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NO TRS . ( a ) Lord Petre , Grand Master 1772-77 . The Grand Mastership of this nobleman was marked by several events of importance , but especially by the erection and dedication to Alasonic purposes of the Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street . The first stone was laid by his iordship on the ist of May , 1775 , and so rapidly was the work

proceeded with that on the 23 rd of May , 177 6 , the building was dedicated by the Grand Master in the presence of a numerous and distinguished gathering of the Craft . Among other matters , it should be mentioned that Bro . H . Preston received the sanction ot Grand Lodge for the publication of his " Illustrations of Freemasonry . " It was

resolved to open a correspondence with the Grand Lodge in Berlin ; new laws and regulations for the better security of the property belonging to the Society were added to the Book of Constitutions in th : form of an appendix ; and the publication of a Freemasons' Calendar was resolved upon . ( b ) Chevalier Ramsay was horn at

Ayr , N . B ., in iG 6 S , but resided chiefly in France , where he obtained some ' reputation by his " Travels of Cyrus , " and where , in 1724 , he became tutor to the sons of the Pretender to the throne of Great Britain . To him we are indebted for the introduction into Masonry of the so-called " High Degrees . "

In 1740 he delivered a famous address , in which he gave a knightly , instead of an operative , origin to Freemasonry . ( c ) Virginia . The Grand Lodge of this State , which was established in 1777 , numbers , according to the latest returns we have seen , some 225 lodges with an aggregate membership of upwards of 0000

Craftsmen . ( d ) Bro . Thomas Dunckerley , born 1724 , died 1795 , was one of the most distinguished Masons of the latter half of last century . He entered the Royal Navy at the early age of ten , and rose by merit to be gunner , his conduct invariably giving satisfaction lo his superiors , who greatly

befriended him in after life . As regards his birth , it is said he was the illegitimate son of George II . Certain [ it is , that , as stated in the Calendar , that monarch's grandson , George III ., awarded him a pension of jfioo , afterwards increased to £ Soo per annum , and that he had assigned to him apartments , first in Somerset House , and during the

latter part of his life at Hampton Court Palace . It is not exactly known when he was initiated into Freemasonry , but when he had become one of its members he took a deep interest in its proceedings , and especially in connection with the Royal Arch and Templar Masonry . He had sewed the office of Grand Senior Warden , and was

Provincial Grand Master of Fssex , Dorsetshire , Gloucestershire , Herefordshire , & c , Prov . G . M . ( or Superintendent , as we now call it ) of R . A . Masons for Bristol , Dorset , Essex , Gloucester , Kent , Sic . ( e ) Lord Blaney , Grand Master 1764-G 7 , during which peiiod no less than seventy-one new lodges were warranted , and

twelve Provincial Grand Masters appointed . It was during his term of office that the Dukes of Gloucester and Cumberland were made Masons in London , and the Duke of York in Berlin . (/) Sweden . Though the Craft in Sweden and its sister kingdom of Norway is far from being a numerous body , itis greatly

respected , enjoying , as it does , the favour of the Royal protection . For considerably over three-quarters of a century it has been on terms of the most fraternal intimacy with the Grand Lodge of England . Moreover , it enjoys the special advantage of having been the country in which our Grard Master was initiated into Masonry , as stated in our note

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MAY . + HISTORICAL CALENDAR . * 1882 ,

1 Mon , 2 Tu . 3 Wed . 4 Tlmr 5 Fri . 6 Sat . 7 SUIT . 8 Mon . 9 Tu . 10 Wed , 11 Tlmr 12 Eri . 13 Sat . 14 Sun . 15 Mon 16 Tu . 17 Wed 18 Tlmr 19 Fri . 20 Sat . 21 Sun . 22 Mon . 23 Tu . 24 Wed . 25 Tlmr 26 Fri . 27 Sat . 28 Sun . 29 Mon 30 Tues 31 Wed

Foundation stone of Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , laid by Lord Petre , ( a ) 1775 . First assembly of the llluminati , or Orderof Perfectibilists , held at Ingoldstadt , under presidency of Adam Weishaupt , 177 6 . H . R . H . Duke of Cumberland elected Grand Master , 17 S 2 . VV . Preston and other members of ihe Lodge of Antiquity reinstated by Grand Lodge in all their Masonic privileges , 1790 . George , Prince of Wales installed Grand Alaster , 1792 . Earl Ferrers installed Grand Master , 1762 .

