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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS . In future numbers of the Freemason we purpose giving a series of portraits of Worshipful Masters who have been recently installed . Recognising the fact that no greater honour can be bestowed on a brother than to be elected the Master of his lodge , we

desire to do our part towards creating a permanent record of such event in his Masonic history by placing his portrait before our readers . We shall be pleased to furnish Secretaries of lodges and others who may take an interest in our project whatever information may be desired as to our proposed method of procedure .

The following communications , amongst others , unavoidably Mand over : CRAFT . —St . Martin ' s Lodge , No . 9 8 ; York Lodge , No . 336 ; Nelson Lodge , No . 700 ; Westbourne Lodge , No . 733 ; lielgravc I- ° dge , No . 749 ; Kose of Denmark Lodge , No . 975 ; Priory Lodge No . 1000 ; United Brothers Lodge , No . 1009 ; Hyde j'ark LodgeNo . 1415 ; Concord Lodge , No . 1534 ; Wolsey

, l" !> dge , No . 1656 ; Urmston Lodge , No . 173 J ; Landport Lodge , N ' o . 1756 j Bromley St . Leonard Lodge , No . ito $ j Selwyn Lodge , No . igoi ; and Talbst Lodge , No . J 131 . ROVAL ARCH . —Nativity Chapter , No . 126 ; Friendship Chapter , « o . 202 j Alexandra Chapter , No . 903 ; and St , Dunstan ' s

Chapter , No . 15 ( 9 . MARK . —Stamford Lodge No . 148 ; and Duke of Connaught lodge , No . 19 } , Provincial Grand Chapter of West Yorkshire . Provincial Grand Chapter of Devon . Provincial Grand Mark Lodge ot Berks and Oxon .

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^fre^aB^g SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 26 , 1892 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

We regret to hear that an accident , which might wve been attended with far more serious consequences , furred earl y on Monday morning on the premises " the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , Battersea , se ' About 6 " a . m . a loud explosion was heardand

, , on 'he fireman , who is attached to the School , hastenn K lo learn the cause , he discovered that one of the ° i'ers connected with the heating apparatus had burst . " damage done to the premises is considerable , but

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fortunately at so early an hour none of the inmates were up , and the only person who has sustained personal injuries is the engineer who was in charge of the apparatus . The work of repair is promptly being proceeded with , the matter having been brought before both the House Committee and the General Committee without loss of time . * # *

The new porch at the Church of St . Mary-on-the-Hill , Chester , which has been erected b y the brethren of Cheshire to the memory of Bro . Randle Holme , a prominent Chester Freemason in days long since gone by , and the foundation-stone of which was laid with Masonic Ceremonial by Bro . Lord Egerton of

Tatton , P . G . M ., on Easter Monday , was formally dedicated on Thursday , the 10 th inst , in the presence of a numerous gathering of Craftsmen , prominent amongst whom was Sir Horatio Lloyd , P . G . D ., D . P . G . M ., and the leading members of the local and other lodges .

* * * Sir Knight William Tinkler , K . C . T ., who for many years past has held the office of Vice-Chancellor of the Great Priory of the Order of the Temple in England and Wales , and discharged its important duties with exemplary ability , fidelity , and courtesy , has seen fit

to resign his office , and the Very Eminent the Great Prior , Sir Knight the Earl of Lathom , has been pleased to appoint as his successor Sir Knight Major-General J . C . Hay , C . B ., whom we heartily congratulate on his appointment , and who , we doubt not , will acquit himself successfully in his new sphere of duty . * * *

The half-yearly meeting of the National Great Priory of England and Wales will be held at Mark Masons ' Hall , Great Queen Street , W . C , on Friday , the 9 th December . The business to be transacted is mostl y formal , and in the event of a sufficient number of sir knights offering themselves as candidates , the Great Prior will hold a Priory of the Order of Malta , under

the banner of the Mount Calvary Preceptory , for the purpose of installing them . The banquet will be held at Freemasons' Tavern , and those desirous of being present are requested to forward their application for tickets to the Vice-Chancellor , not later than Tuesday , the 6 th prox . Sir Knight the Earl of Euston , Great Sub-Prior , will preside .

? » » The " oldest Freemason " in the world , or in one of those countries in which our Society has most firmly established itself , is continuall y cropping up . At one time it is the Craft in England , at another in Scotland , at another in one of the jurisdictions in the United

States , which is either expressing its very natural pride at being able to number him among its members , or sorrowing over his decease . The latest instance that has been brought to our notice is that of the late Bro . William Liddle , who recentl y died in his 103 rd year , and who , on the ground that he was initiated in the

Dunbar Castle Lodge , No . 75 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , in 1 S 21 , is declarad to have been the "oldest Freemason" in Britain . We will not question the claim of our late brother to have been the oldest in Scotland , but in England there is still living a Past Grand Chaplain ot United Grand Lodge , Bro .

the Rev . Sir John Warren Hayes , who was initiated in the Apollo University Lodge of Oxford , No . 357 , in 1819 , the year of its constitution . Therefore , though in point of age , Bro . Sir J . VV . Hayes must have been the junior of the late Bro . Liddle by some dozen years , he was his senior by two as a member of our ancient Craft .

