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regular employment . Of course , he has been a Masterman in his trade , and had bad luck , & c ., & c . The Secretary of S 5 S writes : " I have looked through the books from the commencement of the lodge , and his name does not appear in the list of members . "

This "beggar " is about 40 or 45 , says he is a Bavarian by birth , and has been in England about 21 years . He is dark in complexion , about 5 feet 6 inches in height , and of a " stocky" build . —Yours , very truly and fraternally , June 1 st . E . T . BUDDEN .

PAST MASTERS' COLLARS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , May I be allowed to call attention to a slight misprint in my letter in your issue of yesterday ? The third line of the second paragraph should read •' what 1 take , " not ' •what 1 state , " to be Bro . " P . M . 's "

. I submit that Bro . " P . M . ' s" last letter is a most substantial corroboration of the correctness of my argument ; and I may mention that I had not before heard of the circumstances to which he alludes .

Bro . " P . M . 's " last letter seems to show that his real complaint is not against Grand Lodge for calling on P . M . ' s to wear collars in Grand Lodge , but for not allowing officers to wear collars at all times , and in all places . —Yours fraternally ,

LEX SCRIPTA . May 30 th .

LEVANDER MEMORIAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Will you allow us to supplement your account in last week ' s Freemason of this memorial , which consists not only , as your notice points out , of a well-designed Runic cross—your illustration of which is very good—but also of

that which will commend itself equally to the subscribers and your other readers—the foundation at the Girls' School of a " Levander Prize " for arithmetic for the junior girls , thus perpetuating his name worthily in another way . Nor must we forget to whose exertions the credit is mainly due

of raising this fund , with much labour , and with such satisfactory results , our present Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . J . F . H . Woodward . The items are—cost of tombstone , £ 50 10 s . ; sent to Committee of Girls'School , £ 64 10 s . —We remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally

, F . B . ARCHER , P . P . G . W . Middlesex , Prov . Grand Treasurer . P . H . ERNEST BRETTE , P . P . G . Chaplain Middlesex . June 1 st .

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CALENDAR OF MASONIC MEETINGS IN EAST LANCASHIRE . This useful little book is in its 36 th year of issue , and is probably the oldest of its kind extant . East Lancashire , of which Col . Le Gendre Starkie is the respected Chief , is the largest province in England , numbering as it does , 94 lodges , 3 S chapters , 27 Mark Lodges , 20 Preceptories , and

5 Rose Croix Chapters . The work gives the names , numbers , places of meeting , days of meeting , and a complete Calendar for the year of all these 204 organizations , so that the compilation means a lot more labour than a first glance at its pages indicates . The editor is our genial Bro . John Chadwick , Prov . Grand Sec , and its general character is similar to the Calendar published for West Yorkshire , a notice of which has appeared in these pages .

THE TEMPLE REBUILT . By"ViNciT , Qui SE VINCIT , " A Rosicrucian of the . Metropolitan College . London : GEORGK KENNING , Freemason Office , 16 , Gt . Oucenstreet , W . C . It is needless to remark that the Temple which our brothel Mason has been engaged in rebuilding , is not an earthly tabernacle ; but a spiritual doctrine , including a theology , and a development of the origin of this world and of

mankind . The author has studied deeply the occult lore of the Mystics , and has caught by infection their habit of deeply shrouding what is meant in the words which are written . The essay is eminently Theosophical and Cabalistic , and traces connections between Freemasonry , Christianity , and the doctrines of the Hebrew Rabbis ; it displays much learning , but is too deep for the ordinary reader . It was originally a paper read before the Rosicrucian Society , and we learn that it was received by the members with many marks of approbation .

HISTORY OF THE LODGE OF UNIONS , No . 25 C . The well-known " Lodge of Unions" was warranted on October 31 st , 17 S 5 , by the M . W . Bro . the Earl of Effingham , acting Grand Master to H . R . H . the Duke of Cumberland , Grand Master , its number then being 4 S 0 , but altered to 390 in 1792 . At the " Union " its position became almost what it was at its origin , its number on the

roll being 4 S 1 . In 1 S 32 it was promoted to 31 S , and from 1 S 63 it has been 25 G , by which number I hope it will long continue to be designated , for frequent changes in the numerical roll are much to be deprecated . The Master of the "Crown and Cushion " Lodge , Parker's Lane , was the Consecrating Officer , Bro . Morton being the first W . M . The early struggles of the lodge , as recounted by its able

and zealous historian , Bro . K . R . Davis , P . M ., suggest that , for some reason or other , the members for some years were not such enthusiastic supporters of the " Unions " as those of a later period . At all events , for some time the lodge "had a hard struggle for existence , " but eventually ,

by dint of determination and perseverance , the difficulties were overcome , and the brethren were gratified to note the realization of their most sanguine anticipations . Bro . Davis has carefully described all points of importance , no event of consequence Masonically or of interest to the members being overlooked . Two of the members , sad to

