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deceased between 1814 and 1832 ) ; Colchester , No . 47 L w Angel , No . 51 ) ; Well Disposed , Waltham Abbey , k , 21 ( deceased between 1814 and 1832 ) . Following * ' se came , first , the Royal Arch Masons , then the Knights L nlp ] ars , and then the Grand Officers of the Province , « ro . Dunckerly , Prov . G . M ., preceded by the Prov . G .

gVordbearer , and supported on his right by the Dep . Prov . Q . Master , and on his left by Capt . Sir W . Hannam , " Acting Grand Master of England , of K . T ., " bringing up the rear . On returning from church the brethren dined , after ifhich the Lodge of Good Fellowship was constituted in due form . Bro . Dunckerley , we are then told , delivered a - jost excellent address , in which he impressed on those

present the duties of cultivating those moral and social virtues which so pre-eminently distinguish the piinciples and groundwork of Masonry . He then recommended to their consideration that most excellent charity , the Royal Cumberland Freemasons' School , for clothing and educating the daug hters of poor Freemasons , in order that that precept jflisrht be enforced by example , and that the Grand Lodge

0 f Essex might be distinguished as well-wishers to the Institution . He began a subscription by twenty guineas from his own purse ; this was followed by every member contributing what suited his convenience , to which was added a benefaction from the newly-constituted lodge , the whole amounting to a very considerable sum . This lodge which , as we have already mentioned , was No . 553

before 1732 , and became No . 462 in that year ; was altered to No . 518 after the Union ; to No . 343 in 1832 , and in 186 3 became , and is now , No . 276 . The fifteen port Union Lodges are as follows , namely : _ . The Hope , No . 433 , Brightlingsea , founded in 173 6 , and the Chigwell , No . 453 , in 1 . 838 . Both these came into being in the Grand Mastership of the late Duke of

Sussex . Then in order of seniority we have Star in the East , No . 650 , founded in 1855 ; United , No . 6 97 , Colchester in 1858 ; Priory , No . 1000 , Southend ; and St . Peter , No . 1024 , Maldon , both in 1864 ; and the Walden , No . 1281 , Saffron Walden , in 1869 . These date from the Grand Mastership of the late Earl of Zetland . Lodges St . Mary , No . 1312 , Booking , and St . John , No .

1 3 , of Grays , both constituted in 1873 ; and Liberty of Havering , No . 1437 , of Romford , with Bagshaw , No . 1457 , of Buckhurst hill , both warranted in 1877 , belonged to the Grand Mastership of the Marquis of Ripon . The remaining four lodges have been warranted since H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ascended the Masonic throne , namely , Rosslyn , No . 1543 , of Dunmow ( 1875 ) ; Trinity , No .

1734 , Rayburgh ( 1877 ) ; Arnold , No . 1799 , Walton-on-Naze ( 1879 ) ; and St . Andrews , No . 1817 , Shoeburyness ( 1879 . ) These lodges , it is well-known , are generally speaking , in a prosperous condition , and there is strong reason to hope that under the auspices of their new Grand Master , the Prince , will show themselves still more worthy of their old associations and the high reputation they have so long

and so deservedly enjoyed . On one point we may take upon ourselves to speak with something approaching to certainty . We feel that Essex will be as liberal and as constant in its support of our Institutions as we have shown that it was on the day the Lodge of Good Fellowship was constitute , and Bro . Dunckerley commended to the brethren present , and especially to the members of the

new lodge , the importance of upholding the Royal Cumberland Freemasons' School , or as it is now known , the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . In fact its contributions at the anniversary festivals of our several institutions during the past five years have fallen little short of £ 1000 . We are justified , therefore , in our anticipations that Essex will be as liberal in the future as she has been

in the past in her support of our charities . A sketch of Freemasonry in this county would , however , be very incomplete which did not include at least a brief enumeration and description of those lodges which from various causes have passed away . Foremost among those lodges is what , according to Bro . Gould , was known st the Union as the Well Disposed Lodge , No . 28 , of

