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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY FOR THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CORNWALL , iSSS . This well known publication , the pioneer of directories for Provincial Grand Lodge purposes , is in its 17 th year of issue , and making , with the previous publication for Devon and Cornwall , the 21 st edited by Bro . Hughan , P . S . G . D . of England , & c . The present edition is the second number
of vol . 4 , the several issues being consecutively paged , so as to bind well in volumes . We notice one or two new features , some being possibly for this year only , such as "Jubilee Honours , " of which six are enumerated , one being "Grand Lodge of England" and the remainder "Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall . " From 18 S 3 a new Prov . Grand Treasurer has been elected annually ,
instead of the old custom of re-elections , hence the list in this Directory of all so elected from 18 S 3 will be found useful for reference and guidance , so that this particular honour or compliment may be as widely distributed as possible . Bro . Thomas Chirgwin , J . P ., Truro , is the new Prov . Grand Secretary , in succession to Bro . E . D . Anderton , who is now Prov . S . G . W ., and well deserved that position .
Bro . Chirgwin has been the Secretary of the flourishing " Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , " from its origin in 1 S 64 , the receipts for the period being £ 6350 14 s . 2 d ., and the expenses of management , the merest trifle of about £ 15 per annum on an average . There are 30 lodges in the province , with 1537 members , exhibiting an increase on previous years since 18 79 80 ,
the highest , however , being 1567 in 1877 , according to the "Analysis of Returns , 1 S 77-1 S 87 , " no slight labour in itself . The operation of the rule of Grand Lodge respecting " arrears " doubtless accounts for the large number removed annually from the roll . _ Particulars are afforded of 16 lodges formerly working in Cornwall , from 1752 to 183 S . The senior lodge of the province from 1751 onwards , is
No . 75 , Falmouth , which bears its age well , and was never more nourishing than it is now . The names of the Grand Officers of England are given for April 25 th , 1 SS 8 , so there has not been much time lost in the compilation of this most handy Masonic Cornish guide , and Bro . Hughan has
added the numbers and localities of the lodges of which the Grand Officers are P . M . 's , a feature to be commended . The table of the " Royal Masonic Charities" is a veritable multum in parvo . Copies may be had , as usual , from the Assistant Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . Thomas Gill , Penryn , Cornwall , for seven stamps .
CALENDAR FOR THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LINCOLNSHIRE . We regret to hear that this very useful work is not to be published for iSSS . We hope , however , that the regret excited by the loss will be such as to induce the esteemed Prov . Grand Secretary to prepare one for 1 S 89 , and that it will be supported as it deserves to be .
FREEMASONS' CALENDAR FOR THE PROVINCE OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , FOR THE YEAR 1 S 88 . This capital publication is one of the most useful , accurate , and comprehensive of the many provincial calendars issued in England , and , as regards the information and arrangement , the work is as near perfection in most respects as possible . We should like more , however , in some
departments , even if it leads to less in others . The compilation is by Bro . H . R . Hatherly , the Prov . Grand Sec , assisted by Bro . A . Stubbs , Asst . Prov . Grand Sec . Our suggestions to the editors are based on a long acquaintance with this very useful class of Masonic publications , and are not offered , in the slightest degree , from any desire to find fault with the painstaking editors , whose valuable
services should be warmly appreciated by their province generally . Two or more pages are devoted to each lodge ; first we have the name and number of the lodge , place , and time of meeting , date of warrant , date of installation , names of officers and Past Masters , number of members , and name of the correspondent . These occupy one page . The remainder is taken up with the names of all the
members . Our first suggestion is that it would be better to omit the list of names of members—unless both can be given—so as to allow more room for the roll of Past Masters . By this plan the years of service of each P . M ., and the provincial appointments , with the dates ( if any ) might be added . Surely , for provincial purposes , the latter additions would be of considerable value and importance ,
enabling the Prov . G . M . and his advisers to see at aglance how the "honours" have and should be distributed . The " Committee of General Purposes " comprise 24 names in all , Bro . John Watson , Dep . Prov . G . M ., being the Chairman . Five of these are the two Wardens , Treasurer , Registrar , and Secretary of Prov . G . Lodge , three P . Prov . S . G . W . ' s , are nominated by the Prov . G . M ., and fourteen
brethren are nominated by the several lodges in the province . Bro . Hatherly , the courteous Prov . G . Sec , being the Secretary . This seems an excellent method to secure representation and efficiency . Then there is a "Benevolent and Educational Fund Committee" on a somewhat similar scale , the President being his Grace the Duke of St . Albans , Prov . G . M ., who is , we see by the
list , given at p . 25 , the Gth Ruler of the province , from the year 17 S 3 , when Lord Rancliffe was appointed ( then Bro . T . B . Parkyns ) . There are 14 lodges , with 714 subscribing members , the senior on the roll dating from 1755 , being the famous "Newstead" Lodge , No . 47 , Nottingham . Over the Prov . Grand Chapter , Sir Henry Bromley , Bart ., presides as Grand Superintendent , there being 7 R . A . Chapters ,
