Original Correspondence.

said in his heart there is no God " ? How can wc , in our vows of membership , promise to observe the laws of the realm , if , simultaneously , we encourage and support a person unrestrained by laws human or divine , to whom nothing is sacred save his " own sweet will ? " I hope that the Surrey Masons are not consenting parties to this desecration of their hall . Should thus assumption

be correct , I think they ought to protest against the proprietor , when , under the excuse of advancing the Liberal cause , he appropriates the room to purposes foreign to our " mystic rites , " and converts a place hallowed by Masonic rites into an arena of the most offensive infidelity . I do not believe that such a meeting would have been sanctioned at the Great Queen-street Hall . I am , yours fraternally , HERCULES .

A QUERY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As the Book of Constitutions docs not give any information on the following point , will you kindly obtain

opinions through the Freemason : As a subscribing member of an Indian lodge , on the absent list with full Masonic privileges , can I attend any regular or instruction lodge without paying subscriptions or fees ? Yours trulv and fraternally , ' C .

Reviews.

Reviews .

RECORDS OF THE PAST . Vol . io . Egyptian Texts . Bagster and Sons . This most interesting volume , published under the sanction of the Society of Biblical Archaeology , contains several matters interesting to Masonic Students . It contains the "Stele of Iritsen , " the "Stele of Beka , " the "Inscriptions of Oueen Hatasu , " the " Obelisk of Alexandria , " the

" Inscription of Haremnebi , " the " Ancient Festivals of the Nile , " the " Pastophorus of the Vatican , " the "Inscription of King Nastosenen , " the " Tablet of Alexander Aigus II , " " A Contract of Marriage , " the "Book of Hades , " the " Magic Papyrus , " the " Addresses of Horus to Osiris . Those peculiarly important for Masonic students are the "Stele of Iritsen , " the " Book of Hades , " the

" Magic Papyrus , " and the "Addresses ol Horus to Osiris . " Iritsen , who terms himself " chief of the artists , " was an " artist in statuary . " He tells us that he knows the " Mystery of the Divine Word . " According to some writers this was "Tao . " 'This book of Hades may reproduce a portion of the Egyptian Mysteries . The various " Gates " are curious and correspond with the " Chinese Gates " in

their secret society . Altogether , we must not presuppose that all is known about Freemasonry that is held or asserted . Men with " fads , " or preconceived ideas , or iconoclastic prejudices , for Masons are but men , after all , are sometimes both pompous and pedantic in their proclamation

of well-known statements , and , above all , most | zealous in " shecpwalking . " We must bc both historical and fair , unprejudiced and impartial , and seek to get at "Aletheia , " Truth absolute , truth abstract and concrete ; a virtue in which Masonic essays and Masonic historians are too often woefully deficient .

OUR ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND THE LAND AROUND THEM . SIR J . LUUBOCK , Bart ., M . P . Elliot Stock , 62 , Paternoster-row . This isa very well printed work , and full of pleasant and profitable reading for the lover of archaeology . It points out with much " vis " the barbaric neglect and destruction of ancient monuments in this land of ours , and how down

in " Boeotia especially , the stones of ancient buildings , circles , cromlechs , & c , have been ignorantly destroyed or misused to save expense and gratify niggardliness . It is not a bit too soon that a movement has been made to rescue many precious monuments and memorials of past ages from those "outer barbarians , " who , talking of the " lights of property , " have aided in destroying some

of the most striking and marvellous erections which man ' s skill or piety ever raised either to the "honour of God" or the needs of human society . Indeed , the indubitable records of the Vandalism of past generations , na ) -, and the present , as regards the works and " lndiciae " of our forefathers , scattered up and down the land , priceless in themselves , and most full of teaching to

the loyal student , are alike humiliating and depressing . It is all very well to make pretty speeches about the " rights of property , " but there is , after all , a " common heritage " of the past , which ought to be carefully watched over , and sedulously guarded from decay and destruction . We commend the aim and endeavours of Sir John Lubbock in the best interests of archaeology and . general civilization antl progress .

