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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAFT—Abbey Lodge , No . 11 S 4 . ROYAL ARCH—Chapter of Truth , No . 231 . Inauguration of a New Royal Ark Mariners Lodge at Torquay . Notes on the Ceremony of Installation . History of No . 246 , Cheltenham .

BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . "Masonic World , " "Keystone , " "Boletin Oficial , " "South African Freemason , " " The Tyler , " and " Canadian Craftsman . ''

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Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

" BRO . WOODWARD'S MOTIONS . " To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Your readers will , I am sure , be obliged to Bro . E , Lytton Hitchins for his information as to the way the Colonial lodges get rid of members in arreari It is quite certain that Grand Lodge will have to take some step to

help lodges outot the difficulties Kules 175 and 210 , Book of Constitutions , now impose on them re defaulting brethren . The loss to the funds of Grand Lodge from this cause is very serious . The sooner Grand Lodge makes up its mind to legislate on the point the better . Until a new rule , or , to use correct Grand Lodge phraseology , a little more " tinkering " is added to the Book of Constitutions , or Rules 175 and 210 are "tinkered" to enaDie to 01

loages get no memDers wno never pay their subscriptions , and yet claim all the privileges of Freemasons when it suits their convenience , and are constantly visiting other lodges and never enter their own , the arrears question will continue the bugbear of W . M . 's , Treasurers , and Secretaries , and a scandal to the Craft . What other society would keep as members men who had not paid their subscriptions for two , three , or four years ? Not one I Yet under our present laws we must keep such men on our lodge rolls to all eternity . As after what was said in Grand Lodge in opposition to my motion to enable the lodges to deal with such defaulters , it will be almost a crime to bring forward a motion of exclusion . —Yours fraternally ,

J . F . H . WOODWARD , P . G . S . B . December 21 .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

822 ] MASONIC TOKENS . As an addenda to those Masonic Halfpenny Tokens enumerated by Bro . Hughan in his article on "Masonic Tokens " in your issue of the 22 nd inst ., I give below a complete list of all those varieties known and described in "Batty's Catalogue of the Copper Coinage of Great Britain , " published at Manchester in 1 S 6 S . The abbreviations mean " 0 . " Obverse , " R . " Reverse , and " E . " Edge reading . 1019 , O . —Freemasons' Arms , Supporters , Crest Motto , " 24 Nov . 1790 , Prince of Wales elected G . M .

R . —Masonic Emblems in a Triangle ; at each side "Wisdom , " "Strength , " " & Beauty . " "Sit Lux et Lux fuit . " E . — "Halfpenny Payable at the Black Horse , Tower-Hill . " 1020 , O . and R . —As last . E . — " Halfpenny Payable at the Black Horse , lower-Hil . " 1021 , O . and R . —As 1019 . E . — " Lfpenny Payable at the Black Horse , Tower-Hill . "

1022 , O . and R . —As ioig . E . —'' Halfpenny Payable at th Black Horse , Tower-Hill . " 1023 , O . and R . —As 1019 . E . — "Halfpenny Payable at t Black Horse , Tower-Hill . " 1024 , O . and R . —As 1019 . E . — "Payable at London , " remainder alternate crosses and dots . 1025 , O . and R . —As 1019 . E . — " Payable at ondon or Dublin . " 1026 , O . and R . —As ioig . E . — " Payable at ondon or Dublin . " 1027 , O . and R . —As ioig . E . — "Masonic Halfpenny Token , MDCCXCIV . "

Masonic Notes And Queries.

1028 , O . and R . —As 1019 . E . — "Masonic Token , I . Scetchley Fucit 1 794 . " 1028 A , O . —Similar to last , a comma after " Nov . " R . and E . —As last . 1029 , As last , except large flaw on R . 1030 , O . and R . —As 1019 . E . — "Masonic I . Scritchley

Fecit . " 1031 , O . and R . —As 1019 . E . —Maconic I . Scetchley Fecit 179 . " 1632 , O . —As 1019 . R . —Similar to 1019 . A dot after " Beauty , " and the angular Leg . in a different position to outer . E . — " Onic Halfpenny Token , MDCCXCIV . "

' ° 33 > O . and R . —As last , except a dot after " Beauty " and"Fuit . " E . — "Sonic Halfpenny Token , MDCCXCIV . " 1034 , O . —Similar to 1019 ; a comma after " Nov . " and a dot after the Leg . lower . R . —Similar to 1019 and 1032 , the rays not extending beyond the arms of the Cupid , also a different arrangement of the clouds and a dot after Fuit only . E . —As

1019 . 035 , O . and R . —As last . E . —As 1023 . 1036 , O . and R . —As 1034 . E . —As 1027 . 1037 , O . and R . —As 1034 . E . —As 1028 . 1039 , O . and R . —As 1034 . E . — "Masonic Token , I . Sketchley , R . A . and P . G . S ., Birmingham Fecit . "

