Knights Templar.

2 ist inst ., and after the inception of a new Frater , the installation of the E . Commander elect , Sir Knt . J . Henry Keats , toeik place . The ceremony was performed by li . Sir Knt . Charles Godtschalk , P . E . C , P . P . G . M ., in the presence of a large Board of Installed Commanelcrs ; amongst others were Sir Knts . Vincent Bird , P . G . Treas . ; Hon . W . Hylton Jolliffe , P . G . M . ; Col . Fitzgerald , P . G . C ;

Rear-Aelmiral F . H . Glasse , B . B ., P . G . S . P . ; Samuel Jew , P . P . G . T . ; E . A . Davies , P . P . G . V . C ; ] . B . Gover , P . P . G . T . ; L . D . Westcott , P . P . G . M . ; Isaac Watts , P . P . G . I . ; J . Austin , P . P . G . E . The following Enters weic appointed as officers for the year : Sir Knts . Samuel Jew , P . E . C ; Thos , Heath , ist Cap . ; S , L . R . Templer , 2 nd Cap . ; L . D ,

Westcott , Pre . ; Josiah Austin , Treas . ; J . B . Gover , Regr . ; W . BroNvning , Ex . ; John James , C . of L . ; J . P . Sawyer , Herald ; F . B . Westlake , S . B . ; I . Watts , A . ; T , Smith , Guard . The Priory of Malta was then opened , and Sir Knt . J . H . Keats was duly installed as E . Prior . Thc Fiaters adjourned to thc Globe Hotel for refection .

STONEHOUSE . —i-oyal Brunswick Preceptory ( No . 24 ) . —A meeting of this preceptory was held at the Sincerity Masonic Hall , on Thursday , 20 th inst ., when Sir Knight Rev . T . W . Lemon , P . P . G . C , was installed - ? s the E . Commander , the ceremony being performed by Sir Knt . E . A . Davies , P . E . C , and P . P . G . V . C , assistiel by Sir Knights J . J . Daw , P . P . G . H . ; Hon . W .

Hylton Jollffe , P . G . M . ; Colonel Fitzgerald , P . G . C . ( England ) , and P . G . C . ( Devon ) ; I . Watts , P . P . G . T . ; F . R , Tom ,- - , P . P . G . A . The following officers were appointed Sir Knights J . J . Daw , P . E . C ; Hon . W . Hylton Jolliffe , ist Cap . ; Eiliot Square , P . P . G . C , 2 nd Cap . ; Rev . J . E

Risk , P . P . G . C , Prelate ; J . Harris Square , Examiner ; W . Molesworth St . Aubyn , C . of L . ; I . Watts , Treasurer ; J . E . Curteis , Arch T . and P . P . G . R ., Reg . ; H . Bartlett , ist H . ; T . W . Coffin , 2 nd H . ; J . F . Matthews , S . B . ; J . Rogers , Guard . The usual banquet was held at the Globe Hotel , Plymouth .

YORK . — Ancient Ebor Preceptory ( No 101 ) . —Un Tuesday , the 11 th inst ., the installation meeting of this preceptory was held at York , when a canilidali : was admitted to the Order , and the E . P . elect ( Sir Knt . J . S . Cumberland ) was installed in thc chair of E . P ., the ceremonies of the evening being worked by E . Sir Knt .

T . B . Whytehead , P . E . P ., G . Capt . of Guards England , The cpielemic of bronchitis- , which has prevailed in the north during the late bad weather , prevented many from being present , and numerous letters were read from mem . bcrs confined In boil through serious illness . There was a good attendance of visitors , amongst whom were E . Sir Knts . W . Hill , Sub-Prior of West Yorkshire ; VV . Beanland

P . E . P ., Bradford ; C L . Mason , E . P . Fidelity , Leeds ; Anelrews and Monckman , Bradford ; and S . E . Seanor , Leeds . The E . P . appeintcel anel invested his oflicers as follows : Hon VV . T . Orele-Powlett , Const . ; G . Simpson ,

Marsh . ; P . H . Rowland , Sub . M . ; Rev . W . Valentine , Chap . ; T . B . Whytehe id , Reg . ; A . G . Duncombe , Her . aid ; J . G . Croft , Swd . Bearer ; C . P . illiser , Std . Bearer G . H . Simpson , Org . ; Al . Millington , Capt . of Guards ; J . Ward , Equerry .

