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Profession And Practice.
brethren , " and " moves" the " reporters , ( proverbially a hard-hearted race ) , but search the lists of our Charities , we find him not ; and neither does Bros . Terry , or Binckes , or Hedges record with an approving pen the classic and euphonious name of "Mugginbotham "
in their veracious lists , And , once more , we all know "Crusher , " what a " swell" he is , how he lays down the law , how the lodge listens intent upon his words ; how no one delivers an impressive ritual like " Crusher , " and yet , alas , as we all know , his daily and hourly
existence is a most mournful illustration of the utter hollowness of the principles he avows , the ritual he knows so well , and " spits oat" so glibly . And so we might proceed , for " examples " many and striking are close at hand of the truth of what we are contending for , but we prefer to leave the matter here , hoping our brethren and
readers will kindly bear with us and read over our humble words carefully , as we seek to throw a " spirit " of reality over the golden "letter " of Masonry , as we endeavour to demonstrate for our mutual benefit , one and all , the great gulf which , alas , lies in our lodge life to-day , too often and too truly , between Profession and Practice .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[\ V < : do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approvint . of , the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in i spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]
A . L . G . D . G . A . D . VV . Ot . de Paris , 15 Septembre , 1879 . T . C . Fr . Kenning , — Ce matin les obseques du Baron Taylor ont en lieu avec pompe et vous en trouvercz le relcit dans tous les journaux profanes . Lc Supreme Conseil de France , dont le Baron Taylor
e ' tait membredepuis le 1 Mao , 1840 , et dont il etait Lieutenant Graml Commandcur e'lu depuis le S Mars , 186 9 , aurait aime a rendre un eclatant homm . age a cc grand bomme de bien en faisant sur sa tombc inemc lc reeit de sa belle vie . Mais l'lnstitut avail scs droits , les nombreuses socieites cre e ; es ou obligees par lc Baron Taylor avaient les leurs , ct l ' usage en France ertant de ne / aire intcrvenir la
Franc Mac innerie que lorsejue les ceremonies rcligieuses sont accomplies et les manifestations profanes terminrj-rs , il ne restait plus au Supreme Conseil qu ' un cri [ d'adieu a jeter sur la tombe de son dminent Lieutenant Grand Commandcur . C'est l ' orateur adjoint de la Grande Loge Centrale qui a lite' charge ele ce soin . Je mc fais uu plaisir
d ' addresser sous ce ph a votre journal le texte exact de la courte allocution qu'il a prononcere . Les Macons present ont ensuite reformer , en la maniere ordinaire , la chaine d'union rompue par le de ' ees du regrette * frere Taylor . Agree z mes fra . salut ., A . FABIEN , sf .
Allocution prononcue par le Grand Orateur adjoint de la Grand Loge Centrale sur Ja tombc du Frere Baron Taylor . Tres regrette' Lieutenant Grand Commandcur ; Tres lllustre Baron Taylor : Mon Frere , —Au nom de la Franc-Maconnerie universale , le Supreme Conseil du Rite Ecossais Ancien Accepte' pour
la France ct scs dependances , t ' addrcsse , avec son dersier adieu , le sincere hommage de sa fraternelle admiration . Nous avons contume de dire que [' existence de tout Franc Ma 90 n est un temple qu'il e eve a la gloire du Grand Architecte de l'Univers ; toutes les actions de sa vie en sont les materiaux Jamais temple plus splendide qui le tien n ' a ctd eleve' par aucun Franc-Macon ; jamais
Pedifice d'une belle vie n ' a mis plus de faibles et d ' afflige ' s a couvcrt du malheur . Aussi notre elouleur est grande de perdre un pareil ouvrier . Francs Macons qui m ' entourez , notre Lieutenant Grand Commandcur bien aimer , notre tres cher Frt-rc Taylor n ' est plus—Gemissons—Gemissons—Gemissons . II n ' est plus parmi nous , maisson Ame immortelle rccoit
dans un monde meilleur la recompense el ' une si belle vie —Esperons—Esperons—Es ;« erons—et pour elonner fi cette cspetance , disons mieux , a cette certitude la forme symboli que qui nous est habituelle , couvrons les restcs penssables de notie regrette frere tie ccs feuilles d ' acacia qui sont pour nous l'embleme de sa radieuse immortalitc . Adieux , excellent Frure Taylor .
