Original Correspondence.

human , require refreshment after labour , and ought to have it , and , if they can afford , and like it , a glass of good generous wine , to drink to the health of the Queen and the Craft , 8 cc , 8 rc , afterwards . If a Mason prefers water to wine he is free to drink it ; so long as he honours the

sentiment , and properly responds to the toast in the usual manner among Masons , it little matters what the liquor is he drinks . There are many lodges , some temperance lodges , where the banquet is the exception , dinner or supper being substituted , and conducted with the same

propriety as in a private family gatherings and in such a manner as not to offend even the peculiar habits of a " Good Templar . " With regard to your correspondent ' s last question , I would advise him not to assist in any way to introduce anvthing like sectarianism

or sectarian bitterness into Freemasonry , in the way of instituting a Masonic ( Heaven save the mark !) lodge of " Good Templars . " Scattered amongst us , they may endeavour to set an example of abstemiousness , and let us judge them by the result . Our Bro . " M . M . "

evidently knows more of his friends than I do , and he calls them " bigoted and fanatic . " Such people we care little to have amongst us . Of tke noble and self-denying , we have many ; brethren who doubtless would suffer as much in defence of Masonic principles as thc worthiest

Good Templar would for his whim , fancy , habit , peculiarity , or whatever else he may please to call it . In conclusion , and with an apology for the length of my letter , I presume that " M . M . " is not sufficiently proud of his subject to back his letter with his name ; I would therefore say

to him " Sum quod eris , fui quod es , " and in order to show I am not in the same sorry plight , 1 will , with your kind permission , sign myself , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully and fraternally , HERBERT BUSY HODGES , P . P . S . G . W ., Herts .

Private Chapters Abroad.

PRIVATE CHAPTERS ABROAD .

To the Editor of the Freemason , Dear Sir and Brother , May I be permitted to correct an error in } our report of the proceedings of Grand Chap ter , held on Wednesday last .

In speaking of the conditions on which private chapters in foreign countries are formed . I did not touch , as reported , on the reasonableness of allowing companions who were not Past Masters to be nominated as Principals . What I endeavoured to point out was that , in foreign as

in home chapters , no companion is eligible to be elected to either of the principal chairs who is not then actual Master or Past Master of a Craft Lodge , and that the only exceptions in the conditions of eli gibility to such office in a foreign chapter is exemption from the condition of having served as Scribe or Sojourner for a year .

In other words that at home a companion must have been Scribe or Sojourner of a chapter , and also Master of a lodge to enable him to fill a principal chair , while in the colonies this latter qualification onl y is necessary . I am yours fraternally , HUGH D . SANDEMAN .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

To the Editor of The Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , I wish to know if an annuitant of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution can

receive his annuity in any part of the United Kingdom . Answer in your next will greatly oblige , Yours fraternally , AN OLD P . Z .

Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .

I do not see that Bro . Paton has answered " A Masonic Enquirer , " or even your monosyllabic correspondent " Beans . " I venture to add another note on the subjects alluded to . I disposed of Locke ' s letter last week , that is to

Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

say , so far as we can dispose of it at present , as , though it is most doubtful , I do not think we need declare it to be a forgery . At any rate , with our existing information , I now take the statement of " Sir Thomas Sackville ' s Grand Mastership . "

I am aware it is often stated , and we find it in all our noted Masonic authorities , and in " Multa Paucis , " but I am equally unaware of any authority for it . Neither can I find any confirmation of that Masonic episode which is said to have dawned at York , St . John ' s day ,

Dec . 27 th , 1461 , tempore Queen Elizabeth , according to " Multa Paucis , " and in which the same Sackville plays so conspicuous a part , though Clavel has illustrated the story with an elaborate plate ( page . 92 ) in his "Histoire Pittoresque de la Francmaconnerie . " I wish

we could believe these statements . There is no record of them in the Lodge at York , and where Preston obtained them from he does not tell us . He seems , however , to treat the History of Sackville and his G rand Mastershi p as authentic . SCOTICUS .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the Week ending Friday , Aug . 21 , 1874 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Preceptories , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place or time of meeting .

Saturday , August 15 . Lodge 1185 , Lewis , King ' s Arms , Wood Green . „ 1326 , Lebano ^ Red Lion Hotel Hampton . Manchester Lodge of Instruction ( 179 ) , Yorkshire Grey , 77 , London-street , Fitzroy-square , at 8 ; Bro . H . Ash ,

Preceptor . Lily Lodge of Instruction ( 820 ) , Greyhound Hotel , Richmond , Surrey . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby New Cross-road , at 7 ; Bro . C . G . Dilley , Preceptor .

Monday , August 17 . Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction ( 1445 ) , Lord Stanley Tavern , Sandringham-road , Kingsland , at 7 ; Bro . T . Austin , Preceptor . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction ( 45 ) , Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s-gate , Clerkenwell , at 8 ; Bro . Beckett , Preceptor . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern ,

Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel , Mile end-road , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction ( 813 ) , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile-end , at 7 for 8 . St . James ' s Union Lodge of Instruction fi 8 o ) , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street ( opposite the Pantheon ) ,

Oxford-strect , at 8 ; Bro . J . R . Stacey , Preceptor . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at 8 ; Bro . C . G . Dilley , P . M . 1155 , Preceptor . West Kent Lodge of Improvement ( 1297 ) , St . Saviour ' s Col . lege , Stansted-road , Forest-hill , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor . Metropolitan Mark Lod ge of Instruction , Coach and Horses Hotel , 323 , Strand , at 8 .

Tuesday , August 18 . B card of General Purposes at . ? . Lodge 30 , United Mariners , Guildhall Tavern Gresham-st . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction ( 554 ) , Green Dragon Stepney , at 8 j Bro . Barnes , P . M ., Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Palmerston Tavern , Grosvenor-park , Camberwell , at 8 .