NOTES , QUESTIONS , AND ANSWERS ON THE CHURCH CATECHISM . By J BOWES , F . R . G . S . Simpkin , Marshall and Co . We presume that the writer of this little handbook is a brother of our Order , as he has paid us the compliment of sending the work to us . It , unfortunately , lies " outside our lines , " and we could not properly in the Freemason go into

it very clearly without drawing down upon us the cry of " sectarian partiality . " We can merely say that the book itself seems well adapted to its end , and we can also call the attention of our many good brother Chaplains to it . It is convenient in form , full of matter , and admirably printed . More , unfortunately , our Masonic laws , like those of the Medes and Persians , forbid us to say .

THE GRAPHIC . The Summer Number of the Graphic comes before us in striking cflect , artistically and literarily . Its stories and its illustrations are both admirable , and are certain to find an abnormal number of readers . We congratulate all concerned in its production , with a result which is alike a credit and a commendation to art amongst us . We have never perused a more genial collection of light , seasonable , and pleasant reading .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

"ANT 10 UAR 1 US" AND GEORGE CARPENTER , S . G . W . It is quite correct that a Bro . Colonel George Carpenter was appointed S . G . W . of the Grand Lodge of England , 29 th of January , 1729-30 ( not 31 ) , but 1 have no means of knowing if this was the same brother as the racy Keystone alludes to in connection with the Colony of Georgia . If he be , the fact is curious and worth noting . In the "

Constitutions " of iS / S , Col . G . Carpenter is spoken or as now Lord Carpenter . " The Junior Grand Warden at the appointments of 1729-30 was " T . Batson , Esq ., Counsellor at Law . " 'The S . G . W . was present at the meeting for certain , for it is stated that " G . Master ordered G . Warden Carpenter to close the Iodge in good time . " Bro . Baston was made D . G . M . on March 27 th , 1731 . This

brother in December 1733 " recommended the new Colony of Georgia in North America , to the benevolence of the particular lodges . " These particulars I have gleaned from Dr . Anderson ' s Constitutions of A . D . 173 s , and hope that it will be found easy to trace the career of the George Carpenter thus refctred to . I anticipate that Bro . Gould , who has done so much to clear away the difficulties attendant on such points , will enlighten us . W . I . HUGHAN .

THREE CURIOUS OLD BOOKS . I have lately become possessed of three curious old books , to which I think it right to call attention . 1 . The first is an Hermetic work , or astrological book , entitled " Zodiacus Vitae , " of 1560 . 'This is a Latin poem on the "Signs of the Zodiac , " with numerous Hermetic allusions . It seems that the writer of this , who calls hii __

-self " Marcellus Palingenius , " was really Angelo Mauzolli , an Italian . A later writer has said " 'The Latin Poem " called " Zodiacus Vitae " is one of the most lucid and best Latin performances which has appeared since the revival of literature . The writer was physician to the Duke of Ferrara . This book was prohibited by the Conceil of 'Trent , ( though there is nothing in it objectionable ) , and the

" corpse " of the poor writer was " dug up after his death " by order of the Inquisition . There is no trace that I can find of the " Rose Croix " in it . 2 . " Kama Kraternitatis odor Entdeckung der Bruderschaft dess loblichen , Ordens des Rosen Creutzes ; or , the Discovery of the famous Brotherhood of the Order of the Rosy Cross " is now a scarce book . 'This edition which I

secured , thanks to the friencly intermediation of Bro . \ V . J . Hughan , is now comparatively rare , and fetches a high price . A copy of the work some time ago was priced in London £ 2 ios . Kloss mentions that the first edition , at Cassel , 1615 , Wesscll , contained the "Confession , " as it is termed , in Latin . This fact makes that edition more valuableas the edition of Frankfort of 1615 , which I have ,

, though it contains Haselnieyer's Responsio , publishes the "Confessio" in German . If Adam Haselmeyer , of the Tyrol , is a pseudonym , Kloss says that a mathematical writer called Yung , of Hamburgh , was the author of the " Fama" and one or two other works . 1 think the work deserves translating . 3 , One of the most interesting little books on heraldry ,

or "blazon , " which 1 have seen is aFrench work of 1 G 61 , by a Jesuit , Perc Claude Francois Menestrier . It is called "Xlethodc Abregee des Principes HcraIdiques , ou I . a Maniere d'Apprendre Aysement le Blason . " It is published at Lyons . Some have thought they found heraldry in Masonry . If the kind brother who sent a little communication on this subject to the '" Masonic Magazine " a short time back would like to see this work it is ftcely at his service . AIASONIC STUDENT .