A . L . G . D . G . A . D . L'U . Dear Bro . Kenning . — I feel sure that you vvill learn with a heartfelt Pleasure that on Thursday evening last we had a beautiful and impressive solemnity drawn up in order to give to cur beloved Bro . Hubert , the talented and energetic editor of the " Chaine d'Union , " a public and lasting token
of our esteem and regard . _ More than five hundred Masons belonging to different ''[ es and " Obediences , " and hailing from almost every clime , had responded by their presence to the call of the Committee , thus giving to that manifestion thc true universal character that would make it significant , and that vve wanted for it . After a fine and appropriate open-
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ing speech by thc President , Bro . rDalsacc , - Bro . Hubert was introduced in great pomp , and . with all the Masonic honours , anil the veil that covered jt , being taken off , the assembly could contemplate a most , beautiful oil portrait of Bro . Hubert . That remarkable ; painting is the woik of Bro . Tersolo , an Italian artist of great merit' ( and a true Freemason besides ) , who donated it to our Cojnmittec .
The enthusiastic applause with which that beautiful " souvenir" was greeted by the assistants was a high compliment both to the " executive " and to the " executed . " Bro . Cousin , Vice-President ofthe " Conseil de l'Ordre , " although differing in views with our Bro . Hubert on questions that we consider as vital to our beloved Older , was present as an old friend , and was honoured and
glad ( so he said ) to vest him with a handsome " bijou , " the result of a general subscription . Several speeches , retracing the life and works of the indefatigable editor of" La Chaine d'Union , " were made by Bros . Lebel , from Bruxelles , Couteleau , from Paris . de Loucelles and Lechant from Havre , to which the " hero of the
day " responded with a deep emotion . The poor were not forgotten . Those that were happy enough to be present at that solemn gatheiing vvill long remember it , and we hope it will prove to our dear Bro . Hubert a reward for his disinterested and assiduous labours in behalf of the good
cause . I should feel happy if you would give to these lines , written from the heart , the hospitality of your widely-spread and influential paper , and accept the assurance of my fraternal and distinguished consideration . Paris ( France ) , September 15 th , A . D . 1879 . A DEIST .
MASONIC MEDALS . Tothe Editor if the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Woulel Bro . W . J . Hughan be kind enough to furnish for the Freemason a short article on the Prince of
Hales , 1790 , Medals , Masonic , stating how many varieties there are , the descriptions , and such explanations as woulel be of interest to American numismatists especially , and thus oblige many of your U . S . A . coin collectors ? Fraternally yours ,
W . W . AUSTIN . Richmond , Inoiana , U . S . A . [ Bro . Hughan has kindly promised to respond to the wishes of our Bro . Austin in a few weeks' time , or , at least , as soon as he can conveniently . —ED . F . M . ]
A QUE 11 Y . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Two years ago I vvas initiated anil passed the three primary Degrees in Freemasonry in the Prince of Wales Loelge , 1003 , Jersey , but unfortunately left the island before tl . e certificate to which I am entitled had
arrived from Grand Lodge . In thc month of January , 1877 , I applied to the Secretary for the certificate . He then said that I must get the Secretary of some other lodge to apply for it , when he would forward it to him instanter . Not knowing at that time a friend in London who would apply , I allowed the matter to drop , but last month a lodge Secretary interested himself in my ease , and applied for the certificate . The
answer vvas that I owed £ 2 lodge dues ( annual subscription ) , and when that was paid the parchment would be forwarded . Would you kindly inform me through the Freemason whether the Secretary is right and justified in the above course , and if not , what remedy I have ? Can he detain the certificate for which I have already paid until I pay the subscriptions ? I remain , Sir , yours obediently ,
F . H . WARREN . 83 , Queen ' s Gate , South Kensington , S . W ., September 8 th , 1879 . [ Having paid initiation fee Bro . Warren is entitled to certificate . He had better apply to G . S . —ED . F . M . ]
Reviews.
