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Original Correspondence.
to be open in thc Second Degree . The W . M . finding me to bs a stranger , asked how I had gained admission , when I related to him what transpired outside the lodge . He therefore instructed the J . W . to examine me to prove that I was an E . A ., and afterwards F . C . ; t » these examinations I submitted myself , but when the W . M . attempted to prove me to be a M . M . I blankly refused ( knowing the lodge to
be open in the Second Degree only ) , and wished to retire until the lodge was open in the Third Degree . The W . M ., however , did not consider it necessary for me to retire , but requested me to be seated , that the business of thc lodge might be proceeded with , when I was much surprised to hear him call upon two brothers ( Fellow Crafts ) to retire , that the lodge might be opened in thc Third Degree , I
being allowed to remain ( without further examination ) to witness a ceremony which I very much enjoyed , the working being eycellently performed , and two F . C . ' s raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M . Hoping you may find space for this in your valuable journal , I am , dear Sir and Brother , fraternally yours ,
M . M . 594 , E . C . Salford , November 24 th , 1879 . N . B . —I can give number of lodge and date of meeting if required .
A CORRECTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In more than one of the letters which have recently appeared in your columns , I find the word
" noviciate " used instead of " novice . " I venture to point out to the writers of those letters that a . novitiate is a state or condition , or a period of time ; while a novice is a living entity . It would have an odd look , but it would be no more incorrect to call a " candidate" a " candidature" than it is to call " a novice "
" a novitiate . " While I am writing , may I be permitted to point out a gross error which one too often hears in the loelge—the word " universe " when only " the world" is intended . We have no means of knowing whether or not Freemasonry exists in other worlds than our own , but we may gravely doubt if an edict of even that wise and mighty
prince , King Solomon , would have force and effect in those distant regions . One other error has been handed down to us from our less instructed predecessors , namely , " from whence . " " Whence" means literally "from which place , " therefore to add the word " fioni " to " whence" is an absurdity
and , as Dr . Johnson calls il , " a barbarism . " lt would bc as reasonable to say "to whither" as lo say "from whence , " " from thence , " " from hence , " * " from henceforth , " and last and worst barbarism of all , " for why . " The last is happily of rare occurrence . Unfortunately Hood has immortalised it in " Eugene Aram ' s Dream , "
" For why , methought Last night I wrought A murder in a dream . " Poets , however , enjoy a degree of license not permitted to writers of prose . The members of our lodges are , as a rule , far above the average in education and position , and it requires but little thought on the part of officers and instructors to perceive and to eliminate from our work incorrect and obsolete , and , above all , barbarous modes of
expression . Yours fraternally , P . M .
A QUERY . To Ihe Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you kindly allow mc through your columns to say that I shall feel greatly obliged to any Secretaries who will take thc trouble to send me specimens of the forms of lodge summons and clearance certificate in use in their respective lodges . Yours truly and fraternally ,
WILLIAM NOTT , P . P . J . G . W . & P . G . R . Wilts High-street , Devizes , 22 nd Nov ., 1879 .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
THE ROYAL ARCH AT YORK . I rejoice to sec by my Bro . Hughan ' s remarks that Bro . Whytehead has " struck " fresh " oil " at York . 1 con gratulate him on thc discovery , as that fact throws back the Royal Arch a good deal later , and is most important and interesting " per se . " Let us hope that Bro . Whytehead , like Bro . Vernon and others , will continue his investigations . I have always said that much yet remains to be explored and much to be verified . A . F . A . W . Derwentwater Bay , Keswick .
