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History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
five-and-thirty years . It was he who suggested borrowing largely on mortgage and of the bankers , so that no pecuniary impediment should delay the work of extension . But it is likewise through his unceasing advocacy that the mortgage and loans have long since been satisfied and a fresh and even larger capital accumulated ; and it is he who , after a long series of successes unprecedented in the annals of eleemosynary institutions , is now
engaged heart and soul in an enterprise large and costly enough when comp leted to establish the reputation of any ordinary man . In fine , if it was Bro . William Burwood who founded the Institution , it is Bro . Binckes who has made the School , and our hope is that he may be spared yet many years to confirm and even extend successes , in the achievement of which he has
p layed so conspicuous a part . He , more than any brother of whom we have read or heard , is entitled to bear on his achievement of arms the proudly expressive device " Non omnis moriar , " and thrice fortunate will our Boys ' School be , if , in what we hope and trust will be the far distant future , the inheritor of Bro . Binckes ' s cares and responsibilities shall prove to be the possessor of Bro . Binckes ' s energy , ability , and will .
Our task is ended , and the Craft -nay now learn how it is and after what labours and discouragements , succeeded by what brilliant triumphs , our Royal Masonic Institution for Boys has won its place among the scholastic establishments of England .
Provincial Grand Chapter Of Durham.
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF DURHAM .
The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Durham was held on the ist inst ., in the Masonic Hall , Durham , under the presidency of the Provincial Grand Superintendent , the Marquess of Londonderry , K . P ., who was supported by the following officers : Comps . B . Levy , P . P . H . ; T . J . Turnbull , P . P . J . ; A . S . Fowler , P . G . H . ; R . A . Luck , P . G .
J . ; R . Hudson , P . G . S . E . ; F . Maddison , as P . G . S . N . ; R . Candlish , as P . G . P . S . ; G . J . Wilson and M . Frampton , P . G . A . S . ; B . Boulton , P . G . Treas . ; T . Coulson , P . G . S . B . ; S . Fenny , P . G . Std . Br . ; J . J Clay , as P . G . D . of Cers . ; J . Curry , P . G . Janitor ; the Rev . Canon Cun dill , P . G . Treas . ; the Rev . Canon Tristram , C . S . Lane , D . Sinclair , I . H . Barker , W . Coxon , J . S . Wilson , and others .
The whole of the thirteen chapters were represented on the roll being called , and satisfactory reports were given from all . Thc Marquess of LONDONDERRY , addressing those present , said he had much pleasure in meeting them on that occasion . At their last meeting the Norman Chapter was consecrated , which brought up the number to 13 , and
from the careful analysis of the returns which thc Prov . G . S . ( Comp . R . Hudson ) had furnished him , he found the number of individual Royal Arch Masons was now 455 , as against 40 S returned in the province last year . He was happy to find that during the past year every chapter had been visited , either by the Prov . G . S . E . or by other officers , and were found to be working well together .
The statement of accounts read by the P . G . TREASURER showed a balance in hand , and was adopted on the motion of Comp . LEVY , seconded by Comp . LUCK . The P . G . Superintendent then appointed and invested the following Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year , except three who were
unavoidably absent : — Comp . B . Levy ... ... ... ... Prov . G . H . „ J . Potts ... ... ... ... Prov . G . ] . „ R . Hudson ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E . „ W . J . Watson ... ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ W . Donkin ... ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S .
„ T . M . Watson ... ... ... Prov . G . A . S . „ R . Kinmond ... ... ... ... Prov . G . A . S . „ B . Boulton ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ M . H . Dodd ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ W . D . Coxon ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B .
„ J . C . Martin ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ E . Hudson ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C „ G . Wilson ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ Joseph Curry ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .
Catalogue Of The Worcester Exhibition.
CATALOGUE OF THE WORCESTER EXHIBITION .