Reviews .
HISTORY OF CRAFT MASONRY IN CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND . Edited by Bro . W . F . LAMONHV , P . M . 1002 , P . P . G . R . G . and T . Coward , Scotch-street , Carlisle . Bro . Lamonby ' s facile pen has given us a very valuable little sketch of Masonic history in Cumberland and Westmorland . All these contributions towards a
provincial and general history of English Masonry are alike important and improving . We know , as a fact , very little of the past . Our acquaintance with the annals of the great mother lodge of the English , European , and Cosmopolitan Masonry is still limited in the highest degree , and every one who seeks in the " highways and byeways" of Masomy to unfold the forgotten fac , or to
illustrate the passing present , deserves well of his brotherhood , and is fit to be enrolled amongst the honourable band of Masonic students . To tlie outer world these words may appear of little interest or importance , but not so to the expert Mason . Like little mountain rivulets fill thc great lakes ( and we are writing with Derwentwater before us in all its graceful
and placid beauty ) , so all these little " labours of love " tend to elucidate what is obscure , and to make plain whrfl is dubious , and to illustrate what is real in the local and general history of our English Craft . Union Lodge , No . 256 , Kendal , is the earliest of the lodges in the provinces , the now united province , having been warranted in 17 G 4 , but at the Union , in 1813 , it ceded its post of honour to the ancient lodge at Whitehaven—Sun , Square , and Com-
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passes—which now ranks first . The next most ancient lodge in Cumberland seems to be No . 157—Sun , Square , and Compasses , in Whitehaven—warranted May 18 th , 1768 , now working first as just stated . But its annals previous to 1 S 04 are wanting , as is , alas , too frequently the case . The Prov . G . Lodgeof Carlisle was formed in 1771 ; Henry Ellison being appointed P . G . M . in 1771 .
It seems doubtful , however , whether the Prov . Grand Lodge met until 1801 . Bro . Lamonby states : —The Pinv . Grand Loelge of Westmorland was formed in 1788 , Gen . Braithwaite being appointed P . G . M . in 1788 . It seems very doubtful also whether any meetings , of the Prov . Grand Lodge were held until i 860 , when the Eden Valley Lodge was chartered at Appleby—only one lodge formed
thc province of Westmorland . In i 860 , April 25 th , the two provinces were consolidated into one , under the wellknown Sir James Graham , Bart ., as P . G . M . He died in 1861 , and Bro . Dykes Laing reigned from 1816 to 1866 . Lord Henlis , now the Earl of Bective , succeeded in 1867 . Her . * , as elsewhere , vve find defective materials for the Masonic' Student , " lacuna : " which we cannot get over , chasms we cannot bridge . But we refer our readers to
Bro . Lamonby ' s interesting book , and ask for it that support and patronage it so well deserves at the hands ofthe reading members of our body . W e may observe that the minutes of the old Sun and Sector Lodge , Workington , unfortunately erased in 1821 , go back in part as far as 1774 , Some of the minutes , however , from 1774 to 1782 , and from 1791 to 1813 are lost . What a commentary on lodge carelessness and apathy I
Freemasonry In Norfolk.
FREEMASONRY IN NORFOLK .