THE QUATUOR CORONATI . Bro . Gould ' s interesting reference to the early church of the "Quatuor Coronati " at Canterbury opens out much valuable ground . There was , however , an earlier church at Canterbury , probably built by a Roman Guild , and useel by Oueen Bertha and her French Bishop Chaplain before the anival of Augustine . All this shows not only
how early was the legend , but , probably , how true also is tVie tradition . Perhaps Bro . Gould can ascertain , ( for I have not time to do to just now ) , what is the elate of the earliest Service Boeik in the British Museum which contains the " Quatuor . " 1 rejoice to see so many able students entering the interesting- but neglected pathways o Masonic archeology . Bro . Hughan and 1 have often recrelted the naucitv of fellow labourers in so good a cause . A . F . A . W .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
HERTFORD LODGE . The history of thc Hertford Masonic Lodge , No . 403 so ably compiled by the indefatigable Bro . T . S . Carter Prov . J . G . W . Herts , is worthy of note , because of it unique character in some respects . I see our brother P . M No . 1 objects to the terms of ths ad Iress to Bro . S . Austin , when installed in 1 S 78 , as being an unprecedented
circumstance , and for the reason oar esteemed Bro . R . H . Giraud , P . M ., etc ., having been a member of No . 1 several years longer than Bro . Austin has of No . 403 . Now the point is not as to the length of membership mainly that the installation * of Bro . Austin was remarkable , but because he was one of the . yTr . rf initiates on the daij thc lodge was inaugurated in 1829 , and as a P . M .
was installed in Nov . 1878 , to be the Master of the lodge on the celebration of its jubilee in 18 79 . Now , is there another instance of an initiate on the formation of a lod ge continuing a member , and being installed Mister for the jubilee celebration ? If so , then this circumstance , so pleasing to the members of No . 403 , is not so singular and noteworthy as they deem it to be . W . J . HUGHAN .
THE "ROYAL LODGE , " LONDON . In reply to your correspondent enquiring as to the Royal Lodge , I find it included in Wm . Cole's engraved list of 1770 , where it appears as "No . 251 , Royal Lodge , Thatcht House , St . James-street , late the new lodge at the Horn , Westminster , meeting on the ist Friday , date of warrant 4 th April , 1764 . " P . M .
ANOTHER MS . CONSTITUTION . At a sale by Puttick and Simpson on thc 12 th November , the following MS . is announced as No . 6 50 : " The Antient Constitutions of the Free and Accepted Masons , a very curious folio manuscript , ornamented title and
drawing by Inigo Jones , old red morocco , gilt leaves , dated 1607 . " Unfortunately , being in the north , I elid not see the catalogue until thc sale was over . I am now trying to ascertain into whose hands it has fallen . A . F . A . W .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
A Special General Court of the Governors and Subscribers of this Iiiilitution was held on Saturday last , at Freemasons' Hal ) , for the purpose of considering a recommendation of the Building Committee : — " That the sum of six thousand five hundred pounds £ be in the of
((> s °° ) expended purchase Lyncombc House and grounds ( freehold ) , the property of Wm . Evill , Esq ., adjoining the grounds of the Institution , at St . jooh ' s Hill , Battersea Rise , S . W . " Lieut . Col . John Creaton , J . P ., Grand Treasurer , Treasurer and Trustee of the Institution , presided , and the other brethren who attended were Bros , the Kev . A . K . A .
Woodford , Col . James Peters , Herbert Dicketts , Henry Venn , Thomas Massa , H . A . Dubois , John A . Rucker , E . Letchworth , John Sampson Peirce , S . Rawson , Griffiths Smith , Charles John Perceval , F . Binckes , Capt . John Wordsworth , George Kenning , Arthur E . Gladwell , F . R , W . Hedges ( Secretary ) , and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . Bro . Hedges having read the advertisement convening
the meeting , The Chairman said that in moving the adoption of the recommendation of the Building Committee he should be very brief . The brethren were all well aware that the Institution had not too much open space at Battersea Rise . At present they had not much to complain of because the adjoining lands were not built upon , but if such an
occurrence should take place , the School would be very much hemmed in . They had the opportunity now to purchase a very large house , which he might call a mansion , and a piece of ground adjoining the School lands , which would only require the removal of a wall and the two grounds Would be * one . The house was a large one , and at this moment he believed contained twenty people . From this the brethren might judge of its size—that it was not a
cottage . If they gave their sanction to the proposed purchase , the grounds would remain open ; but if not , thc present owner intended to build upon them . He mi ght add that the house and grounds could not be entered upon immediately , as they would not be able to have possession before perhaps a year , if they agreed to purchase . But as soon as the purchase was completed the money would bear interest at 4 per cent . Bro . C J . Perceval enquired how much ground there was .