The conversazione held in the Guildhall , Worcester , on the 27 th ult ., was one of the most successful , and it undoubtedl y was one of the most agreeable Masonic meetings it has been our privilege to attend . There
was , to begin with , a strong muster of brethren , among them being several who may justly be described as representative Masons . The presence of the fair sex added greatly to the brilliancy of the scene , while the hearty
reception accorded to all visitors was such as even the known hospitality of our Worcester friends would hardly have justified them in expecting . Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Worcestershire , played his part right courteously as the Masonic President of the occasion , and Bro . Williamson , as the municipal chief of the old Cathedral town , supported him most loyally . Nothing , indeed , could have been better than this
gathering , in which the " feast of reason and the flow of soul " were so harmoniousl y combined , and though it is the first of its kind ever held here , we sincerely trust it will not be the last . As regards the exhibits , it may be regarded as a sign of the increasing favour with which this kind of meeting is viewed by the Craft at large , that the responses to the appeal of the Executive Committee for the loan of Masonic relics of interest or value should have
been made so numerously . A very large proportion of the curios came from districts remote from Worcester , and it is certain that had the space at the disposal of the Committee been more considerable , there would not have been the slightest difficulty in occupying it . Our readers , of course , will be able to form a good general idea of the display , but there were many of the
exhibits which would prove exceptionally attractive in any Masonic collection or Museum , and to these it is our present object to call the attention of our readers , Bro . Hughan , who has briefly , but most abl y , annotated Bro . Taylor's catalogue , being our principal guide . Curiously enough , No 1 in the catalogue is a " Masonic gallon jug" of thc year 17 S 8 , with emblems and flowers , and an inscription— " A heart that conceals , and the tongue that never reveals . " Bro . Hughan says that very
Catalogue Of The Worcester Exhibition.
few of these jugs are to be seen now , and that the value of this particular specimen is enhanced by the fact of its being dated . If our Hughans and Woodfords ever permit themselves a respite from their severer Masonic studies , wc would suggest to them that the presence of this and other capacious jugs in the Worcester catalogue might serve as the text for an elaborate essay on the antiquity and importance of the Fourth Degree . However , if this gallon reminds us of Hogarth , and his delineation of thc brother returning home after a lodge meeting , we are not long in reaching an exhibit that will accord better with the " inclinations of * the Masonic
student . No . 8 is an old MSS . of Masonic Charges , known in Masonry as the " Lechmere MSS ., " in compliment to the owner . Experts appear to differ as to the age of this valuable relic , Bro . Woodford setting it down as not "later than 1646 , and probably earlier , " while Bros . Gould and Hughan place it as " late seventeenth century . " The difference in point of time is not considerable . Bro . Newton ' s contributions extend from No .
11 to 67 , and consist of medals , tokens , nnd books , several of the firstnamed being marked by Bro . Hughan as of great rarity ; while under the head of books , we have Pine ' s List of Regular Lodges for 1734 , which Bro . Hughan believes to be unique . An "Old Illuminated Certificate , " dated 1764 , and an "Old Scroll , " in two parts ( circa 1680 ) , are amongst Bro . Sillitoe ' s exhibits . The latter has appended the following remarks : "
There are two copies of the "Old Charges" at Colne , this ( the senior ) and another of early last century ( circa ) . They were both sent to me by Bro . Sillitoe for examination , and 1 at once recognised them as copies of the Old Operative Constitutions , of which now there are about fifty known . This version is of special value , because it contains the rare Apprentice ' s Charge .
