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Original Correspondence.
" BY-LAW , " or " BYE-LAW . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , This question has been raisetl several times in these columns , but I am not aware that it has been settled , and may be never will , yet the following opinion will be found interesting and valuable , when coming from so
hig h an authority as Professor A . S . Wilkins , M . A ., being an extract from a lecture on " The Orig in of the English People , " delivered by him in Manchester , in November , 1871 : — " Wherever you find places ending in l-y , as Whitby , Derby , Rugby , there you find Danes have been . By is the old Danish form for town or borough ; and when you
talk about ' l-y-tairs , ' you simply mean the loroiigh lines as distinguished from the laws of the country . Of course now we use the phrase for the laws of a railway or club ; but originally ( -y-fnirm-eav-t borough law , as distinguishing it from the national law of the great Parliament . " Fraternally yours , AD REM .
Reviews.
Reviews .
COMPTE RENDU , DE LA FETE OFFERTE AUX MACONS ETRANGERS LE 24 th OCTOBRK , 1 S 78 , PALAIS DE TROCADERO . Wc arc indebted to thc Grand Conseil of the Rite Ecossais , Ancien et Acccpte , at Paiis , for two copies of this account of the gathering of October last . The work is admirably printed and illustrated , and is for the members
of the rite a fitting souvenir of a memorable meeting . Wcare very sorry to find that some lamentable errors iclative to the " Grand Conseil " have crept into the " Cosmopolitan Calendar , " but which we doubt not its careful editor will correct in the next issue . They have
been unintentional . But there is this justification , the publisher of the "Cosmo" has never received , up to the present , any official calendar or list from the " Secretariat General , " in the ' ¦ Rue de la Victoire . " If it had been duly forwarded , the . mistake , which is quite excusable under the circumstances , would not have occurred .
REPORT OFTHE IRISH MASONIC ORPHAN BOVS ' SCHOOL FOR 1878 . Wc have read this report with much pleasure , as wc think we note in it satisfactory marks of progress antl efficiency . It is moving on . Its income for 1878 was , for instance , £ 29 8 9 us . 61 I ., as against £ 1822 7 s . 31 ! . for 1 P 77 ; but , as the report warns us , too sanguine hopes
must not be founded for the future on Ibis isolated fact , as the receipts include a legacy from tbe Rev . W . H . Iliggin-Lotham of £ 0 , 32 18 s . ( id . There is , indeed , a falling off of about £ ho in individual subscriptions , but this deficiency will , it is ( airly assumed , be matle gootl in 1879 . But the great step in advance is tbe purchase of the lease of the Adelaide Ha ' . l , Mcrrion , with three acres of land , facing
the sen , and which , being in substantial repair , can accommodate forty boys . There will be twenty-six boys in the school in August next , and as thc Board have selected a Head Master and Assistant Master , and a Matron , and is seeking by economising the expenses to increase the number of boys , there seems a fair call 011 Irish—yes , anil on English brethren—by a kindly ami judicious support
to " extentl the operations of this greatly needed charity . " During the last twelve months the financial accounts exhibit , including the balance ( £ 55 2 7 s . 31 I . ) of 1877 , a credit side of £ 3541 18 s . rjd ., and a debit sitlc , including a balance carried forward GC 525 os . 1 id . ) , and purchase of £ 1000 Midland G . W . Railway Stock , ami £ 700 deposit , the same figures . Thus the actual
expenditure , minus these items , is £ 1319 , in round numbers . Of this £ 1073 15 s . are for education antl maintenance ; outfits , £ 30 ; incidental and miscellaneous payments £ i 1 lis . ; stationery , printing , and postage , £ 92 16 s . 91 I ., and salaries the modest sum of £ 70 . We leel sure that
this useful anil meritorious institution has a future eif importance and success before it , and wc call the attention ol many kindly brethren , readers of ours , to its unpretending reality , and its bona-fide claims on all who value anil believc in thc duty and blessedness of helpful education for liie orphan sons of defeased or destitute brethren .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
THE WESTMINSTER AND KEYSTONE LODGE . ( PLATE 4 . ) A warrant bearing date January 28 th , 1721-2 , was issued under the seal of the Grand Lodge , enabling certain brethren named thereon to open and hold a lotlge of Freemasons , its number being seven before 1740 , in which year it became six , and five from 175 6 to the " Union of
1813 , " after which it assumed the number ten . In 1792 its name "Tyrian " was exchanged for that of the " Westminster anil Keystone . " Quite a revival recurred in 18 55 by . 1 number of Oxonians joining ; the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon ( now M . W . Pro G . M . ) , initiate : ! there in February 5 th , 18 5 6 , was installed as W . M . 20 th May , 18 57 , in Die ' presence , of the M . W . G . M .,
thc Earl of Zetland , and ever since thc lodge has preserved the prominence thereby conferretl . On May 2 nd , 18 C 10 , "the lotlge received the sanction of the M . W . G . M . to celebrate its centenary ( which was completed in 1821 ) , by a jewel to be worn by the members .
