Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Warwickshire.

Warwickshire , in the room of Lord Brooke , resigned . In the absence of the Earl of Kintore ( M . W . Grand Master of Mark Master Masons ) , R . W . Bro . Godson officiated . Among the brethren attending the ceremony were Bros . Baron de Ferrieres , Rev . W . K . R . Bedford , Col . Foster Gough , Binks , and Dr . Belcher ( attending as representatives of the Grand Mark

Lodge ) , G . King-Patten . P . M ., J . Loxdale Warren , Rev . Trevor-Parkins , Rev . H . G . Layton , Charles Fendelow , E . H . Thorne , J . T . Barnett , J . Jacobs , Thomas Truman , Felix Jones , J . S . Foster , G . VV . Walker , J . B . Morgan , A . Horrocks , J . C . Onions , Frederick Derry , N . Merridew , Edmund Worrall , and R . B . Morgan .

The Marquis of Hertford having been formally introduced to the lodge by the Grand Director of Ceremonies and acting Grand Wardens , together with several other officers in procession , the Provincial Grand Chaplain offered prayer , and this was followed by the singing of "Gloria" by the choir . Having been addressed by the M . W . Grand Master on the nature of his duties and the qualifications for the office to which he had been appointed , his lordship was invested and inducted ,

and he afterwards announced the appointment of W . Bro . Thomas Henry ' Smith , P . M ., Prov . G . S . W ., as Deputy Prov . Grand Master . Both officers having returned thanks for the high honour which had been paid to them , , the following further appointments were made : — Bro . G . King-Patten ... ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ Horrocks ... ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ N . Merridew ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O .

„ J . Loxdale Warren ... , ... ... Prov . G . S . O . „ W . Corder ... ... ... ... Prov . G . J . O . ,, Rev . Trevor-Parkins ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . ,, Worrall ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ Barnett ... . * .. * ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Morgan ... ... ' ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Whitehouse ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D .

„ Felix Jones ... ... ... ... Prov . G . J . D . „ A . F . Warrillow ... : ... ... Prov . G . I . of Wks . „ J . Rigbey ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C . „ W . Hillman ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . of C . „ T . C . Onions ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br .

„ J . S . Foster ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ Dr . Belcher ... ... ... ... Piov . G . Org . ,, Arter ... ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Sec . „ T . Surman ... ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G . „ James Mason ... ... ,..- \ ;; S ^ ¦ ¦ ' ::: ::: ::: p-o . stwds . „ J .-T . Simco ... ... ... ... J

The arrangements incident to the installation were undertaken and carried out by a special committee , with Bro . King-Patten as Secretary . In the evening a banquet was held , at which the Marquis of Hertford presided . There was a good attendance of brethren , including those abovementioned . The loyal toast was proposed from the chair , and in responding to the toast of his own health ,, the riqble MARHUJS said he would do all he could to advance the Segree of Mark Masonry in general , and especially in the province of Warwickshire .

Bro . T . H . SMITH responded to the toast of "The Deputy Provincial Grand Mark Master of Warwickshire , " and Bro . KING-PATTEN to that of " The Provincial Grand Officers , Present and Past . " The other toastswere " The M . W . G . M . M . ( Earl of Kintore ) , " "The M . W . Past Grand Mark Masters , " " The R . W . Deputy Grand Master ( Lord Egerton of Tatton ) , and the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " " Success to the Mark Benevolent Fund , " and "The Visitors . "

The Early Organisation Of The "Ancient" Masons.

THE EARLY ORGANISATION OF THE "ANCIENT" MASONS .

V . Bv G . B . ABBOTT . The third group of lodges , five in number , brings us to the 27 th Deer ., 1752 , when , Nos . 7 and 10 having being excluded for disobedience " to the Grand , " the list was closed up by order , and a fresh roll begun . These five lodges are as follow , both their original and the new numbers they received on the said closing up being given .

No . 11 , afterwards 9 , marked as a "New Constitution , " on the 12 th June , 1752 , appears to have started with 15 members , David Lyon and Andrew Frances , both . tailors , with Wm . Turner , a peruke maker , heading the list in the order I have given .. Its quarters were at the Thistle and Crown , Church Court , Strand , the proprietor of which , Alex . Legerwood , is registered sixth on the list of members , William Weir , "Painter Stainer , "

being No . 4 , and next to him Geo . Chalmers , described as " Granider 3 Regt . foot Guards , " and marked " G » ne to Scotland , by certificate from the Grand , " on the 14 th July , 1752 . Wc then come to John Macfarquhar , peruke-maker , Richd . Kitchen , victualler , of the George , opposite the Church , in Piccaddilly , marked as left "by certificate , " but no day stated ; Pat . Kenney , tailor , Andw . Johnson , victualler , of Charing Cross , and Alexr . Shands , peruke maker , excluded for non-payment of dues on 12 th

