Contents.

CONTENTS .

United Grand Lodge 3 ( 3 R EPORTS UI MASONIC MEM-INUSCraft Masonry 353 Instruction 35-1 Royal Arch 3 < 4 Mark Masonry 314 Jamaica 354 Consecration of the Duke of Cornwall Lodge , No . 1839 555

Masonic Bazaar at Exeter 356 Masonic Notes and Queries 356 Obituary 356 Summer Outing of the S . nthdown Lodge , No . 164 , ot Mark Master Masons 57 Masonic Mendacity 358 Masonic Impostors 358 A private Masonic Party to Paris and Switzerland 358 Servants' Characters 3 SS

C ORRESPONDENCE : — Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 359 Basenesses 33 < j Stewards' Collars 359 Typographical Mistake 359 A Caution 3 Sg Tl'c New Khedive and the Grand Orient of Egypt 360

Conrirmatijn of Minutes 3 *> o Reviews 3 60 The Catholic Persecution of Freemasonry 3 61 Funeral of the Late Bro . John Ireland .... * 3 61 Public Amusements 3 61 Masonic and General Tidincs 3 62 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 362 Advertisements i ., ri ., rii ., iv ., v ., vi .

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The Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . General Brownrigg , Provincial Grand Master for Surrey , occupied the Most Worshipful Grand Master ' s chair . There were also present the following Grand and Past Grand Officers : —Bros . William Kingston ,

District Grand Master of Malta , as Past Grand Master ; Montague Guest , Provincial Grand Master for Dorset , as Deputy Grand Master ; Major General the Hon . Somerset G . CaIthorpe , J . G . W ., asS . G . W . ; Capt ^ W . Piatt , P . G . W ., as G . J . W . ; Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C , as G . C . ; Rev . C . W . Spencer Stanhope , G . Chaplain ; Col . J . Creaton , G . Treas . ; John B . Monckton , Prcs . of the Board of Gen .

Purposes ; Reginald Bird , S . G . D . ; George Mellor , S . G . D . ; Matthew Clark , J . G . D . ; John Gibson , G . Sup . of Wks . ; Sir Albert W . Woods ( Garter ) , G . D . C . ; S . Mullens , G . Swd . Br . ; H . G . Buss , Asst . G . Sec . ; William Wilson , G . P . ; James Kench , Asst . G . P . ; Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B . ; Charles W . C . Mutton , P . G . D . ; Rev . Sir Warren Hayes , P . G . C . ; Hyde Pulleii , P . G . S . B . ; Rev . Charles J . Martyn ,

P . G . C . ; Brackstone Baker , P . G . D . ; Thos . Cubitt , P . G . P . ; R . Warner Wheeler , P . G . D . ; Dr . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D . ; J . M . Case , P . G . D . ; A . J . Duff Filer , P . G . S . B . ; R . W . Stewart , P . G . D . ; James Glaisher , P . G . D . ; Robert Grey , P . G . D . ; Thomas Fenn , P . G . D . ; John M . Wike , P . G . D . ; James Lewis Thomas , P . A . G . D . C . ; Henry Maudslay , P . G . D . ; E . P . Albert , P . G . P . ; E . S . Snell , P . G . S . B . ; Peter

De L . Long , P . G . D . ; Captain N . G . Philips , P . G . D . ; Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , P . G . C . ; J . Ebenezer Saunders , P . G . D . ; John Wright , P . G . P . ; W . F . Nettleship , P . G . S . B . ; and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . Bro . John Read , P . M . 720 , acted as Organist . Grand Lodge having been formally opened , Bro . H . G . Buss , Assistant Grand Secretary , read the minutes of the

Quarterly Communication of the 4 th of June , which were then put to Grand Lodge and confirmed . Bro . Buss afterwards said he had received letters of excuse for being unable to attend Grand Lodge from Bros . Lord Carnarvon , Pro G . M . ; Lord Henniker , Past G . W . ; Lord Kensington , G . S . W . ; Rev . W . A . Hill , G . C ; the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C . ; the Rev . R . I ' . Bent , P . G . C . ; E . E .

