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ENLARGED TO DEMY Svo . Paner Covers , Gd . ; Limp Cloth , is . ; Cloth Boards , is . 6 d . By Post , 4 d . extra . The EAST ANGLIAN HANDBOOK AND AGRICULTURAL ANNUAL For 1885 . TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR OF ISSUE . CONTENTS OF THE NEW VOLUME . The Farming of East Angliain 1 SS 4 . —ByC . S . Read , M . P . The Development of Local Breeds of Stock . —By Morgan Evans . Arable Dairying and Stock Raising . —By Joseph Darby . Green Leaves : A Brief Sketch of Plant Growth . —By Dr . J . E . Taylor , F . L . S ., F . G . S . Ornithological Invasions of East Anglia . —By T . E . Gunn . The Deer Parks of Norfolk and Suffolk . By J . Pendercl Brodhurst . Traditions , Superstitions , and Folklore , chiefly relating to the countiesof Norfolk and Suffolk . —ByJ . T . Varden . Peculiar Tenures in Norfolk . —By Historicus . John Bull's Norfolk Savings-Box . —By Scrutator . The Past East Anglian Year . —By the Editor . East Anglian Obituary and other Papers , & c . Together with that vast amount of East Anglian Information for which this valued Work has so long been famed . NORWICH—Argus Office . LOWESTOFT—Standard Office . LONDON—1 30 , Fleet Street .

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(^ intentional . HIGH-CLASS PRIVATE SCHOOL THEOBALD'S PARK , WALTHAM CROSS , LONDON , N . PRINCIPAL : Rev . J . OSWALD JACKSON , Assisted by Five Masters . Limited number of Gentlemen ' s Sons ; motherly care for delicate pupils ; individual teaching for backward ones ; playground of six acres . First Class Honours gained at last Cambridge Local Examinations , with Distinction in Mathematics . References kindly permitted to Rev . Dr . Reynolds , Principal of Cheshunt College , Herts . Rev . Charles E . Mayo , M . A ., Nottingham . Sir Thomas Chambers , M . P ., Recorder of London . Uichard Toller , Esq ., Solicitor , Leicester . George Kenning , Esq ., Little Britain .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . "Jewish Chronicle , " " Hull Packet , " " Die Bauhuttc , " ' * FreelnaurerZcitiuig , " " Broad Arrow , *'" El Taller , " "Keystone , " ' * The American Eagle , " "SundayTimes , " "Citizen , * "Sunday Times "

( New York ) , "Cadiz Masonica , " " Court Circular , " "Victorian Masonic Journal , " " Christian Million , " "Victorian Freemason , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " * ' Voice of Masonry , " "Newcastle Daily J ournal , " " Family Doctor and People's Medical Adviser . "

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feTK ^^^^^^^^ S wremasMis iJ S ^ g ^^^^^^ Qrg ^ gjgg ^ gl ^^^^^ g ) SATURDAY , MARCH 14 , 1885 .

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th , ^— ° nothold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of o j > . opinions expressed by ourcorrespondents . but wewish in aspirit ¦ liscunVn 1 ' ° P "" ' 1 -within certain necessary limits—free

THE " PRINCIPLE OF THE BALLOT . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Wear Sir and Brother , Hm r „„ [ " ttie . case referred to in the first paragraph of the report of the Board of General Pumoses the decision

» we uoard raises an important question . ciuKHnn 1 pl , ' . . mc say at once 1 am ra 'S'nff no Knew nn ? u ? the just , cc of the ^ ntence . The Board Koar . iV ,. 1 c rl f , umstan . ces : I " < now none . I assume the Sir » ¦ fa , rl y . and I ust | y m the particular case . matter

of lorWc , V ,, ° , as involving the suspension and I wnnl , l 1 1 r censure » possibly more , of individuals , " fhcnrinifn ? / 'ii a 1 aut" ° "tat"e definition of what is lions P s f , . . ?'• ac P ° . , din 8- to the Constituthink so U- ! ? , ute and 'nviolable secrecy ? I hardly to rise and rWi a Mas 9 n'c odenca lor a brother voluntaril y Under » W , , V - ' vft V 0 ce hmv he 1 , as voted ¦ " so , unoerwhat law ? Is it a Masonic offence , cognisable by

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the authorities , for onu brother privately to ask another how he has voted ? I do not find it so laid down in the Constitutions . But if such a thing- is not illegal , then does it become so because the lodge invites the brethren to give the information ? Of course it is a very strong thing to do , and one that it would require a very strong case to warrant , but exceptional circumstances require exceptional

measures ; and cases may arise where three members can practically stop the work of the lodge . Suppose ( and I have known cases very similar ) a lodge finds there are three or four members who persist in blackballing every candidate proposed , however desirable , and persuasion proves useless , may the lodge take no steps to

bring the matter home ? It is a legal maxim that " there is no wrong without a remedy , " and I confess I cannot see that the Constitutions forbid an inquiry behind the ballot . If there is any law on the point 1 shall be glad to know it . —Yours truly , 7 th March . LEX SCRIPTA .