with 229 members , a proportion much beyond the usual , the oldest chapter , the "Abbey , " No . 47 , is dated 1 S 23 . We wonder if this is the direct descendant of the No . 68 , on the "Moderns" Grand Chapter , warranted in 1790 . Most chapters took new warrants after the formation of the Supreme Grand Chapter in 1817 * The "Abbey Chapter Encampment , " K . T ., is of "Time Immemorial "
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antiquity , the names of the officers being according to the old style , not that ofthe " Great Priory . " TheRose Croix Chapter under the A . and A . Rite was chartered in 1 S 63 . The Mark Prov . G . L . consists of three Mark lodges wish 12 S members , Ihe Prov . G . M . being the R . W . Bro . John Watson , and the Prov . G . Sec . Bro . E . C . Patchitt . The oldest lodge is also of "Time Immemorial" constitution ,
and is considered to be one of the senior Mark lodges in England , having existed long before the Mark Grand Lodge was formed . The names of all the members , of all the R . A . chapters , Mark lodges , & c , & c , are duly given in the Calendar , as well as the roll of officers , & c , so that the publication is more than usually full and exhaustive . Then again , lists of lodges , times and places
of meetings , Prov . Grand Officers , & c , in the adjoining Provinces of Derbyshire , Leicester and Rutland , and Lincolnshire , are also attended to , and full particulars are afforded respecting the Central Masonic Charities , with list of subscribers , the latter being compiled by Bro . J . Toplis , P . M ., & c , the Secretary of the " Benevolent Fund Committee , " who , however , does not furnish the totals ,
so , unless we add up all the columns , we have no means of seeing how far the brethren of Nottinghamshire have done their duty . Doubtless well , from what we know and have heard of iheir zeal . The Calendar is published by authority and at the expense of the Prov . Grand Lodge , by whom copies are sent to all the members . This is by far the best plan for such publications .
FREEMASONS' CALENDAR FOR THE PROVINCES OF WARWICKSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE'S—1 SS 9 . This " massive " little book is edited by Bro . Edmund Worrall , of Birmingham , by whom also it has been beautifully printed ( in blue ) , and published at his office in Union Passage . The Staffoidshire portion has been well done by
Bro . F . Derry , as usual , and the two portions united make up one of the most comprehensive and ably edited calendars published in this country . It is in the front rank , and possesses features which distinguishes no other of the kind , some of which we shall allude to herewith . There is a remarkable table , occupying two pages , based upon the official reports of the W . M . ' s on the state of their lodges
for the year ending 30 th June , 1887 . The reports cover a wide area , dealing as they do with the number of members on June 30 th , 1 SS 6 , initiations for the 12 months from that date , joining members , resignations and deaths , as also the number of members on the roll , 30 th June , 1 SS 7 . Then follow the number of Vice-Presidents , Life Governors , Life Subscribers , and Annual Subscribers to the Masonic
Charities , in separate columns , with columns also for the sums subscribed by members and by lodges for the same object , and then similar information respecting amounts devoted to the " Warwickshire Masonic Benevolent and Pupils' Aid Fund , " the " Birmingham Itinerant Society , " likewise for other charitable purposes , and , finally , the total so contributed by each lodge , and the grand totals at the foot of
each column , the whole summing up to the magnificent sum of £ 1555 5 s - 6 d . This table is supplied by the indefatigable Prov . G . Sec , Bro . George Beach . There were 129 initiates and joining members , 132 resignations , deaths , & c , the net total of members being 1225 , being three less than for the former year . There are 31 lodges , the average to each lodge being slightly under 40 members . The
returns are not quite complete for Staffordshire , so we cannot tell the average per lodge , but in Warwickshire 1225 for 31 lodges is not the ordinary average of most provinces , being considerably less , we take it , than usual . In Cornwall , the directory for which we have just been reviewing , the average is rather over 51 members to each lodge . It appears to us that Warwickshire is an indication of the
tendency of a multiplication of lodges to lead to a corresponding advance in the number of members , owing to improved facilities for gentlemen joining lodges in their immediate vicinity . Naturally an increase of lodges would reduce the average number of members , but we are persuaded that the grand total would be more in such a case than if the lodges had not been so increased in number . The more
lodges in a province , the more members ; this seems reasonable . The oldest lodge in the Province of Warwickshire is No . 43 , Birmingham , of 1733 , which celebrated its sesquicentennial in due course . The senior for Staffordshire is No . 98 , Burslem , of A . D . 1764 , the remainder in that province , however , of 28 lodges are all of this century constitution , whereas in the adjoining province there are five
lodges with last century warrants . There are 10 Royal Arch chapters , four Mark lodges , and two Rose Croix chapters in Warwickshire , and eight Royal Arch chapters and five Mark lodges in Staffordshire . The Templars form a Prov . Great Priory for Staffordshire , Warwickshire , and Leicestershire , under the genial rule of that zealous Mason , Bro . C . Fendelow , there being five preceptories in all . The Calendar ends with "Remarkable Occurrences in Masonry "
from St . Albans , A . D . 2 S 7 , to the initiation of H . R . H . Prince Albert Victor , in 1 S 85 , the eventful period described being compressed into two pages , based mainly on the Grand Lodge Calendar . We congratulate Bro . Worrall on the completion of his " labour of love , " for it certainly cannot be a profitable work , some 120 pages of closely packed matter being sold for is . It surely should command a large and ready sale .
