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BRITISH HOME for INCURABLES , CLAPHAM RISE . President : VISCT . HOLMESDALE , Prov . G . M . Kent . This Institution provides a home for those of the middle class who are unable , through incurable disease , to maintain themselves . In certain cases pensions of £ 20 per annum are granted . At present there are 40 in and 2 G' out patients on the books of the Charity , to the support of -which FUNDS are most urgently SOLICITED . CHAS . HOOD , Esq ., F . R . S ., Chairman . ROBERT G . SALMON D , Secretary . Offices , 37 , Cheapside , E . C .
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PERILS ABOUND ON EVERY SIDE ! The RAILWAY PASSENGERS'ASSURANCE COMPANY C 4 , C O R N H I L L , INSURES AGAINST ACCIDENTSOF ALL KINDS , —ON LAND OR WATER , AND HAS THE LARGEST INVESTED CAPITAL , THE LARGEST INCOME , AND PAYS YEARLY THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF COJtJPENSATION of any Accidental Assurance Companj ' . CHAIRMAN . —HARVIE M . FARQUHAR » ESQ . Apply to the Clerks at the Railway Stations , the Local Agents , or West End Office : S , GRAND HOTEL B UILDINGS , CHARING CROSS ; or at the HEAD OFFICE : —64 , CORNH 1 LL , LONDON , E . C . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary .
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THE GRANDS VINS AGENCY , 12 a , REGENT STREET , LONDON .
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CHAMPAGNE "MEDAILLE D'OR . " Thus named , being the only Wine in the District of Epernay ( centre of Champagne ) to which the GRANDE MEDAILLE D'OR was awarded at the Paris Exhibition in 1 S 7 S . We guarantee this Wine to be real , genuine Champagne Wine , of the finest quality , from one of the best Vineyards of the centre of Champagne . Medaille d'Or Carte Noir ( extra sec ) , 1874 , 1878 , 1880 Medaille d'Or Carte Blanche ( sec ) , 1874 , 1878 , 1880 Medaille d'Or Vin Tranquille ( non mousseux ) . Medaille d'Or Grand Cremant , 1878 , a delicious lighter Wine . We are happy to say that this Wine has again been awarded a Gold Medal at the London International Exhibition . COGNAC , FINE CHAMPAGNE . We have secured the finest and oldest FINES now in existence—Vintage iSoo , 1 S 20 , 1 S 36 , 1 S 4 S , and Vo . ( vieille fine ) . Two Gold Medalds have just been awarded us for these excellent Wines . LIQUEUR , SEVE DE FINE CHAMPAGNE The Queen of all Liqueurs . Sold in elegent Flagons of 1 Xitre and £ Litre , at 10 s . and 5 s . 6 d . per Flagon . Prunclle Bressaane , Crime de Pekoe , and all other Liqueurs . VIN D'OR . Natural Wine from the Lebanon , recommended by the best Medical authorities in Paris as the best tonic , especially for Ladies . Suitable as a Dessert Wine , or at any other time of the day . BORDEAUX , BOURGOGNE , RHENISH , & ITALIAN WINES . Best Vintages , Best Quality , & Moderate Prices . All our Wines have been carefully selected , and we give the strongest guarantee as to their Purity , their Name , and Vintage . All these Wines can be tasted at the H OTEL C ONTINENTAL , 1 , Regent Street London , where they are generally preferred to any other Brands . Assorted Cases of our principal Specialities and Price lists sent on application . TRADE SUPPLIED .
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THE GRANDS VINS AGENCY , 12 a , REGENT STREET , LONDON .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following stand over-Summer Outing of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 13 S 2 . The Craft Abroad . Wanderers Lodge of Instruction , No . 1 C 04 .
BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Jewish Chronicle , " " Hull Packet , " " Broad Arrow , " " Freemasons' Chronicle , " '' La Revista lU . isdnica , " "Royal Cornwall Gazette , " "Citizen , " "El Templo , " " Freemasons' Journal , " "Court Circular , " "The Freemason" ( "Sydney ) , " Keystone , " " The American Israelite , " " The Gazette" ( Montreal ) , "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " The Freemason " ( Toronto ) , " The Gem . "
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I 1 ' — ' * - *—^ - ^ - ^ - ^ - ^ -g-g-X-g-V—XLJE-r-JL-E *?* SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER ao , 1884 . —< s . S ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ S
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinionsexpressedby our correspondents , but we wish in aspiri : of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—tret discussion . !
