Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .

OLD LONDON LODGES . 1 think it well to say a few words on this head , to which , in common with my excelhnt friend Bro . Hughan , I have paid some attention for years , ( and who on this subject js , I consider , "facile princeps , " ) as one or two points do not seem to me quite clear , at least they want distinct appreciation . I think that though they are very interesting ,

the lists before 1738 are scarcely to be relied on as actually correct , though I except from this remark "Anderson ' s List of 1723 , " and I prefer to make my starting point " Smith's Freemason ' s Pocket Companion of 1736 , " and " Anderson ' s List , of 1738 . " On comparing these two lists carefully together , certain facts appear to ms to be incontestable , first , that we have for

the first time thoroughly accurate lists to deal with ; secondly , that the changes are already great and many ; and thirdly , that it requires close attention to follow the alterations already effected in the list of lodges . Let us take the first twenty in 1736 , anel compare them with the same twenty in 1738 , ( only two years ' ) , and my readers will see what I mean . 1 , King ' s Arms . 2 , Bull

and Gate . 3 , The Horn . 4 , The Swan . 5 , the Ship . 6 , Mr . Braund . 7 , Rummer . 8 , Union Lodge Devil , ( the first special name used , by the way ) , 9 , The One Tun . 10 King ' s Arms . 11 , Qaeen ' s Head . 12 , The Castle . 13 , Bedford Arms . 14 , Queen ' s Head . 15 , Bull ' sHead . 16 , Goat . 17 , Crown . 18 , Crown , Ludgate Hill . 19 , Queen ' s Arms . 20 , French Lodge , Swan , & c . Such is the list of

the first twenty in 173 6 . In 173 6 the lodgei amounted to 126 , including provincial lodges and foreign lodges , thirty in number , leaving ninety-six London lodges , while in 173 S Anderson records 106 London lodges , an increase of ten , as being " satisfactory lodges , " who ^ e officers , he adds , " have attended thc Grand Lodge or Quarterly Communication , and

brought their benevolence to the general charity within twelve months past , " and , he concludes , " are here set down according to their seniority of constitution as in the Grand Lodge books and the Engraven List , " in this way giving a quasi-official recognition to " Pine ' s L'st . " But he also takes care to point out what we too often forget to-day , that even then " many lodges , " as he expresses ,

" have by accident broken up , or are partitioned , or else removed to new places for their conven ence , and so , if subsisting , they arc called and known by their new places , or their signs . " All this shows how many difficulties attend on an exact tracing cf the old lodges , though I know as well as my readers what success has attended Bro . Hughan ' s labours in this respect .

The first twenty lodges on the li > l in 1 738 are as follows : 1 , King ' s Arms . 2 , Horn . 3 , Shakespeare ' s Head . 4 , Bell . 5 , Braund'sIIead . 6 , Rummer . 7 , Daniel ' s Coffee House . 8 , Red Cross . 9 , King ' s Arms . 10 , Qjcen'sHead . 11 , Castle . 12 , Bury's Coffee House . 13 , Queen's Head Tavern . 14 , Bull ' s Head Tavern . 15 , La Guerre . 16 , Sun Tavern . 17 , Mourning Bush . 18 , Swan Tavern . 19 , Anchor and

Baptist ' s Head . 20 , Dog Tavern . Thus , through the causes mentioned by Anderson , there is already a great difference in the names and great changes in thc locale of the lodges . Only three of the four old lodges exist in 1738 , No . 2 , Crown , being apparently extinct in 173 6 , according to Smith . Anderson tells us that it was not extant in 1 : 38 , but docs not say

when it came to an end . But several curious points require attention . In 1736 No . 2 was Horn Tavern , one of the four old lodges , the original No . 4 at thc Rummer and Grapes , No . 1 still being the present Lodge of Antiquity . But in 1736 No . 2 is the Bull and Gate , in Holborn , ( unless we suppose it one the changes of the original No . 2 ) , and which

disappeared in 1738 . No . 3 in 1736 has become No . 2 in 1738 , and No . 3 , Shakespeare ' s Head in 1838 , is unknown in 183 G . No . 4 , the Swin in 173 6 , is the Bell in 173 S , though the Swan in 1736 is said to be constituted in 1722 . No . 5 , the Ship , in 1736 makes way for Braund in 1738 , which was 6 in 1736 . No . 7 , Rummer in 1736 , is 6 in 1738 , and 8 ,

