Old Warrants.

Old Warrants .

No . 00 . No . 235 "Ancients j" No . 2 W A . D . 1814 , No . 207 A . D . 1832 , and No . 178 from A . D . 1863 . ANTEIMGRAND MASTEE

, , [ SEAL . ] LAUKEXCE DER . UOTT , D . G . M . JOHN PEAKISS , S . G . W . THOMAS HATU ' ER , J . G . W Za all fobom it man concern . Wu , tbo Grand Lodgo of the most Ancient and Honourable Fra

tormty of Free aud Accepted Masona ( according to tho Old Constitutions granted by His Eoyal Highness Princo EDWIN , at York , Anno Domini Nine hundred twenty and six , aud in tho Year of Masonry Four thousand Nine hundred twenty and six ) , and these in ample form assembled , namely , the Eight "Worshipful .... ( four lines

cannot be mado out ) .... GKAND MASTER OF MASONS , the Eight Worshipful Laurence DermotC , Esquire , Deputy Grand Master , The Eight Worshipful John Feakins , Esquire , Senior Grand Warden , and the Eight Worshipful Thomas Harper , Esquire , Junior Grand Warden ( with tho approbation and consent of the Warranted Lodges

held within tho Cities and Suburbs of London aud Westminster ) , do hereby authorise and empower oar trusty and well-beloved No , 235 brother , namely , the Worshipful Thomas Doncaster , Esq ., one of our Master Masons , the Worshipful Mr . W - Eogcrs his Senior Warden , and the Worshipful Mr . William Bradley his

Junior Warden , to form and hold a Lodgo of Free and Accepted Masons aforesaid , at tho sign of tho Queens Head ( or elsewhere ) , in the borough of Wiggan and county of Lancaster upon the next Wednesday on , or before , Full Moon of every Calendar Month , and on all seasonable times and lawful occasions . And in the said Lodge

( when duly congregated ) to admit and make Free Masons according to the most Ancient and Honourable Custom of tbo Eoyal Craft in all ages and nations throughout the known world . And we do hereby further authorise and empower our said trusty and well-beloved brethren , Thomas Doncaster , Esqnire , Mr . William Eogers , and

Mr . William Bradley ( with the consent of the members of your Lodge ) , to nominate , cnuse , and instal thoir Successors to whom they shall deliver this Warrant ancl invest them with their powers and dignities as Free Masons , & c . And snch Successors shall in like manner nominate , chuse , and instal their Successors , & c , & o ., & o .

Such installations to be upon ( or near ) every ST . JOHN ' S DAY , during the continuance of this Lodge , for ever . Providing the above named brethren and all their Successors always pay due respect to this Eight Worshipful Grand Lodge , otherwise this Wan-ant to bo of no force nor virtue .

Given nnder our Hands and the Seal of our Grand Lodge in London ) this 26 th day of May , in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty ancl Six , and in the Year of Masonry Five thousand Seven hundred Eighty and Six . JOHN MCCOIOIICK ,

Grancl Secretary . NOTE . —This Warrant is Registered" ) in the Grand Lodge , Volume 8 , > Letter H . )

[ S EAL ] Tho present title , No ., & c . are , The Lodge of Antiquity , No . 178 * Wigan .

No . 91 . No . 205 , Ancients * " No . 256 A . D . 1814 , No . 182 A . D . 1832 , and No . 156 from A . D . 18 G 3 . ATHOLL , GEAND MASTEE , THOMAS HARPER , D . G . M .

WM- CHAPLIN , S . G . W . B . PLUMMEU , J . G . W . Za all ( uljom it man content . WE , tho Grand Lodgo of the most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons ( according to tho Old Constitutions granted by His Eoyal Highness Prince EDWIN , at York , Anno Domini Nine hundred twenty and six , and in the Year of Masonry Four

thousand Nino hundred twenty and six ) , in ample Form assembled , viz ., The Eight Worshipful The Most Noble Prince John , Duke , Marquis and Earl of Atholl , Marquis ancl Earl of Tullibardine , Earl of Strathtay and Strathardlo , Viscount of Balqniclder , Glenalmond and Glenlyon , Lord Murray , Belvcny and Gask , Heritable Constable of the Castle of Kincleaven , Lord of Man and tho Isles , and

No "O" " " ^ tran S ° and Baron Murray of Stanley , in the County nth April * ° ^ Gloucester , & c , & c , & c , GRAND MASTER OF MASONS , 1778 The Eight Worshipful Thomas Harper , Escf - , Deputy . ntoicu . Grand Mastorj Th ( J lligbfc v / orsbipful AVilliam Chaplin , Esq -, Senior Grand Warden , ancl the Eight Worshipful B .

Plummer Junior Grand Warden ( with the approbation ancl consent of the Warranted Lodges held within the Cities and Suburbs of London and Westminster ) , Do hereby authorise and impower our Trusty and Well-beloved Brethren , viz ., The Worshipful Anthony White oue of cur Master Masons , The Worshipful Dennis cpgun hia Senior

Old Warrants.