Multum In Parbo; Or, Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo ; or , Masonic Notes and Queries .

ALUAN , ST . —Albanus is said by some to have been a Roman Kuight , who was convertcel to Christianity by t Amphibalus , !) f Cacrlcon , and to have presided over the operative Masons , lie is said to have been at Rome seven years , and served under Diocletian ; but in consequence of hiding his friend and convertor , Amphibalus , to have been put to death in •jo *) , and thus become proto-martyr of

England . The Guild Legends all mention St . Alban as having benefited the opciative Masons , though there is a litllc variation as to the amount ; as having obtained for them a charter , probably a Guild charier , and as having presided over their assemblies . This is , of course , only pure Masonic tradition , but it is very continuous and ( lis . tinct . In an unpublished poem , b y John Litigate , in the

British Museum , " J . ansilenvne Oyt ) , " we have a full account of St . Allan ' s martyrdom . The prism is very long , anel was written 14 . 39 by John Lidgate , for John Whitehamstede , Abbot of St . Albans , and translated from French and Latin . Accoreling to this account St . Albans was " Borne , as 1 said , in Brutis Albion , a Lordis Sonne , " an Englishman ; sent to Rome with Bassimus , son of Scverus ; made a Knight of Rome In Diocletian , and on

his re turn from home : became High Steward , and was " beloved and drtd of hih and low degre . " Car . tusius destroying B . issiarius , according to Lidgate , St . Aibaii received and was converted by Amphibalus , and ; : s Amphibalus escaped , St . Alban was put to death . Lidgate state-, that St . Alban ' s family coat of arms was St . Andrew ' s Cross . He may have been , and probably wa « , the- President of thc Human Guild of Masons .

ALUWOIITII , THE HON . MUS . —She was the Hnnourullc Elizabeth St . Leger , and llic only daughter of Arthur St . Leger , first Viscount Doneraile-. She mania . Richard Aldwe . illi , lisq ., ot Newmarket , comity Cork . Al lh * it time the meetings of Lodge 44 , an aristocratic lodge , were held at Doneraile . House , lur brother , Lord Do : * ci * ui ! e , -Aho succeeded his father in 1 728 , be-ing the W . M . On one occasion , the adidiliirous young lady , he-aiing that the

lodge was about to . ass : mule , was anxious to lie . ii * what was going on ; am' , according to one- account , she concealed herself in a deck , and according to aunlhci fcho saw the pie-ce-i dings 11 ! lhe-1 , -lge through a device in the wall ; lhat she . w . is made a Fr , 1 in ISMII is undoubted , Ihough when £ < i made does not quite clearly appeal " . Her portrait in Masonic clothing hangs in many of thc liish

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lodge rooms , anel relics of her are preserved , such as her apron and chair . Her name appears in the list of subsciibers to Kifield D'Assigny ' s pamphlet , Bro . Hughan points out to us , in 1 744 . She was a great benefactress of the poor and needy . One panegyrist has said , " She was the best and kindest of women . " Some writers have found fault with the story of thc clock ; we , on the contrary , think that it only serves to show how true it is , after all ,

that sentiment , like kindness , " makes the whole world kin . " Sne died about the beginning of this century , having been born about 1713 . But the dates of her life anel death arc uncertain , though why , we know not . The only account of her , published at . Cork in 1811 , is singularly meagre . We think it right to add that her family believe the story of the clock to bc incorrect , and prefer the statement of the crevice in the wall .