Thc Chairman said it was about three-quarters of an acre . It was not an acre , but it was more than threequarters . He then concluded by moving : — "That the sum of six thousand five hundred pounds ( £ 6300 ) be expended in the purchase of Lyncombe House and grounds ( freehold ) , the property of Wm . Evill , Esq ., adjoining the grounds of the Institution at St . John's Hill ,
Battersea Rise , S . W . " Bro . H . A . Dubois seconded the motion . The Chairman having called for any remarks the brethren had to offer , Bro . Henry Venn , after a short pause , saiel he had been in hopes that some one woulel have put a question or two to the Chairman upon the subject , because it seemed to
him and some other brethren tnat the property proposed to be bought was a small piece and not a very eligible site . Therefore , as one of the Governors , he wished to ask what was the supposed rental of thc land and house , because they would then have an idea of whether they were paying a fancy piicc or a market price . He had taken the opportunity of asking an experienced man what was the value of the property . He would like also to enquire
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
whether there was any other purchaser in the field , or whether this Institution was the only body that required it . He thought thc subscribers were entitled to come and ask these questions , because they were not all a Building Committee , and there were a large number of Governors so many miles away that they could not afford the time to come and enquire themselves . He understood the
Institution was going to give £ ioco more than they ought to give for the property , and ; on behalf of the country Governors , he ventured to put these questions . lie was sure the brethren composing the Building Committee had the best intentions , and were under the impression that they were doing perfectly right . Nevertheless , he did not think it
was quite right the Court should pass this motion without the whole question being ventilated . It was said by some who could not attend these meetings that they had no voice in the matter , and that the matter was all cut and dried before the Court met . If , however , the brethren who attended put these questions the country brethren would see that their interests were attended to .
Thc Chairman said be had to mention , with regard to thc value of the property in question , the Committee had every reason to believe that in taking it they were not taking land of any great value . The value , however , was increasing every day . With regard to the house , he was sure it could bc utilised for the purposes of the School by making it a probationary school ,
which would enable the Institution to take in a larger number of girls than at present . There was another point too—the house was in thc main road , opposite the railway station , and this would afford thc School house and grounds an entrance which was very desirable . To sum up the whole matter , he thought the grounds and house were worth almost any amount to the Institution
which it could pay , and there were many reasons which warranted the recommendation of thc Building Committee , but above all it was most desirable that the Institution should be increased . Bro . Herbert Dicketts saiel the Chairman hael remarked that Mr . Evill would build on the land if the Institution did not buy it . He quite agreed with the Building
Committee that it was necessary the Institution should have the land , though it might cost more than it woulel in the eipen market . He lived himself in the neighbourhood , he knew the property well , and he had gone into the question to the best of his ability . He had come to the conclusion that if the property were put up to auction it woulel not fetch £ -5000 . If he wanted il for his family to live in it would
fetch a rent of £ 200 . That would give the price at twenty-five years' purchase of £ 3000 . He was prepared to admit that the house would be . very useful , especially if there was a chance of increasing the number of girls , and he quite agreed with the Chairman ' s remark that it would make a good preparatory school . There was a difficulty when ten , twelve , or sixteen girls came into thc School ,
and it woulel bc an advantage to put them hrst of all in thc preparatory school for twelve or eighteen months . As he understood , when thc Committee first asked Mr . Evill about thc property he wanted 8000 guineas . He then reduced it to 7000 guineas . Thc Building Committee offered him £ fiooo , and he said if they would give him £ ( ie , oo they should have it .
The Chairman said there was no other purchaser in the field . Mr . Evill did not insure that there would not be , but he would build upon thc site if he did not sell it . Mr . Evill woulel not take a farthing less than £ 6500 . Bro . Peacock supported thc motion . Bro . J . S . Peirce , as a professional man , had studied the question . Living in the neighbourhood , too , he knew
the property for the last quarter-of-a-century . The authorities of the School had lost several opportunities of buying property in thc neighbourhood , and they had regretted it but once , and that was ever since . The health , comfort , and general recreation of the girls would be materially interfered with if they had all sorts of houses built on this site as they hael on others .
