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" The Yorkshire Lodges."*
A pleasing feature ofthe work which first meets the eye is its dedication to Bro . Thomas Riley , P . M . 600 , Bradford ( father of the gifted author ) , in appreciation " of his acknowledged skill and ability in all that pertains to the Rites and ceremonies o : ' Freemasonry . "
Bro . J . R . Riley is a Masonic enthusiast , especially when the history and welfare of York Masonry are concerned . The list of Provincial Grand Masters he furnishes is as follows : —Yorkshire —( 1 ) William Horton 1738 ,
( 2 ) Edward Rooke 1740 , ( 3 ) Sir Thomas Tancred , Bart ., 1771 ; ( 4 ) SL- Walter Vavasour , Bart ., 1780 ; ( 5 ) Richard Slater Mines 1787 , ( 6 ) Richard Rich 1803 , ( 7 ) Robert P . Milnes , 1805 . West Yorkshire— -R . P . Milnes , 1817 , Lord Pollington , afterwards Earl of Mexborough ,
1821 ; Earl de Grey and Ripon , afterwards Marquis of Ripon , 1861 ; Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., C . B ., 1875 ; Thomas W . Tew 1885 . North and East Yorkshire , —Lord
Dundas , afterwards [ 1 st ] Earl of Zetland , 1817 ; Hon . Thomas Dundas , afterwards [ 2 nd ] Earl of Zetland , K . G ., 1835 ; [ 3 rd ] Earl of Zetland 1874 . On referring to tbe official Calendar of the Grand Lodge for 1885 , we notice that no
mention is made of R . W . Bro . Richard Rich , appointed in 1803 , according to Bro . Riley ; neither does his name occur in the Calendars of early this century . Doubtless the
author has good reasons for the sixth Provincial Grand Master on his list , but we should like much to be favoured in these columns with the evidence . The volume is divided
into two parts , the first being a century of Yorkshire Freemasonry , 1729-1828 . The narrative begins with 1729 , " Three Tuns , Scarborough , " No . 59 , which Lodge was erased as No . 52 in 1754 . It was tbe first Lodge
constituted m the county by the regular Grand Lodge of England , though at the time the York " Grand Lodge of all England " was in existence , and when a single old Lodge appears , according to Bro . Hughan , to have held a Lodge
m Scarborough in 1705 , which afterwards fell through . The next Lodge is happily still on the Roll , as the " Probity , " No . 61 , Halifax . We let Bro . Riley say a few
words for himself on this point , especially as our extract will serve to indicate what a pleasant , genial style the work is written in .
Its several changes of number have been as follows , viz .: — 1740 to No . 162 . 1770 to No . 81 . 1792 to No . 61 . 1832 to No . 73 . 1756 to No . 1 ) 7 . 1781 to No . 65 . 1814 to No . 84 1863 to No . 61 . As will be seen , the precedence given by ballot at the Union to the
Ancients deprived this Lodge of its proper place amongst Lodges in the county as the oldest then existing . The Probity is now the oldest of Yorkshire Lodges , and inspires a Yorkshire historian with an amount of reverence due to no other in the county , and indeed to
very few under the Grand Lodge of England . All the vicissitudes of Masonry during a most trying period ( the four Grand Lodges were all at work in its time ) failed to shake its loyalty .
Firm as a rock , it upheld its most appropriate name of Probity , and whilst other Lodges at various times were distracted with discussions on the merits of seceders and so-called "Ancient Masonry " and "Old Institutions , " this set an example , by which its history
will be perpetuated throughout all time , of rruswerving fidelity to its warrant of constitution and the Grand Lodge of England . Calm and unmoved , it continued its useful career , conscious of its internal strength ; the tumultuous seas of schism surging around it , too
often representing the ambitious aims of an active few , only served as a warning and added still more to its solidity , ensuring that later prosperity and sphere of after nsefalness , the fruits of a confidence which such principles of loyalty always inspire .
