Ancient York And London Grand Lodges.

is the only authority that the York Grand Lodge ever claimed , much less ' retained , ' the title of ? the Grand Lodge of all England . ' All that Preston had written in regard to the distinctive

titles of the York and London Grand Lodges is the mere imagination of his own brain , to give interest to his book . " We might retort by asking why Bro . Hyneman has written his book ;

but we will not , as we are well aware he has published it to communicate what he believes to be the truth , but which we . believe as ( irml y to be mainly untruth .

The foregoing paragraph by him is so clearly opposed to facts , that we can only excuse its publication on the plea of ignorance in relation to the subject . Bro . Preston knew well what

he was writing about w hen he quoted the title , " Grand Lodge of all England , ' * held at York , because the records had been submitted to his examination in which such a title often occurs .

In a letter written by the Grand Secretary , at Y ' ork , to the regular Grand Lodge of England , held at London , we read : — " That the Grand Secretary do inform the Grand Lodge in

London that the lotlge heretofore held under their Constitution , No . 239 , at the Punch Bowl , in Stonegate , has been for some years discontinued , and that the most ancient Grand Lodge of al

England , held from time immemorial in this city , is tlie only lodge held therein . " ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ * * ' " It is not doubted but the Grand Lodge in London will pay due respect thereto , and to all brethren

praying instruction or relief by virtue thereof , as tbis lodge has ever had a very great esteem' * for that in London , and for all brethren claiming privilege under its authority . " * •* * ' * >; *

" This Grind Lodge will readily concur with that in London , and will pay all proper respect to any information that shall be communicated by it . The Grand Master , Grand Ollicers , and

the other bretliren present , join in brotherly respects and hearty commendations to the Right Worshipful and Most Noble Grand Master , thc Grand Odicers , and other brethren of the Grand

Lodge in Loudon , with "Your faithful and affectionate brother , "Dn . LAMIU : KT , Grand Secretary . " To Samuel Spencer , Esq ., Grand Secretary of

the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in London . " We may say now , "Is it answered yet , " Bro . Hyneman } The foregoing letter is dated 14 th

December , 1767 , and the full epistle is to be found on pages 6 9 and 70 of " Masonic Sketches and Reprints . " The Grand Master of all

England ( 1 ork ) at that time was Seth Agar , Esq ., and of the Grand Lodge of England ( London ) His Grace the Duke of Beaufort . It is evident

from this that the two Grand Lodges were on friendl y terms , aud therefore , a priori , we should expect the York authorities would not countenance the seceders , or " Ancients . "

Ihere is a list preserved at York " of the members' names , who revived the Grand Lodge of all England in 1761 . " It languished for a few years before then , and hence the revival under the historian , Francis Drake , F . R . S .

Ancient York And London Grand Lodges.

The Grand Commandery of the Knights Templar for all England was also worked at York under the wing of the Grand Lodge of all England , as also Grand Chapter , during the latter

part of the last century , but not before . There is a certificate of date . 26 th January , 1779 , ( 10 29 th November ) , of live degrees of Freemasonry under the Grand Lodge of all England , and

signed by the Grand Secretary , " John Brown . " There is ( 1 ) a "Schedule of the Regalia , & c ., of the Grand Lodge of all England , " Sept . 15 th , 1779 ; ( 2 ) a Royal Arch Minute Book

commencing Sth February , 1778 ; ( 3 ) a Minute Hook from 27 th December , 1774 , to 31 st July 1780 , of the Grand Lodge : ( 4 ) an advertisement in the Y ork papers of the Annual Festival , A . D .

1777 ; ( - , ) a letter to the Lodge of Antiquity , 19 th October , 177 S ; ( 6 ) a funeral notice of 4 th February , 1780 ; ( 7 ) a Warrant to Companions at Rotherham , 6 th July , 17 S 0 ; and ( S ) another

to Freemasons at Holbngwood ; beside numerous other documents , on the whole of which "The Grand Lodge of all England" is invariabl y the title used . Wc hope after this statement ( we

Uel sure , ui fact ) that Bvo . Hyneman will withdraw his inaccurate statement . Bro . Hyneman keeps on reiterating the charge that Preston-wrote

in the interest of the London Grand Lodge , and yet the edition of Preston ' s Illustrations , from which he quotes , was originally written when Bro . Preston was not a memb . 'r of that Grand

Lodge , he being , with others , expelled , and not reinstated until A . D . 1790 . Bro . Hyneman does not state the edition h . * - refers to , but we know it from two quotations , which he

says " it was as reprehensible as it was dishonour able" in Dr . Oliver to omit from his reprint Now , these were omitted in the subsequent edi tion by Preston and Jones , which edition Bro