Warden , ancl Tho Worshipful Eichard Sarraway his Junior Warden , to Form and Hold a Lodgo of Free and Accepted Masons aforesaid , at the Market House Inn , Plymouth , or elsewhere in the County of Devon , being first duly Registered in virtue of our Warrant No . 205 , of date on or about the sixth of April 1778 , heretofore granted by us

and our Predecessors to certain Brethren therein named , and Registered in the Books of our Grand Lodgo in London , aud to be held upon the First aud Third Monday in every month aud on all seasonable times and lawful occasions : Ancl in tho said Lodgo ( when duly congregated ) to admit ancl make Free Masons , according to the most

Ancient ancl Honourable Custom of tbo Eoyal Craft , in all Ages ancl Nations throughout the known World . And wo do hereby farther authorise ancl impower our said Trusty and Well-beloved Brethren , Anthony White , Dennis Cogan , and Eichard Sarraway ( with tho Consent of tho Members of their Lodge ) , to nominate , chuse , and install

their Successors , to whom thoy shall deliver this Warrant , and invest them with their Powers and Dignities as Free Masons , & o . And such Successors shall in like manner nominate , chuse , and install their Successors , & c ., & c , & c . Snch installations to bo upon ( or near )

every ST . JOHN ' S DAY , during the continuance of this Locige , for ever . Providing tho above named Brethren , and all their Successors , always pay due Eespect to this Eight Worshipful Grancl Lodge , otherwise this Warrant to be of no Force nor Virtue .

Given under our Hands and tho Seal of our Grand Lodgo in London , this Twenty-seventh clay of December , in tho year of our Lord Ono thousand Eight hundred aud Four , and iu the year of Masonry Five thousand Eight hundred and Four . ( Signed ) Roif- LESLIE , Grand Secretary .

NOTE . —This Warrant is Eegistered } in tho Grancl Lodge , Vol . 0 ' , > Letter F . Gth April 1778 . ) [ SEAL . ] [ SEAL . ] The present title , No ., & c . are , Tho Harmony Locige , No , 156 , Ply . mouth .

Ancient Ebor Preceptory, 101 (K.T.)

ANCIENT EBOR PRECEPTORY , 101 ( K . T . )

AT tho regular meeting of this Preccptory , on Tuesday last , tho E . Preceptor Sir Knight T . B . Whytohoad read a lengthy and interesting paper on tho History of the Order of the Temple , especially as regarded tho City of York , endeavouring to trace out tho early links connecting the Order with that of Freemasonry .

Interesting Torpedo Experiments

INTERESTING TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS

A MOST interesting series of experiments in tho science of warfare is announced to tako place off the East Cliff , St . Lawrence-on-Sea , near Eamsgato , during this month . Those experiments will be conducted nnder the nianagomeut of Mr . Michael Boyton , late U . S . N , ( well-known in connection with tho direction of the exhibitions of hia brother , Bro . Captain Boyton ) , who will have tho assistance of somo

of tho leading scientific authorities on the subject . Tho demonstratious will consist of both clay and night displays illustrative of actual operations in torpedo warfare , offensive and defensive . They will include an attack on , defence ancl destruction of an iron clad fleet , constructed of sloops ancl boats of dimensions sufFicient to demonstrate effectively the value and destructive

force of tho explosive engines , and tho facility with aud dis . tauces at which they may be worked with safety to tho operator . Tho event promises to be no less interesting from a scientific point of view than imposing from the magnitude of the many original and spectacular effects designed to give it a framework . The demon , strations are fixed for Thursday , 20 th inst . at 11 o ' clock a . m ., and 9 p . m .

Bro . W . Hyde Pullen P . G . S . B . -will officiate as Installing Master at the Installation Meeting of the YarTborough Lodge , No . 811 , to be held this day at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton .

E . W . Bro . Sir W . Wyndham Burrell , Bart ,, M . P ., who was installed as P . G . M . in June last , will preside at tho meeting of the Provincial Grand Locige of Sussex , to be held on Tuesday next , at the Eoyal Pavilion , Brighton .

Early next month , a now Mark Lodge , to be known as the St . Wilfrid Locige of Mark Master Masons , will be consecrated at Alford , Lincolnshire , by E . W . Bro . John Sutcliffe , Grand Mark Master Mason of that Province .

We arc authorised by Grand Secretary Bro . Binckes to announce that the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons for England and Wales , and our Colonics ancl Dependencies , has been formally recognised by the Supreme Grand Eoyal Arch Chapter of the United States . This , in tho

case of English Arch , who arc likewise M . M . Masons , will render it unnecessary for them to receive , as they havo been obliged to do in order to be admitted as Visitors into an American Eoyal Arch Chapter , the intermediate degrees between the Craft ancl our Arch ,