Multum In Parbo ; Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo ; or Masonic Notes and Queries .

THE FOUR OLD LODGES . It is always assumed and asserted that Anderson ' s statement on this head is correct , and that four lodges , and only four lodges , met at the " Apple Tree , " and revived the Grand Lodge of 1716-17 . It is , however , to be observed / that the author of " Multa Faucis , " & c , ( whoever he may have been ) , declares that

six lodges met on St . John ' s Day , 1716 , at the " Apple Tree . " Anderson agrees as to the date , though he only says , be it observed , "A . D . 1716 , " ( Constitution 1738 ) , and declares that four lodges and some oltl brothers then met and re-establisbed the Grand Lodge , fallen into abeyance . The author of " Multa Paucis " talks of the " Masters

and Wardens of six lodges , " but in this statement he is singular , and is followed , as far as I am aware , by no other writer . Preston agrees with Anderson , and so do all our earlier and later Masonic writers , I believe , without a single cx ception . Thus , by seemingly universal consent , the author of " Multa Paucis" is given up on this point , and the

historical accuracy of Anderson is maintained , though , on what grounds exactly I do not know , except that , I suppose , that Anderson was more likely to be correct than an anonymous Masonic historian . If Anderson saw any contemporary documents illustrative of the history of 1716-17 , they have not come down to us , as our Grand Lodge minutes begin in 1723 . If any

such MSS . do exist , their whereabouts is , at present , not known . The author of "Multa Paucis "is , no doubt , inaccurate in many particulars , and , therefore , I presume , that we may safely assume that he is wrong on this particular point , and that Anderson is right . I do not remember to have any where met with a surmise as to thc real name of the author of " Multa Paucis . " He was probably a London brother . The book , ( at least

my copy ) , has no printer ' s name , but the plate is designed by Br . Pewiss , and engraved by Br . Larken . The date is assumed , from the last meeting of Grand Lodge , recorded 1763 . He uses the word " Grand Assembly , ' ' but this word is not found in the minutes of Grand Lodge . It contains a list of lodges differing from Cole's of 1763 , and the names of , streets and houses where the lodges met . It might be worth reprinting . MASONIC STUDENT .

LODGE LISTS . I alluded in the above note to the variations between Cole's list of 1763 , and that in "Multa Paucis , " and lam anxious to offer a protest in which , I know , Bio . Hughan will join , against a too hasty or dogmatic assumption , that we are bound to accept any of these lists as absolutely correct , without collation and consideration .

To shew the errors which a Masonic student might fall without circumspection , there is a lodge at Paris , called the " Ville de Tenerrc , " No . 49 , in Cole's List of 1763 . It was not erased until 1768 , though earlier dates of this transaction have been cited by more than onc writer , as far I can make out , there was only one lodge chartered in Paris which was not eiased , as I have said , before 1768 , ( see Freemason of June 15 th , 1878 . ) MASONIC STUDENT .

The Grand Mastership Of Scotland.

THE GRAND MASTERSHIP OF SCOTLAND .

Thc following letter has been sent , in reply to the requisition by members of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , to Bro . Henry Inglis , the Depute Grand Master , requesting him to permit himself to be nominated Grand Master : Torsonce , Stow , 16 th September , 1878 . Dear Sir antl Brother , —

I have to acknowledge receipt of thc requisition which was presented to me last week , signed by some five hundred members of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and actual Masters and Wardens of lodges , requesting me to allow myself to be put in nomination at thc ensuing election as Grand Master Mason ; and pledging themselves in the event of acceptance , to afford me every support .

Looking to the numbers and position of the requisitionists , I am justified in believing that , were I to accept the prayer of this requisition , my election would not be eloubtful ; but understanding that the present Grand Master is desirous to remain in oflice for another year , I have determined , from an anxious wish not to disturb the harmony ofthe Craft , to decline the request upon this occasion .

It only remains now for me , through you , to return my warmest thanks to those requisitionists and yourself for the honour which you have conferred upon me , and I remain , dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , HENRY INGLIS , Depute Grand Master . Bro . J AMES TURNER , Chairman of Committee of Requsitionists .