ANCIKNT MASONS , ALSO C . \ U . I * I > A NTIENT MASONS , OH Arum . MASONS . —They form thc body which it-ceded in 1 739 from the Grand Lodge , on some grounds of real or ptetcniled complaint , and formed illegal lodges of their own . They took the name of Ancient York Masons , though very improperly , and they established a Grand Lodge of their own , and chartered many piivate lodges eventually .

Wc need not to-day go into thc cause of the schism , as at this distance of time it is impossible to lay down accurately either the grounds or facts connected with such a regrettable act . Some of our writcis have said that thc main cause was the making of certain alterations in the ritual . But as in 1813 there was really no iireconcilable difficulty in the union ot thc two Granel Lodges as rcgarels working ,

we are inclined to believe that the points of difference were very trifling , and purposely cxaggeratee ! by those who perhaps thought they had hardly sufficient of merit acknowledged , or dignity awarded , in the olel Granel Lodge . Laurence Dciniolt seems to have become ere long the ruling genius of thc rival Grand Loelge , though he was not on the scene in 173 S . It has been sain * also that the

iii > tituLion of thc Royal Arch was a great cause of eliffertnee and division , but this is hdielly borne out by the facts eif the case-. It is probable that Ramsay ' s manipulations were known in England , though there is no proof that we arc aware of that Ramsay ever had anything to do with our Grand Lodge , which , as he was an avowed Jacobite , was not prima facie very likely . But Dermott may have seen ,

and possibly did nppropiialc , the words " Royal Arch , " auel though this nomenclature was new , thc substance was well known . Hence , practically , the eliffeiences between the two bodies were really very small , though we may admit that the Ancients more fully developed what is now termed the Royal Arch Grade-, and gave ; to it its distinct position and separate organisation . After 177 s ,

tlie Ancient Masons seem to have been generally called Athol Masons , in honour of the third Duke of ( Athol , Grand Master in 1771 . He was installed March 2 , 1771 , and Dermott as D . G . M . Bro . Hughan mentions this on thc authority of the recorels of thc antient Grand Lodge . In 1813 , H . R . H . the- Duke of Kent , father of tmr gracious Queen , was Grand Master of the Athol Masons , and

H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex Granel Master of the Grand Lodge of England . ' 1 he happy union was effccleef , to the great good of Freemasonry alike in England and in the worlel . Preston says that the Ancients had no Grand Master until 1772 , but Preston seems to lie in error . For the list ol Graud Masters , see the word Grand Master . — Kenning ' s (' i / cloptedia of Freemasonry .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . RICHARD RODDA . We regret to announce * the death of Bro . Richard Rodda , if East Stonehouse , Devon . On Monday evening , thc 17 th iust ., he was at a Masoni 1 banquet at Devonpoit , anil never seemed to have been in better spirits . He made one of those iniere .-iing speeches em matters affecting the Crall ior which he was well-known among the brethren ,

and when the meeting for a short lime became convivial , he amused the company by one of his Cornish recitations , for which he hael such an aplitud .-, and no wonder , for he was a Ciiinislimaii , having been born at Rediuth in iSifi , and was con :, c (| uci , tly sixty-three years of age . On Tuesday he . iltcodcd to hi . *; usual business , but in the afternoon he was seized with violent inflammatory pains ,

and not becoming better , Dr . Ilingston was tent for , who administered tei tin- relief eif the patient ; but on Wi ilncsdry , the symptoms bcconiiug alarming , Dr . Bulled was c . illed in to advise , and tiie united assistance of the two physicians procured for a short time relief from the- intense pain lie suffered . On Friday , however , it was appaieut that thc sic ! : ness was one unto death , anel although , to a great extent , relieved of the pain , he gradually yet quickly

