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Eussia.
hitherto been strictly prohibited from constituting itself on the holy soil of Russia ; the employes of the state were always required to bind themselves never to belong to it ; and the Greek Church has laid an anathema upon it . For more than half a year , however , < Lodges' have been forming in the interior of the empire , and entering into correspondence with other Lodges in foreign countries ; & nd there are indications of different hinds that this phenomenon in the Russian
state is far from unwelcome to the pavers that be . Two results are , as it would seem , expected from the benevolent working of this society , viz ., a better spirit on the part of the various government functionaries , and a greater willingness to cooperate in the gigantic task the government has entered upon of commuting serfdom into a free relation of \ landowner and tenant . I believe , " adds the correspondent of the Times , " 1 shall not be far wrong in imputing this change of tactics to the i Society of Free and Accepted Masons , ' on the part of the Emperor Alexander , to the influence of his -uncle , the Prince of Prussia , who has for many years
belonged to it ; and , in despite of tbe disinclination of his brother the king towards it , has persisted in having his son , Prince Frederick William , also introduced to it . Some few years back this formed the subject of a very acrimonious conflict between the two brothers , the whole body of the Lutheran Church party siding with the king in reprobating the existence of the society ; and about that time it transpired that the then Grand Duke Alexander had requested information on the subject from the Prince of Prussia , and received from him a very able and somewhat lengthy paper on the subject . At the beginning of the year the
King of Hanover entered the Society , and after passing rapidly through the grades , was admitted a member of all the Lodges in his dominions , and was finally made Grand Master in Hanover . He had already , in 1852 , constituted himself the protector of the Society ; but it was not . until January in this year that he entered the body itself / and attained the same rank his father , the late King Ernest Augustus , had occupied in it previously . Up to that time Frederick the Great was the only reigning monarch who had entered the Society ; but since the entrance of the King of Hanover , the reigning Duke of Saxe-Gotha has entered it , and been made a member of the Lodge , ' Ernst zum Compass . ' "
It would perhaps be difficult to find any form of organization so capable of pervading the immense Russian empire , and so admirably adapted to Russian society as this one , which , if favoured by him , would so effectually protect the emperor against secret conspiracies , or so willingly further the plans for the general good .
Summery Of News For November.
SUMMAEY OF ETEWS FOR 10 VEMBEE .
THE COURT . During . the past month the Court has been residing at Windsor . Among the visitors at the Castle have been the Duchess of Kent , the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary , the Duke of Cambridge , Prince Frederick William of Prussia , and Prince Leiningen . On the 27 th of October , her Majesty and suite paid a visit to the Wellington CollegeSandhurstand was much pleased with the progress of the work .
, , On the following day , Mr . Ward , B . A ., was honoured by a Royal visit at Upton Park , her Majesty having desired to view the gallery of hia own paintings . A similar compliment was some few years since paid to Landseer . On the 7 th of November , the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales inspected tbe Leviathan at Millwall , and , with Mr . Brunell , entered into the causes of the failure of the launch .
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Eussia.
hitherto been strictly prohibited from constituting itself on the holy soil of Russia ; the employes of the state were always required to bind themselves never to belong to it ; and the Greek Church has laid an anathema upon it . For more than half a year , however , < Lodges' have been forming in the interior of the empire , and entering into correspondence with other Lodges in foreign countries ; & nd there are indications of different hinds that this phenomenon in the Russian
state is far from unwelcome to the pavers that be . Two results are , as it would seem , expected from the benevolent working of this society , viz ., a better spirit on the part of the various government functionaries , and a greater willingness to cooperate in the gigantic task the government has entered upon of commuting serfdom into a free relation of \ landowner and tenant . I believe , " adds the correspondent of the Times , " 1 shall not be far wrong in imputing this change of tactics to the i Society of Free and Accepted Masons , ' on the part of the Emperor Alexander , to the influence of his -uncle , the Prince of Prussia , who has for many years
belonged to it ; and , in despite of tbe disinclination of his brother the king towards it , has persisted in having his son , Prince Frederick William , also introduced to it . Some few years back this formed the subject of a very acrimonious conflict between the two brothers , the whole body of the Lutheran Church party siding with the king in reprobating the existence of the society ; and about that time it transpired that the then Grand Duke Alexander had requested information on the subject from the Prince of Prussia , and received from him a very able and somewhat lengthy paper on the subject . At the beginning of the year the
King of Hanover entered the Society , and after passing rapidly through the grades , was admitted a member of all the Lodges in his dominions , and was finally made Grand Master in Hanover . He had already , in 1852 , constituted himself the protector of the Society ; but it was not . until January in this year that he entered the body itself / and attained the same rank his father , the late King Ernest Augustus , had occupied in it previously . Up to that time Frederick the Great was the only reigning monarch who had entered the Society ; but since the entrance of the King of Hanover , the reigning Duke of Saxe-Gotha has entered it , and been made a member of the Lodge , ' Ernst zum Compass . ' "
It would perhaps be difficult to find any form of organization so capable of pervading the immense Russian empire , and so admirably adapted to Russian society as this one , which , if favoured by him , would so effectually protect the emperor against secret conspiracies , or so willingly further the plans for the general good .
Summery Of News For November.
SUMMAEY OF ETEWS FOR 10 VEMBEE .
THE COURT . During . the past month the Court has been residing at Windsor . Among the visitors at the Castle have been the Duchess of Kent , the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary , the Duke of Cambridge , Prince Frederick William of Prussia , and Prince Leiningen . On the 27 th of October , her Majesty and suite paid a visit to the Wellington CollegeSandhurstand was much pleased with the progress of the work .
, , On the following day , Mr . Ward , B . A ., was honoured by a Royal visit at Upton Park , her Majesty having desired to view the gallery of hia own paintings . A similar compliment was some few years since paid to Landseer . On the 7 th of November , the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales inspected tbe Leviathan at Millwall , and , with Mr . Brunell , entered into the causes of the failure of the launch .