We need not dwell on the curios loaned b y the York and Eboracum Lodges and Bro . T . B . Whytehead , as the majority of them must probably be known to very many of our readers . But among those loaned by Bro . William Kelly , P . P . G . M . Leicestershire and Rutland , are some possessing a personal interest , such as Nos . 116 to 119 , which formerly belonged to Sir F . G . Fowke , Bart ., and Earl Howe . Bro . Hughan ' s annotation is worth quoting :
I have , he says , left the descriptions by the U . \ V . Bro . W . Kelly untouched , but must add a few words to express my appreciation of several of the articles . Many of the relics are most valuable and exceedingly curious . The " Atholl " Alasonic certificate of 1764 ( familiar to the readers of Bro . Kelly ' s " History of Prov . Grand Lodge of Leicestershire" ) is the earliest I have heard of . Certificate No . 122 was issued by a lodge warranted by the regular Grand Lodge ( or " Moderns " ) in 1755 . It is strange , however , that though it is dated 24 th October , 17 S 5 , when the number was 125 the old
, number ( i . e ., 156 ) was retained which it had borne—1770 to 17 S 1 . The next on the list , granted by the " Atholl " Grand Lodge in 17 C 1 , and again in 1775 , for Leicester , as No . 91 , became 114 at the Union ; but was erased prior to the re-numbering of 1 S 32 . The engraving of the " signs " and numbers of the old lodges was published by Picart in his "Ceremonies , " from the engraved list by John Pine , A . D . 1734-5 . None of us have been able to discover whether Sir R . Steele , editor of the " Taller , " was a Mason or not . —VV . J . H .
Passing rapidly over the [ exhibits loaned by sundry brethren , amongst which , however , must be noticed No . 1 C 6— " A Book of the Ancient Constitutions of the Free and Accepted Masons , by Benjamin Cole ; dedicated to Lord Kingston , Grand Master "—dated London , 1729 , which our worth y guide says is " one of the rarest Masonic books known , and was printed from engraved plates ; " some half-dozen of old York newspapers of last century—Nos . 191-196—three of which were exhibited in York in February last , the other three being new to Bro . Hughan ; and the three exhibits by
the , Prince ot Wales Lodge , No . 259 , per Bro . T . Fenn—Nos . 249-251 , being respectively "The Grand Lodge Clothing of the Duke of Clarence " ( afterwards William IV . ) , "Three ivory gavels , presented by Lord Manser , " and the "Sword of the Duke of Cumberland ( Culloden Cumberland ) , presented by Chevalier Ruspini , "< we come upon a list shown by the Worcester Lodge , No . 280 , in which occur several highl y interesting prints , some editions of the Constitutions of Grand Lodge , and a "Large Volume of Scraps " ( No , 284 ) , respecting which list Bro . Hughan says :
A most interesting and unique set , simply impossible to be procured now at any price , because many of the uniques have long ago disappeared . Bro . T . Lamb Smith , a Past Master of the same lodge , is also a liberal contributor , the majority of his exhibits being jewels of various kinds , one of these ( No . 289 ) being a " Master Mason ' s jewel , Chelsea enamel , date
about 1750 . " There is also what Bro . Hughan designates as " rare , curious , and valuable , " namely , copy of " ' The Complete Freemason , ' or Multa Paucis for Lovers of Secrets . 1763 . " Bro . Lane , of Bannercross , Torquay , figures as exhibitor of sundry certificates , jewels , and aprons , and Bros . T . and J . Bragg , 18 , Victoria-street , Birmingham , are exhibitors of jewels and medals , chiefly foreign , of which Bro . Hughan writes :
This splendid collection , chiefly of Foreign Masonics , would require considerable space to thoroughly describe , and especially as several of the medals are of unusual interest and importance . Jubilee and centenaries of Masonic lodges have been most popular with the Fraternity on the Continent , and when so celebrated have been likewise visibly commemorated by special medals being struck . " Loyalty and Charity " have been , on the whole , the prevailing features of Masonic celebrations abroad , and none more so than the various medallic memorials of Prince William Frederick of the