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relate , got mixed up in a treasonable conspiracy in 1 S 03 , and , with eight others , suffered the extreme penalty of the law on Feb . 21 st : the brethren having on the 10 th of the same month assembled in open lodge and unanimously expelled the two delinquents , thus proving the loyalty of the lodge , and the horror of the members at any of their number being in any way identified in a rebellion against the Sovereign of the Realm . Only one instance occurs of

the use of the " black ball , " and that was as far back as August Sth , 1 S 05 . The fact is , there is no need to " black ball" candidates , where all the members act as brethren together , as the Master should be informed of objections to the admission of any candidates , and thus privately the whole matter be amicably arranged , and the names withdrawn without the proposers being mortified by the rejection in open lodge of their friends .

A regulation in 1 S 0 S was of a practical character , and was as follows : "That each Brother , after this meeting , do pay two shillings for his supper , instead of eighteen pence , in consequence of the extreme dearness of provisions . " For some years it seems to have been the custom to propose that a " Masters' Lodge " be held at the following meeting , when candidates were eligible to be raised ; and evidently the Master believed it was " better to wear out than to rust

out , " for he kept the members busily engaged at the meetings , the Lectures as well as the Degrees being frequently exemplified during an evening . On April 17 th , 1 S 16 , a brother was recommended to take "a higher Degreenamely , that of a Royal Arch Mason , " which reminds one of the " Atholl" custom . At the election night—January 24 th , 1 S 22—notamemberwas willing"toacceptthechair ;" but on the following March 4 th that lamentable state of

affairs was altered by the election of the famous Bro . Gilkes as a member and Master , his installation taking place on the 28 th of that month . A letter was read from a candidate for initiation ( in the following month ) , who desired to be excused for the present , " on account of his having entered the Holy State of Matrimony since he ¦ mas proposed ' . " On December 23 rd , 1 S 24 , it was agreed that a portrait of Bro . Gilkes ( Honorary Member from November

7 th , J 82 O ) " be hung up in this lodge , " and on January 251 I 1 , 1 S 2 G , the revered Bro . William Farnfield—initiated August 31 st , 1 S 25—was appointed Secretary , which office he held , with a slight interruption , until his decease , February 27 th , 1 S 76 . The frequent changes of the places of meeting apparently led to the loss of many articles belonging to the lodge , which is much to be deplored . On the 20 th April , 1 S 30 , the members of the " Lodge of Unions "

unanimously agreed to sanction the holding of the " Emulation Lodge of Improvement , " an event , as Bro . Davis well observes , the members " have ever si 7 ice had just cause to be proud . " Wherever English Freemasonry is known , there the "Emulation Lodge of Improvement " is respected , and the " Lodge of Unions" is remembered for the sanction of its proceedings for over half a century . OnMarch 19 th , 1 S 3 S , the 3 oothcandidatewasinitiated ; that

brother is now the "father of the lodge , " who has been for nearly half a century a member , for 29 years a Past Master , and for 15 years the Treasurer ! I refer to Bro . Henry Greene , whose portrait adorns the work , and to whom Bro . Davis appropriately has dedicated his History , " as a slight token of the sincere esteem and fraternal regard entertaind for him by his old friend and brother . " Dr . Crucefix was a member for a short period , and the lodge subsequently

became one of his most ardent advocates ; a circular received at one of the meetings , which contained an attack on that Brother being "handed to the Tyler for the purpose of being committed to the flames , " and five guineas were voted from the funds towards the Crucefix Testimonial . The lodge being rapidly improving as respects its finances at this period , it was resolved March iSth , 1845 , " To make the banquets , dinners , instead of suppers . " Dear Bro .