A MASONIC CHARITY SUNDAY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I notice in your last number a suggestion for a Masonic Monday for the support of the Irish Boys' and Girls' School . Would it not be a good idea to have a
Masonic Sunday , for the purpose of supporting our three Charitable Institutions ? We have a large number of the clergy of all denominations members of our Society . Would they set apart one Sunday in the year for a charitable sermon and collection ? I think much good would accrue from such an arrangement . —Yours fraternally , MIDDLESEX .
OFFICERS' INITIALS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The initials as now used to designate the rank of officers , Present and Past , of the Grand Lodge , and of
Provincial Grand Lodges , are very indefinite as to whether the brother so described be a Past Officer of Grand Lodge or a Present Officer of Provincial Grand Lodge . Who can tell , unless a province happens to be mentioned , whether " Bro . Johnson , P . G . O ., " is Past Grand Organist , or Provincial Grand Organist ?—Yours fraternally , . . P . P . G . P . WARN . Birmingham , nth September .
HUGHAN'S ENGLISH RITE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I wish to call Bro . Hughan ' s attention to a curious mistake , which he will probably be anxious to correct . On page 5 S he credits me with writing in a contemporary of Sth September , 1 SS . 1 . as follows : "The saver . il rituals im
to 1730 confirm my belief that the Moderns never changed their modes of recognition in the two first Degrees . " Now Sir , this is sound common sense , and moreover does express my opinion , but for all that I never wrote it , nor do I know who did , as I have destroyed the greater part of the number in question . I personally have no ground of complaint , but the real writer might feel aggrieved . Curiously enourrh . I
did write a long letter in the paper in question of that date , the concluding paragraphs of which give an account of an experience of mine many years ago in Hamburg , and which tends to prove that either England or Germany at some time or other made the horse and cart change places . Inasmuch as England agrees with Scotland and Ireland , the fault must be ascribed to Germany , and I think I can
explain how it arose . Towards the end of last century and begining of this our German brethren gradually awoke from theirdreamsof Templar succession , Rosicrucian inheritance , & c , and seriously set to work to replace Freemasonry on the solid foundation of the English Craft . The head of this movement in Hamburg was Schroder , and seeking for pure undiluted ceremonial he lit upon " Jachin and Boaz . " He came to the conclusion that this work contained Iho nnmiliun
English Rite ; and many learned German students such as Krause , Schneider , Fessler , and others , have since agreed with him . We know that the book is quite valueless for the desired purpose , but their mistake under the circumstances was excusable . Now , in this supposed exposure a certain cart is placed before a certain horse throughout , and hence the confusion . —I am , dear Sir , yours fraternally , G . W . SPETH .
THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Bro . Dunk is very ready in stating that my statements are entirely erroneous j but he does not prove that they are . I was informed by one who saw the bills of quantities that the name of Bro . Dunk appeared as surveyor , and that the
charge was two-and-a-half per cent . _ I did not state that Bro . Dunk could not prepare quantities ; but , during more than 20 years' experience , I have never before heard of his doing such work , nor can he pro-? iHce sU i ? a Iist of worksas Bros .. J . Clever , W . Birdseye , W . E . Stoner , H . Lovegrove , J . Sergeant , T . Nixon , and other more or less known Masons who are surveyors .
The statement that Mr . Gedon , his partner , competed is nonsense ; the interest of partners are the same , the apportionment of office work being a matter of detail . I consider that one-and-a-half per cent , for such a job would have been ample , as surveyors generally divide the labour of taking off , and I maintain , and shall alwavs do
so , that it the Committee had appointed one surveyor I Bro . Dunk does not give the name of the other , or state who appointed him ) , say such a good friend of the Institution as Bro . Joseph Clever , the work would have been as well done as by going through the farce of two surveyors . ONE WHO KNOWS .