There was a field day of the Foot Guards in Hyde Park on Saturday last , when a brigade , consisting of the 2 nd Battalion Grenadiers and the 2 nd Battalion Scots Guards , were inspected by Major-General Sir R . Gipps , commanding the Home District , and , after two hours occupied in going through various movements , were dismissed to barracks .
Among those who have left London for the Whitsun holidays may be mentioned Bro . Lord and Lady George Hamilton , who are on a visit to the Isle of Wight , Bro . Earl and Countess Cowper , who are staying at Panshanger , Bro . Earl and the Countess Bathurst , who are at Bournemouth , and Bro . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., and Lady Ridley , who are at Blagdon , Northants .
The Prince of Wales , accompanied by Duke Paul of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , left Marlborough House , on Saturday morning last , for Sheerness ior the purpose of inspecting the Norfolk Artillery Volunteers , under the command of Bro . Lord Suffield , and the 3 rd Middlesex Artillery , under Lord Truro . His Royal Highness witnessed the heavy gun drill and firing , and , after lunching with the officers of the Norfolk Artillery , returned to town .
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777 ] WARRANT OF No . 1 . I am very pleased to see that Bro . H . Sadler obtained permission to publish the Warrant of the Grand Master ' Lodge , No . 1 , as it is the first time such a document W been printed , so far as my knowledge extends . I had private copy of it , and knew of there being a seal thereon but was not aware that it was Kirk ' s , of 1775 " Strike " In the interesting Address by Bro . Powell , delivered at
the Centenary meeting June , 1859 , [ London , Truscott Son , and Simmons , ] mention is made of the lod ge bein » "revived" on 7 th Dec , 1787 . Evidently No . 1 had been dormant for some little time , and the re-institution , so to speak , was by order of the then Grand Master , the Earl of Antrim . It occurs to me that such authorization may have led to the new seal being used , and to the removal of the
old one . At all events , it fairly accounts for such a form of authority being attached in 1787 ( say ) to a Chatter granted in 1759 . I quite agree with Bro . Lane that there was a No . 1 of the " Ancients " prior to 1759 , and it is just possible it never had a Warrant , when the others did which were at work , in July , 1751 . Any way , the Iranscript furnished by Bro . H . Sadler is a welcome si ght to ' many of us . W . J . HUGHAN .
77 S ] THE CAMA MS . 1 have now the pleasure of describing a hitherto unknown copy of the "Old Charges" recently discovered and offered to me for inspection . This is the third which I have been enabled to introduce to Masonic Students —( how that word recalls , and long will recall , our dear departed Bro , Woodford !)—within the last few weeks , viz .: Philli pps
MS ., No . 3 , Stanley MS ., and now Cama MS ., the two latter being unearthed at Margate . As in most cases , our knowledge of its previous history is scanty and unsatisfactory . Some years back , Bro . W . J . Clarke purchased the stationery business , 37 , High-street , Margate , of Bro . Brasier , a member of Union Lodge , 127 , Margate , and a prominent Kentish Mason . Last April , Bro . Clarke found
the MS . in question amongst a lot of documents and papers , and my attention was called to it by Bro . W . Jones Lane , I . P . M . of 217 . Bro . Lane thinks it may have belonged to a Bro . Osborne , an uncle to Bro . Brasier , once the proprietor of the King ' s Head Hotel , but however that may be , its existence must have been unknown to the Brasier family , or it would have been exhibited earlier . As
Secretary of _ the Quatuor _ Coronati Lodge , 2076 , 1 was naturally desirous of obtaining it for our Library , but was met by a refusal to sell for money . Ultimately it was offered to me against 75 votes for the "Old Men , " and on applying to Bro . D . P . Cama , P . G . T ., a member of our Correspondence Circle , to help me , I was almost immediately gratified by the promise of the votes requited .