# # # However , if not quite the oldest Freemason in Britain Bro . Liddle must have been a most worthy member of our Society . At abanquet held inhonourof hiscentenary he was presented with a silver snuff-box to mark the esteem and respect in which he was held by his brother

Masons . In these degenerate days , when the habit of snuff-taking has almost entirely gone out of fashion , such a gift to a younger man than Bro . Liddle—say to a mere infant of 50 or 60 years—would be much in the nature of a white elephant , with this difference , however , that a silver snuff-box is portable , while a white elephant is not . #

* * Bro . Liddle must also have been one of the oldest examples of the temperance , which is not teetotalism , if the anecdote recorded of him is true , that when some

time ago a well-known temperance advocate assured him that whisky was " a slow poison , " he replied , "It must indeed be a very slow one , as I've drunk whisky every day , more or less , for the past 70 or So years , and I ' m aye livin' and healthy yet . "

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

I We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ]

TRANSFERS OF OLD WARRANTS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Bro . Alfred Scarth , Secretary of Fidelity Lodge , No . 28 9 , Leeds , may be interested to know that there are some instances of transfers of old warrants in Cumberland , which was a distinct province

between the years 1771 and 1 S 00 . The first instance is that of the present St . John ' s Lodge , No . 327 , Wigton , the warrant of which was originally issued in 17 6 9 to the Beaufort Lodge , Swansea , South Wales , forfeited in 1 S 09 , and transferred to its present home the same year , under the sign manual of the Earl of Moira acting Grand Master . In the year 1776 there

was a Lodge of Unanimity constituted in Penrith , Cumberland . This warrant was withdrawn in 1811 , ; ind the following year transferred to Saddleworth , near Manchester , under the name of the Candour Lodge , and now No . 337 , Uppermill , Yorkshire . I may add that there is , and has been , another Lodge of Unanimity ( now No . 339 ) at Penrith since 1 S 13 , this

being the very last warrant issued by the " Moderns " prior to the Union . The next and last transfer from one province to another is the present No . 264 , Nelson of the Nile , at Batley , in Yorkshire . This warrant was issued in 1788 , at Cockermouth , Cumberland , under the title of the Honour and Perseverance Lodge . In 1 S 04 the warrant was transferred to Batley under the new name of Nelson of the Nile . Twelve years

later the lodge was removed to Mirfisld , in three years to Hopton , and three years more saw it back again in Mirfieid , where the Nelson of the Nile remained trom-1822 till 1843 . Then for another three years Carlinghow was its domicile , and finally back to Batley . Alter many wanderings it is now No . 264 , as I have already stated , with a Koyal Arch chapter attached . —Yours fraternally , W . F . 1 . AMONI 3 Y .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

1016 ] CURIOUS MEDAL . Bro . Shackles will find an account of the obverse of his 1014 " Notes and Queries" in Bro . George Norman ' s " History of No . 246 , Cheltenham , " 1 tJ 85 . It is a brief article by me on " Lodge Medals and Seals , " and is accompanied with an illustration . Bro . M . C . Peck has one somewhat similar , and there is one also

in the Museum of the Grand Lodge . All three are fine and valuable medals . The reverse , it occurs to me , was done for its orig inal owner , " Br . Willm . Coombe , " for the others are either plain reverses or specially engraved . The orig in of the obverse has so iar eluded our grasp . Evidently the figures represent the Royal Solomon , Hiram , King of Tyre , and Hiram Abiff . W . J . HUGHAN .

Reviews.

Reviews .

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE , GRAND COMMANDERY OF ILLINOIS . This volume , by our distinguished Frater , General John Corson Smith , of Chicago ( the "Committee" ) , is a very interesting compilation , and one of the best Past Grand Master Smith has ever written . He has been a great traveller in his time , and knows how to describe , as well as witness , grand sights . With the regular repoit we shall

have to say but little , as it mainly concerns the organisation in America , but that little is very favourable , for the author ably condenses matter of value and importance , and has presented an excellent digest of the several reports of the other commanderies in the United States and Canada . England and Wales also came in for a fair share of attention ,, and "the sad news of the distinguished Sir

Knight Col . Shadwell H . Clerke " is alluded to witn regret , the lamented frater being described as " a peer among the peers of the realm , not by the grace of any king or prince , but in the God-given right of his own brain . " The only references to Scotland throughout the work concerns the " Early Grand Encampment , " over which Frater Peter Spence presides , and which has made application to

the Grand Encampment of the United States for recognition . The subject was referred " to the incoming Grand Master , " who will probably report favourably , as already this Knights Templar organisation has been recognised by some of the Grand Commanderies , and exchanges representatives . It strikes us , however , that this is " putting the cart before the horse , " as the Grand Encampment of the

U . S . A . should be the first to recognise foreign bodies . The charm to us is the sketch by General Smith of his journeys and voyages , " Six Months of Absence in Foreign Lands . " The descriptions are both readable and instructive , the plates which illustrate the paper are accurate and artistic , and the numerous genial and hearty relerences to his Iriend * , especially in Europe , will bn much appreciated

by the many brethren who reciprocate General Smith ' s good wishes on their behalf . As to the enjoyment , it was most thoroughly experienced on both sides , and in England thi're are not a few waiting for a return of such pleasures , as they hope the veteran traveller and Fre . m isun will soon visit these shores again . We shall never be ai > le to keep him here , however , for he finishes his capital sketch with the words" But the land that 1 love more and more Is Columbia , the land of the free . "