Waltham Abbey , which would seem to have died out between 1814 and 1832 . This was originally a Metropolitan , not an Essex lodge . Taking the series of lists appended to the same brother ' s History of " The Emerald lodges , " we find that in 1732 it was No . 76 , and was Wd at the " White Bear , King Street , Covent Garden . " 't retained the same number in 173 6 , but is described as

having its quarters at the " Queen ' s Head , Old Bailey , " and as being a " Masters' Lodge . " In 1 740 it became No . '? 3 ; in 1756 No . 41 , its locality having in the interim been changed to " Castle-street , Southwark ; " In 1770 it became * - 24 , and was held at the Old Magpie , Bishopgatcpteet . Some time between this year , and the year 1781 , " migrated into Essex , for in the 1781 list it is described

f ""• 30 > the Weil-Disposed Lodge , at the Cock , Waltham Abbey . It retained this designation in 1792-1813 , but by ' be dosing up of numbers it became No . 28 in the former ' ? - It died , as we have said , between 1814-1832—a f'tcumstance to be regretted , seeing that it was founded ' ' 73 o , and must , therefore , have enjoyed an existence !!?' far short of a . century . *

There ist a discrepancy in Bros . Gould-and . Hughan ' s ^ eription of this lodge , which we shall leave , it to those orth y brothers to settle between themselves . We have *! the formers account in tracing the Well-Disposed rough the several lists from 1732 to 1 . 792-1813 . Accord-, K to Bro . Hughan ' s " List of Lodges on the roll of . 'United Grand Lodire of England , A . D . I 8 I ^ » No . 28 nf

. PaA nS ' '" '"' 3 £ ' venas "Alpha Lodge , Kensington J ace " and constituted in 1730 , while Lodge No . 29 , of ]_ J ' 73 ° , is an Essex lodge , but is described as " the ' - %£ of Fortitude , Burnham , Essex , " which became No . t ^ " ' 814 , and died between that date and 1732 . Bro . his v llas no " A ' pha Lodge , Kensington Palace , " while htlH ' 9 « " Lodge of Fortitude " is set down as being 1 -at the Hamburgh Arms , East Smithfield , Moreover , i . ! aces this regularly back through all his lists ' to No . " ' ' 73 * .

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The next in order of these defunct lodges appears No . 15 6 in the list for 1739 , and was held at the Hova , Braintree , Essex . Its date of constitution is given as 17 th March , 1 , 73 6 . In 1740 it became No . 141 , but the date of constitution is stated as May 3 rd , 1738 . Bro . Gould , however , has himself pointed out that the 1740 list is full of errors , and as this lodge figures above a number of

173 6 lodges , we should incline to regard the former date as the correct one . However , the point is immaterial as the lodge was erased on 29 th November , 1754 . Next in order is Lodge No . 1 S 2 in the 1739 list , its description being " K . C . and Figure , Rumford in Essex " and its date of constitution " March 13 , 1738 . " In 1740 it ranks as No . 169 , in 1756 , when it was held at the Red

Lion , Hornechurch in Essex , " as No . 103 . It must have died between this year and the year 1770 , as it is not included in the list for the latter . No . 308 of 1769 , founded January 18 th , 1764 , and held at the Saracen ' s Head , Chelmsford , became No . 250 in 1770 , and No . 200 in 1781 . It was erased in 1782 . No . 317 of 176 9 founded August gth , 1764 , andheldat

the Half Moon , Harwich , became No . 257 in 1770 , and No . 203 in 1781 . When it was designated the St . Nicholas Lodge , and had its quarters at The Swan , Harwich . It became No . 174 ^ 11792 , and so remained till the Union . ** It died before 1832 . ** Acccrdirig to Bro . Hughan's " List of Lodges , A . D 1814 , there was no Lodge No . 174 at the Union . There

is , however , a Lodge No . 186 , warranted 1743 , and described as the Gothic Lodge , Harwich , Essex , which became No . 227 in 1814 , and died between 1814 and 1832 . Bro . Gould ' s No . 186 is " Gothic Lodge , Foot Guards , Sutling House , Whitehall , " which was No . 218 in 1781 ; " Gothic Lodge , Crown , Tufton Street , Westminster ; " No . 274 in 1770 , held at the Black Horse , in