Faith Lodgeof Instruction ( 141 ) , Refreshment Rooms , Victoria-st ., ( opposite Westminster Palace Hotel ) , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ; , Lord's Hotel , Lord ' s Cricket Ground , St . John ' s-wood , at 8 ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction ( 860 ) , King Edward ,

Triangle , Hackney , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Crawley , Preceptor . Prosperity Lodge of Instruction ( 65 ) , Gladstone Tavern , Bishop -gate-st ., Within , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Bolton , W . M 1227 , Pi-ceptor . St . Maiylebone Ledge of Instruction ( 13015 ) , British Stores Tavern , N ' c v-street , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ; Bro . T ,

A . Adams , Preceptor . Constitutional ledg . of Instruction ( 55 ) , Wheatshezl Hotel , Hand-court , Holborn , at 7 ; Bro . J . It . Stacey ( P . M . 180 ) , Preceptor . Percy Lodge of Instruction , Grapes Tavern , Little Windmill-street , W . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) Prince of Orange ,

, Greenwich , at 8 ; Bro . J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globe-road , Bt J . 30 . Wednesday , August 19 . General Committe Grand Lod ge and Lodge of Benevolence , at 6 .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

Lodge r 74 , Sincerity Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-streett „ 619 , Beadon , Greyhound Tavern , Dulwich . „ 1044 , Waudsworth , Spread Eagle , Hotel , New Wandsworth .

„ 1320 , Blackheath , Crown Hotel , Blackheath . „ 1382 , Corinthian , George Inn , Cubitt Town . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .

Confidence Lodge of Instruction , White Hart Tavern , Abchurch-lane , at 7 . 30 . Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Park-read , Peckham , at 8 ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . ; Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor .

Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction ( 1288 ) , Finsbury Park Tavern , Seven Sisters ' -road , N ., at 8 . Bro . P . Dickinson , Acting Preceptor . United Strength Lodge of Instruction . ( 228 ) , the Grafton Arms , Prince of Wales ' s-road , Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Southwark Lodge of Instruction , ( 879 ) , Southwark Park Tavern , Southwark Park , at 8 ; Bro . Charles William Kent , Preceptor .

Thursday , August 20 . House Committee , Girls'School , at 4 . Lodge 1227 , Upton , Spotted Dog Tavern , Upton . 11 1339 , Stockwell , Half Moon , Heme Hill . Chap . 742 , Crystal Palace , Clarendon Hotel , Anerley .

Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Yorkshire Grey , Londonst ., Tottenham Court-road , at 8 j Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern , Bath-stieet , City-road ; Bro . Stean , Preceptor . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes ,

Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . Wbittington Lodge of Instruction ( 862 ) , Crown Tavern Holborn , at 8 ; Bro . Lewis Alexander , P . M . 188 , Preceptor . Doric Chapter of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , M

end-road , at 8 ; Comp . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . Ebury Lodge of Instruction , Bro . Palmer ' s , 12 , Ponsonbyst „ Millbank . Highgate Lodge of Instruction ( 1366 ) , Bull and Gate , Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Friday , August 21 . '

House Committee Boys' School at 4 . Lodge 975 , Rose of Denmark , White Hart , Barnes . St . George ' s Lodge of Instruction , ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Royal-hill , Greenwich . Robert Burns Lodge of Instruction , Union Tavern , Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , ( 749 ) , Coach and Horses ,

Strand , at 8 ; Bro . Pulsford , Preceptor . Panmure Lodge of Instruction ( 720 ) , Balham Hotel , Balham , at 7 . 30 . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . ' s Freemasons' Hall , a 7 . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tavern , Victoria-road , Deptford , at 8 . Clapton Lodge of Instruction ( 1365 ) , White Hart , Clapton ,

at 7 . 30 ; Bro . James Brett , P . G . P ., & c , Preceptor Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction ( 129 S ) , the Castle Tavern , Holloway , at 8 ; Bro . W . F . Rogers , Precep . Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange , Greenwich-road , at 8 ; Comp . VV . West Smith , Preceptor . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , Portugal Hotel ,

Fleetstreet , at 7 ; Bro . Stacey , P . M . [ 80 , Preceptor . Testbourne Lodge of Instruction ( 733 ) , Horse and Groom , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 . C ' nited Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , Antelcpe Tavern , Lorn-road , Brixton , at 7 . St . James ' s Lodge of Instruction , New Tanners' Arms , Grange-road , Bermondsey , at 8 j Bro . Howes , P . M .,

Preceptor . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion , Penny-fields , Poplar , at 7 ; Bro . D . S . Potts , Precepton Doric Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mileend-road , at 8 . Burgoyne Lodge of Instruction , Grafton Arms , Prince of Wales ' s-road , N . W ., at 8 -, Bro . P . M . Wuest ,

Preceptor . St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( 144 ^ , Rose Tavern , Fulham-road , S . W . Chigwell Lodge of Instruction , Bald-faced Stag Hotel , Buckhurst-hill , at 8 . High Cross Lodgeof Instruction ( 754 ) , Coach & Horses ,

High Road , Tottenham . Union Club of Instruction , Windsor Castle , Victoria Station , at 8 p . m . -, H . Ash , P . M ., Instructor . Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction ( 1278 ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 8 ; Bro . Geo . W . Verry , Preceptor .

Masonic Meetings In West Lancashire And Cheshire,

MASONIC MEETINGS IN WEST LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE ,

For the Week ending Saturday , Aug . 22 , 1874 . Monday , August 17 . Chap . 1051 , Rowley , Masonic Rooms , Athenamm , Lancaster . Everton Lodge of Instruction ( 823 ) , Masonic Temple , Liverpool , at 7 . 30 .