Could this charter be granted according to the rules and regulations of our Order ? It seemed to me to
be clear and without doubt that we had the power to grant the charter . It seemed more than clear that by the wonilerful power that the Bayard Lodge had shown , and by the great sense that we had that new members werecoming into the Order , we ought to gram it , and that it was within our power to do it . There is not a doubt in my mind that we had the power , and I stated so in the Grand
Chapter ; and if I had not been there I am quite sure that there were those members of Grand Chapter there that were well versed in the usages , and would have taken care that this charter should be granted . Bear this in mind . The question was , could a lodge that had been in existence scarcely two years have a charter granted to it ? A recommendation once came up from the Committee—it
was merely a recommendation , that was all , because it was in the discretion of Grand Chapter of England that they should not grant a charter unless a lodge had been in existence three years . What did it mean ? Why , that if a lodge were strong enough to have a charter granted to it in less than three years , by all means grant it , that the -whole
Consecration Of The Bayard Chapter, No. 1615.
Order of Freemasonry should be carried out , and that the degree should be conferred upon all Master Masons who were qualified to receive it . That appeared to me to be the principle on which we ought to act . I ventured on that occasion to recommend it to Grand Chapter . Grand Chapter was pleasetl to accede to that recommendation , and that , and that only , have I done . And what is it ?
A man in the performance of his public duty states his own opinion . The M . E . said he thanked me for that . 1 am afraid it would be a very bad precedent to set for public men . Public men ought always to do their duty . They ought never to expect people would say " We thank you for doing it . " The best thanks they have is the knowledge that they do what is light . That is what I
have tried to carry in view during the many years I have held a responsible position in the Order ; but I do thank the M . E . of this chapter for his calling the subject to the attention of the chapter . I thank him in my name , and in that of the visitors , and I assure him we wish God
speed to the chapter , that it may become as successful as the lodge , and that it may become the most important of all chapters . " The Health of the Officers" was then given , for which Chevalier Habicht replied , and the Janitor ' s toast concluded the evening .
' St. Helen's, Bishopsgate.
' ST . HELEN'S , BISHOPSGATE .
On Monday last an interesting ceremony was held in the . ancient church of St . Helen's , Bishopsgate , the Lord Mayor attending instate , at the request of the vicar and churchwardens , to unveil a new stained glass window in commemoration of the many civic and other worthies buried in the church . With the Lord Mayor were the
Lady Mayotess and the Misses Ovvden , the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex , Bishop Claughton , Archdeacon of Lonelon ; the Master of the Haberdashers' Company , Alderman Sir Charles Whetham , the Rector of Bishopsga * e , and many of the Common Council and leading inhabitants of the ward . St . Helen's is said to be the most ancient church in the city , and its associations are replete
with interest . The original church of St . Helen in London was dedicated to the Empress Helena , and is said to have been erected to her memory by her son Constantine . In ioio the remains of Edmund , king and martyr , were deposited in the church for three years . In 1212 , in immediate connection with the church , a Priory of Black Nuns of the Benedicine Order was founded , and it flourished
there until its suppression at the Reformation . The north aisle of St . Helen ' s Church was the nuns' choir , and was divided by a screen from the part appropriated to the parish . After the suppression King Henry Vlll . gave the site of the Priory and its church to the parish . St . Helen ' s is a Gothic structure of the lighter kind , consisting of a plain body with large windows . The steeple was
not built until 166 9 , and is wrought with rustic at the corners , with a turret and elome . The nun's hall was , after the dissolution , purchased by the Leathersellers ' Company . To the south of the nave of the church are a transept anel two chapels—one dedicated to the Holy Ghost and the other to the Virgin . The earliest portions of the church now remaining are of the 13 th century . Within
the Lady Chapel , upon a bracket , there is a small silting statue , evidently a Roman sybil , although it is said in Dr . Cox's " Annals of St . Helen's" to represent the patron saint of the church . It is of rare alabaster and is of great value . The church contains specimens of almost every variety of the pointed style * , from the thirteenth century downwards . The edifice
