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Freemasonry In England.

death , and the compliance of his executor , Mr . Eevison . The transfer was in consequence legally made ; tiie Grand Master constituted several new Lodges , and granted the following provincial deputations , namelyfor South Carolina , Jamaica , Barbadoes , Naples , and Sicily , the empire of Bnssia , and the Austrian Netherlands . The increase of foreign Lodges induced the Grand Master to appoint a Provisional Grand Master for

foreign Lodges in general . Another new appointment also took place , namely , a General Inspector of Lodges within the bills of mortality ; the appointment—which being disapproved by the majority of the London Lodges—was withdrawn . At a Grand Lodge , held in April , 1770 , the Provincial Grand Master for foreign Lodge reported to the brethren that he had received a communication from Charles Baron de Boetzelaer

, Grand Master of the National Grand Lodge of the United Provinces of Holland and their dependencies , requesting to be acknowledged as such by the Grand Lodge cf England , whose superiority lie admitted ; and promising that if the Grand Lodge would agree for the future not to constitute any new Lodge within his jurisdiction , that the Grand Lodge of Holland would observe the same restriction with respect to all parts of

the -world where Lodges were already established under the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of England . Upon these terms , he requested that an alliance might be established between the two Grand Lodges , and an annual correspondence kept up , in which each Grand Lodge was to be made regularly acquainted with the most material proceedings of the other . On the Report being made , it was resolved that an alliance

should be entered into agreeably to the request of the Grand Master of Holland . In 1771 , the Hon . Charles Dillon , D . G . M ., introduced a bill into parliament for the incorporation o'f the Society ; but being opposed on the second reading by Mr . Onslow , on the behalf of a number of brethren who had petitioned the House against it , Mr . Dillon moved to postpone the consideration of it sine die , and the design of Incorporation

consequently fell to the ground . The Duke of Beaufort was succeeded by Lord Petre , who was invested and installed Grand Master on the 4 th of May , 1773 . At this period several regulations were made for the better security of the property belonging to the Society . A Committee was appointed to manage the application of the funds subscribed for building the hall ,

by whom every exertion was made to enforce the laws for carrying the designs of the Society into execution . By their report to the Grand Lodge , on the 27 th April , 1774 , it was shown that they had contracted for the purchase of a jilot of ground and premises , consisting of two large commodious dwelling-houses , and a large garden , situated in Great Queen StreetLincohi ' s-Inn-Fieldslate in the possession of Philli

, , p Cartaret Webb , Esq ., deceased , the particulars of which were specified in a plan then delivered . The real value appeared to be £ 3 , 205 , but £ B , 180 was the sum contracted to be paid for the premises . It was stated the front house might be let for J 390 per annum , and the back house would afford commodious committee rooms , offices , kitchens , & c ., while the garden was sufficientl y large to allow of the building of a com-

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THE EDITOR TO THE CRAFT. Article 1
THE EDITOR OF THE "MONTHLY MAGAZINE" TO THE CRAFT. Article 3
BON ACCORD MARK MASONS. Article 4
"THE WINK OF INVITATION." Article 6
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND. Article 7
MASONIC REMINISCENCES. Article 17
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 26
PROVINCIAL LODGES. Article 32
INSTRUCTION. Article 37
ROYAL ARCH. Article 37
THE COLONIES. Article 40
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 42
LITERATURE. Article 44
MUSIC. Article 45
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR NOVEMBER. Article 45
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Freemasonry In England.

death , and the compliance of his executor , Mr . Eevison . The transfer was in consequence legally made ; tiie Grand Master constituted several new Lodges , and granted the following provincial deputations , namelyfor South Carolina , Jamaica , Barbadoes , Naples , and Sicily , the empire of Bnssia , and the Austrian Netherlands . The increase of foreign Lodges induced the Grand Master to appoint a Provisional Grand Master for

foreign Lodges in general . Another new appointment also took place , namely , a General Inspector of Lodges within the bills of mortality ; the appointment—which being disapproved by the majority of the London Lodges—was withdrawn . At a Grand Lodge , held in April , 1770 , the Provincial Grand Master for foreign Lodge reported to the brethren that he had received a communication from Charles Baron de Boetzelaer

, Grand Master of the National Grand Lodge of the United Provinces of Holland and their dependencies , requesting to be acknowledged as such by the Grand Lodge cf England , whose superiority lie admitted ; and promising that if the Grand Lodge would agree for the future not to constitute any new Lodge within his jurisdiction , that the Grand Lodge of Holland would observe the same restriction with respect to all parts of

the -world where Lodges were already established under the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of England . Upon these terms , he requested that an alliance might be established between the two Grand Lodges , and an annual correspondence kept up , in which each Grand Lodge was to be made regularly acquainted with the most material proceedings of the other . On the Report being made , it was resolved that an alliance

should be entered into agreeably to the request of the Grand Master of Holland . In 1771 , the Hon . Charles Dillon , D . G . M ., introduced a bill into parliament for the incorporation o'f the Society ; but being opposed on the second reading by Mr . Onslow , on the behalf of a number of brethren who had petitioned the House against it , Mr . Dillon moved to postpone the consideration of it sine die , and the design of Incorporation

consequently fell to the ground . The Duke of Beaufort was succeeded by Lord Petre , who was invested and installed Grand Master on the 4 th of May , 1773 . At this period several regulations were made for the better security of the property belonging to the Society . A Committee was appointed to manage the application of the funds subscribed for building the hall ,

by whom every exertion was made to enforce the laws for carrying the designs of the Society into execution . By their report to the Grand Lodge , on the 27 th April , 1774 , it was shown that they had contracted for the purchase of a jilot of ground and premises , consisting of two large commodious dwelling-houses , and a large garden , situated in Great Queen StreetLincohi ' s-Inn-Fieldslate in the possession of Philli

, , p Cartaret Webb , Esq ., deceased , the particulars of which were specified in a plan then delivered . The real value appeared to be £ 3 , 205 , but £ B , 180 was the sum contracted to be paid for the premises . It was stated the front house might be let for J 390 per annum , and the back house would afford commodious committee rooms , offices , kitchens , & c ., while the garden was sufficientl y large to allow of the building of a com-

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