John Hervey ( P . G . D ., and G . Sec . ) was elected a joining member November iSth , 1845 , and served as Master in 1 S 48 , 1 S 49 , and 1 S 66 . On his decease , July 2 nd , 1 S 80 , a vote of condolence with his family was passed by the lodge , of which he had been a member some 36 years , and the members co-operated with the " Royal York ot Perseverance , " No . 7 , in suggesting a Memorial Fund , which subsequently was started under distinguished

auspices , the V . W . Bro . Sir John Monckton , F . S . A ., P . G . D ., President of the Board of General Purposes , being the Chairman , and the W . Bro . R . R . Davis , P . M . 256 and 1 S 51 , the Honorary Secretary . The presentations and pecuniary gifts by the lodge are duly recorded , but are so numerous , and many of such an interesting character , that I must not refer to them at any length , as the space for the notice of this work is but limited . The "Lodge of Unions "

lent their "three wooden gilt candlesticks " to the Grand Lodge , to be used at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Cathedral at Truro , on May 20 th , 1 SS 0 , and it seems that the members had agreed to do so on more than one oceasion prior to that date . In anticipation of the approaching centenary celebration of the lodge on November 2 nd , 18 S 5 , preliminary arrangements were made of an elaborate character ,

a petition was ' presented for a centenary warrant , which was granted , the document bearing date 31 st October , 18 S 5 ( the lodge was warranted 31 st October , ! 17 S 5 ) , the " Father of the Lodge , " Bro . Henry Greene , P . M ., was elected as W . M ., and duly installed on February 1 st , 18 S 5 , his officers being all Past Masters , and Bro . R . R . Davis , P . M ., was requested to write the history of the lodge from the date of its formation . The centenary celebration was

an immense success ; a numberof distinguished visitors were present in honour of the occasion , including twelve Grand Officers , and many prominent members of Provincial Grand Lodges and of metropolitan lodges . Bro . Davis stated a few facts in connection with the history of the lodge , which must have deeply interested the members and visitors , and the statistics especially were most suggestive . During the hundred years 456 candidates had been

initiated , passed , and raised , and 16 7 joining members were admitted . Over £ 300 represented the sum voted from the lodge for charitable purposes during that period , while the contributions of individual members have amounted to £ 100 per annum for many years past . The V . W . Bro . Kev . K . J . Simpson , M . A ., P . G . Chaplain ,

delivered a Masonic charge , in which he referred with pleasure to the change of late years in the location of the lodges , the arrangements now being such as to enable the brethren "to meet in dignity , comfort , and convenience , " The V . W . Bro . F . A . Philbrick , Q . C ., G . Reg ., at the banquet responded for "The Grand Officers ; " Sir John Monckton , P . G . M ., proposed "The Health of the veteran W . M . ; " The V . W . Bro . Col . Clerke , G . S ., replied for

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"The Visitors ; " and the V . W . Bro . Thomas Fenn offered an excellent response to the toast of " The Emulation Lodge of Improvement , " the world-wide distinguished child of the Lodge of Unions , and dwelt to some purpose on the eventful past of that most useful Institution . 'Ihe musical arrangements were under the direction of Bro . A . J . Brown , and we shall not be wrong in stating that the general advisers , directors , and responsible brothers throughout the proceedings were the Committee , composed

of Bro . H . Gieene , chairman ; Bros . F . N . Farnfield , G . B . Heming , John Phillips , and J . A . Farnfield , the indefatigable Secretary . The " Annals of the Lodge of Unions" have been ably illustrated by Bro . R . R . Davis , and I am hoping such a capital history will soon be followed by others of a similar kind , as there are still many of our old lodges which are as yet almost wholly undescribed , though probably rich in ancient records and curious minutes . W . J . HUGHAN .

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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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LODGE OF HONOUR AND GENEROSITY ( No . 165 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Inns of Court Hotel , Lincoln's Inn Fields , on Tuesday , the 25 th ult . The lodge was opened by Bro . R . Eve , VV . A ., assisted by his officers , and , after the usual formal business , the W . M . elect , Bro . G . A . Vennell , was presented for installation by Bro . Charles Belton , P . M . and

D . C , the ceremony of installation and subsequent addresses being carried out by Bro . Eve in a very impressive 3 > nd masterly manner . The W . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . J . Hugh Thomson , S . W . j E . G . Brewer , l . W . ; J . L . Syms , P . M ., Treas . ; R . C . Driver , P . G . D ., P . M ., Sec ; J . W . W . Thompson , S . D . ; W . H . Powell , P . M ., J . D . ; Charles Belton , P . M ., D . C ; and

G . E . Wainwright , P . M ., I . G . The following P . M . ' s of the lodge were also present : Bros . C . G . Prideaux , Q . C . ; Westall , Aldridge , and W . G . Lemon . Visitors : Bros . G . Pitt Lewis , P . G . S ., Q . C , M . P . ; F . Binckes , P . G . S . ; Frcnd , P . G . S . ; R . Loveland Loveland , P . P . G . W . ; C . F . Hogard , P . P . G . S . of W . ; Major X . Knox Holmes ; Mead , P . M . ; Chatfield , P . M . ; Langridge , P . M . ; E .