Our brethren in Norfolk have every reason to be proud of the position and influence of their province in Freemasonry . It is true the number of its lodges its somewhat circumscribed , but more than one half of them date their existence back to limes anterior to the Union , while thc majoiity of these can boast that their warrants of constitution are
more than a century old . Nearly a hundred and fifty years ago Francis of Lorraine was raised to the Third Degree at an occasional lodge specially convened at Houghton Hall , the residence of the then Piime Minister of England—Sir Robert Walpnle . Our Grand Master is a resident in the county , and last , but not least , it has been fortunate in the brethren who havc been chosen to rule
over it , as—if » ve only glance back during the last quarter of a century—is abundantly testified by thc mere mention of its Grand Masters duiing that peri < . d , namely , the late Bros . li . liontl Cabbell , and thc Hon . F . Walpnle , and Lord Suffield , its present chief . Such a combination of favourable circumstances renders the task of chronicling thc rise and progress of Freemasonry in this district one of unalloyed
pleasure . To the city of Norwich , vvhich still can boast of having on its roll the oldest lodge in the province , belongs the honour of having first encouraged Freemasonry to make what has since proved a permanent home in the county , thc forty-seventh in order on the " 1725 List of Lodges " being set down as held at the Maid's Head , at Norwien .
In 1730 this figures as No . 30 , the Queen ' s Head , Norwich—not improbably the same hostelry—and en turning to the 173 d list vve find it bcaiing the same number and among lodges of 1724 creation , but as having migrated to the Three Tuns , in the same city . In 1740 it vrecome No . 27 , and was located at the same house , the year 1724 being given as the year of its constitution . In 1756
it was rc-numbered 19 , and held its mcctingsat the Angel , whence in the interval between that year and 1770 it migrated to the Thatcht House , in the parish of St . Lawrence . In 1781 it became No . 17 , White Swan , St . Peters , in the same city , and in 1792 No . 16 , and at the same locality . Unfortunately , it died some time between that date and 1813 .
A similar fate overtook the second lodge constituted in the province , which is given in thc list for 1730 as No . 70 , Duke ' s Head , King ' s Lynn , the date of whose constitution is given in the 173 6 list as ist October , 1729 . It become No . 53 in 1740 , No . 31 in 175 6 , No . 29 in 1770 , and No . 26 in 1781 . Its changes of quartets during the period of its existence do not need to be specified . It was erased from
the roll of Grand Lodge in 1786 . The third lodge constituted in Norfolk has been more fortunate . It was founded in 173 6 , and first met as No . 14 C , at the King ' s Head , in the city of Norwich . It became by successive closings up of numbers , No . 131 in 1740 ; No . 80 in 1756 ; No . 66 in 1770 ; No . 52 in 1781 and No . 48 in 1792 , and during the whole of this time
and , indeed , to the Union in 1813 , it retained its original quarters . In 1814 it retrograded to No . 68 ; in 18 32 it advanced to No . 60 , and in 1863 it became once more , as it is now , No . 52 , its title being " Thc Union , " and its quarters thc Norfolk Hotel . This is the premier lorlge of Norfolk , and may point with pride to an unbroken career extending over 143 years .
The next in order of foundation among the lodges in this province has been equally lortunatc . It was constituted as No . 198 , on the 9 th of May , 1747 , when it met at the Bear , Norwich . It became No . 132 in 175 6 , and No . 103 in 1770 , when its quarters were at the Angel , in the same city . In 1781 it was altered to No . 8 3 , and was held at the Queen ' s Head , Acle , in the same county , In 1792 it was rc-numbcred No . 83 , but between that year
and the Union it migrated to Lowestoft , in the adjoining county of Suffolk , for in Bro . Hughan ' s " Register of Lodges for 1814 " it is described as the " Lodge of Unity , Lowestoft , " its number having been altered to 99 . In 1832 it was realtered to No . 84 , and in 186 3 to No . 71 . It is now the Lodge of Unity , No . 71 , Lowestoft , and , though by birth a Norfolk lodge , ranks as thc premier lodge of Suffolk , with an uninterrupted existence of over 130 years .