sank , and expired at 12 . 25 at mil-day of Saturday . Our deceased brether was well known to ihe Craft in ihe West of England , aim a most ilevotcd Freemason , as the following lisl of bis connections wilh the Craft will show : —He was at the time of his death P . M . of Lodge Fortitude , having served Ihe office of W . M . em two occasions , and was P . P . G . Re-g . of Devon . In Mark , he was * P . M ., P . P . G . Reg . ; Ro-. nl Arch , P . Z . P . i ' . G . S . E . ; Knights Templar , P . K . C , P . P . G . Chan ., Pa . -. t Grand Almoner cf England ; Rose Croix , P . M . W . S . Huyshe Chapter . About twelve

yens ago he was pics-. ailc 1 by his brother Masons vuih a tesliiiioni . il—isalv . r , Sc . —iu recognition of liis exertions in yelling up the Foilestiie Menioiial Fund , which was raited iu iiicumiy of the late Lord Fortescue , anil by Bro . RodiU ' s per ^ iual efforts ii . ivaids ol / j ooo was collecle . il , and at ihe present moment there are a :-out a dozen persons receiving

£ id yeaily from thc fund . He was seldom bcb'milliaud with his donations , both private and public , for any good 01 * lor ch . uitible / imposes , and althoug h feiv knew of his private chanties there arc many who will miss his kindly

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donations . Bro . Rodda was a widower , his second wife having died about ten years ago . He leaves a family . The funeral took place on Thursday last .

BRO . JAMES SETTLE ELLISON . We arc exceedingly sorry to have to chronicle the sudden death , from apoplexy , of one of the truest Masons this century has produced , in the person of Bro . . James Settle Ellison , who died at his residence at Leamington , on the 1 ith inst ., aged 62 . The news will be a great shock to our brethren in Gibraltar , where our Bro . Ellison

held an important Government appointment for a great number eif years , and from which he only retired in 18 72 . Bro . Ellison , whose Masonic career was both long and useful , was initiated nearly 40 years ago , in Lodge 323 , I . C , held in that island , becoming its W . M . in 18 45 ., having previously joined the Lodge Friendship , No . 278 , E . C . He was , in Dec . 1841 ; , appointee ! District Senior

Grand Deacon , in 18 33 District Senior Grand Warden , and in 18 59 District Grand Secretary , which office he only relinquished on leaving the island in 187 ; . In Royal Arch Masonry Comp . Ellison in due course reached the chair of First Principal in Chapter 323 , I . C , at the same time being a member of thc Calpean Chap-. er , No . 278 ,

under thc English Constitution . Bro . Ellison did not confine his energies to Craft and Aich Masonry , having taken the degrees of Mark Master Mason in 1 S 40 , Knight Templar in IS 6 . * , Rose Croix 1866 , Knight of Constantinople 1 S 6 S , Red Cross of Rome and Constantine in 1870 , & c , lie .

Ceramics In Masonry.

CERAMICS IN MASONRY .

In a seconel article on this subject , thc Liberal Freemason ( New York ) says that in general terms all articles of porcelain or pottery bearing Masonic emblems or devices may be classed under the name of SlaJforiUhire ware-, and that bowls , pitchers , & c , coining from Ciiina are due to special ureters from shipmasters and otheis . The

following review of thc present stale of the art will be found interesting : — " The productions of this country ( America ) arc entirely devoid of any originality , hut much progress ha ; been made within the past five yeais in the common grades of earthenware . China and Japan manufacture largely at the present lime- , but their woik do-s not comuare W . IV 1 the

older pieces nf centuries ago . England , since the P . nis Exhibition of 1 SO 7 , has 111 . 11 I . ; great \ iiogre * ss , for at that lime they discovercei that the l- ' rci . ch display fir excelled theirs , and at the Exhibition of 18 7 8 ihe pi \) ccl .- > iti from England was pronounced tile most attractive feature of theentire collection . The manufacturers of procelain in England receive great encouragement from the nobility , aud