10 4 0 , O . and R . —As 1034 . E . — "Masonic Token , Brother Sketchley , Birmingham Fecit . " ( This is also quoted by Conder in his work on copper coinage , p . 231 , No . 175 . ) 10 4 , O . and K . —As 1019 . E . — " Payable at Parkers Old Birmingham Warehouse . " P » With reference to the silver one mentioned by Marvin ,

I very much doubt the authenticity of this specimen , and think the suggestion made by Bro . Hughan that it is an ordinary one " silvered " as the correct solution . I was in correspondence with Mr . Batty , of Manchester , on the subject of these Masonic Halfpenny Tokens some years ago , and he then knew nothing of any silver specimens . This is borne out by the origin of these pieces . At the latter

end of last century , there was a great dearth of copper coinage , and the want was supplied by private enterprise , until it was made illegal , by Act of Parliament , to issue tokens . Hence the origin of these pieces . Batty , in his work , enumerates and describes about 6000 separate and distinct specimens , all in base metal , so that it is easy to understand how these tokens were used in supplementing

the deficiency of copper coinage . I have in my collection of medals about 16 out of 23 specimens mentioned by Batty . Should any of your correspondents have come across any other specimens than those enumerated , or referred to by Bro . Hughan , I hope they will send you a full description for publication for Masonic numismatists to " note up . " GEO . L . SHACKLES .

823 ] THE 33 IN A . D . 179 6 !!! In the "Masonic Chronicle , " New York , for Dec , 1888 , a very curious and important article is given , entitled "Historical Facts , " and an extract is furnished from Duponte ' s "Encyc . Maconnique , " Vol . III ., p . 390 , Edit . 1823 , in which it is stated that " we have seen , handled , and copied precisely a patent of the thirty-third , delivered

by a Consistory in Geneva in 1797 to \ V . Bro . Vile , an active officer of the Grand Orient of France . " It has been generally believed that the arrangement of the Rite into 33 degrees did not take place before 1801 , but this certificate states " At the Or . of the Univer . is a very holy place of the Metropolitan L . of Scotland , established at Geneva by the numbers : 77 / . H . \ S . \ U . \ The year of Masonry

5796 . " This is a crux surely , and , if correct , must date back the 33 degrees several years . The Patent runs " In the name and under the auspices of the Metropolitan G . \ L . \ in Scotland , and underthe Celestial Canopy of the Zenith at the 24 th deg . long ., and 44 th deg . m . Iat . ' . To our 111 . ' . S . \ G . \ Inspectors-General , Freemasons of all

Gr . \ ancient and modern , spread over the face of the two Hemispheres , Health , Strength Union , " and the degrees noted thereon are the 30 th , 31 st , 32 nd , and 33 rd . Setting aside the apocryphal reference to Scotland , the fact remains that the A . and A . Rite ( of 33 degrees ) was known prior to 1801 , if this statement can be authenticated . CHISHOLM . ¦

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

Craft Jlagonrs

STRONG MAN LODGE ( No . 45 ) . —Theregular monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 6 th inst ., at Masons' Hall Tavern , Basinghall-street , E . C , when a large number of the members were present , including numerous visitors . The chair was occupied by Bro . F . C . Herbert , W . M ., and he was supported by the following officers and members : Bros . F . C . Cubbon .

S . W . ; E . H . Dove , J . W . ; H . Follett , P . M ., Treas .: H . T . Nell , P . M ., Sec ; W . H . Liddall , S . D . ; C . Dowsett , J . D . ; W . Sammes , I . G . ; A . M . Whitby , J . G . Cobb , and Bruty , Stewards ; Margetts , Org . ; Driver , P . M . ; Smith , P . M . ; Fountaine , P . M . ; Smethurst , Ashford , W . Smith , A . Whitby , B . S . Liddall , R . Scott , T . Wilkins , Larke , Wood , Dell , Carter , Langdon , Palmer , Best , Mills , and Eastwood .

Visitors : Bros . F . Walters , P . P . G . D . Middx ., P . M . 1309 ; Bishop , 1693 ; Irsey , P . M . 1 S 28 ; Bertram , 1426 ; Fish , 1457 ; Langdon , 1457 ; Dunston , 1326 ; Blyth , 1804 ; Bates , 1563 ; Webster , 1804 ; Bilby , P . M . 615 ; Drysdale , 1766 ; Spiller , P . M . 49 ; Best , 1549 ; A . Best , 211 : G . Rawlinson , 216 S ; and E . Mallett , Tyler . Lodge having been opened by the W . M ., and the

minutes read and confirmed , a ballot was taken for Messrs . D . A . Langdon , Frederick Palmer , W . G . Mills , and A . S . Best , which proving unanimous , they were regularly initiated into Freemasonry by the W . M ., the ceremony being ably performed . A ballot was also taken , and proved unanimous , in favour of Bro . Jas . S . Rutter as a joining member . Other business having been transacted , the