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through the intrigues of the German adventurers who swarmed over with the new king , Sir Christopher ivas deprived of his post of surveyor-general . And in the second edition of Anderson's Constitutions , page 109 , the entry runs thus;— - King George I . enter'd London most magnificently the 20 Sept . 1714 ; and after the rebellion Avas over a .. d . 1716 , the few Lodges at London finding themselves neglected by Sir Christopher Wren , thought fit to cement under a Grand Master as the center of union and harmony , viz . the Lodges that met , " and then states the four Avell knoAvn names .
So in the year 1716 , Sir Christopher was living , according to Anderson . But , on consulting the authorities mentioned before , it will be found , that , disgusted Avith the treatment he had received , Wren retired into the country , occasionally coming to London ; and on one of these trips he lodged in St . James's-street , where , haying accustomed himself , for some time , to take a nap after dinner on 25 th of February , 1723 , the servant who constantly attended him , thinking he slept" longer than usual , went into his apartment , and found him dead in his chair .
t Amanuensis . [ We plead guilty to the error—the Avords used by Bro . Havers being 44 secession of Sir C . Wren , " not " the death of Sir C . Wren . " —Ed . ]
THE MASONIC SCHOOLS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * -MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —Reading the address to W . Masters , at p . 221 of 3 'our magazine , I expected to find in the analysis and report , thereto subjoined , some evidence that country Masons Avere deriving an undue advantage in the schools , to the disadvantage ofthe London Brethren . The analysis is either imperfect , or , it tells a different tale .
As the reporters have not been able to apportion the neuter numbers , it is unimportant Avhether they be divided in the similar proportion to the numbers in the columns for London and country , or left out of the calculation . If omitted—it appears the number of subscribers to the girls' school are as follow : —London , 1048 ; country , 307 ; together , 1355 ; and it appears that the London 1048 subscribers exercise 2188 votes relating to the girls ' school , and the country subscribers 481 votes , only ; together , 2669 . Now , 2669 x 307 _ , , 2669 X 1048 ^ niCU , T I , n , . . pTFp— = 604 ' 7 l , and ^ == 2064-29 . therefore submit
that the country subscribers have not had awarded to them as many Azotes as they Avere entitled to , by , say 605 — 481 = 124 votes , and the London subscribers have derived a similar advantage over the country , thus ;—2188 - 2064 = 124 votes . Now for the boys' school . —London subscribers , 667 ; country subscribers , 236 ; total , 903 . There Avere awarded to London , 1810 votes , and to * Am 4 . , * i o ^ at 22 G ( > x 236 rM t > Q , 2266 x 667 country , 456 votes ; total , 2266 . Now , — = 592-23 and ^ -,
= 1673 * 77 . Hence the country subscribers in these votes Avere deprived of 592 — 456 = 136 votes , and the London had the undue advantage of 1810 - 1674 - 136 votes . Again , the " London subscribers" are those , I presume , who reside / Avithin ten miles of Freemasons' Hall , Loudon . " The reporters have ,
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Correspondengk.
through the intrigues of the German adventurers who swarmed over with the new king , Sir Christopher ivas deprived of his post of surveyor-general . And in the second edition of Anderson's Constitutions , page 109 , the entry runs thus;— - King George I . enter'd London most magnificently the 20 Sept . 1714 ; and after the rebellion Avas over a .. d . 1716 , the few Lodges at London finding themselves neglected by Sir Christopher Wren , thought fit to cement under a Grand Master as the center of union and harmony , viz . the Lodges that met , " and then states the four Avell knoAvn names .
So in the year 1716 , Sir Christopher was living , according to Anderson . But , on consulting the authorities mentioned before , it will be found , that , disgusted Avith the treatment he had received , Wren retired into the country , occasionally coming to London ; and on one of these trips he lodged in St . James's-street , where , haying accustomed himself , for some time , to take a nap after dinner on 25 th of February , 1723 , the servant who constantly attended him , thinking he slept" longer than usual , went into his apartment , and found him dead in his chair .
t Amanuensis . [ We plead guilty to the error—the Avords used by Bro . Havers being 44 secession of Sir C . Wren , " not " the death of Sir C . Wren . " —Ed . ]
THE MASONIC SCHOOLS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * -MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —Reading the address to W . Masters , at p . 221 of 3 'our magazine , I expected to find in the analysis and report , thereto subjoined , some evidence that country Masons Avere deriving an undue advantage in the schools , to the disadvantage ofthe London Brethren . The analysis is either imperfect , or , it tells a different tale .
As the reporters have not been able to apportion the neuter numbers , it is unimportant Avhether they be divided in the similar proportion to the numbers in the columns for London and country , or left out of the calculation . If omitted—it appears the number of subscribers to the girls' school are as follow : —London , 1048 ; country , 307 ; together , 1355 ; and it appears that the London 1048 subscribers exercise 2188 votes relating to the girls ' school , and the country subscribers 481 votes , only ; together , 2669 . Now , 2669 x 307 _ , , 2669 X 1048 ^ niCU , T I , n , . . pTFp— = 604 ' 7 l , and ^ == 2064-29 . therefore submit
that the country subscribers have not had awarded to them as many Azotes as they Avere entitled to , by , say 605 — 481 = 124 votes , and the London subscribers have derived a similar advantage over the country , thus ;—2188 - 2064 = 124 votes . Now for the boys' school . —London subscribers , 667 ; country subscribers , 236 ; total , 903 . There Avere awarded to London , 1810 votes , and to * Am 4 . , * i o ^ at 22 G ( > x 236 rM t > Q , 2266 x 667 country , 456 votes ; total , 2266 . Now , — = 592-23 and ^ -,
= 1673 * 77 . Hence the country subscribers in these votes Avere deprived of 592 — 456 = 136 votes , and the London had the undue advantage of 1810 - 1674 - 136 votes . Again , the " London subscribers" are those , I presume , who reside / Avithin ten miles of Freemasons' Hall , Loudon . " The reporters have ,