which has accordingly been provided , the design having received universal approbation for ils appropriateness and beauty . " The jewel may Le briefly described as follows : Portcullis ( in centre ) nf black with gold chains ami studs . Lettering in gold on \> luc enamel— " Westminster and Keystone
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Lodge , 1721 , " and from the top is suspended a small keystone of . cornelian , having the Number 10 thereon . Medal is worn attached to a light blue ribbon . —From Bro . Hughan ' s Masonic Register : George Kenning , London .
A FRENCH CERTIFICATE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO . I have recently been shown a Master Mason ' s certificate , under French regime , antl should be obliged if some learned brother will inform mc whether it belongs to pure Craft Masonry , or otherwise . The query , on my part , arises from the reference to " Lodge of St . John of Scotland , " as also " Herodom Orient of Paris , " which
appears on thc parchment . I should explain that thc certificate in question belonged to a deceased Prov . Grand Master of Cumberland , whose name I am not at liberty to mention . The design is very elaborate , and headed , " A la Gliire du Grand Architccte dc l'Univers . La R . ' . L . \ Ec . \ des amis constans de la Vraie Lumifirc , a Tous les Mac . . Rtipanilus sur les
Deux Hemispheres , Saint . " 'I he body is divided into five corresponding columns , in French , Latin , German , English , and Italian . The English column reads as follows , the blanks , of course , containing thc name , & c , of the R . W . brother to whom thc certificate was granted : " Wc , Ven . -. Masters and Brotheis of Ihe R . \ Lodge of St . John of Scotland , rcgu ^ rly established to the Grand
Or .-, of Paris , in 1818 , under the distinctive title of the Constant Friends of the True Light , certify that the M . \ W . \ B . \ , born at , is an active member of this lodge , in the tlegree of Master , which hc has merited by zeal , virtue , and experience . " We recommend him in Ibis capacity to our M . \ \ V . \ B . \ , who will receive him with cordiality , and all thc benevolence due to a good M . \
•• Herodom O . - . of Paris , the ist of March , year of the G . \ L . \ 5 824 , vulgar Acra ist . Alarch , 1824 . " 1 shoultl adtl that the grade " Master , " on thc parchment , is in manuscript , thereby implying that certificates were granted to other than Master Masons . The seal
bears the title of the lodge , with the year 181 S , and there arc six signatures , the ranks of the attesting officials being thus described : " Le Venerable , " icr Surveillant , " " Surveillant , " " Trdsorie ' r , " " Lc Sccrl . Gcnl ., " and " Oratcur . " The W . M . and Orator have the figures 33 after their names . W . F . LAMONBY .
LODGE OF ANTIQUITY . I have read Bie > s . Hughan and Gould ' s friendly replies . Nn doubt Bro . Hughan has alluded to thc " Ilarodim " before , but 1 could not find the mention nf it in any of his works , relative to thc Lotlge of Antiquity . Such a fact coultl not escape such a " master of the work . " 1 had not
seen Bro . Gould's "Four Oltl Lodges" when I wrote , or else I shoultl not ha \ e penned the note . I am glad it has struck " oil , " and tlrawn out so much "light . ' A history of " Old Antiquity " is still a " desideratum " for Masonic litcraluie , but mutt , for the * present , lie left to the future . ANTIQUITY .