Wendt , G . Sec . for German Correspondence ; C . E . Willing , G . Org . ; Mclntyre , G . Reg . ; and he hid to announce that the Grand Secretary , Bro . Hervey , was too ill to attend , but he was happy to say that Bro . Hervey was improving in health . ( Loud Applause . ) General Brownrigg said he was very happy indeed to hear that good news .

The Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C , then said : M . W . G . M ., before We proceed with the business of the evening , may I ask the attention of Grand Lodge for a moment when I ask them to join with me , which I am sure they will do , in expressing our hearty sympathy with the Grand Secretary under the heavy trial which has lately befallen him , bringing him down by sickness , and our earnest and

heartfelt prayer to the Great Architect of the Universe for his complete recovery . ( General cries of " Hear , hear . " ) General Brownrigg : I trust you will allow me to direct Bro . Buss to convey our feelings to the Grand Secretary . We all heartily endorse what has been said by the Grand Chaplain , and we all heartily wish that we may soon see Grand Secretary here safe among us again . Perhaps ,

Bro . Buss , you will be good enough to convey these expressions to Grand Secretary . Bro . Buss then rtad the report of the Lodge of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: A brother of the Lodge of Freedom , No . £ s . d . 77 , Gravesend ... ... ... 100 o o

The widow of a brother of the Eleanor Lodge , No . 1707 , Edmonton ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the New Zealand Lod ge of Unanimity , No . 604 , Lyttelton , New Zealand ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Caveac Lodge , No . 17 6 , London ... ... ... too o o

The widow of a brother of the Phoenix Lodge , No . 257 , Portsmouth ... ... 100 o 0 The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Asaph , No . J 310 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Maybury Lodge , No . 9 " 9 , London ... ... „ , ... 100 o o The widow of a brother ot the Alfred

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Lodge , No . 340 , Oxford ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Stortford Lodge , No . 409 , Bishop ' s Stortford ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Pentalpha Lodge , No . 974 , Bradford , Yorks ... 50 o o Bro . Joshua Nunn , as Senior Vice-President of the Lodge of Benevolence , in placing these recommendations

before Grand Lodge for confirmation , said in reference to the first , that when it was proposed at the Lodge of Benevolence to give the brother £ 100 he ( Bro . Nunn ) objected to the amount as being too large . The brother had only been nine years and a-half a Mason . It was true he was a Past Master of his lodge , to which he subscribed down to the date of his application . Although Bro . Clabon had

said previously at Grand Lodge that he did not think it was proper that Grand Lodge should go on increasing the large fund it had got , still he ( Bro . Nunn ) thought Grand Lodge ought to be just as well as generous , and he was bound , as Chaiiman of the June meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence , to bring this grant before Grand Lodge . He might say , however , that he did not recommend to

Grand Lodge that the grant should be £ 100 , and he should propose as an amendment that the grant be £ 50 , The motion having been seconded , Bro . Brackstone Baker , P . G . D ., said : M . W . G . M ., we are led to believe and suppose that the Lodge of Benevolence carefully look into all tne details and all the particulars of the cases of those members of the Craft who apply to it for relief . I

know nothing of cither of the parties in this case . Unfortunately , my avocations prevented my attending the Board of Benevolence on the day when it was suggested that £ 100 should be granted to this brother ; but £ 100 having been recommended , although I regret so much having been granted provisionally by the Board of B ; nevolence , and although 1 quite admit that the careful

investigation that our Bro . Joshua Nunn gives to every ca ^ e that is brought before him carries with it a sort quasi conviction , yet , I think that the Grand Lodge , before they decide to reduce the vote of £ 100 to £ 50 , should be in possession of something more than merely the statement that Bro . Nunn has made . ( Hear , hear . ) I think so , Most Worshipful Grand Master in the chair .