Some years since the Lord Mayor of the day did Mr . Pearson the honour of laying the foundation stone of the latter s Chambers in Birdcage Walk . At the conclusion of the ceremony , Mr . Pearson , of whose right to the magic prefix " Bro . " we are unable to speak with any degree of certainty—thus aptly alluded to the tools which had been used on the nrrsdnn Me nrn » ni < .. l iv . «
mallet and level to his lordshi p as a memorial of the day ' s occurrences ; the square , he said , was "to be kept undivided between himself and Mrs . Pearson ; " the rule he gave to his daughter " as a guide , whereby to regulate her future conduct ; while as to the compass , he handed it to the builder , in the hope that " it would remind him to keep his bill within compass . "
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
401 ] OPENING OF SHELDONIAN THEATRE . In the London Gazette , No . 3 S 2 , I find the following : "Oxford , July n . —On Friday last , the University being assembled in a full body , went to take possession of the new Theatre , the Magnificent Benefaction of his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury , where , after the reading of his Grace ' s Grant by the Register of the University , Dr . South , the PuUicit Orator made an excellent speech upon
the occasion ; in the afternoon , being again assembled and placed in the Theatre , after the loud Musick had sounded , were pronounced several Panegyricks , the first in Prose , then one in Pindarick Verse , after that an Oration , then a Dialogue in Poetry , which having taken up a considerable time ; the Auditory was diverted with excellent Musick , Vocal and Instrumental , which ending , they were again entertained with another Oration , followed by two Speeches
in Poetry , and afterwards by a discourse in favour of Learning , then a short Speech from the Musick Gallery , ushering in two Odes , which were excellently sang , after which followed another Speech , which concluded the solemnity of that day . " Now , the above is an account of what occurred , written within two days after the event , and it contains no allusion whatever to any Masonic ceremony . " Ignotus " says "Anderson must have some authority for what he
advances . I suppose he means for the statement that the "Craftsmen celebrated the Cope-Stone " of the Sheldonian Theatre . Does not the fact that Anderson on p . 14 uses the same expression about Solomon's Temple , and on p . 23 about the Second Temple , and on p . 41 about Herod ' s Temple , and on p . 70 about Westminster Abbey , and on p . 79 about Henry the Seventh ' s Chapel , show that this expression was a mere figure of speech employed by
Anderson to round a period ? I was not aware of any doubt having arisen as to who was the designer of the Sheldonian Theatre , but it does appear extremely doubtful whether Sir C . Wren built the Ashmolean Museum , which Anderson , on p . 103 , attributes to him . All the local handbooks which I have consulted say that a local architect , named Wood , was the builder and designer . I hope to be able to trace their authority for this .
A WORTHY (?) BROTHER AT OXFORD . 402 ]
ROSICRUCIAN WORKS IN THE BODLEIAN . By the kind help of " A Worthy Brother at Oxford , " I am enabled to give the following list of Rosicrucian works in the Bodleian Library at Oxford , under the heading " Rosea Crux , " which may interest some of your readers . MASONIC STUDENT .
BOOKS IN BODLEIAN S . V . ROSEA CRUX . "Responsum ad fratres Rosacea ; Crucis per Hercul . Ovallodium , Heerm . Condesyanum , Mart a Casa" 1 G 1 S "Scriptum amicabile ad laudatissimam ct venerandam fraternitatem Rosea ; Crucis directum , in quo propter alia fraternitatis ros ,-c crucis doctrina , totius vibe descriptio euidenter defenditur etdeclaratur . " 1 G 21 "Colloquium Rhodostauroticum trium personarum de
fraternitate Rosa : Crucis , in quo videre est quid de societate statuendum sit ; ad calc . Mich . Majeri tract . posthum . Sive Ulyssis . " 1624 "Echo colloquii Rhodostaurotici . " 1624 "Silenti ' um post clamores , h . e . tractalus apologeticus quo causie non solum clamorum , sed revelationum fraternitatis Germanice de Rosea Cruce , & c . traduntur . " 1 G 24 "Themis aurea , h . e . de legibus fraternitatis R . C . tractatus . " 1624
"The fame and confession of the fraternity of R . C . commonly of the Rosie Cross , by Eug . Philalethes . " 1 G 5 S " Effroyables pactions faictes entre le diable et les pretendus Invisibles ( on college de Rose Croix ) avec leurs damnables instructions , & c . " 1 G 23 "Lettres sur la liberti ; politique ; avec les notes de l'Abb < 5 Placot . " , s " Frater Crucis Rosataj . Rosen Creutz briider , d . i . fernerer bericht was fur ein beschaffenheit es habe mit den Rosen creutz briider , u . s . w . " 1617
403 ] THE STRASBURGH ARCHIVES OF THE STEINMETZEN . Can Bro . Speth help me ? It is said by A . Arnold in his "History and Philosophy of Freemasonry , " page Si , that the document of the Strasburgh Freemasons " were in existence until the French Revolution , when they were destroyed , with many others , to prevent them falling into the hands of the Jacobine Commissioners . MASONIC STUDENT .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST LANCASHIRE .