Netherlands , an impression of one , which was struck in 1841 , when that estimable Prince had been Grand Master for 25 years ( Marvin ' s XXIV ) , is exhibited by Messrs . Bragg and Co . The medal issued by the Lodge " Star in the East , " Batavia , Java , on celebrating its 75 th Anniversary in 1 S 44 , was warranted by the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands ( Marvin ' s 493 ) , and is said to be the eighth as regards age on the roll of that body . The medal which refers to the apocryphal document , known as the "Charter of Cologne , " is curious , of course , but believing , as I do , that it perpetuates an error based upon a fabricated document of modern date , the " 30 th Anniversary " is in truth and reality
scarcely a centennial , failing more particulars of several of these choice specimens I must content myself with expressing my satisfaction that they are to be exhibited at Worcester during " the Masonic Week . " Bros . F . H . Goldney , Prov . G . Treas . Wilts , and J . E . Le Feuvre , Prov . G . Sec . Hants and Isle of Wight , lent their valuable assistance , the exhibits of the latter including an almost perfect set of the editions of the Constitutions published last century by the regular Grand Lodge of England , and a Royal Arch minute book of Royal Arch Chapter , No . 174 , Southampton . Respecting the latter we read ;
This minute book is one of several remarkable exhibits which have been made known to the Craft through the Worcester Masonic Exhibition , 1 SS 4 . I have never met before this with a separate Koyal Arch minute book of the "Ancients , " and thought it probably one of the " Moderns , " as a chapter was granted for Southampton by the Grand Chapter formed by many of the latter brethren , as No . 13 , and named the Concord in 1777 , now apparently under the wing of the Southampton Lodge , No . 354 , but still named Concord . The explanations afforded by Bro . Le Feuvre , Prov . G . Sec , however clearl that this in connection with the
y prove chapter was Royal Gloucester Lodge No . 174 , of the "Ancients , " warranted in A . D . 1772 . There was , however , a " Modern " lodge chartered and worked in that town by many of the brethren who belonged also to the rival organisation . This lodge was also called Koyal Gloucester , was warranted in 1792 , but dropt at the " Union , " hence the members secured a higher number by retaining the " Atholl" charter , the lodge now being No . 130 . ( To be continued . )
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History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
five-and-thirty years . It was he who suggested borrowing largely on mortgage and of the bankers , so that no pecuniary impediment should delay the work of extension . But it is likewise through his unceasing advocacy that the mortgage and loans have long since been satisfied and a fresh and even larger capital accumulated ; and it is he who , after a long series of successes unprecedented in the annals of eleemosynary institutions , is now
engaged heart and soul in an enterprise large and costly enough when comp leted to establish the reputation of any ordinary man . In fine , if it was Bro . William Burwood who founded the Institution , it is Bro . Binckes who has made the School , and our hope is that he may be spared yet many years to confirm and even extend successes , in the achievement of which he has
p layed so conspicuous a part . He , more than any brother of whom we have read or heard , is entitled to bear on his achievement of arms the proudly expressive device " Non omnis moriar , " and thrice fortunate will our Boys ' School be , if , in what we hope and trust will be the far distant future , the inheritor of Bro . Binckes ' s cares and responsibilities shall prove to be the possessor of Bro . Binckes ' s energy , ability , and will .
Our task is ended , and the Craft -nay now learn how it is and after what labours and discouragements , succeeded by what brilliant triumphs , our Royal Masonic Institution for Boys has won its place among the scholastic establishments of England .
Provincial Grand Chapter Of Durham.
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF DURHAM .
The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Durham was held on the ist inst ., in the Masonic Hall , Durham , under the presidency of the Provincial Grand Superintendent , the Marquess of Londonderry , K . P ., who was supported by the following officers : Comps . B . Levy , P . P . H . ; T . J . Turnbull , P . P . J . ; A . S . Fowler , P . G . H . ; R . A . Luck , P . G .
