Correspondence.

Correspondence .

Wc do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed hy our correspondents , hut wo wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—Irec discussion .

CANVASSING AGAIN RAMPANT . To thc Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Although a defeated candidate at yesterday evening's election for the Board of General Purposes , I think I am fairly entitled to utter a protest against the canvassing—by circular and personal solicitation—which was carried on in the most open and unblushing manner , and in defiance of the resolution passed by a unanimous vote of Grand Lodge last year .

Were it not that I am retiring from English Freemasonry—after 32 years ' connection therewith in different parts of the world—I certainly should not have hesitated in bringing under the cognisance of Grand Lodge the conduct of two brethren concerned in the practice complained of at this election . However , it is to be hoped , that , next year , some independent brother will come to the front with a stringent proposal , should the manifestly unfair system of canvassing be again attempted , and thus stamp out , once and for all , what has for a long period been a blot on the old time fame of the English Craft .

It may interest thc brethren I have hn . ted at , as well as the English Craft in general to know , that an Australian visitor to Grand Lodge , seeing what he could not well help seeing , last night expressed his astonishment that such things could bc possible in the mother Grand Lodge of the world . —Fraternally yours , W . F . LAMONBY , Past Grand Warden of Victoria . June 3 rd .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

1099 ] — ANOTHER ENGRAVED LIST OF 1758 . Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre , P . G . D ., has courteously sent me for examination an Engraved List which he has just acquired . It possesses the merit of belonging to an edition hitherto unknown . Engraved by Benjamin Cole , and dedicated " To the Right Honble . Sholto Charles Douglas , Lord Aberdour , Grand Master , A . D .

1758 , A . L . 5758 , " it contains one Iodge in addition to its predecessor of the same year which ended with No . 234 of 24 th March , 1758 . The copy now before me contains 20 pages ( the last not being paged ) ending with " 235 , Green Man , Barwick-street , St . James ' s , Aug . 6 , 1758 . " The days of meeting of this new lodge are not given , but they were inserted in the issue of 1760 as " ist and 3 d Friday . " This new edition of 1 758 is all the more valuable as enabling us to fix

the dates of removal of several lodges one year earlier than was previously possible , no engraved list for 1759 having yet been discovered . These removals in 1758 are as follows : No . 18 , removed to the "Red House , in Old Bond Street ; " No . 57 to "Queenhyth Coffee House ; " No . 91 to " Salutation , Budge Row , " No . 140 to " Rampant Horse Tavern , St . Stevens , Norwich ; " No . 108 to " Cavendish Square Coffee House " [ altogether new ]; No . 186 to " Rustal ' s

Coffee House , Sherrard Street , Golden Square , " and No . 194 to " King ' s Head , Salford , near Manchester . " Brethren who have the last edition of Masonic Records and copies of my Handy Book may like to note these earlier places of meeting . In thanking Bro . Le Feuvre for his kindness in forwarding this hith erto unknown copy for my inspection , 1 congratulate him on being its fortunate possessor , for these little gems are rare and valuable . I shall be glad at anyti me to hear of anything new in relation to lodge lists , engraved or otherwise . JNO . LANE . Torquay , 5 th June .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

St . George's Lodge , No . 242 . The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Friday , the 4 th instant , in the Masonic Rooms , Nether Hall-road , Doncaster . Present ; Bros . F . H . Buckland , W . M . ; R . Bridge , I . P . M . ; j . W . Smith , S . W . ; T . W . Turner , J . W . ; J . W . Handsworth , Sec ; II . Foster , J . D . ; H . C White , Org . ; W . C Wright , C . Reasbeck , and S .

