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not quite certain but they took the oaths and their seats in the House of Lords on the self-same evening . I am happy in being able to satisfy Bro . Wright—as , indeed , he will have gathered from the foregoing paragraph —that Lords Sherbrooke and Brabourne are both Masons and both initiates of the Apollo University ; the name of " Rob . Lowe , Univ . Coll ., " appearing in the list of members under the year 1 S 33 , and that of "

Knatchbull-Hugessen , E . H ., Magd . Coll ., " under the year 1 S 50 . I will take this opportunity of likewise thanking " E . L . H . " for supplementing my sketch of Freemasonry in Oxfordshire by the addition of three " Ancient " lodges which do not appear in the Union list . 1 have temfioraril y mislaid a copy 1 had made of the 1 S 07 and 1 S 13 ists of " Ancient" lodges , and hence their omission . I remain , fraternally yours , THE WRITER OF THE ARTICLE .

THE UN-MASONIC TRIAL . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am not inclined , even after seeing the heart-rending appeals of Bro . Trevor in your columns and the onesided letters of his partizans , to enter into a wordy war on this subject , as I can afford to treat the effusions of a

defeated litigant and his colleagues with indifference and equanimity ; nor should I have put pen to paper in the matter if I had not felt it my duty , as a Mason , to put myself right with my brother Masons upon one point upon which they all appear to agree , namely , that if I did commence the action and went forward with it to trial I was in the highest degree to blame . If my brother Masons ,

without going beyond this question , and seeking to prove ( which they cannot possibly do without a public investigation before the authorities ) which party to the suit has acted rightly in the matter and whose conduct is most culpable , will confine themselves—as I shall for the presentto this one point , I will endeavour to show them who is really responsible for the cause coming before a jury , and

whose conduct is , therefore , to be the most condemned . A few words will suffice to do this . In the first place , before even issuing the writ in this action I had the express permission of the Provincial Masonic authorities for doing so . This I am ready to prove whenever called upon to do so . Secondly , after the writ was issued I demurred to some of

the defendent s pleadings . Having finally succeeded in my demurrers , I then abandoned the action for libel . At the end of two years from that time , however , and when I had given up all thoughts of proceeding with my case , judge of my astonishment at receiving from my solicitor , Bro .

John Hearfield ( who , with his brother , Mr . T . VV . Hearfield , was my solicitor in this action ) , the following letter , which , as will be seen , was written in consequence of the defendent Trevor ' s proceedings . " Hull , 23 rd January , 18 S 0 , . " In the High Court of justice .

" YOURSELF V . TREVOR AND OTHERS . " Dear Sir , — " You will remember that in the argument of a demurrer in this action before Mr . Justice Field his lordship expressed a very strong opinion that the matter ought not to go into public court , and that it should be arranged by the Grand Lodge . In deference to that opinion , the

matter has since remained in abeyance ; but yesterday Trevor , one of the defendants , took out a summons to obtain an order dismissing the action for want of prosecution , and that you should pay his ( the defendant ' s ) costs . Thus you will see that your forbearance from prosecuting your claim meets with no appreciation , but simply emboldens the defendant to demand his costs . If an action is

not proceeded with any defendant is entitled , as a matter of course , to get an order dismissing same for want of protection , and in this case such an order has been made unless you give notice of trial within seven days from this day . We strongly advise you to let us take this case for trial , and we feel assured that defendants , instead of obtaining costs , which they now impudently demand , will have to

pay both damages and costs . " Please give us an immediate reply . " Yours truly , " J . and T . W . HEARFIELD . "H . E . Voigt , Esq . " After this I am content to leave the point to your readers , and I doubt if , after reading this epistle , they will endeavour to help a Mason who seeks to uphold the " morality "

of Freemasonry in such a manner . As I fully expect that the Masonic authorities will bring us face to race in a short time to investigate this matter , 1 trust I shall not be considered " un-Masonic " if I refuse to follow the example of your correspondents by divulgingthe proceedings of open lodge . I am convinced that I have not been guilty of any conduct that will not bear the closest