and 26 th Jan ., 1753 , James Christy , soldier , Thomas Moffat , tailor , John Gordon , " Gent ., Garden Court , Temple , " and George Gray , peruke maker . Sundry names follow belonging to other lodges , among them being that of Edwd . Vaughan , described as "Churgeon , Blue Ball , Fleet-street , " who was installed as G . Master in succession to R . Turner , and figures as S . W . of No . 4 Lodge , to which hc is here entered , at the Emergency Meeting held on 14 th Septr . New style , 1752 , under the presidency of Bro . Geo . Hebden . his W . M .

After the entry of several more names , we come to Lodge No . 12 , constituted 1-2 th Septr ., 1752 , and described as " Now No . 10 , " which it became on 27 th Dec . following . The list of members at starting is 10 strong , John Cartwright , a Watch-maker , from No . 4 , being first in order , and then Joseph Ryan , Barnaby Fox , formerly of No . 5 , George Hebden , also of No . 4 , Lau . Lowe , Pat . Scurlock , Joseph Henley , a baker , John Coleman , a tailor , Sam . Sturges , pipe-maker , from "ye Modern , " and Christopher Pidgeon , from No . 4 .

Later on we reach No . 14—afterwards No . 12—constituted 4 th Nov ., 1752 , with live members at starting , namely , Robert Glave , from old No . 8 ; Wm . Lansdowne , a goldsmith , of Soho-square ; Alexr . McKenzie , James Bradshaw , first W . M . of old No . 8 ; and Evan McKenzie , a victualler , at the Carlisle Arms , Qn . Street , Soho , the lod ge quarters . No , 13—afterwards No . 11—constituted 13 th Nov ., " 1752 , enters on its

The Early Organisation Of The "Ancient" Masons.

career with six members—John Woodward , Mathew Doyle , and James Morran , all from No . 2 ; and " Linnen Printers" heading the list , the remaining three being Thos . Sneath , victualler , Mitre , Broadwall , where the lodge held its meetings ; Wm . Bryant , pipe maker , from No . 2 ; and John Eustace , a " linnen printer .

No . 15—subsequently No . 13—constituted 7 th Deer ., 1752 , and meeting at the Marshalsea Tap-House , Borough , is credited with five members , —John Abercromby , second G . J . W ., and afterwards G . S . W ., victualler and proprietor of the Tap-House ; Israel Wolfe , hailing from the same address as Bro . Abercromby ; Thos . Porteous , " Gent ., No . 18 , Gillum ' scourt , Rederith ; " Edw . Flanagan , taylor , of Globe-court , Fish-street Hill ; and Richd . Partridge , " Gent ., Chandois-street . "

The last of this group—No . 16 , subsequently No . 14—was constituted nth December , 1752 , with a roll of no less than 15 members , the first 12 in order being all shoemakers , and the remaining three a tailor , weaver , and peruke maker , respectively . Jeremiah Coleman heads the list , and then , in the order as written , come James England , James Callan , Richard Nowlan ,

Fras . Betty , Robt . HailS Jas . Louny , Alichael Lutterel , Thos . Reily , Anthony Jones , Henry Hunter , Grafton Shepherd , Jas . Byrne , Rich . Duffy , and Roger Maden . The last three names , registered before 27 th December , 1752 , namely , John Mahony , John Lane , and William Nowlan , are all entered as members of this lodge , being described as of "Now No . 14 , Formerly 16 , " and , what is not perhaps so very singular , they are also stated to have been shoemakers .

These last named worthies are registered as Nos . 278 , 279 , and 280 , repectively , so that at the closing up of the lodges , by order of Grand Lodge , at its meeting on 27 th December , 1752 , under the presidency of Bro . Thos . Blower , Master of ( then ) No . S , there were ostensibly 280 members of the Ancient Craft belonging to the lodges in and about London . But from this number must be deducted some 24 for duplicate entries and 32 left or

excluded , so that on the date mentioned there were not , ' . so far as I have been able to trace , more than from 220 to 230 members registered as belonging to the 14 lodges then existing on the roll . Thus far then rro very remarkable progress appears to have bcen made , and it is not surpri s ing we should find that the leaders among the "Ancient" Craft felt themselves under the necessity of making a further and supreme effort in' order to prevent their Society from disappearing altogether .