Oliver reprinted , and not the earlier ones , because naturally the latter were selected , after being perfected by Preston and his friend Stephen Jones . If Bro . Hyneman will refer to the edition ol

A . D . 1821 , he will lind the two paragraphs are omitted , just as the ) ' are by Dr . Oliver , A . D . 1829 , and since ; so we have again to ask Bro . Hyneman to withdraw the serious charge of imposition

he' ] brings against so learned and good a divine and Alason as the Rev . Dr . George Oliver . Bro . Hyneman , in speaking of thc unmasonic invasion of the rights and jurisdiction of the

Grand Lodge at York , observes that "Ihere are no words in any language that can properly express thc flagrant enormity of thc conduct of the London Grand Lodge in a moral or Masonic

point of view , " especiall y as the " \ ork Grand Lodge displayed a most Masonic and fraternal policy in giving no umbrage . " Well , now ¦ so much for fancy ! No language can accurately

describe the foregoing production of Bro . Hyneman ; and why ? Simply because it is purely apocryphal . What the Grand Lodge at London

did , the one at York did , viz : they both invaded each other ' s jurisdictions ; hence , each "living in glass houses , neither should throw

stones . That the " illegal conventions of Alasons " from about A . D . 1734 were not those' of

" regular bodies of Alasons holding under the York Grand Lodge , " is evident from the records of both Grand Bodies ; but these Bro . Hyncman

Ancient York And London Grand Lodges.

ignores , so it is for the Craft to choose the authority , Grand Lodges of " All England " and " England" v . Leon Hyneman . There can be but . one opinion . Because Dr . Anderson spoke

of the Freemasons at York , Scotland , Ireland France , Italy , & c ., as " effecting independency , " ( or claiming to be independent , ) Bro . Hyneman styles the " arrogance to be of so insolent and

impudent a character , that if it were not of so serious a nature lie could smile at the bol d effrontery'in stating such audacious falsehoods . " We could smile at the author of this calumny ,

were he unknown , and his works unread ; but as it is otherwise , we deeply lament so respected and talented a member of our Alasonic society

has thought lit to malign the character of Dr Anderson . ( Ta be continued . )

Consecration Of A New Lodge At Harrington.

CONSECRATION OF A NEW LODGE AT HARRINGTON .

On Tuesday , 12 th November , a new Craft Lodge was opened at Harrington . The brethren assembled shortly before twelve o ' clock at Eller Bank ( kindly placed at their disposal by Bro . Bain ) , where luncheon was served .

At twelve o clock they were formed into procession by Bro . Edward Fearoon , P . G . Dir . of Cers ., and proceeded thence to church , where divine service was performed , the Rev . E . H .

Curwen reading the prayers , and Bro . Alfred Curwen , M . A ., P . G . C , preaching lrom Ecclesiastes , 4 th chapter , yth and ioth verses : — "Two are better than one ; because they have

. 1 good reward for their labour . For if they fall , then one will lift up his fellow ; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth , for he hath not another to help him up . "

Divine service being concluded , the brethren were then re-formed in procession in the same order as before , and proceeded thence to the lodge-room , formerly used as a schoolroom , but

now placed at the disposal of the brethren through the kindness of thc Rector . Here the ceremony of the consecration of the new lodge was most efficiently performed ( in

the unavoidable absence of tlie Earl of Bective , M . P ., P . G . AI . C . and W . ) by Bro . John Whitwell , M . P ., P . M . 129 , Sec , W . D . P . G . AI . of Cumberland andWestmorland . and R . W . P . G . W .

of England , assisted by Bro . Edward Busher , P . G . S . B . of England , and P . G . S . of Cumberland andWestmorland ; Bro . A . C . Alott , R . X . R ., P . G . S . W . ; Bro . E . W . Henry , M . D ., P . J . G . W . ;

Bro . Rev . Alfred Curwen , M . A ., W . M . Designate , and P . G . C . ; Bro . W . B . Gibson , P . Prov . G . W . ; Bro . C . Alorton , P . Prov . G . S . W . ; Bro . Nicholson , of AJaryport , P . Prov . G . S . W . ;

Bro . Edward Fearon , P . G . D . of Ceremonies ; Bro . Rev . H . L . Puxley , P . Prov . G . C , ; Bro . Rev . W . Williams , P . Prov . G . C . ; Bro . J ohn Lemon , P . G . T . ; Bro . John Spittal , P . G . S . of

\ V . ; Bro . Greer , Belfast , and others . The new lodge is called the Curwen Lodge , as a mark of respect to the family who bear that

honoured name , some of tiie members of which have for ages past ranked amongst the foremost Freemasons in Cumberland . Immediately after the consecration service