"THE SPIRIT OF MASONRV . " 1 have a copy of thc " Spirit ot Masonry , " by Bro-Wm . Hutchinson , Alaster of the Barnard Caslle Lodge o ' Concord , published in London in 1775 hy authority o ' Grand Lodge , and dedicated to Lonl Petre , thc Grand Master . Thc Appendix contains " Certaync Qucstyons ,
with Answeris to the same , concerning the Mystery of Macoi rye ; writenc by the handc of Kyngc Henryc , the sixthc ot the r . ame , antl faythfulljc copyed by mc Johan Lrylandr , Antiouarius . " Doubtless this is an earlier , perhaps the earliest , edition of the work mentioned b y your correspondent W . F . Lamonby . I shoultl be glad to know if the bo ; k is rare * . NEWINGTON BRIDGES .
HUGHAN'S MASONIC REGISTER . After a careful perusal , we can say with truth that , in our opinion , it is one of the most valuable works on Masonry ever published . The title might frighten some of those brethren who nre not given lo reading or study , but , if tbey can only muster up courage to read the book , we feel sure they will soon become deeply interested in its
contents . Wc will now give a short summary of them . First , then , we find the arms of the Grand Lodge of Englantl , beautifully illuminated anil emblazoned , under the immediate supervision of Bro . Sir Albert Woods , Garter King at Arms , Past Grand Warden , and Director of Ceremonies of the Grand Lodge of ' England , to whom the volume is dedicated . Then follow five plates—No . 1
containing thc obverse and reverse of the Royal Medal of the Lodge of Antiquity ; No . 2—Medal of Grand Master ' s Lotlge ( No . 1 ) , Metlal of Royal York Lodge of Perseverance ( No . 7 ) , and obverse and reverse of that of Royal Somerset House Lodge ( No . 4 ) . Plate 3—Royal Medal of the Prince of Wales Lotlge ( No . 250 ) . Plate 4—Medal of Centenary Lotlge ( ordinary ) * , Westminster ami
Keystone ( No . 10 ); Royal Alpha Lodge ( No . id ); antl Star of the East Lodge ( No . 67 ) . Plate 5—Commemorative Metlal of thc Inauguration Festival , iSfiq ; that of Royal Insinuation , 1875 ; The Freemasons' Mall Metlal , A . i ) . 17 R 0 ; thc Charity Jewel for the Past Stewards of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , Boys , and Aged Masons and Widows . All these are splendidly got up and illuminated—a perfect work of art . After an introductory
chapter come so . ne excerpts from Dr . Plott ' s " Natural History of Staffordshire , " referring to Freemasonry in his day ; ami " Articles nf Union between the Grand Lodges if Englantl , " Ancients ami Modems , of 1 S 13 . We n : iw come to sonic curious ami interesting old records of lodges , also an account of the coat of arms as usetl by the oltl Company of Freemasons , granted by the Clarencic-ux King at Arms , A . D . 1472-73 , which weie again confirmed in A . D . 1520-21 , and "Entered in Visitacon r , i London , "
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made 1634 . To this are added tbe coats of arms of the Ancients , Moderns , and the York Grand Lodges . A description follows of the various medals already mentioned above , and thc lodges , & c , to which they belong . Aftcrlists of lodges entitled to centenary jcwels , and describing those authorised to be worn by officers of Grand , Prov . Grand , and Subordinate Lodges , we come to a " Roll of lodges
at the Union of December , 1813 . " This roll also gives dates of warrants and changes in the numbering of lodges , as made in 18323111 ! 1 SC 3 . In conclusion we find "A list of lodges in existence at the time of the Union in iS 13 , but subsequently erased from thc roll . " It will be seen from this summary that much valuable information as to the Craft in England , that must have taken years of
hard labour to compile , is contained m this elegantly got up volume . We are glad to find that our worthy and learned brother promises us two more volumes to complete the series , viz ., "Records of the Ancients , " and " of the United Grantl Lotlge of England . " We trust that Bro .
Hughan will , at some future time , turn his attention northwards to Scol ' . and , which he would find far more prolific in ancient Masonic records , charters , & c , even than England . Every Mason , wherever hc may be , should get a copy of " Hughan's Masonic Register . "The Scottish Freemason .