Smith , Stewards ; J . Mason and C . Richardson , Tylers ; C . H . Woodhouse , P . M . ; J . H . Pawson , P . M . ; F . Webb , P . M . ; J . W . Chapham , A . Bridge , T . Bletcher , J . F . Hanson , and J . Hirst . Visitors ( special invitation from 2259 ) : Bros . J . Constable , P . P . G . S . B . ; Theo . Barber , W . M . ; G . Eland , J . W . ; E . Hirst , S . D . ; E . Simpson , l . D . ; and B . Maskill , Treas .

Bro . Pawson presented to the lodge a handsome silver loving-cup , for which a hearty vole of thanks was accorded him for his thoughtful generosity . The brethren afterwards adjourned to the supper room .

Earl Spencer Lodge , No . 1420 . The installation meeting of this lodge was held at Stanley's Restaurant , Lavender Gardens , S . VV ., on the 20 th ult . Present : Bros . H . J . O'live , W . M . j A . C . Mead , S . W . ; H . J . Martin , J . W . ; H . S . Windsor , I . P . M . ; A . Southam , P . M ., Sec . ; H . G . Hills , P . M ., Treas . ; P . Dodd , S . D . ; G . Hayles , I . G . ; W . H . Kempster , M . D ., P . G . S . ; G . J . Kingston , P . M . ; J . Merry , P . M . ; J . T . Pilditch , P . M . ; R . O .

Moody , P . M . ; S . M . Southwell . P . M . ; G . S . Graham , P . P . G . Org . Middlesex and Surrey ; W . Barrow , W . IL Ball , W . H . lies , F . Kingsbury , the Rev . F . W . Wilkinson , and C 11 . Cooper . Visitors : Bios . J . C . Taylor , P . M . 144 ; W . F . Woods , P . M . 1 G 94 ; W . R . Mead , 169 <; Grellier , P . G . Steward ; the Rev . G . Ormsby ; Comins . 720 ; Wilkinson ; Boswell , P . M . ; G . Hudson , P .. VI . 144 ; S . J . Wormsley , 60 : and W . J . Woodward , 720 .

I he minutes of the previous meeting having been read and conlirmed , the report of the Permanent Committee was received , which showed the lodge to be in a highly prosperous state , a sum of £ 200 being in hand . Bro . the Rev . F . W . Wilkinson was raised . The Master elect , Bro . A . C . Mead , was then presented by Bro . H . S . Windsor , P . M ., and duly installed in the chair by the retiring Master , Bro . H . I . Ollive . The

W . M . then invested hisolficers as follows : Bros . H . J . Ollive , I . P . M . ; H . J . Martin , S . W . ; P . Dodd , J . W . ; ' II . G . Hills , P . M ., Treas . ; A . Southam , P . M ., Sec . ; G . G . E . Hayles , S . D . ; F . Kingsbury , | . D . ; W . E . Barrow , I . G . ; R . O . Moody , P . M ., D . C ; W . II . Ball , Stwd . ; the Rev . F . W . Wilkinson , Chap . ; G . ST Graham , Org . ; and J . Gilbert , Tyler . A letter of condolence was ordered to be sent to the relatives of the late Bro . K . Spooner , Treasurer and one cf the founders of the lodge .

The usual banquet was afterwards held , when the loyal and Masonic toasts were given and duly honoured . Bro . Grellier responded for "Thc Grand Ollieers" and Bros . Woods , P . M ., and Ormsby ft r " The Visitors . " The musical arrangements were under thc direction of Bro . Graham , in which Miss Gr ham , Miss Bessie Spells , Miss Annie Northcroft , and Bro . Woodward took part . During the evening a handsome Past Master ' s jewel was presented to Bro . H . J . Ol ive for the excellent manner in which he bad discharged the duties of the chair during his year of office .

Craft Masonry.