Bro . Gladwell thought if this property was let go , and was built upon , there would be a diminution , in the value of the School as it at present stood . The Chairman , in answer to a ejuestion , said there was not much ground to thc house . The motion was then put and carried , and a vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings .
Consecration Of The St. Leonard's Lodge, No. 1842.
CONSECRATION OF THE ST . LEONARD'S LODGE , No . 1842 .
For some few years past the necessity for the establishment of a lodge at St . Leonard's has been felt anel acknowledged by several of the most prominent members of the Craft in the twin towns of Hastings and St . Leonard's , and in conseq uence of the action taken by
several of the brethren a few months ago , and after the usual amount of preliminary routine , a warrant was granted on August 23 rd , anel the lodge , which is named the St , Leonard ' s Lodge , and bears the number 1842 , was consecrated on Friday week , the 21 st inst ., in one of thc rooms in the new buildings called the Warrior Square Concert Rooms , which have recently been completed in that town .
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather , there was a large attenelance of thc brethren , among whom we noticed Bros . John Henderson Scott , D . Prov . G . M . of Sussex ; Major-General the Hon . Somerset Gough Calthorpe , Junior Grand Warden of England ; Rev . C . J . Martyn , Past Grand Chaplain of England , and D . Prov .
G . M . of Suffolk ; Joseph Dixon , P . M . 271 , P . Prov . S . G . W ., acting as Prov . S . G . W . ; [ I . Davey ( Mayor of Brighton ) , P . M . 732 , Prov . J . G . W . ; E . R . Adams , S . W . 1466 , Prov . G . Chap . ; R . Crosskcy , P . M . 1303 , Prov . G . Treas . ; Wm . Dawes , P . M . 341 , P . I ' rov . G . Reg ., as I ' rov . G . Reg . ; V . P . Freeman ; P . M . 271 , Prov . G . Sec ; C . W . Deikc , P . M . 40 and 1184 , P . Prov . | . G . D ., as Prov . S . G . D . ;
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Original Correspondence.
to be open in thc Second Degree . The W . M . finding me to bs a stranger , asked how I had gained admission , when I related to him what transpired outside the lodge . He therefore instructed the J . W . to examine me to prove that I was an E . A ., and afterwards F . C . ; t » these examinations I submitted myself , but when the W . M . attempted to prove me to be a M . M . I blankly refused ( knowing the lodge to
be open in the Second Degree only ) , and wished to retire until the lodge was open in the Third Degree . The W . M ., however , did not consider it necessary for me to retire , but requested me to be seated , that the business of thc lodge might be proceeded with , when I was much surprised to hear him call upon two brothers ( Fellow Crafts ) to retire , that the lodge might be opened in thc Third Degree , I
being allowed to remain ( without further examination ) to witness a ceremony which I very much enjoyed , the working being eycellently performed , and two F . C . ' s raised to the Sublime Degree of M . M . Hoping you may find space for this in your valuable journal , I am , dear Sir and Brother , fraternally yours ,
M . M . 594 , E . C . Salford , November 24 th , 1879 . N . B . —I can give number of lodge and date of meeting if required .
A CORRECTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In more than one of the letters which have recently appeared in your columns , I find the word
" noviciate " used instead of " novice . " I venture to point out to the writers of those letters that a . novitiate is a state or condition , or a period of time ; while a novice is a living entity . It would have an odd look , but it would be no more incorrect to call a " candidate" a " candidature" than it is to call " a novice "
" a novitiate . " While I am writing , may I be permitted to point out a gross error which one too often hears in the loelge—the word " universe " when only " the world" is intended . We have no means of knowing whether or not Freemasonry exists in other worlds than our own , but we may gravely doubt if an edict of even that wise and mighty
prince , King Solomon , would have force and effect in those distant regions . One other error has been handed down to us from our less instructed predecessors , namely , " from whence . " " Whence" means literally "from which place , " therefore to add the word " fioni " to " whence" is an absurdity
and , as Dr . Johnson calls il , " a barbarism . " lt would bc as reasonable to say "to whither" as lo say "from whence , " " from thence , " " from hence , " * " from henceforth , " and last and worst barbarism of all , " for why . " The last is happily of rare occurrence . Unfortunately Hood has immortalised it in " Eugene Aram ' s Dream , "
" For why , methought Last night I wrought A murder in a dream . " Poets , however , enjoy a degree of license not permitted to writers of prose . The members of our lodges are , as a rule , far above the average in education and position , and it requires but little thought on the part of officers and instructors to perceive and to eliminate from our work incorrect and obsolete , and , above all , barbarous modes of
expression . Yours fraternally , P . M .