By command of Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M ., P . G . M ., the annual Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at the Drill Hall , Ulverston , on Wednesday next , the 24 th inst ., when the Craft lodge will be opened at one o ' clock , to which all Master Masons will be admitted .
Business of considerable importance will be brought before the meeting . The brethren are requested to appear in Masonic mourning , as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Bro , H . S . Alpass , P . G . Secretary . In the meantime , Bro . W . Goodacre , as P . G . Registrar , Stretford , Manchester , is temporarily performing the duties of the Secretary of the Province .
Another petition is to be—if not alread y donepresented for the granting of a warrant for a new lodge to be held at Portsmouth . It is proposed to call it the St . Clair Lodge , and Captain St . Clair , R . N ., P . M ., is thefirst W . M . designate .
Amongst the most recent applications of the Mollis Waterspray System of Ventilating , Heating , and Cooling are the Walker Memorial Schools , Leicester ; Mr . Moon's Consulting Kooms , Harley Street ; the New Mission Hall , Duntshill , Wandsworth ; the new Baptist Chapel , Stratford ; St . John ' s Church , Waterloo Bridgeroad ; the Nova Scotia Mills , Blackburn ; and St . Mary ' s Church , Grassendale , Liverpool . "
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Ad00703
BRITISH HOME for INCURABLES , CLAPHAM RISE . President : VISCT . HOLMESDALE , Prov . G . M . Kent . This Institution provides a home for those of the middle class who are unable , through incurable disease , to maintain themselves . In certain cases pensions of £ 20 per annum are granted . At present there are 40 in and 2 G' out patients on the books of the Charity , to the support of -which FUNDS are most urgently SOLICITED . CHAS . HOOD , Esq ., F . R . S ., Chairman . ROBERT G . SALMON D , Secretary . Offices , 37 , Cheapside , E . C .
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PERILS ABOUND ON EVERY SIDE ! The RAILWAY PASSENGERS'ASSURANCE COMPANY C 4 , C O R N H I L L , INSURES AGAINST ACCIDENTSOF ALL KINDS , —ON LAND OR WATER , AND HAS THE LARGEST INVESTED CAPITAL , THE LARGEST INCOME , AND PAYS YEARLY THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF COJtJPENSATION of any Accidental Assurance Companj ' . CHAIRMAN . —HARVIE M . FARQUHAR » ESQ . Apply to the Clerks at the Railway Stations , the Local Agents , or West End Office : S , GRAND HOTEL B UILDINGS , CHARING CROSS ; or at the HEAD OFFICE : —64 , CORNH 1 LL , LONDON , E . C . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary .
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THE GRANDS VINS AGENCY , 12 a , REGENT STREET , LONDON .