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Profession And Practice.
brethren , " and " moves" the " reporters , ( proverbially a hard-hearted race ) , but search the lists of our Charities , we find him not ; and neither does Bros . Terry , or Binckes , or Hedges record with an approving pen the classic and euphonious name of "Mugginbotham "
in their veracious lists , And , once more , we all know "Crusher , " what a " swell" he is , how he lays down the law , how the lodge listens intent upon his words ; how no one delivers an impressive ritual like " Crusher , " and yet , alas , as we all know , his daily and hourly
existence is a most mournful illustration of the utter hollowness of the principles he avows , the ritual he knows so well , and " spits oat" so glibly . And so we might proceed , for " examples " many and striking are close at hand of the truth of what we are contending for , but we prefer to leave the matter here , hoping our brethren and
readers will kindly bear with us and read over our humble words carefully , as we seek to throw a " spirit " of reality over the golden "letter " of Masonry , as we endeavour to demonstrate for our mutual benefit , one and all , the great gulf which , alas , lies in our lodge life to-day , too often and too truly , between Profession and Practice .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[\ V < : do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approvint . of , the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in i spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]
A . L . G . D . G . A . D . VV . Ot . de Paris , 15 Septembre , 1879 . T . C . Fr . Kenning , — Ce matin les obseques du Baron Taylor ont en lieu avec pompe et vous en trouvercz le relcit dans tous les journaux profanes . Lc Supreme Conseil de France , dont le Baron Taylor
e ' tait membredepuis le 1 Mao , 1840 , et dont il etait Lieutenant Graml Commandcur e'lu depuis le S Mars , 186 9 , aurait aime a rendre un eclatant homm . age a cc grand bomme de bien en faisant sur sa tombc inemc lc reeit de sa belle vie . Mais l'lnstitut avail scs droits , les nombreuses socieites cre e ; es ou obligees par lc Baron Taylor avaient les leurs , ct l ' usage en France ertant de ne / aire intcrvenir la
Franc Mac innerie que lorsejue les ceremonies rcligieuses sont accomplies et les manifestations profanes terminrj-rs , il ne restait plus au Supreme Conseil qu ' un cri [ d'adieu a jeter sur la tombe de son dminent Lieutenant Grand Commandcur . C'est l ' orateur adjoint de la Grande Loge Centrale qui a lite' charge ele ce soin . Je mc fais uu plaisir
d ' addresser sous ce ph a votre journal le texte exact de la courte allocution qu'il a prononcere . Les Macons present ont ensuite reformer , en la maniere ordinaire , la chaine d'union rompue par le de ' ees du regrette * frere Taylor . Agree z mes fra . salut ., A . FABIEN , sf .
Allocution prononcue par le Grand Orateur adjoint de la Grand Loge Centrale sur Ja tombc du Frere Baron Taylor . Tres regrette' Lieutenant Grand Commandcur ; Tres lllustre Baron Taylor : Mon Frere , —Au nom de la Franc-Maconnerie universale , le Supreme Conseil du Rite Ecossais Ancien Accepte' pour
la France ct scs dependances , t ' addrcsse , avec son dersier adieu , le sincere hommage de sa fraternelle admiration . Nous avons contume de dire que [' existence de tout Franc Ma 90 n est un temple qu'il e eve a la gloire du Grand Architecte de l'Univers ; toutes les actions de sa vie en sont les materiaux Jamais temple plus splendide qui le tien n ' a ctd eleve' par aucun Franc-Macon ; jamais
Pedifice d'une belle vie n ' a mis plus de faibles et d ' afflige ' s a couvcrt du malheur . Aussi notre elouleur est grande de perdre un pareil ouvrier . Francs Macons qui m ' entourez , notre Lieutenant Grand Commandcur bien aimer , notre tres cher Frt-rc Taylor n ' est plus—Gemissons—Gemissons—Gemissons . II n ' est plus parmi nous , maisson Ame immortelle rccoit
dans un monde meilleur la recompense el ' une si belle vie —Esperons—Esperons—Es ;« erons—et pour elonner fi cette cspetance , disons mieux , a cette certitude la forme symboli que qui nous est habituelle , couvrons les restcs penssables de notie regrette frere tie ccs feuilles d ' acacia qui sont pour nous l'embleme de sa radieuse immortalitc . Adieux , excellent Frure Taylor .