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is one of their best patrons , both by purchase and advice , often loaning rare specimens of his own to be copied . " France received a blow at the time of thc war of 18 71 from which it has not yet recovered , but the great tisle of this nation shows itself , most particularly in its productions of porcelain , an J it will soon once more compete with the

world . The Royal factory at Sevres flourished under the Empire , but at present it produces nothing new . Germany has il Royal factories at Dresden and Beiliu , both of which are carried on with enterprise and taste . Their productions at present are- magnificent , and command the admiration

of all thc world . The manufacture iu Hie sm uler towns has largely increased within a few years' , but meetly by imitations of the work done at thc Royal factories . Austria has several factories of importance , and is making great progress . Italy is reproducing copies of the last century , but makes nothing new . "

Portraits Of Prominent American Freemasons.

PORTRAITS OF PROMINENT AMERICAN FREEMASONS .

There was recently presented to the Library Committee of Ihe Grand L > : dgc Free and Accepted Masons , of Pent - sy lvani **! , life--siz . iel nil-painteil portraits of fourteen of ill " II . VV . Past Gia > ul Masters of tbe Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania , F . and A . M ., some eif whom are still living , but

the majority if ilii-iu are deceased . Tncse ooitraiis were presented by R . W . P . G . M . Robe-it Clark . m . i R . W . P . G . M . and present R . W . Granel Secret . uy John Thomson . The Library Committee have lml these portraits handsomely framed , and they now occupy conspicuous place ; oa top « 'l Ihe book-casts ia the Library in the new Masouic Tempi * - ' . The paintings are credilable works of ait , an-. l the likeness

111 tact , portrait is very .-Inking . The following are the names of thos * .- represented in th ; paintings , together with the dates of there administrations as R . W . Grand Masters : — Cornelius Stevenson , 1812 ( serving only one year ) I Samuel Badger , 1828 and 1829 ; John M . Reid , i 8 . ; ( i and 1 . H . -57 ; Samuel II . Perkins , I 8 . * 8 and 18 . V ); Josep h

R . Chandler , 1 S 40 and 1841 ; Win . Uirger , 184 . *; auJ 1844 ; James P . i .-c , 18 45 and 18 4 ( 1 ; Peter Fritz , 1847 and 18 4 8 ; Win . Whitney , 1849 1111 , 1 iS . io ; Or . Antli "") liuuiiioiiwllc , ) 8- , i and 18 : 2 ; Jaiiu-s Hutchinson , 185 . ' and 18 * 54 I ' cl ' - Williams' 11 , iM *;*; and i 8- ; fi ; Dr . John I > Miwheil , 18 57 . ( Or . John K . " M-tchvll ' elK-d ilu ' iing hi * term of office . )

I Io . leuviv ' s PILLS . —Tlie CranJ S cret . —' . Villi Ihe variable tem j peraairs eil' lids touiitry , i . l-licitlili wi 1 creep 111 iinkss t e l > l « " * I'om lime lo tint ,: he puMiod , nnd noxious matters be cx' *"' ' from tic hr . ly . In ilus llu public mav In : ns own |> liy » K ' " lbill . wi-, ' : ; l'iils line- be purcluix . l : il a r . illim ; cos : ; in > t"i '"" *" for ta ' .- . i'i , ; -liL-n will ' be- furnish .- ' ! with the l'iils , and a li'iU .-i '" " * ' . linn , v .-1 1 leev insti ite-. ious will en ible pa .-ons t , keep ibiiii ^ 'o * ^ * in Health inner very t '*) lll |{ ( iiciimslant' .- •These Pills . 'l *** ' '* . •lllcuilbcs , limit's , atid apei'ienls . Hiilnm-iiy ' s medicine lillin ^ ' ^ itii-dy Ijr instant adminis rati :, 11 u-lr ti the slifililcst symptom il lv- " warning of . appioactiini ; indbrosiiion . —1 . AD " . T . " |