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A Ketbospect,
On the 2 n / l of December the United Grand Lodge held its quarterly communication , and was visited by H . E . H . Prince Frederick William of Prussia . The Brethren voted £ 1 , 000 to the relief of the sufferers by the Indian mutiny . On the 3 rd , the Grand Lodge of Ireland voted a large sum to the same fund . On the 16 th , the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland held its quarterly communication , and granted several warrants to English Brethren , empowering them to hold Mark Masters Lodges .
In concluding this summary of the chief domestic events in the history of Masonry during the past twelve months , it is peculiarly gratifying to find its extension has been most satisfactory , as since the 18 th of January , 1857 , the United Grand Lodge has issued no fewer than thirty-eight new warrants . Of these ,
thirteen were for the colonies—one for Cadiz , and the remainder for England and AVales . Upwards of 4 , 000 certificates for new members have also been issued by the G . M . On the continent , too , the king of Hanover has joined the Order , and his example has been followed by the emperor of Russia ; and . Faith , Hope , and Charity , are extending their reign over benighted Europe .
Masonic Antiquities.
MASONIC ANTIQUITIES .
FROM BRO . DR . RAWLINSON'S MANUSCRIPTS , & a , IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY , OXFORD , A . I ) . 1725 . ( Continued from page 956 . )
Continuation of the History of the Gormo ( K > ns . " After this , several Gentlemen , who before had not heard of this Order , came to the Castle Tavern to ascertain the fact ; and among the rest the Author of the Plain Dealer , ( a Gentleman of great Sagacity and Genius , as may be gather'd from the Excellent Papers wherewith he obliges the curious World e \ erj Monday and Friday ) having in Person come to inquire concerning it , and meeting with the
Mandarins secretary and Interpreter , received from him so satisfactory an Account of the Matter , and was so pleased with the Institution , that he desir'd to be admitted a Member . But unhappily for the Gentleman , and to the great Regret of the Jnterpreter also , he happen'd to be a Free-Masoii , and so could not be admitted without being solemnly Degraded , and formally renouncing that Society . Tho' that Gentleman was much mortified hereupon , not being able to persuade himself to be thejirst to give the Example of Degradation , yet he departed with isuch a favourable Idea of the Institution , that in his very next Plain-Dealer , he
began with a fine Dissertation on the Effects of Credulity and Imposture , for which I refer to his Excellent Paper , and then addressed himself to his Brethren of the Apron and Trowel in a very Pathetick Manner . In the mean Time , tho Interpreter being no less pleased with the Conversation , Curiosity , and Frankness of this Gentleman , gave the Mandarin an Account of it ; whereupon the illustrious HANG CHI , ( as he is call'd , ) beinor pleased with his Interpreter ' s
Description of the Gentleman , vouchsafed to write him a Letter , to persuade him to be degraded , and offering to him , in that Case , the Honours of the Order , in a manner so concise , and so polite , as seemn to be peculiar to the Chiefs of the Eastern Nations , and at the same Time , communicated to him a Letter from another Great Mandarin named SHIN SHAW , at Rome , giving an Account of the good Reception the Order meets with in that once Imperia ICity . Thepatlietielc Expostulations of the Plain Dealer to his Qmlty Brethren , as lie calls ' em ; The Letter of HA NG
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Ketbospect,
On the 2 n / l of December the United Grand Lodge held its quarterly communication , and was visited by H . E . H . Prince Frederick William of Prussia . The Brethren voted £ 1 , 000 to the relief of the sufferers by the Indian mutiny . On the 3 rd , the Grand Lodge of Ireland voted a large sum to the same fund . On the 16 th , the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland held its quarterly communication , and granted several warrants to English Brethren , empowering them to hold Mark Masters Lodges .
In concluding this summary of the chief domestic events in the history of Masonry during the past twelve months , it is peculiarly gratifying to find its extension has been most satisfactory , as since the 18 th of January , 1857 , the United Grand Lodge has issued no fewer than thirty-eight new warrants . Of these ,
thirteen were for the colonies—one for Cadiz , and the remainder for England and AVales . Upwards of 4 , 000 certificates for new members have also been issued by the G . M . On the continent , too , the king of Hanover has joined the Order , and his example has been followed by the emperor of Russia ; and . Faith , Hope , and Charity , are extending their reign over benighted Europe .
Masonic Antiquities.
MASONIC ANTIQUITIES .
FROM BRO . DR . RAWLINSON'S MANUSCRIPTS , & a , IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY , OXFORD , A . I ) . 1725 . ( Continued from page 956 . )
Continuation of the History of the Gormo ( K > ns . " After this , several Gentlemen , who before had not heard of this Order , came to the Castle Tavern to ascertain the fact ; and among the rest the Author of the Plain Dealer , ( a Gentleman of great Sagacity and Genius , as may be gather'd from the Excellent Papers wherewith he obliges the curious World e \ erj Monday and Friday ) having in Person come to inquire concerning it , and meeting with the
Mandarins secretary and Interpreter , received from him so satisfactory an Account of the Matter , and was so pleased with the Institution , that he desir'd to be admitted a Member . But unhappily for the Gentleman , and to the great Regret of the Jnterpreter also , he happen'd to be a Free-Masoii , and so could not be admitted without being solemnly Degraded , and formally renouncing that Society . Tho' that Gentleman was much mortified hereupon , not being able to persuade himself to be thejirst to give the Example of Degradation , yet he departed with isuch a favourable Idea of the Institution , that in his very next Plain-Dealer , he
began with a fine Dissertation on the Effects of Credulity and Imposture , for which I refer to his Excellent Paper , and then addressed himself to his Brethren of the Apron and Trowel in a very Pathetick Manner . In the mean Time , tho Interpreter being no less pleased with the Conversation , Curiosity , and Frankness of this Gentleman , gave the Mandarin an Account of it ; whereupon the illustrious HANG CHI , ( as he is call'd , ) beinor pleased with his Interpreter ' s
Description of the Gentleman , vouchsafed to write him a Letter , to persuade him to be degraded , and offering to him , in that Case , the Honours of the Order , in a manner so concise , and so polite , as seemn to be peculiar to the Chiefs of the Eastern Nations , and at the same Time , communicated to him a Letter from another Great Mandarin named SHIN SHAW , at Rome , giving an Account of the good Reception the Order meets with in that once Imperia ICity . Thepatlietielc Expostulations of the Plain Dealer to his Qmlty Brethren , as lie calls ' em ; The Letter of HA NG