THE ALBION LODGE , No . 9 , LONDON . The present warrant of the Albion Lodge is dated June 30 th , 1774 , but at first it was registered as "July 17 th , A . i > . 1751 , A . L . 5751- —Vol . L , letter A" in the first Book of Records nf the " Ancients . " It is almost certain that
the Seceders commenced their organisation in 1751 , though no minutes were kept until thc following year ( according to a note in the earliest volume of Transactions ) hence some of the "Ancient" lodges really date before the formation of their Grand Lodge ; Nos . 7 , 9 , and 11 being of this class . No charters apparently were granted before 175 3 , in which year the premier Grand Master , Bro . Robert
Turner , W . M . No . 15 , was elected , all such documents having been signed either during that year or subsequently , and bear thereon an acknowledgment , when necessary , of thc date of origin . The Albion Lodge was fjth on thc roll until the " Union , " when it became No . 9 , and has so remained , its centenary warrant being dated April 24 th , 1 S 57 . Thc special jewel was designed by Bro . W . Moring
( P . M . No . 9 ) , High Holborn , London , ami is both neat and effective . A five-pointed star , which encloses an Egyptian lily , is suspended from a scroll , tastefully arranged in the form nf a circle , on which its rests , the latter bearing the nppropiiate inscription : " Albion Lodge Centenary , A . 11 . 1851 . " It is matle in gold , or silver gilt and enamel . —From Bro . Hughan ' s Masonic Register . G . Kenning , London ( 12 s . 6 tl . )
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . WILLIAM ARCHER . The grave closetl over all that was mortal of the remains of the late Bro . William Arblicr , P . G . J . D . of West Lancashire , at the quiet country chuvchyaid of St . Mary ' s , Walton-on-the-Hill , near Liverpool , on Wednesday , the 16 th inst ., and the fast filling tears of many amongst the numerous brethren who gathered to pay the last sad
ofiice of respect to departed merit showed how greatly thc deceased was esteemed while in the flesh , ami Low much hc was mourned for after death . No one who knew Bro . Archer , aud he had only reached his 45 th year at tbe time of his sudden anil somewhat unexpected death on the previous Sunday , failed to value him for his honesty of purpose , uprightness of
intention , cordiality of temperament , and large-heaited openhanded generosity , not only in his public lifc but especially in that inner and more sacred circle of Masonry to which he had been so long and so intimately attached , and the blank thus caused in thc Masonic world in Liverpool , particularly that which exists at what is known as the north end of the town , will be long painfully felt and not
easily Idled . His zeal ami Masonic earnestness in connection with the Walton Lodge , No . 108 C , have for several years been most conspicuous , and largely through his exertions does that lodge now occupy thc honourable position which it now does among the others in Liverpool and throughout the province . Bro . Archer was appointed Prov . G-J . D . at the last meeting in October of the
Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire , at the Philharmonic Hall , Liverpool , that honour being conferred upon him by Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , P . G . M ., in recognition of the eminent services hc had rendered to the Craft , more particularly at the north end , having been chiefly instrumental in securing the erection of the Skelmersdale Hall . He was also P . M . and Treasurer of thc Walton
Lodge , No . 1086 , P . Z . of the chapter attached to it , and S . W . of the Mark Lodge , No . 161 . He was also Chairman of thc Skelmersdale Hall Committee . About ten o ' clock upwards of 200 brethren assembled at thc Skelmersdale Hall , amongst those being Bros . J . T . Callow , P . G . Treas . ; J . Wells , P . G . D . C ; VV . Vines , P . P . G . D . C ; T . RGoepel , Past Prov . Grand Dir . of Cir . ; J . Lunt ,
P . P . G . D . C , P . M . ioSfi ; T . Chcsworth , P . G . D . C . ( Cheshire ); Councillor S . Ibbs , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . Hayes , P . M . 249 , P . G . S . ; R . Abram , P . M . 1086 ; ] . P . M'Arthur , J . I' ., P . M . 1086 ; J . G . Townshend , W . M . " icS 6 ; G . E . Hanmer , P . M . ioS 0 ; J . Ellis , P . M . ioSfi ; with the following officers and members ot this lotlge * . —Bros . JLeece , S . W . ; J . Casey | . W . ; Hugh Spencer , Sec . ;
, If . Beckett , | . D . ; | . Savage , I . G . ; R . Reader , S . S . ; Walker , re-mplelon , li . Gill , Marsden , Rodgers , W . P . Vines , Senior Deacon 1570 ; Roberts , Beer , Ottawell , Langton , Wootlend , " Worthing ton , Thomas , Moss , Williamson ( Tyler ) , Dr . Macbeth , Lewis , Griffiths , Lansing , and Barrow . The representatives ot
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Original Correspondence.