The MS . is now therefore the property of the lodge , and will in future bear the name of the brother whose ready generosity enabled us to acquire it . So far as my limited experience goes , and judging from the handwriting , I should attribute it to the early part of the 18 th century , say from 1730-1750 . It is written on 13 pages of coarse white foolscap , much dogseared and having been
continuously folded in four , broken accross the middle in several sheets . From beginning to end , however , every word is decipherable , and the writing is very regular and beautiful . It is a curious fact , that in spite of the large number of MS . Constitutions now known , so few should be cop ies of each other . The Cama MS . is not sufficiently like any known MS . to be a called a copy , but it bears a strong
family likeness to the Edinburgh-Kilwinning version . But in one important part it differs materially . The clause in the Scottish Charge which relates that a King of another region called I ram sent his son Aynon to Solomon , is replaced by the account of the circumstance given in the Cole MS ., where Hiram , King of Tyre , and Hiram , the Widow's son , are mentioned , the only difference being that Cole called him Hiram Abif , and the Cama MS . simply
Hiram . There is a further slight indication that a Scottish original underlies the Cama MS . An and own are written , across the border , ane and aln . In several pto 5 where an or own should stand , the Cama MS . has one . as though the scribe had been unknowingly influenced by the verbiage of the copy before him . The peculiarity 01 the use of this word one is very striking and strange , ana hardly accountable for on any other hypothesis . G . W . SPETH , Sec . Ouatuor Coronati , 207 6 .
, „ Kentish Toivn Magtrn ' me , for April , 1886 . —" The abovc ; , ' jical Institute , under the special patronage of the Clergy , f"J . ., Men , Gentlemen and Ladies of the N . and N . W . < l' » " ^ affords in its daily and extensive practice , wondrous ' . ' fication of the great progress that has been made in the b . ]( lis of dentistry during quite modern days , and also prove s c 0 „ . putably the great boon which the above-named Iustitui ^ lers daily upon numerous sufferers . Defective teeth and gu j [] ts well known to be the foundation of thc most painful cot 0 'L' „ th . u ^ . nO ) i ^ ~ ~ i .: —1 1 ii » . . . . _ 1 „ : t « -.. « . c nf tne '" " . „ wai ouinuiauiwiiu —
1 \ UK 111-VVE 5 T LONDON DENTAL INSTITUTE . — ' '•* '" aed The 61 st anniversary festival of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum was celebrated at the Crystal Palace on Thursday , the 17 th inst . About 500 ladies andge " ' , " men sat down to dinner , and the subscriptions amounte to £ 5500 . NORTH-WEST LONDON DENT . IL INSTITUTE . — Extract 1 ,
. -L , emu iii . il me several rtllllll . " . ' . jo ou need the skilled attention of eminent scientists , if they a ' nti 0 n cured , or even alleviated , and in order that such ski "" : , o ^ might be within the reach of all grades , the N OBIH-W 1- ^ DENTAL INSTITUTE was established . Situated at So , l'orte- ^ ^ Junction-road , Kentish Town , under the superintendence ^ A . VV . FURBER , L . D . S ., Royal College of Surgeons ot ^ jute assisted by a stall of skilled and qualified gentlemen , this l cxtraC ts Slinnliprl nrHHria teeth lat-Nct crii . ntil . i- improvements ' , ' n ( l
teeth , and pertorre \ all other necessary operations pa" rti "'» oj bestows benefits thit cannot be over-estimated upon this P ^ „( our largely-populateu suburbs that would not seek tn , t jjf Hospita . s and Charities in the Metropolis . We may " kI ) Cc i"l A . VV . FURBER , L . D . S ., R . C . S . E ., has had 20 years expa n d is
nospitais anu private practice , or a very KHIUIJ -r- earn '" eminently fitted for the position that he holds , where he rw J . UJIDEII the golden opinions of all who have consulted him . » ' 0 t his is also a well-known benefactor , having devoted ten ) . ^ tot ^ early practice to serve the poor , during which period nis » 30 | 0 o <> and able hand relieved [ free of cost ! no less a number ui » a , ; q suffering patients . "—Fees at this Institute are rnou " Free to "the Unemployed . "
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY FOR THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CORNWALL , iSSS . This well known publication , the pioneer of directories for Provincial Grand Lodge purposes , is in its 17 th year of issue , and making , with the previous publication for Devon and Cornwall , the 21 st edited by Bro . Hughan , P . S . G . D . of England , & c . The present edition is the second number
of vol . 4 , the several issues being consecutively paged , so as to bind well in volumes . We notice one or two new features , some being possibly for this year only , such as "Jubilee Honours , " of which six are enumerated , one being "Grand Lodge of England" and the remainder "Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall . " From 18 S 3 a new Prov . Grand Treasurer has been elected annually ,
instead of the old custom of re-elections , hence the list in this Directory of all so elected from 18 S 3 will be found useful for reference and guidance , so that this particular honour or compliment may be as widely distributed as possible . Bro . Thomas Chirgwin , J . P ., Truro , is the new Prov . Grand Secretary , in succession to Bro . E . D . Anderton , who is now Prov . S . G . W ., and well deserved that position .