Previous to thc withdrawal of Bro . Inglis two influential committees to promote there-election of the present G . M had been formed at Edinburgh and Glasgow as follows : — GI . ASOOW COMMITTEE . —Bro . James Caldwell , Pr . M . No . H > , Substitute Prov . G . M . Renfrewshire East ; H . / ack " * an , R . W . M ., No . 571 ; John Scott , P . M . No . 27 , ' and ' ' r . M . No : i-j David Smart , R . W . M . No . 347 ; A . C .

I ' Atcrson , Pr . M . No . 3 84 ; George Fisher , R . W . M . No . 7 ; Adam Thompson , Pr . M . No . 605 , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Illinois ; W . M . Pearson , Pr . M . No . 518 ; Thomas Fletcher , P . M . No . 3 J , and Pr . S . W . No . 108 ; R . Kdso , R . W . M . No . : ; James Findlay , R . W . M . No . 333 ; A . M'Cona : hie , P . ] . W . No . Cj 2 * , J hn Mathieson , R . W . M . No . i ; 8 ; W . J . E . Dobson , P . M . No . * - " 71 , andPr . M . No . 622 ;

The Grand Mastership Of Scotland.

Z . H . Heys , R . W . M . 307 ; Thomas Stobo , R . W . M . 581 ; John Gillespie , R . W . M . 16 ; James Booth , R . W . M . 87 ; Robett Munro , R . W . M . 103 ; John Fraser , P . M . 87 , and Pr . J . W . 2152 ; John Morgan , R . W . M . 219 ; James Thomson , R ' . W . M . 102 ; J . B . M'Naught , R . W . M ! 55 6 ; Robert Nisbet , P . M . 592 , and Pr . M . 340 ; Malcolm Stark , R . W . M . 419 ; J . C . Johnstone , R . W . M . 409 ;

D . Donald , R . W . M . 275 ; W . J . Shaw , Prov . J . W . 230 ; James Ferguson , Pr . S . W . o ; Thomas White , R . W . M , 592 ; John M'Millan , P . M . 3-J , and Pr . J . W . 108 . EDINBURGH COMMITTEE . —Bros , the Right Hon . the Earl of Rosslyn , Past Grand Master ; J . Whyte-Melville , of Bennochy and Strathkinness , Past Grand Master , and Provincial Grand Master of Fifeshire ; Col . A . C .

Campbell , of Blythswood , Substitute Grand Master ; F . A . Barrow , Senior Grand Warden ; The Right Hon . Lord Inverurie , Junior Grand Warden , and Provincial Grand Master of Kincardineshire ; Robert F . Shaw-Stewart , R . W . M . 1 , Senior Grand Deacon ; William Hay , P . M . 48 , Architect to Grand Lodge , and representative from Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia ; Thomas Ilalket , Grant )

Bible Bearer ; G . F . Russell Colt , of Cartsherrie , Grand Sword Bearer ; the Right Hon . The Earl of Mar and Kellie , Past Depute Grand Master , Proxy Provincial Grand Master of New Zealand , and Representative from the Grand Orient of the Netherlands ; the Right Hon Viscount Strathallan , R . W . M . 192 , and Representative from the Grand Lodge of Denmark ; the Right Hon .

Lord Balfour of Burleigh , Depute Provincial Grand Master of Stirlingshire ; the Right Hon . Lord Carnegie , Pr . J . W . 136 ; Sir John Don Wauchope , Bart ., Pr . M . 406 ; the Hon . Francis J . Moncreiff , Pr . S . W . 86 ; Charles Dalrymple , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master of Argyll and the Isles ; Roger Montgomerie , M . P ., Pr . M . Mother Kilwinning ; Alexander Smollett , of Bonhill , Provincial

Grand Master of Dumbartonshire ; William Boyd , Provincial Grand Master of Aberdeenshire , Esst ; James H . Neilson , Pr . Provincial Grand Master of Venezuela ; Samuel Hay , Past Grand Treasurer ; Rev . V . G . Faithfall , Past Grand Chaplain ; Lindsay Mackersy , W . S ., P . M . No . 48 , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Canada ; E , W . Nightingale , Pr . M . No . 309 , Representative from the