" BY-LAW , " or " BYE-LAW . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , This question has been raisetl several times in these columns , but I am not aware that it has been settled , and may be never will , yet the following opinion will be found interesting and valuable , when coming from so
hig h an authority as Professor A . S . Wilkins , M . A ., being an extract from a lecture on " The Orig in of the English People , " delivered by him in Manchester , in November , 1871 : — " Wherever you find places ending in l-y , as Whitby , Derby , Rugby , there you find Danes have been . By is the old Danish form for town or borough ; and when you
talk about ' l-y-tairs , ' you simply mean the loroiigh lines as distinguished from the laws of the country . Of course now we use the phrase for the laws of a railway or club ; but originally ( -y-fnirm-eav-t borough law , as distinguishing it from the national law of the great Parliament . " Fraternally yours , AD REM .
Reviews.
Reviews .
COMPTE RENDU , DE LA FETE OFFERTE AUX MACONS ETRANGERS LE 24 th OCTOBRK , 1 S 78 , PALAIS DE TROCADERO . Wc arc indebted to thc Grand Conseil of the Rite Ecossais , Ancien et Acccpte , at Paiis , for two copies of this account of the gathering of October last . The work is admirably printed and illustrated , and is for the members
of the rite a fitting souvenir of a memorable meeting . Wcare very sorry to find that some lamentable errors iclative to the " Grand Conseil " have crept into the " Cosmopolitan Calendar , " but which we doubt not its careful editor will correct in the next issue . They have
been unintentional . But there is this justification , the publisher of the "Cosmo" has never received , up to the present , any official calendar or list from the " Secretariat General , " in the ' ¦ Rue de la Victoire . " If it had been duly forwarded , the . mistake , which is quite excusable under the circumstances , would not have occurred .
REPORT OFTHE IRISH MASONIC ORPHAN BOVS ' SCHOOL FOR 1878 . Wc have read this report with much pleasure , as wc think we note in it satisfactory marks of progress antl efficiency . It is moving on . Its income for 1878 was , for instance , £ 29 8 9 us . 61 I ., as against £ 1822 7 s . 31 ! . for 1 P 77 ; but , as the report warns us , too sanguine hopes
must not be founded for the future on Ibis isolated fact , as the receipts include a legacy from tbe Rev . W . H . Iliggin-Lotham of £ 0 , 32 18 s . ( id . There is , indeed , a falling off of about £ ho in individual subscriptions , but this deficiency will , it is ( airly assumed , be matle gootl in 1879 . But the great step in advance is tbe purchase of the lease of the Adelaide Ha ' . l , Mcrrion , with three acres of land , facing
the sen , and which , being in substantial repair , can accommodate forty boys . There will be twenty-six boys in the school in August next , and as thc Board have selected a Head Master and Assistant Master , and a Matron , and is seeking by economising the expenses to increase the number of boys , there seems a fair call 011 Irish—yes , anil on English brethren—by a kindly ami judicious support
to " extentl the operations of this greatly needed charity . " During the last twelve months the financial accounts exhibit , including the balance ( £ 55 2 7 s . 31 I . ) of 1877 , a credit side of £ 3541 18 s . rjd ., and a debit sitlc , including a balance carried forward GC 525 os . 1 id . ) , and purchase of £ 1000 Midland G . W . Railway Stock , ami £ 700 deposit , the same figures . Thus the actual
expenditure , minus these items , is £ 1319 , in round numbers . Of this £ 1073 15 s . are for education antl maintenance ; outfits , £ 30 ; incidental and miscellaneous payments £ i 1 lis . ; stationery , printing , and postage , £ 92 16 s . 91 I ., and salaries the modest sum of £ 70 . We leel sure that
this useful anil meritorious institution has a future eif importance and success before it , and wc call the attention ol many kindly brethren , readers of ours , to its unpretending reality , and its bona-fide claims on all who value anil believc in thc duty and blessedness of helpful education for liie orphan sons of defeased or destitute brethren .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
THE WESTMINSTER AND KEYSTONE LODGE . ( PLATE 4 . ) A warrant bearing date January 28 th , 1721-2 , was issued under the seal of the Grand Lodge , enabling certain brethren named thereon to open and hold a lotlge of Freemasons , its number being seven before 1740 , in which year it became six , and five from 175 6 to the " Union of
1813 , " after which it assumed the number ten . In 1792 its name "Tyrian " was exchanged for that of the " Westminster anil Keystone . " Quite a revival recurred in 18 55 by . 1 number of Oxonians joining ; the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon ( now M . W . Pro G . M . ) , initiate : ! there in February 5 th , 18 5 6 , was installed as W . M . 20 th May , 18 57 , in Die ' presence , of the M . W . G . M .,
thc Earl of Zetland , and ever since thc lodge has preserved the prominence thereby conferretl . On May 2 nd , 18 C 10 , "the lotlge received the sanction of the M . W . G . M . to celebrate its centenary ( which was completed in 1821 ) , by a jewel to be worn by the members .