Then follow a number of other Lodges , extinct or still existing , the number being so considerable that to treat of each would exceed the space allotted to this review . No . 57 , Hull , it appears met originally at
Liverpool , and was once named the " Ancient Knight Templars Lodge , " the only one so termed , we believe , in England , but there was one with a similar title at Dublin , chartered , by " Mother Lodge Kilwinning ; " the latter , however , as
Lro . Lyon tells us , worked a number of tbe " high degrees " from 1780 , supposing its Warrant permitted such , which was a grave error . Bro . Smith , in a small history of the present 57 , Hull , declares it was chartered by the " York "
Grand Lodge , but in error , as the Warrant was granted by the "Atholl" Grand Lodge , Loudon . The several Lod ges which assembled at York under both the regular and schismatic Grand Lodges , are carefully noted , and the
' York Lodge , " No . 236 , is warmly praised ( but not too * nuch ) for the cave taken of the valuable archives of the defunct " Grand Lodge of all England , " so long held in that famous city . Wo arc glad to find that Bro . Riley mentions in each
" The Yorkshire Lodges."*
case any alterations in the numerical position of the Lodges through the two renumbering 3 of 1780 and 1781 ( in the Calendars for 1781-2 ) for that has never been done before . Of these St . George ' s Lodge , Doncaster , offers an
illustration , for its warrant in 1780 was numbered 432 , but it was changed to 433 in the following year . The history of this Lodge was well written , by Bro . W . Delanoy , for its centenary celebration in 1880 . Of the Britannia Lodge ,
No . 139 , Sheffield , our author observes : " This is another Lodge with a very interesting history . It looked down with supreme contempt on its Atholl contemporaries in the same town , and is now the strongest Lodge in West
Yorkshire . " The Lodge of Unanimity , No . 154 , Wakefield , it is declared , " possesses a quiet elegance of its own , characteristic of respectability , order , and prosperous
circumstances , which , I trust , may long continue . " ( So mote it be !) Several of the Lodges we have mentioned , with others , making thirteen in all , formed the Lodge of Promulgation for the Province in 1815 .
As to the origin of No . 208 , Dewsbury , we cannot follow Bro . Riley , as we believe it originated in 1772 , not in 1766 .
The career of the Amphibious Lodge , No . 258 , Heckmondwike , is an apt illustration of the " roving" life some of the old Lodges led , for it was chartered as 498 at the Marine Barracks , Stonehouse , Plymouth , then to High
Town , Little Gomersal , and Mill Bridge ( Yorkshire ) and finally has found its resting place in Heckmondwike , where it migrated in 1850 . An unfortunate ( typographical ?) error occurs in reference to No . 286 , Bacup , stated to have
been at Accrington 1829-30 , whereas it should be 1814-30 . It is now at Bacup , Lancashire , and has been so located for some years . Bro . Riley , we see , styles " warrants of
confirmation " " new warrants , which of course they are , but the former designation more correctly describes their character .
Part II . must have been a most laborious compilation , for in it will be found a complete list of Yorkshire Lodges , arranged according to seniority ( by date ) , with remarks and explanations thereon , likewise " a list showing the
changes of number effected by the eight closings up of Grand Lodge . " As 141 Lodges are enumerated , some idea may bo obtained of the great labour bestowed on this division of Bro . Riley ' s work , and we are much impressed
with the fact , that what he has done for Yorkshire should be done for England . We have , it is true , Bro . Gould ' s " Four Old Lodges" and his " Atholl Lodges , " but we much want , for critical study and comparison , a list of the
whole of the Lodges which have been warranted by imghsh Grand Lodges from the earliest time to now , with all their numbers and places of meeting at home and abroad , not arranged under the different mimerations , but placed so as
to show at a glance all the particulars relative to each individual Lodge , such as its location , numeration , & c . A little bird has whispered to us , that Bro . John Lane , P . M . 1402 , Torquay , is engaged on such a work , and we hope the
rumour is correct , for he has peculiar facilities for the enterprise , and is , moreover , noted for his accuracy and patience in conducting historical researches . Had such a
book been before Bro . Riley at the time of his compiling his " Yorkshire Lodges , " it would have materially lessened his labours , and afforded him information as to extinct Lodges of special value .
We again express our indebtedness to Bro . Riley for his excellent volume , which is as valuable as it is interesting , and congratulate him on havine- secured such a first-class
publisher as Bro . Jack , who never spares expense to produce works worthy of the Craft . We should like to have referred to the Introduction , kindly written by Bro . Hughan for his friend Bro . Riley , but prefer to give
it m extenso , as soon as an opportunity occurs , as it is an important addition to the literature of Yorkshire Freemasonry , and , withal , warmly praises Brother Riley ' s labours .
HOLLO-WAX s TILLS . — Epidemic Diseases . —The alarming accounts of tho cholera and the prevailing- diarrhoea should ho a warning to every one to snlidue at once My irregularity tending towards disease . Hollow-ay ' s Pills should now he in every household , to rectify all impure states of tho blood , to remedy weakness , and to overcome impaired general health . Nothing can be simpler
than tho instructions 1 ' or takiug this corrective medicine , nothing more efficient than its cleansing powers , nothing more harmless than its vegetable ingredients . Hollowny ' s is the best physic during tho autntnnal season , when decaying fruits and unwholesome vegetables are frequently deranging the bowels , and daily exposing thousands , through their negligence in permitting disordered action , to the dangers of diarrhoea , dysentery , and cholera .
