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the natives of the place , and when their work was done passed away into other countries to work on other buildings . We know that they kept the secrets of their art hidden among themselves , were under a strict oversight from their chosen superiors , accepted apprentices with great care and with a

difficult choice , worked always in bands , were free to work or not , as they chose , could only be assembled and set to work by their officers , were men of all nations , yet closely bound together by a common tie of brotherhood , and were , in fact , a people apart from every other people among whom they

dwelt for a time . Such were the builders of the great cathedrals of Europe . On their work they placed their marks . Similar , also , were the Dyonisiac artificers of ancient Greece and Rome , who built the mighty temples of ancient times . They were a class of skilled workmen who lived

apart and kept closely the valuable secrets of their art and transmitted them only to those adopted into the fraternity . They are known to have been an organised body 1000 years before our era . Much of the ornamental work on the ancient Greek temples is believed to be merely an arranged

collection of private marks of the chief workmen . Flowers , fruit , leaves , and animals , beautifully placed and proportioned , thus expressed in mystic language the names of the architects and carried them down to posterity . We see that tendency to be known by a mark in the coat of arms adopted

by the illiterate nobles of Europe ; we see it on the banners of the Israelitish tribes , and in the totem or tattoo mark of various savage tribes . It is the symbol by which the man aud his clan are recognised . Some of these Mason marks are very peculiar ;

that , for instance , found on the best carved stones of the mightiest temples in Yucatan is singular indeed . It is a red right hand . The master architect would seem to have put his mark of approval on the work b y dipping his hand in red paint and then pressing it thus covered upon the stone ,

leaving distinctly visible not only the outline , but every line of the palm and fingers traced fully out . It was a mark that could not be imitated or in any manner forged . He put his sign manual of approbation upon worthy work . We find the phrase to set a mark upon the

forehead of certain persons spoken of in the Scriptures . In the original il Is to set a Tau ( our letter T ) , the end of the Hebrew alphabet ( Toph ) . This Tau mark is also found on ancient monuments ; as it was the final letter , it is supposed that its use

indicated completion , ending , and therefore perfection . It is still in use among the modern Hindoos ; they often mark on their foreheads with red clay this Tau mark . ( To be continued . )

Prov. Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

PROV . GRAND LODGE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND .

ANNUAL MEETING & CONSECRATION OF A NEW LODGE AT MARKET HARBOROUGH . The members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland held their first annual meeting since the installation of Bro . Kelly as the successor of the lamented Earl Howe in the Provincial Grand Mastership , at Market Harborough , on Friday week . The

chief object of the meeting was to inaugurate a new lodge , called St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 1330 , just established in that town , and of which the Right Hon . the Earl of Shrewsbury , Sir Henry St . John Halford , Bart ., Albert Pell , Esci ., JII . P ., Rowland Hunt , Esq . ( Kibworth Hall ) , the Revs . John F . Halford , A . A . O'Neill , and other brethren are members . The members of the Order met

in the Assembly Room , Three Swans Hotel , at half-past ten o ' clock in the morning , and soon afterwards the Prov . Grand Lodge was opened by the R . W . P . G . Master in due form , assisted by Bros , the Rev . John Denton , as Acting Deputy Grand Master , L . A . Clarke , Senior Grand Warden : Rev . W . Langley , as Junior Grand Warden ; the Revs . John Spinal and Dr . Hayeroft ,

Grand Chaplains ; and the other Grand Officers . Among the other brethren present were Sir II . St . J . Halford , Bart ., S . Inns , Esq ., D . P . G . M . for Norths and Hunts ; the Revs . John Halford , A . A . O'Neill , R . P . Bent , P . G . Chaplain Bedfordshire ; Captains Goodchild , Bailey , and Millican ; S . P . Ekin ( Thrapstonc ) , E . W . Chapman , J . R . Dobson , S . Jacob ( Kettering ) , J . Tunnard (