which has accordingly been provided , the design having received universal approbation for ils appropriateness and beauty . " The jewel may Le briefly described as follows : Portcullis ( in centre ) nf black with gold chains ami studs . Lettering in gold on \> luc enamel— " Westminster and Keystone
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Lodge , 1721 , " and from the top is suspended a small keystone of . cornelian , having the Number 10 thereon . Medal is worn attached to a light blue ribbon . —From Bro . Hughan ' s Masonic Register : George Kenning , London .
A FRENCH CERTIFICATE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO . I have recently been shown a Master Mason ' s certificate , under French regime , antl should be obliged if some learned brother will inform mc whether it belongs to pure Craft Masonry , or otherwise . The query , on my part , arises from the reference to " Lodge of St . John of Scotland , " as also " Herodom Orient of Paris , " which
appears on thc parchment . I should explain that thc certificate in question belonged to a deceased Prov . Grand Master of Cumberland , whose name I am not at liberty to mention . The design is very elaborate , and headed , " A la Gliire du Grand Architccte dc l'Univers . La R . ' . L . \ Ec . \ des amis constans de la Vraie Lumifirc , a Tous les Mac . . Rtipanilus sur les
Deux Hemispheres , Saint . " 'I he body is divided into five corresponding columns , in French , Latin , German , English , and Italian . The English column reads as follows , the blanks , of course , containing thc name , & c , of the R . W . brother to whom thc certificate was granted : " Wc , Ven . -. Masters and Brotheis of Ihe R . \ Lodge of St . John of Scotland , rcgu ^ rly established to the Grand
Or .-, of Paris , in 1818 , under the distinctive title of the Constant Friends of the True Light , certify that the M . \ W . \ B . \ , born at , is an active member of this lodge , in the tlegree of Master , which hc has merited by zeal , virtue , and experience . " We recommend him in Ibis capacity to our M . \ \ V . \ B . \ , who will receive him with cordiality , and all thc benevolence due to a good M . \
•• Herodom O . - . of Paris , the ist of March , year of the G . \ L . \ 5 824 , vulgar Acra ist . Alarch , 1824 . " 1 shoultl adtl that the grade " Master , " on thc parchment , is in manuscript , thereby implying that certificates were granted to other than Master Masons . The seal
bears the title of the lodge , with the year 181 S , and there arc six signatures , the ranks of the attesting officials being thus described : " Le Venerable , " icr Surveillant , " " Surveillant , " " Trdsorie ' r , " " Lc Sccrl . Gcnl ., " and " Oratcur . " The W . M . and Orator have the figures 33 after their names . W . F . LAMONBY .
LODGE OF ANTIQUITY . I have read Bie > s . Hughan and Gould ' s friendly replies . Nn doubt Bro . Hughan has alluded to thc " Ilarodim " before , but 1 could not find the mention nf it in any of his works , relative to thc Lotlge of Antiquity . Such a fact coultl not escape such a " master of the work . " 1 had not
seen Bro . Gould's "Four Oltl Lodges" when I wrote , or else I shoultl not ha \ e penned the note . I am glad it has struck " oil , " and tlrawn out so much "light . ' A history of " Old Antiquity " is still a " desideratum " for Masonic litcraluie , but mutt , for the * present , lie left to the future . ANTIQUITY .