was thoroughly restored in 186 5 . Among the worthies buried in St . Helen's are Sir Thomas Gresham j Sir John Crosby , Alderman of London and sometime Mayor of Calais ; Sir Julius Ctesar , Chancellor of the Exchequer and Master of the Rolls in the reign of King James I . -, Sic Andrew Judd , Lord Mayor , 1551 ; Francis Bancroft , founder of Bancroft ' s Hospital ; Albericus Gentilis , the jurist ,
and many more . The ceremony having been commenced with prayer , Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , the vicar of St . Helen ' s and chaplain to the Lord Mayor , welcomed his Lordship and the other civic authorities to tbe church for the purpose of inaugurating another memorial of those who hail taken , in former times , so conspicuous a place in England ' s history . He gave an interesting resume of the
leading incidents in the history of the worthies portrayed in the window , all of whom were connected with St . Helen ' s — viz ., Sir John Crosby , Sir Andrew Judd , Martin Bond , a former merchant prince ; Sir William Pickering , an eminent ambassador ; Sir Thomas Gresham , Sir John Spencer , Sir Julius Ctesar , Albericus Gentilis , Robert Hooke , the discoverer of the
chronometer and air-pump , and Francis Bancroft . Tc meet the cost ot the window , which was executed by Mr . A . Gibbs , the Grocers' , Skinners ' , Haberdashers ' , Drapers ' , and Mercers' Companies , the Marquis of Northampton , and Miss Cottrell Dormrr had generously contributed , but there was still a deficiency of about £ 250 . The Lord Mayor unveiled the window , anel in a brief speech expressed the pleasure it gave him , especially as alderman
of the ward of Bishopsgate , to take part in further beautifying a church of which all citizens were so justly proud . He congratulated his chaplain , Dr . Cox , on the success of his labours , and promised hij aid in removing the dtbt in connection with the work . Bishop Claughton proposed a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs , which was carried , and the ceremony was closed with the Benediction . Wc wish our worth y brother all success in his efforts .
Miss . Braddon ' s "Henry Dunbar" has been translated into German , aiid brought out with great success at a Viennese Theatre .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
COLE'S LIST OF LODGES , 1763 . I have carefully perused the notes by Bro ^ Lamonby , P . M . 1002 , & c , as to Cole ' s List of Lodges , 1763 , in Cumberland and Westmorland , and fraternally place the following at his disposal , premising that without more material than he appears to have at present he will not be able to fully and accurately write even a " little brochure on the history of the Craft and Royal Arch
Masonry " m those two counties . It is , i < i fact , impossible to adequately deal with any such matters , without the authorised list of lodges of the two Grand Lodges up to tbe Union of Dec , 1813 . -But I will deal with Bco . Lamonby ' s letter , and hope the information will prove useful to him . 1 . "No . 120 , Whitehaven , " of 1740 , is ( as he says ) , extinct .
2 . "No . 261 , Whitehaven , " he tells us , " celebrated its centenary in 1861 . " I beg to doubt this , though of course Bro . Lamonby ought to know better than the writer . At all events , if the present No . 119 , Whitehaven , celebrated a centenary in 1861 , they did so in error , for their lodge belonged to the " Athol" Grand Lodge or "Ancients , " and its warrant is dated May 18 th , 1768 ,
It was No . 157 under the " Ancients , " according to my list ot the "Union" lodges , No . 190 at the " Union , " No . 138 from A . D . 1832 , and No . 119 from . A . D . 1863 , No 261 , referred to by Bro . Lamonby as being still in existence of date 1761 , was struck off in 1786 for not conforming to the laws of the regular Grand Lodge ; No . 143 on the " Firing glasses " must refer to some other lodge
I should say . 3 . No . 129 , " Union , " Kendal , is an old centenary lodge , having applied for a warrant to wear a " Centenary jewel" before the new regulations were made . It dates from 1764 , as Bro . Lamonby mentions , according to Cole of 1763 . 4 . Bro . D . Murray Lyon's reference to the lodge at
Carlisle is well worth preservation in any history of Freemasonry in Cumberland . 5 . There was a lodge warranted at Workington in 1775 , No . 384 , which became 315 A . D . 1792 , and 39 8 at the " Union , " soon after which it was struck off the roll . Its
name was the " Sun and Sector" Lodge . 6 . There seems also to have been another at Workington , No . 289 , which was 232 , A . D . 1770 , but is absent from a list I have of 1779 , as also from one of Cole's of 1777 , just kindly sent me by Bro . Officer , P . M . No , 1 , P . S . G . D . of Scotland .