THE GRAND TREASURERS HI P . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Will you kindly permit me , through your columns , to thank the So brethren who attended Grand Lodge on

Wednesday last to support me by their vote . ?—I remain , yours fraternally , D . P . CAMA . 3 and 4 , Winchester-street-buildings , Great Winchester-street , E . C , March 6 th .

MISSING JEWELS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I , with many others , was unfortunate enough to loose my jewels at the last Grand Lodge . Can you give

me any information how it is these jewels have disappeared ? It seems to me a remarkable circumstance that out of between 30 and 40 jewels lost on that occasion none have been found . They cannot have disappeared altogether . Where are they?—Vours fraternally , ARTHUR G . GAMBLE . March 10 .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . To the Editor of "The Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , If your correspondent , "Justitia , " will refer to the report of the Grand Lodge of September 2 nd , 1 S 74 , he will find some corroboration of his opinion as to what constitutes a Lodge of Instruction . On that occasion the

Board of General Purposes brought up a report censuring three brethren for assisting at a " Club of Instruction , " held at the Hind's Head , Chiswell-street , " without the sanction of a regular warranted lodge or other lawful authority ; " and in the discussion that | ensued before the report was adopted , the late Bro . John Havers said : ' * It must be borne in mind , that the moment a place of

meeting is opened at any house of public entertainment , or where the public may come , it is amenable , and ought to be so , to the law laid down in the Constitutions . " Apparently , therefore , Bro . Havers would not have held a meeting of members of a lodge in their own Masonic Hall to be a Lodge of Instruction within the meaning of the Constitutions . —Yours fraternally , E . L . H .

THE UNKNOWN JEWEL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In reply to Masonic query , No . 473 , in your paper of the 3 rd January last , I beg to state that the jewel referred to is connected with the " Mark Degree , " as it was given in the olden days under the Blue Lodges here , and that the design is intended to apply to the " Blazing

Star , or Glory in the centre , " the letters within the angles of each point of the star being H . T . W . S . S . T . K . S . I think the Degree was worked on that date ( 30 th October , 1 S 42 ) , in the Friendly Lodge of this city , and if of particular interest to an " Enquirer , " the writer cf this may be able to look up the old minutes ( if in existence ) , and give the name of the brother to whom the jewel belonged . —I remain , Yours fraternally ,

JAMAICA . Kinplin , Jamaica , February , gth .

THE STAR IN THE EAST . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Last week I was present at a meeting of a lodge ( not 100 miles from London ) where the Master's light was extinguished , and a special lamp used in the ceremony of the Third Degree : other deviations were at the same time

made from what is the usual method of working this Degree ; but , though of very considerable interest , they are not of such a nature as to admit of my describing' them here . Would not some brother kindly send you a copy of the Grand Secretary's circular , which , perhaps , you would reprint for the general information of the Craft ?—Yours fraternally , S . M . M . C . O . March 7 th .

MASONIC BIBLIOGRAPHY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , , I should have written Bros . Hughan and Ramsden Riley thanking , them for their answers to my query ( 512 ) as to the dates of the editions of various Masonic works , before this , had not my " private avocations" necessitated to a great extent my private correspondence being placed

on one side . Bro . Hughan has written me privately since his communication in your issue of the 21 st ult ., with a corrected list of the editions of Preston's Illustrations , which I give for the benefit of my fellow students , viz .: 1772 , 1775 , 1781 , 1788 , i 792 ( Sthed . ) , 179 6 ( gth ) , 1 So 1 ( 10 th ) , 1804 ( 11 th ) 1812 ( 12 th , 1 S 21 ) by S . Jones , 13 th ) , 1829 ( 14 th , by Dr . Oliver ) , 1 S 40 ( 15 th ) , 1 S 46 ( iGth ) , and 1 SG 1 ( 17 th . ) The "Freemason ' s Pocket Companion " I find was pub-

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lished at London , Edinburgh , Dublin , Newcastle , and Glasgow . I almost despair . of ever getting anything like a correct list of the editions of all these . The different editions of the Ahiman Rezon arc most perplexing . Bro . Hughan ' s list has cleared the ground to some extent , and in order to further help I may say I know of the , following published at Dublin : 1752 , 17 S 2 , 1 S 02 ,