Shug Lane ; and No . 33 6 in 1769 , when it was held at the same place . Its elate of constitution is given in the last named list as "March 22 , 1765 . " No . 411 of 176 9 list was constituted December 15 , 1797 and held in " Long Alley , Moorfields . " In 1770 it became No . 346 , and is described as " the Lodge of Liberty , River Lee Tavern , Limehouse Bridge . " In 1781

it is described as "the Lodge of friendship , No . 270 , held at the Angel , Ilford , Essex . " In 1792 it became No . 227 , and , as we have already seen , was present , with other Essex lodges , on lOth August , 1793 , when the Lodge of Good Fellowship , No . 462 , of Chelmsford , was constituted . According to Bro . Hughan , its designation ac the time of the Union was " Lodge of Friendship ,

Barking , Essex . " It became No . 285 in 1814 , and was defunct some time before 1832 . No . 430 of 1775 list was constituted June 4 th , 1772 , and is described as " Lodge of Freedom , King ' s Head , Maiden , Essex . " In 1781 it became No . 339 , and was held at the Bull Inn or Tavern . It was struck off the roll in 1785 .

No . 496 of 1778 list "Lodge of Unity , King ' s Head , Colchester , " was constituted June nth , 1766 . In 1781 it became No . 402 , and was held at the Red Lion . It ceased to be before 1792 , as it does not figure in the list for that year . No . 505 of the 1778 list is included in the 1777 lodges , and is described as the " Social Lodge , Horn Braintree . "

In 1781 it became No . 411 , and was held at the " White Hart , Booking , Essex . " In 1792 it became No . 332 . According to Bro . Hughan it was held at Maiden ^ at the time of the Union , and became No . 425 in 1814 , and died between that year and 1832 . No . 491 , anterior to the change of number in 1792 , was founded in the year 1786 as the " Lodge of Goodwill , "

and was held in a private room in Braintree . It became No . 401 in 1792 , and No . 485 in 1814 . Its death occuired between that year and 1832 . No . 5 60 in 181 * 3 , the " Prestonian Lodge of Perfect Friendship , Grey ' s Thurnock , Essex , " was founded in the year 1797 . It became No . 582 in 1814 , and died before 1832 .

All the above lodges were on the roll of the Grand Lodges " Moderns . " There were also at the period of the Union two lodges holding under the " Ancients , " namely , No . 41 of 181 , 3 , held at the Windmill Inn , Chelmsford , which became No . 60 in 1814 , and died before 1832 ; and No . 156 , "Royal Horse Artillery , Colchester , " which became No . 189 in 1814 , and passed away between that

year and 1832 . Thus there are no less than thirteen lodges which have been constituted in , or migrated to , the Province of Essex , and though , perhaps , on official documents they may have left no trace behind , we are not stretching our imagination too far when we suggest that they have probably left their mark in connection with other lodges . It is our

firm belief that once the seed of Masonry has been sown , it is sure to bring forth fruit . Though misadventure may befal the place when it is first cast by the sower , some of it will in all probality be carried elsewhere and prosper . At all events Masonry continues to flourish in the places where the different defunct lodges en umerated

above were established , and who knows but many of the members of these old lodges . may have played their . part in raising Freemasonry in Essex to its present condition of Freemasonry . Next week we propose giving , in brief the career of Lord Tenterden , the Grand Master nominate of the province .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

CAGLIOSTRO . I did not propose to raise a question as to Cagliostro ' s character , about which 1 have a very strong opinion , but simply as to what he had to do with " Swendenborgianism , " so called . Bro . Mackenzie has not answered my query , Can any other brother ? MASONIC STUDENT .

Reviews.

Reviews .

LA CHAINE D'UNION . Hubert , Paris . This useful French Masonic monthly pursues its onward course , under Bro . Hubert ' s able pilotage , and we trust successfully to himself . Like every one else , he has , however , we fear , to suffer from oblivious subscribers and apathetic readers .

LA MONDE MACONNIQUE . Caubet , Paris . Well edited , and full of French Masonic information , which , however , interesting , as no doubt it is , to Bro . Caubet ' s readers , is simply too Frenchly-Masonic just now for our Anglican Masons .