J . ; R . Hudson , P . G . S . E . ; F . Maddison , as P . G . S . N . ; R . Candlish , as P . G . P . S . ; G . J . Wilson and M . Frampton , P . G . A . S . ; B . Boulton , P . G . Treas . ; T . Coulson , P . G . S . B . ; S . Fenny , P . G . Std . Br . ; J . J Clay , as P . G . D . of Cers . ; J . Curry , P . G . Janitor ; the Rev . Canon Cun dill , P . G . Treas . ; the Rev . Canon Tristram , C . S . Lane , D . Sinclair , I . H . Barker , W . Coxon , J . S . Wilson , and others .
The whole of the thirteen chapters were represented on the roll being called , and satisfactory reports were given from all . Thc Marquess of LONDONDERRY , addressing those present , said he had much pleasure in meeting them on that occasion . At their last meeting the Norman Chapter was consecrated , which brought up the number to 13 , and
from the careful analysis of the returns which thc Prov . G . S . ( Comp . R . Hudson ) had furnished him , he found the number of individual Royal Arch Masons was now 455 , as against 40 S returned in the province last year . He was happy to find that during the past year every chapter had been visited , either by the Prov . G . S . E . or by other officers , and were found to be working well together .
The statement of accounts read by the P . G . TREASURER showed a balance in hand , and was adopted on the motion of Comp . LEVY , seconded by Comp . LUCK . The P . G . Superintendent then appointed and invested the following Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year , except three who were
unavoidably absent : — Comp . B . Levy ... ... ... ... Prov . G . H . „ J . Potts ... ... ... ... Prov . G . ] . „ R . Hudson ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E . „ W . J . Watson ... ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ W . Donkin ... ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S .
„ T . M . Watson ... ... ... Prov . G . A . S . „ R . Kinmond ... ... ... ... Prov . G . A . S . „ B . Boulton ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ M . H . Dodd ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ W . D . Coxon ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B .
„ J . C . Martin ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br „ E . Hudson ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C „ G . Wilson ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ Joseph Curry ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .
Catalogue Of The Worcester Exhibition.
CATALOGUE OF THE WORCESTER EXHIBITION .
The conversazione held in the Guildhall , Worcester , on the 27 th ult ., was one of the most successful , and it undoubtedl y was one of the most agreeable Masonic meetings it has been our privilege to attend . There
was , to begin with , a strong muster of brethren , among them being several who may justly be described as representative Masons . The presence of the fair sex added greatly to the brilliancy of the scene , while the hearty
reception accorded to all visitors was such as even the known hospitality of our Worcester friends would hardly have justified them in expecting . Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Worcestershire , played his part right courteously as the Masonic President of the occasion , and Bro . Williamson , as the municipal chief of the old Cathedral town , supported him most loyally . Nothing , indeed , could have been better than this
gathering , in which the " feast of reason and the flow of soul " were so harmoniousl y combined , and though it is the first of its kind ever held here , we sincerely trust it will not be the last . As regards the exhibits , it may be regarded as a sign of the increasing favour with which this kind of meeting is viewed by the Craft at large , that the responses to the appeal of the Executive Committee for the loan of Masonic relics of interest or value should have
been made so numerously . A very large proportion of the curios came from districts remote from Worcester , and it is certain that had the space at the disposal of the Committee been more considerable , there would not have been the slightest difficulty in occupying it . Our readers , of course , will be able to form a good general idea of the display , but there were many of the
exhibits which would prove exceptionally attractive in any Masonic collection or Museum , and to these it is our present object to call the attention of our readers , Bro . Hughan , who has briefly , but most abl y , annotated Bro . Taylor's catalogue , being our principal guide . Curiously enough , No 1 in the catalogue is a " Masonic gallon jug" of thc year 17 S 8 , with emblems and flowers , and an inscription— " A heart that conceals , and the tongue that never reveals . " Bro . Hughan says that very
Catalogue Of The Worcester Exhibition.