A QUERY . To Ihe Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you kindly allow mc through your columns to say that I shall feel greatly obliged to any Secretaries who will take thc trouble to send me specimens of the forms of lodge summons and clearance certificate in use in their respective lodges . Yours truly and fraternally ,
WILLIAM NOTT , P . P . J . G . W . & P . G . R . Wilts High-street , Devizes , 22 nd Nov ., 1879 .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
THE ROYAL ARCH AT YORK . I rejoice to sec by my Bro . Hughan ' s remarks that Bro . Whytehead has " struck " fresh " oil " at York . 1 con gratulate him on thc discovery , as that fact throws back the Royal Arch a good deal later , and is most important and interesting " per se . " Let us hope that Bro . Whytehead , like Bro . Vernon and others , will continue his investigations . I have always said that much yet remains to be explored and much to be verified . A . F . A . W . Derwentwater Bay , Keswick .
THE QUATUOR CORONATI . Bro . Gould ' s interesting reference to the early church of the "Quatuor Coronati " at Canterbury opens out much valuable ground . There was , however , an earlier church at Canterbury , probably built by a Roman Guild , and useel by Oueen Bertha and her French Bishop Chaplain before the anival of Augustine . All this shows not only
how early was the legend , but , probably , how true also is tVie tradition . Perhaps Bro . Gould can ascertain , ( for I have not time to do to just now ) , what is the elate of the earliest Service Boeik in the British Museum which contains the " Quatuor . " 1 rejoice to see so many able students entering the interesting- but neglected pathways o Masonic archeology . Bro . Hughan and 1 have often recrelted the naucitv of fellow labourers in so good a cause . A . F . A . W .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
HERTFORD LODGE . The history of thc Hertford Masonic Lodge , No . 403 so ably compiled by the indefatigable Bro . T . S . Carter Prov . J . G . W . Herts , is worthy of note , because of it unique character in some respects . I see our brother P . M No . 1 objects to the terms of ths ad Iress to Bro . S . Austin , when installed in 1 S 78 , as being an unprecedented
circumstance , and for the reason oar esteemed Bro . R . H . Giraud , P . M ., etc ., having been a member of No . 1 several years longer than Bro . Austin has of No . 403 . Now the point is not as to the length of membership mainly that the installation * of Bro . Austin was remarkable , but because he was one of the . yTr . rf initiates on the daij thc lodge was inaugurated in 1829 , and as a P . M .
was installed in Nov . 1878 , to be the Master of the lodge on the celebration of its jubilee in 18 79 . Now , is there another instance of an initiate on the formation of a lod ge continuing a member , and being installed Mister for the jubilee celebration ? If so , then this circumstance , so pleasing to the members of No . 403 , is not so singular and noteworthy as they deem it to be . W . J . HUGHAN .
THE "ROYAL LODGE , " LONDON . In reply to your correspondent enquiring as to the Royal Lodge , I find it included in Wm . Cole's engraved list of 1770 , where it appears as "No . 251 , Royal Lodge , Thatcht House , St . James-street , late the new lodge at the Horn , Westminster , meeting on the ist Friday , date of warrant 4 th April , 1764 . " P . M .