Bro . Chirgwin has been the Secretary of the flourishing " Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , " from its origin in 1 S 64 , the receipts for the period being £ 6350 14 s . 2 d ., and the expenses of management , the merest trifle of about £ 15 per annum on an average . There are 30 lodges in the province , with 1537 members , exhibiting an increase on previous years since 18 79 80 ,
the highest , however , being 1567 in 1877 , according to the "Analysis of Returns , 1 S 77-1 S 87 , " no slight labour in itself . The operation of the rule of Grand Lodge respecting " arrears " doubtless accounts for the large number removed annually from the roll . _ Particulars are afforded of 16 lodges formerly working in Cornwall , from 1752 to 183 S . The senior lodge of the province from 1751 onwards , is
No . 75 , Falmouth , which bears its age well , and was never more nourishing than it is now . The names of the Grand Officers of England are given for April 25 th , 1 SS 8 , so there has not been much time lost in the compilation of this most handy Masonic Cornish guide , and Bro . Hughan has
added the numbers and localities of the lodges of which the Grand Officers are P . M . 's , a feature to be commended . The table of the " Royal Masonic Charities" is a veritable multum in parvo . Copies may be had , as usual , from the Assistant Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . Thomas Gill , Penryn , Cornwall , for seven stamps .
CALENDAR FOR THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LINCOLNSHIRE . We regret to hear that this very useful work is not to be published for iSSS . We hope , however , that the regret excited by the loss will be such as to induce the esteemed Prov . Grand Secretary to prepare one for 1 S 89 , and that it will be supported as it deserves to be .
FREEMASONS' CALENDAR FOR THE PROVINCE OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , FOR THE YEAR 1 S 88 . This capital publication is one of the most useful , accurate , and comprehensive of the many provincial calendars issued in England , and , as regards the information and arrangement , the work is as near perfection in most respects as possible . We should like more , however , in some
departments , even if it leads to less in others . The compilation is by Bro . H . R . Hatherly , the Prov . Grand Sec , assisted by Bro . A . Stubbs , Asst . Prov . Grand Sec . Our suggestions to the editors are based on a long acquaintance with this very useful class of Masonic publications , and are not offered , in the slightest degree , from any desire to find fault with the painstaking editors , whose valuable
services should be warmly appreciated by their province generally . Two or more pages are devoted to each lodge ; first we have the name and number of the lodge , place , and time of meeting , date of warrant , date of installation , names of officers and Past Masters , number of members , and name of the correspondent . These occupy one page . The remainder is taken up with the names of all the
members . Our first suggestion is that it would be better to omit the list of names of members—unless both can be given—so as to allow more room for the roll of Past Masters . By this plan the years of service of each P . M ., and the provincial appointments , with the dates ( if any ) might be added . Surely , for provincial purposes , the latter additions would be of considerable value and importance ,
enabling the Prov . G . M . and his advisers to see at aglance how the "honours" have and should be distributed . The " Committee of General Purposes " comprise 24 names in all , Bro . John Watson , Dep . Prov . G . M ., being the Chairman . Five of these are the two Wardens , Treasurer , Registrar , and Secretary of Prov . G . Lodge , three P . Prov . S . G . W . ' s , are nominated by the Prov . G . M ., and fourteen
brethren are nominated by the several lodges in the province . Bro . Hatherly , the courteous Prov . G . Sec , being the Secretary . This seems an excellent method to secure representation and efficiency . Then there is a "Benevolent and Educational Fund Committee" on a somewhat similar scale , the President being his Grace the Duke of St . Albans , Prov . G . M ., who is , we see by the
list , given at p . 25 , the Gth Ruler of the province , from the year 17 S 3 , when Lord Rancliffe was appointed ( then Bro . T . B . Parkyns ) . There are 14 lodges , with 714 subscribing members , the senior on the roll dating from 1755 , being the famous "Newstead" Lodge , No . 47 , Nottingham . Over the Prov . Grand Chapter , Sir Henry Bromley , Bart ., presides as Grand Superintendent , there being 7 R . A . Chapters ,
with 229 members , a proportion much beyond the usual , the oldest chapter , the "Abbey , " No . 47 , is dated 1 S 23 . We wonder if this is the direct descendant of the No . 68 , on the "Moderns" Grand Chapter , warranted in 1790 . Most chapters took new warrants after the formation of the Supreme Grand Chapter in 1817 * The "Abbey Chapter Encampment , " K . T ., is of "Time Immemorial "
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antiquity , the names of the officers being according to the old style , not that ofthe " Great Priory . " TheRose Croix Chapter under the A . and A . Rite was chartered in 1 S 63 . The Mark Prov . G . L . consists of three Mark lodges wish 12 S members , Ihe Prov . G . M . being the R . W . Bro . John Watson , and the Prov . G . Sec . Bro . E . C . Patchitt . The oldest lodge is also of "Time Immemorial" constitution ,