ROBERT SAMBER . Replying to " Alasonic Student " and Bro . Jacob Norton , Robert Samber was not the author of " Modest Animadversions , Sec . upon a Sermon , " printed A . n . 1710 ; neither was he a Fellow of the Royal Society . If , indeed , the author of " Long Livers " had been a veritable K . R . S ., the addition of these letters to his fanciful pseudonym ( Eugenius

Philalethes ) , would have amounted , in effect , to a ridiculous affectation of anonymity . Samber was a prolific writer , but seems to have made his greatest mark as a translator . 'Two of his translations—published in his own name—are dedicated to members of thc Montague family . One to the Duke , the other to his daughter , Lady Mary . " Roma Illustrata , or a description of the most beautiful

pieces of . painting , sculpture , and architecture , antique and modern , at and near Rome , " was published in 1722 , being " dedicated to the Earl of Burlington by Robert Samber . " The dedication bears date August 20 th 1721 . In the preface Samber states : " I had the happiness to be in Rome in the year 1706 , and staid in and about that city nine months . " A second edition of this work appeared in 1723 , but except as to title page , differs in no respect from thc edition of the previous year . R . F . GOULD .

MASONS' MARKS . 1 have read Bro . Hughan's remarks with great pleasure . As regards Apprentice marks , 1 was dealing with thc mediaeval usige rather than later times . But if I remember rightly , Bro . E . W . Shaw , in his able lecture at Sheffield , seemed to think that he had found "Apprentice

marks , " as well as what lie termed " Blind marks . " I merely said , if I remember rightly , that the " point was not clear . " But the whole question deserves the most careful investigation and study , and it is a great pity that Bro . E . W . Shaw ' s collection of marks , and his lectures thereanent , are not at present " get-at-able . " 1 only hope that they still exist , and have not been destroyed . THE EDITOR OF " KENNING'S CYCLOP / EDIA . "

WHAT SHALL WE DRINK ?— , Xo summer beverage so refreshing , so wholesome , none so delicious and grateful to the taste , when hot , tired , and thirsty , as a glass of Grant's Morella Cherry Brandy taken with aerated waters or lemonade . Ask pointedly for it by name , as substitutes and mixtures abound , report adulterations to the manufacturer , Thomas Grant , Distiller , Maidstone . Sold at thc Crystal Palace , and by Bertram and Roberts everywhere , also at thc clubs , the hotels , and all noted places of refreshment .

Annual Summer Banquet Of The Upton Lodge, No. 1227.

ANNUAL SUMMER BANQUET OF THE UPTON LODGE , No . 1227 .

Tliis anniversary festival , with which is combined the "Ladies' Dai ' , " was celebrated on the 7 th inst . at the Crown Gardens , Broxbourne , Herts . The brethren , with their ladies and a few friends , arrived at this favourite resort by rail and road , and were favoured by a tine dry day .

1 he grounds afforded a variety of sports with which to beguile the time till the bell rang for dinner . Bro . Beningfiuld has made the serving of Masonic banquets a special study , and his efforts on the present occasion were eminently successful . The banqueting hall was effectively decorated with flowers and ferns suspended from the ceiling , and gave

a delightful cool and pleasant aspect to the well-laid tables at which the biethren sat , graced by the company of the ladies ; the latter lending no small quantum to the pleasing effect . Bro . A . W . Fenner , W . M ., presided , and was ably supported in the vice-chairs by Bros . H . Witherstone , S . W ., and Clark , J . W . Bro . J . Andrews , P . M ., the I . P . M ., was also present .

After grace had been said , the party partook of the many choice dishes , all of which were served in a manner which gave unqualified satisfaction , and reflected credit upon the host . Bio . M . Sherwin played at intervals some very inspiriting music , and the banquet proceeded in a very leisurely and enjoyable manner . The banquet being ended , after grace

The W . M . gave in complimentary terms "The Health of Her Gracious Majesty the Queen , " explaining to the ladies present the honour always done to this toast by Freemasons . On the present occasion he would ask them to join the brethren in drinking the health of the Queen , who , whether as a mother , a wife , or as the occupier of the throne , had won the hearts oi her subjects .

