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In consequence of this desire we pray for a Warrant of Constitution empowering us to meet as a regular lodge at the Malt Shovel Inn , Baildon , in the West Riding of Yorkshire , on the first Wednesday of every month [ altered to " on or nearest to the full moon" ] , and there to discbarge the duties of Masonry in a constitutional manner , according to the forms of the Order and the Laws of the Grand Lodge , and we have nominated and do recommend Brother William Simpson to be the first Master [ altered to '' Wainman Holmes" ] , Bro . John Smith to be tho first Senior Wardenaud Brother Abraham Hartley to be tho first Junior Warden

, of the said lodge . The prayer of this petition being granted , we promise strict obedience to the commands of the Grand Master and the laws and regulations of the Grand Lodge . Wm . Simpson , Kendal , No . 175 . * Thomas Lund , Keighley , No . 503 . John Smith , Keighley , No . 503 . Jeremiah Parker ; Do . No . 503-t Abm . Hartley , Do . No . 503 . William Fox , Do . No . 503 . Wm . Fonlds , Do . No . 503 . f Phinens Smith , Do . No . 503 . f Thos . Wild Do . No . 503 .+ Abrm . BoltonBradfordNo . 565 .

, , , Richard Stell , Do . No . 503 . The ori g inal Petition ( re-written ancl signed ) was transmitted to the Grand Lodge b y Bro . Carr , Dep . Prov . G . M ., 5 th February , 1827 . * Altered to "Wainman Holmes , Bradford , 5 G 5 . " \ Omitted afterwards as not returned .

F . The following is a copy of a letter sent to the W . M . of Airedale Iiodge in 1831 , and is a specimen of Masonic Charit y as practised fift y years ago : — Dated at Keighley June 18 th , 1831 . W . SIR AND BRO ., ¦

The purport of this letter is to inform you that Bro . James Shaw , of Bingley , is in such a state of health as to be confined to his bed of a mortification in the leg , and is in such a state of mind that he does not know any person bo has been particularly acquainted with , and , as a brother , 1 think he requires immediate relief . We have set a subscription on foot at our place , and 1 thought that I would let you know , knowing that lie was a worth y brother , hoping that you would do likewise , as he lias no other dependence but the parish allowance . He is at Abraham Grace ' s , the Fleece Inn , in Bingley , and I hope to be there at 4 o ' clock to-morrow afternoon , and I should be glad to see any of your brothers there . I remain , yours fraternally JOSH . MUROATROYD ,

The Philosophy And Work Of Pythagoras.

THE PHILOSOPHY AND WORK OF PYTHAGORAS .

THE history of P y thagoras , the distinguished Grecian sage , has a sort of mysterious and mythical environment . Associated with his career are fables and traditions innumerable , ancl it is exceedingl y difficult to draw the lines between the true ancl the false . There can be no doubt , however , that P y thagoras was a real personage , a master spirit in Greece , who gave to his countrymen a profounder philosophy than they had ever before known . That

his genius was of the hig hest order , ancl his work in behalf of learning and science of the most potent character , there can be no question . We may regret that we have no authentic remains of the great teacher—that there are no contemporary memorials of his work—but there is no cause of doubting that he flourished in the second half of the sixth century before Christ , that he was a powerful factor in many important movements relating to politics and

science , and that his work was of such a character as to entitle him to an immortal renown . There is no agreement as to the paternit y of P y thagoras , the place of his birth , the manner of his education , and the special surroundings of his earl y life . On these points even the historians who wrote of him nearly two thousand , years ago joined issue , and their writings indicate the most amazing contradictions . The early writers , however , do concur in this statement , that