7 . The lodge Bro . Lamonby desires to know about is still in existence . Chartered as the Lodge of Honour and Perseverance , at the " Ship , " Cockermouth , in 1788 ( was No . 436 from A . D . 1792 ) , and was soon afterwards removed to the " Black Bull , " Batley , Yorkshire , and was numbered 500 at the " Union . " ft was again changed in 1832 to 330 , and from 1863 it has been registered as
No . 264 . Bro . W . Clarke , P . M . 285 , P . Prov . G . D . C , has again forwarded me the result of his valuable researches as to old lodges , which I shall shortly announce , and draw my attention to " Masonic Miscellanies " of 1797 , which mentions six lodges in the counties named . I have a similar tist-j WILLIAM IAMBS HUGHAN .
Masonic Ball At Liverpool.
MASONIC BALL AT LIVERPOOL .
The third annual tall in connection with the Lodge of Israel , No . 1502 , which meets at the Masonic Hall , Hopestreet , Liverpool , took place on Wednesday evening , the 13 th inst ., at the Adelphi Hotel . The well-known enthusiasm of the brethren connected with this section of the Masonic fraternity in West Lancashire was again
conspicuously displayed , resulting in a festive gathering which was 3 S enjoyable as it was successful . As on previous occasions , the proceeds of the ball will be devoted to the iuntl o \ benevolence , established as a part of the charitable working of the lodge , which has now no less a sum than £ 150 at its disposal . The arrangements for the third annual assembly were admirably carried out by the
committee , which comprised Bros . A . Jones , W . M . ; M . Hart , I . P . M . ; A . J . Henochsberg , P . M . ; R . Robinson , P . M . ; S . Schonstadt , S . W . ; S . Wareing , S . D . ; S . J . Henochsberg , J . D . ; H . F . Wright , S . S . ; and J . Saber , J . S . There were about 160 ladies anil brethren present , the latter wearing the clothing , jewels , and insignia of the various Masonic Orders to which they belonged ; and a large number
of distinguished visiting brethren from other lodges also gave their countenance to the praiseworth y effort . The duties of Masters of Ceremonies were efficiently performed by Bros . A . Hart , W . M . 724 , and S . J . Henochsberg , 1502 . Supper and refreshments were of the most recherche character , the purveying being superintended by Bro . Ludlow , No . 216 , manager of the Adelphi Hotel .
A report of the meeting of the Eleanor Lodge of Instruction held at the Angel Hotel , Edmonton , on Wednesday , will appear in our next . BRO . CAPTAIN BOYTON AT LISBON . —Captain Boyton arrived on Sunday , 17 th inst ., at four o'clock . He was enthusiastically greeted . A large number of boats , with music and flags and many thousand people , lined the river ' s bank . He has been everywhere well received
through Portugal . Bro . Pullen , P . M . 144 , has been presented with a handsome silver loving cup by the members of the Manchester Lodge of Instruction , in token of their apprecia . tion of his valuable services as Secretary for many years . The presentation took place at the anniversary Banquet of the above named lodge , which was held on Friday week , the 15 th inst .