"THE SPIRIT OF MASONRV . " 1 have a copy of thc " Spirit ot Masonry , " by Bro-Wm . Hutchinson , Alaster of the Barnard Caslle Lodge o ' Concord , published in London in 1775 hy authority o ' Grand Lodge , and dedicated to Lonl Petre , thc Grand Master . Thc Appendix contains " Certaync Qucstyons ,
with Answeris to the same , concerning the Mystery of Macoi rye ; writenc by the handc of Kyngc Henryc , the sixthc ot the r . ame , antl faythfulljc copyed by mc Johan Lrylandr , Antiouarius . " Doubtless this is an earlier , perhaps the earliest , edition of the work mentioned b y your correspondent W . F . Lamonby . I shoultl be glad to know if the bo ; k is rare * . NEWINGTON BRIDGES .
HUGHAN'S MASONIC REGISTER . After a careful perusal , we can say with truth that , in our opinion , it is one of the most valuable works on Masonry ever published . The title might frighten some of those brethren who nre not given lo reading or study , but , if tbey can only muster up courage to read the book , we feel sure they will soon become deeply interested in its
contents . Wc will now give a short summary of them . First , then , we find the arms of the Grand Lodge of Englantl , beautifully illuminated anil emblazoned , under the immediate supervision of Bro . Sir Albert Woods , Garter King at Arms , Past Grand Warden , and Director of Ceremonies of the Grand Lodge of ' England , to whom the volume is dedicated . Then follow five plates—No . 1
containing thc obverse and reverse of the Royal Medal of the Lodge of Antiquity ; No . 2—Medal of Grand Master ' s Lotlge ( No . 1 ) , Metlal of Royal York Lodge of Perseverance ( No . 7 ) , and obverse and reverse of that of Royal Somerset House Lodge ( No . 4 ) . Plate 3—Royal Medal of the Prince of Wales Lotlge ( No . 250 ) . Plate 4—Medal of Centenary Lotlge ( ordinary ) * , Westminster ami
Keystone ( No . 10 ); Royal Alpha Lodge ( No . id ); antl Star of the East Lodge ( No . 67 ) . Plate 5—Commemorative Metlal of thc Inauguration Festival , iSfiq ; that of Royal Insinuation , 1875 ; The Freemasons' Mall Metlal , A . i ) . 17 R 0 ; thc Charity Jewel for the Past Stewards of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , Boys , and Aged Masons and Widows . All these are splendidly got up and illuminated—a perfect work of art . After an introductory
chapter come so . ne excerpts from Dr . Plott ' s " Natural History of Staffordshire , " referring to Freemasonry in his day ; ami " Articles nf Union between the Grand Lodges if Englantl , " Ancients ami Modems , of 1 S 13 . We n : iw come to sonic curious ami interesting old records of lodges , also an account of the coat of arms as usetl by the oltl Company of Freemasons , granted by the Clarencic-ux King at Arms , A . D . 1472-73 , which weie again confirmed in A . D . 1520-21 , and "Entered in Visitacon r , i London , "
Masonic Notes And Queries.
made 1634 . To this are added tbe coats of arms of the Ancients , Moderns , and the York Grand Lodges . A description follows of the various medals already mentioned above , and thc lodges , & c , to which they belong . Aftcrlists of lodges entitled to centenary jcwels , and describing those authorised to be worn by officers of Grand , Prov . Grand , and Subordinate Lodges , we come to a " Roll of lodges
at the Union of December , 1813 . " This roll also gives dates of warrants and changes in the numbering of lodges , as made in 18323111 ! 1 SC 3 . In conclusion we find "A list of lodges in existence at the time of the Union in iS 13 , but subsequently erased from thc roll . " It will be seen from this summary that much valuable information as to the Craft in England , that must have taken years of
hard labour to compile , is contained m this elegantly got up volume . We are glad to find that our worthy and learned brother promises us two more volumes to complete the series , viz ., "Records of the Ancients , " and " of the United Grantl Lotlge of England . " We trust that Bro .
Hughan will , at some future time , turn his attention northwards to Scol ' . and , which he would find far more prolific in ancient Masonic records , charters , & c , even than England . Every Mason , wherever hc may be , should get a copy of " Hughan's Masonic Register . "The Scottish Freemason .