scrutiny ; and I ask your readers , as brother Masons , not to help me to pay my costs , but to defer their judgment on the various points of the case until after the public enquiry shall have been held . I would also suggest that brethren should refrain in the meantime from helping Bro . Trevor

till he has disproved what I now set before you , and shows clearly and conclusively , if he can , that he himself is not responsible for forcing the whole matter into court . Yours fraternally , H . E . VOIGT . Kingston Chamfjers , Hull , September 20 th .

To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you kindly allow me , once for all , to say ( what 1 have already said to an anonymous correspondent ) that if "Auditor" and "S . K ., " who write in your last issue , will only ratify the good faith of their communications by subscribing thereto their real name and address , I

shall have great pleasure in answering their enquiries to the best of my ability . But 1 cannot condescend to reply to shots from behind a hedge , especially when fired by unmistakeable foes ! Moreover , both of these writers claim , I see , to be Freemasons , hut I should like to be satisfied of their identity before I acknowledge their brotherhood . I have made no secret of either my name or address , or my

Masonic status , which one of them has been properly rebuked by you for ignoring ; and , therefore , I think 1 have a right to know theirs . Until , however , they unmask , and whilst they , * or others , thus anonymously attack my motives and actions , I beg to decline having anything to do with them ; as I do not expect , nor have 1 asked for , any help from those who uphold Bro . Henri Emil Voigt in his "black-

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balling " of two clergymen against whom he had not the shadow of real complaint . Yours fraternally , TUDOR TREVOR , P . M ., & c . Kendal , 21 st September .

A CAUTION . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Seeing this " note " in the Times of Saturday , the iSth inst ., I think it well to call the attention of your readers to the " little dodge , " as perhaps some of our worthy brethren may be victimized in the same way —•

"A correspondent , who signs himself 'A . H . C ., ' writes to us to expose one or two frauds now carried on with complete success . The other morning a yourp man called at his house , and asked to see him , giving the servant his card . ' A . H . C was out at the time , and the servant carried the card to his wife upstairs . When the servant came down from the drawing-room the man had disappeared , carrying with him a new overcoat which hung in the hall

on the hatstand . Our correspondent says that a friend of his was called upon some time since b y a fellow of this class . His friend came downstairs just in time to see the man slipping through the hall door with a lady visitor's umbrella under his arm . Our correspondent adds that dining-room doors , after the cloth for dinner is laid , should be kept locked , for a large amount of plate might be pocketed in two or three minutes by one of these ' artful dodgers . '" Yours fraternally , A HOUSEHOLDER .

MASONIC FUNERALS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you kindly answer the following question in your next Saturday ' s number ?

Do any of the Masonic rules or constitutions apply to a funeral at which Masons attend as simple mourners , but which is not a Masonic funeral , either as to the summoning of the brethren , order of procession , or other details ? Yours fraternally ,

A . B . [ There is no constitutional authority that we are aware of for a Masonic funeral . It is purely , we apprehend , a traditionary and non-forbidden usage of the Craft . The rule as to all Masonic assemblages extern to lodges applies

to funerals . At p . 136 our correspondent will find the law as to Masonic funerals . As to non-Masonic funerals , that surely must be a matter for the "legal representatives " of the deceased or the person in charge of the funeral . —ED . ]

THE ADMISSION OF VISITORS . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — One more letter and I think I shall have said all I need on my side of the question . It will , perhaps , make the matter a little clearer if I briefly re-state my case .