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CHAMPAGNE "MEDAILLE D'OR . " Thus named , being the only Wine in the District of Epernay ( centre of Champagne ) to which the GRANDE MEDAILLE D'OR was awarded at the Paris Exhibition in 1 S 7 S . We guarantee this Wine to be real , genuine Champagne Wine , of the finest quality , from one of the best Vineyards of the centre of Champagne . Medaille d'Or Carte Noir ( extra sec ) , 1874 , 1878 , 1880 Medaille d'Or Carte Blanche ( sec ) , 1874 , 1878 , 1880 Medaille d'Or Vin Tranquille ( non mousseux ) . Medaille d'Or Grand Cremant , 1878 , a delicious lighter Wine . We are happy to say that this Wine has again been awarded a Gold Medal at the London International Exhibition . COGNAC , FINE CHAMPAGNE . We have secured the finest and oldest FINES now in existence—Vintage iSoo , 1 S 20 , 1 S 36 , 1 S 4 S , and Vo . ( vieille fine ) . Two Gold Medalds have just been awarded us for these excellent Wines . LIQUEUR , SEVE DE FINE CHAMPAGNE The Queen of all Liqueurs . Sold in elegent Flagons of 1 Xitre and £ Litre , at 10 s . and 5 s . 6 d . per Flagon . Prunclle Bressaane , Crime de Pekoe , and all other Liqueurs . VIN D'OR . Natural Wine from the Lebanon , recommended by the best Medical authorities in Paris as the best tonic , especially for Ladies . Suitable as a Dessert Wine , or at any other time of the day . BORDEAUX , BOURGOGNE , RHENISH , & ITALIAN WINES . Best Vintages , Best Quality , & Moderate Prices . All our Wines have been carefully selected , and we give the strongest guarantee as to their Purity , their Name , and Vintage . All these Wines can be tasted at the H OTEL C ONTINENTAL , 1 , Regent Street London , where they are generally preferred to any other Brands . Assorted Cases of our principal Specialities and Price lists sent on application . TRADE SUPPLIED .
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THE GRANDS VINS AGENCY , 12 a , REGENT STREET , LONDON .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following stand over-Summer Outing of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 13 S 2 . The Craft Abroad . Wanderers Lodge of Instruction , No . 1 C 04 .
BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Jewish Chronicle , " " Hull Packet , " " Broad Arrow , " " Freemasons' Chronicle , " '' La Revista lU . isdnica , " "Royal Cornwall Gazette , " "Citizen , " "El Templo , " " Freemasons' Journal , " "Court Circular , " "The Freemason" ( "Sydney ) , " Keystone , " " The American Israelite , " " The Gazette" ( Montreal ) , "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " The Freemason " ( Toronto ) , " The Gem . "
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I 1 ' — ' * - *—^ - ^ - ^ - ^ - ^ -g-g-X-g-V—XLJE-r-JL-E *?* SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER ao , 1884 . —< s . S ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ S
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinionsexpressedby our correspondents , but we wish in aspiri : of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—tret discussion . !
A MASONIC CHARITY SUNDAY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I notice in your last number a suggestion for a Masonic Monday for the support of the Irish Boys' and Girls' School . Would it not be a good idea to have a
Masonic Sunday , for the purpose of supporting our three Charitable Institutions ? We have a large number of the clergy of all denominations members of our Society . Would they set apart one Sunday in the year for a charitable sermon and collection ? I think much good would accrue from such an arrangement . —Yours fraternally , MIDDLESEX .
OFFICERS' INITIALS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The initials as now used to designate the rank of officers , Present and Past , of the Grand Lodge , and of
Provincial Grand Lodges , are very indefinite as to whether the brother so described be a Past Officer of Grand Lodge or a Present Officer of Provincial Grand Lodge . Who can tell , unless a province happens to be mentioned , whether " Bro . Johnson , P . G . O ., " is Past Grand Organist , or Provincial Grand Organist ?—Yours fraternally , . . P . P . G . P . WARN . Birmingham , nth September .