and is considered to be one of the senior Mark lodges in England , having existed long before the Mark Grand Lodge was formed . The names of all the members , of all the R . A . chapters , Mark lodges , & c , & c , are duly given in the Calendar , as well as the roll of officers , & c , so that the publication is more than usually full and exhaustive . Then again , lists of lodges , times and places
of meetings , Prov . Grand Officers , & c , in the adjoining Provinces of Derbyshire , Leicester and Rutland , and Lincolnshire , are also attended to , and full particulars are afforded respecting the Central Masonic Charities , with list of subscribers , the latter being compiled by Bro . J . Toplis , P . M ., & c , the Secretary of the " Benevolent Fund Committee , " who , however , does not furnish the totals ,
so , unless we add up all the columns , we have no means of seeing how far the brethren of Nottinghamshire have done their duty . Doubtless well , from what we know and have heard of iheir zeal . The Calendar is published by authority and at the expense of the Prov . Grand Lodge , by whom copies are sent to all the members . This is by far the best plan for such publications .
FREEMASONS' CALENDAR FOR THE PROVINCES OF WARWICKSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE'S—1 SS 9 . This " massive " little book is edited by Bro . Edmund Worrall , of Birmingham , by whom also it has been beautifully printed ( in blue ) , and published at his office in Union Passage . The Staffoidshire portion has been well done by
Bro . F . Derry , as usual , and the two portions united make up one of the most comprehensive and ably edited calendars published in this country . It is in the front rank , and possesses features which distinguishes no other of the kind , some of which we shall allude to herewith . There is a remarkable table , occupying two pages , based upon the official reports of the W . M . ' s on the state of their lodges
for the year ending 30 th June , 1887 . The reports cover a wide area , dealing as they do with the number of members on June 30 th , 1 SS 6 , initiations for the 12 months from that date , joining members , resignations and deaths , as also the number of members on the roll , 30 th June , 1 SS 7 . Then follow the number of Vice-Presidents , Life Governors , Life Subscribers , and Annual Subscribers to the Masonic
Charities , in separate columns , with columns also for the sums subscribed by members and by lodges for the same object , and then similar information respecting amounts devoted to the " Warwickshire Masonic Benevolent and Pupils' Aid Fund , " the " Birmingham Itinerant Society , " likewise for other charitable purposes , and , finally , the total so contributed by each lodge , and the grand totals at the foot of
each column , the whole summing up to the magnificent sum of £ 1555 5 s - 6 d . This table is supplied by the indefatigable Prov . G . Sec , Bro . George Beach . There were 129 initiates and joining members , 132 resignations , deaths , & c , the net total of members being 1225 , being three less than for the former year . There are 31 lodges , the average to each lodge being slightly under 40 members . The
returns are not quite complete for Staffordshire , so we cannot tell the average per lodge , but in Warwickshire 1225 for 31 lodges is not the ordinary average of most provinces , being considerably less , we take it , than usual . In Cornwall , the directory for which we have just been reviewing , the average is rather over 51 members to each lodge . It appears to us that Warwickshire is an indication of the
tendency of a multiplication of lodges to lead to a corresponding advance in the number of members , owing to improved facilities for gentlemen joining lodges in their immediate vicinity . Naturally an increase of lodges would reduce the average number of members , but we are persuaded that the grand total would be more in such a case than if the lodges had not been so increased in number . The more
lodges in a province , the more members ; this seems reasonable . The oldest lodge in the Province of Warwickshire is No . 43 , Birmingham , of 1733 , which celebrated its sesquicentennial in due course . The senior for Staffordshire is No . 98 , Burslem , of A . D . 1764 , the remainder in that province , however , of 28 lodges are all of this century constitution , whereas in the adjoining province there are five
lodges with last century warrants . There are 10 Royal Arch chapters , four Mark lodges , and two Rose Croix chapters in Warwickshire , and eight Royal Arch chapters and five Mark lodges in Staffordshire . The Templars form a Prov . Great Priory for Staffordshire , Warwickshire , and Leicestershire , under the genial rule of that zealous Mason , Bro . C . Fendelow , there being five preceptories in all . The Calendar ends with "Remarkable Occurrences in Masonry "
from St . Albans , A . D . 2 S 7 , to the initiation of H . R . H . Prince Albert Victor , in 1 S 85 , the eventful period described being compressed into two pages , based mainly on the Grand Lodge Calendar . We congratulate Bro . Worrall on the completion of his " labour of love , " for it certainly cannot be a profitable work , some 120 pages of closely packed matter being sold for is . It surely should command a large and ready sale .