Owen , Wilford Price , Carnall , and a large number of brethren . One candidate for initiation having been unanimously elected , and another proposed for ballot at the next meeting of the lodge , it was unanimously resolved that a P . M . ' s jewel should be presented to Bro . Richard Eve for the admirable manner in which he had discharged the duties of

W . M . during the past year . The lodge was then closed in ancient form , and the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room , where one of the best dinners ever provided for this lodge by the Inns of Court Hotel was thoroughly enjoyed by every one present . The usual toasts were proposed by the W . M ., Bro . G . A . Vennell , in a most genial and kindly manner , and the

manner in which they were responded to by Bros . Richard Eve , I . P . M . ; Prideaux , Q . C , M . P . ; Syms , P . M ., Treas . ; Binckes , Loveland Loveland , Hogard , and G . Pitt Lewis , Q . C , M . P ., elicited a general expression of opinion that the oratory on this occasion had been of an exceptionally brilliant character . The musical arrangements were under the direction of Bro . Wilford Price , of the Shadwell Clerke Lodge , No . igio .

EUPHRATES LODGE ( No . 212 ) . —This lodge met on Wednesday , the 26 th ult ., at the Holborn Restaurant , and considering it was the Derby Day , there was a fair attendance . Lodge was opened at six by the W . M ., Bro . W . J . Cooper , assisted by Bro . W . J . Bassett , S . W . ; and T . Boyden , J . W . The chief event of the meeting was the passing of Bros . Hamp and Sadler to the

Second Degree . After this the question of a summer banquet was considered , and it was resolved to have one to be graced by the presence of ladies . Lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to a capital banquet , capitally served . The after proceedings were enlivened with songs and recitations by Bros . Cutler , Bassett , Glass , Rushton , Taylor , White , Burstow , Prior , Wagstaff , Henry , Hamp , and Marsh .

ROYAL ALFRED LODGE ( No . 7 80 ) . —The twenty-seventh anniversary of this lodge took place on the 20 th ult ., at the Angel Hotel , there being present Bros . John Cates Collier , W . M ., P . G . S . W . ; William E . White , S . W . ; J . Hugh Thomson , J . W . ; Hugh F . Day , P . M ., Treasurer , P . P . G . R . ; John W . M . Piggott , P . M ., Sec . ;

H . L . de Montmorency , S . D . ; M . P . Edwards , I . G . ; E . Drewett , P . M . ; Charles Belton , I . P . M . ; William Wells , P . M . ; Thomas White , P . M . ; Robert Pink , D . P . Cama , Grand Treasurer ; Thomas Tucker , Arthur J . Newman , Ernest H . Ellis , R . Eve , P . M . ; and others . Visitors : Bros . Frederick Binckes , Grand Stewards' Lodge , P . M ., & c ; Richard Cave , 1001 ; William Andrews , 1329 ;

Charles T . T y ler , P . M . 1395 ; A . F . Asher , S . W . 1375 ; Arthur Hart , S . W . 1046 ; G . Vernon Knight , W . M . 104 G ; Charles H . Knight , J . W . 104 G ; George S . Graham , P . G . Organist Surrey , P . M . 1851 ; and Jchanghir K . R . Cama , S . W . 322 . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read by the esteemed Secretary , Bro . J . VV . M . Piggott , the

W . M . elect , Bro . Wiham Edward White , S . W ., was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year . This ceremony was most ably performed by Bro . Richard Eve , P . M ., & c . The brethren afterwards adjourned to the banqueting hall , where a pleasant evening was spent . Bro . George S . Graham , P . G . Organist of Surrey , presided at the harmonium , and Bro . lehanghir Khursetice Rustomjee Cama ,

Grand Organist of all Scottish Freemasons in India , at the piano . It was mentioned during the evening by Bro . W . Belton , who had attended as bteward from the Royal Alfred Lodge at the festival in connection with the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , held on Wednesday , the 19 th ult ., that X 900 had been sent in from the Royal Alfred Lodffe . The list of subscriptions altogether amounted to £ 13 , 020 35 .