HUGHAN'S ENGLISH RITE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I wish to call Bro . Hughan ' s attention to a curious mistake , which he will probably be anxious to correct . On page 5 S he credits me with writing in a contemporary of Sth September , 1 SS . 1 . as follows : "The saver . il rituals im
to 1730 confirm my belief that the Moderns never changed their modes of recognition in the two first Degrees . " Now Sir , this is sound common sense , and moreover does express my opinion , but for all that I never wrote it , nor do I know who did , as I have destroyed the greater part of the number in question . I personally have no ground of complaint , but the real writer might feel aggrieved . Curiously enourrh . I
did write a long letter in the paper in question of that date , the concluding paragraphs of which give an account of an experience of mine many years ago in Hamburg , and which tends to prove that either England or Germany at some time or other made the horse and cart change places . Inasmuch as England agrees with Scotland and Ireland , the fault must be ascribed to Germany , and I think I can
explain how it arose . Towards the end of last century and begining of this our German brethren gradually awoke from theirdreamsof Templar succession , Rosicrucian inheritance , & c , and seriously set to work to replace Freemasonry on the solid foundation of the English Craft . The head of this movement in Hamburg was Schroder , and seeking for pure undiluted ceremonial he lit upon " Jachin and Boaz . " He came to the conclusion that this work contained Iho nnmiliun
English Rite ; and many learned German students such as Krause , Schneider , Fessler , and others , have since agreed with him . We know that the book is quite valueless for the desired purpose , but their mistake under the circumstances was excusable . Now , in this supposed exposure a certain cart is placed before a certain horse throughout , and hence the confusion . —I am , dear Sir , yours fraternally , G . W . SPETH .
THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Bro . Dunk is very ready in stating that my statements are entirely erroneous j but he does not prove that they are . I was informed by one who saw the bills of quantities that the name of Bro . Dunk appeared as surveyor , and that the
charge was two-and-a-half per cent . _ I did not state that Bro . Dunk could not prepare quantities ; but , during more than 20 years' experience , I have never before heard of his doing such work , nor can he pro-? iHce sU i ? a Iist of worksas Bros .. J . Clever , W . Birdseye , W . E . Stoner , H . Lovegrove , J . Sergeant , T . Nixon , and other more or less known Masons who are surveyors .
The statement that Mr . Gedon , his partner , competed is nonsense ; the interest of partners are the same , the apportionment of office work being a matter of detail . I consider that one-and-a-half per cent , for such a job would have been ample , as surveyors generally divide the labour of taking off , and I maintain , and shall alwavs do
so , that it the Committee had appointed one surveyor I Bro . Dunk does not give the name of the other , or state who appointed him ) , say such a good friend of the Institution as Bro . Joseph Clever , the work would have been as well done as by going through the farce of two surveyors . ONE WHO KNOWS .
Some years since the Lord Mayor of the day did Mr . Pearson the honour of laying the foundation stone of the latter s Chambers in Birdcage Walk . At the conclusion of the ceremony , Mr . Pearson , of whose right to the magic prefix " Bro . " we are unable to speak with any degree of certainty—thus aptly alluded to the tools which had been used on the nrrsdnn Me nrn » ni < .. l iv . «
mallet and level to his lordshi p as a memorial of the day ' s occurrences ; the square , he said , was "to be kept undivided between himself and Mrs . Pearson ; " the rule he gave to his daughter " as a guide , whereby to regulate her future conduct ; while as to the compass , he handed it to the builder , in the hope that " it would remind him to keep his bill within compass . "
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
401 ] OPENING OF SHELDONIAN THEATRE . In the London Gazette , No . 3 S 2 , I find the following : "Oxford , July n . —On Friday last , the University being assembled in a full body , went to take possession of the new Theatre , the Magnificent Benefaction of his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury , where , after the reading of his Grace ' s Grant by the Register of the University , Dr . South , the PuUicit Orator made an excellent speech upon
the occasion ; in the afternoon , being again assembled and placed in the Theatre , after the loud Musick had sounded , were pronounced several Panegyricks , the first in Prose , then one in Pindarick Verse , after that an Oration , then a Dialogue in Poetry , which having taken up a considerable time ; the Auditory was diverted with excellent Musick , Vocal and Instrumental , which ending , they were again entertained with another Oration , followed by two Speeches
in Poetry , and afterwards by a discourse in favour of Learning , then a short Speech from the Musick Gallery , ushering in two Odes , which were excellently sang , after which followed another Speech , which concluded the solemnity of that day . " Now , the above is an account of what occurred , written within two days after the event , and it contains no allusion whatever to any Masonic ceremony . " Ignotus " says "Anderson must have some authority for what he
advances . I suppose he means for the statement that the "Craftsmen celebrated the Cope-Stone " of the Sheldonian Theatre . Does not the fact that Anderson on p . 14 uses the same expression about Solomon's Temple , and on p . 23 about the Second Temple , and on p . 41 about Herod ' s Temple , and on p . 70 about Westminster Abbey , and on p . 79 about Henry the Seventh ' s Chapel , show that this expression was a mere figure of speech employed by
Anderson to round a period ? I was not aware of any doubt having arisen as to who was the designer of the Sheldonian Theatre , but it does appear extremely doubtful whether Sir C . Wren built the Ashmolean Museum , which Anderson , on p . 103 , attributes to him . All the local handbooks which I have consulted say that a local architect , named Wood , was the builder and designer . I hope to be able to trace their authority for this .