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" The Yorkshire Lodges."*
A pleasing feature ofthe work which first meets the eye is its dedication to Bro . Thomas Riley , P . M . 600 , Bradford ( father of the gifted author ) , in appreciation " of his acknowledged skill and ability in all that pertains to the Rites and ceremonies o : ' Freemasonry . "
Bro . J . R . Riley is a Masonic enthusiast , especially when the history and welfare of York Masonry are concerned . The list of Provincial Grand Masters he furnishes is as follows : —Yorkshire —( 1 ) William Horton 1738 ,
( 2 ) Edward Rooke 1740 , ( 3 ) Sir Thomas Tancred , Bart ., 1771 ; ( 4 ) SL- Walter Vavasour , Bart ., 1780 ; ( 5 ) Richard Slater Mines 1787 , ( 6 ) Richard Rich 1803 , ( 7 ) Robert P . Milnes , 1805 . West Yorkshire— -R . P . Milnes , 1817 , Lord Pollington , afterwards Earl of Mexborough ,
1821 ; Earl de Grey and Ripon , afterwards Marquis of Ripon , 1861 ; Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., C . B ., 1875 ; Thomas W . Tew 1885 . North and East Yorkshire , —Lord
Dundas , afterwards [ 1 st ] Earl of Zetland , 1817 ; Hon . Thomas Dundas , afterwards [ 2 nd ] Earl of Zetland , K . G ., 1835 ; [ 3 rd ] Earl of Zetland 1874 . On referring to tbe official Calendar of the Grand Lodge for 1885 , we notice that no
mention is made of R . W . Bro . Richard Rich , appointed in 1803 , according to Bro . Riley ; neither does his name occur in the Calendars of early this century . Doubtless the
author has good reasons for the sixth Provincial Grand Master on his list , but we should like much to be favoured in these columns with the evidence . The volume is divided
into two parts , the first being a century of Yorkshire Freemasonry , 1729-1828 . The narrative begins with 1729 , " Three Tuns , Scarborough , " No . 59 , which Lodge was erased as No . 52 in 1754 . It was tbe first Lodge
constituted m the county by the regular Grand Lodge of England , though at the time the York " Grand Lodge of all England " was in existence , and when a single old Lodge appears , according to Bro . Hughan , to have held a Lodge
m Scarborough in 1705 , which afterwards fell through . The next Lodge is happily still on the Roll , as the " Probity , " No . 61 , Halifax . We let Bro . Riley say a few
words for himself on this point , especially as our extract will serve to indicate what a pleasant , genial style the work is written in .
Its several changes of number have been as follows , viz .: — 1740 to No . 162 . 1770 to No . 81 . 1792 to No . 61 . 1832 to No . 73 . 1756 to No . 1 ) 7 . 1781 to No . 65 . 1814 to No . 84 1863 to No . 61 . As will be seen , the precedence given by ballot at the Union to the
Ancients deprived this Lodge of its proper place amongst Lodges in the county as the oldest then existing . The Probity is now the oldest of Yorkshire Lodges , and inspires a Yorkshire historian with an amount of reverence due to no other in the county , and indeed to
very few under the Grand Lodge of England . All the vicissitudes of Masonry during a most trying period ( the four Grand Lodges were all at work in its time ) failed to shake its loyalty .
Firm as a rock , it upheld its most appropriate name of Probity , and whilst other Lodges at various times were distracted with discussions on the merits of seceders and so-called "Ancient Masonry " and "Old Institutions , " this set an example , by which its history
will be perpetuated throughout all time , of rruswerving fidelity to its warrant of constitution and the Grand Lodge of England . Calm and unmoved , it continued its useful career , conscious of its internal strength ; the tumultuous seas of schism surging around it , too
often representing the ambitious aims of an active few , only served as a warning and added still more to its solidity , ensuring that later prosperity and sphere of after nsefalness , the fruits of a confidence which such principles of loyalty always inspire .