Union Lodge , founded 1722 at the Devil , as well as 9 , the One Tun , have made way in 1738 for Daniel's Coffee House , within Temple Bar , ( probably also the Devil ) and thc Red Cross , Barbican . The King ' s Arms , No . 10 in 1736 , has become No . 9 in 1738 , and the Queen's Head , No . u in 1736 , one of the old lodges No . 3 , is No . 10 in 17 38 . The Castle , No . 11 in 1736 ,

becomes the Castle , No . ] 2 , in 1738 , while Bury ' s Coffee House , No . 12 , is changed to tne Bedford Arms , No . 13 , in 1738 , and the Queen ' s Head , No . 14 , of 1736 , is Queen ' s Head , No . 13 , of 1 738 ; Bull ' s Head , No . 15 , is No . 14 in 1738 . The Goat , No . 16 , in 173 6 , seems to have disappeared in 1738 , as well as the Crown , St .

Giles , 17 ; the Crown , Ludgate , 18 ; Queen ' s Arms , 19 ; and to be replaced by Le Guerre Tavern , 15 ; Sun Tavern , 16 ; Mourning Bush , 17 ; Anchor , 19 ; Dog , * o , in 1738 . The French lodge 20 of 173 6 , is 18 of 173 8 . But this is enough for to day . But how account for these variations ? It is well to notice how in 1738 , not all lodges apparently , had Master ' s lodges attached to them . MASONIC STUDENT .

HOLLOWAY ' PILLS . —This cooling medicine has the happiest ellect when the nloed U overheated and a tendency to inllamma' nry action is set up in the system j one pill taken shortly before pinner does away with the imiiges-. ion , fulness , and flatulencyjudications of a weak st- > m ich or dUorded liver . A few pills taken r | hedtiine aetas alteratives and aperie-us ; they not only relieve 'he liowel < , hut regulate every organ connected with them , overcome all acrid hum uirs , and encourage a ( r : e supply of all Ihe secretions essential to oiir « vvel ! -behig . * .. rhillaway ' s Pill . Ihorjughly cleanse and perfectly regulate the circulation , and beget a feeling y comfort In hot climates and huh temperatures , which ii most ' eslrable for preservation of health , —A DVI -

Reviews.

Reviews .

NEWPORT AND CARDIFF AS SHIPPING PORTS . This book contains interesting speeches delivered by our well-known Bro . J . C . Parkinson , and other gentlemen with reference to the Newport line of railway , and the proposed extension of the great capabilities of Newport as a shipping port . It is impossible in a review like this , especially when our space is very limited , to go into

minute details of such a pro ;> osil , but we think it but right to say that in our opinion our esteemed and able Bro . J . C . Parkinson makes out a very good case for such increased facilities of railway communicuion , alike as regards thc general public and commercial requirements . The book is admirably printed , and illustrated by very interesting maps .

THE WINEGROWERS' AND WINE COOPERS ' MANUAL . By WILLIAM HARDMAN . TeggandCo ., 12 , Pancras-lane . To the trade this most be a very valuable manual , and to non-traders it is very interesting indeed , foe we all of us like to know something of the wines we habitually drink , that being pure affectation , or childish asceticism , which

ignores all such facts in themselves . Our world would be a very queer world ( queerer than it is ) if we could persuade ourselves that an utter disavowal of all things earthly were expected of us , that cleanliness was objectionable , and that bad food and adulterated wines were to be as acceptable to us as good food and pure vintages ! All this is a

very great blunder , having no foundation in true religion , and has greatly retarded the advance bath of civilization and mankind . We have read this little book with pleasure , as telling us a good deal we did not know before , and confirming a good deal that we tlid , and we can fairly say that it is very readable and very well-edited , very well put together , and clear in its statements .

KENNING'S CYCLOPAEDIA OF FREEMASONRY We are indebted to the publisher of the London Freemason , Bro . George Kenning , for a copy of this valuable work recently , issued in attractive form under the supervision of R . W . Bro . Woodford , Past Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of England . It covers a wide range of subjects , as will be seen when we state that upwards of

4900 words are treated upon in thc work . Intelligently prepared and conveniently arranged for reference , this Cyclopaelia wili undoubtedly have a large s * le in the United Sutes as well as in Great Britain . Copies maybe obtained by addressing the publisher , at 198 , Fleet-street , London , England . The price of the work is 103 . fid . sterling . —Freem ason ' s Repository .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.-Visit To Ramsgate.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .-VISIT TO RAMSGATE .