THE CONQUEROR ' S DREAM , AND OTHER POEMS By Wm . Sharp , M . D . Hardwicke and Bogue , 192 , Piccadilly . This poem , which has reached a second edition , has undoubtedly a considerable claim on our attention , as despite the monotony often of blank verse , its thoughts and its language are alike intelligent and interesting . We have

found in it considerable poetic power , and the promise of future achievements in the same peaceful arena . Some of the other poems are not without merit , as " The Soldier ' s Cemetery ; " "The Palm Groves ; " and "The Heights of Khandulla . " We can quite understand why it is that the author has found readers , and we are glad to note and mention approvingly the little book .

THE COACH HORN . By an Old Guard . Kbhler and Son , 35 , Henrietta-street , Covent Garden . It seems that this gay little pamphlet owes its appearance 11 the world to the calm suggestion of a subaltern in the iGuards , and , therefore , the Old Guard set to work to initiate the world into the mysteries of a Coach Horn , " What to blow , " and " How to blow it . " And in order to be fully up

to the scientific views and fashion of the hour generally , and of our young men in particular , the writer gives us , " Secundum artem , " the various important sounds , such as a " start , clear the road , off side , slacken pace , pull up , change horses , the post horse call ( not galop ) , higher up ( whatever that may mean ) , a rustic call ( on a good looking young woman ) , steady , home , " in musical notation ,

with a clearness and precision which would even edify our worthy and distinguished P . G . C , Sir W . G . Ousely . Well , we have been , we confess , sensibly affected by this little brochure , and we will tell our readers why . In the first place , it recalls old days and old friends , long journeys and pleasant visits , it takes us back to those early hours of life which to-day loom

upon us from a long , long distance , and we have forgotten for the nonce thecold , dull present , the " ansers" and the " bores " with whom we daily have to converse , and find ourselves once again amid a gay circle of the pleasant and the pleasing , the witty and the gay , the kind , the gentle , and , above all , the true . Yes , time takes many things away from us ( all here , gifts and graces , hope and trust ,

joy and strength , health and happiness ; but it cannot , no , it cannot , rob us of memories which . ' are imperishable , and associations which will go with us to the grave . This little book puts us in mind of old coaching days , of goodly teams , and a steady old friend of ours , the typical coachman of the time , who knew all about us , and was as much interested in us as if he had been a familiar friend . We

can see his merry face , hear his laugh and his joke , and even listen to his cheery " Woh-hoh 1 " And then , in the next place we are struck , deeply struck , with the fact that in 1879 our young men , burning to acquire knowledge , are going back to such old world habits , and arc even ready to master the mysteries of the coach horn notes . Where will this all lead to , my masters ? It is not too

much to say that if they go on in this way much further there will be no holding them in , and this important advance in important branches of knowledge , such scientific study , will greatly affect , we have reason to believe , the whole system of competitive examination , and may , perhaps beneficently re-act on the noble process of " cram . "

Never let it be said that our young men are above learning . But we must not say more . We hail this gay and little " Bantling , " cheerfully and gratefully , and we trust that unlike " Baron Munchausen , " such notes as the Old Guard ' s pupils will blow will be both harmonious and musical , clear and correct .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

The General Committee of this institution met on Thursday at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . J . A . Rucker , P . G . D ., presided . There were also present Bros . H . A . Dubois , E . Lctchworth , Griffiths Smith , R . B . Webster ,

Col . James Peters , Edward Cox , H . Potter , J . J . Cany , F . R . W . Hedges , Secretary , and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . Five petitions were placed on the list for the October election . The list for that election was then settled , when there appeared forty-eight candidates and eleven vacancies . The Chairman , on behalf of Col . Creaton , gave the

following , notice of motion : —¦ " That seven additional girls be elected' at the quarterly Court in October next , thereby raising the number of elected girls in the Institution to 200 , making a total of 207 in all , seven of those now in the school having been admitted by purchase . " The Committee then adjourned .

Bro . Peter Dickinson , P . M . Royal Standard Lodge , No . 1298 , and M . E . Z . elect Joppa Chapter , No . 188 , will instal Bro . James Ellershaw as W . M . of the Duke of Lancaster Lodge , No . 1353 , on Wednesday next , the 2 nd prox ., attheAthenamm , Leonard Gate , Lancaster . A report of the proceedings will appear in due course .

PRINCE LEOPOLD AND-THE LODGE or ANTIQUITY . —The limes of the 26 th inst . contains an able leader on Freemasonry , which we shall reprint in the next number of the Freemason .