A . L . G . D . G . A . D . L'U . Dear Bro . Kenning . — I feel sure that you vvill learn with a heartfelt Pleasure that on Thursday evening last we had a beautiful and impressive solemnity drawn up in order to give to cur beloved Bro . Hubert , the talented and energetic editor of the " Chaine d'Union , " a public and lasting token
of our esteem and regard . _ More than five hundred Masons belonging to different ''[ es and " Obediences , " and hailing from almost every clime , had responded by their presence to the call of the Committee , thus giving to that manifestion thc true universal character that would make it significant , and that vve wanted for it . After a fine and appropriate open-
Original Correspondence.
ing speech by thc President , Bro . rDalsacc , - Bro . Hubert was introduced in great pomp , and . with all the Masonic honours , anil the veil that covered jt , being taken off , the assembly could contemplate a most , beautiful oil portrait of Bro . Hubert . That remarkable ; painting is the woik of Bro . Tersolo , an Italian artist of great merit' ( and a true Freemason besides ) , who donated it to our Cojnmittec .
The enthusiastic applause with which that beautiful " souvenir" was greeted by the assistants was a high compliment both to the " executive " and to the " executed . " Bro . Cousin , Vice-President ofthe " Conseil de l'Ordre , " although differing in views with our Bro . Hubert on questions that we consider as vital to our beloved Older , was present as an old friend , and was honoured and
glad ( so he said ) to vest him with a handsome " bijou , " the result of a general subscription . Several speeches , retracing the life and works of the indefatigable editor of" La Chaine d'Union , " were made by Bros . Lebel , from Bruxelles , Couteleau , from Paris . de Loucelles and Lechant from Havre , to which the " hero of the
day " responded with a deep emotion . The poor were not forgotten . Those that were happy enough to be present at that solemn gatheiing vvill long remember it , and we hope it will prove to our dear Bro . Hubert a reward for his disinterested and assiduous labours in behalf of the good
cause . I should feel happy if you would give to these lines , written from the heart , the hospitality of your widely-spread and influential paper , and accept the assurance of my fraternal and distinguished consideration . Paris ( France ) , September 15 th , A . D . 1879 . A DEIST .
MASONIC MEDALS . Tothe Editor if the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Woulel Bro . W . J . Hughan be kind enough to furnish for the Freemason a short article on the Prince of
Hales , 1790 , Medals , Masonic , stating how many varieties there are , the descriptions , and such explanations as woulel be of interest to American numismatists especially , and thus oblige many of your U . S . A . coin collectors ? Fraternally yours ,
W . W . AUSTIN . Richmond , Inoiana , U . S . A . [ Bro . Hughan has kindly promised to respond to the wishes of our Bro . Austin in a few weeks' time , or , at least , as soon as he can conveniently . —ED . F . M . ]
A QUE 11 Y . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Two years ago I vvas initiated anil passed the three primary Degrees in Freemasonry in the Prince of Wales Loelge , 1003 , Jersey , but unfortunately left the island before tl . e certificate to which I am entitled had
arrived from Grand Lodge . In thc month of January , 1877 , I applied to the Secretary for the certificate . He then said that I must get the Secretary of some other lodge to apply for it , when he would forward it to him instanter . Not knowing at that time a friend in London who would apply , I allowed the matter to drop , but last month a lodge Secretary interested himself in my ease , and applied for the certificate . The
answer vvas that I owed £ 2 lodge dues ( annual subscription ) , and when that was paid the parchment would be forwarded . Would you kindly inform me through the Freemason whether the Secretary is right and justified in the above course , and if not , what remedy I have ? Can he detain the certificate for which I have already paid until I pay the subscriptions ? I remain , Sir , yours obediently ,
F . H . WARREN . 83 , Queen ' s Gate , South Kensington , S . W ., September 8 th , 1879 . [ Having paid initiation fee Bro . Warren is entitled to certificate . He had better apply to G . S . —ED . F . M . ]
Reviews.