On Thursday , the 1 st inst ., such of thc girls as remain at the Institution during the holidays , on the invitation of Bro . Edward Cox , a Vice-Patron of this Institution , and accompanied by him , visited the well known and much eulogised sea-side resort , Ramsgate . Tne

children to the number of ten were under the charge of Miss Shcopard , and Miss Triggs , one of the assistant governesses . The party journeyed by the London , Chatham and Dover Railway . O a arriving the children were met by Bro . Finch , of Ramsgate , an energetic member of the Charities Committee of the Province of Kent , and were by him escorted to the hostelry of Bro . Eve ,

( George and Dragon , George Street ) the present W . M . of the Royal Naval Lodge , where they were regaled with an excellent repast , kindly superintended by the worthy brother and his amiable wife and daughter . The fare provided was of a most choice description and was done good justice to by the happy party assembled . Dinner over thc children at once made for the sands , and during the

afternoon enj > yed the sea breeze and the pastimes usually indulged in by juvenile visitors , the expenses consequent upon photography , the temptations to try their " seats on saddles , " and other little enjoyments being liberally defrayed by their kind entertainers . To some the pleasure of avoiding a wavelet was a source of intense enjoyment , whilst others were absorbed in searching for shells , starfish ,

or seaweed . To all the delight was unbounded . Like other things mundane , the day ' s recreation had its limit , and the chiming of the pier clock denoted that the hour had arrived for again enjoying the liberality ol the Ramsgate brethren , whose provision of an excellent tea , heightened by the ad libitum addition of the far-famed Pegwell Bay shrimps , was highly appreciated . This meal

over , the children were escorted by the hosts of the day , as also by several brethren of the Royal Naval and Lewis Lodges ( who paid them the compliment of a visit ) , through a great portion of the town and to the station for the return journey , which was happily effected without mar or delay , the school being reached within five minutes after the time arranged . At Margate the party was

numerically increased by the advent of Bro . Woolton of that town , accompanied by Meta Brasier , the candidate for eltctim in October next , whose case has excited , and that deservedly , the almost universal sympathy of the Craft . Much interest was felt and manifested on her behalf , and the one prevailing feeling amongst the pupils was the oft expressed wish that she might be successful , and that the friendship that day formed might be , for years to come , strengthened

and enjoyed . We hear with much satisfaction that the visit to Ramsgate will not be without an ultimate good to the Institution , two brethren having expressed their intention of becoming Stewards at the ensuing anniversary festival . The camera and lighthouse at thc end e > f thc West Pier , Ramsgate , were ficcly offered by Capt . Braine , the hatbour master , for the children ' s gratification and inspection , but unfortunately the time at command was too short to admit of an enjoyment of thc privilege .

Notes On Art, &C.

NOTES ON ART , & c .

THE NATIONAL GALLERY . —To the Nationa Gallery will shortly be offered , according to the will of the late Mr . White , Brownlow-st ., the well-known collector and dealer in works of art , a magnificent specimen of that rare master of the Flemish school , Gheerardt David van Oudewater , or of Bruges , a follower , if not a pupil , of Van

Eyck , with distinct reference to Memling , his contemporary , a member of the Painrers' Gaild of Bruges , which he entered as a stranger 011 January 14 th , 1484 , of which society he was Dean , 1501-2 . The picture is one of hi ; finest specimens , and was formerly the right wing of a triptych , executed for the altar of St . John the Baptist and Mary Magdalen , in the Cathedral of S ' .. Donat , at

Bruges , for Bernardino ele Salvhtis , illegitimite son of a wealthy Florentine , and Canon of the C ithedral , who is represented kneeling in the foreground , dressed in a black robe trimm -d with brown fur , and a large white surplice . He is accompanied by three saints—on the left St . Donat , in pontifical costume ; behind the donor stands his proper patron , St . Bernard , in the habit of the Grey Friars ; 011

the right a bishop , supposed by Mr . Weale to be St . John the Almoner , whose costume is exceptionally magnificent , comprising embroidery of the figures of SS . Djnat , Bernard , John the Almoner , John the Baptist , Mary Magdalen , and Martin , with shields of arms . The embroidery of his hood represents the adoration of the Magi ; he cirries a beautiful crook , enriched with statuettes of saints and an