ANOTHER MS . CONSTITUTION . At a sale by Puttick and Simpson on thc 12 th November , the following MS . is announced as No . 6 50 : " The Antient Constitutions of the Free and Accepted Masons , a very curious folio manuscript , ornamented title and
drawing by Inigo Jones , old red morocco , gilt leaves , dated 1607 . " Unfortunately , being in the north , I elid not see the catalogue until thc sale was over . I am now trying to ascertain into whose hands it has fallen . A . F . A . W .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
A Special General Court of the Governors and Subscribers of this Iiiilitution was held on Saturday last , at Freemasons' Hal ) , for the purpose of considering a recommendation of the Building Committee : — " That the sum of six thousand five hundred pounds £ be in the of
((> s °° ) expended purchase Lyncombc House and grounds ( freehold ) , the property of Wm . Evill , Esq ., adjoining the grounds of the Institution , at St . jooh ' s Hill , Battersea Rise , S . W . " Lieut . Col . John Creaton , J . P ., Grand Treasurer , Treasurer and Trustee of the Institution , presided , and the other brethren who attended were Bros , the Kev . A . K . A .
Woodford , Col . James Peters , Herbert Dicketts , Henry Venn , Thomas Massa , H . A . Dubois , John A . Rucker , E . Letchworth , John Sampson Peirce , S . Rawson , Griffiths Smith , Charles John Perceval , F . Binckes , Capt . John Wordsworth , George Kenning , Arthur E . Gladwell , F . R , W . Hedges ( Secretary ) , and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . Bro . Hedges having read the advertisement convening
the meeting , The Chairman said that in moving the adoption of the recommendation of the Building Committee he should be very brief . The brethren were all well aware that the Institution had not too much open space at Battersea Rise . At present they had not much to complain of because the adjoining lands were not built upon , but if such an
occurrence should take place , the School would be very much hemmed in . They had the opportunity now to purchase a very large house , which he might call a mansion , and a piece of ground adjoining the School lands , which would only require the removal of a wall and the two grounds Would be * one . The house was a large one , and at this moment he believed contained twenty people . From this the brethren might judge of its size—that it was not a
cottage . If they gave their sanction to the proposed purchase , the grounds would remain open ; but if not , thc present owner intended to build upon them . He mi ght add that the house and grounds could not be entered upon immediately , as they would not be able to have possession before perhaps a year , if they agreed to purchase . But as soon as the purchase was completed the money would bear interest at 4 per cent . Bro . C J . Perceval enquired how much ground there was .
Thc Chairman said it was about three-quarters of an acre . It was not an acre , but it was more than threequarters . He then concluded by moving : — "That the sum of six thousand five hundred pounds ( £ 6300 ) be expended in the purchase of Lyncombe House and grounds ( freehold ) , the property of Wm . Evill , Esq ., adjoining the grounds of the Institution at St . John's Hill ,
Battersea Rise , S . W . " Bro . H . A . Dubois seconded the motion . The Chairman having called for any remarks the brethren had to offer , Bro . Henry Venn , after a short pause , saiel he had been in hopes that some one woulel have put a question or two to the Chairman upon the subject , because it seemed to
him and some other brethren tnat the property proposed to be bought was a small piece and not a very eligible site . Therefore , as one of the Governors , he wished to ask what was the supposed rental of thc land and house , because they would then have an idea of whether they were paying a fancy piicc or a market price . He had taken the opportunity of asking an experienced man what was the value of the property . He would like also to enquire
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whether there was any other purchaser in the field , or whether this Institution was the only body that required it . He thought thc subscribers were entitled to come and ask these questions , because they were not all a Building Committee , and there were a large number of Governors so many miles away that they could not afford the time to come and enquire themselves . He understood the
Institution was going to give £ ioco more than they ought to give for the property , and ; on behalf of the country Governors , he ventured to put these questions . lie was sure the brethren composing the Building Committee had the best intentions , and were under the impression that they were doing perfectly right . Nevertheless , he did not think it
was quite right the Court should pass this motion without the whole question being ventilated . It was said by some who could not attend these meetings that they had no voice in the matter , and that the matter was all cut and dried before the Court met . If , however , the brethren who attended put these questions the country brethren would see that their interests were attended to .