A WORTHY (?) BROTHER AT OXFORD . 402 ]
ROSICRUCIAN WORKS IN THE BODLEIAN . By the kind help of " A Worthy Brother at Oxford , " I am enabled to give the following list of Rosicrucian works in the Bodleian Library at Oxford , under the heading " Rosea Crux , " which may interest some of your readers . MASONIC STUDENT .
BOOKS IN BODLEIAN S . V . ROSEA CRUX . "Responsum ad fratres Rosacea ; Crucis per Hercul . Ovallodium , Heerm . Condesyanum , Mart a Casa" 1 G 1 S "Scriptum amicabile ad laudatissimam ct venerandam fraternitatem Rosea ; Crucis directum , in quo propter alia fraternitatis ros ,-c crucis doctrina , totius vibe descriptio euidenter defenditur etdeclaratur . " 1 G 21 "Colloquium Rhodostauroticum trium personarum de
fraternitate Rosa : Crucis , in quo videre est quid de societate statuendum sit ; ad calc . Mich . Majeri tract . posthum . Sive Ulyssis . " 1624 "Echo colloquii Rhodostaurotici . " 1624 "Silenti ' um post clamores , h . e . tractalus apologeticus quo causie non solum clamorum , sed revelationum fraternitatis Germanice de Rosea Cruce , & c . traduntur . " 1 G 24 "Themis aurea , h . e . de legibus fraternitatis R . C . tractatus . " 1624
"The fame and confession of the fraternity of R . C . commonly of the Rosie Cross , by Eug . Philalethes . " 1 G 5 S " Effroyables pactions faictes entre le diable et les pretendus Invisibles ( on college de Rose Croix ) avec leurs damnables instructions , & c . " 1 G 23 "Lettres sur la liberti ; politique ; avec les notes de l'Abb < 5 Placot . " , s " Frater Crucis Rosataj . Rosen Creutz briider , d . i . fernerer bericht was fur ein beschaffenheit es habe mit den Rosen creutz briider , u . s . w . " 1617
403 ] THE STRASBURGH ARCHIVES OF THE STEINMETZEN . Can Bro . Speth help me ? It is said by A . Arnold in his "History and Philosophy of Freemasonry , " page Si , that the document of the Strasburgh Freemasons " were in existence until the French Revolution , when they were destroyed , with many others , to prevent them falling into the hands of the Jacobine Commissioners . MASONIC STUDENT .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Lancashire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST LANCASHIRE .
By command of Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M ., P . G . M ., the annual Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at the Drill Hall , Ulverston , on Wednesday next , the 24 th inst ., when the Craft lodge will be opened at one o ' clock , to which all Master Masons will be admitted .
Business of considerable importance will be brought before the meeting . The brethren are requested to appear in Masonic mourning , as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Bro , H . S . Alpass , P . G . Secretary . In the meantime , Bro . W . Goodacre , as P . G . Registrar , Stretford , Manchester , is temporarily performing the duties of the Secretary of the Province .
Another petition is to be—if not alread y donepresented for the granting of a warrant for a new lodge to be held at Portsmouth . It is proposed to call it the St . Clair Lodge , and Captain St . Clair , R . N ., P . M ., is thefirst W . M . designate .
Amongst the most recent applications of the Mollis Waterspray System of Ventilating , Heating , and Cooling are the Walker Memorial Schools , Leicester ; Mr . Moon's Consulting Kooms , Harley Street ; the New Mission Hall , Duntshill , Wandsworth ; the new Baptist Chapel , Stratford ; St . John ' s Church , Waterloo Bridgeroad ; the Nova Scotia Mills , Blackburn ; and St . Mary ' s Church , Grassendale , Liverpool . "