Lord Petre installed Grand Master , 1772 . Funeral of the Duke of Sussex , 1 S 43 . Grand Lodge of Scotland resolves that henceforth it will be composed entirely of Masters and actual Wardens , and Past Masters , 1 S 73 . Installation of Prince of Wales as Z . of Grand Chapter , 1 S 75 . Death of the Chevalier Ramsay ( b ) 1743 . Convention at Williamsburgh for the purpose of considering as to the appointment of a Grand Master for Virginia , ( c ) 1777 . Krause , Masonic historian , born 17 S 1 .

Pension of ^ . 100 per annum granted by George III . to Bro . Thos . Dunckerley . ( d ) 17 O 7 . Lord Blaney ( e ) installed Grand Master at Vintners' Hall , 17 ( 14 . Last meeting of the Lodge of Edinburgh , No . 1 , in St . Mary ' s Chapel , 17 S 7 . Proffered alliance of Grand Lodge of Sweden (/ " ) with G . Lodge of England

formally accepted by the latter , 1795 . Fessler resigns all his Masonic offices , 1 S 02 . Testimonial presented to late Bro . Dr . Oliver , 1 S 44 . First Deputation as Prov . G . Master granted by the Earl of Inchiquin to Bro Hugh VVarburton , as Prov . G . Master North Wales , 1727 . Fessler initiated in the lodge " Phoenix of the Round Table , " Lemberg , 17 S 3 .

the Grand Lodge of Sweden denounces Zinnendorf ( g ) 177 S . Grand Feastat Freemasons' Hall . Present : Prince of Wales , Grand Master , Duke of Clarence , Prince VVilliam of Gloucester , & c , & c , 1 795 .

Past Grand Masteis and their Deputies admitted members of the Committee of Charity , 1731 . First stone of the Wet Docks , Leith , laid with Masonic ceremonial , 1 S 01 . Edict of Victor Emanuel , King of Sardinia , against Freemasonry , 1 S 14 . Ferdinand VTI . of Spain forbids Freemasonry in his dominions , 1 S 14 . Bro . Daniel O'Connell died 1 S 47 .

Grand Lodge of West Virginia ( h ) founded , 1 SG 6 . Bro . Hottinger , first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge " Alpin . i , " d . 1 S 60 . Pope Benedict XIV . confirms the Bull of Clement XII . against Masonry , 1751 . Lord Aberdour (; ' ) installed Grand Master , 1757 . Constitutions of the G . Lodge of Greece formed and Dep . G . M . elected , 1 SC 7 . Foundation in Lodge "Teutonia zur Weisheit , " Potsdam , of the Society ol German Freemasons on 99 th anniversary of Fichte's birth , 1 S 61 .

Rt . Hon . Alexander Hamilton , General of Artillery , admitted member of Lodge of Edinburgh , No . 1 , 1640 . Quarter-Master General R . Moray , admitted member of Lodge of Edinburgh , No . 1 , at Newcastle-en- Tyn ^ , 1641 . Bro . Henry Price , appointed Prov . G . M . of New England , North America , died 17 S 0 . Victor Amadeus , King of Sardinia , issues an edict suppressing Freemasonry in his dominions , 1794 .

Orphan son of an Operative Mason bound apprentice by G . L . of Scotland for eight years . Resolution to bind one such every three years , 1740 . Treaty of Union between Grand Lodge and Grand Orient of France , 1799 . Convention of 23 Scottish lodges at Brunswick for the purpose of bringing about a reconciliation among the several parties in the Order of the Strict Observance , 1775 . Emperor William of Germany , (/) then Prince VVilliam of Prussia , initiated 1840 .

Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , opened and dedicated , 1776 . Grand Orient of Chili constituted , 1 S 62 . Grand Lodge of Nova Scolia established , Bro . Alex . Keith first G . M ., 1 SC 9 Baron Von VVachter , a prominent member of the Strict Observance , d . 1 S 25 C . A . Thory , ( i ) French Masonic historian , born 1759 . Declaration by Grand Lodge of Scotland against the High Degrees , 1 S 0 G . Order of Charles XIII . (/) of Sweden founded , 1811 .