Grand Lodge of New York ; R . S . Brown , P . M . No . 143 , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Kentucky ; John Middleton , M . D ., R . W . M . No . 2 ; William Edwards , R . W . M . No . 36 ; Henry E . Gordon , R . W . M . No . 44 ; William Mossman , R . W . M . No . 160 ; James Greenaway , R . W . M . No . 349 ; W . J . C . Abbott , P . M . No . 1 , and Pr . M . No . 86 ; James Crichton ,

G . S . and Pr . M . No 144 ; H . Y . D . Copvland , G . S ., P . M . No . 44 , and Pr . S W . No . 35 ; J . A . Hamilton , Pr . S . W . No . 22 ; Thomas Swinton , G . S ., Pr . M . No . 52 ; James Melville , P . M ., No . 97 , ^ and Pr . M . No . 251 ; George Dickson M . D ., G . S ., Pr . M . 357 ; John B . Innes , W . S ., Pr . M . 261 ; G .-orge Barrie , Pr . S . W . 519 ; James Jamieson , S . W . 1 ; J ames II . Balfour , W . S ., j . W . 1 ;

John Fleming , G . S ., Pr . S . W . 126 ; Francis Lnv , G . S ., Pr . M . 454 ; John Kirk , W . S ., Pr . J . W . 6 5 ; A . T . Apthorpe , Pr . M . 420 ; J . S . Mackay , M . D ., Pr . M . 466 ; J . S . M'llwraith , Pr . S . W . 41 ; T . Grahame Plumber , S . W . 2 ; S . A . Clark , R . W . M . 86 ; John Hay , Pr . J . W . 6 ot ; John White , Pr . M . 492 ; F . Norton Menzies , secretary Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland , M . M . 14 ; Charles G . C Christie , P . M . 36 ; William Milne , P . M . 36 .

The London Masonic Charity Association.

THE LONDON MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION .

A special general meeting of the Committee of this young Association took place at Freemasjns' Tavern on Friday last , at four o ' clock , Bro . Lieut . Col . Creaton , P . G . D ., in the chair , when several new members were elected , and some more names added to the Provisional

Committee . 1 he financial position of the As-ociation was considered , and a long and important discussion took place , in respect of the October election , and the interchange and pledging nf votes . Several voting papers were handed in and subscriptions paid , and the Committee adjourned until next called together by thc Chairman , the Sub-Committee to attend to the October elections having been previously appointed .

The Committee had its attention called to several letters , and also to a few " canards" respecting its aim , objects , and arrangements , but thought it better to leave all such matters to the good sense of the brethren , and to the actual result of its friendly and unselfish efforts . It was recommended that all voting papers shoultl be sent at once to Bro . Tisley , St . Dunstan ' s Vestry , Flettstrcet , by whom they are registered in the books of the Association .

The Loss Of The " Princess Alice."

THE LOSS OF THE " PRINCESS ALICE . "

The Lord Mayor acknowledges the receipt of the following subscriptions , among others : ¦ £ s . d . Merit Lodge , No . 466 3 3 o Royal Alfred , No . 777 \ \ 0

Corinthian Lodge , No . 1382 5 3 0 Percy Lodge of Instruction , No . 198 220 Star Lodgeof Instruction , No . 1275 ... ... 180 Percy Mark Lodge , No . 114 ... 1 1 o Collected at Surrey Masonic Hall 1 3 6 Lord Kensington 20 o o

The Abercarne Explosion.

THE ABERCARNE EXPLOSION .

H . R . H . The Prince of Wales 5210 o Corinthian Lodge , No . 1382 ... ... ... 3 t * o Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 ... 5 5 o Old Globe , No . 200 1 10

Notes On Art, &C.

NOTES ON ART , & c .

According to a statement made at the Manchester licensing sessions , thete are 2567 persons holding licences for thc sale of intoxicating liquor in that city . The fees and fines in County Courts in the last financial year were £ 399 . 064 14 s . gd ., and £ 1534 4 s . id ., was " forfeited suitors' money . "

In the year ended the 31 st of March last , the productive labour of convicts in prison in England amounted to £ 10 , 573 9 s . tid ., of which £ 2190 12 s . iod . was profit on farms and £ 8382 i 7 s . id . on manufacturing department * .

One hundred and twenty eight thousand two hundred and seventy-seven foreigners slept in Parisian hotels and furnished lodgings ou Wednesday week , only 6 514 beds remaining vacant . Dr . Schliemann ' s next researches are to be in Ithaca .