Cordwainer Ward Lodge , No . 2241 . The installation meeting was held at the Cannon-street Hotel on the 19 th ult ., when after the preliminary business Bro . Maurice B . Adams was raised by the W . M ., Bro . Alderman Walter V . Morgan , G . Treasurer , after which Bro . C . J . Wilkinson-Pimbury assumed the chair , and again installed Bro . Alderman Morgan as W . M . for a second year , the dispensation from the Grand Master ( the W . M . being also W . M . of thc

Christ s Hospital Lodge ) being read by the Secretary . _ After the Grand Treasurer had been again placed in the chair , the officers were appointed as follows : Bros . J . J . A . Soper , S . W . ; W . S . Bauer , J . W .: C . J . Wilkinson-Pimbury , I . P . M . ; H . J . Adams , P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; H . Lovegrove , P . G . S . B ., Sec . ; J . Dangerfield , S . D . j A . T . Walmisley , l . D . ; P . Braby , I . G . ; J . R . Reep , P . M ., D . C . ; J . S . Crowther , A . D . C . ; W . T . Buck , P . M ., Cyrus Braby , and R . E . Perry , Stwds . ; and J . Rawles , Tyler .

Bros . W . T . Buck , P . M . ; C . S . Buck , P . M . ; J . F . Hepburn , P . M . ; J . R . Reep , P . M . ; and F . W . Potter , P . M ., attended . Bro . F . West , P . G . D ., could not attend , having a Masonic engagement in his province . A large number of visitors attended , including Bros . Archdeacon Stevens , P . G . C ; W . A . Scurrah , P . G . Std . Br . ; H . Buc , P . G . Std . Br . ; T . W . Whitmarsh , P . G . P . ; and many well-known Masons . The usual banquet followed , when an excellent entertainment was given by Bro . Dr . J . F . Haskins , assisted by Bros . G . de Pledge , Dudley Causton , and Miss H . Hamilton .

St . Nicholas Lodge , No . 2259 . The monthly meeting of this Iodge was held in the Masonic Rooms , Thorne , on Wednesday , the 2 nd instant . Present : Bros . F . Barber , W . M . j S . H . C . Ashlin , acting I . P . M . ; H . A . Fenton , S . W . ; G . Eland , J . W . ; J . Constable , P . P . G . S . B ., Sec ; B . Maskill , Treas . ; E . Hirst , S . D . ; E . Simpson , J . D . ; T . J . Smith , I . G . ; T . R . R . Marsdin and R . Brew , Stewards ; F . Pine , Tyler : A . L . Peace , J . H .

Bletcher , T . Tomlinson , J . Acaster , and others . Visitors : Bros . F . H . Buckland , W . M ., and T . J . Turner , J . W ., of 242 . Bro . J . Acaster was raised to the Sublime Degree ofa M . M ., the W . M . being assisted by Bro . Peace . Bros . Peace , Barber , Hirst , and Simpson gave in their names for tickets at the Diamond Jubilee gathering at the Albert Hall on tne 14 th instant , and the lodge was closed .

Hiram Lodge , No . 2416 . The last meeting of the season of the architects' and surveyors' lodge was held at Freemasons' Hall , on the 26 th ult . The only business was the passing of Bros . T . Rush Dixon and Cecil Simpson , which was correctly performed by Bro . A . F . Wrighton , W . M ., assisted bv Bros . W . West , S . W . ; S . Jackson , J . W . j H . Lovegrove , P . G . S . B ., Sec ; F . A . Powell , P . M . ; Geo . Elkington , P . M . ; W . J . Ebbetts , P . G . Stwd . ; and others .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . THOMAS DARWIN HUMPHREYS , P . M ., P . Z . 4 and 23 ( S . C . ) Ac . Bro . Thomas Darwin Humphreys passed quietly away at his residence at South Shields on the morning of Monday , the 31 st ult ., at theage of 72 years . He was regularly initiated in the Lodge of Dunse , No . 23 , holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , on the 14 th December , 1858 , and on the 27 th of the same month in the same year he was passed and raised . In those days the Dunse Lodge appears to have used a sort of impromptu certificate all written out on a

strip of parchment and signed by the Master and Secretary as well as by thc recipient . To this certificate is attached , by a green ribbon , the seal of the lodge in a tin box or case a little larger than a crown piece . Bro . Humphreys' Grand Lodge certificate bears date from the Grand Lodge , Edinboro ' , 14 th April , 1859 , stating the date of registration to be January Sth , 1859 . Our brother was exalted in the St . Andrew's Chapter , No . 69 , held in Glasgow on March Sth , 1868 , and signed his name on the first pillar of his certificate , which is printed in Latin ,