THE ALBION LODGE , No . 9 , LONDON . The present warrant of the Albion Lodge is dated June 30 th , 1774 , but at first it was registered as "July 17 th , A . i > . 1751 , A . L . 5751- —Vol . L , letter A" in the first Book of Records nf the " Ancients . " It is almost certain that
the Seceders commenced their organisation in 1751 , though no minutes were kept until thc following year ( according to a note in the earliest volume of Transactions ) hence some of the "Ancient" lodges really date before the formation of their Grand Lodge ; Nos . 7 , 9 , and 11 being of this class . No charters apparently were granted before 175 3 , in which year the premier Grand Master , Bro . Robert
Turner , W . M . No . 15 , was elected , all such documents having been signed either during that year or subsequently , and bear thereon an acknowledgment , when necessary , of thc date of origin . The Albion Lodge was fjth on thc roll until the " Union , " when it became No . 9 , and has so remained , its centenary warrant being dated April 24 th , 1 S 57 . Thc special jewel was designed by Bro . W . Moring
( P . M . No . 9 ) , High Holborn , London , ami is both neat and effective . A five-pointed star , which encloses an Egyptian lily , is suspended from a scroll , tastefully arranged in the form nf a circle , on which its rests , the latter bearing the nppropiiate inscription : " Albion Lodge Centenary , A . 11 . 1851 . " It is matle in gold , or silver gilt and enamel . —From Bro . Hughan ' s Masonic Register . G . Kenning , London ( 12 s . 6 tl . )
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . WILLIAM ARCHER . The grave closetl over all that was mortal of the remains of the late Bro . William Arblicr , P . G . J . D . of West Lancashire , at the quiet country chuvchyaid of St . Mary ' s , Walton-on-the-Hill , near Liverpool , on Wednesday , the 16 th inst ., and the fast filling tears of many amongst the numerous brethren who gathered to pay the last sad
ofiice of respect to departed merit showed how greatly thc deceased was esteemed while in the flesh , ami Low much hc was mourned for after death . No one who knew Bro . Archer , aud he had only reached his 45 th year at tbe time of his sudden anil somewhat unexpected death on the previous Sunday , failed to value him for his honesty of purpose , uprightness of
intention , cordiality of temperament , and large-heaited openhanded generosity , not only in his public lifc but especially in that inner and more sacred circle of Masonry to which he had been so long and so intimately attached , and the blank thus caused in thc Masonic world in Liverpool , particularly that which exists at what is known as the north end of the town , will be long painfully felt and not
easily Idled . His zeal ami Masonic earnestness in connection with the Walton Lodge , No . 108 C , have for several years been most conspicuous , and largely through his exertions does that lodge now occupy thc honourable position which it now does among the others in Liverpool and throughout the province . Bro . Archer was appointed Prov . G-J . D . at the last meeting in October of the
Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire , at the Philharmonic Hall , Liverpool , that honour being conferred upon him by Bro . Lord Skelmersdale , P . G . M ., in recognition of the eminent services hc had rendered to the Craft , more particularly at the north end , having been chiefly instrumental in securing the erection of the Skelmersdale Hall . He was also P . M . and Treasurer of thc Walton
Lodge , No . 1086 , P . Z . of the chapter attached to it , and S . W . of the Mark Lodge , No . 161 . He was also Chairman of thc Skelmersdale Hall Committee . About ten o ' clock upwards of 200 brethren assembled at thc Skelmersdale Hall , amongst those being Bros . J . T . Callow , P . G . Treas . ; J . Wells , P . G . D . C ; VV . Vines , P . P . G . D . C ; T . RGoepel , Past Prov . Grand Dir . of Cir . ; J . Lunt ,
P . P . G . D . C , P . M . ioSfi ; T . Chcsworth , P . G . D . C . ( Cheshire ); Councillor S . Ibbs , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . Hayes , P . M . 249 , P . G . S . ; R . Abram , P . M . 1086 ; ] . P . M'Arthur , J . I' ., P . M . 1086 ; J . G . Townshend , W . M . " icS 6 ; G . E . Hanmer , P . M . ioS 0 ; J . Ellis , P . M . ioSfi ; with the following officers and members ot this lotlge * . —Bros . JLeece , S . W . ; J . Casey | . W . ; Hugh Spencer , Sec . ;
, If . Beckett , | . D . ; | . Savage , I . G . ; R . Reader , S . S . ; Walker , re-mplelon , li . Gill , Marsden , Rodgers , W . P . Vines , Senior Deacon 1570 ; Roberts , Beer , Ottawell , Langton , Wootlend , " Worthing ton , Thomas , Moss , Williamson ( Tyler ) , Dr . Macbeth , Lewis , Griffiths , Lansing , and Barrow . The representatives ot