I have no proclivity either for one or the other , but think it is only fair , if this sum of £ 100 is too much , and Bro . Nunn thinks that £ 50 is sufficient , that this Grand Lodge before they decide upon it should be in possession of something like an idea and a sketch of the motives and grounds upon which Bro . Nunn founds his amendment . 1 dare say Bro . Nunn is quite able to give his reasons , and

I am far from saying he is not ; but I think before the question is decided that he should give us some particulars in addition to the statement he has already made . Bro . W . J . Murlis , Bro . G . P . Britten , and Bro . Russell , P . M . 77 , rose together , and Bro . General Brownrigg called upon Bro . Russell to address Grand Lodge . Bro . Russell , P . M . 77 , then said : M . W . G . M ., 1 much

regret that the Vice-President has departed from the usual routine in this case . I fail to discern anything differing in the position of a Vice-President from that of an ordinary member serving on the Lodge of Benevolence after that a grant has been decided on . It is as incumbent on him as on any other member of that Committee to bow to the decision ot the majority , except in the case of undue

influence or of solicitation , neither of which is alleged to have taken place in this instance . Before the vot ; was taken the Vice-President strenuously opposed it . Well and good so far . But after the decision had once been arrived at I maintain that a graceful acquiescence would have been an appropriate part for him to have played . Besides , Grand Lodge is now placed in this invidious position—it is called

upon to pronounce a decision , yet it has no evidence or anything worthy of the name of evidence placed before it whereby it is to be guided to that decision . On the other hand , a number of zealous and expert brethren are assembled expressly to dispense a charity fund , and meet at a time appointed for that purpose . Applications are made ; full investigation is required j inlormation is

furnished ; prescribed rules are complied with , and a grant is decided on . Surely , Most Worshipful Grand Master , the brethren with all that detailed information before them ought to be better judges of theamountto recommend than Grand Lodge , who have no special information before them . However , I will do what I can to remedy that defect , and put concisely before you the whole information connected

with this case . Bro . is about thirty-seven years of age . He was initiated in 1868 , therefore , he was about twenty-six years of when he was initiated , a proper age for a man to join the Craft . He joined Royal Arch Masonry in 1870 . He assisted to found the Erasmus Wilson Lodge at the end of 18 74 and beginning of 1875 . He was Worshipful Master of his mother lodge , No . 77 , in

the year 1874 . 10 show Grand Lodge , M . W . G . M . in the chair , what his Masonic position at that time was in our province I would say that Lord Holmesdale , the Provincial Grand Master , selected the town of Gravesend in his year to hold the provincial festival , where it was held under the auspices of the lodge of which our Bro . was Master , and in consequence he received the high

honour of the Junior Provincial Grand Warden ' s dollar . Bro . is also a Life Subscriber to the Benevolent Institution . So much for his Masonic career . Now for his private life . I must inform Grand Lodge that he has a wife and seven children , the eldest only thirteen-and-ahalf years of age . His father and mother are still living , both aged , and one bedridden . They having but a poor

pittance , during his prosperity our Bro . , like a good Mason , devoted part of his income annually to assisting them , so as to as far as possible render the close of their days happy and comfortable , but now , alas ! I fear as he is in distress he cannot render them that assistance to which they have been accustomed , and I am sorry to say their grey hairs must descend in sorrow to the grave . Finally , M . W . G . M . in the chair , Bro . - ' is afflicted

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with chronic rheumatism , from the effects of which he is permanently lame , and often for days is entirely confined to his house , and unable to do anything for a living . Since be failed he has eked out a miserable subsistence by teaching music , the sale of his furniture and valuables , and on the charity of a few private friends . The two latter sources are now nearly exhausted , and I very much fear

that should he not speedily succeed in getting a situation Christmas will find him and his family without a roof over their heads . This sad fate Grand Lodge has in its power to avert , and I ask this Grand Lodge by its vote this evening to grant that sum which the majority of your representatives in the lod ges of the Craft decided to recommend for him . ( Loud and prolonged applause . )