few of these jugs are to be seen now , and that the value of this particular specimen is enhanced by the fact of its being dated . If our Hughans and Woodfords ever permit themselves a respite from their severer Masonic studies , wc would suggest to them that the presence of this and other capacious jugs in the Worcester catalogue might serve as the text for an elaborate essay on the antiquity and importance of the Fourth Degree . However , if this gallon reminds us of Hogarth , and his delineation of thc brother returning home after a lodge meeting , we are not long in reaching an exhibit that will accord better with the " inclinations of * the Masonic
student . No . 8 is an old MSS . of Masonic Charges , known in Masonry as the " Lechmere MSS ., " in compliment to the owner . Experts appear to differ as to the age of this valuable relic , Bro . Woodford setting it down as not "later than 1646 , and probably earlier , " while Bros . Gould and Hughan place it as " late seventeenth century . " The difference in point of time is not considerable . Bro . Newton ' s contributions extend from No .
11 to 67 , and consist of medals , tokens , nnd books , several of the firstnamed being marked by Bro . Hughan as of great rarity ; while under the head of books , we have Pine ' s List of Regular Lodges for 1734 , which Bro . Hughan believes to be unique . An "Old Illuminated Certificate , " dated 1764 , and an "Old Scroll , " in two parts ( circa 1680 ) , are amongst Bro . Sillitoe ' s exhibits . The latter has appended the following remarks : "
There are two copies of the "Old Charges" at Colne , this ( the senior ) and another of early last century ( circa ) . They were both sent to me by Bro . Sillitoe for examination , and 1 at once recognised them as copies of the Old Operative Constitutions , of which now there are about fifty known . This version is of special value , because it contains the rare Apprentice ' s Charge .
We need not dwell on the curios loaned b y the York and Eboracum Lodges and Bro . T . B . Whytehead , as the majority of them must probably be known to very many of our readers . But among those loaned by Bro . William Kelly , P . P . G . M . Leicestershire and Rutland , are some possessing a personal interest , such as Nos . 116 to 119 , which formerly belonged to Sir F . G . Fowke , Bart ., and Earl Howe . Bro . Hughan ' s annotation is worth quoting :
I have , he says , left the descriptions by the U . \ V . Bro . W . Kelly untouched , but must add a few words to express my appreciation of several of the articles . Many of the relics are most valuable and exceedingly curious . The " Atholl " Alasonic certificate of 1764 ( familiar to the readers of Bro . Kelly ' s " History of Prov . Grand Lodge of Leicestershire" ) is the earliest I have heard of . Certificate No . 122 was issued by a lodge warranted by the regular Grand Lodge ( or " Moderns " ) in 1755 . It is strange , however , that though it is dated 24 th October , 17 S 5 , when the number was 125 the old
, number ( i . e ., 156 ) was retained which it had borne—1770 to 17 S 1 . The next on the list , granted by the " Atholl " Grand Lodge in 17 C 1 , and again in 1775 , for Leicester , as No . 91 , became 114 at the Union ; but was erased prior to the re-numbering of 1 S 32 . The engraving of the " signs " and numbers of the old lodges was published by Picart in his "Ceremonies , " from the engraved list by John Pine , A . D . 1734-5 . None of us have been able to discover whether Sir R . Steele , editor of the " Taller , " was a Mason or not . —VV . J . H .