Reviews .
HISTORY OF CRAFT MASONRY IN CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND . Edited by Bro . W . F . LAMONHV , P . M . 1002 , P . P . G . R . G . and T . Coward , Scotch-street , Carlisle . Bro . Lamonby ' s facile pen has given us a very valuable little sketch of Masonic history in Cumberland and Westmorland . All these contributions towards a
provincial and general history of English Masonry are alike important and improving . We know , as a fact , very little of the past . Our acquaintance with the annals of the great mother lodge of the English , European , and Cosmopolitan Masonry is still limited in the highest degree , and every one who seeks in the " highways and byeways" of Masomy to unfold the forgotten fac , or to
illustrate the passing present , deserves well of his brotherhood , and is fit to be enrolled amongst the honourable band of Masonic students . To tlie outer world these words may appear of little interest or importance , but not so to the expert Mason . Like little mountain rivulets fill thc great lakes ( and we are writing with Derwentwater before us in all its graceful
and placid beauty ) , so all these little " labours of love " tend to elucidate what is obscure , and to make plain whrfl is dubious , and to illustrate what is real in the local and general history of our English Craft . Union Lodge , No . 256 , Kendal , is the earliest of the lodges in the provinces , the now united province , having been warranted in 17 G 4 , but at the Union , in 1813 , it ceded its post of honour to the ancient lodge at Whitehaven—Sun , Square , and Com-
Reviews.
passes—which now ranks first . The next most ancient lodge in Cumberland seems to be No . 157—Sun , Square , and Compasses , in Whitehaven—warranted May 18 th , 1768 , now working first as just stated . But its annals previous to 1 S 04 are wanting , as is , alas , too frequently the case . The Prov . G . Lodgeof Carlisle was formed in 1771 ; Henry Ellison being appointed P . G . M . in 1771 .
It seems doubtful , however , whether the Prov . Grand Lodge met until 1801 . Bro . Lamonby states : —The Pinv . Grand Loelge of Westmorland was formed in 1788 , Gen . Braithwaite being appointed P . G . M . in 1788 . It seems very doubtful also whether any meetings , of the Prov . Grand Lodge were held until i 860 , when the Eden Valley Lodge was chartered at Appleby—only one lodge formed
thc province of Westmorland . In i 860 , April 25 th , the two provinces were consolidated into one , under the wellknown Sir James Graham , Bart ., as P . G . M . He died in 1861 , and Bro . Dykes Laing reigned from 1816 to 1866 . Lord Henlis , now the Earl of Bective , succeeded in 1867 . Her . * , as elsewhere , vve find defective materials for the Masonic' Student , " lacuna : " which we cannot get over , chasms we cannot bridge . But we refer our readers to
Bro . Lamonby ' s interesting book , and ask for it that support and patronage it so well deserves at the hands ofthe reading members of our body . W e may observe that the minutes of the old Sun and Sector Lodge , Workington , unfortunately erased in 1821 , go back in part as far as 1774 , Some of the minutes , however , from 1774 to 1782 , and from 1791 to 1813 are lost . What a commentary on lodge carelessness and apathy I
Freemasonry In Norfolk.
FREEMASONRY IN NORFOLK .