A hearty reception , followed by a verse of the National Anthem ( solo Bro . Sherwin ) , was accorded to this toast . TheW . M . next gave "Our Masonic Rulers , " dwelling in strong terms of praise upon the admirable discharge of their Masonic duties of Bro . the M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ; the M . W . Pro G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon ; the Deputy G . M ., the Earl of Lathom ; and the

whole of the other Grand Officers , Present and Past . A verse of " God Bless thc Prince of Wales " was capitally sung ; and Bro . | . ANDREWS , I . P . M ., rose to propose " The Health of the W . M . " He said he had the honour to propose the next toast , and was sure that all would join him in wishing health and prosperity to their W . M ., Bro . Fenner . ( Cheers . ) That brother had their good wishes ,

although some did not fully know to what extent Bro . Fenner was entitled to their regard . He had watched their W . M . very closely , and knowing what is ! required from . a W . M ., he was pleased to testify to the obliging and affable manner in which their W . M . had carried out his important duties , both in the lodge and on that festive occasion . This toast was received with " honours ; " and the W . M .

acknowledged the compliment paid him . He would , he said , say but a few words . He thanked them for so kindly receiving his name . He had done all in his power to respect the confidence reposed in him since he was elected their W . M . He held that a Mason who aspired to that honourable position ought to strive to qualif y himself to succeed , and if he did so succeed he then justified the choice of the

brethren in placing him in that position . Bro . Fenner , in conclusion , trusted that in the future , as in the past , he should continue to merit their continued approbation . In giving " Thc Ladies , " Bro . FENNER said he felt the great difficulty of the task then devolving upon him . To do them ample justice required more of eloquence than he possessed . However , the Upton Lodee recognised their

merits , and had , by their rules , set aside the regular meeting whereat they could be honoured with the company of the ladies . I laving no desire , by long speeches , to detain them too long indoors , when doubtless all would prefer being out in open air among the flowers ; he would ask the gentlemen to pledge the ladies , calling upon a visitor—Dr . Shipston—to respond for them .

After song , Dr . SHIPTON , in a witty speech , which caused much laughter amongst those nearest to him ( but whose remarks were not generally audible ) , acknowledged the toast on behalf of the ladies . " The Visitors " were next honoured . As it was not a regular meeting , he ( the W . M . ) had not an opportunity of going into their names and rank , but each could feel sure

that the usually hearty welcome of the Upton Lodge was extended to them on that occasion . He would call upon Bro . Gaisford to respond on behalf of " 'The Visitors . " Remarking upon the dilemna in which he found himself when called upon to respond to so very important a toast , Bro . GAISI-ORD said he had had great pleasure in visiting the Upton Lodge , and what he had seen of Freemasonry

there had greatly enhanced his previously good opinion of the Order . He assured the ladies he had no intention to let out any secrets , but in the presence of his wife—who was his queen—he felt he ought to rejoice he was present at that festive board . Illness had prevented him from doing so on previous occasions , but that only enhanced the pleasure he felt in being able to bring his wife to see more of

Masonry . He loved Masonry very much , and was certain that when thc ladies knew more of the true principles of Masonry they would love it too , as he would have them do . He liked the ladies to enjoy themselves oftener than they did in the company of their husbands on these occasions . Having joined the Craft in Spain , in the Spanish tongue , and taken his Second and Third Degrees in the West

Indies , he had seen very much of the observances of the Craft , but the present was the first time he had seen the ladies taking part in a Masonic meeting . It afforded him considerable pleasure to join them in what he considered a red-letter day of the lodge . Bro . FENNER next gave the "Past Masters . " The Upton Lodge , he claimed , owed its present proud position

to the exertions of their Past Masters , both in past and present times . They were honoured that day with the presence of but one of that body ( Bro . J . Andrews , I . P . M . ) . That brother was too well known , and his services too well appreciated , to require any words of his to ensure his health

being cordially received . ( Cheers . ) Bro . ANDREWS thanked them all for the kind reception that had greeted his name . 1 le was very pleased , and so was his wife , to be again with them and regretted that thc other Past Masters were prevented attending and responding to thc kind reception of the toast . " Thc Treasurer ( Bro . Wayland ) , Secretary ( Bro . Ser-