There was a field day of the Foot Guards in Hyde Park on Saturday last , when a brigade , consisting of the 2 nd Battalion Grenadiers and the 2 nd Battalion Scots Guards , were inspected by Major-General Sir R . Gipps , commanding the Home District , and , after two hours occupied in going through various movements , were dismissed to barracks .
Among those who have left London for the Whitsun holidays may be mentioned Bro . Lord and Lady George Hamilton , who are on a visit to the Isle of Wight , Bro . Earl and Countess Cowper , who are staying at Panshanger , Bro . Earl and the Countess Bathurst , who are at Bournemouth , and Bro . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., and Lady Ridley , who are at Blagdon , Northants .
The Prince of Wales , accompanied by Duke Paul of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , left Marlborough House , on Saturday morning last , for Sheerness ior the purpose of inspecting the Norfolk Artillery Volunteers , under the command of Bro . Lord Suffield , and the 3 rd Middlesex Artillery , under Lord Truro . His Royal Highness witnessed the heavy gun drill and firing , and , after lunching with the officers of the Norfolk Artillery , returned to town .
Masonic Notes And Queries':
Masonic Notes and Queries' :
777 ] WARRANT OF No . 1 . I am very pleased to see that Bro . H . Sadler obtained permission to publish the Warrant of the Grand Master ' Lodge , No . 1 , as it is the first time such a document W been printed , so far as my knowledge extends . I had private copy of it , and knew of there being a seal thereon but was not aware that it was Kirk ' s , of 1775 " Strike " In the interesting Address by Bro . Powell , delivered at
the Centenary meeting June , 1859 , [ London , Truscott Son , and Simmons , ] mention is made of the lod ge bein » "revived" on 7 th Dec , 1787 . Evidently No . 1 had been dormant for some little time , and the re-institution , so to speak , was by order of the then Grand Master , the Earl of Antrim . It occurs to me that such authorization may have led to the new seal being used , and to the removal of the
old one . At all events , it fairly accounts for such a form of authority being attached in 1787 ( say ) to a Chatter granted in 1759 . I quite agree with Bro . Lane that there was a No . 1 of the " Ancients " prior to 1759 , and it is just possible it never had a Warrant , when the others did which were at work , in July , 1751 . Any way , the Iranscript furnished by Bro . H . Sadler is a welcome si ght to ' many of us . W . J . HUGHAN .
77 S ] THE CAMA MS . 1 have now the pleasure of describing a hitherto unknown copy of the "Old Charges" recently discovered and offered to me for inspection . This is the third which I have been enabled to introduce to Masonic Students —( how that word recalls , and long will recall , our dear departed Bro , Woodford !)—within the last few weeks , viz .: Philli pps
MS ., No . 3 , Stanley MS ., and now Cama MS ., the two latter being unearthed at Margate . As in most cases , our knowledge of its previous history is scanty and unsatisfactory . Some years back , Bro . W . J . Clarke purchased the stationery business , 37 , High-street , Margate , of Bro . Brasier , a member of Union Lodge , 127 , Margate , and a prominent Kentish Mason . Last April , Bro . Clarke found
the MS . in question amongst a lot of documents and papers , and my attention was called to it by Bro . W . Jones Lane , I . P . M . of 217 . Bro . Lane thinks it may have belonged to a Bro . Osborne , an uncle to Bro . Brasier , once the proprietor of the King ' s Head Hotel , but however that may be , its existence must have been unknown to the Brasier family , or it would have been exhibited earlier . As
Secretary of _ the Quatuor _ Coronati Lodge , 2076 , 1 was naturally desirous of obtaining it for our Library , but was met by a refusal to sell for money . Ultimately it was offered to me against 75 votes for the "Old Men , " and on applying to Bro . D . P . Cama , P . G . T ., a member of our Correspondence Circle , to help me , I was almost immediately gratified by the promise of the votes requited .