Our brethren in Norfolk have every reason to be proud of the position and influence of their province in Freemasonry . It is true the number of its lodges its somewhat circumscribed , but more than one half of them date their existence back to limes anterior to the Union , while thc majoiity of these can boast that their warrants of constitution are
more than a century old . Nearly a hundred and fifty years ago Francis of Lorraine was raised to the Third Degree at an occasional lodge specially convened at Houghton Hall , the residence of the then Piime Minister of England—Sir Robert Walpnle . Our Grand Master is a resident in the county , and last , but not least , it has been fortunate in the brethren who havc been chosen to rule
over it , as—if » ve only glance back during the last quarter of a century—is abundantly testified by thc mere mention of its Grand Masters duiing that peri < . d , namely , the late Bros . li . liontl Cabbell , and thc Hon . F . Walpnle , and Lord Suffield , its present chief . Such a combination of favourable circumstances renders the task of chronicling thc rise and progress of Freemasonry in this district one of unalloyed
pleasure . To the city of Norwich , vvhich still can boast of having on its roll the oldest lodge in the province , belongs the honour of having first encouraged Freemasonry to make what has since proved a permanent home in the county , thc forty-seventh in order on the " 1725 List of Lodges " being set down as held at the Maid's Head , at Norwien .
In 1730 this figures as No . 30 , the Queen ' s Head , Norwich—not improbably the same hostelry—and en turning to the 173 d list vve find it bcaiing the same number and among lodges of 1724 creation , but as having migrated to the Three Tuns , in the same city . In 1740 it vrecome No . 27 , and was located at the same house , the year 1724 being given as the year of its constitution . In 1756
it was rc-numbered 19 , and held its mcctingsat the Angel , whence in the interval between that year and 1770 it migrated to the Thatcht House , in the parish of St . Lawrence . In 1781 it became No . 17 , White Swan , St . Peters , in the same city , and in 1792 No . 16 , and at the same locality . Unfortunately , it died some time between that date and 1813 .
A similar fate overtook the second lodge constituted in the province , which is given in thc list for 1730 as No . 70 , Duke ' s Head , King ' s Lynn , the date of whose constitution is given in the 173 6 list as ist October , 1729 . It become No . 53 in 1740 , No . 31 in 175 6 , No . 29 in 1770 , and No . 26 in 1781 . Its changes of quartets during the period of its existence do not need to be specified . It was erased from
the roll of Grand Lodge in 1786 . The third lodge constituted in Norfolk has been more fortunate . It was founded in 173 6 , and first met as No . 14 C , at the King ' s Head , in the city of Norwich . It became by successive closings up of numbers , No . 131 in 1740 ; No . 80 in 1756 ; No . 66 in 1770 ; No . 52 in 1781 and No . 48 in 1792 , and during the whole of this time
and , indeed , to the Union in 1813 , it retained its original quarters . In 1814 it retrograded to No . 68 ; in 18 32 it advanced to No . 60 , and in 1863 it became once more , as it is now , No . 52 , its title being " Thc Union , " and its quarters thc Norfolk Hotel . This is the premier lorlge of Norfolk , and may point with pride to an unbroken career extending over 143 years .
The next in order of foundation among the lodges in this province has been equally lortunatc . It was constituted as No . 198 , on the 9 th of May , 1747 , when it met at the Bear , Norwich . It became No . 132 in 175 6 , and No . 103 in 1770 , when its quarters were at the Angel , in the same city . In 1781 it was altered to No . 8 3 , and was held at the Queen ' s Head , Acle , in the same county , In 1792 it was rc-numbcred No . 83 , but between that year
and the Union it migrated to Lowestoft , in the adjoining county of Suffolk , for in Bro . Hughan ' s " Register of Lodges for 1814 " it is described as the " Lodge of Unity , Lowestoft , " its number having been altered to 99 . In 1832 it was realtered to No . 84 , and in 186 3 to No . 71 . It is now the Lodge of Unity , No . 71 , Lowestoft , and , though by birth a Norfolk lodge , ranks as thc premier lodge of Suffolk , with an uninterrupted existence of over 130 years .