Towcester ) , H . Carson ( P . P . G . W . Derbyshire ) , T . Garner ( S . W . 890 , Hornsey ) , T . Campion ( Thrapstonc ) , J . Mason ( P . P . G . J . W . Huntingdon ) , J . C . Duncomb ( Peterborough ) , in addition to many of the Grand Officers , Past Masters , and other brethren of the province , about sixty being present . On the Grand Lodge being opened , and the minutes of the meeting on the loth February last , for the

installation of the Prov . G . Master , and of a Grand Lodge of Emergency held on the iSth May last , to assist in laying the foundation-stones of the churches of St . Paul and St . Mark at Leicester , having been read and confirmed , a letter was read from the present Earl Howe thanking the P . G . Lodge on behalf of himself and the family for the address of condolence on the decease of the late lamented Earl , for so many years Grand Master of the Order in the

province . After some further routine business , the P . G . M , proceeded , with the assistance of his officers to dedicate the

Prov. Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.

St . Peter ' s Lodge in ancient form , the musical portion of ; the ceremony being conducted by the ; Prov . G . Organist , ( Bro . Crow , •Fellow of the College of Organists . The effect of the whole ceremony was highly impressive . In the course of the ceremony the Rev . Dr . Hayeroft , one of the P . G . Chaplains , delivered , as is customary , an oration on Masonry , which was a truly eloquent

disquisition on the great principles of the Order , which was received with loud applause , and which it is hoped will hereafter appear in print for the benefit of the Craft at large . The Prov . Grand Master , having accepted the office of Master of the new lodge , then entered upon its duties , the ceremony of installation , being unnecessary in his

case , was dispensed with ; and he immediately invested the following brethren as the officers of the new lodge : — Sir Henry Halford , Bart ., Senior Warden ; Rev . John F . Halford , M . A ., Junior Warden ; Rev . A . A . O'Neill , M . A . ( P . P . G . C . W . Lancashire ) , Chaplain ; Robert Waite ( P . M . 442 and P . P . G . Reg . ) , Treasurer ; W . II . Marris ( P . M . 279 and P . P . G . S . D . ) , Secretary ; Francis

Kemp ( 469 Spalding ) , Senior Deacon . The other offices were for the present left open . Twelve gentlemen having been proposed as candidates for initiation , and two brethren as joining members , the lodge was closed and the business of the province proceeded with . Reports were received from the Masters of the different lodges , all of whieh were stated to be in an efficient condition , and a

considerable accession of members ( greater than in any previous year ) had taken place in the province , which now has eight lodges in lieu of two , as formerly . A report was read from the Committeeof the Provincial Grand Lodge , -which , after referring to the audit of the Treasurer's accounts , and some matters of detail , stated that the committee had had briefly before them the

subject of the proposed public memorial , 111 Leicester , to the late lamented P . G . M . Earl Howe , but they were not prepared to make any recommendation to the P . G . Lodge respecting it , thinking it better to leave it an entirely open question for the consideration and decision of the brethren then assembled . Freemasonry being entirely unsectarian and non-political , it had been hoped that a convalescent

hospital , or some similar object , 111 which brethren of all shades of religious or political opinion might unite , would have been selected , but that having been found impracticable , and the erection of a memorial church having been determined on , it has been suggested that , should the brethren determine , as a body , to co-operate in the movement ( as doubtless every one would feel it a privilege to

do , as a tribute of respect to the memory of their late beloved chief , could he do so consistently ) , a separate fund should be raised among the Freemasons , to be appropriated to the erection of one or more memorial windows of stained glass in the church—as many brethren , not members of the Established Church , might unite in this scheme , who would have conscientious scruples

against subscribing for the erection of the church itself . This suggestion of the committee appeared to be received favourably , but time not permitting the discussion of the subject , it was referred to a speciil meeting of the P . G . Lodge to determine the course to be pursued . The Prov . Grand Master then appointed and invested the following brethren as the officers of the Grand Lodge

for the ensuing year : W . Grimes Palme ; - , P . M . 1007 , Senior Grand Warden ; Right Hon . Earl Ferrers , W . M . 779 , Junior Grand Warden ; Rev . Dr . Hayeroft , J . W . 523 , and Rev . John F . Halford , J . W . 1330 , Grand Chaplains ; S . S . Partridge , S . D . 523 . Grand Registrar ; W . Beaumont Smith , P . M . 523 , Grand Treasurer ; Geo . Toller , jun ., P . M . 523 , Grand Secretary ; Sir Henry J .