The fourth group of Lodges , 15 in number , and ranging from new No . 15 to No . 29 , brings us to the election and installation ' ' 5 th December , 1753 ; of Bro . Robert Turner as the first Grand Master of the seceding organisation while , as regards the Register of Members , we advance to close on 700 .

Thus during the 12 months from December , 1752 , to December , 1753 , the number of ledges quite , and the number of members considerably more than , doubled itself , and there at length appeared a fair prospect ofthe" Ancient " Craft establishing itself on a firm and enduring basis . The new lodges may be briefly described as follows : —

New No . 16 , constituted ioth January , 1753 , and meeting at the King and Queen , Caple-street , is entered in the Register before new No . 15 , whose warrant was dated 9 th January , acco rdjng to the Register of Lodges begun on 27 th December , 1752 , but the' naih January , " as stated'in this Register of Members . The trifling discrepancy is , no doubt , explicable by the fact that , while the warrant of No . 15 was dated the 9 th of the month , the lodge was not formally constituted till the 16 th . Be this as it may , Lodge No * 16 ,

which has priority of place in the Register , started with 17 members , the three at the head of the list being Bros . Alexander Dixon , Hugh Horan , and Martin Norton , a tailor , a breeches maker , and a watchmaker respectively . The next two members ( Bros . Austin Allen and Isaac Pinnon ) are described as " gents . " the remaining 12 being of different callings , such as shoemaker , carpenter , gunsmith , hosier , victualler—mine host , Bro . Fras . Allen , ofthe King and Queen , in Caple-street , being one of them—baker , butcher , logwood cutter , & c .

New No . 15 starts with 45 members , Bro . Robert Turner , described as "Gent ., Eagle and Child , Petty france , W . Minster , " heading the list , Bro . William Rankin , " card maker , Knave of Clubs , Haymarket , " whom Bro . Turner appointed as Deputy Grand Master , being next , and John Allen , " stay rrui > ir , Chandois-street , " third . The other members mostly are

tradesmen , with a preponderance of tailors and peruke makers , Bro . Thos . Borthwick , registered at No . 314 , being a "surgeon , Preston-court , Great Minnories , " and Jas . Rowe , registered at No . 344 , being a " gent ., Alderman Hoar ' s , Fleet-street . " The lodge met at the King ' s Head , Marylebonestreet , the landlord , Thos . Hamilton , being a member .

After a long list of members registered under different lodges , we come to No . 17 , constituted 13 th March , 1 753 , and meeting originally at the Scots Arms , Haymarket . It starts with five members , Laurence Rooke , carpenter , and Jas . Reily and Jas . Moland , both tailors , being the first three . Four names are registered a little further on , and then three more , which bring us to No . 18 , constituted 4 th May , and meeting at the Vernon ,

Bishopgate-street . Jas . Ryan , Barnaby Fox , and Pat . Scarlock , head the list of live with which the lodge entered on its career , these three brethren having been registered under earlier lodges . No . 19 started with seven members , James Hagan from No . 2 , and John Hamilton from " old No . 7 heading the list . No . 20 had six members at the outset , John McCormick , already an old registered Mason and many years later Grand Secretary , betnir the

first of the six , and Samuel Galbraith , subsequently a Grand Officer , thc second . The lodge was constituted the 9 th July , and the day following No . 21 came into being with eight members , of whom John Doughty , previously of No . 2 , Edward Ryan ol No . 6 , and Denis Coffee of No . " 2 stand respectively as lirst , second , and third . Lodge No . 22 began with seven members , of whom all but two were re-registered on joining it . No . 23 started with eight members , but Nqs . 24 and 25 , both meeting in Bristol ,

are not entered until a long time afterwards , that is , till after Lodge No . 31 No . 24 has nine members assigned to it as a first batch of members , Alex . McDowell or McDougall—he is given as both—registered No . 274 as a member of Lodge No . 2 , having apparently taken his Masonry with him from London to the Western City , he being registered as third of the members of No . 24 . No . 25 , the second Bristpl lodge makes its start with a contingent of n members , the two being warranted , if not constituted , on the same day , namely , the 17 th October .

The remaining four lodges , all meeting in London , arc No . 27 , constituted 9 th November , with seven members ; No . 28 , of the 15 th November , with ten members ; No . 26 , of the 8 th November , with 12 members , of whom Bro . Alexander Dixon , from new No . 16 is the first ; and No . 29 , the actual date of whose constitution is not entered either in the list of lodges or the list of members , with 32 members , Bro . Wm . Turner from old No . 11 being at the head , and Bro . W . Holford , subsequently a Deputy G . M ., under Grand Master the Hon . G . Vaughan , being third in order .