Then follow a number of other Lodges , extinct or still existing , the number being so considerable that to treat of each would exceed the space allotted to this review . No . 57 , Hull , it appears met originally at
Liverpool , and was once named the " Ancient Knight Templars Lodge , " the only one so termed , we believe , in England , but there was one with a similar title at Dublin , chartered , by " Mother Lodge Kilwinning ; " the latter , however , as
Lro . Lyon tells us , worked a number of tbe " high degrees " from 1780 , supposing its Warrant permitted such , which was a grave error . Bro . Smith , in a small history of the present 57 , Hull , declares it was chartered by the " York "
Grand Lodge , but in error , as the Warrant was granted by the "Atholl" Grand Lodge , Loudon . The several Lod ges which assembled at York under both the regular and schismatic Grand Lodges , are carefully noted , and the
' York Lodge , " No . 236 , is warmly praised ( but not too * nuch ) for the cave taken of the valuable archives of the defunct " Grand Lodge of all England , " so long held in that famous city . Wo arc glad to find that Bro . Riley mentions in each
" The Yorkshire Lodges."*
case any alterations in the numerical position of the Lodges through the two renumbering 3 of 1780 and 1781 ( in the Calendars for 1781-2 ) for that has never been done before . Of these St . George ' s Lodge , Doncaster , offers an
illustration , for its warrant in 1780 was numbered 432 , but it was changed to 433 in the following year . The history of this Lodge was well written , by Bro . W . Delanoy , for its centenary celebration in 1880 . Of the Britannia Lodge ,
No . 139 , Sheffield , our author observes : " This is another Lodge with a very interesting history . It looked down with supreme contempt on its Atholl contemporaries in the same town , and is now the strongest Lodge in West
Yorkshire . " The Lodge of Unanimity , No . 154 , Wakefield , it is declared , " possesses a quiet elegance of its own , characteristic of respectability , order , and prosperous
circumstances , which , I trust , may long continue . " ( So mote it be !) Several of the Lodges we have mentioned , with others , making thirteen in all , formed the Lodge of Promulgation for the Province in 1815 .
As to the origin of No . 208 , Dewsbury , we cannot follow Bro . Riley , as we believe it originated in 1772 , not in 1766 .
The career of the Amphibious Lodge , No . 258 , Heckmondwike , is an apt illustration of the " roving" life some of the old Lodges led , for it was chartered as 498 at the Marine Barracks , Stonehouse , Plymouth , then to High
Town , Little Gomersal , and Mill Bridge ( Yorkshire ) and finally has found its resting place in Heckmondwike , where it migrated in 1850 . An unfortunate ( typographical ?) error occurs in reference to No . 286 , Bacup , stated to have
been at Accrington 1829-30 , whereas it should be 1814-30 . It is now at Bacup , Lancashire , and has been so located for some years . Bro . Riley , we see , styles " warrants of
confirmation " " new warrants , which of course they are , but the former designation more correctly describes their character .
Part II . must have been a most laborious compilation , for in it will be found a complete list of Yorkshire Lodges , arranged according to seniority ( by date ) , with remarks and explanations thereon , likewise " a list showing the
changes of number effected by the eight closings up of Grand Lodge . " As 141 Lodges are enumerated , some idea may bo obtained of the great labour bestowed on this division of Bro . Riley ' s work , and we are much impressed
with the fact , that what he has done for Yorkshire should be done for England . We have , it is true , Bro . Gould ' s " Four Old Lodges" and his " Atholl Lodges , " but we much want , for critical study and comparison , a list of the
whole of the Lodges which have been warranted by imghsh Grand Lodges from the earliest time to now , with all their numbers and places of meeting at home and abroad , not arranged under the different mimerations , but placed so as
to show at a glance all the particulars relative to each individual Lodge , such as its location , numeration , & c . A little bird has whispered to us , that Bro . John Lane , P . M . 1402 , Torquay , is engaged on such a work , and we hope the
rumour is correct , for he has peculiar facilities for the enterprise , and is , moreover , noted for his accuracy and patience in conducting historical researches . Had such a
book been before Bro . Riley at the time of his compiling his " Yorkshire Lodges , " it would have materially lessened his labours , and afforded him information as to extinct Lodges of special value .
We again express our indebtedness to Bro . Riley for his excellent volume , which is as valuable as it is interesting , and congratulate him on havine- secured such a first-class
publisher as Bro . Jack , who never spares expense to produce works worthy of the Craft . We should like to have referred to the Introduction , kindly written by Bro . Hughan for his friend Bro . Riley , but prefer to give
it m extenso , as soon as an opportunity occurs , as it is an important addition to the literature of Yorkshire Freemasonry , and , withal , warmly praises Brother Riley ' s labours .
HOLLO-WAX s TILLS . — Epidemic Diseases . —The alarming accounts of tho cholera and the prevailing- diarrhoea should ho a warning to every one to snlidue at once My irregularity tending towards disease . Hollow-ay ' s Pills should now he in every household , to rectify all impure states of tho blood , to remedy weakness , and to overcome impaired general health . Nothing can be simpler
than tho instructions 1 ' or takiug this corrective medicine , nothing more efficient than its cleansing powers , nothing more harmless than its vegetable ingredients . Hollowny ' s is the best physic during tho autntnnal season , when decaying fruits and unwholesome vegetables are frequently deranging the bowels , and daily exposing thousands , through their negligence in permitting disordered action , to the dangers of diarrhoea , dysentery , and cholera .