Freemasonry In England.

quently held at the Devil's Tavern , at which the Grand Master and his Deputy , Br . Batson , and Grand Wardens , Brs . Smyth and Ward , presided , several regulations Avere confirmed with reference to the Committee of Charity ¦ and it was resolved , that for the future , all complaints to be brought before the Grand Lodge , should be previously examined before the Committee , and thence referred to the next Quarterly Communication .

This Grand Master displayed a most praiseworthy attention to the'duties of his office , and under his authority several Lodges ivere constituted in Germany and Holland . The Earl of Crawford succeeded as Grand Master , and was installed at Mercers' Hall , on the 30 th March , 1734 . Sir Cecil Wray , Bart , was appointed D . G . M . ; Brs . Ward and Sir Edward ManselGrand Wardens ,

, Br . Bives , G . S . In consequence of being engaged in public business , his Lordship was unable to attend to the communications of Grand Lodge for eleven months , after AA'hich period his Lordship called two communications in little more than six weeks , and apologised for his unavoidable absence . The most important proceedings of the society at this time related to the revision of the Book of Constitutions which Br . Anderson was ordered

to prepare for the press . Among the new regulations ivere;—that if any Lodge within the bills of mortality should cease to meet during twelve calendar months , it should be erased from the list , and if re-instated should lose its former rank . Several additional privileges were granted to the Grand Stewards , and it was agreed that in future all Grand Officers , -the Grand Master excepted , should be elected out of that body . The Grand

Master made some further encroachments on the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of York , by constituting two Lodges within their district , and by granting without their consent three deputations , one for Lancashire , a second for Durham , and a third for Northumberland . This the Grand Lodge of York highly resented , and from hence all friendly intercourse ceased , the brethren of York from that moment considering their interests

distinct from the Masons under tlie Grand Lodge of London . Lord Weymouth succeeded the Earl of Craivford , and was installed as Grand Master at Mercers' Hall , on the 17 th April , 1735 , when he appointed Br . Ward , D . G . M ., Sir Edward Mansell , Bart ., and Martin Clare , A . M . and F . E . S ., Grand Wardens . The Grand Stewards and several other Lodges were constituted under this administration , and the Grand Master

granted a deputation to hold a Lodge at the seat of the Duke of Eichmond , at Aubiguy , in France . He also issued warrants to open a new Lodge at Lisborn , another at Savannah , in addition to several for South America , and Gambay , in West Africa . The Society was much indebted during this Presidency to the zeal and attention of the D . G . M ., Br . Ward , afterwards Lord Viscount Dudley and Wardwho applied himself with the

ut-, most diligence to promote its interests . At a Grand Lodge held at the Devil ' s Tavern , on the llth December , 1735 , the twelve Stewards with Sir Eobert Lawley , the Master of the Stewards' Lodge , at their head , appeared for the first time in their new badges . On this occasion they were not permitted to vote as individuals , but a proposition was made that the Stewards' Lodge should be for the future represented by twelve of its