New Statutes for Grand Lodge of the Netherlands , by which the three Symbolic Degrees were placed under Grand Lodge , and the four high degrees under a Grand Chapter , promulgated by G . Master Von Botzelaer , 179 S . Bro . Peter Maurice Glaire , ( m ) one of the founders of the "Grand Orient Helvetique Roman , " died 1 S 19 . Lodge " Zorobabel zum Nordstern" opened at Copenhagen , 1785 . Grand Orient of France sanctions and adopts Treaty of Union with the three Scottish Directories , according to the reformed Kite of Dresden , at Lyons , Bordeaux , and Strasbourg , 1776 .

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N O T E S—con tin tied . last month . According to the " Cosmo , " there are , under the Grand Lodge of Sweden and Norway , five Provincial Grand Lodges , with eleven St . Andrew Scottish Lodges and twenty-two St . John Lodges . ( g ) Zinnendorf , born at Halle in 1731 ,

played a conspicuous part in Freemasonry , the rite he established being successful 111 holding its own , far better than others which were started at or about the same time . He was initiated in Lodge " Philadelphia" in his native town , but on receiving an appointment as army surgeon at Berlin , he removed to the

latter city , and joined the lodge of the " Three Globes . " He next became a member of the "Strict Observance , " but withdrew from it in 176 7 , and afterwards denounced and was denounced by that body . His rite made its way into Sweden , and was at first recognised by the Grand Lodge of

England , but by both , in turn , such recognition was , later on , withdrawn . However , having the support of Germany at his back , the withdrawal of recognition of Sweden did not secure the overthrow of his system . ( h ) West Virginia . During its short existence of sixteen years this jurisdiction

has increased till it now comprises eighty-one working lodges , with a membership , so far as reported , of 3415 brethren . ( i ) Lord Aberdour , Grand Master of "Moderns , " England , 1757-61 , had , the two years previous to his appointment as such , that is , 1755-G , held the office of Grand

Master of Scotland . During his government of the English Craft he granted no less than thirteen Provincial Deputations . ( j ) Emperor William , son of Frederick William III ., King , and the beautiful and patriotic Louise , Oueen of Prussia , was born in 1797 , and not long since entered on

his SGth year . At a conference of the Grand Masters' Union ; held on the 18 th May , 1 S 40 , in the Grand Lodge , " Royal York of Friendship , " Berlin , it was announced by Count Henckel von Donnersmark that Prince VVilliam of Prussia—as he then . was—was desirous of joining the Craft , and intended

submitting the idea to the king for his approval . The latter consented on the understanding he should belong to all three Grand Lodges , and assume Protectorship over them . He was accordingly initiated on the day stated in the Calendar , and has ever since remained Prottctor of the three Grand

Lodges , Berlin . ( k ) C . A . Thory , born in Paris , of which he afterwards became mayor , took a principal part in the Scottish Philosophical Rite , but'is best known by his works " Histoire du Grand Orient de France " and "Acta Latomorum , " which are still esteemed

highly by competent Craftsmen . (/) Order of Charles XIII . of Sweden . Though not a Masonic Order , it can be communicated only to Freemasons . The reigning sovereign is always Master ,

and the Order consists , apart from the Royal Princes , of only twenty-seven secular and three ecclesiastical members . It was founded for the purpose of doing honour to those virtues which are not prescribed by law , and which are but seldom offered to the public notice . ( m ) P . Maurice Glaire , born in Switzerland in 1747 , was the most intimate friend of Stanislaus Poniatowski , King of Poland , who confided to him his most important diplomatic missions to St . Petersburg , Berlin , Vienna , and Versailles . Bro . Glaire lent a helping hand to Freemasonry in

Poland , and constructed for the brethren a modified Scottish Rite , consisting of seven Degrees . He was founder , with others , of the Grand Orient Helvetique Roman , which adopted his rite , and appointed him Grand Master , at first for three years , but in 1 S 13 for life .

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