I went specially , on the evening in question , to visit the lodge alluded to , so that I might , as a VV . M ., benefit by the working , and I took my " clothing" with me . On applying to the Tyler for admission I was asked for my certificate , which I could not produce . I was then told by the T y ler and a number of the brethren that they could not admit me , or take any steps towards proving me ,

unless 1 first showed it . My identity with the individual whose name appeared on my apron case could have been proved in ten minutes , but I was not asked to prove it . I said then , and I maintain now , that the production of the certificate by a visitor is not a " sine qua non . " It is not required by the Book of Constitutions , and it is not laid down as an essential in the order issued by Grand

Lodge , June 3 rd , 1 S 67 ; else , why the clause , " or other ( iroper vouchers of his having been initiated in a regular odge . " I did not wish to dictate as to the manner or extent of proof , neither did I require any "hints of knowledge . " I offered to submit to any test . I am still , Sir , of opinion that in the course they adopted they were acting contrary both to the spirit and letter of

the law . As to the practice , I have never known or heard of any other lodge which carried its caution ( or exdusiveness ) to such an extreme . Thanking you for your kindness and courtesy in allowing me to ventilate the subject , and also Bros . "Read , Mark , | and Learn , " and "P . M . " for their contributions , I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , J . E . STEWARD , W . M . 33 G .

Ancient And Primitive Rite.

Ancient and Primitive Rite .

LIVERPOOL . —Lily of the Valley Rose Croix Chapter ( No . 7 ) . —The installation meeting of the above chapter took p lace on Friday , the 17 th inst ., at the chapter rooms , the I emple , Dale-street , when the following brethren , being officers elect , were impressively installed in their respective stations , by 111 . Bro . C . fames , 33 , P . M . W .: 111 Bros . J . W . Turlcy , 32 , M . W . ; " VV . H . Ouilliam , 31 , Sir Kt . Senior Warden ; Squire Chapman , 0

32 , Sir Kt . Junior Warden ; VV . Longbottom , 30 , Sir Kt . Orator ; S . Howard , 30 , Sir Kt . Secretary ; T . W . Blades , 30 , Sir Kt . Archivest ; F . B . Braham , 30 , Sir Kt . Conductor ; VV . Kinsey , 30 , Sir Kt . Capt . of the Guard ; Sir Kt . F . Ovans , 11 ° , Guard of the Tower ; Sir Kt . James Jack , 11 ° , Organist . The chapter was also honoured by the presence of tlie M . III . G . M . G . Bro . John Yarker , 33 ° , tjO " , and 111 . Bro . Southwood , 32 , who brought the

congratulations and "Hearty good wishes" of Chapters No . 5 , Dublin , and No . 0 , London . At 7 . 30 the illustrious brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , and the evening was pleasantly passed with toasts and speeches , in one of which the Si . III . G . M . G . spoke of the nourishing condition of the rite in this country , and the satisfactory state of the finances ; four new chapters of the Rose Croix , together with one senate and council , having been established during the present year .

The ceremonies of consecration and installation will be rehearsed at the Crusaders' Lodge of Instruction , at the Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell , on Thursday , September 30 th , by Bro . James Terry , P . P . J . G . W . Herts , P . M . 228 , P . Z . 22 S , & c , & c , & c . Lodge to be opened at S p . m . sharp .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

By command of Bro . the Rig ht Hon . Lord de Tabley , R . W . P . G . M ., the annual Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire was held on Wednesday last , the 22 nd inst ., at the Public Hall , Runcorn . A full report of the proceedings will appear next week . The Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire will assemble at Chorley on the 6 th October , for the transaction of the business of the province , under the presidency of Bro . the Right . Hon . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M ., P . G . M . VV . L .

The annual installation meeting of the Liverpool Dramatic Lodge , No . 1 O 09 , will be held at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , at noon on Tuesday next , when Bro . VV . W . Sandbrook , S . W ., will be installed in the chair . A report of the proceedings will appear in due course .

Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . Grand Master N . Wales and Shrops , has been elected President of the Eisteddfod Council . Bro . Viscount Lewisham , M . P ., accompanied by the Viscountess , have left Patshull House , Wolverhampton , to pay a series of visits in Ireland .