1 S 03 , and two others undated but apparently about 1792 to 1 793 . Others were published at Belfast in 1792 , 1795 , 1803 , and another undated . I am happy to inform Bro . Ramsden Riley that it was from a careful perusal of the catalogue of the Worcester Masonic Exhibition held in August last , and the copious and comprehensive notes therein by Bro . Hughan , that I

first entertained the idea of collating and collecting the several works mentioned in my query , but on proceeding to do so I found the matter almost hopeless from the materials at my command . Hence my query ? I commend the above named catalogue to the careful

perusal of all Masonic " Bibliophiles , " it being full of the most valuable and interesting information in the most digested form . The catalogue , as a whole , does the compiler and annotator the greatest credit . 1 believe copies are still to be had on application to Bro . George Taylor , Summerdyne Villa , Kidderminster . —Yours fraternally ,

A STUDENT IN MASONRY . Hull , March Gth .

immmmm ** m "IN REBUS MASONICIS . " To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I think the idea of " Bro . S . R . B . " contained in your issue of the 2 Sth ult . is a most excellent one , and I hasten to express a hope that some " syllabus" such as

you suggest may be forthwith prepared by some of our Masonic historians for the use of young Masonic students . Of late I have noticed a decided increase in the revival of interest in Masonic literature and pursuits , and I hope that every means will he afforded for literary aspirants to become acquainted with a more general knowledge of the true origin and history of our Craft .

I am of opinion that the Masonic Exhibitions lately held at York and Worcester are in a great measure the cause of this Masonic revival ; they have been the means of unearthing and bringing before the Masonic world books and curios not hitherto known . In the breasts of the owners has been implanted a spirit of pride in their possessions , which has urged them to make enquiries into their origin ,

and shown to them what an interesting study Masonic archaeology is . I trust , Sir , that ere long our London brethren will follow in the footsteps of their " country cousins , " and inaugurate a Masonic Exhibition at Freemasons' Hall worthy of our Craft and the metropolis , and , for ought we know , this might be the means of establishing a permanent museum in Great Queen-street . —Yours fraternally ,

GEO . L . SHACKLES . 7 , Land of Green Ginger , Hull , . March Gth .

THE MASONIC PULPIT AT ST . ALBANS CATHEDRAL . lo the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , 1 venture to trouble you with these few lines in the hope that some of the brethren may assist me to complete at once a work which from lack of the necessary funds has

up to now remained unfinished . It will be within the recollection of many of your readers that a great effort was initiated about seven years ago to induce the Freemasons of England to undertake some part of the restoration work then being carried out at St . Albans Cathedral . H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . was among the first to give his support and subscription ; and an influential list of patrons , and a

Committee was at once formed . Owing however to bad times and various other causes only about £ 550 could be collected , and after several proposals had been put forward , a pul p it was decided upon , and a very handsome design was prepared by Mr . John O . Scott , and placed in the hands oi Bro . MisUtn , oi St . Albans , the ornamental work having been entrusted to Messrs . Farmer

and Brindley , the well-known sculptors . The whole was admirably carried out , and the pulpit was duly unveiled and presented to the Cathedral by the R . W . Bro . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Herts ., at the meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge held at St . Albans in July , 1 SS 3 . The body of the pulpit contains five niches , which have been provided for figures of Moses , Solomon , Zerubbabel , St .

John the Baptist , and John the Evangelist . Owing to want of funds only three of these figures have been placed in their positions , these having been subscribed for by the Watford , Gladsmuir , and Halsey Lodges respectively . The two remaining ones are completed , and if put in before Easter , Messrs . Farmer and Brindley have undertaken to take them down to St . Albans and fix

them in their niches for a total charge of £ 35 , to include , of course , the price of the figures . May I therefore hope that by the aid of contributions ( say ) not exceeding £ 1 , from a few of our brethren , these figures may at once be added to the pulpit , so that it may no longer be a reproach to us that we began a work which we are not able to finish . Any further information will be gladly accorded to those who may desire it , and donations

duly acknowledged by me at once . Bro . Woodford , who has kindly interested himself throughout in the undertaking , will also be ready to give any information on the subject , and has sent me in his name as a supplementary subscriber to this absolutely needful movement . Hoping , Sir , for your kind co-operation and support , I remain , yours truly and fraternally , CHARLES E . KEYSER , P . M . 404 , P . P . G . J . W . Herts . 67 , Brook-street , W .

FESTIVAL OF THE R . M . B . I . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , " Honour to whom honour is due , " —and I am quite sure you would not intentionally do an injustice to any brother , especially to one who deserved so much and so well of the Craft . In replying- to the toast of "The Chairman , " he ( the P . G . M . ) is reported in the Freemason of the zSth Feb . to