St . Halford , Bart ., S . W . 1330 , Senior Grand Deacon ; John Wilson , W . M . 1007 , Junior Grand Deacon ; Thos . Harrcld , P . M . 50 , Grand Superintendent of Works ; Thomas Markham , J . W . 1265 , and John H . Gamar , S . W ., 779 , Grand Directors of Ceremonies ; Capt . John Bailey , No . 1265 , Grand Sword-bearer ; Edwin J . Crow , I . W . 279 , Grand Organist ; John E . Bright , J . W . 1265 ,

Grand Pursuivant ; Dr . George Pearce , Sec . 2 79 , Assistant Pursuivant ; John Woosey , J . W . 50 , R . W . Widowson , I . G . 279 , F . J . Baincs , Sec . 523 , Henry Blood , jun ., S . D . 779 , W . Grimes Palmer , jun ., 1007 , and Samuel Weaver , S . D . 1130 , Grand Stewards ; Chas . Bembridgc , 279 , Grand Tyler . On the business in lodge being completed , at half-past one o ' clock , the brethren went in procession to church ,

to attend divine service . Prayers were said by the curate , and the lessons were read by the Revs . A . A . O'Neill and John F . Halford , after which the sermon ( which as its ground work look the three grand epochs in Royal Arch Masonry for illustration ) was preached by the Rev . John Spittal , Past Grand Chaplain , and Vicar of St . Andrew ' s , Leicester . A collection , amounting to ten guineas , was

then made on behalf of the National Society for Aid tc the Sick and Wounded in War . On returning to the lodge , votes of thanks were passed lo the vicar for the use of his church , to the Rev . Dr . Hayeroft for his oration , and the Rev . Bro . Spittal for his sermon , and a hope was expressed that they would foe printed . The brethren to the number of fifty sat down lo an elegant banquet

111 the Assembly-room , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , and several eloquent addresses were delivered , especially by the Rev . Dr . Hayeroft , in responding as the Senior Grand Chaplain to the toast of " The Right Rev . Bro . the Lord Bishop of the Diocese , and the Slinifters of Religion of the Province , " and by the Rev . R . P . Bent , ( Bedfordshire , ) in proposing "The Army , Navy , Militia and Volunteers , " in

responding to which Colonel Sir Henry Halford , alluded to the unprepared stale in which our military forces are at the present time . " The health of the Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master , " was most heartily received , and was proposed by the Wor . Bro . Inns , Deputy Prov . G . M . of Norths , and Hunts . At an early hour the brethren broke up , after a most pleasant and gratifying anniversary festival .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

PROVINCIAL . IPSWICH . —The Royal Sussex Chapter , No . 376 . —At the Quarterly Convocation of the above chapter at the Masonic Hall , Ipswich , Bros . W . A . Smith and A . Christie , were bailotted for and exalted to the sublime degree , Comps . Spencer Freeman , S . B . King , and J . Franks efficiently filling the three Principals' chairs , and Comp . Fred . Long , as P . S . At the conclusion of the

ceremony , a ballot was taken for the officers for the ensuing year , when the choice fell on Comps . S . H . Wright , as Z . ; F . B . Marriott , as H . ; Frederick Long , as J . ; Warner , as P . S . ; P . Cornell , as N . ; and Franks , E . The other business being concluded , the chapter was closed , and the Companions adjourned to the banquetingroom . Comps . Emra Holmes and Joseph Williams , of the Alexandra Chapter , were amongst the visitors .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

METROPOLITAN . Southwark Mark Lodge , No . 22 . —This excellent working lodge held its quarterly meeting at the Bridge House Hotel , Southwark , on the 17 th inst . Bro . H . Massey , W . M . After the minutes of the former lodge had been confirmed , three candidates w-ere balloted for , and unanimously accepted , but only one ( Bro . J . H . Wilkins , of the Mount Lebanon Lodge , No . 73 ) was in attendance .