Bro . Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott and the Lady Mayoress returned to the Mansion House on Saturday , after a tour on the continent of some five weeks . The F . arl of Mount-Edgcumbe , P . G . M . Cornwall , and Ladies Albertha and Edith Edgcumbe are staying at Alnwick Castle , on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland . Lord and Lady Algernon Percy are also staying at the Castle .

The lodge-room at the Masonic Hall , Newstreet , Birmingham , has just been re-decorated in a very elegant manner , and now presents a considerably improved appearance . The Confidence Lodge of Instruction , held at the Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street on Wednesday evening at 7 o ' clock , will resume Masonic duties next Wednesday , to which the brethren are cordially invited to attend .

It has been suggested by a large number of brethren in the Province of Glasgow that it would be desirable to hold a Masonic festival this year , under the auspices of the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and to invite the brethren of every lodge in the province

together with their wives , sweethearts , and friends . The festival to take place in November or December , in the form of a concert or ball , or otherwise , as a Committee composed of the Masters and Wardens of lodges may determine .

Bro . the Right Hon . the Marquis of Hartington , P . G . M . Derbyshire , has left Doncaster for Holker Hall , Carnforth , Lancashire . We are pleased to note that our energetic Bro . G . J . Cosburn has issued a circular , announcing the reopening of the . Porchester Lodge of Mark Masters , No . 73 , at Newbury . Under such auspices this interesting and popular Degree will receive a fresh impetus in this province .

To-morrow ( Sunday ) Bro . Sir Francis Wyatt Truscatt , Lord Mayor , accompanied by the Sheriffs , Bros . Woolloton and Bayley , go in state to St . James ' s , Garlick-Hythe , Upper Thames-street , to attend a service in aid of the Ward Schools . Bro . the Rev . R . Lee , M . A ., will preach the sermon . Bro . B . Martin , M . P ., has gone for a three months' tour ^ in America .

The new lamp in the large space between the Mansion Houseand the Bank is one of Bro . William Sugg ' s patent . Bro . Edward Clarke , M . P ., an old pupil of the City of London College , will deliver the inaugural address of the winter session , which will commence on Monday , October 4 th . The various classes will open on that date , but Bro . Clarke ' s oration will not be delivered until the evening of the following Thursday .

The mortality of London last week , we learn , rose to 20 . 5 per 1000 . Among zymotic diseases scarlet fever showed increasing fatality , though still below the annual average . Bro . the Rev . W . Allen has been appointed to a prebendal stall by the Bishop of Lichfield . The Dean of Westminster has left London for the continent for an absence of a few weeks .

The large fountain erected opposite the Town Hall , Leeds , by the Corporation was thrown open to the public on Tuesday afternoon in the presence of upwards of 10 , 000 persons . Visitors to the Bank of England are furnished with the following ingenious and interesting calculation : "The stock of paid Bank Notes for five years is about

GS , ooo , ooo in number , and they fill 13 , 000 boxes , which , if placed side by side , would reach 2 J- miles ; if the notes were placed in a pile , they would reach to a height of 5 miles ; or , if joined end to end , would form a ribbon 11 , 000 miles long ; their superficial extent is rather less than that of Hyde Park ; their original value was over £ 2 , 200 , 000 , 000 ; and their weight over So tons . "

THE VOLUNTEERS . —The new regulations , which have received the approval of her Majesty , for furthering the efficiency of the Volunteer force , will take effect on Nov . 1 st . In some cases the number of drills requisite for efficiency are practically doubled .

MILITARY DRILL IN B OARD SCHOOLS . —The London Council for Promoting International Arbitration , at a meeting on the iSth inst ., having had the practice of drill in Board Schools brought before them by parents of children attending such schools who object thereto ,

unanimously passed the following resolution , viz .: — "That this Council have observed with considerable regret the extreme military character of the drill to which the children in Board schools are subjected , and consider that a simpler manual exercise , with improved gymnastic apparatus , would answer all the requirements of healthy physical development . "