angel ; the Virgin and Child and an angel are in the scroll . The saint is in the act of bestowing a benediction . Behind is a lame beggar , who extends his bag for alms . The background is a landscape with mountains , a chateau , and trees . The picture , except retouchings on the faces of SS . Donat and Bernard , is in nearly perfect condition , of the most brilliant and pure colour ; completely displays

the clear , rather hard , and highly polished and laboured character of the painter ' s manner , with abundance of lustie , and some lack of harmony in the colouration , the heads arc extremely pathetic . The picture was acquired from the Cathedral in 1792 by Mr . T . Barrett , of Lee Priory , Kent , at whose sale , in May , 18 59 , Mr ; White bought it for £ 551 . This picture was particularly coveted

by Sir C . Eastlake , for the National Gallery , as one of the most interesting of its class . —Athcnceum . The award of medals and certificates ( art ) , as well as of the free scholarships , in the ladies'division of the Crystal Palace Company's School of Art , Science , and Literature was complete ! last week , with the following result : Water-Colour Painting . —Mr . Goodali's students

—silver medal , Miss Eliza Kate Hitchcock , South Norwood ; certificate , Miss E . M . Jennings , Pengc . Water-Colour Painting . —Mr . Smallfi . l-Vs students—silver medal , Miss Maud Robinson , Norwood ; certificate , Miss Janet Munro Bethune , Penge . Modelling in clay . —M . Constant Vinoel-t ' s students — certificate , Miss Marion lkdale , Streath . im ; the sc ' nol irship in art , Miss M . Bjdale .

Julges , Mr . J . B . Burgess . A . R . A ., Mr . A . D . Kripp , and Mr . W . F . Woodington , A . R . A . The scholarship in music , Miss A . Blagden , Sydenham ; examiners , Mr . E . J . Hopkins anel Mr . Brinley Richards . The scholarship in modern languages , literature , & c , Miss Jessie Simmonds , South Norwood ; examiners , Rev . Alfred Ainger , M . A ., Rev . Chas . Rogers , LL . D ., M . Gustave Masson , Professor

Albert IIimann , and Professor Cav . G . Volpe . At the total eclipse of the sun on Monday week many sitisfactory observations , drawings , and photographs were made at Denver city ( Coloraelo ) , where many of thc leading American astronomers , as well as Messrs . Romyard , Lockyer , and Penrose from England , went , as being the most convenient place for observations . The eclipse began at 7 . 18 p . m . Greenwich time , central

totihtytook place at 9 . 23 , and the eclipse ended at 11 . 10 p . m . The chief object was to obtain a more thorough knowledge of the " chromatosphere , " or intermediate ' ayer , and of thc corona and the atmosphere , the outer and the inner layer , of the sun ' s envelope . With regarel to the observations on Monday , a Reuter ' s telegram from Denver states that " two protuberances ( round the sun , formed of incandescent gases ) only were seen , very faintly visible on the western side of the moon . There was an

entire absence of the pinkish red flames observetl on some previous occasions , and the spectroscope revealed no extra red or violet lines . Professor Norman Lockyer reports th it the solar protuberances were fainter and fewer , but that the corona was ten times brighter than in the eclipse of 1871 , thus indicating a variation with the maximum and minimum sun-spot periods . " ( The present is a minimum period . )

AsTmuiTiBs \ T CYPRUS . —Mr . C . T . Newton proposes to commence excavations in Cyprus as soon as possible , for he believes that Mr . Lang and General di Cesnola have by no means ransacked the idand sufficiently . We wish the explorer of BudnVn every success , but fear there is not another treasure of Kourium to supplement that which the Gjvernment so unwisely let slip when General di Cesnola almost begged them to take

it . Mr . Stephen Thompson , whose well-known photographs of Italian tombs and his series of British Museum photographs have proved him especially fittcet for photographing antiquities , will shortly leave England for Cyprus , being especially commissioned byll . r Majesty the Queen to obtain a series of views of the island for her inspection .

At the international competition of choirs in connection with the Paris Universal Exhibition at the Trocaderolast week , Mr . Henry Leslie ' s choir gained thc first prize , a handsome vase of modern Sevres and a gold medal , by the unanimous decision of the judges , who consisted of many of the most distinguish . d French and English composers and artistes .