Passing rapidly over the [ exhibits loaned by sundry brethren , amongst which , however , must be noticed No . 1 C 6— " A Book of the Ancient Constitutions of the Free and Accepted Masons , by Benjamin Cole ; dedicated to Lord Kingston , Grand Master "—dated London , 1729 , which our worth y guide says is " one of the rarest Masonic books known , and was printed from engraved plates ; " some half-dozen of old York newspapers of last century—Nos . 191-196—three of which were exhibited in York in February last , the other three being new to Bro . Hughan ; and the three exhibits by
the , Prince ot Wales Lodge , No . 259 , per Bro . T . Fenn—Nos . 249-251 , being respectively "The Grand Lodge Clothing of the Duke of Clarence " ( afterwards William IV . ) , "Three ivory gavels , presented by Lord Manser , " and the "Sword of the Duke of Cumberland ( Culloden Cumberland ) , presented by Chevalier Ruspini , "< we come upon a list shown by the Worcester Lodge , No . 280 , in which occur several highl y interesting prints , some editions of the Constitutions of Grand Lodge , and a "Large Volume of Scraps " ( No , 284 ) , respecting which list Bro . Hughan says :
A most interesting and unique set , simply impossible to be procured now at any price , because many of the uniques have long ago disappeared . Bro . T . Lamb Smith , a Past Master of the same lodge , is also a liberal contributor , the majority of his exhibits being jewels of various kinds , one of these ( No . 289 ) being a " Master Mason ' s jewel , Chelsea enamel , date
about 1750 . " There is also what Bro . Hughan designates as " rare , curious , and valuable , " namely , copy of " ' The Complete Freemason , ' or Multa Paucis for Lovers of Secrets . 1763 . " Bro . Lane , of Bannercross , Torquay , figures as exhibitor of sundry certificates , jewels , and aprons , and Bros . T . and J . Bragg , 18 , Victoria-street , Birmingham , are exhibitors of jewels and medals , chiefly foreign , of which Bro . Hughan writes :
This splendid collection , chiefly of Foreign Masonics , would require considerable space to thoroughly describe , and especially as several of the medals are of unusual interest and importance . Jubilee and centenaries of Masonic lodges have been most popular with the Fraternity on the Continent , and when so celebrated have been likewise visibly commemorated by special medals being struck . " Loyalty and Charity " have been , on the whole , the prevailing features of Masonic celebrations abroad , and none more so than the various medallic memorials of Prince William Frederick of the
Netherlands , an impression of one , which was struck in 1841 , when that estimable Prince had been Grand Master for 25 years ( Marvin ' s XXIV ) , is exhibited by Messrs . Bragg and Co . The medal issued by the Lodge " Star in the East , " Batavia , Java , on celebrating its 75 th Anniversary in 1 S 44 , was warranted by the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands ( Marvin ' s 493 ) , and is said to be the eighth as regards age on the roll of that body . The medal which refers to the apocryphal document , known as the "Charter of Cologne , " is curious , of course , but believing , as I do , that it perpetuates an error based upon a fabricated document of modern date , the " 30 th Anniversary " is in truth and reality
scarcely a centennial , failing more particulars of several of these choice specimens I must content myself with expressing my satisfaction that they are to be exhibited at Worcester during " the Masonic Week . " Bros . F . H . Goldney , Prov . G . Treas . Wilts , and J . E . Le Feuvre , Prov . G . Sec . Hants and Isle of Wight , lent their valuable assistance , the exhibits of the latter including an almost perfect set of the editions of the Constitutions published last century by the regular Grand Lodge of England , and a Royal Arch minute book of Royal Arch Chapter , No . 174 , Southampton . Respecting the latter we read ;
This minute book is one of several remarkable exhibits which have been made known to the Craft through the Worcester Masonic Exhibition , 1 SS 4 . I have never met before this with a separate Koyal Arch minute book of the "Ancients , " and thought it probably one of the " Moderns , " as a chapter was granted for Southampton by the Grand Chapter formed by many of the latter brethren , as No . 13 , and named the Concord in 1777 , now apparently under the wing of the Southampton Lodge , No . 354 , but still named Concord . The explanations afforded by Bro . Le Feuvre , Prov . G . Sec , however clearl that this in connection with the
y prove chapter was Royal Gloucester Lodge No . 174 , of the "Ancients , " warranted in A . D . 1772 . There was , however , a " Modern " lodge chartered and worked in that town by many of the brethren who belonged also to the rival organisation . This lodge was also called Koyal Gloucester , was warranted in 1792 , but dropt at the " Union , " hence the members secured a higher number by retaining the " Atholl" charter , the lodge now being No . 130 . ( To be continued . )