General Brownrigg : Brethren , I do not wish to stop any discussion on this or on any other matter , but I do think , after all we have just heard , that we should not depart from our usual rule . I think we should be treading on very dangerous ground if we do not follow the recommendation of the Lod ge of Benevolence . We have a Board of Benevolence , and it is for them to look into all

these cases ; and I think that unless some very strong ground is shown for refusing the grants recommended we are bound to endorse them . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . G . P . Britten : M . W . G . M . in the chair , may I be permitted to say a few words ? From your own remarks , and the evident feeling shown by Grand Lodge , I take it for granted that this vote is already assured . But there is

something in this matter of still greater importance and wider scope than voting £ 50 or £ 100 to Bro . At the last meeting of Grand Lod ge it will be in the memory of the brethren that Bro . Clabon brought forward a motion to the effect that the funds in the hands of the Lodge of Benevolence were excessive , and he made a very eloquent speech , setting forth with great clearness what

he thought ought to be done with those funds ; and then he withdrew his motion , thereby preventing any brethren stating their views en the subject . A good many of us thought that the fund of the Lodge of Benevolenc ; is more especially a fund for Masonic Charity than , perhaps , either of the three other Masonic Charities . It is established for brethren in distress , the relief of whom is a

duty enjoined upon us at our initiation , and impressed upon us in every step in Freemasonry , and it may justly be denominated the peculiar characteristic of Freemasons . Not having an opportunity of appealing to Grand Lodge on last occasion , some of us thought it was desirable to raise this question in another form , and this vote of £ 100 to Bro . , undoubtedly excessive as compared with the

usual practice of the Lodge of Benevolence , was expressly proposed and carried , because ( our Bro . Joshua Nunn , who was in the chair on that occasion , said that when it came before Grand Lodge he should oppose it)—this was expressly carried for the purpose of asking Grand Lodge to pronounce its opinion whether the funds of the Lodge of Benevolence should be held sacred to their legitimate

purpose , or else voted to some other purpose , very good in itself , but altogether alien to the purposes of the Lodge of Benevolence . I hope that Grand Lodge by an overwhelming vote will confirm this grant , and , t' . ierefore , declare their view that the funds of the Lodge of Benevolence are to be dispensed in objects of charity . Bro . Joshua Nunn said as he had been asked to give

his reasons for opposing the recommendation , he would give them . He would make no reference to what had been said b / the last speaker . He ( Bro . Nunn ) told the Lodge of Benevolence that it would be his duty to bring up the recommendation to Grand Lodge , but that he could not advise Grand Lodge to confirm it , and for this reason , that on the same night that the recommendation of this

large amount was made , a Mason , who had been twentyeight years in Masonry , was assisted with only £ 40 . He was of opinion that the lodge should be just as well as generous , and he thought it was not just that a Mason of nine years' standing should have nearly three times as much money granted to him as a Mason of twenty-eight years' standing ' .

Bro . Binckes , who was met with loud cries of " Vote , " said with reference to the remarks of Bro . Britten , that on a question of this kind , the relief of a distressed brother , Grand Lodge ought not to be asked to decide on a byissue . He ( Bro . Binckes ) should support the £ 100 recommendation , but on totally different grounds to those of

Bro . Britten . He asked Grand Lodge to vote on the issue of relief , and on no other issue whatever . The recommendation was then carried , and the other recommendations having also been adopted , Grand Lodge was closed in due form , the report of the Board of General Purposes having been first received and adopted .

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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

toft JHasonrg . HAMPTON . —Lebanon Lodge ( No . 1326 ) . — An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the 29 th ult ., at the Red Lion Hotel , Thames-street , Lionsquare , Hampton . Bro . J . B . Shackleton , P . G . P . Middx ., P . M . 1524 , W . M ., opened the lodge . A letter , which had been signed by three Past Masters and addressed to the

Secretary , was read . Ballots were taken separately , and were declared to be unanimous in favour of the admission of Messrs . Tristram Frederick Udwin Walters ( son of the Secretary ) , Edwin Charles Percy Stevens ( son of Bro , James Stevens , P . M' . 1426 , Great City Lodge ) , Lewis-Cohen , John . Vickers Willis , Robert Follett , John Henry