M . Jirnest Quetelet , the director ofthe Brussels Observatoirc , and well-known for his meteorological and astronomical studies , has died in Belgium , at the age of 53 . The Citizen states that the Corporation have decided to take the present opportunity of executing some

extensive improvements in Ludgate-hill and St . Paul ' s churchyard . No less than six houses are in course of de molition for rebuilding , and two others are partly untenanted . By this procedure a far finer view of the cathe dral will be obtained from the western side .

The Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition will be held at Sheffield during the meeting of the Church Congress , Many of the architectural drawings exhibited at the Royal Academy will be on view . There will be great competition among artists in stained glass , no less than twenty applications having already been received for places to exhibit . There will also be a loan collection of mediaeval and modern

art . Mr . Walter S . Britton , of the Clarence Bicycle Club , has ridden from L indon to Bath and back , a distance of 212 miles , in one day . A fine Quarry of Lithographic Stone has been found in Algeria , near Oran . The stone is reported to be equal to some of the best specimens from thc old Munich

quarries , now exhausted . Tell ' s Chapel , on the Lake of Lucerne , is to be restored , and the damaged frescoes , scrawled over with the names of tourists of all nations , will be replaced by four large pictures representing " The Oath of the Swiss Confederates at the Rutli , " " Tell Shooting at the Apple , " " Tell ' s Escape from the Boat , " and" The Death of Gessler

in the Hohle Gasse , near Kussnacht . " The little chapel by the lake side , now nearly five hundred years oltl , is very shabby at present , having been much injured by damp and the weather , to say nothing of the roughness of visitors , while the sister edifice at Kussnacht , built where Tell is asserted to have shot the Austrian tyrant , is in much better pteservation .

News from Capt . Tyson ' s Arctic expedition in thc Florence has been brought to Washington by the schooner Helen , which wintered in the same bay on the coast of Cumberland . Meteorological observatiems were taken most accurately during thc wiiver by Mr . Sheerman , the physicist of the expedition . Unfortunately , M . Kumle ' m , the naturalist , inflicted on himself a wound when on duty ,

and was disabled for the greater part of the winter . Capt . Tyson went to Disco to recruit natives , collect goods , and purchase dogs . Hc fulfilled his duty with his wonted activity and success . But when everything was ready he learned by a message sent from Washington that the prepreparations were useless , thc American Congress having taken its vacation without deliberating upon the report so

carefully drawn by the Marine Committee . The brave and accomplished commander of the Florence is now on his vyay to Washington , where he is expected daily . We are informed that a demonstration will be made against this piece of Parliamentary negligence . 1 his preliminary expedition was entirely fitted out at thc expense of Captain Mowgateand his friends .

The African Expedition under Mr . Keith Johnston , organised by the African Committee of the "Royal Geographical Society , is now completing its preparations , and will leave England early in November . Some weeks will be spent in scientific investigation in the coast regions near Zanzibar before the party finally marches for the interior , the route to be then taken being from

Dar-es-Salaam to the north entl of Lake Nyassa , and thence to Tanganyika . A geologist has been appointed as assistant and second in command to Mr . Johnston . The Lancet says : — " In the ten years from 186 7 to 1876 inclusive we published notices of the deaths of , *! 4 H qualified medical men . Of this number , the age at which death occurred was recorded in 2684 instances ,

or in 78 * 13 per cent , of the whole number of deaths . The average age at which these 2684 deaths occurred was 5 6 . 6 years . " On Saturday last a man named Richard Rogerson completed his 66 th year of service as turner for Messrs . R . Dalglish and Co ., of the St . Helen ' s Foundry .

He is nearly 77 years of age , and is in the enjoyment of excellent health , and likely to continue his service for some years to come . He first joined the foundry on tbe 14 th of September , iSr 2 , and has never left Messrs . Dil glish ' s employment since that time . He has had 14 children , five of whom arc now living , and has 42 grand-children and 12 great grand-children living .

MASONIC SONGS . — A selection of Masonic Songs , set to popular airs , written by Bro . E . P . Philpots M . D ., F . H . G . S ., is now ready , forming a handsome volume , bound in cloth , with gilt edges , 3 s . Sent post free from thc oflice of this paper on receipt of stamps or post-office order value 3 s . 2 d . — ADVT .