The MS . is now therefore the property of the lodge , and will in future bear the name of the brother whose ready generosity enabled us to acquire it . So far as my limited experience goes , and judging from the handwriting , I should attribute it to the early part of the 18 th century , say from 1730-1750 . It is written on 13 pages of coarse white foolscap , much dogseared and having been
continuously folded in four , broken accross the middle in several sheets . From beginning to end , however , every word is decipherable , and the writing is very regular and beautiful . It is a curious fact , that in spite of the large number of MS . Constitutions now known , so few should be cop ies of each other . The Cama MS . is not sufficiently like any known MS . to be a called a copy , but it bears a strong
family likeness to the Edinburgh-Kilwinning version . But in one important part it differs materially . The clause in the Scottish Charge which relates that a King of another region called I ram sent his son Aynon to Solomon , is replaced by the account of the circumstance given in the Cole MS ., where Hiram , King of Tyre , and Hiram , the Widow's son , are mentioned , the only difference being that Cole called him Hiram Abif , and the Cama MS . simply
Hiram . There is a further slight indication that a Scottish original underlies the Cama MS . An and own are written , across the border , ane and aln . In several pto 5 where an or own should stand , the Cama MS . has one . as though the scribe had been unknowingly influenced by the verbiage of the copy before him . The peculiarity 01 the use of this word one is very striking and strange , ana hardly accountable for on any other hypothesis . G . W . SPETH , Sec . Ouatuor Coronati , 207 6 .
, „ Kentish Toivn Magtrn ' me , for April , 1886 . —" The abovc ; , ' jical Institute , under the special patronage of the Clergy , f"J . ., Men , Gentlemen and Ladies of the N . and N . W . < l' » " ^ affords in its daily and extensive practice , wondrous ' . ' fication of the great progress that has been made in the b . ]( lis of dentistry during quite modern days , and also prove s c 0 „ . putably the great boon which the above-named Iustitui ^ lers daily upon numerous sufferers . Defective teeth and gu j [] ts well known to be the foundation of thc most painful cot 0 'L' „ th . u ^ . nO ) i ^ ~ ~ i .: —1 1 ii » . . . . _ 1 „ : t « -.. « . c nf tne '" " . „ wai ouinuiauiwiiu —
1 \ UK 111-VVE 5 T LONDON DENTAL INSTITUTE . — ' '•* '" aed The 61 st anniversary festival of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum was celebrated at the Crystal Palace on Thursday , the 17 th inst . About 500 ladies andge " ' , " men sat down to dinner , and the subscriptions amounte to £ 5500 . NORTH-WEST LONDON DENT . IL INSTITUTE . — Extract 1 ,
. -L , emu iii . il me several rtllllll . " . ' . jo ou need the skilled attention of eminent scientists , if they a ' nti 0 n cured , or even alleviated , and in order that such ski "" : , o ^ might be within the reach of all grades , the N OBIH-W 1- ^ DENTAL INSTITUTE was established . Situated at So , l'orte- ^ ^ Junction-road , Kentish Town , under the superintendence ^ A . VV . FURBER , L . D . S ., Royal College of Surgeons ot ^ jute assisted by a stall of skilled and qualified gentlemen , this l cxtraC ts Slinnliprl nrHHria teeth lat-Nct crii . ntil . i- improvements ' , ' n ( l
teeth , and pertorre \ all other necessary operations pa" rti "'» oj bestows benefits thit cannot be over-estimated upon this P ^ „( our largely-populateu suburbs that would not seek tn , t jjf Hospita . s and Charities in the Metropolis . We may " kI ) Cc i"l A . VV . FURBER , L . D . S ., R . C . S . E ., has had 20 years expa n d is
nospitais anu private practice , or a very KHIUIJ -r- earn '" eminently fitted for the position that he holds , where he rw J . UJIDEII the golden opinions of all who have consulted him . » ' 0 t his is also a well-known benefactor , having devoted ten ) . ^ tot ^ early practice to serve the poor , during which period nis » 30 | 0 o <> and able hand relieved [ free of cost ! no less a number ui » a , ; q suffering patients . "—Fees at this Institute are rnou " Free to "the Unemployed . "