Thc Chairman said be had to mention , with regard to thc value of the property in question , the Committee had every reason to believe that in taking it they were not taking land of any great value . The value , however , was increasing every day . With regard to the house , he was sure it could bc utilised for the purposes of the School by making it a probationary school ,
which would enable the Institution to take in a larger number of girls than at present . There was another point too—the house was in thc main road , opposite the railway station , and this would afford thc School house and grounds an entrance which was very desirable . To sum up the whole matter , he thought the grounds and house were worth almost any amount to the Institution
which it could pay , and there were many reasons which warranted the recommendation of thc Building Committee , but above all it was most desirable that the Institution should be increased . Bro . Herbert Dicketts saiel the Chairman hael remarked that Mr . Evill would build on the land if the Institution did not buy it . He quite agreed with the Building
Committee that it was necessary the Institution should have the land , though it might cost more than it woulel in the eipen market . He lived himself in the neighbourhood , he knew the property well , and he had gone into the question to the best of his ability . He had come to the conclusion that if the property were put up to auction it woulel not fetch £ -5000 . If he wanted il for his family to live in it would
fetch a rent of £ 200 . That would give the price at twenty-five years' purchase of £ 3000 . He was prepared to admit that the house would be . very useful , especially if there was a chance of increasing the number of girls , and he quite agreed with the Chairman ' s remark that it would make a good preparatory school . There was a difficulty when ten , twelve , or sixteen girls came into thc School ,
and it woulel bc an advantage to put them hrst of all in thc preparatory school for twelve or eighteen months . As he understood , when thc Committee first asked Mr . Evill about thc property he wanted 8000 guineas . He then reduced it to 7000 guineas . Thc Building Committee offered him £ fiooo , and he said if they would give him £ ( ie , oo they should have it .
The Chairman said there was no other purchaser in the field . Mr . Evill did not insure that there would not be , but he would build upon thc site if he did not sell it . Mr . Evill woulel not take a farthing less than £ 6500 . Bro . Peacock supported thc motion . Bro . J . S . Peirce , as a professional man , had studied the question . Living in the neighbourhood , too , he knew
the property for the last quarter-of-a-century . The authorities of the School had lost several opportunities of buying property in thc neighbourhood , and they had regretted it but once , and that was ever since . The health , comfort , and general recreation of the girls would be materially interfered with if they had all sorts of houses built on this site as they hael on others .
Bro . Gladwell thought if this property was let go , and was built upon , there would be a diminution , in the value of the School as it at present stood . The Chairman , in answer to a ejuestion , said there was not much ground to thc house . The motion was then put and carried , and a vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings .
Consecration Of The St. Leonard's Lodge, No. 1842.
CONSECRATION OF THE ST . LEONARD'S LODGE , No . 1842 .
For some few years past the necessity for the establishment of a lodge at St . Leonard's has been felt anel acknowledged by several of the most prominent members of the Craft in the twin towns of Hastings and St . Leonard's , and in conseq uence of the action taken by
several of the brethren a few months ago , and after the usual amount of preliminary routine , a warrant was granted on August 23 rd , anel the lodge , which is named the St , Leonard ' s Lodge , and bears the number 1842 , was consecrated on Friday week , the 21 st inst ., in one of thc rooms in the new buildings called the Warrior Square Concert Rooms , which have recently been completed in that town .
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather , there was a large attenelance of thc brethren , among whom we noticed Bros . John Henderson Scott , D . Prov . G . M . of Sussex ; Major-General the Hon . Somerset Gough Calthorpe , Junior Grand Warden of England ; Rev . C . J . Martyn , Past Grand Chaplain of England , and D . Prov .
G . M . of Suffolk ; Joseph Dixon , P . M . 271 , P . Prov . S . G . W ., acting as Prov . S . G . W . ; [ I . Davey ( Mayor of Brighton ) , P . M . 732 , Prov . J . G . W . ; E . R . Adams , S . W . 1466 , Prov . G . Chap . ; R . Crosskcy , P . M . 1303 , Prov . G . Treas . ; Wm . Dawes , P . M . 341 , P . I ' rov . G . Reg ., as I ' rov . G . Reg . ; V . P . Freeman ; P . M . 271 , Prov . G . Sec ; C . W . Deikc , P . M . 40 and 1184 , P . Prov . | . G . D ., as Prov . S . G . D . ;