English , and French . About this time he became a joining member of the Glasgow Kilwinning Lodge , No . 4 , being then resident in that city , and it was here he passed the chair in the Craft . The Royal Ark Mariners lodge was held " within the Royal Arch Chapter of St . Andrew ' s , Glasgow , No . 69 , " and Bro . Humphreys was admitted a member of that grade on May i 6 th , 1869 , the certificate , which bears the seal of the chapter , being signed by Thomas N . Campbell , as N . Our departed brother attained the rank of P . Z ., and a certificate was issued

to him for having filled the chair in the Royal Arch Degree . Attached to the Royal Arch Chapter of St . Andrew ' s is the Knights of the Sword , the Knights of the East and West , commonly and erroneously called the Order of the Red Cross of Babylon , or Babylonish Pass , according to the certificate , and our late brother was declared and admitted a member thereof . His receipt for the " Mark chair and exaltation " bears the date January 14 th , 1868 . About this time and for some years later Bro . Humphreys did much good useful Masonic work , and he was

ever kindly remembered and held in high estimation by those few brethren who are old enough to recollect his sterling qualities . It is a matter of regret that business cares and studies , accompanied by removals , prevented our brother from taking an active interest in Freemasonry in recent years . This is a pity , for he was a gifted lecturer , and ceremonial work came to him naturally . He devoted the greater part of his life to the writing and publishing several valuable technical works upon the scientific and practical methods of producing garments for

draping the human figure . In this he was eminently successful , and for his peculiar gifts in this direction—his works , comprising many volumes—one of the American Universities conferred upon him the honorary distinction of M . A . and Ph . D . Twenty-one years ago he founded , and for many years personally conducted , a trade jounrnal , which is enjoying a prosperous career at the present time . His place is in the very front rank of technical writers of modern times , and his name is bound to live in connection with the literature of his profession for generations .

Our much-respected a'nd beloved brother leaves a widow and family , the latter being grown-up . Our sympathy and condolence goes forth to them , and to our Bro . John Warren , of South Shields , his son-in-law , with whom he was intimately associated . Our late brother ' s death was preceded by a long and tedious illness of between one and two years' duration , but this trying time was borne with

patience and fortitude . In his every-day life did he endeavour to carry the tenets of Freemasony , being ever found willing to servea friend or brother in preference to studying his own gain and advantage . Our departed friend will ever be thought of with kindness , and his memory will live long in the minds of those brethren and companions who had the pleasure and benefit of a personal acquaintance with him .

BRO . ] . McDOUGALL . Bro . and Comp . J . McDougall , late of Leyton , E ., passed to his rest on the 30 th ult ., at the good old age ' . of 74 years . He had been a sufferer since Christmas with an incurable malady , and met death like a man , a Mason , and a Christian . He was a P . M . ot the Pattison Lodge , No . 913 , and a P , Z . of thc Pattison Chapter , and held distinguished honours in the Grand Lodge and Chapter of the Province of Kent . He was for 40 years surveyor for the old Metropolitan

Board , during which time he assisted at the construction of the main drainage system , Thames Embankment , &<•., & c , and retired on a pension some eight years ago . He was a Life Governor of one or more of our Charities , and a subscriber to all . He was universally beloved and respected by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance . The funeral took place at the Woolwich Cemetary , Wickham , on Friday , the 4 th inst ., when deceased was kid to . rest in the family grave by the side of his departed wife .