Bro . A . D . Loewenstark was installed Master for the ensuing year . The Master stated that M . W . Grand Mark Master , Bro . the Rev . G . R . Portal , had signified his intention of visiting all the London Mark lodges during the ensuing season , and he hoped when that took placo all the brethren of his lodge would rally round him , so as to give the G . M . a hearty welcome , both in lodge and at the banquet . Bro . S . M . Lazarus P . G . O ., was a visitor , and also a brother from Lodge No . 6 , Glasgow .

PROVINCIAL . GUILDFORD . —Percy Mark Lodge , No . 114 . —A meeting of the above flourishing lodge was held at the Angel Hotel , Guildford , on Thursday week , the chair being taken by the Rev . G . R . Portal , M . W . G . M ., in the

unavoidable absence of Earl Percy , the W . M . Bros . Smallpiece , Wells , Harrison and Vickers , were advanced , the ceremonybeingimpressively performed by Bro . F . Binckes , Grand Mark Secretary . A ' banquet afterwards took place , and a most pleasant evening was spent .

Royal Ark Masonry.

ROYAL ARK MASONRY .

METROPOLITAN . Royal Clarence Lodge . —A meeting of this lodge was held at Masons' Hall , Mason's-avenue , Basinghall-street , on Tuesday , Sept . 20 th . Present : Bros . M . Edwards , P . G . C . ami Insp .-General , as Commander N . ; A . Harris , G . A ., as J . ; A . D . Loewenstark , P . T ., as S . ; W . H . Warr , S . A ., Scribe ; E . Hart , G . O ., Organist ; W .

Lowder , Guardian ; J . Gilbert , Warder ; G . Kenning , S . A . ; and S . M . Lazarus ( an Ark Mariner of 45 years ' standing ) The lodge was opened in due form and with solemn prayer . Bro . T . J . Woodstock , being a candidate for elevation to this honourable degree , was properly prepared , introduced , and duly elevated as a Royal Ark Mariner . The brethren below the rank of Commander

then retired , and a Board of Installed Commanders was formed . Bro . A . Harris being placed in the chair of N ., according to ancient custom and saluted accordingly , the officers were appointed , the lodge closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . As this degree is now incorporated with the Mark degree , Mark Masters only arc eligible for elevation as Royal Ark Mariners .

Instruction.

INSTRUCTION .

LEICESTER .- —The Lodgeof Instruction in connection with the St . John ' s and John of Gaunt Lodges met , for the first time this season , at the Freemasons' Hall , on Friday , the 9 th inst ., under the Mastership , for the night , of Bro . the Rev . Dr . Hayeroft , J . W . of the John ofGaunt

Lodge , who most efficiently and impressively worked lhe whole of the ceremoniesof the three degrees , the brethren being called off for a short time for the usual light refresh , ments . The Treasurer ' s accounts were passed , and some other business transacted .

Signor I . Frapolli , Grand Master of the Italian Freemasons , has sent a letter lo the Italian lodges , in which he says that orders have been given for the removal of the Grand Orient from Florence to Rome , the definitive capital of the nation . The Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , No . 25 , commenced its session on Friday se ' r . night , at 7 . 30 , in

the comfortable rooms at Bro . Smith's , Union Tavern , Air-strcct , Regent-street , where it has been held for so many years past . The attendance , though not numerous , was for a first night satisfactory , the veteran Preceptor , llro . William Watson , having the support of Bro . John Boyd , W . M ., P . Z . . & C , and other distinguished brethren . The meetings will continue every Friday evening at 7 . 30 until the end of May next .

FEELING . —Feeling is that sense by which we are enabled to distinguish the different qualities of bodies , such as hardness and softness , heat and cold , roughness and smoothness , figure , solidity , motion , and extension ; all of which , by means of coiresponding sensations of

touch , are presented to the mind as real external qualities , and the conception or belief of them invariably connected with these corresponding sensations by an original principle of nature , which far transcends our inquiry . —Old Lectures .